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I school advantages that they will ever Set, are we doins onr full duty to th r *'n? \re wo thus fitting them for all of the duiies «d' an intelliseut citi zenship? vVo are l>uildin« for tlie future and We should se to it that we huild strong and well. You have no moje iuuKiiiaul matter that will come be fore you and I recommend that lib eral appropriations be made for the eormnon schools. 1 also ask your special attention to and consideration of the establish meat of histh schools in connection with and as a part of the free school system'of our State. Many children w ill he able to attend the high school wdto cannot attend a State college, and tnanv will be better prepared for college after having attended the high school. It is a step in the direc tion of giving the boys and girls bet ter opportunities on their school life and making them better citizens. Liquor Question. One of the most important subjects t. . <>11 nave itelon you for consid eration. gentlemen of the General As sembly is the liquor question. The people of the State have spok en in no uncertain sound, and we can not mistake their meaning that the State dispensary system must be abol ished and that thert' must be enacted in its stead, a law' providing for local county option as between county pro hibition and county dispensaries. In making my campaign this past summer, on of the principal issues question of county op- | prohibi I ion ii upon that i before the people was the State dispensary or local tion as between county and county dispensaries. The ph nk in my jdat'.n question is as ioihnvs: T am opposed to the system ol a Stale dispensary, i am in favor of local comity option, between county prohibition and county dispensaries. Let each county say for itself wheth er it desires that liquor shall be sold in tiia’ county, or that it shall not be sold therein. This system has been, and is now, the law in several of the States around and near ns, and it is regarded with satisfaction so far as I have been able to learn. You know what you had rather have in your county, and you should, therefore, have a right to say so, and not let other counties vote upon what your county should have. You manage your own county affairs in every thing else, why not in this matter? I favor each county voting upon that question for themselves. If the vote is lor liquor to be sold, then let a countv dispensary lie operated in that county under the restrictions now thrown around the sale of liquor with such other regulations as the legislature may deem best. Let county board of control he appointed ; bv the governor and let the board so appointed have charge of the whole matter for that county, said board to report to the judge at each term of the circuit court for that county all of its actings and doings, and then let the judge hand that report to the grand jury for their inspection and investigation, with such instructions as he may think proper. Whatever profit is made will go to the county. Let the dispensers be paid a salary and not a commission on what they sell. If the vote is for prohibition, then allow' no liquor to be sob] In such county and pass a stringent law- providing for tin* punishment of all “blind tigers” am] other violators of the law. and make it the duty of the county sheriffs, deputies, constables, marshals, policemen and other peace officers to see to it that this law is en forced, and all violators are brought to justice and punishment. 1 would be glad if no liquors were sold tt»-> a bevera ■ but the conditions :*r.* such at tills time, that 1 believe ins to be the best, way to deal with h ones tion. 1 stand upon that platform today, and I urge that you enact a law abol ishing the State dispensary system mid Rive the people of each county the right to vote upon the question of county prohibition or county dis- liensary. The best way of controlling the sale of liquor has been agitating the nlnds of the people of this country or many years; the sale of it has been declared an evil and tlm question for us now is which is the best way of • xintrolling it in this State. The State dispensary system was adopted, and. after a trial thirteen years, a great majority of the people of the State have said that they wish it abolished and that each county Khali be allowed the right to say whether they will have prohibition or <ionnty dispensaries. The win of the people is supreme, and we should heed their demands. Many of you were elected upon the .•ame platform and th<- matter is now bofore you, gentlemen. It Is for you *o say whether the will of the people shall be carried out or not. Let us lo our duty without fear or favor. Bucket Shops. Another matter that I desire to l>rtng to your attention is the enact ment of a law preventing the opera tion of what are known as “Bucket Shops" or cotton or stock exchanges. 'Hi Is is a sp*?cles of speculation that is taking thousands of dollars from ■ hla State! Is demoralizing onr citi zens and In bringing many of them to poverty and ruin. judgment the facts warrant a less mini jhment than death. Tn this day when we read of so many assaults of this character being made, it behooves us to wake up to Hi ■ situation and make the penalty so severe that the women of this State may be protected from this h 'moils crime, and the perpetrators uni.shed so severely that all "ill be deterred from cummitting the same. I further recommend that an act he passtd providing that In all cases of rape or assault with intent to ravish the female mav be allowed to testi fy In privat *. before the Judg. in the presence of the counsel for the State and defendant and the defendant him self, and that the testimony so taken shall be read to the jury as the evi dence of the said witness on the trial of the case. This is the law, in at least one, if not more, of the States of the Union, and should be the law in this State. In this connection, 1 think it im- I nm tant also to ask that you pass an i act making it a misdemeanor to post or display in any public place or on ' any street or highway indecent pic | lures of females. It. is an evil that has been growing in the last few ! years, and one that calls for action | on our part. It is not. necessary for | me to call to your attention the reas- lons why this act should be passed, it ! is obvious to all right thinking per- < sons. I respectfuiiy recommend that a system of mounted police or patrol for the rural districts lie established. This is no new idea, but one that is being carried out with great success in many counties. When there are so many vagrant and idlers roaming | who have al.out, and then* is so much work to ! conciliate I l*o done on every side, the work or :uove-on system should be establish- ! ed. and that can be carried out bet- i ter by such mounted patrol or police i system, than by any other plan. Give | them authority to arrest all violators of ihe laws of the State, and carry ore the nearest magistrate or commitment for trial to the t'onrr of General Sessions. Railroads. When we hear so much complaint from so many sources of the neglect or omission of the railroad companies doing business in this Slate, of giv ing to the people proper passenger and freight accommodations and rates and accurate information of delayed trains, it is very evident to every thinking person ‘11at the railroad commissioners should have power to correct ihese things and to give re lief where ii is fair ami just between the railroads and the people. The railroad corporations should be dealt with fairly and justly, but at the the | same G..n* the peoples* rights should be provided for and respected. I therefore recommend that such additional powers be given J o the rail road commissioners as will enable them to compel the railroads to com ply with such reasonable rules and orders as may be just and proper. In this connection. I would recom mend that the act now of force re quiring tlx* salaries of the railroad commissioners to be paid by the rail- them bef r for trial one or two of their honored and em inent sons, who have done noble work for their States and for the Union. South Carolina's place lias remained vacant. 1 respectfully recommend that you give this matter your care ful attention and give such consider ation to tin* same that at no distant day the statute of John C. Calhoun may adorn that hall, for by thus hon oring that noble son of South Caro lina. we will honor ourselves. Such other matters, gentlemen, as may be proper to bring to your at tention during the present session, I shall allude to in special messages. Conclusion. Allow mo to add in the w-ords of that eminent statesman. Thomas Jef ferson. who when called to tho office of President of the United States, closed his inaugural address, in part as follows: “I repair then, fellow citizens, to the lH>st you have assigned me. with •xperience enough in subordinate of flees to have seen the difficulties of this the greatest of all. I have learn ed to expect that it will rarely fall lo the lot of imperfect man to retire from this station with the reputation and the favor which bring one into it. * * * j shall often go wrong through detect of judgment, when right. I shall often be thought wrong j ! Iiv tlafse whose positions will not j command a view of the whole ground, j I shall ask your indulgence for my own errors, which will never be in- tentional; and your support against I the errors of others, who may con- j demn what they would not, if seen ! in all of its parts. My solicitude will | be to retain the good opinion of those j b A stowed it in advance, to that of others by doing < them all the good in my power, and to b\ instrumental in tin* happiness | and freedom of all. “Relying then, on the patronage of venr good will, I advance with j obedience to the work, and may that. Infinite Power, which rules the desti- [ nios of the Universe, lead our coun cils to what is best, and give them! i favorable issue for your peace and J prosperity.” M.. F .AXSEL. RAVENNA NEWS. I •"Vi r*w-y, v , ••• »r / 1111 >' / This man bought a supply of tobacco with out acquainting himself with the distinctive taste of SCHNAPPS Tobacco, which has the cheering qualities that gratify his desire to chew, and at less expense than cheap tobacco. SCHNAPPS has been advertised in this paper so that every chewer has had an opportunity to get acquainted with the facts and know that drugs are not used to produce the cheering quality found in the famous Piedmont country flue-cured tobaccos, and that SCHNAPPS is what he ought to chew. Still there are chewers who accept other and cheaper tobaccos that do not give the same pleasure Some day they’ll get a taste of the real Schnapps —they’ll realize what enjoyment they’ve missed by not getting SCHNAPPS long ago—then they’ll feel like kicking themselves. SCHNAPPS is sold everywhere in 5 cent cuts, and 10 and 15 cent plugs. Be sure you get the genuine. Personals and Local Items of General j Interest. Ravenna, Jan. HI.—Our rural car-! ri r. Mr. Cameron Littlejohn, of Paco-1 let R. F. 1 >.. while in conversation with your correspondent last Thurs day, told of the many good things the! paitor'.- of his route had given him to eat during and following the boll-! days. Ho said he found many of his i boxes filled with cakes, chicken, tur-j Key and at. many places pretty girls i with waters brimming full of good | eatable matter. Mr. Littlejohn’s face beamed with smiles while relat ing the above and said he certain 'y appreciated it with all his heart and thanked them one and all for their kind hospitality. Ono thing about the eating, said M!r. Littlejohn, w'as that it almost gavo him indigestion. To Cure a Cold in One Day Taka Laxative Sromo Quinine TaWets. /, Seven Million boxes sold in post 12 months. This signature, Cures Grip in Two Days. on every box. 25c. We think such kindness should be I roads be repealed. The office of rail- shown all our rural carries as they road commissioner is a State office | ] iaV o a tough time and should be i Cures Biliousness, Sick Headache, Sour Stom ach, Torpid Liver and Chronic Constipation. Pleasant to tahe F*r Sale by Cbarokaa Drug Co. GRIND Laxative Fruit Syrup For SaU bv Cbarokaa Drug Ca. Cleanses the system thoroughly and clears sallow complexions of pimples and blotchea. It is guaranteed Far Sale by Cherokee Drug Co. and the salary ought to be paid by the State. Confederate Veterans. It. is a duty that we owe to our selves and to our State that we pro vide liberal pensions for our needy Confederate veterans—those who for lack of means or who by reason of age or infirmity are not able to pro- j ] as f vide for themselves. I therefore re-1 commend that you make liberal ap- i propriations for these veterans to be: paid to them under such rules and j regulations as may be just and proper. Roads. Tim road question is oim of para- : mount importance and one that should have our most careful atten-! tion. Manv of the counties of this j their services are fully shown that appriciated. Mr. and Airs. K. R. Goforth spent last Monday at Cowpens visiting Mrs. Willie D. Goforth, who is suffering very much with a cancer. Wo hope Mrs. Goforth will soon be well again. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brown spent Tuesday In Cowpens. They re port Mrs. Goforth as not being any better. Miss M. P. Shippy, of Spartanburg, is spending a few days hero with rel atives and friends. Miss Fannie Smith, of Goucher, I spent last Wednesday night with her J friend and schoolmate, Miss Maggie i Goforth. County Auditor W. D. Camp and rrandson, Mr. Jo© Camp, were here State are now engaged in the laudable f rom m a ra . to 3 p. m. Friday ro- undert.al.Ing of building good roads ‘ f , p .j V j n p r the tax returns for 1907. and others are beginning to prepare | Mr R r. Goforth, of Goucher. was for grading and macadamizing their | topping in town last Friday. Mr. D D. Brown, who has been at- principal roads. When we contemp late the ereat good that it done to tlie greatest number of our people by this work and the benefits to he derived therefrom, it behooves us to encourage, in every way possible, our People to go forward with this under taking I therefore, recommend that you request our senators and mem bers of Congress to urge the passage of such an act as will give to our State a liberal appropriation in money for carrying on of this work. This money supplemented with our convict labor would soon give us good roads i in every county in the State. Supreme Court. I desire, gentlemen, to call your at : tention also to the matter of tjie n<* | cessity for better recommendations | j for our supreme court. The «.>>ace al-I j lotted in the State house for the us • 1 of the supremo court lias all be-n ; taken up with the library and records, except one consultaton room and the j court room. 1 respectfully ask t hat ! you look into this matter and pro ! j vnl<* for the necessities of the court i" this regard. Beautifyinq The State House Grounds. I I would also urge that some stops | be taken toward beautifying and im proving the grounds that surround tills Capitol building. With the ex on * of our pro a business Friday and The States of North Carolina and ditur e of a Httle money a great itn- Georgia have already abolished them ' Provement can be made and I fjH as from doing business within their i silrp d that all our people wish that Uiundrifts. and we owe It to ourselves l State house grounds shall bo and to the good name of the State j h *‘ a, > ,lflf ‘d ami improved, that we follow the example so worth-1 Immigration. IIt set us. We now have on our stat- There is no question of greater mo- uta books an act declarng “unlawful, m<nt to our material and industrial of articles of under certain fiontracts for the sale future delivery, made Hrcuinstances." etc. Let us now follow this up with an act prohibiting any bucket shop, or cotton or stock axchange or any other exchange of like character from do ing business In this State. Assault, Etc. I further wish to call your atten tion to another matter which I con sider or grave Importance at this pae Mnilar time in our history, and that is the enactment of a law providing the death penalty to any male person making an assault ut>on a female with Intent to ravish, granting the right to the Jury trying the case to fix the rmnlshment at life Imprisonment In the State penitentiary if in their life than that of iimmigration The labor question is a very serious one. Many thousands of acres of lands are now lying idle for the want of la borers, and many other avenues of trado are offering work to the work ers. To my mind, the best solution of this question is the bringing in of home seekers, home builders and de sirable workmen. i. therefore, recommend that you take such steps e may to you seem wise to foster and sustain the Depart ment of Immigration BOW accomplish ing so much on this line. Statute of John C. Calhoun. While many of the States of this Union have honored themselves by nlacing in the Hall of Fame, In the Capitol at Washington, D. C.. statues tending the gradod school at Paoolet, has quit and entered tho Goucher high school. David knows a good thing when ho soes It. Miss Ir*ne Bonner, who is visiting her relatives here, gavo a big birth day dinner to a few of her friends last Saturday, as it was her sixteenth birthday. Those attending report n very fine dinner. Mrs. W. F Thomas and family, of Spartanburg, are spending a few days here, the guest of Mir. and Mrs. M. W Littlejohn and family. Miss Blanche Littlejohn, one of our ponular young ladles, spent last. Fri day in Spartanburg. Prof Woodruff, of the Paoolet graded school, attended religious : services at Goucher last Saturday. Mr. K. R Goforth, on* 1 grossly • farmers, was j vsitor to I'acolet last Saturday. Misses Fv.t and I’carle Burgess and l.ona and Noonle Green spent last Friday in i’acolet “taking in” tho pro tracted meeting going on there. Rev Mr. Guy, of Lynchburg, Va., nreached a fine sermon at Goucher last Saturday. His text was “Like as a father pitieth his children, so tho I ord pitiet’i them that fear Him.” Ps. 103:13. , | Messrs. Geo. H Brown and L. D. Goforth, of Jonesville, spent last Sun- 1 dav here visiting relatives and friends. iMr. Salatliiel Littlejohn, of Columbia, j lias returned home after a pleasant 1 visit with bis relatives here. Misses Klla Brown and Hattie Wil- i kins, accompanied by Mr. Tom Wil kins, attended religious services at Pacolet last Sunday, j .Mrs. J. M. Lipscomb and children, 1 accompanied by Miss Eunice Smith, 1 of Goucher. attended religious servic es here last Sunday evening. Miss Addle Brown and Mr. J. A. Goforth attended religious servicee at Pacolet last Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Chalk, Mr. and Mrs. B. G. L. Pettit. Mr. J. B Brown and Mr. T C. Green, all attended re ligious services at Pacolet last Sun- da v Mr. C. C. Kirby, of the firm of Kir by & Clary, was a visitor in our baraca class last Sunday. Mrs. K. R, Goforth and son, Mr. Floyd Karl, spent last Sunday In Cowpens. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pettit and family, of Gaffney, spent last Sunday in this portion of Cherokee. Mr. Sam Foster, of Union, was a welcome visitor in our Sunday school last Sunday evening. Mr. E. R. Goforth, who has so ably carried on the Sunday school at Goucher, resigned last Sunday, leav ing the Sunday school without a sunerinteradeut. Mr Goforth has done a noble work at Goucher ami wo hope the people of that Sunday school can induce him to continue with them. Mr. Sam W. Clary, our hustling rural carrier from Gaffney, has chang ed his schedule and now arrives here one hour sooner. , Mrs. K. R. Goforth, who raises lots of chickens, has a hen that has be gun to catch mice. She says if her cats don’t do better she will have thorn killed and take her hen in their place. Mrs. Goforth, when asked what she would take for the hen said, she did not want to sell her at any price. We would like to hear what the other correspondents of The Led ger have to say about this hen. Mr. Claude D. Burgess, one of our hustling young farmers, left Monday night for Florida when* he will make his future home. We, for one, wish him a prosperous life In his now home. Mr. Lamar Littlejohn was indeed happy last Sunday. Ho was with his sweetheart. Mr. E. M. Green conducted our Sunday school last Sunday. We are having beautiful weather which we hope will continue to dawn upon us. Mr. C. D. Pettit seemed to bo very happy last Sunday and we know the girl was. for “Chick” is sure very in teresting. Our farmers are now busily engag od turning stubble, ditching and cut ting briars. Wishing The ledger continued suc cess. , C. ville. Mr. Leslie Fowler, of Jones ville. has moved to the J110. “Toddle” Fowler place and Mr. R. J. Harris has moved near Mrs. Warmoth’s on Mr. Jim Littlejohn’s place. Miss Pearl Pridmore, of Gowdeys- ville, who spent a couple of weeks with tho Misses Haraes, has returned home. Miss Mao Hames and Misses Butler and Slopes Hughes, visited Saturd- day and Sunday with Misses Irene and Pearle and Eugene Kirby. Mr. Editor, we shall make no pro mise as to what we shall do this year. That we shall continue to write oc casionally goes without questioning but whether our letters will be more lengthy or instructive is more wo can say. We could write a great deal more than we do. but It hai* al ways been our aim to write nothing that would in any way reflect on anothers character or wound ones feeling . We realize our own short comings. thoretforo, refrain from airing others. Annie Ijaurio. Maybe if people loved their ohll* dren less they would be able to sup port themselves. Seven ringleaders of the Mexican strike riots were shot in sight of their follows. Increase Your. Yields Per Acre OfeifilFBUi'FJ'* One Of The Results Grindal Gossip. Grindal. Jan. 16.—“A Happy New Year Miss Retta” rang out pleasantly on the morning air, and while we Kinfllngly ^acknofWledgte the well wishes of a friend, we wondered how there could he any happiness for us when there was such a storm of re bellion raging in onr soul. We are a decendent of a proud old famll , and can laughingly act our part though our heart be breaking or every fiber and tissue of our body be on fire with contempt and scorn, but for once we succumbed. But the bitterness Is dying out even the calm of dlspalr is passing away and perhaps after awhile the last cloud will have roll ed by and we will once more be the joyous “Annie Laurie’’ of old. Mr. W. E. M. Kirby has had his residence nowlv painted. This Is his new years gift to Mrs Kirby. May she Hve many years to enjoy it. There has been considerable mov ing among some of our best citizens recently. Mr. J. E. Gault has moved near Jonesville, Mr. Davis Horn oc cuples the old home of Mr. T. D. Lit tlejohn who recently moved U> Jones- Of liberally using our fertilizers, is to nay off a mortgage on tho old farm. Head the following from Messrs. Wherry & Son. owners of the Magnolia Fruit Farm, Durant, Miss.: ** We mado $900.00 from one acre strawberries, on which your fertilizers wore used. Eight years ago wo bought this place at $30.00 per acre. It was then considered to have been worn out twenty years before, but by liberally using Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers under peas and velvet beans, we can now grow almost any thing, and have been offered $260 00 per acre For the place. Wo experimented with a great many brands of fertilizers, but find the highest per cent cheaper. >’ Now don’t you think Virginia- Carolina Fertilizers would enable you to pay off a mortgage if you had ono? Well, don't use any other. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. Richmond, Va. Atlanta, Ga. Norfolk, Va. Savannah, Ga. Durham, N. 0. Montgomery, Alw Charleston, 8. C. Memphis, Tenn. Baltimore, Md. Shreveport, La, One entire block on Depot and I/>gan stree's, with two 6 room cottages and a 7-room house on same. See me quick if you want a bargain in the block. This property must be sold. One city farm, containing 13 acres with good house on same. One lot just off Depot street, icoxiao, very de sirable location. One lot on Fredrick and Ig>gan streets, 180x200, a !>eauty. One farm miles out with bed im provements, containing 200 acres. One farm, containing 140 acres, 4^ miles out. : : : : FOR RKNT—Two city fanns, SAM L. FORT, Real Estate and Insurance.