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Lee. County Killed. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ) Darlington Oouctv i In Re New Coacty to.be estab? lished oat ot" portions ot' Sumter, Kershaw, tnd Darlington countie-? . We, E. E. Cirveu. H. J Nettie? sad j C. L Reynold*, composion tne Biard of Electioo Commissioners fur D?ri iogtoo County, DOW organized as the Board of Canvassers for the said Coan .r ty beard with acteutioo aod interest the testimony in this matter, and having j carefully reviewed the same which we -have carefully taken down, and having heard tbe able and inti argument made by the Attorney for the C?fitesfaDts and the Attorneys for the Coo titees, after careful deliberation do hold and decide : . That .the election ar. Ashland pre > ci Bet waa honest aod fa;r with the 'ex? ception of two votes, those being cast by Smith in favor of tbe new County who lived oat of the territory to ne io corporsted io thc proposed N>w Coon* ty, and by Best who voted against the new County aod who lived ont of the territory to be incorporated io the pro i posed oew County. We hold that ' there was co secrecy, bat that thus this election at this Poll was publio as the : testimony shows, that a tally was kept oa the outside, aod that the vote wa6 ascertained as quick oa the ou-si^e *s it iras known oo tbe inside. Fun her this Board having un contradice ed evidence. SS to destruction of the Ashland Box whi h was stolen from the bouse of P ?:W. McLioxis, who was ia favor of the New County and who testifies that the e&etioa was fair and honest, aod the swor? retnro from this poll signed by all the. Managers as tc the result at this election shows the total number of votes cast to be 196. Yes 114 No ?otes 82. We find'the total vote cast be 194, the yes votes 113. no vote* 81, having thrown out as illegal, the ballots cast by Smith and Best, one being for ? and oue against the new County, we think thai Wi are legally bound to reserve (his re? tara, upon tba showing mad?, therefor? the contestant* have failed tn poll the two thirds majority required by the coostharioo. This board consider* tbe election held at Cypress to have been fairly and honestly conducted, bot ander a LU ^ap? prehension illegally ooodueted, the manager* of election having testified tiat they did not require a tax receipt for taxes including poll tax and no evi? dence, as required coder the constitu? tion, that the said tax bad been paid, and the m ?cagers having testified that this was done for the convenience aod accommodation of the voters, all of said facts being undisputed aod this Boird considering the Coostituticoal requirements mandatory do hereby de? clare the eieetioo at ibis precioor ooll aod void Io the opiaiou of this Boar- this election should not have beeo b-id. as sub?tao tidily the Mise veas voted opoo io the election for the for? mation of Salem Coacty and his Board understands it, the Con? stitution ri quire** that a period' of four years shoula elapse. ? E E KIRVEN. H. J. NETTLES C L. REYNOLDS. Why take Johnson's Chill ?t Fever Tonic? Because it cures the most stubborn case Severin ONEDAY. "Who Is Mrs. Jerusalem?" A good story was told the other day about a bright little girl in this citv She seemed to be in a- brown study noe afternoon, when she suddenly turnedjto ber anot and exclaimed : "Aunt Lucv, who is Mrs. Jerusalem ?" "Don't be silly, child," said ber auct, "what makes you ask such foolish questions?" "Why," said the little girl, "this isn't a silly question, doo't you si og Ob. Mother B^ar, Jerusalem." aod I jost ?acted to koow WBD Mrs. Jerusalem was I have been thinking about ber for a loog time " - Poughkeepsie Star. Emerson's Advice to a Daughter. Finish every day, and be doue with it. You have done what yon could. Some blunders and absordi ties no doubt crept in : forget them as soon as you can To-morrow will be a new day ; begin it well and serenely, and with too high a spirit to be cambered with yonr old non sense. This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on. the yesterdays. State of Ohio, City of Teledo, > Lucas CooDty. J*" Frank J Cheney makes oath that be is tbe semor partner of the fira of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business io the City of Toledo County and Sta'e aforesaid, aod that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hull's Catarrh Cure FRANK J. CH SN EY. Sworn to before me and sar.scribed in an pre?eoc3, th? 6th day or Decemfcer, A. D. 1895. A W. GLEASON, (SBAL'} Notary Public. Hali's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood aod mucous sor faces of the system. Send for testimonials, P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. fer Dmealsts. 75c. ^O?JH?r'iONS" TO SINGLE TAX Als SWERED. Some years ago I read "Progress an Poverty"* ia a candid frame cf min ?nd was convince:! L/ the soundness c the cioctrine of the singlo tax both eth iea?iy and economically. Nothing ha tended 'more powerfully to confirm m in the faith than the utter futility and I was geing to add puerility-c every attempt to "explode the Georg theory" which has come under my no tice. The replies that are made berra; either a positive misapprehension o the whole subject or a sad inaptitud for logical argument, and it seems ti make no difference whether the wooli be confut?is are un?varsity professors o men in more humble walks cf life. A a matter of fact, perhaps as a matter o course, the replies havp at length settle? down into a number of ' 'stock argu men ts,'* which have been effectivel.1 met times without number, but whie! unfortunately will not stay answered. To me the single tax conclusion fol lows inevitably 'from the postulate which mest people will allow as readi ly as they grant the very reasonable ax ioms which Euclid demands-viz, tba this earth was made for all and net foi ? a select few. this be granted, assent can hardly be withheld from the demand that th ii right of ali men should be vindicated. But it can only be vindicated by giv ing to all actual access to the land o: an equivalent for such access in thc form of rental value from those wh< are in possession. And the single tax is a simple, prac? tical means by which this can be accom? plished. The present system, which permits ownership of the common heritage bj individuals for speculative purposes and without the equivalent, amounts to a denial cf the equal natural right of all to the earth. Logically and as a mattel of law the present system could raise no voice against the ownership of the whole earth by ene man (vide Herbert Spencer, "Data of Ethics," chapter 9). The instinctive recoil of reason and justice from this suggestion proves that the present system is wrong. The sin? gle tax proposal is sound ethically, foi it is in line with the teachings of Chris? tianity as to the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. It is also sound economically, for it furnishes a system of taxation which is fair and just to all the citizens of the state. Bnt my purpose when I took pen in hand was to illustrate my remark as to the weakness of all attempted refuta? tions of the single tax doctrine. To this end I submit in their order the argu? ments contained in an address before the Sunset club of Chicago by Mr. M. L. Scudder. The ^address in question was delivered in reply to a presentation of the single tax case by another mem? ber of the -club and may be assumed to be as effective as it was possible to se? cure on behalf of thc anti Single Taxers. I have carefully read Mr. Scudder's pa? per and have endeavored tc give faith? fully and fully the points it contained. They were as follows: First.-Man ought to be willing to be taxed without complaint, as taxation is merely payment for the benefits he enjoys. Second.-Landlordism is justly en? titled tc the revenue it obtains from its property in the shape of rent. Third.-Greorge's proposition is to de? prive the landlord of this just revenue "in order that the government may have funds to distribute for the benefit of its needy citizens." Fourth.-This is confiscation. It is taking property without compensation. Fifth.-Thc degma that all wealth is created by labor has never been proved. Sixth.-It is net true that the poor are grooving poorer. As to the rich groking richer, 120 fault should be found, as riches are accumulated mainly by men who started poor ard are the re? ward of diligence and ability. Seventh,-It is true that in the state of Illinois a tax upon the rental value of land would sc fill the public treasury that all other taxes might be abolished, and still there would be an enormous surplus. But does any wise or practical man think this sum would be prudently expended cr that the poor would bc any better ol? for it? I think a complete answer to each of these "objections" is obvious. Let us see. First.-Man ought not to be willing to be taxed (i. e., be obliged to give up a portion of what his own personal in? dustry has wen for him) if there is any method, untainted by robbery of the in? dividual, from which an adequate pub? lic revenue can be obtained. There is such a means-viz., the taxation of land value. Second.-If the state has no natural right to take the values the individual creates, it must be equally true that the individual has no right to take what i3 created by the community. The land? lord, therefore, has no just property in land rent Third.-This is a new and rather amusing perversion. George's proposi? tion is to vindicate the equal right of all to the use of what God has created for alL When that is done, there need be no needy citizen among those who are mentally and physically competent to work. Fourth.-If land values are created by the community, they belong of right to the community, and it is not confis? cation to resume them out of the hands of those who have held them wrongful? ly, it matters not for how long a time. Fifth.-Neither has the "dogma" that the sun rises in the east. Sixth.-The distribution of wealth is certainly growing more unequal. We ; have more tramps and paupers than ev- j er before and more multimillionaires. It is tot> ridiculous for any man seri eusly to claim that the fortunes of the latter are in a solitary instance earned ! by the "diligence and ability" of their . possessors. Seventh.-This admission is valuable i as establishing the single taxers' con- j ten tien that there is no necessity for j any commuuity to tax labor and the j products of labor. Surely the latter part ? -1 - How to Make Roads. Burnt Clay Piping f?as Giver: ; Excellent Results. Where Intelligence Playa an Import- I ant Part in Road Making. To the Editor of The Stare. Still following up the road question, j ? agree with Engineer Wilson's opinion j as to costs, and. as he states, if wc io- j tend to 20 into the matter cf road cos- i struetiou we must meet the subject squarely and understand that if takes hard caih. The whole trouble with a subject like road construction is that many will give their opinion as to costs, j etc., without either knowledge, expe? rience, or data to go upon, and when j an eogioeer is afterwards empioyed it takes a great dea! of his time and much tact to coovioce rbose who employ him that he is not. extravagant and that he does know something of his profes? sion I am glad to see many of the county papers have caught the spread of en? thusiasm you have raised. So far the discussion has turned most upon stone roads but as all our roads are dirt roads and many will remain so for years to come, it is quite useless to urge that all roads should be either Macadam'or Telford Tbe question is what can we do to make those we al? ready have better 1 (jan they be im? proved ? if so, io what manoer? There is no doubt but they can be much improved and made 5rst class by making the best use of the materials of .wbioh they are now composed. They should be drained, graded and rolled with as much care and intelligence as is described for otbor roads. Thd grades should be made as eveu as possible. The crown of the surface should be more than for stone or grav el roads, as they no not shed the water so readily and the roadway should not be more than 20 feet wide, in order to keep che surface as dry as possible. No sod or vegetable matter should be used oo the roadbed. This is a most important poiot and one which is too ofteo neglected io our road repairing. Sandy roads can be made most excel? lent by a proper mixture of clay, if rightly proportioned and placed on in lavett. Also our clay roads can be brought to an excellent condition by a due proportion of sand put on io lay? ers. This caooot be dooe in the usual careless and haphazard manner, but must be done with care and intelli? gence We could also use ''burnt clay'7 for our road surfacing I have seto splendid roads made of such sur? facing. Railroad* have used it for bal? last with --rent satisfaction and a good many competent engineers after study mg the question believe that it wili make a road equal to macadam. Wherever it bas been used for road sur lace tt has given satisfaction. The dis? tinguishing characteristics of burnt clay include all that is required tc make a good road surface. Of course the clay must be selected free from saud. Our pure red clay, kaolin or fullers earth, well burnt or calcined could bc used. Tee clay could be se? lected from the imediate vicinity of the road* whieh are to be improved and burnt thoroughly into calcine matter by wood, which no doubt would be readily given and hauled by the farmers who live nearby. The clay is burnt in rows arid ten j (led so that it burns uniform and the J fire kept up as long as the clay shows ? any disposition to bold water or least sign of plasticity when damp The material is porous and non a bsorbent, and can be easily settled into a firm mass without being packed as in stone gr other material. It will not support vegetation, and if properly laid with a good crown, it will not allow water to stand upoirit. It will stand much wear arid will not deteriorate ; it is to a certain extent flexible, and resists crushing to a remarkable de? gree. A properly made dirt founda? tion, well drained, with 12 inches of burnt clay placed on top will last many years with no more attention than our roads get now. It certainly deserves some inquiries It will be well to cal! to mind some few impor? tant points. First, be sure that the foundation has been well made. Second, that the drainage is well and intelligently placed. Third, never repair hoies with old road material, by scraping from ditches and throw? ing into road ; the same is known as dead road material and will only be? come mud. Fourth, do not allow dust or mud to lie on the road sur? face, either will double the cost of maintenance. Fifth, bear in mind that dust becomes mud at the first shower and that mud forms a wet blanket and will keep the road ic bad condition for weeks at a time Sixth, remember that the middle of the road must always be a little higher than the sides Seventh, never allow water table, gutters or ditches to clog up If our dirt roads will only receive some little attention on the lities as above suggested we would j have excellent roads for pleasure driv- j ing at a minimum cost. F HANK Ni EK NS EE. Columb a, Aug 6, 1897. Take JOHNSON'S j CHILL & FEVER TONIC S m I - --- -?HMM Glenn Spr rigs Water wiil cure Dyspepsia, j Fnr saie at Dr. A. J. 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