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ELBERT H. AULL, 1 Proprietors. Wx. P. HOUSEAL, f ELBERT H. AULL, EIToa. toME CONSTRUCTION NEEDED. The Herald and News has frequently spoken of the unwisdom of hasty legis lation. It is sure to result in the pas sage of crude laws and many times is liable to be the cause of having things muchly mixed. Not only so, but it also frequently is the cause of getting sections in our laws that are not only meaningless but absurdly ridiculous. It would be far better to have biennial sessions and take time to deliberate and make such laws as are put on the Stat ute books so that an ordinary wan could understand them, and so that it would- not require the services of a "Philadeiphia lawyer" to construe them. But this is not the point we want to wake now. We have a copy of the recent acts passed by the last Legislature. It has one advantage over some of its prede cessors. The volume is smaller than some that have gone before. We have been looking over it just a little and two of the most important acts in -it are the Dispensary and County Gov ernment bills. In looking over these we find one section in each that we would be glad to have Gov. Tillman call upon Attorney General Buchanan to construe while he is in the business of telling us what these laws mean and what the intent of the Legislature was. At page 482 of the Acts we find this section in the County Government bill It is given verbatim et literatim: "Sec. 6. That all the duties, powers and privileges now the same are hereby devolved upon the Township Boards of Commissioners and Tow nship Boards of Assessors are hereby abolished." Themarginal explanations say: "1)e volution of duties." "Boards of Asses sors abolished." Now it seems to us that this section needs to be construed. We are to understand, we suppose, that "Boards of Assessors are abolished," but whose "duties" "are hereby de volved" "now the same?" But a finer specimen of rhetoric and pure and lucid English is to be found in section 30 of the Dispensary Act, page 445, which reads as follows, punctua tion and all: "Sec. 30. That any interference by any person with, obstruction or resist ence of, or abusive language to, any officer or person in the discharge of the duties herein enjeined, or the use of abusive language by any such officer or person to any other person or persQns, shalls upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be pun punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for the term of not more than 30 days." What is it now that "shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor?" Is it not "that any inter ference" "shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty?" It seems to us from this section that Mr. "Interference," or Mr. "Any Interference," is the fellow who shall suffer the penalty "upon con viction." We may not understand the English of it and for that rioson we hope Gov. Tillman will have the section con strued. It is a matter of some impor tance. Gov. Tillmian we know did not have anything to do with the writing of this section. Our laws should be put in plain and simple language, for igno rance is no excuse for violation of law. We hope the Supreme Court will not much longer delay tha filing of its decision in the dispensary case. It will have a good effect to have this decision, it matters not what it may be. It is rumored that it has been decided un constitutional, but we do not believe any one knows anything about it. Still we hope soon to see and hear what the court does think of it. Judge Izlar is now off' the bench and has announced his candidacy for Con gress to succeed Judge Brawley. We hope his District will do the handsome thing and elect him by a large and overw belminig majority. We have heard, and presume that it is correct, that the Prosperity Press and Reporter has changed hands and Mr. F. V. Capers retires as publisher and editor, and is succeeded by Mr. Robert L. Whites. As to the causes which brought about this change we are not informed, and it is not for us to ::peak of them any way. We wish all parties interested success. It was all done very suddenly and is a surprise to many. We understand from our Prosperity correspondent that the change was purely a business trans action. Now is a mighty good time to sub scribe for The Herald and News if you want to keep up with the procession. The new subscribers are coming in right along, but there is always room for one more. John Bladon, the constable who was shot and who killed the negro in Spartanburg some weeks ago, ap peared last week before Judge Gary on application for bail. He wa granted bail in the sum of $500. Why should the County Executive Committee be called upon to suggest a supervisor of Registration? We thbough t this appointment was made by the Governor, with the advise and consent of the Senate. Attorney General Buchanan has given a long opinion on the dispe'3sary, in which he holds that the State con stables can search without a warrant under this new law, either places of business or private houses. Tbis will not be considered by the Reform press an effort to misquote the law to make it odious to the people. It is the opinion of the man elected to this- ex alted position. The Attorney General says the search can beumade. Or ifhbe does not say it in so many words. that is the only construction that, it seems to us, can be placed upon his letter to the Governor. If that is not what he says, we would like to know what he] AS TO OVR SCGGESTION. The Greenville News refers to our suggestion of last week as a "weak in vention of the enemy." Yet it says: "We confess to having very seriously considered the claims of Colonel Gantt for our support. We concede that he has many of the qualifications for a re form candidate for Governor developed generously, not to say abnormally. A fatal obstacle is found, however, in his dubious attitude towards Our Noble Leader and Our Cause." Now right there we must protest. In what par ticular has he been "dubious" towards "Our Cause?" It is on account of his faithful adherence to Our Cause that he was sussested as the head of our ticket. Everything must be subverted to the interests of Our Cause. It is measures we are after and any one who gets in the way of the success of this Cause must be brushed away like cob webs, and if General Gantt has not been faithful to the Cause, and inde pendent of the influence of any so-called leaders, then we would like to know who has. Even if Our Noble Leader puts himself in the way of the success of Our Cause, he must be shoved aside. Then take the many claims and quali fications of Colonel Gantt and place them alongside of the other candidates who have been suggested and he shines like the noonday sun. He is modest, quiet, unobtrusive and is not seeking office. He brought the dispensary law with him in his pocket from Georgia, and no doubt had something to do with the writing thereof, and yet he has taken no credit to himself for this great progeny of reform, bnt has allowed others to wear the honors, which no doubt if the facts were known, are rightly his. Ir his advocacy of Our Cause he neither stops to consider the time, place, conditions, circumstances, or facts of the case, but holds up elo quently, and sometimes recklessly. the rights of Our Cause. His devotion and flexibility to Our Cause are beyond question. The Herald and News does not enjoy the brightness and brilliancy of the Headlight, as he has persistently declined to exchange with us, but we have no doubt that such a course is entirely in accord with the principles of Our Cause, and forthe advancement of the principles thereof, granting for the sake of argument that there are principles to be advanced. We believe that we can convince the Greenville News that the best thing it can do is to switch off its candidate into tie Attornew General's office. He would not be opposed to anything that would be in the .interest of Oar Cause. We want harmony and must haveit. Men count for nothing in this matter. They are mere sticks. Then the Reform press must have recognition. It has labored hard and unselfishly, and now while in no sense seeking office, should be importuned to sacrifice its unselfish service upon the altar of its country. The Herald and News did not start out to advocate the cause of thbe sugges tion we made, but only intended to throw it out as a suggestion. But we do not like to see our suggestions lightly treated, and have been constrained to say this much in its behalf. It is a strong ticket all the way through and may be counted on to be true to the principles of Our Cause. We do not like, however, to note a slight discord between Col. Gantt and Col. Koester. We have not seen what the Headlight has said of the Register, but the Register should not permit itself to speak so unkindly or harshly of our suggestion. There must be harmony in the ranks, and especially in the cab inet. Now there could be no objection to the Register saying that the Head light at times seemed to have a very great disregard for accuracy in its state ment of facts. There would be nothing wrong in that, for in its ardent and en thusiastic support of Our Cause, the Headlight may not have been over careful to be entirely accurate, but that is a very small matter, but the Register should not by any means be so harsh in some of its remarks. There is one fatal objection to three candidates supported by The State, Greenville News, and Spartanburg Herald-! hey are all lawyers. We are anxious to enlist the support of the Greenville News to our sugges tion. We.. think the suggestion has merit in it. We have only come down off the fence long enough to say this much in behalf of our suggestion, and shall now return and view the struggle from that e-.ellent position. We do not think it will be necessary to say anything further in behalf of the suggestion. The Herald and News invites the fullest and freest discussion of all pub lic questions in its columns. We print our entire paper in our own oflice at Newberry, and have plenty of room for any one who has an opinion to ven tilate it. We do not care whether you think as the editor does or not, your views will be given a respectful consid eration. If you have anything to say that will interest or instruct the public send it along, and we will give it circu lation. Our purpose is to print and publish.a newspaper, and not an organ. A prominent Reformer tells us that Newberry is in favor of a convention, but does not care whbether it is a late or an early convention. The Alliance passed resolutions endorsing a March Convention, but as yet no call has been issued for such convention. Chief Constable Gaillard is a Repub can. Thbe Tillman organs should not say much more about Cleveland and Gresb'.m. The organs have all been exceedingly quiet on the Democracy of ihe chief constable. The quarterly statement of the Dis pensary in the State was published in the daily papers yesterday. We will try to give some of the figures in our next issue. The profits for the quarter endinr January 31 are put down at (;7, - 139, and the total profits since the dis pensary was established are put at $99, 337.16. And yet we are told it is not a scheme for revenue. Judge Townsend will have to change his opinion if these figures pan out to be correct. We do not know how much of this profit is profit on the books and how much is cash. Sometimes there is a great dif HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS. The last Legislature passed an act requiring the county commissioners of tht- various counties to fix the fees at which the clerks of the court shall issue license to haw'kers and peddlers to do business in the various counties. The York board, on yesterday, fixed the fees in this county as follows: For stoves, lightning rods or sewing ma chines, $Z5.00; clocks, $10; pianos, and organs, $2.5 00; all other class and kinds of goods, wares and merchandise, $10. 100. 'Fhe provisions of the act do not ex tend to newspapers, magazines, vegeta bles, tobacco, or any kind of agricul tural product. It is made the duty of sheriffs, trial justices and constables, under severe penalties, to inspect the licenses of all hawkers, peddlers, etc., and see that they are duly executed in accordance with the act.-Yorkville Engairer. We fear that the Newberry Com missioners have overlooked this new laws, and besides that, under the pro visions of the law, the fees must be fixed at the first meeting of the Board in January, and at that time there was no way of knowing that any such law existed. We do not believe that the York Board had any right, under the pro visions of this law, to fix the fees at its February meeting. That being the case no peddling as prohibited by the act can be carried on, for all other acts in consistent with this are abolished. It would take a very wise and well informed man to keep up with the acts and doings of this last Legisla ture. Judge Townsend holds that the dis pensary act is constitutional. In a case in Berkeley be made this state ment: "As to the dispensary act being an act to raise revenue, my construc tion of the law is that the Legislature did not inteud it should be an act to raise revenue. The revenue is only incidental and so far as the facts show, it is even now, after several months' trial, very doubtful whether there is to be a revenue or a loss to the State." This is quite a different opinion from that expressed by Governor Tillman in an interview which be gave out some time ago. Our recollection is that he claimed the whiskey business would pay the State about half a million a year. Besides, if it is not a scheme for revenue, why put dispensaries on towns that heretofore have not sold whis key? Why should there be such an effort to put up dispensaries whether the people want them or not? The es tahiishment of dispensaries does not reduce the number of "blind tigers." In fact we believe these institutions will thrive better in towns that have dispensaries than in those that have them not. We do not pretend to say what the intention of the Legislature was, granting it had an intention, but the only legitimate conclusion from the acts of the board of control that can possibly be drawn is, that the dis pensary is a scheme for revenue. Judge Townsend is certainly in error, and if he bases his decision upon the ground that the dispensary is not a scheme for revenue he had better has ten to correct himself. The Herald and News regrets very much that misfortune has overtaken Mir. J. L. Weber. We have no sym pathy for his wrong-doing, or any wrong-doing, but we always feel like we would like to help the wrong-doer. We can't help it. We always feel like helping to lift up the man who is down. But there is no excuse for the wrong doing of Mr. Weber. He had intelli gence enough to know the consequences f what he was doing. He is only reaping where he has sown. Still we re.very sorry it has happened. The poet of The Herald and News s busy just now on other work and annot undertake an ode on our sug estion. In fact, we very much fear hat the campaign this year will not e one of poetry. All the new judges except Justice ary have gone to work. He does not ake on the ermine until some time in J'aly. The Senate rejected two of Mr. Ceveland's appointments for Associate ustice of the Supreme Court. They were hoth from New York and did not uit Mr. Hill, and were rejected. The resident now sends in the name of Senator Edward Douglas WVhite of Alabama. It was unexpected to every ody, but was immediately and unani nously confirmed. Mr. Hill's stub ornness has taken the appointment wiy from YSew York. The a ppoint ent, however, is considered a good ne. Read whbat Bill Arp says on the ques ion of water works and live towns and ead ones. We are in receipt of the Greenwood [eader, a newspaper just started at reenwood by Messrs. P. E. Rowell and WV. W. Thompson. It makes a good start, and we wish it great success. How We Are Being Reformed. It seems that this is to be a campaign year indeed. The fight is on early. 'The early bird catches the worm." We don't profess to know much about politics; in fact, there isn't muc-h to now in these days of reform, except hat there's considers ble scrambling for fice, but it's amusing to look on and see the political pot boiling and bub ling. The fun bas commenced and here seems to be a lively time ahead. But let the good work go on. We are eing "reformed." 'We hope the State won't get into any worse condition, we on't see how it could, but where's the hing to end if there's to be a split in te reform movement? Are we to start bck where we were two years ago and egin at the beginning again? Things seem to be getting somewhat mixed, and we doubt if some of them aren't wondering and asking themselves the uestion, "Where am I at?" But may e order will come out of chaos, and etter times appear. May be the people will get tired of all this scufiling and scrambling for office after awhile. We ope at any rate, but we have about ome to the conclusion that our diges ive organs will allow us to stand it as ong as anybody else can. J. If You WIsh to Enjoy cleanse your system and purify you lood by the use of the Harris Lithia Water. It has no equal.. tf. Neber mind der sunshine nor der rain, I's gwine to buy my Shoes at DID TILLMAN DICTATE IT? Buchanan's Opinion on the Powers of the Spies-He Holds that State Constables can Arrest Citizens, Search their Homes and Seize their Property Without so Much as the Scratch of a Pen in the Shape of Warrant. {Special to News and Courier.] COL-MBIA, February 16.-Another sign of the times isgiven in theopinion of Attorney-General Buchanan a- to the State's right to enter houses to seize contrabaud liquors without war rant. Where is it going to lead to is the next q uestion that ought to be sub mitted. Mr. Buchanan says that it is his duty to give the law, and that it remains for it to be tarried out. He has been at work most of the day on the matter and late this evening gave his opiniot% to the press. The opinion is: COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 12, 1S94. To his Excellency, Governor B. R. Tillman, Executive Cffice, Columbia, S. C.-Dear Sir: Your inquiry asking the power and authority of the State constables to seize "contraband liquors" without warrants, the constitutionality of such powers, and the manner of their exercise, received. It is to be observed in the first place that neither our Con stitution nor the Federal Constitution forbids searches or seizures without warrants: Section 22 of our bill or rights declares. "All persons have a right to be secure from unreasonable searches or seizures of tb-ir persons, houses, papers, or possessions" Article 4, of the Federal Constitution, also uses the word "unreasonable" in the same connection. "So it is "unreasonable" searches, seizures, etc., only that are prohibited. In some of the States the word "unlawful" takes the place of our word "unreasonable." In both cases, however, it is uniformly held that whatever powers are authorized by the Legislature in furtherance of these pro visions are not considered "unreason able" or "unlawful," but are upheld as valid, reasonable and lawrul. The con struction by the Federal Courts of the provision in the Constitution of the United States and the powers given un der it to the various officers of the inter nal revenue and other departments of the Government are known a-d their undoubted right to exercise the same has ceased to be a vexed question. A little reflection would convince anyone that if the Government of the United States, a Government of delegated agencies and powers whose authority is limited, could do these things, a sovereign St-te certainly could do them all, and right here on seizures and searches allow me to say that there is no section or provision in the Dispen sary Act in these particulars which have not been and is not now the law of the United States. WHY RESTRICT A WARRANT IF NONE IS NECESSARY? The provision that "all warrantsshall be supported by oath or affirmation and the order of the warrant shall be ac companied with a special designation of the person or objects of search, arrest or seizure" does not say nor does it mean that such arrests, searches or seizures shall always be under warrant. The right to arrest without warrant for misdemeanors upon view has always been recognized in this State both be fore and since the present Constit ution, (City Ccuncil of Charleston vs. Payne, 2d N. & McCord, page 475,) the later cases going to the extent of holding that such arrests may be made after commission of the offence. (State vs. Sims, 16 S. C. N. S. Rep, 486; State vs. Bowen, 17 5. C. N. S. Rep, 58.) The right to seize and hold property the subject matter of a theft, forgery, counterfeiting, etc., as evidence of a crime without a warrant is recognized wherever the common law has been planted. The right to arrest without warrant in the cases laid down by all writers on the subj::et, and if necessary to seareb the d welling for him, is too well settled to need authority at this day. A proininent authority has gone so far as to lay down thbe law as follows: "That articles or instrumentalities once impressed with the characteristic of adaptation and intended use for pur posts prohibited by law and contrary to public peace, health or morals are subject to summary seizures under statutory or even general police regula tion." And again, an authority equally as eminent says: "The officers of Gov ernment have authority derived from the general rights of the Govern ment, without any statute whatever upon the subject, to exercise all necessary force for the prevention of crime, either by the arrest of iu:;!ividuals or by thbe seiz ure or detention of the instruments for coinmitting crime." Thus far I have spoken of seizures without watrant, ontingencies recognized in our own and the Federal constitutions. NO GENERA L WARRANT COULD BE SO TYRANNOUS AS A RIGHT To ARR~EST OR SEARCH WITH CUT WARRANT. The constitutional provision requir ing "All warrants shall be supported by oath or affirmation, "and"beaccom panied with a special designation of the person or objects of search, arrest or seizure, and no warrant shall be issued but in the cases and with the formali ties prescribed by the laws," does not say that all seizures, arrests or searches shall be under waraant,but where a war rant is necessary under the laws of the State it shall be made with such forma lities and in such cases the law requir ing the necessary requisites must be strictly complied with, This provision was directed against general warrants and general search warrants in partic ular, not specifically describing the per sons, places or property to be searched or arrested. This class of warrants which in t'roublous and unsettled periods in English history were issued to a very alarming extent by the Secre taries of State, and other magistrates perhaps, was prohibited at the first settlement of the realm upon the Prince of Orange and the Hanover family, I think, if not earlier, and simi lar provisions have been transferred to the United States and to most of the State constitutions. A nd it has never been supposed to prohibit arrests by private persons or without warrants in that class of cases where delay would be perilous. "Necessity is the first law of government as well as of nature," (Court in re Powers, 25, 6, 261) Story on the Constitution states sub stantially the same historical reason for this provision in the Constitdtion of the United States and shows the like limit of its purpose. The dispen sary Act provides for seizures without warrant, as in like manner the statutes of most of the States that have adopted rigid provisions for the prevention of intemperance, pauperism and crime. Such seizures are to be made in an open lot p,ublic house, stores, depots or whrves, etc., where the liquor can be readily seen and laid hold of, or because of the invitation to all persons to enter. Such warrants are required where liquors are supposed to be hidden out of sight, and where the officer is not actually or constructively invited to' enter, and generally where seizures witout a warrant are not a uthorIzed by the Act. KEEP HIM OUT OF THE DOOR. The sanctity of the castle is to be re ferred especially to the entrance of the house, for if the owner consents to the entrance of the officer without a war rant into his dwelling he cannot com plain of the effect of such entrance. You will notice after all, these provisions. of the Dispensary Act are but an ap plition of old and well settled pri n iples of law. It does not trench on the liberty of the citizen. The power to do whatever he wanted to unrestrained was never liberty. It is liceose and means anarchy. Individual action soI far restrained by law means liberty and the conservation of law and order. Respectfully, OS.McND W. BUCHANAN, Some Other Strange Anomalies in Our Situation. To the Editor -of The Herald and News:-Lsst week I called attention to a few of the anomalies in our present situation in South Carolina in the very extravagant salaries paid to Tillman's bar-keepers as compared with those re ceived by our State Superintendent of Eaucation, and others engaged in educational work. From this com parison it would seem that the whiskey trafflic is much more high'y esteenied and honored by the "dominant ele ment" in our State than the work of educating our children. This week I propose to call attention to a few other equally striking anomalies. Hon. J. L. M. Curry, in a recent ad dress before the Georgia Legislature, uttered some very plain but wboleorme truths, applicable not only to Georgia, but to the entire South, and more espe cially, perhaps, to our own State, under the Tillmian regime. And yet, strange to say, I have seen no notice taken of this meritorious address from one of our most intelligent and clear-sighted public men in any of our papers, and have bad to go to a prominent North eru paper for the following extract: Speaking of the frequent lynchiag of negroes, he refers to the fact that the whites are everywhere in full ~ontrol of the legislative, executive and judi cial departments of government, so "there is not the reruotest possibility of one of these criminals going unwhipt of justice." Then he says: "A mob is a sudden revolution. It is enthroned anarchy. It is passion dominant, regunaut. Lawlessnese and violence are th'e ant i podes of liberty and social order. Obedience to the consti tuted authorities. to law, is of the es sence of true freedom, of self-control, of civilization, of happiness, of master ful development." In contrast with this bold and strong, but correct picture of what constitutes true vivilization, what do we find here in this old-one of the original thirteen-State of South Carolina? Do we not find here really "enthroned anarchy?" Have we not in the Gubernatorial chair even a man who has publicly boasted of his partici pation in the faniou- Hamburg mas sacre? who has publicly stated, as Gov ernor, that he would,in a certain event, lead a mob? and whbo has actually,in one case, turned over a poor "nigger," who had voluntarily given himself up to him for safety, toa howling and blood thirsty mob for execution? If such as this does not constitute "entbroned anarchy" pray what does? But even this is not all, perhaps not even the worst. While mob violence and lynchings run riot all over the State, even in sight of the State Capi tal, where the Governor, with a good field glass, might almost witness them from his residence on Arsenal Hill, %ve have not beard of a single attempt to arrest and bring the guilty to justice, not even in the Denmark case, where the lynchers were perfectly well known, some of them even occupying promi nent positions. Has our Chiet Execu tive quite forgotten his empbatie and oft-reiterated pledge, prior to election, to put a stop to lynchings? But more anon. A READER. Hood's Cures Annie L Arner' Of Augusta, Ky. More Than Pleased With Hood's Sarsaparilla-Por Tet ter and Blood Impurities 8tronger and Better in Every Wsy. "Ihave been more than pleased with Hood's Barsaparilla. Ihave suffered with tetter break-. ing out on my face and all over my body all my life. Inever could find anything to do it goo4 until I began to take Hood's Sarsaparilla. I have now used about eighitbottles, and Oh, itbhas done me so much good that I have the utmost Hood's Cures faithinitandrecommcend it to everyone. Besides purifying my blood, It has made me so mucb stronger and better I do not feel like the same person at all." AxwIE AKNEn, Augusta, Ky. Hood's P1li3 aet easily, yet promptly and eSciently, on the liver ad bowels. 25c. R.C. WILLIAMS, UNDER TAKER. Having fully equipped himself in the above line of business, is prepared to exe ctute all orders in that direction. .A.IjsO). As proprietor of the Art Store, he will be pleased to see all of his friends and customers, where he keeps a full assort mort of everything in the trade, in addi tion to Furniture of all descriptions, Dry Goods, Millinery, etc. IIPORTAITNTICfj We will this week take stock, afte; whbich we will offer all Winter Goods, Woolen Stuffs, aOdd Styles and Remnants atprices THAT WIlLL 8H0Y TRE This is no Pen and Ink sale or 2.5 per cent. JOB, no annual February Flirm Fiam, but a REAL, GENUINE sACRIFICE sale. We make no PRETENSE of selling ei erything in the Store AT COST, but such lots as we offer -MUST GO and away BELOW COST at that. If you are LIVE PEOPL.E you want to SAVE and thereby MAKE MONEY. If you need ANYTHING, you will make it a POINT to call on us. Yours cordially, TO RAISE ASSESSMENTS. What ia Expected of the State Tax Ases eorr-The Matter Explained by the Comptroller-General. [Special to News and Courier.] COLUMBIA, February 8 -As is well knowu the Comptroller-General is try ing hard to get a good valuation on all classas of property in the State, and with that end in view i" doing every thing possi ble to facilitate the work. He wants to get all property oa an equal basis. The recent circular seems not to have been fully understood, and for the benefit of the mtuy H'ards of assessors the following correspondence w:s to day given out and will be interesting to the members of th~ various boards: ST. LUKE's, Newberry County, Feb. G, 1894 -The Hon. W. H. Elierbe, Comptroller-General-Dear Sir: I see that you have sent out abstracts for the township board of assessors. I want to know if the board will have to fill out the blanks with the name of each tax payer and add up the amount and then turn them over to the auditor, or will the auditor have to fill them out and the board sign them? If the township board has to fill out the blanks it will take our board at least two weeks to do it, and as the township board gets no pay it is more time than I can give without pay. Please let me know what is the duty of the board and oblige. Yoors truly, R. T. C. Ht'NTER' The following was the reply: MR. R. T. C. HUNTER. St. Luke's, Dear Sir-Replying to yours of the ;ith iust I beg to say that [ cannot fully understand how or why it will take two weeks to fill out these blanks. If your board do their work thoroughly they must of necessity examine each separate item and piece of property, personal and real. returned in their township or tax district, and as this is done how easy for one member of the board to enter the item of property as assessed under its proper head as as ses-ed. This done in a line with name of the taxpayer and you will have your work as you progress heforeyou in an intelli gent and concrete form, which will en able or aid you in adjusting and fixing the proper values upon the property of your township. If, however, your board of assessors can do this work better and with more accuracy in the assessing of property without the aid of the blanks then of course do not use them. Our purpose was to aid these boards, and tha' purpose to aid is based upon actual experience and observa tions in this work of the township board of assessors. The auditor is not expected to have anything to do with the work except such aid as his position and informa tion can give, which aid, we are assured, will be cheerfully rendered. The Comptroller-General seeks the co-operation, aid and full sympethy of these boards of assessors in the proper assessment and equalization of the tax able property of the State, and .has confidence in their intelligence, patrio tism and devotion to duty, right and justice to do t.heir work in a most thorough ..nd satisfactory manner to themselves and the interested pub lic. With the hope that you may under stand and appreciate the efforts of this office and act in the matter as judg ment of your board indicates an the public interests demands, I am, yours respectfully, W. H. ELLERBE, Comptroller-General. STALL NO 4. WICKER & HAYES. WE CAN NOW BIE FOUND AT Stall N%o. 4, Newberry Market, prepared to furnish Fresh Meats of all kind. We shall use our efforts to have the best and choicest meats on hand at all time~s. We ask for a sbare of the patronage of the public. Respectfully, L. D. WICKER. J1. THOS. H AYES. H.&N15. The New Store FRI8H GROtJERIES IA 11181 f PRIUES For Everybody. CJALL 4N0 SEE A WLCOM1E TO ILL. HOOF & NELSON. Main Street, Newberry. FRUITS. RAISINS, ICURR ANTS, FIGS, CHERRIES, (Chrystalized.) PRUNES, DATES, APPLES, ORANGES, LEMONS, COCOANUTS, OLIVES IN GLASS, OLIVES IN KEGS. GROCERIES. SUGAR, COFFEE, RICE, GRITS, MEAL. FLOUR. BUCKWHEAT, LARD, MOLASSES, WHITE FISH, MACKEREL. Try our Java and Mocha COFFEE, Try our JAVA COFFEE. BACON .ND H AMS, CH EESE, All kinds of Canned Goods and Preserves. My Restaurant is still open. THOS. Q. BOOZR SI'ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA NEWBERRY COUNTY. By J. B Feller:, Esq., Probate Judge. W EREAS, Arthur Kibler hath iT made -uiit to we to grant him Letters of Admiis ration of the Estate and effects of Frederick S. Paysinger, deceased: de eae are, therefore, to cite and ad moni-n all and singular the kindt'cd and creditors of the said Frederick S. Pavsiuger, deceased, that tbey be and tppear l*fore me, in the Court of Pro b:.te, to be hNid ::t \ewherry Court House, on the 27h day of February, nxit, after pul,iicatioul hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Ad ministration should not be granted. Given under my Hand this 12th day of February, Anno Domini 1S94. Clearance Sale . yRstock of Cloth ing, Overcoats, Woolen Underwear, etc., etc., I have this day marked the entire line dcwn 25 per cent. MAWis Your Time *0Wto get an out fit at your own price. A nice line of Over coats, worth from $14 to $20, to be closed out at $12.50. 0 Let This opportu= tunity slip. This sale means SPOT CASH. Respectfully, 0. J M jAMIBSON, THE LFA]ER OF LOW PRICES. We Are NOW . . . . Ready For .. . . Business! 'E ARE OlEN A NICECLEANeSTOCK . . OF . . Dry Goods, flats, Shoes, Groteries-an Hardivare. WE INVITE A CALL FROM YOU. AND WE SOLICIT A SHARE OF YOUR . .TRADE. th C. &. G. S. Mower Co. Yea anxious to please, 'FR GEITLEIE o.21y. Now we have given you warning, if you persist in reading on, why don't SEdlaWCi Wil ISI should spend somch on clothes. KLETTNER ioffering the best goods, the latest styles, the prettiest patterns, in fact ttire stock at SWEEPING REDUCTIONS, thos charmning trifles that do so nuch for woman's toilet, such as L.ACES, EMBROI DERIES, EDBINGS,_ETC., ETC. WOMEN ARE ALWAYS HAPPY wbhen cai dress better, anb airad by trading with FAIR AND SQUA RE DEALER. CONTRACT TO LET. T ECOUNTY COMMISSIONERS for New berry County will let con Creek. near Gain Ray Place, on Feb ruary 16th, 1894, at 10 o'clock. TJos.DOINICK Chairman. FOR SALE OR RENT. 3ACEFARM WITH GOOD Aowndwelling, &, in and tnear the J. N. MA RTIN, or GEO. S. MOWER, MOWER'S; T.1scolumn HSbe sure to i over it every w You will never anything stale h~ but like our stoekt ways fresh and a tive. Next week we have something to sa about SPRING. some of which Ia& already arrived. 8I MOWERlb