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COtMTY Lxrnw rsoM our srr Part? et OaoaCtea. IfOTBCB TO Mast yoav Mmm so that they will aUer Mam tor Wsdn kttor than Ttmnriay Thia, af cotwee. te regular sarTsapoitd I rtossx af aaamaJ In hanwedlately er telegraph. Hnoh aaeestaMe up to the hoar off retto areas. Wednesday's Is ssiatod Tuesday attorn eon Friday after DARK CORNER.

Dark Corner, Jan. far have commenced to plough In leae coasts, while others are cutting ditches and clearing up old onea Mr. Joe Johnston moved one day week from Ramsey down here in "Dog Town," on Mr. Blandlng Mr. Ben Oed dings moved from Ulandlng Ardis' place to Mr.

J. M. Kolb's place, near Ramsey. It seems aa If It Is hard for the people to get settled down this year, for I still hear of others that are going to move. There was a cake walk at Mr.

Joe Johnston's here in "DogtoWo" last Wednesday night which aas well at? tended. 1 have heard that the fol? lowing out-of-town girls were pres? ent: Miss Linie Kolb, from Wedge Held; Miss Ida Burk, from Ramsey; Misses Nan Oeddlngs and Sou John? ston, from near Plnewood. With those from this town were Misses Lucy. Kdna and Lola Ardis. A fine time was enjoyed by all present.

Raw. J. N. Tolar presetted a fine sfrmon last Sunday at Plnewood from the text "Te must be born again," (John 1-1.) The Plneaood brethren expect to dedicate their church on the 3rd Sun? day In February. We hope to have Dr.

Bailey or Dr. DerteUX with us on that occasion and have two services, oae la the mondng at II o'clock and ana at 7 at night I would be delighted to attend the Black River (Baptist) Union at Lynchburg next Saturday, the 28th, hut can't go now as I hear the small pox Is there, "Hard Tlmea" WISACKY. Wlaacky, Jan. are deeply grateful for the lovely weather we are permitted to enjoy this the be? ginning of new year. farmers have begun to clean eft their farms, plow and haul fertilizers, and are rapidly moving on alth their work, preparing for another crop.

The oat crop Is looking fine. There has been much moving In this section, afcnong white and colored. Mr. W. W.

Player, our next door neighbor, has moved this week to his plantation near Mayesvllle. He has swnted his place near Wlsacky to Mr. 1. 8. Thomas.

Mr. W. B. McLeod. former book? keeper and manager for Mr.

W. W. laasChamps, has moved to Harts rllle and has taknn a position in the bookkeeping department of Messrs. J. la Coker A Co.

His family will loin him later. There Is much sickness in this ewssmunlty at present. Master J. Nelson Scott, a student of ML Pleas aat col came home for ttae holidays and has been quite sick since. Mr.

J. hs has been lely 111 for the past two weeks from a stroke of paralysis and ap Ills many friends and rela? tives are grieved to know his physl Dr. N. Y. Alford.

considers it a csae. Ills niece. Miss Oatlen. of t'onway, came today be with him. ills relatives are his bedside, all the atille.

I lim ito. Lynchburg. Jan. remains of ttoulsr Horton was Interred in Fiiendnhlp cemetery below South Lynchburg this morning at 11 having died Saturday morning. Her was of a peculiar nature sad the cause of death, after a brief lllnnsa is sono what of a mystery and very probably will no remain.

tow prior to her death she went to school at Trinity graded scho .1. and then witnessed the vaccination of of the children, which to frighten her very much. Mr. John F. Horton.

glSgdfStHU. gSd with Whom liven, nayn lag Mat crying and snuffing and I tinued no until she Uled. Ii. Tsllott called In to her a few ho urn before nhe dh and (Indian her In a ullar condition, In? quired of Mr. Hort as to had done for r.

to which he replied that hud flvsg lo I of and later on. drop of aeonlte. Ii- heart action and respiration iinusmil. Mr. Horton thinks tjM died from the effect of fright, but the physician doOf not concur, hut refrains fron? further comment, i satisfied thot Mr.

Horton did the he could. IU NTINO BIRDS ON HOHM.H.U'K. How The Roumanian Bustard la Caput red. For the "horse hunting" of the bustard, says Rook Carnegie In the February Wide World Magazine, must go back to a few winters llaee, when I had the pleasure of some days with one of Roumanla's great land proprietors, a doscendaut of the Bayards of Spain. The weather had broken, and our hare-driving on the frozen snow had been put a stop to by a thaw.

I had almost decided to pack up traps and hie me back to town, when I was sur? prised one morning, on getting up to look at the state of the weather that most Important matter to the sportsman, whether with horse, rod, or find I could not see out, the window being heavily covered with rime, though only a few hours before, on waking la the night, I had heard, with extreme disgust, the pat? ter of rain. Aa I buttoned my second legging my fvlend dashed into my room boot? ed and breeched. "Now you shall see something jrOU never nor read OJ in any sporting book, I'll lay a sovereign!" he cried. "You must know that If in winter It thaws, rains, and finally freezes, the bustards, sleeping as they do lying In the open plain, get their feathers damp; these freeze, and the birds are unable to fly. As you know, however, they can run like the wind, and we must hunt them then on them, in fact So come along, and bring your hunting crop, if you have one with you." Twenty minutes without a halt brought us to the undulating ground where the tops of brushwood and bramble showed above the patchy Our guide pulled up.

"They are here." he said, and pointed to some thicker vegetation a hundred yarda off. Crunch, crunch, went the hoofs on the hard snow. Till now, for me, it had been "uncertainty beyond." but as we neared the corner a veritable forest of brown necks were raised before ua and waved affrightedly in the air For a moment only, however. Thep away went the whole flock, some strong, their wiry legs carrying them over the ground at a pace that must be seen to be believed. Cauk! cauk! Their harsh cry was raised aa the riders now turned into a gang of yelling demons, raced up after them.

Crack, crack, went the whips, sounding like pistol shots in the frosty air. A chorus of shouts and cries broke out. Presently the birds spread, going in all directions, dodging in a manner that made It exceedingly difficult to get a fair whack at them. Those with the sticks did best, as the bird was immediately killed or stunned on re? ceiving a blow. Those with Whlpi endeavored to get the lash round the necks and legs of their victims, sin ply to throw them over; but in this they often enot'gh brought them Helves and pony d'wn also.

It war astonishing to see how the little seemed to save themselves In falling, and they were on their feet again im? mediately. Once down, the peasant's knife was out and the bird's neck slit Instantaneously. We, on our bigger mounts, were afraid to get at too bard a puce, and had to be content with "fielding" for the others. It was an exciting scene, even to a mere onlooker, and one I would nut hav? 1 for much. In about halt an hour the last bird was run down, and all of us pulled up for a breath? ing space.

LICENSE DILL PASS? Senate Votes Favorably on Car? lisle Measure. Columbia. Jan. Strong protest against the bill by Senator Strait, of Lancaster, the Staats to? night passed SsastOff Carllsls'l bill in quiring marriage licenses. The Sena I f.

teb i and ridieul Sd UM marriage UOSBSS Idsa, favor? ing Instead registration of marriage II. Huld the proposed legislation is aal Dsmooratlc. introduced tin amendment, with the registration idea prominent, but the Senate, by 0 the table ami the bill was ordered vote of to It. laid the amendment paasad aad ssai lo the Houso, laut I Off Bates made the motion to table Senat, Strait's aim -udim-nt. Un? vote resulting: Yea Ackernmn, Ap? pell, n.ites.

Carlisle, Bpps, Forrsst, Kail. Hough. Lawson, Msnnlng, Mauldtn, IfoCown, Stswart, Sullivan, Summers, Wslter, WsStOn, billon, 30. Nay- Black, Carl-. Orson, llardln, Johnson, Las sluckaafuss, Mais, Italnsford, Strait, Btuoksy 11.

Itett? It Is to be end. I a I Herodotus. NEWS OF THE LEGISLATURE. IN PERFECT HARMONY sol Til CAROLINA KOLONS WORK. Situation in Direct Contrast to that of other Mates, where Legislation I- Retarded by Division of Various Conditions in this State Compared with those of PSW Years for Thirty Day Session.

Columbia, Jan. General Assentbl) has been in cession for mearly two weeks and peace reigns supreme. There is the greatest dif? ference in the world between the ses? sion of the South Carolina General Assembly and that of many of the other States, in West Virginia Sena? tors have gone into another State to break a quorum. In Tennessee there is a merry "scrap." In Alabama the Legislature Is apparently torn asund? er on the liquor question, while in this State there is no issue that is all Im? portant, no question that is exciting the law-makers, no outside pressure that Is concentrating Interest and energy on any question. The mem? bers of both the House and Senate are of one party and there is the utmost good feeling between members from the different sections of the State.

In former days It was said that there was a feeling of rivalry between what is known as the up-country and the lower part of the State. Now that the up-country has grown in wealth and population, the feeling is gone and there Is no semblance of ill will and Issues are no longer looked upon as coming from one section or the other. It has not been many years ago when the real, the vital and the burn? ing issue was whether a legislator was a "Reformer" or not. If he did not bear the Imprint "Reformer" he need not think of being a candidate for of? fice, nor need he suggest any import? ant measure that would not be look? ed upon with suspicion. Things are entirely different now.

There are no such narrow estimates and all feel better that there is one session of the General Assembly in which there Is the utmost good fellowship and ob? literation of factions. With over three hundred bills al? ready Introduced, the most remark? able thing is that in that number there Is not a single proposition to radically change the liquor law. For twenty years liquor has been a pre? eminent question, and this year the only measure of Importance In con? nection with the question Is how the salvage from the old dispensary should be expended and suggestions as to minor changes in the present law, as applied to the counties that now have dispensaries and not involv? ing a general or State-wide plan. There has not been a single State? wide prohibition bill proposed. This may be because it is taken for grant? ed that should stich a bill pass it would be vetoed, but in previous years members have recognized that a State? wide prohibition bill could not be enacted, but they have insisted that they want a record, and for that have fought for weeks.

The Senate has passed a concur? rent resolution lixing February 10 as tin- date tor final adjournment. This would mean a month's session if con? curred in by the Mouse, and it is not nil unreasonable to et that the House will "call" the Senate. Th expression has been used that the S'-nate has put It up to the House. lcourse, In a body with thr? times the Senate's membership much more time must be spent in discussions, and above all the ail Important gen? eral appropriation bill must first be threshed out in the House. Many members have been heard to express themselves bj being favorable to thirty-day session.

Prior to the Con? stitution of ISI6 it was the rarest thing in the World for the session to continue more than thirty days, and there is not now as much necessity for special Acts as there was in pre? vious years, because of the Constitu? tion of which, bye-the-byo, is not growing in popularity. of course, veryone realise! that most of the measures that are pro? posed will have to renjaln over until next session, and that even then they will furnish food for thought Mem? bers are paid by the session and not the day, as tome suppose. This is the custom In New York and many other States. The General Assembly will prob? ably hold some of its elections during the week, Some of the elections are ly to be held on Wedensday, but this win not conclude the elections. The necessary legislation preliminary to the election of the to Associate Justice of th? Supreme Courl has not Im enacted, and.

of oourse, this election, In Which there is In terest, cannol be scheduled until this I vent, Much inter, st is being taken in the pending election, but what work Ii being done is being quietly done. The resolution requesting the At? torney Qeneral to abandon his appeal in the now famous "merger" suit has not yet been considered, but it is like? ly to be acted upon during th" week. The sections of the State affected Yorkville, at the one end, and Char? leston at the other end, as types, want the appeal abandoned, and the rail? road held to account and given an opportunity of using its bonds in de- veloping the country. No possible good, it is pointed out, can come from further delays and i litigation except the spending of more of the State's money. Time has, to a large extent, settled the economic issues involved, and the jury the only vital issue, which must in any event be settled by a jury, re? gardless of whether Judge Shipp be sustained or not.

The only "original verse," so to speak, that has come before the House is the Inheritance tax bill, proposed by Mr. Rembert, of Columbia. He has pending a general inheritance tax law similar to that of some of the Eastern States. The House is ap? parently well disposed to the meas? ure, although Mr. Ashley and others are "agin" it.

The drift of the ques? tions fired at Mr. Rembert were along two and life Insurance. Members wanted to know how the measure would affect land that might be deeded to children with a reser? vat.on of the life estate and whether such property would be liable to the inheritance tax. Mr. Rembert thought it would.

Others wanted to know whether money derived by an estate from life insurance would be subject to the in? heritance tax, Mr. Rembert indicated that where an insurance policy was made for the benefit of an estate, that this would be subject to the in? heritance tax, but where a wife or child was named as the beneficiary of a policy that such a fund would not be subject to the inheritance tax. The members were apparently keenly in? terested in the discussion of the in? heritance tax proposition. There have been symptons of a desire to curtail the income of Clemson college and fix the amount of money that Is to be expended annually at that Institution. The first bill along th.s line, proposing that the privilege tax that goes to Clemson should be limited to $175,000, has been defeat? ed, and this is taken as evidence on the part of the General Assembly that there is no desire to disturb the pres? ent conditions.

On the other hand, there is an effort being made to place additional responsibility on Clemson Kohn in News and Courier. Dots Fron Pisgah. Pisgah, Jan. weather Is variable, first cold then spring like, just the weather for colds and pneu? monia, but up to this time we have had no cases of pneumonia. We are well off for physicians at this time.

At Roykins we have Dr's. Hay and Green and at Smithville, Dr's. Carson and Foxworth, Dr. Carson, who has been here for a short time, has made many friends and Dr. Foxworth is too well known and liked in his old home for any.

introduction. From indications all are kept busy healing the sick. The small pox scare has not reach? ed here. A few years ago negroes drifted In here from the lumber mills Of Georgetow with their faces cover? ed with sores and people thought it small pox, but those who came In contact with them never caught it. It did not spread, and, if my mem? ory serves me right, there was no vaccination.

Rev, J. W. Kenney has been called to the pastorate of Mizpah church and commenced bis labors there to? day. Eifl preached the funeral of Mr. Levin Elmore at Cedar Creek church last Tuesday.

Th? next meeting of Lee County Union Will be at Swift Creek church, next Saturday and Sunday. Quite an interesting program Will be discussed. Mr. 1). J.

Hatfleld is the mode? rator and Mr, Barney Bparrow is the olerk. Dr. T. D. Foxworth attended ser? vices at Plsgah church Sunday.

Mrs. Waiter Kenney Ii live wire in church work, quite a contrast to these who think of nothing but fashions, parties, etc. To an outsider it looks as if the population of Bumter City is beyond the Official returns, and 1 am glad the matter will be looked into to correct any errors in the count. Governor Blease's maify friends are glad thai In his Inaugural address he said the things he did. Of all men he was most unjustly treated by the press of the state and all uncalled for, for he did net deserve such treat? ment.

Criticism is one thing and abuse another, and if he got anything but abuse I failed to see it. No Wond? er the voters administered the re? buke they did to tin press Ias1 tember. We will have an honest i nd live State administration, fair und Just to all cltlsens and In which, there win no aristocracy, and no class will be recognised more than anoth? er. To fall nt nil If to fall 1 Lowell, SHOOTS His LITTLE PLAYMATE. Year-Old Hoy in only Nine.

Spartanburg, Jan. lit? tle Lois Wright, aged years, was shot and perhaps fatally her 8-year-old playmate, Carl Hayaos, at Drayton Mills, this morning. The weapon used was a shotgun and an entire load took effect in tbe left shoulder of the little girl. The ilesh was terribly mutilated and slight chances are held out for her recov? ery. The children were playing together this morning, as usual, and a child? ish quarrel arose over some trivial matter.

The youth, who had stolen away his father's shotgun, said to Lois: "I am going to shoot you." Be? coming frightened, the girl started to run away, but before she could the weapon had been discharged. She was brought to this city and carried to a hospital, where a brave tight against death and against all odds Is being made. Carl was also brought to the city and placed in the county jail, to await developments in the condition of Lois. It was sad sight to see the wee little fellow follow the State of? ficials from the office of "Good" Mag? istrate Kirby, where he had received so much sympathy, to the cold, dreary cell of the prison. The shooting, which was hoped at first to have been accidental, is said by those living at Drayton, to have been an intentional and deliberate act on the part of the boy.

Carl's general reputation at the mill is not one to be envied, it seems, and older persons have looked on him as a bad boy. COMMISSION GOVERNMENT. Easier To Hold Men To Sense Of Responsibility In Small Body. (From the Philadelphia Record.) What is called municipal govern? ment by commission is making con? siderable progress in spite of the name, which is misleading, and which creates opposition by giving the im? pression that it is a denial of popular government. The city of Washing? ton is really governed by a commis? board of men appointed by the President But city government by commission is just as much the creation of the people as city govern? ment by Councils of two chambers, with anywhere from 50 to 150 mem? bers.

The commissioners are elected just as the Councllmen or the Alder? men are. Popular government is in nowise impaired by the adoption of what is called the commission form. Since a list of 86 cities that had ad? opted the commission form of govern? ment was compiled, Springfield, 111., has voted for it, and a committee has recommended it to Saratoga Springs, NT, Y. The cities that have adopted the new plan are almost entirely in the West rnd South, but Massachu? setts has five cities under that form, besides Boston, which has adopted the more Impartant features of it. Bos? ton has a larger council or commis? sion than other cities have, and has adopted a number of features not in other commission plans.

But the es? sential features of government In Bos? ton are those of the commission sys? tem. The two vital features of the com? mission form are the small govern? ing body (usually five or seven, in? cluding the Mayor, and in BostoYi nine besides the Mayor) and the election of all of them by a general ticker. It is easier to hold men to a sense of their responsibility in a small than in a large body. I Where each member must be elect? ed by the whole city the small men, the tricksters and the crooks have much less chance of being nominated and elected than under a system of wards. A man mentally or morally deficient may be able to keep himseli strong in a very small distric by dis? tributing shoes and coal and getting his constituents out of the lock-up and furnishing bail for them when con? victed, but he could not long keep himself in if he should get it he had the Whole city to deal with.

Plantain meal is suggested by a consular report SS a new breakfast food. In the Domlalcan republic it Is universally used by the poor, but on account of lack of facilities it is made only in small quantities for home con? sumption, and the well-to-do lind none of it In the market. The fruit ll gathered green, it Is peeled, slice.l. dried three days in the sun and is then pounded in a mortar and sifted, 10 plantains yielding a pound of rich, creamy meal redolent of orris root For making bread this meal is claimed to be a splendid substitute for wheat Hour. The meal is commonly prepared as a kind of porridge, how? ever, though it is sometimes mads Into Hakes and served with cream; and is also used for cookies.

lOggs are coming down, Mr. Actor; look out! DOG WITH TOTHACHE kil I I). Dop Willi Toothache Thought to Be Troubled with Ilj Ssssday Afternoon Troubled with Hydrophobia Killed Sunday afternoon about 1:30 p. m. Mr.

John Brunson warned the po? lice that one of his pack of hounds was acting strangely and that he thought that it might have hydro? phobia, so to be on the and to kill it if they found it or. the street anywhere. About 3:30 p. m. Policerran Wil? liams saw the dog on Sum1 er street and after trying to stop it, f.nd failing to do so, he finally shot it at the cor? ner of Sumter and Bartlette The dog was acting strangely, but showed no signs of molesting anyone or any other dogs, but it "was killed aa the safest thing to do.

After the dog had been killed It wus thoroughly examined by Mr. Brunson who pronounced the peculiar actions of the dog due to toothache from which the dog was suffering. HOUSE DISCUSSED FERTILIZERS AND TAG TAX. Clemson Chemists Must Hereaftco? Make Analyses Sight to Divide Tag Tax With Common Schools Receives Unfavorable Re? port. Columbia, Jan.

held the attention of the house during urday's session. Chandler's bill to require Clemson to analyze fertilizer samples without being supplied with name of the manufacturer or the an? alysis printed on the sack was pass? ed after a spirited debate. Ashley, Beamguurd, Hamilton, Wells andff Williams warmly championed the bill, which was opposed by Cary, Charles, Belser and Watson. The house passed also the Kurtz Smith bill to require that where fer? tilizer sack labels state that the am-, monia contained is derived from mineral and organic sources, it shall also be Indicated what are the rela? tive proportions. Holbrick of Char? leston sought delay, declaring that the fertilizer interests wished to be heard, but Smith insisted that there was no mystery in the measure and ad the house refused to commit it.

An unfavorable report was made on Mitchums bill to limit to $175.000 the funds available to Clemson College in any one year from the fertilizer tag tax and to distribute the surplus among common schools. On object- Ion. consideration of the report was deferred to next week. THE GOVERNOR'S STAFF. The New Crop of Carolina Colonels.

Columbia, Jan. Bleas? announced Friday afternoon, the personnel of his official staff as follows: With the rank of Conoel: J. Marlon Davis, Newberry; Judge Advocate General; John M. Cannon, Commissiary General; Ivy M. Maul din, Fickens; Surgeon General, J.

William Wcssinger, Lexington; Chief of ordanance, Alfred M. Richardson, Rarnwell. Aides with the rank of Colonel: Charles Newnham, Rich land; John Maxwell Richardson, Aiken; Charles J. Epps, Horry. Aides de "amp with the rank of Lieuten? ant Colonel: John P.

Grace, Charles? ton; James G. Long. Union; Clar? ence E. Tolly, Anderson; John G. Barron, Chester; Wm.

A. Kirby. Dor? chester; J. P. Carlisle, Greenville; B.

G. Landrum. Spartanburg; Taylor Lewis; Issaae Appelt, Clarendon; Walter G. Stubbs, Sumtgr; Graydon Bamberg; Bamberg: Victor B. Chesh? ire.

Anderson; J. P. Henagan, Marl? boro: Jno. K. Aull, Newberry.

4 tppointasents on Cosasndttaaa I Columbia, Jan. Rembert of Riehland county will have a hard right to save his inheri? tance tax bill. A brief discussion had today In the House proved this. De? bate aas adjourned to Monday the Houso meets at noon. Speaker Smith announced two committees, ap? pointment of which he had previous? ly withheld: PUblte Printing, C.

T. Shuler, Chair? man. H. If, Ayer. R.

Hearee, H. Odom. J. Howard Moore. J.

T. Polk, J. A. Willis, W. E.

Hopkins, G. W. Jones: Local Legislation. J. L.

Jack soil, Chairman. H. Magill. W. C.

lrby. J. 11. Voore. R.

A. Dobson, T. II. PeeMes. Ii.

P. Searson. J. W. Manuel.

W. Scott. J. F. Hutto was placed on Railroads, vice H.

A. Odom; T. Brown, was put on Pen? itentiary and Agriculture; J. p. Kir on Agriculture snd State Offices; A.

M. Hlot on Fish, Game and For? est i if thai bill Introduced by Rep re- 1 ntatlve Summers, of CalhoUD coun? ty, making it unlawful for a member of either house to represent any pub? lic i vice corporation, hile serving as a member of the General Assem? bly, should pass, it migh; somewhat prove difficult tc muster enough leg- islators to constitute a quorum..