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Tbl* foci U 'olg- nidcoot. - ™—v Too lotmt tux returns giro ibt fox- Hhie nrop-r.y ot Barnweir Cl»ciTiry*'Btr I’BOIMBrnoN 1.SBIBK. .offered to irir« ««'« wdutoptoe of the diepotiaorjr ^ ajAtm «nd ©no to III* edvooatca of irobthitlon for th* pnhlioallon of tbelr r~ tout week wa pnhTTetod ALfi the pro 61»pe'>*«ry commnnksetloiie we Voetltrod op to the time IlmK. we publleb ell the prehlhltlon we bevo room end time end type for. r-’: - f 5THK BARX1VKLL rROPl.Kl The Um« I* not Ion* now when the wuntllted yotere of our rounty will have en opportunity to decide by bel tot whether the tmln i In Intoxlcelln* liquor* *hell to eboli>hcd or eh*U cu«- tluue under the present ey*tem of ~j -tioowty OUpyneexy^ TUet i» the only ■qotitlon.e* 1 «nder*terid it^ and I - tru*t thet *»erv men fn the Oountv wl»o U quellfled to ce*t a ballot. w<W will e* ell true and good citl«enn ebweld, tote one way or the other*_end iu*t e* he oonec’eniliuialy believe* la peet for the germrel wefere of the Cmmty. In other word*, tf he honestly he- Itoveh ftol ttm *elo of Intonkretlog tlquon will to condnulve t ( > tho health and ll»orelUJ , of the people; that It wilt promote their prosperity and hap^- neae—the women and children loclu- d««K«»d that it will foorenae the pi» ifMe&tantoaof labor, threu vote fie- the f)|epen*ery; but If to the ronrrsry It lie honestly believe* that the result* of the trwtflo are tta> revers" of wh*t lw* trcen *teted. end that prohibition U the remedy, then vote for prohibition Then egeln. l«t every man whpu he yote* <lo a* ell good and true Homo \jrata should (who believe in tbe rule of the majority ) renolve P> abide by' the reanlt, let It to what It m-iy. Ttore la no man In this good eonntry of ours! who can’t live on tier die same law* ' and regulations that n majority of the' people can. and If there is anyone who canuofe. It Is best for him and the pen pit too that he go somewhere else Again, I hope no One will so far forget hi* dutlea a* a citizen, as to cast Ills Vote for a »elHsli purpose; and If he: 'd«r»,'he eannotbo what w« would call. 'h good cltUen; but totoe cmrirary, he will bean enemy to goed government, and he bad totter take o**e that he l* not making a rough road for himself, 'l have *tutiled tho proKleau 4 eapcctj 'more than I have any other <•««; and •it Ka» alway* beeu a moat Utttiuult and; •perplexing one. l/ave observed Ira npopaHairs under 'low license, high Hcwnm. and for a -time we had a prohibition -law'for this County, and then I obeerotd R under 'the State Dltpensarv aystem and under ‘wur preaent County lllapeiiaary system ’nud tote POTtr yet seen a yr«<w1 way for carrylnf on tbe traftlc, ami cun think or Imagine a good way for band ling It. Undor the prohibition regiim referred to. ht was • mlsemklu Inllure and gave tbe jsrohlhili »n 'oasrse * seti back which tstdlt to tbV8«Car. Then I opiiosed the enactmaiK; of a probl- billon law for tbe County-; but that ha* been mitre rhko ewei*-y-4l»e ywara ago. and omidltbNUi •litfvwdtowge J in a groat many re«pedl«. thing* were tolerated then which asmild im« be tolrratcvl for n moment now.—«»r.orcutena*e prompt* sed Bow by parsfntlc wtollvea to observe jnhtl obey the tww.wml to require and *J)eniaud ot other;-u ho would not, to do the lame; i«ftt That sentiment 1 aut glad to bellevr growing; and then tbe »taU* aCloltiing our Htate have already aboVbdifd the tralllc; and the •apply la nek easy to obtain bv those who would engage In tbe tratMc illicit ly. Tuts being tbe eondltlou as I «cc It now. I am ready to ca*t ray v<*»e to abolUh Ibe traflic entirely, and ogpeotl to ao vote In August. I cxpocC to <!•' s» because—flrat. I believe large s«wi* ©f money are annually wasted by klxv jMaole la the purchase of Hquor whb>b (6 »07.77S in order to nilte a nryenuo, and, as some suppose, to lighten taxation, tto people of Mitruwc:! County have bcyti engaged In the Ikjuor tralllo lor v^ral years. In 190K, our liquor laic* amounted to nearly fLlXl.lXW, or TO to exact >107,8117.1. The protiia amaunted to near I v ffO.OtX); or to to exact again. « Hoe* thly bttslnes* -pay County f My candid judgment f* Uiat It doc* not. Crime U Increased af. lean 00 per cent, as a consequence of the liquor trnfbe. Hence, oi»«-balfof the expense of tb# erlmiual ciavaea must be charged against the whlaKcy busiueaa—such as coiuta, tiiela, maliitenaiice, &c. This entails a loss to our eouuty of not less than $2 000 anuually At a low estimate, th# use of liquor causes an annual loss of oiic-fouith of the laboring man's time, or 75 days. Of the thousands ol laboring men in our rmmly, at least 5<IU may be placed In this class—each of whom could earn At) ceuta a (Jay, In tnl* one Item alone llarnwell'County sustains an annual loss of llrt.’oO 1* the volume of busiueaof the coun- tv helped, or hindered, by liquor trade? f.ouK si this: Ot the |2on.(sst spent for whiskey, surely It is safe to assume that net less than one-half this sum would go Into legitimate chaunulj of trade Iwr tbe necessni lcs of Ilf#, were it pot epeu. for liquor. If the merchants and larmers had the volume ol tbelr business increased hr rbts atlditlonai flUU.iNM, tvouid f2(J,txaJ profit tor -M per cem) be too high an estimate for who la glven tn Sijnk. Th# #TTe arfd |ctoa«» Tto pranutor'a nM^uth on _ihe *uIt - [ tha protita deriyftL^hjlnd them to the their net gain I 1 11 tl*c present leakage ( oy loss from oriaie, labor, farms, mcrctia.idlse, ,t<-) were stopped thj property valuation ot the county would certainly he advan ced at least one-hall million dollais ■in a-hort time. Till* would give a net in-ircase tor tax values of 5t Vj>, at fas# vresexjt ra c of county taxation. In addiPtso t.t the foiegoing, the protits accruing to the men who make dutton and corn must be taken into «c count—and yet i have not included the same ot tills summary. .Suppose that one half in the now spent f..r whiskey were spout tor actmtl needs of too white and colored men of the comity—what would the $lu0,<)00 pur chase-t -It would put iup.iPO bushels of corn inrheir cribs; or 10,000 barrels ol Hour Into tluelr ixtuaes; or 10,000 suit# #f clothes on their bodies. drinks. It means better furnished homes, improved and enlaiged fat ms, and larger credit. It will in cat i more hsppitiCM and fewer tears In the boine* where drink is a curse. ' It will mean that the man who doe* not drink w ill boar hi* own part of the burden of taxes and education of hla u children. Instead of taking the ailvanta## of ilie curtvof |)ts neighbor ItoruwelLijKbe U. given .iii^TTinr To# childrou of the drunkard slibfrtd hot to opnnuiseil bv special taxes, Pt# the sake «d the famille* of those who do n< t drink. Ily taking cheap whiskey from th* cheap negro, it will mean a totter re lation between the race*. It will moan more security to white wives ai-.d daughters, and give, fewer occasions Tor the horrible crime which oc :a«ion* lynching. By reducing crime It w ill reduce tbe extmtises and taxes of the county. It means fewer Inmates in jail and the almshouse, and shorter terms of court. It will mean a more law abiding peo ple. and fewer murder# to atuin the name of our county. It will mean cleaner politics, and encourage a class of citizens to ofler themselves for ofljqe who now shrink from a whisker campaign. H will mean fewer enrir deaths, and will In the coming generation will mean fewer idiots, and less of those who are pliy-ically unlit for tha b.-.ttle of life. it will mean a higher mural tone among church** and Christians. «pd uplift of moral lTi«racier. It will meat, that our voter* TiavThg - the opportunity to choose between money and morals would rather have more morals and less monev. W. M. Jones. bill maky l.abor MurchniidUo dime Xcl tax in eon $1K,7.V) att.UM 1,500 wvould bo u««d fbr a tot^r purpose -m«re •pwto in the beginning grow ' Into dark wmi running sores. Among these w llte whiskey habit. The dan rtto liquor not tore, edwveillent to, •buy; aecond, I believe Itw consumption reduces the peethtctlvene#* of labor -«od beBCe'l* a hindrance p> prosperity.', A*k men who have to use both drunk en and *oher laiwjrer*, ami ! believe; they will agree with me; third, because 1 believe it is an element of corrup tion In civic ll'e. I could mention other rea*on*. hut this I* enough. The main argument# T hear against abolishing the traffic are, first, that we can't afford to lose, thej-evenue, and havo our twxw raised.' That was tbe cry when Georgia first went dry.; bwt we don’t hear any cbm • iphahft In'Georgla now upon that line: “but to the contrary, we hear that the- Inornate in the value of property, bv titrulng tbe money which the people! Xiaed to spend for liquor into tisetul mid legitimate channela, has more tlraii compensated for the loss of revenue from tbenaie of liquor, and Cbbi ap- .pear* to to the result In every state has abolished the traW^; and It (a also the tvisc i«>the coiuitii-s In our own Sure which have -voted It out. JtUt suppose it does Increase our taxes; what Is tbift. •compared to the iitjury Indicted hv drunkenness upon defense,, to## women and children, and the wfecktng of tbe lives of young men;, who might othdrwiae grow op to to K©od and useful eitizen*. Yet. there <*n*y be, but ITrust not, sonic who are wo utteriy kettlsli and avaricious hr to (prefer that the taxes be paid Hi boys. , , The second argument V, tftnt+t wrHi -bia-mornt stamina, old bit! That I* a self-contra- »* V ' HV °" r ♦i.’i.i'a) In the foregoing. I have argued I rum the moneyqioiul to vi-:\v alone. But ibis doc* not include the long train of evil* for wnioh the whiskey traffic is directly ami indirectly responsible. •Who is resiionsihlc for the wblskey btihiuess in our miilR:? Will ttm voters ofjBarnwell county make roplyT t ea Wiey assume the reRpnnsioiiUy here and now, and at the judgment bar vf (jodf For my part, I don’t want to con tinue io Una traific any longer. I have no chtlrirori to edweate now, but I will gladly pay additional taxes. It neces sary, to ke#p<o#U schools for otliers and fur <*th#r cxiKUises rieuessarv to good government. And so I purpose to ca*t luy v#le at the coming election against the County IM*pciieary .System AllcuvUtic, B. t;_, July I* IJtlPi. '‘To wiv oidnlon, if liquor I* oof pro- hitvised, ouf hnhTrr uiorats and {lie church will all go to the ruin. Joseph Krwln, Allcodale, B. C —- WHY V OT K FOR I'ROU I BITIOX Barnwell (Tottnty Is the fairest spot on Ood’s.green earth. There are no braver men than our men. no gentler women than our women. But certain vices are attach ing themselves to us which though it ger of whiskey la recognized by all Few advocate free whiskey. In Muttb Carolina, wc have narrowed the sub ject to a choice between a dispensary system and prohibition. V> Inch shall it be? Many answer, “Prohibition if would prohibit.” W« might as well say. "J<t*t us have no law against tnur der for we have murders every week.’ Shall wo confess ouraelvea worse tliau brigands and tliieves who hayli made a law mnong rlietnselves keep honor one with another? Prohibition will prohibit it we make it prohibit. The dispensary at best is only a com promise. anti every compromise where a principle Is Involved i* wrong. Not the compromi-er l* great, but lie who stand* tor right at all hazards. The readiness of Parolinlans to laydown lite itself for principle has constituted </'*rolinu’s greatness. Hear the insidi ous compromiser, "How shatt we run our schools and light our town* if we dotrwsywitli ibe Ui*|w>n#ui y ?” Are we then so poor that wo must trade upon the weakness of o'beriuen? - ’ -11 were better a thousand times that youth were untaught than Hint they be taught to barter rigiit for gain. It were belter that our towns sit in the darkness of night rathor than he wbroudeJ in a moral blackness that cannot ho lifted. That man w ho be gins to icmiHirizc is in danger of losing PROHIBITION’. P'Ablfcttlon will not entirely pro hibit, hut: r It wit?luro Intoo«r store* and bvnk» the hulk of money now spent tn Barn well county for whiskey. It will, hy taking cheap whiskey from the laboring rlasa of drinker*, give Ibe employer a more fell*hie class of labor. It will improve the financial rnn- sophlstry •Off' r»1lti»ff, VHl a*, O friend, what the “Oospel” i«, since you know *o well, and what i« ”Chil«t Crtuitled?” Have we no alua to be rebuked, to repent of, nor to foraek* ? "Musi Jeans bear the cross nlooe?” Thras He require no self denial, no "crucifixion” of our carnet, base, gretdv aniidal appetites? Plea*# read the Mow Testament. Where In th# Bible, inr Hi# constitution , or J ist law is the aufhortry or equity for silencing rtfHotrmf ftohH»or#r T rMul :he unm thit iU-*0T>r#»c.tor on the ‘-politics” of a fro# country ? Tn dhlnjf Wf grave InjiMtice, one’s Ideals of ‘politics” would he as flimsy as hi* notion ot fho Gospel,” All public moral Issues, ami piolilhltiou la oae. are proper sub- ects for discussion by all free citizens, public iiiTfral Icacliera included. To tak# any other view Is to stultify self losldes w-fTat doe» itlmoly concsmlng one’s own lionest conviction# touching t!ie liquor traflic. when be want# to "In mv opinion, if we dont tnkk« n hard light and win lor prohibition our labor, morals and church are gone to the bad.” K. M. Harrison. Kline. S. C. UK VEN I! K VS. Ol R CHII.HRRX. .**aBdh4fo fonnd that It la aTtefaslon. The lleenaed shop has existed only forty odd years. If stHl allowed to grow unchecked, what kind of elate of socletv should we havq In forty pear* mure? ' Otis Brabham. Allendale, S. C. ‘•If fhq sale of whiskey I# not pro hibited, crime will contlin>« to lncre*«e. 1 am for prohibition.” A. U. Dunbar, Kllenton, 8. C. A Thor# Is a fast growing disposition among our people lo iguor# til# rea sons which hul tn the establishment of the dispensary, vix: as tne H#xt to*t clisck after prohibition on the iimnud- erat# indulgence in whi«key—prohi bition at that time being imuoasihle on account of the surrounding whiskey afates. They are gradually allowing not prohibit allctory protunltlon. because If Hi# dD q>ensary D voted out, the law will cer kaloly pmhiMr; thatHs, command that *»©.intoxicating llquoi shall be tnanu- factored or sold in Hi#'tlonntr; th#r mean no doubt, flia'tbe law will not wnatbllate, nbribai tt wrltlTmt prv.hlbH. if every one wb# sa-j-R that he. would yote for prohlhlHon If Tie thought H svouW prohibit, will vote for It. and at the same ttlhe re#oKc Atiat hewmwbeythc law himself and luduaitoe, both .... . by precept 'example, to prevent others from and dis sllfflatelt or will come will tie rendffred ao near It practically Bale*. sense of honor, of right, of justice ami w hat are lights and schools ami townh? Yes, more: What Is life lt»elf ? Th# aon# of Carolina have ever boasted of their chivalry .- They pro* clitini their desire to give tbelr women -whatever their women wish. And now the sons of Carolina are put to the (eat. Women are the chief tiff*# ferera from the sale of intoxicants. Money is spent for whlukey-ltm ought to go for ncccsHtic*. Weak hands of women are slaving fo Irgbt your town* and pay your school expetnea ivUcu Vtoimr-togethev- withlbrother*, ought to wbo believe In proliibitloH, will bear this burden. Wbnian’a oiiTyt#- turn for the work U a rod upon Hie back and refug# out tbe in night away ftouiiiorae. The women of Carolina want prohibition. * 'It la high time their slavery be end ed. Their cry for justice asceudeth even now to the utrouc of tbe AI- mlfbtjr. Mod will hear t!i#lr cryi Men of CaroMna, w« hav# no vote. It t* to you we look for deliverance from the dispensary dragon that, in our helplonueu, lx devouring us bodv and soul. ' * Clara I.. John.Rtnn,. Elk-., 8. -(*. June lh liiO'.i. Two gentlemen were standing on tlie pivement in a certain city, dHcu*sing the proliibition movetnent. One #a» a manufacturer of buggies and carri ages; the other, a distiller of whiskey The manufacturer was for prohibition, the distiller against prohibition While talking, a beautiful new car riage was driven by, the di*tiller’s at tention was attracted, he leirtarded, ’ Vhsta beautiful carriage.” A* he said this, a young man Intoxicated, staggered out of the saloon near which they wera standing Mi-elng the lamp po*LNt which lie caught, he fell into the gutter. The manufacturer imint lug to tha carriage remarked, “I'hat is the product of my shop,” then pointing to the man In the gutter, he said, "that is the product of your shop.” Mv friend which shop do you stand lor? And yet you argue, that to vote out th« diapeosarlHs. would oc to increase our tzxes. Arovou w illing to sell the morals the virtue, the character, the sobriety of your chil dren for money ? is the dollar lo lie placed above everything else? Do you want your taxes Ic-scnod by. and your children educated ou tne money ob tained by robbing and debauching your neighbors children, taxes saved and education obtained with the money M drenched by the tears ot suflering mothers and children, and dyed in the blood of crime. And yet under the present regime we arc all partners in this hellish business. But d>ies the sale of whiskey through • he dispensaries lessen our taxes'? Do you, my friend, pay less tax#* Ilian you *Hd before the dispensary system was adopted ? Seventy live per cent of the crime brought to the attention of our court grows out ot wl\l*key. Therefore, i whiskey i* shut out, the expense of the courts wilt to greatly reduced ami in this way, our taxes lessened. But, my friend, suppose thi* would not be the re*ult, suppose by coutainuing in the liquor business, we would liar# in taxe* to pay, would you be willing to contribute one of your children as a victim to this nefarious traflic to ac complish this end ? To increase the income Irom whiskey, sales must be incrcased; to Im-ieaso sale*, more whiskey must he consumed; to con sum# more whiskey, you must have more consumer#.' T hen to reduce your argument to its last anlysi* let m«ii, women and ehiMren become drunk ards; for by so doing we Increase the revenue derived from the sale ol wliiskev. Old drunkards are dying out, new ones mu»t take th"ir places or the business will stop. Are you will ing to contribute one or two from among your children? “No,” yo'u say? Then why do you vote to *u.»- taio the dispensary system ? Not wiH- ing to contribute your own, hut w ill ing to debauch your neighbors chil dren? Wh.^. a situation ? Whiskey stands for everything against honor, morality, good citizen ship, prosperity ami Christianity. Not one word of argument can ba used In It# defense unt'l you first admit, that the dollar i* to bo desired above virtu#, honesty, morality and chiIstianlty. The whiskey dealers business i* not sort .>midcd w-ltli as much re*peetihl!Hy as tlie highway, man's. The highway man will roo you of your monev, and let you go; the whiskey will rob you of your immey. your health, jour honor, your a i-tue, your ability to earn a living, your wife and children of husband's and father’s love and protection, and you of an eternal home bevond tlie grave. Wilt ysu, mv friend, vote for the dispensary, or for homo, for mother, for children, for virtue, and for chtisti- anity? Remember you are resfauisi- hlc to )our neighbor, to your wife to children, to your country and to your God. How will^ yjou discharge your rJ»pon*lbHltlc#V Ao#Ver the question at toe ballot box. - '■ • ••-Tour# trul», R M. Mix-ion. tt'illutou, ,'1. O. B, f .(> "Every good tiiink|-ig man will pull for prohibition who loyes his country. Vile aud 'laugbtyi#.’’ . H. <J . Crcccli. Klme, 8. C."' WHISKY AGAINST THE CHURCH. By Rcy. R. W. bitjUders, D. D. Tho request to write upon tills topic 1 construe as a call to duty, a voice from God. I expect no official, mone tary, or |>opular reward. My sol# re ward Is tb# toneut of my fellows, and my crown, the smll# of God. Sonic supporter* of the whiskey traflic (God pity him as*l his ’’calling’’) may say : "Preacher in politic.*!” Stick to tim Gospel—OBrDt Ci ucifled t" A las, how simuy, have toon deluded b/j li-i# •mt? TJr# -preitcherw - - crudcntiala” do not dlsfranclii*# him, do they? The right of discussing inheres the right of voting. If you would allow the ;ireadier to vote for yon. why not al low him to discus* you and your mei*ur#«? Would you lie hi* tongue and pen, and flien set in motion hi* hand for you and your* at th# ballot box? "O judgment thou art tied to hrutDIi beasts, and men have lust their reason!” I« whisker against the church? Against its peace, tmritv.. harmony, progress, moral and flunnofal power forgtmd? Doe* it hinder fihristlan churches—minister* and people in Hi# lord’s work? lias it ever weakened any church as a follower of Jesus? Every honest, intelligent man will answer, * Ye*.” "How can two walk together unless they are agreed ?” And every body knows there, can be no agreement between the whiskey trailk-. * ith Its deplorable evil*, and tbe cburche* ot Christ. Thet# is "no concord between Chils*. and Belial," and no communion of light and dark ness. C2<lor. ti:I5 j It t* an axiomatic truth that the mau-wiui-xuni JL.Jm»i- ness kuowa liefer tliau otliers whr.t intrt* his success, ami how and to what extent f does #o. Therefore tinn-e who constitute the churclies can best know what injures the hi. Now then what is the consensus of opinion and of testt nionv, from the Christian denomina tion*, on the m*::er before us? Cnri* tian convent! in-, conferences, and as- seinblte* dee fa re Hgain t t it on tlie grou nd of |r.» terrible in flue nee against the can*# of (,'hrlst nt home and abroid Volume* could be quoted to sustain this assertion. To prove the lamen table eject* of whiskey against the churclies io Barnwell countv, one lias only to open ids eye* and behold scene* enacted, in and around the "dispen saries.” Only fi or ten, I~ think* ocuntv that, calls i's- ll •clirlstiao,'and in which the great majority of the vo ter# ar# church members! That looks like "whiskey in Hi# church,” as well as - wid-key against th# church!” Get m# speak in love to th# voters of Barnwell county. To quote again from Anthony at Caesar’s funeral (would it were the funeral of legaiiz d liquor) I ?ny : •Here I am to speak what I do know” And 1 "do know” whereof I speak when 1 <ay the dispen-arles in Barn well county are a most deadly foe to the churches. After a ministry of 42 years Irom IX >#ars old to sixty 1 solemnly atlinn that whi*key i* Hi# worst coemv of religion 1 have ever known. It i* tile pirent vice, the hot tied of all sin* strongest bulwark of Satan, the weapon of Iniquity most de structive of human happiness and church prosperity. I have had oe.ca- aion to travel over tlie state and in Barnwell. And wherever 1 have found tlie dispensary I have found drunken men while and black in tlie twon, country, at the de|M»t*. on tne trains, on the. streets, and in homos I have seen them reeling and stagger ing. vtmiitiug, swearing, blaekguard- ing, screaming, rcidv to tight, stab, kill, Toor fellow#, they would have goue home sober, with shoe* lor their w>v#s,clothes iur their children, sod a little monev for the lord’s cause on Hie next Su; day. had not the whiskey seller received from them the prm-eed* of their hard earning*. Some of them were church member* weak, fallen crest,ire* who in moments of soberness will tell you : "Vote out the dispen sary, Uke away the temputfinn; I'M vote again-tU myself,” O you netgTf- bor of Mich a weak one! you nmc high up there in tin church ou Mundav! Wont you help to rescue ymvs brother thus crying out to yon for pity while lie is sinking! Do you love your brother. vour neighbor ? A Christian must "love God with all his soul” and hi* -‘neighbor a* himself ” Will you sustain a tralHo that pm* tlie bottle to your neighbor’* month? 1't is good neither to eat tlc*h. nor to drink wine, nor anything whereby thv brother atumhleth, or Is made to otl'eud. or is made weak. ( H-*b. 2; 15 Horn. H :‘2I) " Take up Hi# atnrebling block out of the wav of my people” I20 1 . '•7:11. "i am heartily in favor of the pro hibition movement, T. J. Grubb*. WiMisbon/H C. THE FAGl.ACY OF’ TlfE LIQUOR TAX. Of all the great blunders of states men, the, licensing of flu- sale of liquors i-eems the greatest. The silver dollar loom* up so large beiore the average man that he can see nothing toltind it. It deaden* th# sense# to all moral issues, "e know that Barn well county receives more rhan f'J'l poO per annum from thi* source—thi* much is tangible; it stand* eut in bold, brazen relief; helps educate our chil dren and build our road#. We know also that for the S'JO.OOU we receive a* revenue, more, than ♦75 (itOO 1 must be sent out of the state and county do the distiller. We do not know how much expense the county incur* that is di rectly traceable to the drinking of these liquors, but only a deeply preju diced mind would refuse toadm-it that it i« great, yes, very great. Every murder trial (and- the numtor is appalling) must cost an average of l 000 dollars, it certainly help* till tne poor lion.e, it decrease# prosperity in Barnwell county |7-'>,00(* to $)#)•,«(*> every year. If a man drink* it liiuv- sclf. it will Interfere with Mwbu*I»»ci»#, tf Mir employee# diiak, filw btasiweta suffers. There are insiaiscea every where This mighty etnlgrisfio© ssmv- ciatimi carriee out many e good nvan that the community need*. Wlx> can estimate tho value of tlie men that the grave claims every year because o< drink; “Bnftn dor+dmg tiff*■#*#»#, wo- must bring these tiling* irrto accmrut. It seems almost cruel not to take into account tlie sotila lost and tto tear* caused wivi's and mother*. Ban I am to discuss the iliianclal aide of the question—does it pay in doHars and cents. The proposition that Mm dt*tiller makes to H«Cfl«(ell county i* to grind a doiuui of her citizens (a hm eati- mate) iip into dollar# aht) cents and divide the spoils; t#i Mil for the miller and |*23,000 for tsto tffMFwe not resent wicli an elfronterr? 7 Tkc evil Is growing* We tove trDd teal nature of tyhaf the trfspensary or wa* Intended Pi he. The whNkey sold mu*t have a profit, as cheap wbl* kev would hav# defeated tlie end sought, that is a reduction of it# im moderate use. hemtq the profit was tinavoidabie. The public sonools he • ing most In need of th# money, It was given to them The dispensary wa# begun not to furnhli revenue for the schools, however, but to cure tha liquor nuisance in the state. Bo much for the reasons which led to the estab lishment of the dispensary. It being given to u* solely on moral grounds let us4:oti.id#r: is It a moral institution as iris conducted to-day? Wmi li* establishment by the state a step backwstd or forward? T* it a success a* an enonnrager of virtue or not? Th-? condition of our beloved county makes these questions seem mockery Whiskey both In its use and sale is more abused today than ever in our hi.itory i* mv honest bo- lief. T do dot questi m thi conscien tious discharge of tne duties of their offices bv the ollloer* in charge of them' but unscrupulous men both negroes jimi white* by means of perjuring MicmserVeis a* to Ote MS# T© wblrh R i* to he put, are simply deluging Biruwell county with liquor soid at every cross roads, and hamlet, and. more especially, at ovety negro church in [he community. And that this wholesale sowing of dragons teeth is bringing forth its crop of crime yon have only to read our county p*,>er- where are chronicled each succeeding week crime* that would be a disgrace to our western border hut here in old Barnwell ounty are scarcely credible. ’Ti* thus our state, a partner In Hi# sale of ertnie-pradneidg whi.key. is encouraging the commission of' these shocking assassination*, murders, and other offenses too horrible to mention. - Th#ffr-»r» negroe* who have regular circuits which they ride once a week, visiting each dispensary In turn to get their supplies for their p'aees of bn«i nes*. I have met them frequently coming hack, their buggies no leaded dtt-vn us to scarcely leave them room to drive; qurrts pint*, one half pints, ami the now familiar one gallon straw Covered demijohn being among their load. Why did I not re|K»rt violation of rh# law to some officer » Because it has been done, am) a* their slock wa» dispensary stuff, and the comity got Its share of tbe protlt the ease ended in nothing. There wu» a homicide at Ht. I,tike’s colored church growing out of whUkey sold on tlie ground; and when tlie of fleers arrived, in tha scar# cnsit ing, several quarts of' stock in trade were abandoned, and it wa* marked on bottles, dispensary. I can bring proof of all the above, if demanded. But I don’t believe any one doubt* that dispensary whiskey is sold again all over tlie county, .-so I will leave tills phase of the subject, and see M>nie of the objections which are raised again*! protdbitiun. One is that preacher* must preach temperance into Hie ri«:»g generation, *o that prohibition will come spontau eously a* it were. What rot! in the flrst place the rising generation, urtdei the dispensary tutelage is too general ly gamiditig, and drinking disjeuisarv wlii*key on Sunday, but if you i-.-in wall tiieni into tlie pew.*, i don’t think they wiii imbito mueli theology or inoralitv. liaying already iuddheJ to overfl iwing of spirits of another kind Before the preachers can reach thi* da*.* of our young men you have got tf> give them a chance tosotor up some. Another objection: *‘I am a free man and 1 choose to cat or drink or vole a* I please.” If your neighbor should a*k you t-> loan him your pi*tol to kill himself with or to kill some in nocent man or worrtan by th# same reasoning vo-i would do it; for do you not now intend to give your vote to some dispensary adherent to maintain a system which mean* dea:h both moral and physical to your neighbor. Remember, also, that whiskey i* the only drink that hurt* otliers as well as yourst-lf when you drink it; and by Hie common law anything a nuisance to your neighbor can ret be maintain ed by von. Besides that the U. S lias in its I’urc F'oocl ami Drug law laid down tlie principle that you can not sell any preparation which is hurtful to any body. Another objection is that it would increase the tax in order to run our schools. Under the present system you, and the other patron* of the dis pens,ary not only run tlie school* but you pay for runo'og the whole dis- iwnsarv system, officers’ salary, break- oge, freight. U, S tax ami distillers lirsi charge ami all! And in addition, get yftur liver all out of order, and yet you arc afraid taxes would be high. Remember that tlie dispensary wa* instituted fo control liquor drinking, and not to run the schools. And it tlie revenue deiived from the sale of whiskey wa* relieved of its taint by the gooii pnrpo«e to which it whs put, tlion by the same reasoning tye could justify any crime (hai produced money provided his money was benevolently spent. But they say. and they make a great flourish, and talk loud as men do when they lay down a trump card, prohi bition wont prohibit. No sometimes prohibition dont prohibit, mere are alway* evil doer.* who hesitate not to break every Jaw both of God and roan from ‘ Thou shale not kill.” which Is sued amidst lire and thunder ffom Mt. Sinai to put not the tottle tfejr neigh - tor’s lip, but i doubt If» gwt»ff majori ty of the good’ peopi# of Barnwell 4h« one annulled from the Iqjiif our Book of Books with any mom relnc- tance titan tlie other, as they are very closelv related one to another. But all laws will not die with the dRoeiisary, nor all men. We know 'wlreVf a VXsttJTXjnrtty ot the hi Hid ti« gers now get the stuff they sell, but. seftously, witlt the express Go’s de- torred front selling whiskey G. Q. I>., and all contiguous states tjrjf, where will they Ml their stock? will to hofmc sold l know,'hut M P^J/#ight from Louisville or Klctun^P^fir Jack sonville added to hrst coat, gisd they toy wturkey is going higher. 1 am afraid these conditions will klntoOt •spell prohiWtioq for Mu* usost per»is- tent and bold animti of prey aigurd tbe "blind lifto.” 1 " f K. IT. KUIfcJL^'. : OP '~7 , *s FINE MERCHANT WILL BE GITEtrON JULY 21 and 22. and - : AVc cordially invite the presence of old friends and th coming of new ones. The largest and most coraptcte line erer ph&ma in Baro* well will be on dinplny, goods suited to all ages and occu pations and at absolutely moderate prices. An Expert Cutter and Fitter will he on hand to take measures Tot orders. He will guarantee fits. || Come early, make selection of exactly what you want an d how you want your up to date Fall and Winter Clothing* Molair & Porter, Barnwell, S. iX CITIZEN'S BANK. BLACKVILLE, S. C. A BANK OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE 4 PERCENT PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS Courtesy, Lilwrality, Prompt Service and Safety are our Cardinal Principles. c II. n. STILL, - - - ISIDORE RICH. - - - II. MURRAY MATHIS, * - REYNOLDS S MARTIN. - President, Vick President. Cashier. Asst. Cashier. ON HILL TOP STABLES, BARNWELL, S. C. and Hales,® Which I am offering very cheap. ALSO A Nice lot of Buggies, Surries, Wagons, Lap Robe*, Harness and all parts of Harneaa to be ftold CHEAP Come and see me if you need anything in my line and I will do the rest. CHARLIE BROWN. THE Bank of Barnwell T/ic Oldest and Strongest - . ^ttfnweli County Depository of The State of South Carolina, Tlie County of BartiMeU, and The Town of Barnwell Capitol. Undivided Profit*, . -• .- iAA AM AA ' »«s,eotier To save money ia not hard when once a hawk amount (Mtartn! tor money in a bank cannot burs a hole the pocket. A bank aocouBt mean# paying btlla by cheek-*th# ortly* Mfe way. Cheek* leave no room for arpum«nl a* to ^wber bill was paid. Each check (• recorded Iff tbe battlrV bM togeher w idi your money anti tbe cancelled wbecka at* tb|rt Uti^M lo buralar’ and tre proof vatfltt. Too bay© aetom i© them ad ; afff en OT b©W • lo b u* Uilrthle over oHh yon th# ife’xttlteer jrffff Orff Iff tbdff it ioto- potzihi# to call, write u*. , /