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LOCAL OPTION BILL It Provides That Each County j Shall Decide for Itself ! i THE WHISKEY QUESTION. Proposed Regulations for County Dispensaries and Licensed Liquor EstablishmentsSenator Apelt, cf Clarendon, will intrpduce in the Senate at the coming meeting of that body a bill to submit at a general election the questions ol prohibition, dispensary and license to the qual.fied electors cf eich county and to regulate the sale, u^e, consumption, transportation and disposition of intoxicating and alcoholic liquors in those counties adopting di-pensary or ltceose, and to prohibit the sale, use. consumption, transportation and dis position of alcoholic and intoxicating liquors in the counties adopting prohibition and provide penalties for violation of same. Sectiou oae of the bill prohibits th? manufacture, sale, barter or exchange, receipt or acceptance for unlawful u- . delivery, storing and keeping in possession in this State any li}'iurs which contains alcohol and is used as a bever age, except as hereinafter provided un d?r a penaity of not less than three nor more than twelve months at haid laboi in the State Penitentiary, or to pay a ~~ ^1aa? f ^An AHA /IAI 11L1C Ui U'JC ICJD tuait V/UO uuuui\/'4 v?v? lars nor more thin five hundred dollars, or both fiae and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, for such offense " one-half o! the fine in each case :o go to the informer. Section two j :^:des that at the next general election in this State the following questions shall be submitted to the qutlified electors of each county, to wit: 1st. The question of pr<>hibitiou. 2nd. The question of dispensary. 3rd. The question of li ;ense authorized by the constitution in order that it may be determined by a v >te of the people what shall be the regula i >ns in each coucry perraining to the liquor question and the result of the election shall determine the system adapted in each county. This section al?o,provides iL- e i? 1J: sue mauuer ui uuiuiug snu Section three provi-ies that in the county or counties in which the maj >rity of the qualified electors as determined by the proper officers and so de. clared by them, is for prohibition, the manufacture, sale, barter or exchange. rcc;ipt or acceptance, for unlawful use, delivery, storing and keeping in pos session within such county or counties of any spirituous, malt, vinous, fer mentcd, brewed (vhether lager or ric-^ beer) or other liquors, any compound or mixture thereof, by whatever name called or known which contains alcohol ana is or may De useo. as a oeverage, is hereby prohibited, under a penalty of not less than three months nor more than twelve months at hard labor in tne State Penitentiary, or pay a fio? of not less than $100 nor more than $300, or both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the ourt, for each offense, one-half of the fine in each case to be paid to the informer. Section four provides that in the county or counties in which the majority of the qualified electors, as determined by tne proper officers and so declared by them, is for dispensary, a county board uf control is hereby created, which shall com-ist of the county "V supervisor; the foreman of the grand jury, and one citizen of the county who shall be a tax payer and of good moral character aud temperate habits, to be selected by the ma>or or iutendent of the county seat of each eouuty, to continue in office for two years, aud shall be subject to removal at any time in the discretion of said ina^or or intsndent. The membership of the board shall receive for iheir services three dollars per day, aod shall not charge for more than three days in each month. The supervisor shall be the chairmrn of the board. Meetings for the transaction of business shall be held each month, but other meetings may be called by the chairman when the business demands it. This section goes on to prescribe the rules under which the dispensary shall be ruo, which are very similar to the pr.. sent dispensary rules, ? except that the county bo*rd has complete control of the sale of all liquor in the county and the entire management of the dispensary, fixing the price of the liquor sold, etc. All the profits arising from the liquors shail go to the free schools of said couuty. Section five provides that there may be one or more dispen.-ary appointed for each county by the County Board of Control and the place of business ot each shall be designated by them The section also prescribes the qua ideations of persons who are to be eltcied dispensers. Any one applying for the position of di^Denstr shall state his nam** place of residence, ia what business now engaged and iu what business he has been engaged two} ears previous to filing petition: that be is a qualified elector of this State and a rtstdent of the county; that he has never been ad judged guilty of violating the Ja.v in relation to intoxicating liquors; is cot a keeper of a restaurant or place of amusement, and that he is not addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. The appointment shall be made only on the conditions that the applicant shali execute to the county treasurer a bond ia the penal sua of five thousand dollars, with good and sufficient sureties conditioned that he will well and truly obey the laws of the State of South Caroiiua, now, or hereafter enforced, in relation to the cale of intoxicitii.g liquor?; that hs will faithfully accouut for all liquors of auy kind received by hitn as such officer; > that he will pay all fines, penalties, i damage and cost that may be assessed ) or recoraed against him for violation of | sucli laws during the term for which said annnintmenr is mad.* and <ci!l I not sell intoxicating liquors ia violation of any of the provisions of th's act, or at a place other than that fixed by the county board of control, or on credit The bond shall be for the use of the county or any person or persons who may be damaged or injured t>y reason of any violation on the part of the obligor relating to intoxicating liquors purchased or sold during the term for which said appointment is made. The said Dond shall be deposited with the county treasurer, and suit thereon shall be brought at any time by the solicitor or any person for whose benefit the same was given, and in case the conditions thereof, or any of them, shall be violated, the principal and sureties thereon shall also be jointly and severally liable for all ciyil damages, costs and judgments that m.iy be obtained agaiost the principal iu any civil action i brought by wife, child, parent, guir- j dian, employer or other person uuder ! ? the provisions of the law. Ail other j moneys collected for the breaches of, such bond shall go into the hands of \ the county treasurer fur the benefit of the free schools of ti-e county; said bot-d shall be approved by the county j board of control. Section six provides that each ais- | penser before eQterinsr upon his duties | shall make and subscribe to the follow- j ins; oath, whi- h shall be endorsed upon : his bond: $*I. , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and truly perform all and singular the conditions of the within bond and keep and perform the trust con&aeci m me to keep and sell intoxicating liquors. ! I will not sell, *:ive, or furnish to any person, any intoxicating liquors other- : wise than is provided by law, and I will | not sell or furnish intoxicating liquors j to any minor, intoxicated person, or i persons wiio are in the habit of becoming intoxicated, nor will I sell on credit to any one, nor between the hours of sundown and sunrise, or on Sundays, and I will make true, full and accurate returns to the county board of control J on Monday of ea-.;h we< k, and all cer ! Tv>nn,ic;rs marie to <v receivt-d ! oy me a* required by la-v, the preceedtog week, and such returns to show every sale and delivery of liquors mad<3 r>v me, or for Die, duri g the week em ' raced therein, a-.d -^uch returns shdll show all the liquors sold and delivered, and also the amount received aud expenses." This section also provides (hat the county dispensaries shall be jouductei pretty much as they are now conducted, with the exception that the rules are much stricter aai the penalties more severe. Section seven provides that in all ourehascs by the county hoard of control maie as contemplated iu this act, a certificate shall be attached to each package certified by their official signature, which certificate shall state that liquor contained in said packages has been purchased by the county board ol control for sale and use within the State in the county or ciuntics to which the liquois are to be shipped under the law of sa d State f >r such county or counties. It also provides oenalties f >r the violation of the law. It also provides that the county board of control shall buy no package which shall contain less than one-half pint Dor more than five gallons and the same shall'be securely sealed; and when delivered to the couaty dispenser it shall be unlawful for him to break any of said packages or open the same for any reason whatsoever, provided this section shall aot app'y to malt liquors which may be purchased io cases of bottles, and shall be sold by" the county dispenser. The provisions for the sale of liquor are same as those in the present dispensary law. Section eight provides that all licensed druggists conducting drag stores and manufacturing proprietary medicines anj authorized to purchase from the dispensaries of the county of their residence intoxicating liquors (not including malt) aad alcohol for the purpose of compounding medicines, J tinctures and extracts that cannot be used as a beverage. If said licensed druggists shall sell, barter, give away or exchange, or io any way dispose of said liquors for auy purpose other than that authorized by this section or shall manufacture or compound with s:j.id liquors or alcohol any preparation, or compound under any form, name or device, for sale, *hich may be used as a ^iTTaroirn or./J ia 1 r> f C\ vi r?n f 1 n or in it<5 character he shall, upon conviction, forfeit his license a?d oe fi^ed not less than $100, nor more than $300, or be imprisoned three months, or both in the discretion of the court. Section nine provides that in such county or counties every person Mho shall directly or indirectly keep or maintain by himself, or bv combining with others, or who shall aid, assent,, abet in keeping or maintaing any club room or other place in wmcn inroxicaiine or malt liquors are kept for barter or sale or for distribution or division by any means whatsoever, and on every person who shall barter, sell, dispense or abet another in so doing shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fi dp of not less than $100, nor more than $300, or imprisonment not less than six months, provided, the nrtiint-tr Knorf? r?f o.^nfrnl shall hnvo thft power upon a proper showing and under such rules as they may adopt to appoint some one as dispenser in hoteis, where tourists or health seekers resort and in no other hotels; the said dispenser to give bond as the county dispenser and be subject to all the provisions of this act and thf rules of the county hoard of control <ind to be subject to all the penalties provided for the violation of the law by county dispensers. Said hotel dispensers shall only st-.ll to guests of ihe hotel who are tourists or health seekers and the liquor so sold to them must nr>t be drunk in the room in which such liquors r.re kept and sold; that aii pi-ices wfier? aiconoitc liquors are mariufacturod, sold. bartered or eiven away in violation of this act, or where persons are permitted to report for ti e purpose of drinking alcholie liquors as a bcveraze. or where alcoholic liquors are kept forsaV, barter or de'ivery in violation of this act, are hereby declared to he a common nuisance, and any poison, firm or corpora tion upon conviction ot maintaining or keeping the same shall pav a Sue of not les< than t^o hundred dollars or more than five hundred dollars rr be imprisoned not less tnan six months or both tine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court. S-. ct'on ten provides that the members of the couaty board of control shall receive no samples as a gift or otherwise, from traveling salesmen selling liquors or from the manufacturers thereof, and shail be required faithfully to carry out the provisions of this act rola'ing to a county or e.->tinries in which disDensaries are established and to.* any violation of any of the piovi>ions of this act, by them they shai!, upon conviction be fined not !**s than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned not less than six months orb">:b fine and imprisonment in the the discretion of the court. That the official bonds of the county treasurer in such county or counties shall be liable f.>r all moneys received from the county dispeoacrs by them. Section eleven provides that in the county or counties in which the majority of the qualified electors as determined by the proper officers and so declared by them is for granting license f.>r the sale of liquors a license board is hereby cre-ved con-isting of the eounfv Mipervisor, the foreman of the j grind jury and one citizens of the county, who shall be a taxpayer of good moral character and temperate habits, to be selected by the mayor or intendcnt of the municipal corporation at the county seat, to continue in office for two ye?rs and shall be subject to removal at any time in the discretion j of the said mayor or iafendent, which said board is hereby authorized and empowered to license persons or corporations within such county or counties to sell and retail alcoholic liquors within such county or counties U'tder the pro- > visions, rules and restrictions herein- ! after provided. The members of tie | board shall receive as compensation for j their services three dollars per day and j | shall cot charge for more than three i days in each month. The supervisor j of the county shall be the chaiaman of j the board. Meetings for the trausac j i tion of business shall be held once iD j j each month the days to be fixed by the I said board, but other meetings may be called by the chairman when business demands an extra meeting. The board i shall use as their office the ofS e of the county supervisor of the county and the clerk of the board of c rnnty com missioners shall acs as the clerk of the board. The meetings of the board shail be public and minutes of ill business transacted and matters brought before it shall be kept Dy the clerk, which shall always be open for the inspection of the pub'ic. The board shall preserve as a part of the record and files of their office all petitions fur license, bond and all oth>*r pap rs pertaining to the grauting of licenses, and keep suitable book for all their transactions which shall be furnished by the p.nnnt? like all other Dublic records. The board shall make such rules and regulations as they may deem advisable in reference to the granting of license to sell and retail aicholic liquors as beverages, which are not inconsistent with the p-ovisions of this act relating to sujhcouoty or counties The board shall m*ke a quarterly report to be filed in the office of the countj Treasurer showing the names of the persons to whom license have been granted for the proccding year, the natn^s <<f the sureties on the bond of such persons or the corporations, the amouet received from each for such license and all other transactions of thn board which said report shall be publi>hed in one of the newspapers for sujh county or counties. Section twelve provides that no i; _..n ;i IlCeiJSU IU sell duu ician aiw<ivnb liquors or beverages shall be granted by said board any person or corporations except to sell and retail in the municipal towns and cities within such coanty or counties and shall not be granted to any such person or corpora tion for k-ss than six hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars and for any intermediate sum which m*y be deemed advisable by the board and only for one year, the Lumber of licenses to be granted in any such county or counties shall be determined by the said board. Provided, That all applications for license in towns under five thousand inhabitants shall be ac coinpanied by a petition signed by a majority ef the frehold voters of said town, and in cities of over five thousand inhabitants applications for license must be accompanied by a maj >rity of the freehold voters in the ward where the licence is to be operated. It shall be uulawful for any person or corporation to whon license is granted by the said board '0 sell alcoholic or mal' liquors in quantities less than one half f A o /-.11 VtAf ixrA*-*rk on/^ [JlKil UI cu ucmgtu cuuuv.'?? u a,n\? sunrise, or to sell to any minor, drunkard or person in the habit of becoming intoxicited, on Sunday, or to sell adulterated or diluted liquors of any kind, and any person or corporation for violation of these provisions, shall upon conviction, bo fined not le^s than three hundred dollars Dor more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not le^s than three months nor more than six months in ths State penitentiary, or both, such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. This section also specifies the qualifica tiun of the person to vbom licenses may be granted, which are about the same as those of dispensers. It also provides for a bond and oath similar to that of the dispenser. It also pro- . vides severe penalties for a violation of the law oa the part of those to whom license are granted. Section thirteen abolishes the State Board of Control and devolves its duties on the chairman of the comm:tte3 of ways and means of the house of representatives and the chairman of -Itsv AnAA AAm f 1"N /-* onnrt An/I uiic uwduuc culu. ?'i iug cgiiaig auu the State treasurer This board shall take charge of the Srate dispensary ana shall exercise all the powers and duty now conferred upon the present State board of control in the management of thesam-e. All county dispensers now in office shall continue in same until after the next general election in 1900, and shall be governed by all ihe pro\i.-ioas of existiog laws relatiDg to thtm. The State board shall not purchase any liquors except to supply cer tain brands to enable county dispensers to work off the stocks now on band, and it shil 1 be their business to .dispose as much as possible of these stocks so as to close up the operations of the State and county dispenseri^s as nearly practicable before the general election in 1900. The saiH State board shall sell all the waeons, horses, mules, furniture and all other pnarapheraalia ' <?f the State dispeusary on the fir^t Monday in January, 1900, at public auction in me cuy 01 loiumoia, alter four weeks public advertisement, fur cash, and to turn over the money arising from said sale to the State treas urer. This sectioa ;?rovided that after the general election in 1900 the S'atft Board shall sell ail the liquors on hand and close up the business of the State dispensery. Section tourteen says tne provision? in this bill shall apply to all counties in thf State. 11- aL-o provisos that an\ persons handling contraband liquor in the day or ni<ht time i.j any cvanty of j this Srate 01 delivering the same, shall ! be guilty of a misdemeanor, at:d on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment fornot less than three month? nor.icore tfc an,twelve months or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars. That no person or corporation ! except as provided m this act under the scctioa relating to counties in which dispensaries or licence have been voted, and io couuties voting for prohibition shall not be of force, shall bring or import into this or tran>port from { lace to place within this State by wagon, cart, boats or other vehicles or by any other means of mode of carriage any liquors containing alcoht'l. und- r a penalty of one hundred dollars or im prisonment for thirty days for each offense, under conviction thereof as fur a misdemeanor. That all fermented distilled or other liquids or liquors containing alcohol transported in this State, or remaining herein for use, sale, consumption, storage or other disposition, shall, upon arrival in this Sfate, be subject to the operations and effects of this law to the same extent I and in trie same m-annt-r asthough sucn j liquor or liquids had be^n produced in ! j this State, provided, in counties in j which dispensiry and licenses ha^e been established by a vote of the citizens of these counties shall have the right to import liquors in a reasonable quantity for personal use and that in counties in which prohibition is establish', d by a vote the right of private citizens to import for personal use is ! hereby prohibited. That it shall bo the daty of all sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, magistrates and oo?stables_to see that the provisions of this act are observed and not violated, aod any of these officers who neglect or fail to perform the duties required of them by this act shall be subject to suspension by the i governor. That in case of conviction \ of violation of any of the sections of this act where punishment is not especially provided fur, the person or persons soeonuicted shall be punished in the discretion of the court. Tbat citizens of this Sta'e shall have the rikiht to make domestic wine fur their ! own use. but shall not sell the same j 1 - ~i. - 1 J 1 umess to uie couacy ooaru 01 control or to some p^-on or corporation to whom license has been granted, except in counties in which prohibition is established, they shall not have the right to sell at all. Section fifteen provides that whenever one-third of the qualified voieis of and county shall presc-ut a written petition to the board of county commissioners praying for an election on the question of prohibition, dispensary or license, it shall bj the duty of the said board ot county commissioners to order said election aud to make provisions for the same, to take place at the geusral eloctioa following the filing of the petition. ELEPHANTS IN THE ARMYSome Points as to Their Employment by the British in India. Or>a nf thp TTinsf infprpcit'inf fAatnrM of the English army life presented to the layman in India is furnished by the remarkable efficiency of the elephant brigade, most highly developed through the skill of the Burmese in handling the giant animals. Their usefulness in India can scarcely brtimagined by one not familiar with the amount and variety of work which they accomplish, but It would be a serious mistake to imagine that this degree of usefulness is attained through any aptitude of the unwieldy animals or natural tendency toward it. It is due solely and entirely to the wonderful ability of the natives in training the huge animals and overcoming their natural inclinations. This cannot be too highly praised. Neither must it be imagined that the use of elephants in army life is not attended by great disadvantages, not the least of -which is the difficulty with which they are transported. Naturally the elephant is not an intelligent animal. He can be taught remarkable things, in which his strength and endurance play an important part. He can never, however, perform these feats without continual attendance and riirertinn Abstractlv. his Dower of work Is unappreciable; when directed by skillful hands, however, it is remarkable. The transportation facilities which are provided for the sole use of the elephants are quite as remarkable. I witnessed recently the loading and detraining of a lot of elephants on the Madras Railway. Both were remarkable processes. In loading a rope is fastened to his fore-leg, and a lot of natives haul and pull at it to Induce the animal to take the first steps into the car. This is only accomplished, however, by admonishing him in the haunch by means of a tusk. The first step taken is rapidly followed by the others until he stands safely on the car. This portion of the task is accomplished comparatively easily, however, when compared with the next. At first he is timid and slightly frightened, but when the car starts his fear is wonderful to behold. Though he may ride a hundred times he never overcomes this fear, though It is much more pronounced when he takes his initial ride after, say two months' acquaintance with civilization. He rends the air with wild trumpetings, endeavors iruulessly to escape, and only ceases his efforts when the car has again come to a standstill. Of course, wonderfully strong cars are necessary to hold him. They are made completely of iron, with huge iron bars rising to a height of ten or twelve feet above the platform. Often these cars are rendered useless by the twisting of the bars, due to the application of the occupant's remarkable strength. In transporting the elephant by sea the difficulties are almost as great. They are raised by means of a canvas dino- from the wharf to the ship, struggling to escape and rending the air with the cries. Once aboard ship they are easily managed, the motion not affecting them, because they do not see the moving panorama before them. Unloading them is easy. They are lowered to a raft beside the ship and allowed to swim ashore. They take to the water easily and are excellent swimmers, being able to 6wim eight or ten miles at a stretch without tiring. The size of the Indian elephant is usually about eight feet in height and ten feet in length. The male is a little larger, perhaps, eleven feet, and weighing about 5.000 pounds. A Pure and Simple Poker Story. This is a poker story pure and simple. It was a particularly naughty game, too. because it was played by a young woman of high social standing against her own ther, and the cheating that went on?but that comes later in the tale. '* * locf eiimiripr '1 ne ifling reaii,y ucguu This particular girl began to tease her respected papa for a new horse and trap. Papa pleaded poverty, hut the young woman kept on until the other night the thing was at last decided. "I think It's mean," she cried almost tearfully. "You and Uncle Tom and the boys were playing poker last night, and I know you won. You might give me that trap." Papa laughed and said something about penny :-nte, bat one of the aforementioned "boys" who happened to be present suddenly looked up at the woebegone maiden with a sly wink. "T ? TT-n^lo 'PC.pd " he i Leu JUU V? U&W v/ , drawled, "suppose you play her for it. If you w'n she's never to mention it again under penalty of starvation, and If she wins she can have it." Papa poo-hooed a bit. hut Uncle Tom came In and joined against him, the girl herself was willing, and so, as her luck on the few occasions when she had played poker had been proverbially bad, ar 'ast ber stern parent'relented. and the game began. " But he had counted without his host. There were three, not one, against him, and "the cards they were stacked in a way that I grieve." He began to lose and kept on losing. He held fair hands, but his daughter's were always a little better, and for such a greenhorn at "the 'game sna played them with a skill that was remarkable. . , Of course she won. The game was got up with the express purpose that she should win. And equally, of course, she got the trap. She has It now. They meant to tell papa the "little Joke," but they haven't yet. because he is heard to j use improper language whenever the dainty vehicle comes in view. Also, incidentally, he has left off playing poker. Says he can't afford jt. Whereat his wife is Joyful. So wasn't that a case of one small wrong making two rights? The rarest pocket handkerchief in ^ ?v,a irnrM to nnccnsupd bv Oueen Mar- i' lllc ??? ? ?? . gnret of Italy. It is of laee. is estimated to be worth ?5.920. and took twenty years to weave. The handkerchief is so licht that it Is scarcely felt if placed on the hand. Eirsrs at twelve cents a dozen are j cheap food. At sixteen eents they are ! expensive, and at twenty-five cents a dozen they are extravairant Probably tne oldest liv Dg cylist is a widow who lives near Dumnow, Ala. She is ninety-three years old. STARTLING NEWS. The Bubonic Piague Raging in Capital of Hawaii SAN FRANCISCO ALARMED Several Transports From Manila Held In'Quarantine. Plague Rampant in India, China and Japan. Tie arrov transports Centennial ana Newport, which arrived at Sau Francisco Thursday night from Manila, via Honolulu, bring the startlinsr nws that the bubonic plague is raging in the capital city of the Hawaiian i-lands. It is understood that the scourge was brought into Honolulu by vrssels from one of the infected ports of China. The news of the breaking out of the pl-iPHP in Honolulu bus created some alarm among the California State anl oii,> in-allti official.-, and every precau tiou is being taken to prevent a possible admission of the disease into San Francisco. Thetran-poris Centennial and Newport, which arrived Thursday night, and the Tarter, which arrived from Manila Fiiday, are now at the quarantine station und<-rj?oing fumigation and will be detained at Angel island for some time. News from reliable sources in the vutuL io * ? iju-iisi iiiau uictacu is prevalent in China aud Japan to an unusual extent and that the officers at Manila have taken precautiou to pre vent the plague from getting a foothold there. News from Bombay is to the effect, that the plague is rampant iu India, and in view of these conditions the authorities in Sm Francisco and every port on the Pacific coast will :ake strenuous precautions to prevent the introduction of the bubonic plague on this coast. A SAD ENDING. A Horrible Accident at a Christmas Rehearsal. While the school children of St. Francis school, Seventeenth and Vine -treets, Qaiocy, 111., were rehearsing Friday afternoon fur an entertainment, to be given next Thursday evening, oue >f their dresses caught tire from a gas jet and 10 miuutes later four of them tfere burned to death, t*o d:edan hour ater and five others died bef'ure miduight. Half a dozen others were burned more or less severely. The first started in a little dressing room. Three or four littile girls were dressing for the rehearsal and laughing" ^aily among themselves. A dozen others were grouped in the wings of the -tage near the foot of the stairs descending from the dressing room. The girls n the dressing room had nearly completed their costumes when one of them orushed against the gas jet. A touch of the fiame was sufficient; and in an instant her dress of cotton aod light cloth was io a blaze. She screamed ar.d ran out of the room communicating the olaze to the others as she ran. Oi-e of the girls, with her dress in a blaze, jumped out of a small window into the -fs.irs leading to the stage and then down the stairs. A flaming torch she tfas, as she almost fell down the stairs and rushed into the groups of children standing in the wings. They wire all clad, like her, in the fancy costumes of cotton, lace and silk, and the fire spread with incredible rapidity from one-to the other. There was 14 chil1 - v _ I* ? 1_ _ -\1_ _ _ _ ^ ^ _ aren in ine ca?ie or ine nnsimas ea ertainment, and only a few escaprd. [t was over in 10 minutes and in that time four perished, seven were fatally mirned and others more or less severely injured. Frank Misholt, a teacher of the school, was standing at the foot of the stairs from the dressing room when he heard the cry of '"Fire!" and turning to where it came from, saw the flash of dame in the dressin g room. He was naif way up the the stairs atone bound xVip'i he met a chiid rushini? and 'umb iiog down, a ma^s of flames from head :o foot. Tearing off his coat, he threw it around the blazing chiid and endeavored to extinguish the flames, but *he jumped ou; of his arms and ra?hed on flown past him, still wrapped in his oat. into the group of other children landing about ia the vwogs of the 9tage. All the telephone liDes in the neighoorhood were in service summoning -urgeons, and in a few moments neailv -ill the doctors in town were on har d. Besides the many patients within the smoke-stained walls, there were dozens >f fainting and heart broken women without. A Great Invention. James Grvsham, of Brooklyn, has found capital to demonstrate the com ? 1.... Af u:. ??i 1? ILieiUicU VdiUC UI uia v:uio.2?;n;vv uuai, jut which is anticipated a spred of 50 miles an hour. A syndicate of New York capitalists has agreed to furnish $50,000 with which to build a small boat oq the corkscuw plan, with the further understanding that if it d< raonstrates its ability on a commercial scale - - -1- J I- - U il - co approximate ice f-peeu wnicu me models have ' cached, the s3Gdicato will furnifh sufficient capital to build a mail boat. The ioveutor rrcmi>es that his craft will cross the Atlantic in less than three da>s. The vessel, the construction of' which i? being arranged for at the Newport News shipyards, is not intended for passenger set vice, but only for the convej auce of mails and fast freight and for use in life saving gta "" t ^ * j :? lions. 11 is so cousirucuu mat u<tu penetrate the surf or the waves of the roughest water. The boat is cylindrical in shape, with a serpentine flange iike a cork>crew extending from bow to stern, and the outer shell revolves through the water, while the inner compartment maintains its equipoise. To Patrol Our Coast. A special to the World from Halifax sa\s: Groat Britain is apparently preparing to patrol the Atlantic coast. Tin: report that the larger part of the British North American and West Indies i-quadron have received orders con* *? i 1 . ' fi , i cermng tne atiegea violation or me neutrality laws by vessels k-aving American ports with contraband of war seems to be well founded. Oae of the officials of the navy yard said arrange ments are being made for the dispatch of at least two vessels to do patrols duty oa the South aod North Atlantic coast. The cruiser will sail immediately after receipt of final orders. Lovers of Music. The lovers of music?their came is Inirirtri All tVinto tronf a piano or a first class organ. Such instruments may be had from D. A. Prefsley, manager of the Columbia, S. 0., branch of the widely known Ludden & Bates Southern Music House. Write him for particulars, or call at his store on Main street. * j I I Tlie Migration of ItoMn*. j For many years naturalists like Au- j I dubon and Wilson studied and wrote ! of this bird before It was known that j j there were "robin r*osts." as well as j ! pigeon roosts. Only within the last \ few years was the fact brought out j j that a bird more familiarly known than j i the passenger pigeon "followed this ! i mode of spending the night, although j j It adopted spring instead of fall for j i massing by hundreds in a high shel- I ! tered wood for a night's protection J from cold, or because it is the period ! before pairing time, or for some other j reason at present beyond man's ken. j With what stealth must this well-known j and much-obscrved bird have found its j i way in sucn numbers to tne same paten \ j of timber night after night In the early | months of the year, according to loj cality coming from all directions so ; swiftly that a secreted observer could | not count, keeping up a chatter that j could be heard for a long distance, un| til the last bird, somewhat belated, j perhaps, found shelter in the darken- | Ing grove, when all became silent as j J thousands of wings were folded to rest. Another peculiar trait of the robin, ] unnoted except by so keen an observer of bird ways as Maurice Thompson, Is that, with all its friendly I and confiding relations with the human i family during the time of nesting and j rearing its young. In the fall of the j year, it becomes a wild bird, betaking itself largely to the woods and even norte mrtnntfllna at thic season showing little disposition to be j on familiar terms with man, giving a note of alarm and flying high and swiftly when surprised at his approach. At this time they range over extensive tracts of country, but nearly always evince a tendency to seclusion. The writer has seen them in small flocks flying over a wide valley at such an elevation that only by the well known sharp squeak, rather than by the eye, could he surely determine that they were robins. Even in its migratory habits this bird is somewhat peculiar. They seem to ? J <_ #^11 otI + 'U WtSN-MA LLiUVe buuiuwdiu 1U LUC xtiii WilU uuuig tardiness than most other birds, allowing the Increased severities of the cold season to push them off the winter's edge. Or are these late goers the birds inured to cold by a residenca In the States further north, which, coming southward, take the place of others that have gone earlier in th? season? The question of identity, always a difficult one. almost precludes argument on this point. An Artistic Jfauure. "Never!" said the stern-faced father to the fair-faced daughter, who stood before him in an attitude of petition. "You have brought me the surprise and disappointment of my lite. Marry ! a Smith! I say most emphatically and | decidedly, no! That is final, my child. I We trace back beyond the flood and through a royal line. We were among the firct to visit the shores of this new world and among the earliest settlers of Detroit Have you no pride; no proper sense of your importance? Has it come to a point where I must exercise paternal authority in such a matter?" "Oh, I guees the Smith family is as old as it is numerous," for the girl has a dash of American independence. "No Indian maiden ever saved any of our f o ty"? i ! rr til tVirt oorlr V\ i c* t ri t*tt r\f f /?An?_ | A.O.S11HJ Hi. CliC Vi wx-s, | try, thai I cai discover, and if you | make it an issue, I'll undertake to show I that the Smiths have all the best of it" Now the old gentleman's fare was J red, and hi? oyes were snapping. It has ! been his way to eow his family by j dramatic action, and in this case he I wanted to throw in a little of the meloI dramatic. To do this he must be upon | his feet, and have room. He sprung ! forward with the air of a tragedian, j but he was in one of those narrow | chairs with a frayed cane bottom and j stiff arms. The chair clung to him as j he leaped and he looked too ridiculous | for words. He swove violently. The ; daughter screamed with laughter. His supreme dramatic, effort was a howling farce, and he collapsed. "Smith" is on the cards -an Absolute Cure. That alcoholism is a disease is yniver.-ally recognized. To God a cure fur that disease has been one aim of *ciencc ? ? ? ? 1 amm vaam.i t f f rst? JUT lliiLUy ivi'fi -LI- icwaiMiu I Dr. Leslie E Kef ley to discover such cure. Mr. N. A. Jordan, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, who attended a Kecley Institute, wrircs: "I am mnre than ever convinced that I succeeded in getting just what I went for. to-wit: an absolute and positive cure for the greatest curse of the aire?whiskey. I have bten wr.rkitig harder than ever before and find it no trouble as I am enjoying better health than for yfars?thanks to the Keeley Treatment." Tile primers on a Kansas paper got the editor iu trouble by shifting a comma. He wrote: "Two young men from Sc;>tt went with their girls to attend a teacher's iustitute and as soon vs thf-y left the girls, not drunk" The compo>itor shifted the comma and it read, "as soon as they li ft, the girl* cot urunk." The girls rrent hunting fur the editor, hut heleli. St. Louis is the abiding pl ice of one of the most iudepenent individuals in this country, mc James Kids Hmv, who refused to accept a fortune of $1,Ooo.OOt! b' queathed to him, because he had not carued it by his own efforts. Re has recently attracted some UiOre attention bv a donation of $2,000 to the poor of St. L-mis. Christmas Dinner. No ill effects need follow the easing of a big Christmas dinrer if, after same, jou take "Hilton's Life for the Li\er and Kidneys." 23c a bottle. tf Old husbands seem to be in demand in Pennsylvania. A rural paper recen'ly contaimd the advertisement of' a 70-vcar-old denizen who wanted, a wife. In a little while he had about a thousands answers from women who were willing to help him break the monotony. "I have used your 'Lire for the Liver and Kidneys' with great benefit, and fur Dyspepsia or any derangement of the Liver or Ividneys I reuard it as being without an equa.1." James J. Os- 1 home. Attorney at Law, Boliston, j I lend ?-rann In . > < I fi a Ginning 5SS I 8 Machinery. o The Smitli Pneumatic Suction Elevating, Ginning and Packing s-ystenu Is the simplest aud most efficient on the market. Forty-eight complete uuiuis lii vaiuiiua. vavn one giving absolute satisfaction. j Boilers and Engines; Slide VaUe, Automatic and Corliss, j My Light and Heavy Log Beam ba? j Mills cannot be equalled in design, ef* j c ; ? i_ .. J J I ! nciency or price uy auy uuaici ui uiauu | | cajturer in the South. Write for prices and catalogues. V. 0. Badhani, " 1326 Main Street, [ COLUMBIA, S. C. Grec file wish all a blight and pre those, who are tlie hap}] w* a on a I ra Rayal Elastic x We hope the success of well assured as the success of grows steadily and the most g receipt of voluntary letters fr of great^satisfaction and comf If you are interested in goc call on your nearest dealer, write to us direct for descript Yours truly, Rovali 8l Bo V Dei HAVE YOU I Drop us a postal and^the next in JBest broods at Columbia SI ^Wholesalers of Bag: J. Wilson Gibbes, Manager, A Little Luck at Monte Carlo. A short time ago a young man pa!( his first visit to the Casino, and wit] an absolute lack of knowledge of hov the gnme- is played, threw down i louis at the trente-ret-quaniute table ft chanced to fall on black. Lost h trying to follow the game, paid n< furtner attention to it until rue croup ier called his attention to the tact tha he barf strike fhe maximum and tha he must remove his winnings. Entire ly unheeded his twenty-franc piec< liad "doubled up" until it had reached the maximum. He obeyed the croup !er, leaving on his stake, ard blact came up again. Now he began to tak< some interest and as he had chancec on a run of fifteen blacks he sLortlj afterward left the table w'th sixty' eight thousand francs for the run over He seemed to have no desire to pur sue Dame Fortune any further, and ai his first loss he left Moreover, il would seem that on this particular oc casion the plan of the temptress die not seem to have succeeded, for th? next day the hero of the previous pvpnin<? TrflS to bp sppti nnn+pritprHT staking single louis again, and he lefl Monte Carlo at night carrying his winning almost intact The name of this most fortunate, most wise young mai was the Baron Rolling. Prehistoric Man's Favorite Food. What was the favorite food of prehistoric man? According to Dr. Matiegka, of Prague, it was his brother. He proves from an examination oi some prehistoric remains at Knovizc, in Bohemia, that the people who buried them were cannibals, not from need, but from choice, and that they preferred the flesh of their own relatives. esneciallv if voun? anrl tensor to that of their enemies. He also conrends, and most anthropologists seem o agree with him, that tbe eating of nman flesh in prehistoric times iread all over Europe, tin practice mg first induced by scarcity of other od, next by preference, aud was finiy persisted in for religious, or, rathr, ceremonial reasons. The flesh was u every case prepared by cooking sometimes with flie juice of oranges ind lemons. Needed in the Business "I say," said the business man to ti detective, "some fellow has been rep resenting himself as a collector of ours, He has been taking in more money than any two of the men we have and I want him collared as quickly as you can." "All right; I'll have him in Jail in less than a week." "Great Scot, man! I don't want to put him in jail; I want to engage him."?San Francisco Examiner. His Explanation Went "Yon were letting your horseless carriage run at an illegal rate of speed." "Well, you see, judge, it was the first time she had been cut of the stable for a month. and_ that idiotic new hostler of mine gave' her a double allowance of kerosene, and, besides this, I was trying to drive her without blinders, and " "Discharged. Next case."?Cleveland Plain Dea>*r. "I never knowed till Jist now, Willie, de utter lonesomeness o' me situawashun. While I'm sjnokln' dia cigar ev'rything I got in dis world is goin' up in smoke." Macfsat's School of SHORTHAND ?AND? TYPEWRITING COLUMBIA, S. C. This School hrw the repuUtion'of beinsc th< oe-"t business initituiion in the State. Grad nofflJ o-ra nnn^wfiwa Txstaiti/vvma J? mercantile house?, bankiajr, insurance. r*>al estate, railroad r.-ffices, &c., m tbis and o tiier States. Write to W H Macfcat. Seteno^rapber, Columbia. S. C. for terms, etc I0ET TO LOAN On improved real estate. Interest eight per cent., payable semi annually. Time 3 to 5 years. IS' o commissions charged jno. B. Palmer & Son, j CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, 1205 Plain St., Columbia. S. C JnoL.S. Reynolds, Attorney at Law. Columbia, S. C. Jv- . / * M 1 ir ===================== i 'tings. i >sperous New Y*ar, especially >v possessors of one of our eit Mattresses I :v|. . ^ 1 every reader of this paper is as our mattress. The sale of same Tariffing part of it is the daily 111 om new customers, expressive ja ort derived fro in use of same. ?d bedding, and all ousjht to be, -JJ If he does not handle then, S ive pamptilet, j rden, manufaotukebs, S GOLDSBORO, N. C. j ilers! M {OUGHT YOUR M rORKS? I ail will bring you a price list of the Lowest Prices. J| tationery Co., 1 s, Paper, Twines, etc. COLUMBIA, S. 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S C; -a irarari | Every one to know tliat the i KEELEY CURE I | for Drink, Drug and Tobacco ! addictions is now re-estab: j lislied at Columbia, S. C. j Call or writ 5, The Keeley Institute, J| 1109 Plain Street v. .iv ... i\o oiner in me stare. Man's strength |j lies in his f stomach. 1 . | A poor, weak digestion debili- J ; tates and impoverishes the bodv.' y^a , Xo need confining one's self ta certain simple diet, on this ac- JS count. wViPTi xcitl-i +v>?* _ _ - - -? AVUi vuv uov v* ' ! j "Hilton's Life for the Liver and M i Kidneys" any kind of fuud-uiuj S be eaten with comfort. 25c a bottle. Wholesale by TrE Win DRUG CO., 1 COLUMBIA, S. C.