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TO INVSTIGAT CLEMSON. Nepotism Among Charges Laid Against Trustees.-Senator Talks. Columbia Record. It is likely that some spicy debates will be forthcoming in both branches of the legislature within the next week regarding the management of Clemson college, when the bill of Mr. Browning of Union comes up for con sideration. This bill provides for an investigation of the a0airs of the col lege by a joint .committee of four members of the house and three sen ators, th'e expenses of the investiga tion to be paid out of the Clemson treasury. It is understood that ex President Mell's friends are support ing the move for an investigation, and that he has filed a formal complaint against the trustees of the college. This complaint will probably be made public Monday, but it is impossible to get at the nature of this complaint. That charges of nepotism will be ,brou:ht against the trustees is prac tically certain, and other forms of mismanagement will be alleged. Rep resectative Dick of the house educa tion committee last sessioin pnt in a bill, which passed the house yester iay, forbidding nepotism on the part *f school trustees of all sorts, and those who have talked with Dr. Diek say his bill was inspired by condi tions he observed at Clemson. It was amended. however, so as h make it -apply within the sixth degree of re lationship. Senator Alan Johnstone, of New berry, one of the Clemscn trustees, was seen today and asked for a statement regarding the proposition to investigate Clemsor., but he would not talk beyond saying this: "The trustees have no fear of the results of a most rigid investigation. I can see no harm in its being inade, beyond the fact that it will probably hamper us in the selection of a new president, but that consideration is a matter for the sound discretion of the -iembers of thes legislature. The in vestigation wil -not result to the det riment of the trustees." NOTED CLAIRVOYANT DEAD. "The Poughkeepsie Seer" Passes Away in Boston. Boston, Mass., Jan. 13.-Dr. An drew Jackson Davis, of this ciby, who years ago attained a world-wide reputation .as an author and lecturer en spiritualism, died to-day. Davis, who was known as "the Poughteep sie seer," was born at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1826. While a young man he developed wonderful clairvoyant powers. He fell into deep trances and, as he de elared, conversed with- spirits, receiv ing from them information as to a: future life. For many years he held the posi tion of the representativ,e spiritual ist of the-world. He was a prolifice writer and dealt with the most ab struse subjects. REEL FOOT RI.DERS ETLESS. Warning Notices Posted oa Fish Docks Cause Uneasiness. Union City, Ten.n., Jan. 13.-The Reel Foot Lake night riders' organ iation has again become restless,! apparently emboldened by the recent1 failure of a jury to ~render a verdict against the alleged leaders of . the band, according to telephone mes-~ sages received here to-day from the' Obien tCounty side of the Lake. No-I tiees have been posted on fish docks that they must be vacated in six days and teamsters hauling fish to this city from the docks have been warned that they must leave the country within fifteen days. -The notices have occa, aned con sidprable uneasiness and unrest in the Lake country. A Henpecked Husband Inherits Heaven. St. Peter stood guard at the gold en gate, with' a solemn mein and an air sedate, whien up to the top of the' golden stair a man and a woman as cending there.' Applied for admis sion. They came, stOod before St. Peter, so great and good, in -hope the the City of Peace to win-and asked St. Peter to let them in. The woman was tall and lank and thin., with a scraggy ,beardlet upon her chin. The 'man was short and thick and stout; his stomach was built so it rounded out. His face was pleasant, and all the while, he wore a genial, kindly smile. The .ehoirs in the distance thre echoes woke, and the man kept still while the woman spoke. "0, thou who guardest the gate,"' said she. "w came here together. beseehing thee, tar let us enter the heavenly land, and play our harps with the angel and. Of me, St. Peter, there is no -doubt, there's nothing in heav en. to bar me out, I've been to the meeting, three times a week, and al most always I'd rise to speak. l've told the sinners about the day, when they'd repent from their evil way, I've told my neighbors, I've told 'em all 'bout Adam and Eve, and the Primal Fall. I've shown them what they'd have to do, if they'd pass in with the chosen few. I've marked their path of duty elear- 1. - the plan of their whole career. I've talked and talked to 'em loud and long, for my lungs are good and my voice is strong. So, good St.hPeter, you clearly see, that gate of heaven is open for me. But my old man, I regret to say, hasn't walked exactly in the narrow way. He smokes and sw ears and grave faults he's got, and I don't know whether he'll pass in or not. He never would pray with an honest vim, or go to revival or join in. the hymn; so I had to leave him in sorrow there while I, with the chosen, united in prayer. He ate what the pantry chanced to afford' while I, in my purity, sang to the Lord. And if cucumbers were all he got, it's a chance whether he mer -ed them or not. But 0, St. Peter I love him so, to the pleasure of heav en, please.let him go! I've done enough! A saint I've been, won't that atone? Can't you let him in? By my grim gospel, I know 'tis so that the unrepentant must fry be low; but isn't there some way youl, can see that he may -enter who's dear 1 to me? Its narrow gospel, by which I pray, but the chosen expect to find a way, of coaxing or fooling, or brib ing .you, so their relations can am ble through. And say, St. Peter, it seems to me that this gate isn't kept as it ought to be. You ought to stand by the opening there, and nev-. er sit down in that easy chair. And say., St. Peter, my eyes are dimmed, but I don.'t like the way your whis kers are trimmed, they're cut too wide and outward toss, they'd look much better cut straight across. Well, we must be going our crowns to win, so open St. Peter, and let us in." St. Peter sat quiet -and stroked his staff, b,t in spite of his office he had to! laugh, then he hid with a fiery I gleam in his eye, "Who's tending this gateway, you or I" Then he rose in stature tall, and pressed a button tipon .the wail, and said to the imp ,,who answered the bell, "Escort this lady around to-hell." The man stood still as a piece of stone stood sadly, gloomily, there alone. A life-long settled idea he had, that his wife was good, and he was bad. He thought if the womana went down be low, that surely he would have to go; that if she went to the regions dim, there wasn't the ghost of a show* for him. Slowly he turned by habit bent, to follow the woman wherever she went. St. Peter standing on du y there, observed that the top of.his head was bare. He called the gentle man back and said: "Friend, how long have you been wed?" -"Thirty years," with 'a weary sigh. Then, 'he thpughtfully added, "Why?" St. Peter was silent with head bent down, hre raised his head and scratched his crown, then seeming aI different thought to take, slowly, half to himself he spake, "Thirty years to that woman there! No won der the man hasn't any hair! Swear ing is wicked. Smoke's no good. He smoked and swor('I think he would! Thirty years with a tongue so sharp? Ho! Angel Gabriel. Give him a harp! A jeweled harp with a golden string. Good sir, .pass in where the Angels sing. Gabrel, give him ao seat alone, with a cushion up near the throne. Call up some angels to sing their best; let him enjoy the music and' rest; see that on the finest am-I brosia he feeds, he's had about all the hell he needs, it isn't hardly the thing to do, to roast him on earth and in the fu.ture too." They gavei him a harp with golden strings, a glittering robe and a pair of wings, he said as he entered the Realm of Day. "Well, this beats cucumbers anyway. And so the Scriptures had come to pass, "The last shall be' first and the first shall be last." Ideal. "Thiere is no place in the world for me.'' "'Why not?'' "Nobody understands me." " Then there is a place in the world for you. Get a job as a train annoucer. "-Louisville Courier Jour nal. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Cham berlain 's Stomach and Liver Tab lets, They .do the work whenever ou req4uire the~ir aid. These tablets change weakness in to strengt~Ih. list lessness into energy, gloomninecss into joyusn >5. Thieir* alion i-s so gen 'l ne don'ti realize they have taken a ugaie Sold by W. E. Pelhamu MESSAGE WAS MIS WORDED. Western Union Assessed $75 foi Mistake in Telegram. Spartanburg, Jan. 13.-T. P. Sims Flour and grain merchant was to-day awarded damages against the Westerr Union Telegraph company, in the sum :f $75, because of the wrong wording Df a message quoting prices on flour. The message quoted flour at $5 pez barrel when it should have read $5.50 per barrel. He ordered 150 ,barrels ind sought to hold the flour company 3t the price quoted in the telegram whi-ch the milling company would not stand for. An action was then brought against the Western Union ind damages were awar4ed in the ;um.of $75. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is aot a common, every-day cough mix 'ure. It is a meritorious remedy for 1l the troublesome and dangerous ?omplications resulting from cold in he head, throat, chest or lungs. Sold by W. E. Pelham & Son. License Ordinaice. tate of South Carolina, The Town of Newberry. For the purpose of meeting in par he current expenses of the Town overnment of the Town of Newber ry, in the State of South Carolina, Eor the fiscal year beginning January Lst, 1910, and to meet in part such )ther irdebtedness of said Town as nay become due in said fiscal year; rherefore, be it ordained by the ayor and Aldermen of the Town of iewberry, in said State, in council ssemblod and by authority of the ;ame: Section 1. That no person or per sons, firm, corporatlion or corpora Sions, shall engage in, prosecute or arry on any ca-lling, trade, business, )ceupation or profession hereinafter netioned within the corporate lim ts of said Town at any time during aid year without hai*::g first paid :o said Town a license or privilege :ax therefor as follows, .o wit: A. Agents for, or dealers in fer tilizer' for sale .. ......$ 20 00 gents for, or dealers in pia nos and organs, (either or both)............... 10 00 Agents for, or dealers in sew ing machines (connected ivith other business or alone) .... .... .... ... 20 00 Agents for, or dealers 'in lightning rods ...........25 00 Agents for, or deallers in coal. connected with other bus iness or alone .... ......5 00 Agents for, or tiealers in maps, books, newspapers, periodiceals and other like articles (other than licensed merchants who deal in same) per day $3.00 or per year .. .... ...... ...25 00 Agents for or 'dealers in au tomobiles.. .... .... ... 25 00 Agents for retaili-ng goods / per day $15 or per year .. . 100 00 Agents or dealers sellifig mul es, or horses, or cattle, either or all three, at 'public auction only, per day $25 or per year .... .... ...50 00 Agents or dealers (other than' licensed sales stables) sell ing mules or horses, either or both, per day $6 or per year.. .... .... ..... 25 00 Agents or dealers in fruit trees per wee,k $2 or per year :..... .... . 10 00 Agents for, or dealers in real estate, (other than licensed lawyers); eaceh shall pay on thieir income according to* the stale of rates fixed for merchants... .... .... . A uctioneers, per year .......25 00 A utomobile repair shops or garages, per year .. ......15 00 B. Bakeries shall pay on their income according to the scale of rates fixed for merchants .. .... .... .. . Banks, capitalized at $50, 000 or less .... .... ...50 00 Banks, for every $10,000 cap ital in excess of $50,000 ..10 00 Barber', for each shop . .. 5 00 Blacksmith, for 'each shop . 5 00 Bi-ll poster.. .... .... ...15 00 Bootblacks, in bar;ber shops, hotels or elsewhere, each ..1 00 Boot or shoe shop, making or repairing .... .... ....5 00 Bottling works, soda water ( or otherwise.. .... ......10 00 Building and Loan A'ssocia ions; loan, saving or in vestment companies. and all companes or corporations except lieensed b)anks) en gaed in thec sale or pur ebase of real estate orlo ing money on real estate or otherwise,...............25 00 ardn house, public.......5 00 Bowling alleys .. .. .. .. 50 0( Bux bail alleys, per week $10.00; per year ...... 50 0 0. ICandy manufacturers .. 10 0 Chiropodists, per week $3; per year ............ 10 04 Circus, vith or without mena gerie, per day with street parade.. ..........200 0( Street parade alone $100; for each side shjw, $25 per day............. Cleaning, dressing cr dyeing (other than licensed tail ors) .. ...... ... .. 2 5 Coal dealers (alone or in con nection with other busi iness) .. .. -.. .. . .. .. 5 04 Contractors or builders for contracts under $500 .. . 5 0 Contractors or builders for contracts over $500 amnd not exceeding $2,500 ........10 04 Contractors -or builders for contracts over $2,500 and not exceeding $5,000 .. ... 15 04 Contractors or builders for each additional; $2,500 above $5,000 .. .. .. ... 10 04 Commission Merchants or Commi-sion Brokers, each or each firm and for each \ place of business .. .. .. 25 0( Cotton Mills or Factories, for each $50,000 or fractional part thereof of its capital stock .............. 12 54 Cotton Seed Oil Mills .. .. 50 04 Cotton Seed Oil Mills that manufacture fertilizers, ... 60 04 Cotton Gin and Press, 1 to 5 gins inclusive .........10 04 Cotton Gin and Press,. over 5 gins, for each additional gin over 5............. 1 04 Cotton Buyer, for each place of business .......... 10 04 Cotton Seed Buyer ....... 5 0 Cotton Weigher ..........20 04 Conveyancer, drawing deeds - mortgages or contracts for compensation (other than licensed lawyers). .. .. 10 04 D. De:ltists or tooth extractors 5 0( Dogs, upoi each and every dog, the owner or person upon whose premises the same is kept shall pay the sum of................ 10( Dray, one-horse.. .. .......5 04 Dray, two-horse .... ......7 51 Druggists, licensed as mer chants. .. .. ...... E. Electricians....... .... ...10 0( Express egmpanies, each, for busifress done within i the Tow,n of Newberry, and not including business done for the United States Govern ment, or any business done to and from points beyond t.he limits of this. State.. 100 0( F. Flying Jenny .... .... ..-.50 04 Flying Jenny for less time than.o ne year at the rate of $10 per week .. .. Fresh Fish, dealers in .. .....10 04 G. Gun Shop .... .. .......15 04 * . H. Hacks, or automobiles, used for hire .... ...........15 04 Harness Shops, etc. .... .....5 01 Horse or Mu}g' Traders (eth Iers than licensed sale sta bl.es) .. .... ...... ...25 0' Hotels, each .... .........15 0' Horse or Mule Traders tran sient per day .. .... 6 0 House Painters, per year ..5 0' I. Ice Dealers, retail, each house. or place of business i.. .. 5 0' Insuiance Companies, each .. 10 0' J. Junk shop, or scrap iron deal er.................. 504 Jewelers, licensed as mer chants.'... .. ....... K. Kerosene or.other oil compan ies or wholesale dealers therein having an agency agency or offiee in the Town of Newberry, or a station ary or portable tank or tanks for reeeiving and storing oil, selling or deliv ering oil within the limits of the said town each .. .. 100 04 Kerosene Oil Companies -or Agencies or wholesale deal ers therein having no sta tionary or portable tanks but sellinig in original pack ages, eaeh, conneevted with other business or alone ... 50 04 Knitting Mills :.). .... .. ..20 0( L. Laund~ry, or agent for laun dry..... . ... -- -.... 10 0 Lawyers shall pay on their income according to the sceale of rates fixed for merchants .... ...-. La iher yards. or dealers . .. 10 0( Livery. Feed or Sale Stable .25 0( Mr. Maebine Shops.. .. ---.-.. 10 0( uMal va.. .... .....10 0j( ) I i t: All merchan-ts shall pa . a license or privilege ) tu zccording to the follov ing schedules of gross sales (cash and credit) and upon sworn returns the gross sal es for the year ending De cember 31, 1909,shall be the basis upon which said li ) cense or privilege tax shall be computed and paid: Sales amounting to $1,000 or under .. ............. 500 Sales over $1,000 and under $3,000 ............ 10 00 Sales amounting to $3,000 and under $5,000 ........ 12 00 Sales amounting to$5,000and under $10,000 ........ 15 00 Sales amounting to $10,000 I and under $20,000 ..... ..20 00 Sales amounting to $20,000 and under $30,000 .. .. .. 25 00 Sales amounting to $30,000 and under $40,000 .. .. .. 30 00 Sales amounting to $40,000 and under $50,000 .. .. .. .35 00 Sales amounting to $50,000 and under $60,000 ..H.....4 00 Sales amounting to $60,000 and under $70,000 .. .... 45 30 Sales amounting to $70,000 and under $80,000 .. ., .. 50 00 Sales amounting to $80,000 and under $90,000 .......55 00 Sales amounting to $90,000 and under $100,000 .. .. .. 60 00 Sales amounting to $100,000 and under $110,000 .. .. .. 65 00 Sales amounting to $110,000 and under $120,000 .. .. .. 75 00 Sales amounting to $120,000 and under $130,000 .. .... 85 00 Sales amounting to $130.600 and under $140,000 .. .... 95 00 Sales amounting -to $140,000 and under $150,000 .. .... 105 00 Sales amounting to $150,000 and under $160,000....... 115 00 Sales amounting to $160,000 and under $170,000 .\ ....125 00 Sales amounting to over $170,000, $1.00 on each ad ditional' thousand in addi tion to license;fixed above.. Merchants: All merchants who may not come within any of the foregoing class es by reason of their not having been ,in business during the whole of the fiscal yea-r ending Decen ber .31st, 1909, but have been' in business ~in said / town during a part of said year, shall pay a license or privilege tax upon thieir es timated gross sales for the. year, said estimate to be made~ or computed upon the basis of gross sales, upon sworn statements, for time such merehant or merchants have been engaged in busi ness in said town during the fiscal year ending Decem ber 31st, 1909, the rate of license shalj be the same as that fixed in the forego-. ing schedule for merchants Merchants: And all mer chants not embraced in any of the foregoing classes who may begin business in said town on o- after the first day of January, A. D. 1910, shall pay a licene or privilege tax of $5.00 for $500 or less capital in vested and $5.00 for eaeh adiditio'nal $500 eapital, -or fractional part thereof, in vested... .... .. ..... )Manufacturers of Coffins.... -25 00 Newspapers, each .. ..... 5 00 Newsboys, selling papers on ) streets, each .... .... ....1 00 b. Oeulist or Optician .. .......25 00 ) Printing Office, job ..'........5 00 Piano or Organ Tuner or Re pairer, per month $3.00, per year .... .. ........8 00 Photographers, for each place of business .... .. .. .. 10 00 Photographers, itinerant, per week .. ...............5 00 Physicians shall pay on their income according to scale of rates fixed for merchants:.. Physicians, itinerant, per week .. .... .... .....10 00 Pool and .bill ard room. eithei or both, $50.00 for the first table and $25 for each additional table, per year... Plumbers.. .... .. ......25 00 R. Restaurants .... .... .....5 00 Railroad companies, for bus i'ness 'done within the Town of Newberry, and not in eluding any business done for the United States gov ernment or any business done to or from poiots be vond the limits of this IState .. .'..... .......100 00 S. IStables. sale only .. ........25 00 Sign painters, per day .$1.00 .per year .. .. .- .. *. .. 5 00 Stok yrdsnpr maek $3.00 per annum .. .. .. .. .... 10 00 Shooting galleries, per week $5.00 per year ........ 25 0 T. Tailor, merchant .. .. .... 5 00 Tailors, not merchant, en gaged in making and re pairing, o:: either ....... 5 00 Telegraph companies or agen cies, each for business done within The Town of New berry, and not including any business done for the United States government, or any business done te or from points beyond the limits of this State .. .. .. 50 00 Telephone Companies for business done exclusively within the Town of New berry, and not including any business done to and from points beyond the limits of this State .....100 40 U. Undertakers or Embalmers, either or both .. .. .. .. 8 00 Umbrella repairer, per day $1.00; per annum .......5 00 V. Veterinary Surgeon, per day $2.50, per annum .. ..... 15 60 W. Warelluse, for storage by / the public .............75 00 Woodyard ............ 5 00 Section 2. That for any ealling, trade, business, occupation :or pro fession not enumerated or provided for in this ordinance or any other ordinance of said town now of'force, the license shal-l be regulated and imposed by the town council of said town at any meetilng of the same. Section 3.. That the town eouneil of said town hereby - reserves, the right to refuse or revoke any license for any cause which may seem to it just. Section 4. That any person, firm or coi-poration, making any false or fraudulent return, shall upon convic tion be punished as herein after pro vided for the violation of this ordi nance or any part thereof. Section 5. That whenever in this ordinance the term "dealer" is used the same shall include not only the principal, but in his, her or .their absence shall include any agent, clerk or employee -managing the bus iness respectively referred to; an4 generally, where a license is .hei-ein imposed upon any business and the sgne is carried on or conducted by' an agent, clerk, or employee, sue~n' agent, clerk or employee shall be sub je,ct to the penalties imposed -ia this 'ordinance , o its protection, should the saidl business be carried on' without taking out such. license, in the same manner as if he, she or they were the proprietdr or-proprie- Z tors of said business. Section 6. Any violation of this ordinane or any part thereof shall sub ject the offender or offenders each to a fine not ekeeedin3g one hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labor upon t!he public works of -said town, for a per od not exceeding thirty days, at the disretion of the court. Section 7. That any person or per sons, firm or corpora'tion, or 4he agent, clerk or employee in charge or managing the same, who shall en~ gage in, prosecute or carry on any calling, trade, business, occupation or pro'fession upon . which a license or .privilege tax maiy hereafter be imposed by the town coneil of said. town, without having taken .out a license therefor, shall, upon eonvie tion, be each fined in a sum not ex eeding one hundred dollars, or ima prisonment with or without hard la bor upon the public works of said town for. a period not exceeding thirty days, at the discretion of the ourt. Section 8. That reaeh day any pet' son or persons, f?rm or corporationi shl violate this ordinance or any part thereof, by reason of any fail ure or refusal to take out any li eense herein provided for, shall con stitute a separate d'fense, and puch offender or offenders shall be,. for each day's off4se subject, to the/ penalties provided. Section 9. That this lrdinanuee shall not operate as a repea-l of any ordinance of said town .no.w of fore imposing a license or privilege tax upon any calling, trade, business, oc eupation or professiona, except such part or parts only of said ordinance or ordinances now of force as may impose a license upon any, ealling, business, occupation, nanred or enum erated. Section 10. This oridinance .,nall be of force and effect on and after the first day of January, A. D., 19L0. Done and ratified under the corpor te seal of the Town of New berry, in the State of South (Seal) Carolina, this 1st day of Jan uary, A. D. 1910. Cole. L. Blease, Mfayor of Newberry, S. C. Attest: J. R. Scurry,