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TO THINK OWN BKLF BE TUBE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS TH? NIGHT THE DAY, THOU OANS'T NOT THEN BB FALSE TO ANY MAN BT .J AYN KB, SH K LO lt, SMITH A STECK. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NOV. 12, 1902. ?BW 8 WK I ES, NO. 838.-VOLUME LUI.-NO. 46. po TP Do You Wear Pani Smith OH Co.'s Pants Fi which are strictly first the following prices s $5.00 ami $4.50 Pants for... 3.50 and 3.00 Pants for .. A nice lot of Cc-rd stiits of Children's Cl C. W. There's a Keepin; It requires ki right remedy ant to use it in tim hold most easily "tired out" or "ri np tho vitality b; of a good tonio i pretty sure to kel IRON TONI Is a combinat tonics known, energy of every blood, brain anc and nerve tonio, it without imrt mont in general li BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION. A Word from the Committee on Hospitality. Interesting Time Expected. The Committee on Hospitality for the Ii iptist Slate Convention ap pointed by tho churches of Green ville desire lo say to tho Baptists of | thu State : 1. That free entertainment will be provided for all delegates to the Ministers' Conference, to the State Convention, and to the Woman's Missionary Union; for the trustees of Furman University and Green ville Female College, and for tho| representatives of tho general mis sion and Sunday school boards, pub lication societies, etc. 2. Persons other than delegatos and representatives above mentioned oan be provided with comfortable accommodations in hotels and boar?f ing houses at from $1.00 to $1.50 per day ; and if they will write to the chairman of this committee he will take pleasure in furnishing them with a list of such hotels and board ing houses. 3. All persons entitled to and de siring freo entertainment aro res pectfully and urgently requested to give written notice to the under signed at tho oarliest practicable day, that tho work of the committee may bo facilitated and embarrass ment avoided during the days imme diately preceding tho assembling of tho Convention. 4. The Baptists of Greenville de sire and expect a large attendance on the Convention, and every effort will be made to provide for the com fort of all who come and to render their stay in our midst pleasant and profitable. Alester G. Furman, Chairman. - Buy your furnituro and cooking stoves from R. Anderson, Sonoca. Full stock always on hand. Carry Nation Hurt. New York, November 5.-Tho Mack Diamond express, of the Le high Valley Railroad, which left Jersey City westward bound at 12.12 p. m. to-day, was wrecked near the dorsey Meadows' shops, east of Ne wark, to-day and fifteen people wero more or less seriously hurt, ono coach and the engine being over turned. Tho express ran on a sid ing and collided with an engine standing there. One of the pas sengers hurt was Mrs. Carrio Nation, of Kansas. Her hand was slightly cut and her arm badly bruised. Host brogan mndo for $1,60 al Ruskin Anderson's, seneca. "BS Coach il frap, f MtM in Um?. Sold by (Irai tlSt fAIL? ~C ON SUMPTION R MEN bs ? "VVe Have Just rec JL_ lea? than their rei ictory. * Mt? We ere g< -clea* in every wax aa t j& j& j& j& j& $3.50 2.50 $2.60 and $2.00 ? 1.76 and 1.60"P 1.26 and 1.00 F luroy Panta in this lot. <i othing that we will aell OX J. E. BAUKNIGHT. i Way of p; Well. nowledge of tho 1 a determination iO. Disease get? r whon wo aro in-down." Keep Y occasional uso md you will bo sp well. C BITTERS ion of Ibo best It increases the organ. It is a I muscio builder You cannot use ie di ato improvc lenlth. Three Texans Bite the Dust. Orange, Texas, November 5. Three men are dead, as a result of a shooting nfTray hero late to-day mid great excitement prevails in this community. The ?lead arc : Jeff Che nault, City Marshal .Ionian, Tony .Innes. Bad blood is said to have existed between Chenault and Will Harris, a well-known young man, for some time. To-day tho two mon met and after a war of words Harris scoured ft double-barrelled shotgun mid killed Chenault. Har ris ran td escape the fire of Che nault's brother, but was apprehended by City Marshal Jordan, who was close at hand. While tho officer was conducting young Harris to jail ho was shot and killed and his pris oner escaped. It is not known who killed Jordan, although there were a largo number of people on the street at tho timo of the tragody. Will Harris was later arrested and placed in jail. At this juncture his brother, James Harris, started for a near-by store, doclaring that ho would procuro a weapon and take part in the affair. It is claimed that Tony Jones handed Harris a gun, after which the former jumped into I a buggy. As he WBB driving away I officers appoared on tho scene and opened fire on Jones, inflicting wounds from which he died a few minutes later. The town was thrown into a stato of intense excitement and further trouble was feared, but Sheri fr Roberts ordered that all saloons must close until ho gave them permission to open, and an nounced that ho would restore law and order at any cost. This state ment had the desired effect and al though the stroets aro crowded to nigh th ero does not appear to be any likelihood of further trouble. Jordan was only recently ap pointed to succeed Marshall Jett, who was killed in tho discharge of his duty. -Soe tho job lot of shooB for ladies, Hizes from 2 to 4}, your choice 76c. at H. Anderson's, Seneca. -The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal and TUB COUKIKK for 11.75 a year. FOR CHEAP RATES TO TEXAS, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, INDIAN TERRITORY, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, UTAH, WYOMING, OREGON, MONTANA, WASHINGTON, and Other Point* Wost, Northwest and Southwest, Writ? or call on % J. G. VIoM.exuKeK, District Passenger Agent, Louisville and Nashville R. R., No. 1 Kiowa Bldg, Opposite Union Depot, Atlanta, Os. There was an explosion of fire works on Madison Square, New York, last Tuesday night, resulting in the death of twelve persons, with seventy-five more or less injured. It is estimated that at least 30,000 peo ple wore on the square at the time. ONLY eived a large stocK of I %1 value in the closinj )in? to cause some tal o wear? style? fit and fi ants for-$1.50 ants for. 1.25 ants for._ 80 90c. ai rVOrtH $3, to go at $2. at the sume reduction ? j&j&j&W Pays to Buy for A VOICE FROM OLD PICKENS. Joseph Burnell and Other Old Citizens-The Whipping Post and Gallows Lot. Old Piokens, November 8.-Tho namo of Joseph Burnett is familiar to former residents of Old Piokens and is more closely connected willi that valuable piece of property on Little River, kuown as tho "High Falls," than any other. About lifty years ago he came from Virginia to South Carolina, purchased tho High Falls, oreoted a large tanyard and engaged in tho tanning business there until his death, shortly after tho war. Ho was of Irish descent, a bachelor and a man of fine education for those days. He worked labor iously at his trade, accumulated con siderable money, which he invested in lands around the Falls ; but sad to say and unfortunately for him, near tho dose of the war ho sold thia most desirable property for Con federate money, which soon became worthless on bis hands, and he be came a laborer for hir?, where ho had been the owner and landlord. The savings of a long life of unre mitting toil mid self denial were swept away, as it were, in the "twinkling of an eye." How true it is that the riches of tbifi world "take unto themselves wings and fly away." He died penniless, but some time before his death he joined the Bap tist church and was immersed in tho pure waters of Keowee river. In the days when fortune favored him he was very kind to tho poor and needy, and many a poor individual, suffering from tho cold, was indebted to his charity for Hhoe.? or leather. Another man of prominence in those days was Alexander Bryce, Sr., who was Sheriff of Old Picken.s District for one or more terni?, and was also Colonel of the militia of the District. The last years of his lifo were spent in Walhalla, where ho served as Trial Justice and Mag istrate for a long time, lie is said to have made a good oflicer and was a man of much force of character firm in his convictions and deter mined in the discharge of what be conoeived to be his duty. While much of what has been said in these reminescences relate to the officials and prominent men of Old Pickens, I recall one most wor thy oharacter, whose name and ex ample should not bo forgotten. This man was James George, who worked at tho tailor's trade at Old Pickens for a long time, afterwards removing to Walhalla and engaging in the same business until his death. Besides being an excellent tailor, he wns a good man, a puro Christian and a most zealous Sunday school worker. I remember him as a man of most pleasing appearance, gent?o manners and amiable disposition. His widow, a most estimable lady, and a daugh ter, Mrs. Dreher, formerly of Wal halla, and porhaps other children survive him. It is within the memory of those now living when there stood, near the old Court House, a whipping post at which certain malefactors atoned for thoir misdemeanors under the lash. This came to be considered a ''relic of barbarism," and was abol ished by a tender hearted Legisla ture, but there are many who still believe this method of punishment would bo more effeotual in prevent ing certain crimes than our present jail and cbaingang System. There is also within a mile of tho Court House site a small lot of land known as tho "gallows lot," where such criminals as were condoin ned to death were publicly hanged. This has also been changed and tho blood stained villain, who by his criminnl conduct, forfeits his right under tho law to live, is privately executed, and there aro thoso who believe tho old manner of public execution would be more effionoious in detering others from tho commission of crime. So far as I have been able to ascor tain, the first public hanging in tho Old District took placo about sixty years ago. Tho victim was a negro slave belonging to Nathnn Boone, his crime tho most brutal and dia bolical, being a criminal assault upon a white woman. No gallows was ereoted for him. He was suspended from a postoak limb, by a rnging throng of Anglo Saxons, near the spot where the orime was com mitted. It is said he was buried face downward with his head down hill. Tho negroes in this community say the placo is "banted" and you oannot get ono near thorn in the night time, no mattor how long and ! ! ! -3*S ?ants, nought at much g out sale of Inman, K about these Pants, nish. Sf Sf We name id 75c. Pants for.50c. 50c. Panta for.40c. Sf Sf Also about fifty as the Pants. Cash. loudly his "'possum dog" may bark. Watermelons planted near that place would bo safe. Two white mon, by the name of Tom and Cal Henderson, brothers, wero hanged on the gallows lot some time in the fifties for tho murder of one Wilson. Two negroes, ono man and one woman, were executed there dunn; tba war for robbery and assault ant battery. One Nat Frasier (negro) was hanged there after tho war for the murder of Milton Hunnioutt, which fiendish deed will bo remembered by many as having taken place in this county at a meeting of what was then called the "Union League." I believe the last trial and convic tion for murder at Old Pickens was that of a negro and white woman for infanticide. Thoy were con victed and sentenced, but were re leased by the military authorities of the Federal Government. Homicides were not so frequent then as now, but "life for life," "blood for blood" was sometimes re quired. Brilliant lawyers, merciful juries and tender hearted Governors all bavo something to say nowadays be fore a human wretch is "hanged by the neck until he is dead, dead !" In my last communication I stated that I did not know whether a monu ment bad been erected to the Hov. John L. Kennedy at Carmel church. I have since been informed that a very handsome and elegant one stands near the church, placed there by his former pupils, a loving tribute from grateful hearts. c. - -Don't forgot to seo my $1.50, $2.00, $2.G0, $3.00 aud $3 50 shoos for ladios. lt. Anderson, Sonoca. Dead Town In Abbeville Sold. Anderson, November 5.-Practi cally tho entire town of Calhoun Falls, in Abbeville county, at the crossing of tho Seaboard Air Line and Charleston and Western Caro lina railroads, was sold at auction yesterday. The property consisted of 700 acres of land, which had been surveyed into town lots and has minor improvements. It was bid in by Judge W. F. Cox, of An derson, for ?14,000, or at tho rato of ?20 an aero. There was no other bidder. Judge Cox, the new purchaser, says he intends to form a new com pany for tho purpose of developing the property, but says it will bo 8omo timo before tho plans can be given out. The 700 acres lies along the two lines of railroad, which cross at that placo, but tho land does not touch the Savannah River, which is only two milos distant. Some of tho persons who bought lots at tl?e original auction have have been paying taxes on them over since, but others have not and no improvements have over been made. The city of Calhoun Falls started out like a sky-rocket and carne down like a stick. What its fate will bo under tho now ownership remains to be seen. -Bring your corn, peas, cano seod to Buskin Andorson, Seneca. ve heal thy children. Hut there can be no joy in motherhood without health, and without health for the mother there can be no health for the child. It is of vital importance for women to know that the health of mother and child is in general entirely within woman's control. The thousands of women who have used Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription when expecting motherhood, have testified that it made them healthy and happy in the days of waiting, made the baby's advent practically painless, and gave them health to give their chil dren. Mrs W. J. Kidder, of Hill Dale Parin (Knos burg-Center), Knoshurg. Vt., writes: ? During the past year I found nu li expecting- maternity, and in rapidly falling health. I sufre rfd dread fully from bloating and urinary difficulty. I wa* growing iwrcepHMy weaker each day and sultered much ?harp pain at time?. I fell that something must l>e done. I nought your advice avid received a prompt reply. Took twelve bottles of Doctor Tierce's Pavorlte Prescription, and also followed your i n st ructions. I began to Improve Immediately, my health became excellent, and I could do all my own work (we live ou a good sized farm). I walked and ii-de all I could, and enjoyed lt. I had a short, e??y confinement ami have a healthy baby boy." The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser, a book containing 1008 pages, is given away. Send ai one-cent stamps for expense of mailing only, for the book in paper covers, or 31 stamps for the volunte bound in cloth. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. V. A FT ICR. TEN YEAHS. 1063-73. HY GAUL M'KINLKY. (Author of "At Timrod's Grave," "Sapelo" and othor poems.) "The Broken Battalions." Forget tho rage of the host il? years, And the scars of a wrong unshriven, Forgive the torture that thrilled to tears The Angels calm in Heaven. * . ' . * Forgive and forget? Yes! be it so, From the hills to the broad sea waves; But mournful and low are tho winds that ? blow By the slopes of a thousand graves. . * . . We may scourge from the Bpirit al) thought of ill In the midnight of grief held fast, And yet, Ol Brothers! be loyal still To tlie sacred and stainless pa*I. -Paul H. Ilayno. That Glorious Host Again. The Edgofleld Sabre Club, uniformed in Confederate grey, visited Columbia during Fair week of 1873. They reaohed town about dusk on the evening of tho 18th of November, and mnrchod up Main street to the quarters prepared for thom. A thrill rau through tho throng at the sight-for thoy were uniformed io tho old Confederate grey, tho home spun groy of tho fighting privato, so fa miliar to the eyes, old and young, of those now far-olf years; and thoy wore armed, and their accoutrements wore of tho old typo; nud they woro the dusty, grim and battered aspect of veterans who had stepped from out tho distant past. Sentiment was stirred as thoy plodded ap the street aud eyes wero wot with the tears of lovo and pride which greeted them a generation'ago. 1 863-'73. It was tho Hrs:, day of the Fair, And fast, on every side, From all the country round about Bolled in the living tide. All day, along tho broad highways Tho great crowd ebbed and flowed, And whirling wheels aud trampling foot Thronged all the sounding road. From morn 'till night I marked tho rout That came aud wont away; Despite tho wintry wind and rain Tho town kept holiday. But at tho dusk I stood apart, To watch the troubled flow Of tired foot, that down tho street lu weary sort did go. Long while I stood and waited there, Alone and silently, Watching tho outer, larger fair Of human vanity. 'Till tired at last, I turned away,* With sooing satisfied; The weary sights and weary sounds, Still rising far and wide. But ero that I had gone a rood I mai ked upon it all, Along tho street, from end to otu!, A sudden silonco fall. Seo thore! and ovory oyo was lixed, And ovory foot was stayed; Wo saw beyond tho breathless throng A dusky cavalcade. Come riding up by two and two, As silent as the dead; Their very horse-hoofs mado no sound Upon tho hard road-hod. No sound of bugle, nor of drum, Nor loud command was thore; No silken Hag threw out its folds Upou tho evening air. Nor flashing uniform thoy wore, But by the light of day That still was left, wo thrilled to soo, Once more-tho Robol groy ! And nearer, nearor, yot thoy como, They climb the weary hill; And, nearor yot; upon the throng Tho hush grows deeper still. No silken flag throws out its folds Upon tho ovoniug air, And yet above their hoads wo see, A tattered bimnor there! The banner that doth haunt our sloop, The Southorn Cross-and Crown ! The wonder of a thousand lands, And glory of our own. That fair hands wrought, that bravo ones bore Unsullied all its years; That hope baptized with fair, false smiles; That momory guards with toars. Our blazon in the days of wrath ; Our pride in days of peace; The flag that guarded all our lauil And flamed along the seas. Tho crimson field, tho azure cross, Wo seo with moro than sight! Tho s tarn we doomed forever sot Once moro shiuo through the night. Forgotten aro our fetters now, Forgotten all our pain- - Those ridors bring a spell with thom, And wo aro free again! So strango they scorn, there comos a doubt If these bo living mon! We cannot think wo look upon That glorious host again. Yot hero they rido; and thone not all Wo soo thom far along; Behind, boforo, by thousands more, Tho old-timo squadrons thring. Thore goos tho Army of the North; There Johnston and the West; An angry wavo that rolloth on With bayonettod crest. Onco moro tho light of Jackson's sword Far Hastes through tho gloom; Thore Ashby rides; and there, onco moro, The toBS of Stuart's plume! Oh, lifo goos back ton years to night, And we aro men onco moro; And this old hill is Arlington, And there tho allon shore; And over yonder on tho heights The hostile campfires quiver; And sullenly'twixt us and thom FIOWB by Potomac's river. And 1 bose bo gol nj' to the front, With work to do ahead, How fair they ride-God go with them! Alas! that day is dead O'er Stuart's hoad, in place of plume, The long grass now doth wave; Ten times wo've seen the violot's bloom On Stonewall Jaekson's grave. And be who ne'er did yield to man Hath yielded unto death; The stainless ?word at Lexington Hangs idly ia its sheath. The red soars on Virginia's hills Are healing one by one And golden grain on Malvern's side Is waving Tn the san. The field we fought, the wood we held, On yonder fearful day; Now eoho to the song of birds Or sound of ohlldlsh play. And there where last wo stood arrayed, That last sad April morn, Forgetful nature smiles again With ranks of rustling oom. The Hag that once did brave a world I From HB proud standard riven, ls folded from our sight, and now Hath no place under Heaven Save in our hearts and in our homes. Where sadly, day hy day, The silent spiders fittingly, Aro shrouding lt In grey. ^ But Bee I the strange troop fades fr om sight. The last file disappears: We oannot soo them for the night, Or-for these blinding tears. Now they arogono! and gone our dream; And darkly o'er the town, And o'er our hearts, and o'er our past, Once moro the night comes down. Aud homeward now, with darkened brow, Each takes his silent way; The thoughts that rise within our hearts We may not shout nor say: Yet bail! ye gallant riders all; ' Though none may speak your praise, Yu see now, in a thousand oyos, A thousand welcomes blaze. And many a kiudly heart, I woen, Doth bless your ride to-day. In that yo once more bring to sight Tho wearing of tho groy. Not yet forgotten is our past I Though wo to day aro dumb, To-uight wo'll toll tho old days o'er And droam of one to cornel -C. McKinley. Columbia, S. C., November 10, 1874. Big Failure in Richmond. Richmond, Va., November 6. Leon L. Strause, a large loaf tobacco dealer of this city, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United States District Court here to-day. His liabilities are soheduled at $800, 599.95 and his assets at *455,548.90" This is the largest failure that has ocourred in Richmond since tho national bankruptcy law; went into effect in 1898. Among the unsecured claims out of town aro Goldman, Sachs & Co., of Now York, tor $26,000, and J. R. Kyle ?fe Co., of Lynchburg, Va., for #2,21'2.24. Fair Play items. Mr. J. D. Sheldon, of Sonoca, was in our burg last week on busi ness. Prof. L. S. Mahaffey and Mr. J. F. Smith, of Star, S. C., spent last Saturday night at Mrs. S. L. Smith's. Mr. Floyd Shaw and his sistor, Miss Minnie, of Mountain Creek, S. C., visited relatives hero Saturday and Sundny, Miss Lucy McDonald, of Rich land, and Miss Lula Isbell are visit ing friends and relatives in Georgia at present. We are glad to know that Miss Lizzie Bruce, of Tokeena, who has fever, is improving some under the skillful treatment of Dr. J. R. Heller. There will be uo preaching at the Methodist church next Sunday on aocount of the quarterly meeting at Smith's Chapel. Miss Emily Compton will com mence teaching her school at Wolf Stake this morning. We extend our sincerest wishes to Miss Emily for a success with her sohool. This will be thc first school she has ever taught. Thc sociable at Mr. E. C. Marett's last Saturday night was enjoyed very much by all who were present. Several from this place attended Children's Day at Center ohuroh Sunday night. Tho members of Beaverdam Bap tist church have decided not to elect their pastor until tho debt for repairing the church has been paid oft. We think it a vory wise plan indeod. Blue Eyes. November 3, 1902. Mother Lost Reason After LaGrippe. Daughter Had Fre quent Spasms. Dr. Miles' Nervine Cured Them Both. Dr. Miles' Nervine ia a specific for nervous disorders. It removes the cause and effects a speedy and permanent cure. "I feel lt is my duty to let you know that your medicines have cured my little girl of cline, of spasms. She commenced having them at the Age of three. Our family doctor said she would outgrow them but she did not. We took her to another physician who ?aid her trouble was enileptic nts in a mild form. He did her no -ood ?Ither. She was so nervous she coulc? hardly walk. As I had already used Dr. Miles' Nervine and found it a good remedy for myself I commenced giving it to my child. I gave her in all ten bottles of the Nervine and one of the Blood Purifier. That was over two years ago and she has not had an attack since we com menced the treatment. She is no longer troubled with nervousness and we consider her permanently cured. I enclose her pic ture. My mother-in-law lost her reason and was insane for three months from the effects of LaGrippe. Six bottles of Dr. Miles' Ner vine cured her. My sister has also taken it for sick headache with good results. We all thank you very much tor your good medi cines and kind advice. I don't think there is any other medicine half so good. I send my daughter's photograph so that you may see what a sweet little girl lives out in Arkansas."-Mas. HANNAH BASSETT, Springdale, Ark. All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle Dr. Miles' Remedies. Bend for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind, 0rand Jury Presentment, November Term. -M The Stato of South Carolina, 1 County of Ooonee. f To His Honor R. C. Watta, Pre siding Judge Eighth Circuit, Ooonee county, So uti) Carolina : We, the grand jury, respectfully beg leave to present this our general report : We have passed on all the bills of indictment given ont to us by the .Solicitor. We have also examined all the County Offices, reports of whioh we made at July Terra of Court. We have by committee ezamined the Poor Farm and fined it well managed and the inmates well oared for and contented. We think that the present Steward has managed the farm well. We find tho repairs on buildings havo boon made as we recommended in our former report. We present S. M. Pool, Supervi sor, W. N. Cox and S. H. Snead, County Commissioners, for reoeiving and paying for the Morgan bridge on Little river, in Seneca township? when said bridge was not built ,4o cording to specifications given on day of lotting, and give as witnesses to prove tho same W. L. McMaban, W. li. Taylor, E. P. Woods and William Hoops. ^ Wo further present S. M. Pool, Supervisor, and W. N. Cox and S. H. Snead, County Commissioners, for letting bridges without advertis ing UH the law requires, and give as witnesses to prove the samo W. H. Lusk, W. M. Krowu and J. H. Whit mire. We find that J. R. Kay, County Treasurer, d:.d not send out tax exe cutions ag he should according to law, and we horoby present him for tho same, and give as witnesses V. F. Martin, J. W. Holleman, W. O. White and J. P. KeeBe. We present Perry Richards and Elizabeth Galloway for living in Adultery, and give as witnesses to Erove the same Mrs. Jane Richards, [argaret Richards, Robt. Cobb, Jr., Sutton Masingale and Will Tannery. Wo present Jasper N. Rhodes and Anna Chapman for living in adul tery, and give as witnesses to provo the same A. C. Stone, H. B. Rodg ers, M. N. Rhodes, W. B. Browning, Mrs. E. A. Browning and Silver Brown. Thanking your Honor and the So licitor for kindnesses shown us we now bog to be discharged. Y. C. Langston, Foreman. November 5th, 1902. How's This ? We oltor Ono Hundred Dollars Howard for any caso of catarrh that cannot bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, O. Wo, the undersigned, havo known F. J. i 'heney for tho last 15 years, and lie lie ve him perfectly honorable in all busi ness transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations mado by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan ?fe Marvin, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Curo is taken inter nally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, 76c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Killed by Hit Three Sons. St. Louis, November 5.-A special to tho Post Dispatch from Columbus, Neb., tells of the killing last Friday of a farmer named Gerhard Borchers, living several miles northeast of Humphreys, by Herman, a fourteen year-old son, who used a shotgun, which he had purchased for that pur P'< e. With the help of two brothers, Aug.ist, aged 10, and John, aged 8 ?? ar rf, Herman dragged the body of ib father to a strawstack and set fire to it. This is tho story scoured by Sheriff Byrnes from the three children, who are in custody. Each of the children practically told tho same story, tho only variance being in the degree of culpability in the killing accorded to eaoh. Herman, who is said to have fired the gun that killod his father, implicates his younger brothers equally with him self, whilo thoy put tho blame on him. Tho only motive for tho crime given is that tho father, with whom the children had lived alone since thc mothor's death, had not treated thom kindly. Neighbors of tho Borchers say they know of no mis treatment on the part of tho father. -Buy your furniture and cooking stoves from H. Anderson, Soneca. Kuli stock always on hand. Died In Quick Sand. Easley, November 0. - Robert Connor, the negro who has boen employed hy Mr. S. N. Wyatt as hostler met death in rather a pe culiar mininer. While coming from Central and attempting to cross eighteen Mile creek ho encountered quicksand. Ono of his horses suc ceeded In breaking loose from the vehicle and making his escape, hut' tho other one was drowned. It seems that Robert was not drowned, but died whilo struggling to rescue the dead animal, for when found he was in water above his waist hold ing to the doad animal. It is thought, that he froze to d?a'h, as th J night was very oold. - -Ladies' and children's jackets or coats to close out at very low prices at H. Anderson's, Seneca. MOVEMENT OF COTTON. What the Ginners of the Cotton States have Done Up to the 18th ot October. Washington, D. C., November 5. The following re|K>rt by States and Territories of the quantity of cotton ginned from the growth of 1902 up to and iuoluding October 18, 1902, has been iiwiod from the Census office, division uf manufacturers : States and Ter ritories. United States.. Alabama.. Arkansas. Florida. Georgia. Indian Territory Kentucky. Lou ?siana. Mississippi. Missouri. North Carolina Oklahoma. 3outh Carolina Tonnessee.. . Texas. Virginia. S'S g ?53 11M 5 a ~j S'S 'SS C C V - O ?CS r-i O 5,925,872 5K5,788 300,8<X> 29,779 906,040 201,019 284 869.408 550;i26 14,963 808,029 84,699; 601,431 121,180 1,781,797 6,625 lt sVUnl ni ??as I 29.314? 60.1 8,854 2,405 284 4,801 427 8 2,098 4,088 67 2,560 210 8,082 752 4,509 99 65.0 45.2 57.7 71.8 52.8 40.0 48.2 44.7 49.0 60.8 40.0 72.8 50.2 70.4 49 0 The above statistics of tho quantity of cotton ginned were collected through a personal individual ginnery canvass of the cotton States by 626 paid local special agonts of the Census office. Tho estimate of the percent age of the total crop ginned to and including October 18th is based on tho estimates of theso local agents, i who were instructed to confiue their estimates to the territorios canvassed by them and to the knowledge gained therefrom. Tho oftico assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of these estimates*. This report will bo followed by a second, showing tho cotton ginned up to and including December 13th, and a third and final report, to bo mado in the early Boring, will cover the total crop of the season. The final report will distribute tho orop by counties, seg regate the upland and sea-island cottons, show number of round and square packages and give weights of same. Very respectfully, S. N. D. North, Chief Statistician for Manufactures.. h-Big lot of children's suits in all stylos from 75o. to $5.00 per suit at lt. Ander son's, Se noca. Greenville Gels a Bleachery. Greenville, November 6.-A big bleaching and finish plant will be built here in the very near future. Tho Union Bleaching and Finishing Company, a New Jersey corporation heavily backed by New York capi talists, with a capital of #2,500,000, has decided, largely as tho result of the efforts of W. J. Thackston of this city, to establish a plant hore, at au initial cost of a quarter of a million dollars. All this without a cent of home money and at no cost to the city. Tho company has al ready bought 160 acres of land through which flows plenty of clear mountain wator, and will have its machinery running by April. Tho mills in this section will find tho bleachery a valuable adjunct and it can easily be soon what it will mean for Greenville. -See tho job lot of shoos for ladies, sizes from 2 to 4L your choice 75c. at H. Anderson's, Seneca. At the coming meeting of tho South Carolina Conferonoo, to bo held in Newberry, December 3d, tho Methodist churches of Greenville will extend an invitation to thc body to hold its next session in Greonvillo. The city council has given the invi tation a hearty endorsement and tho board of trade will tako the samo action in a few days. DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK? IOS Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable. Almost everybody who reads the news papers ts sure to know of the wonderful cures rr ad Dr. Kilmer's Sw? Root, the great kl /, liver and bladder remedy. It is the great medi cal triumph of the nine teenth century; dis covered after years ol scientific research by Dr. Kilmer, the emi nent kidney and blad der specialist, and li wonderfully successful tn promptly curing lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou bles and Bright's Disease, which ls the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root ls not rec ommended for everything but if you have kid ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found Just the remedy you need. It has been tested tn so many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur chase relief and has proved so successful tn every case that a spacial arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may haye a sample bottle sent free by mall, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writing mention reading this generous offer tn this paper and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,Bing hamton, N. Y. The regular fifty cent and nom* of Bronn-Root, dollar sites are sold by all good druggists.