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TO Till NB OWN SELF BB TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIOHT TDK DAY, THOU OANS'T NOT THEN BB FALSE TO ANY MAN. BY JAYNKS. SH li LO If, SMITH A HTKCK. WALHALLA. HOI'TH CAROLIN A, MAY 8? l?05 NEW HfORIIDg, NO. SO 7.-VOLUMH IiV.-NO. 18. BOYS' KNEE We have a n: the kind that I line of Boys' Pi C. W. & "It Pays to Boy foi GOOD, PU BLOOD . is health's best insurance. . It is elemonts to ovory atom of your prophet to foretell the result. S orders. If you have any trouble: fest itself now. Boils, pimples, ing, called spriug fevor, are all e troubles and many others will ra using our Hot Strings Blood B blood, stimulates the digestion, PRICE, < New York and FOF w. j. Ltnsr OCONEE COTTON ASSOCIATION MEETS. Reports Show that in this County the Acreage His Been Cut 28 Per Cent. The Southern Cotton Association of Ooonee county met at the Court House at 12 o'olock noon on Tuesday, May 2d, in answer to the call of President Harvie Jordan, and was called to ordor and de .''ISfJed ready for business by J. P. 8trib ling, president of the oounty association. A large number of representative farm ers and soveral other business men were present The question of rednotion of aoreage and fertilizers was taken up and dis cussed, and by actual canvass of those present and those represented the reduc tion of acreage and fertilizers for cotton was found to be 28 per cent less than the acreage and use of fertilizers for 1004. The following resolutions were then passed unanimously: Resolved,* Js^That this association request that tHFfnanufacturers of fertilizers, cotton seed meal and grain dealers bo urgod by this association to uso cotton bags for sacking instead of burlaps. 2. That we plodgo ourselves to give them the preforenco of our patroungo over t lioso nsing burlaps. 8. Wo also favor tho use of cotton bag-^ ging to cover our cotton instond of juto. 4. That tho secretary of this associat ion bo instructed to forward a copy of those resolutions to our Stato secretary, so that ho may lay tho mattor beforo tho manu facturers and dealers. QThero hoing no further business, tho meeting ndjoorncd subject to tho call of tho president. J. P, Stripling, President. A. II. Ellison, Secretary. -. Corie lyon is Silent. Washington, May 1,-Post m astor- Uon oral Cortolyou this morning declined to discuss tho reported oller to mako him president of the Equitable Lifo Assurance Sooloty. There 18gO?d authority,however, for tho statement that such an oller has boon made. Senator Knox, it is alleged, h;fe been named as au intermediary to coQuuut tho negotiations with Mr. Cor tolyou. Jt is said tlia^ Cortolyou is now considering the matter, but will not mako a decision until after tho President's ro tura irom tho West. The salary off0red, it is said, is $100,000. ' -.---?#>?^---r\ Newberry Collogo had tho past yoar, lOOi-5, 18*> students. A fino showing. ice line of BOYS' K >ON'T RIP. This is mts to be had. J. E. BAUK * Cash." IRE ? ? ? the blood that carri-s tho life-Riving body. If it is impure it needs no ipringtime is the season of blood dis i.at all it will be most likely to mani headaches and that "all gone" fool ividoncea of blood impurity. These iptdly disappear after you commence omedy. It purif?uB and builds up the brings back health and energy. 3NE DOLLAR. \ London Drug Co. 1 SALE BY NEY, SENECA. THE OGDEN SPECIAL WRECKED. Six Killed and Twenty-five Injured-Dashed Into Freight Train. Greenville, April 20.-At 7.55 o'olock 1 this morning the Bpeoial train bearing the K. C. Ogden party was wreoked one milo north of Greenville. Three Pull man oar waiters were killed and aluo Charlen Cope, of Columbia, and a flag man who WHS riding on the engine. The Ogden special bad 125 persons on board. Six are known to be dead and twenty-live injured. Five of tho dead are waiters and cooks, all colored. Among the injured of the party are Mrs. Dr. Bissell, T. P. Parker, Mrs. Throne, Robert M. Ogden, Seoretary to Robert C. Ogden. Three persons are missing and they may be under the second wreoked oar. The collision was head-on, between the speoial and a freight train. W. W. Canning was the oook caught under the wreck and burned to death. Two empty froight cars, stauding on tho track, were run into by the special, which was going at the rate of about 50 miles an hour. Eugineor limiter and Fireman Halo, of Columbia, jumped . when, on turning a curve, tho saw tho cars 200 foot ahoad. Tho engineer's leg and arm woro broken. Trainmaster Maxwell, of Columbia, BaRgagomastor DOWIIOB, of tho Pennsyl vania railroad, and tho Pullman conduc tor nil had a narrow escapo from lim ning in tlio car. They cut their way out. In the forward dining car were Mr. and Mrs. Thorpe, tho latter tho daughter of Longfellow, tho poot. Dr. St. Clair Mo Kelway, editor of tho Brooklyn Kaglc; Dr. Julius D. Droller, of Roanoko Col lego; Dr. Kar nan?, of Yalo, and Mrs. Far nam all received serious bruises and cuts. Mis. Faruam was seriously injured, her arm being broken. Tho others havo ro oovorod from tho shock. On account of tho early hour tho other passengers woro not at breakfast or thoro would doubtless havo boon a greater nnmhor of casualties. Ono of tho negro portors was caught undor tho wreckage and his eries could bi beard. Ho was burned to death. His body luis not boon rocovored. William Henry Martin, a prosperous fanner living in Garvin tgwnship, about 18 miles from Anderson, lost by lire be tween midnight and daylight last Wed nesday morning his big bain, together witta ll hoad of fine stock and a largo quantity of feed and agricultural imple ments.--Anderson Mail. ANTS NEE PANTS ! the strongest NIGHT. GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE PA88E8 AWAY At a Hospital in Washington Attar Rsooiving a Stroke ol Apoplexy. Washington, April 29.-Death canto to General Fitzhugb Lee, United States army, retired, at Providence hospital last night. Suffering a stroke of apoplexy on the train between Boston and Wash ington yesterday morning, he was re moved to the hospital here, and his con dition had improved so muoh that the attending physicians believed he would recover. At 0 o'clock he began to sink, lapsing into unconsciousness, which passed into dpath about 11 o'olock. He suffered no pain and the end came peacefully. A short time before losing consciousness he recognized h'm brother, Daniel Lee. No member of his family wan with him nt tbe time of his death, though he has a wife and five children. Mrs. Lee was at Chickamauga visiting her two daughters, MI K James Rhea and Mrs. Lewis Brown, both wives of officers in the Seventh cavalry. They left Chat tanooga last night and will reach Wash ington to-night. Mrs. Lee did not know her husband was dead until she reached Cleveland, Tenn. General Lee's other children are Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee, now in Manila; Lieutenant George Mason Lee, now in San Francisco, and Miss Vir ginia Lee. Lieutenant George Lee was about to sail for the Philippines, but his orders have been changed for Washington, and ho will bo accompanied by his sister, wife of Lieutenant Brown, who was also pre paring to sail for the Philippines. General FitzhughLee was 08 yearB old and a nephew of General Robert E. Lee, and, like hiB distinguished uncle, saw ac tive service in the Confederate army. Prior to the civil war he saw hard service on the frontier, engaging in many notable j and bloody encounters with the Indians. Ho had seen muoh publio service, includ ing the Governorship of Virginia, presi dency of the Pittsburg and Virginia Rail road, collector of internal revenue for the Lynch burg dint riet.and consul to Havana. He was in the Spanish-Amerioan war, and after his discharge was appointed to the regular army in February, 1001, with the rank of brigadier general, and was retired with that rank in the following Maroh. Recently he has been aotively engaged in promoting the Jamestown, Va., exposition. Cleared for Action. Wheu the body is cleared for action by Dr. Xing* H New Lifo Pills you can tell it by tho bloom of health on the oheoks; thc brightness of the eyes; the firmness of the heidi and muscles; the buoyancy nf the mind. Try them. At all drug stores, 25 cont?. Labor Law Now in Full Effect. Columbia, May ii.-Tho last section of the child labor law, passed by the < ?enc ral Assembly in 1003, went into effect yostorday morning. Tho law requires Jiat after May 1 no child undor tho ago >f 12 years shall be employed in any niuo, factory or manufacturing estab ishmont. Tho law was so arranged that Jio same requirement was offectivo in 1008 at the age limit of 10 yonrs, and in 001 at the ago limit of ll yoars; It also >rovidnd that after May 1, 1003, no child mder 12 years should work in any fac ory, mine or manufacturing estahlish nent nt night uulqss thorn wns a broak lown in ?the machinery or somo work of disoluto necessity, madoso by some aoei lont. Exception was made, whore it IVA?, nt.?nary for a child to support a widowed mother, or some relative ahso ntely incapacitated for work. Singing Convention at Return. All persons intorestod in singing arc ;ordlally invited to attend tho singing ^invention at Return on the second Sun lay in May. Let all attond. J, W Morton, President. THE NEWS FROM SENECA. Seneca, May 2.-Seneca dancing so ciety enjoyed the first dance of the sea son in the new hall last Friday evening. The affair was givou by the Seneoa danc ing club and was a pronounced success. A number of visitors graced the occa sion, the musio adding a delightful fea ture, which was furnished by Von Has sell'* orchestra, of Anderson. Follow ing are the names of the couples at tending: Estelle McKinney and Leslie stripling ; Inez Dickson and James Thompson; Sue Thompson and Sam Holland; Edith Morgan and Marshal Jordan; Maud Hopkins and Harry Mc Carley:?]Stella Finoaunon and M. Tr Smith, Newry ; Mary Cherry and Dr. Hare, Union; Clara Hunt and Bright Lowry; Roxie Reid and Romaine Mer rick, Walhalla; Ella Reid and Mr. Good win, Clemson; Aouie Biemannand Chas. Ballenger, Clemson; Mamie Ramsay, Tooooa, and Dr. W. R. Doyle; Blauohe Smith, Tooooa, and Lawrence Ni m mons ; Helen Carey, Elizabeth Childs and Frank Maxwell, Walhalla, and Sceil, of Clem son. The chaperones were : Mesdames T. E. Dickson, F. M. Carey, W. A. Hol land, Elias Earle. At a oall meeting of the Andrew Pi ok on s Chapter D. A, K. on last Tues day, preliminary arrangements were per fected for entertaining the members of the chapter at its next regular meeting, whloh will be held in *he parlors of the Palmetto House on Friday afternoon, tbe 12th instant. Luncheon will be served the guests at 4 o'olook, at whioh the management of the Palmetto House will oater. A number of membors from Clemson College will be in attendance and a delightful time is anticipated. The charitable public will bear in mind tbe fact that at an early date the good ladies of tho Presbyterian church will serve strawberries, ice croam and cake, the exaot date and location of which will be given lator. On last Sabbath morning divino ser vices were held iu the Episcopal church by tho rootor, Rev. K. G Finlay. The following program of special musio was rendered: "Fear the Lord," and "One Swtouy, Solemn Thought," by Ambrose. A splendid sermon was enjoyed by a good congregation, after which holy com munion was administered. Evening services were held in the Methodist cburoh by the pastor, Rev. E. S. Jones. A mixed choir rendered de lightful musio. On next Sabbath usual services will be held in the Presbyterian churoh. At the morning service the choir will Bing for voluntary, "The Lord is My Shephord," and "Nearer My God to Thee" as offer tory, both being beautiful arrangements by Thompson. The teachers of the (traded School are in thc midst of preparations for a tine program for the commencement exer cises to be held May 10 aud 20. The handsome town hall will be used, afford ing ample room for the large audiences whioh always attend these occasions. Miss Eloiso Hamilton leaves to-morrow for Spartanburg, whero sho wjll attend the May festival. Miss Clara Hunt, of Townville, is the attractive young guest of Mrs. J. W. Byrd. Miss Mary Cherry goes to Atlanta to day for a visit of some weeks to relatives there. Miss Sallie McCutchen is at ber post of duly again, after a sickness of some days, to tbe pleasure of her many friends. Miss Marye Sbelor, of Tugaloo, spent last Saturday with friends in Seneca. Lumber is being laid down on tho lot adjoining the Methodist church for the erection of a handsome oottago to bo built by Will Thompson. This will prove a nico improvement for that part of town. Tho r< so gardens of Seneca woro novar moro beautiful than now. Among tho ladies who bavo tho handsomest col lections aro Madames B. F. Sloan, H. J. Gignilliat, A. W. Thompson, C. Ward law and T. M. Lowry, all of whom bavo remembered tho writer most generously. Miss Lula Gignilliat is at home aftor a pleasant visit to relativos at Marietta, (ia. Smith's excursion to Atlanta to-mor row will draw tho usual crowd from Groors and Courtenay inclusivo, Soncca not being nominally included. Miss Emma Stribling will spend tho mouth of May in Walli;.Ila with relatives. Domestic strawberries aro beginning to como in now to tho delight of tho honso-koeper who for a long season has Struggled With tho possibilities of canuod goods. Tho regular knight of the grip, Frank White, is in Seneca to-day. Tho young couple ' > woro married by Rev. Mr. Cai Hedge at tho manso in Anderson last Sabbath, M. A. Stovall, of Augusta? and Miss Alice Krotwcll, tho latter being woll-known in this placo and at Walhalla, came to Seneca Sunday afternoon and spnnt tho ni^ht at tho Palmetto li.?uso. M?Jkes C?e With Royal Bakin no mixing with the the brow. Perfect c facility, sweet, clea Full instructions in the " Rc book for making all kinds with Royal Baking Powder ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. ' Splendid rains on last Saturday mado happy the hearts of farmers and gar deners. Ohas. LitiBtedt has the earliest peas re ported to your correspondent, M. V. 8. Why Suffer from Rheumatism. Why suffer from rheumatism when one application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm will relieve the pain? The quick relief which this liniment affords makes rest and sleep possible, and that alone ?B worth many times its cost. Many who have used it hoping only for a slant re lief from suffering* have been happily surprised to find that after awhile the relief beoame permanent. Mrs. V. H. Leggett, of Yum Yum, Tennessee, U. S. A., writes: "I am a great sufferer from rheumatism, all over from head to foot, and Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the only thing that will relieve the pain." For salo by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lun ney, Seneca. Townville News Items. Townville, May 1.-Prof. J. W. Gaines, president of the Welsh Neok High Sohool, of Hurtsville, is spending awhile with his father, J. A. Gaines. M?B8 Clara Hunt is the guest of Mrs. J. W. Byrd. W. D. Giles and Misses Susie Snel grove and Lollie Morgan, of Anderson, spont Sunday with C. D. Giles. Calhoun Harris, of Anderson, was with his father, J. C. Harns, Sunday. J. H. Bruce and Miss M. A. Bruoe visited W. N. Bruoe, at Oakway, last week. J. W. Shirley and family visited rela tives at Fair Play recently. Rev. J. T. Morgan, colporter for the Saluda Association, is in this community at present. J. D. Babb attended the union meet ing at Salem. J. D. Compton has been quite siok for the past week. Levi Geer, of Anderson, was at Town ville last week. Miss Lossie Woolhright visited friends at Oakway recently. Misses Rosa Seares, Etta Giles and Ve rina Smith were at Fair Play last weok. Miss Helen Spoares is spending awhile with Mrs. J. B. Felton, at Iva. Townville, R. F. D. No. 3 began May 1. Piof. and Mrs. T. L. Hann:, visited Dr. and Mrs. W. K. Sharp, at "Rivoli," quite recontly. Mr. and Mrs. Waymon Boggs, Misses Fluva, Lula and Billa Boggs attended tho singing at Oakdale Sunday. Tho singing convention will moot with tho Townville Baptist church tho' first Sunday in June. Mrs. Newton Williams is visiting near Lebanon. Miss Lillie Campbell, v, In? has bonn spending awhile with Mrs. E. E. Sheriff, near Sonoca, hasroturued homo. I. u.c. Ned Mack Hanged. Columbia, April 20.-Ned Mack, the negro whom tho Governor respited four woeks ago in order to allow an insanity commission to look into tho matter of his nlloged unsoundness of mind, waB hanged at Manning yesterday for tho murder of his wife's step-father, old Davo Connois, whom he slow because Connors reported to Mack's wife somo of his conduct going to show that ho was untrue to her. Linton Ru tier, who remonstrated with him received a load of shot, in his arm and later in tho day Mack shot at a third negro. Mack met death unflinchingly, saying he was pre* pared, lie prayed for everybody in sinht and said that women and whiskey had been his ruin. Two thousand tax executions havo beer, placed in the hands of Sheriff Ni. h oils, of Spartanburg, issued against dere lict taxpayers. srx.rk Bre?cd g Powder there is hands, ho sweat of leanliness, greatest ,n, healthful food. ?yal Baker and Pastry Cook'* of bread, biscuit and cake Gratis to any address. 100 Wl> LIAM 8T.. NEW YORK.' _i_ NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. Westminster, May 8.-Married, at the residence of the bride'? father, D. C. Ward, on Sunday, April 80, at 10 a. m., Miss Lula Ward and J. C. Barton, Jr., ROT. J. H. Stone officiating. Misa Bessie Crawford, of South Union, is spending tho woek with her cousin, Miss Mary Messer. Dr. J. H. Johns, of Atlanta, was in Westminster Monday. Mrs. James Norris 1B visiting relatives in Greenville. L. P. Smith and M. I. Brock, the ex cursion managers, will ruu tho first ex cursion train for the soason to Atlanta on Wednesday, May 10. Train will start from Belton at 11.80 a. in. and will pass through Westminster at 1.80 p. m. It will remain iu the oity about tho usual time, returning nt midnight Thursday. Faro from Wostminster for round trip $1.85. Tickets on sale at MoGoo's Cash Store. Messrs. Smith and Brook will endeavor to provide room to accommo date a big orowd. The first matoh game of base ball for the season oame off last Friday when Westminster defeated Bounty Land by the score of 20 to 2. H. A. Wingate, of Roanoke, Va., was in our midst one day recently. The at tractions were in Wost End. W. D. Guthrie, of Peleer, visited his sister, Mrs. Durham, last week. Miss Nannie Terrell visited the Misses Dendy, of Riohland, one day last week. Newberry Observer: "Mrs. John W. Kibler entertained on Friday evening in honor of ber nieoe, Misc Margie Stab ling, of Westminster. The occasion was a most delightful one. Cakes and lees were served during the evening. Those present were: Misses Eldora Williamson and Agnes Holman of Orangeburg, Mar gie Stribling of Westminster, Odalitn Johnson, Rosalyn Summer, Sadie Row ers, Agnes Chapman, Erie Kibler, and Messrs. Rufus Follers, Tom Johnson. James Williamson, Holland Fellers, James Owen, Frank Chapman, Dorrill Smith, Odus Kibler, Frank Cover." Rev. D. Weston Hiott, of Fiokoos, passed through here Monday. Ed. Stacy and Miss Ada Marett ipeut Sunday in Fair Play visiting the family of E. C. Marett. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dorn, J. E. Hodge, J. M. Bearden aud Tims. Wiso wero in Seneca Saturday. A. L. Gossett. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the Very Best. "I havo been using Chamberlain's Cough Romedy and want to say lt is tho best cough modicino I have evor taken," Bays Ooo. L. Chubb, a merchant of Har lan, Mich. Thero is no question about its being tho best, as it will cure a cough or cold in loss time than auy other treat ment. It should always bo kept in tho house ready for instaut use, for a cold can bo cured in much lesa time when Eiron.ptly treated. For sale by J. W. toll, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Soneoa. Crops Hurt by Hail Storm. Batesbnrg, April 80.-Batesburg and vicinity wore visited by a sovero wind, bail and rain storm yesterday afternoon. Tho wind was cspooinlly strung around Hibernia. Tho barn of Col. A. B. Wat son was blown down and complotely de molished aud several of his horses and mulos wcro kilted or hurt. Tho hail covered tho groiuul and in many places completely dostroyed the crops of young oom and cotton, so much so that much of it will havo to bo replanted. Fruit was beaten from tho peach and plum trees in largo quantities. What makes tho results so Rorious aB thoy aro is tho fool that tho same farmers who suffered so heavily from tho hail storm last year aro tho enos that suffer most this time.