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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1840.) "Published Every Wednesday Morning. Subscription, 81.00 Per Annum. Advertising Kates Reasonable. -By BTECK. 8HELOR ft 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. WALHALLA, 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 1008. LOCAL NEWS FROM NEW HOPE. Items Received Too Lato for Publica tion Lust Week. New Hope, Nov. IL-Special: Our pastor, Rev. W. E. Huff,'on Inst Sab bath treated a largo and attentive congregation to an excellent sermon on the subject of Christian warfare. .Miss Olivia Marron, au accomplish ed young lady and student of the Greenville Female College, visited hoiuetolks recently, to the delight of her many friends. Miss Beulah and Victor Elrod, of this community, in company with Misses Edna Wood and Julia Harper, of Seneca, and Misses Vermeil and .Mattie Malone, Hassle Thonias and Mrs. Joe Allen, of South Union, at tended the State Fair, and report lt lo have* been very good. 'The church at this place elected delegates lo attend the union meeting al West I nion on the L'sih ami 29th instant. Wo are expecting an Inter esting meei lng, and a!:;o decided tu observe Thanksgiving day. Kev. w. li. Hull* and Kev. A. P. Marett are invited to be present and lecture on the subject of Thanksgiving. A very enjoyable social affair was that of a Hallowe'en party given by Misses Wannle ami Ida Morgan, of this community, recently. There were thirty-six in attendance. The entertainment consisted of Kaines and social conversation and an ex cellent supper, which was enjoyed by all. The clock had st ruck eleven when ail returned to their homes, feeling that they had been royally entertained by those who know how to make their guests feel thoroughly at home. B. II. Powers, of Old Pickens, vis ited his uiicb' and aunt, Mr. anti Mrs. K. 1/. Hoggs, Sunday. From present Indications wedding bells will ring before long. K. Raw Lungs. When the lungs are sore and i ti - Hamed, tho germs of pneumonia and consumption timi lodgement ami mul tiply. Foley's Honey ami Tar kills the cough germs, cures the ?most ob stinat? racking cough, heals the lungs and prevents serious results. The genuine ls in the yellow package. J. W. Bell. Walhalla; Slonerypher Pharmacy, West minster. ELEVEN KILLED IN WRECK. ?Many Others Injured in Collision on Nertheasteni Railroad. New Orleans. Nov. I 12.-Later re ports from Littlewood's Station pul the number of dead al eleven. The wreck was caused by error of thc sig nalman. When Fngiueer Blackman of the Grout Northern train passed Slided, he claims ho was given the usual right of way signal and pro ceeded ahead at a forty-five mile clip. As he approached the station al Lit tlewood's he discerned the Northern local, which suddenly loomed up from beneath a canopy of fog. Engineer [Ruckman applied his ikes and remained at the throttle, nile tho ponderous locomotivo ploughed its way through I he train ahead, leaving behind ii a chnnnel of death. The engine tore through two rear cars of the Northeastern I rain, lind no one on the Great North ern was injured. In addition to the eleven dead lit) injured have been taken from the wu ck a go. Ueports from the wreck say that the scene ls horrible beyond words. The moans of the dying were heart rending and t he disfigured bodies <>t the dead formed an awful spectacle. Only one doctor was aboard either of the trains, lit? worked in a Hercu lean manner, admirably assisted by the passengers. Tidings from Toll Gate. 'I'aniassee, Nov. lt). Special: C. (J. Bogers, of Cashier's, N. C., ls vis iting his home at tho Toll Gate for a few days. Everybody is Invited to go out and hear Messrs. Kuben Rice, J. L. Hudson and Kev. hillsley, of Geor gia, preach ?it Cherry Hill on the fourth Sunday In ibis month. Pro. Rice is from Pickens county, aid is welcomed hen ?o m each this year. Miss Nettie Kitll"y bas just re turned from a few days' visit loiter : ter, Mrs. Amanda Crane, on the river. F. M. Crow, formerly of Tnlphn, X. C., who moved io Salem about a year ago. has moved back to his old home in North Carolina. James Ridley, of this section, has moved down on tho river, where it will be warm this winter. Mrs. Jud Winchester and Mrs. Miles Ridley have Just returned from Walhalla, where they have been vis it lng I heir husbands. .lames Crow has returned lo the Wes!, where be has been some Ibo o?- i\ years in the herding business, after a few days' visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Crow, if Salem. Jim is a business boy. and is greatly liked by everybody who Knows him, and bis many friends joi.i in wishing lilm much success while in the West .'ind elsewhere. (!. K. McCall, of Cashier's, N. C., has been visiting kindled in this sec tion. C. G. It. A FLEA FOR OCONEE COUNTY. Practical and Laudable Effort to AdvertlHe Our Resource*. Seneca, Nov. 16.-To All Whom it May Concern (and lt should concern every good citizen of Oconee): This 1? a day of great things. Let us muke a greater Oconee-greater in agriculture, greater in commerce, greater in manufacturing, greater In population, greater lu education, greater In morals. Let us make her the banner county of South Carolina. Let us talk, plan, work for Oconee; boost nnd build Oconeo-everybody a booster. Let us bury our knock ers face downward. If they are not dead they ought to be. This ls all talk and talk ls cheap. Let us do something. The citions of Seneca have evolv ed a plan of action, one in which every good citizen should help. If the plan is carried out properly it should do much to develop Oconee. Here IH the Flan. A large hall on the ground door has been rented in Seneca for tho year 1909, for the purpose of ex hibiting the products of Oconee from her every nook and corner. This building will bo open every day (ex cept Sundays) from Junuary 1st, 1909, to January 1st. 1910, and you are urged to exhibit the products of Oconee there. It will not cost you a cent to exhibit or to seo what your neighbor exhibits. Show what you have manufactured; show tho pro ducts of your soil; show the pro ducts of your mines and minds; bring samples. Your exhibit will ad vertise you ?vs a farmer, manufactu rer, miner, miller or whatever 'you are. lt will advertise OCONEE. Don't leave this matter to your neigh bor. Illing an exhibit and see to it that your neighbor brings one. Hcgin now.' Have your exhibit ready by January 1st, 1909, and con tinue to add to it throughout the year. For further information call on The Oconee hxhlblt Committee. M. S. Stribllng, lt. Anderson, J. E. Hopkins, Committee. OASTOIIIA. Bean til? sf T8 Kintl Y?': Ha,e ???Jg 80Ugh1 *^<2U^igSs7 I NION PLANS MORE DEFINITE Furniers' Organization t?> Push Ware lions?. Scheme-Colton Certificates. New Orleans. Nov. 1 2. - Plans for the large central warehouse which the farmers' Educational and Co operation I nion purposes building, took a more definite shape to-day. Alter an executive discussion by thc union, covering the greater part of the night, the following men were to-day announced as composing the committee which will take the matter in charge: T. J, Brooks, Tennessee; C. lt. lllghtower, Mississippi; J. Z. Greene, North Carolina; J. W. Hove!, Jr.. Louisiana: L. H. O'Marttn. Geor gia, and L. tl. Morris, Alabama. The committee was given authority to confer with a similar committee representing the business men ot' New Orleans, lt was stipulated that the committee representing the union should have at its disposal 1.000.ono hales of cotton to sell whenever it deems the market callable of absorb ing that much. The matter of securing warehouse certificate? for the cotton and making them negotiable at local hanks was also placed in the committee's hands. The convention also adopted a res olution urging all the States to ap poinl agricultural commissions such as exist in Georgia. Governor Smith, of Georgia, who was not able to attend the meeting, sent a letter in which he sahl that the cotton should be marketed no faster than the manufacturers needed it. Governor Sanders, of Louisiana, F. L. Zellerl and C. L. Latson, of At lanta, were among the speakers at to-day's session. This afternoon the delegntes made a sight-seeing tour of tho city. Mrs. Leavitt to Renew Proceedings. A Chicago dispatch says: "Now that the election is over and there ls no chance that tho airing of her do mestic unhappiness might have a harmful effect upon the political fu ture of her father, Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavltt Is preparing to hiing suit for absolute divorce from her artist hus band, William Homer Leavitt. This Information lias been given out by an intimate friend of Mrs. Leavitt. This friend says the suit will he filed in Denver, where the Leavitts had a home purchased for them by Wil liam Jennings Bryan and where they last lived together. Leavltt ls now in Ku ropo, continuing his art studies. The two children, Ruth Leavltt, five years old, and William Bryan Lea viii, three years old, are with their motlier. Officially, they still live in Denver, but they spend much of their time in Lincoln, and the children had the time of their lives at Fairview during the cam paign. Little Bryan Leavlll is toe complete master of his grandfather. No opposition is expected from the artist. Ills wife told friends in Den ver that he was "simply impossible" .tti<l thal she "couldn't endure him aim! ?MM day." When tho action is begun thc charge: will be non-sup port, mental cruelty and incompati bility of temperament. Mrs. Lea vi tl '.ill ask for the custody of the chil dren. " Pendleton Fanners' Society. Tho annual meeting of the Pendle ton Farmers' Society was brid in the old Farmers' Hall at that place re cently, and tho following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President - Samuel McCrary. Vice Presiden!-John T. Long. Treasurer and Secretary Jack 1!. Marris. Correspondent and Librarian J. c. Stripling. Chaplain- Rev. ty*. H. Mills. Executive Commlttet-li. C. Sum mers, Jr., B. Harris. S. L. Kskew, i'. Reid McCrary and M. M. Hunter. SHH BEST DETECTIVE. None Sui? riot- tc? a Jealous Woman With a Hliarp Eye. St. Petersburg, Russia, Nov. 14. When Madam Wasil, wife of the banker, returned from a trip to Parts the other day, she found her resi dence full of detectives and lawyers. The night before twenty-six thousand roubles had mysteriously disappear ed from her husband's desk in the bedroom. Madam Wasll wasted very little sympathy on her wailing husband. Being of an energetic turn of mind, she ordered tho police to clear out, adding that within twenty-four hours she herself would furnish a clue. At tho appointed time she appeared be fore the chief of detectives, produc ing three artificial teeth, fifteen long red hairs and a silk cushion bearing the marks of face powder, paints and cosmetics. As 1 thought, my husband had his affinity in the house when the theft was committed. Her name and ad dress I do not know, but the hair, teeth and marks on the sofa cushion ought to help you to Identify her and recover the- money," said the lady. And they did. Detectives quickly found out that the hair was the same as that afforded by a certain actress, well known in the world, living for amusement only. Inquiry among the fashionable dentists elicited the fact that thc same woman had given au order for three front teeth, which she had mysteriously mislaid. Tlie chief of police sent for the ac tress, and while keeping her wailing dispatched two of his Bllckets men to her house to search for the money. lt was not found. Followed a con sultation with Madam Wasil. "Tell her 1 will not prosecute If she gives Up tho money," said the banker's wife, adding in an under tone: "Neither will I promise that 1 won't give her the soundest drub bing she ever had." The art ress, facing a long prison sentence, voluntarily surrendered the twenty-six thousand roubles. Then, bet?re? the detectives could interfere, the banker's wife made her lose some more hair. Deafness Cannot IK? Cured by loco I applications, ns they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deaf ness, and that ls by constitutional remedies. Deafness ls caused by an Inflamed condition of the Eustachian tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or im perfect hearing, and when it is en tirely closed, deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but au inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give one hundred dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) thai cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu lars, free. F. J. Cheney ii Co., Toledo. O. Sold by druggists, 7 ".c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. The Reelfoot Night Riders. ( Chattanooga Nows. ) Thu. Reelfoot fishermen who have been brought into the public eye by the brutal murder of Capt. Rankin are a type of men about which the com mon run of people know absolute ly nothing. They come as near being cliff dwellers as any men now on the American continent, unless member:' of the old stock are to he found. They live In crevices, or fissures in the banks of the lake. They have no other homes on (?od Almighty's earth and want no ot IHM-. They have their women and children with them; some of them keep a cow and horse, and whip their wives just like their stock. At points the banks of the lake are several feet high, and the abiding places of the fishermen are under these banks, or else in small caves in some of the surrounding hills. A piece of ground thirty feet high is called a lilli in the lake country. These men are native stock for the most part, hut foreign and indian blood is occasionally seen among them. They are said to be utterly unconscious of any law save that of might, but they are randy concerned about anything except taking fish from tho lake. Probably $200 a year ls an average Income of one of these fishermen. On this he supports him self and family, if let alone he ls harmless; but when aroused he is a dangerous man. Ho will shoot on the slightest provocation, and lbs aim ls deadly. How Col. Taylor escaped is ono of the marvelous circumstances of the whole diabolical affair. tlcxamcthylcnctcramlnc. The above ls the name of a Cern?an chemical, which ls one of the many valuable Ingredients of Foley's Rhi nex Remedy. I loxamothylonetetra mlne is recognized by medical text books and authorities as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy as soon as you notice any Irregularities, and avoid a serious malady. J. W. Bell, Wadalla; Stoneo> plier Pharmacy, Westminster. SK Chinamen Killed. Ruffalo. X. Y.. Nov. 12.- Dashed nenliiRi the rocks of the break wall here to-day six Chinamen were kill ed and four injured. The Chinamen, nosily from Toronto, were in two bouts, which were wrecked. The six died of fractured skulls, while the four saved have scalp wounds. A trio of white men with the party escaped. The Federal authorities and local detective force to-lllght are scouring the city endeavoring to round up men suspected of being "Uga.ged in th? smuggling of Chinamen into this country from Canada. From one of the surviving Chinamen it was learned that the three white men succeeded in climbing over the slip pery rocks and fled, leaving the Chi namen to their fate. The bodies of four of the Chinamen were taken from tile water.' The other two are so tightly wedged in tho rocks that it will be impossible to get them out until the water becomes calmer. "Stop R Thc MONEY PAN Thc WIFE has hean Put a little sunshine one of our SUPERB ST Iain Kitchen Ware. Wi some time ago, and the pt you. .** Roof your barn with Paint you home with Dress your horse witl ! And last, let us furni Building. We have a 1 * Farming Tools than an] W*e lead ; others follow. HATH ES COTTON' KF.POKT OK HUHKAV. World's Production Has Increased 2,340,000 Hales. The world's production of cotton for mill consumption during: the year ending August 31. 1908, ex ceeded by 2,340.000. bales the pro duction of the previous year, accord ing to the Census Bureau's report on the supply and tho distribution of the cotton crop, Issued last week, lt is a significant fact, the report shows, that the linet nat ions in tho world's supply of cotton is measured practi cally by the variations in the annual production in the United States. If the consumption of cotton in 1009 equals that In 1908 the United States, it is declared, must contribute about 12.fi00.000 bales to prevent further decrease in stocks. The num ber of cotton spindles in this coun try is 27.004,387, the distribution among the States giving .Massachu setts 34 per cent, South Carolina 13 per cent, and North Carolina ll per cent. Rhode Island ranks fourth in the Hs!. Thc number of spindles has Increased 2 3 per cent in the last eight years and tho consumption of cot ton 2 I per cent. The annual exports of manufactu res of cotton ari? declared to bc sub ject to wide tluctuations, tho^e for 1008 amounting to $2"), 177,7:>? or less than one-half the value of ex ports for 1000, which aggregated ,n value more than $60,000,000. The reduction ls due to Hie selling off of the exports to China. An Interesting fact to producers is that the total cotton supply of the country for 100S, amounting to 4,4 40,300 bales, 3 4 per cent, was consumed in the United States. A SURGICAL OPERATION If lhere is any ono thing that a woman dreads moro than another it is a surgical operation. Wo can state without; fear of a contradiction that there' are hun dreds, yes, thousands, of operations performed upon women in our hos pitals which are entirely unneces sary and many have been avoided by LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND For proof of this statement read the following letters. Mrs. Barbara Hase, of Kingman, Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham: " For eight years I suffered from thc most severe form of female troubles and was told flint ?ii operation vrr.s my only hope of recovery. I wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice, and took Lydia bi. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound, and it has saved my life and made me a well woman." Mrs. Arthur I?. House, of Church Rond, Moorcstown. N. .?., writes: l> I feel it is my duty to let people know what Lydia M. 1 *: uk ha m's Vege table Compound has done for inc, I Buffered from female troubles, and last March my physician decided that an operation was necessary. My husband objected, and urged ino to try Lydia K. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound, and to-day I am well and strong." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia K. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, mado from roots and hollis, lins beejl tin? standard remedy for female ills, and lias positively cured thousandsoi women who lin ve been troubled with displacements, in ila in mat ion, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, and backache. ? Mrs. Pinkham invites nil sick Women to write her for ndvlco. She has gabled thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Muss. ocking the Boat" IC is to bc forgotten. J this cry long enough. 5 in your home and at thc same time put in your kitchen EEL RANGES with a line of the Blue and White Porce 5 have them marked "Way Down." We bought them .ices on these famous and well-known Ranges will interest ??t ?jt jfi ?fi jfi jfi our Vulcanite Roofing. our guaranteed Water Proof Paint, ii our "Washington" Harness? sh you with Doors. Windows, Nails, Locks, etc., for that larger stock of Rubber Belting, Machinery Supplies and / other concern in our county. Call and see for yourself. JON HARDWARE CO., ESTMINSTER, S. C ? (SOME RARE BARGAINS! Dress Goods, Dress Goods. Big lot of mill ends in Dress Suitings and Broadcloths in solids and plaids. Serges, Henriettas and Brilliantines, worth $1, $1.25 and $1.50 per yard, to close out at 75c. at 85c. One lotof All-Wool, 54 inch wide, worth (>5c. and75c, to close at 50c. ; also big value in 15c. and 20c. goods. Calicos-blue, red and black-at 5c. ; best grade Gc. Outings, 5c. up. Clothing, Clothing. Our Clothing Stock is brand new and the best values and styles. Do not fail to see what wc have to oiler you before you get your Fall and Winter Suit. Big Stock of Men's and Boys' Overcoats and Rain coats and Ladies' and Children's Cloaks and Jackets at lowest price Shoes, Shoes. Mon's Fine Shoes in Patent Leathers, Tans, (Jun Metals ?md Calfs, heavy weights for winter. Ladies' Fine Shoes in Patents .nd Tans on all the newest lasts and toes. Children's Shoes in fine quality and heavy weights for winter. Underwear, Underwear. Big stock of underwear in wool or cotton. Can fit everybody in quality and price. Trunks, Valices, Suit Cases, Embroideries and Ribbons at lowest price. A full and complete stock of Doors, Sash, Blinds, Limo, Cement, Stoves, H ard w aro, Bagging and Ties. Weare also agents for the celebrated Mitchell Wagons, Oliver Chilled Plows, Columbia Buggies and Car) ..iges. Do not fail to come and get our price: and see what we have to offer you. We pay the highest market price for Cotton and Cot ton Seed. Yours for business, W. P. NIMMONS, SENECA, S. C. P. S. : NOTICE.-With each and every bill of Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes, amounting to $10, wo will sell you a 25-pound sack of New York Standard Granu lated Sugar for $1.25. SAD TRAGEDY IX VIRGINIA. Ono Brother Killed Another Desist ing a Midnight Attack, Wnrrenton, Va., Nov. 12.-De fending himself and his wife in his home, as he alleges, against a mid night attack made hy his own bro ther, lienrv Spinks :;hot and killed William Spinks at Hopewell, 20 miles north of here eysterday. After a coroner's Inquest, which fixed the responsibility for the kill ing upon Henry Spinks, the latter was held for the grand jury, nnd brought here and lodged In jail. Mrs. Spinks was the only witness to the shooting, the aged mother of the victim and fratricide being asleep at the time In a room above that In which lt occurred. Spinks alleges that his brother struck both him ano" his v.'lfc and both bear evidence of having boen struck on the temple. Spinks says he then picked up his shot gun and blew off pari of his brother's head. When daylight came he surrendered himself. 4* CN ? SHINGLE fy Cortright ?/o Metal Shingles exist, tfood Aro .specially ndnpted for nil country build' inns, because ?J\ 1 ll"'v nro nre ?f??TjBM^WBa5r5 'Mw^rtettit . proof ns well ll ^e\. M i? I 11 Theykeopth? bu i 1 il i n g dry II n d V- ii IN. Whoo applied to the barn, not tho slightest draught or moisturo can ron eli tho In terior. Stock t liri vos whoro such conditions Thoy'lllnstns loner ns tho building Itself and novor need repairs. Any mechanic cnn lay them, for a hnmmcr nnd nails ia all thnt ls necessary. ? Drop In and Seo Them. CORTRIGHT il SENECA HARDWARE COMPANY