Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, February 14, 1913, Image 1

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* j^Sml^^Kail-WKKHL.^^ L. m. OEIST'S sows. Pttbii.heri. j % 4amii8 Uetrapajei;: 40r <h1 Jpromotion of th< political, Social, %grienltatial and Commercial Interests of th? $eopt<. ( established 1855. ~ yORJKVllvLE.S. C-.^FRID A Y JFEBRU AR Y 14, 1913. XOVlB. ' > ? THE I r- | | By ETTA W. % C-KH>KK>?'<X)'l'CHyr<J?wC CHAPTER XXIII ?i gt In th# Park. ve Ethel Sardls dismissed her French so maid, and, alone in her chamber, sat In ? ( deep meditation till the hands of her th watch pointed to the hour of one. In sli n vain she told herself that the anony- -mous letter was unworthy of notice? ** k that some envious foe had written it; dc that to give It a moment's considers- wi tion was gross Injustice to the count. The words still burned like fire before her eyea She unlocked the drawer In t,( her toilet table, took out the obnoxious sheet, held It to the gas Jet and saw It nc consume, and yet the demon was not f0 exorcised. As sleep was out of the question, it occurred to Miss Sardls that the last 8J' new novel might possibly aid her In driving away her unpleasant thoughts. *Jj She descended the stair at once. The library door was standing ajar, 8tl and through it stole a long, red shaft of light Some one beside herself had "murdered sleep." Ethel pushed open aE k the door and looked Into the room be- }? N yond. Jn It had but one occupant?her father, &r and he was sitting at an Inlaid table, Pc reading what seemed to be a letter! 00 "Good heaven! can my unknown cor- nc respondent have written to him also?" ar] thought Ethel. th His face looked strangely haggard j_n and worn In the subdued light. He did dc not see or hear his daughter till she stood by his side. Then he started vio- J1*1 lently, and dropped his letter?dropped it upon the table, quickly, before her. ,n The writing was large and ugly, like wI some unformed schoolgirl's, but every ru word was as legible as print. Involuntarily Ethel's eyes ran over the open T1 sheet, and read, without meaning to sh read, these opening lines: ca "My Dear, Kind Guardian:?You told e" me to call you that, and oh, I am very, 8" A vcrv arlad to do so!?I am growing < ]< strong1 and well again. I like the school w< I study hard, I try to learn all that you w' wish me to know. My teachers will write to you soon, and report my pro- m gress. Every hour of my life I bless you for your goodness"? 88 k She read no more; for, swift as V thought, Cullen Sardls snatched up the sheet and thrust it into his pocket hs Father and daughter looked at each other. Her face was full of surprise, re his of annoyance and displeasure. fr "Pardon my rudeness, papa," smiled Ethel. "I did not mean to read it. You m have a ward? What a secret! Who is she? Pray tell me.' His cold mouth twitched nervously. "Pardon me; I cannot gratify your *>? k curiosity, Ethel. You have intruded to upon a purely private matter. Is this the way in which you pass your nights? Heaven forbid that your mother's mal- ti< adles should get hold of you!" Ethel drew back in some dismay, yc What new mystery was this? "I want a book, if you please, papa, gl I am going to read awhile before I sleep." M He turned away with a shrug of the yc shoulders. She made a selection from wl the crowded shelves of the library, then te returned to his side and put one hand upon his arm. The banker was not. h? and never had been an affectionate v-"- uma nroud of his daughter, dt lauiu. ?t*?. r ? _ _ he lavished his wealth freely upon her; but there was not much love or famillarlty between the two. Courteous and indulgent he always was, to both wife Si and child; but fond or demonstrative? ht never! b( "Papa, may I ask you a question?" th "As many as you like, Ethel." th "Suppose you should receive an an- w onymous letter that reflected, let us w say, upon the character of?of?a I friend. What would you do, papa? c? How would you treat such a commu- fo nlcation?" re "With the contempt it deserved." h< "You would not allow it to influence H you in the least against your friend? th "Certainly not. How earnest you a< are! I hope you have not been writ- ol ing anonymous letters to anybody, ai Come Ethel, now I have something to say to you. Count Stahl is more than oi anxious that you should name an early oi marriage day. Let me urge you to do tl so. I wish to see you settled In life." al She opened wide her dark eyes. th "You are impatient to be rid of me c< papa, and I your only child! Fie!" He frowned a little, moving uneasily cc In his chair. a "Not impatient, Ethel; but it is U) scarcely fair to keep the count danc- y< in* attendance upon you here, especial- th ly when it is necessary, as he himself vi has told me. that he should be at home. I suspect that the steward of his es- th tate is managing his affairs In a ruin' ous fashion. I have already loaned him money to meet his expenses here. He sj ought to be in Saxony, looking after his hi revenues and his dishonest servants. I Y shall talk with your mother tomorrow, hi Ethel." Ethel looked surprised, and not we'l "t . pleased. Her father wished to hasten si ' her marriage with the count?he was ni eager to secure his titled son-in-law. m It was not strange, yet it gave Miss ai Sardis an unpleasant sensation. 01 4 "I do not understand why the count should borrow money of you, papa." e< she said, coldly; "he is rich is he not?" "Yes; but remittances have not beer h sent to him promptly. I scarcely com- p prehend it myself, but all the same I G am glad to oblige him with a few ft a thousands. There, my dear, you ought a, to be taking your beauty-sleep. Late C hours are ruinous to bright eyes. Good- r< night." I Ethel returned to her own room as si perplexed as when she left it. Could tl she treat that nameless impertinent ci letter with the contempt that It de- tl served? Let us see. t< On the following morning Count tl Stahl appeared at the Sardis mansion, e "I have come to beg you to mention h the day which will make me the hap- b piest of men," he said to his betrothed, tl "It is impossible for me to remain u many weeks in the New World, for my presence is so much needed on my own s V estates. Yet I cannot return without ^ you. Consider my situation. I adore C you. and I have your consent to be my h wife. Make me blessed by naming an c early marriage day." v > Mrs. Sardis, who was present at this interview, arose from her chair with a e great rustle. o "My daughter will study your best h Interests, count," she said, hastily, h "She will not embarrass you by any a unnecessary delays. I think we need not keep you waiting beyond the third r week of January." She looked fixedly at Ethel; the lat- a u ter mechanically extended her hand to 9 her lover. He covered It with kisses. "A thousand thanks!" he murmured, c So it was settled. On Wednesday of t the third week in January, Ethel Sar- y dis would become the Countess Stahl, f and sail at once for Europe. s Having thus accomplished his de- t * sire the count lunched with the family, r and then returned to his hotel. As the day wore on a great restless- f ness seized upon Ethel. There were callers to receive, Invitations to read, I arrangements of great magnificence to t discuss with Mrs. Sardis; but none of } these things could banish the anony- a mous letter from her memory. Again V and again she determined, recklessly, i to go to the park, and again and again e she revoked the decision. Miss Vann appeared directly after lunch, and 1: carried Bee off in her coupe; and, as y Fate would have it, Mrs. Sardis's t nerves forced that keen-eyed lady to t retire to her own chamber for a little r * rest. Thus Ethel was left alone. f She went to her room, donned the I VCOUNTESS I; | I ^ S PIERCE. | I L mplest dress in her wardrobe, a long, ? -ay cloak, a plain hat and a thick ? >11. Even then she hesitated. She was f on to be the count's wife?how could J: ie doubt him? Her prudence, her J: tod sense cried out against It; yet, all ? e same her feverish. Irresistible de- , re to go?to confront his accuser face face remained unappeased. "You e rushing blindfold upon a terrible h om! "She would know, at any cost, h hat those words meant All unobserved, Ethel left the house, g id walked swiftly away In the direc- ? >n of Central Park. The day was dreary and cold. The irth wind whistled sharply round the mere of the streets. The Park was Its winter dress of sombre brown. 5 diel entered It by the Seventy-second * reet gate Just as the city clocks were * rlking three. She cast one hasty ance around. As she did so a figure ided out from the nearest walk, and F ood before her. F "Miss Sardis!" said a voice. It was a woman of medium height * id ordinary figure, dressed from head " foot In deepest black, and shrouded j: the thickest and blackest of veils. ? ie looked like a walking exclamation ? >lnt Ethel waited for her to lift the F verlng from her face, but she made ^ I motion to uo so. ?ui a icaiuic, uui . i outline could our heroine discern rough that sombre disguise?noth- . g but two sparks of light that were, : ubtless, eager and alert eyes. "Thank Heaven, you are here!" said Is person, In a low but distinct voice, * Tou did well to come. Let us walk Jto the park a little way to some place tiere we shall not be seen or Interpted." . For her life Ethel could not speak, . ie woman In black led the way, and " e followed silently out of one lntrl- ^ te path and Into another, until pres- g tly they reached a secluded spot, ut In by leafless trees and shrubbery, 3Se to the border of a sheet of frozen t iter. Not a living being was any- *, here in sight. "We shall not be disturbed here," urmured the woman She pointed to a rustic seat. Ethel . t down, raising, as she did so, the ? ill from her pearly face. ? "Who are you?" she demanded * LUghtily. "The writer of the letter which you ^ celved last night, and your sincere ? lend," answered the woman. ? "That Is very Indefinite. If you are " y friend, let me see your face." "Pardon me, I cannot" "At least tell me your name." h "Whv ahould I do that? You would i none the wiser?It is quite unknown ~ you." Ethel arose indignantly. n "I decline to hold further conversa- . >n with so mysterious a person. Tour I tter was a gross Impertinence. I warn F' >u, do not repeat It." The woman extended a pair of black- ? oved, deprecatory hands. J1 "Stay!" she said; "do not be angry, las Sard Is. You must not go until J! ?u hear me. It matters little who or 1 hat I am; the thing which I have to II you?that only Is of Importance." ? Her tone arrested Ethel In spite of *>rself. "And what have you to tell me?" she . :manded. ? The veiled woman made an Imploring ? :sture. ~ "You are going to marry Count 8 :ahl? For God's sake don't do It? You ' id better jump into the bay?you had c itter give your hand and fortune to 8 ie poorest beggar that skulks through 1 tese streets of New York. He Is not . orthy to touch your garments. Be J arned by me. You do not know him; 1 do. You made a bad choice at Lu>rne?don't start! It Is not too late y t you even now, to draw back, and r r>o11 tho imprlr?n lover. You think i la marrying: you for love; it is a lie. . e cares only for your fortune. Yotf c link him noble; he i? so only by the . :cident of birth. His past is made up 1 ' excesses, moreover, he is guilty of 1 enormous crime." Ethel had fallen back unceremonl- r. isly upon the rustic seat. In a sort 1 ! frightful fascination she stared at r le straight, black shape before her? t the carefully disguised face, where ^ le eyes shone like half-smothered 1 >als through the sombre veil. "Miss Sardls," went: on her straight 8 >mpanion, "your betrothed husband is murderer; the blood of a woman is 1 pon his hands?one, too, as good and 8 jung and beautiful as yourself. And * lat blood is still crying to heaven for 8 mgeance!" ( A chill, not born of the north wind in le park, crept over Ethel. "I see that you are mad," said she. 8 "No," answered the woman, In the ime low, earnest tone In which she id hitherto spoken, "I am not mad. ou know, you feel that my words ave the ring of truth." "Truth!" echoed Ethel, with spirit; :hey have the ring of falsehood and ander and malignity. Why do you ot make your accusation openly to all len, instead of coming here, disguised nd nameless, to pour it into my ears nly?" The woman in black wrung her glovd hands. "I dare not! I hate him and I fear im! I have no proof sufficient to suport my charge, yet all the same it is od's solemn truth?not slander, not ilsehood, however appearances may be gainst me. I do not aim to secure ount Stahl's punishment?It. would squire a powerful hand to do that, and am humble, friendless, weak; but I ?ek to save you?to open your eyes to le danger before you. Only the strong in thrust openly. The contest betwixt lat man and me is too unequal for me j dare much. If I can cheat him of ie bride and the fortune that he cov> ?? '? ~ii T aalr Vflca Snrrtlq " nnfl lO, 11 19 an x aon. A>.? >WW ??_ ere a passionate disappointment roke into her smothered voice, "I 1 fiought, I hoped, that you would be- i eve me!" Ethel Surdis looked as If turning to < tone. 1 "How is it that you claim to know < 'ount Stahl," she said, coldly, "when ] e has not an acquaintance in this 1 ountry? And who was the person < ^hom he, as you say, murdered?" "I will answer both questions, I will 1 ven make myself known to you, upon 1 ne condition?swear never to marry ] ilm. You do not, you never will, love ilm; so it is not a hard thing which I l isk of you." i "Preposterous!" answered Ethel. "I eject your condition with contempt." < "You will not believe the count to be i i villain and a murderer?" "A thousand times no!" "Then God help you. The day will i ome when you will wish that you had leen more credulous. He will destroy ou without mercy if he ever finds it or his interest to do so. Look to yourlelf when that time comes! Something ells me, Ethel Sardis, that you will lever die peacefully in your bed." A thrill of sickening, indefinable ear rushed over Ethel. "This is growing too melodramatic, f you have anything more to say, go o my father with proofs to support -our statements. I cannot listen to you iny longer." The woman in black sank suddenly ipon her knees there on the frozen arth at Ethel Sardis's feet. "Oh, believe me!" she implored, wildy; "do not sacrifice yourself?you are oung and beautiful and good. I have o!d you only a part of the truth; what vould you say if you knew all! Lawence Harding loves you; for his sake, or the sake of everything that you lold dear, don't marry the count!" Jthel gave a great start, and recoiled rom the kneeling figure. w "Lawrence Harding! Did he send you tc o make this scene?" she gasped. e: "As Heaven hears me, no! He has 10 knowledge of what I have told you. w am a stranger to him." In "Leave me!" cried Ethel, with her si lands before her face. "Leave me?I st an bear no more." c< The woman arose. She saw that Miss tl iardis was on the verge of hysterics. vi "Be calm," she said, "I am going. I lave done my duty?eased my own onscience. Remember my parting ~" rords?woe to you if you marry Count itahl! The doom of the first countess \ s waiting for her successor. Farewell!" With these words, the woman In ? ilack turned from Miss Sardls and the ustic seat, and walked swiftly away. If Ethel's wits had been less confused, he might have noticed that the re- H resting figure was strangely like that' f Her mother's maid, rineue?me c ark, stolid Frenchwoman who was not upposed to know little or nothing of ingllsh. As it was, however, our he- kl olne did not observe the resemblance. n Faint and sick, she leaned baok In ln er seat, all things swimming before co er eyes. The thoughts that came of rowdlng upon her were not pleasant th Ihe blamed herself for coming to the re ark. She tried to feel convinced that 'n he was the victim of a practical Joke. P? r the malice of some secret enemy. It or ras Impossible to believe that one rain of truth lurked In the terrible co bings which the veiled woman had P? aid. Could any reasonable being give redence to such an accuser?such ague, wild accusations? No. What w' hould she do?tell the count? Never! th [eep the matter locked In her own "e eart? Yes always. And then a le- oo Ion of perplexing thoughts rushed pon Ethel?sudden distrust of the fu ount and of her own future?an over- vo owering consciousness that she might Bteem and admire her betrothed husand, but that she did not love him? bi bat her pride and ambition were lnolved in the marriage now so close beore her, but not her heart. p, It was perhaps, the darkest moment ne bat Miss Sardis had ever experienced p, i all her life. Hi Presently a heavy foot crunched j0 long a neighboring walk, and paused fcf eslde the rustic seat. A grimy hand m auched Ethel's shoulder. M "I'll trouble you to give me some p( loney, miss," sain a noaroe vuitc. 2^1 Ethel started and looked up. Near er stood an unkempt, raged tramp T1 rith a leering, villainous face and the ne eneral aspect of a pariah. He held out to her a dirty palm. She ou rose to her feet th "I have no money,' she answered, at- j. emptlng to escape past him. He be aught her by her long, gray cloak. i? "You have rings in your pretty ears, hi liss," he muttered; "diamonds, too?I jr now diamonds when I see 'em?and racelets on your pretty wrists under our sleeves there. I ain't particular? m ewels or money?it's one to me. Hand tei ver, my dear." St Ethel cast one quick glance around. 8e lo living thing was in sight; no great w nlform of the park police gladdened yj er eyes. It was a novel plight for Miss lardis to find herself In?novel and q, ery unpleasant Hi "Release my cloak!" she said, with br er haughtiest air, but here was a man yj -the first she had ever met?who had o respect for Miss Sardis's commnds. He grinned shrewdly in her beautlul pale face, snatched her wrist and ??*/i<Klir frnm U a hrnfld cold UI VIU1J UVbOVUVU ? ? racelet. She cried out, more In In- 00 ignation than fear, and the wind took ip her voice and carried It straight to he ears of a person who was walking, C1 inseen and unheard, along a path on m he other side of the shrubbery. "Stop that!" said the thief planting ot hand unceremoniously upon Miss a* lardis's mouth; "if you scream, I'll J1' hoke you, by"? fa He did not finish his unholy sentence, or the next instant some one had him iy his dirty throat; some one tore Miss st lardis's bracelet and Miss Sardls her- ?t: elf from his hold, and that some one bl ?as a tall, brown, deeply astonished iut thoroughly self-possessed fellow, In , long, gray overcoat and fur cap? b< Lawrence Harding. p? "You scoundrel!" he cried vigorously compressing the windpipe of the ramp. "What are you doing here?" As for Ethel she gasped out three aC vurds, In en agony of alarm and apirehenslon: st "Let him go!" The maze on Harding's brown face leepened. Wi "Let him go!" repeated Ethel mildy. "I beg?I entreat you, let him go!" to Harding stepped back and silently eleased his prisoner. The man took tr ilmbly to his heels and vanished among Wi he trees, leaving Miss Sardis and her st escuer alone together. She leaned against the rustic seat, iolorle8s, trembling from head to foot, as ie hastened to support her. She look- p? ?d up at him with a wan attempt at a yC imile. yt "You wonder that I asked you to re- yc ease the man " she faltered. "My rea- f0 ion is this: I do not wish any one to mow that I have been in the park this h< ifternoon." tl< The predicament In which he found bj Jount Stahl'8 betrothed must have Cc >erplexed him greatly; but he quietly bl inswered: "I will take good care not to mention th he matter. Allow me," and he took her hi vhlte wrist, fastened upon It the m .ronoiof hntMnpH the FYench elove vhich the thief had torn apart, and th hen drew her hand through his arm. ai "Lean upon me?you are trembling!" n< ie said; "are you?is it possible that rou are here alone?" st Unconsciously she clung to him, as hs he weak always cling to the strong. e\ low grand and brown he looked! How "] :alm and unmoved, too, though he was cc lolding the girl whom he had once ju nadly loved, and looking into the great h< lark dilating eyes which had once been ie lis heaven. h< "Yes I am alone," she shivered. "You a< :hink it very strange, but I cannot ex- tc ilaln. May I ask you to take me hoTT ti ilain. May I ask you take me home?" ai She was in distress, evidently. Her N ip quivered, tears dimmed her large in ?yes. tc "Most certainly" answered Law- P< ence. "I am on my way to dine with VIrs. Severne. I fear you have been al ?reatly frightened. It win De Deuer ior >rou to draw your veil; you can scarce- m y escape observation on the avenue." Silently she drew the soft tissue over tier pale face. Then the two walked iway together. 0, The short winter day was already cj Jying. A pale, black sunset filled the west. Under their feet rattled the last s, 3ead leaves of the year. Neither spoke. p1 Harding's face was bent upon his g] breast?it wore a cold, sombre look. He Cl :ould hear his companion's agitated breath, her garments brushed against p him?a vague perfume was wafted to bis nostrils with every movement of p, her draperies, her patrician hand held n: tremblingly to his arm; but he spoke not a word, he gave her not so much as a glance. Q1 They entered Fifth avenue and part- p ed at the door of the banker's brown- u stone palace. Ethel flung back her veil c] witli a faint, sweet smile. "You nave aone me a great service, p she murmured. "I thank you much, jj We are friends, are we not, Lawrence?" d Her bewildering eyes were raised wistfuly to his. She put out her hand p with an unsteady movement. He press ed it in his own. 0 "Surely." "You do not hate me for?for?any of |r my past misdeeds?" a Into his brown face leaped a look g that made her shrink. c "Hate you!" he repeated slowly. "My God, no!" t< The next moment he was walking p away down the avenue, and Ethel Sar- p dis ascended the carved stair to her a own chamber, at the door of which she " met Finette, in spotless cap and apron, u looking anxiously out for her young n mistress. tl "Hasten, mademoiselle," said the n maid, in French; "you will still have time to dress for dinner. Madame, your ei mother, has but Just awakened?she p does not know that you have been tl out!" si Ah, this brown-faced Frenchwoman as a treasure! Ethel resigned herself > her hands, thankful that she had no ccuses or explanations to invent Count Stahl's betrothed had been arned. Would she profit by the warnig? The woman in black had tried to ive her by the only method which le dared employ. Would she sucked? Alas! the means had defeated le end. Verily, her labor had been in tin. (To be Continued.) J^isttllancous heading. I' NEWSPAPER BILL KILLED oust Disposes of Proposition After Hot Debate. >lumbla State, Wednesday. By two votes the house last night ] lied the Mil to require editors of ] swspapers and periodicals published ] South Carolina to throw open the < lumns of their Journals on demand ^ any and every one who considered j at anything appeared therein had j fleeted on his character or standing the community and providing a inalty of a fine of >500 and imprls- j iment for 30 days for failure to print < ee any communication which did not ] ntaln obscene language from the < rson who took the trouble to write i and send it to the editor. i The enacting words of the bill, lich was opposed on the grounds , at it confiscated the property of a { wspaper and was a blow at the free- ^ im of the press, was stricken out by te of 55 to 53. Then the house re- ] sed to reconsider this action by a t te of 57 to 60. I The following members voted to rlke out the enacting words of the i II: < Vote on Bill. J Atkinson, Barnwell, Belser, Bethea. 1 >wers, Boyd, Brice, Charles, Court- 1 y, Dantzler, DeLaughter, Evans, ' 1day, Fripp, Gasque, Greer, Harvey, j aynesworth, Holtt, W. E. James, ' hnston, Jones, Kibler, Liles, Lump- j n, McCravey, McDonald, McMillan, 1 cQueen, Massey, Means, Mitchell, Ixson, Mower, Nicholson, O'Quinn, ' D/vnrlir DM/lln Pllav t lies, r/aii, ncouj t oblnson, W. M. Scott, Sherwood, ilrley, Stanley, Stevenson, Sturkle, lompson, Tindal, Vander Horst, Warir, Warren, Whaley, Youmans?56. Those who voted against striking it the enacting words of the bill were e following: Addy, J. W. Ashley, M. Ashley, Blackwell, Browning, Buse. Clowney, Creech. Cross, Daniel, Ick, Epps, Fortner, Gray, Halle, ardin, Holley, Hunter, Hutchison, by, W. A. James, Kelly, Kennedy, Ing, Klrby, Lee, Martin, Melfl, Mlley, iller, Mitchum, Moore, Moseley, urray, Nelson, Odom, Rembert, Ritnberg, Robertson, W. S. Rogers, Jr., ipp, Schroeder, W. W. Scott, Senney, Smiley, Strickland, Walker, hlte, Whitehead, Williams, C. C. yche, C. T. Wyche, Zelgler?68. Not voting: Speaker Smith, Baskln, jodwln, Hall, Harrison, Harper, utson. Kellehan, Kirk, Long, Lyand, Malpass, L M. Rogers, Sanders, elch, Wllbourn?16. Dsbats Was Warm. The debate on the measure was the irmest which has taken place in e house at the present session. The scusslon and roll call on the bill nsumed three hours last night. A feature of the debate was the ank confession of Mr. Stevenson of lesterfleld, whose name headed the Innrltv rartnrt nf lh? IllrHflnrV COTtl lttee In favor of the passage of the the bill, that he had made a mistake id allowed his feelings "to overcome s reason," in signing the minority vorable report "It is with sorrow that I part from y friends of the minority," said Mr. evenson in speaking in favor of riklng out the enacting words of the 11. "My reason has overcome my iart and I must oppose this bill." Mr. Stevenson declared that he had jen maligned by irresponsible newsipers. "But shall I, because some Irrelonslble whelp has done me an lnstice, try to break down the free>m of the press, one of the founda>n stones of our liberty?" asked Mr. evenson. , Motion by Mr. MoMillan. When the bill affecting newspapers as reached last night on the calenir, Mr. McMillan of Marion, moved strike out Its enacting words. Mr. Rembert of Richland, who lnoduced the bill, said ho knew that it , Duld meet with opposition on con- , itutional grounds. "Shall we protect the liberty of the , """ ?? V* *-? liKnrtv r\f tho noAnlo?" COO VI lite IIWCI %.J V4 kUV . . iked Mr. Rembert. "When a news- , iper traduces your character, holds >u up to the scorn and ridicule of >ur fellow men, shall It not allow >u to reply without making you pay r It?" He appealed to the members of the juse to put themselves In the posljn of candidates for office, criticized r a newspaper, and declared that he tuld see nothing unfair about the 11. "Treat it as legislation to protect te people of South Carolina from ivlng their character defamed," said r. Rembert. Mr. McMillan of Marion, said that ie Richland member had based his 'gument on the assumption that the ;wspaper bill was fair. "The bill takes the power of conructlng newspaper articles out of the inds of the courts and gives It to rery man," declared Mr. McMillan. t a newspaper lies on a man, let the >urt settle the matter. It would be ist as fair for an editor to ask the suae to extend him the floor for any ngth of time to reply to criticisms ? might claim reflected on his charter and standing, as to require him i make his newspaper a speaking ibe of everybody. The bill will do vay with publicity In South Carolina. 0 newspaper is going to put Itself 1 a position where It can be forced i become a speaking tube for every slitlcian who asks It." Mr. McMillan said that it was salnst the law of the state now for nyone to lie In print or by word of uu in uuuul au/uuc cior. The Present Law. "If that Is not all the protection a lan needs, he is In a bad way and light to move out of the state," deared Mr. McMillan. He cited the fact that under the veeplng provisions of the bill, Reubllcans, "Bull Moosers" and neroes would have the right to practially take charge of the press of the ate, making the "newspapers the roperty of the world at large." Mr. McMillan held that a newsaper's space was Its property which light be confiscated by anyone should le bill pass. "The bill Is one of the worst pieces f legislation ever attempted by a democratic legislature of South Carona." declared Mr. McMillan, in conludlng. "uon I you Know mm a newspaper as a great advantage over a private idividual?" asked Mr. Ashley of Anerson. "I don't know of any newspaper lonopoly," replied Mr. McMillan. Every man has a right to his own pinion on all subjects." Mr. McMillan said that he had no iterest In any newspaper, but took position against the bill because the eneral assembly had no right to dlsrlmlnate against them. Mr. Wyche of Spartanburg admit?d the newspapers had possibly done lore for the education and advancelent of the people than any other gency, but declared that they had no right to go out of their way to ndermine a man's character." He lade a reference to an Incident In le last campaign published by the ewspapers. "If you convict an editor In the ourts, It does not give you an oportunlty to put your reply before tie people." said Mr. Wyche. He lid that the newspapers had adver Used South Carolina as a lawbreaking state. Mr. Stevenson of Chesterfield, salt) that he regretted that a reference to the fact that he had signed the minor- n. lty report In favor of the bill made it ul necessary for him to take the floor. "The measure had a personal appeal to me because I have time and time again been maligned by news- ni papers. This Is what Influenced me Ul to sign the favorable report. I have Been a sufferer from the careless characterization of newspapers, but I Ci want to do what's right by South Carolina. I have borne it in silence. It was beneath my dignity to wrangle with Irresponsible editors of irresponsible newspapers." Mr. Stevenson said that a member of the judiciary committee had called ta his attention to the constitutional phases of the newspaper bilL He 811 pointed out that the statement to o'< which the newspaper was to be forced te to allow any man to reply did not have to be false. The communication must be printed whether the statement which occasioned it was founded j" on error or truth. The newspapers JF would have to open their columns, no matter how long it might be or whom It came from. J?8 ' 8tat# Constitution. (J8 Mr. Stevenson said that the first amendment made to the constitution pa >f the United States provided that no . aw should be passed "abridging freeiom of speech or of the press." This tame phrase occurred in the state con- J"1 itltution as well. JFor these reasons Mr. Stevenson said he was forced to take the "back ne :rack" because he had found that he was on the "wrong trail." J Mr. Epps of Sumter, advocated the ?!' passage of the bill, although he ad- J1" nltted that he had never been at- J acked by a newspaper. tn< "If you succeed in fining a newspaper editor, what is a paltry sum in tlr comparison with the destruction of rour character?" asked Mr. Epps. "I maintain that the bill to require that ho rou be given the right to reply in a at lewspaper's columns, is not an in- tei 'rlngement on the tight of the press. th< [f it Is constitutional to fine an edl- flr or. it is constitutional to require him :o publish your reply." fr< Mr. Brice of Chester, who signed eri :he unfavorable majority report of tei he judiciary committee on the bill. po sailed the attention of the house to tne to 'act that a large majority of this com- 0f nittee was opposed to the bill, that ^ >nly four members had signed the fa- ag - orable report and that one of these < tad repented. ^ Mr. Brice said that if the bill were ro, l law a newspaper could not publish a th( eport of the speech of the author of < :he bill without laying itself liable to |ee laving its columns filled with replies th( ,'rom men who might consider that W( vhat he had said reflected upon them ab lor could they publish court proceed- an ngs for the same reason. Mr. Brlce Ar leld that the libel law passed last year th( protected all citizens. He, too, was of ba he, opinion that the bill, If it,became ^ awv would confiscate property?the newspaper's space. w? "Publicity Is Just as much protec- ? ion to the people as the courts are," tal laid Mr. Brice. "If you pass the bill, b.. rou run the risk of keeping the peo- Al pie in darkness about fraud and cor- _h uptlon." Mr. Sapp of Lancaster, spoke In Favor of the passage of the bill, LJ "Shall the press of South Carolina be protected to the detriment of the people?" he asked. 1 Mr. Liles of Orangeburg held that ca mough had already been said on the lai neasure to prove to the unprejudiced no :hat it was both unnecessary and un- sh wise and "the entering wedge toward fr< Hampering the freedom of the press, sh inetof the foundation stones of lib- tei irtyr^ He stressed the fact that the tr< jnactment of the bill would work a th iremendouB hardship on the struggling country press, putting it to great ex- wc pense. Mr. Liles declared that should pe the bill pass, a board ought to be ap- let ?u'Han n nrinted th pumieu iu ucici uiiiiv .* ?.w*. M M statement was detrimental to the fei character of a man and when he ihould have the right to use the col- fe' iimns of a newspaper. ac "There has been nothing advanced jg In all the arguments for this bill to tei show that the people demand It," de- ta ilared Mr. Llles. "I am thankful that the time has not yet come In South bi; Carolina, and I do not believe It ever m< will come, when honor and true man- <jj< hood, anything pure and holy and Qi good, need protection from news- th papers." th Mr. Llles then moved the previous question on the whole matter at 10.23 p. m. The house proceeded to kill the bill a8 by a vote of 55 to 53 and put on the "clincher" by a vote of 67 to 50. t|j Mr McQulnn and Mr. Rembert both addressed themselves to points ell of personal privilege before the vote f?o was taken. , m , pr COURTROOM DEVICES & How Clevor Attorneys Introduced Winning Evidence. a* * ' ? - u-* ? amnlnvnH in In Many devices nave uccn ?_... ... the courtroom productive of an effect ha far more telling: upon the Jury than mere words. co A suit was brought some years ago ui by the people of a certain quarter of te Montreal against a manufacturing ^ company. The vile odors of the chem- va Icals used in the works, they alleged, had made the neighborhood untenable and seriously lessened the value of their property. ca The judge and the Jury were dlspos- co ed to turn a deaf ear to the complaint. J"e The company was rich and powerful jjj and "an alleged smell," as their coun- ju sel declared, "was too intangible a wl grievance to grasp." One of the opposing counsel was ar seen to go out and not long after re- th turned with two glass retorts. n "Here," he said, in the course of his * ? -1? a? piea ror ma ciienis, tue mo uilchuh<b ^ subjects of our contention." He passed De them to the Judge and then to the Jury, who 8melled them and smilingly declared them pure and odorless. "But." said the counsel, "the com- h pany mixes them!" He suddenly pour- in ed the contents of one of the retorts jj, into the other and the nauseous fumes 8h of hydrosulphurlc acid or sulphuretted hydrogen filled the air. Judge, Jury. kr and spectators choked for breath. It rj, was necessary to adjourn court until fr the next day, when heavy damages f0 were at once awarded to the plaintiffs. ia In a murder trial before a western te court the prisoner was able to account sa for the whole of his time except five hs minutes on the evening when the crime ue was committed. His counsel argued th that it was impossible for him to have th killed the man under the circumstances w In so brief a period and 0" th?.t >fiea to largely based his defense, the other tetr- cr timony being against nis cnem. When the prosecuting attorney replied he said: "How long a time really is five minutes? Let us see. Will cr his honor command an absolute silence co in the courtroom for that space?" CH The Judge granted this request. 80 There was a clock on the wall. Every ta eye in the courtroom was fixed upon it f0 as the pendulum ticked off the seconds. |S) There was breathless silence. We all fr know how time which is waited for, re creeps and halts and at last does not dc seem to move at all. The keen-witted fe counsel waited until the tired audience pf gave a sigh of relief at the close of the flr period and then quietly asked: w] "Could he not have struck one fatal blow in all of that time?" Lf Dramatic effects, however, are haz- w ardous agencies to use as it is not im- h possible to spoil them by an anti-cli- m max, as a member cf the English par- ca liament found when at the close of a a fiery adjuration to the government to fii declare war he cried out: "Unsheath df the sword!" and drawing a dagger, in threw it on the floor. er "Ah!" coolly said an opponent, wl "There is the knife, but where is the re fork?"?Green Bag. re FIGHTING IN MEXICO. jposlng Factions In Grapple ol Death. AZ BOMBARDS NATIONAL PALACE a < ivM War Now on in Earnost?Stroota 1 of tho Aneiont City Run in Blood? Americano Killed?Mad*ro Declares That He Will Not Yield. Mexico City. Feb. 12.?Mexico's capi1 was torn asunder again today by iot and shell. It was not until 9 slock tonight that the Are In all quarrs ceased. Gen. Felix Dias, in command of the bel forces, fortified and entrenched and around the arsenal, has held his ound against the federals. He had >ne more than this. He had subjectthe city to a more terrible bomxdment than that of yesterday. He A widened his zone of action and < A sent forces against the national lace. Throughout the bombardment and most continuous rattle of machine ns and rifles, the president went c out his work in the palace apparent* r unperturbed. He took counsel fre- u ently with the finance minister, Eh*- c sto Madero; from time to time he b is in conversation with Gen. Huerta, ti e commander-in-chief regarding ins of attack. His courage was great a I confidence remarkable. Over at c e arsenal, Gen. Diaz calmly directed B b operations. He characterized them fc solidly defensive. He, too, was op- tl nlstlc. c Flee to 8af?ty. c Anticipating an early resumption of d stllltles tomorrow more than 600 n nerlcans fled tonight from home to I3 nporary abodes in the outskirts of e city, where the danger from the e will be minimized. t Ambassador Wilson, being- informed n >m the national palace that the gov- <3 riment planned a crushing blow, de- t mined to save the Americans If t sslble and rented numerous houses, e which, under flags of truce, agents e the embassy hurried in automobiles j| many women and children as would e ree to be transported. The capital was quiet tonight but , b fugitive foreigners filled with horr by the frightful bombardment of n e past two days, needed little urging. r The casualties are estimated at not >s than 300 dead and 1,600 injured in j, b two days' fighting. Two American j, >men are dead, shot to pieces by a ij ell. They were Mra H. W. Holmes p d Mrs. Percy Griffith. Several 8 nerlcans have been wounded. But j, b total number of native non-comtanta Injured was undoubtedly small. c cperience is fast teaching the cltl- j, as to keep out of the line of fire v ien possible. f The report from the Diaz headquarrs that his losses have been negligl- c > are received with some doubts, y >out 10 o'clock tonight there was a v arp active fire for a few minutes by a federal battery against the rebel po- y ion but at 11 o'clock the city was fl mqull with all the street lights out Casualties unKnown. The number of dead and wounded n not even be estimated, but It ta gt. For two hours during the foreon the rebel gunners rained shot and ell at the lofty structures of the city, )m the roofs of which federal sharpooters and machine gun men had at* mpted to rake the Insurgents In the inches and behind the barricades of e arsenal. Shells from the heavy guns were ?1 timed, the explosions throwing rhaps hundreds of thousands of bulls Into the roofs, effectually clearing e buildings of the picked men of the ileral troops. Some of the rebel shells and not a w bullets reached the national pale but none did serious damage, it not believed that Diaz seriously conmplates at the present time an atck on Madero's headquarters. Madero has promised to make a comned assault on the rebel position tolirnw hut th? oneratlona of todav In cated that Diaz has much in reserve, i the flrst day of the battle it was t e government forces that burned eir powder. r Rsbsls Mors Aggressive. a Today it was the rebels' turn to be gressive. Diaz brought forth heavier [ ins than he had used before. The * reatening features of the day were < e appearance in the outskirts of the v ty of Zapatistas who harrassed the r vernment troops and the release from 8 e Belam jaU of several thousand isoners. Some of the latter have 8 ined the rebel ranks but others are ot free and may turn to looting. The American ambassador and the t Inlsters of Great Britain Germany and , >aln made protests to both Madero . id Diaz against the "barbarous and e human warfare," but their protests t ive been in vain. A brief armistice t is arranged for a visit of the diplo- \ ats to the president and to the rebel c mmander, but in general the continty of the day's opt atlons was in- v a. ? u-A -I1-.U4I.. mu- ?v> i? A# rrupiea uui tfiiKiuiy. mc wi>u v? e machine guns was seldom silent id there was at no time a long Interil between cannon blasts. British Lsgation in Danger. The British legation was under the bel fire for a time, but the Amerin embassy is considered to be in a mparatively safe district. For this ason women and children are being ought to that section and an Amerin guard patrols them. During a 11 In the fighting, automobiles flying nlte flags were sent to various quarrs of the city by the Americans, ?rmans and British, to collect women id children of all nationalities and ey will be housed in the buildings iar the embassy. At 8.30 tonight the firing had grown ry light. Only at rare Intervals did e booming of cannon remind the ople that the conflict had not endIn their positions the federal solers are resting on their arms and ire and there are smail squads glve trouble to their officers because of luor which makes them inclined to t oot without orders. t As yet the native residents do not i low that possibly American males may be landed, as the news ( om Washington arrived too lat< i r publication. Owing to martial t w and the enforced refusal of the legraph management to accept mes- t ges freely, no reliable information a ts been received concerning the sit- c ition in other parts of Mexicao, al- 1 ough it is reported that mutinies are c reatened in various cities, from t hich the central government is said 1 have drawn the police to assist in ushing Diaz. I Fight All Day ? From early morning the sharp ? ack of rifles or the crash of cannon e uid be heard in some quarter of the r ty almost every minute of the day. c metlmes close, sometimes far dis- t nt. Diplomatic representatives of t ur powers protested, and an arm- e :ice was arranged so that an envoy om these diplomats could enter the bel lines and confer with Diaz. But, >nhtl<?Rs nwlnar to Inability for the v deral commander to control all 1 ilnts on his lines, this envoy was t ed upon although riding under a 1 hite flag. a The American ambassador, Henry i ine Wilson; the British minister, F. a Strange; the German minister, err von Hlntze, and the Spanish a inister Senor Cologan y Cologan r lied at the National palace during f lull in the Are shortly before noon, h fter a brief conference with Presl- ? int Madero, they had little difficulty c gaining his promise to suspend op- g atlons, if Gen. Diaz would do like- r Ise. until the diplomats or their repsentatlves could confer with the o bel commander. c To Carry Protoot. a D. E. Hairier was chosen to carry v the message of protest to Diaz. He ' entered an automobile, which with a r white flag flying, moved through the * federal lines. It was supposed that Lhe troops had been advised of this t mission, but the automobile was in- n stantly made the target for numerous ' rifles and bullets rattled upon it It continued on its way, however, the d iiplomatic envoy apparently being un- ? turt TV- iwKIAK WQfl *l?0 l/VHIM?l UlllCllif VTIIIUII ?? ??J %Vi Ible yesterday, reached a climax this norning when Dlax shelled the very 4 :entre of the business district in an t] sffort to silence the cannon of the gov- j, srnment and drive from the roofs of j, he taller buildings the federal sharp- a ihooters and the men operating the ? nachine guns. ri This smothering Are directed from w he arsenal continued for more than wo hours. Shrapnel fell like halle and occasionally bursting shells tore holes ^ n the sides of the buildings. Residence Distriot 8wept. w Meanwhile, the Are from the opoosite direction rendered the far out It esldence district uninhabitable, as * /ell as the big apartment building on & "hlrd Roma street o The federal guns replied occassional- ci y, but without serious damage to the ebel positions. It was the action U rhlch decided the diplomats, after t< ommunlcatlng with their govern- n nents, to protest against the contin- b lation of such operations which they a haracterlzed as being unsanctioned y the laws of warfare of civilised na- n ions. President Madero and his ministers greed that the bombardment of j Itles was barbarous and especially al uch a struggle as was now going on n etween two forces of artillery, and t] be minister of war, acting in ac- 0 nrdanra with the nre?ldent and the , abinet, sent to Gen. Diaz a protest, _ eclarlng If he persisted the govern- _ lent would regard all those occu>ying the arsenal as beyond the pale To Crush Rebels. tl Immediately after the dispatch of c< his message the finance minister, Eh*- h iesto Madero, speaking for the presl- di ent, sa(d that it had been determined A 0 crush the rebels by a concerted at- U ack, the government using the beavi- di st guns available and bring to a swift nd the next big action when the fighttig was resumed. He declared thegovrnment would bring into play heavier tl -una than they had yet employed and ' rould force the attack from all sldea r< The text of the note sent by the war A tiinlster, Gen. Garcia Pena, to the d! ebel commander is as follows: w "The artillery fire coming from you d< 1 causing danger to the life and P< nterests of non-combatants and to the w Ives of the foreign residents and di- ,T ilomatlc ministers. As this is in fla- if rant violation of laws of war of civil- ?1 eed nations, I notify you that if you d: to not limit your fire to the zone of h ombatants we will consider outside the w iw all those who occupy the arsenal * /hen that position is taken by our G orces. ? "The government will be Inflexible in w omplying with its duty compelling Q' ou to keep the peace, but upon you /ill rest the responsibility in history nd before the Mexican nation if, by our anti-patriotic attitude, you cause raver injury to the country." H To Move Foreigners. Not doubtinr the Intentions of the rovernment to resume the action on u n augmented scale and reminded from ; noment to moment by the desultory ? .nd scattering fire from both sides that * he homes In almost every quarter of r: he city would be rendered unsafe for- i: lgners, particularly Americans, Belt- " sh and Germans, sent throughout the J fternoon, automobiles under white lags to collect the women and chllIren and transfer them to the section t, .round the American embassy which Is [t onsldered relatively safe from dan;er. An American guard Is on duty at ^ he embassy and foreign residents, without visible arms, patrol this street " tecause of the total absence of police, Americans again today suffered dur- {. ng the height of the battle. Mrs. H. W. Jf lolmes, the wife of an employe of * >un's agency, was killed, and Mrs. !T >ercy Griffith, the wife of an employe fj if the street railway company, was " nortally wounded, both of her legs be- ? ng shot off. " Altie Bland, a printer, was shot ^ hrough the arm. . J Mrs. tioimes ana Mrs. unmia were . ireparlng dinner In their kitchen In Jj in apartment building close to the &r- H enal when a shell from the federal Ines burst through the wall, instantly ? :llllng Mrs. Holmes and leaving Mrs. ^ Jrlfflth In a dying condition. Bland *. vas walking along Independentla ave- * tue when he was struck by a rifle ball, * ipparently from the federal linea Americana wounded In yesterday's ? iction are improving. Protest Futils. w The protest of the diplomats took k he form of a demand that the firing r< :one should be limited, but It accom- d illshed nothing. Both Madero and Dias n ivaded responsibility, each placing the m flame on the other and characterizing g he attitude of the opposing side as bar- g >aroua and in violation of the rules of f! ,'ivllized warfare. V Diaz insisted that he had to direct o lis Are at the points from which at- si acked and called attention to the fact h hat the government cannon were lo- ti :ated in the heart of the business sec- ii ion and the thickly settled residential llstrlcts. b To President Madero the diplomats e: laid they had come to protest in behalf n >f their governments against contlnu- g ince of "the barbarous and inhuman n varfare." They recited the great dam- ii ige done to many residences and the n act that the American consulate had tl >een demolished by government snens u ind pointed out that the American em>assy was filled with Americans driven li 'rom their homes by the bombard- p nent of which no notice had been glv- p >n. All the governments, they added 1< vere deeply concerned for their sub- 1< eeta and citizens. e: Madsro Evades Issue. Ambassador Wilson later, speaking f< or the commission, said that President j, Hadero was visibly embarrassed and ai onfused, but attempted to place the 'esponslblllty on Diaz. The president lad given some glowing accounts of gl he measures which were to be taken ^ ind expressed the belief that the re- w )ellion would be quelled by tomorrow s light Ambassador Wilson declared that Ma- tl lero's words had not made a favorable C( mpression on the diplomatic repre- (I lentatlves. Cl To Gen. Diaz, the ministers, after lrging the establishment of a neutral j( lone said that much damage had been lone by indiscriminate and reckless a iring, which was seemingly directed e >ver parts mainly occupied by foreign- t| irs, regardless of the residences of the 'oreign representatives. Ambassador Wilson declared that 'resident Taft was deeply apprehen live as to the results or tms state 01 iffalrs and war vessels had been orlered to both gulf and Pacific ports, K ilso transports with marines who, If lecessary, would be brought to the capital for the purpose only of malnalnlng order and affording protection tl 0 the lives and property of the for- s >lgn residents. n Contrasts Methods, ? Gen. Diaz replied that he regretted n vhat had happened to the city and >' ts inhabitants; that his attitude from he beginning was one of defense; that 1< nstead of attacking the arsenal from a 1 distance, as the government was do- a ng, he had gone directly to the place a ind had taken it In 25 minutes. tl In so doing, he explained, he haa r< it heart the desire to cause the city 10 harm, which was shown from the t< act that, while It was In his power, ir le had refrained from going to the tl Catlonal palace, which he now felt w ertaln he will be able to take If the p rovernment falls to yield, without his v esortlng to that expedient. p Gen. Diaz said it was not a matter o: >f personal ambition on his part to ci verthrow the government, but a de- 01 Ire to voice the sentiments of the irhole nation. If he succeeded he vould allow the people to choose their epresentatives; he would withdraw o private life. Referring to the firing, Diaz said he government had placed its canon, disregarding the fact that many rere in position in the thickly popuated sections. Most of the damage lone by these guns was from shots rhlch fell short Robbers Afraid. Stories of occasional robbery and soting by small mobs were reported uring the day, but for the most part, be criminal as well as the law-abidng element were too terrified by the lciaents or tne last two aays to ao nythlng but seek places of safety, luslness houses, banks and restauants are closed and not even a railway ticket la to be bought in the upjwn offices. The offices of the cable company ave been kept open throughout the ghtlng. however, and this morning, hen the shrapnel was beating In on II sides and once a shell tore a gapig hole In the Iron shutters over the Indows, the force of Mexican operators continued without Interruption t their work, sending and receiving ibles at tables not Ave feet away. Dozens of buildings show givat igged holes, broken cornices and >rn off corners, while hundreds bear tore Insignificant marks of what has een the most terrible bombardment ny city in North America has been ubjected to since the adoption of lodern high power cannon. Trees and Poles Shorn. In some streets the overhead wires angled from posts the Are from one tde or the other having shorn off lany of the supports. In Alaneda. lie great wooden park in the centre f the city, the trees were mowed own by the vicious Are; small twigs rid limbs covered the eround In Dlaces -evidence of the heaviness of the nail arm Are. Among the buildings damaged was lat of the Mutual Life Insurance smp&ny, in the side of which a great ole was torn. Over the building uring the battle, the British and merican flags were flying. Most of te buildings suffering the greatest eunage are owned by Mexicans, in (any of which, however, American nd other foreigners have office* Considerable damage was done to te National theatre now under contraction. It was at this point that the ?bels dismounted a federal cannon, nother, five squares below, was also [amounted, while others to the northest suffered a similar fate. This evience of expert marksmanship on the art of the gunners in the rebel ranks as further demonstrated in the sweepig shrapnel flre over the higher buildigs in the center of the city. These [>eratlons were intended to free the Istrlct from troublesome riflemen and tachlne guns. One section of tb*sa ere in the tower of the sixth pc^ce Cation; a few blocks further east the ore office building was used for the une purpose, while other structures lthin the same area harbored little uick flrers. THE INCOME TAX. low It Will Operate and What It WW Probably Raiei. Now that the Income tax amendment aving been ratified by three-fourths r Uie states, becomes a part OI tne federal Constitution, the Democratic ingress faces the task and the oppormlty of turning this measure to fruitjl account. This the party leaders ill undoubtedly do; ukl, in all llkellood, at the special session to be called irly in the spring. The amendment itself simply aulorlses the levy of a tax on incomes; Is for congress to fix the rate and le scope of the tax and to establish ther specific terms. Precisely what lese will be Is as yet uncertain. Genral opinion is that the tax will be limed to Incomes of five thousand dolirs annually and more. In that event comparatively low rate, It Is reclconi, would yield the government a reveue of not less than one hundred milon dollars a year. In England, where n Income tax has long prevailed, the lx rates are higher than has ever been iiararAatpd for this country: aDDlied to ie United States, they would produce amething like four hundred million ollars a year. It may be that a gradated tax will find consideration and lat the rate on unearned Incomes will e made higher than that on incomes Dmmonly designed as "earned." Such plan would doubtless add greatly to le government's revenue from this eneral source. Whatever the particular provisions f the law may be, the Democrats will e eager to avail themselves of the oportunity the amendment affords. It rill be of especial value In meeting any >sses of revenue which the downward evlslon of the tariff may entail. Ineed, the ratification of the amendtent could not have come more seaanably for the Democratic tariff proramme. A little less than half the overnment's revenue Is now derived rom duties collected at the ports. (Then one item of the tariff is reduced r cut off. some new provision must tralghtway be made for the revenue It as furnished; and thus the task of irlff revision often becomes exceedigly complex. The Democrats have contended, to e sure, and Justly so, that many of the xlstlng schedules have been framed ot with a view to meeting legitimate overnment expenses, but for the ultllate purpose of patronage to special ^ ?- " 1 ? ant fnw liereuiB. ll una utcu a. uuiu uvi >v> evenue and not for consistent protecion, but, in many of its phases, a tarf for privilege. Yet, every part of this system is so ivolved and dovetailed with all other arts that the work of readjusting it resents divers difficulties; and not the >ast of these is that of compensating >sses in revenue, will therefore, simply xpedite the all Important need of genlne tariff revision. Realising this fact ne Democrats will undoubtedly bring jrward an income tax measure durig the early stages of the extra seslon and pass it along with a new tarf law. without difficulty or delay. The circumstances that only four bates of the entire eight-and-forty ave thus far rejected the amendment, 'hlle thirty-six have approved it and everal others will probably do so, bows the nation wide favor with which bis progressive measure has been reeived. The amendment was proposed 1 1909 through a resolution that passed ongress almost without dissent. Since ben it has been ratified by a vast ma>rity of the state legislatures with title or no opposition. It marks a long nd constructive stride in the country's conomic practice. It will redound to an^nrlnv trnr\A nf this nation and 11V CUUUI *US OVVU W? %?? :s people.?Atlanta Journal. TIP8 TOLD BY FINGER NAILS low One May 8peculata on Character of Neighbor. It la always amusing to speculate on ho rharartor of one's neighbor. A very Imple aid In so doing Is to watch the ails, says London Answers. If a man's r woman's nails are long and slender ou may be quite certain the person Is ot so robust physically as the possesor of short, broad nails. Whereas men and women with the )ng, narrow type of nail are inveterte visionaries, those having short nails re almost always conspicuous by the trength of their logical powers. It is 1e latter who make the best and most sllable critics. A further and almost certain charac?rlstic of longj-nailed people Is their itense depreciation of themselves and leir own efforts In any branclr of 'ork. The feeling almost amounts to essimism with them. Such a point of lew however, seldom worries those ossesslng short nails. In fact, more ften than not, rather the reverse is the ELse; they are inclined to be oversure f themselves.