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established 1855. YOBKVILLE, 8. c7, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1907! : NO. 8."
A Romance of the A
l?y W.
CHAPTER XVIII.
"Oh cruel! and the shame of such a
wound
Makes In the heart a deeper grash t
^ tnan an
It made upon the form."
Singleton and Humphries were hailed
as they approached the patrols by
the voice of Lance Frampton, the
younger son of the maniac. He had
volunteered to All the post which had
been deserted by Goggle. He reported
the absence of the half-breed, and
was gratified by receiving from his
commander a brief compliment upon
his precision and readiness. Such approval
was grateful to the boy. coining
from Singleton; for the gentle
manner of the latter had already won
greatly on his affections. Young
Frampton. though but sixteen, was
m'anly and fearless, full of ambition,
and very promising. He rode well,
and could use his ri.ie already with
the best shots of the country. The unsettled
life of the partisan warrior did
not seem to disagree with his tender
years, so far as he had already tried
It; and his cheerless fortunes, indeed.
. almost denied him'the choice of any
* other. Still, though manly in moat
respects, something of sadness rested
upon his pale countenance, which was
soft like that of a girl, and quite unlike
the bronzed visages common to
the sunny region in which he had been
Ili'uH In addition to the
leading difference between himself and t
the people of his own condition around
him, jiis tastes were naturally fine, c
his feelings delicate and susceptible, p
his impressions acute and lasting. He c
inclined to Major Singleton Intuitive- u
ly; as the manly freedom and ease of c
deportment for which his commander t
was distinguished, were mingled with I
a grace, gentleness, and pleasant propriety,'
to which his own nature In- c
sensibly beguiled him. He saluted g
them, as we have already said, with a
becoming modesty, unfolded his Intel- e
ligence, and then quietly sank back to r
his position. n
Humphries did not seem much sur- f
prised at the intelligence. a
"As I expected," he said; "It's the i
nature of the beast. The fellow was
a born skunk, and he will die one. p
There's no mending that sort of animal.
major, and there's little use, and ?
some danger, to waste time on It."
^ "How long is It. Lance, since his t
departure became known to Lleuten- t
ant Davis?" was the Inquiry of Sin- v
ffleton. v
"Not a half-hour. sir. When Lieutenant
Davis went the rounds, sir, to p
relieve him, the place was empty, and r
he said Goggle must have gone before p
the storm came up."
"Had you the storm here. I^ance?" a
inquired Humphries. t
"Not much of It. sir. It swept more i
to the left, and must have been heavy
where it went, for the roaring of the t
wind was louder here than it felt, t
The trees doubled a little, but didn't f
give?only some that had the hearts
eaten out. They went down, sir. at I
the first push of the hurricane." f
Singleton conferred briefly with >
Humphries, and then despatched the
boy to Davis, with Instructions to t
place the party in moving order by f
sunrise?the two officers, riding more *
slowly In the same direction, confer- t
red upon future arrangements. t
> "That fellow's absence. Humphries, 1
I will compel us to change our quarters. ^
for his only object must be to carry f
the news to DorcheateV." s
"That's it. for certain, major; and h
the sooner we move the better. By ?
midday tomorrow. Proctor and Huck. c
and the whole of 'em would be on our .?
haunches, and we only a mouthful. A t
start by the time the sun squints on 1
the pine tops, sir. would do no harm; \
and. then. If you move up to Moultrie's a
old camp at Bacon's bridge, it will f
be far enough to misguide them for t
the present. From the bridge, you j
| see. you can make the swamp almost 1
at any moment, and yet it's not so far s
but you can get to 'The Oaks' soon t
as ever Proctor turns back upon Dor- t
Chester." I
"What force has he there, think i
you?" I
"Not enough to go far. sir, or stay <
out long. The garrison's but slim, and i
Huck is for the up country, I heard
him say. He may give you a drive t
before he goes, for he is mighty ready
to please Proctor; but then he goes by i
Monk's Corner, and so on up to Nel- t
son's ferry: and it will be out of his ?
way to set upon you at Moultrie's." i
"Why does he take that route, when,
his course is for the Catawba?" :
"Ha! sir. you don't know Huck. He's i
an old scout, and knows where the r
best picking lies. He goes along that
route, sir. skimming it like so much ]
cream as he goes; and woe to the <
housekeeper, loyalist or Whig, that
gives him supper, and shows him too i
much plate. Huck loves fine things; ?
and for that matter, plunder of any <
kind never goes amiss with a Tory." <
"True: and the course he takes i
through Sumter gives him spoil i
enough, if he dares touch It: but Mar- <
Ion will soon be at Nelson's, where we ;
hope to meet him. Let us ride on ?
now. and see to our movement." 1
"With your leave, now, major. I'll :
go back to Dorchester.' i
"With what object?" <
"Why. sir. only as one may say. to ]
curse and quit. That rascal ("Joggle i
will be In Proctor's quarters by day- |
light. and will soon have a pretty <
story for the major. I must try and I
get there before him, so as to stop i
a little the blow. Since It must come, j
it needn't come on anybody's head but
mine: and if I can keep my old father I
from trap, why, you see. sir, it's my i
born duty to do so."
k "How will you do that?"
"I'll tell you. sir. Dad shall go to
^ Proctor before Ci >ggle. and shall de- I
nopnce me himself. He shall make i
something out of the Englishman by
his loyalty, and chouse ("Joggle at the |
same time. Besides, Sir, he will be
uble to tell a truer story, for he shall i
say that we've gone from the cainp,
mcrican Revolution
)REH1MMH
*hlch, you know, will be the case by
[hat time. So, if he looks for us here,
is Goggle will ailvlse him, the old man
*111 stand better than ever in the
ri?od graces of the enemy; and will be
>etter able to give us intelligence, and
lelp our cause."
"But will your father like such a
nission?"
"Like it, major! why, ain't I his son
?his only son?and won't he do, think
,-ou, \vhat I asked him? To be sure
?e will. You will' see."
"The plan is good, and reminds me
>f Pryor. You will see him, and hur/
his recruiting.' Say to him, from
ne, how much Colonel Marlon expects
'rom him as. Indeed, the letter I gave
dm has already persuaded him. Renind
him of that letter, and let him
ead it to you. This wll! please him,
ind prompt to new efforts, should he
irove dull. But let him be quiet?
tothing impatient, till Colonel Walon
is prepared to start. Only keep
n readiness, and wait the signal. For
rourself, when you have done this,
lelay nothing, and risk nothing in
Dorchester. You have no plea If found
?ut: and they will hang you ofT-hand
is soon as taken. Follow to Bacon's
>ridge as s<?on as possible, and if you
ind me not {here. I am either in the
iwamp, or in the south towards the
?disto; possibly on the road to Parter's
ferry. I wish to keep moving to
afhe any pursuit."
Protracted but little longer, and
inly the better to perfect their several
dans, the conference was at length
oncluded, and the two separated; the
me proceeding to his bivouac, and the
ither on his Journey of peril, along
he old track leading to the bridge of
Dorchester.
Singleton had scarcely resumed
ommand of his squad before the fu;ltlve
Ooggle stood before him, with
i countenance cold and Impassive as
ver. and with an air of assurance the
uost easy and self-satisfied. The eye
f the partisan was concentrated upon
lim with a searching glance, sternly
md calmly, but he shrank not beneath
t.
"You have left your duty, sir?your
>ost; what have you to say?"
The offender frankly avowed his
>rror, out spoae in eiuniuauuu.
"The storm was coming up, sir; noK>dy
was going to trouble us, and I
bought a little stretch to the old
roman?my mother, sir, that is?
rould do no harm."
"You were wrong, sir, and must be
>unished. Your duty was to obey,
lot to think. Lieutenant Davis, a cor oral's
guard!"
Goggle looked somewhat astounded
i.t this prompt movement, and urged
he measure as precipitate and unusual.
"But, major, the troopers go off coninually
from Colonel Washington's
roops, when they want to see their
amilies?"
"The greater the necessity of arrestng
it in ours, but you will make your
ilea at morning, for with the sunrise
ou shall be examined."
The guard appeared, and as the
orch flamed above the head of the
ugitive, "Singleton ordered him to be
earched narrowly. With the order,
he ready soldiers seized upon and
>ound him. His rifle was taken from
lis grasp?a measure inexpressibly
tnnoylng to the offender, as it was a
avorite weapon, and he an excellent
hot with it. In the close search which
le underwent, his knife, and. Indeed,
everything In his possession, was
arefully withdrawn, and he had reaion
to congratulate himself upon the
imely delivery of the stolen watch to
lis mother; for the prisoner from
vhom it hod been taken had already
mnnuneed its loss; and had it been
ound upon the thi^f, it would have
ieen matter, under the stern policy
iirsued by Singleton, for instantly
lurrying him to some one of the thoutand
swinging boughs overhead. With
he clear daylight, a court-martial at
he drum-head sat In judgment on the
nisoner. He told his story with a
composure that would have done credt
to Innocence. There was no contra1
let ion In his narrative. Singleton
imposed sundry questions.
"Why did you not stand when called
o?"
"I was but one. major, and you were
wo; and when the British and Tories
?re thick about us, it stands to reason
that it was them calling. I didn't
nake out your voice."
"And why did you not proceed dl ectly
to your mother's? Why let so
uuch time efapse between the pursuit
ind your appearance at her cabin?"
"I lay close after they had gone, major.
for I didn't know that they had
lone looking after me."
Prompt and ready were his several
espunses. and. apart from the initial
iffence of leaving his post, nothing
muld he ascertained calculated to
convict hirn of any other error. In
he meantime he exhibited no more
nterest in the scene than In the most
>rdlnary matter. One side of his body,
is was its wont, rested upon the other:
one leg- hung at ease, and his
lead, sluggish like the rest of his person.
was bent over, so as to lie on his
shoulder. At this stage of the proceedings.
his mother, whose anxieties
had been greater on the subject than
those of her son, now made her apt>eai-ance.
tottering towards the group
with a step in which energy and feebleness
were strangely united. Her
first words were those of reproach to
Singleton:
".Vow wherefore, gentlemen, do you
bind the boy? Is it because he loves
the old woman, his own mother? Oh,
for shame! it's a cruel shame to do
so! Will you not loose the cord?"
She hobbled over to the place where)
her son stood alone, and her bony fingers
were for a moment busied with
the thongs, as if she strove to release
him. The prisoner himself twisted
from her. and his repulse was not
confined to his action.
"A'drat It, mother' have done. Sayj
it out what you know, and done wltl
it."
"What can you say, dame, In thli
matter?" inquired Singleton.
"It's my son you tie with ropes?It'i
a good son to me?will you not loos*
him?"
"He has done wrong, dame; he hai
left his post, and has neglected hi!
duty."
"He came to see his mother?his ok
mother; to bring her comfort, for h<
had been long away, and she looker
for him?she thought he had hac
wt-nnc \v#s there harm in :hls?"
None, only as he had other duties
not less Important, which he sacrificed
for this. But say what you know."
She (lid so, and confirmed the fugitive's
story; was heard patlentl)
through a somewhat tedious narrative,
In which her own feelings, and
a strange show of love for the Indifferent
savage, were oddly blended with
the circumstances which she told
Though unavailing to save him from
punishment, the evidence of his mother,
and her obvious regard, had th
efTect of modifying Its severity. The
crfurt found him guilty, and sentenced
him to the lash. Twenty lashes, and
imprisonment In the discretion of the
commander, were decreed as his punishment.
A long howl?a shriek of demoniac
energy?from the old woman, as she
heard the doom, rang in the ears of the
party. Her long skinny finger was uplifted
In vain threatenings, and her
lips moved in vague adjurations and
curses. Singleton regretted the necessity
which made him sanction the decree.
but example was necessary In the
lax state of discipline which at that
time prevailed throughout the country.
Marlon, who was himself Just
und indexible, had made him a disciplinarian.
"You will not say 'Yes' to this,"
cried the old woman to Singleton.
"You a gentleman, and your words are
kind. You will forgive the boy."
"I dare not, my good woman. Your
son knew his duty, and neglected It
We must make an example, and
warn other offenders. The punish
ment is really slight in comparison
with that usually given for an offence
so likely to be fatal as this of which
your son has been guilty. He must
submit."
The old woman raved furiously, but
her son rebuked her. His eyes were
thrown up obliquely to the commander.
and the expression of his face was
that of a sneaking defiance, as he
rudely enough checked her in her denunciations.
"Hold tongue, mother?a'drat It!
Can't you thank the gentlemen for
favor?"
A couple of soldiers strapped him
up: when, having first taken off his
outer jacket, one of them, with a
common wagon-whip, prepared to
execute the sentence, while the old
woman, almost In danger from the
lash, pressed closely to the criminal,
now denouncing and how Imploring
the court: at one moment abusing her
son for his folly In returning to the
camp, and the next, with salt tears
running down her withered cheeks,
Keeking to soothe and condole with
him in his sufferings. They would
have removed her from the spot before
the punishment began, but she threw
herself upon the earth when they attempted
it, and would only rise when
they forbore the effort. He, the criminal,
was as impassive as ever. Nothing
seemed to touch him, either In
punishment he was to receive, or the
agonizing sensations which he witnessed
in his mother, and which were
felt in his behalf. He helped the soldiers
to remove his vest, and readily
turned his back towards them, while,
obliquely over his shoulder, his huge
staring eyes were turned to the spot
where Singleton stood. ^ with glance
somewhat averted from the scene of
ignominy.
The first stroke was followed by a
piercing shriek from the old woman?
a bitter shriek and a curse; but with
that stroke she began counting the
blows.
"One"?"two"?her enumeration perpetually
broken by exclamations of
one sort or another?now of pity, now
of horror, denunciation, and the most
impotent expression of paralytic rage?
ing some such phrases as the following:
?"The poor boy!?his mother never
whipped him'?they will murder him!
?two?for he came to see her?three?
was ever the like to whip a son for
this!?four?God curse them; God
curse them!?five I can curse, too,
that I can?they shall feel me, they
shall hear me!?six, seven?that is
eight?nine. Oh, the wretches! but
bear up, Ned, bear up?it Is half over
?that is ten?my poor boy! Oh, do
not strike so hard. Istok! the red on
the shirt?it Is blood! Oh, wretches!
have you no mercy??it is most done
? there, there?stop! Hell blast you
for ever!?that was twenty. Why did
you strike another? I curse you with
a black curse for that other stroke!
You ragged imp!?you vile polecat! ?
I curse you for that stroke!"
The execution was over. Unflinching
to the last, though the strokes
were severely dealt, the criminal had
borne them. He looked the very embodiment
of callosity. His muscles
were neither composed nor rigid during
the operation; and though the
flesh evidently felt, the mood of the
wretch seemed to have undergone nc
change. Before he could yet be freed
from the cords, his mother's arms
were thrown around him; and though
I he strove to shake her off. and shrank
from her embraces, she yet persisted
and, with a childish fondness, shf
strove, with kind words, while helping
him on with his jacket, to consols
him for his sufferings.
"And you will go with me now
Neddy?you will go from these crue
men?"
"I cannot, mother; don't you know
I'm to be under guard so long as th(
major chooses?"
"He will not?you will not tie hinr
up again; you will let him go now
with his mother."
She turned to Singleton as sh<
spoke: but his eye refused her ere his
tongue replied?
"He will be In custody for twelv<
hours; and let me say to you, dame
that for such an offence his punishment
is a very slight one. Marlon*!
men would suffer two hundred lashes
and something more than restraint
for the same crime."
"God curse him!" she said bitterly
as she again approached her son, wltl
whom she conversed apart. He whispered
but a word In her ear, and ther
I
i turned away from her. She looked
after him a moment, as the guard
s marched him Into the rear but her finger
was uplifted towards Singleton, ,
9 and the fierce fire shooting out from
i her grey eye. and moving in the direction
of the pointed finger, was long af5
ter remembered by him. In a few
i moments more, she was gone from the 1
camp, and, with a degree of elasticity
1 scarcely comporting with her years,
i was trudging fast on her way to Dor1
Chester.
I Waiting until she had fairly departed,
Singleton at length left his camp
, on the Ashley, and leaving no traces
I of his sojourn but the dying embers
of his fires, he led the way towards
the designated encampment at Ba- 1
r con's bridge. This was a few miles
above Dorchester, on the same river,
I and immediately contiguous to the
Cypress Swamp. An old battery and 1
i barracks, built by General Moultrie, 1
. and formerly his station, prior to the
i siege of Charleston, furnished a much 1
more comfortable place or aDoae man
s that which he had just vacated. Here
i he took that repose which the tails of
1 the last twenty-four hours rendered
I absolutely necessary.
> (To be Continued.)
RIGHT TO READ A TELEGRAM.
1 Receiver May Refuae to Pay For Message
After Seeing It.
"Of the many popular suppositions
which are erroneous," said a tel'
grapher to a Was. igton Star reporter,
"one is that addressee or the receiver
of a telegram, upon which the
1 tolls are to be collected must pay the
: charges if he opens the envelope and
reads the message.
, "This, however. Is not correct, but
it is astonishing how universal is this
, belief. There are many ways of accounting
for it and perhaps one may
be attributed to the fact that a letter
sent through the mails, upon which
postage is due and collectible is surrendered
to the addressee only upon
the payment of the necessary deficient
postage.
"Much more Importance attaches
to a telegram than to a letter on the
part of the recipient, and it Is seldom
Ithat a person will refuse to receive
and to pay for a telegram sent 'collect.'
though an Individual might refuse
to pay the additional postage due
upon a letter, holding that if the sender
did not esteem it of sufficient importance
to fully prepay It, the addressee
did not care to receive it. .But
there is always more or less importance
regarding a telegram, and
many persons have received a collect
telegram and then afterward kicked
themselves because they were required
to pay the charge.
"But a telegram may be opened,
read and refused precisely as the addressee
of a letter may refuse to receive
a letter. In the latter instance
the addressee does not open the envelope.
but endorses thereon the
words 'refused by addressee,' and
signs his name, and this is the course
to pursue with a telegram which the
addressee does 1101 urnur i?? aurn,
only the envelope may be first opened.
"The telegraph company protects
itself In always Insisting at the time
of the receipt of a 'collect message'
that the sender shall deposit with the
receiver a suf.lcient sum to pay for
full tolls, and if this is not demanded
and received by the clerk accepting
the message he is held personally responsible
by the company In the event
of the message being refused at the
other end of the line.
"Many persons send collect telegrams
often at great length and considerable
cost, as a means of annoyance
or as a joke on the recipient, but
the Joke may be turned on the other
, fellow by simply refusing to pay the
charges. There is one exception,
however, to the rule, and the public
might bear it in mind to advantage.
Often telegrams are Sent which require
a direct and immediate answer.
In these Instances the collect
charges are expected to be paid
, whether the recipient likes the message
or not, and it is seldom that we
have trouble In such cases as regards
the tolls.
"Another point of general public 1
, interest about telegrams is the sign- '
ing of the messenger's delivery sheet 1
, at the time of the delivery of the :
. message and the noting thereon by
I the recipient of the hour when the
message was delivered.
"Some persons consider this as In,
consequential and leave it for the messenger
to do, supposing that they are
. doing the company a favor in thus
, noting the time of delivery, not car,
ing about this item so long as they receive
the telegram. I^ater in many
, important instances, they find that |
, the hour of the receipt of the message |
I becomes of primary importance be- (
, cause of subsequent events, but they (
find that there is a discrepancy In the (
. time noted on the messenger boy's |
delivery sheet and their recollection ,
, of the actual time. I
, "In writing a telegram, and espe- (
I dally the recipient's name and address (
and the sender's name, greater care ^
i should be used than in the superscrip- ,
. tion on a piece of mail matter as we (
. do not follow up the addressee as in |
j the case with a letter which may not ,
? be immediately delivered. Yet most ]
I people, in sending a telegram, seem
s to become imbued with electric haste,
i write as rapidly as possible and scrawl
: their signature. While it is true the ,
receiving clerks are careful in receiv>
ing mesages at the time of their
handing in, yet errors are bound to
> be made when the message is badly :
or hurriedly written." <
I "In God Wk Trust."?This Is the
motto which Is stamped 011 all our
r silver and gold coins. Yet it was not
? until 1864 that it became a custom. ,
and the first coin which bore the mot1
to was a copper two cent piece which ,
r was coined on April 22, 1864, especially
to have this motton stamped up>
on it.
The idea was originally suggested
by a man from Maryland, who said
that as we were a Christian people it
i was only meet that we should make
proper recognition of the fact in our
coinage. The motto itself was taken
from the national hymn, "The Star
' Spangled Banner."
, About 1886 the London "Tit-Bits"
offered a prize for the* best definition
* of money. The following definition
by Henry Beggs was awarded the de,
cislon: "Money is an article which
1 may be used as a universal passport
to everywhere except heaven, and as a
universal provider of everything ex1
cept happiness."
CAREY DISPENSARY LAW.
u ,
Text of Bill to Abolish State Whisky
(Machine.
WHISKY TO BE SOLD BY COUNTIES.
New Measure Wee Favorably Reported
to the Mouse Last Monday, and
la Now Receiving Conaideration at
the Handa of the Members.
The dispensary committee of the
house yesterday decided to make a
favorable report on the Carey bill,
which provides for local option as between
county dispensaries and county
prohibition and calls for the state
r)(arVAnanMr * rv hfi ohnHohoH Tho -
LI J O J/t 11OCX. I J IU W avvnoiivui I I>V
mittee also made an unfavorable report
on the Richard's bill, which
abolishes the state board of dispensary
directors but retains the state
dispensary under a form somewhat
like that of the Raysor-Mannlng bill,
which came up last year and was defeated.
No action was taken on the
Sash bill, which provides for prohibition.
"A bill to declare the law In reference
to and to regulate the manufacture,
sale, use, consumption, possesdon,
transportation and disposition
alcoholic liquors and beverages
within this state, and to police the
tame.
"Section 1. Be It enacted by the
general assembly of the state of
touth Carolina:
"That all alcoholic liquors and
beverages. whether manufactured
within this state or elsewhere, not
having been tested and found to be
pure and free from poisonous and
ieleterious matter as hereinafter provided,
are hereby declared to be det
rimental, and their use and consumption
to be against the morals, good
health and safety of the state and
contraband.
f'On and after the approval of this
ick. the manufacture, sale, barter,
exchange, receipt or acceptance for
unlawful use, delivery, storing and
keeping In possession In this state of
irty spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented.
brewed (whether lager or rice
t?eer) or other liquors and beverages,
>r any compound and mixture thereof
which contain alcohol and It Is
jsed as a beverage. Is hereby prohibit:
except -In Incorporated cities or
towns of this state, In counties
wherein the same may be permitted
is hereinafter provided. Any person
'onvicted of violating this section
?hall be punished by Imprisonment at
hard labor for a period not less than
three months nor more than six
fnonths, or by a fine of not less than
1100 nor more than $600.
"Section 2. The questions, either or
Doth, whether the liquors and beva^ages
mentioned In section 1 of this
ict may be sold or manufactured In
my county In this state shall be determined
at special election to be held
n such county on the first Tuesday
'ollowing the first Monday In Novemner
of any year In which a general
alection for state and county officers
s appointed by law to be held. And
it such election there shall also be
mbmltted the question whether onethird
of the license fees and dlspen<ary
profits shall be paid to the county
school fund or to roads and
irldges. Such election shall be orlered
by the county supervisor of
such county upon there being filed
with him before the first day of May
if such year a petition In writing
praying for such election upon either
or both of such questions, signed
Dy one-third of the qualified electors
if such county. He shall give 30
lays' notice by advertisement of such
election, and the same shall be held
ind conducted by the same officers
tnd under the rules and regulations
provided by law for general
state elections. Successive elections
jnder this section are permitted, but
they shall not be held In any one
;ounty upon the same question oftenr*r
than once in four years.
"Provided, That during the year
1907 such election may be held upon
such day as may be appointed by the
rounty supervisor, upon similar notice.
in the same manner and by the
<ame officers.
"Provided, further, That In counties
which have heretofore voted upon
the question of dispensary or no
Jlspensary under existing laws, such
election shall not be held prior to the
first Tuesday following the first Monday
in November. 1908.
"Sec. 3. At such election the election
commissioners for such county
^hall at each voting precinct therein
provide one ballot box in which the
ballots must be cast. Any person who
Is a qualified elector of such county
may vote in said election. Every voter
who is in favor of such manufacture
in the county, if such election
be upon the question of manufacture,
*hall cast a ballot upon which shall
be printed the words, 'For manufacture;'
and every voter opposed shall
L-ast a ballot upon which shall be
printed the words, 'Against manufacture."
Every voter who is in favor of
the sale of such liquors and beverages
in the county, if such election be upon
the question of sale, shall cast a
ballot on which shall be printed the
words, "For sale;' and every voter opposed
shall cast a ballot upon which
shall be printed the words, 'Against
sale.' ;
"Kvery voter in favor of ttpplication
of license fees to county school
fund shall cast a ballot for county
school funds and every voter In favor
of application to roads and bridges
shall cast a ballot for roads and
bridges.
"Sec. 4. If a majority of the ballots
cast in such election upon the
question of manufacture be 'For
manufacture,' It shall be lawful for
any person, firm or corporation to
manufacture and sell such liquors
and beverages within said county as
hereinafter provided, until the result
of such election be reversed by a subsequent
election. If a majority of the
ballots cast in such election upon the
question of sale be 'For sale,' it shall
loifful frvr uiifh linunrs and hftver
ages to he sold in said county as hereinafter
provided until the result of
such election be reversed by a subsequent
election.
"Sec. f>. If the sale of. alcoholic liquors
and beverages be authorized
by such election, the governor, upon
recommendation of the county board
of education of such county, the may- c
or or intendant of the city or town 1
s
within which a dispensary may be lo- f
cated, or manufacture allowed, and t
the senator and members of the F
c
house of representatives of such
county, shall appoint three qualified d
electors of the county, who shall be e
known as 'county dispensary board.'
and whose term of office shall be two
years, subject to removal by the gov- c
ernor for cause. One member of the ?
board shall be recommended by each c
of the bodies above named, which
shall also have the power to fill any ?
vacancy, a majority thereof In each 1
instance controlling. If there be 8
more than one city or town In such a
county within which a dispensary
may be located, then, and Fn such a
case, a majority of the mayors or In- 0
tendants-of such cities and towns
shall control In their recommenda- 8'
tlon; and if there should be a failure 8
on their part for any reason to agree, '
then the appointment of the member
to be recommended by them shall be
made by the delegation. Each mem- j!
ber of the board shall, before enter
ing upon his duties, enter into a ~
good and sufficient bond In the sum 1
of 15,000 in the form prescribed by tj
section 584, volume 1, code of laws, .
1902. The board shall organize by
the election of a chairman and a
secretary from among their number.
Each number of the board for his .
services jihall receive $3 per day for
not exceeding 10 days In each month,
and mileage, 5 cents per mile each (I
way. tratffellng in the most direct
route. Said board shall have . the
power, and is hereby required, to
make from time to time rules and Sj
regulations for the government of tj
any dispensary under its control. The Sl
said hoard is hereby authorized and t]
required to establish a dispensary or M
[dispensaries, as said board may deem ^
proper, for the sale of alcoholic 11- e,
quors and beverages as herein pro- ()
vided. X^e board shall elect a
dispenser for each dispensary, who a
shall have charge of same, under the 0
supervision of said board; and who w
shall hold his position for 12 months. ?
unless removed by the board in the tj
exercise of Its discretion; the said
board may employ such clerks and g(
J assistants as may in their Judg- 0
ment be necessary, and pay them, a
including the dispenser such sal- 0
ary as the said board moy tlx. A
Provided, no salary or compen- u
tion s"hall be regulated or be p
made dependent upon the amount n
| of sales. Said dispenser shall give fl
bond in the sum of $5,000 in the t|
form prescribed by section 584, volume
1, code of laws 1902. ti
"Sec. 6\ The members of the said n
county dispensary board are hereby n
declared to be county officers, and b
are hereby authorized and empower- |<
ed under-the authority and in the t'
1 M At-'- -*-* ? K??*r I m nmr mor. *1
name 01 mm siaie i<> uu/ auj .......
ket and retail within the state liquors
and beverages as provided herein: a
Provided. That the state shall not be h
liable upon any contract for the pur- n
chase thereof beyond the actual as- q
sets of the dispensary for which the a
purchase Is made. si
"The members of the county dis- ?
pensary board shall be persons of Ci
known moral character and not dl- ci
rectly or indirectly applicants for ap- a
pointment. si
"Sec. 7, The said board shall ad- t<
vertise in two or more daily papers a
in this state, and one weekly paper
of the country, for bids to supply the
kinds and quantities of liquor and w
beer to be bought. Such bids shall be 11
only tor the liquor and beer to be t<
furnished' during the three months fi
following, and the kinds and qualities P
shall be designated. The bids shall a
be sealed and there shall be no sign 8
or mark "upon the envelope Indicat- n
ing the name of the bidder. All bids a
must be sent by express to the county ?
treasurer within JO days after the ''
first advertisement therefor. The
county treasurer shall keep such bids
without permitting inspection of the P
same until the expiration of said 30 ?
days, when they shall be opened in
public by said board and the contract '
awarded to the lowest responsible 8
bidder for each kind. Said award n
shall be forthwith published once In ?
a newspaper published in th? county. P
"l"" ? Tt ahaII ha lh? rflltv of the ?
said board to cause an analysis of the t'
liquors in stock to be made by some
person competent to determine a
whether any of said liquors are adul- ?
terated or impure, to the end that no a
Impure liquors shall be sold by dis- a
pensarles. If upon analysis it shall J1
be determined that such liquors are
adulterated or impure, the county a
dispensary board may retain the
price thereof from the seller, or If ''
they have been paid for the said 11
board may. In the name of the state, ?
institute an action against the seller a
for the recovery of the amount so 11
paid. ?
"Sec. 9. The county dispensary r
board shall, during the first week of
each month, make a sworn statement *
of the receipts, expenditures and liabilities
of each dispensary for the
preceding month and cause the same ^
to be published once in some news|
paper published in the county, during
that week.
| "Sec. 10. Each dispenser shall be c
a qualified elector of this state and a t
resident of the county; who has never ^
pleaded guilty or been adjudged gull- ,
ty of violating any law relating to In- *
toxicating liquors; that he is not a t
keeper of a restaurant or place of
public amusement, and is not addicted r
to the use of intoxicating liquors as .
a beverage. j
"Sec. 11. Each dispenser shall daily
deposit, to the credit of the county r
dispensary board, in a bank designa- ^
ted by the board, all moneys received
by him from sales.
"Sec. 12. The county dispensary j
board, before permitting any dlspen- e
ser to offer any liquor for sale, shall
cause the same to be put into pack- j
ages of not less than one-half pint
nor more than five gallons and seal J
the same. The dispenser shall sell j
by the package only, and no person #
shall open the same or drink any of r
the contents on the premises. j
"Sec. 13. All sales shall be for cash f
and at a profit to be determined by T
the board. c
"Sec. 14. Xo sale or delivery per- f
mitted under this act shall be made
on Sunday, on a general or primary j
election day. on a legal holiday or be- ,
tween sunset and sunrise of any day. T
"Sec. 15. Xo sale or delivery shall r
be made if the dispenser knows or ^
h;ts reason to believe that the pur-l^
chaser is a minor or is intoxicated, or r
is in the habit of using: intoxicating: t
liquors to excess, or if the parent, -j
husband, wife, committee or guardian p;
has made written request that no sale j
or delivery be made to such purchas- >
er. a
"Sec. 16. The dispenser shall sell t
only in a room fronting a public t
street, without pictures, mirrors or y
any ornamentations whatever, Inside 1
or outside, and without any screen, ?
curtain or other device for preventing *
the passing public from fully viewing
what may be transpiring within; nor *
shall any restaurant, pool or billiard .1
room, or any other form of public j
amusement be run or conducted in the <
building In which said room Is situated,
nor shall any opening commu- <
nicatlng with such be permitted.
"Sec. 17. The governor, county dls- j
pensary board, mayor or intendant of 1
any city or town within which a dls- r
pensary may be located, are hereby (
given the power and authority to cause :t
the places where sales are permitted ?
by this act to be temporarily closed, r
as often and for such time as the pub- ,t
lie good may demand. i
"Sec. 18. On the first days of January,
April. July and October in every 1
year, the county dispensary board ,j
shall file with the clerk of court a <
sworn statement of the profits of each <
dispensary in the county, for the three s
months preceding said dates, respec- 1
tively. which shall be recorded by him j
in a hook kept for that purpose and s
published within the county. The board 1
shall file a copy thereof with each of j
the following officers: The county j
treasurer, the county supervisor and i
the county superintendent of educa- 1
tlon; and upon the said days shall dl- a
vide the profits Into three equal parts; j
me-thlnl to be paid to the count]
rea.surer for ordinary county expenea
one-third to the county treasure)
or the county school fund, and onehird
to the treasurer of the municipality
in which said dispensary is loated,
for ordinary expenses.
"Sec. 19. Licensed druggists conlucting
drug stores, and manufacturrs
of proprietary medicines, are here>y
authorized to purchase alcohol 01
ntoxicating liquors, not includini
ager or rice beer, for the purpose ol
ompoundlng medicines, tinctures and
xtracts, that cannot be used as s
leverage.
"Sec. 20. Any parent, husband, wife
ommittee or guardian giving the noIce
or request provided for in thlsacl
hail have a right of action against
ny dispenser violating such notice 01
equest, and may sue for and recovei
amages therefor on the bond required
f such dispenser.
"Sec. 21. All alcoholic liquors In posesslon
of any pferson for unlawful use
hall be seized without warrant, and
' no action to recover same is begun
'ithtn thirty days from such seizure,
r if such action be begun and the
iidgment of the court be adverse tc
hxx nlulntiff tHon un/?h llnimra flhflll
|/iam?iu, *?vw omv..
>rfelted to the county in which the
ime Is seized, If .there be a dlspensay
In said county, and disposed of as
tie county dispensary board may deem
est; but if there be no dispensary
herein, such liquors shall be destroytl
by the sheriff .of the county.
"Sec. 22. Upon affidavit, which may
e on information and belief, to the
ffect that contraband liquor is being
nlawfully concealed, kept or stored
i any place, a search warrant may be
?sued by any magistrate of the couny
empowering any officer or person
rho may be deputized to enter the
aid place, day oc night, and to search
he said premises for the purpose ol
sizing the said contraband liquors
herein concealed, kept or stored,
hlch said liquor when so seized shall
e disposed of as hereinbefore provldd
for the disposition of unlawful IIuors.
"Sec. 23. Any person detected in the
ct of violating any of the provisions
f this act shall be liable to arrest
-Ithout warrant: Provided, a warrant
hall be procured within a reasonable
Ime thereafter.
"Sec. 24. Every person who dlsposesses
or rescues from a constable oi
ther officer, or attempts so to do, any
lcoholic liquors or beverages taken
r detained by such officer charged
run me eniorcemeni or uiig taw biuui,
pon conviction, be punished by imrlsonment
not less than three months
or more than twelve months, or by a
ne of not less than $100 nor more
han $500.
"Sec. 25. Any person handling conraband
liquor In the night time ordevering
the same shall be guilty of a
llsdemeanor, and on conviction shall
e punished by Imprisonment for not
588 than three months nor more than
welve months, or by a fine of not leas
ban $100 nor more than $500.
"Sec. 26. Any wagon, cart, boat or
ny other conveyance, together with
orses, mules, or other animal or aniials
and harness accompanying the
ame, transporting liquors or beverges
at night, other than regular pasenger
or freight steamers and railay
cars, shall be liable to seizure and
ontlscatlon, and to that end the offler
shall cause the same to be duly
dvertlsed and sold and the proceeds
ent to the county dispensary board,
> be applied as hereinbefore directed
s to the profits.
"Sec. 27. Any common carrier, or
s agents or seryants. or any person
-ho shall carry or transport alcoholic
quors or beverages for unlawful use
> any place or county where manuicture
or sale of alcoholic liquors It
rohiblted, shall be deemed guilty oi
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
hall be fined not legs than $100 and
ot more than $500, or be Imprisoned
t hard labor for not lees than 30 dayi
r more than two years, or by both,
i the discretion of the court
"Sec. 28. Any person who shall In
tils state offer for sale, or solicit the
urchase of, any of the liquors oi
everages mentioned in section 1 ol
his act, other than for personal use,
hether for present or future delivery,
hall be deemed guilty of a misdeleanor
and upon conviction In a court
f comnetent lurlsdictlon shall be
unlshed by fine of not less than $10(1
r imprisonment1 for not less than
hree months.
"Sec. 29. All places where person?
re permitted to resort for the purpose
f drinking alcoholic liquors or'beverges
are hereby declared nuisancea
nd the keeper or manager of such
laces, upon conviction, shall be pun*hed
as provided in section 1 of thit
ct. *
"Sec. 30. Every person who shall
Irectly or indirectly, keep or mainain
by himself, or by associating oi
ombinlng with others, or who shall in
ny manner aid, assist or abet In keepng
or maintaining, any club room oi
ther place in which any alcoholic IIuors
or beverages are received oi
ept for use, barter or sale as a bevrage,
or for distribution or dlvisior
mong the members of any club oi
ssoclation by any means whatever
nd every person who shall receive
arter, sell, assist, or abet another ii
eceiving, bartering or selling, an]
Icohnllc liquors or beverages, so reeived
or kept, shall be deemed guilt]
>f a. misdemeanor, and upon convlcIon
thereof shall be punished by (
'ne of not less than g 100 or more thai
500, or by imprisonment for a tern
f not less than three months nor mon
han twelve months.
"Sec. 31. It shall be unlawful for an]
lub, company, association or corpor
tion. or any chartered company nov
n existence, or hereafter to be incor orated,
for social, literary or othei
urpose, within this state, to bu]%sell
;eep for sale, exchange, barter or di8'
ense without a license any liquor
wine, beer, bitters or other lntoxicatng
spirits for any purpose whatever
Ither to members or to other persons
nd any member or members know
ngly belonging to any club, company
issociation or corporation which reelves
and dispenses intoxicating spir
ts contrary to the provisions of thli
ection, shall be deemed guilty of ?
nisdemeanor. and upon convictloi
hereof before a magistrate shall b<
ined In a sum not less than |30 noi
nore than 350. or imprisoned In th<
ounty jail not exceeding thirty days
or each and every offense.
"Sec. 32. The payment of the Unitec
Uates special tax as a liquor seller
?r notice of any kind in any place oi
esort. or in any store or shop, indiatlng
that alcoholic liquors are then
old. kept or givensaway, shall be helc
0 be prima facie evidence that th<
erson or persons paying said tax anc
he parties displaying such notices an
icting In violation of this act, am
inless said person or parties are sellng
under appointment as prescribet
>y this act, they shall be punished b]
1 fine of not less than $100 nor mon
han $500, or by imprisonment for ?
erm of not less than three months noi
nore than twelve months. Convictloi
n the United States courts of illic!
tales of liquor shall be taken as primt
aele evidence of violation of the pn>
,'lsions of this act, and any dlstllle
r manufacturer of liquors containlni
ilcohol so convicted In the Unlte<
?tates court shall by reason of sucl
:onvlctlon forfeit the permit or licensi
granted him herein, In addition to thi
?ther penalties herein provided.
"Sec. 33.- Upon conviction of an;
Person for the violation of any provi
ion of this act, where punishment ii
lot provided for. such person shall b
Ined or imprisoned at hard labor li
he discretion of the court: Provided
he fine shall not be less than |10(
md the Imprisonment not less thai
three months.
"Sec. 34. In any county In this stat
tn which the dispensary has not beei
roted out by and under existing: law
ind until an election is held In sue!
rounty as is provided in this aet. an;
llspensar.v now established thereli
?ha!T be continued as a dispensary ti
?ald county under this act. Ther
shall be appointed by the governor, a
<m? after the approval of this act a
practicable, a county dispensary boar
IT\ sucn couniv in me name miuiue
is Is provided hereinbefore for ap
nolntment of such boards, whose du
ties and authority shall be the sam
is hereinbefore provided for sue
boards; said board 19 authorized t
' purchase from the proper state au*
thorlties the stock on hand or so
i* much thereof as may be necessary.
"Sec. 35. In the event that a dlspen
sary be established under the provi
sions of this act in any county, and
thereafter an election be held here
under resulting in the disestablishment
' of the same, the county dispensary
board in such county shall immedlatei*
ly close the dispensaries therein, ditir
pose of the stock on hand for cash to
f some other county dispensary board or
1 to purchasers outside of this state, api
ply the proceeds thereof, with any
other assets, to the payment of out>
standing obligations, and divide the
net proceeds as hereinbefore provided
t for dispensary profits.
t "Sec. 36. If the manufacture of 11'
quors and beverages In any county be
' authorized by the election hereinbeI
fore provided for, any persons, Arm
or corporation, upon paying annually
In advance to the county dispensary
1 board In such county the sum of $5.1
000 to manufacture alooholic liquors
i and beverages other than lager and
rice beer, or the sum of |3,000 to mani
ufacture lager and rice beer, and Allng
? ' J A a ho ItflA
wiiii 29I&iu uumu a uuivu w vuv v?? ? ?
1 said county in the sum of $10,009,
1 with good and sufficient surety, conditioned
upon the faithful compliance
i with the law, is hereby licensed, sabi
ject to revocation by this general assembly
at its pleasure, to manufacture
and sell alcoholic liquors and beverages,
or lager and rice beer, as the
case may be. in one city containing
1 more than 6.000 Inhabitants in such
county: Provided, That it' shall not
be lawful for such manufacturer to
1 sell such liquors and beverages or beer
in less quantities than one-half pint,
i or to sell them between sunset and
> sunrise, or to sell them to be drunk
| on the premises, or within this stats
' to sell them to any person. Arm or
> corporation other than county dispensary
boards. In the application for a
> permit or license to manufacture liquors
and beverages or beer, the applicant
shall give the county dispensary
board full power, upon any viola?
tlon of this act, to seise and take
' possession of any machinery or pro
duct on hand, at the distillery or place
! where such applicant may manufac1
ture such liquors or beers, and shall
authorise such board to p?y the.Uitlted
states government tax upon the same
' and dispose thereof as provided here'
In for contraband goods.
' "Sec. S7. The license fee provided
1 for in section 29 shall be divided by
the county dispensary board Into
three equal parte, one-third to be paid
i to the county treasurer for ordinary
county purposes; one-third to the
1 county treasurer for the school fund
or for roads and bridges, as provided
by section 3, and one-third to the
municipality in which said manufac'
tory is allowed, and shall be paid over
and applied as hereinbefore provided
: for dispensary profits.
' "Sec. 38. The manager of each reg1
istered distillery of liquor in this state
shall report quarterly to the county
' dispensary board of the county in
1 which it may be located, showing the
number of gallons of each kind of 111
quor on hand, manufactured or disposed
of during the quarter; and 4f
the said report fa.il to correspond with
the return of said distiller to the
1 United States revenue collector of tills
state, or it Is shown that said manager
has disposed of liquor contrary to
1 this act, said distillery shall be deem;
ed to be a common nuisance, and the
' said manager and his aiders and assistants
and the premises shall be
' proceeded against as In this act pro1
vided as to places where liquors are
! sold contrary to this act.
1 "Section 39. . In the event that the
manufacture of alcohol liquors and
[ beverages be allowed under the pro
visions of this act in any county, and
' thereafter an election be held hereunder
resulting In the prohibition of the
1 same, the license to so manufacture
1 under the provisions of this act Is
. I hsiwhv ravnkMl.
"Sec. 40. In any county In thia state
in which the manufacture and sale of
alcoholic liquors or beers Is now licensed
and the establishments are
now In operation, permission and license
are hereby granted to such manufacturers
upon compliance with the
terms of this act, and subject to Its
provisions and limitations, to continue
said manufacture and sale, until an
election be held as provided In this
act upon the question of manufacture:
and If such election result In the prohibition
of such manufacture, the license
hereby granted Is hereby revoked.
"Sec. 41. It shall be the duty of
the sheriff, their deputies, ipaglstrates,
constables, rural police, city and town
officials, to enforce the provision of
this act. If they fall to do so. It Is
hereby made the duty of the governor
to enforce the same, and he is hereby
authorized to appoint such deputies,
constables and detective* as may be
necessary: the salaries and expenses
of such officers to be paid out of the
profits of the dispensaries In counties
wherein they may be established, and
out of the ordinary county funds in
countleir wherein they have not been
established.
"Sec. 42. If any member of the
county dispensary board, any dispenser.
clerk or assistant In their employ.
violates any of the provisions of
this act he shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and shall be removed
from office. * .
"Sec. 43. The state dispensary is
hereby abolished and all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with this act be,
and the same are hereby, repealed.
"Sec. 44. This act shall go Into effect
Immediately upon Its approval by
the governor."
Ready Remedies.
When food will not stay on the
" stomach put one teaspoonful of lime
' water in a glass of milk and sip it
' slowly.
When a cut will not heal saturate a
piece of absorbent cotton with coal
oil and bind on.
' If there is trouble of any kind with
' the eyes, a wash of either cold tea or
j new milk Is good.
i In slight cases of rheumatism, If the
[ parts afflicted are wrapped In a piece
of all-wool flannel, it will generally
give relief.
' For pains In the stomach, a flannel
f cloth dipped in hot water, into which
. a teaspoonful of turpentine has been
i added, placed over the stomach will
J give almost Instant relief,
j A cup of hot water will relieve a
> sick stomach, and for those who can1
not take It plain, try a little lemon .
j juice, a lump of sugar or a pinch of
r salt. *
J For sprains or bruises either hot or
* cold applications are good, but stick
j to one or the other, and after bandt
aging keep the bandages well satur1
ated.
p Apples and cider taken in ' large
j quantities will be found more pleasing
1 and quite as effective as a dose of
1 castor oil. Prunes can also be taken In
g
e large quantities, and will have the
same effect.
f Hold a bruised finger in a cup of
j hot water for a few minutes and It
e will prevent further trouble. The wail
ter should be as hot as it Is possible
I' to stand it. Gatherings and runn
arounds can be successfully treated In
the same manner.
e Certain kinds of toothache can be
" relieved by painting the gums with
h a solution of one-half iodine and oney
half glycerin. If there Is a cavity In
the tooth, saturate a small piece of
e absorbent cotton In oil of cloves, tincs
ture of myrrh or laudanum and place
? In the cavity.
r For a nervous headache, a flannel
cloth dipped In hot water and placed
* first on the temples and then on the
^ back of the head at the base of the
o brain Is sure to give relief.