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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1849.) Fabllshed Ever/ Wednesday Morning. Huhne H pt ion, $1.00 Per Annum. Advertising Rates Reasonable. -By STECK? 3IIELOR .V SCHRODER. Communications or a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WA LH ALLA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2, J?08. THE P1AK>D IN THIS STATE. Thc Property Loss will Reach Up Into Enormous Figures. (Nows and Courier, Aug. 28.) Property damaged to the extent of hundreds ot thousands of dollars, at least two or three lives lost, devas tated farms, ruiued crops, bridges washed away, cotton initia and power plants closed, railroad service trafilo almost paralyzed, and telephone and telegraph service badly crippled, tell the story of the flood which has been raging in the Piedmont and Pee Dec sections of South Carolina, and the eastern portion of North Caro lina for the past two days, and which is undoubtedly the most de structive that has ever visited this section of the country. The rivers are all out of their banks and some Of them are steadily rising, lt ls Im possible this morning to give any fair estimate of the loss, but it will go into the millions. Owing to the disorganized condition of the usual means of communication The News and Courier was unable last night to get dispatches from all of the coun ties where the Hood is highest and the damages greatest, but su Alelen t Information was secured to give a tolerably fair idea of the extent of the Hood. Nulls Not Badly Daiiiage<l. Spartanburg, Aug. 2ti.--Rains ceased at sunrise to-day. The total rainfall from Sunday morning at 1 o'clock ti, 7 this morning was ten and six-tenths inches. The small streams are falling. There bas been no seri ons damage to any of the cotton mills in this section. The damage to the electric light plant at Gaston Shoals is not known. Prom twenty to thirty brid,'es have been damaged or wash ed away. The loss is very great to t be county. Leo County Has tirent Freshet. Bishopville, Aug. 2G.-The great est freshet lu the memory of our old est men is booming in Lynch's creek. Ail wooden bridges have been washed away ' The steel bridge alone stands against the rush of the waters, but lt ls leaning and may go at any mo ment. Wreckage of all kinds ls tloat. lng down the creek. Parties living on the lowlands lying along the creek are moving out. The water has risen over twenty feet and ls still rising. Heavy rains have fallen for 48 hours over the whole county, causing dam ag?: to crops beyond estimate. Dark Picture in Kershaw. Camden, Aug. 26.-The Wateree river presents the most frightful scene Camden bas ever witnessed in tim?? of high water. It ls about four feet higher than it has ever been before and is still rising. No trains have been run to-day from Camden on the oouthem or Seaboard. The trestle on the Southern, just below ('aniden, is undermined and a num ber of bridges In the county ave down. At this time it would be Im possible to estimate the losses, but they are very heavy, not only to the railroads, but to the planters. The picture looks dark. W. L. Depass ls one ol' the heaviest losers. At bis farm In the river swamp he has lost thirty-live head of horses, some of them valuable ani mals, ill horse (lesli alone lils losses will reach something like $.r>,000. A negro, who spent tho night In a tree in the river swamp, was rescued to-day. Nothing has been heard of Mr. Ruben and the little boy. who was on the bridge with bim when it fell In, and there ls scarcely a doubt but that they were drowned. Damage at Reedy River. (Greenville News. 28th.) The Hood damage at Reedy Rivet factory was not as great as was llrst expected. President .las. H. Maxwell had a force of bands busily engaged all day yesterday In cleaning the ma chinery, walls and floor on the bot tom door. A large quantity of mud and sand was deposited there hy the water, which nt one time rose in the building to a height of nine feet. The engine, which is used for auxiliary power, was ten feet under water when the Hood was at the crest. The mill will necessarily be closed down for some days, and during the time it ls not In operation the management will, it ls understood, allow Hie help half wages. School Library Destroyed. Williamston, Aug. 27,-The splen did library of the graded schools at Williamston was destroyed by water, which rose In the building In the freshet. The building was supposed to be above high water. Wallace's shops were washed away. Negro Drowned Near Greer. Creer, Aug. 28.-A negro man by the name of .lohn Palghel waa drown ed in a pool of water at the washout on the Southern Railway mar Greer yesterday afternoon about C o'clock, lie was a mein her of the force at work repairing the ?lainage done by the freshet and went down In the pool to get a piece of timber which bad lallen from the trestle above. Ile stepped In water which was over his head and drowned before assistance could rt ach him. Pa miers, mechanics, railroaders, laborers rely on Dr. Thomas' Kclec trie Oil. Takes the sting out ol'cuts, burns or bruises at once. Pain can not stay where it ls used. FKAHFUIJ FIXX>I> IN ti KOKO I A. Augusta Huffer? Heavily-City Four to Fifteen Feet Under W?U>r. AugUBta, Ga., Aug. 27.-The Sa vannah river measures thirty-seven feet at 2 o'clock to-day, five feet above .iood Hue. Water ls falling only an Inch an hour and reports of great damage coming Into the city from r.ll surrounding sections. Water is yet all over the streots and every thing still tied up. City in darkness again to-night Reports of many robbery stories have been received by special messengers from different sections ot the city. An Inland Sea. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 27.-Engulfed in an inland sea, Augusta lies mute and helpless to-day in the grip of tho worst flood in its history. At eleven o'clock the flood had fallen one foot since midnight. He ports from the lowlands north and south ot the city show great proper ty loss. Houses, livestock and crops aro lu many instances totally de stroyed. Claiming to be an eye-witness, a farmer says he saw two women drown last night. Another report says two boys were drowned early this morning when their boat was capsized. Since daylight there have been many narrow escapes and thrill ing rescues. To add to the night of hideous hor ror, tire has swept away two great warehouses and many smaller build ings. To-day famine has fastened about the throats of thousnnds of home loss ai.d penniless, and those who es caped from the water's rapid rise are shivering lu the drizzling rain that is tinged with December's blast. People Clinging to Trees. People are clinging to trees and tops of houses, and though plainly In sight they cannot be rescued be cause of the frightful current of the Unod, whose waters are roaring through the streets like mill races. The most daring of the boat men who tried to stem the tide were caught in the maelstrom and carried from view, their boats tossed upon the crest of the flood like feathers. This point from which this mes sage is being filed from the top of a Postal Telegraph pole on Marbur street ls seven blocks from the south end of Broad street and the same distance from the Albion Hotel. The Augusta factory, the oldest cotton mill in Augusta and probably In the South, directly across the street, is three feet under water. Between this point and the city the water is dashing unbridled and at this hour lt would 1>> folly to try to man a boat. Hundreds of homeless people aro watching the water, many anxious for friends and families who are at the mercy of the flood. Rumors of loss of life are frequent, but Impossi ble tn verify There have been many narrow escapes. All through the night were heard piteous cries for help which none could answer. There ls not a wheel of Industry turning in the city. The street car service wa? suspended yesterday at ll o'clock a. m. Soon thereafter the water was everywhere and all business was sus pended. The city would have been in total darkness last night had lt not have been for the light of the confla gration. Damage at Athens. Athens, Ga., Aug. 27.-The esti mated damage to Athens alone by the heavy rains ls conservatively esti mated at $2?.000. ? A clever, popular Candy Cold Cure Tablet-called Preventlcs-ls being dispensed by druggists everywhere. In a few hours Preventlcs are said to break any cold-completely. And Preventlcs, being so safe and tooth some, are very line for children. No quinine, no laxative, nothing harsh nor sickening. Box of 48-25 cents. Sold by Dr. J. W. Bell. Oakway Ittms. (Unavoidably Omitted Last Week.) Oakway, Aug. 24.-Special: The series of meeting at the Baptist church closed last Monday with an addition of fourteen members. Oakway and Richland crossed bates on Richland's diamond Friday after noon, the score being 7 to 13 in favor of Oakway. Mr. and Mrs. Lew Kilburn, of Ma con, (la., are visiting his brother, Sloan Kilburn. Lee Allgood, a handsome young man from Piedmont, Ala., ls visiting his aunt, Mrs. J. J. Haley. Miss Flfle Kilburn, who has been visiting relatives in Gainesville, Ma con and other points In Georgia, ls with homefolks here again. Mrs. Joe Crooks and sister, Miss Bessie Mattlson, of Chattanooga, Tenn., are visit lr.? ?it tho home of W. A. Bowen. Among the young people who at tended the dance at the Richland Hall were Miss Bessie Mattlson, Miss May Haley and Adger Bowen. S?sses Cordelia and Ila Bearden, who are teaching Poplar and Six Mile schools, respectively, visited homefolks last week. Mrs. J. M Mattlson ls visiting rel atives and friends at Greenville. Bel ton and Pel/.er. The Misses Dunlap and brother, of Athens, aro visiting near here. We fear our "craps" will be dam aged if the rain continues at the pres ent rato. ' Mrs. J. H. Pullen, of Cracker Neck, S. C.. and charming sister, Miss Kate Byrd, of New York, visited at J. J. Haley's a few days last week. Duo. lt's a pity when sick ones drug the stomach or stimulate tho heart and kidneys. That is all wrong! A weak stomach means weak stomach nerves, always. And this ls also trim of the heart n?d kidneys. Tho weak nerves are Instead crying out for help. This explains why I >r. ?hoop's Restorative ls promptly helping sto mach, heart and kidney ailments. The Restorative reaches out for the actual cause of these ailments-tho failing "Inside nerves." Anyway test the Restorative 48 hours, lt won't cure so soon as that, but you will surelv know that help ls coming. Sold by J. W. Bell. SIMS HAD NARROW ESCAPE. Mail Carrier Cum?? Near Losing His Life in Seneca River. (Anderson Mail, 26t'i ) John Sims, the colored mall car rier between Anderson and Town villi', had a mule drowned In Seneca river yesterday and narrowly escaped droVnlng himself. Sims was bringing the mall to An derson and was driving a mule bitch ed to a top buggy. He crossed Seu eca river at Dobbins' bridge, having heard that it would be impossible to cross tho river at Earle's bridge, on lils regular route. He crossed the bridge all light but the water was out nv. r the bottoms and his mule got out of the main road and into water over his head. The mule Jerk ed the buggy into deep water after him, and Sims was caught under the buggy top, and lt looked tor a little while as If he, too, would be drown ed. He managed to scramble out, however, and brought his mall sack with him. Sims made his way to the home of a man who Uvea near the river and got assistance and went back to the river, but the mule and buggy had floated some distance down the stream. The mule was drowned. Sims walked Into the city, and had to make a long and circuitous trip in order to avoid swollen streams. He brought the mall with him, and lt was soaking wet when he reached the post office. All of lt, though, can be sent to Its destination. Sims thinks he will be able to get his buggy out of the river when the water goes back Into the banks. This woman says that sick women should not fnil to try Lydia K. 1*1 nklinm's Vegetable Compound us Hbo did. Mrs. A. Gregory, of 2:555 Lawrence j St., Denver, Coi., writes to Mrs. Pinkham : '. I was practically an invalid for six ?ears, on account of female troubles, underwent an operation bj* the doctor's advice, but in a few months 1 was wo>*s<> than before. A friend ad vised Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and it restored me to perfect health, such aa I have not enjoyed in many years. Any woman suffering as 1 did with backache, bearing-dowD pains, and periodic pains,should not fail to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands ol women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bear ing-down feeling, flatulency, indigos tion,dizziness or nervous prostration Why don't you try it ? Mrs. Pinklmm invites all sick] women to write ber for advice.] She bas pruided thousands tc i health. Address, Lynn, Mass. I'ntakcn and Not Paid For. (Calgary, Canada, Herald.) And McTavish was "no feelln' juist weel," so he went to thc doctor and stated his complaints. "What do you drink?" demanded the medico. Whuskey." "How much?" "Maybe a bottle a day." "Do you smoke?" "Yes." "How much?" "Two ounces a day." "Well, you give up whiskey and tobacco altogether." Andy took up his cap and In three steps reached the door. "Andy," called the doctor, "you have not paid for my advice!" "Abm no' takln' lt," snapped Andy as he shut the door behind him. The advance In freight rates on meats, flour and grain on shipments east of the Mississippi river, and south of the Ohio, lt Is said, will cost the merchants of Charleston about $2??,0(?0 per year. AN OLD ADAGE SAYS_A "A light purse ls a heavy carse'* Sickness makes a light purse. The LIVER is the seat of nine tenths of all disease. Tutt's Pills pro to the root of the whole mat ter? thoroughly, quickly safely and restore the action of the LIVER to normal condition. Give tone to the system and solid flesh to the body. Take No Substitute.. ! IM.M.. X SAYS BRYAN WIM- WIN Tlio Senator, While in London, Pre dicts Certain Democratic Victory. The following special cable dis patch from Its representative in Lon don, printed in the New York Her ald, will be read with interest in this State: Amoi'g all the prophets of Demo cratic success at the coming election none ls more confident than Senator Benjamin R. Tillman, of South Caro lina, who after an extensive Conti nental tour, ls enjoying his first visit to London. "It may be that the wish ls father to the thought," said Senator Tillman when I encountered bim at the office of the American Express Company, "'but it looks to me as If Bryan has a powerful good chance of cleaning up the other crowd this time. In thc first place he has been nominated in spite of the best organized news paper fight against him ever known, thus demonstrating his innate strength with the rank and Ale of the Democratic party. Taft, on the con trary, has been nominated solely at the dictation of Roosevelt and against the wishes of the masses in the Republican party. While Taft is a lovable character In every way, and I don't wish to be construed as saying anything against him as a man, his self-obliteration and what I would call the olement of subser viency in his visit to Oyster Bay to Bet his speech revised aro not in his favor. Other Factors of the Situation. "There are other facts that must appeal to the people. If, for instance, we are going to Mexlcanlze our coun try by having the President appoint bis successor through the machinery of the Republican party and the use of office-holders to a stock nominat ing convention, lt ls simply going to make a great slump downward in the history of the American Republic. "Again, If the country Is really In love with, and anxious to have car ried out, reforms which Roosevelt stole from the Democrats and pro claimed as 'my policy,* the people will recognize that Bryan more fully represents those Ideas than does Mr. Taft. "Then again the Vice Presidential nomination of the Republican con vention ls an Insult to the name of reform. Everybody In Washington ls familiar with Sherman's alignment with the plutocratic Influences of the country, and unless I mistake the character of the people generally they will consider his nomination as a surrender to the plutocracy. "While Taffs friends are denying everything that ls calculated to lose him any votes there ls still another important consideration which will Influence the election of Bryan. The panic of last winter has only left un pleasant recollections and an amount of damage to business which now ls relatively small. Things seem to be almost normal at present, but what ever lt was. barm resulted with Re publicans In possession of all branches of the government, In spite of the protective tariff, in spite of thc gold standard. No Money Issue Now. "The money question ls no Issue now and cannot be made one. Bry an's attitude In 1896 and 1900 would not Influence even a nervous baby, much less a sensible voter, and unless American minds are absolute ly besotted, of which in my opinion there ls not the slightest Indication, they will realise that to allow one party to remaii. In power indefinitely ls not healthy or for the good of the country. "Consider, besides, the disaffection In the West over the tariff, and the clamor for Roosevelt's programme, which Bryan represents, and you will see that Bryan cannot keep from win ning." In answer to a qu< .Hon Senator Tillman said: "No, I don't think anything much can be done with the tariff next ses sion. Two-thirds of the Senate are against any reduction, and If there were a change this big majority would rather favor an Increase. Even If a Democratic President and House were elected wouldn't Aldrich just sit there in the Senate and laugh at any tariff bill sent from across the way?" PAIN Fain in tb? head-pain anywhere, has Ita carts?, rain ls congestion, pala ls blood pressure-nothing .lae usually. At least, so says Dr. Snoop, and to provo lt Ka has created a little pink tablet. That tablet-caned Dr. snoop's Headache* Tablet coaxes blood pressure away from pain ?inters. Ita arnot ls cha rm lng. pleasingly delightful. Gently though .?(sly, lt surely equalize* the blood circu lation. It you have a headache, it's blood pressure-. If It's painful periods with women, sams OBUM. li you are sleepless, restless, nervous, lt's blood congestion-blood pressure. That surely la a certainty, for Dr. Snoop's Headacho Tablets atop lt In 20 minutes, and the tablets (Imply distribute the unnatural blood pressure. Bruise your finger, and doesn't lt get red, and aw?U, and pain y out Of course it does. It's con gestion, blood pressure. You'll find lt where pain ss-always. It s simply Common Sense. Wa eau at 35 cents, and cheerfully recommend Dr. Shoop's Headache Tablets J. W. BELL. 1 " Ladles First." (Pry's Magazine.) In this age of levelling up and j levelling down, and of attempting 'o place women on tho same plane as men In everything, chivalry ls nearly a dead letter. Many wish lt were altogether so, regarding lt as a ha'? to tho full emancipation of women. There can be no traffic here with such wrong-headed and wrong-heart ed notions. In the healthy atmos phere of sport such notions wither and fade like exotics In an allen soil. "Ladles first!" ls an abiding principle with nil who are sports men. O f6f> T O 'JPL X jttk, m Baan the Ito Kind You Hate Always Borjjft The Kind Ton Have Always ] in use for over 30 years, - ?nd 1 All Counterfeits, Imitations Experiments that trifle witl In tunta and Children-Exp B What is C ?astoria is a harmless subi Sorte? Drops and Soothing contains neither Opium, M substance. Its age is its gu and allays Feverishness. It Colic. It relieves Teething and Flatulency. It asslmil Stomach and Bowels, giviuj The Children's Panacea-Tl GENUINE CASI Bears the The Kind You Ha In Use For O THC OKNTAUN COMPANY. TT Ml FEARED RANKS; BURHM) MONEY Arkansas Man's Decayed Fortune Saved for Rim by Woman. Washington, Aug. 24.-Of the $10,000 in decayed greenbacks sent to the Treasury Department for re demption by O. D. Earl, of Morrlllon Ark., all but $2;> have been identified and a check for $9,975 was malled ! to Mr. Earl to-day. Fearing the banks were unsafe Mr. I Earl buried bis savings in an old tin ! pail In 1904. Recently he dug up J his treasure only to find that the \ bill? were so decayed that he could j not discern their numbers. All that I was left of the roll was a bunch of paper resembling a package of dried leaves, with here and there the torn end of a note displaying a figure. Mrs. A. E. Brown, the burnt money expert of the redemption division, was given custody of the unrecog nizable mass when Mr. Earl forward ed what was left of his fortune to tho Treasury Department. After much tedious work she succeeded In identifying most of the money. KILLTHC COUGH AND CURE THE LUNG8 WITH Dr. King's Discovery ttlR SLOUGHS JTLIC.?nr. ? wu OLDS Trli?"B?ttli ?tit AND ALL THROAT AND LUND TROUBLES. GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY! OR. MONEY REFUNDED. QUA RTE RM US & TANNERY, Contractors and Builders, ARCHITECTS. Plans furnished with all est?males for* Contracts. Write or call on us, WESTMINSTER, S. C. 40 RE-ENROLLMENT AND REGIS TRATION NOTICE. The Books of Registration will bo open at the Court House the 1st day July, 1908, and will continue open [every day (Sundays excepted) through July and August for the pur poso of re-enrollment and registra tion of tho voters of Oconee county. In addition to this the Board will appear one day or more in each township during tho month of Sep tember for the same purpose; also to establish two new precincts. The datos of these appointments will be given through the papers later on. The law rennlre? that there shall bo an enrollment of tho voters every ten years from tho year 1898. W. T. GRUBBS, Chairman of Board. June 2 1, 1908. IC R. Houchlns. WE ARE DETERMI LIVERY E FOR THIS COMMUNITY. COME ON AND GET YOUR TEAMS. HAULING -TEAMS, SINGLE AND DOUBLE BUGGY TEAMS AND SADDLE HORSES, ALWAYS ON HAND. Prompt and polite service at rea sonable prices. Toams sent out at any hour, day or night. 'Phone 10 or ll for quick teams. HOUCLINS & KINO, Walhalla, S. C. % 1. fyi Bought, and which bas been has borne the signature of ias been made nuder his per? supervision since its infancy, r no one to deceive you in this, and " Just-as-good" are but l& and endanger the health of >rience against Experiment ASTORIA stltute for Castor Oil, Pare Syrups. It is Pleasant. It orphine nor other Marcotte arantee. It destroys Worms ; cures Diarrhoea and Wind Troubles, euros Constipation Ates the Food, regulates the pr healthy and natural sleep* ie Mother's Friend? rORIA ALWAYS Signature of Ye Always Bought ^ ver 30 Years. jnnAV STOCKY* NEW vonR CITY._ W. J. CARTER, M. D., Dentist. Office two doors above the Bank, la Carter's Pharmacy, WESTMINSTER. S. C. DR. W. P . AUSTIN, Dentist, Seneca, South Carolina. Office over J. W. Byrd & Co. DR. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist, Walhalla, South Carolina. Office over CW. Pitchford Co's Store Phone No. 86. DR. J. H. BURGESS, Dentist, Seneca, Sonth Carolina. Office over Wltsell Bro.'s Store, Clinkscales-H_rper Building. Office Hours:-9 A. M. to 1 P. M. 2 T. M. to 6 P. M. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cures Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough. E. L. HERNDON, Altor; cy-at-Law, Walhalla, South Carolina. PHONE No. Ol. J. P. Carov. J. W. ?helor. Pickens, S. C. Walhalla, S. C. W. C. Hughs, Walhalla. CAREY, SH 1-^1/OR & HUGH4, Attorney.? and Counsellors, Walhalla, S. C. Practice in State and Federal Courts. 4 R. T. JAY NES, Attorney-at-Law, Walhalla, South Carolina. Practice In State and Federal Court?. Bell Phone No. 20. J. J. M c S W A I If , Attorney-at-Law, GREENVILLE, S. CAROLINA. M. C. LONG, Attorney-nt-Law, (Office Over Post Office,) Anderson, S. C. Will practice in all Courts in South Carolina. 46-'08 WEDDING and other Invitations, Announcements, etc., either printed or engraved, as your taste may re quire. Only first-class work; any style; best stock. Call or write THE KEOWFE COURIER, Walhalla, S. 0. Louis A. King. NED TO DO THE BUSINESS r-_? t Hi