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Iq PUBLISHED WEEKLY WINNSBORO, S. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1906.ESALSD134 Farmers' Institutes this Summer. 1 The News and Herald is in re ceipt of the following notice from J. N. Harper, director of farmers institutes of Clemson College: "Clemson College is now ready to receive applications from resi dents of this county for farmers institutes to be held during tne coming summer. The applica - tions must state the place at which the meeting is desired and be signed by fifteen farmers of I the locality. It is necessary that all applications be handed in by - June 8th as the schedule for the I meetings must be prepared at that time.'' Mr. Harper also makes this additional announcement: "Ihe time has cor.e when these institutes can be made of great value to the farmers of this state and we are going to put forth every effort to make the insti . tutes this season a perfect suc t cess. The Southern railway has I again kindly granted Clemson College the use of a vestibule car to be used in this institute work and the college i.: going to have this car fitted up with material to demonstrate in a practical way the work that is being done at I Clemson College. We will have specimens of minerals from our geological department showing the mineral wealth of this state. We will have from the entomolog ical department specimens of all of the injurious insects found in this state and will distribute liter aiure and make lectures on methods of combating these in sect pests. We will have on ex hibition in the car more than forty varieties of cotton, thirty varieties of corn, sixty varieties of cowpeas, fifteen varieties of vetch. And we will have experts with us to lecture cn these vari ous plants, pointing out the good features of these different varie ties. We will have experts tm deliver lectures upon horticultural subjects and will have exhibited in the car material showing the different methods of pruning grape:, fruit trees, etc. We will also have a number of varieties of pecans. "Besides this there will be all kinds of the latest improved ap paratus for handling milk, cream separators. milk testers, etc., which will be put into operation if thp farmeri desire it. There will also be lecturer by experts on the breeding, feeding and uare of all kinds of live stock and soil improvement, veterinary science and t.he diseases of common agri Icultural Dlants. The proper way of making grafts ad pruning ~rape vines will aiso be derpon strate d." KIt is Dangerous to Neglect a Cold, Haw ..ten do we hear it remarked: "I 't's~ omy a i~old," and a few days ia! er learn inca tu2 mian is onl his back with pneumn1zi. YMi is of such everl slighlt, should not be disregardecd. C ihamberain's Cough Itemedy coun ter ets any) tendency of a cold to result in penumna, and E. ained its great lopla rity and a asive sale by its p 'a pt e'rg of 4.- most c~omm~fon alb1aA,. it al!ways eures and is pleasut~ *L)y2;. For sale by Obear Drug~ Co. gu4 g~iCinle dealers. RASIN FAiRFjELI. A Correspondent Saya That Thtey are - inexcusably Bad. ( T7w State. Maqy 21.) To the Editor of The State: IJst recently I have heard a number of persous discussing the .roads inth.mn. Now, whose idy is ' to work these roads? I had th~ugh~n that it was the duty of the county ~upervisor to order them worked and see that it was done, but agah Sdoes not seem to be the case in Fairfield county. The roads~ in 2 said county are wo:rse at this sea son ten I have known them for - ears, a ti;. when one could, ith~ a few dya' yo.give us ~ood roads and aot na~ opie t bouncing from one side of a iehi > et aother with a chance of > cigout under the horse's ? eels. It does seem to me that sksomethng could be done and ; udbe done for the betterment ,o our gjgblic roads. 3 I know thac :n some sections Sthe road farce' is y~nai, bgt that ino ~mesa for not working ,thgem tin cormm1mi; where the force 2 The idea seems to be.th-at they~ .will all come right in the washing andl if that be the cage may we soon have a downpour of rain all .vr this county. We are told that e,eryth'ing must come in its s'aon, and our ;;;p editor of Sthe Fairtiehl News andI ini.ld lwyVs tells us when to plant sor n chum and turnips, bat for some eason or other he has not spoken of ci2 ondition of our roads. In and Around Blackstock. Cotton around here was injure< some by the cold. We think th( stand is generally good. Rev. Mr. Mayes, who had fall some time ago, which laidl him up for several days, is nov going about his duties. Misses Kate and 3Iinnie Dixo! are visiting the families of Ir Daniel Hall and Mr. D. A. Craw ford in Winnsboro. Mr. Robert Brice is at hon now and is much improved it health. The base ball fever is manifest ing itself among our boys an( young men. An effort is bein; made to procure uniforms for th( players. There is -ood timbe for a first-class team. A gaul with Winnsboro will soon b( -wanted. Mr. Sigmon has gone into th< wcatt business, having about tei h-ed on one Of his lots in town Mrs. Miller, wife of our depo agent, is visiting her mother it Atlanti. Since the cold spell there ha: been considerable sickness in ou community. Mr. Hodges is now painting th wood work of Concord church. Miss Jcnnie Gladden, who h-u 'been visiting the family of M ,J. W. Hood, has returned home The Blackstock school close -on June 1st. There are to b ,closing exercises on this date. Miss Jennie Lee Craig of Win Lhrop College was at home for :few days last week. Mrs. John A. Stewart is th <pismpion chicken raiser for mile around. Mr. S. D. Mobley has a ver: successfin L ch trap. Any on -vantin, -; plan can get it bN seeing him. He has caught abou a peck of roaches this week. Mrs. E. M. Kennedy, Misses -Callie Hood, Jennie Gladden .Helen and Annie McDill and Mr :and Mrs. Hood spent Tuesday ir Columbia. Quite a number of old soldier from this -cetion attended th rennion in Columbia. Amon thema Messrs. E. M. Shannon J. E. Craig, W. W. Brice, W. H Castles, Robert Caldwell, Rober Kilgo and W. B. Robinson. Mrs. K. M. Mobley and daugh' ter, Miss Annie, apent Saturda: in Chester. J. T. C. May 19, 1906. A Mountain of Gold ou not bring as much hiappi ness to, Mrs. Lucia Wilke, 0 Caroline. Wis., as did one 25 box of BuCklen's Arnica Salve when it compIletejy curedl a run nling sore on her jeg, whien 1:at tortured her 23 long years Greatest antiseptic henl' o Piles, XWuns and Sores. 20e a McMaster Co.'s aind duo- H McMaster & Co.'s cing stores. Why Not Better Roads? Mr. Editor: I wish to say: few words about the exidrion o our public roads. The road 1 ad ing from Winnsborn~ to kmneajd : bridge is in a bad fir and need -work the worst kind; the Sidi' & litehes are filled up an~d the wa ter oveul~ows thle road, caussIt creat holes. The Brown hill ha; a ditchi or gully fromn the botton to the top twvo feet (deep. cause' by' theo water runninug in the w:eg ou ruts and has been in this con dition for months. Th~e entiri roadl is rendered impa):Lssable b; its numerous holes and ditches. Wihy are the roads niot worked Whose fault is. it? We answe the supervisor's and the over sacrs'.' ThIere are a plenty o hands liaba to road duty to keel the roods in good repair. It i the superrisorrs duty to' orde the overscars to put tue roads ii * ood condition and to se tha it is done; if thiey refuse or fai Ito obey lie can face them b: law, for the law requires all able bodied menl betweeni the ages () 118 and 50~ to work on the roatds. I am reliably informed tuia ;the road fromi Mill creek t Stuart's mill. a dis&tance of tw rale has 20 bands who e liab! for road duty' aad 'iet such road as we have~ to s.ubmit to it i; terrible. CalH the~ ourseer~s oul .3c. Supervisor, and when thmer are not suilicieiemnt hands, bir them. Don't ecuonmize on th roads. 14 seems that wecn present systemu. Why not hay f.axatin? Levy a tx sufiloeen ii, toa c m t on is im ; *rejlieves pap!~itma~ oft the heart, Ilati lence, sour tonmach, heart barnt, et HELPING A FAIRFIELD WIDOW. To Get a Pension in Arkansas--Mr. Ladd Reminiscent. Mr. A. W. Ladd has sent an application blank to The News and Herald office with the ie quest that we lend him our as sistance in getting a pension for Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson of Relf.s Bluff, Ark. Mrs. Robin son was Miss Flizabeth Hamil ton and married James A. Rob inson. He joined the 17th Reg imen and was discharged on ac count of rheumatism. She is now 71 years old and is greatly in need of such assistance as her adopted state can give her in token of appreciation of the services of her hus band in behalf of his country. His old comrades are called upon to lend a helping hand in getting her this relief. It is very necessary that there be prompt action as the blank must go in at once in order that she may get her pension this year. We shall be pleased to have the blank filled out if some of his old comrades will come to our assistance. In the same letter Mr. Ladd calls our attention to one or two errors in the published list of veterans and gives some inter esting personal reminiscences. I notice in your list of veterans receiving crosses Wess Koon, should be J. W. Koon; J. W. Free should bp J. F. Free; A. W. Ladd, Co. E, 15th Regiment, should be Co. G, 6th S. C. Regiment. I1 was with this regiment until after the battle of Seven Pines, in which I was woiuded in two places-the left side and the left arm-and was assisted fromp the field by ihe Gaillard and Jim Rains, each being wounded in the arm, Gaillard in the left and Rains in the right, each, there fore, being able to give .me an arm. We had just jumped across a small creek and ran up the op posite bank, when we suddenly faced at least 1,000 yankees.not 75 yards off. There being only one pine-tree not large enough to shelter one, at hand, and three trying to use it, we got a perfect I storm of bullets from every direc tion. I was discharged on account. of these wounds. J stayed at home two months and then went to Charleston, where I had charge of the commissary reports (con densing them) that went to Rich mond. I had just finished a very heavy rnp, ond handed it to my friend, Capt. E. 4. Rabb; when our -coom was struck by a shell from the Swamp Angel, a frag ment of which tore iy right shoulder frightfully. Fgpse the garralousness of an old soldier, byp yo know we all "like to shoulder ou~r erutches and fight our battles o'er." I really started this to ask that my cross be sent me, as I certainly would prize it. You might get Koon's and Free's and forward with mina, Postmaster Robbed. G. W. Foutz, postmaster at Riverton, Ia., nearly lost his life and was robbed of all comfort, according to his letter, which says: "For 20 years I had chronic livr complaint, which led to such a severe pag o jaggdice that even my gnger nails turned yel low; when my doctor prescribed Eetria Bitters; which cured me and have kept me well for eleven years." Sure cure for Bilious ness, N'euralgia, Weakness and all Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Bladder derangements. A won derful Tonic. At McMaster Co.'s gg Tao. H. McMaster & Co. 's -INf oto vii-us Ifheo are superstitlous about give us your quarter dollars, for on each one are 13 stars, 13 let ters in the scroll of the eagle's beak, 13 leaves on the olive braieb, j ayrgy heads and 1.3 letters in the words g uarter dollar." Now it's not safe to keep them, so just bring them in and get credit on your subscrip tion for the full. amount.=Fort Mill Times. Verdict: The Best; as Usual. Megs igi~i berg, Eallander & Gentlemn- As 1 have been a patical painter for years, and used a!l brands of paints, I can highly recommend your paints and varnishes to be the best on the market for quality and price. Paul B. Boykin, Lan caster, S. C. You want the best-therafore use Stag Semi-Par.te Paint. "One gallon makes Two." For sale by Jno. H. McMaster & o, Winnsboron S. (C. AN ECHO. Howito Measure the Distance Fron Which It Is R Wected. There Is-scarcely anything in nature that exerts the fascination over every one alike than does an echo, and con mon as it may become there is always a feeling of mystery about it that holds us as with .a charm. Of course we all know that It Is merely the' reflection of a sound from some object. as the side of a house or a rock or a hill, but often we cannot tell how far away the object Is that causes it. Here is a way to tell every time: Holding a watch in your hand, shout a single syllable, as 'Ho!" or "Ha!" and count t'W number of seconds from the time you shout till the sound comes back to you. Now, sound travels at the rate of 1.125 feet a second, so the numtker of seconds that elapse multi plied by 1,125 will give the distance in feet traveled by the voice In going to the object and back to you again, and one-half of that number will be the number of feet away that object Is. of course the object may be only a few hundred feet away, in which case the sound will come back in less than a second, but you may determine the distance, nevertheless, by calling a single syllable-"Ha!"-and calling it again as you hear the echo, not before or after It, but just with it. With a little practice you can do this. Repeat the call ten or twelve times. counting the seconds between the first call and the last echo. Suppose, for example, that the time is seven see onds and that you called the syllable ten times. Then each echo took seven tenths of g second, and the distance, found in the same way as before, is About j$4 feet.-Exchange. WATCHINQ THE SUJ1LPgRS. fire Jnepranpp Folk's Keep an Eyt ps CoyqsructIqg Methods. 4. builder spsaking Qf the watchful: pess of fire insgrance pompanies i1 N.ew Tgk pity in the erection pf buid 14gs 1 that Pity says: "Isuranpe p6mpinles i4 placing poll pies ppon sq palle4 fireprqM buildings do not accept the word of the builders and contractors, nor Past content with the evidence submitted by the city building department Their own ex prts make an examination. Such an gramination is made not at the behest of polItpigs qp ig the jintfs &f gpoup of pne4, but by teohnical pxpertA whose reports must be exact, detailed and exhaustive In the Interests of shrewd business men. The insurance underwriters have the:!r own corps of expert engineers and fireproof agents in the field all. of the time. -When a large building..is In course of con struction in New York these experts of the underwriters watch every stage of e development. The havgpq pogg Spg igpkp g h gig ai 0ity bildIng liispe fors' hao when tie building laws are not complied with, but they possess another sort of check which is fuly as effectual. The build rs, contractors or owners, or all three, are notified that further insurance poll qs wll nol: be made on the buildig Earrings. parrings have always been among the most favorite ornaments of nearly al11 the nations of the world, certaInly Edoed among the Pergilans, Ba~byloiw ans and Carthaginians they were worn by men as well as women. They were always worn by Greek women from Hera in the "Iliad" down to the Venus de Medici, whose ears were pierced for the reception of earrings.' Pliny tells guilhgratig1 CEpen5g Was lvse unoing the Rlomans, Many Egyptian earrings of very beauti ful design have been preserved, and thase antique de signs have been Imitated In modern times. Match War Erected a Fountain. Probably the price of no other getiple gj4 pE4ches in 1830-the "Congreves" -were placed on the London market a tin boxes of fifties at half a orown t box, with a piece of glass paper for triking purposes thrown In. Messrs. Bryant and May took a leading part In lefeating Mr. Lowe's proposed tax on lucifers, as they were then called, and in recognition of their services a pub lc drinking fountain was erected at Bow.-London Mail. Not Wel Enough Focr Hosipital HQuse physician~s, when $4ey wislh to empty a bed of a Q1hronIo case, wml we1l ,e the new and original excuse con tained in the following letter: "Dear ister-When next the doctor attends iother, will you please ask him to dis iss mother, as she does not feel well, nd oblige, yours truly, -."-London hospital Gazette, % I "Perkins has separated from his wile had gone to live in bachelor apart ents." "What did he do that for?" "He said he couldn't live without some of the comforts of home"-Life. Politeness. PolIteness Is a kind of gnagsthetle gicb grggiggs the 4sperities of. aug aracter, so that other people be not jounded by them. We should never be .ithout It, even when we contend with :he 'ude-Joubert. Almost Malignant. M. D.-This Is queer. Have you taken mything that disagreed with you? The Patient-Nothing but your advice qt resterday. Disgrace Is Immortal and living even rhan one thinks It dead.-Plautns. . Letter to J. 0. Boag. Winnsboro, S. C. Dear Sir: We saved $40 or $50 for Mr. J J Hall, Sbeffield, Pa; and didn't know it, and he didn't know it, till afterward. This is how. Five years ago, he bought lead-and-oil to make 40 gallons of paint, and painted it all on two houses, one coat. Last summer be bought 40 gallons Devoe for the same, and had 10 gallons 10 gallons left. Devoe is wor th $4 or 85 a gal lon, put-on. Yours truly 88 F W DEVOE & Co Jno. H. McMaster & Co. sell our paint. Deaths trorn Appendicitis decrease in the seme ratio that the use of Dr. King's New Life Pills increases. They save you from danger and bring quick and painless release from constipa tion and the ills growing out of it. Strength and vigor always follow their use. Guaranteed by McMaster Co. and Jno. H. Mc Master & Co,, druggists. Try them. 1785 1906. COLL.GE OF CHARLESTON. Charleston, S. C. Entrance examinations will be held in the County Court House on Friday, July 6, at 9 a. m. One Free Tuition Scholarship to each county of South Carolina awarded by County Supar intennent of Education and Judge of Probate. Board and furnished room in Dormitory, $11 a month. All can didatas for admission are permitted to compete for vacant Boyce scholarships which pay $100 a year. For catalogue and information, address HARRISON RANDOLPH Presiden t. Executor's Sale. By virtue of an order granted me by Hon. D. A. Broom, Judge of Probata in and for the county of Fairfield and State of South Carolina, I as executor of the estate of George 3Mobly, da. ceased, will sell at Wood ward on the first Monday in June next in Fair field county, state of South Carolina, the personal property belonging to the said estate, consisting of a cow, plantation tools, engine and belts, etc. Sale to commence at half past 10 D'clock in the forenoon. Terms of Sale: Cash. JORDAN McCULLOUGH, 5-23 Ex. estate Geo. Mobley, dec. Master's Sale. The United States of America, District of South Carolina, [a the Circuit Court. Fourth Circuit,. In Equity. rhe Union Mortgage, Banking and Trust Copany1 iggted, *om plainggg, vs. Toseph McCabe, in his own right and as Administrator ot the estate of Mary McCabe, deceasd, et al., Des fendants. fqgtto a ne' of this Court, ad mn the above entitled cause, lated 13th April, 1900, I will offer for sale, at public auction, before the Court House door at Winnsboro. in bhe County of Fairfield, and District aforesaid, on MONDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 1906, within the egal hours of sale, "Alf' that trac~t os. parcel of land, b1y jpg an g simaa in 1-field Coauty, in the State of o'arolina, containing rslx hun 3 , , and seventy-five acres. more or less, and bounded as follows: on the iorth by lands belonging to William Eennedy (known as the Porter Plae), mn the. east by lands of Fr'anes R~ugbes and lands of Fr'eeman, on the south by lands of Alfred Dpunn and [. W. Ca~mpbell, and on tg west by lands of .4. W. Ognbell. flermig of. Sale: O6ne-third u.ash, bal mece in two instalments, payable at ne and two years, with Interest from lay of sale, unpaid purchase money to 3e secured by bond of the purchaser md mortgage of the premises sold. Purchaser to have option of paying~ all >r more than one-third cash. Pur rhaser to pay Master for papers. D. B. Of LLThAND, 53-2td Standing M4aster. fNg Bargains In 5 and 10=Cent Goods. Come and see them., 3 yards of 2I/-inch Em broidery for ioc while it lasts. Other things in proportionl. Toilet Soap ioc a bom A good line of Tobacco. Ladies', Men's and Chil iren's Hose. Lamp Chimneys and Fixtures. Come and hear the band play. If you buy or not, you ire welcome. Another lot of goods on the road. Yours to please, H. Langley. Harn and... Bridl< Several sets Buggy Harne. Will be sold ri A full stock at close prices. Come here f< Farm Supplies. A. B. Cal A VETE In the Furniture Business s( of your trade. The Old Re business at the the same ol4 same old way: "THE BESI LEAST MONEY." Hall Racks-=A at $6.oO to $i8.oo. Redi cent. Rockers in qw polished from $5.00 t, thing extra for the mon< Lounges and C prices. Be sure to see t IronE Beds, A Stock complete, Some] ings in these. Call here before suppl furniture wants. RO W. Pt grUNDERTAKING A SPI A SPECIAL INP IS EXTENDED PEOPLE~ OF F The City Sb CALLAHAN=DOBS( C. B. FRIPP, N 1509 Main Street. Vulcanite Every square foo ing is guaranteed climate. Weather=p roof, i fire=proof. Strong BEST READY= RO( KNOWI Cheaper and bett gles. Try it. K. R. McI ess extra good ;s just in. rht. of Bridles >r all your hcart. RAN Iicits a continuation liable is still doing I stand and in the 'GOODS FOR THE big lot of them iced 15 to 25 per irtered oak and > $8.oo. Some Wy. ots at reduced hese. - lattresses, etc. tempting offer yIng any of your fillips. CALTY. VITATION ro ThE AIRFIELD oe Store JMBIA. >N SHOE CO. anager. Roofing t of this roof= good in any -ot=proof and and durable. )FING er than shin= Viaster.