Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, November 07, 1900, Image 3

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MY FIGURES ON SCHOOL SUPPLII Will mako you give necessary whou you ?au g? oue-flfth of what it oost yo Writing Pads, Pencil Matorial, otc. Whou you ? prices. Rospe? - - - - J. P, a.- Just rocolvod a frosh lino of Cai Ino H SALE.-Ono pall' hoavy Matoh ' Mulos. Two 2-horso Wagons, good order. Ono good maro. Terms cash, or credit with acceptable socurity. F. II. CAUTER, 4-11( Wost Union, H. C. IilOR SALE-In tho town of Wostmin 1 Btor, Valuable Koa! Estate Ouo Tim-room I hmso on Six-acre Lot; good garden and young oroliard, and all neces sary outbuildings. Also ono Four-room Cottage on Ono-acro Lot. Also Homo Val uable Unimproved Building Lots. Por further particulars call on WM. J. STRIBL1NG, 4(t* Wostmiustor, S. C. MONEY TO LOAN.-Loaus nogo tiated for a torin at 7 per cont in terest. Apply to 10 21-00. .JAY NES & S HELOR. J.IOU SA LE.-A now Piano. Terms easy. 1 Address (!. F. CLARKSON, Walhalla, S. C. COTTON.-We are now in tho market for 2,000 bales of cotton. Will pay highest market prico at all times at Westminster, S. C. CIIESWELL COTTON MILL CO. October 17, 1000. 12-52 WOOD WANTED.-Ono thousand cords of four-foot wood, dolivored at mill of tho Cheswell Cotton Mill Com pany, Westminster, S. C. October 17, 1000. 42 52 ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS. Tho following aro tho hours for tho arrival and departure of mails, Walhalla post office: Arrive. Leave. Passenger train (Uatly). 4.60 pm o.iOnm Freight train (dullyCx. Sui).)..10.27 nm 12.00 ni Westminster (tinilyox, Sun.). .11.;?) nm 3.i? pm Jocasseo (dally except Sun.). .11.30 nm 11.45 nm Highlands (dully ox, Sunday).. 3.00 pm 7.00 am Mail matter is collected from street boxes prior to departure of 0.10 A. M. and 3 15 P. M. mails. %otn\ aub tkrsnnnl -"Bloom soils it for less." -Mr. Sam Vernor, of Clemson Collogo, is visiting bomofolks this wook. -Mr. Cordell Wright, of Clemson Col lege, is visiting in Walhalla this week. -Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. W. O. White, on October 20th, 1000, a daughter. -Mr. T. E. Alexander has horses and mules for .salo. Road what ho has to say. - IOU bushels pure blue straw seed wheat for sale by .I. 1', Stribling, Rich land, S. C. -Mr. J. M. Callas, of West Union, has been quito sick for several days. Ile is now on the road to recovery. -Mrs. 1). G. McAlister, ol Columbia, is visiting ber inothor, Mrs. E. A. Boll, in Walhalla. -Messrs. C. S. Wright, and II. B. Dodd, of Clemson College, were in Walhalla Thursday night last as tho guest of J. W. Sholor. -J, W? Sholor, Esq., will doliver an address at the South Union Baptist church on tho fourth Sunday in this month at ll A. M. -Married, at tho rosidenco of tho otli oiating Magistrate, at Calhoun, 8, C., Mr. .Julius Anderson and Miss Kassie Barker. All of Bickens, county. -Mrs. D. Oolkers will except our thanks for samples of her lino sweet potato crop. Some of tho tubers will weigh th roo or four pounds each. -Miss Nettio liane, of Kort Motto, is spending some days with ber friend, Miss ('arrio Perry, lier many friends hore, aro pleased to moot her again. - Read the advertisement of Mr. M. Saul, in this issue. Ho is selling out at cost in order to close out his stock. ( all and seo him. Ho can interest you. -Tho dispensaries in Columbia, dur ing tho State Fair last week, sold over ton thousand dollars worth of liquor. How many drunks wore in that amount of whiskey would bo marvelous to tell. -Cards aro out announcing tho mar riage of Mr. .J. H. Darby to Miss Bossio Strother, at tho homo of Capt. and Mrs. W. A. Strother, in Wost Union, next Wednesday, November 11th, at 10.30 A. .M. -Miss Mamie Swann, who has for some time been teaching school at Rus sell's, returned to Seneca yesterday. She spout several hours among hor friends in Walhalla. -Tho seventy a ves of land belonging lo the estate of the late .J. B. Sanders, of Oak way, S. C., was sold on last Monday at public auction by tho Kxecutors ami brought $0lO cash, which was (13 per acre. - Mr. W. II. Pieper, of Charleston, spent Sunday in Walhalla among rela tives and friends. Ile is now on an ex tended hunting trip around Whetstone. Ile is accompanied by Mr. Jesso C. Neville. - Mr. Bayles Nicholson, who lives on Factory Hill, informs us that ho gathered this wo?k t wo potatoes of the "Queen of the South" variety, which measured 17 and 10 inches each in circumforonco, and weighed about ."> and ti pounds apiece. -Tilt! fourth quarterly conference for tho Walhalla and Newry circuit will bo hold at /.ion church on the 17th and LSI li ol' November, 1000. Tho O 01 ci al mem bers of the ch argo aro earnestly re quested to be prescht. The Presiding Kider will preach each day at ll A. M. lt. I,. Dnffl?, P, C. - Died, at bis homo, near Salem, this county, October 31, 100O, on his 10th birthday, ol' typhoid fever, Mr. Lasvrence Madden. Ho was a son of Mr. Thomas and Nancy Maddon, His remains wore laid to rest at Little River Baptist eli lirch on November 1st, at 3 o'clock i*. M., Rev. J, IL Colly conducting the funeral sor vicos. Kev. T. C. LlgOl), of tho South Caro lina Conference. M. IO. Church, South, will resign his place in tho conference, it ls said, and take, charge of the Oospcl Mission, Columbia, In this connection ho will edit the "Way of Faith," the organ of the Holiness Association. Mr. Lig?n is at present the preacher in charge at Piedmont. -J. W. ilollemnil, Master, sold only .one tract of landon Monday, salosday, 15 acres, on <'.,uncross ci eek, which was in thc case nf ii. j,. Brandt, plaintiff, agni...st Lemuel V. Adair and Blakelej ami Krotwcll, defendants. The laud was sold tm one half cash and brough I $210, I'hcro woro two other tracts advertised for sale, hut fur some reason were with drawn. - Revs. c. Wardlaw and o. .1. Cop? la? d will exchange pulpits on next Sun day, III), instant, Mr. Wardlaw preach ing at Neal's ( reek Rapt ist church, in Anderson county, and Slr. Copeland al Walhalla Baptist church. Tho many friends of Kev. Copeland here will bo Kl'"' lo hear him discourse again on heavenly and divine things in his earnest, and impressive manlier. huntley's 8-IIoni' Liver Regulatoris the best remedy lo relieve the various forms ot headache, Including HOI'VOIIS ftnd sick headache, and it is sale lo say that niue cases out (,i icu of this dis tressing Complain I are due lo an inactive or sluggish liver with constipated bowels. A lew doses oi' Lunacy's 8-Hour Livor Rogilla tor will soon restore these Organs to thoir proper functions and headache ceases, lu i|ir same manner il reg dates the bowels, preven?s constipation and piles, ich.-ves all forms of biliousness, such as dizziness, nausea, coaled tongue, loss of appetite, Ac. Try it. Large packages 20c at Lunney's. up all thoughts of economizing. It Isn't it everything the ohildren need for about ur fathers. My stock inoludes: Is, Sponges, Crayons, Pens, Ink, Drawing nant a lot of these things I will make lot jtfully, H. DARBY, Druggist. idy. -Tho Ladies' Missionary Society will moot in the Walhalla Methodist churoh to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon at 3 o'olook. -Mr. Howell Flournoy, formerly a com positor ou tho Athens (Georgia) Hannor, paid TUB CouuiKil office a pleasant visit tills (Woduosday) morning. -Tho friends of the Iliohland ohuroh , aud graveyard aro requested to meet at tho graveyard on Saturday morning noxt, Novombor 10, to oloan off and lay out tho yard. j. p. STIUBUNO. -M?BB Nanni? Strothor, of Convorso Collogo, is ill at hor homo in Wost Uniou. Sho oamo ovor last Thursday ovouing, accompanied by Mr. David C. Strothor, who roturnod to Wofford Col logn Monday morning, Dor many friends hopo for hor speedy locovoiy, -A heavy dooroaso in votiug at tho Walhalla box is shown by a comparison of tho voto in tho primary olootion in August and that cast on Novombor Otb. lt is a followB. Voto polled August 20.400 Voto polled Novombor ti.128 Docrooao.272 -On Ootobor 80th Doputy Marshals1 W. B. F. Corbin aud J. T. McKinney, in company with C. E. Kilo, revenue agout, made a raid in tho Whetstone section, destroying a oomploto distilling outfit cap, worm, formontors, otc. Tho oflloors capturod John Wall, Mooka Wall and Jack McCall. About 25,000 gallons of beor and low winos aud a small amount of whiskey woro destroyed. -Tho collection of State and county taxes is moving along vory slowly. Treasurer Kay informs UB that up to this (Wednesday) morning only 104 per sons had paid thoir taxos, tho collection amounting to only (832.60. Tho tax books call for $30,408.86, not including tito poll tax, which will amount to sovo ral thousand dollars moro. Tho rush as usual to pay taxos will bo groat toward the end. -Diod, on Saturday, Novombor 8. 1900, after a brief illness, of typhoid dysen tery, at the homo of his father, Mr. John G. Davis, on Factory Hill, in Wal halla, Mr. Wade Davis, agod about twelvo yoate. His body was carried on Sunday morning to Cherry Hill for burial, and tho funeral services were conducted by Mr. Joan Hudson. Wo extend to tho boroavod family our sin core condolence. -Mr. Stephen ?w?ns, a brothor of Mrs. Dr. T. G. C. Fabnostock, diod at her residence in Walhalla Monday morn ing, M li instant, after a protracted ill ness, aged 04 yoars. Mr. Owens was a nativo of Michigan, and in his early lifo was a sailor before tho mast and travolcd extensively ovor tho world on tho high seas. His body was buried in Wostviow cemetery on Tuesday morning, tho fune ral services hoing conducted by Hov. Father Quinn, of tho Chatholic church. -List of unclaimed lottors remaining in tho Walhalla post offlco October 'Mst: lt. W. Uamby, J. W. Kosior, Jim Ben nett, Miles Hunter, Wm. C. Hochostor, Mrs. Dr. A. F. Howard, Mrs. W. A. Lo Innd, caro Walhalla Hotel, M. Kiug, caro John Williams, Mrs Kvio Rochester, Mrs. Ellen Tims. Parties calling for any of tho above letters will ploaso say tlioy havo been advertised. J. M. MKRRIOK, P. M. -Mr. Joel H. Jones, who lives near Fort Madison, on Tugalooriver, presented us on Monday with a samplo of his corn crop. Ho planted this year live acres with "Coke's Prolific Seed" and ha? mado 150 busliels, or 30 bushels to tho aero. Tho corn was niau ted on tho 14th of May and rceoivoa its llrst working about tho first of July. Tho stalks con tain throe or moro ears, which, in most cases, are fully dovoloped. Tho corn doos not grow very tall, tho stalks aro small and tho ears shoot out not far from tho ground. Thc corn was grown on high bottom ground, and with ordinary soa sons would havo mado, Mr. Jones thinks, fifty bushels to tho aero. Ho bought tho seed from T. W. Wood & Sons, Rich mond, Va., and tito corn from which thc seed was sold was raisod on tho James ri vor. Will Close Storos on Thanksgiving. We, the undersigned merchants of tho town of Walhalla, horoby agroo to closo stores, both front and back doors, on Thanksgiving day, 20tb of Novombor: C. W. Pitchford Co., C. G. J ny ncc, L. Rloom, O. II. Schumacher, agent, M. Saul, L. C. Craig, C. W. Rauknight, Car ter iv Co., W. H. Reodor, Norman Co., Dean it Barlo, V. I/. Norma i, IL C. Ruseh. Treasurer's Appointments. Tho County Trcasuror will bo at tho following named places on the d.atcs mentioned for tho purpose of collecting taxes : Westminster, Monday, Novombor 10. Seneca, Tuesday and Woduosday, No vember 20 and 21. Newry, Thursday, Novombor 22. Fort Hill, Friday, Novombor 23d. J. It. KAY, Treasurer. Oolkors-Collins. Married, at tho residoncoof tho bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Collins, at Domorest, On., Tuesday, Octobor 30, moo, Mr. lt. D. Oolkors, of Walhalla, and Miss Mollio Collins, Rev. Phillips officiat ing. The young couplo arrived in Wal halla Friday evening, and woro tondorod a reception hy their friends at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. I). Oolkors. Tho best wishes and congratulations of thoir many friends aro extondod to thom. Cold Steel or Death. "There is but ono small chanco to save your lifo and that is through an operation," was tho awful prospect set before Mrs. 1. H. Hunt, of Lime Ridge, Wis., by hor dootor after vainly trying to cure her of a fi ?ght ful ease of stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. Ho didn't count on the marvelous power of Elec tric Ritters to euro stomach and livor troubles, but sho hoard of it, took seven bottles, was wholly cured, avoided sur geon's knife, now weighs more and focls better than ever. It's positively guar anteed to cure stomach, liver and kidney troubles and never disappoints. I'rico 5?0 tit. all drugstores in tho county. Nineteen Killod in Minc Explosion. fi It ? PTO N, ty. VA., .Novombor 5.- Tho latost report, from tho Rerrysburg mino disaster says IO woro killed and 15 badly hurt. Th roo h lind rod mon oro om ployed II the mine. All aro colored except the bosses. A Hunter Killed by a Train. A hoad loss body, identified aH tho ro mains of Thomas Clark, was found on tho New Jersey Central railroad tracks at El I/.alioth port, N.J., last. Friday morn ing. Near the mangled bod)* was a gun and a game hag. Young Chirk went rab bit hunting and lt is supposed that he fell off tho trairt 111 returning home dur ing the night and was run over. Cost of Electing Prosidonts. li cost toss than $700 to elect fJncohi in IMHO. It will cost $6.000,000 to elect a president in 1 SHH). From Lincoln t< tiiO presold., Oneil succeeding presiden ti?il campaign has cost more than thc une preceding until now it looks as il national committees in tho future will need to organizo something like a bank or trust company to control their gigan tic financial operations. EvOll in IHtH, al tho most critical hour in tho nation'? history, only $IOo,U<Hl was expended ii securing the re-olection of Lincoln. Des Moines Leader. tfdJ Wo acknowledge that evei WE. SELL GOOD CLOTHING Wo have Men's Suits from $1. to como and see thom, for our pri Youths' Suits from $l.G6to $7 BLOOM'! MISSIONARY RALLY DAY EXERCISES Of the Walhalla Methodist Sunday School. Programme in Full. On last Sunday evoning Missionary Rally Day was obsorvod by tho Walhalla Methodist Sunday Behool. An interest ing aud iustruotlvo programme was ren dered as follows: Song: "Hoar tho Tramp of Millions." Prayor by Rov. G. F. Clarkson, Song : "Who will run with tho Tidings?' ' Rospousivo reading: "Biblo Words on Missions." Song: "Brothers and Sisters Across tho Soa." Heading: "Tho Prosont Crisis," Miss! Augusta Croushaw. Song: "Hasten, ord, tho Glorious Timo." Rocitation: "Tho Work is Groat," Mis* Fannie May Mioklor. Song: "Littlo Missionaries," (a duct), M?as Mary Pitchford and Miss Irene Strothor. Rocitation: "Givo Christ tho Best," Miss Tommio Pitchford. Rocitation: "Two Offorings," Miss Irouo Strothor. Song: "Tho Call for Reapers." Rocitation: "Four Years Old," Master Goorgo Phinnoy. Song: "Wo aro Littlo Children." Responsivo Readings on Twentieth Century Movement. Song: "From Groonland's Icy Moun tains." Recitation: "Tho Largest Dower," MisB Dora Pitchford. Song: "Wo aro Coming." Rocitation: "Who Will Go?" Miss Car no Taylor. Reoitatiou: "Pass tho Hat Around," Master Sammio Pitchford. Song: "Givo to tho Lord." Tho collection was taken by Misses Eloiso Strothor, Planch Doutbit, Lillie Baldwin and Tommio Pitchford. A Monster nevil Fish. Destroying its victim, is a typo of con stipation. Tho powor of this murder ous malady is folt on organs and nerves and muscles and brain. There's no health till it'sovcrcomo. Hut Dr. King's Now Lifo Pills aro a safo and certain euro. Rent in tho world for stomach, livor, kidnoy and bowels. Only linc at all drug stores in tho county. Short Notos. Henry J. King, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., chief of police, shot and instantly killed two strange negroes whom ho was trying to arrest. Tho negroes tried to pull a pistol. Frank E. Smith, of York county, has a novel protection against thieves. Ho got hold of an old gallows on which seven men have been hung and used it for fonco posts. Tho negroes don't visit him at night. Charleston is to have an elegant now hotel on tho Battery, at tho foot of Fast Hay. It will bo immense in si/.o and have ono of tho finest harbor views in tho world. "Tho only way to keep tho price of cotton at ton cents," says tho Home (Ga.) Tribuno, "is to sow plenty of wheat, so that you will be independent and can hold your cotton." Prudent farmers in South Carolina should boar In mind during tho next fow weeks that, whichever candidate may bo elected, their "prosperity" next year has got to como out of tho ground. Plant somo wdieat, and plant it early. Gus Fellows, tho negro who was con victed of assaulting Miss Dura Hood, near Harmony (Hove, (Ja., October 24th. is spending his limn in tho Atlanta jail praying, .ID has been sentenced to hang on November 24th. Only three companies contested in the pri ZO drill in Columbia last week. Thoy word tho Sumter Guards, the Ti m mons villo Guards and tho Liberty Hill Hilles, and each won in tho order named, the first $0*00, the second $200, the third $100. Our farmers have begun to sow wheat, and wo understand that a largo acreage wiil bo sown in this section. Senator S. G. Mayfield will plant between 250 and :J00 acres. Mo is trying tho Nicaragua wheat this year which is said to bo less subjoct to rust.-Denmark Times. Two momhers of the Georgia body of law-makers have given a striking evi dence of law-breaking in a cutting affray on a train bound for tho State Fair at Valdosta. Professing to be good friends tboy got drunk and ono of them nearly carved tho faco off tho other. They still say they aro friends. C. P. Sanders, of Spartanburg, and Ellis Graydon, of Greenwood, aro an nounced as candidates before tho noxt Legislature tor Judges for the Seventh Circuit to succeed Judge Townsend, who is also a candidate for ro-olcotion. J. P, Furguson, of Laurens, is also spoken of as a possiblo aspirant for the placo. Tho Stato Fair closed last Friday. In th roo days the paid entrance reached about thirty-three thousand. Wedncs day and Thursday the electric street rail way handled 81,OOO people. There was not a single light and not a case of pockot-pieking. The fair was tho best that has over been held. Tho Georgia papers appear to bo alive to tho paramount issue for the farmers of that State just now. Tho Macon Tide graph advises them: "Polities are as uncurtain as the wind. Trade and traf fic ebbs and flows. Hut wheat at the mill is a consolation and a joy so long as it lasts." The time to plant is at hand. Pheonix, Greenwood county, whore the famous election riot occurred two years ago, seems to be affected with lawless ness. Joe Lake and J. Stylo Watson, two leading citizens who have prosecuted some rioters, have received anonymous warning notes. Messrs. Lake and Wat son aro out in strong statements in reply. A dispatch from Pekin, ?lated October 31st, says that an international commis sion has convicted the Chinese grand treasurer, the Tartar governor of Pao Ting and a Chin?se colonel of being accessory to the murder of English and American missionaries, and they have hoon sentenced to death. Tho execu tions will occur shortly. Official reports show that the area under cotton cultivation in Russian ('en 1 tral Asia, has Increased 30 bercent this year. Tho crop is 08ti mated at 7,600, < M H i pood, or half tho Russian require ment, whereas previously only 0,000,000 pood has been procured from Russian possessions, This result, is attributed to tho increased raw cotton import duly last winter. The situation in the cotton ' industry is improving. F.x-Judgo Joshua ll. Hudson is still i very much in (lomand as a Judge. I'nder tho new law providing for extra terms of I court Unci? Joshua is supremely popu lar. Lately he was on tho bench in Spar tanburg and since then has been called ; to Cherokee. It is rumored that. Judge i Buchanan will not stand for re election, i What man in tho State is better qualified ? for this place than Judgo Hudson',' We doubt if ho has an equal in that circuit. "LITTLE WILl .ybody soils cheap clothing, but CHEAP. . 1 90 to $17.50. It will pay you ices bout tho world. < .50; worth from $3.50 to $12.50. 1 S CASH LOUIS BL< THE COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Little, Business Transacted Boyond Organizing the Court-Adjourned for Legal Holiday. Tho Court of Gonoral SOSB?OIIB was oallod and organized for business Mon day morning, J inigo Jamos Aldrich pro- j siding. Tho dockot for this torm is a ] heavy ono, aud it is probablo that two ? wooks will bo consumed in tho trial of ' oriniinal and oivil onsos. Tlio grand jury returned tho following Tit UK DILI'S. Stato vs. John Brown, throwing stonos j into vostibulo train. Stato vs. Tilomas Si muios, murder. Stato vs. Brooks Williams, murder. Stato vs. L. C. Douthil, resisting nu ofHoor, assault with intent to kill and mu rd or. Stato vs. Thomas Itiloy, houso-brcak ing and c?iVipouuo larceny. I, Stato vs. Jamos O'Neill, disposing of property undor lion. Stato VB. Tabor Karlo, murd or. Stato vs. A. if. Wilson, shooting on tho ' highway. In tho following casos truo bills woro roturnod at tho last torin of Court: 1 Stato vs. Marion Harris, assault and 1 battory with intont to kill. Nol prossod on paymont of costs. Stato vs. Harrison Pitts, assault and battory with intont to kill and carrying concoalcd woapons. Nol pros-od on pay mont of costs. Stato vs. Wm. Porry, p. c., using liorso without consent of ownor. Nol prossod on pay mou t of costs. Stato vs. James (Mark and John Clark, burglary and larceny. Transferred to contingent dockot. AKHAIONKI) rou TKI?L. Tho caso of tho Stato vs. A. H. Wilson, shooting on tho highways, appeal from magistrate, was called, and by agree ment was dismissed and sent back to magistrate for enforcement of sontonco. Two murdor cases, tho Stato va. Tabor Karlo and tho Stato vs. Brooks Williams, woro called. Tho defendants pleaded not guilty und announced that they woro not ready for trial. At I o'clock tho Court was adjourned until Wednesday morning in order that thc jurors and witnesses might return to their li om CH and voto Tuesday. Tho iirst case taken up Wednesday morning was tho Stato vs. Samuol Bloatu, murdor, which will in all probability consumo tho enano day. A Night of Terror. "Awful anxiety was felt for tho bravo (ioneral Burnham, of Machias, Mo., when tho doctors said she could not live till morning," writes Mrs. S. II. Lincoln, who attended her that fearful night. "All thought she must soon die of pneu monia, but sho begged for Dr, King's Now Discovery, saying that it had more than once saved her lifo, and had cured her of consumption. After tinco small doses she slept easily all night, and its further uso completely cured her." This marvelous medicino is guaranteed to cure all throat, chest and lung diseases. Only 60o and $1.00. Trial bottles freo at all druggists in tho county. ---? . - - - - Father Kills Son (or a Bryan Vote. Parkersburg? W. Va., Novomhor .*>. Clarouee Chaddook was stabbed by Iiis father yesterday and died last night. They had quarrelled over tho election. Voting Chaddook said heforo ho died that a stranger did it, hut later thc father was arrested and admitted cut ting his soil. Tho father was angry be cause tho young mau was going to vote for Bryan. A Mortgage Utter. HUH) will bc romomborcd in South Carolina as a mortgage-raising year. A few moro years like this would got our farmers clean out of debt. And thoy can havo just tis many of this kind as they want if tiley will only exorcise wis dom and common souse-plant plenty of wheat and oats and raise their own "hog and hominy," and make their cotton thoir surplus crop.-Greenville News. Report of tho Secretary of War. Tho annual report of Adjutant (ion eral ll. C. Corbin to tho Secretary of War, for tho year ending Juno 80, MUM), is a completo statistical record of tho army of tho United States, lt shows that tho regular army consists of 2,686 oflicers and 08,801 enlisted men, and tho volunteer army of 1,648 officors and 30, 071? enlisted men, a grand total of 08.700, not including tho hospital corps, willoh is not counted ?is a part of tho ofl'ootivo strength of tho army. Tho regular and volunteer army at present is dis tributed as follows: In tho United States OOS oflicors, of whom 70 aro vol unteer offlcoi'S and IS,SHH enlisted mon, all regulars; Alaska, ll oflicors, 1,088 enlisted men; Porto Kloo, S'S oflicors, 2,010 enlisted men; (.'nba, 200 oflicors, 6,408 enlisted mon; Philippine Islands, 2,307 oflicors, 00,101 enlisted men; Ha waiian Islands, 0 oflicors, 210 onlistod mon; China, 80 officors, and 2,000 mon. There are 870 volunteer enlisted mon in Porto Rico ?ind 80,200 III tho Philippines. These are tho only places whoi'O volun teer enlisted mon aro serving. Some stall' oflicors aro serving in nearly all of tho places named. Tho deaths ro portcd in tho anny, both regular and volunteer, by the same divisions, are: Un i tod States, ll oflicors, 20-1 enlisted men; Alaska, 8 men; Cuba, oflicors, 110 enlisted mon; Porto Rico, 30 mon; Hawaii, 1 officer and l men; Phill,.i ino Islands, 40 oflicors, 1,803 mon; sea,:! ofticors, 84 men. Total, 71 oflicors and 1,030 men. During the year there were discharged from the service, 22,602 mon ; deserted, 8,00!), Tho casualties in tho Chinese campaign between July 1 and October 1, wore 0 oflicors and 'Ju enlisted men. (ieneral Corbin Commends highly tho operations of thc post exchanges ?ind canteens, saying that tho reports from the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico "indicate that the post, exchange has be come an absolute necessity." Ho says that tho total amount received from tho exchange, so far as reports show, amounted t<> 11,016,802, with a not profit of $404,604. In tho statistics gi von is a tabio showing tho chronological list of actions in the Philippine [Blands from February 4, 1800, to Juno 80, 1000, to gether with tho losses in killed and wounded. The totals show 38 officers and 470 men killen, and 147 oflicors and ...',070 mon wounded. Smallpox in Laurens County. Smallpox is repented to exist near Cray Court, Laurens county, about ton miles from Laurens, h'roin intelligence re ceived bv 'phone it scorns that tho dis case luis appoarod among both whites ?ind blacks. Dr. J. lt. Christopher is in charge of Ibo caites and Oovoi'lior Mc sweeney has been notified. IT WILL SAVI g0f Now is tho timo to buy C i5o. to, $5.75. Wo also carry a completo lino o CENTS' FURNISHING GOOD! 3TS> TRUNKS AND VALISES BARGAI 3 O TM. * Proprietor. WILL PAY BROTHER BONI'S DEBTS. Sister Anna's Title Comos High-The Count has Squandered $4,700,000. NKW YORK, Novombor 2.-On tho au thority of an "intimate friond of tho late Tay Gould" the Evening World announces that tho dobts of Count Boni do Castel lano will bo paid in full by tho Gould? at anco. "Tho scandal attending tho olainiB-amounting to $4,700,000-against tho spendthrift, husband of Countess Anna is to bo stopped." tho World adds. "A lump sum probably will bo contrib uted by Gcorgo, Helen, Howard, Edwin and Frank Gould to wipo out thoso dobts. as they considor tho honor of tho Gould family is involved. Incidentally it was elicited that tho Gould millions havo nearly doubled sineo Jay Gould's death and Anna's share is nearly $18,000,000, and bor incomo noaror $1,000,000 than $000,000, as boretoforo stated. Tho total valuo of tho Goidd ostato is now ovor ?125,000,000." DoWitt's Witch Hazol Salvo will quickly heal tho worst burns and scalds and not leave a scar. It can bo appliod to cuts and raw surfaces with prompt and soothing offoct. Uso it for piles and ?kin disoases. Bowaro of worthless coun terfeits. J. W. Boll. Tugaloo Tidings. TuoAi.oo, Novombor 5.-Fifth of No vember and no frost in this section yot. Wo aro certainly having a delightful In dian Biimmor. If tho roedora of Tine Court nen will notico they will soo that tho moon is run ning low toward tho South, and whoa that is tho caso warm woathor may bo expected. White Kock library is in activo opera tion. Tbcro is an olegant selection of books in circulation which, no doubt, will bo of incalculable benefit to all of this community. Too much praise can not bo bostowed on Miss Maryo Sholor for tho successful manner in which she has and is managing tho library. Prof. Farmer, lato toaohor of Whito Bock Academy, offorod a prizo to tho young lady who would collect thu larg est subscription for tho library. M?BB Marie S. M essor won, with a pretty and sweet little "Boso Bud" a very close second. Bov. G. Wardlaw has been called to supply South Union church next year. Bev. A. P, Marett lias resigned his charge at tho Block. Bev. Farmer Sto vall, of Georgia, has been elected to preach there. Bov. Marett has beon called by Mount Tabor and Beaverdam churches. Miss Dora Beedor, an amiable and ac complished young lady, opened school at tho Block this morning. Trustees and patrons of Block school district havo been real fortunato in securing Miss Dora as teacher. Misses Monta and Bennie Knox, Paula and Nora Taylor, of tho New Hope and Fairview neighborhoods, four as pretty, charming and fascinating young ladies as can bo found in any neighborhood, visited friends in this section Saturday and Sunday, returning to their respec tive homos this morning. Como again, young ladies, you will always lind warm and hearty reception awaiting you. Next time bring your knitting and stay longor. Messrs. Velaseo and Will Johnson, of' Pelzor, were pleasant visitors at Long's Hill ono day last wcok. Whito Bock Academy, at South Union, needs a teacher. Bonder, if you know of one real cheap and who will play with tho children, please tell him there is a job for bim at South Union. i" A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible burn, scald, cut or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best in the world, will kill the pain and promptly beal it. Unies old sores, fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns and all skin eruptions. Best pile euro on earth. Only 2? cents a box. (hire guaranteed. Sold by all druggists in the county. Nows (rom South Union. SOUTH UNION, November (5. - Bov, C Wardlaw lilied bis appointment at South Union last foin th Saturday and Sunday A largo and attentivo congregation was present. Mr. (Maude Bnrriss and sistor Mando attended tho fair in Atlanta week boforo last. Mrs. M. K, Messer and daughter, Mary Sam, visited at Seneca and Newry last week. Mrs. Joe Neville is very ill at this writ ing. We hope lor ber a speedy recovory. She is visiting lier daughtor, Mrs. J. B. MoJunkln, Miss Allen gave tho young folks a candy breaking ono night hist week, It was enjoyed very much by all. Mrs, .). II, Shoaler and son, Clifford, and Miss Rosa Boeder spent sovoral days in Seneca last week. Miss Alexio Thomas, of Ooodwill, (la., visited Miss Mando Bnrriss last Satur day and Sunday. Miss Anderson Mooro is on tho sick list at this time. Messrs. J, !.. Boeder, J. B. Harris, J, W. Allen, lt. W. Nelson and J. H. Shearer are attending court this week. Miss Kenella Malone, one of our fair young ladies, left last Monday for Co lumbia. She will not return until next Spring, She will bo greatly missed by tue young folks. Tho ?WO little children of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harris havo been very sick, but are improving. Mr. Claude Bnrriss visited in Lavenia, (?a., Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. W. L. Thomas and family visited Mr. J. L. Heeder and daughter Sunday. Miss Ada King, ono of Fair Play's most accomplished young ladies, visited her sister, Mrs. Warley Gibson, last fourth Sunday. Misses Alice Smith and Lavada Davis, of Pair Play, visited around hore several days ago. BOSK BI D. -? . If you have ever seen a child in the agony of croup you can realize how gi alef ul mothers are for One M muir Cough pure which gives relief as soon as if is administered. lt quickly cures cough, colds and all throat and lung troubles. J. W. Boll. Fearful Accident Averted. A local passenger train on tho Sea board Air Line escaped a fearful acci dent Saturday night, October'27. Traill robbers had found out that a considera ble sum of money would bo shipped out id Atlanta Oil the local passenger, No. 88, Saturday night and went to Work to wreck tho train on a trestle near Law renceville, about ntl miles this si,to of Atlanta. In some way tho plan of the robbors was given away and detectives were on the walch. The detectives hid themselves and waited until the wreck ers had torn up a rail on tho ti est le and arrested the criminals, IS HE-ELEGTED ^ifcESI?JSlV'r I SAVE YOU MONEY, AND TO E MONEY IS SOMETHING WE ALL WANT TO DO. hildron's Suits anywhere from f SHOES, HATS, NOTIONS, 3, SKIRTS, CAPES, JACK Giyo us a call and be convinced that WE ARE THE ONLY ONES TO BUY FROM. Wo take pleasure in showing our goods, and when you see the quality and price you will be sure to buy. Our customers are always pleased-call and let us please you. IN STORE ("Bloom Sells It For Less.") Three Doors Below fte Post Olee. I*lione No. 1. Fall and Winter woods! We have just opened up One of the largest stocks of goods ever shown in Walhalla. Our Several Lines are Complete in Every Particular. In Dress Goods Wo liavo Homo beautiful designs. Our Dross Trimmings and Liuings aro sooond to nono. Wo havo added Jackets, Capos, Skirts and UndorskirtB to our stock. Thoso aro markod specially low in ordor to niovo thom quickly. Notions. Men's Laundored Shirts with two collars at 25o. for a fow days only. Mon's Suspenders 15c; worth 25c. Ouo pair of Largo Towels, 25o. Clothing To tit largo mon, fat mon, loan mon, short mon, thick mon, thiu mon, old mon, young mon, and all kinds of mon. Largo stock of Ovorcoat?. Wo can lit tho boys also. Como and seo us and lot us lit you up in Clothing. WOOL BLANKETS, QUILTS, COUNTERPANES, ?tc. MEN'S AND BOYS' HATS AND CAPS IN LATEST STYLES. Stoves and Ranges. Shoppard's make-ovory ono guaran teed. Wo sell tho "Woodland" Box Hoat ing Stoves for school houses. They givo perfect satisfaction or monoy re funded. Trunks and Valises-largo line-all Bizos and prices. In Hardware and PIOWB WO have anything you need. Our Grocery Stock is completo. Ono Car of Ballard's Obolisk Flour received ovory thirty days. Bay State Shoes. THE BEST ON THE MAltKET. Umbrellas from 50c. to $2.00. Come and see us. We are anxious to sell. ft W. 1TOHF01UI tO. This littlo "spoil" of hot woatkor will not last long, und you will sliortly need HEAVY UNDERWEAR, WINTER WRAPS, FLANNELS AND BLANKETS. Wo aro woll supplied, md havo moro to arrive in a fow days. Wo don't want your money unless wo can please you in quality and price Our stock of Outings, Eiderdown, Daisy Cloth, Canton Flannols, Plannollottos, and ovorything in THE DRY GOODS LINK, is completo in every particular. Wo liavo tho most beautiful Outings as low as ."?c. HOOD CALICO AT Bo. Remember our specialties: HAMILTON-BROWN ?SHOKS, ARMORSIDE CORSETS, NEW IDEA 10O. PATTERNS. Tho November Patterns in store; also tho Fashion Shoots- tho latter froo for tho asking. Another shipmen! of Trunks, A now arrival of Crockery, A second instalment ol' Stationery and School Supplios, Aro among the latost. READY-MADE WAISTS AND SKIRTS ALWAYS ON ll AND. V L NORMAN WALHALLA, S. C. This world oolongs to tho onorgotic. Clothing Chatsjy^ DID YOU EVER stop to flguro out how much wo save you ou Clothing in tho conrso of a year? It's quito easy. Lot's seo. From $2 to $5 on cadi suit, tho same on your overcoat, about half as much on your shoos, hat or underwear, besides tho innumerable articles th furnishings that go to mako up a gen tleman's outiit. It's money put back in your pocket ovory time yon buy from us. We were never in better position, to save yow money on your Fall Suit or Overcoat than now. Tlie antics of the wool market have nothing lo do until oar prices, because we boag fit when wool was (j aile lamb-like. See our special drives in Serge, Cassimer, Cheviot, Kersey, ^.Beaver, Tricot. ANY SIZE, .\ ANY PRICE. Underwear thal does not stick like a porous plaster, nor Jiang like an elephant's shin UNDERWEAR. THAT FITS, 50 Cents to $5.00 Per Suit. Seriven's Elastic Seam Dru ivers, Heavy or Light Weight, 76c. Per Pair. NEG LIU ICE SHIRTS, for wearing purposes, thougli yon can use them for anything you, like, 25c. to $1,00, FA ?VC Y STE I PICS A,Kl) PLAIDS, A'cw Styles, Fast, Colors, an elegant Hue, 75c. and $1.00. HEAVY FE ?WA LU <y MADRAS SHIRTS, With Collars and, Guffs, good color, 50c. SPECIAL DRIVE: Pig lol Percale Shirts toi Ni extra Collars, f till sizes-thcf ort you, pay 5Oe. for-only S5c. Buy as many as you, like-ive 'vc got plenty. Hole .A.g'eiTts for PoYser's CJelel>iTLte<l Collfirw amd CJiiff?. M. W. COLEMAN & CO., I'Uone iio.