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Wll HEMM IBM. INTERESTING LETEK FHOM PRESIDENT FI.VLEY OF SOUTH KKN RAILWAY. Review of Rapidly Expanding Oom snerc* of Republic to the South of Us?TW Importance of Thin Trade To the South and How It May be Obtained. To the Editor of The Item: Complying with requests from edi? tor* of newspapers published In the Southern States for occasional letters on commercial and economic topics of Interest to the people of our section. 1 take the liberty of writing to you on the great Importance of the expan? sion of our export trade with the Lat? in-American countries. This Is a matter of special Impor? tance to our section, not only because ef our geogrsphlcal sdvantage with roferenoe to this trade, which, as to the Pacific coast countries, will be still further Increased by the completion of the Pansma canal, but also because a large proportion of the commodities which the countries to the South of ue Import can be produced and manu? factured advantageously In the South era States. A few statistics will show the great present Importance and fu? ture possibilities of these markets. In round figures, the combined area of Mexico, Central America, South Am? erica, and the West India Islands Is t.000,000 square miles, and their com? bined population is 16.000,000. Their population Is rapidly Increasing. In the year 1?07. 329.122 Immigrants ar? rived in Argentina alone. Among South American cities, Rio de Janerlo will soon have a population of 1,000. ?00. and Buenoe Aires, the largent city In the world south of the equator, has approximately 1.200.000 inhabi? tants, and the progressive character of Its people is shown by the fact that they are now arranging to put in a system of under-ground electric rail? way* The past ten years have witnessed a marked change In political and econo? mic conditions In the Latl-American countries. Political upheavals are now of comparatively rare occurrence and. with few exceptions, these coun trtee have stable governments which afford adequate protection to life and property. They an making rapid strides In material development. In former years thsy wore rcrlously ham? pered by lack of transportation facili? ties). Their needs In this respect are. being rapidly supplied. Navigable streams are being Improved, wagon roads are blng constructed, and the Latin-American governments, general? ly, are pursuing an enlightened policy of encouragement to railway construc? tion. In 1907. for Instance, over 900 miles of new railway were constructed in Argentina, making the total length of of the lines in operation In that coun? try 1 4 'i ? . , - In frazil 436 mile.* cf railway Were built in 1907. bringing the total mileage up to 1 1,369 miles Mexico has 14.181 miles of railway. Chile has 1.800 miles of railway, and In the mounta.n country of Bolivia a plan of const uction Involving the ex pedlture of 82T.O0O.000 of goverment-.. and private capital has been adopted Political stability. Increasing popula? tion, and Imprcvet leans of trans? portation are resulting in material progress and in an Increase in the pur? chasing power of the Latin-American peoples, the extent of which. I believe, Is not generally appreciated In our country. The Latin-American countries pro? duce an abundance of commodities that are In demand In other lands. The combined value of their exports, almost wholly made up of unmanufac? tured articles. Is about 81.072.000.000 per year. The combined value of their Imports, composed chiefly of manufactured artlclee, amounts, ap? proximately, to 81.005.000.000 per >ear. Our country is their best con? sumer In the year ended June SO. 1908, we bought from them commo? dities to the value of 8287.058.079. In the same year our sales to them amounted to 8186.688.181. The Im? portance of the Latin-American mar? kets Is indicated not so much by the present value of the imports Into those countries as by ths rat'i at which their purchases from other countries ar? |n*-r?aslns In lt9t the total value of their purchases from the United States was 886.861.867. Comparing the?e flgures with those for the last fiscal year, shows sn Increase In ten years of 8160,770.274. or 176 per cent. In the same period the total value of our exports to all the rest of tho world in? creased a fraction |aaj than 42 pet cent. Gratifying as this Increase is. It does not represent what might hav. been attained If our people had given more attention to these markets, fhf many of the countrh the'r purchases from Ofanf loltaln. Germany ?? mor.- rap I thm from the Unifd States, and. notwlthsfandinr ssjf geographical ad ventage, they purchase more than three times as much from other coun? tries as from gs\ In some market*, In fsct. we have been losing ground Por Instance, the July Bulletin of tin Bureau of American Republics, re- ' viewing the foreign commerce of Bra ill says: "American cotton manufac- I turea aro disappearing from the Bra? zilian market very rapidly, while those of Great Britain and Germany, made from American raw material, are rap- I idly Increaalng." This statement Is borne out by the latest satlstics avail? able, those for the nine months ended September 30, 1908, which show that we sold to Brazil only 1.46,8,588 yards of cotton goods during the nine months, aa compared with 4,543,555 yards during the corresponding months of the previous year. It would seem to be worth while for the cotton goods manufacturers of the South to make an effort to win back some of this trade which Is being captured by Great Brit? ain and Germany. The demand of the Latin-American markets is chiefly for manufactured goods and largely for commodities the raw materials for which are produced In our Southern States, and which are already being manufactured in our section. Among the articles which I these countries Import in large quan- I tltes, and which can advantageously be produced in the Southern States, may be enumerated agricultural im- I plements, all kinds of vehicles, loco motives, cars, machinery, tools, steel I rails, builders' hardware, stoves cot- I ton textiles, vegetable oils, and furnl- I ture. While it is a fact that the imports I into the Latin-American countries consist almost entirely of manufac- I tured articles, It does not follow that Southern manufacturers would be the I only ones benefltted by an increase in I exports from our section to those I countries. On the contrary, the benc- I fits would be shared by all our people I For Instance, If an establishment in I one of our Southern towns engaged In I the manufacture of stoves or furniture I can build up an export trade to Mexl- I co or one to the Central or South American countries. It means that It will give employment to more men I who will buy more goods from the lo- I cal retail merchants and who will give I to the farmer a larger home market for hla producta. It la to the Interest, not only of the I South Atlantic and Gulf ports, but o{ our Inland communities as well, thai I our Latin-American trade?both im- I port and export?should flow through I Southern ports. A large proportion of the commodities which the United I States Imports from Latin-America are I consumed In the 8outh. Southern I manufacturers can supply a large pro- I portion of the commodities which th< Lattn-Amerlcan countries buy abroad It would, therefore be to the advan- I tage of all concerned if coffee, nitrates, tropical fruits, mahogany timber, rub- I ber, and other products of Central I and South America and the West In? dies, could be brought Into Southern I ports In ships which would return I laden with the products of Southern I .manufacturing establishment. Fir I this reason I believe that, In seeking to develop this Latin-American trade. I the merchants and manufacturers, not only of our seaboard cities but of the interior as well, and Southern trans? portation lines should all co-operate. I as far as practicable. In systematic ef- I forts to guide both Imports and ex- I ports through Southern ports. In view of the present Importune ? I of the Latin-American trade and its! future possibilities, I believe that the people of our section of the United I States may well give It Increased at- I tentlon. The Federal government, I through the publications of the Bu- I reau of Manufactures, Is constantly I giving valuable Information about trade opportunities In the Latin-Am- I erlcan countries, the special needs of I their markets, and the best methods I of conducting buslnesa w ith them. The I International Bureau of American Re- I publics, to the support of which the United States is the largest contrlbu- I tor. Is devoted exclusively to the work of drawing the Republics of North I and ftouth America into closer social and commercial relations. As a re- I suit of suggestions made to him by I cltlsenn of the South, Hon. John Bar- I rett. Director of this Bureau, is now I contemplating a trip through the Sou t hem States for the purpose of I delivering a series of addresses on the general subject of trade with the I countries south of the Rio Grande, I with special reference to the Interest of the South In that trade. These ad- I dresses will doubtless be of great | practical value to our section. If. however, we are to obtain the I full benefit of the work that is being don?? by the Federal government and I by the Bureau of American Republics, we must make practical use of the In? formation which they gather and dls ssmlnnte. This Is a matter in which I I believe, w?< should all take an aetiv interest, and I am writing to you on I this subject b< eause I know of no I agency that < an contribute more to I the bringing about of a broad and I Intelligent public Interest in the devel- I oprnent of this trade than Can the I press of the gaath. Yours very truly, w. w kinlky. ! Washington. i? c.i Dee, 1 1 llOl I If You Are Over Fifty Read This. ?If you suffer from eonstltpatlon I and liver trouble Poley'a Ortno will I cure you permanently by stimulating the digestive organs so they will act I naturally. Foley'a Orlno Laxative does ? LIQUOR SUPPLY PURCHASED. County DiNpcnHury Places Orders For \\ hlskey and Beer For Ensuing Quarter. The Sumter County Board of Con? trol met on Tuesday. December 15th, and opened the bids submitted by liquor houses for furnishing supplies of whiskey and ?other liquors during the quarter ending, March 31st, 1909. The board completed the work of ex? amining and comparing the bids yes- 1 terday and the following orders were J placed: Oeo. A. Dickel & Co., Nashville, Tenn.?100 bbls. Three Star Corn. 75 proof, at $1.20; 20 cases Cascade, quarts, 90 proof, at $10; 20 cases Cas-I cade, pints, 90 proof, at $11; 30 cases Cascade 1-2 pints, 90 proof, at $12; Thos. F. McNulty & Co., Baltimore. I Md.?35 bbls. Three Star Corn, 75 proof, at $1.17; 12 bbls. Banana Cor? dial, $1.50. E. A. Saunders Son's Co., Richmond. I Va.?35 bbls. XX Corn, 75 proof, at $1.18; 25 bbls. X Gin, 85 proof, at $1.32. I Straus Gunst & Co., Richmond, Va ?35 bbls. Corn Whiskey, 75 proof, at $1.18. j Peoples Distilling Co., Cincinnati, I O.?25 bbls. X Rye, 85 proof, at $1,21. BEER. I Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wls.?75 bbls. Fresh Beer, at $8.50; 35 bbls Export Beer (pints) at $9.85. Anhauser Busch Brewing Ass'n., St. Louis, Mo.?85 bbls. Budwelser (Export, pints at $10.98; 15 bbls. Budwelser (Export) quarts, at $10.48. J CASE GOODS. Bluthenthal A Bickart, Baltimore. Md.?10 Drums, quarts, Hop Scotch J Corn, at $32; 16 Drums, pints, Hop Scotch Corn, at $33; 25 Drums, half pint*. Hop Scotch Corn at $34; 20 Drums, pints, Old Joe. at $33; 30 Drur-la half pints. Old Joe, at $34; 20 Drums, pints, Mobile Buck Gin, at $33; CO Drums, half pints, Mobile Buck Gin, at $34. The I. Traeger Company, Cincin? nati. O.?20 cases, quarts, Cream of Kentucky, at $8.75; 20 cases, pints. Cream of Kentucky, at $9.75; 30 cases, half pints, Cream of Kentucky, at $10.75; Belroy Distilling Co., Louisville, Ky. ?10 cases, Belroy, quarts, at $10.50; 10 cases, Belroy, pints, at $11.50; 20 cases. Belroy, half pints, at $12.50. S. Grabfelder & Company, Louis? ville, Ky.?20 cases, quarts, Dunns Monogram, at $10. Strauss. Fritz & Co., Cincinnati, O. ?20 cases, Lewis's 66, pints, 90 proof, at $11.50; 20 cases, Lewis's 60, half pints, 90 proof, at $12.50; 20 cases, Gould Primrose Tom Gin, pints, at $8; 20 cases Gould Primrose Tom Gin. half pints, at $9. H. Rosenthal & Sons, Cincinnati, O. ?30 cases, Rock Castle, quarts, 90 proof at $8.75: 30 cases, Rock Castle, pints, 90 proof, at $9.50. Big Spring Distilling Co., Louisville. Ky.?10 cases, Golden Dent Corn, pints, at $10.40; 10 cases, Golden Dent Corn, half pints, at $10.65. ? J. W. Kelly & Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.?30 cases, Silver Springs Corn, j at $8.50; 30 cases. Silver Springs Corn, at $9.25; 30 cases, Silver Springs Corn, at $10. j Mallard Distilling Co., New York, N. Y.?10 cases, Mallards Cocktails, pints, $9.75; 10 cases. Mallards Cock? tails, half pints, at $10. Jack Cranston Company, Baltimore. Md.?io cases, Three Feathers, pints, at $17.50; 10 cases, Three Feathers, half pints, at $18.60. Gallagher & Burtoi. Philadelphia. Pa.?10 cases, White Liiel, quarts, at $11. j Seneca Distributing C ) , New York. ?10 cases, Duffy's Pure Malt, quarts, at $8.50. List of awards for Mayesvllle dis? pensary: I The I. Traeger Co., Cincinnati, O.? 3 cases, Cream of Kentucky, quarts, at $8.75; 3 cases, Cream of Kentucky, pints, at $9.75; 4 cases, Cream of Ken? tucky, half pints, at $10.75. Belroy Distilling Co.. Louisville, Ky. ? 1 case, Belory, quarts, at $10.50; 1 case, Belroy, pints, at $11.60; 3 cases. Belroy. half pints, at $12.50. H. Rosenthal & Sons, Cincinnati. O. ?2 cases. Rock Castle, quarts, at $8.75; 2 cases, Rock Castle, pints at $9.50; 1 case, Rock Castle, half pints. $10. Bluthenthal & Bickart, Baltimore, Md.?2 Drums, Mobile Buck Gin, pints, at $33; 3 Drums. Mobile Buck Gin, half pints, $34; 3 Drums, Hop Scotch Corn, quarts, $32; 4 Drums, H??p Scotch Corn, pints, at $33; 5 Drums. II?.p ScotOll Coin, half pints, at $34. Good Cough Medicine for Children. The season for coughs and colds Is now at hand and too RlUOh ca?e run not !>?? used to protect tho children. A child I* much more likely to sontruci diphtheria or scarlet fever when he ha* n cold., The quicker you cure his edd the hss the risk. Chatnberlaln'*l ugh Remedy Is the nie reliance of many mothers, and few of those who hUVS tried it are willing t ? usti any ..tio r. Mrs, r. F, Sturdier, of Rlpley, \V. Va.. says, 'I have never used any? thing other than Chamberlains' cough Remedy for my ohlldren and it has always given good satisfaction.1 Tins remedy contains no opium or other narcotic gnd may bp given a* confi? dently to a child as to an adult. For sale by all Druggists. WHAT THE SEWERAGE COST. The City Will Complete System for $20,000 Less Than Lowest Bid by Oon tractor. The sewerage system is practically completed and although it has not been turned over to the city by the Sewer? age Commission and accepted official? ly by City Council, it is possible to state within a few hundred dollars the entire cost. In advance of the for? mal acceptance by the City Council of the completed system, at which time a detailed report of the cost will be pub? lished, the following figures taken from the books of City Treasurer Hurst will of interest to all Sumter people, the taxpayers especially. Number miles sewers 16 2-10. Total cost to date $91,441.45. This includes all items of cost?engineering, corn missions to engineer, pipes, freight, coment, sand, land for septic tanks ex? cavation, inspection, pipe-laying, re? pairing streets, etc. The Sewerage Commission now has on hand unused pipe worth $1,350 and other property and material worth several hundred dollars that will be turned over to the city and which should be deducted from the total cost of the system as above stated. Compare this with what the system would have cost had the work been done by contract and the saving is ap? parent. The lowest bid made by a contrac? tor was $4,379.11 per mile for excava? tion, pipe laying and filling trenches. The city would have had to furnish all pipe, construct the two septic tanks, furnish land for tanks and out? fall and pay the engineer's commis? sions. The cost by contract would have been as follows: 16 miles at $4,377.11.$70,065.76 Pipe. 22,000.00 Two Septic Tanks. 12,000.00 Engineer's commissions. . . 8,000.00 Land and incidentals. 1,000.00 Cost by Contract.$113,065.76 Actual Cost. 91.441.45 Amount Saved.$21,624.31 Credit for Unused Pipe.. . 1,350.00 Net amount saved.$22,974.31 These figures are, of course, sub? ject to correction when the final re? port is made up, but the probability is that the total amount saved by hav? ing the work done under the super? vision of the Sewerage Commission instead of by contract will be greater than above stated. Another consid? eration is that the commission has us< d the host materials obtainable and haa taken no short cuts to save money at the expense of the work. It is be? lieved that the city has a better job than It would have obtained had the work been done by a contractor Whose chief aim would have been to make as large profit as possible. The Sewerage Commission has been criticised from the inception of th. work, and while they may have made mistakes in minor details, the results attained Is a complete vindication of their judgment and those who have criticised the commission without a full knowledge of the facts should now hold their peace. The writer was one of those who was confident that a mistake had been made when it was decided not to have the work done by contract, but In view of the grati? fying success made of the big under? taking by the commission he is the first to extend hearty congratulations to the commission. The City of Sumter Is also to be congratulated, for a sav? ing of $20,000 on the cost of the sew? erage system Is no small matter. ?Winter blasts, causing pneumonia, pleurisy and consumption will soon be here. Cure your cough now, and strengthen your lungs with Foley's Hoaey and Tar. Do not risk starting the winter with weak lungs, when Fo? ley's Honey and Tar will cure the most obstinate coughs and colds, and prevent serious result. W. W. Sibert. The manner in which Sumter's streets are littered with hand-bills, circulars and all sorts of advertising matter is little short of disgraceful and something should be done to abate the nuisance. The enactment and strict enforcement of an Ordinance similar to the one that is In force In Colum? bia would improve conditions. The Columbia ordinance is as follows: "It shall be unlawful for any per? son or persons to distribute, spread or scatter any handbills, posters, ad? vertisements or any other paper or Card or scraps of paper, upon the side? walks or streets of this city, and any person who shall violate the provision! of this section, upon conviction before the recorder or acting recorder shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $T> or imprisonment not exceeding 1? days." Medicine That is Medicine. *"1 have surrer? d a good deal with malaria and stomach complaints, bul 1 have now found a remedy ?b;it ke< ;? me well, end thai remedy is Electric Bitters: a medicine thai is medicine for stomach and liver trobles, and for run down conditions." Bays W. ('. Kit sl ? ier, of Halltday, Ark. Electric Blttera purify and enrich the blood, tone up the nerves, and impart vigor and ener? gy to the weak. Your mom y will be refunded If It fails to help you. 50c at Blbert'l Drug Store. Rear Admiral Coghlan and His "Hoch Der Kaiser." All of the papers are printing it about Rear Admiral Coghlan, who died recently, that he was the "Hoch der Kaiser" naval officer. Admiral Coghlan was regarded by his brother officers as possessed of an ' unbridled tongue." He I aid what occurred to him and refused to think twice before he spoke once. But other than the "Hock der Kaiser" incident it was not I generally known that "his tongue had gotten him in trouble." We are told by one newspaper that "he was court- J martlaled in 1876 and reduced thir- I teen numbers for writing a letter, con? taining much profanity, to the chief I clerk of the navy department. In 1890 he again got into trouble by criticising j the administration of the navy depa rt- I ment generally and the way things were run at Mare Island navy yard in particular. He next wrote a letter in j which he quoted the late Senator I , Voorhees' remark that "Grover Cleve- J land was a big man because he wore j a twenty-one inch collar." President j Cleveland heard of it and this caused I him the loss of six numbers." j The "Hoch Der Kaiser" recital, it I was feared at the time, would cause international complications, .*speeiall> J as it occurred at a time when th^rej was talk in the newspaper press about the "ugliness" of the German war- J ship in Manila harbor toward Dewey j I during the time the American admiral I had the Spaniards in hand there. The I "poem" was recited before the Union j League Club. Major McKinley was president at the time and the incident annoyed him very much. He repri- j manded Admiral Coghlan in a putlic I letter. But, while the world was roar j ing with laughter, the news came that j Emperor William was laughing hearti- I ly, too, and Major McKinley felt bot- I ter over the situation. 1 Hoch Der Kaiser. Der Kaiser von das Fatherland j Und Gott un I all dings command; Ve two?ach! Don't you understand? Meinself?und Gott! j Vile some men sing der bower divine. I Mein soldiers sing "Die Wacht am j Rhein." j Und drink der health in Rhenish wine Of me?und Gott! j Dere's France she swaggers all around. She's ausgespielt?she's no aggound; To much we think she don't amound. Melnself?und Gott! She vill not dare to fight again; But if she shouldt. I'll show her blain Dot Elsass und (in French) Lorraine Are mine?by Gott! Dere's grandma dinks she's nicht schmall beer; Mit Boers und such she interfere; She'll learn none owns dis hemisphere But me?und Gott! She dinks, good frau. from ships she's got, Und soldiers mit der scarlet goat. Ach! We could knock dem, pouf. like dot, Meinseif?mit Gott. In dimes of peace brebare for wars; I bear der helm und spear of Mars, Und care not for den dousand czars, Meinself?mit Gott. In fact, I humor efry whim, Mit aspect dark und visage grim. Gott pulls mit me und I mit Him, Meinself?und Gott! not gripe, is pleasant to take and you do not have to take laxatives continu ually after taking Orlno. Why con? tinue to be the slave of pills and tab? lets? W. W. Slbert. The dispensary at Lewiedale, Lex? ington county has been closed. Raw Lungs. ?When the lungs are sore and in? flamed, the germs of peumonia and consumption find lodgment and multl oly. Foley's Honey and Tar kill? the cough germs, cures the most ob? stinate racking cough, heals the lungs, and prevents serious results The genuine Is In the yellow package W. W. Sibert. DECIDE YOURSELF. The Opportunity Is Here. Backed by Sumter Testimony. Don't take our word for It. Don't depend on a stranger's state ment. Read Sumter endorsement. Read the statements of Sumte citizen. And decide for yourself. Here Is one case of it: S. C. Brown, living at 12 Canal St says: "I used Doan's Kidney Pill and they did me more good than al the other remedies 1 had previous! used. I suffered severely from lame back and sonn? days was no able to work on this account. 1 hurt me to stoop or lift anything, could not rt st nights and no DOSitlO I assumed was comfortable, in th morning upon first arising, my bac was so stiff and lame that 1 COUl hardly get about, the secretions con taim d i dark sediment, and 1 ha to pass them very often. i use plasters and liniments for my back but did not rec< Ive relief. i ftnall used Doan's Kidney rills, which procured at China's drug store an they eure?! me. I have not had lame back sitae, the secretions fron my kidneys are now clear, and the do not giv n.e any trouble. I an well and strong at present and giv Doan's Kidney Pills the credit." For sale by all .b alers. Price G cent*. Foster Milbura Co., Buffal New York, sole agents for the United Statt? Remember the name?Doan's ?and take no other. 11 A Dangerous Operation. ?Is the removal of the appendix 'oj a surgeon. No one who tak?? Dr King's New Life Pills is ever subjected to this frightful ordeal. They work: so quietly you don't feel them. They eure constipation, headache, bilious? ness and malaria. 26c at Sibtrt t Drug Store. The United States government has indicted Hyman Fletcher, a Charles? ton pawnbroker, on the charge of loaning money on a marine's overcoat. For that Dull Feeling After Kating. ?I have used Chamberlains Stom? ach and Liver Tablets for some time, and can testify that they have done me more good than any tablets I have ever used. My trouble was a heavy dull feeling after eating.?David Free? man, Kempt, Nova Scotia. These tab? lets strengthen the stomach and im? prove the digestion. They also regu? late the liver and bowels. They are far superior to pills but cost no more. Get a free sample at all Druggists and see what a splendid medicine it Is. DR. JOHN H. MORSE; Grad. University of Penna. VETERINARIAN. Office: Smith's Stable. Office phone, 172. W. Liberty St. Residence phone, 12. ll-16-3m?i&w FOLEY'S HONEY ???TAR The original LAXATIVE cough remedy. For coughs, colds, throat and lung troubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholic* Good for everybody. Sold everywhere. The genuine FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR is in a Yellow package. Refuse substitutes* Prepared only by Foley sV Company? Chicago. SIEBERTS DRUG STORE. When a child wakes up in the middle of the Bight, with a severe attack of croup as fre* quently happens, no time should be lost Is experimenting with remedies of a doubtful value. Prompt action is often ueoetaary ts save life. Chamberlain's CougH Remedy has never been known to fall In any case wbd 11 has been In use for over one-third of a ceo* tury. ~here is none better. It can be de? pended upon. Why experiment? It's pleasant to take and contains no harmful drug. Pries* 25 cents; large sue, 50 ceuts> PATENTS PROCURED AND DEFENDED. ^ model, drawing ?>i photo.forexpert search andfrqe rvport. I Free advice, how to obtain patents, trade marks, ] copyrights, etc, m ALL COUNTRIES. Business dirert MM Washington tcves //>*<,] money and often the patent. Patent and Infringement Practice Exclusively. Write or come to us at ?23 Ninth Street, op p. United States Patent Ofice.J WASHINGTON. D. 6. GASNOW! TAX NOTICE. - The County Treasurer's office fn Court House building, will be open foi the collection of taxes without penal? ty, from the K?th day of October to the 31st day of December, 1908. The levy Is as follows: For State. 5 1-2 mills. For County, ordinary, 2 3-4 mills. For Sinking Fund loan of 1907, 1 mill. For Sinking Fund loan of 1908, 1-4 mill. For C~nctitutional School, 3 mills. Polls, $1.00. Capitation Dog tax. 50 cents. Also Special School tax as folio vs* 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. 8, 1 mill. School District. No. 11, 2 mills. BchOOd 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. IS, 2 mills. A penalty of 1 per cent, added for month ?>f January. 1909. Additional penalty of 1 per cent, for month of February! IMt. Additional penalty ??f i per cent until 15th day of March? Lf69, when the tax books will closs for the collection of tame for fiscal year, IMI. T. w. IMM, Co. Treas. for Suniter Co., S. C. I0-7-mchlMt KILL the COUCH and CURE the LUNGS with Dr. King's Kew Discovery FOR CotoT* JEk* AND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES. IG U AF AN TEE D SATISFACTORY OR MONEY REFUNDED.