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- AV IIIE PICKENS SENTINEJO E utered April 23,1903 at Pickens, S. a., as second claRs matter, under act of Congress of March 8, 1879. VOL XXXIV PICKENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1905. A F DISO H1A DI AVE y befi Big stoc] conies. ooted, naked and nothing to cat. WVell, the news got to old man 3usiness that young Bar was sell og contrary to law and that some hing must be done to check the ide. In thoso days there lived a graat )rophet called Benjamin who could )redict tho future as well as nar -ate the past Benjamin promnised f given the lines of the govern-I ncent awvhile he could make Mr. 3ar's business assume a different ispect. Well, some how other aind ionie how else this prophet. got 1ald of the lines and with the co, perationl of the general assembly 1c got Mr. Bar's namie changed to state Dispensary. He carried him o the barber shop and had himi ~havod and his hair clipped and a iew suit of cloftbes put on him. lHe gave him instructions to sell from mn up till Buln dlown and to any md everybody that wanted whuis key except drunkards and nmmoirs, taking care at the same time to adviso Mr. State Dispensary never to refuse the drunkard's or minor's inoney if offered by some ono else for thorn. He also advised( Mr. Disp~ensary to be sure and sell the patient enough of ''80 minutes till leathl" before sundl(own to do himii through the night, for if he failed to dto so women and children iiighitlget a good night's sleep and bhat would not be in accordance vithl the financial viewv of Mr. Dis, pensairy. WVell, under this kind of a leader.. mh ip, with a now nanme, being over. iauled ini several respects, Mr. Bar's ~erritory was enlarged from Green ville and other places to every sonnty in South Cajolina. Yet let t be remembered that it was the ntunio young Bar that created so mu ich disturbance inl Groonville. Welol, wvhen M r. Dispdnsary wiint ouit he found he had several half brothers besides the sone on l10astatoo, who seemeld to think that it was only a question of Iu:tioy and who handled the best goods as to who should Bell the most, Mr. Tiger claiming that if it was right for his hlalfC brother (Mr. Di.pen, siary) why lbe (Mr. Tiger) had a perfoot right to sell. So Mr. Tiger (did sell, and was doing such a fine business, owmg to hi.s rdeo CATEECHEE LETTER. Relationship of the Dispensary and the Tiger, OUR SCRIBE FIXES KINSHiP. Personal News Notes of Interest to Maly of Our Readers. ft was- not. our intention to writ( anything this week, as news iteis ate scarce, but as t he w-ri1hy cor. respondent from Liborty, Ir-. (!., tried to show Ip the relationship between prolibition awld the dis. pensary, we thought it nothiig amilhiss to flalo the k1inship between the old lar rooi systei and the dispensary. It is a categorial fact that these two evils are very close ly allied, being agnaten., and we find by studying human nature that whea two mean breeds aro mixed :the devil aint apining for the offspring. Take a mulatto for instance; there is enough of negro in him to make hii moan and enough of white man in him to know how to executo his meau DOES, consequently he is worse than if he was a full blooded nogro. Now the old har r'otn 3 stem was a rude roiigh kind of a young fellow who made I,1 father ill kinds of fair promises that. he Would keep good coipany, :llw no disturbance around him, would tolerate nothing that was nlot in accordance with his father's ( Uncle Sain) will, if granted a pass for so long. Well, after all kinds of fair promihes and pledges and in Con sideration of a little cash, old nan Busints.;, inot realizing .th danlgsii ho was placinig over his son's lcadl, for the laws in old man Business' time wore not as strict as they were when his son made applica tion for a pass, went ahead and granted the rcquest of his son. Well tho son weti out and the -old man inever heard ally ioro from him in soie time. Young. Bar at that time had his nearest headquarters at Greonville, S. C., and bui only relative in Pickens county was a half brother up onl Eastatoe called Blind Tiger. The only distinction between the two brothers was the one in Groonvillo could do business on tho :ide walk in daylight and in the cellar at night and on Sundays, while the one in Pickens county uip on East, amtoe had to transact his busintess in the woods, in old houses, etc., wherever lie could hide1 from his step daddy on the account of niot having a pass. Well things wvent on this way for sonie time1) and both did a very respectable busi ness5 so far as the financial Ipa1rt was concerned. But Mr. Bar of oGreenvilIlo had some atdvaniitago over Mr. Tigor of Pickens. In those5 days thoro wvoro no cot ton mills in Pickons county to con sume tihe raw material made ini saidl county, consequently the lar ge4t part of the cotton raised in Pickens county was carried to Greenville anid sold. Well, of course after the cotton was sold and tho boys got the cash they could not afford to wait to drivo back home and1( then plum-11to East tatoe tc get to seeI Mr. T1iger whlen they weore within a few steps of his half brother, Mr. lBarr, who of fored every courtesy that could b)o shown so far as tho monecy went. Well, as Mr. Har treated thomi so nicely and was so kind in letting them have a nythinog they cal led for the boys traded out a nlico bill with Mr. Barr as Mr. Barr assured them that thero was no danger in carrying hisa goods into Pickonis county and~ t ha t thecy coulId do so boldly and abhove board, while if they waited to go back to tiadho with hlis half brother in Pickens county they had t: ibe careful about who saw them anti especially 11ot to expose the goods they bough t of Mr. T1iger for tear of future trouble. With all this in view and being very thirsty at that time the b)oys laid in a good supply, henco wheni they came homie they wore dressed up so to speak, out of money0), ini debt and eared for nothing, the old woman rtisodi a racket about heor and the children being bafre. Lnd we an arm Impl RROWS, SC PLOWS, SIDE HiARRO{ COTTON P GUANO D]1 oi seen the COLE >re you buy. It sa c of all kinds of Fe leath=Br gocds and prices, the prophet, Ben jamin, said Mr. Dispensary put up for the money there was in it and: that Mr. Tiger must stop. So he armed men, gayo them $2.00 a day, .o: exile th6 baneful stuff and I put peace and quietude in tho drunkard's home, whore women and t children are suffering on account, t of it, but to stop Mr. Tiger so his half brother could got the entire 1 trad(e. Of' course this raised anmmosity, and, consequently, many lives have C beeni lost on the strength oIf it. t Yet, Mr. Dispensary continues to s dispense out the same old st.uffI to those who want~ it. C When a moral question is raised c the answer comesi, "It is the best k solution of the whiskey traffic." a My God I What a poor excuse. What if A was indicted for stealing, and1( when~ brought before the courti his answer would ho something like this: "I had to steal or perish." '' WVould his answer excuse him? .) No. WVell, 0ne excuse is just as valid as the otheri. Again they g throwv up that wo get the beneftlt of the dispensary profits in the I public school, W\ould it be any worse to allow A to sell whiskey at home and( edii-( c'ate his childron, than the State to I soll it and give himi the money in l an indIirect way? | If' it is a sin for a prIvate citizen|I to soil whiskey it is worse for the Slate, because it involves every i tax pJayer. I, for one, say awayt withi the dlispensary. Iet every county from tho seaboard vote it i out. It is no good so far as moral ity is concerned. Between Mr, Bar and Mr. Dispoensary I will take I Mr'. Bar with his original suit On every timo. Tauk about prohibition not beinug (enforcedl, It can be enforced as well as the dispensary law. All ~ lawvs aro violated to a certain ex tent. We' have a law agaimst mlur.. dher, which is the heaviest penalty of all, yet it is violated at times. 10nact 'a law that any p~hysician) e grantinig a prescription for whiskey other thani for what is actualli needied ini a medical wvay shall for- a feit htis diploma and~ never he al lowed to practice medicioul any( more. Also anmy sheriff or con h S Colo, . showini ements I WS, LANTE RS, [STRIBUTORS. COTTON PLANTE es time and mor rtilizers on hand. Very him e=MoAII itable failing to help enforce pro, bibition when notified that tho law s baivg violated should abdicato :heir oflice on request of the gover. ior. Let us hear from others on his question. E. N. Whitmiro has just re urned from Atlanta where he went o purchase spring goods for the 3o0mpaty store. Wo venture tho esrtion that he ordered at nico electioni. We wvere pleased to see0 Dr. Long n our streets recently. *Come gain, Doctor, we always glad to ec you. Capt R. E. Steolo and Mfr. John ~raig of the Keoweo side were in ur town Oo (lay last week. Capt. ~teolo brought down a nice porker uda load of fine' corn . Come gain, Capt., bunt sorter divide our load with the rest next time. Ve all wvant, pork and corn. Mrs. 0. G . Smith has leasod the otl at this place for another 'car. Mrs. Smith knows how to reat a w'orried traveler andl has iven~ en tire satisfaction, Newt Jamos, who has been very iow, is doing very well at this rritjng- Throngh the means ol 'rof. ,J . (C. Garrett, Dri. Black o.f iiirenil :e (nme l)0over an:I por o)rnlhd anl op1 1:i i ''n Mir. James md1( it is now tihoiige he wvill get. r'oli. Mr. Januis 0 -nld( not have ive d many mlore d11 s had th.a. op ~ratjin not been p)erformodl. Mr. 4arrett. is to be) c-n i nded fo~r B ai poor miani an id was n.f able11)1 to oir the expense of the opiation, uch der-eds as thai:t is 1dig asq we re comnde tolI~l do. MIa:y tihe lord bloss Mr', Garrot t, is the Book on California. 6 pages, 76 illhust ratt ionsi. I)D o*nbes anliforinia and( runIto0 tir. Cicago, l ikvwalko and~ St Paul, Uijon1 Pac lie ndI Southern Pacific Lline. Th'is is tihe r ouit of the Overlandc Ilation, Chic igo, 6 05 P )i. ilyii~. lirives Sani Francisc:> the ti'rd day rn time for dinner. Calhifornia book ont for 6 'ets polage. Fi. A. ililler Gene!ral laseniger Agent, Shicaigo, or W\. S. Lloiwell 381 b; oad - vay, New York. e at the r the larg VERSH OLTVA1ER C1111 LI SYRA CUSE PLO~W S~ 'R, if you have not ey, and will insmi You had better truly, DON'T BE A SOREHEAD. If You Can't Do Your Town Any Good, Do It No Harm. The kicker is an outgrowth of 010o 8010110fMRl. He never builds up; his mission is to tear down. Tho kicker nevor works for the public good, he spends Ins life and breath critcising the iork of othe Sorehead is delO~Ood f rom a slight abiition of the scal p; somec timo of the euticle on the bump11 of self conceit. Ordinarily, this would soon heal, without a scar, but if the blood is bad or the place is fro qunently seratched with the finrger of mem lfory, the wound,( su1jpurates andli becomes a chirome soire. Once deoepsoated, the dlisease is almo.., incurable, How miany chr'onic kickers can you call to mlind that are now nuin Itg a case of sorehoad se(retl y or op)Onl y. Ilow manyl of these cani you)i count on your fingers who are dIoing any work for thet pubble goodl? Al so, how man111y of themi can you remembii er w ho hiavo everI be)en plesed( 'vithi any thing any one else has dione. Theli kiceker miakes huis healiuar fors aroitil the sodla waiIteri and cigai' standls of the (dry tow', andio the b~ars or pol rooms of the wet What ho knows about every other muan's 1bsiness would fill a t book. Whalit he is dloing hi imself stampi. lie is a hiut.omonious1 crea-t tire, and~ would he p~oisomod to I (lentih wit hbIs own gas if deopri vod g of an1 atudienlce. . Youl won't find is signature~ on a the subscr'iiption 1 ist of any publiic Onterprlise, but hio Clan tell you ex. r actly how the money will bue waLstedl. Ite is not mulch of' a puiblio sub scriber, but ho is a petitioner Iiromn a way back yonder. If every mani wo~ ked just as ho does, this would1 be lhe greatest agricultu ral section in the world, that is, if the farmers were seoking 01(1 fields to clear up. If thle kicker had beeni born an ox, all his shoulder gulls would b)o on the oil sido. If ho hadi beas. pest line ( )W N.. . .MDjTURN PLOV\ TURN PLO.W~S, rTOc S, W SH[APES, _TOES ANI you. should ex.am1rMn '(3 You. aL :stcan(d of ( haul gnano hefon hatched a fish, ie Would have fallon int" the (irst, t1p With its iiouth downi st rea m. Thu only way tho kickle was evIr l11arnod to pull was bivkwards. Don't bo a kicker. Don't be a i cu-r. If you can't, pll 'together with yoir fellow citizens f'r t lie common g:od, get out. of thi v.ay an.1 lot If 0111 fel I hIt you are develop, ig a case of sorobead , (enre it~ with lhe hlin g oil of public s)pi t and1 .he a slave- of duit y ,q qiclr. befp, or yor Mase is hlopeloss), iwid you ar rel zated to the scrap, pile.-Tif(tonl LGazetteC. As Others See it. edIit.orjial aigainst~ the dhispensarJy, a1 portion of wh ich we repulih bo- (3 3aus18 it fitsL the situ atloll ait the It sags: ITh advo cate ox(f theii dIis~pear < rot badly mlistakeni if they thJiink h111 liuo < ti o ~i n ot C aro-0. <. lld l'hio (caria( of ( ;i is upon it. The ain 11. i. TIhe tears of anuish~I I ihi bv' brioken hearteIIl waeaCi and1( 1 ei(''in~ (d (1h2drenl J iso up Ogiuins~t ' t. The blood of the viCtimsd of fobo ay cries- outi against it. JIn ho nW .11o of thel faIthirs and( moth- I rsN wh .s: s->ns aro binig d1ebauch, i I ve golne dlown to drun11kardls' raves-in liih) iinm of orphlan idr wuiihoso fathe*rs havo b eeln hiin byv the drink habit-in thef am111 (If hl~foms w1hiich ilV havo.en educed hromn happiness and pros II thei namlo (If Christianity which :eks to save meni from sin--in- tly lime of God and of humraniity, we dli1 upon every tiuo citizeni to nako his hallot as well as his in lu131co count against the liquor braillecim South Carolina." C ..o1t 4. . . ORE ) RAKES, Lie it, and Otto n . . . ) the rush 6 Were You Ever Brought Face to Face With the Fact tihat - the ,'nitCd kStates postoflico department has over 200,000 Gm ployCes and that th annual cost of running it is $110,000,000? That the task of furnishinlg the world with meat is the largest in (Iuitry in existence; that the Unit ei Statos contributes mor- than on-hlf thle sup~ply of swineC and~ over onie-third its cattle? That I hoiro is a ranch Jocatod in he Pan hand ho of Texas whiich coin prises 3,000,000) acres, and a-farm in N~orthern Ok lahoma wvhich cov ers 5i0,000) aere-? 'l'hat this countitry c~imsumes 50,-, TChat ini the royal kitchen of King EdlwardI VH there aro 4,000 k nives, 3,000 forks, and 800 p~ots .1nd( panls? ThatI celery originzated in Ger,. naniy, the ouiioi n m Egypt, rye in s ieria, the potato in Peru, the abbaige in) E'ngland, spinach in hiabia, thio radlish ini China, and )es m if gypt'! Th'iat a p)ound of coal cani pro noe( sulflicient~ power to pull a train noe sixth of a mile going at the ate.( of fifty miles an hour? Tlhat ini the course of a year the toward on an ocoan liner serves o the passengers 540,000 pounds nealt, 51,000 heads of poultry and pune~t, 200,000 oysters, 25,000 eggs, .5,000) pounds of.- tea, 25,000 >oundls of colffe, 50,000 pounds of .utter, 200,000 oranges, and 2,000 )arre~ls of flour? Trhat in 0110 year the United Bltes produces 5,000,000,000 aigars? That ani onee of radium is cas% Lf)l3 of lifting all the boats mn the Russian and1( Japanoso3 navies ot of the watei? That thoro is a Concern in Chi cago which turns out 10,000,000 on lprepared meats every year? W the London fogs cost til'%~ city $1.5,000,000 a year for addi' " tional gas? E. G. . An Illinois man who was about to , be decided against in a young woman's suit for breach of promfse. compromised by marrying t49 ghi. Economy, is somotimo i mor-j j.06ign than 8Beniuient.