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TO THINK OWN SELF BB TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY, THOU OAJ?S'T NOT THEN BS FALSE TO ANY MAN. BY J AYN KS, SHELOIt, SMITH & STJBOK. WALHALLA, SOUTH OABOLINA, MAY 27, 1903. maw SERIES, NO. a?o.-VOLUME Mun.'-KO. 21. IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH. GRAND LODGE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. A Briel Resumo of tho Rocont Sossion at Orangobury-Tho Now Officors. [Special to Tho Stato.j Orangeburg, May 21.-The 17th annual convention of tho Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias began its sessions iu Orangeburg Tuesday morning with 800 representatives in attendance. Owing to tho large num ber of members jju attendance, the sessions were bold in the Court House, thc castle ball of thc Orangeburg Lodge being too small for so great a body. Just prior to the Grand Lodge convening in executive session Hon. Thoa. C. Doyle, mayor Oi! thc city and an enthusiastic Knight, wel comed the Grand Lodge to Orange burg in behalf of the Olty, and Capt. Joseph A. Berry, a Past Chancellor of thc lodge, extended thc welcome in behalf of thc lodge. These ad dresses of welcome were responded to in fitting and appropriate manner by Senator George ?>. Mower, Grand Chancellor, Col. Jobu M. Knight, Vice Grand Chancellor, and Gen. M. L. Bonham in behalf of tho Grand Lodge. Following these happy felicitations tho floor was cleared of all not en titled to sit in thc Grand Lodge, which then opened in duo form. AU of the Grand Lodge ofliccrs were in their places. Tho lirst business before thc Lodge was the conferring of tho Grand Lodge Degree on the new members and it was found there were 06 can didates for this degree, tho largest number to receive thc degree at one time in thc history of thc Grand Lodge. Tho amendment offered at thc last session of thc Grand Lodge to chango the da' ' of meeting from thc third to thc second Tuesday in May was voted down, as this change of date would cause a conflict with thc Grand Lodge of Odd Follows, which meets the second week in May. A substitute was offered changing tho amendment to read the lirst Tuesday in May, and under the con stitution this amendment lies over until the next meeting. The report of thc Grand Lodge ofliccrs, printed in pamphlet, form and distributed among thc members, is very interesting. Thc Grand Chancellor says, in part : "Thc Qrand Lodge at its last annual convention appropriated $200 'for thc mainte nance of such orphans as in the judg ment of thc Grand Chancellor de serve the aid of the Grand Lodge.' No case has been (jailed to my atten tion and no part of thc appropriation has been expended. I recommend] however, that the appropriation be continued. The fact that no appeal in behalf of thc orphan has been made is evidence to my mind that the subordinate lodges arc meeting their responsibility faithfully." Jaws Tightly Locked From Nervous Spasms. Physicians Could Not Prevent Fits. Dr. Miles'Nervine Cured My Wife. Dr. Miles' Nervine has been successfully tried in thousands of cases of nervous disor ders, hut neverjhas it made a better record than when used In the treatment of lits or spasms. Thousands of testimonials prove this, and in nearly every instance the writer has stated that the fits ceased after the first dose of Ner vine wa? given. The statement is repeated in the following: "Seven years ago my wife commenced having spasms or fits and I called in my home physician and he said she was para lyzed, lie rubbed her with salt water and gave her calomel and she eventually got some better, but in a short time she had another attack. She was confined to her bed for three months and the doctor could not help her. She had fits frequently, some times very severe. lier hands would cramp ?o we could not open them and she finally got so her jaws would become locked. Finally I saw the doctor was doing her no good and ordered a bottle of Dr. Nfiles' Re storative Nervine. She received so much benefit from the first bottle that I got some more. She has taken a number ot bottles but has never had a fit since taking the first dose. She also thinks very highly of Dr. Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills and is never without them. If there is any way of mak ing this testimonial stronger do so because of the good the Dr. Miles Restorative Nerv ine did my wife."-WM. Y. AM.KN. P. M.. Elkville, Miss. All druggists sell and guarantee first bot tle Dr. Miles' Remedies. ?Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Ur. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. Y in fae prices DRY G < Yard-wide best quality Lonsdale Cai Yard-wide Androscoggins Bleaching. Yard-wido Farmers' Friend, an extri J yards Bleaching. Yard-wido Sheeting, unbleached.... Best quality Drills (short lengths) All Calicoes at ".< Vc also have havo a nice line of Organ t, wc have thc best lino of Wash Goods aro right. W. SL J. E. E TII?H amount was again appropri ated for tho current year. The Grand Chancellor's report shows thc order to be in a most flour ishing condition. Five new lodges have been instituted during tho year, making the total now 104, and tho membership BIIOWB a net gain of 810, thc total number of Knights in good standing now being 0,355. Tho total number of initiations during the year were 733, but this incroase is, of course, reduced by suspensions, withdrawals and deaths. Wednesday night the Grand Lo?gj was tendered an elaborate banquet, covers being laid for 500 guests, and it was a most memorable affair. Tho second day's session of tho Grand Lodge convened with a con siderably increased attendance and j all members weli and in tine spirits. I Immediately after tho opening ex ercises thc Grand Lodge went into secret session for the exemplification of the unwritten work of the order. Following this came tho solection i of meeting place for 1904, with Co lumbia, Anderson, Greenville and | Beaufort all aspiring for tho coveted ' honor. Each of these cities had considerable backing, so that it took several ballots to finally decido it, and Greenville was solected. Thc next business before the Grand Lodge was tho election of officers for thc ensuing year, and in this the spirit of brotherhood, so beautifully taught in tho order, and thc cardinal principle of Pythianism, was exem plified. There was no contest for any office and every nomination was unanimous. Those elected were : Grand Chancellor-John M. Knight, of Sumter. Grand Vice Chancellor-James S. S nm morset t, of f ilumbia. Grand Prolate-B. A. Morgan, of Greenville. Grand Keeper of Records and Seal-Kev. J. II. Thornwcll, of Fort Mill. Grand Master of Exchequer Wilson (4. Harvey, of Charleston. Grand Mastor-at-Arms-Joseph A. Berry, of Orangeburg. Grand Inner Guard-George W. Reeves, of Branchville. (Jrand Outer Guard-M. H. Witt, of Now Brookland. Supremo Representative-M. L. Bonham, of Anderson, who goes to tho Supremo Lodge with Supreme Representative Wm. Goldsmith, of Greenville, who holds over, tho term being for two years. Tho Grand Lodge appropriated |?60 each to the Connie Maxwell, Thorn well and Epworth Orphanages for tho support of an orphan at each of those institutions. The election of officers practically concluded tho business of the morn ing, and a recess was taken until the afternoon, when tho new Grand Lodge officers were installed with due ceremony. Governor I ley ward, ono of tho most prominent Knights in the United States, having for years boon a representative to tho Supremo Lodge, caine clown from Columbia yesterday. TIIH OOVKKNOK SPKAKS. After tho now officers of tho Grand Lodge had addressed that body, Gov. I loy ward was called for and made a short impromptu add ross, but which i? said to have boon ono of the best efforts of his lifo. Ho took the Grand Lodge by storm and as he closed was tho recipient of thunder ous applause lasting for several min utes. Tho Grand Lodge adjourned after tho Governor's address. HT A NDING COM MITTKKS. Grand Chancellor Knight an nounced tho following committees for tho ensuing year : Judiciary-M. L. Smith, Camdon ; M. Rutledge Rivers, Charleston ; S. H. McGhee, Greenwood. VVays and Moans--Havelock Eaves, Columbia ; C. I). Brown, Abbovillo ; A. S. Osborne, Ninety ?Six : W. P. Hom y, Timmonsvillo ; J. Jacobson, St. Matthews. Printing-John M. Knight, Grand Chancello, ox officio ; Hov. J. H. Thorn well, Grand Keeper of Hocords and Seal, ox officio; Goo. W. Dick, Sumter. Credentials-Th OS. Miller, Charles ton ; A. E. Boozer, Columbia ; H.H. Husbands, Florence. State of tho Order-J. A. Summer set!, Grand Vico Chancellor, ex officio ; J. G. Padgott, Waltorboro; L. S. Mattison, Anderson ; E. Ii. Cox, Darlington; A. B. Kughlor, Mount Pleasant. Grand Tribuno for three years-C. P. Qaattlebanm, Conway, j .ecial Values in JODS. mbrio. 10o. . 8*0. \ good value.,. 7?o. . 5o. . ?o. . 5o. . 5c. dies, Lawns, Madras, Cloths, Crashes ; i that we have over carriod. And tho SAU KNIGHT. WERK WELL TREATED. Tho members of Orango Lodge were untiring in their efforts to make the mombors of the Grand Lodge enjoy themselves and did everything in their power to make this a memo rable occasion for their guosts. NEAT FI.OOK WORK. The Court IIouso, tho -largest hall in tho city, was crowded to the doors Wednesday with delegates to tho Grand Lodge, a largo number of visiting Knights who came here for this occasion specially, and mein?, ors of the local lodge to see the Hanks of Esquire and Knight conferred by a picked team from Von Moltko Lodge of Charleston, and their work elicited much admiration. The Hank of Esquire was conferred on one candidato in a most perfect and instructivo manner, and in this degree Von Moltke Lodge called to their assistance Gen. M. L. Honham and Wilson G. Harvey, of the Grand Lodge, Thos. P. Hranlley, of Orange Lodge, and T. Yancey Williams, of Lancaster. STATIC OF OHIO, CITY OK TOLBDO, I LUCAS COUNTY, J Frank J. Chonoy makes oath that ho is tho senior partner of tho linn of F. J. Chonoy & Co., doing business in tho City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay tho sum of Ono Hundred Dollars for each and every caso of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by tho use of Hall's Catarrh Curo. FRANK J. CHKNKY. Sworn to beforo mo and subscribed in my presence, this Otb day of Doccmbor, A. D. 1880. . ^-^^ . A. W. GI.KASON, j BEAL [ ? N^-V-^-- ? Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on tho blood and mu cous surfaces of tho systom. Send for testimonials, freo. F. J. CHUNKY & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 7?>c. Hall's Kanni y Pills aro tho best. Fatal Accidont at Clinton. Clinton, May 19.-A very sad ac cident happened at the Thornwell Orphanago hero this morning. As little Anna Anderson, daughter of the housekeeper for Mrs. Nettie Mc Cormick, of Chicago, was passing leisurely through tho laundry rooms and close to the wringer, which ro tates at a very high speed, it sud denly Hew to pieces, some of the parts striking her and killing her almost instantly. This institution is so systematically run and tho chil dren looked after so carefully that few accidents happen. This one, tho worst of all, has caused profound grief throughout tho Orphanage and community. The children are all in tears and need now thc sympathy of all friends of the fatherless. No one is to blame in thc slightest for the accident. . A flaw in the material was tho cause. The wringer was running at tho same speed it had boen for five years past. The body wiil be buried hero to-morrow. </> PISO'S CURE FOR i .. tS WHtKt All ILSt JAILS. Cough Syrup. Tontos Good. Uso In timo. Sold br druirulHU. C ON SU M PTION Veterans of Anderson County. Anderson, May 22.-Stops aro be ing taken to arrange tor a reunion of all tho Confederate voterans in the county to bo held in this city some time during the summer. Tho sug gestion is mado that a mid-summer festival bo hold, to cover two or ithree days, to tako place during the latter part of July and to wind up with a big barbecuo for all the vete rans in the county. Tho old soldiers as well as tho pestle of tho county generally need to have a little play and recreation occasionally, and no better time could be had than tho middlo summer season when tho crops aro laid by. Tho Chamber of Commerce will take the matter in hand. What ls Foley's Kidney Cure? Answor: It ia made from a proscrip tion of a loading Chicago physician, and ono of tho most eminent in tho country. Tho ingredients aro the purest that money can buy, and aro soiontiflnally combined to got thoir utmost valuo. For salo by .1. W. Holl, Walhalla. Negro Killsd in Greenville. Arch Sullivan was shot and killed in Groonvillo on May 19 by Isadoro Thompson, both colored. It is said that tho shooting was tho result of tho intimacy of Sullivan with ono of Thompson's daughters. Thompson lias escaped. The shooting occurred on North Main Street, in tho storo of Goldsmith Hros., colored grocery men, and croated considerable ex citement. Reminiscence Written for The C "Looking baokward" over our political history, we lind in its for mative stage, crowded into the com pass of less than twelve years, some of the most important transactions o'vor recorded in the annals of time. The Fourth of July Declaration of 177G, followed by the Articles of Confederation a little later ou, tho war for independence in tho mean time spreading death and destruc tion for nearly eight yoars, followed by tho Uniter! States Constitutional Convention ending its work on the 17th of September, 1787, mako up the prolific cloven and a fraction years, which brought into existence and development the groatest nation of all time. Under tho Articles of Confedera tion the several States, having boen Colonies of Groat Britain, wero iude pendont of each other, except in their united co-operation against tho former in her mad attorn pt to subdue them. They co-operated also in devising ways and means to carry on the war for independence. When that was achieved it was soon ap parent to all tho wise statesmen of the day that a Confederation of Thir teen Independent States lacked tho cohesivo elements to make a com pact and reliable general whole. Hence the preamble to tho Constitu tion of 1787 contains this significant sentence : "We, tho people of tho United States, in order to form A MOKE PHiiFKCT uxioN, establish jus tice, insure domestic tranquillity, pro vide for the common defense, pro mote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain, and establish this Constitution of the United States of America." The intention of the framers of tho Con stitution was evidently not only to establish a moro perfect union than the Articles of the Confederation had given, but a permanent one. Gen. Washington, who presided over the deliberations of tho Constitutional Convention, in submitting its pro ceedings to the Continental Con gress, says that, "In all our deliber ations on this subject (the Union) wc kept steadily in view that which appears to us the greatest interest of every American, the consolidation of our Union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence." This is just as strong as the language of Daniel Webster in his reply to Robert Y. 1 layne in tho United States Senate on January 20th, 1830 : "The Con stitution and the Union now and forever, ono and inseparable." The aim of the framers of tho Constitu tion, which was finally adopted, was to make the general government strong without making the State governments weak. They meant that both should bo sovereign in their appropriate sphere. Adams and Jefferson were both in Europe when the Constitution was framed and reported for adoption. The for mer was in London, and tho latter in Paris, both negotiating in behalf of their country tn its then unsettled and depressed condition. But there were other master minds with the wisdom needed for tho intricate work of framing a constitution. James Madison and Edmund Randolph of Virginia, John Rutledge and C. C. Pinokney of South Carolina, Benja min Franklin and Jamos Wilson of Pennsylvania, Luther Martin of Maryland, William Patterson of New Jersey, Alexander Hamilton and Robert Yates of New York, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, and Elbridge Gorry of Massachusetts, were among the most prominent, if not the most prominent, members of the convention. One of the brainiest men in tho whole body was Alexan der Hamilton. He advocated a strong general government that was calculated to take away all sover eignty from the States. An old work in tho library of tho writer, called "The Secret Proceedings and Debates of tho Convention of 1787," reports on pages 248-246 a syllabus of his plan of government: "Tho Chief Exeoutivo to bo appointed to serve during good behavior ; Sena tors, Congressmen and Supromo Judges to bo appointed by electors and to servo during good behavior; the Governors of tim States to bo Tho ltcftd makes comfort po on a sweltei Halos Him to ICaec C "1 Force ' br a blessing to hot hui since oatlng lt-and I want lt ev? that I nm nblo to go through a hot > moro comfort than when I used moat breakfasts. It has taught n "H; B. CL W-3 1 _ _ "^Portrayed from Read ?^5* lng and Casual Observation, knirler by "J. S." appointed by the general govern ment, and no State to have any forces, land or naval, and tho militia of all the States to bo under the sole and exclusive direction of the United States, the officers of which are to be appointed and commissioned by thom/' On pages 144 and 145 of the book referred to, Mr. Hamilton's speech in support of his plan contains tho following expressions : "I am at a loss to know what.must bo done. I despair that a Republican form of government can remove tho difficul ties. Whatever may be my opinion, 1 would hold it, however unwise, to change the government. I boliovo the British government forms tho best model the world ever produced, and such has been its progress in the minds of tho many that this truth gradually gains ground. * All communities divido themselves into the few and tho many. The first aro tho rich and well-born-the other the mass of tho people. The voice of tho people has been said to bo the voice of God, and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is noir true in fact. Tho people aro turbulent and changing. They seldom judge or determino right. Give, therefore, thc first class a distiuct, permanent share in the government. They will check ilif unsteadiness of the second * * * Nothing but a pormanent body can chock tho imprudence of Democracy." Notwithstanding these strong 'monarchical sentiments of this great man, who actually left the conven tion before its work was doue, as did several others, noticeably Lather Martin of Maryland, Hamilton after wards joined with John Jay, of New York, and James Madison, of Vir ginia, in inducing the States to adopt the Constitution. This was done in a publication called "Tho Federalist," in winch these three great states men brought all their study of tho science of government to convince the people of the respective States that their interests demanded their acceptance of tho Constitution. A part were dilatory in ratifying it, but all finally yielded. Washington was unanimously chosen first President by electors from tho several States, and iuaugu rated in New York on April 30th 1789. Hamilton and Jefferson, tho latter a National Republican or Democrat, were both called into Washington's first cabinet, tho for mer in ? tho Treasury Department and the latter in tho Department of State. They were political oppo nents, and differod so widely and so sharply on measures of government policy, that Jefferson said faceti ously to a friend that he and Hamil ton "were pitted against each other every day in the cabinet like two fighting cooks." On one occasion Washington, in his grave and dig nified way, administered a gentle rebuke. Hamilton is rated by some writers as the foremost man intellectually of his day. His literary, legal and phi losophical attainments wore of the highest order. Ho is said to havo aided Washington in the prepara tion of his State papers, and to havo had a largo share in the composition of his master piece, tho immortal "Farewell Address." What he might have accomplished, had ho lived to a ripe old age, can only be conjectured. In June, 1804, he was challenged by Aaron Burr, a political opponent, to fight a duel on account of some severe reflections that Hamilton had uttered against him. Unfortunately tho challenge was accepted. On tho 11th of July the parties met at Wcehawkon, on the same ground, where, a Hhort time before, a son of Col. Hamilton had been killed in a duel, and where tho father now fell mortally wounded, at tho ago of 48, by the deadly aim ot a bold, bad man, whoso after life was wrecked and ruined. Aaron liurr finally died in poverty and disgrace, "unwept, unhonored and unsung." You never hoard of any ono using Fo loy'a 11 MII.'S and Tar and not being satis fied. For sale by J. W. Hell, Walhalla. THK COURIKn and tho Atlanta Consti tution and the Home and Farm one year for tho Hum of ?V?. i gazed out on sidewalks hot 1 in vain for one cool spot ; wed he ne'er again would eat li of heat-producing meat, has " Force " restored his vim, tis hot, he's " Sunny Jim." \ >rce" ly.to-Hi-rvc Cereal ssible .lng day. ?O??. nanity. T find 5ry morning lay with much to eat hearty io how to live. ,A TUBKOBH." THE DEATH OF INNIS ALEXANDER. A Full Account ot the Fatal Accident-The Funeral Services. Innis Alexander, tho fourteen-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Alex ander, died Friday afternoon at 2.45 o'olook as tho result of a fracture of the skull received by a fall from the loft of Mr. Alexander's barn, located in the rear of his residenoe in Wash ington street. The accident ocourred Friday morning shortly after 7 o'olook. Young Alexander went to the barn to secure somo trucks which he had stored away in tho loft. When seen again he was found about 15 minutes later by bis brother, M. K. Alex ander, lying on the ground floor of tho barn with blood on his hoad and in an unconscious condition. M. K. Alexander carried his brother iu his arms to tho house and at once tele phoned for a physioian. A portion of tho loft is not floored. Tho trueks were found near tho edge of the unfloored space and tho sup position is that in an effort to get tho trucks to the ground the boy fell forward through thc open space, a distanco of ten feet. It is thought that the boy's head struck a sleeper, which caused tho fracture of his skull. Dr. E. W. Carpenter, who lives only a short distance away, was the first physician to reach tho house. In a very short time Drs. T. T. and Curran Earle wore present. The physicians did everything that human skill could do to save tho life of thc young man, but to no avail. This bright, onergetio and ambitious youth breathed his last at 2.45 o'olock Friday afternoon. Young Alexander had gone to work two. weeks ago with Ellis ?fe Pope, wholesale grocers. Ile was proud of his position and worked manfully' for his employers. The boy had a genial, ploasing disposi tion and made hosts of friends, not oiily with other boys, but was well liked by porsons who knew him. Tho doath is a peculiarly sad ono and tho family have the sympathy of the ontire community in their hour of bereavement. M. L, Alexander, the father of thc hoy, was absent on business at Gars ton, a small town in,.thc northern part of Iowa, having left Greenville about a week ago. Shortly after thc accident Mr. Alexander was notified of its occurrence. Ho wired a reply inquiring as to thc seriousness of tho accident. Tho reply to this wiro was an announcement of his son's doath. TUB FUN KU AI. SUnVICKS. Tho funeral services ovor the body of Innis Alexander, tho fourteen year-old son of M. L. Alexander, took place at 4.30 yesterday after noon, from the residence in Wash ington street, Rev. C. H. Smith and Dr. D. W. Key officiating. On account of the peculiarly tragic and seemingly untimed nature of tho lad's death and tho universal love and esteem in which ho was held for his many fine qualities, thc funeral was an especially sad one. The crowd assembled at the residence to attest their sorrow for tho young life so suddenly gone, and their sympathy for tho grieving family, was repre sentative of every age and condition of life. Besides numbers of others, thero were present tho grade to which ho belonged, tho senior class of tho Greenville Female Col lege, of which Miss Bessie Alexander is a member, and Roy Alexander's elass-matcs of thc senior class at Fur man, with a great many other stu dents of t^ho University. The inter ment at Springwood cemetery imme diately followed thc ceremonies at the houso. The floral offerings were beautiful and unusually abundant. Flowers, always appropriate and suggestive, seemed especially in place accompanying a swoet and pure young boy to his last resting place. Greonvillo News. mom--> Will Cure Consumption. A. A. Herron, of Finch, Ark., writes, "Foley's Honoy and Tar is tho host pre paration for coughs, colds and lung trouble. I know that it has cured con sumotion in the first stages." Pot salo hy J". VV. Sill, Walhalla. Baptist Women Striko the South. Buffalo, N. Y., May 20.-At the session of tho Woman's Baptist Homo Missions Society resolutions were adopted placing tho socioty on record as opposed to tho seating of Peed Smoot in tho United States Senato and petitioning the Senate to exclude Smoot from its councils and to take such initiative as may be necessary to secure for tho people of the United States an amendment to the constitution making polygamy a crime against tho organic law of tho land. A resolution was adoptod declaring that the feeling against negroes, manifested by many white people, and tho idea that negroes were not capable of developing a sturdy moral character, wero un-Christian and not justified hy the findings of missiona ries working among tho negroos. Rev. E. R. Carswell Has Been Expelled. Tho Baptist Courier publishes tho following paragraph which will bo of interest in this section : "Rov. E. K. Carswell, woll known in South Caro lina, has been exoludcd from a church in Kalt i more, ns will bo seen from the following item in Tho Maryland Bap tist : 'Tho hand of fellowship has boen withdrawn and tho ordination certificate demanded of tho Rov. E. R. Carswell by tho Hampton eli?.; Baltimore, on account of conduot unbecoming a Christian and a minis ter.' " A TALK WITH TILLMAN. He Says Neither Cleveland nor Bryan Will be Presidential Candidate. "Neither Cleveland nor Bryan are Presidential possibilities on tho Demooratio tiokot," remarked Sena tor Tillman recently, in Washington, while discussing the political situa tion from his point of view. "There are over six million Demo cratic voters who would not support Mr. Cleveland if an attempt was made to nominate him on tho Demo cratic ticket. My opinion of Mr. Cleveland," continued tho Sonator, "is so well known to Mr. Cleveland and the wholo country that it is a waste of timo for mo to discuss him in connection with tho Presidency. Mr. Bryan has tho good sense and judgment to realizo that ho is not a possibility, having had two tries for the prize. Ho is sincere, however, in demanding thnt the principles of tho Democratic party shall bo ad hered to, and ho will uso tho influ ence he unquestionably possesses in the Democratic party to prevent tho nomination going to anyone who has tried to disorganize and disrupt tito party simply to gratify personal am bition. HUYAN KNOWS IIIS WKAKNR8S. "Mr. Bryan knows that ho cannot bo a candidate, and he and those who believe with him will go to any ex trome to prevent such a man as Grover Clovoland masquerading ns a Simon Pure Democrat. Mr. Bryan is not disposed to forco tho free silver question upon tho Democratic party In view of existing conditions, but he has the right to insist that the Democratic standard bearer shall bo a man whom the rank and file of the party can trust to carry out tho fundamental principles of tho regular organization. GOOD DEMOCRATS AUK PLENTY. "I am not prepared nor am I au thorized to select a candidate who is qualified to lead the Democratic party to victory. There aro thout sands of good Democrats who are as well qualified to occupy tho White House as President Roosevelt, and 1 hope at tho proper time the Demo cratic party will be wise enough to select a man who will command tho united strength of tho entire party. I fully appreciate that absoluto har mony in Democratic ranks is a some what difficult result to achieve, but thero seems to bo a growing desire on the part of all good Democrats to got together and take advantage of what seems to me tho opportunities whioh our Republican brcthron are, unwillingly, perhaps, offering us." Without intending to discourage the Democraoy or in any way throw a blight upon tho cheerful anticipa tions with which somo of tho leaders of the party aro now regaling them selves, Senator Tillman frankly de clared that Democratic success de pended upon getting rid of some of the rascals who now control the affairs of tho government. HOGUS INVESTIGATIONS. "If wo could get a working ma jority in tho House or Sonate and appoint a good stiff-backed commit tee to go through tho departments and make a thorough investigation of tho way the people's business is being transacted, tho people would at once realize the immediate neces sity for a change in tho administra tion. Wo cannot turn the rascals out as long as they are permitted to investigate themselves. The pend ing investigation of tho postal ser vico and all the other investigations which aro supposed to bo going on in various branches of the service, are of little value, because they are being conducted by tho party in power. If wo could turn some of our own people in the departments .vi th authority to make a rigid inves tigation of tho business affairs of the government somo practical result might be obtained. Similar condi tions might be found to exist if tho Democrats had been in power for a period of many years. An investi gation of a Democratic administra tion by Democratic investigators would bo as idle and perhaps as fruitless as the so-called investiga tion now in progress under tho pres ent administration. MUST LOOK AT THE DOOKS I "Wo must havo a look at the books and report tho findings to the peoplo before we jan turn tho rascals out. In my judgment tho time is ripo for a chango, and if the Demo cratic party, without sacrificing its principles, take a bold stand against tho corrupt influences whioh now control the Republican party, wo can command the support of a ma jority of tho votors who aro thoroughly disgusted with the Republican mis rule." "Whom would you seleot to lead this great political crusade?" the Senator was asked. WILL NOT NAME A MAN. "Oh, I am not going into specu lating on names of men. Thero are plenty of good Democrats in this world. What we want to do first is to reach a harmonious understanding ns to tho true definition of Demo cratic principles. After wo get lined up on that proposition wo will havo no difficulty in selecting a man to carry the banner. The groat diffi culty is in getting the Democrats rounded up. They aro a pretty hard set to manage, besides there aro so ninny men who v/ant to bo leaders, who have but very fow follower*. But Pxlid not como to Washington lo mik pol i iles, i ran on here to do a little work for my constituents in tho departments. I finished up my work an'* am going baok homo for a THE OLD RELIABLE Absolutely Pure THERE ?5 NO SUBSTITUTE ahort rest before I stirt out to koop a few leoturo engagements." Tho South Carolina Senator was closely questioned as to tho names of numerous Presidential possibilities, but ho positively declined to commit bimse) > further than to say that tho next Democratic candidate would be neither Mr. Cleveland nor Mr. Bryan. On that subject bis opinion was fixed. .-? ^ WINS $50 MEDAL. W. C. Latimer Declared Winner in Debate at University of Virginia. The following special received by the Greenville News, May 18th, from J. S. Patton of the University of Virgiuia will be of peculiar interest iu Greenville, where Mr. Latimer is so well known and bas so many friends : "Charlottesville, Va., May 18. Tho fifty dollar gold medal, offered by tho Board of Visitors of tho Uni versity of Virginia was won Satur day night by W. C. Latimer, of tho Law Department, by tho unanimous decision of three judges. Mr. Lati mer is a son of Senator Latimer of South Carolina. J. S. Patton." The question debated was "Re solved, That tho exclusion of tho Chinese is contrary to the policy and best interest of the United States." Mr. Latimer was on tho affirmative side and led off with a twenty-five minute speech, followed by his oppo nent in a thirty minute speech. Mr. Latimer closed in a speech of five minutes. Tho committee of judges said that Mr. Latimer'a speeoh waa worthy of tho halls of Congress. The debaters for tho modal contest wore chosen by a series of contests, and the win ners of each contest would compoto until the final winner was announced and to him is awarded the fifty dollar medal. To win this medal is ono of the highest honors conferred upon a student of the University of Vir ginia, ono of tho South's loading educational institutions. It ia con tested for by young men from nearly every State in tho Union, and in winning it Mr. Latimor has not only honored himself, but also tho State of which ho i a representative. Mr. Latimer ?B a young man of strong intellect and during his course at tho University has luade a brilliant record. Previous to going to Vir ginia ho was a student at Wofford College for two years.-Greenville News, May 18. Foloy's Ilonoy and Tar contains no opiates and oan safoly be given to child ren. For salo by J. W. Boll, Walhalla. Barn Burned in Laurens. Tho barn of George C. Hopkins, two miles south of Clinton, in Lau rens county, was burned Sunday night, May 17th, together with two mules belonging to Mr. Hopkins and a horse of a Methodist minister, who was spending the night at Mr. IIop kin's house, and a large amount of provender. The loss is estimated at fully $2,000. There is insuranoo for $1,000 in a Greenville mutual com pany. It is believed that tho firo was of incendiary origin, all tho cir cumstances pointing to it. No ar rests have boen made. Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Hake Impure Blood. All the blood In your body passes through your kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys are your blood purifiers, they fil ter out ?hs waste or impurities In the blood. If they are sick or out of order, they fall to do their work. Pains, aches and rheu matism come from ex cess of uric acid in the blood, due to neglected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because tho heart ls over-working In pumping thick, kidney poisoned blood through veins and arteries. ' lt used to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to tho kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all constitutional diseases have their begin ning In kidney trouble. lfyou aro sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. 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