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--OF ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^| ^^^^^^^^j ^^^^^ i^g^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^fc ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ?^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^j^^^j ^^j^^^^^^ ?^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^1 ?^^^^^l^^ ^S3^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ SUMTER, S. C., February 17, 1904. - By direction of tlie JFreight Claim Agent, I will sell at Public Auction, on MONDAY, MARCH 22d, 1904, at the At? lantic Coast Line Freight Warehouse, Sumter, S. C., for freight and other charges, the following unclaimed and refused articles of freight ; also a large quantity of unlocated "over" freight ot various kinds. Goods sold without guarantee of quality, quantity or value. Sale will commence at 10 o'clock A. M. Terms of sale CASH. Sale will continue from day to day until all goods are sold. J. A. HUSKE, Itout? Agent. 2fo. 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ll 12 IS 14 15 17 18 19 20 ta 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 47 48 49 51 52 53 54 55 ?6 ?7 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 ?7 68 69 70 71 72 ARTICLES. MASK. DESTINATION. 2 boodles bagging, J E Coon er, Lynchburg. 10 boodles P castgs D J Keeter, Pregoals. 9 boodles P castgs, ? F Ha m bong fat, Pregnais. 1 boodle 8 pipe, o o mark Sam ter. 1 mower seat, oo mark, Som ter. 1 C iroo wheel, no mark, Sooner. 1 bdl stove castiog, oo mark, Somier. 1 pa paper cotters, oo mark, Sumter. 1 bo bed eods, oo mark, Sooner. 1 bed eod, oo mark, Sumter, 1 bo bed rails, oo mark, . Sumter, 4 mt mole barrels, oo mark, Sumter, 1 bri vinegar, oo mark, McCall. 1 box wrisgers, oo mark, Fioreooe. 1 hay press, E G Reynolds, Lamar. 1 pulley safe, E C Reynolds, Lamar. . 1 I pulley, oo mark, Sumter. 1 crt oil tank, W T Harrell & Soo, Fioreooe. 1 crt 3 pk ts jelly, N G Floreoos. J bbl oil 1 cs oil, A W Moldrow, Florence. 1 trunk', J Loary, Jr., Florence. 24 pomps, Caceo & Smith, Society Hill 1 bbl molasses, G, Lynchburg, 1 box clothing, Mrs. Millie Leig, Timmoosviile. 25 bdl ties, J L Anderson, Ti m moceril) e. i bedstead,slats and rails, Robt DaBose, Tim monaville. ? bri cider, oo M W HarreU, Timmoosville. 1 bx gises, 1 ort p frames, oo mark. ; Darlington. 2 bri oil, . Beavis Ref Co. Cordova. 2 crts stones. Bill Gilmore, Lake City. 1 bri molasses, C M Spears, Darlington 1 bd! mooldt'g 1 ort soreeo.no mark, Darlington - 1 bdl pipe, 1 bdl pots and stove, no mark, Darlington 1 bx hardware, C A Rogerf, Darlington. 1 bx fisc scrap, W P Boms, Darlington. 1 box h b goods, Miss A Davis, Darlington. 1 box fpriogs, M H Baoneaos, Darliogtoo.J 1 keg cider, Landsberg & Ao-$ dersoo, Lamar. 4 bxs drugs, W J DoBose, Lamar 1 pa 4 bxs tobacco, oo mark, Lamar. 1 row boat, McKerrell & Murchison, Marion. 1 ertd desk, Wm Monroe, Marion 1 bx paper, C N McC*H, Marion. 1 crt glas?, 1 pa frames, Cclbrttth Bros , Marion. 1 gal tank cover, H M Wilcox, Marion 1 bedstead, Z bxs boas) bold goods, etc , Willie Nelson. Marion. 1 bdl bed eods. 1 bdl rails. A Thomas, Marion. 1 wash pot, WB Johnson, Marioo. 2 crts o moolcicg, J W Hoiliday, Marion. 1 sx clothes, J M Thomas, Marion. 1 bdl household goods, R Hartz, Marioo. 1 bag clothes, W Collins, Marion. 1 bdl clothes, J Mulatte, Marioo. 3 crts s ware, K B Wheeler, Marioo. 1 box a food Ja? M Goodall, Marioo. 1 box a matter H aggie & White, Marioo 1 eeo goo, F W Wiggins, Marioo. 1 cs e gam, LC Wheeler, Marion. 1 crt art stones, S Capps. Marion. 3 rolla wall paper, F W Wisc, Marion 14 odis baskets, S J Blackweil, Marion 9 bxs drugs, McIntosh, Kiogstree. 1 com cheat, G M Hussey, Kiogstiee. Ko. ARTICLES. MARKS. DESTINATION. 73 3bdlpcastg W W Grecyr, Kingstree 74 1 bdl sweeps, G Baor, Kiogstree. 75 37 bdls re?os, B W Candy & Co, Kiogstree. 76 15 bdle c ties, J A Eppe, Kiogetree. 77 1 ort g stooe, DO mark, KiDgstree. 78 If Sae, H McCatcben KiDgstree. 79 1 bri vinegar, 6 D Beddick, Kio gs nee. 80 8 crts g stones, A M Singleton, Kingstree. 81 2 crts g stones, J Staggos, Kiogstree. 82 2 orte g stones, G E M imp, Kingstree. 83 1- M phosphate, 1 box g' 3ware, * J P Nelsoo, Kiogstree. 84 1 br. tamps, 1 box lamps, E L Smith, Kiogstree 85 1 trunk, Wm MoCloy, Kiogstree. 86 i tro ok and 1 bedstead, L Fulton, Kiogstree. 87 3 bdls pipe and bdl iron,. W W Greysoo, KiDgstree. 88 1 gio, 1 condenser, 1 w part, W H Gibbons, Columbia. 89 25 rolls paper, J A Elkins, Colombia. 90 1 roll paper, Hoot Bros, Columbia. . 91 1 bri vtoegar, J F Griffie, ' Colombia. 92 1 mt box, S G Edmuods, Columbia. 93 1 bri vinegar, J F Griffin, Columbia. 94 1 cs notions, E T Richardson, Barnwell. 95 2 os adv matter, L D Jooe, Barnwell. 96 1 poe i pipe, oo mark, Florence 97 I bcx powder, G R Harding, Columbia. 98 1 box booke, Rev W BRankio, Columbia 99 1 sack meal, A Canty, Columbia. 100 1 box earthenware, Nellie Shall, Columbia. 102 10 boxes mace, Laurence Broky, Charleston. 103 1 box pat medicine, H G Y Tark, Charleston. 104 2 pkge f dogs, J A Terrell, Charleston. 105 1 ort lioware, M Har?esdne, Charleston. 106 ll bdls p steel, Coleman Wagon Hardware Co. Charleston. 107 1 ort w machines, Mrs Robt Frazier, Charleston. 108 w machine and wrioger, Mrs Graham, Charleston. 109 1 chest household goods, Elizabeth Brown, Charleston. 110 1 b x 5 pla a food, R Bishop, Charleston. 111 1 pee stooe, () N Ronndtree, Charleston. 112 1 os drugs, J H Polkerios, Charleston. 113 1 box glass, J H Polkerios, Charleston. 114 1 letter presa, Peon Bridge Co, Charleston. 115 1 bdl matting, J A Johnson, Charleston 116 1 bri cs ooffec, 8 J Hotiaro, Charleston. 118 1 bri mt bottles, Germania Brwgo Co Charleston. 118 1 bri mt bottles, Germania BrWgo Co Charleston. 119 5 bria mt bottles, Germania Brwgo Co, Charleston 120 3 bris mt bottles, Germania Brwgo Co. Charleston. 121 1 box saddles, on C W Taylor, Williams 122 5 bria flour, J S White, Hartsville. 123 2 bxs dried fruit, oo W D Coggshall.DarliogtoD. 124 1 bri molasses, J B Carter, Dar?Dgtoo. 125 20 bdls sheet iroo.. CM Abrams, . Darliogtoo 127 1 bri molasses, OD Ratholz, Darliogtoo. 128 1 box medicine, Moody Bros, Darliogtoo. 129 I box glassware, J C Reid, Darliogtoo. 130 1 8 maohtoe, on C L Mopers, Darliogtoo. 131 2 bxs p frames. on Dore Picture Co DarliogtoD. 132 2 bria lab oil, Wileoo James, Darlington 133 1 bdl 2 castgs, DO mark, Florence. 134 1 box drags, no mark Floreoce. No. ARTICLES. MARKS. DESTINATION. 135 1 box soap, ' no mark, Florence. 136 1 bri floor, no mark, Florence. 137 1 box show glass, F M Young Co, Ebrhart. 138 1 08 notions, J A Cbssann, Ebrhar?. 139 1 box groceries, Rosa Wright, Ehrhart. 140 1 roil wall paper, DO mark, Florence. 141 1 roll wall paper, DO mark, Florence. 142 1 box hardware, DO mark, Fioreooe 143 1 box pickle, no mark, Colombia. 144 2 ort i sinks, oo mark, Colombia. 14? 1 oil stove, oo mark, Colombia. 146 1 box w glass, DO mark, Colombia 149 1 bri oil, DO mark, Colombia. 150 1 bdl mattress, Mary Goodman, Yooogs Island. 151 5 sacks oottoo seed, E L Clements, Yooogs island. 152 1 box drags, no mark, Walterboro 153 1 sewiDg machioe, no mark, Walterboro. 154 1 bdl legs, no mark, Walterboro. 155 1 box hardware, 00 mark, Walterboro. 156 1 box shafts, DO mark, Walterboro. 157 1 box adv matter, DO mark, Walterboro. 158 1 keg cider, i bri vinegar, no mark, ' Walterboro. 159 2 boxes garden seed, S E BoyntoD, Greeopoad. 160 1 sack dog seed, Jno Watsoo, Greeopond. 161 1 bri oil, WCBlo, Cbarlestoo. 162 1 bag coro, P B Charleston. ! 163 1 ba food, D A Charleston. 164 1 bcx mt bottles, J FI A v Charleston. 165 1 box adv matter, M P Cbarlestoo. 166 10 rolis bagging, 00 W & O Charleston. 167 1 os macbioe. HOW Charleston. 168 Ibex clo, DLW Charleston. 169 2 brts sugar, F W W & C Charleston 170 1 cs calendars, CSP Charleston 171 1 cs calendar?, GAS Charleston. 172 1 crib, W W B Charleston. ! 173 1 pk stove ware, W R R Cbarlestoo. I 174 1 cot, E B Charleston. 17:") 1 e keg, J B Charleston. ! 176 I odl, 2 cots. T A Charleston. 177 6 bd!s 23 cots, CKM Charleston. 178 1 crt castings, W & F Cbarlestoo. 179 1 block wood, C H Co Charleston. 180 1 sack feed, C ? Charleston. I 181 1 bdl sash, McLeod <& Go, Bennettsville. 182 1 bdl mooldiog, Tbo? Brown & Co, Beooettsville. 183 Half barre), J F D, Bennettsville. 184 1 bx clay, J Scbadarem, Bennettsville. 185 1 bx almanacs, G F Willis, Bennettsville. 186 Paint, etc no mark Florence. 187 1 keg oider; 1 box faucets, no mark, Eastover. 188 Half bbl'vinegar, MoHobbord, Laoes 189 14 ft show case, J C Bryant, Lanes. 190 1 sk floor, . . WHY Sumter. 191 4 iroo doors, ; * 0 n D G Z?igler, Somter. 192 1 box adv matter, Nat Barnett, Manville. 193 1 cs ooffee, J R & Son, Sumter, 194 1 bx D H, Bluford Gory, Sumter. 195 1 bx adv matter, '?jj J C Clord, Somter 196 1 cs bike parts, 0 n H W Hoed, Sumter 197 1 bx lamps, eto, L E LsGrand, Somter. 198 1 keg, C E Shamble*, Sumter. 199 2 bbls molasses s o nT McRolkler, Sumter. 200 3 s machines, S P Jones, Sumter. 201 2 ska c marl, S B Richardson, Sumter. 202 1 ba b ends, etc., J W Brown, Sumter 203 2 cs and 1 crt hats, J W Waiker, Cains. "Women Did it." Additional interest is imparted to the Shaf roth incident by the state? ment that the fraudaient practices at Ae Colorado polls, which finally re? sulted in that gentleman adopting the unwonted expedient of resigning his seat in Congress, were committed by -women. The ladies of Colorado are among the few representatives of their sex who have won for themselves the great American privilege of partici? pating ir> the selection of Congress? men. This fact has oftentimes been accounted to Colordao womanhood ns a triumph. The leaders of the Suf? fragist hosts, such as Miss Anthony, Hts. Catt', et al, have not infrequent? ly informed us that purity in politics would continue to remain an "irides? cent dream" until the rest of the na? tion should have the hardihood and fairness to follow the example set by Colorado. In these circumstances, the news of the part played by women in the frauds which have terminated temporarily, at least, the loug and brilliant career of Mr. Shaf roth in Congress is fraught with particular significance. Our informat on con? cerning the alleged facts in the case is derived from a dispatch- to the New York Sun, which says: Exhibit No. 64, offered hy tbe con? testant is a fair sample of the man? ner in which "the women padded the poll list, repeated, bought votes, stuff? ed the ballot boxes and committed ether frauds. That exhibit is an affi? davit by Mrs. Beatrice Muhleman, formerly clerk in the Legislature. She fays that she, in company with Miss Alma Beswick and a man, named Granger, procured 125 of the official ballots.for Precinct 1 of District 1. They took, th se ballots to the St.. Nicholas Hotel, where they engaged a room, which was paid for by Miss Beswick. They pulled down the shades, closed the blinds, locked the door, and then proceeded to "pre? pare" the ballots. Miss Beswick took two of the 12T) and wrote the word " Republican" in the vacant space ar the head of the ballot, indicating a straight ticket. She also wrote one ballot for each of the minor parties having candidates. All of the others were filled in with "Dem." "Demo," or "Democracy," indicating that the ticket was straight. Mrs. Mubleman said that they used different styles of handwriting and she even went so far as to write two ballots with her left band in order to disguise the writing. The ballots were then numbered and compared with the poll lists and made ready to dump into the ballot box. Mrs. Mnbleman then went on to tell of the methods employed to get woman re? peaters and mentioned the names cf Hilda Carson, Mrs. Pritchard and others. She then told of Miss Beswicks plan to create a disturbance at the polls on the morning of election so that the Republican watchers would be driven aw ny and an opportunity afforded to sturt the ballot box with the fradulent votes which they had prepared. It may be expected, of course, ibat much will be made out of the matter by those who are opposed to placing the ballot in the. hands of women. These gentlemen have held all along that Mich a course won ld degraed the sex without elevating politics. And they will doubtless now add to that argument the assertion that tho inex? perience and impetuosity of female corruption!ats, once women were given equal rights at the polls with their j brethren, might renaer unsafe tte I seat of every Congressman in the ! land. While this may be an extreme I statement of the case it will not be i denied that ir. rests upon some founda I tion in possibility.-News and Courier. j Macon, Ga., Feb. 17.-C. H. Trout j man, cashier ot' the Merchants" and ; Farmers' Bank, of Milledgeville, who ! shot himself twice last night, is still living, but in a sinking condition. In a letter to President J. T. Allen, of ; the hank, he said be had touched none of the bank's funds, but had used $23,000 of the State tunda This money was in his own possession as rieasurer of the State sanitarium, tie had engaged in cotton speculation, and. while he had gained a large amount, he lost it and more in the slump. He was a past grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias. The bank ' l as been closed temporarily. Co-Operative Road Building. Thc i ltroduction of a bill into Con? gress providing $24,000,0o00 fr national aid to States in making and mending highways, is an indication of the country-wide interest that is being shown in the subject, and the Gov? ernors of half a-dozen States, in their first of the year messages to Legis? latures, have given the matter of im? proved roads special attention. When Dickens visited America he found the stage road from the Potomac to Fred ericksburfgtobe "a series of alternate swamps and gravel pits." He de? scribed tho passage of a Virginia swamp in this way: "We come to the spot, sink down in the mire nearly to the coach windows, tilt on one side at an angle of aforty-five degrees, and stick there. The insides scream dismally, the coach stops, the horses flounder." Governor Montague, in his message to tho Virginia Legislature early in 1904, said of the State's roads: "Our indifferent highways are a hindrance to the growth of our rural population and a bar to immigration." He re? commended the State to begin the sys? tem..tic construction and maintenance of public roads. And as Virginia is trying to level and put a bottom to her highways, so other States are taking up the same work. Governor Bates calls attention to the fact that Massa? chusetts has already laid-out 505 miles of solid road, at an average cost of $6, 000 a mile. In New York 484 miles have been constructed since 1898, when the State agreed to share the cost with the counties. New Jersey has been fortunate in stirring the communities to a proper appreciation of State aid, and hor fine reads are numerous. Marylands Legislature is considering a plan to aid counties to tte extent of $200,000 a year, to im? prove the highways. In South Caro? lina Governor Heyward belives that the Legislature is going far enough in authorizing the counties to bond themselves for the cost of road mak? ing.-Collier's Weekly. Relief in One Minute. One Minute Cough Cure gives relief in one minute, because it kills the microbe which tic?lf s the mucous membrane, caus? ing the cough, and at the same time clears the phlegm, draws out the inflammation and heals and soothes the affected parts. One Minute Cough Cure strengthens the lungs, wards off pneumonia and is a harm? less and never failing cure in all curable cases of coughs, colds and croup. One Minute Cough Cure is pleasant to take, harmless and good alike for young and old. Sold by Olin B. Davis. Has Had Enough of Widows. Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 17.-A. A. Howlett, the Syracuse millionaire who lived 82 years and then became noted as a humorist by giving1 ? birthday banquet to 134 widows, had another birthday today, but this time the widows were conspicuously absent from the celebrated programme. "No." said Mr. Howlett today; "I had all those women here last year, and I g?ve them a good time.. This year I am having a good time myself with.the boys. As a result of my last year's celebration for twelve months I have been kept busy receiving letters asking me to marry. The letters have poured in from every part of the earth I have heard of except China. I have not received a proposal from a Chinese woman, but I may get it yet.. I haven51 read half the letters, and, of course, I don't pretend to answer them. They have come in all languages, and some have even sent English translations- of their own letters. 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