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Cbe people ? - . ? S ??- ? 3 . A WEEKLY KKWSPAI'JCK. A FAMILY KEiVSPAPJfi*. A WUCllAX'V'X NE?'SPA*?ER. A COUNTRYMAN'S NEWSPAPER. A NEWSPAPER FOR SELLER AN 4) IHJVER. .T.. ,-j - - ir. . ? J UK PEOPLE'S NEWSPAPER. THE 1I1CST ADVERTISING ,MEt>U\M IN KERSHAW COUNTY. . IT HUSHED EVEKY- THURSDAY. vV. A SCHKOCK, Publisher. I-UBSCRIPTIOI, $1.60 PER AKHUI. Cuiu^H'ii, S. C., Feb. 15tli. lOOO. THE IMMIGRATION 1IU~ KEAU. The legislature, after wasting a lot of valuable time in dis cussing the bill to abolish the !3ureuu of Immigration, finally rejected it. For our part, we do . :iot confess to over-love /or that department. In theory, it ap pears to be a sound proposition. That theory is, that all the Com missioner has to do is to haunt the New York docks, and in u little or no time persuade thou sands of the most desirable class of einigrauts to turn their face$ South Caroliuaward. That the theory, or this feature of it doesn't pan out in practice, is abundantly proven. Mr. Watson, the commissioner, has exerted his best efforts to bring success to his bureau, but if the remarks made by several legislators during the progress ? of the deqate on the bill is an index to tho facts, the results have been very unsatisfactory. True, two years is a very -short test in which to condemn or praise any institution, and seed may have been sown during the lust two years by Commissioner Wuison that will bring forth an abundant harvest of good fruit :n the future, so we neither con demn or praise. As the bureau has been re tained, we are glad that the bill to reduce the commissioner's # contingent fund was also k*le#. That fund is, we believe, $3,000, a tidy sum, but not too much. This sum is expended in litera ture, travelling expenses of the commissioner, and it may be '?ash necessarily paid to men of .nflueuce for their assistance. After two more years of ex periment in;*, if tangible results have not been accomplished, the ^visdom of abolishing the depart ment will be apparent, and we hope it will be so. We people of South Carolina .'?re too much given to experi nontiug. The immigration ex ?>ei imonl was tried many years ago mid frazulod out to uothing. 'The class of emigrants brought here urder the law were not the .claoS wanted, and we very much fear that this time we will meet with no belter luck. The South Carohua farmer, as ;a rule doesn't care to work n white man. lie prefers the ne gro however unsatisfactory his iabor may ba, and why? Do cause ho can control him better, .which is a very good reason. The better class of emigrants, Jhat is, those who have money in hand sufficient to enable them to take their time and look p-round for a place to settle, can not be herded or colouized. If the representations of our com jnissioner to this class has any weight, it will not bo apparent until tho emigrant has done a Jittle investigating on his own Jxjhalf. This class atways has friends in this country before /Joining over, and it is to thoso friend* they go for information and advicq. The lower class emigrant can fre herded and distributed in such ?'.ectious as may soem best ad a pt ^k to their Constitution, but we ton't need auy njore of that .Class. - *5*9, :>?:>. 80 duo tho school und by the HUt? from dispen sary profits on November 30th. If due, why not paid out? It /certainly is not the property of l.he State, and the various conn- 1 je* oar bnudle it equally as well. ' TH E NOllQAiritLL. Tlve Morgan local option bUI has been passed by tlx house of representatives, after a loo# tight. There have been a number o t amendments. and we confess that at this writing we do not fully understand the provisious of the bill. However, we under stand that it abolishes the State ?dispensary and gives every couu ty the right to settle the ques tion as to whether it wants the dispeusury or prohibition. In case a county wants the dispen sary, the whol6 management is conducted by the county. This is well, and we hope the bill will tiliully pass and become a law. Bamberg couuty can pay its eutire expenses without levy ing one cent of county taxes if we have a dispensary system locally couducted. J Bamberg Herald. Like Brother Kuiglit, we are a little lmzy on the Morgan bill, but we are in perfect accord with him in believing that with a Couuty dispensary properly con ducted, we would have no couuty taxes to pay. Our positiou on the whiskey question is too well known for re -statement. We are a ttut footed high liceuse advocate, so the Morgan bill is not to our notion. If the bill becomes law, there is a provision in it which provides for elections on the subject every four years, so no matter how tired the people may become of it, they will have to stand it for that length of time at least. However, wo re cognize this bill as distinctly preferable to the present law, so, in lieu of something better we are a Morgunite. Poultry Notes. The season of the year is rapid ly approaching when mistress hen, having tilled somebody's vgg basket, betrays unmistaka ble sigus that she would like to have some of those eggs back to raise a family with. If you are wise, you will not gratify her longings, at once supposiue of course that the lien is not n thoroughbred. Instead, you will slip u, couple of eggs under her in order to keep he.- comfortable, and at once order a setting of thoroughbred eggs of some va nety that strikes your fancy .? 1 his is as good advice as any friend would give you. Just here, I think I hear you suy, "Oh, but the hen will <11111 the nest if I have kept her set ting too long. " So sho would if you kept her setting too Ion ir but as a matter of fact it simply can t be done. If a hen |mg tjltJ setting fever properly, she will hover a white door knob for months unless taken away Irom her, or her from it. We have frequently compelled a lien to batch four broods of chicks before giving her the last brood to raise. This we accom pushed by giving the first three broods to other hens that were sot at the same time. Some may exclaim that this is cruel, but 11 is not so. The hons we refer to brought off the last brood in al most as good physical state as when they entered upon their labors, and we were the better of their services by three broods of chicks we wouldn't have had hj}d?we_a,,?wed them to bring off the first. We give our long term set ters particular attentio^ going over them at least once a week with insect powder in ol der to keep off vermin, nnd twice during the term, giving them a fresh nest. We were particu "[ too, to give them food of a little more strengthening nature to that we fed the general Hock, or the ordinary setters. Hut it 10 lhiS Httl? D(?n t neglect the opportunity to secure puro bred eggs early V <1 Z, V" heart glad not only bocuuse of her beauty, but because of the eiri?s she will present you witlX ngthe winter. These two at f,?!('i !?V? the dung hill fo a does not possess, so weed them out as rapidly as possible Kivmg better fowls their place' We have stated nothing in the w?\? lt ,iro ,10t strictly facts Wc long tosoo common poultry displaced in this country, nnd a better class take their place, but hie , ,tako Hme eve,T reader !X IVJ U ?;' ,!er P?wer to as sist in the displacement. ?The steady cold weather we have been having lately, doesn't woirf to ,l muu w,thout \vn?"d.. W? ,ire ouo of thoso despite the many promises of r JwJ ?f pror,)i8yi,,K s?l'scri A BILL. To further promote the dairy iudustry of the United Slates. Be it cnacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much as may be necessary, be, aud the same is hereby, ap propriated, out of any money iu the Treasuary not otherwise ap propriated, to enable the Secre tary of Agriculture to further promote the dairy ludustry of the United States, and the Sec retary of Agriculture be autho rized to expend this sum, through the dairy division of the Depart ment of Agriculture, in co-opera tion with individual dairymen aud State experiment statious in such States, as 111 his discre tion are mo&t in need of such help. The above is the text of a bill introduced in Congress liy Rep resentrtive Lever which we sin cerely hope the Congress will pass. The dairy interests, in the South especially, have beeu too much neglected by the Na tional' government, and even the small appropriation of $?0,000 will give an impetus to scientific dairying, at the same time arous ing interest among the }?eople generally iu improved dairy and farm cattle. By farm cat tle, we mean, combination beef and milk cattle. To Organize State IMvInImi of the National Ginnerx. State organizations of the National Ginners* As<n>ciations will be organized on the follow ing dates and at the following places: Louisiana ? Monroe, Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 10 o'clock a. m. Mississippi ? Jackson, Wednes day, Feb. 14, nt 10 o'clock a. m. Alabama ? Bi r in ingham , Th u rs day, Feb. 15, at 10 o'clock a. m. North Carolina ? Clia r 1 o 1 1 e Thursday, March 1, at 10 o'clock a. m. South Carol iua ? Columbia Fri day, March 2. ut 10 o'clock a. m. Georgia ? Atlanta, Monday and Tuesday, March 5 and 0. Tennessee? Jackson, Thurs day, March 8, at 10 o'clock a. m. Mr. Tayloiv Dr. Com best and other officials of the association will eudeavor to be with mo at all these places. It is earnestly requested that all ginners will attend and assist in making complete organiza tions in all these States. The salvatiou of the cotton industry is dependent upou the correct organization and co-operation of ginners, and this cannot be done without thorough, couuty, State and national organization. Com mercial clubs, boards of trade or other public bodies will pre pare meeting places, secure re duced rates, etc., at all the points designated. Buy your ticicet on the certificate plan and take re ceipt, therefor, and meet us as requested. There is important work for every ginner, cotton grower and merchant in the South who is interested in honest cotton statistics. Respectfully submitted, N. T. BLACKWELL, Secretary and General 1 Organi zer National Ginners' As sociation. Kerxliaw Dots. Editor "The People": It is with pleasure that I find time to give you a few dots from this section. Everybody is trad ing for young mules aud in otlierr ways getting ready for a good years' work. I think that every farmer in this section will ex ert every effort to make a good crop, and I hope all will succeed. There was a pound party given at the residence of Mr. Less Beam, on Saturday night. All who attended seemed to have a good time. We were glad to have Mr. H. L. Watkins at the party. The birth-day (tinner given last Sunday at Kershaw in houor of Mrs. Davis was given up to be the best dinner that ever was. Hurrah ! for Kershaw. Mr. S. A. West is building the largest barn that has ever been j built in this section. Mr. J. H. Crow left Kershaw last Monday for Greenville, Fla. We hopo he will enjoy his visit very much. No marriages to report this time, and no more news, so I will close with God bless the good readers of ouj pader, Sam. Itcforniliiff a Himlmiid. A distressed Now York wife who sought to have her husband arrested for non -support, blurt ed out a piece of sound caution : "I knew my husband drank be fore I married him," said she, "and I'd like to tell any girl if she thinks she can reform a man by marrying him, she U very much mistaken." The girl who exjiects to reform a drunkard or make a decent, respectable man out of a hog, or turn a la/,y, thrifHoas idler into an industri ous worker, is lacking in good ! common souse. i . . ?<uti*ti|>Mi ion fnr?*, w VwJCi"?'"!'*18 <'?"<>? CttU'imla 10c ? w O, C. full to curw, drug^lMW* r? fyrW JJK' + Trio Concert at Ttf it Irk wood. j 1 The concert given last Sunday uigbt at The Kirk wood was without doubt the finest hoard in Camden thia season. The program nfe constated of class i cal music, and the soloists were Mr. Joseph Briglio violinist, . and Mr. Paul Johner 'cellist. The solos played by Mr. Briglio were Shumauu'a Abend lied. In this number the young artist showed bis lovo for the violin with wouderful tone and sentiment, and played it with a finished touch. The second solo was a Sere nade by Drdla ? Kufelik, ami the ongtnul cadenza played by Mr. Briglio was technically difficult, lu this solo the young artist showed some very dno points in violin playing, and met with grand uppluuse to which lie responded to an encore. Mr. Paul Johner 'cellist ulso played two solos, the first was. "Dreaming", by Becker, a dainty little undante, but Mr. John^r's interpretation of this number was especially artistic. The second beiug Chauson Napoli taiue, by Cassella. In this solo the youlg aitist showed technic bowing, and everything that in volves cello playing, mid played this -number to its extreme. Mr. Ernest Rose, pianist, who had plenty to do ou his instru ment in ull the programme, played artistically and with taste. These young artist musicians will continue to give oxcellcni programmes for their Sunday night concerts at The Kirk wood during the winter months. Yck ! Yes! Yes! Here are the final cablegrams in an international romance. "Buenos Ay res, Ada Cruford: Will yon marry me uow? An swer at once. Eugene Tuliun. New York. Eugene Tuilan : Yes. Ada Crauford." Of course you remember the story of the other girl who got a proposal by telegraph. She asked the cleric how many words she could send for a quarter, He said 10, and her answer was: "Yi?s, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" ? Ex. We are doing well with our legal blanks. Our forms give universal satisfaction. T h e share crop and lieu form is a beauty. Trespass Notice. This will warn and notify all parties not to trespass upon my lands in Kershaw County in any manner whatsoever, by huutiug, tishing, riding, driving or walk iug. Any violation of this notice by anyone, will be punished to the extent of the law. James W. Watkins. Feb. 1st, 1900. Gabbage Plants *1 to 81.50 per 1000. All leading varieties. Extra early, medium, and late Plat. Special prices on large lots and to deal ers. Wire or write. W. P. CARR, Meggett, S. C. DENTAL, CARD. The undersigned respectfully informs his friends and patrons that he has resumed his practice. I. H. Alexander, D. D. S. Office hours from 9 a.m. to 5p. in. Dr. E. G. Kirven Dental Surgeon. OFFICE OVER DR. F. LESLIE ZEMP S. MIBWESTBH W2M Of S. C, Time Table No. 6. To tak* effect Sunday, January 10, 1504, at 12.01 a. in. Superseding Time Table No. 4, date*! November 2, 1908. DKTWCEN SUMTRK * CiUDKN. TKAINB OOINO KoCTII, No. 08 No. 70 TiV Camden 4 15 p in 7 00 a m .Sou. Ry. .In nnl ion 4 25 p m 7 10 a m Ar Ellerbee 4 88 p m 7 80 a in Remberts 4 48 p in 7 40 a ui Ar Rorden 4 68 p m S 00 a hi Ar l>alzell ft 18 p in 8 26 a m Ar N. W. .function 6 48 p m 8 6H a in Ar Sumter ft 45 p m 0 00 a * TKAIK* OOINO NOMTII. No. 0i) No. 71 T.V Sumler 5 26 p m 0 80 a in N. W. Junction 8 27 p hi 0 8H a m Dalxell 0 47 p m 0 60 a m Horde n 7 05 p in 10 10 i in Remberts 7 28 p m 10 21 a i* Ellerb??e 7 80 p in 10 81 a m Sou. Ry. Jii notion 7 50 p m 1 1 00 a in Ar Camden 8 00 p m 11 10 a m No. Vfl It-aVf* Camden At oil., Wed. ind Friday at 1 p in, ar. Humter 8.40. No. 87 lonvea Sumter T?ic?., Tliura. i ?Jat. U 00 a m, ar. Camdi-n 2 00 p in. I THOMAS WILHON, J'rrtJjbwt Tax Returns Ottice of County Auditor, Kershaw County. Caoiden, S. C., IVc. 8, 190.>. Notice i * hereby given that the Au ditor's office for receiving Stale ami Oouiity lax returns Hill be open from Jan lit, 1U0CI to February 20th, 11KW, (Sunday* excepted.) The dates of tlie appointments at which the Auditor or his deputy will visit the usual places in the county lor receiving returns are given below : Bet huue, January 8, Riley's Mill, January 0, Kirkleys 4t ore, January 10, Kershaw, January II, Weatville, January 12. Liberty Ilill, January I J. Russell Place, January 13, Lugntr, January 18, lSlauey, January 17. I M PORTA NT. It is important thai taxpayers in making their returns In* careful to state the school district ? whether new or old ? in which they reside at the time of making their returns. Also to state if it is the same district as when last return was madi*. WHO SHOULD MAKE RETURNS. The law requires that all persons owning properly or in anywise having charge of such property either as agent, husband, guardian, trusteee, executor, administrator, Ac., return same under oath to the Auditor, who requests all persons to l>e prompt in making their returns and save the GO per cent penally wliieh Will l?e added to the pro|>erty valuation of all per sons who fail to make returns within the time proscribed by* law. HOW. ANI) WHAT TO RETURN. This being the year for the reassess ment of Real Estate, all personal and rt.il property owned oil the 1st day of January ItHMt, must be returned for taxation. There will be special blanks furnished to mak?* returns on and Tax payers are notified to obtain n**w blauks and not to send in returns made upon old ones as they will not be received. INCOME TAX. Under the recent Act of the legis lature all persons having a gross in come of T\<.- nty -live Hundred Dollars or more are required to make a return of the same to the Auditor at t*ic tune of making their other returns. THE POLL TAX. All citizens of this State between the ages of Twenty-one ami Sixtj year# excepting < Confederate soldiers above the age of Fifty years, are re quired to pay a I'oll Tax of One Dollar a year. Ail returns must be made on or be fore the t\ eulieth day of February next. I cannot take returns after that date a* the o* her work of this of fice must goon. All returns made ni ter the 5>0ih of February are subject to the GO ,.er cent, penalty. All return.* sent by mail must lie made out on proper blanks ami sworn to lieforc some proper ofllcer to admin ister said oath, otherwise they will not be accepted at this office as returns. The County ltoard of Equalization will meet at the office of the County Auditor on the 4th Tuesday of March, HHMl. for I he purpose of equalizing properly, hearing complaints and pro tests. W. F. RISSELL. Auditor Kershaw Co. ; TAX NOTICE. Ollic.e of Treasurer or Kvrshaw Conn- i ly, Camden, S. C., Sept. 15, 11)0"). \ In aerrrdance with tin* Art to raise nnppl i**b for the fiscal year commenc i ii ^ January 1st, 1 I , notiee is hereby jr i veil that the books will be open for c<4J?cting State, eonnty and sell ?ol taxes fronuOctober !?"?, to March Isr, 1t>0<>. A penalty of 1 per rent, will he added on all taxes unpaid by Janu ary 1st, liKMt. A penalty of two pi r e.ent. on all unpaid by Feb. l>t. 1000. A penalty of seven per eent. will he added on all uu; aid March 1st, 1000. The rate per atinuiu for Kt-r?haw eonnty is ns follows : Mills ">tate taxes, f>' a School taxes, H t 'oil illy taxes, (1 Hail road taxes, 2's Total, 17 The following special levies have been made also : Special Te.hool tax District No. 1. for interest on School Honds (jraded School lluilding. Mills. District No. 1, Special School lax Dist. No. 1, 51 " " ?' ?? ?? 2, I'o " " 44 ?? 44 4] S >t n ?t <t 44 7 2 44 ?4 '4 44 44 10, 2 n it >1 i> 44 1 1 2 ?> it 11 ? 1 14 12 ?> 11 11 II it 11 jy j[ II II ft! ? ?l II |j| || ii 11 i? 11 .1 2 11 11 .? it 11 2 ?1 it ti 11 it 2(| 2 The road tax of two dollar enn be paid the County Treasurer from Oc tober 16th, to March 1st, IWfl. A'l uinle persons living within the corporate limits of cities or towns, stu dents attending any college or school of the State, Ministers in charge of regular coagregatious, teachers em ployed in public schools, school trus tees during their term ot office, per sons permanently disabled and those actually engaged 111 the quarawtiue service of the state are exempt from the payment of road tax. All other male persons between the age* of IK anil 60 years are required to pay said road tax or work not leas than six day* during the year. The poll tax is$l. All information as to taxes will be furnished upon application. No lists of names for tax receipts will he received unless the amount of tax money is deposited with the list This rula will be strictly enforced. 1). M. McCask it.i., County Treat. Tr??8i>asK Notice, All partie? are hereby warned tinder penalty of the law not to, trespass upon uny lands in oast- 1 orn Kershaw owned or controlled t hy me, in any manner what so- 1 over, hunting, flishing, driving or walking through the same. a 1 00. vv. p, marshal.^ SEABOAED A III LINE It A 1L WA Y. NORTH-SOUTH-EAST- WEST Two Daily Pullman Vestibuled Limited Trains Between NOUT1I AND SOUTH. First Class Dining Cars. The BKST RATES and ROUTE to all Eastern Cities Via ItlClI MOND and WASHINGTON, or via NORFOLK and steamer*? To ATLANTA, NASHVILLE, MEMPHIS, LOUISVILLE, ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO, NEW ORLKAN and all points South and Southwest ? To SAVANNAH and JACKSONVILLE and all point* in FLORIDA and CUBA. POSITIVELY THE SHORTEST LIKE BETWEEN KORTH AMD SOUTH. IHTFor detailed inrormat:on, rates, schedule.*. Pullman reserva tions, etc., apply to any agent of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, or W. L. Burroughs, Travelling Passenger Agent, Columbia, S. C. Clias. F. Stewart, Asst. Genl. Pass. Agt, Savannah, Ga. at the Old Reliable Hardware Store OF A. D. KENNEDY You run find anything iu the line of Hardware. The stock is complete, was well bought and will be sold cheap. Largest and most varied stock of PLOWS, PLOWSTOCKS of all kinds includ ing GARDEN PLOWS and HARROWS of several kinds. HEADQUARTERS For Farm Bells, Stock ami Poultry Wire, Steam Fitting?, Plumber's Supplies, Shelf and Heavy Goods, Stoves and Heators. THE MILBURN WAGON, THE BEST. Harness and Sole Leather, Saddles, Harness, &e. Guns, guns. Fertilizer Distributors of Several Makes. All these items and Hundreds of others can be found AT THE Old Reliable Hardware Store OF A. D. Kennedy WHO CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO GIVE IIIM A CALL. NNODNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY TREMENDOUS SACRI FICE SALE Of all Fall and Winter Goods to make room - for Fresh St tek. : : : I MEAN WHAT I SAY. Those who failed to take advantage of my holiday prices are urgently requested to call on me and see my goods and prices before purchasing elsewhere. RESPECTFULLY, D. WOLF6 Cabbage l'1ai> fx, Cabbage Plants, Celery Plants ami Garden Plant* of all kinriH. >Ve nrc now prepaired to furnish the well-known varieties of Caliban Plants, K*tra early Jersey Wakefield, Charleston or large type Wakefields, 1 1 endersnns successions, ami Hat dnteh eabbace plants. ANo, Celery Plants, beet, onion*, anil all garden plants. Tltey are raised In tlo; open air and Will stand great cold. Prices, aitiall lot*, $1.50 per thousand. I.arge lots, idle d ?llnr to one and a quarter p?*r thousand. K. (>. II., Megget' 8. C. The fcxpress ( (Mipan.y lias granted us a reduction in ratea thin *<-ason i?ver last nr's rat-s. Unless cash ac companies order plants will It shipped r. O. 1). ('omit nod ;;oarnn lend V<?nrs truly, JSOJUIAJ* ii. nl.rrcii Co., Uv??rii,H,V, I Bridge To Let. Notice is hereby given that bids will be received for re|mir ing bridge known as "Burdell Hridge" over Twenty -five Mile Caeek on old Tjongtown road, (or building new bridge if old one cannot be repaired) on Thurs day, February nth tlMMV Plans and specifications made known day of If tting. The Hoard reserves the right to reject any and all bids J. M. So well, Supervisor. .Tun. 25th f 190H. Tno Ono Day Void Our*. ? Y,nr <*1* '*? A*d ?.rr throat ?m? tM M"v4,r? -?J5