University of South Carolina Libraries
r.-r i~?i? I I I r r *1 -mwmn THE ACTS PASSED | By the Legislature at the Session Which Has Just Closed. . I ? ? rtF-urn*! /*U ADA^TCP W A UtIMC?ttL vn nnnv w?% j Arranged and Classified According to the Subjects to Which They Relate. Below will be found a list of the Acts of a general character passed at the session of the Legislature which adjourned last Wednesday morning: MUNICIPAL. An act to provide a general law for the amemendment of town and city charters. An act to increase the powers of towns of as many as eight hundred in habitants as to fire departments and limits. FINANCIAL. An act in relation to loans of the ordinary and cumulative sinking funds JanAcito fliorAnf in hanks. CLLLKJL fcV vuv*vv* An act to declare the law in relation to termination of rental contracts. An act to authorize the county board of commissioners of Beaufort County to advertise for claims of back indebtedness and to issue certificates therefore. RAILROADS. An act to charter the Union and _ ~ Glenn Spring3 Railroad. An aet to authorize the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway, Company, the Chesterfield and Kershaw ... Railroad Company and other railroad "... companies to manage and consolidate - the capital stock, franchise and.proper ^ ty with the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Company. An act to amend an act entitled "an act to authorize the consolidation of the ^ . . Columbia Electric Street and Suburban and Electric Power Company. An act to incorporate Conway Sea Shore Railroad Company. An act to amend the charter of the Wilson and Summerton Railroad Company, and to authorize a change of the name thereof to Northwestern Railroad Company of South Carolina. An act to incorporate the Due West - and Donald's Railroad Company. An act to incorporate the Carolina - and Northern Railroad Company. An act to amend the charter ef the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad Company of South Carolina and confirm the same. A? .try xvtsvrwOTUmfA T?<>rmftttsville IXLt AWU W 1UWA]/Viu^-V ? and Osborne Railroad Company. An act to change the boundary line between Bucks and Conway townships, Horry county, with a proviso as to fiilroad tax. An act to incorporate .Whitmire, Newberry and Augusta railroad company. An act to charter the Union and Augusta railway company. An act entitled ''an act to charter the Hampton and Branchville railroad and Lumber Company," so as to change the name of said company to the Noith and South Short Line Railway, extend the line of road, and to extend the time for completing sai<3 road. An act to amend Section 5 of an act entitled "an act to authorize the town of Clio, in Marlboro, to issue bonds in aid of the extension of the Latta Branch Railway," approved December 18, A. D., 1S94, so as to provide for a. levy to pay said bonds. An act to incorporate the Marlboro, Marion and, Horry railroad company. An act to incorporte the Pickens and Oolenoy railroad company. An aot to amend an Act entitled i:an act to amend an act to incorporate the Greenville Railway and Power Company," approved December 21. A. D. 1 ?ov?. An act to forbid boards or township commissioners and county boards of commissioners and any other offier or officers to assess or levy, and county treasurers or any other officer or officers to collect any tax for the payment of township bonds, or the coupons thereof er judgments entered up thereon, issued in the aid of a railroad not completed and finished through the township issuing such bonds and coupons and no-, accepted by the railroad commissioners. v > An act to incorporate the North and South Carolina Railroad company. An act to incorporate the Barnwell Blackville Railway and Power Company. COUNTY GOVERNMENT. An act to amend an act entitled "an act to provide for the formation of new counties and the changing of county ines and county seats and consolidation of counties. An act to amend Section 161 of the General Statutes of 1882, (being Sectioa 212 of the Revised Statutes of 1893,) with regard to vacacaucies in county offices. An act to declare and regulate the fees of clerks of the Courts of Common ^ Pleas in the State for enrolling <*nd recording transcripts of judgments from Magistrates' courts. An act to authorize the supervisor of any county of this State to exchange convict labor -with any other county, and to mak^ contracts for hire with regard to the same. EDUCATIONAL. An act to fix the number and regu- ; late the terms of office of the South Carolina College,, the "Winthrop Nor-) mal and industrial College of South Carolina and the board of visitors of the South Carolina Military Academy, and to limit the compensation of same. An act to fix the terms of the free public schools to provide for the support of the same, and to regulate the disbursement of moneys arising from the sale of liquors. CORPORATION'S. An act to incorporate the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Orphanage and ?" prescribe duties and powers of the board. of trustees thereof. An act to provide for the increase and decrease of capital stock of corpor - j. ~ :i J ations m tne otase, eicept xamuau, railway, tramway, turnpike and canal corporations. An act to provide for the renewal of charters of ferries which have expired or are about to expire, and for granting charters for ferries not heretofore granted. An act to amend Section 155 and 156 Code of Civil Procedure, as the same I relates to the service of summons upon L__ foreigh corporations. An act to extend theiorce or an act, approved March 1, 1ST8, entitled "An act to iacorporate the Lynch Creek Navigation Company," for ten yeais. JUDICIAL. An act to amend Sud-division 1 of Section 267, Code of Civil Procedure, Volume 2, Revised Statutes 1S93, by inserting after the word ''defendant'' and before the word '"and," on line 13, the words, "or if the plaintiff prove IIIIMII-I I I II I ? ? his claim in open Court, whether itctn 3 ? IZiCU \J 1 uuu An act to amend the law with regard to instrutnents in writing purporting to have been scaled. An act to exempt marine engineers aud their assistants, ar?d town and city treasnrers and their assistants, from serving or?'juries. An act ^sing the time at which objections ^ he qualification of jurors must be made. An act to amend Part II, Title VII, | Chapter III. of the Coie <;f Civil Pro! cedure, by adding thereto a section, to be known as Section 242a. An act to amend Section 250 of the Code of Civil Procedure of this State. * t ' so as to require tne amaavns upou which a warrant attachment is granted to be filed at once and copies served on defendant. An act to amend Section 2.115 of the General Statutes, being Section 2.247 of the Revised Statutes, relating to the powers of Circuit Judees at cherubers 1 j '-i- tt j An act to au-."ca .article j.j., i/iuyrej LL of the Revised Statutes of South Carolina, in relation to the manner oi acquiring rights of w:iy, An act to amend Sub-division 6 oi Section 402 of the Code of Civil Procedure of this State, relating to stay oi proceedings. An act to amend Section 745 of the Revised Statutes of this State. An act to promote prompt settle I meit of wages with discharged labor ers. f INSURANCE. An act to prevent fire insurance com panies, associations or partnerships do ing business in this Slate, or the agenti of said companies, associations or part nerships from entering into combina tions to make or control rates for fir< insurance on property in this State and providing punishment for violatiet of this act. DISPENSARY. An act to repeal an act entitled "ai act for the appointment of police com missioners, and for-the reorganizatioi of the police, and to provide salarie for the same, in cities and incorporate* towns, when deemed necessary or ad visable for the better enforcement o laws in cities and towns," approve* December 24,1894. An act to prohibit the State board o control from using any labels on bottle with the palmetto tree on it. TAXATION. An act to extend the time for thi payment of taxes for the fiscal yea 1S98. . An act to limit the lien of the Stat for uncollected taxes. An act to prescribe the practice ii suits brought by the State for bad taxes on railroad property when th property has not been returned or th value thereof ascertained for taxatio: before the institution of the suit, an to declare when such taxes are due. An act to refund to the taxpayers o Beaufort county the state taxes for th year 1898, 2nd to relieve delinquen taxpayers of all State taxes due tor tna year. An act to provide for a poll tax an penalty for non-payment. An act to authorize county treasui ers to issue duplicates or alias tax exe cutions. An act to make appropriations fo ? ?1 A"U rr me payment ui cue yci m&ui, and stationery certificates of the mem bers of the general assembly, the salai ies of the subordinate officers and em ployees thereof, and for other purpose therein named. An act to raise supplies and make ap propriations for the fiscal year com mencing January 1, 1899. An act to amend the law ia relatio: to the inspection of fertilizers in thi State, and as to the inspection ta: levied for that purpose. ; An act to make appropriations t meet the ordinary expenses of the Stat government for the fiscal year com mencing January 1, 1899. PRINT! Mi. An act to regulate charges for adver tising notices. &OADS. Ad act to amend Section 5 of an ac entitled '"an act to amend an act en titled 'an act to provide a system o county government in the several coun ties of this State,' so far as it relates t the working and maintaining the road and highways in this State," approve* 23d of March, 1896. An act to amand section 1,130, Gen eral Statutes of South Carolina, beinj Section 353. Volume 2. Criminal Code Revised Statutes of South Carolina, b: inserting ''neighborhood road, public highways." after "turnpike road," oi line 2, and after "road" on lines 5 an< 10. COTTON BUYERS. An act to require cotton buyers ti accept bales of cotton weighing not les than three hundred pounds. NEW COUNTIES. An ant tn ftonntv and town ship line? and voting precincts in thi counties of Kershaw, Sumter and Dar lington, and to further prescribe tb< duties of certain officers in said coun ties with reference to the act to estab lish Lee county. CLAIMS. A Joint Resolution to require the Comptroller General of the State tc draw his warrant in favor of D. E. Keels, for $71.90, per diem and mileage prior to being unseated as a member of the House of Representatives, and to require the State Treasurer tc pay the same. A Joint Resolution authorizing the Governor and A.tton.ey General to employ an agent or attorney to investi! gate and prosecute claims of the State against the Urited States growing out of the common defence, and to revoke any former agency. MEDICAL. A Joint Resolution to appropriate $2,500, or so much as may be necessary as an emergency fund, to be used by the State board of health in dealing with certain diseases. An act to empower the State board of health to enforce vaccination. An act to amend Section 943 as Sec tion -bl oi V oiume d 01 tne JKevised Criminal Statutes of 1893, relating to the practice of dentistry without license. An act to require the State board of health to co-operate with the Federal Government in establishing quarantine rules and regulations for the protection of the live stock industry of this State. An act to empower and authorize the utilization of the county chain gang in the promotion of the health of a county or community. MISCELLANEOUS. An act to amend Seetion 353, Volume 1, of the Revised Statutes of South Carolina of 1893. An act to prevent destruction of graves and graveyards. An act to further establish and declare the law of distress for rent. An act to amend Section 115 (1,048) of the Revised Statutes of 1S93, providing for at least one beneficiary cadet from each county. An act to regulate the employment of womsa in mercantile establishments, or any place whfcre goods or wares or merchandise are offered for sale, and to provide seats for them, and to make it an offence to fail to do so. An act to forbid the acceptance of ; | extra compensation, in addition to the j compensation provided by law, by any person holding an office or position of tmst or profit in this State, or in the public institutions thereof, and making it a misdemeanor to do so. An act authorizing the South Caro; lina Society for Prevention of Cruelty 1 to Animals, or any other society duly incorporated for that purpose, to lawfully destroy, or causj to be destroyed, any animal found abandoned and not properly cared for, maimed, diseased, disabled or infirm, and the punishment i of the person feeing the owner or possessor, or having charge or custody of > tha same. An act to fix a maximum schedule of charges for selling ieaf tobacco by all \^are houses in this State. A JoiDt Resolution to require the t Penitentiary autnorities to furnish a certain nnmber of convicts to the regents of the State Hospital for the In: sane. ; An act for the protection of ginseng : in this State, and to punish persons digging same at pertain times of the ' year. An act to authorize the construction, maintenance and operation of telegraph ' and telephone lines in the State of South Carolina, and to provide for the assessment of just compensation for such . rights. An act to prevent shooting upon the ; highways. NEWS FROM MANILA. 1 There is Some More Harum Scaram Fighting There. 1 The Filipinos in front of Manila con 3 tinue to fire on our troops every chance s they get. During the past week they 1 have killed about ten of our men and iVirAP 2.s manv more. f " 7 I On Thursday morning an attempt was made to rush through our extreme f left, near Caibocan, but it was promptly s checked by a hot and effective musketry, and artillery fire. In the meantime small bodies of r*e bels, spread out between the cit; r the outposts. Every available :?.uu was sent to drive them away, wi:!i the e result that there was desultory firing all the morning. Q fn 1ft 3ft o m tViA T Hi tad a J-'iUJbLL U lu X VK-'V u. A~.. , ~ , k States double turreted monitor Monade nock joined in the engagement, hurling e 10 inch shells over the American lines q inte bodies of the enemy, as indicated d by the signal corps. At 11 o'clock there were sharp enf gagements at the Chinese cemetery and e at San Podro Macati almost simultanet ously, but the artillery fire from bcth ,t positions drove the enemy back. From the high towers of the city fires can be d seen burning at a dozen different points outside. Some of these are probably - due the Monadnock's shells. i- It is currently reported that the natives have threatened to burn Escolata r and the walled pity tonight. Scores of e rebels have been arrested in the londo .- district. A band of 60 rebels, having - two carloads of arms and accoutements was captured in a nouse. xrasiness is s temporarily suspended. Fire has been burning ail day in the ?- Tondo district and has been clearing i- the residents out of many houses in the outskirts from which the enemy previq ously fired on the Americans. A cloud a ?TnnVp hovered over the city today. s eonveying the impression to the people about the bay and in the outside dis0 tricts that the whole city is burning. e The rebels between the city and the outposts are being smoked out this afternoon and driven toward the beach. Sharpshooters at various parts of the line are yery annoying, but otherwise rhere has been no further excitement since the frustration of the morning's attack. f Lieut. Eugene S. French, of Co. L 1 First Montana volunteers and Private Oscar Felton, of Co. C, South Dakota volunteers, were killed and two other 0 Dakotans were wounded? Under date of Manifct, Feb. 24, Gen. Otis cabled the war department as fol lows: ' Scandia arrived last night. On night? - ot 21st and zza ana yesteraay morning insurgent troops gained access to out* skirts of the city behind our lines. Many ^ in hiding and about 1.000 entrenched ^ themselves. Completely routed yesterday with loss of killed and wounded of about 500 and 200 prisoners. Our loss very slight. City quiet, confidence re5 stored, business progresssing. Otis. FOUXD HALF FROZEN" A Curious Character Who Was Picked y ? Up in the Country. A stranger in a strange land, a Swede. . lay stranded in the city of Columbia Wednesday morning, his fingers frostbitten and swollen, himself half starved and half dead. The State says "\YedJ nesday two gentlemen, living about | ' seven miles from town on the Camden ! road, Messrs. Martin and Dennis brought' " in a man whom they had found in the j ' woods near where they live. He had j eppn arnnnd that neighborhood for I ' a day or so and was in a half starved condition with his hands swollen and ; his legs seemingly lame from exposure. The poor fellow could not speak English at all, but it was discovered that he is a Swede, and Mr. Lind, who works at Ruben's tailor shop and who is also a Swede, was sent for to talk with him in their native tongue. The stranger had been taken to the police station where Mr. Lind held a conversation with him The only information the stranger gave was that his name is L. Getill, and that he has been in this country only two months. He declared the Swedes were after him and requested Mr. Lind to telegraph the Swedish consul at Washington that he was here and that he had done nothing wrong. He seemed to think the Swedes wanted to injure him but would not say for what, only stating that he had done nothing. Mr. Lind sent the telegram as requested. Mr. Lind was unable to get any further information from Getill. though lie had another talk with him later in the afternoon at the request of a representative of The State. The man had on his person $10 in cash and a railraad ticket from Washington to Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. James M. Smith of Columbia. S C. writes: Dear Sir?It eives me great pleasure to say tnat tne Uid North State Ointment bought of you has entirely cured me of eczema when everything I had used previously failed to giye any- relief. It is a great medicine, and I would not be without it in my house. I use it for almost everything, where any medicine is needed, and have gotten the best of results every time. Respectfully, JamesM. Smith. w I'm ^,Wrirti>rw--n^ayu.'., xj ?V-yi-r-7-~ "7 the new law Relating to the Government of At. ^ r+ i A A. xne oeverai uounnes. AS IT FINALLY PASSED. Some of the Counties Exempted from Some of the Sections of the New Act. Considerable portion of the morning session or the I l . 01 last week was devoted to passing the county government bill as prepared by Sena tors Livingston, Graydon and Glenn, and Representatives W. J. Johnson, Blythe, Jenkins, Dargan and Hydtick. The bill with all the senate amendments was adopted without alteration. The Orangeburg. Florence and Barnwell j_i : i-J j v:n ueiegauuus wauieu lu auueuu tue uiu, claiming that the salaries of their county commissioners were placed too high, but the house refused to jeopardize tbe bill by inserting minor amendments which might cause a hitch and keep the entire bill from getting through, on account of the limited time. Following is the bill: Section-1. That an act entitled "An act to Drovide for tbe couutv govern ment of the various counties of this State." be, and the same is hereby, reenacted and amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. That there shall be in each of the* counties of this State a county board of commissioners, which shall be composed of the county supervisor, who shall be elpcted and hold office, as now provided by law and two commissioners, who shall be appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of the members of the general assembly from the several counties, or a majority of them, and whose term of office shall be coierminal with that of the supervisor with whom they preappointed to serve, and until' their successors shall be appointed and qualified. Said commissioners shall be commissioned by the secretary of state, as other county officers, but without charge for their commiscinna in ViptpTlS I ty the supervisor and the said commisI sioners shall each give bond in the sum of $2,000 after the year 1900: Provie d, further, That in Sumter county six commissioners shall be appointed, as aforesaid, who, with the county supervisor, shall constitute the county board of commissioners in said county: Provided, further, That in Richlaad county one commissioner shall be elected in each township by the qualified electors thereof at the next general election, and evpry two years thereafter, and they shall held omce tor two years from election, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. Provided, further. In the county of York, there shall be appointed by the governor, upon the recommendation of the delegation in the general assembly, three discreet persons in each township one of whom shall be chairman of the town sip board of commissioners, and he shall attend the meetings of the county board of commissioners at least quarterly, and shall receive $15 per annum, payable quarterly, for such attendance, and the said township board shall be the township assessors for their respective t-ownships, and be paid the perdiem and mileage herein provided. Sec. 2. That said board shall meet at the county seat at stated times, once in each month, for the transaction of business, and a majority shall constitute a I quorum. The,county supervisor shall be chairman of saia board. Sec. 3. That said countv board of commissioners shall, in their several and respective counties, have and exercise all the jurisdiction, powers and duties heretofore devolved bylaw upon the county suervisors, the county boards of commissioners and the township boards of commissioners, under 'he provisions of the laws heretofore existing, providing for a system ?>f county government for the various counties of the State: Provided. That no claim against the count} shall be paid until it shall have been approved in writing by a majority of said board and entered in their minutes. Sec. 4. That the county supervisors of the various counties shall receive annual salaries, payable as now provid ed by law, as follows: Abbeville, $900 per annum until Jan. 1st, 1901, and after that time $700 per annum; AikeD, $800; Anderson, $S00; Bamberg, $600; Barnwell, $800; Beaufort, $600; Berkeley, $500; Charleston, $1,000; Cherokee, $500; Chester, $300; Chesterfield, $600: Clarendon, $600; Colleton, $600; Darlington, $600; Dorchester, $400; Edgefield, $300, after the 1st of January, 1901; Fairfield, $650; Florence, $600; Geortown, $750; Greenville, $3f0; Greenwood, $700: Provided, The sup ervisor shall spend his whole time on the roads and in the county; Hampton. $600; Horry, $300; Kershaw, $750; Lancaster, $300; Laurens. $600; Lex njgtoD. $.600; Marion, $800; Marlboro. $600; 2s*e.s berry, $750; Oconee. $500: Orangeburg. $300; Pickets, $200, after the year 1900; Richland. $900; Spartanburg, $1,000; Saluda, $400; Sumter. $600; Union, $600: Williamsburg, $600; York, $600, after the 1st of January. 1900. See. 5. That said commissioners 11 An.-kVk raflfli'rA -Piwrn rncrvfl/?fiVo I JilAll. 1 I V/ HUUi UUVii A V * V/ I counties, as compensation for their services. the sum of $3 - per day, not exceeding 25 days in any year, except in? Saluda, where they shall not exceed 35 days in ?ny year; and in Newberry county, where the per diem shall not exceed $50; and in Chesterfield and Clarendon counties? where they shall receive $2 per day. and 5 cents per mile j fr\r miln in nrnJnf in ?jnr1 rflftirnincr Wi V>O.VXX UiUV AM* QV*U0 i.uuivvuiiiiuj from the meetings of the board at the court house; and in Greenville, Lancaster and Sumter counties, where they shall receive $2 per day for not exceeding 25 days; and in Sumter county, mileage not exceeding 5 cents per mile in going to and returning from the court house by the nearest r<.u:e to attend the meeangs of Paid board; and in Fairiield county, where they shall reroivft norilav. not es^pedinsr 35 davs. and iu 1'ickens county, where they shall each receive $200 per annum after the year 1900; and in Spartanburg county, whera they shall receive $2.50 per day for not exceeding 50 days, and 5 cents per mile for each mile of necessary travel on official duty. Sec. 6. That said boards may in each of the' counties named in this section, and no others, elect a clerk, who shall perform the duties of secretary, and be paid an annual salary as now provided by law, to be fixed by the board, not exceeding in the several counties the sums hereinafter named, towit: Aiken," $200; Anderson, $150; Barnwell, $250; Berkeley, $200; Charleston, $300; Cherokee, $100; Clarendon, $150; Colleton, $150; Darlington, $50; Dorchester, $100; Edgefield, $150, after 1st January, 1901, Florence, $150; Georgetown, $100; Greenville, $250; Greenwood, $150; Hampton, $50; Horry, $100; Lancaster, ' artTiivM * riw ,"v'nri nfr a-r iaii rri. in $100: Laurens; $150; Marios. $200; Oconee, $100; Orangeburg. 8100; Pickens. $100,; .Richland. $500; Spartanj burg. $300; Saluia, $100; Sumter,$300: | Union, $150; Williamsburg. $50; York, ' $100: Provided. That in Newberry ! county the supervisor shall perform j the duties of clerk without addition I al compensation; Provided, further, ! That in Greenville county > the clerk shall be appointed by the supervisor. Sec. 7. That, except as hereinfter j provided, the township boords of commissioners are abolished, and the duties heretofore performed by said township boards of commissioners and the county boards of commissioners, relative to the'valuation, assesment and return of property for taxation be, and the same are hereby, devolved upon township boards of assessors, special boards of assessors for cities and towns, as uow provided by law. and the county board of equalization, which said township and special boards shall be appointed every two years by the governor, upon the recommendation of the members of the general assembly from the respective counties, or a majority of them; and their office shall be continued with that of the governor appointing them, and uutii their successors shall be appointed and qualified; and the chairman of each of said boards shall be, exofficio, a member of the county board of equalization: Provided, That in Newberry and Pickens counties the township and town boards shall be appointed by the auditor; and in Spartanburg county they shall be appointed by the county board of commissioners. The rvinn.V.a*.? nf f,ooli n? coif] hnarrls; ?Viall rA | UitUiUW.' ?' ?.v. ? I c?ive. as a compensation for the performance of t heir duties, $1 per day for for not exceeding five days in any year on each of' said boards, and 5 cents per mile for each mile of necessary travel i on official duty: except in Fairfield county, where the number of days for each of said boards shall not exceed three, and the members of the township boards shall have no mileage; Provided. That in Greenville county the township assessors hereiD provided for shali also perform the duties of township commis sioners, as now constituted ior saia county; and in Spartanburg county said township assessors shall also perform the duties of township commissioners, as now provided by law, and, as such, shall be subject to the supervisory control of the county board of commissioners, and shall receive for performing such duties, to be paid out of the road fund of their rcspectivc townships, ?1 per day and 5 cents per mile for each mile of necessary travel on official duty, not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $15 in any year to each member, not including his compensation as a member of the township board of assessors, or of the county board of equalization: Provided further, That neither of said boards shall let any contract to any member of either of said boards. Sec. 8. That the provisions of this act, except those of sections 4 and 6, sliall not apply to the following named counties, to wit: Bamberg, Barnwell, Beanfort, Charleston, Cherokee. Chester, |Kersha w. Hampton and Orangeburg. Sec. 9. That sections 1 and 2 of an act approved 9th March. 1S96, entitled "An act to amend sections 2375, 2376 and 2402, of Vol. 1, revised statutes of 1893," be and the same are hereby, repealed. Sec. 10. The county board of commissioners shall hare the same rights and duties with reference to the prepation of jury lists as are now devolved by law upon the present county boards of commissioners. In the county of Aiken the juries shall be listed and drawn by the auditor, the treasurer and the clerk of the court, without extra charge; and they are hereby declared to be the board of jury commissioners for such purpose, with all the pewors devolved by law upon such boards. Sec. 9. That this act shall go into effect upon its approval, and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. PI as cn i-ps of "Farm Life* The person who does not love life in the country has lost the best part of his nature by being cast out of the garden of Eden, at an early period of life, to be reared artificially on the sights, sounds and smells of the streets, alleys and sewers of some city. He knows nothing of real home life?cities have very little, as a rule, only number so and so, such a street. He has very little sense of home joys and" affections; ^riv. oir ond nf tVlp ^rmntrV! its holy quietudes; its gentle appeals to all the senses; its solitudes, where tumult and mob never intrude; its delightful woods; its sports and pleasures; its love and friendships, undeSled by the dust and grime of crowded tenements and thronged thoroughfares; its sacred privileges and seclusions; its leisure; its freedom and independence from the intrusions and demands of hurrying urban life and its sacred exemptions from the gross contacts and associations of the bustling and should ering streets?all these, and more akin to them, make the rural existence a perpetual delight, uodefied by the conditions that attend the constant pres sure of mixed and crowded population. The farm is not a bonanza, but it feeds the world. To one accustomed, its labors are easy aijd healthy; its incidents interesting; its rests, its changes and relaxations with exchanges of visits, always full of recrcation; its crops engage continual care and attention, with daily vicissitudes of weather, with promise of fruitism, and at the last with garnered crops, it attoras you plenty, with a roaring fire under your own roof?happy of being monarch of all you surrey, despite the struggles for bread in the cities atd never ending exertions and woes inseparable from style and silly rivalries. Go back to the country, young man! S<;ize the plow and become an independent and happy man, though you may miss wealth, fashion and luxury. Wise Words of H. W. Grady. When every farmer in the South shall eat bread from his own fields and meat from bis own pastures, and, disturbed | by no creditor and enslaved by no debt, shall sit amidst his teeming gardens and orchards and vineyards and dairy : and barn-yard, pitching his crops in , his own wisdom and growing them in independence, making cotton his clean surplus, and selling it in his own time i and in his chosen market, and not at a i master's bidding?getting his pay in : cash, and not in a receipted mortgage j that discharges his freedom?then shall ] be the breaking of the fullness of our ; day. Great is King Cotton: but to lie 3 at his feet while the ursurer and grain ( raiser bind us in subjection is to inviie i the contempt of man and the reproach \ of God. But to stand up before him < ^ Trrflof j diuiu UI auu cmuixv/uuucvo, | from him the magna charta of our inde- j pendence, and to establish in his name an ample and diversified agriculture \ that shall honor him while it enriches i us?this is to carry us as far in the way of happiness and independence as the farmer, working in the fullest wisdom j and in the richest field, can carry any 3 people. ( V y ai * "3?~. ?wm?iWMfci?i WANT TO HANG THEM." The Spanish Government and Generals Freely Criticised. HOT TIMES IN OLD MADRID, j I One Member of the Cortes Wants to Know Why no General or Admiral Has Been Hung. The Spanish Cortes reassembled at Madrid on Monday of last week, and there was a hot time sure. The galleries were packed with an expectant p.rnwrl nnr] rhpv nnt ^icnnrwiinl-fwl The Senate was very full, hardly a general being absent. Senor Montero Kios, president of the Senate, in opening the proceedings pronounced a eulogy upon M. Faure, and a resolution of condolence with France was adopted unanimously. Senor Sagasta, the premier, then proposed to refer the bill providing for the cession of the Philippines to the T I n'f All f /\ O T> rt /> 1 n I AA but this the Cons' rvatives protested against, declaring that the bill ought to be conscientiously discussed, and and Senor Sagasta withdrew his proposal. Count D'Almenas then brought up the question of the conduct of the gen 1 .1 * n_l-- J erais engageu in uie war in ^uua, uedaring that Gen. Primo de Rivera, Gen. Weyler, Gen. Blanco, Admiral Cervera and Gen. Linares had proved failures. This declaration elicited much applause from the public galleries in consequence of which several of the spectators were expelled from the chamber. Observing that he would deal with the "shameful capitulation of Santiago' Count D'Almeuas asked the house whether he should proceed and was answered with cries of "yes" and "no" and a general uproar ensued. A repetition of the query provoking still greater tumult, Senor Sagasta rose and defended the government and its Spanish peacc commission. 'J he prej mier criticised America's "unjustified i conduct" and said that everything might be discussed except the war, because the cases of the generals were still sub-judice. Count D'Almenas resumed his attack upon the generals and complained that "five months had elapsed and not a single general had been shot." This gave rise to another tumult and Count D Almenas was called to order. Again he asked why the generals who capitulated had not been executed. It is quite true, he declared, that the army is an army of lions led by asses. Capt. Gen. Blanco's administration in Cuba was deplorable, he said, but was not responsible for the surrender of Santiago. WT> i! J T i. -uccrimi nations continued oetween Count D'Almenas and Lieut. Gen. Correa. the minister of war, and there was renewed disorder. Then Gen. Primo de Rivera arose and denounced Count D'Almenas as a contemptible caluminator. Gen. Blanco followed, defending the generals and accepting full responsibility for events in Cuba during his com. ' mand in the island. Gen. Barges also denounced Count 1 D'Almenas as a caluminator. After a promise on the part of Count D'Almenas to produce proofs of his assertions tomorrow, the senate ad|journed. In the chamber a resolution of condolence with France over the death of President Faure was unanimously adopted. Senor Silvela, leader of the dissident Conservatives, moved a vote, signed by the Conservative deputies, censuring this government for its indifference to the country's troubles. Senor Anniz in seconding the motion denounced the ministry for accepting the war through fear of the Carlists, i and declared that the country was now : suffering the consequences of the government's pusillanimity. He proceeded to detail the lack of preparation and of war materials, and charged the government with responsibilities for the surrender of Santiago, "which they ordered, although the garrison there nuin bered 23.000 and there was sufficient provisions in the place for three months." I his declaration created a sensation. ) In proof that the government was re- | sponsible for the surrender of Cuba Senor Annis read telegrams from Senor Sagasta and Lieut. Gen. Corrca to Gen. Blanco ordering the surrender of Cuba as a means of saving Puerto Kico and . the Philippines aud preserving order in J the peninsula. ; He also read Gen. Blanco's telegram 1 in reply, opposing the surrender, but ] agreeing to obey the government's order. Senor Annis added that President ' McKinley had telegraphed to Gen. < Shafter that the surrender of Santiago | had been arranged with the Madrid government, and that, therefore, he must make a. sort of sham attack. Capt. Aunon. minister of marine, interposed at this point, saying he believ- j ed this story to be incorrect, wheieupon j Senor Annix repeated the statement that Premier Sagasta had ordered the surrender of Cuba in order to save the monarchy. Why Men Don't Marry. The extravagant theory of the young people, as to the necessity for keeping up a certain style is the Reason why so c many of them put off marriage year after year, and finally drift into the irremediable stage of celibacy. Girls without fortunes are supported in idleness and luxury by over-indulgent parents and expect to be thus cared for after rk ormnol i?Acf. nf cn/tli o I liiai 1 I Ci w I. UV VVJV VA. kJUlsW <* ? girl's maintenance is more than the income of a young man, unless he be exceptionally fortunate. The fault lies with parents. Unless they are prepared to give a fortune with a daughter when she marries, they have no mural right to make her unfit for the position 0 of wife in the home of a young man 1 who has his fortune to make. And this is not a trivial mistake, for it is a i ft i areat and increasing source or personal iinhappiness, and it inevitably promotes immorality. Instead of thousands of bachelors and spinsters in boardinghouses in cities, there should be thousmds of modest homes, in which young married couples would be helping each Dther to realize .the dreams of their Fouth. The oid-fa?hioned virtue, thrift, domestic economy, savingup forarainy V iay, needs a revival, not especially in g :he homes of the very poor, but in cl :hose who have fair incomes and whose imbition to make a show prompts them h1 :o adopt the habits and the ways of the e rery rich. cl p The fact that there are just as good ei ish in the sea as ever were caught is :athei encouraging to the piscatorial ;ar. ' > -i f "SodD RULES FOR HEALTH. Ten Conunandments of the French in Regard to Habits of Living. 1. Be temperate ia labor, calm in thought and spirit. Go to extremes in nothing, but hold to moderations in all things. In these conditions are the foundations of a harmonious life. 2. Live as much as possible in the fresh air and sunshine, in a healthful place, and avoid unwholesome houses and regions. . _ .1 x_l__ * 1. i?_ _ 6. Xiat moaeraieiy 01 simple iooa suited t) the needs of the body, whether given to sedentary physical labor and to the season and cliniatc. Eat slowly and be agreeable at the table. Let the daily meetings with friends and family be a joyous one. 4. Take sufficient exercise of body and mind for all needs, but avoid excess and physical straits, draughts, etc. . 5. Keep the body clean by baths and the skin well exercised and tough by friction, with now andjhen a sun bath. t>. Dress so that the body wilt be well protected, but also so that there I 1 k A W A z-k f AW /A f Af 1 T^A Will UC xi^cuuxxi \jt sj\j i not in the prime of manhood dress too warmly, nor in old age too scantily. 7. Sleep in a well ventilated room, and sleep long enough to allow the bodily waste of yesterday to be repaired. Do not. however, spend more time in bed than is necessary for this purpose. 8. Drink pure water?that which is free from the germs of disease, or of some equally wholesome drink. 9. Attend to all the functions of nature, so that waste and poisonous matter will not accumulate in the system. Here is a source of untold harm. Take the directions of life philosophically, and do not be too elated over its successes, or depressed over its failures. Do your best and rest satisfied. !u. avoiq an pursuits wmcn ensxave the mind or keep it in a fever of unwholesome excitement, or discouragement and depression. Do not live alone, or become pessimistic, nor sour, but cultivate joyousness and seek that perfection of nation vhich is within your reach. Let Whiskey Alone The Greeenville Xews has been interviewing a prosperous young farmer of its county and reports, among other things: "One thing more you ought to tell farmers," he s?idas he was leaving: "I like whiskey, but I'm land hungry. I want more land, I figured cut years ago that with very moderate drinking I'd drink an acre of good land every year. So I quit. At the end of the tts-ii-m T f/\ll y? t?ca]^ T'tvs incf on OS>VA J CCVl JL tCil UiJ JL itejuowau uviv ?-A*vM.v? it $25 an acre by not drinking. I find when I put it to my neighbors that way it makes 'em think. You tell farmers , _ jt ' i_ _i j. i._ J A: 4/l? to tmnK aooui lanu. every uuic tiicy start to buy whiskey and calculate how much real estate they are drinking or giving away." Some men, who are not farmers, could accumulate a goodly plantation every year by the indicated plan, as there is good land in the State to be had for only two or three dollars an acre; but the News goes on to say: "As the farmer left he was chuckling over the story of Bob Means'^ Alliance corn patch. Mr. Means says when the Alliance was first organized he marked off a ten-acre field of corn and determined that he would work it only while his neighbors were attending Alliance meetings and looking after politico Tlie an noma foil f Vl rnn CrTl UOO. JULIO OWUUiMV wo-*.*. w ~ ~ ~ he found he was working his com co death." Good for Linares. Gen. Linares, who was in command of the Spanish troops at Santiago at the time of the capitulation has challenged Count D'Almeas to a duel on account of attacks the count made upon' him on Monday in the senate at Madrid. General John M. Palmer, who ran for the presidency in 1896 on the Palmer and Buckner gold standard ticket, has just been voted a pension of $50 a month by the United States senate. us i. a a write quick ?TO THE COLUMBIA, S. C., for catalogue. Free scholarships oil easy conditions to those who write soon. Railroad fare paid. Cheap board. Notes accepted. Can pay part \ ol expenses by working in the college office. Address, mentioning course desired. W. H. NEWBERRY, Prest. Flour Mill ] l Machinery. ! ONTRACTS TAKEN TO FURNISH COM?PLETE EQUIPMENT FOR? Roller Floor Mills. \ ?REPRESENTING THE? Rinhmnnri f!ifv Mill Wnrta iiiuijiiiuuu uiij iiisii uuinu) V ne of the largest manufacturers o riour Mill Machinery in the country, and having experienced Millwrights, I am prepared to build mills on the most improved plans and at prices to compete with any one in the trade. We guarantee # the products of our mills to ( equal the grades of the best Western mills. Before placing your orders write to me. I also handle a complete line of Wood forking .Machinery: Saw Mills, Entries ana Boilera. Corn Mills and Malinery in general. J Having been established in business ere for sixteen years, I have built up iy trade by selling the very highest [ass of machinery, aDd am in a better ^ osition to serve the interest of my istomers than ever before. V. D. Batiham, \ A '" . ' ;. * ' ; " ' " " ' ' . ? . S-:t -11?rn? Gharlestsn, South Carolina. c ?THE? Keelev Institute, Corner Vanderhorst & Smith Sts., i Charleston, i SouthCarolina THE ONLY ^ MiiiiiEY INSTITUTE IN THE STATE. ? Old M State Ointment. The Old North State Ointment is a medical wonder discovered by Jasper Miller. It cures Piles, Eczema, Carbuncles, Boils, Inflammatory Rheumatism, Corns, Banions, Sore Eyes. Sore Throat, Prickly Heat and all skin diseases, or money refunded. Only 25 M cents per box. The discovery was a case of seeming necessity. His little daughter had a _ fearful case of eczema of the head and eyes, and ic finally ^ got into the upper lip, causing it to turn inside out. He had her treated by leading?the best?physicians in uommDia and Charlotte for nearly two years, and tlie disease constantly grew worse. He began reading a standard medical journal, and saw many things recommended for eczema, and went to work nd 2 took of the many things and compounded this aiedical won-, der, Old North State Ointment, and cured, in the case of this little girl, one of, the most 1 stubborn cases of eczema; after which many other stubborn diseases have been experi- ' mented with and cured. Cuihbert, Ga, September 1, 1897. Mr Jasper Miller, Columbia* 8. C : Dear Sir?A friend of mine had ecsema, in Sav-mnsh, and he hvd tried everything recommended to. him without success. I recommended your Oid North State Ointment. He used o^e box, whleh nra^e a complete ^ mire. -f- take d leas are in recommending it to any one suffering from, eczema or vuj asm affection. Tours truly. G. C. Bacot. For sale by all Dealers and druggists at 25 cents per box.. M F^'r- "a!:$r Or-Li to Purchaser m rZ-\ & ass > i $ i 1 . giano | J '(?1 *lil **& ? K aSS .ifetlme ? 5?g and give JS3 "i SS' endless ok ? A 1 1 ic ;?Sif-A Poor Piano 9 ? afc^^yS-i^v^^awlUIjastafew 9i ?? give endlesa aBf IMliaskk 1 ~ m ?a ^ 3BS Is always Good, always Reliable* 9H ftC always i$atLsfiicu>ry. always Last- jS| JH ?5 ing. You Lake no chances In buy- Wx m ingit. m aB? It costs somewhat.. >ore than a ?R SB ehcnp, poor pi* no, but Is much the ?| asH cheapest in the end. 91 JgC Xoother ilijjb GradePlanosoidao JX| cEa reasonable. Factory prices to retail 9| ffijj buyers. Easy payments. Writens* SK m ' HIDDEN & BATES, ? ! jjj Savannah, C?~, and New Tork dtj- H Address: D. A. PRESSLEY, Agent| Take Care of jj Your Property. ... _ 'J8 Save money oy keeping your ^ Gins in thorough, repair. ^Jgj Yon get better results A please the public - M and save your OWN TIME AND LABOR. I Fourteen years practical experience in the ELLIOTT GUN -M SHOPS at Winnsboro, Si C., is a guarantee of good work. Send your gins at once to "JH le undersignedj W.J. ELLIOTT' .* .. COLUMBIA, S. C. '-f * ? f. Located adjacent to the To er Engine Work July27 3m M .38 GOME AND SEE IT! 1 V?5|B Ve will exhibit at the State J Fair to be held here Nov, a13th to 19th, in operation a IOMFLETE MURRAY nL\l COMPLETE IflUBRAY ?I? S^^^^MYSTEM, ~M ^^^^ rSTEMjfl Jailt by IAddelJ^ 3tte, N. C. jM Tins will afford aJfl ortunity of seeidfl nd simplest m't afford to v.