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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-17
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
zIEATS OF INTEREST CONCERN
 ING NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And Other People Known in This CIty --InterestIng Social Events Here and Elsewhere.
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state to handle liquors. In exercising
such a permissory right the general
assembly can accept and adopt the
expressed will Of the people by an
election or otherwise. Hence, the
general assembly having adopted the
result of an election for the exer-
else Of its prerogative. such election
clearly falls within the class held
pursuant to the constitution" and is
therefore governed by our general
election laws. In fact, 1t is difficult
to conceive that such an election
could be held otherwise than pursuant
to the constitution unless there were
unconstitutional provisions, which is
not suggested.
The cases in 81 8. c.. Of segars vs..
Parrott, D. /, and State vs.. Moore, p.
556, in reference to special elections
lon the formation Of new counties and
changing county lines are In point
and sustain this view.
In the case Of Hunter VS.. Sem, 81,
Is. c., p. "A, which involved the valid
|ity Of an election upon the question
of "dispensary" or mo dispensary" In
the town Of Prosperity, the supreme
court held that because the ballots
did not conform to the statutory re-
quirements as to the size, color, etc.,
|inyalidated; but this conclusion was
based manifestly upon the fact that
this was q municipal election to be
governed by the ordinance Of the
town on that subject, for the report
of the referee says: my attention
has not been called to any statute reg
ulating the size, shape or color OF
ballots in municipal elections. general
or special and that the question as
to such was immaterial, which was
sustained by the court In the fol-
lowing language: There Is no law
which condemns the course pursued
by the electors at this special munic-
ipal election Had this been q
county election, then necessarily the
law governing elections In a county
must prevail, which is none other
than the law governing an election
to fill a vacancy for a county official,
etc., the general election law Of the
state. This case fortifies the view
expressed above.
From an examination of the various
teyt books, encyclopedias, state re-
ports, etc., there Is abundant au-
thority for the view that where au-
thority for a special election fails to
provide the machinery, recourse
should be had to the general election
law acccepIinB eltner We" VI tiS
Interpretation placed upon our elec-
ton laws as hereinbefore expressed
the law, the result Is the same.
am. therefore, Of the opinion that
the supervisor ordering an election
under the 1904 act Commonly known
as the "Brice act") should direct the
same to the commissioners OF cleo
ton, that the requirements as to the
size OF the ballots. time Of opening
and closing the polls, eligibility Of
voter. and all other requirements
governing a general election should be
complied with.
1t follows from this conclusion that
the expenses Of the election are to
be met Just as the expenses of gem
ersl election as governed by section
222 of the code. II there are no
funds available II becomes a matter
for legislative consideration.
Respectfully.
U. x. GUNTER, JR.,
.' l2isli el Attorney General.
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more than likely to change some vote.
and | believe the papers would raise
such a row that more than one man
would hesitate to support those fel-
lows. I'm going to send for Bob Fer
ris. of the Record"
mo, Dave, there's no use fighting
your battles in the newspapers, or
washing your dirty line in public"
mot unless the public's interested.
But tell you they would be interest
ed in this case. 1t must be tried, any
way"
Its useless, Dave, and well, I
don't like to fight that way. I'd have
to accuse those people Of being rob-
bers and wreckers and"
Maddox stared at the speaker In as
tonishment.
well, aren't they?" he gasped. ut
strikes me you didn't mince words
much when last you met"
"Yes, but"
Kennard paused in evident confu-
sion and Maddox laughed.
"Out with 1t, Jack, old man." he ex-
claimed; you're the poorest liar !
think ever heard. Give Us your real
reason"
Kennard did not answer for a mo-
ment. Then he looked straight into
Dawes eyes.
81 can't do 1t because" then he
stopped short and added Quickly-"be-
cause I've been Mr.. Harlan's guest and
and he's been mine. Don't you un-
dertsand?"
Maddox thought he understood. The
inquiry Miss Harlan?" rose to his
lips, but he checked 1t and merely
shrugged his shoulders as he an
swered:
"All right, Jack. But If something
should happen to leak out through
some hole or another, still have faith
enough in human nature to believe"
Kennard laid his hand on the speak
er's shoulder and regarded him stead
lily.
1T mustn't leak out. Dave-it
mustn't leak out at ALL" ... ..
Then Maddox felt sure he under
stood, and taking Kennard's hand In
his, shook 1t firmly,
"All right, old man" he answered,
earnestly. "fen leaks as the boys
say"
When Maddox called at the Office Of
the Confederated Companies and asked
permission to look over the list Of
stock holders, the fact was immediate
ly reported to Mr.. Trundell, who re-
ceived the information with evident
satisfaction.
Counting noses, are they?" he
laughed. Much good may 1t do 'em.
The names on the books won't mean
anything to them. They'll never dis
cover anything"
But Maddox did discover something.
He noticed that large block of stock
had lately been transferred by Joshua
Harlan to his daughter Leslie.
1t was not, however, until he had
thought over this for night, that
he called upon Mrs. Danville Parsons
and told her everything he knew, and
some of the things he suspected, about
John Kennard, the Confederated Com
panies, and others.
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authority under the section for the
supervisor to appoint managers.
would, therefore, like your early
opinion upon the two propositions
submitted so that the county board
of election commissioners can do their
duty, II any duty they have In this
class Of elections"
/ quote your letter of inquiry ex-
tensively, as the questions and state
ments will probably add light to the
matter, and take the liberty Of re-
the county supervisors Of Union and
Newberry counties, and to Hon. j.
s. Brice Of Yorkville, asking con-
struction of certain features Of the
statute, as this reply covers the ques-
tions.
1 am not unmindful Of the fact
that there Is case now pending be-
fore the supreme court involving, as
II understand 1t, questions propounded
here, and were there only one county
affected and that county before the
court I should not attempt to antici-
pate the court; but as every other
county in the state has a right to
invoke this particular law at once do
not deem 1t impertinent to give the
benefit of my views to the admins
trative officers of the law who are en-
titled to the same, there being no
binding obligation to accept them.
By an act approved Feb. 25, 1904,
(p. 485, acts 1905), "any county may
secure the establishment Of dis
pensary or dispensaries or the re-
moval of dispensary or dispensaries
within its limits In the following
manner: Upon the petition of one
fourth Of the qualified voters of each
county for an election upon either the
question of the establishment or the
removal Of dispensaries therein being
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Hill
1870 o'clock,a afer a
a having
William and NJ Hull who
going 1854 from the effect Of
received in battle
Charlotte and
Of the printers who helped to get out the
Charlotte
the Ledger and on October 1873 married Miss
Of
and 1878 assisted In
publication which
For
establishment
and 1882 went
the Herald Mr.
Herald
In elected alderman at
receiving
Of January
candidates. and filed the office
failing
During in been closely identified
Of has
been the progress prosperity contributed
will deny.
Bshopvle Otis Hull and Messrs orn
ydallg wit the named
o'clock from the home The
W. L. nge assisted by Rev. W. B.
Duncan
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CHAPTER XVIII.

Public benevolence goes stale at least
otce a year in New York; so the
charity ball Is an established institu-
tior.
A hum of voices from the boxes and
q buzz of voices on the floor, inter-
mingled with the strains Of the orches-
ira. the sliding Of feet over polished
wood carpets, the rustic OF silk and
satin, and the tinkle of jet and span
gle; food of soft yellow light from
lofty chandeliers and brackets Turing
forth many a flash of fame from dia-
monds shyly nesting in maiden folds
of tulle. or perched triumphant on
some once lovely head-a Kaleidoscope
maze of color. This Is the ball.
Close wedged in theater-like seats,
lined up against the wall. leaning from
the boxes in solid upholstery, dancing
on every square inch of floor. jammed
in the doors. promenading down the
long halls. prancing in the side rooms
to the sound of distant music, crowd
ing everywhere In gowns resplendent,
dazzling. gorgeous, artistic, vulgar and
expensive, regarding one another with
every expression Of inane curiosity.
from the insufferable feminine stare to
impossible masculine leer-these are
the charitably-minded.
How d. do, Miss Chandler? You
here?"
"Oh, how d. do, Mr.. Belden? Yes,
mamma said we ought to come, as it's
charity. Awfully mixed crowd,
though. isn't it?"
Don't speak Of 1t! But why
shouldn't 1t be with tickets open to
the public and only IS apiece? Have
you seen Sadie?"
Yes. / think so. Isn't she dressed
in blue?"
YES"
That's the gown Madame Revine
charged her 5000 for. Isn't 1t beauty?
There goes Edith Taylor"
Then bet BERTHE Lyon Is in her
train"
Probably on it. He's right behind
her"
"That'll make a good match. They
say she's worth just as much as he Is. :"
Edith? Well, should say so! She
got million the day she was 21, and
papa says there's fund Of ever so
many millions in the trust company
for her and the other children. |
don't believe Bertie's worth two"
perhaps not. Who's the girl in the
fluffy white dress?"
Near the center of the floor young
girl was STOPPING to free the edge of
her skirt from the jet beads OF a ma
tron who shot angry glances over her
head, but made no attempt to assist
her. Indeed the glittering, armor-
like Jet suggested that self-help was
an impossibility 1t was some mo-
ments before the disentanglement was
effected. but the color contrast was so
effective and the young girl so winssme
and graceful that those who noticed the
mishap forbore to laugh-a high trib-
ute to artistic values.
That's Leslie Harlan" answered
Miss Chandler, following her compan-
ions glance. "She's pretty. don't you
think?"
Perfectly charming. Will you in
troduce me?"
Certainly. but you'll find her better
to look at than to talk to. She's rather
a blue-stocking, and has ideas"
what. woman's suffrage and all
that"
81 don't know exactly, but she's
something in those west side settle
ments. and Zelie told me that she in
spects factories and things"
"Whew! Well. I'd like her to in
spect me-"
"All right. only don't be so eager
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i0os. BY Frederick 4. Stokes 4 Col

where. which can be shaken out and
gath cred in, sooner or later, In one
way or another. II we corral enough
of it, we can reorganize and make the
heaviest rake-off we've done since"
Whats the use Of going over that,
Dick? Do you suppose I've been asleep
all the time?"
What makes you ask such silly
questions. them"
About the control? merely Won
dered IL you were dead sure Of It."
"You must think I'm losing my grip.
You know what we have; Hardness
knows who made him president and
who'll keep him cooked up; I've got
the customers proxies, and Harlan
can account for the rest"
"Then he must have bought 1t early
in the year."
"He did"
"Where did he get the money"
Damned Il know"
you'd better make sure it's In his
paw and paid for, Dick. There have
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filed with the county supervisor OF
each county, he shall order an cleo
ton, submitting the question or dis
pensary' or no dispensary' to the
qualified voters of such county, which
shall be conducted as other special
elections" etc.
Py the mandate of the general as
sembly 1t Is evident that the only way
for a county to vote In or vote out
Idispensaries Is by an election con-
Quoted as other special elections. The
question then resolves itself into the
proposition, Does our law provide FOR
other special elections, and II so how
are they to be conducted? If "other
special elections are provided for 1t
lis clear that such a provision must
be followed.
Section 2O5 of the civil code Of 1902
provides general elections for federal,
state and county offices In this state
shall be held on the first Tuesday fol-
lowing the first Monday In Novem-
ber, 1896. and in every second year
thereafter, and at such voting places
as have been or may be established py
law: and all general or special cleo
tions held pursuant to the constitu-
ton of the state shall be regulated
and conducted according to the rules,
principles and provisions hereinafter
prescribed"
This is the only general provision
for the conduct Of special elections
that / have been able to find. and II
is found in chapter 10, entitled, THE
manner of Conducting Elections and
Returning Votes"
That the elections provided for by
the 1904 act are special" seems to
me to be clear and the suggestion
THAT conducted as "other special elec-
tons" refers to elections under
special act is. l think, without merit,
for the term special election as
used here Is to contradistinguish SUCH
elections from general elections each
being a general class with different
application. while those elections un-
der q special act are for specified To-
calities and self limited purpose.
That such an election in question
must be and Is held pursuant to the
constitution" as required seems to me
evident. for the constitution In arti-
Gle 8, section 2, directs that in the
exercise of the police power the
general assembly shall have the right
to prohibit the sale Of alcoholic
liquors and may license persons to
sell liquors under such rules as 1t
deems proper. or may authorize GER
tain public officers in the name OF the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-01
INTERPRETATION OF BRIcE LAW.
Attorney General Gunter Gives Ex-
haustive Opinion.


Columbia State, Saturday:
From the way in which the dispen-
sary advocates are seeking cover Of
technicalities in the Brice law it ap-
pears that they are fearful of the
worst. The election in Pickens was
SO overwhelming as to indicate almost
no division in the sentiment Of the
people, and yet a technicality was
raised. In Newberry where the oppo-
sition to the dispensary Is said to be
at least 2 to /. a technicality was
raised.
Other technicalities are being picked
OUT perhaps in the attempt to gain
time. 1t Is true that the law is some
what deficient II not really defective,
and this is due to the fact that the
original Brice bill was not passed,
but was so loaded down with riders
that its own author would hardly
have known 1t had he met 1t In the
road without its title caption.
Mr.. W. F. Clayton Of Florence, Is
one Of those who have asked the at
torney general for information on the
matter Of ordering elections. Mr..
Clayton's object evidently Is not to
befuddle the matter, but to get def
mite instructions upon which to act,
for he Is the chairman Of the board Of
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1t isn't polite. Is that Neil Croydon
she's dancing with?" ...
"Yes."
"You have q rival there-and dan
gerous one too. Papa says he's one
of the smartest men in the street and
has made heaps Of money. They say
he's head over heels in love with her"
as she poor?"
'T think so. She always sits in the
gallery at the opera. and says it's bet
ter musically. But you know that's
what the Watson girls said after the
smash. One never reads OF Leslie
Harlan doing anything. so I fancy
those top seats aren't first choice"
TO BE CONTINUED.
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SUMNER DRowNINGs.-In nine out
Of every ten of the numerous cases
Of drowning which sadden the sum-
mer season the fatal accident may be
ira Led back either to ignorance OF
few simple rules that should be
known and observed by bathers, or
else to a rash and reckless disregard
Of them when known. In the cases
of drowning of good swimmers, the
fatal cramp is generally due to their
having gone into the water too soon
after eating or when overheated, and
therefore with their strength, uncon-
sciously to themselves, below It's par
value. Here are the cardin"l rules
for swimmers: Never go 1 % the
water when overheated or soon after
eating. The careful physician would
probably insist upon an interval or al
least two hours between meal and
bath; one hour Is a fair compromise
between zeal and prudence, and half
hour the absolute minimum for safe
ty. Finally, don't enter the water
timidly and by degrees. but. boldly
and with a plunge. wetting the whole
body at once. II one is not able to
dive in, he should wade in to knee
depth, then wet the head Thoroughly
and plunge in boldly. These rules
have been repeated often enough to
be familiar to everybody. but they
are continually disregarded.
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Yliseellaneu'1s Readins.
THE TELEPHONE RATES.
Railroad Commission to Have a Hear.

Railroad Commission to Have Hear.
ing.
The South Carolina railroad COM
mission has appointed a hearing for
the 1st of August, the outcome OF
which will be Of great Importance to
the telephone interests Of the state.
The owners and subscribers Of inde-
pendent systems will be particularly
affected. The object Of the hearing Is
to enable the commission to arrive at
a policy It should adopt toward carry
ing out the provisions Of the new act
of the legislature which seeks to COM
pei the Bell people to connect with
systems for long distance
connections where the Bell people
have long distance stations or ex-
changes in towns having and main
tanning independent systems.
The commission desires to hear from
all communities having complaints
to make against the present arrange
ments, after which the commission
will adopt a new set Of rules govern
ing the establishment and mainte-
nance of those connections with the
Bell concern. For instance, as the
situation now stands a Sumter man
having an Independent phone In his
residence or at his store cannot talk
Ito a citizen In Columbia except he go
to the long distance booth Of the Bell
company at Sumter, which. until a
few months ago. was established near
ly two miles out Of town.
Complaints have recently reached
the commission from Mr.. Hugh G.
Middleton, who has a business ONCE
in Augusta. but whose legal residence
Is at Edgefield, and from Sumter,
both to the effect that the independ-
ent company refuses to make these
connections unless the subscribers
use their instruments. which they Of
fer to rent for $3.50 year.
Mr.. Middleton claims that this Is
an unnecessary arrangement; that as
good instruments as these can be
bought for $3.50 from the Sumter tel
ephone factories and that there can
be no reasonable objection to the use
Of the independent instruments.
President Mason. of the Sumter tel
ephone factory, is Of the opinion that
his instruments may be used with per-
feet safety with the Bell lines; but
even he seems to doubt whether the
ordinary independent line. or system
of lines, is strong enough to be used
with safety in connection with the Bell
long distance metallic circuit lines.
Then there also comes in the inter-
esting question as to whether compell-
ing the Bell people to connect up with
all these little independent systems
may not be an interference with the
long distance business from other
states, and therefore in conflict with
the interstate commerce act.
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Quit

Saying that fate Is against you.E
Finding fault with. the weather.
Anticipating evils In the future.
Pretending, and be your self.
Going around with a gloomy face.
Faultfinding, nagging and worrying.
Taking offense where none Is In
tended.
Dwelling on financial Sights and
wrongs.
Talking big things and doing small
ones.
scolding and flying into passion
over trffles.
Boasting Of what you can do. In
stead Of doing II.
Thinking that life is grind and not
worth living.
Talking continually about yourself
and your affairs. ..U
Depreciating yourself and making
light Of your abilities.
Saying unkind things about ac-
Quaintances and friends, a
Exaggerating and making noun
tains out Of molehills.
Lamenting the past, holding on to
disagreeable experiences. 5a
Plying yourself and bemoaning
your lack Of opportunities.
Comparing yourself with others 10
your own disadvantage.
Waiting round for chances to turn
I'D. Go and turn them up.
Work once In while and take time
to renew your energies.
Writing letters when the blood Is
hot which you may regret later.
Thinking that all the good chances
and opportunities are gone by.
Thinking Of yourself to the exclusion
Of everything and every one else.
Carping and criticising. See the best
rather than the worst in others.
Dreaming that you would be hap
pier In some other place or circume-
stances.
Belittling those whom you envy be-
cause you feel that they are superior
to yourself. ...
Dilating on your pains and aches
and misfortunes to every one VINO VIII
listen to you.
Specializing as to what you would
do in some one else's place, and do
your best In your own.
Gazing idly into the future ana
dreaming about 1t instead OF making
the most Of the present. .a -
Longing for the good things that
others have instead Of going to work
and earning them for yourself.
Looking for opportunities hundreds
or thousands Of miles away instead OF
right where you are.-Orison SWEET
Marsden In Success Magazine for May.
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commissioners of election for Flor
ence county. Senator ]. S. Brice and
the supervisors Of Newberry and
Union counties have asked questions
which are answered in the reply of
the attorney general.
Mr.. Gunter holds that the elections
should be held under the general cleo
tion law and should be managed ac-
cordingly. AS there may be many
counties interested in this matter, the
opinion is published in its entirety
so that counties may follow the sug-
gestions and ot have the question
Of technicalit,es raised too late to
remedy the matter. Following is the
letter of Mr.. Gunter to Mr.. Clayton:
Columbia, S. c., July %, 1905.
Mr.. w. F. Clayton, Chairman Board
of Commissioners Of Election,
Florence. S. C.
Dear Sir: You request to be ad-
vised whether under the act author
izlng a vote upon "dispensary' or no
|dispensary'' what are your duties as
chairman of the board Of commits
sioners Of election under the direc-
tion Of the provision that such cleo
tion shall be conducted as other
special elections" and saying further.
II am unable to find any general
law upon the subject Of special elections
The designation of an election as spe-
cial carries with II the idea OF spe-
cial act. and one special act Is not au-
thority for another; hence l am con-
strained to view the law as defective,
and to such an extent does this defect
go that 1t makes 1t imperative. But
Of that l have no contest. ! want
to know If any duty devolved upon
the county board Of election commis-
sioners in case an election Is held In
Florence county upon the dispensary
question. If our board is to appoint
managers Of election want to know
It so that we may do our duty. l
further desire to know II 1t deVolves
upon our board to prepare Tor the
election, who Is to pay for the eiec-
ton, and what rate Of pay Is neces-
sary. cannot conceive how the state
lis liable as 1T is IN general election
for managers pay, neither can see
any authority for the county 10 pay
Those managers, nor can 1 see any