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SUNDAY, JULY 5.
$148,426.38
These Figures Represent the Amount Paid by
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Four Per Cent. Interest on Savings Accounts
$89,296.52 of Which They Have Received Within the Past Five Years
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Governor Smith Honored
By Congress on Tuberculosis
The International Congress on
Tuberculosis will meet in Washing
ton, D. 0., from September 21st to
October 12th, and the meeting will
be one of the largest gatherings of
its kind ever held. The congress
meets once every three years and
this is the first time that it has come
to this country.
Preparations for the gathering are
engaging the a mention of every en
lightened nation. A number of the
foreign governments have already an
nounced to the State Department at
Washington the names of their offi
cial delegates, while others have ac
quainted the Secretary-General of the
congress with their plans for par
ticipation in the congress and ir. the
great exhibition that will be held in
connection with the gathering. The
exhibition and the congress aie to
be housed in the National Museum,
adjoining the Smithsonian. The exhi
bition promises to be practically a
World’s Fair on the subject of tub
erculosis. It will show what is being
done around the globe in the fight
against tuberculosis, from Alaska
down to the Cape of Good Hope, from
the Steppes of Northern Russia to
the diamond fields of South Africa.
Every State in the Union is expect
ed to be represented in some way
at the congress. The governors of
forty states have authorized the sec
retaries ot the state boards of health,
;he heads on institutions, or other of
ficials, to arrange for participation in
the gathering.
Governor Smith, of Georgia, has
been p-sked to serve as one of the
vice-presidents of the International
Congress on Tuberculosis to be held
in Washington from September 21st
to October 12th, under the auspices
of the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculos
is. Governor Smith’s desire to have
the state represented adequately in
the congress was Indicated somo
time ago when he wrote to the heads
of the state Institutions and the di
rectors of organizations asking them
to appoint delegates to attend the
congress. Captain W. G Raoul, of
Atlanta, Is a member of the Central
Committee of arrangements for the
Congress, and is also chairman of the
local committee which is to arrange
for Georgia’s participation in the
congress and in the exhibition to he
held in connection with it. Other
members of the committee include:
Dr. Thomas D. Coleman, Augusta
Dr. H. F. Harris, Atlanta.
Dr. R. R. Klme, Atlanta.
Mr. .1. C. Logan, Atlanta.
Dr. Theo. Oertel, Augusta.
Interest in the International Con
gress on Tuberculosis is not confined
to physicians. Every phase of tho
scientific study of tuberculosis as it
affects human beings will be discuss
ed by physicians, surgeons, and
specialists In every field. But .equal
ly important places on the program
have been assigned to the men and
women who are taking some part in
the preventive work that is being car
ried on along social, economic, or
industrial lines. There will also be
a section of special Interne* to vet
erinarians, and that will discuss tub
erculosis In animals and Its relation
to man.
President Roosevelt has accepted
ihe presidency of the congress, and
ihe governors of the stales will serve
as vice-presidents. Dr. Edward L
Trudeau, of Saranac Lnk®, Is tho hon
orary president. Dr. Trudeau has
had tuberculosis himself for mart/
years, and over thirty vears ago
when It first became* apparent that
he had the disease. Ins-sad of com
posing himself to die, he went tip
to the Adirondack*. The out-door
treatment wrs Just beginning to be
I'dvocated by German speolalht*, and
(Dr. Trtidern tried It on himself. Ho
pasted on Jus gospel of the method
to others, and the great movement
in this country in recent years, for
'the out-door treatment of tuberculos
is, is generally attributed to his in
itiative. It has been his inspirational
influence in this direction that has
won for him the affectionate title of
the “Father of the Open Air Treat
ment in America.”
FATHER AND SOI
HAVE INTERRED
66,000 PEOPLE
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Mr. W. Eclw Platt ami His
Father Have’ Laid Away
Great Army of Augustans
in Their Last Resting
Place.
To have laid away in their last si
lent resting place sixty-six thousand
persons is a marvelous record and
at first it seems scarcely credible that
two people within the space of sixty
years should have consigned so large
a of bodies to the earth. Yet,
the records at the W. E. Platt under
taking establishment show that Mr.
W. E. Platt and his father togethof
have burled sixty-six thousand peo
ple. The records are authentic and
indisputable.
The funerals have been held within
a radius of a hundred miles around
Augusta, this being especially true
about the early years of business. At
that time there were not so many un
dertakers as there are at present and
most of the funerals were directed by
the Platts.
Mr. W. E. Platt himself has burifd
over thirty thousand people in the
City Cemetery of Augusta. That is
more than half of the present popula
tion of the city at present.
In thinking of the number of re
i corded deaths tho first thought whlen
j enters the mind is that of the groat
number of living persons with whom
j the undertaker has come in contact
I In the performance of his sad duty.
|H e sees then in most cases the per
sons as they uro. The maßk of mirth
[ and levity has fallen from the coun
-1 tenance and instead the face por
[ trays the grief of the heart at the loss
of tho loved one and th e Indefinable
fear which assails the soul In the
presence of tho greatest of all mys
teries —death. The ainenltleß of so
cial observance are forgotten and die
heart drawn by sympathy into kin
ship with the sorrowing one seeks
but the expression of that sympathy
and the quick handclasp and the ten
der look betray unmistakably tho
brotherhood of all brought about by
1 the sad touch of sorrow.
To most the undertaker seems hut
a cold and selfish Instrument by
which the form of the dead are for
ever bidden beneath the earth, and
but few credit hirn with sympathy
and klndltnesa of heart. It seems
necessarily that continuous contact
with death would lessen those sens,
blllties and create Instead a cold ad
| Justment of the heart and nerves tj
painfully sad occasions. When Mr.
Platt was asked about this phase of
the situation he said that it had In
i no wfse dolled bla sympathy of heart
and he spoks of many pathetic little
Incidents whteh have come under his
observation.
The question wea also asked con
’ corning a personal fear of death
IN FICTION JAPAN
AND AMERICA
WAGEWAR
BERLIN.—A book said to have
been written by an officer of the gen
eral staff and dealing with the war
between Japan and the United States
which every one here considers in
evitable has just appeared and Is be
ing widely discussed.
The book, entitled ‘‘Banzai,’ after
the war cry of the little brown men,
gives the following as the most prob
able events of the war:
Without the formality of declaring
war the Japanese attack the Philip
pines and cut all the cables. The
whole Japanese navy then steams to
ward San Francisco, which Is taken
entirely by surprise, bombarded and
raptured, partly through the aid of
Japanese cooks and workmen em
ployed in tho forts defending tho
I Golden Gate.
| Immediately afterward the Japs
! tako possession of all railroad lines
in the states of California, Oregon
and Washington.
The American battleship fleet in
Magdalena Bay is surprised and de
stroyed by the Japanese.
American soldiers, regulars and
volunteers, are rusNtid west, but are
entirely wiped out in the first battle
by the f lapanese veterans. ~
Then the fortune of war changes.
The United States shows remarkable
recuperative power, and volunteers
from all parts of Europe come to
fight under the Stars and Stripes.
The new American army gives bat
tle to the Japs and drives them Into
the sea with enormous losses.
In the meantime civil war breaks
out in the United States. In New
York tho Slavs and Latin people fight,
the working people revolt., and the
millionaires palaces are looted; but
j after a while order Is restored.
The author of this remarkable book
hldcß his Identity under the pseu
donym "Paiabellum.”
fashionable'club men
ILL FROM POISONING
PARIS. —No member of the fash
ionable Automobile Club de France
will ever again attempt to eat canard
a la Rouennalso, a dish for which the
chef of the club was famous for
nearly thro e hundred members of the
1 club narrowly escaped losing their
\ lives after Indulging in their favorite i
dish a few days ago and some of
them have not yet recovered.
Canard a la Rouennaise Is a duck
roasted In Its own blood and every
I effort has heen made at the Paris
municipal laboratory to discover wny
duck cooked in this manner elalne.
so many victims every summer. No
1 certain derision has been reaehet/
but the official scientists believe that
a microbe exists In tht blond* of the
duck which can only he killed at a
! very high temperature.
which might be engendered by the
! continual handling of the dead, hut it
seems that fear also is lost in the
1 knowledge of the Inevitable and nat
ural law which demands that all who
| live must die.
If sympathy and kinship with sor
, row broadens and < nriobles surely he
who ha* shared the sorrow of thirty
tnousand people must know much of
hue an nature and must b* gentle and
I kindly of heart
THE AUGUSTA HERALD,
WEALTHY BROKER IS
KILLED AND
ROBBED
PARlS.—Paris has still another
murder mystery to solve. The wealthy
stockbroker, M. Henri Remy, living in
the Rue de la Pepinlere, was found
dead on the floor of hts bedroom by
Ills butler a few- nights ago. His whole
body wus covered with
had evidently been Inflicted with an
ordinary table or desert knife.
A writing desk In the room had
been forced open and from there as
from Mine. Remy’s room two thou
sand francs in cash and Jewelry
valued at 10,000 fra mu had been
stolen.
When tho murder took place M.
Remy and his son were In the house
with eleven servants. When last
seen the murdered man was reading
In bed whon his valet brought him
a glass of water.
The police can say nothing beyond
the fact that they very naturally be
lieve the murder was the work of
burglars. Possibly, however, some
former servant had something to do
with it,
Remy was attacked while asleep In
the dark for the mattress was slashed
in many place# showing that the mur
derers wer e afraid to turn on the
electric light.
PARIS STREETS ABE
UNSAFE AFTER
IK
PARIS. —It is ralher hard on an
old Parisian who adores his city to
say so, hut It cannot be concealed
that the streets of Paris have become
so unsafe owing to the Inability of
the police to cope with the apaches
that foreign visitors coming here
should not be without a warning not
to walk too much alone after dark
and especially should ladies never ap
pear In tho streets evenings without,
mala escort.
Realizing the necessity’ of doing
something to protect themselves the
Parlslennes who must pass through
the streets after dark have taken up
umbrella fencing and special umbrel
las are being made which are quite
formidable weapons in the hands of
a skilled fencer. Several apaches
have already found out to their sor
row that, a very Innocent looking um
brella in the hands of an agile and
quie ; k midinette returning home from
her work is quite a match for their
own murderous looking knives and
stilettoes.
American visitors should also know
before they conic here that there la
a very large quantity of spurious
coins In circulation here during the
tourist season. Parisians are too care
ful to be taken In but the amount
lost by foreign visitors each year
must be very large.
The coins of which to be careful
are the five francs, two franca, franc
and fifty centime pieces. Unucrupul
oils waiters who are well aware that
there is nothing an American Is less
apt to do than to admit that some
body has got. the best of him keep a
store of counterfeit coins, some made
from lead, others which sr ( . mWnngi-r
current In a special pocket, and If
you see a waiter give you change out
of two pockets you iub t be sure bo is
| up to mischiot.
ill OF CALHOUN
FILLS on I
CHARTEH
COLUMBIA, S. C.—The secretary
of slate today chartered the Hunk of
Calhoun Falls, located at Calhoun
Tails, Abbeville county; capital stock
$20,000; directors, .las. P. Gossett,
T. H. Gossett, 11. V. G. Cooley, E.
M. Lander, B. T. Brown, Chris.
Suber and R. B. Gossett., all of Wil
liamston, with Granville Beal and A
O. Grant of Calhoun Falls; officers,
B. B. Gossett, president; las. p.
Gossett, vice-president; H. V. G.
Cooley, cashier.
President Gossett. Is probably the
youngest hank executive in the south.
He comes naturally by his business
talent, for his father, Mr. .las P.
Gossett, is president of the Wll
Ilamston Cotton Mills and the Bank
of Wliliamston and is otherwise
prominently engaged In the Industrial
activities of the Piedmont. Mr. B.
ROYCROFT PHILOSOPHY
BY FRA ELBERTUS '
Written in a sincere and kin dly desire to help the young who do not know, and the
older ones who sometimes forget.
All the knowledge and effort exerted in a business transaction may be overbal
anced by an error in figures, an ommitted word of by indistinct writing. Pull your
self together when these finishing touches are to be made and on your life get
them clear and correct. ’ &
Courteous manners in little things are an asset worth acquiring. You rise when a
customer approaches, you offer a chair, you step aside and let the Store’s guest
pass into the elevator: these are little things, but they make your work and vour
self finer. J
If you are going to be absent, tell your foreman so and get his approval. If you
are unavoidably detained from work, send word why.
To guy visitors or give short, sharp, flippant answers, even to stupid or impudent
people, is a great mistake. Meet rudeness by unfailing patience and politeness
and see how much better you feel.
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ICTOB IBS m
SLASHES BIS
FIANGEE
PARIS. —A vaudeville artist of
Russian birth, Nicholas Tchernadieff,
who has appeared also in the United
States as a magician and demonstra
tor of the “magic kettle,” is under
arrest here for the attempted mur
der of his fiancee, Mile. Amelie Tala
vigne.
Tchernadieff met his victim some
time ago and she who believed him
to bo wealthy accepted his proposal
of marriage. The other night ho in
vited her to go to the Moulin rouge
with him. On the way he suddenly
remembered that he was not in even
ing dross and asked her to go with
him to his apartments while he
changed his clothes.
The young woman had no sooner
entered his rooms when ho knocked
her down and threatening her—with a
razor began to tear off her jewels,
valued at 50,000 francs. When she
screamed he drew the razor across
her throat, inflicting a gaping wound.
Ho then finished robbing her and
walked out absolutely unconcerned.
A moment later the girl appeared in
the door covored with blood, scream
ed for help and fell to the ground in
a dead faint.
Mile. Talavigne was taken to a hos
pital and has a chance to recover.
The next, morning the would-be mur
dorer was arrested in a case in St.
Germain by two gensdarms who hnd
recognized his picture in the papers
reproduced from a photograph which
he hnd given to his sweetheart.
He admitted the assault and re
marked that ho was a fool for having
given a photo to a woman, adding
ilia I, ah hour later he would have
| been on Ills way to Havre to take
; passage on a boat for Now York.
If the sows are in prime condition,
good results may be had from breed
ing the first time they are in heat aft
er the pigs are weaned; but If in low
flesh, better litter mny be expected If
they are not bred till they come in
the second time.
It. Gossett started out for a life on
the sea, being a lieutenant of
marines, but. (ho call of the count
ing room finally overmastered the
call ot' the gun-deck, and while stu
fionod at Camp Columbia, Cuba, ho
resigned Ills commission and came
horn- to enter his father’s office.
Meanwhile lie had married Miss Clay
ton, one of the belle* of Annapolis.
Calhoun Pal is, after a series of
false starts, has at last started out
steadily and conservatively toward
Ihe certain prominence that it will
ultimately attain. It has already a
largo electric power development, a
big cotton mill, a comfortable and
roomy hotel and several mercantile
enterprises of importance, its posi
tion is fine, this being the junction
point of th-j Seaboard Air Lino and
the Charleston and Western Caro
lina's line from Augusta to Ander
son.
Another banking development au
thorized by the secretary of stale to
day was an Increase from $25,000 ;o
$50,000 in Hi capitalization of t.hcj
Carolina Trust company of Spartan
burg. The company Is permitted to
change its name to “The Carolina
Hanking and Trust company."
CHARLES LAMB said that when he reached his office
fifteen minutes late he always went away half an
hour earlier so to make the matter right. This was a
joke. The chronic late is always marked on the time
book for a lay off when times get “scarce.” Your in
terests of the house, and theirs are yours—BE ON
TIME.
As to the habit of getting everything packed and
ready for a quick scoot when the bell rings, this does
not mean for you a raise. Work as if you owned the
place and perhaps you may.
Young men who loiter around the entrance to the store
or factory, and smoke, gossip, chew and spit, would do
well to eliminate it- Be peculiar and when you come
to your work go to work, even if it be five minutes be
fore time. This habit marks the difference between
the youth who is going to be foreman and the others
who have no luck.
Accuracy in business is a virtue beyond esteem.
SUNDAY, JULY 5.
MRS.FRANK STROEBE
/ was a nervous wreck.
I felt no desire to live.
REMARKABLE RECOVERY,
THANKS TO PE-RU-NA.
Mrs. Trank Stroebe, R. P. I). 1, Apple
ton, Wis., writes:
“I began using Peruna a few months
ago w-hen my health and strength were
all gone, and I was nothing but a
nervous wreck, could not sleep, eat or
rust properly, and felt no desire to livo.
“Three bottles of Peruna made me
look at lifo In a different light, as I be
gan to regain my lost strength. While
my recovery took nearly four months,
at tho end of that time I was hotter than
I over had been before. I had a splen
did color and never weighed more ia
my lifo.
“1 certainly think Peruna is without
a rival sis a tonic and strength builder,
and It lias my endorsement.”
This lady entirely recovered from a
nervous breakdown. She did not go
away to a sanitarium, and spend hun
dreds of dollars for a euro. Slio jnst
staid at homo, took Peruna, and in four
months weighed more than over in her
lifo, bad a splendid color, life looked
bright to her. Poruna did all this for
hor. What more could bo expected of
any remedy?
Man-a-lin the Ideal Laxative.
VANCE SOCIAL NEWS.
Mra. L. E. WlllinrnH, of Charleston,
iB visiting her daughter, Mrs. Thos.
J, Hart, and other relatives.
Mr. Leslie Tindal, of Clarendon
county, a 1908 graduate of Clemeon
College, spent a few days recently
visiting Ills brother, Mr. A. J. Tindal,
and other friends of the community.
Dr. John A. Brunson, paistor of
Santee and Corinth Baptist churches,
has resigned and will leave In a lew
days for Battle Creek, Mich. Dr.
Brunson will enter the sanitarium as
a patient and ns chaplain of the San
itarium colony. Dr. Brunßon spent
several weeks at the Sanatorium
earlier in the year, hoping to build
up lilh health sufficiently to enable
him to continue his work in the field
he Is just leaving, but he finds he will
have to take quite an extended treat
ment. Hence Ills resignation.
His congregations give him up with
n great deal of regret, for he had en
deared himself to them not only by
his forceful and* eloquent sermons,
but also by his attractive personal
ity. j