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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLI811ED 1810.) ;...;.;;-.:...<! Every wednesday Morning Willis? ript lon, $1.0O Per Annum. Advertising Kat's iii nsonnMe. -Dy BTI:CK, BIIELOIl & SCIIHODEIl. Communications of a personal character charged for aa advertise ments. Obituary notice? ai d tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will bo prlntod free of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rato of ono cent a word. Cash io accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. C.: WKDNKHDAY, NOV. 3, ino?. TIIK CONDITION OK COTTON. Staple Picked with Rapidity-Colli!I (ion 55.? for October. New York, o?i. 29. Deteriora tion for tho past month in the condi tion of cotton was somewhat less than normal,being 3.9 points,against 3.G points hist year. 4 points in 11)07. 7.5 points in 190??, 4.3 points in 1805, and ti points in 1903. In 190-1 condition gained I.ti points. The loss of ?.!l points makes con dition this mouth 55.0 compared with ii7.."> last year, and 62.4 In I?117. D?t?riorai ion was most mark ed in Alabama, Mississippi and Lou isiana, where declines were ">.'.? porn ts, 7.;> points and I" points, re spect , .dy. Owing to very favorable weather conditions picking has proceeded willi marked rapidity, 75 per cent boin.; gathered, against 7 1 per cent last yenr, ti", per cent the year be fore' and ."?ii per ce 111 in 1906. Olly once has this been exceeded since 1903, when in l!M)| 7ii percent was picked at ibis time. Texas and Louisiana are nearly picked out, where S3 per ceill is gal beted in the former and '.MI per cent in the latter. Unusually favorable weather con ditions, with practically no scarcity of labor, enabled farmers to gather the crop willi meal rapidity, giving a -deni staple and Tree from stains. As yet frosts have not Indicted seri ous damage except in paris of the lowlands and numerous sections may yel make more colton il' killing frosts hold ott for another thirty ?lays. Bm i lie condition of Hie plant is univer sally poor, owing Lo unfavorable weather throughout Hie season, and correspondents complain of 11 small yield, .md lite proportion of Uni io seed light,. Cotton is generally mar keted last as ginned, owing to high prices, and according lo reports, very lilli, i ? held bael. Only in Louisi ana ll.is 111, boll Weevil i;i\e|| anj trouble dining Hie month, th<> crop being .nacl i, allx free from insects. Hives, ec,ema, Heh or sall rheum sets you crazy. Can'l bear Hie (ouch of your ( lol liing. Moan's Ointment cures 'he most obstinate cases. Why Sillier.' All druggists sell it. Anderson's New Electric Theatre. i Anderson Mail, Oct. 29. 1 Tie new electric theatre, The Ma jestic, localed next tc Hie store ot' Man llbnnks K: Babb, 011 North Main street, was opened last night by Ceo. 1.. Wilon. ol Walhalla, (he mana ger A good crowd was present to see lae opening show, and the pic tures wi re unusually *uod. The pro prietor of The Majestic is a member ol' the licensed Him servile, and only the best pictures are shown. Mrs. C. W. Wilkie is Hie pia.list ami will also sing illustrated songs. The show will be open every afternoon from lo il, and every nigh) from 7 in ll o'clock. Cotton Will II.UK; High. t Sn nil "i' 11 em. i Everything points io higher prices for cotion (han now prevail, and mills may shut down and curtail as much ns the} please without seriousl} af fecting Hie market. The crop is shori. i he demand for 1 ol ion goods is incl, asing. in.lead of diminishing, and the cotton farmer is in tin- sad dle ami wiil remain lhere until ai li ther crop ls made and harvested. All the farmers have io do is io mai kel their crop judiciously ami I heir control of Hie situation will he abso lute. Plie} have obtained a fair and profitable price for Hu' part 01' tia- crop airead} .-old and have been ai,le m liquidate Hie most pressing of their obligations, consequently they an in a better position I tittil ever he lore to ii stead} ia the boa! ami lei I he oiler lid lows du the worrying. Xo < '?se OM Record. There is no case on rei ord of a (.(nigh or ?old resulting in pneumonia or consumption after Kelcy's Hone} and Tar has boen taken, a - it will Hup your cough and bnak up your cold quickly. Refuse 1111} but the genuine Kelcy's Honey and Tar in a yellow package, Contains no opiates and \a ale and sine .1. W. Heil. Jollll T. Mabel Dead. (Anderson Mail, Oct. 29.) .lohn T. Maher, a sign painter, u im formerly Used in Anderson .tiled in a hospital in Ali..'ita on Tuesday Of ibis week. The body 'as shipped to his former home in Augusta, (?a., lor interment. Mr. Maher was an expert painter and had many friends in Anderson who will regret to hain ol' his deal li. (Mr. Maher recently spent several weeks in Walhalla, being employed by Jesse Lay as carriage painter. Ile also painted the signs at the post. Office. He made many friends while here.--Ed. Courier.) Foley's Honey and Tar cures roughs quickly, strengthens the lungs and expels colds. Oct the genuine in a yellow package. J. W. Bell. OCONEK'S SKAT OF LEARNING. Pacta About the Religious sick* of I Clemson . V ; ; i i < 111 ( u i . 11 ( ollogC. Fditor Keowee Courier: It ls a strange tiling to mc that our people c f Oconee seem to care so little for and almost utterly fail to appreciate the great heneilts of this grand edu cational institution within the bord ers of our county. lt gives me great pleasure to say a few words in regard to Clemson College and its work for Oconee. It goes without contradiction that Clem son Agricultural College ls a great fuctor In t!ie development of all of the resources of Oconee county in particular and the whole State lu general. Speaking to me recently of this great institution, Hs honored president. Dr. I'. H. Mell, made a res elation to me of the religious side of Clemson College. Up said: "lt has beeu a source of astonish ment to me, since I have been con nected with the college, that the citi zens of Oconee have not taken a more universal Interest in tile insti tution hy sending their sons to its halls. VVe do not get as many boys from that county as it seems to me we are entitled Ki. I cannot > 've a reason for this. The college is ex tending its energies towards the de velopment of the mind, the heart, the physical being and all of the at tributes of the hoy, so as to make him a far better citizen than he was before he ?Mitered the institution, and the boys of Oconee county ought to fully realize this important fact. "As far as the religious Bide of the college ls concerned, the following facts are pertinent: " 1. We lune a chapel servit e every morning during the week, excepting Saturday, at which time all the boys and the faculty of the institution ?allier together and a minister of the gospel reads a chapter in the Hlble and offers up prayer. This Is the be ginning of the day's work. At night, in the barracks, the boys hold Hillie classes, and there are something over forty ol' these classes. They spend a short time in the study of the Word i of Cod, under the direction of a j leader. This work is entirely in tho] hands of the boys, developed by , themselves, and under no Influence outside of their own inclination and cont roi. "2. About one-half ol' the boys of th(. college are now active members of lite Young Men's Christian Asso ciation, and when I say active mem bers I intend the use of that word in its strongest sense. They bold their prayer meetings, at which time the boys themselves engage in prayer ami song and exhortation. At stated periods during the session (hey in vite stron? speakers to deliver, on Sunda) nights, addresses upon live religious questions, and ?real good is hoi ll ii accomplished, by this plan. "lt is gratifying to me to say that the internal ional committee of the Voting Men's Christina Association, j located in Ww York, has published a pamphlet in which Clemson College is mentioned as standing sixth among all I he colic?es of (lie United States! and Canada in the absolute number ol' boys engaged in Hilde study work. When von compare th?' total number of matriculates in Clemson with tho colleges of America and Canada, Clemson stands Hist in this religious work. "?. Every Sunday morning a min ister of one of the evangelical de nominations holds a religious service in the chapel, when preliminary ex ercises aro conducted and a sermon is delivered lo the student body and Hie people on the hill. For tile pres ent the four local ministers of the Presbyterian, .Methodist, Baptist and Episcopal churches have charge of I hese services." A recent visit I made to Clemson conv ince,I me (hat Clemson's secular work is of as high order as Is thal on the religious side. Oconee ought to be proud of (Iiis grand Institution, and I know our citizens are. Hut it is a strange thing that, knowing and realizing the and opportunities that Clemson virtually lays al our feel, we are so slow to stopp and pick them up. Oconee ought to be the county to send to Clemson the larg est delegation of students each year, and vii i he reverse is true. Why? M. IL S. Dr. .1. M. lOUiott. the former Troup nuiuiy. Georgia, physician, convicted ol' thc murder in I OOS of <;. I.. Hivers, near LaUrange, will be hanged or? Friday of this week. .No vember "?th. $5 FREE To any one who give:; cc.rcot answer : "How long?' did it tuKe Nouh to Build tho Arh?' Answer Namo . A i ires; Nam'! ol fa; The question will ho decided Dec. 20. 1900. wl:ori al', winners' names will bo published In this paper, or noitfle 1 hy mall. An iarticle on tho sub let-1 will be fuinlshed by a distinguished clergy man, anti prizes award? j ou ti i s J ii Igmonl. Noah's Uniment Isl a 1 sst rem? ly lor all Nerv?, Bono and Muscle Aches and Pains. Noah's tlnlmenl ls Triple Strength anil Most Penetrating' therefore Mo3t Effective. Noah s Unimentcontains no alcohol or poisonous .iru..s and can bo ta^en Internally willi salety. Noah'i I,inirr??r?t ls the best remedy for Rheumatism Sciatica. Urne Back. Still Joints an IMu JCles.SoreThroat, Colds. Strains, Sprains Cuts. H: lises. Cramps. Colic. Toothache. Neu ratgla, and all Nerve, Bone and Muscle Aches and Pains. Il dist boulo (alls to relieve, your m i".oy ref un le d by deal er. Try a bottle to-day. Sold by DruK and Coun try Stores. 25 cents, or malled on receipt of prtco MOAH REMEDY Cu. RICHMOND. VA, COMPULSORY EDUCATION Would Spreud Disease in the limul Behool?? lliinni' of Hookworm. (Columbia Record.) The conclusion reached by Miss Marlon Hamilton Carter In her ex haustive article in the October Mc Clure's, which was written willie she was a i-ii isl of the Colonia Hotel here, alter a close study of conditions about Columbia and eloBwhere In the South, that compulsory education lu South Carolina, under the present la.-k of sanitary provision In the ru ral schools, means compulsory hook worm disease, ls heartily concurred In by Hr. William Weston, who has been conducting examinations for bookworm disease among Columbln cotton mill operatives for six or seven years, during which timo he has made about 1,200 examinations, and found about 7 00 cases of the disease. Dr. Weston Is extensively quoted In the McClure's article by Miss Carter, who had a number of conferences also with President L. \V. Parker, bead of a number of mills here and in the upper part of the State. Disease Widely Prevalent. State Health Officer Williams said that the disease ls widely prevalent over the State, particularly In the lowei hair" ot the State, but the State board has no means of gathering sta tistics on the number of cases, the doctors generally refusing or neg lecting to answer Inquiries. The State board bas issued special litera ture on the subject to local boards of health, dwelling particularly on bow to prevent the spread of the disease by proper sanitary precautions. Dr. Williams declined to express an opin ion as to whether compulsory educa tion would mean compulsory hook worm disease. Tia- Mill Districts. In Dr. Weston's opinion the great est problem this State and th?'South generally has to grapple with is the health problem. South Carolina alone, said be. lg losing $70,000,000 a year lu the waste loss of time In cident to the hookworm disease and malaria alone. He says the census reports and Federal medical investi gations will prove this. The mill district here, with the exception of tho employees of one nilli, aro prac tically free from tho disease now, the disease readily and promptly yielding to medical treatment, and it lins been his experience that operatives getting free from the enervating Influences of the disease show a tendency to return to (he farms and make them pro ductive. ( 'oncent rat ion Ron clichd. "The cotton mills of South Caro lina." said he, "In my humble judg ment, aro now being the unconscious means of saving the Commonwealth to a condition of wonderful prosper ity. Their operatives coming from the small farina have centered atten tion on the disease, and lt will dually be wiped out. which will not only make the mills themselves wonder fully successful, bul will renew life in a large and important element of tile people, making them well, ambi tious and productive. I have seen whole families come to the mills here In an almost starved condition on ac count of their listless condition due to disease, and I have seen these fam illes freed from the disease and make a trunk full of money." Disease Causes Insanity. That the disease produces insanity was one of the tirst experiences of Dr. Weston, and which was one of the moving causes which led him to make a thorough investigation. He was about to commit a Richland county man to the State Hospital for the Insane, when he picked up an article of Dr. SH lea's. Ho had the lunacy proceedings held up until he could give this man a thorough treal, nient, a microscopical examinai ion showing Iiis system teeming with hundreds of the little blood-sucking murderers. The treatment yielded relief and (lie man is sound and sane, productive and happy to-day. The Rural School... There is nu doubt in thc mind of Hr. Weston that mans of the rural schools spread the disease through soil pollution. An Investigation by liim at one school in Richland county showed over 60 per cent of the pupils suffering from the disease. Exami nations conducted at a South Caro lina cotton mill under direction of th,. Federal government showed 80 per cent of the operatises infested. ('ampaigns Effective. "I have watched campaigns against Ute disease at the cotton mills and seen the result of successful combat show up in the improved work of the operatives. In tait, it lias come to such a pass that SM- can trace the div idends directly after a decisive bat tle against the disease. Mills in this Slate which have been unsuccessful for years under good management come right out of the rm and make money immediately following a suc cessful Ugh! against the disease." \ Hookworm Conference. A movement is now on looking to i big COMM;,?ion of medical men in Columbia next .lanunrv to discuss and lake action on this and kindred prob lems. An effort will be made to have this convention memorialise the com ing Legislature to pruville for medi cal ii.spei t ion of the mills and pub lic schools Of the State. In the opin ion of State Health Hillier Williams, however, the time ls hardly ripe yet for siu li a request upon tho Legisla ture, as he doesn't think it will be possibler to Induce that body to make the necessary expenditure. Dr. Wil liams thinks, though, that such medi cal inspections would jay handsome ly, b) way of ?liminai lng front tho schools the presence of children who should not come in contact with other children*, and by way of remedying the defects of other children, who are now being punished for being ship ' when they are merely sick. - ~*mm~- - If you desire a clear complexion take Foley's Olino Laxative for con stipation and liver trouble, as it will stimulate these organs and thorough ly cleanso your system, which ls what every one needs In order to foel well. J. W. Dell. O P a * g* S I Fall an g * We are bus^ 1* and Winter Go I * at lowest prices i * get our prices. s T CA -I* ft A ?I? 4? 4* 4? 4* 4? 4* 4? ?r T 4* RIVING INDIAN COTTON. .Mills In This Section of thc State1 An- Placing Trial Orders. (Anderson Mail.) H. C. Townsend, president of the Townsend Twine Mills, has purchas ed 150 bales of Indian cotton; Capt. I V). A. Smyth, president of the Beizer! mills, has purchased BOO bales, and it is understood 'hat several other' mill men in the Piedmont section have placed orders for similar amounts. uns..Oa2 d k IS-r (|'l 2:M.~>i> 0$..' The cotton was sold at. the price of I I VH cents lu New York. The freight to Anderson by rail on cot ton is ?">i; cents lier hundred, which will make thc cost of the colton, laid down here, about 1 1 % or 1 I % j cents per pound. Mr. Townsend said, though, that il enough ol the Indian cotton is purchased in this section tin? cotton may be shipped direct from an In dian port to Charleston, and in this ?ase a saving of about 25 cents per hundred is figured on. Tile Indian cotton is of a shorter staple than the American upland, as lin1 price indicates, but it is fully as1 white and smooth. lt will do very well in I he manufacture of coarse goods, Mr. Townsend thinks, al though he has never used any of it, nor has any of it ever been used in Ibis section before. The experiment is being made now by the mills that can uso it because of the high price of the American product. ll comes nearly (wo cents a pound cheaper, at present prices, and that will be a big item to the mills, If (hey can use the Indian cot ton with satisfaction. The Indian cotton that has just been bought ls of the tail end of last year's crop. The Indian crop comes on tho market about the first of February. A Caril. This Is to certify thal all druggists are authorized to refund your money if Foley's Honey and Tar falls to cure your cough or cold. lt stops the cough, heals the lungs and prevents serious results from a cold, prevents pneumonia and consumption. Con tains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substi tutes. J. W. Bell. Women More Anxious for Polygamy. San Francisco, Oct. 20.-"The wo men are more anxious for polygamy than the men are." said Bishop Spald ing, of l lah, yesterday at a conclave of the Episcopal diocese In this city. The bishop went on to say that po lygamy in Itali has more recruits among the women than among men. and thal so long as woman suffrage prc.ailed in that State it would be utterly impossible to establish laws that would result in the abolition of polygamy. Woman's Nearly all women sufi ailments. Some women ? more constantly than other little pain or whether yt should take Wine of Card Car?lui is a safe, natu prepared scientifically froi gredieiits. Jt acts easily c gives strength and tone to The Wornt Mrs. Vorn' Wallace, of Sangei "Cardui has done moro for n o thj was taken with femalo inflarnmnti no avail, BO I took Cardui, and insi j my housework. Since then my tro AT ALL DR i mm mmmm mmm mmmm mm .S? .f- th tat rj? ;Js ?Ji -*. ?j? di Winter p opening our larg ods bought in Noi 5. Call and look at It will be wor Respectfully, RTER & C Walhalla. ?]? ?J. ?J? ?J? ?|? ?J? ?J. ?J? fj? ?J? ?J? ?J? PATTEN BULLS THE MARKET. Rf Talks About Seventeen and ililli teen Couts for Cotton. Now York, Oct. 2!>.-James A. Patten is the dominating influence in trading on the New York Cotton .exchange to-day. Prices nre Doom ing I*ad he, lt ls almost universally said, is tito boomer. Cotton was ex cited this morning with the tendency upwards. Patten, through his pub llclty mediums, ls spreading n pre diction of 1 7 and 18 cents for cotton, and the trend of prices to-day seems to make it feasible. January op tions went to a new high level for 'he year, while all other months were from 20 to 22 points up. Around noon there was some heavy profit takings, but prices held firm. p Wood's Descriptive Cj\ Fail Seed Catalog now ready, gives the fullest information about all Seeds for the Farm and Garden, Grasses and Clovers, Vetches, Alfalfa, Seed Wheat, Oats. Rye, Barley, etc. AIPO tells all about that can bo planted in thc fall to advantage and profit, and about Hyaolnths, Tulips and other Flowering Bulbs, Vegetable and Strawberry Plants. Poultry Supplies and Fertilizers. Every Farmer and Oardener riiou'd have this c?talos. It ia invaluable In its helpfulness and suggestive Ideas for a profitable and satisfactory Faun or (.'arden. Catalogue malled free on requeat. Write for lt. I T. W. WOOD & SONS, J < j Seedsmen. - Richmond, Va. ?> Preacher Surprised Them. Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 2!>. The forty-filth annual session of the East Tennessee Conference of the dilled Brethren church convened here this morning. After tho opening exercises Bishop T. C. Carter, who is presid ing, paid a beautiful tribute to Rev. I. H. Kenan, pastor of the church at Dandridge, Tenn., who was reported to the conference as recently deceas ed. As the bishop was concluding Iiis eulogy, Kev. Mr. Ronan entered the church, and his coining was, ol' ionise, a surprise to the bishop and the conference. The erroneous re port of his death was attributed to Iiis rece?? critical illness, though he is now convalescing. i Friend fer at timos from female suffer more acutely and s. But whether you have DU suffer intensely, you ni and get relief, ral medicine, for women, n harmless vegetable in >n the female organs and tho whole system. ?DUI in's Tonic I Tex., tried Cardui. She writes : in I can describo. Last spring I on and com ltcd fl doctor, but to ido of thrco days, 1 was ?ble to do ublo has never returned." Try it. (JG STORES T <?> .J. ? ?? ? ? @? ?# VT V V V V V 4- T T . Goods T T T T T T e Stock of Fall J S :thern Markets * g T ? our Goods and T #A th your while. v S T @ T $ ;o., :} ^* I .I* .?. ?J? ?J. ?J? ?J? *!. T *!* T*^* )al I ? ??? ? ?0? ? ? ? ? ?? ? NOTICE OE REGISTRATION. Notice ls hereby given that the Rooks ot' Registration for Municipal Election. Town of Walhalla, S. C., are now open for the registration ot qualified electors In said municipal ity. It is necessary to present county Registration Certificate and evidence ^ of the- payment of all taxes due be-?r fore a Municipal Registration Certlfl-T cate can be issued; residence In the State for two years and within the corporate limits of the Town of Wal halla for a period of four months prior to the election are also neces sary qualifications, Books of Regis tration are now open and will remain open until Saturday, the 11th day of December, 190'.). Supervisor's ofilce is in the People's Bank. GEORGE. SEABORN, Supervisor of Registration. October 4, 1909. 40 NOTICE TO DEBTORS and CRED ITORS.-All persons Indebted to the Estate of It. H. DILWORTH, SR., deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the under signed, and all persons having claims against said estate will present the same, duly a**ested, with in the time prescribed by law, or be barred. R. II. DILWORTH, Jr., Administrator. October 27, 1 909. 43-4G DANIEL E. GOOD, Walhall?, S. C. HA RRISON'S VALVELESS, Wicklcss Oil-Gas Stoves. Roofing, Guttering, Painting, Etc. Repairing of All Kinds. All Work Attended to Promptly. Satisfaction Guaranteed. PAINTS -ALL COLORS T. E. ALEXANDER. The Land Man WALHALLA, S. C. B. S. LOOK.A Heating Stoves, Cooking Stoves, Tinware. All kinds of repairing, WALHALLA, S. C. .t. A. MCCULLOUGH, M. C. LOX?^ Greenville, S. C. Walhalla. 8.0< ?U MCCULLOUGH & LONG, T* Attorneys at Law, Walhalla, South Carolina. Ollice Over Oconee News. E . L . Il E RNDON, A ttorncy-ut-Law, Walhalla, South Carolina. PHONE No. 61. J. P. Carey, J. W. Shelor, Plckens, S. C. Walhalla, S. C. W. C. Hughs, Walhalla. CAREY, SHELOR ?V HUGHS, Attorney? and Counsellors, Walhalla, S. C. Practice In State and Federal Courts. H . T . J v Y N E S , Attorney-at-Lnw, Walhalla, South Carolina. I Practice in State and Federal Court?. Rel! Phone No. 20. DR. D. P. THOMSON, DENTIST, Seneca-Walhalla. OFFICE DAYS: Walhalla-- Seneca Mondays. Tuesdays. Wednesdays. Thursdays.^ Fridays. Saturdays.^' ' DR. W. F. AUSTIN, Dentist, Seneca, South Carolina. Office over J. W. Byrd 4% Co.