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.TO THINE OWN SELF Bli TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DA ?: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER. ELO WALHALLA. SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1908. Now Scries No. 521.-Volume LIX.-No. IT. ?* ?? $2.50 Just Ai Queen Qua To see them To wear thc enthusiastic. The new st ready - New other Oxfords Gun Motal and ers. Newspaper c them justice, the Shoes for y CW & J E 9 TWO DEAD ; TWO INJURED. Resisted Arrest IR Finally Shot to I)? adi by Hotel Porter. Warrensburg, Mo., April 20.-Jas. Ryan, chief of police, and Byron Hall, aged 30, son of J. N. Hall, a farmer living near Warrensburg, were killed and James B. Basham aftd Robert Pollock, night officers, I were wounded last night in a pistol duel In the corridor of the Estes Hotel. The three officers were attemnting to take a revolver from Hall, when he shot all three. . The officers re turned the Are and Hall was shot twice. Two more shots were fired at him by Lewis Littleton, the negro porter of the hotel. After the shooting Hall .an up the stairway in the lobby and stood on the landing as the porter fired at him. He then staggered Into an al cove off .the landing and another shot was heard. When Hall was found he was dead, and his powder-burned shirt showell that he had been shot a third time, through the heart, sup posedly by himself. Basham is not expected to recover. He Got What He Needed. "Nine years ago it looked as If my time had come," says C. Farhtlng, of Mill Creek, Ind. Ter. "I was so run down that life hung on a very slen der thread. It was then my drug gist recommended Electric Bitters. I bought a bottle and I got what I needed-strength. I had one loot Fin the garve, but Electric Bitters put i it jhack on the turf again, and I've V^jfoc well ever since." Sold under l'??urantee at all druggists. 50c. --When hot and tired try the loreen Front for something refresh ing. They fix you. ENGLANDS! IO ALUM IN FOOD A and strictly prohibits the ?ale of alum baking powder So does France So does German; has been made illegal in Washin bia, and alum baking powders i Wt* Toprotecty when orae Say plaint^ and very tura you get R A Royal is die only Baking Poi Cream el Tm .ar. It adds I .oneness ol the food. $3.00 rr?ved ! lity Oxfords is to admire, ira is to grow y les. are now Colonials and in Tans, Kid, Patent Leath uts can not do you must see ourself. . Baukfiight 50. FARMERS INVITED TO KUMTRR. Secretary Wilson to l>ellvt?r an Ad dross-Largo Attendance Desired. Sumter, April 19.-President R. I. Maiming, of the Sumter chamber of i commerce, has requested B. Harris, of Pendleton, the president of the Farmers' Union of South Carolina, and Commissioner E. J. Watson, of the Department of Agriculture. Com merce and Immigration of South Ca rolina, to use their efforts to have every county union or organization of farmers in thlB State send repr? sentatives to Sumter next month to greet Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, and to attend the far mers' meeting, which will be address ed by Secretary Wilson. Mr. Wilson will be In Sumter for two days, May 7 and 8. Whether the farmers' meeting will be held on the 7th or 8th has not yet been de cided, but the, date will be set lu the noxt few days and notice will be given through the newspapers ami otherwise. Messrs. Harris and Watson are in closor touch with the farmers and their organizations than any one elfe, and' they know the name? of the presidents and secretaries ahd their post office addresses. Reduced rates will be granted by the railroads, all of which are much interested in Secretary Wilson's visit and aro doing what they can through their executive and traffic depart ment officers to have a big crowd of tarmers in Sumter to meet Mr. Wil son. West Union Democrats. The West Union Democratic club will meet next Saturday afternoon at j the school house at 4 o'clock to re organize, elect delegates to county convention and transact other busi ness. . 1 HTS The tale of alum foods gton and the District of Colum ire everywhere recognized as ourself against alum, iring baking powder, 9 II BAKING oyal ry ?et made from Royal Grape o the digestibility and whole THE NEWS FROM BOUNTY LAN H. What the People of a Prosperous Community are Doing and Saying Bounty Land, April 20.-Special: Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Shanklin and chil dren, of Anderson, spent from Friday until Monday with relatives In this community. Mrs. Julia Davis, after a delightful visit in Anderson, has returned to her home here, to the delight of her many friends. MisB Bertie Smith delighted her pupils with an Faster egg hunt last Friday afternoon. Our people are rejoicing over the prospective change In the public road near Richland creek. Since the re cent heavy rains the road between the Hamilton place and the creek is almost Impassable. Miss Ora Bagwell is visiting in Westminster, the guest of Mrs. Sam Dickson. Grover Davis, of Athens, is with home folks for a few days. J. J. i)?ivis is a little in advance of the majority of the farmers in this community. His crop of cotton is up. Mrs. Mack Milam and two children, of Sandy Springs, are spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j; B. Pickett. Mrs. H. R. Smithson and daughter, Miss Laura, of Westminster, si RMI; yesterday at. the home of J. M. Gllll Bon. Mrs. D. A. Perrltt entertained the missionary society of the Seneca Bap tist . church last Monday afternoon. Sixteen of the members were present. C. R. D. Burns and wife and Capt. John C. Neville, of West Union, were recent guests at the home of J. M. Gilllson. A. C. Whitten and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Shanklin, of Clemson College, and Mesdames Matthew and James Davis, of near Seneca, were recent guests In this community. J. J. Davis's friends sympathize with him In the recent loss of a valu able horse, which is the eighth he has lost within the inst fifteen years. D. A. Perrltt and daughter, Misa Lt'i/.<?, attended the burial of E. P. Earle at the family burying ground near Earle's Mill. Cards are out announcing the mar riage of Miss Lillie Reese Doyle to Dr. Jamos Mendenhall Dunlap. The marriage will take place at the home of her cousin, nr. and Mrs. E. L. Con nelly, in Atlanta. Miss Lillie is a daughte- of the late Prof. E.R.Doyle, of Westminster, formerly of Bounty Land, and has a host of friends here who wish her unlimited happiness. We can sympathize with our Rich land correspondent In his or her (we do not know which, as there ls no clue as to who ls the writer) embar rassing position in that the expected guests who were reported "will spend Easter" at Richland did not arrive. "A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind," and as we have been guilty of making errorB of like magnitude we keenly appreciate the situation. Now, as Richland has adopted the aggressive policy,1 we feel that lt would noe be ur pardonable In us to remind Richland of the fact that Bourity Land ls wide awake. How evdr.sbould Bounty Land feel Inclined to doze, she might take a lengthy nap and on awakening find Richland far 1?\ the rear in "tho production of pro fessional men. While Bounty Land cannot boast of having turned out more than one lawyer, she had an active part in educating some of Richland's boasted lawyers, who never received any part of their edu cation at Richland, but their early educational training was attained within the walls of old Bounty Land Academy. Two of the five mentioned lawyers received a preparatory edu cation at Retreat. Unless Richland counts the last admitted to the bar we fall to see her grounds for boasting of more than two. One of her young lawyers has entered the ministry, and while the other is a brilliant and most promlnlng young lawyer, he has not arisen to prominence In the profes sion. We would not speak a word of discouragement nor hinder his efforts to the highest attainments, but some, times the most brilliant anticipations aro blighted by the direct disappoint ments. Ah! Richland, you are too young to take issue with as venerable old place as Bounty Land. Think of the able men whom Bounty Land has sent but-Judge William Doyle, of Texas; the late Dra. John Doyle, S. J. McElroy, George Phlnnoy, and Dre. Wm. H. Wright. W. R. Dendy, Revs. John Phinney, W. B. and R. R. Doyle, S. Y. Stribllng, president of Roswell and Habersham mills, were all Bounty Land men, and we are edu cating others "in our quiet way" for; the different vocations of life. Yes, "still water runs deep," hut soniet times the moss of self-< onfldence will accumulate on the pebbles 'in the quiet depths of its channel. Now as to our last o concerning the Behool grounds at Richland: We are B?rry to have made such a mistake, or rather we are sorry that lt ls a mistake, but we feel that any one else would have arrived at the same conclusion we did when the teacher of this school reported to us that they wore In advance of our article on the Improvement of school grounds. Our article only suggested the sodding of sohool grounds, and as we made no mention whatever of mound build ing we naturally supposed that they had sodded the grounds. We wish to say that we bear no 111 will toward POR THE CALHOUN STATUE. Crowded Condition of Hall Likely to Hender Location Difficult. Washington April 20.-South Ca rolinians in Washington are already beginning to discuas the unveiling of the Caltu un statue in the National Capitol and many of the Incidents that will be connected with the occa sion. When Governor Ansel <md the other members of the Calhoun statue commission were hero a few days ago on their return from New York, where they had been to inspect the model, they made an informal insp e tlon of Statuary Hall with the I?1' i in view of picking out a good loca tion for Calhoun. When it comes to a permanent location there may be some little trouble in finding a plac?? because the halt is already full now. and in order to place any more ntatues in it it will be necessary to do a considerable amount of shifting and moving from one point to another. A few ye?ra ago wheu the statue of Frances E. Willard, the great tem perance advocate-and the only wo mat, in the hall-was being put in, it was found that in order to give it the place assigned to it a move of Gen. George Washington would have to be made. That was the only way that the Willard statue could be given a prominent place. Virginia the State that had placed Washington in the hall-raised a vigorous pro test, iinil some of her people said they would prefer to have Washington re main where he was rather than place him in an obscure posit ion to make room for the Willard statue. The latter was put in place, however, with the result that Washington was moved to the rear behind Frances Willard and does not command at all a good position. Just where the Calhoun statue will be placed is an interesting question that will have to be decided when Sculptor H uckst a hi has completed his work. Superintendent Elliott Woods, the man who controls the Oe pito 1 and grounds, was asked a day or two ago where he thought he could place the new Btatue. He said that he did not know, because lt looked now like every available Inch of space was al ready taken, and in order to place in more statues many changes would have to be made. There ts one small corner of Stat uary Hall where some space may be utilized, and that is the little cut off ?.lace now used as a ladles' reception rcrm. lt is not a good location, how ever, and it ls not probable that any State would want it. While no program has been an nounced yet In connection vlth the placiug of the statue, it ls almost cer tain that in addition to whatever ceremonies the State of South Caro lina baa old Carolinians i\o\v residing in Washington will also provide en tertainment. Richland, having once lived in her beautiful suburbs, or perhaps in the very heart of town, as the bounds of Richland are beyond our ken. Re gardless of what may appear here after on this subject, our part of the controversy ls at an end. E. M. D. Chamberlain's Has the Preference. Fred. C. Hanrahan, a prominent druggist, of Portsmouth, Va., says: "For the past six years I have sold and recommended Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem edy. It is a great remedy and one of the best patent medicines on the market. I handle some others for the same purposes that pay me a larger profit, but this remedy is so sure to effect a cure, and my cus tomer so certain to appreciate roy recommending it to him, that I give lt the preference." For sale by Dr. J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Dot? from West Union. West Union, April 20.-Special: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ritter and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Porter visited Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Biewer recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Knox visited relatives near Poplar Springs Sun day. Miss Stella Miller, of Poplar Springs, visited her sister, Mrs. J. C. Knox, Saturday and Suuday. H. H. Nesmlth returned home Sat urday, after spending several weeks In Manning. On Friday night, April 17, the young people of West Union enjoyed a pound supper given at the home of Mr and Mrs. J. R. Duncan. The young ladles were Misses Janie San? ders, Susie Miller, Roxie and Ruth Stone, Stella Honea, Agnes and Min nie McAlister, Ruby Carter, 'Carrie Sanders and Clarice Shockley. The young, men present were: Robert. Sanders, Jas. Dodd, Marvin McAl ister, Harmon Kell, Ernest Snead, John Brewer, Burt Shockley, Luther Sanders and Bub Millar. E. C. South Union Democratic dab. Pursuant to th? call of County Chairman C. R. D. Burns, the South Union Democratic club ls hereby called to meet at the Academy on April 26th, 1908, at 4 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of reorganizing, re vising the poll Hst, to elect delegates to the county meeting, and to trans act any otho/ business that may como before the meeting. J. B. Harris. President. S. M. Vandrver, Secretary. MEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. What the High School ls Doing Paragraphs of Personal Interest. Westminster, April 21.-Special' In last week's Issue of The Courier we announced that several Clemson professors, with some others, visited the A. P. M. Ledge of Westminster on Saturday night, April 11th. We take pleasure In reporting the names of these gentlemen this week: O. R. Doyle. D. G. M., Profs. Martin.Klugh and Hook, Dr. Robinson, Mr. Schll letter and Dr. Lewis; Messis. Look and Dendy, of Walhalla. A nice lit tle spread was given In honor of the visitors In the apartments of G. W. McConnell. Prof. D. L. Bramlett, of the Cen tral Hi?h School of Greenville, brought ins ball team over last Fri day and pi.iyed the Westminster High School two games, one Friday ufternoon, the other Saturday morn ing. Central school rook the first game by score of 5 to 3. Westmin ster took the second, score 9 to 5. Both games were Interesting and ex citing, especially the first. The sec ond was played under difficulty, the game being called at end of the fifth inning on account of rain. Spain, in the box, handled himself well for a high school player. He would do credit to a college team. Beaurgard, catcher, ::id fine work for Central. Other Individual players of tho vis itors did good work. Among some who did are Foster, at second; Rabb. at short; Abercrombie, pitcher of second game, and Dillard, (M.). was a good hitter for the "icltors. Wil liams, Simpson and .lull did fine work for the locals. In the first game Williams yielded only flvt. hits in nine Innings. In the second gune Simpson yielded only two hits In the fifth Inning. O. Marett, B. Manett, Dillard, Carter, Leathers and Zim merman all played well. The double by Zimmerman Friday w?r. a ?ne play. The line-up of the visitors aa follows: Spain, p.; Beaurgard, c.; Foster, s. s.; M. Dillard, Ii f.; B. Dillard, c. f.; James, r. f.; McLeod, 1st b.; Abercrombie p. and 3d )>.; B. Marshall. 1. f. and 3d b. Mrs. J. S. Carter entertained the visiting team and the local team at uer beautiful home on Main street Friday evening. All the young peo ple enjoyed themselves to the fullest extent. There were : *?jut seventy five young peoplovpresent. Among the visitors to the town were: Prof. D. L. Bramlett, Misses Theresa McDavld, Mary James, Hat tie Walker, Totsle Mackey, Abbie Stokes, Henry Cushman, H. Chan dler, H. Deal,-Perry, all from Greenville. The visiting team conducted itself in n very gentlemanly manner and made many friends in the town dur ing Its brief stay. Miss Irene Howell and a few mem bers of the ball team remained in town until Sunday afternoon. All th?8e guests were entertained by different people In the town. On account of the addition of a tenth grade in the high school de partment of the Westminster Graded School, there will not be a graduat ing class this year. We hope- to have not less than seven In the 10th grade next year. For all the work done in the tenth grade this next year, those taking the course will get credit for it in college when they enter. In this way parents will snve at least the cost of a first year In col lege .0"' course we don't Intend to convey the Idea that we will give a pupil as much as he woudl get from a first yoar course In college. What we do will compare favorably with any high school course in the State. By remnining In the "high school pupils can enter higher than they otherwise would should they leave out of the 9th grade. The work done will be credited by our colleges In South Carolina. Our commencement will not be elaborate this time. We will have an expression recital by the girls Monday evening, May 18th, short ex ercises by the primary grades Tues day morning, and the boys' oratori cal! contest for the Carter medal Tuesday evening. There will be a beautiful medal given to the girl who recites the best; five dollars in gold to the pupil who improves most in writing and a scholarship mednl to the pupil making the highest in scholarship throughout the school. This medal ls given by J. S". Carter. Mrs. Geo. Marett, of Atlanta, ls visiting friends and relatives In town and Fair Play. The Pedple'8 Store has changed hands again. It was bought by Mills Bros., from Seneca. They have opened up their stock ot goods. W. L. and B. M. England, A. Zim merman and Caleb Mitchell have un der construction a block of six stores on the plot Just beyond, the Magnolia Hotel. All the store rooms are to have uniform glass fronts, When completed these stores will be about the best of their kind- la town and will add much to thia end of the town. Westminster ls growing rapidly. In five years from now it will sur pass any town In this section in every particular. A. L. Gossett Is slowly improving. His strength seems to come bj de* grees. We hope that in the near future he will be able to do active work. Otaway Marett, Apple Johns, A*. Gaines and Rev. J. R. Moore were delegates from Westminster to the i B. Y. P. U. Convention, which met i In Greenville on the 8th Instant. Tb^y all report a great convention. SENECA NEWS ITEMS. The Death of Hom. E. 1*. Earle-Mat tera of Local Interest. Seneca, April 21.-Special: The death of Hon. E. P. Earle, which oc curred at his residence here last Fri day afternon at 6 o'clock, is a dis tinct loss .to the community, and to the church of which he was a promi nent and devout member. Mr. Earlo had been In ill health for some years, and th? ?Aiml decline witnessed by his physicians and loved ones here for the past weeks was the natural premonition which warned them that the end was near. He was an in tense, but brave, sufferer, and every thing that the skill of local physi cians and specialists could do waa done, but nothing could'stay the in roads of the dread disease, and so consciously and bravely he awaited the end. His immediate family was ajmut his bedside continuously, doing all that tender solicitude suggested, and the home is indeed desolated. The names of thoBe left to mourn the Irreparable loss are his wife, Mrs. Nettle Earle, his sonB, Elias and Wil ton, his daughter, Mary, and sister, Miss Fannie Earle, .who made her home with the family. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church on Sunday, where many sor rowing friends congregated to pay the last tribute of respect. Interment was made at Beaverdam, his old home, a long procession following the remains to the distant churchyard. Following premium list has been prepared by the floral committee of the Civic Association for tho flower show in the fall, and was handed your correspondent for nubllcation: Roses.-Largest collection ; best vas,- red roses; best vase white roses; best vase yellow roses. Best collection geraniums, best collection cut blooms, geraniums; second best collection cut blooms, geraniums; best collection ferns; best palm; best design. Chrysanthemums.- Best plant grown by child; best dozen single stems; best Bingle stem; beat plant, three blooms; best plant, 5 blooms; second best plant, 5 blooms; best plant, 9 blooms; second best plant, 9 blooms; largest cut bloom; beBt vase, (3) ono color; second best vase, (3) one color; best vase, (6) different; second best VSBO, (6) different; beat vase, (6) one color; second best vase, (6) one color; largest collection cut blooms; second largest collection cut blooms; largest collection plants; scron<l Inrgest collection plants; best collection pompons. Those wishing to grow flowers for the show will do /ell to save thin list for reference. Mrs. J. D. Hutchinson and daugh ter, Miss Elvira Dudley, arrive in Seneca to-day for a visit to Mrs. T. E. Stribling and other relatives here. Mrs. Hutchinson has been with her daughter in .Virginia for some weeks, where she has been at school, and they are en route to their home at. Columbus, Miss. Judge J. <!. Lewis, of Plckens, is visiting his daughter, Mrs W. S. Hunter. Mrs. L. W. Jordan left to-day foi* Union, alter a ?-h?rt visit here. Miss Susie Farr, of Greenville, and a recent graduate from the Piedmont Training Scnool tor nurses in Atlan ta, spent a few days in Seneca last week. Hon. and Mrs. J. C. Cary and son, Whltner, of Greenville, are in Seneca. Mrs. Sarah Hunt, of Townville, who has been visiting relatives here, returned to her home yesterday. James Adams's 10-cent show is at tracting the public notice here now. It was the merry-go-round last week! Master Willie Veiner is entertain ing a large number of his little friends this afternoon, who assist him In tho celebration of his natal day. The Easter egg hunt on the Epis copal grounds yesterday was a pro nounced success. John Edwards is at home on a sick furlough. There were a few church-goers last Sabbath, who were brave enough to don that Easter hat. and these few (the hats) looked f if they would like to apologize. News from Rov. W. H. Davis, who was recently bitten by a mad dog, ls most encouraging. M.V.S. Mrs. Jesse Sloan, of Franklin, N. C., has returned home, after visiting Mrs. W. J. Stribling, Mrs. Jesse Mc Gee and friends, Mrs. Sloan, as Miss Georgia Neville, was a frequent vis itor here, and her friends were de lighted to welcome her. Mrs. Clifford Walker, of Monroe, Ga., will visit her sister, Mrs. W. J. Stribling, this week, Mrs. Walker Is a daughter of the late R.. A. Ma thewson, to whose wise courbet the early management of our. town owes the planting of our Interests, morally and educationally, on a,firm basis. Tho woman's, missionary society of the Baptist chnrch held a very in teresting meeting Monday afternoon with a large attendance. One very Interesting feature "Was the treasu rer's report, showing that all appor tionments had been sent to the State treasurer, the society having given much more largely than last year. The annual meeting In Septembev will now have earnest attention. Mrs. W. J. Str!b!i?S requests that the next quarterly meeting be well attended, so that all business can he Fully discussed. Westminster and Toccoa will play ball thia afternoon. Sub.