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mm on fh vt* ?mm TO THINK OWN SKLF BK TBUB AND IT MUST FOLLOW AB THK MIGHT TDK DAY, THOU OAUS'T NOT THIN BB FAL8K TO ANY MAN. HY ?J A YNES. 8 HIS LOK, HM ITU & BTKOK. WALHALLA, SOUTH OABOJblNA. JUNE 2?, X004 NJBW BBB I HM. NO. ?art_VOMIMK ?iv?_NH o#e. LADIES SHOI TKc standard of merit fop over had fa cen tury. Beware of Imitation?. 5e? Ib&r the word^iftroonuA 'TX"?4 ?lamped on e&c|j shoe injure gervuirxenea*. WESELl TD he Crosse? Shoe for Whiob ls, without a doubt, the Stroi the market. We have the new Ulinga in t Patent Vici, Patent Colt, Viol Kid, and th World Renowed Battli We also sell tho World Renowned ll cannot be equalled at the prioe, and wheu the Shoe you may buy it and know you hi Ladies' Shoes^Queen In Ladies' Shoes we sell Queen Quit Shoe to be had at tho prioe. Oxfords, $2.i Dittmann's O. K. Oxfoi We also have a large stock of Dittm Dittmauu'b O. K. ?1.60 Oxfoid is, witboul made, and more extensively advertised th: sell you a good Shoe for (2.00 or 68.00, bu made ou the very newest Inst, and a good to lind, but we suro have it in Dittmann's ???y It pays to buy for cash. C. W. & J. E. BAUKNICH CLOTHING! We have just received a large assortment of Medium and Light Weight Suits. Crash Suits, Coat and Pants Suits, Serges, Alpacas_-^ DRESS GOODS. A FULL AND COMPLETE LINE. LINENS, MUSLINS, SWISSES, LAWNS, CRASHES, ORGANDIES. NOTIONS. One thousand dollars' worth of Sample Notions at wholesale cost, in cluding Neckwear, Hosiery, Shirts and Underwear. A few Men's and Children's Suits and about 250 pairs of Pants. These goods have been handled very little avanel great values at the prices. "W. P. NIMMONS, SENECA, S. C. The Oconee Steam Marble and Granite Works, Westminster, <J. DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF MONUMENTAL DESIGNING. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Rutland, East Dorset, Manchester, Pittsford, Italian and Geornia Marnies, -AND Barre, Quincy, Westerloy and OM Granites. Pneumatic Tools used in the works, and absoluto satisfaction guaranteed. Correspondence earn estly solicited. All orders and inquiries givon prompt and careful attontion. O. K* GRAY, Proprietor Dr. W. F. Austin, DENTIST, SENECA,.S. C. Offlee Over ./. li'. Byrd A Co. I AM NOW IN MY OFFICE KV KU Y DA Y. PHONE NO. 51. Dr. G. G. Probst, I> K NTINT, Walhalla, S. C. Office Over C. W. Pitchford Co.'s ; : : Store. : : : HOURS : 8.80 A. M. TO 1 p. M. AND 2 TO 6 r. M. Maroh 24. 1808. DR. J. H. BURGESS, Dentist, SENECA, S. C. OFPIOK OVKK NIMMON'S STORK, DOYLB DllIMlINO. Ofllce Hours: 0 A. M. to 1 P, M. " " 2 P. M. to 0 P. M. April 20, 1004. 10 tf WM. J. STHIIII.INO. } .{ E. L. I lr. KN HUN. Attorneys-At-Law, WALHALLA, S. C. PROMIT ATTBNTION GIVKN TO AM. BUBI NKHH ENTBUBTKD TO Til KM. January 6. 1808. JOB PRINTING THE BEST Send your orders for Sta tionery and Advertising Mat ter to The Courter and get The Bent ia Always tho Cheapest. j it. ^SHOES. Men, ugest Line of $3 50 aud $4.00 Shoes on he Crossett Line of Oxfords, Blucher .s Swellest T?!i to be bad. 9 Axe Shoes. attie Axe Shoo for wear, style and flt. It you soo . Battle Axo" on tho boMora of ive got tho best one to bo had for tho price. i Quality. lily, whioh, we also thiuk, is the greatest 50; Shoos. $3 00. rds. ann's Oxfords at $1 00, $1.50 and ?2.00. ? a donut, the largest solliug $1.50 Shoo im any other $1 50 Shoe. Any ono onn t to buy a good, limiest, solid Oxford, looker ns well as a good wearer, is hard O. K. $1.&0 Oxfords. , MERCHANTS. Florida's Next Governor. One of the most interesting charac ters in this country has just won the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida, which moans his election. Ile is Napoleon Bonnparto Broward. Broward is a Bailor. Ho first served as cook and deck hand when a mero boy, but studied moanwhile and attended school when he eould. As a youth ho saw plenty of hard life on fishing vessels off Capo Cod and the Coast of Newfoundland, but later returned to his native State and worked on St. John's river boats. When tho Cuban patriots were fight ing BO hard against the Spaniards, Broward became famous by his filibustering expeditions. Ho com manded tho celebrated "Three Friends," tho littlo boat that ran away from both United States and Spanish warships and slipped guns and ammunition to the Cubans. The boat got its name from the fact that it was owned by Broward and two other chums. Their venture was profitable. In 1887 Broward was elected sheriff of Du vail county, which in cludes Jacksonville, and ho was re elected until 1000, when he went to tho Legislature. Ho has been fore most in opposition to the Flagler and corporation machine which controls practically everything in Florida, both in politics and in busi ness. Congressman "Bob" Davis, a popular politician who has long been in Congress, carno out for Governor with a good prospect of election, Hinco-ho was supposed to be the Flagler oandidate, but Broward an nounced himself and has defeated Davis in tho second primary. The Flagler machine has re-elected Sena tor Taliaferro, but has lost tho Gov ernorship. Capt. Broward, despite his romantic cai uer, ?B said to be a strong man of conservative disposi tion. During tho summer, kidney irregulari ties aro often caused by excessivo drink ing or being overheated. Attond to the kidneys at once by using Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold by J. \V. Bull, Walhalla; W. ?I. Lunney, Seneca. The Campaign of 1906. In lieu of exciting politics for this Hummer those interested in such mat ters are already talking of the pros pects for the next campaign. Two years bonce thero promises to bc quito a hurdle race all along the line, and thero will bo a string of candi dates for all of tho offices in the State. The on-lookers are already talking of lively times in the race for Governor, and tho ?uro stnrters are already put down as Lieutenant Gov ernor John T. Sloan, Martin F. Ansel and Speaker M. L. Smith, of Camden. There aro quite a number of others whose names have boon mentioned in ono way or another, but those who figure on running had just as well count on Col. Sloan, Mr. Ansel and Speaker Smith aa being their opponents. Thero havo re cently been gubernatorial races in which thero have been very many more entries, and if tho present grootnings hold out there will bo a half dozen candidates in thc next race for Governor. On tho first indication of kidney trou ble, stop it by takiutr Folev's Kidney f?uro. Sold by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. ,1. Lunney, Souoca. Broad River Bridge Burned. A dispatch from Spartauburg, dated Juno 15, sayB : Tho Southern Railway bridge over Broad River on the Spartanburg and Asheville lino, fifty miles north of Columbia, was partially burned at G o'clock this morning. Passenger train, No. 9, north-bound was saved from running into the bridge by a negro, who sig nalled with a red petticoat. The conductor and crew and volunteer passengers formed a bucket brigade and succeeded in subduing the Hames, but not until half the bridge had been consumed. Trains for Asheville aro coming by the way of Greenville to Spartanburg. Tho origin of tho firo ?H unknown. Tho naturalists havo not as yet been able to answer tho burning question, "Can bees hear ?" But their researches along that lino havo resulted in many queer discoveries. Simply because bees have no oars on the side of thoir hoads is no sign whatever that ho is wholly without (tonio sort of an auditory nerve. Tho last assertion is proven by tho fact that grasshoppers, crickets, locusts and flies, all have their ears situated in queer placea-under tho wings on tho middle of tho body, and oven on tho sides of their legs. Tho garden slug, or shell-less snail, has his organs of.hoaring situated on each side of his neck, and the common grass hopper has them on each ot his broad, flat thighs. In some of the smaller insects they are at the base of the wings, and in others on tho bottom of tho feet. No good health unless the kidneys are sound. Foley's Kidnoy ('ure makes the kidneys right. Sold by J. W. Boll, Wal halla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. I r PLANT ENEMIES COST MILLIONS. Details Of Destruction Told in Report by Agri ."iltural Department. The destruction wrought on orops Ly the countless plant enemies throughout tho t ountry is revealed hy a report issued by the Depart ment of Agriculture on "Plant Dis eases in 1903." Besides the mass of dotail regard ing conditions in the United States proper, it showB that tho coffee leaf blight has accidentally been intro duced in Porto Rioo and measures are being taken to stamp it out. Cocoa in Porto Rico is affeoted by a black pod rot oankor and root dis ease. The tomato blight has practi cally ruined the tomato orop of Porto Kico. A potato rot has caused tho loss of nearly the entire potato crop. Orango scab has caused con siderable damago in tho Bayamon district. Tho cotton root rot in Texas pre vailed to a greater extent than for many years, the loss being estimated at about $2>000,000. Anthranaoso has been generally prevalent from North Carolina to Georgia and locally injurious, espe cially lo sea island cotton in South Georgia. Wilt has spread slowly and now occurs in limited areas in North Carolina and South Carolina and is widely prevalent in South Georgia and Southeastern A labium, in connection with tho root knot. If ust occurred ns usual on the poorer soils ami was unusually severe in Texas. Tho potato blight and rot caused widespread destruction. The dam ago is estimated at $10,000,000 for tho season in New York alono. Crown gall is becoming more seri ous every year as a nursery pest throughout tho country. Strawberry leaf blight is less prevalent. Dieback among the citrous fruit diseases in Florida is less destructive than before 1903. Corn smut caused heavy loss in Maryland and was com mon in New York. Corn lenf blight was general in Connecticut, Dela ware, Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Rice blast was preva lent in tho Coober river sections of South Carol i un, where tho crop was over 100,000 bushels short. Tho loss from tho spread of this disease in the past six years is estimated at $1,000,000. Watermelon wilt is spreading in thc South and cantaloupe leaf blight was injurious, especially in tho South, the loss in Florida being 40 per cent. Tomato bacterial wilt was widespread in thc South. The fusarium wilt in Florida caused a loss of $500,000 and large areas of land also had to be thrown' out-of cultivation. Cu cumber downy mildew caused largo I losses in Florida and tho trucking section near Charleston, S. C., where the estimated loss was $100, 000. Apple scab was much less injuri ous in New England, New York, Pennsylvania und Michigan than last year, but it seems to have been more destructive in the West. Pear blight was more than usually prevalent this year in tho East. In the South it is universal, and little effort is made tp control it. There was an epidemic of pear leaf blight that defoliated trees from Maryland southward. Brown rot was again less injurious in the Eastern States, but was very destructive to Southern peaches, the loss amounting to from 80 to 60 per cent of the crop in Georgia. Ten Years in Bed. H. A. dray, J. P., Oakville, Ind., writes: "For ton years I was contiued to my bod with disease of my kidneys. It i waa so severe that I could not move part of thu time. I consulted tho very best medical skill available, hut could get no reliof until Foley's Kidney Curo was recommended to me. It has been a God-send to mo Sold by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Stephen D. Lee is Chosen Chief. Nashville, Tenn., Juno 15.-Tho next reunion of the United Confede rate Veterans will bo held in Louis ville. Tho veterans to-day elected the following oflicors : Commander-in-Chief-Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, of Columbus, Miss. Commander of the Department of Northern Virginia-Gen. C. Irvine Walker, of Greenville, S. C. Commander of the Department of Tennessee-Gen. Clement A. Evans, Atlanta, Ga. Commander of tho Trans-Missis sippi Department-Gen. W. L. Ca bul I, of Dallas, Texas. We Risk It Druggists Who Sell Dr. Miles' Nervine Agree, If It Fails, To Refuncj Cost. Of course wo reimburse tho druggist. You know him, and trust him. Dr. Miles' Nervino IH medicino for your norvoa. It cures diseases of tho Internal Or gana, by giving tone to tho nerves which make theoo organs work. .. lt Is a novel theory-not of anatomy, hut of treatment; first discovered by Dr. Miles, and since made uso of by many wldo-awako physicians, who ap preciate its vnluo In treating tho sick. If you ara sick, we offer you a way to bo made well-Dr. Miles' Nervino. This medicine ls a scientific cure for nerve disorders, such ns Neuralgin, Headache, Loss of Memory, Sleepless ness, Spasms, Baekaohe, st. vitus' Danco, Kpllcpsy or Fits, Nervous Pros tration, etc. By toning up tho nerves. Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine will also euro tlioso diseases of tho Internal organs due to a dlHordered nervous system. Some of these are: Indigestion. Bil ious Headache, Kidney Trouble Chronlo Constipation, Dropsy, Catarrh, Rheuma ii' m, etc. "My brother had nervous prostration, and was not expected to live. I pro vallcd upon him to try Dr. Milos* Restorative Nervine, ?nd now ho has fully recovered. You remember I wroto you how lt saved my life a few years ago, when I had nervous trouble I preach Its merits to overyono."-KEV. M. D. MYERS, Correetlonvlllo, Iowa. Write us and we wilt mail .* XVXUXJ you n Free Trial Pnckngo of Dr. Miles* Antl-Paln Pills, tho New, Sclentu'.o Remody for Pain. Also Symp tom Blank for our Specialist to dlngno.<? your case and tell you what ls wrong and how to right ft. Absolutely Freo. A?UlresH: DR. MILK& MEDICAL CO., ?AJiORATyW?S, KUMAXVS, IND, Battleship Maine to be Raised. Havana, June 20.-A oontraot to raise the battleship Maine from the bottom of Havana harbor was signed last week at the Presidential palaoe. The oontraot was signed by Secre tary of the Treasury Qaroia Montos for the Republic of Cuba, and Attor ney Joseph do Wyokoff, the latter being the ooutraotor. Mr. de Wyok off turned over to Secretary' Qaroia Mou tes the sum of $2,600 as a for feit that the oontraot will be success fully oaried, out. Mr. do Wyokoff must begin the work within six months, and oom plote it within one year? The au thorization grauted to Mr. de Wyok off in in consideration of $5,000 American gold, which Wyckoff shall pay into the treasury of tho Uepublio of Cuba within three months after beginning the work. Tho Republic of Cuba is to give Wyckoff a clear title to the hulk, which shall enable him to tako it out of the harbor and dispoBO of it. It is expressly stated that in the title deeds shall be included "the hulk of thc United States battleship Maine, along with all its equipment of machinery, arms, munitions of war, provisions, uombuBtibles, and all other objeels belonging to the said battleship." Mr. Joseph de Wyckoff was asked regarding hia project, aud especially IIB regards the bodies of Amorioan sailors which aro still in the hulk. Mr. do Wyckoff elated that he had already arranged for the burial of tho bodies with Undortaker Marin, the ono who buried tho victims of the Maine, whose bodies could be secured after tho explosion. "Of course," said Mr. do Wyckoff, "the bodies will be turned over to the United States if it is desired to bury them in tho National Cemetery at Arlington, but if not we will give the remains Christian burial in this oily." Regarding the method to be em Idoy ed in the raising of tho Maine, dr. dc Wyckoff states that ho pro poses to do BO with a cofferdam. A noted engineer has been socured for the work. He is R. H. Sewall, a niau who gained national 'fame by having stopped the crevaBaes of the Mississippi river ot New Orleans. He has already drawn plans for the work, and hus submitted them to the American engineer, E. L, Cor thel), who is known as thc American do Lesseps. Mr. Corthell pronounces the plan of Mr. Sewall as one that will be successful. . $100 It KW AUD $100. Thc readers of this paper will bo pleased to learn that thero is at least one dreaded disuse thnt science has boon shir to cure in nil it? stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Curo is tho only positivo euro known to tho medical fra ternity. Catarrh hciug a constitutional tlisease, requires a constitutional treat ment. Hall's Catarrh is Curo taken inter nally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucuuus surfaces of tho system, thomby destroying tho foundation of tho disease, and giving the patient strength by build up thu constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. Tho proprietors have have so much faith in its curativo pow ers, that they oller ono hundred dollars for any caso it fails to euro. Scud for list of testimonials. A .id i ( ss, F. J. CHUNKY* Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggist, 75c. Hall's Family Tills aro the host. Got Every Dollar of Insurance at Walhalla. We spent a very pleasant night, in Walhalla last week, and in meeting friends inquiries wore made of us al unit our recent fire, the losses BUB tained, insurance, etc. A few years ago Walhalla was visited by a most disastrous fire. Wo were informed that every dollar of insurance car ried by those who lost by it was paid. This is in striking contrast with tho way our people fared, and no doubt proved a big advertisement for thc companies. Wo arc sure of one thing, it was a tremendous lift to the people of Walhalla in thoir efforts to retrieve their IOBSCS.-Greenwood Journal. Rev. W. G. Neville Eloctod President. Just before Rev. W. G. Neville, D. I)., left Yorkvillo last week for Europe, being B legate to the Pan Presbyterian Alliauco, which meets in Liverpool, he was notified of his election SB president of tho Presby terian College at Clinton. He stated ho would give au answer before he sailed from Now York. Rev. J. H. Thorn well had declined tho presi dency on account of his unwilling ness to give up his congregations. - Fret to Readers of The Courier. In recognition of tho morits of tiio Dr. Miles Anti?Pain Pills for tho relief of headaoho(and pain, to v, h ?ch nearly ovory ono is subjoct, moro or IOSB, arrange monts have Peen made wheroby the Dr. Milos Medical Co. will furnish a trial package of thoso wonderful little tablets freo to tho subscribers of this paper. Any reader of this paper who . sub joct to aches and pains of any kind may avail themselves of this free sample by sending n postal card, giving their full address, and mentioning tho namo of this naper, to tho Dr. Miles Medical Co., Blkhart, ind. There was quito a destructivo hail, wind and rain storm passed over tho Plat Rock section of tho county last Tuesday afternoon. The hail did great damage to tho young plants, and rain was so heavy that in many places acres of land wore washed away. Many of tho farmers believo they aro damaged, by rain alone, by half.-Easley Progress, June 16. At Macon, Ga., on Juno 11th in tho United States Court Judge Emory Speer appointed Miss Nellie Walsh, of Savannah, receiver for tho bankrupt finn of Krouskoff ?fe Co., of Savannah. This is thu first' time a woman IIUB beon appointed to suoh a position. In making the appoint ment Judgo Speer deolared he made it to show hts confidence and pride in tho ability of the women of the South. Never cut off large limbs from fruit trees if it oan possibly be avoided. If you must do it, he sure to cover tho wound with paint < r grafting wax. This keeps out damp ness and prevents untimely rot. The price of The Courier? Yes, only $1 per year. liest weekly in tho State. EXCURSION STEAMER WITH 2,000 ABOARD BURNS TO WATER'S EDGE. THE MOST HORW OF TiGtIS Ever Witnessed In New York Harbor-Loss ol Life Reaches Into the Hundreds. New York, JUDO lu.-The excur sion steamer General Slocum, with two thousand people aboard, caught I tire in Hell Gate, off 185th street,' to-day and burned to tho water's] edge. The flames burst through the decks from the lowor hold with such fury that beforo the steamer could bo turned into the shore and bouohed probably one thousand persons were either drowned or burned to death. Following the discovery of fire aboard, the passengers, consisting principally of women and children, were seized with panic. The soream ing passengers rushed to the rnii and plunged overboard, others fled to the end of tho vessel, wore caught by the flames and consumed ; still others stood riveted in their tracks, going down to death when the immense hurrioane deck collapsed and fell into the seething flames. As the flames roared through tho ship, men, women and children, cry ing piteously for help, whioh none could render, either jumped head long into the water or were con sumed by fire. Tho fire started in the lunch room while the steamer was off 135th street, in tho waters of Hell Gate. The tragedy, it is believed, is moro horrible and caused greater lifo loss than tho Iroquois theatre horror | in Chioago. 8UUVIVOK8 DKIVKN INSANK. Many who were rescued roached shore insane, mothers crying in vain for their ohildren ; children calling to their parents whoso bodies wore at the bottom of the river or in ashes in the sunken ship. Mothers fought mothers, believing their children bad been clnimed through mistake. Men, wrapped in flames, fought for places of safety, only to fall back into ?he roaring flames. Children, helpless and in panic, thoir white faces mado whiter by tho wall of ?moke, peered into tho faces of eye-witnesses, who wore powerless to aid thom. Here and there a scream would mark the death of somo unfortunate who had been licked up in the tiro. Now and then a pitiful, heart-break* ing^ery of terror rent* tho pande monium as a mother saw her child fed to the flames. Wildly insane, people rushed from sido to side of the ill-fated ship, somo praying, others cursing ns tho heal grew momentarily more intonso and torturing. MANY COMMITTED BUIOIDB. Scores committed deliberate sui cide when they realized all hope was gone. Seeing the flames approach nearer, many deliberately leaped from their dizzy height into ibo rag ing current below, knowing there was no help for them there, but pre ferring drowning to cr?mation. The tragedy came with such awful suddenness there was no warning to any one. A moment beforo tho cry of "Fire 1" the steamer echoed with tho laughter of children and tho merry shouts of tho party. There was musio aboard, which measured time for the dancing children on tho decks. From tho shore, hands and hand kerchiefs waved at tho jolly party of excursionists. Then came a cry of terror. The steamer paused and made an attempt to turn. Instantly a hugo pillow of flame and smoke rushed through the shin and painted the pioture in black ami red. 8CKNK8 OF PANIC HORRIBLE. Instantly panio followed. The fire was first discovered al 135th stroet. The flames came with a rush seldom witnessed for fury and swift ness. Thoro was not a moment to right about tho ship. At the first outcry of alarm, men and women sprang to tho rail, looked a moment at the scene of indescrib able peril behind, and then juinpod into tho wator. Othors followed fast. Whon tho steamer had roached 13?th stroot passengers were leaping] overboard by tho score and a moment | lator by tho hundreds. IIUKKICANK DKOK. C0M,A1\SK8. At this moment tho hurricane dook was orowded almost to suffoca tion. It was hero hundreds had rushod for safoty, hoping to escape the terrifio tongues of flames that woro sweeping tho lowor decks. Then came a crash, a dreadful noiso, of tearing planks and stifled screams of agony and indescribable woe-tho great dock with its hun dreds had collapsed and all gone down into tho seething furnace below. It is not believed that a single person on the hurricane deck es caped, and as the lire in tho hold of tho sicamor is still raging, thero has boon no possible way to rescue the bodies. Tho firomon say tho flames in the hold will burn for hours. The smell of burning flesh drove many rescuers away from their tasks. Thore wore heroes and heroines a plenty-men and woroon who rescued many and then loBt lifo themselves. The biggest whoat field in the world is in the Argentines. It be longs to an Italian named Guazone, and oovers over 100 square miles. Hump Back SCOTT'S EMULSION won't make a - . hump back straight, neither will lt make # I I . ?hort leg long, but lt feeds soft bone J I $ and heals diseased bone and ls among ? the few genuine means of recovery kn rickets and bene consumption. -land for free tu m nit. SCOlf'ft BOWNE, ChfmSU, 409-41? VtAtX Street, New York. 50c. nod S 1,00! ?ll ?.uggute. MoCalla Will Run for Congress. lion. I. H. MoCalla, of Lowndes ville, was in the city yesterday and announced that he would be in the race for Congress this Hummer. Mr. McCalla was in the raoe two years ago. when Mr. Aiken was elected, and it was supposed that he would stay out this summer and give Mr. Aiken a clear field in deference to the idea that an office-holder ought to have two terms. Mr. McCalla, however, said he would be in the race, and he did not think the "two term" idea would amount to any thing. He said ho expected to be able to show to the people that he is the right man for Congressman for this district, and talked with the air of a man who is not uneasy about tho result. .. Mr. McCalla is a well known and popular citizen, and it is quito cer tain that thc Congressional race this summer will not bo devoid of inter est. He said he would announce his platform later on.-Anderson Mail, June 16. Interesting to Asthma Sufferers. Daniol Bantu, of Ottorvillo, Iowa, writer: "I havo had asthma for threo or four yoars and have tried about all tho cough and asthma cures in the markot and hnvo rocoivod troatmont from physi cians lu New York aud other cities, but got very little benefit until I tried Foloy's Honey and Tar, which gavo me immedi ate relief and 1 will nevor be without it in mv house. I sincerely rocommoud it to all." Sold by J. VV. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneoa. Important Educational Gatherlny. Ono of tho most important educa tional gatherings of the year will bo held in Rock Hill on July 14, dur ing tho session of the summer school and tho day preceding the meeting of tho State Teachers' Association. During Dr. Mclvur's stay in Colum bia a meeting of tho educational board was held, and it was decided to hold a general educational confer ence nt Rock Hill on the date nnmod. Tho board consists of Governor I ley ward, Superintendent Martin, Presi dent Johnson and Dr. Mciver, the latter being district supervisor of tho States of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. This board is given il,700 for this State, to be expended on creating interest in the rural schools and doing as much as possible toward building them up. The money comes from the Southern Educational Hoard. At the meeting in Rook Hill it is proposed to have prominent educators, editors, busi ness men and professional mon ad dress the meeting, and all phases of tho rural school situation will bo dis cussed. An address will bo issued shortly to tho peoplo of the Stato on the resolutions adopted by tho school superintendents of tho Southern States and this address will be dis cussed from every possiblo stand point. Plant Pocan Trees. Following is an extract from an address delivered by Dr. J. H. Hun nicutt, editor of tho Southern Culti vator, at a recent session of tho Nut Growers' Convention hold in Macon : Hut some may say our figures aro too largo, that we h?vo no'experi ence to back them up. Wo know of one tree in Oglethorpe county, Geor gia, from which was sold GI pecks as a single crop. These were saved besides thc family eating and tho jaybird stealing. They were sold in Athens, Ga., for $1 per peck, bring ing $64 cash for ono crop from one tree. So wc do not think our esti mate nt all too largo. We know of a grovo of one-half acre that yields tho owner annually more than a two-horse farm, and he is a pretty good farmer. Hence wo say that wo should en courage nut growing becauso it is a paying business. Again, wo should encourage this industry because it tends to sottlc down and give per manency to many of our moving, restless Southern farmers. Thc dream of every father is to lay np something that his children may enjoy after he is gone. Now, here is one thing that he can lay up. A pecan grove will bo bettor than stocks and bonds. We need some tiling to help our farmers io feel set tled. Loeal ties aro strong, and there is a mysterious tie that binds us to a tree that will live on through generations yet unborn, and always bless tlio heir that inherits. Again, we need and must have in this sunny Southland shade trees. There is none prottier or better than the pecan. With a symmetry that far surpasses tho elm or poplar, and a foliage more delionto and more beautiful than the wntcr-oak, and a power of endurance unsurpassed, surely here wo find tho ideal shade tree. ? If our towns and cities should use tho pecans instead of thoso now set for shade, they would not only have a prottier, longer-lived and more nttrnctivo shade tree, but the fruit would yield an income that would bo better than bonds, and would lighton taxes. Lawless Negroes in Georgia. LaGrange, Ga., Juno 16.-Nows has just reached here that a negr^ by tho namo of Jonah Woods, who lived in tho country near Texas Court Grounds, in Heard County, about twenty-five miles from La Grange, has beon lynched by other negroes. Woods was a deacon in his church and a pious old negro. It is said ho discovered a number of negroes playing "craps" and threat ened that ho would report them to the grand jury. Afterwards tho ohuroh was burned? down and two days later, while plowing in the fields, he was seized and strung np to a tree nearby. First Cotton on the Market. Houston, Texas, Juno 14.-Two bales of new cotton were received at Houston to-day, whioh is thirty-fivo days earlier than last year and t? n days earlier than the record. 8T. LOUIS CONVENTION. All tho Politicians Looking Forward with Interest to Developments. [Washington Cor. Nows and Courier.] Every Demonrat in and around Washington of any prominence is tring to get the time and to sorape togother the money for a trip to St. Louis during Convention week. They are anticipating a lively old time, because so little of that convention's programme ban been settled, and be oause there ?B BO much promise of a spirited tussle between tho faotions. The Democratic leaders say that it is their purpose to have just as or derly a 'convention as the Republi cans will have at Chicago. They want to make an impression upon the country by their orderly transaction of important party business even under adverso circumstances. Senator Bailey, of Texas, who will be ono of the presiding officers of the St. Louis convention, is very muoh bent upon its being an orderly affair. He wants nobody kicked out of the hall, and no scenes which would lead lo unfavorable comment or to bitter feelings among tho Demoorats. Mr. Hailey haB been in Washington for several days, and has expresssed his views on that to more than one of his callers. But it remains to be seon whether the Democratic leaders will be able to have their way in that particular. If Judge Parker be nominated, as seemB entirely probable, the New York crowd will have a program for. the convention pretty well outlined. They have already been conferring with tho various leaders about a run ning mate. An authoritative word here is that it will likely be Marr.hall Field, the millionaire merchant of Chicago. Judge Parkei'B friends have recently made a second pro posal to him whioh Mr. Field bas looked upon with favor. But John Ii. McLean, of this city, and of Ohio, ?B moving for tho nomination, and parleyB during tho past week have been somewhat in his favor. It ?B even said'that the New York dele gation may be for him. Mr. McLean was tlio Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio, a few years ago, and was proposed as a candidate for the Vice Presidency with Bryan in* 1900, but Mr. Bryan did not want him because of his conservative ten dencies. Afterwards Mr. Bryan asked Mr. McLean, who is a very wealthy man, to contribute to the oampaign fund of 1900, but Mr. Mc Lean declined. It is claimed that Mr. McLean's nomination would help toward car rying Indiana. He could be counted on for a large contribution and the earnest support of his paper, tho Cincinnati Enquirer, which circulates extensively through Indiana, and ia tile most widely read Democratic paper in tho State. Senator Gorman, of Maryland, is supposed to bo writing the Demo cratic platform, although whether he han a definite understanding with the Parkor people on the subjeot ia not known. It is regarded as a certainty that he will be chairman of the com mittee on resolutions at St. Louis, for ho will bo a delegate at large from Maryland. Ex-Attorney Gene ral Poe, of Maryland, who is an ex pert in phrasing platforms, may be clothing Mr. Gorman's ideas about what tho platform should be, with appropriate words and phrases. If this has been done it does not follow that tho platform will exaotly follow any draft that Mr. Gorman may take to St. Louis. Tho committee on resolutions will likely have some ideas to put into the resolution, but the expectation here ?B that it will be a conservative platform. The fight over tho platform may be the most spiritod in tho convention, for it will bo adopted before tho nomina tion of the candidates, and Mr. Bryan is expected to take a stand in behalf of tho two platforms on which ho bas been a nominee for tho Presi dency. Cbronio bronchial troubles and sum' mer coughs can be quickly relieved and cured by Foley's Honey and Tar. Sold by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Soucca. The French National Society of Agriculture has recently had its at tention called to n new potato which some Frenen journals say will sup plant the Irish potato. The techni cal name of tho new vegetable is solanum impcrsoni, but it is now beginning to be called the Uruguay Irish potato, as it comes from the banks of the Mercedes river, in Uru guay. The yield is said to bo enor mous and it appears to bo immune from any disease. Th'iB potato is cultivated like the common potato. DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable. 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