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PUBLISHED WEEKLY. WIN O D~j C.,1 WINNSO, WENESDA~~jUL 190---------44 PORTY I N Is a consideration not to be sum a boy or girl's tuition at Now we haven't the forty'dol] what is just as valuable to the and that is a scholarship in tl value of which is Forty Dolla give to the most popular per of 15 and 21. Now we don't 4 d so we aro going to let ou y casting thwir votes for lar. Subscribers will be entil The new subscriber sending 5 scription as per special c The subscriber sencing 50 cen The subscriber sending 50 cer The subscriber-sending $1.00 The subscriber sendigl $1.00 The subscriber sending $1.50 The subscriber sending $1.50 .In remitting the following c Winnsborn Printing Company, Enclosed find........Dolla my subscription to The Nei your propositi , I cast ..... ...................as the county. Subscriber's na Postoff Date......... I votes to be counted MuE st invar ~; N SBI W. P. DICKERSON. On March 22, 1902, just as sun had passed its meridian i was sinking toward the horizo i 3Wk;3 boderin its light, 3.80 o'ecock t e ..bjct tribute,by his comrades, depar this life; his spirit going to t] undiscovered country from wh, bourne no traveler returns. I mortal body was consigned to mother earth in Paris cemeti by the loving hands of his friei and comrades. In christian fa we may truly say with the p that he is not dead: :'For there is no death, the st go down To shine on a fairer shore. And bright, in heaven's jewe crowns, e They shine foreve? more." And over his mortaI dead'b< We can but wish'that on the gri which hold' it prison bound flowers, fresh and fragrant, r ever bloom and the SO<U lightly and in peaceful rep upon him. "Earth that has all too s< * bound him, Gently wrep his clay: "Lingar lovingly around him, Light of dying day." Our comrade was a native the State of South Carolina : was 73 years old, the head oj family consisting of a wvife three childrep--two daught and a son. Ho lost a son in Spanish-Amarican war, wh< b ).ly lies buried in the Natio Jadetery at Chickamnaugh Pa The death of this beloved son a stunning blow to the old e< federata soldier whoMAe rer coverel1 from the grief it inflict upon him; but he has now joir tha soldier son in..heaven's of earthly heroes and is enroll in the company of' the blessed a brighter and better world. soldier and citizen he illustrat the chivalry of his native st and was a typical $outh Ca: linian, full of honor and coura: He was a useful ci'izen andc of the knightliest soldier3 of t mighty host that ,challenged'i admiration of the world and e its homnage in the battles of I and Jackson in Virginia. He ' proud of his own South Caroll and loved his adopted State whose bisom he rests in pea He. respected and loved: friends and comrades and they return cherish the virtues of splendid life, it is from at men and their unsullied lives t. we draw the inspirations of ha and give us a glimpse of b et and happier bereafter; into wh< cloudless realms we b-ive eve amtl aannrane that the m: DOLLARh5 CAS-H i treated slightly these days. For this college can in many instances be paid. Lars in cash to give away, but -we have ) boy or girl that is going to college ie Converse Business School. the cash ,rs. This scholarship we are going to ;on in the county, between the agt know who this most popular person is, subscribers decide this poi.nt fqr,us the person they think the-most popu bled to votes as follows: 0 cents for six months sub iffer........................ -votes ts on subscription now due.. 2 vot* its on subscription in advance. 3: votes on subscription now due.... 5 votes on subscription in advance... (& votes on subscription now due.... ; vote on subscription in advance. .. 10 votes oupon should be used: Winnsboro, S. C.: rs and........Cents- in paYment on s and Herald. Ij, ccorfce Tith ...yotes for....... .. most popular yo pergon in 'thj me.............. .... .. .. ice ................ ..... ;t reach this office~ by six o'clock P. M. iably be accompanied by t&e cash. DRO PRINTING CO., *WINNSBORO, S. C. spirit of our beloved comrade has entered-redeemed and rejoicing. the To his family be was indulgent, nd j kind and affectionate. He was a n's farmer by occupation and tilled at the aoilor- living, and being his ind v_" 6 d frugal in. is iife; ted he lived always in iudeprendent lat circuastances. His domestic life Ose on his farm was a happy one, as 1s1 the love of his devoted wife and its the respect and love of his child ary ren was a refuge frorm the storpks ds of the world, that beat in vain ,ith against his castle-his home-its oet peace and its hap piness. Bat oh! what desolation and ars grief death has "brought to that happy home on the hill, where the weeping widow and sorrowing led orphans can never again sec bi. image with riatural eyes or .catcL the music of his voice with their, #dv Aull ears, whether in firm com > mand, pleas mt. coaverse or affee te tionate entreatf In faith they ecan and ma' beho l him in hea iay ven, an immortal. and? glorified est body, since christii faithpoints ose to the resurrectioun fno'rn as the. happy time when there ihall be a. yn happy~ reunion of all who die in the Ljord. All human efforts to assuage grief for the dead are unavailing and become a solemn mockery of of the bitter anguish of the heart ad unless a,.Jministered oy the coa' Ea forter-the spirit of Go#. all ad the bouads of the natufal ers there is no gleam of ho , ~in the the spiritaa woi-ldtha t al >s there is comfort z.nd jo he al christian believec who tr~sts in k. Ithe death, iesurr 3ction and ascen as sion and atonement of Chrisk, m- who promised the comforting auf~ re- satAfying~ influence of His spiljt ed to -His disciples upon the earth,. ied among- whom our friend and comn -oll rade was numbered. ed As a o.itizen he met all t~he in duties of life; as a soldier honkis As clustered .about him since he ha1d ed never stragled on the mafgh nibr ste halted in the charge under lie ro- and Jacksou, for which, the his e. torian of his country wilt inscribe mue his name in a high niche in the he tempa3e of fame when the annals h of the~ civil watr are recorded. And onabv all as a chiristian he trusted aG.He died with a faithithat ra was hlis title to an inheritance Lna beyound this life and in a world in of many mat.sions for the re ee diemed and s~Avec. of earth. "Life is real; life i; earnest, * and the grave is n.>t its goal. IDast thou art, to .ast returueth, eh Was not spoken of the soul." pe on e by order of Camp No. 3S~ U C V.1. B. Cnism, Comn. rv W H. H. .farley, Ad'j't. 7W. P. Dickerson, was a native of this county 70d served during the war in Co. E, Capt. John B. Davis, 15th S. C. Regiment. He was a good soldier and true ciii en, which is full Id by those striers with he cast his lot after the s over. He died in Paris, Arkansas. The deceased was a brother of Mrs. J. F. V. Legg, Messrs. John and M. L. Dickerson, of this county, and was well known in the Feas terville section the county where he was borond raised. Don't Fall to Try This. henever an honest trial is n to Electric Bitters for any bieit is recommended for a anent cure will surely be ted. It never fails to tone t e stomach, regulate the kid eys nd bowels, stimulate the eri, invigorate the nerves and pprig the blood. It's a wonderful*ne for run-down systems. ElIctric Bitters positively cures Kidney atid Liver Troubles, Stornach Dis orders, Nervousness, Sleepless ness, Rheumatism, Neralgia d expels Malaria. Satisf on r an 'McMaster y 0 Independe y In -ichmond. Mr. Ed r: Allow me the pIleaurp',of writing a few. words on e dbsevance of the historic Independence Day, or as it is more eommonly called 4th of Julir ia this city. This is a city that is fall of the relics of history and great ehievements and has always ooe pied a conspicuous position in theeyes of the world, :both on account of its historic a%ociationsps well as for enter pi ising pro siveness. -Ibe huni 'th and 26th anni verasery of da signing of the Deelaration of Independence, otenvsathe 4th-of- Jal, of~thA year 1902 passed off pretty much the same as other occasions of the like character. The celebra tion was general, the interest in the event affording a holiday somewhat more manifest, apart from that it was the typical fourth of our own S6uth Carolina cities; hot as regards the weather, noisy at times, with report of fire crackers, but taken as a whole somewhat quiet and undemon strative. Remarkablygood order prevailed throughout the day, only a few police could muster up a limited numbeo of ordinary druiks and they rately developed into anything of a violent charac ter. The town was reliev of the bulk of its populatio nd there was not much to cer a row and if rowing there wAs it occurred at the seashore where many went; at the gks to which thousands flocked dginji the day .as at other places. A 'feeling of complete contentment seemed tq pervade the atmosphere, the only evidence that could be taken as signification of the contrary, bengr the small cloud burst of perspiration that exhibitead m selves on the hundreds of smidinN faces, the, thermometer stainig at niearly 90 degrees all day to nearly 6 in the afternoon. TI weather bureau came out with a soul harrowing prophecy of con tinuous showers during the day, but it wouldn't do. It stormed about a little, shook the trees which had been standing stock still all day without a breath of air to rattle their dry leaves and then gave it up as a bad job. The un was there however, and con inued to beat down from above ad shed a 400 degree patriotic g lw over ever ' ~g. While swne stores essay to do busi n ess despite the ~iliday, the buie5s streets presented an ~usual Sund~ay-like appearance. I th ,largest establishments .like the American Locomotive WorksAllenl & Ginter Cigarette Works? aud the Trigg Naval Con ~structing Co., were closed tight i.nd fastfiand the small fish see ig these firms whose capital aggregated mllions of dollars cosed naturally thought it must heagood thing that could have suh a strong following, rcgret nily closed their doors. The street car people did a, phenomenal business; relieved for the time being of all worka Iday worries, the people set about ..auin the mselves and as a general thing. rted it at Many *ent enirely away an out for a day of rest and 11 at the sea shore, others rather to stay near by and V the numerous parks wheregh found thousands of comp -o of their kind. Some few perial who cared for neither, stayed home and speLt a restless d dodging the flies and worki themselves into a white heat tr ing to keep the'mselves cool. T exodus began earlya peor went in endless streme dire tion of the parks. Sid Forest Hill, 'Resev We hampton, Seven Pinesia hit borazo' parks florishe! th tad not dono before during t year.. In son3 instances t scenes .esemb that of mob circus, the bancIcalling to mir the latter :d yet here too t] good 'r' er was conspicuot Consider g.all things, the crow were of good behavior and d not dissipite to the extent loosing their heads. Special a tractions were provided at sever of the parks'and thousands gat .ered at Resevoir pk/ where tl toboggan slide, the merry g round and scenic *4erway we in operation, and it the Wee hampton park the Seventh Reg ment or a part of it succeeded stirring things up somewhat wi a most bloody and exciting sba battle, and Prof. Deane go in ti gameand amused eyery body vi his wonderful tricks and acr batie performances. At nig the Japanese flueworks pleas many and were a successful clo ing to the attractions of a succes ful.. day. Both Resevoir a1 WeAhampten had dancing : day long with special music by craeklocal band. So much f those who stayed in town. Gre Sumbers went further and enjoy he sea breezes at Buckroe, We i4, '16girgnia Beach, Old Poi omfort, and the otfier fa'vori wVatering places. Many wet wn for two or three days whi th- were at it, taking Saturd& el nuday as a sort of fouri e- y aftermath. The Ches: peike & Ohio Railroad ran sevi -&I excursions to Old Point Con rt and other resorts, and ti ariotis other lines did likewis The electric railway to Peter: burg was running and many wet to the Cockade city, preferring t take the electric trolly cars i the others. Thus far the celebri tion has been mainly a searc after a good time, but it tak< another twist when the small Lc gets his finger in it and iries t blow the face of the earth o with his giant crackers and oth< concoctions of that descriptio> There was a great display of fire works, torpedoes, rockets, ett and served amply for the occi sion. (An occasional explosic Thursdavanight started the thiu going and'from then on throup Friday; particularly Friday nigi there 'Cwas an incessant rack< which the police through kini ness of heart permitted to go c andiserbed. The smell of pc rackers, with the stray banc making themselves heard occ. sionagly in the distance, serve morethan anything else to giv the day a holiday cast. The fir< works were more elaborate night, resulting in .pany beaut ful displays. All public office were closed during the day; tli custom house, city hall, and ti cpitol were quiet all day. Peop1 thronged the capital square look ing at the statues of the variou presidents, generals, etg., an watching the pretty squitrels they meekly took the sweet meat from the proffered hands of kind; disposed persons. 4 t:ate in the night 4uiet ~ttle down over the busy c'i~ an< people began prepaidhg ti work on to-morrow. So elosed th~ glorious fourth and the trend< ife moves on as if there was n such thing as a 4th; the futurei soon the present and preser soon the past and .the past soc the forgotten. Hoping that this may has given your ieaders some littl entertainment, and assuring yo that if it has accomplished thi in only a slight degree, I sha feel amply recompensed for ti time I spent in writing it, I re main, a on a traily, . Garac Trayior. eGLEFAN & irt se SOUTH ed Que Southerd at og he Open frorn June e, -kn Electric Lights, Electric Bath and complete w system. Le he Pure air. Free from mz at Free from mosquitoes. be s. MINERAL id Still in the lead for the Li of and the I t al For further information a h 2e The Glen 0- - re Poisoning the System. t- It is through the bowels that the body i- is cleansed of impurities. Constipation - keeps these poisons in the system, caus - ing headache, dulness and melancholia th at first, then unsightly eruptions and m finally serious illness unless a remedy e is applied. DeWitt's Little Early Ris- Ii er8 prevent this trouble by stimulating w the liver and promote easy, he.althy ,c( 0- action of the bowels. These little pi11 ht do not act violently. but by strength- S dening the bowels enable them to per- m fori their own work. Never gripe or te s- distress. McMaster Co. id DR. JAMES 11. CARLISLE. 11 ~ Trustees of Wofford College Pay a w a Deserved Tribute to His Greatness. ti t Spcial to the Sae. I 3d Spartanburg, July 5.-The fol- t lowing is the set of resolutions ti ct prepared by the com'mittee and ai te Assedh y lhe board of trustees p of Wofford tollege relative to i resignation of Dr. James H. Car- Ut lisle as president of that institu- di tion: e Whereas our honored and re- cIl vered president, Dr. James H. In Carlisle, at our instance and re- fii quest has against his own judg- w e ment suffered his resignation to cc e lie in our hands for two years 11 s- without action on our part, and'ne 0 Whereas, owing to his age and w o health, he considers it to the fr best interest of the college that his ar resignation be now accepted, and at insists upon the same, we reluc- h< I tantly accept his resignation. th We cauuot let this occasion in ,fpass without expressing to Dr. r Carlisle our high appreciation of oJ his devotion, the college through n a half century of untiring, unre- w: mitting labor and toil at great I ~personal sacrifice. While posi- it tions of more prominence and th profit were time and again offered to Shim, his life work beginning here, re his ambition and desire seemed htc to be for it to end here. Declin- ge jing all, he chose rather to stay di and labor with those he loved and tb who were bound to him in closest tb ties of friendship, as Of his influence and usefulness di d there is no need for us to speak cc -it is known of all men; here in di Spartanburg, among his friends it. t and neighbors, in tl* State at or .large, out of the State, his life re Sand charaater stand for them selves, if we should attempt to ecircumscribe his lire and influence T eby State limits, of all South Caro-'r liniana, he stands '-the noblest isi SRoman of them all." d J. B. Cleveland, a W. A. Rogers, George E. Prince,w Committee. er dYou Know WVhat You ArdNklng ' d a ~take Grove's Tasteless C'hul ID dne aueteformula is -painly N e printed on'every bottle showing that it at is simply Iron and Quinine in a taste- m less form,- No $11re, No Pay. 50c. c - -- -- - 'S SAdvice to the Aged.o SAe btnslifIrmitles, such as slug- S gis bwesweak kidneys and blad n erand TORPID LlVER. c 11 have a lfic effect on thCeeor , to to perform theIr natural functions as. y. ,in youth and IMPARTING VIGOR -.- a " to the kidneys, bladder and LIVER. PJ -rhy a.. ~ated to old and young. PFRINarS rINA. ummer Resorts. I to October 1. Fans, Electric Bells. ater and sewerage flaria. WATER [ver, Stomach, Kidneys, f 3Nood. pply to n Sifrings Co. How a Rain Built a School House. Here is an extract from a letter ritten by a country school acher in the far South. It lows a spirit that is undaunted the face of difficulties and that ill transform the educational )nditions of our Southland. oime of the country teachers ight do well to invite the trus es to visit the schools, and then rav for rain: "I had there an attendance of ghty or more pupils; but as I as boarding at home, I found me to pursue my studiee as best ' could. One of my' teachers ught me Latin for a while rough mail. The term passed vay quite smoothly until small sr nade its ,apearance. Iad ,ped nurse two :ases-be e doctors knew what it was. I d not catch it after all. Be use of the epidemic my school sed the third of May. It did )t last long however, so, by the st of June I was again on my ty b.ck to teach in the same unty where I taught the sum er before, but -in a different ighborhood. The place of ich I now speak is thirty miles >m the railroad, and when I rived on the school grounds d took a look at my school >use, and at the children as ey gathered, I felt that this was deed a needy neighborhood. This house has two doors which en with a squeaking noise; and windows. It is built of logs th the cracks left in between. ~annot describe the seats. When rained, we moved around to e dry places left in the house, avoid getting wet. The patrons adily agreed to -build a new use, but it was hard work to t them to begin. Finally one" .as I had the three trustees at e school house talking to them, ere came up a rain. They were hamed to move around, as we ci to keep from getting wet, so nsequently they got a good enching, and I rather enjoyed After this, a start was made .the new house, and it will be ady for my use next summer." To Cure a Cold In One Day .ke Laxative Bromno Quinine Tablets I druggists refund the money if it Is to cure. E. W. Grove's signature >n each box. 2.5e. Sea. Board Air Line Railway. To the north, east, south and ist. The best rates to all east n cities, Florida poiuts, Savan ~h, Nuerious, Fitzgerald, Co mbus, Albany, Montgomer, . obile, New Orleans, the scuth id southwest. T1hrough Full an cars to New York. Cafe .rs ser ving meals a la carto. immer tou ist tickets are now i rede to telakes, mountains, ashore reabits and all eastern ties. Fo etailed informa~ion, :eraure, ~ne tables, rates, etc , ply to' y nigent of the Sea >rd Air Line~ Railway or to P. Wal worth, nasita~general ssenger agent, Svaih, Ga. Stops the Cough ~and works off the Cold. xati Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure ~od ne day. No Cure, No Pay.