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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED J?19.) Published Every Wednesday Morning Subscription, SI.00 Per Annum. Advertising lift to? Reasonable. -By H'M < Iv, SI 11:1 (Ml ?ft SCHRODER. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over ono hundred words, will be printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for at tho rate of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA. 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, NOV. IO, 1000. SOME NOVEMI1MH ELECTIONS. Democrats flain (?round in State mid .Municipal Contests. Louisville. Ky.. Nov. 3.-Dawn following election day found tho Democratic patty in possession of nearly nil its ?ndert,! heritage in Kentucky. The next Legislature will bo Democratic by ovei two-thirds majority and therefore able to pass, over the Governor's veto, any meas ure Um Democrats desire provided there is harmon) in caucus. Late returns give the Democrats 2C Senators and the Republicans 12 In the House the Democratic Repre sentatives total 69 and tb?' Republi cans -?1. with four districts yel to be bearii from. Tito new Legislature will nol choose a United slates Sen ator, Louisville, Kentucky's metropolis. ls restored to the Democratic tobi by tl plurality of nearly 2.700. while will? two exceptions all the import ant municipalities in the Stale have followed snit, Fayette county .which embraces the city of Lexington, re turned a fusion ticket of county offi cers, composed ol independent Dem ocrats and Republicans against a regular Democratic ticket, and Hen derson oleeted a reform administra tion, With tllO exception of the mayor, who is an independent. Democrats Win in indiana. Indianapolis, ind.. Nov. Re turns from municipal elections in Indiana yesterday show that the ma jority of the conies!s were won by the Democrats, although the Repub licans were victorious in some of the larger cities, where the contests bad been bitter. Notable among these was the elec tion of Sam L. Shank. Republican, as mayor ot' Indianapolis, ami the election of Republicans in Port Wayne and Evansville. Campaigns in mosl of lite cilles were waged tip.'ii Hie law and order issue, which followed close upon i lie operation of ihr count) local option law. In in os I cases the more liberal element sup ported Hie D?mocratie nominees. Virginia Democratic. Richmond, Va., Nov. .'!. Judge W. H. Mann, of Notloway, Democrat, w as elected l!ovei nor of Virginia yes terday over VV. P. Kent, of Wythe ville, Republican. Ile carried the en tire Democratic ticket with bini. Hie Republicans not making a serious contention for a single office. G. O. I*. W ins in .Massachusetts. Posion, Nov. :i. The Democrats of Massachusetts were fur more grat ified in looking over the results of yesterday's election than the Repub licans, for, while the biller succeed ed in keeping Governor E. s. Drapei and the rest of tile Slate ticket in their present positions, io win such a victor) hy a narrow margin of 8,000 vol. s in a total of ?170,000 was loo close for comfort. Lieut, Uovornor L. A. E roth Ing ham defeated bis D?mocratie oppo nent. Eugene X. Poss, liv a little over 5.000 \otes. Last year Governor Dra per had a plurality ol' over 150,000, and Lieutenant Governor I'roi bing ham [10,000. Tile D.urals also made gains in Hie Legisla*ure. Prominent Citizens Failed io Vote. New York. Nov. :.. Many ut' the conni ry's leading citizens failed io exercise their right of suffrage. Pre.-,. Idem Wiiliain ll. Ta fl did not vote in Cincinnati, because he was in Mississippi. K?nner President T. Koosc\ell did not vote at ().\ster Hay, because he was in A fi len. .1. Pierpont Morgan and Andrew Carnegie did not vote because they were in Europe when it was lime lo register. Cardinal Gibbous did liol vote ai RalHmoie hoenui e he had fa lied lo regis) er. John I ?. Ro 'ke reller did not vote in New York be cause he was detained In Cleveland through th?' Illness of hi:-, wife. Oui) two members ol Presiden) Taft's cab ine) voled. Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure any case Of kidney or bladder trou ble that is not beyond the reach of medicino. Cures backache and Ir regularities that, ii neglected, might resull in Height's disease or diabetes. J. W. Bell. Solidi Carolina Corn ('cop. In his speech before tho Pellagra Conference in Columbia lasl week, Commissioner E. .). Watson said In pu rt : "Notwithstanding this stale is now raising practically thirl) million bushels ol corn the people of South Carolina are spending outside ol' the Stat,, foi corn the sum of $15,000,000. and this does ?ol Include the expen ditures-which are practically all outside the State for gris!, meal, corn (lakes, corn starch, yeas), adul teration In fluor, and well. I might as well Include it, too. corn whiskey' How great a sum these products amount to I dare sot estimate. And South Carolina has no inspection law." _^_a .aft Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASXO R I A PRESENTMENT OF (?KA NI) JU ll Y. Itridges Nerd Looking After-Seve rn! lU'tomiiiendutloiiK. Walhalla. S. C.. Nov. 3d. 190!). To His Honor, Rober! Aldrich, Pre siding Judge: We, tho grand jury for Oconeo county, bog to make this our Dual presentment: We have examined al! hills handed out to us by tho Solicitor and passed on same. We have examined the county Offices, and find the book* nearly and correctly kept, so far as we can Hud without an expert. We have examined the jail and Hud same clean and prisoners in good condition. Wo lind that the jail needs about two dozen hammocks, and recommend that they he pur chased at once. Wo baie examined Hie poor farm and find same 1M reasonably good condition, and apparently well culti vated, and with good crops qf cotton, corn, fodder, hay, potatoes and tur nips: four line milch cows, fifteen hogs. Ten of these arc In lino shape and are being fattened for pork. We visited each pauper house and find everything In reasonably good condi tion, and inmates well cared for. There are sixteen inmates-fourteen white and two colored. We found that there was a lot of lumber rack ed up on the place. Mr. Cobb, the superintendent, says about 85,000 feet. We think the tenant house; In adequate, and recommend that tho Supervisor have a new and better one built, and repair the old part of steward's home or move and rebuild it, and sell the remainder of the lum ber before it damages. We beg to call your Honor's atten tion to special report of W. C. Hughs, Suerlntendent of Education, in re gard to .School District No. 22. We find that the bridge over Chat tonga river, near Russell's, on the road from Walhalla to Highlands, has been posted as dangerous since about July 16th, IOU il, and has not been repaired. We recoin mend that this be attended to at once. lt lias been ?'ailed to our attention that the splash dams on the head waters of Chattooga river are block ing the roads across this river, espe cially at Karie's Ford. We recom mend that the Supervisor take such action as is necessary in this matter. We find that there are a great many small bridges all over this county in need of repair. We rec ommend that the Supervisor and Count v CnnnnlsHloners give instruc tions to the overseers in each district to have this matter attended to at once. We recommend thal the Supervi sor instruct his overseers not to leave loose rocks in I lie road unless crush ed. We recommend that the vault and ofllce for the Judge of Probate be completed as early as possible. We wish to call to your Honor's attention that it has been reported to ns that A. Zimmerman, mayor: thal W. C. Peden, alderman; that Jas. <?. ' l?reazeale. clerk, of the town of West ! minster, are holding two offices at the same lime mayor, alderman and clerk, respectively, and also county and town assessors. We present Dan Roach and .Mag gie Dukes for living In adultery, and Dan Roach for carrying concealed weapons, and give as witnesses: Al bert Ramey, Laura Cobb. S. J. Lyles, Sarah Carver, J. Cliff Vincent, Wyatt Caines. We present Sal. Wadkins, near Harbin's siding, for keeping a disor derly house, and give as witnesses: John Hawkins, Jeff Keith, Jerry Perry, Jim Harton, Glenn Moss. Henry Keith, Sam Keith. We wish to thank your Honor and the officers of the court for courte sies shown us. Respocl fully submit ted, John A. Ansel, Foreman. Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch of your clot liing. Donn's Ointment cure: the most obstinate cases. Why suffer? All druggists sell it. Rescued from Desert. /Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. fi.- After subsisting on the (lesli of snakes and lizards and oil water obtained from the cactus plant for several days, A. C. Ballia, of this elly, has been res cued from thi> Nevada desert, accord ing to news arriving here. Ballia, when found, was on his hands and knee.--, laughing gleefully and trying lo catch an elusive little lizard. Ile will recover. ( FOOD FOR A YEA?f Meal .300 lbs Min;.2t0qtS. Butter. 100 lbs. FM*. 27 doz. Vegetables.500 lbs. This represents a fair ra tion for a man for a y ear. But some people eat and eat and grow thinner. This means a defective digestion and unsuitable food. A large sHe bottle of Scott's Emulsion equals in nourishing proper ties ten pounds of meat. Your physician can tell you how it does it. roa SALK BY ALL OKnO0I8T8 H^nil 106., nnmo of p?|M>? And th!? ?<1. for our bountiful SftTlim* Bunk ?nd CUM'? fikolchBook. Knoll bank contain* a Oood Luck POBO'. SCOTT & BOWNE, 4V9 Pearl St.. New Vock DOING TH KUI Dl'TY. Scores of Walhalla Howlers Are Lcurniug the Duty of tlte Kidney*. To Hiter the hlood ls the kidneys' duty. When they fall to do this the kid neys are sick Backache and many kidney ills fol low; Urinary trouble, diabetes. Donn's Kidney Pills cure them all. Walhalla people endorse our claim: Mrs. Fl. I). Oelkers, W. Main Btreet, Walhalla, S. C.. says: "I hope that other persons suffering from kidney disease will try Doan's Kidney riiis, as I speak f"om my own experience When 1 say that, they are a most re liable remedy. For some time 1 suffered from headaches and pains across the small of my back. I felt weak and nervous and the kidney secretions annoyed nie, being irregu lar In passage. I finally learned of Donn's Kidney Pills, and procured a box at Dr. J. W. Hell's drug store, and the relier I derived was entirely satisfactory." For sale by all dealers. Price 5 0 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's and take no other. Serious Symptoms. Mrs. Annie Hamilton, Stetson ville. Wis., developed serious symptoms, a.s a result of some form of female trou ble from which she suffered. A letter, lu which she describes these symptoms and tells how, by the Cardul system of home treatment, slie finally managed to cure herself, may prove of value lo you. If you are suffering, as she did, from ailments peculiar to women. She says: "When I was suffering from female trouble, 1 could not sleep, eat, or stand on my feet with out pain. I could not work, and could net stoop on account of pain in my side. I look medicine from three doctors without benefit, and ibo last one said I was in n critical condition, and going down hill. At last I took Cardul and in Ivo days' time 1 was a different woman. Now I eat good, work good and feel bet ter than I ever did in all my life. Cardul ls a good medicine, and if all poor sick ladies knew of lt liiere would be less suffering." Sold at all reliable drug stores. Try it. No Case on Record. There is no case on record of a cough or cold resulting in pneumonia or consumption after Foley's Honey and Tar has been taken, as it will stop your cough and break up your cold quickly. Refuse any but. thc genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package. Contains no opiates and is safe and sure. J. W. Bell. I ?ealb ol' Mrs. E. P. l an ie. (Anderson Mall, 4th.) Mrs. B. 1'. Karie, widow of tue late lion. IO. P. Karie, died suddenly al her home near Boaverdani yester day afternoon. She had been in feeble health for some time. Tho funeral took place from the home this afternoon. Mrs. Karlo was about ">0 years old and had been In 111 health, suffering from a nervous trouble for several months past. She ls survived by three children, Elias Karie and Wil ton Karie and Miss Mary Karie, all of Boaverdani. The brothers and sisters are: Mrs. Sallie Cunningham and W. H. Harrison, of Anderson; .lames Harrison, of Boaverdani, Mts. W. li. Cothran and Dr. F. K. Harri son, of Abbeville; Prof. Thomas Harrison, a member of the faculty of the Agricultural and Mechanical College, at Raleigh, N. C., and L. C. Harrison, of Charlotte. Mrs. Earle was a daughter of the late Col. F. B. Harrison, of Ander sonville. and was married in 1X7 1 to E. Preston Barle, who died in April of last year. Mr. Karie served Anderson county for several terms in the Legislature during the Th's. Mrs. Barle had many relatives and friends throughout the county who Will deeply deplore her death. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tho Signature of Illinois Versus .Missouri. ( Circle Magazine. ? A Missourian informed a traveler who had Inquired about corn that "each stalk had nine ears on it and was fifteen feet high." "That's nothing compared to our corn." replied the other, quickly. "Up in Illinois, where l came from, we always bad nine cai s to each stalk and a peek of shelled corn hanging to each tassel; hut we never could raise any heans with it." "Why.''' asked Hie Missourian. "Because," nodded thc other, "tho corn grew so fast that it pulled the beans np." Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs quickly, strengthens the lungs and expels colds, (let the genuine In a yellow package. J. W. Bell. More Fine Corn. ( York ville Bnqulrer. ) W. B. Keller has harvested three acres of corn that he has been culti vating under Hie supervision of the Farmers' Co-operative Demonstra tion agency, and the total yield of the three acres ls 231 bushels, an av erage of 7?) bushels to tho acre. Tho yield of the best acre was 01 bushels. J, Duffy Smith, of Hickory Drove, made 70% bushels on his demonstra tion aero-moro corn than he has ever before made on four acres. There are a number of demonstration crops yet to be harvested. tk\\m ASM ??* ?^La --^ ~ - I* Fall an ^ta ??\\\\st tiW?? -^ I + We are bus; I * and Winter Gc 4 * at lowest price. # J get our prices, ?? m * $ * A ?I* ??j, ?i? * *i? 'i- ??? ?i- *? OVER $100,000 IX BLACKMAIL*. Treasurer of IMg Four Railroad Ev? plniits His Shortage. Cincinnati. Ohio. Nov I.-In tho I presence of his wife and officials of \ tho Hie Four Railway, C. I. Warri-i lier, deposed local treasurer of the road, is said to have confessed that the shortage of his accounts, estl mated al over $IOO,000, was due to j his paying blackmail to a man and a woman for the last three years. j Warriner, accompanied hy two de-; tectives, arrived from New York last night, but his whereabouts at pres-1 elli are not known. In his confession. Warriner ls said to have stated that a man and a wo man are the guilty parties, and that lie has paid large sums to black mailers -In all $75,000. The man to whom tills money was given is said to have been an old employee of ! the Big Four, and to have had knowledge of an earlier shortage in Wa rriner's accounts. Por keeping silent about this shortage he de manded and received from Warriner large sums. He is said to live? in Chicago. Steps will be taken to ar ri's! him. The woman in the case left Cincin nati shortly before Warriner arrived' from New York. She is under sur- I veillancc and may be arrested at any j t i me. General Counsel J, L. Hackney, of New York, who is directing tho road's interests, said: "I cannot say whether there will ! be any prosecution. All that part of j Hit affair ls being managed in New York. 1 am waiting now to hear from them what definite steps to take." Warriner, who lived at Wyoming. Ohio, ten miles north of Cincinnati, has been a prominent church man. Don't use harsh physics. Tho re action weakens the bowels, loads to chronic constipation. (Jet Donn's Regul?is. They operate easily, tone the stomach, cure constipation. Town ville Has New Preacher. (Anderson Mail.) Townville, Nov. 4.-Rev. J. E. Wallace preached an excellent ser mon at the Presbyterian (bundi last Sunday night. This was Mr. Wal lace's first sermon here, and 1 large congregation greeted him and were impressed very forcibly with his gos pel discourse. Mr. Wallace bas been elected to serve (lils church for tho coming year. A large crowd was In attendance upon the all-day singing at the Bap tist church Sunday. Frank Dickson, who underwent a serious op?ration in Anderson re ce?? ly, is ai home again, and is do ing nicely. Prof. and Mrs. Kit Spears began tiller school al Zion last Monday. Miss Mary Farmer will soon open her school at Riverside. If yon aro sick, you w Of course you do. You wi: misery, and be happy ag? If your illness is canj ean quickly get the right Cardui. This great med lieved or cured thousand you from some female tro f or Won Mrs. Fannie Ellie, of Fostc years. Head her letter about Can seven years with female trouble, die with my head and back. I t cured. Cardui is a God-send to AT ALL DB .J? .J. .J. .J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?JJ ?J. i.J? ?J? ?J? < d Winter ?i? ?j? ?j, ?i* *{* *i* ?j* ?j? *i* .j* *i* *{* jr opening our larg? >ods bought in Nor 3. Call and look at It will be wor Respectfully, RTER & C Walhalla. WU KN "CRANK MEETS CRANK.1 Mrs. Hughes, Autolst, Has Arm Uro ken l>y Auto Crank. (Atlanta Journal, 41 li. > Mr... P. 1). Hughes, of Brooklyn, .\. v., who has hoon accompanying her husband in the Journal-Herald Koo 1 roads reliability tour from New York, had her arm broken at Stone Mountain. At the time of the accident Mrs. Hughes was In the act of cranking her ear. Chalmers-Detroit, No. 8 in the tour, when the lever reversed at terrille speed, striking her arm and break in c; it. After having her arm bound, Mrs. I Inplies entered her ear and gamely cont inned the tour to Atlanta, where she received medical attention. The tourists had stopped at Stone Mountain for only a few minutes to respond to the ovation given them by that city, lt was when tho signal to start UH1 (asl lap of the journey was ven that Mrs. Hughes left the car to crank it before the start. Mr. Hughes was driving he car during the tour, bul had often been relieved and isolated by his wife. Deafness Cannot l>o Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach tlie diseased portion of tho ear. There ls only ono way to cure deafness, and thal, ls by constitution al remedies. Deafness is caused by au Inflamed condition of tho mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. When this tube is inflamed you have . a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it ls entirely closed, deaf ness is thc result, and unless ibo In flammation can he taken ont and this tube restored to Its normal con dition, hearing will bo destroyed for ever; nine cases out of ten are ca.is ed by catarrh, which is nothing hut an Inflamed condition of the mucous sn rf aces. We will give one hundred dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu lars, free. P. J. Cheney ?fe Co., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Dills for con stipation. D'cacher Cut.? ,i veryman. Florence, Ala., Nov. 4. First blood was drawn yesterday in Flor ence in the constitutional prohibi tion fight. Tin- belligerents were Kev. .1. (). A. l'ace, a I ia pt ist preach er, and S. I'. Morrill, a livery stable keeper. After some argument in which the men differed as to the merits or demerits of the amendment Pace cul Morrill with a knife and the latter retaliated with a blow. Bystanders separated the men, and they were put under bond to appear to-morrow. Well ish to get well, don't you9 HII to bc rid ol! tho pain and tin. ?ed by female trouble, you remedy to get well. It's icine, for women, has re-i s of ladies, suffering like uble. len's Ills J 30 r, Ark., Buffered agony for seven lui. She writes: "I waa sick for Every month I would very nearly ook 12 bottles of Cardui and wai suffering women." Try it wa STORES 4.4. 4* 4* 4? 4* 4* 4? 4? ^ 00 0 I i Goods *s 4. 0 4* 4- * * 4- * T g * 0 s Stock of Fall t I .them Markets * f 4? . our Goods and * 0 4* th your while. * 0 4- 8 0 4? 0 4? 0 4* 4? 4? 4? 0 4-4? 4? 4* 4* 4? 4? 4? 4^4? 9 *000000000000000 NOTICE OF REOISTHAITON. Notice ls hereby given that the Hooks of Registration for Municipal Election. Town of Walhalla, S. C., are now open for tho registration of qualified electors In said municipal ity. lt ls necessary to present couuty Registration Certificate and evidence ot' the payment of all taxes due be fore a Municipal Registration Certifi 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. Rooks of Regis tration are now open and will remain open until Saturday, the 11th day of December, 19(?li. Supervisor's office Is in the People's Rank. (IFORGE. SMABORN, Supervisor of Registration. October 4, 1909. 40 NOTICE TO DEBTORS and CRED ITORS.-All persons Indebted to the Estate of R. H. DILWORTH, SR., deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the under signed, and all persors having claims against said estate will present, the same, duly attested, with in the time' prescribed by law, or be barred. R. H. DILWORTH, Jr., Administrator. October 27, 1909. 43-46 DANIEL E. GOOD. Walhalla, S. C. HARRISON'S VALVELESS, Wlckless Oil-Gas Stoves. Roofing, Guttering, Painting, Etc. Repairing of All Kinds. All Work Attended to Promptly. Satisfaction Guaranteed. PAINTS-ALL C6LORS T. E. ALEXANDER. The Land Man WALHALLA, H. O. B. S. LOOK. Heating Stoves, Cooking Stoves, Tinware. All kinds of repairing, WALHALLA. A'. C. j. A. MCCULLOUGH, M. C. LON?, Greenville s. C. Walhalla, S. C. MCCULLOUGH & LONG, Attorneys at Law, Walhalla, South Carolina. Office Over Oconee News. E . h. H E RNDON, A ttorney-ut-Law, Walhalla, South Carolina. PHONE No. 61. J. P. Carey. J. W. Shelor, Pickens, S. C. Walhalla. S. C. W. C. Hughs, Walhalla. CAREY, Bil FLOR & HUGHS, AttorneyF mid Counsellors, Walhalla, S. G. Practice In Sti te and Federal Courts. R . T . J ?YNES, Attorney-at-Lnw, Walhalla, South Carolina. Practice in State am Federal Courts. Bell 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 * Go,