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"sxri THF RAMRFRd HFPA1 0 Office In Telephone Building 111 L-* 1-1 eTV 1 1 1-1 JL* IVV-l 1 1 J-rf ^ ^ f ^ Office Hours 8 . m. to 5 p. m. ^ r ^ ? [ I - Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1905 One Dollar a Year ?^ | . SOIIID CAROLINA POLITICS ^ ? . L HEYWARD AND BELLINGER WILL TACKLE ^ LATIMER AND TILLMAN. So Says Larry Gantt, Who Was an Expounder of | Tillmanism in the Days of "Reform" L in South Carolina. T . T. Larry Gantt prints the following in I his newspaper, The Southern Field, pubI lished at Athens, Ga: [ Last week we had a talk with a promik' nent gentleman from South Carolina, k who once figured conspicuously in the political arena of that State, but is now a quiet looker-on in Vienna. But he is a close observer, and well posted, and has very clear views about the situation in the Palmetto State. He says that Tillman, or rather the reform facr lion, is at this time dead, past resurrec mIUoo ^ tion, and every discerning man ICOilAVO | the fact. When Ben Tillman first started his fight for reform in politics, a boy, then only six years old is now a voter, and with this new generation passion and prejudice engendered have passed, in a great measure, and with this feeling the oncemagnetic Tillman has lost much of his strength. When that party was in its zenith, the whole country was depressed, ^ and farmers on the verge of bankruptcy. But everything is now changed. There is no place in the South for the calamity howler, for farmers are now prosperous, and well satisfied with their condition. The conservative faction played a shrewd game. They adopted the Napoleonic jj|ov method of whipping their enemy in sections. They used every plan to divide them and when they had gained a county, j? turned their attention to another. The ^ Tillman forces are how routed all along iSlfc the line, and are badly demoralized. , They are without organs or leaders, and I Senator Tillman has his hands full to ? look after his own political interests, ||y without trying to save a wrecked ship, fe - He made a few futile attempts to save the | dispensary, his pet scheme, but after *? *? kft/1 annlr. I county upon county,in wmcu uc n?u o^a.en,gave crushing majorities against it, he gave up the fight and went on a lecturing >j*our. i This gentleman said that Senator Till, man was very bitter in his denunciation of the dispensary management; but he has some room for censure, for while he had entire control of the business for about eighteen months, doing all the buying and selling, he did not turn one dollar into the State treasury, and Governor Evans, his successor, found the institution over $40,000 in debt. 4v The present management, in face of the abuse heaped upon them, is making the dispensary a paying institution. But the vote against the dispensary should not be , taken as a repudiation of the same, for , not more than half of the vote.of the counties has been cast. There is doubtless a strong current of dissatisfaction against the management, but the people are not ready as yet to give their consent ( to the oft-repeated failure of prohibition. . The next legislature, and which convenes in January, will doubtless take some , Bteps toward remodeling the law, and it is likely that county control will be adopted, and the wholesale department in Col- : imbia abolished. "Will Senator Tillman have opposi- . ion for re-election?" we asked. ( "Most assuredly," was the reply. "The , lonservatives have been beating the ? rushes for the last two years to find some andidate to tackle him, but have not , ound one as yet. George Johhstone, < f Newberry, is perhaps the ablest de- , ater in our State, but George, you , nnw kicked over his political bucket at I the Anderson meeting when he was a I fc candidate for United States Senator. He ? had been one of the bitterest and most I rampant anti-Tillman men in South Car-1, B obna, and an unreconstructed and irre- J , EdT ooncilable conservative. But he all at] K' once turned a political somersault, and B began to laud Ben Tillman up to theskies, I comparing him with all the great men of J i the country from George Washington I down. This did not win over a single I I Tillman vote, but cost Johnstone the con-1 I fidence of his conservative friends. Had J, | Mr. Johnstone continued his opposition I [ to Tillman and Tillmanism I believe he * would have been the man to put against I L ^ Ben. But he is now a back number, and I think that George realizes the fact. He is undeniably one of the brainiest men and strongest speakers in our State." I "Who, then, will oppose Senator Till; man?" we asked. I "You may set it down that G. Duncan [ Bellinger, formerly of Barnwell but now [ of Columbia, and attorney general under the reform regime, will be the chosen candidate of the opposition, and I have it -aj "pretty straight that he is now being gyoomed to make the race. While Gen' eral Bellinger is a reformer, he is a very . broad gauge man and has never lost the confidence of his own faction, while he is better liked by the conservatives than 1,1 -"'/..m loodore Conorol I I any one 01 tuc i?wim ?????. Bellinger led the prosecution of Jim Tillman for killing Gonzales, and won fame and renown for his brave prosecution of * T the Broxton Bridge lynchers. Duncan 1 Bellinger is an absolutely fearless man, r a convincing speaker, and can measure eloquence with tfen Tillman or any other I man on the stump. The conservatives will vote as a unit for General Bellinger against Ben Tillman, as will also a large number of reformers, who have a spite against Ben. Every reformer who has been defeated for office lays it to Tillman and has a knife up his sleeve to use when the time comes. Ex-Congressman Talbert is bitter against Tillman, and I do not ^think ex-Governor Evans has any very ardent love in his heart for the senior Senator. The truth is, Tillman has never helped anyone but himself, and while the old-time reformers are yet devoted to him, they are now in a hopeless minority. It will take a hard fight to beat Ben Tillman, but I believe it will be done, and that General Bellinger is the winner. At least it looks that way just now. The conservatives -are bent on having his political scalp, and will leave no effort untried to lift it. Senator Tillman has never faced a direct primary by the people, but always managed to be nominated by a convention, or scare his opponents off the track. There are thousands of voters in South Carolina who will put in a secret ballot against Tillman, but who would not oppose him openly. Tillman is a discerning enough politician to know his weakness. He will doubtless attempt to whoop up the onegallus boys, and resurrect the dispensary issue. But it will be like blowing breath into a corpse. I believe that Senator Tillman will be defeated, unless some revolutioning change takes place." "How about Senator Latimer?" we asked. / "He's also a-goner when the conservatives get a whack at his political scalp. As you know, I am one'of Latimer's oldest and staunchest friends, but this will not save him. Latimer is what you might call an accidental senator. There were four conservative candidates in the race and two reformers. This of course divided the minority, and placed the two reformers, Evans and Latimer, in the second primary. The conservatives hated ex-Governor Evans worse than his Satanic Majesty is reported to hate holy water, and as a choice between what they considered two evils, cast a solid vote for Latimer and thus nominated him. Had two of those conservatives dropped out of the race Latimer would not have been it but one of their own faction chosen. But Asbury Latimer is one of the best campaign speakers in the South, even stronger than Ben Tillman, and as the election is a long time off things may change. Latimer has done some splendid work for his people, and is a hard worker." "With whom can they defeat Latimer?" we asked. "Why, Governor Hey ward, of coarse. He is already in soak. He would not ran against Tillman, for Tillman, "fco reports say, promised to be hands off in his (Heyward's) race, but this does not apply to Latimer. Governor Heywanf is one of the best and cleanest men in Soath Carolina, and a captivating speaker. He is thoroughly sincere and honest, and while elected as a conservative and opponent to the dispensary, in his administration has known neither faction, and has enforced the dispensary law in the face of strong prejudices." "Is there much factional feeling now in South Carolina?" we asked. "Yes and "no. In some sections there is about as much bitterness as ever, but iD other sections it has died out. The conservatives yet dread an arousement of the Tillman element, for if they only had a 1 leader in whom they could trust, that faction would continue to control the politics of the State. But as I before stated , I-Viott oro irith/Mil. nroran nr Ipa^or Tchilft MAW ?l MV w* *vuv*v*| f? MMV the conservatives, even when in the hopeLess minority, have ever stood together, working and hoping for the end they have at last achieved. What defeated the reformers, is that they took up too many sorry and incompetent men on account of family influences, and put those scrubs into offices far ahead of their ability, and which turned their heads and made them fools. They brought disrepute upon their party, and fell an easy prey to the flattery of the conservatives, who sized them up at their true value. But no one at this time can tell what will be the outcome in Carolina. Everything is quiet now, but you know there is always a calm before a storm. It may be agreed that in consideration of the conservatives being given entire control of the State government, they may not oppose Senator Tillman and let him go back for another term. Some of their leaders advise this policy. But if opposition does appear to Tillman, you may expect another red-hot campaign." A certain school teacher who had great difficulty with a few mischievous boys who had sorely tried her patience said, "I wish I could be your mother for just about a week. I would rid you of your naughty disposition." "Very well," said the boy, "father is a widower and I'll speak to him about it." FURIOUS FIGHTING "For seven years," writes Geo. WJ TTnfFmon nf TTampr Wnnh "T hflH ft hit ter battle, with chronic stomach and liver trouble, but at last I won, and cured my diseases, by the use of Electric Bitters. I recommend them to all, and don't intend in the future to be without them in the house. They are certainly a wonderful medicine, to have cured such a bad case as mine." Sold, under guarantee to do the same for you, by all druggists in Bamberg ; Felder & Matthews, Denmark; at 50c a bottle. Try them today. C0UNT8Y NEWS LETTERS. SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN YARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the Connty and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. 1 Ehrhardt, December 25.?The goat and dog show has. been holding forth ever since last Friday. They will leave town on Tuesday. Take the goats out and the balance is very poor. The goats are vefy well trained. The colored people are moving around ' to occupy their homes chosen for 1906. They all want to make cotton. They J don't care much for anything other than , the fleecy staple. Corn, pinders, cane and peas don't amount to much in their order of business. Miss Ned Ehrhardt is at home, spending her Xmas holidays?and to help eat the turkey. * Mr. and Mrs. Lane, of Fairfax, are visiting her father, Mr. Perry Padgett. Miss Coribelle Speights is spending a day or two with her sister, Mrs. Willie Moore. Mr. and Mrs. McTeer and children are visiting at Mr. W. B. Moore's. Mr. F. H. Copeland and wife went to his father's, Mr. Joe I. Copeland's, Sun- ; day. Mr. Joe Copeland, Jr., who has j been in Baltimore, Md., for some time is , at his father's with his bride, spending j Xmas. ( Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Farrell and Mrs. ( Dr. Copeland and children left Sunday j for Florida, whare they will spend Xmas ? with their parents. Jee. ? Marriage at Jennys. 1 *0n Wednesday evening, December j 20th, the home of Capt. and Mrs. J. M. j Jenny was the scene of a beautiful wed- t ding. Their adopted daughter, Minnie, was happily married to Mr. Joseph Folk, the estimable son of Mr. J. J. Folk, of Colleton. - H At half past three o clock the spacious f parlors were thrown open to admit the number of invited relatives and friends J] who had assembled to witness the cere mony. Rev. P. E. Monroe stood within the bay window, which was tastefully deco- j rated with bamboo, begonias, and over- ? head at the entrance- with a large bell, rj under which the youthful couple were ^ soon to take their vows. t Miss Addie Jenny was escorted to her ^ seat at the organ by Mr. Otis Lynes. , Every ear was then attentive as she be- x gan the wedding march. j The attendants entered as follows: { Miss Maude Johns with Mr. Otto Load- j holdt; Miss Rebecca Jenny with Eddie ? Platts. \ The bride's maids wore gowns of cream albatross and carried bouquets of cream chrysanthemums. i . Every eye was turned as the beautiful 1 bride faultlessly gowned in white and i carrying a shower bouquet of white chry- 1 santhemums and fern entered on the arm s of the handsome groom. During the 1 impressive ceremony the low sweet music j seemed to echo the thoughts of the happy r couple as they realized the cherished wish s of their lives, when the minister in a 1 voice so deep and clear pronounced them a man and wife. 1 The company then repaired to the din- 1 ing-room where, as in the parlors, it seem- 5 ed as though fairies had been at work, s The table was in the form of a cross with 1 white crepe paper decorations extending from each end to a point overhead at the center from which hung a cluster of small white bells. In the center of the d cross beneath the bells was a pretty t mound of fruits and flowers. h Having partaken of the many good a things placed before them, the guests re- i assembled in the parlor to wish the new- 1 ly wed couple many joys and few sorrows t in their new life. 41 The bride and groom received many c handsome and useful presents. If you want a higher grade buggy than you can find elsewhere, call at u. Frank Bamberg's. 8 Barnwell Farmer Killed by Negro. 1 Barnwell, Dec. 23.?Mr. Hayne S. ^ Craddock was shot and instantly killed ? on his plantation in this county night before last by a negro. It seems that the negro owed Mr. Craddock for certain cotton ginning which j Mr. Craddock had done for him and this j debt Mr. Craddock wanted to collect. He j went to the nezro's house, about dark. , w ' ' t and called him to come out and pay him t for the ginning. The negro stuck a gun ? through a crack of the house and fired j with the above result. t It is rumored here that two negroes ( were arrested yesterday morning for this homicide and were locked up for safe keeping in an out house on Mr. Craddock's plantation and in the afternoon j when officers of the law reached the 4 house where the negroes had been locked ? up they found the lock on the house s broken and both negroes gone. ? Later rumor this morning is that both 1 negroes were lynched yesterday. c Deceased was a son of Mr. J. J. Crad- 8 dock, one of the well known planters of ? the "Big Fork" section of this county, t He lived near Ulmers, 16 miles from the 3 court house. He was about 80 years old p and was unmarried. t RATES HELD TO BE REASONABLE. I Case of R. C. Brabham and Others vs the Coast Line Decided by Commissioner Cockrell. Washington, Dec. 20.?In an opinion by Commissioner Cockrell, the interstate commerce commission to-day decided the case of R. C. Brabham and others against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company and the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway company, involving the question of alleged unreasonable passenger rates between Ellenton, 8. C., and Augusta., and Jackson, S. C. and Angnsta, fPW/v /)aA?A? am in i ^atta? a f f Vi a l*Al1 uro. xuu ucuoiuu 19 in iat ui ui tug iouroad companies, holding in effect that the rates fixed by the State commissions of South Carolina and Georgia are presumptively reasonable, but that such presumption is not conclusive and the railroad companies are entitled to show the contrary in a case involving rates on interstate traffic. It is further held that a railroad company is entitled to a fair return upon the value of that which it employs for public convenience. For these reasons and in view of previous decisions the interstate passenger rates complained of are held not to be unreasonable. Negro Woman Stabs Another. Winxsboro, Dec. 22.?Last night about 10 o'clock a colored woman, named Daisy Coleman, came up to where another colored woman, Mary Will? ams, was standing in front of a] tent of the Barkout Carnival company and ;ommenced to joke her about some false lair she wore. With an oath Daisy said, , 'I will stab you to your heart." Mary 1 laid, "Oh, no! I don't reckon you will," Daisy said, "Yes, I will," and pulled a ( tnife with a single blade about 10 inches , ong out of her stocking and stabbed her : ust above the heart. The knife penerated about four inches. Mary walked ] ibout 80 yards and dropped. She lived ] ibout five minutes. ] The sheriff, A. D. Hood, captured the 1 layer at 1 a. m. at her father's, four miles rom Winnsboro, on the Camden road. Tliic TTTOO a />rtW Wrtrirlorl nrnrnrnlrp^ XUIO TV BO H W1U VAVVUVU) lUl^AVIvavw ourder. m ] Real Dramatic Criticism. < "The best dramatic criticism I ever j leard," said the theatrical press agent, j 'was made by a man who was in his caps, rhe piece, an English comedy, was dragging awfully. The curtain had been up ' iearly half an hour, I guess, and nothing lad happened to check the yawns that vere seen on the faces in the audience. ' kt this po|nt our slightly intoxicated ' 'riend straightened up, yawned, looked it his watch and said in a voice heard ;hrough the theatre and on the stage. Say, what time does that show begin?"' Lores Wanes at tlie Pomp, You can always tell a young husband :rom an old one by the way he acts when le goes after a bucket of water. Three nonths married, he swings the pump landle, whistles and casts covert glances it the house as though some one were ooking at him from the window. One j rear married, he swinge the pump handle nore slowly, smiles occasionally and' eems to be annoyed because the meal is ' ate. Two years married, he looks sour i md glum, kicks the cat over the coal touse and looks at the house as though te would like to choke'somebody. Three ^ rears married,he sits on the doorsteps and , mokes while his wife works the pump | landle. . i The Safest Place. A city gentleman was recently invited [own to the country for "a day with the ( lirds." Whatever his powers in finance, lis shooting was not remarkable for its j iccuracy, to the great disgust of the man ] n attendance, whose tip was generally ] egulated by the size of the bag. "Dear ne 1" at last exclaimed^ the sportsman, j 'but the birds seem exceptionally strong >n the wing this year." "Not all of 'em sir," came the remark. 1 'You've shot at the same bird abont a iozen times. 'E's a follerin' you about, ' iir." "Following me about? Nonsense! iVhy should a bird do that?" "Well, sir," came the reply, "I dunno, ?m sure, unless 'e's 'agin' 'round you for lafety." , Will Stand for Re-election. Aiken, December 22.?Judge Aldrich las returned from Charleston and his iriends here are glad to see that his health las continued to iihprove. He is now sntirelv well and expects to preside over he next court to which he is assigned, rhe members of the bar are pleased to earn that the judge will stand for rejection to the position which he has so ibly filled for the past fifteen years. , TORTURE OF A PREACHER. The story of torture of Rev.O. D. Moore, 1 castor of the Baptist church, of Har- | jersville,N. Y.,will interest you. He says: ; T suffered agonies, because of a persist- ( jnt cough, resulting from grip. I had to < deep sitting up in bed. I tried many rem- i idies, without relief, until I took Dr. < king's New Discovery for consumption, i :oughs and colds, which cured my cough i ind saved me from consumption." A i jrand cure for diseased conditions of < hroat and lungs. At all druggists in j Jamberg; Felder. & Matthews, Denmark; ' >rice50c and $1.00, guaranteed. Trial ; >ottle free. i IN THE PALMETTO STATE. INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading Pungent Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Fire destroyed two warehouses at Bethune, Kershaw county, last Friday night. The loss is small. The Greenville Light Infantry has been forced out of the service of the State nn aecnnnt ni the nnn-attendance of its members. Newberry was visited by a disastrous fire last Sunday morning, which originated in a coffin factory. The total loss is about $70,000. The State supreme court has decided that the Farnum letters must be examined by the dispensary investigating committee: The decision was filed last Friday. An expert employed by the grand jury of Saluda county found the ex-treasurer of the county about $2,000 short. The ex-treasurer then employed his own expert, who went over the books and found that the county owed him $298. Now, the question is, whose figures are correct? A New Father Damien. W. H. P. Anderson, a young Canadian who has renounced all the pleasures of the world and decided to devote his life to uiiulabel lug fcu lcpcio, xc^cuvijr iom xjug? land for India, says the London Express. Since the days of heroic Father Damien no man has given up his life and career to undertake this work, and the occasion is at once notable and touching. True, the mission to lepers has ministers in India. But these men go among the i outcasts from time to time merely be- ; cause their work calls them now and ' again. 1 The station to which Mr. Anderson goes is Chandkuri,in central India,rnidway be- j t ween Calcutta and Bombay. The lepers' settlement lies twenty miles from the railway track and is practically isolated. That he may preach the gospel to the ] 500 outcasts at Cbandkuri Mr. Anderson ] Is now learning the vernacular, but apart ( from his spiritual ministry, the mission to lepers, under which auspices he goes, has ' nuch for him to do and relies much up- 1 5n his business capacity. Iowa Preacher's Advertisement The Rev. T. C. O'Connor, pastor of the 1 First Christian Church here, believes in 1 modern methods of advertising, and in an t endeavor to increase the size of his con- { gregation inserts the following in the lo- . sal papers for which he insists upon pay- J ing the regular space rate: < "Eternal Life Insurance Company. i "Home Office?Heavenly City?New , Jerusalem. "President?The Lord Jesus. "Capital?God's Everlasting Love. "I am one of the many representatives , of this great company in this commnnity, and will be glad tc have you call on me at the Church of Christ on the Lord's Day at 11 a. m. and 7:80 p. m. or at my home any time through the week. "The firm assures you peace and joy here, and in the next world."?St. Paul Dispatch. A FEARFUL FATE. It is a fearful fate to have to endure the terrible torture of piles. "I' can truthfully say," writes Harry Colson, of Masonville, fa., "that for blmd, bleeding, itching and protruding piles, Bucklen's Arnipa Salve is the best cure made." Also best for cuts, burns and injuries. 25c at all druggists in Bamberg; Felder & Mat thews. Denmark. G. Frank Bamberg bandies the best |, buggies and wagons, yet the prices ire reasonable. i His Forgetfulness fiemembered. A traveler entered the dining room of 1 i leading hotel in Colorado Springs one ( 3aturday, and after he was served with : 30up he drew a $2 bill from his pocket \ and showed it to a waiter, saying: < "Jim, I shall be here until next Wed- ] oesday and then this will be yours." "All right, sir,' I'll take the the best | sare of you, sure," replied the waiter. i And he did serve the traveller excel- , lently. It happened that on Wednesday j morning the traveller was hastily sum- ] moned to Denver and it was six weeks before he returned to the Colorado 1 1 Springs hotel. Presently his former , waiter, whom he had forgotten along ! with the incident, came up to him ana | said: "Say, boss, please play that $2 trick on your new waiter, for he's de meanes' man what's in de whole house." Such is Life. And so they were married. The day after the parson had collected i his fee the newly elected freight payer 1 said "Darling, you certainly have lovely teeth." 1 "I'm so glad you like them, dear," re joined the bridelets. "They were a Christmas present from grandma three years ago." Each to His Task. Augustus Hare, writing a reminiscent ; sketch of a friend of his, Mrs. Duncan ! Stewart, remarked that to the end of her 1 days she was the magnet of all sorts and I varieties of people. Without the least J effort she eelinsed her inniors. Dartlv be- ' cause she was always thinking of others, and partly because she was absorbingly interested in the present moment. This lady possessed in a very remarka- \ ble degree the fine art of telling a story. 3he was once the guest of the King of ! Hanover, who was blind. The blind king delighted in her conversation, and she saved up every interesting story she heard J to tell him. One day they were taking a ' irive together. Suddenly the horses ( started and the carriage seemed about to upset. "Why do you not go on with your 3tory?" said the king. "Because, sir, the carriage is just going to upset." "That ] is the coachman's affair," said the king. 1 4You go on with your story."?Margaret E. Sangster in Woman's Home Compan- < [on for January. t TILLMAN CRITICISES SUPREME COURT, Discusses the Dispensary Investigation and Leg* islature in a Vigorous Manner. The Augusta Herald prints an interview with Senator B. R. Tillman, which will be of particular interest at this time. The Herald's article is as follows: Senator B. R. Tillman, of South Carolina, was in the city to-day for a few Vi An wo or\A ?TAa k? J ? ? - -a ? uwuia auu nas BOCU UJf tt X1C1A1U icpuliCI The senator was only able to talk for ? short while, bat daring that time he said a few things along the line of politics. The senator is now at his home in Trenton, S. C., for the Christmas holidays and was only in this city for a short while. He was asked as to varioas matters and gave his opinion npon them in the forcefnl manner that has always characterized him. He appeared to be in excellent health and his recent warming up in the senate seemed to have agreed with him. SUPREME COURT 8HTRKING DUTY. ^ !,& Senator Tillman was asked as to the dispensary situation in Sooth Carolina and he said that in his opinion the recent voting oat of the dispensary in the vari- \ ous counties was bat an expression of the - people of dissatisfaction with the present ; v board of directors of that institution. "Senator, what do yoa think of the recent actions by the supreme court of South Carolina?" asked the reporter. "In my opinion the supreme court Is v endeavoring to shirk the doty imposed . * upon it by law. They have tried every means to avoid the issue and the people , have the right to demand that these ques- > . 4.: tions be settled at once." * , - - ^ "What do you think of the investigat- ^ ing commission?" > urpu. ' -v* -?J mc wiiiininnwu omuicu ugav aim-as have only scratched the surface of the , : . ^ rottenness of the dispensary, and if they lad been empowered by the legislature ar authorized by the courts to imprison ivitnesses for contempt no donbt they- : should have accomplished much. SHOULD IMPRISON WITNESSES. "But as it now is the commission is, ander the concurrent resolution passed by the legislature, powerless to compel* ;he witnesses tcj testify, and, while I ioubt very much if the commission can/ Y Legally do so, the supreme court ought to lecide the point. If the court will say that the commission has the right to rule <,' g witnesses in contempt, then they can ac- ; complish much. "This point shonld be dedded by the court without further delay, for the court now has the entire confidence of the peo pie, bat if they shirk their daty this time their usefulness to a large extent will be : at an end," " Senator Tillman here went on to say that the action of the court in dodging the issne wiil have the effect of ending the work of the investigating commision, for the legislature meets on the ninth of. : | January and at the present time the court would not have decided the question by that time. The senator said that : . > V the commission had done good work and. if it had not been hampered by the defective resolution it would undoubtedly have been able to show to the legislature at the next session something that would have enabled the legislature to take some ~ v decisive action. LAWTEB8.WEBR LAX. "I cannot understand," said the senator, "how the lawyers in the legislature \ could have permitted such a resolution to , pass. It was only a concurrent resolu- . tion and did not receive the signature of ' the governor, and I do not think that the commission thus created can rule a wit- . j?jS uess in contempt. But at present the -,Q gfp commission is bound and unless the court ^ grants the power sought by it the mem- ' : bers will only have scratched the rotten- , c aess." "What do you think of the recent vot-' ;* ^ ^.1 ing out of the dispensary in the various - ' ' counties and especially in Edgefield, your borne county?" asked the reporter. - . > "Well, to start with, the Brice law only allows about one-third of the people to. . -7 i; vote and I take the voting out of the die- ; : pensary by those counties as a protest against the manner in which the present board of directors conduct the business."* TELL THE HONEST MEN THEN; "What about the board of control now ' in office?" "I understand that at the next meeting -*?. of the legislature the present members will stand for re-elecuon, using as a means to get vindication from the charges that have been so sweepingly made. If thev do stand, all that lam going to do is to watch and see the men who~vote for them. Then I can tell the honest men in legislature from the dishonest ones." From the senator's manner at this juncture it was easily seen that the present board would not get his vote if he were in the legislature. Senator Tillman said that in his mind there is no doubt that the legislature will st its next session discuss the dispensary matter thoroughly, and but for the commission being practically powerless the legislature would undoubtedly hayesome definite information to work upon. IN MAD CHASE. Millions rush in mad chase after health from one extreme of faddism to another, . when, if they would only eat good food, md keep their bowels regular with Dr. King's New Life Pills, their troubles would all pass away. Prompt relief and quick cure for liver and stomach trouble. 25c at all druggists in Bamberg; Felder & Matthews, Denmark; guaranteed. Don't use kerosene to light your fires, but drop a little sugar on the wood and light it. It is safer and works just as well. Of course money talks. But to most ?f us it never has a chance to say any?*^ thing but "goodby." / ' 'rjl