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POLITICAL POT POURRI. * * Although this is campaign year, it is "off year" with seven import aut county officers-state senator clerk of court, superintendent ot education, supervisor, master, sher. if, croner and commissioners. Bat in a few weeks the talk of politics will begin, as the three members of the House of Representatives wiUl have to be elected as will the audi tor and treasurer and the probate judge. The inumbents will prob ably offer for re-election. I have Ireard of no new candidates, but sup pose they will show themselves in time. A public officer is the servant of the people and should be held re sponsible to the people for negleet of duty, and of course is amenable to public criticism. It is his duty to take a lively interest in every thing pertaining to the welfare, pros perity and progress of the county. He should look upon himself as the guardian of its finance, to be judi ciously and economically expended where it will do the most good to the greatest number of its citizens. He should take the same interest in the welfare of the county that he does in his own private affairs. He should make sacrifices for the good of the county. The citizens should be consulted in everything pertaining to their local ity. They are the voters and tax payers and 'are more directly inter ested and eoneerned in their imme diate neighborhoods than an5 one else. The county funds belong to the people and the officers are only delegated to supervise its expendi tur.e. A sufficient amount of money should be kept on hand in the treas ury to pay off all court expenses promptly. The. farmers . are forced to leave their crops and other affairs at any season of the year to attend upon court, either as jnrymen or witnesses, and it f.equently hap pens at a seas-on of the year when they have no money and are com pelled to remain at the court house one or two weeks at their own ex pense. When court adjourns it is sues checks or 'drafts on the coun ty treasurer, but the jurors, witness es and other officials or employees have to wait until the taxes are paid before they can collect their pittane, It is frequently the ease that they eannot wait-they have n1o money to pay their board bills and are comn polled to sell their checks at a heavy discount. They cannot afford to lose this money. Their pay is too small anyway. They have sacrificed enough in leaving their crops and families, frequently a sick family, besides being compelled -to sacri ice half of their lawful pay. .Some, plan could surely be devis ed whereby the legal creditors of the county could be paid promptly. All just and legal claims agains~t the county should be paid promptly on demand. There should be no reason why a creditor should be forced to wait for money due him. There is no doubt but what the county could save largely by pay ing her debts .promptly. Run the county on a cash system 4 far as it is possible to do so, push all the improvements she is able to carry-take care of her unfortunates -make every official do his.- whole duty-hold him strictly to account for all of his official acts, and reduce th unnecessary expenses to naught. L&YMEN'S MCOVEMENT. Dr. Cromer, Bishop Guerry, Mr. Pratt, Delivered Addresses Pirst Night. Columbia Record, 18th. The opening session of the con vention of the Laymen's Missionary Movement, which was held last night, was most auspicious. Nearly 1,000 deegates had registered before the session began, and the attendance of men at this session reached consid erably beyond the 1,000 mark. Wash ington Street Methodist church, i-a which the session was held, was rowded to its utmost seating capac ity and a number of men were comn pelled to stand during the entire pro gram. Mr. W. P. Houseal, chairman of the cooperating committee, presid d, and Rev. E. C. 'Cronk conducted he opening song service. Dr. Geo. B. Cromer. The first speaker was Dr. George 3. Cromier of Newberry. His sub j'et was " The Laymen's Vision of Service"' and he laid strong empha sie on the important place the lay man (Cenpies in the cimreh and said hat he needed more than a mere ie of wat was required of him in giving the Gospel to the unsaveed in tile world; that he needed a vision, and that only after a vision could any man get the proper conception of his responsibility and be led to see his duty. PRESIDENT TO GOVERNORS. Wants to Have Heart-to-Heart Talk With aU His Brother Execu tives. Wa$iington., Jan. 18.-Prelimi -nary to the formal opening of their sessions at the White House this af ternoon, the conference of Govern ors met at the Willard Hotel this morning and effected temporary or ganization. Governor Wilson, tem porary chairman, made a brief ad driss and several committees were appointed. Welcoming the confer ence this afternoon, President Taft said: "I would like to have heart to-heart talks with some of the gov er.Ors regarding their method of procuring legislation. "I would especially like to ask Governor Harmou how he manages with a Republican legislature in Ohio. I assure him," added Taft, "that there are struggles even when you have a Congress nominally of your own party. ' The President addressed the Gov ernors as "My dear fellow execu tives and fellow sufferers." oGvernor Hughes, of New ,York, and former Mayor Low, of New York eity, were speakers at this after noon's session. Governor Hughes urged State cooperation on matters affecting the States. Dri. Low pre sented the report of the Civic Fed eration on drafting uniform laws. MADE ON LIVE MAN. This Is the Fate that Befell Patrick Owen in a New York Saloon. Had Asked to Be Shown. New York, January 18.-Patrick Owen is dying because Joseph Green a Bellevue Hospital orderly, want ed to show him how an autopsy was performed. Th-ey were discussing the subject in a saloon. Green declared he knew all about oprations. Owen was skeptical and asked to be shown. Green pulled his knife and stabbed his friend, saying, "That's' tie way.'' Owen fell unconscious, but later revived and was taken home. He became worse this morn ing a-nd was taken to the hospital. The police are looking for Green. JAIL DELIVERY AT CAMDEN. Five of the -Thirteenl Prisoners in County Prison Escape. Camden, Jan. 18.-This evening about 4.30, several of the prisoners in jail overpowered' the jailer, John Boone, and made their escape. Five of the- thirteen prisoners escaped. They were Ellerbe Thomas, with a number of aliases, charged with fraud in taking orders for a COhiea; o house wvhich he claimed to repre ent; Milton Banks, convicted of lar eeny and awaiting the action of the supreme court in an appeal; Sam Green, house-breaking, and another 1negro 'named Truesdel, charged with housebrealguYg. T.rues,del was. recap Itured an hour later by Mr. John .L. ITeam. Fields and Banks are white. Jailer :Boone was pretty badly. used up. He is an old Confeedrate vet eran and stood to his post of duty faithfully. A ~blanket was thrown over him and after beatig him the keys were taken from him. SCHOOL PRESIDENT STRICKEN Hea ofDue West Female College Headers Stok of Paayss Due West, Jan. 18.-Thie Rev. Jas. Boye, president of the Due West Female .college, had an apoplectic stroke last .night and is seriously ill. He was i the 'hands of two doctors and was unconscious all night. His legs seem to be paralyzed and he 'has no use, of them. This morning he was resting a little easier. Messrs. Sam and Meek Boyce, of' Gastonia, and Miss Jessie Boyce, of Linwood college, are now on the way here. NOTIGE. ITo all who give orders. to what the merchants call tailor made suits or agent or representative, no fitting, no alteration will be done in my place of business for any merehant?, agent *or representative under any consid etin. Yours respectfully, . E. T. Carlson. 1-17-10-1t. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISOHARGE. Notice is hereby given that we, as Executrices of the estate of J. M. H. Ruff, deceased, will make a final set de, eased at the office of the Proba Judge of Newberry county, on Mo: day, February 21st, at 11 o'clock 2 M., and immediately thereafter a] ply for a discharge as Executrices said estate. Minnie L. Caldwell, Lizzie Ruff Shaw, Executrices of the personal estal of J. M. H. Ruff, deceased. 1-18-4t. Itaw. DISSOLUTION or PARTNERSHI The partnership heretofore exis ing between the undersigned undt the firm mame of Carlson and Pi derson was dissolved by mutual coi sent in September, 1909. E. T. Carlson. H. Pederson. 1-18-10-2t.-1taw. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy not a common, every-day cough mi: ture. It is a meritorious remedy f( all the troublesome and dangerot complications resulting from cold i th'e head, throat, ebest or lungs. Sol by W. E. Pelham & Son. LIC88 D1dinaOCe State of South Carolina, - The Town of Newberry. For the purpose of meeting in pa the current expenses of the Tow government of the Town of Newbe: ry, in the State of South Carolin; for the fiscal year beginning Januai 1st, 1910, and to meet in part suc other indebtedness of said Town may become due io said fiscal yeai Therefore, be it ordained by ti Mayor and Aldermen of the Town ( Newberry, in said State, in counc assem,bled and by authority of tl same: Section 1. That no person or pe sons, firm, corporatlion or corpor, tic.s, shall engage in, prosecute carry on any calling, trade, busines occupation or profession hereinafti mentioned within the corporate lin its of said Town at any time durir said year without. having first pai to said Town a liclnse or priviles tax therefor as follows, to wit: A. Agents for, or dealers in fer tilizer for sale.. .. ..... 20 C Agents for, or dealers in pia nos and organs, (either or both).. .... .... .....10 0 Agents for, or dealers in sew ing machines (connected with other business or alone) .... .... .. ..... 20 '2 Agents for, or dealers in lightning rods.. .... ...25 02 Agents for, or deallers in coal connected with other bus~ iness or alone ............ '20 Agents for, or dealers in maps, books, newspapers, periodicals and other like articles (other than licensed merehants who deal in same) per day $5.00 or per year.. .... ....... .. 25 0 Agents for or .dealers in au tomobiles .. .. ..........2 Agents for retailing goods per day $15 or per year .. . 100'0C Agents or dealers selling mul es, or horses, or cattle, either or all three, at public auction on-ly, per day $25 or per year .... ........50( Agents or dealers (other than. licensed sales stables) sell ing mules or horses, either or both, per~ day $6 or per. year................- 25( Agents or dealers in fruit trees per week $2 or per year...........-...10(. Agents for, or deklers in real estate, (other than licensed lawyers); eaeb~ shall pay on their income aeeording to the scale of rates fixed for merchants... .... ... Auctioneers, per year .......25 ( Automobile repair shops or garages, per year ........1 ( B. Bakeries shall pay on their income according to the scale of rates fixed for merchants .. .... ..... Banks, capitalized at $50, 000 or less .. ...........50 ( Banks, for every $10,000 eap ital in excess of $50,000 .. 10 ( Barber, for each shop .. .. 5 ( Blacksmith, for each s.hop ..5 ( Bill poster.. .... .... ... 15 ( Bootblacks, in barber 4hops, hotels or elsewhere, each .. 1 ( Boot or shoe shop, making or repairing .. .. .. ..-.. 5 Bottling works, soda water or otherwise.. .. ....... 10 Building and Loan Asseia tions; loan, saving or in vestment companies, and all c'ompanfies or corporations (expept licensed banks) en gaged in the sale or pur chase of real estate or loa ing money on real estate or otherwise,.... ....... 25 4 Boardng honses pnblic,.. .. 5 ( be -O'ilg alleys . 50 00 2- 6UX bdll alleys, per week L $10.00; per year .. .. .. 50 00 C. f Candy manufacturers .. 10 00 Chiropodists, per week $3; per year .. .. .. .... .. 10 00 Circus, with or without mena :e gerie, per day with street parade.. ..*.. ...... 200 00 Street parade alone $100; for each side shvw, $25 p per day............. t- Cleaning, dressing cr dyeing r (other than licensed tail ors) .. .............250 . Coal dealers (alone or in con neetion with other busi iness)... ............ 5 00 Contractors or builders for contracts under $500 .. 5 00 IContraetors or builders for contracts over $500 and not s exceeding $2,500 ........10 00 Contractors or builders for r contracts over $2,500 and S not exceeding $5,000 .....15 00 n Contractors or builders for d each additional $2,500 above $5,000 .. .. .. ... 10 00 1 Commission Merchants or CoMmi3Ssion Brokers, each or each firm and for each U place of basi:uess .. .. .. 25 00 Cotton Mills or Factories, for each $50,000 or fractional t part thereof of its capital n stock .............. 1250 7- (Cotton Seed Oil Mills .. 50 00 , Cotton Seed Oil Mills that y manufacture fertilizers,. 60 00 h Cotton Gin and Press, 1 to S 5 gins inclusive ......... 10 00 Cotton Gia and Press, over. e &Igis, for eaeh additional f gin over 5............. 1 03 i Cotton Buyer, for each place e of business .. .. .. .. .. 10 .00 Cotton Seed Buyer ...... 5 00 - Cotton Weigher ..........20 00 Conveyancer, drawing deeds r mortgages or contracts for . S, compensation (other than r licensed lawyers) .. .. .. 10 00 D. ' Dentists or tooth extractors . 5 00 e Dogs,' upoa each and every dog, the owner or person upon whose premises the same is kept shall pay the i snm of.............. 1 00 0Dray, one-horse.......... 5 00 Dr-y, two-horse .... ......7 50 oDruggists, licensed as me-r chants.. .... .. ...... E. . Electricians .... .... ......10 00 0 Express companies, each, for business done within the 0 Town of Newberry, and not including business done for the United States Govern 0 ment, or any business done to and from points beyond t.he limits of this .State.. 100 00 I F. Flying Jerny.... ... .-...30,100 Flying Jenny for less time than one year at the rate of 0 $10 per. week .. .. Fresh Fish,'deaiers in .......10 00 0 G. Gun Shop .... .... .....15 00 0 -'H. Hacks, or automobiles, used. for hire .... ...........15 001 Harness Shops, etc. .... ....-.5 00 Horse or Mule Traders (oth 0f ers than licensed sale sta bles) .. ...............25-00 Hotels, each .. .. ......... 15 00 Horse or Mule Traders tran sient per day ...........6 00 0 House Painters, per year ..5 00 Ice Dealers, .retai, each house 0 or plaee of business .. -.-5 00 Insur'anle Companies, each ..10 00 Junk shop, or serap iron deal er .... ...............500 Jewelers, licensed as mer ehants .... .. ....... '0 K. Kerosene or other oil compan 0 ies or wholesale dealers therein having an agency agency or office in the Town of Newberry, or a station ary or porta:ble tank or tanks for receiving and storing oil, selling or deliv 0 ering oil within the -limits of the said town each .. .. 100 00 0 Kerosene Oil Companies or 0 Agencies or wholesale deal 0 ers therein having no sta 0 tionary or portable tanks but selling in original pack-. 0 ages, eaeh, conneevted .with other business or alone ... 50 00 0f Kinitting Mils .. ........ 20 00 0 Laundry, or agent for laun dry............ --10 00 Lawyers shall pay on their income according to the scale of rates fixed for merchants .... ..--.-. Lumber vards. or dealers ... 16 00 Livery, Feed or Sale Stable . 25 00 M. 0 Machine Shops.. .. .....-.-.10 00 10 . Marbl Yr. .......10 00O MeAC.adt: Allmerchantsshall pa. a license or privilege tax ccording to the follo A - ing schedules of gross sales (cash and credit) and upon sworn returns the gross sal es for the year ending De eember 31, 1909,shall be tne basis upon which said li cense or privilege tax shall be computed and paid: Sales amounting to $1,000 or under .. .............500 Sales over $1,000 and under $3,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 00 Sales amounting to $3,000 and under $5,000 ........ 12 00 1 Sales amounting to$5,000 and I 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 E and under $50,000 .. .. .. 35 00 Sales amounting to. $50,000 I and under $60,000 .. .. .. 4Q 00 Sales amou-nting to $60,000 and under *70,000 .. ..... 45 30 T Sales amounting to $70,000 and under $80,000 .....50 00 Sales amounting to $80,000 1 and under $90,000 .......55 00 Sales amounting to $90,000 1 and under $100,000 .. .. ..60 00 Sales amounting to $100,000 t and under $110,000 .. .. .. 65 00 f Sales amounting to $UO,O00 f and under $120,000 .......75 00 c Sales amounting to $120,000 .. t and under $130,000 .. .... 85 00 i Sales amoanting to $130,000 t and under $140,000 .. .... 95 00 Sales anwunting to $140,000 c and under $150,000 .. .... 105 00 r Sales amounting to $150,000 f and under $160,000....... 115 00 Sales amounting to $160,000 and under $170,000 .. ....125 00 c Sales amohnting to over f $170,000, $1.00 on each ad- t ditional thousand in addi tion to license fixed above.. Merchants: All merchants who may not come within C any of the foregoing class- t es by reason of their not t having been in business during the whole of the fiscal . year ending Deeem- i her 31st, 1909, but have been -in businress ini said i towen during a part of said s year, shall pay a license or privilege tax upon their es-a timated gross sales for the s year, said -estimate to be .t made or computed upon the s basis of gross sales, upon ' o sworn statements, for time i such merchant or merchants t have been engaged in busi- t ness in said town during the fiscal year ending Decrem- on her 31st, 1909, the rate of s license sh all be the same as that fixed in the forego- ~ ing schedule for merc'hants v Merchants: And all mer chants not embraced in any. i1< of the foiegoing classes ' d who may begin business in .said town on o- after thes first day of Jalinary, A.a D. 1910, shall pay a licenseo or privilege tax of $5.00 for $500 or less eapital in-. vested and $5.00 for each . c additio~nal $500. capital, or fractional part thereof,. in -vested. .... ..... .... .t Manufaeturers of Coffins.... 25 00 i . N.t Newspapers, each .. .........5 00 ( Newsboys, selling papers on I streets, each .... .... ....1 00 1 0 . Oeulist or Optieian .. .......25 00 t P. Printing Office, job .....,.....50 ~Piano or Organ Tuner or Re pairer, per month $3.00, . per yearx.... ..........8 00ji Photographiers, for eaeh place of business .... .... ...10 00 ( Photographers, itinerant, per -week .... .. ............500 < Physicians shall pay on their . income according to scale of I. rates fixed for merchants... Physicians, itinerant, p'er week .... .. ...........10 0 Pool and bil:a1 room, eithet i or1 both, $30.00 for the It first table and $25 for each e additional table, per year... Plumber3.. .... .. ......25 00 < R. Restaurants .. .. .....-.-.-.5 00 1 Railroad copai,for bus-e iness 'done 'within the To'wn of Newberry, and not in eluding any business done t for the United States.gov-- 1 ernent or any business done to or from points het vond the limits of this( State.. ........ ---i-- 00 00 S. - Stables. .sale only .. ........25 00 Sign p inters, per day $1.00 . per year .. ... .. -.. 5 00 tock yards, per we.ek $300 I.u,u. ... 10 Oq w u-rng galleries, per .week .$>.00 per year ........ 25 00 T. .ailor, merchant .. .. .... 500 .ailors, not merehant, en gaged in maki>ng and re pairing, o-- either .. .. .. 5 00 'elegraph 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 te or from points beyond the mits of this State .......50 00 elephone 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 0 U. rndertakers or Embalmers, either or .both ........ 8 00 rmbrella repairer, per day $1.00; per annum ....... 5 00 . V. reteri.nary Surgeon, per da. $2.50, per annum .. ..... 15 0 W. Varehouse, for storage by the public .............75 00 Voodyaird............ 5 00 Section 2. That for any calling, rade, business, occupation or pre ession not enumerated or provided or in this ordinance or amy other rdinance of said town now of foree, he license shaH be regulated and nposed by the town council of said wn at any meeting of the same. Section 3. That the town connell f said town hereby reserves the ight to refuse or revoke any license or any cause which may seem. to it st. Section 4. That any person, firm r corporation, making any~ false or raudulent return, shall ,upon convio ion be punished as herein after pre ided for the violation of this ordi ance or any part thereof. Section 5. That whenever in~ this rdinance the term * "deale'r" is sed the same shall include not onlyr he principal, but in his, her or their bsence shall * include any agent, lerk or employee managing. the bus ness respectively referred to; .and enerally, where a license is herein nposed upon any business and the ame is carried on or cond'ueted by ,n agent, clerk or employee, su.ch gent, clerk or employee sh.all be abject to 'the penalties imposed in . his ordinance for - its protection, honld the said business be. - aried n without takig out such license, i the sam.e manner as if he, see ey were the proprietor or proprie rs of said business. Section 6. Any violation of this rdinanee or any part thereof shall - . abjeet the offender or offenders ah to a fine not ekeeed&ng' one undred dollars or to imprisonment rith or without hard labor upon. thie ublie works of -said town for a per >d not exceeding thirty days, at the isretion of the court. Section 7. That any person or per ns, firm or corporation, or'h gent, clerk or employee in charga r managing the same, who shall en age in, prosecute or carry on aay aliing, trade, business, oeeupation. r profession upon whit a license r privilege tax may' hereafter be posed by the town council of said' own, without having taken out a lese therefor, shall, upon .eonvie' ion, be each fined in a sum not es eeding one hundred dollars, or ~n risonment with or without 'hard is eor upon the publie works of saidZ own for a period not exeedmg~ hirty days, at the discretion of the ourt. Section 8. That each day .an1 pe& on or persons, firm or corporationl hall violate this ordinance or any art thereof, by reason of any fail- - re or refusal to take out any li ese herein provided for, sh'all con titute a sepa.rale, offense, and such iender or offenAers shall be, for ah day's off4nbe subject toth ~enalties provided. Section 9 That this c0dr nan1Jes hal not operate as a repea-l of any rdinance of said town now of force cposing a license or privilege tax pn any calling, trade, business, oe upation or profession, except such art or parts only of said ordinance r ordinances now of force as may ipose a license upon . any calling, ~usiness, occupation, named or enum Setion 10. This ordinance shall re of force and effect on and after he first day of January, A. D., 1910. one and ratified under the corpor 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, -Calrk and Treasurer.