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mi W 9/ ?$c> OLDER NATIONS No* Turkey Offer* Rare Opportuni? ty far American Capital?A Uaa sf the Pag That DoaaNot Redound te Honor ef Country. try WILLIAM T. EL LIS. Tarsus. Asia Minor ?One of the great garden* and granaiiee of the world te thia famous Clllclan plain round which bloom memoria? of "The glory that wee Oreeoe and the gran deor that waa Roma'* Today it la of Interest ae a feature in the aew life of awakened Turkey aad ae a rare field for the employment of American capital aad the oale of Araeiicaa goods The commercial egg art unities of aew Turkey are em? bodied hi the situation which is found her* If the aew order la the empire la to euoceeJ there will laevttably be great changes In the life of the peo? ple. Broadly speaking, the Asia Minor of today mirrors the times of the Bible. There has t?een little change In two thousand years. Upon great threshing floors, open to the skj. hand-reaped graia is threshed by oxea and flails, aad sfnnow9d by'tossrag It Into the sir. Two women may still be seen grinding at a mill. Instead of hotels the wayside khans are> of the type which the beautiful Bethlehem story has made familiar to the world. About the roadside wells the herdstaen still gather their flocks, snd women with jars draw the water. It Is all primi? tive, pastoral, patriarchal Ths next twenty-Are years will trsnsfonn the old order here, even as the like period of time has done In Japan. Why Amsrlcanr Are Favored. Hitherto obligations and finances hare gone hind in hand In Turkey's experience s Hh foreigners. Conces? sions havs hid diplomatic significance. Simon-pure bislnsss has been kept out of the country to make way for ths promoter who Is supported by the offi? cialdom of a>me European govern meat New Turkey Is tired of this. She must hare money for internal de? velopment Only by the Inflow of for? eign capital snd modern foreign meth? ods) can the people be helped along the road which ths government has punned for them. In their hour of need the officials are sincerely turn has; tosrard America for help. I hare been told directly by more then one cabinet mlnliter as wsll as by minor officials, that since American capital lets are not v ?e forerunners of danger ease governmer tai policies, they are the moot welcome In this country. The Bagdad Railway. The Bagdad railway Is sn illustra? tion of how business and diplomacy go hand In hind. Ths concession for this greet highway has bsen secured by the Oermans. It is a master stroke of policy. There Is no exaggeration In declaring that this Bsgdsd railway Is the most Important bit of railway con? struction now under wsy anywhere on earth. It may be looked upon from several angles. 8orae persons see this tine stretched from Berlin to Bagdad as a mailed fist shown In the face of India Others regard It as an out? stretched hand for ths golden com sserca of the far esst Others see In ft only peril to the British snd Uus Influence In Persia. The ordinary business msn, who not meddle with politics. Is con teat to note that It opens up the fer? tile pielns of the Tigris and Euphrates to ths Oermsn trader. Construction has already proceeded to Burgulu and be for* this winter is over It will bs In spa ration well 'nto ths foothills of the Taurus mountalna. There, engineering difficulties will hold It for a few years but the Clllclao end of the line Is also being built. The maps of tomorrow will not Ignore this new route over the most ancient highways of the world. But the rail? ay is practically polit? ies!, Oermany says thst If New Tur? key Increases her taxes, as she means to do, the money must be applied to the building of the Bagdad railway. Orest Britain sod Russia declsre thst the taxes may not be raised If they are to be used for sny such purpose. Between the contending forces of dl BSUaiscy poor Turkey Is held st a staadstl 1. Small wonder that she has looked favorably thus far upon the Chenter railway project which is designed to open the eastern end of Aals Mit or Tbla, however. Is not yet through, for ths sinuosities of dlplo msey st Constantinople have twined themselfes abott many another prom? ising entrrprls* to throttle It to death. Iluelnsaa and Reform. Apart from the question of mines snd railways, and these other Urger affairs which are roughly grouped as eoacesslons. there remain smaller en? terprises which ggftSJ no difficulties to the American business man. I'erhaps I can best eiplsln these by quoting a long conversation whl< h 1 had with 'he Vsll of the Vlltyet of Adsna a pro? gressive young I iirK who was put in by the Reform government after the issarre* to rule this troubled terrl ry by an Iron tuned DJemal Hey is sn enlightened Turk the new ord? r liberal In hi* opln I, Intensely patriotic yet sensible la the pursuit ?.f reforms He has re got red compulsory education for all children ? n 7 and 14 years of asje. He has forbidden loafing In the Coffee Houses before |gsj middle of the afternoon and he has undertaker) U> close out the gambling whh h h | sn Increasing menace to r ie of Turkey I freely translate ?ae The Alabama Republican cor veil* message which he desired me to con? vey to the American business men, A Govern or* ? Invitation. "This district alone needs an In? vestment ot! live hundred million francs of foreign capital. We are now having drawn specificstlons of a vast Irrigation project for this great Cill clan plain. I shall be glad to let you have, and to send to any Interested and responsible persons In America, detailed Information such as would be necessary to make bids. Americans are familiar with Irrigation work and skilled In this department of engineer? ing; so we should be very glad to have responsible firms seek this contract and I could assure them that there will be no difficulty about the neces? sary government concession. "Here In the city of Adana we need to tnstal an electric lighting plant, a tramway system, a water system, a telephone system, and a sewage sys? tem. All these public utilities are open to foreign capital with a good return and abundant security assured. "Not only will Adana, which has sixty thousand Inhabitants, grow to a much larger city, with the advent of the Bagdad railway and the develop? ment of our agricultural and cotton Industry, but to the east of us on the Ctliclan plain there should be another city. It Is bound to come. With It will come all kinds of opportunities for capital. I should be glad If you would extend this Invitation to Interested Americans. "In the way of general trade, ther* Is an almost unlimited field here. For a few years past we have Imported every year a number of modern agri? cultural machines, costing as high ns $16,000 a piece. These came from Ena> land, yet we know that America is the home of modern harvest machin? ery. Why do not your manufacturers send out agents into all this agricul? tural country*, or secure native agents In order to promote their business." The governor went on to talk of the changed oraer which brings In the new fashions of the western style, making a market for American shoes, American collars and neckties. Ameri? can clothes, America- tools and many of the accessories of western life. The general commission merchant should do as thriving a business as the capi? talist in these regions where once the Persians and Greeks and Romans and Crusaders and Arabs fought historic battles. Where Americans Blush For ths Flag. Levantines are keener to see the advantages of trading out here as Americans than are Americans them? selves. There have opened In this country some schemes which Ameri? cans resident In this part of the world the dress uniform c' the ship's offi? cers, but they have distorted it so that the blue field Is larger than the re4 snd white stripes and instead of hav? ing the Held filled with stars, there ap? pears upon it the white Greek cross. Most of the men in the company are Greeks and thus they are flying the Oreek fing In defiance of all responsi? bility. They escape all the taxes that they would have to pay to the Turkish government nor are they sub? ject to Inspection by any Turkish of? ficial. Cattle In Passengers' Places. It would be well If they were. When I went aboard the "New Jersey" she I was loaded with cargo and well down [ to the water line. Then there were i later taken on 1,500 sheep and goats, lifted aboard in bunches by their hind I legs, and thrown scrambling upon the decks. These were given the space that ordinarily goes to second class and deck passengers. They were crowded in so that there was not room to walk among them. Incidentally, they were not given food or water in the 36 hours that I knew them to be (?board. Thirty-one head of cattle were also driven on to the upper deck. A car load of melons were plied high among the life boats. Over and beyond all these, spraw? ling wherever they could make a space, were two hundred deck passen? gers, chiefly pilgrims to Mecca whose prayers and pistols made them even more picturesque than the goats. I could not find a life preserver on the boat, though I searched. As for the ; life boats, some of them were occu i pied by the pilgrims who conducted their household arrangements therein. Passengers on the Bridge. The advent of a first class passen? ger on this line was evidently unusual. I Absolutely no space is provided on ! deok for first class passengers but I I was invited to share the captain's bridge. It Is no exaggeration to state that the filth on deck was from half an inch to two inches thick. On the bridge I was often left in undisputed possession, no officer being present. A horribly dirty Greek stood at the wheel. I could not find any sign of captain's license, pilot's license or any other of? ficial papers on the boat In the cabin there is a handsome ikon before which burns a light. Nobody on the boat speaks English, except one mate who appeared near the end of the voyage and was able to ask to have his pic? ture taken. And that is the "American Line." Its use of the flag could have been i.^ade possible only by some sort of official dereliction or connivance. The government cannot too quickly take Typ? of Train Used on Bagdad Railway. think call for vigorous Investigation by the government. The flag Is fly? ing over enterprises which are Dot conducted In American fashion, and which bring into disrepute the good name of the nation. Most conspicuous among these, and of especial Interest to Americans just now, because of the shipping subsidy agitation Is an "American Line" of steamers which run to Mediterranean ports, flying the American flag. It cer- | talnly looks good to an American to aee the stars and Stripes flying on the stern of a vessel of some kind? until he examines the kind of vessel and the story behind It. The Ameri? can Line has a ileet of nearly a dozen ships, bearing names of states. I know most about the "New Jersey." for on her I made a never-to-be-repeated voy? age across the Mediterranean. As far as I can gather from various sources, the company which owns the ships nominally ha. the majority of Its stock In the hands o' a Greek mer? chant of Smyrna, who went to Amer? ica and became a naturalised citizen, and returned here for the purpose of getting the advaotages of American citizenship. He Is the nominal cb? f stockholder in the American Una, ~-i an Ice company and a clnemetograyh show, and other enterprises that are opening urder the American flag. American protection releases them from all obligation to the Turkish law. Hy reason of the capitulations in force here every American enterprise Is free from Turkish supervision and an unscrupulous person or persons, as may readily be seen, can greatly ibuge the rights of American citizenship. What the Flag Covers. In the case of this "American Line." which Is a scaudal throughout the Le vant, the company ostensibly secure! Americas registration about a year 1 sgo In order t*? saCSns the Turkish law a hereby its ships could be used for the transpoti Of troops Critics say that this || the Kama company that previously ras 'he ships, but simply under another and an American name, They fly the fl ig over their ofloes and BVef the ships; but I venture to iay thai Ibers are not five psrsoni in the whole ontfli who COUld lell whether Drovef ci friend < n ? brand of lain or p o i r Id hi of the United 8tat They m o tl * erlcan shield on tioti eh cted Mix delegates and lustra, t cognizance of this shameful condi? tion; for, unless I am sadly mistaken, the Plimsoll mark of the boat on which I rode was far under water and one of these fine duys there will be a horrible accident to the world? wide shame of the American flag. At this critical time there is danger that such abuses of the American name may injure the future of Ameri? can capital even as the infamous American railway concession in China brought the nation into a disrepute there from which it has only of late been recovering. America asks noth rag of Turkey except opportunity To do legitimate business, and to be good neighbor!. The American government should be nt pains to sec that all American representatives shall bo worthy of the flag that they fly. (Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles.) Another Blow at the Novelist. Is it well to marry the woman you rescue from drowning? the New York Evening Mall asks. The suit for di? vorce for "Incompatibility of tempera? ment," filed at Reno by a woman whom her husband had plucked from the sea at Asbury Park six years be? fore, intimates that It is not well. Rut wherefore? The reasons are triple: (1) People do not like to live In constant presence of some one to whom they are under so heavy debt. (2) Lifelong content In double har? ness should rest on congenial tem? peraments, not on some romantic stunt. (3) Such marriages are usual? ly between the summer man and the ?nmmer girl, and therefore do not envisage life's realities. Then Pa Grew Reflective. The Shllthl had invited a guest to dinner. As the last course was reached little Willie, who had been Closel) watching the guest almost con? tinually during the meal, looked over nt Ii I rn once more an<l Haid "You haven't chnnged a bit since \ on star ted eating, have you, .Mr. Cur? tis"" "Why, no." laughed the \i Itor, "Why do you b h tbat question?" "Because," blurted out Willie, con? fUB< d !>v a pair of exes foctll ? d OU him, "because 1 heard pa say you'd i make a big hog of yourself its booq i as >ou got your eyas ou the beef." ed them for Taft Thursday, Second Monthly REPORT of Snperrieor of Sumter County February 1-20, 1012. ItoadN and Bridges. 256? J. H. Holland, payt. lltg. gang, 162 hr.s, 16.20 257? Robert Dicks, 100 2-3 yds ditching, 8.05 261? J. H. Scarborough, 1-2 of 156 cu. yds ditching, 6.24 262? T. H. Smiling, 200 cu. yds ditching, 20 00 264?W. M. Caylard. hauling and labor, 2.50 266? H. T. Smiling, bal due on 366 cu. yds ditching. 7.48 267? Neil Spann, hauling and labor, 6.00 268? 1?. M. Pitts, p. payt. frt. pd. for cleaning pipe, 2.50 269? W. H. Ramsey, 102 cu. yds. ditching, 10.20 270? J. T. Keels, labor and haul? ing, 15.00 271? W. O. Cain, Jr. 96 ft. lum? ber and labor, 1.50 272? Parker Dumber Co., 912 feet lumber, 13.68 273? Tiadale & Cuttino, teams and labor. 7.6! 274? R. L. Harvin, teams and labor, 6.00 290? S. M. Pierson. 1 disk har? row. 21.00 291? Sumter Ry. and M. Sup? ply Co. material for drags 7.40 293? Du Rant Hardware Co. harness. 3.98 294? W. B. Boyle. 1 mule. 190.00 308?J. M. Capell, labor and hauling, 3.15 315? Wash Brown, 93 cu. yds ditching. 7.44 316? J. M. Reams, hauling, la? bor, nails. 4.60 319?R. M Cantey, surveying. 7.50 317? Marion Dorn, hauling and labor. 5.00 321? . E. Player, labor and hauling, 8.50 322? J. H. Holland, payt. fltg. gang 180 hrs. 18.00 363?T. J. Kenney. 333 ft. lumber, labor, 6 66 308?J. H. Holland, payt. fltg. gang 40 hrs. 4.00 369? E. Boney, Agent, p. p. frt. c. 1. pipe to Borden. 12.21 370? T. W. Dee, 200 yds. ditch? ing. 6.00 371? Bam Nathaniel, frt. and dt ayage, scraper. 4 56 373?Sumter Prick Works. 1-2 of 3440 yds. ditching. 23.20 375?J. H. Bull, labor, putting In pipe. 9.00 378? T. S. Weldon. labor, haul? ing and stringers. 6.9 2 379? T. W. Scott, hauling and labor, 18.75 3S0?H. W. Prltchard, hauling and labor. 13.50 381?W. J. R. Davis, labor road drags, 4.50 J 385?Stephen Pinekney, labor, I hauling. 2 00 388?William Mack, cutting tree. .50 I 389?If. T. Smiling. hauling and labor. 4.00 390?J. T. McNeil. 690 ft. I lumber, labor, hauling. 17.35 ,393?Austin Bros. 1 No. 2 Roy? al wheeled scraper, 51.00 394?Thos. j. DuBoae, 650 ft. lumber, hauling, labor. 14.65 Total. $597.37 j Salaries. 263?J. It. Brunson, 4 1-2 da. overseer C. G. 15.00 386?A. J. Hatflald, sal. as oversor scraper gang No. I, Feb. 40.00 395? It. E. Wilder, sal. as Co. Auditor. Feb. 44.44 396? B. C, Wallace, sal. as Co. Treasurer, Feb. 44.44 397? W. 11. Epperson, sal. as j sheriff. Fob. 166.66 398? S. F. Flowers, sal. as I loroner, Feb. 41.67 899?J ?. Haynsworth, sal. as Bupt Ed. Feb. 83.33 i 400?P. m. Pitts, sal. as Super I eiior, Feb. 125.00 i40i?j. p. Sumter, sal. as elk. to Co. Pom. Feb. 83.33 402?f. L. Player, sal, as mag. 1st Dist. Fob 10.41 408?Geo. t. DesChamps, sal. as mag. 2nd ?>ist. Feb. 10.41 401?H. D. B. WollS, sal. as mag. 3rd Dist Feb. 52.08 4 05?J. F. Ingram, tal. as mag. 4th Dist. Feb. 12.50 4on?W. J. Rees. sal. as mag. f.th Dist. Feb. 33.33 407?R. P. Burketi. sal. as mag. 6th Dist. Fob 29.16 40S?J D. G?lls, sal. as mag. 7th Dist. Feb. 10.41 409? C. D. Player, sal. as Con. 1st Hist. Feb. 8.33 110?B. P. Chandler, sal. as I Ton. 2nd Dist. Feb. S.3 3 411? P. H. Mellette, aal. as I Ton. 3rd Dist. Feb. 22.03, 412? D. A. Allsbrooks, sal. as i Con. 4th Dist. Feb. 10.41 413? Qe< t. Geddings, sal. as Con 5th Dist. Feb. 16.67 414? H. B. Boykin. sal. as Con. nth Dist. Feb. 16.1 7 41?E P. Brown, sal. as Con. 7th Dist. Feb. 8.33 416? D. B. Brunson. sal. as overseer. C. G. Feb. 75.00 410 ?-D. B. Brunson. sal. for guard No. 1 hire. Feb. 4 0.00 417? Pother Wilson, sal. as 2nd guard. C. G. Feb. 4 0.00 418? J. H. Holland, sal. as overseer fltg. gang. Feb. 40.00 419? J. F. White, sal. as ovor ?eer, scraper gang No. 2. Feb. 40.00 4 20?D. D. Jennings, sal. as Co. Attorney. Jan. and Feb. 25.00 421?Jas Mickens. sal as Janitor, C. H. Feb. 2",.oo Total. $1.178.84 50 Alms llou^o. 252 Wm. Dingle, transpor? tation pauper, 25f??P.. 1?. Mitchell, dieting, January, 153.00 260?C, J. Lemmon, med. at? tention and exam. 18.00 279?J. M. ('handler, under eloth< s. l 00 jvT Geo. it. Hurst, mattress and pllb ws. 4,65 295 .1. i> Cralg Fur. Co. cof? fin. ?.s0 301?Sumter Dry Goods Co, comforts, :'00 302 Bchwarts Bros, dry goods, ' ,s DOB < I'Donnell ;tml t 'o, tobac? co, clothing and shoes, 19.29 ::<17 gumter Hardware Co, miils. 2.82 Total. 1246.1 ? 1 2.90 1.75 Chain Cam: 251? W M. Sund ts, I 270 lbs hay, 25s i w. (?v ens. trnnsptg prisoner, 200 C, l. ' ? union, M D, nod. at I n January, 4.2 277 Sumter ''?* cer> Co, sup? plies, sei ?" r dec, 7.2 27f w. it \ ate*. supplh s<a :iper, d' < . 15.1 280 Booth-Harby P. S. Co, tlav and corn, I07.fi bed, cot?, mattress, 20.76 282?Burns Hardware Co. tools, 6.06 2?4?J. J. Whilden, repairs, fa.au 2a5?Union brokerage Co. sup? plies, 15.S3 286?Crosswell and Co. 2063 lbs. Tim. Hay, 31.98 288?Mused Green, supplies, 24.18 ?buHam Hardware Co. tools, 9.03 296?1). J. Chandler, under? clothes, convict, 3.50 301?Sumter Dry Goods Co. 1 blanket, 1.85 305? O'Dounell and Co. sup pile.-, 96.06 306? W. T. Hall, shoeing and repair*, 1.65 307? Sumter Hardware Co. shovels, 7.00 323?City of Suinter, convict labor, January, 25.80 349?J. Pariah, frt. and dray age, tent, 1.07 367?Wallace Sanders, 7 bu. torn, 6.30 372?Fulton Hag and Cotton Mills, 1 tent, 19.59 377?D. W. Owens, t: ansptg. prisoner to gang and H. R. fare, 6.10 38 7?lt. W. Brad ham repairs. 3.25 4 23?D. W. Owens, transptg. prisoner to gang, 7.55 Total, $441.78 Public Buildings. 265?Dick Bradley, 1 load light wood, 1.00 2i>3?A. A. Strauss and Co. 2 brooms, 3.25 292?Bumter Lighting Co. lights January, 25.20 300?J. W. McKelver, putting in glass, 2.75 312?H. M Webster, frt. and dray, floor dressing, 4.67 318?E. F. Miller, 8 Ever? greens, 9.25 374?Chemo Co. 1 bbl. door dressing, 50.00 376?Sam Nathaniel, frt. and dray age, Paint, 1.3 5 382?Building Supply Co. l (best, drawers, clerks I office, 15.00 392?Sumter Cotton Oil Co. 1-2 bble paint, 28.25 4 22?R. H. Jennirms. State Trees, insurance C. II. 333.04 1424?Sain Nathaniel, frt and d ravage, .51 Total, $474.27 Jail. 258?I >. W. Owens, W. wash? ing 8 rooms. 6.40 26(??C. J. Lemmon, M. D. med. attention. January. 1.25 275?Central L. Co. lumber for fence, 2.02 280?Booth-Harby L. 8. Co. l bbl. lime. 1.25 282?Burns Hardware Co. w. w. brush, .50 29 2?Sumter Lighting Co. lights. January, 7.20 309?W. H. Epperson, dietg. prisoners. January, 79.80 Total, $98.42 Contingent. 254?C. W, Blrnie, exam, in lunacy, 5.00 260?C. J. Lemmon. If. D. exam, in lunacy, 5.00 2766?Osteen Pub. Co. pub. report, December, 16.74 28 9?J. D. Shirer and Co. pres tollte tank and batteries, 18.00 297? Dittler Printing Co. ptg. 1,000 blanks, 8.50 298? H. m. Btuckey, M. D. exam, in lunacy, 5.00 299A&B?J. L. Gillis. transptg. pris. and serving coron? er's jury 10.60 303? Knight Bros. pub. m. report, Dec, office sup? plies, ptg. js.97 304? P. B. Banders, M. D. Post mort. exam. 5.00 310? W. H. ESppereon, transptg. lunatic, pris. and otflce expense, 24.80 311? Sumter Job Printing Co. ptg. 500 evelopee, mag. 2.00 350?W, H. Epperson, ex. trip to Jacksonville, Fla. 53.00 365?H. B. Boykin, transptg. pris to jail. 4.00 3S3?J. K. Sumter. stamps, telegram, frt. paid. 3.45 384?B. C, Wallace, stamps. 3.00 391?A. M. Bateman, transptg, prisoner, 5.2' Total, 5198.26 Road Improvement Fund. 250?James Brunsen, 1612 ? yds clay, 873 It. yds, 163.21 253?Sumter Transportation Co. hauling car pipe. 7.50 259?James Branson. 396 cu. yds day, 37 R. yds. 34.24 366?T. B. Branson, 559 cu. yds. ditching. 61.49 Total, $266.44 Pensions. 313? T. B. Poole. Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 314? T. W. Prltchard, Bx-t 'on federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 324? W. J. Atkinson. Ex-Con? federate Pension. Feb. 3.00 325? W. B. Norton. Ex-Con? federate Pension. Feb. 3.00 326? W. A. Partin, Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 327? Owen Sanders. Fx-Oon federate Pension. Feb. 3.00 328? E. U. Sanders. Ex-Con? federate Pension. Feb. 3.00 3 29?B. B. Thames, Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 3 30?T. G. W. Geddings, '"on federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 331? J. L. Ardis. Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 332? Anderson Nunnery, Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 333? .Jos Lewis. Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 ?Itenrv David. Ex-C-on federate Pension. Feb. 3.00 335? James Allsbrooks. Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 336? H. M. Spann. Ex-Con federate Pension, Feb. 3.""? 337 Ab ram Ardis. Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 8.00 :?;{s ? h. N. Idol, Ex-Con? federate Pension. Feb. 3.00 339 W. A. Weldon, Ex-Con federati Pension. Feb. 3.00 :; |0 Bumter Belk, Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 8.00 :: 11 l lenry Moi ris. Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3 00 342 O. W. Jones, Ex l 'on federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 :: t ' Ja mes l >orn, Ex-< 'on federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 j : i i j, m . Smith. F\ < v>n I federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 : t R m J. Morris, Ex-C >n federate Pension, Feb. ::.<'<> ?:, i<; i w Pa? tin Ex-?'con? federate I Vn don. Feb. 3 00 :: 17 t i lenenhnly, Ex-< 'on federate Pension. Feb. 3.00 : i v it, M Powell, Ex i Vin federate Pen don. Feb. 3.00 :? ,ii .1 \t Ueddings Ex-Con? fiMli i?t.- Pen don. Feb. 3.00 351 ?:. W Bcott, Ex I 'on federate Peneion, Feb. 3.00 352 Hampton Bee Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3 00 353? M. H. Boykin. Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 354? J. E. Jervey. Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 855?Geo. Hancock. Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 356? A. H. Weeks. Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 357? Henry Scott, Ex-Con federato Pension? Eeb. 3.00 358? John Outlaw. RX-Con federnte Pension, Feb. 3.00 359? J. P. Windharn. Ex Con? federate Pension, Fei?. 3.00 360? I. S. Windham Ex-Con? federate Peru-don. Feb. 3.00 361? W. J. Brunson. Ex-Con? federate Pension. Feb. 3.00 362? Jehn Turner. Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 364?P. W. Burgess. Ex-Con? federate Pension, Feb. 3.00 Total. $123.00 Amounts BeeetessL Feb. 1-15?To reed, from 6 Mill and 2 per cent, 767.14 Feb. 1-15?To reed, from Com. road tax. 598.00 Feb. 1-15?To reed, from H. D. B. Wells. State vs Marion Clarkson, 2.20 Feh. 1-15?To reed. from H. Lb B. Wells. State vs. Isaac McQuilla, 2.20 Feh. 1-15?To reed. from 11. I,. B. Wells, State vs Tom Major, 40 Feb. 1-15?To reed, from H. L. B. Wells. State vs. Joe Evans. 7.50 Feb. 1-15?To reed, from H. P. P>. Wells, State vs. Myers Johnson. 6.40 Feb. 1-15?To reed, from 4 H. L. B. Wells. State f VS. C. E. James. 2.69 Feb. 1-15?To reed, from H. P. B. Wells. State vs. Wm. Francis, 10.00 Feb. 1-15?To reed, from H. D. B. Wells, State vs. Wash James, 12.50 Feb. 1-15?To reed, from H. L. B. Wells, State vs. Wm. Aiken, .40 \ Feb. 1-16?To reed, from II. P. B. Wells, State vs. C. F. Schwerin, .40 Feb. 1-15?To reed, from W. J. Rees, State vs. Eliz. James, 1.50 Feb. 1-15?To reed, from R. L. Burkett. State vs. John Mack, 4.0 Feb. 1-1".?To reed, from R. P. Burkett. State vs. Dan Robinson. .80 Feb. 1-15?To reed, from Ii. P. Burkett. State vs. Jessie White. .40 Feb. 15-29?To reed, from John F. Ingram, State vs. Parker Go? ings. 20.00 Feb. 15-29?To reed, from 6 mills and 2 per cent 4,032.53 Feb. 1-5-29?To reed, from R. D. Burkett. State vs. IfcLeod Tellon. 25.00 Total $5,490.37 Recapitulation. i Feb. 1?To balance Co. Or? dinary, 4 2.493.35 Feb. 1?To bsJ 1 mill. 1,198.30 Feb. 1?To bal. road im? provement fund. 4,962.07 Feb. 1-29?To reed. from all sources, 5,490.37 Total. $54,144.09^ Feb. 1-21?By paid account roads and bridges. 597.37 Feb. 1-29?By paid account salaries, 1,178.84 Feb. 1-29?By paid account Alms Hons.-. 246.14 Feb. 1-29?By paid account chain gang. 441.78^ Feb. f?ll?By paid account public buildings. 474.27 Feb. 1-21??By paid .account Jail." 98.42 Feb. 1-29?By paid account Contingent. 198.26 Feb. 1-29-?By paid account r..ad im. fund. 266.44 Feb. 1-2!??By paid a?count pensions, 123.00 j Feb. 29?By bal. Co. Ordi narv. 44.625.64 F ??>. 29?By bal 1 mill. 1.198.30 Feb. 2!*?By bal. road im. fund. 4.695.63 Total. $54.1 44.09 Attest: P. M. PITTS. J. It. Sumter. Supervisor. * (Merk to Co. Com. Bit; MELON PATCH. Over Four Hundred Acres Near Florence Will be Planted. Florence, March 7.?What Is BO?si lieved to be the largest melon patch in the South will be located just south of this city and contains 4 25 acres devoted to watermelons and 75 acres to cantaloupes. This melon produc? ing effort will be conducted by Young* and Matthews, who have arranged to ^ dispose of the output with a leading 1 New York commission house. Work on preparing the land for planting has already begun, and the Atlantic Coast Dine Railroad will build a spur trek into the farm for convenience in shipping. In addi tion to the area which will be de? voted to melons, noted in the fore? going, farmers in the immediate vi? cinity have contracted to put out 250 acres additional. owing to the low price of cotton farmers ar>4 turning their attention to crop di ? Versification very generally and wa? termelons and cantaloupes are the most promising early crops To stimulate thle diversity effort both the Atlantic Coast Pine and t South Carolina Western roads i building spur tracks into a nnmbei of farms where the owners are plan? ning truck production. Candidate ror Clerk ??f court. Mr John It Sumter has entei the race for Clerk of Court and lv* . ' . ird appears today. Mr. Samt.a- has Hied the office of clerk to the Board Ccunty Commissioners efficiently .n.i aoci ptabl) for several years, and it he should be elected clerk \, would discharge all the dutie^sl of that office equally as well.