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The first Of all measures to be taken,
says DR.. Howard on the subject, Is to
screen the house thoroughly, killing all
flies and mosquitoes that may have got
ten in before this is done. II the house
once gets filled with flies it is difficult
to eradicate them. but with these do
mesticated ones there is small danger,
though much annoyance. The danger
lies In the entrance of flies from an
infected locality, for when they alight
upon the food prepared for the table
the disease germs that they have
brought with them from the neighbor-
ing house Of illness are deposited on
the food and the person who partakes
Of 1t is very likely to contract the dis
ease.
The close relationship between flies
and disease and death is matter that
calls for the unremitting attention Of
all the people, so that drastic measures
may be taken to check the same. AL
though every fly that enters the house
does not carry the germs Of typhoid on
his feet, he certainly does If he has
lately visited a house where that Ill
ness exists, and it requires only the
proper conditions for the inmates of
the next place of his visitation to con-
tract the illness.
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the arrest of tubercular disease for 80
short a period as six months as proof
Of permanent cure. Others doubt
whether any process Of inhalation
alone can reach the ultimate seat Of
the disease.
1T will probably be safe to accept
for the present the conservative but
positive statement Of DR.. Engel, the
expert charged during the recent ex-
periments with the examination Of the
sputum, in which he has long expert
ence under other forms Of treatment.
His statement is that under no other
treatment has he seen the character
Of the sputum change so rapidly and
uniformly, through the diminution and
disappearance of bacilli and the elastic
fibres peculiar to tubercular disease,
as under the treatment with sanosin.
To which may be added the deliberative
testimony of DR.. Danelius and Prof.
Sommerf1eld that the inhalations act
with greater certainty In removing the
catarrh which accompanies pulmonary
putuiSiS lhdii ally oSiiCi hCoiSiho! VI
physical measures directed to the same
end. This is shown especially by the
fact that the expectoration on the one
hand decreases or entirely disappears
or on the other hand-in acute cases
changes its character. The fact that
the patient generally is quickly relieved
from the troublesome and irritating
cough is Of the greatest importance,
especially as the sleep which Is abso-
lutely requisite for recovery from
Il fundamental disease can then be OBJ
tained. The appetite in almost every
case increases under the influence of
the inhaled vapors and through an in
creased consumption Of food the Sec
ond preliminary condition for the cure
is furnished "-Washington Star.
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COMMON HOUSE FLY.
II Is a Prolific Transmitter Of Dis
case.


ease.
If not an exploded theory that files
are the scavengers of the air, 1t has
been scientifically proven, says the
Washington Star, that man can do
very we'll without them, for In those
localities where proper precautions
against their breeding have been taken
better average Of health has been
maintained and no trouble experienced
because of any extra contamination
Of the air.
DIR. L. o. Howard, the entomologist
of the department Of agriculture, Is the
authority for the statement that the
generation of the house fly Is limited
to ten days, and when to this state
ment is added that a female deposits
about 12O eggs at a time simple calcu-
lations of the offspring Of q single fly
that has chosen to remain with us dur
ing the winter in order to get an early
spring start will result in figures that
will startle and terrify. The whole
number Of children and childrens
children, and children's children's
children, and so on down the line Of
figures during the summer Is beyond
belief, and, when written, quite impos-
sible of comprehension. AS an Illus
tration,it may be assumed that a fe-
male fly deposits 12O eggs. from which
are developed an equal number Of male
and female offspring. Taking this as
a base for calculation. and assuming
that with each Matching Of the result
ant flies there will be an equal divis-
ion of sex, it will be found that at the
end of the seventh generation, or less
than two and one-half months from
the laying Of the first egg, the enter
prising Mrs. Fly will have acquired an
interesting family numbering 5,657OO3,-
800 individuals, the chief object OF
which seems to be to drown himself
In the coffee or trim his finger nails on
the point Of the human nose. And 1t
must not take into consideration the
fact that there may in some hatchings
be a preponderance of females, in
which case the total would be start
lingly augmented.
According to DR.. Howard the dis
ease that is most commonly transmit
ted by the house fly Is typhoid fever,
and to avoid the i'll we must get at the
root Of the evil and effect remedy.
This is cleanliness about the house and
yard, particularly about stables, for 1t
is in these latter places that flies
breed. It has been found that when
precautions were taken with regard to
the cleanliness Of stables the number or
flies was so perceptibly diminished as
to make them scarcely noticeable, with
a corresponding diminution in disease
of all kinds. With the germ theory
fully developed and substantiated by
experiments during a course OF years,
If Is now known that it is in this man.
ner alone that disease Is spread, and
the fly is responsible for all that the
mosquito, flea and one other little in
sect, unfortunately known In many or
the best families, are not.
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organization of Smyrna in 1S43, he
transferred his membership there, and
became an elder, which office he has
held with honor and credit to this
day.
Although there Is much that could
be written about Mr.. McGill. 1t can all
be- summed UP in the statement that
his whole life fas been long chapter
Of sterling integrity and upright man
hood. He held the office Of magistrate
during the period Of ten years previ-
Gus to the war, and dispensed COM
mon sense justice In manner that
commanded the respect Of the entire
community.
Mr.. McGill shows the weight Of his
years in a stopped frame and wrinkled
face and body. He Is very deaf and
hears with difficulty; but his health
continues fairly good, his mind Is as
clear as IT. has ever been, and he man
ifests a keen interest in the welfare of
his numerous friends and relatives
and in the daily progress Of events.
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Aork's 0etugenariaas.
THOS. McGILL.

We present today a portrait Of the
venerable Thomas McGill Of Kings
Creek, who on the oath Of June last
celebrated his ninetieth birthday.
MIR. McGilrs parents were VIM. Nc
Gill and Mrs. Martha Henry McGill,
and he first saw the light on the old
McGill homestead on Crowder's Greek
on June "a, 1913.
He moved with his fathers family
to the vicinity Of his present home In
1892, and on the oath day Of January,
1887, he married Louisa N. Galloway,
second daughter Of Alexander and
Mary Galloway. AS the result of the
marriage there were ten children, of
whom only five are still living. One of
the children died in the service Of the
Confederacy at Petersburg, Va.
Mr.. Thomas McGill first connected
himself with the Associate Reformed
church at Bethany in 1888, and on the
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CHAPTER XVII.
ON THE BALCONY AGAIN.

"HREE persons In the royal cas-
tie of Graustark, worn by the
dread and anxiety of weeks,
fatigued by the sleepless nights
Just past, slumbered through the long
afternoon with the motionless, death
like sleep of the utterly tagged. Ye-
tive in her darkened bedchamber
dreamed with smiling lips of a tall SOL
der and q throne on which cobwebs
multiplied. Grenfall Lorry saw in his
dreams a slim soldier with troubled
face and averted, timid eyes, standing
guard over him with brave, stif
back and chin painfully uplifted. Cap
tain Quinnox dreamed not, for his mind
was tranquil in the assurance that he
had been forgiven by the princess.
While Lorry slept in the room set
apart for him Anguish roamed the
park with happy faced, slender young
lady into whose ears he poured the
history of q certain affection, from the
tender beginning to the distracting
end, and she smiled and trembled
with delight, closing not her ears
against the sound of his voice nor her
heart to the love that craved admis-
sion. They were not dreaming.
After dinner that evening Lorry led
the princess out into the moonlit night.
The November breezes were soft and
balmy and the shadows deep.
"Let us leave the park to Dagmar
and her hero. to the soldiers and the
musicians" said Yetive. "There Is a
broad portico here, with the tenderest
Of memories. Do you remember Il
night like this a month or more ago
the moon, the sentinel and some sor-
rows? l would again stand where we
stood on that night and again look up
to the moon and the solemn sentinel,
but not as we saw them then, with
heartache and evasion"
"The balcony, then, without the old
restrictions" Lorry agreed. 81 want
to see that dark old monastery again
and to tell you how l looked from Its
lofty windows through the chill OF
wind and the chill Of life into the fair
est Eden that was ever denied man"
I'm an hour, then, will meet you
there"
IL must correct you. In an hour you
will find me there"
She left him, retiring with her aunt
nnd the Countess Dagmar. Lorry re-
mained in the hall with Halfont, Prince
Bolaroz, Mizrox and Anguish. The
conversation ran once more into the
ever recurring topic Of the day, Ga
briers confession. The Prince OF
Dawsbergen was confined in the tower
with his confederate, Berrowag. Re-
ports from Dangloss late in the after
noon conveyed the intelligence that the
prisoner had fallen into melancholla.
Berrowag admitted to the police that
he had stood guard at the door while
Gabriel entered the princes room and
killed him as he slept. He described
the cunning. deliberate effort to turn
suspicion to the American by leaving
blood stains.
The other Dawsbergen mobiles, with
the exception Of two who had gone to
the capital Of their country with the
news of the catastrophe, remained
close to the hotel. One Of them con-
fessed that but little sympathy would
be felt at home for Gabriel, who was
hated by his subjects. Already there
was talk among them Of Prince Dan
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15

THE RUSSIAN AMsTERDAM.-St. Pc
tersburg Is one Of the few great cities
which have been made and not born.
During his residence in Holland, Peter
the Great was 80 impressed by Am
sterdam, perched upon the waters, that
he determined to abandon Moscow and
build a new capital which should have
canals for streets. In his campaign
against. Sweden in 1902 he noted an is
land situated in the midstream OF the
Neva. Here Is my Russian Amster-
DAM" he exclaimed and Immediately
began the building Of city there.
The site was marsh in summer and
a frozen morass in winter. Two mis-
erable huts were the only buildings.
The erection Of the citadel, great fort
in the shape Of a hexagon, with tow
er $50 feet high, on the north bank of
the Neva, was his first care. The cot
tage in which Peter lived while laying
out the city still exists.
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"Do understand you to say that you
have no evidence against GabrielT'
asked Halfont, dumfounde&.
"Not particle"
"But you said his confederate had
confessed" protested Dangloss.
81 didn't know that he had confed.
crate, and wasn't sure that he was
guilty of the crime" boasted Anguish,
complacently enjoying the stupefaction.
"Then why did you say So" demand
ed Dangloss, excited beyond measure.
"Oh, just guessed at it,"
God save us!' gasped Baron Dan
gloss, chief of police.
Guessed at it?" cried Mizrox.
"That's it. 1t was bold stroke, but
it won. Now, I'll tell you this much:
I was morally certain that Gabriel kill.
ed the prince. There was no way on
earth to prove 1t, however. and I'll ad-
NIT it was intuition or something OF
that sort which convinced me. He had
tried to abduct the princess. and he
was madly jealous Of Lorenz. Al
though he knew there was to be duel,
he was not certain that Lorenz would
lose, 30 he adopted clever plan to get
rid of two rivals by killing one and
casting suspicion on the other. These
deductions made soon after the muir
der. but. of course, could secure no
proof"
early this morning at the hotel !
made up my mind to denounce him
suddenly If I had the chance. risking
failure. but hoping for such an exhibi-
ton as that which you saw. 1t was
clear to me that he had an accomplice
to stand guard while he did the stab
bing. but did not dream it was Ber-
rowag. Lorry's sensational appear
ance. when I believed him to be far
away from here, disturbed me greatly,
but 1t made it all the more necessary
that | should take the risk with Ga
briel. AS I watched him became abb
solutely convinced Of his guilt. The
only way to accuse him was to do 1t
boldly and thoroughly; so rang in the
accOmpllCe anu tue WltueSS iedtohSo'
You all know how the bluff worked"
Sand you had no more proof than
this?" asked Dangloss weakly.
"That's all," laughed the delighted
strategist.
Dangloss stared at him for moment,
then threw up his hands and walked
away, shaking his head, whether in
stupefied admiration or utter disbelief
no one knew. The others covered An
guish with compliments, and he was
more than ever the hero Of the day.
Such confidence paralyzed the people.
The only one who was not overcome
with astonishment was his country
man.
"You did it WELL" he said in an un-
dertone to Anguish-"devilish well"
"You might at least say I did 1t to
the queens TASTE" growled Anguish
meaningly.
"Well, then, you did," laughed Lorry-
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weapon from his hand. The utmost
confusion reigned-women screaming,
men shouting-and above all could be
heard the howls Of the accused prince.
LET me go! Curse you! Curse you!
/ will not surrender! Let me kill that
traitor! Let me at him" Berrowag
had been seized by willing hands. and
the two men glared at each other. one
crazy with rage. the other shrinking
with fear
Dangloss and Allode half carried,
half dragged the prince forward. AS
he neared Bolaroz and the princess he
collapsed and became a trembling,
moaning suppliant for mercy. An
guish's accusation had struck home.
prince BolaroZ. | trust you will not
object If the Princess Yetive substi-
tutes the true assassin for the man
named in your promise to Graustark,"
said Anguish dramatically. Bolaroz,
as If coming from dream. turned and
knelt before the throne.
Most adorable Yetive." he said, ~
sue for pardon. bow low and lay my
open heart before the truest woman In
the world" He kissed the black lace
hem Of her gown and arose. II am
your friend and ally. Axphain and
Graustark will live no more with hatred
in their hearts. From you | have
learned lesson in justice and con-
stancy."
Prince Gabriel was raving like a
madman as the officers hurried him
and Berrowag from the room. A shout
went up from those assembled. Its
echo. reaching the halls. then the gar
dens. was finally taken up By the wait
ing masses beyond the gates. The news
flew like wildfire. Rejoicing such as
had never been known shook Edel-
weiss until the monks Oh the mountain
looked down in wonder.
After the dazed and happy throng
about the throne had heaped its ex-
pressions of love and devotion upon
the radiant princess single figure knelt
in subjection just as she was prepar-
ing to depart. 1t was the Duke or Miz'
roX.
Your royal highness. Mizrox is ready
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GEORGE BARR MccUTcHEON
C0py150ht s
+. - - ~
CHAPTER XXVI.
HE GUESSING OF ANGUISH.

THE GUESSING OF ANGUISH.
-HE startling assertion created a
fresh sensation. Sensations had
come 80 thick and so fast, how
ever, that they seemed compo-
nent parts of one grand, bewildering
climax. The new actor in the drama
held the center Of the stage undisputed. d.
Harry" cried Lorry.
prince Gabriel, why do you shake
like a leaf? Is it because you know
what I am going to say" exclaimed
Anguish, pointing his finger accusingiy
at the astonished Prince of Dawsber-
gen.
GabriePs lips parted, but nothing
more than q gasp escaped them. In
voluntarily his eyes sought the door,
then the windows, the peculiar, uncon-
trollable look Of the hunted coming in
to them. Bolaroz allowed his gaze to
leap Instantly to that pallid face, and
every eye in the room followed. Yetive
was standing again, her face glowing.
IAN accomplice has confessed all.
have the word Of the man who saw
the crime committed. charge Prince
Gabriel with the murder of his high
ness Prince Lorenz."
With groan Gabriel threw his
hands to his heart and tottered for
ward, glaring at the merciiess face OF
the accuser.
Confessed! Betrayed" he faltered.
Then he whirled like maniac upon
his little coterie of followers. "Vile
traitorI" he shrieked. 81 will drink
your hearts blood"
With q howl he leaped toward one
of the men, q dark faced nobleman
named Berrowag. The latter evaded
him and rushed toward the door, cry
ing:
1T is lie, lie! He has tricked
you! did not confess"
The prince was seized by his friends,
struggling and cursing. A peculiar
smile lit up the face of Harry Anguish.
II repeat, he is the assassin
Gabriel broke from the OBTAINING
hands and, drawing a revolver, rushed
for the door.
"Out Of the way! Twill not be taken
alive!"
Allode met him. at the curtains and
grasped him in his powerful arms,
Baron Dangloss and others tearing the
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"HAs DE MONKEYS WRIT YOU"
Significant Question Among Negro
Railroad Firemen.


Railroad Firemen.
II one loafs around the Southern
depots these hot days he will hear the
Negro firemen ask each other some
thing like this: Jim, is de monkeys
writ you vit?"
In railroad circles that is a significant
question. It means in plain terms:
Has the heat overcome you?' During
the present hot spell many Of the fire.
men have tainted at their posts Of
duty. They are between two fires, the
sun and the furnace.
Jim Wall, one of the best Negroes on
the road, fires for Engineer Adrian
Worth, on the local freight, from Spen-
Ger to Greenville. He is strong and
muscular, but the monkeys got him
down the other day. Wall had been
working hard at his furnace. The heat
was intense. People were falling In the
streets in some Of the northern cities.
Mr.. Worth heard his fireman<say:
BOSS man, de monkeys has done
writ me. Deys goin' to relieve me-"
That said, the Negro fell in faint.
He dropped out Of the game for a time.
In telling Captain Baker, superintend-
ent of this division Of the Southern,
about it, he said: de monkeys got
me, dat's why I quit. Des as we wuz
pullin' out Nv Greenville, up de hill,
look back an seed er monkey settin'
on de man-hole Nv de tank. He say
to me: rs. you done got dat letter
what I writ you?
II knowed right den dat wus gone.
I look at de monkey an den I say to
Cap'n Worth dat it's all UP. When
peep back de tank wuz covered wild
monkeys, but befo' kin move outen
my tracks drap down. Dat wuz de
las I knowed fur quite er spell. AS I
pass to de monkey Ian hear one Nv
de big bugs say: Let i'm 90 we'll re-
lieve him at de top Nv de hill"
John Garrison fires for Mr.. William
Fondville. The monkeys called for him
one day this week. He is on one OF the
peach trains, fast freight, drawn by
"the Battleship," large new engine.
In telling Of his experience, John de-
clared DE fust time dat I seed de
monkey he wuz settin on de tank
looking at me. Dat wuz tween Broad
river an Blacksburg. Den he come
over and set down by me till we gut
on W'hitaker's Mountain. miss him
frum my side an felt him slippin' his
TO- foot up my britches leg. He wuz
comm on to'ads my head. When he
gin to pull sorter heavy on my clothes
turn and say: What you want wild
me?'
Dat wuz all! Mr. Monkey, he say
de mex what wuz sade. He clare:
ole nigger. you've gone up erginst too
much iron. OATS what's de matter
We will relieve you. I drapped right
dere, an amt we'll yit."
Other Negroes have had similar ex-
periences. The heat has knocked the
firemen out.
The doctors call the fainting fits.
such as Garrison and Wall had,
"syncope," which means the loss OF
consciousness from fall Of blood-pres-
sure and consequent cerebral anema;
fainting. The heart stops suddenly,
and the person is dead until he falls
and strikes something, and 1t is set In
motion again. The nerves are affected.
Rings come in the eyes, and the one
attacked sees things. That Is where
the name of monkeys comes FROM
Charlotte Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1903-05-09
NH ATG WITH THE
O11AA ~ FAIR SEX
About Petticoats

The rumor comes from authoritative
quarters that the washing jupon will
CARRY all before it this summer. So
that you may all be petticoated with
the utmost propriety. learn and mark
the decorative value of grass lawn en-
broidered with spots or trimmed coarse
Cluny. Also Of white cambria trimmed
hemstitched fri1ls or white Cluny-for
Cluny is lace, let it be incidentally
observed, that can do no wrong in the
land of lingerie. Some colored cambria
models also are replete with dainty
conviction. the volante deeply van
dyked over a frill of Valenciennes.
Some pompadour muslin jupons, more
over, are extremely pretty, with a
plain batiste flounce under its flower
ed prototype But in the province of
petticoats let it be clearly understood
there is an embarrassment Of choice
says the King.
Evening journal., 1903-05-09
HICKSITE FRIENDS TO
HOLD YEARLY MEETING
Interesting Customs at Gath
ering From Several States
in Philadelphia

With a preliminary gathering today Of
the leaders, the Philadelphia, Yearly Meet
ing Of that branch Of the Society Of
Friends known as "Hicksite," wild be in
augurated in Philadelphia. Simply garbed
Friends from Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware and the Eastern Shore Of Mary
land. will be seen all next week making
their way to the meeting house at Fdf-
teenrh and Race streets. where the ses-
sions will be held. The yard surround
ing the edince, lovely m eXranses Of turf
and ancient trees. is to be the scene of
the most Interesting of gatherings. To-
morrow the visitors to Philadelphia and
resident Friends. dressed On their best at
tend the First Day Meeting that pre-
cedes the sessions. and if the day is clear,
gather in the yard in social concourse.
This feature is repeated between the daily
meetings, many members thus renewing
friendships Of years, sometimes main
tanned only by their presence at Yearly
Meetings.
The Friends will spend tomorrow ait the
usual religious gatherings, and -he firsr
Day School corresponding I'd
ChilIren's Day in other churches. Busi-
ness sessions begin Monday and continue
throughout the week. Each day a devo-
tional meeting will be held at a quarter
past o O'Clock in the morning followed by
business meetings at 10 o'clock and (.
J'ciock i'm the afternoon. The evenings
are TO be given over to meetings Of tho
young Friends First Day School, anl
various phIaWhropic committees.
During intervals between other meetlng'
ahore viii be sessions OF what is known as
the Meeting for Sunerngs. This body
originated in the days when Friends wer,
persecuted, and during the year many SUI.
lering members required attention. The
name has clgng TO the meeting. which nov
resembles an Executive Committee. and
is composed Of representatives, from rhs
eleven meetings.
Ten quarterly and one half-yearly meet
ings report TO the Annual Meeting. com
pris.ag dn an n,21O members. The iarges
quarterly meeting by far Is that Of PhNa-
dclphia. with membership Of 200. Each
quarterly meeting is made up OF several
monthly meetings, ihat gathering at Racg
stree- leading the others with a reportel
membership lasV year OF l.770, and an in
crease since then. Friends are also ex.
pected to attend Yearly Meeting from H.
lines, New York, Ohio, and Baltimore
leaving only the Yearly Meetings Of In
diana and Gcnesee tmrepresented.