Edgefield Advertiser rHOS.J.ADAMS, .... . EDITOR. THURSDAY, JAN^2, 1893. * The Dispensary bill has added 25 per cent, to Tillman's strength in Edgefield county, and has made ardent prohibitionists out]of many of the Eintis. This is our es timate after interviewing many, and hearing from -various portions of the "county. The Columbia State is authority for the statement that Internal Revenue officers in that city say ?ih?t "if the Dispensary law goes into effects sales of liquor wil Hall off tb such an extent that tho office .of Internal Revenue^ for South Carolina may ie abolished and the State attached"to a North Carolina ! or Georgia distiict." This predic tion, ought to please prohibitionists. We don't know, whether it is ^malice or a vague association of ideas, but the Western Union . operator here . insists on r spelling the name of the distinguished ed itor of the Register as "Col. Gnafct." It impresses us as a manifestation of unconscious humor ?f a high order.-G reeuville News. Perhaps the humor was not an un conscious perpetration inasmuch as tho Western Union operator knew that tte big bull of the Piedmont escarpment had been forced to fake to the groves of Athens in vain attempts to mb the Gnatt off his horns. v- Clemson College will probably be opened in the early spring for the admissionpf students. The Governor says that no mat ter what may occur the college .will be opened not later than July 1, and he thinks that with the en ergy which, they will employ the college will open on June 1. The buildings will 'all be completed according to the original plans, affording accommodation for 600 students. Nothing has been done in regard to the election of ? president to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna tion of President Strode. ' Prof. Strode retains the chair of. math ematics in the ' college, however, The board w^ll probably elect a president at its next meeting. ~ "If .the r^l^d?tb^Lof the l^ews Sorrier don't atop^fcheir onfe: -oipme-of th? newliquor Uw they'll 'i^five .non-. pb>*.;h?.-/ - r.a4 ?X?J r'i;/iin n?/>->i'a.. di?; ./.^tihgyishod anti iii : this'" county,: but chis advice came too late. Those "fool editorj^h?ve done done it," an4 the combination between the tar-room men and -the antis has ieen perfeoted. The. Tillman banner, which never yet knew de feat, and the prohibition standard are now and will be henceforth borne by the same army, and the bar-rooms must go. This will be another revolution, and a great many people scarcely believe it j but the wheel of reform must make one more turn. The NewB and Courier says that Gov. Tillman cannot enforce the Dispensary law until it has been "tested in the courts." Our con-1 temporary ought to know that the Governor is every day enforcing laws not. "tested in the courts." Indeed* the interpretation of a statute by ?he, courts is. never a ^^general interpretation which could be a guide to the Governor in en forcing it, but a special one as | relating to the particular parlies and facts that may be brought be fore it. To carry out the theory of our contemporary, nothing on the . statuts books is. law unless "tested in the courts." Hearken 1 Listen 1 The Governor takes his interpreta tion of the law from the Attorney General and enforces that inter- i pretation until the courts get up "something better." TWISTIFICATION. Mr. A. B. Williams, editor of the Greenville News, as soon after the passage of the Evans Dispensary ' bill as possible, hies him to Ath ens, Ga., to get. the experience of that city upon the" operation of a somewhat similar "law there. Thefl result of that investigation he gives in letters to his paper. Mr. Williams is opposed to the Dis pensary law but the Athens facts in favor of it vere too. hard for him. Here they are : Before the Dispensary law went into op?r ation in Athens, 13 months ago, | the city received $1500 license money from bar-rooms. Last year it received $10,000 under the new regime besides the stock of liquors on Tiand paid for amounting to $5000. This all told amounts to $15,000 revenue to the city against $1500 ?under the old ? bar-room system. Mr. Williams concludes from these facts that as a source of revenue to the town the law is a failure. Does it look that way to you, reader? The report of the Athens police , -.IWIIIWII? and city council show a nc decrease- in drinking und< new law. This takes care, < moral part of the basil ?doesn't it seem so to you, rei This report also shows th? sales of liquor are gradually fsBm month to month fallii the first month's sales havinj the largest. Now for conclu? If dr?nkenuess is less fre and sales decreasing, and i same time the revenue to the greater^en to ^one-than f the old law what is .the i with that Athens lawas a ?V< jwm-f-anj; flies on it? If you se flies on it, reader, you hav permission to m"ash-^?m. ' ? New Laws. _. We publish today a few, o new measures enacted at tb,? session of the General Ass?: They will be of interest t< readers*. Others will be p?bl: hereafter: An act -providing for a Rig Action Against a Municipal poration for Damages Sustf by-Reason of Defects. in the T>air of Streets, Sidewalks Bridges Within the Limits of I Municipal Corporation. Be it enacted by the Se and House of Representative the State of South Carolina, met and sitting in General sembly and the authority of same: Section ?. That, any person shall have received bodily injui damages to his or her perso property, by reason ot any de in the repair of any street, side* or bridg? within the corpo limits of any town or city in State shall recpver^in an act in a Court of Competent jo diction against said town or < the amount of damages eustaii Sec. 2 That all Acts and p of Acts inconsistent with this be, and the sanie ara hereby pealed. An act regulating Cha Mortagages and the Payment Satisfaction Thereof. Be it enated by the Senate i House of Representatives of State of South Carolina, now. i and sitting in General Assem and by the authority of the sai Section 1.'That no chattel ^personal property bf any desci izrr ~-u?n Try? eop.vpved bv-J ghati ci u-ivjj*;?g?^:\miesaj?i???i ^???0> ' ? :-'y. ; v. ?J? Sec* fh.al inc .o?ri'?gag? of J ??ttel-shall 'hiTC. the r igh t. to deem the property mortagaged, him at any time b?fore sale by mortgagee, by paying the mortgi debt and costs incurred attempting to enforce its pa^me and a tender made by the mc gagor of au amount sufficient pay said debt and cok ts If not ? cepted, shall render the mortgi null and void. To Amend Section 1087 of t General Statutes Relating Damages caused by Defecti Highways, ox Bridges. Section 1087 is amended to re as follows : Any person who shi receive bodily damages - in 1 personor property through a d feet caused by or in the neglige repair of a highway, 'causewa street or bridge may recover an action against tho County Municipality the amount of actu damages sustained by him by re son thereof:. Provided such pe son has not in anyway brougl about such injury or damage t his own act or negligently contribi ing thereto. If such -defect in ac road causeway or bridge existe before such injury or ; damage ot ourred, such damages shall n< be recovered by the person SQ ir jured if his exceeded the ordin?r weight. An act to Amend Section 100 of the General Statutes bf th State, Relating to the Apportion ment of the Free Public Schoc fund. Section 1002 is amended to read He (the School Commissioner shall annually on the first day o February, or as soon as practicabh thereafter, apportion the incom< of the Connty school fund a~?on? the several shool districts of hif County, in proportion to the num. ber of pupils attending the free public schools in each district, and he shall certifry such appor tionment to the County Treasurer. He shall at the same ti m e, when deemed advisable by the County Board of Examiners, apportion from the income of the two mill tax on property a sum not exceed ing two hundred dollars to defray the expenses of Teachers' Institutes conducted under regulations pres cribed by the State Superintendent of Education, which sum shall be drawn on his warrant upon the County Treasurer, approved by the other two members of the County Board of Examiners. He shall take duplicates for such expendi tures and file the same with an itemized statement, with the ct a tc Superintendent of Education. Advantages of the Dispensary. The new law is better than the old law for many reasons : 1. It divides the profits in the business. In the first place, the State makes fifty per cent, on the original puchase, and then the county dispenser is allowed to charge his customers a profit of fifty per cent, over the amouut which he pay s to the State' commis sioner for his liquors. The profits on the county dispensary is divided equally between the county and the town. 2. It secures to the consumer a guarantee that he is getting good liquor at a price much lower lhan we presume a licensed bar could afford to sell tho same goods. 3. The county dispenser, being paid a salary, is not interested in increasing the saleft, 4. Not being pecuniarily inter ested, and hay ing to make monthly returns, he will be less apt to sell t J minors, drunkards or other per sons who would abuse its use. 5. The liqour in dispensaries are sealed up in quantities from haif point to fine gallons, and the dispenser has no chance to .'doctor" it. The consumer buys it m original the package and must not open ft in the dispensary... ?6. The dispensary, we believe, will offer less inducements to minors, and others, to loiter about the premises, and for this reason they will be less liable to cultivate the drink habit. The great objec tion to open bars is the temptation which they offer to the young. Men who have formed the liquor habit will, in many instances, go it no matter whether we haye bars or not but if we do not have bars our boys aro more safe from the dangers of intemperance. The chief object and aim of the tem perance people is to save the young. They can do next to nothing with those who have already formed the drink habit. Abbeville Press and Banner. The Delightful Waltz. Brother Burnmall is a scholarly .old Presbyterian deacon, who lives in the north end of the county. He was in the office yesterday and, commented as follows : "I was with some young people waltzing Friday night. The gents enciroled their partners'waists with pne arm. .^The gents stood erect, leaning a little forward. (Music.) -Fow ail $heei? vrhiri and curl, //eei.and re?is o? gents ?o riprap i ."i./.- 'jr V'-t o- "rr ? cTippity, alippity, binpiiy sloppHy, j hoppiiy, jumpity thcn'ipity, bump. Ladies fly off by centrifugal momentum. Gents pull ladies* hard close. They reel, swing, slide, sling lock tender, looks silly, look dizzy. Feet fly, dresses fly, skirts fly, all fly. It look squeezity, tuggity pullity, rubbity-rip The. men look like a cross between steelyards and limberjacks. The maidens tuck down their chins very low, or raised them very high. Some smile, some grin, some giggle, some pout, some sneer, and all perspire against those of the men, or into their bosoms, breast against nose, toes against toes. Now Georgy, porgh' derey, perey, ridy pidey, coachy, poachy, p-i-t-c-h-h. They put the Indians in jail for indulging in the Ghost Dance. It could not be worse than our waltz.' -Kentuckian-Citizen. Gen. Booth, of the Salvation Army, has 3>800 men, mostly broken-down drunkards at one time, working on his farm a few miles outside of London, and they are described as a decent, in dustrious, useful and en thu sat ic lot of people now. Salt for table use should have mixed with it a small quantity of corn starch before putting it into either salt cellar or salt shaker. This will prevent the tendency it has to form into solid lumps. Notice. OFFICE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER, J EDGEFIELD, S. C. ? The public schools in Edgefield county will be opened on tho 16th of January, 1893. M. B. DAVENPORT, _ S. C. E. C. Master's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EDGEFIELD COUNTY. . Court Common Pleat. Hrs. Janie Brooks, as Administratrix of tbe estate of G. P. Trotter, dec'd. against J. C. Williams, as Administrator of tbe derelict estate of Ann Gibson, dec'd. "PURSUANT to the decree in this ^ cause, I will offer for sale at pub lic outcry before the court-house, town of Edgefield and te of South Caro lina, on the first Monday in February, 1893, (beins the Gtu day of said month) between the legal hours of sale, the following described realty, to wit : ' All that tract or parcel of land, ly ing, situate, and being In Edgefield county and State of South Carolina, containing one hundred [100] acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of Burnett Perry, Simeon Morse, and James Riley, and known as part of the Gibson tract. Terms of Sale : Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. W. F. 3&A.TH, Master E. C. Master's Saie. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. Court Common Pleas. The American Freehold Land Mort gage Company, of London, (Ltd), against ; ? John W. Blackwell, et al. ... PURSUANT to the judgment of foreclosure in this cause,. I" will, offer for sale at public outcry, before the Court House, in the town of Edge field and State aforesaid, on -the first Monday in,February, 1893, (being the 6th day of' said month) between the legal hours of sale; the folio win g de scribed realty, to wit : ./ All that tract of land, in the county of EdgefleM and State of South Caro-' lina, to wit: One hundred and forty (140) acres, more or less, bounded on the north, by lands of the estate of Elbert Cornett; east, by Stevens Creek.; south, by lands of J. D. Cornett and Stevens Creek, and west, by the lands of M. E. Sanders. Terms of Sale : One-half cash, ant the balance on a credit of one year, with interest from the day of sale. Purchaser .to give bond and a mort gage of the premises to' secure the credit portion, or all cash at the pur chaser's option. Purchaser to pay for papers'. W. F. ROATH, Master E.:C. J Master's Sale. ;-| STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA* COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. Court Common Pleas. The American Freehold Land Mort I gage Company of London, (Ltd), j against John.C. Strother, et al. ~ PURSUANT to the judgment of fore closure in this case, I will offer fdr sale at public outcry before the Court House, town of Edgefield and State of South Carolina, on the first Monday in February, 1893, (being the 6th day of said mouth, between the legal hours of sale, the following described1 mort gaged premises, to wit: All that tractor parcel of land in the county of Edgefield and State of South Carolina, to wit : Three hundred and seventy-five (375) acres, more or less, bounded on the north, by lands of D. K. Strother; on the east, by lauds R. C. Strother; on the south, by lands of D. R. Strother, and on the west by lands of R. C. Strother, beingtbesame tract conveyed with others to John C. Strother by John Westfield on 15th November, 1872. Terms of sale: One-half cash, and the balance on a credit of one year, with interest from the day of sale. Purchaser to give bond and mortgage of the premises to secure the credit portion, or all cash at purchaser's op tion. Purchaser to pay for papers. W. F. ROATH, Master E. C. Master's Sale, I I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, .' ' ? ' COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. ? Court Common Pleas. I The American Mortgage Company.jof . Scotland, (Limited,). ... <| I . . - ? . -rfc j ... ?gSI&St - S; 7 ' . - j TJUhSUAXT U; Ms* judgment of for.e ' X clotcre in ibU "*?. The lirrJo darling rests against a pillo un i ls in thu m-r of drawing off its pink .-tock, tho mato of which has been pulled off and flu a j aside with a triumphant coa The fk'xli ti ii ta are perfect, and thc eyes follow you.no matter wh-.-r? y va stand.- The e r qui sttcro/ro ItTi-tfonsor this great est painting of Ida w?tig'i 'the mo t celebrated of modern . palhtori ?if >>!iby life aro to bc given to tooee -wno -aibr-TilKj to LVrniorest's Family Mag" zlno fur ISitt. 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