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DOES ELECfROGUTION KILL? s( II N risls s\\ |T <?\IA sTl'NS l < I I <iriH ijt,?tii ( ?|m r i; Ion Kr-.jn.n nihto for Ihr Death of I lm-. \\ 11.* (io to rile* trie i hair. Anderson intens? u ? Atlanta. Oa- I?id Samuel N. Hyde, noted wlf?- murderer of Anderson county, die from the operation con- j ducted st an Atlanta medical school where his body was sent after the electrocution in Columbia? In the opinion of a noted scientific man, ' temporarily residing here, electrocu? tion does not kill but only renders the victim unconscious and that the real death comes after the body goes upon the operating table. Walking In the neighborhood of the hospital at the college today this scientist. In conversation with a repre? sentative of The Intelligencer, asked the question and then proceeded to answer It: "Does electrocution really kill? Or does It only render unconscious?the patient dying, m point of fact, upon the operating table during the autop? sy?" "There are able physicians who ?^ontenC that such Is the case," con? tuse* the scientist. Again others say that It Is not. Inasmuch as a human life is In the balance, this Is a point worth considering?a question of some Importance from the ethical no less than the scientific point of view. "America Is the only country in the world In which electrocution '*? the form of cspltal punishment employ? ed. There are many who do not be? lieve In capital punishment at all; but that is not the place to argue that point. Assuming that death has to be meted out to the prisoner, what fs the safest, the speediest and the most humane way of doing so? Is it electrocution? "The preliminaries must be trying to the strongest nerves! Blindfolded, strapped into a chair, having the adjustments made to the head, feet, etc.? there is nothing heroic or stir? ring in this, nothing that suggests anything beyond the dog whipped to Its kennel, and breathing Its last alone, uncared for, destitute! It Is a miserable climax to a life which might have been full of promise and hope. The . hair itself Is a forbidding looking thing*, at best, and suggests the torture chair of the Spanish In? quisition. I once saw a chair of this latter description, in which the un? fortunate prisoners were strapped and tortured; and it assuredly look? ed no more ominous than the chair of electrocution. Then the death cell, caged in. as though some wild beast were within, presents a rurious parados. In our modern civilization and culture. In front of each of these death cells (there are quite a row of them In sing Sing) while blinds are drawn, no that when a prisoner is led ?? tue. n the Urn- of cells, their inmates eannot s... who It is thUft led to his fate. "The prisoner once in the death chamber the processes of strapping j t on. mere -s. .,nd in i few moments the prisoner is secu e beyond all ef? forts to rt lease h mself. He is blindfolded, and the service for the dead is read aloud. A physician stands In attendance, the electrician ' Is at the tartans waiting for the slg gas to throw it In and lot forth the j death-dealing current. The signal is ( given: the lever Is thrown home and j this Is what follows, m the words al an eyewitnefw: " There i? n ?t much to sec Those wh.? would witness a killing by el < - Irtelty from morbid curiosity safety Would be disappointed. A deep whirring sound shoots Into the ait, nod for a moment reminds yog of the humming of a giant top. The face of th?* victim Is hidden nearly Complete^ I y the h' a ItfeaT Ua< bed to the chair, so that the muscul ir ?/rithing kj kept from IhS view to a mrg* exten? Only the mouth can be seen cloarly, nnd MM distortion Is enough to make \.ai fee| glad tin Whole face Is not exposed As tl I currents shoots Into the body, the OSF ture straightens our with I bound, and son st algbt. ns out with a bound, an I straps are a boat to burst The "train upon them It Intense. The fearful \o|taKe shot with lightning rapidly into the body, and ttrsul ' Ing throuuh every \e'n. ggejttg Ifcf body tjtjfftf and \lb:ate *o quickly that the movement is scajeely visible. The current is then lowttsd and the tenfllon i- liken off the hidy; but again UM ? urr? nt || m ro d on and again the body sfr?t h?s and bounds, pressing hard against ine straps Finally the |gvgf is twang buk again and what w..s . n , u nun falls limp nnd llfeles hioldb d In a heap In the bottom of the neengiog ' hair. U i? tbU midd- nn* ss of death lb it impress**; this realMatMa Ihs! ? moment he for, there stood before You a bn ,?n r.?- bo??> ?? being, whib now before you lies a Hf IMS1 Corpse The prlsonef had fahrst1 Um gfaal Ali this might not be so bad if the electrocution ready achieved the ob Ijael sought. Bat doei it? i>r. George r. Bhardy, kale coroner of Manhattan, thlnki that it does not, and in I btter written some tlrue ago be nald: "The;,, aeemi lo bo a groat dlf ference of opinion among eminent physicians and scientists us to whether the death of Iho criminal in actually pronounced by the electric outran! <?r by the doctors who per* form the autopsy. It has even been hinted that the autopsy clause in? troduced In Iho law was added for the purpose of making certain of the death of the criminal. "Prof, d'Araonvali of iho French Academy of Science. gOSl so far as to contend that the electric current merely produces suspend, d anima? tion, and that the victim may be restored to consciousness and life by artificial respiration. Prof, d'Arson val believes that the electric shock does not kin, and considers electro cution object lo nable and of ques Uonable effect " "My father," continues Dr, Bhardy, i "was one of the medical expert! se? lected to witness the first electrocu? tion in NOW York Slat*?that of William Kemmler. Re unhesitating? ly characterized it as 'the most bru? tal and resolting exhibition he had ever seen, and sserosd Inclined t<? helleve that the old method of exe? cuting murderers hy hanging was, SftSf all, the most humane. Kem? mler was suhjeeted to two contacts of the electric current, lusting 17 seconds and 7'? seconds respectively. After the first contact the victim was pronounced dead hy one or two of the physicians present, when my father called their attention to the fact that the man was still breathing as a movement of the button on his snaf plainly indicated. A few sec? onds later Kemmler gave unmistak? able signs of life, much to the con? sternation and horror of those pres? ent. The current was quickly turn? ed on again, and continued until a little column of smoke, accompanied by a sickening odor of burning flesh, ascended from the body of the crim? inal to the ceiling of the execution chamehr and passed out of a window opening to the external air. Kem mer's execution was afterward pro nounced 'a successful experiment' by the majority of those present " Dr. Shardy is of the opinion that artificial respiration will, In a large number of cases, have thi effect of restoring the patient to life, an 1 contends that this is based on "exact scientific principles." Dr. W. Q. TaylOT gives u case in which the SObaJaot Wai completely revised, and 48 minutes after the SlOCtrOCUtlon "his pulse was full an? s igor oui" The unfortunate man was again placed in the chair, hOWSVer, and another contact of 40 seconds was made. As 1 >r. Taylor says: ' It is certain!), i grase question whether the post-mortem examinations should not aHrays bo delayed until tfie mat? ter of death he indisputably set? tled." l ?r. Gibbons gives a case in which life returned after the electrocution \\ is performed, another physician quotes |W? cases. Still another says: ?'i am thoroughly convinced that many of tbo men ss ho have been pronoun* cd electrocuted In New York State haVS be en placed upon tin- dissecting table conscloutf of | what was going on and wh.;t WU1 kboUt to take place " This hardly seams like capital punishment; it is mote like human vivisec tion?yes, torture in its most i ? lined form. Is this the I.est form of c apital punishment s> c can de? vise? It is true that otlo r physicians do not share the views just sxpressed. I?'.\r.-onsid s "facta4 arc now Ques? tioned?? sen shown lo be probably untrue. In the executions, as car? ried out today, there li no bungling* no burning of flash, no tearing <'f ?traps, consciousness is doubtless obliterated at < nee eve n though li*?? may not be No sense of pain can be fell by the body when tin- current is turned ??n. it has boon proved that it takes about a fifth of a sec? ond f"r the hrain to appreciate a I sensntloni and one twenty-eighth of a second to telegraph that Impres? sion; ?nd as nerve force travels only about i"i. fe.t a second, while the velocity ?f electricity is minions of times greater than this, the brain has doubtless na Ilms In which lo appreciate the sense of pain. Again, Dr, R. T. Irving ,ln writing on ths subject, says: "I have lee r? present und seen 61 persona put to death In thi* Htate (Nen York I and there Is no doubt in my mind whatsoever but th.it all those men were absolutely killed by the electric shock and thai death Is Instantaneous, The ehangei pro? duced by the elec tric shot k are such thai resuscltatloni In my opinion, Is absolutely Impossible. Tht amount of fresh 11.1 found In tb ? ? rani um in all the se f. 1 ? as? s I haVS . en In it*. If would preclude any possibility I of saving :> man. Then you h IVO the patec hlal hemmorrhagei in the [brain tlntuei They chango certain nerve cells in the brain. There la also a chance In the structure ?d* the ..ii after the electrical shock. Any | on?- of those in my opinion. would prove fatal, but when you have them i In each case, as I have noticed In autopsies, death Is unquestionable," Thus, opinions differ, the weight] of authority being seemingly on the | sab- of those who say that, if eh e- j trocutlon is properly performed, the patient will not recover. But, as op? posed to this, there are undoubted CSS4 s on recor 1 in which a person j has received even a greater voltage j that that usually administered, and for a longer period of time, and yet ' J recovered. As an example <>f this 1 | need only cite the famous case of j John Branda, who received a cur? rent of 2,400 volts for nearly 15 I minutes, yet lived to tell the tale. He was of course, completely un conscloui during all this time. Un? til such cases are disposed of the question is certainly an open one, and i? not settled, as many seem to think. So we may ask again: Does elect rocutlon kill ? A (.ill s Midnight Hide. To warn people of a fearful forest fire in the CatSkllll a young girl roth horse bark at midnight and saved many lives. Her deed was glorious but lives tire often saved by Dr. : King's Xew Discovery in curing lung troub e. coughs and colds, which might have ended in consumption or pneumonia. '"It cured me Of a dread ful Cough and lung disease," writes YV. li. Patterson, Wellington, Tex., "after four in our family had died with consumption, nnd 1 gained ^7 pounds." Nothing so sure and safe for all throat and lung troubles Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store.? Advt The Kansas City clergyman who de? clared that he would rather drink red ink than beer, has gone beyond the pale of total abstinence. If it comes to it, he should beware of red ink, for ,f will put him out of business quick? er than slow beer.?Wilmington Star. BcM Cough Medicine for Children. "I am very glad to say a few words in praise of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy," writes Mrs. LI da Dewey, Milwaukee, Wls. "I have ust 6 it for yean both for my children and myself and It never falls to relieve and cure a cough or cold. No family with children should be without it as it cives almost immediate relief in cases of croup." Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ll pleasant end safo to take, which is of great importance when a medicine must he given to young chil? dren, for sale by all dealers.?Advt. Dr. ('. A. Epps who has been man? ager of the Watson Drug Co., here for two years, has accepted a position with DeLorme'l Pharmacy at Slim? ier. He will not take up his new duties until Dr. Watson has secured a good man to succeed him. Dr. Bppi while here has made friends of everybody In the town and commu? nity and it is with genuine regret tin- people of Lamar see him move to Bumter.- Lamar correspondence to Darlington News and Press. *W. K. Fox, 195 w. Washington St., NoblesvlllSi Ind., says: "After suf? fering many months with kidney trou? ble, after trying other remedies and prescriptions, 1 purchased a box of Foley Kidtn y Pills which not only d d me more good than any other reme? dies i ever used, but have positively set my kidneys right. Other members of my family have used them with similar results." Take at the first sign of kidney trouble." Blbert'l Drug gore.?Advt. Marriage License Record. Marriage li' ensea were Issued Thu iday to two negro couples, Henry I M*rkson and Leolla Wr ght, Clare mont, and James Guess and Mary Marian Wright, Bumter, R. F. D. 'Take the "direct road'' to health and strength by using Foley Kidney Pills for backache, rheumatism, weak, sore kidneys and bladder irregulari? ties. Bach Ingredient is chosen for its positive healing and curative qual? ities Foley Kidney PUli are the best medicine you can buy for kidney and bladder troubles. Mrs. .j. m, Flndley, Lyons, Qa? say si "1 look Foley Kidney Pills and they sntlrely cured me." Blbert'S Drug Store. ? Advt. The annual Inspection of the Bum? ter Light Infantry, (Co. L 2nd Infan? try ) will be held on March i 1th ?A mean stuffs cold, with hoarse wheesy breahlng is just tin- kind that runs Into bronchitis or pni umonia. Don't trifle with such serious condi? tions but take Foley'a Honey and Tar Compound promptly. Quick and beneficial results are ju<t what you ein expect from this great medicine, it soothes and heala the Inflamed air ' passages, it stops the hoarse rack ling cough. Slbert'a Drug Btore.? ; Advt The bunny hue, seems to be disturb? ing Washington's social circles but political circles are only interested in embarking opportunities for getting t in em of i to- noxl I ?? inocratlc Pr< si - j dent W llmlngton star. gl.041 Per Plate a i paid at a banquet 11? Henr> Clay, ii New Orleans In 1842 Mighty <<? My for those with stomach trouble or- m || -. -11< n Tod ly i.pie every whi te ?r e i ?r King's New Life Pills for these lr< ubh as well as liver, kid? ney and bowel dlsnrdei Kasy, sate, sure. Only 26< at Blbert'i Drug Bton -Advt ; OYSTERS fCRTIUZ ; I PKIMM. FRUIT TREES. Clcmson College Extension Work? South Carolina Experiment station ' ?Pr<>ss Bulletin No. 100. Pruning is a necessity where hest i results are lo be expected from fruit tle,s. A tree eau ho given all the attention possible relative to cultiva? tion and fertiliser, but unless it is ju? diciously pruned the branches will be? come thick, weaken and die. These become the harboring places for in? sects and fungous diseases which prey upon the tree and fruit. Even if the branches do not die they be? come so thick that the fruit is infer? ior in else, color and quality. Well pruned, low headed trees, having the bearing wood well distributed ,and be? ing stout and stocky, are able to bear ami hold up heavy crops of fruit. They also facilitate spraying, thinning ' and harvesting. They are also by far more ornamental in appearance than the awkward, long limbed unpruned trees. Pruning is" necessary, there? fore, where the best trees and first ? lass fruit are desired. To get the most satisfactory results pruning should be done every year. J By annually heading back and thin? ning out the small branches during the early life of the tree and re? moving a dead branch here and a stray limb there, in after years, the tree can be kept in good, healthy fruiting condition, and it will never be necessary to cut out large limbs or unbalance tin tree by very heavy pruning. Pruning should consist more in directing the growth each year than by checking it by one heavy pruning which is to make up for years of neg? lect. If a tree is properly directed and shaped when young it will never be necessary to cut out many branch? es or large limbs In later years. Pruning should commence when the tree is planted. When the tree is planted cut back the dead and broken roots to good living wood, leave a ckan smooth cut. The young tr^e should be pruned bat k to the height the head of the tree is to be formed, which height should be con? sistent with the methods of cultiva? tion. I would saugest 10 to IS inch? es for the peach and 24 to 30 inches for the apple and pear. If the young tree Is whip-like the side buds may be allowed to form leavei the first sea? son tO cause it to become stout and stocky. if it |G stocky enough, all the buds may be kept rubbed off as they start except those intended to form the main branches of the tree, it is a common fault to start a young tree with too many main branches which afterwards crowd each ot.h^r to such an extent that it becomes necessary to cut out lai gc limbs. Three or four main limbs, if properlv placed arc enough for any fruit tree. The main limbs should be well ar? ranged around the tree and at slight? ly dlffrent heights on the main axis. After the lirst season's growth all branches except those just mention? ed, should be cut away and these should be healed back about half. The annual pruning afterwards will consist largely in heading back the previous season's growth and k??? ?.? Ing the head thinned out. On the upright growing trees, as the Kleffer pear, prune to a bud point outward so as to cause the hi ad to spread. When the tree begins to bear full crops of fruit, it will not bear a sur? plus amount of wood, hence very lit? tle pruning will be necessary except In the case of the p< ach tree, which should be thinned ->at and headed hack even after it Is bearing full crops of fruit. Pruning Is best done when the trees are dormant, prefer? ably in the spring just u fore the buds start, it sometimes becomes neceaaary to renovate old trees which have become choked with water sprouts and dead limits. The reclaiming process should take two or three years, depending up? on the condition of the tree. The first year most of the water sprouts, all of the dead limbs, ami a few of the worst offending branches should he removed. The second year more of the unnecessaty limbs may be taken out. The third year the operation may be completed. In removing large limbs, as well as in cutting smaller branches, always make a smooth close cut so that no stubs are left. It is Im? possible for a wound to heal where a stub is left. The stub did and rots out, leaving a hole, which condition will eventually cause decay of the heart of the tree. The large wound should be given a coating of some or? dinary paint. This excludes the rain and preserves the wood until the wound is entirely healed. The best pruning tools are a sharp saw, the narrow type, and sharp hand shears. A sharp knife can some? times be used to advantage. There are scores of different types of prun? ing tools, but the ones just mention? ed will be found most convenient for all purposes liemember the axe never a pruning tool. O. If. Clark, Assistant Horticulturist. A Hero in a Lighthouse. For years j. s. Donahue, So. Haven, Mich., a civil war captain, as a light? house keeper, averted awful wrecks. but a queer fact is, he might have I been a wreck himself, it Klectric Bit? ters had not prevented. "They cured me of kidney trouble and chills," he writes, "after J had taken other so called cures for years, without bene? fit and they also improved my sight. Now ,at seventy. I am feeling fine." For dyspepsia, indigestion, all stom? ach, liver and kidney troubles, they're without equal. Try them. Only 50c at Blbert's Drug store.?/ vt. His Btomarti Tronbtea <>\cr. Mr. Dyspeptic, would you not like to feel that your stomach troubles were over, that you could eat any kind of food ><u desired without injuiy That may sei m so unlikely to you that you do not . iren hope for an i ndirc < f y< .ir trouble, but permit us to BS' ??? you that it is not altogether Impossible. If others can be cured pern mently, and thousands have heen. why not you? John K. Barker, of Battle Creek, Mich., Is one of them. He says, "I was troubled With heart? burn. Indigestion, and liver complaint until l used Chamberlain's Tablets, then my iroubl?- was over." Sold by all d? alera?Advt Blshopville Vindicator Mr a. [* Watklns of Lock now a few days ago butchered four bogs that weighed fiK>, (ft, 4 50, Uft, and has two others yet to kill that will net him about 4 50 each. Beat this if you can. Mr. Watklns lives on a small farm, but strives to make just a lit? tle m- re home supplie s than he needs. ? at the High C ost of Living. ?W. H. Chapman. Winnebago, Xeb.. tells how he did it. "My two children had a very bad cough and the eb -tor's medic ines did them no good. 1 got a bottle of Foley's Hon? ey and Tar Compound, and before It was all used the children were free and c ired of their cough. I saved a doctor's bill for one 25c bottle of Fo? ley's Honey and Tar Compound." No opiates. Sibert's Drug Store.?Advt. Mr. F C. Manning representing the Sumter Telephone Manufacturing Co., paid us a pleasant call last Sat? urday He came over to interest.some of Bishopville's capital in the new company they are organizing in Sum? ter for the enlargement of the manu? facture of magnetos- which the Tele? phone Manufacturing Company has been i >anufacturing for some time and tin demand for them has become so gre;:* they can't fill the orders. It i has be i n proven to be the best mag i neto or. the markets and is bound to J be a paying investment.?Bishopville I Vindicator. Some Iii;; Hogs. First rnze 95 Bushels tothcAcre HE USED PLANTERS SOLUBLE GUANO THE 100* CROP PRODUCER OFF!< E CF SUPERINTENDZN OF EDUCATION V.'ILLIA... ; ;v(. COUNTY j. G. l?cCULL0t'< I, So; erlana?n| Planters Fertilizer tv. Phosj! ate Co., Charleston, C. 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