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PIMPLES ON FACE AND NECK

1922 Moore ST., Philadelphia, Pa
my trouble started four years ago on
my face and neck, It started as PIN
pies and then turned to boiIs. / was
nearly ashamed to walk along the
street it was that bad. The pimples
always festered and came to a head
which gave me a bad appearance. The
boils came out on my neck and were
as big as marbles. They gave me
severe pain both day and night. Z
would not be able to 1leep more than
three or four hours at night.
Il bought q cake Of Cuticura Soap
and a box Of Cuticura Ointment,
washed my face and neck with the
Cuticura Soap each morning and
night, then I put the Cuticura ONT
ment on the affected parts and left 1t
on for six or seven minutes then ]
washed it OF with Cuticura Soap. In
thirty-one days time l was completely
cured.
My sister had some kind Of scalp
disease which was making her hair
fall out BY the handful. / told her to
use some Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
She used them for three days and all
the itching stopped and her hair stop
ped falling out" (Signed) James F.
Murtaugh. May /, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston. ADV
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A PHYSICAL WRECK
Confined to Bed FIR SIX Weeks

Mrs. J.. Lenane. Monroe ST. Archibald
Pa, says: IT had awful lameness acros
my back and It kept me from resting at
night. / suffered from terrible headachea
and dizzy spells and fEey affected INV
sight. The kidney secretsons were irree1i-
lar In passage, and my health was going
down day by day. Finally my feet and
ankles began swelling ard / wasn't akI8
to tie my shoes. I got 81 bad / couldaf,
stay up any longer and tor six weeks
was sick abed. unable ia move hand 81
foot. I was q physical wreck. AT this
critical time. q nelghbor sent MT Few
Doan's Kidney Pills andftold nd 10 try
them. To my delight. hey helped ma
from the first and I kept on using ITEM.
unit I was completely cured. 1 have been
free from kidney trouble ever since ana
I am now enjoying good health. n Doan,g
Kidney Pills had only cone to my atten-
ton sooner, I would certainly have been
spared 4 good deal Of expense and SUI
fering. My recovery has surprised every
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LAWYER EVIDENTLY 4 YOUTH
No Man to Whom YearslHsd Brought
Wisdom Would Have Asked Such
a superfuous Question.

A Chicago lawyer recently received
a cali from a very &elLgroomed.
stylish young person.
Sir said she, I am in great dis
tress.r
Please state your case miss"
The difficulty is this: ri have re-
ceived three proposals II marriage.
and l do not know which to accept
After a painful pause. he lawyer.
more IN f~acetiousness than anything
else. asked:
Which man has the most money7s
The young woman shrugged her
shoulders DO you imagine, she
asked. that if / knew / would consult
you or any other lawyer
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Clearly Explained
Coming to Herself.

On q occasion Dr.. Francis War
ner was trying to bring back to con-
sciousness a woman who had had a
paralytic stroke. His efforts seemed
likely to be in vain. For a long time
her u~tterances were only the rawlings
Of delirium, but all at once she sat up
in bed, and. looking straight at Doc
tor Warner, she cried out: "Oh, you
funny old mani" All" said Doctor
Warner cheerfully, now she's begin
ming to talk Unsatisfactory Week
".
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At the Breakfast Table.

II have a vague yearning for some
thing" murmured the poet. "A con-
slant ~yearning for something; I know
not what"
Maybe it's tripe," suggested the
sympathetic 1andlady. I'VE haven't
had any in al long time"
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she Didn't Know

Uncouth Young Man-May / kiss
you, Miss Jones?
Miss Jones CndignantIy]-What do
5yu mean, sir?
U. Y. M. tsurprised) -Donf yon
know what a kiss is yet? Well you
are the funniest girl / ever saw
Good Evening.
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Another Evil.

Willis-4T see a fellow in New York
took out $25O,000 insurance on 5000
worth OF goods" Gillis-"That's
nothing. / know a lot of fellows who
carry $4,000 life insurance on a 80
cent life."-Puck.
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Strange Piu.

Five-year-old George had spent the
summer in the country, where he was
much interested in a neighbours pig
and COW. On his return to his city
home he was asked what he liked in
the country.
Z like Mr.. Johnson's pig best"
"Ahl How many pigs has Mr. Jonn-
SOM"
two"
What color are MI. Johnson's
pigs?"
One pig is white"
What color is the other pig7"
THE other pigs q cow."-Youth's
Companion.
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"Helen. asked her mother, who
loves you best, Jack or Harry
'Well they're both awfully good at
II. mother
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Stubborn Throat troubles are easily re-
ieved BY Deans Mentholated Cough Drops.
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yes, / read it. and I am dIsappolht
ed in it"
Then it is as bad as the critics
sayg' Not near.-Houstbn Post
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Don't scorn the man who falls. The
human race is largely made up Of
also rams.
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seIflove is not only bsild. but its
incurable.
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PNEUMAIfcA STOPS YOUR PAIN
Vxbfeak6 up Tosr cold III one hour N4u4rYefQua.
peed exter1Sl:E An druggists. = cents. Adv
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Doan's Kidney PiIIs--nothl

Doan's Kidney PiIIs-nothi
nor cause a habit. DELI
can use them with perfee> saf5y.
The following case e typical Of tH
cures effected by Doah's Kidney Pila'
Grateful testimony Is the best evil
dence:
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The ann who follows his inclination
gets very far from the bottom Of
the ladder.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-01-02

why couldn't the roots Of Al nat
houses be uniform
AWhnf Ror2t
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Nearly a million divorces have been
granted In the last 20 years.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-01-02

Had His Own Favorite.
We'll. Villa took Chihuahua"
i suppose he had a right to. / al
ways take bourbon myself"
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INvALIDs AMI CHILDREN
strengthen the body. Never fails. All drnerists'
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1cG 15g5gE1AM PUNISHMENT METgp OUT TO TME BA@@M
&AA2eAS EG2&OE@a SISTERS THAT RECALLS Tgz T2Mo5H6
FAUE oE T@g HAPAE@@ HEROINE o. s@@iz@ shaARN6GHaa

Gracia. supported him In his course It Is even
asserted that Baron Domenico logged and
otherwise tortured his imprisoned sisters with
the intention OF Fastening their end
1t Is surprising that the two women survived
their dreadful Imprisonment Cor so long Evil
IDENTIFY they possessed great vitality Fifteen
years passed from their incarceration until the
secret burial of Teresina led to the discovery
OF the tragedy. When Teresina died she was
buried at midnight beneath the dungeon floor
with due and solemn ceremony. Her passing
was welcomed as helping to bury In the grave
part OF the stain the family honor The
other daughter. sobe is now hopelessly in.
sane, and is not likely to live long.
Mediaevalism fingers among the noble ,am
HES OF Naples and Southern Italy to surpSIs
Ing extent It Is a relic OF conditions thar ev.
isted before the present progressive government
OIL united Italy was formed. The Neapoitan
Kingdom was terribly misgoverned by the Bour
oons' ana land holders had to depend on the
euehsth OF their castles and their own weapons
10 oe1end themselves from brigands and maraud.
ers rms tended TO preserve barbarism
thousand Years of Family Pride.
me Baron Domenico Camarda belongs to an
extremely ancient Neapolitan family: family
that has lived In these regions since the fonda,
roman empire During the many changes IN
sovereignty OF the Neapolitan territory the
Camardas have continued to hold their anc,en,
castle and estates. They live in the atmosphera
and the spirit OF the Middle Ages The head .,
the FAMILY Is regarded as having the power q,
lie and death over his wife, his children and bio
dependents.
The women are taught to look upon the hoaa
OF the family as second only to the Almighty
Ancestor worship and preservation OF the family
honor form true religion among the CarDardas
Tne women learn the ancient Accomplishments
eno arts OF housekeeping that were considered
suitable for noblewomen centuries ago bat thew
scarcely know how to read and write and al,
modern ideas OF freedom and woman's rights are
very carefully kept from them. It has been tho
BOAST OF the family that never In It's long hiatorv
has the honor OF one OF Its women been suited
To maintain this tradition Is more inrortapt %
the family than the happiness or life OF tho
women.
The Castle OF the Camardas Is situated nnon
the summit OF steep hin so that Il COM
mands the country for miles around. In an.
cient times no enemy could approach Il with
out being observed and even to-day It's position
helped to save from discovery the dark doings
that were occurring within Its dungeons
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II TO T[ME BARON

wall thirty feet high surrounds the cast,e
and from the outside only the high tower that
iorhs the central feature and stronghold OF the
buildings within be seen From this tower
the defenders OF the castle once aimed arrows
and other missiles at their enemies in time Ar
war. Admission through the outer wall can
only De obtained by crossing drawbridge over
deep ditch On each side of the drawbridee
are nigh walls. loopholed to enable the defend
ers TO shoot with arrows or bullets those who
should attempt to storm the entrance.
TO make sure OF obtaining admission IN ,his
frownlng fortress the police dressed themselves
as peasants. that their appearance should
not excite suspicion from a distance Beyond
the great hall Of the castle and raised above it
by few steps they entered an ancient chanel.
which was In charge OF the private chaplain of
the Camardas. Here were tablets to members
or this noble family dating back for thousand
years. Again and again there were references
TO the unspotted honor OF the Camardas. One
brave In war. wise In counsel and obeyed bv
his wife"
Even In view OF the terrible cruelty shown by
the Baron Camarda, considerable sympathy ia
expressed among the nobility Of the country for
his vigorous efforts to save the family honor"
Burial alive. or Imprisonment In some form
that was equally cruel. seems to have been
favorite punishment In the Middle Ages. The
case that will occur to most people Is that Of
Constance de Beverley, which is told with so
much poetic feeling in Scott's "Marmion" 4
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q TRAGEDY has Just been brought to ligh;
~ at Naples that recalls the most grewsome
medieval traditions of torture and ven.
geance inflicted for offences against the family
honor and dor wrongd ding. real or imagined.
1rFecals the heart-rending story of the burial
alive LOT fair Constance de Beverley. which
Forms the most thrilling episode of SCOTS poem
sMarmion." 1t also brings to mind the incar.
ceration Of Ugolino Gherardesca and his nephews
linlthe Tower of Silence at Florence. as told in
Dante6 nlnferno." The Italian and other
medieval annalsts tell many tale of cruelty
and vengeance like the present one, but Ger.
tainly not more dreadful.
AIN this instance two beautiful bu, shining
young women were practically walled up alive
one to die in Inconceivable and unwitnessed
misery: the other to be rescued, hopelessiy In
sane. in these latter days
"A few weeks ago the police receiyed inforn,a
ton, that secret burial had been performed
In. the. dungeons of the ancient Castle OF
Mairato. near Naples. Belonging to the noble
family OF the Camardas The information was
brought by servant who had fed from tha
castle. The man was In deadly fear OF his life
and begged the police to protect him. When ne
had obtained promises OF protection no told
a story that convinced the police that grave
crime had been committed IN the old castle
The Raid Upon the Ancient Castle,
The police descended suddenly and secret,y
on the ancient stronghold and seized its lord.
the Baron Domenico Camarda. They then pro.
ceeded to search the dungeons OF the castle.
With lanterns they CROPPED their way through
labyrinth of dark, damp and rat-infested cor.
ridors and cells.
In the lowest dungeon of all they came to a
fagstone that showed signs OF having baen
newly disturbed. They pred 1t up and dug into
the earth beneath. There they found coffin.
They opened It. Within was the body of
woman recently dead, but worn by famine TO a
skeleton. She was richly dressed In the styla
OF ten or more years ago.
Just as they were bringing the skeleton to
view the means OF woman, dreadful muffled.
we're heard from behind wall. The police
went to the spot from which the sounds came
and broke open little iron door. Within
OZARK and damp cell they found a woman chained
to the wall, dressed very much like the other
in the coffin. She was ravIng mad.
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picture of this
episode by the
German artist. IT.
FL. Rosenthal. Is
one OF the most
effective pieces of
dramatic painting
e v er produced.
There are. how
even many In.
stances besides
that. som Q or
I h e m historical
and others leg.
endary.
This puni 8 h.
ment gratifed the
thirst for barbar.
Gus cruelty that
was so marked q
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Characteristic OF human nature In the ages OF bar
oarism. The long agony OF the victim, as he or
she watched the preparations for the walling up.
was doubtless Joy to the crueity.loying nature
After that the torturer could enjoy an indefinite
period of gloating as he thought that his vic
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m ALSMl0 ON

tim was slowly expiring In unspeakahle misery.
The complete immuring OF the victim, how.
ever. was not cruel enough to satisfy some men.
They preferred to leave q little doorway. win
dow or loophole through which they could
watch the long agony of their victims, keep them
alive indefinitely and taunt them In their
misery. The first way, horrible as It seems to
us. was too quick and too mercifuI for many
medieval tyrants and monsters.
King Louis XII. OF Franco Kept some op hfa
prisoners in deep holes (which were not large
enough to lie down in, There was hole at the
top about the nize OF the lid OF a coal hole.
which the prisoner could not possibly reach,
Through this enough food was thrown to keen
the poor creature olive. These dungeons were
called "oubliettes" meaning places where one
is forgotten.
The victims. however, we're not always forgot.
ten. II prisoner were OF sufficient Importance,
King Louis would lit the I'D of his prison and
address few insulting remarks to him. Making
a round OF the "oubliettes" was one OF the fey
pleasures which Louis NJ. enjoyed after his az.
fairs OF state had been attended to. Among those
whom he tortured in this manner was q prom.
inent bishop.
The robber barons, who lived BY murderoua
raids and plundering travellers, inflicted a great
variety OF fortunes upon their prisoners in the
very gloomy dungeons of their castles. which
now lend pic!uresqueness to many parts NJ
europe. Instincts inherited from those da7s
help to explain the tragedy that has occurred NJ
Naples.
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The evidences OF crime on the part OF the
owner Of the castle seemed too apparent to be
denied. The police asked the Baron Camarda
what he had to say. The Baron replied simply:
81 did II to save the family honor"
The Baron taken into custody and has
now. 1t is said. made full confession to the
police. version OF which has been published
by the italian newspapers.
According to this, the tragedy began years
ago when the father OF the present Baron was
still alive. His two younger daughters who we're
very beautiful and spirited girls. disgraced the
family name. One Of them Tereslna. had a
secret love affair with young army officer.
The other daughter. named 1sobel, had a similar
affair with rising young radical polcitian
whose politics were especially hateful to the
old Baron.
The Baron hurried his daughters away to his
castle Of Mairato. which Is surrounded by large
estates and filled with humble retaners Two
innocent babies were killed and buried within
the castle walls as the first step to protect the
family honor. The two daughters were incar.
cerated in the lowest dungeons OF the castle
Here no light and very little air could reach
them The two girls were chained to walls
No sound they mado could possibly reach tho
outside world. Once day barely sufficient
food to keep them alive was thrust into the cell
by some member OF the family all OF whom
loyalty supported the father In his barbarous
course.
The Girls Vanish from the World.
The old Baron lived thenceforth In his castle.
shut up with his tortured daughters and the
knowledge of the family disgrace People who
had known the girls In Naples could only learn
that they were living In secusion at the castle
There was nothing to be done as few neonIa
questioned the right OF nobieman to keep his
daughters shut up In his own house. The Baron
died IN few years. his end FASTENED by tho
knowledge of his terrible secret
HIS son the Baron Domenico Camarda. inhsr.
iteo his fathers conception OF the family honor
IN an intensified form He continued the rigid
incarceration OF his two sisters His brother.
francesca. and his two sisters. Antonio and
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\ Baron Camarda and his servants dragged
- the two erring daughters Of the house
YAto the deepest dungeon of the castle" Is
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-06-13
MISS BATTESE, AUTHORIZES
AND C0MPSOER.

Another star appears in the
literary sphere III the person. Of
Miss Harriet F. Edwards Battese
of Columbia, a student of Har-
mony.
AS authoress any; composer
she has presented the public
with two meritorious lyrics
Love Means Chess" a clever,
song. and, Luna, You
Great Big Beautiful Dear ex-
pressing very high ideals. Miss
Battese may truly be called a
genins for she has many
accomplishments. Designing
modiste, millinery, embroidery
in domestic science. She was
graduated in 1910 from the
Episcopal school of this city as
saluttatorian of the class. She
rendered a sublime grafton. Miss
Battese has been peculiarly af-
flicted for more than a year, but
is gradually improving. Some
of her songs will be used at the
WOmen's Federation in Sumter.
Tho IpSio~to,~ Soac Tob D.;,@;,,.t
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-06-13
Big Rally at the Air Dome
Theatre Sunday. Bishop
Chappelle to Speak.

The Me,'s Christian Alliance
will pitch a thousand dollar rally
Sunday afternoon at the Air
Dome Theatre. They hope to
raise at least two hundred dollars
and to this end everybody, men
and women are urged to come out
and give as literally as they are
able to this wortey cause. The
men are going to buy a lot and
erect a building thereon for men.
The officers of the Alliance are:
W. E. Green, president; H. j.
Champion, secretary; T. J. Entz-'
minger, treasurer.
Bishop w. D. ChappelIe will
speak at 4:30 p. M. on the i'm
portance of Negroes getting to-
gether.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-06-13
OUR CAMDEN News LETTER

Camden, June <>Lh. Another
commencement week was wit
messed in Camden last week when
the Jackson Graded school con-
ducted its closing exercises. The
exercises began Wednesday June
3rd inst, with the graduating
exercises and declamational con-
test.
The class of 1914 consisted of
Katie Lee Boykin, Corinne Gen.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-06-13
A HOSPITAL FOR COLORED PEO.
PIE Of s. c. ASSURED

The Rev, Richard Carroll attire
canvassing for four hours last
Wednesday, in Columbia secured
nine hundred dollars for the
hospital, and has in sight twelve
hundred more which he is sure to
get before the end Of this week.
These large amounts come, of
course, from white people. One
man gave five hundred, and the
others one hundred each.
The following colored persons
have sent in their subscriptions:
Hon. E. H. Deas of Darlington,
and Madame G. ]. Walker, of In
diars,polis, Ind. AS already re-
ported, smaller amounts have
been donated by white and COL
ored people and placed in the
Peoples Bank, care of Mr.. J. A.
Hoyt. NJ. j. A. Roach is assis-
tant treasurer of funds contribu-
ed by co'ored people. NINE. C.
J, Walker contributed twenty
five dollars and many gave more.
1t is hoped that all colored people
will contribute from one to twen-
ty-five dollars Rev. Carroll's
object is to raise fifty thousand
dollars for a sanitarium and hos
pital to be built in the city of Col
umbia.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-06-13
THE THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL
At ALLEN UNIVERSITY.

The commencement program of
the Theological school at Allen
University was an unique DEM
onstration of the class of work
being done by the professors in
the department. The graduation
oration of Rev. Mercer L.. Ram
sey. of Greenwood, was the es-
sence of oratory, elocution, and
logic. That he held his audience
spell-bound on commencement
day is well said. He deserves
the degree.:of BID. which was con.
ferred upon him. No department
in Allen is doing more excellent
work and reaches a greater need
in the very life of the race and
church than the theo.o gical
For For 3 yssrs sa,.
bert has had the deanship 81 !2Al-
len University and his admins
tration is one of constructive
work, Some able young men are
in the field representing the work
done in the department. DR..
Rembert is assisted in this good
work by Prof. T. B. Nelson, who
has the chair of Hebrew and Di-
dactic Theology. Bob Nelson is
a real good scholar, quiet and un-
assuming.
The support of the theological
department is growing. One
thousand dollars is given annual
ly now from the general church
and, it is said, that each confer
ence in the state will give a schol-
arship that the scope of theologi-
cal training may be more far
reaching as it affects the pulpits
of the A, M. E. church in South
Carolina.
The commencement exercises
at Allen last week were the best
ever given out there, even the
enemies of Negro institutions
solely by Negroes, say
so. In my letter to The State a
few days ago / made mistake
as to the number of graduates. I
am reliably informed that there
were 48 to graduate from the l..
l. course, two given degrees of A.
B., one the degree of B. D., and
six certificates from the depart
ment ~ domestic arts. I. NJ. A.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-06-13
Grace and logan is
for the Charleston
democracy, :

We would like to H., W wheth-
er, when Mayor Grace left the
News and Courier office he was
doing a turkey strut or turkey
trot. The Mayor AYERS he was
doing the turkey strut; judging
from what our esteemed Charles
ton contempary says about it he
was doing either a graceful or
disgraceful turkey trot.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-06-13

Rev. w. R. Bowman preached
his Introductory sermon last
Sunday to one of his large new
churches .at Fort Motto. The
people were elated with the SER
mon and exposed them selves
well pleased with their newly
appointed pastor.