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LuOAL INTELLIGENCE. Wednesday, Harch 19. ; : : 1S90 New Advertisements. Law Card-F. H. ilcMaster. Election Noticc?I. Withers Clerk. Cotton Planters?Ulvsse Or. Desportes. | Notice tor Final Discharge?J. W. j Bolick, Administrator. Ia- rut Urie;s. ?The weather is much warmer. ?La grippe is still putting in some work. ' ?Think about building that waiehouse. mil! i)A in tho yiound in a few da\s. ?It don't pay to neglect the vegetable garden. ?The B. P. U.'s fear their President is a Cntaiine. ?Letters uncalled i\.r: G. II. Muhon, Evans Powe. ?The days arc lengthening, giving iiiori time for v.ork. ?Q. D. Williford and J. C. Smith have taken rooms over tha bank. ?Come quick acd secure bargains in furniture at J. J. Geris: & Co. * ?Tf a airl knows she is pretty it is ^ ? 0 not because any other girl told her so. ?The Board of Equalization of Xo. 7 met in the Auditors office on Friday. ?The umn to eutuist with your business is the man who sticks to his work. -It i? said there wiil be several arraignments at the next meeting of the B. P. U.?s. ?Doirc you want a Bed Room Suit T />?*- / ?.v non fiimiuh U. O UCIIg 4V V?u tvi* yon. * ?The dealers report larger sales of fertilizers, both cash and credit, this year than for years. ?Merchants say that the farmers have morn cash now than has been known in many a day. ?A singing man and a dancing bear, apparently two good friends, passed through town on "Wednesday. ?The Governor has appointed D. A. Broom, Trial Justice ai Blytliewood, vice II. E. Hood, deceased. ? Inconsequence of putting down new and heavier rails ,a new switch had to be put at the freight depot. * * J iV? I ?The council nas naa me pavement sanded between the Granite Block and L. Landecker & Co.'s. ?\ye don't blow much, but where k- ii the inland town that has paid more for cotton thepa^t season than Winnsboro? ?The long delay ot winter and its appcaran-e at this seamen veriOes the poetic saying: Winter lingers in ihe Jap of spring. ? One of most dignified (?) and certainly the biggest man in town rivals the best marksman among the boys with the sling-shot. ?All parties having claims against the County prior to 1st. November, 1SS9, may collect the same by calling at the Commissioner's office. ?A gentleman from the Sawney's Creek section says the farmers have not been as far advanced with their w<?rk as at present since '75. ?Seeing Mr. Dotj's seventy-four head of beantifnl fat cattle going to Allen's branch for water makes one feel that there is life in the land. ?Gardening and flower planting stiil in order. Nothing embellishes * iK.in o hnantifnl flnwPr resilience mwiv *? ????? .? ? .. garden. It make* home dearer. ?A horse belonging t; Mr. "\V. It. Doty became unmanagable in the plow on last Friday and reared up and fell on his neck and broke it. It was a very fine animal. ^ ?Some of the vonng men are thinking ofgcir.g to work 011 the Newberry road. Mr. It. C. Goodins took two teams with him a few days ago to assist in grading. ?We acknowledge an appreciation of the kindness of our young friend >r- "*TT:n:A ?n ^Anrli rk rr nc Air. ? illiC i.giC3lUU All UU some very line oranges. They were very much enjoyed. ?Miss EIJa Doty won Miss Etta "Wolfe's oil painting, which was raffled at the Kew York Racket Store on Tuesday night, and Mr. S. C. McDowell won the lamp. --Winnsboro's trade is steadily increasing. Several merchants inform us that tbcv get tra<le which used to go to other market.?, and what makes it so good is that it is cash. ? Siing-shots arc still the thing with the boys. The birds don't seem to mind either the boys or the shots. We notice there are as many chedees. in town as there were a week ago. ?Several persons are complaining of too much shooting around their premises, especially about the Presbyterian Church where the robins have been wont to collect for so many years. ? Watch your ia::ks, B. P. U.'s, one of your number is suspected of having his wedding cards written?either too stingy to give the printer a bill or feared he wouid be detected. Wh'ch k. i.s i' ?The boys around town are giving some trouble with their sling shots and the police should look after them. Shooting little birds is innocent sport. 1 1 /\-P nriMilATV OllX LI1U UiCiUVXilg, VJL 1? umu <> is a nuisance which should be abated. ?Saml. Simpson lias secured from .John Parker, Ridgeway, a shipment of Euta Baga turnips, some of them ' 20 inches iu circumference. This is another evidence ihat Fairfield can^ make as big a turn-up as any where else. ?Mr. J. D. McCarley will soon en?ter his thorough breds on the turf. 'Thoniless and Crown Prince have -already won their fame, and the adL miters of the colt. Marksman, are con fident that he will wiu his spurs on ' .his first entrance on the track. ? UUUCii id a iulic uut iTivuiu -the pa?t week has brought 105 i? this .market. What a piiv the crop of last vi ar could not have been held. With a commodious warehouse^fctow: this -would have been withjJ^fflLeach of Sf o::e f?r JpTaiut ot the the chickens in town. The variety of the damages which this small bird commits is increasing every day. At first tKa hlrrlc Aiilt* inin??n/l fV*n?-Ar\ riAtP ?f bb.v Ui.UO Will) ililUl^U L&l^ V/l vpj WVH AW is actually cruel enough to 10b tie chicks of >ight. ?The following shows the ra:igeof temperature from Friday the 13th of March, to Monday 17th at 3 o'clock p. m: Friday, hot March day 78 degrees. Saturday morning, 7 o'clock a. m., 41 degrees. Snuday at 7 o'clock a. m., 18 degrees. Monday, 7 o'clock a. m., QO a/vma it* 9 A^rtl Anl' \T/A ? ?/"? O ** ning 30 degrees. ?A meeting will be called before lojig to consider the ways and means of building through the County the Wadesborc, Winnsboro and Camak Railroad and the Winnstoro and Fish Dam Railroad?one or both- Those who wish Fairfield to keep pace with sister counties are requested to keep the u;a::cr in mind. ?The Bachelors Protective Union 1 held a meeting last Friday night and decided to liave tiie annual oanquet on April 1. The following committees 1 were appointed; Toasts?J. "W. Ilanahan, E. B. Iiagsdale, W. D. Douglass, II. L. Dukes; Nomenclature?II. B. Hanahan, Jr., S. B.Craw- : ford, D. A. Crawford. ?The male trades of Winnsboro for 1 the fcrason has been good, and the cash part of it ahead of last year. One of the dealers in town gives us the fol lowing figures taken trom Ms dook: Sales Jan. 1SSS $5,279 GO i Sales Jan. 2839 3,325 90 Salt's Jan. 1S90 7,G34 50 Salts Feb. 18SS 5,778 75 J Sale? Feb. 1SS9 3,325 0C ? ?The wheat and other small grain crops are reported as doing well. In 3 consequence of the unusually warm weather, wheat is much earlier than ( usual. Some of the farmers say that j if the recent snow had killed a part ^ of the tops it would, perhaps, have ^ done good; some of them arc turning cattle on the grain to check the growth. ' rm._ rr of ifc I * ? i.J!U 1UW1I WU1H/U utvuiw MV iw meeting on last Friday afternoon after an examination of the town charter that it had full power to make appropriations for educational purposes and accordingly appropriated $200 for the benefit of Mt. Zion. This will run the school until May. A new Council will have been elected by that time, and the matter will be brought before the Democratic club at its next, meeting. ?Mr E. M. Wilson, the popular and pnccessfnl traveling talesman of A. Brafman Sous, .,f Baltimore, as ^ we learn from a gentleman w ill not ( be with J. L. Mimuaugh fin ring the j interval bet ween the seasons. Mr. Wil- j. son's many friends h:ul hoped to have r him so near home until time to resume ^ his work on the road again, but owing ? to the death of two of his fellowsalesmen he will prolong his traveling business, so long that he will possibly have no time to devote to other business during the usual period between the seasons. j ?Mr. Joseph M. English, of Colum- 2 Dia, ana All*, i. Li. >y iuiei"s, iurxncnv Assistant State Chemist, have formed a copartnership under the firm-name of English & Withers for the purpose of buying and selling mineral, farm and timber lands, water power, etc. Both of these gentlemen are progressive and energetic young men. Mr. "Withers is a son of our esteemed townsman Capt. I. X. "Withers, and a young man of more than ordinary ouick parts and with plenty of energy c to back it. "We wish the firm abuu- I dant success. ?We are selling out. "We mean * 6 business. Our prices will convince ( you. g J. J. Gerig & Co. 1 ?Wc understand that the South ) Carolina Mining & Manufacturing 1 Company has had :t further analysis i made of its kaolin, wilh a view to ! ascertain ICS avanauimy as a uiiu; uiu.?s and its adaptability to the manufacture of fire brick, furnace lining?, etc. This work was done by Dr. Burner, the State Chemist, ami the result has more than equalled tbe highest anticipations of the promoters of the enterprise The chemical elements found in cl&y which are injurious to or practically debar its use as a fire clay are ] iron ana lime. The finest clays of Europe show by analysis from nine- tenths of one per cent to five percent r\F ?wm Avi/1? onrl frnm frtnr nnp-hnn drcdths to four per cent of lime. In 1 comparison with this Dr. Barney fiuds 1 that the clays submitted for examina- 1 tiou by the company contain none of 1 these injurious element?, while the ( proportions of aluminum is far in excess of the proportion found in tie 1 average European clays. ?Policeman Gilbert, of our town, ! and Policeman Murphy, of Chester, u iiur O UAfjrrA uau 411111; ? ii?it i.. ? ..^.v last Saturday night. It scetns that the negro, Iliiam Moore by name, had sold his crop which wa-: under a lien to a tiriu hi Chester, and also a mule which he had rented. The firm, Messrs. Gregg & Means, 1'cuud out that their man was in thi< place and tent Mr. Murphy down to arrest hun. Mr. Murphy cumo down Saturday attcrnoon and secreted himself until dark and then with Messts. Gilbert, Brown and limnnnn surrounded an outhouse in Mr. T. T. Lumpkin's yar l in which house the negro was known to be. After much difficulty in gain JUg U.11 ermaucc, Hie tirgru amti\ed and locked up in the guard house, but still this didn't pat an end to (he 110ubics of tlie officers of the law. In the course of an hour (hereafter, abuut 11 o'clock, a cry of murder was heard in the guard bouse. Mr. Gilbert on enquiring of the prkoner what was ihe matter, was told by the negro that some one in there was trying to kill him. but, when the door was opened, out bolted the negro. A rou^h tumble and tussle insued between the prisoner aid the two policemen. Finally after Mr. Gilbert had had his fingers KWfAii cnf?r?oAihiij its . forcing the door closed on the prisoner. Mr. Murphy left for Chester with his man Sunday. LADIES Needing a tonic, or children that want bill ding up, should take BROWN'S IKON BITTERS. | It is pleaian; to take, cures Malaria, Inaiges tion. and Biliousness. All dealers keen it HMaflMMMHHMBMMWHBHDBBS A Miss as Good as a Mile.?As the freight train, which usually arrives here about 9 o'clock a. *n., was passing the house of Mr. Creighf, the axle of one of the cars broke, ami one of the wheels rolled some distance from i the track grazing a sruni! ut-<:ro boy. As incredulous as it mav >tem, it is reliably told us that the wheel tore the bov'a pants off him without hurtiig him. A brakeinan was sitting on t< ?> of the car to which the accident occurred and he immediately applied the brakes which, with the assistance of the air-brake?, soon stopped the train. So the brakeinan and the boy who was standing in the wagon road both had a very narrow escape; in fact but fur the timely application of the air-brakes it might have been a very serious occurrence. Personal.? Mrs. Sturlevant and son, of New York, are visiting at Uupt. \V. G. Jordan's. Mrs. Benj. Harrison, of Indiana, passed through town Friday morning' on her way to the land of flowers. Miss Davis, the accomplished milliner at McMaster, Brice & Ketchin'?, will arrive from Baliimorc this week, and the ladies of town are no doubt 2lad to know that they will asjain be able to rec ive her services in the millinery li ie. Messrs. 11. N. Obear and C. A. Douglass returned from Columbia on Tuesday night, where they had yone in the interest of the South Carolina Mining and Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Jessie Robinson returned to tier home at Crosbyville 011 "Wednesday. Miss Barber, of Ricliburg, is visiting at Mr. G. TV. Crawford's. Plant Flowek Gardens.?This is :he season to begin embellishing our loines with flower gardens, and we aiow nothing that adds more to the lotne than the beautiful flowers of tpring, and certainly they can be rrown hotter in the South than any ivhere else. Flowers increase onr pleasure* and ?re incentives to us ;o make the most of our lives, rhey soften the attritions of common it'e and do much 10 facilitate our 'outine business day after day. Marin Lutber is said to have kept a flower >n his desk for inspiration. When ?iccioIa was in prison he declared lothitig cheered him more than a lower which sprang up through a :rack in the floor. A flower is said to flw* 15ft* nf VfnnnrA PiivL* tho IUX." ra?rvi , ^reat traveler and explorer. While linking in the sands of the desert to lie he received courage from a bloomng flower. By all means let every>ody plant a few flowers. It will lot only add lo your own pleasure, >ot it will beautify and make the town ittractive. DEATH OF MRS. HALL AM. L Good Woman Gone to Join the Great Majority. We clip the following from the Fackson (Mia?.) Clarion Ledger of darch 3: VIJC VI 111V OUM\n *J\ MVUVW VI V* :hronicled iu these columns is given orth to-day announcing the death, at . a. in., Sunday, of Mrs. Virginia ioge Haliam, of heart trouble, wife >f Kev. Frank liallam, Rector of St. Andrew's Church in this city. Mrs. laiiam was born in Uichmond, Virginia, was about thirty-six years of ige, and grew to womanhood in that :ity, where she was greatly beloved, kittle more than a year ago she came vith her husband to this city, and luriug* ncr unci luo.ncuiyu ucio rreaily endeared herself not only with he congregation ot St. Andrew's jhurch, nut to all others who knew ier,by her rare womanliuessand bright, mnsbinv presence. She was a woman >f rare physical perfection. The very ipirit of health seemed to shine from ier eyes and the radiant bloom of her ;heeks, and no thought of death could ;ver come in connection with her. ret on Friday the message came, even or her, and the pure spirit left its >eautiful earthly casket and passed nto the Saviour's tender keeping. Sometimes at the bier ot loveu ones ivho have beeu taken home, all can see .he merciful hand ot a loving Father; DUt thinking of that lonely home tolay, of the husband with his great ?rief, ot the five little helpless children aeart-broken and motherless, who can >ee where tbat hand is leading? Let as trust that lie, Who doeth all things prell, will be in that home with His :enderest love and compassion, and nelp them bear their grief. Mrs. Hal lam was buried from the Episcopal Church Monday evening. Messrs. Editors: Please allow me >pace in your columns to call the attention of the merchants of the town ~ r>i?i I-ac iha nrrvnli'l fcO & matter luai IUV/ ii vuiu prove highly beneficial to ns as merchants and at the same time would have the effect of making our customers more frugal and honest. We need a Home Merchants, Protective Association. Every merchant doing: business in this town knows: that it is well nigh impossible to do business here without crediting and in two eases out of litres vre c.:mc up short and !he matter dosn't stop ui ihut, but as soon a3 a customer (I make a bad one) gets a? much as ho can run his the same thing and continues through face for at A's iie goes to I? and does the alphabet. Combinations are no rare things these days. We have the Alliance in the country the object of which is to better the condition of the farmer, lets have the association of merchants in town :i-;d let the oljeot of it be to better the condition of the merchant, an:l thereby carry '>n the work of reformation a!! along the line. Let us put the seal of our disapproval on every one wiio dares try to bent his bread and meat. This system is in vosne 111 some towns and has proved a good tiling. Think the matter over brethren, we have had free trade a lung while uiul haven't prospered, Jet's try projection a while. merchant. ADVICK TO MOTIIKKs. mi:s. Winslow's sootnikc. S'ykui stio-.-ld always be used when ehisrirei. incutting teeth. It relieves the little sctVu-i at-once; it produces natural, quiet sl?-ep by relieving the child from pain,, and the little cherub awakes as "blight as ? '*ni ton." It is very pleasanl to tasiK It soothes thr child, softens the gums, ah.iy? all pain, relieves wind, regulate? 'hr bowels, and is the best known rcme>ij foi diarrhoea, whi'tlfr arising from teething <>i other causes...Twenty-five cents a bottle. June25fxiy V V COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL ELECTION Columbia, iiarch 17.?To day tbe capital of South Carolina is the scene of one of the most exciting municipal Ii,?m trMiiii ifc limits. | CICUUOH* C?Ci lltiu niiiiiu , and the frieuds of tiie leading candidates have left their business and are at the polls bringing ail their energies to bear upon :he voters. The chief interest centres in the contest for the mayoralty, and it is expected that it will result in a close race. Among the most prominent cadidates for that honor is Co). F. W. McMaster, one of the leading members of ll,A r>/v?* An?* lue uujuiijum uuij aim uuc wi vm ??.??? popular citizens, flis chances are considered as good, if not better, than those 4>t his opponents. Col. McMaster has been a resident of Columbia since he was eighteen years old, coming here from Winnsboro, where his three brothers and the remainder of his relatives reside. lie is at present the Senator from this County, and has been foremost in all things for the promotion of this city's interests. He has a strong backing who will endeavor to place him in the mayoralty chair over his opponent?, Col. John T. Rtietf, the present mayor, and Capt. C.J. Iredell. An aldermanic board, consisting of twelve, is also lo be elected. Some changes are probable. Columbia, March 17 -808 P. M.? [Special.]?Election quiet. Full vote. Polls close ?t nine. Counting probably at midnight. Many secret votes prevent any just estimate. It is claimed that McMasters strength is in first and fourth ward?; Iredell's in second and third, white Ithett gets si general vote and probably leads bv a moderate plurality. Second primary necessary. R. M. D. THE FACTORY MEETING. The meeting of the stockholders of the Winnsboro Cotton Mil's was largely attended on iast Friday night. Mr. J. M. Stewart, president, was called to the chair, and stated that the Board ol Directors, having thought it inexnoninn! I'i hatrtti immodioff-lr ill thi? building of a factory with the present paid np capital, called the present meeting to asce? tain whether the stockholders desired an abandonment of the enterprise and, if not, what disposition should be made of the money now on deposit. It is sufficient to say that the board soon learned from the stockholders that the enterprise was not to be abandoned, and the stockholders showed by their enthusiasm that they had the pluck to hold on and were determined to have a cotton factory. That Winnsboro will have a first class cotton factory is now a settled fact, if the decided sentiment of that full meeting last Friday night is to connt for a i! v tiling. - , There was not a great deal of discussion becausc the motions made me> with no oonositiou. it being the nnani iuous wish of the stockholders only to exercise a little patience and pull together for the building of the factory. , It was decided, however, that the article of the constitution which relates to the payment of fines in caser of the failure to pay the monthly instalments be suspended nutil the first Tuesday in October, and in the meantime the board of directors be authorized to make such investments, investigations and call such meetings as may be to the eir,crests 01 ail parties concerned. It is possible thai (he b >anl will look into the advisabilty of building a warehouse this summer and so cons ruct it thai it can be changed into a factory building. COMMENTS OX THE MASS MEETING. Messrs. Editors: With your permission I will give a few facts in regard to the "so-called"' mass meeting. Why was the meeting "so-called"? was it from your pen? It seems so, or "No. 3" makes llmt claim. Now, was it expedient for Mr. T. S. Brics to issue this call? I say not; for if that had been the case, the howl would have been greater than ever. It is a known fact that Mr. T. S. Brice is not president of the Farmers' Association, it being aeiuncc. so, we iinnK, mere can be no objection to the call as it was made; and the farmers, or a majority of them, demanded a call of some nature. Now, on the day of meetiug, were there any objectians to the call or meeting? None, but some difference as to how delegates ahould attend the convention, whether instructed or nnh.structed. The minority offered no argument, only saying it was undemocratic lor the farmers to meet in convention to discuss the ad- ; visability of making nominations or nominating a ticket in March; and I should judge Iruin their taik at any time. I never knew befo:e (hat democracy hid its face one month in the year. No, farmers, it is only a political dodge fo hold yon back until the August Convention, and then they will call you fools for not. taKing steps in Match. Why, we havo only to look back to the last Demciatic Convention, 1SS8. They made the same argument, then?undemocratic; yon have no object in view. Now, we think we know what democracy is and we claim to t?>il under thf; shadow of irs banner ami to h?- true to its cause, let come what may. As to the smdl number of votes cast, no one will deny that was present at the meeting, that a: one lime ilie Court House was somewhat croicded; but fanners had other business to atten-1 to, and the minority knowing this tried, it .^eem-i, to rule the meeting by delay. We can say here that most ol those who were forced to leave were in sympathy with the majority, and >o expressed themselves. The press is supposed to be the light of ilu; community in which it flourishes, and as you had two representatives present on that day, we had I. ?no o inni'P cnri'Pftt rpnflrt of 1,uiil11 ;wv- " ~ - the proceedings of the meeting, l. As Rich as Crcesu?. Eli Zane of 130G Thompson St. is a lucky man. He has just drawn a twen> tietti of the second capital prize of $100,000 in the Louisiana State Lottery and finds himself the possessor of $5,000. "Ami happy?" he repeated to an Item reporter, who called on him. ""Well, I should smile! What do you -i ~J1 ? 1,^ O' AAA'-P/M. expect ui it juiiu vmv gtw guiwv xv/i. | one dollar? Why, j feel as rich as Croesus.? Philadelphia (Pa.) Item Janu- i arv ill. GENTS' F Jj'OK' ? WE HAVE J US1 Ul-Jj LAUNDRI ALSO COLLARS AND CUFFS. ALSO CREVATS AND SCARFS. Q. D y " AX AySWES TO "TR HE BE MOCK A T." Tri- Weekly Neves and Herald, March IS. "True Democrat" reminds me of the coon and the pole cat. A pole cat had occupied a coon's den in his absence. Upon the return of the coon he accosted the pole cat and wished to know \*hv he intruded. Why, said the cat, I am a coon of | the regular straight out kind, don't voa ; see? Indeed, I don't, said the coon, you don't look like a coon, you don't make j a track like a coon, and I'll be durucd j if you smell like a coon. Moral: If you wish to pass for aj "true Democrat" you had better make ! y\F a nnmn(>Pot and thpn Vfltl i 111U 11 1XVH3 VI Ok l/vuivv/iuv UHU %>?v? J vw, J won't have to proclaim yourself so j loadly. One m>re pint before I am done. Why is it that as soon as a fellow begins to want to change his coat he generally commences by blackguarding Maj. Woodward? This is the way Hendrix McLane did and all the Greenbackers and would-be bolters. Look out, Jack, we are watching you. RED SHIRT. THE EXTERTaIXMENT AT FJ2J.S- ! TERFILTjE. The concert at Crosby Institute on j Friday night by the Ladies' Aid Society of Salem Cbnch was quite a success. Notwithstanding the evening was very unfavorable, the house was crowded. Monticello community was well represented. The actors all did well,, and the ladies especially. The old man and the old woman would at times cause an uproar of la&ghter. All expressed themselves perfectly satisfied with the performance. The following is the program: ' Prologue, Mr. Geo. Sims. TABLEAUX. Hock of Ages, Miss Alice Faucette. Titantia's Dream, Misses Carrie DrfMnm iuarun aim juimc uy num. With the Tide and against the Tide, Mr. Geo. Sims and Miss Bessie Bylittm. CHARADE. Down by the SeaFather Gale, Mr. D. Milling. Mother Gale, Miss Alice Faucette. Kitty Gale, Miss Jennie Zealv. September Gale, Mr. Geo. Sims. March Gale, Mr. Milo Martin. : Abner Raymond (city merchant), Mr. W. J. Keller. Kate Raymond (bis daughter), Miss AlvaGladiiey. Capt. Dandelion, Mr. Frank Mc Meekin. Jean Grapean (a Frcnch peddler), Mr. Win. Willing. TABLEAUX. Joan of Arc, Miss Bessie Bynum. Angel of Deatb, Miss Jennie Zealy. Angel of Resurrection, Miss Jennie Zealy. Diana, Miss Alice Faucette. Music, Song and Dance, Misses Jennie Zealy, Alva Gladney and Alice Faucette. CHARADE. Limerick Boy (a farce in one act), Paddy Miles, Mr. Wm. Milling. - Dr. Coats, Mr. Joe Martin. Henry (his eon;, Mr. james Jiacue. Job "(a gardener), Mr. Frank McMeekin. Reuben, Mr. Laurens Mai tinMrs. Fidget, Miss Jennie Zealv. . Jane (her daughter), Miss Bessie Bynum. TABLEAUX. Broken Vows, Misses Alva Gladney, Tillic Bynnm, aud Mr. Milo Martin. Courtship and Matrimony, Miss Jennie Zealy ami Mr. Jas. Macfie. You are not Expected, Sir, Miss Alva Gladney and Mr. Joe Mariin. Lorelei, or the Nymph of the Rhine, Miss Jennie Zealy. The Soldier's Dream, Mr. Frank McMeekin and Miss Tillie Bynnm. Rnrrowinor Neighbors?Sister Fresh ours, Miss Alice Faucette; Mrs. Green, Mis* J. Zealv; Epilogue, Mr. Milling. J. av. j. ASLASDEKOX BEAR CREEK: Messrs. Editors: The Bible says "Answer a fool according to his folly" and with that injunction in riew, I offer a few criticisms on the communication ol "Pine Kuol" of Bear Creek. lie ceriaimy covin noi nave unosen a j more appropriate nom <le phunc lor [ the section from which he hails can I' verily believe, show more "pine knots," "pine stamps," and "flint rocks," to the square acre, than any place that I know of. Indeed we iLigtit say in geography "parlance" that it is noted for these items enumerated above, and la?t, bat not least for the ignorance of its inhabitants with a few honorable exceptions. We are not at all surprised that be hid not heard the news?doubt if they know down there that Harrison lias been Alerted President of tiie United States. I don't suppose they take any "newspapers," for if J hey cannot, read "signboards" they certainly cannot read newspapers. We suppose some ot his brother "pine knots" told hit* about the "risking statesmen," bat they misinformed him about the "Boss." The would be -'Boss" was on the other sid?. No^Mr. "pine knot," the fight whs betttVch the farmers, "the yeoI .?.i*.it.f i-vf loonH flm tr/inl/1 Ho ! LllU.il i v litw lami t-uvi mv n v^?iu wv i j ' Bose^'and he was badly demoralized, [ if not totally routed. As to Mr." Mor> rHE SP] 1NED ALL THE LAr SHIRTS, ED AND UN LA' ALSO HANDKERCHIEFS and HOSIERY. ALSO THE VERY LATEST STYLES IN HATS. 7ILLIFORI ri^on he is abundantly able to repel any such attack as "pine knot," or o'her "sich" trash may make. Mr. M. touched on a ''vital sp->t" when he said, it was the policy of the dema gogne and politician to Keep me masses in ignorance in regard to the "internal woi kings" of that mysterious science?government. We indignantly repel the insinuation of "pine knot" touching our "status" as Democrat and triumphantly refer to our record in the past. lie is right when he says there is going to be a "shaking of dry boms,'"' and he might have added a "trembling of knees" too. It will be as bad or worse than the time when Capt. Tillman's first article appeared in the newspapers, some three years ago. The days of the demagogue aud politician are numbered, and the farmers in all this "broad domain" from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Lakes to the Gulf are uniting and in their might and strength, with the help of Almighty God, have determined to haye their "political rights," or know the reason why they can't <ret tbem. We suggest to "pine knot" that he might have employed his time more profitable and useful! in answering some of the charges made in Mr. Shell's call. In conclusion we hope that should we ever be so fortunate or unfortunate as to be elected to an office that we will so conduct ourselves that we will be enabled to serve for more than "one term." oak and hickory. DOKO oa' THE LATK COXVJEXTIOX. Tri- Weekly News and Herald, March IS. Speaking of the Convention, I wish to say that that pole cat and coon story which I saw in the Tri-weekly News and Herald reads putty good, and I think fits the case line. Whoopee I but aint that feller got a bad mouth; no wonder Mr. Coon wanted him out of his den, but the diel of it is his manners smell worse than his breath. When I was a 2)UPP}Ji Mr. Editor, I was taught to be maunerly to everybody, specially old folks. Nowadays the cubs thinks it bully to chaw terbacker, spout politicks, cuss grown folks, and cavort round generally. I was a reading True Dimmicrat piece to <i nabor of mine and was a wondering who he was ai^d wby*he didn't sine his name and run for the Sinate, for I seed by his writing th3t he was sassy as a fire, and had took the consate pun top 01 his self that he was sum punkins. In fact, like that onmentionable thing what was a floatir>a nioncr with the aDnles. he was sure "*? " O A. he was doing it all his self, and was so mortal smart that he couldn't help it. Yon see he says lie couldn't; well, we was a wondering and a reading and a reading and a wondering, when all to once we heard something which sounded like Selah, ah, ah, ah, and thereupon says I to my nabor, says I, I'll be hanged if that aint a Jack. Y<u are wrong, bud, says him to me, says him, that's bob, he can't fool me. Well, says I to him, sa\s I, you know they are tweens, regular perlitical Siaines tweens, which makes em mighty close kin anyhow?bo I didn't miss it fur. And so it is with these kind of animules; you may wrap him in silks and laces, and put sheep skins ana lion skins neo deep on bis back and set him to prancing and cavorting and its all right7 and he may scare some and lool just about 39 in 1500, but let him open his mouth outside and he is bound to put his foot into it every time. But continuing about the Convention, from which my fondness for nateral history had drawn me, I would like to know how many times 39 will go into 19 dimmicratic clubs in this County? And also how many times 1500 voters will go into the 8 delegates chosen by them 39 to represent us at ths Convention. Please sifer thi? out and publish for the benefit of us your benighted subscribers what live in and around SANDFIELD. P. S.?Thank the Lord there is one clear-headed bov in the crowd what *i ir says ne win sia.nu iur liiiumwuu ami vote agin nominations. un wasts .4 cottoxfactory. To the Directors of the Cotton Mill: Gentlemen. -Please excuse my presumption,. but my interest in die enterprise intrusted t? your care, prompts me to say now, what I wanted to say in the last meeting of stockholders. You then suggested that we put our money in a warehouse for the present, which could be changed into a miil building when we need it. I am not surprised that such a scheme should suggest itscir to your minus, and if the success of the enterprise depended upon the efforts of one, two or three persons only it would be advisable, perhaps. But in a large company of stockholders, there are serious objections to it. Many doubt the success of a warehouse on the site selected for the mill and these are opposed'to their money being used in that way. If the building were put in the form of a warehouse and it L XT became prontaoie as sucn, uieu uicxe would arise a division among the stockholders ; those who want a factoiy for its life giving influeuce against "those who want an immediate profit on their investment. Were you to build in the form of a warehouse, those who are opposed to it would sell their stock at a sacrafice, which would destroy confidence in the enterprise, ancl per" |_U-UMMUil I" '! I 1" 1 f ' ?^3? I?* QO01D3 RING. rEST NOVELTIES IN j ( i 1 UN DRIED. < ALSO 1 | OUR LINE OF GENTS' FINE 1 SHOES IS COMPLETE. ( S i YOU KNOW OUR "REP". oIVE f US A LOOK. ] 3 & CO. I haps wreck it. Others -would not take stock in a warehouse who might in a factory. We subscribed for a factory and that is what we want, because we need life infused in our community and this we think a factory will do. "We make the cotton here aud should bring the mills to the cotton. It is real silly tp haul cotton a thousand miles to a mill and then haul the cloth back for our wear. The mills are coming South sooner or i later and we should come in for our share of enterprise and profit. The ; sooner we get in the race the better. I The mill men of the North know this, and would discourage us, therefore dont go to them for counsel, but look to the mills and millmen of the South, j They are booming their localities, why i may we not do the same. Put up a mill building and this will encourage ----- VI rri? A*. 1 euyrt 10 put m iuavumiei jwy (sire to have it these will soon .find 1 the way to get it. Go on with the 1 mill building says, ] On~e of Many Stockholders. i 1 ? ] Gratifying To All. , The liigh position attained and the , universal acceptance and approval of ] the pleasant liquid fruit remedy Syrup < of figs, as the most excellent laxative ' known, illustrate the value of the ' qualities on which its success is based and are abundantly gratifying to the i California Fig Syrup Company. * 1 DOTS FROM GLADDEX'S GROVE. , B. R. Tillman Mentioned for Governor. ! Messrs. Editors: The fanners have . taken advantage of the favorable J-: weather and have their land in splendid fir. Every thing looks business ' like with new fences etc. Early sown grain is not doing well on account of insects. Upon examination, I find that the recent snow and cold nights have pretty well destroyed them. Late sown oats are growing nicely. There has been quite a quantity of commercial fertilizers used this season,. ! in this neighborhood. Cotton seed meal, acid and Kainet being more generally used, as it is practically a complete manure and costs less than any other. The negroes, are -working well, but arc considerably wrought up about going to Arkansas. It seems that those of them that are getting along best are the most anxious to leave. "We should encourage them to go, and solicit immigration from ;Ire- ; land. The Irish have acted an important part in the advancement and progress ! of the South. Messrs. Editors, I have all along re- : garded the call by Capt. Shell for a W/IYVUl;lV;il ?AO UUUVVV/OOUl j J (to J- v TT AM cause a loss of time aud money to the ( farmer. Besides, the farmers in their organized state can elect officers that ' Tvill look after their interest in the regular Democratic Convention. With the above named objections what ; possible hann can arise from the : March Convention? Haven't the farmers a right to meet in Columbia i J or any otuerpja.ce tu Lu.scu.bb men uccua and announce publicly their choice of men to fill the State offices subject to the Democratic Convention? No j one "will be pledged to support the nomination, if one is made, not even the delegates present. All this talk about bolts, splits, etc., in the Demo- : cratic ranks is a mistaKea idea. >ve can't afford any thing of the kind. I remember in 1888, when Mr. McLane bolted the Democratic party, and came to "Winnsboro to speak on that line, some of those mass meeting men and legally elected delegates of the 3nd inst. refused to allow any tiling of the kind; although the County Chairman said in a very decided manner that he (McLane) had a right to speak and that right should be respected, or something to that amount. So much for their judgment and patriotism. But they are willing to follow their bold and fearless leader Capt. B. R. Tillman. He is evidently the father of the Farmer's Association, in the Palmetto State at so early a date. We all know he i spoke and wrote on the Rev. Sam I .lonps stvle. so as to reach the farmers in their deep sleep, but I trill go two I to one that he will put on the style and dignity of a Conkling, when "he gets to the House. He has prepared the tillers of the soil for a great -work. Now let us all give liim a great big office brim full of honor and emolument in appreciation of his worth to the State. Respectfully, S. F* Gladden's Grove S. C. March 121890. Happy Hoosiers. JVm. 'fimmoDs, Postmaster of Idaville, Jnd., write?: "Electric Bitters h:.s done more for me than all other medicines combined, for that had feeling arising from Kidney and Liver troubles.'' J olin Leslie, farmer and stockman, of same place, says: - ?- . . ?i i * "i;'ina iiectric uiuers 10 ue ice uest jviunev and Liver medicine, made me feel like a ilew man." J. \Y. Gardner, hardware merchant, same town, says: Electric Bitters is just the tiling for a man who is all run down and don't care vhether he lives ' or dies; he found new st-ength, good ap' petite and felt just like he had a new lease on life. Only 50c. a bottle, at Mc Master, Brice & Ketchin's Drug Store. * : laddBJAi. no sann poi possow pna ^Mtn-apsxi swj acpoDC -isd 00'IS M daa* sjaprap nY I puatnuiooai su^pjsiqj unilS noxi o?a vrsvrj? jSAdHOdC /*" ^ / -"v.v* .' V * ' *~s" * ' L. T. TT. DISCV883SS OF TBE HJ.Y. Messrs. Editors: Ruminating this snoTry day, -while mother earth is clad in a carpet of white and nothing of importance on the farm can be done, on the various issues being brought before our people claiming' to be in the interest of the farmer, I have decided to send yon a copy of the National Economist, the official organ of the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union, with several marked pieces therein which I would be glad for you to publish if you see fit and have the space, but more especially those two pieces relating to the care taken of the ir>f?7?ocf ? f fhia <vmntrv bv H a_uw*V*-?v v* w ^ Dur National Government in comparison to its agricultural interest, and a bill introduced before Congress by Hon. Jno. A. Pickier, of South Dakota, embodying the demand of the farmers of this country. The Democratic party was prominently portrayed 3y ex-President Cleveland; there were mportant reforms, namely, tariff, jallot and civil service reform, but I ilaim with the Economist that financial eform is of far more importance to ;he poor man of our entire country ban any of these -whether he be Democrat or Republican. Our own honored representative* in he United State Senate, more especially 3ren. Butler, and our leading state papers seem to be very much disturbed >n the race question, but I am very n-f fho camp nrnrrion as Missi ;sippi's 20,000 acre cotton planter: 'There is no race question where legroes have plenty to do, to eat and o wear." Mr. Richardson also says "the races nix on the labor question but little >ett?r than they do on the social . me. The whites are not adapted to he soil and we do not care for them. Che blacks, when by themselves, make 10 trouble." I am with him here too md think the negro is the best labour !ve can have when he is properly nanagea and fairly dealt with, so long as the south raises the great staple which she produces of far juperior quality and of which she has ;he monopoly, and which always ji- - ? ?v Ani. TTo-ncac / anngs me ua^uj nuuv vm brother cannot sell his corn but must leeds bave it to keep off winter's chilling blast. There the hog and hominy fteory is practiced to no avail, and iere'it is preached to no avail. But, Messrs. Editors, this is leaving ;he question on which I started out. - ? Touching the . interest of the fanner in our own state, if he would lend ac _ jar to some * of those who claim to ^ champion the fanners cause you would suppose that he had a plenty of every thing else but a collegiate education which must be given him in Ms own special college at an.expense of tens of thousands of dollars per annum. And now, Messrs. Editors, how many of the poor farmers of . Fairfield, would be able to dress and keep "their sons at this college even after all -'this expense? I claim that the college will do the poor man no. good,:bnt place our public schools,on a sound footing ana give them the hundred thousand dollars per annum and enable them to run nine months in the year. This would benefit the poor farmer ten times as much as an agricultural college. How many of the farmers in our county can spare their ' children from a continual struggle' __ for the necessaries of life in their present condition to spare the time to send to our common schools more than three or four jnonths during the " * x ? ^ ",l-" moo winter: jme vicmavu benefit those in its immediate Ticinity. Bnt any farmer that is "able to' send his son to college, has the State University; the Citadel* and a nnmher of denominational -colleges ready and glad to have his patronage, and most of the farmers wcnld patronize these , -? schools in preference to the other any way. We may need a reduction of salaries and expenses in the management of our state government. We may need reduction in the expenses of courts, and county government. But so long as the farmers who comprize four fifth* of the voting population of these ' United States pay no attention to how their interests are looked after in the national government financially so long will they be used as the cat's paw and the longer they are used the worse fchey will be scorched. Let the fanners of this country make a big ring around Washington and be very particular who gels therein. If you do not exchange with the Econ- f mist, I would be glad to send occasional extracts for publication for the information of some that do not take it in our county. l. t. w. Longtown March 8. Backlen's Arniae Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Peyer Tnf+AF r.hfinnoA TTon/la PWllhlfllnc Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give pcrfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 23 csnts per box. For sale by l^cM^3*'^ Brice <fe Ketahin. * # POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marv*. of purity, strength and wholesomeness. Mort? economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight alum or puospnate powders, aoia oruy %n can*. Rotal Baking Powdeb Co., 106 Wall St., N. Y. Sold by McMaster, Brice & Ketchiu Grcers. 4-6fxly NOTICE FOB FINAL DISCEABGE I WILL apply to J. A. Hinnant, Judge of Probate for Fairfield County, on Monday, the 14th day of April, 1890, for a final discharge as Administrator of.the Estate of lnrieous Pope, deceased. J. W. BOLICK, 3?13f lx.3 Administrator. Notice for Final Discharge. r WILL apply to J. A. Hinnant, Judge X of Probate for Fairfield County, on Saturday, the 15th day of March, 1800, for a final discharge as Executor of the will of James M. McConnell, deceased. I* G. RUFF, 2-13flx3 . Executor. A