The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-19
HARD TO BE LAW ABIDING
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Little-knOwn Statutes That
May BE Violated Without In-
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| here arc things that one may not own
u have in his or her possession how
lvrr Innocent may be the intent. Pos
session frequently may mean legal ca
| .uHgicmCnt and State Or National Gov
srnmcnt must he rcclioncd with.
For instance, Il garden full Of Canada
,hStlcS is calculated to make a deal
If trouble for the owner Of the ground,
evcn though he may not know IL Can
iua thistle from Il cuilnnI bush. These
.hiStlcs arc persona non gratu in the
United States generally and Il sub
| i:nnlial fine awaits the person who al
oWS the weeds TO grow upon ground
Under his control. The nUprlVSsncSS
ii ever growing figs Oif them has put
hem beyond tic ralc OF tolcration.
y mocliinG bird in i cage anywhere
II Illinois Is Il trouble maker FOR the
| lVrra%e citizen; likewise the scarlet
| .nnagCr, the oriOlV, the robin ana al
most amy other OF the wild birds which
10 not come within the limits o. the
open season law regulating The hum
.nS OF game birds You may have il
your possession, alive or dead. Il crow,
,row-blackDird and any variety OF
haWN; but the owls are projected 1T
all sr,.uu. ANIL ,u ,h, i,,... ,.,,,..~,u,,
birds.
Squirrels may no! Ec il lrr&oncG III
| ages, however entertaining thry may
X in their little trCHdMill*. III many
Ways the birds and tn" small beasts
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ana t.'a'AE 'hr"u&A I'll" DIAL aiI you
WIZ" NAY" hr'n%ht IL th":" VIII nave
MOI on" W"ru E" say AGAINST H.
J. Eou should J." ut Il country rail-
r"at station ana see Il hlill ponrh lying
on Il ran! Wh"r" lhr incoming tram
W"A'h CUT II Ill TWO. YOU would better
let Ii lie. Touching II pouch OF !ni,G
Sth,GS mail with even ii FOOT * Il tech
nlcal crime, anu ii IS alto&cihc OWING
to Ihc disposition OF the postmaster
and the United States marshal oi The
district how much trouble may be
made for You.
Fifteen years AGO in town no; many
miiNS from Chicago the messenger
from the station to the poStoilicc was
notoriouSly lax in his work. and the
postmaster showed no disposition 10
improve the service Two citizens un-
famiilar with the postal laws under
took to teach the two OF them lesson
, one winter evening, when q 6 oclocl;
n Ia t1,o ,,I.