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JLX AWAKENED CONSCIENCE. Ck)vernor of South Dakota Recom? mends Return of Money Collected From North Carolina on Carpet ha r Bonds. Pierre, S. D., Jan. 9.-The return to :Norta Carolina of $22,416 collected on bonds issued by that State during- the ?carpetbag regime by South Dakota, which collected money by suit, is ad? vocated by retiring Gov. S. H. Elrod. .He declares that South Dakota has no moral right to the money and has re? commended the legislature to make an appropriation returning the money to North Carolina. h PATE OF MARSHAL NEY. i A Subterranean Chapter in History, the Closing Pages of Which Lead to North Carolina. In the Gardens of the Luxembourg, ^Paris. stands s. stately monument an? nouncing to the world that it is erect .ed upon the spot where Marshal Ney, upon December 7, 1S15, was shot for treason. And so history has handed the story down to us. But history is a jade. Wendell Phillips said that one-half ot history is false and the .other half largely conjecture. We are continually unlearning things which nave for centuries been on the shelves of history as absolute verities. Mar? shall Ney was not shot The monu? ment does not cover his remains, nor do they rest in any soil of France. A great cry of horror went up from all the country when the announcement was made that the idol of the people had been selected as a victim by the wretched government, and "tried, con .demned, sentenced, shot, with un? seemly haste-all done with an ex ?l pedition that seemed to savor of ?fear that the great marshal might still overturn , the Bourbon throne and place the Little Corporal at the Tiead of the nation. Frenchmen would -almost as soon stand to be themselves -shot as to take part in the execution ?tf -of the vindictive sentence. The deep 1? ?sympathy of officers and men was on the alert to save their hero, whose only fault was that he had followed the star of destiny which had led them all to glory for the past twenty ??ft years. . Ney, the hero of Hohenlinden, Jena and Madgeburg, of Borodino and Mos kowa and Friedland, of L?tzen and Wagram, and who led the last grand gPj^Jpge of the Old Guard of Waterloo, where he had six horses kilted unaer j h.} ox-to be shot like a dog! Perish the j ? thought! And so it was brought about j jpt that when the squad marched out and ; presented their guns to the prisoner's . breast, those guns contained only blank cartridges.. Ney fell and was duly coffined, but there was no scratch ?upon him. The public could not in the very nature of things be undeceived as to the marshal's death, and he was quietly shipped to Charleston, South Carolina. Europe could be no refuge for him His commanding military figure was familiar to all the crown? ed .heads and they trembled at the thought of him Between the far reaching spies of France and the condition of the relations between the TJnited States and the French, it was not deemed prudent for him to make nimself known even in America. Napoleon himself has been a little LA jealous of the superb marshal's glory, - and he evidenced it in trifling things; as, for instance, once in the library when the emperor wished a book from a shelf, a little above his head, the marshal, standing oy, said, "Let -roe reach it sire, I am higher than b- you," smiling; whereupon Napoleon *? answered, frowning very solemnly, ""You are taller, marshal." Ney was but a young man at the fall of the empire, born in the same year as Bonaparte, 1769, and his act? ive mind found occupation in the Carolinas by teaching school and P drilling young minds. But what dreams he must have had! He lived to be over 70, and was buried by the name of "M. Dey;" and" there are those yet among the inhabitants of the Palmetto State who were boys In the early forties and remember the tall, grim military schoolmaster. Harper's Weekly. OTTRAGE IN VIRGINIA. O^iminal Assault on Young Lady in Amherst County. Richmond, Va., Jan. 10.-Miss Gladys Sheldon, who was the victim cf a horJrble assault in Amherst county, Monday afternoon, will be taken to Lynchburg today to indenti fy her assailant. There is no doubt the right man is in custody. Precau? tion will be taken to prevent lynch? ing after his identification is fully es? tablished. CASTOR IA JOT Infests and Children. The Kind You Hais Always Bought Signature of FIREMEN'S FUND IN EFFEGT. NTNETEEN CITIES COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS OF THE ACT. Comptroller General Jones Makes it Clear to Insurance Companies Tha i the Law Will Be Carried Out-Be .. lieved the Companies Will Comply I Without Protest. j Columbia, Jan. 6.-The Firemen's Pension Fund act has gone into ef? fect and 19 cities of the State have complied with the provisions of the act. These cities have made the re? quired returns as to the number of members in their fire department and the value of their equipment, as fol? lows: Anderson 3S members, $3,500. Barnwell, 38 members, $4,190. Charleston, 115 members, $53, .925. Darlington, 33 members, $15,100. Georgetown, 35 members, $6, 752. Greenville, 14 members, $7,541. Greenwood, 40 members, $11,229. Conway, - members, $1,000. Camden, 16 members, $1,347. Bishcpville, 16 members, $1,025. Marion, 13 members, $1,900. Newberry, 40 members, $2,414. Orangeburg, 145 members, $7,950. Columbia, 40 members, $56,420. Spartanburg, 28 members, $6,388. Sumter, 54 members, $7,100. Union, 25 members, $2,285. Rock Hill, - members, $3,500. Law W?1 Be Enforced. Comptroller General Jones has sent out to all insurance companies a let ter calling their attention to the law and its provisions, and making it plain that the act will be enfoced. His letter is as follows: Columbia, S. C., Jan. % 1907. To the- Insurance Company: I beg to inclose herewith a copy of an Act, which passed the last session of the General Assembly and approved by his Excellency, the Governor, dated May 9, 1906, commonly known as "The Firemen's Pension Act." By reference to its terms you will see that you are required to make a return within sixty days, after the 31st of December, 1906, of all busi? ness done by you in certain incorpo? rated towns and cities and pay an amount of 2 per cent on such pre? miums. I enclose you herein the form of return, which has been pre? pared by this office, in compliance with the terms of the Act. The cities end towns which have in? corporated their fire departments, and in which, therefore, you are liable to pay the 2 per cent on your gross pre? miums, are: Anderson, Anderson County. Beaufort, Beaufort County. Charleston, Charleston County. Darlington, Darlington County. Florence, Florence County. Georgetown, Georgetown County. Greenville, Greenville County. Greenwood, Greenwood County. Conway, Horry County. Camden, Kershaw County. \ Bishopville, Lee County. Marion, Marion County. Newberry, Newberry County. Orangeburg, Orangeburg County. Columbia, Richland County. Spartanburg, Spartanburg County. Sumter, Sumter County. Union, Union County. Rock Hill, York County. The money so collected, according to the terms of the Act, is to be paid over for the benefit of Firemen's Re? lief Associations, and to be used as a fund for the relief of any member of the fire department of such city or lown who may be injured or disabled, and for the relief or the payment of gratuities to the widow of those de? pendant who may be killed; for the payment of necessary funeral ex? penses of every member of such fire department, and for the purchase of accident insurance upon the members of such fire department: Provided, that the board of trustees of such cities having pension funds may also use said money for pensions of super? annuated and disabled firemen. Pro? vided, also, that the fire department of such city or town shall also be a member of the State Firemen's Asso? ciation of this State. You will note in the Act that every insurance company who shall make default in payment of the amount so levied, or in case of failure to pay and satisfy and forfeiture, shall, for each offense, forfeit $300 for the use and benefit of such fire department of such city or town, and in addition it is made my duty, by the Act, to revoke any certificate of authority or license previously issued, and thereafter it shall be unlawful for any such com? pany to do further business until re? instated by the Comptroller General. I sincerely trust that a strict and prompt compliance with the terms of the Act will avoid the necessity of my revoking your license and depriving you from doing business in the State of South Carolina. Yours respectfully, A. W. Jones, Comptroller eneral. Attitude of the Companies. It is not yet certain what the insur? ance companies intend to do about the tax, as they have 60 days from De? cember 31 to file their returns. It was at one time thought that the Dm companies might contest the validity of the act, but it is sugested that, they may comply with the law and raise their rates in the towns mentioned, thus passing the taxalong to the peo? ple who insure. LEE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. Confederate Veterans to Hold Exer? cises in .Celebration of Robert E. Lee's Hundredth Birthday. Headquarters South Carolina Division United Confederate Veterans. Greenville, S. C., Jan. 7, 1907. General Order No. 17. As instructed by General Orders No. 58 from General Stephen D. Lee, the Major Generals of this depart? ment are advised that it is the wish of the general commanding that or? ders be at once sent down to the brigades to united in a special cele? bration in honor of Gen. Robert E. Lee on January 19th, 1907, that day being the one hundredth anniversary of the birthday of our late illustrous. leader. . ^. : . ; ? " ' No suggestion is made as to the form of memorial exercises to be held, but it is desired and requested that the hour for the celebration be 12 o'clock m. on Saturday, January 19, and that the hymns "How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord," and "For all the saints who from their labors rest," be used. By command of Thos. Vv. Carwile, Major General, Commanding S. C. Division, U. C. V J. M. Jordan, ; Adjt. Gen. and Chief of Staff. Christian Science and Alcoholism. H. P. Silder -in New York Sun. - - The myriads of those seeking re? lief from the curse of alcoholism need go no farther than to the near? est Christian Science practitioner. Faith is not even necessary, beyond the amount required to ask the prac? titioner for help.. It seems pitiful that this fact should not be widely known. I am a member of an orthodox church and have never joined the ranks of the Christian Scientists, but for several years I have known of i wonderful cures made by these earn : est people. There has never yet to my knowledge, been a case of al? coholism not permanetly cured when the person has asked in the proper spirit for help, and has at the same time tried to assist the Sci? entist by an ordinary amount of ^elf-control. The desire to reform must be there, and if then the subject will put himself unreservedly 'in the hands of the Scientist the appetite will disappear. There will be a moral regeneration, a physical bet? terment, and life will put on a new aspect. To those who say they have no faith in it I will urge that no faith is required beyond the amount necessary to make one seek a prac? titioner. Mi WEAKENS THE KIDNEYS. Doan's Kidney Pills Have Done Great Service for People Who Work in Sumter. Most Sumter people work every day in some strained, unnatural position-bending con? stantly over a desk-riding on jolting wagons or cars-doing laborious housework; lifting, reaching or pulling, or trying the back in a hundred and one other ways. All these strains tend to wear, weaken and injure the kidneys until they tall behind in their work of filtering the poisons from the blood. Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys, put new strength in bad backs. John R. Brooks, plumber, liviiig at 1223 Tay? lor street. Columbia. S. C..says: "Doan'sKid? ney Pills did me a vast amoun' of good. My back had been in a bad way for a couple of years. I have done some pretty hard work in my time and I think I must have overtaxed my back, although I did not know it at the time, lt began to ache about two years ago. I would come home at night after a hard day's work feeling fairly well, get my supper and sit around for a while and then my back would begin to hurt. 1 would go to bed and would try to rest, but could not find any po? sition that would give me any relief and all that night long the aching would keep up and I arose in the morning more worn out than when I went to oed. I have laid off from work for days at a time and tried to rest and doctor up my back. I could find nothing to help until I got Doan's Kidney Pills, which I had seen advertised. They have done me more good than I can tell you. Since using I them I rest well at night, get up in the morn ' ing feeling fresh and bright, and I have not had a touch of backache since using Doan's ! Kidney Pills." Plenty more proof like this from Sumter people. Call at Dr. A. J. China's drug store and ask what bis customers report. For sale bv all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo N. Y., sole agents for the United States. - Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other.. -i~ HOLLISTER'S Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets A Bu9y Medioine for Basy People. Brings Golden Eealih and Renewed Vigor. A sDPciflc for Constipation, Indigestion, Lire and Kidney Troubles. Pimples. Eczema, Impure Blood, Bad. Breath, Sluggish Bowels, Headache and Backache. It's Rocky Mountain Tea in tab let form. 35 cents a box. 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It is not given away in the form of " trial bottles " to be experimented with, but is sold at a fair price by all dealers in medicines* Delicate,weak, nervous women should feeble women generally, Dr. Pierce-s especially shun the use of alcoholic Favorite Prescription is ?he greatest medicines which, from their stimula'- earthlv boon, being unequaled as an ing and exhilerating effects may seem, appetizing cordial and restorative tonic, for a time, to do good, but which from As a soothing and strengthening ner the^inevitable^effects of the alcohol Jn vine "Favorite Prescription" is un? shrinking up the red corpuscle*; of the equaled and is invaluable in allaying blood are sure to do great and lasting and subduing nervous excitability, ir harm in the long run. Besides-they ritability, nervous exhaustion, nervous beget a craving for stimulants which is prostration, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, most deplorable. St.Vitus's dance, and other distressing, Only invigorating and nerve strength- nervous symptoms commonly attendant ening effects can follow the use of this ; upon functional and organic disease of famous medicine for women. It can not possibly do harm in any state or condition of the system. It has been carefully adapted to woman's needs by an experienced physician-a specialist in their diseases, lt makes weak wom? en strong and sick women well. If a woman has bearing down, or dragging pains, low down in the abdo? men, or pelvis, backache, frequent headaches, dizzy or fainting spells, is nervous and easily startled, has gnaw? ing feeling in stomach, sees imaginary floating specks, or spots before her eyes, has melancholia, or "blues," or a weakening disagreeable drain from pel? vic organs, she can make no mistake by resorting to the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It will invigor? ate and tone up the whole system and especially the pelvic organs. Dr./Pierce's Favorite Perscription is a scientific medicine, carefully devised by an experienced and skillful physi^ cian, and adapted to woman's delicate system. It is made of native American medicinal roots and is perfectly harm? less in its effects in any condition of the female system. ' As a powerful invigorating tonic," Fa? vorite Prescription" imparts strength to the whole system and to the organs distinctly feminine in particular. For over-worked, "worniout." run-down," debilitated teachers, milliners, dress? makers, > seamstresses, " shop - girls," house-keepers, nursing mothers, and the uterus. It induces refreshing sleep and relieves mental anxiety and des? pondency. No woman suffering from any of the above symptoms can afford to accept any secret nostrum or medicine of un? known composition, as a substitute for a medicine like Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, which is OP KNOWN COM? POSITION and has a record of over forty years of cures and sells more largely to-day than ever before. Its makers withhold no secrets from their patients, behaving open publicity to be the very best guaranty of merit. Dr. Pierce invites' all suffering women to consult him by letter free of charge. i All letters of consultation are held as strictly private and sacredly confiden? tial and all answers are returned in plain, sealed envelopes. Address: Dr. R. V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel and Sur? gical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con? stipation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. . Cure the cause and you cure the disease. One "Pellet" is a gentle laxative, and two a mild cathar? tic. Druggists sell them, and nothing is "just as good." They are the original Little Liver Pills first put up by old Dr. Pierce over 40 years ago. Much imitated, but never equaled. They are tiny, sugar-coated granules - easy to take as candy. Dr. Pierce's great thousand-page illas* trated Commonsense Medical Adviser will be sent free, paper-bound, for 2.L one-cent stamps, or cloth-bound for 31 stamps. Address Dr. Pierce as above, j A Check Book is the only handy and proper way to pay a bill or other indebtedness. The cancelled check is A VOUCHER ON THIS BANK of the payment you make. Your check book shows at a glance bow your balance stands. Money in your safe may be gone when you go to your office tomorrow. Bank here and use our checkbooks to pay your accounts. t #BANK OF SUMTER SUMTES, S. O. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. i nv ? Mi MSI A =is THE PEOPLE'S BASK - Does a General Banking Business, allowing interest 4 per cent, per annnm, compounded quarterly in its Savings Department. Centrally located and con? servatively managed. We invite your patronage. , C. G. ROWLAND, President. R. F. fl ?YNSWORTH, Vice President. R. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier. Horses arid Mules All sizes and prices for cash or approved paper. Buggies, Wagons ? Harness Agent for DEERING HARVESTING MACHINERY and Repair Parts in abundance. Disc Harrows, Disc j Agent for Cultivators, Stalk Cutters, Peg Tooth Harrows, Binders, Mowers, Rakes. &c. JOHNSTON HARVESTING MACHINERY and Repair Parts in abundance. S. M. PIERSON, 6, 8, and 9 South Harvin Street. Eczema and Pile Cure. FBFF Knowing what it was to suffer, I I il LL will give Free of Charge, to any afflicted a positive care for Eczema, Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, Piles and Skin Dis? eases. Instant relief. Don't suffer long? er. Writs F. W. "vrtT." JAMS, 400 Manhat? tan Avenue, No* Yt.r*. Enclose 3tamo. ??"f^JgMgr?iE? ENGLISH PENNYROYAL ?ii% 5ii flWi8*"' Alwayi rthaMe. Ladle?, Mk D-u^rlr A?Jf?k !or CHICHESTER?1 %5&?ga Ir"'**' , K^D and Goid metallic boxes, seil? ? SlKSSf1 Uerlbb05- Tikr-no ether. Refine F7 - fi? ?M*eroua Sub.titutiona and Imita J / CT tiona. BUT Af r> . . . . fr "Edi. ff.? '..u' (w. ??r p, .*\ -/ " twrn Mu?. :-..nr.cr.:?U. : - PUBLIC NOTICE. Office of County Supervisor. Sumter, S. C., Dec. 18, 1906. The annual meeting of the County Board of Commissioners for Sumter County, S. C., will take place at thisr office on Thursday, the, 10th day of January, 1907. All persons holding demands of any kind ' against tbi* county, not previously presented, are required by law to file same with the Clerk of this Board on or before the first day of January in order that they may be examined and passed upon by the Board at the annual meeting. W. BL SEALE, County Supervisor. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Acting Clerk. 12-19-4t Tax Notice. The County Treasurer's office ia Court House building will be open for the collection of taxes, without pen? alty, from the 15th day of October to the 31st day of December, inclusive, '1906. The levy is as follows: For State, 5 mills; for county, 3 1-2 mills; Con? stitutional School, 3 mills; Polls, $1.00. Also, School District^ No. 1. Special, 2 mills; No. 2, 2 mills; No. 3. 2 mills; No. 4, 2 mills; No. 16, 2 mills; No. 17, 1 mill; No. IS, 2 mills: Shiloh School District, 3 mills. ?r- i.?:its capatation dog tax. A penalty'of 1 per cent added for month January, 1907. Additional pen? alty of 1 per cent for month Febru? ary, 1907. Additional penalty of 5 per cent for 15 days in March, 1907. T. W. LEE, Oct. 5, 1906. County Treasurer. Sour Stomach No appetite, loss of strength, nervous? ness, headache, constipation, ivad breath? general debility, sour risings, and catarrh, of the stomach are all dus to indigestion. Kedol cures indigestion. This new discov? ery represents the natural juices of diges* lion as they exist in a healthy stomach? . com Dined with the greatest known tonic anc* reconstructive properties. 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