The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 09, 1909, Image 3
I A DRASTIC LAW.
Some Provisions of New Prohibition
Law Worth Pondering Over^
'ay a man (or woman) living in
uth Carolina county which is
.out dispensaries have in poson
a gallon, pint, or gill of
skey or other intoxicants without
violating the provisions of the
criminal code and subjecting himself
(or herself) to a fine and imprisonment
or both?the penalty
for a second offence being imprisonment
without alternative':
The State says good lawyers and
I perhaps judges are answering the
question **no," but it is only during
the last few days that the people
seem to be awakening to this drastic
construction of the law. There are
Ithose who hold that the Williamsburg
or Sumter or Bamberg lady who has
"m possession" a quart of cocking
sherry is no less amenable to prosecution
and punishment than is a
"blind tiger."
In other words, the former dispensary
acts were aimed at the manufacture
and sale of intoxicants and not
at having them in possession.
The act passed at the last session
of the General Assembly and approv-1
ed March 2,1909, after declaring alcoholic
liquors "which if drunk to
excess will produce intoxication'' to
"he "acrainsfc the morals, cood health j
and safety of the State" proceeds to
say "That it shall be unlawful for
any person, firm, corporation or association
within this Stats to manu-j
facture, sell, barter, exchange, receive,
give awav to induce trade, deliver,
store, keep in possession in this
State, furnish at public places or
otherwise dispose of,any malt,vinous, |
fermented,brewed or other liquors or I
beverages, or any compound or mix-1
ture thereof which contains alcohol i
and is used as a beverage, and which j
if drunk to excess will produce intoxication,
except as hereinafter provided."
In the act it does not appear to be I
^thereinafter" provided that any person
may "keep in possession in this
State" one drop of any alcoholic liquor
r?f natnrp tn "make drunk
yoome" when imbibed to excess,except
B^roiunties haviDg dispensaries.
The penalty for violation of the
I act contained in section 11 and de
claring violation a misdemeanor is a
I fine of from ?100 to ?500, or imprisI
onment at hard labor of from 3 to 12
I months,and for any second or aubse
qnent offense, upon conviction, imI
prisonment'of from one to five years
I at hard labor without any alternative
I At a picnic in Zarline, in AnderP^8on
county, a few days ago Messrs
J R Blake of Greenwood and Leg*
I islator Josh Ashley among others
I were speakers.
The story goes that Mr Ashley
spoke with his accustomed fiery eloquence
and pith for prohibition, i
and Mr Blake later uttered senti-!
ments somewhat to the contrary, j
Mr Blake then read from the act j
already quoted.
r*- Mr Ashley, in his gentle way,
questioned the accuracy of the
| inhibitions as contained in the
print read by Mr Blake.
"1*? you 'keep in possession within'
this State' any intoxicating
liquors?" inquired Mr Blake of the
Honea Path Representative.
The Honea Path Representative,
jt is said, admitted that the jug
aright not be wholly dry, whereupon
Mr Blake read again the stern,
riaexoi*able condemnation of the law.
^Whether or not the Law and Order
League in the dry counties will
I see to it that all the kitchen closets
shall be searched by constables
for cooking sherry and brandied
peaches remains to be seen ?or it
may be that astute lawyers will
- prove that to "keep in possession
any intoxicating liquors "withiu
this State" is not the law as it is
k^yitten.
Had they "to keep in possession"
provisions of the act been discussed
Before the election, how would it
have affected the voting? Was the
law understood by the voters? Was
it understood that to give away or
"to receive" a toddy in a dry county
would be a misdemeanor?
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St RAN'i ON SKETCHES.
I
What the People of a Busy "Burg" I
Are Saying and Doing.
Scran ton. September Pro :
tracted religious services, conduct-1
ed bv li'cv. J M Truluck, are in i
progress at the Baptist church.
Mr W D Matthews killed a rattle-1
snake Sunday near town that had I
nine rattles and a button. This I
species of reptile has l)ecome rare J
in these parts.
Mr S \ Welsh visited Sumter the1
first of the week on business bent.
!
Miss Mary Weibre, a charming
debutante of Savannah, is visiting her
cousin, 3Irs I' M Lee.
;
Miss Sue Smith, of the Hebron ;
neighborhood, is a guest at the!
Mis ses Welch's,
Mr K F Rodgers visited her
; brother, Mr S P Kodgers, at
Wilmington last week.
J M Parker was in Charleston
; Monday looking after business'
matters.
Miss Barnwell of Adam's Run is!
spending sometime in Scran ton at j
her sister's, Mis 1) L Lee's.
Mr P M Lee is at Union City, I
Ala., 011 business.
Mr W W Holiday of Lanes was
visiting at the home of his uncle,
Mr A M Cooke, the first days of the
week.
MrTB Johnson left today for
FavetteviBeand other "North State"
towns on a business mission.
W M D McGee is on the police
* _ i? T T :.
iorce again, vice r> ij l^ewis, resigned.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Johnson have .
returned from a visit to relatives 1
in the up-country.
Miss Maude Parker is with relatives
in Florence.
Miss Addie Cannon, one of the
popular young ladies of the town,
will teach at Caitersville the next
school year.
If you have a flower to give,
give it today. One throb of gladness
is worth more to the living
than a wealth of costly blooms laid
however tenderly above the dead.
If you have a kindly visit to make,
make it today lest another step in
and lay his quiet hand upon the
longing heart and still forever its
fret and pain and power of glad response.
In the city of the dead, in
the silence of the grave, hearts are '
are never lonely any more. They
have no heed or need.
W E C.
Appeal for Orphans
We have been requested to publish
the following on behalf of the several
orphanages of the State:
Attention is ealied to the concert
of action among the orphan institutions
of South Carolina with regard
to a special work day effort Saturday, ;
September 25, next. Thornwell orphanage,
Codnie Maxwell orphanage
and Epworth orphauage have definitely
planned for the success of the ;
day and are circulating literature
upon the subject. We presume that j
every orphan institution,of whatever
size or under whatever auspices, will
be glad to have its friends remember .
it on this day. ;
The plan is 6imple enough. Let
every boy and girl, every man and ;
woman, young and old, devote the j
income of the day to the orphanage i
of his choice. Some of the children <
may pick cotton, others mar gather I
up old iron and sell it, some will do <
odd jobs, others will devote their salary
or wages of that day to the care
of the orphans.
Coming down to the plain truth, is
there any cause that warms the
cockles of the heart like the plea for
the fatherless? Let all the people join j
in the work day effort September 25, !
and roll up a big amount for the or- !
phans, and forward the same to such j
institution as each may select. !
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A Harry Up Call. j
Quick! Mr Druggist?Quick!?A i
box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve? J
Here'8 a quarter?For the love of
Moses, hurry! Baby's burned him- j
self, terribly?Johnnie cut his foot <
with the axe?Mamie's scalded?Pa
can't walk from piles?Billie has
boils?and my corns ache. She
got it and soon cured all the family.
Its the greatest healer on earth.
Sold by D C Scott.
PROFIT IN TOBACCO.
Mr J Davis Carter Clears $138 67
per Acre on His CropTo
the Editor of The News and j
Courier:?Will you allow me space
in he News and Courier for a short j
talk to my many brother farmers. ;
I 111 .-.in it im- Anininn
I 1151, 1 >1111 cat IV J.-? UIJ V|'1M<VU] J
from all the information that 1 have(
been able to gather, that the farmers!
of South Carolina want to become j
more independent, but 1 fear that
too many have fallen into the habit [
of planting cotton, depending entirely
upon cotton alone to buy all
else that they need. And the conse-1
jiience is the price is up one year j
and down the next, and instead of
becoming more independent. I am
of the opinion that a great many
are becoming more and more de- '
pendent. Now, brother farmer, j
havn't you tried this plan of farm- j
ing enough? Well, you are read? to
admit tW at say you, what else
can 1 d.. To this 1 would answer
and repeat what has often been
said before; that is, make more hog
and hominy at home, and save tiie
freight and the merchant's profit.
Now, I am going to give yon a
bit of my experience in planting
other crops for money, instead of i
cotton. Tobacco is my hobby, and j
let me say here that 1 have travelled
all over South Carolina, and believe
from observation that we have the
finest soil for growing tobacco of
any State in the Union. Now, let
me give you a little of my experience
in growing tobacco: I have
been planting it for a number of
years, and have always made money
ou it. Some years more than others.
Now,I will give you some figures on
this year's crop. I planted eighteen
acres in tobacco last spriug. I used
800 pounds guano tobacco fertilizer
per acre. Labor is hard to get here,
and worth little when you get it
So I count that, taking all into
count, my tobacco cost me from the
seed bed to the warehouse, all told,
$50 per acre. Well, you say that
seems like a costly crop. So it is,
but I sold that crop of tobacco and
finished delivering it on August 25
for $188.67 per acre, giving me a
clear profit of $138.67 per acre.
Where will you be at the close of
the season, cotton man > Let me hear
from you. -Now, Mr ? *jtor, lam
just getting to where I \janted to
Bay something iu the interest of
tobacco, but my article will be too
long. So will not say more at this
time, but with your permission will
continue this subject later.
J Davis Carter.
Leo, S. C., September 6, 1909.
Gentle Jane.
Wednesday morning, Gentle Jane
Started in an aeroplane;
"Ha!" said Gentle Jane, in glee.
"It is now all up with me!"
But the airship wouldn't work,
And it fell with such a jerk
In some river flowing south;
LeavingJane down in the month.
When an alligator spied
lane, his jaws he opened wide,
Saying in tone polite.
"Do drop in and get a bite."
Soon they tinkered up the craft;
Jane got in and gavly laughed.
Joy and gladne?s filled her cup:
"Ha!" said Jane, "the jig is up!"
As the wind grew stiff and stiffer,
Jane's opinions seemed to differ,
fhen a near-by cyclone showed:
"Well." said Jane. "I will be blowed!" 1
But the airship, soaring by,
[Jut a furrow in the sky;
Passed 'twixt Mercury and Mars;
Gentle Jane said, "Oh, my stars'."
Onward went the aeroplane;
Onward, too, went Gentle Jane,
Ever darker irrew the nisrht?
Gentle Jane was out of sight
?Saturday Evening Pout.
Weak
Kidneys
Braa* mow trouble tku wether oriurf
ihe body. The fanotioa of u? kidmara la to
uptnU laorcaale atlt u< water la tha pamm
of elrcuUtio*. ud to nmt? tkw ul
LhalretteBdaatpolseaafrom teabody through <
ika bladder. Therefore whoa the kldaera
taooma dlaaaaad aad weak they aw aatoralle
taable perform |helr^werk properfy.aad (
ra are tho reeult. It te i
laperatlre that a prompt relief be afforded,
ouch Is tmpeeatue aaleaa yea remove the
DeWitfe Kidney and Bladder PiOs
promptly eUmlaate polaoua from the eyotem 1
tad at the aame time aaake the kldaaya weU
tad ateoug.
Per Weak Kidneys, Baokaohe, la* ;
Baauaadon ef the bladder aaa all
artaary troubles De Witfe Kidney
ud Bladder Pills are uneurpaseed.
A Week's Treatment for 2k
Money beak If tkey flail.
For Sale by W L Wallace.
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INSCRIPTIONS WANTED.
Men of South Carolina Asked to Suggest
Words for Woman's Monument.
"What do the men of South Carolina
owe to the women of the Confederacy?''
asks the Columbia State.
The State then goes on to say that
the funds for a memorial to be
erected 011 the Capitol grounds have
been raised. Sculptor K Welling- .
ton liuckstuhl is now designing the'
monument and the design, lias been
1 -i ? 1 .1..
ueciareu uut* ui me must uniaiiu
ever prepared. On the monument
just in front of the State house,
erected by the women of South Carolina
to the soldiers who died for
the '"Lost Cause." are two beautiful
inscriptions. These recite the
valor and heroism of those "who,
tuie to the instincts of their birth
have glorified a fallen cause by the
simple manhood of their live3 and
their patient suffering, and in the
dark hours of imprisonment, in the
hopelessness of the hospital, in the
sharp agcny of the field, found hope
in the belief that at home they
would not be forgotten."
These were some of the words inscribed
by the women of South
Carolina on the monument to the
soldiers.
It is now necessary for the men of
the State to Bend to the commis.
8ion in charge of the work of erecting
a monument to the women of the
Confederacy suitable inscriptions for
the tribute to tfJ-ir self-sacrifice and
devotion.
The following has been issued.
South Carolina Commission
for the Monument to the Women of
the Confederacy.
Columbia, S C., Aug. 31, 1909.
To the Men of South Carolina:
Twto inscriptions will be required
for the two large panels of the pedestal
of the South Carolina monument
to the women of the Confederacy.
These inscriptions are desired
to "declare to the world what these
women of the South did to deserve
this houonng.'" Each must contain
trom 60 to SO words, perferably 60.
The men of our State are cordially
invited to suggest appropriate
wording for theee inscriptions.
Those deemed most suitable by
the commission will be used. Suggestions
should be 8ent to Capt. Wm
E Gonzales, secretary and treasurer,
Columbia, before November 1, 1909.
C Irvine Walker,
Chairman;
T J Moore,
C A Reed.
J G Richards, Jr.,
Wm E Gonzales,
Sec. and Treas.
k Statement from the Umpire.
Editor County Record:?
Please allow me space in your
valuable paper to correct a
mistake in your issue of September
2 concerning- a game of
ball between Rome and Choppee.
The score stood 2 to 2
until the last half of the ninth
inning, when Choppee made one
more run, making the >core 3 to
2 in favor of Choppee, with still
their half of the inning to play.
No outsider blocked the ball;
during the game.
There is no team in the county j
* ? v _ 11 i.1 iL ~ I
that plays cieaner oan uiau iuc
Cboppee club. Rome was simply
outclassed.
(Signed) Si Bruorton,
Umpire.
Choppee, S. 0.,
September 4, 1909.
Sight Ob Bill Mountain.
On a lonely night Alex. Benton
of Fort Edwards, N Y., climbed
Bald Mountain to the home of a
neighbor, tortured by Asthma, bent
on curing bim with Dr King's New
Discovery, that had cured himself
of asthma. This wonderful medicine
soon relieved and quickly cured
his neighbor. Later it cured his
Bon's wife of severe lung trouble.
Millions UeiltVC HO mc gicamii
Throat and Lung cure on Earth,
Coughs, Colds, Croup, Hemorrhages
and Sore Lungs are surely cured by
it. Best for Hay Fever, Grip and
Whooping Cough. 50c and $1.00.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by i>
C S cott
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It May Be Pneumonia
"A hard chill, pain through the chest, difficult breathing.
Then fever, with great prostration." If this should
be your experience, send for your doctor. You may
have pneumonia! If your doctor cannot come at once,
give Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. When he comes, tell him
exactly what you have done. Then do as he says.
No alcohol in this cough medicine. /. C. Aycr Co., Lowell,Mau.
Keen the bowels in good condition. One of Ayer's Pills at bedtime will cause
an increased flow of bile, and produce a gentle laxative effect the day following.
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