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THINK PEOHIBIION WILL COM] Mr. Bellinger Says Tempellanci Movement is Growing-Former Attorney General Discusses Prohibition Movement. News and Courier. Columbia. August 23.1-The Hon. C Duncan Bellinger. formerly Attorn General of South Carolina, who i noW practicinw law in Columbia. ha recently made several business trip to Washington and Baltimore, an, in conversation on his return he stat ed that there is a great deal of signif icance being everywhere attached f the growth of the prohibition senti ment i tii eountr,v. especi,1ly in llh South. Mr. Belliiger ha.s never a(I vocated state prohibition, but he i a Demoerat and believes in the rul of the majority. and he is convince that the people of South (larolin will soon demand the passage of prohibition law. just as has been don in Georgia and will be done in Nort Carolina. "I believe." said Mr. Bellinge: 'that the wisest thing for the proh' bitionists to do would be to enact law giving the whole state prohib' tion and permitting those countie which desire to have whiskey sol therein to vote it in inAead of r( quiring, as now, the counties whic want prohibition to vote whiskey ou Under the present arrangement th whole burden is on those who oppo; the sale of whiskey and this shoul not be. The present law makes necessary for those opposing the sal of whiskey to get up the petitions fc the election and to wage the can paign for prohibition; then after th eleetion if there is a contest, the pr< hibitionists are compelled to put u funds to fight it. Those who are ir terested- either fianancially or othei wise, in the sale of whiskey will na urally be prepared to spend money t retain this privilege, but it is hard t compel the sincere prohibitionists t go down into their pockets and pt up the money for such a fight. "My firm and myself personall have represented the dispensary fa< tion in many of the contests whic have been brought to test the legalit of the elections under the Brice la and the Carey-Cothran law, and tb suggestion I am making will not oni not bring me any.money. but if pt into effect, would cost me heavily, bt I am convinced that it is t>M bes plan to insure the success of proh b -itiori in this state. While I wa s a ivays a dispensary man as long as was in politics, my sympathiE throughout life have been with thos forces making for temperance, la' and order, and I admire the sineer prohibitionist. " There is no use denying the fort of the sentiment whieh is growing i favor of prohibition in this and othe Southern states, and if the prohib tionists are wise they will substitul for the present unsatisfactory law -state prohibition law, which will co' er the commonwealth like a blanke putting on those who want whiske sold in any county 'the onus of secu ing an election and of instituting t~ dispensary. The prohibtionists has the power to do this if they choos and it is to their advantage to do s' Personally, I should be glad to s such a bill introduced at the next se sion of the general assembly-b)y sonv sincere prohibitionist, and it seen to me that it would meet with th approval of Gov. Ansel. whose ine nation towards prohibition is we known.'' In speaking of the contests, whie his firm has conducted to test the va: ious elections on the 'dispensary i the last few years. Mr. Bellinger sai he knew that hd had been criticise< but that he considered he had dot his .,tate a service if he has assiste in instructinz the people how ele -tions must be conducted to be lawfu ly conducted. "I have always stoo for the enforcement and observant of the law,"''said Mr. Bellinger, "n matter what the law is, and shall a ways do so." Mr. Bellinger has an intimate a< quaintance with the whiskey law which have been in force in this stat *during the last fifteen years. B] was solicitor when the dispensary la' was first enacted and his record fc the vigorous prosecution of lav breakers of all kinds stands unequa led in the court annals of South Ca: olina. Then he was elected attorne general when the dispensary law ri quired daily interpretation for th guidance of the state officials and h: opinions are accepted as final on t questions which he was called on I consider. Since his retirement froi that offee he has been engaged in a most every contest of the Brice la and Carey-Cothran law elections the have been made. Although out of o: fice Mr. Bellinger keeps in touch wit the people and knows their sent menta. BISHOP COADJUTOR GUERRY TO LOCATE IN CHARLESTON Report That He will Make His Head quarters in City by the Sea if Bishop Capers Recovers. The State . lCharleston. Au.. 22.-Bishop Coad jutor A. W. Guerry will probably s make his residence in Charlestoa s some time after his consecration next sI month, but no direct statement of I his probable residence in this city has - yet been made. When Dr. Guerry was first nomi nated for the position of bishop coad -ijutor. it was then said that he would take unI hIs residence in Charleston. ivig special attention to this see tion of South Carolina while Bishop e Capers would look after the interests of the Episcopal chureb in the upper section of the state. The plan then provided also for the,conseeration of e the new bishop in Charleston, proba bly at the Church of the Holy Com munion, with which he was once con nected. The illiess of'Bishop Cap ers, with the accumulation of much a correspondence and affairs requir ing the attention of the bishop fol s lowed and it became apparent that, i the necessities of the situation would - require Bishop Guerry to remain for 1 some time after his consecration in - Columbia. The standing committee e su)se(uently took up the work of tho e j ill bishop and has disposed of and handled many matters, still there is much work before the new bishop e and it is very probable that he will r be kept busy at Columbia for some - time after his consecration in attend e ing to the many matters constantly accumulating. When these matters P have been disposed of, Bishop Guer - ry will be free to give particular at tention to ministrations, especially in this section of the state, and then 0 he will make Charleston his head 0 quarters. This move may be co.idi 0 tioned on the recovery of Bishop Ca pers and the ability of the ill official to again actively assume the func Y tions of his office. - The matter of providing an Epis h copal residence and its support will Y be looked after especially by the ~Charleston people. Pending his con eseeration and the final decision of 'the place of residence, nothing defin t 1ite along this line will be done. - Too Much. Judge. "You say that you love me,'' she *said; "that you would do anything efor me. I am going to put you to the Stest.'' e "Darling, I am ready to do any thing, to dare anything for you. If it e will make you happy to see me enter n a den of wild beasts I will do it. If r you would have me jump from a high - building to prove that I love you I e am ready to take the risk. Bid me a navigate the rapids of Niagara in *a -barrel and I will make thes effort, so , that you may know how deep in my y affection for you.'' "I shall not ask you to do any of e the foolish things you mention; but e won't you, if you really love me, go 'out in the back yard and play eroquet -. with Aunt Mehitabel? She says she e g ets so lonesome knocking the balls .around alone.'' e With a groan of despair he grab b5 bed his hat and ran. She had aske'd e too much. He co'uld not, even for her love, assume the risk of being refer . red to as a mollycoddle. h The Collinsville correspondence of the Kansas City Journ~al says "Jer a ey Cat Farm,'' is the~very latest in d dstry to be established in that part ~'of the country. The ''farm'' is about e eight miles west of there, directly on the Cherokee and Osage nation line. There are nearly 600 cats of all kinds addscriptions. The owner, John Polston. formerly of Ozark, Ark., e says' "I hope to be able to produce a jet black cat that will sell for la - dies' neekwear. I can raise about 2, 000 cats every year at a cost of less -than 30 cents each, and any old hide 5' will bring from 50 to SO cents.'' E. SH EE HAN Augusta, Ga. Bottler of Imperial Gingei -Ale, Root Beer, Cham epagne Cider, Wiseola and " Domestic Lager Beer in o pints, 10 dozen to the cask, S$8.50 per cask. SWrite for complete price list. Wholesale and retail dealer in Wines and Li o- uors. LOOK AT TtfHES Canadian Oak Rccker. This beautiful Cune Seat Rocker, made up of select Canadian ai dried Oak, is so well guaranteed to us ! hat should you buy one and it did not give entire satisfaction we would replace it with a new one any time within a year from date of shipment. Regular pr ce $3-50, special price $2. 50. LeghIv% ee, xenst equaly s god mteril a theOak55 in., rich gold finish, fancy embossed metal work, 14 inch Rockr aove.Reglar ric 22 nchcone shade, clear glass oil fount, No 2 Sun burner and chimney. $3.50, special price $2 50 Each. . . . ..35 laceCurtins-hite BeuiulNtighmLc4Cran 401 I Granite Art Square. Lace urtans-Wite.Improved quality. H e av y Beauifu Notingam ace urtinsweight, hard woven; Medallion, 54 icheswid, buton olestithedFloral anld all-over designs in aroud eges xtrme lngt 3%Combinations of Green, Tan, yard, i beutiul pttens.ReglarRed, &c. 9 ft. x 12 ft. prie pr pir 3.0, secil piceEach .. .. . ..... $4.85 per pair $1.75 F RE I-GHT P A ID If you order amounts to $10.00 or more. Remit with Post Office or Express Money Order. Checks out of Columbia cost 15c. Exchange, besides delay. The Lion Funiture Co., 1624 Main St., Columbia, S. C. WRITE FOR BEAUTIFUIL CATALOGUE. rad Jul Clearance Sale! We have too many summer goods, and rath er than carry them over we are going to make the price on them RED HOT. This sale com mences Friday 12th, and includes all colored summer Dress Goods, Colored Parasols, La dies' Slippers, Men's Straw Hats, Ladies' Hats and Flowers, Summer Clothing, Men's Low Quarter Shoes, We sell Domestic Sewing Ma chines $25.00, New Defender Drop Head Sewing Machine $17.93, Machine warranted 20 years. Just received our 32nd car, making 3,555 bbls. choice Tennessee Flour, and while it lasts goes for best patent $5.25, half pat. $4.80. Every barrel. guaranteed to give satisfaction. Moseley Bros., PROSPERITY, S. C. T COMING SOON. The finest show of its kind that ever came to Newberry will * be seen here for the first time on the 31st. It is a show of Fine Razors, Knives and all Kinds of Cutlery, and will eclipse any similar attractioi ever before seen in this section. It will contain so many novel and desirable articles th at we- could not possibly give you even a hint of* the array i in this space All Carbo-Magnetic Razors will be sharpened 3 # free of charge by an expert from New York. Remember the date, August 31st, at MAYES' DRUG STORE. i HAR T SVIL L E Wood Manufac1uriqg Co, .HARTSVILLE, S. C. Manufacturers of Door and Window Screens, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Turned and Scroll Work, Ornamental Wood Work, Mantels, Mouldings, 'Flooring, Ceiling, Siding, and everything in the Building Material Line We want your inquiries and orders. Our grading and workmanship is good, and our prices are right. Hartsville Wood. Manufacturing Co., HARTSVILLE, S. C. C'.50c. SIN CASH FOR 100 COUPONS 2 Coupons in Each Package 'Coupons also Redeemabl, for Valuable Presents Premium Department AMERICAN TOBACCO Co.