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M $t?\XXXZX. mu? H ICD KV CRY WEDNESDAY MORNING. VYNKB, 8HEL.OR, SMITH & 8TBOK. B7T. JAYNR8.' > RN_ , ?"M ? D. A". BM ITH, 6U?*3Hlr>TION. ?LOO PCR ANNUM. . ADVERTISING RATKS REASONABLE. v ftVT* Communient lone of 'a personal oharaotor charged for as advertisements. Qbltuary notices aud tributos Of respect, of not over ono hundred words, wilrbe printed free of oh argo. Allover that number must bo paid for at tho rato of oho cent a word. Cash to aooompany m an u sor ip t. WALHALLA, H. fl. ? WEDNB8DAV, ?VAN. 9, tOOt. nwTff ADVENTURE. Early in January, 1861, Mr. Royso ? Oatman, a native of New York, and his family entered that portion of tho Mox ioan territory now oalled Arizor \, in company with an emi grant party, of whioh he was a mem ber. Originally the party numbered some 80 or 00 persons ; but disagree* monts had divided them during the I journey ; Mr. Oatman and his friends took the Indian route from the Kio Orando, with a train consisting of eight wag-?ns and como 20 persons. . Atter a series of continuod hardships and disasters thoy reached Tucson .entirely destitute of provisions, their stock broken down, and most of | them unable to proceed. Mr. Oatman saw nothing but utter | destitution before him if he tarried there, and ho was sorely embarrassed what to do. His stook had boon reduced to two yoko of cows and ono of oxen, and was so jaded after % the long journey that it was not probable they would hold out much longer. Nearly 200 miles of a desert country lay between him and Fort Yuma ; and beyond tho Colorado there was still a terrible desert to pass before ho could roach tho south ern counties of California. While suffering the tortures of anxiety and suspense, with tho gloomiest pros pect if they remained, a Dr. Looount, who had extensively explored tho Pacific ooast, arrivod from Fort Yuma, and reported tho route safe. Ho had seen no h OH ti In Indians, and had heard of no recent depredations on tho way. Encouraged by tho information, Mr. Oatman determined to push for ward at onoo for California, and, ac cordingly, on tho 11th of March he set out with such Blonder outfit of j provisions as bo could procure. Trav eling for seven days under great difiloultics, his family on tho verge of starvation, his oattle soarcoly able to drag tho wagon, ho was overtaken by Dr. Leoount and a Mexican guide. It was ovidout from tho exhaustion of his team that he would be totally unable to reach Fort Yuma without assistance. Dr. Leoount agreed to hurry on as fast as possible and send baok assistance from tho fort, which was still distant about 90 miles. The first night beyond tho Oat man oarap an attaok was made by a band of Indians upon Lecount and his guido, and their animals stolen. Left on foot, without any means of subsistence, they wore compelled to hurry on or starve. Tho Mexican was sent ahead to procuro assistance. It was 80 miles back to tho OatmanB. Lecount saw no alternative but to j rush on after the guide. Ile left a | oard, however conspicuously fast ened to a tree, stating what had oc curred, and warning tho emigrant party behind to bo on tho lookout for the Apaches. Although the Oatmnns camped at tho same spot they failed to BOC tho notice ; or, as some suppose, Mr. Oatman saw it and concealed it from his family in order that they might not bo use lessly alarmed. On the 18th of March they spent a dreadful night on a little island in the Gil?, river. A terrible storm blew tho water up ovor thom ; their | soanty Bupply of provisions was dam aged, their blankets and clothing wet through, and the starving ani mals drivon nearly frantic with foar. It was a wild and desolate place, many days' journey from any civil ized abode. Ilithorto, Mr. Oatman, naturally a man of sanguino tempera ment, had borne every disastor and braved every danger cheerfully and without flnohing j'; but tho present ment of some^torriblo doom seemed to have fallen upon him at this placo, and ho was soon by somo of tho family to shed tears whilo sitting in tho wagon. Tho next day they proceeded but a short way, when thc jaded animals utterly refused to move. It was impossible to urge them on with tho loaded wagon their strongth was spont, and tjie faithful croatures seemod ready to lie down and dio. By unloading the wagon, and pushing thc wheels from timo to time, tho distressed emigrants succeeded nt longth in getting upon a narrow flat, bordering on tho river, where they halted to rcoruit. Mr. Oatman was greatly dojected. It was observed by tho family that he looked anxiously down tho road ovor whioh they had passed, and that he never beforo seemed so ut terly despondent. Tho sun, whioh had blazed upon them fiercely all day, was now fast setting. They were beset by difficulties. Beforo thom lay a vast dosort ; behind and to the right a wilderness of moun tains. It was starvation to stay, and altnOBt Inevitable disaster to go for ward. Mrs. Oatman,.the noble wife and mother, always patiet, hopoful and enduring, busied herself in at tending tc) tho wants ol the, ohlldron, oud in uttering words of encourage ment to her husband. He, however, sooiued utterly overwhelmed with glqomy. forebodings, and contiuued to look back upon tho road, till, Bud. denly, an expression of Indescriba ble horror was obaorved in hid faoe, aud tho uoxt moment a band of Apaohe .Indiana, was seen leisurely approaching along tho road. Tho ohildren perceiving ioBtinotivelytbM their father-to whom they had always been aooustomed to look f protection-waa agitated by no ordi nary emotions, became alarmed ; but ho suoeeeded by a strong effort in maintaining an appearance of com posure, and told thom not to bo afraid, that the Indians would not hurt them. When tho Indiano oamo up, Mr. Oatra?n spoke to them kindly "in Spanish, and motioned to them to sit down. Thoy sat down and asked for tobacco and pipes, whioh he gave them, and thoy smoked a while in token of friendship. They then asked for something to eat. Mr Oatraan/told thom his family wore nearly starving-that they had long journey before them, and oould ill sparo any portion of their soanty stock. Howover, ho gave them littlo bread, arid said ho was sorry he could not give more. After this they stood off a littlo and talked in low tono, while Oattnan set to work to reload tho wagon. It was ob sorved that tho Indians lookod aux iously down the road, as if expecting Bomo approaching party. Suddenly, with a torillo yell, they jumped in the air and dashed with uplifted clubs upon tho doomed family. Lo ronzo, a boy 14 years of age, was Btruok on the head and foiled to the earth tho first blow. Several of th savages rushed upon Oatman, and he was seen for a moment struggling in their midst, but soon fell a rauti lated corpse at their feet. Mrs Oatman proBsed her youngest child to her bosom, and struggled with mother's horoio devotion to Bavo it shrieking in pioroing accents, "Help 1 help I Oh, for the lovo of God, will nobody save us ?" A fow blows of the murderous clubs quickly^ silenced the poor mother and her babe ; and in less than a minuto tho whole family, save Loronzo, Olivo and Mary Anne, woro lying dead or moaning in their death struggles upon the ground. Olive, a girl of sixteen years of ago, and Mary Anno, a frail ohild of olovon, woro dragged aside and held in tho iron grasp of two Indians. Loronzo, the boy, was stunned by tho crushing blows whioh had fallen upon his head, and lay bleeding by tho odgo of tho preoipice. In his narrative he states that he soon re covered his con8oiouBne88 and dis tinotly heard the yells of the Apaches, mingled with tho shrieks and dying groans of his parents Tho savagofl, seeing him move, rifled his pockets and cast him over tho preoipice. Ho must have fallon 20 feet, and that ho was not instantly killed, or maimed beyond recovery, seems miraculous. Strange discord ant sounds, ho tells us, grated on his ears, gradually dying away, and thon ho heard "strains of such sweet musio ss completely ravished his senses." Thus ho lay until .reason became gradually restored, when, with great difficulty ho crept back up tho hill. Tho sight of tho dead bodies of his parents, brothen* and sisters, lying scattered about tho broken wagon was too muoh for him, and for a whilo ho folt like ono laboring under some horrible phantom. Ho knew that bis sisters, Olive and Mary Anne, had been taken oaptivo, and the fate to which they were doomed was oven moro dreadful to him than tho sight of the murdered family. Sick at heart, and faint from loss of blood, ho turned away and crept towards tho river. A burt.ing thirst consumed him. He thought ho was dying. With incredible difficulty he roached tho river, whore ho satis fied h?8 thirst and slept a few hours. Thus refreshed, ho resolved upon an attempt to roach the Pimo Villages, which, though distant a 100 miles, was the nearest placo known to him, whero ho could hopo to proouro re lief. During tho next two days ho mado his way along tho road-some timos walking, somotimes oreeping on hie hands and knees/resting ovory few minutes when ho could procuro tho friondly shelter of a bush ; at times dolirious, and constantly haunted by tho horriblo dread that ho might again fall into tho hands of Indiana. Ho grew weaker every milo from hunger, thirst and fovor ; and worn-out at last, lay down to die. A strange noiso arousod him from his stupor. Upon opening his oyes ho found himsolf surrounded by wolves. Ho shouted as loud as ho could, and threw stonos at thom. Tho nearest ho struck with his hand. Rising again, ho pushed on, tho wolves following closoly at his heels. About noon of tho second day, as bo was passing through a dark ravine two Pimo Indians, riding on fino American horses, appeared boforo him, and seeing so strange an object fixed tboir arrows and raised their bows to shoot. Ho addressed thom in Spanish, telling thom ho was an American, and bogging them not to kill him ; ypou which thoy lowered their bov/s and manifested sigua of interest and sympathy. 1 When they loamed what had hap-, pened, they gavo him some ash-baked bread and a gourd of. water. Thea they told him to await their return, and rode away. He stayed a little while, but, fearful of treachery, started on again. Wandering along the road until ho came out of the ravine and overlooked the plain, he discerned dome moving objeots-in the distapco, which bo speedily rec ognized as two wbite-oovorecl wagons. He knew thoy must be Amorioans. Overcome by emotion, he sank to tho ground unconscious of all his sufferings. The wagons contained friendly Amerioan families who .had started for Fort Yuma. Next day the unhappy sufferor was safe among the Fimos. Tho emigrants halted a few days until ho gained suffioient strength to join them. Ho travoled with thom to Fort Yumo, whioh they roached af tc a journey of eight or ton days. As soon as tho Apaches had cou oluded the massaore of tho Oatman family, and plundered the wagon of its contents, they flow across tho river, taking with them the two captives, Olive and Mary Anne. These uufortunate girls had seen their parents, brothers and sisters oruelly murdered, and were now dragged away, bareheaded and shoe less through a rude and desolate wilderness. ' Forooious threats and even olubs wore used to hurry them along. Sometimes the younger sis ter faltered from sheer laok of strength ; but tho savage wretches, unmindful of her sufierings, beat her, and threatened to dispatch her at once if she lagged behind. On the third day of their journey, after the most inoredible hardships, having traveled over 200 milos, thoy oame in sight of a cluster of low thatobed huts down in a valloy. This was tho Apache village The tribe consisted of about 300, and lived in the most abject condition of filth and poverty. From this time, for many months they lived a life of servitude, working from morning till night for their captors Tho Boanticst pittanoe of food was allowed them, and that they had to gather themselves. Often they were without food for two days at a time, save such roots as they could oretly devour while gathering sup plies for tho lazy wrotohes who held thom in bondage. Tho youngest sister, Mary Anne, was .of a weakly constitution, and gradually declined under the terrible hardships to whioh she was subjected. There is a touching pathos in thc gentleness and fortitudo with whioh sbo boro her sufferings. She seldom com plained ; and it was her custom, when alone with her sister, to sing flymns and say sbo thought heaven would take pity on them some day and deliver thom. Tho sisters one evening sat hand in hand. Mary Anne sang ono of the favorite hymns she had bcon taught by her mother. Then gaz ing with steadfast and loving eyes in her sister's face, she said," "I have been a great deal of trouble to you, Olive. You will miss mo for a while, but you will not have to work so hard when I nm gone." Tho Indians gathered around in mysterious wonder; but the dying girl saw them not. A smile of ineffa ble happiness beamed on her features. Peacefully she sank to rest in hor sister's arms. Olive was loft to boar the burdon of lifo alone. During several dreary years tho brother, Lorenzo, had vainly striven to proouro tho roloaso of his sisters. No aid was furnished by the military authorities at Fort Yuma. Tho only person there who took any interest in tho matter was Mr. Henry Grin nel, a private citizen, who from 1853 up to dato of Olive's rescue, never ceased to exort his energies to that end. Through tho services of Francisco, a Yuma Indian, tho purchase of Olivo was effeotod by Mr. Grinnol in February, 185G. She was brought down to a place on tho Colorado at an appointed timo. Hero Mr. Grinno? mot hor. So completely was sho ?Msguisod by long exposure to tho sun, by paint, tattooing and costume, that ho could not boliove that she was a white woman. When ho spoke to hor she made no answer but cried. It was not for several days after her arrival at Fort Yuma that she could utter moro than a few broken words of English. Subsequently sho met hor brother and was takon by him to his residence in Los Angelos. An old-fashioned hog killing is about as rare as a corn shuoking. Before "storo moat" was thought of, hog killing was a great timo. Tho numbor of hogs was in proportion to tho numbor of caters. Ono hog weighing from 200 to 226 pounds was requirod for each member of tho family. Hog killing day was a joy ful time on tho farms, especially whon there wore lots of children, white and black, around. i . ??--' - Gon. Alger has mado a bitter at tack on Gen. Miles in whioh ho rakes up tho scandals of two years ago about embalmed beef. If both of theso old fossils could bo ombalmed and laid away the country would bo bettor off. Thoy never would missed.-Groonvillo Nows. bo Tho aggregate losses by lire in the city of Columbia for tho past year year woro $188,870. Ow Ten Million Dollar? In Now Mil!*, Tho organization of throonow toxtilo manufacturing oom pantoo in ' tho ; Caro linas during tb? prosout w?ok recall* tho fa?t that this yoar ha? boon a reodrd broakor In this lino, Moro than JilO.OOO^ OOO baa been invested In ootton mauufac- j turing in these two States alono eluoe the first of January last. Tho books in theofftoeof tho 80Qt? tary of Siatu of North Caroliua show that 38 toxtilo companies have boen chartered in this Stato during tho first ll months Of thlB yoar-rSiO ootton spiuntug ?url weaving mills and n knitting (including tho hbBlory and knit underwear u?der this hoad) aud 1 silk mill. This list does not inoludo all tho toxtilo mills under way or about to be built, for some do not tako out charters until tho planta ar? oompletod and ready to begin < business, but only thoBO actually ohartored. At least ono more silk mill and half a dozen and moro spinning mill oompantes now orooting plants haVo yet to aoouro their oharters. lu South Carolina BOH?O 86 now mills have boon added this year. Aa a rulo they aro larger planta than those of North Carolina, and tho total amount of capital Ittveatod is larger than in thia State. That is to say, about (0,000,000 of the (10,000,000 invbatcd in new milla nnd in enlarging tho oap?olty of old ones this year ls put into the 86 South Caro? lina plants. There aro now over 260 toxtilo plants in oporation ?~i North Carolina-more than in all tho other Southern States combined, numerically speaking. But, while this ?B true, South Carolina, with loss than half the number of mills, has noarly as muoh oapital invested in thom and oporates almost UK many spindles. Tho North Carolina ootton manufactur ers boliovo lu small mills. Most of thom have only about 10,000 spindles, many loBB, whilo probably not over 25 op?rato as many as 25,000 spindles. Many persons, especially in the North, havo an idoa that a large percentage of tho oapital invested in Southern mills is owned by Northern people. Tho per contago is IVBB than 15 in North Caro) i na and South Carolina, and but little more in Georgia. In Alabama possibly 20 por cont is about the proportion. Until last year lt was only 8 per oont in North Carolina. But tho peroentago of North ern investments in cotton mills of tho South is rapidly Increasing-doubled, as yov soe, lu two years-aud Northern inventor? aro seeking investments of thlB character. As a rulo, however, they prefer to got into an old established company and nearly always require that much (gonorally CO percent if possible) of tho stook in a new mill thoy tako hold of shall be ownod by local pooplo. Few milln in tho South aro ownod ontiroly by N"?'thorn capitalists. Tho ohiof incontlvo to invostmont is tho pacida labor conditions boro-the absonoo of strikes, lookouts, labor de mands .and tho ^'walking delegates." Until tho rooont lookout of tho Alabama union operativen there has boen no labor troublo in North Carolina mills worth mentioning. Of course there aro advant ages of climate, cheap labor, noarnosa to raw material, abundance of water power and cheaper fuel. Thoro is, however, agitation among tho laborors. On this account tho mill ownors thomsolvos havo takon tho initiative in this State and Georgia in? restricting child labor.-Now York Evening.Post. Progress of the South. In its last ?BSUO of tho century tho Manufacturers' Record, of Baltimore, aays: "On tho vorgo of a now century tho South, bettor equipped in ovory way than ovor boforo, warned by tho exporienoo of othor sootionB against tho pitfalls otoBO in tho path of progroBB, enjoying tho opportunity to oquip now manufacturing OBtablishmonts with tho latest improved maohinory, convinced by knowlodgo of tho dangers of oxponding tho best efforts upon ono orop or ono lino of industry, and doprivod of nono of tho natural advantages which havo always bolongod to it, stands ready at last to enter into its own. Metallurgy and chomistry, goology and mineralogy have penetrated to subterranean store limmen to bring to tho Burfaco vast wealth in coal, iron, phosphato rook, potroloum, load, zinc, marbles, granites and othor building stones, havo given a now impotus to the development of half neglected gold deposits, and havo made tho South an arbiter in tho iron trado of tho world, juflt as it has booomo a controller of tho trado in cotton goods, both at home and' abroad. Tho important position takon by tho South in national agriculture, manufacturing and commorco has led tho Manufacturer's Record to publish this week a number of papors by authori ties in their rospootivo fiolds rovlowlng tho progresa on theso linos during tho past century and giving a forecast of the coming ono. -? . Tho record of tho polico dopartmont of Atlanta for 1000 shows over 14,000 oases, of which 1,000 woro Stato casoB. Tho city has collootod $40,000 cash In finos. Are you nervous? Afe you completely exhausted? 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Oo., OhaltnnooRA, T?nn. ??nw i wi HIM-*-nw ?ji ?.?? ? ,.".-"_..?. ? .. -v I? Memory ot D*or Brother* HOB, WY T.BI.A GB0OAN. Ob, troihor, tby gontlo voloe Ja Hushed, Thy warm true h?ajrt I?, ?till, And ou'thy palo aud po?coful face Is roating death's cold chill. Thy hands are clasped upon thy broast, Wo have kissed thy marble brow, And (a our aohluK hearts wo know, Wo have tab brbthor nbW. One precious to oOr heart? ha? gone, The voice we loved is stilled, Tho plato made v aoaut in Our homo Can never more be filled. Our Fathor iu HiawlBdOru eallod .Tho boon His lovo btv', gi von, And t??ugh In* onrth tho'body li The sohl is safo iq heaven. ) I Through all pain at timos he'd ?milo, Asmllo of hoayenly birth, I And Vhou tho angola oallod him homo Ho smiled farewell to earth. Hoavon rotainoth now our treasure, Earth tho lonely oask?t ko?p?, And the sunbeams long to liugor Where our darling brother sleeps. A sleep in Jesus, blessed sleep I From whloh none ever wakes to woep; A oalm and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the last of foes. A sleep In Jesus! far from thee, Thy kindred and their graves may be, But tbino ls still a blessed sloop From whioh none over wakes to woep. Poaoof ul be thy silent slumber, Peaoeful in thy grave so low; Thou no more will join our number, Thou no moro om- sorrows know. Yot again wo hope to meet theo, When the day of life is flod, And in heaven with joy to greet theo, .Whore no farewell tonis uro shod. Farowell, brother! farewell, brother! Peaoeful be thy silent rest! Slumber sweetly! God knew best When to oall thoo home to rest. Farowell, brother t farewell, brother I Wo must say our last farewell, 'Till wo meet boy o nd tho river, Happy there with thee to dwoll. THE NEW YORK WORLD. Thrloe-a-Week Edition-Almost a Dally at the | Pride ot a Weekly. The Presidential campaign is over, but the World goos on jUBt the same and it ts full of news. To loam thia nows, just as it ia-promptly and impartially-all that you have to do ia to look in tho columna of The Thrico-a-Week Edition of The Now York World whloh comos to the subscriber 160 times a year. The Thrice-a-Woek World'B dtligenoo aa a publisher of first news has given it ! circulation wherever the English lan-1 guage ia spoken-aud you want it. . Tho Thrloo-a-Woek World's regular j subscription price is only $1 per year. We offer this unequaled uewspapor and Tho Koowoo Courier together one year for only (1.05. The regular subscription price of the two papers is (2. Doctors7Say; Bilious and Intermittent Fevers which prevail in miasmatic dis tricts are invariably accompan ied by derangements of the Stomach Liver and Bowels. The Secret of Health. The liver is the great "driving wheel" in the mechanism ol man, and when it is out of order, the whole system becomes de I'ranged and disease is the result. Tutt's Liver Pills Cure all Liver Troubles. Report on the Dispensary. Tho-legislative committee has raado Ita quartorly report on tho disj jn?ary for tho quarter onding Dooomber 80. The oommltte highly commend Commis sioner Crum for his work and tho cleri cal forco of tho dispensary for tho man ner in whioh tho booka are kept. Tho quarterly report shows that tho j dispensary owes tho school fund (500, 302.13. This is all very nico on paper, but what the schools would Uko to have is not the promise, but tho realization of tho OBBOta reported from quart or to quarter. Tho report also ahows that tho dispensary baa on ita hands (484,000 in stock at the ohiof diapensary hero and in tho various dispensarios throughout the Stato. Tho quartorly roport makos an inter esting shoving of tho business of tho dispensary for throe of tho busiest months of tho yoar. Says a Lexington, Va., dispatch : The | Natural Brldgo property, inolutfing ovor 400 acres of land, has been sold tor '?50, I 000, of which (20,000 was paid tri cash. Tho deed was onterod on Record last weok in tho County Clerk's office of Rockbridge. The purchasers aro a syn dicate of Riohmond and Northern capi talists, with F. II. Broke, of Richmond, as president. Charles H. Paxton, of Rookbrldgo, waa inBtumontal in making tho salo. Tho property formerly be longed to tho late Col. Henry C. Parsons. Mrs. Parsons, who baa managed the proporty sinco hor husband's death, will reside at her country homo, two miles north of tho bridge. Among tho things that may possi bly bo accomplished during tho Twontioth Century moy bo men tioned tho following : Tho payment of tho indemnity by Turkey to this oountry ; tho conclusion of the Chi ncao negotiations ; the election of a Populist to tho Presidonoy.-Groon villo Nows. Nearly half a million people from other parts of the world havo como into tho United Staten during tho year just olosed in searoh of perma nent homos. The estimated figures, based on tho returns for tho first ton months of tho year, aro about 400,000. Of thoso fully 460,000 oamo from Europe Af las Mary Odom, a girl about 20 years of age, whoso fathor is pro prietor of a boarding house in Bon nettsvillo, S. C., has been convicted of running a "blind tiger" and sen tenced to four months in prison. The Governor has refused a pardon. Tho girl sold liquor in defiance of the diapensary law. Every cotton 'plantet* should .write for our valuable illustrated pamphlet, "Cotton Culture." It is sent free. Send nam? and address to OER M AN KALI WORKS* 9 j Narnu St., N. Y. . Scariot Fever. _ Tro a tm ont : Ac o ni tl no calool um sul phide and nuoleln (auld) ono granulo of oftoh ovory half to one hour, acoording to Bovorlty of symptoms. Anemonin, or lithum benzoato, should also be added, if urine is scant. No food should be given for the first twenty-four hours. Allow oold water and lo m o ?ad o in abun dance. Patient should be sponged, oold or hot, which over ls moat agreeable, every two or three hours, and oiled with lard, oarboltzed vasolino or bacon fat. The key note of tho treatment of soarlet fever is elimination with soothing appli cation to tho symptoms, and the reduc tion of temperature. Cover lightly in bed in a cool room and give abun danoo of pure, fresh air. Loave patient on nuoloin and stryohnine or quinine arse ntato in tonio doses three timos dally and glvo soidlitz salt freely throughout the disease.-From Alkalodial Clinic, Dr. W. 0. Abbott. ls it an Epldemlo? At no timo in tho history of disease has there boon suoh an alarming inoreaso in the number of oases of any particular malady as in that of kidney and bladder troubles now preying upon tho people of this oountry. To-day we seo a relative, a friond or an acquaintance apparently well, and in a few days wo may bo grieved to learn of their serious illnoss or Budden death, oaused by that fatal type of kidney trou ble-Bright's disease. Kidnoy trouble often becomes advanoed Into ac uto stages boforo tho afllioted is aware of its prosonco; that is why wo read of so many sudden deaths of promi nent business and professional men, physicians and others. They havo neg lected to stop tho leak in time. Whilo scientists are puzzling their brains to And out tho causo, oaoh indi vidual can, by a little precaution, avoid I the chances of con tract in g dreaded and dangerous kidney trouble, or eradicate- it completely from their system if already afllioted. Many precious lives might have been, and many moro oan yet DO saved, by paying attention to the kidnoys. It is tho mission of Tho Kooweo Cou lter to benefit its readers at every oppor tunity and therefore we advise all who havo any symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble to write to-day to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. T., for a freo sam ple bottlo of Swamp-Boot, tho celebrated specific which is having such a groat demand and remarkable success in the ouro of tho most distressing kidney and bladder troubles. With tho sample bot tle of Swamp-Root will also be sont free a pamphlet aud troatiso of valuablo in formation. Mr. Clovoland has deolarod emphati cally that he did not voto for McKinley at tho rooont olootion, but bo bas not said that ho voted for Bryan. President McKinley received SOVOn casos of whiskey among other Christmas gifts. As ho docs not drink liquor tho presents aro quito inapt. They should have boen sent to Mayor Woodward of Atlanta, who knows and proves tho uso of such material. It always takos a little of the wdrst to teaoh a man how" to hopo for tho best. Registration Notice. THE Books of Registration for the next municipal election aro now open at C. W. Pitchford Co.'s storo. S. N. PITCHFORD, Supervisor. October 17, 1000. Assessment Notice.' TUE Auditor's Offlco will bo opon from tho first day of January, 1001. to the 20th day of February following for the purpose of receiving returns of personal ?iroperty for taxation in Oconeo County or the year 1001. For tho convenience of taxpayers tho Auditor or his deputies will also roooive returns at tho following times and places: Littlo Rlvor, Thursday, January 10. JocaBBee, A. L. Whitmire's, Friday, January ll. Salem, Saturday, January 12. High Falls, Monday, January 14. Westminster. Tuesday and Wednesday, January 15 and 10. Mount Tabor, Thursday, January 17. Rotroat, Friday, January 18. South Union, Saturday, January 10. Fair Play, Monday, January 21. Oakway, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 22 and 23. Tokoena P. O., Thursday, Jauuary 24. Friendship, Friday, January 25. Richland, Saturday, January 20. Sonooa, Monday and Tuesday, January 28 and 20. Newry, Wednoaday, January 80. Clemson College,Thursday, January 31. Adams' Crossing, Friday, February 1. W. N. Woolbrlght's, Saturday, Febru ary 2. Every malo citizen between tho ages ol 21 and 00 years, oxoopt ox-Comedoratc soldiers, and those incapable of earning a support from hoing maimod or from other causes, shall bo doemod taxable ?lolls. K x- Confederate soldiers are liable or poll tax until 50 years of ago. Noto all transfers of real OBtate sinco last return on your rotnrns, from whom acquired and to whom sold. Remember that lt is absolutely neces sary to raako all returns before tho 20th doy of February. After that dato 50 por OOnt penal ty for non-rot urns will bo added according to law. J. F. REESE, 50- Auditor Oconoo County. Notice to Creditors. Margaret F. Brook, ot al., Plaintiffs, against Sidney Whitflold, ot ah, Dofondants. In Court of Common Pleas. ALL persons having olaims against the estate of William Whitflold, do ooased, aro, by order of Court, required to file and provo thom boforo mo on or boforo the 0th day of January. 1001. J. W. HOLLBMAN, Mastor Oconoo county, S. C. December 6, lim_ 40-2 If you doBlro attraotivo Job Printing of any descrip tion .send it to thc Courier Job Ofllco.. Briefs and Arguments ; j : : a specialty. BOUTHBRN RAILWAY. Condensed Schedule ot Passenger Traine, In Kffoot Mi.y ?th, 1000. ?T.rthbouud. No. 19. Daily. fed ula. jr n ?li a.. ?.'Airy, toona... ^iertOn..'. ,y->rfon... tv. Wrmi??t Bonooa., ral.... nnvlllo GasTonla.. Charlotte... Ar. Gro'nsbor? LT. Gro'nsboro Ar. NortdUt Ar. Danville.. Ar. Blohmond. Ar. W'blngton ' B'moreP.U PhMolpbta Now York Southbound. " Waeh'ton No. 8a Dally. lW 06 io as a 10 53 ft 11 8t> a1 ll 80 a ll 63 a TT5Im Hi 4 S 08 0 00 v 0 60p ll 26p 0 OOo No. ?6, Dally UP ?Kt, t 46p T^P No. 18. Bk. Sue. BstM? No. 80. Dally. Pi T i SW 8 00 P ? gop m 4 16p lift ll Mi? 0 00 ft 0 42 t\ 8 00 a 10 16 a1 U lira Ves. NO. 87 Dally No.dl Dally 1 88? 0 26p A 83a ?T?P T Wp 8 So? l? 4 '65 r? 16 00 p ?66pl 0 COR Botwocu Lulu and Athen?. N?T??: lix. San. 8 lOp 8 84p 8 eop 9 80 p No. 1?. Dally. ll 06 a, ll 88 M 12 8o STATIONS. Lv. ..Lui? .Ar Maynvllle " Harmony " p! Ar. Athens .LT Not? close oonneotiou B?a? at Lal? wi main Une train?. ?*A" a. m. "P" p. m. "M" noon. "N" night. Chesapeake Line Stoamer* In dally sorvloe bot wuoii Norfolk and Ual?moro. Nos. 87 and 88-DaUy. _ Washington and Southwestern Vestibule Limited. Throng Pullman Blooping cars between New York am New Orleans, -ria Washington, Atlanta au< x". w wrioaua, Tia rruiiuugwu, AIIOUW nun Montgomery, an? also botweon New York and Memphis, vin Washington, Atlanta and Bir mingham. Also elegant PULLMAN LIBRARY OBSHRVATION OAR? between Atlanta and New York. Flrstolass thoroughfare - eoaohoo be iweou Washington and Atlanta. Dining ear? per vo all meals en rout?. Loa vin g WTaehf lupton Mondays, wednesdays and Frld j tourist sleeping'car will ran throughbotY* washington and B?n Fronoi too without changa Pullman drawing-room sleeping oars between Greensboro and Norfolk, Close connection at Norfolk for OLD POIRT OOMFORT. Noe. 86 and 55-United Otate* Vast Mall runs jltd between Washington and New Orleans, ta Southern Ballway, A. * W, P. B. R. and : St N. H. B, being oom po sod of oosqhoa JU?h without changa for passongera of all ?se?. Pniiuittn drawing-room sleeping oars ween New York and New Orleans, Via At lanta and Montgomery and between Bir mingham and Atlanta. Dining oars Mr re all meals en route. Nos. ll, 88, 84 and IS-Pullman sleeping cars between Blohmond and Charlotte, via Dan ville, southbound Noa ll and 88, northbound Noa 84 and 12. FE AN K B. GANNON, Third V-P. Ss ?en. Mgr. W. A. TURK, B. H. HARDWICK*. ?. P. A., Washington, A. G. P, A., Atlanta, ?, M. GULP, . M., Washington. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condensed Sohedulo In Rffeet Juno 10th. 1000. STATIONS. liV. Charleston ... *' Summorville. " ' Branch vii lo.. " Oranuebura . .* Kin g ville. Lv. Savaniinh. Barnwell. " BlackvUlo., Lv. Columbia,.., " ProBpority.. Newberry.., NInoty-SIx.. Groenwood. Ar. Hodges, ?.y. Abbeville. Ar. Bolton. tit. Anderson '. GroenviTio........ At)anto.(O?n.Tlmo) Dally No. 16. ?T00 p m 12 00 n't 1 66 a 2 60 a 4 80 ft 7 ?U ft 8 14 a m ? 80 a m 0 80 ft m 0 60 a 10 16 a m 0 lio a m "?T16 a io ?6~ *"S. a m 12 20 a m 4 18 a m 4 28 ft m lfOTTft m 12 10 n'n 12 26 p m 1 20 p m 1 66 p m > 16 p m 1 85 p m 8 IQ p m 12 20 p m 8 66 p m STATIONS. Lv. Greenville Piedmont Wllllamston. Aiutoi Ar. Belton ... Donnaids. Ar. Abbeville Lv. Hodges. Ar. Groonwood. Ninoty-Slx., Nowborry.., Prosperity.., Columblft .. i Dally No 10. 6 80 p m 6 00 p m 6 82 j> m '7 16 p m 6 46 p m 7 lop m 1TB M Vt laokvT??b. Barnwell.. Havannah.. EyTSlngvlUe..... * Oi?iigoburg.. Branohvillo.. Summer ville. Ar. Charleston . 8 10 ii m 7 86 p m 7 66 p m 8 88 p m 0 80 p m fl 46 p ra ll 80 p m LBWgl BTATTOI^ T5?i? lNo.1 , ?P ri oo ? T 41 ft 8 66a 60 al 0 28 ft 4 no a io is., "PiT'ft 8 46 ft m 4 26 n ra Ins 4 16 p m 0 00 p m No. 12. 10 16 ? m 10 40 a m 10 66 a ra ??10" WW ll 40 12 26 p m TTeo a m 12 20 p m 13 66 p m 2 00 p m 8 14 pm 8 80 p rn Lr,.Charleston.. Ar Summnrvillo " .Brnnohvlllo. " Ornngoburg " . Fin r vt ile JV., ri? Ar h " ..F- ll .. " " ../Ule.. " " ..Columbia.. " " ....Alston.... " " ...Sautuo... " " .....Union." " ..Jonosvllle.. " " ....Paoolet.... " Ar Spartanburg Lv Lv Spartanburg Ar Ar... A sh ovil lo ...Lv 8 16 pm Nojl? 1 ?0a "P" p. m. "A" a. m. "N" night. DOUULB DAILY SBRVIOB B?TWBlvN OHARLBSTON AND GRSBN VI LLB, and betwoon Charleston and A ?ho vi Ho. Pullman palace Blooping oars on Trains SC and 80,87 and 88. on A. nnd c. division. Dining oars on these trains servo all meals onrouto. Trouts lo?ve Spartanburg, A. & C. division, northbound, 7:03 a.m., 8:87 p.m., 6:18p. m., (Vest?bulo Limitad); southbound 12:26 a. m. . :16 p. m.. ll :84 a. m., (Vestibule Limited.) Trains loftvo Greenville, A. and C. division, northbound, ft-.00 a. m., 2:81 p. m. and6:22p. itt., ?Vestibuled Limited)} southbound, 1:80 a. m., i60 p. m., 12:80 p. m. (Vestibuled Limited) Trains 18 and 14-Klogant Pullmttn Parlor ears botwoon Charloston and Ashevills. Trains 16 and UV-Pullman Drawing-Boom Blooping caro botweon Charleston and Ashe ville Kloganfi Pullman Drawing-Room Baffot Blooping cars botweon Savannah and A Rho vi Ho onvouio dally betvoon JaolwonvlHe and Obi* einnatt. FR ANK 8. GANNON. J. M. GULP, Third V-P. ft Gon. Mgr., Traf. Manag.tr, Washington, D. C Washington, D. a Civil Engineer ? . ?I end ^?pvey-i?. I vi Walhalla, SF. C Office two Doers East ?f Bank? Second Floor. VLovm : 8.80 A, M. TO 1 Pi M. AN? 2 TO 0 Maroh 24,1898._ .' | Dr, W. F. Austin, S?NECA, - - - *? S. C. I OFFICE JDAYSV BSONDAt S, FBIDAY8 AND SATUBDA?S. Soptombor 7, 1899. n-.-.^-i-.--1 i WM. J. STRJOUNO. R i TR. L, HKBNDON. SWUNG ft HERNDON, Attomeys-At-Law, WALHALLA, S. C. PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ?I.L BUSI NESS ENT.'?OSTKD TO THKM. January 0,1898. II. T. JAYNES. I 7% J. W. BBELOB. JA YNES & SHELOB. ATT?BNEYS-AT-LAW, WALHALLA, B. O. PROMPT attention glve? to all busi ness committed to their oar?. Digests what you eat. It artiflolally digests tho food and alda Nature In strengthening andi Teoon atruotlpg thc exb-uistcd digestive or gans, lils the latest discovered digest? ant and tonio. No other preparation can approach lt in efficiency. It in stantly relieves and permanently eurea Qivifc JJ. otu . a vire, v? B??iiiie??i >?.~-v : allother results of Imperfect digestion. Prtco 60c. and #1. Large alee contains ?V? timos email size. Book all about dyspepsia malled free Prepared by E. C. DEWITT & CO, Chiccac FOR SALE BY PR. J. W. BELL. Blue Ridge R. R. * H. C. BEATTIE, REOBIVBB. TIME TABLE NO. 14. 9 UPEB8EDE8 TIME TABLE NO. 18. EffeotiVe 5.00 A. M., Sept. 20, 1900. WKSTHOUND. 1st Class. Pass'r. Dally. No. ll. S 3? pm No. 0 ?Anderson....Lv 7 tDonvor.. 8 45 pm 10 1 Au tun. 8 50 pm 13 ?Pendleton. 3 55 pm 16 tChorry Crossing. 4 00 pm 18 t Adam's Crossing. 4 04 pm 24 ?{Seneoa.4 15 pm {J gg ? 32 * Wost Union. 4 45 pm 10 20 am 34 ?Walhalla... .Ar.. 4 50 pm 10 27 am EAH'l'llOUNJ). Sd Class. Mixed. Dally ex Sunday, [o. 5. 8 00 am 8 27 am 8 38 am 8 40 am 9 00 am 0 07 am 2d Class. Mixed. Dally ex. Sunday. No. 6. 12 OOM . 12 07 pm ( 12 87 pm 2 50 pm 8 18 pm 8 20 pm 8 31 pm 3 55 pm 4 00 pm 4 17 pm 4 44 pm 1st Class. Pass'r. Daily. No. > No. 1? 84 ?Walhalla....Lv.. 9 10. ai 82 ?West Union.9\ 10 am 24 * j Sonooa. 0 40 am j 18 t Adam's Crossing. 0 48 am 10 tCherry Crossing. 9 58 am 18 ?Pendleton.10 Ol am j 10 tAutunT..10 09 am 7 tDonvor.10 18 am 0 * A udor son... Ar. .10 40 am (*) Regular stop; (t) Flag station. Will also stop at thc following stations to take on or let off passengers : Phin uey's, James and Sandv Springs. No. 12 connects with'Southern Railway No. 0 at Anderson. $(o. li connects with Southern Railway Nos. ll and 88 at Seneoa. No. 0 connects with Southern Railway No. 58 at Anderson, also with Noel 12 aud 37 at Seneoa. J. R. ANDERSON, Superintendent. Pickens R. R. Co, SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE 2?TH, 1898. On and after Jone 26th the following schedule will bo run over the Piokcns Railroad for the purpose of hauling freight and passengers, vii. No. 0. Dally Except Sunday! No. 10. Road Down. Mixed Train. Read up. 4 20am.Lv l'lokens > T.7 00am 6 00 a m.Ar Easley Lv.1 OB a m No. 12. Dally Except Sunday. No. ll. Read Down. Passenger Service. Ret?d Up. 1 00 p m..-.Lv l'lokens Ar...., ....6 45 p m 1 40 p m.Ar Easley Lv...... ....506 p m Trains will stop to tako on or let oft* passengers at tho following crossings: Ferguson's, Par sons's and Maululn'e. Dopot will bo open for tho receiving and deliv ery of freight from 8 a. m. to ?'? tn. Wo will make it to your Interest to patronize our home road by giving good service and prompt attention. Annrovod-1 ?JULIUS E. ROOOS, President. Approved.} j T TAYLOR. Gen. Manager. ' A. tl itu tic Coast Amitie, Passenger Department, Wilmington, N. C., FeWuary 24, 1897. Fast Line Between Charleston and Columbia and Upper South Carolina and North Carolina, CONDENSED SCHEDULE. In effect February 24th, 1897. WESTWARD. * .No. 62. LeavoCharleston.-,. 7 00am " Lanes.'. 8 28 " Sumter. 9 86 " Arrive Columbia.J" 65 " " Prosperity..IA 68 p m " Nowberry.12 10 " " Clinton.12 60 " " Laurens. 1 16 " " Greenville. 8 00 " " Spartanburg. 8 00 " " Winnsboro. 6 15 pm " Charlotte. 8 20 " " JI end er son vi Ile., 6 08 " " Asheville. 7.00 , ? EASTWARD. ?No. 5a. Loave Asheville.8 ??0 a m " Hon doraon viii o.0 16 " " Spartanburg.li 46 " " Greenville.ll 60 " " Laurons. 1 46 " " Clinton..?,.2 10 ** " Newberry. 2 67 " M Prosperity. 8 18 M " Columbia.... 6 16 Arrive Sumter. 6 86 " LaneB. 7 48 ? " Charleston. 9 26 ?. * Daily. Nos. 62 und 58 Solid Trains between I Charleston and Columbia. 8. fl, H. M. EMERSON, J.R.KBNI.T^,,P*"6,"?*'AG",,. General Manager. T. M. EMERSON, Traffio Manager,