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The Liquor Problem. t A Frohibitionist who Still p Stands by his Colors--Says ^ only Way to Reform Dis- v pensary is to "Throw it s Overboard." ^ a c Mr. Editor: As it has been v Borne time since I ba"3 written ( to The News someone may think 0 that I have changed somewhat ^ " ? ? T A. .. 1 A. in my vjewH since a wroie nisi,. j, But if you will j;ive me a little p space in your beloved paper I t will assure its many readers and a voters of Lancaster county that v in the place of changing my p mind as to the ^reat issues ol to () day, I am more convinced since v 1 have read the speeches of the ? candidates of Lancaster county v forthe legislature that whiskey is e the main issue. At least two ol 0 tfiein favor the slate dispensary. f There is talk about reforming t the dispensary. There is but ? one way (o reform it and that is to throw it overboard. f( I have nover heard in all my |j life as much talk about immi- ? gration a9 there is at present in Lancaster county. Some men talk as if certain men were elected to the legislal ore that it would not he twenty four hours before / immigrants would he coming into this state and into Lancaster county from all parts of God's green earth. I don't claim 'o know anything about immigra ( tion at all, but common sense li teaches anyone that if tho Unit H ed States opens its doors to the a immigrants in the future a9 it s has in the past that we as a y State cannot keep them Irom n crossing the btate line and com- Ji ing into our state. So, dear voters a of Lancaster county, let nie tell v you the honest truth, there is a a greater problem before you to v settle than immigration. t ben Tillman has said that the c men that voted against tho Kay 1 rot Manning bill in the last legis- 1 latere must be left at home, and 1 he has men out in every county v .in the vSta'e and hopes to net ' enough of them elected this year 1 to kill the Brice Dispensary bill. 11 Oh, when we look around and ~ see the misery and woe; the ruinod homes, tho blight, tlie *" misspent lives of many a young ' man wlio dies and fills an un- J1 timely grave and lills up his | fruitless cries in a drunkard's ! " hell ! And to you who voted for! whiskey, suppose you and J no | down and have a talk with thisi young man in his new home And ' I do 1 stand oil' and hoar you and i liiiu talking? No, there is no' hut i one voice, and that is the young man's in torment. lie tells y< u that he was once as lair as the morning dew a^ he knelt at his mother's knees ; no lace was -o j bright, no heart more true ; ?id lie tolls you when lie was alittloi hoy lie heard you pray in the < church; he hear . mi i dk in Sum- 1 day school, and .'.hen ha r; a * a young man In* -a * you vote I'orj' a man that was in favor of *ell i ing whiskey in the town where he lived, and tint hy ii being j sold in I ha town and right under j his nose, ho h< gan to taste of j the accursed sin if with some friends, and Ilia', il was not long; before ho was found down in Ihej [itch by the roadside, and tli here he had caught cold a his brought on fever and ;re\v from bad to worse un leath came and claimed him lis own. And now he says, UT1 s the first time I have met y ince you voted for whiskey >o sold in the town where I iiv nul I want to tell you that I ause yen voted like you did vhy I am here iu this place orment. .Just to think of ne moment, if you had vot he other way, this day I won iave been in the arms ol Jesi bit as it is, the smoke of 11 orment will ascend up forev ,nd ever. You didn't vote on] prayed, for you prayed, UT kingdom come, Thy will be do n earth," and then wont at oted to increase the devil Kingdom." Oh, my dear votei ou who claim to be the folio rs of the meek and lowlv Ba f Bethlehem, won't yon ask G o help you to cast your vote I hf right men who are to he nake our laws? Let no other thing come 1: ore you in this election to sett! >ut firs^ of all let us settle tl whiskey question once for a Ynnrs trnlv C. T. Llardiu. ^ged Lady Assaulted by N gro Boy. Asheville special in yesterday Jharlotte Observer: Informath ias been received here fro iylva, Jackson county, that a ttempt to commit criminal a ault occurred near that pi a esterday afternoon and that egro boy 13 years of age is ail charged with the crime. Tl .ccused is Ben Washington, s alleged that he attempted .ssaulf Mrs. Pe'er Wilkes, vhiie lady 60 years of age, ar hat l?e was prevented irom a omplishing his purpose by tl imely appearance of sever >eople. It is said that the \y net Mrs Wilkes in the ro vhile she was en route to leighbor's two milts distant ai hat, accosting he! in a mom og manner, threw her to ? [round. Several people were not treat distance from the see ind witnessing the attack, hi ied to Mrs. Wilkes' rescue. T )oy ran. Ho was pursued a The First Nations DIRECTORS : T. S. Carter, J. D. Funclerburk, O. P. Heath, Chas. I). Jones, Ira B. Jones, R. C. McManus, R. E. Wylie. Accounts Frora ['HAS l? .IONKS, I'resiilfn' K M . CK The Best Br; and the mo*1 Ram's Horn. Red Eve, r ' Distinct in flavor from all c by .TAYLC iat captured in (he born of a farmer nd about an hour la'er. lie . . _ . til ?? in Memoriam. ii? Chalmers Baron liorton passed quietly and peacefully from earth on |0 the evening of January 18,11K16, at his liome in Kershaw, and ttie body was cd tenderly laid to rest in beautiful Evergreen cemetery in Chester the )0 following day. js He was born in Lancaster county at the ancestral home of his parents on hi April 9, 1868. After his education was :< completed he took a position as salesman with A. I' Brown at Heath ed Springs, and later went to Kershaw . . to become manager of a branch store for Mr Brown. In April. 1H96. he ls war married to Miss Annie Hamilton, of Chester, who with an intar.t sou tiy survived him. In 11)01 he accepted a Dlace with the Kershaw Mercantile er Hanking ' o., and whs still with this il8 llrm in the capacity of manager of the furniture, undertaking and clothing h.V departments at t he time of his death. , He was held in the highest esteem and regard by his llrm, who said, "He id can never he duplicated." The sad story of his fatal tall with the eleva' s tor in the store of the firm whom he |.8 so faithfully served is too familiar to need repetition. W- Chalmers Ilorton was a man tin swerving in his honesty, integrity and '* uprightness, a manly man, a Christian od of the highest type of piety ; a husband and father whose devotion was beau> 01' tiful to behold. Ttao' the summons ],. came so sudddenly it did not find him 1 ? I..,- hu ii f 11 IJ |M <-I'U I trvi . I u a ua vvuvi ?nw wvuw over him in his last moments ami said, "Chalmers, your tiiue is short," e" he replied, "It is a 11ri^>it,bnt so sad to |g leave my wife and baby." Little did he know how soon the baby, the pride 'if of his life, would come to join him. ji Peculiarly sad were the circumstances of the death of the little nursing one who was taken ill from the effects of shock of gr'ef to the mother. In a few days the sweet spirit of little Hamilton, too, took its flight leaving behind a broken-hearted, prostrate wife and mother. < hnlmers llorton was ra member of the Grand I odge Knights of Pythias and a charter member of the local lodge. Lie joined the Methodist church early in life and was a faithful and regular attendant on all its services ? Though he has gone from us, his mein8 ory still lives in the hearts of his DH scores and scores of friends all over the county As we gazed on the lofty 111 expression on that dead face we knew that he had gone to be with angels and arch-angels, cherubim and sera,8 phi m. ee ? a ? vi va frt w r\y culler ie Any Longer nl With Headache? ad Have your eyes attended to at a once and save yourself from rt(j further suffering. It is a fact beyond a doubt that the most frequent cause of headache is *u> some defect of vision. I make examinations free and am prea pared to do the work perfectly. 1*. <\ HOUGH, i rI,,, Jeweler & Optician. nd 8-15-2vv. W il Hank of Lancaster. besides the well known charactei and ability of our board of Direr.' tor*, ww krwp your money insiirei against kind of loss, making this hank a safe place to deposit t>our savings We extend every courtesy and ac coiiiiuodation consistent with (foot hanking. $1.00 Up Solicited. IC P. WYI.IK, Vicp-l'rniiilHnt <)XT(>k, < Hulner. K? i w, lads of Tobacci t popular 5(*ll?i?ft awe* , and layler's Natural Ixaf. thcr tobaccos. Manufactured onl; )R BROS., Wkiston-Salcm, N. C. - " _ > o ^ 0 i i ? _ I Look Out I ? Bargains | 1 i ~ 1! o n O </> SS 9 OQ When the bolls begin to pop j The people begin to hop? j , Don't forget to stop ! A j. T T7> .1 !_?_ I 1 i. C 1 : T-? - i II d. Kj. Duwarus s, iieauquarters iur uargams. rsest I) Granulated Sugar 20 lbs. to $1.00. Seed Tick Coffee at j| 11 l-2c lb ; all other groceries sold in proportion. Magnolia Flour gets better every day?$2.25 per 98 lbs. stan- , dard weight. Large line of Cooking Stoves on the way | that we are going to sell so cheap anyone can buy. We ; expect to save you 3 or 4 dollars on your purchase. Our || Dry Goods, Shoes and Notions are bargains. All sum- ij mer Dress Goods at first cost; all Low-Cut Shoes at cost. Come to see us and let us show you everything we have. If you don't buy we will still be friends. Always when you are in town leave your baggage with us. T*ell your friends to meet you at the store where goods are very cheap and customers are heartily welcomed? To spend their time, To spend their influence, To spend their money To the best advantage for themselves and J. C. Edwards in Bennett's Old Stand. H August Specials I Great Reduction on all Summer Goods We are making special elt'orls to close out all Summer Goods as we .!o not care to carry them over to another season. We have marked the price from one-third to one-half down on everything in summer wearables. This sale will be a great saving to bargainseekers. Specia l in Organdies, i Century Cloth. 10 pieces 12$C Organdies in so-1 A new shipment just in These lid colors, will be sold at this sale\*0l)d????.* ln and Domestic I ' 'finish. Linen finish 124c, domes tic finish 10c. Every lady should < I *i wii see these goods as tiiere is noth" ing so nice for a serviceable skirt Another shipment of those Col- 'or same money. . ored I.awn to close out at 3Jc the ]\f??n VlllllCS. ^ Ur ' 10 doz. men best 50c shirts just I Silk Mulls. arrived and will be soU a. long V as they last at 3 for 1.00 0^ All plain and flowered Mulis . , waa 35 c, apeaial for this sale 21c. UlU'lf lltlS ill I>ailtS. . I We still have a few of those job i' While Id I Wll. lot Pants to close out. They are ? f 4. the greatest bargains ever offered Only 7 pieces of those 40 in. 20c | in quick befor(J White Lawns to close out at 12$c. | they ?ro all gone. kncuCiirtaiiis. Low ('ill Shoes. _ , 7 pair Ure Curtains, slightly . Every pair of our Low Cut Shoes , . , . . / for ladies and men marked at ~ soiled on edges, 3* yards long fo ,was} h U||der reRll](M. prjl.e yoa flofle out at l.ltf pair, worth dou* nnnil :t nnlJif.r r??ir in alnun /iiif |, bio the money. J the season. Lot every body visit our store daring the month of August and * I am sure you will find bargains .just as advertised. E. E. Cloud. " Leader in Low Prices. A A