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AS soon as a barrel is opened tits
drawn out, put into bottles and
jugs and sealed up.
13. No liquors are allowed to
be sold except such as have been
analyzed and pronounced pure by
q competent chemist.
IA. No liquors of any kind shall
be sold to any person for the pur-
pose Of selling again.
Is. The manager shall not al
low any person to loiter in or
about the dispensary or the pre-
misss when it is established.
These are the salient points in
the dispensary system as it is
operated in Athens. It has been
running since Oct. l, 1891. What
are the results?
In the above tabulated state.
ment it will be seen that, as COM
pared with the latter years OF
prohibition, there Is practically
no advantage in favor of the pre-
Il A
| sent system. The Mayor stated tc
me 1.-THE e1-Chief of Police corrob,
crates the atatement) that there if
more drinking. under the dis
pensary system than there Wal
during the reign of prohibition
Ibut there is less crime. Both give
as the cause this: The liquor OBJ
tanned now is purchased at tn
dispensary, and it is pure. Unde
!, prohibition the worst classes raj
. the ablind tigers "in the darkest
corners, and sold the meanes
whiskey; the worst classes fire
quented those places, and tn
result was much drinking, man,
difficulties and many arrests. A
compared with the bar-room reigr
1.-The Chief of Police stated tina
Under prohibition there was
decrease ofnine-tenths of disorde
and the order is good now as
!, was under prohibition. He is
strong prohibitionist.
Receipts from the dispensary fc
3 twelve months,
from October 1, 1891. to
g October 2, 1892 ......$53,9e
/ leo Disbursements for same
\ period $50 z
.NAmount in hands Of Treasurer,
q January /, 1892. 1O,o36 !
,-Istock on hand valued at. 5000 {
e met profits for Is mounths
n operations ............15 15,O36
8, A word in conclusion as to m
3. own observations of the workir
itlshe dispensary system as it is ope1
IS ted here. I reached Athens jul
tsl lbeforethe last Christmas holiday
le Il have never seen a aquieter Chris
is simas week anywhere. I have NJ
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Iirresaolute 9 thought glance
through her mind, and acting up
Ionit instantly, she tore of q par
Iof the despatch, and thrusting !
finto her mouth, chewed and wal
j lowed it. Another and anothe
5Ipiece disappeared sin the sam
way; but ere the whole was des
s|troyed, the door opened, and
woman entered. Turning he,
back quickly, Emily crowded al
that remained of the paper in hel
mouth, and covering her face
Tightly with her hands, held them
There, as if weeping, until the
Hast particle Of the tell-tale des.
patch had disappeared. Then
turning to the woman who, had
addressed her repeatedly, she said
in a calm voice
by what authority am l de-
tanned and shut up prisoner in
this room?"
''By the authority of Lord
" replied the woman, in
a severe tone.
!, He might find work more be-
fitting the position Of his noble
lordship, / should think, = returned
Emily with il concealed contempt,
atha,. making prisoners of young
girls who while travelling the
highways, happen to be SO un-
fortunate as TO fall in with his
scouts
You'd better keep your saucy
tongue still, or it may get its
owner in aworse trouble" replied
he woman promptly. 4You are
suspected of being the bearer of
message from the rebel General
Greene, and my business is to find
he despatch, if any exist, upon
,our person"
''You must think the General
poorly off for men" replied Emily.
NO matter what we think, Miss
'ert.-You are suspected, as 1
aid, and I should infer from your
nanner, not without good cause.
lre you willing that I should j
earch your person for eyiden"A 7:
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s5i;,!: .ssI.:,sn .s<.f.s,s >
tion Emily couiu resist the
temptation she felt to let a cut
ting word fall now and then from
her ready tongue, which was
hardly prudent for one in her
situation,
The search, of course ELECTED
nothing that could fix upon her
the suspicion of being messen-
ger from the rebel army.
"Are you satisfied" .inquired
Emily, as she rearranged her dress
after the ordeal had been passed.
She spoke with the contempt she
| felt. The woman made no reply,
but went out in silence with her
THE light she had brought into the
room, and leaving Emily alone
land In darkness. For nearly
.lhalf an hour, the latter sat
awaiting her return; but during
that period no one approached
.lher room nor was there any
movement about the house that
she could interpret as having re.
ference to herself. At last the
heavy tread of man was heare
ascending the stairs; . key was
Iapplied to the door of her room
land a soldier appeared. JUS
behind him stood girl with I
!. flight in her hand.
sLord Rawdon wishes to se
! you' said the soldier.
Emily followed him in silence
In a large room below, seated a
a table with several officers, wa
Lord Rawdon. Emily was brough
before him. After asking her
. variety of questions all of whlc
: : the girl managed to answer so a
! not to violate the truth, and ye
8 allay suspicion, he said to her
i AS the night has fallen, you wi
J not Of course, think Of procedin
;. on your journey"
u Emily reflected for some tim
9 before answering. She then said
Q aIf your majesty do not objec
q 1 would. like to 80 back a sho
% distance. I have friends living
!; the road nor far from your camp
y How far; inquired Lol
. Rawdon.
aAbout six miles from her
= Very well you shall 60 back; al
I'll will send an escort for yol
protection
Is Emily had made up her mir
to to return a fen miles on the VIZ
! she had come, aud then taking
s. wide sweep: around the can
3 pro,ected from observation by t
s darkness, resume her journey al
ne endeayor to reach the place whe
pd she intended 10 find General SUI
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Master S Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County OF EpeEFrElD.
Court Common Pleas.
s. s. KIRKLAND, ct al, Plaintiffs,
THE CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND
GAP AND CHICAGO RAILROAD
E COMPANY, ct al, Defendants.

DURSUANT to the judgmentof fore
1 closure in this case, ] will offer,
for sale at public outcry before the
Court House, town of Edgefeld, and
State of South Carolina, on the first
Monday in March, 1893, (being the
9Th day OF said monthly between the le-
gal hours of sale, the following de-
scribed mortgaged property, to wit:
All Of the Edgefeld Branch Rail-
road running from Edgefeld to Tren-a
ton in said county, its road bed, and
rights Of way, its franches, and char
ter privileges, its trestles and culverts,
and depots, and all property belonging
to the said Edgefeld Branch Railroad {
Company.
Terms Of Sale: Cash.
w. F. ROATH,
Master &c.
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t-,. ;' rSi-sz oeAh tooAAs o',A'
From 1885 to October 1, 1891 was
the reign of prohibition. From octa-
Der 1, 1891, to the present date the
dispensary system has been IN in
operation. The figures given. IN
the above table do not show all
the results. The number Of ar
rests made during the prohibition
period was considerably less, ex-
cept during the last two years,
than under the reign of bar-rocms.
The difference in the amounts re-
ceived from fines for different
years is attributable to several
causes. At one time q man would
be in office who imposed small
fines. At another time the officer
would impose heavy fines. Some
years the officers we're diligent in
ferreting out "bllnd. tigers" These
usually paid fine of not lessthan
5000 Take the year 1890 as an
illustration. The amount collected
from fines that year was $4,a44.95.
The Chief Of Police informs me
that. private detectives were em.
ployed that year to run down
/ ablind tigers" and fully three
fourths offthis amount was. obtain
ed from that source. It will be
noticed also that during the las,
], yeal (1s9o) of the prohibition
!. period the number of arrests-.in'
} creased fifty per cent. over the PIE
vioua year. This was owing t
! the lack of vigilance in prosecuting
, violators of the prohibition law
AS a consequence "blind tigers
multiplied at a rapid rate, and ar
rests for drunkenness increased il
the same ratio.
The figures above reveal astat'
: of things, the correctness of which
without explanation, one familia
with police courts would be dis
posed to question, and for igoo'
reason. / refer particularly to tn
small per cent. of arrests "tracea
Q ble to liquor as compared wit
: the whole number of arrests. Tn
jChief of Police informs me that
y man arrested under the inhuenc
G of whiskey ia not docketed unde
|, the head of "traceable to liquor
o unless, in addition to being drunl
s he is using profane or obscene la1
: guage. He states that fully threl
N fourths of all arrests are traceab
l. to liquor. AS an illustration, Q
y a Fourth of July, few years ag
D, he made 17O arrests-all drinkin
le By consulting the table above
n will be seen that in but two yea
,e we're there more than ITO arres
n straceable to liquor" Since Il
c. beginning Of 1891. no record b'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-02-16
HI AdIIs esEI4ER,
The Gallant C0urier-A ReVOlu-
.ionary STORY Founded on
BY THoMA.ls 9. ARTHUR 3:
No longer hesitating, the girl
Driinr lighfIv from tha WI nflow

No longer hesitating, the gil
sprung lightly from the window
md mlpanie6 by the dog
moved noiseiles yin tie direction
Of the stable. Here she was, 70
j. some time, at q loss to determin,
3 which of the half dozen horses j
eonta ained had borne her thus fal
on her Journey and it was equally
hard to find, in the dark, the bride
and saddle for which she sought
But all. these difficulties were s.
length nted sAa she: led
forth the obedi animal. Making
as vide q .cilcnft from the house
as possible, Emily succeeded in
@ gaining the road without awaken
ing any one. Up tosthis time, the
dog had kept closely BY her side;
hut when she mounted The horse
and moved away, he stood looking
ct her until she passed outo
sight, and then returned to his
post st.t be farm house.
Thad danger che had left behind,
made Emil j almost insensible to
the loneliness of her situation; );
and the joy she felt at her escape
scarcely left room for fear in her
heart Day had hardly begun to
break, when she reached the house
of an old friend of her fathers,
whore she had intended to pass
the night. To him she eonfded
the nature of her journey, and
told Of the narrow escape she had
made. a hasty meal was provided
for her, and ere the sun passed
above the horizon, mounted OH a
strong and fresh horse, she wasi
sweeping away on her journey.
A letter from this friend to a
staunch whig,s residing twenty
miles distant pro- ocured her another
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70. = " ''I'''''
lnlureu. rvsy.
Home Ineuence Fol. 4. School.

Homo Influence Fols N scnooI
If the home do its work well. the task
Of the teacher and the school is compare
lively easy; but there are too many
American families, as every teacher
knows, where this work has not been
done, and where, consequently, much
effort has to be spent in supplementng
the lack of skill or the foolish indul'
pence of the mother. When little a1-
year-old girl on her first day at school
tries to strike her teacher over the head
with her heavy slate'because she is told
to do some little thing, we, may not un,
reasonably assume that that home has
failed of its purpose, il indeed it ever
had any.-Anna G. Bracket In Har'
nAr's
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Naval Tactics.

Naval Tactics.
Admiral Sir Edmund Fremsntle re-
lates story of Yankee who was CIV
ing his experience Of what had hap
pened in the American civil war. de
had been in command Of turret ship
A lady said to him, "Oh, no doubt, you
always were inside the turret." "No,
ma'am," he replied, 81 was not inside
the turret." "Oh, really" she said
s.then where did you get tor "Wel,'
was the reply, "yye were generally at
tacking forts, and 1 got on the lee sidt
of the turret 80 as to have two thick
nesses of armor to protect me instead o.
one."
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ftllo bOOh SSkCSA 49, -
the tory had passed on toward the.
camp of Lord Rawdon was received
Emily, accompanied. by trusty
guide and protector, was galloping
swiftly in o direction opposite to
thatin which lay the: British camp.
Ia few miles brought her tosa road
that struck off towards the point
on the Wateree which she was de-
sirous.t to reach in amore. .southerly
direction, and which would take
her at a wide angle from the point
she most, wished to avoid. Of this
road she had not herself known;
but her guide, being familiar with
the country was able to conduct
hersby the shorter and safer route.
All night the girl and her COM
panion rode on, at o pace as rapid
as the nature of the road and the
darkness rendered safe, and at day
light they were far away from the
neighborhood of the enemy's camp.
AS the sun came up from the east,
tho guide of Emily, according to
l.
instructions, after minutely de-
scribing to her the course she was
to take, left hesEto pursue the re-
mainder of her journey alone.
Without stopping to refresh either
8 herself or her tired horse, the
young heroine pressed forward,
, though the heat grew more and
more intense every hour, as the
aun swept up toward the zenith
t Faint, weary. and almost sick from
8 fatigue, hunger and excitement
t she was urging on the jaded animal
3 she rode, when, about three O'Clock
b in the afternoon, in emerging from
8 a dense wood, she came suddenly
t on a,fle of soldiers whose uniform
: she knew too we'll to leave doub
j of their being friends.
g "Where will I find Gen. Sumter?'
was her first, eager enquiry.
9 "He is encamped q mile from
4 here.''
t., aTake me M to him, quickly" sh
t said, 81 have message from Gen
n eral Greene"
The excitement by which Emil,
q had been sustained on her Ion
and perilous journey now subsided
" and ere she reached tine presenc
d Iof the American General, she wa
II 80 weak that she had to be suppol
ted on the horse she rode. Whe
d brought int, thesprssence Of Sum
y ter, she rallied, and, Sustained b
a a newly-awakeniag enthusiasm
10 delivered her verbal message to th
10 astonished officer, who, acting j
ID accordance with the inte1ligene
re received, was on the march with
n an hour, to reach the point of jun'
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90 back y y T->.-, So sli
abe rode on endeayoring to keep
i brave heart. On coming upI
with her. the soldiers reined up
their horses and addressed her
with rude familiarity. She made
10 reply but endeayored to pass
on when one Of them laid hold of
her bride. Escape being hopeless
Emily answerd the question asked
of her in snch a way as she deamed
prudent. Not satisfied with the
account she gave Of herself they
told her that Lord Rawdon was
encamped about. q mile distant,
aud; that she must go before hims
as it was plain she was o rebel,
and most probably 9 spy.
On beins; brought into the
presence of the British officer.
Emily was interrogated closely as
to where she had come from
whittier she was going, and the
nature of her errand. She would
not uttera direct falsehood, and
her answers being eyasive only
created stronger suspicious
against her in the mind of Lord
Rawdon.
we'll find a way to the truth
he at length exclaimed impatiently
after trying in vain to get some
satisfactory statement from tht
iirm-hearted girl who did no
once lose her presence of mine
during the trying interview
Take her over to my quarters a
tie farmhouse, and seq that sht
don't escape you.
The officer, tn whom this com
mand was given, removed Emil,
under a guard, to a house nea
at hand, and locked her in one Q
the rooms. The moment she wa
alone. she took from her pocke
q pair Of scissors, and hurriedl
ripping open part of her dress
took thereform q small price g
paper, folded and sealed. This wa
the despatch she was bearing t
General Sumter. To crumble it j
hef hand and throw it from th
window, was her first impulse
but Ter ear caught the sound {
a sentineps g tread, and that idle
was abandoned. Hurriodly glan'
ing around ii the dim twiligh
she sought, in vain, for some moo
of hiding the despatch, which
found upon her, betrayed ever.
thing. That her person would
searehed she had good reason
believe, and, in all probabil!t
every part of the room would
searched also. To hesitate Ion
would be to make discovery SUI
Every moment she expected son
one to- enter. While she sto,
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ter, BY the middle of the next
day. She had gained fresh courage

. ter, by the middle of the next
day. She had gained fresh courage
with every new difficulty that
/ presented ITSELF and now she
resolved to accomplish her errand
ut all hazard. What she most
dreaded was the pursuit of the
man Mink, from whom she had
escaped, and who, she doubted
not, was at no great distance from
the camp. To decline the escort,
she felt might renew suspicion
while it would not prevent Lord
Rawdon from sending meh to
accompany her. So she thanked
him for the offer, and asked to be
permitted to go without further
delay. Thi.. was.E granted and in.
and hour afterward Emily found
. - - .. I.#fs =. :
herself safely i'm The house of q
friend of her father, and the good
cause of the country. She + had.
passed this house late in the after
noon, but was SO eager to go
forward, and gain a certain point
in her journey that night, that
she did not stop. fortunately her
escort had left her before she met
any of the family or the surprise
expressed at her appearance
might have created some new
doubts in the mind of the sergeant
shos accompanied the guard.
About half an hour after her
arrival and while she. ,yas urging
he necessity of her departure.
Immediately, and endeayoring to
BASS the British army, q member
# the family came honae, and
tated that.he had a few moments
'efore passed Mink on the road,
iding at full speed toward
sawdon's encampment.
"Then + must go Instantly"
aid the courageous maiden, start
ng to her feet, .'If I remain here, ;
II hope Of reaching General Sum-
rwith General Greene's message
ut an end; for in less than an
our, an order will come back for
~ re-arrest, and I will be detained
! 49, E,f::S7 a,;, r-L---,, :
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Mus. Have Their Sc. legs On.

II tell you it requires good deal Of
practice to be able to stand in the cab of
rapid running passenger train and FIRE
the coal into the frebo1," said a West
Penn employee, in speaking of the risks
run by trainmen. "The engine rocks,
sways and fairly Jumps at times under
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-02-16
8 Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EDeEF1ELp COUNTY.
Court Comnon Pleas.
JACOB B. HALTIWANGER, ct al.
against
Against
ADDIE HALTIMANGER. ct al

ADDlE HALTIWANGER, ct al.
pURsUANT to the decree in this
cause, I will offer for sale at pub
lic outcry before the courthouse, town
OF Edgefeld and State OF South Caro-
lima. on the first Monday in March,
1888, (being the 9Th day Of said month)
between the legal hours of sale, the
following described realty, to wit:
Tract Noe, containing sixty (60)
acres, more or less, lying, situate, and
being in Edgefeld county and State Of
South Carolina, and bounded on the
north, by Tract No. 8; east, by lands
OF w. 81. Boulware; south, by lands Of
W.FH. Boulware; and west, BY Tract
No.7a. The said tract being the share
OF William Haltiwanger In the sub
division Of the lands Of Sarah Haiti
wanger, deceased, as appears by plat
made by B. j. Reynolds on the 4th of
October, 1902:
TERKs OF SALE: Cash.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
w. F. ROATH,
Master E. C.
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"Caleb Cushing would go into the
street and ask information of the shah
biest negro, if in that way he could
learn what he wished to know" said
one who was associated with him in
Washington.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-02-16

"A man named Clemmer, residing in
or near Reading, Pa, has made over SOo
clay idols, which he keeps in and about
his house. At set times he worships
these gods Of his own manufacture with
idolatrous devotion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-02-16
A Good Reason.

Little Boy-Can your sister plsy'
Little Girl-No; she makes awful
noises wen she tries. !:
Little Boy-Then wot did your papa
get her piano for7
Little Girl dunno. guess it was
cause he wanted zee box for q coal bin.
Good News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-02-16

A man never realizes how much wait
ing can be done in an hour until he
waits outside for somebody who has
stepped into house "just for min
ute."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-02-16

90 Bring your school checks
at the ADVERTISER Office, if you
8ant 95 per cent. of their face
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-02-16

Slender rings with open heart shaped
forms in small stones and diamond knots
re new designs in rings.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-15
What the Country Needs.

The man who thinks more of party
than of country cannot be statesman.
The man who would let the material in
terests of his State suffer for the sake OF
the favor of the narrow minded and ig-
norant is as much traitor as was Bene-
dict Arnold. What the country needs
most, especially the South. is public
spirit" in public men. The South, being
in greatest need of development, is in
greatest need of developing forces
Manufacturer Record.
That is all very true. The trouble
with some sections of the country is that
ne are getting too much in the habit OF
looking to the government for relief and
material prosperity. What we need is to
be governed just as little as possible and
for every one to 60 to work to help him
self, and in 30 doing help the section and
community in which he lives. This Sec.
tion of the country needs to get rid of so
much politics and 60 to work building up
our natural resources.
We sometimes fear there is very little
Craftsmanship in this practical age
There is not much sentiment, and conse.
quently every politician is interested
more in doing that which will secure his
Reelection or promotion than he is in
what will be for the general good.
Unfortunately it is not always the most
popular thing to do what conscience
says is right and will redsund to the gen.
eral good. The demagogue still at times
stalks abroad over the land.
But it is true that our public men oi
the South should do those things that
will tend to build up our material inter.
ests. Capital should not be petted and
fondled and given any special advan-
tages, but it should have fair treatment
and be dealt justly with. Spite work and
prejudice should not influence our Leg
islatures. What We need and want is fair
dealing all around.
We need manufacturing enterprises oi
all kinds; ard organizations of money
should not be fought, but should be given
justice and strict impartiality before the
law.-Neacberry Observer.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-15
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure Deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by a. .nhamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eust
achain Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have q rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entire
" closed Deafness is the result, and un'
less the Inflammation can be taken out
aud this tube restored to its normal con-
dltion, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out Of ten are caused by ca.
tarrh, which is nothing but en IN
famed coalition of the mucous sur.
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness caused by catarrb}
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J.CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.