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SOME IMPRESSIONS OF TEXAS. South Carolinian, After 30 Years in Texas, MUM'S Home Observations. October 17.-Editor Keowee Cou rier: This great State may be di vided Into three great strips of terri tory, namely, from the east boun dary line to the Trinity river, aod iron* said river to the Brazos river, end from the Brazos to the west boundary linc, or East, Middle and West Texas. Tho land in East Texas Is sandy, some fertile and a great deal poor. The soil generally is shallow, under laid with clay. Great pine forests are found in this region, and lumbering ls a great industry here. It ls also noted for its truck growing and-fruit raising. It Is a well watered coun try, but the streams are generally sluggish, and their bottoms contain many stagnant sloughs and ponds; hence there are a great many lils, such as malarial fevers, chills and fever and black jaundice, caused thereby. Tho people are mostly energetic, honest and clever, and the society Is hard to be excelled. Middle Texas, as stated, comprises that portion lying between Trinity and Brazos rivers. The soil ls deep and very fertile, the depth of the soil ranging from one and a half to nine feet. This ls the great Black Land belt of Texas, and the use of fertilizers is almost unknown. It is especially adapted to cotton and corn, but will produce other things. The possibilities of this portion of Texas In the production of cotton are ver: great. Wide expunses of prairie greet the eyes and grandeur and sublimity are impressed upon us as we view the landscape. These prairies have vast stretches of almost level lands, yet some of the tracts are undulating. It is broken here and yonder by creeks and ravines. The streams are for the most part swift, and have comparatively little bottoms. There is not much stagnant water In and about these streams. Therefore the health of the country Is generally good, except when the rainfall Is ex cessive and continuous. The people of Middle Texas are also clever, energetic and orogressive and extremely industrious, but tho society varies some from that of East Texas. They lo not visit much except among relatives, but when In and about their homes you meet with all due respect, courtesy and hospi tality. They are also generous and obliging, ever ready to minister to the wants of their fellowman. West Texas varies In its surface, the eastern portion being somewhat mountainous and broken by rivers and creeks, but the western portion is a vast stretch of almost treeless prairies, and It ls sparsely settled, and ls very healthy, there being no local cause for sickness. The streams In the mountainous districts are very rapid, and the land, being underlaid hy lime rock, all streams are very clear. I have seen those streams, after a heavy rainfall, so clear that you could distinctly see the bed of the stream one and a half to two feet. This is a semi-arid country, subject to sandstorms and drouths. The people in society correspond well to those of Middle Texas. S. A. Geer. Married Man In Trouble. A married man who permits any meinber of his family to take any thing except Foley's Honey and Tar, for coughs, colds and lung trouble, ls guilty of neglect. Nothing else Is as good for all pulmonary troubles. The genuine Foley's Honey and Tar con tains no opiates and ls In a yellow package. Sold by J. W. Bell, Wal halla; Stonecyplier Drug Co., West minster. Marriage nt Townvllle. (Anderson Intelligencer, 16th.) F. L. Gatn?fa and Miss Sallie Shir ley were happily married Wednesday at 12 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Shirley, near Townvllle. The cere mony was performed by Rev. R. J. Williams. The attendants were E. C. Ashen and Miss Lutte Mahaffov, Stephen Shirley and Miss Junie (laines, Frank Dickson and Miss Kate Shirley. The wedding march was beautifully rendered by Miss Gertie ?fahaffey. After the ceremony nn elegant dinner was served. The pres enta were numerous and beautiful. The bride and groom were tendered a reception at the home of the par ents of tho groom. Woman Interrupts Political Speaker. A well dressed woman interrupted a political speaker recently by con tinually coughing. If she had taken Foley's Honey and Tar it would have cured her cough quickly and expelled the cold from her system. The gen uine Foley's Honey and Tar con tains no opiatos and Is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutos. Sold J. W. Bell, Walhalla; Stonecypher Drug Co., Westminster. Consul John E. Jones, )f Winni peg, says that fully 90 per cent of all the great business enterprises of that section of Cnnnda have American capitalists Interested in them. BOMB FACTS ABOUT FAIR WEEK. Big Air Ship W1U Bo There- Seven Bragg Hunds. The people of South Carolina will be treated Fair Week to an attrac tion which will prov Instructive as well as Interesting. President John G. MoHey baa arranged to have tho great Stroebel air ship at the fair gro mt's this year. There will be two ascensions each day. There will be no extra charge for this great attrac tion. It will be worth the trip to Columbia to see this wonderful air ship flying about. But this is not all in the way of improved attrac tions this year. Secretary A. W. Love has been busier than ever of late and has contracted for tho best exhibits ever seen in this part of the South. Clemson Cadets nt Fair. One of the greatest attractions at the fair this year, and certainly one most dour to the hearts of the peo ple throughout South Carolina, will be the camp of the Clemson cadets. The entire corps of cadets will be brought down from Clemson and they will camp at the fair grounds through the whole week. There will be hundreds and hundreds of fond parents and eager sweethearts in Columbia to see this great attrac tion. Military and Bands. Arrangements are being made to have grand military day during Fair Week. One of the biggest features of this day will be the fact that there will be seven good brass hands in Columbia at this time. Cheap Railroad Rates. All of the railroads have arranged cheap round trip tickets for Fair Week at Columbia. October 26th to the 3 0th. There will be many spe cial trains running into Columbia for the big days, especially for the foot ball games and races Wednesday and Thursday. Wt tb J* The Kind You Haw Always 8ou#t Fall of Big Meteor in Georgia. A dispatch from Douglasville, Ga., says: People tor miles around here Saturday were alarmed by the s'-iock from the fall of a large meteor w hich struck the ground with enough force to be felt within a radius of fifteen miles. The crash came at about 4.30, and within a few minutes after ward telephone messages were re ceived from several places twelve and fifteen miles away asking what was the cause of lt. Many thought a boiler of some kind had exploded, but several citizens saw large streaks of light across the heavens at the same time of the explosion and say that lt was a large meteor-struck the ground. The meteor struck the ground three miles south of Kingston and burled deep in the earth, lea* !.*.g a hole as large as a dwelling house. Hundreds of people visited the scene Sunday. Saved His Boy's Life. "My there-year-old boy was badly constipated, had a high fever and was in an awful condition. I gave him two doses of Foley's Orino Laxa tive and the next morning the fever was gone and he was entirely well. Foley's Orino Laxative saved his life."-A. Wolkush, Casimer, Wis. Sold by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; Stone cypher Drug Co., Westminster. Fayetteville Sees Hanging. Fayetteville, Ga., Oct. 16.- Jim Bennett, the negro who Bhot and killed his landlord, D. McEachern, on September IC, and wounded S. R. Adams, both well known farmers in this section, was to-day hanged, fol lowing his trial and conviction by the Fayette Superior Court twenty two days ago. The trap was sprung nt 11.36 o'clock hy Sheriff Brown and death was pronounced at 11.64. Since the murder was committed, tho case has held the interest of the entire community, and fully 1,000 people wore in town out of curiosity. Farmers' Alliance Meeting. There will be a meeting of the Oconee Farmers' Alliance at Bounty Land Academy at 11 o'clock, Octo ber 23, 1908. J. B. Pickett, President. J. E. Pickett, Secretary. Loved TWO Girls; Killed ilelf. Savannah, Ga., Oct. 16.- Frank Cox, 25 years of age, killed himself In bis room shortly after midnight by cutting his throat with a razor. He waa said to be in love with a young lady at Ellabelle, where he came from, and another at Thunder bolt. Conflicting emotions are be lieved to have beon the cause of the deed. The annual reunion of the Survi vors' Association of Orr's Regiment of Rifles will tako placo at Abbeville on November 12th. The veterans will be entertained In Abbeville stylo. An Interesting program will be ar ranged. ATTACKS ON LABOR UNIONS. T?f*. i Running Mnto Indorsed th? At tack-Monopolies Praised. Chicago, 111., Oct. 16.-While Wm. H. Taft rt traveling about Ohio and elsewhere, making frantic appeals for the support of laboring men, his run ning mate on the Republican ticket, James S. Sherman, ls giving his in dorsement to the statement that "labor" unions are composed largely of anarchists, socialists and dema gogues. Mr Sherman heard the organized wage .vorkers of the country thus de_ nounced oy a trust mag?ate, who presided at a meeting where he spoke and gave approval to the sentiment expressed. When Mr. Sherman ap peared recently at Akron, Ohio, the meeting which he addressed was pre sided over by O. C. Barber, the presi dent of the Diamond match trust. Mr. Barber introduced Mr. Sher man to the audience. In doing so he made use of the following lan guage, as stenographically reported: "In our plant at Barberton 850 employees are to-day producing as many matches as 5,000 did in thirty six factories a score of years ago when the corporation was formed. "Each succeeding year in the his tory of the organization more money has been made. Although the cost of raw material and labor has been Increased, labor-saving devices and increased demands have made the earnings of the corporation greater. To-day our Barberton plant produces 60 per cent more matches than all the 'actories combined at the time of the combination. "One of the main reasons for the success of the Diamond Match Com pany Is that its directors have never tolerated union labor in its shops. They have always been open. We have had no one to dictate to UB what wages we shall pay, what men we shall hire, and what hours our employ?e? shall work. Labor unions to-day are composed largely of anar chists, socialists and demagogues. "It ls not the monopolies that stand against the advancement of the country; they are the public bene factors? Tiny are responsible for the advancement of the wages. We hear much about the classes and the masses. The greatest number of or ganized laborers Samuel Gompers ever had under him was 2,000,000* men. This is a country of 80,000, 000 of people. The union men are, therefore, the. classes, and the re mainder are the masses, and it is these clnsses that are the real ty rants of the country. They resort to violence to gain their end, and they always cling to violent principles." This was the speech of Mr. Barber, president of the match trust, in in troducing the Republican candidate for Vice President. Mr. Sherman sat beside the trust magnate and listened attentively to his denunciation of organized labor and his laudation of combinations and the open shop. He heard union men charhcterlzed as anarchists, so cialists and demagogues. He heard union men called tyrants and also heard monopolies termed benefac tors. He sat by and gave his full ap proval to these statements. When he arose to speak he uttered not a single word in protest against the slanderous statements of the mighty trust magnate and by his silence upon the subject gave full approval to what Mr. Barber said. At the same time Mr. Taft was traveling about the country appealing to union labor to support the Republican ticket. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of The Nile overflows its hanks from July to October. Thia is due to the rainfall of the Abyssinian high lands. For Lameness in Horses Much of the chronic lament See that your horse is not all Liniment on hand and apply It's wonderfully penetrating the soreness - limbers up th clastic and pliant. Sloan's 1 will kill a spavin, curb or splir len joints, and is a sure and spt founder and thrush. Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Sloan's book on horneo, catii PLANT FOR MAKING "QUEER." Completo Counterfeiting Outfit Dis covered in New York. Duff alo, N. Y., Oct. 17.-One of the most complete counterfeiting plants ever discovered in this coun try has been unearthed by United States and Canadian secret service officers on a small farm a few miles outside of Gowanda, Catauragus county. Thomas Washington Crozier and his son Milton, who were arrest ed the other day at Oakville, Ontario, art charged with running the place. Wn Lt. Cannan, of the United States sercert service, returned to Buffalo with a complete counterfeiting outfit found on the farm, which the elder Giozler bought recently. The capture included 150 Farm ers' Bank of Canada ;io notes; 89 Farmers' Bank of Canada $6 notes; 100 Standard Bank of Canada notes for |10 and 138 United States $6 silver certificates, making a total of $3,645. They also found In a de serted house on the farm plates for United States and Dominion bank notes for various denominations. Stomach troubles would more quickly disappear if the idea of treat ing the cause, rather than the effect, would come into practice. A tiny, Inside, hidden nerve, says Dr. Shoop, governs and gives strength to the stomach. A branch also goes to the heart, and one to the kidneys. When these "inside nerves" fall, thon the organs must falter. Dr. Shoop's Re storative ls directed specifically to these failing nerves. Within 48 honre after starting the Restorative treatment patients say they realize a gain. Sold by J. W. Bell. A. R. P. Synod to Meet in Newberry, The General Synod of the Associ ate Reformed Presbyterian church of the South will hold its annual meet ing the first week in November at Newberrv. The synod ls the highest council of this denomination, bein? composed of the various Presbyter ies of the States, extending from West Virginia lo Texas, with projec tions Into Missouri. The synod ls made up of repre sentatives from each congregation in the hound.'1 of thu denomination, these being the pastor and one elder from each church. It Is to the A. R. P. church what the General Assembly is to the Presbyterian church. The A. R. P. church embraces a membership of about 15,000, the Carolinns being the center in numer ical strength. More than half the members come from the First and Second Presbyteries, which Include North and South Carolina and thc upper part of Georgia. While there are not many communicants in this denomination it spe.-^s and has spent more money per capita for ed ucation than any other denomination in the- United States. The first session of the synod will be held on Thursday, November 5. and thereafter sessions will be held dally and nightly until the 10th. It ls presumed all railroads will give reduced rates. OA.STORXA. Beui th? j* TN Kind You Hate Always Bougfe Two Lynched in Mississippi. Lulu. Miss., Oct. ll.-Jim and Frank Davis, negroes, charged with having shot and probably fatally wounded John C. Kendall, a conduc tor of the Illinois Central Railroad were taken from the jail here to night by a mob mid hanged. The shooting of Kendall occurred aboard a passenger train near here late to day when the conductor endeavored to quiet the negroes, who, it is said, had been drinking and creating a dis turbance. Another negro who par ticipated in the shooting escaped, but is being pursued by a posse. OA.STOI?.?A.. The Khid You Haw Always Gen. Bonham to Speak. Anderson, Oct. 10.'-Gen. M. L. Bonham, who was some time ago named as one of the speakers to make addresses in the national cam paign, received a letter this morning from Homer S. Cummings, of New York, of the speakers' commit ten requesting him to report at tne Hol man House, In New York, on the morning of October 26, prepared to remain until the close of the cam paign. ess in horses is due to neglect, owed to go lame. Keep Sloan's at the first signs of stiffness, goes right to the spot-relieves e joints and makes the muscles animent it, reduce wind puffs and swol ?edy remedy for fistula, sweeney, Price, 50c. and ?1.00. - ? Boston, Mass, a 0, ihMp and poultry tent fr*?. A s i i ni KI i my me row? ona uc >; u ia Uru? the Stomachs and Bowe ls of Promotes Digestion.Cheerfu! ness and Rest.Contaiiis neillver Opium.Morphine nor Mineral. NOT ~NARC OTIC . I tau /^rtpim Semi' v Atme .Wr/ ? Aperfecl Remedy forCons?pa Hon, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ness and Loss OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of NEW YORK. Alb \ i.t'o J 11 hs'.old EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. ANSEL WILL STUMP NEW YORK. Will Invade Hint Stute With Glenn, of North Carolina. Columbia, Oct. 15.-Governor An sel will take part lu the big fight the National Democracy is to make in New York to carry that State for the State and National ticket. He said to-day that he had decided to accept the invitation of the National Com mittee to spend ten days in the State making speeches aud doing campaign work generally. He will leave here early next week, but the exact day he has not BO far been able to decide upon. The Governor, while at. Greens boro, received an urgent telegram from Congressman John M. Rother mcl, of Reading, Pa., notifying him that the National C mtmittee had ap pointed him to speak in Mr. Rother mel's district on the 20th, but the Governor wired his declination to day, as this would conflict with his work in New York, where Governor Glenn is now working. PAIN ?atn in th? head-p*ln anywhere, bas its ?ute. Tain taootumsU on, prtn U blood pressure-nothing .ls? usually. At mit. to say? Dr. Snoop, and to prov? it M bu uf**tod ? little pink tablet That tabl?t-?.ned Ur. Snoop'<? Headache Tablet COMOS blood pressura away irani pain cen tera. Ita effect ia cha rm Inf. pleasingly ifci I gb t ful. Gently though tal ely. it surely equal lit tho blood ciro? tatton. conge* tl oa osrtajnty. for Dr. Snoop's Headache Tableta ?too ft In 20 minutes, and the tablet? simply distribute tb? unnatural blood pressure. Bruise your tinter, aad doesn't lt cot red, and awed, and pain y out Of course lt dot?, lt's con tortion, blood pressure. You'll find lt where pala M-always. Irs simply Common Sense. We sell at 26 couts, ?nd cheexfally reoornnwvd Dr? Shoop's Headache Tablets J. W. BELL. 140 Students Poisoned. Clinton, Mass., Oct. 1G-About 140 of the students and teachers of the ?South LancasterAcademy,South Lan caster, are suffering from ptomaine poisoning believed to have resulted from eating some canned corn which was used in the preparation of soup served yesterday. It is believed that none of the persons affected are in a dangerous condition. FOLEYSHONEYHCAR for *>hlitirrnnt .?*/.? ?ur?? Mm ?plata?? C. R. Houchlns. WE ARE DE TERM I : LIVERY E FOR THIS COMMUNITY. COMB ON AND OET YOUR TEAMS. HAULING TEAMS, SINGLE AND DOUBLE) BUGGY TEAMS AND SADDLE HORSES, ALWAYS ON HAND. Prompt and polite service at rea sonable prices. Teams sent out at any hour, day or night. 'Phon? 10 or ll for quick teams. HOUCHINS ? KINO, Walhalla, 8 For Infants and Children. ?hs Kind You Have Always Bought - Bears the Signature In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTOR? Tum emt nun COMPANY, nm von? o ITV. W. J. CARTER, M. D., Dentist. Office two doors above the Bank, ls Carter's Pharmacy, WESTMINSTER, S. C. DR. W. P. AUSTIN, Dentist, Seneca. South Carolina. Office over J. W. Byrd ft Co. DR. D. P. THOMSON. . ?. Dentist, "" Walhalla,' ' South;^CiW?Una. Office over CW. Pitchford Co's Store Phone No. 86. DR. J.H. BURGESS, Dentist, Seneca, Noni?? Carolina. Office over Witsell Bro.'s Store, Ciinkscales-Harper Building. Office Hours:-9 A. M. to 1 P. M. 2 P. M. to 6 P. M. E. L. HERNDON, A ttorney-at-Itaw, Walhalla, South Carolina. PHONE No. 61. J. P. Carey, J. W. Shelor, Pick ens, 8. C. Walhalla, S. C. W. C. Hughs, Walhalla. CAREY, NH Lil /OP. A ilUGKH, Attorney* uad Counsellors, Walhalla, S. O. I Practice in State and Federal Courts. R. T. JAYNES, Attorney-nt-IiAW, . Walhalla, South Carolina. I Practice in State and Federal Courts. Bell Phone No. 20. M. C. LONG, Attorncy-at-Law, (Office Over Post Office,) Anderson, S. O. Will practice in all Courts In South I Carolina. 46-'08 KILLT, COUCH AND CURB THE LUNC8 WITH Hs? Min?/** Mrs m ami ung} ?# Now Discovery PRICK Bottle I ANO ALL THROAT AND LUNOTROUBLES. GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY OB MONEY REFUNDED. ( Louis A. King. VED TO DO THE ? US IN ESS