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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1849.) Published Every Wednesday Morning. -By Jaynos, Bhclor, Smith & Steck. Subscription, $1.00 Per Annum. Advertising Hates Reasonable. Communications or a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over ono hundred words, will be printed free of charge. AH over that number must be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16, 1007. TWO ESCAPE FROM PRISON. Each With Withered Arm, Made Per ilous Climbs and Descents. (Columbia State. October 12.) Harry Dean, one of tho most cele- I orated prisoners In the State peni- I tentiary, got away some time Thurs- I day night and up to this time has made good his escape. In company I with Dean was William Smith, who, I like Dean, was Bent up from Spar- I tanburg county. The manner of es-1 cape and other details of the adven- I turo are indeed very interesting. I Each one of the men has a wither ed right hand. The occupied a ward I in the infirmary, In -vhlch were only two other men, ea -'i of whom had I had his arm cut off. lt would have 1 seemed that out of these four men, I with but ono good arm each, the dan- j ger of escape had been reduced to j tho minimum. But nature had given j additional strength to the one re-1 malnlng arm, it seems, and brain I supplied the mode of escape. When Firot Discovered. It was not until 6 o'clock yester- I day morning that anything amlsB was I suspected. At that time the whole penitent iary is up and about, the I new guard relieving the old and tho I prisoners arising for the day's toll. I But there were two who did not re- I port for roll call. These were Harry J Dean and Will Smith. The guard at the old Infirmary called them In vain. Finally, it was discovered that the two men lying in cots were not I men, but dummies composed of pil lows, from the half dozen vacant I cots in the ward, covered with heavy I comforters. The escape was inexpli- J cable. The locks on all of the doors and windows were intact, there was no scratch on wall or ceiling. The first news of an escape came from the guard at the post No. 3, overlooking the canal at the back of the yard. He reported a 40-foot rope dangling from this lookout to the bank of the canal. About the same I time lt was learned that Dean andi Smith had gone. The Mode of Escape. The door to the cell, which opened upon the outer veranda, where Inva lids were sometimes permitted to en joy the sunshine, was fastened with two locks, both of which had the same key. One of the locks fastened the door to the jam, and the other fastened an angle bar to the balus trade at a distance of three feet from the door. The key was fastened by a small nail, and by the use of strong twine, to the piece of lath with which lt formed a firm right angle. The prisoners were permitted by its use to thrust the key into the slot in the lock, but even then they could not turn lt. This difficulty was overcome by forming an elbow with a flexible joint by attaching an old broom han dle to the piece of lath. . There were several small holes bored In the lath, and by. splitting the end of the broom handle and In serting a piece of stiff wire which was bent at the end, a handle was made to nt Into the holes In the lath, which was then In position to turn j the key In the lock. Hy a few deft turns, the key was made to release the lock, and being a spring lock the tongue flew out of connection with tho staple in the ballustrade and the way to the veranda was open. The wily fugitives left the pi?ces of lath and broom handle behind them and snapped the two locks on the door. "Why ls it that you didn't see them?" was asked the two plrsoners in the ward. One of them, Turner, from Aiken, ls very ill with a slow fever and was taking notice of noth ing. He could not see into the re cess In the window in which the men were working preparatory to escape. The other man. Harrold, from Cam den, said that when he went to sleep Thursday night he remembers that there was a largo chair near his bed. When he awoke Friday morn ing the position of the chair had been j shifted and over lt had been thrown a heavy quilt so that If he had waked he could not have seen Into that part of the ward in which the two men were working. There were several vacant cots between himself and the usual sleeping pince of noan. Out of the Yards. Out of the cell itself was but the first step to liberty. There were other difficulties to be overcome. Fortunately for the fugitives, the guard ts somewhat relaxed at night as the new building is supposed to be escape proof and the two hospitals are watched with the usual amount of caution. There are no prisoners, except women, outside of these build ings at night. Dean, having worked In the inflrm Jary, knew the lay of the land In the vicinity of 'hat building. Smith, hav ing workeu in tho commissary and having been sent out on numerous er rands as a trusty, knew the way out of the yard. Down the posts support ing tho veranda the two men with Withered arms climbed. Out into the yard to the old quarters of the guard. Here they got a good stout piank and leaned it against the wall In or der that they might climb into the pld shoe factory building. The marks on the wall show that they did climb Into the building. The plank they pullod in behind them in order to keep any prowling guard from hav ing his suspicions aroused too carly. Up on the third story of the old shoe factory is a block and tackle used for hoisting heavy articles. With the use of a pocket knife the fugi tives managed to get this cable, 40 feet in length. Out of the shoe fac tory they passed and down to. post No. 3, whence so many escapes have been made, notably Dan Murphy and Collins, who sawed out, and old "Red," the human ape, who climbed down from the attlee of the old pris on by means of his superhuman strength, although he, too, was a cripple. ? An Unoccupied Post. Post No. 3 was unoccupied at night and the men knew .it. Pinding a twisted white oak papling at a wood pile at the kitchen, the men leaned this against the 20-foot wall and soon climbed to the top of the wall con necting the engine room with the out look on the parapet. The wall here is but two feet across the top and the fugitives found themselves in a per ilous position even after getting on top, for lt gave the one-armed men but little support and to lose one's balance here meant to lose his life upon the jagged rocks on the canal bank 40 feet'below. But the men got my this difficulty and of the danger of yielding to the "falling fear" and carrying their long and heavy cable climbed into the lit tle tower by sliding' one of the roll ing windows to one side. Once in the tower they were able to tie the rope to a beam and its end dangled just a little ways above the ground a long distance below. Many a man' might have turned back even here, but not so these twain with a helpless arm each. Down the rope they wei.t to liberty, but they left no message written on the wall as did Dan Murphy wheu he wrote with a piece of charcoal on the whitewash of his cell, "Good bye, 1 am gone to South America." Dan, who has since been captured, says that his partner Collins left that saucy message. Who tho Two Men Are. Harry Dean was sentenced from Spartanburg county to life imprison ment., being convicted on the charge of murdering a man named Jud Mc Kinney, near Tucapau, in the upper part of the county, about three years ago. Will Smith, who ls a brother of Miles Smith, was in the penitentiary from Spartanburg county for break ing into the company's store at Saxon Mill In 1903. He was convicted and sentenced fdr six years. The trial and conviction of Harry Dean was at the time the sensation of the county. Dean being prominently connected. He is a grandson of Capt. Alvin H. Dean, the former dispensary inspector, is a son of Magistrate Dean, of Duncan, and a nephew of Chiof of Police Dean, of Spartanburg, and former Senator A. H. Dean, of Greenville county. As the case is re called here to-night it appears that Dean shot McKinney five times, kill ing him instantly. It is said here to night that there has recently been on foot an effort to have Dean pardoned. His Dear Old Mother. "My dear old mother, who ls now eighty-three years old, thrives on Electric Bitters," writes W. B. Brun son, of Dublin, Ga. "She has taken them for about two years and enjoys an excellent appetite, feels strong and sleeps well." That's the way Electric Bitters affect the aged, and the same happy results follow In all cases of female weakness and gene ral debility. Weak, puny children, too, are greatly strengthened by them. Guaranteed also for stomach, liver and kidney troubles by all drug gists. 50c. AGREES TO BUY DIRECT. Farmers' Union Members Arrange to Sell Cotton to Spinners. Atlanta, Ga.. October 10.-Imme diate and practical results of the In ternational Conference of Cotton Growers and Spinners, which closed yesterday, developed to-day In a con ference held by the executive board of the Farmers' Educational and Co operative Union, and H. W. McAlis ter, of Manchester, England, ono of tho chief experts of splnnablc grades of cotton, with the European delega tion to tho late conference. The ob ject of the conference was to perfect and as speedily as possible to agree upon terms whereby the growers of the union could deal direct with the European consumers. It was stated by the union's officers that already the union had arranged to locate an agent in England; that a central agency had been established in Mem phis, and that this office will notify the European agency of all cotton ready for sale. Mr. McAllster guar anteed that all cotton offered by the union must conform with the grades sold, and that the baling and com pressing must bo in accordance with ?he terms adopted by the conference. This was agreed to. I have been afflicted with sore eyes for thirty-three years. Thirteen years ago I became totally blind and was blind for six years. My eyes were badly Inflamed. One of my neigh bors Insisted upon my trying Cham berlain's Salve and gave me half a box of it. To my surprise it healed my eyes and my sight carno back to me.-P. C. Earls, Cynthiana, Ky. Chamberlain's Salve ls for sale by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE. I hereby announce myself ns a can didate to fill out the unexpired term of Judgo of Probato for Oconee coun ty, subject to the action of the spe cial election, to be held November 5. 1007. Respectfully submitted, DRESDEN A. SMITH, JR. I hereby announce myself a can didate for the ofllce of Judge of Pro bate for Oconee county, subject to the action of the Democratic party in the special election to be held Novem ber 5th, 1907, to fill the unexpired term of Dresden A. Smith, Sr., de ceased. Respectfully, W. B, LOEHR, Editor The Oconee News. The friends of JOHN B. 8. DENDY hereby announce him as a candidate for election to the ofllce of Judge of Probate for Oconee county. Special Shoe and Glotis Sale. Every man, woman and child ia in terested in the Bhoo billa and want the beat, both In style and service, I that money will buy. If this ls your desire, then coll on us. Wo cnn and I will please you. >The stock is selected from the best xnekes, and sn tmn-clad guarantee goes with every pair. If they don't prove satisfactory 'wc will exchange them or refund the money. Our prices are about the same old prices, and in many instances we give a better Shoe. We are carrying many line? of Shoes that no other country town can get. These Shoes are made by manu facturers that want only the largest account?, consequently they only call on the best merchante in the larger cities, but by special request and tho convenient railroad schedules that Seneca has, the traveling man can call on us and get a large order with out much loss of time. Hence, you will And many lines in our stock that yon cannot find between Atlanta and Greenville, and our prices are inva riably from 5Oe. to $1.50 the pair less than the city store. We can flt your feet and your pocket book and the Shoes will give perfect satisfaction. READ AND NOTE ! A I iso t a JL'EIJY FREE J A beautiful Picture in a handsome Frame, with glass, 16x20. given awai absolutely FREE with every $25.Od worth of Merchandise purchased foi CASH. Plenty of Pictures on bum to supply all. This offer ls good until January 1st. LADIES' SHOES. In Ladies' Fine $3 and $3.50 Shoe! -all tliis year's purchases-in al styles und leathers. Every pair gu ur autoed to please and give perfect sat Isfaction. Not a bad style In the lot While they last, your Choice $2.50. About 200 pairs of $2.50 and S: Fine Shoes; all styles and h-a the is while they last, your choice $2.25. Holton Fine Shoes for Ladles, ii Patent and Vlei, both button und lace prices $3, $3.50 and $-1. ?/aiiirs' Viel Patent Tip, Blucher o Hal, worth $2, at only $1.75. ' Splendid Vic!, Patent Tip, ?luchc or Bal, others will ask $2, my prie only $1.50. Good $1.50 values Vlei Shoes s $1.25. Women's 11? a vy Oil Grain or Gloi Grain Work Shoe?, best to be had, t $1.25 and $1.50. Women's Box Calf and Rangaro? in Spring Heels, Light Soles, Comme Sense or Tip Toes, ct $1.75. Old Ladies' Comforts from $1 I $3, in all kinds of leathers. MEN'S FINE SHOES, in all styles and leathers--Paten Vlei and Gun Metal. Prices $ $3.50, $1 and $5. This is. wltho doubt, the most serviceable line, wi best styles and lasts to lie had fro Atlanta to Greenville. Every pair guaranteed or money refunded. Don't fail to sec t lie $2.50 lines Viel, In Blucher or Bal. They w give you service and comfort.* MEN'S WORKING SHFOE3 and Higli Top Shoes. This ls t strongest line, both In price "knd t long wear, to be had. We have ma customers that buy this Shoe til wear them constantly for twel months and longer. . Prices fr? $1.75 to $5 thc pair. FOR HOYS AND YOUTHS. Our line of Boys' and Youtl Shoes give perfect satisfaction. Lt longer and keep the feet dryer th uny other line to be hud. FOR THE CHILDREN. Our Children's line can't be equ led. Prices from the cheapest t Se^ Our Family Shoes for l>o girls and children. Once tried, tl will always lie liought. G(K)l) SHOES AT CORRECT PRICES IS OUR MOTTO. DON'T FORGET our Hosiery. Best IO, 15 and 2 Socks and Stockings for men, lad and children that money will buy Remember, we are sole agents Oconee County for FAY STOCKIN -the ideal Stocking for Iniys, g M?d children. If you have uni tr them, nsk your neighbor about th? or call and see them. Three pt will curry a boy or girl through winter. Prices 30, 35 and 40 cc the pair. MEN'S, BOYS' AND CHILDREN SUITS. In this Department we huve ta unusual cure und pains in select both styles and qualities, and sure we cnn offer you the gren varieties of styles and cloths at very lowest possible prices. In Men's Suits we have un accu: lut lon of odds and ends in one four suits of n kind that we are g( to (lifer nt unheard-of cheap pr! These short lots are suits that : from *H to $15; while they your choice for $3.?>0 to $0.50. F Suit a burgnin. Any customer bu; one of these suits not feeling he lins saved money, we will change or refund the cost. About 200 Men's Suits, worth your choice $3.50. Don't fall to sec our line of class, perfect fitting, All Wool !? for $10, $12.50. $15 and $20. E Suit guaranteed to please, botl wear and flt. These ure high i Suits and ure mude by the liest m fncturers of this or any other c try, und any customer buying that fails to give satisfaction, we refund the money or exchange Suit. lkiys' Suits, from 3 to 17 yeal nil styles und cloths. Junior Norfolks, Blouse und I lnr cuts-prices from $1 to $ This ls tin* most complete lin Children's and Boys' Suits liet Atlanta and Greenville and price from 50 cents to $2 the Suit less city prices. lioys' Knee Pants from 25 cei $1.75 the pair, eltlier in i'd? Knickerbockers or regular Every pair guaranteed not to ri they do, another pair in the pla Buy Your Shoes and Clothing RUSKIN ANDERSON'S DEP. MENT STORE, wlu rn everything ls guarantee? Isfactory or money refunded o goods evi l.ncil. The Store that carries the j and makes trading a pleasure fe customers. RUSKIN ANDERS( SENECA, b. C. If you contemplate Building a HOME, BARN, or doing any Repair w ork it means "DOLLARS" saved for you by getting in touoh with us. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR WINDOWS, DOORS, BLINDS, PAINTS, I EAD AND OIL, LIME AND CEMENT. Just Received One Car (4QO) Kegs Wire and Cut Hails. Send or Bring us Specifications for your "BUILDING MATERIAL." WE FURNISH OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTIES. WE CAN EURNISH YOU IF YOU WILL ONLY GIVE US A TRIAL. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. We have a Car of Stoves, the "GOOD KIND" WE ARE OFFERING * CHEAP. Don't miss seeing them when In Town. MATHESON HARDWARE CO, WESTMINSTER, W. O. Our New Goods for FALL AND WINTER ARK COMUNG- ITV DAILY AND OTJJEfc STOCK WILL HOON 13 E COMPLETE We have constantly in mind the faot that people want GOOD QUALITY IN EVERY THING. We have bought what yon want and need. In order to snit EVERYBODY we have a VARIETY of EVERY KIND of GOODS and we take pleasure in 8H0WING YOU THROUGH OUR LINES. IN FACT, ANYTHING IN CLOTH, RIBBONS, LACES AND KMHUOIDKIUKS; ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN xi GTICNS SHOES-We have put in a complete line of the Celebrated BROWN'S STAR (Five Star) White House Shoes for Men and Ladies, and BUSTER BROWN for the Children. FURNITURE-Bedsteads from $2.25 np. Bureaus $4.50 up. Washstands $2 up. Bcd Springs, Mattresses and most anything in FURNITURE. Our line of GROCERIES is complete and fresh. COOKING OIL, RED TOP HAMS AND CRACKER JACK COFFEE ALWAYS ON HAND. DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS.-We have a large line of DRESS GOODS OF ALL KINDS, for SUITS, SHIRT WAISTS. We oan show you the Prettiest Patterns in the Newest Kinds of DOMESTICS, Sheet ing, Drilling, Plaids, Bleeohing, CHEVIOTS, CHAMBRAYS, JEANS, CALICOS. & COMPANY, - - WALHALLA, S. C. CARTER HARDWARE COMPANY MAKE A BID FOR YOUR PATRONAGE AND ARE OFFERING GOOD, GUARANTEED ?Sewing Machines for $15 and up. They also have a carload of ' JOKING STOVES that they are selling at the old price before the advance. They have a com plete line of the celebrated IRON KING STOVES at right prices. They have the largest stock of TURN PLOWS they ever carried and bought before the advance, so if you want to save money on an AVERY, KENTUCKY, LYNCHBURG or OLIVER CHILLED, see them before you buy. CUTAWAY and SOLID DISK HAR ROWS, different kinds and sizes. Also a complete line of HARDWARE, CARPENTERS' TOOLS, BLACKSMITHS' TOOLS and BUILDERS' HARDWARE, at right prices. Carter Hardware Company, WALHALLA, S. C. GOOD STOCK OF THE AMERICAN FIELD FENCING AT THE OLD PRICE. Notes from Oakway. Oakway, October 14.-Special: The Rev. Mr. Herron Ailed his regular ap uointment at the Baptist church on Sunday morning. Rev. J. L. Singleton filled the pul pit at the Methodist church Sun('?\y night. Miss Emily Zachary, of Tokeena, vlBited the Misses Bearden Sunday. Mrs. Jane Haley, of Greenville, ls visiting her daughter, Mrs. Vester Bearden. Mrs. Neill Sligh and children, of Richland, and Miss Alice Gaines, of Seneca, visited relatives and friends at this place last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Cary Poora, of Westmin ster, and Misses Cord Bearden, of this placo, and Maude Zachary, of Tokeena, wore the guest? at the horne of A. L. Foster Sunday. Broadus Bagwell, of Seneca, was spied in our burg Sunday evening. Miss Daisy Phillips, who has been on the sick list for some time, is able to be out, to the delight of her many friendo. Miss Ida Phillips ls now clerking at thu Mercantile Store, at Seneca. Agricola. m 4* tm Unclaimed Letten. The following IR a Hst of the un claimed letters remaining in the Walhalla post office for the week ending October 14, 1907: Phillips, Irah N. Pressloy, Mrs. Arney. Persons calling for any of the I above will please say that they were I advertised. J. M. Merrick, P. M. All Kinds o? Goods for All Kinds of People. A Full and Complete Line of Gen eral Merchandise. FINE DRESS GOODS: 36-inch Pean de Soie Silksat $1.25 a yard. TAFFETA SILKS in all Colors at 41, $1.25 ar d $1.50 per yard. CHINA SILKS in Pink Blue, White and Brown, at 50c a yard. MOHAIRS in all the colors, 36 to 42 inches wide at 50c, 65c. and $ 1. 64-inoh Black Chiffon Mohair at $1.25 per yard. / Panama, in Black and Brown, 36 inches, at 65c. Chiffon Panama, in Black, 54 inoheo wide, at $1.25 per yard. CHIFFON BROADC..OTH8, 54 inohes. at $1.(50 per yard. LADIES' BROADCLOTHS, all Colors, at $1. ALL-WOOL SUITINGS, beautiful patterns, at 50o. per yard. Of the COARSER STAPLE GOODS, such as Repellents, Ont Homespuns, etc. our stock 1* complete and prices right. Big line of Ladies' SHOE" GENTS' FURNISHINGS ?rloes righ . per pair. Outings, SHOES from $1.25 to $8 por pal All the latest styles in SHOES, rang ing in prioe from $1.50 to $5. Hats, Caps, etc., with quality a An Up-to-date line of Ready-made Clothing-Suits, Overcoats. Raincoats, ?to., $5 to $18. ' A Fresh Line of Heavy Grooeries always on hand. Give us a portion of yonr trade, and we will try to mako it mutual ly beneficial. J# G- HUFF. Seneca, S. C. j