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The people of South Carol in* are Ii confronted just uow with three "solutions" of the liquor problem, T viz., high license, the dispensary and | prohibition. In everything pertainir.g to it whiskey is a veritable apple of discoid and whichever of the ??. foregoing methods is considered there * are those to condemn it as inimical t<> the peace and prosperity and the I morale of the body politic. The issue is one that will not down, however, and it is up to the people to dispose of it High license we may eliminate from this discussion, as we belieYe it to be generally regarded as the least desirable of the three methods suggested, and ouly to be resort- j ed4oas a tiual expedient, bo the ,jiSsne is squarely between dispensary and prohibition. Wheu the dispensary law was tixed i upon the State most of those who originally opposed it were ready to! accept its best provisions, hoping that it might prove, as was claimed by its sponsors, a step toward pro- j bibition. Even had it proved such ! a 8tep,it were time after twelve years ' iL - 1 iof marking time to maxe anomer. Bat Statistics show conclusively that the steps have been distinctly a ret-! ' rograde movement aud, like the historic frog in the well, the net increase in distance has been toward the nether regions. Now as to prohibition. We concur in the proposition that no law can be effective unless backed up by popular sentiment.aml likewise that no law can rise above the people who are affected thereby. Also we believe that laws that were ridiculed and of no force years ago,in the fc evolution of moral standards and j ideals, might now be enforced with I - measurable success. By. If the dispensary be voted out cerI* tainlv public sentiment is against it, ^ otherwise it would not be abolished; ; ' and as no law can be effective uuless $ backed up by public sentiment, the1 law would be a failure if it continued | v> in force. And the same sentiment that votes out the dispensary, if it { be a healthy sentiment, will ba:k up C- prohibition sufficiently to enforce it as well as any other law. And right here we desire to say in language ; plain aud unequivocal that we are arguing this question on the presumption that the motive for votingl out the dispeusary is prompted by ? . an honest desire to curtail the traflii \ I and consumption of liquor. If wc *' believed otherwise we would vote for Pfche dispensary, as bad as the system bus been shown up to be. |p>?. We are told that the effort to k abolish the dispensary is nothing more than a conspiracy on the part V' of the "blind tigers*' and their friends so that they may ply their nefarious trade with impumtv, and k ime man goes so far as to assert that | their strength will aggregate nearly Bp a thousand votes in the countv! If S$v | this be true Williamsburg county, supposed to be enlightened, is on a par with the nftmutainous moon !; shine districts of rs'orth Carolina or of Breathitt county, Kentucky, and &?? we need bibles and ^missionaries to lay a foundation for civilization E& Bnt we refuse to accept sopreposter-1 I \m>3 a statement. Those who would discredit pro-, hibition stress the fact that thirteen , I years ago this county had a praeti- < cal test of the law. Between that i time and the present it is unfair to . iraw a parallel. The people had:] no voice in the niattel, as the legis-: i latuie passed an act making this a , prohibition county. The question h has never been voted on hut once? , in 1802 when Williamsburg county went, two to one against, prohibiliitiun in favor of the old bar-room ystein. At that tune a majority, and , l ? .. ..;.l .... all OYtTW (milling Ulir, ruiituiM i?|>proved of tlie sal?* of liquor and with jniMic sentiment dead against it no wonder prohibition failed. Are!, conditions the same now? Ws shall see when the votes are counted after t he election. 11 It has been said that a man who drinks wliisl-.ev is a hypocrite if ho , votes for prohibition. In the name!, of justice and common sense when ( one realizes hi> weakness is lie not allowed to vote to remove the temptation without incurring the ?tigma of hvpocrite? The "holier-than - ? l a.l<n ,K,vnt ] UlOll llltUYlUUill niiu nni^o uw>.v i lii<11 his robes of self-righteousness |j and looks with contempt upon his. . rring brother is poorly qualified to adjudge the latter guilty of hypoc- i i rhsy for trying to rid himself of the < !>onds that enslave him. It seems i lo ue that if anyone has the right to vote and work for prohibition it is i the poor drunkard who wants to reform. The dispensary law, after twelve years trial, has signally failed. The: prohibitionists claim that theirs is a ' better solution. Isn't it fair toj' let them have an inning? Surely r they cannot make matters worse; * than the present condition and there ale great possibilities in a straight prohibition law. If nothing else be: accomplished opportunities for graft ( will he eliminated aud many thousand dollars now wasted in drink ] will feed the arteries of trade in a more beneficial way. And .moreover, the old Palmetto State will redeem her fair fame from the reproach of i ^ putting into the mouths of her 'sons ^ an enemy to steal away their brains, i J to debase their young man-hood and * transform them into brutish beasts. \ ===== I ' There has been cumulative evidence t^at the whiskey houses have ^ been anxious to curry favor with dis- | 2 peusers, even to the extent of gentle bribes. How simple it has been for j * * j ?1?A tliese wnoiesaie ueaieis uj amp umc cases of whiskey instead of six ordered through the dispensary and to j charge the dispenser, personally, for 1 three cases at wholesale rates.. And how secure the dispeusei from detection when he places his own "private stock" on the shelves and jackets the entire proceeds of the sales. Has this system been worked sys- j tematically? The only impediment! has been the high moral character I of the individuals. How many have ^ frowned upon this method of pock- 1 etiug a $500 or $1,000 a year? Will | we ever know the full roll of honor? i The dispensary is a great moral in stitution. It is a wonderful insti-1 ( tution. The further one goes int*> it the greater are th" marvels revealed. It stands alone, unrivalled; | 1 the world's matchless grafting ma ! chine.?The State. Tlie earnings of the dispensaries ! last war were over $700,000. South Carolina has sold herself cheap. Th Lonisana State lottery offered the Pelican State $25,000,000 doli lars for a renewal of their franchise when it expired some years ago? i enough to pay the expenses of the I State government for twenty-five j' years. 15ut tlie offer was rejected 1 and Louisana has never regretted 1 driving out her State gambling in- j stitution. , I 1 I With chaiacteristic blunt ness Senator Tillman has stigmatized the i State board of directors as a set of [ thieves and says that the governor i should demand their resignation. It would require more drastic measures | to get rid of them, we imagine, than j merely asking them to resign. 7 Y The machinery of a geueral election is in the hamTs of the election commissioners. Two out of the Hirer State commissioners have *nied -nice the last election ami the tlegis6 o lalive delegation has reeoiiimemled their s iccessors. Uy some confusion jr misunderstanding one of the men thus named has been appointed Fed-, cral commissi .mer hy the governor, which gives four Federal commissioners and on I v two for tile State. As soon as this tannic i< >' raighteiird ?mit Supervisor (iruliam says that I hi- elect ion will lie ordered. There is some talk of putting a stiaight pmhihi.tioii ticket in the liehl for State ollicers next year. We are not in sympathy with the smitgestiou. Tiiis anti-dispensary movement. is claimed to lie imn-pohtifiil ind ali ofliee 11:1111i11l:' axe grinders shouhi he relegated to the liinho of ahscttritv to ktep (.Miupan. with the dispensary grafters. In 189*, when South Carolina vot^ksixieen thousand majority for iirohimtiou against licensed hat-, rooms, the;e could have heen no 'unholy alIianc-e*" between the pro- i InbitionisU; and the liar-Keepers. For a prohibitionist "at heart." 1 to vote for the dispensary is as in- 1 comprehensible as for a dispensuryte at heart to vote for prohibition. The State dispensary is the fonnain head of the dispensary system md no stream can rise above its iource. If the devil loves fishing in mildly waters what a picnic he must isve ''up the creek" near the Richand distillery. " BUV THE NS- SOME SEWING MACHINE Do not bo deceived by those who ad* i vertise a .?G0.o0 Sewing Machine for $20.00. This kind of :ima"liiiie can be bought from us or any of our dealers from $15.00 to $18.00. WE MAKE A VARIETY [ HE NEW HOME IS THE BEST. The Food dct^pvines the strength or i veaknessj of So wi::;j Machines. The Double c< uiiutied with other troutr pouiN m:iu<x the _\ew J tome he best ZMavliine to buy. Vfii? forC'RQiiLARS SSS!! re lu.imifaciur. I i>;v<-.s !*.*lore purebasing 'he k:v/ ny.-'x sr.'iM machine go. G ?? MrtiS S ('!i;eni 11., Atlanta, Ga, ;u I ?'.ii . f ' i-.7 '..,:viu I'raicIsoo.CW . . -_C 3V Win .low .f Srrmitou. X. r;- --" M, V*)l r 1V . DONT MIN^TH^WAVES ' [n limes of depression or panic you ! ivanl assuiance of safety. Yon can't | transact business and ej.rry your ; nouey with you. PUT IT IN OUR BANK where it is safe. If the waves das j hard against you, we will loan what! w; 11 tide you over. It may preven , disaster. Our bank assists you and j benefits us both. THE BANK OF K1NGSTREE Citation Notice >TATK OF SOl'TH CAROLINA. County <>k Williamsbuko. liv S MeB Scott Esq.. Probate .Itid?je. j Whereas A II Williams made suit to, me to ^rant him letters of administra- i tion of the estate of and effects of j Rosannah Siugletary. These are therefore to cite and ad- J inonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Kosaninth} Singletary.deceased.that they he and appear before me in the Court of Probate to be held at Kingstree, S. on Monday,the l*th day of .September. A D 1905, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause if any they have.why the said administration should not he granted. Given under my hand this the third i day of September,A I>,1!K)5. S. Melt. Scott. Probate Judge. Published oil the 7th ay of Sept. 15hi.") ill the C'ot'nty RtyOHt>. Youths' and bow' pants. Good tit and durabler^ear at j Wilkins. A mind reader has a snap when i he thought so. FOLETSHONETHCAR for ohUdrmiy ?afo, turo* Jf optatff i yui.1?miMII III orangeburg _' collegiate institute! Orangeburg, 5. C. The school is splendidly located, is well equipped and offers to your boys and girls the best of training at the lowest cost. The departments of Art, Elocution and Music are as good as in any school in the State. Applications are rapidly coining* in. Let us send you a catalogue. Your boys and girls are under the best of good inlluences while they are with us. and at all times have our utmost care and attention. Session Opens Wednesday. September 20, 1905. W. S. Peterson, - - President. f A Painless Cure of Curable Pain 1 v.; Never resign yourself to suffer pain. Women's H H pains are curable. They are the sign of dangerous I m conditions of the female organs, which should be B promptly attended to or dangerous results will follow. | %$T? TAKE jf & SIT GOMES TO WOMAN'S RELIEF | whenever she suffers from any of woman's biting and weakening pains. It not only compels the pains to stop, but it follows up and drives out the cause of the pains, which prevents them from coming back. ? It makes you well Try it S Sc!d everywhere in $1.00 bottles. 9 Rw?.r: :;s a letter "without a pain,** 1 freely rJ f. ' ,'.) strictest confid- writes Mary Sbelton, of Poplar n encc. U' ojr ymptoms and Bluff, Mo., *' i c?n do my housework, IB trout ' s. V. e v. 1 ..i free advice although, before taking CARDUI, two K vmm (in '-tin sealed envelope), how to doctors had done me no good, lean K:J |$3 cureti.i'.n. Address: Indies'Advisory truthfully say I was cured by Cardui ?? Dept., Tb C!."":ir,03ga McdicineCo., ' want every suffering kdy to know of IL . Chat'. :. this wonderful medidne." ' 1 ^ mvrwTOBWMraaMUBm?ll^ THEY ARE HERE! Big" Lot of Busies and Wagons at THOMAS & BRADHAM'S. All Standard Hakes. ? ? ? ?? *-v a rA r n'J T/?r?mr? WKfciN, l fburs ? ana bakcuck duuuic^.' MILBURN, TAYLOR and CHATTANOOGA WAGONS. HARNESSand SADDLES Made at Our Factory and Guaranteed Hand-Sewed. No Better Can Be Bought. Thomas & Bradham, Agents,! K1NGSTREE, S. C. j SOLD BY G. OLLIE EPFS, MA IX ST MEET, KI.YGSUXE, E.G. SOLIB Mill OF 0E6ANS. Now being sold in Kingstree and Williamsburg Co. bv I MLCABLE COMPANY. We hav jst finished selling two carloads at Lake ^ I? *L. i 4- . v^uy anu 111 cue tuunir) uui num uicit. Our prices are right, our terms are reasonable. Any .one de. siring to purchase either an organ or piano will please com muni. cate with Mr A J Thompson, Superintendent of our force at Kingstree. In addition to selling and delivering organs our salesman are prepared to take orders and sell our complete line of pianos con" sis ting of MASON & HAMLIN--CONOVER--KINGSBURY-WELLINGTON THlllBl lOMPANY, Largest manufacturers ol p.anos and organs in the world. ! FACTORY BRANCH: 2*2 KING STREETCharleston, - S. C. J, Y. WALLACE, Mgr. I 1 i * mNinwnvfiPM 1 J. li. aTubLu 0,:, I M THE CLOTHIER. N- j j* ;|H Special Line of the Celebrated Lion Brand NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, COLLARS and CUFFS. Also a swell line of neck wear?the prettiest lot of / four-in-hand ties that has been here in a long ??? Stetson Shoes, i 1 The Shoes made by btetson are Standard - Every pair warranted and unequaled for looks and comfort. We have just received a shipment from CLOTHING! CLOTHING! Two Piece Suits for Summer Wear. ||j YOUTHS' suns. Ages 16 to ?0. ~ M c^?|gCalI and see our line ofJ?ga? I Straw Hats. ? We have the Latest Shapes and Styles. YOU'LL BE NEEDING IS !3\xr?2.no.ex "CTnderweax, V/e sell the better kind at moderate prices, also MGHT SHIRTS-In fact anything in the Clothing , line can be found at ^ J. B. Steele's, 1 Klngrstxee, S.C. | 4 comity mm $i. i iBt. I WdMrt Y?m Writ? I Us- A Letter? I i OUR 'BUSY" DRY GOODS STORE Is now filled with choice winter fabrics. From now until the spring season opens we'll make strong efforts to clear out this stock. If there's something in winter goods you can use? JUST WRITE US A LETTER i] We'll forward samples at once._=J^?_ HERETOFORE we have sold out our surplus stocks by means of CUT-PRICE sales twice a week, and only our home customers reaped the V benefit. Now IF YOU'LL WRITE US A LETTER, we'll quote prices for the next sale. This opens thewav for our out-of-town customers to miciirtl k<irnr<iinc <1+ nitr CrtAAIol 3 ^CUUit lilf uuuouai udi^aiiuuiaKU ai uui jpwiai sales. : : : : : If you want prices on Furniture, Mark your Letter for "THE BIG FURNITURE STORE" s| BUELL ? ROBERTS, j ~ m . M rM |j|^H tuic cdapc nci nwnq to _ . > " - i niij ij? nvu ubuvnuk/ a w ? S. MARCUS J KINGSTREE, S. C. Look Out Next Week For Announcement of Fall & Winter Opening. SEE US FOR YOUR RUSH" JOB WORK