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The Lancaster News LEDGER J 852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE. 1891 VOL.' I. NO. 83. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTfcR, S. C., JUl.Y 25, 1906- PRICE FIVE CENTS PER COPY The Liquor Problem. i The Rock Hill District Con- 1 * ference Condemns the Dis- | pensary. I > 1 Yorkyille special in Sunday's Stale: The Roc' Ihll dist id conference in session here ad pi 11 ed Hie following rrj."rt on t in perance today : "The Knbjec ' einro your com- , V mittee is one of v:*?? importance < not oniy to our district, but t<> i our State and nation as well. In ( fact, tho evil of intemperance is , one of world wide significance. | In all ages of the world ] and among all nations of tho earth, intemperance has oc- j copied a foremost place among | the forces which have operated , in the disorganization of nations, j the overthrow of kingdoms and , the destruction of empires. In temperance is not only universal , in affecting all nations, but in { its effect upon the individual as , * well as affecting him in body | and mind and spirit, it injures him in body by burning out the | tissues, Ihus rendering it the j eaty prey of deadly disease. It injures him in mind by blunting ( the perceptive powers, thus dis- , qualifying him for compiehendiug the acute distinctions be- ( / tn'Ann rittlif ?t?rl ~ 1 ' 1 -kuu ?iuuz, train ( and falsehood, righteousness ( and iniquity. It injures him in soul by lowering the moral tone, degrading the moral nature and weakening his spiritual powers, thus rendering him incapacitated tor living in touch with the higher spiritual realm or fellowship with the divino. ] "The most gigantic evil today in South Carolina is the liquor] traffic. The hellish octopus with : its seat of authority in our fair capital has insinuated its diahol- 1 icrfl and damning inlluence into 1 f^t r.v part of our commonwealth. \ We call upon our people to rise > up and crush the monster evil. ! "Methodism has always led in < the temperance crusade. She was 1 the first church ever to have a I rule against drunkenness or c drinking spirituous liquors. From that day till this Metho j (ii>>iii has never receded from her position. 4??-' 4,The general conference of the Northern Metliodist church declared the State of intoxication cannot ho legalized without sin. 1 4 Our own general conference wliicli met in Birmingham 1 ant | May enacted the following law . and it will he incorporated in our |l ^ new hook ol discipline. Lot all j ? our preachers and members ah stain from the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors to be * used as a beverage, from signing J ft petitions for such sale, from be- jo coming bondsmen for any person 11* as a condition for obtaining a h license, from acting as a dispell- S ser or voluntarily accepting anjli appointment or election ns nidi y under the laws of any State in which thero is a dispensary law i / authorizing t he sale of intoxiei 111 fr liquors bv t he Slate, county nunicipality atul from renli properly to be used for any si; ?ale. It an}r member shall v late any of the provisions of t! paragraph he shall bo deem ;uilty ot immorality. Nevortl ess in lite of a member w diall sign a petition for such si ?r shall act, as a dispenser voluntarily accept elec'ion ippointmen' to a 113' *?ffi e ere id for the purpose o s Hum IHpet sing intoxicating itqu" mi behalf of the Stale, et unty nun cipality, it shall be 'i.e dt if the pastor to deal with t offender as provided for in cht ter VII, section 5 paragraph 21 rva tra 1 O ft SV AAV, "We appeal to our legislati Hid beg the members thereof banish the liquor traffic fn mr State. No legislature ha right to bargain away the mor if a people. "Realizing the necessity of iggressiye campaiga agaii lie great liquor evil at this til kve oiler the following reso iions : "1. That the subject of te perance be systematically tau^i n our Sunday schools. "2. That our pastors be guested to preach on the subji nore frequently. "3. That it in the duty ?vory Methodist to use his pov )f suffrage to banish this gigi ;ie evil Irom our State." (Signed) "Watson B. Duncan, "W. W. Lewis, "J. C. Counts, "R. Allison, "Commit tee.'' Former Pastor of East La caster Given Long Vacatic Rev. W. C. Winn and fam eft Thursday morning l Western Arkansas, where tl> vi 11 spend about two moot vith relatives of Mrs. Wit dr. Winn ami several of ! mildren have been in very pc leallh lor some time and th iO|>e tube benefited by achan >1 climate.?Rook I Till Herald. {illed Herself by Drivii Nails in Her Head. Larado, Ark . duly 21. ? M \zolta Tompkins, a^ed 7o. co nittecl suicide by dtiving t' en-penny nail-. info her head. She was blind and partial leaf and had once before at!em ed suicide by cutting her throa1 Jeff Davis Jurcr Dead. Richmond, duly 21 ?Frederi Iniith, colored, one of the pai f twenty-four jurors .summon 0 try Jellerson Davis loralleg igh treason against the Unit tales, died in the city home lie oday. lie was rearing the 00 ear of his aate. )o you take The News? " i Farmers' Institutes. or ich The Meetings this "Week, unlo" der Auspices of Clemson llis College Professors?The Exhibit Cars. teli< > do This is preeminently farmers' or institute week in Lancaster counor; ty, as many as livo held and to be held altogether. The Cltm on <>r College professors, by whom the us institutes are conducted, began or their work in this county Monday I'y at Pleasant Valley, where, not he withstanding the inclemency of ip- the weather, an ideal institute 99, was held, about 200 persons be ing present. The meeting was ire presided over by the Hon. O. W. to I'otts, who introduced the lec>m hirers, the exercises being first s a opened with prayer by the Rey. als Mr. Bennett. Dr. L. A. Klein, veterinary an surgeon of Clemson, delivered ist an interesting lecture on the ue care of domestic animals, eslu pecially horses. He spoke of the various diseases of animals, m- their prevention and cure. r,ht I'rof. W. S. Morrison made a highly entertaining and instructre ive address on the subject of inset dustrial education, under the heads of personal efficiency,social ot efliciemcy, culture training ai d rer character forming, in- Prof. C. L. Newman, assistant professor of agriculture, delivered a splendid lecture on the care , of I he soil. lie answered many questions asked by intelligent farmers in relation to fertilizers, etc. Two institutes were held yesterday, one at Lancaster court house and the other at Ant inch. Professors Morrison and New man spoke at the latter meeting, making practically the same ilv speeches made by them at Pleastor ant Valley. A large crowd was ev pre-ent and the occasion was :hs ureatlv enjoyed by all in atten it dance. A splendid dinner was 'd? served. or The speaking here was in proey gress when The News w?nt to f-rc press yesterday afternoon, the meeting being in charge ot Prof. III. D. House and I)r. Klein. n?T I A leadino unit iniononi.. o v, Uiit-Io-^ting feature ol I ho institute here j yesterday was tno exhibit cars, two in number, at the Southern I depot and in charge o! Mr. (\ A. 111 I Hale, the affable representative AO of the Southern Railway's Land and Indus'!rial department. Re^ cognizing the importance and ' lvalue of the work being done by IClomson, t lie Southerly. t urnisho! and transports tliese cars tree ol *iiarg<-. i iirv coniain elaborate I exhibits of the various kinds of ck 1 w >rk being done in the several lei depart no nts of the college,as well ed as other interesting collec'ions. ?d j One ol the most perfect exhih ed its is a 14 in. <? ft. engine lathe re made by the graduating class ol th 1902-3, which was awarded a| gold medal at the World's 1* mi year beforo last. Specimens of i wood work, machine work, foun idry work and lor^e work are also displayed ; also a lot of lino l drawing patterns?all the work ' of the students. In the same d^- , partment is a base for a 15-horsej ; power motor, also made by stu-J Idents; and likewise a Jacquard loom, with all tlio paraphernalia, I including the perforated mats, incident to this wonderful weav \ ing machine Of spi cial interest to dairx men is a machine for testing j t1 o relative quantity of cteam in ! I the milk of cows; also a churn it and butler worker. The churn I is called the Surprise churn, ] which is said to give better re-M suits titan others. There is also 11 a cream separator. wliiM, J 1 ?ll stantly separates the cream from ( fresh milk. Many kinds of grasses are attractively displayed on the > sides of the car, also specimens ( of grain, wheat, oa's, etc.? 1 There tire on exhibition alto- c get her 25 different varieties of wheat, 30 varieties of Irish po ( tatoes, 45 varieties of cow peas, f 67 of cotton?all raised at Clem c son. There are altogether in the 1 world about 200 kinds of 1 cotton and about 100 varieties of cow peas. Fine, large specimens ( of ilio Yellow Globe onion, c planted from the seed 25th Oct. j 1905 and gathered 25tli June i 1906, are to be seen?and smelt. The exhibit of cabbages is also j I very line The Alfalfa exhibit is 1 also good, being a sample of a < crop that yielded (I tons to the ' acre. It is said to he the coming j forage crop of this country.? 1 There are also glass jars contain- s ing mixtures of grain, hay, cot- s ton seed meal, etc., showing the t correct proportions of each to be i fed to stock in order to get s best results. It is a remarkable fact that cotton seed meal t enters into the feed of every an > imal except the pig. A striking 1 exhibit is the skeleton of a horse, 1 showing every bone in the ani-. ( mal's body. The mineral exhibit ' is also interesting. In it isaspe 1 cimen of llailo gold mine ore. i Toe textile department, showing i I many specimens of high grade woven goods, done by the stu- 1 dents, is especially interesting to t ladies. There are samples ot ar 1 tiiicinl silK made of cotton so t I cio.seiv resembling the jji'iuime ! I article that even experts lincl it) diflieut lo toll the (litrerenco. ,'| lfor Iuck of space and time we can only refer to this feature ol j the exhibit, and for the same rea- 1 sons wo are obliged to forego i I mentioning many other objects' ; ot interest in the cars. They should be visited to be appreciated I bo Klgin institute will be held ; I today and Kershaw's tomorrow. |( I 1 1 Child Drank Indelible Ink. ' I Union special in Columbia! State :?1'he little three-voar-old daughter of Rev, 1). M. McLeod, pastor ot (irace Methodist church of thiscity,aml a promim nt mom ber of the conference, raino near dvin^ yesterday afternoon as the result of being poisoned by lak in); a bottle > / indelible ink, ami only by hard work was its life saved. Fearful Railroad Wreck. \ Passenger and Fre>^Sii Train Crash into Each G?a? er Near Hamlet, N Many Persons Killed Llainlet, July 23?2:50 a. n.. ?l'assenfier train No. 44 tail irsl No. 30, which was a I re if collided head on one and cte-j kail miles west of here at 8 23 [). m. to niidit. Up to this htu", I o'clock, 2o dead have Lwa aken from under die debris, t:t>L injured, ninny of whom vr,L_ iie. Capt. Frank B. Lewis, was at throttle of the passen^/*? ;rain, was killed outriplit. H S.. Byrd, baggageniaster, was :'/ ? inly other white person ki&sL Capt. J. D. Bo wen wat rv diarge of the passenger trtur inil he is the only one of )ii#. :rew of his train that was tuV tilled, lie escaped with a :<*v iruises about the hip. Engineer J. O. Bundy uri 3apt. YV. H. Ilnnt were in chtrpe if the freight train. Mr. Bc>iocr umpeu ana was not serine dpnjured. The catastrophe is the wocrtt hat has ever occurred on cfatt Seaboard system. The pocoadilass car and the baggage c ff>" were telescoped and the pasteup ;ers, alt colored, in that atr were killed or injured. ltr..i??. ibout live hours to get the<&c*L. md in.jund from the wreck id. ,ho doctors of Hamlet and ? 'it's? ngharn were dispatched tc Amc >cene an 1 attended the injure! it is impossible at this hour ;o ascertain the cause of 'fi#. wreck. Capt. Bowen says rittfo le was given a white boar! it.'Rockingham. Capt. Lew; ^ tielead engineer, was one of'tiro nost beloved men oi the systfj/s., lie had been round-house k?*nan up to two weeks ago resigned to go back to t he rati L'assengers and mail v -wt ransferred. The injured iwewc ent on a special train to <v:nr otte this morning, where t^r t vill be t iken cure of in the hnntals I here. I'ake The News. Where and When Cheh?;er? field's Candidates aie hu Speak. The fpllowiiig i- the echecij* >f appointments i< ('hesterfAi ountv candidates : Brock's Mill, Friday Aug VL* Campbell's Mill, Sat., " l'l. 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