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MEETING OF COTTON GROWERS. County Organization Perfected, Resolutions Adopted, Township Organizers Appointed. The cali to the cot toe growers of Sumter Couaty to meet aol organ Us was responded to by a large nommer of r*?reeeouti ve farm? ers; and when Col- J. Harvey Wilson, who issued tbe imitation called tbe meeting to order at 42 o'clock Monday, tbe Conn Boase vas filled with mea whose chief inter? est and support ts the growth of cotton Col. W. D. Scarborough was elected chair mao. Upon assuming the chair, Col. Scar borough spoke briefly and to the point. Mr. E. W- Dab os was elected, secretary. The situation of the cotton planters of the Sooth ?ad the condition of the cotton market were debated at some leo?tb bv Messrs. E. W. Dftbbi, Isaac Bradley, Geo. B. W/ Moise, Mr. B. D. Smith ?nd others. Severa S plans ?ere suggested io the course of debate for bettering the condition of :he cotton pro wt rs and preventing the manipulation of the market by speculators to the iojary of the cotton producers, ft was the geoarai opinion " that a material reduction of the crop, nuder present conditions, ?3 impracticable, tf not impossible, and that the only areno* of escape from the present uafort?nate condition, is by u?it*d actioo of a majority of the cot? ton planters along the line of some business plan or combination. It was coo tended with strong reason ? bat the sal ration of tbe cotton farmer lies largely in ht? own hands, and wheo he makes his farm self-sustaining be will be ic ? large measure independent of the conditions of th? market. The sense of the meeting was crystal ?zed in the following resolution?, which were adopted by a oaanimons rote; Resolved, I si That we ar? in hearty sym? pathy with the object of tbe contemplated con-ran tioo in Atlanta, and that wie pied se ourselves to co operate in nay feasible plan te better existing conditions. Resolved, 2d. Tba! the opinion of this convent on is in favor of the Roddey plan or something closely akin to it. Resolved, 3d. That we would oree each individual fermer to strive to make his farm self-sustain? ing. The following gentlemen were appointed to assist in the organisation of the cotton growers of Sumter county ; Concord-B C Branding. Scatter-S W Moise Lynchburg-J B Wilson Mt Clio-R M Cooper. MayesviHe-WD Bbodee * Swimming Pens-N S McLeod. Raf ii og Creek-A/K Sanders, Privateer-Whitfield G Wells. Proviieoee-W. ? Scarborough . Carters Crossing-H G Shaw. Statesburg-J 8 Pinckoey. Middleton-BI Manning Bishop vi Ile-J L Parrott. Shiloh-Elliott McBlveeo. Spring Hill-H; B L Peebles. The meeting: then adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. - Mr. B. D. Smith will attend the conven? tion io Atlanta on December 21st, as the representative ot the Seventh Congressional District. Tbe result of the Atlanta Con ven? ues will determine t^e fa tore action of the cotton growers of Sumter County. TOURNAMENT AT PRIVATEER A Pleasant Occasion-Other Items of Interest. Ramsey, S. C., Dec. 4.-A large crowd at? tended a tournament heldratPriT?teer on yes? terday. Mr. W. G- W&te acted as herald. Tba knights were as follows : Mr. Marion Rivers. **Grey Ho-se ;" Mr. Arthur Cabbage, "Iranhoe;" Mr. Bruce Barclay, '-Privateer;" ?r Wbildeo Nettles, "Lone Star;" Mr. R Cherin, "Wtideruess ;M Mr George Wbii deo, "Crescent ;" Mr. Alva Nettles, "Rich? ard, the Black Prinee ;" Mr. Spurgeon Kolb, "Gmo Plume ;" Mr. Frank ^Porter, "Red. Whit? and Blue;" Mr. R. Bracey, "X Roads" Mr. Spurgeon Kolb, baying won first prize, crowned Miss Mary White Kettles. "Queen of Love and Beauty " Mr Bruce Barclay, who cam? second, called ont Miss Tallulah Rivers, "First Maid of Honor* Mr George Woildeo ca e third, and selected Miss Julia Neitka "Second Maid of Honor." . The herald. Mr. W. G Wells, made an ap? propriate speech in which h? complimented Ike young ladies upon their purity and good looks, the young mea upon their good morals, and the older ladies in general. Mr. McDonald Forman was called opon and mada a very creditable impromptu speech, io which be com;, limen ted the Priva? teer girls very highly. Another tournament will be held at the same place on Xmas day. Tho Privateer Amusement Club met at Miss Callie Wells' last oient The programme, as rendered, wat as follows : J?usic, Miss Hat? tie Wbilden ; Masic, Mr. Wiilie Walls ; Reci atioo. Miss Nina Wells ; Reading, Miss Sadie Forman. The semt-annoal election of officers took place, and resulted io R. B. Cain being re? elected president, Mr. R. H. Ramsey waa re? elected vice president; Miss Bdoa Ramsey waa elected secretary ; Mr. William Kolb, treasurer ; Mr Ashby Bradford, doorkeeper, and Mr. B Kolb, ass&taot doorkeeper? The social feature seemed to be enjoyed by all. Tbe next meeting will be beld at tbe resi? dence of Mr W. 0 Cato. OCCASIONAL. CARD OP THANKS. - li We, the undersigned, desire to express our thanks to '.bose wbc so liberally coat ri nu ted to oar Basir. The ladies, cit.sens and mer? chants, especially the firm of Brown, Cu moo A Delgar, who weot out of their way and solicited contributions for ns. To tbe ladies who helped us decorate tbe ball, and served at the tables, our thanks are especially due ; also to Mr E. W A. Buliman, who so kindly gave os the ase of his ball. Agaia thanking a'1 who helped as and bop log we may be able to show oar appreciation in some way ; We are very respectfully, M ON AG 3 AN HOSE CO , NO. 2, R. S. HOOD, Capt. Sumter, S. C., Dec. 6. 1897. Rheumatism is due to lactic acid in the blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla neutralizes tbe acid and completely cures the aches aod pains of rheumatism. Be sure to get Hood's. Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy to ope? rate. Core indigestion, biliousness. 25c. A Horse Book Free. We bare a number of Dr Kendall's "Treat ise on tbe Horse," for distribution to sqbscrib ort, as a premium to tho3e wbo pay in ad? vance. Tbe book contains much valuable informations including descriptions o' diseases and remedies for s-sme. We will be glad to have our subscribers call and get copies-free to all who pay op. MAYOR S COTJBT. Two Disturbers of the Peace Let off WJtb Nominal Fines. Titers were two white meo before Mayor Boe aard yesterday morning charged with public drunkenness, fighting on the streets and dis? turbing the peace The clothing of one was in a very dilapidated conditioned wat? con? vincing evidence that there had been a fight to which be was a party. His, coat was slasbd in three pisces by a knife, and be was lucky ; to escape with a whole skin. The case was made out against tbem and the Mayor im? posed the nominal fioe of $2 each. The men gave their names as W. M. Gaylard and H. S. You op. Wheo arrested by Policeman Barwick they were engaged in a drunken rough and tam ble fight en Republican street near Skinner's gin. One of them was using a knife and the other had a pistol ta bis band. Taking all the circumstances into consideration, it will ! be seen that Mayor Bossard was extremely j lenient 4n imposing a fine of only $2 each. Publie Sales. The following named property was sold Monday under orders of Court by the Mas? ter : Three hundred aod ten acres, property of Joseph K. Wilson ; Mrs. Mary D. Lee, pur? chaser, price $500. Twenty-five acres, property of Martha Keith ; Fraser Ac Cooper, attorneys, par chasers, price $260. **Sberwopd" tract of seventy acres, prop? erty of Thoa. ?. Richardson, A M. Richard Son and others ; Dr. F. M. Dwight, purchaser, price $1.210. Tb?ree ^ bnodred and twenty acres, near Podding* Swamp, property of Jobo R. Cous&r as execator of A. F. Coasar ; J D. Blending, purchaser, price $4C0'. Loft ?nd dwelling boase in town of M ayes ville, property of Susse Emms Atkins and Harvey W. Baker ; J. E. Atkins, purchaser, price $600. Tbs Monaghan Block on Main street, proo erty of estate of R. P. Monaghan ; T. B. Johnson, purchaser, price $2,500. Seven acres at Gregg's X Roads, property of J. M. Reid ; Pardy & Reynolds, attorneys, purchasers, price $100. Foe r hundred and thirty-three ?ere?, prop? erty of William Plowden ; Jos. E. Barnett, purchaser, price $1,510 One ha nd red acres, property of Diana Dar? gan et al ; W. L. Arthur, purchaser, price $600. Fifty-two acres io Providence township, property of Ervin Lo ney et al ; A. White, purchaser, price $130. Sixty acres io Providence Township, prop? erty of Ervin Loney, et al; A. White pur? chaser, price $13"). ' Ninety acres, property of William H Bradford; Lee ? Moise, attorneys, purchasers, price $75. Ninety-two acres, property of Henry But? ler; Lee & Moise, purchasers, price $250. One lot in town -of Mayesville, property of J. C. Simmons; T. B. Johnston, purchaser,. price $1 CO One hundred and ninety acres, property of Rachel M. Hollemao; W. M. Graham, par chaser, price $100. Late Literary News. What would yon do if war should be de dated to-morrow with a European power ? Bow would it change your borne life, the lives of your brother and other relatives? Bow would it affect your business connec? tions and badness ? What changes would it make io financial, etty, state and national af? fairs ? It is these interesting problems which a writer-in the December Cosmopolitan has undertaken to sketch nuder the heading of "A Brief History of Oar Late War With Spaio,'* at the same time vividly describing the exciting scenes which would attend the opening of hostilities. This same number of the Cosmopolitan has sn article on "The Well dressed Woman" by Elsie de Wolfe, a contrast of the characters of Benry George and Charles A. Dana by John Bri3ben Walk? er, is another place "The Loves of Goethe," while Wells' story, "The War of the Worlds, . which bas been EO widely-read, reaches its conclusion in an unexpected ?way. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TONIC ^ iii Maaotiio Election. The anona! election of officers of Clare? mont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M. was held last Thursday nigbt at tbs regular communica? tion. The officers chosen to serve the lodge dorine tue ensuing Masonic j ear, ?are : L. S. Carson, W,:M.. B. J. Rhame, S. W,. : I. A. Ryttenberg, JL W H. Ryttenberg, Treasurer^ H C Moses, Secretary. : The officers elect wt?l/beinstalled oo St. John's night, December -27?h. ? On the night of the installation a banquet will be served under the'direction of the fol? lowing committee: A. N Freeland, J. ti. Levjt^Abe Ryttenberg, S. C. Baker and A C jpelps. i Annual Settlement Made. Comptroller General Epton spent Fri' day in the city and completed the annual settlement with County Treasurer Scarbor? ough. The settlement was a matter of oo difficulty, and bot little time was spent in closing up (be account of 1836. Treasurer Scarborough's books are always in li ret class condition and be is ever ready at the appoint ed time to show a clear balance sheet. Gov. Evans' Marriage. Former Governor Evans is to be married no tbe 15tb iostant at Bridgeport, Coon , to M ?ss Emily Plume Be will pass through Columbia on the 10th on bis way to tbe con? summation of the happy event. Gen. Watts and Major Eraos will likely accompany bim. -Columbia Register. According to promise of last week, J. Ryt? tenberg 4 Sons bave a good bolidny adver? tisement this week. They have a certain ad? vantage in having their resident New York buyer Mr M G Ryttenberg, and during nie stay in Sumter Mr H. B. Masters bas charge of their New York office, and ia always on the lookout for new thiogs. Their bdvenise ment this week is but a poor description of tbe beautiful display of holiday gooda in tbeir store. Johnson's Chill and Fe ; ver Tonic is a O NE'DAY Cure. It cures the most stubborn case of Fever in 24 Hours. A Noble Life. It is indeed interesting and profitable to read and study tbe lires of noble men and women, and parents cannot spend money more wisely than in supplying their children with good biographies of great and good men who stand out prominently in the world's history, not only as wise leaders but humble Christians. It is also interesting to note bow those excellent traits of character descend from sire to son th rou ?fa many generations. Recently we received from the Ro)al Publishing Company, Richmond, Ya., a new book entitled "Robert Edward Lee, Soldier, Citizsn and Christian Patriot." One .?rest advantage in connection with this book is tba t it gives in a brief but charming manner the history cf the Lee family for several hundred years, showing that Richard Henry Lee, Robert E. Lee and other master minds sprang from a noble family whose his? tory is as profitable as it is interesting. Be? sides an excellent biography of Gen. Lee and account of bis great military compaigos, it tells how he won the heirts of his soldiers and will retain through all ages the affection of friends and foes. The work also contains a large number of interesting historical doc? uments giving the organization of the various armies, together with brief biographical sketches of such men as Gen. Joseph E. John? ston, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, Gen. G. T. Beauregard, Geo. Braxton Bragg, Gen. John B. Hood, Lieutenant-General A. P. Hill, Ad ?irai Raphael Semmes, Gen. John B. Gordon, Gen. James Longstreet and Gen. J. H Reagan. This is the only biography of Gen. Lee ever published oo this plan, and it is having a very large sale. The publishers advertise through onr columns for active agents, as it is sold only by subscription. Those who distribute such a work as this will be exerting a blessed influence on the rising generation besides reaping a rich and profita? ble harvest financially. Christmas cards, calendars, booklets and gift books io large assortment and hand? somer designs than ever shown before. H. G. Osteen & Co For books of all kinds go to H. G Osteen it Co. Their stock, which has just arrived, and arriving daily, : 3 superb. Telephone subscribers will please add tbs following ns voes to their lists, viz: Brown, Cuttino and Delgar, No. 84 ; A.A. Strauss & Co , No. 85. The phone at the store of Messrs. Brown, Cuttino and Delgar will be used as a pay station. All persons wishing to send mes? sages will be charged five cents per message to points in town, and ten cents for messages to ont of town points. Messrs. E. H. Moses and R. T. Carr return? ed Wednesday afternoon from a two day's bird bunt in the Brogdon neighborhood. They were out only a part of two days and they brought back 214 partridges sod wood? cock. Of toV number 87 were woodcock. These rare game bird! are aonsoally plentiful this season and the sportsmen are bagging large numbers of them. It is not unusual for 50 or 60 woodcock to be killed in a day by a party of bunters. The Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Sooth Carolina will convene m Florence to-day. Rev. J. W. Daoiel ead Rev. T G Herbert, who have served the charges in this city dur? ing the past four years will be transferred to other fields of labor in obedience to the rule of their Church They have both rcade many friends in this ci tv and their removal will be the cause of much regret. An unpleasant, though not serious, acci? dent bas befallen our townsman Mr. Julian E. Barby He bas ron a nail entirely tbrongb his foot, luckily between the little toe and the one next tu it. Mr Harby hacjuat come home, and had nofortnnately only a few min? utes before changed bis ordinary shoes for an old pair of much worn bouse shoes, the thin sole of which offered co resistance to the pass? age of tbe nail. We wish him a speedy re? covery. The extension of the time for the payment of city taxes without penalty will be appre? ciated by many who were nuable to pay prior to Dec 1st! Numbers made an effort and settled with the city, believing that the final limit had been fixed 00 November 30th. There are' many others, however, who are abundantly able to pay their taxes at any time, who have not yet made a settlement and will not do so until tbe very last day permitted by law. In this way the city is kept ont of a large amount of mooey that should rightfully be in the treasury and available for ose ia liquidating the obliga? tions of the city. In the meanwhile the city is borrowing mooey from the banks at the regular discount, which is an additional ex? pense that the taxpayers must bear. It would be tbe part of wisdom and good business policy for those who eau do so to pay taxes as early as possible after the books open, for the interest account of the city would be ma? terially reduced thereby and the burden of taxation lightened. The holiday trade is beginning already, and with next week the holiday season will open in earnest. Trade will not be what it once was and mooey is scarce on account of the low price of cotton, but there will be a con? siderable amount of holiday trade and every dealerwant8asbateof.it. Comp?titif will be sharper and prices will be cat closer than ever before. Tbe firms that get the trade must let tbe trading people know the in? ducements offeied, and to do so they must advertise. Publicity and right prices are the ooly certain trade bringers, and the only re? liable means of securing reliable publicity is newspaper advertising Advertising pays, but to make it yield the largest returns for the money expended the best paper must be employed-the paper that is read regularly by tbe largest number of people who have money to spend. This ia the vital point of the whole matter and the busiuess men of Sumter wbo have stores filled with goods that they wish to sell during the holidays should take it under consideration There is one more point : The Sumter Daily Item has a larger circulation in this city than any other paper published here, and is the very best place for an advertisement ; The Watchman and Southron has a larger circulation in this county than any other paper printed in Sumter County and bas treen th* standard and fav? orite family newspaper in this county for nearly a halfceotury. To reach tue people throughout Sumter and adjacent counties no better ageocv can be selected than The Watch? man and Southron. Adv?itieing in other paper?) will do good, bur there are none equal to The Watchman and Southron: circulars may do fome gocd, bi t w 6 ea batch of cir? culars will reach a tew h HUM-as once, ? regular advertisement in a utwsnaper is read by thousands every wetk. Advertise, it pays; advertise if you want to sell jour hol? iday goods. New Enterprises Chartered in the State Dur? ing This Year. So far this year there have been 112 enterprises of varions kinds, ranging from electric street railways, shoe fac? tories, clothiog establishments, cotton factories, etc., oo down to building and loan associations and business booses of varions kinds, granted charters in this State. This does not ioclade the large number of new corporations to which commissions bare been issued, but which have been organized, and which have filed no returns. In order to se? care a charter the -return must show that the organization bas been per? fected ; that 50 per cent, of the capital stock has beeo paid in and that 20 per cent, has beeo paid either in cash or its equivalent. The total capital set fe -h in the dec? larations of these chartered enterprises is $2,932,400. Of these, the cotton miH enterprises were as follows : York Cotton mills, Yorkyille, yarns, etc., $75.000; Elcelsior Knitting mills, Onion, cotton aod woolen goods, ?10, 000 ; Warren Manufacturing company, Aiken county, $200,000; Beaufort hosiery. $20,000; Charleston mills, Charleston (reorganization) $350 000 ; Grendel mills, Greenwood, $150 000 ; Red Bluff mill, Red Bluff, $50,000 ; Charleston Knitting mills (reorganiza? tion) $25,000; Elmwood Marfaotur ing company, Columbia, $200,000 There have beeo nine corporations to increase their capital stock so far daring the present year. The amounts from which the increase was made in each case could not be ascertained The following were the cotton mil) com? panies so increasing their stock ; Clin? ton Cotton mill, to $100,000 ; Abbe? ville Cotton mill, to $300.000 ; Lock? hart mills, to $650,000 ; Norris Cotton mill, to $150,000 Capital now repre? sented, $1,200,000 -"The State. A STRANGE T^RTJE STORY There is a monument at Lancaster, right in the town, which has a his tory that can here be recounted. This monnmect was erected to the memory of a dog, a boll dog and a "dog gone good bnil dog, too/' so I heard a man remark. Mr J. W McWhirter, of Lancaster, was the owner of this bull dog until a "- rascal" poisoned him Mr McWhirter is one of the prosperous business men and proper ty holders of Lancaster and ?B a bachelor. He is fond of some otfcer things, however, as a glace at his home will show. Game chickens were in the piazza and grounds, fine hounds were lounging around and lir McWhirter has a fine New York sleigh. In wintry weather the beau tiful sleigh is used, but the bells jin gie from a stately ox which animal. Mr. McWhirter prefers to any neigh j ing, pracing steed. There are other ? thiogs-a fish pond, fruit trees vine , yard, causeway, etc, but to return to ! Bull Dose, the bull dog. He was poisoned, he languished, he died. When death had settled the fate of faithful Bull Dose, he was attired in a suit of boy's clothes, a grave was dug a coffin was made, the services of a colored preacher were secured and bystanders beard the remarks made on the occasiou Later Mr. j McWhirter erected a monument to his dog, which 1 saw, and on this j monument of marble is the following inscription : "Bull Dose McWhirter I my faithful dog. Poisoned by a I damn rascal on 7th June, 1894." "Ob where does faithful Bull Dose roam, He bas departed from bis home. He was conscious that be would die, FroDi the expression of hts eye." J. E Norment in News and Cou? rier. A Novel Decision. A remarkable sait was brought re? cently io Ashland, Wisconsin Mrs Julia L. Green brought a case against the local water company for damages because it bad furnished through its pipes impure water contain? ing typhoid germs whioh cansed the death of her husband. The jury awarded the plaintiff $5,000 damages. The case has been appealed to the su? preme court. If damages can be recovered from a private corporation wbioh supplies im? pure water, a city which owns and ope? rates its waterworks would, of conrse. be liable under similar conditions. It is perfectly jnst that such liability should be .recognized by the courts. Atlanta Journal. Returns from part of the counties in the Chickasaw nation indicate that the ratification of the Dawes treaty in Monday's election was defeated. COTTON MARKET. Samter, S. C., December 8 -Market to? day 5.15. Receipts 45 bales. Liverpool, Dec. 6, 1897 -Market opeoed duli, closed quiet. Opened. Closed Nov. and Dec. 3 11 3 10* Dec and Jan. 3 10 3 09% Jan. and Feb 3 10 3 C9i New York, Dec 6. 1897.-Market opened steady, closed barely steady. Opened. Closed. D?cern?, 5 64 5 66 Jenuary, 5 67 5 69 I February, 5 72 5 74 Rise of the Register. Excellent Family Newspaper. New Features, $6 a Year. The Colombia Register bas enlarged its Sunday edition to sixteen pages, and now publishes what it claims to be tbe handsomest and most interesting paper published in this section outside of Atlanta Under it? new management The Register bas been a strictly non-par? tisan paper, and, as it aonouoces, is conducted for tbs people generally, irrespective of faction, or factional issues. At a large expenditure of money Tbe Register has seoored tbs exclusive rights in Colombia to the service of the famous Bachelier Syndicate, of New York, which supplies such prominent journals as the New York Herald, Boston Herald, Philadelphia Press, Chicago Evening News, and St Louis Globe-Democrat with their brightest and most brilliant features-all of which are now incorporated in Tbs Register A brief description of these features may not. under the circumstances, prove uninteresting : Tbe Current Service Pag8 contains each week from two to four well-writ? ten, careful ly edited artioles of imme? diate and general value, and each is illustrated in the highest style of news? paper art. The exceptionally brilliant and wei! co ducted Woman's Page, with its regular fashion articles from the pen of Miss Annie Laurie Woods, may well be spoken of as standard, and its big and handsome fashion pictures drawn by foch artists as B. Weat Clinedurst and B. M. Waters are not ooly ac curate as to the latest details of wo man's attire, but also genuine works of art... Tbe Youth's Page aims to make its contents such as will not belie its name. Almost all the articles are of a nature to interest tbe mature as well as the young. This service is as carefully illustrated as the pages previously mentioned "The "M. Qaad" service is especial? ly deaigee? to please, with bright, clean humor and crisp, well-written short tales, while the illustrations arc from the drawiogs of E W. Kemble, liter? ally th? funniest cl rau gb stn an living The story extra, which appears oo Sunday only, consists of a short story handsomely illustrated The daily serial-appearing on week days only includes among its contributors the very best fiction writers in the English language on both sides of the Atlantic, as the following list will show : A Cocao Doyle, Fraok R. Stockton, A. T Quiller Conch, Stanley J. Wey man, Max Pemberton, Mrs. Alexan? der, Grant Allen, Hamlin Garland. J M. Barrie, S E Crockett, Gilbert Parker, Jerome K. Jerome, Octave Tbanct, Duffield Osboroe, Margaret Deland, Barry Paio, Mary E. Wilkins, Julian Hawthorne, Joel Chandler Harris, Anthony Hope, Blanche Willis Howard, C K. Gaines, Owen Wister, Stephen Crane, Amelia E Barr, W. W Jacobs, Brander Matthews and others i Tbe day of the high-priced news? paper has passed away io this state. When a paper snob as The Register is to-day, is offered for six dollars a year, it eau scarcely be called a sound busi? ness proposition to ask {tbe public to pay two-thirds mors-or $10-for pa? pers that cannot compare with its cheaper contemporary io the amount or i quality of matter presented Sample copies will be mailed free to any address upon application to THOMAS ADDISON, Manager and Editor. Tbe Sooth Carolina Agricultural Ex? periment Station, at Clemson College, bas issued bulletins, Nos. 31 aod 32 No. 1 contains an article on *'Hog Cholera and Swine Plague," by Dr W E. A. Wyman, Veterinarian Surgeon of that institution. No 2 con? tains an article Gn the ' Protection and Improvement of Worn Soils,'' by Col. J S Newman, Professor of Agricul ture. These articles are of tbe most practical character, and ought to be in tbe hands-of every citizen of tbe State interested io tbe subject matter of these articles. Tbe&e bulletins are issued free to every one who may desire to read them. The returns of South Carolina prop? erty for taxation show an increase in each class since last year. Railroad property gains $290,000, real proper ty nearly JIMMOO and personal property $1,780,000. the total addi? tions aggregating within a few thons* ands of $3,000,000. This is "very healthy for bard times, and the growth is in the right direction toward more honest returns of per sonalty If this class of prop en ty could be accurately assessed we would have an overflowing treasury on the same tax levy. Cannot the legislature introduce some reform into the method of listing property for taxation. Probably two-thirds of it escapes without contributing a dol lar to the public treaaury. Assesors who will really assess, and not swal? low returns blindly are what is most needed -The State. Charleston, Dec. 5.-Fire this morning destroyed the acid chara bers at the Read Phosphate works, a few miles out of this city The mill building was saved by heroic work of employes. Orgin of fire unknown. Loss about $60,000, which is covered by insurance. Personal Property For Sale. S?itTiB, S. C., NOT. 29, 1897. THE FOLLOWING described Personal Property of Mrs. Annie Monaghan will be sold at Private Sale fur cash or on approv? ed 60 day paper : 1 pair of Black Horses. 1 Gray Horse. 1 Milch Cow 1 Carriage and Harness. 2 Baggies. 1 Large Iron Safe. 1 Roll Top Office Desk. 1 Honsebold Sewiog Machlce. 1 Cbina Closet 1 Large Hat Rack. 1 Sideboard. 1 PloEh Parlor Suit. 1 Large Leather Lounge. 2 Large Leather Rockers. 3 Bed Room Snits. 1 Refrigerator. 8 Walnut Dining Rooai Chairs, leather up? holstered. Lawn Mower and Garden Hose. 1 Oil Heater. 1 Man's Columbi* bicycle. Chairs, Tables and other articles of bouse ] bold furniture, and kiteben uteosils, carpets, etc. Would prefer selling the horses, carriage and harness jointly. APDIV to NEILL O'DONNELL. Nov 29-mwf.3w G-R. E. LEE SOLDIER, Citizen and Christian Patriot. A Great New Sock for th? People. UYE AGENTS CANTED Everywhere to show sample pages and get np clubs. Extraordinarily Liberal Terms. Money can be made rapidly, and a vast; amount of good done in circulating one of the noblest historical works published during tbe past quarter of a century. Active Agents are Now Heaping a Eich Sarirest. Some of our best workers abseiling OVER ONE HUNDRED* BOOKS A WEEK Mr. A. G Williams, Jackson county, Mo., worked four "days and a half and secured 51 orders. He sells the book to almost everv^. man he meets. Dr. J. J. Mason, Mascpgee county, Ga., sold 120* copies the first five days be canvassed. H. C. Sheets, Palo Pinto county, Tex., worked a few boors and sold 16 copies, mostly morocco binding. J. H. Hanna, Gaston county, N. C, made a montb's wages in rhree days canvassing for this book. S M White, Callahan county, Tex., is selling books at the rate of 144 copies a week. The Work Contains Biographical Sketches of all tbe Leading Gener als, a vast amount of Historical Matter, and a lar^e number of Beautiful Full-Page Illustrations. It is a grand book, and ladies and gentlemen wbo can give all or any part of their time to the canvass are bound to make immense sums of money handling it * A si Elegant Prospectus showing the different styles of binding, sam? ple pages, and all material i ecessary to work with, will be sent on recsipt of 50 cents? The magnificent gallery of portraits, alone, in the prospectus is wortb double tbe money. We furnish it at far less than actual cost of manufacture, and we would advise you to order qoickly, Aad get exclusive control of the best territory Address BOYAL PUBLISHING C0MPA2TY, 11th and Kain Sts., Richmond, Ya. Nov 20 GARTERS MK. Some people prefer CARTER'S INKS to all others, and are not sat? isfied unless they can ob? tain what they want. We have a full stock of CARTER'S INKS and FLUIDS"""something to suit all ink users. These inks are put up in Quarts, Pints, Half Pints and smaller bot? tles. STAFFORD'S MS aEfl FLUIDS. 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