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VOL PImCKFNS E Eutored April 28,'1903 at Picklens, 8. .., a second olass matter, under act of Congress of March 8, 1879. VL XXIV PICKENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1905. NO4i Unole Zeke Talks Busin ' Well, neighbors, as we crawl out of bed these mornings and see the sun shining on both sides of the fenco and hear tho birds warbling in the trees it seeis as though we were back On1C more I the old timo Southland and I hope it ha put you all in good humor tor fear, as the Irishmai would say, "I may trod on the tail of your coat," tlthough I would avoid it as iar its poksible. I just wish to mako a plain state. menn of facts from my sido of the house as a matter of business andt do not intend this as a begging letter. I do not look o1 a country now a paper as a "oharity patient" or a beggar, and if any one (toes not contsider tt paper vorth the sum of two cen1-s per week, or one dol. ]ar a year, my advic. to then is to get off the list as soon as possible r10 no on should pay more for An article than it is worth, whei they can avoid it There has been considerable talk through the columnus of the Sentiol Journal about cutting, paid tip sub. scriptlonb, etc., and no doubt many think it a sheer case of bluff. When I entered the service of this paper it was under contract to place this list otn a paid up basis with a certain nubiller of sicscri - 'rs onl or before th1 first lay of May, 1905, with tle understaiding this list be entirely under my conl trol, and to hand le to. i lio best of my judgment. It was the intention to make a sweeping cut ill January, but owing to the condition (if the cotton hmar ket wNe decided to cut up to certain dates, and I am very proud to say that a very large per cent of .hose have come back with us, and while we have added a large number of new names to our lit., I am still - long wa-S off irom the number re quired to fufill my contract. Now, friends, you can hardly ex pect m1e to "Take -the flour out ct my bariel to mix your AV O ,, thereforo if you c ,uder the Cu1t" j ust I~4~~ t) t .n iund that I am he yourselves, looking out sotmie what for number one. ' Now don't lay any blamo on the Editors anid Proprietors of this paper; the list is out of their hands, and they l!:Ve no control over it, until my contract ends, so friends if you have anty cussing to do, come arouind( anid give it to mle, I am tused to it, anud it does niot weari ont mHy ne1v1 as- it (does tho'so who have b, en wallowing along for years trying to run a paper 01n cedit. TUhe pencil is no.w going inito the reitajider of this list as. fast as possible, and if you find your paper fails to roach you you will know the reason, There hatvo) quito a numnler been in and made arrangements for ant extensiont, andu~ if b~y accident any of those are dropped, I wold coni sider it a great favor if they will immediately notify us. I know it is uinpleasant for recad ers of the paper to have those inat te constantly t hruset ini theiru faces, and it is equally unpleasaint .for us. T1his is my last call on those -who aie in arrears, and uin less they pay some attention to this one I shalt take it for granted they do not wvisht to remain with us and act aiccordintgly. Hereafter my business with subscribers will be trans~aCted on the side, andl not through the columns of the papeor, and my excuse for dloinig so at thItis time, is because it is impossible for meit to see thtemt all in persont. I would be proud to retain every mant now on the list, butt I know tatis is an impossibility, anid if you decide 'not to stay with us you will find me no kicker. It is up to you, my frienids. I have ino fears ot tihe result; we are going to roach the ma)frk all right enough, and the more I ride Pick ens county and the more I see of her people, the better satisfied I am that before the year 1906 the Sen tinct.Journtal witll have a larger list of suber~tibera thtan over hofore, * and all p~aid up. "Now, dear readlers, if, :ike our old frieiid, "'Rip Van Winikle,'""'you will not coutt tis tuone,'' I. will promis~g not to wvorry 30ou farther *on this su bject. Y ours, TI About the train of de Bargain It public. N All $2.5 to go at 48( All 10.00 i "c 8.50 an BLANKE A wave c b1a.rgains eq each day w General Assembly Doings. The last bill on the House Cal. mdar bore the No. 641 :and in )rackets the letters S., 422. This mneant that during the Legislative c-ssion just ended that there were 341 propositions submitted to the House, and that there wore 422 mat Lera considered by the Smente. Of course a great many of these are dupllicates; that is, wvhen a mea3 ur passes the Senate and is sent to the~ H-ouse, or vice versa, it receives a new numbe'r, or whenever dup icate propositions are presented in the House and Senate each bi aLich has its individual nuimbjr. But altogether more than a tos and proposi tions were con sidered. These numbers include coincurrentI resolutions anid other ma tter3 that have to te considered by both branches. It wouild be entirely sate to fig ure that there wore five hundred separate and distinct bills proposed making due allowance for dupli cates and renumbering on either side. Of this number 193 bills and reso lutions wvill find their way to the statute books of the State. The greater number were continued uni til next session, and the remaindler weore either killed outright or with drawn to be spared that fate. As previously stated there has beeni practically no aflirmnative leg islation, Tlhe most important mat ter really enacted was the provision for two new circuit Judges and the arrangement for the necessary mauchinery for the two new cir cu its. Next in importance to this per haps wos the screwing up of the primary election law and followving this was the liberal disposition to wards industrial enterprises, .such as water-power camnpanies and water supplying corporations, and the widespread desire to issue bonds for 'school buildings. Tne recent decision of the State Sup reme Court in the case of White vs Chester County, in which it was held that the General Assemnbl~y might relieve city and county b .mnd from State, municipal and county taxes, was received rather "terrible price Wi partments caught ois is raked up, - ow is the tiglie for men's Sweatert . One snall lot C md $12.00 Overc< d 9.00 " One lot Ove: T ---All blankets if Cut prices is su\ u11ly as good, bu it'1 values that c, ,YOU HAD BE teath=B late in sossions, but that pi, vision 5 now finding its way into the aew issuo of municipal and county bonds. The General laws that were on ietnd at the recent session of the 3eneral Assembly would not fill in ordinary-sized pamphlet. It is Ahe special or local legislation that will fill the next volume of statutev, auithority to issue ne0w biOnds for scho~ol buildinlgs, or to reissue bonids, to pa~y the claims of in dlividulals for overpaid taxes, or to straighten legal tan~gles, to raisec counity Sallaries, or to chiauge the niumbeor of days a certain oflicer should 1)0 at his ollice. Ott of the enitiroi list of raufied Acts 24 relate to schiool b)onds, 39 to lceal couin ty matters, 23 refer to ind ividuail cla ims. Con1siderably mhore t.han half of tho total legislationi was upon puriely indlividual11 or local matters. The niegative portion of th< Legislativ paJroceedinlgs m11akes uj by far the most important part It represents what was left un donie, and the d ispositionl seemted to be to tako no chances and rathem to leavo unenlacted that whici may be questionablo in its effecti or results on the State. This i~ real conservatism. T1he following is a classified. 1is of the bills that were enacd int< laws, and they have beon classilla so that these interested may ti better see was done: F'INANCIAL AND TrAXATION An A'tt to requare the Secetary Q State to make reports to the Outnp troller General of certain' fee; and funds, and to fix the timne o the payment thereof to th#. Stats An act to provido for a real) praisemenit 'and reassssmot fo taxation of certain abandonid ric lands. An Act to amend Sectionk 1, 41 5, 10 and 11 of aln Act er ltitle "An Act to require tho pa meom of annual license fees by e/orporim tions doing business in ,tdis f t all andi reports to tA ''Comptrollt General,'...typpro ed 1st (lay< March, 1904, o as to correct error To provide at local corporatiom shall pa 0 license foe throug eck" that has just in the sitiashup. vhich will be of si: quick action for t] weaters Caugh 3 to go at 1 50 Ai A ladies coat suits lothrng Caugh )atto go at - $7.85 " " " - 6.00 ccoats to close at $1 caught in. the wr peeping all over th< t what's the use, t mnot poe matched, TTER KEEP TN Aways glad to serv tho Comptroller General's oflice an( railroads and other similar corporations shall pay directly to tho Treasiror. An Act to amend Section 1,775 of the Code of Laws of South Caro lina, Volume 1, 1902, fixixg liabili ty of stockholders in hmanks and banking instutions. This is to mako the statuto law comply with I tho constitutional hiability as to baniks. A joiniit resolution to provide for the alppoint ment of two members of the Sen ateC and th rt.. membuers of tho Hlous> to examnin' certain oflices. A.\. bill to make a ppropriations to meet the ordinary e~xpenses of the Sta to Govertinment for the fiscal year commeniocing January 1st, 1905. An Act to amend Section '714 of the Code of Laws, 1902, Vol omo 1. roletoig to thw State Troasurer, so as to regurd dluplicattt insteadc of triplicate receipts. An Act to mfake aplpropriations for ithe pay ment of the per diem, mil ongo, andl stationery certi fica tos of the members of the Ucrxral As. sombly, the Estlaries of the i-ubor01 dinato oflicors aund emnployersi there of, and the purposo herein named. An Aet in referenice it) tho 'luities of chairman of local boa'nrds of as An Act to am11ed ani Act enit it Ied an Act to provide(1 for cha r ter fees for domestic b~uiildig and loan ass9ociations. Thl1is exempts iin, ceases of capjitiil stock from inharn ter fees. An Act to provideo for assessing propert y in lBeaufort County. An Act. to raiso supplfees and ma iko appr'iationis for the lideail r yea comlmeiiomig 1905. T1his fixes the State levy at 5 1-2 mills, an an increase of 1-2 mill.. An Act to amend Section 430, Volumeii 1, Code of Laiws of Caro Slina, 1902, so as to futher provide -for c ollection of taxes, etc. FISH AND OYSl'lFRS. A Ajoint resolution p)roviding foi >l the appointinenht of a commissiora . to examino into terrapini, oyste' iB and other shell fish interoats4 bl)ongi h1 um) to tAi State nd t ..., rooti occurred at "- TlIl . From the debris >oial interest to o iey wout last. t in the Wred 1 $1 .5 swecators t( worth firom 10 tc it in the Wrec All (.00 and - .:1 "0 .98, worth troin m $" ek aid they mnus big store, andw I1e peoI.l kIno w th anb tley -All come1 -e you, yours trvul: the General Assombly suitab! measures to adopt in ordor to do. velop said industry. - AnAct to preserve the gamio fish shell fish and terrapini in and on the public lands and waters of the State, and provide a revenue there from for the benofit of the citizunsq of tho State. MILITARY. An Act to reorganiizo the iii tary force of this State; to adopt1) and make of force a military code, and~ to providoe ponal ties for the violaion01 thereof, and to re peal all laws referring to the mil itary forces not horcin oinact ed1. An Act to authorizo the Gvern or to enter inito a cont raet wi1th the repre sentat.ivyes 0f sold(ior's to -.solleet, whatever is due soldiersi for ser vices renderede( ini the $~~ paish-A mfoncantl War, AnI Act to Cem)power the0 Adjnutant and Inisrector General or the lei k of histor'ical connnission to a id unamos to the Confed(ora1to r'olls, uip on proper proof. An Act to provide for thto estab l ishmlont, and1( buildling of' a Sud t armory app~lropn'ates $G,750. RAI LROADS. A joinit resolution aut horizAing the Georgotown and Westorni Railiroadl Comnfly to construct and1( mainltai n a bri dge across the S3amupit, 11 iver in Georgetown Coun.. ty. An Act to amndnt Secthon 2, 1 7, Volume I, Code of laws of South C. arol ina, i 192, iniI~ r~efence to n1oti(ce of actions( to. ba gi v(eni by rai lroad~ corportionsH. Ani Act to re'quir'e thle Son thorn Ranilway Company to open)l u p the otrIl end( of C rU stai Clets lil (iclohonbi.t to trallie. An Act to punish the wilful ani malicious taking, remnoving, etc, a brasses, ote, out of any journll bclx or boxes of any locomiotive etc. An Act to regulate the transpor tation of passengers ons olectri railways. Tlhiis provides for th -usparation of tho raics onl suburbai L' rolloy cia. An Act to fix and declare th liabilities of any corporation, fire or individual oporatking a rolle SBS1 D lIG SrTO E." the following pai xr patrons and thE go at 85c. All 7 $1.2 willI go at Si . 0 Overcoats to o .0t'o S. 0 0. be sold regardles coiuld mntion in at our-11 colunters a] to heuadquarvte-rsc. 11E BIlG STOREl deopartmint, \ii Act to anwiud sections 2111 a! 20, 1of the Criminal Code of Laws of South Carohna, prohibit ing issilinog alnd 1.SiIIg of fi ee pass es. ThC commli-rmrs ) of agricil turieo is permoh it le l to afcce) it apas under hiis Act. An Act to r '(ro cOororations w'ithi h.i s t State0. An Act to) amendI( an.! Act (n titledci an ''.\n Act to inc01'jorporate M t. pleasant aim Cuorgetownu Ihul - wvay Comnnany."' .An Act to nyrike it.a ni meno lo pla(o any' expul).'Ie 't substanico whteve uponC tII r) O a ( il ofm iny ra~iiZlrgoujti taeb n I N~IJTr! ' -\L~ COR P()ltAT1IONS. AZ) Act to iratify and1( p''o.:'u the chalrI'r of the Parr' Shoals P'ower Coni~may, gratedii~ by Sc&t iIry oif S'tatI, On the (eighthI (dy 11of ceini I owers5 to F.aid compan11hy. Anu Act, to enabile munliicipal corI tis SI ate engag (d 01 aibout. Uo oin gigo ini tho buiine:-s~ of smoppying wa ter for hi re, ani tary or (lom estio' purpo'f0FS, to coemu n huI id , water right4 and1 waleri ji' prV ioge~s, alii other' propel t y IfJr t110 1)urpOSC of ('ahlshinMig, minai nin lg or ox totiing water-works siystem, or for the muorposoi of sein'ig a greater or' 1 ct tor supply of water, or for thie puirposo of pr'otecting tho wate0r silE deu fromt conitamnition 01' any1 e ( ,niti ons which may be ai menaic( to tihe alth of thoecomm'iunIfity3. \13 Act to requiire the Secret ary o Stato to colleet at least $5 for al An Act to authIor'ize Sam uel M SOrr and14 ,t hers to consI'trc 3)nd ma'Litain a dam)101 or an's a1cr'os ,Saannah iver, oe' , Ant Act to auithJoize. Patricl Cal hou n. A uguMtn T30'. Smy the -IE. IB. Calhon, EC. Vi. Calhoun andW (Araniville lloal, and1( their ass9ociato! a3 suWccssors antd assignse, to constru1CI I andl~ min~tltalin a dam or dams9 aorOsI the Savaijnah River, at or if thc B vicinity oIf Trotter Shloals, ini th 1county of Abb'jville, for the( pur -. - E os f deeoigwtrpU Sai An entire tial list of shopping 5e and 85c 520. at - $4-50 S of price. indreds ol e lacaened and CommelU1rCcialI uses and for other purposes. An Act to ratify and confirm the charter of the Oconee Water Light and Power Company, grantcd by tle Steenly of Stat-, on the second day of December, 1904, and to confer addit.ional powers on Said Company. ) An Act to incorporate RpCdy RiverI Powerci Coim)pany13. An Act ((o incorporato (he Sn. luda11 R ivur P~owver C<,mnpany. .An Acet (o) IuIhri(''ze the Char lesin Light :und Water Cc mpanuy to er mtinct and mnamtain a daum across Ghooe Creek, in Berkeley Central News. Thli'e is a great deal of sicknes~ inl tis co.itI!uIty-and our dg. ter au e kept busy53. M liss Nita Clayton has closed h er schiooIlat Long Branch and ro turnaod home. Mrs. T1. IR. Chatami and child- / r'en of' Greenv illo spent Werdnes day with her mother. Edwin Gaines of Cloms~on spent Satuirday and Sunday with his p. Mrs. Betty Riamitour and chil ren of Asheville, N, C. visited rol atives and friends horo last week. Dri. Vas~s filled his appIointmenlt at the Iaptist church Saturday and Sundl~ay, but o-sing to the un laym able weathor dlidnf't have any ser1vicJ Suniday nlight. The Jadies will meet at'the Ihap tit chiurch Wddnesday afternoon at 3 o'clock to organize a WVoman's 4 .M aster Vernon01 Shirley, wvho has been suffeoinig from an attack of .' grip), is somo botter. Proest oajbkith of Gr'eenvilO spont., Saturday,' and- Sunday h home. Mrts. Vera Mauldin off ioken . visited to parents, Mr..aud. Mrs. ~ L. Boss Katon, last ieok. Enuna, the little two dlaughiter of Mr. and Mrs.,W John1isonl, of Norris, was lai rest last Saturday even)ifln M.Zion cometery. V "7