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ARP AND THE ARDENT. Says It Is Difficult To Keep People Prom Drinking. "BUI Arp” in Atlanta Constitution. I was ruminating about this lit tle unpleasantness that is going on amongst our neigbboes at Borne. My comfort is that it is not as big a thing as they think it is, and will soon pass away. After the election is over the leaders will apologize all rcund and make friends and the dear poople have time to reflect and won der what fools the leaders made of them. A friend writes me that there is nothing in it but ring politics— who shall run the machine, who shall have the offices. Whisky is in the background, but the main things is office. As Leonard Morrow once said at a public speaking, “BoyB, don’t let ’em fool you. They are just side wipin’ round huntin’ the orthogra phy of a little office.” Carlisle said, ‘•England has a population of 30,- 00.0,000—mostly fools,” and just so there are enough fools in every coun ty or community to elect a man if he can get them all. He is pretty safe if ho can get a majority of them. ^Dispensary or no dispensary,” that is the question that is now stirring Borne and Floyd county. Well, we know all about it here in Carters- ville, for we tried the saloons for years and they did so much harm we abolished them and they will never come back here again—never. Now we are trying the dispensary; in fact, we have two of them, one in Home and the other in Atlanta. We wouldn’t have one in our town or County for anything. The farther off the better. The easier whisky is to get the more it will be drunk, Dawson, in Terrell oounty, 1ms had a dispensary for nearly four years. The sales for the first year were $26,- 000. The second year were $39,000, the third year $50,000 and the pres ent year will probably run to $75,- 000. You see it takes the boys some time to find out how easy it. is to get it, but the consumption goes on and on increasing, and tho people take comfort in that the profits, increase their school fund and lessen their taxes. No matter if it impoverishes the poor and makes drunkards of their young men. That is of no con sequence. Now, our dispensaries are most too near. I wish that the consumers had to goji their supplies from Cin cinnati or Baltimore. That would cut tho jug business down one-half at least. The common people could not wait so long, and nobody but uncommon people would got any hardly. It would be a long time be tween drinks, as the governor of North Carolina said to the governor of South GarolLu T^ere is bound to be some drinking going on if they knew that the world was going to be burned up tomorrow. “All we can do,” said a good man to me yes terday, “is to make it hard to get and regulate its sale and consump tion." This mau had had experience with young men who draulc on the sly. He used to drink habitually himself, but found the habit was growing on him. He wanted it of- tenor and more of it, and so he quit abort off two years ago. He said that there was but little difference between open barrooms and the dis pensary, so far as tho bettor class of young men were concerned. A dol- Ia| bottle in a room with throe or fojir friends was about as bad as the dollar spent for drinks in a barroom.” But the barrooms are a nuisance in any town and a disgrace to its refine ment. If they are allowed at all they ■should be on some side street whore ladies do not frequent or have to pass. Keep them out of sight and •oi;t of smell. Of course, the drink ing habit cannot be stopped by law, nor can tho sale of whiskey be stop ped as long as the government al lows its manufacture. Our people can ride over to Cherokee and buy y/hat thev«\vant from the govern ment distillery. There is no such thing as prohibition, and never will be until the dawn of the millenni um. This thing began with aid Noah and had its ups and downs all through Bible history. It never was sanctioned. It never was prohibit ed except to the priests in the tab ernacle, “Drink not in the taberna cle |est ye die,” saith Moses. All of the old time people kept some on the sideboard. Joseph and his breth ren drank together an'd were merry. David speaks of wine that maketh glad the heart of man. Solomon says, “Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish and wine to those that be heavy of heart.” But when he was sobering up from a spree he said, Vi “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, for at the last it bit- eth like a.serpent and stingeth like an.adder.” I heard a judge of our circuit say that the wind up of a spree was the most wretched and forlorn mental condition that could befall a man. Said he, “Away in the dead of night I have gotten up and gone to the well in my night shirt and drank and drank of the cooling water until I could hold no more. I wanted to bite a branch in two and swallow the upper end.” Nabal got drunk and became as a stone, and Benhadad and thirty-two kings all got drunk together after a battle. Jeremiah, the prophet, tried to make the Rechabites drink wine with him, but they would not, for so their fa ther enjoined them, and Jeremiah blessed them for obeying their fa ther, and said, “Thus Baith the Lord, the house of Jonadab, the son of Bechab, shall not want for a man to stand before me forever.” Zachariah seemed to have winked at the indul gence, for he said, “Corn shall make the young men cheerful and new wine the maids.” I wonder if that was sure enough corn liquor. The aged women were enjoined not to drink much wine, wherein is excess. King Ashashuerne got drunk and ordered Queen Yashti to come be fore him and she refused, and did right, and the old rascal deposed her. Hosea saith that wine taketh away the heart. Isaiah was hard against it, and says, * Their tables are full of vomit and filthiness and there is no place clean upon them.” Habaknk says, “Woe unto bun that giveth his neighbor drink and put- teth the bottle to him.” But this is enough of scripture, From that day to this tho excessive use of spirituous liquors has gone on in all nations, carrying ruin in its train, degrading kings and disgrac ing presidents, and neither law nor preeopt nor preachers nor the plead ing of women has boon able to stop it. The dispensary is more respect able in its surroundings than the saloon. There is no tethering of roughs and toughs at its door, and women can walk by without being insulted or disgusted as they pass. I do not believe that it lessens the use or abuse of whisky. Nothing will do thnt but home influence and religious training and public opin ion. It takes everything to combat it and keep it in check. I have be fore me the last official statement of the dispensary business in South Garoliua and it is amazing to see h u w it is growing. It is now the largest and most important business in the Btate—its aggregate sales for the past fiscal year being a little over $2,000,000, and over $500,000 net profits, and-of these profits and the stock on hand the school fund is obtitled to*$611,354, and the state bus on hand $640,000 of stock. The profits pay hundreds of officials good salaries, besides accumulating an enormous school fund. I have traveled a good deal over the state and find public opinion much divi ded upon the questionable morality of the system. But it pays finan cially, and the question of educating the negro with taxes from white pbople does not raise such a protest as long aB the sale of whisky pays it, especially when the negro is the dis pensary’s very liberal customer. What about the part that woman is taking in this liquor business? What does all this mean that Bish op Coleman, of Delaware, has re cently asserted in n public sermon preached in New Jersey? He says that the whiskey habit is actually decreasing among the men of the north, but it is rapidly increasing among the women, not only tli6 fashionable women, but among the middle classes. His assertion caused a committee to be appointed who quietly frequented the hotels and eat ing houses and ladies’ restaurants, and a large majority of the women took wine or beer or whisky or cock tails with their meals, and very many took no meals and ordered drinks on ly. The committee unanimously re ported that the bishop’s assertion was the truth. If this be so, God help the country. Our southern wo men will be all that will save it. Working Overtime. Eight hour laws are ignored by those tireless, little workers—Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Millions are always at work,night and day, curing Indigestion, Billiousness, Constipation, Sick Headache, and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only 25o at Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. Rrckefeller Taxes Us. It is a fact, says the New York Journal, that Mr. John D. Rocke feller has absolute power to tax the American people. The Standard Oil Company now takes from the people a net profit of $180,000,000 a year, lb could just as well take $180,000,000 if it chose, or twice that. Let us re joice at our fortune and let us watch the change which has come over ths spirit of those who tax other human beings. In the olden days the robber baron put ou his taxes and when he had gathered the money to gether he sat in his hall and ate and drank and generally misbe haved himself till the time came to go out and get more taxes. Mr. Rockefeller doee not do that. He walks about, thin and dyspeptic, no pleasure in life at all, no excitement save the inter esting mental conflict with others who want to get some of his mil lions —who will not succeed. He sips his milk and sticks to his dyspeptic diet. He does not _ know the taste of wassail, or even' the taste of an American cocktail. He roasts no ox whole in his bar onial hall. He has not even got a baronial hall. He taxes us, it i« true, at a rate that would make the ancient lord of the marches almost dizzy, but he taxes ns for our own good- As a nation we have not brains euough to build the colleges that the nation needs. Rockefeller helps to build chem. SonijlbUint? That Will Do You Good. We know of no way in which we can be of more service to our readers than to tell them of something that will he of real good to them. .For this reason \m want to acquaint them with vvnat wo consider one of the very best remedies on the market for coughs, colds, and that alarming, complaint, croup. We refer to Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. We have used it with such good results in our family so long that it has become ji household neces sity. By its prompt use we haven’t any doubt but that it has time and again prevented croup. The testimony is given upon our own experience, and we suggest that our readers, especially those who. have small children, always keep it in their homes as a safe guard against croup.—Camden(S. C.) Messenger. For sale by all dealers in Perry, Warren & Lowe, By ton, Oa. THE HOME GOLD CUBE. An Ingenious Treatment by WhlcV, Drunkards are Being Cured Dai ly in Spite oi Tliomselves. No Noxious Doses. No Weakening of the Nerves. A Pleasant and Posi tive Cure for llie Liiquor IJabit. It is now generally known and under stood that Drunkemnss is a disease and not a weakness. A body tilled with poi eon, and nerves uomijleteiy shattered by periodioalor constant use of inrosieating liquors requires an antidote capable of neutralizing and eradicating this poison and destrying the craving for intoxicants. Sufferers may now cure themselves at home without publicity or loss of time from business b,y this wonderful ‘Home Wold Cure,” which 1ms been perfected after many years of close study and treat ment of inebriates, 'llie faithful use ac cording to directions of (his wonderful discovery is positively guaranteed to cure the most obstinate case, no matter how hard a drinker. Our records show the marvelous transformation of thousands of Druukards into sober,industrious and upright men. Wives cure your husbands! Children cure your fathers! This remedy is in no sense a nostrum, but is a specific for this dis ease only, and is so skillfully devised and prepared that it is thoroughly solu ble and pleasant to the taste, so that it can be given in a cup of tea or coffee without the knowledge of the person tak ing it. Thousands of Drunkards have cured themselve c with this priceless remedy, and as Many hiore have been cured and made temperate men by hav ing the “Cure" administered by loving friends and relatives* without their lcuowledgo, in coffee or tea, and believe to-day that they discontinued drinking of their own free will. l>o siott wail. Do uot be deluded by apparent and mis leading “improvement” Drive out the disease at once aud for all time. The ’‘Home GoUt Ciu-e” is sold at the extremely low price of One Dollar, thus placing within reach of everybody a treatment more effectual than others costing $85 to $50. Full directions ac company each package. Specific advice by skilled physician when requested without extra charge. Sent prepaid to any part of the world on receipt of One Dollar. Address Dept. 0478, Edwin B. Giles & Company, 2330 and 2332 Market Street, Philadelphia. All correspondence strictly confidential. BRING US YOUR JOB WORK. SAli? FASTION Glf’ARANEETD. At Greatly j Reduced Prices. Fifty new Upright Pianos will ciose out at greatly reduced prices within the next f,- w weeks. Among them such celebrated makta as Steiuway, Sohtuer & Co., KraiticU & Bach, Stultz & Bauer, Bush & belts, Lester and Royal. Call at once and secure one of these bargains F. A. GUTTENGERGER & CO., 452 Second st M Macon, Ga. Tin* above is a cut of tire ■V'TJXjO-A.IfT PPOW The best tie'el Flow on the market, irolil by M. C. 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For many years we have Bold our Whiskies and Cigars to Wholesalers only and our brands are preferred by them, as they aro suporior to all others. In order to givo the Consumer tho benefit of tho largo profits of Dealer and Middleman, wo have decided to now sell direct to the Consumer our Most Popular Brands of Whiskies and Cigars at less than wholesale prices. l/LBEMITIFUl PRIZES f BEE M 1th every quart bottle of our famous 10 year old Queen CltyCInb PuroBye and one box of our justly celebrated genuine Cnbnn lland.Made 10c clear Havana Cuban Specials, we will give ABSOMTELY FREEonoof tho hand somest open face, extra heavy nickel Gent’s Watches made,(no ladys) stem set, genuine American movement and case, best timekeeper on earth, does not tarnish and will last a lifetime, 1 extra fine Vienna Meer schaum Pipe, 1 genuine Meerschaum Cigar Holder, 1 genuine Meerschaum ugarotte Holder, 1 pretty leather Tobacco pouch, 1 clegnnt extra heavy nickel match box, 1 pair pearl cuff buttons, 1 hall top collar button, 1 neck- V, 9 , *? 0l uer, I pair sleeve buttons, 1 double chain and one beautiful charm. All jewelry heavily 14k gold plated. All these 14 pieces with one box of our tamous Cuban Specials and one quart bottle of our famous 10 year old Queen Club Puro Eye cannot bo bought for lesB than $12.00. We sell the lihiskey and Cigars In-W A>| C.O.D. with prtvilegeof ex- c 1 ndmgthe 14 prizes for UH 1.1 I amination, while Whiskej and Cigars alone cost more than we ask for tho entire lot. Our Whiskey is an Absolutely Pure 10 year old Ryo and our Cigars genuine Cuban hand made,dear Havana, made in our own factory. These cigars are far better thi'mrmreirrlit" pnwuover advertised before. Wo Guarantee tho goods and refnadB na rnnrecentn.1 u IvfeP I A' 11 Eftra Premium of an elegant Pocket knifo with two blades, 1 cork-screw, 1 cigar cutter and l r- “gloss cutter, if *3.97 is Bent in advance with order. Goods sent in plain package. Write for wholesale Price Lists or Liquors and Cigars. Responsible agents wanted. Order to-day. U. is. UlSliLLEH s DlbTItl&UUKG CO.-—Dent. 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