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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 hanks or the Wee Nee, January 14,1900 "Many tho changes since last we navo met." uo doubt, but they didn't seem to bspp n eery much heres boots Oo the 101b dsy of Mav, Iset, we received s uordiel invitation to join our cotnrsdes in the old ''City by tbe Sea," for tbe purpose of re ?nlng sod psrsding snd making s general epeetecular exhibition ot our brave, and gallant, snd beroio selves, and never before having received so gaolite an invite to join our command torso peecesble a purpose, (all our former notifications having been curt aad very perem ptory) ws sccepted Iba eame and grabbed oar gri? our frieod Dwigbt Shaw's grip ssok and ?aal ('iroometances over wbiob we bad plenty of control, bot didn't oon trot, iadooed as lo extend oar visit to Iba booatifol Forest City oa ibe at bar bank of Iba Ssvsonsb, wbero aibsr cirooeaeisnoee "similar sccord ia" lo aad same nature of above, aaaisd as lo remain until tba Kris Kriagle aad Yaletide snd turkey and "bog killia" aessoo reminded as tbst oat largo aad tcmeroas fsmi'y (of rasa aad mics aod other live ouseed aaaa) might be "a need'n of oar be sign presence aad pslriarohsl etteo tioo So here we are, aod we might joal aa wall bava gone over to Sum ter and back for any obaoges thai bava occurred, save thsl our fsmily bsve ^iowo more numerous sod in solent We've already enjoyed lo Iba foil Iba freedom from restrictions aad oily conventionalities, sod bave felt lika a boy wbo dotTe bis Sooday rif aod gits into bis sbirl sleeves and bare feel snd no collar But after lb* din aod bobbob, tbe mighty rosh aad straggle aad straio, of Ibe dollar aaited rabble, after Iba "almighty aafle," Ibe rattle, aod oLog, aod shriek aad bias oo lsnd and water, day aod night, srieing In a subdued roar frosa tbese gotbsms of trsde sod iodnetry, to soddeoly Isod in Iba pioey woods, where tbe geotle sough - tug of Ibe wiod, tbe distant thud of Ibe woodmso'o ax, or tbe long drewn plaintive sound of a far awsy dinner born, snd all tbst bresks tbe smother lag sod monotonous silence, one feels lika tsking wings atd flying bsok lo wbere there is more life sod more? looro It ia worth s trip off snd bsck it only lo experience tbe cordisl re eeptloo, aod note tbe genuine plessore evinced in the countenances of frisodo as tbey greet yoo a besrty welcome ootil yoo begin to ponder wbal tfbe dickens snd Tbos P Walker yoo ever did to eause them any gladness io gsaing upon yoor car aaaa ever again Of eoorse yoo will meet some of Iboae stolidly appa tbetic kied who'll greot yoo as though they'd seen yoo before break fast snd with a cool self complacency Ibal wouldn't be dietorbed by tbe "seoooaVcoming ;" but soob sa tbese "sol oo ice" sod sre "not io it" much (Plesse note tbst we've mod eraiBed oor vocabulary ) Among tho irksome esmenees here we foond oor neighbor Long, more same sod long tbso ever, still teeming with wisdom aod pregosnt with erudite predictions, Ibe veritable Jeeonofeky of tbis bsili wiek Loid bless us, what Loog don't know would fill huge volumes of ooppsreil or dismond type Long sgrees with tbe Pope anent the nineteenth twentieth century prob lern, and eliime that this is 1900 snd Jinnerwerry snd ihsl Jinnerwerry is in Ihe 20tb cenlory just the seme as thsl the minute after be wss 19 years old he wae n hie 2'Mh year, and with s petrcrnsing smirk remarked, "Ef the* don't epell logick what go it spell," snd wlen we modestly murmured thst it spelt eophieiry sod tbst he bsd lo complete Ihm 19ih yesr before entering Ihm 20ih, and if he should live to he two centuries old (which we verily suspect he rn'ght, snd have lo be butchered, at laut, in order lo reaurrect pioperly) Ii h first century would lute comrm nc d with his year one and would end with the euding of his 100th vc?- snd his second century c??uld therefore only commence with his I01?r yesr -1st year of his '2d century ; but he shook bis eagacioue hesd snd went away sorrowful, pitying: the ut rly hope lees dsrknese of oor intellect How aver, be left os some eage predic lioaa, smong wbiob sre tbst there'll be two more enowe thin month, mak ing three to correspond with three fogs in August Also look out for the fogs in March indicating cor reeponding frosts in May Also, three red corn cobs and three white ro ?but exouee as, our pstience is fatigued and we'll cut Long short That chimerical moneter, the hydra besded whiskey question, is again vexing ths legislative soloue 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 evil," the "crying sin of the sge," Ac, &c, world without end Well, sorely all this aiot jumpin' any fresb rabbit Tbeee sins bsve all been bore a eighty long time and are mighty geoeral all over Ibis world since before the groat freshet, aod we rookoo there wore some mighty good people before oor ago aod some very wiee Hare in oor ripariao biberoatory we eao bot marvel at the oeteosibls hopes of tbeee otopiso seslots to oorral sin aod soop op iniquity by virtoe of drastio laws aod somptoary measorss sad to eboke the world with a prema? ture milieuiom, wbao tbs lioo aod ths lsmb ars not yst prspsred to lie dowo together Oor goveroor saggsets tbst tbsrs is a high, stroog feooe of publie ssoti msot that is hedging shoot the dispen? sary We would suggest tbst this simple 0000 pi ace on? sod seosptaues of the situation is boro of the foot tbst mso havs learoed to get along witboot the dispensary aod though the govern? ment should boild a oooereto wall sroood ths f.tate, 'horse high, boll stroog, k od pig tight," vet so loog as there exist men aod mooey aod thirst oo this sids sad mso with liquor oo ths other, they will meet srd trsds either ooder or over or through the wall, msogre the goveromeot aod s oordoo of birsltngs. Men lovs ths laws wbsn they proteot their liberties, oot wbeo they interfere with them. Why don't some of tbess ultra philanthropic souls sntsr some oew field' of sio sod ioiqoity, oot so overorosrded, bot equally deserving of tbeir benevolent attention. There is the growiog drag habit, the habitual indulgence in Isndanom, morphioe, opiam, ehloral, &o , fa? more insidious aod psroioioas io their effeots theo whiskey sod eotsiliog more sofferiog apoo the aofortaoete victim, a habit that is etealiog among and eaetiog its balefal faoeiostioo over eome of the softer sex eveo The bleseed women are seemingly more prooe to thte more seoret viee sod when ooee oor firmed it becomes a vsritable fetiob of worship aod infatuation. Now here is a great, wide, aoteoded field for the expeoditare of some of this exabersot whiskey pbileotbropy. ooe single good woman saved or reclaimed is worth soy bslf doseo mso anyway sod that's pottlog tbs womao a doggoooed sight bslow ooet too Guv. How the Twelve Died. The followiog brief hietory of the fata of the Apostles may be oew to those whose resdiog has oot bseo evaogelioal : Si Matthew is sopposed to have suffered mertyrdoo, or wae elaio with a ?.word at the oity of Ethiopia in Kgypt. St Luke wae baoged opon an olive tree to Oreeoe. St John wae pat into a oaaldron of boding oil at Rome, aod escaped death He afterwards died a natural death at Ephesue, in Asia St James the Goeat was beheaded at Jeroaalem. St Jaraee the Lsas wae tbrowo from a pionaole or wing of a temple, aod theo beaten to death with a fuller'e oluh. St Philip was haogjd up agaiost a r/iller at Hierapolie. a oity of Phry gi? St Bu'holotnew was fl?yed alivo by the oodtm^nd of a barbarous king St Andrew was burned to a cross ?0*0OS ho preaohod onto thy piople ?Olli ho died. S? Th <m t< wan run through th<? bi.de with a lanee, at Oaromstdsl, in ? hr Ki?*r InJiea S' Jndu was shot to death wilh arrow* Bl St neon Zialloti was onioiuo l in Parses S Matthias was drat stoned and then o headed, K Htrnahaa was stoned to death hy h ? J v. at Silama St Paul w . . bebeadod at Roml by the tvrant Nero ^ffljS CUBAN OIL runs Cuts, ^ liurosj Bruisesj llbeumsv tis'i. und Sotvs. Price, 25 vts Hold br HuKhson-Iiitfon Co. Popular stories for hoys aod girls, Hent? seriei, andj many others at H. O. Osteeo k Go's. State Y MCA Convention. Tbo State Executive Committee of tho South Carolina Young Men's Chris? tiao Association has accepted au invita? tion from the oitisotis of Greenwood, S. C , to hold their annual oooveotioo io thai prosperous comm uo ity . Tho Tsreoty third Annual Stato Convention of tho South Carolina Youog Men'* Christian Association will oODvene on Thursday afternoon Feb 8, 1900, aod continue through Sunday, Fob 11. It in con6dentiy expected that the railroads will grant the usual -*duoed rates Tbe citizens of Greenwood will eotertaio all delegates We cordially iuvito the Christian men of tho State, whether members of tbe Youog Men's Christian Association or not, to atteod this oooveotioo. A letter from your psstor will entitle you to a delegate's credentials. We era pleooiog for a helpful oon veotioo ; an exoelleot program is being prepared aod will be aooouoosd later. Let ua ooma together io tbe spirit of prayer aod may this be tbe time wbeo our faith shall be strengthened aod oar epiritosl lives quiokeoed. Saoday, Feb 4th, will be observed as Youog Meo's Day, aod we earnestly request the prayers of all Christian people oo this day. Will yon no\ j-mo with tbe othsr Christiao men of our State oo this day aod pray for a mighty oot pouriog of the Holy Spirit opoo this gathsriog of Christiao workers. Yours very fraternally, James Allan, Sr, Chairman, C J Cowperthwat, Charleston, Atba T Jamison, Camdeo, F H Hyatt, Columbia, W M Irabam, Somtor, John B Adger, Charleston, Jamee Dilliogham, Cheraw, John Stevens, Cbarlestoo, H E Raveoel, Spartaoburg, J G Gordon, Cbarlestoo, E K Marshall, Charleston, T 8 Rryao, Colombia, Joho Kershaw, Cbarlestoo, D B Jobosoo, Rook Hill. GREENWOOD'S INVITATION. Greeowooi 8. 0 , Jao 1, 1900 To the Christian Youog Meo of South Carolina : The towo of Greeowood extends a most oordial invitation to delegates of Youog Meo'e Christisn Associations and all Christian young men to meet there oo Feb 8th to Utb. 1900. Our hearts and our homes are open to you aod we will cheerfully eotertain all who eome D C DuPre, J K Durst, E H Tar rant, J R Niohois. Geo A Barksdale, J T Medlook, S P Wright, L M Moore. Convention Committee. Charlotte. N. C. Jao 13?The Observer tomorrow will say : "Iotell-i iteooe was received here lent night that George Gould, the New York million? aire, has beoome a stockholder io the Loray Cottoo Mills, at Gastonia, to tbe amount of $250,000, and that a oheek for this smouot has bsen received in Gastonia It is also stated that another sobseriptioo of $150,000 from a northern capitalist has been sent tbe promoters of the oew mill These subscriptions, it is believed, will raise the capital stoek of the mill to $1.400 000. Cootraots for some of tbe buildings aod maobioery were given yesterday " Anonymous correspondent writes ue that we have blundered in repre eenting tbe name of a prospective condidale for governor as "Artaxer xea" II Pattison Ue says that tbe baptismal name of the person in ques tion is "Abracadabar," a magical word used as a charm against chills and fevers This, we submit, does not alter the essential justice of our criticism. "Abracadabar U. Patti son" is a name which will give quite as great wrench to the public nerves as "Artaxerxes II. Pattiscu." More, indeed ; for we can understand that "Artaxerxes" might prove alluring to a certain class of voters because of the two X? itt it We renew our objection to the injection of any such excruciating names into the primary campaign Yet who, after ail, is Abracadabra II Pattison ??The State fn$ CUBAN OIL furca Cute, 1 llurns, Bruises, Rheuma? tUm and Sores* ?Price, 25 cts J-'old by Ilughson-Litfnn Co. --MB? ? ? ? ? ? - Society HUI, Jan 15 ? W 11. Burn, u merchant of Cash'*, w?h ahot by (r ll Parker this evening. From the megte deteilt obtained it sppeers that a dispute troie about orosstics No hope is entertained ol Mr Rom's recovery II?' in sinking faat Pinker escaped and Mr Hum's broth? er offers a reward foi hin OSpture ??^m^* ???? ^mbw The tomato ih now definitely as? signed a place an a tonic among foods A noted physician has made extensive experimenta with the juice as s medicine, and says as a health ptesei vative it is unequslled. Twenty Fifth Infantry Attacked by Bolomen. The Filipinos Lost Fifty Men, Inflicting no Damage Washington, Jao 15 ?Tbe war department today reoeired tho followiug report from Gon Otis : Maoiia, Jao 15 mon and armed i leurgeuta, rob bers from Zimbaion mountains, attack e<i two companies Twenty fifth intuutry, O'Nsil commanding, at Iba, Jan (5 Driven and pursued with logs to tbem ot 50 mon ; no casualties Schwank troops cast and south Santo Toman, BitacZiS Yesterday, Cheatbam's bat? talion Thirty seventh strusk enemy east Santo Tomas an San Pablo road, and enemy left five dead on field. Cavalry soon appearing pursued foroe eastward ; no report of result. Cheatb sin's casualties ooe wounded Anderson, Thirty eighth, en route to Lipa, yesterday struck insurgents few miles south Santo Tomas, drove tbem through Lipa to Rosari j ; enemy's loss 20 dead and wounded, six Spanish prisoners, {20,000. Sohwao has liber? ated about 200 Spanish prisoners now en route to Manila. Anderson's cas? ualties yesterday, oce man killed, two wounded Wheaton's foroe actively operating in western Cavite and B*t auga proviooes. All important towns held and eonstaot patrolling. Great many Filipinos returning to homes ; believed to be iosurgent deserters (Signed) Otis. Tbe oil trust has. since tbe wave of prosperity bss struck us, run tbe price of oil up 35 per cent Tbey probsbly consider this only a light matter -??m>?a? Norfolk, Va . Jan 15 ?United States district Judge Waddill this afternoon refused tbe injunction pray? ed for by Thomas F Ryan ot New York against tho consolidation of tbe Sesbosrd and Roanoke railroad of the Sesbosrd Air Line system the Florida Central end Peninsular and tbe 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 tbe lord chamberlain. Tho 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 Bubmitted to him. Tbere used to be an old rule that the word "heaven" should be substituted in stage Hues wherever the name of any of the per? sons of the Trinity came up. So this clever examiner changed the line to read "as drunk as a heaven." The penalty for disobeying the ex? aminer is a tine of $250, which may be levied on any person connected with the forbidden performance?callboy as well as star. Strangle Freak of Fate. Says the Tortland Oregonian: "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* catcs a strange freak of fate. The name Spain proadly brought to thii distant coast returned to the West In? dies 3UO years later to destroy the power of Spain on the seas! Little thought De Fuca when he sighted this coast in 1802 that some day It would build a warship which, under the name of Aragon, or Oregon, would be fore? most In the battle that marked the end of Spain's dominion in the new world." Estates of Mrs. Frances C. Brunson, Deceased, and of Miss Mary M. Brunson, Dec'd AS Administratrix of Kitate of W Hayne Gordon, Deceased, I hereby fri?e tio'iee ih*i on February 17th, 1900. I will apply to the Judge of Prolate of Sumter County for a Final Settlement and Discbarge in the aforesaid E?ta*es / ALICE 0 GORDON, sdm's Administratrix Kit W Hay BS Gordon, Dec d Jao 17 4t NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. OFFICE 01? COUNTY TREASURER 8UMTER COUNTY. Scjmtsb, 8. 0 , Sppt 29, 18C9. NOTICE Ii bei t by gn c 'Ii .?I will b< in my office in lbs County ('nur- (iou#i at Marnier from October 15th lo December gist 1899, inclusive, tor t>ie collection of i?ix-s ?( r lbs fi cut yvtr 1F99. Tbe levy il a| folio* 3 : F?,r State purposes, r? mi lei. For County purpoees, mult'. For School purposes, .i mlili TVrtl l> vy, \\\ noli. Also lb*' following special ncho i levits ? School District ' <>. i, 2 mills. Bel,ool I istii< No hi, j mill*, s I ool D.sii ct :*ri ih, 2 mills Si buol District No 2 ', :t mills, ai t I !lio, 2 mills, ('oocord, 2 mills, Privateer, 2 mills. No r?. 1 mill. No. 17, 1 mill. Commutation Road Tix fur 1900 is al?o payitle at the barue time. H. L 8CARB0R0UGH, Oct 4 Tr.acurer Sumter Co. <?S CUBAN RELIEF cures Colic, iV^ Neuralgia and Toothache in five minutes. Sour Stomach aod Bummer Complaints. Price 25c. Sold bf Hughson Liyon Oo. -? Buy Writing Tablets, Pencils and P*per at 0 lean's Book Store SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condensed Schedule in Effect Doc. in, 1899. fir??i No. a**. Daily Daily** 5?)]) 7 ?On Lv S09p 7 41a 7f>Op H;V>u| " 824pl 023a " 9 2op Id loa' M easter 91 TiMK. < Shsrleston .. Bummerville Branchville. .. .Orangeburg.. . .. Kingville |No. 0 No.12 Daily .Daily Aril 00ft BlSp ?? lo iya. 732p 852a] 602p 8 22a 534p 7 ;JUa| 4 4iip 11 4.">a'Ar ..Sumtor.Lv 1140a "_ Camden.Lv 1010p 11 OOa'Ar Columbia... Lvi 6 45n! 400p 30<ip 2 50p 5:Uip; 7 0?ia Lv 7 50p| 9 15ol " 819p 0 41a, 831p 0 52a 850p,10 10a O57o HUOa 20 45pill51n Charleston " ... Branch ville "_Bamberg .... M "_Dor mark .... " M .... Block villo.44 ".Aiken." Ar. Augusta un.d.Lv " Ar UOUftl Kl5p " i 8 52o 602p " 8 27a' 5?lp 1 8 13a 810p I 8 0Ua| 5U3p i 7 Goal 4 OOp I 6 20a' 3 10p NOTE: In addition to the obove service trains Nog. 15 and l? 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 ill a. ra. f arrive Charleston 7:00 a. m. Sleeping care ready for occupancy at 9:00 p. m. both at Charleston and Columbia. These t rains make close connections ot Columbia with through trains between Florida points and Washington and the east._ I Ex. I Sun. Sun. onlv Lv. Au gusto ? Ar. Sandersville. M Tennille. Lv. Tennille .... M Sondersville. Ar. Augusta. 7 00a I 9 30a 100p 12 43p 130p 1250p JET 6 20p 8 32p 8 40p 5 40a 850pl 310p 5 50a 400p| 3 23p 9 OOal 7 lOpI 8 30p i^iu. ooiir Mix. j Mix. Dall>iDailyiDaiiy;Ex8u Lv. Savannah.. " Allendole.. " Born well M Blockvillo. Ar. Botesburg. Ar. Columbia.... 12 05a 4U0a 4 I'M eooo 12 15p 4 02p 6 35a 7 25a 417p;10 20a 12 30p (3 OOp DailyjDaily^ Mix. Ex au 100p 2 45p 3 45p 730p Mix. Ex su Lv.,Columbia.1130a! 1 25a i 600a Lv. Botesburg. Ar. Blockvillo....! 1 12p| 3 05a?10 15o M Barn well.... I 127pi 3 200111 00a " AJlendale.|.I.I2()lp " Savannah.I BSPpI 5 15ol. Sun. only 215p 450p 9 Up 10 35a 943p 1115a 10 15a Atlanta and Beyond. Lv. Charleston.| 7 UUo] 5iJ0p Ar. Augusta.11 51a 10 45p a Atlanto.I 8 20p 5 00? Lv. Atlanta.11 OOp 5 30a Ar. Chattanooga.'5 45a 0 45o 4 00p 8 40p Lv. Atlanta. . Ar. Birmingham. " Memphis, (via Birmingham).. Ar. Lexington. 1 Cincinnati. Chicago.. . Ar. Ixmisville 1 St. Louis .. Ar. Memphis, (via Chattanooga) 5 40al 415p 11 35a'10 00p 805p 7 15a 5 00p 730p 7 15o 7 30r 7 da 5 00a 7 45a 5 90p 7 50a 6 00p 7 10p! 7 40a To A she vi 11 e - C in c i n not i-Loui? viHe. BASTKRM TIM 12. Lv. Augusta. " Batesburg. Lv. Charleston. Lv. Columbia (Union Depot;, Ar. Spart onburg ., M Aahaville . M Kuoxville. ., " Cinoinnnati... " Louisville ( via Jellico).. N0134 HO 136 Daily Daily ftOUp 9 30]) 445pll207a 7 00a 11 00p 11 40a| 8 30a aiOp 11 25a 7 OOp 237p 415o| 7 20p 7 30p| 7 45a .. 6 5ua To Washington and the East. Lv. Augusta.. " Batesburg. M Columbia (Union Depot). Ar. Charlotte.? 3 00p I 990p 445pll207a 555pl 2 15a 910p! 0 40a Ar. Danville..._.. ' 12 51a 138p Ar. Richmond. Ar. Washington. M Baltimore Pa. R. li M Philadelphia.. New York. SOOa 625p 7 8Ba o50p 912alU25p 1135a' 2 5fia 20Bp! 6 23a Bleeping Car Line between Charleston and Atlanta, via Augusta, making connections at Atlanta for all points North and West. Solid Trains between 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. Ac Gen. Mgr., Tratlic Manager, Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C GEORGE B. ALLEN. Div. Pass. Agt., Charleston, B. C. W. A. TURK, S. H. HARDWICK. Gen. Pass. Agt , Asst. Gton. Pass Agt., Washington, D. C. Atlanto. Oa. Atlantic Coast Line. WILMINGTON. COLUMBIA AND Af GUST A RAILROAD. Condensed Schedule. Dated November 19, 1893 TRAINS GOING SOUTB. Leave Wilmington Leave Marion Arrive Florence Leave Florence Arrive Sumter l,ea7P Sumter Arrive Columbia No 55 No. 35 P 03. ?3 45 6 34 7 15 p. M. ?7 45 8 57 8 57 10 20 a. n.. ?2 34 3 bg No. 12 ?9 40 11 I 0 No 52 runs through from Charleston ri Central R R , lea vi >g Charleston 7 s Si '.hues 8 34 a m, Mao ng 0 09 a m TP.A ?8 G >!NG NOr.TB Leave Dolombie arrive Sunver ' ? re ??iuniter Arrr s Plorenoj ?. >ave . lor iocs I i v < U iric l Arrive Wilmingtoi No f-4 No 5: a B) p no, 16 40 8 or> 0. B9 ?3 o^ 9 20 a. n. 9 SO '0 ?4 15 5 38 No. 83 p rr.. A0 0(1 V tn ?Doily t!,-?',v' eiccpt Bond ay. No S3 rot e through to Chad too, 8. U r.a Central R It, arriving Msnn.oj 5 41 -o, Lanes fi 17 p n , Charleston 8 P0 p m riatnooo Oooway Branch leave l' tad boor .*? 3f> p to. arriveOoosray 7 40 p m, rerun ing leave Coo way 8 3') a m, artivj? c i i bourn 11 20 am, leave Chad bot rn II 50 a to\ arrive Huh 12 25 p m, re'nroing leave Hal 3.00 pm, arrive Ciiadbouin 3 35 am, [>f\"' pxcept Sunday. r. R. KKNLY, Gen'I Manager." T. M. BMBRSON, Traffic Manager. B. V<. KHBR80N Geo'lPaei A(;eot. A FINE PIANO. But I -4 At a Hiph Pncp Id Eisuy Found, But Fine Pihdos L'ke the ?9b gy? a ill ft I At our prices, are only found in our ware rooms. They present a happy comhioation of excellence, impossible to surpass eleewhere. Catalogue and Book of Suggestions for the asking. TERMS ACCOMMODATING. {SECOND-HAND PIANOS TUNING, REPAIRING. CHAS. M. STIEFFj Warerooros, 9 North liberty Street. F-iciory?Block of E. Lafayette Are., Aiken and Lanvale streets. TAX RET?RKS FOR l1 Oi-FICB OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER COUNTY, Sumtib, 8. C, No?. 30, 1899. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will attend in person or by deputy, at the following places oo the days indicated re? spectively, for the porpoae of teceiviog re tarns of Personal Property, aed Poll Taxes for the fiscal year sommeociog January 1st, IS00 : At office Snmter, 3 0., at ell other times up to Feb. 30.1909, inclusive : Tiodalle, Tuesday, January 2. Privateer, (Jenkins' Store) Wed? nesday, January 3. Manchester, (Netties' residence) Thursday, January 4. Wedgefield, Friday, Jansary 5. Ststeburg, Saturday, January 6. Hagood, Monday, January 8. Rembert's Store, Tuesday, Janu ory 9 Gaillsrd'e X Roads, Wednesdsy January 10. B'iBsards, Thursday, January 11. j Gordon's Mill, Saturday, Janu? ary 13. Mayesvilie, Monday, January 15. Scottsville, (McElveen's Store) Tuesday, January 16. Shilob, Wednesday, January 17. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, January 18. Lynchburg, Friday, January 19. Magnolia, Saturday, Jeousry 20. Reid's Mill, Monday, Jsnuary 22. Bishopville, Tuesday and Wednes? day, January 23 and 24. Mannville, Thursday, Jsnuaty 25. Smithville, Friday, Jsnuary 26. Th? law requires that all persons owning property or in anywise having charge of such property, either as agent, husband, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, etc , return the sime under oath to tbe audi? tor, who requests all persons to be prompt in making their returns and save tbe SO per cent peoalty which will be added to tbe propert.' valuation of all persona who fail to make returns within tbe time prescribed by law Taxpayers return what they owe ^n the first day ot January, 1900 Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer in fall, also make separate return for each township wbere the property is located and a'so in each and every case tbe No. cf the School District must be given. Every male citizen between the age of twenty one and sixty years on the first day of January, 1900, except those incapable of earning a support from beiog mairred or from other causes, are deemed taxsble polls, and except Confederate soldiers (0 years of age, oo Janaary 1st, 1900 All returns must be made oo or before tbe 20th day of February next. I cannot take returns after that date and all returus made after tbe 2< 'b day of February are surjact 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. Only reliable Companies rep? resented. Phone No 180. Andrena Closes. Oct *i5?o 1WIIITK & DUilfj 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. LANCA8TBRINSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,ooo,eoo. Frh 28 DR. W. B. ALFORD, DENTAL SURGEON, SUM PER S. C. (?FFITK H las?B a SB. tj 2:30 p. N ; .1:15 to 8:30 i? m Oflic?' orer ?ho Sdraler Dry Goods 0o? May I ?6m Vinegar* I have on hand a lot of Home-made Vinegar of very line 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. N. ?. OSTKKft.