THE bREGON DAILYy JOURNAL'; PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 25. 1904.
I Oregon
(Special Dispatch to Tht Journal) ..:
Oregon - City, March ,25. A - mass
meeting In the Interests of the. pending
. local option' law . will be hejfl - In the
M. EL church on Saturday evening
March 26. ?Prof. Well of Newberg will
explain the local option law upon which
the voters of the state are to express
their .opinions In June. Eugene Knox,
the Inimitable Impersonator, with - o
' number of famous musicians, will also
be there. The evening's entertainment
lone is worthy of extensive patronage.
The admission is free. But an offering
for campaign purposes will be taken.
The work of excavation for the build
ing of Ben Lynn, next to Johnson's bar
bershop, n has been recommenced, and
the carpenters will soon be at work put
ting the timbers together.
' Yesterday, marriage licenses were is
sued to Elizabeth , Roth and Charles
Hannon of ' Portland,- tend Grace- E.
Tower and George 8.' Case, both well
known' Oregon City young- people. -
r Rev. A. J, Montgomery of Portland
was an Oregon City visitor yesterday
Mr.,' Montgomery officiated at the , fu
neral of Mr Martha Klnnalrd, which
was held from the Presbyterian church
'yesterday afternoon.
.lion. G. II. Hlmes. secretary of the
Oregon Pioneer association, was lii 'Ore
gon City yesterday looking up the. old
, pioneers and their history. He Is pre
paring a record of the.' pioneers that
will be kept on file In the rooms of the
Oregon Historical society in Portland, i
This record will be ..Mhlblted-afc tlwl
St. Louis fair and. tha. Lewis, and Clar:
fair..;
Mrs. J. F. Phillips of North Taklma,
"Wash., la visiting the family of her
brother, G. C Bacon.- -
Mrs. Ella Blbee, Miss Julia Blbee and
Miss Fisher, of Portland visited Mrs.' J.
N. T.' Miller in Gladstone yesterday.
Sheriff Shaver Is not so busy with the
taxes now as he was last week. The
roll Is about all In and something like
$165,000 was collected. .. Over $1,000, in
back taxes were collected this year.
t Councilman A. Knapp, who was. -4n-
Jured by a fall from a street car In
Portland a week axo. is .resting at the
North' Pacific sanitarium and Is report!
to be Improving steadily. His hip was
dislocated by the fall and his friends
In and
(Special Dlspatrs to The Journal.)
Vancouve, Wash,, March 25. Exam
' lnatlons for first and second lieutenants
of Company G,, Second infantry, W. N.
G., takes place this evening at the ar
4mory. For first lieutenant there is only
j one candidate, vlsJ, -Second, LieutenaRt
Bowen. - For (the .second lieutenancy
there are a number of candidates among
; the non-commissioned officers.. The ex
: amlnation will be held at 8 o'clock
tonight by Adjutant-General Drain.
Considerable interest is being taken
In the ( company affairs at present
Drills are held once a week and al
: ways well attended by the members.
The attendance Is much better than It
has been for soma time, owing, In part,
it Is said, to the fact that Capt H. Nunn
has received orders to the effect that
those not attending drills without good
reasons for being excused will be court
martialed. ,.'',' - .''
Target practice Is also being held by
the members of the company at the In
door range. In this some of the mem
bers are making very good scores, and
there exists much friendly competition
CLIMATE IDEAL
FOR FLAX CULTURE
BEIXUABT SXPEBT BOSS COHTI
) DEBT TEAT, XiXBTB IirDTSTBT
: WSJi BZOOMB A rZATUBB OH OK-
EOO COA8T PtAKTf HOW III
' . HABXABLT GOOD OBOWTK.
- (Special Dtapatcfc to Tb Jooraal.)
Salem, March 24. Eugene Bosse, the
' Belgian flax expert, who is here oper
ating a flax mill and experimenting with
the planting and growing of flax, with a
view to inaugurating the linen industry
here, is greatly pleased with the results
r of his latest experiments. Last fall he
planted one acre of flax as an experiment
. to ascertain the trutn or tne generally
accepted theory that flax would not
thrive in the damp climate of western
Oregon, except during the dry summer
montha - Yesterday he brought in a fine
lot. of samples of stalks from bis fall
; planted flax, and they showed' up as fine
- thrifty plants, fully eight Inches, long.
Spring planting cannot begin for another
month, and Mr. Bosse declares that, the
: fall grown flax fill be so far In advance
. of that sown In the spring that It prora
lsea .to. make fully twice .as. valuable a
rorop.-' Mr. Bosse Is highly pleased with
; his experiment thus far, as It proves
-.that the, Oregon climate is peculiarly
i .favorable to the flax industry, and If his
experiment is as successful from now
j on as it has been thus far, he will plant
.eO acres of flax next fall.
. .. WU1 Contest Decision. ; I
The fight over, the lands claimed by
IFIEIE
the babies and children on
Emulsion
. You will see an improve
ment in their little thin
bodies at once. .They can
take it when they even
refuse their mothers' milk.
It is essentially a babies'
food, surprising in its re-
suits.
T
Always the same..
City (and
NOTICE. The asenry and eorresponaonoe
work I of The Journal l now twins don by
K. W. Kelly, who baa bla headquarters in the
Postal Telearaph office, where mwi ltnji will
betaken and subscription!,, pajrocnta ami earn
plainta received. -
here will be glad to hear Af his prog
ress toward recovery. " ' (
. The Corbett-Britt fight ' will be , re
ported here by rounds tonight J. W.
Cole has arranged with the western
Union to get the news from the ring
side. - -
Circulating Petition.
A petltlonls being circulated and is
universally signed for the shortening
of the distance to the city cemetery by
building -4 shortcut from the head of
Seventh street to the gate of the' ceme
tery. This cutoff would save abou a
mile. Qf the long walk and would be a
better grade. The petition Is , meeting
with the approval of the Elyvllle people
and 'some of them have promised" buq
stahtlal aid. .It will be read before
the next "council meeting and It 1 the
hope of those circulating It to have the
walk completed by 'Memorial, day.., ,
i??:'''vv'';'lA'5'n4 Offlca Votes.
R. . Vande ) Moore i of Corvallls, made
original-homestead entries on 80 acre
of land in. section' 12 south, range 9
weitt in the local . land office, yester
day afternoon. Original entry was also
made : by . Harry Blodget of Nashville,
Or., on 127.88 acres In section 10 south,
range 8 west. '
Final .timber proofs were, filed on 180
acres by the following people: Daniel
of Portland. In section 2B, town
ship ll south, range $ east; P. M. Bull!'
van. of .Portland. In section 84, town
ship 11 south, range 3 east; Oliver" Land
lngham, section 28, township 11 south',
range S east; George Frlchette of Port'
land, lownab.jp 11 south, range S east.
., " '.' .Judges of Elections. . .
R. B. Seattle and Ernest Mass, chair
man and lie&retary, respectively, of the
Clackamas county Democratic central
committee, have appointed Judges of
election to serve In the June election.
The appointments follow: Oregon City
No. 1, A. W. Munsey, J. J. Cook and E.
p. Kelly; Oregon City No. 2, John Glea
sdn, Mark Chapman and J. E. Hedges;
Oregon City No.'3, F. A. Ely, M. Justin,
and E. H. Cowing. !
About Vancouver
K0TICK. .The VinnooTW sceney of The Or.
Jon Daily Joornal la located at 003 Main street,
ubs P. Lnndberg, af ect
as to who can rank the highest as the
best marksman. It Is expected that -as
soon as the weather permits outdoor
practice will ' be held on the company
range on the Fourth Plain road.' The
range needs some improvements and a
road. Appropriation is expected every
day from the state for this purpose.
The members of the company are now
Wondering where the encampment will
be held this year, and it is the general
opinion 'that some place In Idaho , will
be designated. j ' .'
Vancouver Brevities.
David Brftton of the P. V, & T divis
ions of the Norfhwn Pacific system of
railways, has resigned his position ow
ing to4H health, and, purchased a fruit
and stock ranch. .. .
IK L, Avery, who recently sold out his
place of business to Carl Lulthle of this
place -has gone to Rainier, Or., on a
short business trip. . . : 1
Prof, and Mrs. Black are arranging to
give an elaborate Leap Year party and
both the Warner Valley Livestock com
pany and . a number of settlers, and
which were by" thV, interior department
awarded, to the cattle company after the
settlers had made a long and earnest
fight for their possession, has not been
ended. J. W. Morrow and P. E. Taylor,
two of the settlers affected, are In Sa
lem and are taking steps to attack the
title of the company In the courts.
Facts are beinar comnlled and the rec
ords In the state land office are. being
Investigated for the purpose of laying
a foundation .for the contest. The fight
for these hinds has wsged for a num
ber of years, and Governor Chamberlain
personally- took up the matter when he
was in Washington last year.
JfOTICE, ftalrm aabarrlhera will plraae take
notice tkat Th Journal agi-noy has Wen traua
frrred to C. , Weat. 1M Bute street, wbe
win receiTe " auoacnpnona, rompiauiu, pay
ments, etc. ; v ,
INDEPENDENCE IS
AFTER RURAL ROUTE
OmaawaiMS "
(Special Dl.pJfrh to The Joornal.) rfy
Independence, Or., March 25. A new
rural mull delivery Is being petitioned
for to start at Independence and go
south. The service will cover a large
district and will be of much value to
the , poetoff ice at Independence If se
cured. The service north from this
place has trebeled Its business in the
last year and is proving very satis
factory.
Committees of a number -of cltlsens
were selected a few days ago to wait
upon the council at Its next regular
meeting In regard to having a sewerage
system placed in this city, a fire limit
declared, and cement walks only, placed
on the main streets of the town.
Mrs. Miller, mother of Mrs. Steele.
and an old-time resident of Polk county,
died this week at her home In Buena
Vista; "
Mr. J. L. Perkins of Falls City sold a
small residence In this place this week
t( Mr. J. 1L Patterson. Consideration,
The Normal band will give a concert
at the opera house here on Saturday
night A dance will follow It. The
April fool dance to be given April 1 at
the Auditorium Is attracting much at
tention. NOTICE The Independence agency of The
Oregon Onllr Journal la located at Tne Ar
cade Clser Btore on C. atrcet, wnere uheCTlp
tlona to -he Dally. Heml-WeeklT and Weeklf
Journal Will be token. JLLIKN HUBLEY. J
WILLIAM HICKS OF
WOODBURN IS DEAD
(Special Dispatch to The Joornal.) -Woodburn,
Or., March 26. William
F. Hicks, a native of Tyeander, N. Y
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Blmpaon. In this city last evening. De
ceased was a civil war veteran and a
highly respected citizen of Woodburn.
Three children and one brother survive
him. He came to Oregon In 1878 from
Iowa. The funeral will take place to
morrow under . the auspices of tho
Grand Army post of this city. Inter
ment will be at Belle Passi cemetery. .
Burdock Blood Bitters gives a man a
clear head, an active brain, a strong,
vigorous body makes him fit for tho
buttle of life., ,
Vicinity
Attractive Window. -
In the window of the bakery belong
ing to D. L. Matheny there Is a healthy
looking orange plant that 1s t covered
with oranges of all sizes. There must
be over a dozen oranges on the tree, and
the leaves have a healthy look that Is
not seen on many of the orange plants
that grow in the country. The plant Is
the size of a rose bush, and would grow
larger If It was transplanted. Mr.
Matheny says that, the oranges that
grow on the tree are good to eat, but
a little sour. This is not the only store
In Oregon City that has a novelty In its
window. In the window of Howell , &
Jones' drug store there is a monstrous
fungus, that resembles a : biscuit - that
would grace a giant's breakfast table.
In color and appearance it looks like
the biscuits mother -used to make. It
was brought in by E. W. Randolf of
Mount Pleasant, .who found It on 'one
of the old trees of bis farm.'
Probably the most apt of the window
attractions In the city is the one In
the store 'Of Miles AVMcGlashan. It 1
a cartoon and Is tucked away In a for
est of catsup bottles, boxes of soda
crackers, samples of coffee and plates
of sago. In thia- assortment of gro
ceries is the .cartoon which represents
C. G. Huntley and Hiram Webster,, our
state representatives, carrying water to
the thirsty G. O, P. elephant, who Is
pictured looking over the fence of the
county . convention circus. The picture
Is very life-like and striking and will
bear a close study. It was done by the
versatile 'Mr. , McOlashan, who make
pictures between sales. . -i t
Oreoon City Brsritls. .
There will be an Informal meeting of
the Thomas- Jefferson - Democratic club
In the clubroom fn the Garde building
Saturday evening.
Last night, In Shively's opera-house,
the Y. P. 8. C E. of the Presbyterian
church gave an entertainment and so
cial for the benefit of their organisa
tion. In addition to the fine program
refreshments were served.
The funeral of Mrs. Martha Kln
nalrd was held from the Presbyterian
church yesterday . afternoon, the Inter
ment taking place in the Masonlo cera
etery. . .- :
ball on Easter Monday , at St- Luke's
hall. -
Fred Sturdgiss Is reported on the sick
list, and has been taken to St. Joseph's
hospital, where he will be operated on. :
N. Eddie and family of Eugene, Or.,
U visiting Mr. and Mrs. Walters of this
place. '
Born to Mrs. N. Holts a nine pound
girl. ;
Mrs. Sarah Walte is visiting relatives
In Portland. '
Vancouver people are taking much in
terest in the coming athletic exercises
and field day sports to take place tomor
row at the garrison. The bare . horse
back wrestling will be something quite
hew for this place.
Dick Caldwell is reported to be quite
111 at his home. '
II. Weaver is 'preparing to commence
the erection of his new building on the
corner of Third and West B streets.
Hale ft Kerns, It is said, will com
mence work In the big stone quarry near
La Camas . In a few days. . They have
large contracts for stone to be used In
the Jetty work, at the mouth of the Co
lumbia. . :
BAKER RAILWAY
BONDS NOT YET SOLD
' . (Special Plana tch to The Journal.)
Baker. City, Or., March 25. It. tran
spires that the bonds covered by the
8500,000 mortgage filed late yesterday
y the Baker City ft Oregon Wonder
electric. railway to the North American
Trust company of New York, have not
yet been sold. -
Major Bonta, the promoter of the
road, asserts the money will be here in
two weeks.
One interested In the company, who
has Just returned from New York,, says
the bond-Issuing companies do not guar
antee to sell the bond. Many 'bonds
like this are Issued, but not all are sold,
and money for rallroad'bulldlng now Is
very scarce, even for schemes pro
moted by the trunk lines.
RAINFALL RECORDS '
IN BENTON BROKEN
(Special Dispatch to The JomnaL)'
Corvallls, Or., March 25. March, so
far, boasts of a rainfall of 8.88 Inches.
Since September 1 the total Is 47 Inches,
the entire precipitation for all of last
year was but 84.13..' Snow has fallen
here some time during each day for the
past week.
. - . Semooxatio Convention.
At ' the Democratic convention for
Benton county, to be held Saturday,
April t. Ill delegates will participate.
Politics are warming up in Benton, ana
there are many candidates from unex
pected quarters.
Little Stories.
Many students departed ' for their
homes today for a short-visit, the win
ter term examinations having been con
cluded yesterday at O. A. C Spring
term registration begins Monday, and
recitations Tuesday.
John Brown of Connecticut lectured
last night at the courthouse on matters
of Interest to the Socialists.
. , A force of men are rapidly razing the
remaining half of the carriage factory.
HOTICX. The Oorvallla agency of The Ore
con Dally Journal la located at Graham : Wort
hem'a dru at ore. where aubecrtptlnna to The
Dally, semi-Weekly and Weekly Journal will
he taken.
LLEWELTM D. PRITCHABP, Agent
BUYS) BOSBBUBa XOTB&.
(Special Dlapatch to The Journal.) "
Roseburg, Or., March 25. J, C.
Bloomer, a hotel man of Albany, has
purchased the business, fixtures and
lease of the Hotel McCIallea, from John
R Sutherlln. This hotel is one of the
oldest In southern Oregon. Mr. Bloomer
promises to make many Improvements.
' . gga
' These' three words go well
together: Schilling's Best and
moneyback. : '
- Why ? Your grocer will tell
yon. 4V
.YaV-LAJ
-i.
Do not take chances on it wearing away
which will only haircure it at best, and leave the bronchial tubes and
J susceptible to attack from the germs of Consumption. , - v: -
not only stops the cough but heals and strengthens the lungs arid pre- ; .
vents serious results irom a com. 4 . ' . '
:,:..:.;: ..., ,. .r .?:,-.'!,:. .3,. A; ..;..-.;' - ' , , r .
It Saved His Ufa After the. Doctor Said Hp Had vCon$umpllon.
" " WR. Davis, Vissalia, California, writes "There is no doubt but what FOLEY'S HONEY
AND TAR saved my life. I had an awful cough on my lungs and the doctor told me I .had
consumption.. ! commenced taking FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR arid found relief 'from'
the fir$t and three bottles cured me completely. " t ' ."! ' V ;
REFUSE SUD3TITUTEQ
THREE SIZES. 2Dc, GOo and $1.00
V SOLD ?ID RECobllEEIDED BY ZZI
For 5aU, by WOODARD, CLARKE
NEW CLUB
ORIGIN
To trace the origin of the North Amer
ican Indians, which , they believe were
once a great Intellectual people, Is the
object of a dozen Oregonlans who are
soon to organise the Northwest Archae
loglcal club. The organizers of the so
ciety hope to have the club In working
order' within a few weeks. ' Among the
.nuc b in mo uiuvciuciu im r mil.
etmitn or fortana, an enthusiast in the
study of archaeology. -
"From a careful study of the remains
of the prehistoric race that ' occupied
this country long before the white man
came." said Mr. Smith, "I have come to
the conclusion that the Indian of today
Is but a pitiable descendant of a great
race. Everything goes to show that the
early mound builders and Indians of the
Pacific coast were on a much hither
plane of civilisation long before Colum
bus discovered the new world than the
men found by the first white men to
visit the Western Hemisphere.
The members of the Northwest Arc.1-
aeloglcal club will be expected to de
vote as much time as possible to search-
K5 l
INDIAN
Showing various grades of development.
lng for traces of the early red man and
In collecting Indian legends, myths and
traditions. These will be the property
of the club and will not be collected for
the purpose -of decorating the homes of
the collectors, but for the advancement
of the purposes of the society.
"It has been discovered that myths,
superstitions and folk-lore legends of all
nations and races are the natural, If not
Inevitable Incidents to certain .stages in
intellectual and moral development. In
the light of recent discoveries and de
ductions the myths and traditions of the
Indians have assumed great Importance.
The Indian In his primitive condition is
a thing of the past. Contact with the
whites has changed all his modetftuand
habits. His myths and legends are be
ing obliterated. ' -Having no literature
the Indians have handed them down
from time immemorial only by oral tra
dition. Before the scream of the loco
motive and the clack of the mill and
factory, the red man with his romances
fades away like the mists and Is gone.
The Indian and all that pertains to him
are swept aside, so that whatever we
know and record of him and the people
that pgeeeded him we must find out for
ourselves. 1 ,
"There is an attraction that is almost
a fascination connected with tho study
or the character, habits, myths, tradi
tions and legends of the rapidly fading
tribes. To every one must , have oc
curred the questions:
'"What was the Indian origin?
" How did he come' to be In this coun
try T '..
" -What Is his past history
" 'Was be, when this country was dis
covered, coming up, or was he far down
COOS COUNTY HAS
GIGANTIC WILD MAN
. (Special Ditpatcb to The Journal.)
Roseburg, Or, March 25. It Is re
ported here that a wild man has been
seen by several Coos county . miners In
the backwoods district He Is described
as being nearly seven feet tall, with
large arms and lefts. Three times sines
February 10'he has disturbed the cabins
In wfiTWi-inlners were sleeping by shak
ing them. Twice he was fired at with
no. visible effect except to cause him to
retreat. Many of the settlers near the
place of his appearance are la abject
fear of the creature and are almost
ready to leave the vicinity..
What lends authenticity to the story
Is the fact that In years cast nersons
have reported 'seeing at different times
sucn a man. Those residing In the dis
trict : are discussing a systematic at
tempt for bis capture. ' . . . , -. .
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TO STUDY
OF INDIANS
trie decline of degeneracy x from ( an an
cient clvilzatlon?-...
"We turn to history, its pages are
silent to these inquiries. We are thrown
back on the Indian himself.
"We question him and he tells us the
traditions he received from his fathers.
He relates myths pf the wonderful long
time ago.' .These with the relics from
his burial mounds, a few--examples of
his picture writing and hieroglyphics
found on rocks here ' and there, about
complete the run of available facts In
relation to the Indian.
"From a study of these and his lan
guage, we will have to work out all that
will ever be known of the North Ameri
can Indian. , In view of this fact it Is
desirable to make the record as com
plete as possible." '
Those interested In the club have In
the past searched the mounds and burial
vaults of the Indians and several' very
fine Individual collections of relics are
in hand. The securing of the myths and
traditions will be one of the main objects
of the society. Mr. Smith at the pres
ent time' has a valuable collection of
xfaiat4WHIUyii?fci!- kJ"""
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SKULLS.
, That to the left W 100. years old.
old Indian stories. The club will pub
lish a pamphlet every three months rel
ative to Its work. ' ,
"We expect to have a membership of
over 200 in the state of Oregon as soon
as we are permanently organized," said
Mr. Smith.
Aniong the localities to be especially
studied and gone over by the archaeolo
gists are the cliffs afCelllo gorge, where
remains of picture writings are to be
found, and the Island above Celllo falls.
where the prehistoric Nprth American
displayed his hieroglyphics. Caves near
Soda Springs, Linn county, and along the
upper uoiumma also contain many evl
dencea of . the early Indian.-
U Among the most valuable collections
tn the state Is one owned by 3. O. Craw
ford of Albany, Or. Six skulls ' are
among these curios. The oldest ens was
found In a burial mound. From the con
dltlon of the earth and the lava charred
wood- In the mound, the skull Is be
lteved to be- several-thousand years old.
The skull is well formed and according
to phrenology that of a person of Intel
lectual development The youngest skuU
is that; of an Indian of 100 years aim.
The decline In the marks of brain de
velopment as compared with the an
cient one are apparent
Mr. Smith Is of the opinion that much
of the Willamette valley was once a
great inland sea. "In searching the old
mounds," he said, "we find evidences
of reeds and rushes and In some In
stances very small limbs of trees. In
no place have I ever discovered the re
mains of a very large tree. .This goes
to show that the mounds were evidently
constructed , when this . region was - a
great marsh or while the plant life upoa
the earth was still young."
Bnsplol'ous
. From the Cincinnati Times-Star. .
"A man should have every confidence
In his wife," said Mrs. Marrlcdlong,
"and she In him. ' That Is the only way
that happiness can be secured,"
"Tes,' replied - Mrs. Glrlbrlde, with
tears In her eyes, "and that Is just what
Charley hasn't got I wanted to try and
shave - him the other morning to save
barbers' bills, and be even wouldn't let
me. try; ; ,.. i
CASTOR I A
For Infanti and Children. -
rha Kind You Have Always Bought
Glgnatoroof
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or experiment with some
a CO. and LAUE-D
Liquor Question in South
Rev. Sam P. Jdnes, In Atlanta Journal.
I have spent three days of this week
in South Carolhia,and I have been think
ing considerably over what saw. and
heard on this trip as well as on other
tours through South Carolina. I . spent
last Monday night in Charleston. ' Our
train on Coast Line was late. We
got to Charleston about 9 o'clock. ' I In
quired at the hotel for a decent res
taurant I was referred 'to one In the
block of the hotel. I went In. ordered
my supper. ' At the- table next to me
were four young men, not" eating but
drinking. They were full when I got In;
they were fuller when I got out When
I got back to the hotel I remarked that
there seemed to be more to drink than
to eat at the restaurant they ' referred
me to.' That brought on more talk, and
the dispensary, with all Us characteris
tics, wa discussed. . ;
- A gentleman standing high in the fin
ancial and political life of South Caro
lina proposed to me that he would show
me something If I would go with him,
and J accepted his invitation, and within
two blocks he carried me into six full
Hedged Charleston blind tigers. He said
there were 300 of them there. Some of
them were raided by the state and city
constabulary frequently. Others were
immune; they never had been raided.
There are M state dispensaries ' la
Charleston, I -suppose they, only do a
small per cent of the business In liquor.
The dispensaries must close at S q'clock
In the evening, and open at '8 In the
morning, but the blind tigers do busi
ness after the hours of the dispensary,
and they do business until the wee small
hours of the morning. The names and
places of. these blind tigers a as well
known In Charleston as the clothing
stores of George Muse and Klseman, or
the dry goods stores of .Chamberlain
Johnson and Keely in Atlanta.- The dis
pensary In the smaller, towns do a large
business, and perhaps the only liquor
business of any of them worth speaking
of; but they do business, selling bust
head from It cents a half-pint bottle,
to $2 a quart " The state Is the whole
sale dealer and furnishes all the dispen
saries, and the state's, profit is made in
their profits as they, sell to the county
and town dispensaries. For instance,
each dispensary, pays the state dispen
sary 11 cents a bottle for that popskull,
which. the town dispensary sells for IS
cents, and It has the stamp of the state
chemist on It reading, "Nothing chem
ically Impure In this liquor." I do not
know why they do not stamp on the
bottle, "Nothing morally Impure, either."
The one would go as far with me as the
other.
I once favored the dispensary as a
choice between the saloon and the dis
pensary,' for the 'following reasons:
First, I thought the dispenssry would
put the barroom crowd and the liquor
Interests out of politics, and we all know
what a potent factor they make. Sec
ondly, that the license feature, by which
the coffers of the town and and state
are enriched would be done away with;
and. Thirdly, because I believed less
liquor would be drunk. But the South
Carolina dispensaries demonstrate that
liquor Is In politics worse In South 'Car
olina than any state in the union. And
Secondly, that the taxpayers are get
ting more money out of It And, Third
ly, that there is more liquor drunk out
of the dispensaries of South Carolina,
per capita, la my candid Judgment than
out of the, full-fledged barrooms in
other stages. It will take South Caro
lina 100 years o recover from the ef
fects of the dispensary; for dispensary
liquor not only debauches the poor dev
ils that drink It, but the dispensary
will debauch the whole state in politics
and morals. I am as much against the
open saloon as I ever was. I am as
much against the dispensary as X am
against the . saloon, and for the same
reasons. " .' '" ' ,;''. ": ; , t
' And I keep saying that If whisky Is a
good thing, then turn it loose, and let It
flow ankle deep, and a dipper on the
limb of every tree and give the world all
the good there Is In it If It is a bad
thing, then down with and out with tho
whole business In extenso. : ' '
Greenwood, S. C-. has never had a dis
pensary . For first-class cittsenship, In
telligence, morality and v decency sho
stands without a peer In that state.
Clinton, 8. C, I believe, is another of the
same stripe. But whenever you find a
dispensary you will And a debauched
sentiment, and a growing greed on the
part of the taxpayers to push Its busi
ness,' and to Increase its profits. '
The best elements 'of South Carolina
are against the dispensary, the 'worst
elements of South Carolina are against
the dispensary; and these two classes
together do not. make a majority- In that
state. It is an anomalous state of
things If the best and worst elements of
society be together against anything.
I do not remember that I have met a
single minister in, South Carolina, or de
vout' Christian man who' wasn't against
the dispensary; and the worst feature of
the dispensary . system is. it has' fas
tened Itself like a leech, and has come to
stay. I rather undertake to vote the sa
loons out of Macon, .Atlanta or Savan
nah, than to undertake to vote the dis
pensary out of Athens or Rome. I have
not .only got to fight the liquor,' but I
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have got to -fight the 'profits of liquor
that comes to each taxpayer '.of the '
county,' and' when you touch tho aver
age fellow's -pocket you have hit a vital
pot v v ' .
If any town In Georgia, or other state
contemplates Inaugurating a dispensary,
let them send a committee of three hon
est men to Charleston or Columbia, and
take in also some of the smaller towns,
and see the thing as it Is. , That com
mittee Will come back and report unfa
vorably.. : Keep your- saloons until you
can vote them out. but don't ever com
promise by swapping your saloons for
the dispensary. A saloon Is the small
poxj a dispensary is the - measles. I,
for one, had rather have the smallpox,
and get well than have the measles "for
ever. I am frequently asked, which
would you choose, sr'oons or dispensary
or blind tigers T I ieply, why don't you
ask me which I had rather have, small
pox, yellow fever or measles? By tho
grace of God,' I don't want either one
of the three in mine, and I am not going '
to have them if I can help it
.,) Georgia's and Texas' local option law,
and Tennessee's four-mile law is hand
ling the whisky business about as wisely
and Judiciously as as I sea it handled
anywhere by' prohibition or other meth- -ods.
s As long as corn grows, and . hogs
are raised.' hogs and ctn are going to
mix up. The only' way to keep them
from mixing Is to "quit raising oorn, or
kill your hogs. .5,1- ..
With all due respect to wise arid' per
haps good men who differ on how to
handle and hamper and control the
liquor business, I have studied the ques
tion, looked at the facts and -seen the
working of the various methods, until.
I have come deliberately to the conclu
sion that the only prohibition that will
prohibit will be found in the elevation
of manhood,- and the ' reformatfon of
character, so that all men will see that'
to drink it is a sin against God, and
a crime against the common brotherhood
of man. e 1
If liquor, like morphine, .would sim
ply render helpless the victim of Its
use, instead of developing the fight In
him- and putting htm out on the ram
page, with knife and gun to fight and
kill everything In sight It could be tol
erated in some degree by state and na
tion. But so long as it nerves 'the
murderer's arm and pulls the trigger
of the deadly pistol, It ought to be an
outlaw, chased and driven beyond the
confines of civilisation. If any fellow
says I am in favor of barrooms he Is
lying like a dog trotting. .:
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