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5: *%%wwvwvwvv^vww%< I PR0HIB1 1 DEPA1' wwwwwwwvwvww sr tz CHAS. J. LES iiuummmmmuiUtiUUlltU - The governors of Maine, for over J a quarter of a century, have, without! exceptions, bore witness to the decrease in the consumption of liquor i aud the diminution of crime and other evils flowing from drink, as well as to the material improvement of the people of that state under prohibition. Governor Chamberlian(lS72) says: i "The (prohibition) law is as well ex 1 ^ ecuted in tbe state as any other crinii pal law.'' ftnnprnor Perham ft872) savs; "I think it 9afe to say that the volunm of the liquor trade is very much less ; than before the enactment of the law, j probably not more than one-tenth as large. Governor Dingley [1874] says; "In more than three- fourths of the state; particnlary in the rural sections, open dram shops are almost unknown, and secret sales are comparatively rare. Governor Conner [18 7 6] says; "Maine has a fixed conclusion on us subject'' Hon. Jas G. Blaine, whose testi. . mony as that of an astute politician BhcrnlJ have great wei ght, said in ja 1882. "Intemperance has tested de- J creased in Maine since the first enactment of the prohibitory law, until now it can be said with trntli that there is no equal number of people in "the Angol-Saxou among whom so; small an amount of intoxicating & j , liquor is consumed as among the iu)uhabitants of Maine," Senator Wm. P. Fry 1890 says. " Today the country portions of the ' state are absolutely free from the i sale of liquor. Poverty is comparatively an known, and iu some of the counties the jails have been without occupants for years at a time. Tire ; law is not a fail are, it has been, on | the other hand, a wonderful success/' I Senator Hale, 1890 said. "The Maine people believe m prohibitionbecause they are every day witnesses j to its good effects." President Williams W Hyde, of Bowdoin College, says; "We believe ill prohibition for ourselves, and we j wish that wherever condetions similar to those in our own states exists those states may experience its bene'fits.* Hannibal Hamlin, ex-Vice President of the United States, says. "In the great good produce by the prohibitory liquor law of Maine, no man can doubt who have seen the results. ^ I It has been of immense value. And the late Gen. Xeal How, father of the prohibition movement and author of the Maine law, in a report to the royal commision ou the liquor traffic in Montreal, before i this testimony to the conditions past, and existing in Maine/ "I suppose there is no state in the ! Union where more liqutf' was con-1 turned, in proportion to the population, than in Maine. That aiose^ Tery largely from the fact of two gieat industries being carried on there one being the lumber trade and the other the fisheries. The lumbermen was employed in the woods during winter cutting down the trees and drink formed a reguular part of their rations. The re- j ?u|ts were that poverty and pauperism were with the people of Maine. There was a great many distilleries ?r breweries in Maine, and there has Dot been one for a good many years. * * * |j,.?re j3 uot a brewery or distillery in Main * * * The result ?f the change has been this, that while Maine was undoubtedly one of the poorest states in the Union in the olden times, it is now one of the most prosperous. The volumn of the Honor trafiin 19 crrpaflv rednrv?fl ! -J? -- J ? The saveinges of the people from that traffic are such that the state has become verv flourshing. * * * Tha liquor traffic is not entirely ex-, eluded from Maine, but it is safe to , tay that in more than J of the population the liquor traffic is practically extinguished." ^1 | HON i|, - ^9 ^'xi&xr. % ESNE, Editor. ^2 lauuiiuiuuiuauiuuijuiuilf f "Drunkenness to-day is deemed j disreputable in the very quarters! where only a little while airoit1. was looked upon simply as a mis-! fortune," writes Edward W Bok, j in the May Ladies' Hume .Journal, i * Every line of busines shuts its | doors absoutely to the drunkard, jC It has no use for him. Business I i competition has become so keen ' i ( that only the men of steadieast < habits can find employment. This j fact the habitual inducer in alcoholics has found out. and the , difierent 'cure' establishment's j * for drunkeness?and <roisends j they are, too, to humanly?are today filled with men who havej come to a realization of ti,e| j changed conditions. The man of | cfacirl u hoKif o t l\n mnn nl' t Iw* : hour, and the drunkard realizes I his. In 'the social world the ' same thing is true. The excessive indulgence of even a f w \ears| J1 ago would not be tolerated at any dinner to-day. Society has become intolerant of the behavior } which inevitably results from excessive indulgence in drinking, and men realize this. It is bad manners to-day to drink to excess. | Goo ! taste is spreading, and moderation is necessarily following."' j It is said that Mr. Branson, the prohibition nominee lor govern"1, is a stem-winding Waterbun j watch of an orator. It will require j a veritable mud-mill on the stump J to explain to the intelligent voters of our state how the prohibitnists j * except to down the dispensary by, electing cologne spirits J)an Tonip kins to a state office. But if the p ronton lomsis can sinnu jt i?u < snvs he will try to endure the or- |f deal,?Peidmont Headlight. ( r t I still k-^ep on hand the famous j t ' Virginia" and "Derby "stoves and I { the extra ware to fit. These stoves 1 < ... ' j always give gmiine satisfaction, J | and are guaranteed to please. 8. 1 M. Askins, Lake City, 8. C. ( We buy to sell, and sell we do? groceries are going at phenom-j* enally low prices and ;rre always , in keeping with the tone of thel market. 8. M. Askins, LakeiJ Citv, 8. C. i I Why order a coffin or casket!, from I he city when I an> prepared ;, to furnish them at prices that will | ( save you from 40 to 50 per cent. , My line is complete in all sizes, ( from children's up. S. M. Askins, { Lake City, S. C. j < The largest assortment of mens'! * | straw and felt hats ever seen in!1 ; Lake f.'ity at rock bottom prices, r at S. M. Askins, Luke Citv. S. C. 1 ] | Weak ] | Lungs! $ If you have coughed and 2 1 $ coughed until the lining mem- $ % brane of your throat and lungs $ % is inflamed, $ i Srntt9Q Fmcil^inn I < A wwv v k. M vr yjp of Cod-liver Oil will soothe, $ $ strengthen and probably cure. a 1 $ The cod-liver oil feeds and ? ?. e> strengthens the weakened tis- $ < $ sues. The glycerine soothes $ & and heals them. The hypo- $ ( ^ phosphites of lime and soda * r % impart tone and vigor. Don't $ ; * neglect these coughs. One <p \ M m ig bottle of the Emulsion may do 2 , ti< more for you now than ten $ , $ can do later on. Ee sure you $ ? get SCOTT'S Emulsion. % ip All druggists; 50c. and fi.oo. . $ SCOTT & BOV/NE, Chemists, New York. vj> If (Continued from first page.) *ting to Greelevville delegation, , r i i ti idnen motion was carried. The follow in:; delegates were U hen enrolled: ij Concord \V F. Kennedy. Central J. F. Scott. , j* Cedar Swamp W. I). Snowden . S. Tisdale, J. S. MeCullough, l v ir. I Cades?J. P. Epps, II. C. Tal- | ? evast, .1. P. Wheeler. Gourdin?S. W. Gamble, II. E-1 Vllsbrook, W I) Cook. Hebron?W D Filch, S W Gonly, W M Kennedy. Johiisonvillo?J W D?nnis, G j. IV Davis H E Eaddv, J L Il.isel?!1 len, M X Venters. J D Ilasehlen, '.j L Rodders. L, Hurl, Hill S W .T:l HIP'S. Indaintown?W W Barr, Ilujrh i VlcCutchen. Jeffersonian?W C Snowden, tYilliain (hooper. Kinjrstree?W G Gam bell, Li >taeklev. 11 II. Kellalinn, Joel E! 1 z iron son, Louis J Bnstow. W W j iravson, J P Shaw, W 1\ Funk. | Kennedy's Store?D W Court-1 j Q ?ey, W II Kennedy. Lake City?J II Blackwell, A I Godwin, A II Williams, J L ^ >tuokev, S T Godwin, J M Mathews, J II V Gaskitis. j , Lake City Conservative?1> A'allace Jones, J M Tom as, II G c Vskins. Lanes?D E Gordon, W F Rod.1 ters. McAllister's Mill ?Jefferson tint thews, W A Webster, U II j ' SalYhv r, A W Iiodgeis. Martin's X Roads?S Phelphs. jc New Zion?WW II Ooekfield., Pleasant Grove?A A Ilrown. if l'r<isiifc.t?R R McDanieL .1 M ' Lyeriy, J J Kabdy. Sailers?das K Davis, Jas M '? Dook. r Poqlar Ii ( handler, Fj* M iliilton, Sr, J M Cribb. Tillman?J D Daniel Mr, Jones moved that the list * )f delegates as enrolled l>e accepted as I lie roll of the eonven ion, which was carried. A inoion to make the temporary or a lanization permanent was then t .(411 1VTV4* A IIV |H I lliKlK III Vi^Klll ? saiion then took up the caseol' ! lie contending delegations lroin 1 jreeleyville, and Messrs. S J ! faylor. E It Lesesne, J J B Mont i.J joinery, W 11 Campbell, R Bjs liojKtr, J II Black well, W M Keels n William Cooper, Handy Ilolleman i \ II Williams, Joel E Brunson, !r ind others spoke. Br. Williams; novcd that the report of the com- ; nittee be adopted. Mr. Black well moved that this motion be tabled, which was done.Mr Black well then moved to not seat either delegation, allowing the; lelegates to retire an select' .1 Jill I i luiu tru iu itrjji iratrui i in-i jrreelevville club. Mr. Ask ins J moved to table this motion, which was lost. Mr. Blackweil's motion j was then carried. The delegates j from Greeley ville could not get | together,one delegation refusing! lo go into an argument with the )ther, and so Greeleyviile had no representation in the convention! it all. 'Pi . : ... | me juiiuwiu^, e.\eeuuve iruui- j nit tee was elected: W F Ken- ' nedy, W P Cantly, W DSnow-j ien. J P Epps, S VV Gamble, W D Fitch, J D Haselden, S W' James, W C Wilson. William Jooper, D C Scott. W II Kennedy, J H Blaekwell, B Wallace Jones,' D E Gordon, IIP Baldwin, S1 Jhelps, J M Smith, A A Brown, 1 J Eaddy, Jas E Davis, B B ^handler, J D Darnel. At this juncture, Mr. D E Gordon moved to adjourn for din j ler. Mr. Jones moved to table : | he motion, which was done. Dr. Ailliams moved to elect delegates o the State convention: carried, dr. 11 E Eaddy nominated the bllowing gentleme", the nomina- n ions being seconded by Mr. c Srunson: W 11 Kennedy, A 11 j ^ Williams, J II BlackweJl, W II unk. S \V Gamble, W IS Eaddy,j ! B Chandler, J J B Mon'gomery ! I \ 11 liese gentlemen were elected by J cclamation. The treasurer of , by r.o le executive committee then;;lj!(j lade his report of funds collected again nd disbursed during the past same ivo years. A motion was then fhe 1 lade that the delegates elected to '>,im lie State convention be instruct d to appoint their own alternates yj., diich was carried. The election f a county chairman was then ^ ;l one into, and .Mi. Black well 110m-j "'V' ( .... j idem nated Dr. William:. There being ,,|j |. io other nominee. Dr. Williams, iht?iri w tatr lotinn '1 lu? ..v., . .. . . , (invention then adjourned. GOV The executive committee met rnmediatelv after tlie convention 11,0 Di djonrnod. Mr. A A Brown was So; hosen as secretary and treasurer, stree iie following assessments were ( ce5,e greed upon: Candidates lor ^ocs , - a , , JO tobt ..ongrt-ss $o, house and senate.$2. ^ corn: mditor, $2.50, county supervisor rev^ itid county superintendent ot e?l of I ication, $1.25. A motion that the Kirh I TL ran'ons clubs that had not orgnni meal ;ed should do so at. once, an 1 hold coun lie primary election was carried, ate, t was decided that ten members ;aw^ if the committee should const i-^f ute a quorum. A motion re- one [iiirinir ail candidates for oflice to! give: ile their pledge and pay the a<- : essment prior to the first, day ?>f'6Car( Vuirust, 1898, was carried. The And onimitiee then adjourned. I tbo i fianli ~~ "" j the A Gcor2eiH editor thus writes:! baffl< The wi e farmer planteth corn regn; md raiseth hogs. Verilv, lie chuck ^ . and eth witn delight at harvest timel^^ vhen lie vieweth his tursling madi ribs and his sleek, fat swine and uieet lis heart is easv while war is rav-1 &C}*1 r tging the land. But 'o. the foo - T)Pnt) ; * sh farmer planteth cotton, andjo'se vlien harvest time cometh on! lrial? tpace, his cotton s'ayeth in ard, for no one will buy. HisjDora vife and children cryeth aloud well or bread, but lie hath no bread to!ceas( :ive them. Verily, verily, he is in i j " *' t bad fix. ogni' i boon Mrs. Cleveland's New Portraits. man give; Mrs. Cleavelaucl recently hadltnort t new set of photographs taken,' ^ ^ he first time she has been pho- , ogra plied since leaving the White uatu louse, and has given them to Mr. with ? \IvGj aok, with the permission to P!ib-jj *vj( ish I hem in The Ladie's Home men lournal.where thev will be nnbiicv beca ecu lor tlie first lime. The set i |"e|| ilso includes the first. nuthoritat-i I >N ti.i ve photographs published of tlie wbei iew Princeton home of the Cleve jburg amis. (lMS _______ ' COnH | '?We | came Fifty Years Ago. wa>*' i "Doi fhla !s the cradle in which there grew Ucit That thought of a philanthropic brain; 0pQ t 4 remedy that would make life new r . For the multitude? that were racked : _ with pain. Lnit Twas sarsaparilla, as made, you know this By Ayer, aomc 50 yeara ago. aside mars citia Ayer's Sarsaparilla j law.' was in its infancy half a con- (ioW3 tury ago. To-day it doth "be- 1111111 stride the narrow world like a colossns." What is the secret resei of it3 power? Its cures! The ol 1 number of them! The wonder j her < of them! Imitators have fol- "h lowed it from the beginning of Klr^ its success. They are still behind it. Wearing the only medal granted to sarsaparilla nn a1 in the World's Fair of 1893, lc'' it points proudly to its record. -And Others imitate the remedy; thee they can't imitate the record: 01< way 5o Years of Cures. Lukt - ; ed si for t The most complete assort- tion^ ' read lent of men's hoys' and children's tovvE lothing from the cheapest to the law i est, at S. II. Askins, Lake City, Fect( , mail '' cago Notico persons indebted to the estate, mt's Nelson deofised are liereiifted 10 make payment to me all persons having claims. i>t said estate will present tlie i duly attested to me within inie j)recribed by law or be d. Henry Stajrgers, Administrates. y 2, 1808 11 ways keep on hand a lull ; ompieie line 01 iaim.ni; mienis, oarpentris' lools. and; lid of hardware, and I scilj i low down. 8. M. Asking, j (.'it v. 8. t;. * 'ERNMENT PROTECTION. Sorrel Mare Was Carry'ne a Mall15. So Thoy Couldn't R? StcpiH-il. mokcw this contention /.t the t car employees and others who vo that n United States mail bag not center high powers upon a ail horse car or any other i:n r.ou kind of vehicle serves to re memories of the elopement .tike 2darcbi.il and tLe ilyers ero never wr.s such an elopet in the history of the Teton try. It was the most delibcrtranquil and leisurely running j with which record had Lctore as since dealt. TLe elopement j two days in its progress from j given point to another, and the j q points, which were Jive-re' h, up in Maryville, cud Eex, down on the mesa, were tely more than bo miles apart, old man Myers hung around in rear and in front and at the > : all that time, trying to stop | enterprise, but being utterly/ 2(1 by a hearty observance and rd for law. r*ers used to tall: about rights justice and law and all that of thing a great deal cud had j 2 speeches ct many a mountain | ing against violonce and illegal j and so on. Ilame it!" he argued. "If you le go on lynchin rustlers instid ndin Vm down to Evanston for i , you'll never git no postofnce my other favor o' thogov'ment, i stay right on, a pnssel o' igct exiles." And ho argued so that lawless justice actually id, and eventually a star run to j il delivery was established by an : oving government, and in roc- j tion of Myers' services ho wrs ! jed for postmaster and deputy shal, both of v.bich oluces were a to hiin. After that he was ? legal tiian over, he Marshall carried the mail , Rexburg, riding the pass cu sorrei mare, and it wgs quite rul that ha should fall in love } the girl at the- postoluce. Now, J :s. for ail his earnest talk about essness. had already lamed two and ehot lLo cur oh another j uso at various times they had , to prove to him that he ought to jo girl marry. Luke Marshall : no such fcol as these. One clay i ho was ready to leave for Le;ibe called to the postmaster's In fatr h Ikjt- inrt:pf UTld i <J iv. iv. 1* MV* ? , ? on. The girl came cut, and ; lifted her up to a comfortable ! upon the mailbag behind him. lere! What's thtm'f" cried old rs, marshal and postmaster. >h, we're going over the range it married," said Luho casually, 're eloping." i Myers drew up his winches"Jule! Get down ofi'n there!" ried. t4I want fair aim to git feller square through the eye." j is was where Marshall's nerve ) out strong, "uet out or ine , you cnurchist!" ho cried. , a't yon see you're delayin the ed States mail! A man of your A man lioldin two publio ;s! Delayin the gov'inentof the ed Suites, as is represented in sorrel mare an this bag. Stand j ) or I'll have you as deputy ihal arrest yerself as a private en an call yerself as postinas- j to witne.s the Lreakin oi: the " 1 Myers slowly let liis gun x "You mean?you"? he; i bled. mean that this sorrel mare repots an actually is the gov'nient be United States an you delay jn Ler travels at your risK. >ut hold on, Luke! That's luy irsliall drew his silver watch. ) you an anarchist, an outlaw, ttaeker of gov'inent an a fanathe inquired. "It's 10 o'clock." as Myers sullenly stepped as ido lopers started off at a slow jog. 1 Myers followed them all thu to Resfcurg and tried to catch j off his governiuentally endoworrel inure, but without avail, he mail carrier knew his linnta! and did not dismount until ho , hed the justice shop in the " r A it x. A\~ ^ i. Ana 01 course aner max iue abiding Jdyers couldn't be ex?d to shoot bis own son-in-law, route or no mail route.?Chii Record. .. ? . ' / TRAVEL A PLEASURE THEN." Kemlniscenom of tl>? Day* of MlMoarS liivcr Stci-ruboatinjr. "Few reoplo appreciate the fact that between 1850 and 18C0 an enormous traffic was carried on by steamboat on the Missouri river between St. Louis and Kansas City," said W. R. Bernard of Westport the other day. "It will probably surprise | you when I tell you that there were 52 packets regularly plying between St. Louis and Kansas City, and some ? even as far north as Council Bluffs. This does not include the transients, which, during the summer months, . went sometimes as far as the Yellowstone. "Those were great old days then," continued Mr. Bernard as he heaved a sigh, as if he regretted that they wore gone forever. "Nowadays people traveling think it is a great hardship if they do not wake the trip between here and St. Louis ia 12 hours, but in those days it was different. Travel was truly a pleas- / ure, and time was no particular ob- \ ject The packets 1 speak of were veritable floating palaces, as tar as \ the passengers' comfort was concerned. Their capacity averaged from BOO to 400 passengers, and each had a hand of musicians aboard. On summer nights the passengers would dance, and you can imagine that such a pleasure under the conditions would he entrancing. The packets were not as large as those used on the Mississippi, but they were just as fine." "How much freight could be oarried on an average boat?" was asked. "I should judge that 400 tons would be an average load. You see, at that time Westp'Wt was the outfitting point for the entire southwestern country, even as far down as Chihuahua, Mexico, and there was a great deal of freight billed through from the east by way of St. Louis. Along the river there were quito a number of live, busy little towns, which were notable landing points for hemp, tobacco and the like, which aie now either gone out of existenoo or are mere villages. For instance, there is Rocheport, which is nothing hut a memory; Sibley, of no importance whatever, and Parkville and Weston are of the same sort. Glasgow, Boonville, Waverly and Lexington were prominent river points.'' "What was the passenger fare charged between here and St. Louis, >!r. Bernard?" "From S'lOto .*13 oneway; not so very much when it is taken into consideration that on the down trip three days were necessary and the passengers were fed upon a fare that would cost at least $2.50 a day nt any St. Louis hotel. Coming buck, it took four days. The service on these packets was most excellent. A small army o? trained servants waited upou the tables, which wero furnished with tho finest linen ana service. The quality of the cooking was proverbially good. In this day of rapid living I doubt that such excellent mode of pleasant travel would be appreciated. Travel then meant pleasure, whereas today tho object is largely to make fast time." "What has becomo of all those boats?" inquired tho.reporter. "1 really don't know. Probably gone the way of all other things perishable. Tho old Arabia went down near Parkville. That disposes of one. Then there is the Twilight, which went down near Napoleon. Perhaps the most serious and shocking fate which befell a Missouri river packet was that of the Saluda, which blew up at Lexington in the spring of 1SG0. The river was rsing on/1 woctnf r^vin.rtnn there e is a bend in the river, and after several ineffectual attempts to round it the boat fell back and put on a full head of steam, only to be blown up, completely destroying it and killing 200 Mormons who were on their way to Independence. The safe, perfectly intuct, was blown to the crest of the hill, 350 feet away. What has really become of all the boats 1 cannot say, but these three fatal ones furnished the most notable of packet truffic mishaps." Kansas City Times. The Dago. In this country the Italian is the typical "dago" because he is the only familiar representative of the dark skinned nations of Latin Europe. It is the Spaniard, hovvover, whose language furnished this slang name for the men of the Mediterranean countries who come to the United States. Ouo of the most familiar names borne by Spaniards is "Diego." It serves nearly as well as John in this / country as a typical name for a boy or man. English sailors long ago came to know Spaniards as "dagoes" because "dago" was about as near as they could handily come to "Dieizo."?Cleveland Leader: A Pessimist. Bobby Papa, what's a pessimist? Papa A pessimist is a person who can't enjoy bis dinner today because he is afraid the coffee may be muddy tomorrow. Chicago News.