The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, February 24, 1909, Image 6

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V - % \ U, .4 \ v.ww \ ' t- \ a m 1 W' i- o t The Kind Ton Have Ahraji Bought, and which haa been in use for over 30 years, haa borne the alffnatare of and haa been made under his per sonal supervision since Its Infhncy* Allow ne one to deceive you In this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and M Jnst-as-ffood** are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infanta and Children—Experience against Experiment. a What Is CASTORIA ' Castorla Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium* Morphine nor other Narcotie substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency.' It assimilates the Food, regulates the ' Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORfA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind Tea Hare Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. PROHIBITION DEPARTMENT. IDIIED BY MS. gfollMfOY MW. W. SMOJK. JR. THANK GOD FOR TRIUMPH OF PROHIBITION. Remarkable testimony to the ia gone, bright and early Monday Vv immediate and farreachintc bene fits of state Prohibition is con* taiipl in a recent judicial opin ion rendered from the federal bench by Judge Emory Speer oi the Georgia sonthern district coart. This deliberate and un prejudiced pronouncement by an eminent United States jurist is one of the most notable tributes to the economic moral worth of Pmfeibition ever delivered by a disinterested man in officials life whose position and reputation make his utterance of far great er weight than the enthusiastic eloquence of any professional temperance advocate. In view of the fact that, not withstanding these results of Prohibition, the dominant Dem ocratic party politicians of Geor gia are hopelessly divided in mttitnde toward the law empha- aizesthe still greater success and blessing of a prohibitory law when it shall be administered and maintained by a party uni tedly friendly to it and from principle rather than policy pledged to honestly enforce and preserve it The testimony of Judge Speer has attracted the atention of the law journals throughout the country. Judge Speers’ words are as follows: Lauok and Capital Share Alike 1th Uknkfith. Already the most astounding benefits have been experienced by the people at large from the Prohibition law. Why, even the dumb brutes which have been subjected to the service of man wcaili, if they coaid, thank God for prohibition. “The hard driving and neglect of the drunken negro and the drunken white as well have been succeeded by kindliness and at tention . “The state of Georgia in twelve mouths will gain incalcu lable advantages in the improve ment of stock alone, because drunkards no longer handle and dri?e them. A prominent mill man in Maoon, one of onr best citizens, assured me that, while heretofore he could rot get his men to work before Tuesday or Wednesday after the Saturday ai|$t debanoh, now that {whisky morning, they are at the engine, the spindle and the loom . “Labor which was almost im possible to obtain through the rural districts, is now plentiful, and the work has jnst begun. Little more than a year ago 1 heard experienced contractors complain that many of the labor ers would work only a day or two in a week to obtain enough mon ey for sapport and the small amount of food consumed and then quit work until the money was gone. “The police coorts of snch great cities as Macon, Augusta and Atlanta, when contrasted with their former methods, have practically gone ont of business. “The offenses formerly engag ing their attention are now net committed. This will be found true in the superior courts and • he county courts throughout the state of Georgia. Where a week or two weeks of the people s time and money were expended upon the criminal docket it will not bear out my experience if they do not finish in a day or two days. Staktlinu Contrast ok Coirts Under Prohibition mvnd Lh knhk. “1 well remember when 1 was a young solicitor general that in one county of my circuit the sale of liquor was forbidden. Early Monday morning the tall, stal wart, clear eyed people, cleanly, manly, quiet, temperate and dis creet, would gather in the coun ty teat. By the second day we were through with the criminal docket. “In an,Rdjoining county, with the same lands the same climate and the same people, often of the same families, the sale of liquor was present. \fhe faith- ful judge was prompt to call the criminal docket at the first mo ment, but it was usually true that with all the energy and dis patch of its officers at least two weeks were required for its dis position. “The looks of the people weie different. In one county there was the temperate life, where hope elevates and joy brightens; in the other the countenance of the people were sodden. There were the bleared and billons eye, the lurid vitage, the unshorn jaws and not infrequently the uiibathed person, which distilled in the court an odor that, in the language of John Wesley on one occasion, Mid not smell like bal- sam.’ “In a shoit time after the ab- * olition of the liquor traffic in the noble city of Athens 1 have seen the drunkard reformed and re consecrated to the duties of man hood, his dingy boose repainted, his fences rebuilt, bis once pa thetic, barefoot, dirty little chil dren clean, well clothed, well shod .and well fed, with bright eyes hastening to school, and the wife whose once worn and wast ed features in the happiness and pride of his resurrection and re gained the loveliness aud charm of youth. The Moral Effects of Prohibi tiox Incalcui ABLF- “I have not discussed the moral phases of this great question, but merely those which seem to be legal and jYolitical. If the laws which the people of our state have enacted are enforced the chief happiness to inuie to those we love is the consciousness that henceforth, if we expel the de mon of the still from our borders, confidence and peace will reassume their place in happy homes among those dear objects of our love, dearer to us Uhau are the ruddy drops that visit our hearts.' i “Once there was, within my own memory, nosich thing in all the bor ders of this southland as that tin- sjieakable crime the bare mention of which will stir a fever in the blood of age and make the infant sineas strong as steel. It will disappear from our civilization when the brain of^he docile African, even of the lowest order, is no longer infuriated and rendered careless or desperate of consequences by the drink he absorbs. In his furtive wanderings on the lonely roads or in his solitary lair in the forest the poisonous cardiac stim ulant drives the blood to the savage in swift pulsations to his compressed or maddened brain, and then, no matter how desperate the chance or certain of detection, the crime is com mitted. This it is which has ranked the people of Georgia, save perhaps in one or two great cosmopolitan cities, in the serried ranks of those who hav? determined that the sale and famishing oi liquor shall stop within our borders. “The People Did It,” Declares Judge Speer. “The politicians did not do it. They framed a platform for local op tion. The representatives of the people stamped the planks ol this platform into nothingness. “It is a revolution and it will not stop with Georgia, nor do I believe it will stop with the South. Even now the senior senator of this state has evoked the powerfu^aid oi congress to fulfill the purpose of this people. “Lives will become irradiant by its presence. Gentle woman reas sumes her rightful station as regnant queen. The prayers oi good men in great cities, amid the dim religions light of great churches,-are heard that it may prosper. And in country churches, in the shade of gigantic oaks or amid the sighing pines, the prayers and the song worship of the simple, earnest servants of the old time religion as they roll away amid the aisles of t!»e forestare thank ollVr- ings of a long sull'ering and a sorely troubled people that strong drink has been forever banished from our stite.” — American Dress IF OUR FRIENDS In Colleton County haven’t time to come to us, let them make their wants known by mail, and we’ll see that they are served just as well and as promptly as if they were here in person. ..Always remem ber that' everything we send you is subject to exchange, or refund of money. Om ^ Suits, overcoats, rain coats, hats and furnishings for man or boy at moderate prices. BENTSCHHER & VISANAK, S. E. Cor, King and Hasell sts Charleston, S. C AGENCY DR. DEIMEL’S LINEN- MESH UNDERWEAR. Go to Terry & Shaffer’s and ask to sec the handsome dining table The Press and Saandard is giving away. tfc* FOR TORPID LIVER. A forpMlh* sksTneadache,. Dytpepaia, Coaliveaeas. Rhea- ■Mtiam, Sellow Ski* m6 Piles. 4b t. nrrr* UVEfl PILLS, trial wtt prove. Take No Substitute. CASTORIA Hr Inflate aad Ckildm. Ik KM fyi lm Mnp In0I Head The Press and Standard’s Great'Gift Contest ad on another page and you certainly will enter the contest. It is free to all—big, little, old and young share alike in this contest. All four prizes are beauties. See ad elsewhere in this paper. 'Rrefiaiinal J^atteas. JAMES E. PECRIFOY. JNU H. PtUBIFOT PEURIFOY BROTHERS. 0 ittorneys and Counsellors at Law. All Builntas glrsn Prompt Attention. over the press and standard. WALTERBOKO. - - - 8. C. II DJ VIM! and Real Estate, Brokerage InHtiranc-s LOAN& NEGOTIATED House* to Rem. Opposite the Market, WALTERBORO. a 0. OFFICE OF Dp. A. J. Anderson DENTAL SURGEON Office Hours: 3 p. m., b p. m OPPOSITE Farmers aud Merchants Bank. ’Phone 100a. WALTERBORO, 8. O C. E. DURANT (Sottageville, $. <2. Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor—Authorized by Clemson College. Subject to engagements any where at any time Call or write. fatl Web Picket Fence Cheaper Than Wood d'S VYVS KHItltil IflSlIHH ElititSti! Etltliitil itKIiltii ft* % r. a The lowest priced flood substantial lawa and far- -i— *- - a —- »- *— oen fence Dun. write vor catalog cf Uwiy field, hog and powltry fencipfl. DEKALB PENCE COc PRICES CUT TO BOTTOM. On Clothing and Bugs. We will sell our entire line of cloth ing at cost for the next 30 days. Rugs also at cost, as we have a large Spring stock bought. READ THE FOLLOWING - $1.50 Brogan Shoes going at $1.25 4.00 dress shoes going at 3.50 dress shoes going at 2.50 dress shoes going at 1.50 ladies shoes going at 3.00 ladies shoes going at 3.00 Rants now going at 1.50 pants now going at 1.25 pants now going at See us before you buy. First quality ladies under skirts quality ladies under skirts 75c. Remember we pay $ 1.05 for corn. J. M. Witsell >50 3.00 2-25 *•25 2.50 2.2s; 1-25 1.00 98c. Second Supply Co. ’Phone No; Gj SPECIAL SALE. For the next few weeks I desire to close out a few ladies cloaks, children’s *• * cloaks* men’s overcoats and men’s suits. So am offering them it a See me and Save Money. The New Clothing Store. —MANUFACTURERS— Doors Sash and Blinds BALUSTERS *ND COLmNS * CHARLESTON, S C. Established in 1794. Oldest Firm to Amario D. A. WALKER & CO. 62 Meetina Street, CHARLESTON, 5 C MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS. and FREE! FREE! Free—A handsome Rock Hill bug- sry- Free—A New Home Sewing Ma chine—all the latest attachments. Free—A lovely oak dining tatye. Free—A Karpen Couch. The above articles are worth having. The Press and Standard will give these prizes away on the 15th day of April, 1909, to the four persons receiving the highest num ber of votes in our contest. A.Wichman & Son has the buggy on exhibition. The sewing machine will be dis played at The Press and Standard office. The dining table can be seen^at Terry & Shaffer’s store. The couch can be seen at the Brown Furniture & Hardware Co. Send For Prices, Mr John Y. Beach represent* ns at Walter boro D A WALKER. .J D. SCOTT KILLth. COUGH *w CURS th« LUNGS wth Or. King’s New Discovery IMP AllTllflOMMDUW Don’t strike ont blindly; have anobject in view and try to attain it It takes the afoartast Hpd of a Ban to know haa friends. | oa xonrr Do yon want a beautiful and durable Rock Hill * boggy free? If so, enter The Press ana Standard’s Great Contest. See onr ad else where fa this i»oe.