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NEWS AND HERALD. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLT, -BY WINNSBORO PUBLISMING CO. J. FRANK FOOSHE, - - EDITOR. TERMS, IN ADVANCE: One Year,......................... t.5O six Mouth........................ .. .75 WIN NSF OR( S. C. Friday, January 25 - 901 A Dead 188ue-the dispensary for police regulations. Albert Edward, formerly the Prince of Wales, now rules over England as Edward VII. The whole world shares with England in her grief over the death of Queen Victoria. Drink the State's rum or draw not from the State's treasury is the motto of South Carolina in its whiskey business. Grover Cleveland is now writ ig' 8 series of articles on the "Young Man in Politics." What about the old man out of politics? The real o bject of the dispen sary is no longer kept a secret. -Revenue it was in the beginning, revenie it is now, and revenue it will ever be. A black tiger has been arrested in Yorkville. Winnsboro has both the black and the white varieties which, according to all reports, are not dodging the officers. "Ill wind that blows no. one good.". The rain yesterday was tryig to pedestrians, but then wt a relief it was not to see and smell the piles of burning trash. Governor McSweeney Tuesday pardoned a man who had been convicted upon his own testimony, which had been forced from him by means of a rope around his neck. The wise teacher will not fail to take advantage of the present opportunities for teaching the great difference between monar chical and republic forms of governiht. So getwas the success of the State fair last fall that the legis lature will not be called upon to Rake its customary appropria Aion ef $2,500 in the shape of a loan. May itever so be. Be-re-re-elected is the word nece to expes the re-elee y eman. Ue was of last usmmer, re-elected again the second Tuesday of the legis lature, and Tuesday which ac cording to some-was the right day was re-elected again so that. .there m'h not be any question ig the aiyof election. TUE SA== OrD STOR Y. While at Ridgeway the -other day we had the pleasure of meet u Mr. T, L. Bulow, who among aibu' spoke of the condi tils Bu~ ating sheep-raising.{ 'been much interested'in the rais ing of sheep and has continuously kept alarge flock. But he is to discontinue this business which has proven so profitable to him heretofore. And why? Simplyr because he can not raise sheep while his colored friends are in the cur business. In order that their dogs may continue their peaceful existence undisturbed, l his peaceful sheep must be sacri-0 fleed. He has already advertised his whole Bock for sale, and is nowunegotiating for their disposal. What Mr. Bulow has been forced to do is nothing more than T what has happened to hundreds of others. We very well recall e that on the farm of our boyhood m days a large flock of sheep was a most profitable source of in- T come. Dogs, however, long since made it necessary for this part of th~ the yearly profits to be dropped. of The sad experience of those af- a facted has not only borne heavily a upon them, but has also caused many to be shut out from what otherwise would be a profitable ta, industry. Our legislators alonewi have it within their power to take the the necessary steps for putting a ha stop to. this ever-growing evil, be YI can only be done by putting a tai heavy tax upon the owners of ha~ these worthless curs. Unless wo something is done in a very short wit time, there will be no Decessity W for attempting any legislation, Ab' for the dogs will have the county ma and there will be no sheep. and -Mr. A. F IRufi. of R ck Hill, pea sient Wedriaday mn tow. pa 49 QUEEN VCITORIA'S REIGN.f The Famous Review Written by Sir Walter Besant In Jubilee Year. The following review of the events of Queen Victoria's reign was written by Sir Walter Besant for the Diamond Jubilee number of the London Illustrated News, June 20th, 1897: Victoria, by the grace of God, queen for 60 years. The occasion of our day of cele bration is without parallel or pre cedent. To us, we find it difficult to stand outside and to consider events in their true proportion, the period seems like a grand tri umphal march. To those of us who can remember English life as it was in the forties, the changes that have fallen upon the country are nothing short of a transform ation. We are transformed in deed; we no longer think as we did; our daily manners and cus toms are changed; our views of things are changed; from peer to peasant we are one and all trans formed. And no one regrets the change; the younger folk; indeed, do not understand it! they have been born in the later Victorian period; to their mind things have always been as they are. Mere figures go for nothing. That is to say, very few people can realize millions or can under stand what they mean. If I set down a few it is for the sake of defining what would otherwise seem vague assertion. For in stance, I propose a broad state ment that during this long period there has arisen in the national mind such a spirit of enterprise, endeavor and achievement, as has no parallel in our history except in the reign of Queen Eliiabeth. Now, as then, the people have been restling; it is a strange quali ty in our - Anglo-Saxon race that from time to time we become rest less; this restlessness has shown itself in colonization, in emigra tion, in research, in discovery, in invention-in changes of every kind. GREAT BRITAIN's GROWTH. .s for figures then: The actual increase in the area of the British empire during the last 60 years has keen about three and a half millions of square miles; but, since mere hill and plain do not nmakc a country richer, it is well to'add tha't, thus area is peopled by at .least 80,000,000, whom are gradually civilizing. Apart fitom this extension there has been created, absolutely created out of riothing, new populations-of 4,2 000,000 in Australia, lind nearly 1,000,000 in New Zeland, ivit noble cities which.fo dor of theirbu and the cellen.governmuent ma s side the finest cities of Ie Old World. In fact, there have arisen four great nations Danada, Australia, South Africa md New. Zeland--any one of which must in the nature of things ecome, nominally as well as ac-. ;ually, sovereign and independent. Co my mind this is the most im ortant political event of the cen ury. The great problem of the umnediate future will no longer ~e the preservation of those States Lnder the Union Jack, but the ire-servation of friendship and al iance of all four, with i'he Mother ountry first and with each other ext. .Let~it be the greater glory ,1 i ti reign to lay the founda- I on of such an alliance; let us es- I Lblish the beginnings of a senti- i ent, based upon common lan- f ecommon origin, common C Lstitutions, such as may make ' imity between any two of these t sw countries impossible. r A few more figures: We have s st of our own people, 10,000,- b) 10 by emigration. Yet we have p [vanced from 25,000,000 to 40,- ' 0,000. In 1837 rail ways were p tJy just beginning; there are now. er 20,000 miles in these islands. ,t 1e carrying power of our ship- o: ng has increased from 3,000,000 of tons to 27,000,000. Our textile rs miufacturers have increased *fc irfold; our foreign trade sixfold. ei is is enough of figures. They w [1 afford at least, even though tlI sy are not fully grasped, an idea au progress which is astonishing ni: I unprecedented. NOT A PEACEFUL iREIGN. Ye have not achieved and main- ac aed the extension of empire re: hout war. It cannot be said an t the reign of Queen Victoriau been peaceful; it can, however, a uaid that her armies have main- ch led their ancient honor. We ste e carried on wars all over the lef -ld. We have had a great war sei Ii Russia; another in India. in have had wars in Afghanistan, lat rssinia, Ashanti, Benin, Bur- wil i, Chitral, Canada, New Zeland pre th eign has not been one of th ::e abroad it has been one of shi opened ominously. There was a depression of agriculture far more threatening than that which at present obtains. The farm labor ers, by hundreds of thousands, we:e on the parish; they were angry and gloomy; riches were blazing everywhere. In the towns a wild Chartism was looking for ward; under guise of certain "points," t. the overthrow of our institutions afid the establishment of a republic; a spirit of discon tent was everywhere; of loyalty to the crovm there was none be low a certain social level. What has happened? The revolutionary party has vanished; now and then one may hear a wild word shouted at a Hyde Park meeting, it evokes no response; there is no longer any party which seriously. pur poses any change in the constitu tion. The who e nation is united in loyality. What has effected the change? Prosperity paftly. But the suc cessive measures. of reform in a still greater degree. What we commonly call refim is the ex tension of the franchises, a thing Qf importance, no doubt, but of small importance compared with the various reforms which have affectA the daily life of the peo ple. Formerly the mill-owner and the mine-owner took the cildren at 6 and 7 years of age and worked them all day long in the run of the mill, sometimes al night. That power was taken from them; it was proclaimed by act of par liament\that a man shA not have power to work a hand more than so many hours a day. DEBTOR'S PRISON ABOLISHED. Next in importance was the abolition of the debtor's pison. When the queen ascended the throne it 'was possible to lock up a man for lifk who owed a few shillings. Tink of the barbarity, the stupidity of it! Think *hat a burden, what a terror, was taken from life when those accursed walls of the Fleet and the queen's bench were thrown down! To these acts add the abolition of flogging in the army and navy. Remember that'in 1837 every cap tain of a ship had it in his power to flog a man for anything without trial-to give him three dozen lashes or as many' dozen as he pleased. There were cases in which, to make the man smart, the captain flogged the last-man down' from the gards. -It fs ron derful that our sailors foughit as They did. This reform affected the whole of that great class from which the army and the navy are recruited. They can now ~nlist wvithout fear of degrad ion! Hence, the faces, both of sol 'ers ofsailors, are stamped 'with a-brig r, rr air-than er~y. Again, since the whole nation has received the right to vote, it was shameful that an y single m an should remain uneducated. So the education act was passed. .A rrian may now no longer keep his abild away from school, but he d1as nothing to pay for ih'sschool nig. .We are turning out 'ivery rear boys and girls whom we have iot only taught to read, but whom ve have made eager and greedy -eaders.,, It is therefore, fortunate that he stamp has been taken off the tewspaper and the duty off paper, or a cheap press anid c eap ltera uire- have been rendered possible or the army oLieaders. They ry continually for more. Jour als sell by the half million. For [iose who desire miore serious sadin and 'stiidy there are' prmngng up everywhere free li raries by means of which the eople commnand for nothing thel liole literature of their couitry; ~s~t and, present. . By these acts, by the repeal of ~e corn laws, by the amendment W the poor law, by the reform acti 1867, by cheaps postage, by pid communication,. by 'cheaper od supplies, cheaperrent, cheap clothes, better logig, higher n Bges, the admission of holidays, ati e old discontent has been driven @ ay so completely that it is well 2 gh forgotten. sta ACHIEvEMENTS OF SIENCE.F It is impossible to ignore the a$ bievements of science. We have p1. 2dered' it possible to perform e y~ operation-the most cruel on a patient painlessly. What step 'is that? We are carried saply all over the island by am-we who formerly never our native village. We can Ld messages all over the world i a moment-distance is annihi- Cas Bd. We can transact' business and hout leaving our office; we can Th. serve speech in boxes; we can ol 'roduce scenes acted with all * movements of'-The actors; our ps are~ scientific instruments, formerly required skilled intelli gence. The- tl:i-. - and many more on which there is no space to drell -among others art, music, litera ture-belong to and increase the Victorian glory. Great and abid ing shall be the name and fame fo;: all time of that gracious lady who welcomed and encouraged every one of these great arts for the advance of humanity. It is not the part of a sovereign to ad vance personally any branch of endeavor; it is the art of the wise sovereign to en -ourage all who at tempt an(' all who succeed. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! A Life and Death Fight. ?I,. W. A. ines, of Macen. er Is.. writing of bis almot misaui->.. escape from death, say: - Exp s e after measles induced !!einn- Inaug troub.'e, which ended in (Consump tion. I bad freqnent hemorrhbe- atin coogbed night and day. All my do - tors said I mut soon die. Tein I began to use Dr. King's New Di,uev ery for Consumption, which comple'e ly cured me. I would not be withou: it even if it costs $5.00 a bouie hn dreds have used it on my recomm i.da tion aud all say it sever lahis to enre Tbroat, Chest and Lung troubles." Regnlar size 50c and $100. Trial bottles fbee at McMaster Co.'s drug store. Administrators's Notice. All persons having elaims againbt the estate of T. W. Rltwls, deceased, are hereby notified to present them to the -4edersigned, duly attested; and all persons indebted to said estate are hereby requested to make payment to the undersigned. HUGH S. WYLIE, Admr. E-tate T. W. Rawls, dec'#. 1 - 2 2 - 4 ! Administrator's Notice. All persons having claims against the estate of Mrs. Eliza Weir, de ceas(d, are hereby notified to present ibem to the undersigned, duly attested; ai d all persons indebtt d to said estate are Lercby r(qiestcd to make payment to the undersigned. HUGH S. WYLIE, Admr. Etate Mrs. E'izi Weir, dec'd. 1-22-4t FOR SALE. The lot bounded by the lot of Dr Aiken and the Hlney place, c :rner of Washington and Vanderhorst streets, in the town of Winnsboro, and owned by the Lidies' Memorial Aiqoci4tion will be offered for sale to the highest bidder in front of thbe Court House on saleaday in F,-bruary (tbe 4 h) at 12 o'clock MRS. ,TAS. Q. DAVIS, Secretary a'id Treasure-. In your new e ~5C5~QU e no doubt yourself that yuwoud'rb..6m GARDEN. Reliable seed is the first start and good ground is next. We )have the + ICELEBRATED ,BUIST SEED -< and you have the good () grounid. -Call and we will fur )nish seed at the same old price at the same yold stand. JNO. H. 'McMASTER & CO., Druggists. i(odol ~yspepsia Curef Digests what you eat. artificially digests the food and aids I~ture in strengthening and recon- hb ucting the exhausted digestive or- 'm is. It is the latest discovered digest-. t6 and tonic. No other preparation i approach it in efficiency. It/i ntly relieves and permanentlycre spepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, o Ltulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, tr k Headache,Gastralgia,Cramps and other results of imperfect digestion. e 50c. and sI. Large size contains2%4 tunes ,11sIze. Book all aboutdyspepsiamailed free .. spared by E. C. DeWITT a Co.. Chicogo. McMdA'TE~t Co.; t unsboro. 5 C i UNDER TAKJNG t i ALL ITS DEPARTMA~r~ s ii a fnll steck of Caskets, B3urI~ es and~ Coffin:, constamatly en banid, as- 4f hea'rse when regneated. ukafal for pa-t patrouage and solisi sD for a share in the fLUur, in t~wies st and maus attanded to at al! hears. TW~E ELLIOTPT em Sgg m. J. M, ELLrtYIT $$. Jpre 2'7-1lv The Kind You b.en in use for ore nature of ant s been made under his pae sone. pervision since its inftaq. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are bR* Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Tnfants and Children-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless snbstitute for Castor Oil, Pas. goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is Phewnt- I contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Naecois substance. Its age Is its guarantee. It destroys WorMI and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulate the, - Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural'leep. The Children'<. Panacea-The Mother's Friend. CENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYe Bears the Signature of 11.'A The, dI~ Youl FmYf6 Al*aS9 In Use For Oice - 30 Years. I THtg QcNTAUR COMPANY. T"TeRa f%CT. REW T O E - - LAUDERDALE & BRY5GN, (Successors to D. Lauderdale.) Thank the public for the liberal patronage exteded t1 firm in the past and bespeak a- continuation of the Iame a the future. Geo. R. Laiedale. k B Landreth's Cele brated We bave trade. . o ce HE&T *emc icai ever invente4 They will burn kut',iebavk b and ahytbng elsa that is corn and win give grtater -weit gany other *to"--we e more quickay. Tbey --eorr warda It any. S nght and every Ilitig. iuca keq your room'at any temp-eratare. -.Tasy are as cheap-an coal and cheaper tha* S eeda coal stove. Tiey helpboth: &rmg and merchant. I alo have a few coal atove ad box hesters AT (OST TO 0C1S0 our. andWe have abio the neaO He'ate 8-8MOKELESS, DM AND fORTABLE-aultabie for ) bed room, dining room, and parlor. Onion Sets. COOKING STOVES, NONE BETTER MADU Why pay s;xty eight dullars s a range from a, agent whm .ySt am buga. good one-at alf 'pric . your home deaers, who hate a a.y tation to sustain and wbh-oI - you more fairly. The, mone. s W E HAVE home with thema. cirasse. * as nneh as pOssible-that sea !wa does no good localuy. rust Received Direct from England a complete R. W. Phillips lift of An extra supply of GLASSWARE ts also been added to this depart eDt. together with a nice selection of e and White Enameled Ware We cordiAlly extend an inAection 1be.e goods to every one. No is )uble to show them or quote priceM . W. SEIGLER AIun1W M IT MAY CONEI &LL PARTIES INDEBTED TO a estate of Q. D. Waltiford, de Lied, will please call and settle their u :onnta with A. W. Brown at the old nd. J. L. MIMNAUTG[H, &3m AminiSrator .-8-3 mpro d nitratownr.~ ai y perly at 6 per cent per annum. -Frsl y -18-2m PR ESriON RTOrN. O""be.a.. r"".... .- Q.