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MOT OOBRESPONDEHOE. LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. . of Interest From all Farts of Sumter and Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will ?each this office not later than Tues .?ay morning. When the letters are -received Wednesday it is almost an impossibility to have them appear in tbe paper issued that day. SMITHVILLE. Smithville, February 10.-We can? not create much excitement in the "world hy the happenings in our com TBJinity this week, still there may be a Sew who would like to know what we -axe doing. Mr. J. E. Barfield and his daughter, Miss Lilly, Nof Lucknow, spent a short time with relatives here this week. Rev. H. B. Browne, of your city, gassed through here on his way to Salem where he will hold quarterly conference on Sunday and Monday. Se spent Friday night with Rev. S. H. Sooth. Mr.* Wilcox, representing the Brown jfcans Company, of, Charleston, was "* Jrere on Wednesday. - Mr. John McCatheni, the genial jailer at Bisnopvilie, was here, on Fri? day and returned to his home ^ ?oday (Saturday.) Mrs. McCathern toa been visting in the neighborhood 4tor several days. yThere was no school here on Wed? nesday and Thursday on account of file extremely disagreeable weather. The weather was not too severe for Masons for they had their regular meeting on last Wednesday night. Dr. T. D. Foxw?rth has broken ground for his residence that he is lawing built. Dr. Jno. W. Parker had a little damage done to his buggy while mak? ing a call tm Friday night It was caused by his horse becoming fright? ened and breaking loose. No real se xious damage was done. DARK CORNER. Dark Corner, February 10.-As I had nothing to write last week I will . write now, though I have nothing of importance to relate. We have had such bad weather this week until we poor , old tillers of the soil haye done ?rat little work, though yesterday was & lovely day. If we could get many of that kind we would soon be up with our work. .Mrs. Kolb and T. B. Weeks are still improving and I have no other sick to report. I There are some colds, bu? nothing serious. We have got some cars at last to take the wood from Broadway siding. But I cannot understand it, we have been wanting cars for four or five weeks and could not get them, while at Cain's crossing, just two miles above Broadway, there has been two cars standing for two or three weeks. How is. that? Misses Nealie and Marj* Lee Ardis Tisited Mrs. W? J. Ardis last Sunday evening. Louis Scott, of Soeven,. was-at his "brother Wash's .here yesterday even? ing on business. Mr. James McCutchen is cutting some fine lumber at his mill which he lately moved here from Pinewood. I understand he is speaking of moving again in a month or two somewhere near here. ' I hope you will have a fine time at your city dinner on the 21st. BOSSARDS. Bossards, February 12.-We are leaving plenty of rain and not much "work this year. The farmers are all downhearted. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Ingram have re? turned to meir home from a pleasant Tdsit to her parents here. ' Miss Marie Tisdale has returned irom a three weeks' visit to her sisters tc Privateer. Mr. Clarence Dorn has left us and fe running a beef market in Sumter. / MAX. Max, February 12.-Mr. Joseph W. Montgomery, of Laurens, and Miss Maud Hart, of Spartanburg. were .married at 7:30 Sunday night at the home of Mr. J.. A. M. Carraway by 3Bev. B. K. Truluck. Miss Hart has made many friends here who will re? gret to see her leave. They will leave "?oday for a pleasure trip to Virginia. Sand and cement are now being Izauled on the ground for the new "Bethel church building. -J. A. M. Carraway lost a valuable cow last week. Mr. C. F. Sahsbury, of Timmons -v?le and Miss Amanda Langston, of Sardis, were married at Bethel parson? age by Rev. B. K. Truluck last' Sun -<iay at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Mary Kirby is very sick. We regret Dr. Darby's death. EDWARDS. Edwards, February 10.-Today has been a very pleasant one, after two ?days of rain, sleet and show. Farm -work is at a standstill, except a little fertilizers are being hauled. Messrs. W. T. McLeod, W. D. and W. A. White were in Bishopville to? day. Mr. J. R. McLeod was in Camden today. Mr. and Mrs. L A. White spent last Monday in Bishopville. Miss Annie Norwood, a very charm? ing young lady from Titusville, Fla., after spending several weeks with rel taives at this place, has returned home again. The first quarterly conference of the St John's and Rembert's circuit will meet at Salem church on Monday at ll o'clock. < Messrs. W. D. and E. O. White spent last Sunday at Mr. J. E. Wilson's, of Smithville. Rev. S. H. Booth filled his regular appointment at St John's M. E. church last Sunday morning. Rev. H. B. Brown, of Sumter, will preach at Salem Sunday afternoon. ? Rev. G. M. Howerton filled his reg? ular appointment at New Hope Pres? byterian church last Sunday after? noon. Mr. F. G. Peebles was in Camden last Tuesday. Miss Anna Holland is quite sick at this time. WISACKY. Wisackyv February 12.-We are having severe weather at this time, with ?igh. winds and constant rains, the ground is flooded with water and farm work is at a standstill. The friends here of Rev. T. G. Phil? lips, pastor of Bishopville Baptist church, are grieved to give him up* He resigned his charge last Sabbath and has gone to the Theological Sem? inary in Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Eva C. Smih and .family, of Bishopville, spent a few days with relatives here recently. Miss Katie Smith, of Bishopville, has been visiting Mr. J. H. Leding ham and family. . Several persons from this commu? nity attended the lectures by Dr. E. O. Taylor in Bishopville and were well pleased. The railroad company has just com? pleted a neat and comfortable depot here which was greatly needed, and very much appreciated by the citi? zens. PRIVATEER. - Privateer, February 13.-Mrs. Joe Rigby, of Manning, spent the past week at Mr. S. A. Harvin's. Mesr s. Leroy Wells. Marion M el? lette, of Wedgefield and Robert Mel lette, of Summerton, were the guests of Mr. M. G. Ramsev Sunday. Miss Kate BracLori, Mr. and Mrs. Carnes, of Bishq^vdie, spent a few days the past week at Mrs. S. J. Brad? ford's. Mr. Joe Rigby, of Manning, was the guest of Mr. S. A. Harvin Sunday. Miss Ina Mellette, of Stateburg, is spending this week at Mr. M. G. Ram? sey's. Mr. Frank Tisdale, of Jordan, spent Sunday with Mr. J. D. Jenkins. Miss Hennie May Bradford spent a few days last week at Lanes. Mrs. Sarah Jenkins, of Sumter, spent last week with her daughter, Mrs. L B. Jenkins. STATEBURG. Stateburg, February 12.-Misses Sadie Flud and Irene Moore spent Saturday night and Sunday in Sum? ter. They attended the play, '.The Eternal City." Mr. Frank P. Burgess spent Sunday at home. Rev. W. H. Earnwell went to Sum? merton on Saturday where he was to preach yesterday, having exchanged pulpits with Rev. John Kershaw. Dur? ing Mr. BarnwelTs stay in Summerton he was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. D. O. Rhame. Mrs. James Pinckney and Miss A. N. Moore are to return from Sumter to? day, where they have been visiting for the past two weeks. Miss Ina ft. Mellette spent Saturday and Sunday in Privateer at the home of her grandfather. Mr. Matt Ramsey. Mr. A. S. Flud spent Saturday in Sumter. The many friends of Col. John J. Dargan will learn with pleasure that he is at home again. The entertainment given on last Friday at "Acton" by the members of the Ladies' .Sewing Society proved to be a great success and the ladies in charge should feel well repaid for their trouble. They realized quite a nice sum. which will be used to put a fence around the church. With the continuous rains farm work does not progress very rapidly. Farm? ers in this section do not believe in plowing in wet weather, so not a great deal is being done. PISGAH. Pisgah. February 12.-Farm work has about ceased on account of the wet weather. As fast as the land gets a little dry, it rains again so there is no plowing done. The prospect at this time don't look encouraging for a big crop, for unless the laud is well prepared poor crops generally follow. Guano is being delivered very slow by the railroads. Very few have re? ceived any. What the trouble is we don't know. Not many have increased the amount over last year, and a good deal of it will go on t%e grain crops. Rev. T. L. Cole has commenced his work here under favorable conditions. He is a very pleasant man and though a stranger to this section has already made many friends. His sermons show much thought, well prepared and delivered, and not too long to tire his audience. His field of labor will be Cartersville, Bethany, Pisgah and Swift Creek. He is principal of the high school of Cartersville and as soon as his term is out will move to the parsonage at Bethany church, where he will be more in his field of labor. Rev. J. P. Coleman, who has been doing colportage work for the Man? ning Baptist church, will extend his labors to other churches of the Black River association. This will greatly enlarge his work. The churches will help pay his salary. Mr. Coleman is a man of fine character and has made a success of his work wherever he has gone. There is some sickness about but not of a very serious type. The days of "good stealing'' have come back to our State and history repeats itself. Any man who loves his State cannot but hold his head down in sorrow to know that there are our native people who have taken that which does not belong to them putting themselves on a level with the scalawags who preyed on the vitals of our people in radical times. If there is any law to reach them they should be severely dealt with, let them be who they may. It is astonishing that men can't handle other people's money without stealing it. The dispensary investigation, so far, shows a state of affairs that is disgraceful. Not simply because it is whiskey business, but the stealing fea? ture of it which seems to be in all its branches. Steal in all public things that you can seems to be the rule of the day from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean and the next thing is to cover it up as much as possible. Surely a man is lost to all self respect when he can steal the public money and betray the trust reposed in him. In the counties which were carried by the Brice law a state of affairs ex? ists that is worse than the dispensary. Importing whiskey and dealing it out under the cover of night-blind tigers, blockade running, etc. All this as a result of the Erice law is what a lot of consistent prohibitionists knew be? fore would follow, and is the reason they favor the dispensary as the lesser of two evils and not that they favored whiskey selling. It is a bad state of affairs any way you take it. If the legislature continues as it is now going on until adjournment it will go on record as the most impor? tant one we ever had to do nothing and kill time. SOUTH CAROLINA A'EWS. Items of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed for -QUMO?-Kea?ii?g. The Clyde Steamship Company has been absorbed by a syndicate headed ky Charles W. Morse, who is largely interested in the shipping business. The S'ea Island cotton growers have agreed to reduce their acreage 25 per? cent. The Columbia theatre is to remod? eled. Charleston capitalists and business mer. are organizing a lifo insurance company with $250,000 capital. The Jonesville cotton mill increased its capital stock from $130,000 io $300,000. It is estimated that about T.oi-0 horsepower can be generated at Xcal's Shoals. Of this Union and Buffalo will each utilize about 2,500 horse? power. It is possible that arrange? ments may bc made with thc Cnion council to furnish them all day as weil as night current and let them distrib ute it to consumers in town, thus ob? viating the necessity of constructing sep?rate distributing lines. W. E. Gonzales, editor of tho Co? lumbia State, has been elected a n?em ber of the board of directors of the South Carolina Medical College of C marleston. vVork on. the Saluda river dam for the Gre* rrville-Caroiina Power Com? pany has been resumed, the Loring X. Farnum Company of Boston, Mass having signed a contract to complete the work by June 1. The various county cotton grow? ers' association.* are reported as hav? ing good attendance at the recent monthly meetings and much enthus? iasm prevails throughout the State. Rev. Dr. John Johnson has been made rector emeritus of St. Philip's Episcopal church, Charleston. Rev. Cai y Beckwith. late of Barnwell, has been made rector of this historic old church. Leger Lab ru ce, while out ducking on the Poe Dee river near .Arundel plantation, in Georgetown county, the home if his brother, L. Louis Labruce, was drowned by the capsizing of thc row boat. The negro oarsman swam io shore. The accident occurred about 8 o'clock Thursday evening. The de? ceased is connected with some of tin most prominent families in the county and State. George Bates, a young white man near Piekotis county, went to Green? ville Friday and bought a horse and bu.q-gy for $1$5, giving a check for $200 in paying and receiving the dif? ference in cash. The check was found to be a forgery and he was arrested j Saturday. A STRONG PROTEST. A Calm Statement of Facts That Con? demns the Reckless and Indiserim- I . inatc Motorists. Mr. Editor: Since the introduction of the "Green ? automobile bill," and the consequent excitement in Sumter among the for? tunate owners of these machines, I have been hoping to see something said on that side, but as nothing has appeared I feel constrained to follow some advice to young authors which I read several years ago and have never forgotten to this effect: "If you have something to say, something you must say, something which you feel will cause you to burst if you don't ,say, then say it, and say it at once.'' Just now that ?t? me exactly, so I will proceed. Mr. Green has filled a long felt want in trying to make the public highways a little safer for the sad owners of un progressive horses, which utterly re? fuse to keep abreast of the times by adopting the chug-a-tug of automo? biles as every day affairs, or to claim their rightful half of the roads, but persist in leaving man's latest inven? tion for covering space, in entire and absolute possession of the right of way, nor stand upon the order of meir go? ing. The bill may not come to anything at this time, but it will ce.tainiy do this much good, it will call attention to the state of affairs existing between the general public and careless motor? ists, and other , things will follow in course of time.' I wish to be fair and just, but I must state a few facts regarding many automobiles. In the irst place, will one in a hundred, or one in a thousand, acknowledge himself careless or thoughtless? Yet what a tremendous per^ cent, cause accidents to unwary travelers! I accuse no man of wilfully causing a runaway, but many times this might be avoided by a little care and forethought. In the town where motors are in general use, horses gradually become accustomed to them, or if unable to do so, are sold or exchanged by their owners. In the country it is different; a very few horses do not fear them at all. from the first, but most of them are a terri? fied at the sight of one as we would be of a chariot and horses of fire, and no amount of coaxing can calm them, or reconcile them to* meet one in the .road. Some old horses that were never known to shy. or fear anything els?, will go into conniptions over a motor. Others which can be made to pass them in towns, taking them as part of the strange sights they meet at every turn, will smash up things if they are encountered in country roads. Auto? mobilist? should remember these things, and when duty or pleasure calls them into the country, should be oxtra cautious in approaching any vehicle, or sharp curve or hill, whore there is danger of doing so. for al? though it may be amusing to see an animal dancing and prancing about, especially if it happens to be some poor raw-boned beast that would not be credited with an ounce of spirit, and the ruffied driver is scarce abie to mariage him, there is always danger to life or property, or both. I speak only the truth, when I say that many owners of motors dash along at fu'l speed in narrow roads, or come close up behind a horse causing him to dash off and adding to his terror by using the horn too late, and that they often relate, as great jokes, the va? rious frights, etc., they have caused! I do not accuse all. but I do accuse many of this very thing, many, per? fectly courteous and polite in other respects. It is this, more than any? thing else which has caused ill feel? ing toward them; Let me give an in? stance which came under my Observa? tion nut many months sine.-and doubtless dozens could relate similar cases. y Two young gentlemen o:' your town wishing to spend the night with a country friend came out in their auto one fine afternoon. On the way they frightened tw > carriage horses t<> such an extent that the carriage pole was broken, out they were considerate, stopping, etc., to enable the genetle man driving to control them thus averting a more serious accident. Next morning they set out on their return at the same great rate of speed and this time many vehicles were in the road. First, (i. e. that I know of) on a hill they met a buggy, which had been chiven until a few minutes before by a child of ll. The horse was quite afraid of motors, and if a strong col? ored man had not providentially beg? ged a rid?.- just before, and taken charge ;>f the reins, a serious accident would doubtless have occurred. The man was able to get the horse out into a field and the machine whizzed by without slacking up. Within a mile of this place, just beyond a slight rise, and where the road was narrow, and an embankment on either side, they suddenly came upon a man willi another horse afraid of them. This old man has been in the employ of one family for ll years and had driv? en tlie horse its whole life without an accident. Hut the speed of the ma? chine was so great that before he could ge1}; out and go to his horse's head, as he had been instructed to do, the animal became terrified, wheeled completely around, throwing him out ! and running over him, and on, till ! the buggy was smashed to pieces on a telephone pole. The motorists kindly stopped a moment and allowed the old man to climb up behind when they dashed on behind the fleeing horse, passing another buggy in charge of two small boys whose horse fortunately did not frighten. As these boys expressed it, "They looked like they were trying to catch the horse." On they sped through the village causing a general stampede among the horses there, merely slacking up enough to allow the old man to jump off, and not once did they have the courtesy, or even curiosity to inquire whose team they had ruined. Was it any wonder the community was in? dignant and the parties tried for reek" less driving? Did the paltry fine of $10.00 imposed compensate for a de? molished buggy and a ruined horse, with the hardships entailed in th-3 family by his ruin? The horse hali been driven by ladies and children for years in absolute safety, now he is afraid of a loose engine in motion, and looks askance at a bicycle. With them it is a question whether it is better to face the ills, they know, or fly to others that they know not of, by sell? ing him. So much for one eventful trip. Certainly we realize that motorists have a right to the public highways, but we also feel that people less fortu? nate, or who prefer some other mode of conveyance, should know when they start out that there is a probability at least of reaching their destination with a whole vehicle, and a whole skin, and if these people do not exer? cise common humanity and caution to insure it, then laws should force them? It should not be necessary to require by law a man in an auto to render as? sistance to a person in danger or dis? tress, which he has caused; the merest instinct of courtesy and kindness should prompt him to offer that as? sistance; yet it is to this part of Mr. Green's bill that most strenuous ob? jections were made. Those'who act as they should in this matter, need fear nothing from the law, and the others deserve punishment commen? surate with the offense. It is nonsense to talk of ruining $100,000 worth of property by it. I think in a few years, if the auto mobilists will show the same consid? eration for frightened animals that bi? cyclists' have always done-and some* do-horses will become accustomed to them, and there will be no friction. As it is, 1= know of many persons who dare not take their horses to Sumter at all, and others who go just as sel? dom as possible to avoid the risk. Even with the greatest caution auto? mobiles are constant sources of dan? ger, but they have come to stay and will be in universal use before many years. Meanwhile-, in many neighbor? hoods where the ladies have always driven about themselves, they and their children are almost deprived of social intercourse. pref criag ;to remain at home, rather than run the risk OL meeting an automobile driven, by one regardless of other's safely, and this I repeat is often the eas:-. You would be overwhelmed if you requested others to verify these re? marks by relating other incidents, but you had better use an ounce of pre? vention and make no such request un? less you double your office force. S. POSTAL GRAFTER SEXTEXCEi). George YT. Beavers Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud and Gets Two Years. Washington. February 13.-George W. Leavers, former superintendent of salaries and allowances of the post? ?nico department, appeared beford Justice . Gould, of the District Court, this morning and pleaded guilty \-> the indictment charging- him with conspiring with former Senator Green of Xew York to defraud the govern? ment in connection with the sale of time recording devices io the depart? ment. He was sentenced to two years I in the Moundsville, West Virginia, penitentiary. Green did not appear and tho case against him wiil go t-? nial Monday. IL is expected thai the government will qua ;h the other in? dictments against Beavers. After the sentence was imposed the defendant was asked by Justice Gould if he had anything to say. He replied. "Xo," and was taken immediately to a cell under the court room. Beavers carried a dress suit case containing ar? ticles absolutely necessary. He refus-' ed to talk of the case, but said he his action would not result detrimentally to the other de? fendants in the case. "I will not be called as a witness for the prosecu? tion," he said, "but may have to testi? fy for the defense." THE ANNAPOLIS TRIALS. Court Martial Reconvened This .Morn? ing- and Immediately Adjourned. Annapolis. February 13.-The court martial reconvened this morning and alter two minutes took an adjourn? ment, subject to the call of Superin? tendent Sa.nds. The congressional in* vestigation"committee is expected to arrive this afternoon to begin probing. GERMAN-AMERICAN ALLIANCE ADVOCATED Pan German Leader Urges Kaiser Wilhelm to Visit tlie United States -fr ARGUES IT WOULD CREATE ENTHUSIASM Germany Advised to Cut Loose From Old and Moribund Allies and Make a Bold Bid for Friendship of United States. Berlin, Feb. 10.-Albreht Wirth, the Pan-American leader, has published an appeal to Kaiser William to visit America. Wirth argues that the pres? ence of the emperor in the United otates would produce a pro-German enthusiasm which would not result in a defensive or offensive American Germany alliance, but which would rescue many from the fear of the pres? ent isolation and enable Germany to contemplate the Anglo-Japanese and Anglo-French ententes with equanim? ity. Wirth urges the Kaiser to drop Germany's fossilized allies, like de? caying Austria, and make a bold bid for the support of the United States. The Socialist party has resolved to proclaim a general strike throughout: Germany for one day on April 18, the anniversary of the Berlin rebellion of 1848. On that day the workmen will hold a monster demonstration against the government. The Soc'alist leaders regard the calling of the strike for one day as a rehearsal of a long strike, which will come when a favorable op? portunity presents itself. Letter to Rev. F. M. Satterwhite. Sumter, S. C. Rev. Sir: Three churches in Bald winsville. N. Y., have had their first lesson in Devoe. Messrs. Osterhout & Lockwood; painted the Presbyterian parsonage; estimated 30 gallons; took 22. Messrs. Slingerland & Shutter paint? ed the Episcopal" church; estimated 40 gallons; took 28. Same painters painted the Catholic church; estimated 30 gallons; took 39. Of course, they estimated from what they had been using. The- saving in paint and work is $4 or $5 a gallon. Total saving on three jobs $125 to $150-the painting costs two or three 1 times as much as the paint, you know. 9 Yours truly, F. W. Devoe & Co. P. S. Durant Hardware Co., sell our pltint. TAX RETURNS FOR 1006. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER CO., Sumter, S. C., Dec. 10, 1905. Notice is hereby given that I will at? tend, in person or by deputy, at the following places on the days indicated, respectively, for the purpose of * re? ceiving returns, of real estate, personal property and poll taxes for the fiscal year, commencing January 1, 1906.: Tindal's Store, Monday, Jan. 8th. Privateer, (Jenkins' Store), Tues? day, Jan. 9th. Manchester, (Levi's), Wednesday, Jan. 10th. Wedgefield, Thursday, Jan. 11th. Stateburg, Friday, Jan. 12th. Hagood, Monday, Jan. 15th. Remberts, Tuesday, Jan. 16th. . Dalzell, Wednesday, Jan. 17th. Gordon's Mill, Thursday, Jan. ISth. Oswego, Friday, Jan. 19th. . Mayesville. Tuesday, Jan. 23d. Shiloh, Wednesday, Jan. 24th. Norwood X Roads, Thursday, Jan. 25th. The law requires that all persons owning property or in any wise hav? ing 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 the 50 per cent penalty, which will be added to thc property valuation of ali persons who fail tc? make returns within the time prescribed by law. Taxpayers return what they own on the first day of January, 1906. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer in full, also make a separate return for each township where the property is locatedfand also in each and every case the Number of the school district must be given. Every male citizen between the age of twenty-one and sixty years on the first day of January. 1906. 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, 1906. Under instructions from the Comp? troller General, a separate return must be made of each tract or parcel of land. All returns must be made on or be? fore the 20th day of February, next. I cannot take returns after that date and all returns made after the 20th day of February, are subject to a pen? alty of 50 per cent. J. DIG GS WILDER, Auditor Sumter County. December 20, 1905.