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V. O. VAS ANI> REI) SI MKTS. Reunions in Spnrtnnburg Woi'o Host Ever Held-New Officers, Spartanburg, Aug. 17.-Nearly throe thousand people, most of whom had seen service In the Civil War or reconstruction times, gather ed at the Harris theater this morn ing for the formal opening of joint mooting of Confederate Veterans of South Carolina, Ked Shirl men and ........ v#i r vivtaUBi The streets of the elly to-day pre sent such a scene as never before. Practically all business houses and many residences are draped with bunting, while Confederate Hags are to he seen almost everywhere. The streets are thronged with visitors, many ul' them wearing badges to show that they belong to one of the three organizations meeting here. The veterans were welcomed to the city by Capt. Charles Ketty, com mander of Camp .loe Walker, who told them that every one was glad lo sec them here and Invited them to make themselves perfectly at home. The response was made by Cen. 13. H. Teague, of Aiken, commander of the South Carolina division of veterans. Senator ll. M. Carlisle welcomed the Sons of Veterans, and Mon. A. I,. Gaston, commander for the State, responded. The Ked g&trt tuen were welcomed by Col. J. T. Moore. In whose behalf Col. J. C. Stribling responded. Following the opening session, the Sons ol' Veterans repaired to the county court house, where they were addressed by Col. C. K. lloroks, of Columbia. Col. Brooks dwelt on what the present generation owes to thc veterans of the sixties, and urged that moro monuments bc erected to their memory. Perhaps the most Interesting fea ture of the morning was when some fifteen hundred visitors gathered around tile tables on tho court house lawn for dinner, which was served by the people of the city. Tim several organizations held bus iness sessions tills afternoon, at which reports were submitted and Other business transacted. The corner-stone ol' Hie Confede rate monument was laid on Kirby Hill this afternoon. The address of the occasion was made by C'a pt. .!. W. Carlisle Closed With Parade. Spartanburg, Aug. i.s.- -The joint reunion of Confederate Veterans of the State, Ked Shirt men and Sons of Veterans came lo a dose this af ternoon with the annual parade, In which not less than four thousand veterans and Ked shirt men took part. Led by the First Regiment Hand and I he local company of militia, the veterans formed in line at the conn house, marched down Magnolia Street, through Morgan Square and down Hast Main sired to Converse College. The- parade was witnessed by between eight and ten thousand people. In line were, besides I lie veterans, about a thousand Ked Shirt men, all wearing brilliant red shirts, and many of them on horseback, and thc sponsors and maids of honor in car riages. Tile regular Ked Shirl parade was held during the morning and lacked only in numbers to make it equal lo that Ol' the afternoon parade1. Willi I h.- older Ked Shirts were a hundred oi' more boys whose ages were down below ten marching with I hem. all wearing bright red shirts. (len. 1'.. II. Teague was UnnnlmoUS ly re-elected commander O? the South Carolina Division, t'nited Con federate Veterans. Cen. I. U. Reed, of Chester, was elected commander of the First Bri gade, and Hen. Frank Creech of the Second Brigade! Col. I!. A. Thompson, Ibo last sur vivor of thc sign?is of the Ordinance Of Secession, was presented and greeted with deafening applause, The next meeting place has not ns yet been decided upon. Sumter and Anderson ar,, apparently making Hie strongest bid for the next reun ion. Ku Klux Klan Hide Streets. One of the surprising features ol' the reunion entertainment was a real Ku Klux exhibition last night. The affair was gotten up by Capt. Sam .Iones, ll created a great mal of amusement, as a curiosity, and in some quarters a little fright. Some llfty-flvn horsemen, drr/od In white, with their horses covered hoad and cars in sheeting, galloped through tho streets between IO and IL' o'clock last night. Wherever they appeared they excited a great neal of curiosity. A more ghoulish clan could not have been conjured up by tho magician's wand. Rut some of thc Ku Klux Klan happened to tin accident, As the horsemen were swooping down Fast Main street at a break-neck speed, tho horses on which Dick Harl/.og and Allen Sondley rode fell. Then came V. B, Cheshire, of Anderson, and his horse steumbled over those already down. Horses and riders THIS COMET HEATS HALMO Y'S. Asl r<> non HTS Think Hotly Just Discov ered will Prove Splendid Spectacle, (Washington Timos.) If the comet discovered on Wed nesday morning hy Kev. Jool H. Mot_ calf, of Taunton, Mass., and named for him "Motcalf's Comet" fulfills the promise that lt has 'given, the world will be treated lu the next two months to a moro spectacular sight than that attendant upon tho visit of Halley's comet. Since tho latest celestial wanderer bas been olllclally observed but twice, once by lt? discoverer and again by Prof. Asaph Hall and two assistants at tho naval observatory night before last, lt is impossible to say exactly when lt will come near enough to the earth to be distin guished with the naked eye. Hut, from present Indications, when lt does come near, it will present an ap pearance second to none of the comets seen within the last century. Even at tho great distance at. which it is at present, the appearance of the comet ls brilliant and sur passes in grandeur the spectacle of Halley's comet seen at the same dist ance. Sailing majestically through space it ls easily distinguishable with a telescope from its smaller and less bright neighbors. Particularly no ticeable! ls the effect presented by the nucleus, which is Intenesly bright and exceptionally clear. The orbit of the comet bas yet to be well defined, and according to a statement made by Prof. Hall, of the naval observatory, several more ob servations will have to be made be fore lt can be discovered exactly how near lt will come to the earth, and when will be the best time to observe it. Hut one thing ls certain, if it comes as near the earth as did Hal ley's comet it will far surpass the brightness and luminosity of that body. As observed at present, the new comet is between the orbits of Jupi ter and Mars, nearer the former. As is usual,-it ls moving toward the sun set and will be seen in the western sky in the evening until October, when it will pass perihelion and be come visible in the morning. Its tall is not prominent at present, but il is thought that thia ls du? in a iarge measure to its position, which throws the tail away from the earth ami thus hides ii from the view of observers. At present the comet is not large enough to be seen with the naked eye, but with the aid ol' a good two inch glass ii is plainly distinguisha ble. Alter the moon begins to de cline the comet will become corres pondingly brighter, both because of tho diminution of the light of the moon and the fact that the comet will be coming nearer the earth. lt is thought that about the latter part of September the display will he the brightest. Acute or Chronic-Which? No matter if your kidney trouble is acute or chronic Foley's Kidney Remedy wdll reach your case. Claude Brown, Reynoldsvllle, ill., writes us that he suffered many months with kidney complaint which battled all treatment. At last he tried Foley's Kidney Remedy and a few large bot tles effected a complete cure. Ho says: "It has been of Inestimable value lo me." J. W. Hell. A Rapid Marryer. A correspondent, of the Coorgo town Times is responsible for the following: "The most surprising event that has occurred in this community of lalo is the marriage (d' W. II. Elh ridgo to Mrs. Martha Ethrtdge on the 10th, both of th,. Rig Dam sir lion. Rev. M. C. Powell officiated at tho burial or the (hst Mrs. 10thridge on the 1st instant and at the mar riage of tho Second Mrs. Kt h rid.no on tho 10th." Farmers, mechanics, railroaders, laborers rely on Dr. Thomas' Eclec tic Oil. Takes the sting out of cuts, burns or bruises at once. Pain can not stay where it Is used. Engineer Subidos. W. Lee Smith, of Macon, (?a., an engineer on the Central of Georgia, aged 42 years, at ld o'clock last Wednesday night stood in front of a mirror in his bedroom at Si! Oak street, thal city, and blew his brains out. Neighbors rushed into tho house and found the room in wildest disarray. No cause is given. His wife was visiting in Qriflln, (?a., at tho tinto of the suicide. were all ono tangled mass. Hart/.og is reported to have been painfully bruised, and one shoulder .smartly hurl. Lieut, Sondley was somewhat bruised up. and Mr. Cheshire bad a kneo severely bruised. In speaking of the maller last night, Mr. Chesh ire said he did not see how the acci dent did not lura out more seriously than ll did. Ile said ll was a wonder they canto oui of lt without broken necks. The horses were badly In jured. PERENNIAL COTTON. Government Expert Brings Kv*'d iron? IfawniL Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 18.-Tho cot ton lu Hawaii can novor rival that of tho South, according to Dr. E. V. Wilcox, director of the government's Honolulu experiment station, who ls here on a trip of study of Southern cotton culture. Mr. Wilcox saya that although the islam? produce a line grade of sea hlaud, bringing from 30 to ?15 cents por pound, there are only 20,000 acres suitable for cotton culture. Only 1,000 ac ros aro now under cultivation. Dr. Wilcox brought with him nome seed of Caravonica cotton to see whether lt can be grown in this soil. Ho says that this cotton is perennial, requiring only one planting, and bearing each year from tho same stalk. In Hawaii, he says, these cotton plants are pruned to pre vent them from attaining a height of 10 to 12 feet. Numbering the People. (New York World ) Exact figures of the population of tho United States, as ascertained hy the census of 15)10, will not bo given out until autumn. The unofficial es timate, which ls in fact a close ofn clai approximation, leads Interest to tho following table showing t e coun try's growth since the first enumera tion: 17!U>. 3,929,214 1800. 5.308,483 1810. 7,2:19,88 1 1X20. 9,633,822 1 s:{0 .1 2,866,020 1810.17,069,453 1850.23,191,876 1860.31,443,321 IS70.38,558,371 1 8S0.50,165,783 1890.G2,G22,2r?0 1 !><)().76,303,387 1 ii I 0*.00,000,000 * Estimated. Thus In one hundred and twenty years the population has been multi plied almost by twenty-three and in fifty years almost by throe. We now have an average of about twenty-nine inhabitants to the square mile, al though there are many States and Territories in which there is a square mile ol' room for every two or three persons. Ten years ago Rhode Island had 107 people to the square mile and Massachusetts 348. As showing that even these old and comparatively small States tire not loo crowded for comfort, il may he said that, based upon the estimated population of Creayer New York, there are now about 15,000 people to the square mlle In this city. In lTlio the Northwest Territory had just been organized. Roth Illi nois and Ohio, States created in that region, now have many more Inhabi tants than were then to bc found in tho whole country. Tile population of those States added to that ot the other throe- .Michigan. Indiana and Wisconsin-is now greater than that of tho United Slates ?it tho census of IS40. Yet there were men calling themselves far-sighted who only a hundred years ago predicted thal tho Northwest Territory was destined for all time to be the home only of wild beasts and wilder men. Since I860 I lie center of population has boen moving westward in what was once the .Northwest Territory, Even more doleful prophecies wei " made as to the fate of the Louisiana Territory, out of which have been formed States that now have a popu lation nearly three times as large as that of all tho States In 1819. Mis souri alone has more peope than were enumerated at the first national census li) I 7 '.Hi. As many people now live west of the Mississippi river as were found in the entire country by t ho census-takers of I860, and Okla homa, figuring now for tho third time only in a census, has moro inhabi tants than all New langland possess ed In 1820, while Texas has at least three t i mos as many. To come nearer home, New York city, embracing bul 326 square miles, now lias almost as many Inhabitants SS were returned by the national cen sus of I sui), and great as are many Of tho Slates of the t'nion, only two of them, Pennsylvania and Illinois, have moi*0 people than are to be found in Ibis one splendid municipal. Ry. A wonderful country, n wonderful elly! In buying a cough medicine, don't be afraid to got Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There ls no danger from lt, and relief ls suro to follow. Especially recommended for coughs, colds and whooping cough. Sold by Dr. J. w. Rou, Walhalla; Chas. w. Wickliffe, West Union. Patten's Sent Drought $70,000? New York, Aug. IS. In line with his recent announcement that he. would retire from active speculation, .lames A. Patten ; seal on the Now York Cotton Exchange, which he had held since 1898, was sold yesterday for $70,000. Thc name of the pur chaser was not made public. RIGHT OVER V COHIBI cnn bo laid without fuss or bother rlffh top o? your building Instantly from a f will Inst ns lon* as the building Itself a For further detailed inf? SENECA II A HI) WA HI very Int or in talking Miss Addie she her tbis News from Salem. Salem, Aug. 1">.-Special: On Saturday afternoon at ?I o'clock, Au gust 13th, a very pleasant mooting of the Hiawatha Sunshine Society was hold with Mrs. G. R. Pike at her beaut ifni homo boro. A estlng hour was passed sunshine to each other. Hrogan read an article on Sunshine. Those present were Mesdames Pike, Pendloy. ' Honnet, Moss, Maroney, Misses Addle drogan, Alice Hagger ty. Alter the business meeting which followed, a pleasant social hour was enjoyed, during which tho hostess served a basket of nice poaches. Tho next meeting will be hold with Mrs. Bennet on August 27th. Miss ('lara Grogan, who has been home on a ten days' vacation, re turned lo Atlanta last Monday, whore she will resume her studios In Drnughon's Business College. She Will complete her course before returns again. Mrs. .lane Sanders ls visiting daughter, Mrs. H. S. Childless, week. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Moody visited J. H. Whltmlre, of Jocass?, yester day. State of Ohio, CltyTif Toledo. Cocas County, Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he ls senior partner of tho firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business tn the city of Toledo, county and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be curad by the uso of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before mo and subscrib ed In my presence this Gth day of December, A. D. 1886. (Seal) A. W. Gleason, Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls taken In ternally, and acts directly on tho blood and mucous surfaces of tho system. Send for testimonials freo. P. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con st Ipation. Foley's Pills What They Will Do for You They will cure your backache, strengthen your kidneys, cor? rcct urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism. Pre vent Bright's Disease and Dia bates, and restore health and Strength. Refuse Substitute?. Dit. ,T. W. BELL, Walhalla. DANIEL E. GOOD, Walhall?, S. C. CALL AND SEE ME AT STORE OF CARTER HARDWARE CO. Rooting, Guttering, Painting, Fi. Repairing of All Kinds. All Work Attended to Promptly. Satisfaction Guaranteed PAINTS-ALL COLORS Worn Women, worn and tir tonic. That feeling of wet not leave yon of itself. Cardin, that effectual reit weaknesses of women. rJ tr ied Ca rd ii i and write cn benefit it lias b<f_'ii to them, -use this reliable, oft-trie The Worn* Mrs. Tiena Hare, of Pierce, wrote: "I was a sufferer from pain in my side and legs, could n "I Buffered for years, until m Ourdui. Tho first bottle gave mo i Try Cardui. 'Twill help you. AT ALL DR I/OOD SHINGLES t ever tho old wood shlnKles, chunginK the j Ire catcher to A FIREPROOF ROOF that I nd nevor needs repairs. j >nnation, prices, eic, apoly to m ?? CO., SENECA, S. C. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. M . R . McDO X A L 1) , A t torney-nt-Lnw, Walhalla, South Carolina. Ofllce with H. T. Jnynes. j. A. MCCULLOUGH, M. C. LONG Oreen ville, S. C. Walhalla, 8. C. MCCULLOUGH A LONG, Attorneys nt Law, Walhalla, South Carolina. Ofllce Over Oconee News. E . L . H E R N D O N , Attornoy-at-Law, Walhalla, South Carolina. PHONE NO. Ol. J. P. Caroy, J. W. Shelo, Pickens, S. C. Walhalla, S. C. W. C. Hughs, Walhalla. CAREY, SH I : LO lt & HUGHS, Attorneys ami Councillors, Walhalla, S. C. Practice in Stete and Fedoral Court R . T . J A Y N B S , Attorney-at-Law, Wnlhalln, South Carolina. Practice in State and Federal Court. Hell Phone No. 20. DR. D. P. THOMSON, DENTIST, SENECA, SOUTH CAROLINA. OFFICE OPEN EVERY DAY. DR. W. F. AUSTIN, Dentist, Seneca, South Carolina. Omeo over J. W. Byrd 4t Co. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S O AS TO RIA Announcement. The Rubun Gap Industrial School will receive applications to make up the colony of 2 1 bdys and 16 girls from 12 years upwards that lt will he able to take for the session open ing on the last Monday in August and continuing nine months. The institution is a homo, school and place of training for boys and girls who need a place whore they can be In school and support themselves by their work. Those of very limited means, orphans and others who have to get their education by their own efforts and make their way in tho world, are the kind its work is for. Applicants nie not admitted for less than a whole school year, and preference is given to those entering on a I wo or three year plan. No boy or girl who gives trouble can bo kept in tho institution. Those entering for the first time, and those spending the summer vaca tion at homo, will pay $2 5 toward their expenses at tho opening of the .session, i hose remaining at tho In stitution the year ronn i will pay their way entirely with their labor. No boy j or girl will be turned away for lack of money. Application for admission should bo made now. Tho printed form will be furnished on request. For fur ther information address, A. J. RITCHIE, President, Kainui Gnp, Ga. Women ed from overwork, need a ikness or helplessness will Yon should take Wine of icdy for tho ailments and 'honsands of women have thusiastically of thc great Try it-don't experiment id medicine. J 33 m's Tonie Fla., tried Card u i and a florward all sorts of female trouble, had ot sleep, had shortness of breath, ly husband insisted on my trying relief and now I am almost welL ITO STOKES ?J. pJ?.J. ?J??|??|<t????|. ?J??J??J??J.?J? ?J.?J.?J,?T?i.J? .f. CANDIDATES' CARDS. 4" ?l<4**y>??*4**r>4**l<'>I**I**!*>I**I,*I**!*>I**I**I*^ FOR JUDGF OF PROBATE. I hereby announce myself us a candidate for re-election to the office ot Judge of Probate of Oconee couu ty, subject to tho action of the Dem ocratic party In tho primary electlou. _~_D. A. SMITH. FOR* CONGRESS. I hereby announce myself as a can. dtdate for re-election to Congress from tho Third District, subject tu the action of the Democratic party In tho primary election. WYATT AIKEN. FOR TREASURER. At tho solicitation ot' numerous friends, I hereby announce myself ns a candidato for tho ofllce of County Troasuror of Oooneo, subject to the action of the Democratic party In the primary election. I will appreciate your support. LOUIS H. RIMRQDT. I hereby announce myself a candi date for thc oillco of County Treasu rer of Oconeo county, subject to the action of the Dcmorntlc party in the primary election. W. D. BARNETT. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for County Troasuror of Oco nee county, subject to tho Democratic primary. I thank tho people for past support, and If elected I will dls chargo the duties of ofllce faithfully and to tho best of my ability JO?IN W. REYNOLDS. I hereby announce myself ns a can didato for re-election to the office of Treasurer of Oconee county, subject to the action of the Domocratlc party In tho primary election. W. J. SCHRODER. I hereby announce myself a candi date for tho ofllce of County Treasu rer, subject to the action of the Dem. ^eratic party In tho primary election. R. H. ALEXANDER. I hereby announce myself a candi date for tho ofllce of County Treasu rer of Oconee county, subject to the action of tho Democratic party in the primary election. JOE E. HOPKINS. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. 1 hereby announce myself as a can. t?ldale for thc House of Representa tives, subject to the action of the Democratic party in the primary election. FRANK M. CARY. JOHN B. HARRIS Is hereby aa nounced as a candidate for tho House of Representatives, subject to the action of the Democratic party In the primary election. The friends of JOS. W. SHELOR, ESQ., hereby announce him a candi date for the House of Representa tives, subject to tho action of the Democratic party in the ensuing pri mary election. J, J, HALEY ls hereby announced as a candidate for the Legislature, subject to tho action of tho Demo cratic primary election of August 30. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. The friends of W. S. PRICHARD, of Westminster, hereby announce him as a candidate for County Com missioner, subject to tho ensuing Democratic, primary. The friends of J. H. Allen re spectfully announce bim as a candi date for re-election to tho ofllce of County Commissioner, subject to the action of the Democratic party In tho primary election. 1 hereby announce mysolf as a can didate for County Commissioner for Oconee county, subject to the action of tho Democratic voters of this county in tho approaching primary election. J. L. CH ASTA IN. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for thc ofllce of County Com missioner for Oconeo county, sub ject to tho action of the Democratic party In the primary election. W. It. HUNT. I hereby announce myself a candi date for County Commissioner for Oconeo county, subject to tho action of the Democratic party In the pri mary election. .1. W. HAIR. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the ofllco o.' County Com missioner for Oconeo county, subject to the action of the Democratic party in tho primary election. C. H. WI HTM I It E. I hereby announce myself as a can didato for the ofllco of County Com missioner of Oconee County, -mbjeet to the action of the Democratic party in tho primary election. JACKSON L. MILLER. j I hereby announce myself a candi date for tho oillco of County Commis sioner, subject to tho action of ibo I Democratic party In tho primary election. JAS. ?H. DROWN. I hereby announce myself a candi dato for ofllco ol* County Commis sioner of Oconee County, subject to action of Democratic parly. I will appreciate the support of tho people, and If elected will discharge tho dulles of the oiTloe to host interests of county. JESSE H. SMITH. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR. I hornby announce myself a candi dato for County Auditor, subject to tho rules governing tho Democratic party in the primary election. TIIOS. M. ELROD. I hereby nnuounco myself as a can didate for tho ofllce of Auditor for Oconee county, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party In tho pri mary election. JOHN P. REESE. I hereby nnuounco myself a candi dato for re-election to tho ofllco of Auditor of Oconeo county, subject to the action of tho D?mocratie votera In the ensuing primary. R, W, GRUBBS. I hereby announce mysolf a candi date for Auditor of Oconeo Couuty, subject to tho action of tho Domo cratlc party. I will apprcclato tho support and friendship of the people, and, ff elected, will discharge the duties of tho ofllco to tho very best of my ability. C. L. CRAIG. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C ASXO RIA i