The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, August 22, 1900, Image 1
BY CLI MoCA. I /ES^^ANGSTON " Avnvtt^iT'TT^ ^ ----^ _
_-- --A M DijjRSON, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. O TOI KI ia iuor V - :
Spriiig Suits
AT
WE place on sale today our entire line of SPRING
UITSat
A REDUCTION OF 33 1-3
er cent. Our reason for this cut is simply to get the money
ut of the Goods rather than carry them over until next
pring. Then next Spring we want to show a brand new lot
f Goods. Don't want to show the last season patterns and
tyles to our trade.
We know this is a big reduction, so when you read the
rices below, and note that the price is reduced away down,
on t be skeptical.
The Suits are here. Some are sold down to a few Suits of
kind?call them odd and ends if you wish. They are the
jBt few of some of our best sellers. Others are in a full line
f sizes almost?didn't sell as we thought they would. Nice
atterns, we thought, hut for some reason didn't go.
$5.00 Spring Suits now $3.35.
7.50
10.00
12.50
15.00
h
n
a
" 5.00.
6.67.
" 8.35.
" 10.00.
Remember, the trouble commences to-day and be on
[and. Leave one-third of what yen wish to pay at home
[be balance will pay for the Goods.
THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS.
?HITE FRONT.
Is the Leader of them all in point of Speed,
Durability and Oat-Tarn.
IT is, owing to the skillful construction of the breast, the best seed
?ner on the market. ?
That part of the Gin covering the ends of the brash is so formed that
co ton cannot pack or clog at ends of brush. Many Gins catch fire from
ion at this point. The HALL does not.
We guarantee these Gins to give absolute satisfaction, and if you are in
j&i as to what Gin to buy ask any owner of a HALL or any one who has
Ken one work, and they will tell yon that it is the beat.
We have all sizes on hand ready for immediate delivery.
McOULLY BROS.
IN'T FORGET!
[EVERYBODY hao been sellloe; Fruit jars this season bat up to this time we
? wen selling-Cherry Jars ? now we are ready to furnish you with?
. ... THE BRST JPJRTJI^T JARS
? J?eeP on the:mars^;?k*?**~t=, ^ wo give yon nothing- bat good, sound
r-no tronon ones.
mt line of table OUTIjSBY la up-to-dato in every reaped. Also, the
Botcher Knives for kitchen, use f and - when It comes to Pocket K?lve? and
s we have them of the beet make, sold under a guarantee.
in11 fo/RQfc t0 eall on na when yon are in Town, as we can save you money on
W?,,of ?cotfB- Jost received ono car load of Lynehburg Chilled Tana Flows,
, D ??0 w on.tb0 market. Bern ember that we can give yon Jobbe? prices on
'Pointa and Casting?. Yon can get thapi at our Store or bave <.r>m shipped
pfrooaftctory. We sell Cf?OCsmSRS as cheap as anybody.
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THE WAR IN CHINA
Pekin is Captured and Ministers Saved 1
Washington, Aug. 17.?The nllied
armies bave captured and entered
Pekin in the face of obstinate resistance
and the members of the foreigu lega
tions are safe. Official confirmation of
tho fall of the Chinese capital came to
the United States government to-night
in the shape of two cablegrams, one
from Admiral Remey and the other
from Consul Fowler at Chefoo. Tho
cablegram from Admiral Rouiey came
to hand first early in the evening, fol
lowed very soon after by that from
Consul Fowler, and the ofiicials realiz
ing the great public interest in the
events which it was believed had. hap
pened in Pekin, at once made them
public. Admiral Kemey's dispatch is
as follows :
Takl, Aug. 17,1 a. m.
Bureau Navigation, Washington.
Just received telegram from Tien
Tsin dated 10th, 10 p. in.:
"Pekin was captured on Aug. l?.
Foreign legations are safe; details fol
low shortly." Kemev.
That from Consul Fowler giving im
portant details of the occurrences at the
time the capture of the city was given
enout iu the subjoined official state
ment :
Chefoo, Aug. 17,1000.
Secretary State, Washington.
Seventeenth. Japanese admiral re
ports allies attacked Pekin, east, 15th.
Obstinate resistance. Evening Japanese
entered capital with other forces. Im
mediately surrounded legations. In
mates safe. Japanese lost over 100;
ChineseSOO. Fowler.
Previous information which has been
received here showed that the allied
armies took possession of Tung Chow
on the 12th inst. From that city to
Pekin the distance is not very great,
not more than a dozen miles. It seems
evident, therefore, that the armies
halted for a time at Tung Chow prob
ably for the purpose of giving the men
a reat to prepare for the attack on
the capital city in force after waiting
until the rear of the advancing hosts
should arrive at the front. Possibly
also delay was the result of negotia
tions inaugurated by the Chinese offi
cials looking to the delivery of tho
ministers with a Chinese or other es
cort. If negotiations were attempted
they must have failed as the army con
tinued on its march and attacked the
capital three days after reaching Tung
Chow.
The officials here were aware of the
fact that the stronghold of the Boxers
was in the Chinese city and that. for
the allies to attempt to force their way
through it into the Tartar city in which
the legation compounds are located
might mean a great loss of life and pos
sibly a defeat. It was also known that
tbe imperial troops which have sided
with the Boxers were many of them in
or near the Chinese city and that such
of the artillery and rifle fire which has
been poured into the legations had been
from the walls separating the two cit
ies. These facts evidently were com
municated to Gen. Chaftee and the
other commanding officers of the allies.
Realizing these obstacles it appears the
allies decided to attack the city by the
east gate. There are four entrances to
the city on the east, two leading to
the Chinese city and two to the Tartar
city. Just which of these was selected
as the attacking point Consul Fowler's
dispatch doeB not disclose. Contrary to
the press reports of to-day Consul Fow
ler's dispatch shows that the attack
on the city met with strong resistance.
The Japanese advance engaged, accor
ding to the understanding of the offi
cials here, numbered 10,000 men so that
the loss suffered by them was over 1
per cent. No mention is made of the
losses of the forces of the other armies
but it is presumed that it was in pro
portion to that suffered by the Japan
ese.
London, Aug. 18,4 a. m .?"Pekin was
relieved on the night of the 15th." This
message was received last evening at
the imperial custom's office in London
from the commissioner of customs in
Chefoo. It is the only official message
that has reached England in confirma
tion of the earlier reports. Admiral
Remey'a dispatch not having arrived in
time for publication iu the London
morning papers. The Morning Post,
which is the only paper printing the
Chefoo message, says:
. "To-day is not only a dny of national
rejoicing, it is also a day of congratu
lation for all powers of the world."
Proceeding to discuss the probabili
ties of a cessation of hostilities, The
Horning Post assumes that the United
States are willing to ?bssdo? any idea
of further aggressive action, but it
questions the disposition of Germany
and the other powers to agree to such
a course
The Berlin correspondent of The
Morning Post says he learns that no
formal request for an armistice hasyet
reiiched the powers, and that it is im
probable that any such request would
be granted.
The other papers comment guardedly
upon tho general situation, owing to
the lack of definite news when the edi
torials were written. Most of them
advocate astern inquisition regarding
outrages and the punishment of the
leaders even if they have to be pursued
all over China.
Tho Daily Graphic, in a paragrnph
apparently inspired; 's-syc there is do
reason to belieye that any of the pow
ers will repudiate the previous under
standing to respect the integrity of
the empire and the dynasty, adding
that the proposal to land a British force
at Shanghai originated not with the
British government, but with the
Chinese, who at the same time urged
that this should not bof done if likely
to lead to international complications.
"This," says The Daily Graphie,
"disposes of the story that the viceroy
of Nankin changed his mind under the
influence of the eonsuls. Her majes
ty's government, wo believe, has no in
tention of contesting the right of Franco
or the United States to land troops
should either think it necessary.''
Chinese dispatches say that Emperor
Kwang Su accompained the empress
dowager to Hsian Fu much against his
will. Prince Tunn commanded the rear
guard of the imperial escort, of which
Boxers formed 05 per cent. It was ex
pected that Gen. Tung Fuh Siang
would follow after the arrival of the
allies. All the palace treasures were
sent to Hsian Pu.
Londox, Aug. 17.?The Chinese min
ister at Tokio, Li ShungToh, has tele
graphed Li Hung Chnug, according to
a dispatch to The Times from Shan
ghai, that Japan is willing to use her
good oflices in behalf of the empress
dowager and Emperor Kwang Su, but
is determined to prevent the escape of
Prince Tuau of Kang Yi, president of
the board of war at Hsu Tung, guar
dian of the heir>pparent, and of Chao
Shu China, commissioner of the rail
way and mining bureau.
"Li Hung Chang," the dispatch con
tinues, "has received instructions from
the throne to ask Russia if she is will
ing to assist China to arrive at a
peaceful settlement and to give assur
ances that she has no intention of an
nexing any part of Manchuria. If the
reply is favorable, Earl Li has orders
to negotiate without delay. Simulta
neously the military governor of Man
churia will be directed to cease hostili
ties."
Cue Foo, Aug. 20.?The allies have
not yet conquered Pekin. Fighting is
still going on in the streets and the
city is burning. The allies are pouring
forth shot and shell into the forbidden
city and exploding shells have set fire
to the place. The flames are sweeping
away a large part of the city.
Caleb Powers Found Guilty.
Georgetown, Ky.f Aug. 18.?"We,
the jury, find tue defendant guilty and
fix his punishment at confinement in
the penitentiary for the rest of hisnntu
ral life."
This was the wording of the verdict
rendered to-day in the case of ex-Sec
retary of State Caleb Powers, charged
with being an accessory before the fad
to the murder of Wm. Goebel. The
jury retired at 1:33 p. m. and returned
its verdict at 2:35, having been out only
63 minutes. -
The vote in favor of a life sentence
was unanimious.
When the jury retired the belief wo?
general, that its members would fail tc
agree and in this opinion the defendant
himself was firmly convinced.
When the verdict of guLUy was re
turned* Powers, for the first time dur
ing the weary Bix weeks of the trial,
betrayed his feelings. Under all ol
the trying incidents of the trial he had
maintained - a changeless expression.
The verdict of guilty, however, appa
rently staggered him. He was sitting
near the door of the jury room and
when the jurors knocked on the dooi
summoning the sheriff, his face took or
an anxious look. When the twelve
men filed into the room and took then
seats and as Clerk Penn called the roll
of jurors the prisoner did not appear tc
bo more excited than the vast throng
of spectators.
''Have you made a verdict, gentle*
ment" inquired the court.
"We have," the jurors assented, ant
at the same time Mr. Stone, the fore
man, passed the verdict to the clerk,
who read it alond. Powers, alwayt
pale, grew ghastly white as the verdict
was read and his face betokened greal
mentar anguish. Then, somewhat re
gaining his composure, he turned tc
Misses Dangerfield, who had been it
conversation with him and said: "1
was not expecting that. The verdict
is unjust."
There was no sort of demonstratio!
following the verdict and the vasl
crowd filed out of the court house al
most in silence. Powers remained ir
the court room for some time after the
verdict was rendered, in conference
with his attorneys, who will at once
move for a new trial, and, failing it
that, will take an appeal.
When the jurymen entered the jurj
room, Juror Stone, the oldest man on
the panel, was elected foreman.
Jcror Porter, the only Republican or
the Jury, the first to speak, said: "Gen
tlemen, lam a Republican and I have
said that I did not believe Goobel'f
murder was the result of a conspiracy.
I did not think Caleb Povrers could be
guilty, but I have heard the evidence
and I am convinced he is."
Others also made talks and it is said
one of the men of the jury intimated
that he thought the deathlTpcnaUj
ought to be indicted. However, whei
a ballot was taken all 12 of the juron
voted for life imprisonment.
? Army officers seeking horses in the
United States for the American nue
German cavalry have ^difficulty in get
; ing animals.
STATE MEWS.
? A street car line is projected for
the town of Edgefield.
? Two "divine healers'* were work
ing in Columbia last week.
? It becomes more evidentovory day
that the race for governor is between
Col. Hoyt and (Jov. McSwecney.
? Rev. S. C. Todd, of Lumens, for
merly a Presbyterian preacher, lias
joined the Christian Missionary Alli
ance.
? The iSutro cotton mill, which re
cently closed down in Yorkville, is to
bo immediately reorganized and will
resume operations.
? Gov, Russell of North Carolina
has now honored all the requisitions
from this State, which have bcenpend
ng for some time.
? According to the rules of the
Democratic party, voters must havo
lived in this State for one year and in
the county sixty days to entitle them
to vote.
? A 14-yeuv-old son of W. \V. Gray
sou, clerk of the court for Williams
burg county, was accidentally shot j
and severely wounded while ridiug in
a buggy with two other boys and a
loaded rifle.
? A heavy cyclone occured near
Batcsville 011 Thursday afternoon. At
the gin house of W. J. Shell, an engine
was turned over and the machinery
considerably injured. The corn and
cotton in the neighborhood were al
most ruined by the fearful wind mow
ing it down in its rapid and furious
course over the country.
? The attorney general is busily pre
paring his appeal to the supreme court
in the Nenl case. There are several
legal points which were brought up by
Judge Benet's decision, and later by
Judge Klugh'swhivOh was diametrically
opposite. There are still other points
to be brought out ai:d it may be that
Col. Neal may again be brought to
trial should the supreme court decide
in favor of the attorney general.
? Mr. J. ?. Shuler, of Aiken County,
made quite a success out of his peach
crop this year. He has an orchard of
live hundred young Elbertas that bore
their first crop this season, and they
were extra flue, some of them weigh
ing as much as fourteen ounces each.
He sold his finest specimens at $.250 a
crate, and realized over $800 on the
crop. Mr. Shuler expects to set out
5,000 young peach trees next fall.
? At Chester William Strand and
John Peaye, two farmers, while dis
cussing an old family difference of
years r ick, became involved in a diffi
culty that resulted in the death of John
Peayer. Blows were passed. The
two men Pinched and Strand loosened
himself and retreated. Pc&ye followed
with a stick, pounding Strand in the
face and on the head. Strand drew
his pistol and fired three shots, Peaye
being instantly killed.
? The reports of the chief constables
for the month of July, 1000, show that
there has been seized by the State con
stables during the month 18H gallons
of whiskey, l8Di dozen bottles of beer
and 110 gallons of beer in kegs and
seveu stills. There have been IS con
victions for violation of the dispen
sary law; 27 cases were sent up to court;
$1,250 in fines were imposed and 10
violators were sent to the chaingang.
? President Hnrtzog has requested
the announcement to be made that no
more need make application for en
trance at Clemson this fell. Hundreds
have already been rejected and still the
applications come in. Many are mak
ing applications for entrance in Sep
tember, 1001. It is a pity that the
doors of any college have to be shut in
the face of any carnes* young man, but
at the present there is no other course
to be pursued at Clemson.
? The directors of the State Alliance
exchange elected at the recent meeting
have not yet held a meeting to pro
vide for the continuance of the ex
change, but a meeting is to be held on
October 1, at which time a manager
will be selected and all arrangements
for the running of the business will be
made. Col. D. P. Duncan, who has
heretofore been the manager of the ex
change, will not stand for re-election.
In the meantime the business of the
exchange has been going on through a
business house in Columbia.
? Mr. John B. Cleveland has for
tunately secured the copperplate about
10 by 18 inches beautifully engraved,
that was placed on the coffin of Gov
ernor Glenn of the colony of South
Carolina. Ho returned to Scotland,
where he died and was buried. His
body was inclosed in a lead coffin and
thnt was placed in one of wood. Sev
eral years ago in digging ??? the ceme
tery his grave was reached. The re
mains were not disturbed. The wood
had decayed, but the lead coffin was
all right and so was the copper plate.
By some chance this plate fell into the
possession of some one in Indiana, and
Mr. Cleveland learning that fact secur
ed the relic.?Carolina Spartan.
Deafness Cannot be Cared
by local applications, m they cad cot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
va; to care Deafness, and that fa by constitu
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflam
ed condition of the .aucoua lining of the Eustach
is^ Tobe. When this tube gets Inflamed you hare
a rambling sound or Issparfeet hearing, and when
it is entirely c'osed deafness la tho result, and
unless tho Inflamation can be taken oat ana this
tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever ; nine cases oat of ten ate
caused by catarrah, which is nothing bat an in*
flamed condition of f he mucous sarfaaes.
We wiU give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deaftaeas (erased by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Hall's Catsrrh Cur?. Puni *?r clrsala.s.
Tau. F. J. CHENEY ? CO., Toledo. O.
??T-oold by Druggists, 700.
Hall's Frady FIDs tro thc.hcst.
UKNKIIAI, NE'.VS ITEMS.
? According to tin- new census
Chicago basa population of 1,075,000.
? A movement is on foot in Tennes
see to have the State purchase the old
homo of President .lames K. Polk, in
Nashville, Tenu., as a Govcrunr's man
sion,
? Two blind people, after a court
ship of twenty years, were married
out in Kansas last week. The olVu ia
ting minister and two maids of honor
were also blind.
? The attempt to subjugate the Fili
pinos according to official ligures has
cost tho United States :>,:11U American
lives and $180,078,000. And the job
hin been barely begun.
? The gate receipts of the Fitzsim
mons-Kuhlin tight in New York tho
other night were ?10,000. Of this
amount tho lighters received $20,000,
the winner 75 per cent, and the loser
25 per cent.
? It is said at tho War Department
in Washington, that for every vacancy
I in eit lier tho military or naval academy,
which the President has the power of
tilling by appointment, then'are 100
applications.
? A. Lyncoln Hyde, the well-known
English scientist, has come out in favor
of it decimal system of weights and
measures for tho English-speaking
people based on taking the inch as the
fundamental unit.
? Having just declared an 8 per cent
dividend of $8,000,000, making a total
dividend of 08 per cent this year, the
Standard Oil Company should be will
ing to come down handsomely For Mark
Hannn's slush fund.
? Several weeks ago the surgeon
general of the army called for 100 con
tract surgeons for service in China. Up
to the present time over a thousand
applications have been received, of
which tho first 100 have been appoint
ed.
? Major Gen. Joseph Wheeler has
boon asked to deliver during next win
ter a course of lectures on tho great
battles of tho world before tho depart
ment of history of the University of
Chicago.
.? Mrs- Alice Btckncr, of Nebraska,
is one of the few women who have
thus far dared to bravo the perils of
Cape Nome. She is with her husband
and has been there for a year, during
which time the pair have eleated $12
000.
? A change of 30 per cent in the
German vote cast for McKinley foui
years ago in the middle-western States
will elect Bryan and Stevenson . with
a big bunch of electoral votes to spare;
and those who claim to know predict
that the change will exceed 50 per
cent.
? An old Chicago detective says:
"Don't take any stock in stories of
people being chloroformed in open
rooms by burglars. Chloroform in an
open room is no more effective than it
would bo out of doors. Its unpleasant
odor usually awakens sleepers and
keeps them awake."
? The Mormon faith will not die out
for apparent lack of effort. That de
nomination has at present 1.025 young
men employed as missionaries in Amer
ica and Europe. Their greatest suc
cesses arc in the slums of large cities,
They claim over 22,000 now converts
gained for their church the last year,
and prophesy that within a few yeaw
they shall control the entire west.
? The official statistics of the wheat
crops of the world for 1800-1000 hav<
just been compiled by the Department
of Agriculture. They show that in th<
countries in the southern hemisphere
whose wheat crops are commonly in
cluded in the statement of the work
wheat crops, the crop production wil
hardly fall less than |100,548,000 bush
els. This is 10,000,000 bushels short o:
last year's production.
? Mrs. Laura ?. Alderman owns th<
largest orchard in South Dakota. Ac
cording to W. N. Irwin, chief of tb<
division of pomology of the depart
ment of agriculture in Washington
Mrs. Alderman has, near Hurley, Tur
ner County, 150 acres, in which ar<
8,000 trees, two acres being given ovei
to plumbs. Besides the trees there ar<
1,000 current bushes, 1,000 gooseberry
bushes, 500 grapevines and three acret
of strawberries.
? One would think that tho method!
of suicide had been exhausted anc
that all persons desiring to end thcii
lives would be forced to be imitaton
of others. But a young man up neai
Atlantic City went out sailing -with i
jolly crowd a few days ago and on the
return when the sea was a little bois
tcrous, he jumped overboard saying "
a gicefal way "Good bj-e." He canu
to the surface allfright and was float
ing on his back when his ^companion?
attempted to rescue him when he took
out a pistol and put a ball through hie
heau.
? A world wide revival, by means ol
which 2,000,000 persons are to bo con
verted to Christianity as> monument
to the first half year^of the 20th cen
tury, is to result from efforts now being
made by the leaders'and societies ol
tho Methodist Church. Wherever the
influence of the Church extends th<
revival is to be carriedjand pledges foi
$10,000,000, half the estimated cost ol
the great work, have been made. Tin
committee in charge of \ tho pr?para
tions has issued misaddress setting
forth the objects to bo attained anc
urging active Ossistanco^in what is tc
be "tho greatest spiritual triumph in
the history of Methodism."
The Educational Feature of the Dispen
sary.
Editor lutt'llitjemrr With apologies
to those who may diffe. 'roui me on the
issue now before the people, ! heg
sp?t*?'to submit for the consideration
of tho voters of Anderson [County, the
Educational feature of tin- dispensary.
From tho Comptroller General's re
port for tho tlscal year ending Decem
ber 31, 1800, tho 3 mill constitutional
tax and poll tax for educational pur
pose? aggregated $714,210.20. This
much was expended on what is Known
as the common schools. What else did
we do in this direction? From the
State we trot from the special State
dispensary school fund $130,000.01.
The enrollment of pupils for the schol
astic year is?>? ns Was 275,789 pupils.
Anderson County furnished 11,844 pu
pils in that enrollment, which leaves
for the rest of the State 203,015 pupils.
For Anderson County's pupils tho
treasurer received $l,Si;o.3:i in Decem
ber, 1800. Upon the basis of our enroll
ment that was a fraction over 15 cents
per pupil. Fifteen cents for a winde
year. If we apportion the remaining
$128,133.08 among the othar 203,045 pu
pils in the State, each would have re
ceived a fraction over*4* cents towards
his education, which at ten cents per
day would give him four days in school.
In Anderson it is expected that wo will
be able to improvo on this since $3,
507.70 up to May, 1900, has already been
paid into tho treasury, and il the re
ceipts for tho remainder of the year is
in tho same ratio, we will havonbov.*;
$10,5'.23.3S to help on the cause of edu
cation. If, therefore, the enrollment
in 1900 does not exceed what it was in
the scholastic year 1807-98, 11,844, tho
school children will get about 88 conts
per pupil towards his" education in
1900. Wonderful! How do we inunago
to do so much towards education?
Answer: We ppent, for liquor to ho sold
thrcugb tho cUspenaary $1,593,210.
Democrats of South Carolina, will you
spend $1,503,240 for liquor that yo may
boast that ye are educating the poor
children out of tho profits at tho rate
of 48 cents per pupil per annum ? Who
hns got that $1,503,240spent for liquoi?
You bought tho liquor, but what has it
added to your wealth? Tho people of
Anderson County contributed from
$00,000 to $05,000 per annum to keep
tho institution going. What did you
get in return? Answer: $1,800.33. Why
, will ye spend your money for that
, which is neither bread nor wealth? If
i you desire to see the poor children of
the County educated, then why don't
you take tho g$G0,000 you spend for
; liquor annually and oducato them?
Let us illustrate: Jones hns two or
three, perhaps a dozen children. Says
he: "My children need education.
; 1 must and will educate them." An
, idea strikes him. He puts on his hat
and rushes] down tho street to Smith,
j who has a groat stock of liquor. Says
; Jones: "Smith, I bave decided to edu
[ catc my children. I need your help.
Now I makejyou this proposition: If
; you will give a certain amount of pro -
tits towards the education of my chil
. dren, I will purchase and drink $00,000
! worth of your liquor.'' The bargain Is
, closed. Jones gets his liquor, Smith
gets the money, and by and by he sends
his chock to Jones amounting to 88
cents apiece for each of his children
, towards their education. You Bay:
"Jones is a fool. What, drink $00,000
worth of liquor that hlsjjchildreu may
j get 88 cents a year towards their educa -
t tion! Of course ho is a fool."
j Well, what Jones did the people of
j South Carolina did in I*3?? on a larger
. scale, are doing in 1900, and what they
I are asked to continue doing?to-wit,
I spend $1,593,240 for liqubr that the dis
. pensary may take outfof the profits 48
I cents per annum per child towards
edacatlng 275,000 or 280,000 children,
3 and yet they hurrah for the dispensary4.'
The Ephesians could howl in old
3 Paul's ears "great is Diana of the
. Ephesians" for the gain Demetrious
t got out of it, but the politicians of
. South Carol j a can go them one hotter:
3 to the political power and emoluments
r they get out of the dispensary?it helps
3 educate the poor man's children.
r That the people may study the ques
j tion from a dispassionate standpoint
let them take tho ligures. In his an
j nual report for^lHO? the. Comptroller
I General puts down the receipts from
P the dispensary at $1,593,240. In the
? disbursements he puts down $130,000
? as distributed in the 40 counties from
t the dispensary special school fund.
5 Upon the school enrollment of 275, ?'89
pupils in tho State, that "would be less
. than 4" Coiit? por pupil por annum,
j Suppose wo mnke it 48 cents and allow
. 48 conts to pay tho tuition of one pupil
, for ?. iie-half month. Then if you could
; raise it to 00 cents to give him a wholo
I month, it would bo necessary to double
tho consumption of liquor; that is to
! say, if it takes the sale of $1,593,240
. worth of liquor to get a profit of $130,-?
; 000 for the special school fund, or 48
. cents per pupil for half a month, then
; at the same ratio, to raise to 00 cents
I per pupil, for a whole month, the people
. would be compelled to buy twice as
' much liquor, that is 2x$l,593,240=$3,
> 100,480. This sum would represent tho
r amount of liquor consumed in order to
f give one month's education to each
pupil on the bash) of 00 cents por
month. For five month's education
* tho people would have to consume
r 5x$3,190,480==$lC,082,400 worth of li
! auor. If the friends of tho dispensary
: think thoy can stand it and Till make
' tho experiment, tho final recall will
i furnish food for retleotinn for years to.
come. J. h. Tkihiu.k.