University of South Carolina Libraries
mmm-?-* .... . ... - One in a Thousand. A Man Who Proves Himself a Mao ?An Object Lesson. Thia brief tint j deals with a man - that individual that ia rarely met with in theee laat of century daye. He cum? into Columbia from the loe? eoontry oo Christmas ere at 10 o'clock He wee a locomotive engineer tod had oome here to upend Chrietmaa with hia sisters, two highly eeteemed young; Indien who are earn iog their living here When he alighted from the train he bad a raging headache and noticed eome, "breaking out" oo hin hands lu ate ad of booting op h?s relatives he eooght a police officer, told him he feared be waa being takeu with email poi; that he did oot oare to endanger aay other pereoo and aeked the oavoer to eere for him. He wee taken to ihe police barracke, bot be would not eoter ; inetead he went oot Into the yard away from ail othere as I spent that bitter oold night oeiopiog in the open air and drizsiiug raio the night through Though lie woo oiek be remained where he wee. It wae four p m Chrietmaa day when ooe of the board of health's phyaioiaoe got to him and found tbot he indeed had a oaee of eoaeHpox Loet in admiration fot aoeb a men the phyaician boated bimeell in finding ehelter for him A teat wee eecored and tbte nature'* nobleman, whose ie gard for hie fellow roau wae above bio own suffering and riek, by dark oooopied it on the canal A kerc oooe etove wae placed in lt. bot it woo oot eofflcient for such bitter weather aod a coal stove waa eeut oot. Tboa with a oorso ooly to at tend to him, thia mao has spent hie Chrietmaa, and thoae he wss coming* to oee and all othere have been spared the danger of contagion Hi* tent boo been eheltered with boar *e and ho ia now up agaio. He will soon be oot The brotherhood, of which he ie a member, and which should be proud to have him for a member, has aeen to it that he hae wanted for oothing Tbo phyaician iu charge of bim wae eo carried away with admi? ration for the man that he has given bim far more careful attention than h ? woold have accorded any other pa tfeot, public or private If all who get the diaeaee would follow tbie meo'e eiample, the state board of health would not be long in stamping the peet out of the Stale ?' The State ????^^am? ? ?-^aa^???? First Cotton Mill This Year. Th- tret eottoo mill of tbe new yea was eosaCiieeiooed yeetcrday by h> eeerecary of slate. It ie to be known as ike DrKalb Cotton mill of Oamden. aod the eapitul stoek ie to be $200,000, payable, according to tbe declaration, "to money " The corporators are E A. Boykia of Caadoo. R. L Barerow af Beetoo, Maie ; R W M if oh am of Walterbo.o. sod F M Zsmp aod W. M Sbioo m both of Camdeo. _ a In tbte eoaneocion it may be well to ?nation that those who aro building the Baffelo mills in Uoioo eouory have almoet completed the grading of their eltetrto railway iioe to Uoion, a di? laaee of four milee ; that tbe I rick for Ike will is oearly ready, nod that the company proposes to have the model ? ill village of the cootb, equipping it with a perk for operativee, a lake aod pablie Itbrariea for the pleaeore of tie operativee ?State, Jao 2 NO MORE SLAVERY. Manila, Jao 2, 6.45 p. aa ?A oaval officer who baa arrived here from Guam stiege a proclamation, usued by Capt L??ery, naval governor of that island, decreeing tbe abaniutn prohibition and total abolition of slavery or peonage, tbe order taking effset Feb 22 Tbe prologoe of th proclamation deeiaree that the Bpenisb eystem of peonage, aa ontiog to slavery, is a saeoaee to popalar liberty and a viola? tion of the privileges guaranteed by the Aieertoaa o institution Capt Leery also deported all the Hpaateb prteela for reasoos wbieh were ceraoieot to bim Plague la tbe Philippines. Waskiagtoa, Jao 4.? Prompt mean arse are being takeu by tbe offioiala here to deal wttb tbe boboo'o plague in the Philippine and to prevent ite introduction iaio tbe United Hintes Ab egeeoiive order will be isioed tomorrow b) tbe war department plaeiog the (jonraotioe eervice of the Philippieee in ehnrge of the marine koepilal service, aod offieers to maoage that work will be detailed by tbe neeretary of tbe treaaory A special eel of instioetioos desigoed to preveot the lolroduetton of the disense oo tbe Pacific coeet are also to preparatioo aod will be it sued coo. Paesed A ?steten' Sorgeoo J. C. Perry of tbe ?arise boepitcl lervioe hae beeo detailed by Or Wyme < to have charge temporally of the quarantine service at Manila He has been at Hongkong for aig saootbe, is familiar with other Aaialie porle aad is regarded as an eiperieooed aod oapahle officer ^eewsaO^*e?C? ^a^^^~? The ehockiog discovery ie made thai intemperance to greatly on tbe increase among women in Chicego Bat people who live in Chicego can't be ezpected to escape everything. Lake Michigan Joins Walers With Gulf. Opening of Great Sewerage and Ship Canal From Cbtoago. Chicago, Jan 2 ?The $33,000,000 canal at present used for sewerage disposal, bot ultimately tu be a ship esnsl also, is in use today after seven years of bard work by tbe trustees of tbe Sanitary District, which is the name of a corporation including the larger part of tbe city of Chicago and many of its suburbs What is called tbe collateral chan nel bad been completed for some time from a branch of tbe Chicago river in tbe southwestern part of the city to within 16 feet of tbe canal Monday nip ht a big steam dredge begsn to cot. away this wall of earth, bat the work bad not been finished when the Ssnitary District Trusteee arrived on the scene this morning Shortly before 9 a m. a small stream of water wss flowing through the hole in tbe 15 foot wall. Soon tbe dredge had cut away some more earth and more water came over the dam What had gone before trickled out on the ice-covered bed of the main channel and tbe great canal had been open ed The dredge continued foi hours to cut away the 15-foot wail of earth Finally the cut in the dam was dis charging 30,000 cubic feet of water a minute, and the dredge continued at work all day, so as to make the dis charge 50,000 cubic feet or more a minute About Wednesday at noon it is ex p* cted to resch L"okport. and about Friday, from the time the flow began, according to the estimate of the chief engineer, the canal will be full and the water will begin to run over the sills of the controlling gates at Lock port, 28 miles fiom Chigago There it will fall into the P<>spUins river and then into Illinois and .Mississippi rivere, and no finsily Lake Michigan will shake hands with tbe Gulf of MtileA Warrant From King George. Gov McSweeney yesterday re ceived from W D Porcher of Charleston a valuable revolutionary document, which was forwarded by Mr Pembroke Jones in behalf of Mr A L Norrio of Wall street. New York, who desired that the document abould rest among the archives of So'ith Carolina It is one of King Ge.irge'e warrants for the paying of certain partiea whose names are set forth "for victualling onr forces with? in the provinces of South Carolina and Georgia with all species of provis ions between the 1st dsy of January, 1761. and the 25th day of March following, both daies included " Tbe document is dsted "Court at Saint James's this thirteenth dsy of July 1761 in the first year of our reign," and ' George R " appears in the up per left hand corner Gov McSweeney wili acknowiege the receipt of the document in a let ter to Mr Norrie?State, Jan 4 Six Hundred KlUed. St Poteraburg, Jan 3 ?The latest report* from Aohalkalek. io tbe govern aoeot of Tiflia, show that six bundrad lives wore lost luring tbe earthquakes which visited tnat distriet Mooday. ?sa?wa> -^a^???? Jsoksoo, Mist, Jso 3.?Tbe Demo oratio oauoua h ro tonight unanimously nominated e| ? i governor A J. MrLau no for the loag term of Uoited 8tat?s aeoatorship. It has not yet beeo decided wbet the election of tbo abort term senator will be brought before tbo joint sesaioo. Loodon, Jan 4 ?A dispatch from Bristol aooooooea that the British .steamer Borfhese, of Glasgow, found? ered off Capo Fioiatevre last Friday doiiog a barrioane Twenty-two of tbt orew sere drowned Tbe survi vors, oioe io number, bavo just arrived at Briatol. Hamburg, Jan 2.?Tbe Hamburger Corres poodens aoooonoea that the Gsrmao bath Hans Wagner, of Ham berg, was seised by tbe British at Delagoa Bay Deo 31, and that her owoera bave lodged a eomplaiot with tho British foreign office*. Frankfort Ky, Jan 2?After four yeara of re<iremeor, former Seoator Joseph Clay Styles Blaokborn was lohoaen tonight by tbs joint eauoua of tbo Democratic members of the legisla tare at the soooeaaor of Senator Wm Lindsay io tbe United States senate Notwithstanding Blaekburo'a comma tion was a foregooe conclusion and bia eleotion morally oertaio, tbe proceed iogs of tbe eauoua tonight were enaot ed in tbe prosecco of a galaxy of Ken? tucky beauty and a dense throng of Blaokburo admirers Washington, Jan 3 ?Representa? tive Chandler of New Hampshire today offer od an amendment to ,<>?< financial bill oVelaring it to be tbo polioy of tho Ucitr-d States to continuo tbo u*e of both gold Mnd silver a* atand-ird moocy ai d to coin both gold and silver ; providing f?>r iat?reatioeel agreement or safeguard <f legieleiioa to insure maintenance of the parity, aud lor tho appointment of commission? era to an international conference No Race Prejudice In This. Gambler Who Assaulted His Benefactress Lynched. Newport New?, V? , Jao 5 ^-Tbe death of Wm. W Watts at the hands of a mob between the hour? of 4 and 6 o'clock 'his morning marks tbe first alt* ting of Judge Lynch in Newport News Hi* taking off also signalises tbe initial execution, legally or otherwise, of a white a an for rape in Virginia The orime that invoked mob v< n geaoco was peculiarly atrooiou*. heiog blackened by the basest ingratitude The victim of the wretch upon wboto juatioe was so spoed?y visited was the benefactress of ber assailant, having fed him. a stranger, at her door, when he first appeared, begging for charity, three weeks ago, after reaohiog here penniless from Lynch burp, where bis father U a polioeman Watts was 28 years old, unmarried, a professional gambler and cornea of a respectable family, with extensive relationship throughout tho State. Yesterday afternoon be visited tbe bouao of Mrs. Thomas M Simpson, who had befriended him when ho was in destitute oirouroatanoes, telling the lady he was about to leave tbo city and staling that bo desired to thank her before going way Watts had made a stako at his calling during his aojoo'n hero and Mrs Simpaoo failed to recognise in the well dressed man tbe miserable mendicant upon whom sbe bestowed alms three weeks before. Her interest in tho man being awaken rd, she oonversed with him for a few mir. u tea at the door. Wheo f!i ? retired i to the hallway ho followed her, neized her by tho throat, foroed her into the sitting room and overpowered her after a desperate struggle. Watts was captured on board the sDecial train of 0 P. Huntington when it waa leafing the city for K obciond yesterday afternoon, and lodged in jail. Three marked men etite-ed tbe station hou at 4 o'clock this moro.ng aid forced tho j*iler. at. lh< pot-.r of piftoie, to surrender tbo keys. Fou' companions c* tho men received Wattsf wheu he waa carried out and hurried away, first to the house ef Mrs. Simp? son, who id-mifid him. and theo o the outskirts of the city, where a mob of 6?3Veral hundred men were congre? gated He waa bound by the wrists to a sapling Hip body was riddled with bull?s. It had been intended to hang the man, but the only rope with which the party was provided proved too HDort to go ?vor aoy convenient limb. Tho tope with winch the body of th? victim was bound was cut up aod d.s routed amoog the on-lookers. The identity of the lynohers is a mys? tery, and there is little prospeot of any? one oooueoted with the affair hei ig de tjoted. The polioe aft making the usual icquiry into tbo oaso ??r?a>~ ? ??? -?ail??jaa??? Working Night.untl Day. i The aaaiasl and mlghtltsl little thing that ever WSI mudti is> Dr. King'.- New Life Pills. Kvery pill i.? a ?ugur coated globule ot health, that chatiges weakness into strength, listless noss into energy, buirr-fug into mental power. They're woodtrful in huilJing up the health Only 25c per box. Sold by J. F. \V. DeLonue, Druggist. 3 -??mmBt* ???? ?-? 8>me of our county weeklies are complaining of the great ?od euddeo riso in the prico of whito paper We have reason to bciievo that ir. will continue, and ib.it they wili experience next spring a paper famioe. Therefore we adviso them to oootraot for their year's supply without delay and be prepared for it Another thing they will do if tbev aro wise?restore their subscription prices if they have been out in tbe last few yeaas In many caseit they wcro made too low for profit, aod the increasing oost of all materials entering into publiebiog makes a restoration imperative. A dollar a year is too low a price for a good paper with limited possibilities ot circulation. Tho people, we tbiok, would prefer improvement in ipality to the mainten? ance of extreme oboapneRs ?State. Nashville Amerioan : South Caro lioa is not far behiod ber sister State, North Carolina, in the building of eot? too mills this year. During tbe year 20 cotton mills were chartered in South Carolina with a capital stock of $5 ? 650,000 All of theee millions were oot furnished by tbe capitalists from other States, muoh ot tbe oapital beiog subscribed by South Carolinians, who have realised that there is money in marketing the cotton orop at home, and instead of shipping tbo raw ma terial to othor markets, ship tbo maou fsotured product In addition to chart eriog new mills, 10 mills already in operation increased their oapital stock several million dollars, making the total additional oapital invented in ootton manufacturing during the year nmoaut to $9,079,000 These figures show that South Carolina is steadily and rapidly marching to tbe front as a ootton manufacturing State, and is not only making a home market for raw ootton, but is giving tomunerative oo oupattoti to thousands of her inhabi tants. Another result of tbe growth of the ootton manufacturing industry in the state is noted by the newspapers. It is tho cessation of tmmigra'ioo from South Carolina to the weM and sooth went (lecur, ution is now furmslud to all who ears to work, and there is not tbe HHii.ii indaOSSJieOt aa formerly to pull up stakes and "Oo wont Tho people if South Carolina uro helpiog ibessselves, and doing Ibis, they find no difficulty in inducing espltelists from other States to lend thutn a help ing band Unsatisfactory Answer. Our Ambassador's Queries About Flour Seizure An? swered Briefly. London, Jan 3 ?The United States ambassador, Joseph LI Choate, visit ed the British premier Lord Salis bury, at the foreign office, this even ing for the purpose of making the first official representing on the sub ject of the Deiagoa Bay flour seizures. Mr. Choste received no definite' reply, as the premier inform ed him that the British government had not yet arrived at any decision ss Io whether or not food stuffs were contraband of war But Lord Salis bury assured Mr. Choate that the commercial rights of the United States would be equitably considered and that a decision Tn this important matter would be reached as soon as possible The interview was brief The Associated Press learns that Lord Salisbury has not only got the attorney general, Sir Richard Web ster, working hard on the question of the Deisgoa Bay seizures, but that be is consulting with the ablest lawyers in Great Britain It was further learned by a repre sentative of the Associated Press that Great Britain may lay down a new regulation regarding contraband, making a distinction between food evidently intended for domestic pur? poses and food probably intended for field rations Under the latter head might come certain classes of canned goods There *s discussion on the KUbjfct of a oiw Cotton Mill tn this oify Ojt people are appreciating that tbo looms must and arc oomiog to the cotton ? Tho lOSOSfl of trio eiis'ing mill and tb;t vttet boot fit this season to the cot? ton tarme-a and all classed of oor com muoify emphasizes the neoegHty of sinking while the hero fits are bo pal pabls, B'jffgetto and practical young mso Bte moving Io the matter and *,hero la every prospect of tbe big enterprise succeeding it is beiicvtd thai U'c entire community, oity s rj ooun'v will puil ail-together ?Liurctis Adver iaor Victoria, B C , January t ?News has reached Canton that a battle oc curred between natives near Wang Cbaou and the French fotces station ed there It is said that the Chines? routed the French whose loss was oO killed The Chinese losses are no; stated The battle occurred on the 10th and ilth of last month. On hearing of the aflYir the viceroy dis patched ?hree gunboats with one thousand soldiers to restore order The viceroy also wired Tsung Li Yamau asking what steps are to be taken, as he is quiet unable to carry out delimitation to the satisfaction of the Fiench. The news was brought by the Queen Adelaide, which reach ed bcre today Boy Writing Tablets, Pencils and Paper at O tfon'e Book Store Alt ums 1 Photoprarh, Autograph aud Scrap H O Oa em A Co CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company of M Carolina. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. Id tffect November 19tb, 1899. SOUTH. NORTH. No So No No ?35 VSl tft6 *32 8 02 Lv Darlioetoo Ar 8 05 8 4r> Lv Elliott Ar 7 20 9 2'i Ar Sumter Lv 6 40 3 56 Ii' Sumter Ar 6 03 4 59 Ar Creston Lv 5 15 5 45 Lv Oregon Ar 3 SO 9 15 Ar Pre. n ills Lv 10 00 5 29 Orangehurg 4 48 G 11 Denmark 4 17 amaro pmpni ?Daily, f?ailv except Sunday. Trains 32 and 35 carry through Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars betweeo New York and Macon via Augusta TM EMERSON, H M EMERSON, Traffic ManHger Gen'l Pass. Agt J ft KENl.V. Gen'I Manager. Onion Set? AND Garden Seeds. A supply of Onioo Sets, of choice varieties, and fresh Garden 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. Oct IS. In Egypt thti custom is fur Princesses to hide their beauty by covering the lower part of the face with a veil. In America the beauty of many of our women is hidden because of the weakness and sickness pecu? liar to the sex. If the Egypt? ian custom pre? vailed in this country, many sufferers would be glad to cover theii premature wrinkles, their sunkencheeks, their unnealthy complexion, from the eyes of the world with the veil the Orient. Bradfield's Female Regulator brings out a woman's true beauty. It makes her strong and well in those organs upon which her whole general health depends. It corrects all men? strual disorders. It stops the drains of Leucorrhcsa, It restores the womb to its proper place. It removes the causes of headache, backache and nervousness. It takes the poor, de? bilitated, weak, haggard, fading woman and puts her on her feet again, making her face beautiful by making her body well. Druggists sell it for $1 a bottle. Send for our f cc illustrate! hook for women The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. JM ? m' \m vi.Mi Urf M ?\\t \\i Vt i!; lb iL, lit w \ 11? lb C ill UV ill fc, I Three Papers a Week \ r OR A30UT TilE p ;sce or onz. I 1 his paper and the Atljio.ta ? jj Twir .^a/Wcck jojraal for * S2.CC. I Here you get the news of g ?g tli** world and all your local ? i$ news while it is fresh, paying c * very Little more than one ~ j| put.or costs. IS it her paper is f 3 well worth C'*?00, hui byspe- f \ ein 1 arrangement we are on- jr \ ab led to put in both of thorn, c giving three papers a week for this !o\; price. You can- fl not equal this anywhere else, ? ? and this combination is the t % liest premium for those who \ 2 wan! a great paper and a g home paper. Take those and ?? ^ you will keep up with the ? I times. I Besides general news, the \\ % Twice-a-Week Journal has \ \ much agricultural matter ? ?2 and other articles of special & \ interest to farmers. It has % * regular contributions by Sam 1 4 Jones, Mr.-, ?V. II. Pulton, t if John Temple Graves, lion, jr * C. (I. Jordan and other dis- % a tinguished writers. i '% Call at this office end leave your | % subscriptions for botii pacers. You ?r !| cau get a samph copy of either pa- ^ ^ per here on application. tj*. if ?3r ftSJ' Prt IT* (P hv- H IMS T-fp SMStt T SI V 9 U V ? 0 4* ICAL WORK FOR MEN, FREE SEND NO MONEY. My new revised scientific nrork treating on every weakness and disease pe i u.inr to men |g jtiHt from the press. Kvery num. no mailer what hin occupation or position in life, vull find this vior? unlike anythinRever jiublished. It hul vital interest totheraurnedor unmarried; ?o Iba lieallhy and Btronuor to the weak IM broken down. While the odition lusts I will send a copy securely sealed in n plain wrapper, post? age prep&ld, to every man whr writer for it. 1 Im ^-.lition is limited end tho-e desiring a copy must writ*promptly. Address B. M. Koss, M. l>.. Pub? lishing Department O. 175 Clark St.. N K. Cor. Mouioo. C.uicugo. illiuois. GOOD BOOKS AS PREMHTM&. The Colportage Library f?k\ t/!^ 1 f*v^ POPULAR BOOK*? FOR G?NhKAL READING Otc< it>8, Ad 'roaaes, Poetry arid Sermona hut.I' t ool: a Complete i6mo Volume, contain* .njl Himuf i / ? pu^e*. printed in Large clear type, anil t* bot? ltd to Attractive paper covers. A! it w. ? i aaliuli, and i\ a iod aalactlaa also ,n tb? ? M rut tu. H *ndish and IMaisn-Norwacian lanKusKes. IA cent* each, two copies Ijt cents, or ten tA 1 II ?KI.oo 0> Bipaid. SSee P.irtl9l lAtt below. ORDER TO-DAY I AK*roUod. T. Moo<1y. /.i^-.p la Loadoa. llesbj . ir-nanie i.m! I rottl In Kip- bliettori. le Hcttuy. I? I. Moody Rerrotor Uuidauct. V.R i.islil >n l.ifn'^ l>uties. C. > ??>???. It. M?)it Spirit.] i '"-I Life. .Tohi l'uint an'1 I,l"r,o-'0 in St>>- VlarNeil. r\ sn<t SaviiiK, Cvereoniina Life. I). L> - initaod Koa| Ina. 1' T< M.I] Hood) .le^?l< ll Kesba Stretton. ?i'ii.iii'vOld Organ Mrs I'omtiiii itiea. I'ree^l.OJa U K.W a.ton Mel ?l*irw. vwrnxn theKyrian. A.B Reatr?n. I' L Moody. Mm-ku> I'rrxaiiina I raier . ??!?? Crown. J.W () ?, Weivl itdVVanUnf. u in.'.a C I. Moodj ' . iltl.e Dolphin. II W' John ' ? 'im- n > rail I. siri-lt' n r. H. Kpa rgMI*. t'.ii tbe M .wter' t'ao. 1'emiiarani K. Il \\<>;- -i Moodi . vin?cdotes. ?nr t'itii. Chaa. Laach l>ruraatnnd'?ASdieaaa* ? . i< i Tortwv. a?*i?**t >'-?rufc. New subscribers to Ibe Watchman and Southrom, (?i old subscribers not in arrcurs, who pny for one >rar in advance, will be presented with any book tlu^y may ?? U'Ct from the above ?Ht. The book will be delivered postage paid to any address in the United States, Canada or Mexico. A FINE PIANO. At ? High Price Is Easily Found, But Fion Piarjos Like the At our prices are ooiy fonud in our ware rooms. They present a br.ppy combination of excellence, impossible to surpass elsewhere. Catalogue and Book of Suggestions for the asking. TERMS ACCOMMODATING. SECOND-HAND PIANOS TUNING, REPAIRING. CHAS. M. STIEFFj Warerooms, 9 North liberty Street. Factory?Block of K. Lafayette Ate., Aikeo and Lanvale streets. TAX RETURNS FOR 1900. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER COUNTY, Scmtkr, S. 0*i No?. 30, 1899. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will atie- d in person or by deputy, at the lollowiny places on the days indicated re? spectively, for the purpose of receiving re? turns of Personal Property, and Poll Taxee tor the fiscal year commenciog January 1st, ISOO i At office Sumter, S C, at all other times up to Feb. 2 ), 1900, inclusive : Tindalls, Tuesday, January 2. Privateer, (Jenkins' Store) Wed? nesday, January 3 Manchester, (Nettles' residence) Thurfeday, January 4 Wedgcfield, Friday, January 5 Stateburg. Saturday, January 0. Ilagt od, Monday, January 8 Retnbert'i Store, Tuesday, Jaou ory 9 Gailiard's X Roads, Wednesday January 10. Boseards, Thursday, January 11. Gordon's M.ii, Saturday, Janu? ary 13. Meyeeville, Monday, January 15. Scottsville, (McEtveen't Storej| Tuesday, January 1G. Sbilob, Wednesday, January 17. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, January 18 Lynchburg. Friday, January 19. Magnolia. Satuiday, January 20. Reid'sMill, Monday, January 22. Biahopville, Tuesday and Wednes? day. January 23 and 24 Mannville, Thursday, January 25. Smithville, Ftiday. January 26 The law requires that all perso* 9 owning property or in anywise bavice charge of such property, either aa agent, hueband, guardian, trustee, rxecotor, administrator, etc , return the 6-u?e under oath to the audi? tor, who request all persona to be prorrpt in making thrir returns sue" sive the 50 per cent penalty which will be added to the property valuation of all persona who fail to make returns within the tiae pracribed by law. Taxpavets return what tbey own on the firt?t day of January, 1900 Asft'Surs and taxpiuers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer r> full, alsD make a separate return for each towoship where ibe property is lecued and a'eo in each and every case tbe No. of the School District must be given. Every m-ile eitigea between the age of twenty one ai d sixty yeus on tbe first day of Janaary-, 19C0, except tboae incapable of euroinc a sup} ort frcsn oe log mailed or from other causes, are deemed taxable polls, and exeppt Cor federate soldiers L0 >ears of age, on January lot, 1900 Ail returns must or made on or before the 2)tb day of February Lex: 1 cannot tike returns after that date ?nd nil teturus made ufrer the 2' th day cf February are sutject to a panaltv of tO per reo?. 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 and Fire Insu? rance. Oniy reliable Companies rep? resented. Phone No 130. Andrena Closes. Oct 25?o A. VVHiTB & SIE Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL k LONDON k GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH k MERCANTILE^ HOME, of New York? UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb aa DR. W. B. ALFORD, DENTAL SURGEON, SUMTKR. S. C. OfFiCK Be DBS?t a m to 2:30 p. m.; 3:15 to 6:30 p m. Office over the Sumter Dry Goods Co. May 2 ?6m Vinegar. I have on hand a lot of Home-made Vinegar of very 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 cents per gallon. We ?. OSTEK1V