The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29
ON A JOURNEY.
A TrIp Which Was Marked BY No
Exciting Event-All sorts Of Little
Paragraphs-A GreenvilIe Bank.

Parasraphs-A Greenville Bank.
er's Lesson.
Taking leave Of the monotony of home life
and bidding a temporary farewell to the
eyeryday surroundings, q citizen boarded
the Southern train one day last week AT q
poipt-which particu lar station II ls unlmpo5'
iant to state, and need not concern the read
The man at home, whether in the field or
on the public highway, always turns or Stops
the messenger aboard the train always hnds
on interest In watching the passing landscape
the coming farm or the disappearing city
the whirling wood or the fleeing held.
THE DIspENsARY.
Having an hour or two to walt In Columbia.
after checking my grip, l a!mlessly stroiteo
down the street from the station toward tne
river, not knowing what l would see or
states great rum mill, or the States great
moral Misunderstanding terms by when
the enemies of that institution designate II
Nand met Mr.. D. A. g. Quiz and Superlnten-
intsrested EaeS in Mr.. Vance because OF the friend
shin which long existed between his father,
Mai. j. K. Vance, and myself. Asloe from
that circumstance Mr.. Vance has MADE q
most acceptable officer, and has done much
~ nroye to the world that the dispensary is
the best liquor law In existence.
Mr. Outz seems to be the best second man
In the establishment. and, like Tennyson q
book men may come fnq mspters en ay nct VINO ia
the chief. Mr.. Outz still remains through All
the charging administrations. he suits tne
place and deserves TO be continued,
I was shown through the esta6lisn menu
and saw the work OF bottling, corking, label.
inc. sealing. boxing, and shipping. women
do a large part Of the work.
FROM CONFEDERATE SERVICE TO THE
LIQUOR BUSINESS.
The State dispeusary is in the long brick
hn,iSing which was used by the Confederacy
for the manufacture Of war materials. IL was
then a on story building, but since the liq uor
commission has bought 1t, an additlonal story
has been saded liz fcy
storage Of contraband goods. The barrels OF
liouor are taken up into large room on the
oor where It is sua4gsea 4ss barrels aqe
@siybed 1esI Ga dIS w5ep full and they are again
thrown upon the scales when they are empty
By these weights and q comparison Of tne
figures which are stamped on the oarrels tne
correctness or inoorrectness OF tne ~ rned,
Iy tested by tubes for that purpose ana
United States liquor guager remains on tne
premises, for the specific purpose OF seeing
that the barrels ana nsVe 70 on test the
the LIQUOR. This work Is done 10 large room
of the upper story, and the barrels are from
here DUN ped into the great TANKS oeloW. oy
a system of bookkeeping trace can be Kept OF
o. The he bottling is done on the lower floor.
The bottles are placed on table, Win tne
mouth Of the bottle In Jet, or pipe, connect
ed with the tank. As soon as the oottie 10 laIi
bottle seems to have better control OF tne
fiow than the average drinker who 1s stlll
anxious for additional liquor even after ne
is full.
THE BIGGEST BAR ROOM IN THE WORLD.
When Copgressmen Tillman, Latimer, and
others of the congressional party recentiy
visited the establishment. one OF the ladies'
in the company said 70 Mr. OUT; ,;on3 nTnis To IS
ws,cb s1e S M. outz replied: sYes, and it is the
biggest liquor establishment In the Worio. a,so
II Senator Tlllman had done nothing else
than establish the dispensary. tnaI st act ,Se Oa
itself, should immortal1Ze him, ana enllst tne
thanks OF good men everywhere.
THE LICENSED BAR IS DOOMED.
The sen ntiment OF large part of the world
seems now directed against the licensed nq6or
traffic. and TO Senator Tillmsn ana 1ouHs Ine I've.
indebted for the greatest and best OF an re,
forms-the permanent curtailment or tne
liquor traffic. co.
Liquor dealers in the United States. as far a
as am informed, have never taken active
That the LIQUOR associations, or rich liquor
have used their poWerluI 10.
fluence to break down the law. Wniie I an sa
lieve that they have used money to lnnuence
public sentiment. and we all know that tne
LIQUOR element has been almost constantly
/ q the courts in efforts to annul or cripple the
law. ,.
But healthy public sentiment will never
return 10 the licensed bars. The day Tor the
licensed bar in South Carolina. ! thlnR, mas
passed forever. And as the oenenclal TesuIIs
OF the dispensary law becomes better RnoHn
It's influence will be felt in other States.
THE POOR NAN RIDES WHILE THE RICH MAN
WALKS.
When the narrow guage train arrived at
Lancaster the passengers were soon out OF
the coach. two horse VENICE WIZ hnttea, gtea,
and sides. was waiting for customers. ~ tne
four men that came In on that train, drum-
mer and myself took seats IN the machlne
above described. In little while our TWO.
horse vehicle, from which the wind spread
out the curtains like great wings, started on
in q great rush for the hotel. we soon passed
the other two passengers who were Walking
on the sidewalk together. One OF them was
reputed to be the richest man In town.
While I was being hurried along be-
hind the trotters and between the tying
jufiaps of the vehicle. thought OF q little
While the state fair was going on a big car:
riage, with two horses and driver was hired
by an indi vidual whose name is not mention.
ed. The object OF hiring that carriage was 10
take some lady friends out driving
about the city. When having a., nice afflve, fnve
aaid gudgeon and bis lady friends passed M.
Beatiie, President Of a Bank In Greenvllie.
He aud his lady friend were walking. The
contrast In the way of our transportation
afforded an object lesson, which the gucgeon
never forgot. Mr.. Beattie was able TO buy
and own the carriage and horses which the
splurRing gentleman was scarcely able to
hire for two horses. That carriage and horses
were soon sent back to the livery stable, and
IL was the last turnout that the Aforesaid
gudgeon has hired to haul girls around any
soiously taught has been worth much.
EXCELLENT CITIZENSHIP.
Lancaster Is an old town. with most ex.
cellent citizenship. Like majority OF tne
old towns, 1t made little progress until after
some first class funerals were had, and When
new blood and new life began TO assert Itself,
HANDSOME DWELLINGS AMONG MAaNIFI.
CENT OAKS.
Lancaster has some very old buildings
which stand in conspicuous places, but there
are large number handsome new dwellings.
Many great oaks adorn the lots In every part
of the town.
SUCCESSFUL MEN.
Among the notably successful men may be
mentioned Heath, Springs Co. They have
made a great fortune IN business circles and
have done much In adding material prosperi-
ty to the place.
Mr.. Waddy c. Thompson, is one of the most
enterprlsing, as we'll as one OF the most