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"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHEL OR & SCHRODER. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, IOU. Now Series No, 004-Volum? LXIII-No. 42. V. A shoo which will not sUi is not the shoo for hurd sorvici chrome-tanned, solid leather wa sold for the price, and a very IUI this shoo it) sizes to lit hot h tho 1 "Tho 'Stronger-Thnn Tho L wearing shoo in the world." IT PAYS TO 111 C. W. & J. E Walhalla, So IN ATLANTA AUTO ACCIDENT. One Lady is Killed and Another Criti cally Injured. Atlanta. Oct. 17.-Miss M. A. Ed wards is dead and her sister, Mrs. A. E. Dobbs, is critically Injured, as the result of on auto accident about 7 o'clock last, night. The accident oc curred at the corner of Gordon and Holderness street, during the pro gress ol' a driving rain ?torin. The machine was driven by Ed. Hayes, who hos been placed under arrest, pending an Investigation by the coro ner and the police. Miss Edwards and her sister were on their way home. About 7 o'clock the street car stopped at the corner of Gordon and Holderness streets to let the two ladles get off. Just as they stepped off the car the auto, coming up from behind, struck them. 9 The chauffeur slopped the car as soon as possible, and passengers from the car and neighbors rushed Into the street to render help. The two vic tims were carried into their own res idence, and physicians were at once summoned. Miss Edwards was dead within a ?. few minutes. Mrs. Dobbs ls being T given every possible attention. Her condition is critical, however, and the physicians fear that her Injuries may be of a fatal character. According to the street car conduc tor tho auto was going at a high rate of speed, and did not slow iii? to any great extent as thc car stopped. * Hayes, the chauffeur, after his arrest, declared that li ts car was not going very fast, but that the accident was caused by skidding, the street being very wet, and rendering lt difficult to control the car. Biliousness ls due to a disordered condition of the stomach. Chamber ^ Iain's Tablets are essentially a sto mach medicine, Intended especially to act on that organ; to cleanse it, strengthen lt, tone and Invigorate it, to regulato the liver and banish bil iousness positively and effectually. For sale by all dealers. Want-, te Kill Holl Weevils. ? Atlanta. Ga., Oct. 14.-Mrs. J. S. Huergsteiner, of Valdosta, has wrlt ' ten to T. G. Hudson, State Commis sioner of Agriculture, to say that If he will pay her 25 cents an acre for the work, she will kill all the boll weevils in creation. She has a Beeret formula, she says, which is sure death J,o the pests. Don't Rob Yourself HY PAYING GOOD MONEY FOR POOR SHOES. lid Hold work and rough weather ;. Our "Strongcr-Than-The Law" ter-proof8 aro tho best work shoes [le money buys their. We have loy and his father, aw* ls the strongest and longest 4 Y FOU CASH. . Bauknight, uth Carolina. SHOOTS WIFE, TH EX HIMSELF. ('razed by Liquor, Georgia Planter Goes on Hunipage. I Arlington, Ga., Oct. 16.-John Batts, a well-to-do farmer, about 4 5 I years old, living four miles from j Kestler, on tho G., F. & A. railroad, I ten miles south of here, shot and In stantly killed himself and mortally wounded bis wife about 10 o'clock this morning. lt seems that Batts had been drink ing heavily, but seemod to bo all right when the children left the house for school and his wife left for the Held to pick eotton. .Mrs. Batts, after picking cotton a while, returned to the house to give her baby some medicine. She was met at the door by Batts, who had a pistol in bia hand, and opened lire on her, emptying his revolver at her, three of the five shots striking the woman. Seeing his wife fall mortally wounded, be turned, went into the house, got his shotgun, and placing the muzzle over his heart tried to pull the trigger with his loot. Being un successful lu this, he took off his shoe and pulled the trigger with his toes, shooting himself through the heart. He leaves nine children. There seems to be no motive for the trag edy, except that Batts was crazy from drinking. Saved His Mother's Life. "Four doctors had given mo up," writes Mrs. Laura Gaines, of Avoca, La., and my children and all my friends were looking for me to die, when my son Insisted that I use Elec tric Bitters. 1 did so, and they have done me a world of good. 1 will al ways praise them." Electric Bitters la a priceless blessing lo women trou bled with fainting and dizzy spells, backache, headache, weakness, debil ity, constipation or kidney disorders. Use them and gain new health, strength and vigor. They're guaran teed to satisfy or money refunded. Only 50c. at all druggists. Anderson Man Makes 111 Bushels. Anderson, Oct. 17.-Guy H. Nor ris, whose prize nero of corn was gathered by three representatives of the national department of agricul ture, has received not leo from the department that bis official yield ls 111 bushels. The field measurement gave a yield of 113 bushels, but after the moisture test was made, the yield was decreased two bushels. ute for us home-baked foods Powder :LY PURE yder made rape Cream of Tartar LOCAL NEWS FROM SENECA. Part of School Closed os Precaution Against Diphtheria. Seneca, Oct. 17.-Special: The meeting at tho Presbyterian church closed Sunday night after a week of preaching. Rev. Mr. Mclhvaln, of Charlotte, did tho preaching, which was most acceptable to our people. It was a source of regret, however, to our business men that they could not attend tho day services on account of the very busy season. The con gregations at night were large. On Thursday the teachers and pupils of the high school attended in a body and the services wore delightful, In eluding familiar songs by tho chil dren and a splendid sermon, simply delivered, by the visiting minister. On Sunday last the Sunday school i rally at the Ilaptlst church was well attended and the entire program was splendidly given. The fine music was an especial feature, and the address by Prof. H. T. Cox, of Greenville, was attentively beard and highly appre ciated by the large audience. Misses .Margaret Morrison and Verna Stribling, Alston Morrison and .1. \V. Stribling walked to Clemson on last Friday afternoon and took In the foot ball game Saturday afternoon. A basket ball team has been or ganized among the girls of the high school, under the superintendency of Mrs. M. E. Brockman. This will no doubt prove splendid recreation for the yoting ladles. Our boys are practicing for the re lay race between Walhalla and Sen eca next. Friday. While they feel con fident of success, they will appreciate the encouragement and attendance of as many Seneca citizens as will go. A large number from the school will go In wagons. Miss Mary Julia Reid will return this week from a delightful visit to friends at Anderson and Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Neill and daughter Alice will leave this week for Danville, Va., where Mr. Neill has accepted a position. Their friends here regret their departure, as Mr. Neill hold a responsible railroad posi tion here for a number of years, and ls closely Identified with our people. We wish for them a full measure of success In their new home. A right good sprinkling of Seneca people witnessed the foot ball game at Clemson last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Floyd have arrived In- Seneca and Mr. Floyd has taken charge of the electric plant here. They are recently from Pisgah Forest, N. C., where he held a similar position. We welcome them to Sen eca again. 'Mum growers are beginning now to see some of the fruits of their year's work, and In a week or two the gorgeous autumn queens will be at their best. Miss Stella Flncannon has boen on the sick Hst for several days, but Is Improving, and her friends hope to see ber restored to health and at her post of duty In a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Todd will go this week to McColl to visit their son Hal. who i.-' sick with typhoid fever. The board of health met with the school board of trustees this after noon and decided to close the lower grades (all under the 6th) of the school for a week or ten days to pre vent any possible spread of diphthe ria. There have been only two cases in the town, but another was report ed to-day, the last not a pupil of the school, howevor. The trustees, with the board of health, thought wisest to use the "ounce of prevention;" hence the above action. R. Anderson ls resuming business in Seneca, and will open up with a big salo, which begins Thursday of this week. This will give fall shop pers a good opportunity to secure big up-to-date goods. bargains, as Mr, Anderson has al ways carried a beautiful line of fresh. The M. E. church (colored) is ar ranging to bold their annual Harvest Rally, which will he bold the latter part of next week in this church. All kinds of farm products will be on dis play and programs, consisting of lec tures, music, etc., will be rendered at each meeting. INSURGENTS AGAINST TAFT. Progressive Rc pu bs. Donnolly Enter Ta Follette for 1012 Nomination. Chicago, Oct. 1(5.- -Two, hundred progressive Republicans In their first national conference to-day endorsed Senator Robert M. Da Follette, of Wisconsin, for President and declared In favor of a direct primary as a mean? for the expression of a presi dential choice. Tho endorsement came in the shape of resolutions framed In part by former Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield, who, lt was held by the delegates, Appeared as express ing the views of Theodore Roosevelt, and who, lt was feared, would oppose a declaration in favor of any Indi vidual. The resolution followed a day of Da Follette enthusiasm, lu which his name was cheered repeatedly as lt was men Honed by a dozen speakers. Contrary to expectations the confer ence was concluded in ono day, most of the delegates leaving the city, and the progressive program outlined for to-morrow will be devoted to support of State and local candidates and con ditions. Lame back ls one of the most, com mon forms of muscular rheumatism. A few applications of Chamberlain's Liniment will give relief. For sale by all dealers. JUSTICE JOHN M. HARLAN DEAD. Distinguished Jurist Succumbs io Acute Attack of Bronchitis. Washington, Oct. 14.-"Good-bye; I am sorry I kept you all walting so long." With these words Associate Justice John M. Harlan, of tho Su preme Court of the United States, often acclaimed the greatest constitu tional authority of the day, once a conspicuous figure in national and Kentucky Republican politics, and long a leader In Presbyterian coun cils, passed away early to-day. He had been 111 less than a week. He waa 78 years old last June. The famous jurist will be burled in the National Cemetery at Arling ton or at Rock Creek Cemetery here following a service at the New York Avenue Presbyterian church, of which he was an active member. The Supreme Court will adjourn as a mark of respect. Justice Harlan had been 111 with acute bronchitis less than a week. Ile sat on the bench last Monday when the court heard arguments on the so-called anthracite coal trust case. The following morning Chief Justice White announced that Justice Harlan was slightly 111, and yesterday asked attorneys to consider that Justice Harlan was sitting in their cases, al though not. physically present. Justice Harlan, however, was Ina much more serious condition than his colleagues in the court realized. Despite his advanced age, he was robust and ordinarily enjoyed the best of health. He was rarely absent from the bench, an attach of Influ enza a few years ago being almost | the only Illness from which he had suffered for a long period. The sudden death of Associate Justice Brewer very much affected j Justice Harlan. Chief Justice Ful ler's death In thc summer of 1010 j also was a shock to tho venerable ? jurist. Justice Harlan continued to per form his share of the work of the court. His great ambition was to serve until next June, when he would have exceeded tho service of any other man who ever sat on that bench* As it was, hts service was longer than that of any other justice excopt Chief Justice Marshall and Associate Justice Stephen J. Field. Field's was the longest service 34 years, six months and ten days; Marshall's 34 years, 5 months and five days; Harlan's 33 years, 10 months and 26 days. His service did exceed that of Jus tice Story, who was on the bench 33 years, fi months and 22 days. These are the only justices who have served for more than a genera tion. It was while on the bench Monday that Justice Harlan first felt the at tack of bronchitis. He asked then for such simple remedies as were at hand and remained on the bench, but by Tuesday considerable fever was manifest. On Wednesday he was markedly weaker and his condition grew worse, although it was not un derstood at the Supreme Court that his condition was at all alarming. Yesterday he seemed a little bet ter. His son, John M. Harlan, of Shlcago, a lawyer, was summoned here, however, and another ion, Dr. Richard C. Harlan, traveling in Eu rope, was notified. Last night he grew worse, and death cama at 8.1.3 o'clock this morning. Justice Harlan loft a widow and five children. The career of Justice Harlan was unique In the development of an or dinary country politician Into one of the greatest legal intellects of the day. He' was often acclaimed the greatest constitutional authority of hts day. It was the late Justice Brewer who said of him: "I believe ho retires at night with one hand on the constitution and the other on the Bible, safe and happy in a perfect faith In justice and righteousness." Justice Harlan had the signal dis tinction of going down to posterity as a justice whose dissenting opin ions were more widely known than those in which he Joined with the I majority of the court. With the death of Justice Harlan the opportunity is given President Taft to select during his single term I of ofllce five members of the Supreme Court bench, or a majority. Sucha duty hiiB fallen to no President since Washington formed the court in 1700. In addition President Taft has named the Chief Justice of tho tribunal. TAFT'S SPECIAL WAS MENACED. ?RI Sticks of Dynamite Were Put Un der Railroad Rridr,< . Santa Barbara, Cal., Oct. 16. Sheriff Stewart left here to-day for Gaviota to search for a mysterious man who ls said to have placed 30 sticks of dynamite under the South ern Pacific steel bridge between Ga viota and 101 Capitan just before Pres iden! Taft's train passed early to-day. A watchman employed by the rail road since the shopmen's strike began saw the man and fired several shots at him as he fled. The railroad agent at Ga viotti admitted later that dyna mite had been found under Hie bridge. The expl. dve was removed before the Taft special passed. - ? ' . .--4 . o*--? Don't trifle with a cold ls good ad vice for'prudent mon and womon. lt may be vital In case of a child. There is nothing better than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds in children. It^ls safe and sure. For salo by all dealers. WESTMINSTER'S ?/OOAIi NEWS. .lohn Farmer Succumb? to Second At tack of Paralysis. Westminster. -Oct. 17.-Special: La?t Thursday morning the people of Westminster were very much shocked to hear the news of John Farmer's death. Mr. Farmer made a trip over to Colonel's Fork late Wednesday af ternoon and waB apparently well, but Just after dark Wednesday night he was stricken with paralysis. A phy sician was called immediately and everything possible was done for him, but he sank very rapidly, dying about 1.4 0 o'clock Thursday morning. This was the second stroke of paralysis. The llrst one came something over a year ago. Mr. Farmer was in his f>!lth year. He had spent the greater part of his life In and near Westmin ster, lie was a member of the West minster Methodist church. The fun - ral service was conducted by Hov. J. L. Singleton in the Baptist chu rob at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Surviv ing him are his wife, two sons and one daughter; also two sisters, Mrs. Winter and Mrs. Fowler, of Gaines-? ville. Last Friday afternoon the West minster High School and the Wal halla High School ran a relay race from Walhalla to Westminster. The Westminster boys came in one minute and a half ahead. The laps were six tenths of a mlle, and there were four teen runners on each side. Tho Westminster boys kept in the lend all the way. The Walhalla boys made brave efforts to catch them but could not do so. The best of feeling exists between the two schools. Not a word waB said on either side that would hurt the feelings of the other. At the finish each team gave a cheer for the other on the good race. Rev. and Mrs. M. IO. Peabody and little son passed through Westminster Friday ott their return to Iva from a visit to relatives In Georgia. The many friends of Mrs. Harriet Peden regret to learn that she is still seriously 111. C. 13. Gray, proprietor of the Oco nee Marble and Granite Works, ls moving his. Bhop to the vacant lot at the rear of the hotel." Miss Rosa McDonald, principal of the Mount Airy Graded School, spent the week-end with relatives here. Fred Zimmerman returned to At lanta yesterday to resume bis posi tion with the Staple Heating and Ven tilating Company. Mr. and Mrs. Conway Terrell, of Greenville, visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs. M. \. Terrell, the latter part ol' last wok. They were mar ried on August L2. Mrs. Terrell was Miss Nelle Drown, of Greenville. Viss Pearl Smith, of Liberty, vis ited her sister, Mrs. W. C. Taylor, the latter part of last week. Misses Anna and Pearl Marett vis ited in Anderson the latter part of last week. Thos. Wyly has just returned from a ten days' visit In Atlanta. W. H. Moore has returned from a visit to bis daughters, Mrs. Luna Julian and Miss lOmma Moore, of Greenville. A union meeting of the churches of Westminster will be held in the Bap tist church on the fifth Sunday of this month. Rev. J. L. Singleton, pastor of the Methodist church, will preach. T. R. Pitts has recently moved here from Laurens and ls living in the house with Mrs. Maggie Adams. John Kraschwitz, who is with Ab bott's music house, Seneca, was bore Sunday night and gave two vocal solos at the Baptist church. These wore greatly enjoyed by all who bad the opportunity of hearing him. Mrs. D. L. Norris and three (laught ers returned Tuesday from a two months' visit to her parents at Waynesboro, Va. Mrs. M. S. Strlbllng ls in Anderson visiting her sister, Mrs. H. IO. Todd. THREW HIMSELF ?ROM THAIN. W. .1. Alexander Badly injured Near lOdwardsville, Ala. Buchanan, Ga., Oct. 10.-This morning at I o'clock, just before the eastbound Southern passenger train reached lOdwardsvIlle, Ala., a young man giving his name as W. J, Alex ander threw himself through a win dow of the coach In which be was rid ing and was hurled down an embank ment several feet below. The traill waa running at the rate of 30 miles an hour. The window .'as closed when Alex ander made his desperate leap and he was terribly lacerated about the face and body by broken glass. Ile was picked up and placed in the baggage car, and upon reaching IDdwardsville he was turned over to the railroad physician for treatment, Alexander ls a well dressed, Intel ligent looking young man. and all the reason he gave the conductor for his rash act was that certain yoting men of Bellin "gave him something.1' The doctors think he will live. * * * * * * * * * * .J? COTTON MARKET. ?{? * * * * * * * * * * * * Farmers' Union Hold? for t l Cents Per Pound. Walhalla Market To-Day. The following prices provalled on the Walhalla market this morning, hoing reported just ns wo go to press: Middling.8% Strict Middling .8% Good Middling.0 NO OCONEK NOVEMUKK COURT. Death of Judge Klugh Makes Novom ber Term Impossible. Tho death of Judge J. C. Klugh, who was to have presided over the November term of court for Oconeo, makes the holding of that term Im possible, as ?bore ls no judge now dis engaged, and no other arrangements for the filling of his place have been made. Judge Klugh had for months been very ', having been unable for a long whllt to sit in any court, and bis duties wore assumed by his col leagues at times when they would otherwise have been temporarily dis engaged. The jurors for lhe November term were to have been drawn next Satur day, but In all probability they will not be drawn at that time, as lt would be but a mere useless compliance? with the jury law. It is thought that an order will be Issued before Satur day making it unnecessary to draw the jury, as, in thc absence of such an order, even though it would bo useless, those charged with providing the names ol' juiors would be bound to draw the ju-y for the November term. It is very probable that an extra term of court will be held lu Decem ber. lt ls the desire of the members of the local har to have a term at that time if possible, and efforts to that end have been started. It ls possible that some Circuit Judge may be found who will be disengaged at that time, but if this should not be thc case, in all probability the services of some "attorney learned In the law" will be Invoked for a special term. LEGISLATURE ELECT SUCCESSOR Unexpired Portion of .fudge Klugh's Tenn Over Twelve Months. Columbia, Oct. 13,-Judge J. C. Klugh's death devolves upon tho General Assembly the duty of elect ing, at Its 19 12 session, some ono to serve out the unexpired portion of his term as judge of the Eighth Cir cuit. Such vancancles are filled through appointment by the Governor only when less than twelve months re main of tho term. Judge Klugh's term would not have ended until tho latter part of 1014, so that the unex pired portion consists of moro than three years. Pending the election of a judge to serve for tho unexpired portion of Judge Klugh's term, which election is due to take place during the legis lative session beginning in January next, the couijt terms at which Judge Klugh would have presided if be bad lived and had been flt for duty, will be provided for as previous terms as signed to him in regular courts have been provided for; that ls, by the assignment of other circuit judges temporarily disengaged to sit in his stead, or, In case no circuit judge was disengaged, by the appointment for the term of a special judge by the Governor, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the Supremo Court, It has been many months since Judge Klugh was able to go on the circuit. 111B work bas mainly been divided among his brethren on the circuit bench. - ..OLD BILI/* MINER IS GONE. Robber, with Two Other Convicts, (jagged Guard and Got Away. Mi.con, Ga., Oct. 17.-There was a sensational escape from tho State prison farm at Mlllcdgevllle early this morning when Old Hill Miner, the no torious train robber, who ls serving a 20-year sentence, joined with Tom Moore and John Watts and assaulted a guard. The guard was bound and gagged and it was some time before he could give the alarm. Bloodhounds were put on tho trail of the men, and the dogs ran the trail well for a few minutes, but a hard rain came up and they were unable to do any more. The men were head ed toward Macon. Telegrams have been sent all over the Slate, notifying the sheriffs of the escape. Old Bill Miner robbed a Southern railway train hist year near Gaines ville ami was sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary, Tom Mooro was serving a life sentence for the mur der of his brother In Burke county, having killed him to secure the life insurance money. John Watts was. serving 20 years from Pulaski county for murder. Bill Miner was sent originally to the roads of Newton county. In a short while reports of ill health be gan lo come in on Bill's record. The prison commission, believing that Miner was growing feeble, and Influ enced especially because of his ex treme age, which was somewhere lu the seventies, transferred him to tho State farm at Milledgeville. And here's where the genius of the fam ous ott Haw once more caine Into evi dence. Old Bill Miner was never sick, it would seem, lu spite of his seventy-odd years, lt is apparent now that he had never grown feeble. When Miner told the prison Officials that he was ill, and unable to work on tho roads, lt was only another clever step taken by the old fox to ward regaining his liberty. Family Slain as they Slept. Ellsworth Kans., Oct. 16.-Slain as they slept Sunday night, tho bodies of Will Showman, a chauffeur, his wife and three small children were discovered to-night In tho Showman home by a neighbor. The Showman^ lived several hundred yards from their nearest neighbor.