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COtiMMt (LEASE M MMAL KSME assihes iole of AininiMsr ' - IK WE W MESSAGE !• flBCMi ASEEMIIY IMMCATB mi K tmu k IS Awrrm omit Goraw cwn CAMUM EVE! UB- Tie foltowlajt !• the anB«al of C. L. Blease, governor Sooth Caroline, read be tore the ecoate and bouse the morning of th first aessloiy W W wm* «r jmr, «a4 is talk, to a grant aavlag to Fnr tkeCltadal, Mari’, HswtUI far the Ii the house and annate of the United Staten (of ode of which our lor senc-tor la chairman) and If the United SUtea government will not tahe care of these Indians as H la doing In other parts of the nation.' } In regr-rd to finances, 1 promis ed the people to fight for reduction of eipenecs ard to veto extravn- grnce and have done everything that I raid I would do In my cam paign promises, and have not done anything that I sr.-id I would not do. Stale Kin**!<■***. You were told in the campaign “Hleasc’s election will ruin the State finai-eisllly** Your u-ttentlon i To the Honorable, the Members of the General Assembly of the State of South CaroHiA: Gentlemen- tmee again you have met togethef and it becomes my du ty. as governor, to make recomtuen- drMcrs which are for the best inter est of the people of otir Suite. ' This hfving bven a very busy year in the e*e<utive department. It is iuipossible 10 embody the va rious matters . into one message without making it entirely too Ungthy. Therefore, whrtever may have been the usual custom. I will communicate with you by several messages instead of ore. I have given -close attention to financial intermits . nd find extrav agance |n p-.ar-y places, and that useless offices hr-ve been created; and that It Is potsible to run the government on less money, which would relieve rnr people fcotu "their heavy tax burde-n Hack llvaioiler. Tt>e porition of bark examiner should be* abolished j.nd the duties tb*recf dt solved upon the comptrol ler general Ilomru «*f Vgricnlture. The bureau of agriculture Is not gccomplUhing »he work that it nkctild r view ft the amount of money H i* sp«rdjne Stale ti*H>l«!|*4M. i'»'ess there -is i gnat improve ment in this department, it should he abolished t«an>e Warden. The po<i it n cf game warden I* ns* 1 levs end nnre-eessary, and should be abolished. time i* im« tit l*r nting. A thorough ’nvertigatier by men who eanne* K> o-'duiy inf’uet .'ed. and thoroughly understanding the printing tur <«"*«. will show «r- traxavance In the public printing and that much useles* .ar-d unnec essary work js King done which in very expensive and of no benefit to any one but the printers The -work is very slow, the acts of the le^t-lrture net beiig published un til fnr into the year, when they 'should be pul H'-hed within 30 days in c dcr th: • the people may know-^tluuv w«- «r«t paying today, what the laws are. sod not be. as Investments Made, they were in the past years, four More money has been invested in •r five months without even thn ♦be State during the past year tha-n aolicitcr* knowirtc the laws under baa ever been imested in any one which they were prosecuting p«o- year before. During the year l»ll i*le. You any, “Ignormcnof the many millions of dollars were ln- litw is no excuse." If so. anrely vested in new enterprises in South yon should not than be the canae f'arolina. the amour* being much of that tenomnee. Thn reports and larger than tyr any other year the resolution* of the general assembly fees from which amounted to $. n .r>,- are long delayed.’and unless ha#- HHli.StL’. ‘’being an increase of 35 tened this year, yoar campaign for P«*r cent, over the bareier yer-r.” reelection will he over before you «s will be shown by the report of have been furnished with the ree- the secretary of State. My adtnin- ords which you have already made, tralion, in every sense of the word You should pass rn act providing a has been a successful one, hot- fobfeitnre if the work is rot fin-i withstanding the fact that the PL to thn m a Joint rnnoU m oCfleftnlo of fldU _ UHo SUU. whop thoy ham as ar- MhUcct to ooiploy, hnlldlags to onjtl Carotlha ooltego, and all othor !»■ eoatmeta to Ma. toochora to otp. otltatloM that havo anythtag to piny; «te., that thoy potroaUn homo parehaoo, by-ooch boylng Mipa—to- paoplo. Wo hear o groat doal of br aad Individnally, cam aot aooaro holloricc aad too much nowspapor aach.Booooaltldo aa thoy aoed at aa uniting about. “Boys aad girls stay low a rat# as If thojr Warn all to at homo, »tlck to your State,’* aad to parehaoo together aad Its bulk. y«t wo do not offer thooo boya and it is, therefore, recommended that gjrle poeltlone and plncns that-will an net bn pnaeed requiring this; tAr give, them something td live o» so requiring that all of the officials god encourage them to stay at of State Institutions purchase all hornet articles, as far aa it is possible ( on the eentre-ry, if we want a frdm parties within the State, so .college president. If wc want 0 a as to patronize bomm people; and teacher, if we want a preacher. If It is further recommended that aa xre walk almost anything else, act be passed requiring these peo- great many ot our people seem-^to pie to advertise for bids for their ihlnk that the further from up In supplies, as some of them are row Yc-nkeedom they come the greater paying more than they can purchase they are and the better servlte the seme articles for-If other par- they will render.’ Gentlemen, our tits h«d opportunity 4 tp'blt^. Many home boys and girls are discriminate i thousands of dollars rpn ™ saved ed agair-st and we are bring jig peo- l for the people If some system of pie into the State who absolutely ; this kind is devised. care nothing for us, our history i Your attention is called to the or our traditions; ail they want is | cod’.flctAlor* of the laws, as an!>- what they cun get out of us and as > mitted to you at the last session scon as they g< l it, or they a-re i " A ha,e ujc«1 RArtn'j Lmiiamt fnr yeirs *ni c-a insiily In it* mowleital efinescy. I 1u. e used a lor vne tkmat. row * cl at the lowest rule we have ever had. except during the r«d- ministration of Governor Heyward, when a part of the amour-t needed was securrri at this rale, year the entire amount cured at 3 per cent, in some In- j 0 |j, t . r corporations of foreigners lo», st a nits It has bteu necessary ‘«l cil t<d In this'State to see If they leave 20 ptr cent, ot- dtposj, but j . rt , violating the constitution and ; ,, m * 1# . miuru tu >uu tti tu»' bci n iiuy i 11, ir wiry i;.r« ah called to the ; ac J the iccneral aHaembl>\ and it Is ufttnd a higher salary somewher assistanee of J Pope suggested that you rt ad the same Hfc thty are ready, and ir* many etshier of the »almetto .Nations j i, e f ore y OU ,. ut ct it into law, un- instances do leave us. If our Itie Bank of j^Annhla. money was ^bor- y OU wan j confusion and the “n- 3 fjt U (j CTiB 0 f learning some of them actment of laws which are rot ou ‘more thr-n 100 years old, in all the .it{.'ute end The repeal of laws these years have not graduated nun that are there. and women who enn hold any po- R . It Is recommended that you have i«itlon in them, from president down I ut this one 0 f your committees inom^tigate you know it is time to close. ?f* Icareiully the hunting clubs ‘ and TYie (•overncr’s Keonomy. If you will take Into cotwiderh- tion the amount of money which has be«n saved to the State by my .vetots of the last appropria tion bill, the amount saved by not appointing special judges, by ou»- | I recommend that you pass sonie.tjng off ail newspapers by requiring-! j act like the Rucker bill. Introduced ! each county to x>ay f£r Its own re- j |a few sessiens ago, in regard to |.qu;«ltions, refusing to Ip;uc use- i negro It <lg< s Mitch annoyance *s j Jess reward, refuting to Hre de-J I fcelftg n used in various pttrts of teetivts to o^. the work which ' j the State by the organization of should be performed by regular of j such lodges. Negroes who commit fic|r*!s,' the amount received fron j ! crime are given assistance in os- the appointment of notaries public*, raping; money "fit rnlstd to pt:y the low rate of infem-t at which | lapyers, if the one ehtatged with a | money was borrowed, the securing crime is a niomhtr of the lodge; of inttresgon this money while on' In this borrow, such was not ‘h 4 *! Rodion case, and while the money is on r0) | p deporlt here Iv is drawing Interesi from the State, thus further red tic- ! ing the net cost of the loss, which has tiot been done heretofore. Tht State treasurer sigi-ed the notes. 1 th«n took charge of them and went to NVw York with Mr. Matthews and after all arr;-ngem^n’ fur.obtaining the money had been completed, in the presence of Mr. Matthiws and Solicitor George Bell Timmerman, I signed the notes sgrd turned them over the proper parti**. The arremgements were not completed before we reach <d New York; the notes were not executed until after we had ar- rlv* d in New York, ns will be nt’evteri to by Messrs. Matthew* Mid Timmerman, and^any report nr cot reepc.ru*nep to title ccitrtray is a malicious fslseltcod end wes an ef- f* »t to T*-f> nte of the credit due me ji- seciirinK thi* loagi. While |n New York financiers gave assurances of their assistance u r* funding ' our State’ debt, and! stated that the bonds could be re- fui-ded fpr *• le.s« rate of interest 17115, Volume 1, ot the Neftro IJglBfe. do ip. Um - hick ckI rheaantMn aad i* cecry cose i: KEUIXCAJANE ISAACS, Lucy, Kjotucx y. SLOANS LINIMENT is excellent for sprnins and bruises. It stops the pain at once and rwinces swell ing very quickly. Sold by all Balers. Price, 2So», SOc*, $i.QO Sloan’s Ti taiise o.i the «lei>os!t, the amount* «*t the con- 'thtref. re. such lodgf s should be dis banded. ^ Teal'll ing Ncgrmw. Ii is r< cornu**'ixit d that von p;‘8* • of the law and order, which liave a** ; ct prtthihitlng any white p?r-j nef be* n used, and in r her ways soil rout teaching in negro schools i you will find that durit g my i: , or nolirg negro ehlltin n. Wo; month* of servic*. 1 !ia\« s:i v. d the toast Cf the fpet that we ItavK ifO people tf this State more tliau ! soci: 1 XQt!' Mty i; • t t> *. Oro'i'* ’( sHiu.ttqo, by practicing economy j wl.ilc people are Garbing 'he m ean and holding down exp, uses, j sehecds, who ere associating wi'a t ’ 1 have advocated economy soon jth** | upllf and tesebing them that'the rostrum and practiced ecoio- they nr** as peed T* w’hlte people, j n; y j U office. Iltcre a-re no se- wiid ;ir< irstliliag Into their beads icrds In the office; every letter <1 serial equality. Net long j addressed to the governor and ev ery reply thereto, every letter nd- flnqrglM. la autkla* giaat for tka eomlnc muakm la W kaM ta May T-S-fth, l»lt Caloanl Walter Harris wko la Col- 4m1 of tka Gnarfla Militia kaa kata selected as Oaaaral tCkalruaa and! Is aaaiated by aa able corps of baiy* business men, who are un tiring In their efforts to fcak* this the fleetest reunion ever held la Dtxln. The Sons of the Confederacy will take a very prom Inert part Jn the coming reunion for with Com mandant J. Marion Dunwody of the Thomas Hardlman Comp, No. 18 is doing some great stdnts for the Sons it- the coming reunion. Mm. Walter D. Lamar^head of the Geor gia U. D. C.'s, a# chr.irmsn of the Woman’s Auxiliary is untiring in her efforts for the entertainment of the Daughters, and those who know Mrs. Lamar is a guarr.ntee that Macon will do her share in showing honors to . the Dau“!<nters. The Conf'der:»te Keunloi* rf 1912 will be the greatest ever held in any city in the South. Thousands and thousand* of dollars are pour ing into the treasury of tho gen eral reunion committee and every cltizet!* of Muecn *is doing his share to. make it a success. When the Veterrrs come to this “The Mr-gnetic Center" of Dixie they will be extended a welcome of Mho kind they will remember until they answer the laet pound of taps. Mpcoi- will be theirs. Do with It what they will. Macon’s people will extend the ri»iht hand of fel lowship to the men who battled for Dixie. Everything that she po«sess- e« will he turned over to them while they r.re her guests. A com mittee of representative business men headed t v .Ino. J. McKay is in t!*s. «r P'utle any suggestions t< •tingent fuud, Han p :• *.l stationery j them, except or** letter to the coin- fund, and fund for the enforcement Ished bv the date provided in Sec tion S9. Vol I. Code of l.aw*. lUTtnraare ( oaimiMs^meiv iiews-pap*rs and a few others have endeavored to wake it otherwise. Instead of the State being financial- I r.*e **i!» » n»t effi.-** of !n- ruined, as was predicted, "if ■iirarre commissioner be r.Amltshed i Hler.se was ele* ted.’’ the State has and this d* partment placed in the reaped material benefits, hands of the comptroller general l*«>ing lor Kcquisition*. ■Hh* State tolleiEc*. I I'rd* r t'be law. n quMtions in s!n<e. r. whife woman (aid a goo.f looking "lie> wi * seen walking on r negro piticoI ground with oVte ami around a negro boy, other ;-:*f»und a j*rgro girl 0 hat. do you expect to be the i ufren c t*l this k , ’'.ii "I conduct? Step it and stop it n dw. Nurses at Hospitals for tin* Insane. Your special attention Is called to the report of the board of re gents of the Hospital for the In sane, as to women nurses •of that institution, t-nd I recommend that you pass an act granting the young ladies who graduate at the institu tion |nd hold diploma* signed sy the presldert of the-board of re gents and the superintendent of the institution, all the rights and privileges of nurses graduating at any other institution or general Ins pitcA, in recognition of the faiMifui performance of a most Important s< rvice to the State of South Car- ol'nn. This recommendation will meet with the hearty approval of dressed to someoiul' else by the governor and every r< ply to him and ^11 other papers, are on file, at their pro pgr place, e.nd are open for irepection by any person. If there Is any information wjiieh any one wishes or desires, if they will call, they will be treated courteous-,, ly and every paper in regard to a-ny subject will be turned over to them for inspection. - A public officer is a public servant; the , office belongs to tpe people and not to the officeholder, and there ' should be no Secrets and no hide and se^k between the people and their ser vants. Kniforornicnt of the Ioih v I am satisfied the** a comparison of the reports of your attorney gen eral and solicitors of the year 1911 with past years will show a de crease in crime in our State; that we have had fewer murders and c smaller number of violations ot 'the other criminal laws. Every kill- ahaioner cf agriculture end one to the treasnter. I have attended strictly to the duties incumbent up on me and let the other State of ficials do likewise. As to bow well tiny have done so. you are referred | to their annual reports. You will remember, g* ntfenie:- whin I vetoed p;.rt of your ‘asti i appropriation bill, and stated that might have a panic said thst our people might be financially oppress ed, many of you laughed at me, but today, when the people are so hard pressed and it is o* burden* on mruy to pay their heavy taxes, . I am satisfied that the people c-re delighted that the veto powc,r was exercised and that they endorse my administration. I wish for each and every on© of .’co t- plea tar* session* and may God; in His ail-wise providence and uiuj, (uieie and direct you to do that r.h.ch is for the best interests of all the people of our State. \ ery respectfully, (’ole L. .Bler.se, Governor Columbia, S. €., January 9, 1912. charge of the campaign for fur^s. {t>limited money is ht the command of the committee and every dollar will be spent to pi'© the Vetcrs-ns the time of their lives, it is csti-* mated by E. II Hyman, genera! sec retary of the Executive Committee, that Slfth.OOO. will used by Ma con In euterta'ning her guests, .Ma con will not go out thru tho State cf Gjv for a single dollar, but on the other hand will raise the en- tir** amount from her owr* eiti- z* ns, which shews the spirit that Luili's up I'iiii s, and is carrying out to the letter the prom'ses made by Secretary Hymr-n at the Little Rock reunion. A H*roJi» v H l.iplillioitse. For yearkjBk S.- Dorr hue. So. Ha ven, Mich., ircivil war captain, as a lighthouse keeper, averted awful wrecks, but qiner fact is. he might hr-ve heei* a \. r» f k himself, if Elec tric Hitters had not prevented “They cured me of kidney trouble end chills," he v rites, "after I had tak^n other so called cure s for year without benefit ami they r-lso im proved my sight. Now. at seven'.":, I f8i feeling fine.” yor dyrpern'u, R-vligesticn. all stomach, liver ned kidney troubles, they’re without equal. Try them. Jno. M. leKln’s. e . . Only 2. r » cts. at CHILD TO STAY CCHLD How XYulterboro CilizeiiN ( an Kind <S niplete-.Fm dom From Kid ney Trould**. If yhu^suffer from backache— TAX HKTl'KXK. From my disease of the kidneys, Lr cured to stay cured. Doan's Kidrey Dills make lasting cures. ^ So grateful people testify. Here’s one case of It; -cr The Auditor's office will open for taking tax returns from Jan, 1st to Feb. 20th, 1912. The law requires that a*l! prop erty be listed for taxes this jvar pep V l h , 0,,1 . d *_ b ^ pid _ frr . b> : L h, ‘!tioti. and will do justice to a hard «f young ladles who are performing a notde sc'ivi*:e for the unfoftur- atrr* cf our State, and who era:* mc 4 be too highly praised or rewarded or t^eir sacrifice and devotion. ^ Hat nt llMt« , . Again your attention is called t learning are receiving entirely too State. This law wa,*- enacted be much nippey. nnd a special message t"r» we had eounty rhalntcange. I will he submitted to you containing lo ve made it a rule when a requl- letter* from the pr*'sidenfs of the sition was asked for, before grant- various rcllroF which will clearly lug it. to have the county advise the superintendent of said imtitu Ji;-*? j.rd every little crime commit ted during the year 1911 was her- demnnttr»te th.s fact The ld**a of one of your State colleges re ceiving *7T..oom for the number of alurt.-nt* which it h e Is preposter ous Ia»ok at Wofford. Furman. Krs- kir*' ami Newberry."number of stu dents and amount received by each Y«mi may say: look at the differ ence in Mhe tradu.des What pla na* are. the graduates of these college* holding? Where did your st*n»l« r* and co»;ep semen. State heuse offlcfji!?. supreme court Judges, circuit Judges, ard your county officer* grrduate* Where > tin* pertj was convicted aeist to the county chaingang. and that tho county would pa> the expense* * (ht> i; . bon>injl ble svstmi of bavin:. that if the pt rtv was sent to the t exchange milengo fn tickets, an |l«*irHTa!rarv the StHte xvottld Pay «!•* you should pass an act makii- a »xpeiiscs. believing that when om ra | P of two c»'nts per mile ’o c. utny re«elvea the benefit from the paH>ienKe r R . whether thev p.tv labor cf a conviet it i. not right |lh< . oaah or buy a „ okp , or hbV o ii for ail the other counties to he . _ , t i harhs < oben, ('raven St.. P. au- *onal property, notes mortgages. | r ; jrt> g c gr . y8; .*M V back trouble money, etc. also income tax on in- ; f >r a Ion- time :*i <l there was aided in big headline* and special 'co res of 12,500.00 and upwards. :• <'u 1 p;it\ ;u.i s in.* loirs. My There shs-11 be capitation tax of ; kidney's were weak aid caused me nttinticn called to them, In order to make it appear that crime was on Uie rampage and that the Stai ? wrs In a iawles* conditiot*. \Ye love had only one, lynching:, atui. 50 eel.is *n all dogs and the pro- CTH'ds to be expend* d fee sehooi pur poses. Dogs not r» ttimed for tax ation shall not he held to be proper so long as the crime for which this ty in any of the courts of the State, occurred is committed just so long Aj| males between the age* of 2 will lynching be had. regardless of *rd 60 year* except Confederate s*»i how much tho newspaper* may bhw diers and those persons incapable of kidneys. I do not hesitate to recoin and rage, or who is governor. Whe'n earning a support by being lamed ; mend Doan's Kidney Pills to any one affiieied with kidney complaint.' - it annoyance, especially nt nieht W hen I hu.-rd about Doan's Kidney P i’is. 1 decUkd to give ii.*;.. irtai *:i; ;»roiurra a n;j p.y. Tf is reiue- d. acted jt;st as i* presented, ro- i M. g n.y ach» ;* and p;.,! k and corn ctli-g tl.<* tnuL.e witli my" I 'xnt to pj.y for l ringing the con vict hack, into ttie Stateeeand in this wav the people have be. » sav ed hundred* of dollars. Therefore, l recommend that you amend the law-so thr-t in the future it will read, "When requisition* are is- miifp.gr book. If the railroad n:; afford to carry the rich people, who are a.ble to pay $20 r-t a time for a 1,000 mile bock for two cut* per mile, surely they ’are able to (.Statement given April 1, IbOb.) A lao’.iug Effect. Mr. CT htn was it (tr\ iew>.d on to pay for a short distance be is to travel, at the same rate. If there is to he any favoritism, it seem* to me that the rich have enjoyed it long enough and that now i* the time to give the poor man some benefit. This would be no hrrdship upon the railroads, ano would lie a help and great conven ience to the traveling public. Khvtrlc <fiair for Execution*. A committee should be appointed to investigate thoroughly the mi- visnbllity of placing an electric chai In the State penitentiary’, to be used in cases where the death pen alty is imposed, for it seems to me that this is r- much more hu mane manner of execution than the “• “« «**•**."* '» “« *“‘'T *•* «*»•'»« "*"■■" Z "h'. did your merchant zraduate. where sued. If the party brought back In- did your banker graduate, where to the State is sentenced to the did the teacher who w-ach©* vour county chaingftng. that the county children gradur-te. wher»* did the pay the expense of the requisition, men that are preaching for you. : i d, if he serves in the State pen- your wife and your children gradu- Itentiary. the State to bear the ex cite? Did you say r.J! of the State prnse of the requisition ’’ colleges* If so. look again, then Kowanla. aay why it t* necessary to have so ' I have been very careful in the much money for St*10 college. Some matter of issuing rewards, because say they cannot teli it is because sometime* criminrJs ar** allowed to the parents pay the bills at the de- rema'n at large waiting for a re- nomlnailonal schools and the whole people t including those same par ents) pay the taxes, which are so easily. voted away, that run the Btate schools. 1 would not ir-jur© J any State college, but extravagance ward to be offered. Having been very careful dong this line, money been saved the taxpayers. Newspaper subscript hia*. When I came into office -nearly very newspaper ti- th© State, dci- when the people are paying more at the expense of the taxpayers. 1m- taxes now than they ct-n well *f- j mediately an order was issued stop- pn^M^d -onntles ford, and unless yon reduce these ping each and every one of them. t recommend that von annoinF appropriation* i would advise you i It Is not right for th/ ti^xpayers to ntlxnrr}« of .h« to get two-third* of your members’ pay subscriptions ^o newspapers for highest character and^billtv to vote, for them, for they will he individuals to read, and Ir this T'?* ° needed W ater and Idgtkls. y© arc paying t*>« much for wa- ter rnd Mgbtw for the public Insti- tntlorw in Columbia Fronj a thor ough investigstron of the matter ■f you will find that their entire plant Is on State property. For the year 1911 you paid for water 11.800. and for lights 98.000. mak teg a total of II3.SM C . 1,. ... _ . make a thorough examination into r,*1 hundred*doMars**^ ^ " nd che<,k up vouchers, borti*. er«J hundred dollars books and other papers in all of A proclamation was issued revok- *h e State offices. n.fhlic ** YnT. n n , r C H-° f al1 no,ari ^* .i* ,B **lve committee makes its check, P i„ . x gi? ». P x a n< * W f nd n,, ‘ n > of > ou been on these !L viwo ! committees and know how it is n ° h * rA - ‘'on*' from the time ailowed r citlten miebf V dUa 4IH f ° r . " nn> W '* kn ° W ,h * t H ,B "^ely a -li l for n p r y ! 'o™*' nirttcr. Therefore. you . S. r a no *0 public commissoin. should have a thorough audit of all o’ , d * h * v * , «*de the departments made. You are paying too much money ' ot—. and got rid of*all negro office^ i**r*it7r*t* Me ***« p * to the Catawba indte^. Thta holder. InSho B^Is” alnoti" t trscur 'v 'p©jre»f*d fc©m i should Kuv wade at your last session and re- ynnr tq yeat- until ft is now fS.OOO. J If the offlclids^of the various’ 2n!| 8 Li* f .k° U ,0 r 7 , !?* d tk f ,w,n '® would advto© that yon appoint State fast it at Iona, who have to i U^would'be' 1 a anb-committee. or aathortse eonie purchase snppliew would *- 1L . ,or m ® ** of your State oftk*la to have a get her aad fim .a orgmn|»tUn ^ and "J their eoS^J 0 ’,^ JhJS.t.7 lf “ C 0 k n a netro puts his ht-nds on a whit*- or from any other cs>use are liable woman, he knows what is romltsg to poll tax. and the treument accorded to him : All property must he asstAssed at gives warning to others that, if they "it* true value in money.” which is do likewise, they will be ireateo construed to mean "the sum which J..nu: ry 19. 1911 on-tl b© sa.d: "I the same way. ^said property under ordinary circum'have no reason to change my opin- I have been hampered In the en- *ti*tn*s v.tind *« ti for cash.” ‘ i*-n of Doan's Kidney Dill* which 1 haul the poor man, who is only aha force me nt cf tre l;*w by the refus- Don’t ask that your property be ! pul-ilcly expressed eon © years ago. al of county officials in some conn- taken from the books (be same as My cure has been a permanent otse’’ ties to pay coiadables appointed for last year. •< - * . • j j- or pa j 0 by . a || price 60 the purpose of assisting the eounty All property must be listed on e*nu. Fo*ter-Milburu Co.. Buffalo ofr.oial*; in the enforcement of the proper blanks and sworn to. Town- law, and for thi* reason I ha-ve been ship and number of school district compelled to spend more money out must nc- given. of the law and order fund « than ’ The Auditor or his deputy will be would have been' necessary other- at the following place* on the dates , n( . i akf . no otber wise. In Greenville county, the con , mention*d below to take tax re stable presented his claim; it waa , turns. Lodge, Wednesday, January 10th. Berea., Thursday. January 11th. Smoaks, Friday. January 12th. Johnson's School House, Friday, | January 13th. Centreville Tuesday, January 16th. • Cottageville, Wednesday, January refused. He employed the Hon. J J. McSwain as his eAtorrey, and the matter was appealed to the cir cuit court, which court sustained the appeal and ordered that clt-in; paiil; and my information is that the officials have accepted this de cision hnd will make no further pro* Thursday, January terts in the matter. In the coun- T7th. ty of Edgefield, the eoreta-ble em- i Maple Cane, ployed the Hon. 8. McGowan Sim- 18th. kins, your very efficient,and dis- , Sidney, Friday, Januaxy 19th.->° tinguished reading clerk, as th* at- Jacksonboro, luesday Janu&ry tornry, and that case is now in the supreme count. If the county ofticiaM.-. had rot refused to pey thy appointees, of course I would have been Letter able to have more thoroughly enforced the laws, par ticularly . the prohibition law, but they having retused, my hgnds were tied i nd I was compelled to rely almost entirely upon the county and city officials for, the enforcemeiA of the law. and." If it has not been a* well enforced a* it should have been,- the responsibility nests upon those who refused to ' p&y my appointees. luterfend Only Twice. I have managed the • governor's office ci.4y, and aii matters : per- 2JPd. Green Pond, Wednesday, Janohry- 24th Williams. Thursday, January 25tl - R. R. Black. Auditor Colleton County. Walter boro, S! C„ Dec. 18, 1911? J. E. Smoak, of Smoaks, had business in WaAterboro Monday. When you waiyt a reliable medi cine for a cough or cold take Cham- bdrlc-in's Cough Remedy. It can always be depended upon and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by £41 dealers. If your childrec* are subject to . 4 . - attacks of croup, watch ofr th«?first ^ n J n *-L 0 _°! k * r _ d ! P ?_ rt ? ,e ? U hr ’ v * 1 ■y»ptoni. horsnneaa. Give Chamber been promptly referred to the ■b«ed of that department. I have not Interfered With any other State officer in the discharge of hie du- N’«w York, sole ageals for the Uni ted States. Remember the name—Doan's— THI SEWING MACHINE OF QUALITY.) WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME. If you pun-han© th«* NEW HOME you will hav** a Ilf© amot at Uie price you p.y.sodWtU nothave aa endlM chain of repidn. lain'a Cough Remedy as soon ns tM ehlld becomes bourne and the attack may be warded off. For sale by all ‘dealers. ' N . in die cud to buy. If you Vantasnrtug machine, writs taint catalogue bcfoiw you purehaae. \k New Hess Umg K^hir^Cfl., Oras^laK.