Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE LIQUOR PROBLEM. Stato Senator Bloase, Loader of Dispensary Forces, Has Decided Upon a Plan. feolr . State Senator Cole. L. Bloase, who led the fight into the last trenches i for the slate dispensary, and who was with the state dispensary at its (loath, has been studying the whiskey i situation and has been in communication with prominent people throughout the state who have taken an interest in reaching some sat- ' lsfactory settlement of tlio licjuor ( trouble. Senator Bleasc said yesterday that ho had decided upon a plan, and un- i 5oss something happened to change his opinion between this time and | the opening of the next general assembly, he would introduce a bill in tho senate on the opening day of the j next session ombodying his plan. Senator Blea?c thinks the solu- < tion is to pass a prohibition law for . the entire stale, to go into operation , on July 1. 1008, with privilege to j any of the counties, on petition of ? one-fourth the qualified electors of ] the particular county, to vole upon f the question of prohibition or license, the license to he granted un- ^ der the present constitutional and < dispensary restrictions. His bill , would provide, Ire said, that any r| holder of a license sending whiskey y in any quantity into a dry county j should forfeit his license, and, up- f on conviction, be sontencod to servo j ?ix months in the state ponitvjntiary j at h<ard labor, without the altorna- ,, tire of a fine. "For violating any of j the rest rid ions any holder of ;i li- 1 censo should forfeit liis license. The i license, if granted, he said, should i | go, one-half lit the city or town in N which it is granted, and the other ( h.'ilf lo (he general countv fund, the , linense to be regulated by the city councils and the county board of ( commissioners of each county voting for license. ( Tn I his way, ne said, parties hold- j ing licenses would wee to il that f blind tigers were prosecuted, and he i believed that, his plan would bring | about the solution of the whiskey ( problem. COL. ELLIOTT'S SUCCESSOR. 1 J. F. J. Caldwell and Col, Haskoll 1 Rceommcndcd in Case Gen. j '< Duko Declines. A special lo the Columbia Stale) under date of December 10 savs: 1 fn case (Jen. Haskell Duke of Lou- ' isville, Ky., declines the position of- i fered him by the president to mark Confederate graves in Northern prisons, two South Carolinians would be ' considered for I he place. Representative Wvatl Aiken yesterday called i upon the president lo urge the name I x of >f. V. .f. Caldwell of (Jreenwoodl and Representalive Lever lodav I ealied and recommended Col. .lohn I C. Haskell. j, Tile president -latcd I iia| in cas> | ti'Mi. Ibike did not accept lh(> place 1 lie would l?e tilad t<> consider both of' | liese yen I lenieii. Mr. I .ever also discussed with the president the Appalachian forest re-! v serve question an.I the president e\- i pressed his heartiest approval of tneh plan. Mr. I .ever, who is a promi i- j en I member of the a.rricull ural coin-' inittee, het'ore whieh l!ie Appalacnain } matter conn's, will prepare a hill for a>i appropriation whieli lie will in1 rodiice in the near future. lie thanked tin1 president for urging the matter in his message. GLASSPY AND THE I OOTPAD. 1 he tall man i:i the once glorious plug ha I and suit of faded black was wending his way slowly homeward, says the Chicago Tribune, lie hail done a hard day's work Irving to induce an unresponsive public lo invest its shekels i.i his celebrated shaving compound, warranted to soften I ho most obdurate and adaman- j tine beard in fifteen seconds or money cheerfully refunded, and was t ired. I It was late. Afar in the west Yegu ' twinkled dimly. Algol the variable had passed the meridian, and the pleiades were mounting like one of Henry Ceorge's luminous and inspiring thoughts. But the tall man noted none of these things. His fertile. brain was busy with something <*lse. Shaving good was not his only specialty. He had others. As he passed a dark alloy a man with a mask on the upper part of his ; fneo sprang out and confronted him with a drawn revolver. "Hold up your hands!" was the stern command. [4.. ill Two long and slender arms went< mechanically up in (lie air. "You seem to have tho advantage |1 jV'-'V ; p' of Die," said the tall man. "I dun think I ever met you before." "1 don't want any o' yer coiiyo sat ion. All you'vo got to do?' ''Bog pardon, but would you mil holding that revolver a little furth away? It makes mo nervous. No1 see here, my friend, I recognize tl fact that you've got the drop on m I'll stand hitched. Go ahead wil the regular business of the meetin Tn my right overcoat pocket you wi find nothing but samples of Glas py's unequalled shaving cOmpoun Take one. In my left overcoat pocl lit you will find a bottle with som thing in it. I was taking it lion for strictly medicinal purposes, bi if you?" The fottpad's free hand went in! the left ovorcoat pocket. Instantly a pair of long, lean mu jular arms shot out from under tl tall man's overcoat, and a pair < bands, equally lean and muscula spanned the highwayman's neck wit i grip that would have strangled yearling steer. The pistol fell froi lis grasp and rattled on the sidewall flip next moment he was flat on hi >ack and the tall man in the suit < 'aded black was sitting on his ches "I shall have no trouble to hoi till a moment.," said his conquero 'while T press the spring that let lown these dummy arms of mini ["hank you. They were getting tire; Vnd now, my friend, I will explai o y ui how this happened. In th Irst place?sit still, you brute, o Ml wring your nock. You have ha he honor of being the first holp-u nan who has assisted in demonstral :i?r |he merits of filasspy's Foot pa discourage!!', an in vent ion which lave just completed and shall brin ipfore the public in a few days. Thi vay my trial trip with it. T sha iot. explain to you its modus opt audi further than to say that i iperates by a concealed mechanics levicp. It is entirely hidden. Equi] >ed with dnsspy's "Footpad Dii ourager, including the iniilatio trins. which fit nicely into tlio sleeve >f the overcoat, thus permitting tli egular working arms to hnng dow ?y lite side, ready for action, tl mlinary citizen fares forth upon tl street at night?" Stopping merely long enough 1 mil the mask off the face of his li ener and subdue a slight inclinatic l.o restivencss by grasping his ea mil thumping his head on the sid walk a few times to command attc GC <? F m r ^ The best Cel ^ Head Lettuc The freshest ? The Crispest ? The most lus ^ Homemade Nat'l Biscuit Fruits of all I ? Norfolk ? for your Thar I THE FRKSHES ft ? I JONES' ? Phone 212. * $1 & j n n i\y 't lion, ho proceeded: "Tims equipped, the ordinary citi' izon meets a stickup man?-low-browed, heavy-jawed, snaky-oyed villian, id we will say, like you?and is held \ip. er Then this invention comes into play, w, The citizen presses the concealed 10 spring, up go the dummy arms, and e. while the trusting scoundrel is roth lieving him of his valuables the real g. arms?but you have seen how they ill work. I need not detain you longer, s- except upon a matter of business, d. Stand up, you cheap, contemptible k- rascal!" e- Komoving his weight from the prostrate wretch, he jerked him to it his feet. Holding him by his collar and ncekband, ho dragged him to n to street lamp a few feet distant, picking up the fallen revolver on the s- wfty10 "Now," he said, producing a fountain pen and notebook, "I shall r ask you to? don't try to run away, /, or I'll fill you full of holes?T shall a ask you to stand right there while I n write a recommendation of Olasspy's { Footpad Discourager, from the viewjs point of a footpad who has tried it ?objectively, you understand?-and t, you will sign il. What's your bloom(\ ing name?" ^ "It don't make no difference s what my name is." "You are right, my friend. It 1. doesn't make a cent's worth of difn ference. For the purposes of this e document we will call it Bill Sikes. r Now, Mir. Stikos, I lhavo< scribbiled (1 this off hastily, but it will convey p the idea. Take this pen. Sign your !_ name there. No monkeying, unless ,1 you want, me to break you in two. If 7 you can't spell the name, make your n- mark. Thanks. No, 1 'm not. going is to run you in. I am going to parole ]1 you. This is Judge Olasspy's Court, v I shall pick up your slouch hat? 11 Ilms; remove your coat and vest? i! thus; black your eye fo. you?thus! >- ?and retain your garments. You will retain the black eye. Report to me u when you think you have thoroughly >s reformed and claim your clothes, ic Here is my card. Now bunt your hole, n you discounte d footpad!" ic lie turned him around, administerto c<l a luslv kick, and the next mom' % en I the alleged Bill Rikes, recon[o structed holdup man, had vanished s- in the darkness. in "It works!" exultingly exclaimed rs Inventor Olasspy, resuming his walk <?- homeward. "It works perfectly! n- There's a fortune in it! n i??? ? ii i ??i?y? miaatr * 7. .u. > TO "il* OF? ? ery and Q e* ? Cranberries, Potato Chips, ^ >cious Grapes, ? Fruit Cakes, ^ Co's Fruit Cakes, ^ kinds. : Oysters ft iksgiving dinner. <4> T! THE BEST! AT? ' ? GROCERY. I Fant's Old Stand. ^ * i > I * \ J f\ I N i / ? > ; j Y ? ? T. ; lit Wholesale Prices | Bananas, Oranges, Apples, c i |and all sorts of Fruits. ( i i ALSO ( ! Homemade Candy. THEO. LAHBBT. i Speck j ?IN? MERCHANT TAILOR! MEN'S PAN' t50G Pairs will be sold Less Mo cloth cost which the; man uf act. i Seven Dcl'r-r va ues at only j Five Dolir.r values at only i Four Doilar values at only i Three Dollar values for only | Two Dollar values for only j and some Pants as low as 75c. a j Every pair a bargain at ' O. KLETTNER i i I I I Security I raj of every kind, and for your fields of \ | when you buy fence. A fence that ?9 for. You want weight in the fence 3 ( ] wagon." Now, it is a fact?and y wire that is given in any fence, in the AMERI | 1 It is made on purpose to be the hea HI sold in larger quantities than any otl fvj The makers of AMERICAN FE i mills and six immense fence factories I STAND p; j We can show you this fcnce in ou the field, Come and see us and get 01 We have just re and Will be pleas Also a fine line received. Fresh 1 NtiWUChi Mil? I JANUARY 1, 1908. 1 In O! der to reduce stock for the If change, will close out Dry Goods, I Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Caps and I >ock^ry at New York cost. 1 Sale is on and lasts to 1st Janu- J try, 1908. \ 8., 15. BARRIER \ CO., Prosperity, S. C. il Bargains! IfiOE | 30!) Doz. Ion's and Sirs' rs. FANCY DRESS SHIRTS. PantS bestquauty, I for HI DOUBLE YOKE. Ill GATHERED BACK. ne^ 111 FELLED SEAMS. 10 lllllffll PEARL BUTTONS and KMtlW FULL LENGTH. from _ c. A Every bhirt is worth at least y ciTG double the money. Our ridicujred . lously lo a/ price, $4.oo 45 Cts. Each, $3.25 i $2-50 holds good until they are sold. $ 1 95 ^'25 Don't waste any time to supply pair. your demand. They sell at sight at t'S. o. KLETTNER'S. "".T23I 7or Your Live Stock | growing crops, is wli.it you want, and what you have a right to expect, ?|| a bull can break through or break down is not worth paying good money rou buy, weight enough to turn the heaviest Pcrcheron or stop a "devil ou should know it?that, per running rod, you obtain the most weight in ! H ? celebrated [CAN FENCE I ' viest, most durable and lasting of any fence at any price. It is made and ?j| I icr two fences in the world, solely on its merits. H J NCE own and operate their own iron mines and furnaces, their own wire 89 A i. Their product is the acknowledged EH fl ARD OF THE WORLD I | r stock and explain its merits and superiority, not only In the coll btH to 111 ur prices. fig jceived a car load cf this fence, | ed to quote you prices. M of Guns and Ammunition just fl supply of Loaded Shells. j&