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TELEPHONE CALL: 1 Louar, 2 'Short and i LOOR. ALL JOR WORK EXECUTED WITH NEATNESS AND DISPATCH. ?IVE CS A TRIAL ! TO THINK OWN SELF BK TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW A4 T?IK NIGHT THE DAY, THOU OANS'T NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN. BY JA YNES, SHELOR, SMITH & STECK, WALHALLA. SOUTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER ?, 1800. NEW SERIES, NO. 70.--VOLUM? L-NO. 40. The End of tl Massey's Vi: and ARTICLE 1 A NU IT BNOWKD, TOO. By the timo wo roached tho hotel a Httlo snow waa falling, and the winds woro raw. Tho white-oapped waves rolled briskly, and ono could onsily imagino what a blizzard might bo. Next morning it was winter suro onougb, tho mercury shivering at 24 degrees and tho wind blowing almost a gale. Stoam was turned on in tho building, a big lire roared in tho lobby fireplaco and people marched about mired up to their oars in ovorcoats and wraps. It looked as if a stray polar expedition might have tarried thero over night. (This was in mid-summer.) Mather early w started on a drive of about twenty miles to tho Canon hotel. Our route lay, for the most part, along the banks of tho Yellow stone river, which nows from the lake and whoso clear waters move rapidly. Very little timber is near tho road, and qrass is moro plentiful. At ono place wo actually saw a small meadow, whore somo men were mowing a little hay. Somewhat moro than half way wo passed Mud Geysor and Sulphur mountain. I suppose that there is moro sulphur in this mountain than exists at any other ono spot on earth ; in fact, it is almost literally puro sulphur. Tho Mud Goysor is au ugly sight, but at tho samo timo ono that attracts at tention, lt is a bolo about forty feet deop and perhaps thirty feet in diameter. At the bottom is a seeth ing cauldron of sulphurous mud of tho consistency of thick paint, and as hot as blazes. It surcces and rumbles and sputtors at a terrific rate and smells worse than a Dutch chocso shop. It was not in eruption when wo wore there, and rarely is at all, but last year it "got on a turribul toar," as our driver expressed it, and spattered everything for acres around with hot sulphur and mud, killing treos and everything elso it touched as dead as Hector is said to have boon. Near tho hotel thc river becomes rough, and a number of pretty shoals occur. Tho Upper Falls aro close by, and ono thinks them "a right smart sight," to quote from a specta tor, until somo of the real wonders of tho vicinity have been seen. Tho Canon hotel is tho best hos telry in thc whole park. It is situa ted on a commanding ominenoe, about a thousand feet above tho river, and the general view of the surrounding country is fino. Back of tho hotel the woods como close down ; near the edge many boars come to feed upon soraps from the hotol, and thithor wo repaired about dark to seo them. When your hum ble scribe and rt young lady appeared upon the scene several black bears wore up in a big pine, walking about on the limbs Uko birds, and faceti ous tourist alleged that at the sight of us these cautious beasts had made a stampedo to the trco for safety. Tho truth of it really was that a big grizzly had interrupted their medita tions. It is said that cold shivors creep up and down the spine of tho black bear when tho grizzly ap proaches, and that ho loses no timo in moving up a tree. There 'nc in safe, Tor tho grizzly can't climb. IN TIIK GRAND CANON. But tho star attraction is thc Grand Canon of tho Yellowstone, which begins just below tho hotel, say a quarter of a milo away, and contin?en for sorno twelve miles Tourists otdy follow it for about tinco miles. A fine view is had from Point Lookout, as indeed h tl?e case along almost the en tiri route. Near tho terminus of th? road, however, wc find tho crowning view of all from Inspiration Point What a sight for mortal man to bc hold ! What tongue has tho powci to speak ? What pen oan begin tc express tho faintest idea of th ii wondrous scene? What mind cai comprehend tho awful immensity and what brush can limn tho gor goons beauty of this matchless worl of creation? Var and away 01 either hand stretches a vast chasm half a milo wide and a quarter of s mile doop, narrowing at tho bottom in which Hows tho turbulent Yellow stone. In places tho sides slop t>,iadual)y, and in others precipiten cliffs risc to a height of a thousam foot and moro. Over all aro sprent tho splendid frescoing done by na turo's hand. Kvory imaginable colo a:wl shade is hore blended into wh? _ tie Write-up < sit to Yellows Other Points 4.-WRITTEN TOR THE KEOWEB C is,-without doubt, tho most stupen dous painting in tho world. To tho right aro the Groat Falls of tho Yel lowstone, (pictured last wook), which make a shoor tumblo of 800 feet, in height, volumo and gran dour of appearance theso falls aro of the first magnitude. Spray dashes high into tho air, which, in winter, forms thousands of tons of icc. Tho waters, in places, reflect tho light h. a beautiful omorald huo, which is over ohanging. Right down at tho water's edge a boiling spring spouts and streams bravely, undaunted by tho overshadowing surroundings. Tho eagle's wild eoream hore is hoard, for upon tho pinnacles of theso inacooBsiblo orags ho has oreot ed his eyrie, and, liko tho liborty loving and mighty peoplo who havo chosen him ns tho emblem of their national existence, ho bids defiance to the world. A COLD DAY IN AUGUST. It was August 22d when wo vis ited tho canon, and wc enjoyed a rare sight in tho shape of a terrific snowstorm, which raged most of tho day, and which rendered tho sur roundings more impressive if possi ble. Tho Grand Canon of thc Yellow stone is worth travoling around ' tho globe to soe. Mount Blanc is doubt less a grand and beautiful sight ; tho majestic sweep and mighty roar of Niagara cannot be described, but in this ono grand display it BGODIS as if naturo had concentrated her mightiest efforts and roached thc acme of sublimity. Beholding it, tho spectator is dumb with amaze ment. This is well, for the most eloquent words over spoken by hu man tongue would (amid thoso sur roundings) sound puerile. This is truly tho sanctum sanotorium of na ture. Hore is her handiwork, unde filed by the hand of man, and in tho presence of which ho realizes fully his own Insignificance. From the Canon Hotel half a day's ride brings us back to tho Norris iGoyser Basin and to Larry's lunch stand. It is a pleasant rido through thick forests, by mountain streams, under rugged cliffs and by pretty cascades. Ot the latter, tho pretti est arc Virginia Cascades, near the highest point reached by tho road way, something over 8,000 feet above thc sen. From Larry's wo return by the samo road over which wo carno. Al though the outward journoy ha? been made so recently, wo found it again very interesting. Two sights of interest were not montionod in previous letters, namely : Beaver Lake and dams, and tho Obsidian cliffs. The lake is a sort of morass, grown up in high, rough grass, and appears to havo been largely cre ated by beavers. Their dams aro constructed of brush, mud and turf, and hold water well. It is really suprising to seo what largo junes they had cut and dragged to these dams. A .MOUNTAIN OF GLASS. The Obsidian cliffs are probably THE OBSIDI Tliis Bftftf Escarpment of Vo is 2J>0 Feet tho only mountain of glass in tho world. They aro of solid, black volcanic or obsidian glass, and rino probably two hundred foot from tho roadbed, which was cut out of tho base in a novel manner. It was out of the question to ?so drills and )f J. D. tone Park ms ifSSi in the West. OURIRR. dynamite, but tho ingenuity of man kind waa not to ho baffled by a Bm all matter Uko that. Largo fires were kindled upon tho glass. Whon it had roached a groat hoat cold water was dashed upon it, which so shat tered tho glass that it could bo oasily rom o ved. Back over tho Park plateau's sandy lovel, through tho Gobion Oate, down tho slopo by the Mam moth Hot Springs and tho Terraces, and wo woro again at tho hotel from whioh wo started fivo days bofore, having behold, during that interval, as many wonders ns could be seen 'anywhere on earth within a similar period of time. Hero wo again hn?T tho pleasure of meeting Capt. Brown bofore leaving for Cinnabar to tako tho train. Tho Park is rather a disappoint ment at first, hui tho wonders grow so rapidly each mile, culminating in grandeur at tho Grand 'Canon, that by tho timo you return you have en tirely forgotton that you entertained such a fooling. AOItOSS MONTANA'S PLAINS. Wo loft Livingstone about day light and traveled most of tho day through Montana. It is a treeless, hilly country, splendid for grazing. Cattle aro plentiful, but thc groat bulk of ranches were for horses and sheep. The grass dries up in mid summer, but remains good for graz ing until Christmas. Some is cut in II FOR E THE C . MOD'S Suits, worth $3.50 Mon's All-Wool Suits, \v< Mon's Suits-up-to-date would bo a bargain a price only. We also Carry a Full Men's Shoes from 75 eon Ladies' Sunday and Evoi Hats from 16c. to $2.50 ai Mon. Full line of Trun! summer for hay. It is pilod up im mediately, entirely green, but the air is so dry that it euros neverthe less. Tho road followed tho Yellow stone river almost to tho North IAN CLIFF IN YELLOWS lennie Olnss ls Twelve Miles from High, of Opaque Olnss, ami One Picturesque Spots in the Parki Dakota lino. Wo loft it at Glon divc, near whian wo passed through tho Had Lajras. This nanto is ap propriate, /or a moro desolate and hopeless/looking country would bo hard toy lind. Book ridges, sandy levels'and high cliff;;, ba?r?tt exeopt THF FAITHFUL Tins GHYSKH PLAYS ABOUT TWI 250 FKKT IN' ?VERY FARMER ll ASH BA ww ?-? iv^v^jtju j -KS v? V/i V/ Bought the ?, our price.$ 1 85 orth $5, going at. 2 60 -any stylo you want, t $10, our underselling . 5 00 Line of Men's, Ladies' an< In which we will givo y ts to $8.50. ?y-tlay Shoes from 00c. to $2.50. ul everything else in proper- f :s and Valises. Givo usa call. V a little- very sorry sago bruni), und no signs of life. Wo passed near the secno of tho Custer massacre and Humorous other Indian hattlos. North Dakota is a largo wheat TONE PARK. i Munuuotli Hot Springs, mid of tho Most fiold, so to speak. There nro many big ranches, but wheat is king. This Stato is treeless, also, and tho lino rolling prairies completely fulfill ono's idea of tho agricultural North west. A considorablo part of North Dakota was traversed nt night. Day GIANT GEYSER. os A WKBK, THROWING WATKK ro THIS Am. N SOUTH CAROLI BtGAIN ! Ohoaper than you ( ym Before. Thc Best Suits in tho country special price. A Suit wo guarantee foi* two y< style and best quality, wortl money, our bargain price.. Tlie Best Suits ovor brought tc worth $20, our price. :l Children's Shoes, ou better bargains than you ever Children's Shoes from 25 cents Boys' Shoes from 00 cents to $1 ;ASH BARGA light found us in Minnesota, near tho Stato lino. Tho country was flat, mostly prairie, with hore and there tracts of wooded land. Tho largo timber bad boon cut away, and tho woods looked rather sorry and ragged. Minnesota is also a great wheat country. It is full of lakes, and looks as if it might bo full of malaria also. TWIN CITIBti OV THU NORTHWEST. About 4 o'clock wo reached Min neapolis, whore wo crossed tho Mis sissippi rivor again. This is the hoad of navigation. Tho falls of tho Mississippi look liko a largo factory dam, and no doubt onough wator power eau bo had to supply all tho mach inory that eau bo loeatod near thom. Wo did not stop in Minne? apolis, but fvom tho train got a glimpse of the famous Washburne Crosby flouring mills, tho largest in tho world, and whioh turn out fif teon thousand barro?H of Hour daily. St Pani, tho capital of tho State, is about ten miles away, connectod by Humorous stoam and electric railway linos. It ia a well-built, progressive looking city, also on tho banks of the rivor. It bas a line city and county building and many largo business Structures. Tho union depot is such a ono as Atlanta need1',. A now Stato oapitol and post office, both fino buildings, aro in courso of con struction. Summit avenue is as protty a residenco strcot as I have over soon. ALONG TUM FATIIHR OV WATKHS. Wo loft St. Paul in tho morning, i and followed tho Mississippi almost tbreo hu i ul rod milos. Tho road,! moBt of tho distarme, is right upon the banks. In plaoos retaining walls aro necessary to proteot the roadbed from water. Tho broad rivor, float? ing steamboats, lumber rafts and fishing crafts, and thc- flue high bluffs and oliffg, 'make fino scenery. On tho East sido, where the road lies, tho bluffs are oloso up to tho river as a rule, and in many places tbore is baroly room for tho traok. This is tho Wisconsin side, and opposite is Iowa. At Savannah tho road turns onstward, through Illinois.? .This brings us back to tho grain seotion mentioned in a provious lotter. HACK IN THE WINDY OITY. Wo reaohod Chicago before mid night and wo felt almost nt home, for it seemed next door to Atlanta. A day was spent thero, amid tho roar and rush of this groat pity, of which mention was nando in tho f?r?t of thcBo lottora. With tho rumble of elovatcd trains over tho streets, tho rattle of oablo and electric oars on tho surfnoo under them, tho rush of pedestrians, cabs, wagons, bioyolcs and tho whirr of tho rubber-tired horsolcss carriage, you aro convinced that you aro "in town," sure onough. Wo left Chicago at night, having gone there from Cincinnati on tho outward trip in day t;.me. Sunrise found us nearing tho last named town, and soon wo had ro-crossod tho Ohio back into Dixie Land. For several miles after loaving Cincinnati, Kcntuoky ie hilly and not a very promising country ; but when tho bluo grass region is roached, you road Hy concede its right to tho fame which it enjoys. Tho fertile, rolling holds, green pastures and fino horses aro all that thoy aro roputcd to be. About twonty-iivo miles South of j Lexington another stretch of hilly JL NA IS STORE SJ BTT/X .*? V C7J. , \vorth $15, our . . . >>v..$ 7 50 ' jars' War, latost Ii $19 of anybody's ..".'Vv.^9 00 ) Oconoo Comity, \ . 12 50 had ho foro in your lifo : to $1.50. 1.50. v IN STORE. country is travorsed, and at High Bridge, over tho Kcntuoky rivor, a splendid bit of scenery is found. Tho rivor Hows through a doop, rooky gorgo, which reminds ono somewhat of tbo canons in tho West. Tho bridgo is said to bo 100 foot high, I boliove. Noar there is Shakortown, whore a colony of Shaken havo sot tied. No great distance from High Bridgo a tunnel is gono through, and this is tho first ono of twenty seven which you encounter boforo arriving at Chattanooga. Thoy aro bunched pretty closo together, tooj and it scorns to bo for some distanco an underground rai.? ?y with occa sional dashes into daylig.it for fresh air. There is considerable notivity along this road in tho lino of mining and manufactures, both in Kontuoky and Tennessee Tho beautiful wooded mountains of Tennessee were a woloorno chango of landscapo after so much dry and treeless sconorv, which wo had soon all through tho Wont. About dark wo reached Chatta nooga, and, boforo midnight, woro at homo again, in good health and mutih dust and cinders, glad to havo gono and glad to got back to Goor gia. JAMBS D. MAHKMY. Atlanta, Georgia. l3 !T ToURt?" WHERE A?! list TAILS, " ??A neat Cough Syrup. TAstoa Good. Uro fgl E3 lp timo. Sold hy dmaulet?. MB Disastrous floods n\o roportcd in Austria. Muoh damage has hoot dono to property. Mafces the food more d< J - , ..:_ ROYAl ?AKINO POI Jo?os Pays for Neal. Tho following is a lottor received j by the Attorney General from Col. W ilio Jones : COWMWIA, C., Sept. 29, 1890. Hon. Cr. Dunoan Bollinger, Attorney General of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. : DHAU Sin: In oompliance with your demand upon tho boudsmon of W. A. Neal, late Superintondont of the South Carolina Penitentiary, I herewith enclose my chook on tho Caroliua National Bank for $987.47, this hoing ono-third of the amount! of tho shortage of Col. Neal. Tho shortago being represented by tho following items : Amount oolleoted of J. S. Fowler,Doo., 1895.........$ 500 00 Amount collected of W. Q. Heramond, Nov. 1895. 600 00 Amount cc??cctod of Fowler <fc Ilammoud and kopt February, 1897. 539 95 Amount collcoted of W. T. McGill, brick sold at Do Saussure farm. 40 00 5 book cases at $12 each.... 00 00 1 hat raok. 10 00 6 small tables at $2 each... 12 00 1 bedstead. 10 00 Painting furniture at homo.. 10 00 700 bushels ootton seed at 15 conts por bushel. 105 00 Commissary account for 6 years. 638 29 Collected of J. J. Frotwell for oats, April, 1898. 387 17 Total.$2,812 41 Ploaso allow mo to thauk you for your uniform courtesy and fairness in all my doalings with you in,-this matter, and commend you for your great zeal in looking nftor tho inter ests of tho State. I have tho honor to remain, very respectfully, your obodicnt servant, Wll.IIfi J ONUS. Thcro is moro catarrh in this section of tho country than all othor diseases put together, and until tho last few years it waa supposed to bo incurable For a prout many VWIVH doctora pronounced it a local disoaso, and prescribed local rem* odies, and by constantly failing to cure with local troattnout, pronounced it in curable. Scionco has provon catarrh to bo a constitutional disoaso, and it thoro foro requires constitutional troatmont. Hall's Catarrh Curo, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is tho only constitutional euro on tho market. It is takon internally in dosos from ton drops to a teaspoonful. It acts dirco?y on tho blood and mucous surfaces of tiru system. Thoy off or ono hundred dollars for any enso it fails to cure. Sond for circulars and testimonials. Address F. J. CUKNICY oe Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists, 16 couts. Hall's Family Pills aro tho host. Valuo of tho Pasturo. About four timoa as much mate rial can bo scoured by catting bay on the meadows as by pasturing stook on the land, yet experiments demon strate that more profit is dorivod by posturing tho meadow plot than by using it from which to secure a crop of hay, owing to tho groat saving in labor in tho oare required whoa cat tlo aro given tho uso of tho pasturo, while thc greater digestibility and dietary effects of the greon food secured on the pasture arc snob as to promoto thrift of tho animals and in crease tho flow of milk, ns woll as add to tho woight of tho young stock. No matter what you pay for it Ayer* Cherry Pectoral is the cheapest medi cine in the world for that cough of yours. Tho North Carolina Stato Farm ors' Alliance has withdrawn fron the National Alliance No rcasoi ie given for this act/ion, F*? ??w ?liclous and wholesome VO?H CO., HEW YORK. Hurrah for Sohteyl The Florence Times of last Tuos day aaye : "While wo aro hurrahing over Powoy this wook it will be well to roraembor that a man just ns brave, and ono who accomplished j just as much, if not moro, has boon forced into tho dark closet by an ad ministration that wants heroes mado to order and to suit its own pur-, . ' poses. That man was W. S. Sohley, tho hero of Santiago. Wo have not been allowod to hurrah over Sohloy, but it is more than probablo that a fow tributos will, on this samo occa sion, bo paid to him by tho people, whoso hero ho is, regardless of tho proforonce of tho administration." B. B. B. FOVBAD BLOOD. A Trial Bullio Will Bo Soot Froo to the Rcadors of Tho Courier. Bad blood cnusos blood nnd skin dis eases, oruptions, pimples, scrofula, eat ing sores, ulcers, oanoor, oo/.oma, skin scabs, oruptions and sores on ohildron, rheumatism, catarrh, itching humors, oto. For thoBo troubles a positivo speoiflo euro is found In lb It B. (Hotanio Blood Balm), tho most wonderful blood puriflor of tho ago. It has boon thoroughly testod for tho past thirty years and has always cured oven tho most dcop-soated, persistent cases, aftor doctoro and pat out medicines had all failed. B. B. B. I euros by driving out of tho blood tho poisons and humors which cause all I hose troubles, and a euro is thus mado that is permanent. Contagious blood poison, producing oruptions, swollon glands, ulcoratod throat and mouth, etc., ourcd by B. B. B., tho only romody that can actually euro this troublo. At drug I gists, ?1 por largo bottlo ; B?X largo bot tles (full treatment) $5. So ovory roador of Tun Coummi may tost B. B. B. wo will send freo and prepaid a trial bottlo. Writo to-day. Modieal advicofroo. Ad dress Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Tho hoalth-rcstoror and health-main tainor, Ur. M. A. Simmons' Liver Medi cine, strengthens tho norvos, makes you plump and comoly, and enriches tho complexion with nature's choicest col ors. . Sold by Ur. Jr W. Boll, Walhalla. Improve Your Cattle. It is probablo that prices of hoof will bo highor tho coming winter, and if so, thoro should bo a profit in cattle. It may bo that refrigerator hoof will bo an obstnolo in tho way ; but tho usurpation of tho markot by such beef lias boon duo to tho infe rior cattle and tho difficulty of got ting a constant supply of choice bcof in thc east compared with that sent ready dressed from1,ho west. When eastern farmers become pre pared to supply oattle of tiio boat quality tlioy will possess looal~ad vantages that will givo thom control of tho home markets ; but they must first improvo their breeds.-Phila delphia Record. OASTOniA. Boara tho Hw Kind You Have Atoara Bought Wheat for Seed. Wheat ia easily cloanod, but whon it is desired for seed too tnuoh caro can not bo given it in examining for tho seeds of weeds. All imporfoot grains should also bo removed. An agreeable ox.pcrimont can bo mado by any farmer who will soleot 100 plump sooda and plant thom in a row, plaoing the scods a foot apart oach, thou cultivating tho row. If tho prod not is measured noxt year and compared with tho ordinary yield from seed that is drilled in as for Hold culture, tho comparison will oauno a surprise, as tho yield from tho cultivated row will bo four times that from the samo aroa soleoted in tho regular crop. Tho oxporimont will take but little limo and will cost but a trillo. W. A. Dychos, Whaloy, S. C., writes: "Ilavo used Ur. M. A. Slnimoim' Uiver Medicino 10 yeais for indigestion, bad colds and tired fooling3. Ono doftler ld mo Zoiliu'i;, saying it was tho same, but I will not bo fooled again." Sold by Ur. J. W. Boll, Walhalla. .- .-!?(>-_" Tho great cattlo ranchos of tho West frightened tho small farmers out of the cattlo raising businoss. Now, it is said, thoro is a scarcity of cattle. Tho moat trust has control of tho situation, and prions of boef aro being groatly inoroased. One way in which tho trust can bo de feated is for the small farmers to go into tho cattlo business again, lt is the small farmors who produce th$ bulk of tho farm products of this country. If each of thain wouM raiso half a dozen stcors per year fo markot, tho bcof trust would not b able to diotato prices for cr.tl?o -y> \ tho hoof ns woll as for dressed moat