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NEWS AND HERALD WINNSBORO, S. C. J. FRANK FOOSHEI Editor and Proprietor. PUBLISHED WEEKLY TERMS, IN ADVANCE: One Year,............... 50 Six Months.......................... .75 Wednesday, June 20, 1906. The friends of State Treasurer Jennings in Fairfield county will rejoice that he is to be allowed to have his office again without any opposition. It is a deserved compliment to a most worthy man. It was to be hoped that Mr. Lyon was one young man wh> was going to escape being caught in this political drag net that seems to catch all who are brought prominently forward in connec tion with any public work. Could he have desisted from entrance into politics at this time, it would have been far better for the cause which he has so ably represented in his work on the dispensary investigating committee. This political entanglement is sure to handicap him in his further dis charge' of the very unpleasant duty that is upon him. It is a distinct triumph for the cause of education in South Caro lina that Superintendent Martin is going to be permitted to hold his office without any opposition from any political influences and this opportunity for Mr. Martin to hold on without opposition will contribute largely towards removing it from politics. Mr. Martin has discharged the duties of his office in an able manner, and, being free from caring for his political fences at this time, will be in a position to carry on the good work, which he has so -well in hand, with even greater success. Fairfield county is proud of Mr. McMahan and the brilliant record he made as State superin tendent of education. Under his wise and able administration the cause of education was given an impetus that is still having a tell ing effect in the uplift of all the people. The office of governor he would fill with no less honor and distinction to himself and to his native county. Many of his warmest friends in Fairfield as well as elsewhere, who otherwise would be delighted to support him in this race, deeply regret that his standing for the State dispensary will prevent them from assisting in elevating him to this high position. The great increase in the value of real estate in South Carolina within the past few years is the very best index~ of the prosperity of this section of the country. And the present indications are that the upward tendency in dirt has only begun. The increased and increasing values greatly magnify the necessity of taking the proper care of the lands~now in cultivation and to reclairk the lands that have heretofore been fast wasting away. For these lands to maintain their present valuation they must be kept up to their present state of cultivation and for them to be made a source of profit they must be improved. We have frequently suggested that one of the best dividends that come to a progressive farmer is the increased valuation of his lands. On the other hand there can be no greater loss to a farmer, it matters not how well things may look right at the present, than the allowing of his land to go to pieces. It is only a matter of a few years till a tract of land that is valuable may become a burden upon its owner. It is on this score that the system of renting works its havoc. Fortu nately the lands of this section recuperate very rapidly. Rota tion of crops is a great item in restoring lands to their former fertility. There is no crop that is worth more for this purpose than the cow pea, the cheapest fertilizer on the market. When a farmer sows an acre of peas, he is building for the future. Every farmer should put in every acre of peas possible. Sow them if possible, as there are the more roots to take the nitrogen from the air. If not enough seed to sow, then drill and work them. At any rate let every acre possi ble go in peas so that the value of your lands may be increased. It will prove a blessing to you and to those that come after you. For Over Sixty Years. MRs. WINsLow's SooTHING Svaur has been used for over 60 years by mil lions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain; cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer im - mediately. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. T wenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup," and take nno other kind. DR. CARLISLE'S -IRST SHOT. The Story of the Shooting of a Squir rel by the Venerable Educator When a Boy of Eleven. Preparations are now making in various towns throughout the country for the proper celebra tion of the Declaration of Inde pendence, by which great docu ment these United States became a separate nation one hundred and thirty years ago. Before the war July ' occupied a much larger part iu the affairs of the people of this section than it has since that bloody' struggle, by the results of which the country was again united in name, though scars of division still remain to be made lEss and less by time. Connected with one of these cele brations here in Winnsboro, there is an incident that throws a little sidelight on the boyhood life of one of South Carolina's most distinguished sons. It was July 4, 1836, just seventy years ago. For weeks the peopl had been looking forward to the military parade that was to be had. Even the slaves thought it an occasion, when they could approach their masters for a day off. Belonging to a family that then lived about nine miles north of Winnsboro, near White Oak, was a faithful slave, Jim, whc had then passed the meridian o: life. For days Jim had beer looking forward to being in the "Boro" on the 4th. With James and John, the loving sons of his master and his young masters whom be delighted to honor, he had talked this trip over and over, The eventful morning came and the trusted servant made known to the kind-hearted mistress tha he wished to go to the "Boro' and carry with him these twc boys, who were so bent on the trip that in imagination they could already here the cannon's roar. After continuous pleadings the request was at last granted and soon there were on the way to the "Boro" the happy servant and the two happier boys. Soor Winnsboro was reached. As Jim drove up the street, preparations were making for firing the salute, A member of the company espied this faithful slave, whose handi ness for any job was proverbial. So Jim was called to assist in this work. Forgetting the warnings ol his mistress to be careful as to him self and the boys, he quickly responded. His assistant was not possessed of so much care and his carelessness on this occasion proved a fearful mis fortune to him, for the cannot was accidentaly discharged with the result that Jim's right arm was torn off. A few weeks after the above accident, by which Jim had suf fered the loss of J.3 right arm, he was out in the woods near this country home. A squirre. was seen jumping from bough to bouga. The former huntsman wvas sad that he could no longer use the gun. A happy thought came to him. James was sent to the house for the gun and he return ed with that quickness that is characteristic of a boy of eleven, who is wild with joy over the prospects of firing his first shot. Seventy years after Dr. Carlisle tells with appreciative interest the great accomplishment of this eventful day in his boyhood. "And with my gun resting upor Jim's shoulders I fired and killed my first squirrel." THESE WILL RUN. List of the Candidates for N.itional and State Honors. The following is a comnplete list of those who have filed their pledges as candidat2s for offlie-s in the .State campaign, w!He opened yesterday at St G woie' : United State senate, 8 R Tilman and W. WV. Lumpk . For congress, First d.mrict George S. Legare, i eunmbent; Second, J. 0. Patterson, iue un ent; G. L. Toole and B 13. HT Lre; Third, Wyatt Aiken, inen-ohb'; J. E. Boggs; Fourth, J. T. .John son, incumbent; W. C. Irby, JTr., G. H. Mahon; Fifth, D. E. Finley, incumbent; T. J. Strait; W. P. Pollock; Sixth, J. E. Ellerbe, incumbent; Seventh, A. F. Lever. incumbent. Governor, M. F. Anse&, C. L. Blease, J. E. Brunson, W. A. Edwards, A. C. Jones, IR. L. Man nin g, John J. McMahan, John T. Sloan. Lieutenant governor, T. G. Mc Leod. Secretary of state, R. M. Mc Cown, J. B. Morrison, L. M. Ragin and M. P. Tribble. Attorney general, J. Fraser Lyon, J. W. Ragsdale and Leroy F. Youmans, incumbent. Comptroller general, A. W. Jones, incumbent; G. L. Walker. State treasurer, R. H. Jennings, incumbent. Adjutant general, J. C. Boyd and L. W. Haskell. Railroad commissioner, J. H. Wharton, incumbent; J a mo e s Cansler, J. M. Sullivan, J. A. Smmersett and J. C. Sellers. State superintendent of educa THE MAILING OF QUEENS. Iat bk Some Points About Queen-Rearing and the Mother of the Colony. q I st Lying upon the table here (we qi are writing this at the old home sc at Coronaca) is a little block of vi white pine four inches long, 11 inches wide and one inch thick. q Into this are bored three one- i inch holes, which lack only a little: of going all the way through. At h each end there is also a 1-inch b hole. This strange little block is cl a queen cage and will soon be ona its way to California or some other far distant state. h, But before it goes, there is a e good deal to be done. First of cl all one of the larger holes is to P] be filled with a candy, made of B pulverized sugar and heated honey s with four parts of the former to P: one part of the latter so mixed Sl as to make a feed that wilT main- u: tain the consistency of dough for T months. Over this feed is placed V< a sheet of paraffine paper. Then y a small piece of wire netting, d such as is used for screen doors, c is placed upon it and tacked over b: two-thirds of the cage, which is f. now ready for the queen and her d attendants. di We will go to the hive, which l for the purpose of queen-rear'ng b is only a small nucleus with two : small frames and a handful of bees. We have a veil, which I protects the face, and use a I, smoker, which is filled with old 0 rags, etc., for conqiering these tr little creatures, which so zealous- ti ly guard their home. One frame e, is removed and if she is not on sl that, then the other is taken out. She is at once recognized by a means of her color, size and 0 shape. Her body, if she is an 1 Italian, is a bright yellow with a small black tip. It is more than twice the size of the body of a worker bee and instead of being a short and thick as is the body of t] the drone, is long and sloping., t Even, if she be in a cluster of S bees, where her body is not visi- v ble, her wings betray her. Catch- c ing her by both wings ' etween the two front fingers of the right s hand, we slide back the loose end of the wire and let her in, hold ing the thumb over the opening to prevent her coming out. This b process is continued with a dozen T or more worker bees, which are put in wholly for keeping up , animal heat. We now tack the rest of the wire down and then 0 tack over this a small clique of pasteboard, which has tho ad- , dress on the one side and on the reverse side the directions for her introduction to her new home at y. her journey's end. The only ' ventilation for her is the small particle of air that she gets be- ( tween this clique and through the h! wire, shut up in a mail pouch. C For a one-cent stamp Uncle Sam 2 takes her safely to her destina- p, tion. e When she arrives, her pur- ti chaser will carry her to the hive se into which she is to be introduced. t] He will open the hive, which a: must be without a queen, and after removing the little paste board strip from the small hole in the end, in which the candy is, will place the cage between two a frames, preferably the two center s ones. The bees then begin to eat in to her and in from 24 to 48 hours she is released from her ir cage. The bees are now recon- r ciled to their new queen .and at fc once make preparations for her ti complete sovereignty by polish ing the cells in the brood chamber "for her to begin a new colony and , a new race, too, if the hive into d which she has been introduced be t4 blacks or Carniolans. She begins it depositing eggs in the cells that g, have been prepared for her and ti guards with sacred instinct against qj one of her eggs going into a cell gi wvhich has not been put in order. 9 C'his accounts for her laying only e, 40 many eggs as there are pre- qj rmred cells, which are always in proportion to the strength of the nive, as the bees also carefully zuard ag-tin't the preparing of more cells than they can warm c and feed. . s If tha hive is an unusually ri strong onie, shie mnay reach amaxi- ti mum laying 'ipac~tv of 2,000 re eggs a dayV. Within 21 days after fc the deposit of her first egg there ti will be comning forth beautiful y< three-golden -banded Italian bees, is which will at once enter upon the ir first duty of a bee, the depositing ha of the pollen in the cells for the ti young larvo. Wit-bin 90 days w this hive will be composed wholly te of the progeny of this new queen, b. for all the blacks will have died i off in that time of old age, as al the life of a worker bee in a work- de ing period is never more than 90 in days and very frequently not as G much as 60 days. Supposing the - hive into which she was put to have been unusually strong and to have contained ten pounds of bees (there are 5,000 bees to the pound) undler favorable condi tions here would be a new colony of the same strength, of 50,000 bec'a, which would represent a daily laying average of more than DI 500 eggs a day, and each one of these eggs too large enough to be SI seen with the naked eye. Won derful indeed, but more wonderful still when her first, second, third id several successive generations -ve passed away, she is still )ing business at the same old and, for the average age of a .een is about three yea::s, while ime have continued effieieut ser ce for a period of five years. What we shall get for this ieen will depend upon hor grade. she is a queen, that haas been pt till her progeny has been tched and the same is found to 3 of a high order, she will be assed as a select tested queen id the price will be about two >11ars. If her progeny has been itched and does not show any :ceptional markings, then she is assed as a tested qiteen and the rice will only be about $1.50. :owever, most queens have been )ld long before any of their rogeny has been hatcl:ed. All ich are classed as untested and mually sell for one dollar each. he price of all queers varies ,ry much with the season of the ear, . the price -usually going 6wn as the summer Advances. nly laying queens are marketa le. This is accounted for by the et that as a queen is mated to a rone only once throughout he: fe, it is desired that she be ated in her own yard. Queens egin to lay when 8 to 10 days [d. There is also here a cage more ian twice the size of the larger e spoken of above. It is for ailing queens to foreign coun ies and is supplied with several mes as much feed, though in very other respect it is fixed the ime way as the .sm:aller one. eens have been sent from this piary, in which we spent many I our boyhood days from early torn to dewy eve, to Australia ad the isles of the seas.. We have only touched upon ne phase of the bee industry d that in a limited way. In iis as in so many other indus -ies nature has given the Sunny onth every advantage. But this antage ground has bean appre lated in a very partial measure rd contrary to nature's provi Ions the home of the honey bee )r the most part is beyond that aographical line that not infre uently proves a dividing line etween industry and indolence. 'he story of the details of queen aring and other phas.es of life ith the busy little honey bee ill have to be reserved for an ther time. itica Cured After Twenty Years of Torture. For more than twenty years Mr' B. Massey, of 3322 Clinton St. [inneapolis. Minn., was tortured by atica. The pain and. suffering hich he endured during :;his time is 3yond comprehension. Nothing gave im any permanent relief until he used hamberlain's Pain Bialm. One >plication of that limiment relieved ie pain and made sleed and rest ssible, and less than one~ bottle has Tected a permanent cure. If troubled ith sciatica or rheumatism why not y a 2.--cent bottle of Pain Balm and .e for yourself how quickly it relieves ie pain. For sale by Obe:ar Drug Co. ad all medicine dealers. The Laziest Mar. "The laziest man I :ever saw," id a traveling man, as the Phil elphia Record tells it, "was a ~ation agent in a little one-horse illage in Idaho. After I had nshed what business I could do tthe town, I went down to the iload station to btuy a ticket >r my next stop. The3 lazy sta on master sat on a broken-down ice chair, his feet on~ the desk. Then I asked for the ticket, he owly reached up in the rack, rew it out, handed it to me, and ok my money withou t bestow iga glance upon me or moving -om his chair. 'That's the laziest hing I ever saw,' I said to him. f you can do anything lazier ian that, I'll give you a dollar.' Tithout the slightest curiosity or en interest the loafer drawled, nt it in my pocket,' and I did." A Straw. A good roads meeting was re ~ntly held in Buck county, Penn Ilania, in which the townships' cords were produced to show at the presen't amour t of mone'y ised by taxation and available r local improvements were more an one-third larger than a few ~ars ago, although the tax rate the same. It was held that the crease in the value of property d been brought about solely by 10 construction of good road ays. It was stated that the wnships in the county which d borrowed money lo carry on e road work found themselves )le to reduce materially their bt each year by reason of the creased value of reail estate. ood Roads Magaziae. rut t's Pill After eating, persons of a bilious habit will derive great benefit by teking one of these pl~s. If you have been INKING TOO MUCH, they will promptly re~eve t he nausea, ICK HEADACFE -- and nervousness which foIlows, restore t he ap ette a nd remoie gloomy feel. ak No Sustitue A STORY OF WEBSTER ONE OCCASION WHEN DANIEL WAS DEEPLY HUMILIATED.* An Incident Which Shocked and Sur prised Rism Into Tearx - The Admi ration, ilie Loyalty and the Gener osity of Him Circle of Friends. The following incident in the life of Daniel Webster was related to the writer by the late Joshua Seward: Mr. Seward came to Woburn from Boston in the early seventies and bought a farm, where he lived until his death in 1885. He was a native of the New Hampshire "Peace City," from which place he came to Boston in early manhood and later engaged in the liv ery business off School street. He was a genial, social, active young man, and in a short time many of the business and professional men of the city were his friends and patrons. Daniel Web ster, then in the fullness of his mas terly manhood, was his particular friend and most favored patron. One year Webster early engaged to deliver the Fourth of July oration in the city. A public procession was then an im portant feature of the celebration, and the orator of the day was the chief person of distinction in the parade. In ihose days there were no four wheeled vehicles for convenience or for pleas ure. A chaise was the proper carriage for gentlemen to use. Webster was popular and proud as popular. He saw no chaise In the city as good as he de sired to appear in on that important occasion, and therefore he ordered one to be built by the principal carriage maker of the city (Sargent, I think It was), to be ready for use on that day. In the morning of the Fourth he ap peared at Seward's stable office and requested Seward to go to the carriage shop and get the chaise he had ordered. Seward harnessed a horse and went to the carriage shop as directed and told the proprietor he had come for Mr. Webster's chaise. The proprietor in firm and measured tones that could not be misunderstood asked, "Did Mr. Webster send the money to pay for the chaise?" In relating this to me Seward said: "I was never so astonished in my life! I should have been less surprised if he had raised his fist and knocked me down. I had no thought that there was a man living who had ever heard of the great Webster, the godlike Daniel, who would or who could have denied him any request it was possible to grant. I could only say, 'He sent no money by me.' 'Then,' said the pro prietor, 'tell him he can have the chaise when he sends the money to pay for it and not till then.' " Seward said he was never in such a dilemma in all his life. He could not go back and tell that great man, whom he adored, that he could not have the chaise till he paid for it. And yet he must go back and tell him something. But what could he tell him? Finally, after much thought and study It occurred to him that he had a new chaise which be would offer to Webster and tell him that the var nish on the one he had ordered w~as not yet hard and that it would be liable to injure If taken out in the heat and dust of that public day. Webster met Sew ard at the door when he returned, and before Webster could ask a question Seward was telling him the story he had Invented on the way home. Web ster made no reply, but accepted Sew ard's statement as true and rode in his chaise that day. About a week later Webster came again and said to Seward, "I think the varnish on that chaise is hard now, and you may go down and get It." Seward said: "With a heavy heart I harnessed a horse and. went again to the shop. I knew I should not get the chaise, and I was not disappointed. In the same manner I was asked the same question as before. I could not invent another story that would be credible and was therefore compelled to go back and tell him the truth." Webster was impatiently awaiting Seward's re turn, and when in hailing distance he called to Seward: "Where Is the chaise? WVhat is the trouble?" Seward approached him more closely and in tones so low that no one could over hear him replied, "He told me to tell you that you could have the chaise when you sent the money to pay for it and not before." Webster stood silent an instant and then with voice trem bling with emotion exclaimed, "My God, Joshua, did he say that?" and sank Into a nearby chair and cried as would a deeply aggrieved child of six summers. It is well known that Webster would incur debt, apparently with no thought that there were two parties to a con tract, a creditor- and a debtor, and that their moral obligations were co equal. Consequently his creditors so multiplied and his indebtedness so In creased as to interfere with his po litical pllans, if not, indeed, threaten his political future. At this time his friends came to his aid and, it is said, raised the sum of $40,000 to cancel his indebtedness and relieve him from the further annoyance and pressure of his creditors. When we realize that $40, 000 was a larger sum to raise then for any purpose than would be $200,000 today we have some measure of the admiration and the loyalty' of his friends.-fl. C. flall in Boston Tran script __________ Just So. "I thought you said you couldn't live without me," sneered the girl. "So I did," answered the man. "Yet you're living." "No; I'm not Just boarding; that's all."-Louisville Courier-Journal. John Hunter, the famous anatomist,) once said that the feminine love of con versation was a consequenee of a pe-' culiarity in brain tissue. Not If as Rich as Rockefeller. If you had all the wealth of Rocke fleteStandard Oil magnate, you oel nbu a better medicine for boe oplaints than Chamberlamn's The most eminent physician can not prescribe a better preparation for colic and diarrhoea, both for children and adults. The uniform success of this Iremedy has shown it to be superior to all others. It never fails, and when reduced with water and sweetenedi pleasant to take. Every family should be supplied with It. Sold by Obearh T Drng Co. and all medicine dalers.a SPR Try Liquid Veneer fo Bon Ami for silver and g Try L. & M. Floor night. We have a fresh supl white and different color ing Colors and Domestic Call on us for bright painting your house. P Paints, Oils and Vat McMASTER Phone No. 4. ICE Is ever so much nice good quality of tea Hyson's Tea is. For Chipped Beef in gl Don't worry so these hot days. Ge Crackers, etc., here. A fresh shipment lates just in. Base ball goods foi Be Glad of Another's Success. Teach yourself early in life to be glad of another's success, sorry for another's failure. The moment you entertain ti; e opposite feeling, yon invite ultunate disaster to your life. The thonghts you send forth will come to yon as events, finally. Thought is the main road to happiness. As you think, so shall your life be. Cir cumstance and environment are changed by intense thought-.ction Happiness comes from neither. Every day we hear and read of successful men and women judged from the worldly standpoint, who are mise able and unhappy. The suicide of te rich and prosperous is too common. Nevertheless, prosperity, friendship, success, and, best of all, love, ad. greatly to- the happiness of a happy mind. -Ella Whe--ler Wilcox, i n "Success." Examination for Agricultural Schoiar ships. Examination for award of the vacant scholarships will be held in the Court House of the following counties July 6 at 9 A. M. Applicants must not be less than 16 years of age and must fur nish an honorable discharge from last school attended. Number of scholarships vacant. Barnwell county, 1; Beaufort county, 1; Cherokee county, 1; Chester county, 1; Chesterfield county, 1; Clarendon county, 2; Darlington county. 3; Dor chester county, 1; Fairfield county, 1; Florence county, 1; Georgetown coun ty, 1; Kershaw county, 1; Lexington county, 2; Marion county, I; Spartan burg county, 1; Sumter county, 1. Scholarships are worth $100 per year and free tuition. For further informa tioni call on County Superintendent of Education. For catalogue address P. H. MELL, President, 6-20 Clemson College, S. C. A Great Advance has been made in the making of hardware for fine dwellings. Careful,. people are using Corbin's Locks and Trimmings. A variety of designs suitable in style and finish for the various classes of architec ture makes a selection easy. Write W. S. STEWART, COLUMBIA, S. C.. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera & Diarrhea Remedy Almost every family has need of a reliable remedy for colic or diarrhea at some time during the year. This remedy is recommended by dealers who have sold it for many years and know its value. It has received thousands of testimonials from grateful people. It has been prescribed by phy sicians with the most satisfactory results. It has often saved life before medicine could have been sent for or a physician summoned. It only costs a quarter. Can you afford to risk so much for so little? BUY IT NOW. ING. r furniture of all kinds, lassware. Paint==dries hard over >ly of L. & M. Paint in s, Varnish Stains, Grain Paints. ening up your room or aint guaranted. nishes. COMPANY. Under Winnsboro Hotel. TEA r when made from a .-=aid that's what good Tea come here. iss jars. Try a jar. much with cooking t your Bread, Cakes, of Lowney's Choco= the boys. k. WHITE, Baker and Confectioner. I& Pompeian Massage ,re Removes Wrinkles Forever Wrinkles are caused by loose skin. Popea n Massage Cream is a true skfoand used with gende masg fills the little van"eys, builds out sunken cheeks, and insures smooth, ruddy, firm skin. It aso develops the bust, whether small by nature or reduced by illness or nursimg. 50c and $r.oo perjar C~Zat orstore for faimalmassage McMaster Co., -Winasboro, S. C Big Bargains =- =IN = In 5 and 10=Cent I Goods. Come and see them. 3 yards of 2%/ -inch Em broidery for ioc while it lasts. Other things in proportion. Toilet Soap ioc a box. A good line of Tob ao. Ladies', Men's a Chil dren's Hose. Lamp Chimneys and Fixtures. Come and hear th e band play. If you buy or n ot, you are welcome. Another lot of goods on the road. Yours to please, H. Langley. The Nearest Point to Obtain Your B(ON BONS AND CIIO0OL1T8 is from Thomas' Drug Store, COLUr1BIA, S. c. We o>htain it fresh every 'ten days, an d ha ve it in 1, 2, 3 and 5-lb. boxes. It's O. a pound. Mail us your orders. Watch cur advertisement for some thing nlew. We want your businecss for mail ordlers. Try us one time. A good c'omplexion is impossible wi~h the stomachi out of order, If pasity sullow peopl~e would pay miore attention to th. ir stomchs and less to he s-kin on~ their faces, t hey Would hae beL.tte*r ''mpliiona. KOD4 L FORl D)WP1EPSIA will digest what you c-at adput your stomach back in right shapec to do its own: work. Kodol relieves palpitation of the heart, Ilatu ene, sour stonmach, hcart burn, et. Sold by all druggists.