Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-S P13CIA LNOTICI3. Tihe bliers hV1o wiSh to save 11noneV canl do so by coling or sending to us for their Christmas (ioods. First, we wish to call your attention to our low price:, on FLr ~ O[_ U Et .. Roller King Fancy Patent Flour at . - .........-.-.-.. :- 4 p per barrel Mavflower Patent Flour it . 4 2) per barrel Alpine Snow. Half Patent Flour at.......... ... . .> 1.5 per barrel Red Star Family Flour at ....... - - - -- - -.... .... 2 9.5 per barrel Best Pearl Grits. 2 bushel bags. at .. ... . .. --.--.. -.-1 IOs per bag Best Bolted Meal, 2 bushel bags, at.. .--... . - - - 1) (er bag Best Carolina Rice. in barrels. at....--- ..- .... .. 4 per lb Best Carolina Rice, ii lo-lb. sacks, - - - er lb Good Medium Rice, in 10 lb. sacks. at.....-.. ... . -..r lb Standard Granulated Sugar, in barrels., at ...........--. --.-..c.4.i per ib Standard (iranulated Sugar, in 100 lb bags, at...... -.....::;5 0 Extra Liht Brown Sugar, in barrels, at............. .- - Extra Li--hr Brown Sugar. in 100-lb. bags at ........--.. . 6 50-lb Tinis Pure Leaf Lard, per lb, at........... - - - Best G4reen Rio Coflee. in bags, at............. ......... .. . l Good Green Rio Coffee, in bags, at..-....................... 1" I Medium (treen Rio Coffee. in bags, at..........-... -..--..- jer 11) MATCH ES-200 in box, 144 boxes in case. per case......... - JUST ARRIVED FOR CHRISTIlAS 100 20-lb. boxes California Raisins, at ... ......... r box 54 ioxes Florida Oranges, 126. 150. 1,6 to box, at....... ! 9. ,r b hox Apples., Prunes, Dates, Currants. Citron. etc.. at lowest r -35-lb. boxes Mixed Nuts at 11e per lb. English Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, Pecans and Alonds, Spices, Extracts, ete. 600 dozen :-1b. cans Hand-Pae:ed jTlomatoes.................. 95c per doz 200 dozen :-lb. cans Pride of Jersey -Tiomatoes ................ 90c per doz 400 dozen 2-lb. cans Hand Packed Tomatoes--------.......... --. 0C per doz 2() dozen 2-lb. cas Fanvy Maine Corn at...................1 2.5 p1 doz 50 dozen 2-lb. cans N. Y. State Sugar Corn at............... 1 00 per doz 50 dozen 2 lb. cans Extra Sifted Peas at-..........---- ... ..... 1 60 per doz 25 dozen 2-lb. cans Early June Peas at..... .- ----------1 00 per doZ 140 dozen 1-lb. cans Fancy Columbia River Salmon at..... .-.- 00 per doz Potted Ham. 4 dozen --ans in case, at.--------- ------........ 40c per doz 100 dozen 1-lb. cans good Pink Salon at.................... 1 10 per doz See or write us before buying elsewhere. All mail orders will have prompt attention. Yors ery truly. CROSSWELL & CO., .1.1 .. ... .. . ..... 7 .. . . ...... For Infants and Children. _ - The Kind-You Have AVegetableeparaionferAs-Always Bought similating thefoodand euta lingtbe5toaaBears the Promotes SfionCheerful 'essandesCtaiseithero OpmrMorphine nor lfneral. NOT NARC OTIC. Th KThe Aprm Cdonmey fonsVfiph- Kind0 ll tinAurSto ,Dizt1Breast y~tiziie i~iatr~0Signayturehi TNOT NAR OTIC. GOCR OMAY ioortHoma . ZSN ieiet CesMMandILNSMEOCHANTSP - -.-.- -nd. Wm~ . Hlways ogh ZXACT2COPYDI BBAPR R. Paits ~1~ VTiHEan BENTAUhMPN, LNEWeR. TH CR' 1ldr ROCRYuldg COP Y, 159 dqaes fBayh C-erae -nt Bradoflnern . lai. Engine.OilslandsGreases 2O Es B WE YOUCO o .4na nlasT O TOW. C-A . DHAVING IAL Ta P pe and B idig tPae r.lwt Headqartes fo theCelerate Paheto thrand or of indrslnn -9c9.S.Hack......... WHAEIN-Y U COM TOTN LSTLS, SHAVING SALOND Donei tteu with su Door, SshBlinsyespto hecor..ot..f.hi ~ater1cus tes.e.d. - . CHARLESTO , SAIC.-CUTTI ELL DoePith'ia n1eatess. BDioo rs Sah B~linds d-. isptc. ..( Window and Fancy lass a Speel'; , Clinton, S. C. ~ii Jrn ~ ';EGLI.Second Term begins Jan. 29. 1900. Students received at any time. MA - rTRICU13LATION, TUITION. BOA RD and ROOM RENT from Jan. 2 to .NIN~;. sJumne 5, 19 0, for~ only~ .-2.0'). Sanme fronm Jan. 29 to .Jiine 5, 652.0h. To- Y11 h~diL.Classical, Scientifie- and Counner bi -ial Courses. .- - -;:;Y T :.. For ca talogue or other information -K - jaddrecss W. T. MATTPH EWS, Or A. E. SPENCE-R. T C. D)\VE -- J. S. wILsos. w. c. rs . .1I T'ilVE' 1 T 1t W. ,XTILSO~N & D)URANT, mNNtNG. S. .... ............. -1 SEAMER S1AN,0 TWENTY !N DR0W N British Ship Ariosto Lost Off Hatteras, T. C. CARRIED CREW OF THIRTY All but Nine Took to the Lifeboats and Perished In the Ileavy Seas. Captaiaz and thei Remaiiug Eight. R*sen- d. CAr' HE:N%!Y, Va., Dec. 25. -The weather burnaa of Hatteras, N. C., re porcs that the Uritish steamship Ariosto, Cantaia Baraee, from Gaiveston to Nor folk for coal, thence to Hamlurg, loaded with cotton, corn, wheat and meal, stranded on Ocracoke beoch, 6 miles south of the Hatteras weather bu roau office, at - o'clock yesterday after noon. The steamship carried a crew of 30 men. Twenty-one men atandcned the steamer and took to the boats soon after she stranded. The boats were wrecked in the heavy seas and the entire 21 were drowned. Captain Barns and the re maining eight men were taken from the ship by Captain James Howard and crew of the Ocracoke ifesaving station. The rescue was effected with difli culty, owing to the heavy sea, tne land ing taking almost the entire day. Cap tain Barns and eight surviving mem bers of the crew are now being cared for at the lifesaving station. Some water is making in the held of the vessel, but she is still in good con dition, and probably can be saved if prompt assistance is rendered. LARGE FLOUR MILLS BURN. City of Augusta Visited by Anoth-r :-rious Biz-. AUGUSTA, Ga.. Dec. 25.-Augusta had another serious tire last night. Berry's big flour mills were destroyed, together with a large amount of grain and flour. The mill building was valued at $23,000 an.- the machinery at 53.000, while there was some $30,000 worth of corn, wheat and flour. There was a total of about $S5,000 insurance. A break in the coffer dam at the elec tric powerhouse, where a now race and wheel were being put in, left the city in darkness. Consequently there was con siderable excitement when the general alarm was turned in, and a large crowd of people flocked to the scene of the fire, the tremendous blaze lighting up a large portion of the city. Fortunately the mill was in a lot i-o lated from other buildings, or there might have been another disastrous con flagration- The mill was a complete loss. Lawton Fund Now $t30,000. WAsHINGTON,Dec. 25.-Adjutant Gen eral Corbin estimates that the Lawton fund, including srbscriptions received and pledged, amounts to $.0,00,,. It has been decided by the committee hav ing the fund in charge to have the fund reach $5!0,000. It was originally in tended to only raise a sufficient sum to pay off the mortgage on the Lawton homestead in California, but it is now believed that the people of the country would be willing to contribute an amount which will place Mrs. Lawton and her children above want. Bookk-ener Trie-s Suicide. CHARLOTTE, N. C., Dec. 25. -W. L Pittman, boolteeper in the Merchants' and Farmers' National bank of this city, attempted suicide by cuttite his throat. He was found at an early hour in a room in the Central hotel, slowly bleeding to death with a deep gash in the neck. He was removed to St. Pe ter's hospital and restoratives applied, but ho remains in a critical condition. No cause has yet been assigned for the deed. Pittmaan is married and came originally from Tarboro, in this state. Shortest Rouate to Florida. M~cox, Dec. 25. - The closing of traffic arrangements today between the Gainesville and Gulf railroad, just completed. frofn Sampson Otty, Fla., to Gainesville, Fla., and the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad furnishes the shortest route between New York and Middle Florida. Fast freight and passenger service will be put on as soon as possible. The line will handle over 1,500 cars of early vegetables from Flor ida to the east each spring. Dispute Ends In a Tragedy. SYcA~oRE, Ga., Dec. 25.-Clements Royal shot and instantly killed Dan Luke at this place last night. The two men beeam e involved in a dispute while Iat W.D. Fountain's store, when Royal pulled his pistol--and sent a bullet though Luke's neck, inflicting a wound which was at once fatal. Both men are of prominent families and bore good reuttin. Royal fled after firing the fatashotandhas not yet been arrested. IWomiian Ies of Starvation. Nnw ORLEANS, Dec. 2.-The dead body of a white woman, who was per haps 45 years old, was found in one of the rooms of the unoccupied house at 835 Campe street yesterday. The woman had gone into the place about a week ago and died of starvation. The body was taken to the morgue in a decom posed state. The police think that the woman was Mrs. Jennie Elise Spohr. An nistona's I r:le-b tedn ess. ANNISTON, Ala., Dec. 25.-Negotia tions which have been pending for some time between the city of Anniston and holders of the city's bonds, which ag gregate $288,500, looking to the adjust ment of the city's bonded indebtedness upon a lower interest rate, have been brought to a successful conclusion. Shot For Resisting Arrest. MILLEN, Ga , Dec. 25.-John Carter, a negro, was indicted for running a blind tiger by the grand jury of Scroven county. When the deputy sheriff at Itempted to arrest him last night, Carts attempted to escape and was shot down, receiving a fatal wound. Southern railway officiais announce that by Jan. 15 they will be able to fur nish all cars necessary to handle coal from East Tennessee mines, a blockade having been caused by the company haung its own supply to various points. Judge J. S. Pope. ex-state senator, is dead at Zebulon, Ga. The postoflices at East Point and Mc Pherson, suburbs of Atlanta, were burglarized and $1,500 secured. Maximo Gomcz has assured General Wood that he will co-operate with him in obtaining a successful administration and in preparing for independence. Governor Bloxham has appointed J. R. Parrot t f acksonviile on the board of trustees of the State Agricultural college at Lake City. Fla.. to fill the va cancy caused by Judge Foster's death. A. W. P'eterson, who disappeared from Yankton, S. D., after having, it is said embezzlca money from the county traury there, committed suicide by jumping into the Mississippi river at St. Louis. General Mormon of Louisiana, ad jutant general of the United Confeder ate veterans, denies that General Jou bert tile Beer commander, was over STATE T OOPS DSE.ANDED. Arm; a1:1,d 3.1met 1o C panl.-; Turedin Co L:vmA, S. C , Dcz. 2.-The prun ing swordhas been pplicd to the South Carolina militia by Adjutant General Floyd, and little is left but the trunk, which is said, however, to be of good material. After completing the inspection, and cona-::ation between General Floyd and his assistant, Colonei Frost, an or der was issued disbanding 34 companis and ordering their arms ,Una equip ments turnea into the state. Forty-nve comanies are left. The iislsbnd:uent of 12 trcos of cav alry Zak-s outh Carolina from the top of tme z- o' sta.cs with volunteer cav alr F- au' -:-ears this ?tate and :-:;V0 have beeu neck and neck .r the :.rsition of furnishing the great est nuumber of mounted milhia. Four negro companies -re disbanded, two in Charleston, one in Beaufort and one in Columbia. A number of the white infautry com panies that failed were organized at the time of the "Darlington war." A'NTIPOOL LAW IS VALID. Suprim.- :ourt Reversps a Birimlat h -n.udge's Decision. MONTGOMR:Y, Ala., Dec. 21.-The su preme court of Alabama has declared to be valid the law which prohibits the sc:ing of race pools in Alabama. At the recent state fair pools were said and the bookmakers were arrested, but the inferior criminal court at Bir mingham discharged the defendants on the ground that the law was unconsti tutional. The antipool advocates carried the cases to the sunreme court and' the ver dict of the Birmingham tribunal was reversed. The decision is a great disappoint ment to horsemen, as several race meet ings in the state were being contem plated. CONNOLLY AT SAVANNAH. Form.-r lrivate Soeritary to Ober!iu Carter Give-s Bond. SAVANNAr, Dec. 21.-M. A. Con nolly, formerly private secretary to Captain 0. M. Car-er, arrived here yes terday from Havana and gave bond in $1,0';0 fcr his appearance before the United States district court. Connolly was recently indicted, in connection with John F. Gaynor, E. H. Gaynor, B. D. Greene, 0. M. Carter and others, for conspiracy to defraud tec governmient of large sunis of money in conrection with contracts for the im rovemcnt of Savannah river and har bor and Cumberland sound. Secretary of War Root ordered his ar rest in the Cuban capital several days ago. Cocvicted of Counterfeiting. CHARLOTTE, N. C., Dec. 21.-The United States court for the western dis trict of North Carolina has adjourned after an unusually long session. Judge H. G. Ewart presided. The closing days of the term were consumed in the the trial of Mrs. Eva Ozement, Mrs. C . Bradwell, Jack Maynard, J. E. Tal ley and A. W. Edwards, indicted jointly for making and passing counterfeit sil ver dollars. All the defendants were found guilty, but sentence was not passed. Illicit Distillers Nabbed. HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 21.-Lee and James Matthews and Daniel Jones have been arrested in Jackson county for illicit distilling. They were brought to Huntsville by Deputy Marshal Holsen back and were put under bonds after trial before a commissioner. A 100-gal on copper still, cap and worm were de stroyed by Deputy Collector Lanier and Deputy Marshal Harris yesterday, near Pevia. The outfit was in operation, but the operatives escaped after a long chase. _______ Conisrpired to Kill Witness? Ema::.aionlu, Ala., Dec. 21.-Ed Fow er, Spencer Bowman and Marion Bear den, three white men, have been brought here from Atlanta and will be given a preliminary trial before United States Commissioner Cornish on a charge of conspiracy and assault with intent to murder. The trial will occur after Christmas. It is charged that they were in a conspiracy to murder a gov ernment witness named Jesse T. Thomp son. _________ Hodges Secures a Pardon. A-rLAN-Tl, Dc. 21.-I. A. Hedges, who killed his uncle, Sam Hodges, in Lowndes county two years ago and was sentenced to ten years in the peniten tiary, has been pardoned by Governor Candler. The order was issued by the governor upon the recommendation of the board of pardon commissioners. The killing was the result of bad feel ing which had existed between the two men for several months. Young Lady Fatally Burned. MACON, Dec. 21.- -Miss Lula Stevens, aged 32, member of a well known fam ily, was burned to death yesterday. She was in a room by herself at her resi dence on Hawthorne strect when in some manner unknown her clothes caught fire. Her screams attracted help, but when it arrived she was in a mass of flames and had been so seriously burned that death resulted within a few hours. _________ Flynn Returned to P'rlson. RALEIGH, Dec. 21.- Today Sheriff Huthinsotn of Rlockingham brought to the uenitentiary A. C. Flynn, a white deserado, who murdered his brother by shooting him in the back, but was sntenced to only 17 years' imprison ment. Flynn escaped a fortnight ago from a convict farm near Weidon, went to Greensboro on a train, thence walked 30 miles to his home. Stee-l Plant and1 Coke' Ove-n. KNoXVI1LLE, Dec. 21.-The Virginia Coal, Coke and Iron company has pur chased Richlands' rolling mills at Rich lands, Va. The plant will be moved to Bristol. Toan. The Dora foundry at Pulaski, Va., will also be moved to Bris tol. The company hac purchased three large farms near Bristol, upon which a stl i'lant and coke ovens ma: be erected. ______ Mrse. .;. 'it Uroer, who was mn jured whlile riding on an accommoda tion traini from Madison to Huntsville, Ala , has secured a judgment for $15, 000 damiages against the Southern rail The attempt at revolution in Guate mala has conme to an end, according to aivices to the state department from Uiited States Minister Hunter, who cables that the government troops sur rounded and captured nearly all of the insurgents. A large refrigerating plant is soon to Ib'e rc:cd in M-.anila by the United States. In a sneeLch before the Independent club at IEuffalo Hoen. Clark Howell de clared for expansion. During the present year 26 cotton mils were established in South Caro lina with a capital stock of $5,650,000. The North Carolina association at Washington has inaugurated a move ment lting to the erection of a monu ment to the memory of the late Gen eral Robert E. Lee. Rear Admiral Bradford has asked au thority from the navy department to sablis a iinrn at the naval trainin FORTY PERISHED IN THE BRAI7NELL MINE Strong Presumption That the Law Was Disregarded. NAKED LIGHTS WERE USED Contrary to 3inir:g Regulations, the 1 St.f.;ty Lamps Were Unluckvd, Cau. ing an Explosion or Ga.-1ire Boss Talks of tlv Disaster. BROwNSvILLE, Pa., Dec. 25. - The horror of the Braznell mine grows in in tensity with every hour. The number of the dead is now estimated at 40 and may pass that figure At the same time there is a strong presumption that the laws regulating mining were carelessly and probably criminally disregarded. From statements obtained today it seems clear that the presence of gas in quantities in the mine was perfectly well known, and that naked lights were ased for several days before the explo sion. According to credible authority, not a single safety lamp was used in the mine by the working crews since last Tuesday morning, four days before the explosion. Fire Boss James Ratcliffe, whose duty it was to look after the safety of the mine, and upon whose care and intelli gence the lives of the diggers depended in a large degree, said: Fall Caused Explosios. "I believe the exnlosion was caused by a sudden fall which occurred just before the explosion. I do not believe there was enough gas in the mine to be dangerous. As a mrtter of fact, the coal itself gives off little gas, but the gas comes chiefly from the roof of the pit. "The mine was well supplied with air. The men were trapped there like rats and there is no hope that a single man is alive. I have never seen a more terrific mine explosion. Stone stop pings 2 feet thick and cemented to gether were utterly destroyed. Not even particles of rock remained. The stone was blown into dust. " WMiam Pastorions, a driver in the mine, tells a sensational story. Pas torious, who has lived in Brownsville for many years and is regarded as a man of intelligence, says that Pit Boss Jones on last Tuesday morning issued a general order that all safety lamps might be dispensed with, and in their stead the miners were permitted to use naked lights. Pastorious also states that the lamps were unlocked, contrary to regulations. Preferred Naked Lights. "The miners always prefer to use naked lig.its, " said Pastorious, "when ever pcssible,as they give better light and are easily handled. I have been work ing here a couple of months and used a safety lamp until Tuesday morning. At that time mine safeties were in use by drivers and others who were constantly moving about the mine, and therefore exposed to a greater risk than a digger in a room. Contrary to mine regula tions, the safety lamps in use were in many cases unlocked. '-On Tuesday the pit boss issued an order that the men could use open lamps, and they of course discarded the safeties, which made a poorer light. About 100 yards from the bottom of the main shaft there was a fall which had been boarded up, and in which the gas stood against the roofs. I think it was this gas which exploded." ON AN INSPECTION TOUR. The Chester and Leunoir Officers Ride Over Th,-ir Road. RALEIGUT, Dec. 'ik-The new officers of the Choster and Lenoir narrow gauge railway have completed their first in section trip. They say the company has all the money necessary to make the road an important one. The plan is to build from each end of the road until one terminus is Charles ton, the other Bluefield coal mirnes, W. Va. Work will begin on the extension from Lenoir, through the mountains, and the guage will be changed between Hickory and Lenoir in 90 days. The section from Hickory to Chester will remain a narrow guage until the grading to Canberry is completed. Then it will also be changed to a broad guage. It is hinted that the Seaboard Air Ltne is the new owner. As yet the secret is kept. ________ A Homnicide In Charleston. CHARLEsTON, Dec. 25.-A homicide was committed in this city as a result of an argument over the Transvaal war between an Irishman and an English man. Matthew Gleason, Irish, and Alec Logan, English, engaged in the contro versy, which grew warm. Logan went home, got a shotgun and returned to the scene of the dispute. Gleason hav ing left, he shot and killed another young man of Irish descent, Mike Ho gan, who had been in no way connected with the dispute. Too much barleycorn rather than admiration for either John Bull or Paul Kruger, was at the bottom of the affair. Tried to Ride Over Bridge. ExOXVILLE, iDec. 23.-John Wear, in a drunken condition, attempted to ride across a railroad bridge 70 feet high at London, Tenn., and had forced his horse along about -40 feet before it fell between the crossties. An on-com ing train was flagged just in time to prevent horse and rider being killed. In attemting to get the horse off the bridge Sam Eldridge and William Bog gus were knocked off the structure and the former was killed. The horse was but slightly injured. Union Depot For Columnbi. COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. 25.-The South ern and Atlantic Coast Line railroads made a splendid Christmas gift to Co lumbia. Today it was definitely an noun ced that these roads will build a union depot 540 feet long, to cost $100, 000. It is said that this will be the finest passenger station in the south. The Seaboard will hare a separate de pot, a very handsome affair. Work will be commenced at once. A secret understanding i~ said to have been arrived at between China and Japan. Nester Pence deLeon, a lineal de scendant of Pence deLeon, discovery of Florida, is dead at Havana, aged 68 years. Revised lists of the British casualties at the battle of Colenso show that 137 noncommissioned officers and men were killed. The American Bell Telephone com pany has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 3 per cent and an extra div idend of 1 1-2 per cent. Chairman Jones has called the Demo cratic national committee to meet in Washington Feb. 22 to select a place for holding the nominating convention. Brigadier General Thomas M. Ander son, commandant of the department of the lakes, with headquar ters in Chicago, will be relieved from active service Jan. 21, 1900, by the obligatory operation of the law retiring army officers at the age of 64 years. Julia Morrison's trial for killing Frank Leiden has been set to begin at Chattanooga Jan. 2. -r.,ge n.-anbur of the Ohio supreme FARO BUILT THE CHURCH. Dishop Put Vp n G.od Fight, and the S-pori Chipped in Moo. Bishop Worthington of Omaha is now a strict churchman. His sermons are severe in doctrine and hold out little hopo to sinners unless they repent. However, the bishop knows human na ture. He learned it in the best school for an education of that kind-the far west. Years ago, when Mr. Worthington was a recent graduate from the theolog ical seminary, he began his gospel work in Butte, Mon. The town was then a mining camp pure and simple. It had saloons, darce halls and gambling rooms, but neither church nor school. Its inhabitants were rough, tough and ready-manliness was their god, and it was this manliness which made the west what it is. At college Worthington was a boxer and an oar.man. In Butte these accom plishments served him well, for they gave him a strong arm and a quick eye. His gospel services were held in a tent. There was no money to build a church. One (lay as he was walking along the principal street the bully of the town approached him. "Do you want to fight?" asked the desperado. "No,'" replied the clergyman. "Then take that!" But "that" never came. Worthing ton warded off the blow, and with his good right fist sent the bully to grass in scientific fashion. That night the affair was talked'over in Cy Henry's gambling house. "I like that chap Worthington," Eaid Bill Johnson. "He strikes a good blow. Let's all play for him tonight." The proposition was agreed to, and the next morning $1,800 won at faro was presented to the minister. That money built the first church in Butte. -Chicago Chronicle. Homesick. A recent ar ticle on homesickness re calls the reply made by a young Swed ish maid to her mistress. It expresses clearly, though in imperfect English, what every sufferer from homesickness feels. "You ought to be contented and not fret for your old home, Ina," said the lady as she looked at the dim eyes of the girl. " You are earning good wages, your work is light, every one is kind to you and you have plenty of friends here." "Yas'm, " said the girl, "but it is not the place where I do be that makes me vera homesick, it is the place where I don't be."-Youth's Companion. The Real Reason. Smithers-Why don't you run for school director, Brown? Brown-Well, you see, sir, there is the farm to look after, and the work on the roads, the timber to cut, the strong party feeling, my views on the educa tional question, my tax theory, my ideas of the money problem, and then, be sides-my wife wants to run.-Harper's Bazar. A writer in London advertises to fur nish manuscripts to persons who aspire to become authors, but can't write, at so much a volume. The use of coal for house heating is not nearly so general in Europe as in this ::ountry. Tax Returns. OFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR, Mannin, S. C.,1)c- 0, 1899. The Auditor's office will be open from the first day of January, 1900, to the twentieth day of February, 1900, to receive returns of personal prop erty in Clarendon County for the year 1900. The Auditor will be at the follow ing places in person on the dates mentioned to receive returns: Pinewood, Monday, January 8th, 100. Packsville, Tuesday, January 9th, 100. Panola, Wednesday, January 10th, 100. David Levi's Store, Thursday. Jan uary 11th, 1900. Suimmerton, Friday, January 12th, 100. Davis X Roads, Saturday, January 13th, 1900. Jordan, Monday, January 15th, 100. Johnson's Store, in St. Mark's township, on Raccoon r-oad, near Duffie's old store, TIuesday, January 16th, 1900. Foreston, Wednesday, J a n u a r y 17th, 1900. Wilson's, Thursday, January 18th, 100. Alcolu, Friday, Januar-y 10th, 1900. W. M. Toumxans', Saturday, Janu ary 20th, 1900. Saul's Store, Monday, January 22d, 1900. New Zion, Tuesday, January 23rd, 100. S. C. Turbeville's Store, Wednes lay .January 24th, 1900. ,J. F. MeFaddin's Store, Thursday, January 25th, 1900. McI ntosh's Store, Midwvay town ship, Friday, January 26th, 1000. Taxpayers return what they own on the first day of January, 1900. All personal property must be re turned this year. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxp~ayer in full, also make a separate return for each party for the township the property is in, and where the tax paers owvns realty, to insert the postoffice as their place of residence, and those wvho only own personal property, to give the party's name who owns the land they livec on as their residence, which aids the tax payer as well as the county treasurer in making the collections and pre venting errors. Every male citizen between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years on the first day of .January, 1900, ex Icept those incapable of earning a support from being maimed, or from other causes, shall be deemed tax able polls. This does not apply .to Confederate soldiers over fifty years of age. All the returns that are made after the twentieth day of February will have a p)enalty of 50 per cent. added thereto, unless out of the county du -ing the time of listing. Not knowv ing the time of listing is no excuse. T1he assessing and collecting of taxes is all dlone now in the same year, and we have to aggregate the number and value of all the horses, cattle, mules, etc., andl their value that there is in the county, and have same on file in the Comptroller Gen eal's office by the thirtieth (lay of Jutne each year. And fironm that time to the lirst day of October each ear the Auditor's and Treasurer's nluplic'ate has to bie completed ando an abstr-act of the work in the Com'ip troller's office by that time, which will showv at a glance that the Audi to- has no time to take in returns or do anything else much, between the first day of March and~ the first day of October c-ac-l year but work on the books and blanks. Therefore I hope that all taxpayers will do me the favor of making their returns in 4.~~ --4.. 0 C 0 06 6 Others A Woman 0 Only Knows what suffering from falling of the I111 vuww womb, whites, painful or 1reua AV Uinses or any disease of the diti~tl M feminfe eorgansis. Amianmiays*ma ________ ~thieo pity but 'he can not know te 2 agonies ;she goes through-the terrible Q A ~sfferng, so patiently borne, which aobs her of beauty ge andes 15oastl ness. Yet this sue'ig re s needless. McELREE'S Boasting is not what the people want; they want sol- -me ,of id facts, and with solid facts e I propose to deal Will banish it. This medicine y ppsto i e s. cures all "female diseases" quick My store is in the Nettles ly and permanently. Itd away T building, between Loryea's with humiliating physical exam - drug store and Jenkinson's. nations. The treatment may be - - taken at home. There is not con An invitation to the pub- tinual expense and trotble. The lie is'extended to inspect my sufferer is cured and stays cured. Fall and Winter stock of Wine of Carduiis becoming the leading remedy for all troubles of this class. It costs but $x from any 4 Dry Goods, druggist. For advice in cases requiring special directions, address, the T Dress Goods, "Ladies Advisory Department," The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. i writes:-"This wonderful e to be in every house where there are gn :Fanoy eoods, and women." soes, t Wheelwrighting Clothing, 0 AND Hats, Blacksmithing. 0 and all the latest Novelties. My Grocery Stock R. L. BE S Is full and complete and I guarantee every purchase 9 Repair Shop made at my store. I am perfectly satisfied 9Is tLorughy prepared to -. everything in that I am sufficientlyknn the Whewright and lackuith line; also to the people withoutgine and i ir. ing a lot of brags in the pa- All Work Guaranteed pers. When you come to my And done prompuy. at ':ve and let live store and get my prices the p ices. tale will be told then, and I Hor." Shoeing receives .pecial attention will sell you the bill. and work ef all kinds is Fobeite-. COME TO SEE ME. L e BELL, Louis Levi. MANNING, s. C. 0 i DOLLS! DOLLSI 2 e + TOYS! Kmna~ Preser.ts (COME EARLY) tity at * ** ******** HAME'S DRUG STORE, Have Y u - SUMMERTON, S. C. Insurance. Seen G orge.The Prudential Life Insurancte Co. "No, but I have seen George's 1ssues np-to-date Life Policy. mamma, and she was on her way to NIMMER'S UP-TO-DATE FRUIT The Palatine and Sun Fire lns, Companies. STORE .AND FANCY GROCERY." There are none better. You will find there an abundance of good things to tickle the palate. Also HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE. Insure Against Sickness. MThliday Prsents. $2 a year pays $5 weekly indemnity. DON'T FAIL TO COME AND SEE 10 " "25 " " THEM. J. L. WILSON.* Manning, S.C. Fire WAorks. II WE ARE HEADQUARTERS. iilifeygIifuy All kte latestu doelrties in Fire TIhe jadies of Clarendon are invited to visit Don't tail to come and see me. -~yI~li r pal r a~ the nil hv Yours truly, ic of Hats. The -:ery latest designs.' Every :ittenation is given to stvles. Si, stock consists of THOMAS EJMMER, "HATSFEAHES ______________FLOWERS RIBBONS And All the Latest Trimmninis. WA LSH'S Miss s. E. McDONALD, SUMTER, S. C. SHOE STORE A Suimter, S. C., G o Under Opera House. * ** Stock recently closed out. Open ~I0h If no0w with New Stylish Shoes S t0 Iyoge From the best manufacturers. And sr fCohswtotdn every pair of Shoes guaranteed. Six- eofmsa.OuClts teen years experience in this vacini- aeo h ih ot n o tv. "We know the Styles best suited to wl ircaeterecl the wants of the people. lneadsaleso ot Look for the City Clock, W aeOoh~t re Under it you will find the best Shoes frtoewopee hm in the city. We have many good LatnMteilpoeft customers in Clarendon, but we want admk n oeaepi more. cs orodr ilhv Walsh's Shoe Store orbs land Surveying and Leveling., .W a.Kn n etot t. I will do Surveying., etc., in Clarendhon andl adjoininog Conties.__ Caill at ofice or hdress at Samte'r, S. C. P O. Box 101. JOHN R. HAYNESW~ORTH{. DESiceSin b.ney ntiv Ag SBook "How to obtain Patents" aCifSo h Chare ndeato. o fe th ptentis . E. SGGERS, et Iarer, WasigtonD. . DvS Btte,2 o~t- fo I tml cfbr~lditz ml Isr where a you geatr the ar.i wlaprciate rtia rote. tu or . t~ l:MCiWe..iMak. eve alhs to etorer