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TO THINE OWN SELF BB TBUE AND ?T MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAT, THOU OANB'T ?OT THEN BB FALSE TO ANY MAN. BY JAYNB8, SHELOR, SMITH Sk 8TEOK. WALHALLA, SOUTH OAROL?NA, MAY 18,. 10O8. NEW 8HUIES. NO. ?07.-VOLUME LID,_NO. IO. I Reminiscence Written, for The C In las!, week's paper tho writer alluded tu the arbitrary arrest, sentence and es cape of a prominent citizen of Ohio in 18(13. Hy tue law of association this has brought, to remembrance many other occurrences of a liko distressing nature that took placo in tho North and Wo;.., during our lato civil war. After the bombardment of Fort Sumter on the 12th of April, 1801. followed by Mr. Lincoln's proclamation, calling out the malitia of tho several States to the mun bor- of 75,00 men, tho war spirit swept over tho country like wild fire. The pub lic buildings wore decorated ovorywhoro with the Stars and Stripes, and almost nil privnto dwellings displayed miniature flags proclaiming to all passers-by the loyalty of their occupants. Tho word loyalty at that, time was givon a uew moaning. In monarchical countries it meant fealty .to tho reigning sovereign. In tho United States it had meant fealty to tho govern mont, which had always be fore, oxcupt during tho torin of the elder Adams, allowed tho widest freedom of speech and of tho press.- Now, for the li i st timo after the deposition of the old F?deral party, tho word waa made to moan unqualified approval of all the measures of tho President, and his ad ministration was called tho government. Criticism of the Chief Magistrate by the press or in speech was considered an act of disloyalty. In Madison's time, whon tho second war with England-tho war of 1812-took place, tho Chief Magistrate and his war measures were criticised most unmercifully, especially in New England. In Hartford, Conn., on De cember lfith, 1814, the opponents of Madison's administration, with delegates from each of the six Now England States, met in solemn convention and pro claimed to tho world their unqualified opposition to the war. Hut they were not molested, or hunted down or ar rested for disloyalty. Tho administra tion was Democratic, lt bolievod in froe speech, free press, and all tho rights guaranteed in Magna Charta. Why, when crazy George III was trying to sub duo our forefathers in tho war of the RevoiV vu, William Pitt used nil Ins mighty pov&$?9 of eloquence in the British Parliament against tho measures of the King, and his popularity aud power arose in proportion as bis tongue was eloquent in defence of Amoricati freedom and in condemnation of the King's mad attempt to crush it. During the Mexican war, which bogan in 1840, when James K. Polk was President, tho opponents of the administration wero exceedingly bitter in their denunciation of tho war, and Mr. Corwin, a Whig Senator from Ohio, declared on tho floor of the Unitod st ates Seuato that "if bo wore a Mexican ho would welcome tho United States soldiers with bloody hands to hospitable gi aves." But be was not molested, nor did be loso standing in his party. He was given a Cabinet position in 1850 under President Fillmore. His savngo expression, which was denounced by Democrats, came back upon him after wards, on ono occasion, to his confusion. '^At Antioch College, located at Yellow prings, Greene county, Ohio, a court trial ocourrod, and Mr. Corwin was em ployed by tho faculty to manage thoir oaso against somo rebellious students. A I 'eu.i at ic student was called to tho witness stand. Aftor some preliminary | I questions and answers. Mr. Corwin nd- | dressed tho student about in t hese words: "Mr. D.. suppose that, instead of hoing a studei at collcgo as you havo been here, you occupied a professor's chair, and some of your pupils should treat you ns you and others havo treated this college faculty, what would you do in such a case?" Tho student, with mock gravity, instantly replied: "Why, Mr. ? Corwin, I would welcomo them with bloody hands to hospitable graves!" That was "a sockdolager." What fol lowed in tho trial the writer was not told. Tho anecdote was related as an illustration of tho manner in which tho usor of indeceut bravado may bo "hoist by bis own potnrd." It bad been banded down from Runny mede in 1215, that "a man's house was his oastle." William Pitt declared about tho timo of tho Revolutionary war that "tho poorest man in his cottage may bid deflr ye to all the powor of the crown. Tho . yttagir' njay bo frail. Its roof may ul... I... 'Pl.? . V", J " _ 1.1,,,., , I.,,. -, shako. The *T,jrfkmay blow through it. .m ma/ ?. / But the King of " i vo\ dares not cross tho threshold of that Tho storm ma/ t"' t England cannot eiAbr. All his power ruined tenement," Cid England with hor monarchy allowed moro protection to private citizens than free America under tho oidor Adams and Abraham Lincoln. Undor tho Alien and Sedition lawn of tho formor, ninny freemon were drivou at of tho country, and many moro, accused of sedition on account of their free speech sud ii e press utter ances in oriticism of tho l'residont, were arrested, fined and imprisoned an male factors. That was under federalism ijust before its fall, The arrest and imprison ment of hundreds of citizens from 1801 to 1805. so similar to those that occurred from 1707 to 1801, show conclusively to any thoughtful studont of our politioal hi story that tho Fedoral party, supposed to havo died at tho end of tho older Adam's administration, bad only gone to sleep under a stupefying potion of such powor that it lasted sixty yeari, just three times as long as Rip V; j Winkle's sleep, mid the noise that wa* jil it was tho roar of cannon firing on ' ?rt Sumter. State rights wore now ab it ?d. Federal powers were now enlatadas never before in tho history'of tho} coun try. Lord Lyons, an envoy of tho i Mtish Government at Washington during the /ar, on ono occasion in conversation with Mr. be ward, Secretary of State, ex pressed somo doubt as to tho powor of the government to carry on a war on auch a gigantic scale. Mr. Seward said: "My lord, I oan touch a bell on my right I hand and ordor tho arrest of a oitizen of | Ohio. I can touch a bell again and order DRY G < Yard-wido best quality Lonsdale Cai Yard-wide Androscoggtas Dleaohing. Yard-wide Farmers' Friend, an extri $ yards Bleaohing??. Yard-wide Sheeting, unbleaohed.... Best quality Drills (short lengths) All Calicoes at. Ve also have have a nioe line of Organ t, we have tho best line of Wash Goode aro right. . ,W. & J. E. E MMMtatelislfl^^ i? _ Portrayed from Hearsay, Read a* ^ lng and Casual Observation. :ourler by ?M. S." tbo imprisonment of a citizen of 'New York, and no powor on earth, excopt that of the President, can release them, ('an the queen of England do so muoh?" The little bell, was tapped again and again, and arrests and imprisonments without number followed in suoh rapid succession that, under the spy system then prevailing, no man who disagreed with tho administration folt entirely secure. Some of tho Demooratio oratois aud editors quoted the constitution of tl e United States as forbidding arbitrary an esta. Article 1, Seo. 0, says: "The prlvilego of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended." Thoy quoted that much, and left off, "unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion tho public, safety may require it." It-was very comforting to those who did not like tho | war to hear tho first part quoted, but rather embarrassing to them to hoar thoir opponents quote the whole of it, and the last part with a provoking EMPHASIS. Looking at the sit nat ion from the dis tance of forty years, and having lived in States where arrests were made and sometimes followed , by imprisonment, tho writer is fully persuaded that nine tenths, if not ninoty-uine hundredths, of tho arrests and imprisonments were utterly uncalled for, and that tho perse cuted partios were just as loyal to tho government as any of their persecutors. When releasod from confinement they wero genorally told there was nothing on record against them ! In ono noted case Mr. Lincoln acknowledged that an arrested party had done no barm, butt that the arrest was made lest he might do \ harm! There was a double objoot in these | arrests and imprisonments, the main one boing to facilitate enlisting and drafting for the army, and the secondary ono being to render opposition to tho admin istration odious with a viow to the ex tinction of Domooraey. A hot-headed radical, high in military power, said, on tho arrest of a prominent man, "there aro only two parties now-patriots and traitors." Such a sweeping declaration from such a source tended/ greatly to emblttor fooling. The use of approbri ouB epithets like "traitor," "copperhead" and "rebel" provoked retaliation, and "negrophilite" mblack republican" and "nigger-worshipper" were bandied with equal freedom and animosity. Forty years have scarcely effaced the bad feel ings engendered by these sad concomi tants of a cruel war, brought on by a few reckless agitators North and South. When wo consider tho loss of life, the | destruction of property, the alionated feelings, wo instinctively quotoSt. James: "Behold how great a matter a little fire kindictb! And the tongue is a fire, a j world ofdniquity." Will Cure Consumption. A. A. Herren, of Finch, Ark., writes, "Foley's Honey and Tar is tho boBt pre paration for coughs, coli h. and lung trouble. I know that it has oured con uimption in the first stages." For salo by J. ty. Boll, Walhalla. Chinese Leper at Large. St. Louis, May 5.-Dong Cong, tho Chinese leper who has boon kept in close confinement about 2 miles bolow Jeffer son barracks for the past year and a half, has escaped. Col. Woodruff, superin tendent of tho quarantine hospital, at once ordered a search for tho dangerous patient, who is still at large. Dong Ceng's condition has not materially changed, and he is too dangerous a patient to be at large. Every effort will be made to apprehend him. v STARTLED By some Budden sound she drops the vase upon the floor. She is nervous and may lu- told that nervousness is s luxury which only a rich woman can afford to indulge in. Nervousness has cost many a woma" her po sit i o' ^> m e - tim/ -n en r?5? fi ery tilt. . bf nervoustie.,,' ls mutilation,- s . finger lost or per haps the whole hand crushed. Nervousness in women is com monly but a symptom of womanlydisesse. It is useless in such cases to "doctor" for the nerves alone. Cure the diseases which attack the delicate woman ly organism and nervousness will be cured also. D r. Pierce's ' Favorite Pre se. Option makes weak women strong, sick women well. It establishes regular ity, dries weakening draids, heals inflam mation and ulceration, ana cures fssssls weakness. It tranquilices the nerves and induces refreshing sleep. "In the fall of 1807, I wes troubled wttb nerr ounntM, headache, heart tronbU and tonal? weakness," write? Misa Blanch M. Bracey, of Bal*, OswegoCa, N, y. "Las! ?n m m er J wrote ?rtii and you advised me to try rent 1 Favorite rescription ' and '?olden M?ditai DiKovery.' I did MO and I began to Improve rapidly. Con tinned taking the medicine, haifa doter *aoh of ' Favorite Prescription ' aud ' Ooldea .?? djcal Discovery ' for the ?pace of five months, and In lea* than a year > -d regained my former lit. Ith." Dr. Pierce's , isant Pellet* clear the wddy complexion. ?ecial Values in )ODS. 10o. 8?c. 7?o. 5o. 5o. 5o. 5o. dies, Lawns,Madras,Cloth?, Crashes; i that we have ever carried. And the JAUKNIGHT. Echoes from the Farm. The human race is cursed with ills, Patent medioines, pain-killers and pills; For every man and beast that aileth, Thero ls a remedy thal cover faileth. Lotions, linimonts, electric pads and plasters, Hair persuaders, oom salves, painless tooth rx I meters; Catch-penny cabinet ouroalls, c?ndy cas caret tea, Little light laxatives, labelled liverettes. Previously prepared breakfast baked cereals, Predigested purely for puny, pale people ; Anti-oambia, anti-bug, anti-rat, Anti-lean, anti-febrim, anti-fat. Antiseptics for man and boast, A string of autis from west to east, Plain or in powders'perfumed with pep permint, Sweet scented, sugar-coated, devilment. He w a re of tho patent medicine roan He has the old timo traits of Ham, He's koon to toll you of your ills, But he is a keonor sohomor for your bills. Since Solomon'his ancient race did run, He's a new product under tho sun; In this respect at least he's wiso, He never fails to always advertise. If you would drive death's deadly germs to dire disaster And soo life's ills follow fast, tho medi cine man faster, Throw physio to tho dogs, oat according to your size, Take a daily doso of early exercise, Mixed with air, sunshine and praise; Stir with a spado; it will lengthen your days. Drink Adam's ate, take a daily plunge lu ague, sapolio, applied with a sponge. Traveling is Dangerous. Constant motion jars tho kidneys which are kept in place in tho body by delicate attachments. This is tho reason il al travelers, trainmen, streetcar men, team sters and all who drive vory muon, suffer from kidney disease in some form. Fo ley's Kidney Cure strengthens tho kid neys and cures all forms of kidney and bladder disease. Geo. ?. Hausan, loco motive engineer, Lima, (>., writes, "Con stant vibration of tho engine caused mo a great deal of trouble with my kidneys, and I got no relief until I used Foley's Kidney Curo." For sale by J. W. Boll, Walhalla. Carnegie's Gilt to Tuskecgee. New York, April 30.-Tho trustees of. the Tuskecgee Normal and Iudustrial In stitute in Alabama have received $000,000 towards tho endowment fund from An drew Carnegie, who attended tho rc?pnt meeting in behalf of tho Tuskecgee In stitute, where Ex-President Cleveland presided. Tho trustoes will meet soon to take formal action in accepting tho gift, and at tho same time to talco meas ures to still further increase the endow ment. Mr. Carnegie's letter convoying the gift reads as follows: New York, April 17, 1003. Wm. II. Baldwin, Jr , Trustae-My Dear Friend: I have instructed Mr. Franks, my cashier, to doliver to you, as trustee of Tuskegee Institute, $000,000 5 per cont United States Steel Company first mortgage lapnds towards tho endow ment fund. I give this without reservation, oxcept that I require that suitable provisions bo made from the gift for tho wants of Booker Washington and his family dur ing his own or Iiis wife's life. I wish that great and good man to bo entirely free from pecuniary cares, that ho may bo free to dovote himself to his groat mission. To me he seems one of tho greatest living men, because his work is unique, the modern Moses, who leads his raoe and lifts it through education to even higher and bettor things than a land ovoi'Mojvlng with milk and honey. His tor) * to tell of two Washingtons, one whitv '?he other colored, both fathers of their people. Andrew Carnogio. Booker T. Washington said to night, concerning the Carnegie donation : "Mr. Carnegie's gift carno as a com plete surpriso, although ho has always taken a deep interest in tho question of educating the negro. Ono year ago hu gave us $20,000 to build a library and for a long time he has contributed $10,000 a year toward our ourront expenses. Wo are striving to complete an ondowmont fund of $2,000,000. :'In addition to Mr. Carnegie's princoly gift we already bavo $410,000. So that v. heai we raise another million wo shall bo in good comfortable shape. It is ovi dent that Mr. Carnegie has had lt in his mind for some time to do somothing for tho oolorod people. Tho wholo South will be gratified for this gift, nqt only tho negroes, but tho white people as well." Foley's Honey and Tar oontains no opiates and can safely bo given to child ren. For salo by J. W. Boll, Walhalla. Important to Baptist Td tho Baptist churches in the Boavor dam Association: The executive com mittees of the Beaverdam Baptist Asso ciation and of tho Sunday school con vention held a joint session this day and agreed that in their judgment the causo of Christianity in tho Baptist churches would be best sorved by holding no union meetings on the fith Sunday in May, and instead thereof to hold a Sun day school convention at said time. This arrangement was suggested by tho union lu District No. 1 at its last meoting, and the above named committees hereby re quest that Union No. 2 oo-oporato tu the arrangement. The programme arranged will bo found elsewhere in this paper. F. M. Cary/ v Chairman Kx. Com. for Association. J. W. Stribling, Chairman Ex. Com. forS. S. Convention. April 18, 1003. I rubric. ? good value AN INTERESTING REMINISCENCE. Presiding Elder Child Writes et Old Tints .nd Old Friends. In the last issue of The Missioner, the monthly periodioal issued by the Metho dists of the Greenville District^ Hov. B. A. Child, the Presiding Elder, has the following article, which will be of inter est and will be appreciated by his friends and the public: "Since the last issue of The Missioner [. we have oompleted our first round on the Greenville District. We found the dis trict in good shape, and preachers aud f>eople hopeful of the r-est year in their dstory. Everywhere % i met with the warmest weloome, and friends of former days gafe us a hearty hand-shake and a cheery 'God bless you.' "At rick ons, our old home, where for moro than sixteen years we practiced law, a vory largo congregation carno out to hear UB proaoh, and gave the very closest attention while wo attempted to expound tho precious truths of God's word. As wo stood up before that splen did audience aud looked down upon thc upturned faces of the people, our boart swelled with gratitude to - Ged for His goodness in permitting us to return and {urach to tho people among whom, in bo long ago, we scatterod the wild oats of our youth. At the same time a feel ing of sadness possessed us, for we missed many familiar faces of the 'auld lang sync' Some of these had orossed over the river. While their spirits had returned unto God who gave them, their bodies wore peacefully /resting in the village oemetory hard by, there to remain uutil the resurrection morning, when tho sleeping dnat shall again start into life, at the voice of Him who is the resurrec tion and tho life, and who has said, 'If I livo ye shall live also.' "About two milos out of Piokens is Bethlehem. Here we were reminded of au incident that noourrod on a quarterly conferonoo ocoasion more than twenty years ago. Dr. Samuel B. Jones was the Presiding Elder, and Dr. S. P. H. Elwell tho pastor. It was a cold, dark, rainy day. and uot more than a dozen of the faithful wore present, and these were clustered immediately arouud tho pulpit. Just before .services began two god loss, dissipated men of the world from Piok ens drove into tho church yard, and en tering they sat about midway of the. church. Dr. Jones eyed them closely for a moment or two, and then announced his text: 'Turu yo, turn ye, for why will yo die, C house of Israel ?' And such a ser mon I Though preaobed at only two men Dr. Jones preached as though he were preaching to a thousand. At the conclusion of - tho sermon the door of tho church was opened, and ono of the mon of PickenB wont forward and gave his hand to Dr. Elwell, tho pastor, as a candidato for ohuroh membership. The other was amazed and thought his com panion drunk. Tears passed; the first of t hese two young men was stricken down with a fatal illness, and beside his dying bed stood the friend and compan ion of Bethlehem, rejoicing with him as ho shouted tho praises of bis Saviour. For many years now this man has been in heaven. Dr. Jones and Dr. Elwell are also there. The fourth man still lives aud now fills tho place then so ably filled by Dr. Jones. His friend and companion ou that cold, dark, rainy Sunday at Beth lehem was Col. J. C. Thompson, of the Pickous Sontinol, and at one time pub lisher of Tho K cow ce Courier at Wal halla. Peace to his ashes." What is Foley's Kidney Cure? Answer: It is made from a prescrip tion of a leading Chicago physician, and ono of tho most eminent in the oountry. Tho ingredients aro the purest that monoy can buy, nnd aro scientifically combincd.to get their utmost value. For sale by J. W. Bell, Walhalla. Big Reunion at Pelzer July 4th. Pelzer, May 1.-Preparations aro now hoing made for the second annual re union of the old soldiers on July 4th, lim:!, aud the people of Pelzer WIBII to extend a most cordial invitation to all veterans to bo with them on that day and joiu in making tho reunion a grand success. Tho officers of the Pelzer Athletic Association have arranged an interesting programme for the day, auoh as horse races, base ball, bicyole races, foot races, prize, drills, greasy pole, i easy pig, Otc, to v. hieb all old soldiers will bo admitted free. Dinner will also bo furnished on tho grounds. A sham battle between the old soldiers, and the military companies as tho Yankees, will bo one of tho tcat urcs of the day. Special trains will be run from Greenwood, Abbeville, Anderson, Belton, Piedmont and Greenville, thus enabling all to be pre-cut for the reunion. Lieutenant Qoneral C. I. Walker will be iu command of tho old soldiors. Rov. W. M. Vines, D. D., of Asheville, N. C., is to preach tho baccalaureate ser mon before the Greenville Female obliege and Forman University on the second Sunday in June. Dr. Vines is an ablo preacher, and as pastor of the First Baptist ohuroh is very popular in Ashe ville. Financiers Aim to Beat Teddy. v Boston, Mass., May 5.-A coterie of of big Boston and Now York financiers, including J. P. Morgan and J. J. Hill, but not including 1 ?arriman, are looking around for a candidate to beat Roosevelt, bocauso of bis anti-trust ideas. A care ful canvass has just been completed for thom, which shows that Bryan may not be able to di eta to the next Demooratio nomination, and tho combination has decided to finance a Cleveland ?boom. Judgo Parker has been used merely as a "chair warmer" for cleveland, Mor gan's candidate for President. Ho is to bo pushed steadily from now on, if the financial interests confirm the hews they havo just roceivod from a high Demo cratic source, that the next Democratic ?flatform will uot be based on silver. So ar Cleveland's diroot assent has not boen squarely asked. It has been rather takon for granted. Their aim ls any thing to boat RooBovelt. CASTOR IA Por Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of ^^^/ff^^&bf Troops Are Guarding Negro. Columbia, S. C., May 5.-Much excite ment was caused in Chester last night by the reported gathering of a mob at Low eryvllle, about seven miles from Chester, for tho pm pose of ly ne.hing Jim Mont gomery, a negro who entered the home m M is. Nollie Smith, a highly respected and aged widow. Governor Hey ward was requested to send troops to the soono, and ho immediately ordered the Lee Light Infantry, forty-two strong, to proceed to Loworyville. The prompt arrival of the militia probably prevented the lynching of Montgomery. . Memorial Da: a School Improvement Association, at Sense Mr. Chairman, Ladies ?nd Gentle men: The desire to extend the causo of oduoation at the present time Is world-wide I Neither time nor money are considered in the exeoution of this Dobie effort, and its assured BUO oess causes our heart to rejoice in the glowing future. But whilst all this and even moro is true, there ?B something olso io this oonnootion to be considered. It is all important to ednoate the head and store the mind with the riches of knowledge; but we will fall utterly in our efforts unless tho heart-the moral side of man-ls also instructed and fitted for the duties of life. Our immediate subject, ''Memorial Day," is in a sense educational, and it also appeals strongly to our patriotism and love of oountry. Thirty-eight years ago the war between the States was onded at Appomattox, in tho grand old State of Virginia, the mother of states and statesmen. The preceding four yeats bad witnessed the greatest strug gle known in the history of the world. More than two million men bad been en gaged in this terrille conflict. Prodigies of valor had been exhibited on every field, as well as on the water, and every duty in addition was faithfully- per formed by the Confederate soldier and sailor. The cuses that led to this great war are familiar to all. Our domes ic insti tution, for wbloh we word not alone re sponsible, was one of the exciting causes. It was, however, th? divergent views of thc people of the entire oountry upon tho Boope and powers of the Federal (lovornmont-tho sights and liberty of tho citizen-that precipitated tho bloody conflict, and, without reference to the ending of the great struggle, we take pleasure in saying that the people of tho South adhere now with more tenacity to the principles they then cherished than they did at the commencement of the war. Time' and Bad experience have re assured them that they wore r ghi-, and that all our pecuniary losses, and all the blood that has been shed, and all the precious lives that have boen laid on the altar of the oountry, have not been spent In vain. Peace brought with it oonsequenoes more disastrous than tho war. The pre diction of Mr. Calhoun, in his vista of the future, that the slaves would put their feet on the neck of their former masters, was amply verified. Nine long years of negro rule attest this unholy set. Time has, however, with its mel lowing influences, improved somewhat the conditions of the situation. The latest attestation is tho very kindly propo sition of the Federal or National Civ ornmont,.. coming through Hon. Elihu Root, Secretary of War, to enroll and priut in parallel columns, in book form, tho names of all the soldiers and sailors -Federal and Confederate-who took part in the war, and thus for all time preserve togetbor tire names and memory of the heroes engaged in this groat strug gle; and thus give, too, a tardy recogni tion and substantial justice to friend and foe alike. Thia proposition has been mot by the Governors of the various StateB of the Sontb in a like spirit, and its consummation is only a question of time. This inoident must have a good affect upon the relations and por sonal bearing of tho people of tho mtiro oountry. It is also an indica tion that we are to have, in the near fu ture, further evidenoe of renewed na tional life, prosperity and happiness. Jim Dumps waa Who lived his ll He'd never e But trudged Till" Force "ont Since then they Foi Tba R**dr-' & better bi than * Ntvrsr Tires ef lt. "I sm considerably advanced tows of age. I hsve of late been almost rej uss of your very excellent preparation, rightly designated ss ' Force.' Never tl W-l Dev. 0. J.Copeland's Success tn his New Field. The Waynesboro (fia.) True Citizen ?aye that subscriptions to tho amount of over $7,000 has been alroady raised for the building of a Baptist chu rob on some more desirable lot in tho oity than that >n whioh the prosent Baptist ohuroh now stands. It is proposed to raise the sum sf $10,000 for the purpose ot building the new one of brick and muob larger ?nd more commodious than the present, I wbloh bas become too small to accommo date the congregations that assemble there from timeto time. Tho ministra tion of Rev. Mr. Copeland has creal ed much enthusiasm for tho Baptist church here now and the necessary amount will soon be raised. Bishop Capers Sometimes Goes to the Theatre. The Gaffney Ledger says : Bishop Ca Bors, than whom there is no nobler In int ian gentleman io all tho world, some time ago remarked to the writer: "Yea, I sometimes go to the theatre, when I know of a meritorious attraotion, sndL I also sometimes attend tho oirous. Some oT my good friends oritioiso mo for so doing, but I always say to thom that I am only too son y that they aro not ?nod enough to witness innocent amuse ments without tts oorrupting their mor als." -i--?.. Held for Big Ransom. El Paso, May 5.-Col. Martin Erickson, worth several million dollars and known throughout the Southwest, is said to have been captured by the Ysqui In dians, of Sonora, Mexico, and held for $500,000 ransom. Eriokson left Moxico City for Sonora to look over a concession on the Yaqui river and while on tho way, lt is said, was captured by Indians. He refused to pay and Is held. ^aBa^sr**^^? Remarks of Col. Robt. A. Thomp rm.<?ml2r 30n Before tho Oconee Rural a, April ?5th, 1903. Mffstanawiam Naturally the peoplo of the South, oven with their Hag furled, with their broad patriotism and love of justice, mani fested on every ocoaaiob, have always honored the memory of tho Confederate soldier and sailor, especially the noblo dead, and this reverence and love sTtould oontinuo as long as timo lasts. The wreath of fame, interwoven with the fragrant flowers of our glorious South land, have, from year to year, boen laid, tenderly, by tho unselfish and lovely Southern women, upon bis grave. And thus we have "Memorial Day." "Memorial Day" may bo observed or celebrated on the tenth day of May In each year, or on any other day in the month of May, wherever the final resting place of the Confederate dead can be found, and, my friends, the bones of our dead heroes lie bleaching in the soil from Texas to Gettysburg. Where no camp of ('on fed ci ate soldiers has been organized the ladies may, from year to year, garland the graves of the Confede rate dead with tho choicest flowers. The only requirement is, that your pastor or some one who oan fill his placo in this respeot, shall uocompany yon and in- : voke by prayer the blessing of heaven upon the many sacrifices made by them in thoir devotion to duty and right as they aaw it. , But some ono may ask, how are the sohools to be ben oil ted by the observance of "Memorial Day ?," Tho ready answer ls, because the teachers leach history, and our ohildren should bo taught the truth in reforenoe to tho past whioh is of infinite importance. There is muoh history of vital import to be considered in the observance of this hal lowed day. Commencing with the settle ment of Jamestown, in the Old Dominion, the pupils should be taught the history of our country up to and including the final act at Appomattox. This history is wonderfully conservative and consis tent, and is now a land-mark that eau not be forgotten by us. Therefore, let every child in our sohools be taught the truths of our history, and always to honor and revere the memory of the Confederate hero. The Confederate sol dier has, on many sanguinary fields, oven to death, proved his fidelity to principle and bis inalienable right to liberty. A few words moro: If it is our duty to honor the Confederate dead on "Me morial Day," is it not likewise our duty to erect monuments to-his memory? Some of the counties in tho State have already erect ed handsome monuments to the Confederate dead, at thoir respective court house towns.. The name of each hero has been cut deep in the monument. Is thore any good reason why the people of Oconee should not thus honor her i Confodorato dead? Tho General Assembly, at its last ses sion, appropriated tho sum of twenty thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting a suitable monument, in tho oity of Columbia, the Capitol of thu State, to the memory of <?en. Wade j Hampton, conditioned that tho peoplo of tho State should subscribe and pay the sum of ton thousand dollars in addition for this purpose. This worthy effort should also bo considered, so that the Boheme may be made successful, and that tho people of Ooonee should do their duty in this behalf. Gen. Hampton was truly a representative man, both as a sol dier and as a statesmen, and was almost | idolized by the people of the State. His services to tho people of the State in the groat contest of 187H should be rewarded, if that be possible. Lot us honor his memory by a liberal contribution to the monument fund, and also let us honor | tho memory of our Confederate dead in like mannor. i a most unfriendly man fe on a hermit pian, top for a friendly smile, along in his moody style 9 day was served to him r call him " Sunny Jim." ree Lo-t,?rre CWMI ?Icier vacation. rda eighty years nvenated by the whioh yon nave re of it. UTTSSMOLS." Preparing for War. Victoria, B. C., May 7.-Alarming ad? vicos have been rocoived from the Orient by tho steamer Orient from Kokohama Both the Japanese and Russians are rush ing war-like preparations on a large scale and warships at VladivoBtook and Yoko hama aro being hold in rAndlnees for hos tilities in Manchuria. The . dole trend of nows is war-like in the extreme. A military offioer who has just returned from No web wang is (ploted by the Jiji Shemo as saying that according to all ap pearances Russia is undoubtedly prepar ing for war In Manchuria and great al ay m is felt at Newohwang. Tight Lacing. Last week a woman diod in Union of appendicitis whioh the physicians say was caused by tight lacing. Men natu rally admire a woman with a pretty form, but do not respect one who for the sako of making a pleasing appearance Will sacrifi?e health and indict self-tor ture.- -1 Inion Progress. The main negro problem that foroes itself on us just now is this: How many bales of cotton and bushels of oom oan he make this year? While titled educa tors, humanitarians, theorists and wise and unwiso peoplo are dismissing Mie negro problom, the negro is doing honor to nts race hy working with all his might to make a fine crop. Just let the negro alone, except when you wish to give him a friendly pat on the shoulder, or show him some needod favor. "LOOKING BACKWARD." History Cont ectod with tho Sevsnth School District at Tugaloo. White Book school ia ono of the oldest schools in Oconoe, and is the only eoe owning a house and lot for the toaohor's ase free. White Hock library was the Brat rural oohool'library in South Caro lina, Old Bethel church, whioh long ago was tho trli..ty of Ooonoe, is uow a thing of the past Only a few older citizens know of thia church, whioh was situated on the Hopkimt piase, now owned by tho Sheldon estate. Out of this ohuroh came New Bethel and South Union. The "Brick House," built by Mr. Perry, was the first briok house io upper I South Carolina. Only an Old cellar ls loft to shew where this house stood. ? This was the birth-place of Governc: ? Perry. Capt. T. D. Long now owns the I Perry farm. I The first oorn and flour mill in Ooonoe was built by Jacob ."dudor in 1788. It Is now known as the Sheldon mill. Here lived the brave Sergeant Nat. Price, who saved tho lifo of Wade Hampton. Tugalools boys readily answered their I country's oall. Hiving for tho dear oauso ? were Nat Harbin, Sam Bibbs, Pink Mo Junkins and Capt. lt. A. Hawthorn. Very littio is known nf the soldiers who woro born hero and fought for liberty, but we know Hugh, John, Thomas, Riobard and Wm. Barry, served with CaptB. Henderson and Anderson. The oldest houses are the Hibbs house, Capt. Long's, Mrs. Messers, and the j Shelor house. In-tho sixties a gun factory was located hero. The first president of a cotton manu facturing establishment in Oconoe lives | here. - The Harrisons, Bibbs, Barrys, Messers, Marottes, Perrys, Reeders and Shelors j were among tho oldest citizens of this part of Oconee. .lacon Shelor. a German, came to Vir ffinia, and married Botsy Ryland, of Eng end. He wished to move down South, but his wife did not want to come. In I 1788 he bought a large tract of land on the Tugaloo. and after the death of his wife moved here in 1700. With bira came his sons, Joseph Ryland and Thomas Ryland, and daughter, Mary Dudly, better knOwn as Polly Shelor. She was a brilliant conversationalist. It in said of her that ono could not tell which wont tho fastest, her knitting needle or hor tongue. She lived single until she was forty, then marriod twice. Thomas Shelor lived for a time at what ls known as the Sheldon mill, but later moved to Georgia. Ho had a large fa eily. Hon. J. W. Shelor, of Walhalla, ta his son. Joseph Ryland Shelor married Cason dlne Barry, a noble Christian woman, who died early, leaving five children, who wero tenderly cared for by devoted "Mamy Judy" until Miss Rebecca Vornor | becamo Mrs. Shelor. In 1840 Joseph Shelor had built the house that is now standing. He, with his father and two wives and grandchil dren, are buried in the garden at the Shelor home place. An old oak, Icabod-liko, is still stand ing near where Jacob Shelor first settled, and we say, "Woodman, spare that tree," for it has shaded*three generations. Young ladies and mon, get your note books and jot down what your dear old grandmothers tell you of primitive PiokotlS District ana Oconeo oounty. Soon they will bo gone and the tale will not be told. Wo aro familiar with old country history, but our own is forgot ten. The lives of our heroes should in spire us to noble deeds. Let us go to | work, make Oconee the first county in the State in all good work - , and brighton up the lives of our people, remembering the poor laborer by giving bim books to read, asking bim to come to church and speaking a sind word to him. What we are going to do, let us do quickly, for we must soon journey on to that City of Cities. , M. R. H. - 'Ooo' STATR OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, I LUCAS COUNTY, J - Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of tho firm of K. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay tho sum of One Hundred Dollars for ?each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be e.ui ed by tho use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. If FllANK J. Oil KN KY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day Of December, A. D. 1880. ( ^r*-*-* i 'A. W. GLEASON, i SKA!, . 1 -> Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mu cons surfaces of tho system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Tolodo, O. Sold by Druggists, 7?c. Hall's Family Pills are tho best. Proqram Baptist Sunday School Convention. The next meeting of the Beaverdam Baptist Sunday School Convention will be held with the Seneoa Baptist ohuicb on the fifth Sunday in May and on Friday and Saturday before. 1st. Devotional exercises will begin at 10.80 a. m. on Friday. 2d. Organization. 8d. The following subjects will bo dis cussed : 1st. Why should oach ohuroh and oom-i munity have a Sunday school ? Hy J, C. ?shockley, J. W. Shelor and B. S. Hoggs. 2d. Does Sunday school work aid tho progress of Christianity ? By M. A. Wood, J. E. Crosby and Wm. H. Mon gold. 3d. How may the older persons be reached in Sunday school work ? By O. K. Brenzcate, J. B. Harris and S. K. Thompson. ? 4th. What the mothers are doing to aid Sunday schools. By T. M. Elrod, N. O. Farmer and J. F. Morton. r>th. Can Sunday schools increase tho spirit of giving' to benovolent objects ? M. C. Barton, Prod. Unger aud C. R. D. Burns. 6th. What is the most needed qualifica tion for Sunday school teachers ? By R. A. Sullivan, S. C. Smith and Will E. Bar ton. Each school in the Beavordam Baptist Association will send two representa tives and every Sunday school having over 50 soholars will be ontitled to one ropresontative for every 25 over and above the 50 scholars. Tho schools will each report to the convention first the name of the super intendent; second, the number of teaoh era and other officers ; third, the average attendance; fourth, the number of months in session during the year; fifth, the kind of literature used. T. M. Elrod, ?Secretary Exeonti ve Committee Beaver dam Sunday School Convention. orno* You never hoar ", of any ono using Fo ley's Honey and/! , .' and not being satis fied. For saiygi^. W. Bell, Walhalla. Tom Hamilton, William Oliver and Joe Bird, the threi mon oharged with robbing the poetoffloos at Autun and Iva, in Anderson oounty, last February, wore convicted in the United Suites Court in Greenville last Wednesday, and sen tonccd to serve five years each ip the Atlanta penitentiary. THE OU? RELIABLE POWDER Absolutely Pur* WERE IS ? '? SUBSTITUTE Bad Mixturo Mor Bugs. Many gardeners of Dawson complain that their Irish potatoes are hoing se riously damaged and in some instanoos almoBt destroyed by a bug that has at- - taokod them.> A prominent oitizon of this city given tho Nows a romedy for the destruotlvo* insect which bo has used very effectively. 'It is a mixture of one pound of borax, two-thirds of an ounoe of glycerine ana one third of an ounoe of carbolic acid in six gallons of water. Spray tho potatoes freely with an ordinary sprinkler. . Ho says it is sure death to thu bugs, and that a few applications -will rid tfre potatoes of thom completely.-Tho Daw son News. Foley's Honey and Ts*, is peculiarly adapted for asthma, bronchitis and hoarseness. For sale by J. / W. Bell, Walhalla. ; The publishers of the .Southern Pres byterian, ono of the leading papers of that denomination, have engaged Mrs. Minnie Bakor td write a serial story en titled "Crisp, a Story for Girls." Tho story will run through twenty-two.issues * of tho papor and no doubt will be a very interesting- story, as Mrs. Baker has already won considerable fame io tho Held of flotiou. Tho Methodists of Groonville aro-tak ing time by the forelook and are making preparations for the meeting of tho South Carolina Conference in Decombor next. Tho Buncombe Street ohurcb,' whero the conference will hold its meet ings, has raised ?000 for the improvement of their house of worship, and among other things now pews will 'bo bought, the iotei ?or repainted and newly car peted. rn??-* Tho Baptist Year Book furnishes the following valuable statistics: Baptists in the United States: churches, 44,820; ordained ministers, 30,809; baptisms last year, 233,008: present membership, 4,330,402. Baptists in tho world : churches, 52,102: ordained ministers, 35,643; bap-., (isms in twelve months, 258,511; present membership, 5,140,404. Tho church property of the American l'-aptists is placed at $92,482,714. Their gi fis in ono year amounted to $15,065,207. ? Aaron Bark, a farmer, who diod sud denly in Muhlenberg county, Kentucky, recently, was discovered to be a woman, whose name is Mrs. frederick Green. She went to Kentucky 13 years ago, dressed in man's clothes, and has lived on a small farm the entire time, disguised and uover suspected. Mrs. Groen told a neighbor before she died that her borne was in Massachusetts and that she had assumed men's garb be cause she oould make abettor living than otherwise. The only known living rela tive of tho deceased is herlittlo daughter. A Wise Woman. A praotical woman remarked the othor day that the most Interesting things in tho newspapers to her aro tho advertising columns. "Long ago," said sho, "I quit buying of those who didn't adver tise. It always seemed to me that the morohant who advertises invites mo to trade with him, while the one who does not advertise impresses me with the idea that ho doesn't care enough for my trade to ask for it. Then, too, I have found that the merchant who advertises has fresher goods, for the reason, I suppose, he selis more." Swinton Dozier, ojf Savage, Floronce county, was kicked in tho stomach by a mulo last week and diod from the inju ries. The mule had colic and Dozior out him with a switch to make him get up. The mule kicked at him, the hoofs strik ing Dozier in the stomach and chest, tho shoes on the mule's hoofs penetrating the lung. Congressman James D. Richardson, the Domooratio loader in the Lou60, has an nounced publicly that he vi.11 quit poli tics and aov?te himself to the spread of Masonry. Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis courages and lessen* ?wjMuAHj b:iuty, vigor and cheerfulness soon disappear when tho kid neys are out of order ' or diseased. Kidney trouble has become so prevalent that lt is not uncommon for a child to be born 1 afflicted with weak kid neys. If the child urin ates too often, if the urlno scalds the flesh or if, when the child reaches an age when lt should bo able to control the passage, it ls yet afflicted with bed-wetting, depend upon lt. the cause of tho difficulty ls kidney trouble, and the first step should be towards the treatment of these Important organs. This unpleasant trouble ls due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most'people suppose. Women as well as men are made mis erable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root ls soon realized, lt Is aold by druggists, In fifty cent and one dollar ? sizes. You may have a j sample bottle by mall free, also pamphlet tell- norn? or SWMOP-ROO*. lng all about lt, Including many of the thousands of testimonial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y., be sure an# mention thia paper. 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