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^ One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1914. Established 1891.
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I COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS!'
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
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News Items Gathered All Around the .
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County and Elsewhere. I nel
** Ehrhardt Etchings. ' the
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Ehrhardt, February 16.?The bulk bul
of our farmers have made arrange- sai
ments for 1914 supplies and are now
happy until the time comes to gather his
the crops in and pay up; then one ph
. can hear of the many mishaps?why Wjt
this and that can't be done. shi
[It seems if our common farmers the
only care for a little something to dri
eat, very meagre clothing and only wh
cash enough to buy some whiskey, we:
this fulfills their ambition. When 0cc
you talk to them about higher aims, cor
and ambition for greater things you f0r
will receive the answer, that there wa;
was Uncle Sam-, he raised a big fami- inc
ly of boys and girls and they are all det
hustling along in some way; that he Co<
never had a two horse wagon nor wh
buggy, but he had two wheels on an wit
axle and two gum poles fastened on <
it for shafts; on this he hauled rails co<
and fertilizers and he himself was rjai
hauled home on the same' Vehicle i t
from the neighborhood grog shop ma
where he had gotten more than he the
oould go with. Thus he lived a life of his
a 70 to 80 years and never did anyB
thing for himself or anyone else; but
H was a good man, did not harm any ,
one. Such is the waste of good ma- $41
terial such as muscle and energy in
with no ambition to be more than a the
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common farmer. Farming is a good uni
business and with care, energy and am
push there is no business that will 191
^ pay more dividends. In fact a coun- nes
try with good farmers with any de- ea
gree of intellect and care, make it a age
^ desirable place to live in. It's the am
K back bone of every other business? mi]
W no prosperity where the soil is not '
cultivated. slig
Rev. W. R. McMillan hopes to do t ere
work here in the Baptist church, yea
will preach several sermons both day no>
and night this week. JEE. 001
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Ehrhardt News. r
Ehrhardt, February 16.?The bazaar,
given by the Methodist ladies
FOa
Friday night and Saturday, was a .
1 great success. The affair was held ls- (
in Copeland hall. Over to the left, anc
as one entered the door, appeared (
tables at which the most tempting
viands imaginable were served. And <
it is simply a most astonishing thing ha>
to see how much some people can the
eat of such things. For instance, one >
gentleman ate so long and so much vis;
that he forgot his girl's name and, jag1
introducing her to another fellow, ,
changed her name entirely. Then, the
f everywhere about over the hall, were jjr,
fancywork booths, candy booths, and ^
various other establishments taste- 0f
fully decorated and withal intended soo
tn ratfth and hold the eye of the poor, i
K "broke" fellow. But the people js
W showed that they were willing to aid j?
the ladies in their work. 1
Mr. Beck, one of the managers at at
the Hacker mill here, received a tele- daj
gram yesterday apprising him of the Me
serious illness of his wife. Mr. Beck jan
left on the noon train for Wilming- Mis
ton, N. C., his home. WTc
Well, it seems that the mill is ha^
about to get started once more. At ?
least we hear the whistle every morn- son
ing, noon, and evening. i
Some cold, damp weather we've mu
been having, isn't It? Last Friday ]
and Saturday were certainly bad. jus
Mr. S. W. Copeland is moving his thi:
business into his new brick building tho
' this week. Copeland & Farrell are :
also moving into their new building, fan
Mr. J. M. Dannelly has begun the Fol
- " erection of a fine brick establish- ;
K-. ment next to Mr. S. W. Copeland's the
rnew building, and another brick Bis
store is to be started soon next to the j
building into which Copeland & Far- gra
. rell are moving. It is to be hoped gu<
that others may follow this good las
ft example and erect brick buildings.
W am
CANNERY OX GALILEE SHORE. an(
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J, Company Proposes to Peal in Sardines
Prom Lake. we
A company is about to be formed Ab
to run a sardine canning factory on ;
the shore of the Sea of Galilee. A ing
local newspaper says there are great
? shoals of sardines in this section and Jol
a remunerative industry can be da}
built up if a concession is granted.
The natives, who are extremely Sat
poor, would benefit greatly by such Be;
Ian industry, as the output is likely
tx> be patronized not only because tin
naiiioo sardines are of suDerior I Pa<
V wuu ? 4 _
m flavor, but because of the Biblical
associations of the Sea of Galilee.? fro
Jerusalem dispatch to The New York H.
Sun. ' da:
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\TTEMPT LIFE OF OFFICER. j
'ut. Cook Wounded by Unknown
Party at Vera Ouz. <
Cera Cruz, February 12.?An atrip
t was made last night to assasate
Lieut. Arthur B. Cook, flag
itenant to Rear Admiral Mayo, of
! United States battleship Connectt.
Lieut. Cook was struck by a
let and slightly wounded. His aslant
was not seen. i
rhe lieutenant, accompanied by
wife and Miss Ethel McKenzie, of ]
iladelphiaT had been dining (
:h Admiral Mayo aboard the flagp.
Returning to the landing place, j
> party took an .open ,'carriage to j
ve to the steamer Morro Castle, on (
ich Mrs. Cook and Miss McKenzie
re to sail to-day. The two women
upied the rear seat. Lieut. Cook, 1
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tspicuous in a full drees white unim,
sat facing them. As the party 1
s proceeding down Avenida de la ^
tependencia a sharp, but not loud 1
onation was heard, and Lieut,
ak felt a shock on the loft hip, ]
ich at the time he did not associate j
h what appeared to be a shot. i
3n alighting at the wharf Lieut, i
Dk found a small object on the car- <
ge seat, which proved to be a bulof
the type used in pocket autotic
pistols. Investigation showed (
! bullet had inflicted a bruise on
hip. \
Total Debt of the World. <
Antwerp, February 14.?A debt of
2,960,000,000 is the total shown |
the accounts of all the nations of ]
world, according to the bureau of ^
iversal statistics, which has just ^
lounced its figures for the year (
L2. Of this total public indebted- c
is thirty-two milliards are charg- <
against Europe alone.' A century g
> the public debt of all countries j
ounted to only a little over seven <
lliards. (
The population of the earth is now
jhtly over 1,900,000,000, an inase
of 140,000,000 in the past four
irs, according to the bureau. Asia ]
v has 933,000,000, Europe 484,).000,
Africa 188,000,000, Amer187,000,000,
Oceania 57,000,000.
The world's commerce now j
ounts to $40,600,000,000, and it j
iw a total of 635,000 miles of rail- A
ds, or enough to girdle the globe (
:arried# on by 55,802 sailing ships j
i 4 7,714 steamers. Other figures (
mty-five times. 1
Colston Dots.
Dolston, February 17.?We are
ring some beautiful weather for
past few days,
dr. and Mrs. George McMillan ,
ited Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bishop
t Sunday.
dr. and Mrs. B. W. Beard visited !
ir parents last Sunday, Mr. and
s. Frank Clayto^
?Ve are sorry to learn of the illness
Mrs. W. H. Folk, but hope she will
n be able to be out again. .
diss Willie Lou Wolf, from Cope, ,
visiting her grand mother, Mrs. E.
Rentz. t
There was a little crowd gathered
Mr. C. C. Fenders's last Thursr
night. Those present were
ssrs. Edgar Fender, John Cope- J
d, Leroy Peters, George Kearse: ,
>ses Llewellyn Zeigler, Willie Lou x
If, and Ollie Folk. All seemed to
<e ,a jolly good time. ^
diss Ollie Folk has been spending
ae time with Miss Alma Fender.
A*e are sorry to learn that the ^
mps are in our community.
Everybody in our community has t
t aoout finished butchering for j
5 season and how they will miss
c
se nice spare ribs and sausage,
dr. and Mrs. J. L. Priester and ^
lily visited Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Ik last Sunday. ,
Wr. and Mrs. G. L. Bishop were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. j
hop last Sunday.
Wr. and Mrs. J. W. Priester and
..j j ? m:? t +1-,.-, I i
LUU-UiUlg liter, .MISS IjCC, ncic Uig
?sts of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bisliop (
t Sunday. . ]
Mrs. B. D. Bishop and children. T
1 sister. Miss Annie, visited Mr. J
i Mrs. J. P. Bishop last Wednes7.
?
\lr. Clarence Fender and sisters 1
re the guests of Mr. and .Mrs.
ner Fender last Sunday. s
Most of the farmers are busy haul;
their fertilizers. t
rhere was a good many of the St.
m's folks in our community Sun- t
7 afternoon.
Miss Willie Lou Wolf spent last ri
.urday night and Sunday with Miss i
5sie Folk.
Mrs. Joe Padgett is spending some i
le with her brother. Mr. C. F.
dgett. t
Mr. Frank Fender and mother. C
T tricifnH AT r o n r\ \T ro W
ill LiUUgC) V AO* .Ui . UiiU * v. "
Folk last Wednesday and Thurs- 1
7. t
(N THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
state News Roiled Down for Quick
Reading;?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
The primary reform bill was killed
n the house Tuesday by one vote.
A Lutheran Laymens* convention is
jeing attended by seven hundred
ielegates-this week in Columbia.
The State senate Tuesday night reused
to kill the Charleston liquor
Jill, providing a system of high license.
Stephen Linder, a young white
nan of Lexington county, was killed
Tuesday when an automobile, in
vhich he was riding, turned turtle.
Hlis companion, R, A. Barre, escaped
vith minor injuries.
J. W. Lee, who disappeared from
lis home at Piedmont in December,
md whom five negroes were charged
vith murdering, turned up in Dougass,
Ga., on Sunday. His mind
seemed to have gone wrong.
A shooting scrape occurred in Anierson
on Sunday in which Gus
3rown and Pink Brown, both colored,
-vere killed by Sam Brown, colored.
The affair happened at Mt. Moriah
diurch, five miles from the city.
Dr. J. H. Taylor, one of the regents
of the State Hospital for the
insane, testified before the investigating
committee Tuesday that the
governor had an insinuating attitude
;oward the professional and moral
:haracter of Dr. Saunders, the young
voman physician, at an executive
session of the board of regents last
December. The Governor has since
that Iia never doubted the
:haracter of Dr. Saunders.
MYSTERY OF TRAIN SPOOK.
Pulls on the Air Cord That Puts
Schedule Two Hours Off.
"Who pulled that cord and cut off
lie air?" asked the conductor of
xeight train No. 48, on the Pennsylvania
road, when the train suddenly
vame to a stop two miles east of
I
Tohnston station, says Altoona, (Pa.)
lorrespondence in New York Sun.
U1 the brakemen denied bringing the
rain to a stop. The train started
igain, and when it had gone about
i mile the air was cut off again and
he train came to a second stop.
Search of the train was made. Not
inding any trespassers, the conductor
irdered the engineer to start the train
igain. Before the train had gone a
lalf mile the air was mysteriously
lut off again and the train came to a
sharp stop for a third time.
Again the crew made an investigaion
and the conductor became angry.
?TrAmr*lunor ll'Of. T1 H t r? VlO H T1
he train, and the conductor ordered
he crew to take positions along the
op of the freight cars.
The train had gone about a mile
vhen the air cord was pulled again in
;ome mysterious manner and the
:rain was brought to another stop.
The crew reported that it had been
inable to observe anything wrong.
"That train must be haunted," said
;he conductor. "We must find out
vhat is wrong."
A brakeman in passing a car in
vhich was a horse observed its head
>ver the emergency cord. The emergency
cord was adjusted so that the
l.orse could not get'its head over it.
md the train proceeded.
The schedule on the Western di
,'ision -was thrown out of order for
tearly two hours by the "spook"
torse.
Denniak Personals.
Denmark. February 14.?.Mrs. Sidiey
Hartzog and Miss Parnell Abney,
)f Greenwood, and Dr. and Mrs. O.
3. Hartzog. of Greenville, spent last
veek here with Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
ilice.
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Guess, Jr.,
;pent the week-end with Mrs. Guess'
parents at Holly Hill.
Mr. G. Miller Greene, of Barnwell.
>pent Thursday in town.
Mr. J. W. Wyman is visiting relaives
in Charleston.
Mr. \V. F. Marvin spent Sunday in
own.
Miss Frances Maytield, of El Paso,
Texas, is visiting at the home of her
mcle, the Hon. S. G. Mayfield.
.Mrs. L. C. Rice spent Wednesday
n Columbia.
.Miss Esther Holier, of Aiken, spent
he week-end with .Miss Emma
Jwens.
.Miss Helen Milhous. of Columbia,
las returned after a visit to relaives
here.
TEACH MEXICO BASEBALL.
Change From Bull Fights Advocated
For Warlike l*roi>ensities.
It was a wise man who once remarked:
"Describe to me the amusements
of a people and I will describe
to you the character of that people."
In the light of this consider the
bull fights, says the Denver Times.
It with its next of kin, the cock fight,
is Mexico's chief pastime. When the
sons of Montezuma are not "revolutionizing"
they are on their way to or
witnpssine a hull fieht. Now anv one
who has ever calmly and dispassionately
viewed a sample of this
Mexican entertainment must admit
that it tends to bring out the vicious
propensities, to arouse the baser instincts,
and to excite to a dangerous,
almost violent pitch. .Assuredly
there is plenty of "seeing red" at a
bull fight.
Then turn to baseball. It is the
American amusement, the national
relaxation. When Americans are not
making money they are on their way I
to or howling themselves hoarse at a
ball game. It is a clean, keen sport,
science and mental calibre figure. No
dumb beast is baited and slain. No
blood is shed?unless it be that in the
enthusiasm of the game an occasional
umpire is put hors de combat with a,
pop bottle. This latter, being anticipated,
can hardly be counted.
Mexico is at war with herself. The
United States is at peace with the
world. Mexico goes from her bloody
DUli rings 10 uie uiuuuiei uaitic uciu.
Uncle Sam goes from the grandstand
and scoreboard home to his family
and dinner.
As a result of these two national
sports?the one cruelly vicious the
1 other innocently enlivening?Mexican
now has a hand at Mexican
throat, the republic is swept by fire
and sword; war, rapine and disaster
grip what should be a prosperous]
lan(\; while the United States, calm,
heafthv, happy, is alnjost on the eve
of stepping in to separate these battling
brothers that the peace of the
world may be promoted.
MOKE MONEY FOR CARRIERS.
Postoffice Appropriation Rill Rig-)
gest in History.
Washington, February 11.?Nearly
$5,000,000 had Aeen added to the
total of the postoffice appropriation
bill as it passed the^house when the
senate committee to-day completed its
work on the measure. It carries
$310,000,000, the largest amount
ever appropriated for postal purposes.
Maximum salaries for rural mail
carriers would be increased under the
bill to $1,200, the total increase for
this purpose amounting to $4,350,000.
An increase of $1,000,000 was
added to the house appropriation for
railway mail service to meet the demands
of the parcel post. No increase
in second-class mail rates is
provided for in the bill.
Norway's Diplomatic Service.
Christiania, February 14.?The
royal commission appointed in 1912
to consider the reorganization of the
Norwegian, diplomatic and consular
service recommends in its final re -)
port the establishment of a competent
business council to assist the
foreign office, especially in the negotiation
of commercial treaties. The
commission also recommends the
linking up of the diplomatic and consular
service and competition, for
which all Norwegians should be competent,
for all the paid situations in
the service. It is also suggested that
trade organizations should be consulted
as to appointments. The object
of the government is to
strengthen Norwegian representation
abroad, so as to increase the
openings for trade and shipping.
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DIKS FROM INJURY.
I James \V. Hughes, of Florence, Was
Struck by A. C. L. Train.
Florence. February 15.?Mr. James
W. Hughes, of this city, a well-known
Western Union Telegraph lineman,
who was struck by a freight train
on the Atlantic Coast Line Railway
at Lake City on Friday evening, and
who was rushed to this city on a fast
train for medical treatment, died
last night at the Florence Infirmary
from his injuries.
Mr. Hughes, with his assistant, Mi.
F. M. Sprouse, was sent out on the
line to locate wire trouble between
Charleston, supposedly about Lake
City. They left the train down ine
road and were moving over the line
with a lineman's railroad velocipede.
As they approached the station at
Lake City, the car ran into and was
struck by a car of a local freight
which was being backed.
LARGER THAN LAST YEAR
APPROPRIATION MEASURE CARRIES
TOTAL OF $2,391,795.
If Figures Stand, Tax Levy for 1914
Will Probably Be Seven
Mills.
Columbia, Feb. 17.?The appronriatinn
bill, as orierinallv rnnortpd.
was passed by the house to-day. The
bill has yet to pass the Senate where
it will probably be pruned considerably.
Columbia, February 12.?The general
appropriation bill was presented
to the house to-night by Chairman
Geo. W. Dic$, on the part of the ways
and means committee. The committee
has had a prodigious task to keep
pace with a fast growing State and at
the same time not to make a heavy increase
in the aggregate of the appropriations.
The committee has had
many hearings and has been faithful
in its work. It has gone over
the bill time and time again, pruning
here and revising there. The bill
presented tonight by Chairman Dick
is considered complete in every detail,
and while showing an increase
in dollars and cents is not really so
much so in view of the heavy increases
in demands for the growing
State and increases necessary all
along the line.
The chief difference that apparent*
ly has to be provided for is that last
year there was a special act carrying
a one-mill direct tax that was used
for the Garris-Nicholson High School
Extension and Library Act that involved
about $200,000. This year's
bill carries this $200,000 directly, as
it has not been provided for in a
special act, as was done last year;
therefore, in the apparent increase of
$532,718 in the bill over the amount
carried in the bill of 1913, at least
$200,000 is to be credited to the
school items that were provided for
in the special one-mill tax.
Tax Levy Greater.
The bill will mean a seven-mill
State tax levy. Last year the levy
was slightly less, and including the
school fund there will be an increase
of three-quarters of a mill. \ In other
words, the total tax for 1914 will be
seven mills, and this will include the
fund necessary for the various school
items that were provided for last year
in the special levy of one mill. The
miscellaneous schedule in the Act of
1913 carried $96,589, while this year
it aggregates $366,892, most of which
is to be credited to the school items
that were otherwise provided for
last year.
mere are a numDer or uenis hi
the Act for 1914 that show decreases
in the bill of last year. The insurance
commissioner's office is provided with
$510 less than in 1913. The attorney
gerferal's office $2,000 less, public
buildings less, the tax department
nearly $2,000 less. The University
of South Carolina gets $2,105 less
than the total for 1913. The interest
on the State debt is cut $30,000. The
legislative expenses are reduced $3,000.
The total reductions aggregate
$41,334 and the increases $574,006,
the largest increase being at the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution, for
which $43,946 is added, and of this
$35,000 is for a new building.
Winthrop College. ^
Winthrop College is allowed $30,000
for the erection of a gymnasium,
provided $35,000 is raised by Winthrop
from other sources. The appropriation
for ^Vinthrop shows an
increase of $20,840, including this
gymnasium item.
The Hospital for the insane is al
'lowed an increase of $50,000 on ac|
count of its increasing population.
I There is not a cent provided for the
I development of the new State Hospital
for the Insane at State Park. <
The health department shows an <
! increase of $36,000, and there is a
provision of $25,000 foj- the estab-1
lishment of a tuberculosis hospital.
There is no provision as to where 1
this hospital is to be located. ]
There is an increase of $2,200 for
the office of the railroad commis- <
sioners. The Catawba Indian item ;
shows an increase of $2,200. The ]
commissioner of agriculture is allowed
an increase of $2,800 for his office. 1
The adjutant general's office is allow- i
ed an increase of $6,600. The indus- i
trial school at Florence is allowed <
$44,000. The pension fund is in- J
?7 nnn and then elections 1
V_>x cuocv_x i v v v j M ? ? ? ? _ _ _ ?
have to be provided for this year at
an additional cost of $36,435.
Medical College.
There is an increase of $34,800 in i
the appropriation for the Medical ;
College of the State, at Charleston. ]
The total of the bill presented to- j
night is $2,391,795, as against $1,- i
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GETS $20,000 VERDICT.
Mrs. Padgett Wins Suit Against Seaboard
Air Uue.
Lexington. February 12.?Mrs.
Clara V. Padgett, of Savannah, Ga.,
administratrix of the estate of her
husband, Louis H. Padgett, was
awarded a verdict for $20,000 against
the Seaboard Air Line Railway by a
Lexington county jury late this afternoon
for the alleged killing of the
plaintiff's husband, whose dead body
was found in a drop pit in the roundhouse
of the railway company at
Cayce, this county, on the morning
of January 12, 1913.
This is the second largest verdict
ever rendered in the courts of Lexington
county. The case was tried under
the Federal Employees' Liability
Act, the first to be tried under the
Federal statute in this county, and
the action was brought for $75,000.
The case was hard fought, three days
having been occupied in its trial. The
plaintiff was represented by W. Boyd
Evans, Esq., of Columbia, as leading
counsel, assisted by Messrs. George
Bell Timmerman, T. C. Sturkie, W.
H. Sharpe, of the local bar, and Jas.
H. Fanning, of Springfield. Lyles &
Lyles, of Columbia, and C. M. Efird,
of the local bar, appeared for the defendant.
The jury was less than an
hour reaching a verdict. /
Attorneys for the railway announced
to-night that a motion will probably
be made for a new trial to-morrow.
At the conclusion of the Padgett
case all jurors were excused from a
further attendance upon the, term.
Judge Spain will remain over to-morrow
to hear equity matters, and also
for the memorial services, which will
be held at noon over the death of
*
Frank E. Dreher, a leading member
of the Lexington bar, who died on
December 1, 1913.
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STORKS BURNED AT COPE.
Entire Burliness Block Tljrea-tened
fop a Time.
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Cope, February 14.?Fire, which
was discovered here this morning at
1.40 o'clock, destroyed the stores of
E. P. Garick and O. F. Smoak, and at
one time threatened the remainder of
the business block, also several private
dwellings which lay in the path
of the huge shower of sparks. The _
fire originated in Mr. Garick's building,
and when discovered was eating
its way out the rear end of the store.
This store being covered with corrugated
tin, kept the flames confined
until they buVnt through the sides
and it was during this time that the
stock of Mr. Smoak was moved out,
he saving practically all of his stock,
but same was considerably damaged.
All that saved the town from its
worst baptism of fire was the houses
were thoroughly soakqd from the
rains of ^he day, and a thin sheeting
of ice encased the roofs. Coals of
fire three and four inches square,
parts of burning shingles, were liberally
scattered on many roofs.
A T Omnnb no incil ro T1 r>d nn
V/. r , omvan. uigui uuw vu
his store for $500, and on stock for
$1,000. E. P. Garick carried insurance
for $800.
"Pa, what is a diplomat?"
"A diplomat, my son,- is a man who
remembers a lady's birthday, but for^rts
her age."?London Tit-Bits.
"That's our general superintendent
?son of the president?he began at
the bottom and worked up?started
in as an oiler, right after he left
college!"
"When was that?"
"Oh, he graduated last June!"?
Puck.
First Photographer?You were rejected
yesterday, weren't you?
Second Ditto?Yes, but I got a
clear negative.?Columbia Jester.
859,077 for last year. The total net
increase is about $250,000, the difference
being in the amount raised
by the special one-mill tax for school
purposes.
In the miscellaneous items i6 included
$30,000 for tick eradication,
and provision is made for an appropriation
of $10,000 for a militia
manoeuvre camp, and the encampment
is to beytfSld on the condition
that the city getting the encampment
supplements the $10,000 with an
equal amount. There is a provision
for $5,000 for the representation of
this State in the peace memorial on
Lake Erie.
More for MiLitia.
The military appropriation is increased
$8,000 over what it was last
year. An appropriation of $5,000 is
recommended to pay Mr. A. W. Todd
Tor designs and plans for an extension
to the State House.
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