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1?LttSHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. ..... .. '.'................. 1;":~;A: each subse4 SCHOOL BOOK QUESTION. t'r \\aitII" six week'. J. L. \ann suOeintendnt of the Florence grraded scho(ls (ome ts OUt in the last Sunday News to reply to anl editorial on the sc.ooI book qiuestiofn wlic h a neared in TH: TIMEs November L th. Mr. 31ann does'it seeil to like the idea of being (oiipelled to use the books adopted by the si ate board, evidently preferring to iake his own selection re ard less of tim expense anUd dif r nct' 1i Fost to tiose w1h1o have (mi..n t h:W tate h1 .ird Of ('du?:.. h m1. t an p;>sed( of "ompe-) teit ?rtnttman. ar' fully as calnable to slec t books to be tau~ht in the sell( )1s. as arte the teachers themselves, and having adopted the books to be taught. and having made a cont raet 1 "-licn the patrons of the schools ,vill save considerabl:e money, it not right to permit the inten tion of the law to be disregarded by teachers of special district schools. who may be. for ought we know, r iig commissions from book dealers who are Sel ling books at a large proit. Mr. Mann says "it may be true that some teachers and dents dto reTCm so'n ('s11011 for Siteir iniluene&. in uetting a local board to Use certain books." Now if it is . fact. that some teachers and supe(rinltenden~fts are reFCCi\ ing pay for their influence. it stik~es us th at suan are in- ingl b ribed:. h'ereaus. . the are 1 the& funds, receive salaries to super-i intend and to teach the sch' s r'un byA taxationl. and bear the samte relation to~ the public as an odiecer and 11 h ileks. Supplose time Comnptroller Geerl should adot acetain kind of a tax dluplicate for Auditors andi Treas urers. will Mr. M.:mjn contendl that Auditors Treasurer and t heir clerks wVould be jutstitia bie in pucasn a ditbere nt tax dupli cute at a greater cost l f a clerk In a~ Treasurer's oinee was to re CAir' pay fo his influence to get a ditierent tax dluplicate used, wouldin that clerk heQ trustwVorthy I'nder the' ftormer~ schl~ book adoption, thle co st of scho(ol books:1 was muchl high' r in this State than inl somek other States. and wVe think the Amierican Hook Co., furnished muost of the books used. if ur memr serves5~ us riht, ex-superinit'teet M~ay tield and the present superiniten dent M~cilahon~ had some unl pleasntes wivth regard to thle former's conduct of school book matters.. Thea new State board comfposed of educator's and other men ol' letters. had bef ore them the school books of Imanly pub0 liShers~* to seet from,. that they discardued most of thle bjooksused under the old~ adoption, shows thlat in their judgment the books adop>ted are equally as good or be'tter'. and at a mucEh less cost. The actio n of the board proved heV'Nwere maore interested inl thle lishea rs, and ii th e boo0ks adop ted by the~m mtust be' used in tihe schools outside of specciatl school districts, and the county suner inltPedent are req uired1 to keep a stockx of books onf haniid to sell the samue law. cover thet districts wherek thle peopl1~e have made a sacritieo to secure longer school terms? Thr sano ther thIing inl this Clcnetionl wh'.ich we think should rceiCve S some atton. The tricts. ar1 e~ ru.redt to us.' time >sadonttedt h the State man ed i s pein en en :ulaotfal boa.C ah mi1iar u seb oolS at ine expense of a deal r prott and their own commlis si n for their influence,and to the tin ancial injury of the people who have burdened themselves with taxation in order to get Iiore mlionley to supplemlent tihe toistl tultionllt tax, that ( ur puha lt itv )in)1 u pulir s-hoo! system, but we. ca1 not hvel\ it if the t)wI1 teac* hers rI to he permit it's to fith-ect b ooks according to ,dil own idletas or the amount pai t elwn for their influence with Si. bords. If the State board adoption. wIich can be bought at cost. has merit enough for use of children in country schools, then we see no0 reason wiy it is not sufticieltly imierito rious for town schools, as both the towl and country children are to nmke up our future citiz enship. and tie'- parents bear their proportion : " the tax col lected to run the town and coun tlr schools. We think it a gross injustice to teach one set of children that the colnfederate soldier was a traitor and another set that he was a patriot, and this is what is being done by those stiff-necked teach ers who are unwilling to submit to the judgment of a State board, unless forced to do so by law. Mr. Mann's letter deals in some hints of Senators, Legislators and nwspaper editors having had it made to their interests to advocate a law which would com pel1 the graded schools to use the books adopted by the State )oard, this we think contempta ble. and he places himself to be suspected of having his letter in spirtd by a concern which was disappointed by the State board: that there is room for such a sus picion is found by the following circumstantial evidence. The editorial he complains of appear ed in THE MANNING TIMES\N ember 14th, and he waits'until N eb itTI before he dis covers that the editorial is a re lilction upon his profession. It is strange indeed that he should have waited so long, long enough to forget the name of the paper. and it leaves room to conclude that he wrote his letter to the S;unday News after looking up his A. 13. C'. for instructions. How's This ! --or our-- H1m7dred Dullars Rewvard for a-- Os of etarrhil tt cannot bie cured byv 1. .7 l'HFN'rY 4:0.. Prop-.. Toledo. 0. r. Ie :a-nd. hauve kown F. J. 'heney ne- 3,1 3 vers. :1~eve. himt perfectly h - in luin--,- rua cti os andI tinan -tcarry .ut :Oy obli jttions madeJ by n. a: T T. it . whl-sale dlrugist-.. Told. 0. Iu . Ki i\..A & M~omvIN, whole--al- drug eatrr cur --s taken internally. actinc po na- blood1 andmus .surfaces' of .\ost people refuse to get ex ited over the announced discov er-v of a new counterfeit hundred diolar bill. If it were a counter feit one dollar bill now, things would beC differen~t. The Best Prescription for Malaria Shills and FeXver i-s a bottle of Gro-ve's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simpuly iron andi Quinine is a tasteless form.-No cure, nto pay. Prmice 50e. The Christian Scientists are startiing a crusade against vacci nation on the gr-ound that small pox is an imaginary disease. Very well, they are perfectly welcome to imnasine that the vac ination is also imaginary, if they like. Be , The Kind You Have Always Bought er. Secretary Wilson of the Agri culitual Department announces that frozen Alaska wxill in all probability pro~duce more wheat at some time not very far distant than the Dakotas have ever done. We may vet see an im menoise pop1uationl living up there. W\hen the stomach is tirecd out it must have a rest. but wc can't live without food. Kodol Dyvspepsia Cure "digsts- what vou eat" so that vou can at all the ugood food vou waut while it is restoring the digest ive org~ans to health. It is the only pr-eparationl that diists all kinds of food. The it B. Lry-a Dr:uig Stor-. Isaae M1. Lorvea, It is incomllpehensible' that the British seem unable to under stand that under our svstem,. the Seate is o1 eqiual power with -h *xeut iv in n itreaties-. 1 isZ ounly kings and emperors nlt( hocan hind their co(untries in faa a1fair s withoiut ainy re Pn for the peopl.. iisa thiOontrale fact that te Unitedt :stato-s is rapIidly dis laingi ( '-;nt lBritain1 as arbiter imtporTs now'Ii arigel\ eeed ller exports b)oth in qjuanltity and val Iuc. Un less she enan reverse this, her declina andl fall are in vitable, her g'reatness in thme pst hav-ing rested entirely on hi.r- abilityV to mnanufacture forI he res-t of th- w rl. 'Every 'fan is the Archt::t of Es Forjsne " Ee r: rc:.edt of t: . r:. r:d .: a yIj Death of Major Mauldin. Major W. H. Mauldin, Senator from Hampton county. departed this life at his home in Hampton on the :'lih.i inst. South ('ardina has met with a severe loss in the death of this nu st excellent gentleman. He was one of the most useful men in the State, a man of strong intellect, and a high sense of honor. thorough and systematic in all of his work and a staunch friend. Major Mauldin's counsel in the Sen ate of South Carolina will be sadly missed. We especially feel saldd ned at his death. hecause he was among the first to welcome us in the Senate, and during oar association with him we were greatly aided in the performance of our duties. By his death th:- State has lost one of its best citizens. his co:n mnunity an enthusiastic promoter and the country at large. a gentleman and patriot. A Prominent Chicago Woman Speaks. Prof. ioxa Tyler of Chicago. Vice-President Illinois Woman's Alliance.in speaking of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy. says: " I suffered with a severe cold this winter which threatened to run into pneumonia. I tried different remedies but I seemed to grow worse and the medicine upset my stomach. A friend advised me to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and I found it was pleasant to take and it relieved me at once. I am now entirely recovered. saved a doctor's bill. time and suffering, and I will never be without this splendid medicine again." For sale by The It. 13. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac M. Loryen. Prop. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Now come the melancholy days when a man has to use up the cigars his wife bought him for Christmas. Cut this out and take it to The R. 13. Loryea Drug Store and get a free 'ample of Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. the best physic. They also cure disorders of the stom ach. biliousness and headache. You can't make the children believe there is no Santa Claus. They have visible evidence to the contrary. To Cure A Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's sig nature is on each box. 25c. The Czar is touched by many letters from America informing him of various ues for typhoid. This doesn't mean. hoever, that he is going to try any of them OASTOELIA. Bo b TheKind You Have Always Bought 8l6patus of New Y ear recep)tions will probably3 inaugurate the open dooi' policy for the New Century. The most effective little liver pills made are DeWitt's Little EaTrly Riser's. They never gripe. The R. B. Loryea Diug Store. Isaac M. Loryea. Prop. SindigestionE dyspepsiaI Ibiliousness and the hundred and one simi Ilar ills caused by impure blood or inactive liver, qutckly yield to the purifying and cleansing properties contained in rJOlInStoifS IaSsapartIlla QUART BOTTLE. It cures permanently by acting naturally on all organs of the builder, and health-restorer, it has no equal. Put us in Quart Bottles, and sold at $x each. "THE MICHIGAN DRUG cOMPANY," Detroit, Mich. Tke Liverettes for Liver Is. a5c. W, !i, BiROCKINTON, Manning, S, C, For Sale. Two Second-Hand Gins. Fe'edei'san Coadt nsers, comle~lte, will be sold ('heap. They are in good condition. A. L. LESESNE, Manning, S. C. V I rs~e and Mlules, wti pri'ces and suit every and anybody. All s old on a full guarantee to be I buy thenm and they miust turn )NS, HARNESS, i PLSTER~ HAIRE seli the samel at ver ~kory Wagons The are as cheap a others and YOU R AORK' If troubled with a weak drestion. behing sour stomach. or if you feel dull after eatin-:. tr. Chamberlain-s Stomach and Liver Table. Price. 5 cents. Samples free at The R. U. Lo: ca Dtrur Stire. Always- avoid the use of bid werds they are iitonvenicnt to s;wallo; tnt times. Your Best Work Cannot be done unless you have coed h'-alth Y. u tanno.t have eotd health witheut purt blthi.d. You nay have pure blood by takin. Food's Sarsaparilla now. You cannot rraliz the etood it will do you until you try it. Begir takine it today and see how quickly it will givt you an appetite. strength and visor and curt your rheumatism. catarrh or scrofula. All liver ills are cured by Hood's Pills. -5e. Never do an% thing today that som o le else is likely to do for you tOlol' roW. Dol't use ayiv of the counterfeits oi I '-W itt's WXit<h Hazel Salve. 'Most 0o then are worthless or liable to <-aust injury. The original DcWitt's W i te I Hazel Salvr is a certain Curte ft' ]ilt'S eezema1u. eults. se"al. bunrns. sorefS anul 4i n1 til aseS. The 1 I. Lirtyca Drug Store. Isaac M1. Lorvea. Prop. RA'ION'S RELIEF -ANIt .\M3ON'S NERVE AND LONE OIL still he:il the list and are acknowtl.;ed. by all to ke the grent coiuertrt of ;nuns. aches tint <liseases ft'r which they are ret outniended. R arnon'a e icr will positively cure .ains of all kinids. such as leatluhe. Sick Il. a lacht'. T.>thit-he, Ne urahiia, Cramp colic, l'acins ill the' Stomm-h anid Ihowels, Itiarrh . a - luiost in.tantly, 10ndti, as a lousehlitl t remedly for t1. stiudien sick ne-e. it hams ni.wual in t!:e world. "Once tried. aa'ays uset." 1'rice 'r>anti 50 cents. Sample bottles 1J cont. Ramin' Ntervo & Zone OU is the original litd o1ly geinine Nerve..nd Bone Oil matle. it is just what its nttae implies. antd penetratiug <uickly t- the iter.e and bone, relieves pain, < rives away disaue anti effects i permtnetnt cure. A specific for Rhetnthtmti., 5Strt. Praises. Sprains. Cuts. Burns. anti all injuries to the ilesh of either man or least. Price '5 n .14) cents. Siunisle bottles 10 enits. The genuine lit the name blown in the bottle. Tihe liefii is put up ini siluare reil raitoons andl the (I in green cartoons. TAKE NO OTHE R FOR SALE BY The R B. Loryea Drug Store. STATEMENT tdF TH E et DIT1tN t ' T-HI BANK OF MANNING AT THE Ci.SC ttf IrsiNSrs. DIC . :31, 1)000. ASSETS. Loans and discounts........M126.367 0: Ieal estate and furniture... 7.0;3 (i Due us by other banks and cash on hand............. 48.597 9 $182,027 9 LIABILITIES. Capital stock............ 30.300 0; Re-discount................. 27,45) S Surplus and profits.......... 12.135 51 Dividend account No. 9..... 3.030 0( Deposits.................... 109,111 6: 5182.027 9 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA . CLARENYDON COU'NTY. I, JOSEPH SPROTT, Cashier of The Bank Manning. do solemly swear thal the above stateme~nt is true according to the best of my knowhedge and belief J1OSEPH SPROTT. Cashier. Sworn to before me this 31st day o: December, A. D. 1900. J. T. STUKES. Notary Public for' S. C. Attest: A. LE1"I. WV. E'. BROWN, .J. W. McLEOD, Directors. Questions for Women Are you nervous? Are you completely exhausted? Do you suffer every month? If p'u anwr"yes "to any o these qi. stions, you have ills w'nh Wine of Cardui cures. Do you appreciate what fethealth would Cardul, thousands like you have real ized it. Nervous strain, los of sleep, cold or indigestion starts menstral disorders that are not noticeable at first, but day by day steadily grow into troublesome co lcations. Wine of Cardui, used just bfore the men strual period, will keep the female system in perfect condition. This medicine is taken quety at home. There is nothing leit to help women enjoy dhealth. It costs enosdb ,000,000 cured women. Mrs. Lena T. Frleburg, East St. L.ouis, 1Il., says: "I am physically a new woman, by reason of my use of Wine of Cardul and Thedford's Black Draught." In cases requiring special directions, ad dress givingpmptoms,"The Ladies' Advis ory Department.," The Chattanooga Mdei eine Co. Chattanooga, Tenn. A Gallon of PURTE LINSEED OIL mixed - i a gall~on of of your paint bil. 1 l: touti. nf-t"A than PnWHTLADadIs AltitoLtTELY Nil' Pot SoNOCS. IAIAA PAINT Is mzade or the 1 sT Ol PAINT Af ATEIALS-such as alt rcod ainiters use, and is ground TUICK,. VERY THICK. No t4oublO to mnir, any boy can do it. It is tbc comi o NSENSE 01 lot'sc PazNTr. No BETTER paint can be mado at NOT To CRACh. BLIs~Tn. PEL: or Cur..t F. H AIMMAR PAINT CO., St Louei Nio. Sold and guaranteed by T HI E MANNING, S. C. The ship subsidy bill has been practically killed for this session of Congress. at least. Whether the principal is right or wrong, th. impression is very gcneral that the pending bill was drawn by . with and for the advantage o a single line and that it should b o scotched if not killed. You know What Yiu Are Taking When you take Grove's Tasteless (hill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed on every bottle showing that it is simlv Iron and Qummie im a t;' teless form. No Cure. No pay. 50c. Secretary a., says frankly taIt witever odiui attaches to the canal treaty rests upon him. He declares that lie drew it and tniat Great Britain accepted it exactly as it stood without (ianging a word. This being the case, the conditions of the treaty are absolutely inconpre hensible. I)e\itt's Little Early Risers are dainty little pills. but they never fail to cleanse the liver, remove obstruc tions and invigorate the system. The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac M. Loryea. Prop. Pinewood News. Editor The Manning Times: As the holidays give us but little to do. and high li ving is rather on the decline, I thought I would write you a short note. The Methodist church in this place gave its Sunday school a Christmas tree. The presents were carefully se lected and seemed to he very much ap preciated by the children. We are glad to report that Mr. Thomas Smith who has been very ill in Macon, Ga.. is now at home and is Very much inproved. 'Mr. C. L. Griffin has accepted a posi tion with a firm in Atlanta. Ga.. he will he a knight of the grip. We wish him much success. Mr. D. It. Lide has been appointed postmaster at this place. Mr. Lide will m:ke a polite and efficient officer. Mr. E. P. Geddings. who for the past few years has been living in the Sum merton neighborhood has moved back to his home here, his many friends are glad to have him back again. Miss Louise Walker. principal of the Clarendon school is spending Christmas with her parents at Bishopville. Miss Oneida Griffin is back from the Orangeburg College and will spend the holidays w the home folks. -T-M~i Mrs. W. S. Fairy of Crowley. La.. has been on a visit to Mr. Bruce W. Desc'hamps. Miss Leila Geddings of the Orangeburg College. and Mr. Dempsey Griffin of tho South Carolina College are here for the holidays. Miss Ruth Smith, principal of the Silver school, is at home on a visit to her parents and brother who has been so ill. D\iss F. G. Manville. principal of the Cavary school has gone on a visit to her home in Barnwell. Miss Marie Witherspoon has gone on an extended visit to relatives in Sumter ani1 Darlington. Now Mr. Editor. vishing you a happy new year will bid you Auro Voir. MAJOR. This Will Interzst Many. To quickly introduce B. B. B. (Bo taie blood Balm'. the famous blood purmifier. into new homes. we will send abs-olutelv free 10.000 treatments. 13. B. B qui'kly cur'es old ulcers. scrofula. pminful sw ellings. aches and pains in bo nes or ioints, rheumatism. eatarrh. pimples, festering eruptions, boils. ec zema, itching skin or blood humors. eating bleeding. festering sores and even deatdly cancer. B. B. B. at drug stores 81. For free treatment address Blood Balmr Co.. Atlanta. Ga. Medi cine sent at once. prepaid. Describe tr ouble and free medical advice given until cured. B. B. B. eures the most; deep-set ocases, after all else fails. B. B. B. heals every sor~e and makes the blood pure and rich. Sold by the R.~ B.Loryea Drug Store. Election of Officers. Summeirton Lodge. No. 105, A. F. & M. conv ened last night under dispensa tion ad eectedl and installed the fo lowing otticers: W\orshipful Master-Dr. W. R. Mood. Senior W\arden -R. M. McInighit. JTunior WXarden-C. M. Davis. Treasurer-J. Q. Mathis. Secretary-Ju1 o. C. Lanham. Senior Deacon--A. J. Richbourg. JIunior Deacon--J. M. Richardson. Jrr. Stewards-Jeff M. Davis, W. S. Ward. ITiler-JTas. E. Tennant. After the lodge closed the members assembled. with their~ friends, at the Tisdale hotel and partook of a bounti fuil and elegant supper at the exp~ense of the lodge. It was another happy. anu'al reunion of the membhersh ip oif thistfraternity. We had a goodl time. It. was discussed. hut neveir decided fully. whether this body, individual ly, was used to this sort of rations. You will have to refer this matter to JlelI M. Davis and Rev. A. T. Dunlap. X. Y. Z~. Summerton, S. C'.. Dec. 29. 1900. Stops the Congh and Works off the Cold. Laxative Bromo-Quinine Trablets euro a cold in one day. No Cure. No Pay. Price 25 cents. ~ST ARR anml elboe an< sound. That's the way out stomy customers. GRIAIN. HAY. L[ME, CEMENT FIRE BRICK. LATS TERRA( PIPE on had and I am prepared to Our White Hi( can't be he at. Give them a trial. [SUMT.R S. C. BRING JoB TO THE TWi Your Head Aches To=day. It is a small matter; but it ached two days ago, and again a week ago. You are acquiring ? a habit of headache. That must be stopped. The " trouble is with your liver. You want a mild lax ative, and then a tonic to stimulate the appetite and make the blood rich and pure. $r- s' or fA) yON Plus 4ND'TNIC PELETS. For saleiby'THE R. B. LORYEA DRUG STORE. Christmas Presents, I cannot begin toiname the beautiful articles shown in my holiday display of Silverware, Glassware, China ware, Sterling Silverware for Wedding Gifts, and Sterling * Silver Novelties of All Kinds. I ask all who contemplate the purchase of Gifts to come and see my splendid assortment of rich and ap propriate presents. I am showing the very latest do signs and most popular styles of great merit and excel lence. The variety shown by me affords the widest range for selection and my piics.'- are ?ERY LOW indeed. Fine Display of Christmas Cards, from ID Cents to $1.50 Each. ALL VISITORS ARE WELCOMIE. S. R. ENNING, Jeweler and Watch So R VEN INGI Repairer. REMEMBER I ALWAYS CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELRY. AT THE MANNING GROCERY CO. Has arrived and we offer you the following Groceries and Fruit at very low prices: Fancy New Evaporatd Apples in 1-pound boxes and loose. Fancy New Evaporated Peaches. Finest London Layer Raisins. Finest Seeded Raisins in 1-pound boxes. Half-Gallon Cans New Maple Syrup. Hecker's Fresh Backwheat and Oatmeal. Best Florida Oranges. Fancy New York State Apples by the dozen or barrel. Larg'e Shore Ia'kerel by the single Fish or in Kits. We are headouarters for all Heavy Groceries and a visit to our store will convince you that we give you more for One Dollar than any other house in tows. Yours trulyi THE PEOPLE'S MONEY SAVERS, Manning Grocery Co., WHOLESALE GROCERS. N. B.-We want to buy 2.000 bushels Cow Peas. Bring them to us in any quan tity and we pay you the cash for them. ANNOUNCEMENT J- Ryttenberg &Sons. rori21 s: W\e have exceeded our usual efforts to put be- 3 fore yotu this seaison the mlost carefully selected stock ~Zof desirable mecrchanidise that has ever been our Spleasure to disphty to you over our c*oulltIerS. We Have Spared no Pains or Expense in, , the Selection of Our 0- tok Ou0ueshvebe nNwYokdrn h Your ill l more ben stfien be amply drn ei S wl h hiso aud e:C from x 1)i~mettie iweo winll qusve ourie on eu eial rilso me0ads ht ilma i mnysvr o ~Z RYGODSJNTIONS. C TAX RETURNS. O'FIcE COUNTY A riTOn. (L.P\ENDON ('OUNTY. - Mianuing. S. ('.. Dt. 26. 1-;). The Auditor's cilice will ,e open frcm the first day of .January. 191)1. to the twentieth day of February. 1901. to re ceive returns of real estate and per- - sonal property in Clarendon County for the year 1901. i lie Auditor will be at the following p:aces in person on thy dates mentioned to receive returns: Clarendon. Monday. January 7th, 1901. Packsville. Tuesday. January 8th, 1901. Panola. Wednesday. January 9th. 1901. David Levi's Store, Thursday. .Janu arv 10th. 1901. Summerton. Friday. January 11th. 19+)1. Davis X Roads, Saturday, .January 12th. 1901. Jordan, Monday, January 14th, 1901. Johnson's Store, in St. Mark's town ship, on Raccoon road, near Duffie's old store, Tuesday. January 15th. 1901. Foreston. Wednesday, January 16th. 1901. Wilson's. Thursday. January 17th. 1901. Alcolu. Friday. January 18th. 1901. W. M. Youmans', Saturday, January 19th. 1901. Saul's Store, Monday. January 21st, 11901. New Zion, Tuesday. January 22d. 1901. S. C. Turbeville's Store, Wednesday, January 2.3rd. 1901. J. F. McFaddin's Store, Thursday. January 24th, 1901. McIntosh's Store. Midway township, Friday, January 2.>th, 1901. Taxpayers return what they own on the first day of January. 1901. All real estate and personal property must be returned this year. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer in full, also make a separate return for each party for the township the prop erty is in, and where the taxpayers owns realty, to insert the postoflice as their place of residence, and those who only own personal property, to give the party's name who owns the land they live on as their residence, which aids the taxpayer as well as the County Treasurer in making the collections and preventing errors. Every male citizen between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years on the first day of January, 1901, except those incapable of earning a support from being maimed, or from other causes, shall be deemed taxable 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 penalty of 50 per cent. added thereto, unless out of the county during the time of listing. Not knowing the time of listing is no excuse. The assessing and collecting of taxes is all done now in the same year, and we have to aggregate the number and value of all the horses, cattle, mules, etc., and their value that there is in the county, and have same on file in the Comptroller General's office by the thirtieth day of June each year. And from that time to the first day of Octo ber each year the Auditor and Treas urer's duplicate has to be completed and an abstract of the work in the IComptroller's office by that time, which will show at a glance that the Auditor has no time to take in returns or do anything else much, between the first day of March and the first day of Octo ber each year but work on the books and blanks. .Therefore I hope that all taxpayers will do me the favor of mak ing their returns in time. E. C. DICKSON, Auditor Clarendon County. 41-3t] FURNITURE -: --*: CHINAWARE. 3 S ARTHUR BEUIER, * 2SUMTER, - - S. C. 2Direct from the factories Ihave now on hand the 6 12most complete stock of Fur 2niture I have ever carried. SBed Room and Parlor Suits Attractive and cheap. I am also h a n dling a beautiful lot of 2CHINA AND 2GLASSWARE. g S When in Sumter it will pay you to visit my Furni Yture Palors. SArthur Beiitzer, i MONAGHAN BL00K, SUMITEIR, - S. C. TTICm~. I have opened up a Sewing Machine store next door to Mr. S. A. Rugby's general merchandise store August 1st, 1900. I will carry the The new ball-bearing "New H-ome." the best machine made: also "New Ideal" and "Climax.'' from $18 to $40. I sell on Instalment. Easy Payment Plan. I clean and repair any kind of machines for least money possible. Call and see me.. A. I. BARRON, Ag't. ACEA TO ANTABILITY F E Notice in "Inventive Age " Book "How to obtain Patents"I Chzarges moderate. No fee tim patent is secured. Letters strictly confidential. Address. E. G. SIGGERS, Patent Lawyer, Washington, D. C. MONEY TO L.OAN. I am prepared to negotiate loans Onl goou real estate security, on rea sonable terms. R. 0. PURDY, Sumter. S. C. BYR~D & THARP, PRACTITIONERS OF MEDICINE ANT) SURGERY. Calls promptly answered dayv or night. CA DI. S. C.