The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, January 13, 1897, Image 2

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| | THE j NEWS AND HERALD, j Pi'SLUREB EVERY WEDNESDAY ?BY? N E VifS ANi> HE Si LD COMPANY. 7SRltS. is ADVANCE : Oa? Year, ... SI..">9 Z'JIoji: iss? - - - 73 j \1- ViiRTISlNG- RATES. VASE: >ns do.Iar a square for the first insertion a id Fifty Cents for each subsequnt insert >n. Special rates for contract adversers. I'j.r rates charged for obituarios. . )\u-r? for Job \Vork solicited. : his newspaper is not responsible for v .nious ai>d views expressed |any where e a "hin in the editorial column. AJl articles for publication must be aco moanied by the true name of the author * d* written in respectful* language and vitten on 0:10 side of the paj-er. The true intj required as an evidence of good faith \'l communicatsons?editorial, business locai?should be addressed to The jws a>~d Herald Co. WINNSBORO, S. C. V'e tines day, January 13,: : 1597. VIOLATION OF TUS LAW Simon Cooper was a low, wicked, depraved, horrible brute. It is hard to conceive how any man could have been more utterly devoid of character, ilixed in blood, he had inherited the worse of the superior and inferior race alike. lie had a bold, reckless and da:lug courage. Ke had sunken so low in crime that he had learned to undervalue human life even to the extent of caring nothing for his own. Cooper's wholesale murder is unprecented in the history or the State as far as we know. Not contented with having taken life, he committed a worse crim?. He did enough to ro'ise tha indignation of any community. We can ea?;ly conceive bow the citizens of Salter and the surrounding counties felt when the news reached them of the horrors perpetrated by this brute in human flesh. The impnUc of any man of ordinary human feelings would prompt him to swina: Cooper to the first iirnb in reach. 2so punishment known to man could be too severe. His crimes deserve a punishment thai ms.u can not inflict. Xow while our sentiments and impulses would have lead us to a desire to do oracily it hat these citizens did, a calm :ud dispassionate deliberation ler.ds us to the conclusion that they did won? in taking the life of Cooper, after t?-ey had him uuder arrest. They had sufficient force to hold him. His escape was impossible, and murderingh^m c>nuot be justified upou any ground whatsoever. They found Ccoper in the house, and they had a pe. tect right to arrest him even if it V7<xs necessary to take his life. They made a pledge to him that if he would crrae ou'- with his clothes off, his kaad- over his head, they would spare h'siife. He insulted them, but did c. ine out with his coat, off and his ggg- i ands over his head. He started to t' op his hands, and upon being or? ered by one of the party to keep taem. over his head, he eursed and ins.tited the man. He was then shot. 1 is said that it was thought at this , t me that Cooper was about to snoot. I " his shot may have been justifiable a,-id we have no censure to make for L the wounding of Cooper. The party t >k charge of Cooper, tbinkiDg that h was mortally wounded. Upon being ^ a vised by a physician that he' might r cover, they became infuriated, and their passions got the better of them, a.d they themselves committed a most L horrible deed. They took their prisH oner, wounded as he was, and bang ??,, him and riddled him with bullets. ||| They found weapons on his person He had ac!ed in bed faith, and so had g his slayers. They had violated a Hi most solemn pledge. Ill The law has been violated in the |||-. death of Simon Cooper, and nothing ||li else can be made out of it. We are dlsr free to admit that if lynching can be Illl justified in any circumstances, it can I?? be in Coopers case. Had lie been tried, he would Lave suffered the penalty of death as sure as night follows day, and th; party who killed him must have known this. We believe that a legal execution would have been a greater punishment to him. Anticipated death is a greater torture, thin unexpected death. lie had suilered no mental' anguish, because he had not been given time. ||||||| But above all, a legal execution would 1|||||| have illustrated the wisdom of our institutions. Why should society be organized with a machinery for the IgagB punishment of crime unless crime ?g?f!?| shall be punished through the regular jjj|i||? way ? Why have a government at all ? o b we said tla: if 1 y nob law is ever t-^ubla i.? that when once re* is male to this sura:nary process ex.-cutii^ criminals:, it will be ^^^glc-pted ; or less Crimr^^^-Qcoptc?: Lund:csl and sixty-live dollars fur ihe North Carolina peni<.'oes very well for a State in there are so manv Populists and American correspondents in teem to b2 engaged in a contest vrho can report the greatest 1 bis struggle of the corres^peuts ba; nearly overshadowed its*. If. Platt vrliI still maintain his in "New Ye:k politics. Cor I as he : =. it is donDtiui n me ral welfare of the country would irV'Xi any better by the election loiite, tlis attorney of some ot the st ti'ijsts. I ?c*? & Columbia State thinks that Bare is entirely too small to have ^.sl:ut:re>. It is the small States Hsr tiu mUchief." Our own comparison with many ^^^^^cre"ave none that have ass. TIIE BOUNTY SEEKERS. j The struggle before th<; wavs and meacs committee shows the iniquity ; of the genuine j Republican, protective,j tariff robbery. It is simply a contest j among rich manufacturers to obtain ! i as much money as possible at the ex- i pense of the masses. Tariff laws are j nothing more nor less than levies' i made upon the consumers of the arti-: i cles placed in the schedule. All the ' j sophistry of the famous Republican : advocates, who talk so mush about j our protection of American industries j and American labor, and speak cf1 "Americafor Americans," &c., cannot i conceal this plain, common sense! truth. It is not that the manufacturer cannot make a profit at present pricos, but It is because be wants tins artincia; interference, by legislation, with the natural laws of the commercial mai ket, so that he can make more money ? this is why you find him talking night and day before the committee of ways and means. Why should the Government be the guardian and projector of the business interest of any one class? Why I should the manufacturers of woo'.en goods claim that it is a proper function of Government to seo that its citizens shall pay him more than the same articles can be bought from England any other country? If he cairt make money out of his business, should Jhe farmer, the lawyer, the doctor and everybody engaged in other businesses be compelled to piy him a tribute that he may grow rich ? When the theory of protection was first advanced, its advocates did not dare to be so bold as to defend it upon the ground that they needed the duties to enable the manufacturer to se'l his goods at a profit. It was originally intended as a revenue measure, and intended to operate and extend only so far as it was necesssary to raise sufficient funds to meet the reasonable expenses of the' Government. It has now been converted into a system of legalized theft. Th present "hearing.," are very instructive. Tney reveal the inward rotteiness of protectionism. Th.se J'hea ingv* are attended by the representatives of hnge monopolies, trusts, combinations, the contributors to the campaign funds, and the represents lives are there because they want :teir rewa.ds. They have taken possession of th3 Government, claiming it as their-, and propose to suit their own interests Tbv* hemp and jute concerns ave c'aanriug for a law that will levycontributions on the farmer, when he buys his bagging, ropes, oil cloth, and everything in which hem;; or jute is used. But when the man who grows hemp goes to the "hearings," the manufacturer of hemp an j jute artic es kicks most vigorously. Why? Because the manufacturer wants the profit: himself, and wants his raw material as cheap as he can get it. It is simply a scramble, therefore, as to who shall take the most from the consumers. Any thinsing at all on the subject by any man of ordinary intelligence will lead him to the con ciusioa mat sacn a po icy muse euncu a c:rtain class at the cxperse of another. The bounty-seekers are the campaign contribu'ors. They are in Washington before the ways and means committee. Tbey have gone lo make ar | rangements to have refunded them, with a big rate of interest, what they expended last s-ur.mer and fa'.l on | McKinley. The stocking c >nibi:;ation, for example, wants to git a tax of seven cents per pair. xYt this rate it could afford to make "a patriotic" contribution lo the campaign fund. It is hard to make the people pay back all of the money turned loose by Hanna hi the election, but they bad no business to vote for Ilanna's man. tiie lTwsdelay. Tin Georgia newspaper-; have taken , up the fight against the law's tklay , in the punishment of criminals. The editors all over the country have written and rewritten the subject threadbaie. While the theme can not be presented in any new phase. , the newspapers should continue to hammer on it, for it is only by persistence and repetition that those specially charged with remedying the present state of affairs cau be impressed with the importance of it. Tie cccessary legislation is not easily sugge ted. Legislation alone will not suffice. The Augu>ta Chronicle says that k is its "observation that the fault is not with the law, but with maudlin public sentiment anl the !?? , i-. -? ; ;??? T<..:- i, >v VJkWiiVzs UJL juiica. UKW uv to some extent, but the danger of telling* men win sit on juries that they ht?ve lailed to convict because they are weak is t^at such a ourse nrght react, and jure.-? might convict simply becaiiv: of the fear of resting under the imputation of being weak men. The best way to have the evil removed, it seems to us, is prompt trials. This would necessitate more stei"Sa_pf our courts, but it is very likely tharihe result would more :Jnn compensate fortjwaiditioi al expense. Unfortunately the Icrag. and tedious process of carrying a casethrough our courts is no: onuu2d to criminal cases. Civil cases affecting property rights han? in our courts until they are musty with the cob-webs of I?gal rules and practices There is n? reason why it should take over a year to end a case; and yet if an opposing attorney so desires he can easily block your case for at least this long. This discourages litigant?, for in this day of the telegraph, the fast trains, and all of the wonderful inventions by which the transaction of business has been facilitated, men of business do not care to wait on our conns for their money. It is surprising that this has not been more impressed upon tlio legal fraternity. More terms of court would tend to obviate this delay, and with some changes made in our Code of Civil Procedure a litigant might expect his money in a reasonable time. i Children Cry for Pitcher's Castona. n> gn?;r - .r. j?% <q^*>Wifc liiiiKl ST.tTOMiNTS. Th; Xc.vij.117 Herald and News will hereafter l>c published twice, instead of once, a week. Wh>? Mr. Dingley was graduated from Dartmouth College, the suit lie wore c tine from the fashionable tailor's sho;> in ihe own of Hanover, and the fashionable tailor was Levi Morton, tin;; i!;C vic->prc=:(tc:it of ihe Unit id S'ate . Tli-: Wtsleyan Metliodi-ts of En<;- i land h;ve requested Ji.-v. William J. Brown to vi?k the United S'ates and j Canada., ar.d :aise money for a monu! ment to be erected over the grave of John Wesley. Mr. Brown is pastor oi the chipei in London where Wesley once preached. i The Charleston 1'ost gives this bit of information: *':La-t year twelve cos ' ton mills actually received charters, most of wi icti have started business, | ?-l her at a< ! tial manufacturing or pre paring for it. The capital invested in ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i - - r . i _ ! these mills h .^i,uou,ijw. six oh im.is were chart- red, with a capital stock of $07,000 ar.d general charters with a capital stock of Si, 7-10,710 were ! grained These c >nsis"ed of building and loa-i associations, lire insurance companies, mercin:i!e enterprises and j the like. The capital represented by jail chaitrs granted 'was $5,$0:3,710. Six'een cotton mill-, with a capital stock of $1,41."',000, received commis-l sions, but h-ive not yet rccsived charters. Some of them are almost completed, but the organization ha? not J :;een perfected. Commissions for general enterprises were issued with capita! stock of .$'0-32,040, making a grand total of $2,007,540." The Abbeville Medium, which by the way is one <>f the best and spiightliest weeklijs in the Sratc, has this very pica-ant r.otice of our local reporter: Mis- Lil D wight has assumed c'-arge of the local department of thf- Winnsboro Xews and Ilerald. Our contemporary has the spirit of progress acd has made a move in the right direction. Miss Dwi^ht is a sprightly and bright young woman and will improve t he columns of the Xews and ilerald. We extend our good wishes to her and the paper. The Medium has a bright and talented young lady on it? stsli', and it is therefore, compeleut to say whether or not wc have shown "a spirit of progress" and ''made a move in the right direction." Senator Pritchard,, Republican, of North Carolina, seems to hold the fmfft. and hi> chances for re election arc good. The "Progressive Farmer," a Populist newspaper, says that Iianna & Co. may be able to buy a few Pop. votes, but not many. If they can be bought, and are needed, Iianna will have them. When the newspapers say cne day that Mac '0 is surely alive, und the next day report that he is beyond question dead, how can you know what to believe? The fact is that if ycu want to find out the real status of this Cuban war, you will Inve to go 2232S22?. yourself; or send some trustworthy agent there. That's what President Cleveland ha? done, and it was the sensible thing to do. UPPJSS JLON'GTOWN. Some Kciiections 021 what Christinas Means-?How the Holidays we e Spent. Since my last communication Christ mas, tl at joyous time so eagerly looked forward to by all, and especially sd by the youths throughout the icugth and ' breadth of the lanJ, ha? come and gone. Many have been <he blessings showeiel upon us as a country,.as a State, as a community, and as individual-2, by our Heavenly Father''from whom cometh every good and perfect gift.7' Amidst all the gaiety, the festivities and the joys of the occasion, we should not fail to realize the fact of why this occasion is celebrated. Wasn't i: fot a gift? Aye, the most ! precious gift of all? The irifi of ou Heavenly Father of his only begotien ' Son to a world of lost and ruined sinners, that they through faith in him might not perish, bu have eternal life. When we remember this how thankful ' j we should be, for if we luren't many I fli-vrn ovi ntniTio] ul *.*4 * X- l**t V ?-v*. ???? blessing within the reach of all if we would bat accept it. Longiown was qui-.e lively during the holidays; in fact most eVtry one seemed to ci j \v themselves immensely. There was a. Christmas tree at the lower school given by Miss Eunice Roiboroagh to her pupils to make glad tlnir young hearts. Tnc tree presented a beautiful appearance, aivl reflected great credit upon the taste ol both teacher and pupils. Many and varied were the presents received? among them was oue that created a good deal of merriment; it was an old razor presented to one of the voting gentlemen, with directions to ii-e freely. Perhaps the young gentleman in question, though, took consolation from the fact tnat it was like ' "sister Betts' cups and saucers," they were cracked bat almost as good as new. Aside from the Christmas tree there were many otiier enjoyments, among them a half dozen or more purties. Many and varied were the amusement* indulged in, games and plays of different ki ul*, and at some of them the lovers of terpsiclio; e in , dulged iu t'leir favorite j a-time. All those picas0res have come ;iuJ gone. Like the old ye-r they have given place to the new. A< we torn from the old year we can ictrosppct and see many blessings as well as sono;vs. We should try to look on the bright every dark rloud has it-silver liirny), not so muuli on the dirk as we are pro-:e to do. We should cMiisncr cc the new ycaraiight; try to do b i'i'r ib-ii: we luvebeen doing; scatter seei s oi' ki idness alonir our pathway"; reur?nibc?* that kind words i:ever die nor !e.;ve a s.ing | bebi'Ui. i'iien let -:rive to be kind ; to one another; iet no malice icit-n in | our hearts, bir. let it iiive place to I brotherly iove, she:! indeed win iur country be the 'and of the true-bearle l, the lsobicfind the brave. Satul. McCorinick. Jr.. who lias been inme spending" the holidays, na* returned to At'anta io resume his studies, J where lie is attending a business eol! leije. J I'll c'ose with a happv new vc u-V i greeting lo The Xe'.v; and Heiuld ' and its manv remit rs. k. 11. i>. 1 January 9. iiC-7. Children Cry for Pitchers Gastoria, Practical Perfect Preparath For Children5! I ! sC-. ra SB! f=*. "3 K R S3I COMPLAIN r.fl.e.7. iyp Mr% I From the official report of the authorities of the Stale Penitentiary, no one should complain of the raanagemcnl of that iii3tit;-;t:o:i. It ha? been efficiency managed. Alter all the improvements, the iiistitu ion has on hand $:3S.2()7.03 more thin enough to meet all of it> liabilities. The larrns have been gscatly improved, well stocked, dit-hud and teriMceJ, ^ood buildings erecl-e.K and the soil brought up to a hiiih s1 rtte of productivity. >*0Vv* that it has begun to make a pro ill, it should do evea better in subsequent years. A chance to make a ro'md million ?restore the eyesight of Clnrles Broadway Rous?. This offer has been so thoroughly advertised by the newspapers for the past year that nearly everybody has become familiar .vith the name of John F. Martin, the substitute of Millionaire R)us3. Martin is himself blind, and consented to Kovn nvrnrimotifc f>r* him for his and Rouss' benefit. Martin has submitted to hundreds of quacks. It is 110,9- reported that he saw light a few days ago by means of the X-says. it is no uncommon thing to hear a man wLh that he Knew how to make a million dollars, and here is,the chance. EDITORIAL COMMENT . WlKit tiie Editors lu tUo State aro TalVTnsf ?*out. ' The Aiken Journal and Review expresses its joy over the arrival of rich Northerners in the f "'owing paragraph : The presence in Aiken of the Tammany chiefs has been widely commented on all over the country and altogether has been an excellent advertisement for Aiken. Our little city is also attracting attention as a <rolf center and noted players of this I great game make it a point to spend their winters South. It is said the Jinks here compare very favorable with those at the North. The Orangebarg Times and Democrat takes favorably to Mr. Patten's redisricting bill: Mr. II. C. Patton, one of Richland's representatives in the House of Representatives, will introduce a bill at the approaching session cf the General Assembly providing for redisricting the State- He proposes that the congressional districts shall follow natural geographical lines and that the irregular shaped districts shall be abolished. Counties will not be divided between two or more dis tricts and counties lying within the same section of the State will be incorporated into the same district. Mr. Ration's bill is an excellent one and it should be enacted without serious opposition. The Aiken Journal and Review gives the following strong reasons why the County Commissioners' reports should be published: Some years ago the publishing of the report of the County Commissioners was abolishd. This reporf, gave detailed information to the taxpayers as t) where their money went ami besides giving valuable information it -is m flipflr ao-ainsfc a m's-use of the pub'ic funds of the County. JBut in a spirit offaUe economy the Lcgislaturc abolished the law requiring this j j report to be printed in a County news- j paper. What lias been tho r. suit? j The taxpayers are kept in ab-olute ignorance of what is going on, and aiready in Aiken Conuty alone, three ex-County Commissioners have been brought to trial, charged with malfeasant in office. Whether th) acts j charge ! against them were iir.eniionai | or not it is pre^y certain tint if they I had been r? quired to print ih?*ir report. as formerly, the wroiiif doing woul-1 have breu di.-covert d tarlier and t ie money paid ihe printer would have been well spsat It is a question that alL\-ct.> every County tu tne Staie. The people have aright t:> know ho* - the linancitl affair -.! i:i- coni .ties :.r? conducted and -i drt.id-d statement of expenditures is ti.e best wav tor them tu keep track of the same. It is nine!) better to prevent the horse being taKen than lo lock the stable door sfierhe i^gone. We hope the parent legislature will deal with tlp^rfjiTestioM or priming the annual rerbit of the Com.ty Cora| mission^, and leinedy the present j very .serious defect in tie law. j The Orangeburg Times and Demo- i j crut has been suuiymg some uispeusary figures, and ^ives the following interesting summary: The State dispensary, in less than a | years time, bought lor sale, in barrel ' goods, over twenty-five drinks for I ever;. man. woman and child in South MJaroIna. For the eleven months of j 1-SOG. of which there is a published [ j itemized statement. the State purchased j for sale among its people over 35,000 ' gallons of liquor. After considerable . . j LY ft ChT 1 8998 ^ s? n N BBMMaSHWM?1 tronble it has been found that the ( ' T->o >?? /* }tir\ r?rr/o U I Oil a.TOO \J 1 uau U1\/U vw L Ajj atvj MVS** bon, gin and ram goods, that is excluding ail case good.?, wines, alcohol, etc., for the period named, amounted to 330,01 Ggallons. AllowingSOdrinks to the gallou for eleven month?, 26,GS1,280 drinks were bought to^be resold in these classes a'.one. Editor McSweeney, of the Hamptcvj Guardian, who will soon be our Lieu.tenant Governor, in speaking of Mr. Burn's blH to abolish the constabulary of tiie dispensary law comments as follows: The suggestion of Mr. Burns j? worthy of the most careful consideration at the bands of the Legislature. The presence of Slate constables, apparently a sort of foreign fore.', has not bean pleasing to the different commuuitie3 in which they have been assigned to duty. Much of the friction has been attributed, by the enemies of the law, to this state of things. There is not much strength in this position. But if the machinery of the law cai* be so arranged as to give not even a pretext for any niich criticism, and at the same time not interfere with its proper enforcement, such a step would be very generally approved The position of the Guardian towards the dispensary system is well understood. Regarding it as the best attainable solution of the liquor question in South Carolina, we have al ways stood tor its rigid enrorcement? and this, also, because every law should be duly and honestly enforced. At the same time we recognize the -weM _no lajv_can be enforced by mere force. livery law needs for iis life and permanence the moral support of the community upon whose conduct and ir.teicsts it mnst operate. Any changc in (he dispensary svstem, which looks t > increasing :i (1 strengthening its hold upon the moral support of the people, without impairing its efficiency, must be productive of good Whether the plan proposed by Mr. Burns would do this, we are not prepared, upon a limited consideration of the matter, to say. But it certainly deserves the careful attention of the Legislature. It is well for every interest that there can now be a calm, dispassionate discussion of all questions growing out of the dispensary law. In such a state of the pat lie mind there is betlei opportunity, for the press aud for the law makers, to consider the subject ic all its bearings, and to do with it thai which is the very best u~d?r existing circumstances. The Greenville Xews thinks that il would be a gocd idea to abolish the constabulary feature of the dispensarj law, but that it would bi be:ter tc wipe out the whole business. ?<30 For Over fifty Years! Mk?. 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THIS IS T A L 11 1 I Ketchin Merca > 'I3F* Parties indebted to us f will please MAKE PAYMENT . without; further delay. The short; profit on which wo sold goods makes it necessary for us to collect promptly, in order that we may take advantage r-? all discounts. Ketchin Mer ;a/?ti Company. c l Now is the time to buy a pair the old one. Buy the best always. It is We have a full line of wago to arrive. Give us a chance to price y W. f ^"o/p;p ] A good 6 H. P. nd-hadc on wheels for sale; jnsi been o 4 6 and 8 4 ply Rubber Belt Hose in Stock. Best make of Endless Leath one splice. W, 0, McKEOMN i At CORXWELL, Chester Connty, wi nns: FOR-CASH. TRADE! j I 1 B ETA iL ONLY. i 175 75 5? 5? 5? 5? 5?i j? Bring this card with you xoj 15 and have your Cash Pur- 15 j 5 chases punched out to the 15 5 amouns of $10, and you 15 5 can have a [life-like Por- 15 5 trait Crayon or Water 15 5 Color Tints from any 15; i 5 photograph or tintype 15 5 you may desire. We 15 10 further assure you that 20 10 if the portrait is not 20 10 satisfactory you need 25 10 accept it. We give 25 10 you the portrait FREE, 25 10 vou pay only for the 25 frame. The cost of the frame, glass, etc., will be only $2.95. 50 50 50 25 25 25 25 CLE up into the storeroom and g side of your Grandfather's wood's High-wheeled Ordinary. Why ? he LATEST is the perfect T OF THE, CRANK HANGEE. f the Superiority,^ crar Machines. E & MFG. CO., rowif, ohio. Corner Wabash Ave, and Congress Sle. .KEN. BaaonagnnDDDaanaHanaHWHaacaMa* ntile Company, Parties indebted the 'firm o: T. H. Ketchin & Co. will mak< payment to us, without furthej delay. These matters must b? settled?this notice is fiual. Ketchin Mercantile Concpsn} *?& .SS2> wa^on. It will not pav to rethe cheapest in the end. ns and buggies on hand and ou before purchasing. R. DOTY & CO. i???nr i""rTi> "wmrw itucx>aa?r wmw lies, FL & ip in g". I PEERLESS portable engine verhauied by us. ing and 3-4 Iron Clab Rubbei er Brush belts made with bu & SONS, - - - - - - - s. c loir I CHRISTMAS 111! GLASSWARE, S GOLD BAND WARE, SB FANCY LAMPS, in gi^S CROCKERY, TOILET SETS, $2.50 to H per 10 Pieces. ||lsjg CAN NED 'GOODS of a!i J|| rieties, B PRUNES, fm CITRON, m CURRENTS, : ORANGES, LEMMONS and APPLESM ! Fire Crackers, Roman Can | dies, Skyrockets ^ete. ' TAX KETUSNS. ||| The Auditor's office will be open SIS receive tax returns from' January llji to February 20th. Those who fail |f| make their return*. within this timlS will incur tne legal penalty ef 50 p?jM cent. Parties liable to poll tax g-|fg required to make returns. The ogf? is now to 60 years of age, except esag confederate tidier* who 4re ltri>l* -fig poll tax up to 50 year# ?f if tk>9 otherwise exempt. Parti e? kavhiB acquired or pold real'estate ricce returns are required by "law to mal. jH nni#?nf *?mA mi! heir rfiihriis. j The Auditor, or^b;8 depGty, will bfl j at the following place* 011 days *??ciS AibioD, Monday, January llib, Bdckhcaa, Tue&dayy January 12thfl Wolling, Wednesday, January ISthjB Crosbyville, Thursday, January Htbfj| Woodward, Friday* January" 15tbflj . WbiteOak, Saturday, January 16thg Gladdens Grove, Monday, Jan. 18thH Flint Hill, Tuesday, January 19tbS Lbngtown, Wednesday, Jan. 20thfl Centerville, Thursday, January 31*tjH Bear Creek, (Marse.-Copers) Fridajra January 22nd. J" Bly the wood, Saturday, Jan. SStdfl - 'Rid"gewa*v Monday, January 25thM Horeb, Tuesday* January 26th. m > Jenkinsville, Wednesday, Jan. 27th? . ilonticello, Tiuirsday, January 28tb9 The balance of fane, lo Februryfl 20th, in Auditor's offiiee." J. L. RICHMOND, 1 . .County Auditor. 9 mum?I . "Wehave a very fine lot of 9 'Stationery. If'^uneed any jj come in and see tfs before yon a buy. TVe can sgityou both I on prices , and quality. m We. have also a beautiful lot of New. Lamps] tbe latest^J| styles and very <&eap. ? _ Have you seen tbe Mfc. Zion 1 Note paper?fine linen at 25c. ^ per pound "X : I T. f. Ms lo. t I ! Tg?* Cur entire jstock of dry Goods and Shoes "at and below COST to close out. j See our Zeiglers Ladies fine ! Shoes. :: See our Gent's Bay State fine Shoes. J. M. BEATY & BRO t I EXCHAN6E FEED AN 1) SALK STABLKSLJUST ARRIVED AND FOR SALE. Twenty Five fat Ken tucky mules, and will sell them cheap for cash or on time until next fall with satisfactory t>at>er. Cash buyers can save money by seeing me before buying elsewhere. COWS. I also liave a faw nice milk cows with young i calves. I will sell or ex- Jj cliaDge them for dry cat- Jm < A. WILLIFORH