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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, ?905. 'jmfe?h''???rt,f?a* tue tout Ojj.ce at Sumter.S w . as i??ec??t/ (Aas* littler NEW ADVERTISEMEXTS. Proclamation by the Gcvernor. Rewar d. White & Mccallum-We Obtain Results. J. Ryttenberg & Sons-Peeler Long Staple Cotton Seed. PERSONAL. m Mr. Joel E. Branson is in the city. Kr. W. M. Davis, of Alco?u, is in town. Mr. S. Thomas, Jr., of Charleston, is here. Mr. W. M. Douglass, of Columbia, is in town. Mr. Percy Smith, of Georgetown, ia in the city. Miss Zoe Ball, of Camden is visit? ing in the city. Mr. W. D. McLeod of Oswego spent tb' jay ia town. 2??r. E. P. Sfcackhouse, of Dillon was here 3'riday. Mr. S. A. Earvin of Privateer was in 4be city today. Miss Dennis, of Bishopville spent the day in The city. Mr. W. G. Thomas, of Mayesville, was in town Friday. ^L: ' Mr. J. F. Lei teer, of Columbia, is ^ in the city on business. Mr. W. S. Broughton of Pinewood, w?is iu the city today. Mr. J. B. Floyd, of Darlington, is spend?B?the day here. Mr. an 3 Mrs W. R. Law, of Bish? opville, are ia the city. - Mr. W. S. Jones has returned from <4g? a trip to. Georgetown. Mr. T. O. Sanders, of Hagood, ?pent Friday in the city. Mr. * W. J. Young, of Remberg was in the city Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, of Salem are at the Hotel Sumter. Mr. S. J. Leapharr, of Lexington, is spending the day here. Gea Galletly, Esq, of Florence, is ia the city this morning. Mr. S. W. Raffield of ?3alem, was in the city on business today. Miss Carrie Bradford bas gone to ) florence to visit friends fr Mr. W. C. Bates, of Chester, *is at.j the Hotel Jackson today. Mr. G. W. A. Kuckler. of Charles ton, is at the Hotel Sumter. MR Len Brown of Oswego was in j lx>wn on business yesterday. Mr. H. B. Tindal, of Greenville, spent Friday in the city. ? Mr. V. R. Pringle, of Concord, W- was in the city Saturday, - Sheriff li E. Maldrow, of Lee coun isj* spent Thursday in the city. Mr. Charles Poole returned to Roanoke, Va., Monday night. Mr. Jas, MeGutchen, of Bishop? ville, ?pent Sunday in the city. Mr. Mason C. Branson, oigthe News and Courier spent the day4in town. W Mr. F. F. Herndon, of Bishopville, r was in the city on business Friday. Messrs. J. F. Haritt and Luther Garren, of Columbia, are in the city. Mr. D. T. McKiethaD, of Lumber, was in the city on business Saturday., j Mr. John Calhoun, of Bishopville, will be in the city until this after? noon. Mr. Frank P. Cooper, representing ? the News and Courier, is in the city today. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Irby and son, of Boykin, are guests at the Hotel . -Sumter. fe? Messrs. W. P. Friar and J. P. F Chase, of Florence, are at the Hotel Sumter. Lieut. E. P. Moses, U. S. A., Ma? rine Corps is at home on a short leave .of absence. Messrs. S. F. Inness, and J. S. _ File, of Charleston, are registered at jL the Jackson. Mr. J. S. Beck of Wimington, Del. is spending sometime with relatives in the city. Mr. Thomas Wilson, president of the North Western Bailroad, was in the city Friday. Robert H. Singletary, Esq., of 3ishopville,paid a flying visit to Sum? ter yesterday. Mr. Chas. Marthinson and son, of Colombia aie at the Hotel Sumter for a few days. Messrs. H. S. Boykin, and J. E. McCutchen, of Bishopville, are at the Jackson today. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hutchinson, of Bock, Hill are viisting Dr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Dick. Messrs. B. J. Josey and R. E. Deans. of Darlington, were at the Jackson Friday: Mr Thomas H. "Tatum, of Bish? opville, was in the city Sat? urday afternoon. Messrs. Eugene Carland and Wil? liam Hayner of Columbia, are guests at the Hotel Sumter. Messrs. W. H. Bartlett and John Savenei, of Charleston, are stopping at the Hotel Sumter. * Rev. N. W. Edmunds, who has been quite sick with la grippe for sev- j rel days is now improving. Magistrate H. Harby, Jr., is suf-| faring from an attack of grippe, and is unable tc be at bis office. Mr. Geo. E. Wilsou, President of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, of j Charlotte, N. C., is visiting relatives at ** Cold Stream" Salem. Mr. E. O. Grair, of Columbia, has accepted .the position of night CI?rk at the Hotel Jackson. Mr. J. J. Cresswell, route agent of the Southern Express Co., was in town for a short while on Friday. Messrs. A. Owen, O. D. Harvin ^nd W. A. Lawrence, of Pinewood, are registered today at the Jackson. Mrs. J. C. Jones has returned from a trip to Meggetts and Young's Island accompanied by her sister, Miss J. P. Gay. * Mr. W. E. Bruuson has gone to Darlington to superintend the ship? ment of the Darlington laundry ma? chinery to this city. Mis. T. J. Beck, and ber daughter, Mrs. Allen, of Augusta, Ga., are visiting relatives in the city. Mosers. M. B. McGee, Chas. P. Duncan and D. S. Cos. of Columbia, weri> registered at the Jackson Satur? day. Mr. C. W. Wheeler, of Charleston, was in the city Friday, and return? ed to his home Saturday with Mr. D. A. Minor. Mr. N. F. Shirer of Columbia, whc is interested in the shoe depart? ment of the Minor Store, is in the city. Mrs. Mary T. Whitsin, of Atlanta, is in the city securing data, prepar iatcry to writing aa article on Sumter for an Atlanta paper. Mr. E. C. Whitaker, of McBee, has his headquarters in the city, while engaged in constructing a saw mill at 13rogdon. Mr. Georgo McKagen, of kayes ville, was in the city Thursday attend? ing the monthly meeting of the county board of control. Miss Julia Hobbes, the milliner, at the Minor Store, has gone to her home in Baltimore to spend a few days. Messrs. M. F. Hiller, of Kingstree, W. S. Webb, of Columbia, and J. A. Mansfield, of St Pani, were registered at the Jackson on Friaay. Miss LeBee Pate who was painfully hu rt from a fall on the ice last Satur? day is rapidly recovering, much to the de ight of her many friends. Messrs. J. E. Whitelaw, of Charles? ton, W. P. Friar, of Florence, and S. A. Reeves, of Columbia, were at tho Hotel Sumter Friday. DEATH. ' _ Mrs. M. H. Boykin, of Providence, di 3d suddenly from hemorrhage on Thursday afternoon, February 9th. The funeral will be at the High Hills church Saturday, at 12 o'clock. She is survived by her husband and sev? en! children. Brogdon, Feb. 13.-Mr. Henry Tates died here Friday. He was a m amber of the Baptist church, and an old Confederate soldier. His age was at out 80. The funeral was conducted Saturday by Rev. J. D. Huggins. Seven children and a number of grand children survive him. THE MINOR DOSS SETTLED. ie Insurance Companies Will Pay ?14,750-The Stock Goes to Minor Store Company. The insurance adjusters who repre ?K?rt the various fire insurance compa? nies having policies on the stock of goods in the Minor Store, after work? ing on the stock Monday and Tuesday scorning arrived at an estimate of the damage, A basis of settlement was agreed upon between the adjusters and the officers of the Minor Store Company and the matter was closed about noon yesterday. The insurance companies will pay the Minor Store S .4,750 in cash and the damaged stock remains the property of the company. The Sumter Steam Laundry. The item copied yesterday from toe Darlington News in r?f?rence to the organization of a Steam laundry company in this city and the purchase ty it of the Darlington Laundry is now found to be incorrect, the Dar-1 lington News having been misinform? ed. The Darlington laundry has been purchased by Messrs. W. E. Brcnson ?>nd Davis D. Moise of this city. The laundry will be removed to this city on Monday and will be erected near i;he Mile Branch just without the city limits. It will be in operation within ten days or two weeks, it is iii ought. Messrs. Branson and Moise are the {tole owners of the plant, which will je managed by an experienced laun? dryman.-Daily Item, 11th. -" ? Hie Recorder's Court. Jack Johnson and Westley Bossard Ooth plead guilty to the charge of leav? ing their teams unhitched at the de? pot yesterday morning, when arraigned before Recorder Hurst this morning. On account of the unusual circum? stances, which rendered their neglect party excusable, they were dismissed after paying the small fine of fifty cents and one dollar respectively. Manson Jenkins was before Secord er Hurst this' morning for having his horse unhitched at the depot. Hs was very penitent and the Record? er fined him in the nominal sum of fifty cents. He was assured, how? ever, that his next passport from the office would cost him considerably more. John Baker, was on the mourner's bench yesterday morning. He plead "not gnilty"to the charge of disorder? ly conduct and cursing, and on accouut of the city's failure to have the nec? essary witnesses present, the defend? ant had to be released for want of sufficient evidence. He was defended by D. D. Moise, Esq. Malachi Williams entered a plea cf "not guilty'5 to.cbarge of disturbing the peace. He was convicted, and sen? tenced to pay a fine of 85 or to serve 10 days. On the charge cf cursing, disorderly and* wife beating, Abraham Butler avowed bis innocence. He was de? fended by D. D. Moise, Esq., and on account of the attending circumstan? ces Recorder Hurst fined him only $3. Mr. Moise thought the sentence un? just, and gave notice of appeal. Mr. H. D. Barnett is replacing his store on East Liberty street that was recently destroyed by fire with a small but handsome imitation stone-front building. The store has a frontage of about 18 feet, will be two stories high, and will present a very attrac? tive appearance It would be a most excellent idea if the other property owners, who lost their stores in the same fire, would replace them with similar structures. - mm iiii ? - That Must Bc thc Trouble. Milwaukee Sentinel. It appears that whiskey and quinine are not good for the grip, after all. Xo doubt the quinine neutralizes the good effect of the whiskey. TBE LEE COUNTY DEBT. TREMENDOUS BURDEN PILED UP IN SHORT TIME. County Owes $43,700, Has Only $114 on Kano? and But $400 Uncol? lected Taxes. Special to The Daily Item. Bishopville, Feb. 14.-The expert accountant employed by the county supervisor and his board who has been at work on the books of the retiring supervisor, for the past ten days submitted his report today. The publication of the report has not been decided upon but this much leaked out, that outstanding claims against the county aggregate $43,700 with a cash balance, on hand amounting to $114 and uncollected taxes to $400. OUT ON THE ROAD. Shut in by sleet and cold for sev? eral days at length we ventured forth from the Peninsula to find that Mr. Crawford Sanders was almost literally priizng his plantation up, for drain? ing practically amounted to that. He has as fine land as is to be found and is getting it in first class order. Wherever one looked on the road to Hagood new houses of one or another kind greeted the eye and still the work is going on. Yes, our people are greatly de? pressed' on account of the cotton market. A man of years who keeps a meat market in Camden says he does not recall any time in his busi? ness life duller than the present sea? son. The farmer is the very life of our Southland. At Hagood we met that jolly rail? road agent,. Mr. Hartness, Charles and Crawford Sanders, that peerless gen? tleman. M. Hildebrand, the old war horse, Mr. Garner Sanders' and wrote out a receipt for Rev. S. Belk as a paid up subscriber to Watchman and Southron. Thence we journeyed toward the state farms, passing the home of Hon. A K. Sanders, who was away at the capital. 'We got to the DeSaussure farm in time for dinner, and had the good for? tune to find its genial superintedent at home. Everything was in fine shape and the convicts were busy at work shell? ing corn and cutting wood. The Watchman's weekly visits here are looked forward to-it comes a welcome visitor to relieve the monot? ony and tedium of life. In the afternoon we proceeded to the Reed farm to be entertained, amused and instructed by that clever man, that clever farmer, Mr. J. H. Morris. He does not tire with telling how royally he was entertain? ed by the citizens of Sumter during the carnival. To use his langnage, "as kind and large hearted a people as can be found." . . I can't tell about all that I saw, but I saw some pumpkins, the largest "poturnips," to use the language of an old sister, at the carni? val; cane twenty feet long, 'heaps and heaps of corn, how much I can not tell; it was a sight to look at, shelled and ear, the finest, fattest, sleekest stock and those blood hounds. I was teasing one through the fence when a friend grabbed me" on the thigh with a savage growl. I feel creepy yet. Over and above all expenses, im? provements counted in, the two farms will pay into, the state over $2,000. The Watchman comes here to light ten the burden of care. Some time had passed since our last visit to the home of Mrs. M. B. Haile where we noted a number of changes all looking to the beautifying improvement and comfort of the place. It was dusk and a bit cool when we got to W. J. Young's. He declared we should not see the Watchman, which had just come in, because he wanted us to talk and then fell to rumaging among some papers for ever so long a time in search of a note or letter. But you know N .'ill Young, who?, presence in any crowd makes heavi? ness an impossibility. Would the world had more of his kind. We had the pleasing companion? ship of H. C. McLeod, J. M. Reams and D. V. Keels, where we dined Fri? day. In the afternoon, after securing the subscription of Mr. J. F. Baker, we repaired to thc home of Mr. Dan? iel McLeod, who can entertain with talk while he drives the nail. Friday night was spent at the pleasant home of Mr. Walter Karlee, who can ex? press himself forcibly and clearly by pen or tongue. Some colored farmers in this com? munity whose success deserves notice are the Skinners, Wm. Cohen and Frierson Wilson. B. Hagood, Feb. 13. ?-?. <iii.? The city received from the dispensa? ry as its share of the profits during the fiscal year, April 1st 1903 to March 31st 1904, $10,138.73. For the ten months of the year beginning April 1st 1904, the receipts have been S9, 946.72. It is estimated that the city will receive for February and March at least $2,0G0 more. The conference of the pastors of Sumter District, M. E. Church, South which was held at the district parson? age Wednesday, and Thursday adjourn? ed Thursday afternoon. The confer? ence was well attended and proved to be a profitable and pleasant session. .Questions of practical as well as spir? itual importance to the work in the district were considered, and by the i interchange of views and experiences all present received helpful sngges ! tious and inspiration for the further? ance of their work. R. S. Bladwell who has been quite sick in his shop on West Liberty street for several days and dependent for attention upon the charity of his neighbors and the police was today re? moved to the county poor house where ne will receive proper nursing and treatment. WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE. The Rouse Refuses to Repeal the Lien Law. The Much Abused Law Has Strong Chair - pions to Defend lt-Said to be the Poor Man's Bulwark. By W. H. McCaw. Special to The Daily Item. Columbia, Feb. 15.-There was a spirited and interesting debate in the house last night over the bills to re? peal and to refer the lien law to the people, which were considered togeth? er. The law it was asserted was en? acted by a reconstruction legislature, but 40 years of attempts have failed to repeal it. Mr. John C. Sellers vigorously favored the lien law. He said the prejudice of the house had been ap? pealed to by the declaration that th? law was conceived in sin and brought forth in inquity by a negro legisla? ture. As a matter of fact it was en? acted in 1866 by a democratic legisla? ture. The bills proposed to take the poor farmer's only security from him and make him a hireling and throw him in competition with the negro who can be hired for less money. By a yea and nay vote of 76 to 28 the house killed tb.9 bill to repeal the lien law. Then the vote was taken on the re? ferendum. The house by a vote of 54 to 51 refused to indefinitely postpone. The question then was on the mo? tion to strike out the resolving words of the resolution referring the matter ! to the people. Mr. Richards disagreed with Mr. Laney's scggeston that the matter should go to the primary instead of the general election in order to reach a greater number of people. Mr. Fraser thought this matter of referring back to the voters a question that the legislature was given jurisdiction to pass upen was against the fundamental principles on which a republic is founded. The resolution was killed by a de? cisive majority. { The several bills7proposing changes in the jury system, which were de? bated yesterday, were taken up. By a yea and nay vote of 61 to 36 the bouse killed the bills and thus ends the possibility of any change in i the jory system this session. Mr. D. M. Herbert's motion to con? tinue all second readjug bills because these' bills have no xi ope of passage before sine die adjournment Saturday carried by a large majority. This includes special order, second reading bills as well as others. . The house then adjourned. The house passed the Moragn roads bill and sent it to the senate and gave third reading to the senate coun? ty salaries bill sending it back to the senate with amendments affecting nearly every county in the State. The house killed Mr. Higgins bill leaving the matter of the transfer of pupils from one district to another to the trastes of the two districts and guillotined Mr. Ashley's bill to cut off a part of Abbeville into Anderson county, v The house killed a good bill yester? day by a vote of 54 to 22. Mr. D. O. Herbert's bill to fix the time for the payment of taxes, which provides that trie present graduated penalty of 7 per cent, ialling due from January 1, to March 15, shall all fall due on the 1st of January. The house passed Mr. Toole's bill providing for book cases for the new rural free libraries. The water pressure is all right when the pumps are kept going during a fire but when the stand-pipe pressure alone is relied upon the cid Wide Awake band engine^was far more effi? cient. There is a movement cn foot to establish an infirmary at Goodwill for the benefit nf the colored people. Much good may result if this enter? prise is properly managed. The old Telephone Macufacuring Company's building will be used by tho Sumter Mill and Railway Supply Company until other and better ware? houses can be secured. In the case of Broughton vs. At? lantic Coast Line Railroad company, previously mentioned in the Item, and which was tried before Magistrate Barby Thursday afternoon, a verdict for ?111.08, the full amount claimed, was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The case will be appealed by Mark Reynolds, Esq., Attorney for the Coast Line. Clerk of Court Parrott has a supply of cottton growers convention pledges. Farmers who expect to reduce their cotton acreage can obtain a pledge from Mr. Parrott. From Saturday night until 10 o'clock Monday morning,there was 4*2 inches of rainfall. Mr. W. D. Shaw7 the local officer in charge, states that it was the heaviest fall of rain since he has been in the office. Health Officer Reardon had some trouble with two negro women on Grier street Friday. They re? fused to be vaccinated and he had a warrant issued for them. There are several cases of smallpox on Grier street and it is necessary that all those living in that vicinity be vacci nted to prevent the spread of the dis? ease. ? The ranch heralded blizzard arrived Monday night, but it turned out to be a very mild mannered blizzard after all. The ground has been frozen hard all day, but the sun has been shining, the wind calm and no one minds cold, j EVENTS AT MAGNOLIA. Magnolia. Feb. 14.-Pursuant to call of the Cotton Growers' conven? tion the farmers in this section met here Saturday and assembled in the Stoke's hall for the purpose of thor? oughly organizing. The meeting was called to order by the township presi? dent and Hon. E. D. Smith was re? quested to state the object of the meeting, which was done in a most fitting manner His appeal to the farmers, big and little, to fall in line ard stay there, was forceful, logical and reaily eloquent. The constitution was read and unanimously adopted. Some 200 people were present. The pledged was signed by all with alac? rity and officers elected for one year. Guanos are being shipped to this point now, but comes slowly com? pared to last year. Very little has been hauled from the depot so far, but it will move with a rush when it does start. Mrs. Alex Shields, who was badly injured by a fall on the ice Monday, is getting on fairly well. The Magnolia Graded school, with Professor Brunson as principal and Misses Clark and Annie Kells assist? ants, is to be envied. The average at? tendance is 100 pupils: enrolled 109. Professor Brunson manages his pupils by moral suasion altogether, but is very firm and positive conse? quently has won the love, esteem and confidence of all the scholars. The lady teachers are as near faultless as can be. The trustees take a great in? terest in the school and the com? munity is now reaping the benefit of all this painstaking and efficiency on the part of the teachers and trustees. SUNFLOWER PHILOSOPHY. Atchinson (Kan.) Globe. . If a girl is pretty enough, she hard? ly ever has to pay street car fare. * * * Some men are so clever at explain? ing that they could explain away a murder. * * * In our fears for the future none of us are much wiser than the child that is afaid of the dark. * * * Some people can claim to know it all without saying a word. They look it and act it. * * * If there is anything in the world that makes the average person mad it is to be told that he has everything in.the world to make him happy., * * * When a mother screams at a child every time it takes a drink at the ta? ble, it is a modest way of calling at? tention to the fact that the tumblers are cut glass. * * * If a girl remembers in walking to hold her shoulders back, her stomach in, her chest out, and her chin up, we don't see how she can also remember whether she is coming or going. ? * * We hope we were so ugly and thin as a baby that no neighbor women were ever invited to see how cute we looked in a bath tub. Think of a lot of women sitting on the bank while you are in bathing! * * ? The grip has 17 forms, and when a man gets rid of it in one shape it comes back in another. It is never safe for him to knock on wood, and say he is cured, for it will hear and come back. Tastes of Chewers. Britons chew tobacco, Americans chew gum, and Russians chew the seeds of the sunflower. Every man, woman and child of the lower and middle classes chews them, and the expectorated husks litter streets, rail? way carriages, restaurants and often private rooms. The Czarina appar? ently could think of nothing that would be more welcome to the soldiers in Manchuria, and she is said to have spent ?32.000 in satisfying their craving for sunflower* seeds.. As the seeds are very cheap that sum repre? sents an enormous consignment. Dr. Marcou. a French bacteriologist, points out that the expectoration involved is highly dangerous to public health. Xot only tubercle bacilli, but the micro? organisms of diptheria, pneumonia and other diseases are freely distri? buted in this way.-London Globe. Success Summed' Np. Baltimore Sun. "What is the secret of success?" asked the Sphinx. "Push," said the Button. "Xever be lead," said the Pencil "Take pains," said the Window. "Always keep cool," said the Ice. "Be up to date,' said the Calendar. "Xever lose your head," said the Barrel. "Make light of everything," said the Fire. "Do a driving business,' said the Hammer. "Aspire to greater things," said the Nutmeg. "Be sharp in all your dealings," said the Knife. "Find a good thing and stick to it." said the Glue. "Do the work you are suited for," said the Chimney. ""The tax levy for State purposes this year bas been fixed at 4 mills, for pensions 1 mill, which added to the constitutional school tax of 3 mills brings up the State tax to S1^ mills. The levy for Sumter county is 3l2 mils; a total state and county tax of 12 mills, y:2 mill higher than ii has been for some year.-. The assortment of weather handed out by thc weather bureau during; the past few weeks is a libel cn she Sunny South. WEDGEFIELD ITEMS. Wedgefield, February 14.-In obe? dience to the call of the Interstate Cotton Growers' Association, Middle? ton township, held its meeting in the graded school building on Saturday evening. There was no great amount of enthusiasm manifested. C. W. Chandler and B. L. Ramsey were elected delegates to the county con? vention. The cold weather holds on pretty well, which is retarding farm work generally. It is being felt by our mer? chants, but we hope none will feel it so much as to be burnt out acci? dentally. Miss Kate Bradford, of Privateer, is visiting Miss Aretas Bradford, I propose to my fellow scribes of Hagood, Oswego and the Dark Corner that we urge our representatives to present a solid front at the next meet? ing of the general assembly and try and pass "The Marriage License Law" to prevent the marriage of girl chil? dren to school boys, else we will take the stump. Miss Bettie Aycock is visiting friends at Palmetto, Darlington coun? ty There has been one or two cases of chicken pox or mild cases of small? pox among the negroes, but they are all*out again. There hasn't been any services at either of our churches the past two Sundays on account of inclement . weather. . t Murry's Horehound, Mullein and Tar will cure your cough. Large bot? tle for 52c. x Paris, Feb. 14.-The railroad tun? nel at Saint German, ten miles north? west of Paris, collapsed this morning. The details of the accident have not yet been received. Make your druggist|give you Mur? ray's Horehound, Mullein and Tar. Cures your cough. 25c a bottle, x , New York, Feb. 14.-This city and all thc eastern parts of the country as far South as Virginia is today shiv? ering in the cold, which registers close to the zero mark. Since noon yesterday there has been a fall of 30 degrees in the thermometer. There is great suffering among the poor. For Coughs-Murray's Horehound, Mullein and Tar. 25c. for large bot? tle, x Manchester, Eng., Feb. 14.-The cotton trade circular which was is? sued this morning announces that ZO cotton spinning mills are being built in Lancashire. The captial of the new mills is 3,000,000 pounds sterling. Seven thousand operatives will be employed. For Coughs-at your druggists or direct from Murray Drug Co., Colum? bia, S. C.-"Murray's Horehound, Mullein and Tar. 25c. for large size bottle, x -mm? iiii mm Rome, Feb. 14.-Cardinal Satolli, formerly Apostolic delegate to Wash? ington, who has been seriously ill with bronchitis for some time, has suffered a relapse. Serious apprehensions for his recovery are felt. Take Muray's Horehound, Mullein and Tar and stop coughing. 25c. for large bottle. Your druggist or Murray Drug Co., Columbia, S. C. x TAX RETURNS FOR 190S. Office of County Auditor, Sumter County. Sumter County, Dec. 14, 1904. Notice is hereby given that I will attend, in person or by deputy, at the following places on the days indicated, respectively, for the purpose of re? ceiving returns of personal property and poll L?.x?s for the fiscal year com? mencing January 1st, 1S05. Tindal's Store, Monday, January :>rh. Privateer, (Jenkins's . Store") Tues. Jan. 10. Manchester. (Mr. Gardener, Levi's) Wednesday, Jan. 11th. Wedgefield, Thursday, Jam 12th. Statesburg. Friday, Jan. 13th. Hagood, Manday. Jan. 16th. Rembert's Tuesday, January i 7th. Dalzell, Wednesday, Jan. ISth. Gordon's Mill, Friday, Jan. 2Cth. Mayesville, Monday, Jan. 23rd. Shiloh, Tuesday, Jan. 24th. Norwood's X Roads, Wednesday, Jan. 25 th. Oswego, Friday, Jan. 27th. The law requires that all persons owning property or in anywise having charge of such property, either as agent, husband, guardian, trustee, ex? ecutor, administrator, etc, return the same under oath to the auditor, who requests all persons to be prompt in making their returns and save 50 per cent penalty which will be added to the property valuation of all persons who fail to make returns within the time prescribed by law. Taxpayers return what they own on the first dayof January 1905. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer in full, also make a separate return for each township where the proper? ty is located and also in each and ev? ery case the number of the school dis? trict must be given. Every male citizen between the age of 21 and 60 years on the first day of January, 1905, except those incapable of earning- a support from being maimed or from other causes, are deemed taxable polls, and except Confederate soldiers 50 years of age, on January 1st. 1905. All rturn.-; must be made on or be? fore the 20 th day of February, next. I cannot take returns after that date and all returns made after thc 20th day of February are subject to a pen? alty of 50 per cent. J. DIGGS WILDER. . Auditor Sumter County.