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WALHALLA, S. 0. :
tVKUMiNDJtV, OCT. IO, ?OOO.
SUPPLEMENT
CAPT. C. F. SEEBA,
A Venerable Citizen of Walhalla, Has Gono
to His Reward.
(/'apt. Christopher F, Hecha died at his
linnie in Walhalla on Sunday morning,
October 7th, 1000, at 2.20 o'clock, after an
illness of two months, in tho eighty
third year of his ago. Ho was born on
tho 10th day of February, ISIS, in tho
I'rovinco of llanover, Hcrmnny. His
boyhood and early days were spent in
the Fatherland, and on roaching his ma
jority he came to Charleston, S. C., in
ISM. In 1842 ho became a naturalized
American citizen hy faking tho oath of
allegiance to the United States Oovortl
ment. Ho remained in Charleston until
October, IS?O, when ho removed tu High
Falls On Little Uiver where he conducted
with success largo farming and milling
interests. While in Charleston ho took
an activo interest in many social and
fraternal organizations. Ho was a char
ter member of tho famous Herman Ar
tillery Company, lie was also a member
of St. Andrews Lodge, No. IO, A. F. M.,
and gave much attention to matters Ma
sonic. Ho n?Uiatod with the First. Gor
niau Lutheran church of Charleston,
where he held his membership for many
years. In ISIS ho was one of the prime
movers in tho organization cd' the tier
man Colonization Society ol' Charleston.
He was ono nf tho thirty-seven original
members of this Society ami one of its
livo trustees in tho purchase of the large
landed properties from Kev. Joseph
Orosham, Ol? which tho town of Walhalla
was afterwards located. On December
2 Ith, 1810, Mr. Cl 108 ll a 111 conveyed to
Christopher F. Seeba, .lohn A. Wagoner,
Claus lin'.winkle, John C. llonokon and
Jacob Schroder tho l?,.s.V.i acres pur
chased by them as trustees for the so
ciety. It has been often said that the
SOttlemeill of tho colony here had its
origin in the minds of Messrs. C. F.
Seeba and Jacob Schroder. Certain it. is
ho gave much of his time and means to
promote tho success of tho enterprise,
and he and his early co-laborers con
tributed largely to the growth of tho
town and surrounding community. In
his death a landmark has been removed.
During tho war of tho Confederacy
Capt. Scoba saw service as a member of
tho State militia. Ile responded lo his
country's call to arms and was a brave
and valiant, soldier. Soon after t he close
of hostilities lu; removed to Walhalla
ami ma<le his home here ever since. Ile
was engaged in merchandising until
1800, when he retired from active busi
ness.
In 1855 he was happily married to Miss
Christiona F. Ahrens, of Charleston.
For forty-four years they pursued to
gether the journey ol' life. She' died on j
September 20th, 1800, only a little over a
year boforo bis death. < if this union
two sons and two daughters sui vive.
As was his desire they wore all present
at his bedside in the hour and article of
death, and received bis parting benedic
tions.
Capt. Seeba was cast in a large mould,
physically and mentally. His lon:; life
was one of honor and usefulness. He
acted well his part ami has left his chil
dren t he precious legacy of a high, moral.
Christian character. Ile was a consist
ent member of St. John's Lutheran
Church and gave liberally to its support.
His funeral services were conducted
in Ibis ('burch on Monday morning at I I |
o'clock by his pastor, Uov, J. C Sohaid,
?md attended by many who came to pay
tho last sad tribute of respect to his
memory. At t he conclusion of the ser
vices his body was laid to rest beside his
wife in tin; Lutheran cemetery.
In his death Walhalla has lost one of
her most highly esteemed, aged and re
spected citizens, lt was matter of re
grot that he could not attend tliOCCI'onio
llies attending I'M unveiling' of Hie
monument to the founders ol the town
in August last. Ile was then too unwell
to leave bis home. 'I ben was Hie begin
liing of his last sickness, from which he
never recovered. Lui he took m noli in
lercsl in the event and wished the Semi
centennial the greatest success. III a
talk with the writer, only a few days be
fore, he Spoke with feeling of thc ap
proaehing occasion, and gave much
valuable informal ion concerning Hie
early ?lays of the settlement herc. Tho
monument to the founders of Hie town
was appropl lately draped last Sunday and
Monday. Those Of us w ho remain owe
il debt of deep gratitude lo those early
settlers, and their memory should ever
ho revered. May wc emulate their ex
ample in the faithful discharge of duty.
Thc pall healers were Dr. I), ll. Darby,
ll. A. II. H ibsen, Janus Seaborn, J. K,
Hendrix, lt, 'I'. Jayncs and ll. C. Husch.
Tillman Ma' lng Votes.
Cap!, ben Tillman's longue bas not
losl its cunning and il. has been getting
in some of its tincst licks in Missouri.
At Trenton in that Mate he said Ilia'
Democratic Senators wen- hough! to
vote for tho lilt ideal ion nf the treaty of
Paris and thal "(hoy would roast them
in the next woild." Meanwhile the
Captain is roasting them in this. Ile
said I hat "I he pension department is a
rat hole into which millions of dollars
are annually poured and wasted," and
he made this graceful appeal to thc for
eign bom voters! "ThoiO is one senti
ment w hich is ground into my veiy bones
and mixed with Hie lime: America for
Americans and to hell willi all others."
Capt. Hen must bc making votes, hut
perhaps bc is not making thom for his
OWll SidO.- New N CII'K Still,
Kruger, the bravo bul unfortunate
leader of the Hoers io South Ali ira, has
given np the cause, ami will lake refuge
in Holland. Ile is an old mau and will
not. survive thc downfall of his country
long. Ile deserves and will have the
sympathy Of UVCry lover ol' national lib
city tho world over.
THE EXPOSITION AT CHARLESTON.
lt will bo Thoroughly Representative of tho
Industrial Interests of the South.
Tho South Carolina lntor-Stato und
West Indian Exposition will bo hold in
tho city of Charleston noxt year. Tho
capital stock of tho Exposition Compauy
has boon flxod at $200,000, and its re
sources aro estimated at $1,000,000. It
is proposed that this exposition shall bo
fully representativo of tho material i fl
sources and manufacturing and com
mercial intorcBts of Soutb Caroliua and
tho Southern States particularly aud of
the whole United States and their now
possessions in tho Wost Indios and tho
Philippines. The most encouraging*
pledges of assiutanco and co-oporatiou
have been received from tho authorities
at Washington and from tho Governors
and Commissioners of Agrioulturo of
nearly every Stato in tho Union. Tho
leading commercial organizations of tho
principal cities in tho U ni ted States have
promised their activo co-oporatlon, and
it is oxpoctcd that tho exposition, lu all
its varied features, will bo tho most com
plete and attractive that bas ever boon
hohl III tho South.
Tho subscriptions to tho capital stock
of the Exposition Company made in tho
city of Charleston aggregate nearly $200,
000, and as tho exposition is to bo of
direct honedt to ovory industry in tho
State, and to every county of tho Stato,
it is hoped that there will bo a liberal
subscription made by tho manufacturers
and merchants and business mon of tho
whole State.
Arrangements havo been made for an
"Exposition Day" at tho annual fair of
tho South Carolina Stato Agricultural
and Mechanical Society, to bo hold in
Columbia during tho month of October,
and tho opportunity will at that timo ho
presented to tho people of tho Stato to
subscribo to tho full extent of thoir abil
ity and disposition to tho capital stock
of tho Exposition Company, Tho shares
have been placed at $5 each, payable in
installments upon tho call of tho board of
directors, and as every industry In tho
State and the people of every county
are interested in the attraction of capi
tal to South Carolina for investment and
of intelligent and progressive pooplo in
search of homes, it is thought that there
will b? lt bboral subscription made dur
ing the State Fair to tho stock of tho
Exposition Company.
Millions of dollars arc going out West
ovory year for investment, and hundreds
of thousands people in search of
homes are arriving in this country ovory
year. There is no reason why much of
this capital ami many of these settlors
cannot be brought to Sout h Carolina and
tho South if the people who aro inter
ested in tho improvement of our oppor
tunities will make tho most of the ad
vantages which will bo afforded by tho
exposition at Charleston for tho full
development of their resources.
During tho Stato Kai at Columbia an
important conference wll bc hold hy tho
representatives of tho .?position Com
pany with the cotton ill men of the
state, nearly all ol' whom have signified
their wish ?iud disposition to aid in
making tho toxtilo feat uros of tho expo
sition complete In every detail. South
Carolina, which is to-day thc largest cot
ton manufacturing Stato In the South,
and tho second largest manufacturing
Stale in the Union, ought to present a
study In progress at the exposition which
will impress the visitors to the exposi
tion ami result in the extension of our
commercial relations with tho countries
of Sooth America and tho West Indies.
During the month of October tho North
Carolina State Frtlr will bo hold at Ral
olgh, in thal State, and the Georgia Stato
Fair will bo held in Atlanta. Arrange
ments are being made for the full pre
sentation of tho purposes of the great
enterprise at Charleston to the cotton
mil) men ol' North Carolina, willoh ranks
second to this State in cotton mill devel
opment and improvement, and of Geor
gia, which is a good third in tho race for
inanufactm ing supremacy. An opportu
nity will bo presented tho manufacturers
nf these two Slates to join in the textile
? x 11 i 11 i t at Charleston; and with these
three-with Ibo Carolinas ?ind Georgia
working together upon n dofiuite and
well-eoiisidcrcd plan-tho great textile
building ai Charleston will contain the
liebest treasury Of manufactured cotton
(nods that bas ever been presented.
Gen. E. W. Moise, ol" Sumter, has been
ippoilltod tho State Commissioner for
south Carolina of tho Exposition Com
)iiny, and will make a thorough canvass
?I this Stale in tho interest of the enter
nisc. Ile will bo prepared to receive
uibsei ipi ions to tho capital stock of the
lotnpany and to answer questions as to
he scope ol' tho exposition and its incal
.ulable benefits to the people of South
larolina, The progress of this state
lui nu; tho past two decades has been
vithout ;i parallel in tho history of any
loitntry, and the exposition nt Charlos
>iii will serve to emphasize this marvel
?us growth and to impress upon onpital
sts and liome-sookors tho chances for
'lltlll'O development in a Stille whose
iiidovolopod wealth has, with all our
growth mid prosperity, scarcely yet been
? niched.
Exposition Day.
[With apologies to Tinned.!
lo, woodsmen of the mountain side !
lb?, dwellers in tho vales!
lo, yo wie? by the ('bating tide
Have roughened in the gales!
.ease hain and byre, leave kith and kin,
And hearken to my lay -
'olunibi . lends ber summons out
I'm (exposition Day !
rho stranger shuns your sunny land
because be knows it liol ;
nun forillo Holds neglected stand,
Your barns and homesteads rot!
live up your antiquated ways,
And learn to advert I Se ;
hallerton will tell you how it pays
Charleston ls growing wise!
? ?me with I he (dot bes II pon your back,
With wool hat, duster, grip;
loii't stop ymir biggost trunk to pack
Kol such au easy trip
hit hasten to the ( 'apit al,
So glorious and so gay,
viul hoar Ibo Chiirlosloii fellows talk
( ?ii Exposition Day !
ines any falter'' Dot him know
Thal li" one wins a prize- -
I man. a Oitj, Ol' a Still 0
That dues liol advert ise.
>, could we like Atlanta boom,
And ill bei spii it work ;
'ballest?n would gel up from her lomb
A nd lillSl le like a Turk !
Vhiil Stale cannot grow rich ?iud gieal
Whose sons spread wide her fame'.'
II bru;! i bas held ?I great big show
Why ? ;iii'I we do the same?
'In n swell tho Exposition fund.
And whoop it up with zeal -
Ins show is Smith CaTina'sown,
To bring bur wealth and weal.
Ho, woodsmon of tho niouutnin-sidol
Ho, dwellers 1? tho valos!
Ho, yo who by tho roariug tldo
Have roughoucd in tho gales I
Como Hooking gayly to tho fair
From forest, bill and bay,
And loam what Charleston moans to do
On Exposition Day I
Womon Moot at Clomson.
CLEMSON COLLKOK, Octobor 4.-With
tho mooting of tho Woman's Missionary
Sooioty havo como gontlo showers and
tho woathor is dolightful. Tho mootiugs
on yesterday wore dovotod to routine
work and tho discussion of interesting
topics whioh had beon previously as
Bignod to tho BooiotioB of tho various
churches. The reports show considera
ble progross.
Tho session la?t night was for tho pub
lic and was interesting. Tho choir was
full and tho music lino. Tho duet by
Mrs. Lt. N. blackett and Miss Rosa Cal
houn and tho solo by Miss Elllp Kavonoll
woro excellent.
Dr. J. Lowrio Wilson, of Abbovillo,
dolivorod tho Hist nddroBS, basing his
remarks on tho following passage from
Ibo ?Songs of Solomon: "Who is sho that
looketh forth as tho morning, fair as tho
moon, clear as tho sun and terrible as an
army with banners." Tho Interpreta
tion, illustration and application woro
jlear and beautiful and earnestly prc
louted. Tho proaohor said this wits u
life pichir? of the brido of Christ painted
by hitnsolf as typical of tho church. Tho
diurcli must look forth and movo for
ward, working not BolHshly, but for
dhers. Tho moon having no light of its
5WU roHoots the light of tho sun to tho
lark part of tho oarth. Tho church hav
ing no light of its own must stand in
uieh attitude as to retied tho light of
?bo ?Son of Righteousness lo tho dark
ode of tho world. Tho KIHI is eclipsed
when the moon gets between it and the
Mirth. Christ is hidden when the church
;>rctends to substituto forms for faith,
;roeds for charity. Tho moon is eclipsed
tvhoi) tho earth comes bet ween it and tho
um. The church loses its power when
t becomes worldly. There must be no
nixing of the affairs of the kingdom of
..od with tho affairs of tho kingdom of
nen. Tho banners of tho army indicate
he divisions, yet tho divisions make one
iVholo. So wo have tho branches of the
Ht ur ch of Christ-"Distinct as tho bil
ows, yet ono as the sea."
Hov. S. L. Wilson gave a history of the
kVoman's Missionary Soeiety of tho
South Carolina Presbytery, lt was or
ganized on July I, 1000, at Anderson, S.
J., six churches being represented. Mrs.
i. N. blackett was made president ami
Miss Sallie burgess secretary. There
no now niuo societies, eight of which
no represented at this meeting by nine
lologatos. Mr. Wilson then spoke at
ougth of tho great work that woman
?as done towards carrying the kingdom
if Christ to tho heathen. After this ad
Iress a collection was taken.
Tho Voters Know Him.
Thc Columbia Record says: Tho at
empts of some papers to undermine Mc
.alu in's strength so far before thu actual
?pening of tho Senatorial campaign of
002 is having tho off oct which might
nive been expected, lt is provoking a
eries of replies from newspapers of the
itato which show that tho junior Sena
or is not friendless and alone as his
10 trac to I'S would have had the public
telieve. Tho Uocord has published what
ho Abbeville Press and banner said on
ho subject. Tho Yorkville Kmpiirer
Iso published that editorial and made
t tho text for the following remarks:
"This has the ring of good, sound
ouse. Senator Mc Lauri ll is one of the
ow Representatives that this State has
i ad ill Washington since tho war who
onsidors right and the welfare of his
icoplo above party oxpodionoy. All
long ho has worked consistently and
earlessly for South Carolina, ami about
11 the opposition thOl'O ever developed
gainst him comes from small, tlisaf
uotod, selfish snappers who are unable
0 appreciate true breadth and patriot
mi in a real statesman. Thora aro thou
ands of people who would like to have
ho Senator's place for tho money and
oner there arti in it, and Ulereare many
rho really believe that they could roll
er n groat sorvico to tho Sta to; hut in
ur opinion there is not much proba
Illly of a change. The voters of South
'arolina have loamed lots in the oonsid
ration of Senator Mci,aluin's character
nd ability, and there will bo timo dur
lg the next two years to learn a great
cal more."
A Black Affair.
The stato Republican Convention held
1 Columbia this wook puts tho negro on
>p in South Carolina Republican poli
es. This is no moro than common jos
ee. The negro in this State has been
110 political dupe of white olllco seekers
mg enough to satisfy him that it has
eon all wauk ?ind no pay to him. The
mntry very well understands that this
looting at Columbia was morely a scram
le to show who will bo entitled to the
.aves and lishes v li iel i Mr. McKinley
opes to bo able to throw mit in tho
111 rsc of a second term which seem now
Sry certain to bo denied him. Tho
hilt; delegates to this convention were
totally overwhelmed by tho black tide.
was a preconcerted, well laid scheme
ad Worked easy enough. There wore
joni twolvo white delegates in the coll
udion and one hundred and fifty
?groes. bob Smalls, of beaufort, a
minant of tho old regime, wanted to
?ike a light all along the line and put
it. a Statt? Uckoti This wais voted down
iii piece of folly, and the convention
mtonted itself w ith nominating a list
McKinley electors, naming J, W. Tot
al, of Ninety Six, as the candidate for
OCtor from this, the Third District.
Olio of tho delegates, Sherman .lotion,
tun Aiken, hada convulsion or soino
ling liku lt Ott tho floor of the conven
on when he discovered Ken Tillman's
clure hanging on the wall. Put the
alsation of tlio day was tho routing of
. A. Webster, white, from tho chair
anship of tho Slide Kxeeutivo Com
ittOO by Deas, Colored, iiml the defeat
' Wheeler, another white man, hy
malls in the race for vita; chairman. If
r. McKinley is re-elcc(od il is reason
?lo lo suppose that this negro Deas will
I tho chief counsellor Ol the President
South Carolina for tho division of
io spoils and if McKinley continuos in
lice it is safe lo predict negro domina
on in this State if in no other for at
iist four yoai'S. This docs not alford
neb promise of building up (lit; g. o. p.
the Palmetto State. Anderson Daily
ail, October Olli.
l p to Tuesday of last week 172 stu
.nts hftVO been enrolled in Wo?Toi'?l Col
go proper ami 50 in tho Kitting School,
aking a total of 222,
TEXAS FEVCH AND TICKS.
Tho Losses In this Stato from thoso Diseases
Amounted to 910,000.
Two wooka ago wo bad occasion to
mont ion tbo iosB of~ several cow? from
"Toxas fovor." It gooran tbat tbo dia
oaBO baB also appoarod in otbor counties.
Mr. ('bas. Potty, editor of tbo Spartan
burg Ilorald, roooutly wroto to Prof. G.
E. Nosoin, of Clemson Collogo, about tbe
loss of oattlo in tbat and adjoining coun
ties. Prof. Nesoni ropbod as follows:
OliVMSON COI.I.EOK, Sept. 28, 1900.
Mr. diarios Potty, Sparenburg-Doar
Sir: I am in rccoipt of your lutter boer
ing rocout dato, and requesting au artielp
on Texas fovor lu oattlo. Replying, will
say you could not bavo oboBon a subjoot
of groator importnnco at tho prosont
timo to cattlemen in tbo Piedmont sec
tion of tbis Stato. It is important for.
two reasons. In the fi rut place, it causes
serious monetary losses to persons who
buy and herd cattle for brooding pur
poses. While I bavo not tho doflnito
figures in band, I am of tbo opinion tbat
tbo losses in this Stato Inst year from
tbis disenso alono nggrogatod something
noar $10,000. Secondly, Soulbern cnttlo
shippers ni e quarantined out of nil North
ern markets because Southern cattlo
onrry this disenso to Northoru stock
yards, wintro sorious losses result. Nonrly
all shipments from this section go to
Chnrloston, Norfolk and Richmond,
which aro by no moans tho lnrgost or
best markets to bo found. North Caro
lina is vory activo in scouring the rel?ase
of much of that State from government
quarantine and extending the State quar
antine against torritory lying further
south. Unless South Carolina takes hold
of this problem in a business way and
gets control of tho conditions which pro
pagate Texas fever, our cnttlo may soon
be denied admission to nil desirable mar
kets north bf tho State lino.
All of these things militate against
success fill and profitable stock raising,
except for immediate homo demands.
This disease is now genorally known as
"Texns fovor," because first noted ns
being produced in tho North by cnttlo
shipped from Texns. W li Oil occurring in
Northern cattlo shipped South it is called
"acclimation fovor," "splenicor splenetic
fever," "Southern cattle fever," "bloody
murrain," "tick fever" and many other
local appellations. Of OOUt'SO "cow doc
tors" call it "hollow horn," "big gall,"
"iinfaction," otc.
Texas fovor has been recognized ns a
vory fatal disease in some parts of tho
world for nearly a century, lt is said ,
that when John C. Calhoun lived on the
Fort Hill estato cattlo purchased from
tho mountains wore never driven down
until winter, for fear thoy would die of
"mountain tl is tem per."
Hut the truo character of the disease
was not fully studied out until the estab
lishment of the bureau of animal indus- ,
try at. Washington. Several of the State
experiment stations and many stock
owners have co-operated with this
bureau and tho facts developed make the ,
disease about as well understood as mala ,
ria in man. To make a long story short,
nil cattle raised in the Southern States,
where cattle ticks are common, acquire
immunity from tho fovor whou young
?ind so never bavo it any more. Cnttlo
raised in tho North or nnywhoro else ;
where there aro no ticks never contract |
tho disease until brought into contact i
with ticks, lt is patent to overyone that
many diseases do not hurt children, but
iftnn provo fatal to grown people, ns, |
For oxamplo, monal OS. Now, Texns fever ,
icorns to he an oxtromo in this partiou- >
lar, sineo a calf may get covered \. ?tb
ticks, have a light case of fever, recover, i
ind acquire immunity from it thereafter
without tho owner oven noticing it,
while if over a yoar old they sillier very
ill nob, and in adult cattle the death rate
?a possibly 75 to Ot) per cent.
The real cause of the disease is a very
minuto organism (Protozoan) which in
cests tho red blood cells and destroys
,hom. lt is gotten only through tho bite
if the common cattle tick (Boopbilis
?0via.) No ticks, no Texas fever, is an
ixiom worth remembering. Where ticks
no common every year and cattlo aro
'full of 'em" ?it all times the calves bo
10mo immune and only au occasional
mao of "murrain" is reported. If care
ully studied the above facts lead to two
toiiclnalona: First, if oattlo bavo grown
ip free from ticks, they must, bo kept
reft from them or else have Texas fever,
tocond, if raised where ticks are common
,hey may be pastured anywhere, as they
ire no longer subject to this fever.
Since the passage of the stock law in
iouth Carolina ticks have entirely disap
icai'fld in a great part of the Piedmont
(.clion, hut aro nearly always to ho
Olllld in feeding pons where cattlo are
nought ill from many farms and turned
Ogotlior. Ono cow with licks may infest
i whole pasture with them. Tho full
icks drop olY, lay eggs, thoso lintel) seed
loka, which get on the other cattle, and
ho non-imtnunes soon develop the
beaded Texas fever. Anyone can readily
OCOglli/.O this disease after seeing a few
lases. A common beginning is to go
town to look after the herd in the even
ng and find an animal missing. After a
onroll it is found obscure corner, staini
ng or lying in tho shade, looks droopy,
nra Hopped down, not chewing, nose
I ry, high fever, quick pulse, rapid
neat liing and hack arched. Inspection
hen reveals maybe a few full ticks about
he Hanks and udder, but most, of them
nil be small. If urination is noticed
he urine is seen to ho deeply tinged with
ilooil color and may be almost black,
'he animal may appear full and grunt
rom time to time. As the symptoms
lOeomo moro intenso staggering is
ol iced, some even going around in a
ireh . Then the legs seem beyond con
loi, ibo cow falls, groans, seems to snf
ur (;real pam, often followed hy convul
lotiS, bellowing, and death ill great
gony. If the dead animal be post-mor
limed tho lesions aro easily seen. The
loud is watery, the Moah pale and tho
nt on the intestines yellowish. The
vcr is congested, and instead of being
rown is yellow, and the gall bladder
i distended with a large, quantity of
ile. The spleen (mell ) is much swollen,
I most black ?md friable (rotten.) Tho
ladder is generally more or less filled
rilli UliUO almost as red as blood.
Tho llcmctly.
In general Hie best, remedy is to make
,ar on the ticks, hut this does not Apply
inless lhere is a reasonable hope of get
mg rid of them in tho whole community,
ibout the most convenient way to kill
hem is to apply with a paint bruah a
hin coat of cotton seed oil . the parts
here the ticks can be seen. A coat, of
il on a tick's back kills him in a short
ihilo. Hand picking, currying and urea
ional doses of sulphur have been used
rilli success. When a case of the dis
ase has developed give at once a dose
lade of ono pound Kpsom salts, half
\
iham powdorod mix v?mica and half
drain quinine, dissolved in a quart of
wator. Drouoh by tho mouth. Thou
give tinco timos a day a powder uiado of
four ounces sodium sulphate and thirty
grains quinine, to which add twenty
drops tincture ac?nito root. Koop tho
animal in a cool plaoo, givo plenty fresh
water and a little soft or groon food.
Extensivo experiments in Texas and
Missouri show that cattle may bo inocu
lated so as to provont their having this
discaso. Preparations aro beiugmado to
inoculate a lot of cattle at CloniBon Col
lego nod then expose thom to tho ticks
and soo if this remedy is a success.
Stock buyers should always koop tiok
froo and tick- infested cattle separate.
C. E. NKSOM,
stato Veterinarian,
- ----- . ?- --
Uiver Ovor Fifty Milos Wido.
TAMPICO, MUX., October 7.-Tho
Panuco and Tames rivers, which
empty into tho Gulf at this place,
aro on ono of tho biggest risos in
their history and groat damage has
been wrought by tho Hoods in tho
populated and cultivated valleys
above here. At ono point, near Chila
station, on the line of tho Mexican
Central Railroad, tho Tames River
is over fifty miles wide and has swept
to destruction hundreds of houses
occupied by Mexican farmers and
laborers. Many cases of drowning
arc reported. All tho tributaries of
these rivers in the southern and
eastern pails of tho State of San Luis
Potosi aro out of their banks and
have washed away whole villages
and ruined thousands of acres of
growing crops.
Mob only Wanted a Negro.
Coi.UM Ul A, October 4.-Willie Wilson,
a negro, was brought hero to-night from
Orangeburg by Vf, II. Dukes, deputy
sherill of Orangeburg, lt was roportod
to the Oovornor thal an attempt lo lynch
him would be made. Wilson is tho negro
who drove into J. II. W. Ilydrick's vehi
cle Sunday. Ilydrick has sincodiod from
the offools of the collision, and his wifo
is badly hui t. It is said tho negro was
drunk. Ilydrick has boon a member of
tho General Assembly. His brothel' is
now Senator from Spartanburg. At 12
o'clock to-night :!(M) armed men onlored
Orangeburg and mot and searched tho
Southern train eu ronlo to Columbia for
Wilson. Tho party wouldn't bclievo thc
man had been sent to the penitentiary
on tho ('oast Lino via Sumtor in tho
early evening, and insisted on searching
tho jail.
Authorities proposed that a committee
from tho mob, unarmed, search tho jail.
Tho mob insisted that the whole crowd
should bo admitted, armed, hulas there
were two negroes under sen lenco of
death in tho cells, tho Sheriff demurred.
Trouble was averted hy Dr. Ilydrick,
brother of tho deceased, he assuring tho
dowd that Wilson bad been taken away.
As lb yam Advised.
The premature light being made on
Senator Mcl.aurin is causing his friends
to speak out in his boll alf, Por instance,
tho Abbeville Press and banner this
week says:
"Senator Mobauriu's sinning, wo bo
lieve, consisted in adhering to bryan's
expressed opinion that the Paris treaty of
peace should be ratified.
"This newspaper agroos with bryan
in that opinion, though differing from
him in other matters. Senator Mci,auria,
wo presume, voted for the rat! float ion
from conviction. At any rate, ho did
not favor i browing away tim valuable
islands which we had acquited. Ho did
not want tho government, to dishonor tho
soldiers who won such glorious victory,
Ho to<d? the proper view of tho whole
situation and voted for the righi re
gardless of what his political enemies
[bought.
"Holloving that Mc Lau ria acted
bravely and lightly ill tho ratification of
he Paris treaty, this newspaper expects
to support bim against the Hold in the
next emotion. Wo know very little as to
tis strength or his popularity, hut wo
believe thal a majority of the people
"aver expansion and that, they will stand
,0 tho man who has tho courage to vote
for the rieht and face thc unjust clamor
which was raised against him at the time.
ICxpansion is good Democratic doctrine.
The Democrats have annexed all the
ori'llory which this country bas acquired
ixcopt Alaska and the islands which wo
ook from Spain. There is neither sense
mr reason in Democrats throwing away
he best work of tho Republicans, and
I bryan was elected he would not favor
?o foolish a proposition.''
That strikes Thc Record as a fair and
conservative cst!mate of tho situation.
I is not known yet who will bo Me
,aurin's oppo lout or opponents, but
vhoii tho expansion question is thor
nighty discussed, the junior Senator may
>0 expected to take goodjeare of his end
?f tho debate. When the issue is thor
Highly presented and a vote taken, it
viii be found that a majority of tho
)omocrats of this state favor sticking to
ho good old Democratic doctrine ol* ex
clusion.- -( 'ol um bia Record, October -Dh,
Result of Atlanta's City Election,
Ari ANIA, October lt. -Major Living
don Minis was elected yesterday to BUD
iced Mayor .lames O. Woodward, whose
erm expires January I, 'Plie raco bo
wfell Minis ami Rici; was close and ex
it ?nu. The strongest, feeling prevailed
hroUghoul the entire Campaign, There
vas a total of 7,022 votes cast, of willoh
dims got ..'.?'?lo and Rico 2,182, giving
dims a plurality of lf?8. Rou lol I was
lofealod for re-election to council, ba
bille, Lewis, Pierce ami Garrott, labor
candidatos, wer?- all successful.
This year the peach crop in the
louth far surpassed anything the
Mint h has seen in many years.
On account of the Annual Meeting of
he Mississippi Valley Medical Associa
ted at Asheville, N. C., October Mil d Ith,
1)00, the Southern Railway will sell
,,nnil lri]> tickots from all stations on
ts lines lo Asheville and return. Tickots
rill he sold October (Uh to Dib inclusive,
nih liual limit October 15th, 1000, An
xcollonl opportunity to visit the fatu
ms "Land of ihe sky."
On account of tho National Conven
ion ol' the. Christian Chu roll, Kansas
Illy, Mo., october I2th-I0th, 1000, the
linbern Railway will sell round trip
ii kc's io Kansas City and return from
ll points on its lines at the rate of one
?isl class (are for the. round trip, plus
I. Tickets will 1)0 sold October Stil,
ih and Heh, with lina! return limit. Oe.?
ober 2?kl, 1000, inclusive. Persons at
ion coup ?n slat ions will kindly notify
lu ticket agents several days in advance
f their contemplated departure In ardor
h H he may supply himself with propor
orin of tickets.
I'm detailed information relative to
ales, schedules, reserva!ions, etc., call
n or address any agent of tho Southern
tailway or Its connections,
s, ii. HARDWICK, A. <;. P. A.
Atlanta, Ga.
Welford CellegO has opened under the
nost auspicious sui foundings and with
ho largest attendance in its history,
unong thc number of students are eight
ming ladies who will take the full
ourse of studios,
COOK ROASTS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
A Confederate Soldier In the Poor House-A
Word About tho Dude Factory.
KOUT MADISON, S. 0., Ootobor 9.
McBBra. Editors : We notioo io your
paper of October 8d a short com
munication, headed "In the Poor
House," and signed "Old Soldier."
Tho writer is not un old soldier, but
has a tender feeling for them. There
fore, enclosed you will find ono dol
lar for tho old soldier in tho poor
bouse.
Wo think tho writer of tho abovo
mentioned article wan a little mis
taken when ho said "It's a disgrace
to Oooneo county and the remaining
old soldiors." Now a majority of
tho old soldiers did not know any
thing about thin partioular case ;
therefore they aro not to blame, nei
ther do wo think tho county is to
blame. Wo have an idea that it is a
disgraoe to our State, and tho shaine
and blamo is on tho Legislature.
We have been told that it is usually
thc case that when our Legislature
meets in annual session, and they got
their Committco on Appropriations
arranged, that they send for the pre
sident of tho Stato's dude factory ;
bring him boforo the committoo
simply to ask him how much money
he wants to run his factory. Not
how much ho needs, but how much
he wants. The president naturally
thinks that they will give him about
half what he asks for. So he will
hand in his hill for about twice as
much as he really needs. None of
thc members seem to have thc cour
age to undertake to reduce the bill,
and so he gets all ho asks for, and
tho amount is from sixty to seventy
thousand dollars annually.
When they happen to need a clerk
in Home of those oiliees at Columbia
they will go up to this dudo factory
and pick up a little ox-jawed dude
who never did a hard day's work in
his life, or earned an honest dollar,
and put him in the ofiice to do a lit
tle writing for them, and pay him,
or have tho people to pay him, from
twelve to eighteen hundred dollars
per year, or &150 per month, when
at thc same time there are a lot of
boys in Oconee county who aro fully
competent to do the work who would
bo glad to get the job at fifty dollars
per month. On the other hand we
see thc old, gray-haired soldier, who
is broken down in health, who
fought the battles of our country,
who laid upon the battle-fields and
suffered, bled and starved in defence
of a righteous cause. Wc see him
como limping up to the pension ellice
of our State, on ono leg, and draw
thc pitiful little sum of four dollars
per month, and if he has not lost any
of his limbs, it don't matter how
many times he has been wounded, he
only draws one dollar per month,
and has to sware and furnish proof
that ho is not ablo to make a sup
port for himself before he can get
that. It does scorn to me that our
Legislature could do better than
this. They should tako some of thc
unnecessary money which is paid in
to those dudo factories to educate
the rich men's children, and put it
on tho pensions of the old soldiers
of our State. Hut they will proba
bly never do any better so long as
policy overbalances tho brain and
courage of our Legislature members.
J. A. COOK.
Chained thc Train Fast to tho Track.
NlCWnwiKY, October 0.-To-day
Sheriff lidford served an execution
on tho Southern Railway in the case
of It. It. Milam, of Clinton. Mr.
Milam sued tho railroad about three
years ago for damage on a carload of
horses and got judgment. Thc dam
ages, costs, otc, amounted to $428.
Tho sheriff levied on freight train
No. 862, going west, and locked it to
thc track. Sheriff Buford extended
Iho railroad lill courtesies possible in
thc discharge of his duty, by permit
Ling them to do all their shifting,
ato., before levying. About four
hours later thc damages were paid
l\nd the train released.
Tho Executive Mansion.
The following is from the Green
ville Mountaineer :
"The Columbia Record upsets a
pathetic story w hich has found ils
way into tho Ladies' Home Journal,
:>no of tho most widely circulated
publications in tho country and thc
itory is based almost entirely upon
imagination, with only hore and
Lhere a fact of history. The Record
s not Strictly correct in its state
nonts, however, willi regard to tho
milding now known as the Execu
tive Mansion. Thc South Carolina
Military Academy was composed of
,hc "Citadel" located in Charleston
md thc "Arsenal" in Columbia. Tho
\rsonal was a preparatory school
or tho Citadel, and thc Kx oe uti ve
Mansion was one of thc buildings
(sod for this preparatory school,
hough differently arranged at that
,ime, and was remodeled for its
?resent purpose. South Carolina
lever owned an Executive Mansion
n the olden days, as the (lovernors
vere not expected to reside in Co
ombia except during thc sessions
>f the Legislature, and they were
isttally men of large fortunes who
.esided on their plantations, in the
owor section of the State. In Radi?
;al times the "Arsenal" was con
certed into au official residence for
,ho Child' Magistrate, who was then
R. K. Scott, but ho waa tho only ono
of tho rogimo who used it. Tho gay
and foBtive Mosos livod during a
part of/his term at what was for
merly known as tho Proston man
sion, now tho "College for Women,"
on Blanding Btroot. Mr. Dauiol II.
Chamberlain ?lived in his own houeo
not far from the Executive Mansion
on Areoual hill. Governor Hamp
ton did not ocoupy tho oflioinl resi
dence during his term of oftice, and
it was not used again until after
oxtensivo repairs woro mado when
Gen. Johnson Hagood becamo tho
Chief Exooutivo of tho State."
A Card (rom W. S. Prichard.
Messrs. Editors : Through your
columns I desire to say to tho peo
ple of Oconoo county th'it I am
thankful for tho voto which they
gavo mo in the recent primary. Dur
ing the campaign I mado many new
acquaintances. It gives mo pleas
ure to think of thom, many of thom
so kindly sharing me their hospitali
ties. To those who votod for others
wo trust your efforts will prove wis
dom, and that our board will prove
what is anticipated in the improve
ment of our county government.
Very respectfully,
W. S. PltlOHAKD.
October 9, 1000.
Til?n, n Pilos*7 Pitchfork.
A special dispatch to tho Philadel
phia Press from Carrollton, 111., said :
One of the statements with which
Senator Bemjarain li. Tillman, ol
South Carolina, opened tho campaign
in a Democratic mass meeting herc
recently was his bold assertion that
Mark Hanna had raised $?,,000,()U(J
or $3,000,000 from the armor plate
makers and was using it in the cam
paign.
"There are two concerns in thc
country which make this armor plate
-Carnegie and thc Bethlehem," lu
said. "We had a contract on Willoi
wo bad been holding them five years
We had boon keeping them down tc
$300 a ton. This yearv on tho las
day of tho session of Congress, Marl
lianna took charge of it. Ile wen
in and ordered his henchman to give
orders to tho Secretary of Navy t<
make a contract for armor plate a
what ho saw fit. I'll swear tba
Mark Hanna, to tho best of my be
lief and knowledge, had an agree
mont with those two firms to giv
him $2,000,000 or $3,000,000 for tin
Presidential campaign."
The pitchfork Senator conclude?
that, in pursuance of Lincoln's wai
time policy, the South bad had 10,
000,000 "niggers" turned over to i
to shoot and kill, and that now tb
country was getting 10,000,000 mor
for the North to shoot and kill.
An Irish Judge.
Lord Morris, always a wit, an
now a distinguished Judge, conic
from Galway, an1 boa never lost th
mellifluous brot ol West of Ire
land folk. This characteristic make
the groundwork of a story which t!i
London Telegraph tells of him.
One day Lord Morris was sittin
at tho Four Courts as Lord Chi?
Justic.o of Ireland, when a youn
barrister from the North ros?' no
vously to make his first motion. Tl
Judge had declared that no bl
listening to himself would ever tal
him for anything but an Irishmn
which was perfectly correct. Bl
Galway could not understand Ai
trim. Tho Lord Chief Justice leane
over to ask tho Associate where tl
barrister hailed from.
"County Antrim," was the r
spouse.
Then asked his Lordship of tl
oflicial : "Did ye iver como aero
such a frightful aecint in tho cour
of yor loifo ?"
At another time it foll to his I
lo hear a case at Coleraine, in whit
damages were claimed from a vet
ri nary surgeon for having poison
n valuable horse. The issue cl
pended upon whether a certain nut
ber of grains of a particular dri
could be safely administered to t
animal. The dispensary dod
proved that he had often given cig
grains to a man, from which it w
lo be inferred that twelve fora hoi
was not excessive.
"Never mind vcr eight grui
doethor," said the Judge. "Wo
know that some poisons are cnn
Inti VG in effect, and ye may go
tho edge of ruin with impunity. I
loll me this : The twelve! grain.
wouldn't they kill the tl i vii hims
if ho swallowed thom ?"
Tho doctor war annoyed and po
pously replied : "I don't know, i
ord; I never had him for a palien
From tho hench came tho answi
'An, no, doethor, ye uiver li
nero's tho pily ! The old hbo
itill aloive."
A Minister Suicides.
JASN?K, TUNN., October 0.---lt
ll. I. Frittle, a Cumberland Pro?
terian minister, committed suie
ibis morning in the Presbyter
'.burch by banging himself with
boll rope. Despondency owing
tho lack of work is supposed to lu
boen thc cause.
Dor Mother was Married.
Caller : "I should like to see y
nother if she isn't engaged."
Flossie (aged live): "Fngag<
Why, mamma's been married e
linee I know her !"
MR. A. C. MERRICK NOMINATED
for Congress by the Republicans ol the Third
Congressional District.
Tho ltopublloun Third Congressional
Diatrlot Couvoutton was hold boro yes
terday. The convention dooided to put
a candidato iu tho flold for Congress and
A. C. Morrtok, of Walhalla, was nomi
nated by tho convention as the Republi
can nominee from tho Third Diatrlot.
At 6 o'clock yesterday aftornoon tho
dolotfatos from tho various couutios in
tho district nssomblod at tho Entorprlso
colored storo uoar tho publio square.
Thoro wore present full dologatiom? from
afi tho counties. Anderson was ropre
soutcd by niuo doJogatcs, Greenwood
sont four, Nowborry five, Abbovlllo nine,
Oconco tinco and PiokouB throe, making
a total of twonty-nino. Anderson, of
Greenwood, was cleotod Chair mau of tho
Convention and ti. 13. Churchwoll, col
ored, of this city was made Seoretary.
J. W. Tolbert, of Greenwood, was ro
oloeled Chairman of tho Third Congres
sional District ExccutivoCommittco and
oach county was reprosontod on tho Ex
eoutivo Comndttoo, elected nB follows: A.
H. Harton, Piokous; A. C. Merrick, Ooo
nco; J. S. Adams, Anderson; A. P. But
ler, Newberry: .LS Lomax, Greenwood,
and Alfred Allison, Abbovlllo. Tho con
vention lasted about threo hours and was
a quick affair with only eight or ton
present in addition to tho regular dolo
gatos,
After tho convention adjourned tho
Executive Committee ,M?t i" executivo
session, lt is understood tbab tho com
mitteemen decided to inaugurate an ac
tive campaign in ovory county in tho dis
trict-Anderson Daily Mail, October (3th.
Bumed at tho Stake
THKNTON, N. J., October G.-Eddio
Mcbride, olovon years old, was barned
to (loath at the stake hy the hands of his
playmates. After school ho played with
several companions drer: od as Indian.
Their part of tho gamo was to let him
escape from the other lads who Imper
sonated savages of a tribe guarding tho
prisoner in a big opon lot, tho scene of
the fun which proved a sad tragedy.
The youngsters out ropes and bound
him and started from tho mock Indians
village They Hun}; him to the ground
and tied him ton stake, and against him
piled wood and lighted it. Tho Hames
gained loo muoh headway. Tho hoya
tried lo pul it out and throw what they
supposed was water on McBrido, but it
proved to be gasoline. Tho Hames
sprang highor with a roar, and tho boys
hoing seared ran away. Passors-by
heard tho yells and cut tho boy loose,
hut. lie was half roasted and unconscious,
and died before he reached tho hospital.
Train is Wrecked.
Rino KI.A\n, S. C., October :>.-Kngin
oer A. C. doodling, white, Eiroman
Harvey Tompson and Uroakman Don
White, both colored, wore killed in a
wreck on the Charleston and .Savannah
railroad Tuesday.
A freight train running as extra .*II7
had just pulled out of tho bul ow spur
t rack on the main line, when tho ongiue
and several ears ju urned tho track and
tumbled down an embankment, killing
Lho three mon. '1'hoy wore killed in
stantly.
Conductor Sy mines, who was in oh argo
i)f the t rain, and tho other membors of
Lite crew escaped without injury.
Republican Stale Convention.
At the Republican Stato Convention
held in Columbia last, Wednesday ovon
ihg tho white leaders in tho Stato woro
?ivoil rear seats. Deas, a nogro, was
dootod chairman of the Stato Commit
iee, and (?en. Hebert Smalls vico chair
nan.
Chairman Deas nominated Dr. (hum
md h. VV. C. lihtlock as the two electors
it |argo. 'I'lioy were elected unani
mously. Thc other electors were nomi
nated as follows :
birst District, Qoorgo Holmes, Beau
fort; Second District, T. A. Odom, EdgO
Hold; Third District, J, W. Tolbert,
Ninety-six; Koort h District, II. II. Pol
lorn, (white); Ki ft h District. R. 1?. Rob
ots, Cherokee: Sixth District, M. K.
Holloway, Marion; Seventh District,
Qoorgo NV, Murray, Sumter.
The platform was unanimously ad
>ptod, though ono mau wanted some
thing said ahout lynch law.
Dickerson said that in tho spring tho
convention had spoken on the subject
md tho re bad boon no lynchings sinco.
G Lint, of Chi c. lesion, ottered tho fol
lowing: X
"We, tho Ropublicons of South Caro
ma, in convention assembled, recogni/.o
the necessity ol' unification and solidified
jfforts along all lines; and
"Whereas, lim Rev. W. W. beckett has
1)001) nominated as candidate of tho Re
imbllean parly of tho First District to
ibo Fifty-seventh Congross, that district
laving been conceded to the Repu bl l
.ans by tho Democratic party; there
ore, he it
"Resolved. That wo heartily endorso
he nomination of the Rov. W. W. Reck
.lt and would urgO each and every mom
?er of thc Republican party of the First
District to glvo him their loyal and sili
cic support in his struggle for justico
md li bolly and doCoilSO of tho princi
ples nf Republicanism."
Tlieso resolutions, alter some vigorous
monchos, were adopted.
Dickerson wanted a few words sent
to tho people of the North. Ho saut
tomo colored man North has said that
Republican success nu ant no moro than
D?mocratie success. In the North tboy
tad none to the D?mocratie party. All
hese bad been sent back to the Kopuh
iOnnparty by tho race trouble recently
n New Voik. No would advise thom
o gi to McKinley, Rrynil represented a
.eitain class ol men in this State, from
IV 11 Oin they had not bing to expect. Those
who weiro iii tho North should vole for
McKinley.
.Tho commitloo on nominations then
epmted ns follows through Gen. Smalls:
''Tho comndttoo on nominations for a
?date ticket lie;j leave to report that they
iavoconsidered tho expediency of pino
ng a Stato ticket in the Hold, ?ind, after
laroful consid?rai ion. they are iinaiii
noitsly of the opinion thal it would bo
inpracticable and inadvisable al. this
?meto malo; nominations for State oui
?orsin view ol' Ibo fad Ilia?, tho present
in just ami unfair registration ami oloo
ionlaws practically disfranchises niuo
enlim of tho Ropuhlloan votors of this
Rato."
- ' - < . M--.
Killing in Abbovlllo County.
S.A. McIntosh instantly killed (}.
McKinney Thursday night near Mor
Icaux, in Abbeville county, .lack Mas
cell, colored, is charged with aiding and
(belting McIntosh. The trouble seems
o have boen precipitated by McIntosh
iodising n son of t lie man who was killed
if stealing some cotton. Tho ovidonco
li the coroner's inquosl showed that a
ionhovorsy look place bel ween McKin
ley ami McIntosh over the alleged steal
hg, and Hu formor o gored to put his
?on on the chningnng if ono witness
.mild he produced to swear that ho was
milly of tbetheft. |J].ibis McIntosh
aid no, this will settle it better, and
0voling Ids pistol Iii od. Ibo ball entor
na Me Kinney's mouth. McKinney, tho
load man, is said to have been a pros
lorous and peaceable citizen. Tho stayer
>f McKinney is well educated and weal
hy and was a Confederate soldier. Me
lltosh killed a man some yon I'S ago. was
mind guilty of manslaughter, and waa
lardoued bj Tillman or LSvans. Ho is a
linsnmn of Tillman.