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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27/1901. Tne Sumter Watcnman was tounde in *?<) and the True $o7t,tkr<m in 1866 The Watchman and Southron now ha* jhe combined circulation and influence bf both of the old papers, and is act ni heily the best advertising mediano ia 8 a m ter Hon. A. : F. Lever, ?Congressman elect, who spent yesterday in this city, . having sjto^p?d " over on his way to Washingj^fir'B&ere he will take his seat wh?a Congress convenes next week, stated to the writer that he will devote cj>nsLd?j?ble effort to the exten? sion of tho;.jniral mail service in this ; district aud'wil? gladly cooperate with the people :p?;any community 'desiring a raralrnail route. If the required con diiions oa?;: be'complied with it is only y a question. of ; time before the route will be established. Mr. Lever, how? ever, cannot establish mail routes without the co-operation of the peo? ple. If a community wants a tri-week? ly or daijy mail route, some one should write for blanks and informa? tion as to how to proceed to secure the establishment of - the route and then get everything'in shape, as far as possible. Mr. Lever will then be in a position to work intelligently and to some purpose. ' He will know that the j people want the roate and feel .encour? aged to. work persistently until he suc? ceeds in getting it Thee stab??shment of Rural Route x Nc. i from this city on November 1st, is but a, beginning and three or four other routes radi?ting from this city eonld be, with no great difficulty, es? tablished if those who will be most benentted, would interest them? selves. One " route that occnrs to us feasible weald' follow the Stateburg road, to-'iae' Frierson place, then across to the road leading to Wedge? field and: thence back to this city. This would give a route of about the required length and would serve at least. a ..hundred families, probably more. This/ route would interfere with no existing star route or post effice and would be a great conveni? ence to everybody living within a mils of either df the roads traveled by the mail carrier. Other routes that are practicable as well as desirable will suggest themselves to oar read? ers. We cannot too strongly urge those who- want a route for their neighborhoods to take UD the matter at once,' get their papers in shape and pat the application on file. The country from the farthest north to the extreme south is beginning to awake to the importance of the rural mail se rvice and the applicationms for the estab? lishment of routes are piling up in the postoffiee department and those who are slow aboat filing applications will have to wait a long time. The matter of redistricting the State is beginning to be discussed again and. we are sorry to say, a great many people who should know better, discuss it as if the future success or defeat cf the seven men now holding down jobs in Congress is the only lhlr?g to be considered. A disposi? tion is evidenced to ignore the inter? ests of the people and to dodge the main issue that smacks of the two-for five politicians. We aro in favor of redistricting, we are in favor of com? pact and symmetrical districts, whose inhabitants are homogeneous and whose interests are not conflicting; we oppose giving any consideration what e?er to tie effect the redistricting will have upon the political future of this that or the other man. The State will get along pretty well whether they re maia in Congress or are retired to pri Tate life, and their future is of small importance as compared with redis? tricting the State. The Richmond Dispatch Sold. Richmond, Va.. Nov. 25.-The en? tire capital stock of The Dispatch Company, publishers of the Richmond Dispatch, was today sold to Leland Rankin and associates. The company was at once reorganized by the elec? tion of Leland Rankin, W. D. Chest? erman and G. Watson James, of J&chmond: Charles H. Grasty, of the Baltimore News;- and George Trabne of the Nashville Americrn, as directors, and Leland Rankin president and pub? lisher, and W. D. Chesterman and G. Watson James editors. The Dispatch has for fifty years belonged equallv to the Cowarden and Ellyson families and has always enjoyed the confidence of the Virginia people to a remarkble extent. Mr. Bankin, -the new publisher, was five years manager of the Nashville Amer? ican and during the past year has been manager of The Dispatch. THE SUBMARINE BOAT. New York, Nov. 21.-In the pres? ence of a big crowd which, despite the storm, assembled to witness the emerging of the submarine boat Ful? ton, that craft rose from the bottom of Peconic bay, which is at the eastern end of Long Island, this morning at 10.30 o'clock with all well and greatly surprised to find there was a storm raging. The test of the Fulton's staying powers were highly satisfactory, not only so the officers of the company that built her, and the naval officers present, but tc those who went to the bottom in the boat- They say there was not the slightest discomfort to them during their more than fifteen hours of submersion beneath the surface. A NOTABLE SPEECH. j No recent speech in this country has been received with more cordial praise than the one that Secretary Hay delivered at the New York Chamber of Commerce banquet last Tuesday night. The secretary was fresh from the consummation of the new treaty with Great Britain, as far as that work can be completed by our state depart? ment and the British ambassador. This treaty is justly regarded^ as a great diplomatic triumph for Secre? tary Hay, and the enthusiasm which greeted'him at the gathering of re? pr?sentai ve business men of the coun? try's metropolis was prefectly natural. The speech that followed his hearty reception was so admirable in thought, feeling and expression that it called forth another and fuller demon? stration of the admiration in which Secretary Hay is held. His address abounds in declarations ; of patriotic and salutary principles of national conduct, j It portrays the great advantages ? ?that are secured to us by our j geographical isolation and superb ? : strength, and gives this assurance that j our might will be wisely and justly j used. These are noble words : "No wontonness of strength will ever induce us to drive a hard bargain with another nation because it is weak, nor will any fear of ignoble criticism tempt us to insult or defy a great power because it is strong, or even because it is friendly." Secretary Hay spoke of ' ' our sister republics to-the south" in a manner caleula tied to allay apprehensions that have been aroused, not illogically, by our recent conquests and territorial extension and declared that we are in honor bound not to interfere further in their affairs than we may go in disinterested friendship. He said : " We are grieved and distressed when there are differences among, them, but even then we should never think of trying to compose any of those differ? ences unless by the request of both parties to it." Those who heard this sentiment greeted with repeated cheers, and they will be echoed by the people, of this t whole country without regard to par? tisan politics. The true line of our national policy was finely set forth as follows: "The attitade of our diplomacy may be indicated in a text of Scripture which Franklin-the first and greatest of our diplomats-tells us passed through his mind when he was pre? sented at the court of Versailles. It was a text his father used to quote to him in the old candle shop in Boston when he was a boy : 1 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings.' Let us be dili? gent in our business and we shall stand-stand, you see, not crawl nor swagger-stand as a friend and equal, asking nothing, putting up with noth? ing but what is right and just, among our peers in the great democracy of nations. ' ' That sentence is worthy to live in our statesmanship and our literature. Secretary Hay's notable address contains many others that we would like to quote. Every word of it should be read and every thought of it pon? dered by the nation, it is all so true and timely. It is, from its first word to its last, a speech of which every American should be proud as reflecting the best - principles and highest aims of his country.-Atlanta Journal. NO CAUSE FOR GRIEF. It is pretty generally conceded that there will be no tariff legislation at the coming session of Congress. Dis? cussion there may and most probably will be, but the opponents of "tariff tinkering" are likely to be too strong for those who think it good policy to make some reduction in rates of duty. In view of the present make-up of Congress, and the tendencies outside of it this is no cause for grief to tariff reformers. The Chicago Tribune, which is a stalwart protectionist before elections and a free trader much of the rest of the time, has an editorial saving: "Let the tariff alone." It thinks the delects of the tariff are less harmful than an attempt to remove them would be. If the subject were taken up to improve the iron and steel schedule other industries would insist that something be done for them. Some would want duties on their materails reduced, but others would insist on higher rates. The Sugar Trust would wish to sacrifice the revenue derived from raw sugar, and so on. When we recall the experience we have had on the revision of the tariff by its friends, we mav well be im? pressed with this suggestion. We had an experience of that kind in 1883. A tariff commission had been appoint? ed, consisting entirely of strenuous protectionists, but it felt impelled to report that duties were much too high. A bill to carry out the recommenda? tions of the commission was introduc? ed, but it was so manipulated before it got through the two houses of Con? gress that many of the rates were raised. Some unimportant reductions were made, but on the whole the new law was worse than that which pre? ceded it. Under it surplus revenue ac? cumulated in the Treasury, and it be? came necessary to reduce it. Then we had another revision of the tariff by its friends. The act of 1890 was entitled a bill to reduce the revenue, but it accomplished that object by putting rates so high that importers could not pay them. The revenue decreased, however, and a deficit followed, but the burdens of the tax? payers were enormously increased, while wages were reduced. In 1897 we had another revision of the tariff by its friends, when the rates were made higher than ever. Again the revenue feil off, and there was a deficit until the law was re-enforc? ed by the War Revenue act, including another loan, since which time there has been a surplus. A part of the War Revenue Bill has been repealed, but there is still an excess of revenue, which Congress will be asked to dissi? pate. These three instances of a revision of the tariff by protectionists give us a pretty good idea of what we might expect if Congress were to undertake the task again. It is admitted by many cf the beneficiaries themselves that the existing rates are altogether too high. But there are so many interests to be consulted that under the plan now advocated . by the dominant party of giving every beneficiary whatever he demands it is practically certain that the situation woald be made worse instead of bet? ter. No real reform of the tariff can be expected from the men now in con? trol, at least until public opinion com? pels it, and that is not now the situa? tion. Times are prosp?rons, and the majority illogically attribute the fact partially to the high rate of taxation. Undoubtedly the revenue ought to be reduced without delay, that the sur? plus may not serve as an excuse for extravagant appropriations. That end may, however, be easily reached by repealing taxes imposed by the War Revenue Bill, leaving the revision of the tariff to a time when it may be undertaken with a better understand? ing of what the country really needs. -Courier-Journal. Save the Schools From Politics. "It is evident from recent debates in the Virginia Constitutional Con? vention." remarks the Baltimore American, "that the Old Dominion has, like all other American Common? wealths, suffered from the evils of a political management in school affairs." Our Baltimore contempo? rary then goes on to say that it is diffi? cult to discover how this evil can be wholly eradicated under our system of government, but that there is in every community a strong demand that it be reduced to a ?minimum and that merit, and not political influence, shall be made the chief factor in the appointment and retention of all school officers and teachers. The State of Virginia is expending from year to year an enormous sum of money for popular education. The combined State and local appropria tions for this purpose amount, very nearly, if not quite, to $2,000,000 an? nually. This is a heavy tax upon the people, and it is the bounden duty of the authorities to see to it that the money is so expended as to produce the best possible results. We do not believe that this is the case in Vir? ginia. We have reason to believe that this money is frequently so expended as to confer peculiar benefits upon school officials and their friends. We have reason to believe that there are more school houses in some sec? tions than are absolutely necessary, the additional houses being built "to suit the convenience of some of the school trustees and their associates, if not to make room for additional teach ers. Complaint is often made that the school teirm is too short, and this complaint was recently made from one of the southside counties. Yet a gen? tleman from that county recently said in our hearing that he had been in? formed by one of his countymen- that there were three school-houses within easy reach of this citizen, and .that there were six school-houses in his im? mediate vicinity, when he believed that two, one o?r the whites and one for the blacks, would be ample. We have reason to believe that in? ferior teachers are sometimes accepted and superior teachers rejected for the reason that the inferiors have politi? cal pull. We do not believe, from all that we have heard, that the merit system always prevails in the selection of teachers for our public schools. It is disgrace to any State to make the public school system a spoils sys? tem. It is a public outrage when a dollar of this money is expended for any other than the purpose for which it is contributed by the tax-payers, and such tax-payers are discouraged and disgusted when they know that abuses exist. This is one of the most important questions before the people of Virginia today. If oar pulic-school system is to flourish and grow in popular favor, and if we are to have the best results from this large sum of money that the people are paying for public educa? tion, we must divorce the system from politics: we must establish the rule of merit: we must put the sys? tem in the hands of men who are com? petent and honest and who have the true interests of the children of the State at heart.-Richmond Times. The Recent Civil Service Order. The order issued by the President, restoring 1,600 employes to the classi? fied service, was the outcome of a rather curious condition of affairs. These employes are in the Quarter? master's Medical, Ordnance and Engi? neer Departments of the army, and their restoration to the classified service was asked by Senator Root. The civil service rules were amended so as to cover th?se employes during the last year of President Cleveland's second Administration, but in 1899 President McKinley issued an order taking them from the operation of the civil srevice regualtions and providing that appointments to the positions should be made on registration tests prescribed in regulations to be issued by the Secretary of War and approved by the President. "No regulations," says Secretary Root, "have ever been issued by the Secretary of War in regard to these positions. The result is that the legal status of all appointees to these designated positions is somewhat in doubt, owing to the fact that, as no new regulations have been prescribed and as the appointments are not gov? erned by the provisions of the pre? vious regulations, there are no rules or regulations governing their selec? tion. If regulations were formulated by the Secretary of War it would result in two systems running side by side in the same department. Such a dual system of appointment in the bureaus would be open to serious objection." The meaning of which seems to be that the order issued in 1899 is re? garded by Secretary Root and Presi? dent Roosevelt as a mistake, which it is the purpose of the present order to correct by revoking the previous order.-Courier-Journal. Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-Rear Admi- ? ral Schley, who with his wife, arrived , here today to remain until tomorrow as the guest of Col. A. K. McClure, ; was the centre of an enthusiastic demonstration at the Broad street station of the Pennsylvania railroad when the Washington express rolled into the big train shed. More than a thousand persons were congregated in the station to see the admiral, and when he stepped from the train tho crowd set up a wild cheer. The peo? ple massed around him and it was with much difficulty that^ the police opened a passageway for him to leave the station. ! SIR THOMAS LIPTON STILL GAME. j He is Considering Another At j tempt to Take the Cup. j London, Nov. 25.-"Should no one ; else challenge, I am willing seriously : to consider making another attempt to , lift the cup. " j This announcement was given out by Sir Thomas Lipton at the banquet given at the Hotel Cecil in his honor tonight and whicn was attended by more than 400 guests. "It would never do," added Sir Thomas, "to give up when only a pulse beat came between us and vic? tory." The reception to the challenger for the America's cup was marked with the greatest enthusiasm, and all classes were represented at the banquet this evening. Lord Tweedmouth acted as chairman, and proposing the health of President Roosevelt, he referred to his versatility as a politician, states? man, sportsman and w?riter. President Roosevelt's name was greeted with tremendous applause, although only a few Americans were present. Another Kerosene Tragedy. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 25.-Four per I sons were burned to death and two se? riously injured in a fire at 4.30 o'clock this morning, which destroyed the residence of J. G. Miller, on Charles Street, Knoxville, a suburb of this city. The names : Rose Miller, aged 23, terribly burn? ed and died on the way to the hospital. Amelia Miller aged 19, suffocated by -he smoke. Amanda Miller, aged 18, suffocated. Sylvia Miller, aged 9, suffocated. The injured: # J G. Miller, the father, jumped from second story window, leg broken and bruised : will recover. Mrs. Miller, badly burned, and on verge of nervous prostration. Two other daughters, aged ll and 13, ecsaped without injury. The fire was caused by the eldest daughter, Rose, pouring kerosene into the stove to start the fire for breakfast. The oil in the can ignited and the explosion which followed scattered the oil over the room. The flames spread so quikly that Mr. Miller was forced to jump from the second story window after rescuing his wife and two of his young daughters. Rose was burned almost to a crisp and died before reach? ing the hospital. The three others were overcome by smoke. Their bodies were found in the ruins after the fire had been extinguished. Mrs. Miller was just recovering from a severe ill? ness and is almost distracted over the terrible affair. Fears are entertained that she will not survive the shock. GUAM AND TUTUILA. The American citizen whose patriot? ism is broad enough to stretch out not only over the States and Territories, but also to the remote isles of the sea, will turn with interest to the report of Assistant Secretary Hackett, of the Navy Department, for informa? tion with reference to Tutuila and Guam. He may have but a dim im j pression of the situation of these humble members of our great republi? can family, but he can hardly fail to remember that Tutuila as the scene of an alleged jag which, whether it was pulled off or not as reported, is likely to cost Uncle Sam the neat sum of 8150,000, be the same more or less. In connection with this he will not fail to take notice of the fact that the revenue of the island last year amount? ed to 7,500, or just 5 per cent, of the estimated cost of the thirst of the late Naval Governor of the island. It is obvious that if Tutuial were dependent on her resources she would have to resort to high license at once in order to avoid a deficit. Public interest, however, will prob? ably center about Guam. Since this island came into our possession it has had a varied experience. The first thing which marked the change was a great revival in the matrimonial mar? ket, which was due to the drastic measures adopted by the first Naval Governor. But when Commander Seaton Schroeder got in there was trouble of a very serious character. The marines raised a disturbance, there were numerous desertions and all the available hiding places in the island were soon full of fugitives. Even this was endurable until it was discovered that as an incident of the breach of discipline the only barrel of whiskey in the comimssary depart? ment had" been stolen. Imagine the situation, with Kentucky and Peoria distilleries thousands of miles away ! There was water, water everywhere, but not a drop fit to drink, for Com? mander Schroeder did not even keep a cow. The possession of a so-called paternal Government that limited the Governor to a single barrel of whiskey at a time was the subject of much severe comment. It is a subject of regret that the re? port of Mr. Hackett tells us nothing of the steps that have been taken to keep the commissary of Guam equipped in a manner consistent with the usages of civilization and the dignity of the people of the United States. As Commander Schroeder, however, was recently in Washington City, it may be presumed that he made such representations to the authoriies as will prevent a repetition of the un? pleasant experience to which he was subjected by the mutinous people under his command.-Courier Journal. So Tired It may be from overwork, but the chances are its from an in? active LIVER.-?. With a well conducted LIVER one can do mountains of labor without fatigue. It adds a hundred per cent to ones earning capacity. it can be kept in healthful action by, and only by Tuft's TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE The Reason Whv! fi VERY SHORT CROP, fi VERY BACKWARD WINTER Make a Combination hard to Get Around. Consequently we have made great, reductions throughout our stores. Read the following items. Kveryone tells of new de? sirable goods, marked way under their actual values. : : : Six Great Big Values in Dress Goods -, : : Read each one of them, you'll find them bargains. 7 pcs Camel's hair Diagonal, all wool mats rial, 37 inches wide-Just the thing f<T Skirts and Suits-all desirable shades. Greys, Browns Tans and Blue, These are our regular 60c values-the sale price is 47c 1 piece only, so don't wait uniil its all sold, Black Plaid back all wool Skirting, value $1 50 a yard-Sale price Si)3 36 inch Henriettas, all the lending and stnple shades, ??c value-Sale nrice 29c 5 pcs new Fancy Poneas-tan, grey, navy, brown, heliotrope These are 36 inch wide, actual value 35c-the sale price is 27c All wool Habit Cloth, 54 inches wide, good line of olors. This is the Skirt and Suit material that pleases. Actual yaloe 85c-Sale pri^e 73c A few pieces left 54 inch all wool Flanne', actual value 60c-Sale price 48c. Not all shades of this left. Ready mare Wrapper.*, 3 lots marked at less than the material would cost. Ladies' Percale "Wrapper:., W8S good value at S5c-this sale pri<*e 63i Ladies' Percale and Sflannellette Wrappers, well made ?nd vpry serviceable, all season prices on these was $1 25-Sale price 98c Extra heavy Flannelette Wrappers, never sold for less than $1 50 and $1 75-Special ^ale price $1 19 ano $1 37. Saves time and trouble of making, and the quality is still there. 3 Specials in Ladies' 27-in Jackets. These three items represent the best value ever offered in this city. A l?ok will convince you of this tact. One lot Ladies' Black Jackets, all wool, 27 inch long, with the new yoke, Collar, yoke and cuffs, black velvet piping. Have sold all season at $6. Now marked $4 39 for this sale only. One lot Ladies' black all wool 27 inch Jackets, volve* collar, new bell cuff, material the new rough cheviot Have sold all season at $5 50. For this sale only the price is $3 98 See this for real value One lot all wool Covert Hoth 27 inch Jack? ets, velve coll-r, new cuff, fatin lined. This Ja/ker is worth $6 75 of any one's money. We have five of them left-for this sale the price is $5 49 Our owe J. ll. A S. Corset four^hooks, plain aod nursing style, 47c-and it's a good one. Another small lot of Ladies' Handkerchiefs all pure linen, and the best ever sold for the prie?-3 tor 25c. We have sold hundreds of dozens of this handkerchief. Call in and eave mooney on your coming purchases. Now remember the prices mentioned here are actnal values Not a ficti? tious price mentioned, and we back thia op in our nena! way, yonr money back if you are not perfectly satisfied. QUE SHOE DEPARTMENT Comes in for its share as well. We offer among other things a special line of Ladies' Bntton and Lace Shoes $1 50 quality for $1 38 1 75 quality for 1 63 2 00 quality for 1 88 Special line of Misses and Boys School Shoes at $1, Si 25, $1 50. J ust a few items to show you what we are going to do in our Clothing Department. Black Cheviot, with solid stripe, very neat and serviceable. Regular $6 50 Suit-Special $4 90 Suit Solid Blue and Black Cheviot $4 90 Double breasted blue grey Caasimere Suits, regular $7 50 grade-Special price $6 25. This is a bargain if there ever was one offered. Brown Kerseys, you all know the?e-best suits for hard wear $7 50 grade. $5 85 special price. All of our $8. $10, $12 50, $15 and $20 Snits at proportionate reductions. Youth's and Children's Clothing most bt sold as well as the men's. Knee Sui:s, all sizes 67c und upwards. 25c Caps, only a small lot of these left, 10c Furnishing Goods. Hats and everything eise must be reduced to meet the "stringency of the time s " J. Rettenberg & Sons. Negro Hanged for Shooting and Fa? tally Wounding Mrs. Perry Craft. Special to The State. Anderson, Nov. 24.-Laddison, the negro who yesterday shot and fatally wounded Mrs. Perry Craft has paid the penalty for his crime. He was cap? tured today, and after being identified by his victim was carried about half a mile from the scene of his crime and hanged to a limb. The identification was complete and before being swung up the negro confessed his ffuilt. It turns out that the negro ; was an ex convict. He was sent up from New? berry county for three years and had been hired to the Cooley convict farm in this county. He completed Bis sentence several months ago and has since been working as a farm hand, part cf the time in that community and part of the time across the river in Georgia. After his attempt on the life of Mrs. Craft yesterday afternoon he made bis way to the^ Cooley place, about six miles distant and went to the house of a 'negro acquaintance. The negroes reported his presence to the white people and a posse surround? ed the house about 12 o'clock today and demanded his surrender. He sur? rendered without resistance. The negro denied his guilt at first, but when examined a bullet hole was found in his right leg, showing that one of the shots fired at him by Mr. Glenn yesterday had taken effect. After being identified by Mrs. Craft he confessed. Asked why he com? mitted the crime, he said that when Mrs. Craft offered him the food she remarked : "You negroes are always around begging." This, he said, angered him and he shot he?. A MOB OF 200. There were nearly 200 persons engaged in the lynching, probably 20 of them being negroes. There was no attempt at concealment or disguise. The negroes offered to burn the body, but this was not permitted, and after life was extinct it was cut down and left lying on the ground. The negro was hanged on a small hickory tree, the limb being not more than* 10 feet from the ground. A piece of note? paper was pinned to his coat, bearing this inscription: "This negro was hanged for shooting a white lady in this settlement without cause, Nov. 24, 1901." The lynching, it is said, was partici? pated in by many leading citizens of the western side of the county, and there is general satisfaction that the negro has been so speedily captured and punished. The news of the lynch? ing did not reach the city until nearly 6 o'clock and since then many persons have gone out to view the body. Mrs. Craft's condition tonight is most critical. The physicians are of the opinion that she cannot recover. Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and alt Pat-J ect business conducts for MODERATE FEES. ?Oe ?. OFFICE IS O FPO S:TE U.S. PATEN r O V-ICEJ 'anu wc can secure paten: in less time thia ?lwsej ?remote from Washington, _ m < i Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip-j lion. Wc advise, if patentable or not, free on charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. < i ? PAMPHLET, M HOW to Obtain Patents," with? cost of same in'the U. S. and foreign countries) sent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO. OPP. PATENT OFFICE. WASHINGTON. D, C. MWVVV?VV>VVVI<VVVVVVVV^VVVVVVM THE STAJNDABD Warehouse Co. COLUMBIA, s. c Has a Storage capacity of 20,000 Bates of Colton Stores and insures Cotton for 15 cen s per Bale per month or fractional mouth Lower rates on 500 B^les and above, ^pe ? cia? rates for six months and season contract All railroads running into Columbia permit Cotton to be stopped for storage and reshipped at any time during the sea? son at the through rate from original start? ing point, with only a trifle charge for re-handling. Cotton consigned to Columbia has the advantage of active competition when sold, and loans can jal way s be secured on our Warehouse receipts at minimum rates. No commission or other charges for selling cotton. Correspondence solicited. H. L. ELLIOTT, Manager. Nov 13 v MCI TO TAXPAYHfi COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER CO. SUMTES, S. C.. Sept. 24,1901. NOTICE is hereby given that I will be in my office in the County Court House at Sumter from October 15th to December 31st, 1901, inclusive, for the collection of taxes for "the fiscal year 1901. The levy is as follows: For State purposes, 5 mills. For County purposes, 3 mills. For School purposes, 3 mills. Total levy, ll Also the following special school levies: School District No. 1, 2 mills. School District No. 16, 2 mills. School District No. 18, 2 mills. School District No. 20, 3 mills. Mt. Clio, 2 mills. Concord, 2 mills. Privateer, 2 mills. No. 5, 1 mill. No. 17, 1 mill. School District No. 23. 4 mills. School District No. 22, 4 mills. Commutation Road Tax for 1902 $1.00, payable from Oct. loth, 1901. to Feb. 1st, 1902. E. L. SCARBOROUGH, sept 24 Treasurer Sumter Co. T?e ?Sfcate of South Carolina, C0DNTY OF SUMTES. By Thos. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas. Shepard Nash, Esq., made suit io me grant him Letters of Adminis? tration of the estate of and effects of July O'Cantey. deceased, These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all and singular the kindred and cred? itors of the said July O'Cantey, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H.. on Dec. 7th, 1901. next, after publica? tion thereof, at U o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 23d day of November. A. D.. 1901. THOS. V. WALSH, Nov 27- Judge of Probate. OFFJOE OF FOR SALE-A limited quantity of King Cotton Seed. Apply to W. B. Boyle. Oct 9-tf