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HARD WORK AHEAD ! FOR LAWMAKERS ] A EXT TWO WEEKS WILL BE BUSY s t: Legislators Are Hoping to Beach FiuftI Adjournment On Night of February 21st # a a -1 Columbia, Feb. 9.?The asylum in- 11 vestigation and the stroke of paralysis 0 suffered by Dr. #C. T. Wyche, while " presiding in the house Friday night, 11 have overshadowed legislation during 11 navopgl /lavS >5 lilt; paot act v/iui uM,r There is a disposition evidenced ^ among the members of the general assembly to finish up the work and gc* e through within the customary 40 days. If this can be done adjourn- ^ inent will be rea:aed so I'cMn.e or. ^ Saturday night, February 21. The first veto by Governor Blease e L was in the senate bill providing for the purchase of a site for a park for the city of Columbia some three or four miles from the city. The gov- 15 ernor contended that the bill should E be more properly entitled a measure a to enrich the Columbia electric rail- ? way company's owners, "and to in- ' crease the value of certain property c through which this railway will ex- g tend its lines." A serious objection b which he urged was that the city ' council and the recorder's court of 11 Columbia were given jurisdiction un- Jl der the act to try offenses on the proposed park site, which would be some ^ three or four miles from the corpot rate limits. The veto has not yet been passed upon. . ' The coming two weeks?the last two weeks of the session ii Ike legr lature reaches adjournment within the time anticipated?will be two very busy weeks. Many measures of vital ^ ? importance, which have already bee 1 referred to fully in1 your columns, will be up for disposition, and the v general appropriation and supo'y bills . d?HWUidij?i-\ attention. The senate ha;: killed toe bid inrtos duced by Senator McLaurm to 1 educe c the legal rate of interest to six per cent. An amendment which nad oeen ^ adopted alhv'ng the present legal . rate of eight per cent, to be charged, under written contracts, had practically destroyed the force of the measure. The State warehouse bill of Senator ' McLaurin, which is regarded as one of the most important measures hefore this general assembly, is still r pending in the senate. Senator McI.anrin. the author of the bill, has an u notinced that he will make his closing j. argument for its passage on Tuesday morning. The house on Saturday devoted it- , self to the consideration of local and ^ uncontested measures, disposing of ^ nearly a hundred One of the import- , ant uncontested measures passed was ^ the bill to ratify the constitutional ^ amendment providing for the direct ^ election of United States senators. . The house on Friday killed *he ^ Kibler-Belser bill looking towards the sale of the asylum property in the city of Columbia, with the view of moving the asylum out to State Park. The vote was a tie?52 to 52. Mr. Kibler. of Newberry, one of the authors of the ? ?-J- - i? ? J . measure, muue a naiu ugui iur passage. In view of the asylum investigation now in progress, the fight on this bill was watched with a great deal of interest. A bill providing for the sale of this property passed at the last session, but was killed by the veto of the governor. Loth the senate and the house have been considering the "primary reform" bills before them, and this week may see some definite action one way or the other, by one or hot? houses, on these measures. Several different measures have been before both bodies for consideration. There has been considerable discussion in the house on the Sanders bill providing for injunctions against houses of ill-fame, and the members of the house have indulged in several filibusters over this measure. The legislature goes to Charleston ( on Wednesday to inspect the Citadel and the State Medical college, and therefore there will he no more business transacted by it until Thursday. The difference is that a gtri is pretty, a woman attractive and interesting.? Philadelphia Ledger. ? ?j* 4* 4* 4* 4* ^ * COURT HOUSE SEWS * c* ?j? ? tja ?|? ?! ?? ?? After a week of fine weather the kies are overcast, and we suppose he ground hog's prophecy will bein to come true. Fertilizer salesmen are plentiful, .ast fall the farmers said they were ot going to use so much guano. The foresaid " F. S." say demand is fine nd outlook for trade is good, and hat too with increased prices. Why ot let the farmers study the raising f such crops as wil he soil builders ideed and let alone so mush comlercial fertilizer? This can be done, Rev. J. 0. Sessom, of Orangeburg 5 spending a few days in town. Rev, Ir. Sesson is well known in Chestereld county, as he has served sevral churches in the county. The Chesterfield County Teachers' issociation will meet at the Court louse next Saturday at 11 a. m. Prof. Louse, the county superintendent of ducation, says ;Chesterfield county as one of the best teachers associaions in the State. The graded and high school here i doing excellent work. Prof. S. L. >uckett is a splendid disciplinarian nd has as his assistants a fine corps f teachers. The enrollment is neary 22;") students. However, if we had ompulsory education, and we are oing to have it. the enrollment would e still larger. ? Rev. J. L. Tyler is at his old home i Aiken county. He is attending an mportant church matter at Willisan. IOVERNOR WOULD ABOLISH THE PEN BY AUGUST. 'reposes Sending Convicts to Roads and .Waking Asylum of Pris. on Buildings. Columbia. Feb. 0.?Governor Blease xplained during the investigation of tie insane asylum why he was comluting the sentences of so many conicts in the state penitentiary and rhat method of procedure he was allowing. During the last few weeks, e stated, he-has sent 108 from the tate prison to the public works of the ounties in which they were convictd. A total of 36 convicts were said o nave Deen reieast-u m una inauuci roni the penitentiary by the goveror Friday and Saturday. ^ He explained that each member of he legislative delegation of the couny which wanted the convicts from hat county which wanted the conicts from that county returned to erve their sentences on the public oads must request the commutations, nd the county supervisor must make ffidavit that he is in position to care or them. The public was warned during his peech that he would endeavor to ave the prison emptied of its inmates y the first of the coming August. He roposes to establish tfiere a hospital or insane negroes, which will place iouth Carolina in a unique position mong the other states. In the event hat the penitentiary really is abolshed, this will be the only state in he union which will be without a enitentiary; so far as could be learn d last night. Origin of Duels. Dueling took its rise from the judical combats of the Celtic nations, rhe first formal duel iu England, be ween William, Count D'Eu. and Godrey Iiayuard. took place in 10'JG. Doling in civil matters was forbidden in 'ranee in l.'50."i. Francis I. challenged lie Emperor Charles V. in vain Iu H28. The light with small sword? vas introduced into England in 15S7 ^ proclamation was made in 1(579 that 10 person should be pardoned who had ;illed another in a duel. The custom vas eheeked in tin* British army in 7i?H :111?J was abolished in Liljjlaiid 1?\ lie aid of public* opinion.?I?a.n.sa? Jity Star. Tribute to the D:"2. Whether a dojr is the best friend of nan cannot lie answered by me. but of II the animals which have become donesticated the doir has been shown to te the only one that mocr knows ?!m lilTerenee of caste, class, wealth 01 labitation. The shriveling, half starved log. <*liiiitiiivT to the wasted toiler in he lintnhlesi abode of a lumm y fa inly, will never forsake to next door o the family that has the blue rib?oned. silver belled poodle or the felt rrapped collie.?Colonel John II. Lewis. +' -i PATRICK ITEMS. ?3 1 *3 ! Our little town keeps growing. ! Mrs. Gillespie is spending som time with her daughter in Fitzger aid, Ga. Rev. A. W? White, of Jefferson came over and preached a fine ser ! mon Monday night. i The many friends of Rev. and Mrs I J. M. Sullivan were glad to have then spend Monday and Tuesday in town. Rev. Thames, of Muggins, Va.. ha i accepted the calls of Patrick, Mace donia and Cedar Creek churches. H preached an excellent sermon her , OU1IUU} 1'. II*. Mrs. Curtis and Miss Pearl Swain of Liberty, N. C, are visiting thei sister, Mrs. D. S. Brower. Rev. Jernian has located here. H ' was given a nice pounding by hi congregation |in<$ their friends 01 Tuesady night. Mr. Ben Covington has rented am moved in Rev. J. M. Sullivan' house. We regret to learn that Mrs. Allien Ingraham, who is in the hospital a Baltimore, isn't any better. Mr. Archie Goodale's little son whi had both legs broken by a tree hi brother cut, has suffered great pain but is improving. Messrs. John Winburn and Duncai Turnage are now in their new homes Mrs. Collins is having a new stor built here. I DON'T MISTVKtf THE CAUSE Many Clieraw People Have Kidne; Trouble And Do Not Know It Do you have backache? Are you tired and worn out? Feel dizzy, nervous and depressed Are the kidny secretions irrigular Highly colored; contain sediment Likely your kidneys are at fault. Weak kidneys give warning of dis tress. Heed the warning; don't delay? Use a tested kidney remedy. Read this Darlington testimony, Mrs. J. Q. James, E. Broad St., Dar lington, S. C., says: "For a long timi I suffered from severe backaches symptoms of kidney complaints, used Itwo box&UdOf Doan's _&idne; Pills as directed and they not onl; relieved theaohes and pains, but re Ill' vea iae ireuuie wuu u-.t muu^ secretions." 'I he above is not an isolated case Mrs. James is only one of many ii this vicinity whe have gratefully en dc-ed Doan's. If your ba : ache! ?i? your kidneys bother you, don' siciply ask foi si kidnev remedy - asi distinctly for Loan's Kidnev Pills, ihi same that Mrs. James had. ">0c. al stores. Foster-Milburn Co.. Props. dneqeaseo.,LokindBuffalo, N. Y. Buffalo, N. Y. No. 6. ?Advertiseent. DAMES AND DAUGHTERS. Mine. DieuJufoy. the famous explore and traveler, is the only woman ii France who is permitted to wear mat nttire, a law being passed specially to her benefit. Miss Florence It. Corbett has tnkei the position of manager of the Prince ton university dining halls. Miss Coi bett was last year in charge of tb dining halls of Teachers' college am the Horace Mann school in New York Among the treasures of the Duches of Marlborough's jewels there Is nun so costly or so prized as the exquisite ly beautiful pearl necklace which one graced the neck of the Empress Catli eiine of Kussia and which was put chased by the duchess' father. Mi Vnnderbilt. The Italian supreme court has rt fused to allow Signorinn Teresa Isi briola to practice law in that eountr, on the grounds that a woman cap no 1 do anything in public life without III I consent of her husband, and if sli I were allowed to practice law her bus ! band might withdraw his con-ent. Canary Seed. It takes but a trilling amount of seet ' to till the cup in a canary bird's cage ' but a canary would probably c ifisium . or waste in the course of a year tei , pounds of seed, so that the amount re linircd for ail the birds in tin* countr; is enormous. The v;ilne??f nil the bin seed imported in n year is from 000 to flinty Mil I. It would probably bi putting it very moderately to say tlia the'bird lovers of our country ptiy ou ' for bird seed as they buy it. in retai form, more than $1.UU0,UU0 annually. YOUR CARES. We brought no cares into this world, and naked of cares we shall leave it. Therefore to hug them here is foolish. * MASTER S SALE. ! ^ State of South Carolina f* County of Chesterfield. N0 Pursuant to a decree heretofore granted in the case of Bank of Chee raw, plaintiff, vs. B. H. Burch, de fendant, 1 will offer for sale before the Court House door at Chesterfield. i. S. C., on the first Monday in March, - same being the 2nd, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder s. for cash, the following described real 11 estate, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel s or tract of land lying and being - in the county of Chesterfield, State e of South Carolina, North of the town e of Ruby near the North Carolina line, containing sixty (60) acres, same bei, ing the old homestead of defendant's r father and grandfa|her, known as James F. Burch place; bounded by the e Jackson Road which separates it s from the land of D. F. Burch; East a by land of Kirby Smith; South by land of Mrs. Sinclair Sellers; and d West by land of Mrs. Walter Gaddy s and other land of B. H. Burch. P. A. MURRAY, Jr., Master of Chesterfield County. MASTER'S SALE. 0 s t State of South Carolina County of Chesterfield. 1 Pursuant to a decree heretofore '* granted in the case of Bank of Chee raw, plaintiff, vs. R. H. Burch, defendant, I will offer for salp before the Court House door at Chesterfield, S. C? on the first Monday in March, same being the 2nd, between the legal Y hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real estate, to wit: ? All that certain piece, parcel or ? tract of land in said State and coun* ty about three and one half miles (3^) North of Ruby, containing seventeen and a fraction acres and bounded North by lands of B. H. Burch; East by lands of Renie Gaddy and George Melton; South by lands of b Douglass; and West by lands of George Melton; is more fulJ ly shown by plat of same by deed of f R. H. Burch from the - the estate of J. E. Burch, deceased. y P. A. MURRAY, Jr.. 1. Master of Chesterfield County. 1 j MASTER S SALE. t \ State of South Carolina 1 County of Chesterfield. Pursuant to a decree heretofore granted in the case of Bank of Cheraw, plaintiff, vs. Ida E. Fair, defendant, I will offer for sale before the Pnnrt Hnuse door at Chesterfield. S. C.,. on the first Monday in March, r same tTeing the 2nd, between the 11 legal hours of sale, to the highest e bidder for cash, the following der scribed real estate, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, containing forty (40) acres, bounded North by lands of e Charles Moore; South by estate lands ij of Ben McCullough; and West by land in dispute but supposed to be Mcs Cullough land; same beginning at a e stake 3X on the North side of the road Jus' above the old Hortonville e place running North 18 degrees 15* [' West 17.31 to a stake 3X on the . Charles Moore line; thence North 52 degrees 30' West 31.75 chains to a stake 3X; thence South 14 degrees i. East 23.50 chains to a stake 3X; y thence South 65 degrees East to the t beginning corner; as shown by deed 0 to J. E. Bttrch from W. H. McCullers, recorded in Clerk's office in Chester" field county. P. A. MURRAY. Jr.. Master of Chesterfield County. 1 e What Roses Are. You have noticed, to be sure, that rose leaves are like the foliage of apple trees. They are of one family. 1 Hoses arc the souls of apples. Flowers ' are never just aerhlents. They are nil related to something else. As a little 5 wild rose is like a dear baby, so a big t j apple tree is like a grownup person, t | Some roses have been turned in one diI | rection for their fragrance and beauty. I Others have been brought up into ap! pie trees for the fruits they bear. Nearly everything people like to eat I was a flower until its improvement ; made it something else.?Los Angeles Times. A Slight Difference. What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? One seils watches, and the other watches cells. MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina County of Chesterfield. Pursuant to a decree heretofore granted in the case of W. P. Pollock, plaintiff, vs. D. W. Moore, and the Southeastern Life Insurance Company. defendants, 1 will offer for sale before the Court House door in Chestherfield. S. C.t on the first Monday , in March, same being the 2nd, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real estate, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land in the County of Chesterfield, in said State, containing five hundred and twenty-two (522) acres, more or less, fully described in the plat made by W. L. Gillespie, surveyor, on October 27, 1911, same being bounded on the North by Thompson's Creek; East by Juniper Creek and lands of Tracey, Duke and others; South by McKay estate, known as Eureka; and West by McLaughlin and Agertori lands; being known as Ray Mill tract, except, however, the water power, mill pond and Jands covered by same and land reserved as shown by deed from W. P. Pollock and C. F. Moore to Montrose Company, dated Jan. 24, 1911. P. A. MURRAY, Jr., Master of Chesterfield County. JOINT SESSION RATIFIES LARGE BATCH OF ACTS. Continued from page one water or tends to produce rafts, and providing ways and means for enforcing same, and making the cost of same a lien on the property. A joint resolution authorizing and / ' directing the county commissioners of Williamsburg county to draw his warVj rant in favor of John M. Nexsen in the sum of $140.62, and directing the treasurer of Williamsburg county to pay same. "f* An act to fix the terms of office of the county commissioners of Kershaw* . An act authorizing "ths-achool tees of school district No. 22, In Clarendon county, to collect a contingent; fee from every pupil attending the public schools in said district. An act to amend section 2196 of volume 1. 'code of laws of South Carolina, 1913, by striking out the word "Anderson" wherever it occurs therein, and to apply the provisions of article 1, chapter 32 of volume 1, code of laws of South Carolina, 1912, to Anderson county. An act to amend section 104, volume2, code of laws, 1912, relating to * aljle-bodied male convicts, so as to include the county of Greenville in its provisions. An act to empower the trustees of school district No. 70. Greenville county. South Carolina, to convey a certain lot of land. An act fixing the costs and fees of the clerk of court and register of mesne conveyances for Jasper county. An act to authorize the county commissioners of Chester county to borrow money to build a new jail, to levy a tax to pay said loans, and to provide for the sale of the old jail and lot, if such sale be deemed advisable by the county board. An act to amend section 1452, code of laws of South Carolina, 1912, relating to salaries of magistrates and constables in Kershaw county. An act to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1912, volume 1, chapter 20, relating to the county supervisor and county board of commissioners by adding thereto a cestion, to be known as section 942a, profS/1inry fn?? fliA filnnflnn nf n plnrk ffil* I MUlllft IUI W?C ... .. the county hoard of commissioners, ami providing a salary therefor. A joint resolution to refund to the city of Laurens $12.72 overpaid taxes for the yearsa 1900-1010 inclusive,?and abate the taxes for 1911 and 1912, wrongly assessed. An act requiring the publication of certain reports by the county supervisor of Bamberg county. An act to fix the road commutation tax* of Anderson county. An act to amend an act entitled "An act relating to Newberry county," appearing as act No. 477 in the acts of 1912. An act providing for the division of the city of Columbia into eight wards, and establishing an additional voting precinct in said city. aa ?