Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, December 08, 1900, Image 4
WAR TAX TO BE REDUCER.
Republicans Agree on Hill Re
during the War Revenue
Forty Million**.
Washington, Dec. 5.?Chairman
Payne of the ways aud
means committee today introdnced
the bill reducing the taxation
under the war revenue act,
after the Republican members of
the committee had agreed on the
measure and the articles to receive
the reduction of tax. The
bill provides an aggregate reduc
tion estimated at $40,000,348. The
chief items of this reduction are
the stamp taxes, amounting to
122,000,000 ; beer, $9,832,712; cigars,
3,189,764 ; proprietary articles,
omitting wines, $3,948,283.
Th? r?*3tinHona in r*n_
tail ft" given out by Mr. Payne
are as follows :
Beer, $9,832,712 ; cigars, $3,189,764;
special taxes (seotion 2)
commercial brokers, $138,281;
custom house brokers, $8,157;
circus, (11,744 ; theatres, $47,178 ;
exhibitions not otherwise provided,
$84,21; total special tax,
$287,589.
Schedule A ?Bank checks, $7,000,000:
certificates of deposits,
$200,000; drafts inland, $500,000;
promissory notes, $3,500,000;
postal orders, $602,000; foreign
bills of exchange, $100,000; export
bill of ladings, $100,000; express
receipts, $1,200,000; telephone
messages, $311,000; bonds
of indemnity, $250,000; certificates
other than of profits, $200,000;
charter party, $100,000;
brokers' contracts, $100,000; con
veyances, $3,00 ,000; telegraph
dispatches, $800,000; insurance,
$3,000,000 ; leases, $200,000 ; mortgages,
$500,000; passage tickets,
$200,000; power of attorney, etc.,
$100,000; protests, $25,000 ; w areu
?.. ? ? nnn _ r
iiuuod ^ inni ui
schedule A, $22,242,000.
Schedule B, $4,548,283?Less
wines, $600,000 $3,948,1283 ; legacies,
charitable etc., $500,000.
Grand total, $40,000,348.
The bill provides a discount of
20 per cent, in the tax of two dollars
per barrel on beer, in lieu of
the present 7 12 per cent, reduction,
making the new rate one
dollar per barrel.
The {sections of the war revn
u u o taZiwg commercial
brokers, custom house brokers,
circuses, theaters and othor exhibitions
are stricken out.
The rate on cigars is made 3
dollars instead of $3.60 per 1,000,
weighing more than three pounds
per thousand.
Schedule A retains the stamp
f t v An Anrnnrafa uIaaIt hnndc
WW.^ VII VVI jyw. ?vv
etc., sales, etc., at exchanges or
board of trade, freight receipts,
certificates of profits, entry of
goods at custom house, and entry
for withdrawal of goods from
customs bonded warehouse. With
these exceptions, the stamp taxes
under schedule A are struck out.
Chairman Payne's statement
gives in detail the stamp taxes
omitted under schedule A.
Schodule B, which required
stamps on proprietary medicines
and physics, perfumery and cosmetics,
chewing gum, etc., is
amended so that sparkling or
other wines are the only products
requiring stamps.
Section 29 of the war revenue
FOB IMi
S. M. MAI
will be the place to find a fu
For Xmas Cakes
Citron, raisins, seedless and
Reed currents. Also, a nice line
of prunes, figs, dates, and all
nuts, mixed and assorted.
Candies
Stick, trench, chocolate and
bon bona, loose or in boxeR. We
also, have two ca es of Alainna
the nicest ind of candy, something
new on this mar et, we
can sell you in any quantities.
Cakes
We have one of the nicest assortment
of cakes in Lancaster as
follows : Graham wafers, orange
wafers, petite wafers, walnut
marshmellows, cream jumbles,
Carolina mixture, orange crisp,
passtells. These are our loose
crackers. Our package goods?
city select sodas, milk lunch, gin
gers, u need a biscuit, u need-a
ginger wafer, Saratoga chips, lilly
of the valley, five o'clock teas,
The prices on all of the above |
you your bill rtf XMAS GOODS.
Toi
S. 1VI. H?A1
act, relating to taxes or legacies
is amended by addmk at the end
of said section the following :
"Provided, That nothing in this
section shall be construed to apply
to bequests or legacies for
uses of religious, literary, charitable,
or educational character,
including works of art,"
Section 30 of the act is amended
as to administrative features
and sections 10,11, 19 and 20, are
repealed, as they relate to administrative
features no longer necessary.
Section 35, of the act is
amended to read as follows :
"Section 35, That for the purpose
of thiB act, tho words 'mixed
tlour' shall bo taken and couRtrued
to mean the food product
resulting from the grinding or
mixing together of wheat, or
wheat flour, as the principal constituent,
with any other gain, or
the product of auy other grain,
or other material, except such
material, not the product of any
grain, as is commonly used for
baking purposes : Provided, That
when the product resulting from
trie grinning or mixing together
of wheat Hour with any other
grain, or the product of any other
grain, of which wheat flour is not
the principal constituent ai spccifled
in the fosegoing definition is
intended for sale, or is sold, of
offered for sale as wheat flour,
such produot shall he held to be
mixed flour within the meaning
of this act."
The bill provides for redeeming
revenue stamps heretofore issued
and not used.
The concluding section provides
that the act shall take effect
30 days after its passage.
Chairman Payne has called a
meeting of the ways and means
committee for tomorrow morning,
when he expects to have th6 bill
reported to the house. He will
then seek to have the bill consid.
ered after the army, oleomargarine
and legislative bills are dis
posed of, with a view to securing
action before the holidays.
Now is the time when crou
and lung troubles prove rapidly
fatal. The only harmless remedy
that produces immediate result?
is One Minute Cough Cure. It if
very pleasant to take and can be
relied upon to quickly cure
coughs, colds and all lung diseases.
It will prevent consumption.
Crawford Bros. d-w-s
Rate* Improved Cotton.
I lmvo for sale a limited quantity
of the Bates improved cotton
seed, a variety superior to
any over grown in this part of
the country, a variety that this
year yielded 43 lbs of lint to the
100 pounds"*of seed cotton and
made nine bales to the plow.
Every 1200 pounds of this cotton
in the seed is worth at present
prices about $11.00 a bale
more than the ordinary cotton.
Better get some of the seed before
they are all gone. $1.00 a
K?o1w.l t na e ?i- -.?
lyii.-?iiut. i |miu .fi.wvi iui litem.
A. J. Clark,
Lancaster, S. C.
IS COOPS
'Ills & CO.
II line of everything as follows:
butter wafers, butter thins, tlorintine
biscuits, ramona, athena,?
two kinds of oyster crackers. The
last 10 packages are the finest
kind of crackers and cakes. Call
and see them.
Fruits
We will keep on h' nd a full
line of bananas, oranges, apples,
lommons, cocoanuts,pears,grapes,
etc., from now until after Xmas.
Jewelry Assortment
consist of everything, that one
would want to give for presents
Xmas. Call and let us show jou
the different kinds.
Chewing and smoking tobacco,
Cicars.
? p
Crockery and Glassware
Tinware, woodware of all kinds.
We are still headquarters for all
kinds of GROCERIES and canned
goods, the finest, kind of New
Orleans molasses.
goods, will he cheap. Let us sell
urs to serve,
HIS ? CO.
)
i ?Wanted!?Dogwood
Persimmon in 4, 6 and 8
1 lengths. Dogwood must bo
.less than 5 inches in diann
i at small end, and the Pors
mon not less than 7 inches,
per cord at depot here.
I. S. West,
Imo.] Lancaster, S. C
JOB PRINTING
i
v Done Neatl
tJ I1
And '
~"*v Done Chea]
We Make a Specialy
Note Heads,
' Letter Heads.
Bill Heads,
; Envelopes,
Law Briefs,
Law Blanks,
MAGISTRATE BL1N
Deeds and
; Mortgages,
Liens and
Bills of Sales.
Posters, Programes.
Hand
Bills.
Your orders solicited.
Enterprise Pub. C
l
Money Loane
< I noKotluto Mortgage Loans on impr
' (arms at reasonable rales.
R. C. WYLIE
Attorney at Law, Lancaster, S.
0 M.?Sept. 5?d. 1900.
Used during Kxpoctuncy. Simmons Si
Vine Wine or Tablet* cheer and Strong
Mother, Shorten Labor and Hob Confine
of lis Terrors.
I ^
' We Will Send 2!
of our xxx h i aovt Envelopes with vour i
' and address, also business occupation if ?J
ed, neatly printed on upper left hand co
also enough Ink Powder to make a Pii
Best Black or Violet Ink. also publish
name in our Name & Address Directory l
Is sent to Manufacturers a Publishers,
ruarantee you'll receive over 10) sample c<
newspapers, magazines etc., besides lot
samples and special offers from different I
all over IJ. S All the above sent post pa
those sending us SAets. cash or stamps foi
year's subscription to Sol'tiikk Paimkii.
dress. Southern Pub. House, DUHHAM, 1
' "Why and How I Became a Drummer Fill
^?????
Mli Carolina k Georj
Hx. R. R. Co.
SCHEItULK NVMltRR t
lit KfTect 12.01 a in , Sunday, Dec 24,
Betmeen Camden, S. C., and B/at
burg, S. C.
West XI | j Kas"
I II su |?M? r. A S i r. IIN TIME Mrs
PttssenKor _____ Passe
IMtly Ua
Except STATIONS Exc
Sunday | Sunt
P H 1
IS Wi Camden
I If' DcKali>
1 27 Westvlile
1 40 Ki'rthuw
2 10 Heath Spring*
< I? Pleasant Hill
2 I'm l.nucnsler
2 10 Riverside
3 oo. Sprlmrdell
3 I'M Catawba Junction
I 3 "Jul Resile
3 401 Hock Hill
3 h1| Newport
4 02 Ttrzah
4 20i Yorkvllle
4 31] Sharon
10 Hickory (Jroro
1 00 Smyrna
1 201 nia< ksliuri;
1'. M I
Between B/acksburg, 3. C., and h
ion, N. C.
" Wo7tTi~ i
fee. ('lass EASTERN TIME See. i
Mixed I | Mix
DaRy ! I >ai
Except ' STATIONS i Kxo
Sunday I | Sunt
A Ml
H loj DlackMbiirK
3 30 Earls
3 40 Patterson Sprlnys
9 20 Shelby
10 00 Rattlmorn
10 10! Mooresboro
10 26 Henrietta ;
10 50 Forest City
II ift Kutnerfordton
II Mi Millwood
11 4ft Golden Valley
12 Oft Thermal City
12 26 Glen wood
12? i' Marlon
A M
WE3T CAFFN1Y DIVISION I
FlreCla* ? I Klratf
I
16 11 : KA8TKKN TIME 1 14 j
if ? if * STATIONS af jsl-!
2 s ? | a 3 * s ? ;i
I
l>. M. A. M A. M I
I OO A 00 Hlacknburg 7 bO
I 20 A 20 Cherokee Kail* 7 20
1 40 0 40 GalTnny 7 10
P. M. A. M A. M f
Trains No*. 12 and 3:1 connect ai lllaeks
with train* on the Gaffney Division
Train No. 22 connect* at ( aniden win
Charleston Division of the Southern Hal
for all point* south.
Train No 33 leaving C amden at 12.40 p
going weit, make* connection at Genoa
S C , with the U A (X Ky., at Catawha J
tlon with the >. A L., at Rook Hill wltl
Southern Railway Rolnsr north.
Train No. 11 conneeta at fllackebtirg
Southern Railway from the south At Ma
N. C., with Southern Hallway going west
SAMG, HUNT, A.TRIPP
President Superintends
5 B. M'MPKIN. G. P. A
' a#
"ml Lost or Stolen?
feet OXK ANCHOR BUGGY?red runnot
"""If g**ar?black body with top. Comparatively
new. Liberal reward will
3t0l* be paid for delivery of same at our
:n, stable*.
It- w Clyburn-Heath Mule Co.
Auction Sale.
I
1 .
I WILL SELL at public auction on
Thursday, l>eo. rtth, 1900, at iny
home, about three miles northeast of
Lancaster. beginning at 10 o'clock in
the morning, the following peraonal
property: One Horse, a One Horse
y Wagon, a Two Horse Wagon, farming
and blacksmith Tools. Corn, Fodder,
Household and kitchen furniture.
Terms ot sals cash.
3 R. T. ROBKRSON.
Nov. 28, 1JM)0. at.
Of 1
More Mules
Coming!
Yes, and
Horses, Too !
Having well nigh sold out the
two carloads ot stock we received
|/n the other day, our .Mr. Crawford
*13* is now on the western markets
buying more Mules and Horses
for our rapidly increasing trade.
TL- 1 ? -l ? ? - ?
i mm ciiriimuH or new stock neitig
bought by Mr. Crawford are expected
to arrivo here Saturday of
this week, so don't tail to call
ai d see them. You'll
Find in the Lot
Some rare beauties in both Mules
and Horses. And while you are
looking at our fine 6tock, you i
^ ?nn take a peep at our handsome 1
display of vehicles?Buggies and <
~~ Wagons. !
rj ELLIOTT J- CRAWFORD.
? ,
o*cd Menstruation mailn RoKulnr nnd PalnlMI, '
knit PftlMni SraMi Hips unci Limbs cured by
S". .mcms Hijiiaw Vine Wine or Tablets.
? v*
m"" i The Canson
5 I ^
mine j
lestr- E
rner, I
I THE PLACE TO
firm a Sj
R I Everybody Ds
? 3 W V been t(
m B navfii ^1
^1(1 | w elsewh
| But We Ha1
18V9. |
= j Never before have we
I customers. Our buyer
i*L. b anc^ he found them. A
nK?*r E a dealer needing the mo
npt S few of 'em :
i?y. B
is 2ft I 40 inch fine wool Mohair Broca
uw 8 4C cents, yours for 20 eents!1
xe B in a es dress. Fine bio
!o Us B Hri'liantine?fast blae ami
io <0 I would be a stunner to retail a
111! %1 i K v/itlt*a fnp Anl u 1 ^ nniil O
m i\/? V.I..J A't IIIO, I >,11
iu ?>o I of double width Dress Goods 11
aw I cen^H- Single width at 4 tren
S w P 'w>ce much when cotton wi
5 M | a P??nd.
a. m R Jn Fine Up-to-date I)resi
far- B plain soft fabrics are very popi
are showing Satin Berbers in
*l?- H iri^r shades?in patterns at $0 1
5 Whipcords, best shades in p
Ty 0 $4 50. Fine all wool Venetit
ur 5 Broadcloths at 75c per yard.
P? to ? n'ce ''ne Dashmers and Ho
5 ii 5 co'orrt very 'ow prices. (
o uo jj poods are unsurpassed for qt
4 $ cheapness. For separate s irt
3 so g Crepons and Heavy Outinps a
so? P rp(d things, at 75c, $t,$l 50 a
^45 0 yar<^> We have the new Fret
' yj 3 nels, which are ho popular
p m B Finest all wool at 00c.
^ I Big Clothing D
in fit Newberg, Rosenberg <V Co.
? H York, larKesl' makers of fine
H the U. S. going out of busin
\'ii% B ma le an ofTer to clean up ov
**" B worth. Our ofior was acceptei
3 oo B
I Job 1
Another lot of those good Sa
iwuy come in. Wo need say not hint
i. m . so you had better come quick.
Bter.
lunc)
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with / ^S\
rlon, M, M
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LANCASTER A CHESTER
RAILWAY.
Between Chester and Lancasto).
Schedule In Effect September 16th, 1900.
Daily Eaceeyt Sunday.
Southbound. Northbound.
No. fix No. 17. No. 16. Nail
T. M A M.t F M. A. M
8 10 I) 40|d Lv ... Chester.... Ar 5 55 7 5:
10 04]* ".... Knox .... ' 5 80
8 47 10 20 * "... Klchburg .... " 5 00 7 21
4 47
8 b7 10 40 (1 . Bascomvlllo.. " 4 27 7 It
Oil! 11 00 "...Fort Uwa..." 4 15 0 57
1120* " Graces... ."
0 40 II 40 (1 Ar.. Lancaster.. Lv 4 0' 0 5U
P. M A. M. P. M. A. V
No. 14, leaving Lancaster a.30 a. in,, makes
close connect Ion at Chester with Southern
Railway No. 36 for Charlotte and points north ;
and Seaboard Air Line "Atlanta Speolal" for
Atlanta and points wi st Also with Carolina
& Northwestern Ky. No. 10 for Lenoir, N. C.,
and Intermediate points, and Southern Rail
way No 33 for Columbia and points south.
No. 17, leaving Chester 9.40 a. m., connects
with Southern Ky , No. 36 from Col linbia and
points south: Seaboard Air Line "Atlanta Spe- >
rial" from Northern and Eastern points and
Southern Ky. No. 33 from Northern and Eastern
points, and at Lancaster with S. C. At (i. E.
for Blacksburg.
No. 16. leaving Lancaster 5.30 p. tn., connects
at Lancaster with S. C. & 44. E from Camden
and Marlon. Southern Kv No. 34 at Chester for
Charlotte and points north.
No. 15, leaving Chester 8.10 p tn . connects at
Chester with Southern Railway No. 34 from
Columbia and points south.
LTCROY STRINGS,
J. M. HKATH, President.
Geo'l. Tas. A pent.
Mulaotriau can find a lodgementin the sys
torn while the Liver Is In perfect order. Dr
M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine is the best
Regulator.
Bfndol
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat*
It artificially digests the food and aids
Nature in strengthening and reconstructing
the exhausted digestive organs.
It is the latest dlscovereddigestant
and tonic. No other preparation
can approach it in efficiency. It instantly
relieves and permanently cures
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulence, Sour Stomaob, Nausea.
Blok Headache, Gnstcalgli,Cramps and
all other results of 1 in perfect digestion.
Prepared bu C. C. o*W'na CO, Cbtcoo*
? A it**:- vr\V-A FIND
THE CROWD
lighted, and Wt
)o busy to announce earli<
up in New York, Baltim
ere.
ye Them: BETT
: been so successful in gett
spent nearly three weeks s
- Perfect Landslide in E
ney. wot :i big lot at our
des, worth 1 customers a
?six yards > $12 50 and
c figured (X} $8 suits for
larnteed? ^ i,M
t 25 routs. from 95 cen
rrJio b- i Buy E
,ts. Cost I Qj j . D
*s f> cents I
Prices goi
t what we h
<? OOOfis, n pn^ Thin ot it!
alar. We paa^ we selling t
the lead panp Fine yard
1)0. New pa?4 good bed Ti
attorns at 5 cents, goo
uis at 60c. the host gra
Also, a cents, none
nriettns in 1 * * t
>l,r bU5 Mil
i a 111 y and ^
s . 1'aolas. 1
' : i I
re (ho cor- j
nd $2 per Mi as Wad
neh I'M an , and everybo
for waist. JJj of her artisti
Cl J 'ol hats evei
I pal t K""eri11 v,erd
^C*'A * successful sc
, of New ten our seco
clothes in I moflt exhaus
ess. We yfv 1 8tv^e8 j,,8t '
er $5,000 1 | this depart nr
i. and our t his season.
jots at Half P
niple Pants and Shirts like we ha
r. more in regard to this lot except
YOURS FOR HOLDING
HE 6ANSON CI
temmmmmmmmmmmmmmmumm
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m I??
NOTICE r %
TO THE TAXPAYERS of Lancat- _
ter County.
The Treasurer's office will be open
for the collection of taxes for fiscal
year 1?00, on the lBth day of October,
and will close, the 31st day of December,
1900
THK MVT IS AS FOLLOWS:
State B Mills
Countv B u
Special, [C. A C. K. R.J. 3 44
Sinking' Fund, 44 " %
Constitutional School Tax, 3 "
Total, 16% 44
LOCAL LEVY.
Cane Oeek Township,ccacrr 4% 44
Gills " u 44 ? 6% 44
Pleasant Hill " 44 44 3
LOCAL LEVY rOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Lancaster 4 M ills
Jones X Roads, 2 44
Heath Springs, 3 *
Oak hurst .4 '
total levy by districts.
Indian Land, l(i% Mills ]
Waxhaw, 16% '
Cane Creek 21% 44 '
44 4* Graded School, 25% "
" 41 Jones X Roads, 23% 44
Gills 44 22 44 4,
44 44 Graded School, 26 44
44 44 Jones X Roads, 24 44
Buford, 16% 44 j
Flat Creek, 16% 44
44 44 Kershaw, 16% 44
Triii mi/ a a
i irn^aiii IIIII,
" " Kershaw, ... 1 "
" "Heath Springs,22^ "
M " Oak hurst, 23\ "
" " Jones X Roads,21?4 "
Cedar " 10?4 "
" ''Jones X Roads. 18% "
W. C. CAUTllEN,
County Treasurer. ^
Dr. M A. Simmon* Liver Medicine Clears
the Comploxlon. (fives nouviiuev to the Mind,
cures Llendache. Regulate? Stomach, Bowels
ar.d Liver.
POSITIONS GUARANTEED,
Under $3,000 Cash Deposit.
Hat:road Par* Paid.
Optn aH year So Both Sa*c?. /er j Cheap BcanA
Georgia-Alabama Business College,
Kaoon. Q+ortj**
^
Derangements of Menstrual Functions pro.
duoc lyiscarrlage Simmons Squaw Vine Wine
or Tablets correct the derangements
mm s|
'S THESE DAYS. I
; cuts nappy 1 s
iv the Great Bargains I
ore, Philadelphia and 3
THAN EVER-! *
ing good things for our | {Sfe
earching for bargains, 1
>ress Goods. Found I
own price. Here's a |
re netting the benefit. .$10,
.$1"> suits tor $7.50. $7 and
$.r>. Good wool suits at, .$3.
4. Boys and Children's suits
ts up.
omestics Now,
on't Wait!
ng up every day. Will sell ^
ave on hand at old prices. | Iff
Cotton above ten cents, and I
lie best sheeting at 5 cents. I
wide sea island at 5 cents, I
e at 5 cents, good Outing at I
d bleaching at 5 cents. All I
des of Calicoes at 4 and 5 I
higher.
linertj Most |
[harming. 1
sley of Baltimore is in charge I
dy is extravagant in praise I
ic work. The most beautir
shown in Lancaster is the I
lict. This has been our most I
>ason. Already we have gotnd
stoc ? the first being ailed
bv the rush. Many new
l. One popular feature in I
lent is our very low prices I
rice. 1
ve been getting have .just. I M
; that they cannot 1 net long
1 DOWN PRICES, I A
\SH STORE. |