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HP TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE c W (Continued from page 3, coiumn 3.) ( work which is being done in clearing I our territory of this hindrance to! p I cattle raising, can be pushed aggres- I SiVely and carried on to completion, c The Lever Act. w "The work that is being done in A ~ / the agricultural extension depart- n ment of Clemson college, under the J Lever act, is so valuable'that it must F be manifest to all. 1 urge the neces- a sary appropriation by the State, that t] we may continue this work and ob- d \ i ^ tain tbe increased amount of money n that will come to us from the federal c - V.i- 1 appropriation under the terms of the Lever act." \ ' h Comptroller General. ? The governor calls attention to the tfact that the report of the comptrol- ? - h ler general shows that tne iyio rev-i " * : enues of the State from all sources; n exceed the expenditures by about ^ $52,000. The work of the tax commission is considered of great im- ^ portance. ^ S, \ * State House Grounds. 1 Uhder the supervision of the State ^ b house and grounds commission, the 1] State house premises have been greatly improved in appearance, ac- p cording to the annual message. _ State Hospital for the Insane.. _ ~ ? .. . . . y , VI will transmit to you, at a laier - time, a special message in reference to the State Hospital for the Insane. I will merely state now that the re- j i organization of this institution and ^ changes in the buildings, and in the treatment of the patients, as provided ior in those acts which you wisely.enacted at the last session of the i legislature, are being effected in a k ,most satisfactory manner; and I will b B ask that your honorable body visit ^ W that institution with me on ?he first ^ L afternoon that you will designate. I c< V feel that a visit there can better show ^ yon how your recommendations are 1 being carried, out than anything that ^ L I dan describe in writing. n p Lobbying. ^ ^Public hearings are very properlyf&ccorded to .those interested, who ^ may have important matters to pre : ?iil;v fhp the consideration of vonr committees, and no doubt much valu- ^ able information is gained in this p * "There is another side to this mat- ** te.r, however, and it is to this other side to which I desire to. direct your g( attention. I refer to what is general/ . ly known as 'lobbying.' ' ; f< "Efforts to exert undue influence tj in the shaping of legislation for the n .people of South Carolina, should be tJ met with condemnation in no un- a, t : Wou lave been elected as the rep- ^ reeentatives of the people of South r( Carolina because of their confidence l J-;-; your honesty and ability to care gj for and protect the interests and welfare of all the people, and ^t is to Q these people who have, by their ballots, expressed this confidence in you, n that you must answer for your acts t( w?Ue here, and not to the hirelings T I' : of those who would have you legis- _ w f sped al privileges for the few at C( \ the expense of the many. *;This practice of lobbying, either * in ^person or through literature sent by mail to the different members, is an insult to your intelligence and I. ability to think Tor yourselves on ^ f questions affecting the welfare and * interests of the large body of people 11 yob represent, and with whose needs di you are conversant. 11 "I apprehend you will not be inV' flhenced by such action, but feel it ** my' duty to call same to your atten- s* ticn at this t$me merely as a warn- si ing. pi % /"The work of the professional lobbyist consumes your time, is a nuis ti apce and dn indirect attempt to sil- _ > ence the voice of the people who are ti pleading for action that will result in e< .the greatest good for the greatest ei number. ti ^ v -gentlemen, give heed to the voice of the. people. o Special Legal Advice. ti : "At the last session of the legisla- s< ture you generously appropriated a I two thousand dollars for special le- h gal advice to the governor. This ac- p ^ tion on your part was warmly ap- u f predated by me, though it was do/ne ti " without my request. I desire to ex- it ; press to you my thanks for your ac- ti tioii, and my appreciation of the motives which prompted you to make ii | this appropriation. I desire, how- c ever, to state that not one dollar of S W this appropriation has been used, and c thaffthe entire amount, two thousand s: v. * Vdollars, has been turned back into ^ tfce State treasury. p i Economy. P f "'The financial needs of the various h State institutions, as well as govern- e if ment departments, will be presented c iSfe*: for your consideration in connection s . wltji their annual reports. While o f these needs are great, and some im- ii I perative, yet we must bear in mind I the fact that our population being n I largely a farming people, our maK terial prosperity must depend upon the, success of the tillers of the soil. H Let us remember that we have re- t m r centlv passed through some trying |s m DIE MYSTERIOUSLY. )fficials Will Make Inquiry Into 1 Their Deaths. Chicago, 111., Jan. 7.?Accomanied by their family physician, Jlysses DesPortes, a wealthy mer- i hant of Winnsboro, S. C., and his s /lie, oaraii, amvcu in vuitagu uu a Ionday night and went to the Ber- c arr-McFadden healthatorium. Mrs. ? .' H. Kauffman, a sister of Mrs. Des ^ 'ortes, who lives only three blocks way," says she was not- notified of i he aged couple's arrival until Tues- a ay morning when she received a c ote from DesPortes asking her to i ome to the institution. I DesPortes, who was 65 years old, t is wife being 60 years old, met Mrs. c kauffman in the receiving room of 1 he institution. She kissed him in a reeting and went upstairs to see er sister. When she returned a few r linutes later DesPortes had died in a is chair. r Mrs. Kauffman said: "When I saw r rhat condition they were in at the f ospital I asked men in charge to I dminister a stimulant to my broth- t r-in-law. That was refused. Mr. t >esPortes died suddenly while I was I l the building. It was refused me t ormissinn to call mv own Dhvsicians. ? --- - - I "I had my sister taken to St. e t uke's hospital and she died there Pednesclay night at 6 o'clock. She a ad been unconscious 12 hours and r new nothing of her husband's death. 1 !*I shall ask Health Commissioner c ohn Dill Robertson to investigate 2 ie matter." * f Byrnes on the Road Bill. Washington, Jan. 8.?RepresentaIve James F. Byrnes, who is a memer of the committee on roads, had a [lis to say with regard to the new c aderal goods roads bill which the d ommittee has favorably reported to a ie hou?e: ~ . .y "It is probable that the bill will a e taken up in the house within the ? ext two weeks and the chance of its assage is very good. . The house has t wice passed a federal aid bill, but m n each occasion it has been killed in v le seAate. I "The features objected to by the j mate have been eliminated from tne j ill now proposed in the house, its e rovision being practically those con- A lined in a bill introduced by myself A no years ago, which bill at that c me met with the approval of the scretaryof agriculture. e "The new bill provides that the fc sderal government cooperate with g le States in a sum not to exceed 25 s lillion dollars, apportioned among ie States according to population t ad mileage of rural routes. . In this ^ pportiobment Soj*th Carolina would s e entitled to $415,000 a year; the 0 rnds to be constructed would be se- E jcted by the State highway commision, and the work done under the e iws of the State. The contribution f the federal government towards i( ie construction of a road would be ot greater than 50 per cent, of the t )tal cost, nor less than 30 per cent. ^ o participate after 1920 a State ould be required to have a highway t Dmmission."' a m . u Reason to Be Sad. : - / p "May I ask the cause o? all this ex- o tement?" said the stranger in the u ttle village. N ? "Certainly," replied the country- a lan. "We're celebrating the birth- g ay of the oldest inhabitant. She is v 01 today." * o "Indeed! And may I ask who is lat little man with the dreadfully > id face, walking by the old lady's i] de?" 1 o "Oh, that's the old lady's son-in- n lw. He's been keeping up the pay- i< tents on her life insurance policy for e ia' last 30 veafs." a mes, which have materially affect- * 3 the finances, not only of the farm- ^ rs of our State, but also every other ade and profession. "The present financial-* condition f our people, and the^ burden of \ ixes unequally distributed by - rea- p >n of the flagrant discrimination a ud inequality in assessments that s as been in existence over a long eriod of years, makes it of para- p lount importance that all appropria:ons be closely scrutinized and every p ;em Carefully and thoroughly .invesigated before finally passed upon. a "It is not my idea that the several istitutions and State departments be n rippled or hampered iji th,e pro- y ressive work they are'doing, but in onsidering their needs* let us con- <3 ider also the source of revenue from 1 rhich these needs must be met?the r ocketbook of the taxpayer. The I eople demand that their tax levy be eld down to a minimum, and I most p * ^ A V arnestly urge tnat you neea mis r all. Until assessments and taxes g hall be made equal and just, .1 shall f ppose new and expensive undertak- i ags. . . " i "The State must progress, but it \ lust be economical progress." i Conclusion. t In conclusion, Governor Manning s nvokes the hissings of God upon i he deMberations of the general asembly. t MAYOR OF ATLANTA. | [balloting Results Two to One Against Recall. Atlanta, Ga., January 5.?Compete unofficial figures of to-day's special election showed majorities of * ipproximately two one against the re- * ----- ? vr* - 1 ;all or Mayor James u. vvooawara 1 md the five police commissioners ^ vhose recall was sought. Mayor Woodward, out a total of s ),689 votes cast in his 'case, received t l majority of 2,900 against the re- c jail. In the balloting on the recallng of the mayor 6,299 votes against c lis recall and 3,399, slightly more p han the number who signed the re- p all petition, voted for his removal, tl Fhe returns indicated that virtually i straight ticket had been voted. ^ The vote on the recall of the five ^ nembers of the police commission ^ md the mayor, who is an ex-oflicio ^ nember, was* asked because the com- p, nission reduced James L. Beavers p( rom chief of police to a captaincy. ^ leavers resigned rather than accept ? he reduction. His friends claimed hat he did not have a fair trial, leavers was accused of not obeying he orders of the police board. T The complete vote on the commissioners was: James W. English, for recall 3,285, n gainst recall 6,232; W. P. Fain, foy n Ann 11 Q 017 oiroinof ro/ioll C P I ?. cv/aii o jt) i t j a&auiot 1 u,^vu, 11. x i [\ Pace,.for recall 3,283, against re- b all 6,224; R. C. Clarke, for recall o 1,272, against recall 6,225; A. R. B [ing, for recall 3,288, against recall tl ;,222. v Several Visible Eclipses. Local students of astronomy &nd .mateur star gazers throughout the B ountry hail the current year with v ielight, for 1916 will be replete with V ,stronomical phenomena, unlike last s< ear, which was practically devoid of e; .nything to attract attention in the' 8] pay of celestial happenings. e' There will be a partial eclipse of he moon on the 19th of this month, p isible at Bamberg; the beginning n isible generally in extreme western Europe, the north Atlantic ocean, forth and South America and the D 'acific ocean; the ending visible gen- M rally in North America, the north C Ltlantic ocean, northwestern South _ imerica, northeast Asia and the Paific coast. ? ? . ^ . ..." .... un February 6 tnere win De a total clipse of the sun, visible at Bam- * t ot >erg as a partial eclipse. Eclipse be- i* ;ins at about 1:25 o'clock and ends .1* hortly after 6:30 o'clock. ( JL? There will be a partial eclipse of 11 he moon July 14, visible at Bamlerg; the beginning visible in Africa, outheastern Europe, the Atlantic tc cean, North America, except the di aore western,portions; South Amer- ^ ca and the south Pacific ocean; the ^ nding visible generally*in the Atantic States, North and South Amer- F< Fi ea" v C< There will be an annular eclipse of he sun July 29, invisible at Bam,ers* BTnere will be a partial eclipse of g! he sun December 24, 1916, invisible B t Bamberg. , CI The approaching opposition of the lanet Mars during the iearly months g ttoot* io cilo f 4/n K a n r\at?? a/1 aP 1* l Tcai 10 oiaicu iu uc <x jjci iuu UJL rj nusual interest for astronomical ob- ^ ervation, and already extensive preprations have been made at all tlie h reat observatories of the world to H TJ fatch for new discoveries on the dis- f1 L< f the Martian world. ^ During the year 1916 the planei Oi leptune is^to occupy unique position 01 a space, which is to afford the rare g* pportunity for astronomers to learn xi lore of its rotation period. Neptune* 3 far out on the frontier of the * es xtrerfle limit of our solar system and 0I stronomers take every opportunity a? o watch the motion of this, the most istant member of our system. v Cr>ovnrt f |a? mji 111^3 a* c? # nz of The near-sighted professor was m talking along a lonely road at twi- W Ight, when out of tlie hedge jumped ls menacing figure, with a sturdy rc tick. 4 th "Now, then!" commanded the foot- ^ ?ad, "fork out your dough." "I beg your pardoh," replied the ? rofessor, "but?er?what?" "Stow that! Where's yer sparkler ,nd yer ticker?" "I'm really very sorry," replied the nan of wisdom, "but I don't follow ou." "Once more, will yer cough up the lough and cut out that cackle, or '11?" And the footpad finished his emark with a suggestive ^wing of . lis stick. I VMy friend, pray listen," said the L professor, in calm desperation. "I nust confess my total inability to father any coherent idea from the ragmentary remarks you have im)arted. There is something radically rreconcilable in the vocabularies ^ vith which we are endeavoring to ^ nake our ideas an intelligible one to he other. You will pardon me if I suggest that synchronization of pur- )ose is equally indispensable with?" But the footpad had vanished into a] ;he gathering gloom. ? ir % Cut Your Store Bill Down One Half Tens of thousands of farmers as well as own and city folks cut down their store >ills one-half last year and saved money n spite of generally short crops and reluced wages. Absolutely millions of dollars were aved and countless families lived better han ever before in the face of the cotton risis and general business depression. How were these burdensome store bills ut down? By the real money-saving lower of good home gardens, rightly ?lanted and kept planted and tended hrough the season. Hastings 1916 Seed Catalogue tells how o cut store bills down; tells about garen and farm seeds of kinds and a qual:y that cannot be bought from your mertiant or druggist. It's full of garden and arm information. It's free if you ask jt it. Write for it now. H. G. HASTINGS 0., Atlanta, Ga.?(Advt.) NO DIFFERENCE "he Proof is Here the Same as Every* where. For those who seek relief from kidey backache, weak kidneys, bladder .Is, Doan's Kidney Pills offer hope of elief and the proof is here in Bam erg, the same as everywhere?barnerg peopie have used Doan's. and -amberg people recommend Doan's, le kidDey remedy used in America )r fifty years. Why suffer? Why an the risk of dangerous kidney ills ? -fatal Bright's disease. Here's a amberg proof. Investigate it. Mrs. Bessie Atteberry, Railroad Ave., amberg, says: "My kidneys were ery weak and I had bad headaches, /hen I got up in the morning 1 could carcely do my housework. I tired asily and . had headaches and dizzy pells. Sometimes dark objects floatd tyetore my eyes. The kidney seretions were scanty in passage ana nnatural. I used Doan's Kidney ills and they relieved me. My kideys give me very little trouble now." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't mply ask for a kidney remedy?get oan's Kidney Pills?the same that [rs. Atteberry had. Foster-Milburn o.. Props., Buffalo, N. V. TAX NOTICE. r " " The treasurer's office will be open >r the collection of State, county, 1 hool and all other taxes from the fl >th day of October, 1915 until the | >th day of March, 1916 inclusive. From the first day of January, )16, until the 31st day of January, )16, a penalty of one per cent, will 3 added to all unpaid taxes. From te 1st day of February, 1916, a jnalty of 2 per cent, will be added k all unpaid taxes. From the 1st ly of March, 1916, until Uie 15th ly of March, 1916, a penalty of 7 jr cent, will be added to all unpaid ,xes. THE LEVY. * or State purposes 7 mills Dr county purposes ........4 1-2 mills onstitutional school tax & mills Total 14 1-2 mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. amberg, No. 14 1 .....9 mills Innakers, No. 1,2 !3 mills uford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills [ear Pond, No. 19 2 mills jlston, No. 18 4 mills enmark, No. 21 6 1-2 mills hrhardt, No. 22 '...9 mills ishpond, No. 5 2 mills ovan, No. 11 4 mills utto, No. 6 2 mills ampton, No. 3 .2 mills eyward, No. 24 ...2 mills opewell, No. 1 3 mills unter's Qhapel, No. 16 ...Y...4 mills ses, No. 23 4 mills idway, No. 2 ! 2 mills G.f ak Grove, No. 20 2 mills lar, No. 8 9 mills ;. John's, No. 10 ^ 2 mills Sfc ilem, No.^ 9 1 4 mills iree Mile, No. 4 2 mills All persons between the ages of renty-one and sixty years of age, :cept Confederate soldiers and sail- . s, who are exempt at 50 years ofre. are liable to a poll tax of one >llar. gri Capitation dog tax 50 cents. .32 All persons who were 21 years of , ,re on or before the 1st day of Jan- e iry, 1915, are liable to a poll tax of : one dollar, and all who have not ovi ade returns to the Auditor, are re- i +rk /Jrk en nn nr hpfnro tho A CO tt?U tV UV/ WV/ VM v* ^ v. w ;t of January, 1916. I will receive the/ commutation wii lad tax of two ($2.00) dollars from epi ie 15th day of October, 1915, until th ie 1st day*of March, 1916. 1 - " G. A. JENNINGS, of Treasurer Bamberg County. Ot ~ Ri RILEY & COPELAND co Successors to W. P. Riley. ra Fire, Life Accident INSURANCE H? Office In J. D. Copeland's Store BAMBERG, 8. C. ^ JFE, FIRE, LIVESTOCK E HEALTH and ACCIDENT S INSURANCE ? of] Lgent for Superior Monument Co an Saire you Money on Tombstones. ^ W. MAX WALKER " EHRHARPT, S. C. / ores OKI Sons, Other Remedies Won't Core. th VQ he worst cases, no matter of how lent standing:, re cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. arter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves ain and Heals at the same time. 25c. 50c. $1.00 ) t BBHHnHHHBH Chickerini i n j o Doaraman ot Stultz & 6a THE BEST IN Over twenty years expe ness has taught me how to GOOD PEOPLE, giving AND PROPER TREAT! I have the best line of p you are thinking about or ure with you. I also have a nice line Sheet Music and Musical I sincerely appreciate rnttftti ivia Vvtt fvia fvaa^ t>aa given xne uy une guuu [/cu rounding Country in the p to merit the same. Your inquiries will rece: G. A. LUCAS I AIKEN FRESH NORF( FINE FRUITS HO CAFE COP ' *' s Between the 1st an we will move into th Store stand, next to! BAMBERG FRI . - -r t v ' ' ' ?R^?i?l???^1??? ??? ?? FOR SHOPPDi , . ' *" ' ' ' t ' . there t is nothing nicer for a lady, than to have an account at the Enterprise Bank. The stubs in the check-book will sh,ow the amount of purchases made, and the handy small check-book will do away with , carrying a purse. If you have no account, we will be pleased to tell you all about it. Enterpri 5 Pep Cent. Interest Paid on Savin ? '? ? AL.LPOX CAUSED TWO DEATHS, j 1 ite Health Board Reports Results 4 of Preventive Measures. The results of the campaign car-| 1 d on by the. State board of health 1 ainst smallpox by vaccination are atifying to health officials. Only j 8 cases were reported to the office tween January 1 and November 1 j last year, which is a large decrease' sr. 1914. ! There was a sharp outbreak in | / arleston in March, April and May, th a recrudescence in July, but the idemic was stopped at 142 cases by 3 efficient work of special agents the State and city boards of health, her outbreaks were reported in chland, Calhoun and Bamberg jn<ties, but in each instance the . images were stopped by prompt ac- I >n. There were only two deaths i >m smallpox reported in the State. J "We are glad to say," James A. t tyne, M. D., State health officer, ys in his report, "that it has cost 9 'State less this year than it has many years and we hope to see is cost les? and less each year. We lieve, however, that we can prom> that for the next year or two ere will be no widespread epidemic, tere are two strains of smallpox in is country, one very virulent and e other very mild. The virulent * * I 1 X J *ain has a very nign aeam raie ana ] is against this form that we are j sisting upon complete vaccination the population." During the first nine months of c is year the board sent out 44,708 ] ccine points at a cost of $2,906.02. j Read the Herald, $1.50 per year. I I Pianos Gray Pianos | T\? uer nanos | THE WORLD | irience in the piano busisell GOOD PIANOS TO . J them RIGHT PRICES KENT. ianos in existence, and if le I would be glad to figof Victrolas, Records, "M Merchandise. the splendid patronage pie of Bamberg and surast, and hope to continue iirp rmr Yirnmnf. att.ATit.i rm 1 T V JkJLMJ VAMpfV V?I/VVMVAVM? flJSIC HOUSE , 1^11 S C ILK OYSTERS ME MADE CANDIES 1NECTED d 15th of January, ie old Peoples Drug Mack's Drug Store. JIT COMPANY IG PURPOSES se Bank gs Deposits. Bamberg, S. C. ^^8 RUB OUT PAIN with good oil liniment. That's | tne surest way to stop tnem. 11 I The best rubbing liniment is j| MUSTANG LINIMENT 1 Good for the Ailments of \ Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc. .: ;;* Qood for your own Aches, Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc. 25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers. H nvigorating to the Pale and Sickly # rhe Old Standard general strengthening tonic, JROVE'S TASTELESS chi'l TONIC, drive# out dalaria .enriches the blood .and builds up the ?y?* em. true tonic. For adults and children. SOc R. P. BELLINGER ; || ATTORNEY AT LAW Office Over Bamberg Banking Co. General Practice Right Answer. ,/ |j| "What causes the scarcity of ^ /% noney in this section?" asked the nvestigator. "Well," replied Farmer Corntassel, 'my guess is that it's partly due to standin' around an' discussin' the ligh cost of livin' instead o' hustlin' ?or coin."?Washington Star. Read the Herald, $1.50 per year.