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?TO THINK OWN SELF BE THUIR, ?ND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAV: THOU CANST Ti OT THEN B3 FALSE TO ANY MAN." . Wy STECK, SHE LOR Sb SCHRODER. 111'1 n j, WALHALLA. SOUTH CAROLINA. WRDNKKI)A V, DECEMBER H, 1909. New Serie? No. 5 MK-Volume LIX.-No. 40. Just A F Wc have only a few Mules left, and they will gc These Horses and IS car load that I received, anc Remember, only a fe C. W. fe? J. E Wal* CONGRESS NOW IN SESSION. Roth IIOUM s Hold Brief Session Mon ?luy-Awaited Taft's Message. Washington, Dee. G.-Congress convened ait noon to-day. There were no unusual Incidents or eerenio- ! nies In either house, and after the ai.point m.MI i of committees to notify j the President that Congress was In j session and ready to receive any j message from Iii ni, both houses ad Jourped until to-morrow. The beginning of the session ls re garded always with much interest.; .'but there have been few sessions In, ?-, recent years for which there has j been so little planning among mein-; I bern. Ordinarily Speaker Cannon and Senator Aldrich, who speaks for the mnjority of the Senate, have a program at the beginning of the ses sion, but this year they luid none, or, If '.hey have, they are not talking about it. They are awaiting the President. Hy common consent, ap parently, all are holding back until the Preside! Hal recommendations . can be received. That all his suggestions will be I neted upon is too much to say. But there ls a disposition to accommodate him as far tis can he done, and there ls a determination to hear his recom medations before entering upon any effort at legislation along lines upon which he has intimated a desire to be heard. $7U2,22:;,075 fm* Government. Washington, Dec. C.-That there has been a careful scrutiny of the estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year ending June ?Ul, 1911, is shown by the ligures submitted to ; the House of Representatives to-day by Secretary of the Treasury Mnc Veagh. The grand total of estimates for 1911 ls $73 ,223,075, which is i $103,370,303 less than the appro-1 ' i rlations foi the current fiscal year, and $123.006,493 under the esti mates submitted a year ago for 1910. , A general cut has laren made wher ''. ever possible and new work author ized only where regarded as abso lutely necessary. you are suffering from bilious-; n'as, constipation, Indigestion, chron SS headache, invest one cent in a \ postal card, send to Chamberlain j Medicine Co., !'ereMoines, iowa, with ' >. your name and address plainly on j the back, and they will forward you a froa sample of Chamberlain's Sto- I mach and Liver Tablets. Sold by ! The Seneca Pharmacy; L. C. Martin.' Clemson College. j ?ew Left. of those good Horses and ) this week. /[ules are some of that last I they are beauties. ?W left-Cash or Credit. ?. Bauknight, talla. $1,000,000 HAS VANISHED From (lie Surplus <>f the Phenix In surance Company. New York, Dec. 0. -Tho Fhenlx Insurance Company, of Brooklyn, ls under investigation for irregulari ties, which, lt ls believed, have Im paired its surplus at least $1,000,' 000. A statement concerning the conditions was laid by Superintend? ent Hotchkiss. of the State Insurance Department, before the ulstrlct at torney to-day for possible criminal action. lt is charged that the president has overdrawn Iiis salary; that he has v.nloaded doubtful securities on .the company and that he has used trite company's assets as collateral to secure his own personal speculative accounts. The directors come in for a snare of cem.ure. In a formal statement issued to night .*\lr. Hotchkiss says he does not believe the capital of the company ls impaired, and that thus far there is 110 evidence that its securities are not intact, but he admits that the pres ent investigation is unfinished. George P. Sheldon, member of many clubs, and who, as chairman of the laws and legal committee of the national board of fire underwriters, ls one of the best known insurance men In the country, has been presi dent of the Phenix since 1887. It Is said that under his administration the annual reports of the company made to the insurance department during nt least the last ten ^ears, and probably longer, ar?? false in more than one particular. President Sheldon Indicted. New York. Dee. 7.-Geo. P. Shel don, president of the Phenix Insur ance Company, has been indicted by the grand jury for misappropriation of funds. The shortage of the In surance company will not be less than $1.000,000, and will probably exceed that amount. The peculiar properties of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy have been thoroughly tested during epidemics of influenza, and when It was taken In time we have not heard of a single c?fie of pneumonia. Sold bv J. W. Bell, Walhalla; C. W. Wickliffe, West Fnion. , Have you been to the closing out sale of E. Marett & Son, Fair Play? Now |s the time to visit their ;to;e for the great bargains they are inering to the public. A complete ..hie of everything going cheaper than you will have an opportunity of get ting them again. Sale will last until the 2(?th of this month. Baking Powder is the eat of time and labor ' era to the pastry cook, nomizes flour, butter j Bgga and makes the Ingestible and healthful ^ 0V4L nost healthful food i ne lira* phosphates baking powder made i rape Cream ot Tartar ' NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. Jamil l?enis and Happenings in Our Hinter Tow?. Westminster, Dec. 7.-special: Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Duffle and daughter, Miss Neille, have moved from Lancaster to their former home here In Eastmlnster. We welcome these estimable people on their re turn to our town. Mr. Oaylord, special salesman for .1. & J. S. Carter, left Tuesday for Wllkesbarre, .Pa. Miss Laura Smithson entertained several couples of young people very delightfully Tuesday evening. Rev. and Mrs. F. 'f. Lavender are attending the State Baptist Conven tion, which convenes in Andorsdn to day. J. 13. Mc.lunkin, ol' South Pnion, was In town Monday. Miss Mamie Davis, or Hopewell, ls visiting her uncle, ('alloway nnv?s. Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Rosser and two children left last week for Texas for a Christmas visit to relatives in the Lone Star State. Mrs. D. Ii Mulkcy is spending the week in Atlanta with her sister. Mrs. J. E. Mau ld In. J. H. Pressley, of Newry, visited his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Adams, re cently. .lohn Merck, of Toceoa, and Miss Dora Farrow, of near Westminster, were married Saturday evening, F. M. Cross, notary public, offlelnt- . lng. Rev. Wm. Wyly and two children,' of Georgetown, are visiting his par- i en ts, Mr. and Mrs. James Wyly. Joe While, of Greenville, son of1 R. F. White, a former resident of; this palee, ls employed at the South- : ern Rnilw?y office' here. Lieut. S. L. Strihllng ls lu Green- ! ville this week. David Conger, of Lavonla, .Ga., is' here on professional business. Mr. and Mrs. Aires, of Massachu-' setts, were here. Saturday on their, wedding trip through the South. The ladies of the Presbyterian | church will have a bazaar in the hotel parlors on December 14th and *6th. Dressed dolls and other arti cles suitable for Christmas will be ; on sale. Oysters will he sold ot ; night. The ladies who are to donate for this bazaar will pleasp send their donations to the hotel Monduy. Laurant, the magician, entertain ed a full house ,n the school audito rium Friday evening. He is a gifted man and his sleight of hand tricks were marvelous. His program was in four series and each seemed more wonderful than his previous exhibi tion of skill. He puzzled and de lighted the audience with his unique feats in magic. Much praise has been given the performance from beginning to end. Ills tricks were performed with bewildering ease and success. We congratulate our lyceum committee on securing so sp|en< ! an attraction. The Robley Male Quartet will give a concert In the school auditorium on Monday evening, December 20th. Their program will probably consist of songs, quurtets, duets, solos. Mr. Robley, the manager, recites amus ing selections and doe? clever Imper sonating. . Rev. F. T. Lavender preached a very Impressive sermon Sunday morning. The text was ll Samuel 24:24. Miss Myrtle Zimmerman entertain ed several couples at a delightful six o'clock dinner Friday evening. R. M. Cain, of South Union, has purchased Rev. R. L, Duffle's prop erty in Eastmlnster and mill move here soon. . . The Ladies' Missionary meeting at Return church last week was quite a success. The following from here attended: Mesdames 0. K. Breazeale, F. T. Lavender, J. A. Watkins, I. S. Pitts, M. Dillard. Wilton Mason, Whitaker, Miss Anna Marett. Mrs. Burgess, sister of A. N. Gll reath, and '.'Iss Lee Burgess, a teacher In the Greenville Graded Schools, have returned to their home in Greenville after a pleasant visit here. Frank Anderson, who is attend ing the Presbyterian College at Clin ton, spent the Thanksgiving holi days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Anderson. George Pitts, of Deercourt, was in town last week. Joyce Dearden, of Oakway, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. O. B. Haley last week Miss lia.or. of the Walhalla Grad ed School faculty, spent the week-end hero with her cousin. Miss Eva Mar tin. Miss Kate Russell and Alice Mc Leakey spent the holidays with their aunt, Mrs. T. M. Lowery, of Seneca. Misses Hallie and Nunnie Stewart and Eleanor West, of Greenville, were recent guests of their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Anderson. M. 1). Strlbllng, of Fair Play, came here from Anderson Monday In a touring car With Wm. McClure and Jesse Simpson, of that city. DeWitt nnd Hoyt Vamllver spent several d.'.ys recently In Fa>tr Play with relatives. 8. Have you, been to tho closing out sale of E. C. Marett ft Son, Fair Play? Now ls the time to visit their store for the great bargains they are offering to the public. A complete line of everything going cheaper than you will have an opportunity of get ting them again. Sale will last until the 20th of this month. LOCAL MATTER? ABOUT SKNKCA Local Politic? Wanning Up-Civic Work HUH Dragged. Kene<-a, Deo. 7.-Special: We ad vise the merchants to open their Christinas goods early so that our women can Join the "Do your shop ping early" club, and save the rush. Mrs. J. C. Cary and soA, Whittier, of Greenville, are visiting in Seneca. Miss Stella Flncanuon spent the past week-end with friends at Rich land. Mis? Louise Reid, from Augusta, hag been visiting Miss Man? Hop kins. Hon. E. E. Verner and daughter, .Miss Lynn, spent Sunday here. Mrs. L. R. VauDIviere, of Savan nah, spent last Thursday with Mrs. C. V. McCarey. Judge D. A. Smith, of Walhalla, was circulating among Seneca friends last Sunday. - At a conference last Sunday al the I ia jit ist church, lt was decided to re tain the pastor, Rev. C. S. Blackburn, for all his time. This ls continuing the step of progress begun by this church some months ago, and one thal is most heartily commended. Miss Emma Strlbling left Saturday for a visft to the home of Dr. G. W. Gardner, nt Greenwood. Mrs. Ruskin Anderson entertain ed a few friends at an elegant six o'clock dinner last Friday evening. A congregational meeting was held at the Presbyterian church last Sabbath for the purpose of electing deacons. The followlng'were elect ed: J. W. Byrd, C. N. Olgnilliat and W. K. Livingston. Rev. M. R. Kirkpatrick is in Co lumbia this week in attendance upon the meeting of the Home Mission Board of the Synod of South Caro lina. Mesdames C. W. Bauknlght and J. W. Bell, of Walhalla, were shop ping in Seneca yesterday. Seneca ls having a heavy rain, tho first in weeks. The park and streets presented the most unkempt appearance last Sab bath, which your correspondent Is unable to account for. The council ls generally alert to these matters, but strangers Jil town last Sunday would not be favorably impressed with the appearance of the place. We are still of the opinion that the coun cil should take stringent steps to ward regulating the use and abuse of bill boards. When old bills are torn from the hoards they should be burned, and lt would not be amiss to post the park as to lunch boxes papers and other debris. Now thal the new depot ls about done, Im provements and regulations along these lines would he most opportune The municipal political ball ls al ready rolling, and while the electiot ls yet some months off, things are al ready warming up. We call atten Hon again to the fact that South Sen eca has never given (In our kim wi edge) so much as a candidate foi mayor, and. lt. ls time we were wak lng up to our privileges! Work on straightening the linei on To'"nvllle street was done las week upon petition to council from i majority of property owners on tba street. This step brings up mon talk, and the old and new survey; on Fair Play street, which connie over the true establishment of tin street Unes, bobs up again. Ther< have been occasions when the coun eil has done indiscriminate nm reckless slaughter to trees, and ii fase new lines are made on th aforesaid street we fear for the safe ty of some of our old landmark which have grown very precious t us. We believe In progress, an would not for the world deter lt march, but If progress means th sacrifice of our trees, wc would non of lt. These are matters that Ser eca's Civic Association should intel est Itself in. What bas become of the semi-ar nual meeting of the Civic Associa tlon? Outside of the work done b the cemetery committee the pas year has been signalled as one of les activity In civics than any since th organisation of tho assoclaiioi What report will tho school ground und park commltvees make at th . next meeting of tho association? Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hopkins ar happy over the arrival of a Httl daughter at. their home. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Nlinmon spent last Sunday here. Prayer meetings will be held bert after at 7.30 p. m. for the purpose o giving our business men a chance t attend. Sunday night services wi! continue at 7 o'clock. M. V. S They are closing out a complet line of merchandise. If you wan bargains go to the closing out sai of E. C. Marett & Son, Fair Play. 1 will pay you to put yourself to som trouble to get there. Sale will la? until the 2i)tb. Rich M eu'M Gifts Are Poor beside this: "I want to go on recor as saying that 1 regard Electric BU tera as one of the greatest gifts the God has made to woman," write Mrs. O. Rhlnevault, of Vestal.Cente N. Y. "I can nover forget what bas done for me." This glorious met I dne gives a woman buoyant spirit vigor of body and jubilant health. ] quickly cures nervousness, steeples; ness, melancholy, headache, bael ache, fainting and Dizzy Spells; soo builds up the weak, ailing and slckl; Try them. 50c. at all druggists. KOCHESTUK SEEK? CLEMENCY. He Is the Man Wiso Killed Walter Mills Near Phlnney's. (The State, 5th.) Application Has been made to Gov ernor Ansel for a pardon for Earle Rochester, b?micted In Oeonee coun ty of th? murder of Walter Mills In the latter part of March, 1904, with a recommendation to mercy, and now serving a life sentence in the peni tentiary. Upon the first trial o? the case a verdict of guilty with recom mendation to mercy was rendered, and Rochester appealed to the Su preme Court on exceptions taken to certain charges made and refused to be made by Special Judge Jas. A. McCullough, who heard the. case. The Supreme Court reversed the rulings of the Circuit Judge and re manded the case for a new trial. At the second trial the same ver dict was rendered as before, and the Presiding Judge sentenced Ro chester to Imprisonment for life. Rochester and Mills lived in tho same neighborhood, and had been neighbors for years, both as young men, and after their marriages. They had "run" together as boon compan ions and had been close friends. Each had married and they were liv ing on farms, If not adjacent, close together. On the Sunday prior to the killing some cattle belonging to Mills had got on Rochester's land, and tramped over his cotton. Mills went after them, and Rochester, meeting bim, began to indulge in some very vio lent and abusive ' language, inter spersed with threats. Hot words passed between them, and each left the other In a heat of passion. The quarrel became known In the vicinity and Rochester made repeated threats as-to what he would do if Mills was caught on his lund again. The following Thursday Mills started across the Rochester. place, walking in a path that had long been used by the public. Rochester met him. A few words passed between them When Rochester shot and Mills fell dead. Self-defense was the plea at both trials, the defense alleging that Mills drew or was about to draw a pistol when Rochester, to save himself, drew and fired. '~ t', As n matter of fact. Ml?:? was""un armed. It came out at the trial that Mills was carrying a bunch of cab bage plants; that he bad ito gun, none was found on him, and when Rochester fired. Mills threw up both hands, in which he had his plants, to bis head, fell and died at once. Two juries repudiated the self defense theory, and lt ls said they regarded the killing ns one of the most unprovoked, cold-blooded mur ders ever committed in that section of the State. It Is said that a ma jority of both juries long held out for a plain verdict of guilty, giving In only to those who .wanted to rec ommend mercy, to saA'e a mistrial. Rochester is a, hale, vigorous young man and has served Jess than five years of the life sentence that was the result of a verdict found by 12 men, sworn to return a verdict ac. cording to the law and the evidence. They are closing out a complete line of merchandise. If you want bargains go lo thc closing Out sale of E. C. Marett & Son, Fair Play, lt will pay you to put yourself to some trouble to get there. Sale will Inst until the 20th. Items from Tugaloo-A Riddle. . Tugaloo, Dec. 6.-Special: Weare having the most delightful weather that 1 have ever known ,at this sea son of the year. In fact, this has been tne most remarkable year I ever witnessed, and one of the most unfavorable ones for making a crop, especially on bottom land. There was hardly an average of half a cotton crop, and yet the farmers In a general way are better off financially than they have been for a number of years, owing to the good price ob tained for the cotton he sold. Now ls not that evidence that If he will curtail the acreage, plant less cot ton, Increase fertility and cultiva tion, he will come out in the fall with more profit than to plant more and not fertilize und cultivate suffi ciently? lt really looks now as If prosper ity was just a little ahead or the ru ral community. We see signs of It quit? frequently In visiting through the county. Where people are build ing, they are putting up better build ings than they did a few years ago. Our enterprising merchant, Col. W. L. Thomas, ha? enlarged his store house and has lt filled with merchandise. He has also made great Improvements on his residence. It is now one of the finest in the county. Christmas will Roon be here, and wo wish for the good old Courier a perfectly happy, merry time-the whole shooting match--editor, print. era and even the devil. L. P. S.-Why ls the proprietor of a newspaper like a man on whom Christ performed a miracle? The greatest danger of Influenza ls of Its resulting in pneumonia. This cnn be obviated by using .Chamber lain's Cough Remedy, as ft not only cure* Influenza, but counteracts my tendency of the disease towards penumonia. Sold by J. W. Bell, Wal halla; C. W. Wickliffe. West Union. ENGINE SPARK CAUSES Fl RR. Mr. McMahan Loses Heavily, Dut Has Not lost Heart. We are requested to publish the following explanation from J. R. Mc Mnhan in regard to his recent loss by Are: Seneca, R. F. D. No. 1, Dec. 1. I write this to give you an accurate account of my misfortune In getting my mill house bumed last night. It is so easy for false reports to get out that I want to give this state ment absolutely correct. On tho evening of November 30 I was saw ing shingles, and, not satisfied with my day's work, 1 decided to saw un til bed time and had a light of pino to saw by. When 1 quit t told tho negro boy to bring water and we put out the fire-every bit of lt, 1 thought-'-after 1 was ready to go to the house. I went bnek and looked to see if there were any sparks loft. I could not Bee any and went to tho house satisfied. 1 went to bed, wak ing up at daylight and discovered a light in the direction of the mill. Going to see, I found the entlro mill house, corn mill, shingle mill, saw mill, wagon tools-in fact, every thing I had, outside of dwelling house-burned up, including a lot of new lu tuber to finish my house; a lot of picker Blicks for the Courtenay Manufacturing Company; a large lot. of bolted hickory to make picker sticks out of, about 30 bushels Of corn, a lot of roughness, "2 bushels of cane seed, one hundred dollnrs worth of belting, a lot of shingles to use in finishing my mill house. Everything was completely ruined, except the water wheel, .and it was under water. The corn mill was a total loss, the rocks being cracked. Some parts of the other machines may be saved. Total loss at least $700, without a dollar of insurance. I wns Just completing tho dream of my life. I always wanted n water ?lower and farm in connection. -,.My bright hopes of a few days aro gone, and I am now left without means or tools to rebuild, but my motto ls: "Never give up; try again." I am satisfied that the flro origi nated from a spark from the en gine. J. R. McMahan. Double Marriage at South Uni?n. South Union. Dec. C>.-Special: Yesterday, December i?, J, B. Marett, Esq., performed, at his residence, near South Union, the ceremony which made William Sims, of Oco nee, and Miss Roxie byar, of Frank lin county, Georgia, man and wife. Also, at the same time and place, Miles McDonald and Miss Lula Har bin, of Oconee, were married. Tho friends of these young people extend congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy life. Cor. Oakway Sun ?a am Mission Day. Following is the program for Mis sion day at Oakway: Address of welcome. Song-"Little Llgths," by A. B. C. class. Flags of other lands. A bag of wishes. Song-"Little Sunbeam Hymn." .Missionary recitation, by six girls. A plea for the heathen. Song-"Over the Ocean.-' The Red, White and Blue Flag. Pleading Children in Heathen Lands. ( Song-"Do'You Hear Them?". Morning address. Recitation-Chink. Chink, Chink. T. O. Luwton bas bad to call in his date with us, but Hon. Julluj E. Bogga, of Pickens, will speaks and probably Rev. F. G. Lavender, of New Westminster. Everybody is in vited to come, and to come early, bringing with them their well-dllled purses and baskets. Exorcises will begin promptly at 10 o'clock. G. A sprained ankle will usually dis able the injured person for three or four weeks. This is due to lack of proper treatment. When Chamber lain's Liniment ls applied a cure may be effected in three or four days. This liniment ia one of the best and most remarkable preparations in use. Sold by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; C. W. Wickliffe, West Union. Madison laical News. Madison,-Dec. fl -Special: Rev. Mr. Lavender, of Westminster; Ailed the pulpit of Rev. J. H. Ayers at tee Baptist church Sunday. Misses Annie Johnson and Hattie Frasier were in Toccoa for a short while last week. Mesdames L. A. Cleland and W. A. Watt visited in Toccoa recently. One of the most enjoyable affairs of the past season was the reception of the Baptist Young People's Un ion, glvon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Sullivan last Friday night. Several games were played, after which delicious gelatine with whip ped cream and cake were served. A word contest followed. Mrs. P. , P. Sullivan- and Annie Johnson guessed the most words correctly and drew straws for the prize, a box of ?Soc? late candy. Miss Johnson won the prize. About thirty-five guests were present, and ail reportsplendid lime. There has been quite a lot of mov ing done in our little town recently. P. M.