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TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY, THOU CAN'ST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN. BY JAYNES, S HELOR, SMITH & STECK. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 17, 1900. i 1 NEW SERIES, NO. 404.-VOLUME LVI._NO. 8. FEED STU! i ) Corn, 80 ?ts. per busnel; Best Clipped Oats, 64 Red Rust Oats, 65 cts. per bushel; Winter Q-ra bushel ; Ship Stuff $1.50 per 100-lb. sack ; Bran, i Best Choice Timothy Hay $1 20 per 100 poi Meal at $1.25 per 100-pound sack. We will also make a specially low price on larg Stuff, and Corn specially cheaj) in 50 and 100 bug cars of Feed Stuff just unloaded. C. W. & J. E. BAUK IT PAYS TO BUY FOR C Don't Irritate Your Lungs. Every cough racks and irritates tho lungs. Stop coughing. Lunuey's Whito Pine and Spruce Expectorant will enable you to stop tpjickor than by any other means. It is a harmless veg etable romedy for colds and tho results of COUIB. If you are troubled with a cough at nigbt, take a dose just before retireing aud SLEEP IN COMFORT. You can roly on Luunoy's Whito Pine and Spruco Expectorant. It always euros coughs as quickly as any safe remedy can. Price, 25 and 50 cents. THE DRUGGIST. Yellow Front. Seneca., H. C BRIDGKES TO LET. TUE Board of County Commissioners will let, to the lowost responsible j bidder or bidders, at tho rospootivo bridge sites, on the days mentionod below, thu eontraot to rebuild the following bridges: Jenkins Bridge, ovor changa, on Wed nesday, January 24th, lum;, at 12 o'clock noon. The Emerson Bridge, over Little River, on Friday, January 26th, 1000, at 12 <o'olock noon. * Morgan Bridge, ovor Little River, on Saturday, January 27th, 1000, at 12 o'elock noon. The successful biddor or bidders will be required to furnish all necessary material used in t he construction of tho bridges aiid to v;ivo bond in a sum twice the amount of bid. Specifications' will be maile known at time of let ling. Board reserves tho riuht to rojeot any and nil bids. L. H. V. HOBSON, County Supervisor. January 10, 1000. 2 8 CITATION XOTICE.-TIIK STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OK OOO? NKK.-(IN THE COURT OF PROBATE.)-By D. A. Smith, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, Jool Pitts has mudo suit p moto grant him Letters of Admin \tration of tho estate and oiTocts of \ M. Pitts, doco'itod A rhoso are tin ref >ro to cito and ad mon '\h all and singular tho kindred and ?editors of tim said IL M. Fitts, .ceased, that they bo and appoar foro me, in tho Court of Probate, to bo (, yi at Walhalla, S. C., on Thursday, iayof January, 1000, after puhlica luroof, at ll o'clock in thc foro \to show causo, if any they have, ho sain administration should granted. ) under my hand and seal this "i January Anno Domini HHXi. D. A. SMITH, Judge of Pro bato, Coonee County, S. C. shod on the 10th and 17th days ary, 1000, in Tho Keowoo Cou on the Court House Door for required by law. 2-3 If you want Cabbage dante from me from January ? 1st, and I will furnish you t i o it proof plants and sure tee grown. Varieties: \mer, Wakefield, ^ofield. one thousand plants do lla, Seneoa, \-s! minster, id $1.75 per thousand In vml and ovor. J. M. BARNETT. Important Notice. ALL persons indebted to JAMES BATES by note "account or other wise will find tho same left with tho un dersigned at the store of J. J. Haley .v Co., Oakway, S. C., for collection, and the samo must bo settled without delay. L. L. JARRARD, Oakway, S. C. January 10, 11)00. 2-tf We G-uarantee STONECYPHER'S CATARRH CURE for euro of Catarrh. * KIDNEY CAPSULES for Kidnoy Complaints. WHITE PINE AND TAR for Coughs and Colds. EXFECTORINK for Croup. Sold hy Druggists. Stonecyplier Drnfi Companv, WESTMINSTER, S. C. Socrotary of '.ho War Taft announced last Monday that Lieutenant General Adna Chalice has tendered his resigna tion as chief of staff. Ho will be suc ceeded by General Hates on Fobruary 1. Wood s Seed Book FOR looe ls one of the handsomest and most valuable publications of the kind issued. Thc useful mid practical hints contained in the annual issues of WoodY Soed Book make it a most valuable help to all Farmers . and Gardeners.and it han long been recognized as an up-to date authority on all Garden and Farm Seeds, particularly fnr southern planting. Wood's Seed Book mailed free to Farmers and Gardeners upon request. Write for lt. T.W. Wood & Soos, Seedsmen, RICHMOND, - VIRGINIA. Wa ?ollolt your order? dlreot, for both VEGETABLE and FARM SEKDS, If your merchant Joos not Reil WOOD'S SEEDS. 5 ots. per bushel; Best5>| zing Oats, 65 ots. per ?1 per 75-lb. sack, inds and Cotton Seed e quantities of all Feed ;hel lots. We have 8 NIGHT. ASH. SAY, Mister, Hiing mo nil your CHICKENS, EGOS, BEANS, PEAS. POTATOES, KRAUT, TURKEYS, CANE SEED. I have a full lino of Fancy Grocories and prices right. Como And see roe be fore buying. C. M. SHELTON, Wallinna, S. C. Letter from Representative Sheldon. House of Representatives, Columbia, January 15.-Editors Courier: Tho lower | bouse met promptly at 12 o'clock noon last Tuesday. A quorum being present, {iroceeded at once to comraenoo work, mt very little could bo accomplished be fore Thursday, as the engrossing depart ment was short of help and all the bills | loft on the calendar from last session had to be reprinted. Work then oommenced in earnest. Quite a number of bills have boen disposed of sinco that time-most | of them killed. The dog law passed our end of tho | house, making it mandatory for the sheriff of each county to keep trained bloodhounds in the jail yard. I opposed this bill, as we bad a similar one alroady, Jiving county officers the privilege of | oeping and usiug thom when they deem it necessary. Tho decision of the Supreme Court, that the Brice law is constitutional and that each county will got its portion of the school fund, has oaused considerable excitement in regard to the dispensary. A number of bills have been intro duced-some for prohibition, some for a high license, others fo, either prohibi tion, license or couuty dispensaries-let j tho county own and control them. I am opposed to this. Where we have one evil now we would have forty-one then. In stead of the county controlling the dis pensary I ara afraid the dispensary would control tho county. We received a request from the County I Supervisor asking for eight mills to meet tho current expenses, that may acorue, for the present year; also for two mills! to pay the ??.000 that they fell short of last year. That would bo ten mills for county purposes. You can add fivo for tho State, three for public schools, one half to pay interest on tho hondod in debtedness of our county, and one that I tho Commissioners aro allowod to add, and you will have nineteen and one-half mills. The citizens of tho Maxwell Bridge and Chapman Ford communities havo asked and respectfully petitioned for a special levy of ono and a half mills to build bridges across Soneca and Keo woe rivers. That would mako twenty one mills. That is moro than tho tax payers of Oconeo county can stand, and will havo to bo cut down somowhore. I visited tho penitentiary Saturday ovoning. Earle Rochester. John and Money Hudson wore at work in tho knit ting mill. All seemed to ho in good shape. Hoyt Hayes has boon romoved to thc cook room on account of failing j health. Ho is ruthor thin, but said bis job was light and that ho could hold it down all right. William Powers is a trusty and attends to tho foeding of tho stock, etc. All report that they aro well troated and have plonty to cat. I mon tlon tho above llvo because I was per sonally acquainted with thom. Will write again. It is mail timo. Yours respectfully, J. D. Sheldon. Sickening, Shivering Fits of ague and malaria oan ho rolinvod and cured with Electric Bitters. This is a I nure, tonio medicine, of especial benefit rn malaria, for it exerts a truo curativo influence on the diseaso, driving it en tirely out of tho system. It is much to be preferred to quinine, having nono of this drug's bad aftor-offocts, E. S; Mun day, of Henrietta, Texas, writes: "My brother was very low with malarial fever and jaundice till he took Electric Bitters, which saved his life." At all druggists. Prico 00 cents ; guaranteed. Ooonee to Have a Warehouse. B. F. Earle bas returned to the city from West Union, where he attended al meeting of the Oconee County Farmers' Union on Saturday. Mr. Karie says the union ia growing in Ooonee, and that a great deal of interest is hoing shown in its work. At the meeting on Saturday it was determined to build aootton ware house at some central point in the county. The warehouse will probably be built at Seneca.-Anderson Mail, January 15. TMfc NEWS FROM SENECA. Neurea, January 10.-There will be services UH usual, morning and evening al the Presley*? riati and Methodisto hu reim? and at the Episcopal church in the oven in?:, on next Sabbath The regular inconnu of the Once-a Week Club was bold witta Mrs. W. A. Low?-you laKt Tbuisday afternoon. On account of the extreme Inclemency ot the weather the at tendance was small, but the obarm of the hostess' hospitality rendered the members totally unmindful of tho gloom without.' Delicious re freshments, witta hot, chocolate, were sorved and the "faithful few" felt moro than repaid for having braved tho Btorm. The library mooting, held in the par lors of the Palmetto House ou tho even ing of .lan us ry - > t li, WAS an enthusiastic and highly interesting ono. Tho pro gram included the discussion of Mis. Atherton's book, "The Conqueror," "which was entered into heartily and ro?dily. Prof. H. P. Boegs load the dis cussion in a splendid offert, which was heartily recoived. Prof. lt. P. Cliuk scales, Dr. K. A. Hi nos and Mrs. O. F. Bacon made delightful short talks. It was ? source of expressed and genuino rogret that sickness prevented tho at tendance ot Mrs. J. H. Adams, who was to have made a talk. Mrs. Adams talks beautifully, and it is hoped that the association may have the pleasure of bearing ber later. The music, program was eui tailed on account of sickness of Borne of tho mombers, but was delightful and was heartily received bv the audi ence. .Mesdames Dendy and Bates ren dered two brilliant duets, Mrs. Stribling singing "Maggie's Secret." Miss?Etta Clarkson recited charmingly "Tho Courtin'." Tho next mooting will bo hold the first Friday in April, the pro gram com md tee appointer! by tho presi dent. Dr. Hines, being Prof. K. P. Clink scales, Mrs. T. E. Stribling and Miss Willie Cherry. On last Sabbath, at a conference of tho members of the Baptist church. Hov. S. C. Blackburn was called as pastor of tho church. Mr. Blackburn comes heartily and highly recommended to this people, and will doubtless prove an acceptable and efficient successor to tho beloved former pastor, Bov. C. Wardlaw. On to-morrow evening the Woodmen of the World will serve an oyster supper to tboir members and friends, at tbo hall, and the occasion promises to be a de lightful one. At the meeting of the Ladies' Aid and Missionary Society of tho Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon, which was held at the manse, election of officers waa held, resulting as follows: Mrs. S. K. Dendy, president; Mrs. M. H. Kirk patrick,- vice president; Mrs. W. S. Hunter, secretary aud treasurer. Ttao meeting was a hearty one, and the mom bers seem to have taken ou now life for the new year, being greatly encouraged over the work done tho past year. At a meeting of tho board of tr?steos | of the Graded school, last Saturday, Miss Eleanor Richardson WAS elected to fill tho place vacated by the resignation of Miss 'falsie Holland. Tho choice is ai happy one, M?BS Richardson being an honor graduate of Brenau and a post graduate of Converse. The broadening of the Btreot leading into the business block from Town ville st reid is a wonderful improvement and makes possible tho broadening also of our business area. Miss Dora Dumas, wbo has been with her sister, Mrs. R. Anderson, for some weeks, returned to Charleston Monday, much to the regret of ber friends taere. Mrs. E. C. Vorner is visiting lier son, R S. Vernor, of near Riohland. Mrs. H. L. Coe, of Richlaud, was in So - oca on Friday last. Prayer mooting will bo held in tho Methodist church on Tuesday evenings. Let not tho prayer meeting goors forgot this fact. Frank S. Holleman bas sold his farm near town, where ho now HVOB, to Rov. W. F. Strickland. Mr. Holloman will begin tbe erection of a residence on his town lot at au early dato, and will occupy it as soon as it can be finished. Miss Julia Cheek will visit friends in Westminster this weok. We noted vory suspicious signs in con nection with a popular young couple in town. It is truo of houses for rout boro, as of other things, that "Tho carly bird gets the worm," so those contemplating feathering a nest soon aro wise to begin to look about. Mrs. T. E. Stribling and son, Charles, will leave on Thursday for a visit of a week or ten days to friends in Charlotte, N. C. Miss Stella Fincannon is quito sick with grip at hor home hero. The necessity which forced tho depart ure of Rev. C. Wardlaw and family to Arizona, was greatly rogrettod by tboir friends boro. Theil prayers and best wishes go with thom to their now home. Miss May Hicks, of Walhalla, is now tho officient bookkoepor of J. W. Byrd A Co. The firm, Hunter, Dendy A Co., has dissolved, tho^flrm now reading W. S. Hunter & Co. Wo hoar many expres sions of rogrot at this change, particu larly if it moans that at. any time wo are to lose Mr. Dondy and his ostimnble family. Mr. Dendy is at tho present, however, omployod by tbe firm. Tho funeral sorvices of Mrs. J. S. Stribling wero held on last Tuesday afternoon at half past two o'olock, from the Presbyterian ohurcta, in tho presence of a largo gathering of relatives and friends. Tho services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. M. R. Kirkpatrick, assisted by Rev. W. F. Strickland, tho formor paying a beautiful tribute to tho deceased, which found a ready echo in the hearts of many sorrowing friends. The lovely duet, "Ol Morning Land," a favorito with the deceased, was beauti fully rendered, expresa!ng tenderly and ?weetly the sentiment of hosts of sad dened friends. The numerous exquisite floral offerings attested silontly the high rogard in which Mrs. Stribling waa held. The "Christian's Goodnight" was sung at the grave, a fitting oloee to the life of a beautiful Christian oharaeter. The following resolutions were adopted hy the Ladies' Aid and Missionary So ciety at its meeting yesterday: Whereas, it Inn pleased our Heavenly Father to take from us our See rotary and Treasurer, Mrs. Sarah Livingston Strib liopr, and . VYbereas, our hearts ay?? filled with sor row at our lotta and with sympathy for the bereaved husband and relatives: therefor?, be it resolved by the Ladies' Aid and Missionary Society of the Seneca Presbyterian church, 1st. That we will humbly bow lu sub mission to the will of Him who dc-eth all things well, and who, by this affliction, would draw us olosor one to annthor and olosor tr? Himself. 2d. That wo will cherish tho memory of our departud sister and ondcavor to emulate those Christian graces which made bor life so beautiful aud which characterized her labors in this society. 8d. Thar, wo will inscribo those resolu tions upon a separate page of our min ute book, and that wo will sond a copy to tho bereaved husband and mother, M V. I. For any disease of tho skin there is nothing hotter than Chamberlain's Salvo. It relieves tho itching and burning sensa tion instantly and soon effects a euro. Sold by J. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J. Luu noy, Seneca. NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. Westminster, January 15.-Thorn will be an oyster supper at tho residouce of Mrs. Brown, Friday evening, February 2, at 7.80 o'clook. It will he givon for the benefit of tho Methodist oburoh. Nice,' fresh Norfolk oysters will bo temptingly served by the young ladies. Everybody is cordially invited. Mrs. J.. J. Arnold and ber little son, of Fayetteville, Oa., are visiting her sister, Mrs. Thoa. C. Peden. The annual meeting of tho directors an,i stockholders of tho Pedon and Anderson Bauking Company was held on January 15. All of tho former offleors and board of directors wore re-elootod. The report of the president showed the affairs of tho bank to be in a prosperous aud most satisfactory condition. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clinksoalos, of At lanta, are visiting relatives in and near ; Westminster. Miss Franois Lowery, of Seneca, was ! tho guest of Mrs. W. E. Cheswell last I week. Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Davis, on January 7, a little daughter. Jacob Durham and M?SB Beulah Adams, tho eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Adams, wore married on Monday, January 8th. Kev. J. H. Clark tied the knot. Mrs. J. C. McConnell, of Gainesville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dr. W. J. Carter. Leon Jones lost twelve dollars while in Westminster last Wednesday. If some honest person finds it Mr. Jones will ap preciate ita return to loser. C. G. Williams visited l'o'/or Friday and Saturday. The publio highways are said to be very muddy. Roy Abbott and sister, Miss Sallie, of Conneross, was in town awhile last Fri day. 4 For the convonienoe of persons in this seotlon liable for road tax, Supervisor Hobson has made arrangements for them to settle at the office of the Peden and Anderson Banking Co. He has left a commutation book there and Mr. Ander son will reoeivo money for said purposes. W. P. Anderson, our banker, was in Columbia last Friday on business. , Miss Bollo Jones, the saleslady for L SF Stribling, is visiting relatives iu Bir mingham, Alabama. Dr. Morris Kotron, of Texas, is with Carter's Pharmacy. J. H. Schaffer and famHy havo moved to Enterprise, on Wardmalow Island, near Charleston. A Baptist ohiirch was organized at the Cotton mill on Sunday, January 7th. It was named the Cheswell Mill ohuroh. There are twenty-two charter members. Rev. A. P. Marott proachos there every month. Dr. Bailey, of Greenville, was ht the organization. Nows has just been received that T. M. Holland died some timo during the night at his homo in Westminster. He was a merchant hore and had been ill only a few days. Will givo particulars noxt week. A. L. Cosset t. Dangers ol Colds and How to Avoid Them. Moro fatalities have their origin in Ol' result from tv cold than from any other oause. Th's fact alono should mako peo ple moro careful as there is no danger whatevor from a cold when it is proporly treated in tho beginning. For many years Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has boen recognized UH the most prompt and effectual medicine in uso for this dis ease. It acts on natuie's plan-loosens tho cough, ntl ie vus tho lungs, opens the secretions and aids nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. Sold by J. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Soneca. Death of Mrs. M. M. Slackhouse. donison College, January Pl.-Mrs. H. M. Stackbouse died hore yestorday after noon at 0 o'clock of heart failuro, after a weok's illness of gi ip. She wat tho wifo of Hon. H. M. Stuekhouse, formerly a member the Legislature and of the Clemson Col leno board of trustees, and for several years secretary of the ferti lizer department here. Mr. Stsckhonse and several children are left to mourn her death, and they have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. The body was taken to Dillon, the old homo, to-day, for intermont. Found at Last I A shoe shop, on Main street, Walhalla, next door to oalaboose, where you oan take your shoes, sowing machines, har ness and old umbrellas and have them repaired. Lowest, prices in town and work guaranteed. Also, one of those nice silver key ohocks, or watch charms, (worth 25c.)f with your name and address engraved ttio'reon FREE to every cus tomer. Call and see for yourself. Rospeotfully, Wm. Williams, 1-4 Propriotor City Shoe Shop. LETTER FROM SENATOR EARLE. Discusses ?he Tnx Situation-Talk? ol a Livy for Two Now Rivor Bridges. " Columbia, January IR.-To tho People of Oconee County : Your Senator and Representatives are at the post of duty, and faoing many very serious problems, but our attention hap been abporhed, up to this timo, with the internal matters of the county. We were surprised to find thu real fact? SR we have slnoe reaching Columbia, aud we are anxious that the people shall kuow HO that they may plaoe tho blamo wbero it belong?. We, there fore, ask that you ?-oad tho facts and pon der them well. The trix levy was slightly reduced for the year 1005 for our county. Even with the increased state levy lt was, all told, 14 10 20 mills. This gavo an equal amount for current expenso? as tho pre vious year, but tho dispensary money has bad some iniluonco ou the sum total. In 1004 tho receipts from tho dispensary for ooiinty purposes were $3,720, in 1005 $2,352.75. These amounts will have ta tic horne in mind for our futuro calcula tions. With thu tax levied for last year wo are now confronted with a delloit tn current expenses of $0,000, as reported by the County CommiBsionors. Thia alone will require about two more mills of taxes-two dollars to every ono who has a thousand dollars worth of prop erty. We oro couti outed with this ia spite of the following law: "It shall be unlawful for any publio officer, State or oounty, authorized to so couti act, to enter into or contract, for any purpose whatsoever, in a sum in excess of the tax levied, or the amount appropriated, for the accomplishment, <>f such purpose ; . * . and on violat ing the provisions of this section, he shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished bv a Ano not exceeding five thousand dol lars and not less than five hundred dol lars, and by Imprisonment at hard labor in the State penitentiary for a period not exceeding Ave years, uor less than ono year, or either or both, in tho discretion of the Court." We are inolined, at present, to leave this deficit to be made out of the bonds of the ofllcers. The tax levy asked for this year ie oight mills for ordinary county and two mills for past indebted ness. This will run up our total levy to 10 or 20 mills, to say nothing of the Max well bridge or Chapman's Ford bridge, lu other words, the demands made upon as will advance the taxes about 83} per .eut. If the two bridges above men tioned are to bo built it will require 14. mills more. If the valuable records in the clerk's office are to be protected that ?ill require an additional levy, and it ia i demand that we should very soon moot. We have records there that are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that ire exposed aud might be destroyed in a night. We have records there that are lu such a dilapidated condition tbat.they .annot long he ueglooted. To pr?vido for this improvomont, which is a work of absolute necessity, will .'all for 1 mill levy. Your delegation, at the last session of the General Assembly, undertook to put ' the Clerk of the ' Court upon a salary basis of $120 a month, but bo was not satisfied with thar, small sum andcarriod the matter into the Court. Tho Circuit Court upheld his contention that ?he Aot was unconstitutional, and the oaso is now in the supreme Court. We ex pected that tho taxpayers would bo, to nome extent, relieved by a revonuo from that office. The work of that office has . been vory muoh lightened by tho printed books that aro in uso and that aro paid for by tho county; for Instance, tho statute provides that the Clerk shall re ceive for recording deeds, per hundred words, ten couts. The average number of words in deeds that are rooorded by the < 'lei k is about 15(1, Including proof and dower, while those that are printed avorag? about 818, making ? ioiai ot 400. Wo have morely scratched tho surface hero to show our reasons for our action as public servants. Wo have not sought to involve any one in litigation, but we have tried to bo just, as between tho tax payer and tho tax oater. In this connection we want to call at tention to a statute winch requires ovory county officor to koop an account of his receipts from hi? offico and file a report of tho ?ame with tho County Supervisor annually, and be kept for public inspec tion. Will Home one answer bow many of these reports have been filed?* Wo do not make these comments to Irritato any one, for wo hear the warmest por Honal feeling for all of our county otD* cora. Wo ai o glad to see thorn prosper ous but we aro in the exercise of a pub Ho ti ust, and we must prove faithful to it. Wo must guard the interest of tho taxpayer as well as tho tax oater, as bout we can. We do not expect our County Coiumls Kioners to build roads and bridges with out means, but when are WU to call a halt? Wo now have a forty thousand dollar debt, and if things run in this loose way the problem may booomo moro serious. Respectfully, J. R. Karlo. . Tho Master and Judge of Probate file annual reports in the offico of tho County ?Supervisor. Th? Grip. " Mei Wo we ian sympathise with otjiers we must have Buffered ourselves." No one oan realize the suffering attoudant upon an uttaek of the grip unie; ho has had the actual experience." There is probably no disease that causes so much physical and mental agony, or which so successfully defies medical aid. All dan ger from the grip, however, may bo avoided by tho prompt use of Chamber lain's Could-. Womody. Aoiuug the tens of thousands who have used this rem edy, not one oaso bas ever been reported that has resulted in pneumonia or that has not recovered. For salo by J. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneoa.