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The Other Side. A. Correspondent Who Thinks That He Has ^ Four.d Sundry "Holes" in a Recent Editorial Article in This Paper. Mr. Editor: Kindly allow me space in your paper to reply to an editorial in issue dated June 24th, under caption, "Criticising Yerd ict." Of course the verdict referred to was that iu the case against Grover Welsh for killing Berry Mobley. I am free to admit, in the outset, Mr. Editor, that I um not able to cope with you in newspaper articles or controversies, neither am I seeking a controversy, realizing as I do that you possess rare talent and ability along that line. But with faith, however, in the adage, that: "He that i9 in the right is doubly armed," I teel emboldened to undertake to point out, what appears to me to be faulty argument in said editorial. It occurs to me, that you were endeavoring to cover, as with a blanket, the verdict in this case. I shall endeavor, Mr. Editor, to ^jpoint out and have something to say about four very prominent and peculiar holes in this blanket. I shall take up the hole9 and number them in the order of their discovery : Hole No. 1. Around the edges / of this hole you argue the in justice of giving too much credence to newspaper reports; but upon looking through this hole the fact reveals itself that some newspapers may be either subsidised, or biased for policy's sake, to comment or refuse to comment, as the case may be, without any regard whatever for the dictates of right and justice. Nevertheless, I have some consolation in the faith that this is not the case with all newspapers. Hole No. 2. Around the edges of this hole, you emphasize the Denent or an "lnterchauge ot views and mutual consultation enjoyed by a dozen men in a jury room." As we peer through this hole we behold the sad and i ' melancholy panorama of the interior of a court house, or socalled ''Tem;>le of Justice." Here we behold all the necessary officers of the court at their proper stations, and case utter! case being deposed of. Finally ! a ^ise is taKen hp against a man j tor murder. Twelve men are chosen to weigh the evidence,! pro and con. on the scales of justice, and report their findings. | The State produces evidence.' AAm rr hi twr ni r*o hf . t'V/ujpni f?u ? cij 1 ic, both in volume and specific gravity, as the rock of Gibraltar; the defense produces "trumped up" evidence as llimsy as a spider's web and light as chatT; the dozen men, however, in whose hands the scales ol! justice are plsced. and who are sworn to render a verdict in accordance with the law and the evidence, after enjoying the allimportant benefit of an "interchange of views and mutual con ; euUation," render a verdict that the spider's web and the handful of chaff outweigh the rock of J DiKrolfar We are admonished. I If ?.fc> w? nevertheless not to question the accuracy of such scales or the manuer 111 which they were ma< nipulat-ed. lest we ''fend to destroy the respect and the confidence of the people in the courts of th<* land." Hole No 3. Around the ragged edges or this hole we read that it is "presumption on the part of a newspaper man or other in mviviuai vu set up uis judgment against (hat of twelve men especially charged with the de. termination of the guilt or innocence of a prisouer at the bar of justice." But taking a peep through this hole, we behold the Declaration of American independence, writteu and sealed with the blood of patriots, and looking a little farther we get a plain view of the constitution ot the United States of America, and we are thereby reminded of the (act that we are citizens of America, the greatest country in the world; the country that ad. vocates equal rights to all and special privileges to none; that all men are free and equal before the law : the country that guarantees to every citizen, though his calling or position in lite may be ever so humble, the right of just and wholesome criticism : without the exercise of this, our great country, the light and hope ot the world would, soon retrograde to such an extent as to become overshadowed and darkened by crimes and tyranny, such as marked tne most dismal periods of nations of antiquity. Hole No. 4. Around this hole, *?e ifiiu warnings 01 tne danger of adverse criticism, in destroying "the respect and confidence of the people in the courts of the land." As we gaze through this hole, what do we see? Thousands of patriotic citizens, who love right and justice, throughout the coifnty, throughout the state, throughout the nation, who are shocked at such a verdict! These cannot be silent ! They are deploring and expiessing their condemnation of such a miscarriage of justice, in tones which cannot be misunderstood; which is not only their god-given right but their duty ss well. These mighty hosts who are turning the x-rays of criticism unou the jury's verdict are not the ones who are inv tiug chaos and annrnhv On tht? ntUay hur>/3 ? J rn ? ? v? -w VWUVi HUU they are the sentinels on the watch tower of justice, murmurini warnings against such ver diets'under the cover of a "temple o' justice," and if these men held their peace, why, the very rocks would cry out, shame! shame! shame ! No, Mr. Editor, these criti cism9, you would have hushed up, are not calculated to cuuse our courts to be leas efficient in $100 Heward, $100. The renders of thin paper will he ploaned to lenru tbnt there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stamen anil that is Catarrh. ii .ii m *_iuarrti cure is ino only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being n constitutional disease, requires a coiihiitntioual treatment, Hall's Catarrh Cure ia taken internally, noting directly npou the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient i-trength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work The proprietors have so ninch faith in its curative powers that they offer One llnudiod Dollars for any cose that it fails to euro. .Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. ClIENEY * CO..Toledo, O. Sold try all druggists, 75o. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. in a cowardly manner, and in a spirit of morbid revenue, taken the life of a good citizen in cold blood, that it would be inipos?ible to have rendered a verdict of not guilty. T. R. Thompson. Van Wyck,S.C.,June 30.1908. Delay m commencing treatment for a slight irrcgnlarity that oonld have been cared quickly by Foley's Kidney Remedy may resnlt in a serious kidney disease Foley's Kidney Remedy builds np the I worn out tissues and strengthens these or- ' gans Commence ticking it today Funderbnrk Pharmacy, E W Hummond, Heath .Springs, SO s Attempt to Murder Georgia Farmer and Wife. Louisville, Ga., July 30.?A.u unknown negro la9t night attempted to asssassinate M. P. Ponder, a well-known farmer, and his wife, on the old town road, about three miles from town. Mr. Ponder stepped from the back door of hie house after dark and saw some one go under the edge of his hoose. He called to his wife to hand him his gun and, as she handed the gun to him, a negro emerged from the hoa9e and grappled with him. The negro held a revolver and fired three shots, one of which struck Mrs. Ponder, who had come to her husband's rescue, causing a very painiul flesh wound in the thigh. Sheriff Smith and posse were soon on the scece and ran down a negro, John Jackson, who worked on an adjoiniug plantation, ard brought him to jail. Jackson makes conflicting statements as to his movements. Use DeWitt's Little Early Risers, pleasant little pills that are easy to take. Sold by ::ll druggists. w-s D 4. : 11 ~ 1 ? . ! i Jl lU3tV,UlCl xviua i^cicnuani. ^ Branford, Fla., .1 uly 1 -NT II. . Green shot and killed L W. Tidw 11 at 8 o'clock this morn ing while lliey were waiting at the station tor the Live Oik train. , They were on their way to Live Oak to attend court, Gree n bping prosecutor and Tidewell the defendant. Only a few words pass- ( ed between them when Green shot Tid veil twice and he died j instantly. The coroner's jury ac- . quitted Green, ihe evidence showed th?t he acted in self-do ien?e. i The function of th o kidneys is to strain ont the imparities of the blood which is ' constantly passing through them Foley's Kidney Remedy makes the kidneys healthy Thev will strain ont aII waste matter from ( the blood Take Foley's Kidney Remedy and it will make yon well Funderburk Pharmacy, E W llAmmond, Heath ^prin^s. 8 C s dispensing justice. These critii cifms are but the echoes of the voices of God; nor shall they be l utiered in vain. Yes, Mr. Editor, we are witu i vou when it comes to building up a healthy pnblic sentiment, and right here let me exhort, in j > ihe spirit of a missionary, all i our DeODle. who #r? cnnoniftim r\t I M -r -7 ?- ?v"ov.v..o ?? | a sense of right aud justice , to I ; join in a crusade against ail dark and damnable conspiracies, which threateu the overthrow of everything grand aud noble, and labor to bring about such a healthy state of public sentiment that by the time court convenes again, should our county be so unfortunate as to have a prisoner charged with murder, and the preponderance of evidence , in behalf of the state, plainly showing that the defendaut had Do Yon Think For Yourself 7 Or. do you open your mouth like e your\ bird ahd rulp down whatever food or medl\ elne maVjbe offered you V \ 1 iVVl\ ? ?** UAsTwfc^erN^n Intelligent thinking woman. In nocd ofSteflef from weakness, nervousness, pain and atrtteVinff. then It mean* much to you that thcrfts^'.n<r tried ?nrt try hnnesfr medicine nr imnwit roMfH^i^o*, aold by drugnMs for Ilie cure of woman's Ills. i* * 4i * * The makers of Dr. P) creak Favorite PrwKrritii ? *?> - * w>a>?ivui 4vt iuo vui v ui wiuh, nervous, run* down, over-worked. debilitated, pain-racked wouieu, kuowiug tLls medicino to bo n udo up of Ingredients, every one of which has the strongest possible indorsement of the leading and standard authorities of the several schools of practice, are jx-rfectly willing, and In fact, arc only too glad to print, as they do. the formula, or list of Ingredients, of which It Is composed, in plain English, on evory bottle-wrapper. * + The formula of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription will bear the most critical examination of medical exjierts. for it contains uo alcohol, narcotics, harmful, or hablt-forudng drugs, and no agent enters Into it that Is not highly recommended by the mast advanced and leading medical teachers and authorities of their several schools of practice. ' These authorities recommend the IngTedipnts sr cm^ofcxatMlythe^arjjejinmenjt^f^jjyjj^ + + * * + No other medicine for woman's Ills has any Sttch professional endorsement as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has received, in the uiiqnalitied recommendation of each of its several ingredients by scores of leading medical men of all the schools of practice. Is such an endorsement not worthy of your Consideration? + * + + + A KvtL'lo* *-r> crwro 1a? ?' *v .. ~. ...hvmh iiuv ?nn nnmomnj authorative profesional endorsements by the lcadintr medical authorities of this country, will be mailed free to any one sending nana and address with request for same. Address Dr. li. V. Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y. jSPECIA 1 OF SPEC We offer the cash trad days, ioooyards of 7 iooo yards good heavy 25 pieces A. F. 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Mr. Spon r \ >// \ ^ A om\ //& their % helpPromptV >rds Dr. V DE.> Office in Emmons ^ posite First National Phone No. 8. LANCASTER, S. C. 0 DR. DOUGLAS McINTYRE DENTAL SUllOEON OfHrft nv?ir Huof h. I nnoa O/A '? " * " w Vf v? ?V??? ?. ?/ uuvo V/V# O UlUl C , LANCASTER. 8. V. Special Excursion Rates. Account Fourth of July Celebrations?Via Southern Railway. Grea'iy minced fares will be in effect betweei all point* on the SOUTHEN ItAILW \Y on account Fourth of JULY Celebration . Tickets will be on sale July '2nd. 3rd . nd iih, ^nal limit July 8th, 191*8. Foi details, rates, ?tc., apply to Southern l.ailway .-luents, or J. i . MEEK. Assist. (. eneral Passenger Agent. Atlanta. Ga. J. C; LUSK, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, N (J v c ai r) 1ALT1ES 1 ing public for fifteen \ 1-2 cent Gingham at I 5c. r Sheeting,...5c. yd. | other Staple Gingham 10c. yd 7 l-2c. yd. 3il color 5c. yd. 5 Black Taffeta Silk 87 l-2c. yd. :s at 35c. each. oc underwear 25c. garment. oil cloth ... 10c. yd. roidery from j 3c. to $l.yd. :rvests... 5c each, oes at 75 and . I lothing we have ever ; Ice. Give us a call? ? nv you, whether you lly yours, urk Co. I Sj holtz was a native of Germany but has made his home at Richbur*: for thirty or more years, liis wife, who was Miss Jennie McGaritv, died about a year ago. Mrs. Sophia McGarity died Sabbath evening, June 28,1908, at the home of Mr. J. M. McWrtiity, about two miles below Richburg, and was buried at. Mount Prospect yesterday She was ever 70 years old. Her husband the late Mr Frank MCG.arifxr rlioit ah/Mif -j - uuwuv oiguK jrcni B HUtl, Bert Barber, of EIIod, Wis., says: "I have only taken fonr (loses of your Kidney and Bladder Pills and they have done for me more than any other medicine lias ever done, I am still taking the pills as I want h perfect cure." Mr. Barber refers to DeNVitt s Kidney and Bladdc* Pills. .Sold by all druggists. w-s