Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Brewing company. He received cents a dozen for empty beer bott ie shipped forty-five barr-z's at oi Lme and his smallest shipment w; ten barrels. He shipped empty bottl to J. S. Farnum, at Charleston, tl Acme, at Macon, and other brewe ies. He told *:he usual story of how e: tra bbttles came in various shipment Mr. Lyon then presented two lari placards which were taken out of ti shipments from the Richland Disti lery. These placards read: RETURN THIS CASE WHEN EMPTY. XVE PAY 25 CENTS EACH. THE RICHLAND DISTILLINC CO,. COLUMBIA, S. C. SPECIAL NOTICE! There should be in this packa i8 bottles for dispensary. Any e: tra -dispenser will accept with 01 compliments. Mr. Manheim said he also got e: tra bottles in a large shipment fro: the Acme Brewing company. He us( and gave away the extra bottle Nearly all the cases from the Ric land Distillery had a card advisir that the emp'cy case had a retui value and contained extra comp] mentary bottles. For a while "Peac, ful Valley" and "Poplar Log" had e: tras. There was no fund gotten up f the dispensary fight in Marion. F refused to do anything. He recei ed a letter about it, but did not ai swer the letter. This letter read follows: Dillon, S. C., December 2, 1904. Mr. Mike Manheim, Dillon, S. C. Dear Mike: I am informed that V J. Montgon.ry is shaping up a pet tior to the governor to rid Maric county of the dispensary. Do yc know anything of it? If so,. let n know, and keep it from the publi We will have to give them a bo fight, if we have to call on the sta board to help us, and the princip business houses, whose goods we haj die I think will help us in the fig] if it comes up. If we do beat the: (should they bring it to a vote) v will have it settled for all time I come. Let me know what you ca learn on the sly. I think they are tri ing to get another Cherokee case. T. L. Bass. Col. F. M. Mixson, he thought w the only agent who visited him. letter was read from James Mood from Spartanburg. The letter w~ signed "James," and in it he aske that Mr. Manheim order out certai goods, "Lewis's 66" and other brant -if he would do so it would fix hi: for the June meeting. He was a< dressed as "Dear Mike." Mr. Mooc was at one time a bookkeeper at ti dispensary. He is now in Texas. Another letter came from N.] Mears. asking him to order out h brands. He said these frequent le .ers had no effect on him. but 1 o.rdered what he had demands for. .Hev was sure that the Garret- & C shipment had the official tag,. That was "pure and so forth." He recei ed beer direct from Charleston wil these labels. One of the letters from friends ur .ng the placing of orders was pr .ented. It reads: Heinemann, S. C.. Decemer 7, 1go -Dear Sir and Friend: Quite a lar;: lot of "Old Rabbit, Hannis at Lewis's 66" is now in Columbia, ar if you send in big order at once yc can secure the amount you nee You will find these goods of the be q;uality and certain to please yoi trade; besides. you will b)e helpir me by put:ing them in stock. Old Rabit is 5o per cent better thz most goods put up at the same pric Oblige, your true friend, Theo B. Gourd-. (Remainder of signature tornof Mr. Manheim said this letter wv from Mr. Gourdin. Mr. Moody seemed to represe: omne of these samne goods. Mr. T. S. Lupo, who is the clerk in the Manheim di pensary at Marion. gave an affidax at M\larion. which was read to h Wednesday's Session. The c' rrespondem'. 'f the News -u co.:r.e gaie the followving report ao Wednesdavs session of the investi 's. gating committee at Sumter: l The dispensary invesligation com is mittee now wants to find the excep. 1s tion that it is alleged proves the rule ie They want the dispenser who decl;n r- ed gratuitous liquor. yea. the dispen ser who did not almost put it so thal c- samples could not well be denied. S. They want the dispenser who dic ,e not accept the numerous offers t( te sell empty liquor boxes at a quartei 1- each, worth less than a third of thai price. They want to hear of the dispenset who did not send barrel after barre] of empty bottles to the dealers and get 25 to 35 cents a dozen therefor. They want to hear of the dispensei who rejected presents from liquoi drummers or houses. e Indeed they want to hear of tht C dispenser who was not willing tc ir make all the extras and side lines tha1 could be suggested, whether it be ir . old cases, old bottles, requests foi i samples, for advertising and all such d things. S. The special committee on the coun - ty dispensaries, Messrs. Lyon and .g Christensen, has unanimously made n good. Indeed enough has been said. - Mr. Lyon has actually gotten weary reading letters. "Please accept thi - with our compliments," or "Pleasc find inclosed check for empty cases or empty bottles," It is the same old > thing from the mountain to the sea e board. Today it wa; Darlington, Sum ter, Florence, Orangeburg, Fairfax Allendale. Cheraw, Barnwell. Yes S terday it w-.s other places, and Mr Christensen and Mr. Lyon say tha1 they have yet to find the dispensar% - where these pickings were not accept ed. Dispenser Davis, of Florence - thought he had as much right to ac n cept gratuitous whiskey as any ont u else, and he really could see no wrong e in selling such gifts and keeping th< C. money. Dispenser Windham, one ol d the Star dispensers, concluded tha1 'e he had never had any orders not tc sell cases or bottles, and if he madc money out of these things that wa. it his affair; he settled for all that wa! " charged from Columbia, and so i1 rewent. Dispenser WNI ilkes, at Darling o ton, accepted a suit of clothes and n was persistent about getting it, and so it went, witness after witness, let ter upon letter. - LS Former Dispenser Davis, of Flor Sence, was as plain spoken and evident 1 y as hornest as honest cquld be. He s told about all he knew. d Mr. Lyon had a merry time with n him about a letter he wrote to Mr. J s S. Farnum, in which he wrote: "Yot n say that you will reimburse me foi j- my loss if I will handle No. 2 Mor y lein beer, which is an acknowledge e ment on your part that you chargec me for No. 2, and shipped plain beer. . I don't care to sell out at sucha s small figure. I don't expect to keep t- the matter secret and vou may heai efrom i: again from some other source or sources." Mr. Farnum, he said . settled in full, and he' did not know t iwhat all this mysterious air meant. ;-Mr. M1eehan, who madeC an excel' h lent witness, suggested that the Sun day prescription business was grow' - ing, and that the effects of the liqiuo :-was worse ti:an the previous aileged in disposition. 4. It was developed today that Mr e Leo T. Williams, while chairman of dthe state board in September. 1902 d wrote a circular letter asking dispen u sers to support his friend WY. Jaspe: d. Talbert, for governor. This was ir t the race against Gover?or H-eyward 1r Mr. WVindham received such a letter * and he also testified that two citizen: offered him inducements if while .n member of the county board he wouli e. vote for Mr. John Rafield as dispeui ser. He did not do so. The evidence today developed that the dispensers .) generally have encouraged the drink s ing of beer and liquor close to or or the premises. so that they might ge jt the empty bottles, worth nearly twc cents each. In Darling:ofn the follow ng notices were nailed in differen 3 places: "Notice! Customers openmns it and dIrinking beer at this place muis n. putL em bot:ies in this barrel o1 n bx. J. Gard n Wilkes, dipenser." he n for empty\ bottles, pleas< id~ e na me and1 report to the dis of nenSer. B'r observing the above yoi will oblige us very much." At o:her places the dispensers rent ed yards and provided crown-pullers and conveniences for the patrons. The state board had better try an oth:er circular or something of the sort as to request books, because dispensers now swear that they do not use request books and do not ex pect to do so. Mr. Meehan, of the Carolina Citi zen, showed how the dispensary ran its business generally. He rented a certain building for his newspaper. Rent. five dollars per month. Build ing sold to dispenser. Rent. $20. Mr. L. V. Boykin will not make a statement for the present. He pre fers to attend when the entire board is present and that is expected at a later date. There was much merri ment when 'Mr. Davis. talking about selling out cheap, suggested that he accept $30,000: evidently he has been keeping up with dispensary literature. Col. D. A. Spivey joind the commit tee today in its work. The likelihool is th:at the commitcee will conclude its Sumter hearing tomorrow. A girl's idea of an interesting man is one she can keep making love to her when she tells him he musn't. Startling Mortality. Statistics show startling mortality, from appendicitis and peritonitis. T. prevent and cure these awful disease so there is just one reliable remedy. Dr, King's New Life Pills. M Flannery, of 14 Custom House Place, Chicago. says: "They have no equal for Constipation and Billiousness." 25c: at W. E. Pel ham & Son's, druggists. Some women seem to show more of themselves by their dressing 'than by their undressing. Strikes Hidden Rocks. When your ship of health strikes the hidden rocks of Consumption, Pneu monia, etc., you are lost, if you don't get help from Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption. J. W. Mc Kennon, of Talladega Springs, Ala., writes: "I had been very ill with Pneu monia, under the care of two doctors, but was getting no better when I began to take Dr. King's New Discovery. The first dose eave relief, and one bottle cured me." Sure cure for sore throat, bronchitis, ccughs and colds. Guaranteed at W. E. Pelham & Son's drug store, price 50e, and 81.00. Trial bottle free. HEA What makes a g made with the highe fence put into its r as they put into theil Iwire cloth? Neith years' experience ha The American Stee is used, beginning w steel and wire mills to use for a fei1e. We alohaeonhn We Nae wnhe You would never know how bright some children are if their parents didn't tell vou. Sunshine may be healthful, but the lazy man seems co flourish best in the shade. No man is wise to his own chil dren. Incredible Brutality. It would have been incredible brutal ity if Chas. F. Lemberger of Syracuse, N Y., had not done the best he could for his suffering son. "My 'boy," he says, "cut a fearful gash over his eye, so I applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve, whlch quickly healed it and saved his eve." Good for burns and ulcers too. Only 25c. at W. E. Pelham & Son's Drug Store. It is awful easy to think what a lot of money you would give away in charity when you haven't got it. The Colonel's Waterloo. Colonel John M. Fuller, of Honey Grove. Texas, nearly met his Waterloo, from Liver and Kidney Trouble. In a recent letter, he rays: "I was nearly dead, 9f these complaints, and, although I tried my family doctor, he did me no good; so I got a 5oc. bottle of your great Electric Bitters, which cured me. I cons:der them the best medicine on earth, and thank God who gave you the knowledge to make them." Sold, and guaranteed to cure, Dyspepsia. Bil liousn,ss and Kidney Disease, by W E. Pelham & Son, Druggists, at 50c. a bottle. SUARA&. TEED e't.- iBY A BANK DEPOSIT $5,0009Railroad Fare Paid. 500 FREE Courses Offered, Boardat Cost. Write Quick GEORGIA-ALABAMA BUSINESS COLLEGE,Macon4b PIANO * Removal Sale. * * We move about September 15th,* to No. 1432 Main St. almost op posite Masonic Temple. WE WANT to close out every Piano and Organe Oin stock, and have marked down* *prices as an inducement. WRITE OR CALL squickly if you desire a big bar-* gain either in a Piano or Organ For catalogue and terms address 0 MALONE MUSIC HOUSE, Columbia, S. C. k & FOR . . PRICE ood fence? Should it I :st carbon the same as ti iano wire ? Or should -weaving wire that is so r-it should be a me s shown to be exactly 1 & Wire Co. makes e th its own mines, throug and they know what is Trust their judgment. Should a goot -we believe in ti flexible, yielding and snapping back~ - i its life. A p is more durab] reason. America: thoroughlyvgaivan atai wimes~ the largest a at the lowest price for r rry Hardw CORN FIELDS ARE GOLD FIELDS to the farmer who under stands how to feed his crops. Fertilizers for Corn must contain at least 7 per cent, actual Potash Send for our books-they tell why Potash is as necessary to plant life as sun and rain; sent free, if you ask. Write to-day. GERMAN KALI WORKS New York-93 Nassau treet, or AtBri , Ga Soth Broad St. BrickB Brick!i For Sale by C. H. CANNON. ilI SUPERFINE SILVERWARI In tea and coffee sets, both ster ing silver and plated ware. Te de ind desirable with each passing year ind our grandmothers' eyes would twinkle with amazement at the dis play to be seen here. Daniols&Willifnison. ENCEV 1ave wire hard as flint e makers of American . it be a soft wire such d to manufacturers of dium wire that many right for the purpose. ery kind of wire that h its own furnaces~ and the right kind of steel fence have a rigid stay? No e hinged joint that is strong, o pressure like a spring bed again to its place. Flexibility neumatic tire on a bicycle e than a solid tire for this i fence is made of large wires zed and proof against weather. .nid best assorted stock liable goods. are Co.