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ST ABLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1900. TWICE A WEE HREE PROSPECTIVE LIQUOR MEASURES, HE SITUATION Ii BECOMING MORE } INTERESTING. shloy's Local Option Hll--First Pro vision Is to Abolish the stato .ii. pnonary - Mr. Pattor son's Bill. (The State' 17.) The dispensary situation is wax g more interesting as the time pproaches when the question will me to a head in the general as $embly. Today or tomorrow there will be some bills presented in the house which may be rather unex tected. Representative Ashley will intro duce a bill to abolish the State dis ensary and to let each county vote the approaching general election .pon the questions "dispensary," "no 4ispensary" or "license." His bill not a long one, as are the ajority of the dispensary meaK Yes, but makes provision for the eginning of the new order of af irs upon the 1st day of January, f001. Representative J. 0. Patterson, of arnwell, will introduce a bill to ibolish the State board of control. nder his proposition the county ards and county dispensers are to { elected by the people. The legislature is to elect a liquor mmissioner, salary $3,000, and a spensary inspector, $1,900, both to properly bonded. The duty of e former will be to buy liquor on i submitted and opened in public d recorded carefully. No liquor and no money is to pass rough his hands. He is simply to purchase. Under this bill 10 per cent. of the st profit is to go to the general Ind in the State Treasury. Sev nty per cent, will go to county pur ses and 20 per cent. to the muni ality. A bill which is regarded with fa. or by those who have seen it, is at to be introduced by Mr. J. F. cLaurin, of Marlboro. McLau 's cardinal point is the divorce ent of the State and county dis nsaries. The Governor, Comptrol r General et al. are to be the ard of control. The liquor is to furnished from State dispensary actual cost, with a margin for ex enses. The county dispensaries ill have no connection with State pository except as customers. His 11 also provides for an election in }wns of over 10,000 inhabitants np the three questions in the South arolina liquor problem. These are not the only dispen pry bills which will be introduced, ut they are among the most inter sting. The members are not commit ing themselves, and it is almost im ossible to make a torecast of the re -lt. It is interesting to note that all bree of these measures' provide for he abolition . of the present State oard of control. As illustrations of parsonic pecu arities the following incidents are iven: "I remember a thoroughly ruest rural parsoin, who in order arouse his somewhat sleepy con regation, used to indulge in vigor as gesticulation. On a dark win r afternoon, light was required in ie pulpit; and wvhile the Rev. Mr. _canerges was changing his rob)es the vestry, the clerk was lighting De candles. T1he sockets were out -forder, so lbe called to the preachier aho was advancing toward the pub t: 'I say, Mr. Smith, if I was pu, I wouldn't rap so much to ght, for the candles are rather ekhish." The effect of these words Shardly calculated to prepare ther the preacher or the congrega pn for the sermon. The late shop Wilberforce used to tell of Irish clergyman who, at a solemn imaxc in his sernmon, wvonid stretch thick, laf-ge, and not too cleanm uds .over the side of the pulpit, i then say, with startling emnpha 'Paws, my biethrenm! Paws!'" ~.A. " MR. FINLUY A UOMINO MAN. New South Oarolina RepreeOntaUtvo blakes a Favorablo Innproeslon-1il by Mr. Lautmer-'ost 01Ico In Greenville and Spartauburg. (Correspondence of the Daily News.) Washington, D. C., Jan. 15.-Rep sentative Finley, of South Carolina, the only new member of the delega tion, is likely to become one of the strong men of the delegation. Al though this is his first experience in the United States Congress, he has had considerable legislative experi ence, having been a member of the South Carolina legislature. Among his colleagues in the legislature were two of the members of the present South Carolina delegation in the house of representatives, Congress men Wilson and Talbert. Mfr. Fin ley is rather tall gentleman, and of commanding presence, and it is said that he has a splendid voice, and is a good speaker. Thus far ho has not been hoard in the house, the session not having advanced long enough as yet to afford a now member much opportunity. He is known, however, to be a good tal:er, and he will doubtless be hoard before very long. Personally, Mr. Finley is one of the most genial members from South Carolina in Congress. He is -get ting to be quite a favorite among the Washington correspondents, who naturally take to men who furnish news. In speaking of the members of the South Carolina delegation, with two exceptions, Senator Tillman Repre sentative Latimer, the delegation be fore coming to Congress all have had more or less experience in the legis lal re of the State, which is said to be a good preparatory school for a member of the national house of rep resentatives. Senator McLaurin and Representatives Elliott and Wilson are lawyers by profession, 'while thn remaining members of the delega tion, including Senator Tillman, be fore entering the political arena were engaged in agricultural pursuits. Representah ive Stokes taught school. The youngest member of the delega tion is Senator McLaurn, who was born May 9, 1860. Representative Wilson, of the Spartanburg district, is a close second in point of age, having been born in 1859. Representative Elliott is the oldest member of the delegation in point of years. He is also the old est member of the delegatsion in point of service, having first begun his congressional career wvith the fiftieth congress. Several South Carolina people were present at the reception and banquet given by the North Carolina society last Friday night. The South Caro lina guests were received by Mrs. Ravenel, of South Carolina, whose husband is assistant in charge of fish culture of the commission of fish and fisheries. Miss Elliott, daughter of South Carolina, was also among the guests. Representative Latimer, of Seouth Carolina, has a bill pending in the house of looal importance. It pro vides for the construction of vesti bules on the motor ears of street rail ways for the protection of employees in cold weather. DR PnGURlED with, vegetahk jj) -~(~) IA* ii~Remeies, Ii hv ( cured( czenl i oplessa. in tc,t lays at~ least t.wo-thid, nr all symptajIr, remiov 'd Test m oinils, andi TEN DAYS renit,mnt f rer DR. n. Hi. GREEN'S SONS. 1ox KC. Atiainta. On A Point of Honor. "Nowv, George, you must divide the cake honorably with your brother Charley." "What is 'honorably,' mother." "It means that you must give him the iargest piece." "Then, ma, I'd 'rather that Charley should divide it." C .A. . O!_.: A. Diuthe ~4The Kind YuavAij Bought RED HOT IN KENTUCKY, IIEARINO IN CONTESTED CASES IE GUN TODAY. Soldiers Dressed as Citizens Sali to be Pa. rad log th1e Streets-SerIous Trou ble Is Feared on Announce mnt, of the Result. Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 15.-Things political are at fever heat in this State now. The hearing of the evidence in the contested election cases began this morning.. The committee consists of one republican and ton democrats, most of the dom. ocrats being Globelites. The commit tee to investigate the Lieutenant Governor's consists of nine demo crats and two republicans. What is going to happen when the final result is declared, are fruitful of the most extravagant speculation, if the adherents of the contesteos, the Republican incumbents of the State offices, carry out the line of proceed ure they are now threatening by re fusing to vacate even in case the log islaturo decides in favor of the dom ocratic contestants of some of the men high in the councils of the State are to be credited, this is what they propose to do. .K. J. Hamp ton, secretary of the republican State central committee, said today that the talk of holding an anti-Goebel State convention, was purely an in vention but he predicted that several thousand anti-Goobel men from all parts of the State would be here to protest by their presence against un seating Taylor and -Marshal and to sustain them if the legislature votes to turn them out. He denied that any of those now here are soldiers in citizens clothes as charged by the Goebel Democrats. James Andrew Scott, one of the attorneys for the contestants in minor State contests, said tonight: The importation of soldiers and things here for the purpose of in timidating the legislature will not work. They are bluffing and no trouble will occur. As for their threats that they will hold on in spite of the decision by the legisla ture they may do this for a few days, but the courts would recognize the regular State government and if Mr. Taylor done so then give in, he will subject himself to prosecution and all the penalties of usurpation which I have no idea he will want to en counter." Most of the Democratic leaders coincide. Gladstone as a Boy. William Ewvart Gladstone, at the age of 12, was the best looking boy who ever enter-ed Eton, and the~ brightest fellowv who ever left it. H-e was alwvays glad to claim mem bership with one of the old families of commerce, and to the last de clined all'honors and titles offered him by the queen, preferring to remain "'one of the people.'' His mother traced her ancestry to the royalty of the foturteenth century. She .was a wvoman of very great accomplishments, and exacted obedience from her six children. Gladstone's earlier life was passed under the direct care of wise and watchful mother. Hecr boys were required to perform some manual labor, and to take much physical exercise, and were instructed in wood-sawing and carving. A man's treatment of his wife is a reflection of his mother's memory. In Gladstone's beautiful study, called the "Temple of Peace.'' were three desks--one for political and business correspondence, one for literary wvork and one for Mrs. Gladstone, who wvas a most dis creet, as well as able, woman, and had not only the gift of silver tongued speech, but of golden silence when occasion required. CASTOR-I A Por Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Dears the. Bignatnre of A A FAIAIER'S UALL TO FARMERS. How to Fight the Fertilizer Trust-iood Resolutions Suggested for the year 1900. Laurens Co., S. C., Jan. 12th. To the Editor of the Greenvillo News: As we are now entered into the year 1900 would it not be well for us to stop and examine ourselves and see if we are to be benefited by the experience of the past year, see if we can't make some improvements on lost o,pportuaities in 1899 that will help us to make a success of our business for 1900Y Can't we all agree to be more attentive to busi ness, more economical, usa more push and shove in all our business rela tions, stay at home more, visit our railroad stations and towns less and adopt a system-a system that wvill enable us to keep more of what we make this 1900 at home instead of carrying it to town to pay off debts? I see the fertilizer trusts have ad vanced the price of guano and acid. Would it not be well for the farmers to lot them keep their valuable goods in store until we see we can't live without them (which will never be)? Would it not be botor for us to make less cotton and have no guano debt to pay, which would reduce the crop and increase the pricer The guano men control thousands of cotton fields, and after their sales are over in the spring they sell so much cot ton to be delivered first of November their notes are due and the farm era have them to pay. This puts them in a -osition' to a great extent, to fix the pi. d of cotton. Now, for once, my dear brother farmers, let's let them go, at least for 1900, and I think then you will let them go for all time. In 1899 I saw it tried on my farm, and the hands that used no guano made more cotton to the acre than those that used it. These are facts. I watcned the crops closely every few days. I do hope our farm ers after sowing a good crop of wheat and oats in the fall of 1899 will plant plenty corn, peas, sorghum, millets and all kinds of food crops-put themselves in position to live at home and keep what they make to invest in cotton mills, banks and other enter prises that are paying such large dividends to stock holders instead of going to town to pay it all to mer chants for supplies that you should have at home and leave yourself in the position of having a guardian in town to sit in the shade and arrange to take charge of all you can make while you are toiling and sweating in the sun, the thermometer ranging about 90. Now let's start. First, leave off fertilizers; Next new buggies and harness; Next expensive mules and horses, when ones at half the price though a little rough would do the same work. Next, fine clothes when we can do as well with common~i ones. In fact cut every expenso possible and my word for it next fall you will feel al moat independent in one year's sav ings, and the sleek, fat, good clothes fertilixer man will say: "I don't see how the farmers have done so well. We are now prepared to stdl you gu ano for less than we ever did and a better grade." Now, Mr. Editor, what will our leg islature do with the rum shop? Let's hope they will abolish the whole thing. Clod Hlopper. A Good Reason. "MIVother,"' said little Neggie one morning, after having fallen from his bed-"mother, I think I know why I fell out of bed last night. It was because I slept too near the p)lace where I got in." Musing a little while as if in doubt whether he had given the right explanation, he added :"No, that was not the reason. It was because I slept too near where I fell out."-Ladies' Repository. Ber the Ih idYUHmAw Bought sinafr INVESTIOATION ASKED. Ex-Itailroad Coini oen nr II11. t. Thomae 'r.net a l'otitlon. ('I'he State, 17.) Iopresontativo Moses yesterday presonted to the house the following petition from ox lailroad Commis sioner Th'llomb: To the Honorablo Sonate and Iouse of Representatives. Gentlemen: Your subscribor humb ly potitions your honorable bodies to appoint a committee with power to snd for persons and papors to in vestigato the rate making of the rail road commission and also the oxpen. dituro of the contingoeit fund of said commission. Your petitioner make the following charges, which, on investigation, ho is prepared to prove: That the railroad commission sign ed his name to the report of 18S)8 without his consent or excuso, and mado him a party to what he believes is a misappropriation of public funds; also, that their rate making is con trary to law and hurtful to the peo pl. Respectfully, H. IR. Thomas. Wedgofield, Jan. 12. SENATOR, MORGAN ON THE NEGIO. Ho Donion the Social or -Political Euitality of the Black ltaco With the Whito. Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 16.-Sonator Morgan, of Alabama, has replied to the resolution recently passed by the Democratic executive committee of Mecklenburg County, thanking him for his speech against Senator Pritch ard's resolution in the United States Senate, declaring the proposed amendment to the North Caro lina Constitution unconstitutional Senator Morgan writes in part as fol lows: "The veneration in which we all true Americans hold the "birthplace of American independence,' and the honor that belongs to the race of men who first declared our independence, impress me with the most sincere gratitude far your approval of my effort to restore to them the great heritage bequeathed to them by their fathers. "It is not becoming in the decend ants of such men to voluntarily sub mit their political destiny to the condition of equality with the no gro race, and there is no legal compulsion that requires of them such dangerous and depraving humil iation. "The people of the United States, at the polls, will again declare your lib erty and your equality with your own ancestors, and wvill relieve you of the inaniting stigma that you are only the political or social equals of the negro race. "The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence would have never been made if your fathers had supposed that it would be so perverted and abused as to reduce their posterity to political or social equality with the negro race." AN EMBARASSED STUDENT. Mr. Spurgeon usedl to tell a goodl story about one of his divinity stu dlents. It was his custom, in or-der to test the powvers of the young men for speaking, to give them, as they were about to ascend the pulpit, aL tcxt to dliscourse about on their owvn plan and in their owvn wordls. This, of course, was not beforc an audience, but simply among themselves for p)ractice. 01n the occasion referred to, lhe gave to a young man, who as yet had not tried the ordeal, the simplle word, "'Zacchacus.'' T1he young man, trcmbling fr-om head to foot, said: "'I will dlivide my subject into three parts. First, we read that Zacchaeus was small of stature, and I never felt smaller than at the present moment. Second. We read that Zacchacus climbed a tree, which remindls me of my ascent into this p)ulpit. Third. We read that Zacchaeus made haste to come dlown--which accordiniglyll.'lwill no0w do.''" Whether this man ever became r great p)reacher or not, we are nol told, .Att lie certainly showed thai he npases(lrteadyt wit Over Onc-Fourth of Itn I'opulation Forced to Ieg. \Vahingtorn, Jan. 1G "1'he il habitanlts of Porto Rtico are in the most desperato Condition of any peo 1)l0 on earth,'' declared Dr. J. J. Honna1111, a native of that island. "There are 288,000 beggars out of a population of 1,00),000, and condi tions are growing worso stendily. In this emergoney congress ought act immediatoly, if there is any humane spirit in the breasts of the national lawmakerm. Vo have never recov ered from the effects of the cyclone 1t1Ht August, and yet all the relief worth spoaking of that has been ex tended har come from privato sources. Besides wanit of food there is a dearth of money and a stagnua tion of busions inl what; 1htou1i be one of the most prosporious Hpots on this earth. "The timo limit granted debtors will expire on the 19th of this month an(1 unless further extension is mae(1 mortgages will be foreclosed to the financial ruin of thousands. The for eign commerce of Porto Rico has shrunk to almost nothing, and will not revive as long as freedom of trade bot.wen the island and the United States is denied. \Ve are worse off now than when under Span. ish rule, as rascally and oppressivo as that was, and unless sonething is speedily done to relieve our suffer ing, the island will sink to a state of wretchedness and pauperism beyond the power of words to describe." A Converted Growler. For years he has been one of the greatest growlers and kickers in the city. No one ever heard him enthused over his mercies, but lie couhi put up the longest and loud est howl upon the slightest provo cation. The other day the frisky youngsters at thel4dinner table up set a Cup of hot coffee into the growler's lap. IIe sprang back and used his napkin_j vigorously. All members of the fainily stanped andi disappeared through conven ient doors, except t he wife. "Too bad, John," she said treml ulously, "does it burn yet P" 'It's not hi ng," he repl ied. "'The clothing ab)sorbed most of it. Call the children back, dear." But lie had to atte(l to that, for she wvas speechless withi-surprise. The children came in pale, s)rink ing and expectant, hut the father soon had1( them laugh intg nerv'ously. They could not comtpr-ehendl. That night he had neuralgia. Ini stead( of storming abtout lhe held his hlead( quietly while his wife ap p)liedl remedies, tatlked cheerfully iuntilI b)edtimie and then retired to rest wit h the afil icted imetmber on a hot wvater ba~g. \Vhen he step)ped on1 a tack thle ncxt morning andl dlid not relieve his feelings by arousing the whlole neighborhood, his better half could restrain her curiosity nio longer. "'IIve you joi ned ther church, Jolhn ?"' she inquiredl, timid(ly. "No, little onie, busi ness took me to the hospital the other (liy, and1( I learned what geniine suiffer ig means. P've been a regutlar old grizzly bear ?"-D)etroit Free Press. E ., aged1 3 yearls, has not yet learnedlthat seome wordsof thesname p)ronunciliation have dlifferenit mieani igs ; anid was somelwhiat p)u/zled lhe other day, when her mother, wvho had been annoyed very much with her little girl mnakinug so many requests, said :'"Now, runt along and1( give me a Ittle peace."' ''A little peace of what, mamn ma?'' asked E---. A little peace of mind :rep)lied1 her mother. Well, where is it ? she asked, but seeing her mother's look of amuse mernt, a(ded. "1 dlon't know whlat you mean 'mammua."' "'ammit means,'' explai ned her aunt wvho was present, ''that she wants you not to bother her.'' Ah ! exclaimed E----, seemingly surprised at her own ignorance, and ran ofT to play, thereby grant. ing her mother's requerst. DRPSycUR ED wiih vegetatMl RemiEtS. Hiave oured daysu atilea.t two-thirds of alt myptomns remov ..Teemoniai ad TElDAY 'oatmentfrg, What is a Fly Good For? One rainy td; when Tommy was looking out ot the window he stw a fly buzz"r.inlg against the pane. "I'll catch t hat fly,'' said lie; and his little fat fingers went pat tering over the giass tuntil at last he chased the fly down into a cor" ner and caught it. "1.Lt im go," said the fly. "I won't !" said lommny, "Do let the go ! You hurt mec; you pinch my legs and break my "I doni't care if I do. You're only a lyi; a fly is not wotth ally thinlg." "Yes, .1am worthI something, and I can do some wonderful thin,.. I can do something you catt'tldo." "1 (on1't believe it,"'[said Tomn Imly. ." hal can you doy" "I Can walk up the wall." I.et mne see you (do it," and Tommy's fingers opened so that the fly could get out. 'lhe fly lie waeross the room and walked u1p the wall and then down agtn. ,Nl y ! saidl Tommy, ''What else can yot do?" "I Can walk across tlie ceiling,'' said the fly ; and be did so. " \ly!'' said 'T'onmmy again. "llow do you do that " ave little suckers on my feet that hellp tile to hold on. 1 Can walk anywhere and fly, too. I'In smnarter than a hoy,", said the fly. "Well, you're not good for any thing, imdl boys are,'' answered lommIly. ''I ndeed, I tilt good for some thing. I helped to save you from getIing sick when the days were hot. We flies eat upl) the little un seen particles of food which the broom and brush do not reach. If we did not eat them they would decay and poison the air. If we flies had not been around in the summer to keep the air pure, you and baby and amnuuma might have been sick." "Is that. true?'" asked Tommy, in great surprise. "Yes, it is true; and now I will tell you somel ling else ; you atre a bad, bad boy." "I am not," cried Tommy, growing very red in the face. "I don't steal or say bad words, or tell what is not trite." "Well, you are a bad boy, anyhow. It is bad to hurt flies. It is bad to pull off their legs and wings. It is bad to hurt anything that lives. Flies can feel, and it is had to hurt them Y est erday you 1)ul1led off my brothter's wings.' "I niever thiough t of that,'' an swvered TI ommly, soberly. "'I won't (10 it. aga in. I'll never hurt a fly as long ats I live, and be sure that I'll nevetr hunrt you.'' "Yout woni't get a chance," an1 swered the fly ; atnd off lhe walked acr*oss (lie ceiling. Ho Met His Equal. A rich landled p)roprietor in Scot land named Sir John Ghient was in thle habit of taking a morning wvalk Ive thI Ile fielIds adljoininlg his residIence, the pathwvay of one of these being dIivided( by ai tuirnsti le. One fine mortning lie reached (lie tustile at the samte moment that a toughi looking collier, with a bundle tied up in a check hatidker chief', and swung ovcr his shoulder reached the oppo)site sidle. Sir Johnii, who was otie of the 01(d school, and1 in the habit of re eiving homage from everyone, exp)ected (lie man11 to stand1( atside and m take way for him ; bult, to his~ astonishment, it seemed1 as if he was expected to make rootm for the other. In a commanding totie he said: "'Fellowv, (10 you knowv who I am ?" ''No, I dunno.'" '"Well, I tim Sir John Ghent, Knight, Baronet, atnd Kntight of the Garter."' ''And (lost thee know who I bisi ?" '"No, fellowv, I don't.",~ "Well, I'seJock Smith [to-neet, to-morrow nleet, and thi' nIect ar ter ,"' and, pushing the turnstile, he walked through like a commIan-. der-in-chiief, leaving -Sir Johrn 3du;mbfounded,