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mum it omer. PARKER PTJTB IT VV TO BLRASE. It the senator Here Not Emploved hp fannham He Knows Who Was tssi smtmhl Tell It?Parker Totti W V^rilhagly. > pardon a few words In aas* to Senator Cola L. Blaaae In tun recent remarks In/the Stute ?enntt with refereno? to my teattwoay he? par*. Use winding up commission. TW absurdity of the chant of eoa ' spimsj as made by Mr. Blees? must ; ? hp apparent, but there may be tome PpnalUore not understood by all sTntlhss Caps. Symtho nor myself was ? snpsuiler of Got. Assel In the re apa* eempaiga. Par nSyeelL though I W had tha highest personal regard for him, 1 differed wtth him on tha Issue* of tha staapnhni and voted for t htrrt never had a communication ms I with him or any oat else referred to hgr M\. hit ass with reference to my y. f aetpt with Mr. A very Pat? io whom, after having been sub as a witness before the up commission. I wrote on It, urging htm "not again to put hns to the humiliation of appearing in s m matter abtut which I know prac P PsJPUy nothing." To this letter I nev? es* had a reply and had not seen Mr. Vatton anttl I appeared before the ?mm Iii Ion a few days since. Mr. Bleats asks the question why I waste* nnUl after Mr. Lanthan', enath to aaswar the question as to i who Mr. Lams ban had told me was m rssssssming him la South Carolina. ; X agras with htm that It was u a for? that tha answer had to be sahseouent to mV. Laaa hea/s death, bat I had no choice in ' ?. '. *? . / Mo oat knows better than Mr. why tha Question was net an two year* ago at the time of tha hearing before the ?legislative sngtsttii, la June. IM?. It ssas upon Mr. Blease's own mo? nad by the effect of his own I wan latest ft from, ant war - question at that Urns, against pretest of Mr. Lyon, now general, and two other of the mvastigatlnsr oom been tarns ad by the mvee nettse from answering than It certainly would Improper sad Inconsistent mo tsjtaaaaaaUy to have rushed prml to sankt public statements -* l?had ashed tha legislative i gpasmlttn it sac ate me from making ?hafe* them * Jtavtng beta exeussd then frort. t ism losing the personage referred to hy Mr. Laaahan. I was net called npoa is --.aha any deals/ by him that Mr. Blttese wat the person referred It win be noted, however, that Mr. -never denied any part of the Hons referred to by me In m/ tsetrmony Ha merely denied that he had told mc that Mr. Blosse repre? sented him, which at that Ums I had ?et testified to before the committee, as stated. I had been en Mr. Bleasv certainly surprise* me.f' however. In his statement tu tht of ?oct that he had no Idea that I had referred to him In my statements be? fore tht Investigating committee. I Wien I testified In June, lfot, Mr. ^ laaahan had been advised of my having been subpoenaed and of the necessity Of my testifying to my coa sersatlon with him If the court de? creed that 1 should do so; further * more, tht attorneys representing Mr. M. H. Evans had been advisee before g I testified of the purport of my testi? mony. As the Intimacy between Mr. B lease and Mr. Evans wss well known. I had presumed that it had a communicated to Mr. Blease t roy testimony would be. I The prteunmtlon ' was confirmed In my own mind by statements of Mr. Blee?? to me. On the evening of my testimony, whilst Mr. Haynsworth and I were supping together at Wright's hotel, Mr. Blees?, who had been taking supper at a tablt some distance away, stopped at our table a I asoment. *nd. after expressing his ap? proval of ths position 1 had taken with reference to testifying, mid In . affect tint he was familiar with all ths fscts with regard to the employ? ment of the party referred to by me ^ by Mr. Lsnahan; that he had no npelotie* to make to sny one for vot? ing to excuse me from giving th) name, but that In justice to the party referred to. ha wanted to say that that party hud not understood fully the scrvlc* expected of him wnen h*> ? accepted the employment, end when i ke did lesrn whst was expected, he declined to serve further, and receiv? ed ham than 1100 for his compensa tlon. I undereood tha ststement of Mr. Bless* to be a diplomatic acknowl? edgment of hb connection with the I matter, and* at expressed in legal term*, '"a plea of confession and avoidance.'' Mr. Blease now* dsnles , tnst he had isny connection with Mr. I may add that I am advised by Mr. Wm. Elliott, of Columbia, who was also my attorney In the proceed? ings before the supreme court, that Mr. Blease made to ham practically the same statement as made above. In Justice to Mr. Blease himself, and In justice to the memory of Mr. Laaahan, Mr. Bleaae is now, It seems to me, called upon to say who was the "high State official" whom Mr.,Laaahan employed, as he has ac? knowledged full acquaintanceship In the matter. Whilst I can not con- 1 celve that I have been mistaken as to statements mads to me by Mr. Lanahan, still if there be error In what Mr. Lanahan stated to mo, Mr. i Bleass can clear It, and should do so. Louis W. Parker. Oreenvlllc. S. C, Feb. 17, 190S. FIRMAN'S PRESIDENT. Dr. Potent Witt Not Accept Call to Ijoiilsville?Gift of gSA,000 to tho I'm rersity Announced. Greenville. Feb. lt.?Dr. Edwin j M. Poteat, president of Furman Uni? versity, haa announced that he will es not accept the call to the pastorate of Broadway Baptist Church of Louisville, Ky.. which was extended him it few weeks ago. Coupled with the announcement of Dr. Poteat Is the announcement-that Andrew Carnegie has agreed to give | $15,000 to the University provided the friends of the college raise $50. OtO. This offer will be accepted and 125,000 of the necessary amount is already pledged by tho general edu? cation board of New York. ?_L__ SOLD 950,000 DRINKS. Augustan* Steady Patrons ol the Alkeu Grog Shop. | Augusta, Qa., Feb. It.?Tho Janu? ary report of the North Auguata dis? pensary?not ehowlag the several days It was forced to close because tha stock was exhausted?la plain evidence that Auguata la not a "dry town." Thors wer? not, as a matter of course, as many drinks taken as during tha "old bar room days." but figuring- tha quarts sold into drinks, it la shown that Just one-quarter of a million drinks duns over the North Auguata bridge during tha first month of tha prohi bition law ?>to the city of Augusta. Tha cash receipts of the dispensary for. January were $18, 171.40; tho operating expense was 11,110.70. Tha Alken dispensary for tho aaaaa period look In $7,507.4? with an expense of $101. x For That Terrible Itching. ?Ecsema. tetter and salt rheum keep 'their victims la perpetual tor? ment. The application of Chamber? lain's Salve will Instantly allay this Itching, and many cases have been cured by Its use. For sale by all drug lUMtof* Duncan Bett*. Spartanburg. Feb. *20. -?Mshop Duncan's condition Is somewhat Im? proved. He semis stnngei and his mind la clear*r. He recognised tho memtor? of his family toc'.uy and talked a 1th thorn. H>> physicians nay that whllo he Is a /ery 111 man th< re Is no immediate danger of (Ate ?ud. ?"HeaUr. Cocffe" is really the clos? est coffee Imitation ever yet produced. This, the fl*w*t coffee substitute ever made, haa recently been produced bv Dr. Shoop of Racine, Wls. Not a grain of real coffee In It either. Health Cof? fee Is mads from pure toasted cereals, with malt, nuts, etc. Really it would fool an expert?who might drink It for coffee. No twenty or thirty min? utes boiling. "Made in a minute," says the doctor. Levy & Moses. One cold wintry morning a man of tall and angular build was walking down a steep hill at a quick pace. A I piece of Ice under the anow caused ? him to lose control of hin feet; he* be? gan to illde and waa unable to atop. At a creasing half way d nvn he en? countered a large, heavy woman. The moeting was sudden, and before ei? ther reallrod It a collision ensued and ' both were sliding down hill, the thin man underneath, the fat woman on top. When the b >u >m was reached 1 and the woman was trying to recov ' cr her breath and to hear "Paruon ' mc. madam, but you will have to get 1 off here. This i? as far as I go." ? Because meat* are so tasty they 1 are consumed in great excess. This leads to stomach trouble, biliousness and constipation. Revise your diet, lot reason and not a pampered appe? tite control, then tako a few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and you will soon be well again. Try It. For aale at all drug giets. Samples tree. Probably tht ollest fireman In tho United States is James It. Hopkins of SomiTvllle. Ma**. Mr. Hopkins hat bean for fifty-five years in active service and for thirty-seven vears he has been chief engineer of the de? partment. On his seventy-second birthday he attended to duty as usual and responded to dh alarm of lire. The only chief engineer in the coun? try who has been longer In service than ho is Th??mas O'Connor, of the New Orleans department, who held his position for more than thirty-six years. RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION. LIST OF CLAIMS ADJUDGED BY THE COMM1SSSION. Brief Review of the Work?Many Houses Which Hod Sold Heavily Managed to Get Out Somehow. The dispensary commission will not be in setslr-n thib week. A recess has been taken until Tuesday >f next week In order to allow some of the whiskey houses to be present m the person of attorneys who wiil submit books. The commission is in fuct showing indulgence by this, for the liquor p>o ple wer? advised to be here on the 14th of January. Only one appeared, M. A. Goodman, of Ullman St. Co The commission wished to give the whiskey houses the benefit of any doubt and set Ian. 80 as the date for an adjourned meeting. Each claim* ant was no tilled by registered mall. Again the commission met with but one or two claimants present. These presented their causes at length. One, Mr. Herman, president of the Augusta Brewing Company, was found to owe ihe State on ' over? charges" on beer. The commission has bsen informed* that Mr. )le?rman will pay the State. The hearings have proceeded with more or les* irregularity, cut it Is stated that everything will fcf clean? ed up next week. W. D. Hoy in ..n* of the claimants. He would have been here last Thurs? day, it is said, but for'illness in his famil.v. Roy is the head of the Bolroy Distilling Company and is said to be the brains of the. opposition to the commission's Investigations. Strauss, Prlrs. & Co.. of Cincin? nati, and others arc said to be anx? ious now to come before the commis? sion. As published in The State some lime ago, members of this firm have been in 111 health and away from Cincinnati. The commission has about estab? lished several general propositions. One is that the liquor dealers charg? ed this State $8 per case and S3 cents a gallon above their regular market prtcea Another is that some of the whiskey houses which were "black? listed" in 1906 put out subsidiary houses which in 1906 secured heavy orders. This will be established be? yond question and will be the basis tor some of the conspiracy charges in the indictments. It wan proved, for Instance, that the Belair Distilling company of Bal? timore had no existence. Yet this concern In 1906 sold to the State $58.847 worth of liquor. The presi? dent of this distillery is 8. S. Rich? ards, of Washington, D. C who put in bids and received awards for his Washington house, thus violating the law which forbids that kind of bid? ding. And tha Belair company and the Richards company are connected back to Ullman?-Anchor-Common? wealth days through M. A. doodmon, who is Richards' brother-in-law. And still there is more to follow. It is somewhat singular that some of those who had sold most heavily to the State have practically no claims. For Instance, not a cent Is owing to the Commonwealth, which sold $148, 000 worth of stuff to the State In three years. 1 S. Grabfelder of LousisvlUe proba? bly enjoyed the largest patronage from the State. He sold In five years $846.615.71, and yet the State owes hi nr. not a cent. Lanahan in 1904 complained that 'the business was being diverted to "cheap Jew houses In the West," yet I In the last five years he enjoyed some patronage, his soles amounting to 8841.334.78. If that Was so small as to cause complaint, his business prior to 1902 must have been immense. The clerks at the State dispensary have not figured the totals prior to 1802. The Bernhelm Distilling company 'was another big casino, having dis? posed of $382,000 worth of boose to i the State In five years. 'There is no claim from this house. E. Block & Sons sold the dispensary In three yoars $ L00,194.06 and yet they have no claim. It is *ald that this firm was also connected in s col-, lateral way with the Rlehlan-1 dis? tillery' and the Acme Brewing compa? ny. On the other hand there are some who have considerable claims and yet their sales were not largt. For In? stance, D. Sachs A Son sold 116,134 and are due $9.021.33 or over half; Green River add $8,861 and are due $8,84<.4s Some of those who had the largest transactions were either fortunate dr were shrewd enough to foresee trou? ble, for they got their money out of South Carolina before the embargo was placed. The claim? heard and adJuJged U|i to this time by the commission are as follows: Over Claim, charges. Gallagher & Bur? ton.$ 3,637.60 $22.2P9.60 Catherwood . . . 4,227.00 24,070.00 J. W. Kelley... . 6,395 20,133 60 Cook & Bernhelm er. 94.89 59,936.00 Darley & Park 1 (beer). 640.00 405.00 Paul Jones & Co 21,176.63 6,248.75 Beiair. 6,386.41 10,492.00 Augusta (beer ). 1,616.00 2,514.00 Ullman .. .... 35,012.47 63,000.00 Anchor. 1,914,31 (The Judgment against Ullman in? cludes Anchor.) The sales made by these concerns since 1902 are as follows: Gallagher & Burton.$145,000 Catherwooid. 174.000 Kelly. 99,165 Cook & Bern heim er.199,000 Darley & Park. 6,255 Paul Jones. 77.814 Belalr. 52,217 Weidman. 20,000 Ullman. 257,200 Anchor. SO,000 There are many, many interesting things in the prosecution of these claims, and by the time the whole matter is probed and ventilation is given the wound, there may b? a permanent cure for this sore on the body politic. It will be observed that with the exception of Goodman, representing Ullman, and Mr. Hermann of Augus? ta, those who have appeared before the commission with books and pa? pers have really fared better thai, those whose claims were attacked, the State assuming the burden of prool and presenting numerous invoices ob? tained from saloonkeepers all over the United States to show that South Carolina paid more than any other customer.??*he State. EXPENSES OF ??WISDIXG U1Y? The Commission reels That It Has Exercised Good Business Methods in This Matter. I A good deal was said lastt week about the expenses of the commis? sion to wind up the affairs of the State dispensary. There was a little bit of criticism from one or two who probably had not informed them? selves. * Dr. W. J. Murray, chairman of tho commission, stated that the actual expense was $59,000. For a while a large plant was in operation. They employed a considerable force ir. the bottling and shipping depart? ments as well as the clerical force. This accounts for the expense, each item of which la suitably recorded on the books. The commission also paid the ex? pense of the constabulary under the old State dispensary for one or two months and there were other such expenses Incident to the closing cut of a threo-quarter-mtllion stock. Dr. Murray states that it 1? unnec? essary for the commission to ple/d any Justification, but he is glad to got j the opportunity to say that tho com j mission closed out the stock at a { profit of?$13,000 over and above the appraisement made by the experts. To this $13.006 may be added $14. 000 in interest secured from monoy j on deposit and the interest account is 'growing at the rate of $2,600 per an ' num. And the commission has al 1 ready recoup led from the it loh land : Distilling Company $7,000. Thus the 1 commission has reduced the expense ! by $34,500 leaving iho not expense for running this plant for six months $22,000. And this matter Df expenses, it is sold, will be a mere bagatelle gam* 1 pared with the monoy tlv? State- will j be saved from Cho settlement of claims. The commission feels proud I of its business management vt * chaotic state of affairs and in the i final report expects to bo able to as&ist in prosecuting plunderers and in mak? ing them disgorge. None of the expense money has been given to the "Georgia lawyers." They have been working on a contin? gent basis and have not been paid a penny.?The State. ?Stop that tickling cough? Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure will surely stop It. and with perfect safety. It is so thoroughly harmless, that Dr. Shoop tells mothers to use nothing else even with very young babies. Tho whole? some green leaves and tender stems of a lung healing mountainous rhrub furnish the curative properties to Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. It calms *ne I coi-gh, and heals the sensitive bron 1 ?:hial membranes. No opium, no chloroform, nothing harsh used to Injure or suppress. Demand Dr. Shoop's. Take no other. Sibert's Drug Store. Conrad Skarstedt, a prominent Swedish horticulturist, is in New York, having come from Sweden with the object of attempting to intro? duce into America the lignon berry, which la similar to the American cranbrrry. The berry i3 one of the popular fruits of Sweden, and M< gkarsodt believes that it will prove no less popular in America. If he is successful in introducing it he will promote farms for Its culture and factories for preparing it for market Simple Remedy for La Grippe. ?La grippe coughs are dangerous as they frequently develop Into pneumo? nia. Foley's Honey and Tar not only stops the cough but heals and strengthens the lungs so that no seri? ous results need be feared. The gen? uine Foley's Honey and Tar contains no harmful drugs and is In a yellow package. Refuse substitutes, jan-feb In Northern Germany a familiar figure of the rural districts is a quaint old gentleman, whose hat is very much decorated with flowers and parti-colored ribbons, and who carries a staff, to the top of which is tied a huge bunch or artificial flow? ers knotted to it by long streamers of similar ribbons. According to the district, his costume also Is old-fash? ioned and unusual In other ways. He is the "hoch-zeltbitter." or per? son employed among the country folk to go from house to bouse and invite guests to attend a wedding1. He delivers himself of a set speech in an old "Platt-deutsch" rhyme when he arrives at each place ac? companying H with wagging of the head and stamping of the staff, and is generally In rather a jovial condi? tion by rile time his day's labors are ended. TAX NOTICE. The County Treasurer's office tar 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? 50 cc its. Also special school as follows: t School District. No. 1, 2 mills. School District No. 2, 2 mllla School District No. 2. 2 mills. School District No. 4, 2 mills. School District No. 11, 2 mills. School District No. 12, 2 mills. School District No. 18. 2 mills. School District No. 14. 2 mills, School District No. 16, 8 mllla School District No. 17, 8 mills. School District No. 18, 8 mllla 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. 10-2-0^-3-15-08 HOGLESS LARD 1 It is a recognized fact that *no ( "Snowdrift" user ever uses any I other cooking-fat, for "Snowdrift" ? ? the Standard of quality?is f purity itself, made by Nature in V the green fields of the Sunny \ South. 'The top-most grade of V cotton seed oil refined by our J original Wesson process. No \ hog-lard in it. Wholesome, eco- j nomical, digestible, healthful. As ) good as butter for all cooking > purposes, and much cheaper. { (y THE -SOUTHERN ? COTTON OIL ? CO - -j jYewTbrhSavannahMtlavta J/ew Orleans-Chicago] Branson's Sanatorium For the Treatment of Stock. Having erected commodious quarters on my premises, No 541 North Church St., I am well prepared to treat, scientifically and humanely, all diseases of Horses, Mules, Cows and other animals. Sick animals hoarded at reasonable charge. Write or Phone me. DR. JOHN I. BRUNSON, Veterinary Surgeon, Snmter, S. C. Office:?314 South Sumter Street :-: W Oot 28, '07?2m?Monday end Thursday. Phone:-No. 493 THE Bank of Sumter. Capital, $75,000 -:- Surplus,l$47,000 Does General Banking Business. Four Per Cent. Interest, payable Quarterly, on Deposits / in Savings Department -:- -:- -:- -: PROMPT AND COURTEOUS TREATMENT GUARANTEED. RICHARD I. MANNIN6, President. MARION M01SE. Vice President. W. F. RHADE, Cashier. CABBAGE AND BEET PLANTS. For the next few weeks I will fill all orders for cabbage and beet plants at the follow in? prices: 10J0 to 4000, $125; 6000 to 9000, $1.00; 10,000, 90c. Special prices on larger lots. Cash with order or O. O. D. if prefered. We guarantee satisfaction and safe delivery of plants. I have all of the leading varieties. The Early Jersey Wakefield, the most popular early variety; The Charleston Wskefleld. a few days later but very desirable (or garden planting. In the later kinds I have Successio i and The Late Flate Dutch, both tproducing large flat heads. ' lants now ready for shipment, my personsl at enti ou given to all orders. w. F. CA RR, Megaetts, S. C. ?EES LAXATIVE COUGH SYRUP |^k CONTAINS HONEY AND TAR. CONFORMS TO NATIONAL PURK FOOD AND DRUGS LAW* B An Improvement over many Cough, Lung and Bronchial Remedies, because It ride tho W system of g cold by acting as a cathartic on the bowels. No opiates. Guaranteed to give _ ' ittiffactlon or money refunded. Prepared by P1NEULE MEDICINE CO.. CHICAGO, U. Is mm