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?AR ON LAW-BREAKERS. < II1U 1AM I ll\ t IWP.Nl l a \ti s m \\\ tit mitts oi Vioi, \ t n>\s. C-otrrtior Hellet e>? He Will \ceoiii plhdi I'ih|h?m' It Support of People is tilrri??-?Situation in < oluiuhlu uiut < hurlrMco. t'olutnbla Stute. Thut Oov. Manning 1? deft rmined If enforce impartial!. ?M l?us "' "m Mtate and thut. with the support of the people, he* expects to succeed in lit* programme ol Justice in sll eases became clear yesteid.iv in an inter v Ml granted by the governor. The, recor<J of his activities in recent cuses was cited. Kspectal stress wan laid on conditions in Churleston and Co? lumbia, to which the governor is giv? ing mm h attention. The attention of (lov. Manning was called to an editorial in n recent issue of the Abbeville Press and Banner on "Law and order." in "huh this statement occurred: "Some wee' ago a negro man was taken in tie open day from his home in this county by a party of white men. whose names are in the possession of the solicitor of the Ktghth circuit, ami severely whipped and driven from his horns and family. A brother of the man who appeared on the scene and protested against the injustice wa> also severely whipped Qotlifj 'ttn? wbipped of Justice and apparently unmolested t?y the officers of the law. sworn to enforce the laws and paid f.. Prozente ( Time these no n tf lOtOS others grew bolder, and now m\ rve written notice upon other negroes in the community to leave the corantry within a few day*."" The article then goes on to say that this matter has been cajled to the attention of GOT. Manning and Robert A. Cooper, so? licitor of that circuit, and asks what they are going to do uhout it. refer? ring to their statements hist summer in the campaign that they were for law and order. The paper calls upon both the governor and solicitor to prove that they are for law enforce ment. c,,.v Manning said the matter re? ferred to had been called to his :\\ - ten'ion in a conversation with a citi ten. n??t I \ in officer. He aaked for affidavits .?n *hleh tu proceed, bol baa been unable to get any. Oov Manning said that he had b* Id a conference w^th Solicitor Cooper when the Abbeville stm.item was dls> coas+d. "I believe that Solicitor ? ooger will do his duty.'' said the governor. The Instance In which the gov? ernor has acted on complaints which have come to him about "blind tigers" are numerous. In replying to u letter f.om Sheriff Ackerman of t'olleeton county In which the sheriff reported his acmtts in suppressing "blind tigers." the governor said: "I hope that you will soon huve this traffic broken up." Several sheriffs have mini'' repOTtl ?very few davs us to the results or their efforts to suppress Illicit whis? key dealing. In a letter le Sheriff Thomas of Cherokee counts the go\ - crnor said "Keep ag POU! work, tin \erv fact that the sheriff in alive and active w||) help scare out the Illicit dealers." The governor look an active part In the investigation of the KuirplaV race trouble and helped to secure much of (he evident ? presented at the trial in Wulha . Keplylnvt to a letter from Mayor H. Ii Spears mi l.tmlrum regarding, the blind tiger" situation In his town the governor said: "I am. of course, very desirous oi helping you wipe this Illegal trattlc out. but at the sail time I am very much opposed to hir intr detectives tor this work unbss It Is proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that the loeut officers eau not or *ill not enforce the law." Oov. Manning is giving close at? tention to ullei;ed l.i w Ie.s.s11?? s>> hi e\f| > locality which comes undef hi-- indue, either officially or otherwise. He re e?ntly wrote to Solicitor tinnier re? garding the allling oi i neuro |g Heauioit limine lesgggrMp In Kam? berg Oiiiiitv. The eoroner'm Impicst failed to hold any one for Do- of? fense-, but th?ie im pennen in believe. Oov. Munulng sail. that Hulloltoi Hunter Mill ha\e the Mattel thor? oughly looked Into. K\ t r? compbiitii ..i i111< it ? Mglie) selling in given Instant attention bj the gotetuor and he h..-* written .1 special iet?. i to ever) rslieetfl le stnmi out the ? blind tiger?*." One r.plaint of "blind tiger" activities reached tin governor tiom II*mptog rotlftt] In ? ?Uli ... the maitei to do nttentbm n Sheriff I. II Uuht.-iet >.i Hampton the gmeinor seid I h??? to reuiim; you that h peaee ofT'n ??! doe* not hi ? to wait for complaint* tu ronu In him but inn ni'.i...d on Ins pgu mi flstlve. mid |g supposed to l.m-w | h.ii is going on in In? let i litu \ us well as other i Hudens know- it ..is., ih.it en information and b. liei von eon al WSys proceed against rime Kfforf on the nut <>\ ? il .dlici i 1? limited on by t|o\ Manning II is willing to assist the offl? ? i ~ VI IM. ST ATISTIC S. I I Im of Township Rrgfletrar* and itjrmmrtln of Kuit'N and Regulations Bailor The Dnlrj it?*m. ConaMortng the confusion ami mis* understand Inga concerning the new vital statistics lau. it seems thai the i> lb] ontton ??f an article in reference to this matter, and a complete list of the registrars for Burnt*r. would not bs a m i ss. The registrars are as lol I o V s ; ?? 11> of Bumter ?Health Officer J. H? Forbes, Snmter. S. C. Sender Township?t'arl B, i'pps. If. 1?.. Snmter. S. ('. Mlddleton Township M, U Parier, M. P., Wedsjenel I, s. C, Mayssvlllt Township?w. (?. Thorn Ma] 9&\ IUe, s. ?'. itateburg Township ? Benjamin iandera, Dalaell, s. c Concord Township Carl B, Kpps. at, 1?.. Snmter. S. ('. I'rivatcer Township?&VB, Kolh. R, F 1>. No, I, Snmter. S. C. ?hUoh Township?S. li. McFlvecn, Shiloh. S. C. Manchester Township?Carl B, Bp pa, m. I>.. Surnter. S. C. ProvMenee Township?B. Mc? i..(ughim. m. i).. Dalaell, s. c, ita ft ing Creek Township?W. <\ Harllee. lUmbert, S. C. At the request of State Registrar II yne. 1 am acting as registrar for Consord and Manchester townships. but* If there is anyone in either of these townships who would like to take Charaj* Of this work, they Will please communicate with me at once. Among the most important pro? visions of this law thut should be generally known are the following! The body of no person who dies in South Carolina can he legally hurled, cremated, or otherwise disposed of, Of removed from or Into any registra? tion district, or held more than 72 hours after death, until a permit for Initial, removal, or other disposition thereof shall have been property Is? sued by the local registrar, or his deputy. If a body is brought into the State let burial, the transit permit which accompanies the body must be bled With the rettistrur, who will issue a buiial permit. II a person ?lies without medical attendance the registrar must be no? tified, and. if there is no suspicion ?I death hy unlawful means, he has au? thority to issue a burial Of removal permit. If there is suspicion attach? ed t<> the death the coroner will be notified. All births must be reported within 10 days after birth. If there is no phyniclun of midwife in attendance. Ihi parents, af other responsible per 1 son. shall report the birth to the reKistrar. In case of a still-birth a death certificate as well as a birth certltlacte has to be issued, and a midwife has no authority to issue a j death certihcate in these cases. The still birth must be reported to the lo? cal registrar as is done In case of death oecurhng without medical at? tendance. It is of importance to name the child in time to include the nume in the report of birth, but. if this is not done, the reKistrar will furnkM a blank for the later report of the mime. The law Is very strict, ami for the BOaifOl Of violation of any of these rules there is a tine or from live to one hundred dollars or Imprisonment for It days, or both. Mirth ami death certiticates are permanently preserv? ed in lir? proof safety vaults by the state reg let rar, and are often of vi? tal importance, perhaps years after v..iids, in legal, or other proceedings er here it is necessary i" secure posi? tiv e plool Of a birth. Or death Those e ho wish btrttt or death certificate! ma) procure Ihem from their local registrar. Carl B. Rppi, M. i?. Humter. It, C, March f, ii>ir,. is READING TKHT1MONV, I _ toivcrnot- Haw itaniweii Mapeaoary Mutter tinier POWaf leiation. Columbia, .Man h v?Qov. Manning not et reai lu d ;| decision in Ihe matter of the removal oi the mem* born of the Ban ?%ell county dlauet ? sary bo nd. He is reading all of the i testimony presented at the two hear? ings, and it mav I" several weeks he? lm,, the decision is reached, every way possible ami with every agency at bis hands, he said. The govermn- aald that he was de Voting much attention to |fte situation in ColumMs and Charleston. Mayor tirace has held several eonfereneeii with the governor In regard lo la a enforcement. The governor is v\? it - Ing for Mayor tlrttce to recover trout an o|ieratioi| befori announcing hi plan for law enforcement In Charles h?n, Tin' modified programme submitted by Mayor Omce was rejected lij the governor. Confer? ences have elan i.n held with Mayor ilrlffttti and Jobs W, Itlchanlsnn biet ill |.obe, . when the Columbia dtoatlon was dlseumied. Oov. .Man Ming Slid that he would ro,,|,eiatc ii Ii I hew uffleers In every effiirl ihej nahe for enforcing tin laws ngains) he illicit sab? Itf M llfetkl ? i ml iitliei ulal Ivus, UREENWOOD MAN CONVICTED or MURDER, Killed Young Wife and Jury Returns Verdict of Uullty After short De? liberation?April - is Date for Exo <-it I ion. Greenwood, March ?*.. ?A. C. Tol? bert was round guilty of murder 'his afternoon, after a short deliberation by the jury which had hoard all Ihe evidence adduced since yesterday af? ternoon at ;'. o'clock, when the trial began. The testimony was practical? ly completed yesterday evening and the morning occupied with arguments of counsel for Ihe defense. Solicitor Cooper In reply, Judge Moore deliv? ered his charge nhortly before i * i'clock. At ten minutes after o'clock the Jury brought In its verdict, "guilty of murder." TolbCrt was found guilty of a par? ticularly atrocious crime. He choked his young wife to death while the two were alone in a room In a house at PanOlS mill, a few days before Christ? mas. He waited an hour after com? mitting the crime before he notified any one. saying he wanted to be sure she was dead. At the trial he testified that her in fjdellty was the cause of his rage to? wards her. The plea of the defense was in? sanity and testimony both of physi? cians and others was offered that Tol bert was "peculiar" or crazy. When Judge Moore finished the death sentence Tolbert fell across the dock as In B swoon. He was carried Into B Jury room and given medical attention. The date of execution Is April 2. Court adjourned after sentence had been pronounced on Tolbert. FEDERAL INCOME TAX. Several Points Made Clear by Col? lector I ley w ard. Columbia, March 4.?The atten? tion of D. C. Heyward, collector of internal revenue, was today called to a local article in The News and Cou? rier of Monday regarding income tax delinquents, There being some slight errors in the article, the collector was asked for a Statement covering the matter, and he issued the follow? ing: ) . "A return is required of all In? dividuals having a net income of OuO or more, and this return should have been filed in the ohVe of the collector on or before March 1. and the ofllce was kept open until mid? night last Monday night to receive such returns. It was not proper, as suggested in the article referred to. to Rle the returns or pay the tax to Deputy Collector r. B. d?mmet, at Iiis office in CharlCOton, hut all re? turns should have been sent to the office In Columbia. The fact that a man is married and would, therefore, be entitled to an exemption of $4, "UO does not relieve him Of liability from making p. return if his net in? come is more than $3,000. The re? turn should have been made and Ihe exemption of $4,000 claimed in case he is a married man. "The taxes on income from corpor? ations and individuals are payable at any time between now and the 30th of June, and taxpayers will bo notified of the amount due by the of? fice of ihe collector. "The law does not make a distinc? tion as to the time for payment be? tween corporations and Individuals, i Keep! that corporations desiring to I make returns of annual net income on the basis of n tiscai year other than the calendar year, must not less than ::u days prior to March 1, tile with the collector a notice in writing designating the last day of some month as the close of such tiseal year. Notice must be filed not later than January 29 of the year in which the fiscal period of 12 months closes. A return for that portion of the cal? endar year preceding the Ural full fiscal \car must be tiled on or before March i of the next calendar year. I und ?he rel tu it for the list u] year < 12 t months i must be filed "ii or before Ihe the last day of the U0-day peiiod next following the close of the fiscal (\ear. Example: A corporation de ??Iritis i" designate June 30, 1916, as Ihe close nf its hseal Villi, must file notice with the collector not later than January 39, 1915, and Ita return for its inst tiscai year (July I, 1914 to June 30, 191ft.) must be filed on or before August 39, 1915, ami its return for the period Jununry I to June :'.?>. 191 I, ??)? or tafnre March I, 1915. 1 ?et "i 'I i?f all Indh Idtials should ran ' llh the calendar j ea r." i 'oliimblu, Man It 8. Among the arts signed by Qov, Manning this morning were ihe non resident hun? ters* license and the rciddonl hunters license measures, Hevcral counties ire exempted fi am i io u\n rat ion ,.i Ihe resident hunters' license act. The lull ereal Ing u higuv u> com? mission foi t||.tin.111 > m ii .1^.- signed i'N in* governor, FAIRPLAY MIN ACQUITTED. Magistrat?' McClure and Others Are Declared Not Utility Of Minder as Charged, Walhalla, March 4.?The Jury charged with determining Ihe guilt (?I W. T. McClure, William Kay. .1. Wood row Campbell, Calma <\ Kay, s. Augustus Jones and John McDonald, charged with the murder of Green Gibson during the ? xqiting scenes at Fairplay last December, required only ZU minutes to find a verdict of not guilty. The case was begun in the Oeonee court Tuesday morning and was con? cluded today. The negro, Green Gibson. was killed at Pair play in December when a race riot was threatened. The de? fense in the ease of McClure and his codefendanta was that McClure, act? ing in his capacity as a magistrate, was doing his duty as an officer In suppressing the disorder and had foi med a posse to assist him in re j storing peace. mi. J. T. WIG HTM AX DEAD. He Left South Carolina Conference for Haiti more Conference Years Ago. ! News and Courier. j News was received In the city last night of the death of the llcv. John T. Wight man. I). D? at Baltimore. Dr. Wightman was bom in Charleston more than ninety-one years ago. He was graduated from the College of Charleston and entered the Methodist ministry. News of his death brings sorrow to a wide circle of relatives and friends here. Dr. Wight man was one of the most prominent members of the South Carolina Conference during his con? nection with it. For sixteen years he was stationed at Charlestt n, a longer period than any other pastor. He was pastor of Trinity Church for four years, of t. le Spring Street Church for four years and of Bethel Church Tor eight years. Trinity Church wa? kept open by Dr. Wightman during the War between the States. Ser? vices were held in this church while the city was being bombarded. After leaving Charleston he was given charges at Columbia. Spartan burg and other places in the State. He later resigned from the South Carolina Conference and was trans? ferred to the Baltimore Conference. Dr. Wightman served as pastor in Baltimore and Washington. He had been on the retired list for a number of years. Dr. Wightman was charac? terized last night as a prominent fig? ure in South Carolina Conference, a prominent orator, a very forceful speaker, driving home his points with Inimitable gustures. He was a cousin of Bishop Wightman. Dr. Wightman is survived by three sons, Albert and Frank Wightman, of Baltimore, and John Pickney Wight man, of Ashland. Va. Dr. Wightman married Miss Amelia Spain, of Dar? lington. The funeral and interment will tuke place in Baltimore. ITH DISTRICT RACE. j Selection of Johnson for Judge-ship ; l*roclpitatcs Congressional Cam? paign. Spartanburg. March 7.?The crea? tion of a new federal district in South Carolina and the selection of Congressman Joseph T. Johnson, of this city, as judge of that district, lias precipitated a congressional cam? paign in tili? Ith South Carolina dis? trict, almost without a moment's no? tice, so to speak. Joseph T. John? son has represented the district in congress for fourteen years and was elected last summer to succeed him? self. He will retire from congress without serving a day in the new con? gress. The most interesting development locally in the situation is the state? ment that A. I!. Calve!t, president of the Bank of Spartan burg, a former mayor of Bpartanburg and a cotton manufacturer, is seriously consider? ing; the matter id' becoming a candi? date. Those who have announced arc: B. A. Morgan, of Greenville; S. J. Nieb?lls, of this city. Nicholls was defeated by Mr. Johnson last sum? mer, and Itoberl .1. Gantt. oi the lo cal bar. Those whom gossip has put I in the race are Col. T. C. Duncan, of Pnlon; Hon. L. J. Browning, of I Cniou; Jesse W. Hoyd, of Bpartan? burg, and Hon. U. A. Cooper, of (?au? reus, hi the besl informed circles there |m ;i belief thai M >'. Cooper will m>1 ? lit? -1? ihe race, bul throw his strength au I support in l^aurens to \i. A. Mor? gan, oi Greenville, Morgan is sni.! In have managed Cooper*.-; campaign for governor in Greenville count j last summer. Marriage License Iteeord, Licenses to marr> were Issued to l iv to Jtimes l.? v.is Mini Ihitlie Barm? ,,i Concord, ;111.1 lu Kddlc Simmons i ml Mar^ Gin en ul ' 'laremont, RUNS AMUCK IN GEORGIA. INSANE MAN KILLS FIVE AND WOUNDS THIRTY-TWO. -. Vrated Kcal Estate Dealer shot Af tor Terrorising Town of Brans wirk and Wounding Many t/Ttlimi 13 runs wick, ?Ja., March <*>.?Armed with an automatic shotgun, Monroe Phillips, a real estate and timber dealer, ran amuck in ihe business district here today, killed live citizens, wounded '32 and was himself shot dead. of the w.mmhd Gunner Tol nat>, a bank collector, and Ernest Mc? Donald probably will die. The dead are. 11. F. Dunwoody, a prominent attorney; W. M. Hackett, an undertaker; Ilex Beavers, a police? man, and W. P. Padgett, a former po? liceman. Several of the wounded are prominent citizens of Brunswick. The police believe that Phillips be? came suddenly insane because of financial troubles. It was at the busiest hour of the day that Phillips, carrying a shotgun entered the office of Harry F. Dun woody, a lawyer, against whom he is said to have cherished ill feeling, and killed him. Phillips then shot Albert M. Way, who was in Dunwoody's of jtice. Although badly wounded, Way I probably will recover. Walking calmly from the office, ! Phillips faced a crowd which had ! been attracted by the firing. Without I a word Phillips suddenly began shoot? ing into the throng and a Wild stam? pede for shelter followed. R. M. Beavers, a policeman, was killed when he attempted to arrest the crazed man. Phillips continued to fire on everybody in sight until he was shot down by E. C. Butts, an attorney, more than half an hour after Dun woody had been killed. NEO ROE'S FIRE DANGEROUS. Woman Is Wounded and Others l.c>s Seriously Hart. Olanta, March 4.?Monday night at the lumber camps about one mile south of Olanta, George Xesbit shot a negro woman through the abdomen with a pistol, and it is thought she will not recover. A few minutes later Ed Wright passed several negroes who w ere grouped around a camp fire, and after telling *hem to look out shot into them wit i shotgun. While none of them was seriously hurt, several of them were hit by shot in the faces, legs, hats and very much frightened. The two negroes. Nesbit and Wright, then ran away and have not been heard of since. There was apparently no immediate cause for the shooting. It was no? ticed that these two negroes were much together for two or three days before the shooting, and it appears now that they had planned to do mis? chief and leave immediately after pay day. Funeral of W. S. Jones, ?Ir. The funeral services over the re? mains of W. S. Jones, Jr., were held from the residence on West Calhoun Street Sunday afternoon at :>.30 o'clock and the interment took place at the Snmter cemetery. The ser? vices Mere conducted by Rev. J. P. i Marion. _ A Wonderful Healing Iiillucnce in Kidney Troubles. A year and a half ago I was taken with s severe attack of kidney trou? ble that pained me to such an extent that morphine had to be given me. Was attended by a doctor who pro? nounced it as stone in the bladder and prescribed lithia water. I took lithia water and tablets for some time and received no relief from them. 1 Stopped taking medicines for some time, later having some Swamp-Root in the house I decided to try it and felt much relieved. While taking the second bottle commenced to pass gravel In urine until 1 had passed In all at least a half dozen or more and have not suffered the slightest since? and In all have taken one bottle and a half and feel very grateful to Sw a nip-Root. Yours very truly, 11. W. SPIN KS. Camp Hill, Ala. Personally appeared before me this 16th day of Auguet, 1*01, n. w. Spinks, who subscribed the above statement and made oath that the same is true in substance and in fact. A. B. LEE, Fx. of Justice of Peace. Letter to Dr. Kilmer & Co., j Blnghamton, N. Y. | Prove What Swamp-Hoot Will Do For You. Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., ttinghamton, X. Y.. for a sample size bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable information, telling about the kid? neys and bladder. When writing, be -ore und mention * this paper. I tegular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles for sals at all drug stores.? Vdvt PANAMA FESTIVAL CURTAILED. Result of Congressional Economy Will be Elimination of Much oi Proposed 1 *r< >g ra mine. Washington, March 4.?Many fea turee of the elaborate exercises planned for the formal opening of the Panama canal in July were abandoned as a result of the aetiOM of congress In refusing to make the appropriation for the purpose asked for by Secre? tary Garrison. The appropriation requested was to del ray the expense of a trip to the canal of President Wilson, members I of congress, members of the diplo? matic corps, representatives from for? eign governments and o:her special guests, including Former Presidents ! Roosevelt and Taft. It was intimated tonight that the president himself would not go to the formal opening, but it is possible he may change his present plans. The navy department has an appropriation for sending the fleet to the canal, and it was said some kind of exercises probably would be held. All of the president's plans for the 'spring and summer months were said tonight to he dependent on the inter? national situation. DOCTORS IN SESSION. i Regular Meeting of the Sumter County Medical Association. The regular March meeting of the Sumter County Medical Association was held last evening at the office of Dr. E. R. Wilson, with thirteen mem? bers In attendance. Dr. C. Fred Williams, Councillor for the Seventh District, was also present, and dis? cussed with the society matters con I ccrning the welfare of the profession and the advancement of medical af? fairs generally. An interesting program was carried out, and a number of instructive clinical discussions were engaged in by those present. Dr. Archie China submitted a valuable paper upon the administration of chloroform in sur? gical operations, as against the use of ether and other general anesthetics which are advocated in some quar? ters. The next meeting will be held the first Thursday in April, at which time the Sumter County Nurses' As? sociation has been invited to meet with us in joint session. At the conclusion of the prescrib? ed program, a social hour was pleas? antly spent, enhanced by refresh? ments and professional reminiscences. March 5th, 1915. ASK LIVE STOCK PROTECTION. Effort to Prevent Foot and Mouth Disease. Columbia, March 5.?Gov. Manning yesterday called upon the State veterinarian at Clemson college to use every effort to prevent the shipment of cattle affected with the foot and mouth disease into South Carolina. The matter was brought to the at? tention of the governor by A. H. Miller of Greer. Following letter was received from Mr. Miller: "As a breeder of cattle I appeal to you to take some steps to prevent railroads shipping cattle or horses into this State until the foot and mouth disease is stamped out. It is now In Virginia and if allowed to en? ter South Carolina the loss will be appalling." Gov. Manning replied as follows. "I beg to acknowledge your wire of this d;ite. I thank you for calling this matter to my attention and will immediately go about getting control of this situation. If you have any data or can give any suggestions 1 would be glad to have them.*' Mayor Grace, of Charleston, was operated on for appendicitis Wednes? day afternoon. The operation was very serious, but Mayor Grace is said to be getting on as well as possible In. the circumstances. Cur Foreign Advertising is in Charge of Jacobs & Co., Clinton, S. C, SOLICITING OFFICES: New York?ill V. '2Bth St.E. L. Goidd Chicago?42U Advi rtifting Mdfr.AR . B. P??r< her iviroit? Hotel Tidler.C.L. WISl St. Louis?IMS t astral NatL bank bld?.. II. E. flsuuson N'aahvltb?u>i Kb Ave. v..1. If. Riddle. Jr. Ulsuta -Wesley lb norisl Utdg..JI. n. KsotiKh Athevllle, N. <?.?tsl M Msin st.Q. H. Ugun Philadelphia?1421 Area W. .. ...A. O'Dtaiel Uickuioad, Vs.?Murphy llotel...J. W. Ugoa DEATH toVERKIN RAT CORN n<->t ru i and mi.e trtirsjlsiisrmarts. Killsquickl) NSdsheottttety srttOoatodoi. M iiuniitle* ~thua preresttag deceau>??d< ii'ii. Bolter than all theirap* f a iiio Mortd. Insist uu liesuloe R IT CORN. '??.?'?. |l si dealers off i>y avail. boeV paid. BOTANICAL MFC. CO. 4th & Hac9 Sfff., Philadtlphim, Pa,