the imm.t
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IHURLOW S. CARTER, i
I)L)1l'JK AM) MANAUKK. ^
iS8iTi:i? WKUN KSDAY ANI> 8.\TI>K HAY j
HUBSUKIPTION *i >" PEH YEaK ,
1 jutii'Hsier, S. C. i>t pt 20. 1005. !
Wben the dispensary was estublUlu'd
ii whs thought llml it
\v??111 1 mean h ^lunt iloul to tlu?
people fiom ii pecuniary stand
point. It was the Utopian dream
ol its originators that the profits
from the sale of whiskey would
so nveiHiw the cutlers of the
Statolith money that it would
iio longer In1 nccosnnt y to hv\ a
tax on propirl\; that the bullion
of taxation would lie shifted
from the [import) holder to tie
Bhouldcrs of the poor diunkurd.
'l itis dream has not been realized.
Not will it ever he. For diinkini;
men have awoke to a realization
of the fact that the special tax
levied on them and collected
through the dispt usury for the
benefit of the towns, for county
;mrposes and for the maintaintttico
of the schools, is the main
argumcut of the advocates of the
dispensary foi its continuance,
and on Octooer 3d th?y will volt
to close this tax colluding ollici
in Lancaster count).
What church metuhcr wouhi
vote to retain in hi* church r
member who had accepted tlx
position of dispenserfan i
church memt)er with any inert
consistency vote to retain an in titution
in his county cstublishe<
to milky drunkenness protitalde t(
his mother SuitH Is it any great
fcr wrong to run a dispensary thai
to vote for a dispensar) ?
\Ve never had prohibition nailer
present conditions and we cannot
tell how it wonld work, but
there is reason for believing that
it would work better than formerly.
It used to be that drug
stores could sell whiskey under a
prescription, but they can't do
this under the law wc will have
after the dispensary is voted out.
The drug store that handles whiskey
descends to the level rf the
ordinary blind tiger and we do
not believe there is a druggist in
the county that would risk that,
or would stoop to that level if
thero were no risk involved.
In a strong editorial this week
the Keoweo Courier calls upon
the people of Oconee county t<>
banish the dispensary. "It has
been weighed in the balance and
found wanting," says the Courier.
"Its path has been and is the
same old trail of the serpent. It
dobauchcs manhood in high and
low places alike. The curse of
God rests upon it. and it must be
banished from our midst " Ami
that is the way to talk. Why
submit eternal Iy to outrage* just
to escape the payment of a paltry
taxf?Greenville News.
ti./> i . j ?
v.'i i iiv; iav.ij.jci .
To Celebrate His Hundredth
Birthday.
Mr L ditjr; Please favor me j
by stating that people of two I
States have decided to honor me I
with a birthday celebration on
Oct. i/th, 1905, at my residence
7 miles South West of Monroe,
X. C. I will be one hundred
years old on that day. Tongue
cannot express my gratitude to
God for the sweetness of his gracious
giftf through life, especially
in old age. All are expected to
bring well filled baskets and have
a nice dinner. Respectfully,
1 liram D. King.
Stibscribo fcr The Ledger.
$
.I .i Svnui * i: I u i i 'I
?: oh ?t M i. ?on.
Si iihImi I'iiiiiiaii h|mko In-* Sul|\ivV
h\ ni Mutton in lit half ol lli*' I
> .-Vtioti<mi nf ll i- ilispeobiii V
. A in.*', m other thiiiM.j ho
sail:
"The 11 tgi at t i it?I <n?t r;i?*cimis
vii'lalion of iho I m in n I ioli
I want '? (lirot't )vnr ittt* tit ion in
;hn uml or that has In on on
for several years. I'he lojgtslu*
l|ll(| (luo.s lint 600 it. I hellOVO UK
tac nH 1 can hc? thero >?.om-i 1<> ho
a onn>p]t aey in I ho logi-lituie In
jtu' inon in ohar?o (if thi* nmttor
v\h(i ,?ili hrinjjr i* into distoj u'o
fill' tint 'iMI'tinnii nf li i i imr it I'lw t
have i ha'ted Mid 11 !>a*ti <I
whoso iminis and 11*jitit.itit,i?v- did
Tint V ill rant tlli'il" IH'lII?? |>1 .? <??! in
f* 1?:i? ir?.* ? * so laic-1 ii ImsSne^s (> ?
.".ti of 111c li. ju r aiv in w yuii
villi Ii!111 provision li nt iv i\ dollar
i i iio profit on I In 1 qnor 'onsine-a
lul niiib to iio* Siatv school
fund. to he dish iluj'.i J aiii 'iio Uie
ocuntiep, and !. pos.rix e ntaii r 'hat
it shall not ex. ceil $100,000.
\\ h.it i- their hot rep Mi f Nine
hundred ll owstii'il dollar- worth of
key (Mi lint d held hy the h eal
dispeiisei > and hy the Slate !> and
1 in stock a! ('i In.id i,?, an ! otiil
1mi \ i fi?f.
UKgl'KsT ll'IOKS
"Another provision of this law
is that no man shall lie allowed to
j purchase liquor unless lie "M* a
nqnesl In ok and ?rites his name
i
in it and states the quantity he
want-, and -i^ns his own si>Ti
i r.
nature to it lias that heen
h-rie? No N ; request hoo s
s
have h a il Used for several \ cat's,
I atn told, except here and there.
Hen- are two of the in -t inijior,
? . MItBWfJUIfiaaUiiMIUJBBUim
tihZ A _
nig nrru
We have j
fall i
They were 1
and cannot
NOW vvhil
NOTION DE
In this depar
everything NEV
ctasirpfl in fho i
w. W W > W VI I fell V/
Neckwear for La<
deries and Bati
Handkerchiefs, 8
tons, etc. Also
famous R & G an
Ask to see the little Linen C
Mil.
tlisr nrw Jl il
i it I Li oiCiiS JO 68 '
f life
IIH
t v.1 p . f-i nis {> ' ';j ,:i\v in vo
I l ; f) *:?A> ' IJIMT 1 1*0 {'l<v!
under foot fin \? a is i>v thitf
11**-.*i?1 of <1 ireel ' , :iii*I in She
face of the fact Ih vt they have
ifcOO'V'hO n .-(.a K they iii'mIo the
I other ?l<iV u hi,I t'.?f a whole 1? t
more When emulx after i ounty
is voting I!?: li i?p<v.i?*-, "\ II'. * lie y
go piling np 11. * ah. ;11* c i si i <
llie <p< it I ity, w lie:j pi oli:i''!y ore
lhitil 1 1 in- eono.i, > \\ 111 i the
lU'xl three months miv, V-ni rle li
not sell hipior t'i in a ?Ii-j? nsat >
in tins county.' \\ h it v\: 11 ivr
do? Ale we h< Iples ? N it un?hoily'i*
hu-iness t.> in ike ihom
people obey t In' I iv\
LAI'.Kl.S.
"Oih' ? f tin directors having
,u!\'i'iti->ri' f??i bids >ni label i for
the liquor they h u e been getting
i:i bulk, went t.. Cir.cinnu'i, according
to the testimony of the
cleric in tin d.sp< n airy, n ! carried
willi him the b:d> he had received
in his pocket (1 have from
good authority that Uryan of Columbia
and one or two other printing
lions*. s .-.aid they would have
been glad to get the jobs at haM"
the prices paid) and purchased
1 1,000,000 labels, and the labels
arc in Columbia now 'litis is
another evider.ee ot the mismanagement
and lite extravagant
wasteful way in which they conduct
thi 'great business
Scholarships Awarded.
At a meeting of.thc State board
of education in Columbia last Friday,
the recommendation for appointment0
ro scholarships in the
several State Colleges were approved.
The appointments for
Lancaster county were a follows:
Citadel?C. M. McMurray and
Jessie Mobley.
Winthrop?Susie Fell
South Carolina College?W.
M. Duncan, C. M. MciMurray.
SKsmPMMMB maon . i b i aoaawwai
mk of :\>
1:1st opened 1
ESS (tOO I
boiio-ht, will 1
be srrpasse'
e they a i 'e IS!
PARTMENT.
tment we have
V that could be
way of Hosiery,
dies, Silk Embroi:enburg
Collars,
ack Combs, Buta
full line of the
d W-B Corsets.
enter pieces, 5 and lOcts each.
li nep:
iliuaer IWM B&S
!?l?c?5i3 ifiae ib cue
sell sire i'riiiic :
:atii-.j<
i
I & -f? r c f * h Ty to;
"i" ' -ow i h' / 'CiaUon VI on"
-day.
The (hninty Cotton Growers'
Association, pursuant to the call
of President Smith, of the State
association, held an enthusiastic,
meeting in the court house Monday.
President Strait presided
and Secretary Jones was at his
post. A letter from President
Sni'lh was read, setting forth
the necessity of members paying
into the state treasury 3
ccnO per bale, as directed by
the national association. Amnion
iew with President Smith
as published in The State was
also read.
On motion the action of the
Arbeville meeting in fixing 11
ta n1 as t he minimum price for
seli Y v cotton was unanimously
end irscd.
The following resolution, often
I by Mr. John T. Green,
was adopted without a dissenting
vote:
Resolved, that with a view of
aiii'ng the Southern Cotton As
sociation in its efforts to secure
for tbo cotton planter the minimum
price of 11 cents for the
present crop, the Lancaster
full on Growers' Association in
regular meeting assembled, do
hi )vl?y earnestly call upon the
merchants and bankers of this
cunty to aid in this movement
t > benefit the southern farmer,
by extending to those indebted
1 them, as much indulgence as
I ssihle, so as to enable them to
ill their cotton until they can
.cure 11 cents for it.
Also the following resolution,
Acred by Mr. Geo. W. Jones:
Resolved, That all landown V;
make every effort in their
power to aid in every reasonable
w.'V the tenants in holding their
and where tenants can
w FA1
ip tlie STW-E
ever* loelb
{XT! eye t o L>ej
d lor Tuo-to-1
EW and Kb
CEOTHING, SHOES AND
GENTS' FURNISHINGS.
Did You Ever Have a Fit ?
| Listen?
We carry the famous line
of STROUSE BROS', clothinP"
cmr\A C. * 4-1
o > lining.
I
No other line will compare
j with it in value and up-to!
dateness. Let us figure with
you on that new fall suitT
S' DEI
KHAUOX !s .s ii
?35 2
35S4S ?i1?S24S?iiS ?4?S
'JNES C
Department Store.
not ho I, thon to pay th m cut
rent p ces and the landowner
themselves ; old the cot?.<?n.
On mot ion the following* com
mitteos were appointed to 01
gani/.e their respective schoc
districts and to collect the I
cents a bale referred to:
Caston-P. W. Twitty, W. L
Criminger.
Union- E. M. Hinson, W. M
Est ridgeDixie?II.
C. Steele, T. S. Rid
die, T. M. Pclk.
Cedar Creek ?Id. A. Gainer
A. II. Carter.
Fork Hill?G. W. Ellis, J. S
Marshall.
Rich Hill?N. B. Small, J, W
Blackmon.
Tradesville?Butler Funder
burk, W. J. Funderburk.
Bethlehem - E. B. Lingle, D
A. Funderburk.
The Association adjourned t<
meet again on Saturday, t;h<
30th instant, when Presidcn
Smith is to be invited to b<
present. Secretary Jones re
quests that all clubs that hav<
not yet paid their dues be pre
pared to do so at the meeting
on the 30th.
Notice to al! Persons In
debted to the Lancaster
Mercantile Co.
As V'O wHl know we mint
gome business changes the first o
lust year, and it is absolutely nc
ccssary that we must collect til
past due notes and accounts, ti
older to settle with the l.ito mem
hers of our concern, therefore wi
now ask our friends who we havi
been so liberal with to now male
a'Tungenients at once to pay us
past duo notes and all account
not sett leil promptly will b
placed in hands of our lawyer fo
colli ction Yours truly,
Lancaster Mercantile Fo.
ir-ttr.''.rtsB.-HTSfcaE
A.J (T
1ETE8T lit
re shown ir
airtry as wel
n 11 ter
IE8H and
MEN'S
BBramsrefc tsgs
*?ili Hem! "N!e
jxual la 88a?s*?> '
: it orgs a pair <?
jMolrtl brassj'l-i,
LADIES' AND C
| The world renowned Dre
j leather Godman shoes are c
i we have the prettiest line of
| yourself and be convinced <
5ARTM
li * IS ? t cj < !i i. % i )t
5: aas& ;3 4Sat* 8<w?i
3()MPA
[
? Mil ' I
NOTICE.
a
I'ursil mt to h r inm.^ ; >;?
i- sued !>v the Secretary of State,
tint hooks ol subscription c?f I ho
(| Ijiincttsihr Publishing; Company
will be op<.n unt?l noon of Thursday
8jyt?mi)?r 21 t. 11)05, atiho
offi to of Chas, 1) Jones, Esq ,
in the town of Lancaster, South Oarolin
i.
I 1 I * r. . .-v/%
i ' a wu v?r tnrni U'T
Lnroy Springe,
R. E. Wylie,
Chfts. I). Jones,
Corporators.
Lottor to Funderburk Co.
i. Lancaster, S. C.
I)kar Sin . A punter com
plained that our onus are too
full ; unhandy ; spill
It's a way we have; 'tis ban
i. dmr not to ho full ; hut we have
a weakness for fu'l-mnnsuro.?
1 Our gallon contains eight pints;
~ tho u?u ?l "gallou" is seven.
,, We'll t hink it over again ; but".
. we like a full can. How much
g I short would you like n barrel ?
-| Seven galious would be the pro'
portiou.
Short-measure suggests that
the shortage is probably nox in
= the cheapest iugredient.
(1 ui?f.s we'll stick to four quarm
to a gnllou, and fifty gallous a
ha11 ?-U
The name to go by is Devoo
load-arid zinc.
Yourstruly,
Oh F. W. DkvokA Co.
Lancaster Mercantile Co. sells
I our paint.
! CASTOR IA
j For Infants and CliildrfijL
s! The Kind You Have Always Bougnt
1 Signature of
GODS!
ne of NEW
1 these parts,
il as to value
less. COM'E
get first pick.
> SHOES.
i" v<kB\v yon
g^sa" or 44 W. Si.
iairis issi ??ibouq'Ii
4t U it ic*
? m M ? *v y V ^ - B
%' Of tlM'SP
i
CHILDREN'S SHOES.
vv-Selby and the guaranteed solid
>ur standards. The ladies tell us
shoes in town. Come see for
of this fact.
ENT.
SI hi* ??!!???So
aling; wSi?ilt'f4 for*
-NY.
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