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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-02-25

AS result of activity in the last third
of the session, the administration pro-
gram outlined in the in the inaugural
address of Governor Manning was car
ried out almost in its entirety.
In his address to the general assembly
on January 10, Governor Manning ad-
vocated the enactment into law of the
rules of the Democratic party, the max
ing of provisions for carrying on wei
fare work in cotton mill villages and
help for mill schools, the raising Of the
age limit in the child labor law from II
to 4years, the establishment of a state
tax commission, the revision of fertil-
izer laws, the creation of state board
of charities and corrections, the passage
of compulsory school attendance law
and providing ample state aid for rura!
schools.
Of the eight separate recommends
tions of the governor named above four,
were complied with in full, two in part
and two were refused at this session.
Almost without change the general
assembly enacted into law the rules and
regulations under which the last Demo-
cratic primary was held. In addition
the general assembly passed special
primary election law for Charleston.
containing the Australian ballot feature.
After receiving favorable action in the
house, the two bills carrying out the
recommendations of the governor in
regard to mill welfare work and help
for mill schools were continued by the
senate.
The bill specifically raising the age
limit in the child labor law from IL to
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-02-25

The 1915 session was signalized by the
passage of number of laws distinctly
constructive in their intent. All of
these measures have been enacted in
last two weeks. The first four weeks
were practically without result in so far
as the passage of statewide laws of
constructive nature was concerned.
There was a disposition when the
general assembly convened to wait until
Gov. Manning was inaugurated before
proceeding to grapple with big propc-
sitions. The three weeks following the
Inauguration were unproductive of re-
suits, but in the last two of the six
weeks of the session many bills of i'm
portance were passed.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-02-25

Mr.. 2. 6. Fennell, 81 wears Of
age died at the home of his son.
y. P. Fennell in Greenville last
Thursday morning. <sde is sur
'viYed by nine childTeh> In
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-02-25
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The saddestare these, II $50
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-02-25

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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

Olympian Joves do not ride on
clouds or sit on mountain tops in
these days laundering commands to
common morta1s. Or il they do, busy
folk pay little attention to them Owls
that simply sit and blink and look un-
utterably wise do not fool many peo-
pie.
He who never unbends to speak the
simple language of the home and the
fields, or hold occasional honest con-
verse with his fellows. may be q truly
great and dignified parsonage. He
may indeed deserve and gain q wide
respect by sheer force of intellect, per-
haps, but we love to feel the quickening
power Of that divine spark we call
common. humanity that links mind to
mind and heart to heart; that makes
us comrades in a common cause. That
is the thing really worth while. With
out it all is cold storage" void Of
the spirit that stands for the sunlight
for Gods good earth and the brother
hood Of man.-Breeder' Gazette.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
EXPLAINING THE WILD MAN
Curious Individual Learns All About
Him, including Reason for His
Wildness.

"The wonderful cu-ri-os-i-tee which
you see before you, lay-dees and gen.
tle-men," announced the sideshow lec-
turer, in tones admirably adapted for
talking down from a great altitude to
the subnormal understandings of the
masses, at the same time waving an
indicatory hand toward the hyperpes-
simistic looking parsonage in the steel
barred cage, "is the Wild man of the
Everglades, captured at the cost OF
seven lives and eleven thousand dol
lars in gold! Thu-ree times q day
this savage monster leaps upon CUR
reat hunks Of r-r-r-raw and r-r-r-reeking
flesh and devours them with terrible
ferocity and bloodcurdling yells!"
what caused the cuss to 60 wild
and live on raw meat?" asked a sharp
nosed ruralist, interestedly.
HE lived on his brother-in-law for
five years and it made him wild when
his long suffering relative would no
longer support him. He eats his meals
raw because he is too lazy to cook
them himself" City Star.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
WELL TO ABSTAIN FROM FOOD
Giving Stomach an Occasional Rest 10
Regarded ~ an Excellent
Idea.

Abstinence from food for q short
period is a very excellent method OF
treatment for dyspepsia and kindred
digestive disturbances. A raging sick
headache disappears after giving the
stomach a rest-by emitting to eat
only one or two meals. It is common
knowledge that day or two Of starv-
ing every two or three months ena-
bles one to do better work-more
mental and physical work can be &C
complished without fatigue It 10 ad-
visable. howev when on q hunger
strike to drink water. Copious Hba-
items Of hot water-several quarts dur
ing the waking hours-will contrib
ute to the feeling Of well-being. The
water may be taken tumblerful or
more every hour or two. Those per-
sons who eat at irregular hours and
partake of foods poorly cooked or
of such composition as to cause indi-
gestion will find the mild form Of
starving for "a hours or longer q prac-
tice worthy of trial, for the resulting
effects Of the experiment will be
gratifying. The rest (when one is on
a hunger strike) given the digestive
apparatus strengthens it and thus aids
in conserving the health. A general
feeling Of rejuvenation invariably fol-
lows q few days fasting.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
Xietoria,a ". Ca.

In presenting the Victoria Cross to
soldiers actually 'in the field" King
George may to some extent have been
Influenced by the original order. which
provides that under conditions stipu-
lated, the coveted decoration shall be
conferred ION the spot where the act
to be rewarded by the grant Of such
decoration has been performed" The
first presentation of the Victoria Cross,
however, took place in Hyde Park in
June, 1857. when Queen Victoria with
her own hands pinned 1t on the coats
of sixty-two Crimean heroes. It is re
corded that the queen wore a red and
white feather at the side Of her round
hat. "a scarlet body made nearly like
military tunic." and dark blue
skirt. She was on horseback, with
Prince Albert on her left. who made a
profound obeisance to each gearer OF
the Y. C.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
Some Facts About the Toad.

The toad lives from ten to forty
years and lays over a thousand
eggs a year. It has liveo two
years without food, but cannot
live long under water. 1t never
takes dead or motionless food.
It captures and devours wasps,
yellow jackets, ants, beetles, cat
erpillars, moths, spiders, etc. In
twenty four hours the toad con-
sumes enough food to fill its
stomach four times. A single
toad win in three months de-
YOUR over ever 10000 insects. If
every ten of these would have
done one cent damage the toad
has saved ten dollars. Evidently
the toad is a valuable friend to.
the farmer, gardener and fruit
grower and can be made espe-
cially useful in the green house,
garden and berry patch. Our
Dumb Animals.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
ADVICE FOR THE NERVES



Are you strenuous? Do you 80 In
TOR things for all they are worth. II
you are an American-born woman I
know the answer. You pitch head
long into club life, art, society, or
some other pursuit because your
nerves are ragged American nerves
that never stop sending out impulses
from dawn to dark.
There 10 too much pent-up vitality
In all OF US. and yet 1t Ii better for
your everlasting beauty and poise that
you expend it with discretion over .
number Of activities rather than exert
1t over one that may be q mere fancy.
l realize that this Ia . day Of spe-
cialization, and to be a success one
must adhere to one thing, but vitality
Is both physical and mental. and the
drst must not be neglected or the Sec
ond will suffer. Regular walks in tho
open country and daily exercises
would give her the perfect equilib-
rum and nerve control which she and
her work both need.
Have YOU ever noticed what Z lot of
useless things we do when our nerves
are on the ragged edge? When they
are rested and well you keep calm, you
enjoy life and accomplish things with
out leaving lines OF wear on the face.
II you must be strenuous in the pur.
suit OF some object expend q good
amount Of daily enthusiasm on physi-
cal exercise. The benefits will show
in your looks and health and the per-
fection OF your work.-Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
Pigeons That Swim.

The swimming of blue p.geors-the
familiar domestic birds the re-
markahle sight reported to Dutch
natural history journal. Some months
ago one OF the doves was thrown into
TIE water In fight and rescued by hui
Fan aid. and since then they hare BE-
ceme more far:i1iar with the .ater.
Pieces of bread noticed In shallow
l;a-cs evidently tempted them q. first
Gaining courage. they soon learned to
ssim. ard in:t bslore mal.ng his re-
port The observer san two Of them
81. ling aro::ns. like Guils a fcsx yards
fes,a his nouas. when f:iey tired Of
tie 18th ii,ey .E:at.: sew Gu. OF
II .ss.f e.:.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
Changing Diet Of the Chinese.


Americans who have been fnflu-
enced by the Orient to the extent OF
taking their tea clear, without milk
or sugar, will be astonished to learn
that the Occident is now bent on
teaching the Chinese to use milk with
their decoction of tea leaves-aAd con-
densed milk at that.
An enterprising condensed milk
company is pushing the campaign and
expects to be successful. This con-
cern has already introduced con-
densed milk ice cream to the Chinese,
and they like it SO we'll that many
of the restaurants keep it always on
hand.
Practically no fresh milk is to be
had In China, although the natives
seem familiar enough with the virtues
OF both the fresh and the condensed
article
Perhaps after all of the Orientals
have taken their tea clear because
there was no milk to put in 1t and
not because they thought the addition
of milk ruined the beverage.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
How She Knew.

Therei is an old lady living in a
small town in SoufhernP Pennsyl-
vania who makes great efforts to
keep abreast of the times. She
went to a church social lately,
and as she entered the room one
of the attendants said:
Good evening auntie. I am
glad you came. We are going to
have tableaux this evening"
Yes, I know" replied the old
lady; II smelt 'em. ''-Exchange.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
HAD TO ADMIT DRAWBACKS.
Doubtful. Howevss. n Aseeleaessss
~candorw lntefSsrsd W1sh ~
Sale n The Estats.

A certain London auctioneer, In "a.
dition to Z hne personal appearance
and splendid elocutionary talsnts. 4
possessed OF considerable culturs and
knowledge OF human nature. !:
At book sale this gentleman would
read with exquisite tasts passages
from the books he was selling, with
brief Biographies and cfiticisms q
their authors, reciting hexametsrs
from Greek and Roman claaaics. and
rendering passages from hamoruas
writer's with tone and air - IL.
dictous ~ TO set tho room n roay
Of laughter. Thus he often won higher
prices for books than those got at ths
shops.
An amusing example Of his clsvess
ness In extolling m estate u Tie I'm.
guage with which he once closed .
highly -colored description Of IL pfus
erty he xas selling. For = few No
ments he pAsSed. and thsu saiA:
And nov, Gsntl4nen. hayfng gfyen
= truthful descripticn Of this nnaGri1-
cent estate, cAndcr ccmpeIs - ~ ~
init that It has two dra1 1hacka Tn ~
ter 0f the rose leaves and ths nofge q
The nighfingzlss. &
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
Colonel r. I. Morse.

When you some little prize have
landed by methods dark and un-
derhanded, your chest may swell
beyond all reason, you'll feel
victor for a season, as alecs do
who are in clover; but when you
think the blamed thing over,
you'll kind of hate the sort of
winning that calls for trickery
and SHINING. And R. e. Morse
will sit beside you. and murmur
softly. Woe betide you! You've
made stain that is eternal, upon
youf.record, says the Colonel.
And so sit me bere and prod
you, far better have some chap
defraud you, than to defraud the
other fellow; sharp practice
shows astreak of yellow. If you
would have peace internal, you
must be straight, !" observed the
Colonel; the coin that's earned
by honest sweating, that calls
for labor in the getting, is bleSt
when in the bank you stow it, or
for your Sunday dinner blow 1t.
But money gained by crooked
dealing will make your consciecne
hit the ceiling. and when it
springs that sort of action, life
has but little satisfaction. And
every time you swipe a dollar,
I'll hunt you up, my friend and
holler." The Colonel is a guest
unbidden; he will not leave,
though coaxed or chidden.
Whene'er you tramp good morals
under, the Colonel comes and
raises thunder.-Walt Mason.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
LIGHTS THE voLcANo7
EruptIons May Be Caused BY Heating
Water In the Hollows OF
the Earth,

A volcano Ia a great hollow noun
tain. It is named for Vulcan, the
Roman god who was supposed to deal
with fire, because IRE comes out of It.
A volcano has hole at the top called
the crater. and this hole seems to lead
down into the hot interior OF the earth.
The inside Of the earth IL always
bot, yet volcanoes are by no means NJ
ways in eruption, as 1t is called when
they throw ont IRE and ashes. II
must be, then. that something happens
which sets the volcano in activity.
The possible cause may be guessed
from the location Of the great vol
canoes. which. like vesuvius, Etna and
Hecla, are near the sea
1t may be that the volcano commu-
nicates with the earth under the sea,
and water passes into the hot interior
hollow and creates vast quantities Of
steam or gas. This gas u formed un-
der great pressure. It must get ont
somewhere and 30 finds its way to the.
crater and escapes with terrific force,
sometimes carrying huge masses Of
rock high into the air.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

Senator Stone remarks with
apparent sorrow. that not more
than one man can be put in job.
That Is true; but the Democrats
VIXEN in power have the trait of
remedying this difficulty as far
40 possible by making the jobs
more numerous for deserving
members of the party. Making
new jobs and raising the salaries
OF old jobs is where the Demo.
Gratis shine.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

According to DR.. Simon, who
was the Democratic nominee for
mayor of st. Louis at the last
city election there, the Democrat.
ic party is slated for defeat at
the general election next year.
His reason for this prediction is
that the Major administration
has faised to give proper atten-
ton to the distribution of official
patronage. In other words, a lot
of Democratsare seured because
the pie has not been cut to suit
them and are going to knife the
party in revenge. That is fine.
Let them sink the knife in deep.
But what do you think of this as
a proposition? Here we have one
Of the leading Democrats in ST.
Louis arguing that the Demo
Gratis fight for pie-the rewards
of Office and not from any motive
of public Interest Or welfare.
Patriotism for power and pelf,
that's the real meaning of it. Po-
litical idealism as bunk to throw
at the voters during election
campaigns is all right for catch
ing votes for the Democratic tick
ct, but it don't satisfy the boys
in the trenches. Hand out more
pie, Governor.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

The st. Louis Times remarks
Perhaps great deal of this
bomb throwing could be avoided
through the exercise of a little
more democracy ON the part OF
the wealthy" Democracy on
part of plutcracy. Great! Why,
we would as soon expect our
rich overlords of the Morgan
Rockefeller stripe to advocate
socialism outright as practice
democracy. For why? Because
the overrich and the hoi polloi
are distinct and separate human
species. They have absolutely
nothing on which they can gath
er on common ground. The
masses are to the wealthy an
underworld of beings, known as
those terrible creatures" who
are condemned to slavish toll,
and who must be exploited, but
not regarded as brothers. You
can't bring mankind upon a level
of democratic commingling and
unity while social conditions
hold wealth exalted and labor
lowly, for the master has ever
despised the slave whose toll
makes life easy and joyous for
for him. Slaves must be taught
to know their place, not fratern-
lied with. OF course slaves
sometimes revolt, hence the
bomb throwers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

to take part in local option hust-
ings in behalf of the liquor traffic.
That he is a Republican does not
serve with rs to give silence to
his offense. We think he should
have it impressed upon him that
the Twelfth District does not in
clue the whole of Missouri.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

We do not agree with Mr.. Bry-
an that this country's peace is
more likely to obtained with
ont adequate measures for de-
Tense against invasion by a
foreign foe than with it. We are
for peace, but we are also in IA
vor Of adequate provision for de.
tense in ease of attack.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

Germany's reply to President
Wilson's note on the Lusitania
affair is fair to this country and
to herself. Germany gives us
assurance that American ships,
when not carrying contraband of
war to her foes will be respected
and held free from submarine
attack, and she appeals to the
government at Washington to
aid her in this friendliness of
spirit toward US by exercising
q supervision over ships leaving
our ports and carrying Ameri-
cans as passengers that will pre-
vent them from also carrying
war supplies and thus placing
the lives of such passengers in
jeopardy. It would seem to us
that unless our government is
ready to abandon all appearance
es of neutrality and openly aliga
itself with the nations at war
with Germany, il will give
prompt acquiescance to this over
ture. Our greatest danger now
\ . n
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

The cartoonists picture Uncle
Sam as sternly rigid in dealing
with Germany's transgressions
Of international law, but # they
should portray him in his atti-
tute towards England on the
same subject they would have
to draw the old gentleman with
q very, very timber backbone.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

The daily newspapers are do
ing their utmost to make out
that Frank Holt, the man who
shot J. p. Morgan and has since
committed suicide, was a Ger
man
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

The Republican legislature of
Illinois was about as free with
the taxpayers money as the
Democratic legislature of Mis-
souri,. Legislators seem pos
sessed with the idea that it is
their privilege to spend all the
funds they can lay their hands
Oya
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

We have a certain feeling of
sympathy for the French and
for the Belgians also in this war.
They are battling with an invad-
er. and we trust that when
peace is restored that their ter
ritories now occupied by Ger,
many will be. fully restored to
them. France and Belgium have
suffered through an unfortunate
alliance with England and Rus
sia, the former greedy for com
mercial power, the latter for ter
ritOrial power.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

II all English ships carrying
Americans on board are to be ex-
elnpt from attack by the Ger
mans, as demanded by Presi-
dent Wilson, England will of
course see to it that all of her
ships that sail are provided with
this protection.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
s 90 Per AI,num.
Tho Rev Dr.. Kulpof ST. Lonis
viii be transferred to another
chafxe. Flat River?


President Wilson might ex-
ersise his principles Of humanity
II the direction Of Mexico these
days and let his watchful wait
Ing policy have q vacation.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14

Evelyn Thaw don't want Har-
~ tarned loose, probably for the
fear that be might ask some em.
harassing questions concerning
that nice little SON of hers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-07-14
Democratic Legislation
Invites Lawsuits.

Every blundef in a statute is
a gilt edged invitation to . law
suit.
A typical example of one Of
these invitations, so numerous
in practically every important
statute passed by the Democratic
Congress, occurs in Schedule B
of the war tax law. It threat
ems to vitiate the effectiveness Of
the entire schedule.
That provision declares that
''perfumery, cosmetics, and other
similar articles - shall be taxed.
Whatare "cosmetics?" The term
is general, not specific. tits not
defined in the law, and the ques-
tion of what shall be termed a
cosmetic" has been plunged in.
to doubt, which the courts only
can finally clear up. A suit is
now pending to determine it.
From the earliest days of at
tempts to enforce this schedule
there has been continual .confu-
sion. Many manufacturers of
articles of this character resist
ed the tax, declaring that their
their sgoods were MOI cos
metics. Revenue collectors were
at sea, and conflicting rulings
from Washington as to specific
articles merely added to the con-
fusion, delay and expense of ad-
ministration.
The Internal Revenue Office
finally tried to settle the difficult
ty by ruling that manufacturers
of certain disputed products
would be exempt from taxation if
they changed their advertising.
The levying of the tax was thus
made to depend, not upon the
product itself, but upon the way
it was advertised, virtually re.
solving a portion of Schedule B
OF the. war tax" law into a special
tax upon advertising rather than
upon the goods under discussion
when Congress enacted the
statute.
1t is elementary in law that
Interpretation of a law shall not
usurp thes function of legisla-
ton" This principal has been
violated in the administration of
the war tax" law. The Demo
cratic Congress named two con
fiicting dates as to the time Sehe-
dule B. should take effect, and
the Internal Revenue Office by
an arbitrary ruling had to deter
mine what Congress intended.
The courts may decide that |
the same thing has happened in
the rulings as to the tax on cos
metics. In any event the history |
of this portion of the war tax"
law has served to emphasize the
slovenly methods employed by !
the Democratic Congress.
We have a certain feeling of
sympathy for the French and |
for the Belgians also in this war.
They are battling with an invad-
err and we trust that when
peace is restored that their ter
ritOriaS now Occupiad hv Cor.