Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IMPROVEMENT IN RUSSIA. General Conditions Better Bat Will Be Months Before Order is Restored. "Washington, January 5.-According tc advices received at the State De? partment one thousand were killed and three thousand wounded in the recent Moscow riots. It is stated that the general situation in Sussla shows j signs of improvement, although sev- j eral months will elapse before com- j parative order can be restored. The ! railway service ls still demoralized, ; but the resumption of traffic is in I sight. No damage to American prop- ? erty or interests are reported. j mm I *One Minute Cough Cure contains ! not an atom of any harmful drug, and j it has been curing coughs, 'colds, . croup and whooping cough so long that it has proven itself to he a tried and true friend to the many who use it Sold by all druggists. A charter has been issued to the J?ckson mills at Iva in Anderson ; county. The capital is $325,000. it ? Soothing and Comforting. ?The soothing and comforting ef? fects of Dewitt's Witch Hadel Salve, when applied to piles, sores, cuts,' boils, etc., subdues pain almost in? stantly. This salve draws out the in? flammation, reduces swelling and acts as a rubefacient, thus circulating the blood through the diseased parts, per? mitting or aiding nature to perma- j neatly remove the tr?uble entirely, j Sold by all druggists. Above represent our Checker Blocks-except the oriehials are lareer ?3d come in blue and red colors. Ask your dealer for 24 of them and a checker board free-or write Checkers Meal* cine Company, Winsfcoa?3alem, N. C ?8 larpt ai IB? Onq?e MI?iit M : Geo, S. Hacker & Son ?- -??str?Adressas OP SASH] Moulding & Building I Material. oSo i, I iv Hrerooms, King, upposiw? Ca noa Street, CHARLESTON* S. C. ^SP* ?nrester oar make, which we frearatt' suprior to any sold Sooth, taerebr ??ave money. "Wisdom aadPanc7 Glass a Speoialir fESSYROVAL PIUS SJ-^^T^-iFE. Aiwsy-. ~:iaM? Ladle?.*** brotan ??'\ ?S?SN FOR C&lCSiEOOESXrs XSGLSSH |F>^\^a5\ ia HZ'* an! Go>I?? uttnTic borov SI?.1M ?a St"V*^>Jlh "?urriW*>?-1 ?tenooilier. Kcra*c Tn ^j?? ?>a rt reran* Substitution? and Imita. I / f/y *k>??? !:?T ot yoor i>'u?gi.t or vn l -i,?. ic I vf H Partlewlanw Te*tl?o?iuiM? \ V* ?.4 '*?toner Tor Luijio*." in Utter, br ?y -*\ f. tnra.M?iL 10.?W?o ie?tiacni.M. MM " '? ' ^?>r????Mv Chl<ri1e?ter? bea?{r?u Col ?l?i?ca Jin-* ?-JKT Va?Unn i>Kt?;^? j?^tc The Children's Favorite \ \ -CURES- ! ; Coughs, Colds, Croup and j ! IWhooping Cough. This remedy ls famou? for it? cures over j j a lars?* (>art of tho civilized woiJd. It eau J < always depended upon It contains no 5 opium or other harmful drug and may be S pren as con. dently to a baby as to an adult ? Price 25 -ns; Largre Size, 50 cts. f Biliousness and Sick Headache quickly cured By ORINO Laxative Fruit Syrup as it sweetens and tones up the stomach and acts as a gentle stimulant on the liver and bowels, lt will positive? ly cure chronic constipation. ORINO clears the complex ion of pimples and blotches. Refuse substitutes. Price 500, DURANT'S PHARMACY. MEMORY OF MCDONALD F?RMAX I An Unnamed Donor Founds a Scholar? ship in Connie Maxwell Orphanage. Greenwood, Jan. 2.-Connie Max well Orphanage was the recipient of a i very handsome Neve Year's gift that : came in the first mail on Monday I morni ng, January 1. It was a check j for $1,000, which the donor stipulated i was sent for the purpose of establish? ing a perpetual scholarship in memory of the late Mr. McDonald Furuian, of Privateer, Sumter County, S. C. The ! principal of the fond is never to be used by the Orphanage, but the inter? est which is derived from it is to be appropriated by the Orphanage each year for the education and mainten? ance of one orphan boy, who shall be selected by the superintendent as the recipient of the bounty. The name of the giv?r is withheld by special request and will not be given to the public. But all who kuew Mr. McDonald Forman will feel at once the^ppropriateness of this gift, for he was a lover of children. Many will re? member with what pleasure he attend? ed tae valions schools to talk to the children about local and general his? tory. His fondness for littl? children was known by all who had the pleasure of an acqoaintance with him. The fund will be invested so that it will stand perpetually to bear interest for the support of a little boy at the Or? phanage. It is a very beautiful and appropriate thing to connect the name of this kind-heatted man with an in stitotiou like Connie Maxwell Orphan? age.-The Slate. Spinners and Growers to Meet. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 3-The annual meeting here today ot the Georgia di? vision of the Southern Cotton Associa? tion resulted in the reelection of M. L. Johnson, president, and of W. L. Peek, of Conyers, H. C. Hill, of Monticello, and J. D. Walker, of Sparta, as vice president, secretary and treasurer, re Fpectivtly. Resolutions were adopted directing the appointment of a finance committee and an organizer, one from each eongre;-sional district of the State. President Harvie Jordan, ot theSouth ern Cotton Association, was present and sp ke at some length. He declared that me cotton producer controls the situation ano as one evidence of this assertion he said that the spinners of America and ot England for the first tine ia the history of the South have asked for a conference with the cotton growers with a view of fixing a mu? tually satisfactory price for the staple. This conference, he said, will be held in New York, Jan. 2L Greatly in Der-and. ?Nothing is more in demand than a medicine which meets modern re? quirements for a blood and system cleanser, such as Dr. King's New Life Pills. They are just what you need to cure stomach and-liver troubles. Try them.. At all druggists, 25c, guaran? teed. J. A. Johnson, a well known gro? cer of Darlington has been convicted on the charge of- selling whiskey. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $300. _i Indigestion Overcome. ?Indigestion is easily overcome by the use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, be? cause this remedy digests what you eat and gives the stomach a rest allows it to recuperate and grow strong again. Kodol relieves indi? gestion, belching of gas, sour stomach, heart-burn, etc, and enables the di? gestive organs to transform all foods into the kind of rich, red blood that makes health and strength. Sold by all druggists. Rev. C. W. Creighton, of Green? wood, will enlarge the Christian Ap? peal. It is understood" that a stock company has been formed. A Jamacian Lady Speaks Highly of Chamberlains Cough Iicmedf. *Mrs. Michael- Hart, wife of the su? perintendent of Cart Service at Kings? ton, Jamaica, West Indies Islands, says that she has for some years used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs, croup and whooping cough and has found it very beneficial. She has ' implicit confidence in it and would not be without a bottle of it in her home. Sold by all druggists. Contractor Grant Wilkins of Atlan? ta, has signed the contract for build? ing the union passenger depot in Charleston. Always Increases thc Strength. *A reasonable amount of food thor? oughly digested and properly assimi? lated will always increase the strength. If your stomach is a "little off" Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you eat and enable the digestive organs to assimilate and transform all foods in? to tissue-building blood. Kodoi re? lieves sour stomach, belching, heart? burn and all forms of indigestion. Palatable and strengthening. Sold by all druggists. The Southern Railway shops in Co? lumbia have changed from a 10 to a 9-hour day for the winter months. How to Avoid Pneumonia. *We have never heard of a single instance of a cold resulting in pneu? monia or other lung trouble when Foley's Honey and Tar hos been ta? ken. It not oniy stops the cough, but heals and strengthens the lungs. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar and refuse any substitute offered. Dr. C. J. Bish? op, of Agnew. Mich., writes: "I have used Foley's Honey and Tar in three very severe cases of pneumonia with good results in every case." Durant's Pharmacy. RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS. Passenger Station to Be Lighted With Electricity and Other Improve? ments 3iade. The secretary or the Chamber of Commerce is able to gie out the pleasing information that the Atlantic Coast Line passenger depot will soon be well provided with electric lights In all of the waiting rooms, etc., and outside in the station yard there will be lights in front and back of the de? pot and between each post of the um? brella shed. Captain George E. Bruner. who, as roadmaster, bas charge of the ?uniter yard, has recommended that 14 lights be placed in the depot and 18 around the depot and under the shed, which if allowed, and it is quite certain they will be, will light up the depot and grounds in good shape. The Atlantic Coast Line freight depot is now being wired for electric lights. The coal clinkers placed around the passenger depot and on the yard, while a little rough at first will make a good pavement as soon as they are rolled by the city's big rooler which the Atlantic Coast Line has borrowed for that purpose, and we will soon have a smooth, hard, dry passenger yard to walk on even in wer. weather. If we could just get that shed fixed so that passengers would not get wet going from the depot to the trains we would soon have things comforta? ble all round. But no doubt that will soon come as the Atlantic Coast Line has a way of sooner or later giving the people of Sumter what they ask for. Like Santa Claus it just takes a little time to go ali around. It has been suggested by Roadmas? ter Bruner to the officials cf the At? lantic Coast Line that Ticket Agent China be made superintendent of the force employed around the passenger depot and grounds to keep the place clean, heated and lighted. In this way there will be some one responsible for the proper comfort of? the passengers and the proper condition of the place at all times. Captain Bruner has had a lot of coal cinders placed in the stock pen to provide a dry surface for stock when penned therein and has had the stock pen well drained, too. The Atlantic Coast Line has spent thousands of dollars in Sumter during the past year in purchasing real estate and improving the facilities for hand- : ling passengers and freight, and some more big improvements are slated. JOE LEVAN'S MEMORIAL. Monument Will Undoubtedly be Erect ? ed, But Subscriptions Coming in Slowly. The plan to erect a monument to ? Joe Levan has met with general and '' hearty approval, and the contributions already made to the fund constitute a substantial nucleus. A great many ? others have expressed their willing? ness and intention to contribute and ?' it is an assured fact that the menu- : ment will be erected. There is no need for delay, rrSwev- 1 er, and if those who expect to con- : tribute will do so at once the monu? ment can be erected and dedicated by and under the direction of Camp Dick Anderson, U. C. V., on Memorial Day. ' If every man in Sumter who knew and liked Joe Levan will give a small sum, more money than would be abso? lutely necessary will be provided. Mr. J. Diggs Wilder has consented to act as treasurer of the fund and any con? tribution made to him will be ac? knowledged. TEN PER CENT. DIVIDEND. Sumter Banking and Mercantile Co.. Had a Prosperous Year-Officers Elected. At a meeting of the stockholders of j the Sumter Banking & Mercaintle Co., j Jan. 2d. the following were elected ? to serve as directors for the ensuing year: W. A. Bowman, Perry Moses. W. B. Boyle, Abe Ryttenberg, P. G. Bow? man. The annual report made a most sat? isfactory showing for the year 1305 and a dividend of 10 per cent, was de? clared and made payable at once. The board of directors held a meet? ing subsequent to the adjournment of the stockholders' meeting and elected j the following officers: President-W. A. Bowman. Vice President-Abe Ry t ten herc. Secretary & Treasurer-P. G. Bow? man. The active management of the bus? iness will herc, fier be in the hands of Mesrrs. Abe Ryttenberg and P. G. Bowman, assisted by President W. A. Bowman. A Thousand Dollars Worth of Good. *A. H. Thurnes, a well known coal operator of Buffalo, O., writes: "I have been afflicted with kidney an J bladder trouble for years, passing gravel and stones with excruciating pain. I got no relief from medicine until I began taking Foley's Kidney Cure, then the result was surprising. A few doses started the brick dust lik j fine stones and now I have no pain across my kidneys and I feel like a new man. It has done me .$1.000 worth of good." Durant's Pharmacy. ' Taxation Problem-Unjust Inequalities We printed last Saturday a com? munication from. "Taxpayer." who speaking of conditions in Marlboro county vehemently protested against the proposal of Comptroller General Jones to assess property at its "true value" throughout the State. The comptroller's purpose is to get the tax? payers to conform to the law to re? veal to the world the true wealth of South Carolina, to reduce the levy to such a low figure that it would be a standing invitation to investors to come to this State, instead of warning them away as the present high assessments do-in other words to place the tax? ing department on a common sense, business basis. The present system is not only unfair to many taxpayers but is one calculated to retard progress. Millions of dollars worth of property pay no share of the government's ex? penses; while the inequality of assess? ments on the reality paying part of the burdens is flagrant, the range of assessments being from five to sixty per cent, of the value of property. The people began by returning their property at 60 per cent, of its value, and a premium being put upon false returns, the contest in inveracity has been so waged that a less valuation is now placed on land, for taxing pur? poses, than was fixed twenty years ago-and it is 100 per cent more val? uable. Since our correspondent, "Taxpay? er," is of Marlboro county and takes the position that taxes are being con? stantly raised and that taxation is coming to mean confiscation, we will quote a few figures from the record. They will prove him to be very far from right and will give emphasis to the demand for reform in assess? ments. Marlboro is the richest farming county in the State; it is equalled by few in the country. Can its lands be purchased on an average, for $25 an acre? They are returned for $5. How many horses are there in Marlboro and what are they worth? In 1884 there were according to re? turns 1,500 horses of the total value of $88,500, the average value being $59. In 1904, twenty years later, when there is prosperity; where fine horses have been raised and purchased, and more of them, there were only 1.3S0 horses returned, the total value being $60,600, the average value $43.00. A. decrease in numbers and a decrease in values. While the numbers of mules re? turned in 1904 showed an increase Dver the number reported for taxation in 18S4, the average decreased from 563 to $46. And here is the inequality: Marl? boro's mules are valued for taxation it ?46, while Marion's and Horry's are valued at $70. Marlboro's horses are valued at $43; Chesterfield's at $54; Marion's at $64. 1 A detailed examination of the "ab? stract of personal property" in Marl? boro shows that in cattle, in sheep and goats in hogs and in dogs the numbers returned for taxation in 1904 were materially less than the returns twenty years before: and the values , are likewise less. Under the head of "Carriages" we find 2.7S4 returned in 1SS4, at a value of $79.070: while 3,344 reported for taxation in 1904 had a value of only $4S,505. Tn 1SS4 "the value of moneys including bank bills and circulating notes" were, as returned, $33.S30: in 1904. their value -.vas returned at $15.896. it was shown in a former article that the realty in Marlboro, outside the towns, was valued for taxation in 1904 at less than in 1SS4: it is seen now that the personalty is valued at iess today than twenty years ago. The State levy is the same now as twenty years ago therefore the owners of county realty and of personalty are paying less taxes to the State today than in 1884. and that despite the un ouest?oned fact that there has been a Bl vast increase in the value of personal property and in thc value of farming lands.. The inequalities, too. have been pointed out; they exist everywhere and they are the great evil. There are many difficulties, many complica? tions in tho way of elevating the prop? erty of the Stale to the 100 per cent, basis, but there should be no grave obstacles to making all property, whatever the standard of assessment, bear its proper share of rho burdens, it is utterly wrong to permit one class of citizens to pay taxes on a CO per cent, valuation and another class to pay on a 10 per cent, valuation or to dodge payment altogether. It is wrong that the same class of property in different localities should be given widely differing values. Whether the iniqutous system can be changed with? out radical change in the methods of securing assessments, fixing values and equalizing returns in the different counties Is questionable. But the burdens of taxation are now unequal and, so are unjust.-The State. Spoiled Her Beauty. ?Harriet Howard, of W. 34th street. New York, at one time hail her beau? ty spoiled with skin trouble. She writes: "1 had salt rheum or eczema for years, but nothing would cure it. until I used Bucklen's Arnica Salve." A quick and sure healer for cuts, burns and sores. 25c at all druggists. ;_^_? ^l^nfents and Ch?drea. i _.: .i.;.,.,.ai?.?.um;w??..i...;. :.u.. ?.! :;;jj?M ?Bi^T?a?B?wwiT??BB?^?^ii?i?iii*BT?? ::?15f?^B 1 The Kind You Have l??^WwHI ' Always Bough! M ^gelable Preparalionfor As- m a j I liiTg the Stomachs QTJCI Dowels of ? JJearS tll6 ^ ? i^~===?^ Signatare /Kw \ Promotes DigeslioaChcerfur- ! ffl jf tj ll? I ness and RestContainsneilher i -ff f ?? g % *F I Opium.Morphine nor Mineral. ? Ol g (\ *\ JuT I NOT NARCOTIC ^L^liT I; Pumpfan Seed-' I ff I ttMU &?is - I l 'H J?l fi SudseSeed* \. \M? A R% ^ III c B?l&i>onatsJoda.+ i l-l B IB * * 8fi i I I 1 I ft %J B ftSUays-ecn. Flavor. J ; g^t^ ff jj ^ ^ ^ IAperree! Remedy fer Constipa- if \ W ? w S rion, Sour Sro mach, Diarrhoea j ? ^Vbrnis^onv\i!sions,revenslv j m 4 0 f?" ft a ? ? ness and Less OF SLEEP. ! ',? ? fi ? S U ? U r Facsimile Signature of j EXACT COPY CF WRAPPER. . ^^^^ ^ ^|^|^^ -.-.?..iv. HEW VOKX CTT. Hi IE?. I. il W. ?. BOWMAN, Prest. G. W. B0SH?MER, Sec. & Treas The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Sumter, &< Q. s^^^^Capital Stock $50,000^^****** Wholesale Grocers, Fertilize ers and Farmers9 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 i Mercantile Masonic Building, 2d dcor from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. WHISKEY ! MORPHINE', CIGARETTE j ALL DBUC A >D TOBACCO HABIT. ! HABIT. ? HABIT. I HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1329 Lady St.. (or P.O. Box 75) Columbia. S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited T Office over China's Druir Store. Phone 350. Office hours-8 a m. to 1 p. m ; 2 p. m. to 5 SO p. m. jg Uti .PS ? ~m ? ? :U:j:iy ???? ? r n * s ;Y. ? <o Staggs I ' "JV WE GUARD OUR PATRONS' ISTERESTS lie Farmers' Bank anti foist C Capita! Stock S60.000. -:. -:- Undivided Profits $4.900. C. G. Rowlano, Prst. K. F. Haynsworth, Y. Pest. R. L. Edmunds. Cashier. Deposits Sept 30, end of 2? quarter after organization. $170, 436.45 Liability of stockholders, in addition to capital stock, 360,000. A general banking business. Solicits your patronage guarantees every courtesy con? sistent with good business me ti - ods. N. G. Osieen, Jr., Dentist, -18 West Liberty Street, Over Sumter Book Store. Hours : 8.30 to 1 : 2 to 6. OFFICE PHONE 30. HOUSE PHONE 382,