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ftfye JlC0totc (Kamm, PUnLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. BY J A YNES, SHELOR, SMITH & STECK. R. T. JA.YNKS, \KnM - .,""_ ID. A. SMITH, J. W. SHKl.OK, f ' I CBS. (j. A. STKCK. SUBSCRIPTION, $-.oo PER ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATES REASONABLE. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertisements. ??3^-* Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over ono hundred words, will bo printed freo of charge. All over that number must bo paid for at tho rate of ono cont a woid. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C. : TIIVUNDAY? VKB, I, moo Farmers Denounee Hie Guano Trust. AllUKVlI.l.K, S. C., .January 20.-Sov oral hundred fannorsof Abbeville county mot in tho court house Saturday in ordor to tako action with roferenco to tho guano trust. Mr. A. F. Calvert presided, and Mr. J. lt. Kennedy was secretary. Tho meet ing was on unusually enthusiastic one. They passed resolution., denouncing tho trusts and urging tho Legislature tr) tako some action to suppress the gigan tic monopoly. They resolved to pur chase no guano previous to the tenth of February unless they can get it within ton por cont of tho increase on last year's prices. At thc samo time they urged a reduction of the uso of guano even at former ratoB. Another mooting will be hohl on sales day in February fo. further action. A committee consisting of Messrs. J. lt. IMako, A. K. Watson, and .lohn C. McDill, was appointed to obtain infor mation with rcferene to Hie guano trust and to report at tho adjourned mooting. ?-. -* . ^ Tlie Appetite of a Goal Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose stomach and liver are out of order. All such should know that Dr. King's New Lifo Pills, tho wonderful stomach and liver remedy, gives a splendid appetite, sound digestion and a regular bodily habit that insures perfect health and great energy. Only .-'-'> cents at all drug stores in tlie county. A Condemnation of thc Churches. OAKLAND, CAI.., January 20.-Hov. James C. Mcinnes, pastor of the Oak leaf Congregational Chapel, to-day an nounced bis lotiromout from tho minis try. Ho said: "I believe in dancing and a long list of other things that are tabooed by cliurch-goors when indulged in by ministers. ! I'a man needs a drink bo has tho right to take it. When 1 meet a man on the street 1 like to slap him on tho back and say : 'Hello lhere. Hil',' ina good hearty voice. 1 believe in (?od and Christianity, but thc church is burdened with false ideas and full of sinful hypoc risies, and some of my friends who might be called 'tuskers' are minutely better than these frauds of piety. Tho minis try is no place for a young man who wants his personal liberty. He must uso too Hinch hypocrisy himself and overlook too much hypocrisy in others." Thoro is no belter medicine for tho babies than Chamberlain's Cough liein edy. Its pleasant taste and prompt and effectual cures make il a favorito with mothers and small cl ildren. lt quickly cures their coughs and colds, preventing pneumonia or ot ber serious consequences. It also cures croup and bas been used in tens of thousands of cases without a sin gle failure so far as we have boen able io learn. lt not only cures croup, bul when given as soon as the crminy cough appears, will provont thon Incases of whooping cough it liqitti , the lough mucus, making it easier to expectorate, and lessens the severity and frequency of tho paroxysms of coughing, thus depriv ing that disease of all dangerous conse quences. For sale by .1. \Y. Mell, Wal halla; II. 1?. Zimmerman, Westminster: W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Townvillc Topics. TOWXVII.I.K, .huming 20. The fumi ers aro getting ii Icu more day s ol'good wea I her lo si uv i >n I -, Hauling gumin i- Hie order id' lin day. We suppose thal means a large acreage <if coi iou. The Kldorndo Heading Club mel lust Thursday evening nt Mr. liam1' llnr rb's. There \\ ere some line .-|.lie by the young men mid ni?.ssnys bj the young billies on dilToivnt subjects. Thu next regular mooting will he ni the home of .Mrs. Waller Dickson. the subject for discussion will bo, "Which have been ibo grenier -thoughts in set s?" On hist Friday morning thc roof of the old school building wus discovered on Ure. The Haines were making good headway, but by tho rapid work ol' Mil boy s the ll ll liles w ere soon e.\ I itlgllisheil, A large crowd allended the dance at Mr. J. W. McCiiHey's Issi Friday niglii Those from a disinnee were Mr Hub Leathers, ol' Westminster; Mr, S. L. Browne, ol' <>.'ikw.i\ : Mo-r-. Simpson nnd Campbell, of Pendleton ; Mr. Har vey Poole, of Cherr.\ : Miss Mary Ste venson, nf Denver; Slr. Sloan Whitaker timi sister, Miss Collin, ol' Mort man, Mr. Forman Moleinan.ol' Anderson, spent last Sui urdu j with friends in our lil I le handel. Mr. .lohn Welch, of Central, was in town recently on business. Miss Kt la Leo ( liles, w ho is ni lend ing the high school nt Fuir Piny, spent Inst Saturday und Sunday al home. Mrs. C. I), (?ile- spell! la-t week with her daughter, Mrs. (1, K. Singh ion. of Tn hoi*. Our esteemed friend, Mr. A. W. Sin glot?n, luis Leen appointed bj Hie I'.<-.-1 vcrditni Assoc i a I i o? i io ni tend the Coi versity ul (ireenville, Wc think tin Assoeint ion neted w isclj ?ti appointing bim. Ile i s n bright yoting man. niel we wish him much succ?s-- in his work. WA I. K i vu Sri? tv. Oakway Hems. OAKWAY, January :!ii. Kev. J, M. McGuire preached al Oakway Baptist church .Sunda)' al ll o'clock. M i ss Alice Adams of llartwi ll, (ia., is visiting her aunt, Mis. .1. L. Mcl.in, Messrs. Miles Sittou and Lui her Moore, of Souocn, spent Sunday afternoon with the family of Prof. J. S, Jennings, Mr. N. A. Brewer, of Marietta, Ca., is spending a few weeks with friends al this plai e. Mr. II. M. Haley, of (ireenville, spent from Friday until Monday with his mother, Mrs. M. J. Haley. Miss Hattie Mcl.in, after spending a few wcoks with her parents, relu.iieil to Anderson where she bas accepted a post timi as typewriter. Mrs. J. M. Leese, of Walhalla, w ho has been spending the last few weeks with her mother, returned home Friday, accompanied by her sister, Miss F.va, who will spend about two weeks before returning home. Mr. Joe Kirkley, of (ieorgia, is visit ing Mr. L. A. Kdwards Ibis week. Mrs. L. A. Kdwards is very sick al this writing', bul wc hope she will soon lie well again. Born, unto Kev, and Mrs. J. M. McClure, January Si, a girl. Mi i m. THE DISPENSARY LAW WILL PROBABLY REMAIN LIKE IT IS. MEIERS CHM AND ARE NOT Doing "a God's Tliiny"-Forlilizer Tax is Reduced-An Interesting Lotter. Co I.r M in A, S. C., January ;50.-Dear j Courier: lt is said "thu mills of the gods grim] slowly, hut exceeding lino." So it may bo said of tho legislativo mills they, too, grind exceeding slow-and of their ll nen ess the people will judge here after. Wo suggested in our last that we ex pected tho Clouerai Assembly of South Carolina, after tho adjournment over from Thursday of Ibo week prior to Mon day of tho past week, to get down to business in good earnest and put in a good week's work during tho past week, but in this wo have boen, in a largo mea sure, disappointed, for whilst wo bavo held tho regular session from IO A. M. to 2 o'clock !'. M. each day, wo bavo not made very much progress toward clear ing our heavy and constantly accumulat ing calendar, and there scorns to bo a general disposition to pass over most of tho contested matters, and to dispose chielly of local bills, which aro usually considered matters of course, and aro generally passed without much, if any, discussion unless there should happen to bo a division in tho sentiment of tho delegation, which sometimes CHUMS debate. Il is very unwise wo think to postpone tho moro important business of tho SOS-1 sion until tho last days, when there is ( always a rush and confusion, and thus elton serious mistakes and omissions aro unido in legislation. We bavo so far in tho Houso held no night sessions, but they are in sight, as certain measures have already been marlo special orders for night sessions during this week; and then, too, a concurrent resolution was passed last week author izing tho appointment of a joint commit tee of tho Senate and House to inquire and report as to the application of tho constitutional limitation of forty days tr) the present session, indicating, 1 think that tho Assembly is beginning to con template Hie termination of its labors, and certainly there will bo a rush if the committee reports in favor of tho forty days' limit. We predict lina! adjourn ment about Washington's birthday, say the evening before or night of 21sl of February proximo. Of course, the farm ers want to got home in time to pitch a crop for thc next season, and tho lawyers in 'linc for the spring terms of court, ?c. Die (?cncral Assembly has so far cer tainly proceeded very slowly and deliber ately. On Tuesday lasl tho House passed, by a very decided vote, the Josh Ashley bill to reduce the privilege oi inspection tax on fertilizers from L'.'I cents lo l."> cents per lon. The measure provoked a lengthy and healed discussion. Thc fate of this measure, however, is still unde cided, as the conservatism of the Senate may decide against the wisdom of tho reduction, although it is claimed and ad mitted, 1 believe, by the Trustees of Clemson College, that they have in hand a surplus from last year of $10,000, and this fact, no doubt, more strongly than any argument that was adduced, inllu enced thc action of thc House, but the Trustees claim that they net d this amount and moro, perhaps, for the proper equipment of the new textile de partment, and to supplement tho me chanical and other departments of tho college. ' ':. Wednesday Mr. Jenkins' bill to lix salaries for all county ollieers in lieu ol' fees and costs, was referred to a com mittee consist ing of one member from each county in the State. This commit tee mel ami appointed a sub-coniinittoo lo receive the schedule of salaries from each county .md to report back lo thc full committee, to bc incorporated in Hie general bill. Our delegation has some hesitation in regard to the wisdom of the measure, but have conferred and may icport thc following: Clerk of Court, -1,-Joo: Sherill'. .?<.".i>: Probate Judge, Sion; County Auditor, ?700; County '1'reasurer, ?1,001?; County Supervisor, Mi'iii: two County Commissioners each, ?jun: Coroner, ?100; Conn.., Superintend ent of Kducution, ?.*?()0. These amounts i arc lo be in full for thc services ol' each of these oflicers, and all fees, costs and I allowances accruing lo them are to be turned into Hie general county fund. On thc same ?lay Mr. Hydride's bill to regulate . .tam e of life insurance poli cies in this State was, after a hard con test, ordered to a third reading, with several amendments. The object, of the hill is lo protect unsuspecting people against unscrupulous agents and the hard conditions ol forfeiture imposed in the policies written by some life insur ance companies. And also on ibe same day a bill to re quire all persons taking bills of sale or chattel mortgages to have ono di inter ested witness Hi?relo who can rea?! and wi ile, who shall read Hie same to the person giving the same, and, in delaull Iheroof, declaring the same to he of no effect. The purpose of the bill is to pro tect thal class of our people who can nei ther read nor write from being imposed upon by agents and othes (raveling I through thc comity and laking bills of sale ami mortgages, including, without Hie knowledge or consent of Hie makers, all Hie properly such parlies own, or a great many things not intended lo be in cluded. Als.i Hie saine day a hill lo require persons laking out warrants lo make ap plication Ihcrefot to thc nearest Magis (talc The House refused the mot mu lo strikeout ice enacting words and MI tiered the same lo a third leading, and Hu- incnsui'1 ns amended may dually be conic a law. ( in Thursday I bc bill lo increase thc number ol' judicial circuits in Ibis Slate lo len was defeated bj a vole ..I Co |0 ;!{l in lavin of killing Hie bill. (in I*". illus Hie House refused a motion lo strike out thc enacting winds ol' a bill lo exempt ibe graduates of the South ( 'rtminni Medical < 'ollege, localed in Hie l ily ol ( ballest?n, lunn examination by Ibe stale Medical Coard itefore they be alloued lo practice in this Slate, The vole was a very decided one 71 nays lo i . yeas ami Hie bill was ordered lo a Ihird reading. The course in the Medi cal College bas been extended lo foin years, and il was thought lo bc au un just discriminai ion to KM pi i rc Hiern lo incur the expense lo stand a fm Iber ex annual iou, while students of thc South Carolina I .aw School ure admitted lo pi ad i c - on motion, \Ollnnil furl bei en annual ion. Ou Saturday Sonntor Marshall'? bill to i oxtund tho rights and remedios of em ployees of railroad corporations as pro vided in tho constitution to employees of street railways and toxtilo corporations, (cotton factories) was, attora boated (Hs* cuHsion, killod by a voto of GI) yeas to ?50 nays; and in tho Senato tho bill to pro hibit tho employment of children under ten years of ago in cotton mills, was also killod. This Legislature scorns to Ittwo no disposition to meddle with tho labor of our cotton factories. lu tho House on Saturday a bill to lix tho timo for tho collection of taxes mid allowing a discount in certain cases, was killed by a decidcil vote. This measure proposed to allow parties who would pay their taxes in October a discount of ono per cont, and those paying in tho month of November one-half of ono |>or cont. Wo thought the measure ail un wise one and we spoko and voted against it, Our delegation has roportod to tho Ways and Muan? Committee U mills as tho levy for all purposes for Oconoo county. We think this will bo aniplo. Wo aro endeavoring to amend tho law so as to allow constables tho same coinpon sation as the Magistrates appointing them, in ben of all fees, costs and charges now allowed by law. This wo think will bo a decided saving in expenses to tho county, and it will not tnko so much to run us; and thou, too, it is limo to put on tho "brakes" in the adminis tration of county government as well as State, and our county ollicials must lonni to rio moro work and bettor work with less money. The Sonate during tho past week took up for consideration Mr. Uraydon's dis pensary bill and virtually disposed of all tho recommendations of tho (iovornor's message incorporated therein. Tho fua turo of constituting tho Comptroller Honorai, Secretary of Slate and Superin tendent of Education a Hoard of Control tended to bring tho question into State politics rather than to eliminate it, and would thus make whiskey tho corrupt ing and controlling influence in our Stale elections, and this recommendation ol the Governor was considered by many tc bo in . Eolation of tho provision of thc constitution against holding two ofllcof of "trust and profit" at the same time, I think tho great probability :s that thc dispensary will bo retained under li Com missioner and Hoard of Control, elected by tho Honorai Assembly, as heretofore though tho whole question is yet to bi considered and li nal ly determined 1>> both branches of tho assembly. And there aro yet many heavy assaults to lu made upon thc system. Tho indications this morning aro foi more "sessions weather" - to our great diRcomfoi t. Tine CoimiKH of the past week wai duly received on Thursday, Thanks! s. p. DK.NOY. Au Editor's Lifo Saved by Chamber Iain's Cough Itemcily. During the early part of October, l.v.Hi 1 contracted a bad cold which settled 01 my lungs and was neglected until feared that consumption had appeared ii an incipient state. I was constant); coughing and trying to expel soinetliiiij which I couhi not. I became ahiriiicd and, after giving the local doctora trial bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Ci ijjl Itemcdy and the result was imm?diat improvement, ami after I bad used Hire bottles my lungs were restored to thoi healthy state -lt. S. Kdwards, Publishu of tho lieviow. Wvant, Cl. for sale h .1. W. Mell, Walhalla; W. .1. I .minny Seneca; H. lt. /.immerman, Wcstininstiu Black Diamond News. Chief Kngineer ( 'renshaw and Knginc-r W. J. Kirk have finished the profiles ail estimates of the survey of that portie of tho linc lying in North Carolina au they have been forwarded to Col. T. ( Dickinson in Washington, 1). C., wit bas been awaiting them lhere so as t start for London, for which place he wi sail next Wednesday on ibo America steamer St. Louis. This sttrvc) Wt .shortened three miles over the oh! Hill Ridge survey and the estimates of ll cost of the line arc L'"> per cent, cbeapi than was anticipated. This complet) tho las) link in the chain of surveys an estimates of the entile line and if th is satisfactory lo the London syndica there is no good reason why the work < construction should not commence som and thal it will be satisfactory there the bes! of reasons for believing. \\ have been shown a letter from Col. Dir bison to Mr. .1. L. Tribble, of this eil in which he expresses his perfect a surauco thal this survey will be perfect satisfactory lo the Itritish capitalists.ii assui.s Mr. Tribble thal he will ha some good news tosend him shortly aft his arrival in London. -Anderson Dai Mail, January ?7th. Tin-: m.AI K iiiA.Mn.Mi M nv KV. K MIX viI.I.I;, TIN v, January T survey of the Ohio, Tennessee and (.'ill lina Railroad has been completed. Tl proposed road is belier known as tl l?laek Diamond, hol was recently chi tcrod under the above name ll ts t Loone scheine lo build a road from I IlllllbUh, Ohio to Lort I toy ul, S. C. deal is pending to secure siillicienl fun to build the road. Ml Over Thc Globe Dr. Pierce's 1'lcnsant Pellets : known. They are far inore o Hoe live arousing the liver lo action than the o fashioned cathartic pills, calomel "blue pills," and aro purely vegetal and perfectly harmless in any coiidili of Ibo system. No care is requit while using them. They cure hilio ness, sick headache, costiveness, si stomach, windy belchiiigs, "heat I buri pain and (listless after eating and h tired derangements. Hear Swamp Locals. lli'.Ait Sw AMI", S, C., .laiittsny 'I health of this community is tm prov now. Thc many friends of Mrs. J. II. I Will be pleased lo know she is well ag? M t s. .1. .1. Keith is able to bc ont III Miss Mamie Hurley, after spending* week al home, returned lo N'ewrvS day. Mr. .1. II. Keil is a! home now . Hear Swamp has g?lten her "big roi al last. Messrs. Lester and Adgor Alexan passed I lt rough here .Sunday ."look over" I he new road. Misses Kinma and Maggie I .rand I w the guests of Miss Pearl Hurley Sund Mr. Ira L Hurley is al home now. Thc school al I Ins place w ill close I dav much l<> the delight of Hie si li childi en. Mr. W. W. Hm Icy mad.- a Hying I lo Newry <>n Sunday. Thc many friends of Mr. .1. L. HIM atc glad lo have him at home ?ig? . Inn has been attending Dr?ngln Practical Hiisiness College al Nashvi Tenn., for six molilli '. Mr. .1. II. Keil, Sr., v ?siled his son, J. H. Keil, Jr., Sunday. Mrs <. lt, I lifter visited relatives the "Swamp" Sunday. "Cull1 ALLEGE? DISPENSARY ?iAl?G?S QUITE A STIR IN TUE DISPENSARY DOVE COTE-IT MAY LE\D TO OPPOSITION ?m. M SWEEHEY Within tho Hanks ol tho Disponsary Support ors-A Fair Question. Thoro is (juito a Huttor in tho dispen sary dovo coto. Th"i i aro minoru Hying as to tho holding of a caucus and th? pre paration of an administration disponsary bill. If thoro bo truth in thoso rumors, a split in tho disponsary forces is inevita ble which may causo Governor Mcswee ney lo have opposition ho is not now counting on. Au ardent disponsaryite, who koopa posted on all dovolopmonts in tho Legis lature alYecting that institution, discuss ing thoso rumors yesterday evening, said : "I am informed and believe, and can submit proof if cballongcd, that at tho instance of Governor McSweonoy a Leg islative caucus was bold this wool:, at which ho was present and whoso delib eration bo was largely influential in shaping. "This caucus discussed the dispen sary situation and proposed legislation. Pursuant to tho advice of Governor Mc sweeney a conwnittoo was appointed to draft a bill which will placo control of Ibo dispensary in a stale house board, of willoh tho Governor shall bo chairman. This bill is to bo backed by tho adminis tration inltucucc. "Tho Governor's anxiety to get con trol of the dispensary-which will add tr) neither tho honor nor emoluments of his oflice-will need explanation. Thoro is a general sentiment against tho dis ponsary being made a political machine, but it is barri lo conceivo of any other purpose back of tho caucus called by the G o vor nor. If ho persists in that plan, ho will bring a bitter light on him self." Discussion of tho alleged caucus and its bill was very general yesterday ami to-day and it was freely predicted that tho outcome would bo tho gubernatorial candidacy of L. .1. Williams or some other advocate of the present system of an elective Slate board, 'i his complica tion would put tho result of tho primary in much greater doubt. Mr. Williams is generally recognized as tho strongest ad vocate of tho dispensary in the State and is looked to as the leader of tho simon pure supporters of the disponsary prin ciple. Mr. Williains's views have Hieat weight with dispensary supporters because of his familarity with its affairs. He luis had a longer service on the board of control than any other man and bis ollicial conduct has been such that not even any insinuations of wrong-doing have been made against bini. While Mr. Williams has for years made a .strenuous light for changes in tho con duct ol' dispensary affairs, he allirins that (bc linanci.il and moral results of the dispensary under an electivo board of control - despite all the wrangling and contention of its members-havo hoon superior to those under the provi ens system of management. Laim- to day it was ascertained that the defeat in the Senate yesterday of pro position for a State House Hoard had led the administration followers to ho lieve that no proposition for a Slate House Hoard could pass this Legislature, and there has been au entiro revolution of their plans. The scheme is now said to be to abol ish the present board of control and elect a board of control of tinco mem bers in its place. The idea is that the new board of com missioners will bo in touch with the administration and will help it politically. Thc insuperable objection to this scheme, if the dispensary is to bo con tinued, is that the board would bo com posed of new and green mell, who would have no experience and would have to travel over the rocky road the board traveled lo acquire its experience, whose value is demonstrated by the better lliiancial results of the dispensary's ope-1 rat iou. The probabilities are that tho G aydon dispensary hill has received it> death blow. The Simule last, night refused by a vote of :>(> to 7 to lay the M ay Hehl sub stitute for il on the table and that mea sure rs now before (hat body. Its fate is in doubt, but tho indications arc that it will go like the (.raydon bill. During the discussion of thc measure last night ScnatorManning asked Sena tor M a: held whether his bill had not been gotten up in a caucus in Hie execu tive lillico al which tho Governor pre sided, Senator Maybell) replied thal he had written out his ideas ott tho dispensary and had consulted with three or four Senators ami others about it, and as a result bis substitute was olVcred Ile did not think however that such Consultation should injure Hie chances nt the bill, as no dispensary law had been the product ol' one man's intellect. The Senate proceeded however to knock the second section into smithe reens, lt provided (hal the "board of directors" of tho dispensary should be Um Governor, chairman of Hie linanco committee of (he Senate and chairman nf the committee on ways and means. Sonatoi Henderson had au amendment, thal the Governor should appoint t hree men of moral character who will servo for I wo years and receive Hie sanio per diem and mileage as members of the Legisla! ure. Senator Cannon ottered as a substitute (hal Hie board be elected by tho Legisla ture. Al (his point further considera lion ol' thc bill was postponed until to night. The Governor was an interested lis tener lo the d?bale. Ile. occupied a chair willi Lieutenant. Scarborough on Un- rostrum. A fier adjournment he was asked about (he caucus. Ile said that Senators had called on him lo consult about a dispensary bill which would provi satisfactory. 11 is solo idea was lo gel a bill before Hie Legislature at once sn thal action would be III'(Oil and so dial Hie whole maller should no) be left to Hie I asl of I he session and nothing pro bably done. \ I" AI ll t/t i s'l'lo N. Toa limited exleiil Hie dispensary law recognizes Hu1 principle ol' local option. Respect is paid lo the wishes of counliOH which want prohibition and not Ibo dis pensary. Il ts a fair question, why should not similar respect, be paid lo tho wishes of comities which likewise do not wau. I he dispensary, but desire liol pro hibition, bul I he sale by private individ uals of liijuor under Hie dispensary re strictions, wliii h are imbedded in Hie .na-.I il ul ion.' What is fair loone would bo djillillv fair to tho otbor. What is sanco for tho pooso should bo sauco for tho gander. Tho rc aro counties which want prohibition and aro satisfied with Its operation. They havo it. Thora aro cou o tics like Abbeville and Barnwell whore all systems of liquor regulation have boon tried and where tho dispensary lias worked so acceptably that a largo majority of voters aro for it. Under a sonsible expansion of tho local option idea now partially recognized in tho dispensary law, those counties would continuo to huvo dispous dos. They would uot bo burt by granting to coun ties which want private sale of liquor under tho constitutional restrictions tho right to have it. just ns thc right lo have prohibition is now granted to counties which want it and not tho dispensary. Such a concession would really moro securely establish tho dispensary in such counties as want it. It would stop tho incessant fight on the dispensary, which may unexpectedly succeed in wiping out the law.-Columbia Record. Perfect Health. Keep the system in perfect or der by thc occasional use of Tutt's Liver Pills. They reg ulate the bowels and produce A Vigorous Body. For sick headache, malaria, bil iousness, constipation and kin dred diseases, an absolute cure TUTT'S Liver PILLS D. J. M. Agin Wido Tires. RK?TUN, S. C., Janu\?y 20.-Wo aro gb'.'' to noto that Mr. F. M. .Simpson is improving. Tho now year is bringing sumo new laws and making men new. Wo noticed it? tho last week's CottltlKit news from Columbia that tho bill relating to tho broad tiro wagon had passed tho Senate. Tho peoplo of Oconeo are in no condition lo try an experimont of that kind. Wo have already bad some experiments with the broad tiro wagons. We find them unusually heavy. A two - h orso wagon will weigh from 1,000 to 1,200 pounds. Then put on an ordinary load it makes the draft too heavy for common slock. Another disadvantage: on those narrow mountain roads it will ho almost, impos sible for wagons to pass each other and keej) out of tho ditches in rainy weather. They would do about as much harm as tho narrow ties by sliding and carrying tho dirt with them into other ditches. We havo seen ono wagon throw more dirt into tho ditches ia llvo minutes than live hands could throw out in live hours. If we aro going to have the (?or inan law, let's have it. Let's have tho front axles about two or throe inches shorter than the hind ones, thus provonl ing them from tracking, and have all of the worst places in the roads macada mized. H. J. M. A 'dUm-Down," 'Mired out" woman who complains of backache, headache, hiss of appetite, extreme lassitude and that "don't care" felling is pretty sure lo bo suffering from "female weakness," sonic irregularity or I derangement of tho special functions of womanhood. Very often womb troubles set the nerves wild with affright, and as a result tho woman suffers from sleep j lessness, nervousness, nervous prostra tion, faintness and dizziness, irritability land indigestion. In all cases of irregu larity or suspended monthly function, and in all those nervous diseases depend ? upon local causes. Dr. Pierce's Fa vorite Prescription will restore you to perfect health. Instead of tho exhaus tion and folding of weight and dragging I down in the abdomen, you fool fresh and J strong. For young girls who suffer from irregularities, for tho hard-working woman who suffers from catarrhs! inflammation of the lining membranes, causing a constant drain upon tho sys tem, there is no prescription used by any physician which can equal in results Dr. Pierce's. For ovor thirty years'Dr. K. V. Pierce, Child Consulting Physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti tute of IhllValo.N. Y., has used his "Favorite Proscription" in tho diseases of women which had long been bis specialty and in full ninety eight per cent of all eases, it has permanently cured. -The Allanta Semi-Weekly .loni nal and Tin: Coi itIKK for $l.f,() a year. The Daily Times, which has been pub lished in (?reenvido during the past six months, failed t<> appear last Tuesday, and the presumption is that it will not appear again. The (.loenville News an nounces that it will com monee the pub lication of au afternoon edition soon. Thin, pale, anaemic girls w need a fatty food to enrich their blood, give color to their cheeks and restore their health and strength, lt is t safe to say that they nearly $ CB all reject fat with their food, $ COD LIVER OIL Wtm ttYPOPHOSPMTESotLINE^SODA I is exactly what they require; I it not only gives them the im $ portant clement (cod-liver oil) I in ii palatable and easily di? I gested form, but also the hypo I phosphites which arc so valua ! hie in nervous disorders that usually accompany anaemia. I SCOTT'S EiMULSION is a ? fatty food that is more easily | I digested than any other form % of fat. A certain amount of M flesh is necessary for health. j? You can get It in this way. % Wc hnvc known per % so/is to gain ii pound ti I ?ny white taking it. /a ...m.I |i.o?, .ill ilruRKlits. fl> M >i I . miWNI", Chemists, N?w York. Di li? J" M JftKE COOi?: REPLIES TO MSI. MORGAN ?ND COOKS HIM THOROUGHLY. QUITE UN INTERESTING LETTER, Somo Very Funny Comparisons-Whilo Poo jSplo Should Not Fducato Negro Children. KOUT MADISON, January 510.-Editors Courier: Sum .Jones says it is tho hit dog that hollers. Wo hoar VJ. ,). Morgan, of lioturu, howling mournfully. Wo sup pose he tins hoon int. Ploaso toll him that if tho shoo lits him too tight and pinches his toes ho had bettor lay it off, and wo will send him about throe nu ni* hors larger this time. Wo supposo ho is tho samo "1). J. M." who was ou a big "stretch" last yoar, making sovon halos of cotton to tho aero. If so, wo aro not surprised at anything ho might say. Wo aro not responsible for his failure to make tho seven hales por aero. Wo told him that it was an impossibility before ho tried it; therefore wo are not to blame. Mr. Morgan says in regard to our lot ter in reply to "Nod Todd" that wo "convoy tho idea that wo object to tho poor riding Ibo public roads which thoy hoi pod to koop up." Now ovory man of common sonso in this country kuowH that this is a gross misrepresentation o? tho moaning of my lottor and its inten tions aro for an injustice, and such state ments aro demoralizing, to say tho toast. Wo suppose ho thinks the negroes art not demoralized had enough. It's just and right for everybody to ride the pub lie roads winni and whore they please, provided they holp to kee]) thom up. Hut "Nod Todd"' said that tho "property should keep up tho public roads," an<] now we know if tho properly was taxed to koop up thc public roads, tho class ol people that wo mentioned would ho al most exempt from public road duty, and at tho saino timo travel tho roads mon than any other class. 1 am a poor mai myself, Mr. Morgan, and always have been. Wo did not inherit a singlo dol lar. Tho negroes woro sot freo before my father sot mo free. 1 havo workci at fifty cents per day and boarded my self. 1 only got about twolvo month, schooling, all told, ami it was not pan by tho public. Hut I am willing to payi tax to school tho poor whito chili.-cn but wo think tho colored race shouh school their own children. 1 saw a pool will to man's children working iu th held; 1 asked the father why ho did no send thom to school. Ho said they hat no good clothes lo wear nor notbutj litton to oat to carry with them to school The same day 1 saw a big gang o negro children walking moro than tw milos to school. If thoy could got tw< green apples and a soda cracker the will oat that for dinner and study han all day on it, simply because tho whit citizens were paying for their schooling I believe a majority of thom aro botte without an education than with it. havo been told that moro than 80 pc cent of tho colored convicts aro educate! Mr. Morgan says that wo "seem t think that, tho colored people areiospui siblc for their gourd beads." N'o, w don't think tho colored people aro rt sponsible for their gourd hoads, uoitho aro wc responsible for those wheels i Mr. Morgan's heath Those wild, socia istie, anarchist, ideas of his show phil 111 that thoy have passed through a bea full of wheels, and wo aro not surprise that they cami, out badly (angled. "(?od says wo should give one-tent of our income. ' Wo admit that this Coil's commandment. Hut ho floes m command us to give it to a dispensai mob, nor to a lot of college professor nor as a pronoun! on ti illingness. It w; lo be given to the religious cause, ai thank Cod wo havo kept this cominan ment. Wo aro in tho habit of givii more than one tenth of our piolita oat year to the church, and wo aro not member, either. Mr. Morgan says "tho best way to i tinco our taxes is to havo a pentecost! feast anti divide equally ono with an thor, timi then we would not bo coi plaining \>f ono paying so much mci tax than others.'- Now what will t average citizen of our country think the above conglomeration of penny wi. pound foolish, socialistic, anarchist co munism'.' Such ideas as these were vc common among thc stragglers of the t omi of Coxcy's army. Mut wo had idea, until now, that any of them h lodged in tho State, of South Carol ii Now if al) the gootl citizens of Ibo coi try could arrange matters anti divi their property, which lhey had work hard to pay for, equally among t tramps anti vagabonds, 1 suppose th? tramps anti vagabonds would think tl the nay of pon tocos t had fully con sure enough. Hut wo have no itloa tl a day like this w ill ever conic. Se !f (his is the. way Mr. Morgan mot to gel property he might as well ha up. Honest men don't gel property tl way. Wo don't know Mr. 1>. .1. Morgi bu! I am constrained to say thal might get on his knees ami pray to C Hie balance of his days for a pentcci like the ono he mentions anti his pr.iyi never would reach higher than the et ?Hg of his house. Tho santo Coil w tells mo to give one-tenth of my ineoi also says to Mi. Morgan "thou shalt i covet anything that is thy neighboi Tho desire of Mic slothful kilh th hi for his hands refuse it labor. Ilocov otb greedily all (ho day long. 'I righteous giveth anti sparelh not." Now there are sonic vagabonds in t country who art! always coveting, peeling Ibo gootl people to give ;i spare not just as long as they oo\ Hut it is a big mistake to ride a f horse to tlealh. Now for tho last, twenty years prcc i tig the time that, our new road law ea into effect we never saw a limo in wdiole twenty years (hat we could hire a band to work the road in < ! place for tiffy cents per day; nor never hail to work more than four tl in any ont* year of the whole two years. This would only ho two doll a yeai-. .lust w hat Mr. Morgan says is ri;: Wo have no dolli that there, in stunt those colored people in his vicinity wh he likes tc? educate so well, or rat that he likes for other men lo od HOI who would he glatl lo gel work on road at this price; anti, then, his mo would be spent on thc road in hist neighborhood instead of being sent hythe, county ofhcials into somo ol part of I he county. A majority of the citizens of our ci inuuity think Mr. Vernor's amondm lo the road law was just right. Nie a man goes fox hunting, if ho mean tlo the running himself, he had bel leave the tings at home. If we meat sit in the chimney corner at homo make the laws for our Slate, why ii not necessary for us to have any re| sentalives. We don't know the eirei stances lintier which our repr?sent?t i have lo labor, but we. believe they tlo (he best they can focus. Wo W willing lo risk their judgment, or would not have voled for thom. Now, in conclusion, wo will ask gootl people of our county to please] don us for waking up tho remnant Coxcy's army. Von rs truly, il, A. Cool NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice io Debtors ami Creditors. ALL persons Indobtod to tho os tato of Caroline Marett, deceased, aro hereby notified to tnako payment to tho undersigned, and all persons having clalmH Against said cstato will prosont tho Barao, duly attested, within tho time prescribed by law, or ho barred. 10. 0. & A. It. MARETT, Executors of the Estate of Carp Uno Marett, deceased, February 1, 11)00. _5-8 Notice to Taxpayers. rpiHO TIMK for making Tax Returns _L for WOO will oxpiro J'obruary 20th. After this dato tho law p'osoribos a pen alty of 50 por cont for ucn-roturns, and 1 am dirocted by tho Comptroller Gouoral to say to tho pooplo that ho intends to have tho Auditor to strlotly onforco this law. So como at once and make your I roturn. J. P. KEESE, Auditor Oconco County. The Rise In nnilF. price of almost ovor> articlo of I trade which wo havo to buy has ad vanced considerably within tho past few months, hut tho advance prices havo not yet boon put on by DIO AN <& BAULK, who aro soiling tho very best articles at tho lowest prices. One trial will mako I you a regular customer. Special bargains aro ottered in Overshoes from 25c. up; Chihiren\ .'boos, 20c. up; Ladies' Shoes, 7">c, soils evorywhorc for $1.00; Hand Painted Decorated Lamps, ?Oo. j L0*-QHar ter Shooting at 20c; Buckskin Shirts, 8?o. each: Nobby Gouts'Hats at $1.00; Buggy Whips, 5, 10, 15, 20c. on to 50e, for tho best Hawliido Whip in uso. Tho fol'owing aro a fow of tho articles ?in stock: Mattocks, Hoes, Picks, Pitch forks, Axes, Blacksmiths' Hammers and Sledges, Haines, Traces, Collar Tads, Plows, l'lowstooks and Handles, Breast chains, Singletrees, Itope, Hakes, Stoves, Pots and so on. Rig lot of Jugs, Jars, &c, at Kc. por gallon. All Linen Fringe Window Shades, "i0c. each. A good, well-shaped iron wodgo for 2?c. Everything strictly cash. Braces, Hits, A c., soiling al prices that| will make you remember the place: Dean ?fc LCtivlo, AT D. OELKERS' STAND. Township Map OF .1 AM IMUOPAIUNH A MAP OF MOO NEE COUNTY on a scale of one inch to ono milo. This Map will show Town ship Boundaries, Topographical, eco logic and many collateral features, (boat care has boen taken to make this Map an accurate representation td tho county. Mills' Atlas, Johnson's Map, I'nited States Oeodetic anti Topographic Shoots, Tourney's South Carolina, Cube's and Butler's Reporta have hoon freely consulted ard many plats of original surveys used. Corporate towns are laid off on scale. Tho Map will ho printed by subscrip tion and th" list i'. now open. Tho price [ is : On Cloth, Mounted on holler, 00. On Heavy Map Paper. :l 00. Subscriptions must be vece??ud by February loth, 1000. You tlo not pay until tho Map is th livered to you. Subscribe by Postal Card addressed to El). II. McCOLLOUGIl, Walhalla, S. C February I, I OOO. 5-1 150 FOUND WATERMELON ! THINK OF SUCH A MONSTER ! WK can all have them if wo plant (illtAUOKAf'S F.X TU A F.VNtV SK I.KITKI) "TuiUMi'u" SKKI>. From no other seed will such melons grow. Thou sands of melons, grown from these seeds in ISO!), weighed loo to 1:1.7 pounds each one weighed Ms1/ and another l-IOJ pounds. iDOi f\ Cid 1N CASH PRIZES] ijp mmi I." *\ J for tho nine largest "Triuni])hM Watermelons grown in 11Mil) from Chaldean's socd. GIANT BEGGAR WEED SEED A SPECIALTY. 2.f> ' Senti for Catalogue giving full in formation to W. M. GIRARDEAU, Monticello, Florida. February I, 1000. 5 11 Trespass Notice. ALL persons are cautioned not lo enter our lands with ting or gun, nor to hunt, trap or catch births or gantt; of any kind. Wc mean this now anti forever. W. A. STROTHER, JAMES PHIXXFY, J. W. I roi, I, EM AX, W. F. IOU VIN, KOB'T A. THOMPSON. February 1, MUM). .VS Blue Ridge R. R. ll. C. BEATTIE, HKCKIVKK. TIMK TA /?././<; A O. 12. HUI* Kit ii Kl) KS TIMK TAM.K NO. ll. Effective 0.00 A. M., Jan. 2S, lt KM). W KS I HOC NO. Daily. Daily Pass'g'r. Mixetl. No. No. II. No. 5, 0 * Anderson.... Lv.. ;'. :'..*> pm ". :;n am 7 I Denver.:: <l.j pm 0 ,"?! am lo I A utun. :', ;>o pm 7 nu am bl 'Pendleton. :'. .V? pin 7 IUI am 10 I Cherry Crossing. I nu pm 7 is am ls I Adam's Crossing. I 01 pm 7 2-1 am 21 . j.Suioca. I I.", pu. \l I 'fi ;>2 am '.ti 'West I nion. I 15pm s 17 am :M 'Walhalla.... AI .. I 50 pm 8 2:! am KASTltoUNli. Daily. Daily Pass'g'r. Mixed. No. No. P.;. No. il. ::i 'Walhalla ...Lv.. 0 lu am .">:'..> pm '.li 'West I nion. ',) Iii nm ."> Il pm 21 ? j Seneca. |l In an. \ 'j !,".' '"" I | i .11 pm ls I Adam's Crossing, ll ls am il pi pm lil I Cherry Crossing, ii 5J1 am (I 55 pm 01 'Pendleton . lo ol am 7 ol pm lo I A utun.lo on am 7 15 pm 7 11 len vcr.IO ls am 7 21 pm o 'Anderson... Ar..IO 40 am 7 1.7 pin (.) Keg ular stop; (I) Flag station. Will also slop at tho following stations to lake on or let off passengers: Phill coy's, James ami Sandy Springs. No. 12 connects with Southern Railway No. 0 at A nderson. No. 11 connects with Southern Itailway Nos. 11 ami ?is al Seneca. J. lt, ANOKKMON, Superintendent. "/^OTTON ^Culture" is thc name of a valu able illustrat ed pamphlet ?fflj? which should \0r**\b [)e [n the hands of every planter who raises Cotton. The book is sent FREE. Semi name ami nddrci s to GERMAN KAM WORKS, .JJ Nassau St., New York. I want ! ,000 Bushels of Ear Corn Delivered at My Stable at 50c. CASH. T.E. ALEXANDER, Walhalla, S. C. PANTS! BREECHES! TROUSERS!_ Call thom what you may-wo have just received a bountiful lino ill .leans, Cot temado, Mole skins and Cassi mores, from 20 c. up, for men and boys. Heniember that wo now carry in stock tho famous Hamilton, Brown Shoo Co.'s lino of Ladies' and Children's ?shoes. Thoy manufacturo 15,000 pair a day, and soil no oilier make. They hack their guarantee by thoir reputation, being tho larg" cst shoemakers in tho world. Call and soe thom. Itospoct fully, . L NORMAN. This world belongs to tho onorgotic. 11190011 Among Ibo first things wo w'sli to call your attention lo this year is ti lot of FINK TKXAS UKI) AND WM Tl OATS at 50 couts per bushel. Now is a good limo to buy thom, for they have already advanced in price. Call and see our Mexican King Onion Seed and sample of tho onion. Wo aro solo agonis for Wal halla. Thoy are tho most famous onions in thc South, producing 500 lo SOO bushels per acre. KA KM I Nt; IM PI ?li M KN TS, A? . We have to arrive in a few days a gond line of I'lows in all shapes, I Mow Stocks, extra l'low Handles, Traces, Clevises, Shuck Collars, Hack Hands, Hack Hand Hooks. Ames and oilier good brands ol Ditching Shovels, Kork Hakes and all necessary Panning Tools. .COM K TO SKK I 'S. WA I,ll A LI.A, s. c. Trespass Notice. \l,1, persons are hereby wai ned not to hunt, tish, shoo', snare, trap, not, cut limber or otherwise trespass on any lands owned by the undersigned. All persons disregaiililli this notice will be prosecuted lo thc full extent of the law. I!, tl. TIC HI IKK. .latinan 11, WOO. 'A h Assessment Notice. f Mil K Auditor's < Min e will lie upeil limn Un' 1 Hist <!ay ul January, lunn, to Ute ?Olh day ol pclii u.ii y I nilli? In;;, t or the pu rpo; e ol rreeiv i i if. returns ni Personal Properly tor tn xiii lon in Ocoiiee county tor Die yeal lunn. l'or thc convenience ol lax-payers l tic A m li nu or Iiis I le i m I ie-, u il I also re. eu e' i et III le. at I lie billow inc; linn"- amt places: .loeassce, A I.. Wini m in's -Thursday, lein li an Isl, I ruin lu a. m. lo ?lp. in l illie KIM I l-'riilay, february 'Jil, ln.ni lu a. Ul. tn :i p. III. 'I'amassce Mund.iv. l-'ebrualy f.tll, frnln in a. m. lo ,'l p. m. I'llelM Hill I III -cl.l\ , I elli ll.Il V ia h, ll..Ill III a. m. lo a p. ni. \ it Y.\v\\ male eil i/in, helweeii Hie a|;es ol -.'I and IUI years, (except ex I niifcilei atc soldiers and I hose incapable ol ..nillo;, .i support I l oni licitly in.lined ni I lom ollie, causes) shall lu de.-d Taxable Polls. Kx Collied, r.ne Holdli ls ale liable lol Poll TUX Hilt ll .'.ll M al s ol \o|c all transfers-d Kcal Kslule since l.-isl as sess.nt nu your n-tiii ns I nmi wlmm acipilred or lo whom sold. Keinemher th.il il is Important thal all rel tu ns should be ncide le, the l. ih ol I el.in.IIv, tor alter thal lime Hie law preset Hies a penah\ of .Mi pei . . ul nilled I,, the valuation. .1. IV liKKNM, Auditor Oconec ' ,'liiilv, S. (.'. December la, mw. ' (jo-fl