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C. . 1 ::i~/ 1 Wednesday, March 14. ; : 189-4 C r Wht don't you fellows watch Till man? He is awaiting (?) patiently the verdict of the people?you are try* ? ^ wrortfArt V??ifnrA llJg lO gCl/ 111 Uie UALiyi n?5?ii v. the horses are even harnessed. They are on the defensive now, trying to explain the printing steal. If the; care naught for the Conservative vote and if the Reformers all endorse the printing steal, what is the use ol a defease? No candidates this year, Conservatives. Give them rope. ????? Gen*. Fitzhugh Lee will write a biography of Gen. R. E. Lee. Gen. "** * * T7> T JKODCrt Tj. XjW was uciutiui) viit. uj. S- the greatest generals that the world has produced, and it is remarkable that so long a time has passed without a real authentic story of his life. This will probably be authentic coming as it does from a member of his own - family. We predict that the author \rill f nd a ready sale for his book. I ^ Governor Tillman is reported as j saying that he is not a candidate for Governor. He was not present at the impatient start for the Governorship, so it means this. If you fellows get to quarreling and danger threatens the movement, I may be called on to run in orcier to settle the unpleasantness, but y ou cannot say that I want a third term, nor can it be said that I am booming J. G. Evans for I hare announced that I am no candidate nor was I presgnt (in person) at the Gary Evans'boom, old coon, f; * 7 m m We publish a very interesting com munication this morning from a very facetious pen drawing a striking comparison of what the writer saw and knew of Ridgeway in the fifties and ' what he observed only a few days ago. It is a comparison full of cheer in these hard times, and we congratulate Ridgeway that she can claim among it* cidldren one Who can so trappily . tell low she has risen from an obscure hamlet of two or three houses to one of the most thriving little villages in the State. Few "men have gone into business that have not succeeded. Her peop-e manifest a pride in their town and pull together. Other places might learr some very practical lessons from Ridge way's experience. ^ , President Cleveland in a short ? ? w*Aeia?<?A 4rs\ f para gray a jlll ms ia.si< iucusagg iv gresH called attention to the great exponse of administering justice in the Federal Courts on account of the fee billsystem instead of salaries. A recent case, reported a day or so ago, ^ justifies the wisdom of recommending this charge. Examiners Chalmers and Cloevert have just reported to Attorney General Olney that the North I? Alabama commissieners and deputy marshals have been employing profesn -pai?/yinrf tv^cmfl* OIVX1XL )ViUIC9SC9 U1IU XVI J1UJ Wg itvj witnesses to prosecute the case, and ~ have collected thousands of dollars by such frauds. This was a small matter - in toeTresitoe ^-iscssa^e, but Jfrien"' the size of the United States and the great number of commissioners and deputy marshals and other ?fficers of the Federal Court are coniidered, it might be astonishing to know how many thousands of dollars are paid unearned. The United States Senate has become a great impediment to the trans^ action of public business. The House of :3epresentatires which is fresh from the people passes laws promptly, and seeis to give the people relief promptly, but the Senate will hang a bill up and keep it there up til the opponents of it are physically exhausted. "Why is this so? One reason is that the : Senate is composed of millionaires and ; intw-ftcfe oro r.OTinecfced !i\~ . - with the policy of the Republican / p. party to favor the rich at the expense " .. and oppression of the poor. Again there ij a class of men in the Senate ' who oppose anything that the President may favor. Among this class are snch men as Senator Hill, who has a ( political grudge against Mr. Cleveland, i Senator Hill may be counted on to i obstruct the passage of auy la\r that may endanger Ms political strength in ' New York. He represents a rich , _ State, and, therefore, vre find him fighting the income tax feature of the "Wilson bill. He is one of those men ] whD will tate any siae so long *s iie ; thinks that it is the winning side. He ; is s. time server, and naturally despises j patriotic motives in others. If the Democratic party shall fail to 1 % win in the next preaidental election, it mil have itself to blame. In the first i pla ce, there has been a want of genuine ' patriotism. Instead of accepting the jreat victory of 1S9J as an endorse- j ment of the principles of the party, i 1 many seem to have become intoxicated 1 with the power entrusted and are in- 1 clincd to construe the victory as a license from the people to scramble I K.' fee&. . . - - ' . "I I ~ I f >rer the spoils. Too mucn time nas j aean wasted in dividing oat the offices, instead of attending to the public business. Selfishness will wreck a political party. Selfish motives are too much behind many of our repreicntatires. They are perfectly willing to have a tariff for revenue only provided a gratuitous bounty is fiven by the government for the products of heir own States. Unequal taxation has caused the defeat of the Republican party, and now the Louisiana sugar planters are trying to commit the Democratic party to tie same political blunder. Pat sugar on an equal footing with the products of New England. It is a magnificent opportunity for the party to show that it has faith in its own principles. "We have been denouncing the Republican party because it made us pay New England's taxes, because it taxed us to help another class, now let's ?how Neiv England that our sense of justice shall be maintained. The Louisiana i\gar planters had no business to hare rotedthe Democratic ticket, if they vranted protection for their sugar. If they believed that it is right to tax cotton planters f?r their benefit, they should hare voted the Republican ticket. Vive 1* Meerschaum. The latest caprice of Dame Fashion J is the substitution of the pipe for the o?ce popular "Havana filling," "Plantation Maduro," or the injurious cigarette, and the dude ?f the day may be seen struggling at the stem of his pipe as he saunters down the Boulevard, with cane under arm and one orb peeping through a glass. It i? considerad Augiais to smoke a pipe and is miffl th* morp a_<? xre Americans are very fond #f aping our consins across the water. The kiud of pipe used is determined by the bank account of the smoker, fiom a corn cob to the imported Meerschaum. The impecunious dude puffs at a corn cob with cane stem wbile the mor? fortunate enjer the meerschaum. Meerschaam, a German word meaniig s?afoam, is given to the clay from which these pipes are made, in consequence of its lightness, softness and white color. In like manner it is called also ecitmc de mer, and some German mineralogists call it sepiolite, i* allusion t? its resemblauce to the so-called bone of the scuttle fish. Pessiblv this clay was first called sea foam from the fact that pieces of it are found floating en the Black Sea, it hftino- ahonfc half the specific gravity of water. The best qualities of meerschaum come from Asia Minor, but it is also f und in Spain, Greece, other portions of Europe and also in South Carolina. The most famous meerschaum-pipe factories are in the towns of Pesth and Vienna, where the carvings are most artistic. The qualities this clay which adapt it so well for pipes are its lightness and porosity, the latter enabling it to absorb the disagreeable nicotine fr*m the tobacco fumes. To produce the yellow and brown colors which are much admired in the pipei, and which are brought out only after loug smoking", the clay is boiled in a mixture of irax and fatty matter a portion of wkich being absorbed is afterwards acted Hpon by the hot nicotine assuming various shades^f colors. The nurest meerchaum pipes are not so free from blemish as are the imitations and this is considered a test. Among the articles used to adulterate meerschaum clay i3 sweet potato meal, j an agricultural product which is attracting a good deal of attention just now as a substitute for com also. Experienced smokers pronounce the meerschaum the king of pipes and like wiue, the older the better. We remember to have seen one own?d by a professor of the South Carolina College which had been in use twenty five years and which was beautifully tained into a rick mahogony color. Haying a meerschaum, the next thing in order is to puff awav until you may boast to friends how it is being itained. It is said that an enterprising Yankee pipe dealer d#es a regular business in "staining" haying men and_boy^-4uced-to--do-nothing. feutJ smoke his pipes, for which he finds ready sale at big prices. Vive le meerschaum. ? BLACKSTOCK ITEMS. Blackstock, S. C., March 9. -Our town has been crowded with wagons for the "past few days hauling away fertilizers. If you talk with eur far mers in the fall and winter, most of them will tell you they don't expect to use it another year, but when the time comes most of them begin it again. I heard a gentlemen, who farmed on a large scale, make this r&ply to a question, "does fertilizers pay?" Said he did not know but he knew this much, if he did not use fertilizers on his poor land he would not make anything, but by the us? of them he made pretty fair crops. Oar town is beginning to rebuild. Mr. R. B. Mills is putting up a store just opposite the depot and near the store of R. J. Mackorel. \T. L. Douglass has the frame of his up. He is using iron siding for the outside. Mrs. Fannie P. Thorn and her daughter, Fannie, left a day or two ago for an extended visit to relatives in Teiarkana, Texas. The fami{v Rev. M. R. Kirkpatrick has arrived. t. t. t. Stale of Ohio, Citv of Toledo, ? Lucas Connty. $ Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co , doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the snm of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for cach and every case of L?ATAR!iH that cannot be cured by the ase of Hall Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscribed u my presence this 6th day of December, A. D. 1SS6. <( seal. A. W. gleason, Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally >"<1 ontp d!ro(>tlv nn fho hlrtnrl snd kUU ttVIO Uil VWHJ V- vuv Vtwvv ?...? iiucoas surfaces of the system. Send ror testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY k CO., ? Toledo, 0. tySoId by DraggisTS, 75c. 4 JtLDGETVAY'S PAST AXD PRESENT. An Inte.estlng Revelry by One of "Her Old Children" Illustrating "Wliat Changes Have Taken Place, and How She Has Evolved from a Hamlet to a Thriving Village?The Progres; of Time in Railroad Facilities. Columbia, S. C.f March 7.?I had occasion last week to pay Hying visit to llidgeway for the first time in some years. On my way there and during my slay I could not avoid becoming somewhat reminiscent and comparing the present of the lively little town with its past; ?r rather comparing the present with tbe time at which there was no town there and only a few houses around the depot. My memory takes me back to the halcyon days "before the war", when [ was a barefooted boy with painful consciousness of the abundance and hardness of the stones that beset my feet in every direction. It was sometime* found necessary for me to make a sojourn elsewhere for a season at the close of autumn in order to permit those same j feet to recover a normal condition of health so as to put on shoes for the winter. The small boy of today may still experience discomfort in thi6 way if he leaves the pavement. In the early fifties there were only four dwel? - - ?Kc, HonAf on/1 JiOg UUU'seS 111 Slgllt vi IUO uw^/vi) HU>4 these were occupied by Mr. James B. Coleman, Capt. Henry,C. Davis, Mrs. Catherine Davis, and Mr. A. K. Craig:, the agent who was a part of the railroad for many a year. The Despertes stand was occupied as a store by Mr. John C. Boulware, and Mr. Hubert Walker had a store on the opposite side of the railroad near where the Thomas Davis store stands now. A blacksmith and wheelwright shop stood near the place en which the drug store now siande. Tnis constituted the hamlet of Ridgeway. Now there are stores and shops and a uumber of neat aud commodious residen.es aud churches. The railroad, called in sport "Palmer's ginhouse route," 011 account ot the deflection made by it in order to follow the ridge bstweeu Columbia aud Columbia, had been completed several years, bur the scale on which it was I built and managed bore no relation to ' its present condition. The track was j laid with light stringer rail, and en-j gines and cars were small aud light, j < . f 1U Oiy yonmiui iiDa^iuauun me ntnc pufSiug wood-burner engines, weighing probably twenty tons, were monsters. I remember my delight on counting one day the unprecedented number ot twenty-seven boxes drawn by the "Palmetto''. Among the other locomotives were the James Gadsden, James Garnet, F. IT. Elmore, B. F. Taylor, York, Chester, Fairfield and Richland. The passenger trains made about ten miles an hour, and stopped sndifinitely at stations while passen* ' c ;i:,? ?ll geri Kisst'U iiieir lauiiiics mi ivuuu, and stoped to take another look at the babv. When I went to the Columbia station the other day 1 boarded a train with palacc cars, and vestibule cars and dining cars, seme twice as long as the ?Id coaches used 10 be, and a-i engine that.could have picked up the old Paiiocttoon its cow-catcher aud carried ii along without knowing it. Instead of bumping along over the uneven stringer track we glided on heavy steel rai;S supported by croRSties having a face of ten instead of six and seven inches?, as of old. In not much more than half an hour I was standing on the Ridgeway platform. As the train passed by me and 1 counted seven coaches, including the vestibule attachment,- and saw persons dining ?n board, I realized f?r the first time the immensity of tue improvement that has taken place ill the past few year* in railroad faoiHties in the South. That night the still* *- ? " ' ? * V-* ? ? ? K n ness 01 ine piacu Wits uiuis.cn vy iuc great reatibnlc train dashing through without a st?p, ai:d it seemed that the thuudering mass was about to dash through the house. One cannot help realizing, on hearing this ''commotion", that he is on a great trunk line of communication with al! the world, and that Ridgeway is no secluded corner of the Union. JUow this evidence of life and bustle awoke the sleepy memories of the past! The semaphore and telegraph office by which these great trains are ran mark another great improvement over the methods of the past. Ridge way was not made a telegraph office till the latter part of the war. The first telegraph line was run throngh the country about 1855 or '56, and the wire was stretched from tree to tree, wherever this was possible. Children and ignorant people along the line broke the glass iusulators and siole the wire almost before the line wa9 completed. So the attempt failed, and the only use of the wire for some time was to"dangle along the road and beeotnc entangled in the feet of horses and mules. I can remember seeing the carriage driver leave liia box to wiap some dangling end around a. tree. It. rtraaiued Jo r the Ccuiie.derate^gorerDinent to .make better provisions lor rapid communication. Even this was temporary; and not till still later were telegraphic facilities permanently sesecured. I heard an interesting anecdote connected with the first steps taken for building a railread. Dr. Palmer says that about the year 1845 the candidates (ho T.ooriclatnrp and other offices iwi VUV W ? attended a political meeting at old Concord Spring. It was in the winter, and while the meeting was in progress, Mr. Drury Goza's wagon with only two bules of cotton on it mired down in the read, and had to be lightened of its ccnteuts. Gen. Wni. A. Oweni said to Mr. Edward G. Palmer, "Now is the time to make your speech tor a railroad, taking this for a text." Mr. | Paltner grasped the idea. A cotton bale was rolled out and he mounted it "and made a rattling talk. He called attention to the fact that the mules had he?n woikinar bard all the rear to make this cotton, and when worn out by the toil and heat of the summer were subjected to ouch treatment ae this. "Save your mule?. Let them make the cotton. Then turn them out to rest and let the irou horse hanl your crop to market." The idea took like wildfire. The ball was set in motion, and at the next session the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad was chartered by the Legislatures of North and South Carolina. When a meeting was held to organize, Mr. McAlily, of Chester, asked who was fool enough to trv ' - j * / tO DU119 3 I'UIJU liUlll ^uiuuiuia iv Charlotte. Mr. James R. Aiken answered that he thought ihat Mr. Palmar was foolish enough to try, and added, "Let as make him president.''' The election was made, and the road was built. Mr. Palmer was wrapped up in the success of the road, and J happen to know that he refused to take a cent of salary as president while the road was being built, and probabh never did accept any. The road was surveyed by^Col. Garnett, of Virginia, and by the liev. John jonnson, wno so distinguished himself after wards as engineer in charge of the defence of Fort Snmter, and is now rector of St. Phillip's, Charleston. As an additional proof * of the need of a railroad, Dr. Palmer says that 01 one occasion when he was comity from Hudson's school in Wiunsbor< the stage overturned at Allen,* Drancl with eleven passengers, spilling somout in the mud and imprisoning others! inside. One of thft passengers weighed! - - . - - - ?1?? about two hundred and fiity pounds, and be got a part of his body out of the window just as a small boy got bis head out, and there both stuck, the little chap beinj nearly suffocated before be could bi extricated. Those, who like myself can go back to 18G5, when the railroad was all torn up, wiil remember the frightful condition of the public road between Winusboro and Xiidgewar, cut up as it was by stages and all sorts of vehicles. The sioppa^e of the railroad today wovld lead to similar results. "While times are so hard now, and people imagine themselves with much reason to be in desperate straits, it is well for them to consider the improvements that have been made in the past generation, and congratulate themselves that they are comparatively so much better off than they would be if they were remanded lo the days of stage c )ach and dirt road. But I have rambled ajout a good deal. Let me come back to the point of starting by saying that Ridgewa> has made much progres's,. and has the promise of still greater advance in the future. All her old children rejoice in her welfare. d. KARL'S CLOVER ROOT will purify your Blood, clear your Complexion, regulate your Bowels and make your hlead clear as a bell. 25c. and oOo. Sold at the Winusboro Drug Store. * TO TIIE TRUSTEES AND PATEOXS OF TIIE PUBLICySCHOOLS. Although the subject may be threadbare, I deem it my duty to again call your attention to the great and vital importance of taking*, some actios to lengthen the term of our country schools. As a majority of them are now run, we are simply "playing at school" as it were, giving the shadow for the substance, ancfwe think it is high time to make a^ change and run schools that will be worthy of the name. There are hundreds of brightjf-orl onrl infolliorAnf in thlS VU HUU lUbVIii^VUl, v.. ... county that are almost wasting their time, as far as getting an educatio* is concerned, and we appeal to you, as those most deeply interested, to take some steps to remedy this crying evil. These children are patiently waiting to be led into the "paths of knowledge," and there are scores of teachers anxious to I?ad them, if you will only furnish the "sinew of war." Under the public school system, you can do this, by exercising the privileges granted in the School Law, and you ^ A f A T-P VAll TT71 11 SliOUiU apcouuj' uu ou. U. jvu ??*?* take the right view of this matter, yOu mast see that it is the cheapest, if not the best plan of educating your children. Under the changed conditions that confront us it is peculiarly adapted to our circumstances, and aight appropriately be called the poor man's friend. Under this system all species of property must bear its just and equitable share of the school lcry, and thus after the strong are made to help the weak, which is a blessing to all concerned. It is well known that a large portion or tne reai esme m im? and other counties is owned by nonresidents who are not interested (although they should bo) in the welfare of the schools; but fortunately for those interested, under the provisions of the law, they must help to support them. But when yon, who are so closely identified with their interests, show such apathy, you can't blame those that have no interest or even oppose them. You may say, that by exercising the priviledi,c of "the special levy, that it will, iiieraac^-.yoor own -taxes (-rrtrictl ' is true te a small xtent), but on the other hand don't forget that it will educate your children. "It is just like a man taking money out of one pocket and pultipg .t in the other" A great many think, "well, I can't afford to .u:? /'ucKifh nftov all is a puy l li Id CAlia IUJL ^ IT U?vu M.?v* ?... _ smali matter to each individual), because I want to invest my money and accumulate property for My children, which is better than education." Bat right here you make a great mistake, because if yon educate your children you fit them to accumulate property, if so inclined, or to win fame and fortune in any of the pursuits of life. If you want to make an investment of your money that will pay, that will return you a hundred per centum,then give your children a good edncation. It is much better than investing in real estate, stocks or bonds, because these investments often, too often, "take wings and flv away." But it is net so with educaiion. It has been beauti4uii.. ctne oil th<? hlf^sinat which XUUV OA1U . \/4 k.?v 0_ Proridence allows us to cultivate, there is not one which breathes a purer fragrance or ..-bears a nsore heavenly aspect than-'education; no misfortune can depress it, no clime destroy, no enemy alienate, no despot enslave; at home a friend, an introduction abroad, in solitude a solace, in society an ornament." What a graud object lesson in confirmation of what I have said is presented in the condition of thousands today in our beautiful Southland, who rPTplftd in lnxurv and wealth. If it were not for the education they hare received their condition would indeed be deplorable. In conclusion I desire to commend the trustees and patrons in those districts that have levied the special tax r supplemented the publie tunds, and hereby urge their erring brethren to do likewise. s. c. F. c WHITE OAK ACORNS. Wt.wp s p. AJnrrth 9.?Since TT LlkXBj VAAkj m %_ | the snow has passed away everything has commenced to look like spring. Y?u can hear, "Git up,.?mule," in every valley and on every hiUfcide. The farmers are going to make this a prosperous year, with good season'. Gardeniug is being carried on to a great extent. We will soon have vegetables in abundance. Mr. A. J. Hamilton has been confined to the house, but glad 10 n-port him convalescent. There ha3 been'a railrcud detective in our midst for several days, trying to the scoundrels who threw rocks into the passenger train. He has made no arrests yet, bnt says he will in a few days. Mr. C. Patrick has returned home from Baltimore, Md., where lit.has bsen preparing for the dentistry. He will return this fall and resume his studies. Mr. T. II. Wooten went to Lexing ton Sunday on matrimonial business. Success to him. J. P. Broom was at Cedar Creek Sunday. Rev. Benjamin's school was closed today. Probably he will ^o to the springs for his health. Your correspondent has been tick for the last few days with the grippe, or something else. b. ARE YOU MADE misable by In ligestion, uonsupauon, i/jzzmebs, Loss ?f Appetite, Yellow Skin? Shi loh's Vitalizer is a positive cnre. * - BUCI3TEAD LOCALS. Bcckuead, S. CM Feb. 27.-It commenced to btiow about 12 ra. on .be the 24th and continued lrom that time until sometime bntiday night, Sancay morning the face of the earth v.*as white and beautitu!, and the tracks that were made before breakfast on outdoor domestic duties were perfectly obliterated soon after that lime of day br the snow. The sun did not wake j his appearance until Monday momitig, and he caused the melting of a good deal of snow that day. This inoruing the sun rose also fair and beauti-ul. There is so much snow it will bs on the ground a lonj time if it continues cold, unless there comes u rain, or the wAnthor hpf.omps warmer. February 28. There were thin clouds that prevented the snu from making such a fair display of himself as on the tw? previ?tis morning-, and I have heard several predictions that ttere' would be more snow. March 1 catne in lair, calm and beautitul, and hope it will continue so durin* its stay with ns. March 2, at 12.25 p. m., is so far a beautiful day. This is the sixth day since the snow commenced to tall, and in the woody hills of a northern s!odc theic is a good deal of snow yet. The ground generally is divested of ihe * - i 1 r beaiunui venue garment it uxu un iur a few days, and is tbe same earth as of yore, except that it has been greatly benefited bv the snow in a fertilizing point fit vic?v. Probably if this ba an exceedingly good crop year, old Mother Earth in thi* part of the country will give to the people such good crops as will prevent them frwm calling on tbe merchants as they hare bccjtne in the habit of doing for their corn, bacon and other supplies.. Almost every day up to {he 9th ?nst. has been fair, and on most of the days the rays of the .?un were warm and delightful. On the oth, inst. I saw snow still on the ground on the blaffs, bill?, gullies and pine thickets on the south of Rock and Terrible CtOaks, and 1 suppo.e a little might be found yet in places. There were slight rains on the nights ofthe/ih and 8 h. This morning i* cloudr and wind is blowing light smartly from the west. The fanners are intent at their work. Tin* curtail Drain of the fields and I patches are uninjured by tlie snow, j ThJ turnips have been a daiiy harvest ever since early in the fall and :jave been, a most acceptable vegetable for the table and for the milch cows and the poultry, and they will continue to be useful for a month or moth yci; at the same time there will be some seed to be had for planting: a^ain. I think it is one of the aiost useful and inexpensive crops which the farmer can plant, as they grow when grass is killed through all the winter. The fruit is n-?t all killed; a,good many trees have U Iaa^A^ Anf iTlrtW. AJ1 LMUULLLCU WUb cauvw ?..w ?..v .. . nature seems to be joyful and full of life. Does it not appear that the ?ood people of South Carolina are submitting t*o tamely to unwise laws against their liberties and to increased taxation? I think a change for the better is much longed for. Are ihe.v going to make slaves of the people and force their lamentably gotten strong drink on them? IIo*r wonld thoie lawmnfcprs like to have their own homes seaieked without warrant? Picture a Siate speculating with the hird-earned taxpayers' money. j. c. f. Johnson'ij Magnetic Oil, hone brand, is a wonderful liniment for rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains and bridges Tor man or t>ea3t. $1 00 size 50 cts.; 50 ct. size 25 ct*. Winnsboro Drug Store. * AItOU> D UPPEK LONGTOWir. Longtovn, S. C\, March 9.?What a changc iruUi li?t week's wintry weather to the gentle upring weaiber we are bavins this week. This morning feels like planting c?rn. Mr. D. W. Tidvell has planted about five acres of corn. Mr. S. L. Dixon planted some yesterday. I ttink the corn acreage will be con*iderably increased in our secti.on this year. Small grain is growing nicely and looks very promieiug. The fruit trees are commencing to bloom again. Perhaps we will have some fruit after all, unless another cold snap comes, which I hope will not be the case. Frof. Derham, of Durham'*, was in Longtown Sunday* The Upper Longtowu school, under tee efficient management of Dr. John Boyd, will probably close next week. What a pity it is that our country schools couldn't rnn longer. Rev. A. E. McDowell, pastor *f the Baptist Church at or near Durham's, preached at the Longtown Bapiist Church Sunday. lie also preached a very forcible sermon at the chapel Sunday afiernoon. Two Mormons passed through here on >veunesuay. &. u. u. NEWS FROM BLYTIIETVOO D. ' Blithe wood, S. C., March 10. ?Mr. G. W. Martin's house teas burned down one night last week. The fire wa? discovered by Mr. Martin's sister about 1 o'clock, who perhaps through Providence awoke, made an alarm and saved their lires. The Ore started at one side of the kitchen, supposed to have been kerosened aud had gained great head /ray befor-; it was discovered. Scarcely anything saved. We are glad to aunouice that young Dr. Langford has decided to locate at , this place. The citizens and community give him a hearty welcorae and ' with l?im success. Mr. Jim Hoffman and family have moveu to Georgia and expect to make that their future home. Mrs. J. G. Hood went off Thursday to spend ihe day with a neighbor, and on hor return home in the evei ing, it beiny alter dn?k, was surprised aud terrified to find In her bed an u^ly eld tram;). Herhu&band wa? absent, but the gentleman lay quietly in his sweet repose until Mrs. Hood could call in some close neighbor*, who kindly askrd him to move on. It has been beautiful weatber tbia week for farm work and the farmers are certainly making use of it in thi? TT If V I ouiu uj mil i; . .. ? ~ . Guaranteed Care. We authorize our advertised druggist to fell Dr. King's New Discovery f^r Con- , sumption, Coughs and Colds, upon this condition. If you are afflicted with a Cough, Cold or any Lung, Throat or Chest trouble, and will use this remedy as di- t rected, giving it a fair trial, ana expsri- j ence no benefit, you may return th?? bottle , and have your money refunded. We ceuld not make this offer did we no t know that Dr. King's New Discovery could be ( relied on. It never disappoints. Trial ( bottles free at McMaster & Co.'8 Drug Store. Large size 50c. and $1.00. * ( Monroe Whalen, of Birmingham, Ala., writes: "I purchased six bottles of your Japanese File Cure from Mr. | Amzi Godden,and it has entirely cured " T?:1? - ?" 3 I me 01 a caseoi irues 01 s.- jc?i? swiuuing; will advise my friends to rise it." Winnsboro Drug Store. * CAXTO. I The Spring poet is budding, While i* i< studding The trees with emerald buds. Such a murdering of rhyme, And wasting of time, To say naught of rhythm and meter! We should not discourage, But alwavs encaurage The aspiring- seeker of fame; And ne'er allow the savor Of public disfavor To rest upon his humble name. When I think of Dick Lumpkin, I think of the pumhkin That grew on his creek-bottom land. The story is astounding, And ro t.'ie car confounding, But he said 'twas true nevertheless. Have you heard of the sparrow That got his little shadow Stuck hard and fast in the mud? Well, he made such a noise That he frightened the boys? "R.if Vvic? oV*o/lr\\ir cfill cfn/?t l n tl)A mill!. JJUD UXQ CJIMVIWH ?t? VMW ? - ??*? One day, like a monkey, He shot at a turkey, "With a gun loaded full to the muzzle;. And when he awoke, He found the gun broke. And the pieccs in the woods still kicking. Snch stories as these, I'll stop, if you please, Tho' I tell them on Lumpkin's authority; For they, I believe, Are likely to deceive A person afflicted with credulity. Shakespeare. John Y. MncTtae, Druggist, Raleigh, N. C., write*: "Some of the cares made by the Japanese Pi e Care is wonderful and from my dealings with yon for J he past 3 years, I know your guarantee is perfectly good." Winnsboro Drug Siore. * Kjt"kie?r? Anilcii S?!Te. The Best .Salve ia the world for Cars, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt h'iiouni. Fever Seres, Tetter,Cheppe.d 1 lands, Chili .'lairs, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required It is guaranteed to give pcrfec. action, or money refunded. Price- 23 -?nts mi ?>ox. ror?tic# or Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. For Over Fifty Yeara Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syro? has been used for over fifty years by millions Of mothers for their children wh'ile teethin-, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, ailays al' pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by Druggists in every part of the world. Twentya Rxi euro ori/1 *>cV fnr U ) ^ VI li I/O U l^vuutv* ^ Ui \/ nuv* uun * '*, >irs. Window's Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind. 5- fitxly Many Persons Are broken down from overwork or household Cftres Brown's Iron IJittcrs rebuilds the syatam, aids d ij*e*tioa. r.->mov?6 excess ot bile, and cures uia!a.~i<t. Mx; genuine. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. _ An agreeable laxative aoQKBITS Toanc. Bold by Druggiita or sent by malL 25cn60c> sad $LQQpe? package. Samples free. 17A VA The Favorite T0CT2 POTOH ^^ W UfrrrtheTiaathgid Breath.35c. Captain Sweeney, U.&A~, i&alHeea, CsL. says: "Shiloh'8 Catarrh Bemedy U the ftni medicine I have ever found tht .t would do ma any good." Price 50 eta. Boldby Druggata. Do no6 ntgUet a Cou gh. as there fe danger of its leading to Consumption. Shtloh's Cmza will save you a severe Lunir Trouble. It 1* tho best Cough Core and speedflyreHeirw Coughs, Crottp, Whooping Cough and Brooe6$ti8s UU is sola on a guarantee. 25cts. For sale at the Winnsboro Druji Store BREAKFAST-SUPPER. EPPS'S GRATEFUL-COMPORTING. COCOA BOILING WATER OR MILK. hairrbalsam 61muw ud bortifl? a* knir. Pz?a?tt * laxmrixxt jrortk. JTrr?r Till* U XMtor* C:?y Xair t* its Yo*tkf*i C?lor. Cbm 4iMMM * luur iilliaz. Ct? Ptfktr'a Teal*. jt ia? w?r? v*-b*< Weak Lbs**, D?fcility, IidifffBOl, P*m, T*k? Sa tim.? *. You often hear of other extracts which ? |claini to be "just as good" as Liebig COMPANY'S Extract of Beef, but these claims only call attention to the fact that the Company's Extract is THE STANDARD for qua'ity. EXCHANGE, FEED AND SALE SABLES.; ! 1 < Just Arrived and for Sale TWENTY-FIVE YOUNG KENucky Males and Horses. They will )e sold cheap for cash or on time until lext fali for good bankable paper. 1 have also one Four-horse Wagon, >ne Two-horse Wagon, aud one new Columbus Buggy. Tb<; above will be sold f.o suit tbe 1 ,ime*. t A. WILLIFORD, 1 Agent, Winnsboro, S.C. mmmmammmmmmmmm Whi U TVr. Sftinnftl Pitch< and Children. It contains n< other Narcotic substance. * for Paregoric, Drops, Soothi It is Pleasant. Its gnarant Millions of Mothers. Castori feverishness. Castoria pre* cures Diarrhoea and Win teething troubles, cures c< Castoria assimilates the fo and bowels, giving health toria is the Children's Pant VCM3 Wi. 1W< " Casteria is aa excellent medidna fer children. Mother* have repeatedly told me of its food effect upon their children.'" Dr. G. C. OtceoD, Lowell, Kut. 14 Castoiia It the beet remedy for childrea of which I am acquainted; I hope the day Is not far distant when mothers will consider thereal Interest of their children, and tiw Casteria instead of the Tarious quack nofltnnnawMch are destroying their lored ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby snoding them to premature graves." Da. J. F. Xjyczxlok, Conway, Ark. i Tim fillltmmr fltmnur. TT M nnaHHHn 4ms MANHOOD V gH*r?nteed to car* aline W *yg Jg Pc wer. Headache, W?ke I Wf T) CT ?eu,andraliiias4l08s0 <K 3 An 3 jJ by o*er exertion. y*o*lrf j - jK ulant*, which lexa to Infli 1 "kTeit pocket. 91 per box, lUrlrl /\ ^WBIilTf wrlttwiwnui gHMHMMflyja24^<irjcsicu. Ask for it. t*k 8sr65itA55TIB5T5i5eu inpuunwrapper. Addre* For Mle In Wlnnsboro, 8. C-, bj GREAT PRE! WE ARE MAKING GRE/ SPRING TRADE, AND / GREAT BARGAINS - - GOO WJE IIAVE BOUGHT AND ARE N Vf SPRING GOODS. Coed* are c we hare bought cheap we will sell chea] LOW PRICES, AKD TO MAKE Ot TURG. We cull ihe attention of ladies to the select ion of SPRING DRESS GOODS, our MILLINERY. Mi-s Ketchin is 301 Spring Stock The stock will be in and reads' fur in? determined thit low prices fcbali rule ii NEWEST AND MOST STYLISH GO< and see as. It will pay ron. Respec (J AL1J A large lot of the different styles it CORSETS to arrive this week. SLASH. SLA > PRICES NEVERBEj . THIS 1 MEN'S, BOYS' AND CHII BE SACRIFICED FOR f ' ? COST Jf? OBJECT. GC Caldwell & Ruff's damaged j us. Come rr LT TTTP.Tf JL ? XX. L\ A.U JL V_ NEW G WE ARE RECEIVING OUR FA Calioo, Outing, Bleached Goods, Un< Gire these goods a tkorough inspectio B1AK1 We -will show a Southern ma<i? Bis seen. Call and examine. If a pair oi your reriict will be, "I'll take a pair." SHO Wa an# r*rf>r>ared t? sustain 0*r '' - jj~, -j - especially called to the LITTLE for children, misses and young beys, leather from the solar tip to the top. durable and stylish shoes let your thoi The best shoes are in tin It is tit place I will go. GROCE Our OBELISK FLOUR stands at t prill please give it a trial. Our Chees< ;he best. Our Teas are the best. Oi roods m tlrs department are bought U juality and price. Please visit the "Cerner Stere." n rvespeeuuuy, J, M . . ir*s prescription for Ini&nts ^B] either Opium, Morphine nor It is a harmless substitute iB lb g Syrups, and Castor OIL, Jfl ee is thirty years' use by |fl a destroys Worms, and allays ^- 9 rents Tomitiog Sour Curd* d Colic. Castoria relieves J >nstipation and flatulency.. ^ od, r^ilmtes the stomach y and natural sleep. CM* fl L^Afi?thrt Mother's Friend. vcH CastoruL M "CMtoriAissowoUsdaptedto^fldnatiMt IfeooTTOonditMsaperiortoMiypmertpttga I known to mo." . |jH H. a. Aacsa>?]L Dt,, fl 111 So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, K^T. "Oar phjrtdaBf in the ehOdrao's dtp mmt 1*t? apokea highly oC their ' M mm in th?ir outaide pncticm and Although wo only hiv* m>oof oartufl sudiad sQppUw what if known w ngatigiH product*, yotv? aw frooto coafoa that (to jfl me?ts of Oukxia has won ns to lookwIfe-JJ f*Tor upon It." Uxrrsa Hocmxi. xm piimhiii,^ Allxh c. 8xnsx, IVw., imjr Stroirt, M T?rk Cit7- -11 RESTORED! gggBSSBga nou? dues*?*.?u :h u Weak Me?ory.Lo??f Slinfl nlnesa, lx>?t Manhood. Nightly ywl?rt9Bfc3WnM?M f power in Generative Organ of lllwr mznSH kxl errorm, excessive nae of tobacco. OfdUi onh mity, Consumption or In**nitr. Cn oe ?awH e for Si, by mtJl prepaid. VHtaa#? etwrS ileetoemarnfuia tke my. e no other. Write for free Medical BookHslMHM t i in rni 111 ii mm ii i ii?m r J. E. McM ASTER. Drnjcgisc. PSRSTfftlV ! I lT preparations^^! lRE still offering? > IN all winter , OW RECEIVING A. BIG STOCKOfl heaper now than erer before, and tjfl rs tf? ili'l "iliB rc STOBK HEADQUABTE^^I fact ihat we will *oon receive a- nk>#? and also request them to come atkMimj v in market bn\ ing onr of Millinery. pection br the 1*1 of ApriL f(jJ i this depaitment, nti<2 will cfierl^H 3DS at pric?8 to suit the times. t,<MM tfally, WELL-& RUFF. If i THOMPSON'S GLOVE FITTIJi0^ SLASH. J .SH. | FOBEHEABBOF^Il fitTtrxr ' -iHN 1. V VV Jllii JDREN'S CLOTHING T<| 10 Days. M>D8 JIIHT BE <9 r> / > 1 . v *+ ? H stock or uiotning torsade by* i and see. rOODS !? XL STOCK1 ierwear, HosiJB u befort yo* mket, the best far tk* prio# m| f good blanket* *Vt vaitei w? ti es. 1 past reputation. Tour attentat* ! J S GIAST SCHOOL SHOl& J The Little Giants are solid, strong^! Tney are the best w o&n b*j. F?T3 lghts be? ? Werner &tore; HIES. I he head. All vko karr net sse^il j are the best. Our Crackers aria iir Pickles are the best. All ear >stand the test ? centpetitie* it. . Beaty &