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- The Iniauitv of the Disnm. 1 Mr. Editor The opponent* of the dispensary would he very glad indeed, if mo rue of Its advocates woo Id eome out in pub lle print and explain to the people ?am* of the advantage** the county at large would reap from Its re-estab Mshment. Many of us need light en the subject before we can see our way clear to vote for it. Under our L>eo>o< rwtlc form of government It Is due the people by the advocates or ?ay measure that they bring before the public, to give light on the sub? ject that the people may be enabled to see the advsntages and disadvan? tages, the good and bad features, that they may cast sn intelligent bai? lor If a dispensary in the county is to brlsg about better conditions finan? cially, industrially and educationally; If It Is to left us up and set us on a higher plane whatever. 1 am sure, the opposition, if Informed of the fact, will feel that the grounds upon which thsy stand srs a little shaky. Some of ue don't believe the courage of some of Its advocates, will sustain them in showing up the great advantages and benefit* the county at large is to enjoy. It is an indisputable fact that the city of Sumter has made greater progress in the wsy of enterprise and development since the dispensary was voted out than ever before, within the same length of time. With the demonstration agents and improved methods of farming in the county which have come about within the three or four years, about the pe? riod of time that has elapsed since the dispensary was voted out, there haa been wonderful progress along the line of agricultural pursuits. I dare say there are heavier deposits in the banks by the farmers and the city working people, as there have not been the temptations and inducements to spend their earnings as before. What is the trouble, my fellow work? ing man. with thoso who are exer? cising themselves so actively to re? instate the coveted gem. the dispen? sary? In It becsuse, you by work and frugality are saving up your earn? ings and you and your family are getting more of the comforts of life? Is It because you are attending to your business better and not spend? ing your labor for that which unfits you for usefulness, that your wife and children have lost that , care Corssktee the Revolting Spectacle Editor Item: Feeling a deep Interest In every? thing that concerns either the ma? terial advancement or the moral up nft of the people of Sumter, the writ? er will make no apology for asking for spare in your columns to pre? sent some views in regard to the dis? pensary, or more strictly in connec? tion with Its re-establishment, which views he trusts, may not be unwel? come to your readers. One of your correspondents whose nsme csnnot Just now be recalled, hsa msde s telling and significant point agstnst the advocates of the dispen? sary when he mention* the fact that not one of them has had the cour? age to give his reasons for wishing its re-eetshllshment. and challenges them to write, over their own signatures, snythtng In Its defense. It may be pretty safely asserted that this chal? lenge will not he taken up, for the simple reason that there is not a man In Sumter county, gl character end influence, who cares to put hlm eelf on record as favoring this ini? quitous, immoral and soul destroying traffic. He may be willing to cast a secret vote Ig Its favor, but lacks the roursge to openly advcate It. furnish? ing a striking illustration of the tru'h of one of Shakespeare's fa? mous expressions that "Oesusstcact doth make cowards of us all " To the man who would defend this Iniquity It Is but a step to believe that the moral cod* Itself might he modified, st least aj to the dispensary. tt>r as Its moi ii aspect Is con? cern* * s city and county might, with equal property, derive a revenue from the establishment of disreputable homes not gambling dens lint the moral able of this question has been km fulls and forclbl) presented by Dr G ?" Hrown. and a number of others, that the writer will not go further on thin hin?, but will, in the balance of this article. dls< u?* the ipiestlori from an economic standpoint, ami point out the falbe v of the argument that It brings In a revenue to the ? Mj und rouniy. Just suppose, for the sake of argument, thai the dispensary was re-opened In the rltj o| sumter and that it required. In order to meet the demand for whlsk?\. ami other Intoxicants, during a vear. an ex l?t nditure of fjltni.oim, ami that tin net profit was |.'?<>..?. or I In amount the Stale ruejsjfug one third and the cttv and countv two ?ttltrus f/hn two thuds Is a net gain. as claimed by th? dlspeussiy advocates. worn fare, und pallid cheeks, and in? asmuch as you haw lilted yourself and loved ones into a happier sphere, the coffers of some coveted object, by others, are being depleted? There is an assertion going the rounds, that there is more liquor shipped into the county now, than before the dispensary was voted out. I would aay to those who are giving such u statement any consider? ation, that it has fallen flat. The committee who investigated that state? ment found it to be absolutely false by seventy per cent less shioped in during March and April of 1913 than during the same time in 1909, under the dispensary regime. That commit? tee, we understand, was composed of men some of whom were in favor of ! the dispensary before the investiga? tion. They are all honorable men and reported the result of the In? vestigation as they fouod It; and their statement can not be denied. We all should weigh this subject well be? fore we cast our ballots. Some say it will reduce taxes. I would say to those, don't let that sweet delusion hover in your bosom. If there are not sufficient purposes to absorb the taxes that will come from the sale i of whiskey, you may be sure they will soon be provided. Under all the flashing rays of light that have been thrown around us by its advocates, can we as voters throw our moral in? tercuts and sentiments for the better? ment of man aside and cherish ami nurture that covetous desire for money at the expense of everything that is pure and holy? We have mor? al responsibilities to meet as well as temporal nnd when we cast our bal? lot for a dispensary in Sumter coun? ty we should ask ourselves, what will be my compensation? Will it be a gratification to me, if I can succeed in putting something in the pathway of my neighbor that will extort his money, destroy his manhood, set his brain and nature on tire, and incite him to crime, which, he in his nor? mal condition, would look upon with a flinching horror? Let us, as in? dividuals, take this sobject to our? selves and give it a serloUH and re? flective consideration, asking fOf guidance from a higher power. It we, a* a people, will adopt this sug? gestion and stand by it from now on through the election, we need not fear the results. J. C. Dunbar. Dalsell. S. C. July 31, 1913. and is of great help In paying the county and city expenses. Hut let us look on the other side of the picture and solemnly contemplate the ter? rible cost of securing this money, and It is one that might well cause the moat callous individual to shudder with horror at the revolting spectac? le. In other words, the county and city of Sumter have expended $100, 000 getting $33,000 back, if this can possibly be calif d a protlt for the ac? cursed privilege of debauching its own citizens, encouraging bloodshed and violence, bringing disgrace and ruin to many homes, untold Buffering to Innocent women and helplegf chil? dren and helping to till the usylum and penitentiary with the victims of this insidious poison. And for this great expenditure they, the county and the city, have only received that which is only evil. Kvcn if the whis? key cost absolutely nothing, its ac? ceptance and sal** would be unexcus alde from the standpoint of morallt> and ruinous from that of economy. W. D. Woods. Darlington. S. C, Aug. 1. 1913. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re wurd for any case of Catarrh that Cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney ic Co., Toledo. O. We, the undersigned, huvo known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years und believe hlin perfectly honorable In all business transactions and fi? nancially able to carry out any obll gatlon made by his tirm. National Hunk of Commerce, Toledo, O Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken In? ternally, acting directly upon the blood und mucous surface of the system. Testimonials sent free Price 7 5 cents per bottle. Bold by all Drugists. Tuke Hull's Family Pills for con? stipation. * if all the rnndldntes for governoi stay in the rape an ail da) campalgi meeting Will led be BUhVtent to g)V< ill *d t hem a I. to talk Suffered la/emu Fifty Years?Now Wen Hasans, i long tune in endure thy. awful burning. Itching) smarting, skin disease known as "tetter" an other name tor c</.emu Heems k.I to realize, also, ttiat Dr llobson't Kesems Ointment has proven ?i pel let I ? ure. Mrs i> I. Kenney writes "i can not Burltrtentlj express my thanks t< you for your Dr, Hobson1 s Begems i Liniment it has ? ured my tetiei which has troubled ma fot over lift) yearn.' All druggists, or by mail M reata Pfeiffer chemical Co., si i wuc. Mo , Philadelphia, Da. A Deficient Sem ? Mr. Kditor: Please publish the following extract from Mr. Bryce'a "The American Commonwealth" ami urge your read? ers not only to vote in the coming dispensary election, but to exercise their votes only after careful consid? eration of the deep laid principles upon which the question rests: T. H. Jenkins. Hendersonville, Aug. 2, 1913. "The deficient sense of civic duty, though most frequently noted in the form of neglect to vote, is really more general and serious In the neglect to think. Were it possible to have statistics to show what per? centage of those who vote reflect up? on the vote they have to give, there would in no country he found a large percentage. "Yet what is the worth of a vote except as the expression of a con? sidered opinion? The citizen owes It to the community U) Inform himself uboul the Question! submitted to his decision, and to weigh the arguments on each side. The percentage of those ???????? . 1 ? 1 I Improved Methc The physicians of the State have always given much effort in improv? ing health conditions and educating the public in better methods of sani? tation. In the Conference for the Common Clood, they will have a spe? cial meeting to plan furthr co-oper? ative measures for the saving of life. "Man overboard!" as they point out, is the tardy cry that brings powerless onlookers crowding forward to watch u swimmer hold up the head of the sinking man and draw him to safety; but in this movement every one has power to Join in the work of rescue, and all are beginning to realize that it is best after all to keep the man aboard ship. In the opinion of the doctors secured to lead the confer? ence on Health, not only many ounces of prevention are necessary at this time, but a good stout guard about the ship of State. The health section of the Confer? ence has been arranged by Dr. Wil? liam Weston, President of the State Medical Hoard, who has been active in the effort to eradicate the hookworm disease in this State, ever since the time when the broaching of subject was u cause of mirth?almost of scorn?and co-operative measures were impossible of accomplishment. Dr. E. A. Hines of Seneca, who will show what home ownership means for the health, will ulso take an ac? tive part in this special conference, along with Dr. Rosa 11- Qantt of Spartanburg, and Dr. Robert Wilson of Charleston. Dr. P. C. Gorgas of too Panama Canal Commlslon was unable to obtain leave of absence at this time to be in attendance upon the Conference for Health. His letter to Dr. William Weston expresses his interest in tin* work und his regrets at his inability to be pres? ent. He writes: ''Department Of Sanitation, A neon Canal Zone, July 14, 1913. Dear Doctor Weston: Yours of June Ifth has just been received. It is With very great regret (hut I find myself obliged to decline your invitation to deliver an address at the conference, but the govern? ment allows me only a limited amount of have every year and this 1 have already used up for this year. 1 should very much like to visit South Carolina and Columbia in par? ticular. Many of my ancestors came from South Carolina and 1 lived In Winnsboro for a considerable time during the war between the Slates, while refugselng from Virginia. 1 have many friends ami relatives in Co lumbia. Among others, 1 was at Bwansee with Dr. Theodore Du Hose If you know him, please give him my kindest regards With fiesi wish? es, 1 remain. Yours very truly, P, c. Qorgas." What the Hoard of Health stands for, what it has accomplished, ami what It is now doing will .be brought out in the section meeting, Thursday Afternoon, The discussion win con? sider what the Hoard of Health tan probably carry out in its measures for betterment ol public health, a spirit of optimism will prevail, and since members ul the board are able to re? port that already ten or fifteen mil lion dollars have been saved the peo? ple of the State by the work of the 'S hoard, these activities should be tic subject of widespread eongrutulu t |o||. Tbc physicians of the State feel that there is much more work ol this kind to be done in South Curollns They irge that there are thousand* ol chll Irell Who could be saved, and vet tin treat est obstacle is that the people are unfamiliar with the work of ih< hoard They desli u to edu< ? t?? I lie peopls to the point where tins will se of Civic Duty. who reflect before they vote has not kept pace either with popular edu? cation or with the extension of the suffrage. ; "A duty shared with cany others seems less of a personal duty. If a hundred) a thousand, or ten thous? and oth.tr citisem are as much bound to speak, vote or act as each one ot us is, the sense of obligation becomes to each one of us weak. Still weaker does it become when one perceives the neglect of others to do their duty. The peed for the good citizen's action, no doubt, then becomes all the great? er. But it is only the best sort of citizen that feels it to be greater. The average man judges himself by the average standard, and does not see why he should take more trouble than his neighbors. Thus we arrive the result summed up in the terrible dictum: 'What is everybodys' business is nobody's business.' The theory of universal suffrage assumes that the average citlgen I* an active, instru? mental, intelligent ruler of his coun? try. The facts contradict ibis as? sumption." ids of Sanitation. keep themselves healthy. They Want above all to save the children. It has been estimated that every baby bom in the United Staes adds1 t^.UUU to its wealth; but not after the i babies are dead. In this State prob? ably forty out Of every hundred ba? bies die before they are a year old. Most of those babies a million dollars could not have bought. Thousands now living could be saved by the] simplest sanitary precautions. South Carolina's rate, as the board points out, is not behind other States in the South, but in all the rate is too high. New York and New England States have cut the rate low by preventive measures. The same thing is true as to the hookworm. The board has treated 10U,U0'? cases, but scores and hundreds are dying of it, or are not lit to work or enjoy life. The physicians of this State are active now and have been from the llrst. In rural districts half the population has had exper? ience with the hookworm, or are now suffering with it. A doctor found] that among some negroes he examined 90 per cent were infected. The cure takes but a few days; consequently tts the rate continues high in South Carolina, physicians are of a mind in considering that the most deadly dis? ease in the State Is plain ignorance. The removing of the barriers of ig? norance and prejudice against health measures in the community and the formulating of a plan of campaign against the ills of the flesh will be in the hearts and minds of those engag? ing In tna Conference on Public Health. Mildster Praises this Laxative. Rev, H. Stubenvoll of Allison, la., In praising Dr. King's New Life Pills for constipation, writes?"Dr. King s New Dife Pills are such perfect pill* no home should be without them." I No better regulator for the liver and | bowela Every pill guaranteed. Try them. Price 25c at your druggist.? \ Advt. The summer traffic has set In heavy of late and daily the trains arc crowd? ed With persons going to mountains, .springs ami seacoast bent on pleas? ure or Improvement of their health. Costly Treatment. "I was troubled with constipation and indigestion and spent hundreds of dollars for medicine and treatment," writes C. H. Hirns, of Whitlow, Ark. "1 went to a St. Louis hospital, also to a hospital In New Orleans, but m> cure was effected. < >n returning home 1 began taking Chamberlain's Tab? lets, and worked right along. I used them for some time and am now all right.'' For sale by all dealers.? Advt. Marriage License IWoorci. Licenses have been issued to Mr. W. O. ESxum and Mrs. O. T. Clyde ol Sumter; also to Willie Wilson and Daisy Howard of Brogdon. How the Trouble Starts. Constipation is the cause of manv ailments and disorders that make life miserable. Take Chamberlain's Tab lets, keep your bowels regular and you will avoid these diseases. Pot sale by all dealers. ? Ad\ t. Seeing Sunder from the top of the t'ity National Hank building is a pleasant and popular recreation these a fternoons. Remarkable Cure of Dysentery. "I was attacked with dysentery about July Itith, and w>i^\ the doctor's medicine and other remedies with n? relict, onl) getting Worse all tin time I was unable to do anything and my weight dropped from 14?5 to l - ? pounds I suffered for about tw? i.lbs when I was advised to Iis? Chitmhcrlnttr* f?lle, fholcrn and Diarrhoea Remedy. I used two hot Res ot it ami it ga\ e me pel manenl rejlef," wrlle? H W Hill ?f Snou Hill. N i for sab- b) all dealers. Advt. , it is coolkk \vi : \nil k OnJj (Jail anil Pacific Coast Suites srt* Exceptions. Washington, Auer. ::. ? Cooler weather throughout 111 ? * country ex? cept in th<' Qulf and Pacific Coast stales, during the coming week is predicted b) experts of the weathoi : bureau. "Tiie distribution of pressure over the North American continent and the adjacent oceans," tlx- weekly forecast tonight said, "is such a* to Indicate temperatures below the ..'?;? sonal average the coming week over the Northwestern states, the great centra] valleys, the region of the Qrcat Lakes jitnl the Kastern States. and near or slightly shove normal in the Gull states and In the Pacific coast Stales. "No warm wave is probable east of tin- Itocky mountains the next 10 days. The precipitation generali! will be light and local, and then* are no indications at present that s general Storni will ? loss the country. "There is no evidence of a disturb* ance in the Weal Indies." if there was an American i-'edera ti<?n of Labor lobby, lets have some more of the prob, while we are at il. ?Wilmington Star. Young Women Read what Cardui did far Miss Myrta Paribault, Minn. She says: * Let me tell you bow miuft good Cardui has done me. As a young girl, 1 always had to suffer so much with all kind of pain. Sometimes, 1 was so weak that 1 could hardly stand on my feet 1 got a bottle of Cardui, at the drug store, and as sooo at 1 had taken a few doses, 1 began to feel betten Today? I ieol as well as anyone can." TAKE Woman?Toiuc1 Are you a woman? Then yoa are subject to a huge number of troubles and irregularities, peculiar to women, which, in time, often tead to more serious trouble. A tonic is needed to help you over the hard places, to relieve weakness, headache, and other unnecessary paiat? the signs of weak nerves and over-work. Per a tonic, take Cardui, the woman's tonic You will never regret H, for it wtH certainly taftp yokC] Ask your druggist about ? He knows. Heeelts it Wrtkjkr. Udkf/ A<hdeory Dmt. Chsttsoeojt MedVtoe C lorSp^tlai Irutrmuc a, sadM-pajt book, "Home Treatment lor 2 Days Sale This Sale Will I **r For Two Have Only Wednesday and Thursday. 10 Wash Dresses?Crepe Decotton, Challies and Ratines. 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