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s I - .Ai ■Tte The Aiken Recorder. A Democratic Newspaper* K’liu8HB T » BVKKY THITRKDAY- Bti ARTHUR P. PORT). fERM8 OF SUBSCRIPTION. 0;w year id advamw 8 * nontno >i» ailv:iiw»* 70c t 1 irM* r. mtn* in n*lvHii.*f 40c WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE. This IcK'slatuic so far has been ehar- dprang on him. and in the scuffle woun ded the negro with his pocketknife, the only weapon he had. The negro ran Ft , . . . u > , i screaming froni the car with his Fellows acterized more by what it has refused d soon a nUmlwr of other ne 0 has done. A distin- * - to do than wha» 'iiish.'d newx; per man once said that the best editor w s the man who knew .vhat to leav. out of a paper in the mass •»f manu cr t coming under his eye. In a greni many respects the legisla- •ure is sh< wing oself a good editor of Stale affaiiS, The supply bill, as reported in the ADVE Tli INQ KATES. .;.#140 .... ly c .Me square, firstfinsertion Ktch sulHe-iu-oit insertion, 4 iv. for thn e m mths or more. . Changes of advertisements must be sent inat least three days before change is made. Changes made only where contracts are made to that effect. AIKEN, S. C.: THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 19 6 lr the farmere will, as a whole, per sistently hold their cotton there is no question as to better prices. The ex porters must have a large quantity of cotton this month to fill their contracts So for once the farmers have the situ ation under their ow n control. At the celebration of Lincoln’s birth day in New York last Monday, Presi- ident Roosevelt made a long oration. The race question of course was fully dwelt upon. The President we know is an admirable speaker, but unfortu nately for the South ; we must judge _ him by his past actions, which speak lou ler than his present words. The President says that he will noi further negotiate for treaties of arbi tration with various foreign powers ■ince the Senate will not let him draw those pacta according to his own wish, insisting on its constitutional preroga tive of having a part in the making of treaties. There w ill be no great loss in the failure of the treaties, which, at best, were but academic expression: of approval for the principle of arbitra tion. On the other hand there has been a distinct gain in the clear assertion by the Senate of its adherence to the aon- atitution, which the President seems t< hold in very light regard.—CharlesUin Post. The distribution of the money earned by the State’s liquor business among the public school, amounting to $118,- 000, will take place in a few days, and the comptroller general is now sending out letters to the various county su perintendents of education asking for their figures as to the deficiency for each school in their county during the year. The amount left over from last year in the hands of the comptroller general and for distribution for the variou? schools amounted to $50,000, and dur ing January the wholesale liquor estab lishment turned over to the comptrol ler general $68,000 in cash. According to an established rule of the office an ;lfort will be made to ascertain the de- jjmey for any school in any county, the appropriation by the respec ty boards are not as much as- ’each school the deficiency is- pnoney. . to our statement • r 15fX0H‘ raising o' poul try and eggs in the South lies in th» thieving characteristics of a large por tion of our population, and suggest? watch dogs as the remedy. \Y r e are un able to see how watch dogs can preveni the trouble, when it is so well known that in most cases such petty thefts an committed by scamps who are familiar with the premises and on friendly term:- with the dogs. We recall to mind an instance of a party who has two setter dogs in his yard, and some time since when in the morning he unlocked hi- fowl house door, found the house empty : all his fowls, twelve in number, stolen. The thief had drawn the staple without noise, and after appropriating tin fowls, had closed the door and put loci aod staple back in place. Again, in country districts poultry of all kinds roam at large, and every one familiar with the negro race knows, ne groes have a wonderful alertness in catching poultry. And on farms a great proportion of the thefts are done in the day time, one at a time, day by day, .. tyntil the stock is so depleted that the qwner is discouraged. These are the facts wherever, there is a large negro pqp^atjon. ^•he remedy for thjq is wdiite immi gration. \nd jt iq Qbjy through w'hite immigration that such smalj indqstries, very impor^nt In the aggregate, can amount to mech in the South. iMialEr Tillman’s CsmUtUn. The State. It was learned Saturday that Senator B. R. Tillman will leave in a few' days for Philadelphia to consult Dr. S. Weir Mitchell and Dr. Sinkler in regard to the trouble from which he has recently been suffering—a nervous affection. This course is taken on the advice of Senator Tillman’s physician. Dr. J. W. Babcock, who will accompany him to Philadelnhia. They will probably lea:e mi Sunday afternoon. Dr. Babcock returned from Trenton, where he had been to see Senator Till man. Thursday night. Hi stated that he did not regard the Senator’s condi tion ns dangerous, but out of abundance of caution he had advised consultation of the best nerve specialists in the j country, and that Senator Tillman had | at once acquiesced. Senator Tillman has been at home for about two weeks, having left- Wash ington after an attack of grippe. He is sa : d to be looking very well and is not suffering very much discomfort. house, car ries a levy of 5*2 mi levy i jual. stead of 5 as ty*ual. This is mended by the committee in order to get the State on a cash basis. Tax payers may, and will, no doubt, object to the increased levy, but if they look upon the fact that they are annually called upon to borrow and pay interest on large sums of money, they will see that they are really not paying mo r e under the increased levy than they a-^e >sed tax d'ers returned and not knowing Cro- zier. seized Mr. Jacob S. Bowers, the ; railway agent, and were about to exe- i cute him. | As soon as Crozier realized the sit uation he immediately went out and , mid the negroes that they had the t fciic ■ wrong man. that he himself had done lls Y.T- - l * ie cutt 'ng. The railway agent was at recon'- once turned loose and Crozier was led 1 to an adjacent grove and shot by a file of negro soldiers without even the for mality of a trial. His body was thrown in*o a shallow grave, and the negro sol diers danced over the mound. Col. Trowbridge, the officer in command at Newberry, refused to interfere, but let the negroes work their will. Nobody who was not living in the South from 1865 to 1876 can realize the now. One mill of the proposed tax is . , , - • ...i.-,.., outrages and insults that were put upon necessary for pensions, which amount , , m _ . ,, .Y: . to $200,000 a year. The proposition to place a tax upon coco cola is not dead by any means, .-.1- though it has been continued until next session. Senator Williams, who intro duced the bill, has received hundreds of letters on the subject from people all over the State who believe that the beverage is harmful, asking that the bill be passed. Senator Tillman will, before the next legislature, present some statistics ift favor of ihe bill; and there is no doubt but that some restric tive measures will be placed upon the drink. The new arrangement of the judicial circuits is as follows: First — Berkeley, Georgetown, Dor chester and Orangeburg. ^^Second—Hampton, Aiken, Bamberg Barnwell. Third — Clarendon, Florence, Lee. Sumter and Williamsburg. Fourth — Chesterfield, Darlington, Horry, Marion and Marlboro. Fifth—Kershaw, Richland, Lexing ton and Edgefield. Sixth—Chester. Fairfield, Lancaster and York. Seventh — Cherokee. Spartanburg, Union and Laurens. Eighth—Abbeville, Greenwoid, Sa luda and Newberry. Ninth — Charleston, Colleton and Beaufort. Tenth—Anderson, Greenville, Pick ens and Oconee. On Tuesday the legislature elected Mr. R. Withers Meminger, of Charles ton, judge from the Ninth judicial cir cuit, and Mr. George E. Prince, of An derson, from the Tenth. The house passed Mr. Toole’s bill providing for bookcases for the new ru ral free libraries. As Usual, Nad Casa Thoroufhly Studied. I have known Hon. D. S. Henderson for more than a quarter of a century and have been associated w.ih him in i the legislature, but I never heard him on a law case such as the Calhoun county matter really was. He cer tainly had the case thoroughly studied i and anticipated every turn d might i take It is not his fault that Calhoun c-iunty was not successful. I told him that he might to be well pai 1 for his work and that a lawyer shoul 1 always require a good fee. He assure 1 me that he would manage that part—B. R. Hemphill in Abbeville Mediu n. Swallur CsunNss—Higltsr Taxis. Abbeoilte edium. There is not so strong a sentiment in favor of new counties as there was sev eral years back. A reaction is taking place, and in a few years our pe »pl** will wonder how they ever could have been so deluded as to think there w <* ever any wisdom in small counties. In forming new counties the ordinary re sult is more officers and less to them with* bigh$t_taxes » nd more debt. A Book Every Ont Should Road. The YYansman, by Thomas Dixon, Jr. Doubleday, Page & Co , publishers, New York. $1 50. This is one of the notable books of the day ; an historical novel portraying someth'ng of the horrors of the recon struction era in South Carolina as it was all over the South; and also show ing the part the secret order commonly known as the Ku-Klux-Klan took in cir cumventing the plans of the extremists, then in control of the United States government. The author has been criticized for stirring up at this day the records of the reconstruction era, but as those re cords form the history of the country as much as any other, any one who pub lishes the strict truths for the instruc tion of the growing generation is of service to hi$ people. The historian is not responsilde for the facts. It is his duty to tell the truth as he finds it. and as Mr. Dixon has done. And as to ihe reconstruction acts being mistakes, the people of the South have never so con sidered them: They were failures, mainly because the radical leaders did not take into consideration the indom- table masterful race of white men they aad tc^iyi^vih—a race that has ru ed planted in .uiy JHTtJHHnd.ai.d that never counts drilling with inferior races! The desire was to Africanize the South, ts Mr. Dixon shows. The “forty acres tnd a mule” to each negro man was no nyth. It was actually the desire ol I'haddeus Stevens and the extremists »f his party t > confiscate the land of .he South and divide it among the ne groes; and Mr. Dixon says such a con- iscation act was introduced :n Con gress. As to the outrages depicted by Mr. Dixon they were only a very few types of such as were done all over the South ; ind all of them fomented by the while vultures who swarmed over the South, and worse still, protected by United States troops acting under orders from Washington. The case of Calvin Cro zier, which the author uses m his plot, is an instance of this. Calvin Crozier was a Confederate sol dier from Texas, on his way home, and tbout mid-summer of 1865 reached New berry, having several ladies under his :harge,in a box car. During the night ■mine negro soldiers forced themselves nto the car and made insulting re marks to the ladies, and finally, when •ne of them seized one of the ladies and hrew his arms around her, Crozier SEED TIME Vfe experienced farmer has learned that some grains require far differ ent soil than others; some crops need differ ent handling than others. He knows that a great deal depends upon right planting at the right time, and that the soil must be kept enriched. No use of complaining in summer about a mis take made in the spring. Decide before the seed is planted. Ufa best time to reme dy wasting conditions in the human body is be fore the evil is too deep rooted. At the first evi dence of loss of flesh Scott’s Emulsion should be taken imme diately. There is noth ing that will repair wasted tissue more quickly or replace lost flesh more abundantly than Scott’s Emulsion. It nourishes and builds up the body when ordi nary foods absolutely faiL We ttfi’l send yoa m sAmple free. our people. The recollections of tins period is what holds the South solidly Democratic to-day. The four years of fighting have nothing to do with it. The South accepted its defeat at arms bravely and honestly, but it did not expect ten years of outrages and in sults afterwards. As to the secret organization com monly known as the ku-klux-ktan. we know that it was the salvation of the South. It originated in Kentucky (not in Tennessee, as the author states), and its first sub-league in South Carolina was formed in York county. Its ad mirable purposes, as shown hy its con stitution published in the‘‘Clansman.” were to support the Constit ution of the United States, and all laws constitu tionally enacted; to maintain order; and to protect the women. And of our own knowledge we can tell of repeated instances where all these were done effectively,and without a particle of friction or publicity. But after a while lawless men got into the order, and us ing it for their own personal purposes, brought it into disrepute. When this occurred the law-abiding members, who had used the order only for good, with drew from it. Then followed the clashes with the United States government and the notorious ku klux trials. As we have said, “The Clansman” is an historical novel. It is a powerful book, and should be in every public and private library in the South. THE VALUE OF AN IMMIGRATION BUREAU. The attention of those small cal b*e members of the legislature who advo cated the abolition of Carolina’s immi gration bureau is called to what the Governor of North Carolina has to say on the subject in his annual message. He says: Once again I urge upon your honor able body the establishment of a prop erly equipped bureau of immigration, a bureau not for the purpose, as some seem to fear, of bringing the ‘Tift raff” of society - and pauper labor into the state, but one capable of guarding against such objectionable persons, and seeking only laborers of industry and character, financiers looking for invest ments and farmers wanting good homes. Our people cannot be their own immi gration agents, but must have some agency through which they can act in order to make known the kind of lands, minerals, water power and other re sources they have to sell, and thus through this channel be brought in touch with persons desiring to buy. The same is also true of the individuals or corporations desiring laborers—there must be some common source through which employers and employes can be brought together. What North Caro lina needs is more people with money brains, industry and willing hands, to the end that markets may be estab lished, our waste places built up, our farms properly cultivated; our mines opened and worked, and out untold hidden resources brought to the atten tion of- the worlcU In North Carolina our people live cNuefly by agricu, about 80 per tentyf our total tion are owners or fillers of t they pay a large proportion of the taxes for the support of the state govern ment, and yet what acts are passed looking to the present great need of these people, and what appropriations are made directly for their benefit? It is a fact staring the people in the face that owners and tillers of the soil arc now in much distress because of the lack of labo r at reasonable prices—or in fact at any price, and the stern real ity faces our agricultural interests that want of hands on the farm is bringing our lands to prices far below their proper or proportional value Taxes taken from this class of people should be returned to them' as far as possible, and I respectfully suggest to your hon orable body that while we do so much for others, we should use at least a small portion of the taxes that this de serving class pay in establishing an agency that will enable them to get sufficient help to cultivate and preserve their lands from waste. What the land owners need are more tenants and la borers and this bureau of immigration by seeking honest, industrious white farm hands, competent tenants and farmers wanting small farms, would be of invaluable help to our people. bndgechn, $ 2 00 * • s a 2 50 *4 « < 28 00 44 it 500 44 4 • 200 44 44 10 00 magistrate. 15 00 44 25 00 road claim, 800 .4 44 1 00 4 4 4 4 11 50 poorhouse. 4 70 y. 7 00 4 20 00 4 a 8 10 4 4 8 00 4 » 41 20 constable, 5 45 44 18 30 4 4 7 ()0 4 4 2 60 4 4 5 60 • 4 36 75 chuiiigang, 2 20 4 4 31 71 *4 S 163 10 sal Co officer. 166 66 dieting bill. 73 80 sal coroner. 20 80 sal janitor, 12 50 sal Co com, 25 00 sal elk C C, 18 75 sal supt edit, 50 00 sal Co phys. 16 68 sup C H, 40 sup • • H, 1 95 sup C H, 1 50 supC H woot] 19 20 supCooffie’s 20 00 board edu, 6 00 board edu. 6 00 adv’ing etc. 70 0$ books Co elk. 156 50 books Co clk. 2rru) tliims Anied by County Cn missions of Allen C only FOB THE MONTH KNDIN0 JANUARY 31. 1905. 738 A H Ashill, 737 James Randall, 738 J M Tyler. 739 J M Redd. 710 J H Barnes. 741 J W Lybrand, 742 A R Bush, 743 J M Cobb, 744 J M Crosland, 745 A F Tyler, 746 A F Tyler. 747 Emily Jones, 748 Mrs J F Courtnt 749 J F Courtney. 750 Courtney & Co. 751 Ed Holley. 752 Hahn & Co. 753 J P Howard. 754 J P Howard. 755 G H Cushman, 756 Frank German, 757 R A Johnson, 758 Win Callicut, 759 D L Cato. 760 B A Williams. 761 W H Woodward 762 T P Raborn, 763 T P Raborn, 764 G E Owens, 765 John Vernon, 766 E T Eubanks, 767 (4 W. Foster, 768 A W Sanders. 769 Charles Toole. 770 Powell Hdw Co 771 Powell Hdw Co 772 G VV E Thorpe, 773 John Vernon, 774 W H Brodie, 775 H F Rice, 776 W L Brooker, 777 Jour Pub Co. 778 W, E Cogs Co 779 W.E&CogsCo. We, the County Commissioners of County of Aiken, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct list of all claims presented for exami nation, audited and allowed for the month ending January 31, 1905. W. H. BRODIE, Supervisor. JOHN D. YAUN, LUTHER SHELLHOUSE. County Commissioners. A 11 pqf • G. W. Foster. Clk B. C C. CAPITAL $50,000 Surplus $25,000 PEOPLE’S BANK State, County and City Deposi tory. V i “ New York, Cbarlestea & Flo'ide Si X v 1 )!? ’ I I v ** FROM CHARLESTON FOR NEW YORK. The steamships of this company are appointed to sail from East Shore Ter minal Co.’s wharves, foot of Queen st., as follows: (All dales subject to change without notice ) IROQUOIS. Friday, Feb. 10. 9.30 \ m COMANCHE, Monday, Feb. 13. 10 a m ALGONQUIN.Tu’sd’y. Feb. 14. 11 30am ARAPAHOE, Th’sd’y. Feb 16.12 noon APACHE Monday, Feb. 20. 6 3C am IK' Ql'Ol.S. Tuesday. Feb. 21. 7 (XJ a m COMANCHE. Thurs , Fob 23. 8.00 a m ALGONQUIN. Friday. Feb 24. 8.30 a m ARAPAHOE, Monday, Feb. 27. 11 a m A*'\CHE. Thursday, arch 2. 12 N\v IROQUOIS. Friday. Marcli 3, 12 x’x COMANCHE Monday, Mar. 6. 6 30 a m Steamers Apache, Arapahoe Coman che and Iroquois carry no second class passengers; only first-class and steer age. Ti.ese splendid passenger steam ers form an unequaled tri-weekly line to New York, with state rooms all on deck, thoroughly ventilated and sepa- r-iied from the dining saloon. There is no more pleasant traveling on the Allantic Coast. For freight and passage apply to M B. HUTCH INSON, Div.Ft. A P. Agt., A E. GAETJENS, M. B. PAINE, Asst. Supt. Supt. Charleston, S. C. Be sure that this picture in the form of a label is on tne wrapper of every bottle of Emulsion you buy. SCOTTC& BO WNE CHEMISTS 409 Pearl Street NEW YORK 50c. and $1; all druggists Wo Moro Sweating of Postmasters. The Postmaster General had decided not to dismiss the two postmasters in this State for their contributions to ne gro delegates to convention?, but as a result of a heart to heart talk with District Attorney Capers, and a keHcr written later to the latter, all postmas ters in tl^e State will shortly receive u circqlar letter from tfie distript atioi- ney warning them not to do it aga 11 ! ur get caught up with. The cases in question were Postmas ters C. J. Mulky of Westminster, and J. M. Stewart of Lancaster. The post masters wereordered dropped from tin- service, but upon the presentation to the department of the conditions exis ting down here, by Captain Capers, that the officials are regularly held up by the delegates, mostly negroes, and forced to wake contributions of the kind, the department, yielding to his request, decided not to dismiss the of fending postmasters, but to caution them and all other officials that the good of the service demanded a change of these conditions, and the above let ter was written to Captain Capers, and later he was authorized to promulgate, which he is now doing. Far mars Act at Salley. Editor Recorder—A convention of the farmers of Rocky Grove township was held here to-day to elect perma nent officers for one year. The officers elected were A. L. Saw yer, president ; J. H. Eidson, vice- president ; J \V. Martin, secretary and treasurer Toe following resolutions were offer ed by A L Sawyer, and unanimously adopted: Whereas, we desire to relieve this se rious situation— Resolved first. That we earnestly re commend that tl e farmers throughout the cotton belt , in each township there of. and at as many places in each town ship as may be convenient, do organize at once for the purpose of adopting and carrying out th«* resolutions recently adopted at New Orleans Second—That the resolutions men tioned above we recommend that they be carried out to the letter. After an address by ou*- able presi dent, who has taken a stand and active part in this great fight that every far mer and person in the cotton belt should he proud ot. Messrs. M. E. Boyles ton and D H Salley were elec ted delegates to represent us at Aiken Thursday, Feb. 16. 1905. No other business the meeting ad journed to meet again at Salley Acad emy on Saturday the 18th instant Our people are determined and are becoming more enthused at each meet ing. 8- L. A. Salley, 8. C., Feb. 11,1905. Does a General Banking Busi ness. Your Accounts Solicited. F. B. Henderson President. L. S. Trotti, Cashier. SiifVty Deposit Boxes to Kent. DIRECTORS. F. B. Henderson, H. C. Hahn, R. W. Mcreary, J. P. McNair, C. K. Henderson, W. J. Platt, H. N. Schroder, J. W.Lupo, Henry Summeral. W.M. F. CLYDE & CO., Gen’l Agts.. 19 State st.. New York. TIIEO.G. EGER,(Ten. Manager, 19 State st , New York Hotel Virginia BROAD STREET. AU0USTA, GA. J. HAROLD COUGHLAN, Prop. First-class accommodations Cwi* permanent or transient boarders. Thoroughly renovated and newly furnished under new mamtgement. Table supplied with all the delicacies of the season. Convenient sample room at-J tached. -jaBSEXSSZZS&ZSSEBSBESSBBBm TAX NOTICE. P URSUANT to Article 2, section 397, of the Code of Laws of South Car- lina, dated 1902. I hereby give notice that I will be at Aiken Courlhou>e from Oct. 15th. 04. to March 15, 1905, for the purpose of collcciingthe taxes of Aiken County for 1904, State, County. School and Poll tax After January 1. 1905. I percent will be charged on State, County, School and Poll lax. After February 1. 1905 , 2 per cent will be charged on State. County, School and Poll tax. After March 1, 1905, to March 15th, 7 per cent will be charged on State, Count}’, -eliool and Poll tax. All parties not paying by March 15. 1905, will have to pay with additional cost of execution. The Road tax for 1905. is payable from October 15, 1904, to February 38, 1905. itie levy for 1904, is State tax 5 mills ; County tax 3 mills ; School tax 3 mills ; Poll tax $1. In Aiken School District No. 1 a spe cial levy of 1 mill has been charged. In North Augusta School District No. 66. a special levy of 1 mill has been charged. As so few persons avail themselves of the opportunity of paying their tax when on my rounds through the Coun ty. and as the expense and inconven ience of said rounds is considerable, I have, after consulting many friends and tax-payers, and in view of the con- venient mail facilities for finding out amount of tux due, concluded not logo out ef iny office this year. All enquiries by mail in regard to taxes will be promptly answered if sent before the 15th day of December, 1904. After that date I am kept so busy issu ing receipts that I often find it impossi ble to open my mail until after the 31st December. Office hours from 9 until 2, and from 3 until5. J. a. M GARDNER. Tr. A. C. HINDEERSOINS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, v!K!-:\\ <’. Practice in all of ihe State nd courts. Collections a specialty. U S Some Africa Race Feeling In South London Truth. A non-commissionetL^fficer writes from the Transvaal prot^pug against soldiers being compelled to travel third class on South African railways. He points out that the third *dass is. at any rate in Natal, practically used hy Kafirs only, and any white^min traveling in a _' > -»r r: - u rff‘i‘ “fitill KyiTrs would feel degraded in his ovvT y and would be regarded with coHrjP*l ,t by his fellow’s. That this is s^js. 1 suppose, beyond question. It tiB? be a melancholy thing that such feanngs should prevail between different ijaces of mankind ; but there they are.^hd as long as they are there, to eoippel sol diers to do what no white man will voluntarily do seems unfair to the soldier, and impolitic from the point of view of the Government. For Coughs—at your druggists or direct from Murray Drug Co., Columbia, So. Ca. — “Murray’s Horehound, Mullein and Tar. 25c for large size bottle. ,» * ’• —1 .y, ■ n-1 .i i.i-...—— ^ You can only talk to one 5 ? customer at a time in your ^ L store, but you can talk to a 9 P county full of people in the i Aiken Recorder every w’eek. Remember this Mr. Merchant. £ For Coughs—Murray’s Hore hound, Mullein and Tar. 25c for large bottle. SOUTHERN RAILWAY Scoti’s Great?!! Unexcelled Dining Car Service. T. G. Craft, Crof, & ' : v, Attorneys at L,aw AIKEfN, s. e. Will practice in all of the courts of this State. Special attention given to collections. A^SKSSMKKT NOTICE. Bring your Tax Receipt. O WING to the fact that all the town ships are divided into school dis tricts, several school districts sub divided into districts, and all districts numbered, it becomes necessary for each taxpayer to give the number and name of his district as well as the town ship in which his property is located, when he make* his ret urn. Don' t for- 8* 1 Uiis. • 1 t STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ) Aiken Uounty—Auditors Office, > Aikkx, S. C., Dec. 1, 1904. ) Notice is hereby given that pursuant loan Act of the General Assembly Ap proved December 24, 1894. “An Act to Change the Time for Listing Property for Taxation,” the books will be opei^ for the purpose of receiving tax returns for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1905, from January 1,1905, to Febru ary 20, 1905. The law requires all persons owning real estate or personal property, or in any wise having control of such prop erty either as agent, husband, guar dian, father, trustee, executor, admin istrator, etc., to return the same to tTus Auditor of the County in which such property is situated, under oath, and within the time prescribed by law. Section 279 requires the Auditor to add 50 per cent to the property valuation of all persons who fail to make their re-? turns within the time prescribed by law. Returns of railroads, expresses, tele graph, insurance, manufactures and other corporations, banks and bankers, etc'. See Article 6, 7, 8 and 9, R. S. (Make }our returns and save 50 per cent penalty). Don’t send any one, but come your self. All returns sent through mail must be sworn to before some officer quali fied to administer sq.-h affidavit, make out a proper blank and sent at tax payer’s risk. Railroads, insurance companies, ex press companies, telegraph companies, telephone companies, Pullman car com panies are required to make their re turns to the Comptroller General. Banks, bankers and other corpora-, lions are required to make their re-: turns to the County Auditor. ST. ANGELA’S ACADEMY. S JT. Angela's Academy teaches all the branches of the Primary and Secondary School in common classes. Greek, German, French, Piano, Violin, Voice Culture in spe cial classes. For particulars consult the Direc tress. SAVE MONEY YOUR STOVES. We make 131 different styles and sizes of Cooks and Heating Stoves, and I roduce 150 daily, selling all our pro duct directly to the user at low prices and freight paid. Wp Siivp you $3 ti a Stove. 20 on Write for catalogue and prices. COLUMBUS STOVE WOBKS, COLUMBUS, MISS. • HOLIPAY GOODS CALL AT W. C. Myer s mu u t-» n cm • r* Persons owning no property must re- Through Pullman Sleeping Cars( turn thell . p to and.spe his large assortment of Toys of all kinds, Games, I Basket ware. Crockery and Glassware, » Shot Guns, etc. A large stock marked down very low. CITATION. W HEREAS Charles Green has made application to be appointed ad- minisirator of the estate of George Green, deceased, These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the late Charles Green that they he and appear before the Judge of Probate for Aiken county, in his office at Aiken, on Friday, 17th February. 1905, after publication hereof, at 12 o’clock noon, to show cause if any they have why said application should not be granted. Given under my hand this 31st day of January, 1905. T. W. WHATLEY, Judge of Prebate Aiken County. “ >. 1, Youl’ll find ” possum up persimmon tree’’ if ’you go to the right tree. You’ll lind good clothing for boys if you go to the right store — right here. Suits, over coats, hats, and furnishings. Q. Levy’s Son. AUGUSTA, GKORGIA. “Here’s whiskey that’ssood.’ That’s what every one says who tries our PURE NORTH CARO LINA MOUNTAIN Whiskies and Brandies. THE JOHN W. SOWERS DISTILLING CO., (Formerly of Ronda, N. C.) MILTON, N. C. \ To our Good Friends and Old Customers; We take this method of advising you that we are again ready to supply your wants for PURE WTiiskies and Brandies, and sup ply them promptly, «'<? fill all orders same day they are received. Our Guarantee: If our goods are not all that we represent them to be, return them to us at our expense, and we will refund your money. -SPECIAL OFFER- In order to introduce our new brand “WHITE RAVEN” Corn Whiskey we have cut prices, and quote you as follows for the next thirty days, prices subject to change without notice after thirty days from date of this advertisement. Please note the following low prices, viz: 1 gallon “White Raven” Corn Whiskey $1.50 2 gallons “ “ “ “ 2.75 3 “ “ “ “ “ 4.00 “ “ “ “ “ *00 Wben ordering please say that you saw our advertisement in the Aiken Recorder. Another point in your favor, we make no charge for jugs nor kegs, but buy them back from you at their full market value. Very truly, THE JOHN W. SOWERS DISTILLING CO.* MILTON, N. C. As TO OUR RELIABILITY : We refer you to the Merchants A Plaatars Bant,or any merchant of the city of Milton, N. C. INDUSTRIAL LUMBER CO. MANUrAOTUEXmS or ■■ Yellow Pine Lumber. Doors. Sash, Blinds, Etc. Office and Worlds INorth .AjuiKumtci* * Estimates cheerfully burnished on application on every class- of work. Ypxix orders solicited*, large or small.. POST OFFICE. AUOUSTA, GEORGIA. A W VE^SXABLE SICILIAN ALLS HWRenewer r Renews the hair, makes it new again* restores theJresftness.. Jbst j what you need if your hair is faded or turning^gray, for It always restores the color. Stops falling hair, also. u ’^YTtlirr7o7tLg.r 4 M ,1 - a * > ‘ IITATIOW on all Through Trains- You will meet im for your township. [ If you have sold any of your Convenient Schedules on all Local U )r V l>erl ? since lilst rt ‘ ll,rn - ,lotlf y nu ‘- 1 make-every effort to get. your re- reai Trains. WINTER TOURIST RAT; S are now in effect to all Florida points. For full information as to rates-, routes, etc . consult nearest Southern Railway Ticket Agent, or R. \V. HUNT. Division Passenger Agent, (‘harleston, S. C. No lien house that is frequently J.lsi ed with luue will lie infested with lic-e Lime purifies the quarters and dries them. It is cheap and should be used plentifully. Always have the nests so low that the hens can step in rather than be obliged to jump down. If the fowls get too fat. oats as a sin gle food are one of the best grains (hut ean be given to lessen fat. Mating birds to breed to a feather 1* a high art. to be acquired only by long practice, aided by close study. A flat perch is best because of being the most comfortable to the feet ami the best support to tbe breast. There are three breeds of fowls that are pre-eminently valuable as egg pro ducers. These are the Minorcas, Leg horns and Black Spanish. A medium sized active male is twice as valuable as one that is large and extra heavy. If large size and weigiit are desired, select large hens, but the male should be active and vigorous. When a fowl has canker and the mouth and throat are sore and ulcer- ated. wrap a soft rag around a lead pencil, dampen It slightly, dip in chlo rate of potash and swab out the moutb dean and Inject a drop of turpentina. to turns,and if you incur the 50 per cent penalty by >.one return.it will b** your fault and you must abide ihe conse quences. • It is less work for me to take your re turn than to add the 50 pet cent pen- tlty. Taxes are high enough without paying penaity, so mai eyot.r return. The Auditor or his deputy will be at the fob iwmg places at the lime speci fied to receive tax returns: The books will be open at 9:30 a. in., and close at 3:3 » p in., at each precinct except those marked “X”. Yaueluse.Thursday. February 2 ( Par ker’s store), close at 2 o’clock. Eureka. Friday. February 3 (Seig- ler’s store), close at 12 o’clock. Remember, to make your return saves y 111 50 [ter cent penalty. Books close at ' ikeo on the 20th of February. DAVE 11. WISE, t ’< tint v A mil! nr. W HEREAS E. P Stoney has made application to bo appointed ad- , ministrator on the estate of \V. S. f Bell, deceased, These are therefore at place appointed | to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the late W. S. Bell that they In* and ap pear before the Judge of Probate for Aiken county, in his oificy* at Aiken, ofi Friday the 17th February, 1905, after publication - hereof, at twelve o’clock noon, to show cause if any they h ive why said application, should not be granted. Given under my hand this 30th day if January, 19 5. T. W. WIIATLFY. Judge of Probate Ad ea ! minty. -:: coal ::- Egg and Nut hard coal. Best quality. Domestic Block-lump and Black smith coals.. Best quality. FULL SUPI’LY NOW ON 1IAN1L =W00D= Good Pine and Oak, also a plenty of Pitch Pine kindling On hand. j^x^zEisr ZEPuzEm, co. ,ph r *. «J. W- RICHARDSON, Mgr. House and Sign Painting .. . WESLEY ROYAL, Continues his business of House and Sign Painting. All work promptly attended to. Estimates cheerfully furnished. Dark Avenue, Aiken, S. C. • Store telephone 64—A ; residence, 35—B. p. q b ox fjg Vi:\Y v * .V L Miss Ford’s Select ;irls and little bny- w.'-- res mm ft on the K th of September. English and Languages taught at MISS Foil; > S PRIVA IE SCHOOL on The exercises of Private School for p rl Greenvil!•• st r*-ct, en S. 0. CUBES STOMACH * I TIL body gets its life from food properly digested. Healthy digestion means pure blood for the body, but stomach troubles arise from carelessness in eating and stomach disorders upset the entire system. Improp- ‘ ‘ ' the ~ ■ l.s '(■l.rWIWliiliAi.l 'i'.J Thousands Saved Ur 1 !/!'i fa WANT ALL INTERESTED MACHINrZRY IN TO HAVE OUR NAME 3 e ro t? E T HEM B ii DURING 1 r-, r-s r- i Write u 5 stetiny \v . : kin 2 of ! M A C H l N E .1 Y ycu use c r Wii! install. ar.d we wi !i m £il ycu {Z Fp.es cf All CCS ■T /. 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Tbe stomach is quickly invigorated and the natural stimulation results in a good appetite, with the power to thor oughly digest food. You can build up your stomach with this mild and natural remedy. Try Thedford’s Black- Draught today. You can bay a package from your dealer for 25c. If he does not keep it, send the money to The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Term., and a package will be mailed you. THEDFORD’S BlACK-DRAUGHTj FOR SUPPLIES . . IN . . Fancj Grocerii'ft Confectionaries, Fruits Candle*, Cigars* Tobacco, &c., &c. S ehool Books, Blank Books an All Kinds of Stationery. CONSULT G. W. E. THORPE Henderson Building. I AURENS STREET, AIKEN. BO YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copy nights Ac. Aaron* Mndlng a sketch and description m»y <t«l«klY ascertain oar opinion fr«* whether a* tiiYanuon la probahlr ] - - - - - Uooa strictly conS' sent frs*. OMsst i Tatant* takan tE Ssrini aerie*, wtthont < Scientific HttRiKaa. S3*