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TO THINK OWN SKLF BK TRUE AND IT MI ST KOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THK DAY, THOU OANS'T NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN. BY JAYNE?, 8HBLOH, SMITH & HTEOK. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA. OCT. 1 ii, 1?04. NEW SEItIKH, NO. 84 t_VOMJiHK LIV.-NO. 41. QUEEN QUALITY SHOES Wo have just opened our lineen Quality Shoes for Full and Winter. Ask to seo the new creations in Queen Quality Shoes for the courin}; season. Von know Queen Quality Shoes have individuality and character peculiar only to Queen Quality Shoes, as to their lit, stylo, finish, and as to their holding their shapo. Queen Quality i copleare Past Masters in the art of making shoes to hold their shape. if you don't wear Queon Quality shoes, try ono pair for the coming season, lt will sure make us eloso friends in the shoe business. i? EJBavjknigHt, Walhalla. Soap Caution // is needless, perhaps, io cunt ?on people against using impure Toilet and Bath Soaps. ,/Vo one uses harmful soaps willingly, but many use them unwittingly. Voa are most ((?it to get right soaps at a rel i attie drug store ---for instance, you never in your life star u hit of genuine Castile sou/) sold anywhere hut ((I drug .stores. I (tn/, something of a crank in this mat ter of purity, und guarantee the quality of every soap I sell. The pri?e you will find right, too. LUNNEY, Tie Druggist The Yellow Front. Cortolyou will Bucceod Mr. Payne as Postmaster Genend, Robbers dynamited t he bank al Kroc* land, ind., early Inst Saturday morning, and sooured ?20,000. Tho safe was blown open and looted and thc entire side ol' the hank building blown ont. The State Associ?t ion of Rural Free .Delivery Carriers, funned in Columbia several mouths ano, will hold another mooting in the state Mouse about tho last week in N ovo m ber. Oilicors for thc I ensuing year will bu elected and tllOt'O i will bo addresses made by so vera 1 post , mnstors. Bounty Land Locals. Bounty Land, October 10.-Miss Ida Dendy, after spending two weeks with relatives, has returned to Whitewater, where she is teaching the Boar Ten school. Miss .1 idia Davis has gone to Anderson, where she has accepted a position in Lessor's store. Miss Cornelia Pickett is visiting bor sister, Mrs. Milain, of Sandy Springs. D. A. Perritt is buying cotton in West Union this fall. J. J, Davis has recently lengthened and broadened his piazza and is painting his house, and will also add other im provements. C. D. Corbin, of Whitewater, visited friends in the community on bis way to] Alabama. W. A. Stephens, of Williamsto::, Borne? times visits a friend in the community. Jasper Doyle has made some needed improvements on his dwelling. Mr. aud Mrs. W. N. Woolbright, of Townville, are visiting the family of H. 1'.ag well. Tho new school building here is com pleted except the painting, which will he done soon. New desks have also been ordored, (?rover Davis has gone to Anderson to work in the machine shops. IL F. Alexander has purchased Mr. Klrod's farm near bounty Land school house. I.. 1?. e. Many Mothers ol a Like Opinion. Mrs. Pilmer, ol' Cordova, Iowa, says: "< ?nc of my children was subject to Croup of a severe type, and the giving of Chamberlain's Cough Rc mod y promptly always brought relief. Many mothers in this neighborhood think the same as I do about Ibis remet? y and want no other kind for their ch drem" For sale bv .1. W. bell. Walhalla: W. .1. Lunney and Seneca Pharmacy, Seneca. For the first time since the wai' a negro has been put up as a Congressional can didate in thc Augusta, Oa., district, op posing Tom Hardwick. ir WE ?B1 ll IO ADV WIM HT(HKH. Thc Store for Bargains. W. P.NIMMONS. Where Values are Best. DRESS GOODS. Tho ho8| assortment of Woolou Hoods in this mnvkot. Kroadcloths, Kreuch Kdannols, Sorgos, Henriettas, in al) tllO latest shades- liniwii, Otc. 2,000 yards Standard Prints at ">c por yard. 2,000 yards m inch good quality Shooting at fie. Ladies' Jackets, all brand new from mauufaetu ror. Prioo $1.60, $2.">", $3.?0, >.*?, s7.;,n and sin. Ladies' skirts. $1, $1.60 op to $7.60oaoh. Ladies' and Children's Underwear, in all weights, Woolen and < lotton. CLOTHING. Dost lino of high grade Clol " ever bought, Men's complote snits $2, $2.60, . ftO $12.60 up to S'?">. A job lot,of Suits, strictly flrst-cl little off in stylo, worth >|o, t,. oloso a .Joh lot of Pants, not old Stock, hi styles; bought for half price O't ac( small-running as high as ?Mx.'KI, worth -. to close at ami ">o. Tho $M,60 grade $5, $7.60, ?-li?, in quality hut a .west and hest of sizes-all $5 sud *<>, t >se at >:.'. .*>(>. BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S SUITS IN ALL SIZES AND PR. "S. SHOES. Shoes in all kinds of styles and prices to suit tho buyers. If in no0(1 of a pair of Shoos try a pair of our Sham Kock or Ked Rover. Evory pair absolutely guaranteed t<> give porfoot satisfaction. A job lot of Button Shoes to coso cheap. Ail $2, $2.?i.'i and *:?."><> Shoes to close af $1,60 and $1.26. Heavy Kangaroo, all solid, to oloso at85o. BUILDING MATER!/ ,. One solid oar load of Doors, Sash, Klinds. Can make you a price Kl to 20 per cent oboapei than you can buy from tho factory. Ton pounds of (?reen Coffee, il, eight pounds of paokago < loffoo, $1. Ked, Rust Proof, Winter Turf and White Seed Oats. At this Store you can always lind a complete stock of fresh Qrocorles. W. P. N1.MMONS, SENECA. TWENTY ONE POUNDS OF NEW VOKK STANDARD GRANULATED SUGAR KOK ONE DOLLAR With every bill of DRY HOODS, SHOES and CLOTHING ? amounting to sin. W. I*. NI MM ONS, SENECA. ?HL NEWS FROM SENECA. Seneca, Ootobor ll.-There will be preaching at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning. Prayer mooting thia evening at the Baptist church; to-morrow (Thursday) evening at the Presbyterian church. Everybody invited. Misses (irace and Kthel benson, two attractive young ladies of Hartwell, Ga., were the guests of Mrs. J, H. Adams the first of this week. Miss Sarah Livingston spent several days in Anderson last week. Mrs. W. Hunter spent several days in Ainlerson with relatives last wi ?k. Miss Carrie Shelor, of Charlotte, Spent several days here last week with relatives. Miss Talsio Holland, of Westminster, spent Saturday and Sunday here with relatives. Mrs. Hugh and Nan Terrell, of West minster, were shopping here Monday. Hov. C. Wardlaw and family arrived last week from Salford, Arizona. Mr. Wardlaw conies to Seneca to accept tho call as pastor of the baptist church here. Mr. Wardlaw and family have numerous friends throughout the county who will tie pleased to learn that they have re turned to Seneca to make their future homo. T. J. Hopkins spent Sunday here with his parents, returning Ito Greenville in tlie evening. Kogoor Lewis, of Union, was hore Sun day with relatives and friends. II. L. Clayton, of Liberty, was here Sunday. Harry Poe, of Greenville, spent several days hero last week with relatives and friends. Leland Marett, Lawrence Ni ramona and Qlonn Shirley spent last Sabbath in Walhalla. Col. Henry T. Thompson, of Columbia, is here on business for a few days. In the course of a few weeks the foun dation will bo laid for the new hank building. Tho foreman, of Atlanta, is here to superintend the work. Most of tho material is in readiness, awaiting tho removal of the remaining rubbish and trash Will Lewis is spending a few days in tho city with relatives and friends. Wanted-Thc name of every visitor in Seneca every Tuesday morning. It will be highly appreciated if you will kindly 'phone No. 38 any local news that occurs each week. Tho correspondent will ho very grateful for any assistanco that can be rendered. Mrs. Mary Elrod, wife of A. W. Elrod, died at their home, near Seneca, on Mon day morning, October 3d, after an illness of only two weeks, of pneumonia. Sho leaves a number of relatives in tho county and scores of friends in the com munity wdio mourn her death. She is survived by thc following children : Mrs. .1. A. Brook, Mrs. Ida Timms, Mrs. Eva Hopkins ?ind W. C. Elrod. Marshall Jordan left Monday evening for Inion, where he goes tobe present ?it the Foster-Jordan nuptials which oc curs on Wednesday, the Ijth. .1. M. Phillips, editor ?ind publisher of Farm and Faciory, has just installed in his office a new press ami gasoline en gine. [Io says that, in a few days he will get out a sleet that will be a credit to the town and county and upper South Carolina. The paper will he Inoioasod in size. t.. it o, FREE TO MOTHERS.-A box of Di. Mullen's "Teethina" (teething powders) will be sont without charge to ?my I mother writing Dr. c. .1. Moffett. st. Louis. Mo., giving the name of her drug* mst not keeping it. " Teethina'' aids di gestion, regulates the bowels, overcomes and counteracts Ibo effects of summer's heat, and makes teething easy. David Marett Loses liy Fire. South I nion, Oetober ll. - Last Fri day morning David Marett lost his barn and cotton bouse ?iud their contents hy Ibo. which was discovered botweon ii and :'. o'clock by an aged colored mau who happened lo be Blooping in the cot ton house about lu feet from the barn. The alai in was promptly e?Ven and Mr. Maietl barely had time to get out his hoi ses ami cattle, and in doing this was bli-.tel ed about his hands and neel:. lt will be remembered that the wind was high, and everything being so dry il was willi difficulty that his dwelling was saved, it having caught repeatedly, and, heine to the windward, its esi ape is eoli sidorod almost miraculous. The woods, perhaps 200 yards beyond the house, took lire and were extinguished with difficulty. Mr. Marett, a year ago. purchased the old !>. ll. (?lelil? homestead, thc dwell lng of which was bumed several years ago, the barn, an excellent building, erected by S. s. MoJunkin in 1870, escap ing to mark tho spot ?iud remind friends of former days that here tho happy (denn family-father and son-were oiue domiciled. ?Jut Friday morning's Conflagration has wiped out tho last landmark, verifying the sentiment of holy writ, the piaces that now know us will soon know us no more forever. Mr. Marett deservOB tho sympathy of his friends. His loss is tho following: ir>0 bushels cotton seed, 10 bushels wheat, 60 gallons syrup, bushels cane seed, $>">l> in farming tools, f,,7(>0 pounds soed cotton, 6,000 bundles fodder, 18.000 pounds hay, *."><K) in buildings, AO gallons canned fruit. Origin of lire unknown. Neill Macaulay. A Matter of Health There is a quality in Royal Baking Powder which makes the food more digestible and wholesome. This peculiarity of Royal has been noted by physicians, and they accord ingly endorse and recom mend it. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. RF.W YORK. NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. Westminster, October 12.-Miss Sallie Meredith, of Hartwell, waa visiting in Westminster this .-eek as tho guest of Miss Ada Marett ipd others. J, IT. Barnett A-asin Anderson ono day last week on business. M?HS Irene Millor has returned from a pleasant visit to her relativos near .lar rott's bridge Tho following is tho honor roll of tho Westminster Graded School for tho month of September: Eighth Grade-Daisy Foster, Sar h Anderson, Mayotte Brown, Maude simp son, Mary Carter, Lucillo Zimmerman. Seventh Grade-Edward Pike, Lila Roodor, Willie Dickson, Mary Roedor. Sixth Grade-Rena Harrell, Frank An derson, Kletner Tannery, Bessie Simpson. Fifth Grade-Ada Simpson, Augusta Smithson, Third tirade-William Anderson, Pres ton Barron, Carrie Hull, Coleman Moore, Robbie Simpson, Alice Stribling. Second Grade-Lillie Parker, Cora Leo Davis, Blonde Loathers, Rowley Mitchel). First Grade-Bertha Waldrip, Norman Du Rose, Marie Lesley, Cora Holmes, Ida Phillips, Agnes Orr, (ins Smithson, Robert DllBoso. Prof. David (.'unger, of Oarnesville, Ga., was in town this week. Mrs. Sloan and Miss Annie Sloan, of Pendleton, visited Mrs. Dr. Burt Mit chell last week. Mr. and M r.s. M. C. Harton, of Pair Play, were in West minst er last Sunday. The relativos and acquaintances of Ira MoLin were grieved to loam of bis death, which occurred at the Johns -Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, on last Saturday, Ile had been there since last April for treatment. Mr. MoLin was a son of J. L. MoLin, of Oakway, and was born in tho section of Anderson county known as the Dark Corner, about .'?;'. years ago. Ile lived on the Island of Jamaica for some eight or ten years and was superinten dent of a largo orango and fruit packing industry with headquarters at Kingston. Mr. MoLin visited his homofolks in 1002. Ile was then in poor health. Soon after his return to bis adopted home he grew woise and finally returned to the States and put himself under the caro of tho most skilled physicians in tho Johns Hopkins Hospital. Reside. Iiis father, ho leaves one brother, C. !.. Melun, of New Orleans, and one sister. Mrs. J. C. Boardon, Of oakway. Two of his aunts. Mesdames K. A. Norris and IL B. Zim merman, and one uncle, David MoLin, reside in West minster. The remains will be brough! back to South Carolina and buried in her soil. They will reach Westminster on Nb? 110 this afternoon and his body will be interred in the town cemetery Immediately after its arrival. Services will be conducted at HU? grave by Rev. J. J. Il erroll. Clarence L. Me ian, of New Orleans, a brother of the deceased, arrived yesteiday to attend tho burial. A. L. Dillard arrested fl negro by tho name of .Iel)' Kiese, or Keesler, on Tuga loo river last Sunday. On Saturday night Town Marshal Cox attempted to arrest the negro for disorderly conduct and the negro struck him on the hoad twice with what was supposed io bo a pair of kn licks, and then made his oscapo in thc dark. Mr. Dillard has proven to bo a good officer in locating and capturing evil-doors. Paul and Monroe Karie, colored, picked 4:51 and MX! pounds of cotton respec tively for William Bibb one day last week. Wo havo no need of tho cotton picking machine those record-breaking times. Mr. and Mrs. J, T. Simpson aro spend ing a few days at Piodmont thiB week. Dr. and Mrs. F. F. Collins and Mr. and I Mrs. F. H. Carter, of Walhalla, wore hero last .Sunday. Last Monday evening a good-sized audience greeted tho Walter Kontley Hall A Co., tho Lust attraction of tho Westminster Lyceum Club. Tho pro gram of mnsie, songs ami recitations was carried out with pleasing effect. Walter Bentley Ball, the baritone, has attondod tho best music schools in Cincinnati, boston and Now York. Hallam Hick man, as a violinist, has fow equals. Tho selections hy Miss Beulah Timhbn woro muid? enjoyed, especially the "Scone from Herod" ami "Tho Widow." Sho was greatly applauded. hov. C. I). Manu, of West Union, occu pied tho pulpit at tho Methodist church last Sunday and preached au able and edifying sermon. Mr. Mann was pastor of this church some twonty-odd years ago and it was a great privilege to somo to hear him again. He chose for his subject Sunday, "Said on his way to Damascus." Miss Irene Miller has accepted a posi tion with Mrs. Nannie Barron. Cotton has gone beyond 10 cents again. Kov. Columbus Wardlaw, of Seneca, was in town Tuesday to the delight of his many friends. Kev. Wardlaw has recently returned from Arizona to tako charge of the Baptist church at Seneca. His many friends are glad Io soc him looking so well. Misses Pearle and Annie Marett, of Fair Flay, visited the family of Kev. A. I'. Mared this week and attended tho entertainment Monday evening. Misses Mai iah. Sue and l andy Dendy, of Richland, were here on Monday shop ping. (?ny Simpson, who works in the cloth room at the cotton mill, accidentally cut. .". deep gash in his arm while using a. knife on Monday. Dr. H. F. Kosstuwan called immediately and dressed tint Wound, lt will lake several days for tho . wound to heal sufiioionty for Mr. Simp son to resume WOI k; Kev. M. B. Kollo.' , of Anderson, wan tho gUOStOf hov. K M. I >u Bose last w eek . Mrs. Nannie Bairon has realized good sales of her pattern and ready to wear hats, ribbons, etc., this season. While ! in Atlanta sho purchased a full lino oV all kinds of millinery. The ChOBWOll Cotton Mill Co. is en gaged in tilling an order of 2,500 balea cloth for th:; OXport trade, it will bo slopped to China. Mrs. M. F. Puckett is still in fooblo health. .1. II. Barnett has a few acres of cotton of the "Peeber" variety which he Mii.iV1 w ill yield a 500 pOtind halo per acre. This cotton has a long lint and a small, light seed. At ono time when other grades of cotton were quoted at 8 cent-; this variety sold at 15 cents. Wo are having beautiful Indian Sum mer weather. .1. L. Jennings, of Glondalo, visited bin par Ot) ts, Mr. and Mrs. W. IL denning;., last wea k. A. L. (lossett. Chamberlain's Cough Remed?. No one who is acquainted willi Its good qualities oan ho surprised at the. gDMK popularity of Chamberlain's Cottgh Remedy, lt not only cures cold? amil grip effectually and permanently, bub pi events these diseases from resulting, in pneumonia. Il is also a certain OUKO for croup. Whoopingeough is uni rittn goroiiB when this remedy is givon. it, contains no opium or other harmful sub stance and may ho given as conbdvmt?y to a baby as an adult, lt is also pl. asan), to tako. Whoa all of these facts tun taken inte consideration it is not surpris ing that pooplo in foreign lands , as w*?'J as at home, esteem this remedy tory highly and very fow are willing to takr> any other after having once used it. For salo hy J. W. boll, Walhalla; W. J. Luiv , ney and Seneca Pharmacy, Seneca.