Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ALXtn MAKES REPLY Editorial Which ? Km* ked" Munk-tg**! League. on 9? the Editor of the Dally Ram: Tour editorial of tho 20th In M_.nl on the organlxatlon of th? Municipal League in quite a surprise, especially when you misjudge the purposes and Intention* of the organisation. Aal understand It. this Is sn orgnn taation composed of the white voters of the city, who desire to become a member. It Is opposed to anything reeembltng ring rale, or any attempt to dictate who ?hall be the officers ef the municipality. Its sole object Is to give Its endorsement to men for of who are kn >wn for their prog fessrivsness, recognised ability, experi? ence, sound business integrity, and Judgment its primary principles arc, that the Judgment of the majority of Its members In the selection and en? dorsement of candidate* for the city enVes, will be a better endorsement vf candidate s for ths city offices, will to a better guarantee that better men would be selected, than could be by a clique of men who would make up a slate behind closed doors, and offe them to the primaries for election. Ths Municipal League proposes to ? absolutely democratic in ever)' way. Its principles and by-laws are democratic and based on the pest ntirtclplss of democracy In selecting He representatives in ths councils of| ths national aad other governments. Its main object is to prevsnt ring rule, or a possibility of It. as the maorlty at the League must endorse a candi? date for office, the possibility of ring rale Is reduced to a minimum. The endstsnce of the League will ce? ment the bond of democratic govern 'soent. because It Is the essence of s democraUc organ tratlon, and has bean the oaty proceeding by which Use democratic principles of states and aaunietpellties nave been re-es tahnshsd on sound and honest founda? tions In the last forty-five years. The organ station of ths league Is intended to case ths slightest im? putation on sny member of our city tier government, as they are too well knew a to be men of established honor tntegrtty. The organisation Is last aad all the time opposed to may ring rule in the government of tma city's affair*. The organisation win net gree Its endorsement to any eandldels who la not selected by a ganJiHlij for the omce, and he will go before the primary slsctlon on ths es any other candidate, certainly be no unfairness, undemocratic, or ling rule In ?Ski? Every member of the League will to stimulated by being a member, to become interested In the management mad affairs yt the city, which would to discussed at the meetings of the organisation. The League will endorse s full and complete publication of the city's af? fairs, offlclsl. financial and executive, en the cltieens may be Informed In re? gard to the business of ths city. The Leegue dose not propose to act as a convention or in any way Inter? fere with the present arrangement of eesccting candidates by primaries. Its officers shall be a president, vice pres? ident secretary aad treasurer, who shall bold office for one >oar. It would os Impossible for the Lea? gue to disrupt the city democratic or? ganisation, because the organisation of the League will be to strengthen and perpetuate a strictly democratic organisation for the people and by the people, as a body politic, at all times denouncing any clique or ring attemptiag to control ths affairs of the city or control the candidates to go before the ptimerles. The fact that the League will al? ways be open to every white voter of the city, mskes it a democratic organ? isation, strictly and purely so. As be? fore stated. It does not propone to in? terfere with ths selection of the of? ficers of the city by the regular prl marlse. but It does propose to give It* endorsement to ths most suitable can? didate for office, and will use all hon? est endesvor to elect them, and any voter, who wishes the affairs of the city conducted on business principle* should not heidtste to become a mt-in bar of th?> municipal League., and as the League Is to be organised on these principles, one cennot see the objection to It, or the grounds fog opposJtwm As I sm only one mite In this Or? ganisation. I assure you. that as a cltlssn. believing in a good and pro? gressive government of the city, I will always be ready to denounce any ac? tion of the L-.igue thut Indicate* ? . trsdlsstlon ?-f power In the govern? ment of the iffalr* of the city. I shall support the white democratic prl? marIes ss thevr are now, and any can dldate for SJfBCS who poaeeaaes the mor\l ohani?fc and h I qua'lf. sjsjfjeflsj f??r ihn o.hce t<? which he as plre? f-nd I un ju*t a* (finite cert.tie thst the Municipal League, when It Is organised, would endnrte sstj asusg> gute With tl>* ah-.ve ?lUallfUMtloi J. U A..XITT ? It depend- upon the pill you Igt p^Wltt s LittM Karl> Rteeri are tie be*t pill* known for constipation and pick headache. Sold I all druKgMs. For Corn Bread and Freedom. ??? I South Carolina Is engaged In har? vesting the greatest corn crop In her history. The general adoption of the Williamson plan of growing corn and Improved methods of culturo on the part of those who stubbornly refused to adopt this plan In the face of all the facta have together resulted in making a monster corn crop, data as to which will be forthcoming in due time. But what does It all amount to when guests at restaurants and hotels are forced to eat alum, according to an old and evil custom? From In? diana to the Rocky Mountains is one vast cornfield, yet alum is consumed tn enormous quantities and bread not eaten at all, except wheat bread?no com bread, no hominy. There is this much excuse for the people of the northwest: the corn is so poor in nitrogen (only about one per cent) that it is scarcely fit for food, even for stock and cattle. There is then a real reason why the peop?e do not eat it. They leave mos? of the rest to the baker and alum ia cheaper than Hour therefore, he feeds it to them freely. On the strength of this fact the hospitals do a rushing business and abdominal surgery is kept active. . The case is different here alto? gether. Southern corn contains about four (4) per cent of nitrogen, or four times that of northern corn. ' Hence southern corn contains a large amount of food matter of the best quality?aa much in fact as ordinary wheat, although it falls below the finest wheat, in which the percentage runs from eight to nine per cent In ni? trogen. Any horseman knows that a horse will do more work when fed on south? ern corn than he will when fed on northern or western corn, and the reason is the one given namely, that seuthan com la far richer In nitrogen. Of course when Southern corn is har? vested in the Northern way it loses a great deal of Its food value. It should be allowed to ripen on the stalk. When cut down aad stacked there is bound to be lose in yield and in quality. The newspapers, dally and weekly of South. Carolina and the South could render notable service to hu? manity and to the oauae of good liv? ing by Joining a crusade against the feeding of alum and In favor of corn broad. In Columbia the most promi? nent caterer has been forced by the pressure of public opinion to have corn bread always on the menu, day nnd night. A general demand all along the line would force similar actl< n here and elsewhere. The amount saved to ' the state In the course of a year wvu'ii be neormona an 1 the good done beyond calculation. In our own country we ought to be allowed to eat the bread of our fathers. To when bread there can be little objection? none at all when it la properly cook? ed, but on alum there should be unre? lenting war. The best way to force out alum is to insist on having corn bread. The ordinary baker's bread is ocm posed principally of alum with pos? sibly a little admixture of flour to drown the evil taste. There is no finer food product in the world than southern com. and even the bolting of the mills has scarcely been able to destroy all of its flavor and nutritive qualities. 1 There could be no better .lme to start such a crusade than when the State Is engaged In harvesting this mammoth crop of corn. Enthusiasm Is high any way and this will serve to fan It Into flame. Every piece of corn bread consumed is that much direct help to ths farmer and that much help to the human race aj well.? Jamen Henry Rice, Jr., in Sparten? burg Journal. Had Stomaeii Trouble Cured. ?Having been sick for the past two years with a bad stomach trouble, a friend gave me a do** of Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They did me so much good that I hot'irht a bottle of them and have used twelve bottles in all. Today I am well of a bad stomach trouble.? Mrn. John Lowe. Cooper, Maine. These tablet* a?*e for sale by DeLorme's Pharmacy. R. A. Jeffcoat. who was shot In Or nngeburg by unknown parties, Is Im? proving, but It is not thought he can recver. So arrest* have been made. Why Suffer From KlicumutiMin? ?D?? you know t*iat rheumatic pains i in ??? relieved? It you doubt thin Just try mi . .application of Chamberlain's Holn Halm. It will make re>t and -ie. p Boaaffett, and that certainly Wiaaaa a great deal to any one nf Mctsd with rheumatism. For sn|e by DaLofNkt'l Pharmacy. \ ipartanbnrg dispatch taxi thai Intimat" friend* of Boyd Kvan* say ii. will oppose Latlmer for the senate. *Kod?] for dyspepsia and Indiges? tion N the r? mil of i scientific < >m blnatton >>( natural dlgestanta with refutable Midi aad ooatatni tlx- same jtdess found in n healthy Ktomach. it Is the heal remedy known today for l> J"-'.'. Indiise^tion und ;?!! si mu.c li trouM -s arising from ? disordered stomach. Take Kodoi n 11.. n \ . pleasant, prompt and ih n >ugh. Hold by all diM jglst.-:. GREEHE-SAYN?R W?ST SERVE. THE HIGHEST TRIBUNAL DE CIDES AGAINST PRISONERS. Contractors Who Conspire*! With ('apt. Carter in Government Work Denied Writ of Certiorari. Washington. Dec. 23.?The su? preme court of the United States to? day denied the petitions of writs of certiorari bringing to that court the cases of Benjamin O. Greene and Jno. F. Gaynor, who are under sentence to pay a fine of $575,749 and to un? dergo terms of Imprisonment of four years each on the charge of einbez fraud the United States in connection with Capt. Oberlin M. Carter to de? fraud the United tSates in connection with the harbor Improvements at Sa? vannah, Ga. Carter has served a term of impris? onment on these charges. Greene and Gaynor were tried by the United States distlct court for the southern district of Georgia and on April 12, 1906, were found guilty on the two charges of conspiracy and embezzle? ment and both were sentenced on the same day, the amount of the fine im? posed representing the sum which is charged to have been appropriated. They appealed the case to the United States circuit court of appeals for the fifth circuit, and when that court af? firmed the verdict of the trial court, they presented their petition to the su? preme court for a writ of certiorari, bringing the entire case to that court for review. \ l This petlon went at length into the question of the extradition from Can? ada and urged the fact that because the case involved "the relations of this nation to foreign nations" the su? preme court was bound under the federal constitution to take cogni? sance of the matter, notwithstanding the case had been passed upon by the court of appeals. Many important questions were presented by the case in addition to that of extradition, in? cluding the one as to whether a per? son charged with embezzlement in one State (New York) can be legally tried in another State (Georgia) as Greene and Gaynor were, and also the question as to whether a man charg? ed with an olfense in two districts, as Green and Gaynor were, can be re? garded as a fugitive from justice when he remains in one of them. The point also was raised that the cases were barred by the statute of limitations. "As," said their brief. "the4 three years statute of limitation applies to the crime charged, it is evi? dent that in July, 1901, three years having elapsed, .the bar of the stat? utes had intervened, unless the defen? dants came within the exception to it as persons fleeing from justice." The effect of the denial of the pe? tition for a review by the supreme court has the effect of leaving in force the decision of the district court. Tho court's decision was announced by Chief Justice Fuller and there was no written opinion. SHAH OF PERSIA YIELDS. Terms of Agreement Mado With the Constitutional Leaders?Details of The Declaration. Teheran, Dec. 23.?The president of the : ssembly today informed that body of the details of the declaration submitted to the assembly yesterday by the shah, in which the latter ac? cepted the demands made uopn him by the constitutional leaders. This decalartlon provides, first, that Saad Ed-Dowleh and the intriguing preiste be banished and the persons responsi? ble for the recent disorders be punish? ed; second, that Alla-Ed-Dowleh and his brother, be allowed to return to Persia; third, that 200 Infantrymen be placed as permanent guard for the parliament buildings; fourth, that all troops, including the Cossack brigade, which hitherto has been an independ? ent command, be placed under the ministry of war; and fifth, that Rus? sian officers of the Cossack brigade shall only instruct the men, not com? mand them, as they have hitherto done. All the shops In Teheran are re? opened today. ?Do you have backache occasion? ally, or "stitches" In the side, and sometimes do you feel all tired out. without ambition and without energy If s<\ your kidneys are out of order. Take DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They promptly relieve back? ache, weak back, inflammation of the bladder and weak kidneys. Sold by all druggists. At a hearing held before Judge C. O. Dantz'er In Orungcburg Monday, Morgan B. Hoylston, charged with the murder of Policeman It. H Davis, of Salley, was admitted to bai! in the sum of $5.000. *It is very important and in fact it la absolutely necessary to health thai we give relief to the stomach promptly al the first signs of trouble which ore belching of gas, nausea, sour stomach, headaache, Irritability and nervousness, These are warnings lhal the Momach has been mistreated; it i-< doing too much work and it i; demanding help rrom you. Take "ii ethlng once In a while; especiaally after meals; something like Kodol for dyspepsia and Indigestion, it will en? able your stomach to do Ita work properly Sold by all druggists. MAN Y KILLINGS IX TENNESSEE, j Christmas Week in Eastern Section Unusually Moody. KnoXYllle, Tonn., Dec. 25.?Christ? mas week in the eastern section of Tennessee has been an unusually bloody one. Tragedies reported thus far are: At Newport, Tenn., today Robert Knowles, a special policeman, tried to arrest Wm. Allen for drunkenness. A scuffle ensued, Knowies fell on top and pulled pistol, shooting Allen through and through. Allen lived two hours. Near Delrio, Tenn.. Ike Murray and Luke Norton, brothers-in-law, liter? ally shot each other to pieces, using pistols and shotguns. Norton, it is said, while drunk went to Murray's home and created a disturbance. The shooting followed. Near Strahl, Tenn., Alexander Wright, who had returned from Mis? souri, to visit his wife, who has been living with her parents, near that place, called her from church and emptied the contents of his pistol in her body. She is still alive but can? not live. Jealousy was the cause. Wright is still at large and says he will not be taken alive. He told friends that he has five others to kill and then he will be ready to di^. At Isabella, Polk county, John Hall, It is charged, shot and killed his brother-in-law, Wm. Crowder. The latter's jdead body was found in a public road this morning. A woman of bad character is mixed up In the case. She says" Hall did the shooting. Luther Wallace, aged 20 shot and killed Lee Eldrldge, a prominent man of Halston Valley, this afternoon, us? ing a shotgun. Wallace, while Intox? icated, broke into the postoffice at Harris, Tenn., this morning. A war? rant was placed In the hands of Dep? Uty Sheriff White, who deputized Eldrldge to assist in making the ar? rest. Wallace surprised the two men, and after killing Eldrldge made his escape,going into Virginia. A Higher Health Level. *"I have reached a higher health level since I began using Dr. King's New Life Pills," writes Jacob Spring? er, of West Franklin, Maine. "They keep my stomach, liver and bowels working just right." If these pills dissappolnt you on trial, money will be refunded at Sibert s Drug Store. The white tramp who stabbed ths express driver at Landrum, near Spar tanburg, was captured hiding in a shuck pile. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Safe Medicine for Children. m *In buying a cough medicine for children, never be afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There is no danger from it, and relief is al? ways sure to follow. It is intended es? pecially for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough, and there is no bet? ter medicine in the world for these diseases. It is not only a certain cure for croup, but Avhen given as soon as the croupy cough appears, will pre? vent the attack. Whooping cough is not dangerous when this remedy is given as directed. It contains no opium or other harmful drugs, and may be given as confidently to a baby as to an adult. For sale by DeLorme's Pharmacy. An aged man by tho name of Smith was struck by a Southern train at Rock Hill last Saturday and in? stantly killed. The man was deaf and was walking on or near the track. From the Antilles. ?Chamberlain's Cough Remedy benefits a city councilman at Kings? ton, Jamaica.?Mr. W. O'Reilly Fo garty, who is a member of the city council at Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, writes as follows: "One bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy had good effect on a cough that was giving me trouble and I think I should have been more quickly relieved if I had continued the remedy. That it was beneficial and quick in relieving me there is no doubt and it is my inten? tion to obtain another bottle." For sale by DeLorme's Pharmacy. The antagonists at Omngeburg of Calhoun county claim that the elec? tion* was illegal because they while being duly registered were debarred from voting. The vote was canvassed at Orangeburg, but the result was found to be unchanged. 1 lank Foolishness._ ?"When attacked by a cough or a cold, or when your thr<?ut is sore, it is rank foolishness to take any other medicine than Dr. King's New Discovery," says C. O. Eldridge, of Empire, Ga? "I have used New Dis? covery seven years and 1 know It is the best remedy on earth for coughs and colds, croup, and all throat and I fig troubles. My children are sub? ject to croup, but New Discovery quickly cures very attack." Known the world over as the King of throat ami lung remedies, Sold under ggar antee at Bibert's Drug fctore. bO centd and $1. Trial bottle free. Alter the fust of January the ten hour labor law for cotton mills goes into effect in thin State. This meas? ure it is thought, w ill do niu< h t< Improve the condition of the mlli opt ratlvcs. Plnesalve Carbolized acts like a poultice, drawn out Indentation ami poison* Antiseptic in aline;. (Tor chap? ped hands, lips, cuts, burns. Sold by Sibert Drug Co. 12-l-3m An express package containing $500 sent from Lodge to Waterboro Jast Friday has disappeared. It was re? ceived by the agent at Walterboro and he put it in his coat pocket, but when he reached his office it war gone. The money had been forwarded by the county treasurer who was col? lecting taxes at Lodge. It Does the Business. *Mr. E. E. Chamberlain, of Clin? ton, Maine, says of Bucklen's Arnica Salve. "It does the business; I have used it for piles and it cured them. Used it for chapped hands and it cured them. Applied it to an old sore and it healed it without leaving a scar behind." 25c. at Sibert's Drug Store. Geo. E. Clarke, editor of the Bel ton Times, got his right hand caught In the cogs of a press last week, and it is feared that amputation will be necessary, as the hand was badly lac? erated above the wrist. *Bees Laxative Cough Syrup for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough grows in favor daily. Mothers should keep it on hand for children. It is prompt relief to croup. It is gently laxative, driving the poison and phlegm from the system. It gives immediate relief. Guaranteed. Sold by Sibert Drug Co. Many an honorable career has re? sulted from a kind word spoken in season or the warm grasp of a friendly hand. A Cure for Misery. *"I have found a cure for the mis? ery malaria poison produces," savs R. M. James, of Louellen, S. C. "It's called Electric Bitters, and comes in 50 cent bottles. It breaks up a case of chills or a bilious ytattack in almost no time; and it puts yellow jaundice clean out of commission." This great tonic medicine and blood purifier gives quick relief in all stomach, liver and kidney complaints and the misery of lame back. Sold under guarantee at Sibert's Drug Store._ TAX NOTICE The County Treasurer's office in Court House building will be open for the collection of taxes without penal? ty, from the 15th day of October to the 31st December, 1907. The levy Is as follows: For State, 4 1-2 mills. For County Ordinary, 2 3-4 mills. For Sinking Fund Loan, 1 mill. For Constitutional.School, 3 mills. Polls, $1.00; Capitation Dog Tax, 60 cents. Also special school as follows: School District, No. 1, 2 mills. School District No. 2, 2 mills. School District No. 3, 2 mills. School District No. 4. 2 mills. School District No. 11, 2 mills. School District No. 12, 3 mills. School District No. 13. 3 mills. School District No. 14, 3 mills, School District No. 16, 2 mills. School District No. 17, 3 mills. School District No. 18, 2 mills. A penalty of 1 per cent added for month of January, 1908. Additional penalty of 1 per cent, for month of February, 1908. Additional penalty of 5 per cent, for 15 days in March, 1908. T. W. LEE. Treasurer for Sumter Co. li0-2-0'7-3-16-08 Tax Returns For 1908. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER CO., Sumter, S. C, Dec. 5, 1907. Notice is hereby given that I will attend, in person or by deputy, at the following places on the days indicat? ed, respectively, for the purpose of receiving returns of personal propji ty and poll taxes for the fiscal year z ?rnmenclng January 1st, l'JOS. Tindall's Store. Thursday. Jan. 2d. Privateer, Jenkins' Store, Friday, Jan. 3d. Manchester, Levi's, Tuesday. Jan. 7Ui. Wed?efleld, Thursday, Jan. 9th. Stateburg, Friday, dan. loth. Ilugood, Tuesday, Jan. 14th. Itemberts, Wednesday, Jan. 15th. Dalzcll, Thursday, Jan. 16th. Gordon's Mill, Friday. Jan. 17th. Mayesville, Tuesday, Jan. 21st. shiloh. Wednesday, Jan. 22t1. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, Jan. 23d. Oswcgo, Friday. Jan. 2Kb. The law requires that all persons owning property or In anywise having charge of such property, either as agent, husband, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, etc., r^turff the same under oath to the Auditor, who requests all persons to be prompt in making their returns and save the 50 per cent, penalty which Will be added to the property valuation of all persons who fail to make returns within the time prescribed by law. Taxpayers return whar they own on the first day of January, 11*0$. Assessors and taxpayers will run- r the first given name of the taxpayer in full, also make a separate return for each township where the property is located and als?) each and evcy 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, 1908, except those Incapabale of earning a support from being malm? d or from other causes, are de< med taxable poll-;, and excepl Confederate soldiers 50 years of nge-| on January 1st, 1908. All returns must be made >>n or be? fore th<- 20th day of February next. 1 cannot take returns aftei th.it late uid all returns made after the 20th day of February, are suhj< et lo a penalty of 50 per cent. J. m<;<;s WILDER, Auditor Sumter County, 1 iec. 11 -K< b. j0, '08. Do You Enjoy What You Eat ? You can cat whatever and whenever yog like if you take Kodol. By the use of this remedy disordered digestion and diseased stomachs are so completely restore*' to health, and the full psrformance of their functions naturally, that such foods as would tie one into a double-bow-knot are eaten without even a "rumbling" and with a posi? tive pleasure and enjoyment. And what is more ? these foods are assimilated and transformed into the kind of nutriment thai ?s appropriated by the blood ar.d tissues. Kodol is the only diges'an! or combination of digestants that will digest all classes of food. In addition to this fact, it contains, is assimilative form, the greatest known tonio and reconstructive properties. Kodol curec indigestion, dyspepsia and all disorders arising therefrom. Kodol Digests What You Eat Makes the Stomach Sweet. Bottles ociy. Regular size. $ 1.00. holding 2% times the trial size, which seiis for SO cents. Prepared by E. O. DeWITT ft CO.. Chicago, lU. For Sale by all Druggists. For You. If you are in the market for a Pi? ano, Organ or Sewing Machine see or write me, and I will give you more for your money than any one else. Call and see "The Best." Beautiful Upright Piano from fl50 up. New Home Sewing Machine from $27 up. Organs from $30 up. Old pianos, organs and sewing ma? chines taken in exchange. New ones sold on easy terms. Repairs of all kinds done, and sup? plies of all kinds furnished. Write for prices. Office telephone No. 181, resident telephone No. 162. M. B. HANDLE, Manager, 10 West Liberty Street, Sumter, 8. O. 9-25-ly Garden Seed. This is the gardening season. We have a fufi supply ot the best test? ed garden seeds. For years. Landreth's Seeds Have been recognized as the best. Let us sup? ply you. DeLorme's Pharmacy Drugs and Medicines. H0?EMAR The original LAXATIVE cough remedy. For couphs, colda, throat and lung* troubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholic Good for everybody. Sold everywhere. The genuine FO LEY'S HONEY and TAR is in a Yellow package. Refuse substitutes* Prepared only by Foley A Company, Chicago* SIBERT'S DRUG STORK. KILL the COUCH and CURE tms LUNC8 w,th Dr. King's New Discovery for czm** JSLU. AND ALL THROAT AND LUNfi TROUBLES. GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY OR MONEY REFUNDED. FRIEND TO FRIEND. The personal rccoauneudati ns of peo. pic who have been on red of coughs and colds by Chamberlain's Qovejh Remedy have done more than all else to make it a staple article ot trade ami oomtucros ovei a Lai. v. iMlt of Ihe C^vittatd world.