The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-06
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i'll the shadow Of this grog shop, how
ever. But while there are no ques-
tionable resorts nearby, there are 9TH
crs which are not questionable, and in
that respect conditions here are
unique.
Proceeded to Get Rich.
When the bar tenders took to the
woods many with enterprise and
brains remained and they opened
cafes and restaurants near the market
house and proceeded to get rich. They
sell nothing stronger than lemon soda,
but they provided chairs and glasses
and water and walters and man is
welcome so long as he can pay the
service fees. IF he enters with
, thirst a black and grimy rascal smiles
and then goes hot-footing to the dis
pensary. There are regular rates;
they call it corl1age fees. If it is
beer it costs man 1-2 cents to drink
it, the same amount being charged
with whiskey glass and chaser Of
plain water. There is no objection on
the part of the city to these establish
ments and they are permitted to run
as they please. One of the cafe men
says he is making more money today
than when he conducted bar: con-
sequently lie is believer in the dis
pensary.
Bars and Bay Trees.
North Carolina is leaning toward
prohibition-in way. Charlotte and
Greensboro and a handful of other
fine towns had to succumb to the craze
but in Asheville, Salisbury and Will
mington the bars flourish like green
bay tree. Just how much liquor Sails
bury ships to dry and dispensary GEN.
tres there is no man who can tell. Re-
Gently the statement was published
that the heaviest movement from
Salisbury was to Rock Hill. Much Of
it goes now to Greenvillc and Spar
tanburg. Some of the politicians ara
doing their best to make prohibition
the real issue Of the next campaign,
with little chance of success. 1t has
been said that the Whiskey Trust is
behind some Of these new tangled
laws and movements, the idea being
to get North Carolina out of the corn
liquor trade. There is world of hy-
pocrisy in the crusade, and meanwhile
the moonshiners keep the distileries
running, the product being shipped as
far west as California. This wave Of
reform, however, will die along with
the politicians who want to ride to
glory upon it.
Thought He Was Rabbit.
But to get back to the Raleigh dis
pensary. There is board of commits
sioncrs elected by city council and a
manager, the latter buying the stock
which is rctailed at enormous profits.
The rates are not far above or below
the South Carolina prices, but there
is no "hog" selling at 10 cents half
pint. That, OF course, is in our IA
vor up here. n man from Tennessee,
a year or two ago, drank a bottle Of
this stuff in his room at the Mansion
House at Greenvillc, and feeling queer
he went out for breath of fresh air.
Just as he hit the street dog barked
and the man took to his heels. He did
not stop running until he had dodged
into the bushes on the Furman Uni
versity campus, and when he returned
and sobcrcd up he told a friend that
he thought he was rabbit. Being
more mcrciful and seeking larger
profits, Raleigh does not print hog Ii
quor on the wine list. In the sum-
mer beer is kept on ice and is still
cool when served in the neighboring
cafes along the market boulevard.
All standard brands of whiskey, in
cluding the Salisbury product, are on
the shelves.
It Cured The Preacher.
The editor Of religious newspa-
per published here, who voted for the
dispensary in the election, wrote an
article just after Christmas in which
he said that he would never do it
again. Hc watched the mad rush Of
the mobs at the doors and the failure
Of two policemen to keep them in Or
der. 1t cured him. He was bitter in
his criticism Of this scheme to beat
the devil around the bush. He could
not support the bars, and he naturally
turns to prohibition, although Ra-