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P--LISHED SEMI-WEEKLY. WINNSBORO, S. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 191o. BLISHED 1844. inAsTERtVJLLE DOTS., Nr. Editor: I will make an efrart to comply with your rE quest to write a communication for your psper. I have been quite busy rece;tly, hence the Inability to fulfill my prom Ie sooner. Farm woik is being ru4ed rapidl', preparatory for planditg Must of our famers are done hauwang their fei tilirs. There wil'be a quantity 0 guano used; in fict it serniw lake s are guano burgry. I have notictd that it seams like the people tat tar jer and dive faster wben th. are goi:.g after guano than they do lur anyaihbog else. A number of eur.-people have been 111 with the grip. .. Tgiy areji>w dnu yalesclng. -..... - Mr. Mary Faucette, widow of the late Maj V. W. Faucette, wo o was re ported serioesly ill, is in.provo.g. Mr. Richard T. Crosby, wto ba. been serioudly ill for the last two months with lor g trouble, diec Thars day, the 28th of Frbruary. Mr. urost:y was an enterprising and per-everig young farmer, with progiesivegdel le was a bright young'ipr; tte wr.:er was associatea with haii at school. and his qaick perception and retewive mind ampresstd me with the .d- tao be was above the aveaage in poit uf intelt '. ; Our oemeteries and graveyards are 1ling up at a remakably last rate. toloug-*ince Mr. Mattew Wtir of' Cheiter, but formerly of thist comi munity, died of lung trouble. -Mr Weir and maself were asseicated tq ether for severai %ears Cua g child ood. Our associa ions, tike that of Mr. Crosby's and myself, were always cordial and pleasant, enaendefing as it did on botb occasiot.- feeling of mistual good will for each other. Bth of the dhceased h d a plain matter ot fact way of exprebaing themselves thdt k always impressed me with their sin :erity of. purpose We tender our sampathies to the bereaved famiies. Sna.4e ago while at Mr. M. 1). . olvins I saw a very c .nenient and neatly made waiing deAk or q tar teed oak which was irate b% }1r: Coleman Cov. b who 1i takiig a couree 1i the tehnological school ii Atlanta, e.. The skill and taste do-played in ' rkmantsbip and finish of the bate the most Ai tsee that thee 4r A to hree different telelma. in t South Carolina legislature. Some a] ..OPPOs to the course I ursued b Se Stor McLaurin, some op osed to Se opposed to endorsing .-itb senators McLaurin's or T liau course In the United States senate. I zegret to see such a diversity ofiplou. existing am lng oar repr sentttises In - the Lgi-lature. Nev Is Okhistory of our canntry since tI davs bf reconstrction have our repr seitative4 in the Congress <f ti J~ate Sa - ben sosrote e .iawtesetdfrteidosdrn ei-ed and avarice on the onte hat and democracv wi h its princples < eqaltv and ja3mica nth t3r a never been suore &harply de lined th' they wore, in both the ihicago er Kzisas City p-stformas, and I batta the remoteit idea that r-uch a lat~ per-cent, of the lower t. ine oif '1 South Carolina legislature would ti to avail themseives ..f an opp'a tat to vo:e their disapproval ol Sezna: MJcLaurini's . cenrs - in ie Se-nat Yo.ur readera are aware of t he fa that there was a resouition a fle-ct he legislature for the meri- ber.- to vo peraytio gn. trM et-tr-Is enale the VcK n miniuitationl t carry, tbtir p>.i. Perhap'i those wiho voed to tab the resoun ion did not ent eat tn ti idea or the fact for on.- mlomlea th they were to some. extent r. Pu joni the principles o1 dem. cra,. -If bh fully understood 'be real aiaaig the re.o1ution anid then voted tao iab It thsey were, practically i~paak'. t~eeing with McLaurir, whose viai "reriniilltct' co~flier n:it h ti. pran ptes advocated by W. J. Ben.i would rather take my etanad alot'si of Bryan in de:t-at and prove true the .prind.ples ot my party, thin vote the aoproval of~ the cotur e Senator McLaurin, w t.o.e e ver - off' .has been made to inga- a e ba tm with those aha are tryingr to loot ? fibasuty of the- Uneited S ates unl the guise of Itgivlation Our tea" sentatives who faiied to .avail 'tea selves of thit oppurnu'ity to3 atan theair seal of* conademtaation uo 0 Ib ipolite, n:ast and uiodndmcai course ot S taator MtcL mv in, we elected by democrats in a democeral -ptimary. Can tLey retrn to th.' people and assure them thit they ba done all In thear power to uph'ldt banner of demo'cracy ? It interroga' itn regard to theIr course in hlbia par' ular case, they wrond be taeces'ari compelled to acknowledgz' t' e fI thalt they 'e lullowian in ate fi step4 of Hlanna and McKin er, or II they .re with the Ieadera of dem crat Mr. Elitor, if they are wah the tr and tried leadefrs of -bmocracy, thi - . y.Jr.uld not bea-ltare to cast ~h votes agsainst McLaurin who is sitti in the sh~d- of the Whie lioni ..anoning Mowslf to catch the fi 1ani ' il Is, M 'he bra-chesot htit mj.-aLtic tree of publtc patrotnasge. His persiii;ent . frorts to serve 'he ma - ets and his vigj:ant watchfulness to btain -he- covere d jr-zI woud make a ,ce,.e fit for the most talented comic srtisc. I am your, for demoeracy. R >bt. R Jt ffarts. Math 2 1901. SHERMAN IN WINNSBORO. From Ederngton's History. On Mondi, 'h.- Ian bie-fore Snerman wais expected in Winl sboro, the citi zens m"t and appointed a committee to meet the-arny beyond 'he I'mita o' the town w ith a white flaw in oroer to surre-tider i e t wn. O' thi- commnit. tee wtre Rev Pr L,),, R v. J. Oneatr. James Mcrreight, and Dr. H..rlheck The enemv camo inl early Tne-day niorning and Dr. Madden says he was n- ar the town I all ond the Ynkee soldiera seemited to ruth in aid sud Iainly fi I the town. Their hanDs a- d fac-a were in many ca-ex smeared vit h .nasr vud syrup. 0- e man stared in I is face and said, "W, at do % on I hi- k ot our preaident n'.w?" On the fa, m itf J'bn McMater, one ni e below Wi""sb' ro the tiegroes were on the w'teh ini the dirpction ct Columbia t..r the Ya'k, eA ittending to bide iu', bw ,st'e' said the whole face of the earth was buddenly filled as it wrre -b% piS-ant's as 'h-y said so as to Cut (f any chatce of escape. Whii stanotinig i.e-r tl-e town ball Dr. M. saw a. offic-r mountrd on a small gray stal lo .' ide a y anad inat the" ,.owr solalier nrt-nght np to litr old Dr. Horibeck Who explrined to the :ffier that he had fought the soldiers and re.-i-ted an attempt to burn his bon-e. The ofl er only said, "Sneak quicklv t-lk fa.t," and ride off it-d replied to a qnesti)n asked him, "Ye', I ti ik al' 4he cotton will be burntud but if will be rolled ont." Soon alter that, fire was set to McCnilev' cotton ware house whic'i swept L-iderdate's house and everything down to Ltventrett'A brick huilditig a-.d crossed to West side of street aid burnt from 0 Id Fel lows Hall to the bricl- battk bni ding A" . fficer sa d to Dr. M., "Why conm t iou as.i.t in .avivg the tncvable pr.ap ett, ?" He replied he tbought the soldiers would not peru.it h m to d ao. All th- hous9a in the track of the flmes wwre t mptied of their contents which were moved to the lo s i the rear. Three soldiers wer standing ear the cot-t house yard talkini. One said to Dr. M, "Da yon ktow the lady who get fire I this town? Dr. M. replied that ;Aid not know that a lady nad done so. The soldisi biAheat limb othfat free. A two 6f ted off .-the ono two 6f the men nhdolteo, e who remained said -e believe a word those men sa body set fire to this town but onf'W soldiers il tell yon there ar -- iud.men in this S1. o WOE r ;-4p4-i e.sure in burning cverv ba 's in it." Ain officer on a hrge bla - horse rods np and said to Dr. M. ) m uterly opposed to this burni from begiinning t - end. It mast stop r saying, "I am Gen. Wihins? that ti ne fire %as beginning to anpe e on the rooT of the lhw offi'-ee in re 1o cot t - bonse. It was immenivte h ektinguished Ab tat noon on W( n~ resdav, the 17'h, corps under J eDavis enitereg..town and the Petnns van'ans lined the street of the tnor' en' end of tha tow". S me of the .pr zed '.the- planks. from the shu of nm eun, b- nlu next to Dr. Boy lestoi er-idence where a few b<t e - of comr were st'i'-d anmd sootn tmme fih- un fr- b arn'd hur c'1 D . B.'. hon'-. M1 er'- anid John N I a hear t'-. An fi -er ord. red soa.iers to save th- ne no"'se ( he Ale'ck Ch-'mb r'- huon. aid tie. a cended h- roof arnd 8-V hibt :he . 3 a tn ur'edIu ime Cati upon th. m cr i g ont *-Rem' ad i th'br bni g " 'lTne cot totn in r' 'it Cl' -e- at hcart's houwe was inE G o d and b)' greia: e xertions~ his het -ad that ot \trs. \Mc itor r were .ave Dr. Ma I'len saa the soldie's expres' -urrse at thee er.' t gn ottiriv o)f fo s -pp ies they fantnd in, Fair fild, si ie it wve t 'e mto-t b''nnutin Cant e thev la i r-vr see. Thes de-trov 'or eatir ed . ff ncearh evet ytningi. Ma s mke h. u-e4 were some incrhe- dhe i * m *'nS-" where th~ex had destroy ie bat-,ese and olker vessels that c4 r aied it. Editor a Awful Plight. SF. \t. Higin-. uhtor Seneca (II ' News w-t affieted for seara w I Pile-, I hl:t nto do'ctorr or remedy hlelp Ir until he trie~d Bucklern's Arniica S-il 10 II. wrrtea two noxes wholly cut t him. It's the sure-t Pile eure oni eai nit at:d the tLest salve in the world. (:t rt L'tranateed. Only 25 cents. Sold [' CHA RLESTON LuST ON FINA L ROU3 n ashiungton, March 4.-O 'e of t I most tnotanle occirrences in the b atory of congressional legislation ma e the c esing hours ot the last sessi e of the senate of the 5Gtb congre r 'Seator Carter of Montana signtli2 re ,is retirement from the senate, af sxyears ot brilliantseicbtak e- the river and har-bor bill to desi l lie occufed the floor cons ruc'iv, .et Ior nearly- tbir-t~eu cotnsern ive hou At 11:40 last night, aft' r the sen ., conhc rees- on the liver and hat bon I ue ned rep .rted a di-agrumnt, Sena ' nCr tioi~e began his speech. He rtncdit as vicious and peri ici< ..s...ntl b..rea 5, 'clok Mr. Allil rubmit td a fur'h-r dIsAgreemeDt 0 thei sundry , i-il bill, the item in con tenion beinig the aporopriatiou for the tbree (Xpoitton.. From ttise the sen ate recedt-d, and then paased the St. tt Louii expo.'itin bill. Mr. Tillman, who ha- championed the appropria.wion for Csriestou ttroughout the sesationso inde a final appeal to the benate to C save the t harleston item, bu' he real- tI ized that the Missonri senators were mere pow*.ful than he. By a vote of 38 to 10 he senste recAded from the i, arie'ton approepriat ion and the bill 0 was papsed. 11 mr. Catter re-utned hi% speech, a finali, aw-onneing at 6:35 that it was hia !in 11n ii o1.0 to peruit th iiver aid harbor bi I to become a law. He s i.-ei the floar only afier the vice o presiden:'s c remotny had began. WHERE CHARLESTCN LOST. gW From 10:30 last night the senate re- V utinet in co.tiun as session. The nst interesting ltesture of the session was i a recedinig from its amendment to the oetidry civil bill provding ter c tbree exp'sir on4. giviteg $5 000,000 to e S L. new, $500 000 to Buff lo and $250,-t 000 it; ( hrsestm., S. C. Without dt vistin :he motibon oi 6enator Allt.on to receos was astr-ed to. Then tne s -nste receded Ir.m the Charleston amend. t men to tree Si L -nis expo-ition bill I whic" had passed the house as a sep- 1 arate mensele Ti acion n ssd the it, appropritting $5 000,000 to.- St. Louis. Th. ugh muff--rnix from i., heaith, Senator Ve-t of Missonr: had i-towint-d in the a a e all vight to bat ,le tor this expositi in apprtoprtation He said it was not fair to make St. I Loni- suft-r because the house would I not make an appropriation for the ex position in Son h I arolina. BEN WAS MAD. Senator Tillman showed deep feel inig lie said the legi-lation which had paved the way for the St. Louis ap pr priation was placed in a bill last year, as were the amendments from which the senate had receded in the sundry c.vil bit). The watcn-dogs of the house of representa'ives had not pouiced upon this proposition then and dettated it Congres'. Le said, had appropiiated eleven millions of dollars for exposition-, and now it was proposed to give $5 000,000 laore. Hi S ate, S.uth Carolina, was rer garde 1 as an outcast, a diinherited dog. He woule leave it to the senate whether it was jat. fair and right to give to St. Lou"' $5,000,t00 and refasm Cbarles-on a i-ma, $250 000. - Mr. Depe* and Mr. Lodge thou that Charleston opght to be e qually witb t L'.o, -NAUG The State 24 The ctv of W' passed ith' igton' today- sii in the quantity and qua Id y of is street dee rations in honor 0 -e the o-econd inauguration ot Pre*sidenj k McKinley. Tne whole route of parad "I was a gorgeouly patriotic sight Bal ", it was at the court of 'honor con t structed on Pe -sue. Ivania avenue, be ar tween Fifteenth and Seventeentl a streeta-from the treasury, past the executive mansion, to the state, wai and navy bi di g, a magnificent .I stretch of 150 'o .t roadway--that th4 h- scene fairly rivalled an It alian carniva: n display in the era of ttie Medici. , Alguiside, from end to end, were in erected a conti-inous line of c -veret t etanads with terraces of seats rizing il trnirtv feet above the level of the road. xway, and transformig th&e ourt int< it grea amteh thsatre througoi whIct te pr'ceasiei m1 -ved. ed The riea twa' wi- flunked on eact fl* red- with a r'w of c -sautens, betweer -r wlie t 'he troo1 we're 0 meive. Eight ar mas ive pi tars, four on either sile, e' mok-ti off .he con' t in equal length.' b- These we-te copies eof th- decora ioni El of .he A exan4i ian' bridge at the Pari ed- t,(oi.'tion It coneiaed of a jiedeeta Seneeonthe baae and beari.g q' sga re pillar, the whuole 40 fert high Sthee t'*p of each surtnonted by I ia b doze urn. At each angule of the "squate piar was iposeul a sm'rl "P I .n c conmn or th.' same heijght, the e'whoc topped by a capt'at th er c arridr " to'e ornamental tnn. Between the polaer, on' the not th aide were inter spersedl 14 smaller c >lnm's of I misti deign, wun Tu-c.-e capitals. A smnaI e)o oir columis fiked the whole o. Lh the unen-te in trint of the White edl li use. Frosted electric livhts aidec in the iltnmninvione at night. Aftsi dta'k the brn.ze urns were fiiled wil Greek fi e, whos- h-avy columns o ire whir e -m eke we re illuminated by num. bierons .-archl ght.' Ttee adj.,cent governmnent buildingi I, were ab aze wien the national colors excep the execntive maensioni, ovel e whose white erpan-e fI ,atedi only the is- n-n flatg, at full mast. sidW I'he pre-.ident's reviewing sa a -on the sonth side of the court of honor on It was a fig draped, eqnare enc:osure v. The parade onriite through ibi-e cour d practicalzr was threngh a solid line o: red, white and b n'. F;ags waved el te bunting cng from every bui dtng g n'd house on the avenue from thie !h. cpitol to the treastury department. r -This sea-on there is a large deall 'rte~ amioneg childrenl from croup anc 'teing trout,1es. Pro)mpt action wil l-ave he ittleIt onesa from these terribe orei de a-es WVe know of nothing se e- etin to give instant relief as On \inute CEotgh Cure. It can also t. >us reed upon ine gr'inpe aned all throa ad lncog t:oubcs of adults. Pleaua ACCORDIMG TO .8" JONES. T#& following parographs are taken -oua letter written by Sam Jones to SAelanta Joarnal: "*Exas' surplus this year In the diests of the farmers is just wtat vowia farmers would have but for e dormons outlay for gano. Georgia net have commercial fertilisen. exis don't seed them. The tenants n these rich tar lan",s In Texas pay ies ladiords $3 money rent per &are, md tiat's whai it costs for guano per r:n Georgia. It I were a farmer I rnuli rather rout laud In Texas than wit it in Georgia. The black cotton lands of Texas are sI'g ffrom $W0 to, S" per sere; 960 evo will buy the best lands ten isaifrmDIL . The qasS is not how much Cotton O.Texas'make, but how much couton an they pick out I bve traveled brough Texas from Texarkan te El as., from Tezliue to Galveston, an'd stay witt.in the fe when I say that n-tenath of Texas cottn lands never ada plow on them. i you will for I's Texas with half a million more lop mules and negro plowmen, they ifad can make in Texas this year igat mildion ales of cottoo, weighing 40 pounds each. The delta of the Mis p- i is aIpusiana aid the good cot on lands of Texas can make ifeen =n bales and not use a pound of ,and with the arerage season a bale to the acre one year with Alabama, South annolina and North Carolina must look o'4eir manufacturing Interests and hr farmers to diverbifled erops and ioess-ade lertisersbr go broke in a ryears. 'an p ce her own wheat, i ats andship millions of dollars' of caftle, hogs, sheep, mules, 1etc., anually. Georgia is no the Empire State of the South. has the blue ribbon tied on her N. (wa oWritty reen5. - 5. Wu:sLow'svSooMr SYRUP need for over. fit Yoar by of mothers for the chdren teething, with perct succes. bes the chld, softens the coes, Ipain,. sse' wind collc, and best remedy for diarrhoea it the poer little sunbrer Sold -by drg- st 4In of th's wsrId. Twenty lve --1 T~~d ask. fey __ T of Wat Utisis AdjesMaUM Came ashington, March 4.-The honi Its session at 1145 to-day ami a C4monet-Stive scene from its men , following the delivery of an in p ive valeditory by Speaker Hoi 4. n. For an boar the body he been In the throes of disolution wit little business to perform. The ga leries were almost empty. The house had beenlin session a ig a Ith fre"quent recessee. bte postuodice appropriation bill wt finally passed shortly after midnig' and soon afterward the sundry cav ill was passed. This left lhat .ened the big supply measures, the .harbe bill, still unactad upon. The resolution autholising a sot committee of he committee on insuls af'airs, a committee of the house visit Paerto Rico, Cuba and the Phi ippines to make -a report on the coi ditions exis'ing In those islands wi defeated, 159 to 84. Hope bhat an agreement on the rive and harbor bill m~gbt be reached kes many members present until 7 a. m whben a recess was taken until 8 3C A fter half an hour another recess wa taken till 10, whoa some rontine hi!l were pissed andi another recess take nntil 11a in.. Payne, Grosvenor an Richardsoo were appointed to wai pen the presdent and the senate an avise them 'the house was ready I aj lurn. Meatimne th a house clock had bee "trned hack" to permit signing< bilia. Soon the committee reports the pred~deunt had no further messag te convey. Shortly before the closing bout Mi Richardson of Tenneasee, the minorit leader, presented resolutions testifyin the high regard ot tbe house for Ut ble, impartial and dignified manne in which Speaker Henderson had at minitered the duties af presiding o f (c oming from tbe minorit thre was added significance to t1i tribute. 'The resolutions were unan iouly adopted by a rising vote. The the sp-aker, in slow and impressii tone., delivered his closing worda I the house, thanking the members fc their c>operation through a busy an, evntful congres'. lie concluded 11 45 and annonneed the session' < thei boube fir the fifty-sixth congrei adjorned. That Throbbing Headahe Would quickly_ leave you, if yo I ued Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thoi i sands of snu'erers have proved thei matlhless merit for Sick and Nerros Headaches. They make pure bloe -and strong nerves and build up yos health. Eass to take. Try then ,Only 25 ents. Money back 1f n uered. Sold by McMaster Co., drud utsa. A 45WtLL LiNt UC SPRING AND 5UMMtk NECKWEAR MANUFACTURED EXPRESSLY FOR OUR TRADE IN ALL THE LATEST STYLES. BAND BOWS, CLUB TIES, TECKS, FOUR-IN-HAND, BAT WINGS, and WINDSOR TIES. All I~ead-q for your Inspeetion ...Popular Prices. SD. V. Walker & (90. Members of the faculty of the W e S. C. College will give a series of illustrated lectures. Dr. Green jii tithe market to ell Von yew will deliver the first, his subject Paint and Pantuers' Supplies, and being the ige of Troy. f. Davis will follow next with a lecture on ,'The Crescent and the Cross." The third will be by Dr. Moore; his last - stanue th tstof t ..1. ith To Paint ESmt with cheap paint ile false ecoom, efwhich none can aff rd. Goodusn Capt. Mortimer Glover a teacher avidendandwe want of large experience has opened a private school in Orangeburg. h e T on ___ ___ ___ __ The Town* and country to call and examine our stock of Paints, Oils, Brushes ad Painters' Sopplies. If you want to paint anthing from a rocking chair to your house it will pay you to cali and see as. Y Nature respectfull Babies and children need Druggists. proper food, rarely ever medi ine, If they do not thrive I nv% on their food something is (Limitd wrong. They need a little -OF help to get their digestive GMLTLE OS -9, machinery working properly. M Furnishes Lumber, Building Materls 1 0 of all kinds, and are contractors t for brick or wood bourns. ISCO Their representative, 0V Off MR. IL I& McROY. COD UVER OIL PW p/E FE4 a now In Wnsboro do work ter d the cotton mills and erecting several t dwollings In town. will generally correct this Information will be given by Ur di1.1 ly Meftoy at .'inusboro. 1111SSO yZdifficulty. -I . If you will put from one r fourth to half a teaspoonful r. in baby's bottle three or four times a day you will soon see - a marked improvement. For larger children, from half to 0 a teaspoonful, according to age, dissolved in their milk, ?nur" a rtin our t*..Uonesirictly contfi=HD d1*nVtW i if you so desire, will very Ptn t ro st Ct soon show its great nourish- A M 'ct.wt" ing power. If the mother's A h I - milk does not nourish the c baby, she needs the emul-" sion. It will show an effect Sat once both upon mother M N Y T ED Sand child.AMtEAETO GTL Z Pt ,or.aad~g~o~ all ,45REEloans LE ilpo l~ cuurE ladE t. W. ~- SuTT IONF. chmissew or s prowt ain winebr out pe r k fnu r the cottn mil Pa Snd eretig0evra