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?ilt Jkotoee Courier. VUBIIBHID KVCftV WCDNKSDAV MOHNINC -BY J AYNES. 8HE1.0R, SMITH * 8TBCK ?. T. J AYNKH, I KM . ""_. J Di A. SMITH '. W. 8HELO H. I I FVB' \J. A. 8TK?K SUBSCRIPTION, S LOO Pur? ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATH R?A?ONABU. ' Communications of a personal character oharged for as advertisements. |9 Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of charge. All over .that number must be paid for at the rate of one oent s word. Cash to accompany .Manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. C. S WBDNiWD?l, MBfT.iif, I VOA. TELLS OF PYGMIES' RETURN. R?T. S. P. Verner ?elates th? Wonderful Recaption Given Him, Etc. The Presbyterian Standard re cently contained an article by Hov. 8. Phillips Verner, descriptive of his return to the home of the Afri can pygmies and the wonderful re ception given him there when he fulfilled his promise to bring safely back the representatives of a strong tribe, none of whom had ever before left Afrioa. Mr. Vernor's friends in South Carolina and the friends of his family will be interested in reading the let- j ter, which in full is as follows : i Wiseman Falls, Central Africa, June 4, 1006,-I have this tiny ex perienced such signal evidence of the Providence of God that I must tell the church which I love and revere all about it. Perhaps it may have been noticed that I have been silent in the church papers about the expedition to Central Africa which I have just ended. But now that I have delivered into Ndombe's hands all his people who visited the world's fair in [St. Louis with me without the loss <?f one, I feel Impelled to resume my pen once more. Tho reason why I have been silent is that Miine adverse criticism was directed against my undertaking, and I have long since learned that silence is sometimes the best answci to Unjust criticism. .Moreover, until the event had justified my confidence and judgment, I felt that much writing would bo premature. I had certain ends in view in accepting the commission to persuade the natives of Ndombe's town to visit thc great fair, which 1 believed would bc sub served by this achievement, and I believed that tho God who had cared for mo in many dangers before was still powerful to preserve me and my charges. The event has rewarded this faith. Not A soul was lost, and the other purposes have been achieved. These purposes were to call inter national attention to American con ditions, especially in the Congo; to interest prominent and influential men in the people and country; to Beoure the attention of tho Congo government in a marked way to some plans I had long cherished in Ndombe's kingdom ; to impress Ndombe and his people with the j might of the white man in such a striking way as to make them com prehend the folly of revolt and in surrection ; and to give the people ail object lesson in the advantages of civilization. Every one of these ends were achieved. The most prominent men in the world in every profession saw theBe people, and became interested in them and their country. Tho professor of anthropology in Chicago University writes me that he is com ing to spend a year at Ndombe's town. The Belgian minister at Washington visited us, and invited me to see him, giving mc ?i special opportunity to lay before him many of my hopes and plans, and to se cure attention from his government to plans for reform and improvement in the Congo, from a favorable point of viow. The President of thc United States approved of my ideas on the situation, and Mr. Hay as sisted me in my plans. Several wealthy gentlemen became interested and gave money for tho work with the promiso of more assistance in the future. When tho people all were before tho Chief Justice of thc Congo on their return, safe and sound, his honor complimented me in thc highest terms, while tho Gov erncr-Goneral granted me tho long desired concession at Wissmann Falls at once, and hoped for mc every succ?s?. Best of ?ll, in the revolt of the Bakuba, in which the mission at Iban bad been burned, and seve ra) trading posts had beeu destroyed, Ndombe, although importuned to join, was V. * only Bakuba chieftan to refuse to A > so, and all this coun try was as bvt?ias St. Louis, during the whole of that terrible time. Ndombe said be would not break bis word to his friend Fwela. But ob ! what a jubilation broke out in the old town last night when we reached there about 7 o'clock, and the news spread from mouth to mouth that the voyagers had all come back safe and sound, loaded to the muzzle with presents, and happy as larks. The drums beat, the trumpets blew, the guns were tired, and the howling was terrifie. Ndombe said that truly FVela's God wa H great, for a most wonderful thing had come to pass. When the people began to recount their ad ventures and experiences you can imagine what a chorus ot ejacula tions met the different startling facts they told. The balloon sailing thc air like a bird, the electric cars run by like lightning, the houses taller than the tallest trees in the forest, the people for multitude like the leaves on the trees, the soldiers with guns making a line from Ndombe to the river, and the great guns making a noise like thunder (the Hoer war) ! Next morning there was a rush to the river to bring up Ibe pr?senle which the party had brought. Alto gether never had I had Buch an i x j erienco, nor do I suppose such an other has happened in all African history. There are some things which I wish to make clear about this expe dition. I was asked to undertake it because of the interest aroused in the people by articles I had written in scientific and literary journals. The people were to come voluntarily or not at all. This stipulation was fulfilled to tlu' letter. Amono the group wore to bo soino ot tho Hatwa pigmies. Aa to the five pigmies who wera With tho party, I have to say, that after having studied the subject very thoroughly, I assort with positive ness that ihoso people belonged to exactly the same ethnic class us tho pygmies discovered in other parts of Africa by Du Chaillu, Sohweinfurth, \V issnionn, Sir Harry Johnson and others. I i lade for "Science" thc first comparative table of tho mea surements of all of tho discoverers of the African pygmies ever made, and the average shows that the pure blooded typical pygmies of thc Batwn at Ndombe aro of tho same stature. Moreover, the identity is established by other anthropometri eal measurements, by language, by the relations to the other natives, by customs and manners, by ebaraoter of houses, and by many other tests too numerous to mention here. There are other settlements of Batwa in I.ukengn's country also, of the same general type. There bas been an impression abroad which gives an exaggerated iden of the small stature of these people, but they are still the smallest race of mankind, lt muat be remembered that there is a difference between a dwarf ami a pygmy, the former being an abnormal member of a nor mal race, the latter a normal member of an abnormal race. Hut the pyg mies who went from Ndombe to the fair were tho lirst ever to leave Africa for civilized lands in the his tory of the world. S. P. Vei ner. Or. Finn's Testimony Interesting. Dr. Thomas Finn, of Hoonsboro, Mo., who has practiced medicine for 32 yoars, says ho has used every proscription known to tho profession for treatment of kidney and bladder diseases, ami says lie has never found anything so effective In both chronic, and acute kidney and bladder trouble as Foley's Kidney Cure. It stops irregularities and builds up tho t whole system. J, W. Holl. Standard Oil's Quarterly Dividend. The Standard Oil Company is paying a quarterly dividend of $t) per share to all I holders of share? which were on record j on August IS. Tho provious dividends declared this year were $1) a sharo on May 16 and $1."> a, share on February 16, ' making a total of $a<) declared so far this yoar, against $JS? in tho corresponding porio'' .'?i t yoar; $32 a Share In tho cor responding period of MK);!; $36 a share in 1002 ami $40 a share in 1001. Based on tho prosont market valuation of the stock, tho income to tho investor on divi donds declared so far this year is about 18 per cent. Boan tho ?* Th6 Kind You Haw Always Bought T" &&&&& YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE. Noble Institution Amid Besutiful surroundings. Good Religious ?nd Moral Influences. [By HOT. W. M. Hardoi). I It waa our pleasure to visit Young Harris College a few days ago, and we hope it may not be amiss to give the readers of The Courier a few dots as to our impressions while on the way and something as to the merits of this popular college. We left Walhalla on the morning of September 6th, traveling by way of the iron bridge, Clayton, Burton and Hiwassee, Ga., Yoong Harris being eight miks beyond the latter, making a total of 65 miles from the starting point. There are along this short journey some very interesting things to at tract the attention of the traveler, many of them calculated to excite astonishment and admiration. If there is anything in the whole world to cause surprise and to impart use ful information and to captivate the imagination, holding the traveler spell-bound, and to so fascinate him as that he will be eager for each new disclosure, we ave confident it is to be found among these picturesque and beautiful bills. We are to so* ;e extent at a loss, not being able to give tho names of mountains and streams, which is natural when in a strange portion of the country. The number of streams crossed was one point of attraction, while we crossed some of them seve ral times, we noted as many as 182, and most of them very beautiful and clear. The mountain scenery on this spe cial line o' travel is nearly all of the most imposing, but in passing, with but little time to spend on the road, we were unable tu catch more than the bold features of the most glow ing oui lines; the more exquisite pen ciling is lost for want of time. As we look for the first time upon these awful peaks, whose bold heads veil their faces at times in n cloudy pillow, overlooking tho vast valley below, WO are reminded that tb ese are lo remain from age to age and they are an emblem of God's support to his people. Then it is we call to mind the beautiful lines written by a great man, whose work and history are numbered with things of tho past : "Tho monarch of mountains, Which the nonius o naturo Crowned on a throne of rook I a a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow." Toward the summit of some of the most imposing it seems incredi ble that any one should ever have made an attempt to climb such a colossal mass, which lo us Appeared inaeet B?ible. However little a man may care for the gorgeous scenes of nature tho mountains attract his attention, and when fortune permits us to view willi admiring eye these gigantic monuments of this earth's ancient convulsions, we are lost in wonder- j ment. The enormous masses rising into perpetual snow, upon whose Hanks the vast forests appear as patches of moss-even then we discover but a faint resemblance between their reality and the conception we have formed of them. "Beautiful for situation," nestled among this inspiring scenery, in the Northwestern portion of the State of Georgia, we find the Young Harris College. This institution was conceived in the mind of Young Harris about. 10 years ago, then a resident of Athens, Ga., which, in order to accomplish , the noble results that are now being ; reali/.ed, made quite a handsome do nation, and the North Georgia Con ference having taken hold of this matter at once, the true merits of \ this plant were soon discovered by gr* at men at home and abroad. The presidents who have had charge from year to year have all been tuen of whom it may be said, FOR TORPID LIVER. A torpid liver deranges the whole system, and produces SICK HEADACHE, - , Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Rheu ! matism, Sallow Skin and Piles There is no better remedy for thc si common diseases than DR. TUTT'S inri; PILLS, ns n trial will prove. Take No Substitute* f The Same Old Song ! BARGAINS ! BARGAINS ! You are cordially invited to call and examine our | stock, and be convinced that we can save you morey. We carry a full and complete line of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Clothing, Hardware and Gro ceries. First class goods and rock bottom prices. Your trade solicited and appreciated. Respectfully, =CARTER & C0.,= WALHALLA, S, C. Bring along your Cross Ties and Shingles. We will give you market price. they possessed moral, social and spiritual power. These combined constitute the touchstone of genuine greatness. Tile present incumbent, Kev. J, A. Sharp, (whose recent address in Oco nee county will long I??' remembered) is in every essential fully equipped in bead mid heart to carry forward this ponderous work until perfect victory shall perch upon the banner i ot Voting Harris. With such a corps of influential teachers as grace .he faculty of thia 1 college, having complete control of about olid pupils, it will he hut natu ral for us lo expect the most benefi cia] results. The religious, social and intellec tual benefits, as Ibu results of the ar duous labors that have been and are now being put forth by iin* confer ence, will some day result in a j osi tive and permanent blessing for that part of the grand old Stale whose motte has al wa) s been "Progress." Here tho feelings are wei. discip lined, the passions restrained, true and worthy motives are inspired. A profound religious feeling is to be instilled and a pure morality incul cated under all circumstances. Is it not true that many imbibe the idea that all that is necessary in education is to appear to advantage upon the theatre of public and po litical life. Education of eveiy kind lias two values-that of knowl edge and that of discipline. Sweden borg's idea of knowledge is "that it has no other end than goodness." From what we are able to see, this seems to lie the motto at Young Har ris. May their tribe increase, and may the day soon dawn when some large-hearted man will make another donation which will enable tho trus tees and faculty to enlarge and bet ter equip themselves with more room, so that many who are now seeking may gain admission. Nothing Risked, Nothing Gained. You risk not bi ng iu buying Elliott's] (emulsified Oil Liniment, because you get your money back if not satisfied. Your gain is great, because you get ttie liest liniment ever made. Host for rheu matism, best for sprains and swellings, best for use in thu family and on your stock. A full i pint bot t lr, costs but :'?> cents. No risk, all gain. Walhalla Drug Co.; Carter's Pharmacy, Westminster. .- . kk> Civilized Indians Want Prohibition. The live civilized tribes in the Indian Territory in convention assembled, have declared in favor of separate Statehood and also, it may be added, of prohibition as a feature of tho constitution. The report of the pro ceedings says that "the question of prohibition enters into the question of Statehood here, as the Indians are agreed that tho salo of liquor would be detrimental to the best interests of the people, and for this reason the prohibitionists are making a strong fight to include the prohibition clause in the constitution. O?.BTOHI?.. Bear, th? /} The Kind You Haw Always Bought n th? j/f IIB MINI rou nava Always of"0 ?^^fe? Tribute of Respect. Tiie following preamble and reno- ! bilious were recently adopted by the \ ConnerosB Sunhearo Club: Whereas, our Heavenly Father, in His wisdom, justice and mercy, saw iii, on March 4th, 11)05, to remove from our midst our esteemed ami otli dont treasurer, Hubie Hunsinger, whose memory we cherish, whose ex ample we trust to etpnlate, whose heart was over in duly and obedience to those tn authority and relief for those in trouble, therefore be it re solved : I. That while wu humbly bow to the will of God, knowing that we are His and that He 'Mooth all things well," th?' Conneross Sunbeam Club realizes that it Iris lost ono of its most useful ami influential mem bers in tho death of Ku by, who to day reflects her rays in the sunshine of God's holy atmosphere. .J. That the church, Sunday school and community have each sustained the loss of ont who, although so young, yet was never found wanting as a leader in any good enterprise. 8. That a pago in our minute book be dedioated to her memory and that a copy of these resolutions be sent lo the Baptist Courier and to our county papers for publication, and also to the bereaved family of which she was a member. Jay Abbott, Kihel Barker, Gray Maoaulay, Committee. Men Past Sixty in Danger. Moro than liait of mankind over sixty years of aye suffer from kidney and blad der disorders, usually enlargement of prostate gland. This is both painful and dangerous, and Foley's Kidney Cure should bo taken at tl.o first sign of dan ger, as it corrects irregularities and has cured many old men of this disease. Mr. Rodney lim nett. Kock Port, Mo., writes: "1 suffered from enlarged pros tate gland and kidney trouble for years and after taking two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure I feel better than I have for twenty years, although I am now 91 years old." 30-Day For the next thirty days we Catarrh Tonic for 75c. Large size Celery Compound, The largest bottle and best S Our Dyspepsia Tablets, two 1 Syrup of Figs, 25c. per bottle Dr. Pitcher's Castoria, 25c. pt All the above are fully guara vertised to do or money back. We Sell the Drugs t GARTER'S F WESTMINS Ilk.. Ml Sophomores Sent Home for Rowdyism Raleigh, N. C., September "J1-!. rhere are 400 students at the State Agricultural ami Mechanical College here ami two of them have been Bent home, one to Charlotte and ono io foneshoro, for hazing two boys fr< m Nashville, X. C. The college lian been open ft little over a week and ibo sophomore class attempted to do io nu hazing. Tho Nashville boys wrote to their parents that they were Ireiii?? cruelly treated every night by the older students, and asking that they be allowed io ?M> home or to an other college. They stated that they lt ni been driven out of their room tit night, chased by tim sophomores, .breed to disrobe and be painted with linmond ?lyes and also blacked and then forced to speak, sino and dance, upon their return finding their room wrecked. The parents directed the .?.turn ot the boys lo their home. The faculty met and at once dis nissed two of the offending oadtts md are after others. There areov<-r ?00 freshmen, and it these would mite tiley could have whipped tho iophomore8 to n standstill. At '1 Molock last Monday morning an ut ,ack was made on the room of 0 fresh? nan, who hud barricaded his door rmi defended himself. His windows vere wrecked and his door broken lown by some students, among whom vere the two who have been expelled. There is a new commandant of oa lets, this officer being Lieutenant leaton, United States Army, who ?ame hero from 1'ort Myer, Va., and vho is determined to put down ha/. ng. Other expulsions of sophomores ire very probable to follow, and if hey continue to haze the entire olas? viii be expelled. Dr. Brough ton's projected ind us riai school at Toccoa will not be istablished on account of certain >bstacles concerning the site. Special. will soil our famous 1'uri-tone 75c. arsaparilla for 75c. Kinds in a box, *J5c. j 3r bottle. nteed to do what they are nd hat Get You Well. H ARMACY, TER, S. C.