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re l^otoeje ?tmthx> PUBLISHED tVtnV WtONKBDAY MOKNINQ. -BY JAVNE8, 8HELOR, SMITH A ST KOK. R.T.JAYNK8, )El>. i vuna ?P. A. SMITH, J. W. BIIKLOR, J KU"' \ Vvna- \ J. A. 6TKOK? SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 Pen ANNUM. Aoven-nema RATES REASONABLE. Sy* Communications of a poi sonni character charged for as advertisements. |y Obituary notices and tributos of rospoot, of not ovor one hundred words, will be printed freo of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rate of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, ?. 0. t W?DNKN?AY, JAN, l>, IDOL -1=- , . -= . THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. We take pleasure in laying tho annual mossago of Gov. MoSwoonoy to tho Leg islature on Tuesday ' boforo our readers iq a supplemental Issuo this week. Wo bespeak its careful perusal by every per son who fools the slightest interest in our State and the administration of pub lic affairs. It is a plain, practical and common sonso mossago. Tho workings of our various publio Institutions and governmental agenoies aro sot forth lu a luoid maunor. Tho spirit of the message is admirable, and in thorough keeping with tho trend of publio opinion. Nei ther tho pitchfork nor tho spade aro called into requisition. Tho polioios outlined and recommendations mado aro mich as will appoal to tho earnest con sideration, not only of our legislators, but of every lover of hts State as well. Bead and soe. OCONEE'8 REPRESENTATIVES. HON. K. Ii. HIWNDON. Hon. E. L. Kennion is a son of Samuel G. Horndon, tax collector of Old Piokons District from 1802 to 1804, and a grandson of Hon. Edmund Horndon, and was born two milos Northwost of Tunnoll Hill in this oounty on tho 10th day of Juno, 1804. Ho rcooived bis carly education in tho common schools of tho oounty; ontorod Ad gor College in tho month of Novombor, 1870, and tboro porsucd bis studies until Juno, 1881, when ho 10 turnod to tho farm and workod thereon until tho summer of 1882, whou ho was induced to stand a competitive examina tion for appointment to tho South Caro lina Military Aoadomy in Charleston, and received the appointment ovor four competitors, and ontorod tho institution in Ootobor, 1882, remaining until Febru ary, 1885. Ho returned homo and farmed in tho summer and taught school during the winter uutil February) 1887. In Feb ruary, 1887, bo entered upon tho study of law in tho offlco of Koltb & Vornor at Walhalla, and porsued bis studios to j admission to praotioe in 1888, whoo ho entered at onco upon tho practico of law with Maj. W. J. Stribling. Whou first admitted to tho bar tho Govornor ap pointed him a Trial Justico, wbiob placo ho filled for a numbor of years. In 180-1 he was olooted Judge of Probate for Ooonoo county and sorvod iu said ca pacity for ono term when bo declined re election. In tho summer of 1000 ho entered the race for St ate Senator against | two worthy competitors and was elected by a good majority. Mr. Horudon wont to Columbia on Monday last and bogan his duties as Senator on Tuesday. Tho interests of tho county will recoivo no detriment athis hands wo feel suro. HON. KOI1EBT A. THOMPSON. Hon. Robert A. Thompson was born lu Piokons District on tho 13th day of Juno, 1828. Ho received his education in tho common schools of the county. His limited education bas been bis complaint through his long and useful lifo, but ho commenced to learn tho "art preserva tivo of all arts" in March, 1844. In January, 1840, ho formed a partnership undor the name of Burt ?V Thompson for the purpose of priuting the Pendleton Messenger. This partnership continued some thrco years, whon Mr. Burt was appointed Territorial Govornor of Ne braska, and tho Messenger sold. In 1853 Col. Thompson purchased Tho Koo woo Courior, thou published at Old Pickon8, and was connected with Bald journal forty-five years. Ho w?s olected Commissioner in Equity for Pickons Dis trict in 1863, which office ho continuously held until January, 1800, whon tho office was abolished. Ho was elected a member of tho Stato Constitutional Convention whioh secoded from tho Union in 1800. When tho war botweon tho States broke | out ho raised Company B of tho Socond South Carolina K?los and was Captain of said company. Mr. James W. Crawford, who then resided near tho prosont site of Clemson College, mado him a prcsont of ono thousand dollars with which to uniform his company. Ho sowed as Captain of this company until tho battlo of Socond Manassas, when ho was pro moted to tho Colonelcy of tho Regiment. After the war Col. Thompson commenced the practico of law in 1872 at Walhalla, S. C. Ho has numbered aa partners in law such mon as Justice Samuel Mc Gowan, Jamos L. Orr and Judgo J. H. Earle and B. T. Jay nos and others. Col. Thompson has lived a long and useful life in Oconoe county and bis olection as a member of tho I louse of Representa tives, by a handsome vote, in tho Jost election, is a fitting tributo to his worth as a oitlzon and gentleman. Ho went to Columbia last Saturday where ho ontorod upon the duties of offlco on Tuesday. HON. WM. M. nnowN. Hon. Wm. M. Brown was born in Oco neo oounty, South Carolina, on tho 24th day of July, 1817. Ho bas resided in tho samo community whore ho was born all his useful lifo, no is a farmer of tho high class and by bis business tact, whioh ho has exercised in tho conduct of his farm, ho has boon ono of tho many farmors in his section of tho county who has lcd bis neighbors into a moro ad vanced stylo of farming, no was a brave Confederate soldier in tho lato war bo tweon tho States, having volunteered whon quito young and stood by tho sido of his oidor comrados in facing the loadon missiles. Whon tho war was ovor ho returned homo while still young to bogil! tho race of a peaceful lifo. Ho was a candidate two years ago and made a oreditablo raco for tho House, hut was defeated. Ho again ontorod tho raco in tho last election and was elcotod at tho head of tho ticket, having received 1,000 votos In a total of a little ovor 2,800. Mr. Brown IB a conservativo thinker and a progressive man and will bo found in tho numbor who advocate progress and en terprise. Ho loft for Columbia on Mon day and will bo found at his post of duty as a faithful and careful mombor of tho Qoneral Assembly. Trouble* gives lessons, but wo forgot all about them in a holiday of joy, mmm*m?MIII nm limn iiiiinMiniii,?,!^ m Ul,?iiWi^tili NEWS IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER. 8ohool$ Sturt Up-Horse Thief Caphjrod. Local? nrt?rtd Town-A ?eaui. Westminster, January IO.-Tho first doatk ooourrod among tho cotton mill population last Friday bight when Mr, Martin DuBols, aged 52 years, joined tb? ] Bllont majority. ' Mr. DuBoln had eon sumption. Ho loaves a widow and four j oblldren. Ho was a brlok-layer by trade. His romaine wore laid to rest In the oemetery of the Old Westminster Baptist church Sunday afternoon nt 3 o'olook, tho services being conducted by Rev. N. G. Ohristophor. Mr. H. R. Bearden left on New Year'? day for White Mound, Texas. Russell's numerous friends wish him good luok In the "Lone Star Stato." Mr. John Cox and son, of Pelter, vis ited the family of Mr. A. P. Cox recently. Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Diokerson, of Pay Up, Qa., aro visiting the families of MoBsrS. J, P. McDonald and W. A. Dick erson. Mr. Thoa. Mann and wife, ot Atlanta, j visited friends In Westminster last week. Mr. J. R. Burns, of Andorso.;, who j represents the Hartford Insurance Com-1 pany, Hartford, Conn., is in town to-day. Tho Misses Simpson, two boautiful young ladies of Piedmont, paid a visit to their brother, Mr. j. Thos. Simpson, of Westminster, last wook. Rov. A. W. MoGuffln porformed two | marriago oeromonles last Sunday. Mr. Arthur Smith and Miss Viola MoAlis or I wore tho prlnoipals of one marriage. We failod to got tho names of tho other | couplo. On Christmas day Haskell Holmes was soriouBly cut by his brother-in-law, Mart Phillips. The unfortunate man has boon treated by Dr. H. E. Mason and is now considered out of danger. The parties livo in tho Long Crook sootion. Dr. J. H. Johns returned to Atlanta last Monday ovoning after sponding ten days With his parents, near town. Mr. T. C. Peden is dorking in the | store of Mr. P. P. Sullivan, of FOrt Madi son, this year. Last Wednesday night a negro tramp I wont to tho stable of Perry Hendricks, colored, hitched up his horse to his wagon and drovo down to tho cotton gin, stole a bale of cotton from Mr. C. E. O. Mitchell and proceeded on bis way to Walhalla by tho light of the moon. Tho noxt morning Mr. Mitchell missed his eottou and Hendricks missed bis horse and wagon and thou thore bogan a search for cotton, horse, wagon and thief. A telephone message to Walhalla caused tho negro to miss gottlng bis oheok cashed. He was arrested before tho bank opened. Mr. Mitchell regained possession of his cotton nnd Hendricks got bis horse and wagon baok, but tho end of tho thief's troublo is not yet. Tho Cboswoll Cotton Mill bogan- run-1 ning regularly the first of January. Mr. and Mrs. Claudo Littlo oxpeot to bid their Westminster friends good-bye to-day or to-movrow. They go to Har mony Grove and may movo to Athens later on. Mr. M. S. Stribliug, of Lavonia, was in town last week. Dr. R. E. Mason left Monday morning I for Gastonia, N. C., whore ho will locate | this year fur tho practico of medicine. Ile is making tho trip by private eon- j voyauco. Dr. Mason is a noble youug man, and wo predict for him a success- J ful professional career. At tho Presbyterian church last Sun day Rev. S. L. Wilson preached a sei mon in which bo gave a briof outline of tho world's progress during tho nine teenth century from a religious stand point. Tho discourse was vory interest-1 lng from beginning to omi. Tho text was "What hath God wrought." That] waa tho first message that evor flashed j over a tolograph wire. Tho schools iu and around Westmin ster opened up last woek with bright | prospects for tho yoar 1001. Rov. P. J. Vormillion, of tho Westminster High School, is encouraged to expect a great many moro pupils this year than wore in at tendance last year. This is an excel lent school and no ono will make a mis take in patronizing it. Rev. Vermillion is assisted by a competent corps of teach ers. Misses Bessie Epting and Minnie Smith have charge of tho intermediate a,ul primary departments, and Miss Knight is teaching a flourishing music class. Th?se toaohors bavo givon uni versal satisfaction in tho past and their steadfast, loyalty to that which is right will insure continued satisfaction and success. Mr. J. T. Voylcs had tho misfortune to got half of tho fore-finger of his right hand mashed off by an iron press at tho shuttle Factory Inat Thursday aftornoon. Mr. W. M. Barrott of this section ex pects to movo down in Lexington county j soon, where his father resides. Mr. John lt, Holiday from near Pied mont, baa beoomo aeitizon of this county again. Mr. C. E. O. Mitchell has accepted position in Mr. T. N. Cartor's store for | tho prosont yoar. Mr. Burt Mitoholl, son of C. E. O. Mitchell, bas boon very unwell for several days. A. L. Gossott. A Prominent Chicago Woman Speaks. Prof. Roxa Tylor, of Chicago, Vico I President Illinois Woman's Allianco, in speaking of Chamberlain'? Cough Rem edy, says: "I suffered with a severe cold this wintor which threatened to run into! Cneumon?a. I tried different remedies, ut I seemed to grow worse and the medicine upset my stomach. A frieur advised mo to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and I found it was ploasant to ! take and it rolioved mo at once. I am now ont h ely rocovorod, saved a doctor'i bill, time aud suffering, and I will novorl bo without this splendid medicine again." For sale by J. W. Boll. Engines In Ihe Snow. Ashland, Oregon, January 7.-With tho oxcoption of Sisson, Cal., where it is still snowing, all points in tho track tho great snow storm that has boon rag ing in Northern California and Southern Oregon sinco Now Yoar's night, report j an abatement of tho fury of tho storm. Tho 1 dock ad e willoh has existed on tho Sacramento division of tho Southern Paoiflo, south of Dunsmuir, was raised last night. Six engines aro in a drift over Xi foot deep in a two-mllo out on tho northern sido of tho Siskivous moun tain, a fow milos south of boro. Tho con.nany bas boon engaging all mon along tho lino that could bo had at in creased wilges to shovol snow and cloar j tho tracks, This season there is a largo death rato among children from croup and lung ?. rou Iden. Prompt act hm will save the | little ones from tliOBO tor ri bio diseases. Wo know of nothing so certain to gb instant relief as Ono Minuto Cough Cur.... It can also bo relied upon in grip and all throat and lung troubles of adults. Pleasant to tako. J.W.Boll. BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH Of Uncle David MOM, a Great Hunier and Trapper of Western North Carolina. ' Sapphire, N. 0., January Y,~Editors Courlor: Thoro ls on my patrol; about six relies wost of bore, on the banks of Tuokaseigee' river, near tho mouth of Panther oreek, ls a Iono log hut. In this hut lived one David Moss for years (and alone.) He was an old-timo hunter, trapper and guide. Ho was tho roost wonderful character this action ever produoed. He courted solitude, and here in this cabin surely found it to his heart's content. The mountains woro to him as an open book. Ho was a man of powerful build and had the constitution of an ox. You oan yet see tho big, old time rifle ball holes through tho board whoro he shot at panthers when they came at night to amuse him with their hellish wales and promenaded along his cabin roof whon Unelo Dave had fresh deer on tap, and, by this guess shooting, killed one and possibly others he nevor found. He was nevor olassod as a De mosthenes for his oratory, yot he was no man's fool, and could turn his hand to anything that carno his Way. Once, after wounding a door and while tracking it by the blood, he hoard it bloat, as they do when hemmed and know death is at hand. Ho at onoe knew the oause and orawlod to the spot and found a hugo panther in full possession of his game; but ho protested with a two-ounoe slug, and out two notches on his gun stock. The panther, it sooms,. had boen stalk-1 lng tho door, and .when tho hunter shot he followed it up and did the root. Wolvos we're then plentiful here; and lt | is told of him, while camping out alone ouo night, that after killing a door he out off some steak, and while roasting it by his oamp fire, tho wolves made it so warm for him ho deoidod to got, and, after shooting a fow, he shouldered his door and marohod th roo milos to tho nearest Bettor's oabiu with a string of wolves at his hods, and some of tho more daring in the pack wore snapping at tho doer ou his back, but tho old mau, li ko Lawrence of old, never gavo up hit ship. Tho old man is gono and so have the wolves, and I, for ono, am not sorry. What fow of them that aro left aro baok in tho big Smoky Range, aud there, I ) trust, tboy will remain for good. Unolo Davo died of oanoor some wooks ago, and has passed over the groat di vido to a happy hunting ground, I hope. A book oould be written about .this good old man. Tho ohimnoy to tho room 1 am sitting in was built by bim of stones I gathered along tho mountain tops, and the job would do credit to roany so-called first-class masons, but ho was most hr.ppy when alono in tho forest with his wild friends. Tho bark on tho trees told him 'north and south and by tho sun, moon or stars ho could toll within thirty minutes of the correct timo. I was visited not long nineo by a brido I and groom, from tho good Lord only knows whoro. They just drifted in from somewhoro, and came up to look down on the oarth. Tho two must have weighed at least ono hundred and nino pounds with their glasses on, and those singlo oye glasses wero things of beauty aud a joy forever. Their top pieces wore as lurid as an Oklahoma sunset in Au gust. Tho wind was blowing a galo aud bis frantic efforts to adjust his "dovio's" skirts while ascending tho lookout tower was amusing to seo. I listonod every moment for him to ask bim mo if I would mied eithor backing up the stairs or going up blindfolded. Whon up there tho running Aro of questions put to mo about the different peaks and the kind of gamo, oto., gavo mo tho blind staggers, and I must havo forgot ten entirely about tho fate of poor | Ananias and his frowo as I convinced bim it was not oven safo to leavo his horses outsido tho lawn fenoe ns moun tain lions, bear, oto., came and killed cows about tho place and ate thom on the spot, and if ho over roaches homo again I am sure ho will toll tho folks he is just in from South Africa, and I hopo he will get back safo, as this class of old Adam's race should bo protected and lot grow jiiBt to bother tho flies lu summer time if for no other reason. m In speaking of Oklahoma, did you soe whoro some poor dovil out thors made such a wonderful escapo? If not I'll givo it to yon. It improssod roo very Hinch. It seems ho fell under the ban of a vigilance committoo, and in step ping forward to make a few last remarks beforo tho nooso was adjusted, enid: "I I ain't no speech maker, and ain't got but | little to say. Friends, Pvc stolo bosses, played koerds, drunk liokor and bin a | purty bad man all my lifo, and if I'd boon lot alone a few years longer I proba-1 bly might have bin sent to Congress from my doest riet and that would havo broke my old mother's heart. As it is, I kin look you all in the faoe with a oloar conscience and die liko a man. So now, Jim, you kin go ahead with your d-d hangln'. With best wishes for tho twentieth contury, I am, most truly, j. Q. > If troublod with a wook digestion, belching, sour stomach, 'or if you feel dull after eating, try Chamberlain's Stomach and Livor Toblots. Price, 25 cents. Samples freo at Boll's drug store. -._- - Young Women Wreck Saloon. Storllng, Illinois, January 5.-Two young women, each with a black snnko whip in ono baud and a hammer in tho other, entered tho two saloons in Har mon last ovoning and horse-whipped tho proprietors of both placos. Tho young womon woro Miss Mamie Kolloy and Miss Florence Froy. Thon tboy pro cooded to demolish tho fixttires of tho saloons with hammers. Tho big plato glass mirrors woro broken and tho bar fixtures damaged. Tho saloon keepers, John Moyer and Tom Shauntz, thronton to have tho girls Arrested. Tho girls say that thoy woro lustiflod in their attacks on tho saloons ns tho saloon koopors havo boon soiling liquor to their brothers who aro minors. Tho work of tho girls in tho saloons has sausod groat commotion in W. C. T. 0, air?los. Saloon koopers in Sterling fear that a Uko visit may bo mado to tbolr placos. Railway Horror. Now Orleans, January 7.-Elvo mon wore kilod or badly injured in a head-on mllision botwoon two froight trains on die Yazoo and Mississippi Yalloy Rail road, at Moiton, Miss., last night. There J woro double-header engines with both .rains. Both engines woro demolished ind a largo numbor of oars woro smashed. Tho causo of tho acoidont was disobodi )nco of orders. t?rton ol th? World Welcome bS?Sa*, Ina ?l thu Twentieth CehUiry. , Piedmont, 8. O., January 7. - Th,o granel parado of Batuda Camp, Woodnio^ ot tho World, io welcoming tho in-ooudng century, waa a groat fluocesa, notwith standing tho muddy condition of the otroeta through which the parade wa? made. The procession formed on Orr's lilli avenue and waa mado up of forty eight Sovereigns with torches, marohing by fours, as an advance guard of honor. After them carno the floate, the first of which carried an immense .globe, illumi nated, and bearing tho letters " W. O. W.,'" vlth side transparencies, with emblems and paraphernalia belonging, we sup pose, to tho order and used in the Im pressive rites and ceremonies of initia tion nnd at their log-rollings, rail-split tings, etc., whloh occur monthly. The float bore upon its side the legend borne upon the grand seal of the order, "Dura Taoit Glamat." Following the "float came the trades' display of our progressive merchants. The Piedmont Drug Company, tho Major Bussey Company, W. 0, MoKenzle, H. M. Geer, T. H. Donny, the Richardson Drug Company, E. H. Turner and tho Peoples' Store a|l had floats illuminated, and dooked with suitable logonds, iu sorlbed "Twontleth Contury Parado." The front was adorned with a beautiful female figure representing the new cen tury, while in the rear the old oentury, in tho form of an old and deorepid man, was soon as about to make bis exit. The second float carried a little cottage in whloh were a mother and two little ohll dren. At tho entrance of tho home a toed a knight in armor, with B word and shield, representing the order as protect ing and defending the home. The in scription was "Protection for our Fami lies." Tho third float carried the band, and was covorod with advertising matter. On tho whole it was a very pleasing effort and roileots great oredit on the organization and the Woodmen generally who all pulled together as one man in bringing tho event to its successful con clusion. The boys, dosoendauts of the Woodmen, under command of Col. Big hip, woro muoh in evidence, and, with a fine display of lire-works, contributed greatly to tho interest of the occasion. Tho oystor supper at Union Hall, given by the Odd Follows Saturday night, was a grand success, in whloh several hun dred peoplo participated. Mr. W. D. Giles, of Townvlllo, Ooonoo oouuty, is visiting his brothers, Dr. 0. T. J. Giles and W. E. Giles, of this plaoe. Mr. Jim Watts, of Dallas, Toxas, is visiting friends and rolativcs hore. Messrs. J. W. Harrison and W. ?. Gilos aro preparing to establish a labora tory in the roar ond of their drug, estab lishment. Mr. Jesso Campbell, of the Piodmont Drug Company, spent one day last woek with friends at Williamson. J. H. CharloB, W. H. Mooro and W. O. Callahan, of the Peoples' Store of this place, spent yesterday (Sunday) iu Green ville. Misses Ida and Ens Simpson, of this plaoe, aro spending several days with friends in Westminster. "A happy new year to all tho readers of The Courier. Walking Stick. The Mother's Favorite. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the mother's favorite. It is pleasant and safo for children to take and always cures. It is intended especially for coughs, colds, oroup 'and whooping cough, and is the best medicine made for these diseases. There is not the least danger in giving it to ohildren, for it oontains no opium or other injurious drug and may be gi von as confidently to a bane as to an adult. For sale by J. W. Bell. South Union Chat. Tugaloo, January 7.-Little Novillo MoJunkin is visiting rotatives in Tooooa, Goorgia. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Novillo returnod to their homo in Atlanta some timo ago. Mrs. M. E. Scott is in Anderson on a visit. Mr. John Littleton, with Misses Leila and HasBio Thomas, visited relativos and friends in Georgia Xmas week. Wo are sorry to loam that Mr. Littloton is going to loavo us. Mr. I. L. Burriss gave a reunion Fri day in Christmas. Many woro present. Mr. T. D. Long entertained a numbor of young people with a dance Wednes day night of Christmas week. Several young ladies and gentlomen from West minster woro prosont. Mrs. M. E. Messer moved to Westmin ster last Friday. Mr. S. S. Marett is going to stay with her. We woro sorry to soo her loavo. Mr. Glenn Shirley, of Georgia, is going to work for Mr. W. L. Thomas this year. The South Union Sunday sohool has elected tho following o fil cors for the en suing year: John Harris, superintend ont; John Crawford, assistant superin tendent; J. Li Reeder, secretary; Mrs. Mattio Brown, organist. Rosebud. Nows In and Around Return. Return, January 7.-Nineteen hundred is past and gono. Ninoteen and one has just begun. While time has brought many changes and sorrows, yet wo fool thankful that tho peoplo in our com munity aro enjoying reasonable health and beautiful weathor. Wo are just beginning another wearisomo and heavy task-anothor cotton orop. Tho high school ,nt this placo is in a flourishing condition, There are about eighty on tho roll. Prof. C. W. Moore is principal. Tho trustees have arranged with tho teacher that any rcholar in Kuturu Sohool District, regardless of age, can study all branches in English. Latin, oto, without any oxfcra ch ar gr Thoy have also added much oomfort to the Behool by puting blinds to tho sohool building. Wo spent tho 6th Sunday and Saturday boforo in tho Mount Tabor, settlement. Wo spout Saturday ovonlng at the hos pitable home of Mr. Joo Knox. Tho Union mooting at Mount Tabor was a failure on account of tho inclem ency of tho weathor. Tho samo place holds good for tho fifth Sundays" in March, Juno, Soptembor and Decombor. Mr. Evio Kubanks and wifo, of Ohio, formerly of this place, aro visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Kubank?, noar Oak ay. Mr. Kubanks w*?nt to Ohio somo twonty years ago. He and his wifo intended coming on their wheels, but on account of tho bad weather they bad to travol a good part of tho way by raliway. D. J. M. Tho Presidential Electors who woro chosen in tho recent general olection in this .state, will moot in Columbia on January 14 for tho purpose of casting their votos. After their votes have been oast and counted In due form, tho elec tors will select a mossongor to take tho record to Washington and prosont it to tho Prosident of tho Sonate on or before tho second Wednesday in February. COLUMN KtOKKH ?T.'. 1 "fUyX Tho Eeowee Courier has kindly set; apart a column which will be devoted to air the grievances of a vast army known in common parlance aa "kickers." The main object, however, will be to ad vance tho material prosperity of Oconoo county in general and Walhalla in parti cular. The Kicker will not alone con demn that whioh Is bad, but will oom mend anything forkthe publiogbod. fie will not dlaousa polltioa or religion, nor will he promote the causo of any one for personal gain. Uenoo if you hare any suggestion to make that will benefit the publio in general you are invited to ad dress your suggestions to the Kicker, Walhalla, 8. C. Anonymous communi cations will not be reoognlxed. . * ? THU EXPOSITION. As our malden recommendation we would call attar.Hon again to the exposi tion to bo hold at Charleston next win ter. Coonee eounty ls rloh in natural reBourooa, and, with co operativo effort, oan make a most creditable display. Our forests teem with the finest hardwoods, our fields produce the most perfeot products, our orchards luscious fruits and our mines the most varied minerals. As has already been oxplained this ex position ls no looal affair and belongs as m nob to Oconoo as to Charleston.. It waa designed to oxploit tho resources of tho whole nation, including the West Indies, Mexico and the two adjoining Americas. It has been proven that towns and conidios have" been benefltod as muoh by advertising as certain special ties in merchandise, and wo, who have so muoh to offer, should not let an op portunity pass by whioh we oan como in touch with the great outside world. Walhalla, too, owes a debt of gratitude to many of the public-spirited oitlsons of Charleston, whioh she oan partly repay by assisting to make this enterprise a magnificent success. It was Charleston that contributed to our beautiful town olook. She holpod to build our mill. 9bo assisted in making the Semi-Centon nial the great success it was. Then lot us all bo up and doing and give tho Board of Commissioners substantial aid in this laudable undertaking. The Klokor. Beat Out of an Inorease ol His Pension. A Mexican war voteran and prominent editor writes: "Seeing tho advertisement of Chamberlain's Collo, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, I am rominded that as a soldier in Mexico in '47 and '48, I contracted Mexioan diarrhcoa and this remedy has kept roo from getting au in orease in my pension for on every re newal a dose of it restores me." It is unequaled as a quiok euro for diarrhcoa andie pleasant and safe to take. For Bale by J. W. Bell. Train Lifted from the Track by Wind. Rono, Nevada, January 7.-A torrifio wind storm bas done muoh damage hore and in this vicinity. Tho south-bound passangor train on the Navada, Cali fornia and Oregon railway was struok by tho gale at Doyles, 40 milos north of Reno, and was hurled tcom the rails. Four passengers and three trainm?n wero hurt. A bagge oar on tho Virginia aud Truckee railroad express was lifted from tho track at Washington Mills, south of hore. A portion of tho roof of the Central Pacific dopot at Reno was blown off and the roundhouse suffered similarly. One Bide of the brlok livery stable of R. W. Perry was blown in. A portion of the second floor was usod as a restdonoe. I'orry and his family woro seated in tho dining room when, without warning, i 00-foot section of tho south wall col lapsed. Mr. and Mrs. Porry and their throe ohildron were bbrled In tho dobrls, but most miraculously escaped serious injury. A number of other buildings were badly damaged. SLEW 00 MILKS AH nOUB. San Francisco, January 7.-From re porta received boro tho gale whioh struok this oity last night scorns to bo raging not only on tho Southorn coast, but all along tho lino from Santa Cruz to Cape Flattery. Tho waves are rolling moun tain high at Fort ROBB. Old timers are reporting by telephono that lt is tho worst storm ever known in that lo cality. Tho bay on tho Oakland side was so rough that'the ferry steamer Newark was withdrawn from sorvioo and the freight boat Mount Eden turned back to port. Although the storm in this oity was of short duration it did consldorablo dam age. None of tho Individual losses, however, are largo. At the Cliff Houso tho wind blow at the rate of 00 milos an hour. A number of windows in the house were brokon md the entire struoture seemod threat ened with collapse The wharf at the foot of Main street ?nd about 20 foot of bulkhead was washed away. In tho oity many trees were blown down, a residence waa blown over and sovoral other houses damaged. Several pedestrians had nar row esoapos. PREVIOUS IIEOORD8 ?MIOKHN, Yroka, Cal., January 7.-Tho snow storm has passed all previous records, 72 inches having fallon sinco Thursday evening and lt is still snowing furiously. Buildings aro falling in under the tre mendous woight. North and south bound trains, engines Mid snow plows were snowod in at dif ferent places in tho county. The Fort Jonos and Etta stage has beon out since yostorday morning trying to como a distance of 18 milos and ft is feared that tho pausen ger? and driver aro hoi pions in the ?Scott valley mountains. Two hundred and twenty-five excur sionista from this county and as many more from southern Oregon and other places are in San Fanolsoo unablo to ro turo on account of tho hinchado. Porsona who suffer from indigestion cannot expect to live long, beoauso they cannot eat the food required to nourish tho body and tho product? of tho undi gested foods thoy do eat poison the idood. It is important to cure indiges tion as soon as possiblo, and the best nothod of doing this is to use tho pre paration known as Kodol Dyspepsia hire, lt digests What yon eat and re dores all the digestivo organs to perfoot ?ealth. J. W. BoH. , Jefferson Davis' Body Servant is Dead. Ed Roano, for twonty-soven years an imployeo of the Southorn Express Cora >nny at Chattanooga, Tonn., died in that ii ty last Friday from tho off ce ts of a gun hot wound received when he was a boy, ho buhot nevor having boon extracted, loane waa, in bis youth, the body sor ant of President Jofforson Davis, of the louthorn Confederacy. Roane had ac umulated considerable property in that ity since he went to that city. A (WEAT SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER. 0 AJ???.?* C?iTiiilulion a Lib?rai Offer for 1OOl-$2,000 ie Cash PHz?. Tho Atlanta Constitution now offer* $2,600 In oftah pris?e to agents for the very boot agente'werk during th? fi rat quarter of the first year of tho new cen tury. Omitting all oonteats, oxcepfc for agents, they place the whole earn to tho agent's orodlt and make the terms equita ble for distributing it over the whole ter ritory. To arrange this tho South has been divided jato four Bootlons, as fol IOWH: 1st section. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. 2d Section. TOUUOBSOO, Alabama and | Mississippi. 8dSeotion. Georgia. 4th Seotion. Louisiana, Arkansas, Toxaa, Indian Territory and Oklahoma. Thus making about an equal number of subscriptions accordiug to the Consti tution's list as it now stands: : ruK CASU i>mzKS AUK: For the highest list from any agent, January 1st to April 1st, 1001, from whole territory..... $ 400 00 For the highest list in ?aoh of the abovo four divisions from Jan. 1st to April 1st, 1001, after the above first goneral prize is awarded......... 800 00 For the Booon d bighost Hst for th j three mouths IR o?oh seotion.. 100 00 For the third highest list for the three months in each section.. 50 00 For the fourth highest list for the threo months in oaoh seotion.. 25 00 For tho. fifth highest list for tho threo months Tn oaoh Bootion.. 16 00 For the sixth highest list for tho three months In oaoh sootlon. 10 00 : Six prises in each sootlon .......R 600 00 Total for four sections.$2000 00 For the ten next highest lists from tho whole territory at random, not taking any of above prises, $10.00 each. 100 00 Total cash prises. .$2600 00 The subscribers to be ron cwod for tho tbrep months covered by this cont?t are 48,800 names. Those, with tho new sub scriptions secured, will doubtless run the list up appreciably lu every section. Every newspaper reader in the whole South will be given an opportunity to got on our list.. The Weekly Constitution makes speolal features of its agricultural page, whloh is presided over by Col. K. J. Bedding, direotor of the Georgia experiment farm, and a man who is recognized as an oxpert on all agricultural matters. A page in devoted to tho women, and a page to tho oblldren, theso two departments hoing presided over by Mrs. Wm. King. The constitution has Just oomploted tho 81st year of its oxistonoe, Clark How ell being tho editor and Col. W. A. Hemp bill its business manager. Its name is a household word 'n every Southern Stato from Virginia to Texas. It has always beon in especially OIOBO touch with tho agricultural masses of tho South, and in having reaohed a circulation whioh cur ries it into 160,000 homes, it has won a uniquo distinction whioh ranks it among the greatest of American weekly news papers. The Constitution will send a sample copy of its groat wookly free to any one sending his own name and tho names of six neighbors on a postal oard. Evory man should take his oounty newspapor before anything olso, and next to this he should take a good general newspaper, suoh as the Constitution. His oounty paper gives him tho local home nows, whioh is not supplied by a nowspapor furnishing the general news from all parts of tho oountry and from all parts of the world. Before a man I sooks Information from outside he should j first feel sure that ho is being kept posted on what is going' on at homo. When, however, tho opportunity is afforded to get tho best wookly nowspapor in this country with your home paper, this in ducement is such as to eliott prompt | response from our readers. We will be glad to re?oive clubbing subscriptions with this paper and tho Constitution, and if thore aro any who are now subscribers to this paper who wish to tako tho Constitution also, we will be glad to receive subscriptions to the lattor and forward them, having tho authority from that paper to do so. Cut this out and take it to Dr. J. W. Boll's drug store and got a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, the best physio. They also euro disorders of -tho stomach, bilious ness and hoadache. An Uncle Kills HI? Nephew. Last Friday afternoon Georg o Lewis, of the Fruit Hill section of Saluda oounty, was shot and killed by his unole, Jim Stidhani. There had been ill feel ing between tho two for Borne time con cerning a small tract of land whioh Lewis had hired from Stidham's mother. Lewis was at tho homo of another undo, W. R. Berry, who Is also a brother-in law of Stidham. Lewis and J. P. Berry were standing in the yard talking when ; Stidham, with a nogro in a buggy, carno i driving by. On seeing Lewis he stopped his horse, j um pod from tho buggy and bogan firing. Tho first shot provod fatal, hitting Lewis in the left oye and killing him almost instantly. Lewis was about 28 years of ago. So?slon at Clemson to be Extended. Clemson College, January 7.-The c?dots have returned, the teaohers aro at their posts, tho eollogo work has begun, and everybody 1B happy and hopeful. During tho vacation a thorough fumiga tion was given to the barracks and all tho innor walls wore whitewashed so that the students have seomingly new I quarters. At tho recent meoting of the board of trustees it was dooided to ex tend the sor sion two woeks in order to mako up the time lost during December. Commencement will begin on the 21st of Juno. It was also dooided to build a pest houBe to be usod in oaso of contagi ous (lineases in the future. Mr. E. P. Karlo of Oconoe, who gradu ated from Clemson in '00, was elected assistant instructor in forgo and foundry work and he will bo a major in the mili tary department. He takes tho place of Maj. S. E. Liles, who resigned recently to acoopt a more lucrativo position. Bishop Ellison Capers oonflrmod a class of three at tho Episoopal chapel on Wednesday and proaohod a foroeful and hoi pf ul Sermon appropriate to the sea son. After tho sermon, assisted by tho Kev. B. M. Anderson, tho Bishop admin istered the sacrament. Col. J. S. New man is the wardon of tho church and Dr. P. H. E. Sloan is treasurer and olerk. Mr. Frank Clioksoalos, of Abbevlllo county, has moved to donison and oponed a llvory stable. Prof. Charles L. Raiford, of Brown University, visited Clemson this week for tho purpose of oxaminating into the workings of the textile school.-Ander son Mall. I am prepared at , Tombs, 51 Having designe* ener Monument Executive Corni mental work in can satisfy all w A D D R P o..Q. H. TE. AL B3p- Come to seo me. I will ?ell you time. Can soil you one at any pr ico, fror lot of Hogs, good stock, on band-all s(z< Call and BOO my stock. It won't cost .Paul Krug or Will, VI iii America. London, January 8.~Mr. Kruger? it is loamed, will go to Amerioa lu February, accompanied by William T. Stead, and make a spoeoh-maklng oampaigh in favor of America stopping the war lu South Africa. * Mr. Stead has just left for Paris in company with John E. Milholland, of New "?ork, who carried an Invitation from prominont New Yorkers to Mr. Kruger to visit Amerioa. < While in Paris they will seo the leaders of the arbitra tion movement in Europe, and doolde definitely on future plans. Mr. Stead baa expressed himeelf aa fol lows: "The timo has come for President Kruger to play his trump oard and declaro boldly his intention to visit Presi dent MoKtnloy in order to plead with him tho OauBO Of the independence of the South Afrloan republios. "Kruger is looked at askance in Ger many and Austria, beoauso he is presi dent of a republio, but he thinks this will not be regarded as a disqualification for bia rocoption by the president of the greatest republio in tho world. "Ho does not believe the American governmont is indifferent to the war the Boers are waging against tho British monarohy. If he goes to Amerioa he will go as a president to Visit a presi dent. "He will arrive in Now "iork in the middle of February. Tho State of his health is not regarded as likely to deter' him from orossing the Atlantic. Ho has believed the voyage would tako a fortnight and is muoh pleased to hear ho could make it in seven days. "His movements depend somewhat upon the health of the czar, who ia now quite well, arid had. intended to return to St. Petersburg on January 28, but the influenza has broken out in Neva, and it is a dangerous maladay for those just reoovering f rom typhoid. The ozar will probably go to Tsarskoo Solo. If Presi dent Kruger wont to Russia, he would have a superb rocoption, and at every sta tion in Germany between tho Dutch and Russian frontiers ho would receive ova tions." _ _ When thrc< ' aed by pneumonia or any other IUOL jrouble, prompt relief ls nooosBary, as it io dangerous to delay. We would suggest that One Minuto Cough Cure be taken as soon as indica tions of having taken oold are notiood. It ouros quickly and its early use pre vents consumption. J. W. Bell. <.? The Kingstree Dispenser Arrested. F. M. Player, dispensor at Kiugstroo, has boen arrested on the charge of mal feasance in office. Tho dispensary was robbed of a largo sum of money Christ mas night. Player told that four masked mon had ridden to the dispensary and had forced him to open the safe. It has si nco been learned that Player was drunk in tho dispensary that night, and that he had refused to deposit the money with the County Treasurer as required by law. For orhainal carelessness he was arrested bv W. H. Holloway. Af tor his arrest he admitted that ho had loaned the dispen sary money to his friends. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, DR. T. ?. MERIWETHER, . . Dentist, . . OFFICE IN BANK BUILDING, Westminster, S. C. OFFICE HOURS: { J ??fpT 2 P* M# .2-2?_ Master's Sales. THE STATE OF SOUTn CAROLINA, OOOKBB COUNTY. IN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. PURSUANT TO DECREES OF THE . AFORESAID COURT, in the oases mentioned bolow, I will offer for sale, to tho highest bidder, in front of tho Court Houso, at Walhalla, S. C., on MONDAY, tho 4th day of FEBRUARY, 1001. botweon tho legal hours of sale, the tract? of land below described : Ir the oase of N. A. Hendrix et al., Pl. intiffs, against William Holden et al., Defendants. All that piooe, parool or tract of land, on Koowoo rivor, containing seventy-five (7G) acres, moro or loss, part of the tract bought by Elijah Sanders from the sale of Probate Court, originally belonging to the estate of John O'. Galloway, de ceased, beginning on an ash on West side of Keowoe rivor, thence a line to top of tho ridge to hiokory oornor, thenoo down tho ridgo to a spanish oornor, botweon Elijah Sanders and D. W. Fendloy, thence to D. W. Fendloy's line to rivor, thonce up rivor to tho boginning corner. ALSO, That lot in the town of Danville known as Lot No. 2, on tho South aldo of Main Street. TERMS : One-half eash on day of sale, balance on aorodltof onoyoar with interest from day of sale, scoured by bond of the purchaser, with mortgago of tho promises sold, with leave to pur chaser to anticipate payment of credit portion. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, January Otb, 1001. J. W. nOLLEMAN, Muter Ooonee County. l/uesmtiit? mn>?ii<H^?i??ii??i??<>'?^"^*' ; all times to filLorders atuary 1 arid executed for the Semi-centennial nittee, and other m?nu this section, I feel that I ho wish work in this line. WAi.HAl.LA, 8. O. Livery, Feed and Sale . . Stable, . . WALHALLA, S, C. Good Teams and Saddle Horses. Voi t Hissera ?nd Dynamite ou Hand all the Yean? Hound. PHONE Nm li, i Howes or Mules oheap, for cash or on a forty dollars up. I alwaya have a good ts and prioes-from $2.00 up, you anything to look. A Fine Tract of Land for Sale. FOH SALE-G28 aor?s near Retreat, 8. O. Ampio bottoms; aomo valua ble timber; good, modern and compara tively new improvements; a valuable water-power, easy to develop. This is a first-class farm and oan be bought at very low figures. Not forced to sell? only want to mako a ohango, Corres pond with ?ne. I have OXOIUBIVO sale. W. H. FRHSRSON, Roal Estate Agent, 2-8 Anderson, 6. 0, Petition for Final Settle ment and Discharge. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,} COUNTY OF OOONKE. . J In tho Court of Probate. I Ex Parte G. E. Smith aud W. T. Hunt, ' as surviving Exeoutors, . lu Ro. The Estate of Wm. 8. Woolbrlght, deoeaaod. . I To Mrs. M. A. Horton, Mrs. E. J. Smith, Mrs. Sallie E. Hunt, Mrs. Ida Wool bright, O. H, P. Woolbright, W. N. Woolbrigbt and J. E. Woolbright: Tako notice that the undersigned will apply to tho Judge of Probate, at Wal halla Court House, S. O, on Monday, tho 20th day of February.A. D. 1001, at ll o'olook A. M., for a Final Settlement of the Estate of Wm. S. Woolbright, de ceased, and dlsoharge from the ornoo of Exeouters of said estate. G. E. SMITH, AND W. T. HUNT, I As Exeoutors of the last Will and Testa ment of Wm. S. Woolbright, deceased. Dated 5th day of January, A. D. 1901. D. A. SMITH, Judge of Probate, Oconeo County, 8. O. January 0,1001. 2-7 Twentieth Century. A. the starting off of the New Cen tury we aro anxious to mako many new ouBtomors and retain all thoso who have found their way to our bargain counters during the past year, and this we aro going to do if lev. prioes, best quality in goods and biggost value for your money oan do it. ' We are making special offer on our Rubber SboeS, Maointoshes, Men's Pants, Worsteds and Outings, Stoves, Trunks and Valises. Our Diadem Flour is equal to the best and we guarantee every saok. Seo us before you buy and wo will surely save you money. DEAN & EARLE, Walhalla, S. C* January 2,1001. To Our Patrons. We heroby extend to our roany friends and patrons the best wishes: for a happy and prosperous New Year, and take this opportunity to* thank you, one and all, for past pat ronage, with the hope that you willi oontinue to trado with us. We will m ovo three doors highes* up in a few days, and will add te. our already varied -stock additional line? of Select Merchandise. It ls our purpose to mako our store the most popular trading placo In Walhalla, and we will suooeed if low prioes, courteous dealing and honest measure will conduce to that end. Remember tho plaoe-G. H. U, go highor up-three doors below tho Post Offloo. Watch for ad. soon. Respootfully, V. L. Norman. This world belongs to the onergetto. OFFICE DAYS J? WILL bo In my ui?too on Friday and Saturday of oaoh week and every first Monday in tho month. Those having business with this offloo will taite due notioo and govern themselves aooord intfy. O. L, ORAIG, Superintendent of Education of Oconeo County, 8. C. January 2,1001.