The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, January 03, 1900, Image 4
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
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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 .