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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-29
DOES PROHIBITION Prohibit
More Anon Cites Figures In Three
New ENGLAND States.

"Prehibit the liquor traffic and
crime will cease" Is the war-cry of
prohibition. The question has be-
come pertinent: Has the number of
convictions for crime decreased in
States which have been under pro-
hibition?
Maine, New Hampshire and Yer
mont were under prohibitory laws
longer than any other States, and
continuously, and in them may be
expected the fullest fruition of that
policy. Referring to the United
States census reports, the number of
convicts in each OF these States from
1850 to 1890 is found as follows:
1850 1850 1870 1880 1890
Under license Under prohibition.
New Hampshire IS 1893 e67 e69 81
Vermont lO5 ls9 lS3 2S aU
We gave facts and figures last
week showing that after fifty years of
prohibition there were in Maine
more than four times as many criml-
nails for every million of population
as there were in the same State be-
fore it had prohibition.
In 1850 New Hampshire, under
license, had in her penal institutions
80 convicts, or 104 to every million
of population. This State also adopt.
ed prohibition shortly after 1850,
and the number of convicts increased
steadily to 1913 in 1860, 267 in 1870,
269 in 1880 and 321 in 1890, the
number of convicts per million of
population in the latter year being
S53. There were, therefore, in New
Hampshire, after forty years of pro-
hibition, eight times as many criml-
mails, per million of population, as
there were under license.
Vermont was under license in
1850. She had in that year los con.
vlcts. or 334 for every million popu-
lation. She adopted prohibition be-
tween 1850 and 1860. In the latter
year the number of her criminals
had grown to 189, and this number
increased to 1913 in 1870, to 25S in
1880, and 200 in 1890, or to 6O2 for
every million of population.
In Vermont, therefore, the num-
Der of criminals per million of pop
ulation, after forty years of prohibi-
ton, vas double the number under
license.
The steady increase in crime from
decade to decade under prohibition
as shown by these figures is most re-
markable.
Does prohibition prohibit?
Let the figures tell. They are the
best evidence.
MORE ANON.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-29
Trustee Meeting.

All school trustees in Williamsburg
county are invited to attend meeting of
Trustees association to be held In court
house at Kingsrree On first Monday in
August ats p IN. There is business of
on hand and every trustee
should be present if possible.
Respectfully,
D E McCUTCHEN, Secty,
&c EPPS, Prest,
School Trustees Association.
7-22-2t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-29

The RECORD has printed up a
number of promissory note
books, fifty notes to the book,
that we are selling at ten cents
each. tt
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-31
THE WATER QUESTION.

Never before history of Tononab hoe n,h,;o -
in EVER neat equal to that exhibited yesterday The one
~ to its actions in Systematically robbng the naone
o. lonopa who forced exorbitant nrice f
h necessities of the same lime bav lot one OF
Tor relief utterly ignored ~ nave tnelr requests
several parties yesterday exceedingly wroh in bei
regarding the of the Tononab Mnno mel
mat t nf wafer company and this ELECTED information
pan Water company July The onv @ lQho
IN ne present time is that consumer the unnier az
aoes While it fact that W. Charles compoer Of tb
no company is acting secretary Of The
he urgent request of Colonel Wheeler that he FIJI tho 9 "a
Yeeray eGea which will be before January l. 1910
ne discussion showed that FACT
~ In water company is making profits in the sunpv
w stated that he only asked reasonable nft he G
STATE the @ ne When this statement did not
created considerable the stockholders Of tb e.
pan United Water invested single cent n no.
paid in August the $4,000 on the 81 ooo ooo
ces were n came N me nature Of gift companys
n making the necessary And Yet the presiden OF
W Coioni M aRs reasonable profit his investment
bringing new capital into This claim is char
enormo no on Wheeler for is well known the
the of this section Wheeler ever set FOOT
~ lqIoIah Is what made his
ne further stated that consunntion
tatne would be decreased nothing about
hct thelr residences with ~
nav ~ ana Wn dictate to the public IN his ca
a 1d as president his orders with few words he
ou MAKE reduction in the also make The henee IL
me pant which would result in adequate protection against fire
gnn INNS for Tonopah Then do it? He we'll
Probably he wa9 ef Cs o@att to his attention
men TO cal upon him. which chance TO lot ons
east pelbnder and pull the wool over The ev
ne committee with statements only after "Iegimate
- II Mr. Wheeler desires true facts and learn of
we nyit @ IN which he held by the citizens TonopaI
miners Exchange hall figures facts relating 70 he otn
~ 'ac'icS VIII be brought forth for public digestion
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-31
or sSR1aA saElEEBSH asd&ElstasEg ana
PERSON AL !
Nna scEsazAEssEaEa oza:EB eRsRaszss sgTs3 a7Il

Mi. and Mrs. Charles Wilkes came
over from Goldfield last evening.
Mrs. NJ Malone returned yester-
day from a brief visit to San Fran
cisco.
County Commissioner w. c. Hum
phrey came in from Maphattan last
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert NJ Smith, nee
Alma Dennis, came over from Gold
field yesterday.
e. p. Mayne, the Manhattan min
ing man, came in from the north
ern camp yesterday
Douglass White, the Los Angeles
railroad man, is in town looking
after the interests of the L. V. &c T.
road
Mrs. Title Overton of Wichita.
kas., is visiting friends in Tonopah
and expects to reside here perman-
emily.
Bobby Highland of the Southern
Nevada Abstract company. left yes
terday for the coast, where he will
witness what is left of the Portola
carnival
W. W., Keith, Of the TonoUah and
Underwater railway, came over from
Goldfield last evening. Mr.. Keith
states that he had $1,000 insurance
on his dwelling, which was de-
stroyed by fire rriday night
Thomas Dwyer, the local Wells
Fargo agent, returned yesterday
from several weeks vacation
spent in Sacramento and San Fran
cisco. He was accompanied by Mrs.
DWyer, who has been absent for
several months.
Mrs. j. G. Mckenzie leaves this
morning for a visit to her parents
at Virginia City. After spending
several weeks there she will pro-
coed on to Portland, Ore, and spend |
the winter with Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. |
Bruce, formerly of this city.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-31
TO BE REGRETTED.

~ o be deeply regretted Tonopah Mining comnanv
uoes not contro the Tonopah United
en the Dig concern it is
water question: the people and navor
complaint was made noicv If ~
su5. ~ cohuuct us aha1rs in
IN penen to Tonopah and
ionopah proper was the
speaRing Of the Tonoph Mining company we include the
dhu railroad interests two rom,
r are closely allied When relating to The
dstrc both railroad
ne front and representatives concerns are always nro
inently identified with projects ~ e always PROM
were thee concerns at the head Tonopah limited
company To-Day Ionopah vaer
SYSTEM az reasonable
poo ana fire protection Of
west would be installed ~ " any CITY III the
But the water company by persons who ,ro
Interested III the welfare of this Water irvrv
h mas 70 be bought at fancy prices the fire
less sara ABOUT the fire system the don't ook
out every insurance policy in the city cancelled w
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-31
CLEMENS IS
TAKING GOLOFIELD
BY STORM
POPULAR DESERT SINGER WILL
BE TRANSFERRED TO
THE BUTLER

Earle r. Clemens. Nevada's sweet
singer, is taking Goldfield by storm
with packed houses at the Lyric
every night. The Goldfield paners
are exceedingly generous in their
praise OF the young vocalist.
crosby and Goodfriend will trans
Ter this vocal start from Goldfield
TO Tonopah. and Mr.. Clemens will
be on the boards at the Butler TO-
morrow evening. Mr.. Clemens has
pleasing tenor voice, sings high
class songs, and is indeed fine en-
tertainer.
Miss Longland. who has been en-
gagged as pianist, is an artist of no
mean ability.
The feature film for the onening
night will be The Scales of Inns.
tioe, a strongly dramatic picture
based upon the misfortune of an
idiotic child who stole a ring and
an innocent girl is condemned 10
death for the theft. She Is led 10
IL statue of Justice on her way To
the scaifold and while praying for
miracle the scales fall and the ring
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-31
STOCK MARKET

Quotations on the closing of the
San Francisco stock exchange were
stronger yesterday than they have
been for some time and number
OF the southern Nevada securities
made good advancements. The feat
ure was Tonopah Mining, which, af-
ter the slump of Friday, gained 35
points and sold on the closing at
$3.50 bid. Extension and West End
both gained point. Montana lost
9 cents on the days transactions.
jim Butler slipped back one cog.
Goldtield Consolidated advanced
Z " points, while Fraction went up
one point
The following quotations arc fur.
nished by Broker H. E. Epstine:
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-31

Try a Bonanza want ad.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-31
Temperature Report
Yesterdays hourly temperature
record at the weather bureau office

Hlghest temperature year ago, I
Sc; lowest, SO.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-31
HOTEL ARRIVALS
MANHATTAN

MANHATTAN
1. A. Hantz, James Gooney. Gold
neld; Bart Richardson and wife
sacramento; James P. Brown. Sar
francisco; H. w. Banford. Medford
ore; w. F. Kane, Millers: r r.
Hyland and wife, Goldfield: Iiv.
ore, San Francisco.
PALACE
= Z; F. Lambert, Goldfield; w n
1olusworthy, lone; w. A. DeSosa
Los Angeles; c. A. Cooper. Ellen.
dale. A4iien-
MIZpAH
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert NJ. Smith
N. Chambers, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w
Keith, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilkes
r. l.. II. Rumbolt. r. Jones. Gold.
neid; Fred II. Elster. Boston. NJ r
irwin, Frisco; w. Campbell. Gold.
neid; CHARLES j. Bush, Denver; Mr.
and Mrs. Jussen and daughter
Blair: Edward Double, Douglass
4. Alfred Maryland. Los An
seles; c. +. Mayne, w. C. Hum
lhrey, Manhattan; Mr.. and Mrs q
Enquist. City; L. C. Eustace
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-31
ST. MARK,s EPISCOPAL

Services Sunday-Holy commun-
ion, s a. M; Sunday school, 9:45.
morning prayer IL; sermon, The
success of the Saints" Evening
prayer, p. M; sermon, Jacob, the
Sehemer,' Everyone is cordially in
vited to these services.
Monday, Nov /, All Saints Dav-
Holy communion, 8 a. m. All
Saints day is for the Christian what
the Lodge of Sorrow" is for the
lodge member. The service ON
Monday will be memorial of all
those who have entered into rest
during the year. The service will
be at a. m.
Friday. Nov. >, 1870 D. M. lit
any. Short address on the history
OF the Nicene creed. These services
are for the people. and all are well
come.
LLOYD b. THOMAS. Rector.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-31

is discovered in one of the mans
wnere it has been placed by the
Idlot. The mastery handling of
tne miracle and it's effect upon the
populace, with the
accompanying features of the deyout
prayer which brings the miracle
are all features of picture which
cannot fail to make strong i'm
preston upon all.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-31
BAPTIST CHURCH

Reguier services on Sunday at 1
a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sabbath
school, 10 a. M; Ladies Aid We'd
nesday, D. m.
REV. H. w. NICE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

rushed fin and fired at De sigognac blind
 ly. missing him. The leader sprang al 'iie
 baron, sword in hand but in moment
 his weapon was beaten out of his grasp
 and De Sigognac,s sword was at his
 throat.
 One of the baron's comrades, an actor,
 disabled another of the ruffians; but
 there still remained two, and they were
 nressing to the attack when they were
 terrified by the sight of the baron's 8
 third companion, who shouted to them
 with a terrible voice to surrender. They
 retreated with every sign of fear, Tor the
 man who faced them was none other than
 the dreaded bully Jacquemin Lampourde, whose peculiar sense of honor had made him the ally of the man who had bested him with the sword and then showed him mercy.
 The braves surrendered their arms like scared children and within minute they lay bound on the floor. De Sigognac and Lampourde attacked the door behind which the Duke had vanished. As soon as they made their way through De Sigognac darted at the nobleman. De- spite the datter's desperate defense, he was reached by a fearful lunge that drove the Baron's sword through his chest. Vallombreuse staggered against the wall and an awful red blot appeared on his doublet and spread, while his face seemed marked with death. De Sigognac paid no attention to him but leaned over Isabelle who lay faint
 
 heard hastening up the staircase. The Barons friends prepared for renewed fight, but instead of braves tall lack eys in rich livery entered solemly. Be- hind them came a tall, noble looking gentleman in black velvet. It was Val lombreuses father
 His first look fell on Isabelle. He bent over her and saw ring on her finger. Gently he drew it off. Signing to a lacSey to bring a light nearer he Hgazed at it with face that grew strangely pale.
 .rWhere is that monsterY' cried he in a voice that shook as if with sobs. "Where is that monster who is unworthy of my race?'
 He loked around but the Duke had been taken from tile room by his ser wants. "Wll you kindly tell me how you came by this ring, mademoiselle?' asked he, looking with wet eyes at Isa- belle. who had recovered her senses. q have had 1t since my infancy, sir said Isabelle, faintly. Tt is the only thing that my poor mother left me" And who WIS your mother?" asked the Duke, with emotion that he did not try to conceal.
 "Her name was Corneia, and she was an actress like myself" said Isabelle. Then I have found at last the child I have been seeking all these years-and found her thus,' whispered the nobleman to himself He raised his voice and cried in tones that made the room ring: .'where is my son, that son that dis graces my old age?"
 The young Duke. supported by at-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

wounded. But this Captain Fracasse was ready for everything. At last 1 tried my most deadly thrust. And just look what he did to my priceless, precious Shahabun." He drew forth the broken pieces of his beautiful sword. "Your highness can see that 1t was a prodigi- ous blow that snapped this steel. An! Captain Fracasse is a marvellous swords man, and in addition he is a generous one, for he might have spitted me like an ortolan, but he let me go. I owe my life toghim. Henceforth he is sacred to me"
 Jacquemin Lampourde saluted the duke stiffly, put his hat on and stalked out, leaving the nobleman almost smothered with hot wrath.
 Vallombreuse now bent all his mind on Isabelle, exulting in the knowledge that he would strike a vicious blow through her at the young baron. Through an- other agent he lured the company of &C., tors out of Paris to visit a chateau in- vented for the purpose. As soon as the party was on lonely road horsemen att tackled it. A great cloak was thrown over De Sigognac. Before he could struggle free Isabelle was lifted to horse and the kdnapers were off like the wind.
 They carried her to great chateau. She learned soon that it belonged to Val lombreuse. That nobleman was not there, however He was attending the king and showing himself ostentatiously in Paris to establish an alibi well knowing that f,oo h clx ri nd try to raise the town
 So it was not until the day after the abduction that he presented himself be- fore his prisoner who had been treated with the utmost respect, though guarded closely by the dukes braves, who watch ed every gate. Isabelle met him with such disdain and contempt that Vallom- breuse was driven nearly out of his mind. The mans vanity was even greater than his corruption, and until then lie had be- lleved firmly that the girl could not fail to love him If he had a fair opportunity to dazzle her with his presence.
 He retired and sent her a mass of flow CTS held together by string of jewels fit for queens wearing. Isabelle took them from the messenger. stepped to the door and flung them into the corridor.
 This ndignity, committed in the pres ence of the servants, robbed the noble man of his last vestige of self-restraint. Evening had scarcely set in before i'~ en- tered 1sabelle's apartments and assailed her with a crazed mingling of threats and pleadlngs. At last he tried to kiss her
 The next moment there came wild crash against the window. The easement smashed and fell into the room mass of branches protruded through the open ing, and De Sigognac, followed by two men, burst in over the improvised bridge.
 The young baron, who had traced lsa- belle after a days search, had climbed tree and chopped down its crown so that 1t fell across the space between.
 vallombreuse seized Isabelle and dragged her to an adjoining room Four of his ruffians, aroused by the noise'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

it seemed as if they had shaken off the pursuit of the vindicitive and dangerous nobleman, but when they entered Paris I they found that vallombreuse had ar- rived before them and that they were in | the midst of plots
 De Sgognac discovered that i'll favored | fellows haunted the hotel. He remained awake that night with his sword ready l in a room near that occupied by Isabelle.
 When he heard footsteps approaching her door he started out to see four villainous ruffians in front of 1t. At sight of him with his bright sword they rushed away in panic but not before he had recog-
 nized some of the desperadoes who had attacked ~him in Poitiers.
 The next day De sigognae was nearly embroiled in sudden fight that sprang into being mysterously when he entered a narrow, crowded street. He escaped the danger only to run into another, when yallombreuse's coach charged into the
 street and straight on him. Again he suc- ceeded in avoiding the imminent dan
 ger.
 The Duke of Vallombreuse was annoyed
 but not at all discouraged. His little fail
 ures only put him on his mettle. Resolved
 not to trust his own chicken hearted
 bravos again he hired famous sworder
 and stabber Jacquemin Lamppurde. who
 boasted that he had never met his match
 or missed his blow. T am man-slaying
 Hon." Lampourde was accustomed to
 boast, "and will kill any man provided
 he is a fellow who will defend himself.
 cannot bear a coward. It is like sticking
 pig. It disgusts me-"
 You may rest easy on that score" said
 the Dukes emssary. Tn Captain Fra
 casse you will find tough customer I can assure you"
 Having arranged his rivals demise the
 Duke turned his attention to the abduc- ton of Isabelle. He had been forced to give up all hope of winning her by mlder
 means and pride and disappointed love
 combined to counsel desperate measures. That this action was not only desperate but highly dangerous to himself he well knew for Louis XIII had degned to in7 vite the actors to play before him and
 the Duke was aware that even his high rank and influence would not shield him from punishment If his plans went wrong Late that night he sat waiting for the report of his agent who had hired Lam pourde. Suddenly that noble assassin himself entered the room. The duke was about to vent his anger at the imprudence of the intruder, but glance at the un- abashed. fierce face of the ruffan checked him. Jacquemin Lampourde's wicked eyes stared at him with calm insoence. He twisted the immense waxed mustaches whose sharp points stuck out under an | immense nose. He dropped a bag of | money on the table and said:
 "I have not earned this money, although | perhaps the risk I ran would justify my | keeping 1t. But my honor will not per init, My Lord Duke, in the course of my | profession, I have stretched 37 men dead
 and I will not count those left mortaly
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tendants, entered, ghastly pale. press
 "Monsterl' shouted the old man. Do
 you know what you have done? This girl is your own sister," The wounded man fell prone on the
 floor and the red blood gushed from his wound.
 Forgetting everything at the sight, the
 old man dropped to his knees and cried for help. Attendants rode away to call
 doctors. Others raised the young man and carried him to his fathers own room, l while the old man followed with a face I from which grief and despair had driven
 all anger.
 l When he returned at last, he looked at
 De Sigognac and said: sir, you are at l liberty to withdraw. Whatever happens, I will not pursue or molest you. I would rather have a blood stain on my es-
 cutcheon than dishonorable blot. You 1 have acted like true gentleman, which | I am assured that you are. You, are nobly 1 in the right. but the fathers heart rebels.
 Your action has ended my race. Go 1 therefore, before unjust ideas of revenge
 arise in me. I will try to forget that a 1 terrible necessity turned your sword against my sons life"
 Sir said De Sigognac, 'I grieve far
 my terrible victory which destroys my 1 happiness, for Isabelle is dearer to me | than my own soul, and, now I have lost l her. I would had been slain myself' He bowed to the old Duke and went
 slowly down the staircase, accompanied by the men who had aided him. During
 the sorrowful ride back to Paris the actors 1 told him what they knew of Isabelle s
 story eve always knew" said they,
 that Isabelles mother, Cornelia, had 1 been married privately to a great noble-
 man. Powerful family and state infiu- ences which he could not resist forced him into a marriage later with a wom-
 an of royal blood. He tried to provide
 for Cornelia, but she spurned all assist l ance and retired into obscurity, where
 she died soon preserving her secret in- violate so that none ever knew the name l of her husband We old actors with 1 whom she had been associated adopted her
 daughter Isabelle and brought her up as 1 if she were the child of the troupe And l." groaned De Sigognac, have killed her brother I have put gulf of 1 blood between us, even if her new wealth l and rank were not a sufficient obstacle l in itself"
 l q think you will do we'll my lord, D l said one of the actors, "to leave Paris l for a while. The killing of Vallombreuse {, will make terrible stir, and he was powerful at court.'
 De sigognac found that this was, in- r-t.. 1 The old Duke, they learned had succeed :, ed in tracing his daughter, and had dis | covered that she was probably the ac- | tress known as Isabelle, only to learn | that she had been abducted on the very night when he received the evidence that 1 indicated who she was His servants had /! not needed to search long to discover that vallombreuse was suspected on all sides
 of having Kidnapped her. and he rode post
 haste to his chateau, arriving in time to