Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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in Regard To Payment of Salaries. The Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier says that: Attorney General Gunter is arrang ing to obtain an early decision on the -natter of the right of the state board of control to pay a royalty on beer. instead of paying a straight salary. The issue is now up before Judge Gary and he will soon hear the case at chambers. The petition and the grounds for holding that the state board has no right to allow a royalty on beer have been printed in this cor respondence. The return of Mr. Gun ter was filed, and he takes the follow ing positions in upholding the present method of paying beer dispensers for what business they do: The respondents, H. H. Evans, John Bell Towill and L. W. Boykin, 1 as the board of directors of the state t dispensary, answering the rule to 1 show cause, issued in the case by his 1 Honor, Ernest Gary, Circuit Judge, 1 -respectfully say: I. Paragraph i is admitted. This i-eers to the personnel of their board. II. All of Paragraph 2 is admitted, except the allegation that it is the duty of the state board to fix compen mation. such a term not being contain - ed in Section 565. of the Criminal Code. referred to, and is, therefore. 1 lenied. II1. All that part of Paragraph 3 specifying the names and addresses of dispensers limited to the sale of beer is admitted. The rest is denied. (This refers to the ignorance of the board as to the compensation received by each dispenser.) IV. Paragraph 4 is denied, except as hereafter admitted. (This also refers to :he royalty feature, and the whole is summed up in the next paragraph.) The respondents, answering furth er, -say that as a compensation for the -aforesaid dispensers, that the differ ence between the cost price of the beer with the profics to the state. town and county, the expenses neces sarily incident to operate dispensary being added thereto, and the selling " :price of the beer, was determined upon as the compensation for such dispensers. Therefore the respondents ask that 'the peCitionl be dismissed. THE FEVER SrTUATION. ~The Health Rate Shows An Increase' *.-Health Authorties, However, 1 : Confess No Alarm.1 X'e. -Orleans, August 2.--Thle rec -ord up-tc 6 p. mn. is a follows: New cases. 3a; 'total cases to date. 378: deaths. n: total deaths to date. 79: 1 new wnt-foci. 4: total sub-foci. 3.. I The ;eve~r situation showed no ma 'zeria' change during the day and the few ne-w foci shows that it is not spreadinrg with the rapidity of former years Of the deaths, four were in :t.h em-ergency hospital, four in the *crup:3a disrticts and three in the The impending hostilities between -the states of Louisiana and Missis sippi crer the invasion by Gov. Var - damnan's quarantine mosquito fleet .nd :he armed guards stationed at 'earl river is not improved by the statementc given out by Gov. Varda- ~ man today in Jackson after his re turn from the coast. where he wvent to investigat the situation.t Does Not Regard Conflict Likely. Jackson, Miss., ~Aug. 2---Whene :.sked ior a statement regarding the a -reported invasion of Lousiana soil by *Mississippi troops doing quarantine duty on. the Gulf coast, and a com *plaint received from Gov. Blanchard .to this effect. Gov. Vardaman de- l - nla-red that the whole affair was much 1 ado about nothing. He attached very little seriousness to the rumors of an I impending conflict between the two states. He said: "I have received a telegram from Gov. Blanchard stat- a ing that the Mississippi quarantine .guards had entered upon the terrn- a ro'ry of Louisiana and otherwise in terfered with the rights of the people of Louisiana. T wired Gov. Blanch-c ard that this was without my knowl edge or orders, and that I would see 'o it that this was not repeated. "A1i -his talk reminds me of some of :he scenes portrayed by Cervantes guards. and want : fact that I -hall not permit the peo ple of Louisiana to violate the quar antine regulations as promulgated by the state board of health of Missis sippi. It is my purpose to increase the force of guards and double their vigilance. If the fever gets into Mis sissippi. Madame Stegomvia will have to fly migh." - TAINTED MONEY. Eockefeller's Money Would Taint No Plaster or Dull the Edge of a Surgeon's Steel. Vashington Post. Mr. Rockefeller's tainted money is till under discussion, but in a dimin shing degree. Tainted it may be ainted, many people think it is-but iobody is rejecting it. Nobody is ikely to reject it. The oil king :nows the public, and is certain not o offer contributions in any quarter vhere an affront would be put upon im. The church, for both its home Lnd foreign labors, will continue to hare in his favors, and education, vhich has already been so lavishly emembered, may probably count ipc: receiving millions more. But 4r. Rockefeller has so much money, vhv should he not do something iandsome for the hospitals and other Lgencies for relieving the sufferings f humanity? There is a field in that irection for the wise expenditure of arge sums. The teacher and the mis ionary perform a noble work, and hould be provided with the best ools in their line and generously sup )orted. But the physician and the iurse have equal, if not greater laims upon the consideration, and in heir noble efforts for mankind should e surrounded with every comfort nd enabled to realize to the full the nds for which they labor. Great nprov( ments in the nursing world ave taken place within the pas lecade. Hospitals -have multiplied, Lnd their appointments have been in eeping with the requirements of the lay. Millions have been benefited. Che service has been such that count ess blessings have been bestowed -here, before, people suffered for vant of attention. The racing am ulance hurrying to a scene of dis Lster is now one of the street features f every city of any size. But very nuch more in this all-important and leserving sphere remains to be done. hat has been accomplished and is uow in operation emphasizes the val te of the work and outlines the wide ield waiting to be cultivated. Man ometimes makes his way without an ducation, and now and then he h.as een known to try to get along with ut a spiritual adviser or a colporter. ut when he is sick or wounded his meeds are pressing, and he who sup :e, them performs~ a great service. ainted. money taints no plaster. or owder. or syrup, nor does it give a ul edge to the surgeon's steel. UMBRELLA OWNERSHIP. Lppropriation of Other Peoples' Um brellas a Joke-People Take Them Who Would Never Steal. oouisville Courier-Journal. A Massachusetts judge has official decided that an umnbrella is prop rtv and fined a man $10 for appro riating to his own use one belonging >another person. Unless this opin r be reversed by a higher court its fect may be salutary in checking an bse which has grown chronic of late ears and causes much inconvenience, addition to a certain pecuniary s. The apropriation of other peo e's umbrellas has become so corn on that it has ceased to be a joke. he taking of them seems'to be re aded as.legitimate as picking up a ) pin, and the public conscience as become so demoralized that the ame of an owner with his address, :ached to an umibrella, is no safe uard o it if left in a public place, or ginst appropriation by persons who ould be shocked to be thought to e capable of stealing any other spe es of property. There is scarce an .iidual who has not at some time en a sufferer from this kind of etit larceny, and if truth be known would be quite as dificult to find m. ne h as not retalated af backed :p wrait a fine of Io, may tend to quicken the public conscience and bring about a respect even for one's property right in an umbrella, such as prevailed in England under the reign of Alfred the Great, when it is said a gold watch could be hung on a bush by the highway without danger of being appropriated. DEMOCRACY AND JACKASSES. According to Kansas Law They Can Bray and no Man Can Stop Them-A Kansas Case In Court. Charlotte Observer. Let pessimists shut up and those disposed to despair of the enduring spirit of democracy in this country take heart, socialism shall not be in Kansas. This in effect is the meaning of the recent court decision that that state may not establish oil refineries in competition with private individuals or corporations. And in line with this decision is another whch guarantees to the great state of Kansas a democratic form of govern ment. This decision, handed down by Judge Dana, of that state, reads: "It ;c apparent to any student of animal nature that human agencies are helpless to prevent the braying of a jackass. It is his nature, and the courts can afford no relief. Let the order dismissing this case be entered." It seems that in the town of Rich law, in the state of Kansas, resides a postmistress in apartments over the postoffice, near unto which is situate a livery stable, the habitation of sev eral jackasses much given to braying. This postmistress appealed to the owners of the stable to suppress the animals, as they did greatly disturb her repose at night. But the own ers informed her, in polite terms, the dispatch says, that this was not prac ticable because to bray was the chief delight and function of a jackass. After her further request to move the animals to some point where this exercise of their chief delight and function might not interfere with the exercise of a postmistress's chief de light and function was derived, the lady appealed to the court and se cured a temporary injunction against the firm owning the livery stabte. Bear in mind, now, that the injunc tion was not aginst the jackass, for this is eminently germane to the is sute. .The livery stable firm took the ase before Judge Dana, declaring in their reply that "the court, and, in fact, all human machinery, stood ab solutely powerless to prevent the braying of a jackass." This position. as we have noted above, was ustain ed by the court, so that henceforth a jackass in Kansas is privileged to reice in his chief delight, exercise his natural function and bray till the cows come home. It is an important decision, and is 'in accord with the glorious privileges of democracy thlat a jackass may bray and no man-nor woman, eith er-may say him nay. Wisdom of Novelists. It is mostly the women who arce the gamesters, the men only the :ards.-Thomas Hardy. Cynicism is merely the art of see ng things as they are instead of as hey ought to be.-Robert Hichens. There is no man so much at the mercy of his own vanity as he who enjoys a limited notoriety.-Seton Merriman. A wise man reduces his affairs to a minimum and his interests in the affairs of his neighbors to less.-Seton erriman. It is his sweetheart a man should e particular about. Once he settles own, it does not much matter whom e marries.-J. M. Barrie. Good finance is knowing how to! utilize the fullness of other people's ockets without revealing the empti-~ ess of one's own-Richard Bagot. A person who can't argue is like person who can't chew. He swal ows the facts of life unprepared for igestion.-Sara Jeannette Duncan. The way of the world is to make laws but follow customs.-Montaigne. A rude jest will sometimes create an unfavorable impression which nev er iswiped out. SOUTH CAROLINA OF EQUITAE FOR THE FOUR MONTI New Business actually ] Premiums Collected - Excess over the same pe Death Claims paid - - STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF YORK. Personally appeared before me J. H. Miller, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is Cashier of the Branch Office of the Equitable Life, at Rock Hill, S. C., and that the above figures are correct, being taken from the books at the close of business May 1st, 1905. J. H. MILLER, Cashier. Sworn to before me this 11th day of May, 1905. C. L. COBB, Notary Public. MORAL: Insure in the The I W. J. Roddey, Manai B. C. BRUCE, Special I Whiskey _ Morphine - C HI abit, Habit, -4 Cured y Keeley Institu 329 La dy St. (or O. Box 75.)Columbia. S. C. QUIT COUGHII There is no n Lungs out, wl tie of Murray lien and Tar. A few doses of this Househol< lief. A positive cure for Infl1 Th roat. Anti-Spasmodic in C THE MURRAY DRL co1lmlia, S 'Out of D'ate Plum1 Plumbing fixtures and installed some years a at that time, but so many improve in sanitation that an old plumbina but is a menace to the health of which it is still in use. Is Your Plumbin Let us -examine the condition correct defective piping and instal tures made, namely "$ada'd"1 "$tsndavd" Ware is guaranteed. be healthy and more comfortabli S Home Plumbing.". SC C.DAVIS.N GENERAL AGENCY 'HE LE LIFE [S ENDING MAY 1, 1905. aid for - - $973,548.00 . - . - 179,126.48 riod of 1904 10,949.79 -- - - 133,029.20 Under date of May 1st, 1905, Yice-President Tarbell Writes: "The number of policies issued by the Society for the month of April, 1905, is more than one thousand in excess of the num ber issued in April one year ago. Our actual paid business thus far this year is almost exactly $5,000, 000 ahead of the paid business of the first four months of last year. Equitable Life, trongest in the World. er, Rock fill, S. C. geit, Newberry, S. C. ;igaretto - All Drug and Tobacco Habit, - Habits te of South Carolina. Cc ufidental correispondence solicited. eed of wearing your ten you can get a bot s Horehound, Mul Remedy will give immediate re enza, Bronchitis and Diseasses ot ~rup. Ic cc., .0o. ing is Unhealthy systems as made and o were very effcient ments have been made recently system is not only unsariitary,j the occupants of the house in ! g Out of Date? If so, the membrs of your household are constantly risking their h eal th . DefectiveL plmbngg enera te s a erm-bearing s ew er gases which pollute the atmsphreand cannot helip but be breathed by the occupants. Sewer gas is dangerous and the strongest constitution cannot long withstand its ill effects. of yam plumbing, in order to 1 the best and most sanitary fix 3aths and One-piece Lavatories.E If this is done, your home will .Ask for booklet "Modern ewberry,S.C. (z