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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07

81 voters were unable to vote be-
cause taeir voting place was on tho
outside. The board Of canvassers
find that Is could not vote because
of this fact. Granting that there
were IS, and taking this from 179, it
leaves ia, which the opponents OF
the new county would have to have
in order to have me-third Of the vote
polled by those who voted in favor
Of the county. In other words, the
opponents Of the formation Of tae
new county would have to show llo
more than the 65 voters who could
not vote on account of their boxes
being on the outside Of the propos-
ed lines.
"Tae decision has not discourag-
ed the citizens of Calhoun county. as
they know that the state board OF
canvassers will be appealed to. Very
few expected the county board to
decide in Calhoun eounty's favor,
but they know that their action was
not final. The following was the
Oraageburg county vote: 556 Eyes"
votes, SO "no''; total 655.
"The new county won. Conceding
the IS opposition votes claimed by
them debarred from voting on ac-
count of no voting precinct being
opened in the township, the advo~
Gates Of the new county would still
win with ia votes to spare.'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07
ASKS FOR MONEY
FOR MERGER SUIT.
Lyon Says He Must Have $4,000 For
a Real Trial.

Attorney General Lyon, In lis re-
port to the general assembly, makes
the following comment and recon-
mendations concerning the celebrated
"merger" suit:
''In pursuance Of the authority
given by the legislature at its last
session. I employed Messrs. Bellln-
ger & Welch as associate counsel.
"The case was called for trial be-
fore Judge J. c.. Klueh on the 9th
day Of December, 1907. An order
was passed allowing the state to
withdraw its complaint upon paymenf
of costs. This action was taken for
several reasons, among which are The
following:
"From what the attorneys for the
state can gather, from the probable
evidence in the case as it at present
appears, the pleadings Will be more
satisfactory if reformed. It is be-
ieved that with sufficient funds. evi-
dence will be obtained to establish
the facts that the leased lines are
competing ana parallel within the
meaning of the constitution, and the
state would be at great disadvantage
if the case should be tried on its
merits without further opportunity
to establish tae true facts.
"It is believed that in many in
stances positive financial damage Is
being done the people along the lines
Of the roads held under the lease.
"The state finds itself confronted
with a number of the most promin-
ent railroad attorneys Of America,
and a thorough organization on the
part Of the railroad for collection
of it's evidence. AS matter Of fact,
the railroad is privy to all OF the
facts in the case. while the state
must ferret them out as best it can.
The state. under present conditions,
has not the money necessary to de-
fray the expenses Of collecting the
evidence on its part.
eff this case is to be litigated serl-
ously. an appropriation Of not less
than $4,000 should be made for that
purpose and for payment Of associate
counsel fees. If the legislature is not
willing to appropriate sufficient funds
to give this case a full and thorough
trial. it would be best to discontinue
it.
cit is my opinion that the lease
held by the Southern railway should
not be confirmed as the result OF a
trial which would necessarily be lit
tie better than a sham with the means
at my disposal at present for the
preparation Of the case"
Church Notices.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07
Another Account.

Friends of the new county arr1V-
inc here last night from Oranseburg
cave out the following statement
concerning the decision Of the eoun-
t. board Of canvassers.
"The board Of eanVassers Tor
Ora1ecbu:g county have been busy
for the past few days hearing the
evidence in regard to the contest OF
the Calhoun county election. Tues
day and Wednesday were taken up
with testimony and arguments and
today the board rendered its decision:
"The parties VINO have contested
the election were the same part1es
who recently institutd a case before
the supreme court. In that case they
made the point that a certain num-
Der of qualified electors would not De
ahle to vote because their voting
nlaces were on the outside; that is,
on the outside; that is, not included
within the line Of the new county:
The supreme court in passing upon
this point said very plainly that
while this was a serious question still
# might turn out. to be purely an
abstract one because the result OF
the vote might be such that those
who could not vote, provided tnat
thew had voted, would not have
changed the result.
"Ht the election, held for the for
nation Of this county, 5o6 voted yes
in the Oraneeburg territory and %
voted no. This vote was taoplated by
the board Of ca1vassers and found TO
be correct.
"Takin" these figures, the new
county advocates can spare to thelr
{, .,onents 10 votes, that IS TO say.
the exposition to the formation OF
The new county would have to get
77o additional votes to that wh1cn
thev now have on the face OF the
returns.
"At the contest it was shown tnat
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07
ELECTION ADJUDGED VOID.
County Board Decides Against Cal
houn County-An Appeal is
Very Likely.

The State.
Orangeburg, Jan. 2.-The county
board. Of canvassers after spending
two days hearing testimony and evl-
dence. today declared the Calhoun
county election illegal, null and void.
The board is composed Of John S.
Bowman, Jr., chairman; W. 3. Fogle
and T. J. Hart.
The decision Of the board, which
was unanimous, is as follows:
"We find some irregularities IN
several books, such as voting outside
of right precinct, not demanding pro-
per proof Of payment of taxes, etc.,
but we find there are not enough
of these irregularities to change the
result of this election.
"We further find that about 65
or more qualified electors, residing
within the area Of the proposed new
county of Calhoun, including por-
tions Of Orange, Goobys and Popular
townships, were deprived Of the con-
stitutional right to vote il this elee-
ton as the said electors are residents
of the proposed new county, while
their voting places are without, and
the act cf the legislature relating to
the formation Of new counties does
not provide the means or the oppor-
tunity to vote in such case.
"We therefore find that in deprlv-
inc these qualified electors of the
RIGHT to vote the constitutional pro-
vision has been violated, and on tnls
ground we de hereby declare this
election null and void.'
1t is presumed that the Calhoun
county advocates will appeal to the
state board, and should that body not
reverse the county board they will
take the matter to the supreme court
However, the matter would be tax
en- TO the supreme court by the op-
ponents Of the new county in the ev-
ent Of an adverse decision by th7
state board. =,
Should the new county not VIII 1t
will mean that the whole matter will
have to be gone over again-petltlo1s
surveys, election and all-should they
renew their fight for the new coun-
ty.
Messrs. VIM. C. Wolfe and Col.
W. O. Herbert Of the local bar made
the fight for the opposition ana Mr.
R. H. Welsh Of Columbia and W. r.
Buyek cf St. Matthews opposed II
behalf Of the new county.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07


Cassius Quinby,. who plays Lon
Perry in THE Heir to the Hoorah,"
is an old Shakespearean actor with
a repertoire longer than the memory
of an injured Arab. Mr.. Qui1by
declared recently during a supper
party at the Boston Club, that the
first time he came to Boston, in the
palmy days Of Museum, the grave
stones in the ancient Granary Gene
terry were so conspieuously new and
white that they hurt his eyes in tho
glare Of the morning sunlight. But
he declines to state his real age mora
definitely than that.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07

Communion services will be held in
the Newberry Evangelical Lutheran
pastorate as follows: At Mayer Mem
orial the 2nd Sunday at II o'clock
a. M: St. James, Jalapa, 3rd Sun
dav at II O'Clock a. M, and Beth
Eden the 4tn Sunday at II O'Clock
a. ~.
Every body invited to all the SER
vices held in the pastorate.
J. D. Shealy, Pastor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07
pointing said receivers.
(Siened)
IS. Davies Warield,
"R. Lancaster Williams.
"Receivers. -

A copy Of the notice has been mail
ed to agents and employees of the
Seaboard.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
A Msojc Oven.

The smith was building a large and peculiar oven. Its a shame" he said. Ito tell you what this ovens for, but the secret is too good a one to keep. It is a picture-aging oven. It is guaranteed to add in couple of hours two or three hundred years to a pictures age You know the cracks, the innumerable little cracks, that cross-cross in thousand squares and diamonds the surface of an old mas ter? Well, smooth. fresh picture. put into this oven. develops under care fully regulated temperature those very cracks, Withdraw your picture. then add dust and dirty 'varrfsh to taste and set to cool and you've got an old master that Gobsa Golde or Stoxon Bonds will pay big money for darent tell you the name of the we'll known art dealer l am making this oven for, the smith concluded But it's not the first. nor the tenth oven. either, I've turned out"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
Slieti Nith Father.

There is little chap in our town" !" said the suburblui;e. whose father and mother have words quite frequent ly, and have them loud enough to be heard by the neighbors The burden of their recriminations. when audible, .s, on the wlfe's part that she ever lowered the Hicks family sufficiently to marry Stubbs; and on his part that he ever hcnored the Hicks family by allying 1t with the house of Stubbs
 One day last summer the young son of the house went fishing. He had barely got his line into the brook when he heard his mother calling him.
 "'There It Is, said he. disgustedly; the minute the Stubbses begins to fish the Hickses begins to holler.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
Fishing with Forty-Fcct Rods.

In sea fishing at Biarritk, France, some remarkably long and heavy rods are employed. We think 20-foot salmon rod or roach pole is a pretty good length, but our friends at Biar- rlt1 use rods over 40 feet in length.
 In. fishing from the walk at the light. house the rods are balanced on the railing by means of a wood rest fitting the iron bars. A line about the length If the rod is used. three or four hooks and light sinker At La Pointe Plate rods of lesser length and weight are used, but even these are not feather weights by any means. Reels, accord ing to Vicomte Henri de France, are known to these sea anglers, but are seldom used
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
ODD NAMES CT e7lTicA lNNo.
Tourist Recorded Come ra7s Were
 Especially Striking

The little inns which we asset 20. ing from London to Scotland. and even tho wine shors, g;oriei in the pretentious names which were gen. orally displayed in illustrated signs hanging on brackets, We had great i'm i1 watching these old signs and writing down some oi the most uH. usual. We passed "fhe Red Bull, and in neighborly proximity The Red Cow and Tho Dun Cow" Sir rohn BarleyccrH" was near enough to hear TAc Five Bells and just beyond this, as II net 10 be outdone in the Ler i!ne. the proprietor of one inn called t's place The RinS O Bells" La:ar We passed "The Easy Chair" and Wait for the Wagon" The Nag's Head The Spread Eagle" and dow, near the end of the list We hal re. corded The Black Boy" and The Head, Hand and Stomach. .'-Frani, Presbrey, in Outing Magazine. s-~>
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
REALLY AFRAID TO nE LUCKY
one Man Of superstltions Who ia
 Gound Co Be Unhappy.

"its bad enough to be superstitious in aSy case said the man who is. but there ars some uncomfortable hom% made superst.tions which l cant get rid of
 For instance, when I'm bound up town 'n hurry and gei into the sub. way 10 take an express train am al. ways afraid that I'm not going to get what I'm after if catch just the train want right away. If want to So up on LenoX avenue and the first train along is Lenox avenue express take 1t with a haunting fear that things are breaking too well for me right at the start for success fin my errand.
 Then, again. when I come home. if dip into my pocket and get the right Key Tor the outside door the first time feel afraid that something will be wrong when I get inside. Now most persons would think that I ought to be pleased with being lucky like that oNt l always reason if out the other way.
 Com" to think of it. thus far I haven't really suffered b. thosa n1ir3- Successes at the start. But" and he knocked on the wooden cdgc of the 'aile at which they wore sittiag- New rorl, Sun.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
STREAK OF LUCK FOR kuNTlE
Emoument ard ticror in Matrmoria!
 Alliance

Old Auntie Mandy, who did the washing, was such a happy, brave old soul that although she worked very hard early and late and must often have been weary. nothing could de. press her. Tn everything that oc- cured she saw only good luck" for herself One day she brought home the washing in high state of glee.
 'Jes' think, Mis- Arnold she said "1's goin ter git married Isn't dat ies fine luck fo poor ole black woman like me-"
 "I shall be very sorry to lose you. Mandy" said Mrs. Arnold, but I'm glad if your life will be easier
 Lose mel" gasped Mandy Tor, Mis- Arnold. l cant afford to let you lose me jes' now. Why, Ise goin' ter marry Br'er Johnson an his five chil. lun. Ise got to hustle now, for sar. tin"
 But l fail to see where your good luck Is coming in from such mar. riaSe, Mandy"
 Why chile, if marry dat man an his chillun, he's promised me six mo big washes his fust wife done had Oats clar chuck. Mis- Arnold, clar luck, sides habin' de honor ob marry. in in Br'er Johnson's fambly!"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
Thc LeEer.
I,.,,,.i, il,e street.

loner, Down the street Hea' This his shuflling, weary rect Ran children. do not look Lltlh 'a4r S eyes behind your book Hide 'i4s' Tjs face is scared and th'n' tined by sin.
 t,e leper, shut the door; Hear I,d .ne lock ,k' the,gate once more DO ryI tbe curtains lifted side; Rouu0 saae vou woe betide, II ne stt tbat dreadful face will creep Through TOr your sleep
 inc leper! Who can know war loves these children SO I,rb Ill"a inc hated market-place inlVt to watch a baby's face 'uss ss tbe joys it's mother sips fIVm Tarl Junker, in Century Magazine
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
Gray and Brown CameIs.

The length of stage varies through. put Persia. depending on the character of the country and is reckoned in far saks, the cid Greek parasang. The far. sak is a most elastic and uncertain measure. and as animals are paid for per farsak. as many as the credulity of the traveller will allow are crowded into each stage.
 How far" l once asked an old Kur- dish muleteer, lis farsak?"
 AS far as one can distinguish a gray from a brown camel" was tho discreet enswer-Atlantic.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
frowned at hia o1o !. :.


 used to have such dread. Iui that my mother was afraid I'd. have lung fever every winfa. Many night has she sat up with ma !" How sweet of her!" said the nret,v girl Have you seen Bob and re.s,. lately?" ''io dined there" said Mr. Hardtack Hast Thursday-no, it was Is., "wednesday, l am sure. because if uas the day my new dress clothes v,5~o due, and l remember it was 5:3o ba. lore the boy brought them-no if wa, Thursday, after all I was at anothae. dinner Wednesday night How st,,,,d or me to mix things so! Yes sa,, Bob and Jessie last Thursday niybt," There was silence. Then Mr Hara tack. With glare at MT. Onthesrot rose. T have another call to mako :" he said. T must be Soing"
 AS the outer door closed on MT Hardtack MT. Onthespot swung hi, chair and the pretty girls around fao ing the fire again and deftlv s,vrr,, them little nearer to each other tb.n they had been before.
 Thank heaven he cleared out," bo saiG, savagely. Now. maybe vou can answer that most important of ,u questions which l had just asked when he butted in! And say yes. won't you?'-Chicago Daily News
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
Milk and Water.

A Scottish farmer one day called to farm lad: Here, Tam, gang room and gee the coos cabbage each. but min ye gie the biggest to the coo that gies the maist milk"
 The boy departed to do his bidding. and on his return the farmer asked him if he had done as he was told
 Aye maister." replied the lad. T gied 'em a cabbage each, and hung the biggest cen on the pump handle."
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23

NAti AiAt t4 III dltl- 'ude of one who declines to admit any previous Acquaintance whatsoever. Why, l thought you both were at heiens house party" exclaimed the pretty girl, reproyingly.
 MT onthespot politely swung his cuar around from the fire before he saurely baniShed his lowering brow. oo We were, he confessed. Names shp ones mind so. But l do remem. ser your face now. Hardtack Par. don mel
 pont mention it" said the young udn by the table. i've tried to get down here to see ,ru oelore' Miss Jones" continued Mr. Hardtack.
 US too bad. murmured the prettv l.. m' aos'ractedly You are so popu. ments!" '''''"S 'nsase' on' not at all'" protested the voung inn D iou-you are looking as bloom. vs,sa S ever he added with the awk. sno,I ,sS T that comes from having to CT a ro, OelQre an unsymrathetic listen. te,m,nw rg' with the doggedness of de, Na IS'e s So'' put in the young man by ue hFe, v.ctoriously man " man .Ipossible!" triumphed the vou,p 4aa al Oy the table S s.. Tit was so nice of vou to re,,on, hOu%bloa % she offered as oil on the VrUlea .o, waters. '" ,o0oa on' l always do that" said t,a ippSs S man by the table sett,ina 1h,a ,an,s ,ne the sort tuair You see. you're not one Sant", r.o' girl one could forget if stsrss pss' 70 one knee over the other ans a,,s aothinp p pn at the picture molding as if "Ts "Toa t un earth interested him
 Mr HarS,uS Saa We haven't fourth" said abridee "'A' we could have game the fire I'rply col; said the young man by holding VU,llng u.,I, down from the picture tent jus, ",'h thud, am quite con. are, ma.,, as We are-were-tbat is aardtacsF""n Too bad you are bored a,t'se' ee' Mi, M,. Harataes did no, n.. lit wsa a the pretty girl hastily lave You baa. su nlce of you to come. I've bsS aeen well all winterg"
 af Hardtack " an nttle cold" explained sa' "a been ver,. Beyond that my health ssss take very very satisfactory. al. ''p, Miss ,a' care of a cold in time don., Netty glrl me yes" answered tho When aosentmindedly. '"'
 'rmly went on Mir.
 oung man
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
literal OF Nothinq.

Teacher-Your composition is very good. my dear but l don't understand the title you have given it. Why 'Afterward" name has nothing to do with it
 Small Scholar-You told us to-
 Teacher-I told you to, never saw 1t before!
 Small ScholaI-Yes, ma'am; you said we must write a description of our Saturday and name it afterward,
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
Post. Graduate Work.

When you graduate from that cook. ing school" asked Tess, do you get 8 diploma"
 "Sometimes," replied Jess, you get . certificate for a postgraduate ocurse."
 "A certificate?"
 Yes, a marriage certificate"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23

bright and cordial smile, so bright, indeed, that most persons W 0 II l d have been suspi- cious of it.
 How do you do. Nlr. II ard , tack" she sai1 with all the sweet ness a woman usd- ally bestows on her victim before she plays him. You a a ac. quainted with MT. OnthesDOt, are you not 9"
 The young man who had just ad- yanced through the portierCs S aud the other young man who ros @ rrotestingly from his chair before the fire, clCse to the chair in which had sat tho pretty girl, eyed each other with polite dislike.
 "I-er-possibly we have met" ad- mitted Mr. Hard |. tack, sitting down stiilly by a table with an air of it's being merely a temporary s e a { till the first call. CT should go.
 ID lighted to meet youi ' said Mr. Onthespot,
The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-23
THE:Y WE'RE In'T Es1a5UP ' E; B

The pretty girl with the fluffy pink
 ,own rose from her chair with a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-16
arizona TONIGHT

At the Orpneum tonight the Lumley
Company present for public approval
and in honor of the fleet, Americas
strongest play, Arizona" by Argus
tus Thomas, who has written more
successful plays than any other Am
erican playwright. Arizona" is a
dramatic gem containing all the ele-
ments of the drama that go to make
up a good play-love, hate, jealousy
are pictured. A beautiful love story
runs throughout the play. The scenes
are laid in Arizona on a cattle ranch
and at Fort Grant. The characters are
military and cattlemen.
Richard Butler, Frank E. Montgom-
cry Miss Mae Keane and Virginia
Thornton will have the leading roles,
supported by the full strength of the
Lumley company.
Between acts Miss Brandon and
Harry Taylor will give new specialties,
also new motion pictures will be
shown. Arizona" will run until Sat
urday evening with matinee Saturday.
Book your seats early as there is a
big demand
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-16
S5![HTSEtINGI
FROM LAND

The crowd that wanted to see the
fleet come around Diamond Head start
ed out early in the morning. The
electric cars running out to Diamond
Head and Kaimuh were crowded as
early as o'clock in the morning by
those who desired to obtain the most
advantageous positions from which to
see the battleships Punchbowl was
also "A point which was eagerly sought
and in spite of the sun which beat
down on the unprotected gatherings a
wait OF two or three hours seemed to
be a small matter to those who were
about to witness, a naval spectacle
which has never been equaled in Ha-
waiian waters.
The waterfront had its devotees
many coming in from Waikiki as soon
as the fleet had passed and taking up
positions of vantage on the wharves
Strange to say the dirtiest and most
uncomfortable point was the one
which was most crowded. Fully fiji
teen hundred persons chose the Ala
kea street dock for their position OF
vantage, in spite of the fact that II
was piled high with coal which the
wind blew gbout, to the dismay of the
wearers of white dresses and duck
trousers
The new Territorial dock seemed tC
hold its popularity in spite of this
however, till the marine corps from
the naval station put in an appear
ance at about half past twelve, 1t was
then time for the vessels to come il
and the guard spread across the enc
of the wharf and ordered all back
The people, who had in some instances
held their positions for hours, tina
they might be on hand to greet thu
battleships when they first entered thu
harbor, did not like to go. but the au
thority OF the uniform was all tina
was needed and the crowd scattered