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KEOWEE COUKIEK (Hstuhl lubed 1810.) Published livery Wednesday Morning Bubscrlplion si Per Annum. Advertising Itu! es Henson able, K:::CK, silttl.OK ? SOHIIOUKH. Communications or a personal ; character charged for as advertise-; monti). Obituary notices ana tributes of ; respect, or not over loo words, will bo printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rato of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA. S. C.: WI;I>M;SI>AY,~M.\K( M IU, HUH. I 1,1:1' ll.lt hi {OM I AU-AWAY CHINA Young Missionary Writes After Stay of 'I'WO Months in OIlllUI. Thc following letter, written by Miss Kl i/.a Neville, one ol' Hie voling missionaries who left Sont li Carolina for I be Chinese Held late last sunt lllt r, bas been sent lo The fourier by Mis. A. C. Hallengor, ot Sandy Springs, with i be suggestion thal we publish it. wiib which request we gladly comply. Miss Neville is a great-niece ol' Mrs. Hallengor and a daughter of the lute Kev. William c. Neville, ol' tin- Presbyterian church. We feel ure thal many of our read ers will ?ind Hinch to Interest tin-in in ibis heiter from China. N aub lng. ('inna. Oi-t. 21). I!? I ">. My Hear' Friends: I do wish I could wriie io each one ot >ou sepa rately, lint as I won't have lime Tor that I am going to write one lotter and Iel yoi! know ol' ni) sale arrival in Ch 'lia. There were four in our part) who callie ont together Miss Rebecca Wilson Of HailgcllOW, Lois Yoting Ol Hue West. Frances Stribling of Wal halla, and myself, We bad a inosl delightful trip across tile continent and ocean. We sailed from Vancou ver on Hie '.Mil ol' AllgUSl on i be Monteagle. She is very .-mall, but very steady, since she carries a large cargo. We landed in Shanghai Hie :( Isl ol' August, and ?o\ era! ot' tb? old missionaries were there to meet us. They took us right,up l>> Mohkan shhn to tlie Mid-China mission meet ing. We had an interesting trip all tho way from Shanghai to Mohknnshnn. We landed in Shanghai at I 1 o'clock, ?nd al 2 we were on Hie train, alter seeing to our baggage, having money changed, eating dinner, and a few other tilings. (The missionaries did all ol' this except eat our dinner! I We were on the train about live bonis, getting to llangchow about 7 o'tdock. There we took boats - small houseboats.and went about thirty; miles. We were on them for about I I hours, rowing all the Hine, so you | have an idea bow slow traveling on I the canal is. There were ten of us 1 going to Mohkanshan, and we had j three bouts. They were very small, j and when we got our quilts on the door lo go to lied there was very j little room tor anything else. Tho family that owns the boat lives on the front, und different members row j tho boat. I slept very well, as I WMS very tired alter rushing around in : Shanghai and seeing so many new sights, although I woko up lots ol'j times, mid I was waked early in the j morning by a baby crying on the front ol' the boat, lt was certainly a new way to travel, but very nice, as' we bad the boats'to ourselves. After getting off tile boat we rode about three hours in chairs, getting to the top of tlie mountain Just in time for ALL CIIILDttP.N LOY M "SVKCl? OF FIGS" FOI: Li\ KU AND DOWKLS (.ive it When Feverish, Cross, Hil. ions, for Dad Drouth or Sour Stomach. Look at the tongue, mother! if coated, it is a sure sign that your little one's stomach, liver and bowels need a gentle, thorough cleansing nt once. When peevish, crodft, listless, pale, doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or aei na turally, <>r is feverish*, stomach sour, breath bad; lias stomach-ache, sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and In a few limns all the toni, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves ont ol' its lilli* bowels without grilling, and you have a well, playful child again. You needji't coax sick children to take thia harmless "fruit laxative;" they love its delicious taste, and it always makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup ol' Figs," vv hieb has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold herc. To ho sure you get the geaiuine, ask to see that lt is made by "California Fig Syrup Company." Kofuso any othor kind with con tempt.--Adv. dinner, ?nd we were ready for lt. Mohkanshan ls right In the moun tains, and it reminds mc very much of Mont ron t. The mountains are just lovely, all of them covered with ha tn boos, which are beautiful. We wolli np the mountain slow enough I to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Moll 1 kunshan was such a surprise to nie. ' I had no Idea there was a place as pretty us it is lu China! Tho bridges were very common, and so pretty. They are made ol' Stone and some of them are very long. Tho ?"aiiais arc so common that you cannot go very far without crossing II bridge. They are built with stops in or . ?r that tho boats ian go nuder thom ali right. This gives them a picturesque touch, and some of them have vines on them which makes thom mighty pretty. Wc enjoyed tho mission meeting, and it was so nice to meet tho mis sionaries so soon after getting hero. They liad some very serious ques tions, as there have been several deaths iu the mission, and some have had to give up on account ol' their health; and thou exchange has been very low. lt was wonderful to see I lie wa} the missionaries were will ing io put aside nil verso uni feelings . as to where they had rather work, and gu where tiley were most needed, ? Thal ls a little harder to do out here 1 than it would bo lo clutnge al home, as HOtllO places have such local llia b ts thal il is rather hard to be un deislond in different places, so that ! makes the .missionary work harder. li is strange lhal there are so many iliU'ereni dialects.. \iter spending ;t week in Mohknn shtlll I went lo visit a cousin, Itich ai'd Stuart, ol the Methodist Mission, who lives In Sooehow. I was there until Ibo Language School opened. Mud I saw lots oi' interesting things, 'l here are many temples everywhere, and one wo wont to had a thousand idols. lt also had the goddess of mercy, who had a thousand bauds. One ii i ii li t we went to the ollicial wor ships! Confucius. This occurs twice a year and lasts Hom about 3.30 in the afternoon until ? in the morning. li is not what il used to lie when the Manchus were In power, lt was all torin, and no reverence nor enjoy ment in lt. Tho olllcials were doing it because it. was required of them. The chief ollicial, instead of hoing dressed in ti Chinese robe, had on a dress snit lind a siM< hal. Ile did look too lonny, almost comical, Most of the schools had holiday on the 12th ol' October, as thal ls Confu cius' supposed birthday, ll will ho a ' fine thing when the Chinese celebrate his birthday as we do Washington's aii.d not associait' any worship with him. J suppose it will be ll long time before they do, although the Chris tians honor him as a man and noth ing more. Tho 101ll of October was the Chi nese "'Fourth of July." Everything had holiday. There were lots of Hags out and a few exercises, but tho j President had requested the people liol to have a big and costly display, on account of the Hoods up North. These two holidays came very close together this year. Confucius' birth day ls by their calendar, and their in dependence day by ours. We had a holiday that day and went out in the country and spun I the day. Wo passed by the<Governor's palace and it was beautifully decorated. We also passed the ruins of the old Man chu city which was destroyed during the ro> elution of 10 I I, The Hoods up North are certainly terrible --so many thousands without homes, so many hundreds of acres of land under water. They say there is almost no chance for the water to go down before winter, which means a very hard winter for (hem. The people np North are very poor. Some ol' them have come down hore, and?it is pathetic Hie way they live. The people that live around hore haven't very much us?; for the people who live north of tho river, lt was real funny, when I was in Soochow and met any Chinese and they would be gin to fool sorry for nie because I was going north Of tho river! The ones that come down in this part of China from the North either live in tiny little mud hms or In very small boats on the canal. These doods may be a good thing in one way for the Chinese. Heretofore when they have hud lamines or Hoods they have cotton help from other countries, and now they realize that they can't ex pecl any help from another country. Nanking has done quite a good deal toward helping the flood sufferers. , The Language School opened Octo ber i'd. There are .".1 llrst-year stu dents. Wo have good teachers, and ii i.s a splendid way to study the lan guage. lt '..s lovely lo have so mail} fellow-sufferers! I just look at tin old missionaries with the greatesi admiration and wonder how the) over learned the language when the) had to sit before their teacher, win knew nothing of how to teach. (The; are wonders In many other vays.' Wo spend about two hours fl da; with individual teachers, and the; drill us on tho new words we havi oach day aiid on the tones. They an so delighted when wo say a thing right, and ran understand thom. They certainly have (lie patience ot' Joh, and tiley are .willing and glad to go over the sanio things dozens of times, and whoa we filially ?et it to snit them their laces just brihten up. This your tho Language School students live with the missionaries. Next year they hope lo havo a dormi tory. I am glad they haven't it this year, is I have such a lovely place to stay. Prances Stripling and 1 are lime willi Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Prico, and I know we couldn't have a nicer home in which to live. I will bo so happy when I really got the language and we will be able to talk to the Chinese. I am planning to have this reach you before Christmas, so that it may taite? to each one of you my best wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy Xew Year. * Your friend, Eliza A. Neville. t'atarrhol Deafness Cannot Ile Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach tho diseased portion ol' the oar. There Is only one way to cure catar rhal dearness, and that is by a con stitutional remedy. Catarrhal dear ness ls caused by an in Ila mod condi tion ol' the mucous lining of the Eus ta'diian tube. When this tube is In llnmcd you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and when it is en tirely closed, deafness is the result. Unless tho Inllnmnintlon can bo re duced and this tube restored to Hs normal condition, hearing will bo de stroyed forever. Many cases of deaf ness aro caused by catarrh, which ls an inilamod condition ol' the mucous surfaces. Mall's Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood on the mu cous surfaces of thu system. We Will gho One Hundred Dollars for any case of catarrhal deafness thal cannot bu cured by Mall's Ca tarrh Medicine. Clrcnnrls tree. All druggists. 7.">c. F. .). ('heney ?fc Co.. (adv. I Toledo. Ohio. Crop Production in Carolina. In the matter of average produc tion per tarni, the following States in the union show a grouter amount produced per farm than South Caro lina: Minnesota. Iowa. Nebraska. Kansas. South Dakota. California and Louisiana, making South Carolina thc eighth of all the States of the Union. I In the nvorago production per, tarin In the South. South Carolina is second; Louisiana is first. In per capita production South Carolina is the sixth State In thc I nion, anti second lu the South. In the value ol' production per acre, South Carolina stands hrs! in all the States of the Union. From the standpoint ot' production on the basis of square miles in tho State, South Carolina stands fourth I in the Union. CASTO RIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of Anderson Prisoners ESCH pe. (Daily Mall, 7th.) Howard Ellis and John Moore, ne gro convicts, escaped front Capt. i Rampcy's gang, located near Helton, j yesterday afternoon shortly after G ! o'clock. They were wearing convict stripes ind were shackled at the time they escaped. Tlrir leaving was noticed l>y a guard, who attempted to lire on i them as they were running away. I The guard's, gun snapped. 1011 i M was sentenced at a recent term of the court to serve eight years i Ml the gang. He was convicted of i I he charge of manslaughter, having j killed ?another negro on the place of' P. T. Ilnynlo. Moore was given a :!0 months' sell enco for house breaking and larceny. k Ol' CAN'T El NI) ANY DANDRUFF, AND IIAIlt STOPS COMINO OFT Save Your Hale! Make it Thick, Wavy, Glossy and Beautiful ut One?'. Try'as you will, after an applica lon of I ?anderine, you cannot lind i single trace of dandruff or falling li.'iir and your scalp will not Itch, but what will ploaso you most will bo if ter a few weeks' use. when you ?SOO new hair, fine and downy at first yes -but really new hair - grow ing all over the scalp. A little Dandorine Immediately doubles the beauty of your hair. No difference how dull, faded, brittle and scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Dandering and carefully draw lt | through your hair, laking one small strand ?t a time. The effect is im mediate and amazing- your hair will be light, fluffy and wavy, and havo an appearance of abundance} an in comparable lustre, softness and luxu riance, the,beauty and shimmer ol' (rue hair health. Gol a small bottle of Knowlton's Dandorine from any drug store or toi let counter, and prove that your hair is as pretty and soft as any -that it lins been hoglocted or injured by careless treatment. A small trial bottle will donblo tho beauty of your hair.-Adv. . ? Proof th do Avoic Mrs. Etta Dorion, of I suffered from femalo t Uko a knife through my 1) strength so I had to go to b but I would not listen to it. Lydia E. Plnkham's Vogota bottle brought great relief ai All women who have fem Lydia E. Pinkham's VogOti How Mrs. Boyd Ave Canton, Ohio.-"I su fierce caused mo much suffering, a I would ha YO to go through i got woll. "My mother, who had been ham's Vegetable Compound fore submitting to an operat my troubles so I can do my I dilllculty. I advise any worn; female troubles to gi.vo Lydi table Compound a trial am for them."-Mrs. MARIE ] N. E., Canton, Ohio. Everij Sick ii VEG: Before Si TIM) ELA OMAN IN KA ll LT. Engineer Nicely and Conductor Mer edith Displayed Dad Judgment, Columbia, March 7.--Primary re sponsibility for Hie wreck near Frost, a small station about six miles and half west of Columbia, on tho South ern Railway, february 25, when l ?, pei suns lost their lives and ?57 were ? injured, some of them severely, was I placed on Darve Lock lier, of Colum bia, llagman on train No. 18, operat I ed Hom Greenville to Columbia, by William Maxwell, superintendent of I the Spa rt a n burg division of tho Sou thern Railway, under whoso super [ v ision the accident occurred, this j afternoon at nu investigation bore, ((inducted by the South Carolina Railroad Commission, The flagman, : contends the superintendent, bad ; tailed to observe the Hagging rules promulgated by the Clouerai Mana ] gers* Association and adopted by the I Southern Railway for the guidance I of tlie employees of the transporta tion department. Ile also claimed , that Engineer ll, Krank Nicely, of Columbia, and Conductor J. A. Mere dith, of Oreen ville, of train 18, did 'not display good judgment" in blowing In Flagman Lockller. when the rules required him to protect against train 4 2, operated from Spar tnnburg to Columbia, which collided with the rear of their train, although, be said, this whistle signal did not absolve the llagman from flagging against the Spartanburg train, as it was due in less than ten minutes. Lasted All Day. The investigation by the South Carolina Railroad Commission, held for tho purpose, if possible, of plac ing responsibility for the wreck, last ed throughout the day. The hearing was commenced at IO o'clock this morning and concluded at 7 o'clock to-night, with a short intermission for dinner. The chairman of tho commission, Major John G. Richards, announced to-night that the decision of him and his colleagues of the com mission, Frank AV. Shealy and fames Ca usier, would bo reserved. lt was brought out In the hearing by Supt. Maxwell and Trainmaster Ooo. M. Bishop that, in their opinion, bad both trains been composed of all-steel, under-frame cars the result in dead and Injured would not have materially been changed. The steel frame car skidded, they testified? and shaved off tho super-structure on the wooden coach of train 1.8, where twelve Of tho deal bs occurred and the majority of tho passengers were injured. The sub-structure on the wooden coach was undamaged, they asserted. Admits Ile Violated Rule. Flagman Lockller, in bis testimony before thc commission, admitted that he bad violated tho rules In not stay ing behind the Hagging train 12 even alter he had been blown 111 by? E igl neer Nicely, and that he probably had not gone back the proper dist ance In placing torpedoes OM the tracks according to regulations. Va rious members of the crew Of train 12 t est i lied that they beard no torpe does explod*.. and practically every witness said tna't defective signal ex plosives are extremely rare in rail roading. II was brought out in the deposi tion of Conductor Meredith, w! o has not sufficiently recovered from his in |ury sustained In the wreck to attend tho hearing, that he had requested T-raln ni astor Bishop to "pull down" thc train to walt on Flagman Lock Lat Some Wo i Operation; Ogdensburg, Wis., says: roubles which caused piercing pains (? aek and side. I finally lost all my ed. Thc doctor advised an operation (lt I thought of what I had read about ^ bio Compound and tried it. The first nd six bottles have entirely cured mo. ale trouble of any kind should try nblo Compound." >ided an Operation. l from a female trouble which nd two doctors decided that m operation before I could i helped by Lydia E. Pink- / . advisod mo to try it bc- / ion. It relieved me fiom muse work without any an who is afflicted with a E. Pinkham's Vege 1 it will do as much 3OYD, 1421 5th St., 1^ Woman Shdik \ E. PINKH A BLE COM ibmitting To An < . LYDIA E.PINKH AM lier, who was nearing thc train. This was alter the train had started, fol lowing the signal ol' tito flagman to return to the .J rain. It was testified hy various witnesses that Flagman Lockller evidently had not gone far down the track in flagging train 42, otherwise he could not have returned as quickly as he did. Supt. .Maxwell said that following the wreck he had made a test of movements of Lock ller after the flagman had left train is to his return to it, with another flagman. This latter man, who was supposedly faster titan Lockller, in covering the same ground, took eight minutes and thirty seconds and did not stay two or three minutes at the second torpedoes as Mr. .Maxwell said Lock Per told him he did. Various witnesses testified that train i 8 was not halted more tlinn six or seven minutes, although they could not give UNION GI (WINSTON-Si HIGH-G To the Partners of ( Please take no1 tilizer business her by Geo. A. Harrisc resenting the above i manufacturers, will Baylis W. Harrison ford. 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