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fi ?" ? 1 . 1 ? i. , 1 i . 1 11 . , a L:, i tatou g a pu "TO THINK OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT Till-: DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO AW MAN.*' . WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1008. _ ' _"A _ _ New S?-i irs No. 5.14.-Volume LIX.-No. 30. The Best ls T ? but- you get bread that is nutrition, lighter rolls, more llaky pastry than you can go Your money back if it d Every package warrant' C. W. & J. I THE NEWS FROM BOUNTY LAND. Personal Paragraphs-Peaches Plen ty-Passing of tlie Primitive. Bounty Land, July 20.-Special: Vegetation ls beginning to need rain. The breath of July ls hot. and red olent with tho odor of peaches. There has been quite a lot of canning and drying peaches during the hot wea ther. Dr. J. S. Stribllng and J. B. Pickett have shipped several cars, and both have been quite generous in the distribution of fruit to their friends. Truly, "by their fruits they are known." Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Pickett and two children, of Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Milam and two children, of Sandy Springs, and E. H. Pickett, of Atlanta, are at the home of their father, J. B. Pickett. S. J. Pickett, of Atlanta, and Frank Pickett, of Lockhart, are expected the last of the week, when the paternal walls will resound with the happy unison ant voices of every member of this large and interesting family. Mr. and Mrs. James h. Watts, of Oakman, Ala., have Issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Velma, lo George Earle Bagwell. The wedding will take place at tho First Baptist church, Oakman, on the Gth of August. Mr. Bagwell ls one of Bounty Land's most worthy young men and has a host of friends, who wish for him and his excellent lady long years replete with connubinl happiness. Mrs. Fannie E. Morgan, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Ira Burley and Mrs. Kell, of the Bear Swamp section, were guests at the home of J. M. Glllison a few days ago. Grover Davis, of Al hens, made a brief visit home last week. Misses Ethel and Clyde Smith and Myrtle Davis were guests of Miss Laura Smithson, of Westminster, last Saturday. Mrs. C. S. Blackburn and children, of Senecn, are expected to spend this week at the home of D. A. Perrltt. Misses Ella and May Guntharp male a recent visit to their sister, Mrs. Moore, of Shiloh. Mrs. A. C. Ballenger, of Clinton, is with her sister, Mrs. J. B. Pickett. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Owens, of Walhalla, were guests of her uncle, Robt. Rankin, last week. Miss Lefze Perrltt, who Is teaching a flourlshlne school nt Pieket Post, visited homefolks Saturday and Sun day. Pope Yow, of Martin, Ga., spent last week with his uncle, J. J. Davis. Bounty Land school house is re ceiving a fresh coat of paint, which adds greatly to its appearance. Mrs. Dock Bearden, who lives on B. E. Bagwell's placo, has been quite ill, but is reported better this morn ing. Mrs. Mary Fennell and two grand sons, John Paul Glllison nnd Albert Fennell, spent a few days last week in Anderson. Little Miss Mildred Heller and bro ther, Rhoderick, of Fair Play, are with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith. The contract, for building addi tional rooms to R. N. Rankin's house has been let, and the old log end of the house, which was built probably sixty or seventy years ago, by Wil liam Dickson, has been torn away. There are only a few more residences built In ante bellum days left stand ing in this section. The above men tioned house was owned and occu pied for a number of years by Rev. Milton Hlx, of the Baptist ministry. Both be and Mr. Dickson have long since passed Into "the house of many mansions," but their memory still lives in tho hearts of many of their friends in this community. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Magill and fam ily, of Hartwell, Ga., are expected in a few days. They will bo guests of her sisters, Mrs. D. A. Perrltt and Mrs. Jasper Doyle. E.M.D. he Cheapest. oro for this Famous Flour, % better Iii color, flavor and ? delicious biscuits and moro m t from other (lours. \ Oos not please }rou. S id. Ask for "Town Talk." 1 E. Bauknight. NEWS FROM SOUTH UNION. Dentil of An Aged Lady-Items of General Interest. South Union, July 21.-Special: A large crowd attended the campaign meeting at Tokeena last Saturday and report a nice time. Children's day at South Union last Sunday was quite a success. A gen tleman, whose name I do not know, from Italy, addressed the people upon the faith and ways of the Roman Catholic church and priesthood. His speech was very lengthy, but he held his audience from start to finish. He also told of his trials and travels In Italy, France, Brazil and other coun tries. Several candidates from Wal halla and other places were present to hear the Italian. A lady from New Orleans -aug several solos, which 1 were very pretty, and Prof. J. A. j Durham, of Westminster, war present and did some of his best singing. j Our school at South Union started this morning with an enrollment of 8G pupils, under the management of Prof. Dunn. We wish for him suc cess in his new field. The many friends of Mrs. W. L. Thomas will be glad to learn that she is some better. John M. Dowls ls very feeble at this writing. Rev. James Masor of Oakway, closed a tent raeetli.. at Knox's bridge last Sunday with several con verts. We hope he did much and InRttng good. The many friends of Miss Marla Jolly will be B?rry to learn of her death, which occurred last Thurs day, July 16. She lived to the ripe old age of 83 years. She leaves two sisters, one 87, the other 93 years of age. To know Miss Jolly was to love her. She made friends wher ever she went. Her remains were buried at Sbuth Union cemetery on the afternoon of July 16. A large crowd of relatives and friends attend ed tho burial. She was a member of South Union church, which she united with many years ago. She will be missed in the home circle, in the church and in the community. A good Christian has gone to rest. The lonely sisters have the sympathy of many friends In the hour of their sad bereavement. Most people In this section are about done laying by their crops and have gone to canning fruit. B. H. Cole, the carpenter, has forsaken ;ii? trade and gone into the fruit canr ,ng business. S. A. T. Help for Those Who Have Stomach Trouble. After doctoring for about twelve years for a bad stomach trouble, and spending nearly Ave hundred dollars for medicine and doctors' fees, I purchased my wife one box of Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, which did her so much good that she continued to use them, and they have done her more good than all of the medicine I bought before. Samuel Boyer, Folsom, Iowa. This medicine is for sale by Dr. J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Sen eca. Samples free. - Found Two Cases of Pellagra. Augusta, Qa.,. July 18.-Investiga tions of Dr. James Woods Babcock, of Columbia, proving the existence of pellagra among the negroes of the South, have been verified by the ad mittance of two cases to the Lamar Hospital, at Augusta. Both cases exhibit marked symptoms of the dis ease; skin lesions, salivation and mental disturbances. Augusta phy sicians to-day announced tests of the blood and the cerebro-spinal fluid in the effort to prove that the disease Is caused by a micro-organism such as ls caused by malaria and typhoid fevers, and is not due to eating dis eased corn. It ls not leprosy. Nor is lt contagious by contact . ? . FAVORS LOWERING OF SALARIES Even Uta President Gets Too Much for HI? Services. Editors Keowee Courier: I believe all of the persons requested by Mr. Jaynes to express themselves In re gard to the Clerk of Court's salary have done so. Now, as Mr. Jaynes aBked "others" I will fall In line and give my opinion as to the effect of high salaries in obtaining the best and most efficient men to fill our offices, as well as the effects upon the taxpayers. First, I will ask who are the best and most efficient mon to put in office? Are they those who have the best literary education? If so, we many expect to pay them well for their services. But I am well satis fied In my mind that most of the best officials to be found In the State to-day are not highly educated men, but have, deep down lu their hearts, the best Interests of the people at large, as weil us in then* heads a per sonal knowledge of what the people need and want. Therefore they are willing to serve the people at a rea sonable salary-a salary In propor tion to the time lt akes to perform the work of the office that has been assigned them by the people. Now, as to the Clerk's salary In Oconee, 1 cannot say what it is, but am persuaded to believe lt to be too much, when we count the actual num ber of days required to do the work of that office, with the Improved sys tem of keeping the records of it placed there by the tax-payers of the county and State. I was looking with a certain Clerk of COMM lui Misstate some time since, over the record books for real estate. I said to him, "This is a new system given you to record a deed, is lt not?" He replied, "Yes, and I tell you lt is a time and labor saver for me, too." Now in view of the fact that the State t?"d county have by taxing the people placed in the Clerk's office cer_ tain labor-saving device", thus re quiring less time and labor to do the work of the office, he should, in Jus tice and right to the tax-poyers of i the State, who have (or most of them) such a hard way of making money, serve them for less money than he IB now getting, say for $1, 500 a year. This is one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month, with a good office and fixtures furnished free of rent-more than a lot of farmers clear for the entire year, notwith standing the fact that the farmer has ito furnish his own tools, supplies and ?stock himself, and pay taxes on them, too, to furnish a nice office building, with all necessary fixtures and books, free of cost to their Clerk at a salary now greatly out of proportion to what other officials get, and the work and responsibility attached to hi? office. I believe the best paying offices in the county should be the Sheriff's and County Supervisor's, because the Sheriff has to risk his life and assume a lot of responsibility, and the super visor has the financial responsibility of the county as well as all the roads, bridges and poor farm. He should be a man with some knowledge of practical engineering and finances; and In view of these facts these offi cials should be liberally paid for their services and the risks and responsi bilities they assume. But excesBlve salaries never did, nor never will, necessarily make effi ciency and competency In office. It takes honesty, sobriety and a will to give the people the best service for the least money. Therefore the man to-day who is offering himself to the people for office, prompted alone by the pay in the office, ls not likely to make a very good official, whether he be a graduate of Yale or Harvard or with but a common school education, or whether he be rich or poor. What the people need as their officials is men of character, sobriety and coin in ?n sense, and a will to serve all the peopie alike-men who cannot be bought by the money of the rich or influenced by the sympathies of the poor, and wno will serve the public, as the public's servant, as he would his own interest. Once our offices are filled by such men BB this our taxes will not be at the confiscating point, and less grab and graft will we have in public trusts, and more general prosperity and happiness among the people, as well as less class legislation. Now, in conclusion, I desire to say that I think among the many compe tent, bright and honest young men, as Weiras older ones, In Oconee, we can find plenty of them who are ready and will take any office in the county for less money than they are now paying, and more especially the Clerk's office. Time was when our County Com missioners served the people for less than three hundred dollars per year, and the county waB out of debt and had money in the treasury. They did this with less than two million dol lars' worth of property to levy on. But lo and behold the condition of the county to-day, with over four million dollars worth of property to levy on, and-the county in debt about fifty thousand dollars, and taxes about fifty per cent higher than they were in former day?. Surely the American people to-day are the worst taxed people in the world in spite of competent offlce-holdere. Tho best days the people of thia Republic ever saw, and when there was less graft In office and less class leglalatlon, was Sofore high salaries. * Every President of the United I States up to Grant received only TWO FIGHTS IN ANDERSON. One W hile Man Smashes his Father? Ill-Law-Another She 's a Negro. Anderson, July ly.-Two white men, Base Williams, aged 21, and D. C. French, aged 24, are in the county jail, awaiting announcements of the deaths of each of their victims. Williams and his father-in-law, Henry Martin, both of whom live near Denver, Were in Anderson yes terday. They drank nearly two quarts of whiskey, according to Wll liams's admission. It is said that th'-v arrived at Martin's house, near sundown. Williams and his wife, who was Miss Margie Martin, began scuming in the yard at the side of the house. Martin evidently thought that Wi'liams was fighting her, and he advanced on him with an iron rod. Williams says that Martin hit him across the head with the rod, when he (Williams) commenced running to get out of the way. Martin fol lowed him, and while running Wil liams picked up a shovel and hit Martin across the head, crushing the skull. Williams then got his wife, Martin's daughter, and walked to his home, a mlle distant. He was surprised while In bed by officers this morning. He did not resist arrest. The attending physician says that Martin is in a dying condition. French shot a negro, Will Super, three times with a 32-callbre pistol. French runs a livery stable In Wll llamston and Super had been doing some work for him. Super came to the stables yesterday afternoon In a drunken condition and became in censed at some of French's remarks. French admits he had been drinking. Super advanced on French, so the lat ter says, with an open knife. French received several gashes in his clothes and hand and one wound In the arm. He had a pistol in his pocket and drew it as Super was making to ad vance on him. He shot three times, each bullet taking effect in Super's stomach. French came to the city last night with his uncle, W. A. Coo ley, and surrendered to Sheriff Green. The negro ls In a dying condition. Colored Man DU . from Injuries. Anderson. July 20.'-Will Suber, the colored man Bhot by D. C. French at Wllllamston Saturday afternoon, is dead from the gun shot wounds. twenty-five thousand dollars annu ally, lt was then we had less graft and class legislation than we have to day, with the President at a salary of fifty thousand dollars yearly. So lt takes something more than high salaries to give the people good and competent officials. It takes princi pally honesty and a desire to give the best possible service to the people for the least money. To this end I will say that In view of the money depression in the couii try, and that there are plenty of goof and competent men In Oconee who would take any office In It for the same s?lary, or less than they are now paying, I think lt unwise and contrary to the best Interests of the people to raise salaries and thus in crease taxes and extravagance with the result of no bette* service to the people. Mr. Haley, we think, is about right in most of his propositions. If there ever was a time for economy (not niggardly economy) among our people, both in their homes and pub lic affairs, it Is to-day. Economist. Newry, July 14, 1908. It Was Only an Imitation. (Philadelphia Ledger.) Three carriages with curtains low ered drove along Huntington Park avenue to Kenneday's lane, west of 29th street, and to the hollow south east of the Queen Lane reservoir, where the occupants alighted. In one of the vehicles was a negro bound with thick cords. He was taken by two men into the woods and there the cords were untied. He stalled to run, but was pursued by the men down a steep hill and Anally captured. Then, after a short talk, the captors led the negro to a tree, threw the end of a rope over a limb, and, fastening the other end around the black man's neck, drew him up until his feet were free of the ground. The men then walked away a few paces, and, drawing large pistols, dis charged them at the hanging man's body. Several men working in a nearby field, who witnessed the performance, ran to the hollow to protest against a lynching. When they had finished talking, one of the "lynchers" stepped forward and said: "That ls all right, gentlemen; we are very glad you came on the scene when you did, as your appearing will add greatly to the value of the pic ture." Then, pointing to a photographer in a corner of the field, he continued, "You see, we are taking films for moving picture exhibitions." The rope had been fastened to an arrangement that had been placed beneath the negro's coat. The pistols had been loaded with blank cart ridges. Bishop Potter Bead. Cooperstown, N. Y., July 21. Bishop Henry Codman Potter, of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, died here to-night. Death followed a sickness of several weeks. For the past week the bishop had appeared to gain, but he suffered a relapse yesterday, and last night hope of ul timate recovery was abandoned. SENECA NEWS ITEMS. Hems of Interest !? thc Local ll* , The Sick Improving. Seneca, July 21.-Special: The Senatorial and Congressional candi dates passed through Seneca yester day on their way to Walhalla, spend ing a few hours here handshaking and chatting with friends, old and new. The old friends of Hon. Geo. Johnstone were pleased to see him again and to note that time is deal ing lightly with him. A merry party of picnickers from Seneca, including some attractive young visitors, are at Tunnel Hill to day. Miss Minni* Kirkpatrick left Mon day for a two weeks' visit to David son College, N. C., and later a tour of North Carolina mountain resorts, including Monti eat, Asheville, Bre vard, etc. Miss Mary Cherry is sick at her home here with typhoid fever, which news her friends here and elsewhere greatly, deplore. She Is, however, do ing nicely at this time. The following young Indies are at tractive guests of Miss Carol Hern don: Miss Marie Isbell, Walhalla, Misses Mary Sullivan and Maud Ham mond, Greenville. Mrs. H. P. Duvall and Miss Ellen Du vail, of Walterhoro, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Witsell. Mrs. Krank Martin and children, of Greenville, are visiting In Seneca. Mr. Martin was called by telephone last evening on account of the Bluets of the baby boy, but we are pleasod to state that the little fellow is bet ter this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Adams, of Thomaston, Ga., have been visiting In Seneca. Mrs. Adams, as Miss Christine Dickson, is popularly re membered by her many friends here, who are pleased to see her again. Mrs. J. R. Moore, of Westminster, spent last Sabbath lu Seneca. To-night is the date set for the educational rally at the Baptist church. It is said, too, that the can didates for Con ? res* and Senate'will possibly speak hero to-night. Mr. and Mrs. John Livingston ar rived in Seneca yesterday for their summer visit. Miss Lillian Caldwell is visiting Mrs. D. K. Norris at Greenville. Mrs. W. F. Austin and son Willie and Mrs. Clella Ramsay and daugh ter, Miss Gladys, are spending a few weeks In the moun ns of North Car olina. Miss Emma Stribllng returned to Seneca yesterday from a two weeks' stay at Walhalla. Mack Stewart, former policeman herr continues 111 from a relapse of fe\ er. Mrs. W. J. Lunney represents the missionary society of the Seneca Bap tist church at the missionary union nt Greenville this week. Rev. M. R. Kirkpatrick spent last week with friends at Davidson Col lege. N. C. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Huff are enter taining a little stranger at their home, the young gentleman having arrived the 20th Instant. A number of Seneca society young people will attend the dance at Rich land Thursday evening. Earle Stribllng, of Habersham, Ga., visited his brother, T. S. Striblihg, last week. Luke W. Verner spent last Sunday with his family here. Miss Phinney, a trained nurse from Atlanta, is nursing Miss Mary Cherry. R. S. Verner, of the country, is in town to-day with a load of fruit for canning. Those of us who live from tin cans will surely find lt oasler liv ing, now that lt is possible to supply the pantry largely with these good things. We would like to suggest to the Civic Association the idea of appeal ing to the city council for an appro priation to be used toward beautify ing our railroad station, reminding them of the recent appropriation by the Greenville cltv council for this purpose, the railroad donating the same amount. The natural condi tions here are admirable for a condi tion of this kind, and surely nothing could better advertise the progressive spirit of the town. The park Is at tractive after a trim dressing by the mower. The icing Btation Is attracting the attention of large numbers of our cit izens, Including also the small boy, who ls supplying himself and family with what ice he ls able to carry from the waste of this popular commodity these sweltering days. Kain Is greatly needed here, both to relieve the Intense heat and to re fresh gardens and ?awns. Miss Carol Herndoii was at home to the young people last Thursday evening In honor of her attractive young visitors. Misses Isbell, Ham mond and Sullivan. M. V. S. Three Fires at Rock Hill. Rock Hill, July 20.-Three fires occurred here to-day. At 9 o'clock the barn of Pride Ratteree, with ita contents, was burned eoiup?ot?ly, en tailing a loss of about $500, whio.h ls partially covered by Insurance. At 10.30 o'clock the home of A. Freidheim, on Main street, was al most completely burned, much of the handsome furniture being damaged though rescued from the building. The loss is in the neighborhood of $10,000, with Insurance of $6,500. The kitchen of Edward Garrison's home, In Oakland, caught Are, but was extinguished wi h little loss. A NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER, Neu H Notes Gathered A ix mt Town and About People. Westminster, July 21.-Special: Rev. Coke D. Mann, o? West Union, ls assisi in;; Rev. J. L .Singleton in a Borles of meetings now being held In the M. E. church. The attendance Is better than in years at n protracted meeting. On Sunday night every pew was Ailed. Preaching begins at ll a. m. and 8.80 p. m. Prof. J. A. Durham is the leader of the music. Mr. abd Mrs. W. C. Loehr, of La vonia, Ga., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Poore. Cheswell Concert Band ls the name of the newly organized band in the mill village. We were In error in mentioning the name of this band last week. Mitchell & Reeder are ready to move into the new store room built by Mr. Mitchell. T. N. Carter & Co. will open a big line of hardware in the room vacated by the above firm about November 1. Mr. Carter ex pects to conduct a grocery and grain business individually up to that date. Tho nicest and most enjoyable pic nic ever held In this section came off in the pasture on R. E. Norris's farm last Tuesday. The various Sunday schools In town united In the festivi ties and the jollification of the day. B. L, Reeder and his wife and daughter have returned to Texas. Be fore taking their departure Mr. and Mrs. Reeder received the sad news of the death of their grandchild at Hughes Springs. The deceased babe was a child of Mr. and Mrs. William Murphy. Mrs. Murphy was Miss Val lie Reeder, who visited here two years ago. . The most interesting and exciting game of base ball ever played In Westminster was witnessed last Sat urday between the Westminster and Easlcy nines, r he game was 2 to 8 in favor of Westminster. It was a hot game from beginning to end. Our friend, W. H. Cole, residing near Oakway, left with us one day last week four very large tomatoes of the Pondarosa variety. They are very fine and Juicy. The largest one weighed one and a quarter pounds, and the four weighed four and a half pounds. While In Greenville last week we had the pleasure of seeing Hon. T. D. Long and Prof. M. E. Brockman. Both asked to be remembered to all their Oconee friends. L. A. Edwards and J. H. Thomp son, of Seneca, were among the vls I Itors here yesterday. j Miss Willie Mae McKee, of Lau rens, is visiting her cousin, Miss Alice Puckett. George Norris, a compositor of tin Macon Evening News, arrived Saturday and will spend a week vis iting his father, R. E. Norris, and other relative'; Mr. Norris has many friends here who are always pleased to sc,, him. The friends of Mrs. Clifford Wal ker, of Mnnroo, Ga., will be glad to know that her husband was success ful as Solicitor General at the pri mary election recently held in Geor gia. lt is a good position for a young lawyer to occupy. Besides the training it will give, there is a salary of seven thousand dollars a year. Misses Lula Bowers and Inez Ber ryman, of Bower avilir, Ga., are the attractive guests of Miss Lillie'Harri son. Mrs. J. W. Wingo, of Greenville, president of State W. M. U., visited Mrs. J. W. Stribllng last week, and then attended the associational W. M. U. at Fair Play. Among those who attended the meeting were Mes dames J. S. Carter, J. R. Moore, O. K. Breazea?e, A. P. Marett, Cordelia Whitaker, J. B. Vandiver, Misses Robbie Carter and Ada Marett, who were enthusiastic in regard to the hospitality of the ? members of the Beaverdam church, and the facility with which Mrs. Wingo stated the things which interest all mission workers lu this State. Mrs. W. L. Dobbs, as chairman of committee, was r.uperb In her efforts to make the meeting a success. Fair Play ls a flne farming country and has men who help the world to move on moro happily and who helped no little hi making the missionary meeting a success. Misses Ethel and Clyde Smith and Myrtle Davis, a trio of handsome young ladles of the Bounty Land sec tion, are visiting Miss Lama Smith son. Miss Jessie Stribllng is visiting at Greenville, Belton and Piedmont, and will attend the Baptist Assembly at Greenville before returning home. J. R. McGee and wife, of Due West, are on a visit to the family of his brother, J. W. McGee. William Lewis, of the South Un ion section, was married on July 18 to Miss Lavera Perry, of Lavonia, Ga., J. D. Sheldon, Esq., of Fair Play, officiating at his residence. H. Rutledge Zimmerman and sis ter, Miss Lucile Zimmerman, were guests of friends in Walhalla Sunday afternoon. A. JU Gossett. It Can't no ?^t. The beet of all teachers is expe rience. O. M. Harden, of Silver City, *Jnrth Carolina, says: "I find Elec tric Bitters does all that's claimed for it. For stomach, liver and kid ney troubles lt can't lo beat, I have tried it and find it a most excellent medicine." Mr. Harden ls right; it's the best of all /nodlclnes, also for weak, lame back, and all run down conditions. Best, tod, for chills and malaria. Sold undor guarantee aj, oil drug sjgres. ?0e. .