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ANTI-BUCKET SHOP ACT VOID? OPINION RENDKRDI) BY FEDER? AL JUaMJl SO DK LAKES. WhtW' Statute Invoffcd Applies Only lo District of Columbia, lNvlslon M,n Have Bearing on Attorney Graeral WlrkrrshanrTH Plans In Other Cane*?Government will Ap pre I to Supreme Court. Washington, March 30.?An at? tempt by Congress to so closely de? lta* the offence of "bucket-shopping" as to make It Impracticable In the District of Columbia, has resulted in the oamplete failure of the legislation en the ground of unconstitutionally. Justice Wright In the District Su? preme Court today doclded that the Aet referred to constituted sn unwar? rantable Interference with the right of a person to enter into contract and was. therefore, unconstitutional. The particular point of objection was that a person giving an order to g> broker for a stock transaction with? out the Intent of dealing In margins must be held to have violated the law If the broker, without the knowledge Of the client, secretly made the trans? action one of margin without the actual basis of a transfer of stock. The statute is of local application only and does not necessarily affect the Investigations which tho depart? ment of Justice has begun at many points against alleged bucket-shop op? erators, for the prosecution in those eases has been under the postal laws on the plain ground of fraud. The decision was rendered In the ease of Edward Altemua of Jersey City, snd Louis A. snd Angelo Cells, of St. Louis .ho operated a so-call? ed "bucket-shop" under the title of the Standard Stock and Grain Com? pany. With twenty-six others they were Indicted for conspiracy In oper? ating a chain of bucket shops, one of which wse In Washington. While sta of these pleaded guilty and were is id In sums aggregating $8,100. the remainder decided to fight the mat? ter The movemonts of the Government leading up to the Indictments were shrouded In the greatest secrecy. On April t, 1110. however, warrants were obtained, raids on "shops" In seven eitles wsre made simultaneously, wires were cut snd customer*, were thrown into panic. Since then, ac? cording to Attorney General Wicker sham, "bucket-shopping" has become a thins; of the psst east of Denver. The Government announced today Its intention to eppeal from Justice Wright's decision. The Attorney General, when Informed of the find? ing, declared he would carry the question to the Supreme Court of the United States If necessary, for he Is anxious to have the matter de? termined In order that the depart? ment may proceed with further pros? ecutions along the same lines If the law Is upheld. TO PURCHASE WATER SHED LANDS. Bat Not st Fancy Prices States Uncle Washington. March 30.?Both large sad small tracts of land In the Ap? palachian and White Mountain re? gion* will be considered for purchase by the United States to be turned Into watershed* Lands held out at an sxhorbltant price will not be con? sidered. The circular says of those tracts of lead containing timber the Oovern saent will purchase both the land and the timber, or with timber re? stored to the owner, will eut ever or eull the lands, on brush or burned lends not hearing merchantable tim? ber snd abandoned farm lands. >md also mineral lands, the owner may reserve the right t<> remove the de? posits. Good agrb-ultural bind, ho\% - seer, will noi be considered. Aress which the proposed binds will be in have n. en ?j, ?< rlbed as fol? lows "White Mountain .. w Hamp? shire and Maine; Vmii; hlotchen] ni.a. Maryland; Potomae ana, Virginia and West Virginia | Momnig.thela area. \\><t Virginia; Mananutien Mi .in' mi, irel Natural Itrbho- areas, Virginia; White Top area, Teejg snd Virginia. Yadkln and Mountain Mitchell are ts North Candida. Hnckv Mountain and Nai.'.i Mart areas. North OafWttM and Tenet Plsirab ar*?n. North Carolina, and Savannah SjfSB, Georgia and South Carolina. M ifnagttt es ibe < Marke And get sleepless Hiram Scranton of ciav City, in. iisuphisl and soughed. He w?i* in the mountains on ihe ed? vie- af gee 4 letors, who said h hat consumption, bat found no b Ip n th.- sHseate, aa4 ?art< i h m< 11 s i Ins of r?r M ? | Ni s Dtsrov , he began to . \\ "t believe utved mv in* >>? ? . ? . f r I m i a new seas of Sfl i i , I Paed work s I > ( m 1 .n? eases, eoughs old la gl 1,1 ma. er ?Up e !??.? plug ? ough ha*, f - vor, h morrhaj ho i ? ? -< ?. r niiinsv. it's the beet known remedj Plies iftc. and 11 Trial bottl f t e, Ounrartterd by Slhert'a I M e Stnn NF.W YOHK CAIMTOIj 111'RN F.D. The I/o** Im About $5,000,000, With No Insurance?Document* Relating to HlHtory of South Carolina In Revolution Destroyed?Other I'a \h*th Hurtled. Albany. N. Y., March 29.?Five mil? lion dollars probably could repair the damage done by fire on the State cup itol today, but money can not restore the historical records which were the pride of its State library. Aftor ex? amining the exterior walls with a transit. Mr. Ware, State architect, de? clared tonight that the massive pile of granite was as plumb and true as ever. The flames licked up the State library, the court of claims, the as? sembly library and document rooms, most of the offices of the excise de? partment and the quarters of the sen? ate finance committee. Water and smoke took up the wor'i that the flames laid down and the damage from this cause extends io every part of the building. The fire was still burning tonight in the ruins beneath what was once the beautiful, cloud painted celling of the State library reading room and the water kept pouring In from several lines of hose. Although the fire started in the northwest corner of the building, It caused the greatest havoc In the southwest corner. Here the red tinted cupola collapsed, carrying down part of the carved granite work that supported it and a towering stone chimney. Conservative estimates placed the damage to the exterior stone work at $2,000.000. The Interior masonry was damaged to the extent of $1,500,000 and the came sum will represent the los? on the State library. Discussing the fire loss, the State architect said tonight: "Based upon the original cost of the capitol, the extent of the damage would be about $6,000.000, but n view of more economical method* of construction which can be employed in the restoration, this amount can b materially reduced." The architect will recommend that when the burned-out portion is re stored the Interior be remodeled to suit the other departments which will occupy it. The State architect's ofTl cial description of the damage fol lows: "It would appear that the entire State library located on the third and fourth floors. Including the northwest and southwest pavilions, is completely destroyed. This Includes also the court of claims and some of the com? mittee rooms of the senate and as? sembly. The celling of the senate ap? pears to be Intact and apparently not damaged, except slight water dem age, has occurred at this point. The western side of the assembly hall, Including the celling, has suf? fered a slight fire damage and con slderable water damage. Many de? partments on the first and second floors In the western portion of the capitol have suffered more from water damage than from actual Are. On ac? count of the dangerous condition of some of the Interior walls and dorm ers throughout the western section It would be Inadvisable to use the of flees Immediately under them. The State carried no Insurance, as the capitol building had been regard ed as absolutely fireproof. . It was In fact not the building that burned, but its contents. Most precious from the historian's standpoint of the fuel the flames found In their path were the 23 man uscript folio volumes of the famous official records of the governors of the city of New Amsterdam covering a period from 1630 to 1674. These were in course of translation by A. J. F. Van I^ear and his trans lations wer.- burned with the orlgl mil Dutch documents. In addition tc these the State lost the correspond? ence of Oov. Oeorge Clinton, 6.000 pieces in all, and the original letters of Sir William Johnson and QoV, Daniel Tompklns. in the ofnoe <>f the regents1 exam? iners If,#04 examination papeN ro? ll Ivad from the schools of the State were destroyadi but the priceless colo? nial and Washington and Lincoln relics in the custody of the oduca* lion department were in the i>ig s?r? on the ground Soor and were unin? jured. These Inolude the original manuscript of Washington's farewell ddrese, the original ooplei of the State constitution and the ftffaj. Andre p ipara Among the documents lost were ? i di d? allng with the history of '?"i in Caroline during the revolution \f the !?? qu< t of ibat st.n. a bill ws p ndlni in tie- legislature here to permit Me- department to turn them or la theli ortgtne I pom* ssors. ii ? nmlu< lor n I|hm| Hack to Work. M 0/11 ford triams Is Ids name, sad I ? Hti > "I was < onnned t .. my h ?d Ik - hrnnti i h< um itli m and 'tu- . r r. ? y?: Kidney Ri m ?'' v i' ?i ... i , ffocl Thi third >? ?' Mut me < n in) ft-.-t :?c,.| i ,? m i '? ? rl as ronduetor on th< i .? \ ? ii rton, Kv . Btrot t Railway, it a III ? I ail you claim In < u of rheuma* ? Iim " it clears the blood of m lc ?eld W, W. Ulbert. 1BVERAL PHYSICIANS TESTIFY IN DEFENSE OF DRINK. Siiys He Has Taken six Glaam Daily Mm ih?."? Wth no Beriona Effect? Another Llkca it. Chattanooga, Term., March 3?.?A deposition from Dr. J. C. Gooding, a druggist, was read at today's session of tho trial of the coca-cola cases. The defendant stated that he had been selling coca-cola for 17 or 18 years and that he made it a business to re? fuse to sell more than one glass of the beverage to a customer at one time. On cross-examination he stat? ed that the reason of his refusal was the same as that for which he would refuse to give two dosos of laudanum or morphine to a customer. Dr. H. A. Hare of Philadelphia tes? tified that he had written several medical books and was one of the authors of the Pharmacopaela. He declared that he was a constant user of caffeine as a drug taking one to four grains of the pure caffeine a I day regularly. Aside 'rom this, he said he was a coffee drinker to the aslant of two or three cups a day and that he drank from one to four glasses j of coca-cola each day. He said that he could not discover any harmful effects. Dr. Hare declared that caf? feine was not a poison and that It was not a habit-forming drug. He said that while the pharmacopaela fixed the dose of caffeine at one grain, his own book placed It at two grains. On cross-examination, Dr. Hare ad? mitted that caffeine in coffee acted as a stimulant. Being confronted with his book he admitted that he had written that caffeine affects the nerves and would make people nerv? ous. He admitted that caffeine to the amount of seven and one-half grains would cause Intoxication similar to that produced by alcohol. He admit? ted that he had written In his book that caffeine was a stimulant of the brain and that a brain driven along by caffeine ultimately would break down In concentration in a single ef? fort. He stated that persistent use of caffeine would cause such delirium as that resulting from the use of alcohol. Dr. S. D. Saddler of Philadelphia testified that he had analyzed coca cola syrup and found it to contain 1 1-15 grains of caffeine to each ounce or the usual drink as served at foun? tains. He had also analyzed "mer? chandise No. 5," t!ic principal Ingre? dient of the coca-cola syrup, and found a trace of tannin and other extractive matter. Ho was unable to say how much tannin from coca leaves, kola nut or California wine was contained In the syrup. Dr. W. S. Haines of the University of Chicago told of conducting experi? ments with caffeine on guinea pigs. The pigs not given caffeine showed the same condition as the caffeine fed pigs under post-mortem examina? tion, he said. Dr. F. K. Relckefus of Philadelphia testified that he had taken six glasses of coca-cola a day since 1895 with? out serious effect. Dr. Raymond Wallace, a Chatta? nooga physician, testified that he be? lieved coca-cola not only not harmful but beneficial. An effort was made to Impeach his testimony by bringing out the fact that charges had been filed against him In the local medical . society for unprofessional conduct. He admitted the charges, but declared that they were unjust and he was exonerated. Cottonseed. From what a half-century ago were worse than rubbish heaps there now DOmS annually millions of dollars. Be? fore our Civil War the disposal of cottonseed gave the ginners great Concern, It was usually hauled away somewhere to rot, or was dumped in? to a neighboring stream where it did 00 good and often did much harm. Today the uses of cottonseed are so numerous and varied that the statis tlcani have drawn up diagrams show? ing the OOUraes that the four parts of each little seed may take. These are classified as "waste," "Inters," "hulls," and "meats." The Unten are US' d in cotton bai? ting. The hulls may go In three di. rectlona -Into fuel, the ashes of which are used as a fertiliser, although this Is now regarded as too wasteful; into fiber, of width paper is made; or, 'omblned with cottonseed meal, 'nto in excellent food for cattle. The kernels, however, serve the most varied uses, Uesldci making cake ami m al for cattle, they are readily convertible Into a crude oil, from which, acerdlng to the mixture or the process, they may emerge ns oil for miners' lamp;-, "compound lard," and "entlohne," "butter and salad oils," "winter yellow oil," ami son p. Kxchange, Rafc Medicine For < hlldten, Poles' - llonej md Ts r (lompound i; a safe und effective medicine for i hlldren ns it do< m not contain opl it< ot harmful drugs, The genuine |*ob y'n M"i ? < nnd Tar Compound is in a yellow package. W, W, Slbert. NAMES WERE CHANGED. C. I). SMIITII OF GREENVILLE SAYS GOVERNOR DID IT. Member of Greenville Delegation Re? open*. Question of Appointing As? sessors. Greenville, March 30.?Concerning recent discussions that arose over the action of Gov. Blease in revoking the commissions of C. G. Drake and J. L. Campbell as members of the county board of assessors and the subsequent alleged statements of the governor's stenographer that the names of Bearden Jennings and Mr. Acker had been erased by Representative C. D. Smith, a member of the Greenville county delegation, Mr. Smith went before B. M. Shuman, an attorney, and made affidavit, the substantial satements of which are given In the following extracts: ' ^nator Mauldin stated that the stenographer in the governor's office told him that I had erased the name of Mr. Acker and substituted that of Mr. Campbell on the board of assess? ors of Dunklln township and also had erased the name of Bearden Jen? nings and substituted that of C. G. Drake in Cleveland township. "I erased no names, nor were they erased urder my directions, but these changes were made under the direc? tion of t.'ie governor. "Being the only member of the Greenville delegation that was espe? cially friendly to the governor, the governor stated to m?~ ^n several oc? casions while In Columbia during the session of the general assembly that he would make appointments on my recommendation. "He told me to make my fight In the Greenville delegation and if 1 was downed to come to him and he would take care of me. "In the delegation meetings the delegation appeared to be controlled by Senator Mauldin, and all the men recommended by me were promptly voted down by the members. In Dunk? lln township, which was my home township, I especially requested the delegation to recommend the name ol J. L, Campbell in the place of J. D. Wood. The delegation, however, rec? ommended the names if Traynham. Cothran and Acker, my recommenda? tion being Cothran and Traynham. In Cleveland township tnere was no dele? gation meeting. I was Informed tha* the majority of the delegation recom? mended Morgan, Hagood and Jen ninps. The minority, which were Mr. Earle and myself, recommended Ha? good, Morgan and Drake. I carried the papers to the governor, who hn? told me he would appoint my ap? pointees and theenpon Gov. Blease told his secretary to make any changes that I desired. "The appointments made were by the governor's own orders and the governor knew that he was appoint? ing on my recommer datlon and not on that of a majority of the Greenville delegation." B. M. Shuman wt.s on Blease's list of eligibles for circuit judge. Smith is one of the leaders of the Cotton Farmers' union and has been organizing the unlor. He has also or? ganized the farmers In the legislature so that they may legislate Intelli? gently on matters pertaining to farms. Gov. Blease said yesterday that he did not remember the details In con? nection with the appointment of the Greenville county board of assessors. He said* that the matter had been handled by a stenographer employed by him for several weeks and that she would mnke a statement today. 4T will stand by whatever statement she makes," said Gov. Blease. I PARDON FOR WM, T. JONES? Union County Case Before Governor Blease, as la Case of Mills. j Columbia, March 31.?W. T. Jones, the wealthy Union county farmer, who has been In .ail for two years, pending his several appeals from s verdict of guilty of murder With rec? ommendation to the mercy of the court, is seeking a pardon, it is ver> probable that sonn1 action will be taken within a few days by the chief executive. A petition for the par? don of .Jones had been filed by B. i". Townsend, former senator from Union county, with Gov. Blease. The chief executive has given no Intima? tion as to what he will clo with the petition. Jon< ? was convicted ol wife murder, the evidence produced being to show that he bad poisoned his wife. A petition for the pardon of H. H. Mills, who is serving r life sentence from Cherokee count) on the charge of killing Frank I >cnl, hn b< en hied \n Ith ?lov. I lb n*e. A <l< legatl n from < Cherokee rounty, b< ad< d by R? v.. N A. 11, mtick, appear* ? ! b< fore Gov. Bl< ase In the hit- n nl ol Mills. Ilshcd t hern peutli value for the i < lief and i m <? of . M kidney and bind* .1 r ailments, i'oh : Kldn< y 'ill: ar< antiseptic lonb and restorative, lb 111 <e s ib it It Utes, W. \V. Blbi rt. SURROUNDED BY HEAVENLY HOSTS II Kings 6:8-23? April 9 ?77? $hall give hin angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy vcayn. "~l'nalm 9i:U. HEN war was declared by Syria against Israel the in? vaders sought to gain au entrance into Israel's army In the mountain posses, but God through the Prophet Ellsha forewarn- , ed the Israelites. When this had hap? pened several times the Syrian king concluded that there were traitors amongst his counsellors, but was an? swered, No! the Prophet Ellsha surely warns Israel's king of anything that you plan secretly. Learning that the Prophet was liv? ing at Dothan, near the Syrian border, the king sent a detachment of soldiers to capture him. They came by night. 1 Elisha's servant, arising early, saw that the little city was surrounded. He ran to his master In fear, but the lat? ter, unperturbed, answered, Fear not; for they that be with us are more than they thnt be with them. These words sounded strangely untrue to the servant, until the Prophet prayed for him The angels of the Lord, an opening of Wisse** defenders. eyes, which revealed a vision of an? gels, chariots and horses, with the ap? pearance of fire. The lesson to us Is that whoever are God's servants, and wherever they may be, Divine power, like a mighty army, surrounds them. Modern Inven? tions and discoveries are more and more revealing to us secrets of nature and hinting at far more beyond. Who? ever has knowledge of wireless teleg? raphy, X-rays, radium, etc., can readi? ly believe that the Almighty God may have thousands of agencies and pow? ers invisible to men whereby he can work all things according as he pleases. "The Angel of the Lord Encampeth Round About Them That Fear Him end Delivereth Them." Angels are beings of a grade a little higher than man?beings with spirit bodies Instead of flesh bodies. "Thou madest man a little lower than the angels." The Scriptures declare that the angels are sent forth to minister to or serve all those who are heirs of salvation. They encamp around al>out God's servants in the sense that Di? vine agency and power are every? where and ready at any instant to be exercised as much as need be for the accomplishment of God's will. The same God who willed that Elijah should flee before Jezebel arranged that Ellsha should be specially pro? tected. But we are to remember that only those viio are in covenant rela? tionship with God are under this spe? cial watch-cfiro and protection. We are to remember also that there are fallen angels, called "wicked spirits," and that these are on the alert to entrap and ensnare humanity through spirit mediums, spirit lap? pings, tlpplngs, clairvoyants, oulja boards, etc. God's people are warned against these, and they in turn should warn theN world of the great danger resulting from any association with these fallen angels, who misrepresent themselves to be our dead friends. Many are being misled by these evil spirits. They have introduced various false doctrines and continually seek to entrap the human will and, if pos? sible, to gain control over it?through obsession. Curiosity is one of the main baits to the hook o:! spiritism. Spiritists, including mediums, are being deceived. They think that they converse with the dead. They will in? deed acknowledge ti&t there are "wick? ed spirits," "lying spirits." as the Bible says; but they do not acknowledge that they nre all wicked. The fact is that they have only partially realized the depth of Satan's power and deceit. Comparatively Few Have Yet Learned of God's Love Only God's consecrated people have yet learned of his love, and they very lit perfectly. The tactics of Satan and hifl demon hosts for centuries lias been to blind the whole world and, as much as possible, God's people respecting his true character. By misrepresentations of the Scriptures und some Interpola? tions and some mistranslations they have succeeded to a wonderful degree In putting light for darknees and darknen for llgb t. This is s h 0 W n in the creeds of all de? li o m i u a t ions some In ? great? er aud some in a ie>s degree. A century or more ago, when 1 bo 1 rtvds were bi i? \ ed tn 0 r e The work 0 the falten fully than today, the effect w ? s terribly demoralizing. Good men and women uuder the delusions of those creeds lort?red one another, often to deal li, w itli thumb m n ws, ra- ks, burn? ing-Irons, Ilm sinke, etc. Their hearts were 110I so much worse, iierhaps, than Olirs; but tbelr heads were more do luded. Believing thoroughly in the do. irlne oi eternal torment, etc.. they 1 song hi !?> copy this misconception ol I the iUrine character and deallni j Batter it is to be en> i- \ 1 has pit led,?Herodotus. ATHLETICH AT UK. Hl SCHOOL. Bofl Practise Hard for Coming Stau* Field Day Contest for lllgh Schools. T ie boyi at the high school have commenced practlaing the various kinds of athletics that will come in for their share of trial at the State Field Day meet for high schools which will come off sometime In May. Several of the boys are trying hard at the shot put while others are practicing running the hurdles. The mile race and the short distance dashes are also coming in for their share of practise, as well as are the hammer throw and the high jump. All of the boys have become enthused In the practls2 and they are doing all In their power to make a fine showing at the meet. I^ist year the boys\from the high school came out second in the State meet and this year they want to make even a better record than they did last year. Another featrue of athletics that has come In for Its share of work lately Is racing. A track team has been organized with a large number of members and is doing steady prac? tise. Harold McFadden has beeu j elected captain of the track team and Irvine Richardson assistant captain. The boys have been doing part of their practise at recess but most of it has been done In the ^ tern a when all the boys of the graduating class assemble at the high school to practise their orations under the su? pervision of Superintendent Edmunds. Only three or four boys are allowed to practise at one time and the others use the time spent in waiting In prac? tising the various athletics. The boys are hard at work upon their orations and owing to the large number of graduates this year? there are thirty-one members of the graduating class at the hoys high school?Professor Edmunds has very busy time in the afternoons training them to the delivery of their l declamations. In cases of rheumatism relief from pain makes sleop and rest possible. This may be ohbtalned by applying Chamberlain's Liniment. For sale by all dealers. Purpose directs energy and pur- ' pose makes energy.?Parkhourst. Kicked by a Mad Horse. 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