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NEWS AND HERALD PUBLISHED WEEKLY, -BY WINNSBORO PRINTING CO. J. FRANK FOOSIHE, - - - EDIToR TERMS, IN ADVANCE: Ose Year,.................... Six Months................... . WINNSBORO, S. C. Wednesday, March 15, 1905. The psesent indications are that there will be no decrease in the amount of fertilizers used this year as compared with the past year. It remains to be seen whether the cotton acreage is being reduced or whether more fertilizers are being used on other crops. The Johnston Monitor of last week contains a three-fourth double column d o u b 1 e leaded editorial in regard to a great religious revival that has just been held in that town. The other one-fourth of the column is filled with an urgent appeal to delinquent subscri bers to pay up. We take it for granted that Editor Terrell desires to make a practical test of the doctrine, "By their fruits ye shall know them." A house divided against itself can not stand. Neither can a state secure anything from Con gress when its delegation fails to agree. This has been fully dem onstrated in the failure to secure the new federal district for South Carolina, because the members could not agree on the places at which the courts should be held. Congressman Finley is credited with being the principal stumbling block in the way of securing the new federal district, because he wanted Rock Hill or nothing. "Fighting the devil with fire" - is an expaession that very proper ly epplies to the methods that will have to be used by local merchants in counteracti. g the infuences of the great mail order houses that are gaining in pat ronage throughout the whole country. The weapon that these latter day concerns use in the carrying on their aggressive cam paigns for routing the home merchant is printer's ink in liber al doses. The lionie merchant by a -proportion4te use of the --same weapon can iake it so hard for these foreign : concerns as to practically put them out of busi ness. he rporg the town treas urer which is to be published soon soould be supplemented by a statement from the board of public works, giving full infor mation as to all tne money that has been expended on the elec tric light plant and the. revenues of the same. It will take both of these statements to show the true financial condition of the town, as the finances of the two have been so closely .connected that a separate statement would not be sufficient. This informa tion the citizens of this commu nity are very anxious to have e's there are so many rumors in re gard to the matter. Our suggestion that an expert examination be made of the books of the county supervisor and other county officers is meeting with very general approval. Every body is anxious to know how it is the county has gotten so deeply in debt, so that the nocessary steps can be taken to prevent this indebtedness from increasing unnecessarily. The best time to set matters right is now, whue int arest runs so high. Promptness in having the ex amination made is necessary as a safegaurd for the future to pre vent the officers from spending any of the county's money for purposes that have not been duly authorized, if such has been the case heretoforA. By virtue of their position as guardians of al] the interests of the county, the grand jury are clothed with the necessary authority to employ whatever expert help is necesary. They will not meet the expectaions of the people of the county nor measure up to the demands of the occasion, if they fail to have the same attended to at the earliest possible time. The cirumstances demand prompt and heroic action. Previous to '94 the conty treasurer of Fairfield was re quired to publish a statement of the condition of the finances of the county. That year, however, Fairfield along with 13 other counties was excepted from the law providing for a publication of these reports. Since then the county Supervisor's report has been pulished. This report, as is well known, contains merely the number of the claim and the party in whose interest it was issued. In addition to this, this report should also show the pnrpose fo- which: ah cnLim was drawn. Then, too, there should be a summarized state ment, showing the .ounty's as sets and liabilities, so that the a people may may know from time. to time how matters stand, just I as is the case with banks and . other financial institutions. Pub- i licity is the best method for in- t suring protection against any discrepancy from any cause what soever in the administration of C a county's finances. The small S additional cost of publication c would be as nothing as compared t with the satsifaction of knowing t all the while "where we are at" a Some so-called economy comes I pretty high. - As an illustration that adver tising pays farmers as well as others, an enterprising farmer of South Carolina last year invest ed $224, in advertising space for cabbage plants alone. As a result he sold $20,000 worth of 1 plants, selling out all his stock before the orders ceased to come in. This year he is spending t $1,600 in advertising and ex- r pects to receive $50,000 worth of orders. His neighbors, too, have gone 3 into the business and are ship- r ping thousands of dollars worth of plants. This new industry of growing and selling cabbage and other plants on such a large j scale owes its rapid growth wholly to the free and liberal use of printer's ink, demonstrrat ing most forcible that it pays to 1 advertise. I The Florence Times has pub lished an article from a citizen of that ccmmunity in regard to the wanton killing of birds by the small boys.. We do not know whether this unfortunate habit is in vogue in Winnsboro. We would, however, sound the note of warning to the boys of the town and of the county to desist from this unnecessary taiing of the lives of little harmless and helpless birds. From a business stand point this practice should not be indulged in, for j the birds, as has been proven I over' and over again, are the a farmer's best friends in the j destruction of numerous insects that but for them would play havoc with the growing crops. But from a humanitarian stand point also, this practice should not be countenanced, for it is a cruel . habit that crushes the finer humane instincts. I It so happens that the inter- c collegiate oratorical contest for i the colleges of South Carolina is to be held at Greenwood the same r week that the conference of edu- 1i cation is to be held in Columbia, a This is very unfortunate and it I would seem to be a part of wis- t dom for those having charge of v the fixing of the date for the same i to change it so that there may be no conflict in these two meetings, I which have their value and inter- s est to all educational workers in i the Statie. It is no small thing I for South Carolina to have the I conference of education to meet in its ca4ital. While this con ference, as is well known, is held under the auspices of the Ogdan t party, yet it is a matter of fact t that the speakers for the most part are the South's most influ ential educators. Those who are engaged in educational work in the Palmetto State owe it to ~ themselves to take advantage of , this extraordinary opportunity to meet the leaders in educational thought in their own section and the men from beyond their bounds , who are engaged in an educa tional movement that will mean so much for the weal or woe of this Southland. They would be doing themselves a great injus tiee and reflect discrediet on tthat liberality of thought that they, are supposed b stand for should they stand off an 1 say, "We will, have nothing to do with you." P?ersuaded as we are Irom wha we have learued from thilioe w ' I ers of our State, who have t-f in close touch with this & movement, that these men nr. working only from the highe.' motives, we shall not lose the opportunity to go to Columbia to see for ourselves what manner of men these be and what their reaLl purpose is. Were we disposed to see the "negro in the wood pile," as so many are, we would c go for the purpose of satisfying p ourselves as to whether this buga- i boo really exists.r This great gathering comes to E Columbia on the invitation of c representative school and busi- '] nsss men. That spirit of courtesy, I that has ever been the proud r boast of all Carolinians, demands I that these guests be give the r heartiest reception possible with- E out regard to the opinion of in- t dividuals in regard to their work. s It is well nigh certain that it will t: be a gathering of more far-reach- t: ing import to the educational 3 workers of South Carolina than lI any meeting that has been held s in the State at any recent time. v Columbia will not fail to do d her full part. The rest of the C State will surely fall in line. Make your druggist give you Mur- I ray's Horehondr, M ullein and Tar. Cures your cough. 25c. a bottle. Why Not Carried Out? The report of the grand jury t the September term of court, I 903, contained the following c rise recommendation which, if it a iad been carried out, would l Lave saved the county in part a rom being in its present unfor unate condition financialy, l We recommend that our dele- i ation take steps at the next I ession of the legislature to put 1 ur county on a cash basis by E aaking a levy of an extra mill o save the county the disadvan.. < ,ge of the discount system which E Las been carried on for a number I f years. t J. R. Curlee, ' C. B. Douglass, Jr., I W. C. Boyd, 1 Committee. I For Over Sixty Years MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP Las been used for over 60 years by mil-1 ions of mothers for their children rhile teething, with perfect successs t soothes the child, softens the gumis Hays all pain; cures wind colic, and is he best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will elieve the poor little suf'erer immedi tely. Sold by druggists in every part f the world. Twenty-five cents a ottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Vinslow's Soo.thing Syrup," and take o other kind. JenkInsville Jottings. Mrs. Osborne Hedgepath died riday evening after a sickness )f several months. Her remains ere interred at Shiloh Saturday Lfternoon. She was a most esti aable woman. The bereaved tusband and his children have he sympathy of many friends. Miss Willie McMeekin has been visiting her sisters in Richland ounty. Miss Alice Bell spent a short vhile in Winnsboro last week. Miss Lois Chappell spent a ew days at home last week. Mesdames Lula Chappell and lorrie Chappell spent a few days t home not long since. Y. Larch 13, 1905, Pneumonia Follows a Cold ut never follows the use of Foley's ioney and Tar. It stops the cough Leals and strengthens the lungs and ffords perfect security from an attack f pneumonia. Refuse substitutes. old by McMaster Co. Higgins--Black. Mr. William Steel Black and iss Sallie Higgins, of Stover, airfield County, were united in aarriage at the residence of the ride on Monday, February 13, t 10.30 a. m. Rev. J. B. Wilson, f Richburg, performed the cere aony. Immediately after the cere ony the happy 'young couple ft for King's Mountain to spend ,while withi the groom's father, r. W. B. Black. From there hey will return to Richburg, there they will reside in the uture. It will be remembered that Mr. lack was at one time a C. M. A. tudent. He has a host of friends a the city wao will be pleased to ear of his good fortune.-Rock li1l Record. Has Stood the Test 25 Years. he old, original GROVE'S Tasteless ~hill Tonic. You know what you are a.king. It is iron and quinine in a ssteless form. No cure, no pay. 50c. Was on to Jackson. Stonewall Jackson's negro body ervant knew before anybody else rhen a battle was imminent. The General tells you, I sup >ose," said one of the soldiers." Lawd, no, sir! De Gin'ral nuv er tells me nothin'! I observates le 'tention of de Gin'ral dis way: 0'se he prays, jest like we all, nornin' and night; but when he its up two, three times in a night o pray, den I rubs my eyes an' ~its up, too, an' packs de haver ack- -ca'se I done fine out dere's ~wyne to be old boy to pay tight way." For an Impaired Appetite. Loss of appetite always results from ulty digestion. All that is needed is ,few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach ,nd Liver Tablets. They will invigo ate the stomach, strengthen the diges ion and give you an appetite like a olf. These Tablets also act as a gen e laxative. For sale by Obear Drug The Speaker's Chirography. Speaker Cannon's all but iede ipherable handwriting got Con ressman Cushman into a mess a ew days ago. The Washington epresentative got a note from the speaker, but was unable to make sut more than two or three words. Ihen he showed it ato several riends, and between them they ead it all but the last three words. n despair he called on Mr. Can on and told him of the difficulty. laid the Speaker: "You showed his letter to several people, you ay?" "Oh, yes, Mr. Speaker, I | ied every way to read it before roubling you about the matter. one of us could make out the ist three words, though." "Why," aid Mr. Cannon, "the last three rords were 'personal and confi ential,' you chump."-Kansas ity Journal.I A The Kind You Have Always Bought No Garden of Eden. The readers of The News and lerald will excuse us in breaking ver our rnle not to publish hits .t delinquent subscribers in the )ublication of the following from leading North Dakota paper: "It is reported that one of 3arvey, N. D.'s fastidious, newly aarried ladies kneads bread with ier gloves on. This incident may >e somewhat peculiar, but there Lre others. The editor of this aper needs bread with his shoes mn. He needs bread with his hirt on. He needs bread with uis pants on, and unless some of he delinquent subscribers of this 'Old Rag of Freedom" pay up )efore long, he will need bread rithout a damn thing on and orth Dakota is no Garden of Eden in the winter time." Foley's Kidney Cure makes the kid ieys and bladder right. Contains 1othing injurious. Sold by McMaster .o. The Overland Limited to California leave union passenger station, Chicago, 6.05 p. m. daily, arrives San Francisco the third day in lime for a dinner. Route-Chi cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Line. All tidket agents sell via this route. Ask them to do so. Handsome book, descriptive of California, sent for six cents post age. F. A. Miller, general pas senger agont, Chicago, or W. S. Howell, 381 Broadway, New York Murray's Horehound, Mullein and Tar will cure your cough. La,ge bot le for 25c. A Fairfield Osteopath. - Dr. T. F. Davis of Monticello, a recent graduate of the Amer ican School of Osteopathy at Kirksville, Mo., has decided to locate in the city for the prac bice of his profession. Dr. Davis is a young man of pleasing ad dress and in the few days that he has been in the city has made msny friends. Rock Hill always has room for men of character nd skill, and she offers a hearty welcome to this addition to her professional ranks.-Rock Hill Record. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Te Kind You Hav Alwas Buagit Bears the Signature of Letter to Southern Cotton Oil Co. Winnsboro, S. C. Dear Sirs: A gallon uaved is 54 to $5 earned. Devoe saves 2 >r 3 gallons in 10. How much is t worth a gallon? A gallon saved saves the paint ng too; and both together cost $4 or $5-$4 where labor is cheap; $5 where labor is dear. Our agents in Bridgeport, Conn, Eubbell & Wade C.o, tell us: 'There are a great many work ngmen's houses here. They used o paint lead-and-oil and take ten allons. We have been selling hem ten -gallons Devoe lead-and ~inc, and havs had, in every in stance, two gallons returned." Phe proportion is often higher ~han that; we have known it five *n ten; but that is exceptionoal. This is the explanation: Devoe s ground by machinery, and is ~round fine; lead-and-oilis mixed ay hand, and isn't ground at all. Yours truly 30 F WDEvoE &Co John H. McMaster & Co. sell >ur paint. WANTED-Thirty-five h e a d small cattle for pasture. Ap ply to T. W. Ruff, Rockton, S. C. Overworked KIDNEYS Murray's Buchu, Gin and Juni per is prescribed and endorsed by eminent physicians. It cures when all else fails. Prevents Kid ney Disease, D)rops, Bright's Disease, etc. At al drg stores. $1.00 a Bottle, Or Direct from THE MURRAY DRUG CO,, Columbia, S. C. Colds I It should be borne in mind that every cold weakens the lungs, low - ers the vitality and prepares the system for the more senous dis - eases, among which are the two greatest destroyers of human life, pemnaand consumption. I Chamberlain's Cough RemedyI has won its great pularity by its prompt cures of ~is most common ailment. It aids expectoration, re-3 lieves, the lungs and opens the secretions, effecting a speedy and permanent cure. It counteracts any tendency toward pneumonia. Price 25c, Large Size 50c. Clerk's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Martha Thompson and James Thompson, by his Guardian ad litem, Matilda Thompson, Plaintiff, against Andrew Thompson, B r o o k s Thompson, John Thompson, Lula Carr, The DesPortes Mer cantile Company James Broom and John Bird, as trustees of The Church of the First Born, Defendants. In pursuance of an order of the Court of Common Pleas, made in the above stated case, I will offer for sale before the Court House door in Winnsboro, S. C.. on the FIRST MONDAY IN APRIL next, within the legal hours of sale, at public outcry, to the highest bidder, the follow ing described property, to wit: (1.) All that certain piece, par cel or tract of land (except one acre on which is situate The Church of the First Born) con taining ten acres, more or less, situate, lying and being in the County of Fairfield, in the State of South Carolina, bounded by lands lately belonging to Mrs. Milling; south by the public road leading to Winnsboro; east by lands lately belonging to Mrs. Milling; and on the west by lands of Andrew Thompson, reserving for the use of The Church of the First Born the right of ingress and egress to and from the pool situate on said tract of land. (2.) All that certain piece, par cel or tract of land containing one acre, more or less, surround ing the church building of The Church of the First Born, which was set apart to said church by James Thompson, decaased, dur ing his lifetime, and which is now in the possession of the trustees of said church, together with.the right of ingress and egress to and from the pool situate on the tract of land fitst directed to be sold in this action. TERMS OF SALE. One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash on the day of sale, balance on a credit of one and two years from the day of sale, with interest from date of sale, at seven per cent per annum, to be secured by bond of the* purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold, or for all cash, at the option of the pur chaser; the purchaser to'pay for all necessary papers. JOHN W. LYLLS, C. C. C.P. F. C. Winnsboro, S. C., Mar. 15,1905. FOR SALE.-High Grade Seeds, Field Seeds, Fertilzers, Farm Implements, Seed Potatoes, Onion Sets, Vegetable Seeds; Grass, Clover and Lawn Seeds. Write for prices.-Lorick & Lowrance, inc., Columbia, S. C. FOR SALE-Four shares Fair field Cotton Mills stock at sixty-five cents on the dollar. Ad<dress Postoffice Drawer "Ks' Chester, S. C. 3-1-4t MURRAY'S IRON MIXTURE. Now is the time to take a spring tonic. By far the best thing to take is Murray's Iron Mixture. It makes pure blood and gets rid of that tired feeling. At all druggists. 50c a Bottle.* Or Direct from THlE MURRAY DRUU Co., Columbia, S. C. Notice of Municipal Elec tion-1905. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to provisions of Article 2' Chapter 49, Volume 1, of the Code of Laws of the year 1903, an election for Mayor and six Aldermen for the town of Winnsboro will be held in the town of Winnsboro, in the Town Hall, on the FIRST MONDAY, (the third day) OF APRIL. 1905. Notice is also given that pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Section 2009, Vol. 1 of the Code of Laws of 1902, a Commissioner of Public Works for the town of Win nsboro wvill be elected at this election; and also at the same time, pursuant to the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly, providing for the election of School rustees for Special School District No. 14, at Win nsboro, in Fairfield County, a Trustee for said school district will be elected. The polls will be open from 8 o'clock A. M. till 4 o'clock P. M. The following gentlemen are ap pointed managers to conduct the said election: John A. Hinnant, Longstreet Gantt and Robert Bankhead. T. H. KETCH IN, 3-ltd Mayor. Executor's Notice. All persons holding claims against the estate of Mrs. S. A. Boylston, de eased, are hereby notified to present the saw.., duly verified, to my attor neys, A. 8. & WV. D. Douglass, Winns boro, S. C., and those inxdebted to said atate are required to make payment. SAML. S. BOYLSTON, 2-22-3t Executor. Bens e TheKind You Hane Always Bought A Second Shipn OF PURE BLISS RI POTATOES for pl Former shipment s are the very best se I have nice eatin hand. Call and buy from me Buist's the kind that grow Geo. R MUS! I I have just re lot of fresh Ken which I offer ch or on one an< time with app ity. Give me buying elsewh< please you. M. W.I The News and IS HEADQUAk' School Boots FINE WRITING PAPER! packages. A Full Stock of LEDGEI CREPE, TISSUE, GOLD ALL OFFICE SUPPLIES Notice to Magistrates. All Magitrates iin Fairfield County are hereb notified that they must have terbooks with proper vouchers for approval at the County Board of Ca Commissioners at tIle quarterly meet ing the first Monday im A ril, JA! 3440' Cunt Supervisor. 'pa Notice to claim Holders. All parties holding claims against Fairfield County, issued at any time - previois to April 1, 1905, must have the same for approval at the meeting of the Count Board of Commissioners the first Mody in ApriL. J. B. BURLEY, S3-8-4t County Supervisor. bo Trespass Notice. f Parties are hereby notified that I rei will most positively enforce the law to against allowing cattle and other stock be to trespass on my lands. 3-1-4t E. T. GAYDEN. Trespass Notice. - All persons are warned not to walk, ride, drive, hunt, fish, cut timber, y allow stock to run at large, or other-it wise tresps upon the lands of the undersiged or lands controlledbi them. Al iolating this notice w'I be dealt with according to the la w. H. M. OWINGS 3-1-4t MRS. L. Y. OW'NGS. one Town Notice, boi EVERY PERSON OWNING A dog or a hog is hereby duly notified and given fair warning, by order of - the Mayor, that the ordinance levying1 a tax of one dollar on each dog, and T the ordinance requiring that no hog;[ shall be kept within the corprate 11 limits, will be rigidly enforce after' this date, February 28th, 1905. JNO. J. NEIL, 3-1 Clerk of Council. TH AT SUIT will look as good as new if you will have it cleaned and pressed. .. I am prepared to do the work for you at the most reasonable prices ( anud I guarantee satisfaction. By atj b.aving your suit cleaned and pressed it will look ever so much better all the while and will last so much longer. If you have not I been in the habit of having your It mit kept in good order, begin it rea: 2ow and see how much satisfact on there will be in the improved~ ooks of the suit and in its longer~ I w'ear. Give me a trial. T tf W. Bose urham. " ient==== .D AND WHITE IRSH mnting has just arrived. Ad out at once. -These ed to be had. g potatoes on Reli?ble Garden Seeds, Lauderdale. 1UES! ceived a nice tucky Mules, leap for cash I two years' roved secur t call before ;re and I will )oty. Herald Office TERS FOR 5 in boxes and pound S at close prices. AND SILVER PARER. Reliable Fertilizers. mpny ranch of the Virgi cash saleaful1lleoflQrae amnoniated and Plain AcdFerfti s; aloKainit, at rie that will - [E RIDGEWAY MILLING AND GINNiNG COMPANY. -l-2t R.A. MEARES, Prop. Registration Noti#e. N~otice is hereby given that oe ofmunicipa regitration w open at my office for the ~istration of all persons in said wn who are entitled by law to registel-ed. H. E. KETCHIN, Supervisor of Begistration. tloney to L.oan.. hve made arngeets to nego than $0, and pyablein nt1es he rate ofiterest is egt per cent. t.o sums of that mountor o-er owe pays fofr abstract ande ses. J E McDONALD, Attorney, ---OR ~all on me. I can supply you rices that are right. ~ring me all your repair work. vill be done promptly and at sonable prices. want your Furs and Skins. M. H-4AYNEI=St