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tAn Exp Win) knowe all about iii hot weather says that m Ices, Phosphates, Soda Water, Etc., aro the finest in town, much syrup tlioy have t fresh fruit. They aro ic .... J r.s.-I have a large, fresh and full atc Cocal ant) personal. -('onie to the Somi-Contontiinl. _Tln< Wagoner monument is finished. -Don't fail to attend tho shotgun con test Kinlay. loo cold drinks at Boll's drugstore tho vory best. - If yeti have visitors at ymir house send their names to us. - Mr. Dee C. Itollcmutl, of Anderson, is Up for tho Noini Centeiini il. -Tho best lino of cutlery in town eau bo found at Dell's drug store. Miss Mae Mcbaugben, of Abbeville, is visiting her friend, Miss franois D. Maxwell. We regret thai au interesting commu nication from Mr. ll. s. Hoggs,ol' Newry, is or?)wiled emt. Don't forgot to bring well-tilled bas kets for I lie big dinner August ii'ld, at the college ca in pus. - Miss Felicia Terry, of Kooroo, is visiting her grandfather, Mr, Wai. "Torry, and other ((datives. -Mr. Harrie OstondorlY, of Charles ton, is up for the Semi centennial ami on a visit to relatives. Two camion, belonging to the Gor man Artillery of Charleston, have arrived for our big celebration. - Miss .lidia K. Maxwell has returned to Walhalla, after visiting for a month in Anderson and Pendleton, - lt. A. Daly, candidate for Auditor of OcotlOO county. Your vote lil respect fully solicited. adv. --Capt. |" IC. Terry, of Ashville, N. C., and Mr. Chas. W. Terry, of Knoxville, Tenn., spoilt Sunday in Walhalla visiting relatives. Attention, reception committee! Yea are requested to meet promptly at ? the depot in time to meet the Wct?noday afternoon and Thursday morning trains. the shotgun tournament will bo bold at the old bicycle track and base ball grounds, lo tho Wost of Westview come- . tory next Friday, 24th, beginning nt 0 A M. - The following are thc correct mana gers of thc primary o'cctioil ?it Tort Madison: .1. K. .lom's, .1. D. divan and .1. : D. Hull. Member of tin- Kxocutivo Committee, J. A. (!ook. Koli S.U.C.- Tor sale at C. McAlis ler's place and ('boohoo Valley, corn, fodder, cattle, hogs, wheal, oats ?ind rye at i easonable prices. P? A. Mi Ausrim. Tin Kt dev. II. P. Northrop, D. I)., Ilisbop ot Charleston, will administer Hie Sacrament of Conllrmatiou ?it Wal halla on the 'di Sunday bl September, the lUHli day of the moni h. - The following changes have been made in the managers ol' tho primary election ai Little Uiver! .1. 1. Alexander takes Hie pla.if D. M. Alexander and .1. V Nicholson in Ibo place of ---. - Don't forget ibo informal reception at the collage campus Wednesday night, at t..'?O o'cl ick. Como oui and give the solcher boys a lousing reception and make them feel at home in the "Ijuocn < itv of the Tied.ni." All those who will take pail in the grand parade, either as companies or individuals,will meet promptly oil Thurs- . day morning at ll o'clock sharp at tho place assigned as published in the pro gramme last week. Some one, through mislako, carried a ladies' umbrella from Pitchford t'o.'s store on Monday morning. August Kl. Thc umbrella has curved baiullo, with three pink sets in it. Leave at IM tell ford ( o.'s store or this ollico. \\ AN i KI?. All grandchildren of the pioneers, under 10 years of ugo, al the monument on Thursday afternoon at 2.2H) o'clock sharp. The girls dressed ill pure white, the boys in white waists and dark pants. .Mothers, (jive this notice attention. - beginning this afternoon and con tinuing the remainder of the week, ill j order io accommodate ibo passengers to Walhalla, the Kine Itidgo Ihlilroad will operate a special train connecting Seimon with the Southern ballway Train No. ll. The traill will leave Seneca at ll T. M. The location for the lille intlge bas been . hanged and Hie shooting w ill take place al the rock quarry. 'Ibo range can be reached by the s'reel leading from Mr. Pitcliford's residence ?iud thc colton mill. Markers al the top of Hie hill will indicate the location of the .shooting booth. The young ladles of the Kvatigolical Lutheran congregation intend to give a lawn patty on Mr. V. I, N'orillllll's lawn on Tuesday, IhoL'Sth instant, from s to lo o'clock, A programme of musical and literary selections ls also lo be rendered. Ti ?ends fi ont < liai lesion and tho band are to assist. Ucfrcshiitcuts w ill Le sold. The public is cordially invited. -Semicentennial .Jubilee Services at ti I" be be!d al the T. va ne el ica 1 Lutheran church next Sunday nS follows: Cor mini at ll A. M., at which time Kev. W. A. C. Mueller, of Charleston, is to preach. Eng lish itlS.'?O |\ M., at which td so n visiting clergyman is to deliver an !i|i|iropriale sermon. The monument chorus is ex peeled lo sing at this sci vice. All ?ire cordially invited to al lend. Mts. Tareena Snead died at ibo home ol hel son. Mr. S. II. snead, mi tuesday, August 21staged about seventy vein's. Ile) husband was killed in battle during Ibi war oi tho Confederacy, lier body was buried at Kbene/.Or Presbyterian church this morning at cloven o'clock, aller appropriate fiineral services con dueted by Kev. K. I.. KogeWt. Mer be leaved children baye the sympathy of many friends. -< >w mg to the inability of the < 'otiiedy Company to :issu;n pails in Hie play "Aiming tho breakers," the shortness of time at the disposal, and Hie members ol tbe company being unusually busy with oilier limiters, the pl.iv llUS been called ott. on Thursday nigb'l Ibero will be a lawn party iii Um Catherin)! Park, to lake the place of the entertainment at Pitcliford's Opera House. Thet'hailottc Drum Corps will furnish music. livery* body w ill be bein lily welcomed, mid every 'offert Will be made to ;;ive all a pleasant '.une. Lulilicy's - lloui Li Vol' Kt'Kiibdor is Hie best remedy lo relieve Ibo various foims ot headache, i ii?: I u?l i ng nervous and sick headache, and it is safe to say thal nine cases oil! ol' len ol this dis tressing complaint arc ? I in; io an iliac ti ve oi sluggish liver wit h const i pa lol i mw els. A ti a doses of Luiincy's H Iban Livid ib'guliitor will soon rest?te ibese organs to their proper fuiielions ami headache ceases, lu the same manlier it regulate:: the bowels, preven?s constipation and piles, relieves all loin.s of biliousness', such ns dizziness, nausea, coated tongue, loss of appetite, ?Vc Try il. Liligi packages joe. ?it Luiincy's. We had a veiy pleasant visit on Tuesday af lei noon from Majn .lame. If, i much, of thc Toi i Motte i rna rds, Ciaiigeburg county. Ile is a graduait of Ibo Soul li Carolina Mihi i ry Academy, ami bolds (iii iiiiporlaul position1 in lin Oiaiigebiu g ( 'ollege. (Iraugebing, s. C., being Commandant of Hie Ualtiilion ol Cadets ami Professor ot Science in saul t ollege. I bis is a very nourishing instil lit ion, having an eiiiollmeiil II l.mili I'l'oof m students, Mit jar Cioucl Would be pleased lo I ?lil- Wi I h lill} young niau who d?sir?s lo gol a lirst class literary and military education Ile informed US that be w a-churned ?un delighted with lu-- lOlldo/.VOUS III Wal hal la with his company. ose things that make lifo easy during y. Instead of being disguised with too .hat pleasant acid tasto and llavov of e-oold, delicious ami very refreshing. . H. DARBY, Druggist. ?ok of Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. -Capt. V. K. Martin, of Spartauburg, is visiting relatives in Walhalla. -Miss I,ila Stribling, of Pendleton, is visiting the family of Mr. C. !.. [told. -Miss Carrie Sh olor, of Seneca, is visiting her cousin, Miss Lidio Keith. Mrs. W. lt, Keith and two children, of Chanpolls, aro visiting relatives in Wal halla. - Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hoe, .Jr., of Char leston, aro tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Wilson. - Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Gibson, of Colum bia, are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ll. A. II. Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. 10. 1$. Thompson, of Cincinnati, aro visiting his mother, Mrs. .L \V? K, Thompson, - Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Rowland, pf Charlotte, X. C., aro visiting the family of Col. K. A. Thompson, - Kev. .1. I?. Daniel will preach in tho Walhalla Presbyterian church next. Sun day morning at eleven o'clock. Public cordially invited. - Low-country excursionists wishing lo bathe in pure mountain water can timi a delightful placo at Odell's mill pond, near town. -There will bc a fat man's fool race on Main st root Thursday afternoon, lt will be a fifty-yard stretch. Runners must weigh 250 pounds or over. A pri/.o of live ?lollars is olYered. -bet us show our visiting friends, those who aie here and those who are expected, thal they have come lo a Christian people; a people who always live as under tho All-seeing live of a Holy Ood, ami who never "let down the bars a little." - Col. .Ino. S. Verum', of Columbia, has boon visiting relativos and friends in Goonoo for the past t wo weeks. Ile spent three days in Walhalla to tho delight of many friends. Ile has not been in Wal halla la-fore for th roo years, and says he notes marked improvement. Ile is look ing well, and is the same whole-souled, jovial ".lohn Sam" ol' former years. - Mr. George Wolsey Symonds, of the reportorial Stall'of the ( ballest?n News and Courier, arrived in Walhalla this morning to at tomi the Scmi-Ceutenuial festivities. Ho will bo joined by Mr August Kuhn, the Columbia correspond ent, lo morrow morning. They will re port tho proceedings for tho enterprising daily of South Carolina's metropolis. Meeting Called Off. Hy unanimous volo of the respective candidates lin; meeting at Kori Madison is called ott'. .1. C. Al.I:N ANOKIt, County ( 'hail mau. C. K. Mayhew. Munumi..ital Builder. Mr. C. ll. Mayhew, the designer and builder of the Wagoner Monument, will be in Walhalla until about September 1'ith, and parties wishing work in tho monumental line would do we'd to con sult him before bc leaves. Communica tions utldrcssed to him ni Walhalla will receive prompt attention, and he can be consulted at any time at Dr. Hell's Drug store. Death ol an Aijeil Lady. Died, in ber home nt Willhnl'a, S. c., on Thursday night, August Pith, 11)00. after a long illness ami great sulfuring, Mrs. M. K. Kilburn, being Ts years, six mouths and one day old, having been born on tho 15th day ol' February, I s .she was well known to many of our people and bail the respect and esteem ol' all her neighbors and acquaintances. She was a member ol' the Walhalla baptist church ami lived a consistent Christian life. Ile funeral services were held in the church on Saturday morn ing, conducted by Rev. J.G. Law, 1). I)., in an impressive manner, after which her body was deposited beside her hus band in the baptist cemetery to await Ibo resurrection morn. She leaves live sons and several grandchildren to mourn her departure. The sympathies ol ninny friends are extended to the be roti veil. For thc Monument to thc Pioneers. The following subscriptions for th, monument lo Gen, .lohn A. Wagoner and the other founders of Walhalla have been received by the Semi-Centeniiinl dunnee Committee and reported io us: I'I'I'VIOIIHIN reported.SUKI (Ki I-:. I., lin mimi, Wallinll-i. I" hr. .1, .1, 'i ii.?Ii-, Walhalla. .'. on S. K. hendy, Wallinlla. ll ?fl W. T. ?liiiii?. Walhalla. I nfl .1. W. I Vrgusoii, Walhalla. I nu .1. ItriKC', Wallialla. I "<. I!. Turnei Kav, Walhalla. I llfl Mrs. Maggie Um her, Chm lesion I lill Miss Hallie Itlser, Itiruiiiighaui. I on Mrs, ii. T, drove, Columbia. l ?il l" A. Ure.ek.-. Walhalla . I ?fl Mrs. O. T. I'..in ?lim.ni. McCormick lt. I". .Moon?. in John-' m I ii - i < t. Seneca. Ifl M an .tulla li. iii. Seneca. IO I,onlse i:ion-, t'ntiiiiihla. lil IMIII Urca/cale, Andci'.-?nn. in .M.n\ I...- iiri-a/ealo, Anderson . IO .I..lui 'I. I . Sclnoiler, Walhalla. Kl Total.s|,-.'|n 20 Seeing is Believing. Mr. L. II. brandt, who lives just out side the incorporate limits of Walhalla, eai ried us ovoi' bis farm on Monday afternoon. Our principal poinl of obsor vation was to see his patch of one half acre or moro of cotton, planted on the 18th of .lune, on land where he had just harvested a part of his w heal ci op. We wein astonished to seo such line and promising cotton. Tho plant is about I - inches high, good stand, ami full of squares ami blooms, and if iain falls ibis week we feel sure that Mr. damit will make a lnrue and full yield of colton. Of course this land, as well as all of Mr. brandt's tillable land, is in a high slate of null I vation, and hence the promising outlook loi his cotton. Mis oiher cotton, planted much earlier, is tho best that we have seen anywhere, being heavily fruited from the ground np. and will make a good average yield. < >l course the present drought Is injuring his crops materially at this time. His I.ile Was Sa veil. Mr. -I. li. Lilly, a prominent citizens of ilauiiib.il. Mo., lately had a Wonderful deliverance from a frightful death, lu telling of it he says: "I was taken with typhoid fever, thal ian into pnouino , ma. My lungs became hardened. I was o weak I couldn't even sit np in bed, Nothing helped me. I expected soon lo . lu-wiih consumption, when I heard of l?i King's New Discovery. Otto hollie '.rave gro'.il relief. I continued lo use it. and how am well and Strong, I can't >ns too much in its pi aise." The mai ve I hms medicine is the surest and quickest cure in I he \\ ol 1,1 foi all I lil o il and lung I rouble, Regular si/t M cents ?iud js 1,00, Trial bottles free al all drug simes in the county, livery bottle gunr nu(oed, A Wholesale Murdoror. LIA v I \ w oil i ll, KANS., AilgllSl 20, .Iis. Wallace, a wealthy farmer, was shot and killed at his home in Phill county. Missouri, near casi Leavenworth to-day hy Dr, Arlington, a neighbor, In n qilarrOl oser a Hue, Arlington weill lo lin- boluc of his mother in lass ami I deliberately shot her dead. Ile escaped in a wagon ss il h his youie.; daughter and stopped at asl. whore he compelled lite ? h i k to give him ninney . , the poinl lol a pistol. Ho then hoarded (he wag. hut was pursued and overtaken by the 'sherill and posse. Arlington silo) the deputy sherill and ssas killed by Ibo hillel's son. Thc deputy sherill died tWO bonis later. Arlington bad been on a protracted spree. Don't you beli< grand mistake. H< CLOTHING. Our 100 Men's Su Ladies' and Childre Remember this Come down an office, "Bloom Soils lt THEY ARE COMING. Thc Exclusion Trains Lott Charloston This Morning Heavily Loaded. Thc excursion trains from Charles ton lo Walhalla aro on tho road as WO go to press. They are expected to arrive early this afternoon. Mr. X. Bischoff, .Ir., of the German Ar tillery, canto up last Saturday, and has everything in readiness for the reception of his comrades. The ar tillerymen and members of their families are coining several hundred strong in a special train, which left Charleston Ibis morning at 0,510 over the Atlantic Coast Linc. The spe cial to Walhalla will be in charg? of Capt. W. M. Uenneker, soliciting agent. This evening at sunset and to morrow morning at sunrise salutes of lilly rounds from two big cannons will tte lind. The guns ha ve already arrived. Along with them comes Miss Cherry Wagoner, the granddaughter bf (icu. .Ino. A. Wagoner. This Utile lady will ligure quito promi nently in the unveiling of the monu ment to lo r illustrious grandfather and tim Herman pioneers. Olio of thc feat tires of tho occa sion will bc thc music by tho First Artillery Hand, which will remain until tho close of tho festivities. Krom many towns and cities ad vices have boon received that largo crowds aro coining. The occasion will bo memorable. Wo bespeak a hearty welcome to all our guests. The (Jnecn ('itv Drum Corps, of Charlotte, X. C., nrc expected to ar rive this evening and participate in tho festivities ttl' tho next two days. Welcome te. ibo tar-heel boys! A Powder .Mill Kxplosion Hemoves everything io sight: so do drastic mineral pills, hut holli au? mighty (langerons. Don't dynamite the delicate nun hillery pf your body with calomel, croton oil or aloes pills, when Dr. King's New Lite Pills, which Ul'O gentle as a sn m nier le coze. d<> the work perfectly. ( 'tires headache. Const ipa! ion. ( Inly '?5c. at al! drug stores in the county. ATTER TITTY LONG YEARS. The Walhalla Semi-Centennial and thc Patt that thc Germ?n Artillerymen Have ia lt. Ki fly years ago tho Ci erin a ns of Charles ton who moved io Walhalla to take up their abode in thc forests ol' the moun tain lands, purchased hy the Cern?an Colonization Society, wore obliged to go Nv pi ?vale conveyance for a great pari of the distance. The railroads a! that time carried them as tar as Athens, (ia., and from there the trip was made to Wal halla in covered wagons. Many of those who, in that year, moved away from charleston worn beloved mutnbors Of tho i lei mau A11 i I lory. Now that the i.pie ol' Walhalla have determined to celebrate this advent of tho (?crinan Colonization Society, mein hors of thu Cern?an Artillery, under the leadership of K. W. Wagoner, Captain commanding, have determined that it is bm propel I lin I tho company bo repre sented on thal occasion. Nearly ono hundred members have agreed lo go w ith i he company, A s peed a i train over the Atlantic Coast Lino will leave tho Chapel street station at H.:Io o'clock Wednesday morn ing. 'This train, which will hear the can mincers lo Ibo up-country, will bo hand somely decorated and provided willi everything for thc comfort ?d' those aboard. 'The cannon of the company, which is to he Used in I he c?l?br?t ion Thursday, has already booti shipped. Thc (?crinan Artillery has never had the opportunity of taking such a trip in its history. 'The members <>f the com pany are invited t o a 11 end t ho ce re mon i es incident to the unveiling of a monument to the memory ol' a body of men, many of whom wore mombors of tho same campauy lilly years ago. 'The impres sion made by these colonists and the work accomplished hy them is such that Ibo people of thal section almost with one voice have agreed lo honor their memory. This del.ormination meets with favor wherever announced, and it is hut a lilting acknowledgment of thc appre ciation that thc dorman Artillery has decided to attend. News ami Courier, J 1st instant. Vulcanic Peuplions Are grand, hut skin erupt ions roh life of joy, duckbill's Arnica Salve cures t hem : also old, running and lever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts, Ionises, Inn ns, scalds, chapped hands, chilblains, bust pile euro on earth. I ii ives out pains ami aches. Cure guar indeed. Sold by all druggists. Only ._'? cents a bdx. East r.ml Locals. Mr. William Penny, of Abbeville, S.e., is visiting the family of Mr. .lohn li?se. Mis. T, Walter Thompson and children, of Columbia, are visiting her brother, K, I.. Ib-i inion. Ksip, and family. Miss bessie Dean, of Anderson, ls visiting lo r brother, Mr. ( liarles Dean. Mi ( Margie Morris, ol' M aeon. ( ia., is visiting thc family ol Maj, s. p. Dendy. Mr. and Mi'S. Chillies S. Heid, of Se neca, aie visiting bel motlier, Mrs. li. ('. SI roi her, ami family, of West Inion. Miss T iiuiie Karlo, of Anderson, is visiting ber linell-. Mr. .1. li. Kaile, and faun ! v. Mi. Willie Hos.-, of Abbeville, is at hoine for thc Send Centennial. Miss Daisy Kilburn left Walhalla this (Wednesday) morning lo spend some weeks wi I li ber lal ber. al Non is, Pick ens county. Prnth Ibero i bo will gu lu Mm can, (?a., when- she expects lo make her Inline homo. Miss Kilburn has many wann friends here who regret her do pai Inn- and wish her much happiness wherever her lot in life may he casi. Mrs. Milton Wickliffe.I two children, ot savannah, Ca., an- visiting thc family of judge W ich li in-, of West Union, Mis. I.. Anna Phillips and four sons, of ( Jool golown, are spending a terni in Walhalla, stopping with Mr. and Mrs. II. P.. .1. \v. Sehroder, Miss Mane Wagoner and Miss Prances Mib s Ila ?.I. oi Charleston, Mr. Killah A. KOOMI, ol Atlanta. Ca., ami Mi. Kugcnc Alexander, of Piokons, will be .'sis of Miss Sallie Norton dilling tho Sentid eui cnn i.d. Missis. Walter Hodges and .lillian MeCuiry, of Hartwell, (?a., will bo guests of Maj. Wm. .1. Striming ami familj (hiring the Semi Centennial. 3ve BLOOM, the I 3 is still here, and h summer goods mus mmer Hats, worth ?n's, must go at any 3 sale only lasts unt d see how we are fl: Yours for barg For Less." NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER. Local and Personal-Doath of Miss Eubanks. Pickott-Milam Nuptials. W ic ST M i N ST ic K, August '2*2.-Miss Lottie li. Dickerson, of Hart county, (Ja., is visiting realatives ami friends here. Miss Minnie Smith, of Thomaston, C?a., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. J. Arnold. Kev. W. H, Campbell, of Charles? ton, came up Saturday to spend a few days. Mr. J. ll. Schaffer, <>f Wadtna Inw Island ; Mr. Win. Audell and two sons, .lohn ami ('harley, of John's Island, are expected upon tho excursion train this evening. Miss Kubanks, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Kubanks, who live in the Oakway section, died last Monday from an attack of fever. She was about twelve years of agc. Her body was interred in thc Center cemetery yesterday. Mr. W. A. Kailey, of Toccoa, was in Westminster this week. Married in thc Mt. Zion Presby terian church, in Anderson county, Oil Tuesday evening August 14, Mr. J. Ii. Pickett and Miss Florie Milam. Misses Agnes Ellison and Cornelia Pickett, of Coonee, were bridesmaids. Messrs. Mack Milam and K?mest Pickett acted as groomsmen. Im mediately after thc ceremony thc friends were invited to the home of tho bride where a delightful supper was served. On the Wednesday following I he bridal party caine to Oconcc where a reception was' tendered them by the parents of thc groom, INI i-, and ."Ni rs. .*. II. Pickett, near Richland. .Many friends ex tend congeal illations. Mr. Ralph Carter left Monday for Morganton, (Ja., to en tor school. Miss Veda Sheldon, of Tugaloo, returned home recently from an ex tended visit to Boston, Providence and (tther cities in the Kastern States. Mrs. S. K. Little, of Atlanta, took charge of thc Westminster Hotel Monday. We regret to lose Mrs. Hester, but wish for the new pro prietress mitch success. The many friends of Miss Rosa .Mathewson are delighted to seo her in Westminster again. Miss Rosa has been making her home in Atlanta for some time, whore she holds a position in thc oflico of Kev. S. Y. Jameson, Corresponding Secretary of thc Georgia Slate Mission Board. Tuesday evening a most delight ful "sunset" picnic, given under the allspices of tin? Ladies' Aid Society of tho Presbyterian church, was had at the spring near the Shuttle Fac tory. Members of the society, church, Sabbath school and others participated. It was a happy occa sion for tho children to meet together and play in tho cool green woods. There was nil abundance of nice eatables, fruits and lemonade, which was greatly en joyed and all return thanks to tho ladies. littst Thursday, Kith instant, thc Westminster Methodist Sunday School spent the day at tho mineral springs and had a picnic dinner. At I o'clock tili; ladies emptied their boxes and baskets on tho table, livery thing good to eat was there. The Superintendent is Mr. J. W. Dickson, to whom the teachers and pupils are very much devoted. A. L. Goss KIT. Nu dight tn Ugliness. Tho woman w ho is lovely iii face, form ami temper will always have, friends, hut one who would ho attractive must keep her health, If.slut is weak, sickly and all run down, she will be nervous and irritable, If site bas constipation or kidney tronido, her impure Itlood will cause pimples, blotches, skin eruption ami a wretched complexion. KluCtric bitters is tho host medicine in tho world lo reg?lalo stomach, liver ami kidneys ami to purify tint Itlood. 11 gi ves strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich complexion, ll. will make a good looking, charming woman of a run-down invalid. Only fiO cents at all drugstores. -*J ? - Winthrop Collego. WOarO indebted to President I). 15. Johnson for n catalogue of Winthrop Normal and Industrial College. If is a handsome publication of ill pages, ?uni contains full information as to the equipment of tho college and tho work done there. During tho past session ftOij students were in attendance There aro ol teachers. Writt to President I), ll. Johnson, Hock Hill, S. C., for a copy of (he catalogue, Death of a Good Woman. Mrs N. Iv Sanders, wife of J. P.. Sand ms, Ksq., diod at ber homo, at Oakway, S. C., on tho Pith of August, (OOO. being ti:l y?ars, 2 months and 2ft (lays old. She was buried on tho I St li instant ut Center church, pev. I). W. Keilor |)0I.formed Hu? burial services. SliO WtlS a consistent member of the Methodist P.piscopal Church, South. Mer lovable disposition and Christian character endeared her lo a large circle of friends and acquain tances. Wo join with a host of friends in sincere condolence to tho bereaved husband, Tho Whiskey Tole for Governor McSwooncy. While ot hers are discussing thc ques tion ol whether or not there exists tin "unholy alliance" between tho preachers and the ex bar keepers, wo rise to re mark that in our humble judgment the whiskey vole in this election is going to Mon. M. lb \I< Sweeney. The candidalos, and every ono oise for that maller, con cedo that charleston and Columbia aro going to volo for him, ?ind wc have made some investigation of tho matter in (bose parts, and are ptoparcd to announce that Ibis element hero will vote almost solidly tor him. lt certainly must be an "un holy alliance," with ono party to tho compact voling for one man and tho oilier party voling for the other.-Ches ter Lantern, August lsth. Proprietor of the ( ere to stay, and bet t go at any price, from 25 to 50c, g price. Twenty-five il the 1st of SEPTI sed for the Semi-Ce ains CASH MANUFACTURED FREAKS. Sometlmoa tl li . l'ubllo Uccoifiilsea Them, mid Trouble Follow*. "Willie 1 wns absout from my show," Bays a circus proprietor, "my manager once engaged two boya with heads lit tle larger than teacups. Ono of them lind a clubfoot and some little claim of Intelligence," suys the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post. "Our people had painted them to look Hire savages, and they were exhibited as the 'Aztec children.' Ono day when tho lecturer wns expatiating upon those remarka ble children a burly countryman shouted: "'Hello, John Evans, I know you. I worked in the harvest Held with you ninny a day. Oh, you can't fool me!' "The 'Aztec child' lind been taught to make U0 reply to anything said to him, and tho lecturer paid no attention to anything said lo tho countryman's Interruption, hut tho countryman wns not to be put down, und once moro ho shouted : " 'Say, HUI lOvans, maybe you think I don't know Hint clubfoot. Just come off, now!' "Thc audience was greatly amused nt tbls. ami tho lecturer sow that ho bud plenty of trouble on band. Conse quently bc called tho countryman aside and told him that be was certainly mis taken ns to tho Identity of tho freak. 'Oh, no, 1 ain't,' replied the obdurate fellow, 'und, what ls more, you and your whole shebang are frauds and humbugs.' Then tho lecturer took nu other tuck, gave tho countryman i?i? mid (bought the Incident closed. Hut lt was not, for tho fellow proceeded to spend thc money on whisky mid toll his friends of his discovery, with Hu? result that tho business at that point was ruined." BAKE THEMSELVES ALIVE. IIIINNIIIII Kunu t ICH Iii n H Obtnlit Rc leilMe 1'roiu Trouble*. linking themselves in huge roaring ovens is thc climax of emotional en thusiasm and self sacrlllcc of a strange seel of Kussians. They arc tho nogouhy, and they llvo In tho village of Toruowo, near Tiraspol. Tbc sect's origin was rather political mid economical than religious, their agitations having always been direct ed Inward greater personal liberty and political power for Individual members of society. They demand tho abolition of docu ments for proving Identity and also tho abolition of tho necessity for the pass port. They repudiate compulsory mili tary service, mid If forced to bear anns they are liable to emotional enthusi asm, leading to self sac ri lice. The form of death which they adopt is usu ally burial while alive, but occasional ly ii is s< if destruction by lire. When (he Inst great sacrifice of the sect was made, thc people adopted tho voluntary cremation method ns n means of getting au eternal release from their troubles. On a single day four families went out from a village mid did themselves to death. A bug<: oven was built, mid Into lt those who voluntarily decided to dio plunged themselves. The people who lacked the necessary enthusiasm or strength of mind or who felt that they were not worthy of at tempting the groat achievement knelt and prayed while they wept for their relatives mid friends, whose charred bones they kissed In nu ecstasy of af fection and admiration. Tin. Doolam Dlnnfcrced. Some Vienna savnns wer?; lately con fronted with a language dlfllculty. Ac cording to the Ind?pendance Helge, a young girl, unknown, was found un conscious lu n street at Prosburg and wns conveyed to the hospital at Ylon nu, where she recovered consciousness (ind began to speak In u language which no one present could under stand. The doctors came to Hie con clusion (lint tho young woman wns n unlive of nu eastern country. Consequently some professors from tho oriental Behool were called In, and they were nil agreed that tho girl did not speak a correct language, but a dialect. The professor of Persian hold Hint she spoke a Persian dialect ami that bo understood lt. Another pro fessor was of opinion thal it was an Abyssinian dialect, A third was con vinced that lt was a Turkish patois. Since the simms were not agreed the pcb deemed lt necessary to make In quiries, with (he result that the stran ger was proved to bo a Hungarian who had escaped from a prison mid who ?lid liol understand a word of Persian, Abyssinian Ol' Turkish. Pondon OlobO. KIIIMIIIK' I.ccelM'N. Leech farmers go about their busi ness in an Interesting way. Having fenced und watered n suitable meadow, (hey proceed to sow ii with leeches by Bendering (hem broadcast on tho land from sacks containing ir?,ooo leeches each, All Hint is now necessary ls io provide for the crop plenty of waler mid plenty of blood. The usual meth od of providing Hie latter ls to drive old horses mid cullie Into (be luc?osme, hut sometimes fresh blood from n slaughter house ls supplied.--Chicago News. Trite itlxiireNHlonii. Wo aro (ired of bearing the expres sion, "Stood like n slag nt bay." How many ever saw a "slag nt bay'/" Is lt anything Uko the way a cow .stands when a woman approaches willi a pail? "Sounded like a fog born whistle" should also he dropped. A fog horn ls never beard in Kansas. - A (ellison Globo. Inquisitivo people ore tho funnels of conversation. They do md luke In any thing for (heir own use, but mendy to pass it to another. Passions weaken, but habits strength .n with age. W. R. H. I-cokey. Tho Kcowoo Courier, ?M por year lil 3ASH BARGAIN g ter prepared than < ;oing now at IO ai 3 Men's Suits, regul CMBER. Now don )ntennial. You wi] ! BARGAIN Romomber we c lt will surprise you to experience- tho bonoiit obtained by using tho dainty and famous little pills known ns DoWitt's Little Early lifters. J. W. Boll. Not lesa than six hundred industrial trusts have lu>en organized nineo tho passage of tho Dingley tariff act, and yot tile Republican party has tho gall to promise tho country roliof from tho trust abomination. WM. J. STUIIIMNO. y .{E. L, HKRNUON. STRIBLING k HERNDON, Attorneys-At-Law, WALHALLA, S. C. PROMPT ATTKNTION QIVRN TO AM. BUSI NESS ENTRUSTKI) TO THKM. January 0, 181)8. Dr, G. C. Probst, r> E TV T i s T , Walhalla, S. C. Ofllce two Doors East of Bank, Second Floor. HOURS : 8.30 A. M. TO I p. M. AND 2 TO 0 I?, M. March 24, 181)8. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON; S. C. Founded in 1785. NEXT Session opens Octohor I, HHX). Hoard in tho collogo dormitory, in cluding furnished room and lights, can bo obtained at ?flt) a month. Tuition, $40 por session, payable tn two install ments. Olio scholarship giving free tuition is assigned lo Oconeo county, tho holder to be appointed by tho County Superintendent of Fducation and tho .Judge of Probate. All candidates for admission aro permitted to competo for Boyeo Scholarships, willoh pay $150 a year. Strong faculty; well-equipped chemi cal, physical and biological laboratories; observatory; library of M.OOO volumes; and tho finest museum of natural history in tho South. Klectivo courses leading to tho degrees of H. A. and M. A. For catalogue, illustrated circular and infor mation in full, address II A HR ISON HAN DOLPH, President. August S, 1000. 82-35* WANTED! 200 LBS. YELLOW BOTTER, 300 DOZEN EGGS, 500 FRY CHICKENS, durino; the next seven days, payable in J >i'y Goods, Not ions, ShooH, IlatH, oi* Clotliingf, for whioh I will pay thc highest market price. Free, ? Free! 1,000 PRESENTS, Souvenirs of tho Semi-Cen tonn i al, given away-ono to each head of a family-as long as they last, on August Lil? and 24, at my store. CO M F AND Q KT ONE. Come to the Semi-Centennial and Have a Goo? Time. Uespeetfiilly, V. L. NORMAN This world belongs to tho onorgetic, JTORE, has left W ever before to giv< id 20c. Our Sum] ar price $3. Come 't be disappointed b Ll find us two doo STORE, L. i ti'O Two Doors JZJOIOTN ANNOUNC First Democratic Primary 'veil) W. 0. MAYFIELD, COLUMBIA, S. C. Candidato for Railroad Commissioner. POSITION : Tho Commissioners should bo paid by tho Stato instead of by tho Railroads, and tho term of oflico should bo reduced from six years to two years. Freight iiiiuH should bo HO rcgulatod as to .stop discriminai ions. Encourage fruit growers, truck farmers and cannois, and enable them to olTor (hoir producta on tho market on ecpial terms with any Stato. Induce manufacturers of all kinds to locate in this Statu and enable thom to offer their products on tho market on equal terms with any State. Unable cotton mills in this Stato to buy on any market in this St at c. Givo cotton mills tho best ratos for shipping their products. Enable wholcsalo merchants in this Stato to compote with wholesale mer chants in adjoining States. Make Charleston, GeorgOtOWll and Port Royal import and export cities on an equal footing with Wilmington and Savannah._ FOR MAGISTRATE. The friends of W. V. HOI.DUN heroby announce him a candidato for Magistrate at or near Salem, in Keowce township, Oconeo county, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in tho primary election. Tho friends of J0880 T.ay, Jr., hereby [ announce him as a candidate for Magis- j trato at or near Choohee in Whitewater , Township, Oconoo county, subject lo the action of tho Democratic party in tho primary olection. Tho friends of II. A. fl. GULSON, K,s<?., respectfully announce him a candidato for tho oOico of Magistrate at Walhalla, subject to tho actiou of tho Democratic primary olection. FOH CONGRESS. 1 am a candidate for Congress from tho Thud District, subject to tho pri mary olection. E. E. VKHNKU. C. T. WYCIIK is hereby announced as a candid -.to for Congress from thc Third Congressional District, subjoct to tho result of tho Democratic primary elec tion. I hereby announce myself as candidato for Congress from tho Third Congres sional District in tho coming primary, and bind myself to abide tho resr.lt of thc. same. A. C. LAT? M KU. KO H COUNTY SUPERVISOR. The friends of J, S. M YUK hereby an nounce him as a candidato for County Supervisor for Oconeo County, subjoct to tho action of Hie Democratic party in Hie ensuing primary election Tho friends of A. LAY announce him as a candidato for County Supervisor, subject to tho action of tho Democratic primary election. Tho many friends of NATHANIEL PHIL LIPS respectfully announce him a candi date for County Supervisor of Oconeo, subject to tho action of tito Democratic party in the primary election. Being solicited hy friends 1 heroby announeo myself a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to the action of tho Democratic party in tho primary olec tion. Flinn. W. PiKi'Kii. Tito many friends of S. M. POOL horoby announeo Fi i hi a candidato for County Supervisor of Oconeo county, subject to tho rules governing tho Democratic pri mary election. FOR TDK LEGISLATURE. Thc friends of Coi,. KOUT. A. THOMP SON hereby announeo him as a candidate for tho Legislature from Oconeo county, subjoct to tho action of the Democratic party in tho primary election. Wo are authorized by many friends of JAMKS W. BKAADKN to announce his candidacy for the House of Roprosonta li VOS, subject to tho rules of thc Demo cratic party in tho onsuing primary olec tion. By tho solicitation of many friends I heroby announeo myself a candidato for tho House of Roprosentativos, subjoct to tho action of tho Democratic party in the primary olection. WM. O. SINO LUTON. At Hie solicitation of many friends, I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Hie Housoof Representatives, subject to Hie Democratic primary. J. XV. Toon. The fricada of W. M. Bnow.N hereby announeo him a candidato for tho Legis lature from Oconeo county, subject lo tho action of tho Democratic party in tho primary olection. Being solicited by friends I hereby announce myself a candidate for tho Legislature, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in tito primary election. .J. M. ll ON.NU HIT. KOK TREASURER. I hereby announeo myself as a candi date for Hie offico of County Treasurer, subject to tho net ion of tho Democratic primary election. J, IL BAUNKTT. I respectfully announeo myself a can didate for County Treasurer of Oconeo county, and hereby submit my sol f to the action of tho people in tho ensuing pri mary of MHIO. WM. E, B AUTON. Tho many friends of J. It. KAY respect fully announce him ns a candidate for re-election to tho office of County Treas urer, subject to tho action of tho Demo cratic party in tho primary election. KOK CORONER. The ninny friends of W. L. IIAltltlN respectfully announeo him a candidate for Coroner, subject to tho notion of tho Democratic party iii the primary election. 1 respectfully announce myself a can didate for Coroner of ( looneo county, sub ject to tho act ion of t he Democratic party in Hie primary election. XV. IL RKKDKH, I hereby announce myself a candidate for Coroner of Oconeo county, subject to tho action of the Democratic primary. .1. L. Bonos. Wo aro authorized to announce Kn WAHI) CALLAS A candidato for Coronel of Oconoo County, subject to tho action of Hie Democratic party in tho primary election. Tho many friends of Ono. L. WILSON respectfully announeo him a candidate for Coroner of Oconeo County, subject to tho action of tho Democratic, party in the primary election. Tho many friends of ,). XV. IlANSKltH respectfully announeo him a candidato for Coroner, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in tho primary election. Tho many friends of FltANKLIN TAY" i.ou announeo him as a onndidato for Coroner, subjoct to tho action of tho Democratic voters in the primary elec tion. "alhalla, for it is a B you bargains in mer Shoes, Men's, get one for 50c. y waiting too long, rs below the post BLOOM, Pro r tlie Post O ?Ice. EMENTS. I bo Held August 28th, 1900. FOR SHERIFF. Tho friends of J. EDWIN KKLLEY hereby announce hill) ft candidate for Sherill", subject to tho action of the Democratic party in tho primary olootion. Tho friends of H. T. SOUIIRY announce him a candidate for Sheriff of Ocouoo county, subject to the notion of tho Democratic primary election. Tho many friends of W. M. KAY hereby announce him n candidato for Sheriff of Oconco county, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in tho primary election. Tho friends of W. D. Simm,INO re spectfully announce him a candidato for Sheriff of Ocouoo county, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in the primary election. I respectfully announce myself a candi date for Sherill' of Ocouoo county, sub ject to tho action of tho Democratic, party in tho primary election. 13, R. Moss. The many friends of B. F. DOUTHIT an nounce him as a candidato for Sheriff, s bjoct to tho action of tho Democratic party in the primary election. FOR CLERK OF COURT. Tho friends of HON. C. R. 1). BURNS respectfully anuouueo him a candidate for tho ollico of Clerk of Court of Oco uoo county, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in tho primary election. Hoing solicited by friends, I hereby announce myself a candidate for Clerk of Court for Ocouoo county, subject to tho rules governing tho Domooratio pri mary election. W. T. G nunns. Tho friends of Coi.. R. E. MASON re spectfully announce him as a candidate for Clerk of Court for Oconco county, subject to tho Democratic primary. The many friends of S. P. STHIIII.INO announce him as a candidato for Clerk of Court, subject to tho voice of tho peo ple tn tho approaching primary election. FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. Tim many friends of \V. IL BAKUON respectfully announce him as a candidato for re-election to the oflico of County Superintendent of Education, subject to Hie action of Hie Democratic party in tho primary election. Hoing solicited by my friends, I hereby ann? unco mysolf a candidato for Superintendent, of Education for Oconoe county, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in tho primary elec tion. C. L. CHA!?. Tiic friends of W. M. FENNELL hereby announce him a candidat c for Superin tendent of Education for Oconco county, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in tho primary election. _ Fl)i{ COUNTY COMMISSIONER. 1 hereby announce myself as a candi date for County Commissioner, subject to tho rules governing tho Democratic primary ole?tion. B. .). MAKRTT. Being solicited by friends, 1 hereby announce myself a candidato for County Commissioner of Oconco county, sub ject lo tho action of tho Democratic party in the primary election. W. T. LAND. Tho friends of JOHN L. REEDER an nounce liim as a candidato for County Commissioner, subject to too action of tho Democratic primary. Having the encouragement and solici tation of friends, I hornby anuouueo my self a candidato for tho oflice of County Commissioner, subject to tho action of tho voters in thc Democratic primary; and 1 will cheerfully support all of tho nominees. S. II. SNKAU. 1 respectfully announco mysolf ft can didate for County Commissioner, sub ject to tho voice of tho pooplo in tho ensuing primary election. J, H. CANTRELL. The many friends of JOHN T. DY Alt re spectfully announco him a candidato for County Commissioner, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in tho Primary election. Thc friends of W. N. Cox respectfully announce him a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in tho primary election. The many friends of W. S. PRICHARD hereby announce him a candidato for County Commissioner, subject to the action of tho Democratic party in the primary election. Tho many friends of DANIEL J, MOR GAN hereby announco him a candidate for Coiinty Commissioner, subject to tho action of the Democratic party in tho primary election. FOR AUDITOR. Boing solicited by my friends I horohy announce myself a candidate for County Auditor, subject to tho rules governing tho Democratic primary. A. P. QR ANT Thc friends of H. A. DALY respectfully announce him a candidate for Auditor of Oconco county, subject to tho action of tho Democratic primary olootion. Tho many friends of J, P. KKKSK re spectfully announce him as a candidate for election to tho ollico of County Auditor, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party In Hie primary election. P, IL (SHELL hereby announces him self a candidate for Auditor of Ocouoo county, subject to Hie action of tho Domooratio party Iii tho approaching primary c.. Hon, FOR MA.?TER IN EQUITY. I resiuet fully announco mysolf acaud? llate for tho ollico of Master in Equity for OcoilOO county, subject to tho action of the Democratic primary. W. Ol.DUIliOK WltlTK. The friends of J. W. IIOLLK.MAN an nounce billi as a candidate for Master in Equity, subject to tho action of tho Domooratio primary election. FOR CIRCUIT SOLICITOR. JULIUS E. Boons, of Piokons, is an? liotllicod as a candidate for Solicitor of tho Fighth Circuit, subject to tho Demo cratic primary. I nm a candidate for Circuit Solicitor of tho Eighth Judicial Circuit o? South Carolina, subject to the Domooratio pri mary. J. A. MOONEY. FOU THF. SEN ATE. E, L. IlKRNDON is hereby announced as a candidate for State Senator from Oconco county, subject to tho action of tho Domooratio voters in tho primary elections. Tho friends of E. p. EA ULK horohy announco him a candidato for tho Son ate, subject to tho action of tho Domo eratic party In the primary olootion. Wo arc authorized to announco MAJOR s. P, DENDY as'tv cnmlldftto toreproaoni Ocouoo county hi tho State Senate, sub ject to ratl float lon by tho votors in th? next Domooratio primary elootion for 1 said oounty,