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TO DISPOSE 6F LIQUORS. Left-over Stocks to Be Sold Outside of the State.—Text of Bill. .. ^ The following is the text of the bill introduced by' Representative R. B. Pickling, of Blackville, providing for the sale and disposition of the left over stocks of whiskey in Barnwell County at the time the prohibition law went into effect: n A Bill to Provide a Commission to Sell and Dispose of Alcoholic Liq uors and Beverages Left on Hand in the Barnwell County Dispensary, to Fix the Term of Office of the Members Thereof, and to Define Its Duties. ^ Be it enacted by the General Assem bly of the State of South Carolina: Section 1. That C. H. Mathis and W. Marlin Lightsey be, and they are hereby, elected and appointed a com mission, to be known as the Barnwell County Dispensary Commission; that the‘members of said commission shall hold office for a period of ninety days after the approval of this Act. Sep. 2. ,That said commission, im mediately after the approval of this Act, shaH take steps to dispose of the stock of alcoholic liquors and bever ages left on hand in the Barnwell Coun Dispensary ontlje 1st day of Jan- 1916, in Jlfe following manner, twit: The said commission shall and dispose of the said liquor and alcoholic beverages to the best advan tage to parties outside of the State of South Carolina or county where alco holic liquors and beverages may law fully be sold. Sec. 3. That the members of said commission shall In* paid for their ser vices the sum of $f>0 per month each, payable out of the proceeds of the sale of said liquor; shall have the power to defray all necessary expenses of said sale and shall possess and enjoy all powers necessary to carry out the pro visions of- thi» Act. r Sec. 4. That the liquor antHdetthnlic beverages sold under the provisions of this Act shall be shipped by the commission from Barnwell county be yond the borders of this State, and in to some State or county where alco holic liquors and beverages may law fully be sold and in unbroken pack ages: Provided, That nothing here- *in contained shall be construed to al low said commission to sell any al coholic liquors and beverages to any party jn this State *r to retail said liquor in any manner whatsoever. Sec. 6. That upon the completion ages t GAVELS FELL AT DAWN. Sine Die Adjournment Reached Both Houses Sunday Morning in “THE WHITE MAN’S REVOLUTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA” J WAS GREAT SUCCESS. . THE COUNTY SUPPLY BILL. Large Crowds Enjoyed Splendid At- _ tractions at the Chautauqua.—^ Appropriation Carries $56,185.97, with a Tax Levy of 9 Mills. 'CoTuftA^a, Feb. 20.—The second ses sion of the seventy-first General As- Address Delivered by the Hon. Daniel S. Henderson at the Un- sembly of South Carolina came to an end this morning at 5435 o’clock.'-"It was not yet midnight by the legisla tive clock when Senator Sharp moved that the Senate adjourn sjne die. The final motion on the House side was made by Representative J. W. Boyd. ' nios t accurate accounts of conditions When the gavels of Lieutenant Gov- ! and ^nts leading up and subsequent ernor Bethea and Speaker James A. ^ f amous Hamburg riot, and its Hoyt fell for the last time and the tr ?K ic outcome, is contained in the ad- members of the General ‘ Assembly ( ^ ress > printed below^ of the Hon. D. S. trudged out, the first streaks of dawn ' H en( lerson, of Aiken, who was the were visible in the east. The end was ora t° r the day on last Wednesday, The Radcliffe Chaqtauqka- closed | The tax levy in Barpwell County . veiling of the Monument to McKie Merriwether, at , North Augusta, S. C., Wednesday, February 16, 1916. Undoubtedly one of the clearest and calm and peaceful, and there was • the memorial erected by the much wringing of hands and. expres sions of mutual esteem and friendship as the various members bade one an- i State df South Carolina to the mem ory of ^cKie Merriwether, the gal lant young victim of that memorable otfier good-bye and turned their faces a ^ a i r » was unveiled at North Augusta. 1 Col. Henderson is a survivor of the homeward. There were 368 Acts passed by the Legislature at its re cent session. The following categories of legisla tion fared well in the 1916 session: Recommendations of Gov. Manning; National Guard of South, Carolina; public schools; laborers in cotton mills; anti-liquor sentiment; agricul tural interests in relation to schools especially, and local measures. Of administration measures the fol lowing were enacted at 'amended in. conformity with the governor’s wishes as- expressed in his annual message: The McCullough child labor bill; the Toole and I.aGrone bill to teach agri culture in common schools; the Tor rens system ‘ of land registration as introduced by Messrs. Carey, H. H. Harris and L. M. Rogers; the board of conciliation as provided in the bill by J. W. Boyd; the bill by Messrs. Nunn. W. S. Rogers, Jr., H. H. Harris and Brigham relating to hours of la bor; the amending of the militia laws; Hamburg riot, and the prominent part he played in the conflict, and in other activities incident to “The White Man’s Revolution in South Carolina,” increases the interest in and historic importance of his words. The People is pleased that it is able to present to its readers a document of such rare value. Col. Henderson’s Address. The address of Col. Henderson, in full, follows: Ladies and Gentlemen: In the economy of life, with its rush and crush, the mere killing of a young man, no matter what were his per sonal attractions, and no matter how exalted were his family relations, as they were in th\r*case,-is soon for gotten. When, after the events of that nota ble night, McKie Merriwether, in his bloody robes, was carried througl^the streets of yonder city of Augusta. Georgia, out to the resting place of the constitution of the State board of his people 4 ih the historic county of charities and corrections and the , Edgefield, he perhaps would have soon South Carolina 'tax commission; ad- been forgotten, except by his loved ditional aid to the State reformatory ones, but he perished for the cause of a Florence. Gov. Manning advocated liberty; and because the people of his the enactment of a rural credits law, country still revere liberty, we are but this was put in the hands af a i here to-day to perpetuate his name legislative commission to report at and the cause so well represented, the next session; Gov. Manning also His death in that cause handed down advocated the workmen's compensa- a lasting heritage to his family of tion law, which stuck on second read- noble people. As is expressed on one mg in the house. MiNtia Fund. Through a coalition, in which mili tia supporters and prohibitionists be- I people came bed-fellows, the National Guard j State.” of "the sale of said alcoholic liquors j was given an emergency fund of |26,- V® n ®f*li o n ®f the White Man for and beverages, or upon the termina- I IKK) for the payment of shortage in **' 9 Heroes, tiorf of the terms of office of the equipment. A bill by Mr. Beckett h^tory and traditions of the nwmbers of said commission, the said , provides for the inducement of at- man show conclusively that commission shall proceed to disburse j tendance upon drills. A bill by Messrs I wh ® r ® v ®f in the world he has fought the funds, if any, realized from the I Hammond and Mills provides for the I :in ^ ru l e 'l sent.ment, rather than rea- sale of said alcoholic liquors ami bev- [ readjustment of militia laws so as to dominates his ambitions and en- erages according as the profits from ! conform ‘with requirements of . the I , l® avors - the Barnwell County Dispensary have ! war department. | This is indicated and illustrated by of the panels of yonder monument— “As his flame of life was quenched, he lit the blase of victory for the of his beloved heretofore been divided: Provided, That if. any alcoholic liquor or bever ages are left remaining after the ter mination of the terms of office of the members of the commission, the Sher iff of Barnwell county be, and is here- b^aiithorized, directed and empower- destroy the same, stc Under-the appropriation bill con sol idatwl and graded schools were | given $120,000. $35,000 for high schools was also put on a solid basis through the efforts of Mr Mills and Senator Nickles in whose bill the State board of education is r , authorized to establish not more than it-c. 6. The commission shall make - five teacher-training courses. Prac- a full report of its action to the Grand Jury of Barnwell county and to the Clerk of Court of said county. Sec. 7. Each member of said cofti- mission shall give bond in the.sum of five hundred ($500) dollars, in the form prescribed by Section 652, Vol ume I, Code of Laws,’ 1912, and shall take the usual oath of office, and shall be commissioned by the Governor: Provided, That the premiums on said bonds shall be paid out of the pro ceeds of the sales of said alcoholic liquors and beverages. Sec. 8._ This Act shall go into ef fect immediately upon its approval by the Governor. Mr. TQ RUN FOR CONGRESS. B. F. Holman, of Wagener, Says He Will Enter the Lists. ^ “You are shaking hands with the next Congressman from the Second District,” said Mr. B. F. Holman, of Wagener, to a representative of The People Saturday, “and I will send you my formal announcement as soon as I return home.” Mr. Holman said he was one of seven brothers, all of whom fought in ‘the Confederate army during the War ; Between the States and ^hat not one lof them was killed. He says that he »en a poor man all of hisTife, is still poor and that if elected jf<^ffngress will devote himself,to bet- [tering the Ipt of the working man. !e has served in the Legislature as i "ftember of the House from Aiken bounty. Mr. Holman was in the city last reek, vix-tiqc relatives and-friends. | his national and personal monuments wherever erected. „ After the Persian millions had deci- "u u T Pr0Prla , 110 ° I mated Leonidas and his Spartan hand igh schools was also put , ~ „ at Termopylae, Greece, in recognition of the spirit, which actuated them to do or die, erected at the historic pass a monument, to be seen throughout all ages, on which is written the po tent words,- _ • tically no opposition developed in eith er house against the school laws; in fact,'it was difficult to restrain the legislators from being lavish in their appropriations, although the note of economy had been sounded. Messrs. Brigham, H. H. Harris, W. S. Rogers, Jr., and Nunn are responsi ble for the passage of a bill, which was said to conform with the wishes of both employers and employes, regard ing the hours of work in cotton mills and prescribing the method of dock ing! / Prohibition legislation centered priqoipally around two bills—the Liles chaingang measure, already signed by the governor, and the two-quarts-a mpnth measure by Senator Carlisle. The other importa/it bill on this form ! of legislation wa's a measure validat- | ing the prohibition referendum elec- j tion, whereby it is declared illegal to manufacture or sell alcoholic bever ages with an exemption of hoine- made grape and berry wines. Inci dental to the incoming of prohibition, it was necessary to provide ways and means for the winding up the county 'v' T i' T .’xr”' dispensaries; this was handled by the several delegations individually. ' What is considered one of the fore most steps in making South Carolina an agricultural State was the enact ment of, the bill by Messrs. Toole and ... , - .. . v , , i ; j -jr ,, . .. the dust of their idol, Napoleon, and LaGrone to provide for the teaching i j - - . . 2, .. . . ’ .. ... , B ] laid it in a tomb in Paris, with Ber- of agriculture in the. public schools. The authors of the bill started modest ly wil^,qn appropriation of $5,000. It was urged that the inculcation of agri cultural knowledge at an early age ^ould prove a grefitTmpetus for gen eral rural developments. Send us your JOB WORK. “Go tel^ the Spartans, thou that pass- eth by, That here obedient to their laws, we lie.” In the fastness of Switzerland, under a romantic hillside of beautiful Lucerne, is cut in everlasting stone “the Lion of Lucerne,” .to denote the love of the Swiss for their' brave guard, which fell before the onslaught of the mob in defence of Louis XVI in the palace yard of the Tulleries in Paris. On the top of the great hill where once stood the capita* of ancient Gaul stands a gigantic shaft, erected m^ny centuries after the event, to commem orate the heroism of Vercingetnix, the Gallish King, who checked the le gions of Rome. On the Belgian plans of Waterloo, where are shafts for all of the com batants, none stands out in bolder view than the iron eagle, which was erected by France years after her de feat to vindicate the valor of the Old Forty years -after ’his death, and after the great Revolution’ which up- heaved kingdoms and crowns, and es tablished republicanism in Europe, France brought back from St. Helena tram on his'Tight and Duroc on hia. left: • . All over this broad land of ours, after the Wjr Between the States, monument 1 -shafts and tombs withvu*, r have, been erected V> illustrate the love of‘both Sides for the pruisiples and creeds they respect-! .COH1IXVQ) ■ 1 . ■* s ively espoused. To-day at Chicka- mauga, at Arlington, at Gettysburg^ and elsewhere, the white sentinels lift'their lofty heads to illustrate and perpetuate the glorious reunion of a divided brotherhood, brought together by the love ,of bravery and heroism shown by the heroes of each side. Up yonder on the State House grounds, in Columbia, stands the equestrian statute of Wade Hampton, to vindicate not only our veneration for what he did in war, but for what his wisdom and high-minded courage did in the redemption of the State in 1876. And out yonder on the slope of the hill in the beautiful town of North Augusta, in Aiken County, which was the orirtamme of the white man’s revolution of 1876, which redeemed the Palmetto State from the yoke of the African and the stranger, and which established beyond question that this is a white man’s country, to lie ruled by white men forever. All honor to Col. DeLaughter, who origi nated the movement for this monu ment—sad to think he is gone. The Cause Leading up to the Event! The paths leading up to the event are strewn with hl 00 ^y transactions; the event itself severe, and the after- math of the event productive of last ing good to the State and to the Soufh* as well. The battle of Hamburg, as it is called, was not a massacre in the Ruthless sense of that term. It was a rebellion against wrong. It was a blow for the right. It was an armed rebuke to tyranny and oppression. The guns which McKie Merriwether snd his companions fired from the abutment of the railroad bridge, down yonder, on that hot night, were the token of the white man’s revolution of 1876, in South Carolina, as much so as the first gun which was fired on the plains of Lexington, in 1875, awakening the colonies to arms, and putting down the tyranny of the Brit ish Crown. McKie Merriwether died not as a lawless lawbreaker, but as a hero for white independence, and as much a patriot as any soldier who per- ished in defence of hia country. This land of ours had been stripped to the bone by the ravages of the strife of the sixties. From 1867, be fore the smoke of the battle had set tled, and all through the period up to .the early summer of 1876, (some eight years of doubt, uncertainty, unrest, despair and friction.) the internals of the political Vesuvius had been smould ering but it belched forth unexpected ly on the night of the 8th of July, 1876, along the waters of the Savannah, in the decaying town of old Hamburg, the very citadel of negro Republican ism in Western South Carolina, and the lava and ashes which came from the volcano caused by the white man’s indignation at bad government aroused the entire State as it had never been aroused before. The bummers of the Federal armies, who after the war had been left in the State inflamed the credulities of our former slaves, newly enfranchised and steeped in ignorance, and used the circumstances of the occasion to ag grandize their own fortunes, and to hupiiliate the white race who were the owners of the soil. The politicians of the Norths who had entered the arena of public na tional life, after the death of Lincoln, (and who had exhibited none of his magnanimity of statesmanship,) con cocted Acts of Congress, cancelled the Reconstruction Acts, to rehabilitate the States, which the very arbitra ment of arms had declared could not secede, and military satraps, ,such as Sickles and Canby, subordinated the civil to the military authority, which caused every mandate to be enforced at the point of the, bayonet; and con stituted in an alleged free country up to 1869 as brutish a tyranny as ever marked a government where the people claimed to be civilized. A Writ ten Constitution evoked by astute minds was-foisted upon the State un der the shadow of arms at the ballot box* .and by the force of‘the black man-’s ipajority, which in its terms and legislative enactments following gave a form of law to the tyranny which few pledged, officials in ignor ance and vice freely administered-in a free country and in every commu nity a three-days’ engagement in Barnwell last night (Wednesday). From the opening address of Col. Robt. M. Mix- son, of Williston, on Monday morning to the last number on the program Wednesday evening the meeting was one of interest and pleasure to all who attended. On a whole the Chautauqua attrac tions this year were much better than those of 1915. Added interest was given by reason of the fact that a number of local speakers were down on the program and their addresses were thoroughly enjoyed. A large crowd was present Tvfesday morning to hear Lieut-Gov. A. J. Bethea, of Columbia, tell of his experiences as a member of the Ford peace expedi tion. - ‘ 1 , Tuesday was Educational Day and being also a legal holiday, quite a number of out-of-town people were here. Mr. J. M. Farrell’s large two- ton Reo truck brought a large crowd of school children over from Blark- ville to attend the afternoon perfor mance. The visitors were giv.en a warm welcome and ifis hoped that they enjoyed their ibrTef stay in Barn: well. ( Expressions of approval were heard on all sides by people who attended the sessions of the Chautauqua and many expressed the wish for a return engagement next year of the really excellent attractions. MR. S. I*. FOLK DEAD. Consecrated Christian Gentleman An- »«ered Last Call Jan. 25th. Williston, R. F. D. No. 2, Feb.2l— After an illnesa of less than one month, Mr. S. P. Folk, of Rosemary Township, passed from this life to the life beyond on January 25th. Just after Chriatmds Mr. Folk was con fined to his bed with an attack of la grippe and in spite of all that the akill of physicians and the care of tender, loving handa could do the Grim Reap er entered the peaceful home and car ried away the spirit of the devoted husband and father to its reward in “that house not made with handa, eternal in the heavens.” The funeral services were conducted at* hia late • home in the presence of a large con course of sorrowing relatives and sympathetic friends and the body laid peacefully to rest in the old field cem etery, the grave being covered with a profusion of beautiful white rose, car nations and ferns. Sail, indeed, was the parting from that blessed father and grandfather, but we all know that God knoweth best, for whom he loveth he chast- eneth. But how many ever compose themselves as beautifully as did Mr. Folk? In all his trials and troubles he was always patient and kind to every one that he knew. Mr. Folk was born in the lower part of Barnwell County, near the Colleton line. While quite a young man he moved to Barnwell to clerk for Capt. W. W. Woodward, who mar ried his Cousin. Mr. Folk afterwards married a niece of Capt Woodward and made his Qiome in Rosemary Township. He was a good man and lived the life of a consecrated Chris tian gentleman, lavishing his love on his wife, who has been an invalid for many years. Mr. Folk leaves a wife, five sons, Messrs. J. W. Folk, G. M. Folk. B. E. Folk, J. N. Folk and J. D. Folk; four daughters, Mrs. S. H, Ussery, of Barn well. Mrs. W. T. Baxley, of Dublin, Ga„ Mrs. W. C. Cook, of Williston',, and Miss Kahron Fplk; two brother*,' Mr. Frank Folk, of Bamberg, and Mr. Levy F’olk, of Furman, and one sister, Mrs. J. C. McMillan, of Ehrhaadt, May the blessings of God .ever rest and abide with the broken-hearted family and help them to see and realize the all-wise Creator. One Who Loved Him. Lyndhurst News. t. —-fr- ,■ V for all county purposes this year .will be nine mills, the county supply bill carrying an appropriation of $56,185.- 97, divided as follows: l. Item 1. Bridges, $1,000. Item 2. Piping and material for permanent improvements, $2,500. Item 3. Convicts and maintenance of road-working organization, $19,000. Item 4. Public buildings, including water $125, fuel $125, lights $125, in surance $170, $545. -Item 5. Jail expenses, including dieting of prisoners, $1,200. * Item 6. County home, poorhouae and outside poor, $2,300. Item 7. Court expenses, $7,500. Item 8. Books, stationery and print ing and postage, $1,200. Item 9. Post mortems and inquests $400, lunacy $500, $900. Item 10. Board of Equalization, $350, and Board of Education $160, $510. Item 11. Interest on current loans, and loans made and to be made in an ticipation of collection of taxes, $2 r 200. Item 12. Salaries; Clerk of Court, ' $400; Sheriff, $1,500; Treasurer, $908.- 32; Auditor, $583.32; Superintendent of Education, $1,200; Attorney, $200; Physician, $200; Coroner, $325; Sup ervisor, $1.200; Chairman Board of Commissioners, $400; two County Commissioners at $300 .each, $600; Clerk to County Board' of Commis sioners, $1,200; Judge of Prohate, $300; Magistrates, $2,475; Constables, $2,685. Total salaries, $14,126.64. Item 13. Contingent Expenses: Girls' Tomato Club, $675; telephone and telegraph (claims on this fund to be itemized and verified), $125; Vital Statistics, $350; to defray expenses of State exhibit at county fair, aaid amount to be entrusted to the Barn well County Fair Association, $54.33. Total, $1,204.33. Item 14. Past Indebtedness! if so ^ much be necessary), $2,000. Total ap- a propriation, $56,185.97. * All former appropriations not here tofore used shall be carried forward to the i^neral county fund. The gen eral county fund shall only be expend ed with the approval of the Sena ter ' ~ and contingent expenses not hereui provided for shall only be paid out of the general county fund, en itemised, verified atetementa, whjch shall be approved for payment by the Senator and a majority of the Board of Coa- miasionera. ATHENIAN SOCIETY TO MEET. Excellent Program Arranged for Fri day Evening, the 24th Inst. # ar- A public meeting of the Athenian Literary Society will be held in the Barnwell High School auditorium on Friday evening, the 24th inat, begin ning at 8 o'clock. The parents, ami all interested in the school are cor dially invited to attend. The follow ing excellent program has been ranged for the occasion: 1. Opening words by the president. Miss Inez Browning. 2. Piano solo, “Idillio”—Lack Miss Elizabeth Burckhalter. 3. Recitation, “Heard on the Beach,” Miss Virginia Moseley. 4. Current Events, Miss Alma Con-, nor. 5. Duet, Misses Eole McNab »*wl Ida Browning. 6. Debate.—Resolved, That litera ture is more important than mathe matics. Affirmative, Misses Rglo McNab and Ruby Armstrong. Nega tive, Misses Eva Blanton and Marie Baxley. — V 7.. Solo, “Shepherds All and Maid ens Fair”—Nevin—Miss Ella Rene Woodward. ^ ., 8. Report of the Judges. - 9. -Recitation, “Sarthnie’s Letter,'' Miss Valarie Lazar. ... 10. Local Fun, Miss Eva Blanton. 11. Chorus, “Rally Song,”'by So ciety. , Critjb’s Report. p -a - 12. WINS IN A WALK. Special to The People. Lyndhurst,, Feb. 19.—A motoring party .composed of Mr. amf.Mrs. E. G. No Hay, Mrs. J. C. Fowke, Mrs. M. B. Furse and Messrs L. C.‘ Fowke and S. H. Gantt went ^ over to Augusta on Ellenton,. Feb. 17.—On February 15^ Wednesday to see“The Birth of a Na- ^ or the first time in several years, EI- tioh.” Contest for Office in Election. A Mrs. John M. Gantt left on Thurs day for Columbia, where- she will spend several days veiling .relatives. Miss Carrie*F’owke, of Augusta, was the guest of her brother,' s, Mr. J, C. Fowke, and family, for several days I ton claims for Mr. Cassels the during the past week. 1 of being the youngest mayor ta f the State, I® humiliate and) Mr. Gerard Fowke. of Dunbarton.!Carolina, as he not long ago lenton’s municipal election passed off without a contest. H. M. Cassels, Jr, wqs elected intendant ami R. D. Mayes, J. P. Griffin, Frank D. Bush and W. M. Walton wardens. W. B. Cassels. was elected fire chief. EBrn- rm Jwners, 1 ral days with relatives. [his majority. ON EIGHTH PAGE/ Send us your JOB WORK. Ad* THE PEOPLE.