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THE LIQUOR VIOLATORS ARE GIVEN HARD BLOW That the 18th amendment to the federal constitution or the Volstead act, does not repeal the existing statutes of the several states and that a violator of the prohibition laws in South Carolina may be tried in both the state and federal courts on any one and same violation is court, a decision to this effect being the opinion of the state supreme handed down yesterday in the case cf the state, respondent, vs. Bill Hartley, appellant. Hartley was tried and convicted of violating a state statute on liquor in Barnwell county. He appealed to the supreme court, contending that the 18th amendment superseded and repealed the state statute. By the ruling o? the court, the opinion written by Chief Justice Gary, a man may be tried in a mayor's or city court for the viola tion of the whiskey ls-./s. He then can he tried by the state courts on the same charge and when the state has finished he can be tried by the federal court for the same violation, one and the same incident. The 'de cision of the court will have a far reaching effect, a number of appeals being before the court at the time, which will automatically be dismiss ed by this opinion. "This defendant was convicted on a charge of manufacturing and hav ing in his possession of liquor un lawfully," the supreme court says. "The question in the case is whether the statutes of this state in regards to the manufacture, sale and trans portation of liquors for beverage purposes were repealed by the 18th amendment," the court continues The court cites two state statutes prohibiting the manufacture, sale and transportation of liquors, etc., these having been passed in 1917. "The question under consideration is not whether are certain provisions therein that render these statutes unconstitutional on the ground that they are repugnant to the 18th amendment, but whether they were repealed by the 18th amendment," the court says and then quotes the first two sectionns of the amend ment to the United States constitu tion. The second section says that con gress and the several states shall have concurrent power to enforce the amendment by appropriate legis lation. The court holds that this amendment cannot be made effect ive by the several states unless they enact statutes making the sale, man ufacture, transportation, etc., of li quors an offense against the state. "The amendment contemplates in dependent legislation, both on the part of congress and the several states, and the constitutionality of a state statute must be determined alone by a resort to the provisions of the amendment," the court says. The court here recites a recent decision of another court. "There is nothing in the amend ment indicating an intention to re peal or supercede the legislation of the several states, whenever the en forcement of such legislation, would aid in carrying into effect the pro visions of the amendment." The court concludes by saying that the only question before it is whether or not the 18th amendment repealed existing legislation in the state and adds, "Whether the statutes under which the defendant was convicted contained provision's that render them unconstitutional will be deter mined when that question properly arises." The appeal is then dis missed.-The State. Chamberlain's Tablets are Just What When billious, Wh?n constipated. When you have no appetite When your digestion is impaired. When your liver is torpid. When you feel dull and stupid af ter eating. When you have headache. They will improve your appetite, cleanse and invigorate your stomach, regulate your bowels and make you feel "fine as a fiddle." They are easy to take and agreeable in effect. Eyes scientifically examined and glasses properly fitted. GEO. P. MTMS, Optometrist-Optician, Edgefield, S. C. J. S. BYRD Dental Surgeon Office Over Store of Quartes & Tiznmerman Office Phone No. 3 Residence Phone 87 WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN 500,000 WOMEN BELONGING TO THE W. C. T. U. 1. Because they have made good on one of the most colossal tasks ever undertaken in the history of social reform-ask the ex-saloon keener! 2. Because they have patiently and persistently engaged in a campaign of education showing the evils of the use of alcohol-ask Uncle Sam. 3. Because they are loyal to the Church of Jesus Christ in every good work carried on hy that institution ask the preacher! 4. Because they are safeguarding the morals of little children whose hurt is constantly berhg. sought by evil-minded persons in every commu nity-ask the mother! 5. Because they are helping the youngsters of the street to have clean er fun and more wholesome recrea tion through clubs and classes- ask the boy! 6. Because they advocate the high est type bf education in our public schools, so that the scholars may have a well-rounded view of life-ask the teacher ! 7. Because they helped tremendous ly to secure the ballot for the women of America-ask the woman voter! 8. Because they have united the Wo men of all creeds in the common so cial tasks which are the concern of all-ask the social service leader! 9. Because they have given one an other a larger and broader outlook upon the problems of the world-ask the man at home! ? 10. Because they helped secure better conditions in shops and stores for the women in industry-ask the worker ! 11. Because they are teaching the women of the tenements the impor tance of studying food values and how to cook scientifically-ask the dietician ! * 12. Because they insist upon the fairness of "a white life for two" ask anybody who believes in a square deal! . 13. Because they have reduced crime and lawlassness of every char acter through their pleas and plans for a higher type of manhood and wo manhood-ask the policeman! 14. Because they have fought against the sale and use of narcotics which the sapping the life of thou sands-ask the doctor. 15. Because they have stood as a bulwark against corruption and in competence in government, both lo cal and national-ask the politician ! 16. Because they are engaged in a broad-visioned campaign of social re form which must affect the whole life of all the people for all time-ask the statesman! 17. Because they are doing their part in teaching the immigrants the English language so that they may become better citizens-ask the foreigner! 18. Because they have consistently tried to build up and protect the homes of the nation-ask the social reformer. 19. Because they have given every woman in America a chance to help in the task of cleaning up the life of the nation-ask any one of the 500, 000 who already have joined! 2,0. Because they have undertaken to carry to all the world the great blessings which have come to our own country through prohibition and the constructive program upon which they have been working-ask the suf ferer in other lands! Isn't this the kind of organization to which you would like to belong? Join now, and help mobilize a mil lion women to carry out a well-round ed program of the W. C. T. U. Hastings Seeds 1921 Catalog Free It's ready now. 116 handsomely il? lustrated pages of worth-while seed and garden news. This new catalog, we believe, is the most valuable seed book ever published. It contains twenty full pages of the most popular, vegetables and flowers in their natu? ral colors, the. finest work of its kind ever attempted. With our photographic Illustrations, and color pictures also from photo graphs, we show you just what, you grow with Hastings' Seeds even be fore you order the seeds. This cata log makes garden and flower bed planning easy and it should be in ev? ery single Southern home. Write us a post-card for it, giving your name and address. It will come to you by return mall and you will be mighty glad you've got it Hastings' Seeds are the Standard of the South and they have the larg est mail order seed house in the world back of them. They've got to be the best Write now for the 1921 cata* log. It is absolutely free. H. G. HASTINGS CO., SEEDSMEN. ATLANTA, GA Whenever You Need a General Tonk Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON, lt acts on the Liver, Drives ont Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds np the Whole System. 50 cents. Interesting Facts About The Water We Drink. The water we drink is often the cause of sickness, in spite of the fact that it comes from a deep well, or a well freshly cleaned, or that it is per fectly tasteless. The odor, purity, color and taste of water may be ascertained by filling a large bottle made of clear, colorless glass, with water. Look through the water at some black object; the water should be perfectly colorless if in small quantity. A large mass of wa ter would be blue. Tests for Water. Pour out some of the water, leav ing the bottle about half full. Cork the bottle and set it in a warm place for a few hours. Then shake up the ?water, remove the cork, and smell carefully the air contained in the bot tle. If there is any smell, especially if the odor is repulsive, the water should not be used for domestic pur poses. Pure water is practically odor less and tasteless, but by heating the water an odor is evolved that would not otherwise appear. Water freshly drawn from the well is usually tasteless, even if it contains a large amount of organic impurities. All water used for domestic purposes should be tasteless, and remain so even after it has been warmed, since warming often develops a tastevin water which is tasteless when cold. ? . . "i; Character of Impurities. Natural water contains more or less impurity, and the character of the im purity depends, first, upon substances present in the air through which the water fell to the earth. Second, upon he soil through or over which the wa ter has flowed. Third, upon the op portunities the water has had of los ing material previously gathered. In penetrating the earth's sur face water usually finds soluble sub stances, both solid and gaseous. This accounts for the soluble solids found in water, as common salt, magnesium, chloride and gypsum; and gasses, carbon dioxide and hy drogen sulphide. Carbon dioxide is colorless and has the slightest acid taste known to all who drink "soda water." The sparkling of "soda water" and also of spring water is due to the escaping of the carbon dioxide which is usually in solution. Hydrogen sulphide is a colorless gas and the so-called "sulphur" waters owe their properties to the hydrogen sulphide dissolved in them. It has a very stronng and repulsive odor, which evaporates when exposed to air. While not suitable for domes: tic purpoc,Jo "sulphur" water is high^ ly recommended' for a number of jdiseases. Methods of Purifying Water may be purified by filtra tion or distillation. Filtration re moves not only insoluble substances, but also oxidizes "many organic im purities by bringing them in contact with the air. Distilled water is flat to the taste, as distilled water has lost the gasses present in natural water. Distilled water may be made more palatable by shaking thoroughly with air. The next time the family or a member o fthe family has a "puny" spell from no apparent cause, test the drinkinng water for putrescible organic water, and correct the evil. -Farm and Ranch. Relieves Rheuu.. ic Pains. "I am subject to rheumatism and when I have a spell of it one or two applications of Chemberlain's Lini ment relieves the pain and makes rest and sleep possible. I would not think of doing without it," writes Mrs. C. Owsley, Moberly, Mo. flflflflflBBBBBBBB jj" Accept No Substitutes for ! Thedford's 8 Purely Vegetable | S Liver Medicine S SBBBBBBflflflflBfl FOR SALE: Corn, fodder, meat I and lard for sale. A. W. SIMKINS. 3-30-2tpd. WANTED: At once fifty head of young cattle.'Will pay market price. W. G. WOOD. Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening tonic. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Malaria.enricher the blood,and builds up the sys tem, A true tonic For adults and children. 50c ALFALFA AS A REFRIGERATOR Planteil Around Farm Houses lt Has Been Found to Reduce the Tem perature Materially. Refrigerators Indoors are common enough, but it took the farmers lu the Southwest to devise one for outdoor use. A farmer who happened to plant a large' field of alfalfa south of the farmhouse noticed during the hot sum mers that followed that his family did not suffer from the heat as did the neighbors. The thermometer showed a temperature five to ten degrees in his favor. Someone suggested that lt might be due to the alfalfa, tried the tempera ture just north of other alfalfa fields and found the same marked difference. Now the farmers of that region are planting alfalfa around their dwell ings and enjoy summer temperatures that make a trip to the seashore need less, according to the Golden Age. The cause of the coolness of winds passing over alfalfa fields is that the plant absorbs much moisture, the evaporation of which reduces the tem perature of the air and lessens the summer heat in the adjoining .land over which it blows. The suggestion now ls for farmers that wish to profit from the presence and the board money of summer va cationists to combine the profit and utility of alfalfa with higher rates from hot-weather boarders attracted by the coolness of the ten-acre refrig erator around the house. Little by little men are beginning to learn how to utilize the means pro vided by a good Creator for their com fort and well-being. HE HAD LEARNED SOMETHING Christmas Incident That Shows the Way of a Modern Maid With Her Victim. He was a very nervous young man, but ' he was rather nice, and Elsie thought he was worth encouraging. She allowed him to take her to tea, she deliberately chucked the slipper In his eye at "Hunt the Slipper," and she gave him a dance or. two. Once or twice she sat down under the mis tletoe, but he didn't seem to .notice that. At last when they were alone In a corner of a room, she stood long and- insistently under the mistletoe hanging from a curtain pole of the bay window. Then, very nervously, he pecked her -face. She, of course, protested mild ly; but as they seated themselves once more, most respectably on a couple of chairs, she kept the conversation on mistletoe. At leDgth he ventured: "It Is-er a nice Christmas custom, hanging up mistletoe, but I wonder why they al ways hang it over doors, windows Or chandeliers?" "Because it's not necessary to have any out ,on the stairs or in any other dark places," she murmured softly. Ecuador. It was one hundred years ago that Ecuador liberated itself from Spanish rule. To commemorate the anniver sary, Ecuador has issued a series with nineteen denominations-one centavo to one sucre-each bearing a portrait of some man who won renown in Ecuador's history. The dates' 1820 and 1920 ar* a part of the design. Greatly to the surprise of collectors, no 20 centnvo denomination appeared as part of the set. for Ecuador's, sets for forty years have included one of that value. Inquiry brought the disclosure that 02,000 copies of a 20-centavo were printed, but the value description, veinte, meaning "twenty," was through an error spelled viente Instead. The postal authorities destroyed the entire lot, and a 20-centavo will appear as soon as a new plate has been made. Youth's Companion. Comment "Sarkastic Now the vacuum subway express has been invented. Working some what after the fashion of the pneu matic cash carriers that have long been In use in department stores, the trains proceed from one tunnel station to another, according to prospectus, at the rate of 150 miles an hour. This speed ls attained with slight expendi ture of power, because the vacuum system removes all air resistance from . the front of the train and applies ex panding air to the rear. The Inven tor presumably got his idea for the vacuum subway while traveling by tube, and noting what a small quan tity of air the cars could get along with-Christian Science Monitor. Czechoslovak Forests. A novel feature of Czchoslovak for est development is the principle ihat the anneal growth must equal or ex ceed the annul cut This is a wise and farsighted policy. It Is estimated that 6,600,000 cubic meters of fire wood and 9,400,000 cdhlc meters of commer cial timber are cut yearly. The quan tity used for fuel during and since the war will be greatly reduced, In the very near future, through stimulated production of bituminous coal, lignite and oil. At the prevailing prices for lumber competent authorities estimate the value of the annual timber cut to be about $320,000,000. Blind Piano Fixer. The pianos of the schools of Phila delphia are tuned and cared for by a blind man whose time is entirely taken up by his visits to one school building after another. He not only tunes the Instruments, but he goes over the exterior and polishes the cases and keeps them looking like new. Old Age Old age is inconvenient enough, even if one is surrounded with the comforts that wealth will secure. It rs possible to make provision against needy and dependent old age, even if one can't avoid old age itself. Are you doing that? Have you an ac count at the bank? Are you preparing for the days when your earning powers will decrease or possibly cease altogether? That's something for every man and woman to think about. The Bank of Trenton, S. C. All checks drawn on The Bank of Trenton can be cleared free of ex change through th? Federal Reserve Bank. ;j Barrett & Company g (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS Augusta Georgia ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. 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