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TO THINK OWN SELF BE TRUl* AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS TUE NIOUT THE DAY, THOU CANSTyNOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN. Y JAYNKS, 5HELOR, SMITH & STECK. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 15, 1907. NEW SERIES, NO. 473._VOLUME L VIII_NO. 20 THE NB1 Dank Pei FUOM SENECA. )fflcera-Good Shows >nal Mention. < Seneca, Jan. 21.-Special: The lombers o ; the Civic Association yilr bear iTn mind the semi-annual meeting, w h^iota. cornea early in Feb ruary. Thi, ia the time for the elec tion of offlo Br8} and a full attendance is desired. ' . Two splendid congregations wor shiped at ?he Presbyterian church, when the pa stor was at his very best, and deliver? IQ two fin*, sermons. The demand foi a larger house of wor ship was ev ident, as the capacity was almost taxe a, even at the night ser vice. I Tue friends of Mrs. J. W. Todd are wishing the delights that will attend her > i8it to Charleston, where she goes sc 0n for the rest ot the winter. Charles V ern0r. of Richland, spent Sunday^ in f je )eca. - Mrs. TLuk. < ^, Vemer is expecting a cousin, W niiam Phillips, of New ark, N. J., Who will visit her en route to Flt rjda. Mrs. J. sj, i icrndon entertained the Once-a week Club at its laBt j meeting In t r0yal manner. A large ^tendance and a delicious sweet ?phrse wer< , prominent features, the Attendance being the largest in the .u'story of Lhe ciUb. At a me ating of the directors of The Cltiser 8- Bank a most satisfac tory condit jpn 0f affairs was found, and the fol (ming officers were elect ed: PreMdtat, Campbell .Courtenay; vice-president, Dr. W. F. Austin; casMier, L. A. ^dwarda. D. W. Ed wards, Tocioa, Prof. J. T. Potes, ClcAnson, S.\N. Hughs, W. R. Doyle, Hv. J. Lunne\, w. O. Hamilton, were elected directors. Julius EdwardB " 2 elected ' 1 Those husbdnds who failed to give I their wives Christmas presents would mah* a'rm^Y iCOinpy?m!se by taking them to th( 8how Wednesday night. The poor creature8 deserve a little cona!Oerath; n at; times. Williarn ooyle and daughter, Miss Gary, of T<)Xa8f are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. F Misses Pi itt m Alexander. ossie Shanklin and Leise f Pendleton, spent Mon jwith Mir? Carrie Hunter, ed the dance. fA<i. Mr?. C. K. Living bo glad to know that she Strlbling, day nigh and atten ...... WA tr, eton wil is improving Several new residences will be built in Seneca this siring. These will be built by our belt citizens as homes, and will be dit\|nct monu menta to the town. We were on a recent \islt to the country and met an old ftiend who was asking about Seneca\ friends, among them "Red." our h\. J. S. Strlbling. He was told that >e (the doctor) "is wearing glasses,', and the reply was "well, he's occuped!" Glasses sometimes ?.ell a tale of pre mature failure of eyesight. The show, with Florence Davis, qnd Elliott Dexter as main attract U.^H, for Wednesday night promises Nh draw the-largest crowd In the hiA tory of the opera house, it is knownX as a high-class concern and in "A Question of Husbands" tho star, Florence Davis, appears at ber best. In Raleigh, where the company re- 1 cently showed, the papers spoke in most complimentary terms of the tone as well as the extreme excel lence of the play. The manager, L. H. Cary, ls( endeavoring to give our -show-goers/a treat and they will sho?^eir/appreciation in round nut? ? \ fl / fl Economizes the i ?I (j ter and eggs/; m cake and pastry lng, nutritious d&soLun This i ls the < powder mad? Grave Crean Has N? Tber* ors Aaa ?ad Phospaai . iftWtiSric?, bat no booMk aar foamy caa ai Miss Mlnnls Kirkpatrick entertain ed ber Sunday school class last Fri day evening in a charming manner. Games and delicious refreshments were enjoyed till a-late hour. In the squib last-week signed "Ed. K. G.," we think we bear the voice of Jacob, and are positive that we see the hand of Esau. Thu delightful play given by Wal halla local talent in the Wagoner Theater last Friday night has receiv ed such high encomiuniB: that we ure tempted to ask the company to bring the show to Seneca. And last, but not least, do 't for- | get> the show to-night. Lay down your papers, ye husbands and sweet hearts, and take your best girls to the show. A good laugh and an hour's relaxation from business cares will help. M. V. S. --~-, I The Paro Foo? Law. Secretary Wilson says: "One of the objects of the law ls to inform the consumer of the presence of certain harmful drugs In medicines." The law requires that the amount of chlo roform, opium, morphine, and other habit-forming drugs be stated on the label of each bottle. The manufac turers of Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy have always .claimed that their remedy did not contain any ot these drugs, and the truth of this claim is now fully proven, as no mention of them is made on the label. Thia I remedy ls not only ono of the safest, but one of the best In ase tor coughs and colds. Its value has been proven beyond Question during the many years lt has been in general use. For sale by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. KILLING NEAR DAVIDSON. Son Kills Father With an Axe After Dlsmite About Itislnu. Davidson, N. C., Jan. 16.-A bru tal murder was committed near here this morning when Ezekiel Gregory, a fan,-er, over 60 years of age, was killed with an axe by his son Dave. The murderer fled, accompanied by his wife. Both were arrested near Mooresville to-night. The subslance of the sto 'y. gath ered from the daughter of the dead man, was that following an alterca tion this morning in regard to rising1, the son wont from the house into the yard and defied his father to cross a line drawn with the blade of the axe in the earth. The father Crossed the llpe, a blow was struck and the daughter rushed out to find her fa ther prostrate. The Injured man did not recover consciousness. Greg ory is in jail in Charlotte. Willing to Dio ?for Thaw. New York, Jan. 17.-One of the two thousand strange letters which have been received by Mrs. Evelyn Thaw since Harry K. Thaw's trial began, which was made public to day, contained an ofter from an Ohio man to substitute himself for Thaw, and, lt necessary, be executed. The writer imposed the consideration that his family be paid $3,000,000 as soon as the proposed substitution ls complete. His lettur covered six hundred pages. He declared that he L was a double of the prisoner In ap pearance, and could take Thaw's place in his cell by visiting him In prison in disguise. The writer, whose ?am? was not made pub lic, said he had no special desire to live, and was not afraid to die, but made the offer In order to pro vide for his family. The letter was written coherently. ise ot flour, but? akes the biscuit, r more appetiz id wholesome. Tbwdcr ELY PURE only baking: 2 from Royal i Of Tartar, Substitute I? of Ll BM arista*** M(4 it .ap*r regarding tb? naaltta lora ta ?w ta??. NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. Death of Mrs. Anna R. Parker-Per sonal?--Handsome Monuments. Westminster, Jan. 21.-Special: Prof. Ford T. Cox conducted services In the Baptist church sunday night by request of the pastor, Kev. J. R. Mooro, who has been tinwell for sev eral days. Prof. Cox is a graduate of Furman University, and took a three years' post gradu?t course in r, theological seminary at Rochester, N. Y., preparatory to entering the ministry. While In the seminary his health gave way, and he is now en gaged in teaching with the hope of recuperating for active duties tn his high calling. He has charge of the eighth grade of the Westminster Graded School. As both preacher and educator he is a young man of great promise. After an illness of nine weeks.Mrs. Anna Reese Parker died at the home of Capt. W, F. Parkor at half past two o'clock last Sunday afternoon in her 44th year. Consumption of the bowels was' the cause ? of her death. She was the wife of Thomas Oconee Parker, and was a native of Water Valley, Miss. Her maiden name was Reese. She was an or phan, and MUG reared by her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cox, of Water Valley. She had been married about twenty-five years, and came here twenty-one years ago last November. Surviving her are one daughter,Mrs. Albert Campbell, of Shreveport, L'a., and two sons-Robert, aged 18, and Will Frank, aged 10.? A sad circum stance In this dispensation of Provi dence was M.at Mrs. Campbell,, who had been, by the bedside of her sick mother for six weeks or more, wan unexpectedly called home Thursday on account of the critical illness of her nuBband, and was not with her mother when the end came. In the death of Mrs. Parker there is a va cancy in the home that can never be filled. She was a woman of a kind, amiable* disposition, and her many friends deeply sympathize with tho family so sorely bereaved. Mrs. Parker was a-member of-the Presby terian cb arch. At noon yesterday. her bodv was burled in the cemetery just Porosa tho street from where sho died by the side of the cher de v ?Mer, Bena ReoBo, .* ? Jived in in i ?iney. Services v/ariK ?><iucted at the grave by Rev. J. Sx barrell, and assisted by Revs. A. P. Marett and F. T. Cox. Barne/ \ Norris, sonV \Mr. and Mrs. FV' k Norris, ls ss 1 'ely sick. A teragram from !.. \ Albert Campbell Saturday stated . int her husband's condition had some what improved. He has pneumonia. Rev. J. R. Moor?, the beloved pas tor of the Baptist church, has been indisposed on account of cold and grip. He was able to fill his appoint ment Sunday, and his friends wish him a speedy recovery. The Stonecypher Drug Company are having their ?tore wired, pre paratory to lighting with electricity. The following deaths are reported from the mill village within the past few weeks: George Guy, a married man; Miss Sut ties, aged sixteen; and James Dowls, the fourteen-vear-old son of Jeff Dowls. The bod- ? of Mr. Guy and. Miss Suttles were interred in the Old Westminster cemetery, j The interment of young Dowls took place at Cross Roads on Chauga last Friday. Mrs. C. E. O. Mitchell ls reported very ill this morning. Her friends hope to henr of an early improve ment. Rev J. L. Singleton will preach In the Methodist church next Sabbath at 3.30 p. m., and in the Baptist church on the first Sunday in Feb ruary at 7.30 p. m. , A. t rank Davis died in the East End on Saturday night from the ef fects of measles,and pneumonia. He was a son of J. Davis and was reared in the Unity section, above Madison. He leaves a wife and one child. Interment occurred at Pleas ant Ridge cemetery on Monday. C. E.-Gray, proprietor of the Oco nee Steam Marble and Granite Works, has erected for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Matheson and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Zimmerman very pretty monu ments over the graves of their de ceased babes, Gerald and Zelma. Both have a statue representing an angel with outstretched wings. The statues are of imported Italian mar ble, and were shipped from Carrara, Italy. This is the first imported marble placed In the new cemetery. IThe next lyceum attraction will be February 19. Freem?n Hunter, of Toccoa, Ga., was here on business Monday. Mrs. Cox, wife of William Cox, re siding two miles below Oakway, died on last thursday. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Anderson re turned yesterday from a brief visit to Atlanta. Mr. Lawrence, who resides at the Shields Martin old place, fell from a loaded wagon a few days ago, and broke his collar bone. The following are the appoint ments of th- Westminster circuit. Rev. .1. L. Singleton In charge: First Sunday, Hopewell ll a. m., Nazareth 3.30 p. m.: Second Sunday, Westmin ster ll a. m ,. Kook Springs 3.30 p. m., Center, 7.80 p. m.; Third Sun day. Center ll a m.; Friendship 8.30 p. m.; Fourth Sunday, Rock Springs ll a: -n., Westminster 3.80\p. m. We are very glad that cotton ls ad vancing so rapidly, lt lacks only 2 V4 cunts of being the ?r!ce BO many are holding fer. Miss Marple Hall, the groat-gran rt daushier Sf Mrs. Mamie/Johns, left ******** * EMERSON SUKUENDEItS. ? * _ ? * Allen Emerson, who was sen- * * ten ced to a life term in the pent- * * tentiary for the killing of Thos. * * F.' Drake on August ll, 1906,* * but who escaped from the Ander- * +, son county Jail, hos surrendered ? * and ls now in the State penlten- . * tlary. Emerson voluntarily sur- * * rendered to Sheriff Green, of An- * * demon county. * last Friday for California, after spending several months in Oconee with relatives. Her mother, Mrs. Lulu Halli resides at 1046 Tenth street. San Diego, Cal. She is pleas antly remembered here as Miss Lulu label, formerly of Westminster. Llt Ue Miss Hall is only thirteen years of age and m perhaps the youngest lady that ever started on BO lons a lour ney from Westminster alone. The distance from here to her destina tion is over 4,000 miles. She will be five days oh the road. Frank H. Shirley Is here this week after spending three weeks lu Ander son and Picketie counties. Paul P. Sullivan, of Madison, was hero on business last Friday. Anthony B. Stewart is now work ing in the express office. C. G. Jaynes, ol Walhalla, was here Monday. J. A, Collins informs us that he has bought the Nicholson property in Walhalla. D. I. Mulkey will leave soon for a trip to Oklahoma. There ls n great deal of moving in Wost m ins ter. It sure reminds us of the play "Move Kitchen Furniture." Miss Augusta Smithson has re turned from a visit to her uncle, pr. J. H. JOhhs, in Altanta. Thar* will be preaching in West End Chapel next Sunday night at 7.30 by Rev. J. J. Harrell. Public cordially Invited. Married, at tho Baptist parsonage, on January 16th, at 5 p. m., J. F. Geer, of Anderson, und Miss Beulah Corine Poore, of Westminster, Rev. J. R. Moore officiating. They took their departure on train No. 40" an hour later, for Anderson, where they will make their home in the future. J.- A. Collins, who. represents a wholesale grocery house, reports, corn and oats advancing, and meat and flour a little weak. Rev. S. A. McDaniel and family arrived yesterday. A. L. Gossett. r^jjr- - Fever Sores. Fever sores and old chronic sores should not be healed entirely, hut should be kept In healthy condition. This can be done by applying Cham berlain's Salve. This salve has no superior for this purpose. It is also most excellent for chapped hands, sore nipples, burns and diseases of the skin. For sale hy J. W. Bell. Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Hopewell Happenings. Hopewell, Jan. 20.-We have a flourishing school now at Hopewell, under the management of Miss Es sie Smalley, of near Deercourt, Ga. She is an experienced' teacher, and seems to be advancing the children rapidly. A number of young folks spent a very pleasant evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Jenkins Fri day. Jordan Land and Miss Essie Smal ley visited frlendB In . Georgia last Sunday. Wyatt Dawkins and Miss Nannie Davis were the guests of Miss Alpha ^Jenkins one day recently. J. E. Leverett and son, of Deer court, Ga., visited friends in this vi cinity last week. MISB Maggie Alexander, a charm ing youqg lady of Salem, ls spend ing a week with her cousin, Miss Lillie Land. T. E. Davis has been on the sick Hst recently. We hope he will soon recover his usual health. Miss Mattie Jenkins ls visting her sister, Mrs. J. E. Leverett, near Deercou vt. G*? ? Mrs. J. J. Pickens ls visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. F. Singleton, at Walhalla. Ellis Land has almost completed a nice residence about one mile from Hopewell church. G. M. Singleton is erecting a nice dwelling house about a mlle from Chauga church. Styles Harbin ls slowly recover ing from severe Injuries received by falling from a bicycle. Wo hope for him a speedy recovery. Misses Hattie and Mary Adams, of the Westminster Knitting Mills, spent Saturday night with home folks. The people of this community have purchased a nice organ for Hopewell church. Rev. J. L. Singleton wMl preach at Hopewell the first Sunday morn ing at the usual hour, A. A Care for Misery. "I have found ? cure for tho mis ery malaria poison produces," says R. M. James, of Louellen, S. C. "It's called Electrlo Bitters, and comes In BO-cent bottles. It. breaks Up a case of chills or billjim attack in almost no time; and lt puta yellow Jaundice clean out of commission." Thls.great tonic medicine and blood purifier gives quick relief In all stomach, liver and ki .ney complaints and the mis ery of lame baot. Sold, under guar antee by ell druggists. MATTERS IN COLUMBIA. Senator Kuril- Writes Interesting Letter on Timely Topics. Columbia, Jan. 20.-Editors Keo wee Courier: The annual session of the General Assembly convened at the Capitol on the 14th of January, and naturally th? people throughout the State are more or less inquisitive as to what the Legislature will do. So early in the' session a forecast of what may be expected would be diffi cult. The first few days, probably the first two weeks, are usually con sumed by the members In getting their bills in shape to start into the legislative mill, and then in getting the committee work in shape for the respective houses. While there are very little results to the- observer, yet the work of this part of the ses sion is as hard as any. It lu usually In the committee work that the real legislation is done. ?he two subjects which have been mont ?HKOIIHHP?I aty fay hy tho mem bers has been the repeal' of the lien law and the farm contract labor law. It looks as though the Hen law will be repealed at this session. The sen timent ls very much stronger for Its repeal than it was at the last session, and the vote was very close then. In feet if every vote for the repeal had been held together the lien law, in so far as merchants' supplies ls con cerned, would have been wiped out. There seems to have been a gene ral misapprehension as to the effect of the proposed change in the Heh law. There is not and has not been any bill before the General Assembly which sought to repeal every provis ion of wbat is known ns the agricul tural Hen law, but only that portion of ?.he law which permits advances by other persons than the landlord It is proposed to leave the landlord's lien for rent just, as lt ls at present, and to leave t ''s Hen for supplies where they arc. -iade under the writ ten contract just as lt stands at pres ent. The change then will simply require the tenant to ?et his sn nulle? under a Hen from his landlord, or the landlord to assign his Hen for ad vances to the mei (-haili with whom the tenant desires to trade. None of these lawe ls without Its accompany ing evils, lt will not be' questioned [for a moment but tfcat the Ile 1 w, as it has existed for a number of years, has been very extensively abused, and lt ls perfectly patent to any scrutinizing mind that the pro posed change will leave the law still in a condition that lt may be taken advantage of to oppress, the poor; but it will have a tendency to relieve !the present strained condition of la bor for the farmers. It will give the landlord, if he so desires, the abso lute control of all labor on hts prem ises, aiid lt will give the tenant who ls worthy of the confidence and cred it, a better opportunity to purchase his supplies- at the lowest possible price. The decision of Judge William H. Brawley, of the United States Dis trict Court for this State, rendered some time ago, has aroused a very great Interest In the subject of farm labor contracts. Judge Brawley held flatly that no violation of any con tract which was a promise to perform certain services could be made a public wrong or crime. This case, which was decided by Judge Braw ley, holding the law which provides a punishment for the violation of farm contracts to be void,' has been carried to the United States Ciro Ht Court of Appeals by writ of error, and Is proposed to be thence carried to the United States Supreme Court by this State. This question has been' thought to be of such great moment to the Interests of this State that the Attorney General is bringing the power of the State to bear to have Judge Brawley's decision reversed, but there ls little ground for hope that he will eventually be successful In this since only one day last week our own Supreme Court, sitting en bane with the four Justices of the Supreme Court and eight Circuit Judges, by a decisive majority holds this law to he unconstitutional. The Supreme Co'ir't Justices were equally divided, two for and two against sus taining this law. But the Circuit Judges have showi*' timi they were strongly in favor ot declaring it void. There are strong men holding opin ons on both sides of this question. To hold out any Inducement that this or any other law dealing with this subject will be sustained by the Courts of last resort is to be base hope upon a sand foundation. It may be done, we oannot say, hut to punish one class of individuals who promise to do certain things has been and will be an Innovation on the ideas of liberty conceived by thc founders of this government. It ls contended with much force that there ls no real difference between the in dividual who promises within a cer tain period to pay a definite amount of money, and the Individual who, within a definite period, agrees to perform certain services, and it would hardly be contended for a mo ment that an individual who gives his promisory note for the payment of a sum ot money by a certain time, If he falls to pay within the time that he should be held guilty of a public wrong. It may be that ths solution of the problem ou thin line will yet be found to be in the remedies af forded by the Court o* Equity. If a landlord has made such financial ar rangements as that there ls a very heavy and disastrous pending loss in case ot ihr* failure of the laborer to perform his part of the contract, then the Court of Equity should de cree the performance ol that coo ? -"-~~-, , ,-. ?."g tract. After a Judgment for the per formance of the contract has been obtained, the party refusing to obey the Judgment of the court could bo Imprisoned ??s for contempt. But the remedies on the civil side of tho court are too expensive and too slow for the ordinary enforcement of rights of this character. A better and more effective 'solution of thia whole Question, than anything yet proposed, ls that the farmers hold steadfast together, maintain their pe culiar organisation,and require every farmer, upon the application of the tenant, to give a letter or introduc tion, which will set forth his merits or demerits, and permit no farmer to be a member of the organisation who will clandestinely or otherwise employ laborers who have aol such a letter of recommendation. This may work some hardship for a short while, but lt will soon prove of tho greatest benefit to the farming inter ests of any community. This is only carrying out the rule of doing unto others as you would have them do unto you, I havs given thlB much consideration to the laws peculiarly affecting the farming interest of thc country, because of the very numer ous requests that have been made to me for something along this line. K shall vote for anything and every thing in sight that has the semblance of good In lt for the agricultural in terests. The General Assembly celebrated Lee s birthday by ? visit to Win throp College on last Saturday. Of course everything at the college waa In trim, and the photographs and sayings of and about Gen. Robert E. Lee wero prominent on the walls throughout the college, also appro priate decorations. Winthrop Col lege ls one of the grandest institu tions of tho South. It is commonly spoken of as bel?g one of the finest p.nd ?r>o?t ??efnl collagen there ls. It certainly I? filling a much needed place In the State. That is without question, because of the great num ber of young ladies who aro trying to get Into Winthrop and aro turned <-.7,T.y cvviy yearv There ara now in the college above 600 young la dies, and to a casual observer every one pretty and healthy. The general . comment of every one who sees these girls ls that they never saw mien /a healthy crowd of tj'rl?, There are now about BOO girls In this institu tion. There have been more turn|ed away for the lost year thau could bo accommodated. Oconee county -ls fairly well represented in so far as number is concerned, and splendidly represented In talent by the follow ing young ladles: Misses Gertrude Biemann, Helen Fant. Eleanor Keys, Frances Stribling, Irene Strother, Bertrand Porrltt, Annie McMahan, Margaret Morrison, Lucy Doggett, Sarah Gurman, Kittie Furmah. Thoro were eleven others of Oconee who ap plied, but they could not get in on account of lack of accommodations. This ls u serious problem which con fronts the Geno.ni Assembly to-day: What Is to be done for the education of our girls? It ls difficult to say what the future may bring forth, but If the demand for education in - creases for the next ten years in pro portion to the last ten years, college accommodations will have to bo at least double what they are to-day. ? if South Carolina does not provide the means of a higher eduoatlon for her youths.they will be compelled to go to other States, where accommo- > dations are offered, spend their money there, form associations there, which may take from us the best tal ent which we produce. Winthrop . last year had a total enrollment of 626. Last, year's expenses amounted to 951,335. The estimate for this year ls $72,195. In addition to this amount the board of trustees aro unanimous in a request to tho Legis lature Lo build a ' new dormitory which will accommodate at least 400 n ore girls. The cost of this dormi tory is estimated to be $50,000, but we have no idea that lt can be built With less than $75,000 or .$100.000. There are Btrong demands coming from every source tor greater appro priations, and greater appropriations mean higher taxes. The Governor is urging the Legislature to put on two mills more taxes for the State gov ernment. The counties aro asking fdr more taxes for roads and brldogs, end taxes now seem to be about as I burdensome as the publie can stand, i don't think that the Legislature Will accede to the Governor's de mand, because in .ny judgment lt ls not a good business proposition. Tho plan which is n' w pursued for pay ing the government's expenses has been in operation ever since I have been In public life, and has been ap proved by most Of those who hara been Intimately connected with it. it Simply means this: At present It ls necessary to collect from tbe peo ple of the Stato $J.?850,000 for the puroose of running the State govern ment.. This amount is required to meet the obligations for ono year, but tho amount rollected on the tax levy for the yer.r 1907 t$ not suffi cient to pay all the obligations for the vear 1908, and the State has to borrow about $250,000 to bridge over tbe last two or three months, say August, September and October, (Continued on Fourth Page.) ' ".I IN "H"'?..??. ...ji. IN Ijlj, Hiller .... li,, It Does the Rosiness. E. B. Chamberlain, of Clinton, M*., says of Bucklen's Arnica Salve: "It doea the business. I have used lt for. piles and it cured them. Used lt fon ohapped hands and it cured them. Applied lt to an old sore, and it heal? cd lt without leaving a soar behind.'* 25c. at all drug stores.