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SOLICITOR BECOMES JUDGE OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT. Columbia, Jan. 23.-In joint a^sem- ; l>ly today Solicitor Jho. S. Wilson, of' Clarendon county, was elected judge j of the Third circuit over Representa- j tive T. B. Fraser, of Sumter, by a j . wte of 84 to 76. Capt -D. J. Griffith was elected su? perintendent of the penitentiary with out opposition. For the three penitentiary direc? tors, whose terms expire, Messrs avonley, Kirby and Sanders were nominated for re-election and E. H. j Caine, of Richland, and Jasper W. Smith, of Colleton, in opposition. The | first ballot resulted: Sanders, 105; Mobley, 142; Smith, 107; Kirby, 72; Caine, 66. , Messrs Sanders, Mobley and Smith were elected on the first ! ballot. The house then went into the el ec- j tion of a trustee for the Orangeburg j Colored college, after which it ad ??t ?urned for the day. GOVERNOR FILLS VACANCY. Hr. J. Montgomery Appointed Mem he? of the State Board of Educa? tion. Columbia, Jan, 23.-Governor An-, ?el today announced the appoint? ment of Mr. W. J. Montgomery as a :member of the State board of educa? ron from the 6th district to succeed !EL M. Ayer, elected to the house. Mr. ^Montgomery is a lawyer and banker and a splendid citizen. Bad Stomach Trouble Cured. .Having been sick for the past two lyears with a bad stomach trouble, a -friend gave me a dose of Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They did me so much good that I .bought a bottle of them and have used 12 bottles in ail. Today I am: -well of a bad stomach trouble.-Mrs -John Lowe, Cooper, Maine. These tablets are for sale by J. F. W. De Lorme. - .. Sid Smith will play with Atlanta again this season. 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The entire load of shot pen? etrated his body and death resulted almost instantly. Mr. Shirer was a brother of Mr. J. >D. Shirer, of this city. He leaves quite a family to mourn his sudden death. HANGED AS SHERMAN RADDER. --- But Veteran Dived Forty-two Years After That Experience. John McGergan, one of Sherman's [ raiders, died yesterday at his home I in Paterson, N. J., at the age of 84. ?Mr. McGrogan enlisted with the Thir? teenth New Jersey Volunteers, and continued to serve .through nineteen batties and skirmishes until the regi? ment was mustered out in- 18 S 5. In Sherman's march to the sea he, with a foraging party of eight, was captured by guemilas. The prisoners were hanged to trees and the guerril? las departed. A detachment of the Union cavalry; reached the spot a moment later. The men were cut down, but Mr. McGro? gan was the only one who could be revived. ( The choking he experienced destroyed the sight of one eye.-New York Times. Col. Jasper E. 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The gun snaped when young Smith picked up a cheap single barrel gun and shot his father dead in his tracks. The boy was committed to jail this morn? ing and the inquest will be held this afternoon. The Smiths came to Laurens from Tennessee about a year ago to work in the cotton mill. SENATOR ALGER DEAD. Death Due to Heart Disease-He Was Once Secretary of War. Washington, Jan. 24.-Senator Russell Alger, of Michigan, formerly secretary of war, died at 9 o'clock this morning at his home here. Heart i trouble caused his death. He has been suffering with the disease for some time. How to Cure Chilblains. * "To enjoy freedom from chil-1 Mains," writes John Kemp, East Otis ?eld? Me., "I apply Bucklens Arnica, Salve. Have also used It for salt * rheum with excellent results/' Guar? anteed to cure fever sores, Inde lent | ulcers, piles, burns, wounds, frost bites and skin diseases. 25c at SI- j bert' drug store. The National Guard association of South Carolina which was in session in Columbia for several days this week recommends the appropriation of $40,000 by the legislature for the maintenance of the militia. Ii m THE YEAR ;tlest prices. We can S subscriptions ^ ?azme ED OUR PRICE Every refined home, whpre ? ?f periodicals-something for 3 woman. These three maga- ?5 /table. You will want them jjjjj id Southron, saving 40 g publishers? ^ hese three great magazines ccess-a joy and help and in iii one great combination izines yourself, send them SUCCESS MAGAZINE enters upon its tenth year with an editorial plan and policy differ? ing from that of any other existing periodical. It aims to be the one indispensable magazine, in the home -"The Great Home Magazine cf America " While still retaining as a foundation principle the idea of Inspiration and Uplift, it has broadened into a far wider field the Work of the World. In the lighter and more entertaining Se? rial and Short Stories, and its Spe? cial Departments, it will present the best work of the most brilliant writers of the day. The art cov? ers of SuccebS Magazine are fine productions of paintings. ? cost ?5.00 if bought sepa costs $1 50 too. W ^ d in your order today. Do The Day of JMW?M. This is a day of Isms. But Mor? monism is the outrage of all the is ma I had somewhat to say recently, but .quite briefly, about this modern mon? strosity, the modern Paganism. I am sorry it is so, but in that brief refer? ence to this imposture I stated that people of intelligence of the blood were being duped by it. To one well acquainted with its teachings and in? structed in the Bible this seems well nigh, if not, incredible, yet it does happen, as I have occasion to know, and in this way: There are people brought up apart from, yet not wholly, the church, who recognize the authority of the Bible, who have a smattering of its cardinal doctrines, but who know little or nothing of its text, whose acquaintance with the creeds of the various evangelical bodies is only nominal, going no fur? ther than the bare knowledge of their existence, who if asked to examine into the claims of one of these creeds, for Bible support would refuse to do it on the plea that they know it al? ready. To such the examination would be too dry, wholly lacking of interest, but when Mormonism ap? peals, forthwith its enormity appeals to their curiosity and they who never before examined the old Book, forth? with become interested students to see if this or that text quoted in supr port of their errors is in the Word. Of course, they find it and immedi? ately, conclude that Mormonism is biblical enough. They have not swal? lowed the Bible, but it is remarkable with what avidity they have swallow? ed Mormonism. This is the case as clearly and as concisely as I can state it that makes me so sick. . Another ism with imposing name is a set of holiness fanatics, covenan? ters, teaching that the church is an institution of man. There are peo? ple, who profess holiness, highsouled, pure, the salt of the earth, but those of whom I now spea? use the name as a cloak to their devilish practices. I see little difference between them and the Mormon, because they teach free love. So their teachers lead about a sister, generally some other man's wife or widow. Verily, the religious professions and practices of some are enough to astonish the Dev? il. I have not written ignorantly, but what has .come within the range of my knowledge, and could give names if necessary in support of it all. Hagood. Darlington, Jam 16, 1907. Bishop W. W. Duncan is improving slowly and may recover from his illness. BARGAIN FOR PRINTERS We have one 8 Point Simplex Typesetting Machine and about 450 pounds of type that will be sold cheap for cash or on time to responsible person. In good order, but discarded to make room for Linotype. Also one 6x9 Job Press, in good order and now in daily ..?at? use, but to be displaced by a larger press. Also one 2 h. p. Gasoline En? gine. Osteen Publishing Co. TAX RETURNS FOR 1907. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY, STTMTEE, S, C., Dee. 7,1906. Notice is hereby given that I will attend, in perron or by Deputy, at the following placcE on the days ind cared, respectively, for the purpose of receiving returns of personal property and poll taxes for t^e fiscal year, como:encing January 1st, 1907 : Tyndall's Store. Thursday, Jan. 3rd. Privateer, Jenkins' Siore,*Friday, Jana nary 4 th. Manchester, Levi's Store, Tuesday, Jan? uary 8th. Wedgefield, Thursday, January 10th. State'ourg, Friday, January 11th. Hagood, Tuesday, January 15th. Remberts, Wednesday, January 16th. Dalzell, Thursday, January 17th. .jordon's Mill, Friday, January 18th. Mayesville, Tuesday, January 22nd. Shiloh, Wednesday, January 23rd. Norwoods X Roads, Thursday, Jan? uary 24 th. Oo'wego, Friday, January 25th. The law requires that ali persons owning property or in anywise having charge of such property, either as agent, husband guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, etc., return the sane nuder 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 the property valuation of all pertous who fail to make returns within che time prescribed by law. Taxpayers return ^hai they own on the first day of January, i9. 7. ' Assessors and taxpayers will en'er the first given name of the taxpayer in full, also make a separate return for each township where the property is located and also in each and every case the Num? ber of the SC?OOI district must be given. Every male citizen between the age of twenty-one and ?sixty years on the first day of January, li)07, except those incap? able of earning a support from being maimed or from other causes, are deemed taxable polls, and except Confederate sol? diers 50 years of age, on January, 1st, 1907. All retarns must be made on or before the 20th day of Feb:Karv, next, I cannot take returns after that date and all returns made after the !>Uth day of february, are subject to a penalty of 50 per cent. j. D1GGS WILDER, Auditor Sumter County Co ?os Disease Investigations. Practical investigations upon the diseases of the cotton plant in South Carolina have been started at -he South Carolina Agricultural Experi? ment Station and these investigations can be materially aided by the co? operation of the cotton growers in the State. During the coming season spepimens of diseased cotton plants are earnestly solicited from growers who will send with the specimens the folowing information: 1. When planted? 2. When were diseased plants first observed 3. Do you find lice or red spiders on the under side of the leaves of the plants which appear diseased and when were they first observed? 4. What kind of fertilizer was used (formula) ;when applied; how; and how much per acre? 5. Do you find the boll-worm doing much damage? When did it first appear? 6. What crops were grown On the same land the three preceding years? 7. Is the soil red clay, yellow clay, pipe clay or a sandy clay; loam? sandy loam, or chiefly sand; if black soil, bottom land or upland? 8. Has the weather been dry or rainy and is the crop growing vigor? ously or is it unhealthy? 9. Has the particular trouble re? ported been observed in previous years and are the affected areas in circular or irregular patches, or is it scattered here and there over the field? Address all communications and specimens' relating to thi3 subject to the Botanist, Clemson College, S. C. Why Suffer With Rheumatism? .Do you know that rheumatic pains can be relieved, If you doubt this just try one application of Chamber? lain's Pain Balm. It will make rest and sleep possible, and that certainly means a great deal to any one afflict? ed with rheumatism. For sale by J. F. W. DeLorme. i- . . . - ? ? . .? . - - Mr. A. P. Branson, Sr., the oldest citizen of Florence, died-Sunday. The hull and linter house of the South Atlantic Cotton Oil Co., at Che raw was burned Sunday, loss $2,000. HOW C( BE OTHB After years of Hone our Customers? is it a comes our way? We call jour special attention Builders' Hard\ Plows and Plo\ Farming impie Variety gr alar than ever, ar The Durant Specially Fine ( I have some plants left over from my ow own trucking. I buy the best seeds obtains^ Early Jersey Wakefield and Charleston WaJ with Succession and Late Drumhead. Price $1.25,10,000 and over $1.00. We have onlj We crate them and deliver them tc the Soi] rates. Send orders early before our stock i.< Dec 26 3m JJOX gl Attention We make a spec: COTTON GINS, i style,) COTTON ? TON ON PLANT, for rates, bef lit Sub tai No. 10 N. Main St The weight per rod ai taken into considerate tion of the FENCE. Heavy wires and th always used on the AM! tity already in service dence of its merit. The HINGE JOINT c for CONTRACTION and stand sudden and sever with animals, without t springing back to pla< is removed. The most secure, last ICAN. Sold by .'Tfcsy Uk? tho tut? as well a? Mill angar,** ls what one mother wTo ?;. of Kennedy's Laxative Cou^fe Syrup. This modern cough syrup is absolutely free from any opiate OT narcotic. Contains honey and tar. Con? forms to the national pure food anti drug law. Sold by all druggists. When the test vote was taken to the house Thursday on the Richard* bill to repeal the lien law, Mr. Frav ser voted against the bill and Messrs* Dick and Stubbs for it. ?Nearly every person 'who is sub? ject to attacks from the stomach suf? fers from a morbid dread of a dietic; treatment for relief, that is. three fourths starvation, and one-fourth*, toast and milk. On the other hand you can eat as you please and digest the food by the aid of a good digest ant, thus giving the tired / stomach"-, j equally as much rest. Eat what yost t please and take a little Kodol for in? digestion af ter your meals. It digests \ what you eat Sold by all druggists,. The Wittekind sailed from;Bremee for Charleston Thursday with a.cargo? of kai nit and 119 immigrants. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Safe Medicine for Children. .In buyinr a cough medicine for children, nc rer be afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There ls no danger from lt, and relief ia always sure to follow. It is intended especially f #r coughs, colds,; croup? and whoop lag cough, and there is no better medicine in the world for these diseases. It is not only a certain cure .for croup, but, when given aa " soon as the croupy cough appears?. wiB prevent the attack. Whooping: cough is J tft dangerous when thia remedy is f<ven as directed. It con^ tains no opium or other harmful drugs, and may be given as confident? ly to a baby as to an adult For sale by J. F. W. DeLonne. 3UU) rf ?RWISE ? 3-1 >st Endeavor to please ny wonder that trade n. to our stock of vare, v Material, ments. id prices are right Hardware Co. babbage Plants. n setting, the same kind that I set for my >le oo the market. I have two early varieties kefield. In sea cn we follow these closely s in thousand lots $1.50, 5000 and over j 3 limited quantity of very selected stock, them Express Co. and at very low Express i gone. _ W. F. CARR. _Meggetts, S. C. , Farmers ialty of insuring (system and old %t gins and COT? ATIONS. See us ore insuring. A GS Agency, Ipts, peet, Sumter, S. 0. ing' a Fence id size of wire must be i ; also the CONSTRUC e best galvanizing are BRIGAN, and the quan ) on farms is good evi ?n the American allows i EXPANSION, to with e pressure from contact >endings stays, the fence ce the instant pressure ing fence is the AMER