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TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT TH? DAY, THOU CAW ST NOT THEN BE FAL8E TO ANY MAN. B\ JAYNES, SHELOR, SMITH A STECK. WALHALLA, 80UTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 8, 1906. NEW SERIES, NO. 441_VOLUME LVI.-NO. 40. To Arrive This Week! 500 bushels of "Morse" Black Spring Oats. 500 bushels of Monarch Black Spring Oats. 500 bushels of Mead Rust Proof Oats. 75 Cents Per Bushel. These, are PURE SEED OATS, grown, cleaned and sold by T. W. WOOD Sf SONS, Richmond, Va., the Great Southern Seedsmen. We also have Seed Yellow Oats and White Oats at 60c. per bushel. C W. & J. E. BAUKNICHT. Unusual Spices. \ T supply grados of Spices that aro seldom handled. Goods that aro not only puro, out of unusual strength and flavor. Those Spioes coBt you little if any moro than the common varioties*, and are far more economical to uso while giving better results. Test thom during the Canning and Piokling Seasou. Allspioe, Mixed Sploos, Black and Rod Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Ginger, Celery and White Mustard Stod, Tumerio, Mace, etc Lunney, The Druggist, Yellow Front. Seneca, S?. C DR. A. MARKS, The Well-known Eyesight Specialist and Optician,] of Spartanburg, S. C., WILL SPEND SEVERAL WEEKS IN WALHALLA, S. <J. DR. MARKS is one of the Modern Opti cians of the day, with all tho latest in strumeuts and Electrical Appliances, and. oan corroct any ailment of your eyes. Many porsons sufTor from constant headaches and their eyes burn and water and aohe; ttiey cannot road any length of time by lamp light; cannot soe distant objects clearly; often dizzy and sometimes suffer nausea. That indicates that YOUR EYES AHE IN TROUBLE. You nond Glasses-pod THB RIGHT KIND OP GLASSES. . You oan have your eyes sciontiflcally ex amined, with the samo scientific electrical instruments as in the largo cities, FREE OP CHARGE, and if youueed glasses Dr. Marks will furnish tho Right Kind of Glasses. Tho fitting of glasses is a life tinto study, and in order to givo proper roliof to your eyos you must rostoro to thom what nature has tinton away. Dr. Marks' exporienco of sixteen years enables him at a glanco at tho person to toll any ailment of tho eyes from which that porson may sul?er, if the ailmont is caused by eye strain, and with tho latent Seien i i lio Instruments lo ",wn to tho profession, will give von roliof, so that, you will soo and feel ns von onu'lit to YOU CAN CONSULT DH. MARKS FREE OF CHA KC E AT THE PARLORS OF THE WALHALLA HOTEL. Money to Boom Cotton Trade. Washington, dan. 21.-Senator Lati mer, of South Carolina, had the Sonate committee oui manufactures rostoro tho appropriation of $20,000 for the employ ment of exports to work abroad to booln tho South's trade in cotton product*. This appropriation, it will bo recalled, was dropped this year by tho subcom mittee on appropriations of the house. Tho outlook for tho restoration of the appropriation in order to continuo the work in foreign Holds ls thus consider ably improved. Tho two other Southern members on tho committoo on manufac tures, Clay, of ( Jeer 'a, and Frazier, of Tennessee, approved ? measure 6,000 Mado Homeless by Flood. Cincinnati, Jan. li).-Tho ontiro Ohio Valley is in tho grip of tho worst Hood within twenty ye?^s. Tho sixty-foot stago in tho rivor has been passed. All tho towns and cities are suffering from limited fuol supply and shortage of food. Thousands have Hod to tho hills. In Nowport, Ky., at loast 5,000 pcrsonB aro homoloBs andtdestituto. DR.KENO'S NEW DISCOVERY Will Surely Stop That Gough. Inf bWT M. iT&Ai^W ? ?w??. Westminster, January 22.-The real dence nf James Wilson, colored, on {.be old J'i ck on s road, was do Kt roy od by Ara lust Sunday. Origin not known. Every thing Wilson bad lu his house went up in smoke. The house waa on the Mo Gu flin place, now owned by W. L. Eng Und, and was built by Rev. A. W Mc Gunin about sixty years nco. Wilson and family were nt a neighbor's house when the fire was discovered. W. L. Poor?, of Cannon, Qa?, commit ted suicide at bis home Friday by shoot ing himvelf with a pistol. He fl red two lui! let a into bis bead, only one tskiug effect. Mr. Poore resided lu Westminster thron years and made many friends who regret to learn that he took his life. He was engaged in merchandizing at Can non. Mr. Poore leaves his wife, two sons and a daughter. ' J. U. Orr wo . in Anderson several days [last week. We greatly mlBs seeing H. J. Giguiiiiat in the depot at Seneoa ou recent trips to that plnoe. He waa apront at Seneca for about six toon years and at Easley about fourteen years. The Southern can ill af ford to lose such capable and courteous mon as Harry Gignilliat. The goodly number who attendod the Lyceum ocurso Friday evening woro highly entertained by W. Powell Hale. He gave a number of rich, laughable Re jections'. The lecture was a decided suc cess in every particular. Mrs James. Lawrence, who has been quite ill. is uow mnoh botter. Mrs. T. C. Peden has returned from a visit to Lnvouia and Royston. Samuel S. MoJunkin, porhnps one of tho oldest mou in thu county, died at his home in the South Union section Thurs day night. Ho wal 04 years old and leaves a great many descendants. Tho funeral services were conducted on Sat urday by Revs. S. A. McDaniel aud Goo. T. Harmon, Jr..after which his body was laid to rest iu tho South Union oomutery with Masonic honora. Mrs. Lila Foid will return to West minster in a few days and will remove her millinery into tho store room now occupied by the Sheldon Furniture Com pany. She will make i he chango as soon as S. W. Dickson's now building is com pleted, which is to be tho future homo of the Sheldon Furniture Company. Misa Ford will bo pleased to serv.i her many friends when in need of any kimi of millinery goods, Mrs. J. H. Bibb and little son. Mason, have returned from a pleasant visit to her par. nts at Charlotte, N. C. There is on exhibition at the store of Mitchell iV lieedor a fine lemon grown by Mrs. M. N. Mitchell, who lives four miles below Westminster. It is about four times the size of any ordinary lemon and weighs -three-fourths of a pound. Call and see it. W. P. Datson died at his home ip Greenville on January 10th and was buried at Mountain Creek churoh, six miles above the oity on Friday last. The funeral services were conducted by Revs. Brown and Duncan, of Greenville. Mr. Matson married Miss Laura Gossett on December SOtb, 1888. Rev. A. P. Marett is spending a fevc days in Greenville. Miss Sallie Beaks, of Pelzer, ls visiting Miss Rozzle Oox. Sidi Perkins left for Atlanta to-day to enter a business college. VJ. F. Stewart, of Toxaway, butchered two young hogs this wet k that netted 741 pounds. Mrs JuHus Meldow, of Walhalla, vis ited Mrs. J. A. Collins recoutly. A. L. Gossett. How to Cure Chilblains. "To enjoy froedom from chilblains," writes John Kemp, East (Misfield, Mo., "I apply Bucklon's Arnica Salve. Have also used it for salt rheum with excellent results." Guaranteed to oure fever sores, indolent ulcers, piles, burns, wounds, frost bites and skin diseases. 25 cents at all druggists. 22 Killed in Awful Railroad Wreck. Indianapolis, Iud., January 20.-The disaster at Sanford last night has proved to be one of the worst in this section of the country. Twonty-one people ?.re d. ad, and at ?least thirty five injured. Tho entire train of No. 8 was destroyed, including the ongino and throe oars. Eight cars of the freight train wero de molished, and one thousand feet of road bed torn up. General Superintendent H. F. Hough ton, of the Big Four system, in an official statement this afternoon, estimates the dead at fiffeon and injured about thirty five. Tho catastrophe waa tho result of tho oxplosion of two cars of powdor in a freiglit train, which was ou a sid in. ,g tho passenger traiu was passing. Tho long freiglit had taken a siding to allow tho passongor to pass. Tho cars of powder were in tho middle of tho freight. The passengor carno by at rapid apeed, and when it was oppor tho cars of powdor the latter exploded with frightful force. Tho outiro passongor train, which was crowded with passengers, was blown to pieces. Tho fragments caught fire, and when rescuers reached Mio scono tho air was almost intolerablo becauso of tho odor of burning Mesh. Not a porson on tho passenger train escaped injury. Thoso killed wore so frightfully mangled and burned that idem iiiea't ion was impossible, except in a few instances. Tho passenger coaches woro literally shattered ann tho frag ments of wood aud humanity wore scat tered for two hundred yardB. Many of the passengers woro sleeping when an iuferno of death tfrnko looso on thom. Wny Suffer from Rheumatism? Do you know that rheumatio pains can beroliovod? If you doubt this just try ono application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It will make rest and sloop possi ble, and that certainly moans a great deal to any ono afflicted with rhoumatism. For sale by Dr. J. W. Hell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Sencos. ??ip 0F_1 D1SPEISIRT. ELECTRIC POWER CONCERN TO LOCATE ON | LOO RIVER-A8K8 FOR HELP. Columbia, Jan. 21.-Editors Ci ur 1er: Siuoe I wrote you . wc have inaugurated a new Governor. I have beard four men make inaugural addresses, and must say tb .it'thu up-ooustry. in Governor Ansel, furnished a man whoso words,' manner sad general appearance st ruck me with moi? force and favOr than any of them? Mr. AuseL when presented to the Gene? ral Assembly, stepped to the front and hogan Tils address at onoe with oaso, dignity,and in words and sentiment of no uncertain sound. There was no mis taking . bis meaning on every subject under discussion, and thors was an utter absence pf the regular stereotyped speech which we generally hear on snob, occasions. The speech was well received and the Governor's friends were very well satisfied with the man who, for the next two years, is in charge of the execu tive department of the government. Your readers will perhaps have already seen (he address in full before they got this letter. I must, however, mention one thing which Governor Ansel referred to in par ticular aud with empbasis-the state dispensa y law. He is the first Governor in fourteen years who is opposed to that law. Now I guess your readers are tired of so much talk upon this subject, still I am suro you will.never get rid of it as long aa tho cause of the talk remains, bu. it our .Senator and tho Senator from Picken? county will voto on tho measure as thoir counties havo spoken, 1 think thi? \s m'er will seo tho last ot'that muon talked ut aud abused law. Now Jot mo tell you what I saw last Sauuday, to show something of the im tneWilJ of this machine. I went down to the state Dispensary Building and was kindly shown through by Tbos. E. Diok son, of bur county. This is what I saw: A building 400 feet long, 50 feet wide, 3 stories high, ful) of whiskey from top to bottom and from und to end, except a spaee of 180 foot on tho first floor, where the stuff is bottled. Then there is a shod along this building 4?.u t'"i?t long, 15 feet wido aiid about 10 feet deep, full to the shiuglos. Then there is another build ing, 100 by 60 fee/, four bar; els deep; another building, 30 by 60 feet, four bar rels deep. Then in addition to all this there were, a few days ago, 36 cars full on tho Vr.ick, and no where to put that liquor. For these oars tho State has to pay $30 a day domurrago. It is said by those who ought to know that there is now on hand at least- $1,000,000 worth of whiskey. Tho law provides that thnre shall bo but 'about half that muoh on hand at one time. But 1 will stop 1 The law, bad as it is, is BO run over and vio lated that the thing is fast killing itself, aud I hope tn see it die thia winter. There is a bill to givo parties the right to sue Clemson College t or dam ages from high water ou account of the dike built by the college authorities. I hardly think it will pass, though I think some thing will be done to recompenso those who have been damaged. Go away from home to learn the news! I find that one Louis B. Magul want ; to build a million dollar dam aoross Tog* loo river at tho junction of Tallulah and <'hatmoga rivers, the purpose being to supply light and power for the towns and mills in Ooonee and other counties. A bill ia now ponding to grant him that: right, and ho tells me that he has already ' scoured tho right of way from the point named to Richland for wires, pipes, etc I hopo he will succeed and tbiuk he will. Who knows what the future has in store for our people? Our record of the past fifty years is a marvel. Tho future may contain equally as much of invention, progress and development of. the won ders of this wonderful county. The farmers in our county may, at no distant day, light their promises with electricity, while mills of various kinds and co-manufactories, all that wo can ask for, will spring up in our midst. The progress and prosperity of the South will not abate yet awhile, but the people should not forget to keep clear and emphatically in view the fact that riches do not make happiness, but that virtue and true morals are the mainstay of our people. E. E. Vorner, (bul stomach Trouble Cured. Having boon sick for the past two years with a bad stomach trouble, a friend gavo mo a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Livor Tablets. They did mo so much good that I bought a bottlo of them and have usod twelve bottles in all. To-day I am well of a bad stomach trouble-Mrs. John Lowe. Cooper, Mo. Theso tablets are for anio by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunnoy, Seneca. Killed on Soulhern Railway. "Pig" Micklor, . o Bighy and Elisha Clark, th roo negro boys, loft Walhalla last week for part? nnknown oxcopt to themselves. They bad gotten into tron ?lo by assaulting a whito boy near town. Thoy wore out hunting. Slid tho whito boy warned them not to trespass on Iiis grandfather's land. Instead of lo ving tho premises they proceeded to adminis ter a thrashing to the young man, a grandson of J. B. Palmor, who resides near Walhalla on Bural Route No. 1. A warrant was issued for tho trio, and they immediately took to tho train Tues day afternoon mu).escaped arrest. Catch lng No. 85 out of afeneca thoy began to boat their way toward Atlanta. They at tempted to jump from tho train at Now Holland, Ca., but failed to make a safe lauding. Micklor was Instantly killed, wnile Bigby was badly bruised and out. M i el-, lei's body was brought to Walhalla Friday and buriod. Bigby is gotting along all right, but his boautv is mate rially roarrod for lifo. Clark was riding "on tue inside" and consequently was not In a position to receivo a share of tho injuries hoing handed out. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cures Coi J?, Croup and Whooping Cough. SENECA. Seneca. Jan. 22.-T. E. Stiibling cam? near losing bin residence by Are yester day. Mr. Stribling was at booie (or din ner when the flames were discovered and fortunately, with the help of a brave book ot brigade, the fire waa checked. It is thought that a spark from the kitchen stove was the origin of the fire. Revs. C. S. Blackburn and Mr. Camp bell are in Greenville this week in attend, anoe upon the Evangelical Convention of Ministers, which is in session in that oity. Miss Lillian Caldwell left on Saturday last for Alisona, where she goes for a visit of some length. Her friends hopo that the oh au go may speedily restore her to health and to her loved ones here. Cards of Invitation are out to the mar riage of Miss Olivia Bacon and J. J. Daniel, of Marietta, on February 6, at 5 o'clock, p. m. Miss Bacon is the daughter of O. F. Bacon, of this place, and while her young lady-hood has been spent in Marietta, she has often visited hore and is muoh admired for her many excellent qualities.of head and heart. Mr. Daniel is a splendid young business man of Marietta and in every way worthy the heart and hand of tho young womau whom he ?B to olaim as hin bride. Tho wedding will be a large ono, inoluding many friends and relatives, wbo will offer hearty aud sincere good wishes to th > happy young couple. .he meeting of the Library Associa tion at the rosidenco of Mrs. Wm. Low ery on last Friday evening was one of tho most enjoyable in its history. A large company was present, filling com fortably the lower floor of the handsome homo, wbioh was mado en suite for the occasion. Tho program was doltghtful, being composed of readings, recitations and m us ii:. Probably tho addrr-ss of Dr. E. C. Doyle was tho feature of tho even ing, tho splendid effort provoking many congratulations from his friends. But for tho oxtromo modesty of the dootor, your readors would havo hod an oppor tunity to read thu address in full in your issue this week ! The president. Dr. J. H. Burgess, presided with dignified ease, ImproBsiug all with the fact that he is superbly suited to tho placo which ho lias so oapably tilled during tho past year. The big sale nt the Seneca Mercantile Company's 8to;o is ui.trncting feminine and other shoppers at, tho proRent, the splendid bargain* in white goods, em broideries and lacos giving thom an op portunity to lay in muir supplies for Bpring sowing. The largo depattmeut presents a most attractive appearance. Nothing has shown its gratitude for the recent beautiful, spring-like weather so muoh as the proverbial modest violet, which bloomed IQ our flower gardens with the exquisite profusion of advanced spring. Many homes have been bright ened by their gorgeous beauty, tho myal color of which ia nowhere more perfect than iu Sonecn. Mrs. John Welborn aud Mrs. Ko be rt ?Smithson spent last Saturday with fi tonds hore, the former with Mrs. T. E. Stribling, the latter with her sister, Mrs. Clinton Stribling. Mrs. Kl i as Karie was hostess to the Gossipers on last Friday afternoon, the fact, bespeaking iu itself a perfect enter tainment.* Tho plan of entertainment provided by the ing.-ninuH hostess was a ..Commerce Party," each guest hoing provld ' with three bundles containing various and Bund ry anieles ranging all tho way from u dull baby to a stiok of candy, anet an envelope containing twooty-flve beans, with which trude was mado and barter exchanged 1 It is said that the socneH wbioh followed rivaled New York stock exchange.. When filially the hostess called time, it was found that tho roost successful traders were Mrs. W. A. Holland and Miss Eleanor Rich ardson, a draw giving the prize, a beau tiful bunch of white hyacinths, tied with the club red, to Mitts Riohardson. The menu waa nerved, consisting of nut salad, cheese straws, lettuce sandwiches, olive pickles and craokers, followed by a aweet course of charlotte russe, fruit oake and lastly coffee. These were valued at so much eaob, the guests being compelled to pay BO n?nny beans for eaob tempting article on the menu, whioh enforced more trading and swapping. It is need less to add that satisfactory doals were made and all were liberally supplied. The club color?, white and red, were in evidence, ribbons hoing used in tying the bundles ot' commerco and in other attractive fashions, til US Completing the porfoct execution of a perfectly planned entertainment, Mrs. L. W. Veiner and Mrs. T. S. Strib ling will visit Greenville this week, spending a few days with relatives in the Mountain C ity. Mrs. R. E. Mason, of Charlotte, visited her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Lunney, 1 oro last wook. J. Q. Adams has opened business hero in tho old Lowory-Byrd stand, where bo will bo pleased to nee bis friends. Hav ing rocootly severed h's connection with the firm of J. W. Byrd A Co., he ontors tho business world alono, claiming the best wishes of many friends for his sue. OOM. At tho citizens meeting ld Ht Thursday nliriit called for the purpose of settling the park fonco question, tho citizens washed their hands of it, leaving tho question with tho council. At a mooting of tho council Friday lt was decided to straighten tho lino of fencing extonding through tho public reservation, fronting tho bii8?nosB block, by Betting tho park fonco back forty feet, and bringing up tho fohCfl Inclosing tho reservation t wenty feet. Whether this meets publie ap proval remains to bo seen, but it ia thought by?omo of our unprejudiced bu siness mon to be a solution ot tho long and much db cussed fenco question. Your correspondent hoard through an old and vory dear friend a fow rluys ago of the weekly visit of tho Courier to a point extonding the longth of our coun try, sovoral thousand miles distant, and how for "Auld Lang Syno's" sake, the lottors from M. Y. S. touohed a tender ohord in tho hoart of tho family whioh is thus widely separated from frionds and homo. What an inspiration to gathor news for the paper, which thus "like the dew covers the globe." In faot, we would like to know where it is the Cou rier is not road 1 M. V. S. LETTER FROM SENATOR SJ. R. EARLE. TAXES WILL PROBABLY BE HIGHER-BILI AUTHORIZING CONSTRUCTION OF VAULT. Columbia, .Tan. 22.-Editors Keowee Courier: Most of the work in legislativo matters up to tbe presont has been com mittee work, and tbis is where mont of the legislation is done. The time of the committees is prineipally taken up in hearing the different interests. The railroads come in for a large share of this time. Tn order to defeat, for the time being, any railroad legislation there bas been a i measure proposed to have an in ventila tion of the railroads of the State. This will necessarily delay several measures of relief that are proposed and furnish opportunity for some legislators to ride tho State over to find out only what they should now kuow. The railroads make it a rule to fight everything that is pro posed; they only want to be let alone. When a measure is proposed for the safety of the traveling public, no matter how little it effects them, they fight it. Wo bad under consideration a measure to preveut employees operating trains from working over twelve hours in twenty-four bonis without oight boura of rest, and they opposed this. Yet we have seen a number of wrecks in tho last two or three years which wore directly caused by the employees being on duty for more than thirty hours continuously. Them are many lives lost on account of theso employees being ?axed moro than Mesh and blood can stand, and yet it is difficult to got a simplo remedy enacted. Tho Railroad Commissioners are making vigorous efforts to improve conditions and no committee of inexperienced men can do any moro. From a discussion of tho lion law yes terday it looks AB though that part of it which provides for the merchant's lien will bo repealed, but tho landlord's lion for rent ?od ?fSS* 00 retained. Th?>" gassed yet, but tho sen timk io bo so strong that it looksSrlro it will be repealed. Mr. Brantley, of Orangeburg, has in troduced a bill to sell the state farms. This is discussed evory year and it is not likely that it will be done just now. The convicts this year made about 650 balea of cotton. Some years they make more than this. Instead of i.ii sing cotton and making stockings some of us want thom to go to making fertilizers to help the farmers out. I have received a numher of letters urging the passage of the oil inspection bill, which are encouraging and will no doubt aid in bringing about this desired legislation. I am glad to receive letters from those who have seen the necessity for some restrictions. A bill has been reported favorably from the judiciary committee to raise the pay of- jurors in the Cirouit Court from $1.50 per day to $2.56. If this be comes law it means about $80 a day more court expenses and more taxes. Our oounty commissioners have been very modest in their estimates, but at the very best that we can do, more taxes will have to be levied. We have not yet agreed just what will be neoessary, but our levy will likely be increased at least two mills. The members of tho bar are unanimous -in recommending that the records in the Clerk's office be put in proper Condition, which v. iii require .>?? appropriation of about $i;300. Thon it will require about $2,500 to make this o tl i cc fire-proof. The valuable records that are in that office might be swept away in a night and could never be re prod ucod. Several hills to incroaco the pay of the judges have be boon offered. The sal aries that aro now paid command the best legal talent in tho State and I do not see that it is new a time to raise > them. Tho Chief Justice and Cirouit Judges got $3,000 each and tho Associate Justices get $2,850. This looks like a right nico salary, anyway thoro has boen but ono resignation that I reoall in many years. Our judges stand vory high aa lawyers and comparo vory favorably with the beuch of other States. Tho bill appropriating ten thousand dollin s to put tho atattie of John C. Cal houn in Statuary Hall, Washington, ha? passed tho Senate. This appropriation was asked for by tho women of tho State. There is assigned to each Stato a place for tho statue of one of her most illus trious sons, and South Carolina's place has been too long vacant. Tho Stato Ilouso grounds have not ro ce! vod auy at ten i um at the hands of tho Legisla!un; for many yoars and are with out any protection, vehiclos of ovory kind miming over and through thom. An appropriation $15,000 has bo^o rec ommended as hoing necessary to prop erly fonce and proteot them. The Comptroller Goncral thinks that Stato taxes may bo roducod ono half mill if the appropriations do not run higher than heretofore, that is, 4} instead of 5 mills. Respectfully, J. R. Earle.