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?ggsrss---. ? watwon ncotacs tonk? TiMm Ot MedlfUim Co,,. . (aiding Alcohol. ,0!l,. tonics art* discussed ^ by Watson In his annual *?* v only TAhould these con ^ iu> driven out of the State by *5\uh UHilli In It. but It Hhoulil hdo a ja>nito?Uary offoiwo with Titernutlve line to engage in the * !. ^,1,1 Commissioner Watson in JJ; ,, l(, certain nostrums and ton rfhlcl? |u> sui(' from < 17 |K.r alcohol. gallon of tho report relating (best' tonics said : i Kiier tlu* puro f?xxi and drug 1 whk'li a,v conspielously weak for 1 roasuu, tli? detriment has had Si work. Our laboratories havo ?fati'<l with tho federal work uit? ftoe Harrison antl-nureotle act, and jlshinl analysis. The department !ftw|KTHtt'd with the sheriffs, mag Lfc and constables and municipal Lltles In making analysis of ei i ,?vtr beers and other concoctions titled l?y them, either through the PJjjKr's ofllco or direct. Ktie department lias mude every gH,!,. effort, un<ler both .State and Ml pure food and drug laws, to fit the various worthless nostrums I ?tcol)olt<* tonics with which the ? |s continually flooded. These Aollt* iwlxtiirt^s, which usually eon vf it bout 17 to II) i>er cent alcohol ^ than three times as much as (jbtHT), with a trace of Kent Ian Utter (Inn; and socalled tonic) and rtrrt (a laxative), arc labeled so to eowply with the puro food and ? act, and under those laws can t?. touched. In effect they are Hag but lmlatable alcoholic bev fti, tin' 17 to 11) per cent, of al il idvliiK' "II tho 'kick' desired, liviiiK ?" the enthusiasm to make (H-I write glowing 'testimonials.' 'prohibit the sale of 5 per cent, us, etc.. ami make their sale pun wiiile leaving a wide open r lii these roncoctlons, seems chlld ^ f0r these mixtures play not alone jibe desires, but with the lgnor K. an ilworst of all, with the all Is of the people. They spend a ir for a bottle of the stuff, worth fst not more than 24 cents, in the t of 'curing* diseases, and become ys, accelerating the disease nine b nut of ten with each dose. In city of Columbia alone. I am told, these al<*oholie mixtures comes the rate of nine carloads a month, jitsands of dollars of the people's |fj are si>ent dally for this class luff. The worst feature of it all Is I money rolls in upon the manu jhirers at snob a rate that elaborate I expensive advertising campaigns fumliH-tetl. and the press is filled conducted, and the press is filled Bmonluls.' the letter written no ft under the influence of the I' of the alcohol.. Even the re ws press permits itself to be used ttese fake Ihjuor venders. ? b this is written there has been fed to my attention the case of a > in Columbia, an ex-alcoholic, bread the advertisement of one of these eomXH'tloilS ; ho has consumed over ft'.o wortb of the stuff, ami his children scurooly have enough to Do comfortable. Worse than this, ovou, In tho largo number of lifelong pro hlbHIonlstsrxjnen ami women, who be cause of tholr sufferings, have begun tt? take tlvcttO thlinjs and are isdng ubmiy converted into continual al coholics. Bvpii tho tender aged child Is not spa ryd. ' ''Not only should those eouc?N-tioiis ho driven out of tho State hy a law with tooth In it, luit it should tu* matlo a penitentiary offense without alter natlvo Alio to engage in t In* t rattle. Tho enormous extent to which tho thing has spread and tho irreparable damage being done to ignorant imms ple already suffering from bodily ail ments and seeking relief, are such that the sale of this stuff Is in reality lii the class with tho unrestricted use. of narcotics. "With all the earnestness at my com mand I call tills situation to tin* at tention of the general assembly, and plead for tho enactment of such laws as will effectively cure It. "Thost* who rave over prohibition and are blind to this wide ojh?u lils trlbution of "cocktails' to an unus pectlng and suffering people may well be likened to to ostrich." Tremendous Explosion. Jersey Oity, Jan. 12. ? Intermittent explosions could still be heard this morning from the wreckage of the plant of the Canadian Car Foundry which was destroyed yesterday with a loss of $12,000,000. Stored in two concrete buildings and yet undamag ed are tons of trinitrotoluol, the most powerful explosive. The danger of letting it go is believed to have passed. Tho town of Kingsland and the sur rounding country bore every mark of the teiiftlo bombardment. Only two persons were killed. Rapist (jlets III Years. Orangeburg. Jan, 11. ? John Wil liams, a young white man of the Neeses section of Orangeburg county, today, by arrangement of counsel, pleaded guilty to* a charge of crimi nal assault, with rccommcndation to mercy of the court. Such a consent verdict was written and signed hy the foreman of a jury empaneled for that purpose. The defendant was sen tenced to serve a term of 40 years in the State penitentiary. (Jov. Manning has appointed James M. Moss of Walhalla sheriff of Oeo;;**e county to succeed the late John W. Davis, who was asphyxiated in Eliza beth, N.'j., on the night of December 27. Stiles N. Hughes was simultan eously ajq>olntod county supervisor for ' Oconee to succeed the late W. C. Foster, who met his death In the same tragic manner as the other county official, and at the same time and place. lWtli of the new officials are jwpular men throughout, the county and they were highly recommended for appointment. (>ov. Manning announces that he has selected the successor of State Hank Examiner Mauidin but is not ready to make the name public. HAVING HARD T1MK <? rem wood N^ro U Buck After Kvent ful I i *|? Moses Holloway. (Htloroi), returned yesterday from a *>1 bivcftiten. non !nt?? conditions at Philadelphia. Camden, N. J., and Wilmington, lJtol where so nniny negroes froui this hw tlou Iki vit gone during recent months. He \v**i 1 1 as Hut sjK-ctnl ivpivtioiil# ? live of Springfield ami Pleasant l^ane ItaptUt churches, In the lower { ?d r I of (irecuwood county, the eongrega Hon of which paid his oxjmmiscs. Hi' i?*f t t i reenwood early in DtHviulHir and has s|>eut the entire time In the North ex<-ept when he was traveling. "Mi advice to tho colored jieople of (Jreenw??od county and of South Carolina Is to stay at homo and work," is Ilolloway's rejHirt In a nut ?holl. "Tho negroes who <lo their part receive hotter treatment here than they can hope to receive In the North and 1 have come to this conclusion af ter making a thorough Investigation into conditions up there." Holloway went to Philadelphia llrst. He played to some extent the role of a detective, having told several lntlu entlaUlicgroes with whom he soon be came acquainted that he might want work. Ho says that he was taken to one of tin; large steel plants and un derwent a thorough physical examina tion, which is required of all appli cants for |>osltionH. "1 hail no trouble In passing,"1 he added, "but I wouldn't have had the Job they gave me at any price. I was supiKwed to shovel snow and lee oft" the railroad tracks running Into the large steel yard#. With snow falling nearly every other day and Ice all the time, it was a big task for q man who had been . aiscd in i.hls part of the country," Holloway was very much impressed with the danger to human life in the steel plants, esjiecially to "green" hands. Over the entrance to one of th*? large departments he says he fonn 1 this sign: "Make your peace with your <Jod!" And lie discovered that the warning "was not* without meant lit; for many colored people, who have hud cx|H'rience only on the farms ? if this section have lost their Uvea trying to do the new work. "1 did not find that very many were sick," lie said, "hut it certainly is a fact that large numbers of them have been killed in the steel plants." Not every colored person who goes North llnds a job easily, Holloway said." "Unless a negro has consider able surplus money," he stated, "he is likely to stay in the large city sev eral days before finding work ami then he may not get anything to do. The employment bureaus have certain days to hire white and certain days to hire colored labor and there Is always a long line of men applying for jobs. I saw many who apparently had nothing to do, and some of them were out of money and behind on their board." i Conditions in Camden, N. J., and Wilmington, Del., are worst? than in Philadelphia, in the opinion of Moses. "1 found, the labor was given even rougher treatment in these two cities," lie said. llcallxiug tlmt many negroes\of the county had become excited to the x>f>lnt of irlvliix -ttwtgr their belonging** l?? ord?r to k<> North, Hev. \v. M. ivtrr sou, luistor, ami the conurbation of the Springfield church decided lust month i to send Hollowly North to uet first hand information there ami to report it t?? (lu> oil n roll u|H?n his return. He will umke an address next Sunday ami no doubt the negroes of the lower iwirt of (Jhh^iwikmI county will hoar him with Interest. "Stay at home ami worly'" Is llol low ay's advice to his people lu (his county. Hollovjay Is a responsible colored man and owns his own place In Mr Connlck inanity, Just over tin* Green wood lino. ? GreenwtxKl Journal. Silos in South Carolina. Cl.ciuson College, S. Jan. id.?- -i According t?> figures compiled hy tin1 county farm demonstration agent-; of(; the state there are at present 2AK silos In the State. While this number sin-ms ridiculously small for a state whose Interests are primarily agricultural, It really Indicates a step forward. In the last two years 141 silos have hecn constructe<l, while there were only 117 huilt in all the previous years combin ed. Fanners of the state who keep livestock are beginning to realise that the silo is their greatest ally and more requests are coining In to the Exten sion Division than ever before for help in the construction of all types of silos. The cost of the different types of silos affords an interesting study. We find silos costing as high as $(lftt> and holding 2fk> tons and others costing as low us $23. r>0 and capable of storing 30 tons of green, juicy feed for. the time when the feed supply Is low and beef and butterfat high. One farmer in Oconee County built a wooden hoop *llo, under the direction of a dairy i expert from- the College, for less than .$!.&(> iKir ton capacity. This silo pre served silage perfectly. Heretofore this man has fed cottonseed hulls for roughage. As |u' keeps dairy cattle Ids profits arc more than doubled this winter. A farmer in Marion County built a wooden-hoop silo for the very low cost of $23.50. This included cost of all materials used, both in the foun dation and walls of the silo. This tyi>e of silo will last from five to ten years, long enough for a business far mer to save enough in the cost of feed hlHs to construct a more durable silo. In l-.ee County eight farmers who are members of the Lee County Guern sey ltreeders Association purchased and constructed eight vitrified hollow tile silos cooperatively. Previous to this year there was only one stave silo In the entire county. Seven of these farm ers also built new dairy bants and pur chased five carloads of purebred and grade Guernsey cattle from Northern breeders. Arthur Phillips plead guilty in tin? Greenville county court of generul sessions Saturday to assault lug Dep uty Sheriff Capell with a rock ami cracking the deputy sheriff's skull. He claimed self defense. He was fined $300. UTK8T SWINDLING <?.\MK Tried in Similar County? IVoplo of Stat*1 WaniMl. ? ? ? i Sointev. .Ian Ul.jJ; A icfj novel Ull'l Ik>1?1 swindling fcchenio litis l?eou t ?? it*? ( in tills count \ during t lit* past week. Ill tWO CUSOh I'opoftcd uuMioccssful> . (?\l! pOSSlhl,\ Willi lliolv SIIOCCSS ill other places. A i>catl,\ dressed \?>nnu iiun i . I at I.tj III finih s and on lus statement! t liat ho wus a doctor ami l?oa I III ollicer * ? t* tin1 remits lias gain ??? t admission t<? (lu' homes, At the two place* where ilu? Is known I ? ? have attempted his \>|?eratlons he ?-\ a in I lit** I tin' lad\ .?f tlio house and Informed hoi* that she was in great dau^et of paralysis. hut that lie thought that he eould niiv her If she would submit to treatuieiit which he should prescribe, paying htm for Ids; treatment a sum of JflfHI, half before the treatment commenced and the! other half when the patient was cured. At one phuv the lady called iu her husband, who heard the prop osition made by the pscudo physician and pretending to agree to the plan asked tin' man, who was in a hack car from Sumter, to bring him to tow lb where he could get the money. Two pair of glasses were left by the man at the house, which were guar anteed to be as stattsl. The alleged doctor carried with him a full case of optical instruments. I'pon arriv ing at town the farmer, u|h>u excuse of getting the money demanded for the treatment, slipped oft' and told his regular prysieian about the man, who was denounced by the physician a^ a fakir. The farmer then woht back to look for the pretended county Health otticcr. who had disappeared. Later it was learned from the hack man that a few minutes after the farmer's disilp)>ea ranee the man had got back iu the car ami ordered him self taken to another part of the county. The attempt to secure inon oy at the other phuv was- made simi larly, the man gaining entrance on his statement Unit lie was health ?. Ulcer and sent to the hul\ because he had hceu inforiued that she was badly in need of medical treatment. However, there was no money in the house, and after his departure the lady call- , ed up her regular physician, who ex amined her and relieved her Wppre heiisions of serious illness. The nmii i-. described as being small, a brunette, but with blue eyes, and very neat appearance and of good address. It is possible that he may still be operating in the State and t h is | is written with a view of warning j>oo ple of him. I u the receipt he gave at one of the places he signed a name ami gave a Columbia street address as his headquarters, where he said he and two other physicians were conducting a hospital. Jordan Hampton Cooper died very suddenly at the home of his sister. Mrs. II. A. Hose, in Sumter Wednes day where he was visiting. Mr. Coop er was an employe of the A. C. L at Hod Springs, N. ( . The Spartanburg delegation will ask ft?r .'fl ,(HKi,<KHi for good roads. More than iiih lilies W<ft Charles Ion Kuuduy morning OH the transport Hancock for Sunta J>o?uIi?k?, whore they will Ih? assailed lo v | 'I n I 1 1 ill \ * TAX HETUR;MS. ? Mllce o|' ( \tUUt.V Auditor. Kershaw, * 'ounty. Camden. S C !??.- |})H> Notice I v hereby nhen (hat lilt" Aud itor's utllce will |>e optHi for r.'i'cl .'lliv, t;i\ i eturns from f.inu.n y I IMI7, tm |'Vhrtutr\ JO, |!'M7, hiclus|\ ? Those falllnu (>? ma ke rrinriis within said period, ii-. required In hi \\ . will be subject to a i tenuity of .-h? j ?*? i' cent , as I < annul take returns alter Hit* 20th. its l ho other IhimI ik'Ss of thl office inn, st jfo on. The Auditor will attend to person or t ho deputy lit the following plaee.s In the county on the dates indicated for receiving ret lima: Tdberty Hill. .fanuavx, 111 lllaney, .January &l All oils hot tt ovu the .\h*'s *?f U1 and <k> years Inclusive, aro v?s|Ulr?Hl to pay poll and road fax, miles* exempt ?'d hy law. All trustees. guardians, executors, administrators, n^ents and others holding property In charge, must re turn same. The Income tax will lie Parties sending tax returftfc hy mall unike oath to same before souie quail (led officer, and fill out the same In a proper manner, otherwise they must he rejected. W F. liussoll. Auditor Kershaw County, S. C. SU M MO N S FOR RELIEF ~ Stall' of South (Carolina, County of Kershaw Court of Common Ple?|.s The Knterprlso Itulldlnu l.onn As. so 1 elation of Camden. S. c. I 'lain! Iff, Against A. Iv l(ohert>on, I >< t\ ndant To tli?* I lefondaut : Vou nre\ hereby summoned and re quired to answer tha womplalnt in thl* action which will lie filed In the olhoe of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the s?ild county, ami to , serve a eopy of your answer to tluf >11 id complaint on the subscriber at hfct otllce in (Camden, Soiitn Carolina, with in twenty days after the service here of. exclusive of the day of such ser vice, and If you fall to answer the com plaint within tin* time aforesaid th* plaintiffs hi this action will apply t? the Court for the relief demanded In the complaint. W. M. SHANNON, Phdntlfl's Attorney. .January 2nd. lf>17. i To the Defendant. A. 10. Robertson: Take notice that the complaint fc> this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Plea#! for Kershaw County, South Carolina* at Camden. S. fills '2nd day of Jan uary A. 1 >. 15)17. W. M. SHANNON. Plaintiff's Attorney. THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE STORE MM FLOUR! FLOUR! FLOUR! * i 1 Superlative Patent Self Rising Fancy Patent HEADQUARTERS -a ? __ - ? CAR LOAD of Fresh Meal and Grits at Minimum Prices COW FEED, BANQUET MILL FEED CROCKER BUILDING CAMDEN, S. C.