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f Editors. n>idthe Pi
W. L. XcDOSALD. ) ,
on (he s
When we hear a man claiming to be i roads of .
a protectionist on principle we set him keen ^iCal
down as either a fool or a liar. I three
j only a lit
If the President would only veto j convince
the "universal pauper" pension bill ; cuu }JC c[0
the people would never forget him for | so?-?reats
it. It disposes of $75,000,000. Thus chained ii
the "surplus" goes, but the protective ! ca..s wouj
tariff which produced it remains still, j nothing e
Just about this season it generally | means le
happens that the press commences to ! ^is idea,
instruct the farmers in the science of j The:
agriculture. Cultivating a farm on
paper is something like bnilding a rail- _ * *ie }'rt
road on paper, it doesn't require any ^tale ^"0l
l^^' f Q Ti 11 <} J lia?> ij C C n
q!U??i aiiiuuut vi gA^vii^iivv} v*
either. colum.13
favorably
? -apt. Ericsson is now working on j But the d
a torpedo boat to be called the Slculh- j the last I
hound, -which will carry atonofdvna-' usual app
mite and travel under water two days. ' this Insti
It has been suggested that when this . be aband
dog of destruction is ready for busi- j clom of o
ness all that will be necessary will be ! Xow if
to hang 011 the front of our harbors I State can
the simple warning, cave caneia. I J0n the ;
A decidedly animated row has :
been going on for some time between ll!> s,e?'
the New York Stcn and the Louisville j
Courier-Journal. The contention is i
about the policy tnat the Democratic | ^ in0ll? 0
t\o ?t \r chrrnlr! WattGrSOll is of s
j^/Ml UJ K/4JW V* v..?. - . _ ^
course as usual concerned a great deal j ^ce ?* 0
more for bis words than his ideas. In j ,iei? 1
fact he seems to have run out of the j 0l*1 la&t
latter here of late altogether. I ct ucatl0n
! most par
The enterprising citizens of Coium- | membersbia,
who were disappointed in the education
refusal of the Legislature to pass the The ref
appropriation for the canal, should priation f
now turn their attention to the iin- was a con
provement of navigation on Broad ness, and
River. Let us have a line of steamers collective
plying between Columbia and Charles- form" Lc
ton. It will serve many good pur- u'-'e
.poses, it will help to dig the canal.
O- O-C*?
The Republicans now undertake to
justify the rejection of Matthews on ^ur cc
the ground that he is a much smaller cussing r<
man than Fred Douglass, but it ap- ent stl'iu;
1 T
pears that they are very much afraid iiavu ueeu
the colored people will meet this with Present p
a general demurrer. And really it is or conhard
to see what Douglass's itnpor- serious c;
tance could possibly have to|do with l^at we a
Matthews's fitness. *be Pr?dc
? diversity
The Democratic majority in the ^jjat js".
House is responsible for the conduct should be
of that body and have not done as tor;es 0f
much to boast of as a loyal, God-fear- onr ^tate
ing Democrat might wish. But the courage t
Republican minority fortunately have Le<*islatu
DO DriillSHC puiiuv ^uiuu Uiii y v vvj jjjyqjjqq
of contrast. To preserve the war j perjot| 0f
taxes-and see to a "judicious expend!- i -\yQ sjloai,
ture of the surplus" would seem to ]ca(j
make up about the sum total ot their m01iev jr
desires.^ pay tjie p(
NTt is suggested that Samuel J. Ran- w^' the c
11 has been chairman of the com- ^ *ias *
ttee on appropriations now about uP0ii
)g enough, and we must confess that r*Cs ^'om
t can discover do reason why a iouu<lcci 1
iroocratic Speaker should be panic- u*)0n w!l
tr to retain him in this responsible f?uuded.
oosition. He has exhausted the ^triie, a:
patience of all the better men of the >v e woni
party, and it is high time that some brought
discipline was being administered to as wou^d
him. Let him be cxcused. exempting
? ts limited
Mr. reacrax, who has just been the part o
elected to the United States Senate ?
from Texas, is a veteran law-maker. Th(
He was, we believe, a member of the
Confederate Congress, aud at one T',e Sve
time a member of Mr. Davis's Cabi- ern states
net. Soon after the close of the war ?^.v- It i
he was elected to Congress and has 1)ow thres
been in active politics ever since. He publican i
is probably upon the whole the best people un
selection which the Texas Democrats the liberty
could have made. He is an able, ener- enecl by
getic, though not a brilliant man. He ^ e bavc
was one of the chief promoters of the raih'oad r
inter-State commerce bill. monopoly
' I fivp. tariff.
The Senatorial elections are now all ^me an(]
settled except New Jersey and West but such
Virginia, both of which, it is claimcd, se(
will, beyond doubt, elect Democrats, jrj^es
aud so it will turn out that the Demo- fevr>?^ 2
crats will gain four seats in the next 0f in<jepe
Senate. It is believed that Kiddle- Referrii
berger, of Virginia, will act with the rnay not
Democrats as soon as Daniel becomes t^at ^he t
his associate. He now leans very gjue are t
strongly that way. The complexion ajj tjie jlK
of the Senate will then be Democrats gress 0f a
38, hepnblicaus 33. Parliamentry cjes wbic]
skill will thus come to be unusually genjus 01
important. rights in t
The talk of war between France and invention
Germany increase?. While we have | instrumei
assurances from the Emperor and from ' stock job
Piince Bismarck and from General j purpose u
Boulanger that they are all anxious j the peopl
for peace, the preparations for war on { By me;
both sides contiaue with unabated j monopoly
energy. Evidently each nation believes j erates la
that ihe other means to fight and the j the world
assurance of peaceful intentions is but j wark of
an expedient of diplomacy for gaining made ihe
tima. It now seems t<> be settled upon to ihe
all sides that a conflict between the sine
two powers is now a question only a anything
very short time, and the indications It is pi
are that it will be a much more terri- with whi
ble 3fiair than that which occurred be- day must
tween the same countries in 1S70. indeed, I
j virtue ei
The ra'iroftri train may leap from j them. W
' ' ' " ' ~c I ,vi
Ul?* oncuff 'HIO IIIPI'IVIT III ui itic ; ?>..
plVeuUtioM l>rc:ltl>'.' ;;c0!<lcilts i has r-ll<l
> p >> Bn t*'o ;? ! ?>? ?u;,! iccurr-iK e vision
f :?' u:?k?*? it itn;??-ra- i '*<?ViT!imt
f'V- jy .. <.*: ss i \ i > in that i li"' I'.iiir?
? i > xu<->!\ v\ hut ?ht* term a'-C) ; l*0:t tf.ein
*i ni .vii! i-'irtt?Tally cover, or rasher j P?o|>le.
v- :-;ii ii ca.'iKot cover. The fright I nl j
Iic?!oc:ta-i> have come to follow tu their 1
turn on such occasions pre:t\ much as i the
? r? u- J sale forth*
a matter of course. Bui this part of; i)V>p
the catastrophe cun bo pronounced in { scribed by
no sense accidental. The plea of rail-' ^QentlVu
road officials that they can find nothing j ant to take
to take the place of the stove has been j fifties fe
heard until the intelligent public are ! One trial
tired of it. The Xaw York World in- i ted money
ootne.
sists that it is ur.n unqualified lie," and I iicMast<
that this is putting it quite j ** ** Really a Question of Justice?
igh. In fact we be!ie\e it to J prjvate property in land is unjust, !
vcif h nnftlifiriAtmns fnr> ow- ....
1 r says Henry txeorge, pecause like air
polite utterance, fhe leal anj water ]an(j js the gift of God to j
jy a substitute ha? not been aJJ men> the opponents of this '
bat it caH? foi the outlaw of vjcw ]jave ]atterly brought forward a
noncv. iho >tove is cheap curjous argument against it. The!
all man has been constructed same process of reasoning, ifc is urged,
unepan. n ik eie\ate will prove the ownership of animals
New lork citv the cars have 4 , , ? , ~
? , to be unlawiul. Of course George
led from the engines for the repljesthat ^ no sllch a thing, bat
or four years, and it requires ^ ff0^ %M,e (Q n0(c (hat (he
tie judicious legislation to j rcaS()? wilich hl#afsiglis u that ]a?d .
la.hoa manages js ijrriitett :i:id cattle can be multiplied .
ne on all roans The World ] illdefil,itelv. Xhis t0 our mind is not'
that II a fat director were , a|togclUci:8atisfai!torv.
, each coach on every trip the Bu( om. .. ^ [o ^
i ?oo.. )o. ?a c \ k icc. attention to another point which so
!?e nh! aoCcii)()li?,i u . -l far as we are a*.vare has never received
t us have a law embodying My uoUw Iu ^ wc woa|d m
to know how jusiice can render any .
State Xorma! Institute. decision at all when the right of prop- (
. . ? erty in a living sensitive animal is i
>positiou to hold the next ,, , . . T *,
* , , . . called in question. In this forum it ,
mal Institute at Winnsboro ,, . . , . ,, .
, would certainlv seem that the horse or i
mentioned before in these . . . ., , !
, . . mule, as the case mav be, would have ! i
and the suggestion has been . ,. . , . , * , , , e
r" , . an mdisuutablc right to be heard for ,
commented upon elsewhere. ,. , * . , , . . . ,
! , , himself, or at least to be represented
iscoverv has oeen made that . , ? ,
. , * , , bv counsel. The argument of the 1
,egislaturc refused to pass the * . t1 , . ,
e . owner that the old plug is better ofl in
ropnation lor the support of , . ...
1 , . harness earning a scantv living cannot 1
tuteand so the project must , . * . ? .J
. be accepted now as conclusive. Car- ;
oned?so much for the wis- . . , , ... .
ried to its legitimate results it justifies (
UX 1C1U1U1 ucguiaiuig. . , , , , . . ,
.. , lt the muster iu holding his slave and l
mere is anvthing which the .. ^
, * , . . allows one man to own another. ]
not afford to do it is to abau- , x,
... , ><ow it mav be said that we are ]
jreat. work 01 public educa- . .... ... , , '
- , , . , t running tuc thing in the ground, but i
h it has undertaken; and yet .. , ? . , , '
. . . if so it must be admitted that we are 1
is to have been one ot the . . , . . , J
. . . ,, || in not dealing with a principle of uuiver-;<
igs which ihe so-called "re- , . T , , ,
. , , .i.i S;il application. In other words, ablegislature
wanted to do. II. ' |
tl~ ,4 ,, ,stract justice would seem to re esrate: 1
ther assaults upon the public J ? = , i'
.. , . , . . ,. , these questions of propertv to the i
tern they tried to abolish the , - ,. ' I
, . . sphere of expediency. i (
:ouaty schooi commissioner. T . * . - .,
' ,. .. ,... , _ Leaving theories aside and taking j
10 mistaking the attitude of . , r , - , , T
., , , ,such light as is available where justice 1
Legislature toward public
? . ... ,, is silent, it will be seen, that right or <
: it was hostile, tor the , - ...
: . ... , wrong, this thing of private propertv i
t, iguora.it themselves, the . . " 1 , 1 \ . J
, , .111 land has aone more than anything j
could see no advantage m , , ...... t
else to advance the civilization of man- j
.. ,, kind. As Bob Ingersoll has wittilv (
usal to pass the small appro- . , ... *
,, J ^- ,t -1 . observed, "2so sane man will ever take <
or the State .Normal Institute . , ? _ , ,.
.. , . ? . up a gun m defense of a boarding |
temptible piece of penurious- ? '
I altogether worthv of the }0U'" ' _ ^
, ~ 1
lolly Ot the State. Ihe *'re- The Lone and Short Haul Clauses.
gislature was a dismal fail- 1
The following embodies the provi- (
? . ^ sions of Sections o and 4 of the inter- 1
Build Factories. State commerce bill. We do not re- (
~i . , , ffard the law as perfect bv any means, i
^-respondents have been dis- ... , , 1 .v. J '
' ? . ., we think, however, that it is a step in i
icentlv the cause of the pres- ,. . . . .
*. , the right direction. It asserts the lm- ]
arent times, several reasons . . , , ,, , J
.. portant principle of Congressional t
i suejrested aud it is not our ' , .L . . * .
. , control; it is a warning to the rail- t
urpose to pass judgment pro , ' , ,
T , roaas that the great privileges which ]
It appears that one of the . . , , , ,,
, , . . have been granted them must and shall \
rawbacks of our situation is ,, , ,
, , , uot be abused: i
re too much dependent udoii n%1 _ _ . ,, . . , , .
? . - ,, * ? - Section 3. That it shall be unlawful i
icts ot the field. W e need a tor any common carrier subject to the j
of industries. The cotton provisions of this act to make or give j
frown in fields of the South any undue or unreasonable preference
; spun ai?d woven in the fac- ?" advantage to any particular per*
. son, companv, firm, corporation, or 1
the South. The polic\ of iocaljty, or any particular description ]
Government should be to en- of traffic, in any respect whatsoever, j ,
he building of factories. The or to subject any particular person, !
re should exempt capital so company, firm, corporation, or locaii*
tv, or anv particular description of
noni taxation toi a limited traffic, to any undue or unreasonable
ten, fifteen or twenty years, prejudice or disadvantage in any re- 1
d offer such inducements as spect whatsoever. (]
capitalists to invest their Ev.e9' common carrier subject to the | i
* r\f fhie o/*t enoll innr I t
i such enterprises. It will ,0 tjiejr respective powers, afford all 1
eople in the end more than it reasonable, proper, and equal facilities {
apitalists. for the interchange of traffic between
>een said that the principle their respective lines, and for the rq,.
, . ceivmg, forwarding and delivering of
ich tne exemption cf facto passengers and property to and from
taxation for a limited time is their several lines and those connects
tne same as the principle ing therewith, and shall not discrimiich
the protective tariff is uat? their rates and charges between
? , such connecting lines; but this shall i
ihe assertion is absolutely not construed as requiring any such ]
; can be easily demonstrated, common carrier to give the u&e of its 1
d like to see such pressure traeks or terminal facilities to another :
o bear upon the Legislature carrier engaged in like business. I
, , A, - , Sec. 4. That it shall be unlawful for j
lead them to le-enact the iaw anv common carrier subject to the i
X factories from taxation for provisions of this act to charge, or re- :
time. We believe it would be ceive any greater compensation in the <
f wisdom to do so. aggregate for the transportation of 1
passengers or of like kind ot property, ]
* a' under substantially similar circum- 1
j Curse of Monopolies. stances and conditions, for a shorter J
?_ than fr?t* n lnno-pr distance over the <
:at problem with which mod- same line, in the same direction, the i
manship must deal is monop- shorter being included within the <
s the multiform curse that longer distance; but this shall not be j
. ? construed as authorizing anv common ;
Mens the permanence ofjfte- carrjer within the terms of this act to <
institutions in America. Few charge and receive as great compcnsa- j
derstand fullv to what extent tion for a shorter as for a longer dis- :
t of America is now threat- tance: Provided, however, That upon ,
... . j ^ , application to the Commission ap
this, its most insic.ious foe. p0inted under the provisions of this j
the telegraph monopoly, the suc>) common carrier may, in ;
Qouopoly and the many other special cases, after investigation by <
es engendered bv the protec- Commission, be authorized to
The latter have been exposed f,ha,r?e l6ss/0r !?"gfIhan ;
xuwauuua distances for the transportation of
again in and out of Congress, passengers or property; and the Comis
its hold upon the country mission may from time to time pre
mis impossible to destroy it. scribc thc cxtcnt t0 which such aesi?;
, * nated common carrier mav be relieved
the man\ the slaves Oi the from {he 0pera^0n 0f this section of
;ives the lie to the declaration this act.
ndeuce. ..
., Let Well Enough Alone.
ug to the other monopolies it
be out of-place to observe This talk about the annexation of
telegraph and the steam en- Canada and a continental republic
he two proudest products of would seem to be taking on a serious
lustrial and mechanical pro- tone. Evidently there are those who
:11 the ages. They are lega- believe in it, and it must be admitted
ii are bequeathed to us by the that there is something rather captif
the past, and all men have vatingin the scheme. The idea of a
hem. And yet we see these great republic on this side of the Ats
to-day, the all-powerful lantic of such immense grandeur as to
? r * - i -11 - c l. J 1 ?
its 111 tiie nanus 01 a iew ecnpse an 01 me coiuuiuuu muiiitiumcs
bers aivl gamblers, used for of the old world together at once to :
f oppressing and plundering the sentiment, of patriotism. It ene
gages also the imagination, and there
ms of the Associated Press is consequently great danger that
Jay (Jould and his confed- definite conclusions will be accepted
igely control the markets of before the reasoning faculties have
. The public press, the bui- been fairly brought into requisition,
liberty, is thus unwittingly But when we approach the wherefore
tool of monopolists. And there certainly comes into view anrailroad
companies they have otlu-r side of the picture.
:e forgotten that they owe Common sense is not such an unin
thf> npnnln. <vvmmr>n thino- nffpr all. Most neonle
aiu that these are problems have a little of it, and it is therefore
ch the statesmanship of to- entirely in order for the advocates of
deal. They are grave ones this vast enterprise to show cause why
>ut *we believe that there is they should not be required to talk on
lough in the people to meet i some other theme. Aside from such ,
rhen a!k other remedies have j advantages as can be very readily
ten the policy of obstruction ' gained through commercial treatise,
ered nugatory ihe just pro- what earthly u>c have we for either ,
f the L'-gi-iaturc, then the Canada or Mexico? Thi? government
it will n-sutnr po--c>sion of ha* n??fhiiigto fear from foreign aggres ad*
ant ihe telegraph and sion. With resources that are known
in the inn-rot of all the. to be well nigh inexhaustible, the
j nations of the earth recognize us as a
power tha' must be treated at all times
l*s Hepatic Panacea with becoming re-pect. The down
best remedy ever offered for ! full of the republic will never come
'lilSSS;,iindlpSl! froin without. The disintegrating
all the leading pnysicians as the j forces that are to be feared are all
Su its action, pleas-1 withi.,, and they need watching. Who
does not purgo or gripe. j is it that does not know that our
tiling to greatly benefit delicate I political system would be greatly imwill
convince. If not benefit- proved by the elimination of several
will be refunded. Only 00 cents 1 objectionable elements that arc now
;r, Brice & Ketchin. 1 present. Let us not expect the t} pical
XK/cm ivy auoviu tvv uuiioiij kjl \y ^ j /jt^% ?frgr A?*
will have as the resnlta degenerate -,y?m
absorbent. "What we want is to come
nearer to democracy and neither our
neighbors on the North North nor the
South can^pes^bly help us,
'
The question of annexation is not
altogether new, and the Canadians
may have no sort, of disposition to
join us. But the issue now is as to
the propriety of extending the invita- on yards of 10-4 Heavy B
tion. 200 yards of 4-4 Long* Cl<
We vote na\. I m pieces of Fine Black (
Justin McCarthTaaiThe Irish Home ! for il'S ? bargai"' 0nl-V tW0 piW
KuleCaase. t'AMCC
Prior to the last English election the
444 vards of Ccst Pi
Irish home rule cause was represented 0ur $1.25 Corset for ?1.00.
in the House of Commons by a little cheap at $>.50, now offered for $2
band of irreconcilable?, brave and ItoenSShefl
ably led indeed, but their strength 5 dozen Men's White Lai
with the English Democracy was in- This shirt L guarantee to be
, ,? ? T , very fine White (Purre Linen) T
considerable. The cause of Ireland MENS', LADIES' and CII
bad been pleaded in the British House
of Commons bv such men as O'Con
nell and Richard Lallor Shea), men of . , 0
, . ,, , Be sure to buy your Grocer
splendid ability and incomparable elo- Grits, well, I guess 25c. per pecs.
quence. Even the genius of Curran
and the solemn eloquence of Grattan
had asked in vain for a restoration of STATE OF SOUTH CAR
Lush libei t\. Xt is a mistake to sup* county of furfield
pose that Rarnell's leadership has Q(_)XJRT OF COMMON
ichieved the present comparative sue- ; _ . ,,, _ ,, * *. .
. \ ^ . Daniel McDonald as Admmistrat
jess of the home ru.e party. Left to Personal Estate of Thomas 31
himself he would have accomplished Deceased, Plaintiff, against I
... r\u> ^11 j-j Donald, Anna McDonald, Mar
nothing more than O'Connell did Jas M. McDonald, Win. S. M
before him. So long as the demand Thomas McDonald, Louisa >1
for justice to Ireland was made te a g1"Da'vl
parliament of British politicians it LeroyD. Biack, James P. Blac
was destined to go unheeded. Children of Elizabeth Wallace
* _ . ,r ,, ,, Sanies are Unknown, Defei
It was not until Justin McCarthy Copy Summons. For Relief.?(.
published his great book, the "His- not Served.
torv" of Our Own Times," that the TnE Defendants :
f T , r , . . , T^OU ARE HEREBY SUMMO
;ause of Ireland was fairly stated to required to answer the con:
the English and Scotch people. The this action, which is filed in the oil
book was read by these and inwardly g?^ SLftTSSS ?
digested. The unanswerable plea of your answer on the subscribers,
:he brilliant historian for a govern- office, No. 1, Bank fringe, W inr
, . ? _ . , b., witlnn twenty days after th
m/Mif Ti*Alart/3 O^AI'HllirY t/*V Tfich .r xl - _ \ _ .A..
Liiuiib vi iitiauu uvwjuaip cv 1011 OI UllS SUIU111UI1S UU yUU, tJA.ClUM\
ideas was more thaa the unsouhisti- daY of seP7,c^',
. . . , ,, If vou fail to answer the compl;
jated iairness of the people could jn the time aforesaid, the plaintil
stand, and at the last election more ply to the Coiirt for judgment
i ?miv ^1t? i - you for the relief demanded in
:han a million ot votes were polled in piaint.
England and Scotland in favor of Dated 10 January, A. D. 1887.
Irish home rule. To Justin McCarthy G AIL L A1. D &^KE Y X O
nore than to any other living man is To the Defendants Hugh >!
3ue the credit of this achievement. A Anna McDonald and Mary Mye:
ibcra! himself, and a staunch support- * Snown:
>r of many of the great measures of Takc notice that the Summon
eform which that party had brought above-stated action (of which
ibout in the past quarter of t. century in
England and Scotland, he demonstrated cierk of the Court of Common 1
,hat there was a bond of union be- Fairfield County, on the lOtlulay
, r i_ ^ i j .u ai"ir> 1887:ween
the Irish home rulers and the j)ated 10 January, A. D. 1887.
English liberals that had been hitherto gaillakd & kei .nu
mdisclosed. They were both battling Jani2x6t" Plaintiff s> Att
igainst Cromwellian methods in gov
nent. Even the tories cannot now STATE OF SOUTH CAJft
igree to adopt a policy of coercion county of fairfield.
owards Ireland. COURT OF COMMON
The services of the author of th.; James C. Curry, Plaintiff, again
~ /v . , H. Curry, btafford S.Curry,
'History of Our Own Times" to the curry, Charles R. Curry, Eli;
Irish people have been greater than is Annie G. Curry and Frederic
? 11 ? ~ Defendants.?Summonv.?For
generally appreciated. Complaint not Served.
Short Weights i * Groceries. I to e dliresdakts Aboyf.-Xa
VrOU are hereby summoned
A few davs a<ro, in negotiating for a rrr J*? answer the cuu;
i a",r;t this action, which is filed 111 the
Dirrel of flour from some of our vil- the Clerk of the Court of Comm
age merchants, we were informed by for the said County, and to pen
i frieud that we had better have the of your answer to"the said com;
-v.it.. /%! n-niiyhoil l\ofnrr> w<? Knncrhf- if-_ th* aiihsf.rihArs at their office. N
jo. i 1 hviquvu wvwiv ?t w ^wv-0? ? , 7 _
With some surprise we asked why, Range, YVinnsboro, South Carolir
ind was informed that he had seen twenty days after the service ht
)ne barrel weighed onlv a few davs L ?, 9^'J?f such servk
.. . ??i? ?a!,,laj *1qj you fail to answertiie complaint v
l^o that only weighed 194 pounds, time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in t!
wrrel and all. !Now, everybody kuow* will apply io the Court for the
.hat there ought . to hare been 196*/ manded in the complaint.
pounds of flour, besides the weight of Dated January 24th, A. D. isa
;hebarrel, which is generally from 16 RAGSDALE & RAGSDj
:o 20 pouuds. We conclnded that we Plaintiff s Att
;vould have the flour weighed before To the Defendants Robert II Cur
purchasing, and sure enough, the first ^urry and Frederick Curry
barrel we had weighed only weighed Take notice that the complai
200 pounds, and then we made it our ac, !?P (together with the sun
.w ^uuuo, . , (U t which the foregoing is a copy,) \
business to go to all the stores and in the office o? the Clerk of the
isked to be allowed to weigh some of Conin>on Pleas for Fairfield C<
:heir flour. Some brands weighed Winnsboro,, South Carolina, on
218 pounds, about what they should, day of January, A. D. 18S7. ^
svhile others onlv weighed from 194 to _ ? ^
200, and we do not know why it was, Jani6x6t Plaintiff s Att
but nevertheless it was a fact, that the nyf ft ' Tl
light weight brands were all purchased ntf h fl I' Q1 Tl ff UTr
from Messrs. Wulburn & Fieper, of if 1111 ITfi 111 \ fl f
"ihari^sfnn. S. C. We do not Dretend ^ UlUllM xj j
:o say that they knew it, but we do
say that some of our merchants knew
it, and had made complaints to them
ibout it. Now, all that we have to
say about such transactions is this, that
i man who sells another a barrel af t APPEAL. TO THE STRO
flour (let him be retail or wholesale J_ sentiment you know in askii
merchant) knowing that there is only my tailor-made" suits and my 1c
about 180 pounds of flour in the bar- It's to your own interest. Yo
rel is committing downright robbery, gainers by it in the satisfactio
and the sooner such parties are found !*?ar. and secynty of my g
out the better it will be for the coun- wlit"isfh it by!
tiv. If there can be nothing made in only one of long experien<
an honest, legitimate mercantile busi- ^ork knows row to ferrit out wli
ness, men should quit rather than clothing is carefuily made. You
resort to such measures to make judge or may not. I take both r
money, and it will ever be our pleas- y?Tuj; shoulders.
ure to expose all such measures when ui
It ^rr?fV\*r> ?,,? 1 } 01% SUTCOl tl)0 C[dcillt\ <111(1 ill? T
ihej come within our knowledge, you nlainlv what sort it is, and i
Our advice to all parties purcnasmg feej safe in trading hero.
flour hereafter by the barrel is to have Can you fare as well as that a;
it weighed, for the fact stated here are Could I do it if I did not have c
well known to several gentlemen in in "tho manufacturers that ma
this place. ? Chesterfield Advertiser. ' tailor-made garments", lou slux
1 the mark and nnss jetting th<
We commend the above to the atten- your money if you buy without s
tion of our readers. We have short beautiful stock of clothing,* an
weights in flour, pulverized granite in
sugar, oleomargarine in lard, etc. TO THE JIOTHE
We are moving on to a moral mil- Donot neglect this opportunitj
lenium at a pace analogous to that of received a quantity of knee p;
the frog in the well, that climbed Ss
three feet towards the top in daytime fir3t you will have hard work to 1
and fell back six at night. Watch the buying them I will not name
x here, but prefer you should cal
grocers. The Charleston men are not these suits and learn the price
Wo nt-ft rtreditablv the best opportunity you will
LllC Via* 11UUUV. , ? W ^ ?
fv.nf tuA,.? ??,,Ai.0 ,.f_ - season to secure a bargain lor a in
mfoimcd that thcie aie merchants m No such bargains ever offered ii
Columbia who give only forty-six before. These suit* are well i
pounds of meal to the bushel. On a cuti,n.llie, latest 'ty*1?- ^ow> d
v until tl#e last moment and exp?
sack of two bushels of meal they steal your choice. If you do you tvi
four pounds. There is a great deal ^or t'lcs* suits will go with a rusl
r, . , - . T you are here ask to see the DEC I
more of this sort of work done than and DEAN Suits, the latest 110
people imagine. Let everybody after hoys' suite.
this look after these small matters. HATS.
Let ns catch the rascals and expose You will find the latest sty
tliem to a plundered people. YEOMAN and theDUXLAP B1
? m among th? novelties in this line.
Another lucky Maskeeon (Mich.) Man. ceivea ft lin? of silk hats?Broad 1
Word was received that at the last (Jan. ?i" ^'ie ce'?^ra^ei
11,1887,) drawing of the Louisiana State ^lljc*n(1 &tm Hats.
Lottery, ticket No. 91,960 drew $150,000, SHOES.
Sbif, "o?tWS *- 1
Sow Ma jo & Co North Muskegon Mich s JJ ,j10? ?n bs <fmln
owns a tenth inteie&t in this ticket. The \YaUkcllpi)agt and Broadway lasl
announcement created cons derable ex- f4Toritesp CalI and BCe tlfis nii
fntement Miixkegon Chroncle, stock o{ clothin. Gents' F
' Goods, etc., before you pure!
where. You will save time and
JlcJIaster ? Sure Cnre trading her#. Respectfully,
for Coughs, Colds, * M. L. KINA
?----- ? COLUMBL
50I"6 LIJIUcll/j X>I
And all diseases of the pulmonary organs. _ .
Trv it. Mc Master, Brice and Ketchin. *
? DISSOLUTION NOT]
An End to Bone Scraping. fTJIIE undersigned having diss
Edward Shephard, of Rarrisburg, 111., JL mutual agreement the pa
says: "Having received so much benefit heretofore existing under the firn
from Electric Bitters, I feel it my duty to R. II. JENNINGS & (JO. herebj
let suffering humanity know it. Have had tice to parties indebted to said
a running sore on my leg for eight years; they can settle without cost such
my doctors told me 1 would have to have nt-ss at any time on or before tt
the bone scraped or leg amputated. I October next. After that date th
used instead, three bottles of Electic accounts and other evidences of
Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica ness will be put into the hands
Salve, and my leg is now sound and well." torney for collection.
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a R. II. JEN}
who Uucklen's Arnica Salve at C. E. LEIT.'
twenty-five cents per box by McMaster, January 6,1887.
Brice & Ketchin. * Jau25fx6m
3rAIRIS. Bj
d. a. hend:
rown Sheeting at isc., worth 20c. 78 yards of
)th, an actual liargain. atGVjC., worth 8c. 97 yards of
yuy.irasoi t ancy sin pea rearner ncKing at szy.c., cue
J ash mere, cheap at Si. 0*0 ami Si. 25, will be sold at 8714c. and 9yc. Ladies, if
:es of Fine Plaid Dress Goods left on hand, will be sold at a bargain. Somet
>! CALICO ! ALIC
ints at G'yic., wortli 7c. -'JoO yards of Standard Prints at 5^c., worth Gj^c.
Ladies' Gloves, Collar.-. Cuffs and Hosiery will be sold at greatly reduced pri
.75?a genuine bargain.
irts, reduced from Si.50 to ?1.15 per pair. 2 dozen Ladies' ^
,'anton Drawers at 55c., cheap at 75e. *1 dozsn Men's B1
mdried Shirts, reduced from 75c. to GO. 3 dozen Men's Wi
s as good as any shirt sold in Winnsboro. Don't except any. Just a dozen I
able Damask, sixty-four inches wide, at $1.00. Cheap at $1.25. One more pi<
ILDiiEX'S FIXE SHOES, sold cheaper than ever before. Come and see the
G- SZ3&. *9 JBT JC JEJ
ies from D. A. HEXDRIX; lie will give you Granulated Sugar at 14 lbs. to tin
TERMS, STRICTLY CASH.
JOB
i to any one at the above prices.
zmo? out sale j alb
or of the
McDonald,
35 __ the wo
'cDonald,
tfarv Sexd
Black, |
k and the | 1 /*\ T-\ .
^ladiss' comnr&s.;^. p.
i
NED and
Sl^of'tiiS EVERYBODY
Picas for rnTTTZ 7"
. copy of J- -tliS
at their
isboro, S. REDUCTIONS ON A
e service . RECKLESS MA?
e of the On amd after this date we
iwiiiap-\0^'er our entire stock of |
t against
the com- Ladies' New Markets, Rus- |.
LD3, |sian Circulars, Short Wraps, !hve-cbst^rIe
orney*. . < will explain.
McDonald, Jackets., etc.,
rs, and to
Wallace, | THE WINNS
c ?n ?,J TP ~ ? .-vrr,
the fore \ j
:he Com-, ATTORNEY
je of the
?icas for You will find an elegant lot WiKNSBO
of Janu-1 _
; of these goods at Bank06 mbui!din2?f
LDb, | i
0rneys' ! i A. S. DOl
oIina, Waheaii cf Prices. ZT
PLEAS. WINNSB
!>.>!*, +.*- in flia
Olr Hl/yi 1L V KIVHiVWJ lit wuv .SrfWti
John B. Courts.
k Currv' * OSMUND W.
Relief.? ATTORNEY
No. 7 Lav
med:
and re- -x-xr n- i WIN X S B
.plaint ir. Wc arc now offering bar- ?
'5 5 , 6 Practices in all Unit
r>n Pions ir, oil li'^.c. Courts. Special atte
e a copy & lines. and insurance law.
plaint on ~~~I
3?g tmiX BL1RUT8. attorney AND COl
e: and if " WINNSBC
trithin the . . ~;
his action Call and examine our stock in
rCllCI UC" [ M.UU
7. of BLANKETS. Thry are j h. n. obear.
-c x. 1 OBEAR .
orneys. to be
ry, Annie attorneys and COi
: Nos. 7 and 9 East
n'i in this
Smcd CLOSED OUT,
Court of Offices same as occu
>unty at James H Kion.
the* 24th ?
, , ,, , J E. McDonald,
ALE, and it Will pay to call and ^Solicitor Sixth Cii
iorneys.
?Tih Pr^ce them. McDONALD &
i ty attorneys and coi
H: M'MASTER. BRICE'AIETCHIN. Nos.sand4;
WINNSBC
1876. THE 1887 C,pfac?,cesjn a11 th<
uvat/co vvui w?
S"" OLD RELIABLE. RAGSDALE &
IT wilf be ATTORNEYS AND COl
n of long Ko. 2 Lju
expert in I have in stock the best as- w IN x s b <
:e? inSth. sortment of Pure Imported TAa mpvii
and Don,estic Liquors in Fair- A xt0 RN E Tl
isks from field County. My friends and n?ilaw
-tomake the public a?e very respect- wix'xsbo
jou fully requested to call and see ^
for themselves. Goods sold states Courts.
onfklenoe J warranted as represented or j -- ?
,ke tlie.se ^ " .
nTmmrnTsn I flOTl CtQTltl V
di"S BUM! I ttfcf UHDDJJ UUUPIUUIIJ
I have in stock ever}*thing
in my line, from the best Im- ~ ?
I have J, ' , -o TX7? WOULD RI
ints suits ported Champagne and Bran- YY the readers o
ihvoi^it dy> t0 common Plantation KndVat we'Veep
ceep from Whisky. a choice and select stc
th? price J _ALSO? nes? and *lU seI1 thei
I and see
iiare this The best stock of Cigars, lowest ca,
ici'8 trine, m ? c p / *? i
1 this city lobacco. &c., &c. Give me ? t
a call. ' I
t&fn Very resPectfully> (c"?dG^s.atog?
l! Whin F. W. HABENICHT, j Of Heavy Groceries
iSK Opposite Post Office and Depot, h4|??Sw?fat*
r*lll<s m CJLSII, and govern yo
Jfin20- "il
? SEff ARRIVALS. cTG
vav styl*.
i Dunlap ,
| GAKKJSTTJ
. . TIIURBER'S 34 and 41 COFFEES, a r> <r
to be j GAR is offered
c'jr The! different brands- Wholesale. P
3 are the
;ignific?nt Rice, different grades, tO quantity,
urnisliing ? J
lase ?lse- IIecker's Oatmeal and Farina,
money by O Tj ^ |j
Ileckcr's Fine Flour and Buckwheat, |]^ |i
S. C. Prunes, Raisins and Currants,
ICE " Canned Goods of every kind, LANDRETH(
.rtnership
Mackerel and Codfish, j and FERRYS'
t name of XT?mtT DTrnvvn v
r <rive no- ^ c v> vu^iklia uuui a?ajv^a v ?.
firm that ,%? i *? it > THE DRUG
indebted- |Meal, Bacor and Lard.
ie loth of . ________
indebted- JUST RECEIVED. FRESH GAR]
of an at- XEW CROP GARDEN SEEDS, with AND oM(
^IXGS, many other goods, all of which will be
SER. sold at the lowest prices for cash only at re(
S. S. WOLFE'Si, McMASTER, BR1(
DTV
11 l^Vt
10-4 Extra Heavy Bleached Sheeting at 21c., worth 30c
3-4 Bleached Drillinjzs at lie., cheap aj 14c.
ap at 25c.
you want a nice Black Dress, do not 1st this opportunity pass,
;hing nice for your.g ladies.
O ! CASjSCO !
200 yards of Prints, some solid, at 5c., worth 7c "*
ices. One dozen Men's Red (all wool) Under-iShirts, would be
Vhite Under vests, reduced from $2.00 to ?1.25 per pair.
eached Canton Drawers, not quite as heavy, at 45c.
hite Unlaundried Shirts, reduced from $1.00 to ?90.
Joys' Uniaundried, Linen Bjsoiu S'.iirts at 50c. One piece of
jce, sixty inches wide, worth 90c., will be sold for 60c.
m.
m
b $1.00. Standard A, 15 lbs, to the ?1.00. Rice, ,75c. per peck
?. /m..- be*.*:*:. *
m INCREDIBLE !
'RLD OF BUSINESS 3) AILY
/*S /~v ir -m. T / \ A n>
(jtUIJNIT UJN A1
WlLLIFORD (YjCo.'S.
?????? -
r FILLED WITH ADMIRATION OVER
'RICE-BREAKING BARGAINS.
ill winter stock have been made in the most
fner. the lowest point in prices reached
in every department.
i
NOTICE.
'AY!?Ohs *ne SINGERSEWING MACHINE with the,best
)F LAUNDRY SOAP ift town. Cull at our Greeery and we
Q. D. WILLIFORD 8c CO.
Sir - Established 1844.
r - A T - L A W,
>RO, S. C.
Winnsboro National ,
mTTxp
I'glass, 1 i nrj
JN3ELLOR AT LAW,
w Range, e
HEWS id HERALD. ,
BUCHAN.VN,
AT-LAI,
?Range, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLT ]
ORO, S C. AND WEEKLY. I
;ed States and State *
ntion to corpDration
The only paper published in r,
>ONALD, the Countj^.
JNSELLOR AT LAW,
>RO, S. C. * j|
he News aj.*i> Her- TERMS:
w. c..Hios7" Tri-TTeeldy, - - 53. w in aZvai^^|
& RION, Weekly, 1.50 " "
UNSELLOKS AT LAW,
Washington st, Subscribe for your County
no, s. c. Paper. It gives you all the
"pitd by the late Col. information concerning affairs . : 4
in which you have an interest,
/-i i .oo <in A \-nn -tin 11 Ko onf fA ?
A. i/UluUAOS UliU J wu V V J I JL CV VV11 ,
cult* cede its worth upon trial. -\
b DOUGLASS, U
JNSELLOKS AT LAW, SAMPLE COPY SENT ON AP- ?
Law Range, PLICATION. '
)R0, S. C. M
i State and United . G.
W. Ragsdale. JOB DEPARTMENT.
j RAGSDALE,
JNSELLORS AT LAW,
* Range, Having increased the force
oro, s. c. t)f our j0b Department, we
7 - ~ are now prepared to execute '
1 Mc ' all kinds of job work neatly,
r-AT -LAW, ;
upon ine snouest nouce, ana
RO s c. at the lowest possible figure.
- " Wfc will gladly furnish priceie
State and Umtea j.gt app}icaJi0n? an(} guar. ^
- antee that you will find the ^p|
Tf 1 same as J?w? ^ not ^owers than ?&jr
MQI]jj any other establishment of the J/'
Uli II1111U the State. Send in f]
your orders. \ M
\SBs flNSBOROHOTELi
constantly on hand ^
ck of Family Grocen
at the
sH PRICES. I Mrs, e. T BSsWELLf
. M I
edfresli Buckwheat. PropriejU-ess -?
orn-starcfo, Pickles. ?
>ral assortment of "
tier witli a full stock tlENDERS^HsT
We always^kecp on 7
Lime. M
x terms arc strictl) .^Manager.
urselves accordingly. J &
.cCARLEY & CO.
~~K ~T~S~~C1 LARGE SAMFLE BOOMS.
x\, ?5 fare best/market affords,
and good/omfortable rooms.
5' no. ii rt- ; / ^ i
u.. r> ^ '
uy jcvcuiii i
'rice according /
Advertisers
jjJbpan learn the exact cost
of any proposed line of
5' New CroP 'advertising in American
SEEDS. , ? 11
s-nvnn sai.t. at papers bv addre*iner
^.Taken. -^Geo. P. Rowell & Co,
- Newspaper Advertising Sttmu,
)E]ST SEEDS lO Spruce St., New York.
Send IOcta for lOO-Page PasaphlaC
}>" SETS,
eivea. ^ this PA?gt
IE & KETCIIIN. MataSu^ar'M aMLu%vi^?^$(V^2tiBE ^
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