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The Sword of Robert Lee. Fortb from it? scabbard, pure and bright, Plashed tho sword of Robert Lee! Par in the front of the deadly fight. High o'er tho brave ?ti thocuusoof Right, Its sta;nless sheen, like a beaoon light, Led ?B to victory. Out of it? 8cnbl>Hrd, where, full loug, lt slumbered peacefully, Roused from its rest by tho battle's song, Shielding the feeble, smiting thu strong. Guarding the right, avenging the wrong, Gleamed the sword of Lee. Forth from it? scabbard, high in air, lieneatb Virginia's sky And they who ?aw it gleaming there, And knew who bore it, knelt to swear That where that sword led they would dare To follow-and to die. Out of it? scabbard ! Never baud Waved sword from staiu as free, Nor purer sword led braver band, Nor braver bled for a brighter laud, Nor brighter laud had a cause so grand, Nor cause a chief like Lee. Forth from it? scabbard ! How we prayed That sword might victor be; Ami, when our triumph was dolayed, And many a heart grew soro afraid, We still boped on, while gleamed the blade Of noble Robert Lee. Forth from its scabbard, all in vain liright flashed tho sword of Lee; 'Tis shrouded now iu its sheath again; It sleeps the sleep of our noble slaiu Defeated, yet without a stain, Proudly and peacefully. - Father Ryan. Interesting Letter from Newry. Newry, August 10.-The Newry Public Heading Room was formally opened Monday night, August 8, and many availed themselves of tho privilege of reading the daily papers and the charming and instructive magazines and mill papers that the club takes. The list of the pa pers and periodicals is a? follows : Harper's Weekly, Success, Life, Youths' Companion, Woman's Home Companion, Sunday School Times, Outing, McClure's, Four Track News, Lippineott's, Pearson's, Col lier's Weekly, Scribner's, Leslie's Weekly, Literary Digest, Scientific American, Harper's Mothly, Century, Munsey's, Cosmopolitan, American Review of Reviews, Illustrated Lon don News, Ladies' Home Journal, Delineator, Puck's Annual and Quar terly, Judge's Annual and Quarterly, New York World (daily, weekly and Sunday), New York Sun (daily, weekly and Sunday), NJW York Tribune, (daily, weekly and Sunday), Atlanta Journal, Atlanta News, (Greenville News, Boston Journal ol Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, The Mill News, Manufacturers' Re cord, Keowee Courier, Bickens Sen tinel, Thc Churchman, Independent. The Outlook, The Keystone, Tri state Odd Fellow and Oconee News The rules governing the Newry Literary Club are as follows : 1. No person or persons shall en ter this public reading room tiniest he or she shall be a member in gooc standing of a Lodge of Newry, oi been enrolled as a member of tin club by paying $2 in advance for oin year's subscription thereto. '2. No smoking or chewing is al lowed during hours that the reading room is open, as prescribed as fol lows : The reading room is open fron 7 p. m. to !( p. m. Monday, Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday nights from 1 p. m. to 1 p. m. Saturdays from I p. m. to ti p. m. Sundays. No loud talking is allowed ii reading room during hours. 4. No paper or magazine shall b allowed to be taken from the read ing room. 5, The party tn charge of tin above shall strictly enforce th rules and report any miseonduc of any member to the ex ecutivc committee, who are :i follows: St..lohn Courtenay,chair man, II. F. Sayer, J. I.. Parker, lb D. L. Smith, Miss Lillie Crooks. John Funderburk, of Lowell, K C., has taken charge of the rolle -hop and his family is expectei shortly. Ile is a member of th Baptist church, Courtenay Lodge, No. _'l!>, A. 1 M. mci Saturday night and conferre the Kilter?,I Apprentice Degree o William Alexander and Uige Wi Hams, and tho Fellow Craft lb grce on Bennett Hill, Jr. A tins meeting the Lodge was tb dared by the treasurer to li out of debt and fl nice balance o band, and all present were proud t learn of the great success accou pUshcd during thc last two year work. J. H. Bryan has resigned th treasurership of Newry Lodge, Nc 76, I. ?. O? F., and St. John Courte nay, D. D. G. M., was duly elected treasurer by a unanimous vote. There aro over three hundred dollars in the treasury at this time with no debts. The lodge conferred the second degree on seven candidates last Friday night. The Newry gin has at last been completed and every convenience bas been provided for taking care of tiie folks this fall, six large sottou stalls provided, and thus can arrange for thc one-horse wagons and small planters to their utter satisfaction. The gin will run day and night if necessary, but will Btop at noon on Saturdays, and thus allow time for cleaning. Dr. and Mrs. 1). L. Smith will oc cupy tho Bryan home early next week. James H. O'Kelley, bead ma chinist, will occupy Dr. Smith's resi dence on Uiver View. All the instruments of the Newry brass band have been sent to Chi cago to be putin lirst-elasscondition, and an instiuctor will be wanted shortly to take charge of the mem bers of the band and give them in struction for sixty days. J, L. Parker has returned home after a pleasant vacation in the mon ntains. Mrs. S. E. Addis and family and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gilden and family have gone to North Georgia to visit their old homo for a fortnight. W< all hope them much pleasure and an glad indeed to see those who havt worked faithfully for many moulin having an outing. All the cattle were turned into thc fifty acre pasture Monday morning where the Burmuda was over a foo high. Jim Wilson strained his shoulde badly down in his corn patch. H< was trying to lift a single ear o corn. The school house is being painter ami is looking beautiful - white trimmed with moBS green. St. John Courtenay has just re oeived his steel canoe, and his main friends will enjoy a trip over th? ?lam some time soon. Conducting pipes are to be in th? public road from Newry to Dyar's, s< aa to carry away every bit of water Another new house is to be buil at Newry. The painting of Campbell Courte nay's house, on the old 1 {anisa; place, has greatly improved its ap pear an ce, and it is a great pity tba more paint and whitewash wen used through our county, as this i ono thing that surely attracts th travelers and settlers. Well painter houses, well terraced farms ami goo? crops, and diversified crops, orchard? well bred cattle, churches, tine am well equipped schools are what make a country appear prosperous. Gee whiz-what a rain. Billy. Cholera lula,?tum. This disease has lost its terrors sine Chamberlain's ('olio. Cholera and Dia rhoea Remedy came into general UKI The uniform success which attends th use of this remedy in all cases of bow? complaints in ohildren lots made it a fi vor Ito wherever its value has hecom known. For salo hy J. \V. Bell, Wa halla: Seneca Pharmacy ; W. .J. L?nne; Seneca. She Ruled. She was ordering him about i her usual imperative style, for the were married, of course. And lu uni al I v the meekest and most sui missive of men, like the proverbil worm, was beginning to retort. "Do you think you rule the un verse ?" he asked sarcastically vvht ho got a chance to edge in a word. "No, but I rule the first letter i it," was the prompt reply. And once again lie realized th at h wife was one too many for him." Attention, Confed?rate Veterans. The Confederate veterans of the ?1 .Vient townships will meet at their usu places on Saturday, August 20, and ele one del?gate for their township to me at Walhalla Court House on inst .Mo day in September to organize the Couti Board of l'?lisions for Ocouee county. .1. W. Ilolloman, ( hairman. Beware nf Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, ns mercury will surely destroy the sen <>f smell and completely derange tl whole system when entering it throtlj tile muCOUH sm faces. .Such arlin should llOVOr he used except mi prc8crl tiona from reputable physicians, as tl damage they will do is ten fold to tl good you can possibly derive from tltOI Hall's Catarrh ( ure, manufactured I K. J, Cheney A Co., Toledo, <)., <-o tains tu* mercury, and ls taken intermit? acting directly upon the hlootl and m cous surfaces of the system. In huyii Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get tl genuine. It is taken internally, ai made In Toledo, Ohio, hy K. J. Cheney Co. Testimonials free. Sold hy dru gists, price 780i per dottie. Hall's Family Pills are the dest. Hardw? We are rece Building Materia the trade for our line will convine pose to sive this Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Mantels, Locks, Hinges, Nails, Paints and Oils. HAY PRESSES, M ATI The Conquered Banner. Furl the banner, for 'tis weary; Hound its staff 'tis drooping dreary; Furl it, fold it-it ?B best; For there's not a man to wave it, And there's uot a sword to save it, And there's not one left to lave it, lu tlie blood which heroes pave it; And its foes now scoru and bravo it ; Furl it, hide it-let it rest! Take that banner down! 'tis tatteied; Br, ken is ita staff and shattered, And the valiant hosts are scattered Over whom it floated high; Oil! 'tis bard for us to fold it, Hard to think t here's none to hold it. Hard that those who once unrolled it Now must furl it with a sigh. Furl Ihlit banner-furl it sadly; Once ten thousand hailed it gladly, And ten thousand wildly, madly, Swore it should forever wave Swore that foeman's swords could never Hem ts like theirs entwined dissever, And that Hag should float forever O'er their freedom or their grave! Furl it! for the hands that grasped it, And the hearts that fondly cl as peri it, Cold and dead are iying low; And the banner-it is trailing, While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe; For, though conquered, they adore it Love the cold, dead hands that boie it, Weep for those who fell before it, Pardon those who trailed and tore it; And, oh! wildly they d?ploie it, Now to furl and fold it au! Furl that banner! Ti ne, 'tis gory ; Vet 'tis wreathed around with glory, And "twill live in song and story, Though its folds are in the dust! For its fame, on brightest pages, Penned Ly poets and by sages, Shall go sounding down the ages Furl its folds, though now we must! Furl that banner softly, slowly; Treat it gently-it is holy, For it droops above tho dead; Touch it not-unfold it never; Let it droop there, furled forever, For its people's hopes are lied. .-Father Ryan. Healthy Mothers. Mothers should always keep in good bodily health. They owe it to their children. Yet ic is no unusual sight to see a motlier, with habe in arms, cough ing violently and exhibiting all ttie symp toms of a consumptive tendency. And why should this dangerous condition exist, dangerous alike tomo lorand child w nen Dr. Boscheo's German .syrup would put a stop to it at once? No mother should be without this old and tried remedy In the Ionise-for its timely use , will promptly cure any lung, throat or bronchial trouble in herself or lier chil dren. Tho worst, cough 0t cold can bo speedily cured by German Syrup; so can hoarseness and congestion of the bron chial tubes, lt makes expectoration easy, and gives instant relief and refreshing rest to tho cough-racked consumptive, New trial bottles, 2">e; large size, 7?C. At all druggists. Major General li. c. Corbin lias com pleted all arrangements for (lie Joint manocuvers in V irginia from September 5th to 10th, in which twenty sown thou sand regulars and the national guard troop will pattieipate. The loree will be organized Into two divisions,-with tho corps headquarters ai Gainesville, Va. Il Tho flrsi command will i>e miller Gen. 11 Fred Grant, camped near Mnnassas. i I the second lindel Gen. J. F. Hell,camped ! near Thoroughfare, Va. Tho. Hold lu-1 eludes fifty square miles. The problems H to he worked out have not been pub- . lished. Many persons in tiiis community aro ( suffering from kidney complaint who could avoid fatal results by using Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold by J. W. Bell, Wal halla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. The campaign is upon UK. There la no time to lose. The good people of tho county should take active stepa to see that tliey have those who are to repre sent them fully committed. They want no dodging issues, but a fair and square declaration. ire and B jiving daily big lots il Line for our fall 1 two stores. Our ] 8 you that we do bi advantage to our c Wagon and Bu G-nns, Bicycles, Bicycle Suppli Buggies, Table and Pool Barb Wire, Smooth Wire, Wire Netting, MOWERS, RAKE! HESON H, WESTMINSTER, ? THE BATTLE OF NAN-SHAN HILL. Over the Bodies of 10,000 Comrades the Japs Charge tor Fourth Time. - I The battle of Nan-Shan Hill, which wan won by the Japanese, was the bloodiest of the war. Nau-Shan Hill ?B one of the strongest positions naturally surrounding Port Arthur, and its natural strength had been increased a thousand-fold by the ap plication of military science. The crest of the hill was lined with scores of quick-tiring guns, which ihe Russians removed from I'ort Arthur. Behind these batteries were ranged thousands of the best riflemen in the service of the Czar. In front of Xun Shan Hill the Russians had planted scores of mines, over which the Japa- j nese had to march in charging tho ', work. Resides the mines, barbed wire was liberally used. It was said that so thick were the wire entangle ments that a rabbit could hardly lind its way through. Although knowing the strength of the position, the Japanese com mander did not hesitate to order an assault. The hill had to be taken in order to complete the investment of Port Arthur. For hours the Japanese artillery rained a lire of shell on the hill. The fire was very destructive and the Russian's guns gave evidence of being weakened. Finally the Japa nese general called for a thousand volunteers to rush the hill. There was a hearty response to the call and one thousand of the best men in the army of the Mikado started to clear the entanglements. The mines were found and the connections cut so \ that they could not be exploded. Then the .1 ap??ese began to destroy the wire entanglements. The Rus sian rillemen behind the crest of j Nan-Shan were firing only at inter vals while the Japanese were at this work. Finally the Japanese, having cleared many of the entanglements, started to rush the hill. The Rus sians waited till the Japanese line was in easy range and then poured in a fire before which the little brown men went down. Not one reached the crest of the hill. A second charge was ordered by the Japanese general, and with cheers his men advanced to the assault. Again thc Russians re served their lire until tin- .I ap??ese were nt close range and then the rifles sane/ rt song of death. As be loit', the Japanese line went down ami Nan-Shan was still itntaken, KIDNEY DISEASES are the most fatal of all dis eases. Cfll CV'Q KIDNEY CURE ttl i ULLI O Guaranteed Remedy or money refunded. Contains remedies recognized by emi nent physicians as the best for Kidney and Bladder troubles. PRICK 50c and $1.00. **r j.w.Rell.Walhalla. of everything in tl ;rade. We buy in I prices on anything i ay in large quantiti ustomers. Lggy Umbrellas, es, cet Cutlery, Cross-C Shingle Bolting Belting Saw an< Sheet C Stoves i Wagon Buggy S.^CASE ENGINE ARDWAR? 50TJTH CAROONA A third time the Japanese general ordered a charge. This time he sent in a larger force. The Japanese ad vanced steadily to the assault. So thiekly did the corpses Rtrew the ground that the charging soldiers were continually stepping on the bodies of their comrades. But un daunted the Japanese rushed on, crying, "Banzai," ? mg live the Em peror.) Just as it seemed that thu charge would be successful the crest of Nan-Shan again belched forth a storm of fire on the advancing foe. This time machine gum?, heavy guns and the rifles rang in unison. An awful silence followed the roar of the guns and those watching the battle saw that every man in the Japanese charging column was down. Not one of the thousands who had advanced to the assault had escaped. In the lull which followed the Rus sians could be seen peering over their breastworks at the scene of awful stillness. It speaks volumes for the courage of the island men that they were still undaunted. Three desperate assaults had been made on the Rus sian position and had. been repulsed with awful slaughter, but when a fourth assault Was ordered there were no laggards. This time fully half the Japanese army rushed for the hill. Again the Russians1 cannon and rifles belched a strom of death, but the Japanese closed their ranks and rushed on. Over the dead and dying they leaped with their wild cheer of "Banzai" and just as the sun was sinking, blood red, the japanese line reached tho crest of Nan-Shan and the banner of the Mi kado was placed over tho Russian position. As for the Russians, broken by tho dauntless courage of tho islanders, they were in full re treat. The Japanese pursued them far into tito night. The way to Port Arthur h^yl been won, but at fearful cost. It is estimated that it cost the Japanese 10,000 men, in killed and wounded to take Nan-Shan and tho killed exceeded the wounded. . CiiUKh Syrup. Tantos ?otxl. Uso in timo. Sold by druKKltits. ^ CONSUMPTION! A clergyman in the corn belt whose identity unfortunately lia? been lost, sent this church notice to the editor : "The service on Sunday morning'is at ll a. m. The suppo sition that it is ten minutes later is a mistake. Men arc not excluded (rom the week night service. The seats in the front portion of the church have been carefully examined. They are quite sound and may be safely trusted not to give way. It is quite legitimate to join in tho singing. The objeot of the choir is to encour age, not discourage, the congrega tion." I find nothing hotter for liver derange ment and constipation than Cbamboi Iain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. - ti, F. A mli cu s, Des MoineB, Iowa. For salo by Ji W. Roll, Walhalla; Seneca Phar macy; VY. J. Lunney, Senoca. Tho price of The Courier? Yes, only $1 per year. Rest weekly in the State. ie Hardware and >ig lots to supply n the Hardware es and we pro ut Saws, Saws, Saws, \ \ d Shingle Mill Supplies, lopper and Pipe, J md Ranges,, and Buggy Material, and Wagon Harness. s and BOILERS. : co., ( or the Money There ls In lt. In a recent letter to thc South Ca rolina Baptist jool E. Bronson said : " If a man's life before be became a candidate shows him opposed to tho liquor traffic you may rely upon his voting against it." Thc Manning Times construes this "to mean that a sincere prohibitionist will not accept thc liquor traffic as a settled question because it is a religious principle, and a religious principle cannot be compromised, and whenever.we find a candidate who has espoused the canse of prohibition now proposing to accept the dispensary in any form we put him down as oue whose pro fessions cannot conscientiously ap peal to any prohibitionist or dispen saryite, and the safest plan would be to leave him at home." There does not appear to be any objection to this proposition of our Clarendon contemporary, but the ajA'f peal which it makes to the voter? behalf of the dispensary shows j v insidious has been the influencY/ of this institution upon the thought and conduct of the voters in this State. We aro told that "the revolutioniz ing of the dispensary" "means a cutting off of funds from the schools and pensions with a sure result of ir. ireasing taxation." If this view shall continue to prevail we shall bave the public schools of South Ca rolina and the rum shops of South Carolina harnessed together indefi nitely, and the spirit of independ ence and true democracy in our peo ple affected by questions of revenue only.-News and Courier. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Commuting a Sentence. Judge Gary, at recent ing of steel trust stockholders hoken, said, in the course of a gu mont : Your objeotion reminds me of objection a lawyer once made toi judge's sentence. This judge ha given a prisoner convicted of sceom degree murder, thirty years' solitary confinement, whereupon the lawyer cried out : " 'But, your honor, rny client is old. Ile won't live thirty years," "Well then," said the judge, "I'll shorten his sentence to life imprison ment if you prefer it." We like best to call SCOTTS EMULSION a food because it stands so em phatically for perfect nutrition. And yet in the matter of restor ing appetite, of giving new strength to the tissues, especially to thc nerves, its action is that of a medicine. Send for fret ?ample. SCOTT & BOWNE, ChemlMi, 409-415 Vr .111 Street, New York. 50c. aud pi,00 ; all druggists.