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WENT AWAY WITH THE BOOTY Elderly Irish Lady Proved She Was Quite Capable of Rising to the Occasion. Lord Spencer, when viceroy of Ire land, used to keep open house, and all ladles and gentlemen who had attend ed drawing-rooms or tevees had an un written right to attend the St. Pat rick's day ball. Some very queer peo ple used to present themselves. Not contented with eating and drink ing all they could, many persons used to make predatory raids on the tables 1 and carry off eatables of all sorts. On one occasion the comptroller saw a stout, elderly lady take a whole fowl ana Stun 11 Witn consiaerauie ueiuwoo i Into a somewhat capacious silk and embroidered bag. He at once went up to her and pointing with his finger at the bag, said: "Madam, won't you take some ham I with thatr The good lady was not in the least: abashed, but replied: "Ah, captain, sure it's a joker you j are," and stuck to her booty.?From ; Sir Alfred Turner's Autobiography. Perils of Overdellcacy. A bridegroom gave his best man an envelope. "Hand it to the parson after the ccremony," he said, "but don't do it ostentatiously." The best man followed instructions, but it seems that he performed his task too covertly, for the father of the bridegroom, after the pair had ; departed, believed that an omission , had occurred and quietly pressed a banknote into the minister's hand. But he also was too secretive about it, and before the party broke up the bride's brother felt called upon to 1 draw the minister aside and thrust a $10 bill upon him. Lady Uses Tetterlne for Eczema. Edgar Springs, Mo., July 15. 1908. The Eczema on my face usually appears In the spring and your salve always helps It I use no other preparation but Tet terlne and find it superior to any on the market Respectfully, Elsie M. Judvtne. Tetterlne cures Eczema, Tetter, Itching Piles, Ring Worm and every form of 1 Q/?alr? on/1 Obfn Hloan oo Totfarlnft nOo j Tetterine Soap 25c. At druggists or by mall direct from The Shuptrlne Co., Sa vannah. Ga. With every mall order for Tetterine we' give a box of Shuptrine's 10c Liver Pills free. Adv. Millions of Red Cross Seals on Sale. Over 89,000,000 Red Cross Christ mas seals are now on sale in almost every large city and nearly every state in the United States. The pro ceeds go for the benefit of the anti tuberculosis movement in the commu nity where the seals are sold. So carefully has the sale been organized throughout the country that with the exception of the states of Florida, Oklahoma, Nevada and Idaho, Red J Cross seals will be on sale in almost l every city, town, village and hamlet In the United States and even in Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Canal Zone. One of His Worst. The Doctor?Did you hear about that Methodist preacher's daughter down south who turned sleuth, hunt, ed up the pickpocket who had robbed her of her purse, and finally landed him in the penitentiary? The Profes sor?Good for her! She was an M. E. sis, with a vengeance.?Chicago Tribune. AFTER THE DOCTOR FAILED. Even the most stubborn cases of malaria yield to Elixir Itabek. "In the summer of 1896. I contracted the disease known as Malaria. After a. year's fruitless treatment by a promin ent Washington physician. I was en tirely cured by your Elixir Bnbek.M? Brasle O'Hagan, Troop E. 6th U. S. Cav. It is equally good for bilious disorders. Elixir llnhck, 50 cents, all druggists, or Kloczcwski Co., Washington,.D.C. Adv | 4 Demands of Trade. "It would seem a flagrantly clear case," said the magistrate, adding, to the burglar who had beefa haled before him, "What have you to say for your self?" "Not much, your honor. But I hope you can give me a short sentence. This is my busy season.?Judge. Burduco Liver Powder. Nature's remedy for biliousness, constipation, indigestion and all stom acb diseases. A vegetable prepara tion, better than calomel and will not salivate. In screw top cans at 25c each. Burwell & Dunn Co., Mfrs., Charlotte, N. C. Adv. Able Work. Filkins?Thought you intended to sell your suburban home? Wilklns?I did, until I read the allur ing story my advertising man wrote; then I decided 10 Keep u myutsii.? Judge. A exeat majority of summer ills are due to Malaria in suppressed form. Las situde and headaches are but two symp toms. OXIDINE eradicates the Malaria germ and tones up the entire system. Adv. Her Ideal. "What is your idea of an ideal hus mand, Mrs. Muchwed?" "One who will begin paying you ali mony without waiting for the judge to name the amount." TO DRIVE OCT MA I. ART A AM) Ht'ILli III' TTTE SYSTEM Take tho Old Standard GROVE'S TASTKLBS3 CHILL TONIC. You know what yon aro taking. Tho formula is plainly printed on every bottle. showiuK it Issltnp'.y Quinine and Iron in a tasteless forui. and th? most effectual form, i'or grown pcoplo and children, U> cents. Adv. Not Frequent. "Do you lilce rare beef?" "Is there any other kind these days?" . nons Yorit head ache? Try Hieks' OAPUDINE. It's liquid ? pleas ant to take?effects immediate?poml to prevent Kick Headaches and Nervous Headaches also. Your money baek if not satisfied. 10c., 25c. ami 60c. at medicine stores. Adv. The Reason. "Mine Is a sunny lot," he moaned. He moaned about it because his lot was so sunny he coudln't sell it Life is a grind, but it as least sharp ens a man's wits. If your appetite is not what i* should be perhaps Miliaria is developing. It affects the whole system. OXIDINE will clear away the perms, rid you of Malaria and generally improve your condition. Adv. No man can stand in his own light without casting a shadow. PRESIDENT SENDS TelN Congress About the and Judicial Affairs of t Panama Canal and Washington. Dec. 8.?Congress today re ceived from President Taft the second of his messages to the short session. It deals with fiscal, military, insular and Judicial affairs and In part Is as follows: The condition of the country with ref erence to business could hardly be better. While the four years of the administra tion now drawing to a close have not de veloped great speculative expansion or a wide field of new investment, the recov ery and progress made from the depress ing conditions following the panic of 1907 have been steady and the Improvement hai been clear and easily traced in the statistics. The business of the country Is now on a solid basis. Credits are not unduly extended and every phase of the situation seems In a state of prepared ness for a period of unexampled prosper ity. Manufacturing concerns are running at their full capacity and the demand for labor was never so constant and growing. The foreign trade of the country for this year will exceed $4,000,000,000, while the balance in our favor?that of the excess of exports over Imports?will exceed $500. iwft aaa aiii> *?"TTw*?rtn are wv.uuu. aiurv iuau uau v.?r manufactures or partly manufactured material, while our exports of farm pro ducts do not show the same Increase of domestic consumption. It Is a year of bumper crops; the total money value of farm products will exceed 59,500,000.000. It Is a year when the bushel or unit price of agricultural products has gradually fallen, and yet the total value of the en tire crop Is greater by over $1^000,000,000 than we have known In our history. Condition of the Treasury. The condition of the treasury Is very satisfactory. The total Interest-bearing debt Is $%3.777,770, of which $134,631,980 con stlute the Panama canal loan. The non interest-bearing debt Is 1378.301,284.90. In cluding $346,671,016 of greenbacks. We have In the treasury $150,000,000 In gold coin as a reserve against the outstanding green backs; and In addition we have a cash balance in the treasury as a general fund of $167,152,473.99, or an Increase of $26,975, 552 over the general fund last year. Receipts and Expenditures, For three years the expenditures of the fovernment have decreased under the In fluence of an efTort to economlie. This year presents an apparent exception. TJie estimate by the secretary of the treasury of the ordinary receipts, exclusive of pos tal revenues, for the year ending June 80. 1914, Indicates that they will amount T>u_ *v,~ ootlmofao lO *1IVVUW,WU. i lie ouiii U4 of the expenditures for that same year, exclusive of Panama canal disbursements and postal disbursements payable from postal revenues is $732,000,000, indicating a deficit of 122,000,000. For the year ending June 30, 1913. similarly estimated receipts were $SC7,000,000, while the total corre sponding estimate of expenditures for that year, submitted through the secretary of the treasury to congress, amounted to $656,000,000. This shows an Increase of $7*6,000,000 in the estimates for 1914 over the total estimates of 1913. This is due to an increase of $25,000!000 in the estimate for rivers and harbors for the next year on projects and surveys authorized by congress: to an Increase under the new pension bill of $32,500,000; and to an in crease In the estimates for expenses of the navy department of $24,000,000. The estimate for the navy department for the year 1913 Included two battleships. Con gress made provision for only one battle ship, and therefore the navy department has deemed It necessary and proper to make an estimate which Includes the first year's expenditure for three battleships in addition to the amount required for work on the uncompleted ships now under construction. In addition to the natural Increase in the expenditures for the' un completed ships, and the additional bat tleship estimated for, the other increases | are due to the pay required for 4,000 or more additional enlisted men in me navy, and to this must be added the additional cost of construction Imposed by the i change In the eight-hour law which makes It applicable to ships built In pri vate shipyards. The president then explained at some length the national reserve association system recommended by the monetary commission and urged congress to ex amine the plan Impartially from all standpoints and then to adopt some plan which will secure the benefits de sired. Concerning the tarlfT he had little to say In view of the fact that a new con gress has been elected on a platform of tariff for revenue only. Army Reorganization. Our small army now consists of 83.809 men, excluding the 5.000 Philippine scouts. Leaving out of consideration the coa^t artillery force, whose position Is fixed in our various seacoast defenses, and the present garrisons of our various Insular possessions, we have today within the continental United States a mobile army of only a^out 85,000 men. This little force must be still further drawn upon to sup ply the new garrisons for the great naval base which is being established at Pearl Harbor, in the Hawaiian islands, and to protect the locks now rapidly approaching completion at Panama. The forces re maining In the United States are now scattered in nearly fifty poBta, situated for a variety of historical reasons in twenty-four states. These posts contain only fractions of regiments, averaging less than 700 men each. In time of peace It has been our historical policy to ad minister these units separately by a geo graphical organization. In other words, our army in time of peace has never been a united organization but merely scat tered groups of companies, battalions and regiments, and the first task in time of | war has been to create out of these scat tered units an army fit for effective team [ work and co-operation. To the task of meeting these patent defects, the war department has been ad I dressing itself during the past year. A comprehensive plan of reorganization was | prepared hy the war college division of the general staff. This plan was thor oughly discussed last summer at a series of open conferences held by the secretary | of war and attended by representatives from all branches of the army and from congress. In printed form It has been I distributed to members of congress and I throughout the army and the national I guard, and widely through Institutions of I ? 1? ?United States. In it. for the first time, we have a. tentative chart for future progress. Ths National Guard. Under existing law the national guard constitutes, after the regular army, the first line of national defense. Its or ganization, discipline, training, and equip ment, under recent legislation, have been assimilated, as far as possible, to those of the regular army, and its practical efficiency, under the effect of this train ing, has very greatly increased. Our citi ; zen soldiers under present conditions , have reached a stage of development be I yond which they cannot reasonably be I asked to go without' further direct as | Blstance in the form of pay from the fed I eral government. On the other hand, such | pay from the national treasury would not j be Justified unless it produced a proper ! equivalent in additional efficiency on the End of New York Landmark. Another New York landmark is passing?the Mott Memorial Surgical and Medical Library property. It will be altered for business purposes The library was established in 1866 by Dr. Valentine Mott, father of American surgery, he was later called. At that period he was one of the foremost surgeons. There were no .medical li braries In New York then, and to help along students Dr. Mott gave his pri vate library, which was one of the best In the country. Besides his MOTHER MESSAGE Fiscal, Military, Insular he Nation, Including Tolls Established. part of the national guard. The organized militia today cannot be ordered outside of the limits of the United States, and thus cannot lawfully he used for general mili tary purposes. The officers and men are ambitious and eager to make themselves thus available and to become an efficient national reserve of citizen soldiery. They are the only force of trained men. other than the regular army, upon which we can rely. The so-called military pay bill, In the form agreed on between the au thorities of the war department and the representatives of the national gruard. In my opinion adequately meets these con ditions and offers a proper return for the pay which it is proposed to give to the national guard. I believe that Its enact ment Into law would be a very long step toward providing this nation with a first line of citizen soldiery, upon which Its main reliance must depend In case of any national emergency. Plans for the or ganisation of the national guard Into tac tical divisions, on the same lines as those adopted for the regular army, are being formulated by the war college division of the general staff. Porto Rico, Mr. Taft says, continues to show notable progress and he urges the senate to pass the bill granting the Porto Rlcans American citlxenshlp. Philippines. A bill Is pending: In congress, con tinues the message, which revolution izes the carefully worked out scheme of government under which the Philip pine islands are now governed and which proposes to render them virtu ally autonomous at once and absolutely Independent In eight years. Such a proposal can only be founded on the assumption that we have now dis charged our trusteeship" to the Filipino people and our responsibility for'them to the world, and that they are now prepared for self-government as well as national sovereignty.' A thorough and unbiased knowledge of the facts clearly shows that these assumptions are absolutely with Justification. As to this, I believe that there Is no sub stantial difference of opinion among any of those who have had the respon sibility of facing Philippine problems in the administration of the islands, and I beiieve that no one to whom the future of this people is a responsible concern can countenance a policy fraught with the direst consequences to those on whose behalf it is osten sibly urged. Our true course is to pursue steadily and courageously the path we have thus far followed; to guide the Filipinos into self-sustaining pursuits; to continue the cultivation of sound political habits through education and political practice; to encourage the diversification of indus tries, and to realize the advantages of their Industrial education by conserva tively approved co-operative methods, at once checking the dangers of concentrat ed wealth and building up a sturdy, Inde pendent citizenship. Regulation of Water Power. There are pending before oongTesa a large number of bills proposing to grant privileges of erecting dams for the pur posie of creating water power In our navi gable rivers. The pendency of these bills has brought out an Important defect In the existing general dam act. That act does not. In my opinion, grant suffice*, power to the federal government In deal ing with the construction of such dams to exact protective conditions In the interest of navigation. It does not permit the federal government, as a condition of Its permit, to require that a part of the value thus created shall be applied to the further general Improvement and protec tion of the stream. I.believe this to be one of the most Important matters of Internal Improvement now confronting the government. Most of the navigable rivers of this country are comparatively long and shallow. In order that they may be made fully useful for navigation there has come into vogue a method of Improvement known a3 canalization, or the slack-water method, which consists In building a series of dams and locks, each of which will create a long pool of deep navigable water. At each of these iionollv /*roato^ n 1r?nc nnftl of deep navi&ftble water. At each of these dams there is usually created also water power of commercial value. If the water power thus created can be made available for the further Improvement of naviga tion In the stream. It Is manifest that the Improvement will be much more quickly effected on the one hand, and on the other, that the burden on the general tax payers of the country will be very much reduced. Private interests seeking per mits to building waterpower dams in navigable streams usually urge that they thus improve navigation, and that if they do not Impair navigation they should be allowed to take for themselves the en tire profits of the water-power develop ment. Whatever they may do by way of relieving the government of the expense of Improving navigation should be given due consideration, but it must be apparent that there may be a profit beyond a rea sonably liberal return upon the private Investment which la a potential asset ot the government In carrying out a com prehensive policy of waterway develop ment. It Is no objection to the retention and use of such an asset by the govern ment that a comprehensive waterway policy will Include the protection and de velopment of the other public uses of water, which cannot and should not be ignored In making and executing plans for the protection and developm?nt of navigation. It Is also equally clear that Inasmuch as the water power thus cre ated is or may be an Incident of a gen era! scheme of waterway improvement within the constitutional jurisdiction of the federal government, the regulation of puch water power lies also within that Jurisdiction. In my opinion constructive statesmanship requires that legislation should be enacted which will permit the development of navigation in these great rivers to go hand In hand with the util ization of this by-product of water pow er, created in the course of the same Im provement, and that the general aam act should be so amended as to make this pos sible. I deem It highly Important that the nation should adopt a consistent and harmonious treatment of these water power projects, which will preserve for this purpose their value to the govern ment, whose right It is to grant the per mit. Any other policy Is equivalent to throwing away a most valuable national asset. The Panama Canal. During the past year the work of con struction upon the caual has progressed most satisfactorily. About 87 per cent, of the execavatlon work has been completed, and more than 93 per cent, of the con crete for all the locks Is In place. In view of the great Interest which lias been manifested as to some slides in the Cule bra Cut, I am glad to say that the report of Col. Goethals should allay any ap prehension on this point. It Is gratifying to note that none of the slides which oc curred during this year would have in terfered with the passage of the fehlps had the canal, In fact, been In operation, and when the slope pressures will have books, medical instruments of the dif ferent periods were on exhibition there. The books and Instruments of Dr. Mott have now been taken by the New York Academy of Medicine. Millions of Electric Lights. In Manhattan there is an electric light for each inhabitant of the city, but, taking the city as a whole, this average would be considerably reduc ed, as, for instance, the borough of Brooklyn has but one thousand. Th( other boroughs which go to make u J ?? i been Anally adjusted and the growth of [ vegetation will minimize eroBion In the banks of the cat, the slide problem will be practically solved and an ample sta bility assured for the Culebra Cut Although the official date of the open [ lng has been set for January 1, 1S15, the | canal will. In fact, from present Indica tions, be opened Cor shipping during the latter half of 1913. No fixed date can as yet be sot, but shipping Interests will be advised as soon as assurances can be given that vessels can pass through with out unnecessary delay. Recognising the administrative problem In the management of the canal, con gress In the act of August 24, 1912, haa j made admirable provision for executive responsibility In the control of the canal and the government of the Canal Zone. The problem of most efficient organlxa | Hon Is receiving careful consideration, ao | that a scheme of organization and con trol best adapted to the conditions of the 1 canal may be formulated and put In op- i eratlon as expeditiously as possible. Act ing under the authority conferred on me by congress, I have, by executive procla mation, promulgated the following sched uel of tolls for ships passing through the canal, based upon the thorough report of Emory R. Johnson, special commis sioner on traffic and tolls: 1. On merchant vessels carrying pas sengers or cargo. $1.20 per net vessel ton?each 100 cubic feet?of actual capac- j lty. ? On vessels In ballast without pas- ( sengers or cargo, 40 per cent less than | j the rate of tolls for vessels with passen | gers or cargo. J 3. Upon naval vessels, other than trans ports, colliers, hospital ships, and Bupply ships. 5Q cents per displacement ton. 4. Upon army and navy transports, col liers, hospital ships, and supply ships, J1.20 per net ton, the vessels to be meas [ used by the same rules as are employed j !n determining the net tonnage of mer- : I chant vessels. Rules for the determination of the ton nage upon which toll charges are based | are now In course of preparation and i will be promulgated In due season. Panama Canal Treaty. I The proclamation which I have Issued in respect to the Panama Canal tolls Is I In accord with the Panama Canal act passed by this congress August 24, 1912, j "We have been advised that the British : government has prepared a protest [ | aga? st the act and Its enforcement in bo | far as It relieves from the payment of , tolls American ships engaged In the Amer- | lean coastwise trade on the ground that | tt violates British rights under the Hay- I Pauncefote treaty concerning the Panama | Canal. When the protest Is presented, !t j will be promptly considered and an ef fort made^ to reach a satisfactory adjust ment of any differences there may be be tween the two governments. Promotion for Col. Qoethals. i As the completion of the canal growa nearer, and as the wonderful executive work of Col. Goethals becomes more eon | splcuous In the eyes of the country and of the world. It seems to me wise and proper to make provision by law for such reward to htm as may be commensurate with the service that he has rendered to ; | his country. I suggest that this reward . take the form of an appointment of CoL ' Goethals as a major general in tne army . of the United States, and that the law j authorizing such appointment be accom- | panled with a provision permitting hla 1 designation aa chief of engineers upon the retirement of the present incumbent of that office. Navy Department The navy of the United States In In a gTeater state of efficiency and Is more powerful than It has been be- j fore, but In the emulation which ex- j lsts between different countries In re- j spect to the Increase of naval and t military armaments this condition Is j not a permanent one. In view of the ! many Improvements and Increases by < foreign covernments the slightest halt j on our part In respect to new construc tion throws ud back and reduces us | from a naval power of the first rank and places vs among the nations of the j second rank. A year ago congress refused to p.p- | proprlate for m<?re than one battleship. | In this I think a great mistake of policy was made, and I urgently rec ommend that this congress make up for the mistake of the last session by appropriations authorizing the con struction of three battleships. In ad dition to destroyers, fuel ships, and the other auxiliary vessels as shown In the building proarram of the general board. "We are confronted by a condi tion In respect to the navies of the world which requires us. if we would ! maintain our navy as an Insurance of i to auermcnt our naval force by J at least two battleships a year and by battle-cruisers, gunboats. torpedo de stroyers. ?nd submarine boats In a proper prorotlon. We have no desire j for war. We go as far as any nation | In the world to avoid war. but we are a world power. Our population, our | wealth, our definite policies, our re sponsibilities in the Pacific and the At lantic. our defense of the Panama ca nal. together with our enormous world trade and our missionary outposts on the frontiers of civilization, require us to recognize our position as one of the foremost In the family of nations, and to clothe ourselves with sufficient naval power to give force to our rea sonable demands, and to give weight . to our Influence In those directions of progress that a powerful Christian na tion should advocate. Department of Justice. This department has been very active In the enforcement of the law. It has ! been better organized and with a larger force than ever before in the history of the government. The prose cutions which have been successfully concluded and which are now pending testify to the effectiveness of the de partment work. - ? nt trusts under the ' ine |iruicvuuv ? ? Sherman ant!-trust law has gone on | without restraint or diminution, and decrees similar to those entered In the Standard Oil and Tobacco cases have been entered In other suits, like the suits against the powder trust and the bath tub trust. I am very strongly con vinced that a steady, consistent course in this regard, with a continuing of Supreme court decisions upon the new phases of the trust question not already finally decided, is going to offer a solution of -his much-discussed and troublesome .ssue in a quiet, calm and Judicial way, without any radical leg islation changing the governmental policy in regard to combinations now denounced by the Sherman anti-trust law. I have already recommended as an aid in this matter legislation which would declare unlawful certain well known phases of unfair competition in Interstate trade, and I have also advo cated voluntary national Incorporation for the larger industrinl enterprises, with provision for a closer supervision by the bureau of corporations, or a board appointed for the purpose, so as to make certain compliance with the anti-trust law on the one hand and to give greater security to the stock holders against possible prosecutions on the other. I believe, however, that the orderly course of litigation In the nn<i the resrular prosecution of WU? trusts charged with the violation of the anti-trust law Is producing among business men a clearer and clearer perception of the line of distinction be tween business that is to be encour aged and business that is to be con demned, and that In this quiet way the question of trusts can be settled and competition retained as an economic , force to Becure reasonableness In prices and freedom and independence in trade. WILLIAM II. TAPT. the city would show a lower figure. Some of the other cities of this coun try may have a percentage almost, if not as great. In Denver, for instance, the use of electric signs and lights for illuminating and decorative purposes has become so general that some of its business men are advertising it as the Electric City. One building in that city is outlined outside with 72,000-candle power. Never despair; but If you do work on in despair.?Burke. TO HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING TO CONCLUDE THE YEARS' BUSINESS.' ro PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS Report of State High School Inspec tor to Be Submitted?Application For a Special Teachers' Examina tion?Other Work to Be Done. Columbia.?An important meeting of the state board of education will be held in the governor's office Friday afternoon, December 13. The busi ness of the year will be concluded, and plans outlined for recommenda tion to the general assembly. The semi-annual report of the state high school inspector will be submit-! ted as a basis for apportioning high school aid to the several counties dur ing the scholastic year 1912-1913. The board will also consider the status of teachers employed without valid certificates. Numerous applications for a special teachers' examination have been received at the office of the state superintendent. Following the practice of examining these re quests in detail, the board wjll prob ably example each of these applica tions in turn, and. will order the ex amination to be held in counties, where the counties justify this extra expense. The matter of direct state appro priations to the public schools will also demand attention. These appro priations for 1912 were $5,000 for li braries, $20,000 for buildings, $60,000 for high schools and $60,000 for the joint purpose of lengthening, the school term and of encouraging con solidated and graded schools in coun try districts. The building fund was exhausted in March, leaving a large number of building claims unpaid. By far the greater number of these are for on^-room, two-room and three room school houses in rural com munities striving to improve their educational facilities. A few are for the larger towns which are erecting modern school buildings to accom modate their overflow of pupils. The stimulus to rural graded schools given by the 1912 appropria tion of $15,000 to districts employing tw.o or three teachers, levying a four mill tax and maintaining a fair at tendance of pupils, is one of the mosl important matters to he consideerd by the board, i To Plan A New Court House. The commission in charge of the erection of public buildings for this county met and decided definitely to get busy at once. January 6 is the day set to adopt plans for a court house and jail at St. Matthews. There was some difference of opinion as to whether the jail should also be built. The commission has in hand only $20,000. \i. D. Kellar was the author of the motion to erect a court house alone. His motion was defeated. Governor Blease Offers Reward. The governor has issued a proclam ation offering a reward of $50 for the apprehension of the person or persons who robbed James McClendon, on N vember 23, on a public road near Florence, and also a similar reward for the apprehension 01 me persvu or persons who committed a similar offense against John Bacot on the public road near Florence some time between October 10 and 15. County Supervisors Hold Meeting. The new board of county supervi sors of Orangeburg county has held meetings and elected all officers. Jer ry M. Hughes and J. Leroy Dukes have been elected as county attorney and clerk of the board, respectively. Elvin C. Hoover was elected as su perintendent of the county farm. It was decided that each of the three supervisors have a chaingang. Super intendents and gaurds were elected. Saluda Medical Association. The regular annual meeting of the Saluda County Medical Association was held at Saluda. The attendance was large. Several physicians from other counties were present. Topics relative to puonc neaun were imei estingly discussed. Resolutions en dorsing medical inspection of school children were passed, and the delega tion from this county are urged to fa vor the pending bill to that end. Dr. Waters, Dr. S. M. Pitts and Dr. P. M. Connor were appointed a committee on public policies and legislation. Escaped Convict Killed. George Washington, alias Hamilton, one of the negro convicts who escap ed from the stockade near Summer ville, after assaulting the lone guard in charge, was shot at John Island by a posse of rural police officers. The negro is said to have first opened fire on the police from a small cabin and they returned the fire, fatally wound ing him, the negro dying en rotue to the city for treatment in a hospital. Washington is thought to have been a ringleader in the delivery of the convicts. Serious Cutting Affray. A serious cutting affray occurred at Reesville several days ago. Owen Wocthnrv and Bassie Street became involved in a dispute, which arose bo cause the former had taken up some cattle belonging to Street that were trespassing upon his premises. It is said that Street went to the home of Westbury for the purpose of get ting the cattle, and there the trouble that resulted in the serious wound ing of Westbury took place. The de tails of the affaii are not obtainable. - Vv-' TO CONSOLIDATE SCHOOLS Marlboro County Takes Modern Step For Better Education.?A Careful Survey Will Soon B? Made. Bennettsville.?Marlboro county is paying considerable attetnion to a question of school improvements and the matter of consolidating school dis tricts. The county board of education met reecntly to consider petition for the consolidation of Dargan school dis trict with Bennettsville school dis t-ict No. 10; and petitions to consol idate the west part of Beauty Spot district with Bennettsville, and the eastern part of same with Tatum dis-. trict. \ The petitions were satisfactory and the county board of education made ' the consolidations asked for in the re spective petitions, with the agreement that these consolidations are to be come effective with the next scholas tic year. A careful survey will be 1 made in January, and plats of the , new consolidated school districts | showing exact boundary lines will be 1 a J - J i.: - prepared ana recorueu m uuc iv?? next return of property for taxation. A committee from the Bennetts ville board of school trustees was call ed upon to meet with the county board to consider several requests of the petitioners of Dargan district, j These terms were agreed upon: 1. I That a school employing one teacher for at least six months be continued in that district for white children, also fo rthose who may not be able to enter the Bennettsville school, 'ihat this section be represented in future appointments of trustees by one member who can give attention to the schools in this part of the district. 2. That two school wagons be porvided by the new consolidated district for the patrons to transport their children to the Bennettsville graded school. South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has charter ed the following enterprises: Juno Realty Company, Charleston, with capital of $5,000. H. L. Erckmann, president and treasurer; H. H. Fick en, vice president, and C. D. Gadsden, secretary. The Hornik-Weil Com pany, Charleston, chartered to do a general merchandise business, with a capital of $50,000. M. Hornik, presi dent and treasurer, and Juliaus H. Weil, vice president and secretary. The Greenville Bakery Company, Greenville, with a capital of $6,000. J. H. O'Neall, president and secretary; J. A. Cureton, vice president, and P P. Cureton, treasurer. Directors of Road Visit Florence. The board of directors of the South Carolina Western paid a visit to Flor ence recently and inspected the pro posed lines for the extension of the road and the new bridge over the Pee Dee at Allison's ferry, which con nects the road from Mullins to Georgetown. Among the party were Mr. Bonsai of Hamlet, president of the company; Mr. Croft, the vice president of the banking firm of Red mond & Company; Mr. Werner, of the firm of Werner & Company, the - m 1?~ iVo. treasurer, ana Mr. jL UU , UL CUVf | same firm; Mr. Brown, the attorney for the Seaboard and the South Caro lina Western, and Mr. Washburn of Boston, also attorney for the two roads. South Carolina Delegation. Those members of the South Caro lina delegation who were present at the opening of the session of con gress at Washington, were Senators Tillman and Smith and Representa tives Johnson, Lever and Byrnes. It is likely that the delegation will be called together in the near future by Senator Tillman to consider the adop tion of some concerted method of handling the patronage problem as it the various districts and the anuviu i>uv state as a whole. Makes Large Seizure of Whiskey. Rural Policeman Verdin passing through Maulding has made one of the large seizuers of whiskey of re cent dates in this vicinity. Four hun dred and seventy pints were taken in to custody in addition to two alleged blind tigers. The whiskey was ship ped to Mauldin, and was being reload ed there in a wagon for Greenville. Florence County Alumni. An active movement is now on foov. to form an organization of the Flor ence county alumni of the Univer " '1 nlnn Ja sity of Soutn uaromm. iuc yiou ,a to have an organization meeting and banquet at some time during the holi days. There are many Caorlina men in Florence wllich has always been a stronghold of the university and the plan is expected to prove a com I plete success. Bernard A. Early, a graduate of the university, has been named temporary secretary and is getting the men together. Agricultural Conference Day. Commissioner Watson received & communication from the committee J on agricultural development and edu tion of the South Carolina Bankers' I Association, asking that arrange j ments be made if possible for a day during the coming National Corn Ex j position to be known as "Agricultural Conference Day," and under the di rection of the bankers' committee. ! Commissione rWatson stated that he t would corner wun in-u. .-v. oiocuw.., ! secretary National Corn Exposition, with regard to the matter. Aiken Highway Commission. The Aiken County Highway Com mission having spent its appropria tion of $20,000 for road work, passed a resolution requesting that it be granted access to the funds in the county treasury in order to pursue the work The county commissioners have granted this request, but the agreement reached between the high way commission and the county com missioners practically kills the form er for the reason that the county com missioners will dictate the terms of all debts contracted by commission. MADE HIM SOMEWHAT TIRED Mose Had Good Excuse for Wishing to Bo Rid of the Company of Sam Jackson. "'Twan't all account o' dat yaller gal, Saliny," explained Mose, talking with difficulty through the bandages that swatch ed his face. MI goes out walking wld her and along comes that Sam Jackson, what she's been keeping company with. 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