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The sun., 1908-01-12
WHEN TRINITY'S SPIRE WASTALL.
Before Modern Adjacent Structures Made
II Lock Like q Hole ln tho Ground.

Before Modern Adjacent Structures Made
1t Look Like q Hole IN tho Ground.
when was . youngster,' . said q middle
aged man, Il came down to New York. I
got some idea Of tho size Of the city By
riding In the horse cars. By the way; It is
one of the few cities In tbs world where you
can still ride in horse cars.
Il visited most Of the show places and
went to all the theatres. went to Brook
lyn by ferry. devoted a day 70 going to
Harlem by the Sylvan Glen OF Sylvan
Stream, or Sylvan something, on the East
River.
But the thing that impressed me most
was the view from the steeple Of Trinity
Church.
Away up there, where the lookout holes
were, could look down on the lower part
Of the city, could see the river on either sidsI
the upper bay and the Brooklyn and New
Jersey shores.
AT that great height I discovered that
others had been there before me; for on
the timbers were cut the names or initials
OF my predecessors. / had a distinctive
way Of cutting my initials in monogram;
and this monogram ornamented the smooth
trunks Of various birch trees in the woods
OF my native region.
This l cut on a vacant space high up 10
the stoeple OF Trinity and then looked at u
and thought that daring spirits Of remote
future generations would climb to the
same height and perhaps see it among ths
other initials.
Il have never been up in the steeple Of
Trinity Church since that memorable
ascent. But the other day was walking
past the church. and l saw typewriter
girls looking down on the apex Of Trinity
spire from windows that seemed to he
several hundred feet above il.
Il then thought Of the monogram had
carved on the inside Of the spire and noted
the location 81 the little lookout windows
from which had seen such a wondrous
panorama forty years ago.
Il had no inclination TO make the interior
ascent OF the spire, but from my position on
the Broadway sidewalk | should say that
II had gone up and looked out Of the sane
little windows ! could have seen AZ the
furthest about sixty feet. except in ora
direction, before the view was shut od by
walls OF steel and stone.
Perhaps adventurous climbers will No
more carve their initials up among ths
timbers of Trinity's steeple. Il would in
volve less exertiOn to cut them on some
beam in the cellar. from which position the
view would be almost a. extensive. and
then to take an express elevator and see
how the apex Of Trinity spire looks from
point a few hundred feet above it.
The sun., 1908-01-12

investigatiDH tire orSanisatiOn and results
OF the various forms Of American govern
m0ntS next studying some OF the social
and economic activities Of the American
race and reviewing Americas relation with
other nations. and ending with considera-
tiOn Of the future Of American democracy.
In word, DR.. Hart has undertaken to
show within the compass Of a single volume
not only what exists but what It has sprung
out Of: how il Is conditioned by the national
experience He sets forth the conviction
that the powerful nation which Americans
have builded is not an accident. but a Sc
quence from causes. aspirations and results
to which all our American forsfsthers have
contributed.
The sun., 1908-01-12
SOME NEW BOOKS.


A book that seems certain to command
wide and careful attention is a volume en-
titled Ser Equality. which purports 10 be a
solution Of the woman problem. by EMMETT
DENsMoRE, NJ d. CFunk 4 Wagnalls CO...
The author tells us in a preface that it has
been hiS aim to investigate from the point
Of view Of science woman's true place in
mature as compared with mans; TO point
out the traits and characteristics in which
men are superior. and. again. those in which
women ere superior, and to trace the causes
Of the differences. DIR. Densmore con-
cedeg at the outset that "A study of the civil
ised -aceF quite uniformly shows that
women are OF shorter stature and possess
less physical strength than men. He un-
dertakee to prove that the difference in
stature and vigor between men and women
in civilizE ton does not ar ise from any
fundamental difference in sex. as some
biologists pretend. but is the result Of
generations Of differing environments and
heredity. He believes that il both sexes
were subjected to the same physical and in
tellectuAl training for many generations
the now observable differences in respect Of
physical and intellectual powers would dis
appear. II is, as he admits. no new philOso-
ply that advocates similar methods OF
training for both sexes. Plato. who doubt
less had the educational regime of Sparta
in mind. says in his Republic: -In the
administration of the ideal State neither
q man as a man, nor n woman as woman.
has any special function. but the gifts OF
nature are equally diffused in both sexes;
all the pursuits Of man are the pursuits of
woman also" Nenophon puts into the
mouth of Socrates an unhesitating assertion
OF woman's equality with man. -Woman's
nature. he ays. happens to be in no way
inferior to mans, but she needs insight
and strength In other words, she has
the powers but needs to develop them.
Darwin, in his Descent of Man" appears
To take a similar view of the possibilities
Of training. In order" he says, that
woman should reach the same standard as
man she ought when nearly adult, to be
trained to energy and perseverance. and to
have her reason and Imagination exercised
10 the highest point; and then she would
probably transmit these qualities TO her
adult daughters In other words. the
more girls compete with boys in schools
and colleges. and the more women COM
pete with man in the professions and in
those pursuits which demand consider
able amount Of mental and physical
strength. the greater will be their own de-
velopment and the larger the powers which
their daughters will in turn inherit
In presenting an outline Of Dr. Densmore's
Arguments in favor of sex equality we
shall depart from the order which he has
himself adopted and begin with a glance
at the objections to the hypothesis, marking
a. the same time his answers TO them.
The sun., 1908-01-12
FAIR WARNING.
The Nervous Man PrOphesIeS . slaughter
% His Own Making.

-SOme day there will be a horrid and
revolving murder in a subway train said
the nervous man. -And am the person who
will do IL.
Il haven't picked out the victim yet'
but he will be either the man who snaps
an elastic band or a string that endroles
PackFgr that he is carrying, whisthnG
merntlIHs or else he will be one Of the party
OF froEcsome young thugs you sometime"
meet on the trains. These young despera-
does tatc turns pushing one another about;
swinging from the straps or making suc1
a racket of foolish and nonsenrcal talking
who are nervous.
And, what's more, when the case come"
up for trial the verdict will be one of JUS
thable homicide. and the Judge and me
jury viii make public . vote Of thanks 70
me-
The sun., 1908-01-12

II Woman's general inHeri ority 20 man
at the present time has Deen brought about
by environment and heredity, and by those
agencies alone, one would expect to find
occasional examples of individual women
manifesting the same mental powers that
make men eminent. This is precisely what
has happened. Conflning himself to
strictly historical facts. the author adduces
the achievements Of Boadicea, Of Zenobia
Of Joan Of Arc. OF Queen Elizabeth and
Catherine Of Russia. In the same category
may be placed the Countess Of Derby. who
defended her castle for four months in 1894
against an army during the War Of the
Rebellion, and Maria Theresa Of Austria
For that matter a woman is now ruling,
the Empress Dowager OF China. whose
reign is comparable to that OF the most
distinguished rulers Of the Middle Kingdom,
not only in respect Of the absolute personal
supremacy she exercises over Vioeroys and
Governors but in respect Of reforms mod
elled upon Western experience, the institI-
tion Of which would have been impossible
in China under the guidance Of a weak
sovereign. II we bear in mind that women
have had very limited opportunities 20 hold
the reins Of government It is surprising
that so many instances are recorded where
they have equalled distinguished men in
the capacity Of kings, commanders and
administrators.
WOman's success in literature is too well
known TO need more than an aIlusion. In
painting IL must be admitted that in spite
Of Rosa BOnheur, Angelica Kaufman and
Nine. Lebrun there is no ground for COM
parison between the sexes. There are no
female Michael Angeles. Raphaels or Rem
brandts. Neither in creative music does
The sun., 1908-01-12

woman fare any bsttef, which seems
strange when We recall that both as singers
and as players on musical instruments
women have always been conspicuous
Music. however. is essentially more subtle
abstract and elusive than any other art.
There can be no reason in the nature Of
things why women should not ultimltsiy
be capable Of as high achievements in the
composition Of music and n painting as
they already are on the stage and in the
field Of fiction
The sun., 1908-01-12
".

There Ia no evidence thai the choice
by men Of the occupations which we're to
lead 70 q more rapid development OF the
intellectual faculties was congenitsl. In.
stinctive. and, 80 tn speak, unavoidable
As a matter Of fact. the study OF the man
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-10
Mccullough Accepts.

Greenvillc, March 7.-Ju%cph \.
McCullouoh announced this aftcrno"n
that he had accepted the appointment
rs cnrrc"ivcr Of the South Carolina
State diSpcnsary funI. the Office hay
in" bern tcn,lcrcd him by United sta
tcS Circuit Judge pritchard this
morning. Mr.. Mccullough said that
the appointment, had come to him
quite unexpectedly, He had not
heard that he WAS being considered in
,hiS capacity until he received Il tclc-
phone message from AShrville this
morning. 1t was then that Judge
Pritchard asked Mr.. McCullouul
personally if he would accept the APP
poin:mcut if it were rendered. Mr..
Mccullough considered the matter
some time and then told the judge
that he had decided to accept. At first
it was understood here that Mr.. Mc-
Cullou~h would be the sole receiver,
but later ii was learned that Mr.. G.
X. Henderson and Mr.. Arthur. both
Of the State wiadin" up board, had
accepted and Mr.. Mccullough will
serve with these gentlemen. it is pre-
Sumed.
Mr.. Mccullough stated positively
that the rcccivcrShip appointment
would have no effect on his campaign
f"r The United States senate.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-10
ATTORNEY GENERALS VIEWS
Mr.. Lyon Declares That Appointment
Of Receivers for Dispensary
Funds is in Direct Disregard
of the Rights of the
State.

Augusta, Ga. March 7.--When At
torncy General Lyon Of South Car
olina. who is here toni"nl, was shown
the Associated Press dispatch from
AShcvillp, \. c., announcing Joseph
\. Mccullough 5 acceptance Of Il re-
ceivershIp Of the dispcnsary at the
hands Of Judge Pritchard. he said:
ct rcyrcr exceedingly that there is
Il person in the State Of South Car
olina who would accept the appoint
mcnt rs receiver at the hands Of
Judge Pritchard.'
Then taking up the general situa-
tion. Mr.. Lyon said:
$50 far as Judge Pritchard'S I'M
dcrtaking to enjoin amy one from
brin@in" suits TO in any way inter
fere with the fund involved is con-
cerned. will state that [ have in
stituted proceeding IN The suprem>
court of South Carolina For the pur-
pose Of compelling. the commission t.,
disregard Judge Pritcharl's inimc-
tion and to pay into the States treas
ury for the use Of the attorney "encr-
ais office the sum Of $1,000, which
was appropriated for the purpose Of
certain criminal proceedings and pro-
secutions Of persons connected with
The late State dispensary.
"Judee Pritchard's order will most
certainly be disrcgardcd by me if it
undertakes to in any wise restrain
or direct me in this or any other pro-
ccedings I may deem it advisable to
institute.
SCI regard the entire proceeding as
without precedent and as a most out
ragcous disregard Of the rights of
the State Of South Carolina. II is
roundai upon no sound authority.
His conduct in appointing receivers
ON the day before The motion for the
appointment Of receivers was 10 be
heard in accordance with thc formal
ordAr which he passed was a most will.
Iul disregard Of thr rights of thr
State. and we were thereby denied
our day in court
CAS- To his criticism. in his former
decree. "! my bringing the manIamuS
proceeding in The supreme court Of
South Carolina 10 compel the com
mission TO disregard his injunction
and pay into the Stare treasury the
appropriation made for the prosccu-
tion Of The criminals, I wish to say
that the same had no proper place in
his decree and was purely @ratuitous
on his part. The proceeding in the
South Carolina court was in Accord
ance with the practice and the law in
South Carolina and if this had not
been so the court would have refused
to assemble and hear the same. Tne
result Of this procccdin" can not be
forhtoId. 1t would s:u doubt be as
useless to explain the purpose OF this
proceeding to him as it was to en-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-10

W. may fail thousand times; but
as long as We are ashamed of our
failure. as long as W" do not help
lcssly ac1uicscc. as long AZ We do
noi fry to comfort ourselves for il by
a careful parade Of our other virtues.
We are in the pilgrims road. ~..\rthul'
Christopher Benson.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-10
HON. FRANK B. GARY
IS u. S. SENATOR
CHOSEN ON FRIDAY ON SEVEN
TEENTH BALLOT.
MI. Gary Led Through The Session
Represented Abbeville in Gen.
cral Assembly.


After seventeen ballots by the ycn-
rral assembly, Representative Frank
Is. Gary. Of Abbcvillc. was on Fridav
chosen United States senator TO sue
rr'd the late Senator ASburv G. La
timer.
III The Herald and News Of Tues
day were given in detail the ballots
taken on Wednesday and SUMMARY
or the ballots taken on Thursday
morning.. The joint assembly ballot
cd again on Thursday afternoon and
on Thursday night. without result.
On Friday morning Mr.. Gary was
elected on the Fourth ballot. being tho
seventeenth taken by the joint assem-
bly,.
'Fhr liAal ballot in detail. ON which
Mr.. Gary WAS elected. WAS as follows:
For Gary'-'Scnat"rs Earle. E.frd,
Griffin. Harvey, Il"u@h. Johnson, Ia-
nry. T""lr
Representatives Arnold. Bailey.
l'allrntinr, Bctlunc. Boyd. Brantlcv,
=. :. Bricc. Cannon. Carey. Carson,
tarwiIc. Cla:y, Courtney. Croft,
Cutler. Drrham. Din-!n. Dixon, j. b.
| p"dd, Douglass. bowling. I;pps. Gar
riS, j. y. Gibson, W. J. Gibson. Glass
cock, Gondwin, Hall. Hardin, lrar-
mon. Harris. Hinton, Hughes, lTy-
drick, Johnston". Kirvcn. Lester, Lett
ner, Little, McC"ll, MrK.nwn, Mann,
MHcy, Miller. Morrrll, Nichols, Nor
ion. Patterson, Richards, Richardson,
Say', Scarborough, Scrun"S. Sharpe,
Shlpp. Slaughter. ID. T.. Smith. J. Il.
Smith, Silwcll. Stokes. Thomas,
T"dl. T"mpkinS. Nerncr. Wade. Wall
kcr. Wannumakcr. Wimbcrlcy,
Woods. Wychc, YrlI.n.
For Walkcr--SrnatnrS Appclt,
l'a!rS. l!ardiA. McGowan. Townsend.
Representatives \. G. Bricr. w. d.
! Rr"AN. rl;Ht>rn'"S. cox. Oick. noar.
| +. =. CH.'r. G'l.>. Krllahan, Isc-
| "ar". Nivrr. Parker. Sawyr:. Nandrr-
h,:.::, Ha.!a"c. Wi"-i">, \ nurl%"&.
it,: MA&'I:.:~ Ec a:@r. ",:.c.
! Brooks.
Representatives Bcattic. Cothran,
Greer, Harley, Harrison. ITcmphill,
Nr>hit.' Nicholson, *. =. Smith,
f".' Willie Jones-Senator Weston.
Rrprrs2niativ" Rurkcr.
For Ira b. .Ju.ics--.Senatur Will
liams.
Representatives tnSyrovc, Jones,
Robinson.
For C"krr-ReprcScntntivc Aver.
For ID. IT, Senator Hol-
liday.
For MrIcOd--,SenatnrS Ba.s. Biv-
ems. Black, RIrasr. Carlisle. Ch"incn-
sen, Clifton. C:ouch. Gibson. Gray
don. Kelly, McK"ithan, Oit>. Ro~crs,
SiAklrr. Sullivan. Talbrrl. Ravsrr.
Representatives Aull. knaB. .F>DL
H,. "r$rnlativcs Aull. Banks. +. VI.
Bryan. Car"i"an, j. II. Dod,l. Fraser
kcrShaw. aw>on. MrMhstrr. Rravc,,
callers. %r:vr". i'":h:n, NonNo!H!iz,
W." 49, W,;A.ry.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-10

then read the return to the rule to
Show cause why there should not be
Il rcccivership. and this, reserving OBJ
lection 10 the jurisdiction Of The court.
set up that 40 cause for the relief
prayed for was shown and that the
Smt WAS Ole against the State. that
the State is an indispensable party to
the suit and is not before the court,
that the commission is Il court. that
no ground of equitable jurisdiction is
shown such as insolvency, that the
llSprnsaiy commission had no entity
save as IN agent Of the State. that
tle liqaor was sold to the State and
on the credit of the State, that the
sales were void because Of fraud and
violations of the State law by the
creditors.
Frank Carter, for The Wilson Dis
tllllng company, stated that an az
fidavit was being prepared by George
b. Lester which would allc"o that the
attorney general had employed II. b.
Fielder to resist the payment Of
claims and to prosecute criminally on
commission Of 10 per cent. OF the
amounts 50 deducted from the claims.
Mr.. Alfred $. Barnard asked that
all the papers in the Wilson bill be
considered in the Flcischmann bill,
and vice versa. and this was finally
agreed to.
| Mr.. Stevenson argued briefly that
aS cUmpiaiIantS and court had cX-
pressed confidence in the commission.
and as there was no charge Of insol.
vency. receivership was unnecessary.
Mr.. Stevenson stated that he and
not Attorney General Lyon was res-
ponSiblc FOR the mandamus proceed
ingS before the South Carolina SIT
preme court stating that it was il
tended to provoke no conflict but to
afford protection to the commission.
lie was referring To the $4,000 eX-
nenSe account. and added that an APP
| peal III an orderly way to ihc supreme
court of the United States would sci
tie the question of jurisdiction. The
court replied that the statement was,
entirely satisfactory.
Mr.. l.. y. Wittknwsky Of Charles
! ton presented the clam Of John Me
Smyrl for $33,SSl.0l, which had been
approved by the commission and ask
ed the court to make an order for its
payment.
Mr.. Stevenson. on being asked if
the commission would apply for leave
TO pay it, replied that it would not.
That the commission desired to pay
the claim, and was ready to do so, but
was required by the statute to do so,
and this court had decided that It
ought to pay the claims as rapidly
as possible. but the commission de-
clincd to have the sovereign State. Of
South Carolina ask permission of this
or any ether court TO pay its debts.
| When they were reacv ~,r ,u,yIncn:
and the money was OIL hand to pay
them. that any time the commission
ass2ntcd to anything or that an or
! der was passed giving any relief to
the situation, attorneys on the other
side claimed that if waived the ques-
tion Of jurisdiction and while the
most casual consideration Of the law
rcfutGd that position. the commits
sion would decline to participate in
asking for any relief for any crc(i-
tor. and if th" dnty imposed by the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-10

plain the law and the facts i'm ihr ease
is which he has assumed .iurSdic~
ton. am NOT rarrl'ui as 10 In"
opinion The learned .jul4, may enter
tAin with regard 10 this proceeding.
Ii j. not surprising llIai he regard ,
am M'yr upon the part rf thr Stat"
10 pro."r, rights against ih">. vii"
WDnM Ar~puil her =, uHwairAMtrG.
Ellis conduct has been most an
srrmIy and the State OF South Car
"Iima must look 10 The United States
supreme court for The preservation
Of its sovereign powers.
am extremely "ratitird to know
that Nlessrs. Murray. Patton and
MrSwccn. members Of thc State dis
prn%ary commission. have refused to
accept the ;'eccivcrship p offered them,
and that their PATRIOTS can not be
shakt'n by the hope Of any reward
which may come at The hands Of a
uSurpcr.
81 believe we wiz &c finally sue
ccssiul in the defense Of the State.
but. whatever the result. we will de-
fcnd her tr the last extremity of the
law. Knowing the righteousness Of
ON cause | believe we will succeed. >
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-10

cpUlI. raised bN the COMMISSION
| thruuYh Attorney General Lyon and
counsel for the commission on the
ground that ]h" suit was against the
State itself.
On his return from Richmond,
Judge pritcharI. one week AGO. an
aounctd he would take jurisdiction
and hearing ON application for rccciv-
crship by the Wilson company WAS
sci for Saturday last. On Friday
counsel for the Wilson company and
Flclsrhnan company presented
the affidavit Of George b. Lester that
| the yovrrlur Of South Carolina urged
tnc legislature /" take action t" de-
feat the jurisdiction Of the court and
that the legislature wouldA Interfere
with the courts powcrs,8hcreupon
ID. W. Rountrcc OF Atlanta. counsel
notified and was present at The hear
| inc. other counsel not having arriv-
ed for the next days hearing. The
court nmcd all the members of the
commission as temporary receivers,
AMI yesterday (Salurday) Judge
Pritcnard announced The appoints
mcnt as permanent receivers OF Jos.
\. Mctullough Of Grccnvillr, $. c.,
b. +. Arthur Of Ulion, :. c.. and G..
X. Henderson of Aiken. S. e.
Attorney General Lyon. ON hearing
Of this action, denounced Judge prit-
; cl,ard and particularly his action in
naming receivers prior to The date set
for argument on the question of
whether receivers should be appoint-
ed. Judge l'ritchard declines to
make reply. but local attorneys is
sue statements to the effect that Roun-
tree waS given notice of hearing on
the appointment Of receivers Fdi-
day. aad that they are "Southrrm De-
rlnrral> and that no State rights ar,
involved.
TO Go to United States Court
W. +. Stevenson and ID. w. Roun-
tree Of counsel for commission stat =
I'd that the question Of jurisdiction
will BE taken 10 the supreme court of
the United States, rontcnling that the
suit is really one against the State Of
South Carolina. which is immune
from suits unless il consents :, '" III
ed.
i. g. "'Stion or whctl 60: -:
th" court =" jurisdiction j, to be
raised is moi Nrt settled Mr. ~, ,rrl.