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PROHIBITION LAW UNLIKELY, e (Continued from page two.) ?? the following rep '>sont counties in '' which the county ispcnsary system *' is now apparently giving satisfaction: e! Ajppelt, of Clarendon; Bates, of Barnwell; Bivens, of Dorchester; 3< Gray don, of Abbeville; Hardin, of * Chester; Haynes, (deceased), of b Berkeley; McG'owan, of Laurens; it Slnkler, of Charleston; Smith, of *> Hampton; Ohrisfcensen, of Beau- a fort?'10. (iSenator Toole, of Aiken, ^ could be included here, hut for the si dissatisfaction recently caused in b Aiken by opening a dispensary at w I North Augusta.) Is there any rea- s son why any of these 10 should now " favor state prohibition in preference ti to the existing system? is 1 Senators McGowan, of Laurens, 01 ) and Bass, of Williamsburg, both of whom favored the iocal option law, represent counties in which tin dispensary lost in Brice law elections, h which elections were declared ille- f< gal, and the dispensaries remain open. > u Of those who opposed the Carey- e< Cot bran bill, the following represent gi f'M counties in which the- people had se- fi ?f$ cured prohibition by local option: u Blease, of Newberry; Earlc, of h P Oconee; Stackhouse, of Marion, an:l h Town-send, of Union. n Of the .17 who opposed the passage cm of tli-3 Carey-Cothran bill the fol- a lowing represent counties in which it the county dispensaries are now be- f< ing operated, to all appearances, with satisfaction: ei Black, of Bamberg; Clifton, of 1; Sumter; Kfird, of Lexington; John- ' son, of Fairfield; Kelley, of Lee; I1 R'aysor, of Orangeburg; Walker, of Georgetown; Wells, (resigned,) of a IHorence: Weston, of Richland, a fid OrilTin, of Colleton?10. i" Is there any reason why any of these 10 should now favor state pro- s hibition in preference to the existing system? Senator Weil Is's successor, n Mr. Gibson, is understood to be a I prohibitionist, but not necessarily oposed to locai option. i Then1 are two original prohibition n eouiities. never having had a dispensary ? .Marlboro and Greenwood. Senator lingers, of Marlboro, voted against the Carey-Cotihran bill, and ti Senator Brooks, of Greenwood, for \ it. ii Senator Hough, of Kershaw, op- I posed the Carey-Cotiiran bill, but :i since its enactment he has squarely c opposed prohibition in his county * and favored retention of the present \ system^. The ejection in Kershaw i went against the .dispensary, but has been declared illegal. s Senator Laney, of Chesterfield, opposed the ey-Cotiiran bid, but < bis county has since voted out the ] dispensary, and the election is being ( contested. Let us more definitely analyze the ? vote against the Carey-Cot bran bill: \ (a) Counties in which the new sys- 1 tein is popular 10 I (b) Counties in which prohibition j| ^ is secured already 4 1 Marilmro .1 i ' \ Kershaw and Chesterfield '2 ' \ , I . -i The vote for the Carev-< olhran ji bill: ' It (c) Counties in which prohibition j is in effect 1 1 I : (<l) Counties in which the new sys- J, lent is popular 10 , i Williamsburg 1 i Aiken I Greenwood 1 "'I % 24'1 marked (? ) the! following senators, if no others, are ] inclined to state prohibition: I flSpartanbi'jg, Cherokee, Andersoe ; andk ICdgdfreld?4. < \\ _ i The reader is at liberty to draw ( his own inferences from the record, i The writer cannot see much u/ound \ i to expect a state prohibition l>iii to I pass either the house or the senate; || the record is against it'. ; | Why Thirteen Is Unlucky. < It is usually staled that the super- | R slit ions obpection to sitting thirteen i - at a table in Christian eounries was l v based on tire fact of the last supper, i pf when Christ and llis twelve disciples < H sat down to eat together, immediate- 1 ly before the Savious was seized by < His enemies. SB But in the Norse mythology, which is supposed to antedate the introduction of Christianity among the northgR men, we find the superstition referBbHH red to the fact that at a bnn<|net of j the gods, Loki the spirit of mischief, SmSB int ruded himself, making thirteen at | gl^kthc table, wherefore there was a 1 RSj^Hfight, and Balbour, a young hero esH?fi^fi>cciallv loved by nil the gods, was ^ BHriiled. y1<'or the fact is the objection | HBglh this number seems to have existed ; i ^^^H|ven before Christianity. Among I < HbBmB10 Turks the number is so dislik-1 i il and leared lliat it is never 'oven anied; with the Aztecs, the aboriines of Mexico, it was believed to J ave magic power, and like a fancy as been found in other Indian t'ribi. Among the ignorant blacks of the Duth the fear of this number in ny connection is actually absurd, lit whether they have borrowed this lea from their imperfect knowledge f the Christianity, or whether it is survival of the Voodoo worship of ho ancestors, il is impossible to i.v, for the superstition has a strong old everywhere, even among those ho should know better than to be tvayed by it. In Italy it is never < sed in making up the .lumbers of le favorite lotteries, and in Paris it > omitted in numbering the houses 11 the streets.?The Housekeeper. A Pudding In a Museum. A British volunteer has had (Ire urdihood to make (lie following eon ssion. He says: "'Some time ago T spent a week iIh a garrison battery in a south iasl fort. On (he last day (lie ser- I canls sat down to an exceptionally ne dinner, the crowning glory of hifh was a large plum pudding. . [ ad- the pudding two days before, * ad it boiled, and now, reheated, it lade its appearance amid the welmie shouts of my brother warriors; i nd f naturally felt a bit proud of ( , for 1 hadn't been a ship's cook , di" nothing. " 'iSeemfc mighty hard,' remark- c il the sergeant major, as he violent \r tried to stick his fork into it. j Have you boiled us a cannon ball, < irowney ?' " 'Or the regimental football?' sked another. " 'Where did you got the flour nun?' (|iiest ionc.l Sergt. Smith. 1 " 'Where from?' I retorted. 'From tniv Xo. f>, of course.' " ' Vmi did!' roared the quarter-1 Ulster sorgonI. 'Then you've made ho pudding with Portland cement." And so i| proved. The pudding] - now preserved in the battervi lllSOUIt). Cleaning Windows. .John S. ('ox speaker of the Ten-1 lessee senate, had an old negro ser-! ant who liked his drink ius>t as well I | s the best Kentucky colonel in the ^lue Grass state. One morning, just ifter the cold spell broke, the darky nine to Senator Cox. " Marso John," said lie. "I'll jos' 111 an' clean dese windows dis niornn'." "All right, Caesar," replied Die enator. " 1 's got tor liab a half a tumbler if whisky, Marso John. I")'re ain't I inlTlii' like whiskey for cloanin' winlers.'' The half-tuiiiblo.r was promptly riven Caesar, who armed himself villi some rags and carried the wliis;v to another room to begin work. A Vw minutes afterward Senator Cox i uid occasion to enter his room. Caos- ! U* was busy polishing the windows. I I'he tumbler was on the tabie. bill no I vitiskey in it. j ' Why. Caesar, what's become of i lie whiskey."' a-ked the senator. "I hoii'jiii you used il in iliis work."; "So I does. M'arso Jidin: so I ! loos." was the answer. "Ye see. all. I drinks do whiskey an' blows! ny bi.*r a?rin de winders Jud'ro's i i .till ;i ry. Thought He Was Up in the Air. i Surrounded by a mob of curiom I uij delighted people, says the Philalelpliia Press, a man walked up J Market Street late Saturday night >alnei.ig himself on the ear rail like i tight-rope walker. Ignoring wag>ns and street ears, whose drivers tvore demanding a clear track, the | rpiilibbris slowly and carefully pickng his way up the si reel, never vo*rn?jr an inch from the rail. "Is Ire erazv or simply pavi ig a let queried til-1 crowd. At Tenth in.I Market SIpv's the raii walker ivas halted by a policeman. who ask d him what he was doing. At first lie man refused to answer, but when lie policeman threatened to arrest iiin he said: 'I'm n structural iron ivorker. and* 1 thought T was on a yirder twenty stories above ground. When I gel jagged I he only place T an walk is on the car rail." The Best Dad Gets. "My daughter is to be married won.'' "Then the young man has spoken |o you?' "Oh, yes. Mentioned Ihe time and place, and told me if I 'happened lo >e in the neighborhood to drop iji and r\l find myself welcome." The president dallies with the tariff question in his message just long ?noiigh'to advise u slo forget il for lie present. At Wholesale Prices Bananas, Oranges, Apples, and all sorts of Fruits. . ALSO Homemade Candy. THUO. MIR?. M? CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RATES. The Charleston and Western Caroina will sell ex en rsion tickets ae onnl of the holidays at very low ale for the round trip. Tickets on >ale December 201 li to 25th, inclusive, 30th and 31st, 1007 and Jan. 1, I DOS. Final limit returning Jan. G, 1008. For further information apply ,o ticket agents or, Urn est Wiiliams. fioiieral Passenger A vein, S07 Broadway, August a, (la. WANTED?All your cotton seed all the highest market price. Scales and seed house at C., N. it L. dopot. C. 11. Cannon. 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