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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-22
The Dispensary Favored.

To the Editor | see from the papers
that the Legislature is very much di-
yided on the whiskey question. still there
seems to be great unanimty on two
points, viX: that the best possible thing
for community is absolute prohibition,
and that the worst possible thing for
community is the dispensing of whiskey
in the open bar. l am of the opinion
that prohibitory laws when public senti-
ment is not in sympathy with them, are
failures, and that the open bar, with or
without public sentiment is a curse.
These things being true, the people who
are ready for it should have prohibition.
the next best thing is the dispensary.
Those who are not ready to give up
whiskey entirely and are So far ad-
vanced in good morals and sobriety that
they cannot put up with the open bar
should have the privilege of establish
ing dispensaries, and the community
that so chooses must have the bar room.
This IS self government, this is demo-
cratic. TIE people who can establish
prohibitionl are not asking help for them
selves. neither are those towns that can
establish dispensaries but the prayers
and sympathies of the great army of
pleading with the legislators in behalf
of the good people who live in town or
communities which are ruled by rum.
They are the people who need the strong
arm of the law to interpose itself for
their protection. How is this to be done
without violating the principle of self
government if majority choose to have
the open barr How is the minority to
be protected from the evils thereof? My
answer is, make the bar-room more re-
spectacle, take from it the opportunity
OF demoraliing the young men. Why is
it that dispensary is a much less evil
than an open bar? First because it is
closed at nigh .aa 5aeause men are
not allowed 70 ggUE-CEEt. there and
drink in the .ime 81. observation
is that drunkar, aHa maf. in the night
time. As long rGGs a. allowed to
be kept open ui.H1 young and
old. and boys wi q al after their
days work is Dc aH-Hk au smoke and
tell smutty yarns Iru the boys TO
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Miscarriage of Justice.
washington Messenger


We fail to recall greater miscarriage
of Justice than the one that occurred in
the court house yesterday. A man and
woman who are members of what il
generally known as the Sanctiflcation
Band, on South Greek, were on trial
charged with living in forncation and
adultery The evidence equalled any of
the revelations made in regard to the
Mormons, when polygamy was carried on
in all of its glory under the guise of re-
ligion. One or two witnesses stated that
the man charged in the bill had been re-
peatedly heard, publicly, to proclaim in
their meetings, the woman standing over
there (meaning his lawful wife,, is the
woman the State of North Carolina gave
me, and then placing his hand on the
head of the woman jointly indicted with
him, say this is the woman God gave
and she is my spiritual wife 1t was
further stated it was their custom to
greet each other with a holy kiss, re-
CARELESS of sex or age. A portion Of the
evidence is not fit for publication. and it
showed the most immoral practices are
being constantly carried on by these peo-
pie under the cloak of religion, and yet
the jury brought in the verdict of not
guilty, and these people are to return
home encouraged to continue in their inn
morality, under the impression the law
will protect them, and they need have
no fear for the future. We fail to recall
a greater miscarriage of justice in Beau
fort county. Again. we are reminded of
the old saw there is no way to account
for the verdict of an average jury.
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ever pass through my lips. / said
You are not telling the truth. but he
insisted he was and when / asked If he
had never said that before he answered,
Yes. but ! have never had the feeling
have now" well" / said, 4 hope
you will hold out and may never take
another drink Now this man suffered
az much as any man | ever say, far
greater than any form of whipping that
could be inflicted yet three months af-
teip ards this very man was on another
spree and is still keeping it up.
Now, the temptation should be takon
from before these unfortunate beings or
the State should furnish a place to take
care of them, take their liberties away
and keep them furnishing work for them
and giving the returns from such work
TO the families for their support, as they
cannot control themselves and are no
good to their friends, themselves or
their State, and it would be a God s
blessing to take care Of them.
Did you ever think of the poor drunk
ards wife and children? If he had all the
suffering to do it would be bad enough.
but that wife in poverty and too proud
to let it be known; she and the little
ones with nothing but bread and water
to eat for days but never complaining
and the world in general never knows
of H.
My profession takes me into the pri-
Vate affairs of life and | see such sui
fering often. For instance, not long
since l was out about y o'clock at night
and passing a house saw a woman walk
ing up and down in front of the house
and spoke to her. She asked, us that
you. Doctor?" and when / told her it
was, she said: God must have sent you
by this way. Please come in and help
me-" Go in and see what | saw: the
heart that would not be touched by the
scene must be made of stone. She con-
tinued, This man has not brought 4
penny to this house for weeks; l have to
work my fingers nearly off to get the
children bread and l have not been able
to get a nights rest for many nights.
God knows what ! am going to do for
cannot work all day and stay awake all
night. / don't know what will become Of
us for We shall certainly perish if this
thing keeps up"
Now, reader, think of this picture.
Think of your sister or somebody elses
mother in such straits as this, and
all from the effects of whiskey. Then
would you not give up the little pleas
ure you get from a drink to help those
who are not able to help themselves;
dipsomaniacs, for such they are. The
mania is so intense as to sacrifice every
consideration of sense and judgment
The insane thirst for drink is uncon-
con:rollable and cannot be resisted, so
help them and do your conscience good
Legislators, think well and consult your
wives before voting and all will be we'll
NJ. E. ROBERTSON, NJ. d.
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CATAwBA WANTS TO VOTE.
1t Appeals to Mr.. Self to Pass Bill to Give
Them the Privilege

TO the Editor: / see in your paper
that Mr.. Self made an earnest plea for
the people to vote upon the question of
prohibition.
The good people of Catawba county
of all political parties have sent into tie
Legislature petitions signed by more
than one-third of the qualified voters
Nj. Reinhardt, our Representative in
the Senate, had the bill passed prompt
ly, giving TO the citizens of Catawba
county the right to vote upon the liquor
question and yet Mr.. Self, who pleads
against the Watts bill for the people
will not hear his own people, nor give
them a chance to vote upon this ques-
tion. He said to me personally and to
others, | am Informed, that he was will
ing to support a bill that would allow
the people of this county to vote upon
the question of prohibition. and now he
shrinks and says he will not support our
bill because it takes in the whole county
but VANS us to vote by townships
/ appe~-i TO the members of the Cen
elal Assembly to pass our bill and grant
us the privilege of voting the accursed
liquor business out of our entire county
We want to vote on the subject without
any strings. we want straight goods, we
want none of this business in our towns,
nor iE our rural districts
Yes, Mr.. Self, we the people of your
county want the privilege of doing what
you plead for in the House. and if you
will not do this We ask the General AS
sembly to pass our bill over your protest
c. H. MEBANE,
President Catawba County Temperance
Organization.
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Favor the London Bill.

Especial to News and Observer
Lenoir, n. c., March 21-There was
mass meeting of the citizens of Lenoir
and the adjoining section, held in the
court house in Lenoir on the night Of
February 10th, to consider the merits of
the London Bill. After the bill had been
thoroughly discussed, to the edification
of all present, the following undersigned
committee was appointed to draft the
resolution stated below:
Whereas, we recognize the great evil
of intemperance, and tho great interest
that is being manifested all over the
State on the subject of temperance; and
how that we believe it is our bounden
duty as good fathers for the protection of
our sons and daughters; as good citizens
for the promotion of the best laws; IS
good Christians for the building up of the
kingdom of righteousness on the earth,
therefore, be it resolved
list. That we do recommend that the
best laws be enacted for the attainment
of these benefcent and noble ends
End That we do recommend that the
London Bill be enacted into a law as the
most effectual measure, in our judgments
and hearts for the accomplishment of our
wishes; and to this end, we implore the
aid of our Representatives and Senators
and all other members of the Legislature
now in session in Raleigh.
-. l.. NELSON
Chairman.
"E. P. GREEN.
Pastor M. E, Church. South.
&C. A. MONROE,
"Pastor PresbYterian Church.
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The People Favor Temperance Legis'
lation.

To the Editor: Permit me through the
columns of your valuable paper to inform
members of the Legislature as to the
Legislature as TO the sentiment of sew
eral congregations in the counties of
Vance, Warren and Randolph. These
congregations represent the different
classes of these communities, and are
almost unanimously in favor of the Lon
don bill. and as their Senator and Rep
resentative / beg to urge its passage.
w. T. HERNDON.
p. S. The whole State owes you
lasting debt of gratitude for the man.
ner in which the columns of your paper
have been thrown open to the advocates
of temperance, and for the very able
editorials which have come from the pen
OF the editor
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People Can Make the Law Effective.


(Roanoke- ChOwan Times.)
1t is all folderol to say that the sale
of whiskey cannot be stopped in COM
munity where the good people do not
want it. The people of Rich Square BAN
ished the saloon and then persons who
had no respect for law and order began
to sell whiskey, established what are
generally known as blind tigers" The
good citizens of the place had them in
dicted and now these law-breakers are
fugtives from Justice and dare not come
back here. We are informed that the
illicit sale of whiskey continues in other
parts of Northampton, but this is be-
cause there is no serious objection in
those communities to it. Law must be
backed up by healthy public sentiment
to be effective.
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Grateful For Discipline.

A good man said to his wife who was
complaining that she was tried beyond
bearing by some persons with whom she
had relations in her daily life; My
dear, you are not taking the right view
of this matter. You are forgetting tnat
these people are giving you great deal
of help in developing the finer quaitles
of your character You are sweeteF'
more self-restrained and nobler through
the exercise of tact, tenderness ana I'M
selfishness to them. You ought TO thank
God and that He hes given you Just TINS
discipline. Margaret E. Sangster.
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Regulating Things Generally?

To the Editor: In a communication pull
lished in your paper February 18TH Mr..
B. G. Crisp, of Manteo. complains of TOO
great a disposition on the part of the
present Legislature to regulate" things
generally.
1t is not my purpose to notice any part
of his criticism except that which relates
to the unfortunately unsuccessful effort
to prohibit the sale of toy pistols AMI
cannon crackers, evidently to which REF
erence is made when the Legislature is
charged with a disposition to interfere
with the exercise of parental preroga-
tive.
Now that the bill to prohibit the sale
of dangerous toys has failed discussion
of the arguments in its favor is fruitless
unless, perchance the attention of
thoughtless and injudicious parents may
profitably be drawn to the subject
The individual privilege of all parents
to be the sole judges of what kind of
toys they may place in their children's
hands is not denied nor is any attempt
made TO justify the Legislature in unduIv
infringing upon the domain of parents. -
But when in the exercise of their privi-
leges parents show so little of common
sense and discretion as to persist in
furnishing their boys with death dealing
implements by which their lives and the
lives of others are constantly being de-
stroyed or their bodies manned. il DOCS
look IS if it was time for the Legislature.
which is supposed to represent the COM
bined wisdom Of the people. to interfere
TO protect the general public against
crime and .nfamy, the ingenuity of par
entail privilege.
If parent has a right to give his boy
toy pistol and package of cannon
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way of closing the saloons then disap-
pcared when the amendment to the Con-
stitution was adopted and an intelligent
ballot put the regulation of this with
other evils in reach of the virtue and in
telligence of the State. | do not know
what the General Assembly will do. but
am sure the doom of the saloon in
North Carolina is sealed. | believe a
large majority of the present Legislature
are honestly trying to do the best they
can to meet the demands OF the people
Whether they are able to do just what
ought to be done remains to be seen. 1t
we'll defined plan in my own mind that
believe would be a better solution of
the problem than anything yet offered ,
but l have favored the London bill as
the best thing in sight. The Smith bin
may be as good a solution of the diff
Guilty / pray the blessing of God on
our representatives. May He give them
wisdom to do the right thing. have no
fear that the day of deliverance will
come.
Ii is weary watching wave by wave,
And yet the tide heaves onward;
We climb like corals, grave by grave,
And pave a pathway sunward
We are driven back for every fray,
A newer strength to borrow;
But where the vanguard camps today,
The rear shall rest tomorrow.
L. L. NASH.
Rocky Mount, N. c., Feb 16. 1908.
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The Saloon and the
Rum-Grazed Negro.
Continued from Page NlneD

we propose to do. We propose to rally
all true and good citizens and all loyal
and patriotic statesmen to the defence of
orr people from inebriated beasts and
nrowling brutes. fired with the poisoned
stimulants which goad them on to rape
and other crimes We propose to relieve
orr neople of the tax imposed, to subsi-
dize a large police force kept to hold
hack these brutes from inJuring our
families. We propose TO go to every
town and village in Eastern Carolina and
saw TO our fair and noble women, My Sis
ters. YOU are free now: you shall walk
our street seven days of the week as we'll
as the negroes. On Saturdays you, too
may go forth to your business or pleasure
without fear of being rudely jostled or
painfully affronted by rough words or
profane oaths from Swarms of drunken
negroes or whites who have so regularly
shut you inland for this emancipation
we now appeal to the loyal and righte-
Gus statesmen assembled in our State
Capitol! If the negroes are emancipated
from the restraints of slavery, the whites
must be emancipated from the bondage
of the saloon.
w. D. MORTON.
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The Sword Of the Lord and of Gideon
Inscribed to the Advocates of the London
Bill in the ~ C. Legislature.

Inscribed to the Advocates of the London
BIZ in the n. C. Legislature.
Soldiers in this earnest battle
Buckle on your armor bright,
Prayer and work must go together
If We vanouisR in the fight.
Paul must plant, Appolos water,
They their labor must not lease
Then to work and faith awaiting,
God. himself, gives the increase.
Gideon's sword must fash and glitter.
Gideon's arm must brave the foe,
Then the Lords right hand viii strength
en-
BY our works. our faith we show.
And though often faint and weary.
Dropping from the dust and glare
Let us never flag nor falter
Till the victors crown we wear.
Forward, then, the temperance rally,
For King Alcohol. in might,
On ten thousand fields is tenting
Ready to contest the fight.
Fling abroad your snow white banner.
Let its folds be seen affair."
Cleaning where the foe is thiekest,
Like the white plume of Navarro.
f. D. II.
Greensboro, N. c.. Feb IS. 1906.
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Section Fifty Does 7hia

Justice Brewer of Z. S. Supren
whatever property is worth Tor %
purposes of income and sale IL is ai5'
worth for taxation.
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Section F,fry Does This.

Justice Brewer of L. S. Supreme Court)
Whatever property is worth for the
purposes of income and sale ii is also
worth for taxation.
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IL sorts Of useless things are to 30
found in the upper stories Of men and
Cd houses.
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Littleton and the Dispensary

Rocky Mount, n. c.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-02
ANDERSON s. c.. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1908
Denver Dots.

Tho common subject Of comment ia
the death OF Bill Arp, and every one,
high and low, rich and poor exnress
deep regret. He was universally ke-
loved by ell who had read his writings.
bis life-like pictures of home life, his
quaint humor and his sturdy loyalty
70 the South will long be remembered.
While ne may not have achieved great
ness, IN general sense, he acquired
something better, good name, which
Will stand ZOE years as the synonym of
all that was true, brave and honorable.
30 tender and loving in his home life, it
eeems but Hitting that his dear little
grandchild who died the same week,
should BE bnss.2 with him.
Miss Meud Hopkins, of Seneca, and
MES 1da Grahan, of Florence, return
OF saveral days with Miss Birdie DueS-
worth, of Lebanon.
Mtss Nora Dalton and Mics Eva Cen
try closed the summer school ut Le.
banon Last Friday, and boarded the
train here Saturday for their respec-
tive homes at Grove and GreenV1lle.
Mas Dalton will return in the Fall
and take position as an assistant in
the Lebanon School: Miss Gentry will
the Graded School. She secnred tbec
position after o competitive exami-.
nesien In which che made O grand ro.
cord.
Miss Iea Horton, of lola, returned
home Friday after o pleasant visit Of
week TO friends and relatives in Pel-
Eer s1d Belton.
Miss Daisy Whaley, Of Iva, is the
guest OF Mrs. Annie Eskew.
From the records Of the past week
we conclude there 10 no danger of race
euiClde In this eeCtiOn
On the 2Sth there was born to Mt :.
MRS. Joe BOwden son. On the goth
g con was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Louie
Garrison. About TIE same date g little
boy came to gladden. the home Of MI.
and Mrs. AlOnzo Summeral.
Protracted services at Welcome
. church commenced last Sunday night
and VIII eontine at night all this week.
Large congregations are attending.
MiSe blanche Browne has returned
from Aeheville.
Rev. E. w. Barber, of fLowndesville,
spent last week with the family Of Mr..
j.. L. Jolly to try the efficacy Of their
mineral springe.
Mr. and Mrs. j. n. Hutohison. Of
Anderson, visited their daughters, Mrs.
Louie and Mrs. H. N. Garrison Last
Thursday.
The drop in the temperature for the
last few days 10 hailed With delight.
The heated term was almost unendur-
able for man and beast to say nothing
OF the vegetable kingdom.
Mr. j. Reed Garrison will soon have
his new ginnery CONF leted and ready
for the cotton crop which Is opening
very fast. Incognita.
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STATE NEWS,

u a
cut the throat of Richard Bing,
Florence negro, from ear 80 ear on
Monday night on an sxcursion train
returning from Augusts TO Florence
- Sheriff j. D. Gilrsath, oe Green
vile; has returned from Beaumont,
Texas, WEara he went last week %
bring back u. Dennis Edwards. char
ge6 with the murder Of Frenk Nicely.
who was killed In February 1901, az
the Poe mill sillage. Il
- Colnmbia is TO have an infant In
austTy in shs nature Of g Sserns;ohn
factory. The Columbia Glass Works
will this fall begin the manufacture
OF demiiohns. AZ frat this will res
1snire sls employment OF about essz
export glass blowers and as coyersrs.
A building 10 being erected 3cr the
purpose. ~ ST,
= When Miss Fleta Gcas was
drowned in che Pas olet food thexe was
q Judgment in her favor for $4,000
against the Southern road aWaiting the.
decision OF the supreme court. The
decision was ifed on Monday suatain.
ing the Judgment, and the money will
go TO her heirs. IS
. : - Forty-fous Chinese prisoners were
taken through Spartanburg Tuesday
afternoon on the late Southern train,
on their way from n Norfolk 10 China via
San francisco. They slipped into
the country by way OF Canada, and
were gathered together from different
parts OF chs East. They were care.
fully guarded on the train.
S. - At the local United States army
recruiting Office in Spartanburg since
last Friday 38 out of 46 applicants
have been rejected by the officers. a
fact somewhat peculiar when it is only
:y; sa that an applicant have normal
physical qualities 20 be admitted in
the service. The recruiting sergeant
said that tho principal cause was weak
lungs.
= Some time ego Joe Myers, . ne
gro haokman in Columbia, vas acci-
deptslly killed by5a street car, and
the street Car company offered 10 nay
Mysrs'e Q mother q certain sum Of mon
Fey i9 she should not take the case
into court. There ore nov two negro
women iE Columbia, claiming to be
Meyers mother, and the newspapers
are reporting "case For q Solomon
- Saturday afternoon at Denny g
Crossroads, about six miles from
Saluds, Arthur Fitzman shot and kill
ed Queen Chapman. No one was
present when the woman was slain,
but o negro woman saw Fitzman jump
out of the woman house Immediately
after the shot was Hred. It is said
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