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The Tupelo journal., 1913-03-28

celebrities in the medical world
too numerous to mention.
The cool unimpassioned utter
ance of Twentieth &c ntury
medical science is that alcohol is
deadly poison. And strong as this
testimony is, we have evidence
from another source that is stron-
ger still. l refer to the records
of insurance companies. In 1850
the Temperance and General
Mutual Assurance Company of
London began to divide its policy
holders into two classes, drink
ers and abstainers, and to keep
separate records with each class.
Let it be remembered that this
is not a comparison between alb
stainers and drunkards, but be-
tween abstainers and moderate
drinkers, Insurance companies
do not take risks on the live of
regular sots. Now, the records
of this company show that year
after year the death-rate among
drinkers is larger than among
a%bstainers.
The records of the Temperance
Provident Institution, another
great English institution evince
the same fact. The death-rate
of both sections varies slightly
in different years; but the aver
age difference, running through
a number of years is twenty
nine per cent. Just think of it!
For every hundred deaths among
abstainers there are a hundred
and twenty-nine deaths among
drinkers. And, mark you, these
are moderate drinkers. When
these men die, the doctor does
not say they died from drink.
apoplexy, paralysis, heart disease,
liver disease, kidney disease, etc;
and the doctor speaks truly.
These men do die from disease;
but how does it happen that five
drinkers die for every four alb
stainers? Only one answer can
be given. These men die be-
cause their systems have been
poisoned by alcohol. Had they
not used alcohol, they would not
have become diseased, or, if so.
their vital force would have been
sufficient to withstand the dis
ease. These additional deaths
are as certainly caused by alcohol
as if the men had died of delir-
ium tremens. Similar testimony
can be adduced in wholesale
quantities from the archives of
various companies.
Now, testimony from this
source is of the most valuable
character. Men 60 into the in
surance business with the same
motives that prompt them to go
into any other business. Pecun-
larry gain is their aim. These
companies keep separate records
with drinkers and abstainers
simply in order that they may
know which class it pays best to
insure. The correctness of con-
illusions NO sane man can ques-
ton.
Colonel Jacob L. Green, who
was for many years President OF
the Connecticut Mutual Life In
surance Company, says:
1T has been my duty to read
the records of and to make in
quiry into the last illness and
death of many thousands of per-
sons Of all classes in all parts of
the country. Among the persons
selected with care for physical
soundness and sobriety the death
rate is more profoundly affected
by the use of intoxicating drinks
than by any other cause apart
from heredity. Congested brains
insanity, paralysis, pneumonia,
rho,1mafisn and variouS diseases
The Tupelo journal., 1913-03-28

beneficial, but positively injurious
in regions that are subject to eX-
tremes of heat. Comparatively
few abstainers die from SUM-
stroke. Go to any of our Amer
lean cities at a time when the
death rate from sun-stroke runs
high, and make an investigation,
and you will find that an immense
percentage of the deaths are
drinking men.
60 Let us next inquire wheth-
err the moderate use of alcoholic
liquors is in any way promotive
of health and conducive to Ion
gevity.
Injthe first place we will take
the testimony Of medical men.
Concerning a question of this
sort intelligent people attach
great Importance to the opinions
of physicians of large experience
and recognized ability.
| will begin with one of the
most eminent surgeons OF the
British army. Speaking of his
experience in the British army
in India, DR.. Parkes says, 1.-The
Eighty-fourth Regiment, in
which | served from 1912 to 1850
numbered mainly teetotalers in
it's ranks lat one time more than
four hundred); and the record
of the regiment show that the
teetotalers were more healthy,
more vigorous, and far better
soldiers than those who did not
abstain"
Numerous other army surgeons
of distinction bear similar testi-
mony, and this professional tes-
timony is coroborated by that
of many illustrious military COM
manders. Sir John Hall, for
merly Inspector General of the
British army, makes this state
ment:
1.-The healthiest army | ever
served with had not a drop of
any kind of liquors;and, although
it was exposed to all the hard
ships Of Kaffir war at the Cape
of Good Hope, in wet and incle-
ment weather. without tents, or
shelter of any kind, the sick list
seldom exceeded one per cent;
and this continued not only
through the whole of the active
operations in the field during the
campaign, but after the men
were collected in standing camps
at it's termination. But immedi-
ately they were again quartered
in towns where they had free
access to spirits, numerous COM
plants made their appearance
among them"
An overwhelming mass of tes-
timony of the same character
has been gathered by DR.. Car
penter from India, Brazil. Bor-
neo and Africa.
Says DR.. Less, "All writer's on
materia medica now rank alcohol
among the most powerful and
fatal of narcotic poisons."
DR.. Edwards. of London. says,
1--WE have a great horror Of ar
senic and fifty other things. The
fact is that all these things are
a mere bagatelle in relation to
the most direct. absolute, imme-
date and certain poisonings
caused by alcohol. There are
more men killed by alcohol than
by all other poisons put togeth-
err"
.Dr. Joseph Jones. of New Or
leans, who in his day stood in
the very front rank of the med
ical profession, says, 1T can be
clearly demonstrated by facts
that alcohol is the most destruct-
i've of all poisons to the human
race"
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energies OF the Ue-
gan speedily to flag, and, do what
they would, before the end OF
the day, the non-alcoholic gang
had left them far behind. When
this had gone on for some days,
the alcoholic gang begged that
they might get into the non-alco-
holic gang, in order that they
might earn a little more money.
So DR.. Parkes, in order to make
the experiment clinching and
conclusive, transposed the two
gangs. He made the alcoholic
gang the non-alcoholic, and, vice
versa; and the result was exact
ly the same-the alcoholic gang
beat the non alcoholic at the
starting, but failed utterly to-
ward the close of the day."
Could any test be fairer or
more absolutely conclusive? This
i, a sample of a multitude OF eX-
periments that have been per
formed by scientific men in order
to ascertain the truth in this
matter. In every case there has
been the same result. That re-
suit is thus stated by DR.. An
drew Clarke:
"Alcohol is not only a helper
but a certain hinderant of work.
This truth is now universally
recognized by that class OF men
whose business requires great
physical strength, endurance, or
agility, such as pugilists, pedes-
TRANS, oarsmen, swimmers, etc.
Angus Cameron. the celebrated
athlete, who won in a multitude
of famous contests, was a rigid
teetotaler; and he formally be-
lieved that his success was large
ly attributable to this fact. Yves.
ton, the illustrious pedestrian,
who in fourteen years walked a
distance equal to twice the cir
conference of the earth, declares
that his wonderful feats could
never be performed under the in
fuence of alcoholic stimulants.
The celebrated swimmer, Cap
tain Webb, attributed his defeat
in several contests to the fact
that he had used an alcoholic
stimulant.
Hanslad, the famous oarsmap,
sums up the results of his long
experience in these word: The
best physical performances can
be secured only through total
abstinence from alcoholic beyer-
ages"
The man who uses alcohol un-
der the belief that it gives him
additional capacity for labor,
either physical or intellectual, is
simply behind the times. He is
a relic of a by gone age Of intel
lectual darkness.
(2) Let us next inquire. what
are the effects of alcohol in re-
gard to temperature? Does al
cohol increase the power of re-
sistance to cold? Is it a heat
producer? Medical science for
merly answered, yes. Now its
answer is a most tremendous
NO. An ounce of fact is worth
more than a million tons of fine
spun theory. The old notion was
the result of fanciful theorizing,
the new is an induction from a
vast number of facts. In the
numerous Arctic exploring ex-
petitions that have attracted the
attention of the civilized world
it is a simple fact that abstainers
have withstood the rigors OF
those high attitudes far better
than drinkers. The percentage
o. deaths is far greater among
drinkers than among abstainers.
and the abstainers are far able !
to endure fatigue.
It is an undeniable fact that
Ia nr5rxsAn
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Continued on third page. /,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
THE GREAT PARADE
AN INSPIRING SIGHT
Conservative Estimates Place the
Number OF Children, Teachers ard
Trustees Mt 5000.

NuDioer OF Cnlluren, teachers ard
Trustees Mt 5000.
Conservative estimates place the
number of school children, teachers
and trustees in the parade Friday at
5000. Besides those in the parade
there were large numbers of children
going to the schools who were not in
line at all, bringing the total number
OF school children in Laurens to quite
high figure. 1t can easily be said
that no such parade was ever held in
Laurens before and doubtless any
where else in this vicinity. Numbers
of the schools over the county re-
ported here with every pupil in line
and numbers of others were here with
just few absent. If it had not been
for the fact that the weather condi-
tions were so favorable for farm work
after a season of rain the coveted
1000 would easily have been reached.
AS to the total number of people here,
children and parents, it would be hard
to estimate though it is possible that
'iiC hShic "Oulu run near tno SIN
thousand mark. Anyhow, it was a
great day and one long to be remem-
bered
A noticeable and commendable fea-
ture of the parade was the uniformity
of dress on the part of the children.
All of the girls were dressed in white
and large majority of them in MILDLY
blouses, making very striking eff
feet. Several of the schools deserve
special mention for their costumes
in this parade, particularly the bailey
school, the Watts mills school and the
Laurens mills school. The Laurens
city schools was especially noted for
its military bearing, precision of
step, etc.
large number of trustees showed
their interest in the work by being
in line behind the children.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
Scanonra Oflcial in tho Citr.

David w. Morrah, travelling passcn-
ger agent OF the S. a. L. railroad with
Offices in Atlanta, was among the visi-
tors in the city Thursday He was
here looking after details OF special
passenger service for the Atlanta mu-
sic fetval and the reunion in Chatta-
nooga. Mr.. Morrah spoke very pleas
antly of Laurens, saying it always gave
him a great deal OF pleasure to make
his calls here The busisess men, he
said, always receive the the travelling
public Hospitality and courteously,
dropping the affairs of the moment
to extend a welcome and to give the
opportunity to transact business with
out unnecessary delay M. Morrah
made a number of calls on different
business men of the city, being intro
duccd by Mr. f. j, Nelson.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
THE TRACK MEET
SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
Youthful Athletes Show up I'm Fine
Form. Clinton, Gray Court and
Trinity Ridge Win Largest HOnors.


Trinity Ridge Win Largest Honors.
Immediately following the parade
Friday the high schools Of the coun-
ty held their athletic meet at the new
field on West Main street. The schools
participating in this meet were Clin-
tin, Gray Court-Owings, Trinity-Ridge,
and Laurens. Some fine athletic
stunts were pulled off and the i'm
mense crowd that attended showed it's
interest in every event.
Clinton and Gray Court-Owings car
ried off most of the honours, the form
er's team getting away with the high
est score, thereby winning the tro-
ply cup presented by Fleming Bros.
of Laurens. For Clinton, Clarence
Galloway proved the real hero of the
day, winning the 220-yard hurdles, the
220-yard run, the running broad jump
and the pole vaulting. He was close
ly pushed for highest honours by Earl
team, who captured three events, the
100-yard dash, SS0-yards run and the
i40-yards run
TrinityRidgc high school came in for
next honours, getting away with the
shot-put and high jump. The shot put
was won by Harry Mitchell and the
high jump by George Langston.
The medals were awarded after the
oratorical contest Friday night. Sam
Prather, captain of the Clinton team,
was given the trophy cup to keep for
his team. The records showing the
first three in each event follow:
100 YARDS DASH
l. Brooks, Gray Court-Owings.
2. Galloway, Clinton.
3. Lynchburg Clinton and Sullivan,
Laurens.
SHOT PUT
1. Mitchell, Trinity Ridge.
2. Langston, Trinity-Ridge.
3. Curry, Gray Court-Owings.
HURDLES
/. Galloway, Clinton.
2. Sullivan, Lanrens.
3. Jacobs, Clinton.
HALE MILE RUN
/. Brooks, Gray ourt-Owings.
2. Crisp.
s. Holmes, Laurcns
22O DASH
/. Galloway, Clinton.
2. Lynchburg, Clinton
8. Mitchell, Trinity Ridge.
440 YARDS RUN
/. Brooks, Gray Court-Owings.
2. Copeland, Clinton.
3. Donnan, c., Laurens
RUNNING HIGH JUMP
/. Langston, Trinity-Ridge.
2. Brooks, Gray Court Owings.
3. Geo. Mitchell Trinity Ridge
RUNNING BROAD JUMP
/. Galloway, Clinton.
2. Harry Mitchell, Trinity Ridge.
3. Brooks, Gray Court-Owings.
POLE VAULT
/. Galloway, Clinton.
2. Langston, Trinity-Ridge.
3. Brooks, Gray Court Owings.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
READING, SPELLING
AND ARITHMETIC
Contests in the Graded School Build
ing Largely Attended and very In
tereSting

Contests in the Graded School Build
ing Largely Attended and very In
teresting.
The reading, spelling and arithme-
tic bees" in the school building Fri
day morning, while held under very
trying circumstances, proved very in
teresting and showed what the chill
dren are doing in those lines The
crowds interfered with the work in
these departments to a considerable
extent and made it hard for the teach
ers and children to do consistent
work
The awards in these contests were
as follows:
Reading
First grade, Vera Lowe, Cross Hill,
blue ribbon.
Second grade, Sarah Eliza Swygert,
Laurens, blue ribbon.
Fourth grade, Sarah Goggins, Wade
school, Blue ribbons; Marion Bolt,
Laurens, red ribbon.
II slth anu SlAln Mauue JlllS,
Clinton, blue ribbon; Mildred Counts,
Laurens, red ribbon.
Spelling.
Fourth and fifth grades, Rufus
Wolfe, Shiloh, blue ribbon; Caroline
Rankin, Laurens, red ribbon.
Sixth and seventh grades, Addie
Simpson, Poplar Springs, blue ribbon
Katherine McGee, Laurens, red ribbon.
Seventh, eight and ninth grades,
Clayte Roper, Laurens, blue ribbon.
Arithmetic.
Third and fourth grades. Wier Da-
Wis, Rock Bridge, blue ribbons; Grice
Hunt, Gray Court -Owings, red rib
bon.
Fifth and sixth gardes, Annie Barks-
dale, Laurens, blue; Nathan Wallace,
Ora, red.
Seventh eighth and ninth grades,
Rebecca Lake, Laurens, blue.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
MOVING PICTURE MAN
SECURES MANY SCENES
Parade of School Children and Scenes
in the City Taken in the Movies.

III 'HO VII. IuhcH Ill tlc MOhlcS.
The moving picture man attracted
no small amount of attention at the
fair. Because of the inexperience of
those managing this part of the pro-
gram, as many of the school children
were not gotten into the picture as
was originally intended The auto
mobile parade was left out almost
entirely, MIR. Lavender thinking, after
large number of the children had
passed, that no more film remained,
when in fact quite little bit had not
been used. With the remaining few
feet Of film, however, several scenes
at the athletic meet were taken.
Besides the pictures taken in con
ncction with the fair, other scenes ov-
er the city were taken. The glass fac
tory was visited, several views of the
business section were taken and some
views in the residential section. A
picture was taken of the official rails
ing of the stars and stripes" over the
new federal building, the cord carry
ing the banner to the top of the pole
being pulled by Miss Annie Rchey
Other scenes in and around the city
were taken and these will be seen
when the film is developed and shown
at the opera house.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23

Eighth year apron, Lois Bramlett,
Woodrow Wilson.
Button hole, Mary Burts, Woodrow
Wilson.
Doll dress, Ella Armstrong, Gray
-Owings.
Plain shirt waist, Clara Williams,
Lanford.
Doll apron, Catherine Pulley.
Fancy Work.
Handkerchief, Catherine Simpson,
Age o.
Handkerchief age I, Matte May
Cox, Youngs
Plain handkerchief, Bessie Blake
ley, Bailey.
Belt, Beatrice league, Lisbon.
Belt, 10 years old, Isabel Compton,
Ora.
Crocheted center-piece, Minnie Ir-
vim. age Is, Trinity Ridge.
Croched center-piece. Emmie Lou
Washington, age ., Laurens.
Embroidered center-piece, Mary Lit
tie. age IS, Sandy Springs.
Embroidered center-piece. Matte
May Tollison, age Z, Laurens.
Embroidered center-piece, Florence
Henry. age 13, Patton.
Embroidered scarf, Clemice Mates,
age s, Mountville.
Embroidered scarf, Matte May Lit
tie, age Is, Copeland.
Shirt waist front, Marie league, age
IL, MountvilIe
Shirt waist front, Beautrice league,
age 10, Lisbon.
Dress, Bessie Blakcley, grade 5,
Bailey.
Collar, Cleo Roper, grade ., Lau-
rens.
Apron, Annie L. Benjamin, age 10,
Old Mountville.
Apron, Olga simmons, age II,
Mountville.
Apron, Carrie Baldwin age 10, Ora.
Eating apron, Mary Blackwell, grade
4, Laurens.
CrOchcting.
Crocheted sack, Sarah eliza Swy-
CERT, age Z, Laurens.
Crochet sample Olive ODell, age
IL, Poplar Spring.
Crocheted cap Catherine Meng, age
Z, Laurens.
Crochetcd sample, Mabel Smith, age
III, Rock.
Drawing.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
ELEMENTARY CONTESTS
IN ATHLETICS GREAT
Young Folks Went TO the Fray with n
Vim and Made Things Lively.

Vim and Made Things Lively.
While possibly not accompanied by
that "stateliness and dignity" char
acterizing the high school athletic
contests, the elementary athletic CON
tests for the boys and girls of the
county schools below the eighth grade
proved equally as interesting and en-
citing in the extreme. In addition to
the contests for the children them
selves, several events were on the
program for the teachers besides sew
eral events introduced rather sudden
y winch were not on the program,
for instance when Supt Jones was
knocked headlong over the brick re-
tanning wall on the east side of the
graded school campus when two girls
ran into him at the finish of an excit-
ing race. The younger children had n
big time of it, both in the morning
and afternoon contests A feature of
these events was the relay race, which
was participated in by four boys from
each of three schools entering. The
four boys from each of the schools
were strung around the school
grounds at about equal intervals SO
that there were four groups of three
boys each. Bach of the boys in the
hrst group representing the different
schools, was given a handkerchief.
Ihe starter gave the signal and the
boys dashed off at full speed to the
next group whore each handkerchief
was quickly transferred to the rcspcc-
tive contestant in the waiting group
and the race continued by the next
three boys. This continued all the
way around the grounds, the last
group of boys returning to the origin
al starting place competing the cir
Gle. The race was made in splendid
time, the Laurcns school winning.
Paul Holmes, John NJ Hudgcns,
Charles Thompson and Harry McAlis-
ter composed the winning team
Hide-bound rules and regulations
received small consideration i'm these
events. The boys and girls were af-
ter the contests and the Judges were
after letting them have them and
they alad EN- Dash and pepper were
the rules here When the events were
called the Youngsters and youngstcr-
esscs jumped in, tok n chance and
won or lost: If, pcrchancc a willy
potato refused to slide into sharp
pointed spoon with wontcd speed, the
said potato was chased until captured
even if a head on collision or spec
tacular high dive was necessary to
encompass him. The object at these
contests was to get there" and the
kids didn't fail 10 make good. Alto
gethcr this was one of the most en-
joyable features of the day.
The only records kept of these
events were the names of those who
beat. Here they are:
10O-yard dash, Donnan, Watts Mills.
Low hurdle, David Copeland, Sardis.
Running high jump, Sample Nit
chcll, TrinityRidge.
Running broad jump Henry McAlis-
ter, Laurcns.
75-yard dash for teachers only, CThis
was a pippin), O) J. NJ Fcwcll, Watts
Mills; (2) E. A. Fuller Mountvime;
C3)
(Only three in the racc)
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
HONORS in ORATORY
TO DEWEY NELSON
Cross Hill Man First and
LdurenS Second.
RANDOLPH LITTLE
IN SECOND PLACE

Powers Mt the School Auditorium
Friday Evening. Other Medals
Awarded.
The crowning event OF the county
school fair Friday came i'm the even
ing, when the annual oratorical con-
test was held, Dewey Nelson, repre-
senting the Cross Hill high school,
carried of the highest honors in this
and Randolph Little, of the Laurens
city schools, carried off second. Dew
cy Nelson was the second speaker on
the program and from the moment
that he began his oration it was evil
dent that he would be strong con-
tender for the first place. Display
ing an innate eloqucncc he yet showed
the result of able and painstaking
training, his splendid effort last year
being remembered by many in the
audience, Randolph Little showed
considerable Improvement over his
work in the preliminary contest and
made n splendid impression upon tho
audience. He was marked as pos
siDlc winner Immediately his speech
was finished. But, as Rev j. B. Green
VINO presented the medals said, all OF
the orators acquitted themselves well
and with different judges It is possible
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-30
FIRST POSTMASTER TO
HAVE NAME Sent IN
JOHN 4. LlRECN or HUGO, WILL
BE FIRST NPPOINTEE w
DER DEMOCRATS.
CBy stan correspondentJ

WASHINGTON, March 29.-(Spe-
clal) The first democratic postmas.
ter to be named in Oklahoam is John
T.. Larecy Of Hugo. whose name will
be sent to the senate by President
Wilson. Immediately after the extra
session convenes on April Z. Mr.
Larecy has been recommended by
Congressman Charles Carter and he
succeeds Enoch Needham, whose
term expired January II. This Of
flee pays $1,000.
Charles b. Ramsey. of Davis. Okla.
whose term expires April 2O 1919.
has resigned, and W. +. Parker has
been named by Congressman Carter
and Ferris. He was also recommend
ed by CONGRESSMAN at Large Claude
weaver The town Of Davis is on the
line dividing Carter's and Ferris dis
trict ana both endorsed him These
men will be the first TO tack their Of
fees as democrats I'm the state Of
oklahoma. and up 10 date are the
only men who have been recon-
mendcd bv their congrcssmen-all u
other members have decided To wait
until congress convenes to make en-
dorsements. 50 that the appointment
and confirmation tdn be pushed
through in a hurry.