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_ I , ,fi FiTABLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C.9 FR,DA DEC 2MBER 24, 1897. CAPES AND JACKETS! 0 We have spoken time and again oi of the magnitude of our stock over oth the popularity of our styles, of our ev( other advantages in favor of the purc Expect much of 1us and gn Capes and Jackets __MUS" BE SOLD 13 Plush Capes, $3.08, worth $5.00. 50 Jackets, latest stylos, *1.08, worth $3.00. . 25 Jicelts, " 13.45, " 4.50. 25 Jackots, " 1 4.), " 6.00, $7.00 and( $8.00. 25 Pairs all wool Blankots, 2.08, " 00. Remember you do n\A have to pay oth,er people' We have but one price tnd sell goods as low down as lYNE SPT7 HSH MAN. TN 1.1UOn PRnOBI. - pIyU State tax on thi , and iot is conceded to be i IitctIg Artiio Dis. n t--otily $250 per of overy citizen." cusst.s Its Treatment lin Variois alinui. Tiis tax is fixed by the st,rictions are iilpo, tLetes-Hi Lieus. atre, and is uniforil iihrough- permitto(l (,11 811( out 10 State, 110 iinlicipality hav. days. 2. Nono pv inlg tle right to ebaringo it. The sale persons, or to pers To ,he Editor of The Herald and of lior' is not mado a criminal geting drunk. . News: In my first articlo I under- offens) b) th irsent ohio law. withiolt speial 0 took to show the utter failure of the From1 1792 to )85 , when tho new wit bil .stated tldist didpensary as i satisfactory treat- constitution weit into effect, the salo St ate 1ad religi< ment of the liquor problem in South of liquor by ilillicensed venders, to ob As statd, i his ilxx 1arolina. This may ba duo rather drunk on tho prolmlises was forbid- 1.r anmun thprou to the specially objection-Able kin1d deii. Its so to minors and habitual and is a first lio i of dispensary measure imposed upon drunkards, and on Sundays and vlec- The revenllue dh-rivo us here than to the sysemi itself. tion das, aIl m tre vicinity of tratie is divided Relieved of the "profit" feature and churches and ist ittios of l tarig tent hs goes to the of the "political machine" feature, was also forbidden. In 1851 the fund of the State; and made a bona fide 'exercise of unthority to grant. licenss was i town ort countyo police power' for regulating and pealed, ti. thre penalties against r'omainiing six-tent controlling the traflic, 1 have little selling withbout Ilicense left intact, equally between tit doubt it would be very much more thus virtuall y e'st abishing prolihi- and general rov'enu Ssatisfactory and acceptable to our lion. 'fi oTos ittor of 1851 of it is dedicated to people. Such is the GJothenborg contineiird the following clause: "No the public schools. dispensary system wvhichi seems to licentso to trafiic in intoxicating to blush att thor thoi prove entirely satis Actory mn Sweden, liquors shall hnr'ifter' be grnted in1 edca ion to its fatl and such is the Athens, Gat., system this State; bunt the General Ase-adno wife ha*s th<( which seems to be satisfactory to ly may by law provide against evils of rollect inig thait t I the people there as ai municipal r'esulIting thierefroin.'' Theosituat ion horself and chrildror measure. B3ut the system as8 adop)ted thea wias t ihis; I lie State refused to Iswell tihe public seli an c.. e u ee nSuh(ao grant, license; the sale at r'etaiil wvithI- optio llis permit tedM hina could hardly be0 mloroe unsatis- out license was si rictly forbidden; ini thle Slato, a maii factory or more dmiorabzmi g to p)ub- thle sail( ini (piatitieus not less thuan a cast docidig for lie sentiment. quai't for home consumption was trauflie. It ie (est ima In my second article I showed by permitted. in .1882 "thie Pond Act'' one-fourth the to' the experience of Maine and Iowa. -so- cal led aifI er its author, was nthe sale. Thlie r'evt the utter failuro of "priiohibit ion to passed, whlrich wias an1 attenipt to thle liquor talx is r prohibit." In both these States pro'- evade the conistitutionral pr'ovisions b)y tbe State Audi(r hibition had been tried under more and which wans as such upjsOt by thre how tax levied wiouil favorable circumstances perhaps t,han cours. In .1883 "(lie Scott Law," garded as a gr'eat it could be in any other, certainly fuar assessing a tarx on thle li<iuor tralic by Senator Ti lbnan more so than it could b)0 here in was enacted, bunt this too wa'~s s.et.JEvans'. Boginnrinig South Carolina. And yet, in boPh, aside by thie cour'ts as uncons'titu. I th law first took el as it has elsewhere, it hiad pi'oved tionial. Firnally ini I881$, the pr'esent have been as follow a complete failure. What encourage-. law, known as "the D)ow Law"' was hers: 188$, $2,04t8,0 ment then can we hrave to try it here ? enacted b'y t he Genreral Assembly, 0t00; 1888, $2,250, j St ii, while convinced that it would has been t ested and( has recei ved thle 281,00-) 1), 0 not succeed, I should ver'y mucli prlo- sanction of the Sirprenre Courit of thle ? 2,50 1 i t) s2. for seeing it adopted anid given a State ats in conformity wvith the con- I 2,825,0t00; 18941 fort trial, to having out' present cor- st ituit ioi. It is not al licemnso law at sidterinig thle difoee i'upt and aill corrupting dispensary all, arnd comles withlin both Ih liea x- ;bet worn Ohio anid i system prolonged. inig power and the police power'i of revenuori of thle latte But in this article I propose to the Shtt. It. is simpjly a tax on Ithe law ought- to he give some account of a systomr, which trafie, such an imay bocti mp losodi on to $9100t,000r pe'r amri in my judgment, would prliove far anry oither butsi ness for purp~oses of tainly fa r mioro th more satisfacetory and successful here revenue, wvilth ino pienalty for failtre received or is li kol in South Carolina than either the to pay) tihe same, except the danger fromiI t (.1 d5j)i dispensary or prohibition. I r'efer, of hraving tire goods leviedi oni and1 wrIll be ob,served, i * of courser- to high liceitso withI strict sold for non-''aymenit. Thelr follow - fall inrg oIf in th( mr reguilat ion. The Ohio liquor law is inug isngivyon as ant "accuirate aceouint and th1 len a grad ual certainly not what' can be p)r'oporly of the present state of thre laws." woul be the effect regarded as a high license system. "Th'Ie rmanufattur of spir'ituiouis 1 ansy $t00 or $800( p In fact, it is not a license law at all, malt li<quors is I ro. The sale of able "urighr license for no license is granted. It is simi- liquor, eithrer at wvholnsnil e orreanl, u....s from.. tie SING Tu DAY' t CAPES AND JACKETS! the superior advantages we possess, ers, of our reliability of what we offer, zr lowest prices, and the thousand hasing public. will not be disappointed. -apes and Jackets 4 BY JANUARY 1... 5) Capes, long sweep, your choice, We, worth $1.25. 50 Capes, " " $1.25, '' 1.75. 50 Capes, " niculy trimmed, $1.50, worth $2.00. 25 Capes, " " 2.00 - 2.75. 25 Capes, " " 3.98, " $5 & $7. 12 Plush Capos, $2.49, worth $3.25. s bank accounts when you trade at Mimnaugh's. any house in the Carolinas. UGHE UT PRICE STORE. kRiGL. e natural right places; probably a decreaso in tihe children as well as groNvil people, The following re- nuber of saloons and an increase and yet whero drunkenness is alimost ied: 1. No sale in revenue. As previously stated, unknown. I have often said, and it lays or olection Iowa in 1894 added the Ohio system is strictly within the bounds of truth, rIitted to drunk to her prohibition law, putting the that you may see mioro drunIk met )I s in habit of tax at 8600( per annum instead of in one of our small country towns, Nono to minors $250, and calling it a "mulet" or Newborry for instance, a1most aniy rder. -. Noun pienalty tax. But no statistics are public day than you would soo in a mCes of ctamftsin at hand as", y0t to show the OfTect whole yoar in great sities like Paris us instititions, either as to revenue or inber of Naple: or Rome. It seems to n1( a aiform at $250 saloons. tHat othe encouragement of sneh bout tie State; The forego.ng will I think giv (rinks among ouri' people, to take the )>1 tle Pmise- a sufliciently clear idoa of thy Ohio place of the stronger drinks they aro 1 from the liquor law, and of the present Iown law. too much inclined to use, would bo s fol,w-.: Two- It is cortainly the most simplo of all porhaps the most. practiclil kiild of gonoral reveM the liquor laws, and one of tie most t em1perance. It would, at the sme wo tent hs to the successful from a financial point of time, tend to promote 'n our State a r' fund, andi the vie, and1 seemsI to be executable most pleasani, andt profitale indus. hs is dlivided( withi less friction than most of the try, that is grape growing and wine iimuniipajl police othors. With certaini modificattionms making, for which ouri soil ad cli a funds. No part1 'that I p)rop)ose to notice later, I mato is eminently suited. The the support of should think it the most suited to Massachusetts law also provides for No child is made o ir pr'esent situation here in South local option in all her cities and ight of owing its' Carolina of any Ilaw that has been towns every year. Licenses aire mer's dirunkennoss, tried hero oir (lsowhere. granted1 by the munici pal authorities, I poor consolation TIhmere aro' laws con the liquoir prob- but this is done only ini case it is e dleprivations of lem in other States that might bd authorized b)y a pop)ular v'oto. Pro at home goes to examined wit h p)rolit. For instance, hib)ition is the r'ule, lice'nse only whmen col fund. Local Massachusetts hats what is termed a specially aut.horized by3 a majority of' to each township "restrictive system" that has some the voters. B.ut the AfassachusettLi ority of ballots excellent features. After a trial of law, I should say, is ratifher cornplli or against the prohibition for' a number of years cated andl cumbersomje for our p)ur ed that less than that State in 18741 returned to the poses5C h< ra in South Carolina though vnships p)rohibit lhcense sy:;tom, thus admitting the some features of it might be0 adopted. nuoe derived from failure of proh)ibit ion. She enacted, Woe ought to have a lawv as plini and sported annually howevor', a very elaborate and some- simple and easily executed asposi rn, and even at the wvhat complicated law for the control ble. 1 no d<mtbt 1)0 re- and restriction of the t rafle. No less The most complete local opt ion financial success thaui six classes of licenses were pro- law perhaps is that of Missouri, and and John Gary vided for according to the character as such I may refer to it briefly with 1886, wheni of the traille p)roposod. Th'le osson-| The general principle of t.his law a feet, the receipts tial feature of this classification to revised in 1891 is that lbeense can be s in roiund num- which I wvould call attent-ion is the granted only on a vote "for" l iceniso 3O; 1887, $1,691,. distinction made between the trafice by petition of "'a majority of the its )Of); 1889, $2,- im distilled liqiuors atnd the lighter' sessed tax. pa11 inug citizons owning ,.158,(000); 1891, diriks, such as light wines, boer anrd p)roperty, if in towns cor cities, in the ~2,683,000; 1893, cuuder. For' the former the miniimumi block or' sqiinare mn which thle dramii 2,060,000t. Coen- license was fixed at $ I0Of and the shop is to be kept'' or if inm smiiall ice of population max imum at $ I,000t), while for the towns or country by a nmaj.,ri ty in outh Carolina the 1atter' the m inimu, m was $Sf0 and the the town or townshipiJ. Women whio r' undrci a.similar maximum $250). This to my mind is are t.ax- payens are allowedl to vote about $800,000t a hiighly iminportant anid conmendable by peti tioni (though not att the pol11s) mmn, which is cor- distimetion, 'a; it ftends to oncou rage "'for'" or "'againist" license, whlii a meen ni 11he has over' the use of the lighter drinks inisteadl who are not tax payers are deniied ever to receive of the st ronger'; the drinks that wa, this r'ight. Licenses are granuted by try. At fir.st, as exhilarate but (10 not inebriate; may thme county cour't, except in i the city ere was a marked make one livoly and1( jolly but (10 not of St. Louis where there is a special mber of saloons, brutalize. It l,as been thle good for- excuse coinmmissioner. Tlheo applicant increais. What tune of the wriiter' to resioe for a for a license mnust be a law- abidinug of a higher tax, noinbor of years in countrips where tax-paying male citizen above twenty ,r annum, a verit- these lighter drminks aire in almost one years of age; amid the license - we can only uniivemsal use, by women, the linost grantedl is valid for only one year in effket in other ladies (even. as well as mnn, by smal he 81..1 peiton le ..t il Procrostiq0lion is (ile Thiet of ime!" This saying is as true of small matters as of la-ge, and applies to our everyday life. it is "-now only a few days to Christmas, and what have you done? Do not delay, but come and see our line, and get a good selection. If You don't know wha.t you want, come and you will have no difficulty in making aselection Prices no Object! Prices are no object to us. We know the price of cotton is low, and are bound to con vert our stock into money. Many have already taken advantage of our prices. Are you among the number? AMONG OUR VARIOUS LINES: Our Perfume and Toilet Soap line cannot bri beat and we call your speciaL attention to it! Wn havo tho rogular Colognes in 5, 10, 1, 25 aid 50 ceits bottles. Wo havo Toilot Waters in 25 and 50 cents and ono dollar bottlos. We have Perfumes in 10, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1 and up to $1.i0) bottlow. These are all fine goods in fancy holiday Packages. We have Perfumes in bulk, of great variety an't at all prices! Take advantage of the time and prices. It will pay you and save you money. Let there be no procrastination! YOUNG & CO., The .Feople's IDrt:ggistg. 1o-d of $2,000, with two good sure- G0o. D, Tilliiian For Governor ties to koopf an orderly h1ous1 ald oboy all laws. The prico of a licenso T1 THI 01' CLARICa IILT, TALED is a tax, payablo overy six months, of I .N IO AS A VANOI")AT" , not. les-1 t ham $50 1101 moro than Rumnr.e That. 14in, vi hig to ln, Vul. No $200 for Stato purposes, and not. lol Auhnrtatl n1.orlmtin oi at, Sub leet I I . In 1 o h Ilid. than $'5) nor inoro than $400 for counity ptirposes. The court, which Columbia, Doc. 19'- looks very griants tho license ix tho f i amount much as if "Uncle" Gior o il - witii thwso inits. Two-thirds of man is going to bo in the rac the rovenue dorived by counties from governor this siimer. I w11 to< this iciurce is set apart for buildmlt wst-ou i positively a few days ago that 1) puibie roads. Thus is oxplaimod the haid decidod to run. Tlo ruior to 101" "P1d 1 " tint t 1 1 3htat o of Al's- thlis e lect has boon going the rounds s)uri is taking in the "good roads" constantly 'for several days and a mnovoemiont. I wou1d cegroat many have ben inquirm idea to thle recerntly forimed "'good 'to what I ruth there was in it. arnk roads associationi' in our Stato-. inig overythiung thait haus benen hioardl I havthus i 150 reiewedl briefly t ho iunto conIsideoratloln it looks very muc various methods of duanhng with the l at tUns Uniio 11s if ho is going to ho a liquor p)roblemI il sovoral Stat es, canI)didlato antd thait hc will run upjon with a view to furnish ig materi.l anu anti-disponsar.y laItformn, if the for wise atctionl onl theo subjebct by' our dipnsr withstands the com1mg legislaitors soon to sslMIl)e. Ini a Hsson of tihl genieral a.sombly. fiinal arit ice, andil 111( hop asholrter Col. ,Jines~ ii. Tillmiian,ofIh one0, I shall endeavor to point1 out. Ialgefieldl ba1r, who1( as bore1 iuiJ4ttond from thwse varIlius nwithods)11, wh at ance upon tihe staut si 51 m l01Ocoulrt, wvould1 in 1my3 opinlion, he1 thle hotst ami( was aipproachied tod 1j.~, most. pract ial me~thiod for ius to 11ion Was cali1od to rmra ad(op)t hore in Southi Caro(lina- thle canldidacy of I rumoer ad ti -1 -. - was aisked if it ,(oro true that ho -- IIhad detormiih0( to oPpose oovernor r eint. 1 a s raing s 'IJ ?I4 'ilo r b ol in th ap pr11 I) o achiing el ctio , [Chiagoitecrd.j uIn reply to my cpiestion he said: j'Chicag Recrd. *~ Ilm unlinmg to mnnho any an.. '.lihere is niothIing more1. nn ceitiin nouncoiment a1s to my fatheir's intent than a suro thing. in- politics, as hil al1ways (do0s his Jihl man11 who invests ini waiteiredl OWn talking, in his own way and in stock is ap)t to got soakled, his owni timie, buIt, to) be candid, I toil Tovoice of t he a verago mjani yo frallliy I amii unlable to map11 out spo0ils what littl moinusic e ihals in his just what, ho will (10. 1 do know cas'tles than allI the1( ot her arIchiit('teelsW 15)th u.lei liiJ edV Toihem an who runtts afteriiiiii oerahestaoo band no itil 1she( gets oneo sihcem iiii ej ot ol301wa brags of 1h1eictchi. Ii- Iciij ilte tt1(1 sti it, is useless5- for a 84elf made1 man))1 il i '11 lt WIli S O))s in' to wasto m,m1oly in t ak ing ou11t a1 I,WI aldtoCluo liia' pait(ent ton hIe is1 tIcreisaat ion.wa A decwided' blondoi is at fair-haiiired o 11t aeL ~io 18cmiagi womant1 wvho aiwa ys irnsists uponu1( (lIO ih iltg 'yfte hatving he(r owns way'. 119acutitliuo oialtog A mohe wVho will dlibier&tOatelywa 11( (hjynhte admiiit thait 80111 othter baby is ashn ti11111(0nye1f) smat as 1 hors is not to b0 trust ed. ''ii sa eIih htcnb A woman m ni dly goes to, herlbioionte X(ogrsuai' grave remaomiberinrg whaiit gi gaveosciVIcadayjUtit hi her that cheapiest wedding pre'sehnt Ilciaifhhsdermodten b1eseechvll t in h im omaceh.raoo govenor.I <nnottel youwha his eelson wll b , bu the e isthi