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PUBLISHED fcvKKY KIUI>a\ HV W- Xi- McBOWEL^ f?t hk uii in n T?A'l?: One year. $1.00. aix month*, to n'liu; throe roonth". if/' cent#. Katk? you Advkktihino : ? Ordinal) transient advertinmontH, llrat inHertioi $1.00 prr rti|iiure ; each ?uh>u*<|urnt in ?ertion &0 cen?8 per 8<|imre. CUndlduted' Card* (or Oounty oflieor $'>.00. ('oii#rr?Mjonal $I0.0(). " Hh.hIii??h Um*f?, A coiitH por I into each in sertion. v tfommunicationH will ho pnbliaheinjftion of Intoroxt to the general public and i u >t of a defamatory nature. No re- I npoiiHihility will ho flSKOmcd for th? views of oorrcHpondontH. Rutea for ooatract advortlalujc will be nn nonnced upoa application ?t thnoUlce. ' Remittances by chocks, draft* and postal money ordnrw ohould ho made payable I o W. L. MoDOWKLL, Camdon. 8. O. "Whom the Gods Destroy They First Make Mad." When Gocbel wrh brutolly uhsuh gloated in Kentucky tho whole world was shockrd and grieved. That ?uch u method w?m resorted to to defeat the rule of Om people could hardly ho conceived as true by law-abiding and peaceable peo ple. And yet stern facts conoiu aively show that siI^^whb the cnae. The Republican party is primarily responsible for tho atrocious deed, and has attempted to roap a polit ical harvest froiu assassination and death. Taylor, claiming to be Governor of Kentucky, called out the militia und ordered that the Legislalute be adjourned for the present, hut this body representing tho people of Kentucky, declared Goobel governor nhen his life whh fast ebbing away. Taylor has ig nored the Legislature, the jfrlntu courts of Kentucky, and alj/ Juslice and right, and is aUjetnpti ng to role Kentucky by J'wTee. From this dark picture of/fepnblioan oppres Aion and cruelty wo ear) turn and gather comfort from tho rcpioach that is being heaped up*?n tlx? usurper, Taylor, North, Kasi, South and Went. His political doom is .^(Hjaled, ''and rijjht will surely triumph over might. The km-inhers of the Republican party i? Ken tucky have acted like madmen, and their organization will certainly be .destroyed loavin<j the Democrats in well deserved control. "Whom the Gods destroy they make rn ad." Has thiKllcf* Keen Dono to Mr. Hoykin? The Legislature Law abolish ed tlio present board of control consisting of five men, and in lien thereof, established an other lioard con siating of three men. It in proposed that the chairman of t liin Hoard to be established will he elected by the Senate and the other two members bj' the House of Heprescntntives. Why abolish tho old hoard at. all? If ttioro has boon nuy mnltcnsanrr in office hy any member of the old board let him bo punished to tho lull extent of the law, but. don't, let us try (o whitewash matters by a mean ingless change. Upon tho old board of control was a member from Ker shaw County. Mr. Harwell Hoykin ?In all of I ho chargoa and counter charges published broadcast over ti e land we have failed to uiscover any thing charged or intimated against the business qualifications, or per sonal Integrity of this gentleman, lie, with Mr. Williams of Lancaster, has been weighed in tho scales and not t'uund wanting. Then why turn off thtac experienced buainesn men for others who are untried and prob ally unqualified? Kerahaw County feels a just pride in Mr. Hoykin and wo feel that u great injustice ban been done him. Senator McLaurln May Kcsign. A dispatch from Washington pub lished in the dady paper? ye.itordav auys : "Senator MeLaurin may rosi xn his seat in iho the Senate and ac?"<'pr an appointment from tho President as a moraber ot' tho reconstructed 1'bd. Jiplne commission. Senator Mel-iu riu's vote in favor of the peace trea. t.y, and his fre<]uent public speeches favorable to expansion, have increas ed his popularity at tho White House and in othey circles where tho .ex pansion sentiment prevails, hence his selection would be eminently sat isfactory to the friends of expan #fon. It is said that Senator Mc Lanrin is entirely ignorant of the movement being made, but those close to Httt^ Ibd who know of his r^.. r.? views on expansion, think it probable that he would seriously consider the acceptance of such ao offer. To ac cept he won Id have to resign his seat in the Senate with stcre than .three years to serve. I J is chances of w-eisoiion are as good as ha coald ~ under the circa sastsnces, but heart and sonl a to expansion and thinks l? tcmr er fl*e years the country j to wpkoldmg WHY Did Out Competitors CRY? BECAUSE WE SOLD FLOUR TOO CHEAP. : 111:13 f/ What Are They Going to do When They See I w I >. ' , : * ...... ' ' " Iv , " ( ? ?* . TOBACCO 30C PER POUND- GOOD MOLASSES (TO ARRIVE SOON) AT 250 P?R GALLON. . COFFEE AT OLD PRICE? BOUCHT BEFORE THE PRICE WENT UP ... . ? . . FLOUR CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST. "= T. & TEAM S SON. Attention runners. You will Ht'jf by published pro oeeding of mooting hi'!<l on Monday! the f>Ui inst , kljat nil tho fanm-is nr<* j requested t'? meet in tin* Oourt; House in (.'nuMm, Saturday. tho I 1 7th, (it. 1 '^o'clock M, tn ftirLht'rj consular (!i!) fertilizer question, and ; tjj> hear from committee appointed t ? ? yain information (or that meeting. It. is earnestly desired (tint all tho fur mora from ovory section of tho conn ty will he present on tho 17th. Pur- J morn, now is the timo for action on * your part, neglect, it. now and noon- j or or lalor you will wish that you had talc (mi ho mo Heps expressing your; disapproval of prices arbitrady fix no by a eomhino. ('01110 together and talk over tlioso things and do not ro main i, motive when your interests arc ho vitally concerned. Itemem hoi the 17 th and idl com p. \V . K. Thompson, Chairman of TVI <?jl i i>f? A hill of vifnl interest, to the pub lic schools of lh'' Stato is now pond in ^ boh?ro tho Senate, it provides fur the. appointment in each county of a bonid of education consisting of live members, whose terms of otllee aro mo arranged Hint. one member pfocK nut every year, his place being tilled hy another fresh from tho peo pl? Thin board is given entire con trol of t be educational interests of the county, and it is tn employ an expert supervisor ? a trained teacher., to supervise the public schools. H? will be?r pretty much the same rein lion to the country schools that a sn puriutcudent duua to the graded ucliool^. The date for the holding of the regular examination for teachers' certificates has been ohanged from Keh. 10 to Feb. 23. This change has been made by tho State super intendent of education in order to give those in rural districts ample notice, for hereafter there are to b?* no more ''extra" or ''special" cxatu inationp. Those expecting to stand the examination will do well to nolo the change. Farmors' Convention. Tlio meeting of the farmers last Mitixhy to eonsider 1 1??* matter of buying f?*rt ili/.ers wnw well attend ed. Hon. W. K. Thompson w?ih elected chairman ami Mr. .J. K. Went, Honiotnry. Speeches woro made by Messrs. (J. \\*. Moselov, I. ('. Hough, L. I*'- Alford, W. F. Itccd ftu.i C. iStjkca. after winch I lie following resolutions \ver?? adopted : Resolv? d i 'I h it we, the Innin-rs ?>} Ki'fiiiw I'tiunty. in t 'oiive ntion .iw'in !?!??'. -i? n|i|ii)riril !<> I rusts. espei i:illv wl'.rii t 1 : '*v combine t * ? I i ise j >i i< ?-s I ?.y? >i n | K*i j therefore we oppose t'.if fti n!<~ci" trusts .nut tin- present it: i jv'.im .11 tin- price of fort ili/.ei s. t i A it' I wo < all upon our. Represent;! ? live:* to investigate the actions of thes?* 1'(ii t> tiiil thwait it possible the iniu-. t tht'y ife attempting to do tli?- ( .? r - iu< r- . ; Ami we recommend that a commit t? e of live l? appointed i>v the Chair man ?>( t lils convention, to obtain nil tlw information possible regarding the doing-" [jot vaid trusts ami to report to .? meet ing to le lifld at our Court House on) Saturday, 1'ebruarv 17th, at 12 o'clock M I I J*:. Alford I (J \V Mosoley I \V. F. Keed \ Co:'.! mi flee. T, A. Cauthqn | R. J T. Smith | Mr (J. \V. Moxeley moved to amend resolutions by adding that all farmer* j/f Kershaw County be requested not to buy fertilizers until after the meeting fo be held February 17th. The resouhitions m* amended wvre heartily and unanimously ( adopted. The chairman appointed as Committee in accordance with Sec. 3 ol resolutions tha tallairlxur:. Messrs. L. JL . Ajfoedbzfis: W. Moselcy, W. F. Beed, T. A. Caathew and I{. J. T. Smith Tbe farmer* decided to bold u other Beating at tbo Saturday tbe 17Ui. m*ti*g (? ?otfcertwl Thoao FountftiliB Mr. Kdilor: ? It seems us if a correspondent for the Messenger m imdined to try n?d throw cold wa t?* r on < \ ei \ tld ii}* t in* town does How different frot.j tins correspon dents whhic 'hey wish to see Ihoil town proHpei: He may have fallen over the three- foi-a-quarter foun tains which urc; erected ? "eights proof" will intikft any man fall. What !i pit v In* had not turned on the water and got a good wash from a good clean and wholesome stream. The town is doing the best they can to give the people satisfaction at a low rate of tax a lion. They have been to a very I heavy expense for the last two I years in equipping a liml class wa ter system and a first class lire de | pariment and inanv other things i not mentioned, so if the correspon dent for the Messenger will wait a ! short while until the treasury re plenishes they will give him all 11m ornaments he wants, hut cannot i give him any heller water nor any ! more. He sneaks of only being al lowed to get a vial of water ; he i Can get a.i much as he wunts. 1 I have heard of people after falling j over everything and everywhere who would dream ?<f drinking 'creeks dry and then wake up and ' drink a pitcher of water and Mill 'he thirsty, 1 expect he was in t !?<? ! same lix; . Let ever\ hody pull together an ' I not try and criticise and run down 'everything that i4* done to build up ovjr (Mt\* just in a tiinc when ever; tiling is aTmut to boom up and th" oiitloiik so bright. No one has ev I e r y tti I nrjf just as they want it, ami | because it does not suit them run I to' n newspaper and crilic'&e and j publish it. It is well enough in ; draw to the attention of those in 'authority anvthing that will im i prove or build up a city and n"i doubt they will he gateful for it, J but I can't see any good derived from running down what they arc (doing when they are doing it with ' a good motive, and, as 1 have said, | with a cheap rale of taxation. ? Citizen. | A Homarkablo Increase in the Attend ance at the Colored Free School. Rev. C. C. Scott, principal the city froo school for colored pupils, reports Tor the fourth month ondinj* | recently, a totol enrollment of 89t'> , pupils, a monthly enrollment of :<(>!, and at) average daily Attendance of As compared with the fourth ! monthly report of hist 3 ear, this ' fdiown a rcnaarkahlo increase and ^pesks well for the school. The report of the fourth school month last \etr showed ? total on roliment 204. monthly enrollment. average daily atiendanco 172. There in a ?rrii 11 over last year of l.'Ui 'in total eiindlmcn!, 123 in monthly ; enrollment, and 715 in avera^o at ' tendance. (J onstant and por;istent efforts Have heen undo hv the teachers to have the pup-Is aliend punetimlh land regularly. Pnpds absent or tar dv at any time, are required to bring, when thev come, a written expl&nn tion of their ahsenco or tardiness It the parents and guardians of the pup Is would heartily endorse this plan and eo operate with tie; teach ; er* tu enforcing it. they would liiel j 1 ha t it would t>c of great help to the teachers and henelit. 10 the pupils, land would ultimately prevent much f-tinhappinesn to the parents and j guardians of the children, some ol ? whom slop on the street to play or | loiter on tlit? way to school, and thuv 1 |oiiu bail huhil* which cling' to them j through life. * 1 Chair bottoms and baskets. Geisenhcimer's. J Kin e baby carriages at I Geisenheimer's. ? New Horwe -Sewing Machines, I grades at GeisenbeimcrV h k- MmcfaxognCTtUCTJtadtai ? it Gtlmhafinar'*. w jlTow Goods Arriving Daily! 0<. |>i y Goods, but GROCERIES AT LINDSAY'S And as you have Hits Dollars anil I llie (ioods I waul to exchange willi you, and guarantee von will bo satisfied. I So wlion you want somclliing; nice lor BREAKFAST, DINNER OR SUPPER . ' TJV I uive 1 1 j e a call. All goods delve reel promptly. Speaker Frank B. Gary 1 as entered f the raco for Governor. Fire. Another f\ro has occurred at Mr. ' C.i.C. Vaughan's steam mill. Ibis time, however, the tiro was. luckily discovered nnd extinguished before much damage wns ?' done. The fire occurred last Sunday night just up. churchgoers were returning home. Death. Mrs. Margaret Holland, mother oi Judgo 1. F. 1 lol nnd , died u f Judge Holland's residence last Kridny morning about fi o'clock. Mrs. 1 1 ??1 land was S*f> years old ami wan out' of the best ladies in this community. English Eddies. The Shady Grove public school, prineipaled by Prol'. J. W . Dunn is progressing nicely. \Vn are sorry to stale that Pro/. Fj. 13 1 Wallace, of the Niow^ser School, has been sick. The s<;Jiool howovor looses nothing as bis wiCt takes his place, she having had con siderable oxperiuuee. Doctor Eonis Spenc.cr, of this, community contemplates moving away, lie is an aggressive, as well as progressive farmer and will be [greatly missed; not least in Sunday j School work whero ho has done ad mirable services as superintendent and Teacher. > Miss Lillie Campbell is * visiting I friends at 1 1 agood. i We take pleasure in informing you I Mint Mr. and Mrs. B. M. English j have returned from Baltimore where ! they wore attending the Johns Hop . kins Hospital. Mrs. English is now visiting Camden. While visiting friends in C?>lum i hia, Mrs. Mattie Duncan was mar ine.! to Mr. Lawrence Horn shy, of ] that city, on the 25th of' January. [Who goes next? Scribner. | tiOO lbs candy, French mixed f'at ?ids. Singleton's. Clocks at (Jeiscnhcimer's. I Center tables at Geisenheimer's. We will sell you Sardines, Jel ' lies, Crackers, Cakes snd Candies ' us cheap ss anybody. Singleton's Bakery. We have a full line of line shoos. V on will do well I o look at them I e fore you buy. S. N. Sowell & Co. Handsome Pictures cheap at Gciscn heimer's. pound b'kts .Jell y only 2"?cts. Singleton's Lace Curtains nnd Window Shades lit GeisenheimerV Fine assortment of mattings just arrived at G risen heimer's. Don't fsil to see the beautiful sup j ply of new Rugs at Gcisenheimei's. Fine Furniture Polish at Geiacnheiiner's. i .Just, received a full lino of crock j cry- Come and see my'priucs. J. U, Goodale, Agt. FARMERS' CEREALITE TOP DRESSING. . 4/Ottcn 60 to 100 place jomr order with *t.OOCK- J ?rwTjr"rTr a i ? ? - ? ?? */ ? > Examination of Teachers. | Notice i? hereby given t > i fit an exitn lination for teaeheis' certificates will bo held in the Court House on l<Yidav, K>b. 2:i. /ATI parlicH expecting to tcacli I will bear in mind that, tho law now ? makes no provision for special exnmina l liont?. L. 1j. COl'E LAND, Feb. r>, 1U00. Co. Sup't Ed. Special Notice.. | Sonic returns have l>o.en sent to this , oflice without being sworn to. The law < will not allow me to accept such returns. J Id all cuscs the return* must be sworn to, j and nil parties who have not yet made their returns will please bear this?. in | miml. P. T. BRl-CK, Auditor K. ('. ? FINAL DISCHARGE. j The undernigncd, E. S. jMcCandlesf j and S. < '. Mc'andless, Administrator? jot' Leslie MeCsindlcss, deceased, will ap ply to 0. C. ifaile* Probata .1 udgo fyr a j iinal discharge as Administrators of Kai<! j eat me on the fifth day of March next, at j 1 1 o'clock a in K. S. Mc? AND LESS. M. <>. Mcf'ANDLKSK, Feb. 1'nd, 1 itO > Administrators. Money To Loan. 1 am prepared to negotiate loans on j farming binds in Kershaw County, in | sums of $o00 and upwards, and for fivi years. C. L. Winkler, Attorney. Tax Returns for 1 900. OHU'o of County Auditor, j Kershaw County. Camden, .S. ('., Nov. 21, 'OH ) Notice is hereby given that the ,\ id i I tor's olliee for receiving State and Couniy ;f vet urns will he open from ?Iniiuary 1st, ; 15IOO. to February 20th, l'JOO, (Sundays ex rented.) The dates of the appointments at which ! time the Auditor or hi* deputy will visit ] the usual places in the county for receiv j ing returns are gi voy below : | Lucknow, Tuesday, .latiuary 0. Tin le v ('reck Wednesday, .Jan. 10, [ Lynch wood at J'< -t C'llice. Thursday. 1 .Ian. I I. ; Kalcv'* Mill, Friday. 12. Kirkley's Siore Safin day, .Ian. 1". Kejshaw Monday, .bin. I V We-lvi!ic, Tuesday .Ian. I<!. l?:i-*cll Place. Wednesday. Jan. IT. Liberty Hill, Thursday, Jan. .1*. ? < 'aMi y 1 1 ill. f'ridaV, J.m If, IJ;il?)ii*s X b'o.id-, Tin ?dav, Jan. 2IL I'nii't'in'f Mill, Wednesday, Jan. 21. IMPORTANT. j It i; important that taxpayers in mak i I OL.' iliell lillllO-, Ih? cttivflll to *tllte I be ? srtroel rti?tr:e* ? whether new or old ? in \\ li i< ? 1 > iIm-v reside a! the time of making I rt 1 iiru-. Al?olo state if it is the same distrn i a- wln n I. is; let urn wt.s made. INO'MF. TAX. 1'inh r the i ? ? eiit Act of the Legi.<4allire . all persons having a gross income of Twi n I tyfive Ilumifed Dollars or more are re quired to make a return of the same to the Auditor at the time of making their otl?cr. returns. ' All returns must he made ?ui or l>cfore .tha20!!i day of Fehrtmrv nejif. I cannot tak? returns alter that dattf fl* the other work of this otli<*e must go on. All re turns made after tho 20th of February are snbjrrt to the oO percent, penalty.-- ? j Ait return* s*nt by mail mutt be made ! out on j?roper blanks and sworn to before some proper or cor qualified to ?dmlnlstur i *Vy *4t I* ?wy< ; e& ax am ! The County Board of F i meet at the oifiee of th? j on tb?4thTaefdaj t ? ? .. .. .. . v , ? ?'?V\ 4-1 \uvuy. "7 ? - -A- t The Really Lowest Prices Known Can be Found AT JUST OPENED BY S . N. SOWELL & COMPANY. Oii^ ibotIIk ol the Cjilt. Storo. 5 We carry a full line of All (Qualities Ladies, Gents and Children's Shoes. Gents Lace and Congress, from 75c to per pair, best quality. Ladies' and Children's Shoes at Lowest Prices. A nice line of DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS , Bought al a Kargai 11 just, received. Gome and see tltem i while you can gel good selections. Prices to suit your purse. Our line or Heavy and Fancy Groceries is complete and we promise to meet all Competition. "We are also in position to give accomodation to those needin ~ aceoui^ extended until fall. See us before selling yon ! cotton. S. ?. SOWELL & CO, than you get frote them, it makes'but little difference bow much stock theyrtamy. , Vthitryotr WAttt j ge t for your money. I am satisfied Withthe partiM I will be with the Aiture forX^ working Just aThittd trade u l ever did. Common yon will And at it 1 . i: .. To My Friends & Patrons: This is the beginning of another sc?i9on with cotton at 4 a#n cents per pound. This means cheap poods or no sale, have got the goods and they have got to Be sold and as I h< .always said 1 never allow any one to undersell me, the moi is what I want and that I am going to have if y'Ott Gofne ii store. 1 have a big atock. as usual, Jresh and nice; .newjxuj any old stale stock. FRESH GOCplg^ coming in every day. I went in business in 1894 whe^ootl was about the same prices it is now and I am 'still . hert^doi. my '?hare; some predicted that I would not pull through *k season. Low priced cotton don't frighten , me, I have through a hotter battle than this-.- I sold my goods -fois small mints, I find that it pays to make small profits and qui sales*' 1 have kept, it up and don't ^want to change it. j say to those who have storesin the country to come in... will divide the profits with' you as have always done. Sor* business houses may tell /you they carry a larger stock tfr a : do, you can say to ttiem^ou get, more for a dollar