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SABISE 1865 NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY r .269 19)0. TiEAWE,$.0AYA
In nmMw Di1 D1101U00~ -
tli 01Hi au Rlll DU M11Uaa
VHAT IT COST AND WHAT IT PRO
FITED FOi TIlE YEAR 1800.
,nual Report of the State Board of Con
trol-Only Sl 00,000 Paid to the School
Fund, Although It Is Credited with
6513.379 o0--It t Said that no
Moro thtan 6100,000 has been
Asked For-Total Oross Proilts
Pa,ring the Year are Stated
at 8485,520 75-Total Ex
penses 8201,831 30
Net Profits $10:,.
080.40.
[News and Courier.]
Columbia, January 23.-The board
f control has just completed its an
ual report. A summary of it shows
aat during the year 1899 the net
rofits of the counties and towns was
220,492 35; net profits to the State
193,089 49, making a total of
414,181 84.
The total gross profits were $485,
20 79.
The board has paid to the Super
ltendent of Education on account
f the school fund for this year
100,000, which is all that was asked
>r. Of this sum $30,000 was paid
vo weeks ago and $70,000 today.
'ollow are the fiures in full:
Comparative statement of assets
ad liabilities for the fiscal year end
ig December 31, 1899:
ASSETS.
.sh in State treasury De
cember 31, 1899................$143,121 00
[echandise in hands of dis
pensers December 31 1899.. 255,025 74
[erchandise (inventory of
stock at State dispensary,
December 12, 1899)........... 176,927 26
upplics (inventory Decem
ber 31, 1899.)..................... 64 00
lachinery and office fixtures
(inventory December 31,
1899,)................................ 2,578 64
ontraband (inventory De
cember 31,1899).................. 136 98
eal estate.............. 36,319 04
aspended accounts............. 3,399 26
ersonal accounts, due State
for tax advanced on bonded
spirits, empty barrels and
kegs, alcohol, etc.............. 2,127 54
Total assets......................$635,588 13
LIABILITIES.
hool fund .......................$514,379 95
ersonal accounts due by
State for supplies, whis
keys, wines, beer alcohol,
ett................................... 121,208 18
Total liabilities.............$635,588 13
Statoment of profits and loss account
ir the fiscal year ending December
, 1899;
PROFITS.
ross profits on merchandise
sold during year...............$452,074 49
iscounts on purchases........ 11,064 93
ontraband seizures......... ..,395 83
ermit fees ........................ 26 50
tate's (one-half). 'ihare of
profits from beer dispen
pensaries from. January 1,
.1899, to June 12th, 1899.
(After June 12th, 1899,
profits from beer dispen
saries included in gross
profits on merchandise, ex
'cep)t the profits on beer
sold by the German ia'
llBrewing Company, of
Charleston, S. C............ 14,177 73
~ate's (one-half) share of
profits on beer sold by the
Germania Br.,wing Com
pany, from Jlune 30, 1899,
to December 31, 1899.......2,297 71
hortage of Ex-IDispenser G.
W. Busbee, Wagener, S.
C., which has been passed
to profit and loss account,
collected by solicitor of the
2d circuit, with Interest. 235 63
Ild balance due State by
Georgia Brewing Associa
tion, which has been pass
ed to profit and loss ac
count, collected August 31,
1899........................... 248 06
Total gross profits.........485.520 70
LOSSES.
Supplies--Bottles, corks,
labels, wire, ttin-foll, lead
seals, boxes, nails, sealIng
wax, etc. used durIng year..$134i,153 80
)epreciated value of teams
and wagons................... 80 00
epreeiated value of machin
ery and office fixtures... 417 85
1nstabulary................ 42,892 76
[eakage and leakage......... 898 41
ireight and ex press charges.. 69.588 22
Labor.......................... 1659 08
nsurance ..................... 2,030659
icense...................... 125 00
Expense Account--Salar.c3,
expenses of inspectors, per
di'm and mileage of mem
bers of Legislative exam
ining committee.ofllce su p
plies, lights, telegrams,
postage, stock feed, ice,
Per diem and mileage of
members of State board of
control.---- ................... 4,152 00
Litigation ........ .... 503 65
Loss by robbery at Sal kehat
chie dispensary, Decen
her 30, 1898 ...................... 14 72
Loss by fire at Jacksonboro
dispensary, Jan. 6, 1899,
$426 86 less insurance on
sa me $200......................... 226 86
Worthless wines at W. J.
Mett's dispensary, Char
leston, destroyed by coun
ty board of control............ 59 10
Undercredit in reduction of
prices of goods at the Man
ning dispensary, August
15, 1895.......---.-............... 100 00
Unpaid license by dispenser
at Ulmer's the proflta of
that dispensary not being
sufficient to bear expenses 50 00
Amount of liquors taken
from the Blacksburg dis
pensary on April 4, 1899,
by soldiers........................ 30 60
Amount of whiskey taken
from the Varuville dispen
sary on April 11. 1899, by
soldiers ............................. 8 37
Worthless ale and porter at
Von Santen's dispensary,
Charleston, destroyed by
county board of control.... 23 65
Loss by robbery at the
Bishopville d isp e n e a r y
April 28, 1899................... 143 84
Loss by robbery at tihe
Winnsboro disp ens a r y,
M aly 5, 1899................... 198 98
Amount of empty bottles
shipped to D. H. Traxler,
C,mmiesioner, in 1894 and
1895, by T. B. Earle, dis
penser at Anderson, and
not credited on his account
until July 1, 1809.............. 109 72
Amount of empty bottles
shipped to Commissioner
Mixson in February, 1890,
by A, M. Rountree, dis
penser at Williston, and
not credited on his account
until July 11, 1899............ 69 00
Loss by robbery at the Jack
sonboro dispensary, Sep
tem ber 3'99...................... 36 76
Balance due State by P. F.
Baxter, beer dispenser at
Newberry, for royalty on
unsold beer when dispen
sary was closed, 6-20, '99,
credited his account by or
der ofboard..................... 8 10
Worthless malt tonic at W.
T. Crew's beer dispensary
Laurens, destroyed Octo.
ber 2, '99......................... 30 60
Loss by robbery at M. S.
Stoppelbein's dispensary,
Charleston, December 11,
1899................................. 20 12
Total expenses ................ $291,831 30
Net profits for year passed to
the credit of the school
fund................................. 193,689 49
Total............................$ 485,520 79
Cash statement for fiscal year ending
Decomber 31, 1899:
RECEIPTS.
Balance in State treasury
December 3., 1898......$ 40,073 24
January receipts........... 1'9,740 76
February receipts.......... 117,747 19
March receipts............ 120,116 29
A pril receipts............... 98,945 52
May receipts................ 108,114 71
June receipts .......... ..... 87,311 54
July receipts................ 99,100 72
August receI pts............. 124,492 08
September receipts......... 130,360 0
October receipts........... 82,198 55
November recoipts......... 169,511 86
December receipts......... 215,226 20
Total...................$1,38,939 20
DISIIURSEMENTS
January disbursements..$ 151,590 14
February d isbursements. 133,568 95
March disbursements...100,073 48
April disbursements........ 95,868 72
May disbursements......... 112,402 43
June disabursements.......... 55,489 36
July disbursements......... 103.981 70
August dishursements... 78,420 74
September disbursements I47,927 13
October disbursements...126,221 74
November disbursements.. 214,973 93
December disbursements... 109,287 85
*Total disbursements for
the year...............$1,495,818 20
Balance in State treasury
December 31, 1899.......143,121 00
Total...................$1,638,939 26
Purchases fo; the fiscal year 1899:
Jamnuary .........a.$ 71,784 04
February........... 81,509 13
March............... 75,141 56
April............... 88,069 79
May................. 54,044 24
June..,..............72,305 60
July................. 62,685 58
August............. 109,550 29
September......... 8f .43 56
October............. 184,273 15
November.......... 137,345 43
December.......... 134,118 92
Total.............1156081 89
GRANE
A Won
WE HAVE LEASED
IN SUMMER BF
BY THE I
...CHEC
upeq ;oturi
THE llIiIIEST PRICE OF
PosidLvely no goods sol
Every article a bargain
Don't fail to attend the
CRANE'S
WHAT THE EXAMINERS SAY. 5. TI
Following is the report of the joint titled to
committee of the Legislature as to the 6. Ea
transiactions for the last quarter of titled tc
1399. The figures accompany the re
port, but as the quarter is Included in number
the yearly report, it is not necessary to The t
give the figures: these d(
To his Excellency, M. B. McSweeney, be detei
Governor, Columbia, S. C.-Sir: The of vario
undersigned joint committee of the
Genet al Assembly, appointed to exam
ine ithe hbooks' and financial transac- every S
tions of the State dispensary, beg to orgaizc
submit herewith our treport for the gates m
rourth quarter, ending December 31, uressior
189D9. the Stat
The stock on hand was taken by Mr. th
A. C. Lyles, representing this commit- for tha
the, and Messrs. L. J. Williams and T. committ
C. Rcbinson, representing the board. be detei
We are pleased to say that there has O1
'e.in a marked improvement in the con- Wilhian
dition of the stock on hand since our
last report. Chict
We have examined and checked up
all invoices for purchases and disburse
ments. The books are models of neat
ness and correctness, and reflect great
credit upon the management.
We append hereunto statements: As
sets and liabilities; profit and loss, cash A ma
stat.ement, receipts and disbursements. $80 a y
All of which is respectfully sub- althoug
mitted'.ocs
Signed: T. W. Stanland, on part of nocot
Senate; D. F. Efird, A. C. Lyles, on lack of
part of House. farmer
stead c
NATIONAL PRIOHIIITIONIsTs* home.
Cali for a National Convention to he Heldad,u
In Chicago, June 27, looo, and be
Chicago, January 2.-The fol- and it ii
lowing call for the National Prohi- already
bitiona Convention was issued today:. to undo
The National Convention of the of maki
Prohibition party to nominate candi- are gov
datos for President and Vice Presi- that of
dent of the United States, and trans- has the
act such other business as may prop- for sh
erly come before it, is hereby calledfosh
to meet at the Coliseum, in the city of citiz4
of Chicago, Illinois, at 10~ o'clock great
a. im., Wednesday, June 27, 1900, with t
The basis of representation has beenla
been fixed by the national committee wilrel
as follows: wil whon
1. Each State is entitled to four till to
delegates at large. d o
2. Each State is also entitled to d o
twice as many delegates as the num- price<
ber of members of the lower house not '
of Cor.gress to which it is entitled. \V kn<
8. Each State may send one addi- wil me
tional delegate for every one thou- ting do
sand votes or mnajority fraction there. Thie j
of cast for Joshua Levering for Pres- years a
ident in 1806. they g<
4. Each Territory is entitled to withoul
t.wo deleantes. -make ui
OPE
....0F..
lerful
ONE HALF
OS.' BLOCK,
REMIUM DI!
.K COMPAN"
%ND WILL
log Jonu
ANY ARTICLE IS
d to other merchar
and bargains enot
grand opening.
il 10 c
,e District of Columbia is en
two delegates.
ch State or Territory is en
as many alternates-as its
of delegates.
ime and manner of selecting
legates and alternates will
mined by the Prohibitionists
is States and Territories, sub
r to the provision: That in
;at.o where the party has an
d State committee the dolo
ust be chosen by such Con.
al or State conventions as
e central committee may call
t purpose, or by the State
ee in such a manner as may
mined.
iver W. Stewart, Chairman.
WV. W ardwell, Secretary.
go, Ill., Jan. 23, 1900.
Fightling a Trust.
(Greenville News.)
n in town will spend'$20~or
aar for having himself shaved
Ii he could shave himself at
Yet lie will talk about the
Foresight and energy in the
who buys his fertilizer in
f saving and making it at
The truth is it is much easier
lually, more pleasant to go
ihaved than to shave yourself;
far easier to buy fertilizer
made and compounded than
rgo the annoyance anud labor
ig it yourself. TIhe two men
arned by the same principle
saving trouble-and neither
right to criticise the other.
f barbers doubled the price
ring there would be a rush
ins for razors and soap and a
norease in full beards. So
ae fertilizers. Prices have
vanced. Therefore many men
r on home made fertilizers
iver did it before and many
without and turt '.atton
small grain and iern. We
know whether the advance in
f fertilizers is necessary o
'he manufacturer says i is,
>w, however, that the farmers
et it in their own way by cut.
wn their use of it.
'armers beat the bagging trust
go. They can beat any trunt
Sagainst becausn they can do
almost anything when the7
p their mindsa tn a.
:dNING
Store,
DF THE STORE
OCCUPIED
SCOUNT
( ...
ury 7th
ONLY TEN CENTS.
its.
igh for all.
L $TORE
Literary NOteH.
The publishers of McCluro's Mag
azine say that nothing elso they havt
over brought out has attracted suct
wide attention and such hearty com
mendation as "The Life of the Mas
tor," by Dr. John Watson ("Iat
Maclaron"). A second inatallmn
will appear in the February numbol
with five illustrations in color an<
many in black and white, all fron
special paintings and drawings by C
K. Linson.
"General Grant's Administration
from the Stand-point of a Member o
His Cabinet" is a contribution an
nounced to appear in McCluro's Mag
azine for February that is said to af
ford much new light on a number o
interesting figures and questions ii
recent polit ical history. It is anothe
chapter from the personal recollec
tions of the Hon. George 8. Bout
well.
Walter Wellman will relato, ii
McClure's Magazine for February
the story of some of his hard experi
ences and strange adventures in the
course of his last year's Arctic expe
dition. Mr. Wellmian did not, roach
the Pole, but he made importani
Arctic discoveries, and his expedi
tion had a different experience ii
many impo!tant respects from any o
its predecessors.
Thbe Enghish author, Mr. Tigh<
Hopkins, is to begin a novel, and in
doeed unique, series of stories in Mc
Clure's Magazine with the Februar'
number. They are stories depictini
prison lire-not prison life from th,
rather matter-of-fact stand-point o
the social reformer andl the econo
mist; but prison life as it affects, ii
all their human emotions and reIa
tions, specific typical p)eop)le who ar<
themselves personally involved in it
Each story is entirely complete ii
itself; but still the series will hay
a certain continuous interest.
McCiure's Magazine for Februar'
will contain an article by Mr. Alleyn
Ireland, the special authority on al
matters pertaining to colonizntior
exhibiting through statistics and b
description the comp)arative strengt.
of the leading powers at the preson
time in colonial possessions, trade an
administration.
McClure's Magazine for Februar
will contain a character sketch of th
new Governor of Cuba, Major-Gen
eral Leonard Wood, written by Rta
Stannard Baker after a visit to Woo
in Cuba, and many free talks wit
him and the men who have booe
most intimately associated with hit
at thme various important periods c
his life,
LONDON WAS JUBILANT:
RiCVICI) AN) HiEMll.VIA) N.WS (OF
IAl)Y$MIl' 11I C 1:1.11'1'.
Not Conalrnt'd-Oter Rumor. of 111Hens
liut Nothing Olnly lInown ito
rlee Fron the 1l1iur ide.
L-olndon, Jaln. 23.- -lhor(d is g;roat
exciteliement andt(1 eintllsiismn horn to
(lay causo(l by ia dispatch fron Diur
banl saying thatt Lord )nldonald
with his flying coluiin of 1,6()0 hut s
His atndl light artillery had o(ntorod
Iladysminit.h. Though this is not ofli
cially conlirnod the public is ready
to believo it on account of I )undol
ald's dashing success at Acton Homes
and tho fact. that nO details havo
been received from him sinco his
statomonoit that he was fooling his
way into Ludysmith.
It is roported oni the stock ex
chango today that, two bat"t alionls of
British troops have boon capturod by
the Boors.
Berlin, Jan. 23.--Thoro is i ri
muor on the bourso today t-hat Buller
has suffered t soverO dofettt.
Durban, Jan. 23.---G oniral W hlito's
weekly report from L4adysmitht shows
that tho onteric fever ctses average
ton i day. He has .113 serious cases
mn camlp.
London, Jan. 23.- --Tho war otlice
it is positively known, hits received
long cablegrams from Go. Roberts
bol'oved to contain details of the
great battle fought yolstorday in Na
tal by General Bullor's forces. No
thing was made public at the war
oflice and all cablegrams c)It taining
news of the operations in N ait l since
yesterday morning are held up by
the censor at Capo Town.
PLEASANT METnODS OF TINE IoElSs.
Cape Town, Jan. 23.-J. C. Fra
zor, chairman of the Froo State Volks
road, hats challonllgo(t P'resident Stoyr
to ight a dul. According to lotter
fromn Bloomfonteiu, received here
Frazer threatened to have a persona
reckoning with the president if hit
twvo sons wvoro commiiandIred. Both
woere impressed. One was killed an
the other lost ani oye mn battle. Fra
zor was Steyn's opponent at the las
election.
Moddor R ivor, Jan. 23.-An En
glishman just arrived horo fron
Bloemfortoin reports that B3ritisi
prisoners at the Free State capita
are well treated. ie Htavy the Boer
admit that a number of the prisoler
taken at Magorsfontoin wore m1toi
without arms in the act of iillinf
their water bottles at the river side
The water was f.r their comrade
and the men after quenching them
thirst intended to return to resum~
f ighting.'
A GIIAsTLY FINI) IN TIlEC HvAMP.
The Uonies and Clothing of ani Un.knowv
Man. Found In Wanteree samp, Near
Wed.gefiel-Two Ntottles of
Nearby.
To the Editor of tile Nows an4
Courier: On last Thursday th
bones0 and clothing of a mian wer
found ill the Wateree SwVamp, atbou
five miles wvest of this p)laco. Th~i
hair wvas of light color and1 straight
showmng that it was a whlit() mlal
The shoes were No. 5 and of fin
quality. Th1e diagonal suit was o
good material and1( from its size wa
ev iden[thy wvorni by aI sma111lllan, an<
the ulnderclothes was of good quality
Thrie remains were found about on
Shundred yards from thio Atlanti
-Coast Line Railroad, and nearby tw
laudanumn bottles were found. Th
decayed condition of the clothinj
wVould( indicate that the b)ody hai
lain tihere sincO thle early palrt of las
suimmer.
You will pleiise puIblish tihe abov
3 so thant tihe relatives or friends of thl
I dead man may identify thle remauin
and givo them decent burial. I hel
an inquest and gathered the remain
in a b)ox and will keep thiemu a ront
sonable time. B. P. Kelly,
Magistrate.
Woedgefleld, Sumter Co., Jan. 22.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bough
a Beoars the
'Signaturo of A
ONE 0F'lr111 T ilt Y IINE8.
The Atui1n1Ie (")ImNt I.in4+' loridA sp1ecil.
its si3 i i t %vil l> h. a111t,r hun lI:ver
11115 Seinton.
(Nom; and Courior Jan. I 1, IS)'O.)
It is now moverial y'ir; sineo the
Atlitic Coast Line, worki hg inl Con
n10ctionl witht the Platnt Hyitem bo
ganll opra1t ing a H1peciali tourist tra'in
beteV'l Now York, ('ha1rlestOI and
l'loridal, and ats th1o ralilro)ads ko1 t
pauco with improved motliods an11d
ho filstidiouS travellor tho trains
veh y'earl becamiol m oro Comp11leto
aund lllmlsuo mo, and tho schodiles
quicker. 1This yolr it se'msui 1:
though t ho Ii,igh wittor mart11k must
hanve boen v'ry nloitrly roached, for
it is hard to ialilginlo t 111ore Hledy
frip thatn that Which will bo otT'ored
south-bound lassoengers oil an1cd after
'u1sday, JamIr11y 16, andi lso a
moro colfort ablo and luxuriouH train
is wtol 1 nigh imllossibllo to pltn1. Tho
it in is coimpoe;l entiroly of 1u'tll
Iin cars, 111ad2o for this particular
servico and vestibuled, i;o that
Ilassongera pass fre1ly fromn
on car to alnother, regardless
of th apued at which thoy aro travol
lin g and uialloeted by wind or
woat.her. .lE;aclh cir is a 1110ol of its
kind, o10 i dining cia, whoro tho
travollor a11irtakes of his me1ia at
hours which suit his convonience and
whoro left waitors servo th most
templting of dishes, plrolparod whilo
11ying along th stool roadway by a
competent chief. 'Tho utnd of tho
train is always occilpiod by the "ob
Hervattion car," 11o uni<quely arranged
a1 to givo at view allmost, unobstructed
of tho Hscorry along tho lino of tho
road. A drawing room car and a
library and smoking room aro among
the advanltagos of this Ilovablo hotel,
for it is moro liko a first-class hotel,
with overy conlvonionco and coin
fort, than anything olso. But the
number of guests is limited strictly
Co the number of berthe accoltnno
1 dations in the magnificontly up
pointed "sleoper," and thoro is no
fear of finding a favorite window
sont occiupod by i '-match and
tooth-pick" cus8tomer and 1 always a
seat in the dining rooll.
Thou the speed of it! Leaving
Now York at 12:25 p. m. the "spoc
ial" 11auses but a moment at Phila
1 acdlphia at 2.51 p. n. Baltimore is
reached at 5.05 the simo afternoon
and Washington reached at 6.20.
Four hours later the "spocial"
makes Richmond and at 7.45 tho
next morning arrives in Charlos
1 ton, eighteen hours and a fow mi..
r' utes after the start. Fromi Charles
3 ton the sameo (excollont speed is
maintained to the soveral points on
tho Plant system)~ in Georgia a2nd
Florida. For tho north bound trip
I the Acheodulo is also0 very convenient
and( sp)oody. Travellers leaving
Chlarloston at 9. 10 p. mn. arrive in
lhhmondl at 7. 15 inl then mrornling.
Wasihington is mad1(e at 11 .05 a. mi.,
Bidatimioro 1.15 p. mi., Phlila2dehlia
2.30 p. mn., and Now York at 5.05
t p. mn.
3 An important feature of the tourist
, pecial is that no extra charge is
-madle for travelling 0n this traiin.
3 The regular fare, with only ordinarly
P .ullman fare aldded, is charged and
the pa(sseniger list is limited strictly
to the capacity of the sloop)ing cars."
''Strike For Your Altars
and Your Fires."
Patriotism is always comn
Imendable, but in every breast
there should be not only the
desire to be a good citizen,
Sbut to be strong, able bodied
Sand well fitted for the battle
of life. To do this, pure
l blood (s absolutely neces
sary, and Hood's Sarsapa
- rilla is thze one specific which
cleanses the blood thorough
ly, It acts equally well for
both sexes and al ages.
H umor -" WhienlIneed a b(ood pari
fler I take Hood's Satsapartilla. It cured
my hlumor and Is excellent as a nereve
onic'' Josle Eaton, Staf ford Spelngs, Cf.
inor.'s l'IIIs cure liver ills- th e no,,.rr IIit,g andi