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IAN ORDINANCE (Continued from page 9.) ever shall be repaired and made safe or taken down. Sec. 29. Hanging flues.?Hanging flues (that is, for the reception of stovepipes built otherwise than from the ground) shall be allowed only when built according to the following specifications: The flue shall be built four inches thick of the best hard brick, laid on flat side, never on edge, extending at least three feet above the roof and always above the comb of the roof, lined on the inside with cast-iron, or fire-clay flue lining from the bottom of the flue to the extreme height of the flue, and ends of all such lining pipes being made to fit close together and the lining pipe being built in as the flue is car ried up. If the flue starts at the ceiling and receives the stovepipe vertically, it shall be hung on iron stirrups, bent to come flush with the I bottom of ceiling joints. _ All flues shall have a proper and sufficient support at their base, and in no case shall they be supported even partially by contact in passing through partitions, ceiling or roofs. Flues not lined as above shall be built from the ground eight inches thick of best hard brick, with the joints struck smooth on the inside. The fiues of every building shall be properly cleaned and all rubbish removed and the flues left smooth on the inside upon the completion of the building. Sec. 30. No Stovepipe to Pass Through Wood; Penalty for Violation of This Section.?No stovepipe shall pass through any roof, window or weatherboarding, and no stovepipe i in any building with wood or combustible floors, ceilings or partitions shall enter any flue unless such pipe shall be at least twelve inches from ? -i- <->r nnrt.itions. un bucn liuuiOy v* ^ ?.? less same is properly protected by metal shield, in which case the distance shall not be less than six inches In all cases where stovepipes pass through wooden partitions of any kind or other woodwork, they shall be guarded by either a double collar of metal with at least three inches air space and holes for ventilation or by a soapstone or burnt-clay ring not less than one inch in thickness extending through the partition or other woodwork. If any chimney, flue or heating apparatus on any premises shall, in the opinion of the Inspector, endanger the premises, the Inspector shall at once notify in writing the owner or agent of said premises. If such owner or agent fails for a period of forty-eight hours after the service of said notice upon him to make such chimney flue or heating apparatus safe he shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars 1 .v A i.u: ? lor eacn day inax tne conuiwuu remains uncorrected. Sec. 31. Height of Chimneys for Foundries.?Iron cupola or other chimneys of foundries shall extend at least ten feet above the highest point of any roof within a radius of fifty feet of such cupola or chimney. Sec. 32. Steam Pipes Not Placed Within Two Inches of Wood.?No steam pipes shall be placed within two inches of any timber or woodwork unless the timber or woodwork is protected by a metal shield; then the distance shall not be less than one inch. All steam pipes passing through floors and ceilings or laths and plastered partitions shall be protected by a metal tube one inch larger in diameter than the pipe, and the space shall be filled in with mineral wool, asbestos or other incombustible material. Sec. 33. Hot Air Pipes and Registers.?All heater pipes from hot air furnaces, where passing through combustible partitions or floors, must be doubled tin pipes with at least 1 inch air space between them. Hori zontal hot air pipes leading from furnace shall be not less than 6 inches from any woodwork, unless the wood work be covered with loose fitting tin, or the pipe be covered with at least half-inch or corrugated asbestos, in which altter cases the distance from the woodwork may be reduced to not less than 3 inches. No hot air pipe shall be placed in a wooden stud partition or any wooden enclosure unless it be at least 8 feet horizontal distance from the furnace. Hot air pipes contianed in combustible partitions shall be placed inside another pipe arranged to maintain half inch air space between the two on all sides, or be securely covered with half inch of corrugated asbestos. Neither the outer pipe nor the covering shall be within 1 inch of wooden studding, and no wooden lath shall be used to cover the portion of the partition in which the hot air pipe is located. Hot air pipes in closets shall be double, with a space of at least 1 inch between them on all sides. Every hot air furnace shall have at least one register without valve or louvres. A register located over a brick furnace shall be supported by a brick shaft built up from the cover of the hot air chamber; said shaft shall be lined with a metal pipe, and no woodwork shall be within 3 inches of the outer face of the shaft. A register box placed in the floor ?* r?n ol^oll V?nt?n on UVC1 a pui UlUiC i umavv cuciii MM* V, C441 open space around it of not less than 4 inches on all sides, and be supported by an incombustible border. Hot air registers placed in any woodwork or combustible floors shall be surrounded with borders of incombustible material, not less than 2 inches wide, securely set in place The register boxes shall be of metal, and be double; the distance between the two shall be not less than 1 inch; or they may be single if covered with asbestos not less than oneeigth inch in thickness, and if all woodwork within 2 inches be covered with tin. Cold air ducts for hot air furnaces shall be made of incombustible material. Sec. 34. Stoves and Ranges.?No kitchen .range o rstove in any building shall be placed less than 3 feet from any woodwork or wooden lath and plaster partition unless the woodwork or partition is properly protected by metal shields, in which case the distance shall be not less than 18 inches. Metal shields, shall be loosely attached, thus preserving an air space behind them. Hotel and restaurant ranges shall be provided with a metal hood, placed at least 9 inches below any wooden lath and plaster or wooden ceiling, and have an individual pipe outlet connected with a good brick flue. The pipe shall be protected by at least 1 inch of asbestos covering, or its equivalent. Combustible floors under coal rang es and similar appliances without legs, such as mentioned in Section 35, in which hot fires are maintained, shall be protected by a sheet of metal or a one-eigth inch layer of asbestos building lumber which shall be covered with not less than 4 inches of masonry set in cement mortar. Such masonry shall consist of one course otf 4-inch hollow terra cotta, at " least one of which shall be hollow and be laid to preserve a free circulation of air throughout the whole course. Concrete may be substituted for a course of solid brick if desired. The masonry work shall be covered by sheet metal of not less than No. 26 gage so arranged as not to obstruct the ventilating passages beneath. Such hearths shall extend at least 24 inches in front and 12 inches on the sides and back of the range of similar heating appliance. All coal stoves or ranges, with legs shall be set on incombustible material which shall extend at least 12 inches in front. . Sec. 35. Heating Furnaces and Appliances.?Any woodwork, wooden lath and plaster partition or ceiling within 4 feet of the sides or DacK, or 6 feet from the front of any heating boiler, furnace, bakery oven, coffee roaster, fire heated candy kettle, laundry stove, or other similar appliance, shall be covered with metal to a height of at least 4 feet above the floor. This covering shall extend the full length of the boiler, furnace, or heating appliance, and to at least 5 feet in front of it. Metal shields shall be loosely attached, thus preserving an air space behind them. In no case shall such combustible construction be permitted within 2 feet of the sides or back of the heating appliance, or 5 feet in front of the same. No furnace, boiler, range or other heating appliance shall be placed - 11 * J against a wan luireu wiui wuuu. Heating boilers shall be encased on sides and top by an incombustible protective covering not less than 1 1-2 inches thick. Sec. 36. Open Flame Heating Devices.?All gas, gasoline, oil or charcoal burining stoves or heating devices shall be placed on iron stands at least 6 inches above combustible supports, unless the burners are at , least 5 inches above the base, with , metal guard places 4 inches below the burners. No open flame heating ; or lighting device shalli be used in ' any room where gasoline or other volatile inflammable fluids are stored or handled. Sec. 37. Gas Connections.?Gas connections to stoves and similar heating devices shall be made by rigid metal pipes. For small portable gas heating devices, flexible metal or rubber tubing may be used when ; there is no valve or other shut-off on the device. Sec. 38. Electrical Wiring of Houses, How Done; Fees for Inspection?The electrical wiring of houses or buildings for lighting or other purposes shall conform to the regulations prescribed by the organization known as the National Board of Fire Underwriters. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation controlling same to allow any electrical current for lighting or other purposes to be turned on in any building without first having had * ^ mo^o OnH an inspection ox mc wmne a certificate of the same issued by the Inspector. Such inspection shall be made by the Inspector, who may thereupon issue the certificate. No alterations shall be made in the wiring of any building unless a certificate shall be obtained from the Inspector approving the same. Sec. 39. Stairway and Elevator Shafts.?In all buildings hereafter erected, except private dwellings, which are used above the first floor for business purposes or for public assemblage, or for any purpose whatever if over three-stories high, the st-jnr shafts shall be separately and continuously enclosed by incombustible partitions, unless spch buildings are provided with outside fire escapes Elevator shafts in all buildings hereafter erected shall be enclosed in the same manner. The partitions shall be constructed of brick or other fireresistive material approved by the Inspector or other designated official, and all mortar used in the construction shall be cement mortar. No such hollow partition shall be less than 6 inches thick, no brick partition less than 8 inches thick, and no other solid partition less than 4 inches thick. Except as herein stated, the stair, elevator or hoistway shafts in all existing buildings over two stories high of the class described in this section, shall be separately enclosed by incombustible partitions as above specified, or the shafts may be enclosed by approved hollow or solid partition blocks not less than 3 inches thick, s etin Portland cement mortar; or by 4-inch stud partitions covered on each side with not less than threequarter -inch of Portland cement plaster on metal lath, or by 2-inch sona metai lain ana rortiana cement plaster partitions. The metal framework of such partitions shall be securely fastened to both floor and ceiling. All lath used for such partitions shall be of galvanized steel weighing not less than 54 ounces per square yard. Wire lath shall not be less than No. 20 gage, and sheet metal lath not less than No. 24 gage. All such partitions erected in existing buildings shall be fire-stopped with incombustible material the full depth of the floor beams at each floor level. All door openings in stair and elevator enclosures shall be protected by fire doors mounted with wrought iron or steel hardware, and shall be securely attached to the wall or partition, or to substantial incombusti ble frames anchored thereto. If glass panels be used in such doors, they shall be of wired glass not exceeding 720 square inches in area. Interior shaft windows shall not be permitted. Doors opening into stairway shafts shall swing in the direction of exit travel, shall be self-closing, and shall be at least 36 inches wide. , The enclosure walls for all elevator shafts shall extend at least 3 feet above the roof, and at least threefourths of the area shall be covered with a skylight constructed as specified in Section 40. If in the opinion of the Inspector, or other designated official, it is necessary to preserve an open elevator or hoistway in an existing building, the floor opening through which it passes shall be equipped with automatically closing trap doors not less than 1 1-2 inches thick, made of two thicknesses of matched boards, covered on the under side with tin; the trap doors, when closed, shall extend beyond the openings on all sides. Such trap doors shall be protected by a substantial guard or gate, which shall be kept closed at all times, ex cept when in actual use. Sec. 40. Skylights Over Stairways and Elevator Shafts.?Where a s;tairway, elevator, or dumb waiter .shaft extends through the roof and is covered with a skylight, the skylight shall be constructed with incombusti' ble frame and sash, glazed with ordinary thin glass, and shall be protected by a galvanized steel wire screen with a mesh not exceedir g 1 inch, and the wire not smaller than ; No. 12 gage. The screcn shall have , metal supports and shall be placed , not less than 6 inches above the skylight. Instead of a skylight, a window may be placed in the side of the shaft above the roof which is furthest removed from a property line. The window shall have incombustible frame and sash and be glazed with thin glass. Sec. 41. Light, Vent and Dumb Waite:.* Shafts.?In every building hereafter erected or altered, except ' frame buildings, all walls or partitions forming interior light or vent ! shafts shall be built in accordance with the requirements for stair and ; elevator shafts in new buildings as on dpcuilicu All tJC^UVH Ut/? J. av TTUHO vx dumb waiter shafts, except those in dwellings which extend only onestory above the basement or cellar, shall be of fire-resistive construction, 1 and shall be not less than 3 inches 1 thick if constructed of brick, hollow or solid partition blocks, or of steel studding and metal lath with three" quarter-inch of Portland cement plas' ter on each side, or a 2-inch solid metal lath and Portland cement plas ter wall may be permitted, if secure! ly anchored at each floor. The mate; rial and method of construction to be 1 as specined lor stair ana elevator r shaft0: in existing buildings in Sec' tion 39. ' In frame buildings outside the fire ' limits the enclosure partitions of all 1 such shafts may be constructed as provided in Section 39 for stair and i elevator shafts in existing buildings. Where a dumb waiter shaft does not extend through the roof, the top of the shaft shall be of fire-resistive ' construction of the same thickness as i the walls of the shaft. All openings in dumb waiter shafts fihall be protected by fire doors mounted in incombustible frames se curely anchored to the walls. i The walls of all light and vent shafts, hereafter erected shall extend not less than 3 feet above the roof ; level, except that when a shaft is covered by an incombustible ventilating skylight the walls need not extend more than 2 feet above the roof. Masonry walls shall be properly coped. When metal louvres are used for ventilating purposes the louvres or slats shall be riveted to the metal frame. Sec. 42. Roof Covering.? Every building hereafter erected within the fire limits shall have an incombustible roof covering and no existing wooden shingle roof, if damaged more than 25 per cent, shall be renewed or reDaired with other than incombustible roof coverings. Sec. 43. Roof Openings.?All openings in roofs for the admission of light or air, other than those provided for in Sections 26 and 28, shall have incombustible frames and sash glazed with wired glass, or ordinary gless may be used, if protected above and below by galvanized steel wire screens with a mesh not exceeding 1 inch, and the wire not smaller than No. 12 gage. The top screen shall be installed as specified in Section 40. Sec. 44. Exits Required.? The term floor area, as used in this section, shall mean the entire floor space between exterior walls and fire walls. In every building hereafter erected except in private dwellings, each floor area above the first shall be provided with at least two means of egress remote from each other, one of which shall be an enclosed stairway as provided by Section 39. or outside iron fire escape, or a doorway in a fire wall leading to another floor area separately provided with adequate stairs, or other independent means of exit. Such doorway serving as an emergency exit in a fire wall shall be protected by an automatic and eslf-closing fire door. No portion of any floor area shall be more than 100 feet from a place of egress. Elevators shall not be considered as a means of egress as specified in this section. Except in dwellings, no required starway shall be less than 44 inches wide, and the total width of exit doorways leading therefrom shall at least be equal to the total width of the starways which they serve. The total width of stairway, interior, and exterior, provided for the occupancy of each floor and those above, shall be not less than 44 inches for the first 50 persons, and 12 inches for each additional 50 persons to be accommodated thereby. The stair treads shall be not less than 9 1-2 inches wide, and the risers not more than 7 3-4 inches high. Windows in such required stairway are prohibited. Every school, hospital and theatre over one-story high, shall have al least two stairways constructed en tiraly of incombustible material, lo cated remote from each other anc continuous from grade line to th( topmost story, or outside iron fire escapes of approval design. All exit doors in schools, hospitals theatres and other places of publi< assemblage shall open outwards. Sec. 45. Fire Stops.?At each flooi | level, in all buildings hereafter erect led, all stud walls, partitions, furring: | and spaces between joists where the] I rest on division walls or partition: 1 shall be fire-stopped with incombusti ; ble material in a manner to complete I ly cut off communication by fir< j through concealed spaces. Such fire stopping shall extend tho full deptl I nf thp ioist and at least 4 inchei j above each floor level. Stair carriage; shall be fire-stoppel at least once ii the middle portion of each run. Sec. 46. Areaways.?All area way shall be guarded with suitable rail ings or be protected by incombusti ble covers or gratings. If grating be used, they shall have a wire screei of not more than one-half inch mesl securely attached to the underside. Sec. 47. Frame Buildings.? N< frame building hereafter erected o altered shall exceed two stories o 30 feet in height, except that privat ^WPlHr.np<5 may be three stories or 4< feet high. ino limine building hereafter erect " ~ At j_i ed for any occupancy otner mai Gfrain elevators, coal elevators an< pockets, ice houses and exhibitioi buildings, shall cover a ground are; exceeding the following: One-stor; building, 7,500 square feet; two story buildings, 5.000 square feet. In no case shsill a frame 'tuildini be erected within 3 feet of the sid or rear lot line, nor within 6 feet o another building, unless the space be tween the studs on such side be filler solidly with not less than 2 1-2 inche of brickwork or other equivalent in combustible material. In rows of frame houses, the divid ing walls or partitions between hous es shall be built of brick, terra cotta , concrete or other incombustible me terial; or they ..ay be built with 4 , inch studs, nnea sonaiy wim duck work laid in mortar, or with other in combustible material. If lath be use on such partitions, it shall be mets lath. Such dividing partitions shal rest on masonry walls and shall e> tend to under side of roof boards, i flush mortar joint shall be made be twesn the roof boards and the wal or partition. In rows of more tha three houses, every alternate divisio: wall or partition shall be constructe of solid brickwork not less than inches in thickness. Buildings with wooden framewor clad with sheet metal, or veneere with brick, shall be classed as fram buildings. Outside the fire limits, when an l>??1 v? a UUllUlIl^ id w uc Cicvbvu Vi k/**wi stone, hollow block or concrete tha could under this ordinance be cor structed of wood, the Inspector o other designated official, is hereb; ; authorized and .diretced to allow rea sonable modifications of this ordi nance relating to brick buildings, i , consideration of the use of incombus tiblc material instead of wood. Sue modifications however, shall not per mit variations from the requirement of Sections 24, 25, 39 and 44 of thi ordinance. Sec. 48. Ashes. Oily Rags, Unslak ed Lime, etc.,; How Cared For.? Ashes shall be removed in metal ves sels. and unless moved by city drays shall be stowed in brick, stone or me tal receptacle or removed bv owne to a place not less than fifteen fee from any wooden building or fence Oily rags and waste shall be kept ii closed metal vessels and shall be re moved from building daily. Unslak ed lime shall not be left exposed t the weather in or near a building Stoves or ranges shall not be neare to unprotected woodwork than twi feet, and the floors under them shal be Drotected bv metal or sand box. Sec. 49. Storage of Explosives Tnflammable Liquids and Matches.? Explosives, inflammable liquids an< matches may be kept within the in cornorate limits onlv in such quanti ties and in such manner as shall no cause an increase in the insurance ' ate on any property affected there by. Sec. !50. The construction of an; or all buildings not provided for ii this ordinance shall be in accor< with tlv2 construction required b; some recognized authority approve! by the Insurance Commissioner. Done and ratified in Council, thi: 21st day of Dec. 1915. C. C. GAMBRELL, Mayor Attest: T. G. PERRIN, Clerk. BOOKKEEPER EXAMINATION. Charleston. S. C.. Jan. 19. 1916.? The United States Civil Service Com mission annuonces an open competi tive examination for bookkeeper, foi men only, on January 19, 1916. a Charleston, S. C. From the reeis | ter of eligibles resulting from thi; ~ _ i.:ci.: _ *n . eAauuuauuu ceruucauuns win Dt jmada to fill three vacancies in this j position at $2.80, and on eat $2.5( i ner diem in the Charleston. S. C. jNavy Yard and vacancies as thc\ ! may occur in positions requiring sim jilar qualifications. In the event o1 I there being a shortage of eligible; j in other naval establishments eligiIbles from this examination who are j willing to accept appointments at ar establishment where such shortage ' exists may be certified for appointment to such establishment. Sever i hours will be allowed for the examination. Age, 18 years or over. Information and application Form 1571 may be obtained by writing to the Secretary, Local Civil Service Board at the Charleston, S. C., Post Office, or to the Secretary, Fifth Civil Service District, Atlanta, Ga. Applications should be properly executed, excluding the medical certificate, and 'filed with the District Secretary at 'Atlanta in time to arrange for the ! examination of the applicant at Charleston, S. C. (This informationvqV lleston, S. C. (This examination will 1 be held only at Charleston.) GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. d > ^ (Continued from page 9.) a v 1 they have a larger attendance than ^ ? at any time in their history. . ; Referring to the teaching of agri- l! culture in the schools of Darlington " t county, he states that he does not'? ? hesitate to commend the matter to _ the favorable consideration of the r Geneval Assembly. The Governor calls attention fur3 thcr to the fact that the boll weevil f is now in 146 miles of the South Caro- s 3 lina, line; and disaster from its ap. pearance will soon be upon us. Ow- 1 . ing to the fact that farmers must 2 change from cotton to other money . crops with its appearance, he urges i that they be educated in raising T s these other crops, so that we may be s ready for the evil when it comes, i Coming to the State Warehouse 1 system, the Governor says: *= s "I invite your attention to the con- c - sidcration of the State Warehouse k - system. The inauguration of this * s system has marked a radical depart- c i ure in democratic government. It [ [i has given emphasis to the protection of property rights. By the ware- c a housing of agricultural products and J r providing a plan whereby they may f be gradually marketed, it aims to pro- , e tect the owner of these products 3 against conditions which deprive him f of legitimate profit and which endan- , ger the continuance of agricultural n pursuit on a basis that gives adequate i returns for labor, and makes agriI cultural rural life profitable and ata tractive. It is an attempt on the part y of the State to help the citizen to help himself. This is in accord with justice and humanity, and character? istic of the progressive spirit of this e age. ? It is inevitable, however, that a !- system that aims at revolutionizing d the marketing of our great money s crop, should not be perfected in its i- initial stage. Operation of this system has demonstrated that it can be of great and valuable service. It l_ should be our aim to perfect the sysi? tem, to operate it on sound business l_ principles, to protect it against pos sible abuses, and to throw around it - every possible safeguard. Make the - State warehouse receipt a collateral d that will be recognized as safe, so that it will be sought after as collat'1 eral to loans in any of the money centers and money markets of this ^ country. The liability of the State should II Tt. is not neces- ' UC Ultoi ljr UVA<?IVV>. 11 sary for me to suggest specific JJ amendments to the act. It is well to ? bear in mind that our chief source of < 8 borrowed money is to be had through 1 the Federal Reserve Bank. The re- < Jj quirements of that institution should 1 d be met, both because they are sound 1 e and reasonable and because these re- < quirements and these safeguards will ? ^ the sooner attract attention in mon- 1 ey markets, to these receipts as col- '< * lateral, and thus will be sought after by investors. This will eventually r lead to the lowest obtainable rates of ^ interest. I refer you to the question ,l" of ownership and management?the l" manseer of the warehouse issuing nen gotiable receipts should be a disin1" terested party and not the owner of the cotton stored, on which it is proposed to issue negotiable receipts, i s Accurate and reliable grading and s weighing by licensed graders and weighers is of great importance. It may be tha tthese matters might best ( be regulated by rules and regulations , of the commissioner and the board *' of commissioners, to which I will refer later, or by legislative enactment, i i regard it as essential that this sy?, tem shall not be dependent upon the " personality of any one man. The un- 1 certainty of life and the certainty of ~ death make this all the more impor- 1 A?x nnt CVI/miI/4 KB umpnHpH I milL. x tic avw onvuiv* w ?? ? I . so as to provide for the appointment 11 y by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of a j board of three commissioners, with the State Commissioner, as ex officio . chairman, whose terms should be for I six years, except the first appointees, ( j whose terms should be for two, four f . and six years, respectively, so that a 1 _ majority of the board could not be I displaced during any particular ade ministration, except for neglect of 1 _ duty, or malfeasance in office. The 1 commissioner, with the approval of ! y the board shall be authorized to make i sales: but no sale should be permitted < j by him or them, indiviudally or as j y agent without the grading and weigh- | j ing by licensed graders and weighers. | It is generally believed that there , s has been, and continues to be, serious J loss to the producers from inaccurate and undergrading. It may be advisable for the State to adpot the standard grading of the United States Government. i The State commissioner has sue- < ceeding in securing low rates of in-! s surance, which is an important item \ < - in the charges of storing and car- i J - rying cotton; and he should be given f - full credit for the activity and effec- j r tive work he has done to secure this j * t reduction, thereby making the ware-: { - housing of cotton less expensive and | ' 5 more profitbale. About GO,000 bales I 1 ; of cotton are now stored in state i < s warehouses. The commissioner has j 5 not been obliged to use all of the ap-[ . propi iation made by the last Legis-1 r iature; and with the increasing' t j* -ii- -i. 1 u ? V. I rimount OI COtlUU MUI CU, n uici%y uc that this department car. be operated I on a yearly decreasing amount of : t money. I refer you to the report of . a the commissioner for further infor-! g mation on this subject. I have gone over this entire matter with the State commissioner, and he, from his exi perience and obesrvation, is entirely ? uritVi tlioco vo^nrnmprifta. ' Ill dLtVIU VT1I/1* v?v^v A tions." n Following this he recommends: The adoption of a uniform warehouse receipt. a The adoption of the Torrens Sys- ^ tern of land registration. A rural credits law, but thinks we should await the action of Congress which is now considering a law on this subject. The improvement of our roads through some system of building cl them, which will reduce the cost of transportation to market in the rural < istricts. The creation of a board of concilition to settle labor disputes such as re had in the nnner part of the State u-infr ?-hp past year. Legislation for the protection of ibo>\ an^ for bettering the working eople. He particularly calls attenion to the need of legislation in bealf of workers, esnceially women, in iro-e industrise and other lines. The adoption of a Workmen's Jomnenss?tion Act. Liberal pensions for Confederate oHiers. The continued support of the State }oor<i of Charities and Corrections. Increased facilities and equipment or the South Carolina Industrial ichool. Further legislation to enable the ?oard of Fisheries to do its work betand to m^ke the fish and oyster ndustry of the state a great and :rowinf? one. * J I-i! il.A An increased appropriation aui cue State Board of Health for the pur>ose of teaching people to take preautions and avoid typhoid fever. He alls attention to the fact that we lave a death rate from this disease ?f 316 to each 100.000, while in some ities the rate is only 20 to each 100,>00. A continuation of the fight against he cattle tick. A continuation of the work being lone in the Agricultural Extension Department of Clemson College unler the Lever act. The enactment of a law against obbying. Economy in all departments of the State government, though no specific ecommendations are made along ;his line as to how we are to reduce ;he expenses of the government, or ;he expense of the administration of ;he laws. The Governor call attention to the "act that there is an excess of revenues over expenses of $62,000; to ;he improved condition of the State [louse grounds, and promises a former message on the State Hospital, "or the Insane, and the reorganiza;ion and work going on there. Thf? mcssace is a readable Daper ind deals with its subjects in a frank ind open manner. Its recommendations are specific, but not radical. The message on the Hospital for the [nsane will be looked forward to with nterest because it is beleived that the greatest work of the administration is beine done at this institution. FORD PARTY EVEN OLD SCORES The Hague, Jan. 10.Fifty neswpap;r correspondents with the Ford party lave been quartered in a Dntch sanitarium because the hotel is full. No tobacco or liquor is allowed there and ;here is no meat with their meals. The :orrespondents declare that Madame Schwimmer arranged it on purpose because they cabled news of rows imong the delegates. "Pins and Needles." After being for a long time in a constrained attitude n peculiar numbness and pricking are often felt in tbe arm, leg or foot. This is caused by some interruption to tbe circulation and can usually be removed by rubbing or exercise. Tbe reason of tbe sensation, which is decidedly uncomfortable while It lasts, is that pressure for a certain length of time deadens tbe Sensibility of a nerve. When this pressure is suddenly removed, as straightening out the leg after sitting with it doubled nn/UwriAiiflt *Ka hr./lv oaneihillfv jrrfld. UliUCiiiCUlU IUC uvu;, ov.uu?w?.<v 0" ? ually returns to the nerve, and as each oerve fiber composing the trunk regains Its normal condition of sensibility a pricking sensation is felt and these successive prickings from the successive awakenings of the numerous fibers have not Inaptly been called "pins and needles." Why Wet Land Is Cold. C. G. Hopkins, soil expert,, says that five times as much beat is required to evaporate water from the surface a soil as would be needed to raise temperature of the same amount^^^^^H water from the freezing to the iiofl|HH point, says Farm and Fireside. explains why wet and poorly dr: are Tile drainage removes the af water. Then the beat of the able to make some headway in war^^^B^H ing the soil. Cut if the soil is co^^flNH tinually saturated with water the stant evaporation keeps the tempera- } :ure down in spite of the sun's warmth. When Your Eyes "Snap." When you read in books aud things :hat So-and-so's eyes "snapped" with jxcitement or anger you are not to suppose that his (or her) orbs made a snapping sound as they glanced about he room. We have it on no less au mthority than the Journal of the American Medical Association that.the yes of man "can move accurately, loiselessly. with tlio greatest precLsiou o any ol>joct iu any part of the held. >f vision." Overpledged. "Lend me .S'lU. old man. I pledge yoa ay word of honor I'll pay it back next Saturday." "Sorry, but I loaned you fifteen on hat security a mouth ago. I'll have to sk you to put up something more tanible this time."?Pittsburgh Press. In Motor Circles. "Now, ma." cautioned pa, "don't nrr>f? ton Trnioh on vnnr at dill- N er." "What thenV" sniffed ma. "Make It a sociability run and not n endurance contest"?Louisville Cooler-Journal. For Rough Weather. "I think I've got a winner in ladies' Dotgear." "What is it?" "I'm working on a scheme to pnt hiffon around the tops of overshoes.* -Kansas City Journal. ^