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Cfc* Ifatatott Courin. PUnnHLO EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. -?V JAYNES, 8HELO?, SMITH A STICK K~-7. JAYNEBTI\rn. , p"_- J 1>. A. SMITH J. W. 4HKLOK, f KD?- 1 \J.K. 8TKCK SUSSCRIPTION. ?l.OO PCR ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATES REASONABLE V_f Communications of a personal character oharged for as advertisements. JJT" Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of oharge. AU over that number must be paid for st the rate of one cent a word. Gash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, M. C. I WSDNKSDAV.A.U. 49, I???. STATE CRNDH IN IHME THE MEETING WAS A QUIET ONE-THE AUOIENCE PATIENT. The State campaign meeting at Wal halla, Saturday, was opened in the Court House at ll o'clock with prayer Hy *he Kev. E. S. Junes. County Chaim,in C. lt. D. Burns bespoke a patient hearing of all candidates in the discussion of the issues and stressed the importance of the purity of tho ballot-box. The speakers were introduced in the order named. J. W. Kagsdale thinks the dispensary tho best solution of the liquor question. Is opposed to high licouso and county dispensaries, if graft and corruption bo in tho Stnto system removo it. J. F. Lyons was received with applauso. Ho boliovos each county should have local option. Tho syBtem on tho banks of tho < 'ongarco ia a fostoriug sore on tho budy politic. Ho would drive out tho whole institution. Gavo instances of graft and corrupt practices of members of Hoard of Control. Candidates for elco ion on Hoard of Control sent liquor to the rooms of members of tho < lenci al Assem bly to influence their votes. Think of thom sending liquor to such mon as T. P. Cothran and H. A. Morgan! But they mistook thoir mon, for tho liquor was promptly returned. The count)' chairman aunounced that tho Hon. L. F. Y unmans, the present At torney General, could not attend on ac count of ofheial business olsewhere. A. W. Jones, Comptroller General, ad vocated a flexible levy. He has saved tho State thousands of dollars during his administration. Has always hewed to tho line. G. L. Walker is opposed to increase in assessment of property. Thinks county and township boards know more about tho value of property than any one else. Railronds not assessed on an equality with cotton mills, banks and other prop erty, the former boiug assessed at 30 per cont, while tho latter at (JO per cont. J. C. lloyd, for Adjutant General, has mingled with our people thirty years. Ho is thankful for support here four years ago. For long experience in militia and as a business mau ho fools competent. He spent, moro of his time and means in support of the militia than any man in tho state. Servod his oouutry well in war and poaco. Closed with applauso. L. W. Haskell complimented the ladies on thoir presence. A public ofllco be longs to no man. Graduated from Cita del Academy seventeen years ago. Con nected with militia ever since. Repre sentative from Richland four years. Au thor of act establishing State armory. Took scat amid applauso. J. C. Neilds, for Radii,ad Commis sioner, Baw ozporionoe as soldier boy. When 23 olected member of Legislature. Served as member of House last two years. Only candidate living on Atlantic Coast Line system. Agricultural, mer cantile and manufacturing interests of his section appeal to tho State for repre sentation on railroad commission. J. M. Sullivan carno vory near being born in Walhalla. Came here with father when five years old. Office of real im portance to the people. Railroads touch evory interest. South Carolina pays higher freight rates than any Southorn State. Ratos hied by commission. It has no power; lot appeal bo made to (.en ci al Assembly. Opposed to free passes. J. H. Suramorsett. No fault of his that ho was not born in Oconee. Glad tobe hore, l'oints tho dow drop and compli ments his opponents. Ho is a worker and his namo is Summorsott. Ho hopes to bo turned into ollico, and thon ho will do business. J. H. Wharton has boon a faithful ser vant. Freight ratos on short hauls lowor than in othor States. Stnto commission ers must go before Inter-State Commerce Commission uuder rocout Act of Congress and present their grievances. James Cansler, of Tirzah, says: "If I can do nothing olso, I can draw the salary." Nothing has hoon dono. Will bo fiobor 865 ?lays in year. Honesty and Sobi iety his phil fol in. T. G. McLeod, without opposition, hOWOd bis respects and boped to l ct um ns Lieutenant Uovornor to mingle with people. GUBERNATORIAL CA NIH OATHS. John T. Sloau, for Governor, glad to be boro again. As a boy he breathed this pure air, and drank this wator. Ho comes back to his own. Logical candi date for Govornor. Faithful four years as Lieutenant Governor. Has done more in peaoe and war than all opponents. Original Piedmonter. Born here, was not imported. Nothing of the "carpetbag ger" about him. Sorry only one issue in campaign. Thinks dispensary best solu tion of liquor question. Law should be amended. If people want prohibition, high license or dispensary, lot them bave it. If eleoted Governor he would use strong arm of law to break up every blind tiger in State. Would approve pro hibition law if legislature pa&aes it. Fought thirteen battles in the war before ho was eighteen years old. Would do all be oould for the soldiers and the whole State. Applause. M. F. Ansel. Introduced as born io Charleston and raised in Ooouee. Came forward amid applause. Roamed over these hills as a bare-foot boy. All the schools he ever attended were in Wal halla. Served in this Court House twelve years as Solicitor. Opposed to the sys tem of State dispensary. Would leave it to the people of each county to say what they want. Local self-government !.> good Domocratio doctrine. County dis pensaries and cornily prohibition are not new measures. Georgia bas the system. Favors better public schools, for ninety per oent must get their eduoatlon in the country school house. Believes in liberal appropriations for the needy Confederate soldiers. Stands for the upbuilding of the grand old State of South Carolina. "Hurrah for Ansel I Hurrah for the next Governor!" rang out in the audienoe, as he took his seat. C. L. Blease was being introduced as these hurrahs were given and began by taking it for granted they were given for him and thereby created laughter, but later won applause on hu own score. Would have good schools. Opposed tc taxes paid by white people for ednoation of negro race. Favors law preventing labor of children under twelve years in cotton mills. Would help Confederate soldiers. Only man in race who stands for tho Stato disponsay system as the "nest solution of tho liquor quest ion. Tho nogro buys the cheap liquor, and pays back somo of the money ho receives for education. Closed with applause. Joel K. Brunson favors good schools and immigration of white people. Not a traitor to prohibition as charged by A. C. Jones, at Anderson, yesterday. Re viewed the proceedings of tho Prohibition Convention in April, 1808, nominating Joel K. Brunson, for Governor, and sub sequent withdrawal of nomination. Read letters and nominations that have hereto fore been published and aro familiar to the public. Such wero his justifications. He is a Prohibitionist, and hopes at some futuro time to ditouss the question. W. A. Edwards pleads for better en forcement of laws. Criminal eenie should be strictly enforced. Magistrates and constables should be better paid. It is not a matter of more laws, but better en forcement. As a citizen he had gone into court against the strongest corpora tions in the Stato and driven thom be hind the government. Having done this as a citizen, as Governor he could do moro. Whiskey should be degraded. Should be reduced to high license or prohibition. A. C. Jones has kept in touch with this people Favors State institution of higher education, appeals for support of common schools. Wants an economical administration of the government. Im migration of white people would solve tho race problem. Favors State board of arbitration for settlement of disputes betwoen labor and capital. Has always opposed tho salo of whiskey in any form. State dispensary system should be abol ished. As a business measure it is a misorable failure. If tho pictures of cor ruption could bc painted as it is it would make every man md woman in tho State haug their head in shaine. His record as a Demoorat is clear. The records read by Brunson showed how true a Democrat he waa. When the new State Democratic Executive Committe made its ruling, the ticket put up by tho Prohibition conven tion was withdrawn by the Prohibition executive committee. Closed with ap plause. R. I. Manning cannot claim to have been born, reared or married in so many counties as Ansol and Sloan. In the midst of so much confusion surrounding them on these matters, it is well to select another of certain and definite habitat. Let there bo strict enforoemeut of law. The spirit of disregard of law is toe widespread. Bolieves the State dispen sary system the best solution of thc liquor question. The law can be sc amended as to further curtail|thc use ol liquor and eliminato the opportunities ol graft. If eleoted would enforce the lawf as passed by the Legislature. Charaotei roust be the standard of selection of offl cora. Closed with applause. J. J. McMahan eulogizes Democratic government. Voters ? should not IM guided by tho politicians. Ballots should be c.:?* on a conviction of individual re spousibility and express the free will ol tho citizen. Emphasizes tho support ol public schools. Soven years ago, as Stato Superinten dent of Education, he advocated tho ap propriation for giving ovory school dis trict a torm of at least threo mouths. Ii evory county thoro should|be a simple duplicate of Clemson andj Winthrop These model homo and farm schooh would transform our land. Tho liquoi question p;iles into insignificance in com pai ;> on with that of education.ODeiievei the State dispensary principle good, bu the administration rotten and disgraco ful. Thinks it can be improved anc fm I hoi restrictions thrown arouud it. J. P. Morrison, for Secretary of State knows the duties required ; in that office Advocates that law be?changod so as t< require that franohise fess,!|etc., be paie directly into office of Stato Treasurer. L. M. Ragin served five years as olerl in office of See rot ai y of State. Did thi work now doue by thre9 olerks. Is no a dyspeptic and oan!digest|the office*, i given bim. M. P. Ti -ibbie says this is''the seconc campaign meeting be bas attended, bav lng been prevented by sickness. He bas been lu tbe race ail alone, and will bo to tho finish. Served Anderson oounty six years as treasurer, eight years asolork of court, six years as postmaster. Feels competent to discharge duties of the office. K. M. McCown comes before the people on his ability, character and fltness for the position. Is ful'/ oouversant with duties to be performet Learned school, of experience, in office of Secretary of State. Fidelity to duty is his watch word. Was commended by resolution of Senate at end of thirteen years of service as derk. lhe speaking closed at 3.20. Chair man Burns complimented the audienoe upuu ii? respectful hearing of tho vari ous speakers. The oro-, u s ti mated at 400 to BOO per sons. "Make Hay While the Sun Shines." There is a lesson in the work of the thrifty farmer. Ho knows that the bright sunshine may last buta day and he prepares for the showers whioh are so liable to follow. So it should be with every household. Dysentery, diarrhoea and oholera morbus may attack some member of the home without warning. Chamberlain's Coho. Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy, which is the beet known medioine for these diseases, should al ways be kept at hand, aa immediate treatment is necessary, and dolay may Crove fatal. For sale by J. W. Bell, Waf alla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. The Townville Trolley. Seneca, August 21.-This projected lino, which means so much to tho people in the Townville section, is not the result of a picnickiug party, as the Greenville News seems to think, but it ?R the result of carefully laid plans by men who havo spent a lifetime in this favored section. Those mon have quietly worked and talked of tho project until a strong senti ment has been oreated lu favor of it. Now, that their labors aro beginning to bear fruit, others have como In aud aro taking up the reins preparatory to direct ing. Thc picnickers have como into tho enjoymont of tho feast prepared by others. Just what the noxt move will be is hard to guess. Rumors aro flying thiok and fast; the people are so jubilant that any rumor receives credence. It is told in whispers that Samuel Spencer has called on the president of the trolley. But when presidents of great corpora tions meet the only "inside" informa tion that gets to the public is tho atti tude whioh these great men exhibit to wards each other. And it is said that these two presidents hehaved like broth ers. Whether the trolley will turn out to be a steam road, and a part of a great trunk line, is only conjecture. But some believe it will be. Another rumor has it that the president has already bought two steam engines. Others have it that tho president made all arrangements, while in New York, to float the bonds by which the remainder of the capital for constructing the road is to be raised. It is a matter of real interest to kuow just where tho lightning will strike next. It might be well just at this stage, sup posing that there is ample cash on hand for building the road, to decide right now WHERE they will build the road. Townville is soarcely ready for a belt line yet, and unless thoy build in a circle tho road will havo to havo an end some where-a thing of this sort usually has two ends. There is the rub. If it could be built with only one, and make that one at Townville, all would be woll. But, Uko the horse's tail, tho other end keeps switching around and getting into lots of people's eyes. Andorson was the last eye that shed tears from snitching. Seueoa and Westminster havo almost be como blind from copious weeping. Pos sibly if the loose end could bo weighted down in some way there would be a bet ter chance of progress, though tho flies would be awfully troublesome. How ever, a few liles might be a good thing to keep the mind from worrying over greater evils. In any event the tail MUST be pinned to the donkoy. It wouldn't bo completo without it. It's possible to make a mistake just hore. We want to pin it on at the right placo, for a tail projecting from the hoof would im pair the usefulness of the animal, and, in a measure, its beauty. On thc other hand, if it projected from tho hoad like the horn of a rhinoceros it would be a long ways from the business end for which it was created. The end of the backbone is not a very attractive place, but it's where the tail belongs-it can reach out in all directions. Andorson is a long way off, difficult to got to, and of little benefit to Townville in tho matter of freights, and very little in the way of passenger traffic. Pin the tail boro and it will koop tho Hies off of Andorson, but not Townville. Westmin ster would mako a showy placo for the tail, but show would bo all. lt's the wrong placo to do etfectivo work, Soncca is tho backbono and tho tail should be joined boro. Then its ready for effective work. Neither Westminster nor Seneca is willing to pay any considerable sum to become, a suburb of Anderson. On the othor hand either of t hese, towns is will ing to aid materially in building a road to Townville. If Townville will not flirt with these three maidens at tho same time, but make a definite proposal of marriage to tho one of hor choleo, the proposal will be accepted and tho union sealed, Tho other two can then hunt thom mates that would bo more conge nial. If Anderson be tho choice then let Andorson pay it? share of the ex penses, oi- if lt bo oithor Westminster or Senoca let that town help in the matter. Flirting with the three at the same time I Continued on Fifth Page.] OF WONDERFUL SAVING AT CARTER & CO.'S. THE LONDON STOCK MANIPULATORS are do ing great things at Carter & Co.'s Store. Goods must be sold within the next Seven Days regardless of cost. Now is the time to reap the harvest, so be sure and visit us. THURSDAY MORNING. From 10 o'clock until 10.20 o'oloek Calleo will be sold for 2 couts per yard. From 11.80 to 11.46 ten-oent Bleaching will be sold for 4 cents per yard. < Be sure and, come early to! avoid tHe rush. t Don't miataKe the place. We have a lue line of Gentlemen's Clothing to be soldj kfor less than wholesale cost. We have a flne line of Ladies' Shoes to be sold at less than ? the raw material oost. We have a flue line of Men's Shoes to be sold for less than the material cost. ? A flue line of Pants from OOo. to $8.08. Ladies' $1.50 Shoes for 08o. Men's 16o. Socks for 7c. Ludios1 15o. Stockings for fie Men'? 7?o. Shirts for 89c. Men's Hats from 19o. to 98c. Ladies' 15o. Gauze Vest at 5o. Be sure and come early to avoid the ru8.u. Don't mistaK? the place. CARTER & CO., Walhalla. .REMOVAL /^N SEPTEMBER FIRST we will move from our present store room to the store now occupied by The Carter Pharmacy. We don't want to move all of our heavy goods, so from now until September 1st WE WILL SELL At Greatly Reduced Prices all Hardware. Building Material, Farm Implements. Stoves, Etc. Call on us and take advantage of the Low Prices we are offering. We are going to sell much of our present stock, AND YOU CAN SAVE MONEY. MATHESON HARDWARE CO. WESTMINSTER, S. C. Summer Necessities. SCREEN DOORS. ICE CREAM FREEZERS. BASE BALL GOODS Hammocks. Cherry Seeders. Royal Fruit Jars, [Glass Tops, Spring Clasps, Easy Openers.) Bicycles. Ri?es. Cartridges. Fishing Tackle. Bird Cages. Cutlery. Oil? PAINT Lead Crockery. Enameled Preserving Kettles. Lamps. Barrel and Stone Churns. SENECA, < S. C. Binder Twine. Bush Blades. Mowers. Rakes. Iron Roofing. Sheet Tin. Tools. SENECA, S. C. WANTING ! OUR TRADE All your Chickens, Eggs, Peas and ? Cano Seed, Potatoes, etc. I have a nice line of Fancy Grocorles Frosh Hams, Cakes and Craokers, all kinds of Candies, Cigars. Tobaccos. Ice cold drinks of all kinds, Bananas, Oranges, Lemons and Parohed Pindars, always fresh. Come in to see me and get a bargain. Will be glad to wait on you. Yours for business, C. M. SHELTON, Wallinna, B. C. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cures Colds, Croup ?nd Whooping Cough. Has been good and wo are not overstocked. Still we have some goods to offer at a reduct ic from our regular prices. We offer you inducements to buy Straw Hats and Low-Cut Shoes, both in prico and quality of goods. Fans at 8c. to 75o. each. White Goods at 5o.|to 25o. yard. See these goods and tell us what you think. Call whenjyou come to town. We appreciate your trade. Yours truly, J. W. Byrd & Co., Seneca, S. C. S.: We sell Wood's Turnip Seed.