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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.
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Gen*. Fitzhugh Lee will write a
biography of Gen. R. E. Lee. Gen.
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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,
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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.
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President Cleveland in a short
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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*
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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
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>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.
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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.
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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?
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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
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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*
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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. *
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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 &