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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. -?V JAYNB8, SHKUOR, SMITH A 8TCOK SUBSCRIPTION, B1.00 PCB ANNUM. ADVCNTIBINU RATES REASONABLE ?L"T Comniunioatious of a porsoua) Obaraoter charged for as advertisements. "E"#"~ Obituary uotloes and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of charge. Al) over that number must be paid for at the rate of one cent a wold. Cash to accompany mauusoript. WALHALLA, 8. C. I WEDNBNDAVi SK VT. UK IVO?. Testing the Jury Panel. Tho following interesting story comeB from Saluda, S. C., oonoeruing tho seo ond weeks' jury panol for the Lexington oonrt, but its authenticity is not vouched for: Just after the jury for tho firs' and secoud week for Loxingtou county was drawn and their names published, party appeared in that county in the guise of an agent for a pioture eulargiug estab lishment somewhere. Ile made it his business to call upon each ami every juror who had boon drawu and solicited Borne work. In order to show tho char acter of tho work done by the houso he represented he produced as samples en larged pictures of well kno- n South Carolinians-sovoral of thom-aud finally would hold Mp ouo of JameB H. Tillman, with the ieui.uk, "I suppose you at once recognize this likeness? ' or something of that kiud. Then tho unsuspecting person addressed would remark, "Yes; that is Jim Tillman," or "'Col. Tillman, who killed Gonzalos," ote., and if the juror woro givon to talkiug ho would say thus and so about tbo oaso, and whothor ho ought or ought not to bo convicted, otc., etc. Tho agent would BIIOW no sigus of interest, but, so the story con tinues, would know just how the party approached felt and stood ou tho matter, aud aftor learning would dot down the Statements mado to him for futuro ref orouoe. A correspondent from Lexington says that Col. J. II. Tillman intends to test itv in his own behalf. He cannot of courso be compelled to testify, but it is uudor s too 11 to be his desire to do so, and he will have tho privilege of making such a statement as ho may doem proper to make, provided ho does not overstep the rules of evidence to such an oxtont as to bo called down by tho presiding judge._ His Life Saved by Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. "B. L. Byer, a woll known cooper of this town, says ho bolioves Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved bis life last sum mer. ! I e had been sick for a month with what tho doctors call bilious dysontory, aud could got notbiug to do bim auy good until be tried this remedy. It gavo bim ?inmedi ato roliof," says B. T. Littlo, merchant, Hancock, Md. For salo by J. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Train Leaps from Trestle-Nino Killed. Charlotte, Soptombor 27.-Whilo run ning at a high rate of speed No. t)7, the Southern Railway's southbound fast mail train, jumped from a trostlo 75 feet high, half a milo north of Danville, Ya., this afternoon at 2.60 o'clock aud was almost demolished. Of tho crow of 10 men on tho train, niuo wero killed and seven injured. Conductor J. Tom Blair, of Central,S. C., is numbered among the killod. All of tho injured mon aro seri ously burt. Tho trestlo where tho acci dent, occurred is 600 feet long and is located on a sharp curvo. Engineer Broady was a row man on that division of tim Southern, ami it is said that he carno to tho curvo at a vory high rate of speed. Tho ungino bad gone only about 50 feet on tho trestle when it sprang from tho track, carrying with it four mail cars and an express car. Tho trostlo, a wooden structure, also gavo way for a space of 50 feet. At tho foot of tho trestlo is a shallow branch vitli a rocky bottom. Striking this ?ho engine and tho cars were reduced to a mass of twisted iron and steel and pieces of splintered wood. As tho cars wont down they touched tho sidos of tho Riverside cotton mills, which is very closo to tho trestlo. All of tho dead mon wore killed instantly, it is thought, and all woro greatly mutilated. The skin and hair on thu engineer and fireman were toru ott by tho impact of the steam from the ongino. It seemed miraculous that any one should have escaped, for each car falling with tho ongino bounded from it and completely collapsed aftor striking tho rocks at tho foot of tho trestle All of the express in the express car was practically destroyed, except six crates of canary birds. None of tho birds wore burt, though tho crates woro in the thickest of tho debris. For a bilious attack tako Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick euro is certain. For salo by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Tillman Trial Now Under Way. Loxington, Soptembor 28.-Tho trial of James H. Tillman was begun this morning in tho Lexington Court, despito tho general impression, oven to tho last moment, that something would dovelop to cause a continuance. When tho usual preliminaries of tho court bad boon fin ished, Solicitor Thurmond asked that tho court take a recess for half an hour, in order that ho might hear from wit nesses by telegraph, and thoro was a general opinion that there would bo no trial this torm. Those prophesies and opinions turned out. later in tho -I.ty to bo erroneous and good progress was mado on tho case, which, it was thought, would tako up two or tinco wooks. If tho same pro gress made tho first day is continued, by the end of tho week tho whole trial will havo been completed, despito tho fact that thoro may bo four hundred wit nesses who have boon summoned to testify. When court assembled this morning there woro remarkably few people pres ent, outside of i hose directly interested, considering tho great publicity. Within the bar there were moro newspaper mon than lawyers, although nearly tho whole local bar bas boon employed in Tillman's defense, and there wore several othor lawyers from Columbia and olsowboro in tho StatA om ployed on either side. Tho selection of tho jury waa begun and with tho exception of one man, tho full panel passed the legal examination and wont through as if there was an ordinary case to bo tried. Tho jury that was drawn to try Till man is composed of eight farmers and four cotton mill operatives. Stomach Trouble. "I have been troubled with my stomach for tho past four years," says l). L. Beach, of Clover Nook Farm, ?in.field. Mass. "A few days ago 1 was induced to buy a box of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. I have taken part of thom and feel a great ?leal better." Tf you have any trouble with your stomach try a box of these Tablots. You are certain to bo pleased with the result. Pri?e 25 cents. For sale by W. Koli, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. (linnells Gets Eloven Years. Oroonv'llo, September 20. - Robert Gunnells, convicted of assault with in tent to ravish, wns sentenced In tho court of gt lierai sessions yostorday after noon to sorv?.: Dieven years at bani labor in tho State penitentiary. Tho prisoner wore the samo peculiar expression which was noticed during bis trial. When told by the court to stand up, ho romained motionless, with a peculiar staro out of bis eyes. It was not until a bailiff touched him on tho arm that he arose. Judge Dantzler, following tho common law custom*, asked him whothor or not ho had anything to nay why Beetenoo should not thon bo passed upon him, but <;linnells failed to respond. Maj. Blythe, his counsel, then called tho nttontion of the court to the man's mental condition and suggested that it might bo well to exorciso the authority vested in the court and send the prisoner to the iunatio asylum. Judge Dantzlor said that whilo the man's mind was probably unhealthy, he did not think a coudition of insanity existed, at least to such an extent, as would warrant a short sentenco, or imprisonment in the asylum. "Tho physicians at thu penitentiary," said the court, "can easily attend to that matter." Westminster, September 30~Mr*. C. 3. Werver ?nd her little granddaughter, A Roswell, (ia., ?vere visiting relative? tiere last week. W. J. DuBose, of Lee oouuty, visited bis brother, Rev. R. M. Du Rose, re cently. lilas Jessie Dobbins weot to Ursen ville Saturday to attend the graded sohool of that city. J. Phillips, of Franklin county. Georg!*, visited bis brother-in-law, 0. C. Simpson this week. The Stoneoypher Drug Co. will ocoup) one of L. A. Edwards' new1 stores. Tnt other Btore room will be occupiod by P.1 W. Cannon. Miss Pearl Norris is tho guest of Miss Julia Chook at the WostmliiBtor Inn. Misses Maude and Aillo Strlbllng have gone to Rook Hill to ?vt end Winthrop sohool. The Liberty correspon lent of the Greenvlllo Newe says: A. Qalnes, who has been oonduoting a bia* kBtr.ithlng and ropair shop at this place, has sola out bis business, and left with his wife for Grand Junction, Colorado, where ho will engage in a similar business. Ile and his wife leave many friends here, who wish them happiness and success in their Wosteru home. ' The new bridge across (Mianga at tho Horseshoe Bend was eomploted last Thursday. This ?B weloomo news. A congregational meeting will be held in the Presbyterian ohuroh next Sab bath, Ootobor 4, at ll a. m., for the pur pose of calling a pastor, if the way bo clear. AU the members aro requested to be pro8ont. A telegram was received this morning stating that Horny Floyd was acciden tally killed at Greenville yesterday. He was a machinist at tho Poe Mills. No further particulars known. He was a son of II. T. Floyd, of this plaoo. Lucius Englaud, the little son nf Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Englaud, who has been quite nick of fevor for soveral weoks, is now on a fair road to recovery. Miss Anno May Anderson, daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Anderson, who was real sick with fever for a couple of weoks, is now convalescent. M. S. Stribling is receiving and open ing up bis pretty line of dry goods, no tions, otc. He will ho assisted in waiting on the customers by Arthur Finley and Miss Bolle Jo?os. Through the courtesy of Hon. Wyatt Aikon, our Representativo in Congross, we are in receipt of tho twelfth OOOBUB of the United States and all tho available literature on tho subjoct of highway im provomont and publio road iuquiries. Eugene Norris loft last Saturday for East Lako, Ala., to work with his cousiu, Mack Norris, who has ohargo of a trestlo force. Rov. A. P. Marott will preach in the Baptist ohuroh next Sunday night at tho usual hour. Tho pastor, Rev. John R. Mooro, will be absent noxt Sunday. A commission of South Carolina Pres bytery, consisting of Revs. W. S. Ilami tor and T. C. Ligon, Elders M. S. Strib ling aud John L. MoLin, organized a ..burch at Fair Play, twelve miles below Westminster, on September 27. Thero wore twonty charter membors. The El ders of tho newly organized ohuroh are 8. P. Stribling, John D. Sheldon and H. Ba Thompson; Doacons: Thos. R. Harris, J, T. Compton and Goo. W. Davis. Rov. T. C. I agon will do the preaching. Tho big cotton ginnorios in tho East ond aro running regularly. Tho two plants are situated within ono hundred yards of oaoh other and both are equipped with all modorn improvements and convouioncos known to tho ginning business. Ono is owned by tho West minster Oil and Fertilizer Company and tho othor by tho Andorson Oil and Fer tilizer Company. We understand that each ginnery will gin for 25 couts por 100 pounds lint cotton and will put on now bagging and ties for (15 couts. Both plants solicits the farmers' patronago and proposo to do business on business prin cipios. Wiloy Forguson, colored, who for a number of years put tho first halo of now cotton on this market, sold tho sec ond ono this season. It was tho first raised in the community, as tho first bale sold hore was from bolow Fair Play. L. H. V. Hobson, ono of our carpen ters, has dono somo good work for tho Westminster Oil and Fertilizer Co. He was foreman of tho work from tho vory beginning. "Lom" is a hustler whon it comos to carpenter work. Ho is now engaged in finishing up tho oflice and othor buildings around tho ginnery. Hov. N. B. Matties delivered two very able sermons in the Presbyterian church last Sunday to largo congregations. Owing to othor mnttcrs which claimed his attention ho returned homo on Mon day via Seneca and could not romain over for tho mid-week prayer mooting service this evening. Rev. Mr. Mathos originally carno from Teunessee. Ho has held two important charges in tho Atlanta Presbytery, ono with the West End church of Atlanta and thu othor at Joneshoro, whore ho now resides. James Thompson, of Toccoa, ono of the brick lavers at tho school house, helped to build tho Mason building eleven years ago. Timo has dealt very gently with "Jim." Mr. and Mrs. Georg?; Pooro, of Royston, was visiting tho family of T. I). Pooro tho first of this week. Changa bridge at tho Horseshoe Bond was built by John J. Pickens and Geo. W. Spencer. Mrs. Nannie Barron announces her fall millinery opening next Tuesday and Wednesday, Octobor (5 and 7. Call around and seo tho latest styles in hats, trimmings, etc. Mrs. Barron has re cently returned from Atlanta with a well selected stock. A. L. GoBsott. Owes His Life to a Neighbor's Kindness. D. P. Daugherty, well known through out Morcor and Sumner counties, W.Va., most likely owes his lifo to tho kindness of a neighbor. Ho was almost hopelessly afflicted with diarrhoea; was attended by two physicians who gavo him little, if any, relief, when a neighbor, learning of his serious condition, brought, bim a bot tle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which cured him in less than twenty-four hours. For sale by J. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Soncca. Nows was rocoivod at Nowborry last Thursday of a horrible murdor commit ted at Saluda Court House Wednesday night. Smith Cockrell, about dark, was sitting in his back yard on a plank walk leading from his house to tho kitchen, cutting splintors to start a fire, when he was snot in tho back four times with a shotgun and instantly killed. Ono load entered tho back of tho head and one in tho right shoulder. Tho load which mi tered ,tbo shoulder ranged downward, penetrating tho heart. There is no clue to tho murderer. Tho plant, of tho Greenville Daily Herald and tho Brewor Printing Co., of Greenville, was almost completely de stroyed by fire Saturday morning. Tho plants, including stocks, aro valued nt about$16,000, and are only partially in sured. In the adjoining store, occupied by tho Edwards Furniture Co., tho $12,000 stock was damaged to the amount of $7,000. Tho ibo originated on tho second Moor of the Herald brild ing shortly before 6 o'clock Saturday morning. There is no supposition ad vanced as to its origin. SHYLOCK Shylock was the man who wanted a pound of human flesh. There are many Shylocks now, the convales cent, the consumptive, the sickly child, the pale young woman, all want human flesh and they can get it-take Scott's Emulsion. Scott's Emulsion is flesh and blood, bone and muscle. It feeds the nerves, strengthens thc digestive organs and they feed the whole body. For nearly thirty years Scott's Emulsion has been the great giver of human flesh, * We will send you a couple of ounces free. 8COTT A BOWNS, Chemists. 40Q-4I0 Paarl Street, New York* joe. ?nd Si.oo ; ?ll druggists. Information Rotative to th? Service Th* R au hts in Oconee County. Proposais will bo received at the office ' i of the Second Assistant Postmaster ? General, Post?nico Department, until 4 1 p. tn. of December 1, 1803, for oarrylug \ tho mails of tho United States on the routes aud by. the schedules of depart- , uros and arrivals aped tied in the State of South Carolina, from July 1, 1904, to June 30,1008. Decisions announoed on or before February 1.1004. Coutraota to be executed aud Aloa in the dopartmont within sixty days after dato of accept ance of bids. No bid submitted under this adver tisement will be considered uuloss tne bidder shall agree in his bid that iu the event of the service being awardod to bim he will give bis personal supervision to the performance of the same, or will reside on or contiguous to the routo. The words on or oontlguous to the route, as used in this section, are to bo construed as meaning within the terri tory regularly served by a post office on tho route. A cuni i actor who shall fail to give his personal supervision to the performance of his sci vice, or to reside on or con tiguous to his route, as agreed, may ox peot to be doolared a failing oontraotor, and that the service will be re-let, and bo and his surottes held liable for any damage that may be suffered thereby. All persons are cautioned not to allow their names to be used as bidders unless they intend to personally perform or su pervise tho servioe. Every bidder is required to make oath "that the bid is made in good faith aud with the inten tion to outer into oontraot to perform service in case bid shall DO accept cd. " A {?orson Bubsoribiug to suoh oath, but not ntendiog to enter into tho business of carrying the mail, either in ? son or by an employee, is guilty of ,u i and is subject tO the pen alt .'. -i esc i i heil for such offonso. In addition to oarrying thu mails to the various post offlcos on tho star routes oovored by this advertisement, tho oar rier on eaoh routo (oxcept where othor wiso specifically stated) will be also re quired to deliver mail into all boxes and hang small bags or satchels containing mail on ?ranos or posts that may bo elected along the routo, and to collect mail from boxes, and to oolleot the bags or sa. t eh cl s from tho oranes or posts un der the following oouditious: Any person living on or uoar any star route horein described, and not within the corporate limits of any town or within 80 rods of any post office, who desires his mail deposited at a giveu point on the line of tho route by tho oarrier on said routo may pr?vido and oreot a sui t allie box or orano on tho road dide, located in such mannor as to bo i cached as conveniently as practicable by tho carrior without dismounting from tho veuielo or horse, and such per son shall lilo with tho postmaster at tho post offlco to whioh his mail is addressed (which shall bo ono of tho two post offices on tho routo on oithor side of or next to tho box or orane) a request in writing for thu delivery of his mail to tho carrier on tho route for deposit at the designated point, at tho risk of the addressee. The small bag or satchel above nient ionod, as woll as tho box or crane, must bo providod by tho poison for Whoso USO lt ?8 intended', without ex pense tn the department. lt shall bo tho duty of the postmaster at ovory suoh post omeo, upon ino writ ton ordor from any poison living ou or noar the star routo, to dolivor to tho propor mail carrier for that route any mail mattor-placing in tho respootivo satchels, where such aro used, tho mail for tho persons to whom such satchels belong - with instructions ns to tho propor mail box or crane at which said mail matter shall bo deposited; but reg istered mail shall not be so dolivored unless expressly requested by tho ad dressee in his written order. No mail mattor so delivered to a carrior shall he carried past another post oflico on tho route before being deposited into a mail box or hung on a crano or post. Tho mail carriers must bu reliable and trust worthy persons, of good charaoter and of suOicicnt intelligence as to properly handle and deposit thu mail along tho routes. Tho department does not prescribo any particular design of box or sat ebel to be used for this service, but the per son providing either should see that it is of such character as to alford ampio pro tection to his mail. Tho box or crano should bo so located on tho roadside that tho carrior can deposit the mail without leaving his vehicle or boise, and yet not whore it will obstruct public travel. Full information relative to schedules, distance, and number of trips of eaoh routo, will bo found iu book of adver tisement on Hie nt each post offico. Mail Routes in Oconae County. F. L. Burr, Star Boute Inspector, of Washington, D. C., was in Walhalla last Friday and furnished tho following in formation as to tho routes in Oconee county : No. 20,402. Whetstone to Walhalla. Bond $400. New sorvico. No. 20,422. Seneca to Walhalla. Bond $700. Prosont contract pays $860.60. Box delivery not required. No. 20,423. Newry to Seneca. Bond $000. Present contract pays $105.06. Present sub contract pays $100. No. 20,424. Walhalla to Pino Moun tain. Bond $1,500. Present contract pays $027.00. No. 20,425. Walhalla to Tamassoo. Bond $000. Present contract pays $287. No. 20,420. .Inc i: see to Taiuassee. Bond $1,000. Present contract pays $210.75. No. 20,427. Mayucha to Tamassoo. Bond $200. Prosent contract pays $43. No. 20,428. Holden to Salem. Bond $200. Present contract pays $30. Pres ont. sub contract pays $30. No. 20,420. Gibson to Salom. Bond $200. Present contract pays $50.50. No. 20,480. Newry to Evatt. Bond $209. Present contract pays $67.66. Present sub-contract pays $42. No. 20,431. Clemson Collogo to Cal houn Railroad Station. Pond $500. Present contract pays $172.07. Prosont sub-contract pays $123.10. No. 20,432. Clomson Collogo to Chorry Railroad Station. Bond $000. Present contract pays $172.07. PrcHcut sub-con tract pays $123.10. No. 20,433. Westminster to Townvillo. Pond $1)00. Prosont contract pays $300. No. 20,186. Westminster to Long Crook. Pond $600. Prosont contract pays $200.40. A Remarkable Record. Chamberlain's Cough Roraedy has a ro markablo record. It lias been in uso for ovor thirty years, during which timo many million bottles havo boon sold and unod, lt han long been tho standard and main reliance in thu treatmont of croup in thousands of homes, yet during all this timo no caso has evor boon reported to tho manufacturers in which it failed to eli cet a euro. When given as soon as tllO Child beeline's hoai'SO Ol' evil as ?a ion as the croupy cough appears, it will pre vent tiie attack It is pleasant to take, many children like it. It contains no opium or other harmful suhstanco and may be gi von as confidently to a baby as to an adult. For salo by J. W. Pell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. -~-? ? -. A cigar maker in Iowa has had an at tack of appendicitis, diu1 to his biting oiT of his moustache aiul swallowing the hair. President Roosevelt and family havo returned from Oyster Bay, whero they have laen spending thu summer, to Washington. It is stated that the wai m weather last week has added more than $80,000,000 to tho value of corn crops to farmers in Kansas, Missouri, iowa and Nebraska. Both the pla - ne ami Hie cholera aro raging at Pei Tang, a seaport 50 miles east of Tien Tain. Two thousand deaths havo occurred thero during tho past two months. Statistics show that $025,000,000 was s ' nt last yoar on nlcoholic liquors throughout the dorman empire, an ave rage por hoad for sons ovor 15 years of ago of $35. A sneed of 100 miles an hour was at tained by an elect ric. car on a Gorman road recently, lt is said by tho engineers in chargo of tho experiment that 125 miles an hour will event nally be reached. Commissioner Richards, of tho gene ral land office, at Washington, has namnd November 10 next, at 0 o'clock in tho morning, ns tho date of the opening for tho settlement of 750,000 acron of land ceded by tho Chippowa Indians in Min nesota and recently segregated from tho timber land of tho reservation. G. W. McGee would toko tho premium as a bay raiser at tho Stain fair. On three acros this yoar he gathered about 30 loads of pi avine aud sorghum hay. the value of whioh is $150. It was well curod and is ns Ano stock feed as was ever gathered in this section. With cot ton at 10 cents hay is more profitable than raining the fleeoy staple.-Belton Times. Sooeoa, September 20.-Seneca is get ,iug a good deal o? fi co advertising those lay?, but wo suppose sn uuduo amount jf enthusiasm is pardonable lo vi ow of th? fact that there I* Just now an unu lual avuouut of busiuosa aud other uealthy signa here. Last week tho State contained a voluminous letter from a citizen giving a long Hst of improve' monta, covering again grouud already done over by the regular correspondent of the State, with a few exceptions, via: The mineral springs hotel and mattress factory. Theso wo gladly add to the already long list, with due' apologiea'for haviug buen behind in gleaning nows of as much prominenoe as this. We prc sume these are truly tumors, a? we bayo not seen or heard of thom Cxcopt a> above stated. } , . The entertainment Riven by the Sun shiners last Friday eveniug was- a big suooess. There was a big crowd, and a good program, which was given by only members of the society. Mrs. Ruskin Anderson played the accompaniments to the songs and also marches for tito chi I - dreu, while hin. O. F. Bacon rendorod most valuable assistance in carrying out the excellent program. At the close of tho entertainment proper, the obildron marched into tho hal), where their little hearts were made glad by the sight of two haudsome oakes, whloh were adorued with miniature May polee, each child being presented with a beautiful paper doll. The oakes were then out and divided among tho acores of happy hearts present. The evening will long be remembered by ihe little folks as one of great delight, aud by the grown-ups who witnosBed the pleasures of these favored ones. The "Square" has boen greatly im proved by the generous UBO of the white wash brush tho past week. Seneoa's town council in one to be prond of and that it is au resthetln one, cannot bo deniod when We note tho improvement to trees, WOIIB, telephono aud telegraph (mets, in foot everything, including the ?orso tub at tho well. It is presumed that they forgot Berry and the mule. Oue of our handsome widowers has declared hlmsolf ou tho oarpet, "an hon est oonfossion," truly, so we advise, tho girls to look out, as a widower, an nounced or unannounced, is a dangerous Institution. The i ruste CH of the graded school, U a recent mooting, eleotod Mrs. Norman SB a roliof teacher for the term of threo mouths. This is a wise Btop and will aid materially tho work which has hith erto been burdouBomo to tho teachers who ha vc boen in ehargo, on account of the largo numbor of pupils enrolled. Mrs. Norman ls from Spartauburg and Comes highly recommended. Miss Josephine Cashien returned to A nderson yesterday, after a visit ot seve ral wooks to Mis. F. M. Cary. Fred. McCarloy is with his homofolks now. having been oalled to tho bodside of his mother, who ?B sorloualy ill. Wo are glnd to leam, however, this morning that Mrs. McCarloy is botter. Mrs. A. W. Thompson was oalled to ClarkoBvillo last week by tho sad news of the deaths of her sister and nieco, Miss Suo A. Byrd aud Mrs. F. A. Hawes, respectively. Wo sympathize with her in this double afllictlon. The I ad?es' Aid Society of tho Presby terian church was represented last woek at tho Missionary Uuion by Mrs. John Falls and Miss Sarah Livingston. Tho meeting was with tho IModmont Presby terian church and is reported to bavo boen a most delightful ono?* Miss Liv ingston rend a paper on "Our duty to the Philippines." Tho noxt mooting will bo hold in Anderson. Jas. Thompson, Oscar Asho and Toay Hutchison, of Walhalla, wore visitors to Sonoca last Sabbath. Miss Messie Bello Sholor, ono of out most attractive youug ladies, loft last Friday for Charlotto, wboro she will at tond school. Sbo was accompanied by hor hrothor, Joseph Sholor. Mrs. M. W. Coleman loft last wook for a visit to Greenville. Mrs. Henry Colo, of Vadon, Miss., is on a visit to Seneca. Sho with hor fam ily woro former residents of our town. Miss Sarah Lylo is the at t rad i ve guest of Mrs. Preston Karlo this woek. Profs. Sholor Wright and David Henry, of Clemson College wero visitors to Soneca last Sabbath. Notico has boon recoived hero of tho marriago of Miss Julia Mi yan, who is so well and popularly known hero, which occurred iu Augusta last wook. Fred erick L. Patterson, a young businessman of Chooboro city, is tho winner of tho fair prize, and wo extond hearty good wishes and oougratulations to tho happy pair who begin life under such auspi cious circumstances. Mrs. L. H. YanDivioro and daughter, Miss Margie, spent Inst Sunday night with Mrs. J. F. McCaroy. Miss Willio Chorry loft last wook to resumo hor duties in school at Blain, She was accompanied by Mrs. J. E. Brown and sons, who havo boon visiting Mrs. S. D. Cherry. What has become of our chrysanthe mum growers? Can't wo got forces to gether and keep with the push hy giving a show this fall? A baby show in con nection might not bo out of order. At a meeting of tho lady members of tho Episcopal church at tho homo of Mrs. B. A. Hines last Monday evening, an organization known ns tho "Ascen sion Guild" was formed with Miss May Chorry as President and Mrs. II. P. Boggs as Secretary and Treasurer. Meet ings will bo hold regularly on Tuesdays after thc 3d Sabbaths, and any ladies who may bo interested will bo cordially welcomed aud received as mombors. M. V. s. Ten Thousand Churches In tho United States bavo used tho Longman A- Martinez Puro Paints. Kvory church will bo given a liberal quantity whenever they paint. Don't pay $1.50 a gallon for linseed oil (worth 00 cont*), which you do whoo you buy thin paint in a eau with a paint label on it. Eight and six make fourteen, thero foro when you want fourteen gallons of paint, buy only eight gallons of L. ?fe M., and mix six gallons of pure linseed oil with it. You need only four gallons of L. A M. Paint, and three, gallons of oil mixed thcrowith to paint a good sized house. Houses painted with theso paints novor grow shabby, ovon after oighteon years. Theso celebrated paint? aro sold by C. W. PITCHFORD COMPANY, 34 42 Walhalla, S. C. Money Divided Out to the State Militia. Columbia, September 20.-Tho State Military Board, consisting of Governor Heyward, Adjutant Gonoral Frost, (lon Wilie Jones, Col. Henry Schachte and Capt. E. M. Blythe, met yesterday after noon to divide out tho $8,000 approprl ated by tho Legislature for tho State militia. There, are 54 military companies in the State and each will get $134.21 and tho threo bands will got $134.22 oach. Cotton Crop in Texas Very Short. Houston, q'oxas, September 28.-Th? Post to-morrow will publish n. ron.^t showing that great damage lias boen dono to cotton over tho Stnto by tho boll Weevil, the bell worm, the sharpshooter and dry weather. The estimate of tho probable crop, based on thu reports from country correspondents, is placed at 2 500,000 bales, provided that there is a bite frost. The popular estimate six weeks ?go was 0,000,000 hales I Tho re ports of insect damage como from 80 counties. About a dozen counties report a good erop prospect, but. theso are mostly from producers. It is stated that there is absolutely no chance for a "top" or second oi op. KIDNEY DISEASES are the most fatal of all dis eases. Ci.! CY'C KIDNEY CURE it I I ULE I u Guaranteed Remedy or money refunded. Contains remedies recognized by emi nent physicians as the Best for Kidney and Bladder troubles. PRICE 50c and $1.00. J^V^^^alhalla. Agricultural imple- "nts exported from tho United States lfl?J? year amount ed to $21,000,000 In valno. A Georgia doctor asked permission of Governor Torroll tho other day to work in tho penitentiary in placo of his aged father, who is now sorving a life sen tence for mordor. Tho Governor de clined this unusual offer, stating that there was no law authorizing convicta to put substitute In their plaoe. (Tho O NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Valuable Farm for Sale. IOFFER FOR SALK my placo, ooo taiuing 125 notes of good farming land, four milos from Westminster, ad orning lauds of Mr. Qainos. Tko farm s well watered and timborod. Two ton ant lu>nHON; about flvo aoros branch bot tom and about 80 acres of cotton land in cultivation. I will tako ploasuro in showing any ono tho placo. For terms and prices apply to H. WRIGHT on M. C. WRIGHT, 30-42? Souoca. S. C. Treasurers Tax Notice. Offlco of Treasurer of Oconoo County, ? Walhalla, S. C., September 30,1003. ) In accordance with an act to raise sup plies for tho fiscal yoar commencing Jan uary 1, 1003, notico is horoby given that tho offlco of Treasurer of Oconoo county will open for the collection of taxos for said flsoal year from Thursday, October 15th, until Decembor 31. Ratos por cont of taxatiou aro as follows: State tax. 5 mills. Ordinary County tax.. 4 J mills. Constitutional Reboot tax. 3 mi I h.. Special tax for roads. 1} mills. Spooial tax for C. H. and Jail.. S mill. Total levy. .15 mills. Special School Levies. DiRtrlct No. 3.2 mills. Di;.diet N.i. 5.12 mills. District No. 0.3 mills. District No. 10.2 mills. District No. 17.0 mills. District No. 35.2 mills. I list riot No. 36.2 milln. District No. 75.2 mills. A poll tax of ono dollar nor capita on all mail citizens hetweon tho ngos of 21 and (10 years, oxcept such as aro exempt by ?aw, will be collected. A commutation road tax of ono dollar will he collected at the samo timo as other taxos from all mail citi/.ons between tho ages of 18 and 50 years, oxcopt Ruch as aro exempt ed by law. UnloHS said tax IR paid by tho 31st of Decombor, 1003, four days' work upon tho publio high ways will bo required undera contractor. Taxes aro payablo only in gold and silvor coin, Unitod States currency, Na tional Dank not es and ooupons of State bonds which becomo payablo during tho year 1003. Parties desiring information by mail in regard to their taxoB will ploasoRtate the location of thoir property and enclose postage for a roply, and those paying taxoB by chock must includo tho clinrgeH for collecting. J. R. KAY, Treasuror of Oconoo Countv, S. C. Soptomhor 30, 1003. 30-40 We Announce : Our lino of Wool Dross Goods, Wals Fino Dress Goods is our strongoflt Ht Our buyers, whilo in Now York, p Nothing hut tho nowost things boro. Kverythiug in Skirt Goods from $1.5 Waistings, all tho nowest stylos, Wh To look over our Walking Skirts is t Big lot of Wrookod Clothing and Pat Get some of that 12?-cont Canton Fh what is wrecked. My Furnituro stock is completo in o' UJT-LOOK OUT FOR BIG AD. NI J. H. A Seneca, bi . RUSK Has moved into ti He Has the larges shown ii Look 0 RUSK! EVERYBO onrtenny IMtonnfaottzr rnm^rnmMllliMPiiii i -mm--II nip ARE OFI 100 LBS -GOOD ? IO ?15 Ll -GOOD R md IO Lb CALL A e Many B ARE OFI The Largest Stock in the World. Nearly 1O0 Varieties. ALL the choice, luscious kinds for the Garden aud Fanoy Market. Also, Shipping Varieties. Also, Fiturr THKES OF ALL KINDS TO GKOWKHS AT WHOLE SALE RATES. WK WILL SAVK YOU HALF IN PLANTING AN OUCTIAIID. Dewberries, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Grapo Vines, oto. Our 120 Pago Manuel, free to buyers, enables everybody to grow thom with success and profit. All plants packed to oarry across tho continent fresh as when dug. Illustrated Cataloguo free. Spooify if you want Catalogue of Shippiug Varieties or Fauoy Garden kinds. CONTINENTAL PLANT CO., KITTKKLL, N. C. Soptombor 30, 1003. 30-42 on Guns. Hard Dollars are Hard to Earn. Why pay $5.0u for a Gun when you can get the same Guu from us for $4.50 ? Or $10.00 for a Double Darrol when we sell tho same for $7.50 ? Also Guns at $0.50, $12.50, $14.50 and up. Buck Stoves. Canvas Belting. Seneca ? Hardware ? Company Seneca, Ml. Seneci Li READY Lings and Trimmings is magnificent. ie. urcha8od c feast of bargains for you. 0 down. ito and Stripes, from $1 down to 10o. o buy. Elegant line from $7 down to $1. ?ta just receivod. mnol for 7o., whilo it lasts. Tho price is irory particular. CXT WKKK.?*fS DAMS, S. C. IN ANDE tew quarters next door Thousand Feet c it line of Dry Goods, Cl \ Oconee County. Kn: tut for Pri N ANDE DY CALL AND SEE H TORE 9 In jg Company, Proprietors,) FERINO H COFFEE CREEN bs. for S fi.22 OASTED s. for SI.22 ND SEE argains We -ERING X WORflS IN CHILDREN. Worms rob children of nourishment, retard their growth, impair their health and may weaken their constitu tions fo?- life. Pallor, peevishness, fretfulness, fickle appe tite, disturbed sleep and picking at the nose are worm signs. Ply Pleasant Worm Syrup is a safe and certain remedy. Pleasant to take, can't harm, can't fail to destroy the worms. Children are entitled, to health aud sturdy growth. Don't let the worms rob them of their rights. Price 25 Cents. L?NNEY, TPHE 1>UUCH?I*TS ?ENE?Ae S# ?3. BIG REDUCTION SALE ! The Reduction Sale Will Continue for a Short Time. Ono hundred Picture Frames, ranging in price from $1.50 to $2.50, your ehoico 09 cents. Ono thousand yards 10-cont Cheviot at 7 cents per yard. Misses' and Children's Slippers. Wo havo a largo lot of Misses' and Children's Sllppors, tho $1.50 kind, for $1; the $1 kind for 00 conts; the 75 con ts kind for 40 cents. Wo have a largo lot of Mon's nuts to go at half price. Mice Stimmer Suits. Wo havo a lot of good Summer Suits. We will soil the $8 kind for only $4.90. Those aro bargains. We have a large lot of Hosiery, Laoes and Embroideries to be sold at unheard of prices. Wo havo other bargains. It will pay you to come and seo. J. & J. S. CARTER, WESTMINSTER, S. O. RSON, Seneca, to TShfiSeneca Bank, and now Has Seven if Floor Space. otning, Notions, Hats, Shoes, etc., ever rniture and Stoves a Specialty* ices Next Week. RSON, Seneca. IM. J* ALL, ARE WELCOME. B^HBHEOHsfluuxSNSIfi /v.*7 Xl Q.