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NEWS AND HERALD P UBLISHED W EEKL Y, WINNSBORO PRINTING CO. J. F RANK FOOSH E, - - - Enrov. TER)MS, IN ADVANCE: One Year,.............................1. Six Months.......................... . WINNqBORO, S. C. Wednesday, May 17, 105 In union there is strength. The gods help those who help themselves. To be known as an educational center is about the highest com pliment that can be paid any community. It was at one time Winnsboro's good fortune to en joy the distinction of being the seat of the largest boarding schoo 1 in South Carolina. No better fortune could befall her now. The most pleasing recollection V Winnsboro on the part of her videst citizens is when the cam pus of Mt. Zion was dotted here and there with little boarding houses, log cabins, every one of which was filled with students from all parts of South Carolina and even from neighbori ng and distant state. How much more pleasing would it be if, instead of recalling what was, they could now point to a large boarding school, filled with students from various counties of the State. There is not a public school in South Carolina that has a bet ter high school department than Mt. Zion. The very best evi dence of the grade of work done is the high stand taken by the pupils that go therefrom to the various colleges. This magnif icent record would be a great drawing card in getting boarding students for this historic school. This good will is a business asset that can be converted into hard cash by the investment of a comparatively small sum on the part of the business men of this community. In another column will be found O'Hara's foem, "The Bivouac of the Dead" and a sketch of the author. A part of this poem was published in our issue of last week. It was credited to Mr. J. H. Neil and had the heading "written for the News and Her ald." We assume the responsi bility for this blunder, as we are quite sure after reading a note of his on the back of the sheet, which we did not note carefully before printing it, that he did not intend for it to appear as his work, though on account of his having his signature at the bot tom it did so appear. We make this explanation in justice to him and to us. The only observance of Memo rial Day in Winnsboro was the decorating of the- graves in the Episcopal cemetery by a few ladies of St. John's Church. The fact that the day was ob served in no other way has been a subject of geieral comment. It is to be regretted that the~ day was not observed as it should have been. It is hoped that this will not be the case again. It hrs been suggested that there be' organized a chapter of the Daugh ters of the Confederacy. If this suggestion is carried out, and it should be, there will be no trou ble in the future about having appropriate exercises for the observance of Memorial Day. This organization should be A conserative community, one that holds firm to the best tradi tions of the p~ast and is nlo swept off its feet by the material istic tendencies of the p.resent is the ideal place for a college or a boarding school. Such a community is Winnsboro, whose citizens have ever been noted for their conservatism and for theni interest in mat ters educaLtionl:t. The high moral tone of the comn munity made it the more easil' possibile for the great Dr. Hlud son to draw so many students unto him. The character of this community would count for no less to-day in making WXinnsboro an educational center,-just the place for a large boarding school. As one who criticized Winthirop College last year for the maunuer of placing its advertising through an advertising agency, we dtesire to commend it for its very liberal policy this year in placin(g its advertising with the countyf papers direct. As suggested in our criticism of last year. this1I advertising natorally belongs to the county papers and there is no reasonable excuse for their having to give any agenicya comnission for securirz suc.h ) advertising. It is a matter of fact that the county p1pers for the most part are v-ery- liberal in giving notices of educa:tional institutions and it is not ask ing the county papers such adver tising as they have. While Win- 1 throp and other state colleges mv not he dependent upon! advertising for their support, they wil! find that the county papers: will he rauch more liberal in the' matter of spaco than under the former plan. Calls are made in this issue for a meeting of. the Mt. Zion Society this (Wednesday) morn mig anil also for a meeting of the citlzeus of Winnsboro Friday :iftarnoon for the purpose of taking steps for the organization of a boarding school in connec tion with the Mt. Zion Institnte. These calls are not made by any individnal, but are the direct result of plans that have been under consideration for .the past few days by the committee, who has issued the call for the mass meeting of citizens Friday after noon. As stated in these calls, a definite business proposition will be made for the establishment of the said boarding school. This proposition will put it up to the business men of Winnsboro to determine whether they are will ing to give financial backing to an enterprise which has every reasonable assurance of success and which, if it should succeed, would count for no little in the upbuilding of every interest of this community. So it is higbly important that each of these meetings ' be fully attended so that whatever action is taken, it may be fully representative. The best proof of the value of a boarding school or college to a community are the in ducements extraordinary that are always made such an in stitution when contemplating removal or when being establish ed under the support of an or gaUization that insures its success. There is no investment that will yeild a town better returns than a boarding school, which is not only the meass of drawing pupils from a distance, but also of in duciug additional families to come to town because of the increased educational advantages offered and, if the school is made a suc cess, which could easily be pos sible in the instance of Mt. Zion, these boarding pupils, wherever they go, will become a walking advertisement for the school and for the town. Establish a first class boarding school in connec tion with Mt. Zion, and Winns boro will become a household word in every community from which its students come. By reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that a special election will be held in school district No. 11 for the pur pose of voting an additional mill tax for school purposes on May 2G. This is c'ommendable enter prise on the part of the patrons of the school in that district. It means better school facilities, and if the election is carried, it will be an evidence that the people of the Jenkinsville section are more deeply interested in the support of their schools. No feature has contributed more to the strengthening of the schools of the State within the,. past few years than local taxation, which has made possible longer terms and better teachers. We hail with delight the announcement that a district has voted a special tax as an indication of its educa tional progress. The .three dis tricts that voted on this proposi tion last year carried it by an overwhelming majority. It is to be hoped that other districts will follow suit this year. Any dis trict contemplawting making a special levy must have its peti tion for the same before the county board of education by Juuc 1. MR. Mc-IAST 2 ViSIT5 DR. CA R LISLE And Teils of An Evening Spent With the Venerable Educator. I)'ri U',[ l~hd.)j 1 once heard a gentleman say facetiously that he could not live in Spartanburg because he would not acknowledge three tenets The first was that Wofford Col-I lege was a higher institution of learning than the University of Edinburg; the second, that Dr. Coke Smith was more eloquent than the Apostle Paul, and the third, that Dr. Carlisle was a I greater philosopher than Co permecus. I pass the two first without comment, but of the third I wish( to say that I do not believe that young men found more pleasure or more to lift them up intel- '] lectually by sitting at the feet of Copernicus, than they do at the ~ feet of the Grand Old Man of the Old Iron District. I am thinking of an evening spent with him, and as I recall it i I am reminded of a grand figures whose feet toueh the earth, but whose head is above the clouds, and whose utteranances make 1 ordinary man ashamed of his sordid sentiments and selfish in stinets. Our conversation was an a wide range of subjects; meignion, polis, and domestic1 ffairs. On each the utterance . >y him was of a sentiment so muman, so natural, so simple, but vithal so filled with moral up ift, that there was made plain he nobility of life in whatever ,phere. Being myself form Fairfield ounty, the county of his nativity, >ur conversation turned often to incidents of his boyhood days. He told of being stung in a bed )f nettles in Winnsboro (the net bles are still there, I believe) and ie explained the philosophy of the sting. He told of a William Adger, whose plantation is marked by a railroad station of that name, who after waiting for the stage for Charleston, and finding it full upon its arrival, set out and walked to Charleston, getting there before the stage becauss of the muddy roads. I have heard of my grandmother speaking of this Mr. Adger as a "fine old Irish gentleman-none finer on earth." And Dr. Carlisle con firmed the opinion. And so it went. Incident after incident was told by this philoso pher of near four score with the clearness of detail of a happening of yesterday and the vigor of a man of thirty, The whole would make too long a story for thi communication, but of especial interest is a half Mexican silver dollar, which Dr. Carlisle has in keeping for Wofford College. It is a half dollar with which General George Washington paid. for his breakfast in Lancaster County, when he made a tour of the South in 1791. The fathe-r of his country declined private hospitalities on this trip and insisted on paying for all he got. When on his way back north he stopped at the home of a patriotic family in Lancaster County, who wished to place all they had at his disposal, but he insisted on paying for his break fast, which consisted of a bowl of porridge, a piece of toast and a cup of coffee, with the half of a Mexican dollar. The half cuin was given to the daughter of the family, who treasured it until her death, at an old age, when she bequeathed it to a friend, and he in turn presented it to Dr. Carlisle for Wofford College. The coin is of especial value as 1 under stand that even the National Govern ment has no piece which they can trace back to the hands of Washington. It is indeed a treasure for Wofford, and in after years it will be doubly so for having been in the custody of a second man whom power could not tempt, nor wealth bribe to cease to serve his God, his country and his fel low man. F. H. McMastsr. What is Foley's Kidney.Cure? Answer: It is made from a pres~crip Lion of a leading Chi cago physician, and one of the most eminent in tne country. The ingredients are the purest that money can buy, and are scientifically combined to get their ut most value. Sold by McMaster Co. Won Hundre d Dollar Pri ze. The friends of Mr. Donald W. Richardson of Nelson, who is now a student at Princeton Theo Logical seminary, were pleased to note in the daily papers of last week that he had won the Mait Land prize of $100 for the best 3xegesis on a passage in the new bestament. This is quite an honor to Mr. Richardson, especially in view of the fact that he is also beaching while pursuing his theo Logical studies. The above is proof that Mr. Richardson is still maintaining the high record he made at David son, where he carried off every possible college honor. A Wonderful Saving. The largest Msthodist Church n Georgia used 32 gallons of L. & M. mixed with 24 gallons of nil, thus making paint cost 81.20 per gallon. They calculated to use 100 gallons of other paint. Saved about $80.00, and also got a big donation of L. & M. Deal ~rs glac'ly sell L. & M.. because ~heir customers call for it, and 'ay they used it 12, 14 and even 0 years ago. Don't pay $1.30 a gallon for inseed oil, which you do in -eady-to-use paint. Buy oil freeh from the barrel Lt 60 cents per gallon, and mix it vith L. & M. Paint. It makes paint cost about $1.20 er gallon. Sold by McMaster Co,, Winns >oro; C. P. Wray & Co., Ridge iray; Kennedy Mer. and Banking lo., Blackstock. To Cure a Cold in One Day 'ake LAXATIVE BROMO QUI UlNE Tablets. Ali druggists refund be money if it fails to cure. E. WV. G rove's signature is on each 'ox. %5e. It takes a woman two hours to >ult on a negligee gown in which he generally negligees about ten iinutes. WUGGIES, BUJGGIES-We now have a full stock of BUGGIES of the folloiwing -nakes: Cort land, Rock Hill, and Cincin natti. See these before buying.' Dn v Waier & Compan. eoil an, EnoiI The season's first cold may be slight--may yield* to early treatment, but the iext cold will hang on longer; it will be more troublesome, too. U n - necessary to take chances on that second one. Scott's Emulsion is a preventive as well as a cure. Take SCOTT'S EJULSION] when colds abound and you'll have no cold. Take it when the cold is contracted and it checks inflamma tion, heals the membranes of the throat and lungs and drives the cold out. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists 409-415 Pearl Street, New York 50c. and$.00 - - All druggists Contract for Building Flat At Dawkins, S. C., WednesdaIy-May 31, at 10 A. M., a contract for builing a flat for the free ferry at that place will be let to the lowest respoisible bidder. Also at, the same time and place contract will be awarded for at tending the said ferry for a period of 12 months. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. J. B. BURLE-:Y, 5-1T-3t County Supervisor. Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Examination. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col lege and for the admission of new stu dents will be held at the County Court House oii Friday, July 7th, at 9 A. M. Applicants must not be less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacated after July 7, they will be awarded to those making the highest average' at the examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholariships should write to President Johnson be foro the examination for scholarship i ap pication blanl:s. -holarships are worth $10) and free tuition. The next se.ssion will open Septembr 20, 1905. For further in formation and catalogue address Pres. D. B. JOHNSON, 5-17td Rock Hill, S. C. PIANOS We seil PI AN0s on montly or quarterly paymnts. - We try to be as liberal as. bus.i ness safely will permit. We have sold hundreds, yes, thousands of instruments in South carolina, and not one of onr customers who have bought of us can justly say we have beenr harsh with them. No body can claimi we haven't been courteous, considerate, fair. We sell only reliable, standard makes, Pianos that will last a long, long lifetime. We sell themi for less money than anybody else sells themi. We are selling Iots of PIANOS and want to sell mo~re. If you want the best PIANO, address the old reliable. MALON E'S Music House Columbia. S. C. PIANOS and O1RGANS. WANT TO BUY A Wedding Present? Come in and let us show you our line of goodls suitable for the occasion. Sterling Silver. Berry Bowls, handsomec designs, 8l0.00 to 65.0.0. Ronbon and Olive Dishes, $3.50 -:o $10.00. Ca rving Sets, $4.50 to $l0.00'. Sterling Silver Spoons, Forks, Ladlles in variety at attraetive pees. (ut Glass. Han dsome Berry Bowls, $5.50). $8.50 to $15.00. Bonbon and Olive Dishes. $2.25 to $4.00. Decanter-s. 8$.50 to $10.00. Sugar and Creamn, 6.00 to $9.00. Fine China. Beautifully decomat id. i m p o rt e d Salad Bowls, 8:1.0 to $5.50. ( racoker Jariis, $2.75 1o $4.50. Choc-olate P'ots $.00 to $5. 0. ('ake Plates, T2e. to A Good Clock is Always Acceptable.I We have a nice assortmnt of Clocks. Amiall silver and gol art istic de.,ins, $2.00 to s-5.00. Eight-dayX\ Mant Ie Clocks, str-ik ing hours and ha lf louri,. $5.0 to $10.00. Hanidsome~ gobl (lo'-ks. 00.50 to $25.00. Candlebr hin giold to niath goild clocks. $.5.50~ to $1.0.~ If von can't comec write fo iour- Illus-j ratel Catalogtue of stapI le goods, viz., Watches, Jewelry, Silv erwarie. Cut llass, etc. P. H. LACHICOTTE & CO. 424 flain Street, Columbia. S. C. Good Heinz Chow Chow Vegetables selec t e d w'th especial care and prepared with a dress ing of mustard, spices and aged, Mellow Malt Vinegar. The flavor of sucli things are rather hard to descrile of course, -but Hlein Chow Chow is good eniough to warrant us in refunding the pur chase price to those who do not like it, so it ought to be wortli a trial to vou at least. We carry a full line of Ilinz celebrated foods and sauces. W. C. BOYD. Phone:2.I AN ORDINANCE. State of South Carolina,? Town of Winnsboro. S Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the town of Winnsboro in Council met and by the authority of the same: That any interferenee by any person with or any obstruction or resistance of or abusive language to any police officer or other peace officer in making arrests or in discharging other official du bies, shall be deemed a misde meanor; and the person or per ons so offending shall, upon con viction, be punished by a fine of aot less than one dollar nor more hn ore hundred dollars or im prisonment for a term c;' not less han one nor more than thirty :lays in the discretion of the Mlayor or Council, Done in Council this the 15th day of May, A. D. 1905, [L. 8.] and with the corporate seal of the said town affixed. T. H. KETCHIN, Attest: Mayor. JNO. J. NEIL, Clerk of Council Fair Notice. All parties indebted to J. D. JecCarley & Co. for groceries for .904, will please come forward; und settle up by May 25, 1905, Ls I am obliged to hare the money ue me, and cannot afford to sell;. ~roceries at cash prices on two -ears' time. So take fair notices >r you will find your accounts in; he hands of an attorney for col ection after May 25. J. D. McCARLEY & CO. 5-10-:3t HOW C01 always corn you would; a FIRST-C announcemi These Aiway Swift's Premium Ham: fully guaranteed to be leans Molasses. Complete St( IN MEATS- Lunch T Humes' Columbia Rive .Pears, Gondola Peache -yes, everything mn ca superior to all others. A big shipment of Que Specialties. Lownev's Cocoa and Pi The finest Cakes and C A Leader. Baker's Barrington Hal tinue to use it, because The quantity and cj cuistomecrs. Your groec Grove's has stood the test 25 years. bottles. Does this record of: A Busiess Pi Always buy where your i the best goods at the I is what it does wl here for Shoes, Hats a Our stock in each of thes plete, and it will pay you t bargains we offer. BLACK CAT HOSE can'i The ladies should see su buying. M. W. LANDE is still leadir and Embroid You will have to see 1 how we can sell them al ures. We will not be ui A new lot of Men's ai suits or single piece at b Sumnme- Dress Goods rest. of our immense sto Ladies', Men's, Boys' and Slippers in endless, Our Notion Departme: plete. Call and examine our., It will pay you. We ca your hard=earned dollar Oveialls a specialty. See our line of Ladies Men's and Boys' Shirt Yours for busine L. L BUILDING N I have just received tw Flooring and Ceiling; XM Roughi Lumber, all cut froi Shingless Laths, Mould building materials always A full stock of Buggies a prices. Everything in Furniture, riages and Organs. This is the place to get a Our stock of Dry Goods a est you. J. / a [PLETE OUR STOCK OF GROC: e right here for all your grocery wvar get exactly what you want. Everyt] LASS GROCERY STORE will be 3nts will interest you. s in Stock: and Breakfast Bacon, Armour's G< the best on the market. Finest Ge )ck of Canned ( ongue, Veal and Ham Loaf, Ox T< r Salmon, the finest on the market s, Green Gage Plume, Apricots, Slic nued fruits and all the best qual Never out of Heinz's Chow Chow, en Olives just received. emium Chocolates; Baker's %ocoa a rackers, all made by the National Il 1 Coffee at 35c. per pound. All whc it is the best, the very best. uality of our stock are a full assura: ry trade solicited. All orders prom Tasteless Chilil1 Average Annual Sales over merit appeal to you? No(t is a Ten Cent, package of Gove's Black: --e 'oposition.. noney will command owest prices. That ien you come your nd Clothing. e departments is com o see for yourself the :be beat. r Dress Goods before DOTY. CKER g in Laces ery. - - :hem to understand such very low lig idersold. rid Boys' Clothing in argain prices. in proPortion to the ck. and Misses' Shoes variety. Prices right. tit is full and com stock before buying. n save you some of S. Dress Skirts. s of all grades. ss, andecker. LATERIALS. o carloads of Dres feather-boarding a i1 long-leaf pine. ing, Brick and oth in stock. .nd Harness at specia See our Baby Car good Cook Stove. nd Notions will inter 0. BOAG. B~RIES IS, YOU WOULD its, knowing full well that iing that goes to make' np .found here. Our weekly4 >ld Band and Star Hams, orgia Cane and New Or hoods. )ngue, Tripe and Joseph IN FRUITS-Bartlett ed and Grated Pineapples ity. Heinz's Pickles are sour and Sweet Pickles. nd Chocolates, iscuit Company. have tried it once con ace of satisfaction to our ptly filled. e Co. r'onic. O)ne and a Half Million sure, No Pay. 50c.