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7 s '-7 L 4 ????????????? &ht (SEMI-WEEKLY.) HATI'KDAV, JULY 25, lttON. TRADE AND THE PUBLIC ROADS. We chanced a few days ago to fall into a group ot men who j: were tupcuaoiujc, u ? way some of the tilings that have hindered the progress of Winus boro in the past. There were suggestions many, but one specially that is worthy of consideration. it was said that there is not an instance in which the people living in Winnsboro have contributed to the improving of a single road leading into town. The foregoing is the inlroduc fcory paragraph of a leading editorial in this week's Winnsboro News and Herald on the road question as it relates to the trade of that town. Further on in the article our esteemed contemporary shows conclusively why it is to the interest o! the busiuess men ot Winnsooro 10 raise oy subscription or otherwise a sum ot money, as large as possible, to be expended in improving the roads leading into the town. In its conclusion the News and llerald says: Fairfield county is rich in resourcch. Winnsboro is the natural market tor the most ot the produce that is raised in this county. The one thing that more than any tiling else prevents the town trom getting the trade that naturally belongs to it is the roads that lead into town. There is nothing else that would so stimulate trade in this section as the improving ot the public highways. A start must be made. - ? - "ii - J _/? 11 r.. >v na< is so wen ?aiu oi >> inns boro is equally true as to mmy other towns in the Slate, Lancaster among I lie number. It would be interesting to know, even approximately, what this community loses annually in trade on account oi the condition of the roads. It certainly amounts to a good many thousands of dollars. Monroe, Wax haw, Kershaw and other points, each get a large trade that would naturally come to Lancaster were the roads leading to this town in good condition, particularly during the cotton marketing and fertilizer hauling seasons. It was only the o'her day that Mr. William Hayes, one of the best farmers of the e< unty. loul ed his wagons with corn, carried the grain to Monroe and sold it for a $ 1 a bushel, when he knew before he lett home ihat he coukl, .->ell it on tlie Lancaster market j for $1.05. Why did he take lus corn to Monroe, which is farther from his In m<> than i- Lancaster.! and sell it for les- money than i l?e had h? en ( tiered her< 7 Simply became t! e roads to Monroe are he!'c ti. n 'he Lancas'e^ roads. So much tor ti e past. Of course it isn't worth \vhi;e to worry now ovyi what wt have for raanj years been lo i11tr on account of bad r ads. The thing to do is to st< p the trade 1 ak*. so to speak, to build roads that will he passable at ali season- oi t 1. / > tr a a ti a oil flk'it 1 j liiot tirlt n t I 110 v v(i| "ll'i v * 13 J 'in' W lirl I we believe the people h tv > made up their minds to do, or to have done. So determined are thev to have good highways, thai il the ne*v road law shall tor any reason fail to fully secure that end, they will have the legisla /* THE LANCA ture to amend it so as to fulfil 1 all requirements. Judging by the present temper of our people, nothing short of good roads . is going to satisfy them. And j they are eminently right. We | have followed the old ruts long i enouuh. I , CALL FOR CAMPAIGN FUNDS. j Bryan's first appeal for campaign contributions, which was published in full in the last issue of The News, was made to the farmers?the backbone of the country. This appeal has been followed by a call issued by the Democratic candidate for presi dent to (he Democratic newspapers of the United States to begin the collection of campaign funds M r Rpxrun qqt ra i n no rf - v.??..... ? *. *-r4 JT Ml* Ol?J ? i?? |'C* 1 I . "I wish every Democratic newspaper would begin the collection of a fund from its subscribers. There are very lew Democrats who could not afford to make a small contribution, and the people will never be able to control the Government until they take on themselves the burden of supplying campaign funds. As long as a few men furnish the money to finance a campaign these men will exert an undue influence on the Government." The News will take pleasure in receiviug and forwarding contributions from its siih-rrihMra nr others who may desire to help the cause of democracy in a sub stsntial way. It takes a lot of money to run a national cam* ! paign and we of the South should gladly and cheeriully "come across" vsi?h our share of the expenses. i According to the Augusta I Chronicle, Si. Louis has a policeman name 1 Hell. Wonder ' if lie ever catches himself. The Scranton, Pa., man who married his cook wants a divorce because she doesn't know how to I darn socks.?Anderson Mail. Why should he care a darn so long as she's a good cook? The United States Circuit Court of Appeals lias reversed j t lie judgment 'f Judge Lands in tlie case in which he lined the Standard Oil (Jo. $25),210,000 tor accepting rebates. But the 1 end is not vet. Georue Frederick, the Prince <>! Wales, ln ir apparent to tire British crown, was given a Ire-' mendous ovation on his arrival Wednesday at (Quebec, theme-: tropolis ol Canada. American j and French war ships joined with i 1 lie British in lirinu salutes. Ov< r fifty thousand people united in! shouts of we'corne : Main street looked unusually L.i. i * ? i * * ?*n an ai ci n? a' ouiidav, i n ani<s io a chan^f made recentlv in the clearing-up \ st< m by Mr Kerb Legare, the city superintendent of 9treets.- Mr. Legare now has tie st-eet thoroughlv cleaned Saturday night, just belore mid-! night It is dining Saturday evening that 'he streets are mopt do figured with rubbish."crips of paper and banana peelings, e'c. ? Columbia Record. Why can't Lancaster adopt a i a similar plan to have Main; street present a "clean and ne ?t" appearance on ' the Sabba'h ? It wouldn't be necessary to wait until "just hetore midnight" to have the hide walks and street cleaned. The work could bo done about the iSTER NEWS. JULY 25. Weak Kidneys1 .SSf SSTlW^iifX'SuEe.S'lK itomach, and their weakneae. not In the organ teolf. tmt in the nervea that oontroi ana guide rnd strengthen them. Dr. Shoop's Reiterative la t medlolne speolfloelly prepared to reach theee tontrolUnf nervee. To doctor the Kidneya alone, a futile. It la a waste of time, and of money aa veil. If your baek aohea or la weak. If the nrtne loajds. or le dark end strong. If you have aymptoma )f Bright* or other distressing or dangeroua kidlev disease, try Dr. 8hoop'e Restorative a month? fableta or L^uld?and see wha^ It can end will | mm ivf w uu. yniHiH ncwuuwiu uiu HU Dr. Shoop's Restorative ri.iN0fcKBU3X PHARMACY. time the stores clo'-e on Saturday night. Bui we have diseu-sed this subject so much that it has become threadbare. If you want to be immune from malaria and similar ailments, don't allow any mosquitoes to breed on your premises. Get rid of all stagnant water. i ^ 11 i j'^ven an ow 111 can containing wa'er may he the means ol filling your house with mosquitoes. Keep an eve on your rain barrel A small quantity of kero-ene oil poured on the surface of the water will kill the wiggletails, which make mosquitoes. Wo trust that the board ol health will see to it that all dra'ns are kept clear of standing water and that all pools, holes or hasi? s of water in hack lot* or elsewhere in town, if there be any, are drained off. Mr. 11. K. Taylor, who live* on Mr. J.J. Small's place in Flat Creek township, captured a cou-ii pie of biddies the other day that IT had evidently been hatched out I by a partridge, which they were I follow ing. im-iiiiruj - i,?.\huvp ? (init >yrup acts fjetitly iipn.i the bowels and thereby drives the coid out of the system ami at t he same time it allays inflammation and stops irritation. Children like it Sold iiy All Ururi^ists. w ,v s W. P. ROBINSON ATTOHNKY A'l' I.AW Otlioe over Ileath-Jones (Jo's Store LAXt 'ASTKR, S < Prompt attention to business. Dr. J. E. WELSH, DENTIST. Ollic in Emtnon* Huiiding op. posite First National Hank. Phone No. 8. LANCASTER, S. C. ft i tf wk J , ^ I t. 3 )^* v-z^ " ^ ' COPVRIOHT A I J. I. C'.' I "PUTIN' LP FRUIT TIME" has come again, and from now on until Kail folks who 11k?-? their own home-made preserves should pet busy. Sugar 1 s needed of course in large quantities. Spices, ginger, cinnamon, etc.. is al so required. At Bennett's lore a iuii line in kept and at the right jjrice I BENNETTS c I9Q8 F { = A PERCENTINTE PAID ON SAV ??= The First Natior LANCASTER, J A SAFE B Sv Absolute security should be the ti iti selecting n bank, otlier indue* liberal accommodations, satisfactory and polite treatment, while valuabl are of secondary importance. This 1 I'nited States tiovernment suporvis positors the highest form of security time extends every courtesy and fat ff Chas. D Jones, R President. "V E. M. Croxt Cashier. ft II ?0111 MM Try a Sack of Oi 1"* T . mont ratent. it > i ase you. VVe h Diamond Patent ai Star Yes! 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