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BR?" BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM ?IN? Western South Carolina. RATES REASONABLE. O SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER ANNUM JOB PRINTING A SPECIALTY. I? Eight t: Dxiak and to Soli Eum. Mr. Williams Cjnsider3 the Two Very Different. Defense of tbe Dispensary ? Mr. Featherstone* s Suggestion Would Involve an Unnatural Alliance. Moral Side of the Picture. <r * TT7'"* ** The Lexington Dispatch. Representative Reivspaper. Covers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Counties Lihc a Blanket. VOL X\I\. LEXIXUTOS, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1800. ^ AO. 14. w* ?^? ??? GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, -w. b. moncktoit, te., /gv^v |bJWV|;i j?M\ lOSO MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C., InSolicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. W U/" \ " October 13-tf \? Lt 0. muium-j, iu vwumv.? ? The article of Mr. Featherstone in today's issue of The State, advising a coalition of prohibitionists and high license advocates, resolves the mind of the public into the query: "Which of the three ways of dealing with the liquor evil, to wit: high license, prohibition or dispensary, will result in the most good, and the least harm, to the most peoph?" Now, I have no desire to thrust my views upon the public, but, being a member of the State board of control, I hav? given this subject much thought, and will discuss it in -a brief and impartial manner. A man with a spaik of patriotism should not permit any selfish motive, political or otherwise, to warp his judgment, however little fcflaence such jadgment may have, on a mat- j ter involving the morals, property and happiness of thousands of men, women and children. Almost since civilization began battle has waged between two schools of thinkers on this question. The one .contending that it is wroDg to drink or sell liquor, and the other contending that it is right; the one advocating prohibition, the other the license system. If the theory of prohibition is right, in so far as it relates to the consumption of whiskey, , the principle upon which all republics are founded is wroDg. If the principle that the government has no right to interfere with the private habits of the citizen, unless those habits become so vicious as to do in jury to his neighbor is right, how can the opposite theory of prohibi tion be justified? If Mr. Smith V . elects to drink wine in moderation with his meals, what right has Mr. , Jones to demand that the governj ment forbid? Mr. Jones will confess there is no harm in the conduct of Mr. Smith except "example", that it is "expedient" to violate the rights of , ' Mr. Smith; that others may not be permitted to abuse theirs?unmindful that he has abandoned principle and adopted expediency. Prohibi^ tionists seem never to have paused to consider the difference between the right to drink and the right to sell whiekey. They seem unmindful that the one is a private and the other a public . functjor; that the right to drink is a t question already settled in the public mind beyond controversy, and that the right to sell is a public function open to reasonable compromise. jHL What are the tffects c-f prohibiB tion? FIf it is settled that the right to drink exists and will be maintained, I isn't it also settled that human f avarice will legally or otherwise furL nish the supply? Can anything nearer approach a truism than that the public will is higher than law, and that if the public wants liquor, and1 its sale is prohibited, the seller has every reasonable assurance ^ against punishment if defected* Will juries convict who are them selves guilty of purchases from the accused? Will elective officers strive to enforce a law that was voted for with the tacit understanding that it was I* not to be enforced? Then would the citizen be willing to pay taxes to enforce a law that he, down in his heart, does not want en- j forced? Mr. Featberstone has said that * 11 r J ^ . prohibition caD oe as wen emorceu as the laws agaiost all other classes of crime, but i9 this correct? Does the law against murder or arson tend to produce murder of ! arson in other more vicious form, or | ^ to encourage perjury cr crimes of ? any otl er character? Can it be W denied that premature prohibition Y has this effect? Space foibids that I go further into detail on this line. Now lit us examine the license system that Mr. Featherstone is willing to accept. I The first step in the "high license" [ drama is always a "local option" law, B| so called* Who is, or has be?D, able W to lay down a principle that will r unerringly guide the legislature in establishing boundary lines of comf munities that can lay claim to the inherent right c f "local self government" as to the sale of liquor? ? Should its application be national, State, county, municipal or individual? In fact, if "local option" is justified under the plea of "etlf gov^ eminent,'' hasn't the individual as ^ much inherent right to sell liquor as a subdivision of individuals have to license him to sell it? Have local subdivisions the right of greater latitude in regard to the sale of liquor than they have concerning other governmental policies? Then, agaiD, if the individual must be restrained from conducting himself in such a manner as to do injury to his neighbor, should the community be exempted from such restraint? Is it possible to imagine the isolation of a municipality or a county so com - * * - ? ? i i plete that its neignoors wouiuexpenence none of the ill (ffects of its barrooms? Indeed the greatest evils of the liquor traffic with which South Carolina has to grapple exists along the lines of her interstate railways, which is due to the "high license" laws of her sister States. It will not do to say that the i saloonist will have to sell under dis- j pensary regulations, because when 1 you make his daily bread depend j upon his sales he will pursue the i consumer and seduce him into intemperance. The return of the license fee, the expense of conducting his business, the support of his family and the accumulation of profit all de pend upon the sale of whiskey. He find* thp pnnptifp of the consumer """? * ri -- and the pernicious American habitjof treating his most valuable alliep, and will provide suitable loafiing places to gratify all social demands. Excessive drinking and gambling, the parents of depravity and poverty, are attributable to nature in isolated cases, but they are in the main acquired habits, whose origin can be traced to barroom associations. It is a sad commentary on our civilization that the man whose business destroys more happiness and begets more misery and crime, and does less to promote our tangible welfare than any other single human agency, should become such a power in politics. Nevertheless it is true, and the reason is plain. He not only has at his back the "boys about town," but he has the support of that army of sober, moderate drinkers who steadily refuse to surrender their right to drink whiskey. TheD, if it is the verdict of ages of trial that "prohibition will not prohibit," and that it tends to promote peijury and crimes of kindred character, and if the saloon has proven to be the leading curse of humanity?in fact the devil's paradise?isn't it time that we practice liberality and toleration, and seek to effect com- J promises that will grant to the indi- j vidual the right to drink and yet eliminate from its sale the element of personal interest, which means the elimination of most of the attendant evile? Does not the dispensary nearer approach this condition than any other known liquor legislation? Ttfi flipnrv if.: First. Tbat men will drink whiskey. Second. Then its sale should be legalized. Third. The element of personal profit removed from said sale. Fourth. We are thus driven to its official sale. Under the dispensary law, the interest of the vender, the social feature, the treating habit, and in fact all incentive to drink is obliterated except the appetite of the consumer. He cannot congregate with friends at night or on Sunday and play pool, billards and cards, and have served enticing mixed drinks. There is nobody to pursue him and seduce him into drinking. To purchase liquor from the dispensary is an unsociable, eold-bloodtd transaction; the avarice of the vender nnd I he armetite of the consumer is I rl i separated, and the system is well ! known to be UDprolific of diunkards ! That there is some drunkenness on 1 account of the use of dispensary ! liquor there is no doubt, and it has i been urged that it is wrong for the j State to eDgage in it3 sale, but is it ; any worse for the State to sell than i it is for her to license the citizen to ! sell.' If it is a crime, isn't the i abettor as guilty as the principal? J But why poist out further the good j effects of the dispensary? But few deny that its influence has been for good, and Mr. Featherstone admits J that by its operation the old liquor | ring was broken up, and that "under j the constitution of 95 we cannot gc | back to the old barroom system." I He admits that the more time it ii given to demonstrate its merit the more "powerful it will become." He admits that is "nonsense to talk about enforcing a law not supported by public sentiment,"' and claims that three fourths of the counties would j go prohibition. Now there is about 90,000 voters in this State, of which he got only about 17,000 in the first primary last summer, which was considered the full prohibition vote, and the dispensary must be rapidly j leading to prohibition if his predicj tion is true, or else it would be worse j than "nonsense" to try to force prohibition npon them. Then why disturb the peace of the State by forcing elections on counties that are now satisfied? And why take the step backward and abandon to their fate his brethren in the counties that would go "high license." If three-fourths of the counties would go prohibition, why not amend the dispensary law so that all that wished to could hold elections and vote out the dispensary? This would bs genuine "local option" as to the sale of liquor without bringing to life the county "whiskey rings." Mr. Featherstone's failure to attack the merit or moral features of the dispensary is a high endorsement of it, and why is he so frenzied against its political features? It matters not what circumstances evolved it, or what political faction suggested it, if its features produce sobriety, pre serve good morals and pays a handsome profit. Its birth should not damn it. If Mr. Featherstone's wish prevails he will construct a political machine composed of prohibitionists and high license people, an unnatural, abnormal and impossible alliance. I At the last primary election the people sustained and endorsed the dispensary through an exponent that was obnoxious to thousands of them. The strength of the cause espoused by Mr. Ftatherstone was shown in the first primary?his vote in the second is attributables to the unpopularity of his opponent and the support of the liquor element. I sincerely wish that prohibition was possible, but do not hope for it through such alliances as he proposes. EASYGOING | |L PEOPLE BE Those who disregard. I rly indications of disease. H rI*lie progress of catarrh is frequent1 ly gradual. Chronic rv 3s catarrli secures i Possessi?n with> M out bnowlet^? ^ls T ? It has become | common to ^ body lias a little | / ^ (P catarrh "that many Vi/mi S?M\\^sV Poinbr people (!i'!$gtf^ l)ayslightattention .to it. Yet no class /^^^ W|CTp|k of disease is so difflI cult to shake off. t X n. * Many people well | advanced in years find themselves in j the toils catarrh. Mr. and Mrs. I Collum, of CP ngs. Tex.. found help in Pe-ru-na. Collum s letter follows: Pe-ru-na Afcd/c/ne Co.. Columbus, 0. Dear S ijs:?4i I think your Pc-ru-na is the best edieine I ever tried for catarrh. I ve tried ali the catarrh medicines mt I could hear of ami none of them did sny good until 1 tried vours. I and my w ; have both used the Pcrn-na and Man-a lin. and we are about well. I am 70 years old and my wife is 06. "When we commenced to take j your medicines we were not able to sec j after our work, but now she can tend j to her work and I see after my farm, j You can use this publicly if you want : to."?A. P. C'ollum, (biddings. Tex. Gen. Gomez Must Explain. t ? ! The Executive Cjmmittee is After Him. He is Taking Too Much Authority on Himself. Havana, Feb. 8?It is reported | that at a secret meeting of the exe* - ? ^ i k _ cutive committee ol toe uuDan Assembly, it was decided that the com 1 mittee will not welcome Gen. Gomez 1 | to the city; that it will not be pres, ent when he arrives in Havana, and, i ! farther, that if Gen. Gomez does not ' I go before the committee and explain ' his reasons for accepting the propos J sitions of IwbertP. Porter, therepre" | stntative of President McKinley, * I without consulting the committee he > ( will be officially notified upon the ' ! part of the committee to appear beJ fore it, and explain his conduct. The Legislature. j The most important measure discussed by the House siDce our last irsue was the appropriation bill, and the items which was antagonized most were the appropriations for the ! maintenance of the State colleges. I But the items finally went through as suggested by the appropriation committee, which liberally provided I for the support of the several colleges. The Senate concurred in the House resolution to appoint a joint committee to arrange a bill for the time of holding court in the several counties. Mr. Marshall's bill to extend the j rights and remedies of employees of ! railroad cornorations as provided by I the constitution to employees of street railway ard textile mill corporations, passed the Senate after a gallant fight by its author. The following are some of the acts which have been ratified. To declard the law in relation to ! termination of rental contracts. To authorize county supervisors to i exchange convict labor with oiher j counties. To protect graveyards from de- j struction. As regards peace officers in indus I trial communities of 100 inhabitants | and more. To repeal the metropolitan police; law. A bill providing for the renewal of ! the chaiters of ferries. To require cotton buyers to accept j bales of cotton weighing no less than | 300 pounds. The Senate considered Mr. Graydons bill to fix the salaries of the county auditors of the State. The purport of the bill is to reduce the salaries paid by the State to the auditors; to put them, as the author said, on a more equitable basis. The bill met with decided opposition, but on every motion looking to changing it in any features the Senate steadily voted them down. Senator Appelt has offered a bill for the submission to the voters of certain counties the question of high license, prohibition or dispensary and to provide for carrying out the said election. The Patton redisricting bill has received its death blow at the hands of the Senate by a vote of 22 to 14 Mr. Dean's bill to allow fruit growers to manufacture brandies was killed. Mr. Efird favored the distilleries if they conformed to the dispensary law. Mr. Efird's resolution providing for the submission of a constitutional amendment providing for biennial sessions passed by 77 to 32. It was decided by the chair, Mr. Winkler presiding, that it was only necessary for a two-thirds vote on the third reading. Mr. Blease's resolution fixingterms of members at. four years also passed. It will be a constitutional amendment if adopted by the people. Mr. Dend)'s bill to repeal the act 1 allowing dispensaries to be established in Pickens and Oconee counties has passed. These had been prohibition counties and Mr. Stevenson pointed out that it was simply a i question of fairness. The law said | prohibition counties should not have j dispensaries unless they voted for j them, yet these two counties were excepted by statute. It is not a queetiou as to whether the dispensaiy law is right or wrong, but one cf treating all counties alike. He said that he did not intend to vote for the repeal of the dispensary law at this session. On motion of Mr. Muntgomciy Marion county was included in the bill. The peopla bad never expressed their opinion on the subject, and un11 they do Mai ion ought to remain prohibition. Mr. G-intt's bill relating to the sale of fertilizers was killed. On this bill Mr. Efird said he did not want to antagonize any bill which would correct bogus fertilizers, but he thought that the tenor of the bill I ? j was that the man who hadn't the moDey to pay for the fertilizers would not be benefited by the bill. Those who supported it, strange to say, wanted the privilege tax reduced the other day. There was another battle royal over the operation for the Citadel. | The committee proposed an appro .priation of ?20,000 for running expense and ?750 for repairs. Mr. Sharpe of Lexington, who bad proI posed a cut on the South Carolina college appropriation, (fLreda motion to reduce the Citadel appropriation to $15,000. Mr. Sharpe said that he had his hand in and was making a cut on not one but all the higher educational institutions. He was not making war on the colleges, but on extravagance. They ought to come down to the same living with the people, it was unfortunate that the denominational institutions had been dragged into the (j lestion. The higher -institutions of learning made this one of the grandest States in the Union. But one brother would be in 1 college nine months and another in tho rvnhliV onhonl huh three months. He thought that the Citadel had not ; been treated fiirly in comparison with South Cxrolina college, buf, in ; order to be consistent, he wanted the | amendment to pass. The amend- j ment was lost. ? *. > Plans of the Filipinos. Will Take to Mountains and Try to Check Food Supplies. London, Feb. 8.?An inkling of the proposed Filipino tactics was secured to-day from the president of the European Filipioo Junta, who, like all other Filipinos, declares that the attack on Manila was due to the "high handed" Americans. "Now that hostilities have begun," he said, "the Americans will have to depend for food supplies on ship- j ments. They will be unable to get j anything from the interior of the island of Luzjo, or from any other of | the islands. "Aguinaldo will take to the moun- j tains, about fiv6 miles from Manila, ! and it will be impossible for the Americans to dislodge mm. ne does not want to take the city, because he realizes that even could he do so, he could not hold the place against the j American warships." i spain still exulting. Madrid, Feb. 8.?The papers today are savagely exultant over tie trouble between the Americans and j Filipinos at Manila. They urge the Government to hold itself absolutely aloof from the diffi j culiies. I ? tate of Oh'fo, City of Toledo, ) Lucas County ) 1 Frank J. Cheney makes oath that be is the senior partner of the firm j of F. J. Cheney & Co, doiDg business in the City of Toledo, C junty and S'.ate a'oresaid and that said firm will p ?y tie sum cf Oje Hundred Dollars for each and every case of Citarib that cannot be cored by the use of H ill's Citarrb C ire. FRANK J. CHENEY. S vorn to befjre me and subscribed in my presence this G.h day of December, A D 1SSG. ( g L ) A. W. Gleason, i ) Notary Public. Hill's Citarrb Cure is taken ioter I oally and acts directly od tne oiooa 1 and concerns sirfaces of the system. I Sand for testimonials, free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Elected President. | Mr. Wilborn at the Head of the National Alliance. Columbia Daily Record. Mr. J. C. Wilborn has returned from Washington, where he has been in attendance upon the meeting of the National Alliance. Mr. Wilborn I n'no llz-vrx-wpd V-iTT |-?oin(T Drefti. J VI ao UUUUIVU KJJ V4WWW ? w~j dent of the X itional organization. J. J. Miller, of Pennsylvania, was | elected Vice President and A. B. | "Welch, of New York, is Secretary j and Treasurer. The organization is | holding its own throughout the counj fyI A Partial Judge's Partial List. I L;iw Notes. During the year 1S9S Judge Lynch , tried, sentenced and executed P21 | prisoners. This list, which does not i include book agents or lightning rod ! men, shows an alarming activity on j the part of that speedy jurist, and it | is to be hoped he will give the other j court a better show this year. For custards, piep, etc , disiccated cocoanut, canned pine apple, (ready for use) at the Bazaar. Iroya t Absolutely'Pi Makes the food more deli RQYAl. BAKtNO POWPt n ?waasea i/oiag-s. I To the KJitor of the Dispatch: The plow has commenced and new ground clearing continue to go on. j The Auditor and the Treasurer : : have both paid us their respects and but few have regretted that they ; come so seldom. Oq February 1st, the infant child , of Frank Wilson died of pneumonia, j and its remains now sleep in Swan- j sea's cemetery to await its summons, j Mrs. S. B. Sawyer, of Norway, has : been visiting relatives at Swansea. ] Mr. W. E. Barrs is building a neat . cottage at Swansea, and Mr. Lucas, the son of Mr. Noah Lucas, one of T/OYtnnrfrm'a indnafrinns KnnR. is as sistingin its construction. Mr. Reynolds is also building and his house i3 neariDg completion and is a nice ornament to the eastern portion. Mr. Howell Williams is moving this week from Swansea to Brookland. Howell has many friends here who regret to see him leave our town. Miss Lillie Gintt has had mumps, but has recovered. A certain man living some miles from Swansea will rejoice to hear of her recovery. Mr. C. S. Roof has purchased a lot from H. R. Goodwin and expects to do some improving very soon. On the night of the 25ih of January the barns and stable of Mrs. M C. Corbitt were destroyed by fire. The fire occurred about 10 o'clock and the general impression that it was the work of an incindiary. The year's provisions of corn and fodder were burned. Dr. John R Langford lost the year's feed for his buggy horse also. Over neither party's interest was there any insurance. The barn was very near the dwelling and was only saved by the hard, faithful work of the citizens who came to the help of the sufferers. Mr. and Mrs. Corbitt expressed to the people their . gratitude for this marked expression of kindness. Our Auditor, G A. Derrick, has been down on Pond Branch on a sur vey of a dispute between Mrs. Eudolia Mitchell, plaintiff, against John ! Barre, defendant. Scott was the sur veyor for the plaintiff and came down to meet the surveyor for the defendant. There were no j irs befwocn tho cnivMnrs lint all OaSSed V .. -~J i off quietly. Dr. Joe Mitchell, from Leesville, and Mr. John McCartha, from Black Creek, aud other citizens from the neighborhood were present | to witness what the famous Pond J Bianch had so often seen before j . "men in pursuit of law." The colo ! nial Martin road and Pond Branch j will again be in law, aod also the j Job Pond and the farmer's "Bee i Hunter" branch. History repeats itself, and it will look more Latural still when Jefeoats and Knotts shall be sworn at the bar at Lexington and the natuial S. P. Wingard j will take his term as Sheriff* in | that neariy forgotten, but interesting j long, long ago. It is a portion of the land once owned by one of the older Jefeoats at whose sale William Kuotts bought 7JO acres for S3.000. Then commenced that series of law j suits when Hose prince of lawyers, Boozer, Bauekctt and Fair, acted as Attorneys and when "William Kootts, Wiley Johnson Jefcoat and Joshua Allen Jefcoat an 1 his wife, Marcella," i appeared alternately fur nineteen years as plaintiffs and dependents, and expended in costs and judgments $32,000 on a place that cost : $8,000 at the sale, and now Fond Branch turns up anew and many think that the laud the law is in pursuit of can't even be fuutid at all any where on Fond Branch. I heard au intelligent man once say that ' Fond ! Branch is a powerful queer place." He bought a place there and said he intended to make Fond Branch "toe the mark" and "walk a chalk line," and in less than a year that same ; man was across the Savannah rivtr I I begging hard for terms of peace. Spectator. February 2nd, 1800. L Baking Powder URE icious and wholesome H CO.. NEW YORK. A Grand Institution. To the Editor of the Dispalch: I have been thinking for some time about writing something for your valuable paper concerning the Orangeburg Baptist College of which I am a student. The school heretofore has been known as the Orangeburg Co Educational Institute, but at a recent meeting of the board of trustees the name was changed to the above. At the same meeting Prof. Owens was re elected Presidtnt and Prof. Meadors Vice-President, each for five years. From the success of the present year under their management we know the result that will follow in the next five years is scarcely more than a dream to those who love the institution, who may not know them as we do. President Owens during the past year has made many valuable im provements upon both campus and buildiug8. The enrollment for the present year, having enrolled to date about 140. The boarding department has about 100. The young men are organized into two military companies and are drilled by Prof. Owens. They have beautiful Confederate gray uniforms with palmetto buttons, which they wear on all dress occasions. The young ladies have unifurms of same color tiimmed in black braid with palmetto buttons, and have oxford caps. Prof. Owens has charge of the young men in one building while Prof. Meadors and wife have charge of the girls in Ashley Hall. The school has six teachers, all of whom are highly honored and esteemed by all the pupils. I have never seen a school so full of enthusiasm. I can most heartily recommend the school to any young man or young woman who may desire an education and especially to those of limited means. The totil cost per month for tuition, board, lights and fuel is only $8 00. Clara Johnson. Jan. 80. 1800. ? Dashers cf the Grip. The greatest daDger from La Giippe is of its resulting in pneumonia. If reasonable care is used, however, and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy taken, all daDger will be avoided. Among the tens of thousands who have used this remedy for la grippe we have yet to learn of a i-ingle case having resulted in pneumonia which shows conclusively that this remedy is a certain preventive of that dangerous disease. It will cure la grippe in less time than any other treatment. It is pleasaDt and safe to take. For sale by J. E. Ivaufmann. + A Stingy Man. "I don't mind a man being economical," said Colonel Bonely, "but I ! do despise to see stiDgiuess. You all { I know John Nutwing?the fellow t hat I used to sell soda water and grumble I * , , 1 when a customer insisted on taking ' it with syrup. Well, he was the j stingiest man I ever raw. Why. sir, ! he was so stingy he used to lit his I meat spoil. Said he couldn't afford to I eat it while it was so valuable. One day a cart came along with a barrel ! of water. Just as it was passing j John's gate, the thing broke down, i Well, John went out, caught half the | water and poured into his well. Said ! that he couldn't afford to see auy: thing wasted. O, yes, he was close. I was with him when he died. He ' was perfectly willing, though he j dreaded the expense i f having a ; grave dug. 'Colonel,' said he, adi dressing me in an anx:ous way that had become one of his characteristics, i 'can't you git some of the bo\s and induce 'em to dig a grave as a o r? ! matter of consideration.' I did ii' tend to be buried under the pear j tree, but the land is so valuable I I can't afford it." 'You don't seem to ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements will be inserted at the rate of one cent per word for first Insertion, and one-half cent for each snbsequent insertion. Liberal contracts made with those wishing to advertise for three, six and twelve mouths. Notices in the local colamn 5 cents per line each iusertior. /\L!i v ? ? * - M uuiiuanes cnargea lor at tne rate 01 on? cent a word, wt en they exceed 100 words, ^ Marriage notices inserted free. Address G. M. HARMAN, Editor and Publisher. be very sick," said I. 'Perhaps you may recover." '0, uo, I'm gone,' he replied. I took poison just before sending for you. I decided that 1 could not afford to liv<! Its too expensive. After a fellow dies, you know, and gets settled down, the expenses cease. That confounded druggist cheated me. I bad to pay five cents for the poison. He should have given me two doses for that sum.' He was so stingy that be died without a struggle. Taking everything into consideration, John was the closest inau I ever saw " General Butler's Beport. Washington, Jan. 30.?General M. C. Butler was given a bearing by tbe Senate commiitee on military affairs - ~a today, in regard to affairs in Havana, ; < wbere be bas been recently stationed as one of the evacuation commission. He gave a detailed account of the re- 9 cent clashes in that city between the Spanish soldiers and Cubans. He expressed the opinion that General Brooke's order forbidding participation in the evacuation ceremonies by tbe Cubans was a necessary precaution and that if it bad not been issued there would have been trouble. The Spanish residents were exceedingly nervous. At the same time, he thought the Cubans should be treated liberally and allowed to participate to a considerable extent in tbe conduct of public affairs. He believed that the Cuban soldiers conld ^ be utilized, and that if there was an organized force of such soldiers un- . der American command they could be utilized in maintaining order, even among tbe Cubans. He dwelt at some lengtli upon me excessive w.\co imposed under the old system. General Butler expressed the opinion that in time the Cuban people would be capable of self government, but that they should be given an opportunity to quiet down and get used to a more liberal administration than they had ever known. He said in reply to a question from Senator Carter, that a census of the Cubans would be advisable. An Hoi est Medicine for La Grippe. George W. Waitt of South Gardiner, Me., says: 'I have had the worst cough, cold, chills and grip and have taken lots of trash of no account but profit to the vendor, Chamberlain s Cough Remedy is the only thing that has done any good whatever. I have used one 50 cent bottle and the chills, cold and grip have all left me. I congratulate the manufacturers of an honest medicine." For sale by J. E. Kaufmann > Ships Off to Manila. Provisions and Ammunition Sent Out to Dewey and Land Forces. San Francisco, Feb. 8 ?The supply ship Centennial sailed last night for Manila. She is loaded with provisions and ammunition for Dewey and the land forcee. The steamers Justin and Celtic, now at Mare Island, are being overhauled, and in a few days will be ready to sail for the Philippines. The Justin will carry coal for the fleet and the Celtic frozen meat. The steamer Cjunemaugb, now on her way to this port, probably will be sent to Manila with munitions of war, and additional stores may be sent on the Cleveland. For La Grippe. Thomas Whitfield k Co, 24ft Wabash-av , corner Jackson st., one of Chicago's oldest aud most prominent druggists, recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for la grippe, as it not only gives a prompt and complete relief, but also counteracts any tendency of la grippe to result in pneumonia. For sale by J. E. Kaufmann. . Why Hs Was Silent. At a recent dinner party the subject of eternal life and future punishment came up for a lengthy discussion, in which Mark Twain, who was present, took no part. A Inly near him turned suddenly toward him and exclaimed: "Why do you not say anything? I want your opinion." Twain replied gravely: "Madam, you must excuse mc; I am silent of necessity. I have friends iu both places." - - - If the Baby is Cutting Teeth ]>e sure and use that old'and well tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-live cents a bottle. It is the best of all.