The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, July 07, 1909, Image 8
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Chances for the Blind ?
Tiger in Abbeville?
County Growing Ex- ?
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FRIENDS OF LAW AND ORDER FEEL "
ASSURED THAT THE DISPENSARY S
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Few Representative Citizens Attend the 1
Mass Meeting.
[Communicated.] I
The alleged temperance meeting at Abbeville
June 2Utb, seems to have greatjy pleaded
our good brother Mr. R. S. Galloway or
Dae West. Among otner miugo liO raj a * u |
tbe Presbyterian:
"It was gratifying to see tbe Interest manifested
by men from all over the county. The C
Impression seemed to be that prohibition ?
would carry tbe county." S
There were, we believe, 169 persons present, u
Including opponents 01 blind tigers, v
Court houee politicians and others who were J
watching how the cat would Jump. If tne s
interest manifested is pleasing to tnoae who a
woold substitute blind tiger* lor tbe dispensary,
it certainly was pleasing to those
who favor the legitimate sale of Uqtior, as
against tbe illegitimate Bale by blind tigers.
While we were not in the meeting at all.
and while we believe as few representative
men were at the meeting as ever assembled
at a mass meeting, me iiupinmuu uu ?
mind Is that It was as flat a failure as could
be round. The Impression on our mind la
that all hope for killing the dispensary and
installing the blind tiger might Just as well
be abandoned. ,
My testimony wonld be that It had Just c
the opposite effect from the object desired by
Ita promoters. The meeting at Its Inception a
had esteedlngiy few citizens behind It. ^
There was to the call, not the name of a6ln- 3
Kle old citizen who was Identified with the t
business inlereats of the city or the county
of Abbeville. ,
The meeting was called a temperance meet- i
ing, wnen in fact It was a meeting to fight
the dispensary and which if It had result v
It must be in the interest of a system that
would simply bring violations of law. >
It has been estimated that ninety per oent ,
of the men sometimes use liquor themselves,
or buy it occasionally for their families in /
case ol sickness. As nobody in this country i
is Ignorant enough to think, under the
United States Interstate commerce laws, that >
the shipment of whiskey could be stopped to .
dry counties, and as there Is nobody foolish
enough to think that a free born citizen ol ,
this State can be prevented from buying
liquor when he wants It for hlmseif or his .
lamlly, the question is slnspiy this: la It bet- ,
?. t? h?> it nmiAr the forms of law. or is it
IC1 W VUJ *
better to buy It clandestinely and In viola- |
tlon ol law?
Tbe friends or advocates of the Illegal sale
of liquor of late have bad msch to say, but <
those who would regulate It according to (
law relying upon the sober and wlsejudg ,
men t of the people, have said little.
"Not knowing how half dozen men will (
vote, we cannot certainly prediot ths result of. |
the election as between blind tigers and the
dispensary. I assume, however, that nobody
is simple enough to believe that liquor can
now be shut off from the market, and 1
assume furthei that a majority of the-good j
and conscientious citizens of this county do ,
not favor a system that would make this a
community of law breakers. .
The question before us Is not temperance
or Intemperance. It Is thlr: which Is worst:
the legal or the Illegal sale of liquor? ,
There Is no nse in assuming airs of superiority
In virtue by trying to dodge responsibility
In saying tbat any man's vote against
the dispensary will relieve him of responslblllty
for the sale of blind tiger llqnor. By
voting against the legal sale, be constructively
if not actually, votes for the Illegal traffic.
The sale of liquor cannot be stopped. It
will be bought, either legally or Illegally, and 1
those who vote for Us illegal sale will have
the double responsibility, namely: Responsibility
lor blind tiger*: and responsibility for
the demora lzatlon which must follow the
consequent flagrant violations of the law.
The breaking down of public respect for
law 1b one of the most serious evilo tbat can
afflict a people.
This writer was a prohibition 1st all bis life,
until bis wishes were attained at Abbeville.
In the fifty years tbat I have lived, labored
and slept on the public square, no form of
regulating the traffic In liquor was so bad or
caused so much demoralization as the alleged
prohibition.
The voting out of the dispensary is a possibility;
but there can be no such thing as
prohibition.
There never has beea prohibition, and our
own experience at Abbeville, together with
the recent experience in Charleston, Augusta,
Atlanta, and other towns before me I do not
believe tbat prohibition is possible. And If
It were possible, It 1b not right. The sale
of liquor should be regulated oy law?prohibition
is not right. There occur almost dal ly
Instances where physicians prescribe It, and
where feeble old folks need It. Is It for you
or for me to say that tbe physician shall not
prescribe It. or tbat old infirm people shall
not have it?
But to return to tbe mass meeting on the
26th ultimo. It reads I'ke this:
"You are Invited and earnestly requested
to attend a mass meeting of tbe friends of i
temperance In Abbeville county, which will
beheidinthe Court House, Saturday, June
26'tb, at 12 o'clook, for the purpose of organizing
the temperance force of the county.
Addresses will be made oy kov. j. l,. nariey,
Superintendent of tQe Soutb Carolina AntlMaloon
League; J. S. Mottatt, Presldeut of
Ersklne College, and Judge Featherstone.
(Signed) Rev. A. C. W liklns, Rev. E B. Kennedy,
Rev. S. E. Prentiss, Rev. F. W. Gregg,
Rev. Henry Stokes."
It will be noticed:
First?That those who would break down
the legal sale of liquor to Install a visionary
scheme, claim to be the temperance men.
Second?That Rev. J. L. Harley is president
of an anti-saloon league in a Stale where
there lias not been a saloon in fifteen years.
It seems that he ought to have heard ol this
faot long ago.
Third?It will be noticed that It Is explained
that "J. S. Moffatt" is president of Ersklne
College and the Invitation reads very much
like he was also President of Judge Featheistone.
Fourth?It was not explained who Judge
Featherstone is. but the people generally understand
that he 1b a candidate for Governor
on the anti-saloon ticket. But whether candidate
or not on any ticket we praise him for
his wisdom, his fairness, and his sense of the
proprieties for not thrusting himself upon a
people who had not Invited him to meddle
with their local affairs. Whatever the facts
may be, tbe people of tne city and county of
AUUBYIIIC luojr ICT1 mill iiioj c??o ..u.vi .u v...
tend to their own affairs, without Importing
men wbo have not Intelligence enough to
know that there are no saloons In Uouth Carolina.
Weil, now, we would like to ask, who are
the friends of temperance? Are they tbe
good and well meaning men who would
abolish tbe dispensary?
Are they the same men who would make
possible tbe reign of the blind tiger?
Are they the men whs Si?ve made little or
no legal provision in case they vote out tbe
dispensary to prevent the connty from being
flooded with free llquoi?
Are they the men who would place tempta- ,
tlOD In the way of weak men, and thus send
an array of men to the cbaiu gang, even as
Anderson, a short time ago, bad 5<i negroes j
and 1* white men, while Abbeville bad on ,
the connty chain gang had only 14 negroes.
Are tbey tbe same men wbo woulu place
temptation in the face of a w^lte man. a
tranter |ln a strange land, and arrest blm :
for six violations ol the prohibition law, and
then require him to put up tttO in cash, or
suffer worse, for selling In tbe aggregate per- |
bap* less iban a gallon of liquor?
Are these temperance men any part of "
those who would not under any circumstances
buy a pint of liquor illegally? Would tbey
If they bought tbe liquor, then do so disreputable
an act as to inform od the man whom
tbey bad led Into temptation?
The idea of having "J. S. Moffatt" to play
second fiddle to "Rev. J. L. Harley" is suggestive
of tbe fact that the President of Erskine
College ought to be a little particular
as to where and when he appears on a political
platform.
It will be seen that "J. S. Moffatt" bad no
title given to him, not even "Mr." It may be
tbat his great ability, bis high character, bis
broad mind, bis great intellect, aDd the ex_
sited place which he holds as president ol
Erskine College made it unnecessary to add
any title at all to his name. Henry Ward
Beeoher declined the honorary degree of D.
D. Being perhaps the greatest preacher ou
this continent he did not need tbe D. D., and
so it may be that "J. s. Moffatt" towers so
high tbat be needs no title.
W" Kfttra haorH It ktt h lonoroH that, friandii r? f I
Clemsoo College want him In itiat lnslltuUod,
and that it Is probable loat be maybe
called from Erskine to Clemson wbere a ,
larger Held ol usefulness aud a higher salary
await blm.
Many persons were greatly pleased with
Dr. Moflatt'H speech, and as far as I have ]
heard of It, I gladly Join in everything be .
said, except that be wanted the prohibition- '
ists to be charitable to tbose who differed
from them. As far as I am informrd I have
never seen any one that needed the charity
of any prohibitionist, but the manifestation
of the Doctor's Christian spirit appealed
to all. If the Doctor bad udvia
d prohibitionists against assuming to be
ae Halt of the earth and then making offenIvealrs
of (superiority he would have done
roll. As far as I am,Informed no man who
ontends for the legal Bale of liquor as against
he Illegal Hale by blind tigers has assumed ?
reat airs ol superiority over any self- 11
onceited brother. He who contends for law
nd order Is modest in the right and be need *'
mion no airs of the self-righteousness. J'
As to Brother Galloway's idea that the 11
lind tigers will be voted In, I would place K
n record my prediction, as follows: *
1. Due West will not vote for the blind *
leers. D
2. Abbeville County will not vote for the 11
ilind tigers. *
S. The good sense of the best people of Al>- 0
levllle County will prevail, and the blind .
Iger will get no foothold In Abbeville county "
lecause of the coming election, however dlt- 0
appointing it may be to our good brother
vbom we doubt not Is thoroughly honest, 11
int living a long way from the scene of bat- a
1" he knows little of what he Is talking f
ibout. !'
4. Many most excellent men will vote ,to u
pen up the way for the inauguration or in- 8
lallallon ot the blind tiger, but all effort
done that line will fall?If the people realize 8
he threatened danger In the unrestrained *
ale of liquor. When the people of Abbeville 1
enow the fact*,or are fully informed, they, ,
ike a jury of their number, will render a ?
rue verdict. 1
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'oreman of the Graid Jury at Work 8
With the Auditor Checking the \
Counties Books. i
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The County'Auditor and foreman of the <
Jrand Jury are ohecklng the! books of the ?
luperlntendent of Education, the books of
lupervlsor with tbose of the County tress- i
irer preparatory to the annual settlement <
?ith the Comptroller General. They have i
ust completed checklDg the executions Isued
to the sheriff and find that all the books I
re in proper shape. i
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WEST END. j
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'ersonal Paragraphs and News Items (
Contributed by Miss Lily Templeton. 1
Mrs. R. A. Anderson, of Anderson, was In '
he city last week the guest of her son, Mr. H. ;
}. Anderson.
Mr. GoodeThomson Is home from the Clta- !
lel where he has been for the past school
'ear.
Miss Annie Cochran left Tuesday for Colum- '
?<ait frlonHfi fnr Rnmflttrnp .
Mfcfc, WUCIO OUV WIM t.Q.v
Mies Mamie Welnstock, of Charleston, Is In
he olty spending a while with Mrs. Philip .
ioRenberg.
Mr. W. G. Templeton spent several days
lere last week with his home people.
Mrs. Thurston Clarke and her son are at
lome again after a pleasant stay In Atlanta
n 1th her home people. Miss
Marion McCrary and Miss Emma Mo>ary.
of Clinton, are the guests of their aunt, ;
Mtr. W. N. Thompson.
Miss M?y Robertson returned Tuesday from
Monroe, N. C., where she has been the guest
)f Miss Virginia Morgan.
Mr, Frank Jones spent Sunday with friends
it Mt Carmel.
Mrs. Philip Rosenberg and Miss Irene Rosenberg
spent several days in Atlanta last
Mrs. W. A. Templeton, Mr. W. G. Templeton
and Mr. W. L. Templeton left Monday for
Wllllamston where they will spend this week
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. P. Qusrles have gone to
Spartanburg. Thev will ne the guests of tbelr
laughter, Mrs. H. Frank McGee while in that
uity.
Mrs. A. B Cheatham Is at home again after
spending some time In Greenwood with her
borne people.
MiSB Ora Wilson of Guntown. Miss., is here
the attractive euest of Mr. and Mrs. M. H.
Wilson. Miss Wilson was recently graduated
from the Ashevillo Industrial School and has
been In Charleston visiting friends before
coming to Abbeville.
Mrs. Fred Cason and Master Mlmmn Cason
are at borne again after a pleasant visit to
Mrs. Arthur Gaee In Columbia.
Mrs. Emma Brown lias gone to William9ton
for tbe montb of July.
Mr. R. M. Haddon baa returned from Harris
Lltbia where hespent some time.
Mrs. Sara M. Gower has returned to ber
bome In Greenville after spending some time
here wltb Miss Sara Lee.
Secession Chapter Children of Confederacy.
Tbe Secession Cbnpter will meet Thursday
afternoon with Miss Charlotte Brown at flvethlrty
o'clock. All are requested to be present
as this is a very Important meeting.
Mr. Jack Harden is bome apaln after a
month's stay in Florence wltb Rev. Arthur
Spencer. Mr. Harden has a position with tbe
Southern Cotton Oil Co. He began work
July 1st.
Tbe friends of Dr. J. Lowrle WilRon are sorry
to know that be Is quite sick, but hope for
his speedy recovery.
Mrs. J. A. Dickson Bpent last week In Ant
revlHe wltb her bome people, Capt. and Mrs.
John Brownlee.
Mr. A.'Cbeek, of Seneca, spent Saturday
and 8unday bere with Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Cheek.
Mies Lois Wilson entertained Monday In
honor of Miss Francis Sloan, of Columbia,
and Miss Ina Wilson, of Guntown, Miss., who
are her guests.
Mrs. Sara C. Wilson and Mr. R. C. Wilson
spent Sunday In Mouterey. >
Mr. Glenn Baskin and Mr. St. Claire Baskln
spent Sunday at Iva wltb relatives.
Mr. W. N. Thompson Is here from Clinton.
N. C., spending a few days wltb his home
people.
Delay in tafelne Foley's Kidney|Remedy If
yuu uave uawtujuc, siuuo/ u> uiauuci huut
ble, fastens tb?> disease upon you and mak<,?
a cure more difficult. Commence taking Foley's
Kidney K?t>i?jdy today and yon will
soon be well. Why risk a serious malady ?
C. A. MUford & Co.
I>0 IT NOW
Abbeville People Should Xot Wait
lutil it is Too Late.
The appalling death-rate from kidney
disease is due in most cases to the
fact that the little kidney troubles are
usually neglected until they become
serious. The slight symptoms give
place to chronic disorders and the sufferer
goes gradually into the grasp of
diabetes, dropsy, Bright's disease,
gravel or some other serious form of
kidney complaint.
If you suffer from backache, headaches,
dizzy spells; if the kidney secretions
are irregular of passage and unnatural
in appearance, do not delay.
Help the kidneys at once.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for kidney disorders?they cure where
omers iau. uver oue uuaureu muusand
people have recommended them.
Here is one of many cases in this
vicinity:
J. D. Watson, 217Swygert St., Greenwood,
S. C., says: "I have been using
Doan's Kidney Pills for the past
month and am happy to state that the
results have been entirely satisfactory.
My trouble was the irregular passage
of the kidney secretions. Doan's Kidney
Pills relieved me at once. They
strengthen the k:'dneys, and remove
the uric acid from the system. I have
no hesitation in recommending this
remedy to other kidney sufferers."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Koster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name?Doan's?and
;ake no other.
FOLEY'S
HONEY'ndTAR
The original
LAXATIVE cough remedy.
For coughs, colds, throat and lung
troubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholic.
Good for everybody. Sold every where.
The genuine
FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR is in
a Yellow package. Refuse substitute*.
Prepared only by
Pol*y A Company, Chloago.
C. A. MILFORD & CO.
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pecial Agent, R. E.
Hill, Reports
Columbia RecordMr.
R. E. Hill, appoiuted by Govei
>r Ansel UDder a special act of th
st legislature to investigate the a
irs of Colleton county, today file
ith the governor bis report fludin
:-County Treasurer D. L.Smith shoi
i,144.18, and severely criticising sei
al former and present county ofl
rs for looseness in methods and d
des the Smith liabilities as follows
orrowed money account $1,031.6
>nd account $2,450, dispensary ai
>unt $1,662.56.
Tin* Kmith-XaNli I uciileut.
Following his service as count
easurer, Mr. Smith was a member <
ie legislature, and was accused b
.epresentative J. Wright Nash
partanburg of appropriating hispr
ibitiou bill and running it in und<
ie name of Smith as a ruse to defei
ie local option bill. Mr. Nash mat
dramatic speech to knife his ow
baby" under the Smith name, so i
> save the day for local option at
ut the old State dispensary out
usinesB. Mr. Smith was at one tin
joken of a candidate for governor.
Report'* Accuracy <|ucwtioncd.
Accountant Wilson of the comptr<
LOWNDESVILLE. ?
Lowndesvllle, July 5, 19<Kt.
Dr. C. H. Burton, of Iva, cauie down yesteray
evening a week ago,and whs with friends
ere, or rather near bere for a sbort while.
Mr. and Mrs.R. L. Smith opened tbelr doors
t 6 p. m. Monday to the associates and
lends, about twenty In number, of tbelr lite
son, Master Bob Lee, that they with him
light celebrate bis eleventh birthday. It
bb really pleasant to older ones to look on
nd see the little folk In their holiday attire '
uobllng over with the Joy and gladness of
lie occasion. Refreshments were served, la!
?hlch were partaken of with an unmlstaka- fa
le relish. ?
Hon. J. C. Loraax, Dr. T. O. Klrkpatrlck and w
lagistritte J. (J. Huckabee were called to Ab- 62
e7llle Tuesday on Important business. $5
Mr. W. W. Thompson, carrier on route 2 _
rom this place, has been taking bis allowed e
nnual vacation given by the postal depart- Ce
dent, during the past two weeks, closing the vi
ast day of June, his sub, Mr. J. M. Huckabee, r>
ias supplied the route with dally mall for the f/
ametlme. D(
Miss Helen Baker, of Richmond, Va., being cc
t Anderson on a visit came down yesterday
reek ago, nod was the guest of Mr. T. Baker
intll the next day.
Miss Delia Wise, of Saluda, for the psat few
lays has been the guest of Rev. R. W. tr
iumphrles and family.
Dr. A. J. Speer, of Commerce, until six "
nontbs since was a res'dent of this place, U
lame over Thursday and baB since been ?
imong friends here. .
Miss Rebecca Heard,of Elberton, for several "
lays has been the welcome guest of her tl
rlend, Miss Elolse Harper. tl
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grog<in, their little
jabe, Miss Octavia Fey, and Mr. J. B. Hucka- ?
iee went to Mlddleton, Ga, yesterday by tbe
llrt road to the old home of tbe first named, tc
ind spent Its hot hours with relatives. "
Miss Kate Llddell, who for the past few P
nonths has been In business at Anderson, b
same back to her home bere to spend a gi
nonth's vacation with relatives and friends. 1
In tbis town and for a mile or two around
>ut little rain has fallen In three weekB, and
is a consequence gardens are beginning to
ihow signs of suffering because of the hotsnn ]g
tnd a lack of moisture. Beyond the area i
nentloned over the balance of the township,
?ut little plowing has been done, became of fi
on much rain In the same time. ]g
Mr. St. Clair Baskln, of Abbeville, came up
yesterday to be with the home folk for a day "
>r two. $
Mr. Clarenoe McAlister, of Latimer, was r<
iere yesterday the guest of Mr. Louis Bell.
Yesterday as is well known was the 4th of .
Iuly,?"the glorious fourth,'Vbut as"it was IS
il8o Sunday, the first had to give way to the g<
slaims of tbe last, and tberd was no observince
of it, in the slightest particular.: Too or;en
In tbene modern find progressive times,
ihe ennobling, christianizing /riffufe'bces Ana
practices or tbe holy day, glva way to tfce a
jlalms of business, self-interest and pleasure, rr
aut yesterday the "day we celebrate" was Jo6t 1
tight of. We can only wait and see what is ll
lone for Its substitute. Troupe. . Ij;
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Place your fire insurance
with the Abbeville Insurance
and Trust Company. They *
represent sixteen of the larg- 1
est old line fire companies,
and are prepared to give you i
the best of service. y j
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TROY. i
Miss Sue McCaslan after a pleasant *
stay with Mrs. B. 8. Barnwell has returned
to her home at Cedar Springs.
Miss Mae Davis is here from Atlanta ]
spending some days with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Cuddy from Belle- ;
vue went to Dornville Saturday to see
their daughter Mrs. J. J. Dorn.
Dr. and Mrs. Drennan came down
from Verdery last week to see Mrs. J.
S. Burnett, who is improving very
slowly from a three weeks illness. I
Mr. Dave Wardlaw and his attrac- ,
five daughter Miss Edna, from Little
Mountain were guests in the home of |
Mr. J. W. Lyon and family Saturday ,
and Sunday. ' ' 1
Crops in this vicinity are beginning j
to need rain three weeks having pass- .
ed since any rain has fallen. Tnere ]
is gjeat complaint as to a worm de- <
stroying the growing corn.
What has become of the watermelon j
crop? All expect to feast on them the |
glorious fourth but as yet none have ,
marketed here.
Mr. Luther Bradley one of Long
Cane's popular young planters attend- ]
ed the picnic here Saturday. "Jim
Doc" has "treed" you Luther, so there
now.
Mian Josephine Kerr of Cedar
Springs, was the guest of Miss Millwee
Davis last week.
Master George Davis has under gone
a Berious surgical operation in the Augusta
Hospital from a malignant ]
growth under hip left arm. After
much anxiety on the part of bis friend ,
and parents the good news comes that
little George will soon return home in
his usual health and happy self. ,
Mrs. J. N. Dendy and sister Mrs.
Alice Bradley spent a part of last ,
week in Augusta with Mrs. Dendy's
daughter Mrs. Hackett and family.
Miss Nora Davis as Principal, and
Miss Alice Dendy as assistant will
teach the Troy school another term.
Miss-Sulie Clinkscales from Lowndesville
was a pretty visitor with her i
cousin Miss Alma Clinkscales laBt i
week Mr. Charlie Britt of Bellevue !
was also down. i
The Telephone picnic here last Sat- i
urday was a most rousing success i
about 600 were in attendance. Dancing
was of course the pleasure and
greatly participated. Plenty of free
ninnio Hinnor nnri snlenriid hash for a
f,v"lv ?
wee bit of money made that part of
the j day most throughly enjoyed.
Not a siDgle incident or accident to
mar the pleasure of any one. Bellevue,
Bethia, Laurens, McCormick,
Greenwood, and Edgefield furnished
their good looking boys and pretty
girls, we were sure glad to see such
united pleasure and splendid order.
Miss Fannie Haddon of Abbeville,
made a short but pleasant visit here
last week.r >
There will be communion services
in the A. R. P. church next Sabbath
morning.
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Everyone would be benefitted by taking
Foley's OrlDO Laxative for stomach and liver
trouble and habitual constipation. It sweet- i
ens the stomach and breath, gently stimulate!
the liver and regulates the bowels and is
much superior to pills and ordinary laxatives. '
Why not try Foley's Orlno Laxative ? C. A. ]
Mllford it Co.
Phone them and they will 1
call at once and fix up your !
insurance. Phone 118. J. S. ,
Stark, President; J. E. McDavid,
Secretary. \
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To Eat Fruit. ]
Eat only sound, ripe fruit. Unripe t
fruit is indigestible. Overripe or partly
spoiled fruit Is poisonous from the t
bacteria it contains. j
Fruit is most wholesome eaten by
itself, at beginning of a meal, or as <
Jeseert; least wholesome in pudding (
or pies or after a hearty dinner.
Sweet fruits, such as bananas, dates t
- ?1 13 ? - ?? ?"<t Vi Kt*oa lr faat noroa la f.
ii IJ U IlJIb , Hit? UC31 WILLI uicumu^v vvi \ mii.- ( and
other utarcb. Dates, Jigs or prunes
supply all the sweetening needed with 1
mush. t
Do not eat peach, plum or any other
tough fruit ekins raw. It is safer not r
:o swallow grape seeds. a
As a rule cooked fruit is let^s likely
:o cause sickness than raw fruit kept d
i little too long may be made safe to p
?at by thorough cooking.
Eat moderately of raw fruit, espe- b
)ially in hot weather. Do not imagine ft
secause it is watery and comparative- 81
ly innutritious, that you can safely!
;at it in unlimited quantities. I b
>r general's office, who has twi
hecked up Mr. Smith as treasurer tl
nal checking being when Mr. Smi:
>ft office, was surprised by the repc
f today. Mr. Wilson offers to b
100 each that each of the three itec
tferred to by Mr. Hill are incorre<
[r. Wilson does not believe Mr. Smi
i.short at all, that Mr. Hill hau ma
Dme error.
Governor RpNervfM Action.
Governor Ansel will not take ai
ction on the report for the preset
'he act requires the report to be pi
ished in one of the county papers, ai
bis will be done. In the meantii
be governor will reserve action.
Incumbent ('awliing <?laii?M.
The treasurer's office was held
-lr. D. L. Smith's father, Mr. A.
Imith, from 1899 till the spring
900, when he died and was succeed
arly in 1907 by the incumbent, R.
Tones, who the report finds is condu
iiu office properly, except that he l
i habit of cashing claims, "which
iable sooner or later to cause troubb
thas not already done so, to say no
pg of the fact that it is directly c<
rary to law."
"Concluding to begin work in I
)ffice of county treasurer," says the
port, "we called upon thectfunty au
;or (held by A. A. Patterson, Jr.,)
ibstracts of the duplicates and cof
)f the settlement sheets from 1809
to the last settlement, which was
:he fiscal year beginning Januafy
1907, and ending June 30,1908.
Found Much ConfuHion.
"We were informed by that offi
h? hnpw little or nothing ab<
jucb papers, as he bad only recen
?one iDto office anc| had been k
buey ever since in taking tax retu
ind in making up bis duplicates j
paratory to the next collection of t
B8, and that therefore he had not 1
an opportunity or the time to acqua
himself with the other affairs perU
ins: to his office.
He did, however, point out to us
indiscriminate mass of papers {
books piled on top of tables, in <
goods boxes, etc., in an utter stati
confusion, with no sort of distinct
between the papers of one year i
those of another, saying at the sa
time that they were in just the cor
tion in which they were turned o
to him by his predecessor.
"After spending considerable ti
in a futile effort to obtain some re
ble data that would be of service to
we applied to the comptroller gent
for the settlement sheets filed In
office for the period to be covered
our investigation, but as he seen
somewhat indisposed to allow tfc
papers to go out of his office, Mr.
VY. israaiey ^iue expert aucuuui
employed (by Mr. Hill to aesist in
investigation) went up to Colum
and made copies of them, save th
for tbe year 1905, which, he was
formed, could not be found in the
Bee."
County Out of Debt.
Colleton having sold the Green P<
and Walterboro road, for which
county was bonded to tbe extent
$60,000, to the Plant system for I
[)00, is now entirely out of debt Vi
about $1,000 on hand to meet fut
claims.
Smith's Liabilities.
The report says :
"The following is a summary of
liabilities of D. L. Smith, ex-cou
treasurer, as found by us : Borrow
money accounts $1,031.62 ; on bond
count $2,450; on dispensary acco
$1,662.56 ; total $5,744.18."
Tbe report says of the last iten
credit for $1,210.76, that it was gi
by Mr. Smith as paid the tewus
dispensary account, whereas the toi
had already gotten this money.
"The office of county supervise
says tbe report, "being one of the a
important of our county offices, sbo
be filled by a man of firmness, g
judgment and business talent, but
fortunately these qualifications are
often taken into account by tbe a)
age voter. We found the papers i
records in this office in very much
3ame condition as were those in
-- a . . MAMAMr. KAlnfinr
auditors OlllCt;?lUC pujjcia iciauu{
one year's transactions mingled i
mixed up with those of another, in
most indiscriminate manner concei
ble."
The occupants of this office h
been J. O. Jacques, whose term las
tour years ; he was succeeded by J.
Moore, who was succeeded last year
I. O. Griffin.
The report finds that the board
svhich Mr. Griffin is chairman had
iered claims paid whicn were not f
perly sworn to as required by law a
:bat claims amounting to $206.55 1
jeen twice paid. The couuty woi
lave been short to this extent but
;be investigation.
Ex-Supervisor Moor's accounts w
:orrect, but Jo Jacques had left a lot
ury pay certificates not conceded.
The present clerk of court is c<
luctiug his office properly, but <
jlerk E. R. McTeer did not keep
>ook for recording "fines and fori
ures" as required by law, except
he last three months of his term.
The suderintendeut of educatit
")r. H- W. Black, is conducting his
ice all right.
The manner in which the offices
naster and judge of probate are r
re highly commended.
The magistrates are strougly cc
lemned for not making regular
iorts.
, The present sberiit is doing an ngi
ut the ex-SherifF L. G. Owens, w
ield office about 1- years, the repc
*ys:
"In examining his tax execute
ooks for several years back, we foui
Noah wj
indiges
leave
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"t People in consequent
[I indigestion. Lard soakec
i- from greasy, indigestible
2' for your inner machinery
> Cottolene is the onl
product, and its source (t
trast to the source of lard
of Cottolene makes fooc
JJ, healthful. If American
o- lard, both from a practica
never again enter any we
n COTTOLENE is C
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some, and prevent it from <
odors, such as fish, oil, etc.
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ctl One Let on corner of Orange and
iaa Lemon Streets, beautifully lois
cated level and well drained,
th.f *500)D"
TWO Lots near Wardlaw Street,
the two minutes walk from Graded
re- School; near in, and a bargain
at $500 each.
tor
'Iff' 500 Acres, eleven miles from
up /
for Abbeville, on?tbe Snake road,
r li adjoining lands of Hunter Bros.
known as the Alex McCaslan
place, one ten room house, three
cer two room tenant houses, good
out barn, brings good rent on the
gp-j investment. Price $8.50 per
rn8 acre. This place has one hun>re
dred acres in pasture on Long
ax* Cane Creek, well set in Bermuint
8ra99? '8 an ideal stock farm.
lin" 165 Acres, known as the Faulkau
ner place, right at Lower Long
nid Cane Church, a two horse farm
iry open and rented. Price $1,500.
e of
'on 33 Acres land in the City of
'me Abbeville, within half mile of
)(ji. the Court House, $80.00 per
ver acre.
me m Acres one and one-fourth
ljo_ j
ug mile from City limits, price
jrai $2000.00.
his
by 469 Acres, well improved, 10
aed tenant bouses and necessary out
'^.e houses all comparatively new,
ant 11 miles from Abbeville, 4 or 5
the miles from Calhoun Falls, price
'bia $7,500.
lose
One 5 Room House, on 6 acre
lot in the town of Mt. Carmel,
within 50 yards of two churches
^ and the high school, price $700,
tbe would be cheap at $1000.
35^- 260 Acres land near Mt. Carrith
mel, 8. C., price $2,000, possiure
bly enough wood on this place
to pay for it.
One House and lot on Wardthe
]aw (pjjg house is in good
condition. Tbe ]ot contains
ac- one acre. This is one of the
unt mo9t desirable homes in the
city, being in one of the best
|,'e* neighborhoods, near the Graded
on School, the churches and close
flus to the business portion of the
If city. Any one wanting a home
Ijjpj should not overlook this. Price
uld $3,500.
ood
ud- List your Real Estate with me
not and come to see me. If you want
'er* to buy I have or can get what you
the want- y?u want to sell I can
the find y?u a buyer. I also buy and
; to sell all kinds of
ind
'vba! Stocks and Bonds.
aye Remember I represent tbe Equited
table, the strongest Life Insurance
^ Company in the world.
i! Robt. S. Link
iad Office over Milford's Book Store,
uld
for
ere that in the case of quite a number of
0f taxpayers who had returned lands,
j running from an acre up to 196 acres,
Jn J aggregating over 300 acres iu 1905, who
uX.!faiied to pay the taxes tliereou, that
| executions were issued against them
rej_ and nut into the hands of the sherifl'
for'for collection.
I "In his return, made to the treasur)n
er, is this report, 'Cau't find,' when iti
_< ' 11906 these same parties paid the taxes
on these identical lauds", showing that
0f with proper effort these lands could
u? i have been found. The same o? worse
j is true as to executions for 1906-1907.
in.| "It occurs to us that there might be
re_ some profitable gleanings had by the
sinking fund commission in this field,
were they to look into the matter."
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3. BITTERS Family Mediciml
as the foi
tion?He fc
the pigs a:
:e have ever since been victims
1 food is not fj,t for human stom
hog fat, and is bound, sooner o
y rational, national shortening
he cotton fields of the Sunny S
(the pig-sty.)
I that any stomach can digesthousewives
but knew the supi
1 and health standpoint, lard w
ill-regulated kitchen.
iuaranteed Your grocer is hereby)
thorized to refund y<
ased, after having given Coliolene a fair t<
j Cottolene is packed in pails with an s
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matching dust and absorbing disagreea
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