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TO THINE OWN SELF BB TBUX AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THB NIGHT THE DAY, THOU CANS'T NOT THBN BB FALSK TO ANY MAN. BY JAYNB8, SHELOlt, SMITH * STE(5K. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA. JULY IO. 100SL NEW MRO?. HO. ?Sil.-VOLUME LUI.-NO. 29 CASH MERCHANTS! BAUKNIGHT. CASH MERCHANTS! 10 RAYS MIP'SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE! IQ DAYS FROM THURSDAY, JULY lOTH, TO SATURDAY, JULY 19TH, INCLUSIVE .-. THE PRICES HOLD GOOD ONLY THROUGH THIS TEN-DAY SALE .-. OUR OBJECT IN THIS SALE IS TO UNLOAD OUR STOCK OF SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, SO WE WILL MAKE PRICES THAT PEOPLE WILL TALK ABOUT. FIFTY SUITS All-wool Bluo Flannel ; worth $5.00, to go at $2.50 in tins salo. Ladies' Oxfords, in tho best make, any kind or stylo, to go at $2.00 in this salo. All our Ladies' Oxfords (tho $2.00 ones) to go at $1.50 in this sale. TWENTY-FIVE SUITS Good all-wool Cassimero ; worth $6.00, to go at $3.50 in this salo. T W E NTY-FlVE S UI TS All-wool Black Worsted ; worth $7.50, to go at $5.00 in tips sale. This is no hot air wo aro giving you on this Clothing, but you will find all those suits well made, good fitting, good linings and all first class. We bought this Clothing in thc Big Clearance Salo of tho Somerville Woolen Mills, Somorvillo, N. J., at about half prices, and we expect to create somo talk about this Clothing during this sale. All-wool this sale. FIFTY SUITS Sorges ; worth $10.00 to go at $0.50 in All our Ladies' Oxfords and Sandals ab $1.50 to go at $1.00 in this salo. REDUCTION ! WE IKE II SAME REDUCTION IN OUR MEN'S LOW-CUT ?**? ALSO IKE ll REDUCTION ON EVERY IE IN THE HOUSE DURING THIS SALE. REDUCTION ! Wc have marked all our Wash Goods so as to sell every piece in this sale. So if you want a nico, cool dross at very lit tle cost, we can please you. Lonsdale Cambric ; worth 15 cents, in this sale 10 cents. Bo sure to get somo of it. Scriven's Elastic Seam Draw ers, worth 7.5 cents, in this salo 45 cents. All our 50-cent Neckwear to go at 40 cents in this sale. All our 25 and 35 cents Neck wear to go at 20 cents in this salo. All our 75 and 50 cents Shirts to go at 40 cents in this sale. GROCERIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED DURING THIS CUT-PRICE SALE. Best yard-wide Bleaching, "Androscoggin?" ; worth 10 cents, in this salo 8 cents. All our Ladies' Oxfords (tho $1.00 kind) to go at 75 couts in this sale. Yard-wide Unbleached Shoot ing, in short lengths, in this salo at 4 cents. Majestic Flour 00 cents per sack-as fino as can bo made out of wheat, regardless of this cost. Buy ono sack and it will make us friends in tho flour business. Piedmont, best half patent to bc had, 55 couts por sack. Red Star, an excellent family (lour, 50 cents per sack. 20 pounds Granulated Sugar.$1 00 10 pounds Rio Colieo. 1 00 8 cakes Octagon Soap. 10c. Early Bird and Schnapps Tobacco, 3 plugs for. 25c. 2 Plugs, doublo thick. 25c. Best Standard Unbleached Drills ; worth 7 cents, in this salo 5? cents. Gents' Furnishing Goods will bo made a special foaturo of this Mid-Summer Reduction Salo. Prices extremely low; qual ity of goods very high. If m WE WILL SELL OUR HATS AT COST DURING THIS SALE. STRAW HATS-HALF PRICE. All our 35 and 25 cents Un dervests to go at 20 cents in this sale. All our $1.00 and $1.25 Shirts to go at 85 couts in this salo. All our 75 and 50 couts Un dorvests to go at 40 cents in this sale. All our Notions aro greatly reduced in price. Al^^WE WILL STILL ISSUE OUR REBATE CHECKS DURING THIS REDUCTION SALE. IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH! C. W. & J. E. BAUKNIGHT, Cash Merchants. IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH! Mixed Paints. Lt costs just as much to uso a Paint that lasts hut two years as it does to use ono that will last four or five. That is, thc work of putting on Paints costs tho same whether you use good or poor mate rial. I sell Paints of any color and in any quantity. And my l*ainl contain : Pure White Lead, Pure Linseed Oil, Pure Tur pentine Dryer, Puro Tinting Colors. No Alkalies, Benzine, Barytes, Whiting, or Fish Oil. Drop in and get Color Card. I will give you hints about Body Colors and Trimmint? J. H. Darby, Druggist. State Mutual LifeA*. Annuity Go. -ROME, A. . The Parent Annuity Association of the South. Assets,.$130,471.89 Surplus, over all liabilities, July 1st, 1001, . $ 68,' 50.46 TT IS WITH PLEASURE AND PARDONABLE PRIDE THAT WE CALL THE A ATTENTION OF OUR FRIENDS and tho public gonorally to the excellent contract for Lifo Insurance now being ottered by The State Mutual Idfo and Annuity Association, of Koine, Ga. It if* not an assessment company, but a GUARANTEED STIPULATED PRE MIUM CONTRACT. Tho plan is tho Annuity System, which pr?vidos a guaran teed annual inoomo to the member In Old ago. In caso of his doath it provides for his widow, and in tho event of her death, for his minor children. T IX JE STATE MUTUAL issues tho strongest, tho safest and most beneficial contract for a dopendont family I now on tho market. They number among their policy-hohlors somo of tho leading j financiers of tho Statos of Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia, and with ono accord thoy unhesitatingly pronounce it (?rjf The Best. J. W. ROU NS AV ILLE, Vico-Pros. W. P. SIMPSON, Treasurer. THOMPSON HILES, President. ELBERT T. McGHKE, Secretary. Omeo and Consulting Rooms: 1500 Main Street, Columbia, S. C. First-class Agents wau ted. Address: Lock Box No. 127, Columbia, S. C. FRANCIS A BAILEY, State Agents. Or T. H. FRANCIS, 380 Whitehall Stroet, Atlanta, Georgia. Any Information cheerfully furnished by J. A. STECK, RESIDENT AGENT, WALHALLA, SO. CA. 2Qm ? OIL GUSHER IN OCONEE. On Has Been Discovered Near South Union that will Yield Immensely. Tugaloo, July 12.-Editors Keo weo Courier : Your correspondent recently visited the homo of Mr. Jos. B. McJunkin to investigate thc rumors atloat as to the recent dis covery of petroleum on his premises. Mr. McJunkin'B farm is situatod in the interior of tho south western part of Oconoo county, South Carolina, and about a mile and a half from Tugaloo river. Mr. McJunkin is a prosperous farmer, tho youngest son of Samuel S. McJunkin, the oldest living pio neer of upper Carolina, having cele brated his ninetieth birthday. Per haps more than half century ago the I father became the possessor of an extensive tract of land consisting in natural forest. As his children grew up he endeavored to settle them about him and much of it has been cleared and in a high stato of culti vation. Tho land lies well, well watered by small branches horo and thoro, and tho soil is subject to abrupt variations from a sandy loam to a tight, tenacious, ramified by strata of red and gray sandstone. It has been noticed that tho light ning seemed to seleot a tree for its target near this spot, and in the early spring a beautiful Spanish oak, a foot in diameter, growing about twenty feet from the dwelling, was struck and died so much by degrees that it becamo a subject of remark. Threo weeks ago Dr. Boland, a skilled mineralogist, representing an extensive oil company in Philadel phia, happened to stop at Mr. Mc. Junkin's home, and his attention was at once drawn to this treo. After an investigation of tho surround ings tho doctor told Mr. McJunkin that appearances indicated petroloum in abundance and insisted upon im mediate examination, which was reluctantly granted. Tho mineralo gist bought tho treo, had it dug up and paid for its delivory at tho rail road, consigning it to his company in Philadelphia, and at once had a pit eight feet deep dug in search of what he termod tho petroloum blossom, which bo found corroborated his first impressions. What will be tho out come, or how it may culminate, ?fl left to extravagant conjecture, but Dr. Boland evidently is in earnest and declares th. appearances indi cato a daily ot .put of moro than three hundred arrels of refined oil, Tho doctor loft for hie headquart ers, promising to return with an ex pert in a short timo when tho work will ho resumed. N. W. Macaulay. How's This ! Wo ofTor Ono Hundred Dollars Howard for any caso of catarrh that cannot bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Curo. F. J. Chonoy ?fe Co., Props., Toledo, O. Wo, tho undersigned, have known F. J. Chonoy for tho last 15 years, and bo liovo him porfectly honorable in all busi ness transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their Arm. Wost ?fe Truax, Wholosalo Druggists, Toledo, O. Wabling, Rinnan ?fe Marvin, Wholo salo Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Curo is taken inter nally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of tho system. Prlco, 75c por bottle Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills aro tho host The Past, the Present, the Future. - I Montvalc, N. C., July 13.-Editors Courier : We aro now sitting on tho porch of the ono who loves us as no one else ever did in this world, and who cared for us and spanked us, but has never gotten pay for her trouble. The hills and dales bring back the scenes of childhood with all its glee, and we aro enchanted. Six years ago wo left this lovely spot to preaoh the blessed gospel of Christ and seek for tho lost sheep and bring thom back to tho Master's loving arms. Oh, what a change has taken placo since then ! Brothers and sisters are gone, some in ono direotion and somo in another. Kindred and loved ones sleep on tho little hill in Travelers' liest graveyard. Mother is now in hor 05th year, but is still the same tender mother. Her baby boy, L. M., though nearly 30, is still a baby and tenderly caring for mother. We can hardly realizo that all these chaps have como and gono. Severed ties of loved ones can never be united in this world. Wo can only look for ward to a reunion in our Father's house in heavon. How sacred is the lifo wo live here, and tho joy? of the ono beyond Yot must wo part, and, parting, weep; What else hath earth for us in store? Thoso farewell pangs, how sharp and deep t These faro well words, how sad and sorel Yot we shall meot again in peace To sing the song of festal joy, Whoro none shall bid our great joy ceaso, And nono our fellowship destroy. I.. M. L. POLITICAL PROGNOSTICATIONS. "J. Q. C." Guesses-Walch the Cards Fall. A Hotel on Rich Mountain-Why Not ? Columbia, July 13.-Editors Cou rier : Politics-all is politics. And if there is a land that wont grow the stuff I want to go there Bomo day. Whilo I am no politician, just let mo guess some for you, and then watch the cards fall. Tho Senatorial bout is lame and badly mixed, as in tho lower counties the vote will bo badly split. It seoms Elliot deserves it ; thoy all want it, and but ono can get it ; and Evans claims thero is a get coming to him. The end is not yet. There is no better man offering for office than our own F. M. Ansel, yet is he known sufficiently ? I fear not. Never bot on the best man See? If The State keeps up its fire on Jim Tillman then Tillman will be the next Governor of South Carolina in the language of Undo Fagan Martin, "Watch 1" It is neck and neck with Steven son and Gunter, and Jesse Gantt may fool some ono out of tho Secre tary of State's offico yet. Tho man that beats John Mobloy for Railroad Commissioner gets the job, too. There will bo a largo lump of Frost in tho Adjutant General's offico after tho count, and so it goes. Hot weather doesn't expross it hore, yet thero is plenty of rain over this part of the State and tho farmers havo never looked moro cheerful since 1882. - Senator Tillman seems to got all tho credit for putting tho Charleston appropriation through Congress. Uncle Ben did woll indeed, but I am told there aro "others." Hiindrcds of our people soon start for the hills and inviting shades of the mountains, and your humblo servant is heading as many of thom as he can for tho wilds of Oconee, I will soon follow the van if all goes well. I have, never yet lost ono opportunity to say a good word for, and oall tho people's attention to tho many advantages to be found in Oconee oounty, and nover will fail to do BO while I live. It comes so natural to mo, and to ovuryono elso who had ever known her and hor people as I have. And now let mo ask "The Kioker" and tho rest of you what is the mat ter with interesting capitalists in building a first class hotel on Rich Mountain ? You oan't beat it in the South, taking everything into con sideration, and I'll tell you why : Ono of tho first things tho tourist asks is this : "How far aro you from any railroad, post office and telegraph lines ?" This counts everything with many of them to bo in easy touch with home and business. The altitude, air, scenery, water, etc., on this mountain can't bo surpassed, and then you are almost in Wal halla. I've seen most all mountain rosorts in this State and North Caro lina, and this could be made to com pete with any of them, and with a consort of action it can be accom plished and would bo but the begin ning of better and brighter days for tho good old town and county. Lot us hope. I'll do all the pushing one man can at this end of tho line, and if everyone feels as I do about this, nothing could prevent our ultimate ouccess. Washing you all tho good things lifo has in store, I am as ever, J. Q. c. -. -- Tho Milwaukee breweries are in troublo. Thoy only allow employees four quarts of beer apiece each day, and thc men declare that it is impos sible to live on such a pittance. Just within her grasp is safety -but she doea not see it ; she is looking the wrong way. There's many a woman straggling in a sea of disease is doing the same thin g looking tue 'wrong way snatching at medicinal straws when the life buoy, Dr. Pierce's Fsvorite Prescrip tion is within her reach. Many a woman has testi fied : " I know I should not be alive to-day but for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription." This fsmous medicine establishes regularity, dries weakening drains, heals inflammation and ulceration, and cures female weak ness. Weak and sick women, especially those suffering from diseases of long standing, are invited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. All correspondence ls held as strictly private and sacredly confidential. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. "I take pleasure in writing to let you know the great good I received from your ' Favorit? Prescription ' and your ' Pleaaanf Pat let?. 1 tay* Mr?, Nora Uaddle, of Rio, Hart Co., Ky. *t took ?even or eight bottles of ' Favorita Pr?? ' lion ' and on? or two vials of Iba ' ral Think I would have been tn my (fv?v? bat not been for your*m?dlclo?a. lt nal been at four month? ?Ince I took the medicine. 1 wes all run down, had loas of appetite, ?osl? not .teep at night, waa nervoua. bad backache, black ?pots on my limb?, and ?ick headache alt the tim?. I have not bad sick headache ?(noe 1 took your medicine." + "Favorite Prescription" makes weak women strong, sick women wall. Accept no substitute for the medicine which works wonders for weak women. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure diz ziness and sick headache), DEATH OF HON. W. H. PERRY. He Held Important Stations In Life and Had the Confidence of tho People. The death of Col. Wm. Hayne Perry on Monday evening at his beautiful home, Sans Souoi, was not a surprise to his numerous friends, for be was known to be nearing the confines of the eternal world, but his oondition was practically like it has been for several years, with a gradual deoline of his physical strength. Four years ago he had a stroke of paralysis, which has kept him indoors for the greater part of thc time, and withdrawn him in a large measure from tho outside world. His interest in the affairs of tho country did not cease when life became inactive, and ho was a dili gent reader of current events, ne,ver failing to appreciate the value and importance of keeping in touch with things around him. A few days be fore his death a recurrence of at tacks to which he was subject oauscd some uneasiness among his friends, but they were persuaded that it waa not more serious than at former times, and until Monday afternoon it was not supposed that he was in fl worse condition than usual. Friends were summoned from the oity, and among others at his bedside were Capt. John W. McCullough, Capt Jas. G. Hawthorne and Mr. D. 1* Vernor, who were for many yean his most intimate associates. Tlx end oame in peace as tho sun wai sinking behind the distant mountaini upon which he had ga/.ed BO oftei during life. Col. For ry was always a strong influential man with tho people, ant liko his distinguished father ho en joyed their confidence in an unusua degree. He was plain, simple ant direct in his methods, and tlv straight forward manner in whicl his viewa were always expressed lef no doubt aa to his standing on an, public question. He was not vol ubi in speech or vociferous in mannoi but his npright conduot and unim peachable integrity gave him th support and admiration of friends i every walk of life. His services a a public man were solid rather tha brilliant, and in his oareer aa an ofi oial there was muoh to commend fe its substantial results. Tho Fcderi building in this oity is a memorial < his industry and perseverance as wember of Congress, aud his servit in the Genoral Assembly for a nun ber of years waa marked by oloi and energetic labors in behalf of tho State. As a Confederate soldier he was one of the typioal men of those ho roic days, and he was looking for ward with much interest to the as sembling of his comrades in this oily next month, when ho would grasp thoir hands in his own loved home and welcome them to its bounteous entertainment. This earthly roun ion is not now to tako place so far as lie is concerned, and to many who will be hore tho absence of their comrade will bring to them another pang of sorrow that tho list is grow ing larger every day of those who are resting on the other shore with Hampton, Jackson and Lee, tho triumvirate whose virtues as men and whoso valor as soldiers aro tho heritage of tho South.-Greenville Mountaineer, July 9th. Notes from Tamassee. Tamassee, July 6.-The weather is still dry and hot. The thermome ter went up to 99 last Saturday, but corn crops are looking very well, and most of tho peoplo aro just about through work in tho field, and somo of thom are working on the road this week. Mr. H. J. IL Grogan is work ing his road this week, and others will go to work soon, I suppose, and I reckon our roads will bo put in good fix before long, if the new road outfit is what it is claimed to be, but I fear it will not do so well on our rough roads. We will find out before long. There was one candidate strayed off up in these parts last week, but I reckon there will bo plenty of them through soon. Mr. ft, Whitmiro is vory feeble, as ho has been sick for a long timo. He cannot bo up any to walk about and is very weak. He suffers a great deal. Mrs. Eliza Rankin is still in feeble health. Wo aro looking for considerable improvements in this section. Tho telephone is to get to Tamassee, I suppose, in a short time, and on to Jocasse, by way of Salem. That will bo a great advantage to the peoplo who are interested in it. Wo aro looking for a new road to bo opened out from Grant's Mill to Walhalla, running by Mrs. Sloan's, John Duncan's and on by Bothel ohurch and conneot with tho road that runs by Col. Thompson's. Per haps tho Board of County Commis sioners will give ns the road, aa they seem to be interested in roads and tho welfare of the people. Joly 7.-Since writing yesterday morning we have had a good rain and everything is looking well. The gardens were about to dry up, but they will revivo again. j?, r.