The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-28
A dispensary has been opened il

the place whence it had been etfectually
banished. chiefly by his efforts. He
was not one OF those quasi probibltlonlsts
Who, fayoring the dispensary as poll
tical subterfuge, gave the cause OF
temperance q most injurious blow. He
looked beyond the thin veneer OF
morality, behind, which it was sought to
hide political whiskey monopoly, aud
boldly denounced the scheme as sham
and fraud. There is needed no more
convincing evidence that as tenn
perance measure, the dispensary is a
fraud than the establishment of dispen-
saries 10 places like Timmonsvil'e.
The President. accompanied by
Secretary Gresham aud Capt. Robby D.
Evans, secretary Of the light house
board, left Washington oo Sunday IN a
snowssorm for duck hunting trip to
the North Carolina coast. This should
dispose of the wild rumors recently set
afloas to the effect that the President
was an i'll man. suffering from can
cerous affection, and more to the same
effect. B. NJ. L. says the story is "a
fake of the gausiest and ghostliest
character" He might have added
that it lacked tenurity and was devoid
of spissitu6e. The duck huus is ex-
pected to last for week or ten days.
1t will agitase the country to know the
results.
Our idea of colt show meets with
approval Of number Of people, and the
Freeman Of yesterday comes out ln
favor of our proposition. We arc salts
fed a colt show could be made success
and would prove great stimulus to
stock raising in the county. Prizes for
one. TWO and three year olds could be
offered as an inducement to exhibitors,
but the prizes need not be large. We
know that many farmers, who have
fiue colts, would take pleasure in
exhibiting them and would desire no
greater prize than the award Of q
committee Of competens judges. Such
an award would be, in itself, of value
to the owner of the colt receiving it.
Let the colt show be held during March
Or April.
The spy system is more infamous and
oppressive in practice than the average
mau realizes unless it is brought
home to him by personal application.
The latest outrage was perpstrated in
Darlington. A resident of that place
gives the following account: Thurs
day night last Mr.. and Mrs. R.
S. Young, of Hopkins, Richland
county. came by the Atlantic Coast
Liue 90 visit to the family of their
daughter and sou-in-law, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Finken, residing in our town. Their
trunks, two in number, were left at
the depot until Friday morning. At
an early hour vehicle was sent to con-
vey them to the residence Of Mr..
Finken. The servant carried off the
larger trunk, leaving the smaller one
on the platform, to be carried off 90 his
second trip. On his return be found
one of the dispensary spies, a man
named King, seated on the trunk,
which be refused to allcw the servant
to remove. he demanded the key.
aud it not being forthcoming, in spite of
the protests of those standing around,
who knew the character of Mr.. Young
as sober. Christian man. he forced
the trunk open aud threw out upon the
dusty platform, the contents, which
consisted Of dresses and other belong.
ings Of lady's wardrobe. Finding
no liquor, be crushed the dresses back
into the trunk and suffered the servant
to take charge Of it; but in rough
handling a clock, which formed a part
of the contents. was broken and rem
dered useless Some people may think
law permitting such an outrage
worthy Of the respect Of respectable
people. We do not. Nevertheless
we are made glad by every outrage, for
we know that the law is destroying
itself, and the reaction will be hasten
ed.