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?U?tl?MRO IVERY WtONCOPAV MORNING - ?V - JAVNK*, SMctOt, SMITH * STKOK R. T. JAYNBS. . J D. A. 8M1TM. suaacmPTioN. ?1.00 Pin ANNUM. AOVSRTI9INO RAT*? WKA80NABLS {9 Communications of a persona1 character obargod for as advertisement*. MT* Obituary notices aud tribute? ol respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free ot obarge. All over that number must be paid for at the rate of one cont a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALKALLA, S. C. t WBBNRSD?V.JAN. 1.1, I IM*-S. JOHN HOWARD PAYNE S LOVE. Author ot "Home, Sweet Home" Died In a Foreign Land and Homeless. [T. Larry Gantt, in Spartauburg Herald.] Some one said the sweetest word in the Euglish language is "Home." The sweetest song that ever emanated from an American pen is "Home, Sweet Homo." This simple melody has been translated into every civi lised tongue, and has thrilled thc hearts of untold millions, lt appeals to and touches and softens the heart of all humankind. The millionaire, in his gnilded palace, the peasant in his cottage, tho shivering and starv ing wretoh in his garret, and even the homeless outoast as he aimlessly wanders through the streets of some great oity or tramps the highways of bis country. There is a peculiar pathos in this song that stirs anew n better feoling in the breast of man, and touches even the moBt callous and wretched heart. And yet John Howard Payne, tho author of "Home, Sweet Home," was'himself an outoast aud waudered upon the face <>. the earth, and had never kuown or experienced the comforts and pleasures of a home. His oarly days wero spent in a no ni adie existence, and in later years he wandered from one great European capital to another, often without a penny to buy food or n place to lay his head. It is stated that often, while John Howard Payne was a homeless wan derer at night through tho streets of London, he would hear Heating from some brilliantly illuminated mansion tho sweet and touching strains of his own "Home, Sweet Home." But little did the dazzling beauty, sitting at the piano, know that thc author of her song was at that!: mo mont a wanderer by her door, and like unto tho Saviour of mankind, without a place to loy bis hoad. After leading for many years a wayward and homeless life tho ad mirers of this gifted poet secured bim an appointment as consul at Tangiera in Algiers. Here in this distant island, far removed from kin dred and frieuds, John Howard Payne passed away, and died as he bad lived, without a home. Recently while on a visit to Athens, tho seat of education, wealth and refinement for the great State of Georgia, in driving down Prince Avenue, I passed a little one story, weather-beaten cottage, nest ling in a grove of ornamental trees, and presenting a queer contrast with the magnificent modern residences surrounding it. In this little home lived and died a withered And aged maiden lady, Miss Mary Harden. Miss Harden descended from one of the leading and most distinguished families of Georgia, her father, Gen. Harden, being an ante-bellum minis tor to France. Misi Harden was one of the most brilliant and intellectual ladies of ber day, a linguist, and having accompanied her father to France, acted as the secretary and in terpreter. While in her teens and the] zenith of her beauty, Miss Mary Harden met John Howard Payne, who wa* at that time a young, man engaged in helping remove the Cherokee Indians from Georgia. It was a case of love at first sight and the young couple became devotedly at tached to each other, and which af fection endured as long as life lasted. But tho vagrant life led by young Payne presented an insurmountable obstacle to the consummation of their happiness. John Howard Payne often visited his sweetheart in her Athens home, and Rob Roy, an old negro servant who waited on the guest and tended bis horse, died only about two years ago. It was during this happy period that John Howard Payne wroto his immortal song, "Home, Sweet Home," and which will en dure and be sung by unborn millions so long as theie is a home. Miss Mary Harden died some eight or ten years ago, leaving all of her property and belongings to her devoted friend and kinswoman, Miss Effie Jackson, of Athens, Ga. In thc trunk of the deceased was discovered a package of love letters, among them the original manuscript of "Home, Sweet Home," with erasures and interlineations, just ns the old melody was first penned. A f<?w days since I met a relative of Miss Jackson, and he told me she sacredly preserved this memento of her kinswoman's first and only love, and refused to part with if, although largo sums had been offered for this valuable relic and which certainly ought to be held beyond price. While residing in Athens I have often seon Miss Mary Harden, but at that time she was long passed the meridian of life, and there was noth ing either romantic or attractive about her. She always woro an old black dress, rendered sleek with usage. But little did the stranger know that there bent within the breast of this old maid a heart as true, loving and devoted as over ani mated a human bosom, and that she was the first and only lovo of ono of the most gifted and sweetest poets and writers of the Sunny South. l+w. C T. u.*i W^EW?it??* ?itait'?^t^M^ifcT^^^ "Hitherto." Now the Ark of God abidath; In oar boarU th? bleating He?, And we know tba lova that guideth All our hope? and destinies. Every idol must bo banished; Put away each wandering thought: And all doubting ?hall have vanished Of the work our Lord bath - wrought Fight and pray; the Lord 1? with us; He will put to flight our foes; Viotofy bl? strength will give us; Every good his love bestows. Let us thank him for his meroy, Bet a stone-here-in this place: "Hitherto the Lord has helped us,-" We will trust for future grace. Qod has helped us! Ab, we know it; Ile wu. "better than our fears;" Let our grateful spirits show it, Leave with him the untried years; Keep thy fingere from his planning, Never wrest his way to thine, For his oare is never failiug, And his wisdom is divine. "Hitherto"-the word in Hoging Hope and peace in every breast 1 And some blessing now is winging To relieve our soul's unrest. "Hitherto"-oh, promise elaimiug All the present's needed grace, And a blest assurauce, namiug Him our help in every place. Helen F. Boydon. ? # * Prohibition. Prohibition is what we want and State ooiiBtables appointed by thc Governor, not eleoted by the people If elected by the people they wi! have to serve to pl?ase the people If appointed by the Governor the] will serve to please the government You ean hear the man full of ex cuses say "prohibition won't pro hibit." Wo have a prohibition lav against murdering and stealing, stil men murder and steal. The prohi bition law against the rum trafilo ii just as perfeot as the law agains murdering and Btealing. . God is not prospering the churche much these dayB, and he is notgoinj to until they got right on prohibition If ho should prosper the church nov SB a whole he would be a party b tho crime of the rum traffic of thi land. You can never make the streari pure while the fountain is impure. If we had the right kind of mei in office in Washington City a mee sage would bo sent from the Whit Houee to the Capitol building urginj Congress to repeal the preseut liquo law and pass a prohibition law. A change ?B needed. Men wh love office, honor and money mor than they love God and humanit have staid in the White House au Capitol building protecting the rur dealers long enough. Wo need rae there with convictionB born in heave and blessed with courage thot wi enable them to carry out their cor victions-men who can keep the la^ of this Christian country in harmon with God's law. Victory ?B coming. God is for in Ho has never lost a battle and h will never lose one. It is tru enough that ibo other side have th majority, but God tights his battb with small armies. Gideon wit only three hundred mou faced til Midienites with a hundred and thirt] five thousand and tho God of righi eous battles led Gideon with h small army on to victory. The W< man's Christian Temperance Unio and the prohibition pai'ty, over fh hundred thousand strong, form right nice little Gideon baud for tl twentieth century. I We are marching around Jonch By and by the walls will fall and tl rum dealers will be glad to surrende Dear soldiers, we are fighting tl world's greatest battle, and will ye let one of your number, who expec to die on the field of battle, urgo ye to be steadfast and immovabl Press the battle up to the very gat of the enemy ; make no calculatk to retreat ; burn the bridges hehir you. With the keen eye of faith y< oan seo the morning star of ho] dawning and daylight breaking ov the distant hills. Action, action, 1 this be our command. Plead wi1 your voice, with your pen, with yoi prayers and with your vote for tl downfall of king alcohol and the o thronement of universal prohibitio Make no compromise. Don't try to light saloons with tl South Carolina rotten dispensa system. Don't fight tho blind tig with saloons. That would bo fig! ing the devil with his own fire. I. the Bible bo your weapon. JCHUB, Master, turn on tho Hg and let men see and know what tl country would be with strong drii wiped from her Boil. It would me no mother weeping over drunk boys; no wives heartbroken? ov druken husbands; no children beat .and bruised by drunken fathe Bright day 1 Tens of thousan will welcome thy coming ! May t victory be won in the first years tho twentieth century. W. 0. T. U Hydalos Elixir. Tho now sciontiilo discovery for t oases of tbe throat and lungs, acts ii] a now principle differing greatly fr tho old style eolith medicines, which composed chiefly of wild cherry and I whioh do little moro than stimulate lining of tho throat and lungs. Kydi Ki ix a- Htrikoa at tho root of tbe trou it kills the miorobos that oanse tbi and lung diseases. It removes tho ca mid hantons recovery by helping nal restore tho disoaned organs to bea J. II. Darby, Walhalla; Seneca Pl macy, .Seneca. <??? Will J. Davin and Harry Powers, | prictorB of the Iroquois theatre, Chici and Building Commissioner William? under arrest charged with mitnslaugh Thoy have been released on $1C bonds nnd their hearing is set for Ji ary 12. The warrants for their ar wore sworn out by Arthur Hull, lost his wife and throe ohlldren in fire. Mr. Hull explained that his ac was not inspired by any motive of geance, but simply to make it cer that the ownors of the theatre sh< not escape any chanco of punlahn that waa rightfully theirs, while s bands and electricians and other ployeee were c<in>>olled to suffer. Days Was My Life's Limit. Agony From Inherit ed ?f*>&rt Disease. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure Cured Me. One person in every (our has a weak heart Unless promptly treated a weak heart will easily become a d isca- ed heart. A little extra strain from any cause is sufficient to bring on this deadly malady, the most common cause of sudden death. Dr. Nf ile ,' Heart Cure will ton -. up the heart's action, enrich the blood and improve the circulation. "My trouble began with catarrh and I have always supposed it caused the trouble I have experienced with my hear'. I had the usual symptoms of sleeplessness, lost appetite, con stipation, palpitation of the heart, shortness of breath and pain around the heart and un der left arm. My mother suffered in the same way and I suppose mine wa? an inherited tendency. At one time I was in agony. I suffered so severely and became so weak that my doctors said I could not live thirty days. At this time I had no', slept over two hours a night on account of nervousness. The least exercise, such as walking about, would bring on palpitation and fluttering of the heart so severe that I would have to give up everything and rest. Nerve and Liver Pilla cured me of constipation and heart symptoms db.kppecred under the influence of Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure. I am in better health than I have been in twelve years and I thank Dr. Miles' Remedies for it. I think they are th? grandest remedies on earth ?nd I am constantly recommending them to ray friends."-MRS. L. J. CANTRKLJ., Waxahachie, Tex. All druggists sell and guarantee first bot tle Dr. Miles* Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhait. Ind. How to Post Lands. Frequent inquiries are made as to the law as to posting lands, so as to keep hunters and others from trespassing. Tho following ls tho law of this State: "Seel ion 110. Every entry upon tho lands of another, after the notice from tho owner or tenant prohibiting the same, shall be a misdemeanor, and bo puuisbed by Ano not to exceed one hundred dollars or imprisonment with hard labor on the public works of the county not exceed ing thirty dayB: Provided, That when ever any owner or tenant of any lands shall post a notice in four conspicuous places on tho borders of any land pro hibiting entry thereon, and shall publish once a week for four consecutive wooka such no- ie a In any nowspapor oiroulatiug in the county where suoh lands are situ ated, a proof of tho posting and of pub lishing of such notice within twelve months prior to this entry, shall bo doomed and taken as notice conclusive against the person making entry as aforesaid for huuting and Ashing." Washington's Sleeve Links. A speaker who was not inoluded in the printed program of toasts at the dinner of the Union College alumni at the Hotel Manhattan last' night, says The New York Sun, was Gen. James Grant Wilson, and when he was oalled upon to speak ho made a few personal remarks aud then continued : "As no regular toast was given to rne, I wish to talk of one whom Americans always like to hear. I will turn the hands of time back to 1777, and ask you to go with me to the battlefield of Saratoga, which the poet Ilalleok, called the field of grounded arms. There a great vic tory was won, which was not due to! the efforts of the American com mander, but to Bunediot Arnold. "The story of that viotory was re ported to Gen. Washington. A short time afterwards he met Gen. Arnold, and, after complimenting him on his great victory, said : "I have heard, general, that you lost your sleeve links in tho battle, and I ask you to accept from me| these, although I have worn thom for some time.' "Gen. Arnold took them and wore them. But later when he became a traitor, and Washington, in his dignified manner, had expressed his contempt in strong and burning words, Arnold no longer oared to wear the sleeve links, and gave them to Col. Tarleton, tho only British officer who had treated him with any kind of courtesy. "Tarleton, when he departed for England gave them to a loyalist, who had acted ns his secretary, and ho gave them to Gen. Fitz Green Halleck, who in turn, left them to tho imoi who later was his biographer. 'And here, gentlemen.' said Gen. Wilson, drawing up his sleeves a little and raising bis arms,'aro Wash ington's sleeve links." A Llle^aVstake. If you but know tho splendid merit of Foloy's Houoy and Tar you would never bo without it. A dose or two will pre vent an attack of pneumonia ur la grippe. It may savo your lifo. Sold by J. W. Boll._ "Columbus" lo Be Melted. Tho bronze in the statue of Columbus, says The Chicago Chronicle, orected in Lake Front park, and condemned by art oritics, which has lain six years behind tho barns where-sprinklers are boused in Washington park, by next spring will surmount a grnuile pedestal in McKinley park. Tho metal of tho old imago is to bc melted and used in the construction of the statue of President McKinley, the gift of Commissioner Crilly, which is noar ing completion. For years tho statue of Columbus! has furnished a humorous subjet for the South park commissioners. Dealers in junk have been persistent in their efforts to buy the metal. In a proposed "rummage salo" to auc tion off miscellaneous property the big bronze figuro was expected to arouse spirited bidding. Tho sale was never held, however. Onco a vandal sawed off thc giant forefinger of tho discoverer's right hand, and the commissioners gavo orders that the polico increaso their vigilance to guard against repetition of the offense. Several communications liavc been read in the board meetings in which persons standing high in art circles asked that "Columbus" bo re-erected in Jackson or Washington park. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Boara the Signature of Hw el "Old RoU'jh ar.d Ready." . Upon th? ?lupe of a hill five miles (rom Louisville, Ky., a Uttle way off thc Brownsboro road, atatv'* ? massive stone lomb. Only occasion a!ly is a pa^sur-by attracted by the antere grandeur of the sarcophagus to draw nearer and road apon the slab over the entrance tho name and date : Z. TAYLOR, Died 1850. Yet here reposes Zaobr.ry Taylor, ??Old Rough and Ready," twelfth President of the United States, hero of the Blaok Hawk ?md Florida Iadiau wars, the man who, with 4,000 soldiers, swept Santa Anna's '2,000 before bim at Buena Vista and conquered Mexico. For more than half a century the tomb of Gcnerr.l Taylor bas lacked the care of a kindly hand. The ivy riots over the weather beaten blocks of granite In the spring and Bummer and almost conceals the outline of the gray stone tomb. The fastenings on the iron door are red with rust, and no key has turned in thc ponderous look for probably a quarter of a century. A little to the east of the granite vault stands the Taylor memorial shaft of white marble. It, too, bas ? beoomo discolored through the storm and shine of half a century Sur mounting tho shaft isa statue of General Taylor leaning upon his sword. The statue, too, is beginning | to disintegrate in spots. The inscrip tion, whioh is growing illegible, con sists of General Taylor's last words : "I have endeavored to do my duty. I ara ready to die. My only regret is for tho friends I leave behind rae." Visitors to the tomb of President Taylor are rare, lt ia doubtful if half dozen tourists atop during a twolve month to stand beside tho last resting place of a President of the United States and a soldier who occupies a conspicuous and pituresque position in tho nation's history. The old Taylor homestead, whioh stands not far from the tomb, is furnished practically as it was during General Taylor's last days of abode therein. It is tenanted by strangers, the last member of tho Taylor family having moved away some twenty years ago. --mym . ls Indigestion a Disease. ? Tho bcBt modical authorities say that indigestion is not always caused by a diseased storaaoh, but may result from a disordered liver, constipation, excite ment, oto. Tho cause is of little conse quence when Kydales Stomaoh Tablets are taken, as they novcr fail to digest the food, check ferment at iou, free tho stomach from irritating aoids and an ex cess of gas. They relievo at ouco, belch ing, heartburn, sour stomach, fullness after eating, etc. Kydales Stomach Tab lets have a spcoiflo tonio offect on thc stomaoh and orgnns of assimilation nnd ' are guaranteed to euro tho worst forms of stomach trouble. J. II. Darby, Wal halla; Seneca Pharmacy. It is enough to blister one's hands just to contemplate the job that con fronted the men who swept tho floor of the mammoth Palace of Agricul ture at the St. Louis World's fair. When the contractors finished their work recently all that remaiued to be done was to sweep tho floor. It never dawned on any one how great the task was. Caldwell and Drake, tho contractors, ordered a dozen brooms and set 12 mon to work. When night came their inroads on the great expanso of 23 acres of floor space was scarcely noticeable. They increased the force noxt day to 40 men and ordered 100 brooms. These 40 men worked 10 days before tho big floor was thoroughly swept. Men and Who are In need of the best medical treat ment should not full to consult Ur. Hatha way at once, aa ho Ls roeognlnod as the leading and most suc cessful specialist Y o u are s a fe tn slabing your case In his hands, as he ls the longest established and has the best rep utation. He eures where others fall; there ls no patchwork lor experimenting lit 'his treatment. ?'er >;<>nnl attention by Or Hathaway, also ape IFCDR. HATHAWAY. etsi counsel from his 'S assoolate physicians when necessary, which no other office has. If you can not call, write for free booklets and question blanks. Mention your trouble. Ev erything strictly confidential. J. Newton Hathaway, M. D. 71 Inmau Building, 22} S. Broad Streot, Atlanta, Georgia. Don't cling to him too tightly. "Even an angel may be tiresome when one can never get out of the shadow of its wings," says a wiso person. Refined cocoanut oil is being largely used in Hungary ns a substi tuo for butter. Two and a quarter million pounds of it were imported last year. F0LE1SH?NEMLAR itopBthooou{|hand ???als lunge Ile-Women always have monopo lized tho conversation. A wm ian [oan't sit still and listen for one con secutive minute." She-No, unless thc other party to] the conversation wcro making a pro posal of mai ri noe, eh ? He-Not even then. She'd say .yes' before ho had spoken a minute. RYDALE? TONIC A New ?Scientific Discovery for the BLOOD and NERVES. It purifies tho blood by eliminating thc waste matter and other impurities and by destroying tho germs or microbes that infest tile blood. It builds up tho blood hy reconstructing and multiplying tho red corpuscles, making the blood rich and red. it restores nnd stimulalos tho nerves, msing a full free How of nerve force throughout the entire nerve system. It speedily cures unsinnig nerves, nervous less, nervous prostration, and all other diseases of the nervous system KYDALES TONIC is sold under a posi tive guarantee. Trial alie 30 cents. I "-molly size $1.00 MANUFACTURED P-Y The Radical Remedy Company,! HICKORY, N. O. FOB SALK HY J. II. DABBY, WALHALLA, H. C., SUN KC A .?HARM AC Y, SENECA, M. C. Vegetables ring good prices must have tven good 3?.?? I * i? m ndo bettor by* tho usc of a fer* t i ! i y. e i* rich in Potash We wi'I tend our books. Riving full Infor mation ubout (he subject, to any larmer who wiiti * for them. GERP1AN KAL: ?.VORK5, Lh'ow Vork-?8 Nunan fttrerf, or At'aaU. t:?. ?KU Hm, UnmJ H. Opening Gun ot Th? War. Men of the old Eleventh army corps, banded together as the Eleventh Army Corps Association, says The New York Sun of December 16th, oamped last night at Martin's Tavern, at the junction of the. Twenty-sixth oross-road and the Fifth. avenue turppike. Sitting around the headquarters campfire were Col. A. C. Hamlin, of Bangor, Me., president of the association Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor, of. Ohio, | Gen. Carl Schure, Gen. James Grant I Wilson, Gen. Horatio C. King, Col.] Chisolm, of Sooth Carolina, and Major J. M. Jowett, of Ohio, e ? . Then Col. Hamlin introduced Col. Chiseling of South Carolina, who, Col. Hamlin said, was the man who fired the first shot on Fort Sumter. Col. Chisolm got up and said that was wrong, and told this about it : "A man named James, who ban j joined the majority, was the man who did that job. For some time I before the outbreak of the oivil war | I lived on Chisolm Island, in Charles ton harbor. I used to shoot duck and go fishing, and was a good all around waterfowl. "One day Gen. Beauregard sent for me and said that he wanted me to help build fortifications for Charles ton. I told bim I could oatoh fish and shoot duoks, but I reckoned I didn't know much about fortification building. .'Well,' said the general, you just] got to do it any way." "So I pitohed in and did wbaf I could to build the Charleston fortifica tion. By and by the time came when it was necessary, so wo thought, to ask Major Anderson to surrender. I knew the major very well, and l e was one of the most lovable mon I ever met. Two othes officers and myself were sent over to make the suggestion to him. "After keeping us waiting for| about two hours, at the end of which wo told him we couldn't wait any longer, Andesron said he wouldn't do any suoh thiug (Laughter and applause). "We told him that we weren't! looking for any trouble, hut, of | course, if he didn't know when he was well off, why, we didn't suppose we could convince him, and that there would necessarily have to bo some shooting. So wo went baok to town, and when things were ready James fired the first shot. I fired some, but James' gun was the one| that opened the ball." Col. Chisolm told ./hat a narrow escapo the Union forces had from winning the first Bull Run, and said that nothing could have saved the Confederates had Gen. McDowell marched straight atN?hem instead of making the wide detour which he did. St. Peter and the Broker. This in going the rounds, says the New York Press. A broker from the financial vortex sought admission at tho poarly gates. "Who are you ?" said St. Peter. "Pm a Wall street broker." "What do you want?" "I want to get in." "What have you dono that entitles you to admis sion ?" "Well, I saw a decrepit wo man on Broadway the other day and gave her two cents." "Gabriel, is that on the records?" "Yes, St. Peter ; it's marked down to his credit." "What else have you done ?' "Well, I crossed the Brooklyn bridge the other night and met a newsboy half frozen to death and gavo him one cent." "Gabriel is that on the records?" "YOB, St. Peter." "What| else have you done?" "Well, oan't rooolleot anything else just now." "Gabriel, what do you think we ought to do with t.hm follow ?' "Oh give him baek his three oents| and tell him to go to hell." JUST ONE WORD that word ts f9 k refers to Dr. Tuft's Liver Pills and MEANS HEALTH. Aro yon constipated? Troubled with Indigestion? Sick hcudnche? Virtlgo? bilious? insomnia? ANY of these symptoms and many other: '.idlcntc inaction ofthe i.ivnq mkm* You 3NJOOC3L Tutt's Pills Take No Substitute* mmm A Soottish palish minister was one day talking to one of his parishoners, who ventured the opinion that min isters ought to be better paid. "1 am glad to hear you say that," said the minister. "I am pleased that yon think so muon of the olergy. And so yon think we should have big??or stipends ?" "Aye," said the old mm, "you see we'd got a better olass of men." -H?* To the brides : Give him plenty of rope. He may love yon ever so much, but he doesn't like to feel the pull of apron strings. Blt? of Mew? In For??. With itu- Ir?.qu da thoa? re hort r a jxwimut io tbair minda the gu-psv? "f ?1 Louvre hotel, on Lake ?iv. mn, Cbtcag became ..auie-.s'i icVn laat Krtdty nigh', when o (ire ?tarted tn the building, and in their orasy, frightened liante to reach the etrt-Ht three were killed and three In jured, the lona waa ?40,000, tho build-1 big hMng r raetictlly destroyed. The annual meeting of tho Suiith (hv roliuin Q'O'id Roads Convention will be held in Colombia January 10. There will be exhibit? of machines and imple ment? for road building. Election yeai I It'? time for the candi-1 dates to be shaking themselves. James H. Caskey, a young man of Lan caster, was fatally shot Friday morning by C. B. 8kipper, superintendent. The weapon unod waa a shotgun, the load striking Mr. Car key in the neck, and be died Friday night. Mr. Skipper was placed in jail, a? were also a bookkeeper, G. B. Brrron, and a mill machinist named Clayton, the two latter being charged as accessories to tho killing. Timm wa? only one lynobing in North Carolina laat year. In 1902 there were eight lynchings-.'5 for murder, 3 for rape, 1 for assault. . The Bank of Central bas been char tered to do a goneral banking business on ? capital of ?20,000. J. E. Morgan is prestdout and T. U. Morgau cashier. State Coi stable Hughes, of Charles ton, was recently suspended by Chief Hammet on the obarge of being drunk and threatening to shoot a policeman and bis suspension has been made perma nent. W. W. Russell, of Anderson, will be an applicant for the position of United I States Railroad Commissioner to suc ceed Geu. Longstreet, who died last Hat unlay. The place is .flllod by appoint ment of the President. Russell bas loug been a Republican and was postmaster at Anderson undor the Harrison admin istration and was at tho same time Re publican referee in this State. Thursday was tho last of the bnr rooms in Raleigh, the dispensary going in Friday. The bar keepers of that olty Bay in two years bar-rooms will be voted back, but the anti-saloo? people say that the dispensary will either be continued, or there will bo prohibition. Tho law limits the profits of the dispen sary to 80 per cent, but. Managor W. P. Batchelor says the average profit will be | about 601 por cent. John Alexander Do wie, accompanied by four of the leaders in Zion City, started on his trip around the world on January 1st. Every resident of Zion City turned out to seo Dowie off. Ho will first go to New Orleans, where he will remain for a week; then he will) proceed to San Francisco. He will em bark for Australia January 21, going by| way of Honolulu. Wm. R. Hearst, of Now York, bas I representatives in 8outh Carolina work ing up a sentiment in his favor for tho Demooratio Presidential nomination. Prominent men in various sections of| the State will bo souudcd as to tho pos sibility of securing tho South Carolina I delegation for tho New York newspaper | man. Elliott's Emulsified Oil Liniment Is tho best Liniment on the market for use in tho family or on auiroals. It is very soothing, vory penetrating relieve? Snick ly and boals in an incredibly short mo. Try it, and you will not bo disap pointed. Large bottle. Price 25 cents. J. H Darby, Walhalla; Seneca Pharmacy, Seneca. Central's New School. Central, S. C., January 4.-At tho last General Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Convention, or church, of America, it was decided to establish a COllogO somewhere in tho South, whose soopo is to be literary, industrial and theological; also an annual camp-moot ing, beginning August, 1?04. An appro priation of ?10,000 was madoand further contributions aro solicited. A commit tee, consisting of Dr. L. G. Clayton, C. B. Smith, G. B. Nally, B. L. Padgott aud L. A. Edwards, has charge. .Seventy one acres of land wi thin and adjoining tho town has boen bought of C. B. Smith for $1,500 and 75 acres adjoining from Wm. Wilson for $1,000. The erection of substantial buildings will begin Septem ber 1. Tho institution will bo co-educa tional. -*. "Don't Blow, Good Lord, Don't Blow." "Talking about trusting in Provi denee," remarked Representative Charles Littlefiold, of Maine, the other day, to a group of friends in Washington* "thorn's an old fisher man down at my home who alfords I a unique example. When old Capt. Eddy gets out in the swell of the] heavy combers and fools his small, boat tossing about roughly ho will always pray : "Poor old 3kippor, poor old boat ; don't blow, good Lord, don't blow.' "But Capt. Eddy returning home and once safe in the sholter of tho lea is another person. Then he straightens up, Hquirts tobacco juioe over the trusty oars, and eries : " 'Good old skipper, good old boat ; blow, gol dorn you, blow 1* " Two live lions and a pair of elophant's tusks, sent to President Roosevelt, seal tho treaty of friendship and oomraeroo betweon the United States and Abys sinia. Stepping Stones THE SUCCESS. FERTILIZES HI Thc V?rgin??vCarol *JM??OULKtures the bett Virginio- Carolina Chemical Co, CHARLESTON. 8. C. To Cu Take Laxative Bron Seven Million boxes sold In post 12 it GAST MM* wm aw un? w jr '.?.'he Kind You Have Always B tn use for over 30 years. Ii and ho sonal SJ Allow i All Counterfeits, Imitations ci ^Experiments that trifle with Infants and Children-Exper What Es Gi Castorla is a harmless subs! (forte, Drops and Soothing ? contains neither Opium), Mo substance* Its age is its gua anti allays Feverishness* It Colic. It relieves Teething 1 and Flatulency* It assimila Stomach and Bowels, giving The Children's Panacea-Th? GENUINE CAST Bears the I The KM You Hai In Use For Ov THB CENTAUR OOM PA NV, VT MUI Ruth Cleveland Dead. Princeton, N. J., January 8. Ruth, tho ehleejb daughter of ex president Cleveland, died suddenly at their home yesterday morning. Mrs. Cleveland, who has been in poor health, is prostrated by tho be- [ resvement of the death of her) daughtor and ber friends are alarmed. Her daughter'* illness was not thought to be serious. Mr. Cleve land issued this statement: "After a brief illness of tonsilitis, diphtheria developed yesterday and Ruth died early this morning." Dr. Wyckoff, the attending physioian, said that M?BS Cleveland had been ill with a mild form of. diphtheria for four days and heart affeotiou hud not been anticipated. She was fifteen years old. FOIEYSHOMY^TAR far chitaren i tafe, eurea Ko opiate/* Much has been said and written recently looking to n change in the existing inauranco laws, which, it is claimed, will enable the companies | doing business in this State to make a lower rate. While the rates oharged for fire insurance in South Carolina aro excessively high, yet, according to an official statement from Comptroller Jones, they are lower than thoso of any other South ern State, averaging only $1.29 per j huudred. Tho average of all classes of risks may be low, but ns a mutter of fact the rate is excessively high on some classes of risks ; for in stance, $3.40 per hundred on mer chandise in Edgefield nnd $2.35 on brick buildings. Heaven pity those who carry insurance in other States if the rates charged in Smith Caro lina are considered low.-Edgefield Advertiser. fuLEYlSKlDNEYCURE Hakes Kidneys and Bladdor Right Many persons celebrated Christ mas as if it were the anniversary of the birth of thc devil and not in the proper way as did many good Christ ian women of Charleston who pre pared a dinner for 700 poor childi tn of the oity which WAH served to their, in the Masonic Temple. Making] others glan "i the way to celebrate the coming of Him who brought glad tidings. : lo Prosperity *UL PLANTER IS LANDS. ina Chemical Co., Fertilizers on Bdarin*. re a Cold in Om WO Quinine Tablets. j tootha. This signature, * ought* and which ha? been, las borne the signature ef is been made? under bia per upervision since Its infancy. no one to deceive yon in this, ind ?. Just-os-good" are bufe ' and endanger the health ox* lenee .against fixperiinenfc* ASTORIA hittite fer Castor oil, Pare iyrups. It is Pleasant. It rpi i ino nor other M ur cot io mutee. It destroys Worms ' eures Diarrhoea and "Wind .'roubles, cures Constipation tes the Food, regulates the healthy and natural sleep? ? Mother's Friend* "ORIA AIRWAYS Signature of re Always Bought rer 30 Years. 114AV STN (CT. NtW VONK *>rW? Death ol Or. J. W. W. Marshall. Abbeville, S. C., Japuary 7.-Dr. J. W. W. Marshall died yesterday morning nt 8 o'clock. Th? immedi ate csu BO of his death was heart failure. He was the oldest citizen of this place, being 88 years of age. Dr. Marshall was born and reared in this county. Before the war he rep resented the county in the South Ca rolina Legislature. At one time he was a man of great wealth, but tho disasters of war and misfortune dur ing tho reconstruction swept almost all his property away.^ He has been in the active practice of his profes sion in this vicinity for many years. Tho members of his family who sur vive him are his wife, Mrs. Francis Marshall, and daughters, Mrs. Eliza beth Cason, Mrs. Jennie Pinokney of Anderson, and Miss Kate Marshall and Capt. J. Calhoun Marshall of Anderson. According to an iflicial statement from tho director of the mint tho total product of gold and silver in the United States for the calendar year 1903 was $74,485,8-10 and $30, 520,080 respectively. South Caro lina produced $102,573 of gold and $145 of eil vor. THOUSANDS SAVED BY DR. KING'S NEW DISCOVERY This wonderful medicino pcs! lively euros Consumption, Coughs Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneu monia, Hay Fever, Pleurisy, La Grippe, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Croup and Whooping Cough. Every bottle guaranteed. No Cure. No Pay. Prioe 50o. & $ I. Trial bottle free. BO YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS DESIGN* COPYRIGHT? AC. Anyono Bonding a Bkotch ?nd description may quickly ascertain our opinion fro? whothor an Invention la prolinbljr rmtontanlo. Communica tions strictly conlldontlal. HANDBOOK on Pat*??? ?ontfroo. Oldost nuoncy for scouring patents l'ftionta takon through Munn * Co. ,/>ci-((il notice, without charge, In tho receive |l fl IUI TL/I IC C. n 11 - Ililli. -."'?? Hv| w Scientific American. A handaomoly llluatrated weakly, Largest cir culation of nny BclontlOo tournai. Tenn a, $8 a year: four months, SH Sold by all newsdealers. PNyC0 3eiBro.uwr,.||eWYer?i Urniicli omeo. 626 F SU Washington, D.C. BLUE RIDGE RAILWAY CO. BETWEEN HELTON ANO WALHALLA. Timo Table No. 4.-In Effect Nov. 29, 1003. IC A ST WOUND 12 10 S 8 24 t.v Walhalla. Uv West Union. KrHencca. [.v Soncca. Lv .1..ul.i ma Junction Lv * Adams. Ly ?Chorry. i.v t'elittleton. [.V Amu n. [.v ?Denver. I.v ?West Anderson_ KT Anderson- Pass Du p Lv Anderson-PassDop I.v ?Anderson-KrtDep Ar Mri! i ni. A M 8 36 8 40 8 68 P.M. P.M. 0 00 0 14 0 H 0 76 0 3-! 0 39 9 66 10 00 10 03 10 26 2 <K) 2 03 2 10 2 19 2 26 2 33 2 4u 2 63 8 00 3 10 3 12 3 86 3 10 3 12 8 86 PM 8 10 3 16 3 46 6 31 5 36 6 66 6 69 5 12 6 25 6 87 6 67 7 00 7 80 7 33 7 68 PM 7 60 7 S2 8 20 WKSTWOUND 9 Lv Helton. Lv ?Anderson-Kr't Do Kr Anderson-Pass Do I.v Anderson-Pass Do Lv ?WeBt Anderson.... Lv ?Denver. Lv ?Antun. Uv Pendleton. I.v ?Cherry. I.v ?Adams. Uv ?Jordanla Junction. Kr Seneca. Lv .Honcoa . Lv West Union. Ar Walhalla. PM 3 60 4 13 .Tie 4 20 4 83 4 40 4 47 4 64 4 67 5 12 6 16 6 3 6 49 A 66 AM 10 45 11 05 ll 07 A M II ll ll 21 ll 20 III 32 ll 39 ll 42 ll 64 ll 57 1 06 1 20 1 26 Ml 20 10 26 10 41 10 50 10 69 11 09 ll 13 ll 81 ll 84 1 05 1 85 1 40 * Flag stations. Will also stop at tho following stations to take m and let off passengers: Phlnncy's, James's and Bandy Springs. Nos. ll and 12,first class passenger, daily; Nos. i and io, daily except Sunday; Nos. 6 and 0, Sunday only; Nos. 4 anti 7, second CIRBS, mixed, ilaily except Munday; Nos. 3 mid 8, second class, mixed, daily. II. C. BEATTIE, President. J. K. ANDERSON, Superintendent. . . . FOR . . . JOB PRINTING lix Good Style Send to WALHALLA. 8. C. e Day Cares Crip In Two Days. on every ^npft/TL**?? box? 25c*