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TO THINK OWN SELF B2 TBUB AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAT, THOU OANS'T NOT THEN BX FALSB TO ANY MAN BY JAYNE?, BULELO It, SMITH & STB?K. WALHALLA, SOUTH O ABOLIS* A? DEC. IO, 1902. H?W SERIES. HO. 948.-VOLUME LID_NO. BO. ME* FOR MEN ONLY ! ! ! -afce Do YOU Wear Pants ? We haveJ**st received e> large stocR of Pents, bought at much - ,- les? than their real value in the closing out sale of Inman, Sm it tv 00, Co.'s Pants Factory. * * We are going to cause some talK about these Pants, which are strictly first-class in every way as to wear, style. At and finish. * * We name the following prices $5.00 and $4.50 Pants for.$3.50 8.50 and 3.00 Pants for. 2.50 $2.50 and $2.00 Pants for.... $1.50 1.75 and 1.50 Pants for. 1.25 1.25 and 1.00 Pants for. 80 OOo. and 76o. Pants for.50o. 50c. Pants for.40c A nice lot of Corduroy Pants in this lot, wc rth $3, to go at $2. * * Also about fifty suits of Children's Clothing that we will sell at the same reduction as the Pants. C. W. <SL J. E. BAUKNIGHT.^^It Pays to Buy for Cash. Look ( Cou? Tbe ***** \ Vrlt rf* \ be bette*. * l il ??e temei l io* 5?cftulH L1JNNBT, ? A VOICE FROM OLD PICKENS. The Negro in the Past, tho Present and tho Future-Other Pertinent Remarks. Old Pickens, S. C., December 8th, 1902.-Editors Courier : lu my last contribution I omitted to mention, among others, ono public execution which took place at Old Picketts during the war, namely, that of ono John Cottrell, who was convicted of complicity in thc robbery of Elihu Griffin, for which two negroes were hanged as previously stated. It de veloped on his trial that Cottrell not only planned and instigated tho crime, but appropriated most of the proceeds of the robbery. Thus it was in the ?lays of slavery. Tho negro was rarely guilty of any crime more serious than tin; larceny of a turkey or chicken (and that not fruin his own master) unions advised, aided and abetted byv ?orne white scoundrel. But freedom, education, Yankee sympathy and corrupt home influences seem to have deadened, to a great extent, whatever moral sensi bility ho possessed and to have de veloped his criminal instincts, HO that now in defiance of all law, human and divine, ho daringly commits every crime known to the criminal cat alogue, from petit larceny to arson, murder and rape, forgery and the outraging of white women hoing his favorite crimes. There was also a few years ago a public lynching of a black brute for the usual crime near Six Mile in Pickens county. So fiendish were tho circumstances attending i.he deed and so great the indignation of the neighborhood that his vile body alive was burned at the stake, his inhuman carcass reduced to ashes on the spot where he committed the deed, after full identification and confession. This is another "banted" place in thc eye of tho colored citizen. In view of the frequency of this crime nowadays it is hard to understand how rarely tho same was attempted in the days of slavery. Even during the bloody struggle between the States, when every able-bodied man was in arms, hundreds of miles away from homo ami our mothers, wives, daughters and sisters were entirely at their mercy, the crime was un heard of and uudreaded ; but now "horribilo dictu," no white woman in rural settlements feels safe alone in her own home or on a lonely road. Whatever may be said of the vices and corruption of the present generation of free, partly educated negroes tho humility and fidelity of the Southern slave during tho war entitle him to our respect and eter nal gratitude. All history docs not afford a parallel example of devotioh pf tho enslaved to thoir masters. )ut for ?jhs ! * HB ?HUTCWIST, Remembering nil this, I am con strained to believe Itev. Thomas Dickson should change his opinion as to this class of negroes if he were "His Satanic Majesty," or participat ing in tho government of the infer nal regions and admit them to tho realms of Avernus. I believe there aro some good negroes and a few Christians among them, but they are like "angel's visits." Truly tho "Ethiopian cannot change his color nor tiu leopard his spots." Neither can education, political rights and aspirations for social equality whiten tho skin or unkink tho wool of the African nor retine his nature to any great extent. Hut this is a gloomy subject for Thanksgiving Day. Tho groat "Rough Kider," tho daring hero of San Juan Hill, the Mighty Nimrod, lion killer, bear slayer and trolley car smasher, the illustrious President of tho United States and convivial companion of Hooker T. Washing ton, proclaims : "He thankful for the manifold blessings," ?fcc. Our own noble Governor of a noble State says, "Ho thankful." Hut if this dark, omiuous cloud from the dismal shores of "Darkest Africa," which overhangs tho Sunny South, be a curso instead of a bless ing, I don't reckon they mean for us lo bu thankful for it." "Providence works in mysterious ways his won ders to perform." We havo much to he thankful for as blessings from tho hand of the Giver of "Every good and perfect gift," and our own hearts should in cline us to render thanks not only on the days proscribed by "tho powors that he," but every day and every hour that we live w6 should feel and express our gratitude for tho blessed light of tho sun, moon and stars, tho air we breathe, tho water wc drink, the food wo eat, tho raiment wo wearj tho odor of sweet scented flowers, the musio of tho birds, the health wo enjoy, our happy homes, good schools and churches, loving parents, affectionate children, fond wives and husbands, sweet sisters and noble brothers, abundant crops, peace with the world, good govern ment at home, and, pro-eminontly above all and everything oise, tho unchanging love of an adorable Saviour, tho most precious gift of a merciful Father to His fallen child ren. C. P. S. lt anybody don't liko what 1 said about the companion of Hooker T. Washington tell him that Lincoln had his Booth, Garfield his Guiteau, McKinley his Leon Czolgosz and Roosevelt became President when the great and good McKinley died. Cures COLDS, LA GRIPPE and all HEADACHES, etc. Sold at all Dru? Stores. a^tpaobVog , to tbe keough*' , ta**.' .otoTant. * j ao ?*? T? t Ste, safe J SUV* .borough. ?Then \ ?*gf Price '?5 fft\l* THE BAPTIST CONVENTION. The First Session Held Tuesday Night-Off! cert Re-Elected. Greenville, December 2.-The State Convention met to-night at 8 o'clock. The first servico opening the convention was the Hermon. On the rostrum with the preacher, Kev. W. S. Dorsett, were Revs. Z. T. Cody, J. D. Pitts, D. W. Key and J. D. Chapman. Tho preacher, after offering a strikingly earnest prayer, announced II. Cor. iv. 18 as hi text : "While we look not at the things soon, but at those things that are not seen, which are eternal and invisible." At the close of the sermon Dr. D. W. Key read a telegram from At lanta, announcing tho death of Rev. 1. T. Tiohenor, D. D., formerly cor responding secretary of home mis sions, and he called on Rev. W. T. Tate to lead in prayer. Tho congre gation stood and sang, "Oh, how I Love Jesus." President D. W. Key called tho convention to order and the roll of delegates was called by Rev. C. P. Ervine. On motion of R..T. Marsh tho in cumbent president was ro-olected by acclamation, so were the vice presi dents B. T. Atkinson, of Chester, and C. A. Smith, of Timmonsville. Re". C. P. Ervine and V. I. Mas ters wore re-elected secretaries and Zimmerman Davis, treasurer. / W. W. Keys made a partial re port on order of business. Tho address of welcome was delivered by II. T. Haynsworth, Esq., who was very felicitious in bis remarks. This was responded to by C. C. Brown, of Sumter, who with pathos and humor charmed bis audi ence. After prayer by G. E. Spruit, the convention adjourned to meet at 10 a. m., to-morrow. The South Carolina Baptist State Convention meets upon a basis of two delegates to each Association in tho State ami ono for each 12,500 paid to State missions. There are about 500 delegates. Of this num ber about 275 have boen heard from through the Committee on hospi tality. This is a representativo gath ering in moro than one sense, ne they are representatives of a denomina tion 100,000 strong, composing 910 churches with 410 ministers. Their contributions last year to various benevolent objects wore $217,284.62. Expressions from gathering delegates and through tho Baptist Courior for last month indicate a rondincss for a forward movement for anothor year, and it is expected that this will take shape in tho Convention. Greenville, December 8.-The ENGAGED. Marriage is very largely an accident. In few cases do men or women set up a standard of manly or womanly excellence and choose by it. In most cases people become engaged as the result of pro pinquity rather tlian because of any deep rooted preference. ., ? And so it often happens that the wife enters upou ^ST~5?M% the obligations of i4tw?m?5J maternity just ns f&AgP^P V thoughtlessly as HS3rJ( she entered on the n^Et?^V/ marriage relation, J^SS?\<^^L because no one iSBSfB tu has warned her M Wm A of tho dangers she flSjmf lil/jMa Thousands of ra li f,jW|jP\ women become JBJTW j Hf .'iTt invalids for lack BM Jf Wiyftfli h\\ of knowledge of Ba H ?|>' 'M j'Ai themselves. Ii is Hj? F ? ?>A Ww\ to this lnrge body HW / . 4 ? ' vS^ \ of women that Dr. RF (I VU I?4\ Pierce's Favorite ?| \ /__y?V Prescription ? MCSS comes as a priceless boon, because il cures womanly ills. " Favorite Prescription " establisher regularity, dries weakening drains, healt inflammation and ulceration and cure? female weakness. It makes weak womer strong, sick women well. ?After my first child was born," writes Mrs Jordan Stout, of Pawcettgap, PrederlckCo., Va. "my health was very poor (br a long time, ant! last winter I was so tmd with pain down in bael I could hardly move without great suffering My husband got me a tx>tt!e of ur. Pierce's Pa vorlte Prescription and a vial of his ' 1'leasan Pellets,'which I used as directed. Infourdayi I was ?irally relieved, and now. after usina tin medicine three months. I seem to be enflrelj well. . ain't see wit, lt ls that there are *< many .uttering women when there ls such ai easy way to be citied. I know your medicine .re the best lu thc world.'* Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets the fa vorlte family laxative, One * Pellet ' i I laxative, two ' Pellets ' a cathartic dose Baptist State Convention got down to work in real earnest to-day. After routine matters the first business to be taken up was thpt o' State mis sions. The report was read by Dr. Bailey, tho secretary. The report showed that ono hundred mission airies have been employed during the year, 186 stations; 6,080 sermons, 898 conversions, 1,683 members re ceived, Sunday schools organized, 74; teachers and pupils, 7,30 4 ; con tributions, $2,753.28; churches or ganized, 4 ; dedioated, 6. An effort was made during the year to assist the colored people, but in their State Convention last May the negroes voted not to accept, any aid from whito people, North or South. Tho Bible and colportage work showed up very well indeed. The forecast of the future looks bright for the Baptists and tho board asks for twenty thousand dollars for next year. Tho amount expended this year was $14,748.08 Mr. G. B. Buel], of Charleston, read the report on tho Connie Max well Orphanage. Tho report is filed by Mr. Buell as a most excellent one, as will bo the report from any insti tution of which the Charleston merchant is the head. The treasurer's report showed that a total of $12,401.88 had been con tributed by tho Baptists of the State to support this orphan's home, be sides $2,540.55 in provis:cns and clothing. The excellont management of Su perintendent Altha T. Jamison Was endorsed by the Convention in a way that showed ita confidence in his ability and integrity. Ho has reason to feel proud of his int-titution and the convention bas reason to felici tate itself upon having Mr. Jamison as Superintendent of the Orphanage. Tho following extracts from the re port are of general interest : Financial. - Our fit-oal report leaves little that could be reasonably desired. With all the work that year, and accomplished within the year, there is yet no debt. We have paid our bills, and though the amount on hand is snail, smallor than we usually have with which to begin a new year, and smaller than your board would like, yet we are grateful. Tho receipts this year have been moro than $2,000 in excess of any amount ever reported to this Con vention as having bee i given within a year. Tho School Policy.-The achool has been maintained by strong and faithful teachers this year. All our teachers had tho full benefit of tho State summer school in July. They appear greatly to have en j*, yod the work and to havo boon profited thereby. Wo still pay our own teachers, receiving nothing from public school funds. And this shall be tho policy of your board of trus tees unless this Convention directs otherwise. Friends have urged us to avail ourselves of the recent inter pretation by the Attorney General of South Carolina of tho law that rofers to State aid to sectarian orphanages, and proceed to establish a public school at the orphanage. Techinally it would bo open to all children, though practically and aot ually it would be for tho benefit of our own. Your board is of the deoided con viction that this would be a olear violation of thc fundamontaf Baptist principio that the Church and the State should bc separate. Wo have taught the children year by year tho Bible, and this in the light ot tho truth as conceivod by Baptists. We do not contemplato tho abandon ment, of this custom. It appears to us that it would not bo tn accord with the sentiment that established Connie Maxwell Orphanage, nor with the principles of Baptists, to accept Stnto aid to tho amount of ono thou sand dollars a year with which to sustain a school that in fact ts Bap tist and would be public only tn nnme. A feature of great interest and profit to tho children was a trip to tho Charleston Exposition tho latter part of May. Sixty-nine of the cbildron went, and thoir enjoyment is not to bo measured in words. The Southern Railway transported them free, and the entertainment by the Baptists of Charleston was gracious. To most of tho cbildron it was the event of lifo. Fourteen children have been re ceived sinoo tho Convention a year ago. Our number is now 127, which is the highest mark ever reoordod. Som o of the recruits takon in dur ing tho past year wore oases of strik ing destitution, and mako tho need of orphanage work moro than ever evi dent. of the Secretary Brown read tho report on aged ministers relief. It showed 43,510.42 distributed among thirty five beneficiaries. Dr. W. J. Lang ston presented the report ou eduoa tion. About ?9700 has been- used in aiding eighteen students this year, one ol whom expects to go to the foreign field aa a medical missionary. The report on woman's work showed great advanoe. M. vV. Gordon presented resolu tions calling on the pastors to raise $65,000 for missions and benevolence next year. Dr. John II. Eager, finanoial agent of the Seminary at Louisville, made an address in the interest of the en dowment fund. Prof. George B. Eager, of the Seminary, followed, and L. M. Boper then took pledges amounting to $831. Dr. Sanders, vice president for South Carolina, read the home mission report. This is work done on the frontier in the mountains, among foreigners in cities, and in Cuba. Dr. F. C. McConnell, the secretary, of Atlanta, then spoke. Ile paid a glowing tribute to Dr. Tiohenor, his predecessor in office, who died yes terday. Many facts presented were revelations. South Carolina is the only Southern State in which no co operative work is done by this board. Tho work in Texas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory and other States was disoussed. . Dr. McConnell made a very deoided impression. Chairman Perry read the report on Sunday-Sohools. Editor Van Ness, ot the Sunday-School board, made an address of power and feel ing regarding the publications of his board at Nashville. After a lively squabble, the time and place of next meeting wore fixed. The Convention will go to Sumter next December. A telegram was sent to Judge Hudson, expressing sympathy in the loss of his wife. Louis J. Bristow. Freeto You If you aro not woll and want to know the truth about your trouble, send for my free booklets and self examination blanks. Mo. 1, Nervous Debili ty (Sexual Weakness), No. a, Varleocele, No. 8, Stricture, No. 4, Kid ney and Bladder Com plaints, No. 6, Disease of Women, No. ?, The rol?on*Klng (Blood Poison), No. 7, Ca tarrh. Thesebooks should be In the hands of every person afflict ed, as Dr. Hathaway, the author, la recog nized as the best au thority and expert In the United Btatea on DB. HATHAWAY. these dlSCSSCH. Write or send for the book yon want to-day, and lt will be sent you free, sealed. Address J. New? ton Hathaway, M.D. 71 Inman Building, 22$ S. Broad Street, Atlanta, Georgia. A TRAIN FOR MILLIONAIRES ls to Run Between Chicago ' and Florida Resorts-Equal to New York Special. Chicago, November 2'.-Chicago is to have a millionaire's train between this city, Jacksonville and. other Florida resorts, which will he as fluo in equip ment and as fast in time as tho famous train running over the Atlantic Coast Lino from Now York to Florida peints. Tho now train will bo placed in sorvice by the Kastern Illinois soon after tho first of the year, and will mnko tho ti ip from herc to Jacksonville in thirty hours, instead of thirty-one as heretofore. All tho equipment to bo uscjd is to be new and is now in courso of construction by the Pullman company. Tho cost of tho necessary equipment will bo between $700,000 and $1,000,000. ThiB elegant now train from tho West will bo operated via Evansville, Na.; h villo, Atlanta, Albauy and. tho Atlautie Coast Line to .Jacksonville, thence to St. Augustine, Pla. lt will bo seen that tho Atlantio Coast Lino will maintain its reputation for per feot passenger uer vice from tho Wost, as well as from the East. Worry Almost Unnerved Me -Heart Pains. Short of Breath, Faint and Languid. Dr.MUes'Heart Cure and Nervine Cured Me. "It has been five years linc? I was cured of heart trouble by your Heart Cure and Nerv ine, and I am just as sound as a dollar in that organ today. Por several years I had been suffering with my heart. Breathing had become short ana difficult at times, short, sharp pains about the heart, sometimes accompanied with fluttering would make me feel faint and languid. The least excite ment or mental worry would almost unnerve me. I felt that the trouble was growing worse all the time, and after trying many remedies prescribed by physicians without I obtaining relief, I was induced to give your remedies a trial. I was relieved the second day, and after taking three or four bottles all symptoms were removed and have never showed signs of returning."-Rsv. Cito. W. KIKACOPB, Chincoteague, va. There are many symptoms of heart disease, which so closely resemble those of more com mon nervous disorders as to frequently mis lead the attending physician. Often in casca of heart trouble the stomach, kidneys, liver or lungs become affected. Again the symptoms may be those of weakened nerves, as tired feeling, sleeplessness, timidity, the patient is easily excitable and apt to worry without cause. If you have the least suspicion that your heart is weak study your symptoms and begin the use of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, the gjreat heart and blood tonic, without a day's All druggists sell and guarantee first bot tle Dr. Miles' Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. The President's Message. President Roosevelt's annual mes sage, whioh was submitted to Con gress yesterday, is a decided im provement on his first address to that body, in the respect that it is ten columns shorter than his opening message, and does not contain as many words, we should think, by about twenty thousand. The main feature of the message is its discussion of the trust question, and upon this point the President's, conclusions are as impotent and un satisfying as were bis declarations upon the same subject during bis spell-binding tour through the New England States. The message ls the work of an essayist, not the conception of a great political leader. The Presi dent knowB his grammar and is mas ter of the art of using language to conceal thought. If he would only hunt the trusts as be has been accus tomed to hurting mountain lions, there would be more obanoe of his accomplishing the regulation of those great combinations of capital whioh he claims to be necessary to the pub lic welfare. Of course we all rejoice in the material prosperity of the oountry, and take a patriotic pride in the conquest of the industrial and commercial world which WO haw, achieved, although we do not con cede the blatant claim that the bless ings whioh we enjoy have been the result of the evils from whioh we have suffered. Such prosperity as the , lain people enjoy is independent of the policy which bas built up in this country immense fortunes for a handful of men. The wealth of the people as a whole has not been en hanced by the polioy which bas secured in a measure the phenomenal industrial de\e!optnent ot this ooun try. Deduct tho fortunes of the multi-millionaires, and the deposits in the savings banks, and tbe im mense reserves of the insurance com panies, which are held not by the plain people, but by persons in afflu ent- or well-to-do condition, and it will bc found that the plain people of tho country havo not made any such vast accumulation of riches ns the uninformed would infer from the President's optimistic expression? upon the subject. The Gould and Astor and Vanderbilt and Carnegie fortunes are never divided among the plain people of tho respective wards in whioh these very rich folk li vc, except when an economic theory is to be demonstrated. Of course thore will bo general agreement with tho President that the evils of the trusts should be re moved without injury to the good, and no right-minded person is hos tile to the big aggregations of capi tal, which are, a? the President says, "an inevitable development of mod ern industrialism," but it is as cer tain as the sun shines in Arizona that the over-tenderness whioh the Presi dent displays in his treatment of these combinations of capital, will never reform the evils of which he makes very indefinite suggestion. It is true, as ho says, that "a fun damental base of civilization is tho inviolability of property," but it is further truu that the property which has been acquired through govern mental favoritism, and by orusbing out the life of competition, is noth ing better than stolen goods, and that the only adequnte reform which could be wrought would be repara tion. It has been only a little while since the President mado the im pression on the public mind that in liin opinion the amendment of the Constitution would bo required be fore the evils whioh he would now "cut outw could be reached. He be lieves now, however, that "monopo lies, unjust discriminations which firevent or cripple, competition, raudulent over-capitalization, and trust organizations and practices, whioh injuriously affect intor-Stato trade, can bo prevented under the power of the Congress *to regulato commerce with foroign nations, and among tho several States,' through regulations and requirements ope the instrumentalities thereof and those engaged therein." But Congress must be vory care ful to pass a law "reasonable in its provisions and effective in its opera tion." No law will bo "reasonable" in thc President's opinion, however, whioh would affect tho prosperity of the trusts, whioh havo boon built up under the fostering oaro of laws enacted in thoir interest. The com binations must bo regulated, but we must bo very careful how we regu late them. Capital must como under the control of reasonable legislation, but wo must be very particular not to do anything which will cripple oapital. < >ve< capitalization is a great evil, but we must exeroise special caution 1< st, in drawing off tho water in which tho rich combina tions float, they touch bottom and bring much distress upon the "dear eeoplt," of course. The trusts have een mainly promoted by the tariff, but we must not meddle with the tariff, lest wo fail to accomplish the oure of tbe trusts. What the President says upon this subject, and indeed on the many other topics discussed in his message will be read with interest, we aro sure, by the people. As a pY. s int going essay, the message oompares more than favorably with Mr. Roose velt's first message to Congress, and is oertainly far more readable than the enormously long and vory dull papers Of mOSt Of his predecessors. News and Courier, Deoerabof 3d. rating directly such commerce, Flag Day al Providence School On Thanksgiving Day, after a| long drive through the cold, we ar rived at Providenoe school, No. 8, ] Tokeena. After we entered, how ever, we were not cold, as the build ing waa well heated, and to see the whole family present warmed our seal. Miss Effie StHMing, the teacher, is one of those olub women Bill Arp wrote of last week. Being a mem ber of the Ludie Coleman Club and of the Andrew ricken H Chapter of the Daughters of the American Rev olution proves that she is a progres sive teacher. Mr. Leo Stribling is her assistant. The school room was decorated with holly, the mantle banked with roses and chrysanthemums. The motto, "Dare to do right," histori cal pictures and Seton Thompson's bird piotures were on the wall. The exercises were opened by Mr. R. T. Jay n?s, who read the 117th Psalm, and prayer was offered by Mr. Singleton. Dr. E. Clay Doyle's address was very fine. He spoke in a general way of the condition of this coun try and others in educational matters and how to improve on them. One special point he made was to "bo" men, not money changers." At tho close of his address he presented the school a flag from The Youth's Com panion. Little Miss May Bell King presented Dr. Doyle a handsome bunoh of hot-house flowers. Mr. Jayne8 acoepted the flag for the trustees. He told the history of Old Glory and the aim of the gift. In his charming way he then spoko on home and Bible training being the corner-stone in the structure of a noble obaraoter. Mr. JaynoB is deeply interested in sohool work, aud as ho is a man who "does not sleep, but thinks," his term on the board will bo a succoss. Miss Olive Pritchard presented him a box of roses after his address. Tho children marched out to tho flag pole and sang, "America," while Mr. Leo Stribling raised tho "Old Glory." Tho wind carried it up beautifully, and little Miss Emily Zachary placed her banner of stars and bars, with pendants of black, on the flag pole. Back into the room they went and sang sweetly. One song impressed the faot that all who go to Providence sohool must] obey the rules, have noat and olean hands, polished nails and teeth. Mr. Hiram King delighted the ohildren with bis graphophone and violin music. Then came the Thanksgiving dinner. The table told plainly that the harvest was great. Rev. C. L. Craig offered Thanksgiving blessing; then tho committee saw that oach child was served. After dinner Mr. Craig made a fine talk to the children on sohool improvement, inviting all present to come to Walhalla on December 6th to attend the meeting of thc Ooonee Kural School Improvement Associa tion. Miss Maryo Sholor, tho correspond ing secretary of the Oconeo Kural School Improvement Association, told the children how the Associa tion wanted them to improve the grounds and buildings and when the question was asked if thoy would do it and have a library, nearly every hand went up. An aged citizen remarked, after the exercises were ended : "I have bad a most enjoyable day ; I want | to como back. I wish I was a boy now." We thanked God that night that at last, after two years of bitter trials and disappointments, the sohool was making great improvemont and asked Him to renew our zeal. M. u. 8. DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable. Almost everybody who reads the news papers is sure to know of the wonderful cures made by Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. It is the great medi cal triumph of the nine teenth century; dis-1 covered after years of scientific research by Dr. Kilmer, the emi nent kidney and blad der specialist, and U wonderfully successful In promptly curing lame back, kidney, bladder, urie acid trou bles and Bright's Disease, which ls the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmers Swamp-Root ls not rec ommended for everything but if you have kid ney, liver or bladder trouble lt will be found Just the remedy you need, lt has been tested In so many ways, In hospital work, In private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur chase relief and has proved so successful In .'every case that a special arrangement has 'been made by which all readers of this paper 'who have not already tried lt, may have 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 In this paper and I send your address to | Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing hamton, N. Y. The' regular fifty cent and Rome of swamp-Root dollar sites are sold by all good druggists. When Teddy WM a Boy. President Roosevelt was not always the fluent orator and ready extempo raneous speaker that he is to-day, but this is not a matter of surprise, as precocity is never proof of great ness, although it has in many in stances* character i ?/.( ld those who afterward beoame great. Theodore Roosevelt was a wide-a-wake, hus tling youth, good at his books, but better at his sports, a lover of all outdoors, and a healthy, hearty, sturdy Amerioan boy. At sohool he was required to write essays, deliver orations, "speak pieces," just as are all sohool boys in these modern days, and his old playmates still delight tq relate how "Ted" brought the house down by his method of rendering that old stand-by, Marco-Bozzaris. Everybody knows at least tho be ginning of the stirring poem : At midnight in his guarded teut The Turk lay dreaming of the hour When Greooe, her knees in supplianro bent, Should tremble at his power. When young Roosevelt's turn oame to speak he rose with all con fi - denoe, and began, At midnight in his guarded tent The Turk lay dreaming of the hour When Qreeoo, her knees Then bis momory failed him, and he repeated, Oreeoe, her knoos In vain ; his momory stubbornly refused to work. Onoo moro ho shouted desperately, Qreoce, ber knoos The old professor looked over his spectacles and encouragingly re marked, "Grease her knees onoo more, Theodore; perhaps she'll go then." Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they cannot roach tho disoasod portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure doafnoss, and that is by constitutional romodios. Doafnoss is caused by an inflamed con dition of tho mucous lining of tho eusta chian tube. When this tubo gets inflamed you havo a rumbling souud or imperfect boariug, and when it is outiroly closed deafness is tho result, and unless tho inflammation can bo taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will bo destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten aro caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condi tion of tho mucous surfaces. We will give ono hundred dollars for any case of doaf ness (caused by catarrh) that cannot bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Proprietors, Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists, 75o. Hall's Family Pills aro tho best. Mad Elephant Kills Her Keeper. Gypsy, a big elephant belonging to Harris Nickol Plate shows, went crazy six miles from Valdosta, Ga., last Saturday afternoon and killed her keeper, Jamos O'Rourko. Tho cirous train had boon in a wreck at Tifton earlier in the day when seve ral of the animal oars were wrecked and two or three trained horses killed. The elephant Gypsy was in a high nervous state when tho train pulled out for Valdosta, tho next show point. Six miles out from that town Gypsy became so noisy and restless that O'Rourke entered her oar as tho train stopped at a small station, to try to quiet her. Imme diately tho mad brute attacked 1 '-o man MK! crushed his life out against tho sides of the oar. O'Rourke, for some reason, did not close tho door of the car after him, so after killing the keeper, Gypsy escaped to the woods. Her absence was noted before the train left the station and a hunt was organized. Tho big boast was shot a number of timos before she succumbed to rifle bullets in the brain. O'Rourke's body was taken to Valdosta, where it was givon a spectacular burial the same afternoon, being taken to the ceme tery in a circus wagon drawn by six white horses. His homo was in Nev Orleans, where bc has a wife and family. Tho skin and bones of tho elephant have been saved. Twelve men buried the mountain of flesh in the woods* where Gypsy was killed. First Grandson Gels $1,000,000. Chicngo, December 2.-A son was born to tho wife of W. A. Clark, Jr., last night, winning the $1,000,000 gift which Senator W. A. Clark offered to his sons and daughtors a year ago for the first grandson pre sented to bim, says a special to Tho Record-Herald from Butte, Mont. His youngest daughter, Mrs. Morris, in Now York, recently gave birth to a daughter. Senator Clark, who Is in Paris, has been notified by cable of thc arrival of tho prize winnor. The Commissioner of Education in his annual report to the Seorotary of the Interior placed tho nnmbor of students in all private and public, hchools in the United States nt 17,299,380, ad in?rense over the pre vious year of 278,626.