Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A nil sail! iu* would 11<>1 have raised ibis question, which was purely tech-I nical, 11;i< 1 imt Mr. Johnstone himself; staled ill Ml. IMeasant 11 m 1 In' held | the position, and wore lie not seeking i lo defend liis position :is member of! tli<- board ill' hosiers of Cloinson, iiml ] chairman nl' (lie hoard, on technical] grounds. Mr. Anil contended lliat| Mr. Johnstone's position on I ho Clotnson hoard disqualified liiin under the pons!iIiition from holding a seal in j the general assembly, and thai Ihis j was no mere technicality, because the wisdom of the constitutional provi-1 sion was plain to any one who would 1 think for a moment, matters constant- , lv coming up in the general assembly j alVecting the interests of Cletuson. j Mr. Anil's argument on this matter j has been fully reported at other meetings, as have the concrete examples which he has given, even in Mr. Johnstone's case, illustrating the wisdom j of the provision. Mr. Anil cited his record snowing that he had fought the extraordinary , appropriations in the lasl general assembly and had stood for economy in the administration of government, lie did not want t?> tear down any of! the higher institutions of learning, now that they were established, but lie had fought and if elected again would continue to fight what he deemed useless and extravagant appropriations to 1 he>'i' institutions, lie j wauled to give them what was ueces- . sai\v to maintain them economically but they were now receiving $.?28,00(l per year for students- .friU per student -while the common schools, were receiving only $:t.00 per child.' 1 |e wauled to build up I he common J schools and to educate the children | who could never go to c dlcge. Mi. Anil's arguments on this question ( have also been fully reported. The candidates for the house of | representatives took the same posi-1 t inns as they have taken elsewhere,! but brief synopses of their speeches are given. Mr. Godfrey Harmo* candidate for I lie house i,f represen- j t at i\ e-, staled hi-- platform. lie op- j posed the immigration department.; lie njtpnsed the insurance department, j lie called attention to the increasej in the lax levy, not withstanding the vast increase in the assessment ot j taxable property. taking up the. State colleges, he cited the figures showing the appropriations to these higher institutions, and denouncing these appropriations as extravagant j ami some of them as absolutely useless. lie favored bennial sessions of j the legislature. lie favored good mails, wanting some of the privilege 1 ax now going |o ('Icnisnu I" lie applied to working Ihc roads. If that wouldn't work them then put on a enmmutat ion lax of #:i.00 nr six davs wnrk, and if that si ill would not work lliein, then put on a small property tax. lie wanted the cmtuly schools built up. gi\ing litem some of thc "io11e\ now going lo the higher insli I ut ions, lie staled his dog platform, wanting dogs mu//.leil or confined. Maj. F. W. Higglnn, candidate I r the house nf representatives, knew nl no other one spn| 1 h a I he would rather visii. ami lie thanked tin* ( < <<j 11* of ihc com?uuiiil\? lor their support of him in I he past. Me cited his record as a member of the general assembly, lie said it was si I his instigation that extra terms of Court were cut out. lie said he had at all lime-, been au advocate of I he strictest economy, but lie did not believe in parsimony, lie was in favor 'M t lenison and Winthrop and the ot'nvr colleges, hut he wanted them giver. Just what they needed, and not another dollar, lie paid a tribute to NNinthrop, and said he wanted the girls, especially, educated. As to immigration. he was not in favor of hir-j ing anybody to come here. If inuni-! grants wanted to come, let lliein come and we could put them to work and let t hem work out t heir sal vat ion with' 'ear ai hi.^ wj(|i trembling. \h, llig-j V.U1S said he fitvnred economy in I everything except in pensions to the Confederate soldier. He waffled to put t'lenison and Winthrop together and run them out of one fund, and he wanted the common schools improved. lie favored good roads, and was willing to have a property fax and a commit! at inn tax just sufficient | }lo build good roads. Mr. Arthur Kibler. candidate lor the house of representatives said ii was the duty of candidates for the general assembly to tell what they would try to do if, elected, but no man could say what he would do, because the legislature i was composed of 21 men, all of | whom bad their opinions and all of j whom had votes. He said he had always taken lite stand in the legislature that more money was spent than ought to be spent, lie said the higher institutions of learning were luxuries and not necessities. When the Stale had given i\s citizens a good ' .nun..i) M'|lool educal ion it h:i<l Wmp as i1 ?'as oh lie dupon to go. I' ,lu> i"-' i I ill i??us were her, and not a man would he found who would want In tenr tliein down. ]fe believed the Slate ought to have an institution like the Citadel to train men t" lead the citizens in lime of war, ainl an institution like Winthrop, to ' n,in ,l!(' girls. The South Carolina university would stay and Clemson would slay, and no one would go to the legislature wanting to tear them down, now (hat they were established. Hut these higher institutions oii'.'ht to he run eeonomieally. Last year Ilir revenues of Clenison wore over .$200,000. Some years ago it was only *(>0,000. In ten years he be-' lies cd I lie fertilizer tax, which goes j I" Clemson. Would reach $2.*i0,000. Clemson ought to be run economically, and if it had too much money (he boards of trustees ought to be fair enouirh to turn part of this fertilizer tax back into lh(> State treasury. In J the years lo come if I he courts should hold that only so much as the actual cost of inspecting fertilizers could bo charged, then if Clemson was continued and it cost as much as it did now |o run it, it would take a direct tax of over $200,000. lie would over oppose putting a dispensary back in I he county, and would oppose the sale of whiskey as a beverage in any form. As to immi-' '.'ration, when the department was es-1 tablishcd il was with the purpose of bringing in only a certain class of immigrants and ho believed in being careful as to I he kind of immigrants who wore brought in. He discussed ill.' common schools and spoke of his freiudship to the common schools. Me discussed I he finances of (he county, and wanted the county put on a cash basis. Mr. Jno. M. Taylor, candidate for the house of representatives. said he was sorry the county didn't have any money today. It w 1 - the fault either of the members f the Iegi>lal ure, or of the supervisor. Whose fault il was he wouldn't! s:i\\ leaving that for them, lie spoke of his record as a member of I ho house of representatives. lie said he had voted to repeal the Act establishing the immigration department, and tailing in that lie had voted to knock out the appropriation for it, but that had failed. Ho wanted the higher institutions maintained eoonI omically. lie favored good roads, and I the only way to build them was for i every man to bear his portion of the ! expense. The railroads should bear j their part and the towns should hear jllicr part. II every man bore his | ei|iial share of the burden the people I would be loyal, and good roads would be built. Mr. Taylor spoke of the progress of South Carolina and the whole country along all lines. Mr. Os. Wells, j candidate f,?. , |?. house of reprosen' t a I ives, was not present. Dr. C. T. Wychc, i < -iiidiilate lor the house of representatives. began by referring to (he services in (he general assembly of the 1 Uev. J. A. Sligh, who. he said, had I ever >lood for (lie host inleres(>! of j !'i- people. Dr. Wyche said lie had a!u a\ s advocated 'economy in the ad1 rat ion o| the government. Ho I re I erred lo his pure food law, and J explained iis details and advantages. He said the protection was costing I lie Stale .$1,000 a year, for a chemist. but if it cost $.'>,000 il would be well worth il, because it afforded $100,000 worth of protection. If he ' ad all (he money that had been waited on impurit ies which I his lawwas a protection against, he could macadamize every road in the county. Dr. W vche said he had voted for economical appropriations by (he legislature, but ho had voted for (he dormitory at Winthrop. lie said Winthrop was doing a inaguifieouf work, and the dormitory was a necessity. as he saw i(. He had led the light to exempt farmers' mutual insurance companies from the operation of Iho law requiring a bond by insurance companies because (lie farmers' mutual companies had no surplus on hand and to give a bond would work a hardship on them, and yet il was good and safe insurance and kepi (he people's money at home. And he had succeeded in convincing the legislature (hat these companies should ho exempted. He favored the creation of the ollieo of Stale health ollieor, explaining its advantages and what a protection i( would ho to (he people. Mr. J. S. Dominick, candidate for the house, was not present. Mr. II. H. Evans, | candidate tor I lie house of roprosonjtativos, called attention to (lie $(?,,000.000 debt of I In* Slate and jumped j "ii e\i rav acant appropriations. He , "a- noi against the higher inslitui tion- i>! learninir. but he did not want .tiiem maintained in a manner to the Inirt ol (]K. common schools or ii such manner as to place a grievou burden upon the people. i|(. believed in ?rivii,?r ,ju, state colleges wl.a was necessary, but |,c ,li,l ?ot believi m (lie extraordinary oxtrnvnganci which had been practiced. The far mors alone had paid for denison's support over $.'{,000,000, and it was today almost impossible for a pooi man's son to attend ('lemson. Me was against unnecessary appropriations He was against the immigration de partment. lie favored good voads and wanted to sell the State farm: and put the convicts on the roads am change the constitution, if necessary so as to put part ?f privilege ta> on the roads. He was against lh< lien law, believing it had served it: purpose. Tor Superintendent of Education. Messrs. 11. O'Neal] ITollowav, B Ii. Jones, and J. S. Wheeler, caudi dates for county superintendent ??i education, were introduced and madi good addresses along educationa lines. Chairman Leitzsey thanked tin people, on behalf of the candidate: for their close attention and for : most pleasnt and enjoyable day. FRIEND OF PLANT LIFE. John Ranwclph's Rebuke of a Youtl Who Had Felled a Young Hickory. An old. weather beaten, one-roon building standing in the courtyard a Kenbridge, Lunenburg county, Va? i: Hie otliee in which John Randolph' o! I Roanoke practised law. It was (hi nistom of (he times to build thes< [little otlices on (lie courtyard green I and many a famous lawyer has work | <'d up his case in such an odd little shelter. No building of the kind however, was ever occupied by a law ver of more interesting and uni.|m character than lliis little otliee al Kenbridge. One of Randolph's pecu liarities dwelt upon by I'owhatai Rouhlin and illus|rated b.v an inci dent which proves that the stern am eccentric man formed a society, al h.v himself, for tl,e prevention* o! cruelty to plants. The story is toh hy a friend ol Randolph's nephew: AN hen I was a boy I visited a Roanoke. The house was completed environed hy trees and underwool and seemed to be in a dense vir-'it Mr. Randolph would no permit even n switch to be cut neai I tie house. N\ i t In mi ( being aware of this om day I committed a serious Ireaspass My I rieml Tmlor and I were rovim. about when I, perceiving a slraigh young hickory about an inch thick felled it. Tudor said his uncle would be von angry, so I immediately went and in iVmed him what I had ignorantI; done and expressed mv retrrel. Mr. Randolph took the stick am looked pensively at it as if coiumiser iliiiu its late, 'fhen gazing ;it mt. |tl . Wo,,l(1 n"' l'?vc had this don. tor I ill Spanish milled dollars!'' I had 7.', cents and had entertainer some idea of offering it. but when 'lie fifty dollars T wa: " ''""id of insulting hint by such mea gre compensation. "Did you want this for a cane?* '' No, sir.'' No, you are not old enough It need a cane. Did you want it for am particular purpose?" "No, sir. I only saw that it was i pretty slick and thought I'd cut it.' ^ e can be justified in taking ani Mini lite only to furnish food or to re move a hurtful object. We cannot be justified in taking even vegetable lift without some useful object in view Now (h>d Almighty planted this thimj arid you have killed it without any adequate object. It would have growii into a large nut tree and furnished food for many squirrels. \ hope and believe you will never do so again." "Never, sir, never!" I cried. He put the stick into a corner and I escaped fo Tudor. It was some limo before I could cut a switch or fishing rod without feeling I was doing some sort of violence to the vegetable kingdom. ^ out It's Companion. NOTICE OF DRAWING JURY. ^Notice is hereby given that on the '-'7111 day of August at 0 o'e'ock a. in., in the otliee of the clerk of court we I!'< undersigned jury commissioners will openly and publicly draw the names of thirty-six men who shall serve as petit jurors for the court of common pleas which will convene at | Xewherry (Ml., S. <\, on the 14th dav ol September and continue for one week. J no. D. Kpps, m. W. (Vomer, Jiio. ('. froQ-ffans, Jury Commissioners for Newberrv county, S. C. Aug. Kith, 1008. i T> ? ~ CZJ I i's?s:?i*<?gsg?3 . crq ^ S' d a 5 ts ~ ?T - ? ~ 7* 3 Eo^-^W ? - S? _ cn ^ ^ tJ < P P r* CTQ LANDEP, COLLEGE (Formerly WiUiamstoti l-?emalc College). greenwood, s. c. . Rev. John 0. Willsoft, President. -1 /~v 1'liNS Sept. IS. 1908. Comfortable, steam, I I heated. electi ie lighted building, in city i I I limits. Good food. Home-likw life niul vy oversight. . Thorough teaching ami training. l-'lne work v in music and art. Cost reasonable. , Send for catalogue. Due West Female College. With the best modern conven iences and equipment, and high I standards of teaching and living, this is an ideal place for preparation for the great responsibilities j of womanhood. ; tkrms moderate. 1 For attractive catalog write R KV .JAM KS BOYCK. t Due West, S. C. g University of South Carolina y' Wide range of choice in Scientific, Literary, Graduate and P10- ^ ) fessional Courses leading to degree , of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of tl . Scieuce, Licentiate of Instructions, f Bachelor of Laws, Master of Arts, n ^ Civil Engineer and Electrical K11^ gineer. Well equipped Laboratories. Library of over 40,000 vol- n ' limes. P' ~ Expenses moderate. Many stu- v dents make their own expenses. Next session (104th) begins " September 23d, 190S. For announcement write to the W( 1 President, Columbia, S. C. ! 1 1: rtvmbb livrj *****r-? i 'f ?fl'irwi ? lTHni ^ iwmi 111725 College cf thrhto 1308: | Charleston, S. C. j 124th Year Begins September 25th. Entrance examinations will be t held at the County Court House . 011 Friday, July 3, at 9 a. m. All j candidates for admission can coint i>ete in September for vacant Boj ce ( Scholarships which pay $100 a year. r One free tuition scholarship to each county of South Carolina. Board v and furnished room in dormitory $11. Tuition $40. For catalogue, ' address Harrison Randolph, j President. Piano and Organ Economy. ir you are interested in tlie purchase of a I'lANO or an ORGAN, we want to sell you one. I)oii t think yon must go to some mail order _ 1 house to buy a low priced piano or organ: nor outsmc of South Carolina to get the l>est piano or organ. We have a great variety of grades, | ana itll styles, at prices which cannot fail to I n interest you. We are manufacturers' factory B - rrpiesentatives for several of the laigest anil ? most lamous makers of pj'iuos ami crgatis , |i We take old instruments in exchange and make most liberal terms of payment to those Wlso wish to buy on time. No house?quality of 0 J'nfuiOS Mid organs considered?can undersell us. Twenty-four years of fair dealing in Columbia and tluoiiu'liout South Carolina is our reference 1 and guarantee. Write us at once for catalog price and terms. Malone'? Music House, Columbia, S. C. rJ * 1'I.iNOU AMI (JROANS. "" mi im? 11 1 .iimmmwumw! c/: teacher wantfijd. ? Lrtdy teacher for Forks school dis-' ?? ti'ict No. 5;>. Salary $40 a month. ' IVnn six months. Applications must qj bo filed by August, 22 with < any of i he undersigned trustees. ^ 1 w. a. Metts, Slighs, s. c., r. f. d. 1. ^ q. m. Tvlnard, Pouiaria, s. c., r. f. d. 1. i d. t. Wicker, Pomarin, s. c., r. f. d. 1. i1 barbecue. g i will give a first class barbecue ^ at my residence county campaign day August 22, 1008. ' j. m. Counts jjj cinco cigars can be bought from 1 to 1,000 at Broaddus & Ruff's. j M Seaboard Air Line, August 14th, An- "L* nual Mountain and Seashore Excursion. ? For the above occasion the Seaboard will sell extremely low rate tickets to Portsmouth, Va., \v:''ng- ^ ton, n. ('., and oilier summer rc ii >. % Tickets sold Aug. 14th, good returning until September 1st. The follow- g ing rates will apply: ' Columbia, s. to Portsmouth, * Va., $8.00. ' Columbia, s. |o Wilmington, ^ x. c, $0.00. i Through sleepers and first class 4 day coaches will be operated lo Ports- { j moult) and Richmond for lliis ocasion | i i without change of cars. fur further j g \ information and Pullman reservation! | write .1. s. Ktchberiicr, t. p. a., ('o- j ] 1 lnmbia, s. c. j JONES' GROCERY, I S, B. Jones, Proprietor. V DBALHR IN STAPLE & FANCY GROCERIES, PRODUCE, ; Confectioneries, Fruit, Cigars and Tobaccos. vi Phone 212. jil Newberry, 5. Jan, /7, /5. Dear Madam Housekeeper: !H| We wish to call your ention to our stock of Fancy and Staple flan roceriea and solicit at least a. portion of BH| our potionage during this year. We feel safe in saying that our stock is HH he most complete that is offered here and 99 hat we can serve you in a satisfactory man- H We will ever keep in mind three very im- *1 Drtant points: quality of goods prompt, ser- |H ice modorate prices. / IH If you are not already a customer of ours j b would be pleased to add you to our long H ist of satisfied customers. flR We wish 1908 to be our banner year. Will B du join us in making it so? K Yours for business, JH Jones' Grocery. IATI0NAL BANK OF NEWBERRY S. C- J ^ ? f ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ffi ON THE RIGHT ROAD J E it leads him to deposit his cash in The Nationa ank. Means that he'll improve his financial credit, | uit handling soiled bills by paying by check, simpli j book-keeping and be able to keep a stub record of 1 transactions?a few of the favors our Bank extends. DIRECTORS: [. A. Carlisle. H. C. Moseley. T. B. Carlisle. A. Blackwelder. Robt. Norris. Geo. Johnstone, ft . C. Matthews. S. B, Aull. Jos. H. Hunter. I l The First Cough of the Season, j I B -Rveo though not severe, has a tendency to Irritate the sensi- a Wp ^ tive iftembranes of the throat and delicate bronchial tubes. ^ * ^ Coughs then come easy all winter, every time you take the ? * slightest cold. Cure the first cough before it has a chance to Bet up an inflamation in the delicate capillary air tubes of the A ? lungs. The best remedy is QUICK RKLIKK COUGH T 4 ^ SYRUP. It at once gets right at the seat of trouble and re- ^ ? * moves the cause. It in free from Morphine and is as safe tor fl P a child as for an adult. 25 cents at ^ & I MAYES' DRUG STORE. fl I J