£» « . ; , 9 — V , Cfet ^cess anD Stan&arb TWENTY-NIKTHnrE/UL * W. W. SMOAK. JR..1 tMtme W>4 Pr»»ri«tor.: PabUthed mry Weda««Uy. SftteorioUon price $1.00 per «ntn«n WBONUSDAY OCT, 17, 1—6. We beg to call attention to the ord- auutoe recently enacted by the town eonnoil which ia publiehed eUewhere in tbie 1^00.. It it a documeat of great importance to the pjple of Walterboro at ieaet and it won Id be well for erery ana who can to ont it ont and preserve *. » Mr P. M. Murray, County anditor, hat fini h d hit compilat on 0 ’ the County returos for taxation, and has given us the following^figaret for pub- Mention, they speak for themselves. Taxable property in’ Colleton County in 1903 14,4X8 675 19D5 3,660,820 Excess 1906 over 1905 —727,855 Hurrah for Hooray. Almost every mm you meet on the itreela seems to exert himself to see Mow gloomy he can talk* They en deavor to create the impression that the general condition of the country is wersc t '- and the outlook from a financial point sf view the darkest in many years. There are grounds for depression, but the country is not ruined by a long shot and It Is not ''busted" financially by any means. We have all experlencad and lived thiough werse times, and better times ate ahead of us. This Is too good 1 country to be ruined by one peor crop year aud there is no sense in wallowing hi a slough of despond. The Watchman and Southron. Our esteemed contemporary, The Sonitneiville News, does not take kindly to our suggestion to send over the Hey ward Riti°men to help secure honest flections in their triple precinct. It sbvs such "savors too much of 1876 to suit the viewr of onr people." The truth of the matter is, we were only in fan when we made such an offer Meoanae we believe, with onr contem porary thoroughly aroused, and with two years in which to educate the voters of the township, there will be no need for "bayonets” to secure "an honest election." Onr contemporary is mak ing an able and tear leas fight for honesty m county politics, and if it leceivea the •he anpport It deservea a new era in scanty affairs will be inaugurated. Our contemporary, however, is woe fully ignorant as to conditions in the ^Mother county," if the reference be low is to Ooi'eton county: Cl Bat in spite of all these drawbacks Ibtte is no disposition in Dorchester to setorn to the warm embrace of the mother counties, and while we write, a little bunch of prosperous farmers owia old Berkeley is preparing to seoele over to Dorchester, where we as yet Save no floating indebtedness or milroad bonds to meet, and where * Oouaty claims are not discounted on Ike market. We might add that in the County of Dorchester the County tax tor the present year is 5^ mills, while in old Colletont it is 7 mills So on the the who! we are pretty well satisfied. For the enlightenment of onr oowtentr formry we will say that the bonded la- fiehtedneee of Colleton oonatr was entirely liquidated in October 1908, and this oaa be substantiated by any of •he following who were present and interested in the aettlement: Messrs SUas Doer. O. M. Gavin, J. fl. Knight amL 1. M. WbeteeU for Dorchester feotinfy and Messrs D. L. Smith and J. B. Moore for Colleton. 4 - We would also state that not sinoo Jhnoary 1908 have any county claims Maun offered for sale at a discount The Mvy for Colleton county for oonuty purpooee tho present year is only $ mills tertehd of 7 as our contemporary has it, QaamiUof this i£ for past ‘mltMulnsm Woamglud to lay will bo entirely wiped eat by Jan 1,1907 and at the oloee of *a x. ■ i * ' Vi- vUV - • Tor Your Protection we place this lain*! on every package of Scott’s Emulsion. The man withuliehou his buck Is our trade-marH, and it is a guarantee that Scott’s Eniul- si Costral Africa. 2 PERFORMANCES, Rais or SUas, AT 2 AND 8 P. M. Seats For 10,000 People lives Wafer-Proof Canopies. presenta- Rough vn 1 Romantic and Pictureques SOU III AMERICAN GAMCK0S, the Most | Expert Boles Throwers la the World. ^ lo Their Piets rescue C ostein cs. Genuine riaeaf »peclia«a el la Cxlof> ce, Iveai Pmwm— Bill's Beflals Beech, Pawaee, Oklaboms. WEIRD AND STARTLING- free street parade, Riders at 10:39 A. M. Daily. from the Countries of i Y the EXCLUS1YF ~ ^Occident - • NEW - • Mankind - w-'*- *“ » r ' ,L j FEATURES! . Orient. „ IRTSMMFVIENX- AiVtBRVOA'S NATIONAL BNI Ceeleiae Fe«<«res tress the WHS West el Amerlem mmd the World at Lsrte. Am Anmy el Cewhoys end Prentier Heroes. Thrlllleo Mllltery Reviews by Detachments e the AraUea el the World. Boomerang Throwers from Australia, Hindoos and Japanese. FIRST APPEARANC1 IN AMERICA OF NATIVE FILIPINO WARRIORS,-SO IN NUMBER, Ex-Members ef Agislnalde’a Army. Direct From the Philippine*. Flraf Tour of United Slates of PRfNCE LUCAS, a Russian Nobleman, wilt > a Contingent ef Uaeqnalled Imperial Cossack Troopers. ONLY WHITE BUFFALO EVER EXHIBITED. The Idol of Indian Tradition . ' “ Herd of Royal India Elephants. Drove of Egytian Camels. Phillipine Island C attle. .Stupendous Spectacle, THE “MOUNTAIN ~ _ MEADOW MASSACRE.” Hanging oi a Horse Thief, * -Burning of Trapper Toni's Cabin/' “Custer's Last Fight,” “Deadwood Stage Robbery.” ^ Fresh From One Month’s New York Success. °* * ", * Watch for the Grand Spectacular and Novel Free Street Parade, which leaves Exhibition Grounds at 10 o’clock A. M. 0 - • * . O -O Reserved Seats on Sale Day of Show Without extra o * w ^ Charge, at Klein’s Drug Store. DON’T FORGET THE DAY AND DATS, TUESDAY, - - - OCT, 23 1 f ^ < A Q V *V ' Ifn I.