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The Income Tax. Provisions The bill provides that the income tax is to go io to effect OQ January 1? 1895, and that the first collection on in cornea J? to ba made on July li 1895. All classes of incomes are in? cluded io the measure and the uniform rate ot 2 uer cent tax on incomes over $4,oo** Ck m&A W? i The mm jBpojtaa^gul of the, W is tlie ji jffl ^^^Pr?^e0^ and collection oT taxes Ft ie rn ade obligatory on all persons receiving make a return to the ' local collector of internal?agenng^ These .retacos are gone ovefjgr f?ejrevjBO^ ao?leotar and a taxable \^^Q:^OT those ?ho&e levied* ooihose3 making a return of above $3.500, and under $4.000, but the committee deemed it expedient to leave this, margin of $500 below the exemption point ia order that the returns migbt he sure tc show all who are subjeetto the tax. In ease a person, having an income of over $3,580 faifc to sake a return, it becomes the duty of the revenue assessor to make inquiry as tothe amount of the person's income. If this examination disei?ssj|t theiuoomc ?aa??ove $4,-r 009 ?e^mcomels snbjeetetT to twice the ordinary tax under the law, and the party failing to make bis return is iliympd, guilty: of s criminal ?rance and is 3a?a?o ^subject te a fine and imprison meut. ? The main purposes in framing the above provisions bas bean to sapid an iaqui?itor|? ??^if ff la?f |gg committee believea that it will do away with the necessity of having assessors a^ great majority of citizens will not have to make returns. ? Provision is also made by which no infft-maiina . aaa he. made noblic aa to details of the income reported by the ^ajl^jyi^6 'K^?^^ ? ? marncuaT Tor that reason any pub??c or private person who. divulges any part of this information concerning incomes is made subject to criminal prosecution, with heavy fine aod penalty. This provision is in line with the English law of 1857. Prior to that time the Briiish income tax was very unpopular, because it made public the details of private business. But after the law of 1857 was passed there was little further objection to the tax. Particular provision is made for the collection of the income tax due on sala? ries, not only official salaries but the salaries of individuals receiving from fastness firms, corporations, etc. The individual receiving the salary does not pay the, tax, bat it is made the duty of . every Government, State, county and municipal disbursing officer to retain 2 per cent*. This 2 per. cent is to be taken out of the salaries in hulk at the last payment of salary for the year, and not at the end of each week or month. This avoids the complexity which would result from taking oat a portion of the -salary each week or mooth. The tax. upon corporations. includes every pfease of corporate stock.. This tax is general and is without the $4,r OOO^exemption allowed to individual in tpnpjt. IV 0 provided that in collect* Wig tie tax en corporation stock, the corporation shall pay the tax and deduct the amount from the dividends of the stock hokier. This obviates the necessity of levying taxes upon the army of corporate stockholders through? out the country and restricts the busi? ness of the Government to dealings with corporations. It is made the duty of each corporation to take 2 per cent, of each annual corporate income from the amount set apart for each stock bolder, and pay the total to the internal revenue collector of the locality. Severe penalties are provided for fail? ure to make the proper reduction from the dividends of stockholders or for a rallare to make the return to the revenue collector. The entire business of the levying and coHoetiag of thc tax is placed io charge of a deputy commission of internal revenue. The different revenue districts of the country are also provided with depaty collectors who will especi? ally manage the collection of the income tax. ed Internal ngand%?? ?i ax. Mr. J. H. Francis has been es' Bridge. SSS. ERADICATES BLOOD POI? SON ANO BLOOD TAINT. SEVERAL bottles of Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) entirely cleansed my system of contagious blood poison of the very worst type. WM. S. LOOMIS, Shreveport, La. s.s.s. CU RCS SCROFULA EVEN IN ITS WORST FORMS. IHAD SCROFULA in 1884, and cleansed my system entirely from it by taking seven bottles of S. S. S. I have not had any symp? toms since. C W. WILCOX, Spartanborg, S. C HAS CURED HUNDREDS OF CASES OF SKIN CANCER. Treatise on Blood and Sfc'n Diseases mailed ?ree. Swzrr Sracxnc Co, Atlanta? Qa. . Flower Shows In India? The f?isplay of; ^flowers at a flower show inindia is naturally yery magnifi? cent, ^fn one recently helcf m Poona and opened by Lady Harris, the chief interest was attached to the arrange? ment of cat flowers and to table decora? tion. Lady Harris competed in the 1 at ter, and of 'course, being so devoted to SS^BMHKO cricketers Burjporting the three branch lamp in the center of her table, which was an arrangement in scarlet and green. The first prize was- swarded to Mrs. Whitworth, for a Une and whitetable,. the center antead and the ice plate being pale bine and the flowers used white zingiber, the bridalor snow creeper, white hibiscus and maidenhair fern. The second prize fell to a table decorated with nothing tatt the Olarisa superba and rushes sl?ed wi? silk of .JheyeJ?ow hne seen *zhen the Sower opens'. Another lady had for center a white swan floating in water and bordered with broken swan eggL^*?h?i judges were two ladies who did not compete and whose names were judiciously-kept secret. In the basket of flowers competition, the most origi? nal was one formed of hollow bamboos of different sizes, artistically filled with flowers, grasses and creepers. Another lady requisitioned a real hornet's nest ss receptacle for her flowers. Very gorgeous indeed were the fine tables decorated by native butlers, which were a perfect blaze of color, especially yellow.-Hearth and Home. Interesting Ball Test*. In tests conducted at the Watertown in which.the head of the rail is put in I tension .and the, base, in compression, ! wfll invariably fracture, making a clean break across the rail, while if the same rail is turned over and the head put in compression it will bend without fracr ture. Again, if before conducting a tesl about one-sixteenth inch of metal is planed off the head of the rail, there will be no fracture, no matter which io rail, isin tension. ?fe a'pfanfny trna head care is not taken to remove one-sixteenth inch of metal from the corners as well as the top pacing over it a^a^fra in tension. When once started, the frac? ture of course extends entirely across the rail. If this hard material is removed, the fracture cannot make a start, and the head of the rail is as good as the base, -^change._ v ' "^The Cramps as Freminm Winners. The Cramps so far have made $796,469 m premiums on war vessels made for the United States navy. Mr. Cramp said that the amount was divided as fol? lows: Yorktown, $39,825; Baltimore, $106,644; Philadelphia, $100,000; New York, $200,000; the Columbia, $350,000. I "It has been stated, Mr. Cramp, that the government hereafter will draw con? tracts for war vessels in such a way that little or no premium can be earned. What effect will that have on the indus? try?' "It will make no difference," was the reply smilingly. "The vessels will cost more. That is all." J j "Then it is understood that when you j figure on the price of a vessel the proba? bility of its getting^a premmm is taken into consideration?* f ? "Maybe so; maybe not?" said Mr. Cramp in a humorous tone,--Philadel phia Press. Th?* 4$nality of Meats. ;? It is gra^aUy i?awning upon people who eat sit hotels and in restaurants, and even upon those who do their own marketing, that the character of the meat offered for domestic consumption is as a general "thing deteriorating. In other words, there is a poorer and cheap? er class of meat coming in, and first quality meats, while they can be had, j are held comparatively high. The rea? son is that there is a large export de? mand for meats, especially beef, and, strange to say, the greatest demand, par? ticularly in England, is for the best beef, and it brings good prices, so that today western provision dealers and shippers are actually competing success? fully with the London butchers in their own markets. Cheap freights and the new refrigerating processes have much to do with it. Great quantities of ice are no longer required to keep meat dur? ing the trip from the west and across the ocean. A refrigerating machine with ammonia as its basis is all that is required.-Philadelphia Times. --^mm*~-+-+-1 S For Over Fifty Years, lias. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP has been used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gams, al lavs all pain, cores wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diar? rhoea. Twenty-five cents a bettie. ' When Baby was sick, we gave ?er Castorfs. When she was a Child, she cried for Castorfs. When she became Miss, she clung to Casto ria. When she had Children, she gave them Castorf? If you feel weak and all worn out take BROWN' S IRON BITTERS MAGNETIC NERVINE. Is sold with written guarantee to cure N orvous Prostra? tion, Fit?, Dizzi? ness,Headache and Neuralgia and Wake? fulness, caused by ex cessiveuseof Opium, Tobacco and Alco? hol: Mental Depres? sion, Softening of the Brain, causing Misery, Insanity and Death ; Barreneas, Impotency, Lost dowerin either sex. Premature Old Age, Involuntary Leese?, caused by over-indulgence, over-exertion of the Brain and Errors of Youth. It gives to Weak Organs their Natural Vigor sad doubles the joys cf life: .cores Lucorracea and Female Weakness. A month's treat? ment, in plain package, by mall, to any address, H per box, 6 boxes $5. with every IS order we give a Written Guarantee to cure or refund the money. Circulars free. Guarantee issued only by our ea Visive agent. DR. A. J. CHINA, SUMTER, S. C. Yon og WI ves Who are for the first time tc undergo woman's severest trial we offer "Mothers Friend" A reraefly which, if - u<w*d as directed a few weeks before confinement, lobs ic cf its PAIN, HORROR AND RISK TO LIFE of both mother and child, as thousands who have used it testify. I "Insed two bottles of MOTHES FRIEND with marvelous r esu ts, and wish ?.ve- y * m. n who has to pass throne rt the ordeal of c:>i ld birth tit know if they will use MOTHER. FRIFND f< ra few weeksitwillrobconfinementof /<w*ai dsnjf ring, and insure safety to life of m of h rr a ? d cJtuti" Mas. SAM HAMILTON, Awuigo&ery city, Mo. Sent hy exwp?i. charpa rr?* aid, on receipt of price, ?1.50 per hot tie Suldby all druggists. it?. To Mothers mailed free. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO . Atlanta, Gs WRIGHT'S HOTEL COLUMBIA, S. C. . . -Or ? 3. L. WRIGHT k SON, Proorietorp. Liberty Street Next to P. O. SPECIAL ATTENTION G i veo to Com poa od ?D g Prescriptions. FIRST C LASS JOB WORE AT BOTTOM PRICES* WATCHBA* ANB MIITHRON JAR HPPICB SUMTER, S. C HARDWARE FOR Everything in this Line ?GO TO R. W. DURANT & SON. Paints, Oils, &c, &c. Cooking and Heating Stoves, Guns, Pistols, Cartridges all Household articles and Oct. 4. J. F. W. DeLORHE, -DEALER IN Agen' Toilet Soaps, Perfumery and all Kinds ot Druggist's Sundries Usually Kept in a First Class Drug Store. Tobacco, Souff fand Cigars, Garden Seeds, &c, also Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass Patty, &c, Dye Stuffs. Physician's Prescriptions carefolly compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will Sod my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genuine, and of best quality. Call and see for yourselves. Night Calls Promptly Attended To. JEWELRY. Watches, Diamonds, Sterling and Flated Silverware, LARGE STOCK SUITABLE FOR WEDDING PRESENTS. Clocks, Optical Goods, Fine Knives, Scissors and Razors. Machine Needles, &c. FOLSOM. SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH. ESTABLISHED 1868. Sumter. S. C. Wellsmore, THE WORLD'S GREATEST TYPEWRITER. The Machine that took the only award for Typewriters at the State Fair, Nov. 8,1893. "NO MACHINE COULD BE ANY BETTER. IT IS PERFECT. Private statement of one of the Judges. THE ONLY AWARD WAS ALSO MADE -TO US FOR TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES. County Agents Wanted. J. W. GIBBES & CO., GEN. AGENTS, COLUMBIA, S. C. The '94 Model just out is Unrivalled. Nov. 29. PURE VINEGAR. T MADE LAST SUMMER for my * own use a lot of Vinegar, from a mix? ture of FRUITS (mostly grapes) AND HONEY. It is very fine, both in flavor and strength. I have about ten gallons to spare, and persoos who will send to my residence can get it for 50 cents per gallon. Satisfaction guaranteed or money returned N. G. OSTEEN. Obtained, nnd ail PA'JEN? JilfilNESS at tended to for MODERATE EKES Our ollioe ii opposite the V. S. Patent office, ?md "e '"in ob? tain Patents in less lime limn those remote from WASHINGTON. Send MODEL i'LA lUNG ut PHOTO of invention. \V? Mdvise i? patent? ability free of charge :>"d we make No > MAUGE UNLESS PATENT IS SECtJKE?K For circulur. advice, terms and references to actual clients in your own State. County. City or Town, write to ?MMBI? fgnnpaon Opposite Patent O?ce. Washington, D. (2 for infants and Children " Caste ria is so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription ?:_to-n to me." IL A. Ancnzn, IL D., Ill So. Oriord Ct., Drootlyn, ?. Y. "The uso of 'Castoria is so universal and its merits so well known oat it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it Tow are the intelligent families who do not keep Caste ria within easy reach." CARLOS ?LLKTTN, ?. D., _?ew York City Cas to ria cures Colic, Conr4 ipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation, Ells Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di? gestion. Without injurious medication. ' "For several years I have recommended your4 Castoria,' --d shall always continue to do SD as it has invariably produced beneficial results." EDWIN F. PARDEE, II. D., 125th Street and 7th Ave.-, New York City. THE CBKTATB COMPANY, 77 MURRAY STR___T, NEW YORK Crrr. Said the Bicycle } To Its Rider ALiSH & [.?MP ANY, THE LEADERS, Have said the same to the PEICES of SHOES THIS SEASON. Our SHOES were being made up and most of them finished when the Disastrous Storm struck us. "We laid in a Stock for a Now we MUST sell them. If you are looking for Bargains in Shoes SEE US. We have just opened a Shoe to. catch young men, Genuine German Cordovan, Hand Sewed for $5.00. Never seen before in this country. Our .$3.00 Shoes still Lead all others. Our $2.00 Ladies' Button Boots, are Unexcelled. WALSH & CO., THE LEADERS, Monaghan Block - Sumter, S. C. Oct. 4. Glenn Springs Water, _ ?? Is unsurpassed and invalids find sure and speedy relief by its ose Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Chronic Hepatitis, Jaundice, Torpor of Liver and General Debility, following upon Malarial Diseases, Dropsy, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Constipation, Hemorroid,s Uterine, Renal and Cystic Diseases, Hccmaturia, Rheumatism, Catamenial Derangement, and OTHER FEMALE COMPLAINTS, Highly recommended by the medical profession. For circulars containing certificates, etc., apply to Paul Simpson, GLENN SPRINGS, S. C. .FOR SALE BY Dr. A. J. China, Dr. McKagen, J S. Hughson & Co., J. F. W. DeLorme and W. R. Delgar, Jr. ~S?Te Always Lead. First Class / / WOVEN WIRE SPRINGS/^. / / v^Vv /OUR At $2.50. /??S/^ We make themX / _OF while you. ^1. /Furniture - PICTURES COME AND _T V^^^V M SEE IT / / is now complete. DONEyr ^k>^ /just watch our prices. / /They cannot be equaled. CHEAP OAK SUITS OUR SPECIALTY.