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NEWS AND HERALD WINNSBORO, K. C. J. FRANK FOOSHE Editor and Proprietor. PUBLISHED WEEKLY TERMS, IN ADVANCE: One Year,............................$1.50 six Months........................... .75 Wednesday, April 18, 1906. Senator Johnson's Reply. In another column is printed the reply of Senator Johnson to our editorial of last week taking him to task for the manner in which be secured certain legisla ton in regard to the publication of the reports of the supervisor of Fairfield county. It is not al all surprising that the very firsi count in this reply is the charge that the only reaso' for oui objections to the new az:t is thal it will cut us out of a part of oui present revenue, if the courti allow it to stand. It was not t( be expected that Senator John son would be willing to acknow ledge it, even if he were not s( blind as not to see it, that wha we were criticizing was th manner of his securing th< legislation and the spirit prompt ing it rather than the end sought The term "'tater patch law' should have carried with it tb full suggestion that the method. pursued were of the undergrounc kind and by no means creditabb to a representative of the countj in either branch of the genera assembly. Nor is there an surprise at all that he in thit reply gives less attention to thi real issues than. be does to mak ing references to the editor ani the paper that are so characteri sitic of the littleness of the on< making them that they can bf nothing else than ignored. It is indeed strange that, i the real spirit that promptei this legislation, was that o: economy and the protecting o the interest of the people agains a needless expenditure of th public funds, such an importan item of legislation should hav been tacked on as a rider to T bill that dealt with a wholly dif. ferent matter. In this instance we are quite willing to admii ~that the News and Herald failed most egegiously in conveying tc its readers the glad tidings thai the taxpayers of Fairfield county were to be saved sixty dollars a year. It is not expected that at editor or any one else should have to read through all the acts of the general assmbly in ordei to find out what local legislation has been passed. How Mr. Johnson can reconcile the con stitutionality of this act on the ground that Fairfield was proba bly mentioned in the title of the original act is indeed a mystery, as a reference to acts 405 or 769 will show that no such thing is probable. If the constitution of South Carolina means anything, it means that this latest act is wholly unconstitutional and iot one sound argument is brought forth to prove to the contrary. It would be a matter of infor mation, if Senator Johnson would cite the decision of the supreme court that makes unconstitutional the law providing for the publi cation of the reports of the su pervisors. If that act is uncon ititutional, why should he have troubled himself to introduce this latest act to set it at naught? If that act is unconstiutional, why has he not before this in behalf of the tax-payers of the county, whose interests he so carefully guards, prevented the payment of the claims for the publication of these reports? And should the courts declare that act unconstitutional, Sen a tor Johnson well knows that we would be as morally bound to return any money collected from this source as he or any other merchant would be, who has sold goods to the county, the purchase of which was not au thorized by law. Advertising space has fixed value as much so as goods sold over the coun ter. It is certainly reassuring to be told that the grand juries have done their work from time to time in such an excellent man ner. If this is the case, why this expense of having a special commission making an investi gation of Fairfield's financial affairs? Echo answers why? The well established doctrine that publicity is the best pro tection of the public treasury can not be upset by the declara tion that newspapers stand for this publicity because of the reve nue it brings them. The people want to know fully about the administration of the county's financial affairs and they can not and do not expect this ser vice free. The National and the State governments issue exhaus ive reports of- the financial trans actions of their various depart ments.- Why nhanid there be any exception when it comes to the counties? If it is a narrow. and selfish policy to stand for publicity, we prefer to be on the side that experience has proven over and over is the best safeguard of the public treasury. Our stalking into the senate chamber is easily enough ex plained. The bills for the elec tion that had been held on the dispensary in the fall had been placed by one of the commis sioners in the hands of Senator Johnson, so we were told by a member of the house delegation. Purely as a matter of business we went to him to know if our claim had been included in the list of those approved; and, as the commissioner was absent, if he would kindly forward it to us when the comptroller general had issued the certificate for the same. There was no asking of a favor in this that any constituent is not perfectly Entitled to. A public servant that thinks there is any brazen audacity in askina a favor of this kind has lost his sense of the duty he owes hiE constituents. We are perfectly free to admit that several vearE ago that we did ask a busines, favor of Senator Johnson thai was purely of a private nature and that the sams was granted However, no favor that he or an] one else might have served us a any time would keep us fron discharging a public duty in call ing him to account for the dis charge of his duties as a publi servant. If it be this purely pri vate matter that he refers to, i certainly stamps him as lackin the instinct of a gentleman i bringing it into public discussion Even if Senator Johnson ca: deny the charge that there wa! any personal motive in his intro duetion of this bill, be certainl, can not deny that the Fairfiel< provision of this act was covertli introduced. The very fact tha there is not one word in the titli to show that this provision is ii the bill is proof positive that i was covered and that well. I the reason for its being thus hi( away was his ignorance of tha provision of the constitution tha would make the act when passe< unconstitutional, then this igno rance of the law is of a characte: that makes his actions no less ex cusable than if he had had im proper motives for securing thi legislation. There is no plac where ignorance is more of crime than in the legislative halls and, while it may not be expectec that every member of the genera assembly shall know e y e r ' phase of the law, there is a wise provision of the law for legal ad visers to assist in the drafting o: bills. There may be no law com. pelling any member of a delega tion to seek the counsel and ad vice of his associates in the mat. ter of local legislation; yet, i that had been done in this case there is every probability thai this provision would not have beer introduced in the manner it which it was. The applying of the term o demagogue to Senator Johnsoi will not cease as long as lie con tinues to play in th..t role, and his motives can trot escape being questioned until he ceases the employment of me.thods that sc readily suggest trickery. It car hardly be that he has exhiausted himself in these respects.. As suggested last week it is very important that there be a full attendance of the members of the Winnsboro Commercial Club to-night, when there will be the election of officers and the completion of the org miz:ftion. A good attendatnce will cotunt f~z much in getting thinigs stara< off in the right war, al w contribute no little ) to m possible for this ordz n : do much for the tol n;I-, m Winnsboro. In un iin i. strength and the mnorethr who are helpiner in thzN wU! the more good will ranit. t. us all get together f'r enishu Winnsboro andl resulia 'l s or'e ly follow from this u:nivd aetmo Be sure to be at the mieeting to nig ht, if you can. After Painting 40 Years lie Pro nounces Stag the Best. Messrs. Hirshberg, Hollander & Co.: Gentlemen-Stag Paint I can freely say is the finest flowing paint that I ever used, and I have been painting for 40 years. I. H. Pedigo, Paint Bank, . Why not profit by this paint er's 40 years experience, and use Stag Semi-Paste Paint. "One gallon makes T wo." For sale by Jno. H. Mc3Iaster & Co., Winnsboro, S. C. A happy home is the most valuableI possessiou that is within the raaeb of mankind, but you cannot enjoy its comforts if you are suffering from rheumatism. You throw aside busi ness cares when you enter your home nd you can be relieved from those rheumatic pains also by ap~plying haberlain's Pain Balm. One up plication will give yon relief and its 2ontinued use for a short time will ring about a permanent cure. For sale byObear Drug Co. and all nmedi inealers. Death at Bear CreeK. The death of Mrs. R. W. J. Kennedy " which occurred Sat urday, April 14th, after only a few weeks' illness, came as a shock to her many friends. She was a sweet Christian woman and well beloved by all who knew her; a most devoted wife and mother, and ever ready to admin ister to the sick or perform a kindness for son:e one. Death had no terror for the deceased, but was we!comed as a sweet re lease from her suifering. She leaves a husband. three sous and a daughter to mourn her loss, also a large circle of relatives. On the following day the inter ment took place at Smyrna church and the very large attendance was ample evidence of the high esteem in which Mrs. Kennedy was held by all. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the bereaved ones in their sorrow. S. April 16, 1906. Tlie most rational reniedv for Coughs and Colds is Kt'nnedv's Laxative Honey and Tar. It actson the iowels as a mild cathaeri-expels all cold from the system. Cuts all phlegm out of the throat, relieves coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough, etc. An ideal remedy for childrecii-equally good for adults. Sold by all dru-gists. Lee and Life Insurance. t An interesting little unecdote - of Gen. Robert E. Lee has been - making the rounds of the news papers. Whether it is true or - not we do not pretend to say, t but print it for what it is worth. Forty years ago Robert E. Lee 2 was offered the Presidency of the Northern Life Insurancy Com 2 pany at a salary large enough for those days. He wrote that - he"hadn't the ability nor the ex perience to command such a salary." He was told that his name was worth it. "What in t flurence I have with the South Sern people is not for sale," said 2 Lee. That ended the negotia t tions. f Doubtless Gen. Lee's reply I would have been the same had t three New York life insurance t companies offered him an annual I salary of $12,000 to act as"rebate - referee." The above is from r the New York World which has - some doubt as to the truth of the statement in regard to General Lee. There is no doubt about it. It actually occurred. .Letter to Winnsboro Painters. Winnsboro, S. C. Dear Sirs: Have you found this out? You need less of Devoe lead-and-zinc for job than of any thing else: less gallons; bless money. M A Thomas, painter, Lynch burg, Va, has found it out; he writes: "The first job 1 did with your paint I estimated 37 gallons; had 12 gallons left over. Since then I have not used any other kind of paint but Devoe lead and-zinc; I recommend it to all my customers. When I commence a job, I take up a card reading as follows: M A Thomas, contrac tor; Devoe Paint." -Putting it on costs two or three times as inuch as the paint. Have you found this out? You can paint Devoe in less time: less time; less money. Have you found this out? De voe wears longer than anything. You don't object to long time between jobs. Your customers like it. And you like what he likes. It keeps your customers. Yours truly 83 F W DEYOE & Co Jno. H. McMaster & Co. sell our paint. Living indoors so much during the winter nmonths creates a sort of a stuffy, wanit-of-ozonie conditionl in the blood did system genierally. Clean up and get readyv for spring. Take a few Ear y, H is.-rs. The.,e famous little pills emeije liv er, si:omnaen and bowels oii -..ve t he lod a chanice to purify .ei f. They relieve h eadache, sallow o~o ie~uncec. S~old by all drug A L1 Ic le ixed. Evrr 'y is presumed to hav- hear'd of ih man who said to a strager u.h :m he found in his s~at i4 church one Sunday mnorning' "I beg your pardon, sir, but you are occupewing my pie." A near relative-probably a descendant-of this man, who answers to the name of Jones, was dining with a friend. The soup was brought on, and the wife of the niost was apologiz 'ing for it. '-I am afraid you will find it seasoned too highly, Mr. Jones, she said, ''I tell Susan every day of my life not to use so much salt and pepper in her cooking, but it does 'nt do any good." "The soup is all right, \Mrs. Jorow, the guest hastened to assure her"It's exactly Susaned| to seat my~ taste.,' Notlhing will relieve indigestion that is no~t a thorougi] digestant. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digrests what you eat, anid allows the stommach to rest-recu pert-grow~ strong again. A few (oses of Kodol after meals will soo~n restore thme stomach and digestive or ras to a full per~formane~ of their funtions naturally. -told by all drug W~'Furniture repaired cheap t R. W. Phillins'. Keep Your Money at Home. The following from the editoral colums of the Greensboro Patriot is commended to the considera tion of those who are in the habit of sending to the large cities for purchases which could as well or better be made at home: "There was a man in Greensboro and he was wondrous xise; he marked a silver dollar and gave all to Lize; she went to see the butcher, and blew the dollar in-it wasn't long before the coin came back to him. He took it to Ethe merchant and bought a dress for Jane-before the week had finished up, back came the pluuk again; he spent the coin in Greensboro full fifty times or more, but always got it back and spent it over; but when he sent the dollar to Chicago department store,'twas gon e for good-forever, and he never saw it more." The above ;,ptly and strickingly illustrates the wisdom of making your purchases at home whenever; possible. In doing so you are helping not only home industries but your self as well. The more money spent at home, the greater the prosperity and the general pros perity affects every citizen o greater or less degree w' hej he realizes it or not. Th :bi department stores in thefrge cities send out every . season, bulky catalogues, cott~hfing de scriptions and illustrations of almost every imaginabl'article from a fine toothcomb ta suit of furniture. The artick look like like great bargians bi;P;*hen ieceived they rarelrcome up to expectations. All smart up-to-date women of to-day, Know how to bake,.;wash, sing and to play Without these talentsa -wife is . G. Unless she takes Roe*& MounU Tea. Jno. H. %fcMa o. Gov - Hogg's Tree Covered IVe. According to the wish ress ed by the late Gov. Ho g Tex as in his will, a walnut 't and a pecan tree have bee anted on his grave, and the nuts and seeds will be distributed' among the farmers of the State with the request that they be planted in furtherance of Gov. Hogg's desire to make Texas "a land of trees." This provision of the ex-gover nor's wvill has been criticised as cranky-, but it is a fact that men will do things for sentiment that they would not do otherwise, and Gov. Hogg was remarkably popular in his State. Encourage ment of tree-planting is a noble work. Millinery Notice. Our stock of Easter hats and spring and summer millinery will interest you. Call and see the various and attractive offerings that we are making. J. 0. Boag. A Pleasing Prospect. Behold the judicious adver tiser; If there be any one wiser Than he We should like to see Him. The Sunny Jim. Of the bu'siness world With his banner unfurled. Say; Don't things come his way Every day, And don't he get there For fait? Does he mope As if he were filled with dope? Does he lie down in the road Because he has too big a load? Does he cry Because tbhe people won't buy? Say. He ain't built that way He's to the front With a stunt That gets out of the woods With the goods And he stands As the progressive spirit in all lands. He sees what the great world offers, He knows just what is fit To gather into his coffers And he goes straight after it. Gee Whiz, What a success he is. You feel the life giving current the minute you take it. A gentlesoothing warmth, fills the nerves and blood with life. ft's a real pleasure to take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. :35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Jno. H. Mc MIaster & Co. Running a Newspaper. It takes as much grit and gum p tion for a woman to run a paper as a man.-Fairfax Enterprise. It takes a great deal more. I Almost any woman can run a ' man; but to run a newspaper- ~ bhat's altogether another matter.v -Newberry Observer.n Was at the Wedding. 0 Lawyer; "Were you presen t . vben the trouble began between he prisoner and his wife?" Vitness; "Yes sir. It was two -ears ago." "Lawyer: "What b< tappened then? "Witness: "I D) .ttended their wedding. "-Cleve- t and Leader. t There is no p, the one thing rn are made for all. tion of Ladies' D the choice of Mei is a point for eve we urge the mer likewise urge thi we have for ther so that every mi nts in t4e wa d wear the'! will be sure Those who do n( priced goods will gqqds tfi very b sizeihd the grea for us-to please I too. . re is nc fin ti eient provi e for. In the matt( are certainly pro certain that mot this line is not n Keich BRICK! BRICK!--Two carion of Columbia brick for sale right prices. J. 0. Boag. WANT TO SELL-One gc Work Horse. Apply to McFetridge, Rion, S. C. STRAYED OR STOLEN-T cows, one dark red and c dark with whiite spot in fn just above eyes; back and hi Jersey-colored; tag in ear w name R. A. Meares on it. Bo without horns and both sprir ers. Reward, if returned C. B. Richardfon, Bucklick,S. Trespass Notice. All parties are hereby waned not hunt, fish, cut wood, all~ow their st( to run at large or in ainy otherw trespass upon the iands of the uind signed or her children. Parties v lating this notice will be dealt with the full extent of the law. MRS. E. T. WE IR, Blackstock, S. C., RI. F. D). No. 2 4-11 Election Notice. An election for one t rustee for Seht District No. 14 will bec held on' MO: DAY, MAY. 7 to elect a successor J. Frank F-ooshe, whose ternm as trust expires. The hooks of registration w~ be open Thursday, Friday and Sati day preceding the said election. J. Hinnant is- appointed to conduhct t registration, and .J. A. H-innant. JR. McMaster and Longstreet Gantt a appointed maagr. of elect ion. Byv order of the Board of Truste or school Distriet No. 14. J. FRANK FOOSHE. 4-11 Secretary. Letters of Administratio state of South Cnrolinia, 1 County of Fairield. By D A. Broom, Esq., Probate Judg Whereas, A lice Shanks hathi ma< it to moe to grant her letters of at ninistration of the estate and efcee >f Wilbami Shanks. deceased: These are, therefore, to cite uind at nonish all and singzular thle kindlre nd creditors of the sid Willim: hanks, deceased, that they be au ppear before me, in the Court of Pre ate, to be held at Fairtield Com fouse, South Carolina, on the 21b ay of April next, after puiible: ion hereof, at 11 o'clock in the fr oon, to show cause, if anyV they haiVt -h the said administration shoub ot be granted. Given under my handj', this 9th da: April A. D). 1n06. D). A. BROOM. 4-11-2t J udgec of Probate. Strongly endlorsed. The reenamin st. Our grad ates ar~e inl dem~ta: i and ntgrht cla.'es orgeLn ized each eek. Enter at once'. Write for rmls. CO' IT. TA, S. C. irtiality displayed at tf issg~rig. The same ca There is the same cA ress Goods and N"o, o n s Suits and F:rnish' ry woman t keep i to see our stock bef e ladies to see what att n. The one aim with in and every woman c .y of dress suppli-, best==and thisis Ih to find that they can >t feel thV'fhVtjItn w find our offar4 sn est to be had fo h'% t variety of our stock i >oth men and women partiality in the selecl of customers. The y4 r of Shoes the men vided for with the san ,e careful provision for iade elsewhere in Fair at A D. nee le , th g th % * IF our rate of interest enough, C. * 2. IF our rate of intere eniough, S3. IF the accomimodations factory, t 4. 1IF our business is saf< think it is), A 5. IF you are not~already t i invite you to becoi Che Efnb * Pays 4 per cent on deposits in the 5 * 2 per cent on deposits in the( ol ill - - - - he ___KEEP C I can show you the of FIGURED oR( LAWNS in town. A n vince you that theyva cheapest you can get * the monev. GE~O. R. LAUI ASTuER tng something BOYD'S sugg to get it. Phone 25 for y~o; lcerv Wants. is store and it is ru provisions .ie selec= S s there is in Gqds. This n aqd while ore buyin'g. we ractive offerings us is to make it an get his or her e. Those viho eahi medium grad md the chi Li af goodsj ents of are pn~d the ie care; aid if is each and all in field county. le Co. te~oe~~eo~ee~eo~e0 on deposits is high st on loans is low we afford are satis- : e ~ly managed (and we a customer, then we nie one. S ro .i~ank. avtroc Department. omnmercial Department- 9 OOL.a prettiest line iANDIES and look will con= re the best and anywhere for )ERDALE. 1 time forA hav= r good to eat. rests the piace ir Eater Gro=.*