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ER M S? rubiishou oyory Thursday morning. For subscription, $?.00 por unmun, strlotly in advnnco; for six months, 76 co?ts; for four months, CO cents. Advertisements inserted aV ono dollar por squaro of ono Inch or less for tho first insertion and fifty eonts for oaeb sub Boyuontinsortion. Obituary Notices oxcoodine; flvo linos, Tributes of Respect, Communications of a personal oharaotor, whon admlssablo, ami Announcements of Candidates will bo charged for as ndvortisomonts. Job Printing nontly and ohoaply oxo?u COU* Necessity compols us to adhoro strictly to tho requiromouts of Cash Paymonts. To IMuo ?* ? Nolf 11? no aud Itluit Fellow a. (he rVlyhc (ho Buy, Thou Cn?.'t rv?,t Tho? II? l'nl?c (o Any IWou. BY THOMPSON, SM & * A 58. AVAI^HAl.LA, ?O?/TH CAltOLINA, JUNK 12, ?800. VOLUME XM.-?JS?O 23, The Charleston House. J U.ST RECEIVED 1 Car Fresh Patent Flour, "Schumacher's" Daisy Double Patent, And "Oven Lifter," Single Patent. Also, Low Grades from $2.75 per Bbl. Upwards. Fancy and Staple Groceries, Canned Goods, &c. 13ig- Drives in Olotliingr, Hots, Dry Goods, POINTERS VOR THE PUBLIC, \SW S el liminoli or'a Goods Avo Always Barg; ins, f?p' Always tlio Best, (?gr AHAra.ys tlie Newest, IfiiP Always tlie Cheapest. Otto H. Schumacher, Walhalla, S. 0. , Cioocls Ir*aels:ed and 37>elivored Free. NEW STYLES, AND|fPRICES! \V~o havo just received our now SPRING STOCK, consisting of the largest Spring Stock of Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Henrietta'. Worsteds, Lawns, Prints, Satines, Laces, Fancy Goods, Notions, Clothing, Hata and Shoes, and propose to sell at prices that defy competition. In Heady-made Clothing wo fool that we havo tho largest, best selected stock and nicest styles ever brought to Westminster. Suits from $3.60 up. Odd Pants for everybody and a pair for any one else that may want thorn, cheap. FURNIT ?BE ! FURNITURE ! ! Just received, another largo lot of Bureaus, Bedsteads, Washstands, &c, &o., cheaper than ever. COFFINS ! COFFINS ! Wo bave, just received another large lot of Collins and Caskets and are prepared to lit them up at all hours. In Groceries we are still leaders of Low Prices. Can sell you a good Family Flour that wo warrant to bo puro for $3.50 per barrel. Try it. HARDWARE, GLASSWARE Al CROCKERY. . Wo arc constantly receiving New Goods, in theso lines, and will give out1 customers Bock Bottom Prices. trial will convinco any one of this boast. In conclusion, we will say ? Ours is tho pinco to buy, And the reason why wdl tell, Wo bought tho Goods and paid tho cash And are determined to sell. . N. Carter & Co., Westminster, S. C. FURNITURE, FURNITURE ! Now is the time to buy your Furni ture. I have some beautiful Bed Room Sets that are elegant and reason able in price. Chairs, Rockers, Safes, Baby Carriages, in all styles and prices. Am well prepared for Framing Pictures of any size. Old Furniture repaired on short notice and in a workmanlike manner. Give me a call ?nd if you want anything in my line I am per suaded I can please and suit you as to price and quality of goods. Coffins and Caskets of all styles and trim mings to match. I am here to stay and propose to sell Furniture and Undertaker's Supplies at small profits. Come and see me and be convinced. S. M. VanWyck, Walhalla, S. O. TEACpjJOL?MH. ?5?p~" All communiout?ous in tended for this column should ho addressed to S. P. Strihling, Sohool Commis sionor, Walhalla, S. C. Now School Districts. Mitili CU li SCHOOL OISTKICl, NO. 41, Beginning at the mouth of tho Phillips Creek, on Chattooga River, thenco a straight line to Rooky Gap, thonco a straight lino to Charles Hunt's residence, thenco a straight lino to tho Jolly placo, thenco a straight lino to tho gap on Callas Mountain, thonco tho top of tho mountain to the Bad Covo Gap, thence a straight lino to tho Chat tooga River, thoncc down said river to the beginning point. Oil Kit 11 Y UII.L SCHOOL DISTRICT, NO. 42. Boginning at the Synnnes old field, on Chattooga River, up said' river to tho Laurel fork, thenco up said Laurol fork to the bridge on tho Turnpike road, thenco said Turnpike to tho Moody trail, thence said trail to Staten Cantrell's residence, thenco tho foot of the mountain to Buine Nicholson's, thenco a straight line to Wash crook, thence up said creek to John Morton's residence, thence a straight line to the Symmcsold field, the beginning point. whetstonk school district, no. 48. Beginning at Simon Hunt's resi dence, thence a straight lino to Eibls Bottoms' residence, thence a straight line to Perry Bottoms', thence a straight line to Changa Creek, thence down said creek to Wild Cat branch, thence a straight line to Enoch Mooro's., thence a straight line to Molly Moore's, thence a straight line to the month of Whetstone creek on Chattooga Hiver, thence up said river to the dividing ridge between Evan Phillip's and widow Ramoy's, thence a straight line to the .lolly place, thence a straight line to K. B. Frct well's residence, thence a straight line to Double Springs old school house, thence a straight line to the beginning point. poplar spjmnc.s school district, no. 44. Beginning at tho mouth of Wild Cat branch on Changa Creek, thenco down said creek to the mouth of Double branch, thence a straight line to J. J. Woodall's residence, thence a straight line to W. II. t Thrift's residence, thenco a straight I lino to the mouth of Fall Creek, on Chattooga Hiver, thenco up said ' river to the mouth of Whetstone Creek, thenco a straight line to Molly Moore's, thence a straight lino to Enoch Moore's, thence a straight line to Wild Cat branch on Changa Creek. S. P. Striulinh. Comptroller (Jouerai Venter's New Methods. The JPeoplet published at Barn well, says that Comptroller General Verner has recently visited that county to examine the settlement of the County Treasurer with tho Auditor, and he has adopted this new method of verifying the settle ment between them. The above named paper says : "Heretofore the Treasurers were required to go to the Comptroller's oflico to have their yearly settle ments verified and approved, armed only with vouchers from the Auditor. According to tho present method the Comptroller, by putting himself in roach of tho original papers under which the Treasurer makes his dis bursements, goes to the very root of the settlements. For instance, in the case of county funds he not only compared each warrant with the books of the County Commis sioners, but required them to produce the original claim. So with the school fund. Each school claim paid by the Treasurer wr s compared with the entry on the School Com missioner's books. A method so ex tensive and searching cannot fail to satisfy the most skeptical as to the way the money goes, and Col. Ver ner deserves and should receive gene ral commendation for this new de parture from ohi ruts." -f*i*i>??-? Union, May '2G.?At a mooting of the Draytonsville Farmers' Alliance it was resolved to use nothing but cotton bagging for the wrapping of cotton during the coming season; also to expel any member that is put in the calaboose while intoxi cated. Locusts arc so numerous in some parts of South Australia that they causo a continual roar whilo flying, and the country is being stripped of everything green by the soourgo. ? Trip Ans tie Continent. -I PItO&l WALHALLA SALT. . CITY ?CONVKNTION OF TIIK BUKOKONS OF TIIK UNITKO fiTATKfl AT 8 CITY?PORK KBTAHLISII MKNTB ? O LKO M A KO A ill ? JACK Kl 11 ', HHAIUIK I>OG, ANTKLOPK? i'lKli's CICA -PUKIILO TO OGHKN ?BAI. LAKH CITY?TUB MO?MON TKM1M.K-JUtlollAM *YOVNO ANO HIS WIVK^-TITIIINO stork* HOU8K ? UIC O UK AT , . -SCHOOLS, CHUnCUKB, - CINCINNATI ? ZOOLOGICAL 8-GIRAFFE ANO TUKKKY buzzards-CHAH LOTTK8VILLK, VA.? MONT1CKLLO, TIIK-IIOMK OK 1 8 JKFFKRSOX, AO. Mr. editor : Through tho court esy of Dr. Georgo Ross, of Rich mond, Va., Chief Surgeon of tho Richmond and Dan villo System, Drs. Doyle, Karle, McJunkin and tho writer attended the Convention of tho Surgeons of tho Railway Syetoms of the United States, hold at Kansas City cm the 1st, 2(1 and 3d of June. Assembled there were over eight hundred physicians from every State in the Union and some from Canada and ?M?xico. It was a fine looking body of men, and the chief discussion was about railroad accidents, dislocations and fractures and the relative positions of the railroad companies to their surgeons and the surgcona to tho railroad companies. ? .' City is a wonderful place, exhibiting inoro thrift and energy than any city which we visited. The Electric and Cable Railway System, covering one. hundred and twenty-seven miles, is said to be the finest in tho United States. At Swift Pork Racking Eslab lishment from twenty-live hundred to three thousand beeves, sheep and hogs are slaughtered per day. In fifteen minutes from tho time that a beef is slaughtered it is butchered and prepared for the cooling room, whoro it is placed on ice. From .the tallow of the sheep and beeves oleo margarine is manufactured. Last year this establishment shipped to Holland one hundred and thirty thousand tierces of oleomargarine Having asked what was done with it, we were informed that the people of Holland shipped it to England, where it is sold for butter. Tho public buildings and private residences in Kansas City arc magni ficent. Tho building of tho Equita ble Insurance Company is eleven stories" high, of brown stone, with marble columns. At least one of tho private residences cost one hun dred and seventy-five thousand dol lars. At Kansas City we were presented with tickets to Ogden, Utah Terri tory. Our journey to Pueblo, Colo rado, was through the plains, on which there was not much to be seen?little vegetation, no trees, some horses and cattle and a few ranches. These ranehes consisted of what are known as "dug outs," be ing made over, and from tho dirt thrown out of a hole in tho ground, presenting a similar appearance lo a potato bank with a door. They are so constructed on account of the scarcity of timber and as a protection against fire and the inclemency of the wea ther. On the plains wo saw tho jack rabbit, prairie dog, antelope and some pheasants. Pike's Peak, which is fourteen thousand feet above the sea level, looms up at a distance of at least three hundred miles. This mountain is covered with snow during the whole year. Pueblo is a pretty city, the formida ble rival of Denver, "the marvellous city of the plains," and is said to have the largest steel and iron works in the United States. It is elevated four thousand six hundred and sixty-seven feet above the level of the sea and 00 ' ains twenty-live thousand inhabitants. The country from Pueblo to Salt Lake. City is grand and beautiful, consisting of large mountains and fertile valleys, interspersed with can ons, of which the most remarkable aro the grami canon of the Arkan sas and the Black canon. in the grand canon there is a swinging railroad bridge, hung by arches from above, no support beneath, the bridge being over ami running in the same direction with and not across tho river. The rocks on each side from which the bridge is suspended arc two thousand six hundred feet high. On this route is Marshall's Pass, or the (livido, eleven thousand feet above the soft lovol, (movo than o?glit timos -?? high ns Stump Houso Mountain,) tho highost point in thiit eootion. Tho nir at this ole vntion is so puro ami pcoulinr and tho lungs become so rapidly filled that ono fools like suffocating. With some it onuses hemorrhages from tho nose. The bodies of dead animals* do not decompose as with us, but ronwin for months without any sign of putrefaction. The grade of tho railroad up tho mountain to this pass is two hundred and seventcon foot to tho milo, ron dering it necoesary for two onginos to draw the cars. So circuitous is tho*route that four trains of oars (three besides tho ono in which wo were) could bo seen desconding on the esimo track at tho same timo. Along this routo it is necessary to ha\? snow sheds to provent tho enow from filling in and sliding on tho track. Where the road runs through tho plains it is necessary to protect tho tracks from, snow drifts by plank fences,. built somewhat on tho plan of ft plank water dam. At tho foot of tho mountains is tho Utah Valley, which is one hundred and fifty miles long and from thirty to fifty miles wide. Tho crops in this valley arc kept fresh by irriga tion, which is under the control of irrigating companies, who rent out tho water to the farmers. . In the course of timo tho whole valley will be like a garden. All along the routo through this valley arc thriv ing towns, where all kinds of mining (such as gold, silver, copper and iron) are carried oh. Salt Lake .City, "the Mormon Me tropolis," is a beautiful city, laid out like Columbia, S. C, with ft douhlo row of trees. Along each side walk flows a stream of fresh water, which is used for irrigating the town. In this pity arc some beautiful an'd costly buildings. "The Tabernacle, in whh.h the Mormons preach, is elliptical in shape, '250 feet long by 150 feet wide, and 70 feet in height from the lloor to tho ceiling at its highest point, and 80 feet from tho floor to tho top of tho ,rooi. Tho interior of the building presents an oval arch without any centro sup-1 port, the largest self-supporting arch in America, with the exception of that of the Central Depot, New York, and probably tho largest in the world constructed wholly of wood. The entire building has a seating capacity of about 10,000. The organ in tho Tabornaclo is second lo none in the United States in appearance and sweetness of tone and is excelled in size by but one." Tho acoustic properties of tho Taber nacle arc wonderful. A pin drop ped or tho rubbirtg of tho hands together can be distinctly heard across the building. T'ho unfinished Temple has already cost fivo million dollars and when completed will bo 220 feet high. The entrando to Brigham Young's former residences was through what is known ns the Eagle Gate. The grounds are surrounded by a thick wall about ten feet high, tho whole so constructed ns to resist tho attack of enemies. In several houses within the enclosure fourteen wives of Brigham Young still live. In a simple iron enclosure, about 150 yards from his former residences, is the grave of Brigham Young, which is covered by a simple marble slid), without inscription, and near by aro the graves of five of his wives, on ?ach slab of Which is tho inscription, "Mrs.-Young." On tho gate is the monogram " . Y." Among the buildings (too nume rous to mention) is the general tith ing store house. "It is the custom of tho Mormons to pay their tithes and donations to tho church in kind. * * * Consequently at the tithing store is gathered a most complica ted assortment of products?grains, vegetables, merchandise, cattle ad i/i/?>!?(>nn" There is, also, a com bination store, "Zion's Co-Operative Mercantile Institution," familiarly known as "Il'tg Co-Op," which is car ried on by the Mormans and does a blisit?css of about five million dol dars por annum. Manufacturing of all kinds and mining operations nro the chief employments. The Great Salt Lake is certainly a great wonder, being nn inland sea 07 miles long and 55 miles wide. In it arc two islands?ono quito large one, with several well cultivated farms and springs of pure fresh wafer. No living thing exists in the lake, one-third of tho waters of which by weight arc salt. Tho salt accumulates around stick dipped into tho water just like rock candy on a strini?. So stromr is the wntor that a oblici will float aud it is diffi. oult for a grown person to swim or dive. On tho lake aro large steam boats and on different eidos are two botole, "Lako Park Kesort" and "Qarfiold Boaoh," which have bath nouses and at which suits oan be rented for 25 conte a bath. Land in tho Valley of tho Utah is worth two hundred and fifty dollars per aoro, and this price is said to 1) ? beon paid by Jay Gould;for, tho right of way for his railroad. At tho terminus of tho valley is the City of Ogdon, noarly surrounded by mountains, covered with porpotual snow. The climate was very similar to ours hero, and wo wore comfortable without overcoats. Ogdcn and Salt Lake City have ?churohcB of noarly ovory denomina? tion and tino sohools, military, pub Ho and private, which aro well at t en (led. On our return wo passed through Cincinnati, the largest oity whioh we Visited, having 450,000 inhabitants, and whioh oovors 28 square miles. One could woll spend a month there in eight sooing. The Zoological Gardens covor 46 acres of land, laid, off most beautifully with walks and drives. Vehicles of all lands, horses, Shetland ponies, donkies and Texas mules aro kept on hand which aro hired out to visitors for 25 cents a drive or rido. Every kind of oni mnl and bird arc to bo scon, includ ing a giraffo eighteon foet^high and a cage of turkey buzzards. Tho most entertaining animals were Mr. and Mrs. Maroncy, tho monkeys. Fow ladios were seen on tho streots until ? o'clock \ m ., from which timo until 12,o'olook tho stroots wore filled, the stores all open and every kind of amusement carried on. From Cincinnati to Charlottcsville, Va,, tho country is beautiful and fer tilo and abounds in minerals, ospc-. cially in coal and iron. All through Virginia and West Virginia coke furnaces can bo scon in full blast and tho cool being dug. Tho furnaces aro in operation night and day, and at night tho sight is beautiful, tho country being lighted for miles. A double lino of furnaces aro built of rock with iron doors on tho outside at regular intervals. Each furnace is furnished with fines. Between the fines of tho furnaces a railroad track is laid and ears drawn by mules convey the coal to tho flues, into which it is dumped and is thon con verted into coko which is used in smelting iron ore. Monticelli), the homo of tho illus trious Thomas Jefferson, in Char lottcsville, Va., is still in a good stato of preservation and is now owned by a Mr. Levy, of Now York City, who sponde his summers there. The University of Virginia is located iiore and tho grounds aro beanti Cully laid out, having at least 80 acres in the enclosure, handsomo buildings, and this session there aro in attend ance about five hundred students. Wo wero absent just sixteen days, during which time wo traveled by rail about five thousand eight hun dred* miles and wore cordially and hospitably received everywhere. D. B. Daiuvy, Medicinal Properties of Vegetables. The following information may bo useful to some at this season of tho year, if not new to many : Spinach has a direct effect upon the kidneys. Tho common dandelion, used as greens, is excellent for tho snmo trouble. Asparagus purges tho blood. Celory aots admirably upon the norvous sys tem, and is a euro for rheumatism and neuralgia. Tomatoes aot upon tho liver. Beets and turnips aro excollent appetizers. Lettuco and cucumbers aro cool ing in effects upon tho system. Onions, garlic, loeks, olives, and shalols, all of which are similar, possess medicinal virtues of a marked character, stimulating tho circula tory system and tho consequent in crease of tho saliva and tho gastrio juice promoting digestion. Bed onions arc an oxccllent diuro tic, and tho white ones are recom mended to bo eaten raw as a remedy for insomnia. Thoy aro a tonio and nutricions. A soup,made from onions is re garded by tho French as an excel lent rostorativo in debility of tho digestivo organs, One-sixth of tho bituminous pig iron mado in tho United States is now produced in throo Southern States, and this amounts to ono ton in nino of all the pi? iron,, EOWEE COURSER ~.V?taoi,?s?:?:?> at? Old Pickens in 1840, -^movkd to? 17 Walhalla in 1868. Destroyed by Fire June 21 st, 1887. 5ta?j??Sh6d August H w 1887. Interesting ?;orrospondeuce. campaign mtbratukb. The following correspondence be road with great interest just now : \Be?,ton, S. OV, May 22, 1800. Col. J. J. Dargan, Sumtor, S. C.? Deaf Sir : I seo from tho J\reto3 and ; Gourier you proposo to bo ii. Ander son on tho 18th, and proposo to ask1 tho people to hoar you in vindication of your course in this onmpaign jmd to hoar what you shall have to say of Mr. Till man to his fuco. Now, I writo to say to you, in boh al ? of tho good pcoplo of Andorson, that if you aro a candidato for any office in ?J the gift of this pco?>lo, then wo would bo glad to hear you; but, if not, then the proas is open for you to explain your position, and if thorc. is a difforeuoo between yourself and Mr. il) man, you know where, to find him. Tho course you propose oan not result in any good to yourself or to the Demooraoy of this county, and might bo tho means of a row and bloodshed in our midst. I there fore insist that you deeist from the coureo proposed, and notify you now that I shall dovmy utmost to prevent anything that shall bo calculated to produco discord among us. Yours rospcotfully, A. C. Latimkk. Statkbiiuro, S. C, May 24, 1890. Mr. A. C. Latirn?r, Hol ton, S.C.? Dear Sir : Your favor 22d instant is at hand. I must admit its contents a' surpriso to inc. I had not sus pected that plain, honest spceoh in refutation of slanderous chargos mado in my absence boforc a pcoplo to whom I am little known without tho least portinency to tho issues under discussion, would ho offend "good people" as to bring on a "row" which might resultili "bloodshed." I am unwilling to believe tho good people of Anderson so backward in oivili/.atioi), so devoid of tho instincts and principios of justice, so out of tho way of tho onde of truo Demo-. oraoy, as to refuso to hear both sides of nil political controversies with calm dignity, and to accord a grossly and gratuitously reviled citizen a word in his own d?fonce. But I confess, frankly, that your declara tion, coupled with tho marvellous display of gravity with which tho assembly at your recent meeting, witnessed the mannish nos? on the stago when a grown-up person was calling for boh?o one to look him in tho oyo and asserting himself not afraid of this, that and tho other, liko a 16-yoar-old oi? a baso ball ground, is not roassuring. Surely there was a broad smile on the faces of "tho good" while all this was passing, which tho reporter failed to TV I lie. However, until the contrary fully appears by subsequent occurrences I will not bo persuaded that you repre sent any largo body of your people in Anderson when you bespeak rowdyism for them. I shall havo to risk myself at your mass meeting on June 18, though I feel that I must premiso you under tho circumstances that, if your fears and misgivings are generally entertained, I shall not venture an address to tho orowd, lest I become in somo moasuro re sponsible for blood-letting among a pcoplo so excitablo and with so little self-control. If I find such to be the situation, I can patiently bide my timo ^ntil Mr. Tillman comes to Suinter. Hero my friends and my solf and all tho good people will see to it that he is fully and fairly heard in presenting his charges against me. I shall,, of courso, be granted an unrestrained reply. This is all ? havo asked or wish. Wo, of Suin ter, unfortunately have a few rowdie in our midst, but I trust an effioion police force will keep down any di turning demonstrations on their part I extend you a cordial invitation to attend tho Sumter meeting Uur you may witness tho consptouou fairness with which your "untamed candidate for Governor will ;'X. treated hy his determined oppononts Rospootfnlly, John J. Dakgan. A Christian may onjoy a calm and inward poace, while ho sustains the storm of outward trouble If ho enjoys the former ho may oxpoct tho latter; if ho suffers tho latter ho may oxpcot the. former. Thoro is no spring* without its fall; no summer without its wintor. For cows with young calves brau is a botter feed than corn or com weal, whioh are too rich and houtiug.