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' I *' ^ .V . -J ' ' ' ' ' <\ The Abbeville Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1896. ESTABLISH^* 8441 J tn 5 \J t $ THIS ( | Five ] \ LIFE S # HANDSOME ] # RY TO BRING ^ SHADES, ROCKI 5 FURNITURE LIi> P. B. f Is the Place to Get 1 us 11 Orders by Mail ai National Ban] Atotoevi Capital, Surplus, OfflL J. ALLEN SMITH, President. BENJ. S. BAR WH. H. PARKER, Abbeville, S. C., L W. WHITE, Abbeville, S. C., BENJ. 8. BARNWELL, Abbeville,S J. ALLEN SM1T DOES a General Banking business, provid Depositors. Is ready at any and all tim as oar ooanty affords. ALWAYS IN THIS TIME W BEST DRUGS! Prescription HARRISO! IT, Coleman n "luu BAPITPT BTrtPT? T? f 1 UJJi ivavixui vavu AK/ 4 moved there on the 1st of Jai my many customers than ever bef< ness and a more convenient place foi carry a nice line of Dress Good and intend to cut right down to th going to sell them cheap. I am a benefit of low prices ana I need yoi V cially loy^prices, as a small profit fr< ?from ?*few". I must have your trad* for as you know I always guarantee new goods every few days and this J prices in my next "ad." %Come to s< M. T. wwwww% rr rp 3FFEE IS < ANY PI Hnllara "V L/ V/JLXUVX V FROM US, WILL B IZE OR A YON (OR AN FRAMES WILL BE FU THIS ADVERTISEME NG CHAIRS, DINING ( fE. OUR PRICES AR YOURS 1 McDII SPEED'S " Anything in the Line of IIIIS. fctended to at once. k of Abbeville, .11?, s. c. _ _ _ caryK nnn - ^ I LfjWV/ - - - - 15,000 cei*? s W. C. McGOWAN, Vice-President. NWELL, Cashier. CtOSTM X J. C. KLUGH, Abbeville, S. C., W. JOEL SMITH, Abbcyille, S. !., I.C., W. C. McGOWAN, Abbeville, S.C. 'XI, Abbeville, S. C. ea the greatest security and convenience forlti es to make loans based apon such safe collatert f THE LEAD ! ITH FRESH LOT MfljP- SEES ! LOWEST PRICES! i? n SnPif'inltv. N" & GAME. I i. T. Warn m= Hl= \T BELL'S OliD STAND, HAVIN Quary. I will be better prepared to ser are, as I have more experience at the bus r you to do your shoppiug. I am going s this Spring e quick in prices. In other words, I a fter your trade in this line. You need tl jr trade to enable me to give you these sp )in lots of customers is equal to a big pro] j, there is no way to get around it, as 1st quality and satisfaction. I am getting Spring will have a full stock. Will quo 2e me. COLEMAN. vvtvvvtvtvtvt 300D FOR *e $RSON PURCHASING ~ V orth of ] E PRESENTED WITH A PORTRAIT 0 ^ ONE ELSE THEY WISI RNISHED AT $1.50 and I ;JNT VV1T11 lOU. JNJLi W 3HAIRS, BED ROOM SET IE THE CHEAPEST, SO S fERY TRULY, Aj & >%%%%%%%%%%%%< TILLMAN TALKS. I ^ acted eltbei He GiveM Nome Interesting Sketches "Th of tbe Dispensary. 2,61'01 was ( Special Correspondent Tokeka State Journal: wbict Washington, Jan. 10?As the recent Inter- But a view of Gov. Morrill, of Kansas, In wblch he one si favors the dispensary system for the control here If ihn ilnnnr Ipaffif hun hrnnirht. thn vurlmiR mlsln methods of dealing with this question again could Into prominence, Senator Benjamin R. Till- stores man, of South Carolina, who might properly "Tb be called the father of the dispensary system, Inund was seen at his home by the Journal corre- wide spoudem and asked to give his views upon opeuc this sysiem, and the probable effect of its In- in the auguration In a prohibition State like Kansas. "Tb Senator Tillmau is unhesitating In his belief lawu that the State dispensary method is the best and y present possible way of dealing with the drink question, and that It is a vast Improvement er ha< over prohlblton. The II "Prohibition has proved," he said, "that It bauct is impossible to extirpate the evil, and If the meetl people of Kansas desire to reduce and mini- the pi rnlze the traffic instead of having the farce of are y absolute prohibition the dispensary sysiem Is Even the way to do It." bitlon ' Before discussing the plan in its application ed thi to Kausas, Senator Tillman desired to recite ?"So the nlstory of it In South Carolina In order to Judge show how it might work In another state with undei all allowances made lor the differences of sen- undei tlment and conditions. it val "Of SOME HISTORICAL FACTS. partif "You probably know," be said, "that the flght in South Carolina elections is at prima- lDe 01 rles or conventions. The man who is success- xr.?T ful there Is sure of election, so there Is where MAKI the real strnggle comes. In the primaries of 1890 the flght was between the relormers or Tlllmanltes and the old oligarchy which had "So ? ih? a nev uccu ruuuiug buc omkd c*CI oiuvo iuvj control of it after tbe reconstruction time, in elect 1876. We licked them tben and the sameflght not re i came up again whenj stood for re-election In metre , 1892. But at these same primaries the ques- chun: tlon of prohibition was to be voted on yes or dldn no in a separate box. While there were 85,000 ?herJ_1 i votes cast for candidates only 50,000 persons d? to i voted on the question of prohibition. This tbe If was carried by a majority of 20,000 or there- maa ( a bouts. "In "This expression was sufficient to cause the venli house In the legislature which was eleoted to wa8 5 pass a strict prohibitory law patterned alter posed I the Maine and Iowa laws. It was rock ribbed the fa andsweeplng. It prohibited the sale of liquor convt except by state dispensaries and then only law j 1 for pharmaceutical, mechanical and medlci- here 1 nal purposes. When this bill came to the oQe w senate there were only five days of tbe session and 6 left and all tbe bartenders were there to de- ^ab?r feat it. I saw that tbe bouse measure with "Tb Its absolute prohibition would not do and 60 be do taking It as a groundwork fixed It over Into Btatei what is virtually the present dispensary law. re\er . This was passed by tbe senate and tben by da'ou L tho ImnuA In t.hA fnrm r?f n. niihRf.itiiIa. Thiu ShOUl action was taken December, 1892. aboul i This law provided for a 6tate dispensary t,oa 1 commissioner who was to buy all liquor lor the state and provide ior its sale at county So dispensaries. There are now about seventy- leSl? live dispensaries in the state." Pf? . vlded WHAT DISPENSARIES LOOK LIKE. nl.Sj?? "A dispensary looks very much like a drug Souti store. It is something like a combination of becac a drug store and a bar-room. There are hard shelves all around the walls and a counter the h across the front end. When a man comes in ltes, to buy whiskey the dispenser says: 'What'11 and \ you have?" Then the man says: "Give me tbeS a half pint of XX corn, or XXX rye, or what- "Tt ever it Is he wants. He pay his money for it the b ' and that Is all there is to it. He can't drink "Tb It on the premises and the bottles are sealed. Souti While I was governor the cheapest whiskey in Ki was S3 per gallon. "D( I "All tne liquorsarechemically tested and the politl idea is to keep all kinds ou hand which are enta not unfitted for sale by adulteration and for "Y< I win en mere lsasuuicientaemand. tbe i "Well, tbe law wad to go into effect tbe sue- are. ceedlng July,six months being given for those dlspe having liquors on hand to dispose of them. I thing bad a State constabuary to enforce tbe law. I ites c began at once to have the dispensaries estab- fall, llshed so as to begin when the law went into "Tt effect. There was an appropriation of 850,000 ly a i to start tbe thing off. laugt "It uiay seem an easy task to attend snry to all these details, but I tell you it was llquo the hardest Job I ever had on my hands," said for a Senator Tillman, with the air of one who bad it If had a hard tight before. man! "Y WliERE THE OPPOSITION EXISTED. Tllln "There was opposition at once In the laugl cities, where most of the political opposition toward me was centered. You see most of my followers were In the outlying and s' country districts, and the fellows who belong- Ket i ed to the old ring which hud been in control tl1? E were centered In the cltiest. They didn't be- Put lieve that any good coulcl come out of Naza- ,.?na reth, and as this was a Tillman measure they the a went into league with the bartenders and "Qe. proprietors of blind tigers to obstruct its en- o"1* lorcement. They patronized these fellows rf?e, and aided them. ??v There was more or less trouble in enlorc- . Y Ing the law in tbe cities, but the system was ?aoP kept going from July until December, when the legislature met again. ro,^ "Now politicians, you know, are tbe most A fynu/urHI v n<?r\nlp In tho urrtrlil TWpv uro D3RD afraid of public sentiment, and always try to bas * follow Just behind ll Instead of leading It. a8.?J But this legislature, which had enacted the ? " Q dispensary law with fear and trembling, as p an experiment, in 1892, in 1893 re-enacted it . 11 y5 and made it stronger by amendments, which lcie? 11- the previous five months had suggested. enao to "Then in April, 1891. came the Darlington oece riot, and I whipped them, and two weeks *.D8 J later the Supreme Court declared the law un- aarK constitutional. BT.^a THE COURT PLAYING SHUTTLECOCK. "I at once ordered the dispensers to close It is DA dispensaries, take an account of 6toek and outs 36 guard the stocks at a reduced salary. The de- ^eu p cision of the supreme court was in regard to It, ae the law of 1S92, and was so muddy and parti- ih a tit san and unreasonable ihat later, when anoth- snea (e er case was brought up they madeauother de- get 1 : ' decision saying what parts of the law were troni unconstitutional?virtually an explanation te of 1 heir explanation. The whole decision was pow; a reversal of a previous decision, for the same court had refused an injunction brought by "Tl the bartenders against the law. One old that judge who was superannuated was to be re- "Tl tired in July, and I had the appointing of his Caro successor. Now the dispensary law of 1893, cogn > OUT O DAYS ON] FURNITU: HANDSOME F THEMSELV] t.) ?2.25. IT WILL BE N] 7 T TTVTT7 f\T? AT A TTT\m W r Ulil OJi * VX 1TJLXS. JL JL lil U 9 T1 S AND EVERYTHING AY ONE AND ALL. LYON k*WW www t was stronger than that of 1892. which isanasura ieclared unconstitutional, hadn't been tlon. The on and I didn't intend this court Rhould In tbe natt So I put It Id oiy pocket and waited, take coffet e court In Its explanation of its expla- since tbe I n, said the only part of tbe law which men first (< constitutional was one little seotion duce alcot 1 Bald tbe State should Issue no lioenses. used. Yoi previous statute on tbe books said no ages in a < lould sell liquor without a license. So desire for was a condition of absolute, uncompro- oat. It is fc, rockrlbbed prohibition. No liqaor stroy, you be sold for any purpose legally, by drug i nr anv nn? aIkp e result was tbat there was a perfeot "One of latloc of drunkenness. Saloons raD tem l8 tha. open everywhere Every crossroads 'can't b=y id up. Liquor was so free It almost ran f^at ]B {h ) 6treet8. , * nartv nf ie court which declared the dispensary Tf nconstltutlonal walked down the street one of vent openly into a saloon and took a drink with . I couldn't arrest any one for my pow- visited thi i been taken away and no sheriff would, drunk wb quor was bad, and drunkenness and de- t^e d1( lery became so prevalent that at the anvoftbei ngs throughout the State where I spoke "There is 3ople would Interrupt by crying 'When j-n, _etl ou going to open up the dispensary?' jf too deai the prohibitionists were sick of prohi- toocheaD i, for here It was simonpure, and admltt- aee(j it the dispensaries were better. made chea when I had appointed the new supreme profitable in July, I opened up the dispensaries L,Vnmffn >> the law of 1898. We got a case brought "Hf * the law and the supreme Oourt declared no diffi ldcourse the old oligarchy said it was a Tsuppoat lan decision by a Tillmanlte court, but a<"y illmanites had said the Bdme thing about should be i d court's decision. course, wl and the ( NG THE LAW MORE BINDING?NO MOBS trouble, W< force the It Y>A-i>a pnaomr r t.V/x? the system ran along and In iJeoember 5^?? i legislature fresh from the people aud rrom tne a id on the dispensary issue, not only did be ipeal the law bnt strengthened it by the >polltan police law, providing for a "Does tt ;eof venue, even where the grand Jury theamoun l find a true bill, and for tne removal of "Well, tt Ts and other officers where they did not bow muoh elrdnty. The machinery for executing went Into iw is now as strong as the ingenuity of from a fall sandevise. that only September, 1895, a Constitutional con- under the on met to revise the old Constitution. It iot elected on party lines, but was com1 of men sent there for their ability and Senator iot that tbey were representative. This ducted in intlon wanted to embody the dispensary The lowest net as it stood in the Constitution. And Oration \ was presented the singular spectacle of greatly re rho had been the champion of the law drive out itood In almost parental relation to it, tarned in lng with the convention not to do it. pensarles < le reasons I urged were that If it should JJoq of clei neandtbe supreme court of the United the 850000 a, which has the omnipotent power to out aa this se Itself, and act the fool, and do scan- ey |8 use(j is and reprehensible things generally. Under tt d declare it unconstitutional, then we nor minor d have another case ot absolute prohibl- pensarles i and it would be out of the legislature's peogerg a] r to remedy matters. commlsslc what the convention did was to give the coDtroi tb ature power 10 provide ior license, or gtate < bltlon, or the dispensary system, pro- ai)tj he la, 1 that no dispensary should be open alter are Chemli ; or liquor sold by the drink. thrown ot tat is the way the question stands In admlnlstrt i Carolina-today. The bartenders fight it teterious s ise It destroys their business and it 1h to enforce in the cities because there is ? ead centre of the opposition to Tillman* but opposition is gradually dying out, TA fhen the bartenders can be forced from u*1 tate the laws will work quite smoothly. te chief opponents of the law have been ariendero and preachers." Benntlfu le trouble with the dispensary law in l Carolina, as with the prohibition lav ansas, seems to have been in the cities." Among t > you think It wan mostly on account of js'tfl brines ics In South Carolina?" the correspond- r8ua| sked. Rochester ss, almost two-thirds of the opposition of t|nn ^ tt aw was becaQse It was a Tillman meas- Where knc Many men said they didn't mind the pea f nsary law, and thought it was a good "Bride of 1 but because It was passed by Tillman- to?. tbe ea ind I enforced it, they wanted to see it HD'(] 8nre ^ already f& 10 quality of whiskey down there Is pure- pr0m th juiiuum ^ucoiiuu, ooiu usumiui flniinnAnii ling. "Tbe antl-Tlllmanlles say dlspen- 8Weet Dea whiskey 1r abominable staff; the worst f,om tL r they ever put lips to. Thai, It Isn't tit ?ew toma dog to drln<, tbut they wouldn't drink 0?r?oin nn they were to die aDd all that, but the Till* An(j beBt , Ites say It Is tbe finest In the world." nfiW mm? es, it's all a matter of politics," said Mrs. ,he n lau, who was in tbe room, sharing in tbe behind tb * Floral Gu PLAYING JOKES. 5?e?rlt' 8ei N. Y., and >mettme8 tbe dispensary people would from tbe t onto tbe anils by taking a bottle with ure and i lame of an out of the State firm on It and you will c dispensary whiskey in it," continued acquaints tor Tillman. "They would then give to intls to drink and they would say it was that it beat dispensary whiskey clear Tbe dispensary people would then tell 1 t what they had been drinking and have augh on them." ou think then that if Kansas were to ? ? . <t the dispensary system It would not be a A BO' backward from prohibition, but a step Mr Wi ard?" George W lnnt? stGD forward." said Senator Till- n?. thn Rail , with great emphasis. "A State which ?her was i itootl prohlbitioo would thank God for it, Hon j8 takl great improvement." ?uit? nt nt ''hat do you think would be the effect Jf the G C < aas were to adopt It?" exemplars would have the most elevating eflect on by big fen, Dorals ol the drinking classes. It would to his horn lie them to get stimulants in an orderly, on hold hi nt, legitimate and open way without havo sneak around a back way, and through ? hallways and up narrow stairs, or to ir to a lie. in fichiinir fire with Are and m t n >r with liquor. There Is no better way to Btore o'ccu Bout the bartender than with whiskey. j{DOWQ ?b( a fact that dispensary whiskey will drive ,, ill other kinds. It is better, It Is cheaper. ~PD 1' n who want whiskey, and they will have sola at the i we know, would rather go openly and single one respectable manner, to get it than to the entire k around some blind tiger or Joint and sold down t, and so thoso places would lose their pa- When y< ige. terest to gc you can e ERKUL ADVANTAGE OF THE DISPENSABY. than any* course, as I tie advantage of the dispensary system is that.won't it destroys the barroom forever. Mr VI V lie difference between our way in South Racket St Una and youiB in Kansas Is that we re- friends th ize man as a msiserable creature. There possible. ' , ' '.V' vv ' *. . V- .v / . w%wwvvt f m : I ES, | We are j ECESSA- ^0 have r( WINDOW IN THE i >1 opposition to the idea of problbl* ) desire for stimulants Is Inherent U ire of man. Some want tea, others ^jf | ) and others want whiskey. Ever Lime away back in history when ound tnat fermentation woaid prolollc stimulants they have been < a can't do away with the habit or lay. You can't lexlslataaway the O stimulantB, yon most educate It Q not possible to extirpate and de smll must reduce and minimize. ' ropa on si ONE BEAUTY. ' Qa the beauties of the dispensary ays- reaa' it does away with treating. You whiskey by the glass or drink, f { >, e oblef evil of the present system, lily me a go into a barroom and take a 1' iea they pass on down the street them says: 'Come In and have a TT i me.' And by the time they have rl ree or fonr barrooms they are , ien that was not their intention in |.TP ice and one drink was probably all n cared for or wanted. T ? a danger in the dispensary ays- 1 I ting liquor too cheap or too dear, r Illicit dealers will flourish and if consnmetion is apt to be eucoorthere Is a golden mean. It can be ?b p tsauugu iv mane uratiiug lu *k uu ?"??? sad yet not encourage lis ase asa CULTY IN ENFORCING THE LAW. ) Kansas were to adopt the dlspens- A n, and that tbe liquor element M latlsfled with it(exoeptJolntista, of lose business wonld be destroyed) >coblbltlonlsts should not make iu Id there be any difficulty to ensllghtest In tbe world. In auoh a MP at every bartender ooold be driven iUU tate." DUCED LIQUOR DRINKING. ie State dispensary system lessen -rs 11 of liquor codsumed ?" ?J V iere was no way to determine Just' had been consumed before the law effect." said Senator Tillman, uand F estimate of that it poay be said ^. about half as much is used now as old system." ! THE PROFIT. Tillman said tbe system was conSouth Carolina at a slight profit, pi ; price of whiskey under his admin- JL vas $8, but his successor baa very pan duoed the price In order he says to 0< all competitors. There has been ? to tbe S(ate treasury from tbe dlssince they have been running 3240,ir money. TbU is over and above appropriated to start tbe system amount was paid back. The monfor the support of tbe free schools. te law neither habitual drunkards b can purchase liquors, and tbe disire not open after night. Tbe dls e paid salaries. Tnere are three >ners in each county to locate and m-. ie dispensaries. Only oue man In 111 ;an purchase for tbe dispensaries he State commURloner. All liquors sally tested. Some beers bad to be it Senator Tillman Bald, during bts itlon because of tbe presence of deiclds. rp] te: MES VICE'S SONS. col . I dur il Flowers and tbe Best of ON exe Seeds. Daj be fruit and flower novelties which i us, we notice that tbe enterprising ?y j ale Arm of James Vlck's Sons, jtd , N. Y., are already calling atten- day iree, which seem to have won great >wn. They are tbe Double Sweet t0UI inly one In the world true to name, a?te Niagara," the "Early Leader Toma- tjmi rllest of all tbe early tomato family boo] 3 oecome a great iavoriie, ana me moas blackberry, the "Rathbun." o< epralse and compliment given so y to the "Bride of Niagara," this must be more than charming, and encomiums lavished on both the .to and this blackberry, it 1b pretty garden desiring to have the first of everything, can be without these re. ray. readers, are any of yon so far e times as not to know "Vlck s ide?" If any of you have never id 10 cents to this firm at Rochester, II get a copy. Yoa can deduct this A first order for seeds, and thn pleas- HJ nformatlon their Guide will give certainly Induce you to keep up tho nee. ' FR] - . ? CHI WORTHY IODTH, T >Ie Son of a Noble Father. {. Shaw Howard, son of Mr. "* asblngtoo Howard, of Augusta, Is I road shops la Abbeville. The fa. i gallant soldier in the war, And the L ng no less a noble part In tbe pursace. He baa entered tbe service of Sr N. railway, and by fidelity and r conduct be Is b?ld in blgb esteem jws. He will no doubt be an honor ored father, and will no doubt later gh position in railroad circles. * "?* oar Coleman's Locals. jleman moves this week into tbe pled by Wm. E. Bell. It will be sn as tbe Banket Store. !ad this! There were 1,500 dolls Racket Store for Christmas. Not a 2|1 being left In the boose, and in fact stock of general merchandise was In proportion. )u are in town it will be to your in> into Coleman's Racket Store, as ilways find things cheaper there vhere else, quality considered of ud lunncq ii> a rule uui iaj boh guvjuh gl ve satisfaction. . Cllnkscales will be found at the " * ore. He will oe glad to see bis ere, and to serve them In any way Re tr? ( . '* ; , ' * >UUUiV opof.fin?f Tiflttor diRcnnnts in t 0??v??O jduced the price on COFFINS AND v ?' f y ' *%%%%%%%%* . F. GILLIAEI i'.TAILOE, AS moved, and occupies tbe room rece ly occupied by J. L. Clark, tbe gi ,b. andls now prepared to do all klndc irlDg and cleaning of gentlemen's dot! hort notice. mples of salts always on ban<L Gbarg onable ery, Feed anil Sals StaMi 1VINQ BOUGHT THE INTEREST > W. S. Qothran In tbe ery, Feed and Sale Stable tfill Continue Business i the Old Stand. anklDg my friends for tbe support lnj , I solicit a continuance of tbe same. J. S. STABK. Complete and Ft STOCK OF THE CELEBRATED tropolitanBrai of MixeflPaii ? op ? )HN LUCAS & C< always on hand at the ity Drug Stori MCES IN ONE GALLON CANS by single can 11.25. A liberal dlaooont iters using large quantities. St. 25.1898, tf Ichool Book AT COST FOR CASHe Days When the School Co; missioner Will be in his Offioe. IE COUNTY BOARD of Examiners b; bought for Abbeville County SCHC CT BOOKS and placed tbem In tbe car nol Commissioner wbo will sell tbem IT FOR CASH. will be In the School Commissioner's of Ing the next^cbolastlc year as hereto! Jfc/AUti HATUrtUAi ur inL rnun j ept the 1st Saturday. Also on all ? 8 or other public days, for the purpose leading all official business; and sell x)l books that are purchased by the Co loard during the year. i order to accommodate the people ev in the week, I have made arrangeme I Dr. 8. F. Klllingsworth who may id at his office in "No. 4 SEAL BLOCK' nd to sale of books for me, during I 98 that I am absent from the office. , is will be sold for CASH. W. T. MILFORD, st. 26th. 1895?tf. School Com. A. ( Limgstii & Ferris. -DEALERS INII Kinds of Groceriei 2SH MEATS. 8AUSAGE. HOG HE 3ESE AND FISH. ANNEDGOOD every description 'resh. Brea< always on hand; ve us a call when In need of anything line. We guarantee satisfaction. Particular attentio ven to our MARKET apartment. imember the place, No. 2 Washlngt 5t. ' I I I ttWftHS9gMgsgg?Ba^3^ Ms department, consequently J CASKETS. * Ccl>ill ?c Lyon J f I in ^ No. 5 Washington Street, id 1 will carry a full , stock of OF' !8j at GBOCEBIES the AT THE ill LOWEST IB PRICES. GIVE ME A TRIAL. _ W. F. Cross. 3. ? ~ tb. THE ABBEVILLE ;? m urn m??AND?? v. i' ... VjriJN 1\ UK, I lOL at Is Now Ready for Business. Bee 'ore ? CH, ' , lale rpHEY are prepared to GIN COTTON at the I of I LOWEST MARKET PRICE, and will PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE for all OOTun TON SEED that Is offered. Their Improved machinery, which baa Jnat ery been overhauled and the speed increased ennu aDles them to do an Indefinite amount of be Work in the shortest time. ?> Persons desiring to provide themselves with tne the cheapest and hest - Food for Cattle I shonld make arrangements to BUY HULLS & MEAL. 49* Send Cash for Halls and MeaL SThe ex perlence of the past has tally demonstrated that Cotton Seed Meal and Halls are I the cheapest and best food In the world. The price of these articles will be Increased as the A.D season advances. Every convenience for weighing. SH/fEAL AND HULLS WILL BE SOLD I-"-1- for cash, or upon payment of bills on presentation lmmddlately after delivery. Q J. M. HARDEN, 1 Manager. Sept. 21.1895, tf ]\TIOEj . PHOTOGRAPHS! ' All Sizes ' n - All Prices. IN LATEST STYLES OF FINISH. Also copying and enlarging done at reasonable I have GALLAGHER'S negatives and will make photographs from them. M. V. LOMAX. |yOver HADDON'S store. : - Fresh Oysters. on Bruce's restaurant will from tbls date far* , nlsh fresh oysters at all hours. \ ' . - ? , I '