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Tuesay, jannary li, IVIv. TEE NEW FIELD SECRETARY. Miss Gertrude Simpson, Field Secre tcy of Women's Synodical Missionary Society of S. C. Luthern Church Visitor. The work of the new Field Secre tary of South Carolina has been fa,irly launched, and many euourage anents are realized from week to week. A continuous tour, covering a period of perhaps siX months lia. .itlined upon which Miss Simpson will start immediately. She goes out "strong in, the strength of the Lord God," and with a heart de siring only the advancement of His glory in the pronaotion of the work. He came to establish. We feel sure that great good will result from this visitation of the churches, and therefore, we most earnestly ask the pastors and presidents of Mission arv Soieties to receive her for the work's sake and to give her in every way, the sympathetic co-oper ation and aid she must have in order to make her effort accomplish the higest possible good. The following very kind and appreciative letter tomes from the pastors of churches recently visited. It is only fair to this pastor to say that in every work indertaken- by the Missionaryl workers, he has given the assistance of his personal support and co-op eration. We can- only hope that "all al*n& the line" our Field Secretary will meet with the same cordial re *eptibn and warm aPPreciai0m of her work that she did in the New berry pastorate. Letter of Pastor Shealy. The churches of the Newberry pas *rate were the first to be favored to meet Miss Gertrude Simpson, the Field Secretary appointed by the Woman's Synodical Convention. On, the afternoon of the first Sunday, she was greeted by. a large congre eation of attentive hearers at St. .ames', Jalapa. On the second Sun dav. she met' Mayer Memorial and Betheden congregations. Owing to inclement weather, the congregations were not so large, but not lacking in interest. ThAt Miss -Simpson is qualified for the w;rk 4* which she has been called, is evi Jent to all who met and heard her. To say that she made a favorab1h impession on our people of the New berry Pastorate, would be a v'ery imperfeet way tq express it. Eternli ty alone can reveal the good M."s Sipson accomplished while with ,eur people. Bueh earnest and consecrated ef sort is enough ito ir.sgre and move e most indifferent. To do the greatest good possible, ie must have the sympathy, prayers axd co-o.peration of our pastors and pople. Not to giye her this, is a eal of the faith. May the Lord gve hier grace and strength to do the work to which she has ,been called, nd may her consecrated efforts be eowned with success. All to the honor and glory of His FIoly Name. J. D. Shealy. News From St. Paul. St. Paul, Jan. 4.-iss Narvest Livingst~one ia visiting friends and relatives in Columbia. Messrs, E. D. Richardson and S. K. Metts spent several days last week with the brother of Mr. Metts, at Batesburg. Miss Nannie Mae Sligh spent the last week at White Rock. Miss Lula Cromer, of Prosperity, set the past few weeks with her ister. Mrs. A. B. Wicker. Miss Eurnice Cochran spent the hol i4as with her parents at Abbeville. Mr. Frank MeDonal-d has returned ?rm a trip to Greenville. Mr. G. F. Wicker and Miss Eula May Werts were marred on De -ember 23, 190),a the\bo' rides parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. aul Werts. The happy couple car -y with them, as they make the .oariney through life together, the cogratulations and good wishes of teir many friends. Miss Bessie McGraw spent the holidays with her parents at New Mrs. Jno.. Livingston, of Colum .a, is visiting friends and relatives in this section. John Andrew, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Gruber, died at the age of two months and twenty wo days. On the following day the bdy was brought to St. Paul and !d to rest i the St. Paul burying ,ound, the services beinz conducted v vtheRev. J. A. Sligh. We extend ur heartfelt sympa.thy to the be !aved parents.. .. Miss Georgia Livingston is visit io her sister. Mrs. A. G. Richard -. and1 Mrs. M- 0- Living3ton ap-nt the latter part of last 'week - with r.. -r)n mhahrawn and fain PATTI'S GIFT. lidden In a Basket of Flowers She Found a Tiny Dog. During one of the most admirable )erformances that Donizetti's opera ver recived in this country an in ident occurred that lent momentous uterest to Patti's appearance. Mme. Diaz, wife of the president )f Mexico, had heard of the death )f Patti's pet dog Ricci and had ;ent her another, which was pre ented to the diva in a novel way. Che tiny animal was buried in a bas et of roses, but an usher discovered t, and the manager refused permis lion. At the next act, however, Mr. Ab my relen-ted and allowed the usher .o convey the gift. The basket in vhich the dog was hidden was a tri .mph of floral art, and Mme. Patti, attracted by the beauty of its de i;n and the gorgeous bloom of its roses, chose to icarry it personally off the stage. As she lifted the basket and kiss ed its flowers the little dog, which was badly frightened by the experi ence it had had. gave a feeble cry. The diva started, looked curiously into the mass of flowers, gave a pure lv feminine scream of delight and, running-down to the footlights, whis pered gleefully to the audience, "I declare if it isn't a lovely little dog!' No one who has not been at a Patti performance can realize the enthusiastic volume of applause that greeted this announcement. Men jumped up on the chairs and women waved their fans and handkerchiefs and cried hysterically. Suddenly Patti dived her.curly head into the basket and kissed the dog whereat a fresh storm of cheers rang through the house. Then'she tried to ex tract the little an-imal from the flowers, so that she could show him the audienee, but ie was tied inl 'securely with ribbons. Whereupon she said in dumb but eloquent pantomime, "I can't get him out." Finally. as the applause showed no signs of abatement, she ran off the stage, gave the dog to an attendant, came tripping back- and whispered, "Home, Swet Home," to Signor Arditi, and the ,ballad was sung as only Patti could 3ing it. There were tears in her eyes as she finished, and many a man in the auditorium choked down a sob and mrnyn a woman wept silently as the pathetic strains of the old song floated in mournful cadence through the auditoiiri'i TELEP'HONE ACROSS OCEAN. Channel Experiment Revives Specu lation as to Trans-Atlantic Line.. A fresh experiment is to be mnade with a method of promoting subma rie telephony devised several years ago by Prof. M. I. Pupin, of Colum bia university.. It consists of the in troductioc', at carefully comlputet intervals, in a cable of wvhat ele tricians call "choking coils.'' Thes< increase the distance at which speeel can be made audible, not by magni fying the .sound but by lessening th< rapidity with whieh electrie vibra tions die out. According to tha London Times, the British govern ment-doubtless in cooperation wit] that of France-has decided to laa a cable prepared in this mannel across the English channel. As i will connect with land lines at Do vr and Calais, it is expected to fa ilitate telephonic communication be tween Loo'.don and Paris. Thougi some use of Prof. P-upin 's inventio: has been made in the United State to enhance the efficiency of th American Bell Telephone company' overland wires, it has thus far ha< only one trial under water-on a tel epone cable which crosses Lak, Constance from Switzerland to Ger many. As for some reason the pio eer experiment has not proved .n tirely satisfa.etory, the outcome o the second trial under way will b awaited with exceptional interest. If in this instanee the syster should work perfectly it is not un likely that there would ,be a feasibil itv of Trans-Atlantic telephony. I hs re->T e b poiited out tha even if all the technical difficulties i1 t!e way of such an enterprise shoul< be overcome'it igiht not prove comn mercially ruecessful. The hour d~ring which a telephone line be ween New york -nd T ido- woul 'e patronri?ed would he limite.d, an: 4he cable devoted to mnTh servie wo!d r"Wt mih more th"n one fo telegraphy alone. It is t ''" hored. however, that . a enble equip ernloed for telegra.phy as well a telephony. It would niot n(oeml !e idle. the'refore, who' it the same length.-New York Trib une. Miss Flannigaa-I will give yez my answer i a month, Pat. He-That's right, me darlint; tek plenty av time to think it over. But tell me wan thing now-will it be yes or no?-Exchange. Napoleon'; Grit was of the unconquerable,. never-say die kind, the kind that you need most when you have a bad coldy e1ugh or lung disease. Suppose troehes, cough syrups, cod liver oi or doctors have all fail-d, don't lose heart or hope. Take Dr. King's New Discovery. Satisfaction is guaran teed when used for any throat or lung trouble. It has saved thousands of hopeless sufferers. It masters stubborn colds, obstinate coughs, hemorrhages, la grippe, croup asthma, hay fevei- and whoopina cough and is the most safe and cer tain remedy for all br6nehial af feetiops. 50c. $1.00. Trial bottl free at W. E. Pelham's. License Ordil"Ice, State of South Carolina, The Town of Newberry. For the purpose of meeting in par the current expenses of the Towx government of the Towin of Newber ry, in the State of South Carolina for the fiscal year beginning Januar, 1st, 1910, and to- meet in part sue] other indebtedness of said Town a may become due in said fiscal year Therefore, be it ordained by th Mayor and Aldermen of the Town o Newberry, in said State, in coune: assembled and by authority of th same: Section 1. That no person or per sons, firm, corporation or corpora tions, shall engage in, prosecute a carry on any calling, trade, busines; occupation or profession hereinafte mentioned within the corporate lim its of said Town at any time durin said year without having first pai to said Towi a license or privileg tax therefor as follows, to wit: A. Agents for, or dealers in far tilizer for sale .. ... ..$ 20 0 Agents for, or dealers in pia nos and-organs, (either or both)............ .-.10(1 Agents-for, or dealers in sew ing machines (connecte$i with other business or alone) .... ....--.--.--.20 ( Agents for, or dealers in lightning rods .. ........25 ( Agents forr or deallers in coal' com;.eeted with other buns iness or alone........ -..5 ( Agents for, or dealers in maps, books, uewspa pens, periodicals and other like articles (other than licensed merchants who deal, in same) per day $5.00 or per -year........ ...- .. 25 ( Agents for or -dealers in au tomobiles .. .... .. .. .. 2 Agents for retailiing goods per day $15 or per year .. . 100 Agents or dealerss selling mul es, or horses, . or eattle, either or all three, at publie auction only, per day $25 or per year .. .. ........50 Agents or dealers (other than Slicensed sales stables) sell ing mules or horses, either or both, per day $6 or per :year ....... ...........254 Agents or dealers in fruit trees' per week $2 or per year .. .... ...........10 Agents for, or dealers -in real 'estate, (other. than licensed lawyers) ; each shall pay on their income according to. the seale of rates fixed for Smerchants... .... ..... Auctioneers, per year .......25 ..atomaobile repair shops or garages, per year .........151 B. 3akeries shall pay on their income according to the scale of rates fixed for merchants .. .... .. .... 1 anks, capitalized at $50, 00000or less .... .........50' 3anks, for every $10,000 fp ital in excess of $50,00E . 10 3arber, for each shop .. ..5 ~ lacksmith, for each shop ..5 ill poster .. .... .........15 - otblacks, in barber shops, hotels or elsewhere, each ..1 - t of shoe 'shop, making or repairinig .... .... ....5 o1 ttling works, soda water or otlierwvisa.. .... ......10 :ldhig and Loan Associa tions: loan, saving or in rest:nert tkompanies, and all c (ompanies or corporations (except lice'sed banks) en az ed in the sale or pun n~ :noney on real estate or Bowling alleys 50 00 Box ball alleys, per week $10.00; per year ......50 001 C. Candy manufacturers .. 10 00 Chiropodists, per week $3; per year ............ 10 00 Circus, with or without mana gerie, per day with street parade ............200 00 Street parade alone $100; for each side show, $25 per day............. Cleaning, dressing cr dyeing (other than licensed tail ors) .... ............250 Coal dealers (alone or in con nection with other busi iness) .. .. .. .... .... 5 00 Contractors or builders for contracts under $500 .. . 5 00 Contractors or builders for contracts over $500 and not exceedig $2,500 ...... 10 00 Contractors or builders for contracts over $2,500 and not exceeding $5,000..... 15 00 Contractors or builders for each additional $2,500 above $5,000 ......... 10 00 Commission Merchants or Commi-sion Brokers, each or each firm and for each place of busi-cess .. .. .. 25 00 Cotton Mills or Factories, for each $50,000 or fractional part thereof of its capital stock ....... .....12 50 ,Cottoa Seed Oil Mills .. .. 50 00 Cotton Seed bil Mills that manufacture fertilizers, ... 60 00 Cotton Gin and Press, 1 to 5 gins inclusive .........10 00 Cotton Gin ,and Press, over 5 gins, for each additional gin over 5 .. .......... l00 Cotton Buyer, for each place of business .......... 10 00 Cotton Seed Buyer ...... 5 00 Cotton Weigher .. .. .. ... 20 00 Conveyancer, drawing deeds mortgages or contracts for r compensation (other than licensed lawyers) .. .. 10 00 D. Den,tists or tooth extraetors . - 5 00 Dogs, upon each and every dog, the own-er or person upon whose premises the same is kept shall pay the Ssum of ..1.. ....... 100 Dray, one-horse.. .. ........5 00 Dray, two-horse .... .....-.7 50 oDruggists, licensed as mer chants .... .... ...... E. Electricians .... ..,........10 00 0Express companies, each, for business done within the 0Towtn of Newberry, and nrot including business done for Ithe United States Govern 0mnent, or any business done to and from points beyond the limits of this State.. 100 00 F. ' I Flying Jenny .... .... ...50 0( Flying Jenny for less time than one year at the rate of 4$10 per week .. Fresh Fist, deaiers in .. .....10 04 Gun Shop .. .. ...........150( 40 H. Hacks, or automobiles, u;sed for hire .... .... .....15 01 Harness Shops, etc. .... .....5 0' Horse or Mule Traders (oth ers tha~n licensed 'sale sta bl.es) .. .. .. ..........25'0 Hotels, each .... .. ......15 01 Horse or Mule Traders tran sient per day ...........6 0 0House Painters, per year .. 5 01 Ice Dealers, retail, each house or place of business .. .. 5 01 Insurance Companies, each .. 10 01 J. Junk shop, or serap iron deal er.................. 5O0 Jewelers, licensed as mer chants .. .... ..--. ) K. Kerosene or other oil compan )0 ies or wholesale dealers therein having an agency ageney or office, in the Town of Newberry, or a station ary or portable tank or tanks for -receiving and~ storing oil, selling or deliv )0 ering oil within the limits of the said town each .. .. 100 01 )0 Kerosene Oil Companies or )0 Agencies or wholesale deal )0 ers therein having ito sta )0 tionary or- portable tanks but selling in original pack )30 ages, each, conneevted with other business or alone ..50 01 )U Zittinig Mills.. .... ......20 0& L. )0 'aun'dry, or agent for laun dry .. ..'....--.-10-. ~awyers shall p.1y on their income :ecording to the scale of rates fixed for merehr.nlts .: - - - - -orC'rd-. -- !lelers . .. 10 0 iver'v. Fed er. S'le Stable . 2.5 0 Merchant: All merchants shall pay a license or privilege tax occording to the' follo-r ing schedules of gross sales (cash and credit) and upon sworn returns the gross sal es for the year ending Do cember 31, 1909,shall be tie basis upon which said li cense or privilege tax shall be computed and paid: Sales amounting to $1,000 or under ............... 5 00 Sales over $1,000 and under $3,000...... ...... 10 00 Sales amounting to $3,000 and under $5,000 ........ 12 00 Sales amounting to $5,000 and under $10,000 .. .. .. .. 15 00 Sales amounting to $10,000 and under $20,000 . . .... 20 00 Sales amounting to $20,000 and under $30,000 .. .. .. 25 00 Sales amounting. to $30,000 and under $40,'000 .. .. .. 30 00 Sales amounting to $40,000 and under $50,000 .......35 00 Sales amounting to $50,000 and under $60,000 ..4.....4 00 Sales amounting to $60,000 and under $70,000 .. ..... 45 30 Sales amounting to $70,000 and under $80,000 .. .. .. 50 00 Sales amounting to $80,000 and under $90,000 .......55 00 Sales amounting to $90,000 and u.nder $100,000 .. .. .. 60 00 Sales amounting to $100,000 and under $110,000 .. .. .. 65 00 Sales amounting to $UO,000 and under $120,000 .. .. .. 75 00 Sales amounting to $120,000 and under $130,000 .. .... 85 00 Sal-s amoanting to $130,000 and under $140,000 .. .... 95 00 Sales amounting to $140,000 and under $150,000 .. .... 105 00 Sales amounting to $150,000 and under $160,000....... 115 00 Sales amounting to $160,000 and u-nder $170,000 .. ....125 00 Sales amounting to over $170,000, $1.00 on eadh ad ditional thousand in addi tion to license fixed above.. Merchants: All merchants who may not come within any of the .foregoing class es by reason of their not having been in business during the whole of the fiscal year ending Decem ber 31st, 1909, but have been in busin-ess \ in. said town during a part of said year, shall pay a license or privilege tax upon tiheir es .timated gross: sales for the year, said estimate to. be made or* computed upon the basis of gross sales, upon sworn statements, for time such merchant or mernchants have been engaged in busi ness in said towin during the fiscal year ending Decem ber 31st, 1909, the rate of license shall be the same as that fixed in the forego -ing sehedule for merchants' Merchants: And all mer chants not embraced in any' of the foregoing classes' who may begin business in said town on o- after the first day of Ja:nuary, A. )D. 1910, shall pay a license )or privi:lge tax of $5.00 for $500 or less capital in vested and $5.00 for eaeh )adiditional $500 capital, 'or 3fractional part thereof, in vested... ..'.. ....... 3Manufacturers of Coffins.... 25 00 Newspapers, each .. .........5 00 Newsboys, selling papers on 3streets, each .... .........1 00 0. Oculist or Optician .... . 25 00 P. ) Printing Office, .iob .. ........5 00 Piano or Organ Tuner or R'e pairer, per month $3.00, per year.. .... ........8 00 Photographers, for each plae of business . .. ... ... 10 00 Photographers, itinerant, per week .................5 00 Phy;icians shall pay on their income according to scale of rates fixed for merchants... Physicians, itinerant, per week.. .... .... ...--. 10 00 ) Pool and .billiaAd. room. eithei or both, $50.00 ,for the first table and $25 for each eddit onal ta.ble, per year... 'lumbers ..... -. --.---. 25 00 lest,nrants .. .......... ..5 0 ~ 'ailror d companies, for bus )ic-es -done within the Town of Newberry, and not in !-* 1'hi ny business done ) for 1i: United States gov 'rn-nePt or any business don!e to or from poi'nts be-. 'mnd the limits of this t:'te .. .... ...... ... 100 Of h b. ele only .. ........25 0r n erfCS, p)er day $1.00 per annum ..10 .. hooting galleries, per week $5.00 per year . .. 25'00 T. railor, merchant .. .. .... 5 00 railors, not merehant, en- - gaged in making and re pairing, o!: either ....... 5 00 relegraph companies or agen cies, each for business done -within the Town of New berry, and not including any business done for the United States government, or any business done to or from points beyond the limits of this State .. .. ..50 00 relephone Companies for business done exclusively within the Town of New berry, and not including any business done to and from points be yond the limits of this State .....100 00 U. Undertakers or Embalmers, either or ,both ..........8 00 Umbrelht- repairer, per day $1.00; per annum .......5 00 .'v. Veterinary Surgeon, per day $2.50, per annum .. ..... 15 00 w. Warehouse, for storage by the public .........-.75 00 Woodyard .... .......- 5 00 Section 2. That for any ealling, trade, business, occupation or pro fession not enumerated or provided for in this ordinance or afnY other ordinance of said town now rf foree, the license shall be reg.ated and imposed by the town co7-icil of said town at any meeting of the same. Section 3. That the town couneil of said town hereby reserves the right to refuse or rev->ke any license for any cause which may seem to it just. - Section 4. That any person, firm or corporation, making any false or fraudulent return, shall upon conve tion be punished, as herein after pr vided for the violation of his. ordi nance or any part thereof. Section 5. That whenever in this ordinance the term "dealer" is used the same shall .include not only the principal, but in his, her or their I absence shall include. any agent, erk .or employee managing te bus iness -respectively referred to; and generally, where a lieense is hereit imposed upon any bnsiness and the same is carried on or conducted by an agent, clerk or employee, suAk agent, clerk or employee shall' be subject to the penalties imposed ina this ordinance for its protectio, I should the said business be earrned on without taking .out such- license, in the same manner as~ if he, she or they were the proprietor or proprie tors of said business. - Sec3tion 6. Any violation 'of this ordinaae or any part thereof shal subjeet the offender or offenders each to a fine niot ekeeeding one bundred dollars or to imiprisonment with or witihout hard labor upon dria public works of said town for* a per iod/not exceeding thirty 'days, at the disretion of the court. I , Section 7. That any person or per sons, firnz or corporation,- or *.he agent, clerk or employee in charga or managing-the. same, who shall en gage in, prosecute or earry onL aay calling, trade, business, occupation or profession upon whidi a licens or privilege tax may hereafter be mposed by the town council of said town, without having taken out a ense therefor, shall, 'upon convie ~ion, be each fined in a sum not ex ~eeding one hundred dollars, 'or- it ~risonment with or without hard la-~ or upon the public works of said v 'n for a period not exceeding hirty days, at the discretion of the. court. Setion 8. That each day any Pee on or persons, firm .or corporation hall violate this ordinance or's'ar ')art thereof, by reason of any fai-2 re or refusal to take out any !i. ense herein provided for, shall eon itute .a separate offense, and such T offender -'or offenders shall be, for eah day's offante subject to thie penalties provided. *Setion 9 That this ordinanes 3 sall not operate as a repeal of any ordinance of said town now of forec imposig a license or privilege tax r pon any calling, trade, business, Ge 3upation or profession, except suck. art or parts only of said ordinance *1 r ordinances now' of force as ma~y mpose a license upon any calling, usiness, oe'ripation, named or enam rated. Setion 10. This ordinance shall of force a-nd effect on and after rIst day of January, A. D., 1911. e.t ..nd ratified under the eorpor-' *ate seal of the Town of New berry:, in the State of South Seal) Carolina, this 1st day of Jan uary, A. D. 1910. Cole. L. Blease, Mayor of Newberry, S. C. \ ttest: J. R. Scurry, Clerk anid Trer-surer.