Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-04-17
ARP ON VACCINATION
Bill Down in Florida Where There IS
Scare.
SAYS MANY ARMS WERE BARE.
Arp Then Talks About How Physi-
clans Have Become Famous for
Their Discoveries.

Jacksonville. Fla. April 12.-Jack-
sonville has got the smallpox scare.
1t is not a panic, for there has been
no deaths. but there are about forty
cases and the board OF health have
got them out of town and have order
ed universal vaccination. a child
can't go to school without sore
arm and a certificate from the doc
tor My son is a doctor here and it
interests ne to note the flocks OF
children who come and 20 and To lis
ten TO their talk. Mothers or sisters
come with them to keep their cour-
age up. Some are timid and some are
brave. Young men come at night and
take their turns, and the city win
soon he immune. What wonderful
discovery it was-only hundred
years ago DIR Jcnner dared TO pro
claim it to the world and 1t took
twenty-five years to make the world
believe it. Now every child that
harcs its arm to receive the virus is
n living monument to the sagacity of
thetic 10 read how he was bounded
and persCcuted by the envious and
malignant of the medical profession.
How patiently he waited for time and
truth to prove his theory and lived
TO see IT confirmed, ard when he died
beautiful monument was erected
IN Trafalgar square TO honor his
name and perpetuatc his fame and
r,.,, IL
Long is entitled to similar memor-
ial, not only hy the state. but by the
nation, for although ne did not pro-
tect mankind from a pestilence. he
did give them immunity from pain
under the surgeons knife. | re-
member we'll when the patient had 10
clinch his teeth and strong men had
to hold him while tho doctor cut and
sawed his limb in two
| remember when il was my part
10 hold the foot and leg that was
being severed from a poor sufferer.
and when at last the saw had cut
through the bone and the weight OF
the limb came down upon me | faint
ed ard fell down upon the floor with
the bleeding leg. But Evans never
groanhd. He lived to make me an
other pair of boots. remember
when at college in 1916. | had jaw
tooth extracted. and took what was
then called Morton's Lethean. and
didn't know when it was pulled. 1t
took me some time to get over it
and as | was recling back to college
| met Professor Mccoy. and in a hi.
larious manner slapped him on the
shoulder and said: Hello. old Mack"
and he thought | was drunk and had
hplnrn a. to
Eerren Cody. was with me and tried
to explain. but the professor would
not hear him and We had fun next
morning when the truth came out
The professor apologized to me and
not long after invited me to supper
Poor Bill Williams was there-good
loving Bill Williams. He was my
classmatc and loved him. and
mournCd for him when he died He
had charge of the blind asylum. at
Macon for many years Every now
and then the boys drop out. Just
drop out and the procession moves on.
| read of every one and feel sad but
that is all | can do. \ friend in At
lanta asked me the other day. "why
didn't you write something about
Eugene Harris. your college mate and
one OF the truest kindest and best
men that ever lived" "Of course,
of course" said |, but what could
write" He was a friend in need. a
friend indeed an aristocrat by birth
gentleman in heart and manners.
Lost everything by the war except
the gentleman that was born in him
He died poor and was buried by his
friends, but he was big-hearted
gentleman to the very last How
n rrffn 10
children during the war. when they
were fleeing from the foul invader.
and l was far away. That's all. He
was not great man in any sense.
but he had a great big heart and
would have died for a friend. That's
all! If | can't find him in heaven. I
shall be disappointed. MY wife SAYS
he was the best friend she ever had
when she was In the greatest distress.
Easter is about over and will soon
be forgotten. | brought down some
Easter eggs for little grandson.
His cousin dyed them for him and he
was very curious to know more about
them, and said to his mother. Moth
or. who is this Easter man and where
does he live?" He lives up in hea-
ven." she said "and his name is
Jesus" rs he selling eggs up there
he. asked How these little chaps
do perplex us with their questions
Little Mary Lou has the whooping
cough and didn't want TO take her
medicine. IF you don't take it,
said her mother, you may die
Well, mamma, II do die I will 20
TO heaven, where God is, and he will
give me a pony" wish the grown
up people were as trusting and limo
cent as the children. Suffer little
children to come uuto me- for Of such
is the kingdom of heaven" is one OF
the sweetest verses in the scriptures
The preachers may quarrel about