The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
THE State HOUSE,"
NAME GIVEN TO CAPITOL BUILD
ING AN APPROPRIATE ONE.
Some OF the Interesting Rooms i'm the
Building and What Can be Seen on
Visit to them-TOIl for Grinding.

u"A", aug. - -MOSt StateS
call their administrative building the
capitol, but South Carolina calls hers
the State House. 1t is well named, it
Is the building that concerns the
whole State, and all the people i'm it.
This is shown by the constant num-
bers Of visitors that are always going
over the building. Whenever the
people come from other parts of the
State they always go over the State
House, they feel that they are inter-
ested in it, and they want to see it.
There was an excursion down from
the upper part of the State a few
days ago, and hundreds visited the
building. One of the men in the gov
ernor's office said he spent most all
day showing visitors over the build
ing but that he was glad to do it;
they were all interested.
In the Secretary of States office are
many objects of interest, and a great
many too in the Office of the secretary
OF the Historical Commission. The SUI
preme Court room is of interest, and
80 Is the library up stairs. The view
from the library windows is fine.
The senate chamber and the house of
representatives are all we'll worth
visiting, but they are closed most Of
the ''me except when the legislature
is in session. A place to be looked at
is the outside west wall, just above
the windows Of the governors Office.
Here are yet to be seen marks where
Sherman's shells hit when he fired on
Columbia before he crossed the river
and occupied the city in his famous
march to the sea. Inside the down.
stairs hall of the State House are to
be seen some of the largest pieces of
single stone in the world for many of
the giant pillars are all one piece OF
granite. Indeed it is said that this
State House contains more monoliths
Of their size of any building. A mono
lith is a solid unbroken pillar or
monment of stone. =.
The State House grounds this year
are especially beautiful. The great
square-it comprises four city blocks
lis well grassed with every here and
there beds of, bright colored flowers
OF n all
There are dozens Of ornamental trees
on the grounds, and beside that
many more Of the commoner varieties
OF, trees. At different points on the
grounds are various monuments, at
one point is an historic grave, there is
one large cannon that came as q
trophy from the war with Spain, and
many smaller guns from the bygone
days. The grounds are pleasing, and
several hours could well be spent on
the State house and grounds together.
The governors office is in a way
the centre of the State, and the events
Of that office is an index to the times.
Last fall the great cry was diversity
your crops" Up to now grain had
been a negligible factor in this State,
and wheat almost unthought Of. Now.
however, comes a letter to the gover-
nor asking to inform the writer what
is lawful toll Of grinding wheat The
answer is found in sections 1887 and
1888 Of Vol. of the code of 1912
which reads:
23S7--No person shall take more
toll for grinding wheat, rye, or any
other grain into good meal or flour
than one-eighth part OF any quantity
under ten bushels, and for ten BUSH
els. or any. quantity above, at one
time brought. one-tenth part only:
and for all grain as aforesaid chop
ped for hominy. feeding stock or for
.distilling. one-sixtec nth part.
23SS-Any person or persons TAX
ing more toll than hereinbefore direct,
ed shall be subject to pay fine to
an amount to ten times the value Of
the toll so taken, to be recovered in
most summary way before the nearest
magistrate; one-half to the prosecu-
tor and the other half to the person
aggrieved.