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""" i'm' I The Dillon Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. A. B. JORDAN EDITOR. * DBSCRIPTION. SI.50 PER YEAR Kntered tt the pottoAct at Dillon, S. O.. a# econU-CkM? mail matter* ( " ~ ~ " ~ 1 Dillon. J. C. September 30 1909. Making a Monkey of the Law. The verdict in the ^arnuai case, in the language of the lamented i Gonzales, is enough to make angels weep and mortals swear. There was no doubt as to Farnum's guilt- The strongest case ^ the state had, so it is sai J. was the s one against Farnum. and his acquittal not only makes a monkey of tne law, but it seriously handicaps the state in the prosecution t of the other alleged grafters. ( The Herald has no desire to see * an innocent man convicted. it t were better that a hundred guilty men were set at liberty than an innocent one were convicted, but according to the stenographic re- * ports of the trail, if Farnum was ( not guilty of bribery the statutes of the state are not worth the pa- , per they are printed on. The verdict is an outrage on justice, but at the same time it emphasizes the importance of jury 1 reform in this state, and may . ultimately prove to be a blessing 1 in disguise. J The Herald does not pretend to say that the panel was pack- ' ed, but there is every evidence j that something was wrong, t Then again, the jury conimis- l sinners of a county are more iin- 5 portantthau the court itself, and it j is risking too much to confer upon j three men the power to select t indiscriminately a body men who I are to pass upon the guilt or innocence of other men. There may a wholesome lesson j in Farnum's acquittal, after all. i \ Defending Corn. There is no doubt but that the pallagra scare has depreciated the value of corn as a foodstuff. *' There is no telling where the s indictment against corn meal as the cause of pallagra came from. ? TUft m *- * auv uianuitivLUld 9 Ul IIUU1 Ill>gilt I have been responsible, but any- ? way it got into the public prints F somehow or somewhere that mouldy corn meal is responsible for the d pallagra epidemic now spreading * over the country. The disease is baffling science. The scien- j< tific world attributes the disease I o this, that or the other cause. It may be an old disease with a a new name. Appendicitis wast known as cramp colic for several i' thousand years, until the appen- ^ dix was discovered. Commenting r on the assertion that corn meal causes the disease the Columbia Record says: ( In several quarters of late edi- t torial writers, having hastily read ( and but half digested the various recent oapers by medical men up- ? on the causation of pallagra, have 1 rushed into print with wrathful 1 repudiations of a conclusion thev j deem the scientific world to have ( reached?namely, that this mysterious and dreadful disease is solely due to damaged corn or com ( products. I Science does not so easily nor j quickly reach its conclusions. Corn : it is true, is still under Mispicion, and those pellagra students who favor the maize theory adhere tenaciously to their opinion;' but investigators quite as eminent as they hold the malady to be of the leprous group, a microbic disease, which altered corn may sometimes aggravate, but can by no means cause. And meanwhile both factions, as well as the rest of the scientific world, are of open mind, ready to accept whatever explanation time shall show to be true. That is the student's attitude. The question is open still. .v Nevertheless, corn is just now somewhat lowered in popular esti- . matidn and it is to be hoped that its good name will soon be cleared. Corn has been one of the cheapest gad moat important of the great J * food stuffs; also, until this peila grra scare arose, it W3S considered one of the healthiest. A South Carolina jury is as uncertain as the cotton market. Dr. Cook's picture of the north pole hears some resemblance to a T.itt1r? Rnrlr pntfnn The tales of wealth from the cotton fields these days rival those from the Klondyke several vears ago. ===== ? The Sunday News and Courier isks "Do we know how to cook?" rhe most of us do after cotton >icking season. If Charleston succeeds in runling the tigers out the illicit dealers in other towns might as well urrender without firing a gun. Dr. Cook says persons seeking ll /t l\T\l A H i *v~ |/vyiv uiuoi i iu w miuujl; Irink, which it is equivalent to aying that it will never be overun with the Kentuckians. The News and Courier com)ares Gov. Johnson's estate of 118,000 with Harriman's $100,000, KK) and asks "which wtrnld you ather be, now that it's all over?" Neither. Held for Larceny of Cow. Simp Prevatt, a young white nan, was given a preliminary tearing in Judge Fort's Court >aturday on the charge of having stolen a cow from Mr. Jno. C. Miller a farmer of the Gaddy's Mill section. Prevatt entered a ilea of not guilty*, but the evidence against him seemed to be iretty conclusive and the Judge ient the ease up to th higher :ourt. Prevatt is a farm land and has worked for various people in the Gaddy's Mill secion. He look the cow from a lasture and was one his way to ^lio when he was overtaken with he property near Little Rock. Prevatt is not a very intelligent fellow and does not seem to realze the gravity of the offence with vhich he is charged. Maple Dots. J. A. and C. H. Dove spent a i;w days last week in the old north tate. The ladies of the Pleasant Gro /e lundav School organized a Philahia class last Sunday evening, diss Jennie Collins was elected (resident. Mr. J, H. Surles spent a few lays last week with his uncle at larnesville, N. C. Mr. Ed Rancke of Lumberton s yisiting his sister, Mrs. F. M. w*ne. The Baraca class of the Pleasnt Grove Sunday School will enertain a number of ladies at an ce cream supper at the home of dr. D. H. Hyatt next Saturday light. SIMON. Your attention is called to the change in the advertisments in his issue and also to the new >nes. The merchants of our city ippreciate your trade and take his means of telling you of any bargains they may have to offer ind also to announce the arrival | >f new goods which are placed at /our disposal and inspection. By :losely watching the columns of :his paper you will learn the tames of our business men who nvite you to deal with them and /ou can rest assured that they vill treat you right. A merchant vho does not care enough for your rade to ask you to visit his store ind who does not inform you of he many bargains he may have o offer is hardly worth your paronage. The progressive mer :hant will always let his custom;rs know of the arrival of new foods at once, and the way for >ur merchants to do this is :hrough the columns of this paper vhich goes into almost every tiome in the county. The Dillon Herald $1.50 a year. WWBIM 11 -Maple Dots. ^ F. C. Dove, of Rockfish, N. C. ^ spent last week in this section. A. M. Smith of Orrum N. C., ? was in this section a few days last week. ^ E. W. Surles visited at Abbotts- ^ burg, N. C., last week. ^ Mrs. Tempie Powers who has ^ been spending sometime with her ^ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christo- ^ pher Lee. returned to her home ^ at Abbotts ville, N. C., Sunday. ^ K. Jackson who has been visiting in the old North state returned home last week. ?Miss Lena Turbeville of the tr ~ Campbell's Bridge section visited ^ in this section Sundav. Miss Margeret Dove who has been visiting at Rockfish, N. C., returned home last week. ? ' Joe Turbeville of the Camp bells Bridge section was in this section Sunday. ^ Simon. irf** Mr. and Mrs. John Hugh Stack* house announce the marriage of their niece, Sallie Willis Highfill, to E. Roland Rol>erts, Wednesday """ evening, Oct. 6lh., 1909. at 5 o'clock, Mt. Andrew M E. Church. Dr A G Buckner has returned from Charlotte where he visited his daughter who is attending college. ?.? t?9^ Special Column. i Farm Land for Sale. ^ I will sell for cash, or on easy terms, some of the best farming lands in upper Marion county. * * One farm of 700 acres with good ? residences and necessary out buildings, on the Cashua public ^ road leading West from Little Rock J. D. McLucas, Marion, S. C. Fayetteville Steam Laundry Guarantees to do your work satisfactory. Give us a trial. ^ Geo. Brunson, Agrt. 9^ The American Tobacco Co., and ^ Imperial Tobacco Co., will call off y their buyers after Oct. 7th, those who have tobocco to sell will do well to bring: it in before that date. Watkins & Moore. ^ FOR SALE?Four vacant lots best residence location in Dillon. Apply to Herald Office. ^ ^ FOR RENT?Shop formerly oc- ? cupiedbyjoe McDonald. Apply to J. H. McLaurin's Drug: Store, mm Fresh line Lenox Chocolates al- W ways to be found at McLaurin's HI Drug: Store. Rfl If you have Prescriptions to fill ^ and want pure Drugs go to Mc- H Laurin's Prug Store. ES See the Malleable Rar.ge from IQl Oct. 4th to 9th. Mr. Modecett M will be glad to see you. HI Dillon Hardware Co. El Stolen. A "Dexter" bicycle. Blue painted frame, ouncture nmnf mm tires. Thief is supposed to have El gone in the direction of Latta. v| Reward for return to W. B. Sears, MM Dillon. M For Sale.?40 acres good farm KX land, one mile from Dillon, on Ka Little Rock road. Apply to J. W. M King. or W. A. Blizzard at Dillon El Hdwe Co's. 4t. ^ For Sale.?Place containing: 8 Dl acres, one mile from Passenger Sta- H tion. Good land for trucking: or El cotton. S. T. Rogers, Dillon- Kl Mr. C C. Modecett, with the HI Malleable Range Co , of South Kl Bend, Ind., will be with us again next week from October 4th to 9th. pf Our sales on ranges were so great pHj till he is going to give us another El week. He will be at our store Bri with hot coffee and will .be glad to EI show you the finest ranges made. Kl Everybody invited. Bfl Dillon Hardware Co. Kl WANTED?A detective with Kl good references. Apply to N. E. Eg Stafford. Dfl For Sale.?350 acres of land, Kl 200 acres under stood state of Mil- HI tivation; 7 room dwelling, Health- E ful, 2 miles from Kingstree, IP | Williamsburg County, Good water. Ej Terms easy. Will be sold within K 30 days. ALSO several small pieces K ranging from 30 to 200 acres. & Apply at once to E H. E. Montgcnury, 9-30-4t. Kings tree, S. C. pj m sjkmm M llll . ? II llll I ^ "" ? j3lf?rrr?T?TT?T?T!T?TTTT?T. wmwrm? i One Car Crescent Stoves 1 I ^^^^Banges j| are the prettiest line ever C T ??????? ^ fcy WE SOLD 12 ^*T Celebrated Malleable Ranges ^ v last week, the finest on earth, they ^5 fc have advantages over any other Range ^ W? ~ made. Come in and see us we can fix L ^ vnn frnm a tfi sn ctnvo In 1 cgq on I ftm ^2 1* UUI yv?wv 01WT1. yvtl>w Malleable Range and guar eee very one. | We want your business. ^2 $ i Dillon Hardware Company. Jjj */ itMuuMtuuaui uuauuiUMittutilj HIGH CLASS - m ^Ifj^ TAILORED I For Ladies and Misses a perfect fit.nx fffl Guaranteed. , Jj 1 W. H. DUNBAR I DILLON, S. C. | '' ^' J