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VOL. X^VII. BARNWELL, S C. THURSDAY. APRIL 7, 1904. NO STATE CAMPAIGN. II It Said tliat Only TwoOffloera Will Bo Offered. „ ' _, u TH1 RAILROAD C0M1QS8I0NSR 8. Ckalrman Oarria to; Hava Six Can* U Ida tea Aaainat Him. Stata Treasurer Jennings Will V Also Be Opposed, * The Columbia State 8%ys since the adjournment of the legislature poMtlcs baa settled into more or less quietude, but talk of the comihg campaign for State offices is beginning to be heard on the streets, in the State bouse and In the p)ac< s where politiciana and their friends congregate. It is not probable that the campaign will be at all exciting. The-officers of the present administration, with the ex ception of two, seem assured of no op- •- position, and the public can hope for no repetition of the sensational sum mer of two years ago. ~ ' There has been no announcement of opposition to Gov. Heyward. It was rumored that Mr. Martin F. Ansel of Greepville, one of the candidates who made the race in 1902 and finished a Very close second, would again offer, ; but this has been set at rf st. Lieut. Gov. Sloan has no rival as yet. At torney General Gunter, now serving his first term, having been assistant to Attorney General G. Duncan Bel linger previous to that timet may be re-elected withput being opposed, it _ Is safe to say. Secretary of Stafc J. TPM3antf is another'State officer wtro was assistant to his predecessor, and Is now serving bis first term in his offlcisl capacity. His re-election seems practically assured; f There is little dhubt too that Comptroller General A. W. Jones wHl be again in office when the ballots are counted. He wueu tuts uttiiuu* are uuuuteu. rie ls66 was’gTelCtStrth the eomptrotlefship The after serving as clerk in that office. Adj. Gen. John D. Frost came up the same way, for it will be remembered that be was assistant to Adj. Gen. J. W. Floyd. It was stated some time ago that Col. J. C. Boyd of the First regiment would be a candidate for Gen. Frost's position but be has sta ted to the contrary. State Treasurer Jennings will not have a bed of roses tb tread upon "in the good old summer time, r ’ if Dame Rumor can be credited. She says that three candidates have already arrayed themselves against him. % It was stated authoritatively Thurs day that Dr. D. M. Crosson of Leeavtile, an ex-senator and well known in Lexington and parts of ad joining counties, would be a candi- dkte. The Edgefield Chronicle sug gestsHon. T. 11. Ralnsford for the place of treasurer. "‘Mr. Rain-ford baa been & member of the general as sembly for some years, it was st Ued,i however, some time ago tha he] would stand for the senatorial se it to ! be vacated by ex-Gov. John C. £ bep- pard. A third candidate, it is laid, 1 Three Items of Considerable Interest ' in iltgard to Immigration, The Columbia Record says Mr. Joa. W. Stewart, passenger agent of the Seaboard, Thursday received a letter from Dr. Cbas. Gurneer, of Evansville, Ind., who is now in Charleston, in re gard to establishing a German-Ameri- can colony somewhere in this state. Dr. Gurneer has interested himself in this idea considerably and desires to purchase anywhere ..from 1 T 000 to 10,000 acres of swamp land which can he obtained cheap and then after draining it render it suitable for colo nization bv a large colony of German citizens who are now in the state o? Indiana. They are not satisfied with the climate and wish'to come South. Dr. Gurneef is now in Charleston and expects to go to Summerville where he will inspect the Frencb-Canadian colony and afterwards will come to Columbia for a conference with the Seaboard officials. It is Impossible that the colony^may be located very near this city and if not it may be up near Cheraw. The Seaboard people wlH do all they can to have it located near Columbia. , . ■ The office of commissioner of immi gration is in receipt of a large number of ‘inquiries in regard to statistical information about the state. From the Tacts now on hand tn this office the inquiries can be answered at once and in this way the state is being well advertised. A letter was receiv ed from a capitalist in Texas Tues day desiring information as to the law exempting enterprises from taxation, it-being Intimated in the letter that tie was interested Jo this state and might be inducedto IfiT&E. The cap!-' tallstjwas given the law on the matter, which, according to the recent discus sion of the supreme court in the Spar- Lanbufg mill case, provides what a majority of Die citizens in the district shall decide whether or not the enter- rise shall be exempt from the tax. e term fixed Ly TaWTs five Efforts have been made recently by the local officers of the Seaboard to interest a northern capitalist in a stock farm about five miles below Co lumbia. Toe gentleman who had been in tbe city several da}* on pleas ure became interested in tbe town and after finding out tbe cheapness of tbe land in the vicinity closed A deal for about 200 acres of land just below the city. Tbe gentleman's name is N. W. Smith and be is expected to return in a few days, and complete all arrangements fur a stock farm. SIX PERSONS KILLED. Fix* Others Fatally Injsred la Acci dent Near Scranton. Pa. I. A thuu vxtuuiuaLC, iu la >aiu, > beJ. T'. Foulk, county tres~urer ; of Bamberg. Much interest centers about the' race for railroad commissioner. Com missioners J. II. Wharton and Btnks L. Caugbman hold over but Mr. Cal vin W. Garris, the chairman of tbe eessful in tbe campaign, for his term expires this year. * He will be opposed by Mr. W. Boyd Evans of this city, who was a candidate in 1902. -Two candidates who made the race iuT902, Messrs. John G. Mobley of Fairfield and "Cansler of Tlrzah,” will run L in, Mr. John Earle of Greenville, r. H. J. Gignllat of Seneca and pos sibly A. C. Jepson, a former candidate, are the other candidates. .A member Six persons are known to have been killed and five fatally injured by an explosion in the factory of the Dickson company at ’Priceburg, near Scranton, Pa., Thursday. Tbe dead are: - Lizzie Brav, Priceburg. Lillian Mahan, Priceburg. Beokie Lewis, North Scranton. —Lizzie Matthews, Olyphant. George Callahan, Priceburg; Teresa Callahan, Priceburg. ~ Those fatally Injured are: Mamie Gilallon. WERE REFUSED. Charleston Dispensers Ordered Not to Bell to Presoribod Persons. THE STATE BOARD’S ORDERS. Diepeneary Law Must Be Enforced or Dlepensere 'Will Suffer. Drunkarda and Minora Can’t Get •Booze. HAD A STILL IN THE CELLAR Cas-de F.iultz. Mettle Ilevron. O-car Ayser. — " Twenty girls were employed in the factory. What caused the explosion is not known, but it is said that one of the girls threw a squib Into a stove and that the force of the explosion wars> grrat thit it wrecked the building laid set it ori tire. The squrbs are used lu coal mining. The Dickson Squib company occu- shlp on the board of railroad commis sioners seems an attractive plunr for j Pied only the first fl:Or of the struc> there are .always plenty of seikets af-_|_i ure > 5* ie Callahan family having t«r the fruit. The term s six years ,0 ^ ru8 0n the scco.id floor. It was and the salary Sl,R00 per ;.nnum. ' here tl at 'tie- two ^Callahan children today lost their - Thoiaar Caillahan, the father, was — Trouble is brewing among the pat rons of tbe dispensary as a result of tbe receipt of a circular letter from the State board of control directing the dispensers to comply strictly with the provisions of the law, relating to tbe sale of liquors to minors and drunkards and to other sections. The circulars were received here Wednesday and put into operation Wednesday morning,' with the result that hundreds of applicants lor official grog were turned down by the dis pensers and clerks who were unwilling to take the chances of continuing the promiscuous violation of the law in selling liquor to prescribed persons and otherwise ignoring the provisions of the act which were incorporate for the purpose of making the law a moral measure. The conduct of the dispensaries has been a scandal in Charleston In the respect of tbe neglect of certain provisions of tbe law by tbe dispensary manage ment which - was bent on mak ing large sales. The circular of the State board aims to stop this violation of tbe law by the dispensers, and to require the official* of the system to live up to tne requirements just as the outside public must obey the law. The example of the officials obeying tbe law is to be set before tbe public that tbe usually most effective argu ment against the dispensary may be removed. Many people, who are pre- judloed against the law» eaae their conscience In the jury box by declir- ing that the blind tigers should not be punished for violating the law since the dispensers themselves are con stantly breaking the law. A complete compliance of the law by tbe officials will have a most wholesome effect on public sentiment, not to speak of the public moral benefit which can be done by the dispensers themselves to follow ing closely the provisions‘Of the law. The matter of complying with the spirit and letter of the law Is not to be left entirely with the conscience of the dispensers, for, it is uodetstood that from time to time, a little bit of detective work will be done by the Columbia authorities to ascertain- If the law Is being observed. Parties who give fictitious names in making name in making application for liquor, negroes who do not sign their nam )8 or make their ffiark, drunkards ar.d minors will call at the counters of ttie dispensers and if they secure theljr .liquors as they have done in the past, there will be_trouble for dispensers. The penalty' is dismissal from offlej, and also prosecution in the Sbaje courts by the circuit solicitor, who will also institute civil proceedings against the dispensers’ 'bonds, the principal and sureties being also re sponsible under the act. The violation of tbe law is conse quently not to be a trivial offense, will be so indiscreet as to sell liquor to parties who are on the prciwirlbed list or who are not even known to the dispensers personally) unless these applicants provide themselves with a certificate for the purchase of the liquor, signed by some responsible party, who Is known to the dispenser. The dispenser turned down many appliconts Wednesday., morning and -they.gut tired of making the explana tion of their reason, so march so, that later in the day, they simply refused to sell or give any satisfaction to par ties, pnder age or known to use 1 liquor to excels, leaving the applicants to find out for themselves as best tb ?y could why the existing order of things Wbjr Beard’s Distillery la Greenville Was Seised by this Offloers. One of the most Interesting cases which the collector of revenue will take to the session of court which meets in Greenyjlie liTTnxrat two weeks is the prosecution of a distiller named Be^rd. This distiller was operating'ifTJlant near the city of Greenville and had a permit from the governmentiis well as from the State. It was suspected that there was something wrong and the place was watched. Finally it was discovered that in his warehouse there was a trap door giving access to a big still in a concealed basement. This illicit still, was operated to avoid the pay ment of license on the stuff manufac tured. From the legalized still some distance away there were pipes bring-j-- 0 f ing in the steam necessary fur working the mash and operating the retort. There was no escape of steam to indi cate where the false basement was, and the only means of access was the trap door which was always covered with a pile of old sacks and could not be seen with the naked eye. The ring by which the door was raised was the only thing which discoled its loca- tiori and that would not have been found had not the officers been look ing for it. The refuse from the hid den still was carried by means of un derground pipes to the spot where ttie refuse from the legalized still was dqmped. The whole plant warseized by the revenue officers. This distillery had-formerly been operated in the name of the Babb brothers, who were supposed to have ah Thtei^gt in it evm. when it was running in Beard’s name. Both John and Tully Babb have been defendants .frequently in the federal and State courts, answering to the charge bf violating the liquor laws. It used to be a regular thing for the dispensary constables tb run in Tully Babb every week or sew and at one time there was a stack of indictments piled up against him in the Greenville court. .He and his brother look like the typical coun try youths of the poorer class; they are of rather Innocent countenance but old in the ways of the transgres sor. They seem Jo (have prospered, as some years ago they erected a credit able brick building on Main street in Greenville, with stores and offices to rent.—The State. Killed In s Kanaway. - The Augusta Chronicle says as a result of a runaway Accident, Captain William E. Everett, on of Atlanta’s most pjromlnent citizens and senior member of the wholesale dry goods Riley politics. The political the situation dfc^nue sGitoioe~btb°uM»t i71t ’WW * Mrei- AJatlehan bees ofeingaA- teft the room when the explosion oc curred, The children, age<L.^ years and 0- months, respectively, -^were playing on the floor. Both were in stantly killed.- The building caught Are and tbe flames communicated tc bee is ever busy and insidious and buz zes into many bonets without the wearer’s realization. . The date for the campaign has not jet been set. The schedule will be ar- raeged by the new State Democratic committee which is yet ,U- be eltKJted by/ tbe State convention, on nomina - tlon of the respective counties. The present executive a mmitt j has called the convention to'meet here'bn ' the third Wednesday in May, the 18th Inst. This convention-4s, se is known, first Monday in May, the 2d Inst, by the county conventions, each couhty being entitled to a number of dele gates double the numberof represen tatives, in the general assembly. The local clubs meet on the fourth Satur day In April, tbe 28th Inst, to organ ize and elect delegates to the J county convention, each club being entitled to one delegate for each 25 members or majority fraction thereof. Each county convention elects a member of the State executive committee. Tbe State convention elects a mem ber of the national executive- com mittee and delegates to tbe national convention in St. Louis, j — x . i : ' .; 1} Afraid of Him* i President’s Mends," it is in 'WashlEfifton, ‘Tiave ■trongly advised him against speech- and have assored blm that hla election look* to be certain. They do not Me why be should exhaust bis ‘ : in speechmaking i some Inopportune barm." The tin the last ten should be Party Afraid the adjoining buildings, one occupied as a be tel and lbe bthbf aB' ft butcher shop. Both were destroyed; ~ All c f the bodies have been taken from toe debris. The bodies of the dead employes were so badly burned that It was with great difficulty that they-oould be recognized. nurseries in that county ind has be« most successful. According to ardi • u Let Them Come. Mr. R. B. ('ultra, of Illinois, is visiting his son in Horry county. This young man has established fruit en dis patch in the News and Courier: "Mr. R. B. Culture says that conditions are ripe In Illinois ft r emigration. Tbe older'men wish their sons to get land and go" out on thtlr own account Land sells there for *125 and I2d0 ap acre, and cannot be bought at that price. Consequently they must seek other states, and a number have gone to Arkansas and Mississippi." We trust that our immigration bureau will be attil.to induce some of these desirable immigrants to come to this state. —^—~„— Child Kills Father. A special from Fort Payne, Ala., says: J. C. Cole, pblioeman and dep- house of Everett—Riley-^Ragan com >any, was killed Wednesday afternoon. While driving along Peachtree street with bis son r Captain Everett was thrown from his buggy by the shying of the horse;. The vehicle struck against telephone pole In front of tbe Aragon hotel and CaptAirr Everett fell to the pavement, striking on his bead. Be was hastily picked up and medical aid summoned. An ambulance from the Elkin- Cooper sanitarium respond-; ed to a call and Captain Everett was placed In the vehicle. Before the am bulance reached the sanitarium Cap tain Everett e^pted; His death was duerto two^rbunds on the head. Cap tain Everett’s son,.E. Q. Everett, who was with him at the time of the itdent, was also thrown from the- buggy, but escaped without Injury. uty sheriff at Tuesday by bis boy had been and his The 'child rent’s p! head off. Battelle, was killsd -year-old son. The with other boys him fox 1 ths blew hi* lather’s i-/ The dispensers are looking forward to the return of the former free and unrestrained sale. They' seem to think that the new regulations have been introduced only, for effect, an<T will soon be forgotten. Tbe new order will give public sitlsfaction and It Ts hoped" that there "WitTber no let in tbe enforcementof the law, as long as It Is the law of the State.—The Post. . , Strikes Cost Money. The New York state board of medi ation has recently published an annual report. Up to September, 1903, there were motje strikes, lockouts and labor troubles In general in New York than In any previous year, excepting per haps the year 1880. During the past year there were 192 labor , troubles, Involving 117,000 employees, and in consequence 3,900,000 working days were lost. Owing to the New York building trades strikes 37,037 laborers were Idle, tbe total loss In wages amounting to nearly seven million dollars. This Is a terrible sbowlng as to results of such labor movements and Is a very potent argument in fa*, vor of arbitration in such matters. A Plttlfal Story. j A woman, who fifteen yean ago was a society belle in New York am the niece q( a former secretary of the treasury of the United States, has been sent to prison for two months for intoxication. She was found- by ths polios lying upon the street, the. centra of a gaping crowd. That wap her first public offense. The story is SOME GOOD ADVICE Given ths Negroes by 'a Preacher of Their Own Color. WE MUST DIGNIFY LABOR. fbr This !• the Crncloal Period the Negro Race. Bads Lead er* and Wiae Counsel lor*- Needed. The following is an extract taken from a sermon delivered in Augusta, Ga., recently at Tabernacle Baptist church by the Rev. Dr. C. T. Walker, to the colored Knights of Pythias, as we find it in the Chrohicle of that city. -His subject was “Some Ways Improving the Condition of the Negro Race." The sermon is full of good advice to the colored people: . “Thatuny people—the Intelligent, industrious ones are dissatisfied, ner vously restless with presentcondltions in tikis couritry, no sensible negro will deny, that they have suffered enough to be discouraged, most white men will admit. * 1 “My race is passing through a cru cial periodfit Is a period of adjust ment. The race needs safe leaders, and wise counsellors. Sensational sermons and incendiary utterances will only increase our enebies and re tard our progress. Our salvation ..In this country will depeiuFupon our be ing God-fearing, lawabiding, Intelli gent, industrious citizens. Our suc cess vrttt not be in conflict with the dominant race, but in concord and co-operation with the best people of this country, North and South, East and West. .We are suffering as a race from the lawless and vicious element among us,"from dishonest' politicians in and out of the race, from modern fanatics, from unwise leaders, and sensational newspapers. “The negro has friends in the South as well as in the North, or he could not remain in the South. There are their farms, and 28,000 part owners of farms, with 550,000 tenants on farms. The banks that are conducted by the race in tlie South, and there are hundreds of negroes throughout the South conducting business, who can get any amount of credit and en couragement from their Southern white friends, “The invincible and unconquerable American nation believes In progress. Ours is a Christian nation—justice, equal and exact justice, will yet hold an evea balance. Aa the negcovnakes progress, becomes intelligent, accumu lates, saves and invests his money wisely, refuses to shield criminals and condone crime, as he draws the line between^ the good and the bad in his race, eliminates the idle ffhd criminal classes, he will have the sympathy, help and encouragement of good peo ple, North, South, East and West. Already the great metropolitan jour nals of this country liave done a great wdrk in favor of our race, and the pres ent condition is but a manual train ing school from which the race will go prepared to face and grapple with the gfMt problems of life Does the present warrant a hopeful future^ Yes, tliere are stars of promise on night's horizon. Elijah's servant saw a patch of cloud in-the heavens Inaugurate modern missions. Llncolnd Grant and Garfield from humble posi, lions to tbe council of tbe nation, an- to be chief executives of their ooun- This try. Dwight L. Moody was called from selling goods to be the greatest evangelist of modern times. Spurgeon was called from tbe country to tbe metropolis of tbe world. Booker T. Washington; was called from work in tbe tobacco factory to be tbe Moses of bis race, and one of tbe most re markable men, of tbe age. Let us work and save and respect ourselves and work for peace between the races and all will be well.” AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE. . Who Are They? Senator Burton, of Kansas, who was convicted of accepting compensa tion to further tbe Interests of a fraudulent concern before tbs post- office department in bis admissions made statements which must have brought consternation among the other senatorial grafters, but to their Intense relief he did not mention apy names. He said many of his sen atorial ..brethren mad3_large jjums of A Lady Recovers Damages for Being v Insulted in a Train. A letter from Greenville to The State says the court of common pleas has been engaged for three days in hearing a most extraordinary case, in which the Southern railway Is asked to pay 150,000 damages to Mrs. Susan L. Franklin of Newberry fof an al leged insult to her by a passenger while on a train between Greenville and Atlanta ab >ut a year ago. Tbe jury brought in a verdict Friday af ternoon for *25,000 in the plaintiff’s favor. Mrs. Franklin Is a comely woman, unusually self-possessed on tbe witness stand, with readiness and intelligence in giving testimony that is surprising and uncommon, and apjrrediting the bearing of evidence upon tbe essHn han^. Her testimony revealed the fact that she was married when only sixteen years old, and has been the mother of three children, oneof whom ia H*xr hiiwhRnri ta a tO Uv^QrVJ. I Id 11 U ~ IJ&IIU lo a I VV> lUCL Li In Newberry and her occupation is dress making. Mrs. Franklin gave a connected account of thtf' trip from Newberry~to Atlanta, stating that on reaching Greenville "she and her little child went aboard tbe afternoon train for Atlanta, and that there were only two other passengers in the car, both of whom were men. Soon after the train left Greenville one of these men engaged her in conversation, taking a seat by ber side, making Indecent pro posals, putting bis arm arou'nd her waist and using: familiarities against her protest, though she endured tbe unpleasant treatment for a quarter of an hour or more. Ths men were drinking and bebpving unseemly but only one of them made approaches to her. On tbe cross examination Mrs. Franklin said that the conductor was iu the car tbe most of tbe time when the man was annoying and insulting ber and made no effort to stop bis un ruly behavior until she appealed to him for protection, when the conduc tor told the man he must desist or be would put him off the traio. The man claimed that he was a detective, but the conductor said be must behave or else he could not ride any further on his trains which put & quietus to the men except that they continued to drink and use indecent language, but the conductor had removed her to the ceutre of the cpr, where be bad been seated for some time. On arriving at Atlanta she was taken 111 and the cause was due to the fright occasion ed by the conduct of this unknown man, resulting in serious consequences owing to ber delicate condition at tbe time. Conductor Roseborough, Who was in MUST OBEY THE LAW. is i&* Order that Has Ban Issued to Dispensers. . " ■ , : THE BOARD MXAVI lUHEEM. There Ho* Bay General Been They J In Observing the Teas* Laxity peranee Provision* of the Law. money "practicing before theUVpart- meots,” some of them making as much as *40,000 8 year. We agree with the Oolumbia Record that ft is a the size of a man s hand, but tie told Ahab to hurrry home for the rain was coming* Let my pessimistic friends stop talking aboutthe dark future, and, likemeru face the problems of life. Act well Their part and teach thejraee to rise by their own effort* and exertions.. We .should not only seek '’employ- ment for our people, and discourage vagrancy, but we should make em- ployment. We should organize stock companies, and inaugurate business enterprises, and in that way train our men and women In- busl ness. Why. can’t my race conduct grocery, stores, shoe stores, dry goods and clothing “j* pity.that ihP.*cpatQ| dM flQtj;o giore Ufrnrps «« ®ell as others people? Why ”■ Into detail and tell the country who these men are. What the people want is to get those "big up” in this graft ing business st the national capital. A small ;beginning has been made, and for the good of the country there should be no stopping until all tbe rascals are cleaned out. ~—*— ptttiful, another pitiful. On wottan who in Naur time A V ery Crooked River, There are many crooked streams in Missouri and*the Osage River is one of the crookedest. There is a farmer in Camden County who can float six miles down the Osage to the town of Linn Creek and then six mites further down it back to his home. The-rlver runs on two sides of his farm, and on one side it is coming from Linn Creek and on the other going to it. All the labor the man has Kf do to make the round trip is to carry his boat across his farm. A Queer Notion. Mr. 0. M. Strader, a Keutuckian, before dying in Philadelphia the other day, dictated a will requiring bis body to be cremated, the ashes taken to Louisville and “scattered on the waves of the beautiful Ohio.” He concluded: “When this is done, if the angel Gabriel can collect my re- otaina for the Judgment, I will take off my hat to him, and will be there at tbe last roil, call.” Tbe instruc tions have been carried out. ~— Loss Their Job*. XX At Bfebsaood, Ya, fourteen negro wagon driver* for a baggage oom notified tbe company that ' not wortt wltb a white man who radriver. Thai - makeH t25.W and spends alL My-^ mother. He told tneTBatrfiUtXO provteions have been v^ feueraUy should not colored women stand be- hind as clerks, cashiers, bookkeepers, floor walkers, and superintendents as wells as other people.-. Frugality is also necessary. _Tbe man who makes $5.00 abd saves one-fourth of what he earns Is better off than the man who Tbe following from Tb* Stato will be read with Interest by all who want to see tbe dispensary strictly enforc ed.” “Tbe Charleston dispensers may , have been surprised,” said a member of the board of control Thursday, “but they will soon learn that tbe law must and will be strictly enforced." He spoke In reference to the special dispatch from Charleston in Tbe State Of Thursday conoeruing the agitation of the Charleston dispensers over the recent circular sent out by the board of control relative to tbe enforcement of tbe law. The dispatch said In part: “Tbe Instructions of the board war* put into operation this morning, caus ing no litte trouble among tbe patron* l of the State official grog »bop*. The conduct of the dispensaries has been a perfect scandal in Charleston in the unrestrained manner in wbioh liquor was sold to minors, drunkards and ' blind tigers and in the'general failure of tbe dlspensay officials to observe tbe law.” Tbe circular here referred to was not sent to tbe Charleston dispensere. alone but to all the dispensers through* out tbe State. At the March meeting the board of directors the following . resolution was adopted: "Resolved, That the clerk of this board Is bereby Instructed to forward a copy of tbe dispensary law to each dispenser in the State, with Instructions to strict ly comply with sections 560; *67, *68 and 569 of said law.” Section 566 Is that which requires tbe written application for liquor*. This section also requires the apf^tottut to state that he or sb« is not a minor or a drunkard. It is as follows: "Before selling or delivering any intoxicating liquors to any person a request must be presented to the county dispenser, printed or written iu ink, dated of the true date, stating . tbat be or she is of sge and the resi dence of the signer, for whom or whose tuFlt is required, the quantity and kind required and bto or her true name; and the request shall be signed by tbe applicants in bis own true name and signature, attested by tbe county dispenser or bis clerk who rw ceives and tllei the requeit. But tbe request sball be refused If tbe county dispenser filling it personally know* the person applying is a minor, that be is Intoxicated, or that be is in the habit of using intoxioating liquors to an excess; or if the applicant I* not personally known to said county dis penser, before filling said order or delivering said liquor he shall require tbe statement of a reliable and trust worthy person of good character and habits, known personally to him, tbat the applicant is not a minor and Is not In the habit of using Intoxicating liquors to excess.” If a dispenser violates section 566 in any way it is the duty of the solici tor, on Information, to bring suit against him in tbe name of the coon** ty for 9200 damages. Tbe suit is on the charged the^ratowhen alleged.ia-4 < £ mA # e8 - dignities were heaped upon Mrs. b°odof the drs p e 11<- er,. w ho^ if convicted Franklin, fltated that he had nta'rved is also deprived of bis position. Puf* Franklin, stated tbat he had observed tbe man on tbe seat with Mrs. Frank lin and holding her little daughter on bis knee, and be was not aware that the woman was being annoyed by bis presence as she made no complaint against him, and seemingly they were engaged in an ordinary conversation. Mr. itoseborough assu med that they were at least acquaintances and it fas not bis duty- to interfere, but be denied that be was in tbe car for any length of time and did not observe that Mrs. Franklin was stall annoyed til he went through the train again, when as he entered tbe coach be saw that stva was in the act of leaving tbe seat. Immediately be appreehed and asked if she desired to change her seat, when her reply was tbat the man had been an annoyance to her, which caused ber to make the change. Tbe conductor escorted Mrs. Franklin to the rear of tbe car and then went back for thecbUd/who was taken to people need not expect help from political parties through presidential messages. They must expectL.help from their farms and tffelr various business enterprisss. ^J’We.must dignifylabOT. Thelabor- ing man is the backbone and sinew of this country. Christ was a laborer. He. was called the carpenter andrthe carpenter’s son. His life was a busy one; He said I must work while it is day. He employed the idlers, sent them into his vineyard and paid them. Idleness is a curse—it breeds mischief and crime. It ls"the busy man that tsalwajs wanted. Moses was herd ing Jetbro’s flock when God called him to be his ambassador to tbe court of Egypt, he received divine creden tials, became the greatest human legislator tbe world has ever produc ed; he was Israel’s emancipator ao£ their successful leader until God calL ed him to Nebo’s summit and kissel him to sleep. Elisha was busy plow ing 12 yoke of oxen, wbeu he was (sailed to the prophetic office to suc ceed Elijah. David, the ^hepherd boy, waa called to tbe office of king herdsman, to the propbe-^ Daniel tbe glare was minister of the Baby! Matthew waa etpt of custom*. Peter, i occupation, of ther civil suits may be entered. If it is proven tbat fraud was employed \)j tbe purchaser he sball be subjected to a fine cf not lea than *200 or six months In jail. Section 567 requires the county auditor to keep the request book on file in his office.- Section 568 requires an oath of the dispenser that he has attended to the matter of requiring written applications and that he has turned over to the auditor all of tbe applications submitted. Section (69 requires tbe county board to revoke the commission of any dispenser who fails to require applicants to sign Ion the purchase and the deposed dispen ser shall be Indicted by the solicitor. This section also penalizes dispenser* for purchasing liquor otherwise than from the State dispensary and for adulterating the product of the big gin mill. ’ It is pretty certain that all of these repeat his conduct and if be spoke to Mrs. Franklio again be would be put off the train and left "in the ditch The man asserted that be had not done anything wrong, but was willing to make an apology If Mrs. Franklin waa offended and then went Into an other coach. Mr. Rosenborough as sisted the mother and child off the train on reaching Atlanta and the in cident on the train was not mentioned again. The testimony of other witnesses bad little bearing upon the facts relat ing to tbe allged insults, and much time occupied In efforts toexolude Im proper evidence from tbe case. Con ductor Roseborough was supported to tbe~main by tbe flagman, who saw and heard a portion of what took place. The conductor is known as one of the most careful officials in tbe service of tbe Southern and be has bfeetn on" the “Air Line” for upwards of 20 years. The' arguments In tbe case began on Thursday afternoon. -—7—- The Unloaded Gan. _ l .—— On last Thursday Gilliams, a negro shot disregarded by the Charleston dispen saries but not by them alone, for it is safe to say that few, If any, dispen sers anywhere in tha State obeefve these regulations with any degree of strictness. Whiskey is sold to any and everybody who want* it, whether - a conflrmed afunkarG or a deacon ha the cl urch and, especially when it is a busy day, dispenser seldom both* * era bimselfor bis qustomen about fill* iin if firtMigr— il ■bop: killed one Hang Jeter. It I ing out the requi at all. These regu with the daylight sales, justly celebrated “tempaMpoe lures" of the dispensary law* That their non-observance come notorious not only in ton but elsewhere is sufficiently at* tested by the action of .the baud of directors in calling atten * provisions. If they are now It win not be aa essy aa it baa been heretofore to buy' whiakey in Sooth Carolina—which has easiest thing in 1 thi the board’s reeolutlon aod of one of its members, it looks like there may Wbv As the the <WH from from I