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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-22
A Kidney Remedy Adver-
tisement Brought Great
Happiness

/ take pleasure in stating that L
have used DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
that I was greatly benefited by the
same and have used 1t in my family.
I had a son when quite young he suf-
fered from bladder OF kidney aff!ic-
ton. called in my physician, he
attended him but did him no good
Almost by accident 1 noticed an ad-
vertisement about the curative pro-
perties of DR. Kilmer's Swamp Root
/ procured a bottle and gave il to
him according TO directions. " cur
ed him of what we thought was al
most impossible and the same with
others of my family. / nave such
strong faith in Swamp-Root that
have never done without it in my
family since the wonderful cure Of
my son as we'll as myself. / recon-
mend it to all who suffer from Kid
new or bladder troubles and am led
to believe that it is one Of the best
medicines for the purpose for which
Z is used that has ever been diseov-
ereC
/ This is my experience from the
use of Swamp-Root. Wishing the
promoters Of this wonderful medi-
cine large sale to the suffering pub
lie, ! am,
Yours respectfully,
w. H. McAfee
63 Broydes st. Atlanta, Ga.
Witness,
e. o. Williams, Notary Public.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-22
KEEP 1T HANDY FOE RHEUM3.
TISM

No use to squirt and vince and
try to year out your Rheumatism
i, will wear you out instead. Apply
some Of Sloan's Liniment Need not
rub it in-just let it penetrate all
through the affected parts, relieve
the soreness and draw ou. the pain.
You get ease at once and feel so much
letter you want 10 go right out and
tell other sufferers about Sloan's
Get bottle of Sloan's Liniment for
25 cents OF any driggist and have it
In the house-against Colds, Sore
and Swollen Joints, Lumbago, Scia-
back If not satisfied, out i. does give
almost instant relief. Buy a bottle
today
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-22
SAYS 5000 CASES
OF TYPHOID FEVER
Estimate Made by State Board of
Health for 1O14-Has Faith
i'm InOCulatiOu.

Columbia Special to Charleston
News and Courier. Dec. 9.-Though
only 1929 cases of ty hold fever
were reported for the eleven months
Of this year. the state board of
health has estimated in it's annual
report on that disease that there
were at least 5000 cases in the
state The disease was prevalent
and the state health officer was call
ed to several places to investigate
and determine the causes. In many
Of the places he found the physi-
Icians willing to cooperate, and by
con erted action managed to start
campaigns for typhoid inoculation.
Appended to the report is state
ment showing the number of am
pules of typhoid bacteria dispensed
by the state board of health, amount
ing to 3S.746 for the eleven months
of 1914, against 25,25S for all of
1913.
I'VE believe" writes James A.
Hayne. NJ. d., state health officer. in
the report. that this is our great
est weapon in combating this dis
ease. and would call attention to
the fact that even under the strain
of the fierce lighting that is now go
ing on in the trenches the main fac
tor relied upon by the allies for
keeping down typhoid fever is com
pulsory vaccination against this dis
ease. We hope the legislature will
realize what a grand work is being
done by our little laboratory and
give us sufficient funds to carry out
properly our campaign against
typhoid"
Tie number ofcross occurring in
each county for the year follows:
Abbeville, 81; Aiken, 2S; Anderson.
"a; Bamberg s; Barnwell, Sc; Beau
fort, 25; Berkeley, IL; Calhoun,
1; Charleston 259; Cherokee, 70;
Chester, IA; CHESTERFIELD, II; Clar-
endon, 20; Colleton, 1; Darlington,
II; Dillon, 5; Dorchester, 13; Edge
field, 5: Fairfield, 1; Florence, 27:
Georgetown, l: Greenville, II;
Greenwood, 10: Hampton, 4 Horny,
/, Jasper, /; Kershaw II; Lancas-
ter, ,; Laurens. 81; Lee. !; Lex
ington s; Marion, p; Marlboro,
is. Nawber~y. Is: Oconcc. s.: Or
.na.uurg 72; picsa0a "a. RICH
nous SI.d. rnhur-,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-22
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. SO cents.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-22
HELEN KELLER
The Girl Who Found the
Blue Bird.
Courtesy of Pictorial Re-
Review

The following extract from an ar
ticle in Pictorial Review gives some
remarkable impressions OF Helen
Keller by Madame Masterlinck.
Though 1 lived for centuries. 1
could not forget color, shade.
a line, nor any single detail of the
thousand that form the memory of
my visit to Wrentham, the home of
Helen Keller, the celebrated deaf.
dumb, blind American girl.
l first heard the name of Helen
Keller some years ago, through my
friend Gerard Harry.
Don't leave America without
seeings Helen Keller. What Mark
Twain said about her has become Il
classic: The two most interesting
characters of the nineteenth century
are Nepoleon and Helen Keller -
What has she done?"
she is deaf. dsm and blind: she
reads German, French, latin and
Greek: she has passed the most diff
cult examination at Radcliffe Col
lege: she has written her autobi-
ography: and she is only twenty
eight
She is here, close to me, oil the
arm OF Mrs. Macy, he rteacher, her
good angel. her life. l saw her
coming from the far end of the
three large rooms separated by
wide bays. She is here. At first
| could not believe that this was
she. this smiling girl who seemed
to be looking at me out of her fine
blue eyes; and l instinctively turn
ed to Mrs. Macy, who herself was
blind until tn cage of twenty and
who still wears a white veil to tenn
per the light to her weak eyes. But
Helen spoke! With an effort, she
pronounced q few words of welcom e
and. when l heard that voice which
comes from an abyss. that laugh.
that terrible laugh, which echoes
through her silence like revellers'
footsteps in tho stiffness OF the
night ! feel tho latoul distance
that parts - ana I ann Gued With
dread
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-22
No Round Trim.

Philadelphia Record.
Wigg-Don't talk to me about
bluff. 1 tell you, bluff has carried
many man to success.
Wag-Yes, but he has generally
to hoof it back
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-22
invlgoratlng to tho Pale and sickly

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria .enriches the blood and the sys.
TEN. true tonic. For adults and children. SOC
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-22
The Old-FaShioncd Mothers.

with all her society manners and
fine dresses, white jeweled hands
that neer felt the clasp of baby fin
gers, but dear, old-fashoned moth
er with sweet voice, eyes into
whose clear depths the love Fight
shone. and brown hair threaded with
cheek. The hands. worn with toll.
gently guided our steps i'm childhood
and smoO'hrd our checks i'm sickness,
r.r reaching out to Hs i'm ye,TuiuE
.u0.s .... .d t.0 memory
".
-H
.... his ...
..u..s and .r ..a p.i#g.gI .r...I, ,
The Woman who never hoastad abou,
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Letter to
DIR. Kilmer & Co.
BinghamtOn, N. Y.
Prove What Swamp-ROOt VIII Do
For You

Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer e. Co,
Binghampton, N. Y, for a sample
size bottle 1t VIII convince anyone
You will also receive a booklet Of
valuable information, telling about
the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention the
Lancaster Semi-Weekly News. Reg
ular fifty cent and one-dollar size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-22
CISCO UPON A SPLENDID SCALE-vAST FOREIGN
ARISE IN FOREIGN SECTION.
maveIs of Sculpture Architecture, Color Wonderful Ga
Tremendous CoIonnades, Great Towers and Minarets
Palaces on Shores Of San Francisco Bay

Fuay.ao the Pa suna Exposition which
begun
il rhhecre 1yand true
other sun n the history of
hb h ld dhm tn hekndsr,
O the h Francisco
increased it fun for o pd
h its prprmu
a the ~ Italian aos;D Norway
n history will be heh rngh # exposition More
Especial ~ the o the eendg
re IRE o
huge "z ua % wnnde Eight from
wi be eli in Fracin
e N 5y take advantage # nnT
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-22

Helen spoke! With an effort, she
pronounced q few words of welcom e
and. when l heard that voice which
comes from an abyss. that laugh,
that terrible laugh, which echoes
through her silence like jewellers
footsteps in tho stiffness OF the
night. ! feel tho latciIl distance
dread
..a
IoNgl,. o.. I.l
Helen. with serenity sjHml" 1T..
her brow, but yet curious about u
hle, spoke ana asked me Thousand
questions, gathering unWittlng an
swers from my mouth; IT was ] who
was dear and dumb and blind in the
presence OF that being who seemed
10 see me without seeing, to hear me
without hearing and to speak to me
from the heart OF the unknown, for
my senses had suddenly become
useless and surged blindly against
Iaculties whlch perceived without
peing able to understand them.
fhe person VINO would venture to
speak dogmatlcally or Helen Keller
aftsr an hours Visit may be taken
TO belong to the vast FAMILY or the
'dehehled, VINO oehoid without see
ing, listen Wlthout nearing ana
speak without understanding.
Al moments OF direct commuhlse
tioh' that Is 10 say "heh heleh
gamers on my hps scarce-opeheu
thouBht Ihal seems 10 blossom III
her grave expression hrsI denotes
a'tshtioh' next +" Joyous CONFUSION
OF her Whole Dody taxes us Dy sur
PRISE. III IS movement prliilaht as
the Warhth OF her lhleIngeht hahd'
as hGh'hihS haSiS "hlch 'ells us tiial
her erect anu ioriiiai bearing Is con-
stah'iy broken py shi'ers "hich are
causeu ny holhihs tha' Is apparent
eo those VINO "alch her' 10 her'they
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~ boo espE illustrated mgdaaned
En t. be in Frncconu Febuar2 Decmer4
Panama cana lgon will mailed
o n information ocnmth great cheering
which the nin is ae the
of EM San Francisco booklet
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10
SAVING His Treasures

A fire broke out one day in Fran
els Wilson's dressing room at the the
alter where he was playing.
He had some of his books around
him and in an agony of despair asked
himself:
Which shall l saver" He glanced
at his precious Chaucer, at some
Shakespearean volumes, when
Come, Mr.. Wilson," broke in at the
door from fireman, you have not a
moment to lose"
Yes, yes, coming" replied Wilson,
absently.
He was looking for a special illu-
minated volume very dear to him.
Come, Wilson," cried his manager;
come, get out!"
"All right, all right" said Wilson,
and, grabbing some clothes in one
hand, he snatched with the other the
nearest volume and ran to the street.
There he looked at the huge volume
IN his arms. 1t was the city directory.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10
Copyright. 1914, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)

Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Long time ago the deer had no horns,
and the top of his head was as smooth
as the does head is today. He was a
good-natured fellow, who liked to
show all of the other animals how fast
he could run and how far he could
jump.
Now, the rabbit was also a great
runner and a good jumper, and he
liked to tell about what he could do
whenever he could get anyone to
listen
One day the rabbit was shifting
around Mamma Bear, as she was
taking the last of the corn cakes out
of the fire, and begging for some of
the hot and crisp pieces off the edge.
Give me two pieces, and l will
show you that 1 can jump clean over
your fire." said the rabbit.
II declare" said Mamma Bear, IF
you don't stop bothering me I'll pick
you up and hold you over the fire until
all of your fur is singed Off"
Catch me frst!" said the rabbit,
and ran away to see what other mis-
chief he could get into. After the
rabbit ran off, Mamma Bear sat down
and thought out a plan to stop the
rabbit from boasting any more Of his
speed. She folded up her apron and
went to call on the Great Beaver.
81 think we ought to fix up race
between the rabbit and the deer" said
Mamma Bear, "and offer grand prize
to the one who wins. If we do that,
know that the deer will beat. and l
won't have to listen to Mr.. Rabbit talk
about himself"
"And 1 know just the right prize to
offer to the one who WINS said the
Great Beaver. II will tell my son to
white out a fine pair Of horns, and
then will set them up in front of my
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10
JUMPING BEANS OF MEXICO
Not Bean at All, but a Species Of
Fruit-Queer Antics Caused
by Caterpillar.

You may have noticed among arti-
cles offered for sale at bazaar some
curious little three-cornered objects
that keep hopping about as if alive.
They are called jumping beans,
though really they are not beans at
all; as you can tell by their shape.
They are the fruit of tree growing
in Mexico, four of the so-called
"beans" forming one fruit, which splits
open and divides as it dries.
While the fruit is still young and
soft, tiny caterpillar eats its way
through the skin to the inside and
takes possession. 1t gradually eats out
the whole of the inside of the fruit,
and of course grows larger. Mean
while the skin has hardened into a
thin but strong shell, and the fruit
having divided has fallen to the
ground. The caterpillar is thus shut
into a strong prison.
Mexico being very hot country, it
will make difference to the temper
AZURE of the shell whether it falls into
a shady nook or is left out in the open.
exposed to the sun. Now. though the
caterpillar cannot see through the
walls of its little house, instinct leads
it to try to get into some sheltered
spot where it will not be trodden on
or disturbed. The only way it can do
this is by knocking its head against
the top of the shell and falling forward
whenever it feels the warmth OF the
sun.
It takes long while to get over the
ground in this way, at the rate OF
quarter of an inch each Jump but
by dint of perseverance q safe retreat
will generally be found; the seed will
eventually burst and grow: The cater
pillar then turns into a chrysalis.
which develops into a pretty little
brown, moth that lays its eggs on the
leaves of the same tree.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10
Praise for the Dear peo.rtea.

Uncle Cy was 96 years old when ha
died. He had made a lot of money
and had devoted his entire life to a
spectacular and desperate system ~
never letting go of nickel. His rem
ntation as tightwad and skinflint
was SO gorgeous and brilliant that it's
eiIulgence lit up all New England and
cast powerful glow as far south as
tennessee and as far west as Mime.
sofa. When it came to stinginess he
was the original gold-medal old guy
AT last he died and the family spat.
tered around a lot of money to nav for
ms funeral and to lay him out in state
IN sucn occasions in New England
IL is customary for everybody to saw
something nice about the dear depart.
ed. This time, however, the neighhors
merely looked on in silence.
AT last an old man in whose veins
the milk of human kindness rinnIed
and pumped and roared, took his stand
beside the casket and lifted up his
voice in eulogy to Uncle CIV.
Cy's gone now" he said, land I'll
say this for him: He was always good
t keeping his barn door shut.''-Pop.
ular Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10

house. When the rabbit sees them he
will want them, and we can get him
to race with the deer"
$50 that's settled" said Mamma
Bear, and she went back to her fire.
Pretty soon tho chipmunk came and
told Mamma Bear that Young Beaver
had finished the horns, and the chip
munk took a stick and drew in the
ashes a picture of a fine, spreading
pair OF antlers.
Sure enough. the rabbit wanted the
horns as soon as he saw them.
II thought maybe they would look
well on the deer" said the Great
Beaver But after he had sat and
smoked for a while, he said: I'll tell
between you and the deer, and the one
who beats shall have the horns!"
So, the animals all got together and
fixed it up to have the deer and the
rabbit run through thicket and back.
They were to start at the same mark
when the Great Beaver thumped his
tail hard on the water, "Plomp!" like
that, and the first to get back should
have the prize.
While every one was admiriIg the
horns, the rabbit said, Il don't know
this part of the country, SO I'm going
to take a look through the bushes
where we are to rum" They said that
was all right, but he was gone so long
that the fox said he must be up to one
of his tricks.
'I'll go and see what he is doing"
said the fox, and pretty soon he came
back and said that he had found the
rabbit gnawing the bushes and clear
ing path to run over. When the rab-
bit came back at last to start the
race, the Great Beaver told him that
the horns would GO to the deer, for
they could not allow a tricky fellow
like him to try race for them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10

Theirs h not medicine for any pur.
pose more carefully made than 8. s. 1t
represents the highest type OF medicine
It's medical properties are just as essen
tial to well balanced health. II the blood
be sick, as are the nourishing elements OF
meats. grains, fats and sugars of our daily
food. s. s. S. is prepared direct rom
native botanical material. Not drop OF
drugs is added. Not a drop of minerals
is used. This is one of the most import.
ant things to know and to remember
when your blood needs attention
It is the most effective. the purest. .ne
quickest and most reliable meolcino
known for poisoned blood. rheumatism
catarrhal infection, malaria. skin disease.
old sores and all Affections that snow u
the blood. skin, joints and muscles.
An interesting book on the blood y
nailed to those who write. Get bottle
of s. S. s. today. 1t is the worlds great
est medicine. Insist upon the dealer
handing you s. S. S. and don't let nim
crate about something that ne cant ao-
vertise as free from iodide OF potash ana
other destructive mineral drugs.
"a you have trouble getting 3. = 9.
write to The Swift Specific Coz 3o6 swim
Bldg, Atlanta, Ca. for list OF square oeaa
stores.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10
Disappointed.

President Wilson has a fund of
stories. One that he tells is of a little
boy whom he encountered at Staunton,
Va, the presidents birthplace. Mr..
Wilson was speaking to good-sized
crowd from the steps of the Baldwin
seminary for girls, when he discovered
little 7-year-old lad pushing and
showing his way through the crowd.
The boy finally landed in front of Mr..
Wilson and shouted excitedly:
where is it? Where is it?"
Mr.. Wilson stopped his speech and,
with a broad smile, said good natured-
ly:
"Well, my boy, guess I'm it"
ooh! pshaw!" responded the young
ster, with a look of disgust, why,
thought it was dog fight. New
York Tribune.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10

OQURG O1IIICIs uIdIIUdI IdUOI1 U111
well and hearty and weigh about zOO
pounds. / feel very grateful that l
found Dodds Kidney Pills and you may
publish this letter if you wish. am
serving my third term as Probate
Judge of Gray Co. Yours truly,
PHILIP MILLER, Cimarron, Kan.
Correspond with Judge Miller about
this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints. also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 8 sent free.
Adv.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10

testimonial" Mrs. LAWRENCE MAR
TIN, u King ST., Westbrook, Maine.
Mansion, Wis. cat the Change Of
Life suffered with pains in my back
and loins until could not stand. l also
bad night-sweats so that the sheets
would be wet. I tried other medicine
but got no relief. After taking one bot
Tie Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
IOnpound I began to improve and !
cOntlnued its use for six months. The
pans left me, the night-sweats and hot
flashes grew less, and in one year was
different woman. I know I have to
aank you for my continued good health
ever since - - Mrs. M. ]. BRowNELL,
Mansion, Wis.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound, made from roots
ono herbs, is unparalleled in such cases.
II yOu want special advice write to
lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
,tn'la) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
~Opened, read and answered by a
woman, and held in strict confidence.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10
Putnam Fadeless Dyes will last
until the goods wear out.

Mrs. Julian Heath, president of the
American Housewives league, says
that American wives are, as a rule ig-
norant as to the prices and quality OF
articles required for housekeeping and
in so far are inefficient housekeepers.
She tells of overcharges by grocers
and other tradesmen which a good
bargainer would not permit, and says
that by sharp questioning she induced
a grocer recently to reduce his price
for storage eggs from so cents a dozen
to 80 cents.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10
Free to Our Readers

:, Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago. for
4o-page illustrated Eye Book Free. Write all
about Your Eye Trouble and thew viii 49,.
az to the Proper Application of the Murine
Eye Remedies in Your Special Case. Your
Druggist will tell you that Murine Relieves
Sore Eyes, Strengthens Weak Eyes. Doesn't
smart Soothes Eye Pain, and sells for SOC.
ea .y ~ IN your Eyes and in Baby's Eyes for
Scaly Eyelids and Granulation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10
A Sympathetic Dou.

The fare of certain boarding house
was very poor. A boarder who had
been there for some time, because he
could not get away, was standing in
the hall when the landlord rang the
dinner-bell. Whereupon an old dog
that was lying outside on a rug COM
menced to howl mournfully.
The boarder watched him for little
while, and then said:
What on earth are you bowling for?
You don't have to eat it,"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10

ton. the inventor has made an imita-
ton of smoke, which Is to be seen
bursting with startling realism from
the smoke stack of the miniature en-
CINE. The imitation is made by COW
ering of cotton, suitably colored, over
a piece of wire, and when this is prop
erly placed in the smoke stack OF the
engine the effect is astonishing. Chi
cago Tribune.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10
WOMEN FROM
10 10 So TESTIFY
Iothe Merit of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Com
pound during Change
of Life.
Westbrook, Me. "I was passing
through the Change Of Life and had

pains in my back
and side and was SO
weak I could hardly
do my homework.
l have taken Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
it has done me a lot
of good. I viii re-
commend your med
icine to my friends
and give you permits
sion to publish nv
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10

An eminent authority has estimated
that 81 per cent of the people of Paris
have the germs of tuberculosis in
their blood and are capable of spread.
ing the disease.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10
SPRING SUGGESTION.

Take two or three Wright's Indian
Vegetable Pills upon retiring a few
times and you will say that they're the
best Spring Medicine you've ever tried.
Send for trial box to 372 Pearl St., N. Y.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-10

The state university lands in Arr
IONA are to be numbered under a CO.
operative agreement between the gov
eminent and the state land commits
sion. Arizona is the first state in the
southwest and one of the few in the.
country to cut it's timbered lands ON
forestry principles.