The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
ONE LITTLE LEAK.
I'm Item OF Expense in County Govern
notwithstanding County Paper.
(col.mLia Cor. OF tue News and Couier.l

III Nlic progress Oh tllS UoD0tO IN the
House which, by tho way, was its first
indulgence in that most seductive but
somewhat expensive Legislative luxury,
good deal was said about county ex-
p"nscS. 1t will be remembered that the
subject OF discussion was the Aldrich bill
to change the tenure Of Office Of grand
Jures. 1t was advanced in support of
the bill that the grand juries by being
made perpetual would hU able to eXer-
clsc closer scrutiny over the eXpendi-
lures of county funds. Tho opponents
OF the bill pointed out, with much force,
that the continuance of men iii Office SO
long might render them more easily sub
lcct to the influences Of Il powerful COM
DlnahOn Of corrupt officials or criminals
This brought out oulogics from quite q
number OF members upon the officials of
their respective counties, each asserting
that Il noblcr, purcr, more intelligent,
upright, patriotic, self-denying lot of
citizens, III the words of tho "AIikado, /"
Snevcr did exist" All of which is
doubtless very truC. Nevertheless it is
admitted on all sides that ono OF the
most pressing questions which conCronts
tins Legislature is the question of re-
form III county affairs. 1t was pointed
C'' - VliiS correspondence OH MONDAY
last that III the county of Abbeville, rs
shown ny the Press and Banner, tho ex-
pcnSes Tor six years Of Democratic rule
were $40, 900 III excess of those of six
years of the Radical rule of pl,lnder.
The statement was the subject of q
breakfast table conversation at the
Grand Central Hotel yesterday, at which
Il distinguished member from Abbcyillc
assisted. l asked him if the figures of
the Press and Banner were true, and he
replied that he Lad no doubt they wcre
Ihc only cause he was able to assign for
it was that the people were too anxious
to make living out Of minor Offices
which they sought.
".Any stealing or dishoncsty?" l in
IWrcd. No, he didn't think so. While
it WAS true the salaries Of some Of the
Offices were small, the position afforded
opportunities oi making money which
very few men could resist. This remark
WAS made not III reference to Abbrvillo
county alone but to all the counties in
the State.
y case in point occurred here during
the early part Of this week. Looking
over the register OF the hotel on Tues
day morning found the names Of six
or seven prominent citizcus Of George
town. Thinking that they might havo
come to the cupiral Oh some Legislative
business, and not being able to find any
OF them, ! asked Representative Miller,
ol Georgetown county, "What was up?"
ana Was told that the objC OF their visit
was to bring Il half dozen ormUrc convicts
to the prnltcntinry. This will, perhaps,
explain why it costs + .om $40 10 $50
n.pl, a., i.,t Al
tcntlnry. l was further told by Mr..
Miller that some OF the distinguished
citizens alluded to were rabid rclUImcrs,
And during the recent canvass had al,
VoCut"d iii" abolition of the Citadel and
Col!"GH, the reduction of the salaries OF
State officials Mud other measures of rc-
form.
Another cmIsc Of expense in The coun-
ties IS to be seen III Charleston. Coroner
Den CauN, who WAS here on Wednesday
En%t, hnd It hearing before the Charleston
delegation on the subject of the pro-
posed ''hcrl%ontnl" or "pcrpcndicular"
reduction Of salaries. The coroner pro-
fcsscd his Willingness, to submit to Il rcn.
Sonabic reduction, but stated that he
could not make living Gt will be borne
III mind that this is am Office the duties
- '''''ii iN'itllCN bIlN tlllllC UlIllc ANA
attention Of the mcumbcnD unless nr-
rnn8rmrnt8 were made TO pay him his
salary. In OthCl words, it tranSDircd
mat the oi!tcla!S o! the county are sub
lcctcd to the necessity Of discounting
their certificates OF pay mt from 10 to 80
per cent. II was learned that II half
dozen prominent merchants are engaged
III the business, all Of whom have made
Illl l..,,,I
Charleston II this WAS actually true, and
l1c replied that IL WAS, and that it had
been going on for years, some Of thc
merchants lcIrTol to having made
fortunes. 1t would appear that there
might be room ior reform III thiS dircc-
ton.
Thus far the only measure which
promises practical reform in the direc-
ton Oh county expenses that yet appear
ON the House Calendar is bill to
change the plan OF transporting conyicts
to the punltcntiary. The bill, in accord
ance with the rccOmmt ndatiOn Of Gov.
cmor Sheppard, dcyolvcS this duty on
the Supcrntc' .ICnt of the pcnitcntiary.
Ehc Strongest OF Feminine Instincts.
One Of the strongest Of feminine in
atincts is TO spank. The little girl of
SIX HpNhkS her doll, even while the SYM
pathetic tears roll down her checks. She
keeps up th" practice when grown to
young lndyhood upon her little brothers
and sisters, II she is fortunate enough to
have amy, and from then on her children
and 8ramdchlIdrcn--o somebody cisc'B
children and grndchildrcn-rc the
benefits, in Il mnturcd form, Of in art
learned IN infancy, until She goes hence
to better land, and even then, perhaps,
wide field for the exercise Of her DOW
crS - before her among the little angels
il heaven. One day last week Il Young
man sountcrmg about the National
museum saw two very pretty girls cX-
amlnlnG large tcrra-cotta vase which
stood III one corner of the room de-
voted to exhibits Of that ware. In the
bowl OF tn" vase several unclothcd
urrhlma were repre- scntcd as PLAYING,
while one Little oAcn,b, with a chubby
and dlmplcd form, Sa8 leaning over the
CdS", evidently attempting to reach his
campanons, ana imoccntly Offering an
awful temptation to spanking fcminini
". Tho yOunS ladies stood bcforo fin,