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PICKIENS: IRN kPL The Pearl of tbe POCTF. PIEDMONT. Entere' April 23. 1903 at Picce aU, .t* aSCnnd class mail jam r, under act ofCosgreaM of March 2, 3879 PICKENS, S. C., FEBRUARY 1NUMBER 36 41st YEAR. SOUTH CAROLINA DENERAL ASSEMBL I NOW D'OING ITS REGULA ROUTINE BUSINESS OF THE STATE. RK OF BOTH HOUSE pvernor Sending Many Messages i Senate and House.-Bills That Ha' amen Passed and Also Many Ne Ones Given. Columbia.-By a special messag Governar Blease transmitted to t] General Assembly copies of the x pt e the "Blease" state dispensa: esmiaaion. consisting originally 1'mss. James Stackhouse. chairmai I. Frank Kelly, secretary; J. V. W; bok Fred X. Dominick and Thos. -, Amtiey. Mr. E. M. Thomson w 01 made secretary, vice Mr. Kel) See resigned. The report covers 61 printed pag( * A mber of matters in connecti4 wm the old state dispensary al etes atfairs, of more recent dai am- reorted upon. I" sommittee held its irat me, Z Zoward B. Carlisle, of Sparta liftwas elected chairman of the w- -i- tng committee, and J. J. Eva Sarrlbero, secretary. The meeti: at the committee was simply for t popose of organization. No acti %% taken other than the election The Senate. ie senate closed the calendar a arge number of- uncontested m lf,. held a long debate on the patimeat of agriculture, killing t - whioh proposed to abolish t department; listened to an address See Alton B. Parker, of New Yor ad heard a long messag6 from t - 'eor relative to the controver 9tt eeridi Northern papers on t bew*ta of Columbia. Iho principal feature up was t dlgew"lon of the amendment to t mes ation providing for bienni seins of the legislature, which w med. Another bill of impo: was the bill regulating marria -- 3eee and their issuance, whi askilled after some discussions. A meseage was received from t nor stating that the report dispensary wIading-up committ Ilcompiled and attached to I message Th eInstruction of new bills w; &e frat order of business in the se oA message was received from t wvernor, Informing the senate th e eort ,of the dispensary windix ScommissIon had been compill wihand was attached. Both were< ered as Information. The report heoommission was printed in boe -rmand distributed on the des: ettemembers. Debate was postponed after thi peading bills on Senator Weston's b to anthorize the county board of co: ~msoners for each county to app: - riate funds for public health WOr Uenator Carlisle's bill to regula eertain Investment companies causi mensiderable discussion. Senator Weston's local bill for tl meerporatin of the -town of Eat eve was passed and sent to tl Th adjourned debate bill provi .for additional pensions in ti -tehomie was killed. It w; thMa sme of the senatorsd stender a misapprehension; th< bettthat veterans when they E Sthe home forfeited the -right pensions. Upon investigatic Mi was found to be Incorrect. 'The bill of the agrciulture commi dens to provide a uniform standard vidgts and measures for ~the~ eta aspassed and sent to the house. New Senate Bills. m. Onllivan-=-To amend sectic -S49 ot the code of laws of Soul * ~ ,ema relating to school trustees X'. Spivay-To authorize the Cc ele Coast and Western railroad cor Jeny to eell and transfer all of I aghts, properties and franchises1 eprvemntsFor Passenger Depot A commifttee of the Southern Ra way Company was at Orangeburg 8fwr with the railroad committ of se. Orangeburrg city council in t' bwte e. imiprovements at the loc paieenger depot. It has been the ofr e eity council for some tin 't get the Southern railway to pla< ambr'ella sheds at the local depc whinh have not been placed. 0the needed Improvements have bei ade, but the umbrella sheds and c menteod walk improvements. have ni 'been placed. 'Awnual Address of .Judge Parker. 'ke annual address to the membel of the South Carolina Bar Associ: enwas delivered in the hall of ti &konse of representatives by Judg Alten B. Parker. former chief justit et the conrt of nppoais of Now Yor: #nd ene timo candchit for the pres dene7 of the United States on ti Democ~ratic ticket. Fodllowing the a dress the annual banuet cf the ass elation was held when a number toasts were responded to. Sever Fddresses were delivered at the se sloni of the Bar association. Designated Postal Bank. Washington. January 2 Postal savings depositories w he established at Pendje6n or Pickenls, S. C., February 21. 'ggyW sme* some tiaras, please. eaat my wife." se k About/ what price?' *on,.at such a kice that I en s; ' you see t'd woman with Ut Sh7-is my wlfe."Fign the Atlantic Ccast L Company. Mr. .Montgoinery-To t eeare void and legal, an election authurizing the issuing of bonds in school district Xo. 36, Marion county. Mr. Montgomery-To declare calid and legal an electi-n authorizing the Issuing of bonds in high school dis R trict No. 1, Marion county. Mr. Weston-To authorize and em power Columbia Railway, Gas and Electric Company to construct and maintain a dam in and across the Congaree river and Columbia. canal. S Mr. Clifton-To exempt the prop erty of the Toumey hospital of the city of Sumter from taxation. to Mr. Wharton-To provide for the building of a line of railway from re East Spartanburg to Cedar Springs W Institute for the deaf, dumb and blind, and to make an appropriation therefor. The House of Representatives. The governor's message, relating to e, various historical matters, transmit ie ted to the General Assembiy, will not - be printed in the house journal, at least until a report is made by the ry committee on education. of The following third reading bills were passed and sent to the senate: ' Mr. McQueen-To amend an act en F. titled "An- act to regulate the manu as facture, sale and delivery of commer ly, cial fertilizers and to provide penal ties and punishment for violation of ,s- this act," approved the 3rd of March, n 1909, to raise the standard of cotton ad seed meal. le, Mr. McKeown - To provide for weighers of cotton seed. et- After considerable argument and 'n- debate the house killed a joint reso n- lution offering to provide for the com ns pesnsation of James Henry Rice, Jr.. ag acting chief game warden, for the fis he cal year 1910, by paying Mr. Rice n $$1,950. During the discussion some of of the members argued that this amount had been paid Mr. Rice by the Audubon Society, collected by mem of bership subscriptions taken through it- out the state, and the sentiment of le- the house seemed not in- favor of he again taxing the people to this ex he tent. By a vote of 62 to 43 a motion by to strike out the resolving words of k; the resolution was carried. he The- house adopted the report of sy the judiciary committee in regard to te leaving the appointment of special judges in the hands of the supreme he court instead of giving the governor he the- power to do so. The report was al on iessage No. 17 in which the gov. as ernoi reviews his controversy with the rt- supreme court on the special judge ge question and asked the house to take ch action. The report of the judiciary com he mittee, adopted by the house, de of clares that the law in the matter has ee been clearly defined by the supreme Lis court and that "the present status Ihould be maintained." as The- house passed a concurrent res n- solution to hold the election bf three trustees for the citadel. tie Mr. W. L. Daniel's bill providing at for the..enlargemnent of the work of g- Clemson college, passed its third ed reading and went to the senate. The e- bill was amended to provide that the of proposed work might be done by any )k department of the college. ks The bill to validate the issue of $28,0Y00 worth of bonds by . the town rd of Kingstree, passed its third reading ill and was ordered enrolled. In- The bill to establish Jasper county o- passed its third reading and was or k. dered 'enrolled. ' te The house refused to assume the ed responsibility of doing anything to remedy the existing confusion in the the school la'ws of South Carolina for at st- least aaother year. The bill to revise re and declare the school. law. was in definitely postponed. It' ie~rented d- two years of workd onthe part of the' tie committee appointed to draw it. as New House Bills.' e- Mr. Turnbull-To amend section 5 sy of an act entitled "An act toiprovide e- for a chief game warden," approved to F'ebruary 25, 1910, by striking out >n said section and inserting another -section in lieu thereof. Lse Chesterfield delegation - A jolnt of resolution to validate and approve the to purchase of a certain lot by the .sn - pervisor of Chesterfield and aulthor ize payment for the same. mn Mr. Datvis-To establish a civil th and criminal court in the county of .Barnewll, to be known as "The civil n- and criminal court of Barnwell,"' to n- define the powers and jurisdiction of ts tjae same, and to provide for the con to duct of the business theerof. ..Will Join Aiken in Good Roads Plan. l- !A petition was being circulated in to Geffney asking Cherokee's delegation ~e in the General Assembly to prepare 19 and-have passed a bill similar to the al one from Aiken county, which takes ~f- the construction and maintenance of 1c public highways out of politics and yinvests it in the hands or a spceial road ~t, commission. The petition was nu er merously signed and it is estimated n by those who are pushing it that they e- will easily be able to secure at least :>t 600 names. This petition is carrying out the wish of a great many people. Talks To Commercial Organization. es A. W. McKeand, secretary of the a-- Charleston chamber of commerce, te poke to the Spartanburg commercial :e organization. Hampered by the lack is of time, Mr.- McIseand quickly got k, down to facts and made a rousing talk ;i vocating city boosting and advis iing against making misrepresenta di- tion for one's town. He told of his owor-k in Oklahoma City before he at rnt to Charleston and methods aadopte-d there. H~e reviewed the tre n- mndous proras that Charleston has rccentir made. Gyroscope Cars. The lubricating mechanismi of a gy roscope car has to be iltted with an 4. alarm to warn the engineer if the oil ps~upply is giring ouit. If it shou:hl the - rapidly mo-ving gyroscope w:ouhi ge :hot and cut through the bearings inan instant. Willing to Waive That I '-iiss Angeline," began the poor ba : proud young man, "If I were in a po sition to ask you to be my wife" y: "Good gracious, Mr. Throgson!l" she ie exclaimed. "In a position? The idea! Ie Do you think I would want you to get down -n your knees?" REPORT OF 'SUPERVISOR Detailed Report of Mr. Craig Shows Pickens County to be in Fair Condition The following report shows the amount (as accurate as can well be obtained) of all money paid out by the county board for the fiscal year ending Janu ary 1, 1912. The auditor's abstract shows that he will collect for the year 1911 $38,650.81 to be used by the county board, $14,370.95 lof which has been checked out, A balance of $24,279.86 remains, to be applied to the debts of the county. It appears, therefore, that the amount owed will ex ceed the amount to be collected by about $4,440.73. There will be some fines and licenses that may be credited to the above debt. The county also owes the State sinking fund about $3,000, the payment of which is provid ed for by a special levy. This report includes the cost of seven mules, crushing plant, steel stockade for convicts, and about $3,000 which was over looked in last year's report. EXPENDITURES OF PICKENS COUN TY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, 1912 Salary Co. Auditor $ 360.00 Treasurei "360.00 Supervisor 800.00 Supt. Ed. 900.00 Sheriff 900.00 " 2 Co. Commsrs. 600.00 Co. Clk. and Atty. 375.00 "Clerk of Court 500.00 "Coroner 100.00 Sheriff, dieting prison ers and expenses 350.84 Equalization board 200.00 Board Education 21.0C Court expenses 916.60 Maintaining convicts, scrapes, mules, in cluding wages, feed supplies, repairs, etc 6696.39 Magistrates and Cons. 2111.19 Dispensary Cons. ' 824.96 Roads and bridges 19243.94 Public building 3 471.48 Books, station~ ry, etc 795.75 Contingent 400.29 Poor house, including' amts. paid old sol diers, for wrk. sup. physicians, exam. and conveying lun atics, etc. 1916.64 TOTAL $ 38844.08 FINANCIAL The county owes January 1, 1912: Unpaid claims $ 2270.59 Borrowed of Ex. Bkg & Trust Co., Chas., or current expenses 10000.00 Interest (estimated) 700.00 Borrowed of Sinking Fund for curnt ex. 1500.00 Interest (estimated) 750.00 Total Amt. owning January 1, 1912 $ 28,720.59 James B. Craig, Supervisor. Felder Willing. Augusta, Gi., Jan. 23.-Col. Thomas B. Felder was in Au usta yesterday. "Will you go to Columbia and testify against Gov. Cole L.- Blease if you are summoned by the investigating committee?" Was asked direct "Ys if the investigating L'ommit tee sees fit to summon "What about that book on ~lease so much talked about? Have yvou printed such a book as vou are credited with, show ing a the dealing of the present L'overnor of South Carolina?" "No book has been printed, but I have material that would make ;a most interesting book if it should be published." - Asked what he thought of the kase situation no w, he replied:! "He's going to get all that's cm~ing to him; good and plenty --hefore long.'' Col. Feider said he did not TLnk any impeachment pro ~:s ies would b'e started or at d b7 this legislat ire. Of ti. impeachment matter, how. ever, he did not know anything ROME PRACTICES UN-AMERICANISM Interesting, Instructive Article Reproduced from Pen J. IF. Love IN THE DECEMBER issue of The Home Field we cited some of the un-American principals proclaimed b'y the pope and his accredited spokesmen. We let Roihe state these principles in her own terms. The jgngaage was explicit, admitting of but one interpretation. It showed that theoretically, at least, Rome is indeed as she boasts, cenper eadem (always the same). This article will show that she is, as far as she dare, actually practic ing these principles in Ameri ca. Rome does not content herself with theories; she is the most perfectly and shrewdly organiz ed human institution on earth, and the most sleepless propagan dist the world ever saw. She ceaselessly exp9unding her creed by her acts. What she is at tempting in America as else where when not restrained, is proof of sincerity in what she says. She says she does not believe in an independent State, in equality, in liberty and the right of private judgement and free speech, and she shows her faith by her works. From Cordinal Gibbons down to the most ser vele little priest, the Roman Catholic clergy is diligently ex ecuting policies consonant with .her published polity, secretly when prudent, but more and more openly. The work of the 17,000 priests of America is ex pository and defensive of the creed and the decrees of the Vatican. Rome is professedly and practicaly un-American, Take as the first emaniple of this HER HOSPITALITY TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, and her stealthy appropriation of public taxes for the support of her parochial schools, main tained in opposition to the na tions schools. The public school system of America is our patri otic boast as the greatest nation alizing institution controlled by the State. In her opposition to this system she sets herself up against the authority of the State, and in insidiously draw ing on the national treasury for the support of her schools affects a union of Church and State. The American principle of liberty and personal rights for bids absolutely that any relig ious denomination shall partici pate in Federal patronage. Die fying this, Rome has secured vast oossessions in public and Indian lands, and keeps a hand stretched out toward our nation al treasury, which is seldom withdrawn empty. A shrewd priest is now located at Wash ington for diplomatic service, and while we have not yet come to the point of officially recog nizing him, he is on intimate terms with many of the people's representatives and Federal em ployees, and is shown such con sideration in the departments at Washington as is scarcely shown to any other unofficial citizen of America. He is one o1 the most familliar figures at the National Capital, and has such familiarity with matters transacted there both in the legilative halls and departments of State as no other eccelesias tic in America p.>ssesses or s -eks to possess. Recently. when New Mexico was seeking statehood but be fore the citizens of the territory could adopt a constitution, Rome found a tool among the representatives at Washington t u ah whom to offer a bill which proposed to give to Rome 300.000 acres of land in New Mexico to bc used by her lieu tenants in the support of her sectarian schools, A mong other things adopted at a recent me et ing of the representatives of th e "Federation of Catholic Socie ties," held at Columbus, Ohio, was a resolution which says, "Strict .iustice demands that te State should make adequate compensation to Catholic A Westr .bishop has lately won great app iSe from Ron Catholics by forbiddg9.su -, mn ancestors, interpreted the lav 3ir literally and wrote a dissenting Lc- opinion . . . . . The Churcl Dn courts dog not care what the law ri- makers Mean . . . . he (White ur is throughly imbued with tht he teachings of Catholic Jurispru m dence .... It took him years t< p. bring the rest of the court tc at his way of thinking, and that rs alone is the meaning of the de Zo lay in the judgement. But truth as taught by the tribuna-ls of the Catholic church prevailed and Puritanism as well as pluto id cracy went down in defeat." Ds The same Catholic editorial in . forms the public that as a result le of the decision, quotations on )f the stock exchanges "took an a9- upward tendency." That does le not look so bad for plutocracy ,r as It does for Puritanism. In ic the light of the appointment of s: Mr. White by President - Taft, and the appointment of eight )f Roman Catholic judges by Gov ernor Foss of Massachusetts, n and such Catholic utterances as li the above, ' we will do well to heed the words recently publish e .ed in England: The Catholic . training and the Catholic press. ,n the complete subjection of the ,d Catholic mind to prisst and~pope, V make it impossible for a Cath it olic to hold the highest place in r the judiciary of a free people. Le He would bring the wole system . of law into suspicion. No judge can be impartial whose consci Le ence and intellect are in the t- keeping of an alien authority." . (Shall Rome Reconquer Eng t land, page 191). e The Indian Catholic of Sep h tember 22, 1911, cites a recent a decision handed down by a [c Roman Catholic judge in St. h Lonis before which the Jewish n Christian Association of that y city was denied the right to put y up a building for Christian work g among the Jews of St. Louis. . At the public expense Con r, gress was recently prevailed upon to print in the Congress n ional Record a speech delivered -e by Cardinal Gibbons in Balti gmore! ! These are just a few examples - of how Roman Catholics are in vading the precints of govern1 e ment and steadily encr.aching y upon our liberties. They are .interpreting their un-American creed in acts before our eyes, ~and beginning here to repeat LI the history of a thousand years Sin other lands. We are able to Ladminister an effectual rebuke o now if we but have the courage is and the patriotism to do it. r Twenty-flve years from now n will be too late if the duty is Ii neglected today.-Dr. J. 'L. .d Love, in Home Field. n - _ _ _ Le Death of Ex-Sheriff Gireath ;o Ex-Sheriff Perry D. Gilreath n died at his home in Greenville o Sunday, 28th ult. in the 76th , year of his age. He was one of a the prominent citizens of that is county and was widely known ie and universally respected. He 1. was elected sheriff in 1876 and i held that office continuously for >. 24 years. He retired in 1900 and :o was succeeded by his son, Mr. J. D. Fllreath, who held the of B- fice for eight years. The Green i ville News of last Monday pays d a very high tribute to him in t, followit~g worda: n In the death of Mr. Gilreath B Greeville has lost aianan whose >f place will Indeed be hard to fill. 3 During his long period as a pub - lic servant his labors were inesti t mable in the suppression of law d lessness and the general uplift 1 of the county. Throughout this t and other states he was recog L nized as an officer of unquestion - ed ability and a gentleman of ' the highest type. A, Mr. Gllreath was a* man of "affable disposition whose never a failing cheerfulness was (an in n spiration to all who came in con - tact with him. Free from -ostentation he lived from day to day the exemplary life of a Christian gentleman, always hanpy himself because of his ef d forts to make others happy. Of i Mr. Gilreath it can be truthfully s said that he was a man who n feared God and kept His comn Bt mandmente. '* LT-A Pickens or on. the a read from Pickenm to my house c'a purse containing $10.20. Re-. A wrd to finder if returned to M. a W. Simmons or leave at this of ta: fice. isSbcietooh enie tion to be given any Rom Catholic parents who send th< children to public schools. -A cording to the bishop's decisi for one to prove a good Ame can citizen by patronIzing 'o great American institution, t] public school, disqualifies hi for Roman Catholic fellowshi And yet it is reported th seventy per cent. of the teache in the public schools of Chical are Roman Catholics! ROME IN POLITICS. True to her history in eve land, Rome is entering fully at fearlessly into American politi She is organizing for a thoroug] going campaign. This is tI signifficance of the "knights < Columbus" and the "Feder tion of Catholic Societies." TI American Citizen of Septemb 7, 1911, quotes the Cathol World of New York as follow "The Roman Catholic is I wield his vote for the purpose < securing Catholic ascendency: this country. All legislatic must be governed by the w] of God unerringly indicated b the pope. Education must I controlled by the Catholic ai thorities, and under educatic the opinions of individuals ar the utterances of the press a included. Many opinions ougl to be forbidden by the secuh arm under the authority of tI Church, even to war and bloot shed." There they have stated ti case for themselves, and ou lined their politicial progran That they have already m4 with encouraging success, tI facts show plainly. Althoug "The Knights of Columbus is fraternal order for Cathol members only." and althoug there are but 263,300 of them I the whole United States, the have succeeded in some thirt States of the Union in soeurin legislation giving them Colun bus Day as a State holidai which they are as Catholic using to advertise Catholicisi and to deceive those who ai ignorant of history by flauntin false claims before their eye on this Roman Catholic gala o< casion. If patriotic Americaris at wise they will undo this craftil secured lesislation .without de lay. The -Texas Legislatur with others, was taken ut awares and made Columbu Day a State holiday. "Th first celebration of Coluib Day in Texas." according 1 "The Official program," wa obeyed in Austin, Texas, ot capital, recently. The occasic was used to put on a parade a the "Right Reverends" an "Very Reverends"of the Roma heirar, hy .in Texas and ti "Pontifical High Mass" we celebrated in the open air 1 Worldridge Park, Austin and i other ways the day was 'used i advertise Roman Catholician as it was meant to be used whe the Knights of the Columbt secured legislation riaking th day holiday. Several non-Catl olic State politicians and official lent their presence to the o< casion, and thereby helped 1 boo t the Catholics in Texas. The Governor of Massachui setts has yielded to the politici demands of these Knights, an having twelve judges to appoin has appointed eight Roma Catholics out of the twelt< The Boston Daily Jeurnal < April 19th quote W. H. Ma Kechnie, a Roman Catholic lai yer of Boston; as follows; TI day is coming when men electe to high positions in this con monwealth will have to be n< only Catholics, but men wi are educated in Catholic co leges, for the twenty years " shall have control of the stata both oolitically and otherwise. This declaration was made it Roman Catholic celebration I honor of the Catholic judges ai pointed by the Goyernor. PREsIDSNTIAL FRIENDSHIP? FO1I Ro3IE President ~Taft has exercise the utmost care to show h friendship for Cardinal Gibbor and bestow public praise upc him, and has given the highei judicial position-in the nation1 a Roman ICatholict, Justi< White, of whom the Weste2 Watchman, a Roman Catholi Journal, says in commentir upon his influence in securing certain supreme court decisio: "Justice Harlin . . . holding MFROM THE PAL KET.TO 6 TE A Column -f News That ast" Collected and Condensed WI )VERN- Care by the Editor. TIVE Charleston.-Instructions Wee ceived from the United States neer's department by Maj. .F. ell, in charge of the Caes VOICE trict, to prepare at once for a 20-foot channel up the Colum- river as far as the wharf f -- dard plant of the Vi Chemical Company. iocratic Beaufort.-Charles Anderson Iractice Swede by birth, and for 27 yes charge of the Parrys Island - I house, near Port 'Royal, died 11y and days ago. His body was brought nment to Beaufort by his assistant, Baid A. Wright, and interred in -the' Green cemetery of. this city. Mr. o derson had been Wl health fo nine months. ults of govern- Anderson.-Chief of Folfee Fortune has returned from. alficent ville, Ga., where he went t during Stanley, a young white m depart- here for assault and battery e ex- tent to kill and resisting arre He as- alleged that Stanley 'assaulte :rm is Officer Blackstone when - ystems stone attempted to arrest hIm e peo- city on the night of December - asser, Rock Hill.-The chamber o i of merce has sentla formal -:oL each member of the York, d a was against the passage of thebilk ktal in duced by Mr. McDow, to allow L form county to vote on. :.47W,003 - said sue for a new court house. Th..". las for lution speaks of- the prdposea of the as an "ill advised, unnece over reckless expenditure, at an In )m ob- tune time . - the - ~ de the Charleston.-"It is untrue as It i pO& audacious," said Dr. J. Mercier Smag. -city health ofieer .and secret de by the board of health, In reference - everal the statement made by Mr. C ,y gov. Hoskins, in charge of the dairy acrete partment of -the National Corn been sition, to' the effect that -some'yot milk delivered in Charieston is a ,r it," nace to the heathof tgclty. Itivet Conway.-There has been more trouble in the Gypsy camp on bene outskirts of the city'for the pastse 9, are eral days, which has .resulted binding over to court' - ords." sions by agistra W. H. Chestnt a number of the Gypsy-tribe, the niost; avls prominent being. Steve and -r'egom umbia John, on the charee-of grandlateey tained Bond in the sum of $3,000- was- asked i for by the .court, and this hAs been iiW.!f ' who ranged, - ce for It the Newberry-NewJerry count 4e0ats ye . a teacher who has at t thirin. inter- full terms in the puble schoiols:ot appeal that county and is- now enternup e boy, on heir 'fortieth term.' In Mrs. ai a :Long, Newberry countyibas's fali n. ful and -devoted servant: Sliwas Mr. born and rear'ed in New10ery aa&Jmd e mat. spent her. lIfe there In'"l the public schoolti ThIig as of teaching Is an unusual record fot se. a woman I re- Anderson.-Samuel N.. Myde, the Fergu- young white man who killed his wIfeJ eneral and her father last July asji sia -' stock sentenced to hang on October S2b0 f Fergu- which Bentence was stayed pen l: The an appeal to the Supreme Court, ni, S- pressed himself as being a little dsp 7. W- pointed because the clerk ,of thK~G secre- pdeme Court failed to send the el cated- titur in his case before the-J~zr r, with term of crImlzgel oourt adjourned. N. ' Florence.-The Hon. Daid R. Coker, of Hartsville visited Florence for *he ~ ounty purpose of addressing the farmuiers waeand others interested on "the advan n01tage's which will come to the farmers igo f they put rational nmethods into growing cotton," and he liation by a -large a'nt.-~est reitav. teaudience of the very people-that- he wished to talk .to, the farmers -and as win those interested in the subject above . enter mentioned. - Columba.-Following the hearing~ - on the Charleston' commission' o~~ 1der. of ggvernment .before the -niiJ. color- committee this afternoon MayorGae~ 4d alse and Mr. W. B. Wilbur had aree out of of their wordy differences in the are on by of th'e state .house which iarged something of a stir among th , ty for tatoi's. The mayor iiformed M~ -'~ o who bui-that ifhe was in Ci e that would slap his face and b , kept the tio apart. 'Spartanburg. - -The S Rail. County Medical Society, at: lt i the meeting elected the following - .'d sev. President, Dr. A. D. Cudd; -~ about dent, Dr. W. I. Chapan Four Dr. Rosa Gantt; delegate to senger sociation, Drs. W. W. B U o ed on Dr. N. R. Norman. - .k be- Charleston.-,ockey- Abert~ at two was killed at -Pilmetto tr - ijured, the -falling of his horse~, lerably The horse stepped Into a ho C, ieavrity soft track In trying td avoid a: ke the ling horse In front, and the. - ie over was thrown to the track, stkiking . p. his head, fraem~ring his salk Saluda.-There was a meetl* - ernent. in the court house . is ii state- Tueday at 10:30 o'&cldk -:a. [ra B. the purpose of thporoughly.O. .o cy for the Boys' corn club workof the-0 deals ty for the present year . atment ' Columbia.-Thie annual -repoitZ -0 ict be- Dr. M. W. Twitchell, stite ~egi, he Su- has been forwardied 'o the-goe Chief and is now in printed form. It 1s n d posi- three parts, the first being tbhs .nd as- istrative report, outlining the Blease accomplished thus far,-the manner 'of' 'on the working and the various branches of Mr. covered by the of"ce and 'the prob wiess," lenms which are yet to be faced. with Filst Brickd & that a casuit Columbia, -Janiary A2. h !" he the State Asylum, wasI afternoon. by Col. Aull. ep ied building will be 202 by 77T ee r as two stories high, and will -Ci about $60,000. The f is of confcrete. W.M ASPLENDID -SYS } COMMISSION FORM OF G( MENT HAS SOME EFFEC RESULTS. THE PEOPLE HAY A A. McP. Hamby, Secretary of bia Chamber of Commerce I Present Government as Derr and Effective in Theory and i Columbi.-"The people fei they are more effective politica the commission form of gove the best asset of their town," McP. Hamby, secretary-treasu the Columbia chamber of cog in discussing the beneficial res Columbia's present form of I ment. Mr. Hamby'praised the mag showing that- has been made the past year, of which the mental reports give concret amples of constructive work. serted that the comjnissiou f4 the most democratic of all 2: of municipal government. Th ple, said he, have a compelling, tive voice in the administrati< their government. . "As the chamber of commer in a great measure instrumel bringing about the commissiox of government for Columbia," Mr. Hamby, "it may not be am me to call attention to a few basic principles of such a I meat which I have gathered fri servation and research among opinions of others who have ma subject a study. My object is, sible, to add to the force bf thi nificent showing recently ma the annual reports of - the i heads of departments of our cit ernment, which constitute cc examples of what* ba actualla done. "The people who lye und4 continued he. "rith compar, few exceptions, are generally content and the general public Its, without bonded indebtedne such that would have never be ceived, judging from past ret Have Gotten A Pardon For I Charleston.-While in 'Col Alderman John F. O'Rourke ob of Governor Blease a pardoi Clarence Davis, of Charleston was serving a tve-year senten forgery. Davis, was sent :up. age of 17, and has- served three The family of the young, man ceded with Mr. O'Rourke to to the governor 1' behalf of tb and being acquainted with th4 and believing th'e prisoner ha 'ered punishment sumlcient, O'Rourke consented to take thb ter up. South Carolina New Enterpr Columbia.-New enterprisei corded were: Commissioned: sen & Elliott, Inc., Lancaster; j merchandise business; capital $5,000. Petitioners: Geo. F. son and . S. Elliott. Chartered Owen Grocery Company, Dillc C. Capital stock $5,000. ? Owen, president; 3. W. Smith, tary and treasurer. Domest South Carolina Power Compan: headquarters at Jersey City, Corn Growers Soon To M< Lexington.-The Lexington Corn Growers' Association will a strong campaign for the grov1 more and better corn in Le~s county during 1912 than has been raised 'before. The asso< will hold its first meeting o year in the court house on J3 31, at which time several priui be offered the contestants whc the corn clu.bs. Chrged With Arson and Mui Columbia.-Edward Drayton, ed, was committed for arson am charged with murder growing the burning of Tompowsky's s't, Calhoun street. The fellow is el with the fire and responsibili the death of Gadsden, the negr was so badly burned in the flr he died later from his injuries. Train Ditched By Brokenl Seneca.-A mixed train or Blue Ridge Railway was ditchi eral days ago by a broken rail, twe miles east of Seneca. freight cars and the pas coaches, two in numbgr, carrie the rear were derailed, the tras ing literally destroyed for abol hundred yards. No one was il but the passengers were consid jarred. -It is thought that a loaded Clinchfield coal car brc light rail. The passenger servic the line was completely tied ul Jones Makes First Formal Stat Columbia.-The first formal mnent by former Chief Justice] Jones bearing on his candida governor was issued here. It with the mafter of the appol of special judges and the enfl tween Governor DBease and t preme Court, and the former Justice replies in emphatic an tive terms to the stricturesa persions which Governcr sought to cast upon him and uj Supreme Court. The conduct Bleasc !b characterized as "la The Explanation A miner who had met an accident told a friend certain lawyer was to brinm for him o a "contingent "What is a contingen Do von know, Jimmie asked his friend. "~Yes. I know," r .Jimminie. "If YOU lose you the lawyer gets nothing: i win, you get nothing." can Record-Herald.