The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, January 21, 1897, Image 4
FORT FRAYNE.I
By Capt. OHARLEB KING, U. S. A.
ICepy right, 1K?6, by F. Tonnyson Nocly.)
CHAPTER XVI.
Juuo had corno, a radiant Juno, and
a\l at Wayne was joyous anticipation,
despite the momentous fact that the
Platte had overleaped its bounds and
was raging like EOino mad mountain
torreut far us tho oyo could son. The
Huts to the west of tho post wore ono
broad, muddy lal;o. The grassy bench
tx mouth tho bluffs to the east was partially
torn away. Part of Bunko Jim's
frontier stronghold still clung to the
opposito bank, but some of it was distributed
in driftwood long leagues down
stream. Across tho river, at a point
half a mile above tho ruin of the ferryhouse,
a troop of cavalry, caught on return
from scout, had pitched its tents
and picketed its horses and was waiting
for tho falling of tho waters to enable
it to return to its station, and with that
troop, the maddest man in all Wyoming,
was Ijioutenant Will Farrur.
Six or seven weeks previously an order
had come to Penton to send two
troops to scout the western slopes of the
Big Morn and keep the peace between
tlio settlers and the Shoshones. Time
was when these latt< r rarely ventured
across tiio Hig Horn river, partly
through fear of the Sioux, who olainu il
sovereignty over all the lands east of the
Shoshone preserves in the Wind river
valley, partly through regard for the orders
of their loynl old chief, Washakie,
who for long, long years of his life had
kept faith with the great white father,
held his people in cheek and suffered
tho inevitable consequences of poverty
and neglect, tho policy of tho Indian
bureau being to load with favors only
those of its wards who defy it and deal
death to the whites. Settlers suldoin
encroach upon the Sioux, those gentry
being abundantly able and more than
willing to take care of tin nisclvihut
tho Sbosbones had known long years of
enervating peace and, being held in
subjection by their chief, became tho
natural prey of the whites, wl o mistook
subordination for subservior.'v, as it
natural to frecborn Americans and us
easily adopted by fellow eitiv lis of ieign
birth and who soon 1m. an to encroach
011 their own account, stealing
Shoshone crops and cattle and promptly
accusing the army oflicer on duty as
agent of cattle stealing and all around
rascality when ho rescized tin* captured
stock.
Then, while this badgen d oflloial was
defending himself in court, tho Shoshones
had to defend themselves in tho
lield, and that peripatet ic buft'er between
the oppressor and the oppressed, tho
corporations and tho cranks, tho law
and tho lawless?tho much bedeviled
army?was sent out as usual to receive
the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
and of both parties. Finding it
difficult to swindle theShohones so long
as uieir new ageni?tlio army agent ?
remained in power, tho obvious tiling
was to down him by misrepresentation
at Washington and, if (bat didn't work,
by deft manipulation of tho local law.
Of course they didn't expect to prove
lii 111 guilty of anything, but there, was
no law against lying, and they could
compel him to come into court and
prove himself innocent and leave his unarmed
wards at the mercy of the settler
in the meantime, and so it happened
that there were high jinks up the Wind
river valley and along those wonderful
ranges in tho wild valleys of the Gray
Bull, theMooyero, the Mcetcotsce, north
of the Owl Creek mountains, and, the
cavalry having long since been withdrawn
from that section, that was how
tho detail fell on old Fort Fray no.
"You can straighten matters out in
a month," said tho commanding officer
to Major Wayne, who iiad hastened
back from the cast to take command,
and when it came to selecting tbotroops
logo, ( veil though it lacked less than
two months to his wedding day, Will
Farrar gloried in the fact that his was
one of them. It is hard to conceive of a
lot in which a spirited, soldierly fellow
of 21 could possibly he happier than
commanding a troop of cavalry on ;ui
expedition through so glorious a country.
Amory's troop and Lcalo's were
designated, and, the latter captain being
still in Berlin and the senior subaltern
011 stalf duty in the east, Farrar was his
own captain and troop commander and,
despite the troubles of tho Christmas
season, long sinco buried so fur as he
was concerned, just about the happiest
fellow that wore the army blue.
The expedition had proved even longer
than was planned, hut at last, while
Wayne, with Amory and the recaptured
cattle and rounded up Shoshones, went
over the <1^1 Creek mountains to render
account of his stewardship at Fort
Washakie, Will was told to make the
best of his way homeward with his own
command, and, marching leisure ly
along in tin; radiant spring mornings
through a country unmatched for wild
beauty in idl America, shooting, fishing,
plunging in mountain streams,
sleeping dreainlcssly in the open air by
night, they reached the valley of tho
Platte toward mid-June. Tho blessed
landmark of tho Kaglo buttcs came in
sight one peerless morning. The blue
summitscf the Medicine Bow loomed up
across the horizon to the southeast. The
tlag tipped bluffs of old Fort Frayno
would greet their eyes before the elose
of tomorrow's march, and so they did,
but with a raging torrent tearing at
their base, and this was Monday and
less than 48 houis ot Will's wedding
J
uuy.
Meanwhile thero had been a partial
reunion within tho walla of the fort,
and already a joyous bevy of army folk
had gathered in anticipation of the June
wedding, with Kitty Omishy hh the center
of attraction, sinco aho was tho colonel's
niece and ho was to give her
away, and Wayne was to be best man
by order of tho bride, provided he didn't
get things mixed in his own inimitahlo
way and turn up unexpectedly at some
ouo else's alfair, as he did tho night of
the Willetts' dinner to Captain and
Mrs. Billy Kay of tho ?th, where,
witli army bonhomie, a seat was squeezed
in close beside that of the winsome
guest of tho evening, and where he was
charmingly welcomed and made at
home despite the fact, which dawned
upon him only with the cliumpagno,
i ^ '
t
to Moii I ami.
"You'll ruo it, Kitty, that over you
iiotisti d 011 my bavin# Wayne for best '
man," wrote poor Will, with prophetic
but unavailing protest. "Wayne saved
my Willy," was tho positive rejoinder,
and no one but Wayne would do. "All '
liKlit,'1 said Will, "if you find years
later that there's b? en some fatal Haw
in the proceedings, don't blame 1110."
Ihit h* re, en this #lad June moinin#,
all sunshine and serenity aloft, all per
luroutioii :u Tiic pou, an racing river
about it, it looked an though the proceedings
themselves would bo delayed
and that instead <>f a military wedding
in the post c hapel at high 110011, with
everybody en grande tenue, there would
bo 110 wedding at all, even though Will,
like a modern Leandor, swam this wild
western Hellespont in search of his
bride. Far away to the east the floods
had swept their battering ram of logs
and trees and dashed it against the
bridge abutments at the railway, and,
though tin*. Farrars were safely hero and
had been lor several days, Kitty's train,
that which horo her and Jack on their
westward way, had been brought up
standing long miles toward Cheyenne,
and there was no telling when tho passengers
could he transferred to tho waiting
ears upon the hither shore. And so,
believing the other in waiting at tho
post, bride and groom elect woko to
their wedding morn to rail at fate. It
would have boon sonio comfort could
they have known that, though miles
apart, they were at least on the sumo
lido of the stream tin t swept, between
them ami 111*> altar of tin ii hopes.
And there was tic p . nxiety under
I bo roof where once again tlicFarrars
tvero installed, for the 11.' tin r was possessed
with the f> ar tl at W illy would
be uiad enough to tr\ to swim tho
stream, and, though Fi nton had had his
signalmen out f??rbidding any swell attempt,
110 acknowledgment bad been
received to the elVeet that tbo repeated
message was understeed. An Indian
who thought he could en s at Casper
roeks, several miles up stream, was
swept from 11 im pony and only saved by
the strength of bis Iiovm hair lariat. A
scow that was launched at the bond was
battered to flinders, ami bottlo after
bottle, corked and slung long yards out
into tho stream, went bobbing derisively
aw ay, carrying their penciled eontents
with them.* Arrows, with silken
strings attached, dropp'd helplessly in
thestream. llullets, similiarl.v tethered,
snapped their frail attachinents and
whistled over the opposite shore and
told 110 tale other than that of anxiety.
Every iicldgluss at the post, when
brought to bear, revealed Fnnar at
o'clock of his bridal morning striding
and probably swearing up and down the
bank, tugging at bis tiny mustache and
sprouting beard and possibly thread 11ing
self destruction. It was a thrilling
scene.
Then, many other people seemed burdem
d with troubles < f their own. Ellis
hud never recovered lit her strength or
sniii I vincit i ln> t \ > i, i o . ,f 11... < /
,? . ... . ...v-v. ??.v> v i v ntn \n uiuu viii mr
inns week, and her lovely face was thin,
and the bright, bravo eyes of old wore
shadowed with n put lift id sorrow; but
though this shadow had eotno into her
lite another one, much harder to bear,
had been (swept aside. Ev? r since her
level's words hud revealed to Ellis that
it was her own brother, to save whom
Malcolm Lealo had periled life and lost
his sight, the girl's eyes seemed gradually
to open to the utter cruelty of her
suspicions, the injustice of her treatment
of Helen Daunton, the woman
whose life that very brother had well
nigh wrecked forevt r. In the long hours
of her convalescence sho had turned to
Helen in humility that was sweet to
see, and now the love and trust between
them was something inexpressible. But
there was something oven Helen could
neither explain nor justify, and that
was Jack Ormsby's conduct since her
convalescence.
True, Ellis had told him in their last
interview that all was at attend between
them; that he had forfeited trust, faith
find i vi 11 respect and placed a barrier
between himself and her forever. .She
had n iu-td him further audience, and
her last; words to him had been full of
scorn, even of insult. But no word of
anger or resentment had escaped him,
and surely no man who de.eply loved
wouio nartior anger now. robbing ner
heart out, the girl had thrown herself on
Helen's breast, just before their return
to Frayno and told a part of her story
until then concealed?how, in their last
interview, Ormshy had gently said that
he wnuld vex her no moro with his
pleadings, hut if a time should evor
come when her eyes were opened and
when she could believe him honest, and
worthy ho would como at her call, and
she had humbled herself and called,
but all in vain. To Helen she had told
tin; whole stc ry of that humhlo letter
and that, neither by word nor sign had
he acknowledged it.
Hut Helen saw a ray of hope. Tlio
little note had been intrusted to Wayne
late Thursday night, and he had promised
to deliver it early Friday morning,
and all that day had Ellis waited eagerly,
and night fall came without the looked
for visit. Wayne came on Saturday
to convey somo conventional words of
farewell from both ofllcoiv", "So surprised
to lu ar of the sudden;return from
California; so sorry not to have seen
them, but time was very short, and"?
would she never hear the last of the Sov
entli?"Ormshy had had to attend thi
revii w at the, armory Friday night, and
then there was just time to rejoin Leah
"Klity'h, you mum, do you not, mujort"
and t him aboard, for thoir good sliip
bailed sit. ? a. in. to ontch tlio early ti<lo
at Handy J look. Fnltcringly Ellis had
asked if ho woro huvo ho had given
Onm-by her note?ii?if Air. Ormsby
had read it. Wayno was quite positive,
but Helen would not believe, and
, ?r ' ? * ; ? il
with unabated hope she await' il
Waynn's return to the ]>nst. They arrived
a week boforo him. for on leavii i?
his charge Wnsliukio th previous
month ho had hurried straight to Washington
in response to a summons from
tho hoc rotary of war, had made his report
and then gone to New York. Not
until the Monday before tlie v adding
did lie reap]>ear, and thou only hy detormined
effort did Helen corner him
long onongh for cross examination.
"Certainly," said Wayne. "I remember
tho noto perfectly well. I put it
with 0110 from tho club that I found
At.. I 1. .1 .1 t . i I 4.1. S 4 il
initu iuiu inuiucu uuui 10 nun xogemer.
Ho'll bo hereto the wedding. Ho's coming
right along with Kitty. I'llaskhim
again, if you like. "
"Don't duro over mention it, major,
or that I asked any questions concerning
it. How long has ho boon back?"
asked Holon, with vivid interest, another
question uppermost in her mind.
"Not a week. Just back, you know. I
only saw him a minute. I was just starting
for the train. He looked astonishingly
well, and, you know, I forgot to
ask was Lealo better, lie was full of his
wedding prepare! ions. "
"Her wedding preparations?Kitty's
?yon mean, do you not, major?"
"No, his;-I give you my word He.
said so, you know. He told me the
lady's name?part of it, at least. Kflie
something, J can't recall it just now.
He'll tell you. Oh, it was all 01 that
account, you know, Kitty couldn't start
sooner. She had to wait for him."
Helen was astounded. It was news she
declared she would never believe, and
yet she remembered having heard mention
of an attractlvecousin, a Miss Kflle
Lonle, and might it not ho possihlo that
in his wanderings with the blinded invalid
with his own sore heart. Jack
Ormshy had met and found consolation
in this fair relativoof hisstrieki n friend,
that sho in turn had quickly learned
to admire the manly fellow who was so
devoted to their particular hero? At all
events it was something not to he mentioned
to 1011 is, thought Helen.
Hut what was the use? Way no told it
toLucrotiu, Lucretia told a dozen during
the day. It was all over the post before
night, end despite Helen's ellort 1011 is
heard it among the first. One mere
among the many mishaps with which
to usher in Will's wedding day I
(TO HE CONCL1'OKI) IN NKXT ISSUE)
GOVERNOR EVANS UN HIE DISPENSARY.
(UONTINUKD l-'UOM I'lltST PAGE.)
of the court house and they narrowly
escaped with their lives. The good
|>i.iU|llv V >1 llio UIUIIII^ DUUUIllC IIHliy*
mint und iin honest attempt has been
made to bring these offenders to jus
tico. In two instances the constables
lilive been compelled to shoot down
thebo desperadoes, and although fully
justified and acquitted by the courts
of the land of any wrong, they have
been hounded down by the newspapers
opposed to this law and branded as
common murderers. The only way to
deal with such offenders is to let them
know that the law will he enforced
even if it ho necessary to take their
lives.
We have been greatly embarrassed
by the decision of the United States
Court which allows the importation of
whiskey for " personal " use. The matter
is now before the United States Supreme
Court and if our position Is sus
tamed there will he little trouble in
putting an end to the illicit tratlic.
One of the best evidences of the decroaso
in the illicit trallic is the decrease
in the number of licenses issued
by tlio United States internal revenue
department.
For the year ending Juno 31, 1800
tliero were issued to parties outside of
dispensaries dlf) licenses and one wholesale
license included. Of theso 100
were taken out in the city of Charleston.
Fur the same period ending June
31, 180"), 7"J0 licenses were taken out
Of this number 107 were taken out in
the eivy of Charleston, showing a de
creaso of 105 in the Statu and an increase
of thirty throe In the city of
Charleston. For the your ending June
."tO, 1807, there have been Issued ho far
to illicit dealers 175 licenses of which
135 were taken out for Charleston,
umonjt them four wholesale licenser
to doalers in that city. For the same
period the previous year there are 300
licenses to illicit dealers, 157 of which
were taken out in tho city of Charleston.
It will thus ho seen that for the
revenue year ending June 30, 1800, the
State at large showed a doorcase ol
30 per cent, while tho city of Charleston
showed an increase of over 20 per
cent. Since tho 1st of June 1800, the
State at large shows a decrease of over
42 per cent., while the city of Charleston
for Jio Hatne period, under the
metropolitan police shows a decrease
of over 20 per cent. It is another
significant fact that in the counties ol
tho State where public sentiment has
upheld the law, us for instance, the
county of Abbeville, the sales of the
dispensary have fallen oil'. Thus showing
a decrease in tho consumption of
whiskey and a promotion of the cause
of temperance. During tho holidays
one Instance of tho commission of crime
of which whiskey was the direct cau-e
was reported in tho State and the
Christmas holidays wore marked for
their sobriety, peace and quiotudo
During the recent State fair held in
the city of Columbia, 20 000 people
were reported to have boon upon the
grounds Thursday and not an arrest
lor uruiiKenoss was made in the city.
The satno record has been made in
every county ir the State.
Toe greatest problem that 1 have to
meet since my connection with the dispensary
law has been its proper enforcement
in the city of Charleston.
There are more friends in this city to
the law than an outsider who has had
no dealings with them would imag'no,
but it has eotno to be a political and a
social question in that community und
a great number of its friends have not
the temerity to publicly uphold it. I
realize that to bo polite in dealing
with this question meant to be fa'se
to the great majority ol the pcop.e of
South Carolina and untrue to those
wln> had el< etod mo and 1 determined
upon an aggressive poliey towards this
city. 'Ibe question narrowed itself
down simply to this : Whether the
illicit trulllc and contempt of law and
order should prevail in Charleston and
bo restrained in tho rest of tho State
or whether I should support und enforce
tho law with a strong hand, civ
ing (quality to all mon. Soeing the
Increased amount of illicit sales of
whiskey in this city and the contempt
with which thoollleer* of the law were
treated and having warned the mayor
and city < ouncll repeatedly of my intention
to ro avail, the Suite commission
consisting of tho governor, too
secretary of State and the comptroller
general, waa called toge^hor and thor\
-
ou^hly reviewed the situation. Thoy
unanimously agrocd that the pnly
courso loft wag to use every power for
the enforcement of this law placed In
our hands by the Geucral Assembly, or
to abandon the city tp the barkeeper
and rum seller, wo decided on the
former course. I expected and so did
the other members of the board to re!
a U _ ? * "
cuivc mu condemnation or tills city
and of tho enemies of tho dispensary
law throughout tho Statu, but 1 determined
to do my duty and falling in
that, to recommend to you such legislation
as I deemed necessary to meet
tho ease.
Tho metropolitan police has proved
a success in every sense of tho word
and I am satisfied if left to a vote of
tho honest, Christian, law-abiding citi
/.ens of Charleston, freed of political
malice, they would sustain it. In tho
first place it is admitted by its enemies
that tho chief of tho force and tho
police are more < fllcient and have
given better service than any in the
history of tho city. Tho policeman as
a political ward heeler has been destroyed
and even Mr. Barnwell, chairman
of tho opposition and a bitter opponent
of the law and the police, in an
interview in the city paper after the
last election, stated that Marshal Martin
and his entire force had acted with
absolute impartiality and had performed
their duty faithfully, IValso from
sir Hubert is praise indeed. Tho only
objection seems to bo tliut the city has
been deprived of one feuturo of norm
rule, and this has been tho slogan in
tho absence of uuy meritorious objection.
What is homo rule? Docs it moan
the absolute power of a municipality
to abrogruto and nullify tho statute
IrWS of IL uniri.>'i>iirn Kl.nfo V Il.tnu l?
mean the submission of the lives and
homes of honest citizens tea government
of rumsellors and iiiielt dealers
in whiskey ? l)o<.s it mean the free
parade through the av< nues of lawiess
!talian? with whiskey barrels wrapped
in the Hug of the Union? If so, then
let this conception of Jefferson perish
in South Carolina. Under the laws of
this St; , p.< o i ' - ' 'tate officers.
Municipalities are mi i. ?.U I r
the purpose of aiding the State government
in enforcing the laws of tin
Slate. They aie intended as subordinate
limbs of the government, and
when they fail to perform their
functions they should he put under
Stato < ont vol, or lave their churn is
repealed. It has been contended that
the police have b ? u 1?<k< 11 from the
control of the citizens. This is untrue.
They are in the bauds of na ive horn
(J11arl? -tonians, whose interests are
linked with Lhos of the city. Tiny
are under the control of a chief wl o
has onjeyed the eonli leneo and respjet
of the city, and they cannot bo otuorwise
ui del* the law.
The icport of the commissioners has
been made to .lie as Chairman of the
State Hoard, and I he ewitli transmit
it to you with the hope that it will h
) t * ? : f
(jriutuu, mr hiih is him omy way that
ll can bo done and laid upon liio desk
of i very member of tHo General Assembly.
The following table Of eases
of arrests made, for being drunk and
drunk and disorderly is taken from the
Ltecorder's doekot, polico court, during
the period extruding from January,
I8t)0, to November, 1800:
I SOU, 1101 : drunk and disorderly, 507 ;
total, 801.
1801, drunk 272; drunk and disorderly,
577 ; total, 840.
1802, drunk, 102; druulc and elisor
derly, 108; total, 000.
1 ' {. drunk, 110; drunk and disorderly,
2S)0; total, 412.
1801, drunk, 120; drunk and disorderly,
330: total, 450.
1805, drunk, 101 ; drunk and disorderly,
301 ; total, 405.
From January 28, 1805, to Noveinlx r
30, 1805, drunk, 77; drunk and disor
uuri) , -to, total a-w.
From J an uary 28, 1890, to No/oinbor
.'10, 1800, drunk, 71; drunk uud disorderly,
202; total, 277.
It will thus be seen that the total
drunks and drunks and disorderlies
have gradually decreased from 801 in
1800 to 277 in 1800 under metropolitan
police?a decrease of nearly .'15 per
cent.
During the year 1800 there were
bound over by the Magistrates for violations
of the dispensary law 201 eases.
I'heir names and and residences ar
duly given in the report. Of Ibis
number .'12 have been tried and eon i
victed and have paid into tiro county
treasury $5,250 in lines. A better
showing than tins would have been
made, but for the fact at the last term (
of court every ease was continued upon I
the allidavits of attorneys who claimed
to bo sick and were been upon the
streets the next day. The grand jury
found 21 additional true Nils. In 185)5
not a conviction was bad, tho grain,
jury refusing in many eases to lino
true bills. It is a notable fact that
two of the city council who were sworn
to enforce Ibis law, were among the
number indicted and against whom
true bills we.ro found. Possibly the
beat evidence of the cll'oetivo work of
the force would bo a comparison of the
sales from the dispensaries. The
amount of dispensary prolits paid to
the city and county during the first,
second and third quarters of 1S!)."> and
the corresponding time for 181)0 is as
follows:
181)5?Paid city and county, lirst
quarter, $1,420 88; second quarter,
$2,5)5)5 72 ; third quarter, $2,15)2 12 ; total,
$7,(125.02.
185)0?Paid city and county, lirst
quarter, $4,410.41; second quarter,
$4,5)84.20 ; third quarter, $5,027 21);
total, $15,052.00.
Gains in profit under metropolitan
system to the city and county, $7,427.02
?nearly 100 per cent.
The police made during the year
185)0 502 raids and recovered 418 bottles
of whiskey partly fillet), 25) bottles
of wine partly tilled. 70 demijohns of
whiskey partly lillcd, 0 kegs of whiskey
partly Idled, 5 half barrels of
whiskey partly lillcd, 42 full half barrels
of w hiskey, 54 ten-gallon kegs of
whiskey, 10 coses of whiskey, 88 kegs
of boer and 10,204 bottles of beer. The
raids where no seizures were made
have not been on to rod.
Thirty-one ex-barkeepers and illicit
dealers h ivo been made to disoontinuo
their business, and most of them have
loft tho city.
Tho police department consists of
tho powers conferred by law upon tho
department. Tho strength of tho force
is a< follows : Oao; marshal and ehicf
of police, throe lieutenants, two orderly
sergeants, eight lino sergeant^, one
chief detective, three detectives, seventy-three
privates, four gatemcn, two
draymen, live drivers, ten special
ortlcorj.
The discipline of tho forco has been
thoroughly maintained ; tho morals
and ctlicienoy kept up to a high standard.
As an oeidonoo of tho superior
character of thorn appointed it is
worthy of nolo that the city has
gained $<iY"/f>0, saved by tho difference
in lost time, caused by sickness, etc.,
as against tho past year under the
municipal mnnagornont. No criticism
as to tho management and efficiency
of tho force has been made even by its
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ttcrcst enemies. Tho work of tho i
dt partment, as the foregoing will
si ow, with roforonco to the dispensary
law in comparison with the old regime,
not only vindicates the course which
brought about the establishment of the
ystem to any unprejudiced mind, but
proves the necessity that exists for its
continuance, except lo the political
machine. The decrease of arrests for
drunkenness and drunk and disorderly
eases and tho increased yield to the
city and county of dispensary profits,
tho large number of convictions of
disp -neiry offenders and tho amount
of lii.< s collected arid turned into tho
county and city treasuries, is e idi <?v.e
enough of faithful work.
Much more < ffectivo work could
have been accomplished by the department
lntd another tribunal been
1 open to them whore cases could huvo
been promptly prosecuted when made
by tiro otlicors. As the law now stands
violators can only bo reached through
tiro court of General Sessions, which
convenes only three times a year, and
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Iii 1H 1I1I|>USSIUIU III1UC1' SUCH COnUlttOIlS
to try ono-half of the cases brought
ageii.st tho violator?) of tho law. Curing
tho Fobruury and Juno terms of
tho court lust year tho police (h partmont
made a handsome showing, but
was si riously had leap pod in thc'.r
efforts at tho Novoinbor term by a continuance
of cases against tho most no- .
torious blind tigers in tho city. These
delays naturally embolden those engaged
in this unlawful business, and
make it more ditlloult to suppress tho i
illicit, sale of liquor.
In tho onforceinont of the dispensary
law tho police force have not neglected
thoir duty in tho detection of other
olTendors against tho peace and go.id
order of the city, and no complainthavo
been made on this score.
Capt. J. 101 more Martin has enforced
tho laws in an aggressive and vigorous
manner. Notwithstanding tie
hundreds of arrests in ;do and tho intricato
and delicate questions lie has i
liad to decide as the exccutlvo ofllcer <
of tlio department, on every occasion
ho has displayed tho ability to amicably
adjust tho issues involved. Ho
and Ills cfliclcnt force and the police
cotiiJiiissiouors deserve tho thanks of
all good oiti/. ois in placing Charleston
upon as high a piano us tho other
cities of tho State.
Qn t..~ r.a tl.r. -ll. ... ? .<
uu ><*i e?o uuu UbllUl" OILH.'S (M IIH* ,
State are concerned, I am happy to
statu that tho inunicipal authorities in
every instance have shown a desire to
co-operate wih tho State administration
in on fore 1 Of this law, and while ,
wo do not claim to have entirely
stamped out the illicit treble, all good i
citizens must admit that in Columbia.
Grocnvillo, Spartanburg and the
smaller towns a better feeling exists
and earnest efforts are being made to
enforce the law.
1 desire to call your attention to a
feature of the law which I think could ?
ba dispensed with. The county boards
! of coutroldn most instances do not control.
They could easily bo abolished
and their duties imposed upon tho
State board of control, and three or
four inspectors, whose duty would be
to visit tho county dispensaries from
time to timo and sco that they ure
properly conducted.
I There have been several shortages i
in tho accounts of county dispenser.and
they have bum invariably the results
of nofjiigenco on tho part of the
county board of control. These delinquent
dispensers have b -en promptly
reported by mo to the Attorney Gon
oral with instructions to prosecute,
and he has performed his duty in n
manner doomed hot by him. It is no
argument against this law because
forsouh an oflloar occasionally errs
Tutt's Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills.
I \/ living
in malarial districts Tutt's Pills 1
arc indispcnsible, they keep the !
system in perfect order and arc
ari absolute cure
for sick headache, indigestion, ;
malaria, torpid liver, constipa- j
tionnnd all bilious diseases. i
Tutt's Liver Pills 1
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BOTTLE OF
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Caetorla i.i put cp In or.o-sho bottloa only. It
8 not Bold in bulk. Don't allow anyono to coll
foa any'.bh>5 oho on tho }>loa or promi?o that It
; 1 "iuat !ia / Til" Hill "-till nn.u'n. ? ?
)0s:." Bco that you got C-A-S-T-O-R-I-A. I
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f{ ' wr:pp?*.
r--7T^'-; rr^siEBsiaa
and becomes unworthy of bis pos'lion.
Wo might as well Hivu 5 tha' th
hanking system should bo dostr ive-v
bocauso a cashier occasionally goes
astray. There are good uu n and hon
est men and they can bo iiad to fili
these positions. It is your duty not
only to tho dispensary law, but to the
Reform movement and to those huviut
its interests at heart, to investigat<
tills business from its organization to
tho present time. If anything wrong
is discovered, let it be ventilated ant
punish tho guilty parties and rcbuki
tho slanderers. Tills should Vie dont
not only with tho dispensary, hut with
every department of tho Slate government
where the slightest wrong doing
is suspected. In this way alone can
your government bo kept honest an,'
in perpetuated.
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It's an old saying that "The proof of
the pudding is in the eating of if."
And it is because people have taken
Simmons Liver Regulator that they
know it to be a most excellent medicine
a ul (.specialIj for the Spring and Kali
when there is so much Malaria in the
air. Mr. W. T. Lee, of l-Vndleton, N.
(J., says, "i have used Simmons Ller
Uoulator for twenty years, in place of
calomel and quinine."
The Whole Story
Of tho groat sales attained and great
cures accomplished by Hood's Sarsa
imruiit I* quiOKiy tout. it purili s and
enriches the b;ood, tones tiie stomach
and gives strength and vigor. Disease
cannot enter the system fortitied by
taking Ho)d's Sarsaparilla
Hood's Dills enro nausea, headache
indigestion, billionsness. All Druggists.
2oo.
A Curo for Iiaine Hack.
''My daughter, when recovering from
an attack of fovor, was a groat sulTorer
from pain in the back ami hips,'1 writes
Louden Drover, of Sardis, Ivy. "After
using quite a number of remedies without
any benefit she tried one bottle of
Chamberlain's i'ain Halm, and it has
given ontiro relief.1' Chamberlain1*
I'ain Halm is also a certain curo f<^>'
rbouinatism. Sold by Dr. K. Norton,
Druggist.
Tho progressive ladies r.f Wostfield,
Ind., issued a "Woman's Edition" of tho
W' stlield News, hearing date of April
d, 1 SOD. The paper is ti led with matter
of interest to women, and we notieo tlio
following from a correspondent, which
tho editors printed, realizing that it
treats upon a matter of vital importance
to their sex: "The best remedy for
croup, colds and bronchitis that I have
been able to lind is Chamberlain's
Cough Kemedy. For family use it lias
no t qual. I gladly reeomend it." 25
and 50 cents bottles for sale by Dr. E.
Norton, Druggist.
Don't bo persuaded into buying liniments
without reputation or merit?
Chamberlain's Pain Halm costs no
more, and its merits have been proven
by a test of many years. Such letters
us the following, from L. G. Uaglcy,
Huenemo, (Jul , are constanlt; being
received : " The best remedy for pain
I have ever used is Chamberlain's
Pain Halm, and I say so after having
used it in my family for several years."
It cures rheumatism, lame hack,
sprains and swellings. For sale by Dr.
E. Norton, Druggist.
OA.STOri.xgl.
Piles! Piles! Itching Piles.
Symptoms?Moisture: intense itching
and stinging ; most at night; worse
by strut clung. If ul lowed to continue
tumors form, which often bleed
and ulcerate, becoming very sore.
S\vaynt;:'s Ointmknt stops the itching
at d bleeding, heals ulceration, and
in most oases removes tho tumors. At
drugsists. or by mail for 50 cents. Dr
Sway no & Son Philadelphia.
It Haves t lie Croupy Children.
Skavlkw, Va.?Wo h .vo a splendid
sale on Chamberlain'-^ Cough Remedy,
mid our customers on ning from far hii^
noar, speak of it' ie highest terms.
Many have s-ii ' at their children
wcu'dhnvcdi f oroup if Chamberlain's
Conch Remedy had not b en
given.?K i.ur.AM & GUKHKN. The 25
ind 50 cent, sizes for ealo by Dr. K. Norton,
Druggist.
If AU' t i) Pti*?A All Ol' -
- ? v,..u omm l/m('us(!n.
simp^ apply "Swaynk's Ointment."
No internal medicine required.
Cures totter, roy,*ms, itch, all
eruptions on the face, haodr, nose, &c..
leaving the Hkin clear, white und
Wealthy, fts great hoaling and curative
powers are possessed by no oiher
emedy. Ask your druggist for
3Waynh's Ointment.
low to Cure Bilious Colic.
I suffered for weeks with colic and
pains in my stomach crusod by bill u>ncss
and hud to take medicine all the
while until I usedChamborlain'sColic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which
cured me. I huvo since recommended
It to n good many people. Mus. F.
BuTLBIt, Fairhaven, Conn. Persons
who aro subject to hi Hon- ""lie can
ward <;IT the, attack i?v taking this
remedy as soon us tho ilret symptoms
appear. Said by Dr. E Norton Druggist.
Hack Ion's Arnica Salvo.
Tho Best Salve ;n the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores,' Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively euros. Plies r
no pay required. It i-- guarunted to
give perfect satiKfact on. or money refunded.
Price ~") cents jh r box. For
sale at Fl. Norton's Drugstore.
Kcllef iu Six Honrs,
Distressing Kidney and Bladder diseases
relieved in six hours by the
" Nl-'.W (3wi.avi1 krvit'i'U Ami'dicam K'm.
ney Cuke." This new remedy is a
great surprise on account of its exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in the
bladder, kidneys, rrnok and every part
of the primary passages in male or female.
It relieves retention of water
and pain in passing ii almost immediately.
If you want juiek relief and
cure this is your rei .edy. Sold by Dk.
K. NOUTON, Druggist Conwuy, S. C.
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TASTELESS
nm wi Bk m m nan
IS JUST AS COOD FOR ADULTS.
WARRANTED. PRICE 50cts.
G AT. ATI A, II.I.8., NOV. 10, 1893.
I'nrls Medlclno <' >., Ht. Loul: , Mo.
(icntlemun:?Wo fold lost, year, COO bottlon of
(JUOVirs TAHTKLUHS CHILI. TONIC iiii.l hnvo
Im.umIu tlireo icross already tola your. in all oar o.\liorlcnco
of 11 yours. In tho tlruu business. Imto
never Bold mi article tliut uavo to ion universal Butlir
luvUou uo your Tunic. \ours truly,
All.N'K V, CAltK fi CO
Sold on its merits: No cuie no pay
E. Norton, Druggibt, Conway, S. C.
The \
Results j
From Life (
So so ranee '
arc more satisfactory for the amounts
expended than any other form of
investment, l'or example, rend the
following letter from a holder of a
Tontine Policy in the
Equitable Life
IlUlllIAM, X. April 5, IS'Jl
Mr. W. .T. ITODDKV, Malinger,
I Hock 11 ill. S. C. V
Dear Sir ; ?An holder of maturing TonOno /
I'ollcy No Vila, oos. In the Jm) nit utile l.tfe Assurance
Noelolv, 1 liog to express my prat Mention
III the f ettieiuoiit otleieil. TIlO set I IritlOlil in
lltiernl ami 1 feel that I owe It to the com puny
to express my c rut Mention nt the icsults ullulucd.
Very truly yours,
| A. J.TOMLINSON.
The Tontine policy represents the I
highest degree of'perfection in life I
insurance. If yon would know how .
much benefit there is in it for you \
send us your age and we will send f
V you some interesting figures. j
! W.J. RODDEY, Manager, '
I JDt-jmrt no nt of (.'aroltiiai)
ROCK HlT.K, S. C. 1
NO K10RE EYE-GLASSES,
: :? Weak
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MITCHELL'S
EYE-SALVE
ft Certain Sato and Effective Remedy tor
SORE. WEAK anfi INFLAMED EYES,
JVorfncittg IsWi'j'&lyhtcfltwxH, ami
ttvutorlug the Night of the. old.
Cures Te n* Drops, Oranulntlon, Styo
Tumors, .ed Eyes, iUnttcd Eye Lushes,
AVTi DDnnfTnivn A-M?
. ? /VV"i .hi IU.MKI1'
AND I'KKMANl.NT CURIO.
yV]io,<H|vnlly ofticnclonx wlion n^-it l??
oilier mnlftdlcs wu li n? t'lcers, I'cver
Htm":. 'i'mnorw, rtntt Itiicr.iii, Unni?,
lMIe*. t--v wlwrer ?>? iAi:iir.inmlion exlxls,
MIU .IIKTjI/M NAL\ E limy Co ui>od lo
Blh.li'i -Rl".
SOtP RV ALL DSlWdSTS AT 23 CENTS.
Ctian-.tiorlnin'o l2yo and Skin Ointment
Is ? certain cure for Chronic Boro Eyea,
Granulated Eyo Lids, Soro Nipples, PUea,
Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head,
25 cents per box. For Bale by druggists.
to horse"owniers.
For putting a horse in a fine healthy condition
try Dr. t.'ady's Condition Powders.
They tone tip the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving m
new !?fe to an old or over worked horse. 2? I
tmfo per package. For sale by drnggisU
CASTOR I A| 1
For Infants and Children. .W
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