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* THE FALLEN LEAVES.
"I wonder why", said dimple eline,
"the leaves fall to the ground;"?
She had some pretty ones with her
which nhe that morning found.
Her grandma said, with bought fill
face; "Their work i- finished now.
And 'neath each grew a little hud,
that pushed if from the bough; ?
But. ere they fell the frost king came,
and gave them dresses new ?
Some of bright and smne of brown,
and some of golden hue.
T.eavescover well the little seed from
, the roueh winter's cold,
A I'd 'neath them insects are as safe a?
sheep within the fold."
Makoarkt A. Kiciurii
Columbia, s. (\
NO DRUNKARDS.
Mr Schu'inan, provident of
O'Tinvoll I'nivorsi y and chairIran
of 111"nmmission sent t<>
the Phillipines l?v President McKin'ey,
in i p ct'iii article irivon
t" 'lie |?1* ss, eniit'nl "Our < I 11 \
. to tin" Phi lipines'', makes litis
statement ; "I have i ever iccii
a Ki'lipiit" drunkard. I regret
till' lll?? Amefio-iits a'lowed the
S'llrtotis tii I'd -I f? n it lw 1111 nil tin.
is':?n?Is. Tli;it lii's hurt the Americans
[in tin1 i'vhs of iln> Kibipinnsl
more than ??nvthins pNp,
and ihe spectacle of Americans
drunk awakens disgust in the
Fillipinos."
Is it anv wonder that such a
si?jht "awakens disgust in the
Fillipinos", when you stop to
think that the Americans are
there attempting to civilise the
Fillipinos!
The Liquor Problem.
Under the above caption, Hon.
A. II. Patterson, a member of the
legislature from Barnwell, writes
the following; timely letter to
The Baptist Courier, which we
endorse in toto ;
Owing to the recent dispensary
scandals there is a great hue and
cry being made, bv its enemies,
that the law should !? repealed.
As one who has always been in
favor of the dispensary system, i
I believe that now is the time for
its friends to speak out. Before
one commits himself against the
dispensary he should consider
the matter from evety stand
point. Suppose, for instance,
that the dispensary law i^ re
pealed at the next session <?| the
legislature, what are you going
to 1)'. .11 i'~ td tee '
*Thei ) are ImiI 111r?*?* ways, un
dor the constitution. In regulate
the sn^p ol into\ic:itinir 1 i?|?u?r-* in
South Carolina, I >ne is under
the dispensary sy-tcni, I lie s-roml
under the license >y-tein, and the
third to prohibit the sale entirely
except lor metlieiiiai purposes.
Consequently it the dispensary
law is re pea !> (! \ on have either
t(t so hs | i | ut e the license system
in its st< a 1 or prohibit the sale
ol' liquor out ii < ! v
While prohibit ion nriv hi de>
suable, and I lor one would
advocate it it I deemed it pr.ieti
cable, yet experience lias taught
us that it cannot be en fore *d and
that it would virtually mean tree
Jb
:> v j^v .
liquor ! j
*Th? evils of the licence s\s ein |<
' we have seen' and I hope w.111 j
never he forgotten?when ever\ i
town in tliit? state hud twi> or ?
more barrooms with gambling I
hells attached, going nLli' nd *
day, debauching the \outh and ?
impoverishing tiie homes <?t" our i
I land. Common sense ttll* us 1
! that it the license system is?, t
adopted thrt constitution 1 re |]
siriotions, such, as not. selling j I
alter sundown, not allowing liquor i J
to lie drunk upon the pr<m s \s j >
and the other good feat or* ? ? 11
ilie dis|?en-ar> <aw, would ig-|?
nored by i he barkeeper. a
ever yu plaee ihe sd'- ot liqu >r *
mi the hands oi a private imhviu- I
ual, whose interest is t.i make as ..
great a profit out of t, is ne can, f
lie will violate the law i
Upon (tie other hand what are ?
the general resuhs ol the disp. n i
sar.v law ? t
Although it has been t uignr t
from th'? time of its enactment, t
and every obstacle h.is been a
thrown in the way of its ert'orce- I
nienl, vet I believe llur I c hi j
I truthfully say, without t? ir ot ?
contradiction, that it has reduced (
J t ho consumption of' liquor and t
11lie commission ot criin ' arisitiu (
I from it .r>0 percent Look at the I
j towns in '<ru* slate helore the ,
adoption of 'h? dispensary sv? s
loin, anil rememtier how common <
J it was for drunken men to tie 5
J upon the streets an ! what an u i- s
usual thini; it is now. .
Take the town that I live in. ?
for instance, ami see what e|l'.?ct i
the dispensary law has had upon j
it. Under the license system we j
had four or five barrooms, iron- t
erally with uamhline dens at i
(ached, and almost every one of t
them was the scene ot a murder i
and numerous bloody fights. |
Since the adoption of the dispell- <
sary law there has been but one (
homicide committed in this town,
and that was not due to liquor,
and there is not now a gambling
house in the incorporate limits of
the town.
Trior to the passage of the law
rows and fights upon salesdays
were common occurrences, now
they are rare. Christmas now
seems like* Sunday, before it was
a day of drunkenness ?tnd debauchery.
I have no doubt the'
experience of Ifarnwell has been i
'that of most of the towns in the >
I state.
Tile disneiivtrv law has releira i
j I<?<I (o the rear ;i|! of IIm- allure I
moot- of the license system, surli
as the hand-oruo ?rl;?ss mirror-,1
i
the liilli:ir>l and poo! t:ih!es and
the e;irtl tables, ami. Worst of all.
the social habit of Ireatin;:, which
has caused the ruin ot .more'
i yoiinir 111on th in any feature of
t lie old harro'uii system.
It is not necessary to inenHon i
other jjood feat tires of t lie d i-pen
; wary, as those alreadv named will
cause men to he-itato before i
| adopt inir * l?o license sy-toni,
which once it is inaugural oil will
soon deyenerile into the old bar-:
room with all o| it- attendant
ji-vils.
1.('I u- I.mk iii I lie >iisjirii-itrv
i 1 r< tin I In* | >< > ii 11 o| \ iew tliiil is '
now ;ivriI;11i114 tin tnin'ls nf iln* 1
jici >| i|?* oil ii is Si ,i' i . | '
SIioiil.iI tin- - v-tom In' 11io|i -In 11
on ;i? r r?11uj n! till' roront h':mi<I;iIs
'in 'In* Sliiio ili.s|i'Mis:iry .ii Co- I
liitnliiu ' j i
I say l>y no iiicnn>. W liile I I
^iliui that such scandal* p,ro Cftlnjated
i?> injure the dispensary,
a,nd especial}* so as there a'e
men who have t'ouseht it trom ita
reation fvom personal and po
litio I mot'ves and who are eatfer
o lav til--b' one upon the sys'em
tnd not upon the officials, \et
11 v faith in the s\sfem has never
een shaken and I still believe
;hnt it is the host solution oi the
ifjlior uriihp'jn that lr?s ever
e-'ti adopted The people of i
South Carolina are too laoii'ia' i
v t'? the (rood result* "f tf>e di*- i
lensary is to wish to destroy i'
o r? ouot of the nwa'iiy o jl
; niie oi i s offi. ials You had as I
*o'l arirne that the hanks should I
ie rinsed on account of the ah-h
conditio ol cashiers with the i
unit-, oi tlia' the St ite pen I
t?oi? isrv sh.ou'd he abolished t?e- i
hii-c ot the recent shortage o'" I
be snp< nnb-ndont, as t<? say I
hat tin- diaponsarv law should I
?* r- poalod on account of tho ]
ni-roniltj?*t ?>f tho fommi^iitncr I
iii'I other di-ponsnry offioials I I
>o'i?v- thif a thunder storm I
oirities the atmosphere. so wi'l
I to recent ox p'\surers of micron i
loot olarifv the dispensary svs- j
"fii a??d th'?' uood will result
hoi''-l?y to ho oeoph*. 1 ?iIs*?
i vo 11 a t r I? - wol a'o oi t lull
o? u- iry will bo adyano?*d i> a
j) . ia' "ommittoo similar 'o 'li?-?
n* tha' in viKt iira'o-l the i >? n
tort bo appointed at tho next
i ion oi tin- Lo..islaturo whose
1 ut v it shall bo to turn on tho
o'Hi liirhts and make a very j
111 tl't in "ll iltviiiitiiriiMi.il niiiu'iirn
iiti? ill" management ami work ]
ngs of tlio State dispensary. and i
(i expose all misconduct and ras
aids' ??f any of the officials, and
hul their report he followed hv i
ndiotment of the guilty parties.
[ have too high a regard for the <
h racier of the people ?f South
Carolina its to believe that it is
mpossihle to select men to man
?ge the State dispensary who will
lot steal ami he bribed. Tore
peal the dispensary law for any
mch reason would he a disgrace ;
o the honorable name of South
Carolina. We have any number (
>f business men in South Car
.1.'.,.. ...Iwv ...... CIl ?ll ..f *1.
>iill i nnu Uflll llll <111 <11 I III'
positions under tin- dispensary
aw and who, upon t he expiration
>f t heir terms of ofliee, run leave
he same, like Pjesar's wife, ahove
uispieion
There are some weak points
n t he dispensary law that have)
jeen made apparent hv the receni |
scandals whieli should be cor '
eefd, one <d' which is the crant !
n<4 of beer privilege*. They are
lireetly contrary to ami in vio- ]
ation of the very spirit and!
d.ject of the dispensary system.
I'liev are nothing more nor less
b in bar rooms and in the larjre!
ities they are said to be adjuncts |
if "blind timers." There should
>e no distinction made between
vhiskev and beer; both should
>e sold only by the regular
oiiniv dispenser. The idea of'
, . . .1
! :iverm:; iiccr. a- now prnrlm il
?y tin* beer <li~pon>ers, t ? c<>nminer-*
;il llicir places <>l' bus
i i e s s, Hereby ci roura'iinj; llio
?>ii-.mijj)tinn of 1 i?111?>r. i? repug
nun in iIk* law ;i11?I obnoxious
? its friend*. Therefore I hey
diould he ;ih<dished by l;i\v.
1 !; recent dispensary scandals
lave also shown Iho (lander of
illowing Hie names of liquor
liouses and their private brand- j
5F(Wl rti
* * . , , * 1
to appear upon the labels of the
dispensary bottles. It is but an
open door to fraud and corruption.
Nothing should appear
upon the label of the disp *haary
bottle except, thebrand of the
state dispenshrvMffftl' words or
marks showingTTl^TuHl of liquor,
the grade, price, hat- it has
been analyzed. There is noth
in^ new in this suggestion, us it
is but returning to the rule
adopted bv the board nl control
under Governor Tillman's administration.
There is no reason
why the name or brand of the
house toiii which' the liquor is
bought should appear upon the
hot tie. The dispensarv law was
not adopted for the purpose of
advertising liquor houses Prohibit
the appearance of these
private brands and names ot
liquor houses upon dispensary
hot ties entirely and you wil
therebv prevent dishonest commissioners
and dispensers from
hoos>ing and creating demands
for the liquors of particular
houses.
My object in writing this letter
is to expose the fallacy of the
irjrument of the enemi- s of the
lispene-irv that became some ol
its otlh'ial* h tve done wrontr
tlfat, therefore. tl>e whole s.xstem
is rotten an I corrupt and that
it should be aholi-h '!, win r?*as
I he facts show that the morals ol
n:r people have been improved
under the dispensary law and
that to repeal it would 1 e retrograding
to i he old barroom, which
was the bane of the state. I believe
the dispensary will stand
I he storms of the future just, as
it has weathered those of the
past, ami that safeguards will ho<
thrown around its management
that will prevent the recurrence
of the scandals referred to.
County Alliance.
Tlie Lancaster County Alliance
will inert in the Court House on
the second Friday in January at
10:30 o'clock. A full delegation
is requested to attend this meeting
as important business will
come up for consideration.
K. B. Linoi.k, Pres.
J. M. Kniuht, Sec.
am Hale
and Hentty How9m j
writes C B. Hill, of Marshall, Mich., j
"a living proof of the ellicacy of
I )r. Miles'Heart Cure. I have suf- I
fered 2o years from heart trouble, j
and became so bad I could not lie j
down to sleep. Physicians failed to
help me. :nd 1 was advised to try
1 )r.Miles' 1 le irf Cure, which henetited
me from the tir:,t. 1 continued using
it and now am i:i perfect health."
Eft. MILES'
Heart Cure
is sold l>y all druggists on guarantee
first bottle beneltts or money bark.
Hook on heart and nerves sent free.
Cr. follcs Modical Company, E!khart. Ind.
Kodol
Dyspepsia* Cure.
Digests what you eat.
It artificially digests the food and alda
Nature In strengthening and reconstructing
the exhausted digestive orgaas
It is the latest liscovered digestant
and tonic. No other preparation
can approach It In eMctency. It Instantly
relieves and permanently cures
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea
Sick Headache, Oastralgla,Cramps,an<
all other results of imperfect digestion.
Prepared by E C DcWitt A Co., Chicago.
CRAWFOKll H II
Auditor's l\lotio<
l.ANOASTKK ' ' H , ' /
1'eceniber fi, 1801) )
VJO'1 I K ih hereby given * l< ? 'nig1.V
olllce "ill he open Iron. 1 h? 1st
day oi .1 \NU.\KY to the 20tli ?t ? of
FKItltU v It Y. 11)00, Tor the porpo of
receiving tin* ret urns of the ts\tv <-g
of I.messier coiintv.
A II persons having proper!> ? ? ir
pos-es-ion or roi'rol, a? nin-iye-a^
holder-, or us husband, parent, g. rdiiio.
1 ri, .?eet ex?color, admit'!.-.* r,
receiver, accounting cfflc?r, age 1 ,t..
tor mi-\, nr f net i>r, "ii f li KI '>Tda <>f
.1 A \ l' U(Y, IfliH). hpi' require" Hi ii-t
(tin -sine f'?r taxation within the tun?
require" r? \ l>w, or incur the pi-oa'ty
of * I FTY f"-r crnt , vt Melt *tf n'-he- in x_
('HfM* ' I f?l|llrM fl' lit
The |io>| t hx of oNK I i \K ig
In mi ii |iiiii tt M.xl.K prPMiini hi-twi-fO
the hbi'? ot 21 it11if (M) t6?r",ritr,i'p' person
wh are lottiniHil and unanle to
earn h ?ii^liiii i; also. on fed-'rale ^oldie
r~ alt v?- 'he au" of 50 year
' he a ii 'I i t e , p an a-si^lani vtil attend
the following plane- ill tile county
on ?he days named below for the
coovenieiice of the pllhlic:
Oseenhi?Tuesday, January 0, 12 .ill.
Pleasant Valley ? Wednesday, January
10
Belair?Thursday, .Tarnary .11
Van XX'yek? Friday, January 12
Dix e, a. in.. Dwight, p. m?Monday,
January 15.
Tradesville?Tuesday, January 1ft.
Taxahaw?Wednesday, January 17.
Flat Creek Church?Thursday, January
18.
Dr. C. C. XX'elsh's?Friday, Jan. 10.
Primus?Saturday, January 20. ?
Haile Hold M ine?Monday. Jan. 22. '
Kershaw?Tuesday and XX^ednesday,
January 2J and 24.
Heath Spring?Thursday. Jan. 25.
Ph-asant Hill?Friday, January 2ft,
to 2 o'clock p m. * ;
Dry Creek?Monday, January 29. I
Under an act. of the legislature, all
(irimmn navm* a grand IDCOUIP UI
or more, are required to make a
return of the name to the auditor at
^ the time of making their other returns.
It will be to the interest of every
taxpayer to make hin return promptly
of all personal property; also of all
transfers or improvements on real estate,
and save the penalty of 50 per
rent., which attaches after the 20th of
Febru ry. Kenpectfiilly,
JNO. A. COOK, County Auditor.
MONEY TO LOAN!
Ill A V K made arrangements with
Brokers in New York City through
whom I am able to place loans secured
by a llrst mortgage on improved farms
for five years time, payable in instalments,
at the low rate of 7 per cent,
interest per annum. The brokerage
and the charge for abstract and inspection
are small and at the expense
oi trie borrower.
R. t. WYLIE. Atty-at-Law.
Sept. 27, 18ft9. t>m. ,
Notice.
rnilKRK will l?>- a meeting of the
J Stock holders of the Kickshaw
I Mxiicam i i.k t 'o. held in the office of
the I.ancxsi kk M krcantii.k Co , Lancaster,
s. on Monday the 22d day of
January, UKm, for the purpose of
changing the name of said corporation
| from Kershaw Mercantile Co to Kkkkiiaw
Mkio'antii.k and Kankino Co.
Hy order of the Hoard of directors.
K. E.t'i. ?fi?,
Secretary.
Anyone lending n skrli li ?n<! description may
quickly atiyrialii ?>?ir oDinion fruv nlmtlier iui
I Invention n iirnliablrplli ntahtn. fi>riunuiilra>
I Unit if i-icl It ' nlldcnt IhI. Ilulldliook nil I'utenls
| in*lit 11on. oMeet aifoiioy fur Mcuriiiir entente,
fit nut a tiiknn ttimuuti Mum. A. Co. ruculvs
t[i" |iit notltt, wit hout clnuvo, In tt.o ?
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