Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cfo* JiMrtott (komm. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. -MY J A YNES, UH?LOR, SMITH A 8TKOK. . UBecniPTioN. Bi.oo Pen ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATES REASONABLE. KT" Communications of B personal oharaoter charged for as advertisements. MT"" Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for st the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8? C. I WKDNKHDAV, DKC. 31, 1904. A HAPPY. PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR To Each and Kvery One. Fae!? About the Dead Sos. Scientific observation justifies the estimate that a daily average of 6,600,000 tons of water is reoeived into the Dead Sea, from the Jordan and other souroes during tho year. During the rainy soason, snys the Chicago Heoord-IIerald, the amouut is very muoh groater ; during the dry season it is, of course, very much less, but this average will be main tained year after year. There is no outlet, and the level is kept down by evaporation Sonly, which is very rapid because of tho intonse heat, tho dry atmosphere and tho dry winds whioh are constantly blowing , down the gorges between the moun- j tains. This evaporation causes a haze of mist to hang over tho lake at all times, and, when it is moro rapid than usual, heavy clouds form and thunderstorms sometimes rage with gT?^fe,,<H(')nce in tho pockot between tho t^As, even in the dry season. A flood of rain often falls upon the surface of the sea when the sun is shining, and the atmosphere is as dry as a bone half a mile from tho shore. The mountains around the Dead Soa aro raroly seen with distinctness because of this haze. The waters .of the Jordan, when they roach tho sen, are as brown as the earth through wlik h they flow a thick solution of mud-but the in stant they mingle with tho salt water of tho lake the particles of soil aro precipitated and they become as crystal, with an intensely green tint Carrying so much soil and having so swift a current, ono would suppose that the sea would be discolored for a considerable distance, but it is not so. The discoloration is remarkably slight. Tho Jordan has quito a delta at its mouth, breaking into a number of streams and frequently changing its course because of the obstructions brought down by its own current. Million? ol Oranges. Latest estimates are that the Florida orango crop, about one-balf of which bas been shipped from the State, will yield 900,000 boxes. Local dealers are already getting their share of the crop, but within the next few weeks the markets here will be stocked with delicious fruit from the Indian River section. There will be about 250,000 boxes of the large else of fruit. Oranges run from 80 to 150 per box, 128 being standard size. The crop is averag ing the growers about $1.25 on tho trees. The best part of the fruit is purchased before it is pioked. "We will have an abundance of fiue fruit here this winter/' said a dealer yes terday. "There is always a big de mand for Florida oranges, due mainly to the fact that the fruit is sweet and deliciously flavored. Of course, there are big shipments from other sections, but the Florida goods are never a drug on the market."-News and Courier, De cember 17th. ? Pl SO'S CURE, FOR T CONSUMPTION KA w The Heroism of a Woman. A Confederate soldier, belonging to the Army of Northern Virginia, was on trial before a military court for desertion. His name was Ed ward Cooper, and when ho rose to plead he answered "Not guilty." The judgo advocate asked, "Who is your counsel ?" Ho replied, "1 have no counsel." Supposing it was Cooper's purpose to represent him self bofore the court, the judge advocate was instructed to proceed.) Every charge and specification against the prisoner was sustained. Tho prisoner" was then told to in troduce his witnesses. He said, "I have nono." Astonished with tho eal in ii ctn with which he seemed to be submitting to what ho regarded as inevitable fate, the judgo advo cate said to him : "Have you no| rlefenco? Is it possible that you abandoned your comrades and de serted your colors in the presence of the enemy without any reason ?" Ho answered, "There was a reason, but it will not avail me bofore military court." The Judgo then said : "Perhaps you aro mistaken, you are charged with tho highest .'.rime known to military law, and it| is your duty to make known the .anses that influenced your actions. For tho first time Cooper's manly form trembled, and his eyes swam in tears. Approaching the president of tho court he presented a letter as he did so. "There, general, is what riitl it." Gen. Battle opened tho letter, and in a moment his eyes rilled with tears. It was passed from one to another of tho court nut il all had seen it, and those stern warriors who had passed with Stone wall Jackson through a acoro of battles, wept Uko children. As soon as the president recovered bis self [ possession be read the letter as the defense of th?prisoner. It was in these words : "Dear Edward: I have always been proud of you. Since your connection with tbe Confederate army I have been prouder of you than ever before. I would not have you do anything wrong for tho world, but before God, Edward, unless you como home we must die! Last night I was aroused by little Eddie's oryiug, *Ob, mama, I'm so hungry !' And Lucy, Edward, your darling Luoy, never complains, but grows thinner and tbinnor every day, and before God, Edward, unless you come home we must dio. '.Your Mary." Turning to the prisoner, Gen. Bat tle asked, "What did you do when you reoeived this letter V" He re plied : "1 made application for a fur lough, and it was rejeoted. I made another application and it was re jected; a tbird time I made appli cation and it was rejeoted, and that I night as I wandered backward and forward in the camp thinking of ray home, the wild eyes of Luoy, looking up to me, tho burning words of Mary sinking in my brain, I was no longer the Confederate soldier; I was the father of Luoy and the husband of my Mary, and I would have passed those lines if every gun of the bat tery had been fired on me. When I arrived homo Mary ran out to meet me, and embraced me and whis pered : *0, Edw?rd, I am so happy ; 1 am so glad you got your furlough.' She must have felt me shudder, for she turned as pale as death, and oatohing her breath with every word, she said : 4IIavo you come without your furlough ? O, Edward, go back 1 Go back t Let me and tho obildren go down to tbe grave to gether, but for heaven's sake save the honor of your name ;' and hero I am, gentlemen ; not brought hore by military power, but in, obedience to the command of Mary to abide thc sentence of your court." Every officer of the court martial felt the force of the prisoner's words. Before them stood in beautiful vision tho pleader for a husband's and o father's wrong ; but they had beor trained by the great loader, Robert E. Lee, to tread the path of duty though the lightning flash seorohed the ground beneath their feet, and each in his turn pronounced tho ver dict ??Guilty." Fortunately foi humanity tho proceedings of the court were reviewed by the com manding general and upon tho record was written : ..The finding of the court ap proved. The prisoner is pardoner and will report to his company. .?K. E. Lee, General." Oliver CM? Settled. The Supreme Court has rendered decision in the Oliver case against the Columbia, Newberry and LaurenB railroad, wbiob bas been in the courts since 1896. The suit waa brought by Mrs. A. E. Oliver for $2(X00'0, owing to au acoident at Clinton. The oase was tried three limes, a mistrial being had .twice and in thu third trial a verdict for $7,000 was rend ered. A motion for a new trial was made and refused, whereupon the railroad appealed. The Supreme Court sustains the lower court and Mrs. Oliver, will get tho money. She was represented by Mr. An drew Crawford and Mr. B. L. Abney and the railroad was represented by Mr. W. H. Ly les and Mr. George Johnstone. Many Divorced In Augusta. The Augusta Chronicle points out the way that divorces are obtained by residents of South Carolina in the following paragraph, which is not at all oreditable to eithor side of the river : "The divorce of ten couples in Savannah this week, in the Supe rior Court, is thought to be an item notablo onough for circulation in the State newspapers. In Augusta the divorce of ten oouples would be a very trilling record. From thirty to hf ty oouples in a single day is the usual Court record here, but then Augusta is the divorce mill for the State of South Carolina, where no divorces aro allowed." Thirty Days Was My Life's Limit. Agony From Inherit ed Heart Disease. Dr. Miles* Heart Cure Cured Me. One person in every four has a weak heart. Unless promptly treated a weak heart will easily become a diseased heart. A little extra strain from any cause is sufficient to bring on this deadly malady, the most common cause of sudden death. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure will tone up the heart's action, enrich thc blood and improve the circulation. "My trouble began with catarrh and 1 have always supposed it caused thc trouble I have experienced with my hear. I had the usual symptoms of siceplessnoss, lost appetite, con stipation, palpitation <>f the heart, shortness of breath and p lin around the heart and un der left arm. My mother suffered in thc same way and I suppose mine was an inherited tendency. At one time I was in agony. I suffered so severely and became so weak that my doctors said I could not live thirty days. At this time I had not slept over two hours a night on account of nervousness. The least exercise, such as walking about would bring on palpitation and fluttering ot the heart so severe that I would have to give up everything and rest. Nerve ahd Liver Pills cured me of constipation and heart symptoms dif.unpcared under the influence of Dr. Mil es' New Heart Curr. I am In better health than I have been in twelve years and I thank Dr. Miles' Remedies for lt. I think they are the grandest remedies on earth ?nd 1 am constantly recommending them to my friends."-MRS. L. J. CANTRELL, Waxahachie, Tex. 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., Elkhait, Ind. A Golden Rule of Agriculture: Be good to your Und and your crop will be good. Plenty of Potash In the fertilizer spells quality and quantity in tb? har vest. Write us and we will aend yeo, /rte, by next mail, our money whining booka. OEHMAN KAU WORKS, M Niau Street. Msw York. Time for Renewal. The following is illustrative of the ready wit of our "Street Arabs :" A young man dressed to the height of fashion, with tbe exception of his shoes which were a shabby pair of patent leather, was strolling down Chestnut street tho other day, when a bright-eyed boot black, on the out look for business, accosted him with the usual "shine 'em up, sir?" Tho young man haughtily replied : "No I Can't you see that they are patent leather?" To w hich the bootblack replied : "Yes, but I think the pateut has ex pired."-Philadelphia Reoord. <?? -- Winthrop's Success. The annual report of the trustees of Winthrop college says: "The college made the greatest growth of any year in its hisstory during the past, its seventh, session at Rook Hill. It was enlarged in teaching force, enrollment of students, and in equipment, and accomplished more and better work than in any previous session. The number of officers, teachers and assistants was 45 as compared with 38 for the previous j session, and thu enrollment iu the college, not including some 00 pupils in tbe model school and kindergar ten, was 450 as against 872 for the previous year. One Beauty of a Carnival. Tampa, Fla., Dacember 18.-Great excitement existed 'here yesterday over developments showing that show mon belonging to the etreot show had attempted to kidnap child ren herc. Dr. Oppenheimer's pretty 7-year-old daughter was enticed to the show grounds, but hasty pursuit ot officers scared the abductors off. Several other attempts were' made, all of them against young and hand some children. Had the men been caught lynching would have followed. The turkey is so called because it is supposed to have como from the Turks. Woman Whfakty Drummer. Ever eo often there invades the Boston saloon territory a woman whiskey drummer, and because abe s a woman and ber field conserva tive New England, considerable coui nent is caused by tbis feminine in vasion of & hitherto distinctly mascu line occupatio ), says the Boston Post. Al) along her route a ripple of K>mment is caused, for tho presence if women in New England barrooms s a spectacle not often witnessed. The lady in question is a Mrs. Rue ger of New York, and when ebe mters a place business ia temporarily tuspended. Her calls are, therefore, >rief and to the point, for she is the ast to wish to discourage trade. ibo has the faculty of quickly telling 1er story of the merits of her waros, md is as quick in securing orders, writing them down and leaving. At first appearance Mrs. Rueger would be taken for the matron of an >rphan asylum. She sells her whis key etriotly on its merits and not by ter personal appearance or the lovelty of her profession. She ls all msinees, dress*, s neatly, has a brisk, >usines8-like talk and manner, aud las the reputation of being a good ellow. She looks upon and speaks >f her calling as a legitimate work br women, and that she, at least, is i success it is acknowledged. Her earnings are very comfortable and would tempt many a woman to fol ow in her footsteps. Says, Mrs. Rueger, in reference to ier oalling : "I have no complaints ;o make at all. Men treat me very joutteously. I have never been 'udely addressed, though they are lot used to seeing a woman in my ine of business, and at first the im cession ie apt to be misleading. I walk into a saloon, hotel or club, and ttate why I nm there and put for ward the merits of my goods. They tither buy or do not. That dost s ;he conversation and ? hurry on to ny next customer, for I am a busy woman. "Yoe, I thiuk there's no doubt, ibout my being the only woman in \morica who sells whiskey. One lisagreeable feature of thc business s that I am obliged to take from 15 o 100 sips of whiskey in a day, just is the men salesmen have to do. Otherwise selling whiskey is not nuoh different from selling anything ilse." MT. Rueger was in New Haven a ihort time ago when Carrie Nation was there, and to. avoid any possi >ility of meeting her and giving that )erson another chance for notoriety ihe made a change in her route. Winter seems to have set in lu earnest hroughout Now England aud the North vest. THE CouniKK and tho Atlanta Consti ut ion and the Home and Farm one year or the sum of ?2. THE APPLE ORCHARD. Ther* oarer rer tuibttakUJM wheo Our great nUreeriescare been tn betiercondition to ?*p ply petrous v-tth Ute beet of stock. AU UM *pprovert, standard varieties, absoluta!/ tree Cram dlBoasn. ?il growing finely. The York Imperial, Tho PH ito? of Winter Apples, * should have ? piso? In erery orchard. Tree stands the ruggedest oUmato and is sn ?oor mous bearer ol orkpj juicy, red apples ot mod sice that keep, and retain their flavor tUl ?pru. It? bricht red color and mort excellent quality mako lt always a ready weller la any market (?ur York Imperial stack U the Quest aver grown. TOTM C RA NKtO V K D \(ftR IKTIESi Bm Davis. Jonathan, Grimes Golden, Wine Bap, Gano, B?Wwlo, MA?MIHAO. Black Twig. Borne Beauty, Stark, Kir^ and a hundred other*. WH***fr* catalog**. Harrison Nurseries. Berlin, Md. A Tafe from th? Kongo. A returned missionary told a grialy little tale the other day. He said that in the Kongo country, from whioh he had jost como, when a ohief died a series of deep holes is made around his grave. In eaoh hole one of tho dear departed's wives is plaoed upright, hor ohin coming just to the surface The earth is tucked snugly in around her throat, and she is left to her own meditation and starvation. Advice to the Aged. Ase brings Infirmities, such as slag? gish bowels, weak kidneys and blad der and TORPID MVBR. Tim's Pills have a sp?cifie effect on these organs, stimulating the bowels, causing them to perform their natural functions as In youth and IMPARTING VIGOR to the kidneys, bladder and LIVER. They are adapted to old and young. -T. E. str i hiing, Esq., is our regular soliciting agent at Seneca. He ls author ised to receive subscriptions, advertise ments, etc., and receipt for same. We commend him to our patrons. A Frenchman's Soolal Error. A Frenchman on bis return to Paris after a week's stay with an English commercial friend in London, sat down to inscribe a letter to thank his host for his kind hospitality. Possessing but a scant knowledge of the English language, it entailed some effort on his part to frame a suitable letter. He managed, however, to convey what ho wished to say with considerable satisfaction to himself. It only needed the usual finishing sentence, and the French man was wont to wind np bis social letters with tho Frenoh phrase : "May the Lord preserve you and your family to all eternity." Failing for the moment to recall tbe English definition of tho Frenoh word meaning "preserve," ho sought the aid of a dictionary. He there discovered that the word meant "pickle," so, with pride, lie oonoluded his missive with the parting words : "May the Lord piokle you and your family to all eternity."-Lon don Tit-Bits. -Watch the label on your paper If you want to know how your subaoription ac count stands with Tua COUHIKK. Cheap and Medium Must Be Reduced Before January 1st. SEE THESE PRICES. Iron Bedsteads from $15 down. Wood Bedsteads from $1.50 up. Bureaus from $3.50 up. Rockers from 98c. to $7.50. Children's Rockers and Dining Chairs, 50c, 75c. and $1,25. Oak Center Tables, 75c. and up. Safes from $1.75 up. Kitchen Chairs, Dining Chairs, Side Boards, Wardrobes, Chil dren's Beds from $1 to $8.50. Single Beds, Wood or Iron, with Springs and Mattresses to Match. Lounges and Couches. Everything in the Furniture Line. NICE LINE OF CLOTHING. Now horo is your chanco to buy a suit of Clothes cheap. No shoddy stuff in the lot. I have a big stock to select from. Hero are tho prices : Men's Suits from $15 down. Boys' Suits from $5 down. Can fit you in Price, Style and Quality. COOKING STOVES. My lino of Cooking Stoves is the best on tho ket and prices are right. Big stock to select from, can got your choice. Prices from $7.50 to $25.00. your wife a Stovo for a Christmas prosent. mar You Buy DRESS GOODS, ETC. Extraordinary bargains in Dress Goods. Lot of odds and. ends to closo out regardless of cost. Some good stuff and good lengths in this lot. "When in tho storo ask to seo thom. Cold v.nather is hero. So como and got your Blankets-from 50c. to $5. Wool Hosiery for Men, Women and Children. The prices aro right. t BARGIANS IN UNDERWEAR. I am offering special bargains in Underwear for ladies, men and children. Below I give a few prices : Ladies' Vests from 15c. to $1.50. Ladios' Union Suits, price 60c. Ladies' Drawers, heavy and good, price 50c. Men's Vests and Drawors from 25c. to $1.50. Full stock of Childron's Union Suits, 25c. to 50c. Infants' Vests from 15c. to 76c. Ladies' Balmorals from 25c. to $1.75. Ladies' Over-gaitors, good quality, 50c. Childron's Leggings, in wool or leather, pricos 50c, 75c. and $1.25. HERE ARE THE GROCERIES. SHOES! SHOES ll Remombor my Shoe stock. Bost Shoos for least monoy. I have on hand about sovonty-fivccp^s of Ladies' Shoos, sizes 8, 8i and 4. Tho ^jfj^Ttov morly sold for $1 and $1.25. Your choice 6T Lot of Children's Shoos to close Q"jjj^jfardl cost. Bo suro and see thom. By all means seo my stock befoj Men's Shoes from tho chcap?j Ladios' Shoos from tho ch ing olsowhore. GIVE flE A CALL. I AM A HUSTLER FOR CASH, CORN OR PEAS. t= 13? HUUBHUHBI SHDuaHuHsnunuBsBHSBS^BHsE 400 Barrels Balla^^^belisk Flour, always r?^me. every sack guarantee^at prices as cheap as a cWp grade of Flour. Buy a bapgf of Obelisk for your Christt?r? cakes. Best Flour on the^irket. let your Fruits for Cakes Raisins, Currants, Citron, etc. Fresh and best quality. Remember, I sell the best goods for the least money. Everything in the Grocery line can bo purchased at my store. Goods always fresh. flflMAJTIilt Hustling for Cash, ?6.1 S0V1, Seneca, S C.