Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ebe people A MERCHANT'S NE^'SPAl'ICR. i- COUNTRY MAN'S NEWSl'APBR. KliEWrtPAPEH FOR HfcM.ER AN1) buyer. UBL.1SIIED EVERY THURSDAY. W. A SCHROCK, PUBLISHER. 5bscriptiom, si.60 "rat uioi Slundon.S. C., Autftifit 8th, 1907, ? JUDGE (1AUV ON STATE RIGHTS. K Judge Earnest Gary, the Cir fcuit Judge of the Fifth district, Bjp-isall to the good. In a recent E' decision, he held that auy cor Humoral ion doing business in a E-; Stute, of right, and in law be comes a domesticated corpora g?; tion, and as such is amenable to all ;? State laws. In other words, pfe* aud to be more exact, if a u railroad company, a telegraph company, or any other corpora ls tion is sued for damages in and ' for any amount exceeding $2,000, ?? the Stato courts have supreme * jurisdiction, aud that the cor * porution has not the right to jg:. carry up to the Federal courts anv suit iti which is involved au -amount exceeding ^2,000. We Juive always held that as a mat ter of equity, this version of f law is the proper version, and we *ire naturaiiy gratified that such a high authority as Judge Gary sustains us in that opinion. A case in point. A majority of our readers will recall the fact that we had a case againist a tele graph company. Our instruc tions to our then attorneys were to enter suit for nn amount largely exceeding $2,000. *Ue -cause of the generally accepted ?ilea that the case would, in that *vent, be carried up lo the federal courts, they deemed it ?unwise to enter suit for the larger amount and made their complaint and action lo conform to the generally accepted limit 4n order to retain ii in the juris diction of the State courts. In rendering the docision men tioned, Judge Gary has taken a 'Jong step forward in the attempt to uphold State rights, and we feel assured that he will be up held bv every right-minded citi zen of this, or any other State. J\ s we have previously asserted, wo are entirely unreconstructed. We believe in the sovereignty of a State iu the regulation of its internal affairs, and spurn any assumption of outside interfer ence. The only authority for in t/ir Terence ii> State matters, it ficoms to us is that conferred by the constitut ion. That delegates -only the right of appeal to the Federal authorities, or courts, if you prefer the term, in any mat ter affecting the State proper, or when a Federal law has been ?charged to have been violated. In this opinion, we believe that we will bo sustained by the great mass ol the people, aud it is the people who rule. Long live ?Glenn and Gary. VAKDICM AN- WILLIAMS. The recent contest for the va cant. U. S., Sr'onatorship of Mis sissippi between Governor Var dorian and John Sharp Williams, ^ 1 the democratic floor leader in the National House of Repre sentatives was full of surprises. It was conceded from the start that, the contest would result in A close race between the two, with the odds in favor of Varde mail. This is as it should be, but as it happened, it didn't hap pen that way. What did hap* pen was, that Vardeman was de feated by a thread margin. Now, we have nothing against John Sharp Williams. He is a very good man in his way, but his way doesn't just suit us. Wo wanted Vardeman in the Senate to triple up with Sena tors Tillman and Jeff Davis. With that trio representing in part thrco great States, and by force of native intellect and s ern integrity of purpose, domi nating the other portions of the r J presentation, the present at tacks on the inherent rights of the States as guaranteed by tho constitution would fall Hat. In matters of this moment there must be a conjunction of braiD and purpose, and, with all re spec! to Mr. Williams, we must confess to doubt as to his fitness jtiid ability lo measure up to the required standard. Gav^rtVof Vurdemun is recognized an a reformer of a radical ty pe. He is known us an uncompromising foe to trust and corporations which are sappind the life of our republic, although it is also recognized that he is eminently fair in his dealings with those people. On the other hand, we are informed that Mr. Williams owes his success to the efforts of the safe and and sane faction of the people of the State of Mississippi. Safe and sane. What great mistaucs are sometimes committed under the guise of safety and sanity. The above are remarks thrown out almost at raudom, and arc pressive only of the individual opinion of the writer. Wo ask no ouo to agree with us. Our readers are as fully eutitled to the holding of their opinions and the expression of them as we claim to be, and we will fall out with 110 man holding differ ent opinions than those held by us. We waut to re-assert the opinion however that people of the State of Mississippi have made all kinds of a mistake in not. electing Vardeman instead of Williams to represeut them in the United States Senate. I Kershaw Retains The Dispensary. The State board of canvas sers yesterday decided that the election recently held in Ker shaw county, in which the dis pensary was voted out, was il legal. The decision of the State Board based on the testimony given, showed that the secrecy of the ballot had not been observed in that that there were six boxes for and against the sale of liquor and for the disposition of the dispensary fund, which showed exactly how each voter cast his ballot. It \vas also held that citizens were allowed to vote on the cer tificate of the cleric of court and without registration certificates, which is a violation of the law. An appeal will be taken from the decision of the State board of canvassers, and the supreme court will be asked to settle them after on a writ of certiori. This was stated by both the prohibitionists and the dispen sary people at the hearing about two weeks ago when the case came up on an appeal from the Kershaw county board and be fore a decision had been ren dered. The ruling of the board is as follows: The State of South Carolina, in I re protest and contest of elec tions held in Kershaw county, June HQ, 1007, on the question of sale and manufacture of in toxicating liquors.' We. the State board of can vassers, find the facts in this case to be as follows: '?Upon the question of sale or no sale of liquor, two ballot boxes were provided and used at each voting place in the- county. Upon one of the ballot boxes were the words, 'for sale,' and upon the other box the words, 'against sale.' Persons favor ing the sale of intoxicants were required to cast their ballots in the box labelled 'for sale,' and tliose who opposed were re quired to cast thcii' ballots in the box labelled 'against sale.' A simi at arrangement of boxes and requirement as to easting ballots was provided for voting upon the question of manufac ture or 110 manufacture, one box being labelled 'for manufacture' and the other box 'against manu facture.' Upon one were the words 'for school fund, ' and upon the other the words 'for roads and bridges, ' the voter being re quired to cast his ballot in the box bearing the labol corres ponding with his wishs or vote. The clork of court of Kershaw county issued certain certificates, of which the following is a copy: Clerk' Certificate of itoffliitra tion. "I, f. C. Hough, clerk of court for Kershaw county, do hereby certify that the name of W. It. Hough appears u|H)ii the book in my office as No. 19, duly regis tered in Buffalo township prior to January 1, tHOH, under article 2, section 4, Subdivision C, of the 8tate constitution. Camden, S. G\, this 20th day of May, A. D. 1907. /m, 1- ^ Hoigh, I !ci k of Court Kershaw County. ' Tti wats sltdu n thai in -eight boxes, 144 pnrions iNnv ullowedi to vote upon such certificates in I this election and without regis trillion certificates provided by law. That the majority of votes cast upon the question of sale or iij sale were against sale and were 84 in number. That the majority of votes cast upon the question of manufacture or no manufacture were-for no manu facture and were 81 in number. The arrangement of the boxos and the use of the certificates of the clerk of court above referred to were pursuant to general in structions issued to the mana gers of election at each precinct by the commissioners of elec tion, a copy of the instructions beiug hereto attached and made a part of the liudmgs of fact by the board. Each voter was al lowed to vote upon the question of sale or no sale and the appli cation of profits as provided for in section 2 and 3 of the dispen sary law, and also upou the quesliou of manufacture or no manufacture as provided for in section 37 of the dispensary law, upon taking the required oath only one tirno' and as for one election and only oue set of managers served at each pre ciuct. That only one petition was tiled in which an election upon the two questions of sale or no sale, and* manufacture or no manufacture wero prayed lor. Upon the facts above set forth, tho State board of canvassers find that the said eloction was illegal, in that section 3 of the dispensary law regulating the number of ballot boxes was not observed and that the secrecy of the ballot was thereby destroyed. Also, that it was coutrary \o law to allow persons to vote on the certificate of the clerk of court, aud without registration certificates, as provided by law. It i* not deemed necessary to consider the other findings of the fact in this case. It is therefore, ordered that the said election be, and hereby is, declared null and void and set aside.." Instructions to Managers. 1. No one can vote unless ho produces lax receipt or certifi cate of couuty treasurer that ho has paid all taxes for the past year or makes oath to that etfect. 2. No one can vote except at the precinct for which he is registered; and in addition to proof of payment of taxes must show a registration certiticaie signed by at least two of the board of registration, issued un der the constitution of Certificates issued prior to 1H'.)0 arc worthless. Any one registered prior to Jan. 1, 1 H'JH may vote upon pro ducing certificate of clerk of court if his name is on the pre cinct boolc where he offers to vote. If his name is not on the precinct book he must also pro duce a registration certificate showing his right to vote at that precinct. 4. The following oath should be administered to every one: "You do solemnly swear that you are qualified to vote at this election according to the con stitution of this State and have not voted during this election; also that you have paid all taxes, including poll tax assessed against you and collectible dur ing the previous year. When managers meet to open polls they must elect a chairman, one who has already taken tho managers 's oath, and he can administer the oath to the other managers, if they have not been already sworn. The mana gers may also swear in a clerk if they seo lit, who should tako the same oath as that adminis tered to tne managers. These oaths should bo returned to be filed with clerk of court. 6. Voters should be sworn and poll list kept upon thd question of sale and application of profits, which four questions all go to gether under the same election; and a separate oath and poll list kept on the question of manu facture and also distinct and separate oaths of managers and returns of result. 7. Polls must bo open at 8 o'clock a. t?i . and close at 4 o'clock p. in. w. The managers have tho power to till any vacancy, and if j none of the managers attend, I he j ciliaeuR can appoint from amoiifr the qualified voters the mana gers, who, after being, sworn, can conduct the election': 9. At the close of the election the managers and cleric must procced publicly to open the ballot boxes and count the bal lots therein, and continue with out adjournment until the same is completed and make a state ment of the result and sign the same. Within three days there* after the chairman of the board or some one designated by the board must deliver to the com missioners of election the poll lists, tho boxes containing the ballots and written statements of the result of the election. The registration books must also be returned. 10. Votes not in the proper box should not* be counted. Poultry Notes. Coal oil and lard are excellent, for scaly legs caused by para sites. A scaly-legged fowl is a detriment to any llock, aud this is the time of the year when they are apt to be over-looked. It is a bad plau to throw out whole eggshells where the hens can find thetn. First you Uuow they will be picking into the wholo eggs. Better smash the shells up just as tine as you can. One reason why women gene rally succeed well with poultry is because they are more con siderate of the wants and neces sities of fowls than men. But they do not usually brag so much about what thay do. The hen enjoys a dust bath these days as much as she does at any other time of the year, and a barrel full of dry dust is a good thing to keep in the poul try house. Provide a box for them to take their baths in and renew the dust in the box every three or four days. Don't put the eggs in a deep box, where the lieu will bo forced to jump down ou the eggs to get :tt them, for she will be pretty apt to break some of them. Should any of the eggs be broken at any time, the balance of them should be washed as soon as (lis covered, for a smeared egg will not hatch. The proper dimensions for a box in which to set a hen are about 12 inches square. If smaller it is apt to crowd the hen and the eggs are liable to be broken; if larger, the eggs will scatter and will not all be incubated. The box should be placed on its side, so that the heu may have easy access to it. When you are saving eggs for hatching only the perfectly shaped ones should be saved. Dirty and rough -shelled eggs are not good for hatching. Turn them every day until they are put under the hen, which should not be any longer after the egsr is laid than is possible, for the germ of the egg becomes weaker every day. Eggs stand next to milk in available food material for the sick, as they are easily digested and absorbed if raw or properly prepared, says the Southern Poultry Courier. Physiological chemists tell us that 1)7 percent of the albumen and 04 per ceut of the fat are absorbed into the blood stream. These same chem ists toll us that eggs are a com plete food for all young mam nulls, as they contain in correct proportion the tissue-building material, in form of albumen (white) and mineral matter, in the form of phosporus, lime, po tassium, iron and sulphur; the heat and energy material in the form of oil (fat) in the yolk, and a large amount of water. ? Ameri can Farmer. Live Stock Notes. Select long, roomy sows, but not. the slow-maturing kind. The man who feeds for mar ket cares more for type than breed. Don't crowd your sheep too closely. Trouble is sure to fol low. Auu towards one breed. Uni form flocks look better than a mixed lot. Largo, thrifty sows are more sure to bring good, thrifty lit ters of pigs than gilts. Hrood sows should show quali ty, but not at t lie exponse of bono, muscle and constitution. Systematic feeding is simply knowing how much each horse j requires por day. How much grain and roughage and the pro. portion of each. In building any farm fence it. is a good plan to put ground wires down to moisturd about every six posts to give stock protection from lightning. To grow wool takes good feed and regular focding. A weak place is made in the wool every time a sheep is stinted a few days. The beginner with sheep will do well to invest, a little money for a good sheep book. One lost sheep will pay for several books. An old experienced shepherd says tlmi during lite insect months of Ihe year the noses of the sheep should be smenred frequently with tar. (Quality i* more* important than quantity in any kind of stoclc raising. The extra price more than maUns up for the de ficiency in numbers. Great care should be exercised in feeding corn to breeding sows. Too much of such food has proved the ruination of many tine animals. It is not sufficient that the horse should have merely exer cise enough to keep him in health but he wants work, real honest work, to keep him vigorous and properly develop his muscles. Give the pigs some wood ashes. They greatly assist in building Hie framework by furnisning the lime, of which ashes arc more than forty per cent, and also help to sweeten the stomach. The leading breeds af bacon hogs arc Yorkshires, a white pig which is a prolific breeder, pro ducing from ten to twenty pigs at a litter. It is claimed by friends of the breed that the sows arc cxcclent mothers and will raise ninety per cent, of the pigs from the litter. These hogs look well and soil well on the market. ? America Farmer. L. A. HAINES, Expert Blacksmith anil Wheelwright. Repairing in both liucs A SPECIALTY. I am occupying the Mc. Hull Bhop on Lower Broail St., where I will bo i)1o;i8cd to rcccivo Your Patronage. ?O YEARS'* EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs OOPVniQHTS &.C. Anyone son.ling n ckplc)i m.il dpwr'.pllnn n>nj quickly jivertum our opinion froo wtutlu'.r no Inronclon U probably piiUnl.'Jlo. Ominrinica tu.nsRirlctly c<>nn<U>ntlftl. 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ALLEN, Agent, Div Passenger Agent, Asst Gen D,\ss Agent, Camden, S. C. Charleston, S. C. Atlanta, Ga. A8R t-SPJE RS1LWSY. SEVKNTII ANNUAL EXCURSION Wednesday, August 14th, Norfolk, l a. (Jamestown Exposition) Camdcn 1 (to Chcraw ) iPO.VV 6oo?> returning until September tot- is fcayo. DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. GOING TRIP Lv. Camden 7:01 A. M Ar. Norfolk 8:00 P. M. Lv. Camden 7:58 P. 31 Ar. Norfolk 9:00 A. M. For information ami reservations "all on or write. W L. M7UUOUUI1S, T, V. A. Main St. Columbia, ?S. C. UNDERTAKING CALLS ATTENDED ANY HOUR DAY OK NIGHT. :: E?t. E. O. McCroJtflit. Williams & Stecdman, Fire, Aceldont and Health INSURANCE. Surety I5oih1h. t Oftlce over store of J. C. Cureton <S Co. r t9. W if. A .f IT ST SATISFY YOURSELF. mvat tixoro la Scrrk.otii.l3ag "tatter tlian ordinary guqgy F* alntinry (Jive us u trial. 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