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KEOWEE COURIER _(lOSTABJLISHIOD 1?41>.) Published 10very Wednesday Morning Subscription $t Ter Anniitn. Advertising Hates Reasonable. -Hy BTECK, Hil 101.OH ?Kr SCHHOD10H. Communications ot a personal tharnctcr charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, pf not over one hundred words, will bo printed free of charge. All over that number must he paid for at Hie rate of oae con! a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C. : W10OX10SDAY, I)IOC. I I. 1010. A MOST HOKHIHIJIO ( ASL. A few short weeks ago t ho State papers were tilled with tin* mysteri ous murder of one .1. K. Langford, of Hampton county, whose body was found lying in the woods not far from tho hom. of tl very poor family of while people. The evidence at the Inquest was meagre, yet from thc threads that could be picked out here and there siifflcloni material was nt hand to connect with tho killing ti negro man, and to draw from the whole the conclusion that this neuro comm.(ted Iiis crime through jealousy. The whole pre ssent s a case so boni ile and revolt ing thal one shrinks from e'en a contemplation of the case. And yet it ls aol well always to lay aside these things ol' horror. There are reasons for them, though there ls no valid OXCllse. There is no good excuse for such ignorance and such buk of morality ns is evi denced hy the horrors ol' this Hamp ton county case, hut there is a rea son for it, and thal reason is that thc people themselves wert? neglect ful of the opportunities that, come to .ill Hie people of this great Common wealth through a reasonably good . o! inion school system, and also that Ohe "helter (lass-* of people, too, were neglectful of their duties in re.ua rd to tho.-e less fortunate ones ;it I heir ver> doors. From the Brimson correspondence of the Columbia State we clip some very importan! fa>ds in regard to the i ase. and we prill! them below, culling from the article only such onutel as serves to illustrate the point we wish to make. This eor rcspondonl says: There is pathos Immeasurable in; the story of Mary Harris, and though tho mind revolts from degra dation such as she bas confessed to, yet ii must be said that she is not all | lind, ami her fall ls the result of an .environment which is deplorable, and il poverty of the direst. Dwelling in a house so open that, as it was described by a resident hore, thc hirds eau Hy through it. Mary Harris, herself only IS or 20 .vears old now. the eldest of a fam ily of four uirls, has had to work like a negro and with negroes, lier ?notlier died two years agc?, and her l'allier, a simple, half-witted unfor tunate, gave eloquent testimony that there ls a great deal of good in the girl. "Don't kc "p Mary long." said the poor man the night she was .taken from home. "Sile has been daddy and mammy both to diese girls. Seventeen years I ha' workei for Boy Tuten tor wages and 1 ar worn out. Mary's a good daughter.'' That this is true liiere is abundant, testimony in Brimson. Bob Harris is described not as half-witted, but as less than that. His wife is said to have been not much above her husband in intelli gence. Tile children are intelligent, even bright, but they are small. In Brimson it is said that Mary Harris, in all probability, gave her self from dire poverty and not from waywardness. She bad some school ing, cnn read and write, and some years back the children came to Sun day school in Brimson. Mary bas worked bard for Mr. Tuten. who owns much of the land around here and '.US acres within the corporate limits. Since sin lia.s grown to be large enough she bas labored in the cotton Heids with the negroes, luis been hauled from ono tedd to ano ther with them in the same wagon, and for some years negroes have been almost ber only associates. Jake Brown's wife bas boen good to her, rdio. said pathetically when asked why she went to the negro's house. With the care of IHM" young sisters forced upon ber, without the associa tion of any white woman, is it any wonder this wretched and forsaken Child turned to ibis negro woman who bad known ber from lier In fancy ? "She was the only one I could go to for ad vio ; when she told me not to do things I fol lo wml her direc tions," said tho girl. "She was good to me." Battling against such odds, no motlier, no friends, a partly help Jess father who never was of full in telligence, and who had been whip ped in the battle with poverty, her? self and four others to feed and clothe, can ono greatly wonder that *his child strayed from tho right path? And when she had strayed, where was there one to direct her to Him who said to another erring wo man: "Go, and sin no more?" There can bo no direct and spe cific arraignment of tho people of Xlrunson charging that at tholr door ffifcs tho Indirect responsibility fori this horrible and revolting crime, and tho revolting circumstances that led up to lt. It ls simply ono of (bose cases that servo to make us| think of what a different story might have been told had the people of that co minun lt y done their full duty un der the circumstances. There are few who will question tho faet that we all owe e itios to those less fortunate; than ourselves who live about us. H ls the com mon duty, the common responsibil ity of humanity to humanity-a duty imposed upon tho creature by the Creator. There are also few who will question tho fact that Instead of do ing our duty by thc people In B?ch circumstances as this family was placed, wc turn aside and scorn them, with a leoline that we are "too good"* lo do the little things that an attempt to save these people from themselves and their surround ings would necessitate. We arc not going to "lecture" at any length. It is not necessary. We hope that every citizen of Oeonee will read tho extracts quoted above and think over this case. There ls much material and wide scope for thoughtful consideration along Ibo linos opened up by the bare recital of the few facts presented. We have cases similar in Oeonee - -none so aggravated, we hope. There tire hundreds in this county who need tho help of a kind word or a little of human sympathy. Who knows what great changes in char acter, in the whole life of a person, may take place by reason of the grasping of an opportunity to do or say a good thing at the proper mo ment ? We are loo prone to minimize the importance of our own lives, and to take it for granted that we can do no good. lt may he thal wo are strictly honest in this belief, or we may be assuming that position out of selfish motives. Hut there ls no good reason for the over-modesty of some ot us. We all have some Influence somewhere, and it is well for us to realize the fact. There ate people to-day in Brim son who can say to themselves that they have lost many opportunities to have saved Mary Harris from the position she now occupies. She was one ol' the unfortunates that are the peculiar wards of every community. They have a place-an important place-In the general scheme of hu innnlly and Christianity, lt is our duty to consider snell cases care fully and to act before ii is loo late to do good. There is some work along this line for everybody. The trouble is that it is easier to shut our eyes to opportunities of tiiis kind than it is to look squarely Into the face of our duly. _ For thirty years J. F. Hover, of Fertile, Mo., needed help and could not lind it. That's why he wants io help some one now. Suffering so long himself ho feels for all distressed from backache, nervousness, loss of appetite, lassitude and kidney disor ders. ll? shows that Electric Hit ters work wonders for such troubles. "Five bottles," he writes, "wholly cured me, and now I am well and hearty." lt's also positively guaran teed for liver trouble, dyspepsia, blood disorders, female complaints and malaria. Try them. BOC. at all drug stores. l l? OX LITTLE RIVER. .Mrs. Colander Passed Away-Local Notes About People. Little River, Dec. 12.-Special: Mrs. Riddy Culander, after contin ual suffering for a long time with cancer, passed away last Thursday night. The remains were taken to Tunnel Hill and burled by her near relatives. lt can be well said that a good woman has gone to her re ward, where trials and hardships are o'er and trouble comos no more. The bereaved family have the deep est sympathy of many friends in their time of sorrow. Miss Ida Talley has been quito sick the past week. Her many friends will be glad to know that she is somewhat Improved at this time. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Galloway are spending a while In Walhalla with their son. Wesley Galloway, who has a very sick child at this time. J. C. Shockley was very sick a day or two last week at his saw mill in this section. Ile is better now, to the delight of his many friends. J. R. Talley is moving with lils family to the Choohee section. Rev. R. A. Hudson and family will occupy the Colley house the coming year. The many friends of Bryan Hol den will be sorry to hear flint he is very sick at this time. Dr. S. S. Moroney has the case in charge. It ls hoped the young man will soon be out again. Miss Sarali Madden, while on he:1 way from town tho past week, got Into a general smashup. The young mule she was driving ran away with her. Fortunately she was not seri ously hurt, though the buggy and harness wore pretty badly wrecked. Miss Sarah went in home on Mike's back, but she could not pick up the sugar and other groceries. Oliver and Christopher Talley captured a very large hawk a short (imo back. They caught lt In a steel trap while his hawkshlp was feasting on a duck. Christmas ls coming near, and perhaps we will hear tho ringing of wedding hells. For all wo wish a merry Christ mas and a happy New Year. Mary Houscal Fulenwlder, tho 2 year-old daughter of Rev. Edward Fulenwlder, of Newberry, died re cently as tho result of eating tho head? of about twenty matches. J O. Ii. SCHUMPERT DEAD. Ile WUK Prominent Lawyer aild Heave Confederate ?Soldier. Newberry, Hoc. 10.-O. L. Schual pert, a prominent lawyer of this pity, died at his home here to-night from heart trouble, after an Illness of about two montlis, aged about OG years. He was a member of the Brm of Schumpert & Holloway and was one of the ablest and most promi nent criminal lawyers lu tho State. Mr. Schumpert ls survived by his wlfo and one son, Au tuerie Schum pert, of Columbia, who ls connected with the Southeastern Demurrage Hu roati. At tho outbreak of the war Mr. Schumpert enlisted in Company IO, Third South Carolina Regiment, and Berved throughout the war. At the battle of Cedar Dun Mr. Schumpert assisted Chief .Justice Dope, who had been desperately wounded, from the Held, an art ion that was in accord With his whole record throughout the war, which was that of a most gallant soldier. In 1SSG Mr. Schumpert was made Solicitor for thc then Seventh Judi cial Circuit, In which capacity he served for eight years, being succeed ed by Judge T. S. Sense. He was most highly regarded as a lawyer and had on numerous occasions served as special judge. Ends Winter's Troubles. To many, winter ls a season of trouble. Tho frost-bitten toes and lingers, chapped hands and lips, chil blains, cold sores, red and rough skins, prove this. Dut such troubles fly before Ducklcn's Arnica I Salve. A trial convinces. Greatest healer of burns, bolls, piles, cuts, sores, ec zema and sprains. Only 2 5c. at all drug stores. Christmas Entertainment. Oakway. Dec. 12.-Special: The pupils of the Oakway school will give a selection of Christinas songs, recitations, cantatas, etc., on Thurs day evening, December 2 2, beginning at 5.;<0 o'clock. Every friend of the school is requested to he present. The entertainment ls for the benefit of tho school. The Oakway Honor Doll. An average of !)0 is required be fore a pupil's name is placed on the roll of honor. El rat Grade-Curt Dearden, Hugh Drown, Clarence Taylor. Second Grade-Pauline Dearden. Third Grade-Ella Mae Do wen, Ruth Dowell. Fourth Grade-Tressle Bruce. Eighth Grade-Bessie Bruce. Ninth Grade-Rosa Foster, Paul Martin. COME TO OUR STORE , PRESENTS. AND THEN YOUR BE GLAD TO GET THEM. DON'T THROW MONEY A BUY SOMETHING THAT IS CO] OF COURSE, WE HAVE ! PLEASE THE WIFE-"HIM" A? MATHESON Hi Westmine BYRD ( Senenca ANDERSON MAN KILLED BY CA H. better and Pawn Ticket Found in Pocket Means of Identillcutioii. Columbia, Doc. ll.-W. D. Serog ginger, a caipentor from Anderson, wag run over and falallly Injured by an Olympia Btreet ear last night at 8."JO o'clock on the dark stretch of track behind Harper's row, Just north of the fair grounds. Both of his legs wore cut off a little above the ankles. He died at the Colum bia Hospital at 11.30 o'clock. A letter from .1. 10. Elrod, of Wav erley, asking Scrogglnger to come to Columbia to work tor him was tho means of Identifying tho body. A pawn ticket, Issued by the Columbia Donn Office, bearing the name of W. IO. Scrogglnger and the date, Decom hor 7, 1910, was found on his per son with the lotter. The article pawned was "one plane." Tho amount for which lt was to have been redeemed was 46 cents. The pawn ticket tells a pitiful tale. Hld Not See Employer. Mr. El roo said (asl nigh! that he wrote to Scrogglnger two weeks ago. He did not know that he had come to Columbia. When Scroggtnger's body was found it was lying face down, be tween the cross!les, with the muti lated limbs stretched across tho west rall of the ?rack. Tho man had apparently fallen on the track in d stupor. 1 The injured man was taken in a dying condition to tho Columbia Hospital, where everything possible was done lo save him. In splto of the-efforts of the physicians, he died in three hours. Thc true religious test is always shown lu man's kindness to other men who are slcn .ii body and mind; the man who ls always ready to help without pay will get a fat check an other day. NOTICE OF FIN Ali SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given th at the undersigned will make application to D. A. Smith, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, in the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on Monday, thc 9th day of January. 1911, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereaf ter as said application can be heard, for leave to make final settlement of the Estate of S. C. Smith, deceased, and obtain final discharge as Execu tor of said Estate. HENLEY A. SMITH, Executor. December 14, 1910. f>0-l AND BUY YOUR CHRISTMAS FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL WAY ON NO-'COUNT TRASH. MMON SENSE. PRETTY THINGS THAT WILL W THE CHILDREN. ?VRDWARE CO. ?ter, 5. C. ii CROMER, THINGS YOU NEED NOW We handle only the best grade of men's and ladies' ready to-wear clothing and our prices are reasonable. Our line of shoes is complete in every particular. From the little tot's shoe to the largest size for men-and all of the very best quality. Carter & Co,, Walhalla, S. C. Everything good to eat and wear. i* Fall Season, 1910. "We Are Better Prepared than Ever to Serve Customers and Friends. We have a complete line of Dry Goods and Notions-the best and at the lowest prices. 12 YDS. We invite special attention to OUR CLOTHING Best Yard-wide Bleach ing for.&olam J 1 ^Bl' for Men and Boys. Our SPECIAL SUITS at $12.50 are Bargains that you should see be fore you make your fall purchase. OUR MEN'S HATS are Stylish and cheap enough. OUR SHOES are strictly up to date and down to the last minute. All the Toes and Leathers you will want in Ladies' Shoes. MEN'S TIES, COLLARS, SOCKS. We will be glad to show you through our stock, and we guarantee our goods to be just as represented. YOURS FOR BUSINESS, Moss & ANSEL, Cement Front, Walhalla, S. C. V---9 WE MAKE A BID FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. $27.50 to be Given to Our Customers During weeK Dec. 18 to 24 inclusive. WK ARK MAKING THIS OFKKR TO Af JJ WHO TRADE WITH UH TO TH H AMOUNT OK HO CUNTS OH MULTIPLE OK SAM IO. TH IO TOTAL AMOUNT TO II IO DIX T 1)101) INTO ELEVEN PRIZES Fl HST PRIZE-$10.00. SECOND PRIZE-$5.00. THREE-$2.50. PI VE-$1.00. REMKM1IER THE OFFEIt AND COMIO TO US FOR STOVKS AND HA NOES. A HIO STOCK OP ALUMINUM WARE, CARVING SETS, TABLE WARE, TURKEY ROASTERS* ENAMELED WARE. FIFTY ALUMINUM SAUCE PANS ; ONE TO EACH LADY WHILE THEY LAST, COMING TO OUR STORE LURING THE WEEK, ONLY IOC. GUNS, RIFLES, CARTRIDGES, SHELLS, DYNAMITE. POWDER, AIR RIFLES, LEGGINGS, HUNTING CLOTHES. VELOCIPEDES, EXPRESS WAGONS, HICYCLES AND REPAIRS, HOYS' TOOL CHESTS. WE HAVE A RIG STOCK OF TURNING PLOWS TO ('LOSE OUT DURING THIS OFFER. YOU'LL DO WELL TO KUY ONE WHILE THEY LAST. COME IN TO SEE US AND LET US EXPLAIN THE OF FER. YOU STAND AS GOOD CHANCE AS ANY ONE HE ING THE WINNER. Seneca Hardware Company. SENECA. S. O.