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"WHEN I WAS A CANDIDATE/1 From "Memoirs of My Life," Hy A. Zimmerman, Westminster. (Tugaloo Tribune.) I was elected that yoar (1888), at the flr?t primary, a member of tho legislature, with a flattering major ity, Major Whit Hroylea being my colleague. Two years afterwards I was elected again for tho tenn, 1890 and 1891, Hon. J. lt. ShankUn being my colleague. These men wero both good men and true; had both boon roared before tho war and wero gentlemen of tho old school. My association and legislative work ?with thom was pleasant and enjoy able. I now recall many pleasant reminiscences of those times we spent together In tho legislative balls of South Carolina. How pleas ant to remember such men and count thom my friends. Somo timo tn tho futuro I Intend to make a list of all tho men I know and whoso friendship I prised in (those by-gone days, and lile tho same In my me moirs, for the uso and Information of my own postorlty. I am grateful to know that tho list will bo long, and ono that neither I uor those who follow altor me will bo asham ed of. This was my hrs! experience in politics. I had never taken any In terest lu Statecraft up to this Hine; had never seen inside ol* tho State House door. Legislation had all to be learned, but I waa not alone. This was during tho new regime, and there was many a man Hier?! as In experienced as I. Thi! Farmers' Al liance was in full blast, reform laws were in demand, and many a man rodo into office on its platform and forgot Its principles soon afterwards. 1 soon became acquainted with legis lative rules, liked its deliberations, participated in its debates and help ed to pass many of its laws. I was tn tho Legislature when Sen ator ll. lt. Tillman was elected Gov ernor of the State and witnessed his inaugural. lt was a grand affair. The State House was not large enough for tho occasion. It had to bo hold ont. aj? doors. Tho front j porch to the state House had not then been erected. A largo platform was reared looking up Malu street, on which the Governor, tho Legisla ture and all State olltcers were sein ed, and where he Governor deliver ed his address. Tho Stato at that limo was boiling hot with reform. Tho Partners' Al liance had swept over tho State as a . .? i <' .?vest, five, o lien ?Ingoing the <". 'v,-?.-'c . o? Y e potith i, hero und , ti o nor. xii,..,,.:, (nit*, heil)." . OUK .i. L..0 .vu ti i..'uto loy.' People from all over tho State were there, anxious and determined to hoar tho Great Reformer state his platform and demands. lt was a grand time, 1 dpubl ii* ever before, Ol' since, has there been snell inter est and demonstra Hon shown in a Governor's Inaugural In South Caro lina. Reform and reform laws were tho cry, and Tillman was Ibo Moses thal was lo lead the people, and he did. I was in tho Legislature when tho Clemson bequest was accepted, heard Ibo fight in its behalf, and I saw tho col lego horn. I have seen lt grow from an infant in swaddling clothes to a full-grown Institution, known far and wide, shedding Hs mys of light and knowledge all over this country. I saw this infant institu tion abused and cu ff od about until one would almost think it would not survive. Hut to-day lt stands, full grown, hardy and healthy, and is a great power for good, educating young men In tho science of fann ing, tho grandest and most ennob ling occupation on earth to-day one that ls just coming into its own. one that ls just beginning to hud, and in a few years will, with proper caro and cultivation. bring forth fruit an hundred fold. Von can now in some places begin to see buds al most, ready to burst and show Ibo beautiful llower, in full fruition ol' that, noble and grand thought thal it pays to know how to ifnrm, how lo make two blades of grass grow whore one grew before; two bales ol' col ton where one grew before; to know the carib and what it was made for. I am proud of Clemson College, and thal my vote stands recorded in the journal ol' tho proceedings of that year as behn; in favor ol* ils establishment, State aid and patron age. Another thing I am proud of: 1 worked for and had passed in tim House, n. nine's Hist, prohibition law, which referred Hie question to tho people, whether or not they Would have whiskey sold In its do main.' There is no ono who will now Claim that it is not a good law. We seo tho fruits of it every day, and the part I took in making it possible (o banish tho accursed stuff from our conflues ls an ucl 1 am ever proud of. I seconded the nominal ion, in as good a (?peech as 1 knew how to make, and worked for ibo election of Col. J. J. Norton for .Indue of this Judicial Circuit. Ho proved to be as good a .Judge as ever wore the WESTMINSTER ITEMS IN BRIEF. Grip Takes Hold on .Several Citizens, General Notes. (Too I/ate for Last Week.) Westminster, April 2.-Special: Fred Zimmerman, of Atlanta, ls spending a few weeks with his fa ther and mother, Mr. and Mrs. H. ?. Zimmerman. s. B, Freeman left ono day last week for Orlando, Ela. William Bibb, who has been quite slek for tho past fow weeks with grip, ls improving slowly. Mrs. S. Y. Jameson, of Macon, Ca., has been hero for the past few weeks visiting her father, William Bibb. Mrs. L. B. Austin and two chil dren, Ix>uiso and Allen, have rented rooms with Mr. and Mrs. Burt Mit chell and expect to spend the sum mer hero. w. M. Zimmerman, of Oakhurst, Ca., visited in Westminster one day this week. T. P. Anderson, of Atlanta, spent Sunday and Monday In Westminster with his father and mother, Mr. and .Mrs. W. P. Anderson. Mrs. W. P. Sheldon has been vis iting at tho homo of her brother, Bay Delhi, of (mariette. Tho body of D. D. llunnicutt was brought here, from Anderson last Tuesday afternoon and was laid to rest in Eastview cemetery Wednes day morning. Me was a son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. llunnicutt and a bro ther of Andrew llunnicutt, who lives near here. Tho many friends of Mrs. J. X. Whitaker will bo sorry lo learn that she ls quito sick with grip this week. Do not drag along willi a kidney ailment that, saps your strength, causes terrible backaches, sleepless ness, nervousness, and loss of appe tite. Take Poley Kidney Pills. They quickly cure all kidney and bladder alim?n ts. J. W. Bolt. Governor Poss Withdraws. Hosten, April I.--Governor E. N. Poss withdrew his name to night from tho Presidential preference . primary ballot. In a lotter aooom 1 panying tho withdrawal, ho asked that, delegate candidates pledged to him consider themselves as unpledg ed. j ermine or graced tho bench in the I councils of law in tho State of South j Carolina. Ills friendship for mo was I nc a father, nod .from niv Unat no e.. ...e with |li 11H 1 VA*? t.roated . ?nv- ii v.dv' --or and ft'oi?????lv , lor, :ii all ol my tutfJui'takin?ft, ' was a man whoso friendship and love I always courted and valued moro than tongue can toll. Many a time has he entertained mo in lils home as a guest of whom lie was proud. Tiloso recollections are plea-ant lo recall now, for 1 verily believe he was sincere. During my residence ?ni my Toxaway ifarin he sometimes silent days in my.homo when look ing after his Interests on his Dong i Nose farm. These visits wore al ways enjoyed by ali tho family, and were honors of which we were proud. When in his company dur ing tb oso days we gathered much valuable information and were prof itably entertained. Ile was a man of rare at (ainnients, had a logical j mind, was void of ntl superfluity, chaste in language, pleasant in man . nors, a good talker in the homo. Ile was a great hoi]) to nu; when ? I first started lu life, often trusting I me. and advised me how to do, which i was of much value to me. I have j often thought how fortunato 1 have . been in all my life to gain the con fl - denco and good will of such men. j He is gone, but not his lifo. His . deeds and their works do ifollow him. j These laws and a great many oth , ors 1 helped to place on tho statute I books of South Carolina. Hie which j I am proud ol'. I did the best I could, did my duty as I saw it, and I am not ashamed of my record then ? or now. Tho people ol' Oconeo ooun ! ly havo always honored and respeot I ed me; elected mo to office willi flat ! toling majorities. For this I am j grateful, and for all time will I ehor i isl) it in my memory as one of Hie brightest and most pleasant recol lections of my life recollections j never to be forgotten recollections ever remembered willi pride and j love. State of Ohio, City ol Toledo, Cucas County. Frank J. Cheney makes oath thai lie is senior partner of the firm of E. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in i lu- city ol' Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said (inn will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars lo: each and every case nf catarrh thal cannot be cured by lite usc of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn lo before me and subscrib ed In my presence, this 6th day of De cember. A. I). I SST.. (Seal) A. NV. Gleason. Notary Public. I lilli's Catarrh Cure is taken Inter nally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of tho system. Send f??r testimonials free. 1''. .1. Cheney K- Co.. Toledo, O Sold by all druggists, 7fifi. Take Hail s Family Pills for con rllpation, DUIiAVKI) NKWB FHOM S)?M(?^A. Distinguished Evangelist j Oh L Hoard-Item? of Local Inderi si. (Too Late for Last Wee, .) Seneca, April 2.-Special i i weather for tho track meet last >;!' imlay was ordered to snit the o sion and was therefore ideal, fine crowd saw the various, ewj.. composing tho meet, and tl, . ,o< best feeling prevailed. Follo.Viju ' ls the oillclal result as furnished,.{ ?. tho manager of tho Seneca ttjf(.? team to tho newspapers: Flvo schools were repr ?..r.omc.i and each school entered two mon t? n each of eleven events. The \\'f)l minster school scored a plurality V points, winning tho beautiful tropl cup for the second time. Some hifii school records wore broken A)< - auder, of Westminster, won stai lng high jump with record; o? ff feet six inches. Itagsdale, ?f We. minster, won first placo inj run?ii. . broad jump with record oj; tWe;u> feet four Inches. Stribllngf of : ecu, won first placo in hurdle in )7 fiat and also polo vault in i? icet. I" Inches. Stripling made this record after breaking his vaulting pole, fi,;?. ing on hack seven feet, j 11 i s ) . was the thrilling event of Bile nv Verlier, L,, ono of Seneca's be. ! i>\ . strained a tendon in first eScnt : li ; was out of tho meet for th)- rest I the afternoon. Davis, of Li Mu i was practically the whole team. Westminster had sever I strong men in Brea/.eale, Mitch? I, Itagsdale and Alexander. Tl lowing is tim order and numbul; ol points won hy each school. WV"' ? minster ll. Richland 27, Seneca j?:. Ebenezer .">. Walhalla 3, miking , total of 99 points for eleven e\cut;; Four of tlicso schools will be ' the Piedmont meet in Greenville t v\ , weeks from to-day. The reti of.Viiji sohools may look out for Some lum contests from Oconeo school;.. KLYC hundred people enjoyed the meet; Sunday night a distinguished /i i tor, Ceo. C. Stebbins, composer <?'; ?! singer, spoke to a large congrega tion at the 'Baptist church. Ml Stebbins ls widely know in thia bli other continents as a componer hi hymn tunes, and as a singing ?value list. For many years he was assdels ted in evangelistic work with thc/itv nowned Moody, but is now no lonpier engaged actively in this wort on a/ count of his advanced age. <(?> however still most d ls tl ri... u ..-?re I looking and speaks Interestingly it bb . woric.n?os lu his chosen ?le If ' .?.oik Tho ueonle of Seneca .'? ' . j rln;;ni-iu d Visited Ile wat? JIMHU i panted by Airs. Stebbins, ann ; ..v j wero tho guests of Rev. and Nd C. j S. Blackburn. Mr. Stebbins b \<-i:\ I .relative of Mrs. Blackburn. Carl .lansen, the popular ? d||l I lecturer, spoke to an appr >.> j audience at the school aud >i I Monday night. Ho spoke nu the life and characteristics < 1 \ j Crockett, with some selectloi oh I M. Helli, and closing with t iby widely popular poem, "Yoi Quit Kickin' My Dawg Av 1 Mr. .lansen will always re hearty welcome to Seneca. Mr. and Mis. .1. L. Carper.. . daughter, Miss Nina, spent the . ek end with'Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Mr. and Mrs. S. .1. Craig ha >\ ed Into the cottage on Norti .ii i Play street, formerly owned and cn cuided hy Mi's. Ellen Wilson . e aro now at homo to their fr: li theso comfortable quarters. Misses Helen Fant, Lynn in Crace Vernor, Lidia Doyle and ?H Cromer were among the out visit ors to the leap year danoo Thursday night. The dance ?Vii big success and was admirably aged. The Seneca band fu the music. Punch was throughout tho evening. Luke Vernor, who sprained clo in his hip during a race i meet Inst Saturday ls lin] and it is hoped that ho will to euler tho other meets. At the last meeting of tb sionary Society of tho PreSb church ll was decided to conf . other socieiles throughout th ty, and, If deemed practicable gan i/o a county union. In elm where lhere are no societies will be invited to attend. AM societies are ron nested to h i Hon In Ibo matter and to re Ibo Seneca society as early as loni, it ls boped thal the firs lng cnn bo held in May. Tho millinery openings la? were well attended and tho (Il most artistic. Tho styles ar. t ifni, and just, enough of ch; make spring chapeau?: thoron tractive. Plower toques, ii picture hats for dress and th derby for street, ar< among tl popular styles. Miss Sue Daly threw op home on Saturday night to t'. tors to Senoea for tho traci Music and social chat, were t lures of entertainment. Cardens are late, there hell few simis of early gardening count of continued rains. I SPAHTANBUUG HOWLING IK>WN. rho Account ns Given by ? Local Pu |M.r-An Apt Anecdote. (Spartanburg Journal.) After spending two weeks In the .Iclnlty of Spartanburg, all of the Mino in tiri? county, Judge ira B. ones, candidate for Governor, left osterday for Greenville, where ho 111 conduct a .similar campaign for te next week or ten days. Tho last speech In this county was at Spartan mills on Saturday night, -nd this was the only time that the idge was not accorded a warm and hospitable welcome. He vas ad dressing an open-air meeting, and, after speaking of capital and labor and other matters, he alluded to his andldacy. This brought howls and eers from the small handful of Boase supporters, who made more ioi.se Tor their nu inlier than any other tggregatlon could possibly have do lloped. Thoso who showed discourtesy to he candidate were greatly in tho mi nority, but their concerted efforts had the desired effect. Judge Jones limply told a little story and sat lown. Ho said that once there was i man who offered to sell a car load if frog logs to a hotel proprietor. The man was astounded at being of fered BO many frogs and stated that ne could not uso so many, but or lered several dozens A few days afterwards I lie mau returned willi ix frogs to deliver, and was asked for tho others. He slated that those n the pond mad,- so much racket Lhat ho foll sure there must have Meen several car loads, hut. upon . lose scrutiny lie could lind but six. Judge Jones sat down and many ressod forward and shook hands ill) him, expressing their dissatis ICtion at Hip disorderly conduct that ad boon shown by some. Judge ones then surprised Mle disturbers y shaking their hands also. Judge Jones has accomplished ' inch good in this county, and his campaign in Greenville will be waged i a similar manner. Accidents will happen, but tho host regulated familles koop Dr. Thomas" electlc Oil for such emergencies. Two sizes, 2.") and fi Oe., at all stores. Shot His Brother-in-Daw. Hampton, April 5.-David Hall shot and dangerously wounded Mike ?immions, at the former's home about oven miles from Hampton, Wedncs ' Po?b arc while men. Hall in in the. cou pty {all ? t ibis place. Inn ing . -M t'et :. d hi-??.oit to tho she ri ic, ro<r.0:dins thai; ho bo carried lb t'....; ]..!.noir' n-y f}r safe keeping. The shot, from a gun loaded with N0. 7 shot, took effect in Simmons' !? ft arni and side. Tho participants i Hie shooting are brothers-in-law. The affair took place at Hall's homo, ?'aero were no witnesses to tho shoot ing and the exact cause cannot lie loflnitely ascertained, although Hall claims self-defense. A healthy man is a king in his own right; an unhealthy man an unbap ;> ' slave. For Impure blood and slug sh liver, use ll unlock Blood Bit ira. On the market :',:> years. $1 . bottle. ? Mrs. W. J. Lunney was called to 1 harlotte Sunday on account of tho I noss of her mother, Mrs. Hobt. 10. Mason. Miss Marguerite Adams is visiting , Washington, D. C., whore she will tend the wedding of a friend and rater class-mate. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Adams, of I Ilario tte; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ad os and Mrs. 10. B. Benson, of llart ?11, visited Mrs. J. H. Adams the I st week. Tho stores and business houses he il early closing on April 1st. Vt the missionary rally at the Motli 1st church last. Sunday a splen d address was heard from Prof. I). . Daniel, ol' Clemson. There being oilier servile in town, a full con flation was permitted to hear the polar visitor. Miss Margaret Morrison visited mcfolks at Clemson tho past iok-end. FEATEST MEDICINE ON EARTH A prominent citizen of Evansville, d., writos:--"l was 111 for flvo i lonths with a pulmonary troublo. and d tho best of doctors. I had humor ages and was in a very bad way. Iirough the advice ,f a friend I tried nol, and 1 feud tmlt il saved my lifo. ls all you recommend lt to be. 1 llevo it is the greatost medicine on rib. 1 have advised others to try nol, and (hoy havo had tho ?ame suits." (Name furnished on ro ost.) Wo want every ono in this vicinity io la troubled with chronic cools, lillis, or pulmonary troubles, to mo and got a bottle of Vlnol. If lt docs not go to tho seat of trou 5. heal tho Inflammation mid stop 9 cough, wo will cheerfully return ery cent paid us for lt. This shows r faith, and proves that you tako chancos. ld oy DB. j. \v, HELL, Druggist, Walhalla, S. C. Mr. John T. Lives in tF Fiat S and is ono of the lai Couitiy, used our In side by side with an which cost him $1 our 8-3-3, and non could tell where o other commenced, lands and 8-3-3 is t lands. 8-4-4 is beti Afier so much badly bleached an? the lateness of the s of preparation, will for farmers to use tilizer, and to use satisfactory crops. We have the j and are prepared to ments. Agents eve: Anderson Ph Oil Co J. B. Vanfliver, President MOSS & AN! Walhall n,vu\'s WOHD coivftoi oi?.v riii). ('(nut Kecord.s I'rmlttccd on Mutter of $7,500 Deposit in Cincinnati. Columbia, April 4.-A sub-coni mittco ol' tho committee Investigat ing thc a t?a i m of tho late State dis pensary met tins afternoon and heard testimony ol' W. M. MacFoat, a Co ln mina stenographer, who had taken testimony at tho famous "label cases" trial. Tho investigating com mittee adjourned to meet at tho call of tito chairman. Mr. MacFoat was tho only witness this afternoon. He was asked to read certain of Iiis notes which show ed that Attorney General Lyon had brought out on cross-examination at the label trial Hie statement that Dennis Weikopf, tho liquor drum mer, against whom an indictment is now pending, had deposited with a Cincinnati trust company tho sum of $7,500 to be paid to the State when the Indictment against him was nolle pressed. This corroborated the statement made by Attorney General Lyon yes terday and was in disagreement of ibo testimony given by J. V. Wal lace, a member of t ho Blease com mission, who was a witness before tho committee yesterday. W. T. Gilly, a prominent dealer in Pennington Cap, Va., was so both ered with kidney and bladder trouble thal he could not attend to business. Ile says, "I had severe pains in my back and kidneys and had to get up ten lo fifteen times each night. Saw Foley Kidney Pills advertised and bought two bottles, and soon felt great relief, and was entirely cured. No longer disturbed at night, but Bleep till morning." J. W. Hell. Surprised His Friends. 1 ( Picketts Sentinel. ) We present our readers with Quite a surprise this week in the announce ment of M. C. hong, of Walhalla, for Congress from this district. Mr. Long ls known to many of our peo ple, having boen court stenographer, and also made the race four years ago Tor Solicitor. lie is now prac ticing law at Walhalla. Dan J. Joyce. Sa nv ll le, Pa., 1? so glad he escaped consumption and regained his health that ho writes about it for the benefit of others. "I had a cough which hung on for two years when I bogan using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. I kept on until the cough finally loft n.e. and I gained in weight, from 113 to 1?? pounds. In two years I havo grown strong and healthy, all from tho use (.: Foley's Honev and Tar Compound, which cured me." .1. W. Bell. Long-, Who ie Hickory ection, rgest farmers in the 3-3 goods last year? imported fertilizer 6 more a ton than i? of His neighbors ne ended and the Mr. Long has red he fertiliser for red ter for gray lands. rain the ground is I this together with teason and the lacK maKe it necessary a high grade fer I it freely to malle i'oods ready made ? maKe prompt ship? ry where. osphate and inpany. . D. S. Vandiver, Manapr SEL, Agents, S. C. lll?b?TCTNG iii :.v> rvM ?S?T. Commissioner Receives Report? fronl Seven Cot'ton Growing States. Columbia, April 1.-Commission ers 0|f Agriculture of sever, of tho principal cotton States making report to I?:. .1. Watson, president of the Southern Cotton Congress, placed the estimate of reduction of acreage at from If? to 25 per cent. This reduc tion, in the opinion of .Mr. Watson, has been brought about by tho work ing of the Rock Hill plan and tho wet season. The information was furnished as a result of a letter sent out a week ago hy .Mr. Watson to all cotton States. Replies were receiv ed from Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee. A similar con dition, he says, exists in South Caro lina. Death of Aaron Rogg.s. (Pickcns Sentinel.) Aaron Hoggs, one of the oldest and best known citizens of tho county, died at his borne near Calhoun on .tho 29th ultimo at the advanced age of 91 years. Ho had been a life-long citizen of the county, having moved here from Abbeville about sixty years ago. In young manhood ho was married to Miss 101 nih a Stephens, who has been his constant companion all these years. To this union were born seven children, six of whom are now living: Mrs. M. C. Newton, wife of Judge J. H. Newton, of this place; W. A. Hoggs. Mrs. Alice Cochran, Mrs. Myra Hoggs and Hal T. Hoggs, all of Calhoun, and A. J. Hoggs, tho present Clerk of Court, of this coun ty. Before and al the lime of tho breaking out of the war he was over seer and had tho management, of tho farms of Col. John C. Calhoun, and being economical and frugal soon began to accumulate, and through the years following laid up eolito a competency. When tho war came on he volunteered his services to tho Confv'l-racy and soon after was pro moted to a lieutenant in Calhoun's company and served with distinc tion throughout tho conflict. Mr. Boggs was a man of sterling qualities, admired and respected by all who knew him. About two years ago ho united with tho Methodist church. His remains were interred at tho family burying ground near bis homo last. Sunday in th?' presence of a large concourse of sorrowing friends.