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WHO OHFVS TI1F. LAW.* How Many Krall?? That the Possession Of Liquor Kvcn for Personal l'se Is Contrary to Law? May i man (or woman) living In a S. uth Carolina county which la with? out dispensaries have In possession a gallon, pint, or Kill of whiskey or other Intoxicant without violating the pro? vision* of the criminal code and sub luting himself (or herself) to a fine and Imprisonment or both?the penal? ty for a second offense being Imprison? ment without alternat've? Good law? yers and perhaps Judges are answer? ing the question '?no," but It Is only during the last few days that the peo? ple seem to be awakening to this dras* t I construction of the law. There are those who hold that the Lexington or Sumter or Bamberg lady who haa "Ir possession'* a quart of cooking sherry is no less amenable to prosecution und punishment than Is a "blind tiger." In othfer words, the former dispen? sary acts were aimed at the manufac? ture and sale of intoxicants and not at having them In possession. The act passed at the last session of the general assembly and approved March 2. l?Oft. after declaring alco? holic liquors "which If drunk to ex ceas will produce Intoxication" to be "against the morals, good health and safety of the State" proceeds to say "That It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or assocla tlon within this State to manufacture * i! barter, exchange, receive, give awrty to induce trade, deliver, store, keep Iti possession In this State, fur? nish at public places or otherwise dis? pose of any malt, vinous, fermented, brewed or other liquors and bever? age*, or any compound or mixture thereof which contains alcohol and ts used as a beverage, and which if drunk to excess will produce intoxica? tion, except as hereinafter provided." In Ute act It does not appear to be thereinafter "provided" that any per? son may "keep In possession in this Stats" one drop of any alcoholic liquor of a nature to "make drunk come" when Imbibed to excess, except in counties having dispensaries. The penalty for violation of the act contained In section 11 and declaring violation a mlsdemesnor Is a fine of from flOO to $500 or Imprisonment at bard labor of from three to 12 months and for any second or subse quenf offenss, upon conviction, im? prisonment of from one to five yam at hard labor without any alternative tine / * a picnic at Zarllne in Andcrion C?unty'?. few days ago Meiers. J. R Hi.ike of Greenwood and Legislator Josh Ashley among others were speakers. The story goes that Mr. Ashley spoke with his accustomed fiery elo? quence and pith for prohibition, and Mr Blake later uttered sentiment* somewhat to the contrary. Mr. Blake then read from the act already quot? ed. Mr. Ashley. In his gentle way, ques m pad the accuracy of the Inhibitions as contained in the print read by Mr. Blake Co you 'keep In possession within this State' any Intoxicating liquors " red Mr. Flake of the Honea Path dMegsVttoa. The Honea Path delegation, it Is said, admitted that the Jug might not i >: v dry. wherupon Mr. ttlak.' r< a I ; ?aln the stern, inexorable con >n of the law. >' etlMf or not the Uw and Order Lentues In the dry counties will see to It that all the kitchen closets shall be ?i arch d by c? nstabh h for cookin ; sherry and t ranuied peaches remains to lx? seen?or it may be that astute lav yefS Will prove that to "keep In PtfmSesldSV" any intoxicating liquors "within this Mate" Is not the law sr. It !? written. H I the "to keep in possession", provision of the act been discussed before, the < le-tl .n ? how W Ott Id it have affected the voting? *Vee the Jaw undersn >d by the voter-.' Vv\ * it understood Ihm to give awry or "to receive"' g toddv in a dry < ma > would be a mlademeanor. ?Tl.e St Ite. ?Dr. Abernethy. the great English Physician, said, "Watch your kldneya When they are affected, life is in danger." Poley's Kidney Remedy mak ?* healthy kidneys, corrects uri nary Irregularities nnd tones up the whoi?. system, Maori's Drug Mete, He Panm-d. jmt*?- You are a freeholder?*' I Ti Nsmun?"Ye* sir; I am." "Married .r Mlngie?" "Marrbd three years hot June." "Have you formed or ex p.-eased OA) opinion?" "N?'t for three year .-, f nir honor." 1 ?Su* "e**. * ,i, n !??? .{>t#- del uds t hem k i v+n by i ".ylng "It will wear away." when 1 ib. \ aottes symptoms of kidney and bladder trouble, This is ? mistake. Tak. i'oley s Kidney U? rnedy. and ?leg ihi d:ain on the vitality, it run i backache, rheumatism, kidney and bladder trouble, and makes ev? ery trace of pain, weakness, and uri? nary trouble disappear. Siberia Drug More. Brisbane Answered Harvey. At a dinner given some time ago in honor of Ix>rd Northciiffe, proprietor of the London Times, Mr. Arthur Brisbane responded to a toast. Th\k versatile fashioner of the popular ed? itorial had sat quietly for some time listening to a corporation lawyer who adv'sed his hearers to "beware of the man who expresses sympathy for the poor," and to Colonel George Harvey, who stated a few words of the evils of socialism and the blessings of wealth. When Mr. Brisbane was In? troduced he proceeded In his short, snappy sentences to give his hearers as straight a talk as they ever listened to In their lives. He evidently felt It his duty at the Norcliffe dinner to tell his self-satisfied and success? ful audience that the great common people, of which he Is the self-ap? pointed spokesman, really, exists, Mr. Brisbane said in part: "This Is a fine gathering of power? ful men., big fortunes, and great rep? utations. I want to say something for the men that never had a milion dollars, never got on the payroll ? of a millionaire. "I don't want Northciiffe to go back to England believing that a man without a million in this country mlght as well hide under the table or Jump off the dock. "The real American nation, its real resources, its real ability, are hidden among those unknown seventy-nine millions that never go to Delmonl co's; most of whom know as little about terrapin as about bird's nest soup. "Mr. Harvey says very truly, "The great reward must go to the man of great ability." True. But what is the great reward, and what do you call great ability? "If I scatter money In the street and a thousand eager men dive to get It I am holding up one kind of a re? ward and I call forth one kind of ability. "But If the child is in danger of its life, and a man risks his life to save it, that situation calls out a different kind of ability, and reveals a man who asks for a higher reward than cash. "We are paying too much attention here to the men that scramble for pennies, for dollars and for millions. They are able, strong men, but they are not the American nation, nor the best men In It. "Colonel Harvey says that if you tak* ten thotlsnnd men out of this country?the ablest ten thousand? the country will fall to pieces. Hi might a-< w.dl say that if you take ten apples off a tree,_jjUa -k#???r?wlll with? er and fall. Not a bit ol It. S*on men with money and power are the pretty shiny apples on the tree. The sunlight, the warmth, the praise, are for you, but you are or ly the pass? ing fruit. The real tree Is the thick trunk. The real power is with those In the roots hidden In the soil. "And lu this nation the real pow ??r. the root of the nation, Is the mass of people?too often, like the tree'r roots, hidden below In the dark and eola. But from those roots, from the peop!e. comes all the real power. "And when this nation, and you prosperous men face a perilous sitti af.on. as you have done in the past and you will do In the future, you will o,d tne mar, tb help you and to save you. not at this table, not at Del* (Monloo*ii ? "There was trouble before the civil War, I er Ions trouble. Did the people call upon a rich corporation lawyer or a great banker? No. They ask fd u little country lawyer, with not ti? ll I but a good name, and a hear?: t,x save the country. 'When that man. Lincoln, needed ')< lp Is his great work, to whom did 'ie look? Did he find the ma.i in Vull street? No. Wall street WOf ilte bUSTi as usual, locking up Oar .'us in bonds e-ieral Grant was there emonu. ?he roots of the people, out of sight. unknown. He did not have a mil* 'or; dollars, and Dclmonloo's price*1 ?e beyond hla resell. But he had lbs great ability, and when the no 01 wai r< o y to offer him what I*' PC ally IhO great reward?honor and 'i o y - Ik was ready. MJ1 v ill always be to; the force i> ? the peo|djo, The strength of t o op is w the bottom of the noilin; liquid, not in the pretty greasy, bub blln? . < um thai .'.eat;, on top. "Thors .in- big men In the United .'tales walling ror th< reward worthy of the men art hove been talking about or looking nl here. These tru : treat men neve: had a bank oocount, od oven ;? certificate of deposit, but thiy ere the American nation mid Ihey are Amercla." Han Prancl vu ' tar. Mrs. it. ii. Tucker, of sjpokun u Wash., is seid to be the first w >n m wireless op<Tator in tlie world. 'Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoen Remedy Is today the beal known medicine in use for the relief ami ours of bowel oomplalnts, it cures griping, diarrhoea, dysentery, and should be taken at the first un? natural looseness of the bowels. It H equally valuable for children and rdtilts. II always euros. Sold by VV. w. Btbert. STARTING SHEEP FLOCK. Good Advice to Those Contemplating (?(Mug Into the Raising of Sheep. A man's liking for any business is more or less controlled by the finan? cial return from the same. This is especially true of the sheep-breeding business. From my own experience I wish to say that if good judgment is , Used at the beginning, no class of farm animals will return as great profits on the investment as will sheep. In starting a flock of sheep some advise the purchase of pure-bred ani? mals, sueh as a bunch of ewe lambs. This means a heavy outlay at the be? ginning with not much Income dur? ing the first year. A ewe should be two yea*s old before she drops her first lamb, thus the only source of Income from the ewe lamb Is her wool clip, which should pay for her keep. For the man who has had no ex? perience in the raising of sheep and wishes to start a flock, I believe a much more profitable and economi? cal method would be to purchase the so-called old ewes which have been discarded from the flocks of sheep? men. When a ewe has reached the age of five years many people con? sider her to be old and undesirable. Such a ewe, if a good breeder, will not appear so nice to the eye of the visitor as the ewe of two or three years of age. Still if her udder is good, there is no reason why she should not be profitable from a breeding standpoint until she is eight or ten years old. She Is just the kind of an animal for the beginner in the sheep business to handle. During the months of July, August and September each year there are hun? dred of just such ewes sent to the markets, when they are a drug on the market. A ewe which has reared a good lamb or perhaps two lambs is always rather thin in flesh, and the butcher does not want her, except at a very low price. They can usually be pur? chased at from $3 to $5 per head at any of the leading live-stock mar? kets. In selecting such ewes get those which show good breeding and have good fleeces. It is well to have them dipped before leaving the yards; and (better still) after they arrive home, fts a safeguard against scab, vermin and other troubles. Having secured a flock of old ewes for a small amount of money, you ran now afford to spend some money In the purchase of a good sire. He cannot be too good from a mutton and wool-producing standpoint. It is not necessary to have all the fancy points of his breed, such as color markings, wooling of the head and legs and other fancy points. It Is very important, however, that he does have a good mutton form, a ;.;ood heavy fleece of wool, and u strong constitution, as indicated by width and depth of chest. He must oe right In than half the entire flock. The ewes should be well fed dur? ing the mating season, also during the winter months. The next fall some ulllng out should be done. Thost SWOS which are the oldest and least prolific should be separated from the rest of the flock and fattened for the market, to be sold in December or January, (not September, when the market is generally overstocked with UOh animals.) A number of the best ewe lambs should be selected to replace the old ewOS which have been discarded, In this way selecting the foundation for the future breeding flock. If this method is followed up, in a few years all of the old ewes will be replaced 1 y younger ones of better type and breeding. At the same time the flock will pay larger dividends on the cap? ital Invested than any other class of Btock on the farm. ?Your complexion as well as your t"mper Is rendered miserable by ? disordered liver. Py taking Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets you can improve both. Sold by VY. W. Bibert. H. c. Little, of Union, a former member of the house of representa? tives, was bitten by a dog supposed to have been mad. ?Not ii minute should be lost when B Child shows symptoms of croup. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given! as soon as the child becomes hoarse, ? <>?? sven after the croupy cough ap-1 poors, will prevent the attack. Sold i > w. sv. Bibert. I Examination by a dentist, catech? ism |n tlonl ?1 hj glene and public ! 'ental Inflrmuries, as preventive methods of caring for the teeth of school children, were urged by l>r. William M. Potter In n lecture at the Harvard Medical School recently, TFMTIFIHN IITEH Poris VFAHS. i 'arllMle i 'enter. N v.. r. Bur nans, writes "About four years ago I v. rote you thu i I had 1?. en entirely I nured ul kidney trouble by taking j two bottle* of Foley's Kidney Rem? edy, and uftor four years i am again pleased to state thai l have never had any return Of those symptoms and I am evidently cured t?? stay cured." Fol v's Kidney Remdey will do the ss me for you. Blbert's Drug store. EX-SHAH'8 ALLOWANCE FIXED. Deposed Monarch Was Reluctant 10 Glre Up His Possessions. Teheran. Sept. 2.?The reluctance! Of the deposed Shah of Persia to cede his estates in Azertaijan province to the government ha* been overcome. A meeting was helJ at the Russian legation this afternoon between a government delegat on and the Brit? ish and Russian diplomatic represen? tatives, at which a protocol was drawn up fixing the annual expenses j of the former Shah at a sum equlva- | lent to $180,000. It has been arrang? ed that he leave the country three days after the protocol Is signed. ! CANADA NOT TO RETALIATE. Export Duties Will Not be Placed on j Wood and Wood Pulp. Montreal, Sept. 2.?While it is true | that there is resentment In this coun- ! try over the new provisions of the Payne tariff bill affecting the' pulp and paper industry, it is felt both at Ottawa and Quebec that nothing can be gained by the imposition of export duties. The Federal govern? ment, it is officially announced, will not take any action of a retaliatory nature in this direction and any legis? lation it may enact will be directed rather to a final settlement rather than an aggravation of the difficul? ties at present In the way. It can be authoritatively announ? ced that the future action of the Quebec provincial government will be in line with the policy most accept? able to the Dominion as a whole rath? er than any calculated to meet only tho immediate situation as it Is found In the province of Quebec. Quite Polite. j They were slight, acquaintances, 1 and there was no love lost between them. "Well," said the first 'grand dame," "bye-bye. I must really be getting on. I have to make a call on my mother." The second put up her lorgnette and drawled: "Really?ah you don't mean to say you have a mother living?" The first "grande dame" laughed? a high, thin laugh, with something biting, like acid, In it. "Oh, yes," she retorted on the one who had tried to take her down, "my mother is alive, and she doesn't look a day older than you do, I assure you.''?From Tit-Bits. ?"Can be depended upon" Is an ex? pression we all like to hear, and when it is used in connection with Cham? berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy it means that it never fails to cure diarrhoea, dysentery or bow? el complaints. It is pleasant to take and equally valuable for children and adults. Sold by W. W. Slbert. The New England Fiber Blanket Company announces Increases in prices as being due to the effect of the Payne law. Isn't the explanation a little too much like kissing and telling??Louisville Courier-Journal. HEALTH AND BEAUTY AID. ?Cosmetics and lotions will not clear your complexion of pimples and blotches like Foley's Orino Laxative, for indigestion, stomach and liver trouble and habitual constipation. Cleanses the system and is pleasant to take. Slbort'i Drug Store. Applications has been made before Judge Klugh for the appointment of a receiver for the Oconee Knitting Mills of Walhalia. Niehl on Buhl Mountain. ?On a lonely night Alex. Penton of I^ort Edward. X. Y.. climbed Raid Mountain to the home of a neighbor, tortured by Asthma, bent on curing him with Dr. King's New Discovery, that hoi cured himself of asthma, ".'his wonderful medicine seen reliev? ed and quickly cured his neighbor. Later it cured his son's wile of a se ? vere lung trouble. Millions believe its the greatest Throat and Lung , urt on Barth. Coughs, colds, croup, hem? orrhages and soro lunga art' surely ear. d by it. Best for hay fever grip atui whooping cough. ro>c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Li? bert's Drug Store. DEFICIT IX GEORGIA TREASURE Lee County Jury for Fall Term. State Not in POattftou to Buy Site in Chattanooga for Hallway Terminal. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 2.?Purchase by the State of Georgia of the seventeen and a half acres of land in Chatta? nooga, Tenn., to be used for terminal purposes for the Western and Atlan? tic railroad will have to be delayed until the next session of the general assembly, because there is no money in the State treasury. This is the opinion handed down today by Attorney General John C. Hart. The attorney general notes that, Inasmuch as the teachers of the State have not been paid and the State is short of 12,000,000, the sum of $69,000 cannot at this time be de? voted to the purchase of the prop erty. A Hurry Up Call. ?Quick! Mr. Druggist?Quick!?a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve?Here's a quarter?Far the love of Moses, hurry! Baby's burned himself, ter? ribly?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 heal? er on earth. Sold by Slbert's Drug Store. W. J. Bramlett, J. H. DesChampsi M. L. Williams, R. B. Wilson, J. A. Hickson. A M. Rogers, W. L. Gran tham, W W. McCutchen, W. H. < rosswell, J. A. Rhame, J. S. Corbett, G. F. McLendon, W. T. LaCoste, F. D. Smith. J. A. Stoudenmire, M. B. McCutchen, H. S. Farley, T. G. Bur kett, Lesile Crosswell, F. D. Mat? thews. P. J. Turner, L. V. Brown, J. K. Richbourg. W. T. Ball, A. DuBose, E. F. Mozingo, W. L. Fol som, W. A. James. H. W. Wood? ward, J. J. Fields, P. A. Parnell, Jr., D. W. Gibbs. B. L. Payne, F. Hug gins. W. V. Moore, Wilson Atkinson. A NARROW ESCAPE ?Edgar If. Bayliss, a merchant of Robinsonville, Del., wrote: "About/ two years ago I was thin and sick, and coughed all the time and if I did not have consumption, it was near to lt. I commenced using Foley's Honey and Tar, and it stopped my cough* and I am now entirely well, and have gained twenty-eight pounds, all dua to the good results from taking Fo? ley's Honey and Tar." Sibert's Drug" Store. It is hoped Mr. Harriman will get well and when he is well will be as good as he says while he is ill he wants to be.?St. Louis Post-Dis? patch. The United States, England, Ger? many and France have their respec? tive shares in the glory of aerial navi? gation.?Philadelphia Record. ?The Road to Success has many obstructions, but none so desperate as poor health. Success today demands health but Electric Bitters is the greatest health build? er the world has ever known. It compels perfect action of stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels, purifies and enriches the blood and tones and In? vigorates the whole system. Vigorous body and keen brain follow their use. You can't afford to slight Electric Bitters if weak, run-down or sickly. Only 50c. Guaranteed by Slbert's Drug Store. ?Don't waste your money buying plasters when you can get a bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment for twenty five cents. A piece of flannel damp? ened with this liniment is superior to any plaster for lame back, pains Id the side and chest* and much cheaper. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Upon mature reflection one doesn't find the tale of Darius Green and his Aying machine so very funny af? ter all ?Philadelphia Press. WARNING. ?Do not be persuaded into taking anything but Foley's Honey and 1 for chronic coughs, bronchitis, h. y fever, asthma, and lung trouble, as it stops the cough and heals the lun Slbert's Drug Store. Bank Drafts When you want to send money out of town we want you to come here and get a bank drat. The cost averages less than postoffice or ex? press money orders and are much more con? venient, as they are transferable any number of times simply by endorsement. When paid they are returned here where they can be re? ferred to should it become desirable. ^ Bank of Sumter A Fair Proposition In the daily routine of business the banker should be reimbursed for actual outlays; and not only for this, but for the use of his capital, time and labor he should be fairly compensated. Upon the basis of this prop? osition, we beg to tender you our very best service. First National Bank, of Sumter NOTICE! If you have farm property in Sumter or jClarendon County which you. wish to sell this season, you should list it now, in order that it may be Inspected and properly advertised l'orthe fall business. I have a number of prospective buyers for well improved property, and if your prices are right, we should be able to do some business. CITY. FARM AND TIM? BER PROPERTY HAN? DLED. REAL ESTATE LOANS NEGOTIATED. 26h N Main St, R. Be Belsen REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY, : : Sumter, S. C. MONEY INVESTED IN REAL ESTATE MORT? GAGES. LET ME INVEST YOUR IDLE MONEY AT 7 AND 8 PER CENT armers! rr ?~Tnnnrrtf rr~" IT' ? ? . ia E can supply you with BAGGING and TIES. * ? Call and get our prices before you buy. We know that we can save you money on these articles fc beside* jiving you goods that have quality. 1) ?n't forget us when you are ready to purchase. < A. A. Strauss ? Co.f j 25 NORTH MAIN STREET. ] Sumter, - . South Carolina, I