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-1--,-?-- -- ?---'- ! *""^~S _ gggMM - TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY, THOU OANS'T NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY M A.N. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NOV. 7, 190O. NEW SERIES, NO. 180.-VOLUME LI.-NO, 45. JACKET? We call your s Ladies' and Chi to see my Ladies' J My stock of Oh If you want a for. I have the irs plete line of sample In Memory ol Mola Julia Burnside. Tho little, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. \V. C. Burnside-Meta Julia Burnside born February Otb, 1803, died October lUth, H MK), aged two years, eight months anti thirteen days. It had been a bright, and beautiful little life; carefully tended and hedged ] in with love and devotion; a lily hud of rare fragrance and beauty which j bloomed in the homo ami perfumed and j brightened cvory place. Her smiles and quaint, sweet baby ways changed to | poetry all the ?lull prose in tho book of | life around her. livery one who knew little Meta loved her. She was remark-! ably precocious for one of bor tender ! years, speaking lingllsh and German with equal ease. Words are inadequate to express tho deep sorrow sustained by her parents and largo number of rela tives and friends in ber untimely death, AflllotioU is all Ibo more severe by reason of the fact that just (Ivo weeks before her paro nts were called on to mourn tho j loss of her little sister, Adlina Mary, and I now aro left sad and childless. To thosO so sadly bereaved a dark ! shadow falls aslant the sun of existence, I and clouds obscuro all the blue of the sky. Hopo is dimmed, but a glint Of light appears. Faith grasps the silver j gleam of Bethlehem's star, and a still small voice calleth, "Suffer little chil dren to como unto mo." Tho Father dooth all things well, and though He leads us sometimes through dark by-paths and over rugged moun tains, when the plains lie invitingly be fore us, wc cannot doubt His wisdom. We may not know why it was best to give into our lives these ?lear little ones and when they become so very dear, the Angel of Doath carry them away, but after awhile we shall understand these misfortunes. So let us hold the anchor of lilith and cling to tho Father for help in these dark hours, for indeed "He doetll ?di things well." The funeral services wore hold from the Lutheran chinch on Sunday after noon, ami wore conducted by Kev. .1. (;. Sobald, and timid a concourse ol' sorrow ing friends, her mortal remains were laid to rest in the Lutheran cemetery. A Sad Dcalh. Ruby tl ol le, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .J. .1. Haley, was born April 5, 1000, Her appearance ut (list indicated thal she had como to stay-she was st rong, bright and cheery, making her so pre cious ?ind the memory of her so dear to our hearts, ?ind thc loss of her so sad. She had not been in this world long lie lore she was attacked with bronchitis. Before recovering from this she was taken with pneumonia. The battle with tho discaso was fierce and lasted many weary days and nights. The watchful care of her pants and the constant atten tions of the physician ?iud friends made it seem at times that Kuhynelle's life would be spared, but it was not God's will. On the morning of October 27th, 1000, the little one went to sleep lo awake in her Saviour's ?inns. Ile wi o said to His disciples, "Sillier lit tlc; children to come unto me, and forbid them not," Says tO,yoU. "Spare nie the little om; that I may give ber a home among the angels to be one of my precious jewels." This home may now rejoice in having a mem ber beyond thc portals ami safe from the sufferings Of a toilsome life upon this sineurscd earth. May this constrain; them ever to seek that city in tho bright beyond. May her memory over be pro clous to them, and may (hey be able to say, "Th}1 will be done." A FlIIKNt), Feelings of safety pervade tho house hold thntllSCS (>ne Minute Cough Cure, thc only harmless remedy that produces immediate results, lt. is infallible for COUgllS, colds, croup ?iud all throat ?md lung troubles. lt will prevent COllSlimp- I Mon, .1. W. Bell. I Thc Presidents Thanksgiving Proclamation. WASIII.NOTUX, October 20.- President McKinley to-day issued a proclamation setting apart T hursday, November 201 h, as a day of thanksgiving. In the proc-1 Initiation he gives these reasons for t hanksgiving : "lt has pleased Almighty God to bring our nation in safety and honor through ?mot her year. Thc works of religion and charily have everywhere been mani fest. Our country, through its extent, has been blessed with abundant harvests. Labor and tho great Industries of tho people have prospered beyond all prece dent. Our commerce has spread over the world. Our power and inlluonce in tlio cause of freedom and enlightenment have extended over distant seas and hinds. Tho lives of our ollicial repre sentatives and many of our people in China have been marvelously preserved. Wo hilve been generally exempt from \ postile ?i and other great calamities, and even tho tragedy which overwhelmed the city of Galveston made evident tho sentiments of Christian charity pf vir tue of which WO are one united people.-' j Marrian.cs by Governors. The Columbia Itecord, speaking of tho marriage of two young Cent ?les, friends of Gov. Mcsweeney, to two .lowish >'.}; ladies, says: "Tills is pei haps the Hist limo in the history or the state where the (lovernor will lake the place oin minister or II priest in :i home wed ding " Gov, Mcsweeney has been in vited lo marry the Ino couples. About IHIW, when Jumos L, Orr was (lovelnor of the State, a (?entile and a handsome young Jewess, of Columbia, agreed lo marry, 'they agreed liol to call in ii Jewish i abbi or a Chi ist mn minister, bul , asked Gov. < ?rr lo pei form tho ceremony, i In speaking to some friends about j| ihe Governor said "(bal t ho bi Ido did aol want a Christian and the groom did not desire ll Jew lo marry them, and as i was neither Jew nor Christian they have In vited inn lo ti.- tho knot."- Carolina Spartan. lilla Dominons, a negro woman living near Tin.ms. (la., fell dead Saturday afternoon in tho railway station there, where she had gone to purchase ?1 ticket tO Chattanooga. She had been Sil O'er i Hg from head disease tor some tillie ?111(1 liol doath ifl supposed to have been caused by fright over a shooting affair between the town marshal and a Hoeing prisoner. ' Lldren's low and mei ackets at $2, and Cl dldren's Suits is con: new Carpet come ir ide on the Carpet a] >s always on hand. United States Commissioner's Roport. Tho anima) report of tito United States Commissioner of Education for tho lis ent year buding Juno ?JO last gives tho* figures for tho fiscal year 1898-09 as tho latest statistics obtainable It shows that tho grand total of pupils in all schools, elementary, secondary and higher, public and private, for tito year ended July 1, 1?!)!?, was 10,788,302, of which number enrolled in tho common schools, elementary and secondary, was lo, ?"U.715. Twenty and one-half per deni from tho on ti re population was en rolled in the public elementary and high schools. There w bro 30,488 pupils in at tendance in all departments of tho col leges of agriculture and tho mechanic arts under tho act of Congress approved Augustllt), 1800, In aid of snell institu tions. Tho total income of these institutions, distributed amour: tho various ?States, amounted to .?<?,10:1,010, of which $1,709, 710 was derived from acts of Congress, $2,670,427 appropriated by sovoral States and Territories and tho remainder was derived from fees, invested funds and other miscellaneous sources. Under supervision of tho bureau 25 public schools are maintained in Alaska with ;> total enrollment of 1,722 pupils. Tho report reviews the school work in the Philippines, Cuba, Porto Rico and Hawaii. The total attendance in tho Manila schools is 5,7(ii>, on September 30, 1800, against a school population of some 25,000, In Cuba in March, 1000, there wcro bil boards of education, 2,000 schools in operation, with 3,500 teachers and I30,r (Mil) children enrolled. In 1800 there bad been only 200 schools, attendance 4,000. The expenditures up to the end of March, l'.iito, had been $3,600,000, tho school fund being taken from Ibo customs receipts, and the estimates for HUH) woro $ I,i Mil 1,1 H ll I. In Porto Kloo for the term of 1800-1000 tho school enrollment was 16,440 boys, 8,052 girls, total 24,302; average daily at tendance '-'<>, 103? population of thu island 067*770. In Hawaii thu total enrollment of 15,400, including a large proportion of foreigners, each nationality having its own teacher. lieu 's Tills ? Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Howard for any case of catarrh that cannot bo cured hy Hall's Catarrh Curo. I'. .1. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, ?. Wc, thc undersigned, luvvo known K. J. Cheney foi' the last 15 years, and be lieve him perfectly honorable in all busi ness transactions and financially able lo carry out any obligations made hy their linn. West iv Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Wabling, Kilman & Marvin, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, (). Hall's Catarrh ('uro is taken inter nally, acting direct ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces ol' the system. Price, 75c. por bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills aro the best. New Fence for Retreat Cemolcry. Kl.l.lKVII.f.ti, Miss., October 215, 1000. Mrs. Will D. ijosly, Westminster, ft. C. Madam: I notice your appeal through Tm; Cou IM KU for contributions for the purpose ol' building a new fence around Retreat church ami cemetery, and it gives mc pleasure to enclose yon herein $3 to bo used for tho purpose mentioned. Many of my relatives and acquaint ances arc buried there, and I am glad of tho opportunity ol' aiding even in a small way towards the preservation of their last, resting place. Mere, too, if I am not. mistaken, rest the remains of that, grand old man and preacher, l?ev. Mr. McWhortor. How well I remember Booing him while I was a boy, and many the times I listened to his preaching. Ho it was who preached my father's funeral ai. Littlo lloaverdam church, near Townvillo, about 35 years ago. Wishing you success in your noble undertaking, I am, i Ollis respectfully, W. S. Cl.I.NW \o other pills can equal DcWift's hit tic Kai iy Risers foi-promptness, certainty and 01)1 ci ency, .J. W. Mell. According to a dispatch from Capo Town, Soul h Africa, a force of Roers attacked (ind surrounded a patrol of Cape'I iwn police, with a convoy, near 11 oops tad, Orange River Colony, last Wednesday, and a sharp tight, ensued. '.The police," says the correspondent, ''were compelled to abandon t wo Maxims. Ultimately reinforced by the. yeomanry, they succeeded in getting away with the. convoy: but I hoy lost seven killed, eleven wounded and flit coil captured. Tho colonials were outnumbered ten to one, and t he engagement lasted for two hom s. Thc Roers have llftOOII thousand mon in thc Held, nearly half of whom aro in OrnilgO l?iver Colony. These tire divided into commandoes ol' some three hundred each, but are capable of combination for large operations.1' A T li X A S WON I ) E ii. Hall's (4rcftl Discovery for Kidney and Bladder Trouble* One small hollie nf Hall's Croat Dis covery ( ines all kidney and bladder trou bles, removes gravid, cures diabetes, seminal emissions, weak and lame backs, rheumatism and all irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and women. Regulates bladder troubles in children, if not sold by your druggist, w ill he sent by mail on receipt cd $1,00. (hie small bottle is two months' treat ment, and will cure any case abo'.e men tioned. Dr. IO. \v. Hall, solo manufac turer, P. O. Rox 020, St. Louis, Mo. .send for testimonials. Sold hy all di uggists. Sr. I.<>i i- , M..., Oct. .il), 1800.-Tills is to certify that I have been cured of kid ney ami bladder trouble with one-half bottle ol' tho Texas W onder, Hall's Croat Discovery, and can fully recommend lt. OtiOIUiK R. MAW i>si.KY, Clerk Rox (lillee, St. Louis Post OfliCO, > AND ihe following : iium priced Jackets hildren's Reefers at tplete, and the price L and see what I cai id Carpet Furnishin c. w. : Short Notos. Tho annual receipts foi' tho Thorn woll Orphanage for tho liseal year jost closed woro $10,000. It is said in Philadelphia that the Times of that city has gained from 20,000 to 20,000 subscribers sinco its abandoned imperialism and declared for tho Democratic ticket and policy. Tho gold in tho treasury at Washing ton on October 2(1 amounted to $(01,477,* 404, tho highest point ever reached since the foundation of tho government. 'Phis is said to bo tho largest gold fund in tho world j A man stolo several pairs of trousers from a store in New York, and explained it by saying that the wind How thom into his arms as be passen by. lie doubt less thought it was an ill wind that blow nobody good. Tho Standard Oil Com patty'8 capital, as shown by tho record, has increased from $1,000,000 to $505,000,000 in tho few years of tho life of tho company, ami Mr. Rockefeller's sharo of Its dividends for this year alono is reported at $00,000, IKX). United States Senator Sullivan, of Mis sissippi, is being sued for (?50,000 dam ages by pretty Miss Lucy beuton, of Ox ford, Miss, lt is a breach of promise snit. The Senator got a divorc? for her, sent her to school, lived with hera wddle, but would not marry lier. Tho orange crop of tho State of Cali fornia will, it is estimated, amount to not less than 53,000, and possibly 55,000 cars. Orango county has nearly 1,000 acres of new ly hearing trees tins year, and otlier sections of the Slato show a much largo" acreage Tho crop is in tino condition. Tho Attorney Qonoral has decided that convicts under sentence for murder, arson, rapo or manuiaughtor may not be farmed out by the Superintendent of the Penitentiary. This has been Jone under former administrations and there aro now on different farms in tho .Stato such criminals. Their places will ho supplied with convicts guilty of crimes of not so gravo a nature Hon McCullough and Will Gray were under indictment in Abbeville for the murder of Tom Holen. AU are nogroes who had gone into the same liold to pick 30tton. Holen disappeared and some witnesses luid heard shooting, while ethers had seen buzzards circling about tho Held where thc men wore at work. When t he case was called yesterday Holen walked into court, lio had boon on a visit to Georgia. Tho Augusta Herald of October 22d 3on tai ns a notice of Incorporation for tho Harris Lithln Springs Company, capital stock, $350,000. Mr. Harris has mid this property for $102,500 ill cash, ind it only goes to show what can bo lone by a man wdio is possessed of energy ind business capacity. Mr. Harris bought the property nine years ago as ordinary farm land. Ho gave perhaps $2,000 and now realizes moro than a hundred thou sand, besides having made moro than 5>5,000 a year while ho was developing it. Two Anderson men disappeared last Monday, 22(1 instant. On thal day tho Foropaugh A Sells Hros.'s eireus showed it Anderson. Arthur MoGco, a man of IlOnon Hath, tho son of Hov. Mike Me lina, and Chas. Hughes, 25 years old and \ man of family oi tho Anderson cotton mills, were swallowed up in tho crowd. In the case of McGco there aro various surmises. His father thinks ho was murdered and the body hidden. Hughes is thought to have deliberately left homo and children. Both men were highly DstooniOd and great anxiety is foll hy Ihoso interested. Unquestionably the two host hooks about Chinese lite and tho Chinese peo ple are those by Arthur II, Smith, en titled "Village Life in China" and "Chi nese Characteristics." Dr. Smith has long been a missionary in China. He was in Hoking whOn the outbreak anise anil was throughout a prisoner in tho Lega tions. In Tho Outlook for October 27th, Dr. Smith, nuder the title "Tho Punish ment of Hoking,'' tells mile ll that has not heretofore boen told about the dra matic and tragic events of the. weeks w hen tho world was waiting to hear from the prisoners in Coking. Ihe November number contains an illustrated account of the voyage of the Duke of Ahru/./.i, who has just returned to Italy after hav ing exceeded Nansen's "Farthest North. ?:? a year. The Outlook Co., Now York. Judge Hudson, says tho Spartanburg Herald, who recently closed a special term of court in this city, and will shortly go to Cherokee county, is a most romarkablo man. Ho is tho kind of a man South Cand?na has delighted to honor in Hu; past. Snob mon aro scarce hosnies hoing a splendid lawyer, learned in the law, with line discriminating ability, ho is absolutely fearless and unbiased in rendering his opinions. J migo Hudson knew w hen he rendered his famous de cision against tho constitutionality of tho dispensary law, that, it would cost, him his position. Ile knew tint spirit of the times demanded subserviency, and that, those in power desire tonis and pup pets on the. bench lather than men pos sessed of intelligence enough to under Stand the law and backbone enough to [hadare it. Ile was defeated, hut that innate sense of justice which Is peculiar ly a characteristic of Carolinians is be ginning to assert Itself, and whenever important, equity cases are to lie tried, demanding such talent as can seo ami appreciate, both sides of a ?pies! ion, illidge Hudson's services are hoing called for. Torturing skin eruptions, burns and Hores aro soot heil af once anil promptly healed by applying DoWitt's Witch I lazel Salve, tho best known cure for piles. Ho ware of worthless imitations. ,J.\V. Hell. W. .?. lilyan received tho grand est ovation in New York city last WOok evei given to any American citizen. At least a hundred t hou sand persons mustered on tho streets to Welcome him, and in one night he made four Speeches to audiences numbering ton thousand euch, all that could get within hearing. Tour years ago New York gave him tho cold shoulder. ? and Capes. Ask ; $1. s will surprise you. i carpet your room Lg Business. Oom BAUKNIGHT. Preparation for Wheat. "When should thc education of a j child begin?" That question waa wisely answered thus : "With his grandparent?." So if a fanner should ask When was tho proper time to prepare land for a crop, the correct answer would he two or three years bet?re the sowing of the wheat. What is said on wheat applies to all small grain and clovers. Agricultural colleges and experi mental stat--'-ft giving much in formation derived from actual ob servation and experiments. They have demonstrated that tho roots of wheat and rye penetrate tho soil to the depths of 5 to 7 feet. If they can mako their way that distance with our shallow preparation, what would they do, if the top soil was 10 to 16 inches deep ? A few prize contests in this State and Qoorgia have demonstrated that over tit) bushels of wheat can be made on an acre of well prepared and properly fertilized land. If one acre can be made to do thal, why not ten ? Some recent experiments in langland and New York State have shown that deep subsoiling, continued for several years, with proper harrowing and pulverization, will render land more productive than shallower plowing with the ap plication of much fertilizer. The clay beneath the surface is the great storehouse for potash and phosphoric acid. These arc not available until the subsoil is broken and brought near the surface, so that nature's chemistry can get them in proper shape to bc taken up by the roots of plants. To prepare land for wheat or any of the crops grown in thc clay soil of the Piedmont, will take about 'I to 7 years. The subsoil should bc broken by degrees and mixed with the top soil until the seed bed is 10 to lu inches deep. Hy the incorporation of vegetable matter with such soil it will bc prepared for any crop. A six weeks' drought would not materially injure, a crop of cotton on land thus prepared. Hut thc preparation for thc coining crop of wheat has to be attended to at once. If you have a two-horso I dow, put it to work, so that you bring very little clay to the surface If not a two-horso plow use a one horse or long narrow twisters, or half shovels. Then harrow until tho soil is pulverized and no clods aro loft. Put on snell fertilizer as you can and you will make a fair crop of wheat. Then you can begin your preparation for tho next crop by subsoiling and following with peas. Very often wheat suffers from a May drought. It would not lose much if the soil was eight to twelve inches deep. This preparation must bc gradual. If one was able, it would be misdirected labor to break our clay subsoils six inches at one time Two or three inches a year is enough to bring up. The wist; fanner will begin with the new year of the cen tury to improve methods so as to in crease, thc yield of all crops.-Caro lina Spartan, This is t he season when nuil hers ar?! alarmed on account of croup, lt ls quickly oui'od by One Minuto Cough (Juro, which children like to take. .1. \V. Hell. Fruit is thc Best Medicine Free eating ol' apples is thc best thing in the world for sluggish liver. Three or four at night, just before going to bed, will produce the best eifert. Apples should bo calen with out peeling, as the skin is valuable. A ripe peach in thc morning will give an appetite for breakfast, and make one feel better all day. Strawberries, raspberries, cherries and currants arc all cooling to thc system and beneficial in their effect on thc blood. Blackberries when ripe and not overripe furnish an excellent Ionic from nature's laboratory. Figs are a balm to the. stomach, never produce acidity and are always easily digested. The "grape (ture" is fully recog nized by Continental doctors, (?rapes freely eaten clear tho blood and arc . d' service in a large number of dis eases. OVER SEVENTY-SIX MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. GROWTH Of UH! PER CENI Since 1890 South Carolina's Population is 1,340,312 Against 1,151,149 in 1890. Tho oflicial announcement ot' the total population of the United States for tho census of 1900 is 70,295,220, of which 74,027,907 are contained in tho forty-five States representing approximately tho population to be used tor appointment purposes. There is a total of i.34,158 Indians not taxed. The total population in 1S90, with which the aggregate population of tho present census should he compared, was 03,OG9,7.r>0. Taking the 1890 population as a basis there has been a gain in popu lation of 13,225,461 during the past ten years, representing an increase of nearly 21 per cent. Following is thc oflicial announce ment of tho population of the United States in 1900 by States. Tho fig ures in the first column represent the census for 1900, the second column for 1890: 1000. 1800. Alabama. 1,828,007 1,513,017 Arkansas. 1,811,504 1,128,170 California. 1,485,053 1,208,130 Colorado . 530,700 -112,11)8 Connecticut. 008,855 7-10,258 Delaware. 184,735 108,403 Florida. 528,542 301,122 Georgia. 2,240,320 1,887,30^ Idaho. 101,771 84,385 Illinois. 4,821,550 8,820,851 Indiana . 2,610,403 2,102,404 Iowa. 2,251,820 1,011,803 Kansas. 1,400,400 1,427,000 Kentucky....'. 2,147,174 1,858,035 Louisiana. 1,381,027 1,118,688 Maine. 004,300 511,088 Maryland. 1,180,040 1,012,800 Massachusetts. 2,805,340 2,238,048 Michigan. 2,410,782 2,003,8S0 Minnesota. 1,751,305 1,801,820 Mississippi. 1,551,872 i,280,000| Missouri. 3,107,1 IS? 2,070,18-1 Montana. 243,280 132,1501 Nebraska. 1,008,001 1,058,010| Nevada. 42,334 -15,701 New Hampshire... 411,588 870,6301 New .Jersey. 1,888,(100 1,444,033 New York. 7,208,000 5,007,863 North Carolina. 1,801,002 1,017,017 North Dakota. 310,040 182,710 j Ohio.-1,157.5. '1,072,310 Oregon. -HS, 818,707 I'ennsylvania. 0,301,306 5,258,014 Ithodu Island. 428,550 345,600 South Carolina. 1,340,812 1,151,140 South Dakota. 401,550 328,808 Tennessee. 2,022,72:5 1,707,518 Texas.:;,(M8,!Si;S 2,235,623 lilah. 270,505 207,005 Vermont. 343,041 332,422 Virginia. 1,854,184 1,055,080 Washington. 517,072 340,300 West. Virginia. 058,000 702,704 Wisconsin. 2,008,003 1,080,880 Wyoming. 02,531 00,705 Total for 45 States. .74,020,007 02, TKIUtlTOHIKS, KTO, 1D0O. Alaska (estimated). 44,000 Arizona. 122,212 Distriol Columbia . 278,718 Hawaii . 151,001 indian Territory. 301,000 New Moxico. I0.?.777 Oklahoma. 308,245 Persons in service of U. S. stationed abroad, (estimated). 84,400 Indians, otc, on Indian reservations, except Indian Territory. 145,282 110,811 1800. 32,052 50,020 280,802 80,000 180,182 163,503 01,034 Total 7 Territories, etc.. 1,007,Ol:'. 052,015 INDIANS Nor TAX Kl) l\ SIAIKS. California. 1,510 Colorado. 607 Idaho. 2,207 Minnesota. 1,708 Montana. 10,710 Nevada. 1,005 New York. 4,711 North Dakota. 4,002 South Dakota. 10,032 Utah. 1,472 Washington . 2,631 Wisconsin. 1,067 Total untaxed Indians in States.. 44,017 INDIANS Nor TAX Kl) IN TICI!lil i'oJIIKS. Arizona. 24,044 Indian Territory. 50,033 New Moxico. 2,037 Oklahoma. 5,027 Total untaxed Indians in Terri torios. 80,642 Thc Alaskan figures arc derived from partial data only, and ail re turns fof Alaska and for certain mili tary organizations stationed abroad, principally in thc Philippines, have not yet been received. 1 > 11111 . t i 11 M will be issued for the various minor civil divisions in the different States and Territories as fast as possible Thc entire number, il is expected, will be ready for the public use before tho 1st of January, The total population in IS?)l?, with which the aggregate population at the presold census should bo com pared, was 03,019,750, the gain dur ing the past decade being 13,226,404, or very nearly 2? per cent. JffiL CONS U M P T ION Y> Piedmont Paragraphs. PIEDMONT, S. C., October 31.-A daughter of Mr. S. J. Johnson, who lived about two miles from Piedmont, on tho Anderson sido of tho river, died recently of heart failure. Tho sympathy of many friends goes out to tho boronved family. Presiding Kider J. H. Wilson, of tho Greenville District, lilied tho pulpit of tho Methodist church last Sunday night. Ho preached an in structive sermon, taking for his text "Yo must bu born again." This gen tleman never fails to give a congre gation something worth listening to. The Piedmont Free Masons held a special meeting Inst Saturday night, October '27, for the purpose of conferring tho Eastern Star Degree on such ladies connected with Ma sonry as were entitled to rceeivo it. Hy the good endeavor of the Craft thc meeting was made ono of interest and enjoyment. Dr. Hall, of New York, the fam ous lecturer on social problems and conditions, lectured in thc Baptist church recently. Dr. Hall has been to Piedmont several times, and our people always listen to him with great pleasure. The enrollment in our public school is now between four and live hundred. Tho children arc falling i?? line as they should. Mr. E. A. Hobie, a mechanic from the shops at Whittenville, Mass., is with us for a few weeks, putting down cards from thc above named establishment. Mr. Hobie is a line basil ess man, and knows how to do his work in the right way. Misses Janie and Lula Horton, of Holton, spent part of last week with the Misses Simpson. Mr. James Charles, who has had a position with the Piedmont Drug Co., left last woek for Greenville, where he has entered Purumu Uni versity. Mrs. J. II. Hannon and daughter, Miss Mamie, left Friday for Colum bia and other points ou a visit to relatives and friends. Your scribe had the pleasure of visiting over in Oconcc recently, tak ing in Seneca, Pendleton and Wal halla, and had the pleasure of meet ing many old friends that wc wero glad to see. We called at Tine Cou KlKlt Om00 and found everything in good order and as neat as a parlor. We thank the boys for their polite ness and kindness shown me, and many thanks for their invitation to call and see them again. We always wisli much success to Tm: Cot uncu an 1 its many readers. WAMVINO STICK. ^^^^^^^^^^^[^ o f the ^pp ro nc^j I Inkl&^llv I'I '?re tll^octor Wtiffll?wi?i?^?m sumption." VWlrmllnlilli When thc danger signal first appears, help nsture a little with-. Pectoral Don't delay until your lungs ore sore and your cold settled down deep In your chest. Kill the enemy before the deadly blow kills you. i Cure your cough today. ??/ * A Z5c. bottle ls enough for a 1 common cold ; a 50c. bottle is bet ter for bronchitis, asthma, and colds that hang on : the dollar size ls most economical, especially for old casos. } Closo Proximity. Some years since a certain enthu siastic divino preached a sermon in Charleston, S. C., in which he took thc position that the (Jardea of Edon must have been at or near Charleston, as the climate lhere was so delightful and all nature, was so beautiful. The substance of the ser mon wan published and caught the eye of sonic facetious Northern edi tor, who commented on it as follows : "I will not undertake to dispute tho position of tho learned divine, and admitting that ho is correct, one thing is very cortain, and that is that hell is not very far off, as it is located in Kdgoliold." Tho)best method of cleansing the livor is the use of thc famous little pills known as DeWilt's Little Marly Itisoi'S. Kasy to take. Never gripe. J. W. Boil, -? . ? The Knights ol' Pythias of Marion have turned over to tho industrial school at that place $?150. First Person Chloroformed. Beaufort correspondence Savannah News : Dr. R. H. SamB, coronor of Beaufort county, states that, ho was the first porson in tho world ovor placed under tho influence of chloro form. In 1848 tho doctor was a student nt tho Baltimoro Dental Col lego, whore experiments with thc then now discovery were hoing pro secuted, and ho consented to have a tooth extracted in order to test; the value of the drug which was not then perfected. "On tho first at tempt," relates tho doctor, "the stuff simply slightly stupefied me, but did not alleviate ibo pain, and the operation was arrested and de ferred until the following day, on which occasion the inhalation of thc fumes produced the -desired effect, and in a few moments I was entirely unconscious and did not experience tho slightest degree of pain." In addition to this distinction, the doc tor was a passenger on tho steamer Palmetto from Baltimore to Char leston in 1819. The vessel was tho first steamer propelled by a screw that ever ventured on tho ocean, and while rounding Capo Hatteras, made only 12 miles in as many hours. Subsequently the narrator saw her nt thc dock in Baltimore, after she had encountered a severe storm, and she was a completo wreck. Doos ll Pay to Day Cheap ? A ohoap remedy for coughs and colds is all right, hut you want something that will relieve and euro tho moro severe and dangerous results of throat and lung troubles. What shall you flo? (to to a warmer and moro regular climate? Yes, if possible; if not possible for you, then in eithor case take tho ONLY remedy that has been introduced in all civilized countries with SUJCOSS in severo throat and lung troubles, "Dosoheo's German Syrup." It not only heals and stimu lates tho tissues to destroy tho germ diseaso, but allays inflammation, causes easy expectoration, gives a good night's rest, and cures tho patient. Try ONE bottle. Heci 'uncoded many years by all druggists m tho world. For salo by J. H. Darby, Walhalla. Hugging in Street Cars. A lady living on Columbia Heights who evidently intends to do all she can toward stopping public and promiscuous hugging at the national capital, has written the District Commissioners a letter in which she earnestly calls their attention to thc matter and begs that a law be en acted prohibiting such exhibitions. She says that the habit of young men and girls hugging in street cars, in theaters and public parks has grown, to such an extent that it will corrupt the rising generation. She declares that it is almost impossible to take a car ride to any of the su burban resorts without seeing some young man trying to sec how close he can hold his girl in his arms or how near to his lap she can sit. She says these things may be right and proper, but she fails to see it that way. "Such conduct, if condoned and tolerated, will cause sorrow to come to the hearts of many mothers," says tho writer in the letter, "and I don't wonder that the Ch! ese minister, Mr. Wu, was shocked when he saw young mon embracing girls on the hay ride at Capo May. Such con duct, among what we consider our better cl ?ss of society, should be frowned upon. Had minister Wu taken a ride on any of our street cars after nightfall he would have witnessed equally as immoral sights right here in Washington." In closing her letter the lady begs that the District Commissioners give the matter earnest considera tion, and says that a law prohibiting such conduct in street cars is far nnue important than the law pro hibiting expectorating in cars ; that the latter eau only soil the skirts of the huhes, while the former can lead to ruin of sods.-New Y oik Sun. The most remarkable feature in connection with the recent discover ies in Babylonia of records antedat ing all others by thousands of years is the foot that so far as yet appears from these hoary data men were then much as they are now and lived then somewhat as they live to-day. On one tablet a jeweller gave a guar antee that an emerald set in a ring would not fall out for twenty years, on another :i couple of farmers agree to refer the question of their bound ary line to a third party for arbitra tion and also agree that he is to ask nothing for his services. A third bears record of the adjustment of a claim for wages, and so on, the lifo then being apparently, with proper allowance for different circumstances, a close approximation of tho lifo now. Thc pig of a tenant on Hohei t Wallace's farm on King's creek, near Yorkvillo, rooted up some shining metal, which the tenant found to bo coin. Tho negro dug where the pigs had bOon rooting and unearthed a pot which contained more of what proved to bo British gold, hearing date prior to 1776. Mr. Wallaco is keeping the negro quiet ami it is no* known how much ho found. It is supposed that Col. I'Yrguson buried it when on his way to King's Moun tain, as that is the routo he traveled. Penpoints. lio who goes through a form of consecration and saya his ali is on tho altar and yet uses his poverty for self has only fought a sham battle. Many of tho pillars of tho church bcoomo sleepers. Tho pockets of Sunday pants nover did have much change risked in them. If talking was tito powor which runs tho church ono man or woman could bo found in every congrega tion to do tho work. Many throw away ono of heaven's richest gifts-opportunities. The strongest believers in a com munity of goodH liavo tho least to put in tho common treasury. (Jod will not accept the napkins of excuses as the equivalent of tho in terest which should have boen ac crued on tl?e buried talent. Ile who has never had God to wipe away hiB tcarB by an open grave has missed religion's sweetest consolation. God has enough promising notes (vows) lo bankrupt Him if Ile was dependent on men. Some church members aro bettor able to stay away from a collection than tliey are from placer' of sin. Some parents seem to think that the best way to train up their chil dren is not to train them at all. lie who fears God fully fears no one else. All of Uncle Sam's idiotic children arc not in the asylum. The man who has made a reputation has ni ad o a troublesome thing, if he has to look after much else. Tho "Jack-with-the-lnntora" Chris tian is dangerous to follow. If some people's heavenly citizen ship is like their earthly they will not bo very useful citizens. The white cotton blooms of to-day will bo the rod ones of to-morrow. The white lies of childhood become tho black ones of manhood and womanhood. God never puts tags on His chil dren to announce that they arc Chris tians. To feed your soul on thc incon sistencies of other Christians is to give it poor food indeed. Those who argue most about the Scriptures do not always livohost. Ile who ceases to watch will soon cease to pray, A position which is above a man's capacity only develops the weakness of his character. j A dead man always advocates dead issues. "Vanity Fair" is always running and is always patronized. The man who would enjoy his religion alone has nothing but selfish ness lo enjoy. Wo have no right to say that wo enjoy our religion unless others can say they enjoy it. Thu narrow way is wide enough for us lo walk two abreast into tho kingdom. The hypocrite is the devil's ac knowledgment of tho genuineness and worth of the Christian religion. The Christian who when away from home goes to places and does what he does not frequent and do at home denies in practice tho omni presence of God, and is moro con cerned about the opinion of men than ho is for tho favor of God. Southern Christian Advocate. Arrest disease by the timely use of Tutt's Liver Pills, an old and favorite remedy of increasing popularity. Always cures SICK HEADACHE, sour stomach, malaria, indiges tion, torpid liver, constipation and all bilious diseases. TUTTS Liver PILLS One of the exhibits at the colored county fair at Lancaster was a hog owned hy 1). 0. Barnes. The hog was 12 months and l l days old and when killed netted ?580 pounds. When the hog was six months old r*d weighed SO pounds, Hames was of fered $1 for it, but after examining the hog closely, the party then with drew the offer. Hames then began to fallen him, and kept him confined for ?six months and fourteen days. At the end of that time he sold the hog to the same party who offered him *l for #18.60, lt is said that a hog cannot be fattened moro than a pound a day, but l>ames fattened this hog at the rato of I pound { ounces per day. An increase ol" about 1 1,000,000 in the population of tho United Stales in ten years will bo shown by the census, and only 4,000,000 of the number is duo to immigration,