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THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. and tb number is increasing year ly. These youtba ibon1d evideotly rrot be Sento O this intitto1, where, Uy association with or proximity to hardened criminals of mature age, tb-y come initiated in crim" the name and cbarwter of which they won1d hardly learn wswhere. This a.o-<.iationj of the youtbfI criminal with the; rt--t vicioni and de%prav-,d rim . Psid.rtly Precourage arls l .t ' r v i: d ad r:r.rrminality in thm'! as y t er,mp1arativ -y ut.crrrsptel and F!alv able rie'-; it is the b,-st p-i,-et way to r:er- it tU;t r:r irisal a Be-lievit'g that it is Ihef duty of th Sut;i's r'-prs+-rtat i e- to pr- r-nt thei c r m rltihat ! ak4t! st, r ,i I. a plac. for 1on! f i d1'. . ' c'rtm y t Is r.rou 1. ' . rnt t i Tinr . 'where th.hy rl.1y to. kept ea, -.:. he deadl riera- r ast,rallyEe-r ciht-. Ttn- r (](Jjf. r . 10 a d i-lt ri r.d atrr - tr II r a. tirk a! I'fr- ra'rt ariv' vor.'i -' tra~': n i;.i t3- r ak-- ,ri. .al. Pr:ated~a ([.n id b rg the01(- known State T,~t..- 'r,w bh don i th but* ro, tL -> ,xp--f t o a r-pf-rmatory. t i t. r r o r v f bri.:k an. t. l t-r. h (crt-e to- L':try bul ig ., Th .e fti r f(,r ?;I j,n irj."- tcao tlj i rc-gul r a i s mmri nb :for. -'l I/:tor of h1,' na tr T401 hr.d r,othful ri-l-- h l i1;f : JIpeS-ti i e rralr. tr-t , fittry, -rid fit t iti f g,r ;;.fkin rettfoud frt th:, w rlkp,i of f. t. h a gpittim would rmtk- t-e:- 14-,r. in tory rot o ar g.y rnre:rnn. but almo fir4phl l reorr;-.-tivi! g iengs that wouI t rif. .'-:- ir.-- -.n,-;).. of fho cringimil twwic. WIlJE NSA I. V. Notbi g eonicted wittm t- isd riit at t h w n l is of Sf . .-i.vsm - a stirn i wold make th aReferrra-' tn or not ' olv larda lel f. saiie idlenl'itt.and ith rjitle~ness iarnong t earothfua raloul-h. ritits Ndothn conniecte withu the ad listratIioni of te 1-iStat Govern - mot at ir tis itime irs of o Vinuch iner *tidre and iropiortandc. I r Dipt. ingrthlyirior traI ispic hay a>w, b-(n ifrc f t o niv e at as r alf yir Ears, aenidl the1( prtated and itlMt allo had bueuwf,-ed to frigd. and is. hayso rehed a o ciiasl te go it nlt yet fi ryandt iiyrmnety foutbit se orcompytel fornhie away writ it wi ll ere nti rnb sti l that.ig atith at esson ofk the lDislnaryur.~ t.e litigationf, inst itte itn t I nitg-l SttsrutCourt by.\Vsingtu Variler ioiwk Jue Smo' decision . utiin i corsi ab tparaliyi of the IDispersairy Lw, iio farl its puitiveetres,wilte wer cu t t on conyd, t nit cotil ersodall beeni dhaed.1( Te' Diopery. iri htaten forced tol (Oiht tfrte wits. legy, onaterr of thebsliaiy ;a yet, etrange oriy, at packfogei successfully;nc fo wil the prlitseu woro( rhpeduedb this lwlss oofin, Stto, tr wasm rolstinough daid nots (t'omak ite D ightenosay uod. of proft Ine Maas, the Sinupremeu Court a Wanrush ington lied df~ ono itse dson, sustcanmg t1he cost-tu tionlity of th DoriispensaryI iLw to work itl fatros, wt h ti0 the l ititi logc a btl hadt bhuiw y tgt Statroy n the dubts asfto thle futurh hea satus fot.ho isnti,say was drmvt . he toet ofriginal~ packige StW, weithmypimisin.I.i no doomre its o ight to tk rd. d-l oin yurinottendrn the sanctionat, had gan89fo4ol,i the Stat rm ourn hy declaring the Dipensary Law Tmncoratitntionai, gav. tho ilioit li quor dealers encourAgpment, and as a result there was'widespread demor. alizatioo, with liqor-..fling preva lent almost everywhre, even in the comnt,y, notwithtanding the law prohibitfd iti fale abeointely. After that oeci-ion had been reversed and the Diapernari"-s reoped, and a ri.ore or kr rigid nforcernent of , Whe -aw f r tw-- years had expired in i larg(-.ru r tez l-gal traffic, arme the irtcrf, 'r'ee of the F"dIeral (onrt~, aFifid the ir( ri.r.rnrrit of con. table:, for conzts-ir pt. Thi.;i ititerfer w!W:f! ga'e ejt.- r:r>u r;. ::ur,t to a large .jvirrsi>,r of ilcit d a-air-. arA irinrre.I1 -.-ra e,Q n (~.. tirinrir* i r: t b.. fI.ninlg. . i a v.b.- trhe paral zIrg d-c-;irn ii the Vaer.&-r.,'>k ca" catn.-. hc-re was a ph"rrzr -r.tl ir.erea - ir, the niirri thv.. tr:Cr ! iT (-arrna Tr.i. ..:w m.i- r of r-t r U w-- ir i > t.t ':--iate t .a -, th 1 i I 6--St I f i actory, r ",ot. ie t a nte'l in I Ib -b . ! t r; ;r p.i h co!uIr. -IS r, r ,i tr itw - n- ro-, to thl - i . ttr -r r- of I I ' -r,L1 ,JIO g-, I~~~~~~~ iri a i i*-t i~t t- i'* tf i t w b Iht b-' 4.- id ite ' ir g - 't r. of l irjoor riquhin tr being It k I I' en ti ofi i b->r !fi.- anp .gItr .gL 'Ii ! -. or t re'.'j tie rI(e th. cooiti.,na of ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ nv ,!-ru ;v inwsrki.-rof ~t 'hs r t ra r. h n t he Vanh-rco,,k dII. t' o r.-:i' , tunie,I fheir bal-k- on it. rho .l :-r Ih -- in u drV. a00I ..j"! t r -2 - - I I i, r. . a Iv ate- r>f r w>or t r r:: :. T, r. tA' wo w illy :- ar'tel 'I ar:.-- re- r F- m. 'm g r .14 4 in r t--ir n i li . r.*I Y, 4 t h1 e- r-- -- e-ai r..1: f .-r -- 'r. : . i -:. -it L' -s r;. Ia. y bi'i t- b.- ff . l * If. as- - t rhat th vt r''. Y. b- l: th ii- ri-j to Ita > I h r. cf t i I lb.d 1,f', t-n it i, th( t cit II fris,t -a t i h -. ari 'i: l Ii-' - i t bliiar, ther ii,fE yfe't 'AudiI ui rofrnid. tliner- t iiprootii-el otrf :u,lt <-d bynv t' . bbght jdii i al he ing t, rer:ne, rih;tll faent bhe i.. rp,ortuniy t..''iri- w ?f'* f . rO it. 3n 4~~d~biig forth f'rolr fa)etr rlni h l' %rf that1f, f r' ' a ,. aa ,rif rp,e (ir f th d, i'& (:bve no ,' i ro inlT ..frft - her) ch''id f,ft captive and ' sha,itrk.h int dungeon,ri cld~1 tr '-t w lli be inir gnI . d). Jii: 'er are thou.jf n ofg :t he~rr an t hre ir babesi who) lie eb.'ekle by disease4 ((f(.in the rWithout k ini 'rg hit, y hairvingh eint ue l'tP oif ,rtheri ,ion ofJ i,fthiuiaut ii, wiiith the n'fiet(ier. Too n iiay w,n au' x-i- uprt d ig 'fe of th id tel i t and It tortant ar gans% r thatsae wehy i-r and I in t ro ti,s'ible.g,r Arnin ,i w o ff i n E .iy .nt cannt be .a'. It pabl wi ani4d r,ci ta t I inite r for ti onte ring upon( thiie adti andri-% repn) ii Iiii- . th a ,aiit ins i e. h ful i'ie to- it1 V* th 4- h er i l th,) boith rren 3ralfand loal,i I a to,. rh l reto rd. sr. iIra i Al<e' Javotk e 'n WI'- 'itio)n i o the bes Io faV U bh, hndii e f thI-if puIS~ ro1 e. fIt atrid na ig h rn trn.healthy an il fif' ii,3c 4' diorou, it,4'tE p ofnte .regulart4. ity of Iltheri' fuctions) I'afety andease. It, i t i iin tat ti, inte.ne forU this o phr ps4 ol and in od or n oter I)alr*' l i ndn ieen nuo reaon to change my opunioa. nhe law has never had a chance jither to show what it can do, but ow, since thera is no louger any Iyeetioa as to legal limitations or 3>weri, we are free to address our wlves to perfecting and improving be system. The large vote re -ired b the Prohibition candidate or (overnor in the second primary )f the late election, cannot be .con idered entirely an endorsement of >rohibitton, for there is excel ent rea.son to conclude that he Prohibition candidate pol ed the frill Prohibition voe in he fir-t priraary, while in the second ie plIed the vote rf the majority of he antagonists of tb. Dispensary yite-m, from whatever cause that &%agonristr arose, and, in addition, he str(agth of all the '-soreheadi trill disgrurnieri office-seek,,rs and liticians o! toth factior,. The 'ectior ii Charltston is a - triking !Vbqlerce of khii- It will hardly be Ii;pts-d, that, if the people of .rleton want prohibition, as their Oties would F'ern to show, it is be --t;; ttwy fe-el sure that system horo 'w il1 be praciicaliy no restraint )i t e sale of whiskey. Tornirig now to the practical con iilerationm of the Dispernsary, I do j't thirik whi.sk,-y aoiill be sold in M>y eouinty where! a majority of the >a.ople favor prohibition. I there ror r-cornrici(d the stibision of h1eo ipior question to the ridifieNd -lctor. of each county, that eaeh 1loitv fray vote as it prefer-4. Any orItY, howevsr. that vott for pro s ibition shoulld be rna Ie to betar ail url' orci, the prohi bitory h: ril suchi cort,bo ,djt re ny'-f tO- p)r,Iils f:orij th,. Di. r >."j ti tji solp),wt rj,' ouir fra-i h No.A, the co n y- of Mir. r b b n'vr ha I a D)i-par-.y S - - - no -: .9r t:a;l- v,tro - : i:por. r to th T -...tiKa o:ain> in e- - Y rK.. i.fifre the- o'iy -J. t .rie at Ticzah. h. - -. n.. Il, leav.ing the coun tany place where liquor b-g!! b t YoI will call that U- tr.e.e: two cor:nrti-s are u-N .rth Caroina boinn r --.' A(-!! 2::2;-.. that '. re - a ~r '. b>x A2 v.i-.-ve frrn -li4 - .: - Iline,1 by wag.onis )>? e- ui r- . ii" t h<-g ionl c'*- runsav e r irnp -rt"d for p.r.onial use. t.1 sr> r'-. ra:tion, but it canirot he thj'I rn:: l--gally. I hoelia've that be. rat anda jus't for tho-' a . s.'h1 have pr hiblitions, or a herI--' oft r-r adop1t it as thea raean >f t'onstraIlling the lj ior tradie, to he axti- I to' ~1 f'nfrc' such law, nor fih-iuld boy- r'ee-ivr' any part of the profaits rn-a rg frr the sale oif lie] or in the ithaar coun ft i'-, to adId to t heir s'n-hool ii dr-. If ?.hu, c-.u5?y oticer-', rnag trata"i and .'hiariffas, "rnforce. the law, *o!'l arnd gaod--thare. will be nio ried or con- ta s ut if they do niot, hie Giova'rr.or shouldl be gi'ten the aaahority . upjoC pe-titiont setting forth orch, vislatin, I o appaoirnt c.,m-tal.-, andl to r'-(j'ir" a lev-y in, such couhn Of' 55Geaeai f-r thear ?irnaitenancae. No iat ajn conaida'r muatters con -'raing; the adin nis~jtra, ltio of thaa aw othI,'r thi ,is h-ae mrentiona,l ai hs-all,g w it ba its violas ionsa'. \\hen ha )u D pa.nLaary ' ysternj wats fir.t in 11ng4arata'd, t he .St;ate B'aardl wa'4corn. a'd a.' t ,'ha' Go vernor, t he Coar,jy roAlb-r Genea-arral, anr- I the At tornsey to'rj ral, a-x olii, sael ina thset was1 Ve.t ad, tha' powV.r to Iapp.ri rt the S".tOt aaarmi,,M--,,r ia1an thea Couunty Board! if Co,t rol, rand to aexsrcise geneiaral allpa*rvi is ova'r thie working. of t he )iMjpanaFary ini the whole State'. A ftrr hi" retr.ganot of Gov. TFillinan, ira Faha mile of (Govern,or Evamns' trmn, hie Loagi- latuire changed this piro i'iioni, arnd c'srad a netw State Boeardi o-f Consitrol, cojnsist ing of five n'bei,rs, toin be lected( by it.self. l'he (Gov'r nor was left wit hint of biia conne'ctlioln withs the D)isparn. rnrry, (exeJat thean right to npp siist anda aias now b'een ina foirco thlree yeaars, anid, ina my oinions, it hass failed to recoruplish thae pr posas of its adr mite a. TIhe, idIar was to divorco the I)iapenrsarry tsrste fromt polities atnid to punt i rader a strictly bufsinaeri followed. It is notorious that the Dispensy is . much or more in Politics than i, ever was. As Gover nor, I have had Uttle or no authority in connection with the administration of the law, and no power of restraint or direction over it; and yet I have been held responsible by the people at large, and by my enemies in par ticular, for the mistakes and short comings of its management. Re spo.,sibility without authority is a mtri unpleasant and] unjust burden; and while I do not seek additional re sponsibilities in connection with the Dispensary, I submit that justice and fairneis make it neces3ary either to reliieLi the Governor absolutely of all connectioi with this institution, or else give him some potential voice land influence in its affairs. The Legislature itself, last ses.nion, by a particularly unanimous resoln- t tion. deprecated and almost forbade the granting of beer and hotel privi leges, but the State Board of Con- I trol paid no attention to this expres, sion of op:niou from the law-making body, and I had to use the constabu- I lary to suppres.9 the nuisances in the form of open barrooma, which r%sult ed from the granting of these privi- i leges. This brought me into antag ollism with the State Board of con trol--an antagonism which might ivoe been avoided had those gentle men paid any heed to ni suggestion or consulted me as to the best policy to hbe pur,L)u,.d. A-s long is the orig inal] paickag4e '-tore-i we're runing.iI~ in open compLetition with the Di,pen s:.ry, and illeit sl.-s we-re 1lso-) il. Scher-cke-d, ti-ri wa-, pe?rhap-, s>utiJ e.c<ise fur the State Board of C :n. trAl t) 1ontine- ibv t pl)cy: It aft-r the .ur-m- C-1-irt of the United a h L e :ra .J thee wa1i-litv of the D - .inry Lrv. an,dl Jd i-1 - ogto-'s support of the Swe' c-petit.r-. ir-aviig ti.e Dis pe,ary L1aw in full rscssion of the t I id:1 not think ther-e wn. is!ay ex-rn . fo-r the costitance of th. f )ioy uphid by- the State B-ard: for I beliewt b e forw- r lw. aind I believe- the pre-e%t lkw. sho-ild be administe-rHd a. a teiprraL.ce inea sure. with n-> regard wbat4ver to the matter of proit or to ar% t hing otlher than to tkeach th'. p)"Ople to use whis ke-y without abu-is; it, an-1 to mini ais-e. a- far as posibe, the evils in v-perbly cnmod&ith ;Its tr;;fie and d -. M >re-.er, under th pre se-nt system , the State Comnxmiy.sionaer is a m-re nigureLead, without power and alm,- without dutifs. The State Boardi of C-r1t r.2l have aibs,>rbt edl nearh all of hi- i:1r.ctiomrA. I subrit wh at s'-emsw to rue to be the b'.t p1 N.i of orgat.ization:r The detail-s of the bna.ir,ess -'houlId be turrned over to the State Coun,n Sioneer, while the Board ofi Control ah-suldl have authority toi puIrchaH liquors arnd to exe-rcu'e g<-nzeral sup - erv.ision ov'-r I he whole systemi. The B-ard of Control .should be aip poirnted by the G.overnior, with the a'lvice, andr conis-nt of the Sennte, andi the e-gns-tablaes i-h-9iuld be tap p'inrtedl by tLhe Board of Cont rel andi State Comi.siorner. If oh. jretion is made, it may be j.ointed out that the regents of the isospi. tal for the Insane are appointed by the Governore an1d the mainagemnenit of the institution is sxcellent. Note From Extreme Nervousness, T fIAT neo oie frmedy caen conetain the emnrts neCcenary to cure alt deas. es, lv a factif wel1l kneown to overyone. Dr. M'le.,' Jjystem of Iierttve It-eedles consiset e,f seven dleietcieely different preparations, eachi for its own purp,oAe. Mre. L. C. lr arnley, 3$7 llenry St., E . Cath erine, ontario, wries: ''Tor yeare I seuf fe-red f rom e!xtrerneo neervousne-en arnd annoy ieeg constii pation, de velropineg into tealp!tit ion and' weaiknes-si of thec heart. I v'as tiable to Isleep, esuffeu-e re uh from brdache, painr In my h-ft side,, p,alpltatlon and a consi!tant Ifeeling of weakness and p)rostrat ion. I began uing Dr. Mile' Nervine, Iert Cuere arnd Necrve and Liver PIIIls anid tho Anti-P'ain Pills to relleve sudden paroxysmzs oef pai and headaoc-he. I soon felt muuch improved and thie paines and aches and weariness left. me. I then too)k J)r. Miles' Rlentorativa Tonic and am now res'"ered to my former good health," Dr. Meiles' Iteomuedes are sold by all drug-* glis under a positive Mie' gurnte frtbottle Feodef benefits or money re- .or funded. Ilook on dis easogsof the boart and Hlth nerves free. A ddress, DJL MiLES MEIOAL 00., Elkhar&, Ind. aL, the members of The present Board of Control are not even re grized to give bond for the faitbt,l performarce of duty, yet they bare absolute control of an institution do ng annually a million and a half lollar businees The County BKards of CoDtrol should be abolished, and two or three inapectors should be appoint, f :o Ieok after the Dispensers' boo's nd tbe breakage. This would bc a nuch more economical method thaa he one fnow pursued. This systm f org-inization, together with ti e iuperviion of the graud jnritt-:, wouid reduce peculatio,i and et.; >ezzlement to the smallest amot-t >oesible. The Stte Comrnissior night be either appointedI by the tate Bard or -Itct(i I Y ILe -:, iral Assembly. We have otb s ems now in force in the Sti e. Phe Superintendent of th) 1107)it i or the Insane, who is giving per ect satisfaction, is apl)jointed; t! iuperintendent of the Penitent it , Im equally efficient officer, is elect 1 1v the General Assembly. But tht ri lould be vested soniew here i be -ower by which both State Co n. .issioner and County Dispew rs night be suspended, aud, if w e sary be removed for cause. I suggest, also, what seems to me(5 t needed improvement, and that is a !hange in the rLariner of purcha ng .iIors. Whiskey is as much a tape article as corn or flour, though t varies in quality and price, accord ng to age and the methods of dis. illation and manipulation. The argo bulk of liquor consumued by he ipeople is obtainable in abso uteiy pure form and of good quail tY. without the necessity of ro. !ourse to chemical analysis, for it aa lue I)Ou,ght directly from govern nent warehoises without pasing hrough the hands of rectitiers and Danipulatori, who are almost sure o adulterate it fua the sake of pro. it. I thiink that the law should pro ride tbat purehases should be mle inder annual contracts, with parties vho iould agree to furnish liquors roai the bonded warehouses of the :nited States, of the required .ge nd strength, upon the most reaon. bl- terr. These contracts sho,Od Pt let in such a way as to preclude AIl [s)sibility of collusion or fraid f blended or rectified whiskeis are >>ugbt, as is now the case, there is I-olltely no safe test by whbl dulteration can be shown, uni.sS he liquor is so bad as not to be lit o drink. These remarks apply to he X and XX whiskeys, or ligners f the first and second qual y, 'numerating fromnr the lowest to the iighest, as has been the rule in n state. 1 do niot believe it is repri * >le, ,,in thes State's busIiness, t:.~at here should be a swarm of wbis,-ev Irenmers meeting at Columbia o:e month to sell the requised suf pliy a dihiblets. Arrangements shouild >e made under contract for the j.er. bhase, as I have indicated, andI lhe >rdlers for additional supplies w' dd ~o forward w ith as much assurance of seing honestly filled as if salt or acon were bought. The spe. al rands and wines required could be puircha.sed in the samae way, and a' biese constitute. only a small parn of he buisine's, no change neesd be. nlade in the present mode of buyiung hemo. 'There is another matter that ip [pears worthy of meant ion. With the '.xpe(ri*ence gained b~y the employ eQs n bottling andi( packinig and ship ping of liquors, there oug,ht toi be practically no breakage, if t he Iot les were of goodl quality, and the p)acking were well done, for the cars ire loaded alongsido the State D)is p)enisary buildling, and1( t here is hard. y a transfer from one road to an ither. This mat ter of breakagot huas e(en thie main reason for cont jiin1r he County Boards of Control. It an,i he readily seen what a saving woulud follow if these boards were ibolishied, and it can be safely as torted that the preventiona of break ige would make these boards no onger necessary. TIhere, is one other matter to wh,ieb [ invite the caret ul attent iou of thle 3enerasl Assembly; it is withI regard o the importation of whiskey for personal use. The protection giveas >y the Supreme Court, to those who lesire to exercise this right in good !nithi is .in no sense ob'jectionahb. ['he Stato (lees unot need, nor does it wish, to restrict its citizens irn this right; but the abure of it gives a oophole for illicit dealers to ob)1 airn he'ir suppilies, undiuer the preten'IM' ~h't it is for personal usa. The pro. r inions of thie law wvhicb was d. d1r thik can be amended so as to mako i the impdrtation of such licmore comeI within the terms of the Court's de. cree. But fur the opportunity thus afforded to evade the law, by im. porting liquor undej the pretence that it is for personal use, there would soon be small need for consta b!es. I earne8tly nrge that the Ju. diciary Committee consider the sub ject carefully in the light of Justico Wiiite's opinion, and see if tomeo provision ftr inspection cannot be enaceted, that, while illiposing 110 onerous burdens on the citizen who imports for his own uso, will yet ilk sure the importation of puro liquotH, an-1 limit, as far as )ossiblp, the t-bliso of this right for the purpfoses of sale. Let the law define fully and clearly the methods to be fol. lowed in such cases. I have already lpc'nted out how we may purchase, for the Dipens-irv, liqliors that are pure;Lome1l provision requiringbonded warehoase stamps on liqors con smined in South Carolina, it seems to III, would answer the purpose; but 1 only throw out the suggestion for what it is worth, and call attention to the subject because of its impor. tance. MISCELLANEOUS. I lli attention to the report of the Adjutant and Intispector General. The militia of the Stato need to b reorganizde. The present disorgan. ized condition is calised( by it large number of the Stato Imilitit wntoring the service of the United States in obedience to the President's call for volunteers. I recommend that all persons sll ing cotton seed meal in the State, either as Cattle food ori as fertilizer, he required to pay the priviloge tax. Th- fiinanves of the Penitentiarv ar,v in a healthfful condition. The low price of cotton has decreased the profits from the State Farm, but the instituti-in is more than self-sustain in anu will pay $10.000 into the State Treasury. During the past year an epidemic of smallpox swept tbrough the State, greatly alarming and inconvenienc. ing the people in some sections. At my reqest, the Stato Board of Health took the matter in hand, and eUdeavoredto ttampout the disease where it had appeared, and to pre vent- its spreading to other localitics. In their work, however, they were hampered for want of necessary au thority to deal with the situation. There are several cases of smallpox now in Samter County, wvhich could have been easily handled if the State: Board of Health could have com manaded funds to carry on their work; this they did not have, as the emer g(-ncy fund had been exhausted. The powers of the Board should be "inlargedl. The following Opinions fromi thn report of the Board I re commend as rmost timely and wise; "Promp~t action and the most ener getic antd aggressive measures are reqjuired to control epidemies of any disease, but more 4specially those which are attended by a high death rate. Vacillationi and indecision on the part of the health authorities is a fatal a.nd criminal mistake in their manungemient, as it involves loss of life and a large expenditure of m'foe. The powers of the State Get a Sti Or And Save Endless Suf fering which Winter Brings. The most offensive of all dis eases becomes more intonse as cold weather approaches. In fact, many who have been under treat ment for so long, and during the summer feel little discomfort from the disease, are almost persuaded that they have been cured. But the first chilling blast of winter proves that the disease is still wvith them, and as the winter advances, their Catarrh grows in severity. Those who have felt only a slight touch of Catarrh may be sure that only cold weather is needed to deC velop the disease. What ap)pears to be only a bad cold will prove more (!iflicult to cure than for merly, and will return with more frequency, until before long the disease is fully developed. "For years I suffered from a severe case of Catarrh, andI to)ok several kinds of medicines and used veisions local ap palications, but they had no effect what ever. I was Induced to try 8. 8. 8. (Swift's SpecIic) and after two months I was perfectly well and have never felt any effects of the dlisease since. "B. P. MoA a.usTn "Ilarrodsburg, Ky." It is easy to see the importance1 of nromnteament , fo .atr. Board of Heafth sldbd eularged, %nd hot be Merely adwisory, as they ire at present, aqd thy should be given oontrol of epidele0 whenever they ocoirr in the stilte. Their so. tion would be lees Influenoed by local ioterests and prejudices than the local Board of Health. The act Df 1894 establisbing local Boards of Heaslih in incorporated towns and villages bhould be extended to every township, and theso township Boards, its weli as hose in the -incorporated citi(s Itad towns, should be-required to givo notico to the State Board of Hoalth of the prvsoneo of any con tagious disensto in their jurisdiction, ad a ipenalty should be attached for neglect to porform this duty. If this witH law, tho State Board of Health, being apprised of the pro. sotice of any opidemic, could taka immediato stops for its suppression, andlius save life at, leso expense to the peoplo of the Stato than under the present iw. During the pro. iont opidoimio of sinallpox, the Sti to Board of foulth took char6e only in thoHe locititiot in whioh there were no local Boards of Hoalth. As their powers woro moroly advisory, and in order to ho elothed with some au thority to do this work, they had to obtain from tho (lovornor commis sions for sanitary inspectors. The opidomic in incorporatod towns wasi undor the maatigemient of their re spoectivo local Boards of Health, and the Act. of 1894 conferred ample power on them, as their rules and regulations had the force of a town ordinance when approved by the mayor and couucil." CONCLUSION. In conclusion, lot me impress up on you that the past year has bo(u one of unusual financial stringency. The people generally are hard press od to make a living, and many of them are not able to pay their taxes. As guardians of the public weal and conservators of- the prosperity of the Comm-onwoalth, it behoove3 you to take every possib'.e measure to insure economical and caroful ox. penditure of the hard won fundsthat the slim resources of the State Treas ury place at yoor command. Dur. ing the recent campaign you pledged yourself, as legislative aspirants, to economical administration of public affairs, and to reduction of expenses. We all preached eonomy then; wo must practica it now. I have point ed out various end practical methods of reducing expenditures. I tru4t these recommendations may meet your approval and secure your sup port. If you wvill adopt these recomt mendations you can reduce the tar levy without at all impairing the efVciency of the public service. I can only recommend and advise; yon alone have the power to act. I leave these important matters, with all their burden of responsibility, im ;'our hands, feelhng confident that ) ou will endeavor to discharge your responsibJle duties with earnestness and fidelity. It is my desire this session, as last, be co-operate with your respective bodies and members, in forwarding the interests of our mother State and improving the condition of her peo ple, and especially in lightening the onerous burdens of the taxpayers, anid this behalf I aball be glad at all times to colisult with you as comn mitteemnen and as members. WV. H. ELLEBE, Governor. trt Catarrh Those who get a start on the dis-. ease before the cold and disagree able weather 'aggravates it, will find a cure less difl'icult. Catarrh increases in severity year by year, and becomes one of the most ob stinate and dee peseaited troubles. But it is equamlly important that the right remedy be given. All local applicatilons of s prays, washes, inhajations, etc., cani never cure Catarrh, for they do not reach the die ease. Catarrh is in the blood, and S only a blood S remedy can cure it. ,Local appli cations only reach t hoirritated surface; the righ t ' ' remedy must be taken internally. .Swift's Specifle (S. S. S.) is the, aight remedy for Catarrh. Ith mures tho most obstinate dabes by soing direct to the cause of the ~rouble--the blood-and forcing mit the diseawo. TFhose who have net with so miidh disippointment rom local treattnehit should'th row iside their sprays, washes and in aling mmxures apd tako S. S. S. i. cure will result. Send for free >ooks. Address Swift, Specifle lomnpany Atlant, -eogam.