The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 22, 1899, Image 8

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Cotton Mill at an Adjunct to a Country Bank. Tbe following address wu dnlivnr ad by B. 8 Walker, president of the Monroe Cotton Milla ond vice pren dent of Book of Monroe, Go , before tbo Bookero' Association of Georgio, at tbeir ooovomion held at Warn? Springs, Ga. The taeoibert of the convention wer? oo dollgbted with the oddreae that they ordered it prioted and die triboted with the hope thai it would do Bau oh good?to developing the iodastttee of State : Tbere ire io almoat every towo io Georgia merobante who fume ond trot every tine a now merchant locates io tbeir towo ; dootoro who SMticfee ond alander tbo new pill foliar ao bo oomee froeh from the medical ooUege witb hie now crisp diploma, prepared oo bo thinks Io aaal at) tbe dioeeeea to wbiob human Hy to sobjsct ; lawyers who pounce opoe tbo new limb of tba low, ood Io) a sneering moooer advertise bia mistake* in bio firat caoea ood pre? dict bio foilaro io plooee likely to do bim barm ; bookero. who groan io diogust every time the aee Mr. Witbam baa opeood o oow bonk Tbere ore cotton mill moo io thio ^ floats oow rolling io anguish, fretting 4 tbeir lives owoy beoaooe tbey aee aow aod theo a aaw ootton mill atofooied io some Georgio towo a oil, if by chance they ore appealed to for advice by tb^ae intending to boild ?i yaw mill, toey toll the poriieo to keep* tbfir mooey oot of cottoo millo, that there ore olreody too mooy \o Iba country, those now toaoiag do not pay ood often timeo tbey defeat Iba boilding of tbo mill 1 am thankful I do not belong to this Claas of croakers I om one of those wbo believe every bole of oottoa produced io Georgia oboold ba opoo la Georgia Tbere io do aach thiojr ao too many millo in Georgia, or io the Booth, oo loog oo aa qiagle bale of ootton to ehrpped to Now Eeffaad or aoroao tba woter. 1 am tired of sssing oar formero tell tbeir cottoo ot $26 per bole to foreign meuu'ecturer* ood boy it back io ito uBsnofactored etote ot froea $60 to $75, the difference between tba price received?and prioe paid boviog gooe to poy freight, to eahob foreign manufacturer* add to food ood clothe the poor of other ooontriee, while oar worthy poor people ore left to opend their lives in misery ood wool. A oobls old Georgien, who boo made o large fortune by manufacturing cottoo, seid a few doys ogo, sa several hoodred of bis operative? were poaeing out of bis mill : "1 eojoy feeding and cloth log tbeea poor people more theo 1 enjoy all tba mooey I've mods " If by wbot 1 aboil soy here todoy I aaa aroaee one deed, oleepy towo to sotioo ; if I aaa oaaaa one booeot i Georgia widow witb ber belpleoa children to leave the cotton field, where tbey are aol making expenaea, aad move to a oow ootton mill to be bailt io bar county town ; to move from tbe old dilspidsled csbio io the ooaatry to rhs oaw, white oottoge io aaa mill village aearby, where tbey will moke more clear money in oos moetb theo tbey have mode io twelve moaiba oo tba jotton form, I will be delighted and will w leome the oioro is)*ad obaea of those cslfisb, narrm minded men wio. beoaooe tbey owo a few obarsa in soma cotton mill, or parbops bold so office Io one, will sbower opoo my bead tbeir borsheet eprtheie I am slmost prspared to ooy where ever tbere is s bask io a Georgio towo oad oo cotton mill, tbe bank boo not done its doty. I will say moat emphatically tbe b?nk has neglected a moat important opportunity for in creasing ito owo busioees eodof every iadividool in its oommo iity, from tbe largest msr^boot to the r*iost insigni fioeot waaber woman or wood chopper For tba proof of tbie oeaertion I bova but to refer yon to my owo town, Mootoe, to Harmony Grove, to Jacksoo, to Tssaoa, ond to Elber too, la each of which placea pros peroua, dividend paying cottoo mills bove been buHt under the aopervision of offloers of tbe loco) bank, aod are oow betas* operated most succeeofully to tbe great good of the bank, ood for tbe benefit of every wao, woman aad cbiiJ in tbeea to woe Do oot undetataod me to eay the books ars io partnership witb the mills Tbis is oot tros, snd it would oot ba advisable, bot tba millo ore ? under tba foalering core of tbe books, sa officer of tbe book being on officer of the mill Tba mills need mooey to buy tbeir sapply of cottoo io tbe foil aod wioter, jaat when tbe banks are full of mooey. They uae tbe book's money, ooy from November uotii May, ond poy it bock in time for the fermereto asa it io making their crope. Tbe cottoo io folly iosored ood is hsld snd owned 'uy lbs bsnk aod is paid for before it is spun by the mill. It io storsd rrght at borne, not all ia one Isrga warebooae aobject to one fire, but io eeveral warehouse* holding from ooe to three huodred bales, and perbape in.sheds in the mill yard, tinder tbe protection of eicellent waterworka. There ia no belter peper or collateral There is not o banker within my bearing who lias eWj? bis vault a letter paper than the nwteof either of the cotton millo 1 bovs meotitind, with o worehouee iscsipt fsr rotten sltached to it A ccsoiiy lark with o cotton aaitt stder its csts need oever bove ?ii idle dollar Not so with a bank without s> mill in its vicinity It sende its money in October and November to its city depository, where it remaios without interest till tbe spring of the year Another gleet advantage to a country bank in having a cotton mill in its care, is lbs faot that the stock owned by tbe oitizane of tbe towo and farmers near by affords euch ex cellent collateral Stock in any of the mills I have u*?otioned, is as good collateral as a gove-nment bond. If tbere ia io Georgia a village cot? ton mill which ander proper manage ment, aud has bssn kept up to date in sll modern improvements, whoee stock io oot worth por, I do dot know It Not so, however^ witb some of tbe larger millo io tbe cities, where high oslsriee. higb taxea, Isbor unions snd tramp Isbor hsve roined tbeir profits When tbsss advantages wbiob ths villages, bsvs over tbe cities in tbe manufacture of cotton become fully koown snd appreciated, tbe new mills will sll be ioosted fo villsges snd tbe country bank well proeper os oever before Bot it ia io the oooatrootioo of the mill that the backer oao do tbe moat good for bia community, aod at tbe same time reaeh a rieh harvest for bimaslf What eao be better for a ooootry baok, with ooe of its effioera praaideot of ao ioeipieot ootton mill, I ban to bars io its asssts several tboo aaod dollars of sobsoriptioo notes for stock io tbe mill on wbiob one-half, <r ooe third of tba amount baa been paid ? How oobly the bank eao assist tbe straggling mill by adveooiog the oasb oo solvaot subscription notes! Witb tbs aid of tbe looal baok, a milt oao be easily; built io maoy a Georgia towo wheo witboot aoob aid a mill will be so impossibility To those preaeot wbo are iotereated io tbo upbuilding of their towns I would aay, aeieot tbe very beat man io your community aod aothorise him to say to your people that tbo book will advanae tbe money at a low rate of toteres: oo tbair sobsoripliooa to a mill after ooe third has been paid. You will be aorpriaed to aee how oobly tbey will rsspood. Not maoy weeka ago, a baoker io a Georgia towo aoddeoly awoke to tbe faet that tba maoofaotoriog towns art.nod him were outstripping bia owo tnwo, and determioed to build a ootton mill Ha appealed in vain to the ooly wealthy mao in bia towo to subscribe After exbaustiof avsry argomeot aod failiog to move bim to aotioo, be finally proposed to go to Mooroe to see tbe oew mill Tbo; oame. The doubting Tbomas was convinced ; be eubseribed $15,000 to tbe new mill ; others fol lowed io qoiek suooessioo, aod tbe amount oeeded waa soon rsised Tbe mill is oow orgaoissd aod tbe mao referred to ia its enthusiastic vice presi deots If you fiod soob a obaraoter ij yoor towo, try thia remedy oo bim. If you are abaritably inclined aod woold miogle pbilaotbropy with your busioess iovestmaota, bow better eould you set tbao by gatbariog aaveral baodred of tbe worthy poor of yoar eoioty ioto a oew ooltoo mill village t If you baloog to that class wbo believe oil tbe ilia of tbe ooootry are doe to the over pro J notion of oottoo, wby oot show yoor faith by yoor worka and take from the fields several baodred laborers aod pot tbsm to maoofaotoriog oottoo ioatead of prodostog it. A oottoo mill with ooa baodred bands will apio ooe tboasaod bales of eotton aooally worth at preaeot prices $35,000 io ita raw atate and aay $50, 000 after it ia apoo. Thia forea will eoosist of say fifteen meo, tweoty five women and sixty obildreo. Io the fields this foroe wilt oot produce more than 300 balaa of oottoo worth $7,500. wbile io tbe mill tbe valoe of tbeir labor will amount to $25,000 Tbia is why New Eoglaod is riob aod the South poor. Will yoa oot tbiok of thia aod aot? D) oot hesitate beoaase ooal is high, aod yoo have no eooveoieot water power Georgia pine wood at $1 25 a eord bests ooal at $2 per too. Witb the osw improvemeots for economizing fosl, a ateam plant oo a railroad is better tbao water power foor or five miles from a sbippiog poiot Fifteeo yeara ago tbere lived io tbe small towo of Griffio a merehaot of only moderate meaoa, wbo waa badly afflicted with that dreadfol disease, oervoua dyspepsia Foroed by tbe haod of diaeaae to abaodoo bia store, bo deeided to build a oottoo mill Afte* weeka of soitooa solieitiog he eould raiae ooly $84.000. With thia small begiooiog, booked op by the frieodly promiaa of tbe looal baok, be made the veotore. From this small begiooiog bia plaot haa growo to oearly 0 millioo dollars, tba stoek beiog worth 1150 per share of $100 The oity of Griffio baa doobled more tbao ooos io wealth aod popolstioo, aod tbe oottoo mills are oow leodiog mooey to tbe very baok wbiob helped them io tbeir iofaoey. All throughout tbo Piedmoot regions of tbe Carolinas the bom of tbe spiodle and tbe smoke of tbs foroaee is heard aod aseo opoo almost every hill top, bot after orossiog tbe Savaooab river into our Hiate the noise of tbe oottoo mill is oo longer beard, bat in its stead, (he etilloeso of desth prevails The wave of prosperity which has caused Ihn Ceroliras to reseh fsr ahead of Georgia bas psssed over Georgia, snd is now finding s hearty welcome in the stste of Alsbsroa I will not ssy thsr iho bankers of Georg a are to blame for this sad sta'o of affttrs, bot I will ssy that it is io 1 your power to ebsogs it, if you woold 1 Will yoo set try ? Another Boer Victory. AMORED TRAIN ENTERS A BOER TRAP AND SUFFERS HEAVILY. London, Nov 17 ?Misfortune steadfastly pursues British employ meot of armored trains, the fascina? tion for which has given tbe Boers their first and latest victories The British seemed to have walked into a deliberate trap, with the result that, according to the best accounts, 90 men are either killed, wounded or missing. Of these the Fusiliers claim 50 snd the Durban infantry 40. It is believed that few escaped, and that the others are prisoners in the hands of the Boers Many of the wounded were brought back ou the locomotive and tender of the armor? ed train Cant Haldane of the Gordon Highlanders was attached to the Fusiliers and other officers were with them The list of casualties is awaited with great anxiety. In time of trouble Lieut Winston Churchill has proved himself more a soldier thso a correspondent, and his gallant? ry is highly praised on all sides Tbe rumor of the death of Geu. Joubert is discredited / It is understood that the war office has news that be is still directing af fairs It is also rumored from Pinter Oiaritzburg that the Boer losses at Lady smith Thursday were heavy, and in eluded Gen Lucas Meyer, who was either killed or wounded. The report as to Gen Joubert probabiy arose from the fact that his wife left the Boer camp at Ladysmitb for tbe Free State The Cape Town correspondent of the Standard says he has heard from an old resident, who has just left the Orange Free State, that the war is very unpopular tbere ; that, apart from the government officials, the attitude of the people who consider themselves bound to England, is very half hearted ; that disaffection and disobedience are spreading in the* ranks of the Free State troops, and that the burghers would welcome any pretext to return to their homes. Eitooort, Natsl, Wednesday, Not 15.?Ao armored train, having oo board a half company of tbe Durban voluoteere aod a balf company of the Doblio Fusiliers, steamed to Cbieveley esrly this morning. On its return it was shelled by tbe artillery of tbo B<jers, plaoed io four positions Two trucks io front of the engioe left the rsils, toppling over. While the traio was tbos helpless the Durban* aod Dublioa faoed tbe Boers io skirmishing ordor od the Boers poured shot aod shell into the orippled traio. Tbe derailed wagooa were witb great diffiooity re moved, ood the iioe was cleared, wbeo tbe eogioe and tender steamed baok. Duriog this juncture, Lieut Win atoo Churchill of tbe Foorth Hossara, aod soo of the late Lord Randolph Chorobill. displayed much oourage, as did also tbe driver and fireman. It is fssred tbe Dablioe aod Durbana fared badly. A Red Cross party bss gone oot Nov 15 9 30 o m ? At 6 o'olook this evsoiog the H?d Cross traio re toroed. Dr Bristoe reported that oo meetiog the Boers* patrol he was baited aod aekrd what be wanted. He replied that be bad some with the traio to re? move tbe killed aod wouoded The Boers told bim to make hi? request io writing aod Dr. Bristoe complied After waiting for two boors, another Boer came aod ioformed Dr. Bristoe that, as Geo Joubert was very far away, oo answer to the request could be furnished optil tomorrow morning. Tbe Boer said that if Dr. Bristoe would return with a white flag be oould count opoo a reply from Geo Joubert. Dr. Bristoe inquired if there were many woooded He deolioed to give aoy in? formation regarding Lieut Wiostoo Chorobill. London, Nov 16?Speoial dispatches from Eatooort estimate the woooded aod misaiog of the armored traio contingent at from 100 to 150 Tbe missing in oludea Capt. Haldane It is hoped that some esosped over tbe veldt aod will retoro to E^tcourt in a few days. BIG FIGHT AT LADY3M1TH. Eatcourt, Nov. 16, 10 a m ?A missionsry, a native, but a reliable man, who arrived here yesterday from Ladysmith, reports that a big fight took place there on Friday, Nov 10 lie says that volunteers went out in the early morning and drew tbe enemy from their positions when tbe regular troope, under Sir George White, out manoeuvred them by outflanking the Boers, administer? ing a crushing defeat nnd inflicting great loss - i? - 11 la Life Wn? s?v??i. Mr. J. Ks Lilly, a proailoant citizen of Han? nibal, Mo., lately tiint a wonderful dsllvaronac from n ftlghtfsl death. In telling of it he say*: "I wa- taken with typhoid fever that ran Into saeeMss)ia< M y lungi bssaias hardened. I wns wash I eoaltln'l stsn >it up In i><-d. Conausaptlosii when l beard uf l>r. Klag'? New iM.very. One botlls gSVS grSSl relief. I eoatlaesd to iho It, anil now ftiu well ami ?tfoag? I can't ray too much in ith |>rat SS." Tkll ?arvalloei me.licine ii< the pnrssl ftrul quickest cure in the world for all throat anil lung tfOObla Regelet SlstS 60 et? and $1.00. Trial bottle free at J V, \V. DeLortne'n Prug Store, evury bottle guaranteed. 2 Notice of ?enistration. The State of South Carolina?Sumter Coun? ty?Office of Supervisors of Registration, Sumter County, Sumter, 8. C, February 1st, 1899. Notice is hereby Riven that in accordance with an Act of the Oener?! Assembly, and in conformity with the r*qu "-mentg of the Suite Constitution, the hooks for the registration of all legally qualified voters, and f jr the issuing of traiis ers, ttJ,, wi'l be open ?t the office of Supervisors of Registration in ibe court house, between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m.. and 3 o'c! ? !r p. m , on the tirstMon day of each mc itb, until thirty days before the next general election. Minors who shall become of age during that period of thirty days shall be entitled to registration before the books are closed, if otherwise qualified. The requirements tor a qualified voter are ibat the applicant for registration shall be able to read and write correctly, or possess in bis owd uame property to the amount of tnree hundred dollars, upon which he pays taxes. E. F BURROWS, T. D DrjHOSR, J M KNIGHT, Supervisors of Registration Sumter Co. Mob 1 Miss JtlcDonald A8pires to make all dealings with her customers mu? tually pleasant?and that she succeeds in almost every instance, is found in the fact that scores upon scores of her patrons recommend her establishment to their friends. You may always feel sure of getting full value for every dollar you spend with her. Miss McDonald Ts prepared to fill all demands made upon her in her line of business, and gives every order her personal supervision, her chief object being to please. Ladies residing in the country and not finding it conven? ient to visit the city, will have their written orders filled accurately, and satisfactorily. Hats at all prices. S2.75 BOX PAIN COAT _a until LAii e&.oo WATKHmUOr ?W ? At KIM T08H lOK $2.75. Send No Money. S^Sdt><S state your height aad weight, state number of inches around body at breast taken over Test under coat close up under arms, and we w ill send y ou th is coat by ex press. C. O. ,11., saajset to eaaasteattaai examine and try it on at your nearest ex press oflice and if found exactly as represented and the most won? derful value you ever saw or heard of and equal to any coat you can buy for S5.0??, pay the express agent our sastlsl offer rtrlee, P2.75, and express charges. Vi C'VJ THIS MACKINTOSH ?s Litest 4 i lM^tv U\ m.i.le from heny watorproof, ? 7 '> 1 t.n color, r.r.ulneDa*leCe?erlfloth| extra 1 lone. doutdo breasted, Satrer velvet collar, fancy plaid lining, waterproof ?ewed. strapped and cemented scums, suitable for both rsla or oiereoat, and euaranteed greatest -slue ever offered , bv us or any other hoife. l or Free t ioth samplee of Men's Mackintoshes up to S-r>.00, and Made-to-Meaaure Suits ?d Overcoats at f re: I W to 110.00, write tor Ires l?ARa%OEBUCk & CO., CHICAGO, ILW. The Lamest and Most Complete Establishment Mil Geo. S. Hacker & Son, To See is to be Satisfied. For NOTICE. , 40 Horse*. I wish to say to the public that I have added to o>y business Live Stock, &cd will keep oo baud at my Stabies, a nice line of young aod well-broke Horses and Mules, for sale at tbe lowest prices. Give mo a trial aod be convinced that my prices are us low as tbe lowest. Fa SEND US ?MS- DOLLAR ? p.Tta!'JO jajsuTi'-price, SJ91. ts?, ieuaoevi.oreaa.iaaM ?f.Kc.tnar? $31.75 IS OUR SPECIAL 90 DAYS PRICE, - ?. . -prlea cht ?MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BUNDS) Moulding & Building Material, office and Warerooms, Kinn. v. pposi'e, Can non Street, | CHARLESTON, S. C. Pnrcbase our make, which we guarantt superior to any sold South, aud thereby save mor. y. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16?o ARE YOU NEEDING AN IRON SAFE? HAVING BEEN APPOINTED GEN? ERAL AGENT for the Alpioe Fire aod Burglar Proot Safe Company. I am prepared to offer liberal terms to those who are it oeed of a good safe. For prices aod terms address J. A. RENNO, Mrb.24 Sumter, 8. C THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, 8. C. City and County Depositary Cut this ad. out and send to ua with at. 00, and sre will send > outhis ?JUV MPKOVKD acj1k QUBX3I PAHLOU ORtUI . by freight C f?. D.. sublet toeiamlntUon. You cancxainiue it at > our nearest (ruight depot, sued If you And it exa^tlvas represent* I. SKiualtoorgan*thatretailat $76.0 tot loo. uu, tho grsateitvaluo yoae ver eaw and fan ettertaan OlaUUIl adrortlsod by others at uure SMRsey, pay the freight ageataar ?p^eiatOO d?jsu?f"" price, *:il.3&, less" the el, or$./).7? and fie'.Kbtehitm - "an UM chart cd by ocu trs. fcu?h an Oder wa,; ?r 'nan.. ij*ifore. TUE ?ff'" fttrrLU 1?oneotthesaestaaesatasadssraettattas)??In litu AuV'T. UUCl.li strn meats ever raade, Prom tbe iUustratton show n, Wbl< h is engraved direct from ?? paoioirrapli, you ear form rotne hw% ?>f It; be-otitu! ept.-artr.r-. Made 1 rom SO?d O'jat ter dewed Oak, antique finish,liaudanrw lyde^'ra icland ornamented, latest ?399 stylo. Till At an Qi. ? I I feat B Inebe i M.rh, t- Inches font?, t?ftti :nea wide and sreicai S.r>0 pound/; contains I as l arse,!! f tops ad follow ? IMajeese?, Frlnalpnt, i'tilulaaa, NeUala, Celesta, trasssMa l'or>? t oupier, TrcMe I'aeplfTi iMasasaa 1 arte? Priaeij?alffaete?a*al fas iiii?ia M|l Oataea I 'iup!or?, 1 Y< m> Hrrrll.l drand tirj.ni Ken ill, 4 >.?: . tlrchentrarrnnrJ lIPKonnti rj-PI; B>aill| Baads. 1 Bataf I'^ri hn-rt Meloilla Ui p<',<, 1 b?<t tf U7 Cbamtafjlf Iiri:.l?i<t ? ? !. st? t!.s. 1 let Bf ?A lltckllvllowS nooth Diapufoc lireJt, 1 s?t ut a i risanlag Saft MslaSlaw frlaetpal lasse. ^ THE ACME QUEEN l*w?t Bssds^ which are only nead In the highest prado instrynienti, al a fitted wIwKase mondtlaapien .and Vei llinaunn, alsob,?Ft Dulce felta, leathers* eto., bellows of the beat rubb4>r cloth. 3 ply Hello? i stock nrvl finest leather In .\alv?;j. THE ACME QU F.EM i t.:ii>htd ?Uli a ioti 4 beveled pint" Plenen rrdi ror, ujekel i>! ited peds I ; rantaa arid aeerj no lom Improvemanti Ii KX1SK r SKI >% lian laonii organ stool andtha baitofi Inatructli n book puhlii he 1. n binding "r An:..- H (Ir.'an v ivorj i ?aar Ruarantoe, I y the ti-rmn andcondition > of whieh if*ariy^j^rfwc p.irt Rives <?nt we repair it free of ennrt^e. Try lt*m* ?i> i.ti* t> end perfcAtly kSl.1 Or.l. ill refurnl your money it you aronott Ltlffleda ton or these svtjaac win lie ?< .i OUH RELIABILITY IS ESTABLISHED VizP notdeait with aseak your noiirhhor about ua, write tho publisher ot tiii.^ iJixr"'r. or Matropolitaa National C liank, National l'.aiik of the RepubllOj or i^ank of C >:nmer liiratjo: or < erman Ex?-lianpe BanW. New York.or any railroad or expn sr co-npany in Chicago. Tie line a capital <,t otcr 14iO,uon.oo, occupy entire one of the lara gel huslno?' blocks in Oileapo ami employ over t< Opeople in oar <>v- n lunloimr. Utst.LL OIU.ANa AT ?22 (vo mm4 ur; fi ??<?<??>. tfiii.ouaoa ap; also everjtliinir in musical Instrument* et lowawt wholesale pr.ces. Write tor fren Special or^an, piano and musical instrument catalogue. Adilr?fss. a SEARS, * ROEBUCK A CO. (Inc.). Fulton. DesolainesandWayman Sts.. CHICAGO. I LL* Capital stock paid in, Undivided surplus, $75,000 00 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockholders to excess of their stock, . 73,000 00 Transects a general banking business ; also has a Savings Bank Department Deposits of $1 and upward received Interest allowed a) tbe rate of 4 ) er cent, per aonu r, payable seru i-annuall v W F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President. Mamon Moisk, W F. Rhamk, Vice-Presidett. Cashier. J*n 31 ,_ J. N. ROBSON & SON, Commission Merchants, And dealers in HAY, GRAIN AND COW FEED. Consignments of Eggs, Poultry and Farm Produce Solicited. Weights and Ooods Guaranteed. J. N. Rob?on & Son, Feb 16-x Charleston, S. C. 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NOTICK is herebv l"iven that I will be in my office in the Countv Court Houhh at iSuniter from October 15th to December illst, 1899, inclusive, lor the collection of taxes lor the fiscal year 1899 The levy is hs follows : For State purposes, 5 mills. For County purpose*, 3$ mills. For School purpOMt, 'A mtild. Total levy, IU null*. AI.-?') the following ppecial school levies : School PttJtrtct No 1, 2 mills School District No 1?;, 2 mills. School District No 1H, 2 uiillrt School DlOtflOl No 2 >, 3 mills Sit Clio, 2 mills Concord, 2 null? Privateer, 2 mills No 5, 1 mill j No 17, 1 mill. Commatntion Road Tai for 19U0 is sliO payntle at the tame time H. L SCARBOROUGH, I Oct4 Tr aturrr ?smter Co. HOT SPRINGS TREATMENT AM) COUNCIL OK PHYSICIANS. Will Cure at Home Blood Poison in all Stages, Scrofula,Cancer and Rheumatism. Cures Guaranteed. i\ luflttring from ir* form of oootegiooa or inherited 1>: oi l*oisoo, Caooer; Libetinttiell), Patslvai?, I'ritrsts Diaetaes, ti^norrbea, NYcakoos? of Or }!?tif>, yu oao be cured ;it horns with perfeot isferj at pmall eost, Y- u cm seots ro the oo oi blued ^kiil of a utaf! c f eniooDl pby?ioisot nn?i ipeoislittt with a \h\<*i* pgporienoo atic] obaorvatioo io trotliog soch (ii?eaf5<? <\*. Hot ^pritigs. ADy ra>(? iboy soo?pi t >r 'i cat oi eo I who fsitbfoily earn pi tea witb diroetiosi sr it boot a pure will bo eotitlcd lo frea board, room and Ireotmottl at their ioaiittitioM until cured No onatrums or euro alls ti?od, bat ipeoial reiBOditl for rach particulsr cane, and to ntii' tho particular stage o( tIt?? ?lisoane. Honest, expert treatment is wh*r you u?t d A book of full pattirulara with question blanitR tent Hecurr frt>oi observation on receipt of UorOt st-iii.t? for postage Addreep HOT SPRINGS TRKAtMKNT OO., or P. O Box ?30. Juoe44?o HOT SPR1N08, ARK.