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DOINGS OF THE SOLONS IN COLUMblA.'
The Bills Telore the Legislature lor
Several Days Past Weie Only
of Local Interest.
There have been by the dispensary
advocates quite a numl)cr of
amendments offered and projxtsed
to the present dispensary law. all of
which have been fought olT by the
opponents of the present disjx'nsary
law and at the same t'm urging
the passage of the bill known as the
Morgan local option bill, which in
effect repeals the present dispensary
law, and places a new law on the
statute iKjoks, leaving the question
of having a dispensary or dispensaries
in any town or city in the
fc?tate to the people who by vote say
what they want as to the sale of
liquor.
Mr. Browning's bill was very
tlllll'll tl? till. SI'l nil. ?lil!llt
Mr. Otts introduced a bill to allow
county and township to vote
IhukIs to build roads.
Some surprise was manifested by
an order issued to Commissioner
Tatuin to withhold the payment of
all claims against the dispensary.
It is said the dispensary owes 8loo,(MX);
the reason for this is not yet
known or understood. Wednesday
night was the livliest tilt the anti
and the dispensarites have had, over
the Morgan hill. The dispensarites
sticking to their amendments of the
present dispensary law. The queerest
argument used by the dispensary
when reference is made to the
voting out of the dispensary in the
several counties, is that a full vote
was not polled, that the prohibitionists
had it all their way, therefore
it was not a full and fair expression
of the people. We ask
whose fait is it? They claim that
at the coming primary when a full
vote will be east when no registration
tickets will be required to entitle
you to vote, the dispensary
will win.
Tlio reformatory bill has l>oon
favorably reported.
The 10-days holiday at Christinas
for W'inshrop and other State colleges
hill has passed its third reading
and will become a law.
The compulsory education and
biennial session bills hung tire without
effort to pass. Since defeated
in the House by two votes.
A bill to increase the pay of the
court stenographers was reported
favorably.
A bank inspector for State books
ceived a favorable report.
WKPNKsPAY Mo i it's SKSSION or tiik
norsK.
When the House met tonight the
galleries were crowded, in anticipation
of the discussion on the dispensary
question.
The first speaker on the dispensary
was Mr. W. C. Irby, of Laurens.
He felt it a duty to speak on
this issue. He had friends come to
him and tell him how he ought to
vote and speak. There has been
every kind of influence brought to
bear on members to take the views
of others. He had seen a great
deal about "blood money," and
tbis came largely from the ministry.
He was an olliecr of the church,
but when ministry put themselves
in the position to be criticised they
ought to be. The social clubs are
gambling hells and rum shops, and
yet lie never heard a word from the
ministry against these social clubs.
He said a minister defended these
clubs because gentlemen drank their
liquor there, lie heard of no ministers
denouncing gambling by corporations.
They do not call that
blood money. lie could not understand
why the ministers talked
about the dispensary profits being
blood money. He said the trusts
were robbing all about them. When
men are talking about blood money
why don't they go down and see
where the injustices are going on?
He did not accuse anybody of being
dishonest because they differed
with him. There is something in
the bill to perfect the dispensary
system, or it would not be attacked.
For thirteen years the dispensary
has been approved by the pc6plc,
and it was the duty of members to
purify the system and not kill it.
It ought to be safe to buy direct
from the lionded ware houses. The
State will never be able to get an
alsdutoly perfect system, blithe
thought it could be improved, and
the idea was to do greatest good to
the greatest number, lie spoke of
the strength of the Whiskey Trust
and how they controlled the National
(Jovermnent and the Legislature.
Ik* wanted the State to have it*
own distillery, I'mler county government
every dispensary will have
to do its own buying. 1'nder co-operation
and with State purchases
the liquor could be bought cheaper.
There is no demand for local option.
What the people want is a clean
and pure dispensary. Why destroy
the system without attempting to
clear it out? The people of the
State want the dispensary, and i
there is no doubt of 4liis. llcar-i
guciI that the people do not want
the system destroyed if it can he
cleaned out, and ho t>elicved this
dispensary bill will protect things
as much as a thing can be. Then
the bond will offer further protection.
He went on to say that he
did not favor an unclean dispensary.
He wanted the people to say what
they wanted and if they did not
want the dispensary it suited him.
He Sit id he had heard that so much
liquor was being shipped by express
that the express ears had to hi
taken off so as not to delay tin
mails.
Mr. I). 1). McC'oll, of Henriettaville,
made quite an elaborate an<3
well prepared address and approached
the entire situation u itl
care. All realized that whiskey
was tin; greatest of evils, and ye!
, whiskey in itself is not an evil, am!
| its use must ho restricted. II*
j spoke of the prohibition record o
I Marlboro and stated that for nn?n
than seventy years it has been i
prohibition county. Patriotism i;
not bounded by county lines, hu'
I iif was lnieresieu 111 me wnoicnuiie
The first (question ought to he tin
legitimate function of the govern
niont in eontrolling liquor. Tin
I duty ought to he to hring abou
temperance and sobriety. Todaj
the State legalizes the sale of whis
key with the option of prohibition
and he stood on this, lie stood a
an advocate of local prohibition
A state with prohibition is a dream
I'ntil public opinion can be change*
State prohibition will not do, bu
under county action the local senti
nient may be tutored in favor o
prohibition. Any county that du
not want the sale of liquor ought t
he free. Yet as a right, no systen
should be suddenly changed withou
authority to do so. The dispensar
law, having gone through the fire
is a erystalized institution. It i
not right to wipe out a law o
which the people have not spoken
He felt that there should be reli<
and changes, but because the peopl
are convinced that there is frau
and corruption in the dispensary
whether true or not, that is no re;i
son to destroy the system. It i
undoubtedly true that the peopl
believe there is graft in the clis
P'-nsary, and tire duty should be t
remedy this and not to destroy
lit; did not subscribe to the sweep
ing indictment against the dispell
sary. lb; then took up the argu
ment of the dispensary in favor c
sobriety. He thought the fallin
oft- in liuuor making was due to th
jt.ivn. (uuiii tie n
doubt that the State owed to th
dispensary its restrictions on th
. sale of liquor. He did not favc
the sale of liquor at any time. II
favored prohibition, but he eoul<
not sec; how local prohibition
could form a coalition with thos
who favor high license. High li
cense is not a Democratic principle
Mr. MeC'oll made a speech whiel
was really in advocacy of the dis
pensary system, although lie callei
it local prohibition.
Mr. Joshua Ashley was here whei
the dispensary law was passed. I
was sent out as a prohibition bil
in 1 Liquor was forced 01
twelve dry counties and would havi
been forced in Marlboro had the;
dared to after the treaty of Mr
Livingston. He was a prohibl
tionist. but all legislation was;
compromise. The .state dispensary
was corrupting the politics of tin
State. He told the members whei
the bill was passed that the law wa
making a bar room of the State am
a barkeeper of the governor. Hi
could not see how the dispensary
I iconic eollld torn thi-ir (.
money. He thought it had to ex
pert men to refuse the gifts thai
were forced on them. He was sur
prised that people thought then
was 110 graft, when men resign r
I tig job to take a 8 KX) a ycai
job. lie wanted to give Charlesston
what they wanted, at
the dispensary enforcement then
now was a farce. No law can Ik
' enforced where the people are not
in sympathy. He did not think
I Anderson would vote for county
dispensaries. Anderson has alwaysvoted
against liquor. Knock out
the devilish thing and start over,
All the dispensary people are hit
friends, hut he has always fought
the dispensary and would do so for
ever. He could not see how anyone
could object to letting every
county regulate its own affairs. I:
he had his choice he would vote foi
State prohibition, hut it would nol
J>e wise to do so now, because tin
people are not yet ready. Anderson
is delighted with prohibiten
land everyone is pleased. He sai<
the Pendleton dispensary was stil
running.
Mr. Ashley made one of the best
speeches ever made on the situation,
The House then adjourned without
taking a vote of any kind.
The Metropolitan magazine rank*
among the beat published and Tin-.
Tim ed among the bent weekly papers
in the state.
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
Please yourself and you get the approval
of n competent person.
Sometimes u man Is a failure and
doesn't know it, but there Isn't any
man who Is a success and doesn't
know It
When a thing goes up, that Is the
SOUTH CAROLINA LIVE .. I
STOCK ASSOCIATION.
I
1 Program of the Fourth Annual Meeting.
February 8 and 9. 1906. Y. M. C. j
A. Hall. Columbia. South
Carolina.
First Session, 10 a.m., Thursday,
Fe bruary 8.
LIVE STOCK.
Report of the President?Mr. B.
. Harris, Pendleton, S. C.
Practical Stock Feeding in South
Carolina?Dr. Tait Butler, Raleigh,
I N. C.
The Dual Purpose Cattle ?The
, Cattle for the South?Hon. Samuel
. B. Woods, Charlottesville, Va.
t (Jeneral Discussion.
I Second Session, *3: ^ >? > p. in.,
* Thursday, February
f Business Session, to include Re15
ports of all Committees and Yice1
Presidents.
3 Election of Oflicers.
Third Session, S p. in., Thurs.
day, February 8.
DAIRV.
? Southern Dairy Markets?Prof,
t John Miehels, Clemson College, S. C.
/ Dairying in South Carolina?
- Prof. Ed. II. Webster, Chief Dairy
, Division, I*. S. Department of Ags
riculture.
General Discussion.
\ Fourth Session, 10 a. in., Friday
t February 1).
LIVE STOCK,
tf Beef Cattle in the South?Prof.
I ueo. m. Koniniei, Animal nviso
band ma 11, U. S. Deparmcnt of Agn
rieulture.
t Sheep Raising in South Carolina
y ?Mr. T. I,, fin low, Uidgeway, S. C.
General Discussion.
s Fifth Session, 2:30 p. in., FriII
day, February h.
l| STiM'K .ll'lMilNu.
c A Demonstration at l>r. J. 10.
(] Heiso's Stable.
Beef Cattle and Hogs?l'rof. Geo.
M. Rommel, Animal Husbandman,
1S I*. S. Department of Agriculture.
v Dairy Cattle?Prof. John Michels,
.. Cleinson College, S. C.
0 Mules?Hon. James Stack house,
, Marion, S. C.
,1 Sheep?Mr. T. L. Bulow, Kidgeway,
S. C.
i- Sixth Session, S p. m..\ Friday,
?f February 'J.
K - IY. ! ^
? i oultry Raising *th arolina?Hon.
Theo. K. F. Holzhouscr,
e Columbia, S. C.
lV TKXAS FKVKll TICKS.
0 The Intluenee of Fever Ticks on
1 the Cattle Industry?Prof, faiuis A.
s Klein, Clenison College, S. C.
e General Discussion.
Railroad fare will be reduced to
lj 1 l-:? plus 25 cents round trip.
1 Special Advertisements
i _ ... _
t Notices will be inserted in this column at
1 the rate of 25 words or loss for 25c one issue,
four issues for 75c. Additional lines over
1 twenty tlve words Be a line.
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,, FOR SALE?A Soda Water Fountain
at a bargain. E. II. Scaife.
- COTTON BLOOM?Try our Cotton
\ Bloom Hour, best half patent on the
y. market. The Peoples Supply Co.
HALF PRICE?Don't fail to visit our
* Half Price c muter at once and get
S choice of goods. Our very iinest
J goods are on this counter for a short
while only. Balance of entire stock
going at 1-3 off the regular price
' Wonder Store. It
)
. COTTON AND CORN?If you want to
l make cotton and corn, try Swift's
fertilizers. Sold by The Peoples Supply
Co.
i WANTED?To buy kegs of different
sizes, in good condition. Will pay
reasonable prices. Geo. ('. May.
5-21 p
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> PLOWS and plow stocks?See us for
plows an. plow stocks. The Peoples
' Supply Co.
: WANTED?To buy five thousand round
cedar posts, one-half 8 feet long, the
. other naif 0 feet. Call on Jno. A.
Fant, Monarch Cotton Mills.
1 3-3t
* FERTILIZERS: If you want good re,
salts use the best, whieh is Swifts.
Sold by The Peoples Supply Co.
- O v if I>K.v?w ..f
- ? f, ?. U|? .I e.nubag1'
plants ready for transplanting,
f heartier than Southern grown; will
stand freezes. Fresh garden seeds
of all kinds. S. M. Rice, Jr., E. U.
t 5- It
. HORSES and mules. Our buyer, Mr.
R. B. Gilliam, is now in Atlanta and
' will be in Friday or Saturday with a
' fresh car of nice horses and mules
1 We invite you to come and inspect
them. The Feoples Supply Co.
1 I.OST?A fine black setter dog with
white breast, about a year old.
t Reward will be given for return of
dog to Geo. C. May. 5-2t p
WEAVERS WANTED?The Darlington
Mfg. Co., Darlington, 8. C., offers
i the best inducements to weavers.
Good wages, pay once a week
; Ilcaltby location. Artesian water.
Good free school. Cheap market.
For further information address F.
Hamilton, Supt., Darlington, S. C.
d-lt i
asi or u unless n is nu mrsuip, uuu
with that it may be tlie beginning of
the end.
No man. 110 mutter bow colorless bo
may be, Is improved by a streak of
yellow.
The man who wins gets the stamp of
approvul on hts methods.
A state examining board that licences
incompetent dentists should be made to
have one tooth a day tilled by them.
When a man lias dollars he is naturally
rated as a man of sense also.
December doesn't waste his time falling
In love with May if December ij
busted.
The atmosphere of a picture is tho
sister to tho motif of a story.
It is better to he bald and rich thau
it is to be bald without being rich.
Just as much skill with the needle
inay be attained by darning stockings
or patching trousers as by doing point
lare stitches.
Some people are so homely that they
have to weab a mask when they look
at their watch.
Dignity is what remains when all is
lost save honor.
There are men who spend more energy
financiering to make $10 than it
wonkl take to earn a hundred.
The price mark is worn so conspicuously
by some people that you feel
guilty to be caught looking ip their direction.
A17 men are inventors?of excuses.
If it ever started to rain money peopl;?
would carry umbrellas, but they
would be turned the other way.
Making History.
ltussia is certainly coming to the
front these days. No Russian, whether
count, viscount, no account or counted
out, feels that he has started the day
right unless he lias made several pages
of history before brenkfust.
With that meal over be hurries
through his chores and starts out to
...?nc some inorc. |
Not all of it is the kind that an outsider
could pronounce without working
his toes, waving his au-ms and acquiring
n case of lockjaw, but It is
history all right, as the magazine publishers
will shortly assure us in a few
thousand well chosen words.
It might look like a difficult thing to
one who had never tried to make history,
but when you know liow, it Is
simplicity itself. It is only necessary
to get a bottle of vodka and a bale of
the largest words in the dictionary and
start out. Then If no enemy is in sight
the experienced operator can make u
fairly good grade of history with the
innocent nystnimer as nis subject.
Reckless With His Freedom.
"I understand he la a free lance In
literature."
"lie is, which doesn't prove that he
doesn't deserve to be pinched."
Advertised Letters
Remaining in the Post Office at Union,
S. C., for the week ending Feb. 2,
1900.
B?Junie Brown, Hoyt BiggerttofT,
Ernest Reeknell, Tinkor Biggerstoff.
C?Sol Clarke, J B Curley.
I)?J B Dickerson, Perry Duncan.
F?Rev W A Foster, Geo B FowlerG?Jim
Gibson, S G Gnult, I.uther
Garner,
11?Francis Hill, Jim Hyatt.
J?Mrs Kmma Jeter, Glenn Jeter.
K?J W King.
1.?Jno Wesley l.ittlejolm, Rev J
Long, Arthur Lvlcs.
W?Wesley Meadows, Lucinda Miller,
Mrs Julia Ann Moore, John
Me Key,
S?Boh Smith, W G Smith, Jeff
Sober, Star Scraper.
T?J W Thomas.
W?T) A Williams, Rev Harrison
Watkins, John Bill Worthy.
Persons calling for the above letters
will please say if advertised, and will he
required to pay one cent for their d? ?
ivery. J. O. Hontrr. P. M.
Letter to Young & Fowler,
Union, S. C.
Dear Sirs: Porterhouse, so much:
neck, so much; all the way between.
Just so with paint. Devoe lead-andzinc
is the porterhouse. Nobody wants
the neck; the between, some say, is good
enough for them.
Rut Devoe costs less, not more, than
between. T.ead-and-oil is between; it
is the old-fashion paint. But. zinc has
come in. Zinc toughens white lead.
Devoe lead-and-zinc is the paint that
wears twice as long as lead-and-oil.
Mr. John N. Deitol, Fair Haven, N.
Y., wriJes:
Mr. Charles Hollenbeck, of this place,
Eainted his house three years ago with
>cvoe lead-and zinc; his father painted
at the same tiuio with lead-and-oil.
Today the son's house looks as well as
the day it was painted, while the father's
house has all chalked off and needs
fminting very badly* The father says
>e will paint with Devoe next time.
Yours truly.
54 F. VV. Devoe & Co.
P. 8. Bailey Lumber Manufacturing
Co. solla our point.
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