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.'TO THJNE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOM' AS THE Ni?BT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEB$ES^AY, MARCH 0, 1012. SENECA lAX'Ah MATTERS. Hl'?h School Girls U> DclMito-Boys Will Have liAoreisee Later. Seneca, March 5.-Special: Sen eca was visited by a light snow Satur day night, followed by sleet and rain on Sunday. Some time during Sunday night D. J. McKesley had his aral crushed while coupling cars. The ann was amputated Just below thc elbow, the operation being performed by Ur. E. C. Doyle. He was carried to his home at Duluth, Ga., on train No. 29 Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. M. 13. Brockman spent the week-end in Atlanta attend ing the Bible Conference. At the meeting of the Aid Society of the Presbyterian church Monday afternoon the annual election of of ficers was held, resulting as follows: President, Mrs. E. C. Doyle; vice president, Mrs. J. W. Byrd; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. W. S. Hunter (re elected). The meeting was held with Miss Margie Holland. Miss Louise Farmer was the at tractive hostess on last Friday even ing to a number of her friends. Games were played and a delightful luncheon served. Those present were Misses Mary Julio Reid, Sue Gignllllat, Marguerite Adams and Verna Stribling; Messrs. Pat Adams, Charles Lawrence, Whit Uolleman, Carl Moore and Rupert Nimmons. W. P. Nimmons is confined to his bed with grip. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. 13. Sltton regret to know of the Illness of their young children. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gignllllat and children are recovering from a wholesale visitation of grip. Little Mary, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Holloway, ls Improving after an illness of several days. Jesse Hawkins entertained a num ber of his friends last Thursday evening. He was assisted in enter taining the guests by his mother and sisters. An attractive salad course was served. Thornley Cary , was at home to a few of his special friends last Friday evening. Tho time was spent In con versation and at the close of the evening a tempting menu was served. Hon. and Mrs. J. W. Shelor and Miss Hattie Shelor were In Seneca a f?W hours Saturday afternoon, com-1 ing-'ovoT 1ft?- Chair 'car* toV.m?fct *rTBV1 Shelor, who came over from Fumina University for the week-end. Miss Cae Gignllllat will be at homo to a few of her friends infor mally on next Thursday evening. Our milliners have returned from Atlanta, where they purchase., their spring millinery. Clarence Miller, who has been with the Seneca Pharmacy for a long time, has resigned his position to accept vork on the road. Ho will travel in North Carolina. The friends and patrons of the school aro anticipating with great pleasure the public meeting of the Palmetto Literary Society. which will be held next. Friday evening. The question, "Resolved, That South Carolina should have woman suf frage," will be debated by six young women of the High School, three of whom will he selected to debate for the Doyle medal at commencement. Later-the hoys' preliminary debate will be held, when three will be se lected also to enter the contest nt the close of school. Glorious News comes from Dr. J. T, Curtlss, Dwight, Kans. He writes: "I not only have cured bad cases of eczema in* my pa tients with Electric Bitters, but also cured myself by them of tho same dis ease. I feel sure they will benefit any ense of eczema." This shows what thousands have proved, that Electric Bitters ls a most effective blood purifier. It's an excellent rem edy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, bolls and running sores, lt stimulates liver, kidneys and bow els, expels poisons, helps digestion, builds up the strength. Price 50 cents. Satisfaction guaranteed by all d rugglsts. Royal has no stibstit making delicio Baking ABSOLUT* fl The only Baking Po\ from Royal Qi FOU TEACHERS AND TRUSTEES. Matters of Importance to tlie Publie Schools of tho County. As the terms of many of the schools of the county are nearing a close, I wish to call the attention of teachers and trustees to the urgent necessity of making out the annual report in the minutest detail, just as the law requires. If thlB report ls not furnished, and the last pay warrant ls held up, as the law allows, do not blnme any one but the per son who falls to make the report. It is absolutely necessary for me to have this In order to give your dis trict all the funds it ls entitled to from the three mill tax. I have received several Inquiries ns to the enrollment of pupils, and I wish to make a public reply, so that all concerned may get the bene fit. The apportionment of the three mill tax. ls based upon the enroll ment, and not the average attend ance, so it ls necessary that all bo governed by the same standard. If a child ls present only one day In any one month, he must be count ed In the enrollment for that month. Some seem to have the idea that he must be present ten days In each month, but this ts wrong; he need be present only a sufficient number of days In each month to make ten days for the entire term. In the lina) report no child can be counts 1 enrolled who has not been present during the entire term as many as ten days. The next thing ls, what consti tutes a day's attendance? In the rural schools, where the hours are from 8 o'clock lu the morning till 4 o'clock In the afternoon, If a child ls present at roll call and for any rea son, whether by parents' permission, or what not, has to leave school be fore 12 o'clock, he must be counted absent. If he ls prevent all the fore noon and part of the afternoon he must be counted present for the full day. In the town schools, where the hours are from 9 until 2, the samo principle holds true. A child must be present as much as half the time ho is kept at school, or; ho must be counted absent for that day. If he is present over half the time, then he must be counted present for the en tire school day, whatever that may be. schools in the same scholastic yea?* and counted in the enrollment of ! both. The last teacher who enrolls the child violates the law and lays himself liable to prosecution in the cr! ninnl courts. 1 wish to request teachers and trustees to note the above carefully and be govt rued accordingly. W. C. Hughs, County Superintendent of Education Children are much more likely to contract tho contagious diseases when they have colds. Whooping cough, diphtheria, scarlet fever and consumption are diseases that aro of ten contracted when the child has a cold. That is why all medical au thorities say beware of colds. For the quick euro of colds you will lind nothing better than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, lt can always be depended upon and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all dealers. Richland News in Brief. Richland, March 4-Special: Rain, snow and sleet fell here yesterday. Stiles and Bruce Strlbllng spent from Saturday until Monday nt thc home of Sloan Bruce, near Avalon, Ga. Dan Lucius, of Knoxville, Ala., ls visiting his sister, Mrs. E. N. Foster. Misses Beth Coe and May mo Cro mer visited In Walhalla last week. Lumber ls being sawed to build a bridge across Fulton Creek, near Richland. This will bo a great con venience when finished. The track team boys bogan prac ticing regularly last Monday. They expect to do some good work this spring. rape Cream of Tartar Kl RAL POLICE Foll OCONEE. There Will He Three-Have Power to Enforce All State I-iaws. Repre?entatlves F. M. Cary, Johu B. Harris and Senator J. R. Earle were in conference hero Monday with reference to the putting into force of the Act recently passed, which provides for three rural policemen for Oconee county. Upon the ap pointment and commissioning , of these officials the omeo of liquor constable (now held by A. T. Reid, of Walhalla,) will be abolished, and then the rural policemen will enter upon the discharge of their duties. The three recommended by the delegation for appointment are: J. H. Mason, Oakway. Henry C. Harbin. Seneca. B. F. Douthlt, Walhalla. These rural policemen will have power not only to make arrosts for violation or the State liquor laws, but are clothed with power to make arrests for violation of any and every State law. In fact, they bear the same relation to the citizens of the county at large as do the policemen of towns and cities to the citizens of these more limited aroas. The bill that was before the Gen eral Assembly originally called for two of these officers, but was amend ed so as to carry provision for three, and it was pa.-si d with this provis ion. Both Representatives and Senator look for good results from the carry ing out of the provisions of this now law, and they feel that they have chosen good men for the places. Mr. Harbin was dispensary constable for Oconee at one time, and made a splendid officer; Mr. Mason has for years served as a Magistrate's con stable, and B. F. Douthlt was at one time Sheriff of Oconee county. THE RULES AND REGULATIONS Governing Oconee Corn Contest for the Year 1012. Any farmer, resident of Oconee county, may enter the contest, in cluding all boys from ?2 to 21 yea va of age, In or out of the Boys' Corn Club contest, by paying an entrance fee of one dollar per acre. Tho acre may be laid off In any form 'desired In a single lot, either in bottom or up-land. The contestants must en ?tfetttahd have vfeh?lr.*c?6o cv? fcc. fore thc flyst day of May, 1912. The acre must in every case be laid off by some competent person and accepted by the committee. The sub-committee that ls ap pointed for each contestant to super vise the harvesting .md weighing of the corn, and the contestant and the committee, will be required to make affidavit as to how much ls gathered In the shuck and how much shelled corn, by weight, obtained from one hundred pounds in tho shuck of av erage corn, taken from the heap after all is gathered, and file the same with the chairman of the committee on or before tho 10th of November, Et 12. The committee will award the prizes on the 1.6th day of November, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The sub-committee must be com posed of persons of integrity and 21 years of age. The corn must be gathered In dry condition and weighed from the field. The pride funds will be divided as follows: First prize, 30 per cent. Second prise, 25 per cent. Third prize, 2 0 per cent. Fourth prize, 16 per cent. Fifth prize, 10 percent. The county committee shall have full power to settle all disputes or controversies, If any shall arise, and to award tho prizes. Contributions are solicited for the contest. All contestants are requir ed to send their names to the chair man of the committee, T. Y. Chal mers, Walhalla, R. F. D. No. 2; also send entrance fees hy May 1st, 1912. There .viii also be a corn club con test this year. Any farmer In the county eau join this club by paying into the treasury $5 by May 15th, 1912, and sending his name and ad dress to the county chairman. This contest will ho governed by the same rules and regulations that govern the general contest, except that the acre shall be up-land. No funds will he solicited; will only award for prizes the amount paid In by the contest ants. Tho same aero can be entered, If desired, that is entered In the gen eral contest. Any person not complying with the above rules will be ruled out. T. Y. Chalmers, Chairman, A. H. Ellison, H. L, Vernor, Committee. Home for Minister's Family. Tho suggestion of Dr. John O. Willson, of Greenwood, that funds be raised to purchase a homo for the family of the late Rev. E. Alston Wilkes, has boen received approving ly in Chester, and moro than $700 has been already subscribed In that city. Subscription lists havo also been sent to different portions of Chester county, and lt Is belioved that the greater part of tho sum nec essary can be raised In Chester. The doceased, Rov. E. Alston Wllkos, was a native of Baton Rouge section of Chester county, and had hosts of friends and relatives in that county. Mr. Wilkes was a member of tho South Carolina Conference, M. E. Church. He recently died In Colum bia, whore ho had been sent by tho last conference. He ls survived by a widow and eleven children. A NT TU WU MCRDWH VOW COONEE. Two Negroes Met in Rond-One Honten to Pulp. f^'V/Suturday afternoon George Singleton and John Simpson, both negroes, met In the public road about twelve miles above Walhalla, anq&?n old quarrel was renewed, as a result of which Singleton is dead nndvSimpson ls lodged lu the Oconee Jailifor trial on the charge of mur defl mom wi at meagre .details can he had it seems that there was an old grudge of long standing between the two negroes, and I lils had recently be^t-Intensified, lt ls alleged, by rea son of Singleton's attentions to Simpson's wife. Simpson had only recoMly completed the service of a short sentence In jail here, having been convicted of violation of Inter nal revenue laws al Greenville. .$ju.8t what took place loading up to jfhe killing is not known, but Simpson struck Singleton with a Spanish oak stick about, four feet long and about seven Inches In cir cumference at the largo end. A num bofV/of blows were struck, and it is stated by those who viewed the mur dered negro that his head was liter ally beaten to a pulp. impost mortem examination of the body was mnde by Dr. J. J. Thodo S unja a y morning. timpson was lodged in jail about 4 o'clock Sunday morning, having beeb brought down from the Moun taifti.Rest section by Albert Drown. Ho was arrested hy Mr. Drown and Robert Hunt Saturday night. It Is said that there were no eye witnesses to the affair. I( Is also stated that the Slngelton negro was armed with a pistol. .Both negroes, it is said, have long been suspected of having considera ble dealings with tile illegal sale and manufacture of whiskey. Jil Death of a Little Child. broe, Ga., Tribune, March 1.) .I'jK.and Mrs. W. L. Dobbs have the dopiest sympathy of our people in thWiteath of 'Ahelr elght-months-old adapted daughter, little Thoora Wat sotu/whieh occurred at their home in thia city Sunday morning. Tho bright liltleVbaby was the daughter of Mrs. Floyd (Watson, sistor of M,rs. Dobbs, *a?rt>**?er tho death of tho tor mer in 'So-Ari ' Carolina \soWal -m'ont ha" ago, little Thoora was taken in charge by Mr. and'*'-Mrs. Dobbs, who have no children of their own, and who have lavished upon the little adopted child all their wealth of devotion and affection. The little one's death, under the circumstances, is a pecul iarly sad one and brings forth the tenderest sympathy from all our peo ple. The remains, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs and J. B. Dobbs, were taken to Fair Play, S. C., Mon day, via Westminster, and interred at that place Tuesday morning, Rev Marett, of the First baptist church, of Westminster, conducting tho last sad rites. W. L. and J. E. Dobbs returned to tho city Wednesday night, but Mrs. W. L. Dobbs will re main with her mother, Mrs. Harton, for several days. We join with hosts of other friends of tho bereaved father, and of Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs, In extending our sincere sympathy tn their sor row. Following the deep bereave ment through tho recent death of the little one's mother, this dispensation of Providenco Is indeed a sore afflic tion.-Ed. Courier. Locals from Townvlllo Section. Townville, March 4.-Special: The Masons gavo a dinner on Friday, March 1st, at tho homo of Dorsla Dalrymple. Tho bill of fare was: Roast turkey, boiled ham, salads, pie, cake, fruits and coffee. All present had a delightful time. Mr. and Mrs. Dalrymple proved ideal host and hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Boggs have returned homo after a visit to their daughter, Mrs. Morris, at Fort Green, Fla. Dr. and Mrs. W. K. Sharp and daughter, Miss Susie, of Pendleton, were present at the Masonic dinner. P. S. Mahaffoy was In Baltimore recently replenishing hts stock of goods. Manley Smith has accepted a posi tion In New York. Miss Susio Sharp, of Pendleton, ls spending a whilo with lier sister, Mrs. Burda Lig?n. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Whitllold have a new daughter, Miss Sara Dickson, of Anderson, is visiting Mrs. Mary Dickson. Dr. J. R. Heller has gone to Win ston-Salem, N. C., to visit his sister, who is dangerously ill. Mrs. J. D. Gill, of Anderson, ls spending a while with her father, J. D. Compton. j. p. Ledbetter is confined to his room with la grippe. Miss Mary Dickson, of Anderson, is visiting homefolks here. Jeff. Boggs, of Central, spent a while here with J. C. Boggs, recently. Baptist, Minister Suicide?.. Baltimore, March I.-Rev. Walter R. Rhodes, pastor of tho Onancock (Va.) Baptist church, a pulpit ora tor and lecturer of note, committed suicide Dy shooting in a hotel here to-day. The cause of tho act is at tributed to ill health. He was a di rect descendant of Zachariah Rhodes, who, with Roger Williams, establish ed the first Baptist church in Amer ica. BATTLE ?F ALAMO lUOFOCCllT. 53 Americans Hold Oil ?1,000 Mex I can Keliels. Mexico City, Mexico, March 4. The battle of tho Alamo ls being re fought to-day at Velardena, Mexico, according to authentic news brought from the mountains by a mounted courier. Fifty-three heroic Americans, bar ricaded in the ruins of an old church, are standing off 3,000 rebel troops. A thousand miles from Uncle Sam's army across the border, tho little hand, face to face with death, bas thus far had the 3,000 whipped. Tho men bad gathered from the surrounding mining country In fear of the anti-foreign uprising, and wore barely In time to barricade them selves when the Vnsqulstas descend ed upon the town. "'bore is No Survende!*. "Surrender or die," was tho ulti matum hurled at them by the rebels. "Come and get us!" was the grim reply. The rebels came. But they got bullets, lots of bullets, not the mon. Assault after assault was made upon the little band, hut all lu vain. The sturdy engineers with their Rem ingtons and Winchesters picked off the assailants with terrible rapidity, The besieging force has now sur rounded the ruins, and ls attacking from cover, from behind rocks, from gullies, from house tops and from windows. Mn" Make Fatal Sally. The amount, of water and food which the Americans have is not known. They may yet bo starved Into a fntal sally. Ne debilite statement of the losses on either side I? available. Blot rules in the city of Moxico to-day. Mobs made up of the lower class of the population have inarched the streets unresisted, hurling bricks, shooting and stabbing. "Death to Madero!" is a cry heard from all quarters. "Abajo los Americanos!" ls a cry heard with equal frequency. The foreigners aro remaining closely barricaded in their homes In fear of violence, and Madero himself does not dare to leavo the Executive Mansion. L 5,000 ?lou March on Cityv, I ../ML .Piso. . Toxasi,. Margh^-^iTba ra city hy the Vnsqulsta Insurrecto jnn ta to finance the rebol expedition against Moxico City was learned to day. The robel cause In Northern Mexi co has been given tremendous impe tus by the fall of the city of Chihua hua into the hands of the rebels and the desertion to the Insurgents of (?en. Pasqiinl Orozco. Cen. Snlazar, leader of the Insur recto forces In Juarez, said to-dny thaj an army of f>,00<) men will mandi south against the capital at once. Ile declared that Madero would not remain In tho Presiden tial chair another six weeks. Americans Try to Leave, One hundred and fifty Americans were prepared to-day to make a des perate effort, to leave Mexico and re turn to tho United States. The Amer icans arrived In Pearson from . the lumber town of Madera last night. They are nnxious to got out of Mex ico, where they believe their lives are In danger beeauso of tho revolu tion with its antl-forelgn demonstra tions. lineal News nt Madison. Madison, March 4.-Special: Mea sles aro still raging in our little town. Tho friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Cleland will be glad to learn they have moved back hero from Green ville, where Mr. Cleland has been engaged In the wood and coal busi ness for some time. Mrs. Jesse Jones and daughter died near hero last week from mea sles. The sympathy of tho people go out to the bereaved ones In their deep sorrow. Mrs. Carl Bryan, of Greenville, ls visiting her mother, Mrs. J. It. Cle land, who is sick at this writing. Miss Mattie Watt ls suffering from a relapso of measles. Misses Evie and Nina Jones silent part of last "-"eek with relatives near Retreat. Ed. Klee made a business trip to Greenville Wednesday. Dave Cleland, of Atlanta, visited relatives hore Saturday and Sunday. Miss Hattie Frasier visited her sister, Mrs. Todd, of Walhalla, re cently. Mrs. Lewis Spencer spent Satur day with relatives in Westminster. Miss Eunieo Singleton, of Brenan College, Gainesville, visited friends here alst week. Miss Dora Shirley, of Belton, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pricks last week. Misses Sallie and Lula Silencer en tertained a few of their friends last Thursday evening from 8 to ll at a candy pulling. All present roported a good time. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has won Its great, reputation and exten sive salo by Its remarkable euros of coughs, colds and croup. It can be depended upon. Try lt. Sold by all deniers. Many a man falls to recognize his mission in life, even when ho's "up against lt." IAI?J 1.AK8 VOIX SUl'TvltAGETTES. Throe WIio litMl Wreckers Sentenced Hy London Court. London, March 2.-Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, Mrs. Tukes and Mrs. Mar shall, the throe leaders of last even ing's window smashing campaign, hy which tho suffragettes almoBt suc ceeded In terrorizing tho Loudon tradesmen, were to-day sentencod each to two months' Imprisonment. . They were the first th reo women of the 124 who were arrested In the course of tho street demonstrations and who are to be arraigned at tho Bow street police court, chiefly on charges of causing wilful datnago to stores on Bond street, Piccadilly, He gent street. Oxford street, tho Hay market and the Strand, as well as other busy shopping streets. The attorney for Ibo prosecution announced in court to-day that the total damage done hy tho suffragettes in their stone throwing manifesta tions was estimated al $25,000, ahd on behalf of tho government bo stat ed that the time had arrived when tho consideration which had hitherto been shown must cease. On delivery of tho sentence by the magistrate, Mrs. Pankhurst declared that the suffragettes wore prepared to go the fullest limit to show tho government that tho women were going to secure votes. Sentences ranging from a fortnight to two months were pronounced on a num ber of prisoners, but most of tho wo men were committed for trial at tho London Sessions, as tho damage com mitted by each of them exceeded $25. About 20 cases wera dealt with to-day, the' remainder hoing ad journed. American Ciel to English Prison. London, March 5.-Among tho suffragettes arraigned ' in West End police court was AUco Wright, an American, who was sentencod to two mouths' imprisonment at hard labor for window smashing. All tho otbor women arrested in the Wost End raid got similar sentences. Alice Wright, said she had been living in Paris for some years. Striko Worst in History. London. March r>.-Great BrlUau mon engagod in coal mining, have struck, and if they refuse to go back' to work until their demands aro con ceded, and If those demands aro not. conceded, tho country will be plung ed Into civil war. Not civil war of the ordinary kind, in which two armed forces appen,! to the arbitrament of anns as to which shall rule, but civil war ol' a far J more trrlblo hind-civil war In which the sole arbiter will he starvation - starvation endured not by tho com batants alone or even In chief, but the starvation ol' a nation. Starva tion is a far more cruel arbiter than war. $5,000,000 ft Day Cost of Strike. London. March 5.-Tho national coal strike, which will go down In the labor annals of the United King dom as the "black strike," ls already costing the stupendous sum of $5, 000,000 daily. Additional steam ships were tied up all over Great Britain and Industries closed down, bringing the total number of idlo men this afternoon up to 1,850,000. Refused to Carve Confederate Body. Charlotte, N. C., March 4.- -Inspir ed by sontlment for tho "Ix>st i Cause," students composing tho Sen ior Class of the medical department of tho University of North Carolina to-day firmly refused the regular rou tino of instruction in th? dissecting room because thc subject for dissec tion was tho corpse of a hero of the War Between the States-the lato Capt. Edward Benton, of Haleigh. Backing the students in their stand and declaring that the need? of humanity did not. require tho carving of the body of a follower of Gen. Leo, Dr. C. S. Mangu m, profes sor of anatomy, passed around the bat for a collection, and later, fol lowed by the student body, tho ro mains of the gallant veteran were horno to the Confederate plot In tho Chapel Hill cemetery and given Christian burial. The Confederate fing was planted at the head of tho grave and the obsequies were con ducted in a blinding snowstorm. Capt. Benton committed suicide at the Soldiers' Homo in Haleigh Sat urday and left a will turning over his body to the University Medical College for dissection. Ho was con nected with tho famous Hardt?way Battery of Alabama, and lost a leg in battle on hi3 23d birthday. Hopels Attack of Death. "Plve years ago two doctors told mo I had only two years to live." This startling statement was made by Stillman Oreen, Malachite, Col. "They told me f would die with con sumption. It was tip to mo then to try tho best lung medicine, and I bo gan to use Dr. King's Now Discov ery. It was well I did, for to day I am working and behove ? owe my lifo to this great throat and lung euro that has cheated the gravo of another victim." It's folly to suffor with coughs, colds or other throat and lung troubles now. Take tho cure that's safest. Price GOc. and $1. Trial bottle freo at all drug gists.