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mj. Amu ' m- i¥ - it * p infeV TRIAL •VS |S YEARS OU cm AUesed Dtaqaall- ColambU, Dec. IS.—The appeal 1* the ease of J. J. iosea, Brwich- ▼Hle lawyer who ahot and kill* •d Aba PeerUtlna .In the poatofflca at that place and who waa convict- ad laat January, at Orangeburg, of ■u-nalaughter and aentenced to ten yean ard one month’s impfisopmen In the penttentiaw. waa argped this i morning before the supreme court. W. C. Wolfe, Esq., of Orangeburg, of counsel for the defense, appeared for the motion, while Solicitor P T. Hildebrand represented the State. Messrs. Robert Lide ard A. \V Sommers also taking part. Jones In ('oort. The defendant, John J. Jones who since his conviction has been at the penitentiary as & detention pris oner, waa present in court when the case was argued thia morning. He is.lboking well and watched and followed closely every point which was made.- He aat on the left of ' his counsel during the e-rgument. At the conclusion he waa taken back to tha penitentiary, where he will remain pending the decision. Basis of Appeal. The chief point on which the appeal was baaed waa the allegation that one of the Jurors which con victed Jones was over 65 years of age. ard further, the-t he was registered In one township and lived in another. Jlls name is A. E. Rut land, and it la claimed by the de fence that this condition was not knowd until after the vlrdlct of the Jury, convicting Jones of man- alaughter, had been returned. It la said that thia is the first time that these polns hsve been brought before the supreme court for decia- > Ion, the defense in this case con tending that as Juror RutlaDd was over 65 years of age and Illegally registered he was incompetent to serve bn the case and the)' ank the supreme court to reverse the declsloii of the Ibwer court and grant a new trial. Convicted land January. Jones shot and killed Abe Pearl- st|ue In the postofflce at Hrarch- viile, both of them being residents of tht.4 place and prominently con nected Judge H. W. Memmitiger presided at the January term of court, in Orangeburg, at which time Jones was convicted of man slaughter rpd sentenced to ten year and one month in the State peniten tiary. Raffia, Dae. II-—*41 tor, * Tha Press sad SU-adardj—You are vlRkt wbea jroa say that tba tax pagers want to know aometkriag about bow their money is ben* agent. Let tb* light be turned on, if it. takes all tba money the tea payer pays la to baild or repair a few miles of special road in some special section of tkc county. The tax payer ougbj to know It. It Is his business to know something about bis own bus iness r.:.tj the roads of Colleton corns ty are being worked In some sec tions and some sections ire not worked at all. The people of Sniders would be glad for everybody In the county to have sand clay roads, but would rather have some of their money spent on the road from Bidders to Walterboro. This has been neg lected. There are portions of this road that has not had any work done on them for the past several years, and It Is not because it has not needed it for it is either a sand bed with ruts a foot deep, or mud holes deeper. Why is it that this rord "can’t be worked? Is It fair that we must be forced to pay taxes to build sand clay roads else where, and have lothlug done to this road? Let the light shine so that the tax payer may see where the leak is, but what is the use of si) this worry, cotton is worth from noth ing to 7 1-2 cents per pound, which cost ten cents per pound to produce it. Therefore, the acreage will be largely reduced next jeer. There won’t be much fertiliser bought to be hauled and little cotton made to haul back cotreequently the roed may grow up in grass and get bet ter but let the light shine jr for the taxes must be pdd if cotton does sell for five cents per pound. The Sniders Farmers’ Union held a very iQterestlng meeting Saturday the 9th of thia month, with a fine pict'.c supper, and plenty of soft drinks such as lemon soda, straw berry and ginger tie. After the regular routine business the follow ing officers were elected to serve for the next year: O. C. Breland, president; J. M. Klnard. vice presi dent; J. K. Getsinger. secretary ard treasurer; Loyal Givens, conductor; H. D. Herndon, doorkeeper; J. B. Klnard, ChaplUn. Thia local meeta once a month, and has changed the time of meeting from the second to fourth Baturuay in each month at 2 p. m. ARD GMGtESS MUST ACT NOV be Xatioml Law Makers . M* Give Rrttrf to PmhibMioa Ter* rltory by Pi*jp*r Lcgislatoa. OITLMWTI AMD PESHIMIKT. He (1UI Unci Jim—10*ry \tv to F«nnttl Kverjrwlwre. Jim Jonte is an optimist, and Bill Brown of the tsuie town is o pessimist. When It ralru Bill Brown complains that R is going to get muddy; but Jim Jones, wreath ed in smilea, says that raina is a MORTUARY NOTICES mighty good thing to icy the dust When Iheeun shines again Bill kicls terstate commerce question Editor:— . The eyes of the people of this Net Ion are just now turned anxious ly towards Washington. A spirit of expectancy characterises the forc es or- both sides in one of the great est battles that hr« ever been wag ed in the history of Che world. God's people have prayed and wait ed for relief through Tongresa from the ravages of the accursed liquor traffic, with all the blighting, dr-ni- aging, sin-creating effects, till some have lost hope and are uniting un der the Juniper tree of despair for some messer-ger to bring the good news that all is not lost and that thoust-nds still live who have hot bowed the knee to Bacchus. To such I would say: We be lieve the time of our redemption draweth nigh. After a full survey of the field, it seems that we have gone just about as far under exist ing dreumsunees as it is wise to go; unless our National Coegress will force our United States govern ment to annul its compact with hell (the liquor trust) and eease to destroy state's rights by selling tax receipts to individuals to sell li quor into territory where the peo ple have outlawed the traffic. In some instances we fear that we have gore too let. that is, too fsr ahead of public sentiment. But we rejoice in the fact that with the balance of power on onr aide, with 70 per cent of the area of the Nation dry*, with 45,000,000 pet* pie in thia territory end millions hoping, working, praying to Join us; while there may be in some Instan ces a seeming reaction. It cannot be permanent. Congress is bound to give relief. Even presidential cariiidaUs have their ears to the ground. Congressmen and United ; States senators heretofore unfavor- ; able to our cause are making their politest bow and are openly pro- , claiming thi t we have won our figh ' and therefore are ertitled to re- i lief through the national law-mak- | ing body. To add to the force and hope of our cause, the Nc-tional An ti Saloon League of America plan- j ned its convention to be held it-' Washington to precede the great na tional conference cn the liquor In- , m, : •- /• INTERSTATE FERTILIZERS tre mad*, of p*&nt foods, so mixed that the food is available to the plant all through growth. Never is the crop starved. The needed elements are supplied at the right time. The crop is nourished to a full growth. Thweln lies the skill d mixing fertilisers. Wt tasks these fertilisers ae accurately ss a druggist compounds a doctor's prescription. The analysts on every bag is lived up to. There » no guess work no mystery. It it but the result ol scientific mixing. We must know what are the beet eources of plant foods-which are quickly available—which are slower—which are slowest. It must be known exactly what elements art drawn from the soil hy each tt foods that T* | \| $> .v5. •jVr'i Vv;- * AVi^. T'i m crop—the amount of plant they require. It would be utter waste to apply certain plant foods upon cer tain soils for certain crops. So we hsve INTERSTATE FERTI LIZER for each crop that the South grows. The needed elements are sup plied The fertilizer it suited to the soil and cropi And that is why INTERSTATE FERTILIZERS are winning prs i.g? everywhere—why they are causing in creased yields. * Our booklet would prove interestin? to you. It tells of our tested formulas for Southern crops. Write for it to-day and the nam^ of our, nearest dealer. Interstate Chemical Corporation, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROUNA ; In oth- ,Obituaries and notices In this col limn are chargeable aF the rate of St cents per Inch. Newt artic les of deaths printed free and are solicited. < OBITUARY. In Memory of our dear father Hansfond Duncah Carter, who de parted this life November 26, 1911. He waa born In Barnwell county. Hla perente died when he was oi:!y a lad having no nearer relatives than an uncle, Jimmie Bennett, Whom he lived with till the Lord caJUd hie uncle home, then he made his home with his uncle, Btmmle Rente. He married MIkh Louisa Padgett about fifty-two years ago. To this uMon eleven children Were born, three hoiim. Charlie, Ja mie and Brrnle who preceded him to the Heavenly land. R. I) . W. \V... aad D. M. Carter and live daught ers, Mrs. Frank Hhoad, Mrs. Jake Williams, Misses Lugla. Gertrude, Zula and little adopted graiHlson. Neely. Besides these children. Mr Carter Is survived hy a wife of seventp-two yeers, and a host of relatives and friends. He moved to Colleton County two years after hit marriage, where he Jived until bis death He was tuwr ninety years bid. He Joined $t. Johns Methodist church several years ago He always attended church till III He had been confined to his bed health prevented It. since the eighth of November It seems hard to pert with our loved ones, especially one of the dear parents who brought one up In life; guided and protected from birth, still I feel and know that our lops Is his eternal gain. May the greet God of his wisdom and love. Instill within our minds the Importance of serving him and in the sweet by and by, may we ail be gathered around that great white throne. We laid dear father to rest in Rtaher cemetery, where he will sweetly sleep until Judgment day . Sleep or- dear pc-pa, thou art gone. We tee thy face no more, Thy life has fled, thy work is done. And all thy carea are o’er.» A shadow o’er our life Is cast. Yet we can go to thee e-t last, When all life’s labor here is past. Hia daughter, Bailie. i Shved Hla Wife’s Lift. * My wife would have Wn In her grave today,” writes O. H. Brown, of Muscadine, Ala.. ”lf It had not tor Dr. King’s New Discovery, o was down io her bed, not able to got up without help. She had a aevere bronchial trouble, u dreed ful cough. I got her a bottle of Dr. Klug’s New Discovery, and she toon began to mend, and waa well Ik-a abort time Infallible for soughs and colds. Its the most re liable remedy ou earth for deeper* luag trouble, hemorrhages, la- agthjna, bap fever, croup who«pl*g cough, ftgc. 11.00. bottle free. Guaruuteed by about the heat; but Jim. still smll ing, says that suiuhlne is a mighty good thing to dry up the mud. Bill complains that hue!ness is not half as good as it was when it wc-s twice as good as it is. Jim congratulates himself that busi ness is twice ss good as it is. same towi- and under the same ne-.ural conditions, see things dif ferently, and the one is always hap py and the other always miserable The difference lies back of their eyes, not id front of them. They ere net ar-y peculiar types of men. They are not confined to any particular town. They are everywhere throughout the world. The pesslmiat goes about with a lantern, peering into the dark, places, looking for meal-less and things to find fault about. . The optlmiFt goes alout In the bright sunlight, looking for the beautiful things, and fit ling lots of them er word* tbr inter was made up largely of the former The last named conference began with a banquet at the Natfonal hotel attended by at least four hun dred men (the papers sc-id six hun dred). with more than fifty of our j congressman and United States Sen ators present. Perfect unity pre vailed. It every speech by our great leaders, a note of victory was sounded. Every temperance or- canlsation in the nation was repre sented. “They were ail with one accord and in one place ’’ Out of this great grthcrisg has emerged as into ore, the united forces of temperance As a result of this conference, the star of hope has becfgne very bright The twenty- six temperance organizations in the nation hrve Joined the Anti Saloon league of America in oi-e special effort to get a bill through at this sesHo:; o» congress, destroying the An Impression seems to prevail to some extent that if a landlord has not “posted” his land, or advertis ed It In some way, one can hunt on It with Impunity. Not so. la used to be that one was rot a trespasser In going upon c-nother’s lands un less the lands had been advertised; but some years ago the iegisle*- ture made It a trespass to go up on the lands of any person without his permission. Laixlowners, we are sure, under stand this. The rec-son some of them advertise their lands against trespassing Is that they do not wish to deal harshly with tres passers. and they hope thc-t a no tice of this kind will obiviate the necessit)-. There is so much prol miscuous hunting and so many kinds of burners, that many far mers suffer, not only annoyance but loss, from trespasses who roam i over the country in day timu with I a dog and gun and at night with a 1 dog and torch, till forbearance cece- es to be a virtue. It Is as little as any man can do, if he wishes to do right, to get per mission of landowner before hunt ing on his land.—Newberry Observ- TAX RETURNS. Ravenrl Item*. Ravenel, Dec. 16, —Special: Mr. James Foster who has been apendin some time here, will leave Sunday for his -home at Worcester, Mase. Mr. Jc-mes R. Kerr, of Norfolk, Va., was a visitor in town last week.- o . ^ Mr. Marcus L, Foster, of Worcee- i ter, Mass, spent several dL*ya here recently on busit-iss. Mr. George Steele, manager of the Ravenel Lumber Co., leaves Sat urday to spend the holidays at Warsaw. N. C. Messrs. T. G. sod W. E. French- yard, of Baltimore, are spending sometime here on business. Mr. Frank Keliinger, Bookkeeper for the Ravenel Lumber Co., spent the week-end in Charleston) on pleasure bent. Miss Annie Wimberly, St George came Wednesday to visit her sit ter, Miss Mildred Wlmbedly at De- lemars. Mrs. W. A. Gilmore, rod soh, Hubert, went to Charleston on a Christmas shopping tour Saturday. Mrs. P. M. Buckner and children I'eturried home Wedi.-’?sday, after several days visit with friends t-nd relatives at Bear Swamp. Mrs. C. B. Gatch, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Ruby, are vlsltin friends in Charleston thia week. Messrs. Raymond Patterson, Jas.- Parker, and James Rogers attended a dance Meggetts Tuesday even ing. MUgf Hattie Diawttt Dead. Stokes. Dec. 21.—Special: Mlssr Hattie Drawdy, the eldeet daughter of Mr. J. C. Drawdy, died Saturday. c.fter a brief illness. Her remains were interred at Drs. Creek cem etery Sunday. ■ divided The optimist Hsts it* the morning infamous jug trade, and Mopping with gladness in In* heart, sunshine the sale of United SUtrs tax r«*- tn hit* face and smile* upon his lips, ceipts to sellJiqoor in dry territory The mere privilege of living and The Conferenc e appointed a eommlt- enjoying nature is priceless satis- tee, compost d of aide lawyers >»h<» faction to him. He gtsa good out '"re to consider with our leaders in of life every momet.t of his exlst- eoee.-T-Tungaloo Tribune congress all bil's *birh have been prepared ttd t»> dra^t the one bill to he Introduc'd All other hills H in to ttiite at /Ion ar '* to b, ‘ »'*hdrawn *“<1 every A moat‘enjoy able and helpful Sun '>'P’rrgeMzaiu.n n, the na- «la> school m-U.“* h a^morn. Prepared hy^thH spIeiaTVommltte^ Zion Baptist church ThuMday morn- u cont „, n * o( oplnlon ; nion the* otTMdon^were -ngressmen United States senators i-r. Kie.d Secretary of the Slat. - d 0 /^ h J^ry 0, ,;:Trb^"bm^ F^hburne and Mr Jas F Peurifo ^ bo,h ho ' JM!l t ' f congress For Ftahburne -d Mr.^E ^-‘^yh^e. us hope and devoutly pray J L. Harley. Supt. A. 8. L. of South Carolina. representing tion. In spite of the very inclement weather a number of interested 8ur> day school workers . were presetH representative of different Sunday schools in the township. The school standard was present ed in r most delightful and in We Mm BImm Ourselves. The cotton farmers are In trouble becauze thousands let the good. _ price of cotton make them lose their structlve mn-nner by Miss Vandiver. I*f* d I * * nd P , * nt T 11 the land possk Those who were presert seemed ea- b ** ‘n cotton One would suppote ger to learn of new method*, and xhtt ‘he farmers of the Sooth had such a vision of the poMibllHIe* and of I!*?!, th * scope of the Bible school was given one-third the area had been that not a few laft the meeting Ptc ’vd in cotton on a good farming with t new Inspiration and a de- ba,l »* • n ‘* aame Wg crop had termination to make their school m * d 5: w ? u,d noX hav * stand for more in the future than < bven anything like the trouble there had ever been attempted In the |^° u * d nt !* 1 b * T 5 h**® raything like pggt | the trouble there is. because the With the election of the new, ca * ton woold h*Te been grown at officers for Verdler Association and • !°^ er c®* 1 * and other crops in the brief talks on county and town- rotation would make up the dlffer- shlp organisation by Miaa FUhburck f® 0 ® •“<1 w farmers woold be get- and Mr. Peurlfoy the meeting clot- c ** b fOT ot4 * ,,d c®™ and hogs and cattle. The best plan |s to make a good rotation of crops and stick io U and rever let cotton run away With your land because It brings a good price in the one ton.— W. F. Massey, in The Pro gress! v e jrarmar. Irfnggii ed. Omrrta Elected for 1911. President, W. F. Copeland; vice- president, W. A. Carter; Secretary and Treasurer. Mrs. E. C. Beach; Executive Committee, G. W. Way', chairman, J. H. Hiott, G. H. Hiers; Superintendent. Home Department. Mrs. J. L. Rents; Superintendent Elemet tary Department. Mrs Mamie Ritter. suited to on# case. For.aalo by all dealsra. If you are tronbled with chronic constipation,’ tha mild and gentle •tied of Cham her lala’a Tablet* it can always ho depended apoa. Yon will find that druggists eve rywhere speak well of Chamberlain’ Cough Remedy. They know from long experience la Ike tale of It tkat in cases of coogka and colds and tkat It la . to taka. For sale jhy all dealers. The Auditor’s office will open for takirg tax returns from Jan. 1st to Feb. 20th. 1912. The law requires that cl I prop erty he listed for taxes this year pen sonal property, notes mortgages, money, <ete, also income tax on In- co i es of $2,500.00 and upwhrds. There shell be capitation tax of 5o cents on all dogs and the pro ceeds to ho expeided for school pur poses. Dogs not returned for tax ation shall not Ik* held to be proper ty in any of the courts of the State. All mr.les between the ages of 2 r*i 60 years except Confederate so) diers and those persons incapable of earning a support by being lamed or fr« ni any other et-use are liable to poll tax. All property must be assessed at .“its true value lr* money,” which is construed to mean “the sum which said property under ordinary clrcum* atmees would sell for cash.” Don’t ask that your property be taken from the books the same as last year. AH property must be listed on proper blanks and sworn to. Town ship and number of school district must be givec. The Auditor or his deputy will be at the following places on the dates mentioned below to take tax re turns. Hendersonville. Tuesday, January 2nd. Petita, Wednesday, Januc-ry> 3rd. Sniders, Thursday, January, 4th. Rice Patch, Friday, January 5th. Folks Store, Saturda a. m., Jcti- nfcry 6th. Ashtor, Saturday p. m., January 6th. Bells. Tuesday. January 9th. Lodge, Wednesday, January 10th. Beret-. Thursday, January 11th. Smoaks, Friday. January 12th. Johnson’s School Rouse, Friday, January |3th. CentreviUe Tuesday, January 16th. ’ Cottageville, Wednesday, January 17th. Maple Cane, Thursday, January 18th. Sidney. Friday. January 19th. Jacksonboro, Tuesday January 23rd. Green Pond, Wedneaday, January 24th Williams, Thursday, January 25tl R. R. Black. Auditor Colleton County. Walterboro, 8. C., Dec. It, ItU. ft* R* Smoek, ef Smoaks, business la Walterboro Monday StopPain TMR SEWING MACHINR OF QUALITY.) 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