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* BEAUTIFUL PICTURES WHICH . . HA NO ON THE WALL. ? ?.*...** * . ?..*. Editors Keowee Courier: So long as I ran speak and write I shall hold up the Confederate soldier as th J greatest man In all the world, but not to excite anew the fierce patri otic passions which once filled the breast of every true Southern man. Nor 1B It our intention to say aught that IB disloyal .to the great Union which now protects us all, for we are now under the same govern ment, the same flag; we have the same laws, we read the same Bible, and worship the same God; and we are the same people, with the samo hopes, the same aspirations, and the same destiny. Thank Qod, the day has come when a part of thc sad memories and bitter animosities of the past are be ing absorbed in a quickened public sense of the importance of business and social relations between the South and the North; hut the day haB. not yet come when we can forget the brave men who died the death of martyrs in fighting for their convic tions. In all times and ages be who has been willing to offer his life as an evidence of the faith that was in him has been deemed worthy of a place among the heroes of history. Without fear of contradiction we as sert that this position should be ac corded to every man who wore the gray. The struggle, from the beginning, was an unequal one. It was not for the promise of glory that they enter ed Into this war, not for riches or high renown, but simply because fhat each Southern State was a sovereign In Itself, which should be protected even at the cost of the blood of h?r noblest sons. The result of that une qual conflict did not destroy the principles contended for by the South, and we speak of lt now as a just cause. "Nations die and races ex pire." but truth Is Immortal, and principles based upon truth live on forever. So lt was the principle of local self-government for which our comrades died, and will yet live on forever. No cause Is lost which In Its los ing forms the corner-stone of lib erty. Even to-day wo can see a bright star of hope abovo the sad ness which steals over us when wo hear from the lips of Father Ryan, that soldier-priest, that uncrowned poet laureate of the South, his fam ous war lyric, which says to you: "Fold that banner, for 'tis weary, Round Ita staff 'tis floating dreary; Furl lt. fold lt-lt ls best, For there's not a man to wave It, And there's not a sword to save lt. And there's not one left to lave lt In the blood that heroes gave lt; Touch lt not, unfold lt never, Let lt droop there, furled forever, For its people's hopes are dead." That star of hope was for a long time after the war obscured from view, from the desolate condition of heart-broken homes, from whose fire side a son, a father, a husband, were missing, but to-day it spreads its ef fulgent rays of comfort over a proud, energetic, successful and happy peo ple. Let us draw aside the curtain from some of the beautiful pictures which hang high on memory's walls. The chiefest picture In our group of treasures Is the picture of that spot less, that immortal Virginian, the hero of Appomattox, the Ideal of every Southern heart. The very sound of the name of Robert Edward Lee lllls every true Southern heart with a charm, like unto the gontle murmur of a "Silvery fountain stealing forth midst a bed of roses." We can see that gallant chl?ftaln and his heroic followers on that eventful morning of the 9th of April, at Appomattox C. H., as they stand ready to face the unequal foe. Ah! some of those gal. lnnt soldiers had taken part in Pickett's magnificent charge at Get tysburg-by .heir valor they had mufle the battlefield of Manassns Im mortal. Again, at Chlckamauga, where those granite shafts now point skyward in loving memory of both the gray and the blue, these war scarred veterans had, on many a bloody field, felt the flush of vic tory. But now the end was very near, and it did not take a prophetic eye to see that Lee's illustrious army was toon only to be a matter of his tory. Less than twenty-seven thou sand, all told, ragged and hungry, having passed through a winter of extreme privation and suffering and knowing that the loved ones nt homo, through Federal Invasions had become wanders upon the face of the earth-still the tattered gray uni forms, upon which the sun shone that April morning, covered as noble, ns brave, as unflinching soliders as ever breathed. . Lee's immortal surrender was made, and lt was left for that day to disclose to view the ragged Southern soldier, with head bowed in the presence of his dod, to whom alone he could look In that trying hour for solace and comfort; for, though he had fought a brave fight and had done his best, "all was lost save honor." Another picture well defined upon the walls of memory ls the heroic Stonewall Jackson, whose gleaming sword was an aspi ration to his men; grouping about him in memory's view, the gallant Pelham, one of the greatest artillery men tho world has over known; Jeb Stewart, the Immortal leader of tho c?valry of tho army of Northern Vir ginia. But Virginia ls not the only State that weeps for her children that are not. Kentucky, the fair young daughter, turns to Virginia, the mo ther State, and all her sister South ern States, and points with lofty pride to those noble sons she gave to tho cause-the Intropld John II. Morgan, the matchless Albert Sidney John ston, thc brave and fearless John B. Hagood, and gallant Roger Hanson, and that tall chieftain, the "Wizard - of the Saddle," Nathan Bedford For rest. But there Is another picture that we will not forget, which hangs on a line with all the greatest generals that were ever born-that ls The Private Soldier In tho ranks. In reading history he is seldom mentioned; but it was the private soldier who whipped the fight always, and it will always be so. Without him there would be no war, no battle would be fought on land r,r sea. We have seen him pressing the ice and snow with bare and bleed ing feet, trousers torn, Jacket rent, his blanket In shreds, with old slouched hat, and haversack empty, but he followed the battle-torn flag, and wrote ou the brightest pages of history the names that will never die. It was the private soldier who will make the names of Lee, Longstreet, Jackson, Gordon, Hampton and For rest vide down the ages; and it is our duty to keep alive the fires of devo tion and patriotism. Every true mo ther will teach her children to love God, love home, love family, and to love their native land. We have another picture that will eclipse all others, lt ls The Southern Women, the fair daughters of the Confede racy, the "uncrowned queens" of our hearts, the Inspiration of every noble and chivalrous deed, the arbiters of fortunes and political histories of na tions. Her chiefest virtues, how ever, do not exhale their sweetest fragrance in the bright hours of pros perity, for lt 1B her sacred mission to wipe away tears, to soften sorrows and heartaches, and to bind up with tender hands the open wounds of grief. How truly can this be said of our Southern women of Confederate times! From the time the bugler's clarion sounded the first alarm of war until the Bmoke of the last bat tle had cleared away, and the folds of the conquered banner drooped pa thetically over a land of broken hearts, our heroic women were ab solutely true. Their sacrifices were not made In the glare of noon-day sun, but In the innermost recesses of their hearts. They gave their sons, their brothers, their husbands to the Confederacy with that willingness which could have sprung only from the truest patriotic /eal; and this they did, although the mother knew in her heart that the glimpse she caught of her boy as she stood watch ing for the last wave of the handker chief was perhaps the last time that her aged eyes would rest upon that stalwart form. While the war was going on the misfortunes of our women were most uncommon ones. In the solitude of their homes, once grand and magnifi cent, now stripped of even the neces sities of life, they were left to that consuming anxiety from which there was no rest. Sewing and weaving were the occupation of the day to support the little ones around them, and night after night they worked upon those gray uniforms, which were oft sprinkled with tears. Upon the battlefields, among thc wounded and in the hospitals of the sick and the dying, our Southern wo men did their duty. Many a Confed erate soldier, just before passing on to his reward beyond, felt upon his feverish brow the soothing touch of a gentle hand and heard from fair lips words of divine hope and inspi ration as soft and sweet as an angel's prayer. When the war was over and the Confederate soldier returned home to begin anew the struggle of life, the brp.v ? heart that had not quailed before a relentless foe sank deep Into the der tbs of dlspalr at the steht that met his gaze. The malled hand of the enemy had left Its trail upon every side, lt was a ruined home stead Indeed. Everything was gone except its queen, but she was there to greet him, to inspire him with new hope and with renewed zeal for life's duties, and to our women are we chiefly Indebted for the healing of those terrible scars of war. Even up to this day the loving hearts of our Southern women havo never censed their well-doing, for now come these fair daughters of the Confederacy with all their kind ly deeds, a noble band of true, pa triotic, Christian women, to care for these Confederate veterans who have been buffeted by the storms of Ufo, and In declining years feel the need of a supporting hand. And each year, at the season when the birds sing their sweetest carols, and all the earth ls abloom with beautiful flowers, they come to scatter roses over the Confederate graves, In sa cred memory of the heroes of the South. As "the vestal virgins kept alive tho sacred fire of their God upon his altar," so will these daugh ters of the Confederacy ever keep before posterity VOUT noble deeds. J. Russell Wright. Walhalla, S. C. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ho ls senior partner of tho finn of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, county and Stato aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscrib ed In my presence, this Otb day of December, A. D. 188C. (Seal.) * A. W. Gleason, ' Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls taken In ternally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. ' md for testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold hy druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. Would Not Re n Rurdeii. Nashville, Tenn., April 1.- Augus tus H. Lawrence, aged 68, a retired wholesale liquor dealer, this morn ing coplnined of feeling ill. and went to his room to He down. Several hours later his wife found him dead with a bullet hole In his temple. Ho left a note saying he feared he would become a burden to his family. Pain, anywhere, can bo quickly stopped by one of Dr. Snoop's Pink Pal? Tablets. Pain always means congestion-unnatural blood pres sure. Dr. Shoop's Pink I ain Tablets simply coax congested blood away from 'p^ln centers. These tablets known by druggists as Dr. Shoop's Headache Tablets-simply equalize tho blood circulation and then pain always departs in 20 minutes. Twen ty tablets 2f>c. Write Dr. Shoop, Ra cine. Wis., for free package. Sold by J. W. Bell. "WENT OPP HALF COCKED." . i A Moral and a Sensible View of the Heflin Incident. (Prom Columbia State.) We are agreeably surprised to note that cur esteemed Northern contem poraries seem to have refused to get excited over the shooting of a negro in Washington by a Southern Con gressman. It appears that after all the Incident ls not to assume na tional proportions. The affray illustrates, if it illus trates anything at all, but two points. The tl rut is, the disposition, so often manifested, of a Southern m?n to take the settlement of these m.t .tors In his own hands. In the same "<* cumstances a Northern man would have simply called the police. It ls thlB difference, the result of temper ament, Inheritance, environment, or something, that has done BO much to give the oouth a bad reputation in respect of law and order. In just such a situation as Mr. Heflin found himself, the Southerner for some reason is disposed to act for himself, to sot himself forward as the regu lator of manners that he deems to be bad, himself to demand that the other fellow behave himself, and if he won't to fight him. The result ls only too often the same as In this case: ils ts and then guns come into play and the chances of a funeral before the matter ls untangled are usually bright. Law and order get a black eye, and the turbulence and lawlessness of the Southerner be come the subject of editorial lament -and justly so. They order these things beUer in 'he North, where there is a kf3ne<* anxiety to make the officers of the law earn their pay. The Norihern man argues that the police are there to do just this sort of yeoman ser vice, and when trouble begins he oalls an officer; the unruly one being duly Impressed with the majesty of brass buttons quietly submits, is led away, and everything and everybody settle down comfortably again. The Northern man is practical and sensi ble. It ls a great pity that the South erner cannot be got to accept the same calm view of these wayfaring incidents; it would save much trou ble and occasion less b 10od-8pilli lt?. The Heflin incident serves too to direct attention once more to the fact that Washington is a city in which the Southerner has a hard time keeping his temper. Thanks to the strong streak of bumptiousness that runs through negro character, as a rule, and which causes him to mistake "equality" for the right to make himself obnoxiously conspicu ous and self-assertive, the capital of this nation has become a place of frequent Irritation to the man of Southern "prejudices." Of course there are plenty of negroes In Wash ington who behave themselves like other people and are content to at tend to their own business. On the other hand there is no city in the world ^vhere another class of negroes is mor. offensive and insolent, ns is evidenced in this very case in which Mr. Heflin Interfered. However, we trust that the next time anything of the sort comes un der his notice, the Alabama Con gressman will be content to call the police. He should remember the un fortunate fate of the Brownsville marksmen and refrain from "shoot ing up" the town, and Incidentally "pinking" the unfortunate "innocent bystander." This May Interest You. No one is immune from kidney trouble, so just remember that Fo ley's Kidney Cure will stop the Ir regularities and cure any case of kidney and bladder trouble that ls not beyond the reach of medicine. Sold by all druggists. Senator Davis Fined $2?. Little Rock, Ark., April 1--United States Senator Jeff Davis was fined $26 lu police court to-day for dis turbing the peace. The fine was administered for the Senator's action In getting a pistol and returning to Second street and Louisiana avenue Tuesday afternoon, where he had been attacked and beaten a few minutes before by Tom Helm, deputy prosecuting attorney. Ft ls alleged that Davis flourished the revolver and made threats of taking a shot at his antagonist, who had vanished hy that time. Helm was fined $10 for assault. CABTORIA. Dr. Norwood Vance Suicides. Atlanta, April 1.-Dr. Norwood Vance, an ex-surgeon In the United States marines, committed suicide by shooting himself In the breast with a pistol. The tragedy occurred In his room In the Kimball. Ill health ls assigned. The di! SLOL For spavin, c tendons, wi For thrush, For hog dis! for ?norrhot AT ALU o Send for free bock di copy mc ?reo iqo?. av Tnt ousu? BKOW'I CO cr. IC See my line ol Dimities, Piques e Special values and up. All new Let us show y men and children ; style at correct p] Ruskin BEWARB OF COUNTERFEITERS. Hankers Four there are Many Coun terfeit Certificates In Circulation. New York, April 2.-Discovery of a counterfeit of a $20 gold certificate by a Grand street bank cashier on Saturday has led banking men here to believe that large numbers of sim ilar counterfeits may be In circula tion. The counterfeit is a poor imita tion of the original, and can be eas ily detected. The "XX" and the seal on the face of tho note are irregular. The back of the note is dark colored as if from much handling, presuma bly to hide the poor engraving. The engraving on the face is three-six teenths of an inch short, and on the back one-quarter of an inch short. The note discovered Saturday is 'of the 1906 series, check letter B and number 426,426. That languid, lifeless feeling that comes with spring and early sum mer can be quickly changed to a feeling of buoyancy and energy by the judicious use of Dr. Shoop's Re storative. The Restorative is a gen uine tonic to tired, run down nerves, and but a few doses is needed to satisfy tho user that Dr. Shoop's Re storative is actually reaching that tired spot. The Indoor life of win ter nearly always leads to sluggish bowels and to sluggish circulation In general. Tho customary la-'k of ex ercise and outdoor air ties up the liver, stagnates tho kidneys and oft times weakens the heart's action. Use Dr. Shoop's Restorative a few weeks and all will be changed. A few days' test will toll you that you aro using the right remedy. You Will easilv and surely note the change from day to day. Sold by J. W. Bell. ?crirntnarinq Wai AN'S I :urb. splint sweeny. < nd puffs and oil foor rot and ajara/ temper, doa cholera ea.cantar and roup CALEBS - - - I R?ME\ IF YOV Wl?H ?O C IAKEVOCJR O WW 8 DRES*JE5* THUN otrr ^ \ OOP M AT FR IA LS . Vou CAN AFFORD TO. i-BT V? FURNISH VOU VOu?rx \ I Silks, Linens, Wh md Wool Dress Gc in White Lawns at goods just receivec rou our line of Oxf just received. Eve pices. Anderson, RVANGKLIST CAMPAIGN In tho Twelve-Mile River Association by Rev. W. M. Walker. Cherry Hill, April 12 to 15. Whitewater, April 18th to 24th. Salem, April 25th and 26th. Ea8tatoe, April 30 to May 3. Ro'iky Bottom, May 3d to 7th. Saluda Hill, May 9th to 14th. Antioch, May 15th to 19th. Salem, May 23d and 24th. Cheohee, May 30th and 31st. Shady Grove, June 4th to 7th. Bethel, June 9th to 12th. Cheohee, June 13th and 14th. 2d Church, Central, June 19to 25. Salem, June 27th and 28th. Keowee, July 4th to 10th. Cheohee, July ll and 12. Tall Creek, July 12 to 18. Mount Carmel, July 19 to 24. Salem, July 25th and 26th. Central, (Mt. Tabor,) July 27-31. Pleasant Hill, August 1 to 7. Six Mile, August 8 to 14. Cheohee, August 15 to 21. Salem, August 22 to 29. Holly Springs, Aug. 30 to Sept. 4. Little River, September 5 to ll. Cheohee, September 12 and 13. Stamp Creek, September 19 to 25. Salem, September 26 and 27. Brethren, pray for us that the Lord may bless our efforts. Respectfully, T. H. Stewart, Frank Heaton, Committee. S. L. Bowen, of Wayne, W. Va., writes: "I was a sufferer from kid ney disease, so that at times I could not stand straight. I took Foley's Kidney Cure. Ono ddllar bottle and part of the second cured me entire ly." Foley's Kidney Cure works wondors where others are total fail ures. Sold by all druggists. ./IN I Ml sapped hock, founc lamene^ in hor et on cattle and 2 ii thumps and scot > in poultry?j* ?Rice as ?.so*. & * -Address DrEorlS.? I ERSON C. Did you ever stand before rour mirror just beforo you went ?ut to make a call and feel shamed because you knew you vould meet people better clothed han yourself? If so, you know low it feels. We have in our store many, nany things it would make you eel proud to wear. It is draw ng close to May-day now. Is his not the very latest date on vhich you should appear in rour New Spring Garments? f you get them now they can >o worn just that much longer, tnd you will have just that nany more times to feel proud vhon standing beforo the mir or. Wo do not believe you can esist wishing some of these emptation8. ite Goods, Lawns, )ods. ; 8c, 10c, 12 l-2c 1 ords for men, wo rything in correct Seneca. Honor Holl Westminster School. First Grade-Grace McDaniel. Second Grade-Christine Terrell 98, Laura Griffin 96. Katie Harris, Teacher. Second Grade-Victoria Miller 98, Christine Sanders 97, Mariam Pitts 96, John Sam Dickerson 95, Loraine O'Kelley 95. Third Grade-JesRe Timmerman 98, Mary Anderson 98, Chas. Ander son, Jr., 97, Ira Bearden 96, Ithemer Puckett 95, Mildred Beardon 95, Maggie Mitchell 95, Eula Gthson 95, Ino Sanders 95. Maude Stribllng; Teacher. Fourth Grade-Hattie Simpson 99, Alta Prichard 97, Basil Phillips 96, Lucius England 95, Julia Dickerson 9T), Audrey Holley 95. Fifth Grade-Ralph Lawrence 98, Vassie Prichard 98, Harold Norris 97, Emily Stribllng 97, Agnes Orr 96. Frank Stribllng 95. (Mrs.) M. E. Brockman, Teacher. Sixth Grade-I.ullle Miller 95, Gladys Carter 95, Ollie Prichard 9C. Anna B. Rushton, Teacher. Seventh Grade-William Ander son, Annie Mae Anderson, Bessie Foster, Mnry Harrell, Allen Norris, \llce Stribllng. Grace Stribllng, Rob bie Simpson, Fred Zimmerman. Gussio Harper, Teacher. High School. Eighth Grade-Ada Simpson 98, Ethel Marett 97, Eddie Plckons 96, Augusta Smithson 96, Jameson Stribllng 95, DeWitt Miller 95. Ninth Grade-Bena Harrell 99, Kato Harri? 99, Frank Anderson 99, Kletner Tannery 98, Bernice Marett 98, Belton Marett 97, Lee Stribllng 97, Min?le Eubanks 96, Bessie Simp son 95. M. E. Brockman, F. T. Cox, Teachers. ippfy of BNT 1er. strained ses - ?heep - irs in hogs-? ?.OO >)oon. Boston. Masa.