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wrer - jmm ++ ++ +++'++++++++ ++++++ unanimously , J Dlt. ItOI.OIUOK ANSWKUS ha8 a,8? boei MM AI. OPTIONISTS. + Uolland, and I + + and Iceland Former Pastor of Klrsi Baptist same track Church Criticise*. Atlver- while chanc( Using Matter. (in, T ^ said: "We i IMIIIIIttttttllllllllllll Austria, and ..... ^ ^ ^ oan Rep. the From "Woodruff Record. ... - cmi.iQiiii unuit Rinu HU8U1H8!) nrma had forbidden its use by their em- rece've(' repot /{ployes. before the Pharmacopia had lclPalities tl decided to class it among poisons, be- show I fore It was certainly known that it Total arrests kills in the United States 110,000 June 30- 191 each year. Note furthermore that 'or the year all these states are Northern, or 7.731. Por tl Western states, except Maryland, 1014. there w and that. If the liquor business could onness 7,825, be conducted in those states with inK June 30, : safety, it cannot be done in the ?d for drunke South without great danger on ac- "You will i count of our peculiar social status, in crime in I Liquor makes the negro a hrute. de- these reports stroys his efficiency as a laborer, and cent, and a d where thero is a rape there will be of practically a lynching. The farmers in the South r regard this are getting bitter against the liquor <\,r (he flrat traffic for these very reasons. We -j,ia ja ^ig { have not sufficient rural police to "Thcs keep drunken negroes in proper vou aro apao bounds. Maryland, that advertisn ? ?. . T lie reports o ment says, adopted prohibition in throughout tl 1855 and repealed it in the same Tennessee tht year; well, then, it did not have it ,jie state, am long enough to test Its merits. Any- aKroe(j f0 sti body can see this. good fa|th th Up to thB point, I have not called aRaj? That in question their names, dates, and Conditions th assertions; but, now I turn on them _ . , ... - 5. That d and point out misstatements of facts. , . . . . . . . against prohi The view set forth there is that all . . ,, 0 . . . state. Save these states have tried prohibition - _ men, for pove Mnd abandoned it for good. That is f<jr ignorance ^^ofso. Since January 1,1915. Iowa. corrupt mlnoT one of the fifteen states above men- Jg dpRrading tloned, has voted prohibition in. and fj)r 8e)Ung llq1 the law goes into efTect January 1, ?vorvwhere 1916. Again, three others of the ^ ?Ll0r'ai said fifteen states, namely Nebraska. ' Sonth Dakota and Vermont will vote 1 ons n,a* 0 on it in 1916 and they may vote it tl?n' ,8Uch aR out. These facts about these four S( 100 ')UrP?. ,. . . . , , . . provement, oi states are carefully kept out of sight ' I nf nur lr*oa 1 mi in that wonderful document. I 3. There are already 18 proliibi-! n<)t inoral 'I Hon state*, viz: Maine, Weat Vlr- localIy vote u glnia. North Carolina. Georgia. Ala- be Pernutted bama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Ar- m" forger>, t kansas. Oklahoma, Kansas. Iowa, A kank. a, d " North Dakota. Colorado. Arizona. 8e,lul? liquor Idaho, Oregon. Virginia and Wash- tlimgs and tc Ing. Utah would be a prohibition mss "nd d<"'!' state but the governor of that state 'inii,od looalit vetoed the bill. California, Florida. monwealthKentucky, Vermont and Ctah will Ma,(> ought vote on the matter in 1916. Over in* lpss than 52.000,000 of our population live in prohibition territory. Considered l?*Ki8'ato mora from the standpoint of territory. I tbls (are'ull> eighty-five per cent of the popula- 'st ' r 8a'd ' lion has adopted prohibition. One ,ru,ld ot ,oni half of all the people now living In of 9Uch a thil license territory live In four states. ?'d liquor Ra? New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and I^New Jersey. In the last eight years The Next lies ytvonders have taken place. Russia Forest with her 180,000,000. has blotted p*- Bell's Pint _ ' . to the very ro vodka out. France in one evening 0iears the tl j from that clog I The plaes ha* Why Continue to Suffer from Pile* of man in drl iirv...... .. ? >.!!<> V... ..I.. * 1 _l_ v it U1I jKf u iou ftci iciici uvrr, luv pill to the Midway Drug Co.. or Lauras- peculiarly eff< ter Pharmacy for Davis' Pile Remedy dren's colds, and by Its use stop the trouble? Ask broken at the for Davis' Pile Remedy. Do it to- the poMlbill day. 3 26c. DOINGS OF THE VAN L ? Tvvh^tTT l NO dinner \ ^ K&adv? J J WHAT'5 ( I \ ' ^ f i V* ' Sg deadly roes is I do not question the right of The year8' ortjy f(1 State to put that advertisement of back Qn * t August 29th into its columns, but I ,R havinR a do desire to criticise its contents. world is ris 1. "JefTersonlan Democracy" is a Science bu8lr "government of the people, by the unlted )n opf people, for the peonle;" but, the flrms ?ke th( liquor traffic alms at a government of the people, by liquor men, for liquor *er ( ompai men. In the old bar-room days, the ( ()mpany, Shi liquor sellers, who constituted a ' ' statPR small minority, governed a large ma- ^ ertr c * or' jorlty. In thl. .tale. I"""'-, 1. That article mentions fifteen (>' ( ompany states as having adopted prohibition Pr('mP^> ("e!1 nnd then abandoned it. Taking the iat ' names and dates as given there, we >0 you uant - , .. . ... . , .i . . South Carotin find that thirteen of these states adopted prohibition in 185f> or a ne88Ce an(' W little previous to that date. Some K'a(^ ha1 of them repealed It in a very short Truly t,,e koi time before it had been fairly tested, n,en 'nto our before science had found out that a reoeni 1 liquor is a poison, before science had Kin'a> h>" ^lrpointed out that it makes a man in- co,nm'ss'?ner ?. I > slntp In ivtilf THE LANCAST1 voted out absinthe; it! men to make it appear i outlawed in Belgium, a nee men hold this posit Switzerland. Norway done to make prohibitloi have followed in the silly and unreasonable. David Lloyd George, to throw contempt ou t ellor of the exchequer while you "annot legish ire ?fighting Germany, sobriety, vou can legisla drink; and, so far as 1 drunkards; and that ii greatest of these three government has been dol drink." In the last ten years; that Is to say. it h ur states have gone environment favorable libitlon. King Alcohol ducive to drunkenness hard time; the whole the sake of a little pltia lug up against him. The courts, both state iess and religion are all states supreme, have d tosition to him. Great liquor business in the se ? International Harves- J. H. HOI iy, Sherwin-Williams Woodruff. S. C. ;ffteld Car Works, Unit >1 Corporation. Western Not Taking the Knem: npany, Pullman Com- Greenwood Journal, n Company, Standard Any fOQi knows that and many others will wise to take the adviee ( niss any drinking man. or af a pretended frien iicument says: "Voters, vjce Qf tko latter is to, tho same condition in avoided, and it will be u a that Drcvails in Ten- cee(i8 in thoroughly dec est Virginia?" 1 am so whom he attempts to i ^e asked this question. Just now prohibition rd hath delivered these nng a j0t of advice fror hands. I have before who pretend to be fr report, as to West Vir- cause, but we imagine tli Fred O. Blue, state discernment enough to of prohibition for that these people are after li he says: "We have them the consideration I ts from fifty-four mun- 8erve. For example, t iroughout the state, given to look after tin the following results- -?vll which the folks wl for the year ending 7llg jt out declare is no . 15,267; total arrest inR men physically, but endiug June 30. 1915. a great and needless wat le year ending June 30, This may be true, but ere arrested for drunk- a time, gentlemen. No and for the year end- effort to turn attentlo 1915. there were arrest- main Isbuo. mness, 2,772." And the avowed ener lote there is a decrease us what we are to do the state as shown by forcement, nad remindii of practically fifty per groat responsibility tin ecrease in drunkenness upon prohibitionists in seventy-five per cent, 'arrv the election. Th showing as wonderful lent to saying the pec year of prohibition." opposed to prohibition :xact language and he counted on to help enfr 0 figures I have given '''his is a terrible arrai lately correct, and are " ')C known that it f the different mayors ,he liquor crowd agi he state." Now as to selves. 9 prohibitionists carried 1 when the Democrats "Slender and l>c and by prohibition, in Augusta Chronicle. ey were put into power According to The 5 is all there is to it. Journal, the n^m of fast ere are fine. ing season will be "sh ocuraent says: "Vote ')U' with a well balance* bltion and save your ic-seeming body." it for what? For liquor Fat men with fashi rty, for crrme, for rape, denotes will now proc< , for government by a Short-legged men will Jty, for everything that legs stretched. As for That is what voting tailors can take care of nor means?always and \ man unduly small equator, or a man with option." Some ques- under-pinning, can get submitted to local op- "balanced" effect fror raising money for J cutting and paldlng. T ies, or for street im-1 cess can make the most r for water works, or tleman look?from a blic improvements: but > least?like a tennis eh; uestions. We do not ?tar halfback, s to whether we shall There Is much vir to lie, to steal, to com- phrase, "athletie-seem 0 get a divorce, to rob Just leave it to your tai lings of that sort. But And yet, in the name leads to all these torial art, why must we > all kinds of wicked- Have the tailors no more ' not pertain simply to an(i individuality than y but to the whole com- writers and magazine a Therefore the whole ? 1 be heard on it. Noth- Flour to Extlngulsl this is just and right. If should be a matter is said: "You can't knowledge, since flour is ility into people." Note in convenient roach, that First, no prohibition- ,s the bfi8t extinguisher b his could be done. No f flrepaused by the spilli . , ing of kerosene, iperance ever dreamed ug. Second, this is an It is used by liquor | No Indication Because" a man makes ! of religion is no sign thi t Thing to the Pine j up jn profession.?Pill for O.Ids Is? | irer ?-Tar-Honey which goes ; ot of cold troubles. It iroat and gives relief ged and stuffed feeling. "* re ever been the friend , ring away colds. More-1 Will cure iviieillllflt o-honey qualities are ralgia, Headaches, Cr? octive in fighting chii- Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Remember that a cold e Tetter Rind-) i start groatlv removes bore8? Kin* ty Of complications. etc. Antiseptic l i used internally or ext< iOONS BR NEWS. KKI'TKiMBllR 10, 1915. (hat temper- WHAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN *1*4 ton. This is, usiats appear Banker's Query Easily Answered by It is done Illiterate Man Who Had "Made j hem. Mind, Good" In the World. ite men into te them into H ,lved ,n l*"?*na ??nie year. i wh*t ,itt a*?- He had never had the good for tune to obtain any education and ha Ing for many nem,er read nor write. as permitted ne j,a(j ambition, however, and ento and con- terpriBe. and one day he made appll- J by law for cation for the position of lanltor of a *5^ ible revenue, flat. H could not write his name and United *nd 90 '0f,t the chance to get tha mounced thei verest terms Not disheartened he later obtained J i DRIDGF * Juu ciers in a grocery store. Despite the handicap. H made ^ good. Days and months and years rolled by and he did not find time to ?? r*s .Advice. study. One day he became the owner of the store In which he had been X it is never *'or?<ing. Y if the enemv I Other years had passed and he had Th broadened out his business until it in- ?$ e a eluded stores in various towns. They X be especially began to estimate his wealth in si* nless he sue-1 figures. Wishing still further to In- + ? elving those crease his business, he went to his jdvlse. banker one day to negotiate a loan. ists are get- The ")anlter sai(' a" right, and placed J a some folks a paper before the grocer to sign bla . . . ' name. lends to the ... ... .. , ? TI ,. , I can t sign that, H said, and lat they ha\o jn re8p0n8e the surprised look on X ) know what the banker's face, added, "I cannot and to give read or write." ?? hat they de- "Do you mean to say that you have ??? lie advice is reached your age In life and have ac- .?,/ a soft drink cumulated wealth and built up your * * ho are hand- business without being able to write t only injur- y?ur name!" exclaimed the banker. it is causing have>" the *rorer sald' * ** "Well. I wonder," the banker said. tte o money. you wouid have been If you bad A m one thing at been able to write." use in your "a janitor." said the rich grooer.? , . n from the Indianapolis News. _ n> film* treading the beaten path i for law en ng us of the Mistake Made by Many Is to Think " at will rest They Have Discovered All Thing* case they Along the Route. | is is equiva- . A V . . i Most of us grow weary at times of 11 pie who ar<* . . ., TTT T . i what we call the beaten path. We l can not be A . j ^ uatu nuu il nu uilt'll mill Wl' IllliLKIIlt* J, >ree the law. 1 we know its mileposts by heart and gnment, but believe that with eyes and ears closed is made by { to what is going on about us we could + linst them- tell in a moment our whereabouts. I g I This ntay he true to a degree, but v such intuition is not given to every- !t C ~ one. and sometimes even to those who ^ WW- really think they have explored all the 4 t byways of the great path of life many * Sartorial Art things are yet undiscovered. It all X tlon the rom- really is a question of our own abll- T jnder, leggy, Ity to appreciate and use to our ad- il 1 and athlet- Vi*ntage such conditions as Influence T our individual lives. Of course. If we I have no desire beyond attaining a T \ onable ten- pUrely worldly success we limit our i? sod to fast, possibilities of enjoying life to Its T hf.ve their highest degree, because material sue- X ( the rest, the cess is not everything In this world, T jt. It is very good, to be sure, and ^ery 4 . .. satisfying In a wav, but even those 'er4-f above the _. . , . who can bear personal testimony to i too slender many advantages are the first to ^"55 the proper admit that wealth and high worldly n judicious position do not comprise the sum total ho same pro- of happiness. We must have an inner anemic gen- life, a consciousness of the existence X distance at something better and higher than ih unpion or a ' "le world affords, before we can 4 | really deem ourselves wholly blessed. 4 . And that realization is often easier " m ! obtained by the man who has little or a. ing body. ' nothing of the world's blessings than T j 'or- by his more fortunate brothers who ? | even of sar- in its smiles. T be nil alike? i imagination Ha$, 1op Cara| Governop. | + the Action President Wilson, in an executive orrtists? dor recently fixed the official flag of i, t the governor of the Panama Caial ^ i Fire. 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