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NO. 48. PROHIBITION PAYS. Trinco" Relat?s Happy Experi- j ence of a County Ifhat Voted Out Liquor. Now that the. world is graining so nob ?os* in consequence of the-li quor traine and our county is being aroused on the subject, I wish to give a few facts that came under observation a few years ago. I red in. a county that had been: limited by i the liquor traffic, ^hey bad usually three months of schools during the year. For/these schools the teachers were paid from $17.00 to $27.50 per month ?ic^rd g to grade, and school warrants ?.re cashed at a discount of 25 per it. The school board was $3,500 debt and there were very Jew, I lillie only three or four, respectable whool houses, in the county. The county was ?5,000 in debt, id county warrants went at a dis ?unt of 25. to. 40 per cent-. There were only a few bridges in the conn-j ix. The .fail house would have made an interesting; curio for the j World's Museum-. The courthouse sold at public auc tion for *5?.00-and wai; moved off tlie county sanare: There vere j icticaJiy no public improvements. J te county had, .tried liquor for .ore than forty years. The terms >f court lasted as>; .long as the law would allow, one am! two vt eeks re-1 spectiyc-ly and I have known asi niahy as twelve prisoners carried over from one tenn of court" to the nest term at a cost $12 per month board each. The dockets were never cleared. Aw? there was not a; bank a, the comity. But we put liquor but not . withstanding the cry "it will Idll th e county- '. We knew.the county was already dmd and liquor had . killed^ it. Liquor will kill everything it 'touches long enough. It nevfer touches a man," but.it leaves a black spot on him, a blot on his chafacterV Now listen: "As soon.asthe "dock-; ^ets" could be cleared the terms of court in that county closed-ad journed--Wednesday night. I have; known the court to adjourn at noon. 1 Vexh?e'sday'z few civil cases to try. At the end ofjTj[nrr years of_pxci:. . hib?tion th?cuiimtyn?ogbodbridges; wherever they were needed. They' had a brick court house that cost thc j county about 815,000-a beauty. They had a briek jail house with steel cells. They.'had 85,000 to their credit, and county warrants . were worth 100 cents on the dollar. The school board had built--good j school houses all over the county:. they had increased the tenn of school from 3 to 6 months with poy- j ilege to run ^.months. They paid.) faom ?30 to $75 per month for teach-) ers. School-scrip was worth 100 cte, on the dollar. The school board had about $2,500 ahead,; and when I left them they were talking of pat-! ting free books ir. the public schools, j There was a bank in the county . with $50,000.00 capital stock, wr?h: ?'$80,000.00 on deposit, and some of the county officers told me that tax-^ able property had doubled 4n Jhe covnty within the four years of pro hibition. The drunken men. the fist-ti-cuff | bouts, tb.e\ shooting affrays, the pandemonium caused generally by liquor, was not seen on the streets nor in the back store lote, and probi- j bition there did prohibit. It will always prohibit when the officers of the law cfo their sworn duty. If I was an officer sworn to enforce the lam, I should consider it asa^erao?-' al insult for a man to say a prohib-. itory law did not prohibit in my ji/risdiction. Now as to the revenue from liquor investigation shows again and again that every dollar of revenue a city or.a county gets from the sale , of liquor.costs the city or the county that got it three-collars in criminal prosecutions, besides the wTecked homes, the shed blood, the heart-j . aches, the pains .ind pangs, and . the scalding tears of widows and hun-| gry orphan crying for bread, impov erished by drunken husbands and fathers. '] But the most dangerous form of ,the liquor traffic I have ever known j j is the dispensary. f Tours for righteousness, TRTJXO. Mrs. Biissey Improving. 3irs. "/George Bussey^ nee Miss Eva Wates, was carried to Augusta on Friday-last to undergo an opera tion for appendicitis, being accom panied by Dr. J. N. Crafton, Mrs. Bussey, Mrs. P. R. Wates and "Mrs. Hugh Wates. ^ The operation was j successfully performed Saturday morning and we are pleased to state that the latest received from Mrs. Bussey was to the effect that she was doing splendidly. The operation proved to be more difficult than was first anticipated and for that reason her stay at the hospital will be long er than usual in such operations. TRENTON TIDINGS Citizens Move to Florida, Farn ing Operations Have Begun. The holidays passed off ' qu.i.1 pleasantly and very quietly on] one death in our community can I assigned to disorder. A negro, Wi Hs Brown by name, met death in somewhat peculiar way. He was i town on the eve of Christraas an the next morning he was found s the railroad. His Head bore two c three very ugly gashes,' whethe caused by a lick from, some assai ant or a fall from the train we wi not say. We-have heard rumors thi tended to implicate certain othe negroes, but.these rumors have nc developed as yet. The negro.died o Saturday n. ght following and whil ;he Avas conscious he could not giv an# light on the mystery.. On hi person was found a flask full c whiskey, one partly emptied and third entirely emptied. This ima; ?ell the tale. The accursed stuff ha been used entirely too freely, to sa; the least Aiken county dispensarle have furnished no little liquor fo our county. Augusta it is said through blind tigers, has-sent ou quantities. Our prohibition, laws ar of little effect when it is withii snell easy/reach on.all sides.. It i now up /io our law makers to sto] thelegal.sale of it in South ?aroli na. W'nat will they do? Farm work baa already startec for the new year. Our farmers an not discouraged with the presen hard times but have gone to worl with" a stronger determination thai ever to live at home.- Ano r;yea: will see a great change " ? aults Mark what we say! smoki house to a noticeable extent will fy moved from the. west to our o wi places and the corn crib will hole more corn than ever before.' Th( lesson: of economy has been taughi and we believe our . farmers wil heed its teachings. The qld establishment of * J. M Bettis has been sold and Mr. W. R Fnrse is now carrying on the busi j ness as sole owner. Mr. J. E. Lo rick and fa iLily, have this week . for Florida, ' their future home^... .'... .... . Mr* j. .1). Mathis will move into the. dwelling made vacant by Mr. Lorick's move. v . Messrs. J. W. and A. M. Satchel have also left our, Section, for Flori da where they expect to locate in the near future. .'";. Mr. J. Gordon Eughes, a promi nent lawyer and member of the legislature from Lnion, spent the holidays with Ms.paren ts. We note with much regret the in disposed condition pf our fellow townsman, Mr. F- M. Leopard. ' Eureka will soon be connected here by phone. Some Facts ' Concerning Rhode Island Red Chickens From a Specialist I have sp often been - asked aboul the good points of the "Reds" that I will try to call the attention of the public to a few of the many ad vantages* they have over manj other breeds. Firstrl would say thal I advise any one who wishes , tc start "n'the poultry business to se lect the breed of fowls that pleases their particular taste Jt sometimes requires, a lot of courage "to speak out in public" ;bnt when the subject happens to be Rhode Island Reel chickens, the 4iRed Crank" can't sup press his enthusiasm. Their fame has spread-rapidly within the past few years,' and they now are one of the most popular "breeds that we have. The. question nainirally arises, why this rapid stride to the front? What recommends them so strong to the public favor and fancier? One bas only to know them well to be abie to answer these questions. In the first place, their beautiful coloring appeals to one "with even the slightest taste. How pretty." 'They are beauties,' is the univer sal comment. Their gentleness is a strong point'in their favor. A very timid person need not fear to han dle +iie broody Red hen. She is not at all high-tempered, and will, not take a piece out of your hands as you pass. This kindly disposition makes them the very, best of moth ers. They are also very fine foragers, hustling for their own living, not standing around waiting to be fed. They are great; to lay in. winter as they have so many nice fluffy feath ers they seem never to get. cold, and realize that their supreme purpose in life is'to keep the table supplied with eggs. ' : The history of the fancy poultry business has been one succession of booms as each hew breed came out, but as we look back we1 see that many have almost dropped ont of existence and others are being bred in thousands to-day,, but never in tho history of the pojiitry industry ha3,there been a breed}' that has met 'W:- : ? .... - . . Iii order to T ^ coimty and to y J crops, The Advert?s farmer who grows on one acre of lan of bushels of corn The foregoing prizes ing or complicated rest When they please, f?rtil ; system they please. Only one requirement i ground and not compos parts of the farm. ir The prizes will aboi ^ ' will be practically clea The Prizes xvii Edgefield Farmers Can do Like wise. The Enquirer knows of one York I township farmer, who, eleven years ago bought a run down farm of I over 200acres,on credit, and since) that time has paid for the" place, : built a hand some residence, large {.barns and stables, tenant houses, ?etc^. bought. nearly enough i addi tional land to make a total of 300 I acres and the first of last January j didn't owe a dollar -and had $1,000 cash in bank. He did it all by bard work, sticking to business, raising his home supplies, and making cot ton a surplus crop. A year ago he refused $50 an acre. We know of another who bought 110 acres of Bethel township land ;in 1901 at 1 about $15 an acre, who made five and a half bales of cotton the first [year; who made sovenfeen bales of j cotton and 700 bushels of corn this ? year, who has long since paid for his ?land and who recently refused! an acre for it.-Yorkville 'En-I q lurer._ Card of Thanks. Having sold my barber shop to Mr. T. E. Strom I desire to express my sincere thanks to the people of Edgefield for the liberal patronage accorded me since I came'among1 .'them. I shall always- feel grateful to them, and I hope they wiH\con tinue to give Mr. Strom the g?ner-j ous patronage that he deserves. A. J. Davis. with such a popular demand as the Rhode Island Reds. They grow fast and soon get large enough to broil, are strong and healthy from ,the time they are hatched. All these facts go to prove that these fowls really . have the merits ! that are claimed for them. They have proved to every one's perfect satisfaction that they are by far the greatest winter layers and their size and yellow flesh make them the most desirable table fowl a? all ages. As they mature so quickly and are so hardy they are the easiest cMcks to raise; Get a good start in thia popu-J lar breed of fomlsijmd try them to j your own satisfaction. Hoping this will give the readers of this* paper,| some thoughts for -future' considera* I. tion. I am, Respectfully, RED? URAXK.. i?se gpiuction of ?l anil encourage thc >r Ms d?ded to offer t fteen dollars gwen the j the greatest number d ^?iingvf ^ year 19( Ten dolls will be gi who grows the secon on one ae|e during th are offered unconditionally ? rictions. The r contestants ize it as the? ple?se and cul s m ade: the acre must be in ed of two of ^.ore rich spots it reimbursetb& winners foi ll be awara?d at the Mr. ?. S. Tompkins Resigned ! -and Mr. 1W. B?.; Gogburn Elected. With the close of the work of the! old "year Mr. \ A. S. : Tompkins voluntarily retired i? superintend^ ent of the Edg?field Baptist Sunday school. For more than fifteen -years' he has rendered faithful service in this capacity an<ji ! his resignation has been - very generally regretted hythe members of the chnrch and school. On behalf ?>f the committee that was appointed J consider Mr.' Tompkins' resignation and to aug-1 gest a suitable successor, Mr. Or- j lando Sheppard - ga ve~ utterance on Sunday morning last; to very appro-; priate words expressing his person al regrettas well as che regrst of the entire school, caused hy the resigna tion of Mr. Tompkins. Th e school expressed "by a -unanimous rising vote its sincere, appreciation of the long term of faithful service ren-. dered. by Mr.T?mpkins.. The nomi nating committee without a dis senting voice chose Mr. W. B. Cog burn to succeed the retiring: su-, : perin tendent. Mr.- Cogburn was ! duly elt??ted and entered, upon his labors the first [Sunday of the i lew year. Besides , his personal fitness, ! the newly ejected superintend ent j has been, actively identified with Sunday school -work for a number ! of years as teacher and is fully c?a pable of conducting the school in I a most satisfactory manner. M r. Cogburn's election lias met with, very general approval. EXECUTOR'S SALE. Notice is t?reby given that on the 21st clay of?Jaknary 1900, I wiN I sell to the highest bidder, at the residence of ?the late . Luther W. Walton near ? Meetingrp^reet., in Edgefield county, the f?l?oyring property: One 20 horse power en gine; one 25 horsepower boiler; one self packing Cotton gin; about 80 feet ol rubber betting; one set wag on scales; one 3 feet com rock with gearmnj and ..fixtures for mill; one black > mule; one bay hoi sc, and one milch; cow. Terms cash. W. T. Walton, Executor. J )on't fail to see t ae beautiful do1' dies at prices from 60 cents to 5.^50 per dozen. May & Tompkins. ) diversification of wo prizes in Gold: in Gold Coin will Edgefield county of bushels of corn )9. irs in Gold Coin iven the farmer in d largest number e year 1909. md without embarass can plant their eorn tivats it by whatever one continuous plot of . selected from different > fertilzer, so the corn What The Kidneys Do. Their Unceasing Work Keeps us Strong and Healthy. All the blood in the. body passes through th? kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys filter tli'e blood. Tney work night and clay. When , healthy they remove abeat 600 grains of impure matter laily, when unhealthy some part of j is impure matter is left, in the Iood. TSiis brings on many diseases j id . symptoms-pain in the back, I headache, ; nervousness, hot, dry. ein, rheumatism, gout, gravel, dis-j irders pf the eyesight and hearing, izziness, irregular heart, debility; ' irowsiness, dropsy,, deposits in the urine, etc. But if you keep the fil ters right you will have no trouble with your kidneys. Walter Dorn, Cedar Row, Edge ! field, S. C., says: *'I used Boan's Kidney Pills and consider them a fine retnecly for any trouble arising from the kidneys. tl was a victim of kidney complaint for a considerable length of time and my back often pained me so severely that I could hardly do my. work. My kidneys acted too freely and thc secretions were unnatural in appearance. Upon learning of Do?ri's kidney pills I ?went to Penn & Holstein's drug store ?and bought, a box. Since using tn?? I have been free from pain in [my back and also from the kidney weakness." For sale-by all dealers.^ Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,jiBuffalo, New York, sole agents for me JJ. S. Remember the name-iDfcanV ?aiid take no other. Card of Thanks: ag flount Iliberal ccft P?eas? allow me sp? tbe good people of Mc yilleand the surround* for their .kindness andi tributions which aide| mq| in rfc covering from my heij?vy loss by" fire on October the $0th. I lost nearly everything I hai? exceptmy stock, land and some te/nant houses. Words cannot express my gratitude to those who were so* kind io me. I also feel very grateful, to tho members of. the Masonic '.lodge at Parksville for their v&y, generous contributions to roe. J. & Haivley. Modoc, S. C, STATE WIDE PR0HJL?51TI?JM. Letter From Rev. J. JL Harley State Superintendent of Anti-Saloon League. As was to be expected when the prohibitionists of South- Carolina met and declared for statewide-pro hibition, we began to hear critic ism pro and con in every direction. Some of our so-called prohibitionists says the "Florence Times" have actually taken a trip to Savannah, Georgia, to learn that prohibition is a farce. > We do not know who these gentlemen are, .but if the ed itor of the "Florence Times" will kindly publish their names the cit izens of South Carolina would be better able to judge of the worth of ? l?h??S5?^!^?^. The ory is raised on every hand/that if we have state wide prohibition conditions will be worse in 'Charleston than they are now. We are peremptorily told' that the law cannot be enforced in the lower couties, and that we, must wait until the people are educa up1 to a higher standard of citizen ship and morality. It is the purpose pf this paper to bring, some things to the atttention of the people of the. state. First of all, I wish to ask Can conditions be any wrorse in Charleston than they are now? With 14 dispensaries running full bhist from sun to- .sun-more than7 300 licensed blind-tigers selling li quor night and day-hundreds of other . blind tigers selling . without any license at all, and the, people of Charleston ordering one hundred thousand dollars worth of liquor a 'year. I ask again, Can conditions be any Avorse? After all, without anj' intention of reflecting on " the good people of Charleston, what is Charleston, that th^ whole stateN should be called on to bow to hur will in an important matter like this?, Charleston represents about I four per Cent of the population of ' South Carolina and every one knows I that more than one half of her pop ulation is made UT) of the colored, race. If Charleston does not wish to enforce the law let her db as she is doing ndw. Ii: cannot be worse. ; 11 t's ? i : - > tbii. Again some of our people seem-to think they will force prohi bition upon some communities'be fore they are ready and, thereby bring reproach oh our cause. Thanks for consideration. Here let us call attention to the following fact: We have now 21 counties in this state without the legalized sale of intox icuating liquors. In these 21 coun ties live a large majority^of the pop ulation of the entire state. This majority is made up principally o? white people. In other words, a safe estimate would be that three fourths of the white people in the state now liv;e in prohibition territo ry. We are democratic arid we claim -that the white people are in author ity-that we can rule, must rule, and will rule. And yet, this large ma jority vof the whole state, are now being told by a small minority of white people, "Wait for us and the negrqes of the lo\^. counties until we get ready for prohibition." And the plea they make is, that they are afraid of worse conditions. Worse conditions indeedl With blind-tigers plying their trade, es* pecially in dispensary counties, all over the lower part of the state, buying liquor from the dispensaries for that purpose, and in some instan ces municipal authorities making np attempt whatever to enforce the law, I raise the question, can the ?good people of the lower part of thc state, aijo1 a large majority of the white people of the state wait any longer for an improvement in conditions? We believe it is the duty of every good'citizen to throw the weight of his influence against such conditions, and thereby help to change them as speedily as possible. Our pro hibition convention did not adopt my rilan in trying to get statewide prohibition. I wanted a prohibition bill passed with a proviso that it be submitted to the people in a state election for their confirmation. But if our legislature atthe next session shall pass a prohibition law for the whole state, and will provide for assistants to the attorney general, making financial provision for the enforcement of such a law, I believe shall succeed in South Carolina as well as they are succeeding in other states. That liquor will be shipped into our state goes without saying but let us add another tb the fast .growing list of states whose cry mst be heard, and eventually will b heard, for relief at the capital of |is great nation.. Let, the weak ?jed back-boneless officials who wfiine and fawn at the feet of their ?Oiffitituency^get out of the way and Aplace to men. Let eveiy true iahl|oih in this fight for reform and petter, government and. let us leave li?tStage to our children that will cjheerlus in our old age, rejoice and qomfprt us when we come to the rtJ&nUDUJLn rua vy o. Beautiful Home Wedding, | y Many Christmas Visitors. Christinas has come and gone and we have entered ' the dawn of a new year." 1908 ha? gone in history as a part of the past. To many it brought pleasure and happiness, to otters it brought the experience of sorrow and disappoinianent, failures.. and mistakes, but God permits these so his people may realize their de pendence on him for all things. Our success arid the making, of the his tory of the new year now before us depends largely as to the, use we , make of the opportunities-that God places before ns'for every calling in life, and in the beginning of the new year your humble correspond ent has nothing, but good Trishes for you Mr. Editor and for every read er of your valuable paper. The most beautiful social event of the season was the marriage of Mia's Etta ISnla Wash to Mr. J. Eddie Strom, both of this commu nity,^ December tte 23rd, at three o'clock at the home of the bride's mother,. Mrs, Emmie' , Wash. The bride, a charming brunette, was lovely attired in ber beautiful wed ding gown of light. brown lafdy'a cloth .made in Parisian style trim med in cream colored lace and but tons. The groom, one of Rehoboth^-. best young men, was dressed in the latest style and looked handsome in a beautiful regulation suit of black. The decorations of the parlor were very tastefully- arranged, the j??lor scheme being green and white. Just over the door through which the bridal party entered was 'an arch and m the centre a' wreath in the shape of a horse shoe which was very tastefully ?rranged. To the ' sweet strains of Mendelssohn's wed ding marcb,charmingly rendered by Miiis Weinona Strom, the bridal party marched in. The" bride c?r fiecT. in her hand . a, beautiful bou^ que t of white hyacintha and aspara gus fern. The marriage ceremony .whi eh was very . beautiful and im pressive .was performed by Rev. J. T^itiiejoimv Quite a large crowd of i elatives and. friends witnessed .this L^eaatiful -'marriage'?and the i?ti "; th?se "v<'>^<- neoph was displayed in., the nunerons presents which they received, con-, sisting of silver and glassware and many other useful and valuable presents: Quite a number remained after the marriage for the luncheon which was sp^xin the spacious dining hall af?dl' twilight. And a bountiful supper it was too, con sisting of turkey, pork hash, boiled ham. pickles, macaroni, cakes of all kinds, fruits and many other good things too numerous to mention. The dining hall was- beautifully decorated with arb?r vitae and mis tletoe. This young and happy couple have the best wishes of - a large host -' of friends. Miss May Bell Strom, one of Re hoboth^ most beautiful and charm ing young ladies, now a teacher in the graded school at Reidsville, Ga., came home to attend her brother's marriage and to spend the holidays with home folks she returned to her work to the regret of her many friends last Saturday. The young ladies of this com munity have had as their gu?sts several young ladies from Cleora and Plum Branch last week, also Miss Lola Cheatham, from McCor mick, visited Miss Julia Strom. Miss Kate Reynolds, also from McCormick, visited' her sister, Mrs. Robe rt Seigler and other relatives and friends here last week. Mhis Mamie Cheatham, the pret ty daughterof Mr. J. W. Cheatham, of yonir town, was the guest of her cousin, Miss Kitty lion Hughey.' And where all these charming young' ladies were there the young men vrere to be found also? Wiith ideal weather and^?imngs with ?, large baked turkey'! gobbler on the .table and social gatherings every night , with sober ^and refined young men in attendance, this has , indeed, been [the most enjoyable Christmas that has ever been spent in. this community by both old and young,, Mr. B. M. Hitt, one of the staff of the Aiken Journal and. a very pleasant and refined young man, was the guest of a friend here last week. j Mis? Weinjona Strom returned to her school djuties. at Red Hill last Monday, and! Misses Tillie and Jen nie Gilchrist have also returned to their schools, the former just above Plum Branch, the latter to the Lyon school just above Liberty Hill. Blankets, comforts and counter panes a? money saving prices. May & Tompkins. ~T end of "he way, and of which our v; descendants will be proud when we are gone. \ J. L. Harley.