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STARTLING NEWS FROM HONOLULU, Bubonic Plague Raging in the Capital of Hawaii. Boa Freooieco, Deo 28 ?The army Iroaeeorta Cer.lenntal and Newport waled arrifad bore loot oight from Manila, vim ?ooolulu, bringe tbe etevtliog Mai that lb* bubonic elageo ?? rogiog in tbe oapital city ?f taw Howoiian ioloode It ie un weretood that tbe oooorge waa beowgbt ioto Hooololo by veeeele ?Vom ooo of tbe iofeoted porta of Taw oewa of tbe brookiog out of law eJogoe in Honolulu, brought hero by laW traoaport Centennial, boo WTO Wild aooae alarm among the State aw4 oily health offloialc tod every ajwwwalioB to boiog taken to prevent a aoawlwis admiaatoo of the disease vase Iba oily The traoaporte Cen ?eeaiol aid Newport, wbioh arrived tats night, and tbo Tartar, whiob arrived from Mtiilo today, ore now at taw qoarantiue station undergoing fceatgetioo and will bo detained al aVafwl lolood for some lino. The seooeaer Oeeiic ie daw here tomorrow mmm law Oriaot, via Hooololo, aid aHH bw wool to quarantine sod bold aalil all poeeible danger is I Verne frosa reliable eooroea to the Oriwal ia lo law effect that Iba dieses* la piovaleot ia Obina tod Japea to ao waaowal extent aod that taw aewssrs at Mao?la have taken lo preveot low plague gettiog a foothold there Newa Bombay la lo tbo effect Iba . Iba w M U rampant ia lodie, a ad iu m of tbwow ooudittooe I bo authori ia thio oi'.y aod every pore oo tbo 00004 will take otrenaooe iooa lo prevent tbe lolrodao of taw babooio plsgue on thie RKNCHKD FILIPINOS AT TACKKD AND ROUTED Meelle, Deo Tt, 10 60 \ m -Col with a forco of 2,600, io etwdlog artillery, tbia moroiug attack a twiAwg fovwa of iaaarganla entrench mi la low moanUios near llaatalbao, wbwwi five miles aoriboaal of San Majtao Taw soemy woo completely rooted, Iba Amerioaoa poreoiog them tbo billa amid whiob ibey ia ovary direction Fowr Amerloene woro wounded Filipiao Iowa waa largo, reeoliiog a heavy iofaotry and artillery fw for Ibtwa boars ialo tbo treoobea ll la owppooed that Ibo Insurgents tbwoo drivoo oat of den Maloo ww Iba day Qen Lew too waa killed. Tbay a amber ed probably a tbonoand ? doe** lines of iosorgeots' trenohee eewwrod too otsep trail through Iba billa aod likewise Iba vallay below, eeoog wbioh law Americans passed . Tbw moio attack iog party oooaiated wf Iba Forty eixth volaotoer iofaotry, a Irowf) of osvslry aod artillery, Col Laak at I oommaodiog io poraoa Tbo fWWt wf Iba command operated from raWaoaw ooiota to ao endeavor lo carry owl Owl Lookett'o plan of tbrowiog bio Haw oroond tbo eoemy aod thaa I awt oaf retreat Tbw oolore uf the mountainous ltry mode il imoractloable lo ex IW thio movement successfully After low ioeorgente began lo raa a a vsin attempt to aaa ll wow sewsors ihst owe Amerieaa killed ia the attack a poo Iba fmblg garrison yealardsy by Gee la Awe It aod Went Home. The Kveeteg Gsseiis of Norwslk, wwaa. soys editorially. : ??Gee Megwee.jv of Soatb Oerolioe, woe w a vataraa eewepeper mso. rather tboe ibo seatbera ideal of college bred, law treieed suteemaa, seeme. however, so be driviog the gaoaroaiorial ebertoi with aigool fsvos sod ability The Domseraiie party might da worse, as ebwy pa c be hl y will, theo to maks tks iHet goveraor Bryso'e rsooisg Tbe paregraoh whso ebewo to Gev MeSweeoey yesterday eaased him to smile sad eoooooeo thai be wee going beak te bis a id boms at Hempteo for a few dots. Us left oo tbe neu trete ?State Das 80 Seven years ago a cotton mill waa ooiobliobed al Clover, York County, wilb a sobwcribed eapilal of $35,000 Tbw aama mill now baa a oapital of about $200.000, wilb oo etock to sell el acy pnoe A new mill baa boao toMl al t'iovs* and will bwgio opera mow by Maroti I ll will ooo Kgyp tiee ocltoo exclusively aod will make ae lew voree so soy produced io Ibo tooth Mr W T. 8moak, a prospstous ir liviag near Brooohville, do aisled shoot two woeko ago Ibal God bad welled bim to go to Utah aod pwooeh agaiaet Moimouisr Ho ao eevdiegty drew all tbe essb money be bed oo ted from Iba book al Brooch vi 11?, bade hie femily good? bye aod loft ll ia eaid tbal some eitiseoa eedoavored lo gel tbe family |W prevent his going, but they oil, taelodiog bis wife, seemed perfectly .willing for bim lo go . m i ??> ???? Wawae? Smallpox baa appeared at 16 plecee iw Ibla Bleta eed in eight ooootiea Tew Stela Board of Hooitb boe boo 4M IwtO eeeee Ibie year. To Cross Atlantic in Seventy Hours. Capitalists Backlog James Oresbam and His Ioven tioo. New York, Deo 28 ? James Gree hem of Brooklyn bee found capita! to demoDetrete the commercial value of hie corkscrew boat, for which ia en ticipated e epeed of 50 milee per boor A syndicate of New York capitalists bee egreed to furnish $50 000 with which to boild e small boat oo the cocksorew pleo w ith the further uoderetending that if it 'Jemonstrates its ability od e commer oial eoele to approximate the epeed which the modele have reached, tbe ayndioate will famish suffioiet cepilel to build e mail boat Tbo inventer promiaee tbet hie craft will cross tbe Atlantic It lese theo three daye. Tbe vecuel, tbe construction of which ie belog erreoged for et tbe Newport Newe shipyards, it not intended for peeeeoger tervice. bot only for tbe conveyance of meila end feet freight eod for ate in life saving stations 't it to oonetracted tbet it can pone trete tbe earf or tbe waves of tbe roughest wtter Tbe boet ie cylin drioel in shape, witb e eerpentine flange like t oorkeorew entending frow bow to etern, eod tbe outer abell revolvee through the water, while tbe iooer compartment maintaina its equipoise Postal Abuses. Charles Emory Smith, Postmaster General, to bis aooaal report, wcvotee considerable attention to tba abase of seoood olsts matter He ?eys : "Tbe moat argent need of tbe postal serf ice is the reoiifioatioo of the eoor moot wrongs wbiab have growo op id Ibe perversion eod abase of tbe privi lege aooorded by law lo oeocod-elaee matter * For this eostly abase which drags on Ibe department end weigba down tbe service, trammels ita power and means of effective tdveoeement in every direction, inv<?|?ea e abeer, wanton watte of $20.000,000 or more e year. Tbe postal deficit for the enrreot year, is $6 010.776. Bat for tbio wrong* il application cf tbe seoood olese rate, "leteed of e defioit there would be a dear aorplos of many aailliooa. It is oow propoesd to restrict tba privileges of legitimate pobiioatioos or to modify tbe detigo of tbo lew, bat ooly to briog beek its appiioatioo to its original end jost soope " As to tbe obaraoter of tbe abases wbieb lead to tbis loss, Mr. Smith ssys: "lbs first ia tbe paper covered books pnt ont coder pretense of being atrial pobiioatioos Tbsy have nothing of ihr nature of periodioele. Tbsy do net pos seee a tingle odd of tbe attributes wbicb Ooagrtss meant to require in publica? tions tbet abonld be entitled to tbe sea ood ultss rate. Tbeir 'eonaeeotive onm benog' ie e traversity ; tbair iaeuanee et 'stated ietervele' a parody ; tbeir 'sub aariptioo list' a fiction ; their oletui of being pnbliabed 'for tbe dissemination of information of a public ebaraoter* e borlotqae. Tbara ie ootbiog to diario goitb tbem ia sabetanoe from bound books, and tbe discrimination in tbeir favor is moat oojust to tbe publishers of floar literature "Tbe second abuse is cooosotcd witb ibe advertteiog house organ' and the to called trede jouroal. One of my pre? decessors. Postmaster Oeosrel Bisseil, ehcraeteiiied it aa tbe 'bogus irsds journal ' There ere mtoy genu'oe trade joarotls wbieb ere as legitimate as aoy periodieel eod justly entitled to all tbeir privileges. "Theee ere rot ineludad in tbe oriti* eisms. But tbe trade journal described it simply en advertising sobtme It it not designed to disseminate informetioo of a poblis ohsrteter. sod bet oo stand* ing as ibt eiponent of eoy trtde or io* dueiry. These priots do oot eooform in any jutt senss to tbs requirements of tbs law, but offer only a nominal and teebeieel conformity "Tbe third ebuae grows out of tbe privilege of sample copies. Tbe sample copy of a regularly admitted paper or periodioal, eoontiug for support upon its menu is prssumably designed to induce a new snbeeriptioo by aibibitiog ite merits io e new quarter. But, as a mattsr of fset, io many iostnooee tbs sample oopy baa become not tbe indivi dual eibibit, but the potential cloak of a thousand timee multif itd distribution without rsgard to subscriptions, and solsly* aa tba plea and pledge for odvtrtisiog. "Tbe difficulty must be ourcd by tbe lew-making power. Tbe points to be reeebed ere clear and well defioeo. It ie vital to reeetablisb io tbstr proper elessifiostioo eod forbid tbe privilege of tbe poood rate to serial libraries of boost., to bouse organs' eod other ebeeta of an eiolneive edvertieiog ebar? aoter, to eample sditioos for sdvertisiog purposes, to edvertieiog eironlars wbiob ere meeked under tbe namea of' sternal eooietiee, to rsturos by news egeots of uosold fsriodieals, sod to scbsmee by wbiob pobliebere pervert tbeir prcroga tivea by seodiog matter io their owo oames at tba pootic rate for advertisers sod purobasere who bate oot the ptivilege" v. ^?CUBAM RELIEF cures <'olio, /^iJjPv Neuralgia and Toothache io five rninuU'H. Sour Stomach and eT bummer Complaint*. Prico 2&o. Sold by Hugbeee Ltgoa Oo. AT REST IN ARLINGTON The Victims of tho Horror io Havana Harbor. Wiihiogtoo, Ddo 28 ?Today, upon the windy h^whi?? of e\r|iag<iM' Oeuie 'fry. tho Maine dead. b ought frr.m H i7?na by <bn baMlti ship Toga*, were laid away in their fi<>ul re?tio* pises with aimpl*' religious pervfceea aid ibe leepreeelva honor* .?t war A etbioet offiom; aurveying the flag draped sol fii.a before the eeremouicH began. eaid : ? Tho iive* of ihei?e men ooHt Spain ber ooloni?* M A circular letter has been mailed to the stockholders of ihe Darlington Cotton Mill stating that st s meeting cf the board of directors held Dec 18 it was decided to iaeue $100,000 more stock for the purpose of dou bling the capacity of the mill. Paper novels, oew naoer "ovein at H O leveea A ?w* SOUTHERN RAILWAY. ??in? w <5tv Obndensexl Schedule in Effect Dec 10, Us* ??up 7 00? Lv 6ui>p 7 41?! ?' . 7 60p! 8 55n . 8 24i,l 0 28a " . 920p 1015?! " ('harlcaton . ttummcrvillc . Branch vi lie. Orsngelwirsi . Kingvillo . Ar No. 0,No.l2 Daily ;Daily 1100a! 815p 10 18a 782p 8 52a| 002p 8 22a1 534p 7 80a| 443p 11 inn, Ar 11 tue, '? . ..Sumter.Lv' .Oamden.. Lvl aonp 250p 10lOp llOOalAr Columbia.. Lvl ? 4 oOp Lv Charleston Branch vi lie .. BamlKTR . Denmark .Black vi lie Aikcn \r 2' OOttl Hl5p ? ! 8 52a! Btth) 527a| 688p M ! 8 lto 5 l?p ! 8 00a! 503p u5ai 4 00i) Ar.Auirustaun.d.Lv " I tl 20?'JllOp 5?n>, I 00? 7&0pi 0 15a 819])! 9 41a Hiilp! 0 52a 8 501)40 lOn 8570,1108? lt)45p 11 51a Tf?TlSl In"addition to the above service trains No*. 15 and W run dally between Charles? ton and Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman Bleeping cars. No. 15 leave Charleston 11:00 p. m.; arrive Columbia 0 :?? a. m. No. l? leave Co? lumbia 1 ;d0 a. m.; arrive Charleston 7:00 a. m. Bleeping ears ready for occupancy at 9:00p. m. both at Charleston and Columbia. These trains make clone connections at Columbia with through trains between Florida points and Wasbington and the east._a_ ~~~ "iEx.~~ iSun.'lKi. i Sun.! onlvl (t?? Lv. Augusta _ Ar. Kandersville " Tenuille 700?! o:*m 5 20p lUUpll248p H:t2p lWp USup 8 40p Lv. Teunille.j 5 10a ii5Jp ?10p feaudersville. 5 50a; 400p| :i 2:ip Ar. Auguata..I 9 00? 710p| 180p ln.m_ n.ii_ Mix. j Mix.-! Mix. ,Doilj Daily p^j, Kx-n Ex su Lv. Havannah.. . 12 05a 1215p.j ?* Allondale. .? 0 :15a! Barn well 4 noa 4 0?\> 7 25a. 1 00 J) 2 45p " Blaekville .. 4 i:>a 4 lit 10 20a;., 8 45p Ar. Ratethurg. 12 30p> Ar. Coluiubi?....' tiUOn' floop! :*Jp ln?iiv n,.iiv Mix.! Mix. Slln Dally Daily E-HU'Exsu; on,y Lv. Columbia... , |] Ui?n 1 ,5u lOOsI Lv. Bnteaburg.... Ar. Blacwillo.. ** Barnwt II... M I Iis? nein , ^avaunab... 1 12p; 805n 10 15n 1 27p. :)2ua 11 00a .I. 12 nip 3 201): 5 15a . tlspl 4 50p li) 15a 915p',0?5a 9 4-M II 15a Atlanta, and Beyond. Lv. Charleston... 7 UUn: 5U0p;. Ar. Augusta .11 51a 10 45p'. Atlanta. HJOp! 5 00a1. Lv. Atlanta.11 OuV 5 80ai 4O0p Ar. Chattamwtjra,. 5 45a! 9 45a, 8 40p Lv. Atlanta. . Ar. Birmingham Memphis. I via Birmingham I. Ar. empnis, I via hnrmingtiam >... l*exingtoii. Cincinnati. Chicago.. Ar. Ar. Meeaphls), (via Chat tan ooga 1 Lmisville St. Ixniis 5 40a 11 Qsa 805p 500D 7 80p 7 15a I 7 04a1 4 15p lOOOp 7 15a 5 00? 7 45a 5U0p 7 50a UOOp lOpt 7 40a To Ashovillo-Cinclnnati-Louiaville. Lv. Augusta. adup 9'aup " BaU^sbur^_ . . 44flp 12 07a Lv. Charleaton. ._ ' 7 v"?:i 11 OOp Lv. Columbia (Unioii Depot) ' 11 40a' H :ioa Ar. Sj>artanl)urg. 0 |0p 11 li5a " Asheville .j 7U0p| 2tJ7p H Knoiville.I 4 15a! 7 20p u Cincinnnati.'7 801)17 45? " Louisville i via .leiIi.-o?. I 0 50a To Washington and the East. Lv. Augusta.." 1 3OOp 930p ? Batesburg. 44Sp|li07s " Oolumbi? (Union Depot). |isp 2 15a Ar. Charlotte.... ' 9 Hk)| 9 40? Ar. ?anvilhv ;u._ . ITTlTaITB Ar. Richmond " fduta'TSSp 7 ;t5?; H57T) 9 12? 1125a II H5n; 256? 2 (Kip1 8 28? Sleeping Car Line l>etween Charleston and Atlant?, via Augustn. makiiiK i-oniiectious* at Atlanta for all polat* North and West. Ho) villa Ar. Washington. Baltimore Pa. R. li. ... Phi.vlelphia.. New York. ,ii li Solid Trains l>etween Charleaton and Aabe ConneiMions at Columbia with through trains for Wnshington and ihe Eist; sdeofor Jackson? ville and all Florida PoIihm. FRANK S. (4 A NN ON. .1. M. (CLP. Third V P. Ac (4eu. Mgr., Trntfle Manager, Washington, D. C. Wnshiugiou, D. C (4KOKI4K B ALLES, Div. Pass. Agt., Charleston, S. C. W. A. TURK. S. H. HARDW1CK. Uen. Pass. ArI . Aaat. Ben. Paas. Agt., Waahlngton, D. C. Atlanta. Ga. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Digests what you eat. It artificially digests the food an A aids Nature In strengthening and recon? structing the exhausted digestive or? gans. It Is the latest discovered diTest ant and tonic. No ot her preparation can approach It In efficiency. It in? stantly relieve* and permanently cures Dyspepstu, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausen. 81ckHeadache,GaAtralgia,Crarnps,and til other results of lmperfect digestion Prepored by C C. Da Witt a Co.. Cblcago Fur ssM in Huaitsr by J S Hu - ton k Co Estate of Mr* Hannah M? CiiNieky DKCEASKI) ALL PR"M>N'^ nttinv rlslsil ???inet s?id Rstme will prtamt ssme dntr at? lasted, and all persons in SSfVey indebted 10 said IstatS Will make imor diati? p*\meni le siI('HAK,c K a VAN AUOH, aod NB li O'i.'ONNKLL, D?c 20?3t Qiallflied Kitcutors. THE ffJJibT BAiJY. Its Coming is Looked Forward to With Both Joy and Fear and it3 Safe Arrival is Hailed With Pride and Delight by All. The arrival of the first baby in the household is the happiest and most im? portant event of married life. The young wife who is to become o mother delights to think of the happiness in store for her, when the little one shall nestle upon her1 breast and latterly she shall hear it lisp the sweet and holy name, "mother." But her happy anticipation quickly van? ishes when she realizes the terrible pain and suffering through which she must pass while, bringing the little one into the world. An indescribable fear of the danger attendant upon the ordeal soon dissipates her joyfulness. Thousands of women have learned by experience that there is absolutely no necessity for the sufferings which at? tend child-birth; they know that by the use of "Mother's Friend"?a scien? tific liniment?for a few weeks before the trying hour, expectant mothers can so prepare themselves for the final hour t hat the pain and suffering of the dreaded event n?sj entirely obviated and it is safely passed through with com? paratively little discomfort. All women are interested, and es? pecially expectant mothers who for the iirst time have to undergo this trial, in such a remedy; for they know the pain and suffering, to say nothing of the dan? ger, which is in store for them. "Moth? er's Friend** is woman's greatest bles? sing, for it takes her safely through the severest ordeal of her life. Every woman should be glad to read the little book "Before Baby is Born," which contains information of great value to all. It will be sent free to any one who sends their address to The Brad field Kegu lator Co., Atlanta, Ge. i Three Papers a Week I ?=???< s> % FOR ABOUT THE 1 pr;iCE OP ONE. I -3 ( * i| This paper and the Atlsata | a Twicer Week Journal for c $2.00. ! Here you get the news ot' [ the world and all your local | 1 news while it iH fresh, paying ? I very little more than one | J paper costs. Either paper is I 1 well worth $i.00, but byjpe- *> I cinl arrangement we are en- | I abled to put in both of thorn, 1 giving three papers a weck t> 1 for this low price. You can- % j not equal tins anywhere else, I 1 and this combination is the * j best premium for those who | j want a great paper and a i 1 home paper. Take these and t j you will keep up with the % ? times. I 1 Besides general news, the ? { Twice-a-Week Journal has % ? much agricultural matter f> 9 and other articles of special s> I interest to former*. It has % J regular contributions by Sam I I Jones, Mrs. \V. H. Kelton, i I John Temple Graves, H< n. \ j C. H. Jordan and other dis- | I tinguished writers. t I Call at this office and eave your % I subscriptions for both papers. You *? I car* get a sample copy of either pa- f; I per here on application. e> MEDICAL WORK FOR MEN. FREE SIND NO MONEY. My new revised aciflntiflo work ircaMaa on?vt<ry weakna** and iliuiw pe ramir to men It juet from the pre**. Evwrjr men, uo ni'ttter what his occupation or poaition in lifH. ?rill thiil tails work unlike anything erer publiahad. It iao( vital intereat to the married or unmarried; ? o <h* healthy und atronic or to the weak and ' rokun duwii. While the edition iaata I will aend , ropj aecuraly aaalad in ? plain wrapper, peat ??? prepaid, to every man whr writea for it. i'hie fiitiou 1? limited and tho*e deaf ring a copy muat * 1 Its promptly. Addrean H. M. Ilona, M I).. Pub* 1 tiling Department D. 173 Clark St.. N L. Cor. .'to tue. Chicago, AKmoia. MICE TO TAXPAYERT OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY. SouTsa, 8. C , Sept. ?9, 1BS9. NOTICE is hereby given that 1 will be io ray offlca in tbe County Court House at S'.imtpr t jo October 15th to December gist, 1899, inclusive, tor tbe collection of taxes for tbe fbcul rear 1899. Tbe levy is as follows : For State purposes, 5 mills. For County purposes, 3} mills. For School purposes, 3 miiIs. Tjtal levy, 11) mills. Also the following special school levies : School District No 1, 2 mills. iScbool District No 16, 2 mills. School District No 18, 2 mills. School District No 20, ' 3 mills, alt Cho, 2 mills. Concorn, 2 mills. Privateer, 2 mills. No 5. 1 mill. No 17, 1 mill. Commutation Road Tai for 1900 is also payable at the same time. H. L SCARBOROUGH, Oct 4 Treasurer Samter Co. PLANT WHEAT. We have bought a NORDYKK & NORMAN ROLL? ER fid ILL, And will be ready to manufacture the next crco i f wbe?t into the oeit quality of Flour. Farmers are hereby given liejelf notice, in ordtr that all who desire to plant ?? heat, may do co with the assurenc? that the? cm have th'ir crop grouud on toll, or find ready m?rlcet for same. Newman & Mims, Dec6-lm ELLIOTT, 8. 0. Notice of r egistration. TlM State of .*ouO, Carolina?Sumter Couti ty ? Offic of ^upcrvisora of Rftf istrmioo, Sumifi County. Sum.er 8 C , Fenruary lot, 1899. N ''ice 11 hereby piven that in accordance with an Act of thp General Assembly. *nd in eooforotity wnh the reqn rpments of the State Constitution, he hocks for the registration of' all legally qualified voters, a d for the iseitinry of transfers, etc,, av|*| b.* open nt the oflcv nf Supervisors of Rpi'.ia'ratio-i in tbe court bouse, hei^een the home of 9 o'clock a m . and 3 o'clock p ni , on tbe first Von dav of each mo *h, untjl tbirt* d?ya before ? he i ix' general elecnon eltoote who ehail ttC'ini'1 of tipe during that period of thirty dnvti iball be entitled to registration ?ofore the bookl urn closed, if o'herwipe qualified Tbo requirements tor a qualified voter are that tbe applicant for registration shall be able to read a d write cotrrctl , or possess in his own name property to tbe amount ot three hundred dollars, upon which he pays taies. E F BURROWS, T. D DcBOSE, J. M KNIGHT, Supervisors of Registration Sumter Co. 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Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16? o Trade Marko Designs Copyrights Ac Anyone sending a sketch and description may fluloklv efcertaln our opinion free whether an Invention is probably patenUble. Communica? tion i strictly oonfldential. Handbook on Patente aent free. Oldest agency for securing patente. Patente taken through Munn a Co. receive sixeiai notice, without charge, in ths Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. |aWWStJp> eolation of any scientific Journal. Terme. S3 a year: four monttu. |L Sold by all newsdealer* MUNN&Co.36,B'?*,h"'NewM Branch Offlee. G2& F Washington. D.C. Onion AND Garden Seeds. A supply of Onion Sets, of choice varieties, snd fresh Gulden Seeds for the season's planting, now on hand. FULL LINE OF MEDICINES, PERFUMERY and Fancy Articles, Usually found in a first class Drug Store. Prescriptions carefully com? pounded at reasonable prices. J F. W. DeLorme. v-ct 25. A FINE PIANO. At a High Price Is Easily Fouod, But Fine Piados Like the At our p-ices are ooiy found in our ware roome. Thev present a happv eomriir.atioo of excellence, im, c p-ihle to surpass elsewhere. Cfl'aiopue nnd Book of {Supcef twns for the aekin* TERMS ACCOMMODATING. {SECOND H*Nl> PIANOS TUNING, REPAIRING. CHAS. M. STIEFFj Warerooros, ? North liberty Strtet. Fcor\?Block of E. Lafayette Ave., Aiken and L*nv>?le streets TAX RETURHS FOR 1900. OfFlCE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER COUNTY, Sumter, S. C, Nov. 30, 1899. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will hup. d in person or by deputy, at the luilowine places on the days indicated re* specttvely, for the purpose of receiving re? turns of Personal Property, and Poll Taxce f r the fiscal year commercing January 1st, 1?00: At office Sumter, S C, et all other times up to Feb 2<), 1900, inclusive : Tindalle, Tuesday, January 2. Privateer, (Jenkins* Store) Wed? nesday, January 3 \ Manchester, (Nettles' residence) Thursday, January 4 Wedgefield, Friday, January 5 Stateburg. Saturday, January 6. Hegood, Monday, January 8. Rernbert's Store, Tuesday, Jaou ory 9. Gaillard'e X Roads, Wednesday, January 10. Bossards, Thursday, January 11. Gordon'e Mill, Saturdey, Janu? ary 13. Mayesvilie, Monday, January 15. Scottsville. (McElveen'e Store) Tuesday, January 16. Shilob. Wednesday, January 17. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, January 18. Lyuchburg, Friday, Januaiy 19. Magnolia, Saturday, January 20. , Reid s Mill, Monday, January 22. Bisbopville, Tuesday end Wednes? day, January 23 and 24 Mannville, Thursday, January 25. Smithville, Friday, January 26. The law requires that all persons owning property or in aoywise having charge of such property, either cs agent, husband, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, etc , return the s*aie uoder oath to tt e audi? tor, who rrquests all persons to be prompt in making thur returns and save tbe 50 per cect penalty which will be added to the property valuation of all persons who fail te make returns within tbe line prescribed oy law. Taxpayers return what tbey own on tbe first day ot January, 1900 Assefsors aod taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer 10 full, also make a separate return for each township where tbe property is located and also in each nod every case tbe No. of tbe School District most be given. Every male citizen between the age of twenty one and sixty years on tbe first day of January, 1900, except tboee incapable of earning a support from being maised or from other cause*, are deemed taxable polls, and txcept Confederate soldiers 10 years of age, on January 1st. 1900 All returns must be made on or before the 20th day of February next. 1 cannot Uke returns after that date and all returus eaede after tbe 2* th day of February are subject to a i< unity of 10 per cent. J DIGGS WILDER, Auditor Sumter County. Sumter, S. C , Dec 6, 1899. Life and Fire Insurance. Call on me, at my residence, Liberty Street, for both Life end Fire Insu? rance. Only reliable Companies rep? resented Phone No 130. Andrena Uloses. Oct 25?0 i wem t m Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent among other Companies : LIVERPOOL k LONDON k GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH * MERCANTILE} HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb 28 DR. W. B. ALFORD, CENTAL SURGEON* 8?MTKR. 8. C Orrici HiUR8~8 a. m. to 2:30 p. ? ; 3:11 to 6:30 p m. Office over tbe Sumter Dry Goods Co. May 2 ?6m Vinegar. 1 have on hand a lot of Home-made Vinegar of verj fine quality. The flavor is del? icate, while the strength is equal to any to be had. Will be sold at my residence for 40 cent? per gallon. W. G. OSTEISA,