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MAN'S FLOWERS. ator Supervises the Planting And Working of Every Seed. Editorial Johnston News. We have read and heard so much of Senator B. R. Tillman's flower garden that we have for a long time wished for an opportunity to gratify our desire to visit his home and get a glimpse of his home life. Last Fri day our business called us to Tren ton, and having about an hour's leis ure time we walked out to Senator Tillman's elegant home. When we reached the gate we found him in his >wer yard, where we were inform ed he may be found at any hour dur ing the day. He greeted us cordially and in reply to our inquiry as to his health, he stated he had fully recover ed from his recent attack of the grippe. The senator's residence is a large double-story building. with a broad piazza the entire length in frcnt. and is probably three or four hundred yards from the road. There is a grove of large oaks between the road and the flower yard, which is immed iatelv in front of the residence. Every arrangement about the place presents an air of neatness and refinement, but the flower yard beggars description. There are beautiful walks. hothouses and summer houses, carefully arrang ed, and almost every kind of flower konwn. The senator personally su pervises the planting 7and working of every seed, bulb and plant, and his lo bors are rewarded with success in this his pet hobby as in everything else he undertakes. The newspapers have painted Sen ator Tillman in all kinds of colors, and the cartoonists have pictured him in the most hideous fashions, leading many, perhaps, to believe that he is a regular fire-eater. a Cannibal, or even a "wild man from Borneo." But to visit him at his home he is a kind, sociable and open-hearted citizen. His love for flowers and his devotion to his family and friends is proof pos itive that he has a tender heart, for flowers are emblems of love, and on ly one with a tender heart can love flowers as he does. It is pleasing to see with what care he works around the tenderest sprig, and when he walks through his yard it seems that every flower nods its head in recogni tion and appreciation of his love and care for their nurture and growth. Although he has been slandered and maligned more than any public man in the state. Senator Tillman's home-life coupled with his earnest and faithful service to his state class es him among the noblest of noble men, ever ready to open his heart to his friends and h'is mouth in defense of the rights of his people. THE BOLL WEEVIL. Department of Agriculture's Report of Investigation of Special Agent Hunter. Washington, March 20.-The de partment of agriculture today issued a report on the results of recent in vestigations by Special Agent Hun ter of the bureau of entomology, giv ing recommendations looking to averting damage by the boll weevil. The report says that the work oif the bureau of entomology for several years has indicated that there is not even a remote probability that the boll weevil ever will be exterminated and that as a matter of fact no in jurious insect ever has been extermi nated. It says, however, that al though the very large yields of cot ton of former times no longer may be possible in the region now infested by the boll weevil, it is entirely feasi-. ble to produce cotton at a margin of profit that will compare favorably with that resulting from the produc tion of most of the staple crops of the United States by following what is known as the cultural method. This consists of changes and modifications of the system of cotton raising, in cluding the destruction of the plants in the fall, early planting, thorough ctltivation of the fields, planting the rowe, as far apart as feasible, thinning the plants in the rows and using cer tain fertilizers. Artificial roses never appear to so poor an advantage as when they Lbloom on a girl's cheeks. COMPULSORY VACCINATION. Skeleton Ordinance Will Be Drawn Up For All Towns And Cities. Compulsory vaccination will now be enforced in every county in the s:ate. The state board of health at its meeting in Columbia on Tuesday morning passed a resolution, which in a general way meets with the require ments of the act passed by the last session of the legislature, and the at t6rney general has been instructed to draw up a skeleton ordinance, which will be sent to all towns and cities, re quiring compulsory vaccination. The board has so far pushed the campaign for compulsory vaccination through out the s:ate and over $8oo has been spent this year in vaccinating the people. The board will now appoint agents in each county. who shall see that those people living in unincorporated villages are vaccinated and there is a heavy penalty attached to those who do not comply with the law. A com mission of five cents is given the said agent and a nominal charge of ten cents is made in each case. Cripple Liable to Poll Tax. The attorney general has given his opinion on the question as to whether a cripple is exempt from poll tax to the comptroller general. The matter came up on a request from the county auditor of Edgefield, where a poll tax payer threatened to resist the payment of the tax because he was crippled. The opinion is as follows: Answering the inquiry of Mr. J. H. Haltiwanger auditor of Edgefield county, referred by you to this office, I beg to say that Section 259 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, Volume i, and the annual supply acts, prescribing who are liable and who exempt from the payment of poll tax, does not exempt anyone from the paymen't of the tax merely because he is maimed, but only those are ex empt who are incapable qf earning a support by reason of their being maimed, or from any other cause. The material fact to be determined in each case is whether the person claiming the exemption is incapable of earning a suppor: or not. If capa ble of earning a support and between the ages of 21 and 6o. with the excep tion of those specially exempted by law, as Confederate veterans, all male citizens must pay the tax. Very truly yours, W. H. Townsend, Assistant Attorney General.j OPERA HOUSE TO RENT. Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Newberry will re ceive sealed bids up to' six o'clock on the evening of April 5th, 1905, for the rent o:f the Newberry Opera House for a period of three years. beginning September 3d, 1905. Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Council. George B. Cromer, Mayor. T. 0. Stewart, C. & T. T. C. N. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. The partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned for prac tice of law under the firm name of Sease & Dominick is this day dis solved by mutual consent. Mr. Dom inick will continue the practice of law at the same offices and will ap preciate the same confidence and clientage that has been shown to the former firm. Thos. S. Sease. Fred. H. Dominick. NOTICE.I Pursuant to authority granted by Bill No. 144 enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Caro lina the Trustees of School District No. 52, Newberry County, S. C. hereby gall an election to be held at Whitmire, Newberry County, on Wednesday, April 4th, 1905. Said election to be for the purpose of vot ing for or against the issuing of School Bonds in accordance with the provision of Bill No. 144, also for the selection of two members of the Building Committee. Chas. Tidmarsh, Z. H. Suber, Jno. P. Fant, Committee. Tom Marshall, Kentucky's famous wit attended a phrenologist's lecture one nigh:. Marshall had been drink ing, and when he returned to his hotel after the lecture he drank more. The drink gave him belief in his phrenolo gical powers, and he declared that he could "read" heads as well as the lec turer. So it was decided to test his skill upon some of the guests of the hotel. Both ladies and gentlemen as sembled in the parlor, and Marshall, who knew most of them, furnished an hour's uproarious fun by hitting off their failings. When he had finished an empty headed dandy whose head had not been examined loudly and pompously called attention to the fact that Marshall had neglected him. "I beg your pardon, sir," said Mar shall, "but you must really excuse me. I am too drunk to read smal: print by candlelight." Reduced Rates to Florence. On account of meeting of the South Carolina Sunday School con vention, to be held at Florence, March 28 to 30th, inclusive, the C., N. & L. railroad will sell tickets at the reduced rate of $5.25 from New berry. These tickets will be sold on the certificate plan, the purchaser to pay full fare to Florence and by pre senting the certificate (which will be furnished by your ticket agent) to ticket agent at Florence, who will sell you return tickets at reduced rate plus 25 cents. For further information write, J. W. Denning, Agent. Nhen the Bundle Comes Back WITH EVERY PIECE, PURE, SWEET, SPOTLESS, WHITE, WELL WASHED, NICELY STARCHED, NEATLY IRONED AND NOTHING TORN. You Are Well Pleased. THAT'S JUST THE KIND OF WORK fhe Newberry Steam Laundry Co. Turns Out CAN'T WE CALL FOR YOUR BUNDLE AND DELIVER IT FREE. Fire Insurance! We will insure your Frame D welling for only sixty cents on the hundred dollars, (not ex posed), or better still, one dol lar and eighty cents for five years. Good business peop'le [nsure their property, why don't you? Insurance on stock and store buildings also, HOLMES & McFALL, Fire Insurance Agents. Phone 67. Eypewriter Paper, Typewritu' Ribbon, Typewriter Oil, Typewriter Brushes. and Non Smoot Carbon Paper. Cabbage Plants. From the best tested seeds. Now ready for shipment, large, strong, healthy, these plants are grown in the open air and will -tand severe freeze without injury. Early Jersey Wakefield, Large Type or Charlestol, Wakefield, which are the best known varieties of early cabbages, also Hen derson's Succession, the best large, late and sure header, Augusta Early Trucker, also a fine type of late va riety. Neatly packed in light baskets. $r.5o per I,ooo; for five thousand or over $r.25 per i,ooo F. 0. B. express office. Special prices made on large lots. Chas. M. Gibson, Young's Island, S. C. Early Gardens. Can be had by purchasing your Cab bage plants from us. They are grown in the open air and not in a hot house; they can, therefore, stand extremely cold weather without injury. Our seed was selected from the best seed houses in the business, and we are prepared to furnish the best plants to be had. Prices $i.5o per thousand in lots less than 5,000; $1.25 in lots over 5,000 and less than Io,ooo, and special prices on larger orders. Plants shipped by express C. 0. D., unless cash accompanies order. Or ders promptly filled. SANDERS & LEMACKS, RITTER, S. C. Best Mineral As phalt Roofing. C. H. CANNON, Near C., N. & L. Depot. SOUTHERN THE SOUTH'S GREATEST S UNEXCELLED DINING CAR THROUGHIPULLMAN SLEEI TRAINS. CONVENIENT SCHEDULES WINTER TOURISTS' RATES points. For full information as to rates, R tilway Ticket Agent, or R. W. HUN SEAB AIR - LINE NORTH - SOUTH Two Daily Pullman V Between SOUTH i FIRST-CLASS DIN 'The Best Rates and R Via Richmond and Norfolk and Stea Nashville, Memp Louis, Chicago, N Points South and Sout and Jacksonville an and Cuba. POSSITIVELy THE SH NORTH Al ja'For detailed informatl< man reservations, etc., apj board Air Line Railway, or Passenger Agent, Columb C. F. STEWART, SAVANN IW. L BURROUGHS. Tra~ No Dessert More Attractive Why use gelatine and spend hours soaking, e .. sweetening, flavoring and coloring when U\ .'--z JeHA0, produces better results in two minutes? Everything in the package. Simplyadd hot water and set to cool. It's perfection. A sur prise to the housewife. No troubl lessez pense. Try it te-day. Flavors:= Orange, Strawberry, Raspberry, 'oeolat and Cherry. At grocers. 10c. Dr. R. M. Ken.dy, DENTIST. Newberry, - - S. C. OVER NATIONAL BANK. Charlesto r 01 ro , R.. (Schedule in Effect january 23, 1905.) .No. 52. Lv. Newberry. .........2.36 p. mi. Ar. Laurens 1.42 P. M. No. 2. No. r6. Daily. Ex. Sun . Lv. Laurens..... ...- 5o p. m. 6.55 p. -i Ar. Greenwood ..........2.46 p. m. 8.35 p. m.. Ar. Augusta......... 5.20 p. M. Ar. Anderson ......... 7.10 p. m. No. 1o. No. 42. Daily. Daily. Lv. Augusta............ 10.30 p. m 2 35 p. M. Ar. Allendale........... ........ 12.27 P. m. 4 3D p. n - Ar. Fairfax ..... ......... 12.39 P. m. 4.41 P. M - Ar. Charleston ............... 7.40 p. m. Ar. Beaufort.................. 6.30 p. m. Ar. Port Royal.................. .6.40 p. m... Ar. Savannah............. 2.50 a m. 6-45 p. MD Ar. Waycross........... 5 o5 a. m. o.oo p. M. Ar. Jacksonville......... S.40 a. mn. ...........-~ No. I No. 15.. Daily. EX SM Lv. Laurens......... ... 2.07 p. In. 7.oo a. Ar. Spartanburg .......- 3.30 p. I. 9.45 a. m.. No. 52. No. 87. Daily. EX. Sun. Lv. Laurens......:......... 2 og p. M. 8.oo a. M. Ar. Greenville .......... 3.25 p. m. 10 20S. I. Through Pullman Car Service between Au gusta and Jacksonville, Fla. C. H. GASQUE, Agt., Laurens, S. C. GEO. T. BRYAN, Gen't Agt., Greenville, S. C. ERNEST WILLIAMS, Gl. Pass. AgL,Augusta.G:z T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. RAILWANI YSTEM. SERVICE. ING CARS ON ALL THROUGH. DN ALL LOCAL TRAINS. are now in effect to all Floridac otteS, etc.; conSult nearest Southerrn r, Division Passenger Agent-, Charleston, S C. DOAk<D - RAILWAY. - EAST -- WEST.. ~stibu1ed Limited Trains nfd NEW YORK. ING CAR!SERVICE. ute to all Eastern Cities Washington, or via Ters.-To Atlanta, lis, Louisville, St. tw Orleans, and All west-To Sav~annah d all points in Florida RTEST L.INE BETWEEN 4D SOUTH. n, rates, schedules, Pull ty to any agent of The Sea Jos. W. Stewart, Traveling , S.C. ~sst.Gfeni. Pass. Agt., AH, GA. . Pass. Agt Columbia S C