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' ? The Lancaster News Semi-Weekly. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays At Lancaster, S. C., By The Lancaster Publishing Company Charles T. Connors, Editoi SUBSCRIPTION RATES. On* Year - |l. S x Monies., - Three Months .. Pav*ble In suSraoceADVERTISING RATES. One inch, first ns?*rtion H OCi Each sabs.' 3u<.ei ln^* I at t t.ts. Fcr three m-.-r it s :onffer. recueed rales. Profession* cards. p?r year. 112. Bu*itje<~ notlc-s. Transient Advertisement U~". aid Found. ?r.d other c'.Me'fied un t.MBei<u> tot exceeding 25 word*. 25 cents f< nth insertion: t rent a word for each add tiosul word over 2- words. Obltuarle* Tribute* of respect, cards thanks and a 1 matter of a personal or po file nature to be charged for *rr* Advertising rates by the column mace knoa ob application. Brief correspondence on subject* of cmer :Dlerest ir.nted Sot responsible for v.ews correspocdet la K. E. WYL1K PKESIL'KWT. JXO A. COOK. S?c*T and Tkeas. J M RIDDLE, Jr.. Bcsikess Manager. Entered as second-class matter, Oct. 7. If* at the po?to!Bce at t.arc&ster. S C.. under a of Congress of March 3, 187V. Saturday, March 10, 1906. Some call it the "do nothing Legislature. This is not jus The State tax was reduced on half mill, a matter of interest I tax payers.?Chester Roporter. Yes, but a matter of 6ti greater interest to the taxpaye is the fact that appropriatioi were increased about one hu; dred thousand dollars. Wher in, then, comes any "reform''? The jury in the seneat!on Hasty case concluded in Gaffnt this week is to be commendc for the righteous verdict rende ed. The era is evidently dawi ino wlien white murderers i South Carolina .will pot the just deserts. Some value qi ine to he attached to huma life hereaher, whether it be tin of a white man or a black man, Northerner or a Southerner. A WORD IN THE INTEREST OF SAI ITATION. The warm, pleasant, sprin, like days we are occasionall ravinor miiiiuli 11 ? fit t 1?/a fo that the time of the year is j hand when our pren ises shoul he put in order as a preventiv of sickness during the hot sun mer months. L mcaster has bee singularly tree Ironi epidemics < :evers for a number of years, du to the fact that the communit whole has been paying som regard to matter- of sanitalioi Let there be no break in tHe goo sanitary record the present se< a -n. Every citizen should see to j at once that his lots, yards, ou1 houses and premises generall are thoroughly cleaned, and tiia they are kept in that condition a least throughout the summe months. Of course disinfectant s ould be kept on hand and free) used. All wells should also b cleaned out and surface watf kept out of them. Uernembe that aii ounce of prevention i worth a pound of cure. The council should, and n doubt will, do everything in it power to safeguard the town' health All street drains shoul be cleaned out without delaj and all public lots cleane off and properly drained. Ther is no greater menace to healti than filth and, therefore, every *' vestige ot anything filthy or offensive to smell should be removed or destroved. Let every . ordinance desiened to preserve and promote health be strictly enforced Irom now on. _r SOLICITOR HENRY S EXPLAN A- t TION. As will be seen by his commu j Vs nicati-m appearing in today's pa 4 per. So'icitor Henry tells why a considerable ?um was paid him e_ out ot the Governor's special con "jtingent fund on account of the j investigation ot the Kershaw J*. I jj" lynching. Mr. Henry was sim 1_ J ply reimoursed money which he ?[jhad advanced to Mr. Howie a' rr the Governor's request. Those who know Mr. Ilenrv well never ?i * i of I for a moment doubted that the | matter was susceptible ot satis ] ; factory explanation so far as he ? is concerned. That is to say. k haying full confidence in his bonCt | jesty, they were confident that Mr ? j Henry had not been guilty of ! any "rake-off" of public funds. ? | But. while it is now made clear ,,, that the Solicitor did Bot imt properly receive the money ree , ferred to, it is by no means Io equally as clear that his conduct in this unfortunate affair is al- j together free from criticism.? | rs With his approval, it appears, 3S large sums of money belonging n" to the state have been paid to a e*|man for doing nothing of practical benefit to the commonwealth. I Instead of Mr. ii. B. Howie, Mr. j al , Henry's detective, receiving $],\v 300 76 for his alleged services in id the Morrison matter, as recently r- stated in these columns, the state. a ment being ta-ed on the compin troller general's report, lie re ir ceived altogether the amazing i<j sum of # 1.6G1.32, for to the said m i sum ot 11.300.76 must now be at j added the payment of #360.56 a to Mr. Henry, which the SMicito. sa>s was for Howie also. The 'idea ot Detective Howie's servile ces in the Morrison investigation j being worth anything like $.1 ^ 661.32 appears preposterous. ,y | jt Greenwood News papersConif solidating. 1(1 re I i ! | Greenwood cor. The News and | i, (Courier: jf It is announced in the news j ie papers heie that the issue ot y The News and Views this week , ie will be the last, the publishers, j Messrs A. McA. Pitt man A Sons.: d having sold their subscription i- list arid good will to the Index Publishing company, which has it'in turn sold one-hall of the News { i and Views list to the Greenwood i v Journal. This will leave 1 urn 1 J county newspapers in Green , kt wood instead <f three, as here-, r toloie. Ben 'Will Oppose Teddy. el r I r Washington, March 8 ?Sena s tor Tillman said today that he did not propose to oiler a propo o sition to amend the Tillman , .8 Gillespie railroad investigation '* in accordance with the sugges* j d tions of the president. ',1 He saysjthe resolution is sulfid cient to meet the objects intend- , e | ed and he disagrees with the bj views of the president. Blow to Bucket-Shops?Contracts Cannot be Enforced in Texas. Dallas Texas. March 8.--The Court of Civil Appeals at Austin today dealt what looks like h ia<al blow to dt-ahi g in cotton futures in Texas in reversing and dismissing the case of Jessie L. Norris against W. S. La-giti to recover mouev luruialiei to buy lutures, allegiug ih*t Logan 1 bad not fold according to direc tions. Logan, who represent' Sanger and Ettelson, filed a counter claim for money put up on markins. The court dismissed the whole case, saving that it was gambling, and such deals were non (orle't^ble and contrary to public policy. The effect ot thej decision is that neither side can co lect any mcney ;n Texas on I deals in cotton future5. Business Notices. Notices inserted under this head at the rate of ONE CENT A WORD for each insertion. No notice to be counted less than 25 words. GO 'l'O Heath -Jones Co grocery store and get one. SCtt p?ir boys knee d$ui- the 75 cts k.nd at 5 c ? Williams Hrtgh-* Co. NOTICE ?I huve bought the meat market of S T. BUcknion. located in the Davis building on Maiu street, and ? y market i1now head<jnaMers for all kinds of nice fresh meats, b-ef, pork, sausage. etc Fish and oysters every Friday and Saturday. Give uie a call S. E A. Hinson, 2t CABBAGE PLANTS FOR SALE Early Cabbage Plants for sale at 25 cents per hundred or $2.00 per thousand. Cash with the order. J. W. Gulp, Chester, S. C. CLOSING OU r all of our heavy Clothing to make room for spring goods. $11 suits. $0 75; $ ? 5<? suits. $1.95; $ ? o< sni's $4 50; $7 (M? suits. $t 75; $1 50 suits, $2 25. Let us show you what we have in the Clothing line. Williams-Hughes Co* ONE thonsin 1 gallons good Molasses in barrels ?nd half barrels to sell at 2'tc per gallon. Burnett Grocery Co. GO TO H'ath-Jones Co grocery stote and get oneS. W. BIRMINGHAM. Builder and Contractor and House Mover, offers his services to the public for any-; thing in the line of building, contracting or house moving WANTED.?To sell a good farm and family Horse. Qualities excellent. Also 1 single buggy. Will take! $7 <10 for buggy. Apply to W. E. Pardue, Lancaster, S. C, WANTED ?To rent two rooms suitable for light housekeeping, by young married couple with nochil-1 dreti. Reference furnished if desired ; G. E. Young, with Lancaster Mer Co. WANTED.? Two girls to learn' typesetting and take positions in The News otflce. 600 PA I R.s Ladies' tine Shoes, $1.25 and $1 50 goods, to close out at $1.00. Wiliiams-Hughes Co. JUST RECEIVED.?The swellest ! line of Men's Neckwear ever seen in Lancaster. AH the latest styles, fail arid see them. The Heath-Jones Co. ??????????????? KI.ORODORA COTTON SEED FOR SALE ? Long Staple Variety Seed, originally bought from L. A. Stoney. of Allendale. The staple nowworth '1 cents more on this market than ordinary cotton. Will sell seed at $1 'M> per bushel in lots of 10 bushels am. upward*. Apply to R.J. MrIlwain, Lancaster, No. 3. 3-7-10w. THRKF. fine Suits Furniture to close out a? a bargain. Williams-1 Hughes Co ALL the new styles in .Silks just arrived. Invisible stripes and checks. Shirt Waist j patt-rns, no two alike, at I.aD'-a-ter Mercantile Co. WANTF.Ii ?Bright, honest young man from Lancaster, S ' .to prepare for paying position in Government .Mail Service Box One, Cedar Rapids, la. ?? lllil Family ' \\ e have footwear that will fit. Handsome, strong, easy and pliable NIIOKS FOR M FX in all styles and all kinds of leathers. Made on the latest j lasts and by the most approved method. Our $3.50 Walk Over Shoe is a model of good style and good value. 1 Looks like and wears like many $5.00 shoes. Shoes for women in all styles that suit feminine fancies. Daintiness is combined with excellent wearing (jualities. At $1 to $3 we offer splendid value in ladies' footwear. Cash store Williams-Hughes Co. - ^ IAND FANCY Groceries | We have j ust opened up one of the nici st and most coin - U Iplete line* of Staple and Fancy Groceries ever shown in |H Lancaster and are in>w ready for business. Our line conbis t s of everything generally kept in an up to date grocery Ty store. It shall be our aim to sell the best of everything at rea=on'ble prices. S? when vou want anything in Gro H ceries, come to see us or call 'Phone No. 105. All phone ^ orders will receive prompt attention. We make a special- 9| ty of fine Cigars and Tobaccos. When you want to smoke jfi stop ill our store and get something nice. Yours for business, B. M. Welsh ?> Co. 1 > MB A I*. S?Get our prices on FLOUR before you buy. Two X i car loads just received. A TALK BETWEEN j Two Farmersi! "Hello, Hustler ; how long before you are going out?" "I'm ready now." "Suppose we go out together?" "That suits me fine ; I like company, anyway." "Look here! ? where did you buy your flour?" "I bought it from Edwards." "How much did it cost you?" "$2.30 per sack." "How much did yours cost you?" "$2.50 per sack." "Well, that settles it. If you find it good, I am going to buy me up enough to do me until August." "You \ need not worry about the grade. I used it all last year. It's nice, white and flakey, and makes fine bread." "There's no use talking, Edwards has the goods and Edwards has the price. Everything sold in proportion. When you go there you can get most everything you need-Flour, Lard, Coffee, Sugar ; in fact, all kinds of Groceries, Tinware, Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, and all kinds of Notions. When you want to buy, don't fail to see Edwards, where goods go at your price or his, one." "Rv the way, has he any one-horse wagon harness?" "les, 1 saw 8 or 11) sets there today." "Well, I'll go in when I go back and see what I can do." "He will sure sell you a set cheap." # ; L "Well, I turn off here ; good-bye. When you go back I to town you will find him? J. C. EDWARDS in Bennett's Old Stand. |j \ ? %