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PUBLISHED ?VERY WEDNESDAY MORNING -BY JAYNE8, 3HELOR, SMITH A STI CK ?T?". JAYNE?, ?""" .".,".< D. A. 8M1TH, J. W. BHKLORi I 1 I J. A. STECK. SUBSCRIPTION, ?1.UO PER ANNUM. AOVERTISINO RATES REASONABLE. it? " Communications of a porsonul oharnotor ohm-god for as advortisomonts. ET* Obituary notices and tributes of roBooot, of not ovor ono hundred words, will be printed froo of charge. AU ovor that number must bo paid for at tho rate of ono cont a void. Cash to accompany .nauusoript. WALHALLA, H. C. : IVKDNKNUAYi ttf.V HI, HMM. ??Chrismus ls A-Comin*." [For Tho Kcowoo Courier.] Yes, Chrismus is a-comin'.au' sliosbo' is almost boro lt's tho time when ovorbody jest biles ovor with good cheer j You can soo it in their faces when thoy pass you on tho st root Tho boys is all a sboutin' an' tho girls is jest so swoot That it makes you think of heaven, whore tho grown uns sing all day, An' tho angel kids isrompin' an' onjoyin' of thoir play Whoro Ibero's notion' olso but plonsuro an' happiness an' joy, An' Ibero ain't no triflili' fellers to como in an' all destroy. It's a time when ovorbody ort to lovo bis foller-ninn An' bo doin' of somo kinduoss, an' bo holpiu', if ho can, For tor lighten others' burdons who is trav'liu' down tho road Aweary an' nigh falutin' from a-totin' of his load. lt's a pity that at Chrismus there is somo what bas to mourn Homo whoso lives aro full of sorrow and whoso hearts by grief aro torn But tho good Lord, who knows nil things, bids us cheer thom on thoir way, An' there isn't any hotter timo ti..m on a Chrismus Day. So while you au' mo's a-laughin' an' onjoyin' of ourselves Let's jest stop an' think a moment of some ono whoso pantry shelves Ain't quito 80 heavy laden or a-broakin' down with things That's jost so awful dainty that they're lit fer none but kings; Let's send to some poro widdor's house, where there ain't been much but. duns, A bountiful Chrismus dinner for ber an' tho little ones; At any rate, I reckon, wo can bolp somo ono some way ? Ter better live an' happier bo on this oomin' Chrismus Day. Ito kind and happy and joyful, thankful and ready tor do dost as much for tho other feller as he would do for yon If ho was dividi?' his bounty, au' was rieh an' you was poro; Don't slop at doin' yor d"ty-bo sure that yor doin' moro Do all yor kin tor help somo ono who's flghtin' 'gin' want and woo Ter stronger Ito an' harder light, an' inako him really know There's moro tor live for than this world's goods, an' that his fellor's love, Though sweet, an' great, is but mighty small, compared to that from above. Don't bo imposed upon by taking sub stitutes ottered for Foley's Honey and Tar. Sold by J. W. Holl, Walhalla, and W. .I. Lunney, Soneca. Famous Anglican Monk. London, December 17.-Father Ig natius, tho famous Anglican monk, of Llanthony, Wales, has reiterated his former conviction, that tho days of miracles are not past, and that lie him self had been thc agent of God in their performance, even to tho rais ing of tho dead. "I don't claim in any woy to have performed miracles of myself," he is quoted as having said. "All that I say is that several times in my lifo tho spirit of God has taken possession of my whole being and ordered mo to heal the sick and raise tho dead." Independent in vestigation is being made into these claims. Say "Murray's." When you've got a had cough just say | ".Munay's." If a (U'Uggist gives you anything hm Murray's Horehound, Mul? loin and Tar you're not getting tho best] and surest cough remedy. Make him give yod Murray's. Acts quicker and you gc? a ROC size bottle for li.">o. Every druggist has it. Thc Christmas Drunk. Columbia, s. C., December JG. Tho S tato Board of Directors of the Dispensary to-day made their monthly purchases. They bought 2,*200 barrels of liquor and 16,050 cases of liquors, two cars of beer and 100 eases of glass bottles and glassware. -. . ? A kidney or bladder troublo can always bo cured by using Foley's Kidney's (hire intimo. Sold by I. W. Bell, Walhalla, and W. J. Lunnoy, Sonocn. Awful Mormon Vows. At tho Smoot hoaring, in Wash ington, last Wednesday) hoforo tho j joint ootnmittee of tho Senate and Houso, J. II. Wallis, a Mormon, from Salt Lftke, described tho awful oaths taken by thoso who pass through the ? mysteries of tho Endowment House, j Tho penalties agreed to for violation j of these oaths wore givon by Wallis aw follows : "That tho throat bo cut from ear to ear and thc tongue bo torn out; that thc breast bo cut asunder and thc heart and vitals bc torn from tho body ; that thc body bo out asunder at thc middlo and thc bowels cut out ; that, if demanded) wc will give all wo possess to tho support of thc church." Tho next obligation was ono of chastity, in which tho obligator agreed not to cohabit with any person not given him or her by tho priests. "Another obligation was ono that wo would 'never cease to importune high heaven to avenge tho blood of tho prophets upon tho nations of the earth or the inhabitants of thc earth, I don't just remember which,' said tho witness. "This was followed by a quotation from tho Scripture, I think, Revela tions b-i), 'Tho souls of those slain cried aloud on the altars for ven geance.' " - ~4 . I Roport Irom tho Reform School. J. G. (Huck, Suporlntondont, Prunty town, W. Va., writes: "After trying all other advertised cough modicinos wo havo decided to uso Foley's llonoy and Tar oxclusivoly in tho West Virginia lief?>rin .School. I find it tho most effect ive and absolutely harmless." Sold by J. W. Hell, Walhalla, aud W. J. Luunoy, Sonecn. Came Horo to Got Woll or Dlo. Hugh Gorman, after scenting tho pure ozone of South Carolina, has to return to his native heath in Scotland. Ile is not a criminal nor is lie a pau per, but ho has acute asthma and Uncle Sam docs not want him in this country. Hugh Gorman came to South Carolina with a number of other immigrants from Scotland via Philadelphia. How he passed thc oflicors is not known, but he did and he ia now in ibis State. Special otli cer Rollick Miles, Jr., of tho United Slates department of immigration, went to Columbia last week ami will soo that Gorman is returned to Scot land. Tho steamboat company that brought him herc will have to take him back free of cost. The other day thirteen Scothmcn carno to this State to settle. They were all bright young mon and will soon join tn tho spirit ol' this State. German is an elderly man and thc immigration officers arc puzzled to know how he managed toge?, through thc lines. Commissioner Watson is as anxious as any one else to get none but healthy mon to como herc, but, of course, ho cannot have an exami nation made on thc other side of tho water of every intending immigrant. OAS TORIA. BoaT tho ?* Thu Kind You Have Always Bought A Hustling "Nigger." Abbeville Medium: "Anthony P. Crawford, colored, sold a load of splendid com of his own raising in tho city last week. His fat mules, good wagon and prosperous appear ance led us to inquire particularly about his crop. Ile farms and owns the old Belcher place. Ho holds in his own righi 600 a?res of land in three tracts, paid for by his own labor. This year his corn crop was 1,000 bushels, of which bc has sold 260. He made 200 gallons of syrup and IS bales of cotton. November |2ttth ho sold $662,08 worth of cotton and has made other sales. He has li horses, ll', di cad ol'cattle, 18 hogs, two good wagons, a McCormick rake and a new top buggy. He also has a good bank account and a family of thirteen children." A New .Jersey woman thinks she ?is entitled to two pensions because she is widow of one soldier and the I grass widow of another. To Editors ol Courier, Walhalla. If h. & M. Paint is not sold at Wal linna wo will soil property owners di rect, also send half gallon for examina tion, give thirty days timo for payment, and free paint first house painted. Wears and covers Uko gold. Load with zinc. Non-chalkablo. ?I gallons Lt, A M. and throe gallons oil will paint a moderato sized house. Wo invito property owners to write for particulars and color cards. LONGMAN iv M A KT IN HZ, Paint Makers for Fifty Years. P. S. Mei chants desiring agency, may obtain it if propel ly equipped for soiling. s Appeared at the a Big Sugar and Cream Sots, Beautiful Lino of Jardiniers, Soup Ladles, Rub And n world of i We do not intend to cai AXOfUKU CAI MATr Liltlo Girl Drops Dead. Excitement and nervousness, be cause she was to recito a verso from tho Bible at a Christmas entertain ment of n church in Brooklyn, have caused the death of May Young, 10 years old. While she and ninety nine other little girls wore at tho church rehearsing for tho entertain ment she stepped from the lino to re cite her verso and fell forward on her face dead. Terror reigned for seve ral minutes among the crowd of ehildrcn who ran screaming from the scene, but tho minister and his as sistants ?nally calmed the excitement. Straight Facts. A wholo lot of fancy phrases can bo written about remedies, but it takes facts to provo anything-good straight facts. And tho strongest fact you over hoard is that Tannopillno ls tho host cure for pilos on tho market. It euros abso lutely* Us? !V healing, soothing offoot from tho start. AU druggists havo it for ?fl a jar. Ask for Tnuuopiliuo and don't daru tako a substitute. ?richie Fell in With Childron. Charleston, W. Va., December 15. -The suspension bridge connecting East and West Charleston fell to-day, precipitating six teams and ft number of school children, estimated vari ously from a do/en to thirty, into the ice-covered water some fifty feet below. Thc ice broke under tho heavy weight and it is feared that some of the ehildren were swept to death. Two dead bodies were taken out in a short time and the injured were assisted to tho shore. Of thirteen horses, but one es caped. G rent crowds collected on both banks and immense and anxious crowds lined tho banks, as many peo ple on the west side are employed in graph companies. For tho domestic Charleston. But ono strand of cable remains, Thc bridge turned turtle as it wont down and thc floor is lying amid the ice Hoes, a little below the place of crossing. The bridge hud been in a dangerous condition for a long time, lt was 800 feet long and was covered with ice and snow. A Happy I To you Par mora I You wil Christmas ns well as a pro? if you used on your crops Virginia-Caroli Now, to insure yourself year, and all the year tilt thine to fertilize your croj brands. They will pay y for information if jour dei VIRGINIA-CAROI,I> Illrhniontl, Vt?. Norfolk, Va. ! in i h.un , N . C. Charleston, Atlnntft, Ot ANTA ? Matheson Hardware Line of Beautiful Ii Imported ?hini Fancy Mantel Vases, Umbrella Stan ls, Knh bor Toys, Jumping Jacks, iseless Fancy Funny Things that will | Ty over one dollar's worth o j& in reach c Lsk to see our $3.5C l OW 1?EB W?EE 1ESON H; VESTMINSTER, S( Russians Sallsllod With Situation. St. Petersburg, Dccombor 17. Tho general stuff apparently is en tirely satisticd with thc military situ ation in Manchuria, hoing convinced that tho Japanese havo readied their high tide. A high oflioial said to tho Associated Press to-day: Tho Japaneso army is unique in military history and probably tho strongest in the world, combining tho strength of barbarism with civili zation, drawing from the former fanatical bravery and scorn of death, and from tho latter the latest knowl edge of tho science of war. Wo have been lighting them under heavy handicaps, but have at lust definitely stopped them. They have missed thc psychological moment. They should now bc at Harbin with Vladi vostock and the East literally cut off and in dc facto theirs, instead of wintering where they are. Thc cold is Russia's ally now, as it was against Napoleon. The Japa nese caunot endure extreme cold like thc Russians. They aro not strong enough to attempt to turn Mukden now, and will not bc, even if Port Arthur falls and 50,000 reinforce* monts aro sent up to join Fiold Marshal Oyama. In thc meantime Russian troops are piling up behind Mukden. In February, before thc port of New Ch wang is icc free, Gen, Kuropatkin will have close upon half a million mon disposed in three annies, amply sufHoieni to turn Oyama's position at tho Shakho river and force the .Japaneso back into Korea and tho Lino Tung penin sula. A Timely Topic. At this soaRon of coughs and colds it is well to know that Foley's Ilonoy and Tar is the greatest throat and lung remedy. It cures quickly and prevents serious results from a cold. Sold by J. W. Boll, Walhalla, and W. J. Lunney, Sonoca. lt. S. Hill, of Anderson, has sold a tract of thirty-five acres of land just west of that city, to J. S. Fowler, for ?100 per aero. Mew Year I certainly have a Merry ?perons, happy New Year, at seed-time Ina Fertilizers a happy New Year every ough to Christmas con is with these well-known 'on handsomely. Write lier cannot furnish you. IA CH KM IC AL CO. H. ?. Snvniuiftli, On. u Montgomery, Alu. Mcmpliin, Tenn. IL Ji^ fyi Oo/s^tore on De? nportewOhina and a Pudding Setal tea aud ForkH, Brass 1 doaso the ohildren.1 Tabourets, .ving Sots, Tool Ch ftiat is what yi f these goods, ?f all. e have n ) Single-Bai'Al Gui AN? NAlLlJUS VRDWAKE DUTH CAROL?L? MASTER'S_SALES. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,' COUNTY OF OCONKK. In tho Court of Common Pious. PURSUANT to docroos of tko nbovo | immod Court, in tho oases mon .ioned bolow, I will sell, to tho high iet bidder, in front of tho Court Houso lour, ih Walhalla, s. c.," between thc j opal hours of snlo, on salosdny lu .Jana iry, 11)05 tho property bolow described: Catherine Moody, Plaintiff", against Itoxio Moody, in bor own right and ns ! tho administratrix of tho osinto of .lose.ph L. Moody, deceased, and others, Defendants. All that piece, parcel or tract of land littinto in Oconoo county, Stato of South karolina, on Oconoo crook, waters of Lit io rivor, waters of Koo woo river, nd lol n ng lands of J, W. Rogers, James Roll, Susan Hunuioutt and Martha Moody, ion tai ni ng sovonty-ouo acres, moro ess, tho samo being a j?.?rt of a tract of and bought by Catherine Moody nt Cuni* nissionors* salo as tho property of J. P. Po<d aud convoyed by her on the 28th lay of February, 1883, to Joseph L. Moody. Terms of Salo: One-half cash on day of mic, balance on credit of ono year, with cavo to tho purchaser to anticipate pay nent, tho credit portion to boar interest rom day of salo and bo secured by Dond of tho purchaser and a mortgage of I the promises; that in tho ovont of thc Failure of tho purchaser to comply with tho terms of salo within livo days from lato of salo tho Master do readvortiso mil resell said premisos on tho following | uilusday or sumo convenient saloRday hereafter, at tho samo placo and on tho] Illino terms as hm et of ore. set out, Ut tho isk of tho former purohasor, and that ho lo continuo so to do until bo bas found i purchaser who complies with tho terms >f salo. Purchaser to pay extra for >a|)ors. \V. O. WHITE, Master for Goonoo County, S. C. Johu D. Vernor, Plaintiff, against , Phillip Chambers, Dofondant. Tract No. 1.-All that certain pioco, >arcol or tract of land, situate, lying and ming in Goonoo county, Stato of South karolina, on both sides of Doran and Jlinuga crooks, adjoining lands ot W. J. Millie, Jacob Uni hell, Phillip Chambers iud others, containing tinco hundred md oighty-six acres, moro or less, and ming tho same tract of land known as ibo Stoibrand land, convoyed to Phillip Jhambcrs by John 1). Vernor by deed loaring dato tho Otb day of December, L8?KS. Tract No. 2.-All that certain piece, larool or tract of land situate in Oconoo tounty, Stato of South Carolina, on Mianga crook, wiltons of Tugaloo rivor, tdjoinlng lands of Nancy Long, Isaac smith and others, containing four hun? Ired acres, moro or loss, and being tho mino tract of land convoyed to Phillip Chambers by L. D. Chambors by deod )oaring dato April Nth, 1802. Tornis of Sale: Ono-half cash on day of lille, balance on credit of one year, with oavo to tho purohasor to anticipate pay nont, tho crodit. portion to boar interest rom day of salo and bo secured by a loud of thc purchaser and a mortgage of bo premisos; that in tho event of tho allure of tho purohasor to comply with ho terms of salo within livo days from late of salo tho Master do roadvortise ind rosoli said promises on tho following alcsday or sonio convenient salcsday bei cat ter, at the same place and OU t lie anio torms as heretofore set out, at tho isk of tho former purohasor, und that ho lo continuo so.to do until ho has found purchaser who complies with tho orras of salo. Purchaser to pay extra or papers. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconoo County, S. C. Deoombor 7. 1004. 40-52 Suits and Odd At greatly prices for Thirty Da M. S s comber 7th with Toys. >? ? ? oats, 3-Piooo Table Sets, Gravy Ladlos, Clooks. ou aro hero for.) larked otu* prices down co., THREE PAPERS A WEEK FOR $1.50. \ 13y a dubbing arrangement with tho Charleston Soml-Wookly Nows aud Cou j?,r wo aro olYoring tluit papor and Tho Hpwoo Courior for $1.00 por year. Tho wweu Courior is recognized not only ?tho host papor in Ooouoo county, but tm ral cd among tim host comity papers inmonth Cnroliua. Tho Somi-Woekly Non and Courier is nu excellent jour mumtiblish'ul on Wednesdays nnd ?Satur day^l jrives tho detailed news of South C?rOlia as a special foaturo, und carnes tho Vi Associated Press dispatches from r\ ovor tho world. Tho combina tion o ?Vile two papers at ?l.fif) glvOS OUT prosenfli'cadors, as woll ns now sub scriborilii) opportunity to soouro two of tho bostVapors in tho JStato (three papors a wook) rVfiO cents more than tho regu lar price (wither. Let us sond you two of tho very "Hst papors in South Carolina for almost \o price of ono. Clubbin\0ffor for tho Farmor. Wo uro plYscd to nnnounco to our furnier patronVhat wo havo a clubbing rato with "TluVrogrossivo Farmer," an excellent agricultural paper published weekly at Kaloig., X. C. Wo ofter Tho Courier and "TV, Progrossivo Fnrmor" together at ?l,?Vpor your. Tho Pro grossivo Farmer LA rocontly purchased tho Gr?,., ville CpO-jj plant and proposes to conduct a pape tho farmors of tho v will be a number ol papor from this ?St. for ?1.75 per year. equal interest to Carolinas. Th oro ntributora for tho Tho two papors COOK srovEs RAN HE?TINC STOVE I FULL LINE OF TINWARE, BICYCLES AND ?SUPPLIES. ROOFING, EAVE TROUGH AND ALL KINDS OF TIN AND SIIH IRON WORK MADE TO ORDER Typewriters, Sowing Mnchinos, GJ Uovolvors aud Bicycles oloanod ropaired. AU work done on short notice] guaranteed. I $. LOOK REAL ESTA T HAVE ABOUT 12 NICE FARM! in two to ton miles of Sonoca, th] sell CHEAP Iii GIVE GOOD Also,sovoral Houses and In Sonoca. If yon havo anyt^ or soil in thoso como and BOO Yours, J . H . AD Ootobor 5, 1001. Pants r reduced the next ys. . STRI BSTMINI