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PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Continued from First Page.) the senate has continued until the next session the bill to compel the Southern and the Columbia, Newber ry & Laurens railways to build a un ion depot at Newberry. The bill to license the sale of coca cola has been recommitted, going to the committee on medical affairs. Nothing of general i-portance was done by either branch of the general assembly on Saturday. uncontested matters largely consumed the ses sions of the two houses and in this way a large number of bills were disI posed of. Among the bills wnich passed third reading in the senate were the following bills of local in terest: Bills of Local Interest. A bill to amend an Act entitled "An act to enable and authorize School District No. 14, in Newebrry county to issue bonds for the purpose of building and erecting a school house therein, and to purchase a lot therfor," approved 2oth day .of Feb ruary, A. D., 1904, and to validate the bonds issued under authority of said act. A bill to authorize the trustees of Greenwood School District No. 18 to borrow money to pay off past in debtedness. A bill to authorize and empower School District No. 52 of Newberry county, in the State of South Caro lina, to issue bonds for purcase of a lot, and the erection and equipment of a school building thereon, to pro vide for a building committee and to provide for the payment of said bonds a4 the interest thereon. Acts Ratified. Following are the acts which have been ratified during the present se sion: An act to incorporate the board of trustees of the Associated Reformed Presbyterian Synod of South Caro lina. An act to authorize the trustees of Fork School District, being School Ditsrict No. 26, of Marion county, to -issue bonds for the purpose of pur chasing or paying for school build ings and sites and equipping the same. A joint resolution to further regu late the determination and the levy of special tax, and the election of trustees in and for the school district of the town of Cheraw. An act to provide for the holding of the summer term of court of com mon pleas for Hampton county. A joint resolution to authorize the governor to appoint a commission to examine into and report the financial affairs of Richiand county. A j'oint resolution to authorize the governor to apopint a commission to examine into and report the financial affairs of Greenville county. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to establish the Newberr~y School District, to authorize the es tablishment of free graded schools therein, and to provide the means for the efficient management of thc same." A ioint resolution to authorize and require the treasurer of Abbeville county to pay to the county suLperin ~tendent of educaticn of Abbeville county two thousand two hundred and fifty-nine dollars and to provide for fees and expenses heretofore in curred in collecting the same. An act to authorize and empower the North Augusta School District No 66. of Aiken county, in the state of South Carolina, to issue bonds for purchase of a lot and the erection and equipment of a graded school build ing thereon; to provide for a building committee, and to provide means for the payment of said bonds and the in terest thereon. A bill to amend an Act entitled "An act to provide for the establish ment of a new School District in the county of Darlington, and to author ize the levy and collection of a local tax therein." approved December 24. 1885, and approved January 4. 1894. An act to regulate the traffic in seed cottonl and ilnonTcked lint cotton. A\n act to - h muso h -ccrs of the county of Greenwood. Criminal Code. 1902. Vol. I I.. relating tli C( '2ir ZfA(it -a. An act L !mend Section 2941 Of Vol. I., Code of Laws of South Car lIna. 1902. by striking out said Sec tion and inserting in lieu thereof an o.her. to be known as Section 2941. An act to amend Section ig8, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902 Vol. i. so as to change the provisions as -Eo traveling expenses of the coun ty superintendents of education of Abbeville and Marlboro counties. An act to amend Section 1775 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, Vol. I., fixing liability of stock holders in banks and banking insti tutions. An act to authorize the Charleston Light and Water company to con struct and maintain a dam across Goose Creek, in Berkeley county. A joint resolution to authorize and require the county superintendent of education to approve. and the treas urer of Abbeville county to pay, school claims to Miss Nannie Matti son. Newberry Board of Public Works. The bill to abolisn the board of commission'ers of public works of Newberry and to devolve its duties upon the board of aldermen, which passed the senate, was referred to the Newberry delegation when it reached the house, the Newberry delegation submitting an unfavorable report un the bill. On motion, the unfavorable report was adopted and the bill was killed. Less Than Two More Weeks. Less than two weeks of the session remains. The house has passed a res olution cutting off the introduction of bills except through committees. There has been a flood of bills dur ing the session, few of them of gen eral interest. Both houses have a great deal of work to do this week and next. Adjournment will prob ably be reached some time during Saturday night of next week. J.K.A. "If you dare to kiss me again, I will call papa." "I thought you said your father was in California?" "He is." Between the great things that we cannot do and the small things we will do, the danger is that we shall do nothing.-Adolph Monod. The only way you can get your wife to side with you in an argument is to have her mother-in-law side againstr her. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY, By Jno. C. Wilson, Esquire, Probate Judge. WHEREAS Jno. M. Suber hath made suit to me, to grant him Let ters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of John 3. Mayer. THESE ARE THEREFORE to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said John 3. Mayer deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry on Tuesday, January 31 next after ptublication thereof, at II o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administra tion should not be granted. GIVEN under my Hand, this 17th day of January Anno Domini, 1905. Jno. C. Wilson, J. P. N. C. EXCHANGE YOUR COTTON SEED FOR MEAL. We give 1200 pounds of 8 per cent. meal for a ton of cotton seed, or 1300 pounds of 7 1-2 per cent. meal for a ton of seed. One ton of seed contains about 6o pounds of amonia, while 1200 pounds of S per cent. meal contains 96 pounds of amonia. Amonia is the valuable thing in cot ton seed for the fertilizer. By ex changing you make 36 pounds of an-onia per ton at 16 cents per po-.md. This makes $5.76. Besides you get more than one dollars worth of additional potash and Phos. Acid. 'By exchanging you get from us at ea ;t S6.76 worth of fertilizer more th: n your seed contains. Can vou afford to put them in the ri ayo see and get mea! Farmers' Oil Mil!. iyrtie(- I tho,ught Fred was in \e wih voo. ,.ut now I have folud tut it is I he l1ves: is eme a thotgh I were in a dream! Edna-You are! Opportunity. "What is its name?" asked a visi tor when shown a statue with its face concealed and wings on its feet. "Opportunity," replied the sculp tor. "Why is its face hidden?" "Because men seldom recognize it. "Why has it wings on its feet?" "Because it is soon gone, and once gone, cannot be overtaken." APPOINTMENT TO ANNAPOLIS A Competitive Examination For This District to Be Held in Anderson on March ii. Congressman Wyatt Aiken has is sued the following announcement of a competitive examination to be held in Anderson on March ii to select a -rincipal and three alternates from this Congressional district to be nam. ed as candidates for appointment as midshipman in the United States Na val Academy: "A competitive examination will be held at Anderson, in the Court House, o:1 Saturday, March ii, 1905, begin ning at 9:30 o'clock, for the purpose of selecting a principal and three al ternates, to be named as candidates for appointment as midshipman in the United States Naval Academy. "Applicants must be between 16 and 20 years of age; must be able to pass a satisfactory physical examination; and must be bona fide residents of the Third Congressional District. "The mental examina-tion will em th- following subjects, viz.: Reading, writing, spelling, punctuation and capitals, grammar, geography, history (U. S. and World's), arithme tic, algebra and geometry. "A midshipman receives five hun dred dollars annually, commencing on the date of his admission. "Further information, if desired, may be had by applying 'to me at Washington, D. C., care of the House of Representatives. "Respectfully, "Wyatt Aiken." est Wheeler. Mrs. J. K, Efird, Primary Teacher. J. R. Unger, Principal. Business, Home, Lands or Farm, Stocks, Bonds, Mortgages or Notes, Bought and Sold. Business, home, land, stock, bonds, farmn, or mortgage, no matter where located, we will buy or sell. If we did not have the facilities and ability to buy, sell or rent your property, we certainly could not afford to be in busi ness. Our methods of intelligently ad vertising cost us a neat little sum. We must sell, or rent, or go out of business, but to be real frank about it, we are in the business to stay a while whether we sell or not; we have money to loan and we are making more every day. Our commissions amount to a much neater sum. Dealing through other agents or branch houses throughout the country, we place your property or wants in the hands of 3,000 energet'c men who are col.stantly looking out for you. We can find -a purchaser for every house, lot, stock, bond, or mortgage that you may have for sale, it makes no matter where locat d, or what it is worth. We give a partial list of property in Newberry. S. C for sale: 6,000 Store on Main street. :300 Brick making machine. 9,000 Handsome home with six acres land. 650 Cute home for young couple. 3,500 Elegant house and lot, four blocks from town. 2,000 Entire block, two houses, right near town. 1,200 Cash. Five room house, an ideal home. 800 Four room cottage, half mile. 6,000 New house and ten acres land, one mile from town. 1,100 Will buy a nice home for newly married couple. 1,400 House and lot, only two blocks from business. We have five good families who want to rent. We have Bank stock that pays 3+ semi-annually for 120. We have stocks at and below par If there is anything under the sun you want you better consult us, we are the or.ly people who keep in close touch with everything. Long distance telephone No. 200. ('all or write today. ROWLAND G. SPEARMAN & CO. Offie TLane Blrig- Nemwbmery S.C SPIRITS OF CAMPEOE! Spirits of Camphor is one of the most useful household rem * edies made, and is more or less * useful in pr:portion to its purity g and strength. The official di I rections for making Spirits of Gamphor require Gum Camphor ozs. 1 1-2 Alcohol - -" 15 This is exactly how ours is made and the absence of water can be proven by burning it. Noth ing remains. If you buy half pint whiskey for I 5c. and put 5c. Gum Camphor in it you have - 8 ounces of half strength goods. * We sell you 6 ounces full strength Alcohol and Camphor for 25 cents. The best is actu- , ally the cheapest. I GILDER, WEEKS HUTE9,' The'Right Drug Store, NEWBERRY, S. C, * I aimmuimmmmomommmnommmm The Smith Go., Headquarters for Generl Mlerchandise. Ask any one where you can buy anything in General Merchandise, and buy it cheaper than anywhers else, quality considered, and they will tell you to go to The Smith Co. We never advertise anything that we do not have, and always sell as we advertise it. For the next thirty days, at cheap prices, we will sell thl following goods: Shoes, Dry Goods, Notions, Crockery Ware and Tobacco. We also have the finest assortment of Molasses in town, prices rang ing from 20c. to 6oc. per gallon. We have just received our stock of Seed Potatoes, Red Bliss. first and second crop, and Garden Seed of every kind. When you have a list of goods to buy come to our store and save time, for we can come nearer tilling every item, and fill it cheaper, than any other store in Newberry. MITTLE CORNER.4 SOUTHERN RAILWAY! THE SOUTH'S GREA TEST SYSTEM. UNEXCELLED DINING CAR SERVICE. THROUGHIPULLMAN SLEEPING CARS ON ALL THROUGH TR AINS. CONVENIENT sCHEDULES ON ALL LOCAL TR AINS. WINTER TOURISTS' RATES are now in effect to all Florkla noints. For full information as to rates, routes, etc.; consult nearest Southern Railway Ticket Agent, or R. WV. HUNT, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston. Ss C.