The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, February 17, 1897, Image 3
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i W-dnesday, February 17, 1897.
W Lo*-aiBricfs.
?Start yoar list of words.
?Form a few words every day.
?The !:s:s of words for the prize
hare commenced to como in.
L?The wheelmen are reiuicing over
the nrosDSCts of having their wheels
f|f| carried as baggage. This will save a
1|| great manv "quarters" to the bicyCiifets.
wr -Mr. W. A. Ellison, formerly of
* this pla^e, but who for some time has
been in business in Columbia, has gone
toXe^ )rleans, where h<? has accepted
lip a fine position.
SjSjL ?Lr.u cutter is discussing water
lips works- riie p:ans are not definitely
decided. It is thought, however, that
Ipf aa ar-.esiau well will be used. What
gPf abou Wiunsboro?
IsP ?e County Treasurer has some
|p good .?? for the school teachers and
P all tnose holding school claims. He
wili have some money to apply to ts.ese
claims on the 18:h inst.
?A very interesting program for
ho n, tf tpanhers' meeting, to convene
on tb* 27rh inst., will appear iti a
subseqn^u: issue. The program has
not been completed yet.
?Water works should follow close
upon the completion of the factory.
The iii^c-ance saved, and the comfortable
feoiing that plenty of water is at ,
hand to extinguish fire, would com- (
pensate :'or the cost. (
?A "surprise party" was givec at
the residence of Mr. Geo. II. McMas- (
ter on Friday night. About forty ,
young ladies and gentlemen were ^
present. Refreshments were served
and a delightful evening was spent.
?Mr. F.. Brandt, the optician, is in
town. He comes very highly recom- j
mended, both as to his personal charac- t
ter and his reputation as an optician, j
Mr. Brandt is stopping at the Winns- i
boro hotel, and those desiring to con- :
suit him will find him there.
-Our local reporter has gone to (
Charleston to witness Admiral Bunce's s
blockade evolutions, and during her *
absc nee Mis3 Lizzie Cureton, the ef
flcie-Jt local correspondent of the Columbia
Register, will furnish "copy"
for the local page of this paper. c
?We learn the intelligence from <
Gaffney's Ledger that Mr. W. A. t
Tuner, who bought cotton here a few I
}eai.- ago, was married on Wednesday a
to Miss RofF, of Spartanburg. The I
Ledger says that he is one of the most ?
pron ising business men in Gaffaey (
city. 1
?The bricks made for the factory i
are said to be of a good quality, and c
better earth was found towards the
last. Sow would be a good time for I
thosi contemplating building to buy t
their bricks. The erection of some ?
seat brick buildings on the bare and
vacant lots on main streets would *
add greatly to the appearance of the f
town.
-Tickets for the naval manceners
of Charleston harbor will be sold t
from Febraary 13th to the ISch inclusive
with final limit to Febraary i
20th. ilcacd trip tickets will be sold 2
at the rate of oue first-class limited
fare, which is five dollars and fity i
( cents from here. This information g
i- will n<-doubt be very acceptable to a
immbt of people, who intend taking
advan'Agc of the excursion rates to
visit relatives and friends, and who .
wish to see Charleston at her best. ^
t PHOTOGRAPH NOTICE. 5
I wiil be in Eidgeway on the 22nd ^
and 23i-d inst. Those desiring pictures g
made should call at the "Lewis Cottage3"
opposite the Desportes House.
Yf. W. Kaser. Photographer, ,
* Wiansboro, S. C. ~
Death of Mrs. B. E. Lyles.
Mrs. B. E. Lyles died suddenly at (
I her home near Lyles ForJ oil iast rj
Saturday night. Mrs. Lylcs was a ]
Miss McMeekin. She leaves a hns- j
band and several children to mourn s
| her death. I
4 Entertainment at Bethel. ^
There will be an entertainment at r
Bethel school-house Tuesday night, t
February 23, consisting of charades, f
recitations, u usic, etc., for the benefit *
of the school-house. The public are *
r cordially invited, j
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. <
Sorry, But "We Can't Help It!
Owing to the inclement weather, the
lecture on "Phrenology" by Mr. J. B.
Morison, at the Bi&ckstock Academy,
has ?een postponed until Friday night
Dnrljg the interval, Mr. Morrison "
will sdd many more "bon-mots" to his 1
already interesting lecture, and you 1
OvnD^f fn CnPfld
kliu ixxay iv w^/wmv
a p easant, profitable and enjoyable
horn Don't forget Friday night. 1
Admission tree. d. ]
a serious charge.
Di W. J5d. Meador, of Union, bat
^originally of this county, has been
coached with a serious offence. He is
accused of setting fire to his drug
store on Wednesday night. His etore
^ is in the handsome new bank building,
in woich are also the Planters' and
Mechanics' Bank and several county
offices. The bank building is the finest
one in Union. What the object of Dr.
Meador was in trying to barn his store
is not kuown, as the insurance was
very smsH, and he denies most e.nnhaticalh*
that he had anything to do
with it. We hope sincerely that Dr.
Meador will be cleared of the charge,
as he is a man o.' very high standing in
UnioB; c.iid the charge is a very serious
one.
The iittle daughter of Mr. Fred
Webbc , Holland, Mass., had a very
bad co:d and cough which he had not
been able to cure with anything. I;
gave bim a 25 con: bottle of "ChamberIain's
_,ough Remedy, says W. P.
Holcen, oerchaat and postmaster at
West i'rimfield, ur.d ihe nest time I
saw hi-j he said it worked like a
charm. This remedy is intended
especially for acate throat and lung
diseases such as colds, cr;>up and
whooping cough, and it is famous for
its cures. There is no danger in giviug
it to chi'^ren for it contains nothing
injuii;>Tis. Fs.-r sale by McM^ster Co.~,
Druggets. ' *
Hi.-SKY L. DUKE DEAD.
Mr. Kt-ury L. Duke died at tLe rc?>
dence of Mr. Chas. J. Smith in
way on Wednesday, 10;h inst., at 4.15
p. m. Mr. Duke was well known in
bis county as a young' man of fine
character, and was honored by his
countrymen with the office of County
School Comm.ss'onc r, and served one
term?1888-90. Mo had been in ill
health for some tirn ;. Several weeks
ago he went to Aiken with Ihj hope of
recuperating, but grew w.-rse instead
of better, returning ?o Ki.Igeway only
fro-A nr . s hnfnrft his death.
Our sympathies g> out to the aged
father and mother a:id al! th<? family in
their bereavement.
THIEVES AT MRS. TIJOIS'.
On Tuesday night the house of Mrs.
S. (J. Timms was entered by burglars.
The thieves got into the house about
ten o'clock, before the front door had
been locked, and secreted themselves
in the parlor. Mrs. Timms heard
them moving about and called to her
son who was sleeping up stairs and
he came down in a few minutes with
his gun. Before he could reach the
room where the men were they made
their e?cape going out by the front'
door. Mr. Timms followed them a
short distance but could not see anything
of them. As the burglars were
discovered so soon alter their entrance
into the house they had no time in
which to steal at vthiug. It was not
discovered whether they ??ere white
or colored. No clue to their identity
has been found. It might be well for
everybody to be on the'r guard, for
the burglars may make other attempts
M ureas into uuuses.
Threw Away His Canes.
Mr. D. "Wiley, ex-postmaster, Black
Dreek, N. Y., was so badly afflicted
ivitii rheumatism that he was only able
.0 hobble around with canes, and even
hen it caused him great pain. After
ising Chamberlain's Fain Balm he was
;o much improved that he threw away
iis canes. He says this .liniment did
aitB more good than all other medi:ines
and treatment put together. For
;ale at 50 ceuts per bottle by McMaster
^o., t)ruggists. *
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The Court of General Sessions was
>pened at 10 o'clock on Monday, Judge
). Y?\ Buchanan presiding. This
>eing his Honor's first term at this
)lace, his commissiou was read, as was
,lso the commissions o! Clerk of Court
rro ci n r? ShorifF "RIlKcrvrt. I
.V? . VtllUiU^O \AJUi\A. N^UV* J.^. u>?*wvM.
Solicitor Henry and Stenographer Mc?aw
were both present to attend to
heir respective duties. Ris Honor
nstructed the grand jary as to their
luiies fully.
The firj-t case tried was the State vs.
Slmore G. Ric'iarison for vi>!ating i
he dispensary law. A verdict of not :
guilty. !
The grand jury having found no bill
n State vs. James Woodward, stealing j
rom the parson, an order discharging :
he defendant was granted. J
State vs. Wade Beckham, housebreaking
and larceny. Guilty.
State vs. Ivy Williams, houscbreakng
and larceny. The defendant plead (
;nilty. (
State vs. John Gladney, housebreak- ,
ug and larceny. The defendant plead
:uilty. ,
? i
DEATH OF mSS SARAH BAKKLEY.
Miss Sarah Barklev, of Rocky Mount, 1
lied at Liberty ITilJ, in Kershaw
bounty, on Friday, the oth insc.
>he bad gone there on a visit, and '
ook thfe grippe. Miss Barkley was a
laughter of the late James Barkley 1
,nd a sister of Mrs. Jame3 J hnston,
>f Rocky Mount, with whom she reided.
She was a member of the 1
dethodist Cnurch, and a woman of
'ery strong ehiracter.
If there ever was an unreconstructed
Confederate, Miss Barkley was one
L'he writer remembers hearing her reate
her experience when Sherman
>assed her hou.e during the war. Her ;
iged and infirm mother was ill and
lelpless, and the cruel Yankees cct the
veil rope so that the family could get
10 water. Miss Barkley never forgave
Sherman or the North fur this
)iece of vandalism. Her eyes would
lil with tears when speaking or it,
iud it was a great source ot regret to
ler to see young men goiug to the
Sorth for employment. She never
*o:iuld countenance anything which
;eemed the least like asking a favor of
he North.
AN INQUIRY ANSWERED.
A Methodist minister and a subscriber
to The News and Herald,
remitting us a sufficient amount to
;over the renewal of his subscription,
says that he intends to enter the race
lor the prize offered. He asks for
some information. He wishes to
know in the first place, whether proper
names will be counted.
As there may be others who desire
the same information, his inquiry
will be answered thiough the columns
of the paper.
First: Subscription must be paid to
the first of January, 189S.
Second: All lists of words must be
sent by a bona fide subscriber, and the
lists must be received in this office on
or before twelve o'clock, m., on June
the 15th.
The subscriber need not himself
form the words, but a subscriber must
send the list, and each subscriber
must send but one list, as a matter of
course, unless he has two subscriptions
to The News and Herald.
Third: The word-? must be form d
from the lelters composing lhe word
Education. No letter must bo u ed
ofiener than it appears in Education.
Adjectives, nouns, vxcluding propr
noun?, adverbs, pivposirion?, conjunctions,
etc., may bo used. Seo the
advertisement.
We have thought it advisable to exclude
proper names, because it would
be possible for a competitor to coin a
name, and it would be difficult to decide
whether it was a legitimate word
or not. ;
We shall cheerfully g've any fui ther
information desired.
ChildrenJCry for Pitchers Castoria.
"" Win"
I POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Celebrated for its great leavening
strength and healthfulness. Assures
the food against alum a?d all forms of
adulteration common to the cheap
brands.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.,
NEW ^ORK.
PERSONAL.
Mr. Jno. A. Desportes. Jr., is in
town.
Mr*. II. B. Refj returned from Chester
Saturday.
Mrs. J. D. McCar.'ey spent Sunday
i - Blackcock.
Miss Ca-!i *?, of F.oricia, is visiting
Mrs. J. F. McMaster.
Mr B. E. Kd\ of Chester County,
spe- , Satu:diy in town.
Mr. and Mr*. David Flenaiken cime
up from Columbia Sunday.
Dr. David aud Miss Annie Aiken
spent Sunday in Ridgeway.
Miss Minnie Sain, of Orangeburg,
is visiting Miss Laura Gerig.
Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Despoites left
for Charleston Sunday to spend a few
days.
Mr. T. E. Dowling left Saturday tor
Swansea to attend his brother's marriage.
Miss Margaret Blain, of Blackstock,
came down on Friday and will visit
friends hi re.
Mrs. A. St. J. Simons and her little
son Arthur, leave to-day for a visit to
Mrs. Simons' parents iu Charleston.
Mrs. It. N. McMaster returned last
week from a visit of several weeks to
her sister, Mrs. Wm. Stokes, at Early
Branch.
Miss Virginia Reynold?, who lor
several years has been engaged in
(rained nursing at the North, is visiting
relatives and friends in town.
Mr. J. C. Smith and family, of
Kosciusko, Mis?., are on a visit to his
parents. His mother is quite ill at her
home in the East Wateree scc'ion.
Simon S. llartman, of Tunnelton,
West Ya., has been subject to attacks
of colic about once a year, and would
have to call a doctor aud then suffer
for about twelve hours as much as
some do when they die. He was taken
recently iust the same as at other times,
and concluded to try Chamberlain's
PVinloro on/1 'Diflrrhnr>a. "RpmfirJv.
He says: "I took one dose ot it and
it gave me relief in five minutes. That
is more than anything else has ever
done for me." For sale by McMaster
Co., Druggists. *
EAST WAIEREK LOCALS.
A very heavy rain fell in this section
3n last Friday night. The water
loarses have been higher than for
more than two years.
Mr. T. W. Rawls, Sr., who has been
sick with the grippe for some time, is
some better.
ilrs. Eliza Weir, an aged lady of
this section, is qoite sick with fgrippe.
Mr. F. A. Neil is convalescing.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. S ewart, of Longtown,
have been visiting relatives.
Mrs. R. A. Patrick, of White Oak,
spent a few days with her mother,
Mrs. Itowe, last week.
Miss Mczelle Wylie is visiting in
Chester County. h.
February 10, 1897.
XAEY ARE PASSING AWAY.
Co. G. (Aiken Guards) 3rd or James Batallion,
S. C. Infantry, C. S. A.
I am informed by letter from Seigt.
W.N. Mason, that Jessie S. Gradick,
a member of our company, died at the
home of his son, J. S. Gradick, Jr.,
in December last, in Barnwell county,
S. 0.
'?
lie was wounded at South Mountaio,
Md., September 14, 18G2, and at Cold
Harbor, Virginia, 1864, and, X think,
was wounded a third time, but I have
misplaced Mr. Mason's letter, and
can't remember date and place. Mr.
Gradick surrendered with Lee's army
of Northern Virginia, April, 1S65.
He was in the war almost from be- |
ginning to finish. Thu* it is our old
company is gradually diminishing,
the lew who were ieft when the fight
ended have all passed over the river
except about twenty.
Perhaps I should not exaggerate
were I to say that no troops on either
side did their duty more faithfully
than our little band. The few that
are left should cherish a kindly remembrance
of our loved and lost.
Xo, not lost, let us hops, but only
gone on before. Ii II. Jenn'n^s.
THE FREE PASS BILL.
Messrs. Editors: "The free pass bill
should not have been repealed, but
ought to have been enforced. The
priuc;ple a good one, let every one
pay, whether official or r.ot as the
masses of ihe people have to do. We
do not know any good lesson whv
the railrotds should give a free pass
to a legislator any more than to other
people."
The above appears in the Columbia
Register of the 11th, and commends
itself to the judgement of your correspondent.
Legislators of all psop'e
ehou'd steer clear of free passes, for it
is a known fact that railroad companies
issue them for the purpose of
putting legislators under obligations
which may affect legislation when
their roads are concerned.
The free pass bill was put through
by a legislator from this County, and
was regarded as one of the few acts
which had accomplished real reform,
i aud should have been allowed to re
main to the credit of the County. We
I would be pleased if you wculd tell us
how our members voted, as we have
not seen a publication of the vote, and
feel that we have a right to know as
they are acting lor us. Farmer.
FeuStervilie, February 12.
HOI KS PLEASANTLY SPENT.
A very pleasaLt cnlcrlainment was
giveu at the hospitable home of Mr.
and Mrs. Madison M on aid on
Thursday night. Various plays and
games were resor;ed to fur amusement.
Weutine rosid ng was also a feature
of the cvenm-/. Ow!nsr to the ine'emenev
<?f ii.e weaiher and preVrtiling
sickncsi in the neighborhood,
the crowd was ?omewhat lessened.
Everyone scem> d to enjoy themselves
very much. Music was furnished at
intervals by Me.-srs. Jas. Gladden,
W. J. Powers and J. D. Rawls, on
the violin, guitar and banjo. This
added very much to the pleasure of
those who enjoyed yood music. Some
of the printed va'CDtii!C3 were very
prctiy ami the written ones appropriate
and origini!: the comic valentines
not much s?, especiilly to
| some.
As well us I can remember in one;
of ihc written one? ?va? a boy promis- j
: in? to love Lis girl until Hood's Sar[saparilla
faihd to cure. Dr. Ilood|
sajs i heu she i- perfectly safe.
Vciy I.tile I:.rm work has been done
up to this time.
We have had several severe ca-es of
grip in 'he ucfchb >ihood but the patients
are i.ow conva!ccecn?. t.
Water e-1, Feb. 13, 1897.
for Over Flftv Ve:tr?.
>1 n*. WlNSLOW'S SoOTniKG JjVKOl' lUto
Oeen used for over fifty years by millions
mothers .or their children while teethin
, with feet ?uceess. It soothes the
".hil.l, softens the irums, allays al! pain,
:ure> wind colic, and is. the be^t remedy
tor :>!arrlicea. it win relieve me uuux utile
s::!ferer innm-diateix. So!J by l)ru?u
every parr, oi tiic world. i'wontyriw
nts a bottle. Be. sure and ask for {
,?;j> Window's .Soothing J>yruy," and
a'*" :i o'.h.:: kind. .W.<Hxiy j
liLACKSTOCK BUDGETS.
Rotten Political Parties--A Doctor at Last.
Mr. J. B. Morrison 011 Phrenology.
I am not a political', and as the
e'cciioi-is ove?", ar.d news is scarce, I
will try to say something about the
rottenness of the different national
fac'.ional parlies of tlii Unitei States.
One of the host illustrations along this
line is o;.e made by a 11 *publican candiddle
for Congress of western Pennsylvania.
In his stump speech he
took a walnut as an illustration of the
different parties*; h;> held up the walnut
and said: Fcl!ow-ciuz:us, you
see this vra'nut. The outer shell represents
ihe Democratic party, soft,
spong*- and 11.) strength. I can break
the >hell off with iny finder?, and he
broke off the s-hell, anJ held it up
agaiu, and said, this .shell represents
the I'rohibitioii party, h.rd, dry and
no sjreng h. Then ho said, the inside,
frllow-cinzon.s represents the Republ
ean party, and t!.e:i he proceeded to
crac!; the walnut to give his audience
an oecalar demonstration of h's illustration,
but, behold, it was rott )n, and
to the utter astonishment of his audidience,
he said: "By thunder, it is
rotten.'7 Truly the rotten walnut does
represent the rottenness of ihe .ditlerent
parties of the United State*. The
hull of the walnut does represent the
Democratic party to soma extent; it
has a liitie strength, if i: is but enough J
to make a iittle walnu dye 1 du not
know what could bj made of the hard
shell. I si.all leave that, to some of the
Prohibitionists, but I do k oiv that
there could be nothing done with the
rotten inside. So you see we are the
soundest after all.
Mr. W. II. Mackorel1, of our town,
has gone to Lenoir, N. (J , where he
will attend to business tor his uncle.
We have got a doctor at last. Dr.
Hays, of Abbeville County, has come
to this pli.ee. It is not known yet
whether he will locate.
Mr. J. B. Morrison will deliver a
lecltire on the subject of Phrenology
on Friday night, 12th inst. The public
are cordially invited ;o attend.
Admission free.
It is raining to-day, bat there is no
thunder and lightniug. x. t.
Kriifli'u 1 1 _ 1&Q7.
X WUt UUi j A ? ^ -wv . .
Oar people are growing more and
more in the habit of looking to McMaslcr
Co , Druggists, for the'latest
a:id best of everything in the drug
Hue. They sell Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, famous for its cures of bad
col-is. croup and whooping cough.
When in need of such a medicine give
this lemedy a trial and you will be
nv"!re ihan p!ea-ed with the result. *
?? ^a<+ *?
Th; re is more Catarrh in this se>
liuii cf it.e country ihan ail other disc
pui togoth: i* iiiid until the last
few years whs .Hippo ca to be incurable.
For a gre.-.t many \ ears doctors
? ?o >. and nre
[Ji' Ml 1.M4 UOv w. i t* ?wv?. J k_
scr.bcd local remedies, a... by constaidly
fai.ing to cure with local treatment,,
pronounced !t incurable.
Scicncs has p oven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the
market. Ir is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful.
It acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. They
off .*r one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 7oc.
Hall's Family Pill are the bcU.
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria,
Tuft's Pills
Cure AH
Liver Ills.
APF vni 11
i BANKRUPT mheakh,
! constitution undermined by exI
travagance in eating, by disregarding
the laws of nature, or
physical capital all gone, if so,
NEVER DESPAIR
j Tutt s Liver Pills will cure you.
; For sick headache, dyspepsia,
jsour stomach, malaria, torpid
I liver, constipation, biliousness
' and all kindred diseases.
Tutt's Liver Pills
an absolute cure.
WHAT MK. JEFFAKES WOULD DO.
Jlig-Ii Taxes, State Institutions ami the
School Tax.
Mr. Editor: There has been some
complaint about high taxes and people's
inability to pay the obligations
the State and county has imposed upon
them lor the support of our governincn:.
Perhaps ii would not be amiss
to take into consideration some ot the
reasons why our tax:s arc so high. I
Becrnse we are keeping up (oo many
Stat; institution* at the expense of our J
taxpayers. We are supporting five
State colleges, the South Carolina College,
Clemson College Claflin University,
for the benefit of the colored people,
the Citadjl, at Charleston, and
"VVinthrop Cjlleg*, at It)ck Ilil!, for
or!nfirm r>f rm : crirl'?. Tt nprpr
sarily follows that the people have
been (axed to eslabllsh and maintain
these olie^e?, which have been almost
beyond their ability to pay. There are
presidents and a large corps of professors
at these institutions drawing
salaries ranging fiom $1,21,0 to $3,000.
There are other expenses in the way
of appropriations for improvements
which render it impossible to keep
them up without high taxe-. I have
not got the dtta to sho.v ihe exact
amount of expenses at the live State
colleges, bnt I hazard li'lle in raying,
that we aro keeping up nine State
institution8, a' a greater expense, in
proportion our wealth ai d population
than any oilier S.ale n the Union.
[ believe there ought to be two college?
kept up by the St-ito, one for the
girls and one fur the boys.
If wo kc?p C'emson College, let
us {.b dish the South Carolina College,
Clafli:i University and the Citadel.
I believe the Legislature ought
to pass a resolution and submit the
LUlllltU IU UJC ptujjii, aim wl j
decide by a populat vote whether or
not they will keep live colleges or two.
And let them decidi by a vote which
they will keep, Clemson or the South
[Carolina College. If ihcy retaiu
jCiems'.n, let the Bjard of Trustees
j establish a chair of Latin and Greek,
1 and make it a mechanical, agricultural
| and literary college, where the pupils
j can get as thorough a course ot iu!
strnction as they get at the University
j of Virginia, or Harvard, or Yale Colleges.
There are a great many people all
over our State who contribute, by way
of taxation for the suppoit of these
colleges, who are not able to patronize
ihem, and then there are others
ivno cJnnioutu imjicjv wi.v nuum
perhaps prefer sending to denominational
colleges. I do not believe in
taxing the people extortionately for
public purposes. Some may say, Oh.!
we can stand that amount, and perhaps
they have never ca'culated to see bow
much we would pav out in an interval
of twenty-five or fifty years. In Fairfield
County we pay in some townships
about twelhe and one foutth mills; In
Township !NTo. 1 we arc paying about
fourteen and one-fourth mills. A levy
of fourteen and one-fourth milia for a
period of fifty vcars would amount to
a complete confiscation of property.
It r-ccessarily follows that after any
young man becomes twenty-ore years
old, if by diligent application to business
for the first ten years he succeeds
in accumulating one thousand dollars
worth of property, under the present
high system of taxation he would pay
out another thousand dollars in taxes
by the time he gets to be eighty years
o'd. If a man at twenty-one years of
age inherits property, and lives to b3
voir: rtlil. hp. will have mid
? w-?u j j v, wk vj _ ?
out an amount in taxation cqnal to the
total value of his property.
Abraham Lincoln said. '*You can
fool all the people awhile, you can fool
some people all the lime, but yoa cannot
fool ail the people all the time/'
That expression is very applicable to
our system of taxation. Yon cannot
tax all the property owners of this
State unnecessarily high for an indefinite
period of lime for the support of
our tttaie colleges when some are n> i
ceiving no benefit and therefore have
no pecuniar*' interest in their maintaiuanue
Unnecessary taxation is
unjust exaction? from the fruits of
human labor. Any levy should be
economically administered, and the
power of taxation should be mo*t cautiously
and prudently exercised lest it
be used excessively and to the detriment
of the taxpayers. It has been
well said that every dollar taken from
the citizen unnecessarily, for the support
of our government, is that much
taken from him unjustly, which will
invariably bear most iniquitous results.
T" Tn-ronshin "N"o. l we are navinsr five
mills for school purposes,'itireewmills
under the new constitution and two
mills additional, which was voted by
the citizens of the community. Previous
to the adoption of our late constitution,
I advocated the plan of levying
a tax on the property of the while
people of the State for the education
of the white children, und make it
optional with the negroes and Lt them
decide whether or not they would letiy
a tax on their property for the education
of their children. In other words,
I believe in levying a tax on the property
of each race, Cor the education of
their children. I do not belk-ve in
taxing the landowners and propertyholders
of our Stats for the education
of the colored race. I do not think it
is right to take M.e property of one
man by prom - i; taxation and appropriate
it fu; \,iu benefit of another. If
the negroes, by a vote of their race,
decide To levy a tux on their property
and also vote an additional capitation
tax for the education of their race,
| then let them petition the Legislature
| to submit an amendment to the peop'e
of the State and let the people inod.fy
the constitution, so that the tax for the
education of the negroes will be collected
from their property, and let the
white race do likewise. I believe it
' . (
WOUJU glVC more gcuciui fiiuaim/iwu,
I shall not pay anything more <-n
that subject. I am not a member of
the Legislature, and I hesitate to make
any suggestion?, but if I were .in a
position I would make a strenuous
effort to have tliise suggestions submitted
to the people, "so tbat they
m?^h'. be properly adjusted in the interest
of all the people. Another i cison
whvl have hesitated to wri'e this,
is that I hare no desire to put mvM-lf
in a position that would lead any oi.e
t bdieve that I am playing the role ot
a critic. Then again, some may think
that if il. was an election year I would
nit write it, for fear it would no. be
popular and might hart my chanc ? <-f
success. That is not the case at r.li; I
would advocate it just a-; zealously ii I
knew that 1 would be in the minority.
If I never get an office uti'il I compromise
my convictions 1*11 never get it
The ideas s-ct forth herein are my
honest convic iou?. I belic-ve that any
man wno aspires to any position in ihe
~:-c- --.f itm 11 nnlf. onorln to be a man
-lib W ...V\vi:h
a policy and convictions ami have
the courage to axpress hi- convictions.
I lave but little confidence in any |
man's sincerity of purpose who waits i
uis.il he sees what ideas are popular
and then proclaims them from the
housetops as though he had advocated
them lol these many years. I have
thought it would not be inappropriate
to write this while the Legislature is
in session. Perhaps it will attract the
attention of some of the legislators and
be instrumental in btioging the sub;
jcct under their consideration.
Hobi. R. Jeffords.
Feasterviilc, Feb. 10, 1S97.
Why will you buy bitter nauseating
tonics when Grove's Tasteless Ciiill
Toxic <s as pleasant as Lemon Syrup.
Your druggist is authorized to refund
the money in ererv case wheie it fails
to cure. Price, 50 cents *
PRIZE!" PRIZE!
$10. $2o. $50. $100.
The Xews and Herald has decided
to rfTer va'nable priz;.-? to its subscribers.
A priz) of Ten* Dollars
will be given t<> the subsciib r who
sLall send us the neatest number of
words from the letter? in Education.
If two hundred subscribers participate
in the content Twenty-five Dollars
will bo given; if three hundred,!
Fifty Dollars will be uven; if four
hnndn il, One IIcndrkd Dollars will
be given. Tin fallowing conditions
and rules shall b.* observed:
The li-i of w rd- mu-t be senr us bv
a bona ii'e subscriber ;o ti her tie
Tri- Weekly Xeavs and IIerxld or the
Wickly Xkws and Herald, whn.ee
snb^crijiion :>t tln> lime <>f the r e ipi
of the li^t, roti-i be p.iid in lull -o U v
liist dav of Januirv, 1898. liiou-h '!.<
subscriber need n t l.ims* lr' or h r-n f
h ive Hindu th? Ii.-t. Won's <i
ilike, but with ?:i?T rent, meaning-', ca i
be u>ed only o::cj. U e no languige
but English. Plural?, pronouns, nonas,
verbs, adverbs, prefixes, suffixes and
adjectives allowed. Do not use any
letter more times than it appears
in the word, Education. Ai.y legitimate
rcord will be allowed. Use
any dictionary. Put your wife, children,
sister, cousin or any member of
your household to work on the list. (
The contest will close at 12 o'clock
noon on Tuesday, loth June. No list
will be received after that hour on that
day.
ftemember that every contestant increases
the amount of the prlzi.
Try it.
Two Lives Saved.
"VTvc Plirol\?v Thnmoc nf .Tnrtpi 1AT1 ' itv.
III., was told by her doctors she had Consuuiptiou
and that there was no hope for
her, but two bottles of Dr. King's New
Discovery completely cured her, and she
says it saved her life. Mr. Thos. Eggers,
139 Florida St, San Francisco, suffered
from a dreadful cold, approaching Consumption,
tried without result everything
else tfien bought one bottle of Dr. King's
New Discovery and in two weeks was
cured. He is naturally thankful. It is
such results, of which these are samples,
that prove the wonderful efficacy of this
mcdicine in Coughs and Colds. Free trial
bottles at McMaster's & Oc.'s Drugstore.
Regular size 50c. and 51.00. *
Bucklen's Arnica Sa!ve.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt RheumFever
Sores, Tetcer, Chapped Hands,
Chillblaius, Corns, and all Skin Erup,
tious, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay requied. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Prece 25 ceins per box. For sale
by McMaster & Co.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and_ Children.
WANTED AT ONCE:?A ctive
agents for each county. Exclusive
control and no risk. Will clear 12 to
25 hundred dollars a year. Enclose
stamp tor full particulars, or oc for $1
sample. Big Rapids Mineral
Water Co., Big Rapids, Mich.
l-G-2m
R. Brandt
Coming to
Winnsboro.
BRANDT, >he well-known and
ve:. succcssini upuciaD, or unesier,
S 'J., will be in this ei;y from MONDAY,
FEBRUARY loth to SATURDAY,
the *20;h?sis days. He will
bring with him his complete equipment
of instruments and tests and
examine eyes for all eases of
ASTIGMATISM,
hypermatropia,
MYOPIA,
PRESBYOPIA, E-c.,
as accurately here a^ he does at home.
Don't entrust the care of your eyes
to strangers, but consult him.
1-21-ly
GHH COLLEGE
#TIIE FIFTH SESSION of
the Clemson Agricultural
College will begin THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 18th,
1897.
To the regular four--, ear courses
leading to the degree of Bachelor of
Science, a special twe-vear course in
Mechanics and Engineering has been
added.
The course of insti-nction include
the following subjects: Agriculture,
('heinistry, Horticulture, Dairying,
Veterinary Science, Botany, Geology,
Mineralogy, Mechanical, Electrical and
Civil Engineering, English, Mathematics
and History.
Board, wa?hi":r, fuel and lights for
the session of 40 weeks $59.
Fcr catalogue containing full particulars,
addie-s
E. B. CRAIGHEAD, President,
1 21-?w Clemson College, S. C.
fo In it May Concern.
I have this day sold my inercauJ.c
business at VVinnsboro, S. C., to Q. D.
Williloru, consisting 01 siockoi merchandise,
notes and open accounts; he
assuming all indebtedness of the business
contracted heretofore as mv agent.
J. L. M1MNAUGIL
I have this day revoked the power ol
attornev by me given to Q. D. "VVilliford.
lie is no longer authorized to
sisru my name.
J. L. illMNAUGH.
Jar-nary 21, 1397.
The big New York stoics are
wi'h the thermometer down to i
have ?ome bargains in early Spri
New Spring Colors in Prin
A Good
SOME NE1
t?? KJ\Ji UV/VU 3 ''
for Skhis.
Wc ara ende
vraist girl a:.d
Reac
to please her.
Colors -Dar
This is a Good Time to ?
Goods for the House.
We oiler bargain* in
WH1TK SPREADS
IVi'-< s, 48 , $1.00 at'd $1 75.
!) ?
Also I?E \DI-M APE SHEETS ??
each
Se> our DitJiask, Doylies, Towels,
S-aiispfd Linen?they will interest yon
Job lot Men's Collars, oc.; Cuffs, 10*
and cheap.
Job lot Ladies' Fine Shoes at cost to
but new and good. A bargain for you.
Whether you want winter or spring;
u We are anxious cor trade and will
CALDV
ZSLet<
MERCANTIL
Parties indebted to lis
will 'please MAKE PAYMENT
without further delay. The short
profit on which we sold goods
makes it necessary for us to collect
promptly, in order that we
may take advantage of all discount^
Ketchin Mer ^anti Company.
MASTER'S SALE.
BY virtue of a decree of the Court
of Common Pleas of llichland
County, in ihe State of South Carolina,
in the "case of the Peoples Bauk against
B. P. Huffman et ah, X will sell at public
outcry before the Court House
door, in the town of Winnsboro,
County of Fairfield and State afore- j
said, on the
FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH,
next, being the 1st day of said month,
at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, >be
following described property on the
following terms, to wit:
All that piece, parcel or tract of land
situate, lying and being in the County ]
of Fairfield and the State of South
Carolina, containing
ONE HUNDRED and THIRTY-ONE
131) acres, mote or .'es*, being that
part of a tract of 686 acres of land
mortgaged by the said B. P. Huffman
to the Peoples Bank and others, lying
iii the said Coun'y of Fairfield on the
line of Richland and Fairfield Counties,
adjoining land-5 of B. P. Huffman,
IveUy and others, as shown by plat
made by J G. Glbbes surveyor which
is now on file in my office in the Court
House in Columbia, S. C.
The following are the terms of sale:
One-half cash, the balance in one
yiar, secured by bond uf purchaser
and mortgage of the premises sold,
with interest from day ot sale, payable
annually; purchaser to pay for'all
necessarv pape. s.
JOHN S. VERNER,
Master for Richland Countv,
T7> .U- } 10Q7
i cu.uai v Uj iu?/i ?
HEADQUARTERS
For Buggies and Harness?
35 Open and Top, Single and
Double Buggies, Pheatons.
Carts, Canopy and Extension
Top Surries.
15 One and Two-horse wagons
For sale cheap by
J. O.Boag.
Handsome !
Bed Room
Suits,
I _ _ ,
[Wardrobes, iiaii Kockers, to|
ting desks, China Closets, Side
Boards, Bureaus, Sofas, Chairs,'
Tables of different styles and
sizes, Beausteads, Mattresses.
Cots, Spring beds, Lounges, Sewing
Machines, Organs, Cooking
Stoves, Window Shades, Poles,
Trunks. You will find a complete
line at
J.O.BOAG'S.
flONEI TO LOAN!
! MONEY ia UUI!
YT7Ea.-euo\v prep red to negotiate
YV loans ?ti fir>i mor'gages o,
1 ~ faf r>r*f Iaic
ianus in jciuj uwiu v/uum.i, wi ?.?i
than five years time, with interest at
seven per cei?tam per annum
For particulars apply to either of the
undersigned.
J. E McDonald,
W. D. Douglass,
J. Q. Davi*.
Winnsboro. S. C.
A. E. Davis, Monticcllo, S. C.
selling all sorts of Spring Goods
sero. That is ahead of as, but we
ng Goods that you ought to see.
ts, 4c. and 5c.
Yard Wide Percal at 8 1-3C.
IV i?TYLE> AND COLORINGS IN
or Waists, *vn l th-2 new E'i\m!n-3 Cloili
i ivoring ie Lee.> in favor with tbe shift
ha\ e some bargains iu
ly-Made Shirt Waists
Price?, ?3 :, 3oc., 39c., up 10 GSc.
k and medium Ii.^ht f>r ear;\- Spring.
= i
3. New stock Ne<riigee?Sbirts,Spretty
clo*e out certain lines. Not old goods,
. Ladies' Oxfords now arriving.
?oods it will pay you to come and see
please you.
V ELL & RTTFK
cliin v'"
E COMPANY
Parties indebted tlie firm of
T. H. KetcMn & Co. wiii make
njivmftnt in ns. without further
delay. These matters must be
settled?this notice is final.
Ketcliin Mercantile Company
/
TAX RETURNS. ""
The Auditor's office will be open to
receive tax returns from January 1st
to February 20th. Those who fail to
make their returns within this time
will incur tne legal penalty of 50 per
cent. Parties liable to poll tax are
1 i - -T_ _ I mi. _
required 10 maKe returns, me age
is now to 60 years of age, except exconfederate
soldiers- who are liable to
poll tax up to 50 years of age if not
otherwise exempt. Parties having
acquired or sold real estate since last
returns are required by law to make
note of same on their returns.
The Auditor, or h:s deputy, will be
at the following plsces on days specified:
Albion, Monday, January 11th, 1897.
Buckheact, Tuesday, January 12th.
Wolling, Wednesday, January 13'h
Crosby ville, Thursday, January 14tb.
Woodward, Friday, January 15th.
White Oak, Saturday, January 16th.
Gladdens Grove, Monday, Jan. 18th.
Flint Hill, Tuesday, January 19th.
! Lone-town. Wednesday. Jan. 20th.
Centerville, Thursday, January 21st,
Bear Creek, (Marse Coper?) Friday
January 22nd.
Blythewood, Saturday, Jan. 23rd.
Ridgeway, Monday, January 25th.
Horeb, Tuesday, January 26th.
Jenkinsviile, Wednesday, Jan. 27tb.
Monticello, Thursday, January 28th.
The balance of time, to Februry
20tb, in Auditor's office.
J. L. RICHMONJ"-,
County Aut'iior.
WMfEDJ?
xrr a nn .i . j. i *
ioe puonc 10 kiijw vvu
have a
Sice Lot if lies
just from the West, at the Desportea
store, opposite J. M. Elliott's Gin
Shop, which we will sell cheap for
cash or on good paper until fall.
JSPWe are getting in a nice line of
Groceries.
COME TO SEE US. "
M. W. DOTY & CO.
-HBADQUARTEES
FOR
T ^ r\
j j* ANCY JL/AKSS
AND
TD ft P 17 TD Q
For Sale by
jite. F. I, MBEffll.