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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05

80 "o""'e except 10 ask questions, he
has kept himself fully informed as
TO the work of the house, and is
credited as a good listener and a well
posted man.
MIR. Ellerbe.
Mr.. Ellerbe's opportunity will come
next year, when the house committee
on rivers and harbors will get to
work making up its appropriation
bill. Already the effor, mas con.nenc-
ed to secure not less than $50, 100000
each year for the rivers and harbors
OF the United States, and Mr. Ellerbe
Will be one of the men to pass on
the appropriations. 1t will thus be
seen that he will hold one Of the most
important committee places IN con-
gress, and that he will be able TO
exercise tremendous influence for
South Carolina and other States.
This year Mr.. Ellerbe has devoted
considerable attention to the inter-
ests or the people of his district in
inc matter of extending the rural
Tree delivery system and in agricul-
tural matters generally. In ausition
to this he has pushed a. number of
private war claims and secured $50.-
ooo with which to erect a new fed
cral building at Darlington.
Mr.. Finley.
IT there is man in nonorcss vim
knows anything about Uncle Sar $
great postal business and the conduct
OF affairs generally at the GS,000 post
"lllccS in the United States it is prob
ably Representative Finley. For many
Years he has made close study of
postal conditions in the United States,
and III Fact throughout the world, and
us result he has found ont about
all there is to know conccrnin. these
matters.
lie helped to frame this years ap-
preparation bill for the committee on
postolliccs and postroads. carrying
with it many millions of dollars. and
he probably knows where every cent
of il goes.
In connection with this matter Mr..
FlnlcN spoke vigorously against tic
passage of the ship subsidy bill dur
ing the last days of congress, denounc-
ing 1t in the strongest possible terms
and declaring that it was shame
Tor the republican party to attempt
to ram the bill down the throats of
the American people.
Mr.. Finley, like the other South
Carolina members Of congress, sue
ccedcd i'll securing $4,000 for new
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
ECZEMA NOW CURABLE.
All Itching Skin Diseases Which Are
Not Hereditary Instantly Reliev-
ed by Oil Of Wintergreen.
Can Eczema be cured?
Some physicians say NYes- ,,

oan EcHema De cured?
Some physicians say "Yes.'
Some say "No.'
The real question IS, "Wnat is
meant by Eczema IF you mean
those scaly eruptions, those diseases
which make their first appearance, not
at birth, but years afterward, and
perhaps not until middle age-then
there can no longer be any question
that these forms Of Eczema are cura-
bic.
Simple vegetable oil Of wintcrgrcen,
mixed with other vegetable ingredi-
ants, will kill the germs tnat infest
the skin. Apply this prescription to
the skin, and instantly that awful
itch is gone. The very moment the
liquid is applied, that agonizing, tan
tahzing itch disappears, and continu-
ed applications of this external RENE
dy soon cure the disease.
We carry in stock this oil of win
ter%rcen properly compounded into
d. ID. d. Prescription. While we are
not sure that it will cure all those
cases Of skin trouble which arc IN
hcrjtcd. We positively know that this
ID. ID. ID. Prescription. whenever right
~ used, will cure every last case of
genuine Eczema on other skin trou-
Bile, which did not exist at birth.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05

federal building at Gaffney, and in
time that town will take its place with
others in the State that have recently
been the recipients Of federal aid.
Mr.. Lever.
Mr.. Lever, the widc-awake con-
grcssman from the 7th district, was
busy in everything that was going on.
Soon after the session began he
started the ball rolling for the passage
of the Appalachian reserve bill, and
never faltered until it was found that
he could not succeed this year. In ad-
dltlon to this Mr. Lever, as mem
ber of the house committee on agri
culture, devoted several months of the
session to the work of that committee
and the results of such work arc
already we'll known. 1t was also due
to Mr. Lever that Sec. Wilson and
Congressman Scott recently visited
Sumter, and the result of that visit is
sure to work to South Carolina's good
in the end
During the time the agricultural
appropriation bill was under discus
sion in the house Mr.. Lever made sew
cral able speeches. and was warmly
praised not only by his democratic
colleagues. but by many republican
members also.
In the light for public buildings at
Columbia. Sumter and Oranycbur.. al,
OF which are in Mr.. Levers district
he VAS entirely successful. Orange
burg got $4,000, Sumter. $1,000 over
previous authorizations. and il is
probable that Il thorough invest ti~ation
of tho needs Of the Columbia Office
will be made before the next session
of congress.
Takin" The session all in all il has
been II satisfactory one for the mrm-
brrS of the South Carolina delegation,
and if present signs count. the next
session will be even more fruit ful of
results than the one Just ended. Plans
are already under way for many good
things for South Carolina and there
appears no reason why they should
not be had.
The last Of the South Caroliuians in
congress left Washington today. hay
ing remained over day or two to
pack up and give attention to some
odds and ends around the departments
and by tomorrow they will no doubt
be at their respective homes. doing a
bit of handshaking and incidentally
tcllin" Of some of the things that have
happened at the national capital dur
ing the last six months. p. II. McG.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05

IN debate except to ask questions, he
has kept himself fully informed as
to the work of the house, and is
credited as a good listener and a well
posted man.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24

tations OF whisky were judged 20 be
the real thing
1T stands 10 reason, OF course. that
the great proportion OF the liquor sold
Is counterfeit. when Il is known that
the consumption is far in excess OF
the ability OF distillers and brewers 10
produce the genuine product Adul-
terations and criminal counterfelts
must be resorted 10 in order 10 meet
the demand. | will wager that there
have been inmates OF Believes alco-
hole ward who have never tasted a
drop of real whisky in their lives.
They just think they have been drink
ing whisky. and II they had been
drinking real whisky the chances are
they would never have been in Belle
vue | don't say that real whisky, II
taken excessively. is not harmful. but
do say that a man could drink the
pure article in moderation all his life
and not be hurt by IL. Why. 10
drinks OF pure whisky would not do
a man the harm that one drink OF this
vile stun they sell for whisky in New
York would do him.
Poisoned by Vile Liquor.
Il know a man who left his ONCE
one evening all tired out dropped into
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DIR. Parkhurst Says "It Is Fact"

to what they could see and eat and
drink.
Il suppose the growth Of the drink
habit has been principally among the
women OF the richer classes. IL is
at least reasonable 20 believe so. as
they have the money and time TO in
dulge in such laxity. Idleness is usu-
ally dangerous.
Another phase in the drink ques-
ton is the quality OF the liquor. Dr.
Quackenbos points out the shameless
adulteration in whisky, but let me ask
why II is tolerated? Where is our
pure food law? Why. it is In our
statute books. but IL isn't in the
hearts or minds Of those in author
ity or in the hearts or minds Of the
people who put those men in author
ity. II it were, the law would be en-.
| forced
THE growing tendency Of the
American people IS a dsrespect for
laws. We have plenty Of good laws,
but they are not enforced. That is
the whole trouble The men who
should enforce them do not do It. ard
the people who elect those men TO Of
fee do not make them do It, and theT
keep on electing men who will not
/ do IT,
Our mayor is sworn 10 be active In
the enforcement OF the laws, but is
\ he? He is not Wei. II the mayor
is inactive can you expect those un.
der him TO be otherwl1? lie is the
man TO whom the lesser officials look,
and II he sets such an example, what
is the result? Inactivity all along
the line and our laws become nere
printed matter.
I'VE also send incompetency to our
legislative bodies in Albany. We have
done so for years and probably will
keep on doing so. We know that we
are doing It and have little or no re.
spect for large majority OF the men
we send there. so how can we have
respect for the laws they make? We
cannot have respect for those laws
and we have not"
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NJ sLEssINo FOR HER.
Disappointed Younssser Disseminated
In His Prayer.

For several weeks. little Ralph had
enjoyed the use OF Shetland pony,
the property OF a horse dealer who
was a friend Of the family. But much
TO Ralph's sorrow. there came day
recently when the pony was sold, and
the delightful horseback rides came
TO n sudden end. The purchaser. as
Ralph found out by inquiry. was a
little girl OF about his own mature
age Of five. Ever since his acquaint-
ance with the pony began. Ralph had
included him in his bedtime prayer.
and God bless the pony" was an
earnest nightly petition. The first
evening after the sale OF the pony.
Ralph hesitated when he reached his
pets place in the prayer. Then, after
a moments thought, he continued:
please. God. bless the pony just
the same; but God. don't you bless
the little girl what's got the pony"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24
DRINK HABIT AMONG
WOMEN ON INCREASE
GROWTH OF DANGEROUS EVIL is SEEN
Prof Ouackenbos and Dr. Parkhurst Join in Deplorng
Present Conditions Common Among All Classes
Declares the Former Columbia Professor eshmony
of the Present Superintendent of Bellevue Hospital

bowl. however. Is not to be blamed
entirely. Many women dip into II and
NAV do il many times without acquir-
inc the drink habit but many get
their start there Ii does give them
the taste OF liquor and then, with
many OF them. the taste for liquor.
Now. the tendency Of the Ameri-
can woman is TO 80 to extremes, and
in drinking she over-drinks. II is
dangerous for her to touch liquor at
all This is particularly true OF the
New York woman, because OF the
added excitement Of life in New YORK.
IT is not my object 10 preach IN
less the mere statement OF fact is a
sermon. and the fact is New York
women do drink. or rather too large
a percentage of them drink, and drink
% excess. II one doubts IL let him
60 10 any of our large hotels and
restaurants any night and look about
him. On every hand you find them
and their sister visitors to New York
drinking. No one thinks anything
about IT, and the women think they
are simply doing the proper thing.
Many Of them drink just because they
do think that way and many OF them
drink because they like the liquor.
Do Not Want TO Be Cured
Il have treated in the last eight
years 200 cases of alcoholism. with a
large percentage OF women. and |
found in many cases whore the pa
tient was a woman that she did not,
deep down in her heart want TO be
cured Of the habit This fact is true
especially in the case OF the rich so
ciety woman She usually comes TO
me either at the urgent solicitation
OF relatives or friends. or with only
surface desire 10 be rid OF the
habit. Very few Of them honestly
and truly. and with their whole heart.
want TO be cured
For instance. certain woman
came 10 me for treatment for the
drink habit and seemed sincere indeed.
I treated her by auto-suggesuon, Civ
ing her the suggestion that she could
not lift a wineglass 70 her lips She
J went away and the very next night
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24
ITCHING HuMoR ON BOY
His Hands Were a Solid Mass, and
Disease Spread All Over Body
Cured in Days BY cutIcura.

zone day we noticed that our little
boy was all broken out with itching
sores. We first noticed it on his little
hands His hands were not as bad
then, and we didn't think anything
serious would result. But the next day
we heard OF the Cuticura Remedies
being so good for itching sores. BY
this time the disease had spread all
over his body. and his hands were
nothing but a solid mass OF this itch
ing disease. | purchased box Of Cuu-
cura Soap and one box OF Cuticura
Ointment, and that night | took the
Cuticura Soap and lukewarm water
and washed him well. Then | dried
him and took the Cuticura Ointment
and anointed him with it. I did this
every evening and in four nights he
was entirely cured. Mrs. Frank Don
ahue, EOS Fremont St. Kokomo. Ind.
Sept. l6, 1907"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24
LETTER POSTED 81 YEARS AGO.
Crossed Ocean Many Times Before
Delivery TO Sea Captain.

A letter posted at Garmstad. Nor
way. 80 years ago TO Capt Thomas
Nielsen OF the bark Harmonic, and
which has travelled across the Allan
tic TO and fro many times in pursuit
of him. was delivered to Thomas Mel
sen. carpenter OF the revenue cut
ter Manhattan OF the local service,
says a New York dispatch TO the 81
Louis Globe Democrat II was the
right envelope. and tn joint letter Il
contained brought the mist TO his eyes
with the news" il told OF old friends
and relatives in Norway, many OF
whom are now dead.
Capt Nielsen is now 6S years old
and has been retired from the sea for
many years The letter was from his
wife. Alviner, and his brother John
who wrote TO tell of an accident to an
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24

q saloon OF the best class and took
only two drinks Of their bar whisky
and was lost for four days. ! was
called in TO help find him. as he was
a friend of mine. and when We found
him he was in a pitiable condition, his
mind was clouded. he could not re-
member where he had been or what
he had done after leaving that saloon
He only remembered that he had taken
two drinks OF whisky.
The beer drinker. If he gets real
beer. is handed a glass OF the bever-
age which. TO meet the demands OF
trade. is put out too new and i'm
properly fermented. Beer should be
kept in the keg for six months before
being sold TO the drinker.
1T is rather surprising how many
Of our school children have become
beer drinkers. especially those Of for
eign birth. and the habit is making
them mentally sluggish 70 a degree
that Is attracting the attention OF ed
ucators and philanthropists.
Another habit which is getting con
troll OF our shop girls particularly Is
the cocaine habit This habit has
grown in the last few years with suci
rapidity that to-day thousands o
Young girls as well as mature won
en- and men are held in its clutches
Z The effect Of the habit Is noted IN IN
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other brother, Nicholas. who had re-
turned from a sea trip with a broken
leg. All three brothers are now en-
ployed on the Manhattan. and the wife,
now an elderly woman. is living with
her husband in Brooklyn.
The envelope containg the letter
was covered with postmarks. many OF
them so faded that they could not be
made out II was directed originally
10 Minoteteon. Mexico. in care of the
Swedish consul. but had been directed
so many times there was no further
space. and when IL was returned 70
Garmstad for the sixth time last June
it had to be inclosed in an other GOV
er. The letter, which was posted Jan
uary 2. 1875. had been opened an6
sealed with Mexican stamps bearinl
the date OF 1876.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24
By DR.. 6. 7. ARMSTRONG.
(Superintendent Of Bellevue and the
Allied Hospitals.)

-HE New Workers are becoming a
historical people They show an
increasing excitahility. dimin-
ishment 81 self control This demon
strates itself fin am forms OF excuses.
less and less restraint is exercised.
The extreme tension Of life here is
showing On the people. one sees
plenty OF examples of this 10 indivil-
ual life vast demonstration Of it
among a mass Of the people is OBJ
served in the increasing hysteria 81
such celebrations as those OF the
night before the New Year What is
true OF the city men Is true Of the
city women. The increase Of drunk
enness Is distressing fact It is
a natural outcome 90 the restlessncss.
the overstriving the unrestraint OF
present day life in New York
This subject IS Of tremendous inn
portance we should know just what
we are confronting what the future
has IN store for Us. just where and
how we are threatened One may
form an opinion as TO an increasing
inehriety among women from such eX
hibtons as those IF New Year eve
but beyond that II IS not easy 70 go
There are no official statistics bcarina
on IRE question The subject has had
no investigation Of scientific value
one cannot speak exactly as 70 condi
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New Workers Becoming Hysterical

tions. or TO make comparisons be
tween the present and the past. The
records Of the alcoholic and psycopath-
ic wards OF Bellevue hospital do not
show the facts Of inebriety even
among the classes Of men and women
who would seek aid from this hos
pital In 1908 there were S.94l admis-
s!ons 10 Bellevue for various forms Of
alcoholism. The number now is great
ly less than that In 1896 IL had fallen
TO 1858. But even with this reduc-
ton the number of alcoholic patients
Is more than Is per cent Of all the
patients admitted 70 Bellevue. But
these records prove nothing in the
line we would follow The number OF
inebriates who seek treatment az
Bellevue has fallen of simply be-
cause an old offender who comes here
is now liable 10 be turned over to a
( city magistrate who will sentence
him 10 an asylum as a chronic drunk
ard. This had the effect especially
Z Of keeping many women from taking
repeated advantage Of treatment at
Bellevue.
What is the cure Of the evil Of in
creasing inebriety I'm New York,
4 Whatever will bring easement 10 the
restless life in the city will lesser
an forms Of dissipation The whole
subject needs careful and thorough
investigation 70 know what palliative
measures can be taken. Drinking II
only one symptom Of what is wronl
with u.s.
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FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia y Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
frc-l roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy. for female lis,
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
ton. dizziness or nervous prostratlon.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands TO
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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and the POOR. young and old Girls In
their teens evidently see no impropri
ety whatever in drinking publicly
with men companions Very often
indeed ] have lad Young girls brought
90 me for treatment. Historically
drunk
n have treated within a year
women whose weekly bin for cham
payne alone was 500 and who filled
no the intervals between their
draughts OF wine with highbals and
cocktails One woman drank a quart
Of champagne every morning. and
when ready 70 90 ont her custom was
20 order her maid TO bring her anothe,
quart Then before leaving the house
20 enter her carriage She would empty
tho bottle 70 steady her nerves
Girls Indulge IN Liquor.
school misses and college girls In
great numbers are among the thronl
Of women drinkers. a case wa,
pointed out recently Of a luncheon
given here in New York NJ which 2
debutantes drank 36 bottles OF cham
payne. and 10 OF them smoked sever
dozen cigarettes.
"As everyone knows, the puncl
bowl figures largely in the growth o
the drink habit among women OF Nev
York. II Is found at all functions. an
many girl has got her first taste @
liquor by a dip into It. The pune
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24

times, so TO speak. but before the
panic for a number OF years the coun-
try was most prosperous, everybody
had money, and life became too easy.
When life ie made too easy we are in
danger zone and more prone to give
way TO temptation. That long period
OF prosperity made us too materiel.
also turned the desires OF many only
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24

This woman says that sick
women should not fail 10 try
Lydia l.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 1855 Lawrence
St, Denver, Col, writes to Mrs.
Pinkham:
- was practically an invalid for SIX
years, on account of female troubles.
/ underwent an operation by tie
doctors advice. but in a few months
was worse than before. A friend ad-
vised Lydia +. PinkhAm's Vegetable
Compound and il restored me 70 perfect
health, such as have not enjoyed in
many years Any woman suffering as
/ did with baclxache, bearing-down
pains. and periodic pains, should not fail
to use Lydia L Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
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What" exclaimed the husband.
You drew your savings from the
bank. went to a brokers' Office, and
bought T.. X. and Y. stock at II,
when It has been dropping Ike a
rock?"
But. my dear" argued the wife
1t was such a bargain. Why during
the short time ! was in the Office
saw the man mark Il down 10 IA from
45t"-Success Magazine.
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stork Left Heavy Baby.

A 16-pound baby was born to Mr..
and Mrs. John Reichenbach Of Brook
line, Pa. 1t is the third largest baby
ever born in Pennsylvania.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-24

FITS, St. Vitus Dance and All Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. kliles
Great Nerve Restorcr. Send FOR Free S2.e0
trial bottle and treatise. DR.. K. n Kline,
Id, e3l Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa.
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dun. sunken eyes and pinched faces
and the continuance Of the use 81 the
drug leads TO nervous wreckaSe, de
lirium and insanity"
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have been in a position to watch that
growth closely and l can say with
fun knowledge that ten women drink
to-day where one drank a dozen years
ago
The growth OF the habit has been
among women Of all classes, the rich
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Let no man presume TO give advice
to others who has not first given good
counsel 20 himself-Seneca-
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vvTHEN a representative Of the
w Sunday World read portions Of
DR.. Quackenbos' article 10 Kew.
DR.. Charles Parkhurst he said
1T is undoubtedly true, and de-
plorable fact. that the drink habit Is
growing rapidly among the women
OF New York.
II have not made a real investiga
ton. as Or. Quackenbos has, but one
does not have to investigated u Il
a fact which stares you in the race
It is all on the surface, and one can
not overlook IT,
"a chief reason for this increase IL
the number OF women who drink IS,
believe. that there has been too mucf
prosperity. or course, just now We
are passing through period OF hare
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she went with a man companion TO
one OF our large restaurants, made no
objection whatever when wine was
ordered. and even tried her best 70
overcome the suggestion / had given
her and drink the wine But she
found that she could not lift the
glass from the table You see, she
did not really and honestly want TO be
cured and wasted but little time In
rushing into temptation.
Conditions might not be SO bad,
however. II women or men drank real,
pure whisky, real, pure wine and real,
pure liquors OF all sorts. but they
don't. They think they do. but what
they are really drinking is a deadly
poison and one swift in its execution
! feel safe in say. Z that out Of 100
drinks sold in New York city as
whisky not more than one is the real
avffgla