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Guv. Writes Again. HE ISONCE MORE IN THE BOSOM OF HIS FAMI? LY ON THE BANKS OFTHE WEE NEE On the lianks of the Wee Nee, January 14,1900 "Many tho changes oiooe last we beve met,*' uo doobt, but they didn't oeem to bopp'O eery much herea boote Oo the 10th day of May, last, we received o cordial invitation to join our comrodei in the old ''City by tbe Sea," for tbe purpoae of re oolog ood parading and making a general spectacular exhibition ot our brave, ood gallant, and beroio selves, end oover before having received so oolite ao invite to join our command for oo peaceable a purpose, (all oor former notifications having been oort ood eery peremptory) we oooepted tbo same ood grabbed oor gri? oor fvteod Dwigbt Shaw's grip sack ood woot Ciroumotanceo over wbiob we bad eJeoty of oootrol, bot didn't ooo ?rot, iadooed oo to exteod oor visit so two beeetifol Forest City oo tbo other book of tbo Savaooab, where etber eiroometoocee "similar occord io" to ood oome nature of obove, oooisd wo to remsio until tbo Kris Kriegle ood Yoletide ood turkey ood "bog killio" oeoooo reminded oo tbot wee large ood unmeroos fsni'y (of rate ood mice ood other live oosevd* oeoo) might bo "e oeed'o of oor be* oigo preeeoce ood patriarchal at ten tioo. So bore wo ore, ood we might joot ao well hove gooe over to Sum tor end book for ooy changes that have occurred, oeve tbot oor family have ^iowd more numerous ood io solent We've olreody eojoyed to tbo foil tbe freedom from restrictions ood city ooovootiooolitieo, ood bove foil like o boy who doffs hlo Sunday rig ood gtto into bio obirt sleeves ood bore feet ood oo collar. Bot after tb* die ood hnbbnb, tbe mighty rush ood struggle ood otroio, of tbe dolior ooited rabble, ?fter tbe "almighty eogle," tbo rattle, ood oiaog, ood obriek ood hiss oo lood ood water, doy ood eight, orioiog in o subdued roer from these gotbamo of trade aod iodootry, to suddenly lend in tbo pioey woods, where tbe geotle sough ing of Ibe wiod, tbe distant thud of tbe woodman's ox, or tbe long drtwo plaintive aound of o far away dinner boro, end oil that breaks tbe dmotber iag aod monotonous oilenoe, one feels like taking wingo ar.d flying baok to wbero there is more life aod more? loore It io worth o trip ofT end back it ooly to experience tbo cordiol re oeptloo, ood note the genuine pleasure evinced io the coooteoaoceo of frieodo ao they greet you a hearty welcome ootil yoo begic to ponder what 9pm dickeno ood Tboo P Wolker yoo eeer did to eouoe tbem ooy flodoeoo io gsaing upon yoor oor eeee over ogoio Of course yoo will meet oome of those stolidly appa tbettc kind who'll greet yoo as tboogh they'd seen yoo before brook foot ond with o cool oelf complacency tbot wooldo't be) diotorbed by tbe "oeoooeVooming ;" but ooob as these "oot oo ice" ood ore "oot io tt" meob. (Pleaee note that we've mod oreiled oor vocabulary ) Among tho irksome sameness here we found our neighbor Long, more oome aod long than over, otill teeming with wiodom ood pregooot with erudite predictions, tbe veritoble Jeeonofsky of this bsili wiek Loid bless us, what Long don't know would fill huge volomes of nonpareil or diamond type Long agreeo with tbe Pope anent the nineteenth twentieth century prob lorn, and Haimo that tine is 1900 and Jinnerwerry and that Jinnerwerry is io the 20tb centory juet the eame as that the minute after be was 19 years old he was n bis 20th year, and with a patrcmsiug smirk remarked, "Ef tbf* don't spell logick what do it spell," aiid wl en we modestly murmured that it spelt eophimry end that he had to cnmpl* te ht? 19th y ar before entering hie '20th, and if he ahoold live to be two centuries old (which we verily euepect he nvght, and have to be butchered, ?t I ant, in order to resurrect pioperly) bil ft ret centory would have cornrm nc d with bis year one and would end with the coding of his 100th few* and his eeoond century could therefore only commence with his I#|w1 year let vear of his 2d centory ; but he shook bio sagacious head and went away eorrowfut, pitying owl mi -rly hope lose dorkneos of oor intellect How ever, he loft oo oome sage predic liooe, among wbiob ore tbot there'll be two more snows this month, mak ing three to correspond with three fogs in August Also look out for the fogs in March indicating cor responding frosts in May Also, three red corn cubs and three white co?but excuse as, our patience is fatigued and we'll cut Long short That chimerical monster, the hydra headed whiskey question, is again vexing the legislative solous and some people To some extent those three great powers, the press, the pulpit and the petticoats, as well as the politicians, will permit their hyperpious souls to be greatly perturbed over what they are pleased to term the "monster ?fit," tbe "crying sin ot the age," Ac, &c, world without end Well, sorely all this aint jumpin' any fresh rabbit Tbeae sins have all been here a eighty long time and are mighty general all over this world ?iuoe before tbe great freshet, tod we reokoo there were some mighty good people before our age and eome very wise Htre 10 oor riperiao hibernetory ws eao bat nerval at the ostensible bopss of tbeae otopian isalote to oorral ein aed aoop op iuiqaity by virtae of d res tie Uwe aod sumptuary aieatarea aad to eboka tbe world witb a prema? ture milleoiast, whao tbe lioo aod tha lamb are not yet prepared to lie dowo together Oar goveroor suggests that there is a high, strong feooe of poblio seoti meat that ia hedging about the dispen? sary Wa woold suggest tbat this simple oomplaeeony aod aooeptauoe of tbe situation is born of tbe faot that man bavs learned to got along without tbe d.itpsoaery aod though tbe govern? ment should build a oooersto wall around tbs ??tete, "borse bigb, bull stroog, ?od i ig tight," vet so long as there exist men and money and thirst on this side aad man with liquor on tbe other, tbey will meet aed trade either under or over or tbrougb tbe wall, maugre tbe government and a oordoa of biralioga. Men lota tbe laws wbso tbey proteot their liberties, not when tbey interfere with ibem. Why don't some of tbsss ultra pbileothropio souls soter soms oew 6eld of sin aod iniquity, not so overcrowded, bat equally deserving of their booevoleot attention. There is tbe growing drug habit, the habitual tndulgenee in Undaoom, morphine, opium, ebloral, &o , fe?- more ioeidious aod peroioious in their effeets than whiskey and entailing more suffering upon the uofortuoete victim, a habit tbat is stealing among aod casting its baleful faseioation over some of the softer sex even Tbe blessed women are seemingly more prone to this more oeoret viee aod when ooee oocfirmed it bebomee a veritable fetiob of worship and infatuation. Now bars is a great, wide, unteoded field for tba expenditure of aome of this exoberaot whiskey pbilaotbropy, one eiogie good womao saved or reolaimed ia worth any half doieo men anyway and that's puttlog tbe woman a doggonned sight below oost too Guv. ^??? How tbe Twelve Died. The followiog brief history of the fare of tbe Apostles may be new to those whose reading bae oot been evaogelioal : St Matthew is supposed to have suffered martyrdoo, or wae elaio with a sword at the oity of Ethiopia in Kgypt. St Lake wae baoged upon an olive tree to Greece. St John wun pat into a oaoldroo of bmliog oil at Rome, aod esoaped death He afterwards died a natural death at KpSesue, ll Asia St James tbe Goeat wss beheaded at Jerusalem. St James the Lsss waa thrown from a pinnaole or wing of a temple, aod theo beaten to death with a fuller's oloh. St Philip was oaogjd up sgaiost a rillar at Hierapolia. a oity of Phry git St Bir'holomew was fl?yod alivo by the oo(iiin*od of a barbarous kiog St Andrew was burned to a cross wh*a#a ho pruaohod onto thy people ?Will ho illud. Sr Thongs em run thrruph the bedl wi'h a lance, at Caromaodel, in 'hr Ki??f Indien S?. Jude wa.h shot to death with arrow* Bl Si n^on Z>allott was or iioiSe i in Persia S' Matthias was drat atoned and then beboudwd. K H?rnebaa was stonrd to dftth by ih ? Ji'ittf at Sileoia St Paul w*h bebeadod at Kmuo by the tvrant Nero ^rjdS CUBAN OIL ?uns Cuts, ^ Uuroa. Bntleea. Ilhcuma* tis'i. urn! So!vs. Pi i?:?-, 25 otl Hold br HughsoD-Ijigon Co. Popolar stories for Soys aod girls, Henty ?eriei, aedj oaaoy others at H. O. Osteeo k Go's. State Y MCA Convention. Tbn State Kxcoutivc Committee of tbo South Carolina Young Men's Chris tiao Association has accepted ao invita? tion from the ottisons of Greenwood, S. C , to hold their annual convention io that prosperous community. The Tweoty third Annual Stato Convention of tbo South Carolina Young Men's Christian Association will convene on Thursday afternoon Feb 8, 1900, and ooutinue through Sunday, Fob 11. It is con6dently expected that the railroads will grant the usual -*duoed rates The citizens of Greenwood will entertain all delegates We oordially invito the Christian men of tbo State, whether members of the Young Men's Christian Association or not, to attend this convention. A letter from your pastor will entitle you to a delegate's credentials. We are pisooiog for a helpful con veoMoo ; ao exoelleot program is being prepared sod will be announced later. Let us ooms together in the spirit of prayer and may this be the time when our faith shall be strengthened aod oor spiritual lives quiokened. Sunday, Fob 4th, will be observed as Young Moo's Day, aod ws earoestly request the prsyers of all Cbristiao people oo this day. Will yoo no\ p\u with the other Christian moo of oor Stato oo this day aod pray for a mighty oat pooriog of the Holy Spirit upon ibis gathering of Cbristiao workers. Yours very fraternally, Jamei Allan, Sr, Chairman, C J Cowpertbwat, Charleston, Atba T Jamison, Csmdeo, F H Hyatt, Columbia, W M Irabam, Somtor, Joho B Adger, Charleston, James Diiliogham, Cheraw, Jobo Steveos, Charleston, H E Raveoel, Spartaoburg, J G Gordon, Charleston, E K Marsball, Charleston, T 8 Bryso, Columbia, Jobo Kershaw, Charleston, D B Jobosoo, Rook Hill. GREENWOOD'S INVITATION. Greeowooi 8. 0 , Jao 1, 1900 To the Christian Young Meo of Sooth Csrolioa : The towo of Greeowood extends a most oordial iovitatioo to delegates of Youog Men's Cbristiao Associations aod all Cbristiao young meo to meet there oo Fsb 8ib to Utb. 1900. Our hearts aod our homes are opeo to you aod we will cheerfully eotertain all who come D C DuPre, J K Durst, E H Tar raot, J R Niohois, Geo A Barksdale, J T Medlook, 3 P Wright, L M Moore, Convention Committee. Charlotte. N. C. Jao 13?The Observer tomorrow will say : "Intell-i geooe was received here last oight that George Gould, the New York million? aire, hat beoome a stockholder io the Loray Cotton Mills, at Gastonia, to the amount of $250,000, aod that a obeek for this smooot has beeo received in Gastooia It is slso stated that another sobseriptioo cf $150,000 from a oorthero capitalist has beeo sent the promoters of the oew mill These ?obscriptions, it is believed, will raise the capital stook of the mill to $1.400 000. Cootraots for some of the boildiogs aod maohinery were given yesterday " Anonymous correspondent writes us that we have blundered io repre eenting the name of a prospective condidate for governor as " Artaxer xes" II Psttison lie says that the baptismal name of the person in ques tion is MAbracadabar," a magical word used as a charm against chills snd fevers This, we submit, does oot alter the essential justice of our criticism. "Abrscsdabar U. Patti son" ia a name which will give quite as great wrench to the public nerves as "Artaxerxes II. Psttiscu." More, indeed ; for we can understand that "Artaxerxes" might prove alluring to a certain clsss of voters because of the two Xa in it We renew our objection to the injection of any such excruciating names into the primary campaign Yet who, after ail, is Abracadabra 11 Pattison ??The State. J?tS CUBAN OIL cuits Cuts, L Hums, Bruises, Rhoumtv tlsm und Sores. Price, 25 cts l*o!1 by HughBon-Iiitfon (>o. - mm ? ? ? ? mmm Society Hill, Jan 16 ? W. H. Hum, u merchant of ("'ash'*, wuh shot by G ll Parker thi.-ievening. From the negro detoilt obtained it oppeors that a diopote arose about oroosties No hope ih entertained ol Mr Roro'l recovery He in linking fast Pother stooped and Mr Burn's broth? er offen a reward foi hin oopture The tomato ih now definitely oh signed a place as a tonic among foods. A noted physician haa made extensive experiments with the juice ss o medicine, and says as a health pieseivative it is unequalled. Twenty Fifth Iiifantry Attacked by Bolomen. The Filipinos Lost Fifty Men, Inflicting no Damage Washington, Jan 15 ?Tbo war department today reoeiyed tbo following report from Gon Oiia : Manila, Jan 15 H)lomon and armed i isurgents, rob hern from Zimbaios mountains, attack od two companies Twenty fifth intuutry, 1 O'Noil commanding, at Iba, Jan (3 Driven and pursued with loss* to tbem ot 50 roon ; no casualties Schwank troops cast and south Santo Tomaf( BitacziS Yesterday, Cbcotbam's bat? talion Thirty seventh struak enemy eaat Santo Tomas an San Pablo road, and enemy left five dead on field. Cavalry soon appearing pursued force eastward ; no report of result. Cheath am's casualties ooe wounded Anderson, Thirty eighth, eu route to Lips, yesterday struck insurgents few miles sooth Ssnto Tomas, drove tbem through Lipa to Rosario; enemy's loss 20 dead aod wounded, six Spanish prisonere, {20,000. Schwan has liber? ated about 200 Spanish prisoners now en route to Manila. Anderson's cas? ualties yesterday, one man killed, two wounded Wueaton's foroe aotively operating in western Cavite and B*t anga proviooes. All important towns held aod constant patrolling. Great many Filipinos returning to homes ; believed to be iosorgent deserters. (Signed) Otis. mWM ????? ? a? The oil trust hae. since the wave of prosperity has struck us, run the price of oil up 35 per cent Tbey probably consider this only a light matter -? Norfolk, Va . Jan 15 ?United States district Judge Waddill this afternoon refused the injunction pray? ed for by Thomas F Ryan of New York against the consolidation of the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad of the Seaboard Air Line system the Florida Central and Peninsular and the Georgia and Alabama rail? ways. An Intelligent Censor. No play may be publicly performed In England until it has been passed upon and agreed to by the stage cen? sor. A certificate must be secured from the lord chamberlain. The lord chamberlain himself does not, of course, read all the plays submitted to him, but the work is passed on to the examiner of plays, who is not always a man of education or discretion and who in many cases has been suspected of letting things pass because man? agers have made it profitable to him to close his eyes to supposed faults. The story is told of one of these ex? aminers who was moved to strike out "drunk as a lord" in one of the plays submitted to him. There uecd to be an old rule that the word "heaven" should be substituted in stage lines wherever the name of any of the per? sons of the Trinity enme up. So this clever examiner changed the line to read "as drunk as a heaven." The penalty for disobeying the ex? aminer is a fine of $250, which may be levied on any person connected with the forbidden performance?callboy as well as star. Strange Freak of Fate. Says the Portland Oregoninn: "It i? the belief of some historians that the name 'Oregon' is Aragon In disguise, that it was given to this country by the early Spanish voyagers and thai American explorers so interpreted the word given them by the Indians. The theory is at least plausible and indi* cates a strange freak of fate. The name Spain proadly brought to thil distant coast returned to the West In? dies 301) years later to destroy the power of Spain on the seas! Littk1 thought De Fuca when be sighted this coast in 1502 that some day It would build a worship which, under the name of Aragon, or Oregon, would be fore? most In the battle that marked the end of Spain's dominion ID the new world." Estates of Mrs. Frances C. Branson, Deceased, and of Miss Mary M. Brnnson, Dec'd AS Administratrix of Eitate of W Havne Gordon, Decreed, I hereby fri?e no'iee that on February 17th, 1900, I will apply to the Judge o? Prolate of Sumter County for a Final Settlement and Discharge in the aforrSHid Ejta'es ' ALICE 0 GORDON, sdm's Administratrix Kit W HayDS Gordon, Dec d Jin 17 4t NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. uPFICB COUNTY TREASURER8UMTER COUNTY. Somtsb, S 0 , Sppt 29, I8f9. NOTICE is heieby gi? n thai I will be in inv office in 11.** County Court Iihu.jp at Marnier from October 15th lo December gist 1899, inclusive, tor t>ie collection of taxes *cr the fijcal year 1F99. The levy is as follow s : For Stale purposes, r? mills, F< . C<>u ij pm pi res, ;<A mule'. Por School purposes, .t miils Total I? rj, llj mills. A'.*"' the folluwini! Special SCbOol Ipviis ; School District No. 1, 2 mills. tirLool I iSli i< No Dl, J ini:I s I ool D.strict tfa. is, j mills s, buol District No 2 , a mill*, si t Clio, 2 mills, ('oocord, 2 mills, Privateer, il mills. No ft, 1 mill. No. 17, 1 mill. Commutation Road Tax for 1900 is al>o p?) 'ible Hi the banjo time. H. L SCARBOROUGH, Oct 4 Tr.bcurer Sumter Co. CUBAN relief cures Colic, iV^* Neuralgia and Toothache in five minutes. Sour Stomach and Summer Complaints. Price 25c. Sold t>v Hughson Ligon Oo. Buy Writing Tablets, Pencils and P*per at 0 tMn'd Book Store southern railway. Condensed Schedule In Effect Dec. in, 1869, No.ll No. Daily Daily* 680p 7 UOn Lv ?>09p '. tia ' f 8?p H 55? ?? 824p| 023a " 0A)p llJ loa' " RASTERS TlMK. (!harleston .. . Bummerville Branch ville. .. .Orangeburg.. . .. Kingville .. |No. ? X<>.12 'Daily Daily Ar 11 ?*?a in 18? 862? 8 '^ia 7 3Ua 11 16? Ar 11 40a " . ..Sumter.Lv Camden.Lv 101U]) 1100a1 Ar Colombia.Lv Site 732p 602p 534p 4 sap 300p 2 BOp 680p| 7 00a Lv 7 BOp 0 16? 819p 9 41a BSlpI 962a 8 50p lo lua ?57u 1109a lU4.jp 11 51a . Charleston " .. .Rranchville.,. "_Ramborg .... M_Don mark .... 44_Blackvillo. ".Aiken. Ar. Augusta un.d.Lv Sjgaj 400p 8l5p 602p 5;up 519p 503p 4 OOp 310p Ar 11 ooa; M I 8 52a M 8 27a " 813a M I 8 0ua| I 7 05ai I 6 20a' NOTE: In addition to the above service trains Noa. 15 and 10 run daily between Charles? ton and Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman Sleeping cars. No. 15 leave Charleston 11:00 p. m.; arrive Columbia 6:00 a. m. No. 10 leave Co? lumbia 1:30 a. ra. * arrive Charleston 7:00 a. m. Bleeping cars ready for occupancy at 9:00p. m. both at Charleston and Columbia. These t rains make close connections at Columbia with through trains between Florida points and Washington and the east._ Ex. I Sun. Sun. onlvl Lv. Augusta ? Ar. Sandersville. " Tennille. Lv. Tennille . .. M Sandersville. Ar. Augusta. 7 00a 9 30a 100p 12 43p 130p 1250p ET 6 20p 832p 8 40p 5 40a 860pl 3 10p 5 50a 400p| 3 23p 9 OUal 7 10p|830p .i v ooa I iiopi saop P^yj^yiDailyjExsu Ex an Lv. Savannah.. " Allendale.. " Harnwell " Blackvillo. Ar. Batesburg. Ar. Columbia.. 12 05a 4 OOa 4 15a 6 00a 1215p 4 02p 635a 7 25a 417p;10 20a 6 OOp DailyjDaily^ I230p Lv. ^Columbia. 11 30a 1 25a I 6 00a Mix. Exsu Lv. Batesburg. Ar. Blac kvillo .... ll*p| 3 05ail015a *? Barnwell.... I 1 27p| 3 2uajll00a ? Allendale. .I.12(lip " Savannah.|3 20p!515al. I lop 4 50p 1 00p 2 45p 3 45p 730p Sun. only 10 15a 016p!10 86a 943p 1115a Atlanta and Beyond. Lv. Charleston.i 7 00a j 530p Ar. Augusta.11 51a 10 45p ** Atlanta.I 8 20p Lv. Atlanta.1100p Ar. Chattanooga.1 5 45a 500a 5 30a 9 45a 4 OOp 8 40p Lv. Atlanta. . Ar. Birmingham. " Memphis, (via Birmingham)... Ar. Lexington.. 500p " Cincinnati.\.' 7 30p M Chicago.I 7 15a 5 40al 4l5p 11 35a 10 OOp 805p 7 15a Ar. Ixmisville. " St. Louis .. Ar. Memphi-?. (via Chattanooga) 5 00a 7 45a 5 30p 7 30n 7 50a 7 0*a| 6 OOp 7 lOpI 7 40a To A sheville-Cincinnati-Louisvine. KASTKKN TlMK. |Nol34 Lv. Augusta_ 44 Batesburg. Lv. Charleston no 186 Daily Daily ftOUp 9 30p 4 45p 12 07a 7 00a 11 00p Lv. Columbia (Union Depot;.'11 40a| 8 30a ' 3 lOp 11 26a 7 OOp! 237p 415aI 7 20p 7 30p| 7 45a Ar. Spartanburg 44 Asheville . 44 Kuoxvillo. _ *? Olnctnnnatl... 44 Louisville < via Jellico) 6 5oa To Washington and the East. Lv. Augusta. 44 Batesburg. 44 Columbia (Union Depot). Ar. Chariotte.. _.. . Ar. Danville._. Ar. Richmond. Ar. Washington. 44 Raltimore Pa. R. 44 Philadelphia. 44 New York. 3 OOpi 9:i0p 4 45p|12 07a 555p| 2 15a ?l?p 0 40? la 51a| 13Sp 0 00a1 ti ?)p 7 86? o50p 012all26p 1135a ' 2 5fla 203p' 6 23a Bleeping Car Line between Charleston and Atlanta, via Augusta, making connections at Atlanta for all points North and West. Solid Trains oetween Charleston and Ashe? ville. Connections at Columbia with through trains for Washington and the East; also for Jackson? ville and all Florida Points. FRANK S. GANNON, J. M. CULP, Third V P. & Gen. Mgr., TrafhY Manager, Washington, ?. C. Washington, D. C GEORGE R. ALLEN, Div. Pass. Agt., Charleston, S. C. W. A. TURK, 8. H. HARDWICK. Gen. Pass. Agt . Asst. Gen. Pass Agt., Washington, D. C. Atlanta. Ga. Atlantic Coast Line. WILMINGTON. COLUMBIA AND GUSTA RAILROAD. Condensed Schedule. Dated November 19, 1893. A3 TRAINS GOING cJODTB No 55 No. 35 p ra. Leave Wilmington *3 45 Leave Marion fi 34 Arrive 7;ore.nce 7 16 p. qj. a. m? Leave Florence ?7 45 ?2 34 Arrive Sumter 8 57 3 6* No. 61 l,ea7P Sumter 8 57 *9 40 Arrive Oolombto 10 20 11 00 Ho. 62 roos thro'vh from Obarletton ri Central R R , lea vi >g Charleston "n Pj Laoss 8 34 a rn, Mao* dr 0 09 a m Tf;A KS (. UNG PORTO *to M No 63 a m p m. hears Dolomblo W 40 *4 15 arrive Saurer 8 or> 6 r-5 Ko. 32 s. m p m. '' ivs Bomter 3 05 A0 W Atrr a FloreooJ 0 2C V ge a. ro. ticave ?''lorescs 9 50 L av i M wU i '0 HO Arrive Wihuingtoo I IS ?Doilv f Daily esccpl Sanduy. No 63 rot s through to Char I too, 8. U r.a Central R R, arrlviog Ksno.o( 5 4i -o, Lanes 6 11 p n , Charleston 8 0(1 p m trains oo Oooway Branch leaver isdbonr 5 35 y. to. arrive Oooway 7 40 p re, re im [rig leave Conwsv 8 30 a m, sni*.!? Ohsd booro II 20 am, leave Cbsdbot ro 11 60 ami arrive Hub 12 25 p m, re'oroing leave Hot 3.00 p m, arrive Ciiadbouio 3 35 am, DaU' except Sunday. r. R. KRNLY, Qon'l Manager." T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. B. v. EMERSON Oeo'lPaas Acent. A FINE PIANO. i At a Hiph Price la B-tsiiy Found, But Fine Pianos L:ke the At our prices, are only found in otir ware rooms. They present a happy combination of excellence, impossible to surpass eleewhere. 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 E. Lafayette Ave., Aiken and Lanvale streets. TAX RETURN FOR 1900 Oc FlCE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER COUNTY, Sumtsb, S. C, Nev. 30, 1899. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will attend in person or by deputy, at the following placet on tbe days indicated re? spectively, for tbe purpose of receiving re* tarns of Personal Property, sad Poll Taxes for the fiscal year eommenciog January 1st, 1500 : At office Snmter, 3 O , st all other times op to Feb. 2 ), 1909, inclusive : Tindalle, Tuesday, Janoary 2. Privateer, (Jenkins' Store) Wed nesday, January 8. Manchester, (Nettles' residence) Thursday, J anuary 4. Wedgefield, Friday, January 5. Stateborg, Saturday, January 6. Hagood, Monday, January 8. Rembert'8 Store, Tuesday, Janu ory 9 Gaillard's X Roads, Wednesday January 10. Rissards, Thursday, Janosry 11. j Gordon's Mill, Saturday, Janu ary 13. Mayesviite, Monday, January 15. Scottsviile, (McElveen's Store) Tuesday, January 16. Shiloh, Wednesday, January 17. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, January 18. Lyncbburg, Friday, January 19. Magnolia, Saturday, Jaouary 20. Reid*s Mill, Monday, January 22. Bishopville, Tuesday and Wednes? day, January 23 and 24. Mannville, Thursday, Januaiy 25. Smithville, Friday, January 26. Th? law requires that all persons owning property or in anvw.se having charge of such property, either as agent, husband, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, etc , return tbe sMue under oath to tbe audi? tor, who requests all persons to be prompt in making their returns and save tbe 50 per cent penalty which will be added to the propert.- valuation of all persona who fail to make returns within the time prescribed by law Taxpayers return what they owe "n tbe first day of Jaouary, 1900. Assessors and taxpayers will enter tbe first given name of the taxpayer in full, also make a separate return for each township where the property is located aod a'so in each and every case tbe No. cf tbe School District must be given. Every male citizen between tbe age of twenty one and sixty years on tbe first day of Jaouary, 1900, except those incapable of earning a support from being main ed or from other causes, are deemed taxable polls, and except Confederate soldiers '.0 years of age, on Janoary 1st, 1900 All returns must be made on or before tbe 20th day of February next. I cannot tike returns after that date aod all returus made after tbe 2< 'b day of February art surjsct to a penalty 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 and Fire Insu? rance. Oniy reliable Companies rep? resented. Phone No 180. Andrena Closes. Oct '25?o UHHTB VW Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1PM. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL k LONDON k GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH k MERCANTILE HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capitai represented $75,000,000. Feb 28 DR. W. B. ALFORD, DENTAL SURGEON, SUM IRR S. C. Offitk H l as?8 a ui to 2:30 p. oj ; 3:15 to 6:30 i? m OflioH over 'he Sjrater Dry Goods Co. May 2 ?6m Vinegar* I have on hand a lot of Home-made Vinegar of very line quality. The flavor is del I icate, while the strength is I equal to any to be had. Will be sold at my residence for 40 cents per gallon. N. ii. OSTKKV