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INTEMPERANCE. 1r From my prize-w"*.'ilHffe, R. I. Reds, Rose and Single Comb. Kggs 15 for ^1.50; White Plymouth Rocks, U. R. FisbePs strain of prize-win ners, eggs #1.50 for 15; Barred Ply mouth Rocks, H1 wkins’strain, eggs #1.00 for 15. All my stock is fine se lected and show birds My Rhode Island Reds are the best that I could buy in Massachusetts and Rhode Is land. Send us your orders and we will give you good fresh eggs. Cherokee Poultry Yards E. R. CASH, Prop. GAFFNEY, - - - S. C. Everything To.Eat. I MMMSJBElMgfcgS •3! jm I When you need anything in Hea'y or Fancy Groceri is, don’t forget Fii ck- en’s new store : r; J. F. FINCKEN, I Two doors from Postolfice. k Excessive Use of Whiskey Not the Only Kind. The excessive use of strong drink is by no means the only way by which one may practice intemperance. Over- Indulgence in anything is being intem perate. Perhaps one of the most in jurious of all habits is the excessive use of tobacco in all its many forms. Anyone should realize the fact that the use of snuff is dangerous to a person’s health just in proportion to tiie amount used. The same may be said in regard to the use of tobacco as a chewing gum. There may be ex ceptions to this rule, for the chewing of tobacco in a moderate amount seems to not only fail to be hurtful to some people’s health but is actually beneficial to them. And it is claimed that the smoking of a mild cigar when a person is perplexed lias a soothing effect upon his nerves and gives pres ent relief to ids wrought up feelings without leaving any very serious after effects. But this cannot he truthfully said in regard to the habit of cigarette smoking. The condition of the habitu al smoker of cigarettes is second only to that of the drunkard. Like he who takes his first few drinks of ale the boy who smokes ids first few ciga rettes has perfect control of himself. He indulges in the act from choice, never dreaming that he is creating a condition both mentally and physically within himself that will eventually end in his becoming a victim to the ciga rette habit—unable to resent the strong desire for another smoke. It would he far better for this great country of ours were it a strict viola tion of the law to manufacture ciga rettes or smoking tobacco, and also forbid the importation of goods of this kind. Excessive eating is also a very com mon mode of intemperance. It is not the amount of food a person eats but the quantity digested that furnishes strength to body and mind. It is said that a person will never have to re pent of having eaten too little. We should eat to live and not live to eat. It is just as much an act ol intemper ance for a person to continue to load his stomach with food for th<‘ sake of gratifying an insatiate appetite after common sense teaches him that lie has eaten eonugh as it is tor him to drink enough liquor to make him druhk. The world would he amazed were it possible to obtain correct sta tistics of the number of deaths that are the result, either directly or indi rectly ,of over-eating. Recently the man who posed as the champion eater of the world stored away in his stomach eighty-five pounds of beef within the alloted time of twenty-four hours. He did this rash act upon a wager and because tie could not hear the jeering remarks of his acquaintances that he was afraid to accept the challenge. He won the bet but paid his life as a forfeit, dying in terrible agony four hours later. There are other ways too numerous beverage it is the most universal and indulges in the practice of intemper ance. Considering the vices that gen erally accompany strong drink as a beverage it is the most universal and the most debasing of all evils. I’erLats there Is no minister of the gospel who is more widely misrepresented than Rev. Sam P. Jones. The press, as a rule, has al ways been ready to magnify his slang phrases but rather slow to mention the tenderness of expression that is sometimes manifested in his great oratorical display. It is true that at times he is rather rough in his man ner of delivery, but he never fails to present striking truths and to tell the people of their meanness, but ho does it in such a way that one can scarcely feel offended. He does not believe in rocking his audience to sleep on the the tide of a sugar-coated treatise, noted for its failure to produce any profitable results. A few years ago we had the pleas ure of hearing Mr. Jones lecture on the following subject: “A Medley of Philosophy, Facts and Fun.” We had never before enjoyed the privilege of healing the great “Southern orator and preacher.” As the reports con cerning his style of delivery were somewhat unfavorable, now that the long desired opportunity to hear him was accorded us we accepted against the dictates of our conscience. Our feelings were somewhat similar to those experienced by a youth who has consented to smoke his first cig arette or take his first chew of tobac co, only we were not quite so sick. However; we were very agreeably surprised to find that our fears had been without substantial foundation. His lecture was very uplifting ami beneficial in many respects and his definition of a mother’s love and re marks concerning the same were very beautiful and touching. But this habit of fault-finding is contagious and we confess that we are not exempt from its ravages. We have not been vaccinated against the disease and in the words of Mr. De- Camp in a recent editorial, “We con fess to our share of the wrong-doing.” The assertion that Mr. Jones made of which we did not approve was this: “The dispensary was conceived in hell and horn in South Carolina.” * * * We do believe that Satan was the originator of the open barroom, on the principal that he is the author of all sin. But we resent the idea that the dispensary as an institution origi nated in the lower regions, because it was established for the purpose of curtailing the evil effects of an ene my that was already spreading sor row and desolation in its path. And should it have been carried out to the letter it would have been about as near prohibition as will ever be reached until a radical change has been brought about in the general or der of things. Anyone acquainted with the high license system should know that the dispensary, even in its pres ent corrupt state, is far superior to the open barroom. As to Mrs. Car rie Nation’s mode of warfare we will say that in our opinion it is very unwise and will never produce pro hibition. While walking along the street of a certain town we noticed on the signboard of what we supposed to be an ex-saloon the following in scription, which is not wholly devoid of humor: “Welcome all nations hut Carrie.” Perhaps the motives of Mrs. Nation are good, and we sincerely hope that they are, hut while com mon reasoning and personal Individ ual persuasion might not be -product ive of Immediate results, we think she would find that this plan would be of a greater and a far more lasting In fluence for good than her hatchet ex peditions. Strenuous measures should and must he used in order to obtain tho best results, but in considering her own ideas the law, and apjjointing herself as a committee of one to exe cute said law, it seems that Mrs. Na tion acted contrary to all American principle and justice. But before we go farther let’s consider whether or not the dispensary was conceived in the lower regions and whether or not the revenue that is obtained through this institution is blood money. This may be illustrated by taking the means by which warfare is carried on as an example. One nation or section of country does another nation or section an injustice, very often of trifling importance, and said injustice whether real or imaginary, is resent ed: war is declared and operations begin. If enough volunteers cannot he secured men are compelled to leave their homes; they are literally torn from the loving embrace of their fond wives and children, or taken from the presence of their fond moth ers and fathers and forced to fight for their country. It matters not how much he may feel that his own coun try is in the wrong he has no choice; he must either fight or forever he known as a traitor, either by action or in principle. More than that! As I the war progresses men are shot down J by the hundreds; the army and the j country’s financial condition becomes i weak and those poor loved ones left ! at home are taxed for the purpose of ; raising revenues to carry on the war. j The State and the nation have charge ! of this and who cries out that it is | blood money? Were it possible for | each State in the United States to I enact and enforce a dispensary law we believe it would be the best plan of any yet tried or suggested for the control of the liquor traffic, and the revenue thus obtained would not he blood money any more than that which the government receives by levying a tax on the people to meet the expense of carrying on a war, es pecially if said war is unjust and un called for. But, as this is not likely to soon become the s^ate of affairs the next best thing to do is for each section to take care of itself as best it can, and this is what Cherokee county is doing. The prohibition plan has done a lot of good in this county, hut there is still plenty of room for improvement, and it is hoped that the condition will become better and bet ter until there is not a drunkard with in the limits of the county. Let ev er minister of the gospel work to that end; every professed Christian exert his influence in that direction, and ever parent instill into the hearts and minds of his children the importance of growing up to ho sober men and women. When public sentiment be comes thus aroused we will have pro hibition not only in form but in reality as well. If the authorities will do all in their power to keep the vile stuff out of the county and public senti ment works hand in hand with the press and pulpit there is a brighter day coming for Cherokee countv. H. M. 3-24-nn Let us Help You Clean House this spring. Give us your curtains, heavy blankets, bed spreads, under- clothinjr, bedding, etc., to launder. By doing this work in large quantities we are able to do it at prices that make it economy to give it to us tr> do, besides saving you so much hard work. We guarantee satisfaction. PEARL STEAM LAUNDRY | Merchants and Planters Bank i Capital, .... Stockholders’ Liability Surplus apd Undivided Profits Protection to Depositors $75,000.00 75,000.00 15,000.00 $165,000.00 ^ Your Patronage Solicited. Fire Insurance and Bonds Written. We Pay 4 It Per Cent. Interest in our Savings Department. ^ A. N. WOOD, Pres. R. R. BROWN, V. Pres. C. M. SMITH, Cashier. ^ Directors. R. A. Jones, J. Q. Little, W. C. Hamrick, ^ ^ W. C. Carpenter, O. E. Wilkins, R. M. Wilkins, fc: A. N. Wood, R. R. Brown, C. M. Smith. TUVMiimmmimui mmmimmmm The Dixie IS STILL IN THE LEAD FOR LOW PRICES. I HAVE FULL LINE OF Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Hard ware, Tinware, Flour, Oats, Corn, Hay, Sait, Sugar, Coffee, Meat and Lard. In fact, Everything Needed in the Home or on the Farm. BE SURE TO GIVE ME A CALL. AM GLAD TO SHOW GOODS. SDMTER LITTLEJOHN. Five Thousand People Found a place for bargains at the great sale of the stock of J. R. TOLLESON & CO., now in the hands of G. W. GROVES & CO., the world’s greatest bargain givers. The prices on fine merchandise have been cut right and left. i n k » r o o k mTtts t 00 ! Come, come now and attend this great sale. Everything is marked in plain, large figures, and at such low prices that will move the stock quickly. Bring this price list with you for com parison. Shoes! Shoes! One fot of Chilren’s Shoes will goatdoomed price, 9Ci One lot of Infant’s Shoes will go at doomed price, 29c, One big lot of Children s heavy Shoes will go at m q. doomed price T’Oui One lot Misses’ Spring Heel Dongolas will go at , 7Qp doomed price, IJui One big lot Ladies’ fine Dongola Shoes, lace and button, worth $1.25 to $1.50, will go at doomed j n. price, T’Oui One big lot Ladies’ fine Dongola Shoes, that were "TQfl worth $1.50 to $2.50, will go at doomed price, 1 wui One big lot Ladies’ fine Dongola Slices, latest A| iq style, will go at doomed price, Olilvi One lot Ladies’fine Dongola Kid, “Honesty and A| nn Purity,” worth $2.00, will go at doomed price,. . wliOdi Ladies’ and Men’s Oxfords and Slippers One big lot Ladies’ Oxfords, worth $1.25, to go at doomed price, One lot Ladies’ Oxfords just arrived, sizes 3 to 8, nn worth $1.25, to go at doomed price 0 Jui Three lots Children’s and Misses Oxfords, just ar- ^n rived, to go at doomed prices, 59c, 69c and | jCi Ons lot Men’s Vici Oxfords, worth $1.75, to go (kj nn atdoomed price, OliwUi Men’s Heavy Shoes One big lot Men’s heavy, high cut, Box Calf, double sole, luce Shoes, worth $2.25, to go at Ai an doomed price, OIitOi One big lot of “Adamant” Shoes, in Box Calf, Kangaroo, plain and capped toe, worth $2.25, to qq go at doomed price, uliOui “Stone Crushers” One lot Men’s heavy Veal Calf Shoes, worth Aj nn $1.35, atdoomed price OliUvi One big lot Ladies’ and Gents’ Collars to go at doomed prices. 98c. Corsets. One big lot F. C. Corsets, Warner’s and R. & G. Corsets that were worth $1.00, to go at doomed price, 29c. Handkerchiefs Big lot Men’s Handkerchiefs, worth 5 cents and 10 cents—large size—at 3 cents. Big lot Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, extra nice grade, worth 10 cents, at 5 cents. Big lot new Towels, worth 15 cents per pair, to goat 9 cents per pair. Big lot new Towels, worth 20 cents per pair, to go at 15 cents. Big lot new Towels, worth 35. cents per pair, to go at 24 cents. Remember these are all new goods. Big lot 10 cents Buttons, at 24 dozen. One lot Linen Tablecloth, worth 50 cents per yard, at 39 ctmts per yard. One lot Red Tablecloth, worth 35 cents per yard, at 24 cents. One lot Spool Cotton to go at 2cents per spool. Groceries. Sugar, 15 pounds for $1.00. Coffee, 9 pounds for $1.00. Rice, 20 pounds for $1.00. Salt, per sack, 53c. One I ) C> 1 1 <Ll 1' Vs^ill Go c IS-i. I ''fl 1 riYjn Doll? it' A mighty moving of all goods. Nothing reserved; all must go! It will pay you to come 100 miles to visit this great sale. This This gigantic sale began Thursday, April 6th, at 9 a. m., and will run 1 5 days. If you value money, don’t miss this gigantic over-stocked sale. Crowds are now flocking to our^store and you would better hurry if you want a share in this GREA I BARGAIN FEAST. J. IN. "I OLvUESON & CO., o. W. GF*OVE£SS & CO., GAFFNEY, S. C. CONDUCTORS. Merchants wishing to buy a portion of this stock should apply between the hours of 7 and 9 o'clock a. m.