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lilli CITY \ Gives IVtore tremble Dist New Yin-i "When a man speaks of illicit dis tilling everybody has an idea that ho is referring to the moonshiners of Tennessee, North Carolina and other portions of thc South," said an old revenue officer the other day. ''The average person would probably be sur- ; prised to learn that the people who . give the government thc most anxiety ? in evading the tax on whiskey arc not the picturesque mountaineers of the ' Southern States, but apparently well- j to-do citizens of New York, .Jersey j City, Philadelphia and Chicago, lt j takes more men to watch these metro- I pol i ta 11 moonshiners than arc detailed ! in half thc rest of the country, and I , venture to say that moro corn juice j escapes paying its quota into the Treasury of Uncle Sam in New York alone then in the States of North and South Carolina and Georgia put to gether. "There is nothiug romantic about I your city distiller. Yo" could notget up material for a magazine story about him, to say nothing of making him the hero of a novel. Ile does not have thc forests and caves in which to hide his calling. Moreover, he sel dom fights when the officers of the law interfere with his occupation, .fust now I can recall but one raid which resulted in any one getting hurt. Your mountaineer looks on the reve nue officer as his natural enemy, and considers thc breaking up of 'wildcat' distilling as an interference with his vested rights. His New York com peer tates the matter more sensibly. Ile knows that he is violating thc law, and when ho is caught, he merely fig ures that he is out of luck, and that he might as well pay tho penalty without adding any moro offen ses to the charges already against him. LOCATED IN SALOONS. "The most frequent location of an illicit still in thc city is in or near a ' saloon. The distiller thus has a mar ket for his stuff, and he can carry on the business with less chanco of dis covery. The odor of old beer kegB and the other refuse which assail the nostrils is liable to throw an officer off the scent of tho steaming sour mash. Many of these stills have a oapaoity of from thirty to forty gallons a day. When you figure that a tax of $1.20 per gallon is thus eluded, you can see whether or not the occupation is nwiflfcadri* UlVlltlWtVl "The moonshiners of the South show no more ingenuity in hiding stills than those of New York. I re member one still which bothered the beys for years. They had spotted toe locality, but could not fis the place exactly. There was a Beloon, which was doing a flourishing business, and to our certain knowledge they had not bought a barrel of liquor in years. When they caught onto the fact that we wero watohing them, the proprie tors made a a bluff at laying in a stock. We had searched tho place time and time again, but all to no purpose. Fi nally, we got one of our men put in there as a helper in serving the free lutfehes, for which the place waa fa mous. He stayed there for three months without getting on to a thing that would help us out, sud if wc were not so cook sure that we wero right, we would have given up in dis gust. At last our man gave us the tip that we had landed, and we swooped down on the saloon. We put the proprie tors under arrest and went down into the cellar, where we found a trap-door 'that was hidden with the most won derful ennning. This opened into an underground passage, which led for a hundred feet or more until we got di rectly beneath a Jewish synagogue. Here we found barrel upon barrel of tine whiskey that had been stored there for years. There was also a com plete distilling apparatus, although none of the things had been used for some time. IN AN OFFICE BUILDING. "Another still that gave us a good deal of trouble was looatcd in one of the. biggest office buildings in New York, down in the basement. The janitor was an old distiller, and he had gathered some of his friends to carry on the orsft. I doubt whether we would ever have caught these peo ple if ?he Bnsp had not been given away by one of the partners, who was dissatisfied with a division of the snells. We arrested the men without difficulty, snd they served their terms without grumbling. The reason for this iras that the janitor and one of his psrtnsts had banked over $5,000 eaoh as a result of three years* work at their still. "The only timo I o vor know sny re eistonoo to be made to the officers of the/?aw was over iu Jersey City, where i crowd of Italians had a still onboard a bum-boat. They had been making whiskey for more than four years at tho rate of ten gallons per day, and we ?OONSHINER. ? Titan (lie Al omit? lin iiier. k TrU.nm. had not tlu; slightest idea that auy I thing of thc kind was going on. In i fact it was next to impossible to run ! down a den of this character. Hy thc merest chance one of our men saw an Italian carrying a sack on his shoulder and thought the contents looked like a jug. He followed him to a saloon but did not go inside. When the Italian came out the oilicer tracked him down to thc houseboat. Although he had no positive evidence that thc Italian was engaged in making 'wildcat' whiskey, he reported thc matter to headquarters, and a raid was made. "The arrest might have been made without any disturbance if the Italians had not been drunk and quarreling among themselves. There were only thrco of us, whilo there were eight of tho distillers. When we got on board tho boat the alarm was given, and wo had t? break in the door. On getting inside we found more knives flashing than would bo displayed at the de nouement of a Corsican vendetta, and we had to usc our pistols. As a re sult we were prcttly badly slashed up and three Italians were killed. That was fully fifteen years ago, and it taught the illicit distillers such a les son that they have come to thc con elusion that it is better to throw up their hands than to add moro crimes to the list in an effort to get away. At present the officers have Jersey City pretty well in hand, and the business is tiot very profitable. DIHI'OHINQ OF THE PRODUCT. "There is no doubt that there would bc money in illicit distilling if it were possiblo to disposo of the product. That is where thc men get caught most of tho time, as it is not possible for UH to locate every plant merely by the scent of tho fermenting mash. A great many cute tricks are planned, and some of them work for awhile, but they don't last. I have seen men walking along tho street with an inno cent-looking joint of stovepipe in their hands. Now, there is nothing sus picious about a joint of stovepipe, even if it is not more than three feet long. But it does not weigh much, and when a man carries it as though he were lugging a bag of shot, a man in my business begins to wonder what ?B inside of it. We don't bother the fellow until we are pretty certain, Mud il Is about even chances that we find a long, slim demijohn inside the pipe. "Saloon-koopors are pretty shy of handling moonshine, and they won't enter into negotiations unless they are certain of the men with whom they are dealing. The surest graft that has ever been worked was one that had a long run in New York City about five years ngo. The driver of a brewery wagon was the man who attempted the distribution. He oalled at the saloon where the whiskey was distilled, and carried the moonshine out in beer kogs and loaded them on hin wagon, as if he were only taking away empty casks. He would take them around to the places and leave thom. The saloon-keepors who were handling the stuff always put beor in the kegs after they had emptied oui the whiskey, and in this way deadened the fumes of the stronger liquor. One of our men who was inspector at the brewery had & pretty keen nose, and he suspected that something was wrong. He start ed a little investigation himself and his inquiries resulted in our nailing all [>f the men who had been mixed up in tho deal. WHISKEY WITHOUT A ?TILL. "I do not pretend to say that the revenue officers can stop the manufac ture or sale of whiskey on which the government tax has not been paid. AU of tho whiskey that goes down the throat of tho toper is not the product of the still. In most all saloons that cater to high-class trado the red li quor is largely adulterated. There may be one or two brands that ce not tampered who, but these are not served out to the average customer. Water, a little cheap alcohol and a few villainous drugs are added to the orig inal stock, and the compound is pass ed over the bar to the thirsty man who merely looks at the label on the bottle, and does not question the contents, so I long as the liquid is hot and exhilarat ing. "I will give you a puzzle that is be fore ye?r eye: every dey you step isle a oheap saloon. The tax on whiskey is 41.20 a gallon. Some whiskey is sold at fl per gallon, and ?ven less. How can it be done? The revenue of ficers do not interfere muoh with this kind of whiskey, for the reason that it carries its own punishment. Some of the saloon-keepers have their own bartenders to make it, but it esn fre quently ho bought in large quantities. It is entirely the product bf drugs, and the fiery quality is imparted by a lib eral admixture of red pepper. I have not getting their money's 'worth und tlu'whiskey made the te^rs conic i" their eye.-. ''As long as men will tak?j chances on making money fast and easily with out heeding tho provisions ol" the law, I suppose there is little hope of sup pressing thc illicit distilling in Now York and the big cities, lt would as tound you to cell you the number of revenue agents we have to keep in New York, lt pays, however, as there would be no limit to thc traffic if we did not hold it down." When The Census Mau Comes. "How old are you? Arc you mar ried, single, widowed or divorced? Is the house you live in your own; and, if so, is it mortgaged or free? What is your occupation, and how many months out of the year are you em ployed?" These are some of the poiuted per sonal questions which will be asked of Chicago people during thc taking of the twelfth census of the United States which will begin June 1 and end June 15, l'JOO. The year 1900 and 1901 will consti tute the greatest census-taking era in tho history of the world. Besides this country fourteen of the principal European countries are to "oouut noses,' but the census of the United States is to be mora extensive than that of any other nation. The last census cost $11,271,500, and more than sixty thousand men were employed in making it. This census will be even a greater effort. The law requires that the census shall be taken between June 1 and June 15. As two of these days fall on Sunday, but thirteen working days arc left. The director of thc twelfth census is William P. Merriam, former gover nor of Minnesota. Several objectionable questions which were asked of citizens by census enumerators ten yea.*s ago will be omitted this time. For example, per sons suffering from any chronic dis ease will not bo required to disclose that fact. Tho answers given heretofore have proved utterly valueless from a statis tical standpoint. These are the questions which you will be called upon to answer this year: 1. Surname, Christian name,initial. 2. Residence, street, number of house. 3. Relationship of each member of the head of the family. 4. Color or raoe. 5. Sex. 0. Age at last birthday. 7. Day. month and year when boru. 8. Are you singlo, married, widow, widower or divorced? 9. Number of years married. 10. How many children. 11. Number of children living. 12. Sex of these children. 13. Where were .you born? If in the United States give State or Terri tory; if of foreign birth, give namo of the oountry only. 14. Where was your father born? Your mother? (Same conditions as the foregoing.) 15. If of foreign birth, when did you come to the United States? 16. How many years have you re sided in the United States? 17. Have you been naturalized! How many years since you became a citizen? 18. What is your oeoupaiion, trade or profession? (This question ap plies to persons 10 years of age or over.> 19. How many months during tbe year are you employed? 20. How many months have you at tended school? 21. ' Can you read? 22. Can you write? 23. Give the main faets concerning your education. 24. Do you own the houso in whioh you live? 25. Do you rent tho house in whioh you live? 26. If you own tho house, is it free or mortgaged? (The same question applies to farms.)-Chicago Jour nal. Eciana, (toning Humors, Pimples Cured by B.B.B.-Bottle Free to Sufferers. Does your skin itch and burn ? Dis tressing eruptions on tho skin so you feel ashamed to be seen in company ? Do soabs sud scales form on tho skin, hair or scalp ? Have you eczema ? Skin sore and cracked ? Rash form on the Bkin ? Prickling pain in the skin ? Boils, pimples, bono pains, swollen jointB, falling hair, sll run down, skin pale, old sores, eating sores, nicer* ? AH these ase symp toms of eccema and impurities and poisons in the blood. Take B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) whioh makes tho blood pure snd rion. B.B.B, will I _" " .1. ?_?. V ?. .? . M\ wmmmyv) wuw DVIVO ?V UWI| IMJUlbg US CC* soma to stop forever, tho skin to be come clear and the breath sweet. B.B. B. is just the remedy you have been looking for. Thoroughly tested for 30 years. Intelligenoer readers sro ad vised to give B.B.B, a trial. For sale by druggists, Hill-Orr Drug Co. and Wilhite dc Wi 1 hi to at one dollar per large bottle: six Isrgo bottles (full treatment) $5. Complete directions with each bottle. So sufferers may test it a trial bottle gives avray; Write for it. Address Blood Balm Co., 380 MitohellSt., Atlanta, Ga. Desoribe your trouble and free personal medical advice, given. I Women and W ar. ; "Abolish war? said a groat goner- ! al 'HMM' to a peace enthusiast. ''Before you can do that you must reconstruct the woman." And he was right, lt id the contempt of the woman for tho coward, her preference for the smart, well-set soldier rather than the sleek civilian, which leads, and always will lead, thousands of men to con front death ip battle. Napoleou fell only when the wives and mothers in France had turned against him. So long as they thought ho was fighting for France alone they freely gave their own, and not till they realized that he was fighting end less wars for his own ambitious pur poses did they revolt against the per petual sacrifices. Woman is always patient aud ready to bear suffering ; "tears and a broken heart" are too of I ten her lot in such times as were these. But she will not give forever for another's purely selfish aims. In the American Civil War women played a great part-especially the Southern women. They more than anyone compelled every able-bodied man in the South to go into the line of battle. They frowned on every laggard and loved the rags the Con federate soldiers wore. "God bless those Virginia women," said a Con federate general, "they're worth a regiment apiece." "I think it a sin to eat anything that could bc used for rations," said ono great lady at the time when Lee's troops were starving. She kept her word, and died of her self-enforced privations. There was -perhaps there is still-at Washing ton a strange and sad collection of .let ters taken from dead soldiers on both sides and never claimed. In these mothers and wives everywhere preach devotion and stimulate to noble deeds. In the Franco -German war the Ger man women showed the same spirit -the same self-denial. They met the awful lists of casualties at Worth, at Mars-la-Tour, at Gravelotte, at Sedan, with heroic fortitude and calm. In many past wars the women have taken an actual part in the fighting. At Petersburg, in tho Civil War, s bevy of Southern girls stood under fire and tang Bernard Taylor's "Song ol the Camp" to cheer the Southern troops. Girls acted as guides to scout ing parties on the most dangerous er rands in this war. Under Marlborough the famous Christina Ross served as a 'dragoon in many actions, was twice wounded and ended as a Chelsea out-penaioner. Ai the Nile the women of the Britist fleet-for men's wives were then oar ried by custom of the service-actually . .t_ L-l,_j ?.? Au. went tu tuo guut) ur ueipcu nu? ?ut powder division. Many were wound ed, and it is a fact that the Sultan sent a special present of money. The same thing happened at Tafalgar and probably in every great batt!? which at that time our ships fought ai sea. In the French invasion of Spain th? Spanish women especially distinguish ed themselves by their furious and re lcntless hostility to all things Frenoh at Saragossa and Gerona they stoot beside the men upon tho ramparts o loaded muskets for them, and woe be tide the wounded Frenchman who fol into their hands. In the Franco-German war then was more than one occasion where wo men took part in the fighting. In th hand-to-hand conflict whioh surge< around Bazeilles during the battle ni Sedan the Bavarians were maddenet by the oonduot of the women of th? village, whd fired repeatedly at thor from the houses and ill-treated th wounded. One old woman, woo wa seen dragging an injured Bavaria soldier toward a biasing house, wa shot in the sight of all, and it is anno questionable faot that many of th gentler sex perished in the combat Official German accounts spoke of th "fanatical and savage participation o the inhabitants in the fight itself,1 and Zola, in his great "Dobacle," ha given us a true and terrible picture c their deeds. In tho Boer struggles of the pat with the Kaffirs the Boer women hav always helped, when present io laagei by loading muskets or rifles for th mon; sometimes even by firing then selves. They are credited with ha* ing attacked our lancers after the bal tie of Graspan. They unquestionabl disliked English women because the were jealous of the English lady' greater oharm and refinement, and i their jealousy have dor o muon to st np their husbands to ?gut. The Bo< women sent their men to the front wit passionate exhortations to kill tl "rooibaijes." . On the other side it is now know that a lady, Mrs. Phillips, by oeasolei exhortation Btirred her husband to lei the reform movement in the ento-bc lum days of the Transvaal, and tl part of a lady journalist in bringle about th? disastrous Jameson raid familiar to all. The women of Ladysmith, the nm of Mafeking, are at'this hour doii what their ancestresses did at Luo now and Uawnpore, facing danger ai death as bravely and 'Ss oheerful as tho British soldier.-Lomtov, Mai Ono of Hie Family. lizry married a wowan with the j in?>-t tarnation tongue you ever listen ed to. Scorcher, that tongue was! j When she had occasion to rebuke j Kzry thc tongue would take varnish ! off the furniture. As a result of this treatment at home. Kzry was inclined to spend overmuch Oi his time at the tavern. He drank other things there besides cold water. Aod wheu he would start for home he was in that blissful condi tion where he didn't care whether school kept or not. In that condition he wad in some measure prepared to meet his gedtic chatelaine. One night his wife sent her brother out to "play ghost" and scare the , drunkard into reform. The ghost was expected to say in sepulchral tones that unless Kzry reformed he would be taken into hell for sure when he passed over. Kzry came up the road-across the road, too-and he was trolling ono of the lusty old songs of Revolutionary days. He was halted by a sheeted figure. "Ev'nin'," said Ezry cheerfully. "Listen to your doom," solemnly and in deep tones quoth the specter. "Zhas all ri'," replied Ezry, "let'r go." "I'm a spirit." "Glad to hear 't, ol' f'ler, glad to hear 't. Goo' sp't, I suppose? If you're good sp't I mus' stan' clever wiz you. I'm pretty goo' f'ler, I am." "I am a spirit of evil," boomed the spook. "Sp't evil! Don' shay so. Wal, p'rhaps you're the devil himself." "lam," "Pu' 'cr there, ol boy, pu' 'er lhere. Come up t' house. Zhe'il be gla' to shee ye, that zhe will. S'pose ye know, of course, that I'm married to yer sister, Nancy."-Lewiston Evening Journal. When Almsgiving Is a Sin. "It is no exaggeration to say that the use of money-is a test of charac ter and a revelation of a man's na ture," writes Ian Maclaren in the April Ladies' Home Journal. "There are men who lose money by their foolishness-Wastrels; there are men who spend it on their vices-Prodi gals; there are men who hoard it with jealousy-Misers; there are men who lay it out in well-doing-they are the Wise Men. When I say well-doing I am not thinking of that unreasoning and indiscriminate ehurity which, whether it take the form of alms to a lazy vagabond or a large benefaction for the oreationof of paupers, is a ourse and not a blessing, a sin and not a duty. We srs set to read in a me chanical fashion* tho advice of our Lord to the young ruler to sell his possessions and give to the pjor, for though that might have been the only pledge of sincerity he could give in that day, it would be a great calamity in our day.' Whatever may have been the oase in ancient times, there can be no question that in our day the man who establishes a manufactory in a small town and pays fair wages does ten times more good than he who would use his wealth to found an alms house." - "I'm afraid your wife never tidies up things about the house, John," said the husband's mother. "And I like her all tho better for it," said the son,"enthusiastically. "I like her all the better for it. I can always find my slippers and hat just vvherc I leave 'em, which I never could do when I was at home." --Denmark's islands in the West In dies cost the government $75,000 a year more than their revenue. \ He saw the ?. hole *n tue . ****~~ZS?fW j+\ sack when he ?jfA v -r waa filling it. AM'j fls^L Bnt it wac ' Jg5& Bach a lit?e /- JffrQ&k. ' hole that he ' I .aS?tifsfew thought it I ?S?^-SS*^s.wouldn't ma? J&B ^^Oter. Out of 1 ??? If that little ho?? V^^rf-sgpirx ll he lost his t'waS*. \ ll graia while .' ? - *\- l ll ta*d?et ** 10 H K ' ff fl It's that way } I I I with holes in SI I (the health. \ I INone are so :* I i 1^ ^ Ismail but life -?.di V<|ffE-gaWLwf can leak out of them. "I've got a ii Hie touch of indigestion " says one man. Another says, "my stomach feels a little out of sorts." It is just such little things which if neg lected mean the total loss of health. Th? one medicine for disorders and diseases of the stomach and organs of digestion^ and nutrition is Dr. Pierce's Oosucn Medical mscovery. It increases the activity of the whole digestive and nutritive system, dears away ofMittc tions, stops the loss the body sustains by undigested or partly digested food, noti fies the blood from tha? r^aMM r^TTgr i rom ?mperiecz aigeauon, ana mofeases the aecietioJi* of the blood- making glanda. ' ' Golden Medical Discovery n has a wonderful record of eurea of so called ?. hopeless*? cases. Mr. Thoa. H. RudasUL ofn-ttrv, J?ncola Co., N. O, aa jT ? ^^^^^^l^^^^^^^^1 take*? comae*oVmfn?rWa^t^^toTUcia^^ more actual benefit?Troca the few boUiea I have taken ao Sw than from au th? other remedied tofjethex. Anew me to that* yon for your nrotnpt and courteoua attention; to my caa? aa wein aa S>t tao good received from IL" BARGAINS! You Don't Believe It ! WE are not going to make price? here for tbey are BO ridiculously low you would not believe it, but if you would inspect our low prices and do yourself a kindness come and see what wo say is true. We will show you prices ou some things, regardless of the advancing prices on almost everything, that is lower than ever before known in the City ot Anderson. It' not, wo will pay you in cash for your trouble. How is that ? Now is your chance to buy at low prices and save your cash. Percales, Serges, Lawns, Calicoes, Etc., at Cut Prices. Let them go. Short profits and quick sales for spot cash do?s the work. Agu aran teed tale on GLASSWARE if you see it. T IN WARE, bought direct from factor v No better prices bought at than we buy. Come, give us r. look. It don't cost any tb inp A big Jot ot FLOWER POTS to arrive in a few days! KING BROS., BARGAIN STORE, Two Doors from Post Office. GARDEN SEED. Buist and Kerry's. Remember when you go to get your Seed to get fresh ones. As this is our first year in the Seed business we have no seed carried over from last year. Yours, F. B. GRAYTON & CO. Near the Post Office._ THIS IS THE TIME FOR STRONG BOOTS and SHOES have taken the place of lighter goods Don't believe there is a better Stock of Footwear in Town, aud we are positive that our PRICES ARE LOWER Than such goods are worth. Any shape of foot can be fitted here. There is no mismating here of your feet. "The goods are not made to fool those who buy hurriedly, but to those who demand a good quality at reasonable prices. Examine our line of in Patent and Box Calf, Black and Colored Vicif and. genuine Cordovans at $3.00, worth $3.50 and $4.00. Men's Hand-sewed Shoes for $2.00. You have been paying more. All gradea of COTTON and WOOLEN UNDERWEAR Have advanced in prices. Our line is complete, and you get the goods at the old prices. Our stock of QiROOERIES Embrace all *he good things for the inner man. Every grade of FLOUR and the best of each grade, MAGNO LIA at $4.00 per barrel has no equal. , McGULLY BROS Chattanooga Chilled Plow, the best Plow on the market. 0. D. ANDERSON & BRO. GROCERY PRICES LIST FOR SPRING TRADE. CAR Georgia Cane Syrup just from the fafm-the only pure ? Molasse 9 you can get-all in half barrels. JuBt the thing for every family; to bay. FT. O. Molasses, all grades, and Sugar Syrups. Will sive you 5c .ro 7.0c. por gallon by the barret or retail. All grades Flour. . Try our half patents from $3,75 io $4.00 per barrel. Special prices in big lots v 1 Now is your chance to buy your Tobacco cheap.. 500 lba^Rainboe? To bacco, 9-inch 5's, 26o. per lb.-well worth 83c. 1000 lbs. Far nier V Friend, 6-inch 5's, 10 lb. Caddies, 33c The best piece of goods for the price we have ever seen. Should ou want a box of Schnapps will sell cheap as dirt. Six cars good md Corn just arrived. Will Lt it slide cheap for the next few days. Buy before it goes up. We want you? qusioesa and will treat you honestly. Come and look at our goods-it won't cost yon anything, and we will promise to save you money on your bill of goods. Car LIME and CEMENT on hand at low prices. Yours for business, O. m AN?BR?ON & BBQ. BUY A Lee Gook M FROM JOHN T BURRISS. IF you want a PEKFJECT BAKING STOVE, and never burn oa the bottom. Th're is no Stove on the market that can equal ? in durability atc! even baking on top and bottom. Also, full line of- s TINWARE, WOODEN WARB? Ol? ASSWARE, LAMI? GOODS, ?tC ? And at prices to beat the band. Your trade solicited, JOBxTT, B?BBJBS JOHN il H??ES Sall? HYMUS' H?rB?-ffl?&i SH8E8-Kome-mat?* Laathar ro^HEIaraestShooFaetoW and Tangory, South. The BEST SHOES mada I? th? ? -ynlSE-^^ -nd Tannery ftf the United States* A Solid, Stapel**?, A^To, 1, Best Gainesville Shoes. If von want ahaan. ?ni*n?!<*?r sh??e? dcst't bsy tbsss-o5?- wili so* sui i you but If yon wirit the beat SbO?sii^ cnn?, tbey wlU plesseyou. . Theprices rango fromFmycw? to ?ve^I^lUrae pair, any pries ^*ratv rhoy ari the deepest because abey aw? tbs best; uadoofour own. puro Oak-bark riSsdl?her;?????, Elastic sud SuW.'^ SfO?nog equals Hlbr waarvaad ?wtto what yon want. Try one pahr and T>? will bay taora again. BUT our beat qualin $4 00 ead ?5.00 Staes for $?X0 a?d;;$$.50.