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LOCAL OPTION BILL. It Provides That Each County Shall Decide for itself THE'WHISKEY QUESTION. Proposed Regulations fcr County Dispensaries and Licensed Liqu.ior Estblishments, Senator Apelt, of Clarenmon, Vli in troduce in the Senate at the c:?inz: meeting of that body a b"il to suiu1 at a 4.neral el-ection the quon '.Wjs i prohibbliom, distensary ai hi u- t the qual.Sfed tle-ctors (f eseh c u'ity and to reuiate the sale. u-c o LUUI tiona, transp .rtari~m a d is- o in intoxie4'n: aid al - hq those counties adoptvg divpn ary or Iteese, :aUd to proi vbL. "- ' COnsumotion. trn ri ion. a: dus position of als * is a' i ntox-c ~it liqu.,r, ;'i the couiies adi p h W II bation and provide penakieis for ivila tion of same. Secuou one of the bill prohihits the manufacture, sale, barter or exchange. receipt or acceptance for unltwful use. deliv. ry, storin'g aud keepiog in p - sion in this State any hiirs wnih contains ale rhol and is used as a bevr age, except as hereizafter provudei U:i der a penalty of not less than three nor more than twelve months at hatd labor in theState Penitentiary, or to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dol lars nor more th-n five hundred dollars. or both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, for such etfense. one-half of the fine in each case :o go to the informer. Section two provides that at the next general election in this St-ite the fol lowing questions shall be submitted to the quadified elec:ors of each coun-y. to wit: 1st. The q iestion of prohibi tion. 2ad. The question of dispen sary. 3rd. The qacstion of ii -ense autho-ized by the constitution in order that it may be determined by a v ,te of the people what sha:i be the regula i is in each county pertainingi to the liqu r question and the result of the election shall determine the s*sterm adopted in each county. This section also provides the manner of holding said elections. Scetion three prvvides thAt ia the ccunty or couuties in which th - maj ri ty of the qualided electors as deter mined by the proper officers and so de clared by them, is for prohibition, the manufacture, sale, barter or exeharn ,e. rceipt or aceebptance. for ulasful use, delivery, storing and keepinr in p is session withia such county or counties of any spirituous, malt, vinous, fer mented, brewed (.vhether lager or ric' beer) or other liqiors, any c.uipound or mixture thereof, by whatever name called or known which contains alcohol and is or may be used as a beverige, is hereby prohibited, under a penalty of not less than three months noi. more than twelve months at hard labor in tne State Penitentiary, or pay a fino ,f not less than $100 nor more than $->00. or both fine and imprisonment in the dis cretion of the court, for each offense, one-half of the tine in each case to be paid to the informer. Section four provides that in the conty or counties in which the majori ty of the quaitied electors, as ceter mined by tfle proper offic:,rs and so de clared by them, is for dispensary, a county board of control is hereby cre ated, which shall con.,t of the county supervisor; the foreman of the grand jury, and one citizen of the county who shall be a tax pae er and of good moral character and temperate habits,. to be selected by the may or or intend ent of the county seat of each eonunty, to contiune in efli -e for two ve-rs. and shall be subject to removal at any time in the disc etion of suid ma or or in tandent. The membership of the board shall receive fur their services thre-: dollars per day, and shall no: charge for more than three dabs in iachi minth. The supervisor shall be the chairmr n of the board. M1eetings for the trausac tion of business shall be held each month, but other mitetings may be called by the chairman when the bu'.i ness demands it. Ttiis seiction goes on to prescribe the rules under which the dis.pensary shall be run. which are very siiliar to the pr, sent dispensary rules, except that the county bodrd has eom plete control of the sale of all liquor in the county and the entire nvira emient of the dispensary, tixing the pr~ee of the liquor sold, -etc. All the profits arising from the liquors shall go to -the free schools of said county. Section five provides that there may be one or more dispensary appointed for each county by the County Board of Control and the place of business of each shal: be d~signated by them. 'The section also prescribes the qua i deationis of persons who are to be elkesed dispen sers. Any one applying for the posi tion of dispenser shall state his name. place of residence, in wiiat business DOW engaged and in what business he has been engaged two y ears previous to filing petition: that he is a quahtfied elector of this State and a resident of the county; that he has never been d judged guilty of violating the law in relation to intoxicating liquors; is not a keeper of a restau: or place of amusement, and that he fs not addicted to the use of intoxicating liqurs as a beverage. The aj pointmnent sh all be made only on the conditions that the applicant shall execute to the county treasurer a bond in the penal su-a of five thousand dolars, with good and sufficient sureties c~nditionec that he will well and truly obey the laws of the State of South Caro:ina, nor, or here after enforced, in relation to thle male of i'ntoxicatit-g lq-iore; that he wil, faitafuly acc'eant f->r all liquors of any kind receivsd by him a; such officer; that he will pay all fines. pesaities, damage nd cast that may be assessed or re'w'rded against him for violation of such laws during the term for whiM. said appointment is made, and he will Dot sell intoxicating liquors in violation of any of t'ae provisions of this act, or -at a place other than that fixed by the county board of control, or on credit. The bond :,iiall be for the u-e of the cou.nty or any person or persons who may be damaged or injured tiy reason of any violation on thbe part of the obli gor relating to :ntoxicating liquors pur ehased or sold during the term for which said appointment is made. The said band shall be deposited with the sounty treasurer, and suit th ereon shall be brought at any time by the solicitor or any person for whose bernefit the same was given, and in case the condi. tions thereof, or any of them, a1ba!l be violated, the principal and sureties thereon shall al-o be j~intly and sever ally liable for all civil damages, costs and judgments that m:Ly be obtained agaitist the principal in any civii action brought by wife, child, parent. guir dian, employer or other person undcr h r ,.b is to the County; aLid ho ,. I be approved by the couuty bOIrd of cotrol. S etion six provides that each di. penoer b-4o re enterinl uipon hiis duties hiall make and sub'seribc to the follow in ath, whi. i shall be endorsed upon his botd: "1. --, do solemn ly swear (or affirm) that I will well and truly perform all and sinul br the con ditions of the within bond and ktep and perfora the trat cotfid. d i in me to keare t:,d .a 1 ll in It . Cie -4 lig-eur, i i t -ell, .ive. or fur a.u to any pa ,ayint -x ie ting, iqn ar I-, .s prvid da a), a, I xi ijt jear u-nit h - -x no u r oan.ir r)U, or p. r-s vs d a re if b -coi inc .itxi - e1 r t eli or credit to any ott, nr b 1 th oUrs of u: o .e 2s- .rm, or on surnlavs, I t~ake t-ue, fu'l and accurate o a couscy b iArd of c-nrol la -ia .f -a-h we- k. and all cer wot , a rq'iests made to or reetiv. d aie a- requtired by lax. the preceed I .i e. k, and siih returns 10 show every sale and dlivery Of liquTirs und ly i-, or for e. di i 1: the week cm raced ther, io. adu .-u return, 5h.l I 'w a! the liquor. sold in I ieliv:-red. and also, t.- am -uWUt rcCeicea ano e,1 i .-ses." Tait- see.ion aso prv'de hAt Ci.e e'1i di r ir e sh dI be codte ;-r-try miae a-; hey are now c Ina -,:, w ith theeption that the ruls are m st in it and the penal ie- uw!e e r. Se o 'evei povide-s thit in all ur ch ises by the county board of con irol m eal as contemtd-:ed in this act, a ceridate shall be attabei to each p icktige certided by their official signa Itur, whiceri-rtitcte shall state that lig ir c-utained in said pakages ha-i beei purhasei by the c autv hourd of c ntrvi for sale aid use withii tihe S:ate ti he couhsty or C mtatits to wh;ch the liquots are to be shipped un der ibe la v of sa d Smat. ? r such coultv or counties. It also providks be:dies f ir the Violatiou of the law. 1: also providies that the county board of coutrol shall buy no packaze which shall cntain les thin oue-h -1f pint nor morc than file gilons and the same shall be Se -1urely v ld and whe nd livered to the county dispenser it shall b1 unlawful fr him to break a.ny of s:Lid pIzk tge. "opeCn the Sam'e for any rea-on w a.tsoever, povided thi' see tin shall not appty to malt liquor; which may be purchasedi in cases of bottles, and shall be -.ld by the cunry dispener. The provi,ious for thc sale of Fq-.r are same as thobe in the pres ent di- etsary la-x. Seetion eight provides that all licensed drazizsts cinducting drg stor-s and manturing proprietar5 mtdicies ar. authoriz-d to purchase from the di-pensaries of the county of I their residence intoxicating lqi-rg r (ot including malt) and alcohol for the purpose of compoundIng medicine;, tinetcures and extracts that can not be used as a beverage. If said licensed druzzists shall sell, barter, give away or exchaoce, or in any way dispose of said liquors for any purpose other than that auth,-rized by this section or shall manufacture or compound with said liquors or alcohol any preparation, or e unpouId under any frm,. name or ae vice, for sale, which may be used as a beverage and 1i intoxicating in its (harcter he shall. upon conviction, forfeit his license and ne fined not les-i than $100, nor more than $->00, or be imnpris moed three months, or both in the discretion of the court. Section nine provides that in such cotse.tv or counties ev'ery person who Chll ~directly or indirectly ke or miintain by hiimnelf. or by combitning with others, or who shall aid, assant, abet in kepitng or maiinrtine any club room or other tlace in which intoxicat inc or milt liguurs are kept for barter or sale or for di--tribution or cciiron be any mecans what soever. and on ev.-rv prn who shall barter, sell, di-cense or abet another in so d.ing shall b dot-med guilty of a misdemeanor and upon c nvictiton thereof shall he p ini-.hed by a fine of not less than $100, nor more than $.71I, or imrius'nmwent not les-' than six~ n..tnths, providled, the county board of conitrol shall have the power upoua a proper showinc and1 under such rules as they tmay adopt t-o appoint some one as dispens-r in ho'tels, wh'-re tourists or hoalth seekers resort and in no other hotels; the said dispenser to cve bond as the county dispenser and] be subject to all the provisions of t his act and the rules of the county hoard of en'rol and to he suhtj.ct to all the paies provided for the violation of he law by county di-pens--rs. Said hotel distensers shall only sell to ,ueste of the hotel who are touri-ts or health seekers and the liquor so sold to thetm mnut not be drutnk itn the room in which sneh liqruors are kept and soid; that all pheies where alcoholic l~ior, are matufactured, sold. bartered or given away in violation of this act, or where persons are permitted to resort for t'.e purpoise of drinking 3.lcholic liquors as a beverace. or where aleo holic liquors are kept for sale, barter or deivery- in vi..-lation of this act, are h-reby declared to he a common nuis anee, and any reison. fuim or corpora tion uapin cot-viction of mnaintaining~ or keepire the same' .shall jar a flne of not less thin two hand-ed doihars or more tihan Siee hun'r, d dollars or be impis ined not le;s than six months or both fine and impirisonment at the dis cretion of the court. S-eteon ten prov ides that the memn brs of the coutt board of control shall rec -ive nio sampjles as a trift or otherwivie, frtm traveling sale-smeu slline~ liquors or from the mtanufac turtr; theref. and shall be rteqiired fithfully to carry out the provisions of this act rela-in't to a county or cvnties in which dispen-'aries are eitblished arid fo: any violat in of any of the pot-iions of this act bay Ithem they sha!!, upon convietion ben ined not less thtan one hundred dollars Inor more than fitve hundred dollars or be imnri-oned not lesis than six months or b oh fine and imtprisontment in the Ith di-ieretion of the court. That the oimsal bnds of the county treasurer ir. iuch county or counties shall be liable f >r all nmonoys received from the county dispesers by them. Sction eleven provides that in the iounty or countit's in which the ma j-rity of the naali-i di eleetors as deter mined by the proper ofleers and so d-cared by themn is for 'rntinc license fr the sale of liquors a lVcense bard is hereby cee on-isting of the county supervisor, the foreman of the grand jury and one citize-ns of the count3, who shall be a taxpayer of gooed moral character and temperate habits, to be selected by the mayor or intend et of the municipal corporatioin at the oounty seat, to continue ir omle for two yetars and shall be subjcet to reoval at any time in the diser-tion of the sail mivor or inrendent, which said b-tard is herebyv authorized and em p ierd to licene per-ions or corpora tions withitn suchi e -uity or counties to sell and retail aleob.abe liquors within board !Ojali receive as conImer.:.oT u for their ervices three d.illars per day and siali oot eharue fjr morc tha.I ihree dau in each mouth. The supervi-or of tihe couuty shall br the chaiamau of the b in. .\leetins for the transie tio'i of busin-s shall be held once in ec:eh niorith the <iays to be fixed by the said boird, but other meetings may be calle. b the chair:uan when busines demands an extra mietcing. The board hlus. as their ofli:e the oEi e of te e .unty supervisor of the county and Ihe -I.-rk of the bo rd of c oiity enu .issi iuers shall as as th- ele.rk of the board. The meet incs of the bord shi 1 be publie ju.1 iiintVei of ill bus ness trati'aeted and in.tter; broiget before it shall be kept ry the el.:r, wieh lhall alv:tys he open f, r the inp..et ion of the pa ic. Th ne horl 5h Nll orest-rv as a irart of th e rr aid fles of their 'fie: all psitins fr hie-niebini and all oth -r yjil rs p..r raining to the grantig of hecnses, and keep suitabl'r bok for all their trans ae ios which shall be furni,hed by the cu'ty like all o:h.-r pMie record-. Te, boan shall make such rules and reielatioIS a-, they may decm alvisa i e iu rtference to the granting of li e,.ne to sell arid reail avhlic liit rs a- btversies, whrch 're not in coisen- t w ith the po'iis of th is *net reting to !-u -h e..ut' or c ,uzties 'he bo ir.1 "hall im .k- a quartz r:y report to be filed iu the onli!e of the count% trea-urr shosvin th' nimeS of the persons t) whatu license base been era-ted for the pro'cedin year, the namni Is < f the sureties on the bond of suhe p-rs ais or the crpor ious, the amoiit received from each for such li Sees" and all other transactior-s of the bo-ird which said report shall be pub lihed in otie of the newspapers for su:h county or counties. SeCtion twelve provides that no liCeLSC to sell and retail alcoboic liquors or beveraizes shall begranted by said board ti any pers in or corporations exaopt to sell and retail in the muni cipal to.vos and cities within such co..nty or counties and shall not be granted to any such person or corpora tion for lts. than six bundired dul'ar, nor more than twelve hundred diollars and Lr anv inttr tlediate sum which uni ho dei.i advi.ablc by the board :Id only for one year, the rnumber (if licenes to be granted ia any such e >unty or counties shall be determined by the said board. P:ovided, That all applications for license in towns under five thousand inhabitants shall be ac compalild by a petition signed by a maji rity of the frehold voters of said town, and in cities of over five thous and inhabitants applications for license mist he aceompinied by a inj -rity of thei freehold vo:ers in the ward where tho lieen.e is to be operated. It shall be uilawful for any person or corpora tion to who-n license is granted by the sail boird to ,ell aloholie or nal? liqu rs in quantities less than one lalf piut or to sell between sundown and sunrise, or to sell to any minor, drunk ard or person in the habit of becomir intoxicated, on Sunday, or to sell adulterated or diluted liquors of any kind. and any person or corporation for violation of these provisions, shall upon conviction, be flued not lezs than th.e hundred dollars nor more than Are hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not ie's than three months nor more than aix months in tha State peniten tiary, or both, such fine and imprison metit in the discretion of the court. This seet i in also s pecifies the qualifiea ti in of the person to whom licenses may be granted, which are about the samnr as those of di-pensers. It ah-o provides for a bond and oath similar to that of the discrenser. It al-o pro vides severe pinalties for a violation of the law on the part of thole to whom lhcense are granted. Section thirteen aboli-hes the State B ard of Control and devolves its dities otn .he chairman of the corn mee of way's and means of the house of representatives and' the chairman of thie ti rarnce comn nittee fthe senate anid the State treasurer This board shall take chiarge of the Stat, dispene;ry anri shall exercise all the p--wers and .durs now coiiferre-d uapin the present State board of control in ihe manacemneit (of .the same. All county dispensiers now in oflice shall continue in same until after the next generai eleittion in 1900. and shall be governed by all the pro si-iot's of existing laws relating ti' thi m. The State board shall not pur chase any liquors except to supply Cer tain brands to enable county dispe'n ser, to work i-ff the stocks niow on hand. and it sh-til be their business to dis pose as much as possible of these sto sk-s so as to close up the operations of the State a'd count; dispenseries as nearly pracrtirle before the general election in 19I00. The said State board shall sell all the wagons, horses, mules furituare arid all other pharaphernalia of the State dispensary on the fir-t Moanday in January, 1900r, at publie auction in the city of Columbia, after Ifour weeks public advertisement, for cash, and to turn over the money aric ing~ from said sale to tho State tr as arer. This section ;'rovided that after the general election in 19)i the S lard shiail sell all the liqiors on hatnd and close up the business of the State dispensery. Setion fourteen says the provisions in this bill shall apply to all counties in the State. It alr-o provilts that any perons handling contraband liquor ini the dayi or uiht time ii any e riuty ofl ths W'ate or deliv'rinig the same, shall he eiite of a mnisde-manor, atnd on con vction 'shall be punished by impri-on ment for not less than three mrouthi tor iieore tA an twelve months or by a ine of not less than one hundred dollars. That no person or eorporation except as provided in this act under Ithe se ctio-i relating to counties it which dispensarin s or licen~e have hant vott d, and in conties voting for prohi biion shall not be of foree, shall bring or import into this or tranliport from lace to place within this State by wagon, cart. boats or other vehicles or by any other mneatns (of m~ode of carriane any liquors coiitaiteing ah-hl, und- r a penalty of one hundred dollars or im misamurent for thirty days for each offense, under couvietion thereof a, for a miisdemeanor. That all fermented distiled or other liquids or liquors eon Itamning alcohol transported in this ate or heann e-rein for use. Isale, consumptioni. storage or othern disposition, shall, upon arrival in this State, be subject to the operations arc effects of this law to the samle extent ad in the same manmi r as thnonih 'iuch liquor or liqaids had been produced in this St te, providIed, in ciunties ini whih dispens try and licenscs have beni established by a vote of the citi zens of these counties shall have thie iht ti import liquors in a reasonable quantity for personal use and that in counties in which prohibition is estab ihd by a vote the right of private citiz-ns to import for personal use is hereby prohibited. That it shall be the duty ef all s-heriffs, deputy sh'r if,. magistrates and constables t) sOe that the provisj'ons of this act are observed sad e vutgeet to su;speson by tme itv,-rrnor. 'Tliat in c:-C of coivicition of vi-.latioi of any of the sections of this act where punishmiuut is lut especiadly provid-d for, the per-on or persons so conuieted -hall be puiiished in the diseretion of the court. That citlzn, of this Sac shall have the right to make dmne:.tie wine for their own use, but shall not sell the saute unles to the county board of control or to oie p-r-on or corporatioi to whom lic -iie has b.'en granted, except in eou..i-s in which prOhibition is e 'ta'hcd. thev shall not have the rizht to -ell at a . I eetioin fif ,'en pr .viles that when ever one-thi rd of tlic ial itije vo: ers of an.: eunty 1h1 di preset a w~1tteu pe- iti. o to th board uf cou I y cou I sii n rs -ri' 'M f1or ai electiou 0 ,he gju-.;,on of phbtodse -;try or license, it hhaI h the duty of the sa''l bhiiad of county coimuias.ioners to orier said rection aid to mak-e pro visions for the sanme, to take place at the germral eletioa following the Lit ELEPHANTS IN THE ARMY. Some Points an to Their Employnent by the Britimih in India. One of the most interesting features of the English army life presented to the layman in India is furnished by the remarkable efiiciency of the ele phant brigade, most highly developed through the skill of the Burmese in handling the giant animals. Their usefulness in India can scarcely be imagined by one not familiar with the amount and variety of work which they accomplish, but it would be a serious mistake to imagine that this degree of usefulness is attained through any aptitude of the unwieldy animals or natural tendency toward it. It Is due solely and entirely to the wonderful ability of the natives in training the huge animals and over coming their natural Inclinations. This cannot be too highly praised. Neither must it be imagined that the use of elephants in army life is not at tended by great disadvantages, not the least of which Is the difficulty with which they are transported. Naturally the elephant Is not an In telligent animal. He can be taught re markable things, In which his strength and endurance play an important part. He can never. however, perform these feats without continual attendance and direction. Abstractly, his power of work is unappreciable; when directed by skillful hands, however, It is re markable. The transportation facilities which r-,e provided for the sole use of the Ieuhants are quite as remarkable. I wCinessed recently the loading and de training of a lot of elephants on the Madras Railway. Both were remark able processes. In loading a rope is fastened to his fore-leg, and a lot of natives haul and pull at it to induce the animal to take the first steps into the car. This is only accomplished, however, by admonishing him in the haunch by means of a ttsk. The first step taken Is rapidly followed by the others until he stands safely on the car. This portion of the task Is accom plished comparatively easily, however, when compared with the next. At first he is timid and slightly frightened, but when the car starts his fear is won derful to behold. Though he may ride a hundred times he never overcomes this tear, though it Is much more pro nounced when he takes his initial ride after, say two months' acquaintance with civilization. He rends the air with wild trumpetings. endeavors fruit lessly to escape, and only ceases his eforts when the car has again come to a standstill. Of course, wonderfully strong cars are necessary to hold him. They are made completely of Iron. with huge iron bare rising to a height of ten or twelve feet above the platform. Often these cars are rendered useless by the twisting of the bars. due to the applica tion of the occupant's remarkable strength. In transporting the elephant by sea the difficulties are almost as great. They are raised by means of a canvas sling from the wharf to the ship, struggling to escape and rending the air with the cries. Once aboard ship they are easily managed. the motion not affecting them, because they do not see the moving panorama before them. Unloading them is easy. They are lowerd to a raft beside the ship and allowed to swim ashore. They take to the water easily and are excellent swimmerb. being able to swim eight or ten miles at a stretch without tiring. 'he size of the Indian elephant Is usully about eight feet in height and ten feet in length. The male is a little larger, perhaps, eleven feet, and weighing about 5.000 pounds. A Pure and Simple Poker Story. This is a poker story pure and simple. It was a particularly naughty game, too, because It was played by a young woman of high social standing against her own father, and the cheating that went on-but that comes later in the The thing really began last summer. This particular girl began to tease her respected papa for a new horse and Papa pleaded poverty, but the young woman kept on until the other night the thing was at last decided.. I think it's mean," she cried almost te'rfully. "You and Uncle Tom and the boys were playing poker last night. and I know you won- You might give ne that trap." Papa lanched and said something about pe: s e. but one of the afore mentIoned "boys' who happened to be prPent suddenly looked tip at the woe begone maiden with a ely wink. "I tell you what. Uncle Ned," he drawled, "suppose you play her for It. If you win she's never to mention it again under penalty of starvation, and If she w~ns she can have it." Papa poo-hooed a bit. but Uncle Tomn came in and joined against him, the girl herself was willing, and so, as her luck on the few occasions when she had played poker had been proverbial ly bad, at last her stern parent relent cd. and the game began. But he had counted without his host. There were three, net one, against him, and "the cards-they were stacked n a war that I grieve." He began to lose and kept on lcsing. He held fair hands, but his daughter's were always a little better, and for uch a greenhorn at the game she played them with a skill that was re markable. - * Of course she won. The game was got up with the express purpose that she should win. And equally, of course. she got the trap. She has it now, They meant to tll' papa the "little joke," b'ut thci hven't yet, because he is heard to use improper inguae whenever the dainty vehile' euns in view. Also, icident:n v 'i has left off playing p~ker. S.?ys hie can't afford it, Where at his wife is joyful. So wasn't that a c-a-e of one small wrong making two The rarest pocket handkerchief in the world is posssed by Queoen Mar gmret of Italy. It is of lace, is estiomnt ei to be worth ?5.9'20. and took twenty yer to weav'e. The handkerchief is "o lient that it is scarcely felt If placed on the hand. Egrs at twelve cents a dozen are ebap food. At sixteen cenits they cre exenprsi'n. and at twenty-five cents a dozen they are etrant STARTLING NEWS. The Bubonic Plague Raging in Capital of Hawaii SAN FRANCISCO ALARMED Several Transports From Manila Held in!Quarantine. Plague Rampant in India, China and Japan. The arnmy transprrts Centennial ard Newp'rt. which arrived at San Faneis (o Thm d y n iclht irom Manila, v-a lionl(ului, brit:. the st artline2 news that th honie platue is ri in th e e pital cty !f the lasaiian i-la:ds It is understiol ti.at the sem:rge wa brought iuto lloeolultu hy vesi.els from ono of the inf, ettd ports of China. The news of the breaking out of the ret..in in TIiniii ith s created some alarm among the Calif ,rr,ia State and ct) nealn i< lc at d every pr c.iu tion is t-ig aken to pr-vert a po-i be acmiS.ion of the disease into San Fra neizco. Thet tran d'r;s (eneunnial aid Ne.p ort, which arrived Thurday nicht. and the Ttrter, w.ich arrived frlin 11anil F:iday, are noIW at tife quaranitine statin uindereoiny fumiga tion and Nill be detained at Ang!1 W:,and for Somej time'(. News from reliable sour.ts in t;n Orient is to the <ff-et that the disease is prevalent in China and Japan to an unusual extent ard thet the oflicers at Mlanila have taken precaution to pre vent the plgue fron ga-ting a foothold t here. N ws from Homwhay is to the Iffter that the piague is raipant in Iindia, and in view of these con:iion the authorities in Sin Franei,eo and evcry pcrt on the Paciie c ast will :ke strenuous pr catior s to Irvent the introduction of the bubouie plague on this coast. A SAD ENDING. A Horrible A cident at a Christmas Rehearsal. Whiile the school children of St. Francis s.hool, Seventeenth and Vine -treets, Q.,iucy, Ill, were rehearsitg Friday- atternoon for an entertainmen: to be giver next Thursday evering. one ,f their dresses cau.ht fire frim a &:. jet and 10 minutes later four of them ivere burned to death, tso died an liour ater and five others died before mid iaht. IJ'L a dozen others were burned :Lore or less severily. The first startt d in a little dressivg room. Three or four littile girls were iressing for the rehearsal and laughing 0ily among themselvos. A dozen oth rs were grounted in the wing:, of the -tage near the foot of the stairs deseend ing from the dre:sing room. The girls .u ihe drezsing room had nearly Ce1 pleted their (otuies when one of them r:.uhed against the gas jet. A touch of the flame was sufficient; and in an :istant htr dress of cotton and light jloth was in a blnze. She screamed ad ran out of the room commnicniating the nhaze to the others a:,she ran. One if the 5:irls, with her dress in a b!hze, jumped out of a smtall window into the *:irs leading to the stage and then down the s-airs. A flaming torch she tas, as the alm~ost fell do-en the stairs <nud rushed into ie groups if children starding in the wings. They we re all elad, like her, in the fancy costumes of totti'fl, lace and silk, and the tire spread with incredible raidity from me to the other. There was 14 chil iren in the caste of the 'hristimas en ertainmwent, atrd only a few escaped. It was tvver in 10 umitutes and in that ine four prrished, seven were fatalh -irn ed and others mora tr less severely injured. Frank Misholt, a teachor of the. ,ehiool, was standng at the foot of the ,airs iromn the dre-ine rooin when he neara the cry of 'F:re!"' and turnit g toi Ahere it camne from, saw the flesh 0' ame in the dressi'g room. He~ was aif way up the the stairs at one bounde hen he met a chi d rushin2 and rutmh ing down. a ma-s of flhmes from head o foot. Tearing eoff his coat, he threw it around the blazing child and en deavored to extinuluih the filines, hut he jitmped ou; of his arms and ruirhed *m nown past him, still wrapped in his coat. into the group of other children tading about in the wings of the stae. All the telephone lites in the neigh orherood were in service sunmming -urens, and in a few momtents neath. all the doctors in town were on ham d. Besides tihe many patients withtin the mioke-stained walls, there were dzens. ufaintingt and heart broken women eihout.__________ A Great Invention. James Gresham, of Brouklyn, has foued capital to deinonttrate the com mercial valUe of his eorkeerew boat, for which is anticipated a speed of 5tt niles an hoir. A syrndic'ate of New Yirk capitalists has agrrt d to furnish ::50,000 wi .h which to build a sma~l boat on the corkseiew plan, with the furher undecrstanding that if it ditmon -traes its ahijity on a comumeiecal seale to approximate the speed which the models htave raebjed, the sy ndicate wil funtish seflici.-nt capital to butild a mail boat. TIhe inventor jromli~es that hiseraft will croSs tile A tlatntie in le'5 than three days. The vessel, the con .trction o'f which is being arranged for at the Newpert Nena shitiyards. is nlot intedrie fo. palssengr se;vice, but only for the e..ve) ance oif nails and fast freiht and for use in life saving sfa tiots. It is so constructe d that it can penetrate the surf or te waves of time roniest water. The boat is eylir dri cal in shapue. witht a serpentine fi te~ ike a cork.erew extenirtt from bow to stern. and the outer sheli revo'ves throuh the water, while the ianr~c copartment mintains its euioise. To Patrol Our Coast. A special to the World from Hli fax say s: Great Britain is apparently prte patin tou p .or l the Atlaate iccast. m'lier that the larger .ptart of the itishi Norh American and West In a :-quaJdron have recivod orders cen erning the aleged violation of the n~eutrality laws by vessels h-aving Ame ricnt pirts withi contrabaid of war s-ems to be well foutided. ec if the oflicias of the navy yarnd said arrantue mntus are being ttade fomr the depdtch uf at least two vessels to do patrols duty on the South and North Atlantic coat. The cruiser will sail itmmedi ately after receipt of tinul irders. Lovers of Music. The icvi rs of muric-t heir name is lgion. All these want a first ClaSS piano or a first class organ. Suchl int struments may be haud froim D). A. Pressley, marm.agc-r of the Columbia. S. U, brurnch of the widely known Lu The MIgraio,. .js nm.. For many years naturallsts like Au dubon and Wilson studied and wrote of this bird before it was known that there were "robin roosts," as well a pigeon roosts. Only within the last few years was the fact brought out that a bird more familiarly known than the passenger pigeon followed this mode of spending the night, although it adopted spring instead of fall for massing by hundreds in a high shel tered wood for a night's protection from cold, or because it is the perjod before pairing time, or for some other reson at present beyond man's ken. With what stealth must this well-known and much-observed bird have found its way in such number:s to the same patch of timber night after night in the early months of the year. according to 10 cality coming from all directions so swiftly that a secreted observer could not count, keeping up a chatter that could be heard for a long distance, un til the last bird, somewhat belated. perhaps. found shelter in the darken ing grove, when all became silent as thousands of wings were folded to rest. Another peculiar trait of the robin, unnoted except by so keen an ob server of bird ways as Maurice Thompson, is that, with all !ts friendly and confiding relations with the human family during the time of nesting and rearing Its young. in the fall of the year. it becorlaes a wild bird, betaking itself largely to the woods and even the secluded parts of mountains, at this season showing i!ttle disposition to be on familiar terms with man, giving a note of alarm and flying high and swiftly when surprised at hia approach. At this tnime they range over extensive tracts of country, but nearly always evince a tendency to seclusion. The writer has seen them in small flocks flying over a wide valley at such an ele vation that only by the wefl known sharn squeak. rather than by the eye, could he surely determine that they were robins. Even in its migratory habits this bird is somewhat peculiar. They seem to move southward in the fall with more tardiness than most other birds, al lowing the increased severities of the cold season to push them off the win ter's edge. Or are these late goers the birds inured to cold by a residence in the States furtner north, which, coming southward, take the place of others that have gone earlier In the season? The question of identity, al ways a difficult one. almost precludes argument on this point. An Artistic raiure. "Never!" said the stern-faced father to the fair-faced daughter, who stood before him in an attitude of petition. "You have brought me the surprise and disappointment of my life. Marry a Smith! I say most emphatically and decidedly, no! That is final, my child. We trace back beyond the flood and thr'ough a royal line. We were among the first to visit the shores of this new world and among the earliest settlers of Detroit. Have you no pride; no proper sense of your importance? Has it come to a point where I must exer cise paternal authority in such a mat ter?" "Oh, I guess the Smith family is as old as it is numerous," for the girl has a dash of American independence. "No Indian maiden ever saved any of our family in the earl- history of the coun try, that I cax. ziscover, and if you make it an issue, I'll undertake to show that the Smiths have all the best of it."' Now the old gentleman's fare was red, and his eyes w'ere snapping. It has been his way to cow his family by dramatic action, and In this case he wanted to throw in a little of the melo dramatic. To do this he must be upon his feet, and have room. lHe sprung forward with the air of a tragedian, but he was in one of those narrow chairs with a frayed cane bottom and stiff arms. The chair clung to him as he leaped and he looked too ridiculous for words. He swo-re violently. The daughter sc'reamed with laughter. His supreme dramatic effort was a howling farce, and he collapsed. "Smith" is on the eara FREE BLOOD CURE An~ier ?nv i Fai th to SuThrers. Earinc Sore<, Tomzore, 1.lere. are al cura~e by 13 B. B. (B3,tmnie B$~O d Balm.) whih is maadc es ceially to cure all terrible Blootd Diseases. Persitiit Sores, B; od a..d~ Skin B conihes, Serfia. that resist other treannenaCts. ;'rc qui.'kly cured by 3 1B. B (Botanic BI~ad l3lu,). Skih Eruptionis, Pim ;.h s, Red!. VIta"e Emzma, Sctales, Blisters. B1i. De bi anale's, Biotebecr. Catairn. Rhuiui m.u etc are all dur to had b!oad, and honee ea~i!y cured hc B. B. B. Bit ol Pois -n prod ucin" Eatirnr Sort s. optionis, .Svoler riands. S .re Thr"at ec.,' cu~red by B. 13 B (B~otaie B od Balm), in one to live mtonith-. B B. B. doe~ rao: con ':i1! vegretable or mineral puison. OGe b.ott1'a w' rest it i, .an ci.e FPr ,ale bY diroi"~ ever::w" 'here. L boutles $1. ,1i for. ti) 5. rite fo' free saim;le b.ttle,. win ' ill es prepali to T imes~ re'ader's. t de'rib sltmptom~s ani personal free m te advice will be give~u. Addrixa Bloodc Balm i'o . Atla'nti. Ga. Needed in the B~usiness "I say," said the business man to the detective, "some fellow has been rep resenting himself as a collector of ours. He has been takIng in more money than any two of the men we have and I want him collared as quickly as you can." "All right; I'll have him in jail in less than a week." "Great Scot, man! I don't want to put him in jail; I want to engage him."-San Francisco Examiner. His Explanation Went "You were letting your horseless car riage run at an illegal rate of speed." "Well, you see, Judge, it was the first time she h-ad been out of the stable for a month, and that idiotic new hostler of mine gave her a double allowance of kerosene. and, besides this, I was trying to drive her without blinders, and-" "Discharged. Next case."-Cleve land Plain Deaiar. "I never knowaed till jist now, Willie, de utter lonesomeness o' me situawash un. While I'm s.:nokin' dis cigar ev'rything I got in dis world is goin' up in smoke." S-r. LotUS is the abi-i aa place of one of he mu st in'depenent ir dividnah ina this counit r~'. 'ine.L Jmes E3 1ds f-5 1h1 r..ll-.i to "ec-r pt a fruoo of $1. flia0 b~)~ go~ ' at e to :Im i. beocauce be ha nt arned it by 1,s own efforts I I. he. r, earr l ar-ra'ted someo more attnti,!n b 'a alm-ae of' $2.000W( to the p.vr af J: oui. f a vr-ar-11ld /e' who w'aini- a wfe. Ina a litt l wh~ he ha ah-mi a theia.d'an r'r fir'm wa' n aar wre willirng to hel im brtk .th mnou'tonyc. "I hava' u-d aour ' Lie, for the Liv'r andl Ki-ineiv' with iirer hom fit. an-i fr D.pp a" or anyv der aemrflenft af the Livar ar idne ,s J raecardi itas b' -A~, Makes the food more del ROYAL e oAt% POW'l KEY TOPYRAMIDS. STONE IN BRITISH MUSEUM WH!CH MADE P&AiN EGYPTIAN RECORDS. Hanner., Customs and RelfgIous Eltes of the Ancient Egyptian Brought to Light Throzuh the ltonoeta Stone--Three Lan guag;es Cut in It. There are many historic and famous stones in the world, but few of them possess the value and interest of the niece of black basalt called the "Ro setta Stone," mounted in the west gal lery of the British Museum. How many pass idly by this strangely shap ed object each day and scarce give it the most casual attention. As a mat ter of fact, had it not been for the iRosetta Stone, our linguists would have been absolutely at a loss to decipher the Egyptian records; the hieroglyphic characters would have been meaning less tracings. This stone, however, proved the key to L.e language of Egypt, and the im portance of the work which has been accomplished through this knowledge is' very great indeed. For instance, many points of dispute in relation to ancient history have been cleared up, and. in some instances, important passages of the Bible-especially relatirg to the period of time when the Hebrews dwelt "in the land of Egypt"-Lave been elucidated. The manners, customs and religious rites of the Egyptians have been brought to light, and, through this stone, we are enabled to obtain an in sight into the early history of this won-. derful people. With far-seeing sagacity the mind which directed the cutting of the irscriptions upon the Rosetta Stone had it done in three different languages -no doubt with a view to making the hieroglyphic characters understood by the clever Greeks. the most intellectual people in the world at the time. The Rosetta Stone is written In three languages-the Hieroglyphic, or lan guage known only to the priest caste; the Demotic, or Enchurial, the common speech of the people, and the Greek. Had it not been for the use of the Greek, it is doubtful if the Rosetta Stone would ever have been deciphered. Of course, every classical scholar has a knowledge of Greek; by this knowledge the iuscriptions in Egyptian language on the other parts of the stone were easily made out, and, by use of the key thus afforded, the whole of the charac ters of Egypt-which are picture words -became very easy to read, just as one may decipher the most difficult of crpy tcgrams if he be possessed of a key. The stone in question is of black ba salt, as has been said. It is 3 feet 7 inches long, 2 feet 6 inches wide, con taining one-third of the Hieroglyphic and nearly all of the Greek portions, the upper part and some of the sides having been broken away. The in scriptions on the stone pertain to a de cree in honor of Ptolemy Epiphanes by the priests of Egypt, assembled at a synod at Memphis. The synod was convened on account of his remission of the arrears of taxes, and dues owed by the Sacerdotal body. So it seems, even in those early days, the "Sacer dotal body" were ready to convoke syn ods on the slightest provocation, espec ia!!y in regard to their "dues and taxes." This in itself is an instructive lesson, whien shows us that the world is about the same today as it was in B. C. 196, when the stone was set up. The Roset ta Stone in the British MIuseum is the only discovered specimen of the nu merous inscriptions of a similar nature set up at the same time. The stone was found in 1799 by M. Boussard, a French officer of engineers, during the French occupation of'Egypt. It was unearthed in an excavation made at Fort St. Julian, near Rosetta. a city of Egypt, on the west hank of the old Bolbitic Nile. The name "Ro setta" is derived from an old Egyptian word "Rousat," meaning "the mouth of the Nile." Recent excavations show that this stone was found on the site of a temple dedicated to Necho II. of the twenty-sixth dynasty. The wor shirpers in this temple paid homage to the Solar God, Atum or Tum. Romance of Siam's Great Penkc. Siam's greatest mountain range is the Sam Roi Yawt, or the three hun dred peaks. A quaint legend, which explains their origin is set forth by the Siamese geologists as follows: "It appears that one Mlong Lai and his wife once inhabited the neighbor hood (they were giants), and each promised their daughter in marriage, unknown to the other, to a different suitor. At last the day of the nuptials arrived, and Chao Lai and the Lord of Mieang Chin (China) both arrived to claim the bride. When the horrified father found how matters stood-hav ing a regard for the value of a prom ise, which Is not too common In the East-he cut his daughter in :half, so that neither suitor should be disap point~d. Chao Lai in the meantime, cn find ing that he had a rival, committed sui cide. and the peak of Chaolai is the remains of his body. The unfortunate bride is to be found in the islands off Sam Roi Yawt, the peaks of which are the remains of the gifts which were to be made to the holy man who was to solemnize the wedding, while Kaw Chang and Kaw King. on the east side of the gulf, are the elephant and buffalo car:. in which the presents were brought." A Straus;e Retribution. I A native paper printed in Arabic i~x Cairo st'xtes that a villager of Mew rieh sold scme land. After discussn~ with his wife the best hiding place, hi! deided to put the money under thi mattress of the baby's cot. Of course ::e entire village knew of the sale, anid that night three robbers came to gI the money. The baby began crying and one of the robbers carried It out cot and all. The father and mother awakering, rushed out to rescue thei treasure. but the man who had tak out the baby rushed back to joinhlis comrades. In the turmeil the id wats of the hovel were pulled dertn, ershinlg the three rhers. whiie the peasants, the baby and the money rere safe outside. Women admtire a brave man and love an auidaciois one. It's a wise girl that is able to anal ze her own complexiin. Tlhere ate no lonner ay famin': Northern Ill~i'i. They have x-ll:~ 1.een atnnexod to Chica'go :and eut rp :>to town lets. an Abulute Cure. Tor alcobism~nj i dise'g s 15un.I vesalyv re'co;::'i. To find ar" fr' th it dis-"e la: ben orYe aimt d ci4nce ar n r x'ra. It renmindrfo 'r". 'Mr. N. A. Jorian. of Choyenn ymi.who a'wnided a Keeleyv In stire writes: "I am mor'e than ever .nvince that I stuccd itn cettira ;:tt wbtt I went for. to-it: an abrn-s ueo and powitive care for te greates' 'urse of' the eno-whiskf.' I hatv. b'en work ing hariatr thantver befor' icous and wholesome R CO.. NEW VOR'. THE 'SPEAKING STATUES." Suppositions and Ueliefs of !he Anclent Egyptians In Regard to, he ie Gods. M. Gaston Maspero, the well-known French Egyptologist, has recently writ ten an interesting article on the "speaking statues" of ancient Egypt. He says that the statues of scme of the gods were made of jointed parts and were supposed to communicate with the faithful by speech, signs and other movements. They were made of wood, painted or gilded. 'lheir hands could be raised and tijwered and their heads moved, but it is not known whether their feet could be put in motion. When o.ne of the faithful asked for ad vice their god answered either by signs or words. Occasionally long speeches were made, and at other times the an swer was simply -an inclination of the head. Every temple had priests whose special duty it was to assist the sta tues to make. the3e communications. The priests did not make any mystery of their part in the proceedings. It was believed that the priests were inter mediary between the gods and mor tals, and the priests themselves had a very exalted idea of their calling. They firmly believed that the souls of di vinities inhabited the statues, and they always approached them with religious fear and reverence. These priests would stand behind the statues and move their heads or hands or speak for them, never dou3ting that at that moment their movenents and words were inspired by the dsvine spir it dwelling in the statues. The statues were regarded as so very such alive that in war they shared te fate of thcse people whose deitiesthey were. They were taken prisonerslcondemned to deith -or given into slanry-in oth er words, placed in the tenples of the conquering gods. If they were return ed to their own temples. they bore in scriptions testifying to thdr defeat and imprisonment. How Fishes Prrathe. Fishes breathe. as is!well- known, says Ulric Dahlgreniin the Princeton Bulletin, by passing h stream of water through the oral cavity, in at the mouth and out by tVio lateral openings, the gill clefts. Thisis accomplished by a rhythmic motion,plainly visible, the nature of which, )owever. has never been accurately etcribed, our best :ext-books of ich'hyology calling It "swallowing." "at act similar to swallowing," &c. The writer's didovery of two mem tranous valves jt inside the teeth has made possibil the following con ception of the jreathing of teleost fishes. ~ The constructi4 and operation of the fish's apparatus Is that of a perfect two-valve pumj In such a pump there must bf- J chamber which pos sesses two ope*zgs. each guarded by a valve. The fdces necessary to oper ate such a struture are three (or six) in number: Ftst, a force so applied as to alternater contract and expand the chamber; emcond. a force to alter nately shut Ind open the posterior (exit) valve: dird, a force to alternate- 7 ly shut and spen the anterior valve.* These valves just be operated in prop er sequence d the expansion and con traction of te chamber. The valves may be opeitted either by separate mechanism c' by the automatic action of a current lassing through the cham- ., Itbseor. ' latter point that atten tion is ca116 in the case of the fish. Hiere we fid a chamber (the oral cay ity) and tg ogenings, the mouth (an teior ope ng) and the double gill opening Csterior opening). Muscu lr force i pplied to expand and con tract the dal cavity. But no such di rect applikttion of muscular force is needed to hpen and close the anterior and post 'or openings. Tlhis is done automatily by the branchiostegnl valves in the gill opening (or paster ior openii), and by the maxillary and manlibular breathing valves in the mouft opening (or anterior open ing). . The fiet Is thus not required to use separateknuscles to close and open the* passages but the loss of energy due to frictijn and retarded momentum oni the valles must be added to that re quired y expand and contract the ora) cavity. Et is simply a mechanical econ omy suo as is found in the heart. One ( the prima donnas at the New - York (pera house wears in one role a beatiul parure of diamonds, and she.~ horiid another singer in the corn pany by telling her that they were Frend imitations that had not cost one-kieth of what they seemed to havqecst. Tfe other woman was distressed b caue all of hers were real, and the thight of the money invested in them wi too much for her. bitation jewels have come to be so figly made that detection is almost i'cssible. Even for ordinary wear ty are accounted beautiful, and it Is oly the knowledge of their falsity 4Ich makes them unpopular. For eery ordinary purpose they are as use diae-tie genuine pieces. {I'be last jewels to be imitated with ~onderful success are rubies, and they a pen to be a fashionable stone just sow. The manufactory which has These imitation rubies on the market s situated in London. and it has al ready 'been said there that the price of real rubies will certainly fall In con sequence of the disevery of these won derful imitations. The profits of the company making the rubies are said to be S185.000 a year. Artificial rubies weighIng 40 carats can he produced. but are not, as there would be no sale for stones of that size. An authority has said that there is no way known to him by which these stones can he told from the genu ie ones5. Sorrow's best antidote Is employ ment.--Youn.. A sttmt benrt may be ruined in for tune but not in spirit.-HIitgo. Sooner or later the world comner 1os to see the truth and do the Thoiueuh fatmiliarnity may not breed-~ onempt. It tkes cif the edge pf ad ..ui..onHaziitt.7 Soetimes~ a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished Ntig is so hanughty and assuming up to be infallile. --South. Christmas Dinner. , i!i eff.'ts need fAle.v the eating .fa bie Chrrisrmaa dinner if, after -:me, i tar;ke "ILion's Life for the L''t iita Kd ceys."-> a bottle. tf IiTHE prime on~ a Kw'as paper got e( editor l roubl' by: shftn a mma.~ !!e. rec "Ts> young men 'rend at tact ers ing imte anid as soon . s hy~ left It ich.. uot dru'k" The - onmos itcr shifo' a the~ com-na. and it -e ' .'an.0 at th-v left. the girs .