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INTERESTING LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA. J. M. Balwln Writes Interestingly ol the Pacific Earthquake-Pro m i so s Another Loiter. ~--~ Florence, California, May 8.-Edi tors Keowee Courier : So many of our kind friends in the East have written us concerning our safety in the great and awful earthquake near here, I take this method to lot them know that wo and the other Oconee people in and around this city are all right. Los Angeles was not damaged at all, but wc felt two severe shocks and they gave us a pretty good scare. All tho big daily papors were is sued hourly during tho week of the shake-up. Those witnessing the awful wreck of the ruined city of San Francisco will never forget the Bights or horror. Many of our citizens were in the doomed city at the time, au'* but few, very few, lived o comeback and tell their experiences. This city opone ?-ide her gates, and contributed 'ishly to the refugees of her nt ri. 1 sister city. Twelve thousand of tue homeless are being taken care of here. Some are in tents, others in churches. Differ ent secret orders are also housing thom. All are fed daily by the Ked Cross Society and city funds. Hun dreds of noble women sent clothing, bedding,|and nearly all kinds of wear ing apparel, made by their own hands. Societies sewed day and night. It was a sad sight, indeed, to see the different trams unloading their cargo of human freight from tho quaking and burning town. At the depots there was one long surging mass of humanity, with hundreds of white, anxious faces, watching for loved ones, or tidings from some absent jone. Some would light up with radiant joy at :he sight of the safe return of loved ones ; others would turn away with a look of un utterable misery. I remember one woman, with a baby in her arms, anxiously awaiting the arrival of the train. Her husband and father were among the missing. The father came. "Where is my husband ?" was the auxious question. "He couldn't get aboard this train ; will probably come on the next train," tenderly answered he father. She fainted and was borne out of tho crowd by gentle hands. She knew, as many others, that he would never board tho next car. Hundreds of such incidents took ??lace every hour. Many cars of only women and or phan children, even little babies, were among thc refugees. The chil dren were given to any kind person who would take and care for them until something oould bc done with them. A large number of nurses and doc tors left on every boat and train. At San Pedro, tho shipping point for Los Angeles, twenty miles out, a part of the Pacific squadron lay at anchor. The soldiers did noble work loading boata and unloading cars that were packed with provisions, tents and clothing for survivors in the stricken city. Among the passen-1 gera was a carload of nurses and doctors. They were wildly ohoored by tho four or five hundred people on the wharf. The newspapers will never tell half the sad story of ruin and destruction. Whero once stood the proud and rich city only a charred and dread ful-looking vacant space meets the eye. Visitors arc now allowed togo into the city, where, a week ago, only nurses and doctors could enter. Tho city has already begun to build up. The business men say they can't restore life, but tho city's wealth can be restored and mado more beautiful. Wc feel perfectly safe an to shake ups. Our city is outside the earth quake belt. It seems that San Francisco has had about thirty-two earthquakes.^ Was partly destroyed once before. Thia city accommo dated about 80,000 guests yearly, but many Easterners will now be afraid to como. As would be ex pected, there was a general rush back East of thc guests after thc 'quako. Many of the guests aro millionaires, and a number of them have elegant winter homes hero. This is a great sporting place, and see the prize fighters training almost any day. Almost everything in the way of sports can be found hero to Attract and draw guests and idle pleasure-loving people. The ladies hold a number of offices here and receive splendid wages for j any kind of work. The plice is full of barber sbops thal are ruu by ladies. It takes two or three shaves a week for a fellow here, and we always have time to get a shave. Come oui, gentlemen ! We eagerly await the coming of The Courier, winch readies us on Friday ^ a week after publication. We note with sorrow the many deaths in Walhalla since our removal here. We also note the improve ments in the town, and hope you will succeed in getting the new hotel. Will write again and give a de scription of the country, work, wages, advantages and disadvantages. Remember me to ali my friends. John M. Baldwin. How's This ! Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Reward j for any caso of catarrh that cannot be j cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F J. Cheney for tho last 15 years, aud bo lleve him porfectly honorable in all busi ness transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his linn. Wabling, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and raucous surfacos of tho system. Price, 75o. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa tion. Hall's Familv Pills aro tho best. Resolutions of Sympathy. Oconee Conclave, No. 827, 1. O. H., Walhalla, S. C., May 10, 1906.-Re solved, That we, the officers and members of Oconee Conclave, ex tend to our brother, Past Archou J. H. Moore, and family, our deepest sympathy in the death of his daugh ter, Nellie Eunice ; that while the star of the home is gone and her sweet voice no more we'll hear, it ?B a blessed thought to know that she is in the great oity, where all is rest, peace and love. May the blessed thought of meeting your dear child in heaven give you comfort in this sad hour of bereavement, and may the blessed God, in all his kindness, till the vacancy in the hearts and home from which the loving and beloved Eunice has gone. Resolved further, That these reso lutions be published in The Kcowee Courier and Oconee News. L. M. Lyda, R. E. L. Bell, R. F. Kaufman, Committee. Best for Women and Children. On account of its mild notion and pleasant taste Orino Laxativo Fruit I Syrup is especially recommended for| women and children. It does not nause ate or gripe like pills and ordinary ca thartics. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup aids digestion and stimulates tho liver and bowels without irritating thom. Konicmbor tho narnu Orino and refuse substitutes. Dr. J. W. Bell. Important Meeting at Townville. At a mooting of some of the stock holders of the Oconoo County Railway >mpany (Trolley Linc) it was resolved hat a meeting of tho stockholders of ? company be called to meet in the acadomy at Townville, S. C., at ll o'clock a. m. on Saturday, the 10th day of May, 11)00, for tho purpose of organization; and that a committee consisting of Wm. C. King and J. W. Shirley at Townville, ?. C. Marett and Dr. J. R. Heller at Fair Play, W. L. Thomas and M. IL McJun kin at Tugaloo, J. J. Haley and A. Roardon at Oak way, S. N. Richardson and J. A. Callaham at Tokoona, and J. S. Carter and W. S. Haley at Westmins ter, ho appointed to solicit further sub eript ions to tho capital stock. J. W. Shelor, Chairman Board Incorporators. A dose of Pino-ulcs at bed timo will usually relievo backache boforo morning. These beautiful little globules aro soft, gelatine-coated and when moistened and placed In tho mouth yt a can't koop from swallowing thom. Pine-ulos contain neil lier sugar nor alcohol-just gums and resins obtained from our own native pine forests, comhiued with othor well-known bladder, kidney, blood and backache remedies. Sold by Dr. J. W. Boll, Wal halla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. North Carolina Berries. Wilmington, May 5. -In less than 74 hours of the present week 505 solid car loads of strawberries were shipped from tho now famous North Carolina bolt. At tho opening of tho season tho growors estimated that tho total shipments would reach 2,500 cars, but now tho crop is placed at 3,000 cars, or about 1,400,000 crates. All things have conspired tc make the season a profitable one for the growers. War Against Consumption. All nations aro endeavoring to oheck the ravages of consumption, tho "white plague" that claims so many victims each year. Foley's nonoy and Tar eurea coughs and colds perfectly and you are in no danger of consumption. Do not risk your health by takiug gomo unknown preparation when Foley's Honey and Tar is safe and certain in results. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar and insist upon having it. Dr. J. W. Bell. HANDLING YOUNG BULLS. ? heir Education sh.?ul Bed a Bari? <o 01.?Hin Beat Resalte. The tuanner of handling bulls both oki and young ls u very Important fac tor lu tile successful management of tho herd, writes au Illinois farmer in Breeder's Ouzetto. Much of the future usefulness of the sire depend.s on tho manner in which ho was re/ired tho first few years of his life. Of the ninny different breeders probably no two hundi? their bulls alike from the time tliey aro dropped until they ure dis posed of. The successful one! ull havo good ways, though perhaps not ono would succeed with the other's plans. As soon as the young bul! begins to suspect his mission in life there begins to appear a disposition to romp und become uuruly, ami If encouraged this disposition soon knows no bounds. It is very Important that thc bull be tak en In dargo when ?nilte young if the best results be sought for. Plenty of good feed und water must be given, In addition to shelter from the hot sun and Hies durlug the summer jmoutus; protection from the worry aud uneasi ness caused by the presence of other cattle near by; clean, comfortable quarters and kind treatment at all times. It has been my custom, and one-your readers might find convenient, to take the young bulls when some three or four months old to the barn and tie them In well ventilated, darkened stalls. They soon become accustomed to their placo and are not much trou ble. Feed a liberal amount of good oats, brau and corn, with plenty of good clover hay or alfalfa, and allow them to nurse twice each day. At night they are turned Into a secluded grass lot. This plan is reversed during the cold winter months, and I have found lt brings good results and ls devoid of much labor. Raialna- Boara With Profit. To raise hogs with tho best profit requires good quarters for the hogs. They don't need much In summer. A woods lot ls about all they want, but no hog can get the full value of his feed In winter In a shivering rain or dry weather If down toward zero. No matter where you live, have a hog house, and keep lt clean and free from lice. That ls the right start to make. G rm? I nar Oraln Fl ?Ida. That grain fnrnier ls fortunate who can graze wheat and oat fields proper ly after the binder has passed over. These gleanings are valuable. Some farms are not properly fenced to allow hogs the run of the grain fields. Farm and Ranch. n-O THE VETERINARY 6-? Hogs affected with worms In the In testines run down In condition, become very thin and lank, tho back ls arched, tho eyes ure dull, they refuse feed, walk stiffly and appear lifeless. The worms may be very numerous, in bad cases completely filling the intestines. The pigs die if not treated. To secure the best results affected hogs should receive Individual treatment. Twenty four hours before administering treat ment very little feed should be given them. Then give tho following medi cine as a drench to each 100 pound hog. Larger or smaller hogs should receive a dose in proportion: Oil of tur pentine, four drams; liquor ferrl dlaly satuH, half a drain; raw linseed oil, six ounces. If necessary repeat the dose In four days. Medicated Salt For Sheep. This ls the season of the year when we want the flock eating medicated salt, which wo prepare In this way: One bushel fine barrel salt, one pound powdered gentian, ono pound powdered sulphate of Iron (copperas), one pint spirits turpentine Mix thoroughly and place in a barrel with holes eight Inches square cut In the sides If sheep are at pasture, or lu some convenient recep tacle If sheep are folded at barn at night. Tapeworms do not relish this mixture, and I know of no other rem edy equallj affective to rid a flock of this parasite. John R. Ray in National Stockman. Indigestion In a Hone. After starving for twelve hours, glvo one and a half pinta of raw linseed oil. Change food, as that given him at pres ent ls proving indigestible. Have his teeth attended to by a veterinary den tist. In teed night and morning mix a tablespoonful of a mixture of equal parts powdered wood charcoal, bicar bonate of .'?.?la, ginger and gentian root. HOB- Cholera. For cholera in hogs give tho follow ing: Arsenic, one-half pound; cape aloes, one-half pound; blue vitriol, one quarter pound; black antimony, one ounce. Grind and mix well before us ing. Dose for each 100 pounds weight, ono teaspoonful three times a day for three days. Then rnlsK one day and re peat the dose until cured. Be careful with it-lt ls poison.-Farm and Ranch. Anthrax In Sheep. Tho disease ls that commonly called black leg or anthrax, which ls the an cient name for lt, and ls described by ancient writers as tho black plague. (The word anthrax ls the Greek word for black.) It ls a deadly disease, for fow ever recover, and these are worth less afterward tf they do. Happily disease ls rare and occurs mostly by Infection In some way from sick or dead animals. Treatment M use less. For safety, the dead animal should be burned or burled deeply in tome safe place, otherwise the ground ls infected and wlir spread the dis ease to other animals. The well sheep should be carefully disinfected and should have two drams of hyposulphite of soda given in gruel morning and night for a few days aa an antidote. American Bheep Breeder. The Courier-$1 per year-66th year. Letter to C. A. Burton, Walhalla. Dear Sir: You know what paint is for. how it doe? it, bow it fails, what paint does it, what paint don't. It's your busi ness to know; of course you know Devoo. There are some details whlob, of course, you oau't be expected to know. F ?r i 11-1-i ufe, the next-best paiuta are ouly . three-quarters as (rood. That's strau r.e very strange. Tin rt' are a dozen of th. m, perhaps; you don't know them BO neem.1 rely UH that; y< u don't know them ?ll by uamo. No matter, ono is enough; the only one you have real occa tiou to know is Devoe. The qiifer of it is that the others leave the whole business to UH BO. WO make paint as good as we can; others make it as good as they have to. Quoer, but we don't e.( m pl ?ii ti. Yours truly, 100 P. W. Devoe & Co. P. S.-J. W. Bell, Walhalla; Soueoa Mercantile Co., Seneca, aud Matheson Hardware Co., Westminster, Bell 'our paint. Have you weakness of any kind stomach, back or any organs of the body? Don't dopo yourself with ordinary medi cine. Hollister's Rooky Mountain Tea is the supreme curative power. 35 cents Tea or Tablets. Dr. J. W. Bell. Facts About Mexico. There are ten volcanoes in Mexico. Mexico has a coast line of over 6,000 miles. Mexico has vast deposits of onyx and marble. Mexico bas fifty-nine lakes and great lagoons. The area of Mexico is about 750, CC0 square miles. Cotton factories in Mexico employ over 25,000 people. The "valley" of Mexico is 7,500 feet above the sea level. Mexico ia about ten times larger than Great britain. Tho traveler in Mexico is seldom out of sight of mountains. ^The rainy season generally lasts from May to September. There are probably 300,000 men employed in the mines of Mexico. Mexico is the richest mineral coun try in the world, excepting Peru. The largest State is Chihuahua, with an area of nearly 90,000 square miles. Quantities of sulphur are mined in the craterB of several extinct vol canoes.-Modern Me > ico. Clemson College is now ready to receive applications from residents of this county for farmers' institutes to bc held during the coming sum mer. The application must state the place at which the meeting is desired and be signed by fifteen farmers of the locality. It is necessary that all applications bc handed in by Juno 8th, as the schedule for the meetings must be prepared at that time. ?OLEYSHO?OY^TAR for chu dren i tafe, t?rm? Bo mp lato? The Columbia members of Gover nor IIcyward'B Btaff called upon him last Wednesday night and presented him a handsome silver service as a token of their este in and respect. The presentation was made by Adju tant General Frost. Governor Hey ward, very much touched by the demonstration, responded to the pre sentation address in a very happy manner. It Costs Nothing To find out for a certainty whether or not your heart is affected. One penon in four has a weak heart ; it may be you. If so, you should know it now, and save serious con sequences. If you have short breath, fluttering, palpitation, hungry spells, hot flushes; if you cannot li? on left side; if you have fainting or smother ing spells, pain around heart, in side and arms, your heart is weak, and perhaps diseased. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure will re lieve you. Try a bottle, and see how quickly your condition will improve. "About a year ago I wrote to the Miles Medical Co.. nuking advice, as I was suffering- with heart trouble, and had been for two year*. I had pain In my heart. h?ck and left ?ld?, and hud not been able to draw a deep breath for two years. Any little exer tion would cause palpitation, and I could not Ile on my left ?Ide without suffering-. They advlaed me to try Dr. Miles Heart Cure and Nervine, which I did with th? result that I am In better health tban I ever waa before, having gained 1.4 pounds since I com menced taking lt. I took about thir teen bottles or the two medicines, and haven't been bothered with my heart .Ince." M Hfl. MU.r?D THOMAS. upper Sandusky, Ohio. Dr. MIlea' Heart Cure li sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the ?rat bottle will benefit. If lt falls ha will refund your money. Miles Medical Co.? Elkhart, Ind HOLLISTER'S Rocky Mountain Toa Nuggots A Buty Medicine for Busy People. Brings Golden Health and Renewed Visor. A specific for Constipation. Indigestion. Liver and Kidney troubles. Pimples. Kc ?ema. Impuro lllood. lind llroiith. Sluggish Dowels. Heudacho and Haokache. Its Kocky Mountain Tea In tab lot form, 35 cents a box. Uenulno made by HOLLISTER DKUO COMPAHT. Madison, Wis. GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Examination THE examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of uew studonta will be held at the County Court House on FRIDAY, Ji'i.Y 6TH, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not bo less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacated after July 6th tbey will bo awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the oonditions govoruiug the award. Applicants for scholarship should write to President Johnson be fore the examination for scholarship ap plication blanks. Scholarships aro worth $100 and froe tuition. The next session will open Sep tember l?tb, 1900. For further informa tion and catalogue address President D. B. JOHNSON, Rock Hill, S. C. May 0, 1000. 18 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cures Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDI TORS.--All persons indebted to tho | estato of Ida li. .Mitchell, deceased, aro hereby notified to make payment to ] tho undersigned, and all persons having claims against said estate will present tho same, duly attested, within the time prescribed bv law, or bo harred. BURT MITCHELL, Qualified Executor of the Estate of Ida H. Mitchell, deceased. 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Questions will be on hand for those who haye been taking the Teachers' Reading Circle Course. These panera are to bo examined by members of the s tato Board of Education. J. S. COLLEY, County .Superintendent of Education. May 0, 1000. 10-20 Notice of Final Settlement and Discharge. NOTICE is hereby given that the un dersigned will make application to D. A. Smith, Esq., Judge of Probate for Oconeo County, in tho State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on SATURDAY* the 20th day of May, 1000, at ll o'clook in the lore noon, or as soon thereafter as i aid appli cation can bo heard, for leave to mako final set i lenient of the estate of Bennie F. Smalley, dooeasod, and obtain final discharge as Administrator of said OH til to JAMES D. SMALLEY, Qualified Administrator of the Porsonal Estate of Bonnie F. Smalley, deceased. April 2.r>. 1000. 17-21 CITATION NOTICE.-TUB STATF. OP SOUTH CAHOI.INA, COUNTY OK Oco NKK.-(IN TUB COU UT OK PROD ATE.)-By I D. A. Smith, Esq., Probate Judge. Whoroas, W. O. Johns and A. P. Johns havo made suit to me to grant thom 1 .ci tei s of Administration of tho estate and effects of S. Il Johns, deceased These aro there' -ve to cito and admon ish all and singt .* the kindred and creditors of the said S. II. Johns, deceased, that they bo and appear before me, in tho Court of Probato, to bo hold at Walhalla, S. C., on Saturday, 20th day of May, I?MKI, after publica tion hereof, at ll (?'clock in the fore noon, to show oauSO, if any they havo. why the said administration should not ho granted. Given under my hand and seal thia 8th day of May, Anno Domini 1006, SKA i.. 1). A. SMITH, Judge of Pro bate, Oconeo County, S. C. Published on the 0th and 10th daya of May, 1906, in The Keowee Courier and on tho Court House Door for the limo required by law. 10-20 NOTICE TO DEBTORS ANO OREO? ITORS.-All persons indebted to tho estate of Bennie F. Smalley, deceased, aro hereby notified to make payment to tho undersigned, and all persons having claims against said estate will proBont. the same, duly attested, within tho time proscribed by law, or be barred. JAMES D. SMALLEY, Qualified Administrator of the Personal Estato of Bonnie F. Smalley, deceased. April 20, mm. 17 20 I Heroine Winslow, Del JETH ELUS " Barbara is an alluring creature - a girl of brave heart, tweet spirit, high courage, and fascinating moods and qualities." Chicago Record-Herald. " Barbara is one of the most winsome o? the seven teenth century heroines we have encountered in fic tion." Detroit Free Press. n's attire, fights a duel with a Kong's alls desperately in love with him, is Barbara is an entrancing creature, .nd hose. Her acquaintance is well lohn Rae, $1.50 ither x wilt tend the book, post age Paid. 'P* of price. > & COMPANY h Avenue New York