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local Intelligence Wetf aes^ay, January 5? - - 1898. LOCAL BKEEFS. ? t f v.'nr taxe<; are not niid voa are in th. coup. ??ref Wi(h<?row has besn qaite tick, baJ is now better. ? We ^ seder how many good resolutions t, be made this week. ?W* onder how many paople harewr -n January 1897 this week. ?Ti?e :i?ge reopened on Monday mcchtj a sorrow of the small boy. ?Rea Advertiseme nt of meeting of stodkhc.i-.Te of the Fairfield Cotton Mills. ?Mr. W. a. triliert has movea into the Huey house, formerly occupied bv Mrs. Lsmdecker, she having moved to a cottage on "West College street ? Q D. VVilliford returns thanks for the liberal patronage of the public, and wis- $ his customers a happy new year He makes a special offer this morning in shoes. ?A Ki usas editor commenting upon the arrival of a new babv at his home j says: "We would not tako $10,000 cash for this one, and would not give 50 cents for another." ?Thp hriAfcs for She registrations of voters for the town election will be open from to-day (January 1st) to April 1st, 1898, at W. M. Cathcart's store. J. E. Coan, Intendant. ?"The Yellow Aster" club was tendered h reception by Miss Clara Beaty, one of tfceir members, on Taesdav evening. Delightful refreshments were served, and the young people thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The Chester Lantern announces that Mr, D. P. Crosby underwent a surgical opeiation for appendicitis on Monday afternoon at the hospital of Dr. S. M. Davega. Mr. Crosby's many friends in Fairfield will wish him a speedy recovery. ?Miss Bachel MoMaste! entertained a few of her friends at her fccgae on Monday evening. Chocolate and cake was served, and the occasion will be happily remembered by her guests to have been one of the most pleasant of the Christmas holidays. Mr. J. L. Beaty has sold out his lock of groceries to Mr. W. C. Beaty, aad vrill be employed hencefoith at the cotton factory. Messrs. Fitz Thompson, Robt. K. Matthews, Laurence Porter and Edgar Matthews also tave secnrcd positions in the same factory. ' ? We regret to say that our esteemed friend Mr. James Turner is very ill at hit* home in the country. Mr. Turner one of Fairfield's best citizens, and hb many friends hope that he may speedily recover. Only a few days ago be v:as in town in his usual good heattL. ?Mr. Joan M. Smith, of Etst Wateree, at;d one of the members of the Prize O'ub, has moved to town, and work k the shoemaker's trade. Mr. Smith will ofccapy the Harden home Inst vacated by Chief of Polic3 Gilbert. Lie has oeen doing work in the couutry very satisfactory to his - customers. Wo welcome him and his |j^. family to our town and wish Mr. Smith sncce3s. ____?-AItbongb the wind was bleak and |p cold on Cb"r^tma3 night, the home of WP Mr. R. H. Jennings was ablaze with HL light and mirth, the occasion being Hfe the entertainment of the friends of WS Misses Jennings and Robinson to tea. No trouble was spared to give pleas^Lure to their gaests, and each and every R>ne had a delightful evening. At 9 Wto'clock snpper was served, consisting V of all that was dainty and delicious. pr ?It is always unpleasant to criticize but we have been orged by a number of ladies and gentlemen to call attention 1o the poor rccommodation for ladies at the passenger station. The waiting roc-ia is a very good one for summer bat exceedingly uncomfortable in winter. It has no stove. We know that the obliging Mr. Skinner will ca!l the at ention of bis superiors to this fact, and hereafter the room will be warm and comfortable. ?William Davis, who got in a fuss with a negro passenger on the Spartanburg aDd Union Railroad a few days ago, and attacked the conductor and raised a row generally, was arrested on Tuesday. The preliminaiy on the charge of assaulting an officer was held before Magistrate Hinnant at Ridgeway oa Thursday. On Tnursday night Davis was brought to s WiuQbboro and is now safely in jail to ft await trial at tbe uext term of court. It v3 said that he was crazy drunk at ?he time he created so much disturbance on tbe train. ?A very serious robbery occurred in town on Thursday nigh:. Captaiu > McMeekir.'o bjx at the posiofi&cs was g? broKeu u;-e? a*:d his mail stolen. I: W is evidently eoni body farui'iiar with the si:asl?o??. Whoever it was must have ii.at people were paying their ta\\v atr.l that the treasurer was receivi; g a great deal of them through h the *nau. Ir was not likely though IL that he received much if any actual money, as <.*iost of the remittances 1^. would dou<>ite>8 be checks and money V m orders. Toe thief may have his f s pocket w ulfed with check?, bat I -i he will h\r v. hard time having them i -w"i cashed. T::? ? faief must have known * the couaiy i;-? usurers box. If he gets i in the cki-c ?cs of the United States government ;>.3 will repent. ?The R.^- Mr. Croat preached his fir;t nere on Sanda\ a week L * ago to ii scsli c ;ngrt gatnm on ac coant ot it: * cold, rainy wea;her. Yesterda\, however, a large and atjf. tentive audience was out to hear him and was "^ry much pleased with the sermor 0is text, taken from E?c. fih chapter 7th and 8th rerie?, was especially appropriate a* it wa? a -otamunion service. The sermon was especially fur the cnnrch member, sct'ing forth the privilege of being accepted by Christ, and haying ^ been accepted, being co;.sciou* of the fact in your o,?n beart and life. Having his cor:science void of offence and approved of God, the necessity of a pure, clean, upright life hid with Christ in God. The subject was presented in t- forcible manner and bowed mac., .nought and stcdy. t' \ V \ Roy*? makes the (odd pore, vrbolMooe and dellctoo. flffMl riggr^ POWDER Ab*oI?ttfy Pure aovAi. ojmm powoei eo., *rw voofc COUNCIL :PK0CKEDINGS. The fowa cocmcil held a meeting I .1. W C xuuajr nwvuuayv Jordan was unanimously ebosen chief of the fire department, rice R. C. Gooding resigned. Wm. M. Cathcart was elected supervisor of registration for town election to be held on the first Monday in April. The present law thus gives to electors ninety days within which to register. mUtRIED, Mr. J. 3. McCreight and Miss Fan* nie Thompson were married at Lynch* burg, S. C., on December 30th, at the home of the bride's father, Judge R. M. Thompson. Bev. H. Patterson ; officiated. Mr. McCreight is a son of i Mr. J. W. McCreight, and now lires : in Saluda. His friends in Winnsboro extend their best wishes. Mr. J. B. Lnpo, of Long Bnn, was married m unorieston 10 mms jsooeria Ball, of that city, oh December SOth. He will live at the Furman plrce, near Long Ran postoffioe. Itch on human, mange on horses, dogs and all stock, cured in SO minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. ^5old by W E. Aiken, druggist, Winnsboro, 8. C. * MUXER-jraSIONGS. Rev. D. S. Miller and Miss Mamie E. Jennings, of Mitford, S. C., were joined together in holy wedlock December 22. The affair was a quiet one. The ?_bride and groom left at once for Chesier, S. C.> where they w-ll make their fatnre home. The bride is a graduate of Allen University. We wish them a long and happy life. J.R. White. t CHINESE CANCER CUBE. Tho frvliAwinor a enrft nnre for cancer: j Pickled lizzards ...?2 p. Corea grosing. root. If oz. I Willow crickets' 6kics i doz. j Rattlesnakes' tails J oz. j Sweet potato vines loz. j Black dates. 2 ozs. Red bark li 02.3. Devil fish suckers 3 oz* . Reindeer horns (ground)....oz. Bird Claws ?..ioz. Lot as leaves i oz. White nuts.,,.. ..1 oz. Dried giager ......} oz. Coffin nails (old ones) .5 ozs. Boil the whole in two quarts of water. Take 2 teaspoonfals a day; make a paste of powdered rat flesh and applv on the sore. A Lara From Br. MeJl?0-aji. There is 110 means of ascertaining the number of the letters, nor by whom ; sent, that were stoleD, when my letterbox was robbed on the night of the 30th u!t It is probable that some of them contained checks payable to my order. Parties remitting me money by mail usually hare their letters registered. There were no registered letters in- the box. Prmdence suggests that those who sent letters about that time should duplicate them, taking care to duplicate number and date, as well as amount of the check if one was seut. I endorse all checks sent to me and deposit them in the Winnsboro Bs.nfc; those against banks in other places are collected for me by Winnsboro Bank. I adopt this method without exception. Hence any one, other than the Winnsboro Bank, presenting such check for collection sbonld ?e arrested. H. McMeekin. THE COUNTY FZXSIOX BOABD. Mr. Editor: Please publish the following for the information of all concerned, and oblige, G. H. McMaster, Chm. Co. Pension Bd. for 1897. Colombia, S. C., Dec. 6, 1897. Mr. T, W. Sligh, Chairman of Fairfield Pension Board: Dear Sir: Your attention is directed to Section 1 of Pension Law 1897, which provides for a meeting of the i i township pension beards on tho third i Monday, tbe 17th of January, 1897, to con aider all new applications and revise the roll ot 1897. The township boards will five their reasons for dropt?ir>cr ?r?v np.mp. Tho. npnalnn hn?r/ia r ? r -r.w ? elected in 1897 will scire until August, 1898. The rule? of the State board of pensious with other blanks will be eent you at an early day for distribntian. Any expense incnrred in transmitting them by wav of postage will be paid from this office. D. A. Tompkins, Secretary of State. W. A. Barber, Attorney General. L. P. Epton, Comptroller General. Stase Board of Pension*. No mvsterv about, it. When the Sbasers offered "ome time ago to give away a bottle ot ihe>r Digestive Cordial to anv one who might call at their New York office, there was a great rush aad a grea: many people thoaght they were crazv. Subsequent events proved jit to have been a very clever advertising trans action, tor aimoofD, tDey gave away thousands of bottles, it was in the end profitable; nearly every one that took a free bottle came back for more and paid for it with pleasure, saying they bad derived better results from its use than from any other medicine they had ever used. There i3 nothing eo uniformly successful in the treatment of stomach troubles a? the Shaker Digestive Cordial, and what is better than allt it relieves at once. Laxol, the new iorm of Castor Oil is so palatable that children lies toe | I tpoos clean. / y LE3IASTKR-THOMAS. On Wednesday afternon, at 3.30 o'clock, Miss Annie Lee Thomas, of Ridgeway, and Mr. John Lemaster, of Union County, were married in St. Stephen's Episcopal Charch. The chnrcb was tastefully decorated with hangings of blue fringed with pine needles, and the chancel was coverad with white against which green of the pine locked very effective. The bride's attendants were a maid of honor, four ushers and four little maidens. Th^e last were beautifully dressed in white, with big picture bate, and made the procession ve.-r effective. The bride's costume was of soft white camel's hair trimmed with white satin and chiffon, and she wore a charming white hat decorated with handsome plumes. They marched up the aisie to trie strain of Mendelahon's wedding march, the Rev. A. R. Mitchell, of Columbia, a ?ousin of the bride, performing the ceremony. After leaving the church, the bridal party repaired to the home of Mrs. C. E. Thomas, the mother of the bride, where a handsome laach was served, after which the happy conple took the train to Chester laden with good wishes and plentifully sprinkled with rice. The presents were numerous and haudsom* testifying to the popularity of the youi;g lady. Incoiitin^ ce of water during sleey is sfopperi i.nmediately by Dr. Detchou's Anti Diuretic. Cures children and adults alike. Price $1. Sold bp W E. Aiken, Druggist, Winnsboro, S.C. IN MXMORIAM. ".From God to God." Oo December 23, 1897, the pare spirit of Harriet Emmie, infaot daughter of D. Walter and Florence Raff, entered eternal rest. "Peacs, perfect peace, with sorrows surging round, On Jesus' bosom naught but calm is found. Peace, perfect peaie, with lov<rd ones far away, In Jesus' keeping tbey are sate, and wo. Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown, Jesus, wo know, and he, is on the throne. Peace, perfect peace, death shadowing ns and ours, Jesus has vanquished death and all its powers. It is enough; earth's struggles soon oSiill r&Ato And Jesus call us to heaven's perfect peace." R. Ridgeway, Ees. 30,1C97. IN MEMOBIA3I. On Tuesday, December 14, 1897, Mary Feay, youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. DesPortes, passed away from earth; from the borne of which she was the brightest sunbeam; from weary suffering; from the loving arms that would so gladly have shielded her from all ills, (poor arms so lonely and so desolate now!) to the arms of that Blessed Saviour who tenderly whispers to stricken parents, "Suffer the little ones to come unto me." So bright, so sweet, so interesting, the earthly form of this lovely *'little one," doubly lovely, a3 she lay in her dreamless sleep, covered with the flowers she so loved, rests quietly in St. Stephen's * God's Acre," awaiting the Resurrection morn. 'Safely, safely gathered in I" * * * * PERSONAL. Mr. Homer Brice, of Woodward, was in town on Monday. Mr. M. B. Jennings returned to Wofford Saturday evening. Hon. T. W. Traylor, of Buckhead, was in town on Wednesday. Prof. LeConte Davis returned from bit home in Columbia Saturday. Dr. B. J. Qaattlebaum has been in Aiken and Barnwell on business. Messrs. Marie and Jennie Beaty returned to college in Columbia Monday. Mr. W. R. Elliott and Mi?s Agnes Bice returned from Union on the 1st. Mr. W. S. Stewart, of Columbia, paid a visit ol a day in town Sunday. Messrs. Grier Brice and Grier Pressley returned to Erskine College Friday. Mr. D. V. Walker is in Tennessee visiting his sister who has been quite ill. Miss Mary Cathcart returned to Simpsons to take charge of her school Monday. Messrs. Gregg McMas'er andMerritt Quattleb&um hare returned to College at Clemson. Mrs. Harby returned to Columbia Sunday after a visit to her d?ugh! r Mrs. H. B. Refo. Miss Emelyr. Craig, of Blackstock, spent Sanday ir.t town wilh Mies Bessie McMaster. Eilen Ellison and Lida Neil left on Monday for Winthrop to resume tueir studies. Mi?s Bessie McMa-ter returned to Laurens on Saturday to reopen her school after the holidays. Rev. C. E. McDonald is absent from town visiting relatives and friends in North Carolina. Mw? Annie Davis returned to Columbia Thursday to resume her studies in the South Carolina College. Mr. Billi* Stevenson returned to the Rock Hill High School on Monday morning. He was accompanied by Mr. James Beaty who will attend the ?ame school. Mr. J. T. Bandrick, traveling salesman for the Herr'mg Furniture 'Jo., of Spartanburg, is spending the holidays at his mother'?, Mrs. 0. N. Bnndrick, near Jennings, this couutv. Th e Ore*test Discovery Yet. W. M. Repine, editor IVkilwa, HI., "< hief," says: "We won't Keep house without Dr. King's New Discovery for Cosumption, Coughs and Colds. Experimented with many others, but never got the true remedy until we used Dr. King's New Discovery. No other remedy can take its place in our home, as in it we bave a certain and sure cure for Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, etc." It is idle to experiment wi"h other remedies, even if tbey ar? urged on you as just as good as Dr. King's New Discovery. They ire not m conr?. hprftneo fhin rpmpHv has a record of cares and besides is guaranteed. It never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles free at McMasters & Co.'s drag store. 8 ?n?a?vnu.m u i n immdwmbb Tutfs Pills Core AH Liver Ills, A CLEAR. HEAD; good digestion; sound sleep; a fine appetite and a ripe old age, are some of the results of the use of Tutt's Liver Pills. A single dose will convince you of their wonderful effects and virtue. A Known Fact. An absolute cure for sick headache, dyspepsia, malaria, sour stomach, dizziness, constipation Kilirmc Wpr nilpq. tnroid liver K/J.J.AVSV4U *VfV^ , j and all kindred diseases. Tiftt's Liver PI! is P?"I1??pri P ' * 1 "nwa^w^w>.wi Ji -"J'JJ* THE COTTON GROWERS. Not Quit? Organized--Will Make Another Effort. The Cotton Growers ^Convention met in the court house 0:1 Wcdnesdsy. This meeting wa3 called to order by Chairman Wolling. Dr. McKin8try wanted a report from the delegates, who attended the convention held in Atlanta and Memphis. The chairman stated that the chief practical result of the ^meeting in Atlanta was to reduce the cotton acreage. Major Woodward spoke at length. He argued that if the trouble existed in the surplus crop of cotton, the farmers could :be relieved by united _ - A i - ? ?i. zti? 4Ua acuoc. j.i. law uul wruicii ju tuo hearts of the people is not as strong as bare public opinion. He concluded by urging the convention Tto keep heart and to call upon the unorganized townships to call another meeting and complete the county organization. Mr. Crawford said Ho. 12 wou'id organize. Tbe chairman said the failure in No. 1 was due to the sickness of the township organizer. Mr. M. D. C. Colvin said No. 1 was all O. K. Mr. W. J. Johnston then offered the following resolutions: Whereas, it is conceded the presentlow price of cetton is far below tbe cost of production and have necessarily brought disaster and ruin to many homes and this abnormal and unnatural condition of the market for our only product?cotton?and the ready cash ha? been largely, if not wholy, brought about and superinduced by a conspiring set of gamblers aud butchers in New York whose only business is to manipulate and depress the market, and thereby prey upon the honest gotten gains of the tiller of the scil which vitally effects the interests of sll other classes, traries and professions. Therefore, be it resolved that we the farmers, and business men in convention assembieuT" ^cr most ~heartfjy pledge oar active sapport and cooperation to any move that will relievo oar macb oppressed farmers and the business of the country that has so materially suffered from this un parralel fall in the price of cotton, Resolve^ farther that it is the sense of this convention that the Roddey plan to form a gigantic cotton trust a3 a home protec-ion is not only feasible bat practicable and is the proper solution of the difficult problem. He discussed them fully, denouncing the cotton exchange, and advocated the Roddey Plan and introduced figures to show that there was no real over-producuon Mr "WolliDg said he was opposed to trusts ofgevery kind, including the Roddey trust Mr Johnson replied that the reason was that np'to this time the oroducers never had a trust all to them8elTe8 This is why he advocates the farmers trust Mr T L Bulow agreed with Mr Wolling in his distrust of trusts per se including the farmers trust Mr Bulow advocated restricting credii through the lien law He thought the lien law -hould be gradually repealed Mr Wollxi.-r theu had something more to say a1' ut trusts creating abnormal and ficti i-jus prices Mr Hull" asked Mr Johnson if a trust would not stimulate the raising of more cotton than was needed ilr Johnson replied that the cotton crop had never b#en excessive; thi price wai depressed by speculation Mr. J. D. Harrison thought that the trouble was that there was no intelligent control of labor, and raising cotton as in old times; and there should be a society?oath-bound if necessary to control the planting of cotton. Major Woadward wanted another meeting the first Monday in February, and the unorganized townships to be ui'?uii)2eu in LUC muuiiiiuici Dr. McKinstry desired to amend this by urging the organized townships lo solicit individual cotton growers to jointhe association. Major Woodward accepted the amendment. ?Vhen the vote was a')out to be taken, Mr. Bulow interrupted to aay that it looked as if they had marched up the bill and down ajiaiii. He thongnt the convention should, emphaticaliy endorse the Memphis and Atlanta meetings. Mr. Lemmon then made a motion for this purpose carrying the Woodward resolution with it. Major Woodward moved: It is the sease of this meeting that the lien la* be repealed. lie did not have decided views upon the que.-tion, but desired to take tlio sense of the farmers ge nerally. Mr. Stewart asked what.wa* alien law as <:istingaisbcd frcm a chattel iuvx Mr. T. W. Ruff replied thot a Hen could be given on what did not exist. Mr. Stewart thought a lien the cheapest form of credit. Mr. J. R. Curlee thought credit was too cheap, and lands w-.re being ruined by irresponsible farming, and a good farmer could make money at five cents cotton; The question was finally withdrawn. Another meelins will be held the firgt Monday in February. SlOO Reward, SIOO. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least cne dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in .all iis stages and that is Catarrh Hall's Citarrh Cure is the onlj positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature iu doing its work. The proprietors have eo much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any ca?e that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. P T I'MTTVTTV .& rfi A W* A W vvy?j Toledo, 0. B^Sold by Druggist?, 7on. * a-5 -gy i<s?L? "S-y=y-r a _ aaamHonBaai^^amuaBKa TENTH ANNUAL DINNES Of the Wateree Prize Ciub?Some Interesting Facts About Farming?A Happy set of Farmers. On Tuesday the 2Sth 'EDec2mbcr the Wateree Prize Club gave its tenth annual dinner and the clab fnlly ens taincd it3 reputation for delightful entertainments as well as progress in agriculture. The Wateree Prize Clab has maintained its organization for ten years, and its members are just as much interested as they were at the first annual meeting ten years ago. The club has set a good example to farmers of the importance of sticking. If the South was thoroughly organized as this club i?, then the solution of the problem of 5 cents cotton would soon be attained. These farmers bave the necessary sticking quality, a virtue too often lacking in ihe organization ot farmers. If those farmer* who went to Atlanta, and passed a long set of resolutions about 5-cent cotton would organize prize club3, and these clubs could be endowed with Wateree-PrizeClub en.hu3iasm and perseverance, then 5-cent cotton would be a thing of the past. The question now is: Can 5& cent cotton be made at a profit? Several members of the Wateree Prize Club have answered the question in the affirmative, and this answer is not a mere theory. It is the result of a careful, well calculated experiment Our friends of Eist "Wateree belong to that school of philosophy known as the School of Experience. When a theory is advanced, ihey take hold of it, and test it in the crucible ot ex perience, and then the result is declared. This practice has been going on for ten years, and the effect is wonderful. What was once poor hillsides has become rich fertile soil; where (hey could a few years ago barely make ends meet, they are now engaged in profitable farming. The neighborhood has been brought closer together, and the social life of the community has been advanced, and the school has been improved. These people are happy iu their homes, and they love the farm, and how much is due to the Prize Club, of course, it is impossible to calculate. All we know is that improvement has followed its organization. The members appreciate this, and it is evident that ten years from now the club will be just as mtj?h alive as now. The annual meeting was held this year at Mrs. Caroline Wv lie's, and the dinner was up to the high standard of the club. Quite a number of invited gGests were present, among those from Winnsboro were Messrs. W. C. Ee&ty, T. KL Elliott, T. H. Ketcbin and W. D. Douglass;-^i?4^?-Tr"~37 Kctcbin inipprCpriate remarks deliverBdlSefollowiDg piizes: H. S. Wylie, 1st prize on corn. W. S. Weir, 2nd prize on corn. T. L. Johnston, 1st prize on cotton. F. A. Neil, 2nd prize on cotton T. L. Johnston, 1st prize on sweet potatoes. F. A. Neil, 2nd prize on sweet potatoes. Mr. T. L. Johnsten was awarded the first prize on raising: largest watermelon. His melon tipped tbe scales at 57 ponnds Extracts from the reporis will doubtlees prove of interest to onr readers. Mr. H. S. Wylie selected a northern hillside, and measured off an acre. This lard wrs originally in oaks, and has been in cultivation four years. In 189G, it was planted in corn and peas. Tbis year it was planted in cctton. Broke the land with a half-turn plow March loth; laid rows, 4 feet apart, Ar?ri1 in iViin fnrrnw ho nnt 50 bushels of compost made of stable manure, 200 pounds acid phosphate and 5 busheli cotton seed meal. In addition to this he applied 250 pounds of acid phosphate, cotton seed meal and German kainii of equal parts, bedded on this and planted on 17th April, using the Peterkin seed. May 12tb, he sided, chopped the 13th leaving a staik about every 20 inches apart. The cotton was cultivated regularly about every eight days, with one furrow cach time, with small shovel plow and 20-inch heel bow, giving the crop 10 furrows to the row and three hoeiDgs. The last plowing wae done tne lauer pari 01 juij. un mis acre, Mr. Wylie made 1865 pounds of seed cotton or 690 pounds ol! lint. The lint sold at at 5? cents $37 95 41 bus. cotton teed at 13 cents... 5 33 $43 28 Costs of preparing, fertilizing, cultivating, picking, ctc....T 22 00 Netprolit $21 28 lu connection with this acre of cotton, it is interesting to know the same experiment with *: acre of corn. Mr. W?l?? oor,? o e TT J r 1avi v vii .3 v u wov* slope, for l.i- corn, which had been cleared of pine forjst about ten years ago. It was cultivated in cotton in 1896. This year ho plowed out cotton stalks, on March 15; broke deep April 7ih with hall-turn plow. April 8th laid off rows 5 feet apart, and put in this farrow 25 bushels of compost mide of stable manure, 100 pounds of acid and 3 bushels cotton seed; also 125 pounds acid phosphate an I cotton meal of equal parts, and planted on this, covering with one light furrow. On Mav Gth he Dut two furrows around J v - the corn with small grab piow, and hoed and thinned to one stalk every 20th to 24 inches. On May 16th., he put two furrows with small shovel plow and 20 inch heel bow. The land was plowed regularly from this time with a grab plow and large hsel bow, giving i: fourteen furrows to the row, and two hoeiiigs. Ths last plowing was done about the 25th, aud ^hoed the last time a few days later. The yield was 34 bushels and 22 quarts of corn, 500 pounds of fodder, 3 bushels of peas and 800 pounds of peavine hay. S4| bushels corn at 60 cts per bushel $20 70 500 pounds fodder 4 00 3 bushels pea3 and 800 pounds peavine bay 5 09 $29 70 Less cost 10 35 Net profit $19 35 It will be noticed that Mr. Wylie made 73 cents more on his cotton than on his coru, although the cotton eoid for only 54 c:iits. TJo^a ia VirttTT \fi* T.T f, WvItA msrlft t 1 J uv *? MA I M'? V* | II ^ v a profit of $26.27 on an acre of cotton: On March 22nd rau centre furrow. In this farrow he put five loads of cowp?n manure, 100 lbs.dissolved bone, 100 lbs. kaioit, 200 lbs. acid, 100 lbs. cotton seed meal, and lapped on tbi* Maroh 29;h. April 6th bedded. Planted 16:h April. On May 3rd eided, 10th chopped, and 17th ran one furrow, 22nd on? f-irrow; June l>t hoed, 10th one furrow, idihone furrow, 22ud hoed third time, 23rd one furrow; Jnly 2nd one fuTow, 12th one furrow, which was the last plowing. Yield, 1762 lbs. sec-d cotton or 661 lbs. lint; 40 bus. seed. Liut and seed sold for $45 76 ? * + r\ Mf\ Less expense': Net profit $26 27 T. L. Johnston made on one acre of cotton 2,156 pounds seed cotton, which made 733 pounds of lint. Fertilizid asfcliows: 6 loads of stable manure sca'Jei-ed broad cast; land well broker, then laid off the usual way in 4 ft. rows; then applied 400 lu1. acid, to which were added 50 lbs of potash, making 450 lbs. On acre No. 2 the land wa3 in cotton the previous year, dii n ?t break the land broad cast, but run a deep centerfurrow, applied in sam-1, 4 loads of stable manure, 200 lbs. acid with 25 lbs potash, and 100 pounds cotton seed meal. Made 1,420 lbs. Feed cotton. Coru was not measured but d:d iwt make over 18 or 20 bushels. i acre potatoes?land well broken, put on same, 4 loads of Jot mannre, 200 lbs. acid to which wa3 added ,10 lbs. potash; put th-j same in opening farrow, covered the same with 2 furrows, planted on the listing farrows, and cultivated tha usual way, plowing deep. Made on lue one hundred and fifty-three bushels. Mr. F. A. Neil made 275 bushels of corn on an acre, and 110 bushels of rweet potatoes on i acre. On his acre of cotton, he made on one acre 711 lbs. of lint, or 1,421 lbs. of seed colton, and on another acre be made 710 lbs. of lintMr. W. S. Weir made 32 bashels 1 pint corn on an acre. He used 2 ? - * * I'll AAA If ; J J loads staoie liuer, zuu ius auiu auu cottoD seed of equal,'parts. A second application 100 lba. cotton seed and acid of equal parts was made. T. W. ifciwls, Jr., the'youngest member of the club made 600 lbs. of lint cotton on an acre. MJr. T. K. Eiliott ms.de some good suggestions 13 the club. He suggested that a prize be offered to the member 'itho makes the yreateet profit on a one-horse farm. The club will consider this at ils irel* business meeting. Now that the club is tcn~^gjirsjjld, it proposes to enlarge its scope. For Over' Fifty Years, n Mrs. Wholow's Soothing has been used for over fifty yearsby^ millions of mothers for their children woue teeilliiig, Willi pencil euwcss. I* soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all 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 tbe world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sore and ask for "Mrs Winslow'a Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind. 5 26fxly DEATH AT BLACKSTOCK. Personal Items of Interest. Death has visited our community uicce our last contribution. On Wednesday, December 29th, Bessie Miller, the young daughter of Mr. Gill Miller, passed away from this world of suffering to the world of eternal bliss. The funeral serviees, conducted by Rev. M. R. Kirkpatrick, were held at her home near Shady Grove school hottee on Thursday. Her remains were buried at the cemetcry of Concord Church. She was in the very prime of life and one year ago there was no one her age more promising of | rising 10 a usoful place in life. But the summons ;ame which no ote can revoke. She was eick about 10 months. Age 15 > ears a?id 23 days. Messrs. Arthur and Edward Craig, after spending Christmas at their respective horn::', left for school again on Thursday. Messr?. Win. Simpson and Jno. I T> 1-. 4.,^ A rrr/^L. ttt/V [ .DmiKb TVCUb IU Aiiaui? taoi rrci&, nu learned, to purchase a drove of males. Miss Mattie Mills, the teacher of i the Snady Grove school, spent the holidays at Uunter6ville, N. C. Messrs. H. U. Morrison and M. L. Latban spent t, few days in the Capers Chapel neighborhood of Chester County. This is the first day of the new year of 1898, and could we not all say with Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring in ihe new; ItiDg happy bells, across the snow I The year is going?let him go; Ring'out the false, ring in the true. Jan. 1, 1S?8. h. l. l. Backle a'a' Arnica Salve. The Best Stive in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rbenm, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chillblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Pile3, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect, satisfaction, or money refund' ? ^ 1 T* eci. rrice zo cectb puroui. rur Baic by McMaster ?3o. OASTOB.IA. 3* 4 Si S! *?* jfiai SS 3?? ' " ? * n Kaussa,Congas, " j , h Cholera Infant cm,[, ? ing Children,Cholera ?-| \\ Morbus, Unnalaral Drains retpMm ?' i-j ?rsm the Bowels, Pains, \i Griping, Loss of Appetite, Indigestion, U (3 and all Diseases of the Stomach and y Q Bowels, Sj Pitt's Carminative 8 ? is the standard. It carries children over M U the critical period of teething, and is rec- U n ommended by physicians as the friend n fr. of Mothers, Adults and Children. It is H s j pleasant to the taste, and never fails to M (: trive satisfaction. A few doses will demon- F* strate its superlative virtues. Price, 25 ets. w ii per bottle. For sale by druggists. jii .u mm mtmrm* y mw n*" > gwfc n m m* m 11 MOTHER! SS and about which such tender and holy recollections cluster as that Ot " 1VL OTHER "?sue wno waicnea over our helpless infancy andguided our first tottering step. Yet the life of every Expectant Mother is beset with danger and all effort should be made to avoid it || a .so assists nature Mother s sfssrs ga u the Expectant LP! Alln Mother is ena-1 IB IRllll bled to look'forI i B Villi Ward without dread, suttering or gioomy iorcbodings, to the hour when she experiences the joy of Motherhood. Its use insures safety to the lives of both Mother and Child, and she is found stronger after than before confinement?in short, it "makes Childbirth natural and easy," as so many have said. Don't be persuaded to use anything but MOTHEKRIBII " My wife suffered more in ten minutes with either of her other two children than she did altogether with her '?A ??oiriftnolr ncori *frmi? hnh. la&Uj liaviu^ j/&viAvu^j ties of 'Mother's Friend.' It is a blessing to any on? expecting to become a MOTHERsays a customer. Henderson Dale, Carmi, Illinois. Of Druggists it $1.00, or sent by mail on receipt of price. Write for book containing testimonial* ana valuable information for *11 Mother', free. The Bradfleld Begalstcr Co., Atlanta, Ga. Ne?. t \Vbitten, a white married man living a: Tunnell Hill, Ga., shot and killed a young woman named Annie Van Zandt, as the result of a quarrel over a photograph. Rev. W: G-. Yardell, a useful minister of the Presbyterian Church in South Carolina, died at Davidson College, N. C. Hi3 remains were taken to Summerville, S. C., for interment no cube-.no pay . ' This is the way all druggist- sell Gbove's Tasetless Chill '''osicfor Chills and Malaria. It i$ simply Iron and Oninino in a fasffilpsa form. dren love it. Adnlts prefer it to bitter nauseating tonics. Price, 50c. * J. Ritchie Smith, of Petersburg, Ya., a traveling man well known in "North and South Carolina, committed suicide near Winston, N. C., by shooting himself. No reason is assigned for the act. I Relief In Six Honrs. Distressing Kidney and Bladder disease relieved in six hours by uNew Great South American Kidney Cure." It is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain the bladder, kidneys and back, in male orfemale. Believes Kotonlinn almnet olmrtof immpHiatfllp. (VWVUViVU WiiUVUV MitMWV If you want quick relief and care this this is the remedy. Sold by "W. E. ^ken, druggist, Winnsboro, S. C. * Ai AtSttb ***'? Mis,i Ada Elam? 5ce ofThe b^^^SJ0aD| ^on^D was the position of assist^HH CASTOR tA For Infants and. Children. "3? WANTED?TRUSTWORTHY and active gentlemen or ladies to travel for responsible, established house in South Carolina. Monthly $65.00 and expenses. Position steady. Reference. .Enclose self-addressed stamped or>T7olA-n? ThA "nnrniriirm P/trnMnv. Dept. W, Chicago. MADE ME A MAN AJAX TABLETS POSITIVELY CUBE BjT \ -A-XjX, XervoMC JDtwove#?Falling HemH 2?i cry, In potency. Sleeplessness, etc- eaased Ef JTr by Absae or other Excesses and IndirX .otL cretlonj, They quickly ami surtla V "r~7 roetore Lost Vitality in old or yocnx ind y?S/c^C St a man for study, business or marriage. Prevent Insanity and Consumption it taken in time. Their use shows immediate ?mvtonmeat and effects a CURE when all other lai sist cpoa bavins the genuine Aj&Z Tablets. Tbey hr.ve cored thousands and will core yon. Werivn a posi:i*e written enarantea to effect a care CJlfiTC in each case or refnsd the money. Price vw Wlwi per pockace; or sis pkges (foil treatment) for &6CL By lucil. in plain wrapper, upon receipt of prico. Circular ;res- Aj AX REMEDY CO., for sal? by?TSO- H. McHAS'iJik CO.," "Winn*bora. S. C. rvr\ Mil 111 1*11113. The regular ?tinnal meeting of the stockholders of the Fairfield Cotton Mills will be held in the roar room of the Bank, Winnsboro, S. C.? on the 13th day of January, 7698, at 3 o'clock P. M. D. A. TOMPKINS, J. M. BEATY, President. Secretary and Treatarer. l-4f4,8,13,x5,12 j MM J Celery, Cranberries, Mince Meat, I! Oueen Olive?. India Relish, Heinz's |[ Pickles and Sauces in endless 5 ^ variety. ? Oranges, Bananas, Apples, Mal? aga and Niagara Grapes. ? We give the bsst goods for the 5 least money. I D V Unhnninht {r. m. nauGiiibiiL TELEPHONES* WE BUILT THE ROCKTONQaarry line, also the Beaty-Wylie ine, and famished 'Phones for same. For information and prices write us. 1.0. HUM t IS, CORNWELL, Chester Co., S. C. i-fxlawly i ^ Unn'i Put HI 1 UUli I 1 111 Ulli Banker tie 25 Per Ceil Be- |fl I Brandt's Jewelry ire. Ill THE BIGGEST, BRIGHTEST STOCK EVER SHOWN IN THE FOUR COUNTIES . COME EARLY AND SELECT YOUR PRESENTS. Have yon seen the WAVE CREST WARE." hand-Daintcd. It m&kei 1 handsome presents. Ladies' Solid 14k Gold Watches for $21.00, at $18 00; $40.00 at $30.00. Erefytli Reduced litem ;?|| Bay the original and genuine "Sogers" Knives and Forks, reduced from $2.25 to $1.70 per cent. ALL FINE CHINA AND CUT GLASS REDUCED 25 PEE 1 ftbrandt, THS JEW1L1R. Ftder Tower CJck, Chester, I. C. ?IP J You have a bad cold. suffer from weak lungs or have a tendency to consumption, try a battle of Phosphatic Emulsion.^ | j It is a specific for those conditions. Half pints 40 cents. Pints, - - 75 cents. J. J. OBEAR, Jj8 Pharmacist. V>Jl 11 IOUI1UO L -?Goods I J|| Mince Meat, PI adding, Seedless Raisins, Currants, Prunes, Pears, Pears and Peaches, Jj,M Colombian Crisps, Cartwheels, Cornhills and Nicknack Cakes. m and 1IM fifWHK. iviu muu uv/mi/ux uuvvvi Chioa Dolls, Patent Dolls, loy Watches, Toy Animals, Tin Trumpets and Flutes, Hamming and Choral Tops, Vases, plain and decora* China Mugs (decorated), - -|jg| China Cups and Sauce (deco* . .. JfjjS rated), China Moustache Cups, v|| Fire Crackers, Roman Candles, at TMMMCFlMlfi I HKt IMBUE 1BICTCLI | WILL MISS THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME IP THEY FAIL <? TO GET A High Grade U WHICH WE ARE NOW % OFFERING AT ... |B ##$50.#* jj? We will not pay oxprtes thar|e? on orders receivoa ener ?v*nDAY 20th. instant. These wheels are being rapidly sold and shipped oat fi om the stock and orders are taken subject to the supply beta? exhausted. Mi & M\m. I Winnsboro, S. U. Notice. - J3 All persons are warned not to fish, -j? hant, or otherwise trespass npon the lands of the undersigned. The law will be rigidly enforced.' T. P. YOUNGINER, A \f W ATT.AfVE. '~tM D. L. GLENN, SR., E. M, WALLACE, 12-2 A. W. EABGLE. Educate Yoor Bowels With CascaretaCandy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c, 25c. If C. C- C. fail, druggists refund money.