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DARLINGTON VOL. IV. DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1804. NO 10 ii ud mmm cur. WAIT TMJ KR«W 1RD WM1T TOD MR’T KliOW. Penmls Mrf Sfc*rt He■» of to Ike Ural aid Oeaer- IjK# . j > lookout for UiieTW. bwhei •« Deaus >Tb»k. * Lv A Hone Wedllng. On Wednesday of last week Mr. U.. Hennig and Miss Lena-Witcover were married at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. W. Witcover. The large residence was brilliantly illuminated and decorated in honor of the occasion, and a large nun.her of guests were present to give their congratulations and good wishes. Babbi Mendelsohn, of Wilmington, performed the ceremony which was very solemn and impressive. Mr. Julius Aronius, of Germany, was beat man, and Miss Essie Witcover maid of honor. After the ceremony a very fine supper was served, after which the whole party repaired to the armory of the Guards where a dance was given in 1‘onor of the liewly married couple. The following guests were present: Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Witcover, of Marion, Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Wit cover, of Marion, Mr. and Mrs. E. Rotholz, Mr. and Mrs. A. Nachman, Mr. and Mrs. C. Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. A. Weinberg. Mr. and Mrs. S. Marco, Mr. and Mrs. Wolfram, Mr. and Mrs. I. Lewenthal, Mrs. Henry Taylor, of New York, Mrs. Aaron Weinberg, of Manning, Mrs. M. Manne, Mrs. S. Goldman, Miss Greenlurg, of Wilmington, Miss Hannah Goldsmith, of Charleston, Miss Goldsmith, of Florence, Miss Nettie Weinberg, of Manning, Mies Emn|a , Witcover, of Savannah, Misses Hart, of Marion, Misses Weinberg, Messrs. Joseph and I. of Sumter, Isaac Strauss, of Mayesville, Isaac Kaufman, 8. H. eGitl, J. H. Early, & Harris, W. F. Dargan, H. Appelt, A. Hyman, Hi McHodge. 4Beatfc *f «. F. Wbltteaere. jfe. F. Whittemore, a prominent fig* ihe in Sonth Carolina politics during dark days of Republican misrule, his home in Woburn be came lift, regiment, ilericnl ohar- ; unbounded ftfctok stoord 'srascj t after we ronlv notice we • / • f to.hAve ftdispen- n .was held there tiylwpensary, majority, ■laid, will be ., lKi;*t8, *nd £bbed us jrtyfcburaoni- L'li^it' punctittV Our people rsed to won- war, lilts j sifann of de ^rat th^^eltea* influence he exercised over the poor ignorant col ored people ^nd were unsparing in their abuse of them for being so easi ly duped. Recent events, however, liave made them look with leniency upon these things, especially when it is considered that Whittemore, in the height of his power, never had as absolute control over the uneducated its srateful4* n<1 iuex F rience<1 colored people, as j tg eI _ Governor Tillman exerts over a large number of people who cannot plead iguorence as an excuse for their ab ject obedience. HAT CIRCULAR. Mayor Dargan’s Dignified Rrbtk? to Gov. Tillnai. The following letters will explain themselves and need no comment at our hands, except to say that we approve entirely of the letter of Mayor Dargan, considering it, os we do a deserved rebuke to the officious and uncalled for letter of the Gov ernor. The fight against Tillman’s infamous usurpation of power has to be made, unless we are ready to al low ourselves to be bonnd hand and foot by this unscrupulons tyrant, and we are very willing for Darling ton to take the lead. The following letter was sent last week to the State Board of control. I am requested to write to you by Mr. J. I*. Kirven, a member of the board of control, that he had an in terview with Mr. W. F. Dargan, as follows: “What is your authority in refer ence to my official duties?” “A letter from tha State Board of Control.” “I deny that such is sufficient au thority to interrogate me as to my relation as mayor.” Mr. Kirven failed to get a satisfac tory answer from the mayor whether he would or would not join the State in suppressing the illegal sale of whiskey in the town of Darlington. Yours truly, A. A. Gandy, Clerk of Board. The following is the letter of Governor Tillman in reference to the question at issue. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 29, 1894. Hon. W. F. Dargan, Mayor, Darling ton, 8. C.: Some time ago a circular from the state board of control to the munici- pal authorities where dispensaries are located, were sent from this of fice, to you among others. No reply has been received. I am in receipt of a communication from A. A. Gandy, clerk of the county board of oontnl, stating that Mr. J. P. Kir- --j---- ven had approached yon on the sub- aA not to ject, and asked what course wonld 'to say to reach tempo- !ndcr the recent nt that prevailed i Hekvld some of receive it ''this will not we will be very ’ prodnee in pay- enptiona to the hare to eat, jnst J, and anything in the li be a legal tender i Ioffice. We want our ftbey visit the town to live ns the news. We untry news, and hope is will bear this in ns all possible help, around and keep Jht.yeus in town, but lalmost too big to keep ; we have eome help. Rogers entertained a very pleasant Wednesday night, are the names of fen present: Misses 'and Emmie William- Fatwright, Clara Ward, I Donna Spai n. Gen tle- Coit, E. R. Cox, T. J. M. Wells, J. E. Nor- Airgan, Walter 'Griffin, |Tne ladies’■jprize was lonie Williamson, and prize by Mr. R. L. F.d their cousins were *y- Monday, January and N. Railroad in the Seaboard Air a most conven- tbe traveling pub- charleston, Sumter, [inettsville, and Wil- Charlotte, N. G. \ N. C., and Raleigh, F oan leave Charleston Sumter 10.46 a. m 12.05 p. m., Bennetta- , m., and arrive at Ral- at 6.00 p. m. Return Ivnger can leave Raleigh at ■ m. and reach BennetUville Fin., Darlington 4.12 p. in. fSer 5-22 p. m., Charleston 8.45 dining house aT Hamlet, route givto the only through "on to and from Raleigh, 0ir Drab Aaimals. For sometime past we have been receiving a monthly paper, “Our Dumb Animals,” the object of which is to teach kindness to both domestic and wild animals. It is rnblished by the Massachusetts Hu- r '..j Education Society, of which Mr. G. T. Angell is piesident This kind hearted gentleman devotes his whole time to this noble work, and has accomplished a vast amount of good in the way of suppressing cruelty to dumb brutes. The publi cations of this society should have a much larger circulation and the paper be taken by every one who can possibly afford to subset m trust that the time may c Wien the duty of kindness to helpless ani mals will be a part of the course taught in our public schools, espe cially where it is considered that a great deal of the cruelty inflicted upon them is the result of ignorance and thoughtlessness. A little more education of the heart, even if at the expense of a little less culture for the head, would be a great thing for the rising generation of boys and girls and make them much better men and women than they wonld otherwise be. No one, who, for sport or wantonness, inflicts needless pains on anv harmless or defenseless animal can claim to follow the teachings of Christianity. THE DISPEH III EOiT. TRYING TO DFSET THE WORST LAW ON THE BOOKS. A Brief Synopsis of the Argraeits on Both Sides Which Were De livered January 29, Before the Supreme Court iu Columbia. Below we present a brief synopsis of the arguments on the constitn- tionality of the dispensary which ease is now being heard before the supreme court Mr. R. W. Boyd appears for the state and, Mr. G. A. Woods, of Marion, and Mr. C. S. Nettles at tacks the constitutionality of the law. The extracts we give are gleaned from a synopsis of the speeches published iu the News and Courier. In onr next issue we will give a summary of the speeches of Attorney General Buchanan and of the rest of the counsel on the other side. It is one of the most import ant questions ever brought before the supreme court and the decision of this tribunal will be looked for with intense interest MR. R. W. BOYD For the Dispensary Law. But it is said when the state un dertakes to pursue-a business, which it has prohibited to its citizens, it thereby confesses that the business is neither a nuisance nor its entire suppression demanded of the police power, and so acknowledges an un- coustitmtional invasion of the rights of the citizen. But it will not be denied that it is not only within its power, but that it is the duty of the state, to undertake a business called for by the needs of the people, where it cannot, consistently with the public welfare, be left to the voluntary efforts of individuals. A Rosette Party. Miss Eva Lee, of Lydia, gave her friends a rosette party on Thursday night which was very much enjoyed by all who were present An ele- ( 'ant supper was served to the fob owing guests: Misses Lila Kelly, Mamy Kelly Mitalene Howie, of Florence, Lizzie Banks, of Columbia, Nellie Parrott, Janie Howie, Vista Garner. Alma Garner, Mattie King, Willie Fields, Mertie Howie, Mamie Howie, Judith Hodges, Annie Driggers, Lou Miller, Mary Harrell, Atlanta Rhinehart, Sue King, Rosa Josey, Dr. and Mrs. Harrell, Dr. and Mrs. Wallace, H. G. Andrews, Sam Howie, W. L. Pearson, John Parrott, Capt Clem ents, A. R. Garner, J. L. Mars, R. A. ixon, E. S. Howie, Willis L*e, M It. Howie, N. R. Harrell, B. Fields, R. L. Blackman, Lester Wadford. De pursued by the Darlington au thorities in enforcing the dispensary law. v You gave him no satisfaction. Dndir^S^Ction 10 of the . act, ap proved December 23, 1893, it is pro vided that if the authorities of any town or city, in the judgment of the state board of control, do not enforce this law, the state board may with hold the part going to the said town or city and use it to pay state con stables. Our information is that the Darlington police are doing nothing and haye never done any thing towards enforcing the law, and unless we receive satisfactory as surances from yourself and the city council that you will obey the law in future, I am instructed by the state board to notify you that the city of Darlington will receive no further share from the profits of the Dar lington dispensary after February 1. Yours respectfully, B. R. ’Tillman, Governor and Chairman of the State Board of Control. The Mayor’s reply, with the ap proval of the Council, is given in the following letter. Darlington, Jan. 30, 1894. Hon. B. R. Tillman, Governor and Chairman State Board of Control, Columbia, S. C: Dear Sin Your communication of 28th inst has been received and contents noted. I have carefully read the dispensary act and am familiar with its several provisions relating to the powers of mayors and policeman, and especially with the section to which you have invited my attention, I find nothing in the act in ques tion, or in any other act of the Leg- islatnre, requiring the mayor, or the town conncil of Darlington, to give you, or Mr.J. P. Kirven, satisfactory or other assurance that we will obey this or any other law. As there is nothing in the act giving either of you authority to re quire such assurance, and as I am not aware of any other law requiring me to give, or yon or Mr. J. P. Kir ven to exact, promises as to my con templated official, or unofficial, in tentions, it appears singular that either, or both, of you should allow your respective boards to delegate you to exact promises from officials with whose business you have no concern whatever. I am not aware of the fact which yon have announc ed to me by implication that the mayor and town council of Darling ton have violated this particular law, or any other. As to the information you say the State Board of Control has received. I know nothing of its source or relia bility, as you toiled to enlighten me, but I assert that it \is incorrect, thongh in doing so I am fully con scious of the fact that it is not worth my while to say so to you at this time as ft is very easy to believe what one wishes to believe, Yours Respectfully, W. F. Dargan, Mayor of Darlington. Old newspapers for sale at this office. The justification may be the magni- nitude of the work, too great for the powers of individuals, but it may be any other cause bringing about the condition and necessity. The police end proposed is not the prohibition of the purchase and use of intoxica ting liquors in the state, but the rid ding of the traffic of abuses that se riously affect the peace and welfare of society. If these abuses cannot be gotten rid of, with the sale of liquors in the hands of citizens, but can be nnt a stop to, with the sale in han'dil' 'ftf ithe state, where is the want of constitutional justification? Why has the state the right to un dertake the business, to accomplish a constitutional purpose? He denied that the court has the right to pass upon Ihe necessity and propriety of the use of such extraor dinary means (the dhpeusary act) and quoted authorities upou that point In concluding he said: We will say, however, that this is not the time to lessen legislative power, by giving too large a meaning and force to constitutional restrictions. With the extraordinary powers, advant ages and conveniences of present civ ilized life have appeared monsters of evil, unknown to the past and so powerful that the state alone can deal with them, and control if not destroy them. More power, and not less power, is the need of the time. That government is not worth hav ing that has not the strength to ] iro- tect its people and promote their welfare. To render the gov ernment powerless to cope with all foes, new and old, of the common good, is the sure way to excite discontent, disgust and indig nation, to bring the government into contempt and lead to revolution. MR. c. A. WOODS Against the constitutionality of the law. A consideration of the conse quences which flow from an enter prise of this character seems to show that, so far from such a creation being the exercise of a legislative function, as understood in this re public, it is an effort upon the part of the legislature to add to the legis lative, executive and judicial depart ments of the government a commer cial department, involving the state in all the perils of trade. Statistics show that 90 per cent, of private in- dividnals engaged in commercial pursuits fail iu the long run; and it is also well established that monopo lies, however they may flourish at the beginning, grow in weakness rather than in strength, and usually end in decay and disaster. The legislature appropriated $50,- 000 for the dispensary. If that-is lost she may appropriate $100,000, $200,000 or $500,000. If it -is within the hounds of the police power to establish the business, there is no limit to the legislative power to levy taxes to maintain it. If the principle is once admitted that busi ness enterprises are a function or gov ernment there are various other kinds of businesses that might be thrust upon her under the guise of exercising police power. He quoted freely from Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill and others, showing that such an idea was never enter tained iu the formation of a govern ment like ours. Trade is an appropriate occu; tion for the people, and is nor function of government. Thecc > aud not the legislature, must o. as to the correct function of legisla tive action. Many lewd authorities were quoted in substantiation of this position. It is true there is no ex press provision of the constitution prohibiting the state from entering into commerce, but, inasmuch as the engaging in trade is not the employ ment of the government, but of ihe people, it is forbidden to the govern ment by necessary implication. One of the principal purposes of government is to protect the citizen in the prosecution of commercial and other business pursuits. When it loses sight of this end of its exist ence aud undertakes to engage in trade, manufactures or professional pursuits it throws aside its sover eignty and steps down to the plane of a citizen. This deacent no legis lative power can compass, Itecause the state cannot be clothed with the powers of sovereignty and the priv ileges of the individual citizen at the same time. The state commissioner charges a profit of 60 per cent; the sale is not limihd to citizens of the state, but may be sold outside. This furnishes the key to the whole act This for eign export of whiskey can in no view hare any relation to the police power, and it is in no way necessary to the regulation or control of the d raiestic trade. It is impossible to state or imagine any purpose in al lowing the state board of control or the state dispenser to engage in it except for the money that is to be made out of it It is no defense to say that the act may be valid as to the domestic trade and invalid as to the foreign trade—fifty thousand dollars of the state’s money has been appropriated to the scheme; there is no distinction made between foreign and domestic traffic in this appro priation; they cannot be separated— the whole project must be taken to gether, and must fall or stand in its entirety. MR. C. 8. NETTLES. AGAINST. It is obvious that by the constitu tion the people surrendered no rights they possessed before it was formed that an enlightened and Christian people ought or may enjoy under a free government. Whatever rights of the people are demanded by a gov ernment designed to protect the rights of life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness, existing before the constitution, the people surrendered in that instrument and no other. Those not surrendered are the reserved rights of the people. Over these no power in the state is supreme. The power conferred upon the general assembly by the people, iu the constitution, is a power to legislate upon all rightful. subjects of legislation in a manner that shall not interfere with their reserved rights. The state cannot say that either the selling or drinking of whiskey is an evil, because it legalizes both, it encourages both. It cannot say that the simple act of drinking or selling intoxicating liquors is injurious to either the public health or the pub lic morals or public welfare, be cause, forsooth, she encourages both. Therefore, it seems to us that this act goes utterly beyond the limits of legitimate police regulation in that it prohibits that which is not the evil, namely, the carrying on of this trade by private citizens, for the evil, if evil there be, lies in the gale of liqnors and not in the handling of the business by private individ uals. In the history of the United States few cases have occurred where such wanton usurpation of power has 1>een attempted, and, so far as our researches goes, in every case the courts have decided such acts to be unconstitutional, null and void. He then quoted from a number of cases previously decided upon this point The Indiana and Minnesota cases were thoroughly discussed. This act is unconstitutional upon other grounds also. By Section 18 the sum of $50,000 was appropriated by the legislature for the purpose of purchasing a stock of liquors. This in itself should be sufficient to in validate the act, for it is an expendi ture of the people’s treasure for other than the purposes of govern ment When the government en gages in the mammoth business en terprise of selling all the liquors which shall hereafter be drank in the state, purchasing in wholesale quantities, building or renting sa loons and employing boards of con trol, dispensers and spies, can it be said that the credit of the state is not pledged to the support of the in stitution, and thereby the indebted ness of the state unconstitutionally increased? Not only is this act unconstitu tional for the reasons already as signed, but we contend that it is void as common law and unconsti tutional, because it creates a monop oly in the trade of intoxicating liquors. No one will deny, we think, that the act creates a monop oly, aud, therefore, we assert this) premise as a fact. HE1IIEN ? DIFFERENT BELIEFS BY DIF FERENT SECTS AND FEOFLE. No Naliou Without its Faith in Im mortality—Heaven Corresponds to the Ideal of the Fagau or the Christian. There is no race, no tribe of men anywhere on earth without its hope of immortality. Absolute proof will probably remain always out of reach, but when the sceptic points out the absurdity of such a hope we only have to ask, “Is it more won derful that we should live beyond the grave than that we ever lived at all?” Nearly all the religions, too, teach the existence of a heaven and a hell, the former for the spirits of the righteous, the latter for the wicked. The conceptions of the future world are many—oftentimes grotesque and fanciful. Every nation, it might be said every person, has different ideas concerning the abode of the depart ed. Heaven is the place of perfect happiness, which would mean one thing to the savant and another to the savage. The highest conception of heaven among the heathen is that of the Greeks. Plato describes it os the home of the just who have led holy lives and purified themselves with philosophy. It is above the air, where all colon, trees, fruits, flow ers, stones, minerals, animals and senses are immeasurably tietter than on earth. The Roman heaven was the Elysian fields, not above the world but in the west As the Ro mans extended their dominions the location of Elysium was changed, until in latter times we read of it as the “lower world.” According to both Grecian aud Roman mythology the soul of a deceased person had to cross the river Styx and be ferried across by Charon, the boatman. For this reason a coin was put in the month of the dead person to pay the boatman’s fee. In case a person died withont the rites of burial he must wander 100 years this side of the river before Charon would ferry him across. The Egyptians believed that all souls would tarry together in zome common abiding place until they finally returned to earth and rein- habited their bodies. It was for this reason that the Egyptians be came so skillful in embalming, and the bodies of men who died 3,000 years ago still await their former oc cupants. Transmigrat on forms an import ant part of the religion of the Brah mins. This dcctrine is, that the in dividual soul is a part of the supreme soul, and that the former must become free from all guilt lie- fore it can be remerged in the orip- nal source. One life being insuffi cient for such purification it must be born again and again in order to complete its work. Animals as well as persons are included in the cycle. The Buddhists teach that when an individual dtes his deeds, with their consequences, are a germ of a new individual. The morality of the de ceased determines whether the suc cessor shall be an animal, a man, a demon or a god. The Vedas de scribe heaven as a continuation of this life, though under fur better conditions. All are familiar wiih the belief of the American Indians in 4 “happy hunting ground.” When a warrior died his dog and horse were killed and all h<s implements for hunting were placed with him in the grave. In Paradise he could roam and hunt forever at his pleasure. The Scan dinavian heaven was Walhalla, the gathering place of heroes, where they continued the earthly life and delights of feasting and fighting. The Fiji Islanders believed that it was ditiienlt for any but the chiefs to enter heaven, and that an infe rior’s only chance was in pretending to b« a chief aud deceiving the god They believed that the future world was not much different from the present When a Hottentot dies his rela tives shut the door and make a hole through the side of the house. They remove the body through this aperture so that the dead will not come back. They have very ob scure views about the future world, however. Zoroaster and his followers, the Zend-Avestos or Parsees, regarded heaven as the “house of hymns where angels praise God continually with song.” Between heaven and hell there is the bridge of the gath erer or judge, over which the soul of the pious passes unharmed, while the wicked are precipitated from it into hell. In the Manommedan heaven every All monopolies* man has a great many servants and righteous will be clnflied in the. most precious silks and gold ami will be crowned with crowns of the most resplendent pearls and jewels. If they desire children they shill beget them and see them grow up within an hour. There will l>« most delightful music and other sen sual pleasures. We glean but little in the Scrip tures about the heaven of the Chris, tians. It has generally lieen repre sented as above the world,- from which, as in Jacob’s vision, angels might descend and ascend on a lad der. Christ says little about the fu ture lift. In Revelations we read of the dimensions of the Holy City; that its streets are paved with gold and brilliant jewels, but the theolo gians of our day are not disposed to interpret this description literally. In fact, many of the most orthodox are coming to describe heaven, not as a place, but as a condition. Rut our ideas of heaven are insep arably connected with the impres sions of our childhood. We read that it will be a place of delightful activity in learning, worship aud honoring God and enjoying his fa vors. We are told that there will be music in heaven, far exceeding that, of any earthly choir. There will he no sorrow there, no tears, no pain. We shall never part from friends again, and those we knew and loved on earth will know aud love us there. CITIZENS MEETING In Behalf uf the Graded Seheals^ A Tax #f 4 Mills. On Friday last there was a meet- of the citizens of this school district held in the court house, to decide what tax should be levied for the support of the schools for the com ing year. Mr. J. E. Norment was elected chairman and Mr. Waddy Thompson 8ec. Mr. K. W. Boyd, chairman of the board of trustees, stated the object of the meeting and said that the meeting would not only have to decide on the tax but el ict two trustees to fill the vacanc’es caused by the removal of Mr. J. K. Nettles and the resignation of Mr. E. Keith Dargan. The report of Mr. Boyd was highly satisfactory and showed the schools to be in most ex cellent condition. It was found necessary to add two rooms to St. John’s, owing to the increase in the population of the town, and also to employ an additional teacher. This addition also made it possible to fur nish the Supt. with an office, supply ing a deficiency that has heretofore been seriously felt Mr. Boyd gave the following statistics of the schools: St. John’s, including the factory school, has 8 rooms aud 8 teachers; Mayo 4 rooms and 4 teachers; num ber of pnpils at St John’s 281, Fac tory 25, Mayo 250, total 559; high est number of pupils in attendance at oue time during the' present ses sion 592; number of volumes in the library at St John’s 1,032, Mayo 317. Mr. Boyd paid warm tribute to the Supt. and teachers of both schools.' A tax of 4 mills, what was deemed necessary by the Board, was granted without a dissenting voice. Hr. S. A. Woods and Rev. John Stout were elected to fill vacancies in the board of trustees. In placing the school bonds the trustees were unavoidably put to some personal loss. The committee appointed to look into the matter reported, that they had authorized the reimburse ment of the trustees for this amount and that $1,000 had already been paid, leaving $320, due. Every gem known to the lapidary has been found in the United States. During the past five years 30,000 couples have been divorced in France. New York city expends annually over $10,000,000 in its public and private charities. in any known trade or mauulacture beautiful wives, with the privilege are condemned and declared void by having a y of his earthly wives if the Common laiw of England, which)he wishes them. He will have the colonists brought, to the shores'k*" 1 of P^rls, jacinths aud emeralds: of America with them, and which. 300 dishes of gold will Is; set before constitutes the basis of the constitu- e och guest at ouee, and the last mor Joiial jurisprudence of the United 8e j will be as grateful us the first.' States and the liberty of her citizens, i Wiue will be permitted and will (low j copiously without iueb,iating. The Ifflnl ~ Mci, DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Deputy Coi.i.hctoh's Oppice. Darlington, February 2, 1894. Notice is hereby given that the follow ing described property, having been seized at Darlington, S, C. on the , 181)2, for violation of Sections 3,450 R. S. U. S. Any person or persona claim ing same, are hereby required to make claim, and file bond, with the Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of South Carolina, within thirty days from the date hereof, or the same will become forfeited to the United States, viz: One keg of Rye Whiskey, containing about four (41) three quarter gallons, shipped to J. J. Furman, Darlington, S. C. E. H. DBAS, Deputy Collector. EAGLE BRAND THE BEST ROOPI IN (4 Is unequalled for House, Barn, Fac tory or Out Buildings, and costs half the price of shingles, tin or iron. It it ready for use and easily applied !>y any one. RUBBER PAINT costs only 60 c mis per gal. in bbl. lota, or $1.50 for 5-gal. tubs. Color lark red. Will stop leaks in tin or iron roofs that will last for years. TRY IT. Send stamp for sam ples and full particulars. Excelsior Paint and Roofing Co., 155 Dnane St.. New York, N. Y. Feb. 2- -3m. THIS PAGE CONTAINS FLAWS AND OTHER DEFECTS WHICH MAY APPEAR ON THE FILM.