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NEWSAND HERALD h< WINNS:ORO, 8. C.te J. FRANK FOOSHE Editor and Proprietor. A PUBLISHED WEEKLY TERMS, IN ADVANCE C One Year...................- -i.--- o C Six Months....................75 1 Wednesday, April 11, 1906. s 'Tater Patch Law. t Some weeks ago we attempted J to give a summary of such laws as had been passed at the last, session of the general assembly r relative to Fairfield county. This list, however, did not contain the act abolishing, or rather attempt ing to abolish, that wise provis ion of the law, requiring the su pervisor to publish a list of all claims approved by the board of commissioners. This latest act together with the acts that it purports to amend is published in full below. It is very clear even to the most casual observer that there is nothing in the title of this act to suggest any reference in the same to the publication of the reports of the supervisor of Fairfield or any other county as for that matter. This is a most serious defect, one that the con stitution of South Carolina in as plain English as was ever writ ten, makes wholly unconstitu tional. Article 3, section 16, of that safeguard against tricky leg islation provides against this hiding of a needle in a bay stack in the following brief and point ed language, about the meaning of which there can be no possi ble doubt: "Every act or resolution having the force of law s/kall re late to but one subject and that shall be expressed in the title. As clear as the constitution makes it that the act in question is unconstitutional and without the force of law, so clear is the authorship of the same and the spirit prompting it. None in Fairfield county need be told that this most excellent speci men of 'tater patch law had its origin in the Senate and that the spirit prompting it was one of spite. This spirit was as narrow as is the apparent igno rance of the law manifasted. . Of bourse, Senator Johnson is going to claim that it was done in the interest of economy and that the publication of these re ports is a useless expense. If, however, this was his real pur pose, why did he not bring this all important matter up before the whole delegation from Fair field and let it be first passed on by them? If this was his real pur pose, why did he not draw up a separate and specific act? Surely the saving to the county of $60 each year was a subject worthy of such special legislation and one worthy of a senator, even Senator Johnson] himself, getting the counsel of his associates. Ah, the reason is too plain. It was so easy to covertly tack this provision on to another acet an d thus get it through the Senate, with the hopes that as a locali legislation matter it would go through jthe House without any fight on the part of the members from this county. This method,t being backed by senatorial cour-1 tesy, gave him such a fine oppor tunity for playing in his usual role of the demagogue and at thec same time for hitting a blow at i the editor of this paper. As there was no yea and nay vote on this act we do not know how the members of the House from this county voted on the same, if they voted at all. We can not think that any one of them would have ~ supported the measure in the supposed interest of economy: and we are quite sure that, even if any one of them voted for it on that score, there was none of 1 that same spirit in their doing so that prompted its authorship. As it happens, the act does not aiffect us for this year at least.e The report of the board of corn mnissioners for claims, approved at the meeting in January andr published in the same month, amounted .a ,he full amount of $60.00 at tL' 1egal rate and has been paid. The other three re ports that the law still requires y to be published we would have t tn publish free. The law is so 3 clear that the supervisor could not hold back the publication of ~ these reports, even if they were not already paid for. Our money c has been honestly earned and we a are going to hold on to it. If h anybody doubts that this is the s, case, we are perfectly willing to e, be a party to a controvesy sub- c mitted without action, so that the a courts may declare on the con-a stitutionality of the law. I * The many commnendations that I we have heard from time to time ! of the present manner of pub lishing the supervisor's reports is proof positive to us that the ti people of Fairfield county want m r their 'nances ,re adminiw red. THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACT. b N AT TO ANi) i SEcTiON 405, VOl. 1,CoicE or LAws, 1902, So AsTh ExcEPT MAnoN CouS lto g Tm:l PRovNIONS TH EREOF. Section 1. Re it eniocted by the eneral Assinebly of the State of South a arolna. That Section 405, Vol. 1. ode of Laws, 1)0:2, be anended by i iserting word "Marion" between the -ord "Clarendon" and the word Williamsburg" on the 13th printed C ne thereof: so that as amended the t aid section shall read as follow: Section 405. He shall make an an Lual report to the presiding Jtidge, at he second term of the Court of Gen- f ral Sessions in his County, which hall be held after the first day in anuary in each year, of the number, haracter and arnount of claims paid >y him on orders of Coanty Com ulssioners and County School com uissioners, and to whom paid, which eport shall be subimtted by said .Judgte o the Grand Jury for their examina ion, and shall be filed by the clerk of aid Court and kept in his office for )ublic inspection He shall cause ;aid report, to be published at least :wo weeks before the sitting of said ourt in some newspaper published in :he County. The County Treasurer; >f Fairfield, Florence. Chesterfield, 'larendon, Marion. Williamsbunrg Edgefield, Sumter Colleton, Chester, Drangeburg, Greenville, Darlington, york, Pickens and Aiken Counties shall not be required or allowed at public expense to publish annually the itemized statements of their disburse ments. Nor shall the County Super visor of the County of Fairfield be required or allowed, at public ex pense, to publish annually or other wise the itemized statements of their lisbursements for said county. PUBLICATION OF TREASURERS' RE PORTS Section 405, Vol. I, (odc of Laws. He shall make an annual report to be presiding Judge, at the second erm of the Court of General Sessions n his County, which shall be held fter the first day in January in each year, of the number, character and iniount of claims paid by hin on :rder of County Commissioners aid ounty School Commissioners and to vhom paid, which report shall be iubmitted by said Judge to the Grand Jury for their examination and shall )e filed by the Clerk ot said Court and zept in his office for public inspection. Re shall cause said report to be pub ished at least two weeks before the itting of said Court in some news >aper publihed in the County. The 2ounty Treasurers of Fairfield, Flor mnce, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Wil iamsburg, Edgefield, Sumter, Colle :on, Chester, Orangeburg, Greenville, Darlington, York, Pickens and Aiken ,ounties shall not be required or allow d at public expense to publish an 2ually or otherwise the itemized state rents of their disbursements. ?UBLICATION OE SUPERVISORS' RE PORTS. Section 7q, Vol. I, Code of Lawas. The Supervisors of the State are re uired to publish in some newspaper ublished in their respective Counties, it least in one issue thereof, and within ifteen days after each meeting of the onuty Board of commissioners at vhich claims are audited, a full state nent of the claims audited by said Board at its meeting immediately >receding said publication. The said statement shall show, as ublished, the file number ofd the ,laim, the amount claimed, theamotint tllowed, the nature of claim or services endered. and the name of the claim Lnt. Said publication shall be paid or at the rate now allowed by law for Ublic printing, Provided, the same loes not exceed sixty dollars per nnum: Provided, That the provi ions of this Section shell not apply to he Counties of Barnwell, Baniberg, harleston, Chesteffield. Darlington, inderson, Berkel v, Kershaw, H orry, aurens, Marlboro, Beaufo rt, Marion, ork, Oconee, Lexington, Georgetown, ancaster, Chester, G r e e n w o o d, ~ickens, Union, and Cherokee. T1he call of the county chair nan in another column for the lbs to meet the last Saturday n April brings very forcibly to ind the fact that this is election rear. Every one likes to keep ip with the election news and hat is just what the subscri >ers to the News and Herald vil be sure to gest. If not a ubscriber now, subscribe at ince so that you may keep iu all touch with what is doing in olitical circles. The grana joyv of Co t >ravely stauding up for t -- orcement of the law :wa.: ided odds. Fi'e cidzen. ounty fraudulently irai pon the pension fnl an aents were drawn up o hem by the pension h2 irEl L ':c hey recommended that the b. et off by paying back the a~ o hs obtained, which wet- S12 W. The case was thereupni ncl irossed ' the soliito)r. T be ;rand jury now presents the p3n ion boarfd or malfeasane~ in iflice. 'The grand jury is wholly ight. The result of their actiou till be awaited with interest. The Sate Democratiee exe utive committee met in Colum a Thursday night and issued he call for the State convention lay 16 and the notice to th e ounty chairmans to call meetings I f the various county clubs Sat-s rday April ~2S. So far as we an learn this was practically I 11 that came up or that could 1 ave come up. Could it not be f >arranged that these calls :>uld be issued by the State t hairman without the necessity 1 f calling the whole coin tittee together at an expense ofa 300 toS5(00 and a considerable b. .ss of time on the part of the embers who attend? A little self criticism somne-w les helps. Let the businessw en of Winnsboro apply just a (~ e of that treatment nt this me wvith the hopes that it will rove helpful. There have beein ,veral attempts to organize the uiiness m1n of tiSs communilltV ithin thOe pfat fw years aLd so Ir they have all faile:1, the same as been true3 of someY other rojects that were undertaken for! ho betternent of the town. In 11 of these in a more or less de- 1 ree the following conditions ave prevailed; a good attendance1 t the first meeting with numerous ommittees appointed to report o a second meeting, a second necting with a smaller attendauce mnd but partial or no reports rom the committees previously tppoited, a third and final meet ug when there would not be a luorum present. Caudidly it loes seem that there is too much red tape about putting these or !anizations on foot. But because Ather organizations have been llowed to fall through in the manner indicated above there is no reason why the present effort for the orgauization of a commer cial club should meet with the same fate. But it will unless there is a good attendance at the meeting called for next Wednes day evening and it is on this account that it is so necessary that there be a full attendance of all those, who have pledged them selvs for membership in this club. A full attendance at that meet ing will go far towards insuring the club's success, a poor atten dance will do all towards making it a failure. Which are you as a business man, interested in the development of your community, going to do, help to make the club a possible success by being on hand or contribute to its fail ure by staying away. Any business man, who hearp the admirable business talk of Mr. Anderson at the town hall 'Vednesday evening, could not fail to be impressed with the fact that oragnized effort is the key to success in the develop ment of the various interests of a community. In this respect, Winnsboro has been wofully deficient and surely the time has come when this error will be corrected. There are now in Winnsboro a large number of young men in business and they owe it to themselves to begin the laying the prepartaion for larger things for the future. At best the improvements that can be effected through all pulling to gether will have to come slow and hence all the more reason for starting as soon as possible. This is a time when all should pull together, old men and young men alike, so that Winnsboro may enjoy the good fruits of united action in business matters. The commercial club with its business interests and social1 features has proven the means of getting the business men of other communities joined together with a common interest. The Winns boro Club will prove of inestima ble value to this community, if all will go into it with a deter mination to make it succeed. That is the spirit that counts and that is what must be had at this time. A Book of Monuments. How many Confederate monuments are there in South Carolina? Where arethey, by wvhomn erected, at what aos~ and what style of monuments are they? These questions were put yes erday to two observant South Caro inians who have been into unearly every :ounty ini the State within the last ear, and yet they were unable to an wer. It is a question on which in Fo)rmation would be particulariy pleas Mr. B. F. Johnson of Richmond, a publisher who was in the city a few ays ago, stated his intention to get up a, book of sketches of the monuments in this St ate, inairkers at the graves of !cnt men as well as Revolutionary and onfederate and Mexidmn war monu atuets. Dr:. Henry Alexander White :> Columiai, who has just recently written a history of South Carolina. is tso intere-ted ini this matter and in vites C crresponidenice from persons who :pave daite' or photograiphs of ruunuU ei ts ini this staite.-The State. n\ eli, aj rue, a volume is pub ished, tha. t. autiful monument ithe naue~ : are here should ae a -ai- It is doubtful f- t'.ere is a prettier monument of s kind in the whole State. And :he pretty part of it is that it was aade of I:an fiehl gi anite and that ight hie:e in the county. The Daughters will see that this testi nonial to the heroism of the :ounty's sous and the untiring eriice of the women of a later eriod will .have its place in the :icture. It is said by those who are in a :osition to know that the several ?izures of whiskey the past few eeks has greatly iessened the ilind tiger business hereabouts. that be tiue, and it must be orm the fr. qJuent references to it is a pretty strong proof that e afi.cers of the law can do ':uch towards stopping the ille d sale of whiskey. The strong m of the law will avail when j rouht into u-e. \'ou h fee ti life !:iV.,i iurrenit the. arm tth, 101- tihe lierves alail blood I ih life. It's ai real leasu~tre to take )lliter' RoLcky Mountain Tea. :3-> uts, Tea or Tablets. Juo. H. Me- t Piano Was Bought. In another page is printed Mr. you's letter in reply to certain eterences in Seniator Tillman's annifesto to the work of the in 'estigating comlittee. In that etter Mr. Lyon makes reference o1a piano, suggesting that it irobably came in the way of a >onus or graft. Senator Tilhnau ias published a denial of this Lud Mr. M. A. Malone comes orward and says that he sold lie piano to Mr. Tillman and hat the price paid for the samE vas $325. Nothing will relieve indigestion thal s not a thorough digestant. Kodo Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat id allows the stomach to rest-recu )erate-grow s .rong again. A fev loses of Ko()l after mIeals will sooi restore the stoinach and digestive or ,ans to a full performance of thei runctions naturn.ily. Sold by all drug rists. Investigating the County's Fi nances. The commission of three appointed by Governor Heyward to make an investigation of thi finances of Fairfield to ascertai what the county's indebtednes is and how it arose, has entere< upon its work. This committei consists of Messrs. W. D. Doug hiss, R. S. Spence and T. 8 Brica. The commision is gaeat ly handicapped in its work o: account of the fact that many n the papers in the supervisor office were wholly or partiall; destroyed in the fire of last sum mer. These old papers are no' being arranged for examinatiot Mr. V. B. Sheldon of Atlanti an expert accountant, has bee employed by the commission t assist them in their work. I will very probably take the com mission several weeks to con plete their investigation. The commission has power t, summon witnesses and requir the production of books, papers and documents of all kinds. I any person knows of anythini desiring special investigation the commission requests suc persons to communicate wit] them. Letter to F. ri. Clarke. Winnsboro, S. C. Dear Sir: When you see a wel dressed man, you like to sa "There's a sample of my clothe That man is worth two of bimse as be was when he came to me. We have the same feeling. On paint on a house is worth twic as much as old-fashioned painter paint, lead-and-oil. It looks th same when first put on. In thre months it don't. In three year it decidedly don't. Lead-and-oil chalks off in thre years; it is considered a first-rat job that lasts three year3. Devoe lead-and-zine is abou as good in three years as it wa the day the paintex left it. Zinc is tha secret of it: no secre at all. A good many painter know zinc; some mix it 'with thei lead. We grind it in: not a lit tle: good deal. It's the zinc and the grindin that does it. Yon can't mix zin by hand. We grind it in by ma chinery. Painters are finding us oun though some paintess are slow. You know that it pays a goo, man to wear good clothes. Ho' many customers bare you tha know it? Yours truly 82 F W DEYOE & Co Jno. H. McMaster & Co. se] our paint. Greenibrier Items. The Terpsichorean club me at the home of Miss Berth: Blair last Friday evening. Afte business had been attended to dainty refreshments were served Miss Beaufort Lyles who ha: been teaching the Bucklic] school is now at home. Misses Mable and Lucili Carlee spent last Saturday an< Sunday in Longtown. Miss Marie Blair spent a fey days in Columbia last week. Mr. W. M. Curlee, who hai been in Florida for some time, i now at home 0. For Over Sixty Years. Mas. Wi Stow's SoormsNO Srint h as been used for over 60 years by nili lions of mothers for their ebildrei while teethiing, with perfest suecess It so'>thes the child, sotftenms the gumis Lilays all pain: cures wind colic, an( is the best remedy for Diarrhoa. It will relieve the po'or little sufferer im muediately. Sold by drIuggist~s in ever.5 )art of the world. Twenty--five cents u .bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs Wilnslow's Soothing Syrup," and take 2o other kind. ~AKEN UP-I have two red bul! yearlings and a black heifer, which were taken up on my place about ten days ago. Owener can get same b~y iden tifying property, paying costs of taking care of same and the cost of this adver:;isement. W. A. Neil, Flint Hill, S. C. ERITILIZERS-I still have a plenty of fertilizers for sale. M. W. iDotv. .11 smatrt uip-to-date women of to-day-. .now hiow to bake, wash, sing arid to play ~ithout these talents a wife is N. G. nies3 she takes Rocky Mountaih Te~a. .Tn. T-. Mrolnster& ('o. * The lint Th 00Shoes for cu1 Both . kind occa. * Co aShirts Co. Ipe ofKetchin e BRICK! BiRICK!--Two carloads ofColurmbia brick for sale at .t right prices. J. 0. Boag. S WANT TO SELL-One good Work Horse. Apply to D. t McFetridge, Rion, S. C. STRAYED OR STOLEN-Two cows, one dark red and one dark with white spot in face g just above eyes; back and hips Jersey-colored; tag in ear with - name R. A. Meares on it. Both without horns and both spring ers. Reward, if returned to 0. B. Richardfon, Bucklick,S.C. Trespass Notice. All parties are hereby warned not to hunt, fish, cut wood, aliow their stock to run at large or in any otherwvise trespass upon the jands of the under 11 signed or her children. Parties vio lating this notice wvill be dealt with to the f1l extent of the law. - MRS. E. T. WEIR, Blackstock, S. C., R. F. D. No. 2. 411 t rElection Notice. An election for one trustee for Sehbiol District No. 14 will be held on MON SDAY, MAY 7 to elect a successor to SJ. Frank Fooshe, whose termi as trustee expires. Trhe books of registration will be open Thursday, Friday and Satur day precedling the said election. J. A. Hjinnant is appointed to conduet the registration, and J. A. H-ininant, RI. N. MeMaster and Longstreet Gantt are appointed managers of election. By order of the Board of Trustees~ for School Di$trict No. 14. J. FRANK FOOSH E, 4-11 Secretary. Letters of Administration State of South Carolina, 1 County of Fairfield. By D A. Broom, iny., Prol-ate Judge: Whereas, Alice Shaniks hath made suit to mei to grant her letters of ad ministration) of the estate and effects ( of WVilhianmShaniks, dleceasedl: These are, t herefore, to cite and ad mnonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said William Shanks, decceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Fairfield Court House, South Carolina, on the :21st (lay of April 'text, after publica tionl hcreof, at 11 o'clock in the fore noon, to show cause, if any they have,r why the said admninistration ,should ,[ not be gran ted. (Given under my hand, this Uth day of April A. 1). 1906. D). A. BROOM, 4-11-2n Judge of Probate. best. Our gratduate- arei in demnand'. Day and utght classes or1genlizedl e:ach week. Enter at once. WVrite for. terms. ('0 TTMrnTA. S. C. EASTE lEAD to F0 nobbiest out in the ilar colors and styles ose comfortable lo, oes that are stylish an table and seasonable. shoes too. straw and felt, th for Easter and. al ;ions. lIars, Cuffs, Cravat! I . r rtof interest on deposi 2.I enough, 2IFour rate of interest on loa enough, 3 . IF the accommodations we afford afactory, 4. IF ourh business is safely manag, 5. IF you are notjalready a custome invite you to become one. Ebe Mlinnsboro 1$ar I Pays 4 per cent on deposits in the Savroc Depart 2 per cent on deposits in the comunercial Del ASTER L suggests a time ing something good BOYD'S suggests 1 :o get it. Phone 25 for your Eat :ery Wants. What You N~ Bliss' Red Triumph >otatoes. Bliss' White Planti ng Fine Eating~ Irish Potat Yellow and White 0 nior Buist's Garden Seeds of a You can get them at Geo. R. Lauderd; 01. m t w cut d com= High e ve iothe ;, Sus Ewear. Go. Ls is high* ns is low1 are satis ~d (and we r, then we for hav to eat. he place ser Gro= eed. Planting Potatoes. ces. i Sets. ill kinds.. d e's.