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SUEIXG THE CONFERENCE. Former Presiding Elder Wants Back Salary Said to Be Due. Union, December 6.-A decidely unusual suit is that which has been entered against the Palmetto confer? ence of the African M. E. church by S. T. Meek, of this city, who Beeks to recover $2.100 back salary. The amount named is what he alleges is still due him on salary as presiding elder for eight years' service from 1896 to 1904. This suit, it is believed, is without a parallel in the history of the church and courts in this State, and is thought to be the result of not being given an appointment by Bishop J. S. Caldwell of Philadelphia last year, when the bishop declined on account of Meek's not meeting his personal obligations. -The State. How's This? We offer one hundred dollars re? ward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and finacially -hie to carr;/ out any obligations made hy his firm. Wal ding Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter? nally, acting directly upon the blooo. and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per hbtle. Sold hy all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation, x . 11-18-lm Nature's Warning Sumter People Must Recognize aod Heed lt. * Kidney ills come quietly-mysteriously, But sature always "warns you through the urine. , * ?.?'? Notipe th? kidney sscrfe'tiens. *?>"" . . See if the color is unhealthy-' If there z*e settlings and eediment, ! Passages too frequent, scanty, painful. Ifs time than to use Doan's Kidney Pills, To ward'off Bright's disease or diabetes. Doatfs have done great work in Sumter. Elias Hudgins, gardener and farmer, well known in Sumter and vicinity, says: "I suf? fered for eight or ten y^ars from lumbago in my back so had that I could not get out of bed at times. There 4as no strength in my back and it ached constantly. When I mov? ed around a kink would strike me right across the small of my -ack just like someone sticking a knife into it. The secretions from the kidneys were dark colored, smelled strong and contained a sediment besides causing me to get up several times during the night. I could not begin to tell< you the number of remedies I used bat nothing did me much good until I procured Dean's Kidney Pills at Dr. A. J. China's drug store. The first few doses helped me and since taking the remedy I have not had any trouble with my kidneys and the p*ins disappeared from my back. You are welcome to the use of my name as one who can endorse what is claimed for this remedy." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Miiburn Cc. Buffalo, N. Y.. sole agents for the Cn_ited States. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other. 31 THE "BOSS** COTTON PRESS! SIMPLEST. STR0M6E$T, BEST THE MURRAY GINNING SYSTEM Gins. Feeders. Condensers, Etc. GIBBES MACHINERY CO. Colombia* A. C. \ tali Geo. 8. Hacker & Son MANUFACTURERS OF >, SASH, BLINDS^ Mouiling & Building Material. office *Dd Warerooms, King, opposite Ca non Sfeet, CHARLESTON, S. C, ^W^Pnrciirtii* oar u:use, w?ith we gi.ara?U snp?r:t>r ?o as - sold Scw:h, and *hercbr ?-avp ruor.^y Wisdom and Fancy C-lss: a Species MntVVffftWAI Ogg 8 ? P-V^?>KSAF?. AI .*.. s. Lud?Z ?)%tr<ri? tot C?XICI?ESTE?l'S ?:>:<;,L?SII Mrvv'?wl?iii KZlf ta-i Oo!?J metallic boxe?. <.<??:-.) ??Si ?netrow t?a -?i'.taiien? O:J?J ?n-:ta. i 2> Jj ?-mj* U-T I?.tr;ir??l;?r.s T<*?t?inoiii?>l? \ 'T* " "ii-'S? V ,i?Jt;-...-,.V.,r-:r M -, . -\^ _jj lurR .'.ni.. 1 it.*...n FVcinnocmil*. SfeUtb) aaatien ttadUea ou-arc, i'xiiljl... l'A. ITS TRUE VALUE. Comptroller General Jones Issues a Letter. Columbia December 1.-Comp? troller General Jones has addressed a circular letter to city and townshio board of assessors, county auditors and county boards of equalization which will have the effect of either revolutionizing the assessment of prop? erty in this State or of further and finally demonstrating that the audi? tors and the members of the boards have no intention of enforcing the very plain statutes passed by the leg? islature years ago looking to the as? sessment of property at its full "trnc money value" instead of on a 60 per cent, basis of a valuation arrived at through a system of dodging made possible by politics and wire pulling. The regular quadrennial assessment of real estate is to be made next year, the returns beginning to be made the 1st of next January. The comptroller general after several times failing to get the legislature to pass laws as will make it a criminal offense for any of? ficer to knowingly list property at less than its true value and making ]t perjury for a return to be made be? low real value, has decided to "take the bull by the horns" with this cir? cular letter and direct the enforce? ment of the law requiring property to be returned at its true value. He es? timates that his directions if carried out will double the tax values of the State, making them over $400,000,000 instead of only $210,000,000. The comptroller general finds that at pres? ent property is assessed in this State at from 9 to 100 per cent, of its real value, and he points- out that the small property irt proportion is carry? ing the biggest part of the load, as it is the large property which is dodging. Of course if the direction of the. comp? troller general are carried out faithful? ly throughout ' the State ' there " 'will not only be ri?'"?urth?r State'deficits, but the city, town and county authori? ties as well -as the State authorities will have more tax money than they can spend?nd the levy will have to be reduced in proportion. as the assess-r ment is raised. The comptroller gen? eral has tackled a big problem; if he succeeds in making a touchdown with it he will be the hero of the hour. If it is doubtful .'whether there is enough public sentiment behind him to make his success possible; it seems likely that the same old lying he seeks to head off will go on indefinitely. The comptroller general has gone over the situation carefully and in de? tail with the attorney general's office, which sustains him in his move and finds authority in law for all he di? rects in his circular. This conference decided that the term "true value in money" as used in the statute means the real, genuine market value, "the amount which a willing purchaser would pay a willing seller" for the property; it is not a forced or sher? iff's sale value, but a real value. The comptroller general has said in j his report to .the legislature: "The present assessment laws, in J my opinion, are sufficient, and are based upon the just and equitable basis of the constitution, the true money value of property subject to assess? ment. However, as stated in my last report, it seems as if the officers charged with this special duty have virtually set aside the constitution and laws, so that it now becomes necessary to add such requirements as will compel such officers to enforce the plain mandate of the constitution and laws relative to the assessement of property. I would recommend that a law be enacted making it a punishable misdemeanor for any offi? cer to knowingly assess or list prop? erty at any other than what he be? lieves to be its true value. I would also recommend that the county aud? itors and assessors be prohibited from accepting returns of property for tax? ation unless the oath attached to such returns is sworn' to and signed by the property holder or his agent, and that any person swearing to a false return or knowingly omitting any species of property subject to taxa? tion, shall be deemed guilty of per? jury. Honest men will not object to this law. but I apprehend strong objection from the "tax dodger" and owners of invisible property-as bonds, stocks. mortgages, moneys, etc, little of which has been returned for taxation. "The strongest objection against J the assessment of all property at its | true value is the fact that the three mill constitutional school tax is fixed! in the constitution, therefore the levy | cannot be reduced as other levies for j State, county and municipal pur? poses: hence for the full assessment. $400,000,000, the three-mill constitu? tional tax would raise $1.200:000. This with the dispensary money would be far in excess of the require? ments of the schools. Ibu special lo 'cal school levies would be unneces? sary and could be abolished/" It may be added now thal half thc counties being now dry there is no in? come to them, from tin- dispensarv ?fund, .'?nd that with the dispensary wiped out over $200.000 a year would be taken from tin- schools. Tile city of Greenville has appro? priated $4,700 for new fire head? quarters. TRUE MARKET VALUE. Circular Letter of Instructions Sent ! Out by Comptroller General Jones Columbia. Dec. 4.-Comptroller | General Jones "means business" in the step he has taken toward getting- i the tax assessment of property, real as well as personal, in this State on a market value basis, instead of on an uneven pretense of a 60 per cent, basis. The circular letter of instruc- j tions which he sent out last week to county auditors, assessing boards and county equalizing boards directing that the law be strictly observed wu h the beginning of the new year and that property be assessed at is true market value, will be followed this week by a call for a convention of county auditors to meet with the comptroller general for a conference to decide upon a plan of action to be pursued evennly and similarly through' out the State. The step which the comptroller general has taken has caused much talk throughout the State and has set property holders to thinking. Of course it is a, sort of revolutionary measure, and while the justice and the sense of it has appeal ed to many good business men and big property holders regardless of the fact much of this sort of property will be affected,- still the thing has not been generally understood, and there is a fear also that the purpose of the comptroller general to equalize the property throughout the State more nearly will not be successful under the departure he is making on ac? count of the great proficiency and skill individuals and communities have ac? quired by long practice and experi? ence in the matter of tax dodging. "The erroneous idea, ?appears co have .taken hold in various parts pf the State,!' Mr. Jones said today,- "that this is a-scheme to increase the taxes. Such is not.the case. My object is to get "property, equalized in this Stace artd stop this shameful tax dodging. There; are some notorious exceptions, but generally . speaking .the conon, mills and other -big property are being assessed, pn a genuine"..6.0 per cent, basis, and small property is being assessed -at from 9 to 100 per cent. Only so, much money is needed to run the State and county governments, and the higher the assessment the greater the yield of money on a given levy, but the levy may be easily chang? ed. In other words if the assessment is doubled throughout the State, the levies for State, county and city pur? poses, may be cut in half. The inequality and injustice of the taxation of property in ths State has been a shame and a disgrace for dec? ades. AFTER BIG TAXPAYERS. A Score Reported to Spartanburg Au? ditor for Not Paying Income Tax. Something bordering on the sen? sational was noised atfroad at the court house today when it became known that about one hundred men of reputed wealth and property owners had been reported to. tho county auditor as being negligent in the matter of returning an income tax, and having failed to make any return whatever of such a tax to the proper authorities. Following the securing of this in? formation the county auditor, under the terms of his oath of office, was bound to take the matter up and with this end in view he has had printed notices, which were today mailed to about 100 prominent men calling up? on them to appear in the office of the auditor on the 15th day of the pres? ent month to show cause, if any, why they should not be held liable for the income tax. The notices sent out to many prominent citizens are as follows, be? ing written under date of December 6, from the office of the county audi? tor: Mr. -, Dear Sir: You, with sev? eral others, have been reported to me as being liable to an income tax. You are hereby notified to appear at the auditor's office in Spartanburg on the 15th day of December, 1905. to show cause if any you can. why vou should not be charged with such tax." The above is duly signed by the county auditor, and the copies were today mailed to the citizens whose j names appear on a list which the au- ! di l or has in his possession. The unexpected development in this matter will no doubt result in a good deal of comment. The auditor in speaking of the matter says that I it is only a? a matter of duty that he ! takes this step and it is his desire.: that things may be quietly adjusted between him and those whose names , he has been provided with and who art- alleged to be liable to the income tax but who have failed to return tb ? j same in due order.-Spartanburg j Journal. - I ! A Fearful Fate. -It is a fearful fate to have to endure ] ; du- terrible torture of piles. " T ran ; [.truthfully say." writes Harry Colson; j j of Masonvale, Ia., "that for blind, ! I bleeding, itching and protruding piles, ; I Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best ; I curr- mad'.-." Also best for eats. ?burns and injuries. 25c ai all drug- j I gists. i KILLED A BEAR. A Hunting Party in Santee Swamp Bag Big Game. Engineer E. A. Ray and John Lu? cas spent last week on a camp hunt in Santee swamp. They enjoyed their outing very much and succeeded in bagging much game. Mr. Ray killed a bear weighing one hundred and for? ty pounds net. This bear is consid? ered of pretty good size for Santee swamp. Mr. Ray feels proud of hav? ing killed a bear.-Florence Times. Big Land Sale. Sellers. December 6.-Perhaps the heaviest deal in real estate ever trans? acted in this county was consummated yesterday, when deeds were signed by the heirs and children of the late Jas. Berry, conveying the title for 3,767 acres o? laud to Horace L. Tilghrnan. The consideration expressed tn the deeds amounts to the sung sum of S107,1I0. Secretary Taft has travelled 100,000 miles, or four times the distan?a around the world at the equator, since May 24, 1900. when he became Gov? ernor General of the Philippines, says the Chicago Chronicle. lu the five and a half years since his cali from the Federal Bench he ha.i spent 360 days on the ocean, or almost one year. He has passed six weeks on railroad trains. Most of tins has come in his three trips to the Philip? pines, one of them by way of Rome, and his two trips to the Isthmus. These facts, which came out in a re? cent personal conversation, show something of the demand of a public position in this age of America as a world power. A local company here in Charlotte wrote ?100,000 worth of insurance last Saturday. How is that for patroniz? ing home enterpries? We are proud of the record and congratulate ooth the company and the good people of our midst for the spirit exhibited. So long as this spirit prevails we are bound to advance even more rapidly than we have in the past.-Charlotte News. The Season of Indigestion. *The season of indigestion is upon us/ Kodol Dyspesia Cure for indi gesiaion and dyspesia will do every thing for the stomach that an over? loaded" or overworked stomach can? not do for itself. Kodol digests what you eat-gives the stomach a rest relieves sour stomach, bellching, heart-burn, indigestion, etc. For sale by all druggists. The display of holiday goods to be seen in the show windows of the various stores is larger and handsomer than ever before seen in this city. Doctors Could Not Help Her. *"I had kidney trouble for years,", writes Mrs. Raymond Conner of Shel? ton, Wash., "and the doctors could not help me. I tried Foley's Kidney Cure, and the very first dose gave me relief and I am now cured. I cannot say too much for Foley's Kidney Cure." It make the diseased kidneys sound so they will eliminate the poisons from the blood. T'nless they do this, good health is impossible. Durant's Pharmacy. The annunucement that the Atlan? tic Coast Line will put a new vesti? buled train'on the Charleston. Colum? bia and Greenville run wlil be wel? comed by Sumter people who use the train more than anv other. Failed. ?All efforts have failed to find a better remedy for coughs, colds and lung troubles than Foley's Honey and Tar. It stops the cough, heals the lungs and prevents serious results from a cold. J. X. Patterson, Nashua, Io wa,writes: "Last winter I had a bad cold on my lungs and tried at least a dozen advertised cough med? icines and had treatment from two physicians without getting any bene? fit. A friend recommended Foley's Honey and Tar and two-thirds of a bottle cured me. I consider it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world." Durant's Pharmacy. Co^gfis and Colds One feels the effect of this Magic I Remedy after the first dose. $1.00 at | the drug stores-or sample bottle free. Checkers Medicine Co. Wdnston-Salem. X C ORINO Laxative Fruit Syrup Pleasant to take The new laxative. Does not gripe or nauseate. Cures stomach and liver troubles and chronic con? stipation by restoring the natural action of the stom? ach, liver and bowels. Refuse substitutes. Price 50o? DURANT'S PHARMACY. au , ^^TT^/^'^"-^?-'?*Tr^rr*?5*? :zs?*%r*?Z TESS* g3S5Fg*Igy* I i_. -pa--._ i jj or enfants ana Chuaren. plwS?iWThe Kind You Have p??8?^ ? Always Bough? jj! i?^gefe^2?repar?fionforAs- 4 ^ .;: simi?a?Rg?lieFoodardKcgu?a- ?? ? ill Ung ihc S?cmat?s and Bowels cf g Jj?clFS t?l6 W \ ? -- '11 Signatare / M y j ii Promotes Digestion,CheerfuH S # */ ||Jr I ness and RestXontains neither j S n^ g JP *T [ i Opium,Morphine nor Mineral. 1 Ul M ti W I NOT "NARC OTIC ! ? ^||ir Pumpt-im Sud' \ a ?? ^ ?lx.Senna,* \ S^Ta a fcxteiu Setts ~ i : vj H Pcoixmwt - ; ??') t\ A Jg B ii?' />/ CoiirfiuUeSoda, * i \ m\ tja Sit fejw?- \ I Sf $1 JLf i f?an fad Sugar ( \ ...j wi ' ^ ?5 HSitcratecnrlmvr. } \ ' . ! MrrTvP 9 M fe ^ ? - r \fA#? 3?SR: i I Aperfec! Remedy fer Constipa- |g ? ff ^ ^' ! fien, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoca Si I&T I Worms Convulsions .Feverish- 1 | 11^ f *M ft*? '"I S* j ness and Loss OF SLEEK i \J* BUI U V S a _____-...- n Facsimile Signature of ^^9^?7 Th i rf v Y^SFQ j ^XEW Y?HK._ I ^ ^ ^H? H lj I Dui O ' ^' -- --.-r> ".??.?PONY. r:tw YORK C"W. W. A. BOWMAN, Pres!. C. i MUMU Sec. & Treas The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, '? CZ?? Capital Stock $50,000^^^* Wholesale Grocers, Fertilize ers and Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox & Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And invite your investigation before making your arrangements for another year. Come to see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking 4 Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. WHISKEY I MORPHINE i CIGARETTE j ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO HABIT. I HABIT. ? HABIT. | HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1329 Lad}- St., (or P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited lis Kil'-?fi??'! i?; K-?? : . ; ill :?: ?'-i VA as&?>& j f._ -,- ; . ; -tf'j? ; M I J U O O' ~_1_1 J ? J 'j S'-^jF - 7 WK OTT A RD Ol'K PATRONS' INTERESTS The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. Capital Stock $60.000. -: -:- Undivided Profits $4.000. C. G. Rowland. Prst. R. F. Haynsworth, V. Prst. R. L. Edmunds. Cashier. Deposits ^ept 30, end of 2d quarter after organization, $170, 436.45. Liability of stockholders, in addition to capital stock, $60,000. A general bank ins business. Solicits your patronage and guarantees every courtesy con? sistent with good business meth? ods. N. O. Osteen, Jr., Dentist -18 West Liberty Street. Over Sumter Book Store. ours: 8.30 to 1 : 2 to 6. OFFICE PHONE 30. HOUSE PHONE 382.