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IS PROHIBIT!!
So Questions S.
Law in M
[Leslie'.1
Thirteen State capitals became "dry1
on July 1st, 1909. This had been
caused cither by State, county or city
actiou, Charleston. W. Va., Lincoln
>?eb., Concord, X. H., and Moutpelier
Vt., voted liquor out Jby a sort of lo
cal option or council action. Tht
other "dry" capitals are in the States
having State-wide prohibition, to wit
Augusta, .Me.; Topeka, Kan,? Bismarck,
.N, D.; Atlanta, C?a.; Jackson
* ri. i XT C*
Miss.; ;s ash vine, xenii.; rutieigu, n.v,
Montgomery. Ala.; and Oklahomi
City, Okla.
One of the singular features of th<
advance of prohibition in Mississipp
is the fact that it has not been broughi
about through moral |or religious agi
tation. The Temperance agitators
the W. C. T. U. forces, and the prbhi
bition party proper had but little to d(
with the steady spread of local optioc
for a period of fifteen years, or the en
actment of the statutory prohibitioi
law last year, # According to the cen
8U8ofl900 there were in Mississipp
641,1'00 white persons and 907,630 ne
grnes. The business men aud com
mercical interests irr the Mississipp
cities compelled to employ negro la
bor can justly claim credit and respon
sibility for existing conditions in ttii
State.
When the business interests(not all
of course) in the cities began this figh
the planters of the State began ti
realize that the open sale of liquor wai
demoralizing the negro aud impairing
his efficiency as a laborer. Th<
strength of this latter force in favo
of prohibition can be realized when i
is explained that Mississippi is pre
* 1 ?? ??1 r*ron
eminenuy an a^nuuuuiai omcc, p??vtically
ninety per cent, of the popu
lation being engaged in agricultura
pursuits, and the negroes who are"th<
hewers of wood and drawers of water'
form sixty percent, of the entire pop
ulatfon. Recognition of the fact tha
the use of liquor^was causing a stead]
increase of crime among negroes alsi
had a strong effect in bringing abou
restrictive legislation.
The real leaders of the prohibitior
movement? men like the late Bisbo]
Charles B. Galloway, of the Methodis
Episcopal Church South, and Dr. W
T. Lowrey, of the Baptist Church
prohibitionists through principle an<
not aligned with any party organiza
tion?in the great campaign for a loca
option law, crntended that a persisten
campaign of education would inevita
b v lessen consumption of whiskey|an(
beer; and prohibition laws, evei
though imperfectly enforced, woulc
prove the most effectual means of re
straint to the traffic.
During the fifteen years period tha
the prohibition cause has been advanc
ing in Mississippi (through local op
tio), it has been frequently handicap
ped by the excessive zeal of some of iti
advocates. For many years Bishoj
, Galloway steadfastly opposed a Stati
wide prohibition law as a eubstitub
for local option, believing that the timi
was not ri pe for Buch a reform. He coi
tended that as the people awakened t<
a realization of what they wantedif
it were prohibition? county afte
county would swiug into the "dry'
column. His judgment proved correc
for when, last year, the State wide lav
. was enacted, there were only six *'wei
counties out of the entire seventy eighl
Even in the final prohibition fiidht
Bishop Galloway and his follower!
were advocatee of conservatism. Wher
the State wide prohibition bill was pr<
Rented at the 1908 session of the Legis
lature, some of its advocates wished t(
make it effective immediately. Th<
conservative element, led by th<
good bishop, believed that the saloonkeepers
(in the six counties) shoulc
be permitted until December 31st,190S
to close out their business. "Wher
the conservatives won this point the
the State wide prohibition law was
pessed without a dissenting vote, and
it is said the saloon men promised nol
to institute litigation to test the law'f
constitutionality.
The bill or bills passed by the Miesissippi
Legislature (it required five, oi
amendments, to do the work correctlj
February 19th to March 5th, 1908, art
"corkers", The writer has studied all
the prohibition laws passed in the
South by the several States; not om
can touch Mississippi's acts as tc
strictness. After reading the five acts
or amendments, one is tempted to be
lieve that it is impossible to get aoj
liquor in ;the State. Only a ministei
can buy sacramental wine. C. O. D.
shipments are prevented by an acl
that does not permit the agent of s
railroad or express company to allow
the removal ofU. O. X). whiskey and
beer more than one hundred feet from
ine oraee or uepoi. me same aui
section 1,798, states that proof of thf
possession by any person in Mississippi
of one-half gallon or more of C. 0,E
liquor or beer shall be prima-facie evidence
of violation of the law! The
fiossession of a United States revenut
icense is presumptive evidence of s
guilt. It is unlawful to give a frienc
a drink at a public entertainment, anj
place of amusement, or social enter
tainment,and so on, ad infinitum
Violations of the prohibition laws o:
Mississippi are known as misdemeanors.
For two days after the writer arrivec
in Jackson, Miss., he couldn't fine
anybody but a prohibitionist. "Greal
law, doing great good. No liquor 01
beer sold in this town, and won't be
I can tell you sir!" The hotel at whicL
he stopped, adjacent to the railway
station, gave many opportunities t(
watch the train of express wagoni
hauling "unmarked" cases of some
thing all day long therefrom; a lot o
barrels also. Hon. Arthur 0. Crowd
er, the capable mayor of Jackson (?
friend of 23 year's standing to the wri
ter), who is doing his duty as he sees
it?which is to close up any blind ti
ger wherever found?when he had th<
bald question put to him as follows
"Now look here! I'll admit, as you do
that a visitor can .bribe a bellboy ii
this hotel to go out to secure liquor oi
beer. But can a stranger, uuintro
duced, arrive in this city, leave this
hotel, and, without going through
any 'sewers', back alleys, or subjecting
himself to police trouble, get all th<
liquor or beer he wishes?" replied, ir
effect, "I'd close such places up if 1
knew of theui."
Now, as a matter of fact, there art
blinU-tigers all over Jacksou; not onlj
stationary ones, but also any numbei
of walking blind-tigers, from whicL
beer or whiskey can be gotten, some
times with ease, sometimes with much
trouble. The writer learned of many
instances of the violation of the liquor
law when later, he made the acquaintance
cf several "wets," one of whom
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'I HI I I mm BgejggBflBBiBtttt
)N A FARCE?
Mays Ball of the
lississippi.
s Weekly].
' went with him to investigate the stai
tionary" blind-tigers ?hd take photo'
graphs of them. In the places photo,
graphed, either whiskey or beer, and
, tometimes both, can be bought; in fact
it was bought. The negro women of
> Jackson purchase, say, a gallon or so
* of cheap whiskey, aud, diluting it
, with about four-fifths water (or as
some Jacksonians claim, sulphuric
, acid), find it much easier and much
. more profitable to maintain ? nvcu?
hood as liquor sellers than by taking
in washing." One negro woman was
s arrested on suspicion in Jackson while
i the writer was there. The police
t searchers found, under her dress, tied
to her corset Btrings, many pint bot,
lies of liquor; some of the strings be*
ing without bottles proved sbe bad
> been doing good business. i
The police suspected a certain boase
* as being a blind tiger, but the m0st
? persistent search failed to develop any
evidence. The officers were about to
i give up in despair when one of them
- noticed a nail projecting from the ceil
: ing. He called for a step ladder, took
i hold of the nail, the ceiling gave, and
* disclosed a stock of liquors and beer.
" A certain- man, suspected of running
3 a blind tiger, had a habit of driving
about the city, after which, when his
? horse showed weariness, be would
1 hitch bis horse up next door|to thepo0
lice station. Some one suggested that
8 there might be something strange
1 about that buggy, and the police ars
rested the driver and found a false bot?
torn to the buggy, which daily carried
innumerable bottles of beer and whis"
! lro\r
The qneen of all the blind tigresses
" isa negress, named Smithers, who has
' beeu frequently arrested and convic~
ted, always coming up with her one
hundred to two hundred dollar fine
' with no troub'e at all. Recently this
* negress who is wonderfully bright,
? was caught "with the goods" on by
J use of marked money. She was ac1
quitted, for the witnesses appearing
against her were two out-of town de1
tectives, whose word the jury com?
posed of white men, declined to accept
1 in preference to the defendant's.
On the trains in Miss., there are said
to be sold the writer didn't see them)
two kinds of packages?one called
''Honey Boy," price fifty cents; the
other, a little larger, called a "Cracker
Jack" price seventy-live cents?which
if the purchaser understands the combination,
will furnish something in
? liquid form that is said to cheer and
1 baa been known tc inebriate, a news"
boy was recently taken off'of bis route
at Utica, Miss, tried for violation of
1 tbe prohibition law, and sentenced to
sixty days on tbe county convict farm.
At the time of the writer's stay in
Jackson, the city was full of so called
3 near beer saloons, wherein to a probi?
bitionist, the near-beer waB served;
? to a man carrying the right uBign,"
s the real beer, and sometimes any?
thing elee he wished in the way of
1 drinkable alcoholic. The writer was
5 told of one case in the vicinity of
Jackson, where a man carried a recepr,
tacle on his person containing whisf
key to which was attached a tube.
"Sucks" at fifteen cents were sold
t right and left. Since the visit of the
, writer to Jackson, namely on June 10
" the Supreme Court has handed down ,
' a decision that no drink containing
j any alcohol, not even near beer, could
> I be8old. It was reported that immedi'm
I ately all the near 'beer saloons were
" closed by Mayor Crowd^r in Jackson:
,' also that Vicksburg and some other
, j towns have paid no attention to tbe
" decision. The writer does not vouch
j j for the latter statement.
I A man named Berry whose case was
[Iappealed to, and decided in, the Su,
preme Court June 8th last, was selling
' a most insidious cider. The good peoI
pie of his community demanded the
t, immediate breaking up of his business
j ne oia stop ior a lime, tnen opened
again, claiming his cider was harmless
One of the pillars of the church in
! Miss, was induced to sample this ci,
derasatest. He did so once, twice,
s! thrice; and he is reported' to have ac[!
quired the worst ot all jags, viz, that
?1 on cider spiked. The revenue officers
j | soon closed the place.
J There were formerly so-called social
! clubs all over Jackson- they have
. | since 1904, been broken up. City At11
torney William Hemingway, of Jack.!
son. showed the writer an application
j for membership in one of the raided
tI clubs dated one day, elected the same
[jday) and a requisition for liquors
r made by the members. These, forms,
| the writer found, or similar ones, are
A in use all over the South. One of the
1 old buildings of the city was in years
j i gone the most popular of all the blind
[ tigers in Jacksen. The prohibitionists
) I say that the tiger therein has been
I killed; the "wets" say not. All the
writer knows is that he couldn't get
> in when he attempted to. Some years
[ agp the back water which reaches, in
I flood times close to the old building,
, did not recede as it was accustomed to
. do during low water of the Pearl River.
A man who saw it told the writer
f that the obstruction which prevented
the waters from returning to the river
was a dam of corks thrown or (leposiI
ted from the old building.
I! A man named Howard, who had
II been brought into court innumerable
r; times for violation of the prohibition
law, and whose wife was supposed to
' I do most of the "smooth" handling of
, the business, had his place raided
' | some Ltime ago. Before the police
could get into the door, the man it is
J said pushed, his wife and the contrafj
band article into a large trunk and
sat there''While the ^officers searched,
. but found nothing. He was afterward
convicted of another similar of'
fense and fined $200 with the understanding
that be was to leave and re[
main away from Jackson. He presumably
left Jackson, but Btrauge to
1 s?v. lie urna rnnnincr a nlodo mhon iho
j J 1 "-"13 - " "w" v"v
j i writer was there!
I The county in which is Jackson
. j does not.extend much beyond the city
" limits. Some up-to-the-minute vio1
lators-moved across tbat county line,
p | built some rough shacks, divided in
jlthe middle with a partition which
' came down 'from the ceiling to a
trough like arrangement. On one
' side, if you knew the countersign, was
, j a room for the customer, who couldn't
; i see the "tiger" on the other. Money
. was dropped in the trough with a slip
I of paper giving the order, and quickly
M the "wet" goods were handed into
! | the trough. A young chap named
' Puckett went to one of these places
[ some years ago to make a purchase. A
knot,in the partition dividing the
room having fallen out, Puckett is
J
ill I li mn luiillll
supposed to have looked through this I
hole and to have Ibsen immediately tt
shot in ,the eye and killed. Right g
afterward the good geople of Jackson p
burned Idown the shacks, and there w
have not been any trough blind tigers si
since the Puckett murder.
There is much to keep the officers a
of the law busyjin a prohibition city, tt
Early in June last there were thirty- gi
five arrests in oue day in Jackson. A m
report made June -4th shows that the
Jackson police made 862 arrests dur- sc
itig less than half of the year. This T
was said to be a record-breaker, with
the busy season yet to come. At this
rate it is calculated in Jackson that
there will be a total of 1,800 arrests for n
the year. The high record in the past It
has been 1,400. It
Six Vickbburg men went to Jack- It
son, and finding it necessary to spend ii
the night in the latter city, decided p
to get up a poker game. They were u
of tne belief that without drinkables a
there could be no real poker party, ci
They interviewed the powers that be ii
in the hotel as to the securing of wet" ti
supplies. Sure, we kin get it fer you, c<
boss, and in thirty minutes too." But ai
we wish one hundred and forty four e<
bottles of beer. Where can you get w
that amountof beer in Jackson in 31 ii
minutes? "Leave it to me boss," said c<
the factotum. Within the time limit ie
through ^the lobby of the?Hotel w
came two negroes bearing on their p
shoulders two gunny sacks filled with n
rattling bottles. The traveling men o
and other hotel guests were much si
amused. r<
The writer wan dininc with Mavor a<
Crowder one evening and asked him r
pointblank, with the license of an old T
friend, if hereally believed he, the city is
officials, etc., and the Law Enforce- a
ment League had closed up the blind p
tigers of.the city. Mayor Crowder si
was firm in his statements that wbis- tl
key couldn't easily be bought in Jack- a
son, nor beer either=when the writer v
at that moment had in his pocket the ti
photographic films of -twelve blind w
tigers which he had tested that very si
afternoon. ^Another friend contra- m
dieted the mayor, and said to the wri- fi
ter, "I will come to your hotel in the n
morning and take you to any number
of places within one hundred and fifty
to two hundred and fifty yards of that C
hotel where we can buy anything we b
wi9h" J
The mayor made a wager that this b
couldn't be done. It wasn't done, as I
the keepers of all the places visited
recognized the writer as the person
who had photographed their establish
monta tha oftornrw^n linfrtra onH Anlu
let him have beer. On the way back *
to the hotel, the other friend said that S
he would drop out at a certain place t
and get the liquor. The friend did so
and arrived at the hotel loaded with
wiskey and beer. When told where
the purchase had been made, the t
mayor, who had convicted the proj ?
prietor to remain away from Jackson,
sent the policeman to see w.hat the
man meant by returning to the city.
But no such person as the man in
question was found at the place, so the
policeman reported!
As Jackson has bad the "dry" law
in effect for about fifteen or so years,
the people's sentiment, so to speak,
has been better educated, and the prohibition
law in that city, it is only
fair to say, is better upheld than in tl
any other town or city in Georgia, Ala
bama, Mississippi, or the two Caroline's
visited by the writer; but, unfortu r<
nately, that is not saying a great deal.
While the writer took no sides in this n
matter, here is the result of his findings
in Jackson: That the only possible
thing that prohibition has accomplished
there is the removal of the
mental suggestion to the man or youth
from the sight of an open bar. It has
to an extent removed temptation from
k../.
iuo wcith, uut ao iur pircveuuug wuui
the law was passed to prevent, it js
perfectly absured to claim tbat it has
done anything of the sort. !Now, to
offset this gain to the community,
there has been caused ceaseless strife
among differing friends, prohibition
has split communinities up into factions
which denounce each other in
unmeasured terms, ministers of the
gospel denounce, in the press and from
the pulpit, honest men who believe
that prohibition cannot prevent what
it was intended to prevent. In Jackeon,
as in other larger cities of the
"dry" belt, the prohibitionists have a c
newspaper, the Searchlight, which
in one of its recent issues contains a
number of not very temperate articles, ?
squibs and soon, regarding citizens of
Jackson who do not agree with the ^
mnwirnr nivrv
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State, County and
President: Vlce-Pre8i<
F. B. HARBISON. P. B. 8PI
Board of Directors :
Vieanska, J. H. DuPre, R. M. Haddon, \
ClinkBcales, C. C. Gambrell.
We solid your business am
it safely and co
We are in position to make you loan
when placed in
Our Saving's
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Through Pullman Sleeping <
Convenient Scheduli
Arrival and Depai
No. of
Trains.
118 Leaves at 10:20 a.m.
Columbia.
115 Arrives from Green
at 12:18 p.m.
112 Leaves at 4:05 p. m.
Ill Arrives at 5:20 from
11G Leaves at 5:50 for C<
117 Arrives at 7:05 p. m.
For full information^ to rales, royt<
Bailway Ticket
J. L. MEEK,
Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent,
Atlanta, Ga.
-
iaw Enforcement League and its me*
iods. And as for ntopplng the neroes
from getting whiskey, it is eimly
impossible. If they couldn't get
hiskey, they would switch to cocaine
lifting.
The writer wishes to back up his
rticle with excerpts taken from a let;r
issued by several ministers of the
ospel, dated Jackson, Miss.,May loth,
j follows:
West Capitol Baptist, M. O. Patter)n,
Pa9tor.
o the ministers of the gospel, State of
Mississippi.
Dear Brethen:
It is true there is to be found in
lany places in our State a spirit of
iwlessness, either open defiance of
iw or lack of reverence for its majesty
tony laws, in fact, are violated with
upunity. Homicidal mania is ramant.
Our legislators have made for
s wise laws in the effort to protect
Dd preserve our people from the
rime that debauches manhood and
impoverish and destroy homes. It rejoins
for the patriotic citizens of our
smmonwealth to see that these laws
re enforced and the infractors punis1*
The Law Enforcement League
'as organized for the purpose of giv]g
aid and encouragement to the offijrs
of the law in [discovery and punhment
of crime, [especially those
hich baffle ordinary vigilance of
eace officers. While the League will
ot confine its efforts to any one form
f crime, the prevention of the illicit
lie of liquors calls for especial and unfitting
vigilance. Despite the enctment
by the Legislature of statutoy
prohibition, the fight is not ended,
his League stands for agitation, legilation,
and law enforcement. Like
11 other great movements for the supression
of crime and the removal of
in, the righteous cause must look to
ae preachers of the Gospel for friend
nd leadership. Their interest in this
ital question will determine the fuare
weal or woe of our great State,
rhetherthere shall be a return to the
aloon with its attendant evils or
whether our people shall be forever
ee from this curse. We call upon our
linisters.
Signed.
Chan. W. Crisler. CaDitol St. Meth.
:hurch. W. H. Hill, West Side Presyterian.
J. E. CarpeDter, Pastor
'irst Methodist Church. W, F. Yarorough,
First Baptistitslie's
Weekly?>
Money to loan on improved
iity or county property. J.
I. Stark, President; J. E. Mc)avid,
Secretary.
It will soon be time to paint your bouse
ie sure to use tbe paint that goes tbe further
nd lasts tbe loDpest? DeVoe's. For s&le only
y Speed's Drugstore.
HELPFuf WORDS
From an Abbeville Citizen,
Is your back lame and painful ?
Does it ache especially after exer
ion?
Is there a soreness in the kidney
egion ?
These symptoms indicate weak kideye;
There is danger in delay.
Weak kidneys fast get weaker.
Give your trouble prompt attention.
Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly,
They strengthen weak kidneys.
Read this Abbeville testimony:
D. M. Keller, Main St., Abbeville,
S. C., says: "I suffered
for some time from a dull
ache across the small of my
back, caused by disordered kidneys.
I decided to try a kidney
remedy and went to P. B.
Speed's drug store for a box of
Doan's Kidney Pills. I now
feel much better. I have no
hesitation in recommending
Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
ents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
few York, sole agents for the United
itates.
Remember the name?Doan's?and
ake no other.
: - ABBEVILLE
City Depository.
lent: / Cashier:
JED. J. H. DuPRE.
F. E. Harrison, P. B, Speed, G. A.
V. B. Moore, W. P. Greene, J. F.
1 are prepared to handle
nseriatively.
b, and to pay interest on deposits,
Department.
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KAlLWAi.
iATEST SYSTEM.
se.
Cars on all Through Trains,
es on all Local Trains*
rture of Trains.
for Greenville and
ville and Columbia
for Greenville.
Columbia.
)lumbia.
from Greenville.
i
i
i
?s, etc., consult neareBt Southern
; Agent, !or j
J. C. LU8K, <
Division Pass. Agent, <
Charleston 8. C.
I
EAST END.
What "M" Sees and Hears on His
Rounds About the City and Along
Route No. 3.
AbbevlTlo. 8. 0., A 111.'. 10,
Mrs. J. L. McMillan alter a delightful stay
of ho vera I weeks at Glenn Springs is home
again.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Smith returned this
week from their summer outing at Tate
Springs.
Mrs. L. R. Vose and daughter Mrs. Robert
Hill, alter spending a most delightful visit
with relatives and friends at Georgetown,
1'awley's Island. Charleston, Summervllle,
Sullivan's Island and Sumter returned home
last Monday.
Mrs. Hill with her bright little son Robert
left.yesterdav for their home In Monroe, N. C.
Mr. W.J. Bryson left last Sunday to spend
his vacation with his home people at ashler's
N C.;
Mr. Eugene McMillan Is spending his vacation
at Glenn Springs.
MIsh Marie Mabry Is home again after a
protracted stay at Clinton.
The power bouse Is much improved In appearance
by its fresh coat of paint.
Capt Johnson Is making great improvement
along the road in ront of the power
house' He has cleared away the growtf)
along the branch giving a clear view from the
first branch to the Blue Hill branch, and has
also made a regular "Broadway" aldewalk
from the Blue Hill to the trestle and Is still
working his force to beat the band. We wish
we bad him on the Flatwoods road.
After making a pleasant stay with her
aunt Mrs. McAllister of Abbeville, Miss Janie
returned to her home on route three last
wefk.
mr. rai itoone ebb leu ior ine un mill unmpany.
Pat was an efficient clerk In the office
and we miss 11 m very much.
Mrs,> George Clark of Augusta, le iu the city
visiting her mother.
Miss Bernlce Craymer of Monroe, Is In the
city the guest of her sister Mrs. Mlnshall.
Mr. Calhoun Cason Is now clerk In the I nst
Office In the place made vacant by Mr. Pat
Roche.
ECHOES OX HOI TE 3.
BarbccneN. IMoiiIoh, Pretty Visitor*?
Hake Up Mfe Along Route 3.
The rally of the Farmers Union last week
at Sharon was a grand success, as told by the
Immense gathering of people from every
quarter. It|was said to^be the largest crowd
ever seen at any public meeting at this place.
Distinguished speakers held the attention
of the laige and orderly crowd by their sound
truths and words of wisdom, while a bountiful
supply of bash and basket dinner added
to the wants of the Inner man. Every body
was served and that, too, In great abundance.
The comfort and wants of all were carefully
looked after by a wldc-awske committee and
the day passed off most pleasantly and will
ever be remembered as a "red letter" day for
Sharon. Messrs. James Gilliam. J. R. Thornton
and W. M. McKenzle looked aftef the
barbecue, and It was the verdict of all present
that it oould not have been prepared better,
bat was ks fine as ever tickled the palate of
any epicure. We trust the farmers gained
knowledge and learned truths that will do
them good for time to come and especially
learn tbem to remember the old adage that In
"unity there's strength." At the close of the
afternoon the yonng people enjoyed a ball
game with which closed the pleasures of the
day.
If all the patrons on route 3 could and
would lollow the example of Mr. S. C. Link
In painting their dwellings how beautiful the
country would be. His home looks fifty per
cent better with his neatly painted oottage.
Mrs. Edwin Parker and children are home
again after a pleasant visit to home folks at
Bellevue.
Mr. Walter Wilson returned last week from
Soutbportand Wrlgbtsvllle Beach, where he
spent a very delightful time. Ask him and
he can tell yoa something about the doings In
a dry town.
Mr. Nicholas Schram' left last week for a
visit to his daughter Mrs. Watson, In Darlington
county.
Rev. L. W. Brown, of Alabama Female University,
Is spending awhile with his family
and friends at Lebanon and surrounding
country. He with Mrs. Brown and their
bright little son are visiting relatives In Chester.
Mrs. W. H. Edmonds and children of Spartanburg,
are stopping with her mother, Mrs.
Adams, as they go to their home 1h Augusta.
Mr. Edmonds Is expected this week.
A crowd of yonng people from Lebanon
and Sharon Journeyed to Mount Carroel lact
Friday p. m. on a picnic and to witness a ball
game They bsd a fine time, and on their return
had an experience they will not soon
forget. When in the' flatwoods a fearful
storm of wind, rain, thunder and lightning
overtook them causing part of the party to
take refuge In the flatwoods school bouse until
midnight, when Mr. Edwin Parker found
It out and kindly proved the good Samaritan
by going for tbem, and bringing tbem under
bis hospitable shelter, making them comfortable
until daylight, when they continued
their homeward Journey. The foremost part
of the crowd, who were 1?j buggies, were
kindly sheltered by Mrs. Sherard, who like
wise acted the part of the good Samaritan.
Mr S.E.Evans came near having a fearful
and. sad experience as be With two young ladles
In bis buggy was coming down the long
steep bill near the borne of Mrs. Sherard,
their horse got Into a deep gully that had
washed down Ibe centre of the road, almost
overturning the buggy, throwing Mr. Evans
out, but luckily be caught the horse and held
last until the ladles landed, and when all
were safely landed they with others took
shelter under the hosnltable roof of Mrs.
Sherard until the Btorm ceased. The picnic
was gotten up in compllmeut to visiting
friends. We told them they could now fully
appreciate the dangers through which their
carrier often passed.
Mrs. Gilliam came home from Greenville
Sffturdpy. bnt returned Sunday to accompany
Mr. David Gilliam, her husband, to Caesar's
Head, under the special care of his physlclun
who will also attend them. Many friends
hope the cbanee of scenery and the cool
mountain breeze will prove beneficial to Mr.
Gilliam and that he will soon be much better.
The heaviest rainfall along route 3 of tbls
season occurred last Friday night; every
bridge was swept by the waters, but the carrier
got through all right and served every
patron.
Miss Victorlne Hall left last week for her
bu8lne?8atTifton, Georgia,after enjoying her
vacation with her home people on route 3.
Many patrons along route 3. realizing there
Is more trouble In a gallon of liquor than in a
half pint will vote lor the dispensary. Bee
the point?
Mr. J. D. McGaw brought a fine 30 pound
melon out for us and laid it down under the
mall box for a few minutes wnen be went off
on business, but alas, on his return "foot
prints" in the sand told the story. Bo near
and yet'so far!
Misses Grace Crawford and Julia Haddon,
of Due West section, were the pretty and attractive
guests last week of Miss Robena Gilliam.
Mr. T. M. Knox, of Mount Carmel, with his
daughter. Miss Maggie, are spending the
weefc with his brother, Mr. R. W.Knox and
family, and perhaps will continue their trip
to Walhalla and on to tbe mountains. Mr.
Knox is one of tbe prominent business men
of tbe Valley town and has been quite sick
with malarial fever and is now recuperating
his health.
Miss Lizzie Ricbey is visiting friends and
relatives on routes.
MIbb Nannie Scott, of Atlanta, Is on a visit
to relatives on route 3.
Miss Lena Smith, of Abbeville, is visiting
relatives on route 3.
The rural roads from Abbeville along tbe
different routes are in extremely bad condition
in many places and something will soou
have to be done or tbe service suspended on
parts of these routes.
Miss Jane Eakin left Tuesday for a trip to
Mississippi, where she will remain some lime
wltb relatives.
Miss Allle Evans returned home last week
from visiting friends In Greenwood.
Miss Janelle Hlnton.of Greenwood, Is visiting
relatives on route 3.
Why run the risk of losing
all when you can insure so
eViemv Insure von house, fur
v? r rf '
niture, outhouses, etc. The
fire companies represented in
our office have assets aggregating
over $50,000,000.00.
We give you the best protection
against loss by fire, J. S.
Stark, President; J. E. McDavid,
Secretary. Phone 118.
Put up your winter clothes and blankets
wliti opiiarand lavendar llakeH. Much belter
than camphor bnlls. For sale at Mlllord'si
rug store. Phone 107.
50c men's undershirts only
cost 39c each at Cash Bargain
Store.
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Schedule for Due WfMt Iltiil way.
Morn lug train leaves Due West at 10:30. i
Evening train leaves Due West at-1:10. These 1
trains meet the moruingand evening trains .
dd the Southern at Oonaids.
Passengers can go out Irom Due West on
^he evening freight train whlcb leaves Due
West at two o'clock. (
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PELAGRA CONFERENCE
ABBEVILLE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
DISCUSSES THE DREAD DISEASE
AT ITS REGULAR MEETING.
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Many
Visiting Doctors Take Part in the J
Deliberations?Pelagra Cases for In- ]
spection. i
Tlie Abbevillo County Medical Society held '
ilH regular meeting In tne Court House on ,
last Friday. The day wan given over to the
discussion of Pelagra. Many doctors from .
other counties were present aDd took part In J
th? deliberations. <
The meeting was presided over by Dr. G. A. 1
Netitter. Dr. Neufler first Introduced Dr. Ep- j
ting of Greenwood, who reported six eases of
Peiagra which had come under his practice, ]
and two later cases that had developed since
writing the theme. '
Dr. C Fv Williams, secretary of the State ,
Hoard of Health of Columbia, next read a
paper prepared by Dr. Lavender, Dr. Babcock i
and himself. This paper dealt with the history
and prevalence of the disease. Dr. WD- '
hams bad written to 1G4 superintendent* of
asylums to ascertain whether or not FHagra 1
existed there. He received 120 repllt-s and the
Stales reporting Pelagra wlttilo their bounds
?re: New York, Pennsylvania, Mardtand,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, LouIglnnua,
Tennessee and Kansas.
Dr. H. E. McConiiell of Chester, bears the ,
distinction of first diagnosing pela.ra in
South Carolina, tie also read a paper giving
bis idea oftbe disease and Its treatment.
The Abbeville doctors had for examiLa'ion
a number of patients a filleted with the disease.
These were examined by the physicians
ann questions asked and answered an to
the symptoms, etc. This feature of the meetlug
was most valuable to those In attendance
for it gave lhose doctors who had not seen a
case ample opportunity to see and study It as
well.
Dr. Neufler rend a very interesting paper
prepared by Dr. lavender, who was unable
to be present on account of the illness of his
wife. Dr. Bnbcock of the State Hospital for
the insane. treated a paper on the prognosis
and treatment of the disease.
On the general discussion Dr. Isaac M. Taylor
of'Morgnnton, N. Cm stated that be bad
bad one patient whose entire body was covered
with the pellagrous dermatitis. In some
ol the cases he had observed alcobol seemed
to have been the predetermining cause. He
said that all the cai-es coming to his sanlta
riura uave ueen 01 me weii-io-ao ciass, anu
have Dot been victims ol malnutrition. He
bad found no efficacious method of tieatmeat
and all but two of his cases proved fatal.
Lir. 0.13. Mayor of Newberry, said he had
seen but one case previously. He moved
tbat it be beclared the sense of the conference
that the proceeding of the meeting be pub
llshed in The South Carolina Medical Journal.
DISBELIEVES MAIZE THEORY.
In dlncussion of the etiology of the malady.
Dr. J. W. Wldeman of Due West, stated tbat
he did not believe in the maize theory, and
that until the evidence is conclusive there
should be no positive statements. He thought
the medical fraternity is standing on the
threshold of the stuhv of pellagra and all the
discusslpn is only the prelude to what is yet
to be done. He thought that a doctor above
all others should be skeptical until facta are
proved.
Dr. G. P. Neale of Greenwood, said be believed
proper treatment lies along the line ol
nyglene and diatetlcs. He said tbat in two
cades under b^ care a manifest improvement
resulted from the patients' eating berries.
The patients were made to abstain from the
use olcorn bread or any eorn products.
NOT A NEW* DISEASE. * ,
Dr. Tavlor mentioned having n<>nn ?aa?o
now known to be pellagra for 22 years.
Dr. John Lyon of Ninety-Six, spoke of having
observed pellagra patlenUi apparently
progressing towards recovery experience an
immediate relapse after eating a small quan
tlty of corn bread. Similar cases were cited
by others.:
Dr. Babcock closed the dlscasBlon wjth
comments on what others bad said. He emphasized
the point tbat diagnosis of pellagra
must be made regardless ot skin legion. As
to age, the tlrst two pellagrins he saw In Italy
were a mother and 2-year-old child, both affllcted.
Both had been fed on polenta?a dish
something similar to "mush." Italian authorities
maintain tbat pellagra Is not oommunlcable.
He discussed technically the difference
between the symptomatology of
sprool and pellagra.
Among the physicians at the conference
wert:
G. \V. Pinson, Cross Bill; J. M. Carlton, Mt.
Carmel; B. H. Carlton, Donalds; A. W. Burch,
Lincolntou, ua; J. Lee Young, Clinton; J. W.
Davis, Clinton; C. D. East, Cioldvllje; S. G.
Miller, Chester; John H. Miller, Cross Hill; T.
L. W. Bailey, Clinton; Geo. Peake, Cross Bill;
H. G. Williams, Columbia; J. W. Wldeman,
Due West; C. C. Gtmbrell, Abbeville; Jno. W.
Wlckllffe, West Union; L. 0. MoAuly. Eatonton,
Ga; J. B. Brltt, Troy; H. E. McConnell, I
Chester; P. K. Black, Mt. Carmel; J. E. Edwards,
Spartanburg; J, D. Wilson, Lowndesvllle;
I. M. Taylor, Morganton, N. C; G. P.
Neal, Greenwood; E. W. Carpenter, Greenville;
J. K. Be.l. Due West; J. A. Anderson,
Antrevlllt-; E. A. Hlnes, Seneca; A. B. Mayor,
Newberry; W. T. Jones, Ware Shoals; F. E.
Harrison, Abbeville; J.C. HH1, Abbeville; L.
T. HMI, Abbeville; J. B. Towt send, Anderson;
W. R. Doyle, Senera; B. W. Cobb,Greenwood; i
J. W. Babcock. Columbia: Davis ,PurDQunGreenville;
John Lyon, NInetj-SIx; D. E,
LuiK. Wilmington W. D.Simpson, Abbeville;
K. B. Eptlng, Greenwood; W. T. Lander,
Greenwood; Jobu K Civil, Columbia; D. P.
Tarner.Corona<a; W. O Holloway.Chappellf;
W. L. Keller, Abbevi'le; G. A. Neuffer, Abbeville;
Y. M. Hitcb, Hodges; E. B. Hendrlx,
Greenville; E. C. Doyle, Seneca; W. Townes
Jones. WareSboalc; A. L. Harvln, Abbeville;
.T. R. Nickles, Abbeville; D E. Calvert, Abbe- s
vllle; W. M. Cheatham, Abbeville.
The court room was well tilled with spectators
and visitors.
The visiting delegates were extended every J
courtesy by ibe committee on reception and
entertainment, and all exprepsed themselves
as well pleased with tbe result of tbe meeting.
During the first week of November an Interstate
meeting Is to be held In Columbia under
tbe auspices of tbe State board of health,
ut which pellagra, tbe book worm and other
matters will be considered and It is expected
this n^eetlng will be attended by many physicians
from other States.
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Dispensary or Prohibition.
Belore another issue of this paper this lm- _
portant question will be settled, so we give a ir
few suggestive thoughts as they occur to oar
mind for the benefit of those who only have
In view the sole Qbject of "knocking out" the
dispensary regardless of what may result afterwards,
It occurs to u that the dispensary yr
hedged obo t by State and munlolpal laws is ?
the best solution of the liquor question we foi
will ever have, it opens and closes Its doors 0u
iuc oaujc no mi uluci uupiucss UUUH9H. ilO 1
drinking or carousing 1m bI lowed oo the pre- tic
mlses. No minor can purchase liquor. It Is
under tbe local management of our own law
abiding and upright citizens, wbo have tbe
Interest ol tbe people at heart, /or they bave
sons of their own and we are sure Done of ftn
this cIbbb will be led astray by any Influence
of theirs. J1
Does "knocking out" tbe dispensary give us *DI
prohibition? We answer NO, and that too ^
without fear of contradiction, tout Instead It
only gives license to any and all who wish to
run "blind tigers" and odclal clubs under
wboce shadow, and In wbose wake will be
multiplied trouble, perhaps murders, drunk- _
enness, debauchery and all kinds of untold J,
mischief and that loo without any revenue to
tbe county, but Instead taxes will be Increased,
extra police and detectives called In to
bunt up and run down the tigers.
There are many other troubles not mentioned,
or now thought of bound to arlBe
as it will then be "illegal" Instead of "legal"
gale of whiskey so that when you vote to do
away with the dispensary remember you
actually legalize the naif of illicit liquor and
briug about, a state of affairs worse than now
exists. What say you? Shall iiqour be sold
"legally" or "illegally"? But some one says
we will put down tbe blind tigers and soolal
clubs, and if tbe men now in office can't and
won't do It we will put tbem out and elect
men who will, We ask you to mention a
single town where this has been done. You
can go to any dry town In South Carolina or
any other State aud get a? much liquor as
you could when ibe dispensary existed.
Who denies this? Then how can Abbevll'e
be an exception to tbe general rule ?
It is our humble opinion 11 we are to bave
the sale of liquor In our midst, let us have it
legally and under the restriction of State and
municipal laws and not dispensed under
every hill and at every cross roads, and by
any and every person who cares DOtblng for
the good of young or old, but only for tbe
mighty dollar.
Listen! Rhus been said that even during
the "two weeks" of prohibition, or closing of v
the dispensary liquor has been "made" and
"eold" in tbe limits of Abbeville. What say
you theD, shall It be "legal" or "Illegal" sale
ofllquor? Which will bring about the best '
state of aflaira looking to the good of our peo- ?
pie ? Which will be the best of the two evils?
Answer by your votes on the 17th.
Cyrus.
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Stark, President; J. E. McDa- ai
vid, Secretary. tl
Let me handle your real estate for yon. I *
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211 Acres about 10 miles from
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House and Lot on Greenville -9
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One Lot on corner of Orange and
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Two Lots near Wardlaw Street, ^ I
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500 Acres, eleven miles from I
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165 Acr68, known as the Faulkner
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33 Acres land in the City of
Abbeville, within half mile of
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Acre8 one and one-fourth {
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$2000.00. , '.
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469 Acres, well improved, 10 v> _ %
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anrl hlah nnhnnl. nriflfl $700.
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?60 Acres land near Mt Carmel,
S. C., price $2,<500, possibly
enough wood on this place
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MUTUAL '
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ASSOCIATION,
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March 1st, 1909,
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r any Information yon may'desire about
r plan of Insurance. N
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iemember we are prepared to prove to yon
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suranoe known.
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Abbeville, S. C.
, FBASEB LYON, Vi\B.
Abbeville, S. C.
BOARDljffiECTORS. . .
). G. Majora,...?.. Greenwood
r.T. Mabry Cokesbury
V. B. Acker Donalds
VI. B. CUnkseales Due West
V. W. L. Keller Oong Cane
. A. Keller ?>Hmllhvllle
iV. A. Stevenson Cedar Spring
H. Wilson Abbeville City
I. B. Cbeatbam Abbeville Country
)t. J. A. Anderson Antrevllle
>. S. Boles Lowndeevllle
L. O. Grant Magnolia
?dwln Parker Calhoun Mills
i. L. Edmonds .....Bordeaux
J. L. Rasor Walnut Grove
V. A. M lcklea Hodges
J. G. Bowles Coronaca
).S. Hattlwanger Nlnety-81x
}. C. Dusenberry Klnards _
ra B. Taylor- Fellowship
oseph Lake Phoenix
lev. J. B. Muse Verdery
'. H. Chiles, Jr .Bradley
. W. Lyon Troy
V. A. Cheatham Yeldell
i. E. Dom...?. Callleon
}. E. Dorn .........Klrkseys
i. H. Stevens Brooks
? U P 1 1000
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