Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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simile IIP OODBLRS. 9M1CINM A lit) THAT INCOME TAX WlUi HE COLLECT?!?. Geaeeal Jon?? Receiv? ing ?LaUem from County Auditor* for Hlankn and Inf ?imotion Treasurers Warned ghsbsslttlng Reports. OoCusabta. March SI.?'The county oMoers er.? getting busy on the in CO am taa proposition. ' nald Coaep trellee Oeasral 'ones thta morning. **l hare received letter* from several eyf the auditors since sending out my ?circular letter as to enforcement of the lav ane* extension of time, and in each case of these asplles have come ??Quests far blanks and other inform? ation. Hverything now looks ss If the lacasse tss law Is going to be ?llr enforced throughout the A few dsys ago Comptroller Qen era! Jenes sent out Instructions to the various couary auditor* urging them Co enforoe the law an J also extend? ing the time for returns to May 1. In eaeeral of the counties from which the Comptroller General has hoard, the sudtors are sending out letters to these who should psy the tax and 1st these letters ars snclosed the In? structions of the Comptroller Gen Assong those who have wrlt ta the ofhco of the Comptroller are the auditors oY Oreeu aai Alken counties. The audl af Greenville aske I that blanks he seat. Greenville is one of the Bounties where In the In com tax col? lections have not been so large. Rbarleataa. Aaartanburg and Rich lead eeauties have led in the collsc rions tu the order named Cosaptf otter Oener.it Jones today ast ts ths county treasurers a ?r sa which lie calls attsntlon Jo g?rsW*ioas of the law as to the Ling of reports to the office of the ?WoMer There have been short aai other Irregular titles In the s*?*ne of which were due to the ig a# tha hooka It Is expected the strict compliance with the f the Act mentioned will keep ?i sieht General Jones's letter Mews* Haar Sir: Tour attention Is called P aa Act of the Gaaeral ^Assembly, at ths seasiOB of 1907. as foV IJMIesi CIS. "He shall, on the ttth eff each month, report to the lasnpleett? r General la suoh manner m ha %baH direct a full and complete it of the previous month or exhibiting t ie total collection daring the tlscat year, tho it disbursed aad cash on hand w w sa account .of any levy or tax he hisa. wasch shall be de nominated, "The County Treasurer'* Monthly Report.' The treasurer shall transmit with his said report the cer? tificate of the cashier of bank wher* funds are deposited, that the amounts shown In his hands by his cash bal? ance are on deposit to his credit aa treasurer, and If funds are not on de? posit In a bank, then his own affida? vit that the funds are. at the time of making said report, In his own handy In cash; also an affidavit of the coun? ty auditor to the same effect." Also the following: Code of Laws. 1902. Section 401 "Every county treasurer shall on Ul4 1st and 15th days of each month for? ward to the State Treasurer all the moneys collected by him for or on account of the State taxes, specifying for and on account of what fund th* same were collected." Failure on the part of county treas? urer' to comply with the above pro? visions will be reported to the Gov? ernor. Please acknowledge receipt of this letter. Yours very truly. A. W. JONES, Comptroller General. OTTS APPOINTED SOLICITOR. Cherokee Senater to Succeed Mr, Sease, of -the Seventh Circuit, Elected Judge. Columbia, April 1.? Governor An? sel has appointed as solicitor of the 7th circuit to succeed Thomas S. Soase, elected Circuit Judge. Senator J. C. Otts of Gaffney. The appoint? ment was announced today and Sen? ator Otts will take office on April 15. This will necessitate the election of a Senator from Cherokee to succeed Mr. Otts for the unexpired term of one year. It will be recalled that on the resignation of T. J. Pope, of Newberry. Justice Ira B. Jones was elected In his place, as Chief Justice. The vacancy was filled by the election of Judge D. E. Hydrlck, of Spartan burg, and Judge Hydrlck's place was filled by the election of Solicitor Thomas S. Scsse, of Spartanburg. This left a vacancy for solicitor. There were several names presented to the Governor, among them being Messrs. Nichols, of Spartanburg; J. B. Bell, of Gaffney. and J. C. Otts, of Gaffney. The term Is for three years, Mr. Sease having been elected last fSU without opposition. A woman who knows what she wants and won't take anything else is often a very tiresome customer to an Inexperienced clerk. } Johnnie was pussling about what he could give his little brother for Christmas. He said he gave him the measles last year. . Tell s woman you can read her like a book, and she Immediately gets red. GASTORIA For Infttnts and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signatare In Use For Over Thirty Yeas En t Copy of Wrapper. CASTOR I TM? OMNIN M?NHT, NC? VOMH CI1Y. t J. 11, K. D?NKE, ARCHITECTS. Plane end Hpei iti< ?tiotas for all Clenze? of Hotldiiig?. Pereoaal attention given the |Haper?lrtion of all Wutk. tii.Ringe ifim 390. Stimter, S. C. TOJttTif the breakfast table mean* lb it there will be fewer breakfast t.i)?l? s |Q i.ix. N. w York World. Historj rep ata Iteelf, Boston do nouneea tax on teg,?i>?uisviiie Couxlai JriiuTisJ m- Best I hens' "Ksllo, oi<i cnopl V.?u 1?h?|, as though >ou had lont \?-*\ friend." "i have. He Slop? .* >? in m\ wife hint week."?Llppin cott'a. Wealth In ily part of life and It is not the main part either. UTILIZING NATIONAL FORESTS. METHODS PURSUED HY OFF1 CIAI? OP FOREST SERVICE. Resources of National Forest Re? serves Are to be I>evoted to the Most Productive Use for the Per ? tin ihm it Good of the Whole People And Arc Not Wholly Withdrawn From Una. FORSET SERVICE. Ogden, Utah. March 27. 1909. Editor Watchman and .Southron, Sr" Sumtor, S. C. Dear Sir: The Inclosed news item has been sent to the press in this State, and I thought it might also in? terest your readers. a bftter under? standing of what the Forest Service stands for ought to be moie widely disseminated in the East. Last fall a large part of the office force of the Forst Service was removed from Washington, D. C, and established in six Western district offices. The good effects of this move are already apparent and fully Justify its wisdom. The interchange of office and field work, and the rapid communication between the Supervisors on the forests with the District Forester at the cen? tre of operation, result in better work at both ends, and a more complete understanding that all a.e working for the same objects. * Very truly yours, MARY M. CHILDS. Settlement Clerk. Use and Development of Resource* of National Forests. Ogden, Utah, March 27.?The aim of the Forest Service, under specific Instructions from the president and secretary of agriculture, is to &ld the people in obtaining the fullest use of all forest resources which Is compat? ible with the purposes for which the forests were created. Not only the water, wood and for? age, but the land itself is to be devot? ed to the most productive use, for the permanent good of the whole people. This means that all lands Within the forests, which are chiefly valuable for agriculture, and which are not needed for administrative purposes, shall be thrown open to settlement and entry so that citizens may till a them, build homes upon them and finally obtain title to them, Just as on similar lands outside the forests. In order to make such action possible congress, on June 11. 1906, passed a special act empowering the secretary of agriculture to determine what lands should be released from the foPests and given up to homestead en? try. Since that time a corps of well qualified examiners have been em? ployed at all seasons when weather has permitted the survey and exami? nations necessary to define the agri? cultural areas. It Is frequently a mat? ter of the utmost difficulty for an ex? aminer to decide whether lands are or are not agricultural In nature. Such areas are usually in a mountain valley, often at high altitudes, and at some distance above the highest farms which trial has proved to be agricultural In nature. There are droughts in summer, heavy snows In winter, and frosts, oc? curring possibly e/erjr month in the year to be considered. The land may be steep, stony, with cold or shallow i soli, hard to irrigate, and more or less covered with brush or stumps or tim? ber. The applicant is invariably an opti? mist and his friends will tell of the crops, grown out of reason, no neigh? boring land or similar locations. Of? ten the water is completely appro? priated by prior settlers. The land may be fertile and yet subject to e. climate which makes impossible the continuous residence demanded by the homestead law. In cases of doubt a liberal policy is pursued and the benefit of the doubt given to the ap? plicant. In spite of the benevolent Intention of the special forest homestead law, and the liberal way in which it has been Interpreted by the forest officers th'Me has arisen some dissatisfaction over the decisions in specific cases This Is due In part to contrast with the lax, easy-going methods which have prevailed in past years in par? celling out the public lands under other statutes. Certain applicant-* have been greatly disappointed to find that they could not obtain title to traits of valuable timber under this law. Others applied for tracts which It was necessary for the Forest Ser? vice to retain in order to make homei or pasture! for the use of the rang? ers, m denying such applications the Forest Service acted merely for self preservation, as any ptudent business man would have to do under Similar circumstances, a much larger force of rangers will be nsCSSSSry in the fu? ture and these no t? must have head? quarters In the mountains from which to do their work. It would be extremely unwise for the government to give up lands needed for such pur pones since It would probably be com? pelled to buy them back in later years tit enhanced prices. It is the Invariable practice to in? vestigate thoroughly the moral rights as well as the legal status of claim? ants, if such there be, to tracts rec? ommended for administrative us<\ When no legal right to the land ex? ists, but the occupant has construct? ed or purchased Improvements, an equitable price Is agreed upon for these before any action is taken to? ward withdrawal of the land from entry. Settlers and homemakers are de? sired upon the forests and even when their claims are invalid every advan? tage is given to those who show good faith under the Act of June 11, 1906. In cases where there appears to exist sufficient reason to request a re examinatlon of lands that have been reported unfavorably under the terms of the Act, the Supervisor is given a copy of the applicants' letter of pro? test and every consideration Is shown the settler or applicant. Occasionally it occurs that there is an honest difference of opinion be? tween the applicant for a homestead and the examining officer as to the agricultural possibilities of the land, or the ability of the applicant to ful? fill the requrements of the homestead law. In such cases It is the policy of the Service to hold the June 11 appli? cation in suspension while the appli? cant Is given a free-use permit for a sufficient period of time to demon? strate his abilty to make a living out jf the land and to establish a home. If this demonstration Is successful the homesteader can be credited for the time so expended when making his final proof after the land is listed for homestead entry. Free-use permits also provide for immediate occupation and cultivation of the soil, where, in the opinon of the Supervisor, the land applied for is likely to prove, upon examination, to be chiefly valuable for agriculture. In all cases present occupants, wheth? er settlers or permittees, are protect? ed in their rights; and when for any reason, the land is listed for another person, time is allowed for harvesting growing crops or for the removal or sale of improvements. Compared with the area of the for? ests themselves, the amount of land available for entry under the Act of June 11, is not great. It lies mainly in the valleys in narrow strips Or pockets, and frequently ft is impossi? ble to obtain 160 acres within the mile limit of extreme length set by law. Many thousands of applications have been received, and of these a reasonable proportion have been re? ported favorably. During the months of December and January, 41 cases in District 4 were recommended fa? vorably to the Department of the In? terior, representing an aggregate of 5,008 acres listed. This District comprises Utah, Nevada, Southern Idaho, northwestern Arizona and southwestern Wyoming. During the same period 47 new applications were received. At the end of the field season a few cases usually accumulate owing to the delays incident to settling con? flicts, and the correction of unavoid? able errors. These are disposed of as the winter season slackens the ac? tivity in the field. An earnest effort Is made at all times to keep the office work abreast of the field examina? tions, in order to av Id delays to pros? pective homesteaders. With the experienced force now available It Is believed that more prompt and efficient service than ever will be afforded the public durtng the season of 1909. KNOW IT WELL. Familiar Feature? Well Known to Hundreds of Sumter Citizens. A familiar burden in every home, The burden of a "bad back." A lame, a weak or an aching back Tells you of kidney ills. Doan's Kidney Pills will cure you. Here is Sumter testimony to prove It: C. H. James, 17 Dingle, St., Sum? ter, S. C, says: "I can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills as I have used them with great benefit. I had kid? ney trouble for some time. The kid? ney secretions were highly colorel, confined a sediment and I could not retain them. I suffered from back? aches and sharp pains in my loins, could not rest well and in the morn? ing my back was so lame and sore that 1 could hardly dress myself. If l straightened quickly, sharp, dart? ing pains shot through my buck. A friend finally told me about Doan's Kidney Pilll and I procured a box it China's drug store. They helped me in e very way and I have not had any backache since, the kidney secretions are clear and I feel better than 1 have in months. 1 consider Doan's Kid? ney Pills to bs an excellent remedy." For sale by all dealers. Pries 50 cent*. Foster-Miiburn Co., Buffalo, New Volk, .iole agents for the United rftat.s. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no Other, No. 6. There is a meat difference between being prepare.! and being ready. You may be prepared for heaven, but i doubl very much ii you are ready to go. "WALK OVER" Shoes $3.50 & $1 The Sumter Clothing Company. THE PREMIUM LIST. -0- (| Solicit Subscriptions for the Twice a=Week Watchman and Southron. Valuable Prizes to be Given for Work in Spare Time?Number of Frizes Unlimited. t&g^z&M ?o_ The Watchman and Southron which has been the family newspaper of Sumter County since the days of your grand-parents is now published twice a week?Wednesday and Saturday.?and is the biggest and newsiest countv paper published in the State of #South Carolina. The price remains the same as when it was published once a week only?$1.50 a year. At this price the Watchman and .Southron is the cheapest and best family paper within the reich of the people of Sumter and adjoining counties. It gives twice a week the local. County, State and general news In a condensed and readable shape, as well as many timely special articles on farming, household and other topics. Mr. E. W. Dabbs. President of the Sumter County Farmers- Union will have editorial direction of a special department devoted to Farmers' Union News and Farming, that will be particularly interesting. The Watchman and Southron should go into every home in this section of the State, and those who are not now subscribers can easily be induced to subscribe. As an inducement to those who have spare time to solicit subscriptions for us we are offering a number of valuable premiums for lists of new subscribers and we want agents in every neighborhood in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon Counties. ALL PERSONS who desire to do so. whether they live in Sumter County or elsewhere, are cordially invited to act aa subscription agents. All will be entitled to participate in the competition, will be paid for their work in pre? miums, commensurate in value with the value of the work performed or in cash, as they may prefer. The price of Subscription is $1.50 a year, or 15 cents for six months?and may be sent in one, two or more at a time, with or without the cash, to suit the convenience of the agent, but for an old name to be counted for a pre? mium the subscriber must pay up all arreage and one year in advance. HERE ARE THE PREMIUMS. FOR THREE NAMES?A Red Midget Stylo Fountain Pen; a two Blade Pocket Knife, or an Ingersoll Watch. FOR FOUR NAMES?A Fountain Pen with 14k solid gold pen; a Three Blade Pocket Knife or one year's subscription to either of the following Maga? zines; Bohemian, Metropolitan, Argosy, Cosmopolitan or The Delineator. FOR FIVE NAMES?A Diamond Point Fountain Pen, a year's subscrip? tion to either of the following Magazines: McCIure, Munsey or Woman's Home Companion, Saturday Evening Poet, or a Stem-Winding Nick e Watch. . FOR SIX NAMES?A Waterman's Fountain Pen; Stem-Windirg Nickle Watch, a year's subscription to Ladies Home Journal or Review of Reviews; a fine Razor; Pocket Knife; Baseball Mitt; or Ball and Bat. FOR EIGHT NAMES?A Guaranteed Stem-Winding Open Face Nickle Watch; a fine Razor; Catcher's Mitt; A Waterman's Fountain Pen; a Teach? er's Bible. FOR TEN NAMES?Single-Barrel Breech-loading Columbia Shotgun; Gold mounted Waterman's Fountain Pen; Guaranteed Stem-Winding Nickle Watch, either polished or oxydized case; a fine Catcher's Mitt, or any other article of equal value. FOR TWENTY NAMES?Ten Year Gold Case Trenton Watch; Hopkins * Allen 16-shot Repeating Rifle; Single-Barrel Special Breech-loading Shotgun; a fine Toilet or Wshhstand Set. FOR THIRTY NAMES?SO Year Gold Open Case Elgin Watch; 2 2-Calibre Winchester Repeating Rifle; Double-Barrel Shotgun, or any other article of equal value. FOR FORTY NAMES?TJnlor Arms Co., Double-Barrel Hansmerless Shot? gun; 32-caIibre Winchester Repeating Rifle; 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Wal tham 7 Jewel Watch, or any other article of equal value. FOR FIFTY NAMES?Ladies Solid Gold Watch, 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Waltham 7 Jewel Gentleman's Watch; Hopkins & Allen Double-Barrel Hammerless Shotgun. FOR SEVENTY-FIVE NAMES?J35 Ithlca Double-Barret Hammerless Shotgun; a New Ideal Sewing Machine; a 20 Year Double Case Elgin or Wal? tham Watch. FOR ONE HUNDRED NAMES?A Smith or Fox Double-Barrel Hammer less Shotgun; a New Home Sewing Machine; a Solid Gold Waltham or Elgin Watch. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THE CONTEST BEGINS NOW and will come to a close on June 1st, at 6 o'clock p. m, sharp. Each agent will be held individually responsible for the payment of the amount due on all names returned by him or her. Where it is desired to stop a subscription before the close of the Club contest, the Agent may do so by paying the amount due at the time of such stoppage. Where a subscription has been paid in full, it cannot be discontinued. The Agent however, may, if he sees proper, transfer the unfulfilled portion of the subscription to another subscriber, provided the person to whom the transfer is to be made was not a subsclber at the time the original name was entered on our books. No name will be counted In competition for a premium until the subscrip? tion price has been paid, nor will any premium be delivered until the Agent has either paid or made satisfactory settlement for all the names sent In by him or her. In cases of contention by two or more Agents over the right to a name, preference will be given to the one who pays for the name FIRST; but where both pay,we shall not attempt to dachte the matter except by crediting the name for one year for each such payment After a name has been entered on our books no transfer will be i>erniittc<l. This is positive and emphatic and where Agents attempt to make such trans? fers, they must concede our right to take such steps as may seem necessary to protect the fairness of this provision. The Agent who returns names must pay for them. Any and all Agents will have the right to (.el Subscribers Whatever They Can. It is not necessary that all the names shall go to the same postolflce address. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them and we will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only When it is sen! l>y Draft, Registered Letter, Express or Poslofhce Money ( U der. In sending name-. Always j:i\e correct name or initials, and presciil i*>st ofHce address, and if possible say whether the subscribers are now taking the paper. Careful observance of this will be the means of avoiding much trouble and confusion. OSTEbN PUBLISHING CO., 18 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C.