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1HE LEDGER. Thurlow S. Carter, EDITOR AND MANAGER. s WED8DADNY, DECEMBER 20, 1800. Do any of thou? who from sentimental motives, or prejudice flippantly express hopes for Boer success and British defeat stop to think of the enormous disasters, commercial and otherwise, that would he brought upon the world by the downfall of the British empire ? Looking right at home, suppose tha British cotton manufacturing industry to he paralyzed, even for a year. Where would our cotton ciop he ? How much cotton do the Bo*if use in a year? Suppose the Indian, Egyptian and African rrnvi ^?opened and the greateat maritime and naval power on earth bankrupt and scattered. Suppose the governments of the European continent turned loose to scramble over the va>t possession* acquired *nd built up during four centuries A few minutes of thought on tlii- line will show the average m n of sense that all the pro Boer talk is the sheerest, emptiest sentimental twaddle?the babbling of impracticable dreamers. The Boer republic might exist u century and it would add n.dliing to the world's knowledge or growth, strength or hope. It has done nothing. It is simply a collection of drone* in the world's hive?of less use to the world than Korea until 'English and American enterprise de veloped soiuu of its resources against the will of ita occupants. It would be better for the world and the human race that a. score of inactive, unproductive republics like ttmt of the Hoar* should be obliterated than that the great British empire should be even jarred?Greenville Now We oppose the dispensary because wo are for prohibition. But we are most unwilling to teturn to the open saloon. We favor every impediment to the sale of intoxicants, and the more the sale is restricted the better it suits us. We do hope and trust that no ef- i fort will be made to put the whiskey traHie in politics again. Increase the restrictions, and then, if a vote at all bo allowed, let the only question be, S iall it be sold under these legal restrictions. 1 For mother's sake, for son's Ulllr<. *?>. ti.? .ww... 1.1 .M?r?v , ?"i i i ?* - |'ii i*i'iir IIH3^ briatc'a sake; for wife's sake; \ os, for soul's nuke .keep the saloons closed. (Io forward, not backward. Don't retrograde. We believe in evolution from a l I over to n higher plain of life.?I Oconee News. II or the Trust A Meets the Price; of Paper and Stationery. i Cheater Lantern. Yesterday morning we received j our regular weekly notice of a rise of 17 or 18 per cent on top of all previous advances in the price of envelopes, and the dealer floes not agree to fill orders even at those prices, but reserves the right to advance prices without notice. We received a telegram also in response to an order for paper notifying us of a raise of nearly 25 per cent in price, in addition to a reet-nt advance of 20 ner cent, and asking whether in * n *" ship or not. Of course they will have to hi p; we are obliged to have paper till we ship our business. There is no use to countermand the order and send it to another house. The price would be the same or a little higher; the trust has its clutches on them al-. Tho chances are that before we our otd*r filled another advance weu-'d be announced. For The Ledger. VAN WYCK ITEMS. Van Wyck is hustling and pu* ling on Christmas airs. Santa Clans passed through her? and left part of his load, much to the delight of the little folks. The SAL painting cars and crew are here painting the rail, road bridge over Catawba river and the new section house. The j beautiful flowers and vines of these cars are things of the past. Mrs. Ham brie of Villa Itica, ( t?v. , is here spending some time with her sister Mrs. .1 li Williamson. Miss Maud Fill man, one of the I teachers of the Graded school at j Denmark, 8 C, is at home spend intte Christmas holidays with her parent*, Mr. and Mrs. \V It ' Till?uan. Master Clyde Yoder Ims pnio to Yoder, n c, to spend Christmas with his grandfather, col (i j M Yoder, Dr. Vomer Nishot, who is a student at the University of Pennsylvania, is spending the Christmas holidays with his mother at her home at Indian Ferry Farm. Mr. M C Harmon has quit the road for the pre sent and has taken charge of hi? black smith shop again and will he glad to see his i old friends and customers. Our friend .1 It Williamson section foreman, i? all smiles and , it can he explained by the arrival of a tine daughter at his home a few days since. At a meeting of cedar camp Woodmen of the NVorld, on last Thursday night, new officers for the year 1000 were elected as follows1 j m voder, con. com <1 i. vaoghan, Adv. i.ieut. .i a iivatt, clerk, it ii Massey, Hanker, w l sibtar, Escort, j c crenshaw, watchman. .1 ii Mcclintock, sentry, nr. .1 u witherspoon, I'hys. j it Thompson, j j k sintar, I Managers, i K Hough. ^ One year ago Cedar C amp had a membership of eleven ? now it has fifty. OPTIMUS. TILLMAN'S PHILIPPINE | IDKA. Against Colonial Governments i and Promising Independence for a Stable Government. __ Washington, Dec IS ? Mr. ! Tillman, of South Carolina, offer- | ed in the senate today a resolution ] declaring that under the constitu* tion the federal government has no power to rule over colonial dependencies and maintaining ^ further that we are opposed to . the retention of the Philippine is* > lands by the United States; that j it .is our purpose to consent to I the independence of the Filipinos as soon as a stable government j shall be established by them. Toward the prompt establishment j of such a government we pledge our friendly assistance. OOLI) STANDARD HILL PASSED. Majority of 40 Including Eight Democrats and Several Not Voting. Special to Greenville New*. Washington, I) C\ Dec 18.? The currency hill pained the house today by a rote of 100 to 150. Eight democrats voted for the lull, *ix of them being from New Vork, one from Maryland and one from Maanachunetts. It is ex peeted the hill will he sent to the senate during the present week. It will l>e referred to the committee on finance. After the passage of tho currency hill the speaker announced J the committee*. Dispensary or Prohibition. ( Greenvillo Daily Times. ~ Th? local option plan- *"* ? an jou 1,8 mind, is simply a seff pills, thwart the dispensary iy?PT proved give hack to old barroom lC Sick tho privilege of opening up 1 high license, or othorwise, 4^.?^ soul and body destroying saloona. j If a local option law ia passed by the legislature, the power of con $ trolling the liquor trnflic will rest ^ almost entirely with tho people \3 of tho towns and cities, and the ^ barroom element will manage in I some way to re-establish thorn I selves ;n huaineas among youth, some of whom will fall in ^ to the snares and pitfalls set for ^ them by this element. There will , be means by which ibo number of ^ i barrooms thus tpeuod can t>e con I trolled, and in a city as Urge ns t | Greenville?or Greenville cit*, I for example?an election would 1 Ik* ordered to determine whether I or not its citizens should have a right, given them hy the voters, to deal in whiskey. Half of the anti-dispensary element would vote in fivor of rrivino this privt liege to the citizens under "certain restriction*:" and doubtless, | | half of the dispensary advocates j would vote the same way, if the dispensary wa? rcnuoeJ Knoiigh j favorable votes would he cast to give tnis privilege to the eitizona of (ireenville, and a dozen or mot e harrooms would he opened. The privilege of "restrictions" would lie violated hy side entranees to! the saloons, and it would only lie | a question of a little time until the sauie scenes that were enacted ! under the old harroom laws I would appear upon the stage of the social world, in a morw hoin* . oiis form than ever. I It would he a great blunder on the part of a good, honest office j iioiuer iiso OoVeFiior Mchnccuf j* > to favor the local option plan, and wellope that he will allow no nevs, paper to dictate or "assume" the character of his first message, if that newspaper tries to weave in- ! to it a local option clause l lio , only hope of* change in the present law is straight prohibition, j The citiz?n* of South Cnrolina are a?vske to this fact and thej State newspaper would do well to govern itself accordingly. K i I led at ( 'nids 11111. ! Special to The Stale. ('loss Hill, Dec li! A man named A II llr oks waa run over hv a freight train the evening of Dee Kith ami instantly killed He was a carpenter in the employ of the Clinton Cotton Mills, j His remains were sent to his farni I 1 v at ('linlon. | | Over-Work Weakens , Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. All the blood in your bodv passes through V your kidneys once every three minutes. ' i fThe kidneys are your blood purifiers, they fil- ?) ter out the waste or t impurities in the blood. * If they are sick or out r of order, they fail to do their work. tl Pains, achesandrheumatism come from ex- ? cess of uric acid in the A blood, due to neglected kidney trouble. a Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady . heart beats, and make3 one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart is {J over-working in pumping thick, kidneypoisoned blood through veins and arteries. O It used to be considered that only urinary .i troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly ?? all constitutional diseases have their begin- ' ning in kidney trouble. C If you are sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's {j Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is soon realized. It stands the highest for its I1 wonderful cures of the most distressing cases , j and is sold on its merits IM1^_ by all druggists in fifty- ^*I|L jm cent and one-dollar sii- B?y^HlH{^Uf^tS i es. You may hare sample bottle by mall Bona or swaw^lt^ & free, also pamphlet telling you how to f ot] out if you have kidney or bladder tro / Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kltfe & Co., Binghamtoft, N. T. 1 JjJf"Sob?<?ribe 16 Tilic Lantern d L LfNCASTEF {CLOSING 5 SUI fS > IHI LANCASTE A DUCING THEIR 1/ S'lic heavy trade i\ siderabJe inroi 11 , nm we still ^ clean out in : < not partic if n <' Name your pries e need the room Wb mas! h ? MO^EY SAVE ? Every doll K now will if cliaser A p< A I THIS REDE ? EVERYTH ] OUR E f / We advise our fi at once, before t jjoods 1 -LiMIll SBft ~ r / y - ., jw ^ ^ T y^sft ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ An Important Statute. tnderson Intelligencer. 311 There it a Ihw on the statue >oolu of South Carolina which ia ery much a dead letter. This \vr whh approved hj the governor n the 3rd day of March, 1 w f.., t is entitled: "An Act to Prevent IT B" )runkenneas and Shooting Upon ev r fi)| lie Highway." The provision# But wt f the law are very plain, simple l,?" nd easily understood: "That ! ' J t I we rr( ny person who shall indulgo in Helect?( oisterous conduct while under week <> he influoncaof intoxicating liquor* N,r ,'1 . . . . . . i . i* H t)n r feigning to ho under the in- Bll,|0f. uence of such liquors, or with- self, an ut just causa or excuse shall die- IV! hargo any firearms while upon I'M 4 r within fifty yards of ar.y puh- Mil ic road, except upon his own I.M.* remises, shall ho guilty of amis- m'y amaannr ^n*! nnnn m.B.i-t:..-. , mi fb^ll pay a fin? of not ' 'I)1"]*1111"'1 '1 <lo||?". <" ,tock i Co, tyrifordaifor not more than hers. .) laree I * J . rolled ygrilave you forgotten to I ay your ?uInscription to Ledger! 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