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LITTLE LIQUOR TALK. eration of the Law in Counties of e State Has Caused Very Lit tle Comment so Far. C4duiAbia, Dec. 9.-Few reports have come to Columbia as to just how the prohibition law recently adopted by fifteen counties of the State is working. The newspapers in these counties have had little to say concerning prohibition. Wheth er the law is being successfully en forced is only a matter of conjecture and it may be that the Act has not bee& in force long enough to draw conclusions. Within the next few weeks will see the passing away of the dispensaries in all of the dry counties. Of course, the doors of the shops were closed on November 15. but there are many matters to be attended to such as disposing of stock, fixtures. distribution of funds ard the final placing of the records. When all this had been done thir tv-six counties in South Carolina will be undei prohibition rule, and its merits and demerits are going to be watched -not only by the people of the State, but by other sections. Judging from thr Court records in the different counties of the State, about the usual number of cases have been brought up charged with viola tion of the whiskey law. There have been statements made by a number of persons who go -about the State that it is no trouble to buy a drink! This statement has been made by several who have re cenly visited the dry territory. Reports from Sumter and Dorches ter and other of the dry counties, that is those that abolished the coun ty dispensary system on August 17, .are to the effect that the "jug trade" has "picked up wonderful 1Y." and there is nobody suffering for the want of stimulants. From the storm and howl and con troversies before the whiskey elec .tioz the situation seems to have set tled down to a tame affair. People have quit talking about the dispen .sary and the prohibition law. It may be that the advocates of the dispen sary no longer take any interest in 'the institution since it has been vot ed out, or it may be that those desir ing the ;dispensaries are satisfied in that 'there is no trouble in~ order ing whiskey from outside the State. Of course this does not apply to all of the advocates of the county dis peusaries for many look upon it from a business standpoint. The Prohibi tionists are quiet-they are saying - nothing and seem to be satisfied with the acquisition of the fifteen coun ties. This attitu4e may be only on the surface. 'In connection with the attitude of' the Prohibitiondsts, many are won dering whether they will attempt to pass a State-wide bill at the .coming session of the ILegislature. There are many people well acquainted with the situation who think that .uch a measure will be attempted. As to whether the bill would go through is .a deep problem. .This whiskey Act is captioned: 'To prohibit the manufacture, sale, barter, exchange, giving away to in inece trade, the furnishing at public places or otherwise disposing of al cohol, spirituous, vinous, or malt 'li quors or beverages or other liquors -r beverages by .whatsoever name called, which if drunk to excess. will produce intoxication, except for sale of alcohol in certain cases upon cer tain conditions and except the sale of wines for sacramental purposes aud to provide penalties fo-r the vio lation thereof.'' 'Which if drunk io excess will produce intoxication" is a phrase of she Act which several attorneys have said would be very hard to construe to the satisfaction of all. Some think that it would be very hard to estab lish. with a dlegree of certainty, the true meaning of "drunk to excess." Wholesale druggists, under very exacting conditions, may sell the re tail druggist and to hospitals pure alcohol for medical purposes or grain alohol to be used by chemists or bacteriologists actually engaged in seientifie work. The wholesale drug gi ts must file with the clerk oif Court in the county where they do Good For I Vol and 9ews V( For. .............. (Not ood after 6 o'clock husi-miess a statement under oath giv ing the name of the purchaser, price piid. date of saeIC and quantity and characer of alcohol sold. If the wholesale druggist is not a resident of the State then the statement mustl be filed in the county where the pur chaser resides. A $5.000 bond is required for the retail druggist. The retail man can only sell under this provision pure alcohol and graini ailcohol, and only to chemists and bacteriologists and for religious or sacramental pur poses. Whiskey can be secured also on a doctor's prescription. However, no more than one-half pint can be i.old and delivered on any one pre scription. The druggist is required to file these prescriptions at the end of each month with the clerk' of Court. No wine for sacramental purpos es elC be si4 except to a minister p)aZtor. pri. . r a r'ulariy vonsti iuted oflicer of a religeons organiza t,i. A statement will have to be signed by the pruchaser under this provisio. It is Iequired that such statements or prescriptions shall be properly kept by the Clerk of Courts in each of the counties. The penalty for violations of the Act is not less than $100 or more than $500, and imprisonment of not less than, three months nor more than one year. A druggist violating the Act, in addition to the regular piishment, shall forfeit his license. BOY'S CROP WON PRIZE. Bascomb Usher of Marlboro Produces Large Yield of Corn.-The Results. Columbia State. A. Baseomb Usher, the Marlboro county boy who produced 152 1-2 bushels of corn on one acre of land, was awarded the first prize for South Carolina in the national boys' corn contest, which is held under the aus pices of the federail farm demonstra tion office. He will spend this week in Washington as the guest of the government. The crop was sold for $335. The State contest has not yet been decided, and he will i'n all prob ability wi'n this as there has been no greater yield reported to the commis sior ers. Usher has also won the first prize for Marlboro county. Farm demonstration workers are of the opinion that he will win the first prize in; the nationa.1 contest as no greater yield has abeen reported for the season. The champion corn pro ducer of the State is only 17 years of age and the methods he used in producing the phenomenal yield prove very interesting. At the request of the United States farm demonstration: office a committee of State Superintendent of Education Swearingen, e- A. G. Smith of the bureau of plant indus try, D. N. Barrow of Clemson col lege, Ira W. Williams, who has charge of the farm demonstrat'ion work in this State and Commis sioner Watson examnin d the records of Usher and awarded him the first prize. The committee .addressed the following letter to Dr. S. A Knapp, especial agent of the farm demons tration work in Washington: "This is to certify that the undersigned, constituting a co'mmittee, as reques ted by 0. B. Martin, has met and carefully examined all the records filed by the contestants in the boys' corn growing contest in this State, that we have found that the con test has been won by A. Bascomb Usher of Marlboro county, who made 152 I-2 bushels on one acre, keeping comlete and detailed swr records as to planting, cultivation, harvest ig: wherefore we herebhy award the Iirst prz inl this conteSt to A. B3as comb Usher." Sme stime was spent by the com mit tee in going over the records of the .hoy which were neatly and ae curately kept. All of the papers sub mitted were characterized by sys tem and it was a very excellent ex ample of farming on paper. Thes feat of the young boy also shows jiust what can be done with land in South Carolina by int:el ligent application. (Continued on Page Six.) in The Herald iting Contest M onday, De 20, 1909.) SI Bring the Chik TO SEE SANTA CLAl AT Anderson lOc. JUST 1 in which to do youi today. Our stock < is growing near wh goods and you wan We list only a fewh Fancy Chi Vases, Sugar Cream Sets, C Sets, Cupsand Saucers, Hair R< Bureau Sets. This is one of< Be sure and see it. Dolls! The largest assortment of here. Esquimo Dolls, Teddy L the greatest assortment of dre Dolls ever shown in Newberry Books! Story Books, Linen A B C I assortment of 25e. Books for b Christmas C Don't forget your Christmas received shipment of 1,500 poi Something h father. - Andei EWBERRY, NOTICE. Is hereby -given that all patrons using electrie current now furnished b the town of Newberry--will ou ad after January 1st, 1910, be :e quired to use a meter, no eur:ent will be furnished without a meter, rd that the minimum will be 50.?. per mouth. By order of the Commission:crs. I M. L. Spearman, - Chiairmani. Op IChas. E. Summer. .on W. . 'Ewart IlS TEN C IS., - G.O EN DA' cChristmas shopping. >f holiday goods is still en every one will mak~ Lt to avoid the rush. r of the many articles t na. hocolate Sets, Berry Drums, ceivers, Puff Boxes, Doll Furn >ur strongest lines. terns, Pia: Pop Guns, Dolls!! sets, Tool Dolls can be seen N ions, Rag Dolls, and ssed and undressed Burnt I lar and Ci Books!!Sets, Tie]I looks, and a large Cndsee oys and girls.Chi andy! Candy. Have just Post Card mds. Booklets WISE BUJ re for all ages fr( rson I "THE TOY STORE." 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