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PU.ti intdro t ur?y THURSDAY KO^t^S,
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JAVNK8, 8HKLOR, 8MITH & 8TKOK
?. T. J A YNES, )".,. ,T~ ID. A. SMITH,
J. W. 8I1ELOR, J KVB' I * UBS' 1 J. A. STECK.
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WALHALLA, S. fei '.
raVBSDA V, PHD. ld, ?89?.
War Investigating Board's Report.
Tho report of tho war investigating
commission, appointed by tho Prosidont,
was mado publio last ?Saturday. It pur
ports to givo a thorough investigation of
tho dl?Teront branches o' tho sorvico.
Tho roport is a voluminous document,
containing 76,000 wordH, nud is unani
mous. Gou. Milos ls censured for alleged
doroliotiou of duty in falling to commu
nicate to tho propor authorities tho boliof
or suspicion ontortninod by bim that
refrigerated beef, dangerous tc health,
was issued to troops.
Tho roport whitewashes Gen. Algor,
Scorotnry of War, and his appointees.
Thoro bas boon a feud of long standing
between Miies nud Alger, and it is ovi
dont that tho inlluoucoof tho adminis
tration has boon thrown around Algor.
Tho indications aro that Gon. Milos'a
hoad will fall. A court of inquiry has
boon orgnni/.od by order of tho Prosidont
to invostigato tho conduct of Gon. Milos
in making cliargos against tho war
dopartmont, It lias boon frequently
statod that tho commission studiously
rofrainbd from calling tho common sol
diers boforo it, and wbon any ono did
appoar who gavo honest testimony as to
irrogularitio8 or short-comings, thoy woro
without exception bullied, brow-boaton
and treated in a most brutal mannor. It
is unfortunato I hat so much suspicion of
partiality attaches to tho roport.
Tho roport, bowovor, pays a high trib
uto to tho horoism of tho common sol
diers. Tho pooplo of tho United States
should over bo proud of thoir soldiers,
who, co-oporatiug with sailors, in loss
than throo months put an omi to Spanish
colonial powor, oufranjhisod an oppressed
pooplo and taught tho whole world tho
strength and nobility o? mr groat Re
public. _________ _____
Henry Timrod ami (kc Colleges.
Wc published on tho 2d inst., as a nows
itom, that tho President and Faculty of
tho groat "Johns' Hopkins University,"
in Baltimoro, wore taking an interest in
tho salo of Timrod's Poems away off in
Maryland 1 This wook wo call attontion
to a fact which is recorded for tho first
timo in South Carolina annals: Tho ton
prominent and certainly wost influential
colleges in our State aro tho real leodora
in tbiB groat literary revival of Timrod's
Pooms. Hero is tho splendid roll call :
South Carolina Collcgo, Richland; South
Carolina Military Acadonvy, Charleston;
donison, Oconco; Winthrop, York;
Charleston Collogo; Erskine, Abbovillo;
WofTord and Convorso, Spartanburg;
Furman, Greenville^ Tho Newberry Col
logo. Why, for tho first limo in our his
tory aro tho Presidents of all our colleges
corporators in ono association. Old
lloraco explains it wbon ho says, "that
tho study of lil oral uro and tho liberal
arts toad to soften manners and disarm
rudeness;" and so it is that ovory collogo
prosidont is enrolled as a foremost
worker in restoring to circulation tbeso
wonderful pooms of ono of Carolina's
sons of gonius.
Looking nt tho situation from tho
county point of viow, of course Charles
ton and Spartanburg, with population
and two colleges npioco, havo memorial
advantages; so Richland, with tho capi
tol, its largo population and with its old
collogo; but Oconoo, with Clemson,
should easily measure with York and
Winthrop, and wo predict that no other
county with a singlo collcgo will do bet
ter than tho Northwest and Northoast
counties of our State. The four hundred
young mon at Fort Hill havo to moot
four hundred young ladius at Kock Hill
in this splendid literary and patriotic
contest. Thoro ought to bo good do
claimers in all our institutions of higher
education, and a good way to lot tho
rising generation know of tho merits of
Timrod's poetry is to havo his pooms,
"Christinas Hymn," ".Spring," "A Cry
to Arms," "Carolina," and other poems,
recited at a full assembly of studonts.
It will bo a revelation and ovory young
lady and gentleman will want a copy to
toko homo as a valuable possession.
Hesidos tho county organization at Fort
Hill and Nowry, Miss Kihi Kohl bas boon
appointed agont for Walhalla, Wost
Union, Soncca, WostmiiiBtor and tho
rost of tho county, and at an early day
will canvass for tho volumo which should
havo a placo in ovory homo in tho county.
If success attendu this praiseworthy
off ort, not only will tho poems bocomo
familiar to our people, but a publio me
morial in bis honor will bo erected.
South Carolina has in tho past been
charged with indifference to tho literary
works of Gilmore .Simms, Groyson, Paul
Hayno, Timrod and hor otbor distin
guished sons. This is a good tinto to
turn over a now loaf. It costs a very
small sum to securo a copy and havo
your name on this roll of honor. Oco
noo. with several literary societies In her
midst, ought to havo a prominent placo
in tho picture
How to Find Out.
Fill a bottle or common glass with
your water and lot it stand twenty-four
hours; a sediment or settling indicates
an unhealthy condition of tho kidneys:
if it stains your linen it is ovidonco ot
kidney troublo; too frequent deslio to
pnss it, or pain in tho back, is also con
vincing proof that tho kidneys and blad
der RIO out of order.
WHAT '*'?? DO.
There Is comfort In tho knowlodgo so
of ton oxprosBcd that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, tho great kidney romedy, fulfils
ovory wish in curing rheumatism, pain
in tho back, kidneys, liver, bladder and
every part, of tho urinary passages, lt
correcta Inability to bold water and scald
ing nain in passing it, or bad offoots fol
lowing uso of liquor, wino or beer, and
ovorcomcs that unpleasant necessity of
being compolled to go often during tho
day, and to got up many timos during
tho night. Tho mild and extraordinary
offoct of Swamp-Boot is soon realized.
It stands tho highest for its wonderful
on ros of tho most distressing cases. If
you need a medicino you should havo tho
host. At druggists, fifty cents or one
dollar.
You may have a sample bottle and a
book that tolls moro about it, both sent
absolutely froo my mail, If you sond your
address to Dr. Kilmor * Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y. Wbon writing bo sure and
mention that you road this gonorouB ofter
Itt TUB SCROWKE COURIER.
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The Thor momo, or Falls ulolo vr Zero In
Many Piucos Througfeoat the South*
Land-Suffering Intense.
WASHINGTON, D. O.-, February 18.
The weather department to-night iasuuc
tho following statement:
Binoo Sunday night tho Atlantlo ooasi
i storm has moved from Florida to tin
; Massachusetts const with a velocity ant
increased in tensity such as baa boon sol
'? dom equalled in tho history of tho wea
> thor bureau.
Itomarkably heavy snow has aocompa
uiod this storm and still continues at I
o'olook P. M. from Virginia Northward
Accompanying tho snow there W0r<
Northorly viuds o.f uurrioano velocity
and hurricane warnings woro issued at
noon on th? Atlantlo coast from Dela
waro Breakwater to iSaatport.
So sovore bas boon this storm tba
thoro bas beon an almost total paralysii
' of all chumos of business in tho M ld ll li
AtlnntioStates. lu tho vicinity of Wurdi
im>(on this storm has grontly oxoocdo?
all previous records.
About twenty inches of snow ha
fallon sinon Saturday afternoon am
thirty-four inches during tho past oigh
days. Of oqual interest with this storn
h-> e boon tho record-breaking, low tem
pointures cf tho South, At Now Or
leans this morning tho temperature ?va
(1 degrees above zoro, 0 degrees lowo
than any provious rocord, whilo nt Jack
Bonville it was iO degrees above /ero, o
4 degrees lowor than any provious record
Tho observer at Jacksonville report
heavy snow and sleet during Sunda;
night, and that groat damage has bool
dono to tho crops.
Tho lino of freezing temperature ii
Florida oxtondod through tho uppor two
thirds of tho Stato, with a minimum o
28 ?logr?os at Tampa. At Koy Wost tc
night tho tomporaturo is only 48 degrees
23 dogroos bolow tho normal.
Warnings of this dostruotivo froozi
woro issued during Saturday and Sunda;
and supplemented for Florida this morn
iug. Warnings of tho norther and in ucl
colder woathor woro issued this morninj
for I lavana, and tho Bahamas, tho sam
hoing indicated for Tuesday morning.
Tho lino of zoro temperatures tin
morning extends through Southorn Lou
?siana, Southorn Mississippi, Alabami
and Contrat Georgia, but during tho da;
thoro has beon a steady riso in the Mouth
wost and to-night tho temp?ratures rang
from 20 dogroos to 50 dogroos. Through
out tho centra.! valleys, tho lako regio:
and tho west tho temperatures hav
rison from 10 dogroos to 38 dogroos, am
aro abovo tho froozing point in tho slop
region.
CHATTANOOGA KBOZEN.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., Fobruary 13.
Tho thormomotor in tho woathor buroa*
boro tl is morning registered 10 degree
bolow zoro, tho lowest point roache
simm tho cat abb sh mont of tho bm cai
twonty year? ago, and tho coldest withi
tho memory of any resident. Railroad
and street car lines aro having niue
trouble keeping in operation, as tho
aro unprepared for snow, loo and bltto
cold. Thoro is much suffering arnon
tho pooror clnssos, but no deaths aro r<
ported. Tho public schools aro tempt
rarity susponded.
IN ASHEVILLE.
ASHEVILLE, N. C., Fobruary 18.-Th
mercury roached 14 dogroos bolow zor
boro lost night, tho coldest cvor knowi
To-day it stood at 10 dogroos bolov
Thoro is much Bufforing.
A BRCOltn BBBAKEB.
MKMPHIS, TENN., February 18.-Th
present cold snap ?B a record broakor fe
West TonnoBseo, Arkansas and Missii
sippi. Zoro woathor has provailcd ft
sovcral days and thoro lias boon mue
Buffering among tho poor. Tho effect <
tho woathor has boon to causo a complot
suspension of navigation on tho Missi
sippi from Orcenvillo North to Cain
Karly bearing fruit trccB in M i ss issi p]
havo been withered by tho intonso cold
MAH. CA uni KU FBOZBN.
LITTLE HOCK, February 18.-A nogi
mail carrier named Brozior, who ft
many years has carried mail botwoc
Littlo Bock and Fouroho Dam, in Pulasl
county, was frozen to death to-day. Tl
thormomotor last night roached zoro an
tho weather to day in vory cold.
SNOW AND SHOCK IN I.YNCHHUISO.
LYNCIIBUBO, VA., Fobruary 13.-Sno
fell boro nearly all day yostorday and b
day up to 2 p. m., tho total dopth hoir
ll Inehos. Tho minimum tomporatm
for twonty-four hours up to 8 o'clock t
night was 0 degrees abovo zoro, with i
diontions of going bolow zoro bofoi
morning. Passongor trains aro groat
delayed all thc way from two to eigi
hours. Thoro has been no mail from tl
North sinco early morning up to th
timo, 0 o'clock to-night. A slight shoi
of earthquake, though moro severo tin
the kind usually felt in Virginia, was ft
boro at 4..10 a. m. Woathor to night clo
and strong winds.
BENTBIES FBOZBN ON COST.
ANNISTON, ALA., Fobruary 13.-lian!
Cliatman, a negro, was found frozen at
in his bed this morning. Tho ofllc;
tomporaturo early this morning was
bolow, tho coldest ovor known. Tho c
listed mon at Camp Shipp aro w
equipped and suffered no inconvenice
from tho cold. Many sentries, mail
negroes, however, fell on thoir hoi
from numbness and had to bo taken
tho hospital to ho thawod ont.
SLEET AND SNOW IN PLOB1DA.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA., February 18
Unprecedented woathor visited Northc
Florida to-day. Sloot was followed
light snow early this morning in all
Western and Middle Florida. Tho lo
cst tomporaturo was 2 degrees below /.<
at Tallahassee, I) degrees abovo at Ja<
sonvillo and a temperature of irom 16
.10 degrees in tho orango bolt. Win
maturing vegetables woro killed. WI
damage was dono to orango trocs is ;
in doubt, subsequent woathor hoing
important factor in dot ci mining. In 1
orango bolt tho temperatures woro not
low as they havo boon. In North?
Florida tho woathor was unpiecodont
Tho snow of botwoon midnight and tl
light was followed by sunshine and
clear nky, but with a cold Northw
wind.
A nL.IZ7.Ani) IN NEW YO UK.
NKW YOKK, Fobruary 18.- Tho sto
which has boon raging sinco Satur?
night increased in violence to-day,
coming a thorough blizzard. Snow ;
all day and in still coming down. A 1
ter Northwest wind drives tho snow
clouds through tho stroots, swooping
sidewalks 'n Homo placos and in otb
piling up throe-foot snow drifts. '1
st root cleaning dopartmont, af tor Bu
gling for thirty-six hours to clean
principal streets, gave up ontiroly, o'
sui rendel ing Broadway to tho wind (
snow.
COLUMBIA FWV/.KN UP.
COLUMBIA, S. C., February 18.-Cob
bi ft was just North cf 4be center of tba
H tomi and is experiencing the eoldeot
weather since the bureau waa established
here, eleven years ago. 'ino mercury
got down to 7 degrees, with a mean of ld.
Tho snow, though packed by elect, ia now
ll." Inchon, the deepest recorded hero
hovotofor-j, being 11.8 leoben, ip Kobi u?
ary, 160/. Tho lowest temp?rature evor
rooordod bore was 8 degrees on Febru
ary 14,1895. The record to-night will
probably bo lower still. North of Co
lumbia conditions aro worse. Advices
'?from all part of South Carolina tell tho
Columbia story ov?r nguiu. Karly fruit
and vegotablea will bo badly jijurod.
HOW SAVANNAH HUFFKItBD.
9/ v ANN AU, GA., Fobruary IS.-To-day,
ha? been tho coldest on record in this
city. At 10 a. m. tho mercury stood at 8
doccroes abovo soro. ? tem y Lewin, col
ored, died from eold iu bin homo. Street
oars wero for twolvo hours stalled by
snow all ovor tho oity. In nevero! in
stances motormen and conductors who
waited on their stalled oars for ordors
wero so badly front-bitten they had to bo
lifted off tho oars and sont homo and to
bod. Tlie Bohools woro dismissed at
noon on account o' tho cold. Hu ni noss
was supsudod on tho wator front. All of
tho shipping is covered with ico and no
loaning was dono. Tho temperature did
not riso abovo 21 during tho day, and,
notwithstanding bright sunshine, thors
was no thaw. All trains aro dolayod.
Tho onrly veg- '.oblea on truck farms aro
badly damaged. Zoro temperature is
prcdlotod for to-night.
uAuuismmo IOK-BOUND.
MAXI ti sm> KO, PA., Fobruary 13.-Har
risburg in storm-bound. Twenty inchon
of unow has fallon in tho twenty-four
hours. A handful of Senator.- and mem
bers mot in joint assembly and balloted
for a Unitod Statos Sonator without ro
BUlt
C0I.UKST ?VKU KNOWN IN ATLANTA.
ATLANTA, GA., Fobruary 18.-The avo
rago pionoor citizon who delights in tho
tolling of ancient anecdotes of cold waves
which visited this eccl ion of tho country
baok in tho days when Atlanta was
known as Marthasvillo, was non plussed
on yostorday for onco in his lifo. Ho
paused before relating- his favorito "this
rominds-mo" story and whs careful to
moko it plain that yostorday boat all re
cords of any local woathor that had como
under his obsorvntion. Ho rackod his
brain to think of nome day that was
equally as cold, bat ended by confessing
that If Atlanta had ovor had a colder day
it happened boforo his timo. Certain it
is that thoro is, no oflloial rocord of any
day within, f degrees as cold as yostor
day. In addition to this, tho wind was
blowing a perfect galo all day long, ave
raging thirty milos nu hour, and at times
going as high as thirty-six milos an hour.
CHAIU.KBTON, S. C., Fobruary 13.-Tho
blizzard which doscondod upon tho oity
Sunday night is unprecedented for sovor
ity in tho woathor records of Charleston
-records which covor a porlcd of two
centuries. This Btatomont need scarcoly
bo made, BO apparent was tho truth of it
yostorday to any ono and ovory ono who
was in tho city limits. Two years ago
thoro was a severe cold snap boro during
January and flvo yoars ago thoro was a
littlo flurry of snow ono morning that
sot tho peoplo wild and canned much
sn ti eiing; but noithor of thoso occasions
compared wita tho present in intensity
or duration. Charleston probably never
boforo-certainly not in tho momory of |
living mon-saw itself covered with such
a blanket of snow. Thoro was, of
colino, muoh wrangling regarding tho
doptli of lt on tho lovol. Tho estimates
made by tho majority of pooplo ranged
from three to four inches, tho latter fig
uro being probably tho most nearly cor
rect,
FRUIT AND TRUCK BADLY DAHAORD.
ALBANY, GA., Fobruary 18.-Tho tem
perature boro at ? o'clock this morning
in oxposcd placoa was 2 degrees bolow
zoro, which broko former records by ton
degrees. Tho damage to fruit and truck
cannot bo estimated in dollars and couts,
but all truck farmors agroo that thoir
planting;! aro a total loss. Many truck
farms and market gardens throughout
this section wero under good headway,
but not a living loaf romains abovo ground
to-day, and all truck farmors will bo
obliged to roplant everything.
Tho poach crop hes suffered sovoroly,
and tho yiold of BOH?O of tho varlet' < ?
will practically amount to nothing. Vin
KlbortAB havo boon soriously dama/? i,
and lt is probably safo to say that tho
yiold of all variotios in Southwest Goor
gia will bo roducod from f>0 to 70 por |
I coot. Farmors do not suffor, as tho Boa
I son has boon BO rainy thoy havo been
unablo to do any planting.
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mai coop
You have used all
sorts of cough reme
dies but it does not
yield; it is too deep
seated, lt may wear
itself out in time? but
it is more liable to
produce Ia grippe,
pneumonia or a seri
ous throat affection.
You need something
that will give you
strength and build
up the body.
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
will do this when everything f
else fails. There is no doubt
about it. lt nourishes,
strengthens, builds up and
makes the body strong and
healthy, not only to throw
off this hard cough, but. to
fortify the system against
further attacks. If you are
rundown or emaciated you
should certainly take this
nourishing food medicine.
50c. ?nd ft.no, *0 dMiftfpMs. i
SCOTT A now NI-, Cherpi?s. Nev/ York. ?
w?m-w?-?Ht-ii m-m-<-,6w?-~??Ht?J?
TAB EXCEWNCB OF SYRUP OF HQS
is duo not only to the originality and
simplicity of tho combination, but also
to tho caro and skill with which it is
manufactured by soiontitlo procesaos
known to tho C \MKOUNI A FIO SYBU??
Co. only, and wo wish to impress upon
all tho importance of purchasing tho
true and original remedy. As tho
geuuine Syrup of Figs is manufaotured
by tho CALIFOUNIA Fio Sl'BUP Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact ,will
assist ono in avoiding tho worthless
imitations manufactured by othar par
ties. Tho high standing of tho CAM
FOHN I A Fia Svnur- Co. with tho modi
cal profession, and tho satisfaction
whioh tho gonuiuo Syrup of Figs has
givon to millions of families, makes
tho name of the Company a guaranty
ci tho excellence of its remedy. K is
far in advance of all othor laxatives,
as it nola ou tho kiduoys, liver and
bcwV without irritating oP.wenkon
thom, nud it does not gripe nor"
nitttseate. In order to got its bonetlolal
offects, ploaso romombor tho uamo of
t\. / Company
CALIFORNIA PIG SYRUP CO.
SAN PKANOI8CO, Cnl.
ILOOISTII.I.K, Ky. NKW YO UK? N. V.
THE CAPITAL OF THE STATE
Tho Legislativo Sosslou Nearing Its
CI08O-Other Mattors of Interest.
[Spoohd Correspondence.]
COLUMBIA, S. C., Fobruary 18.-Tho
Legislature is still in session, and ns far
as I can soo tho State '-auld have hoon
just $50,000 hotter off if thoro had boon
no sossiou at all. I doubt if thoro is ono
momber who can show that ho lias oarnod
Ids por diom by a demonstration of tho
actual good of his labors. As for myself,
T fool Uko a hired man who has boon
unablo to put in full timo and incapablo
of any moro than half work ovon whon
at it. I lost ono wook ontiroly pu, nccpunt
of grip, mid tho two weeks before that
and tho one wook sinco I waS unablo ' to
attend moro than half tho time and was
not worth muoh whilo In attendance.
It was my good fortuno, however, to
got up to tho Stato House on tho occa
sion of tho discussion of Major S. P.
Dondy's bill to rcmovo our county
from tho oporation of tho dispensary law.
Thoro was a right lively fight ovor tho
bill, and tho House sustained it by a vory
decided vote, but sonic amondmcnts ?joing
of?orod, and a misunderstanding of those
amendment s by tho House, caused a post
ponement of tho discussion instead of nu
order for tho third reading. Tho dobate
has not vet boon resumed, nud tho fate
of tho bill, of courso, is not kno'" ii; but
I am sat?Bflod that, with proper manage
ment, t hero will bo no I rouble, about its
final passage.
It will bo romombored that a bill of
similar oharaotor passed tho House last
year by a two-thirds voto and was suf
fered to die in tho Sonato. This timo,
howovor, if wo got it through tho I louse
I think it will pass tho Sonato and bocomo
law, a i Senator Alexander is now willing
for such a bill to go through tho Sonato.
His opposition to tho bill last year in tho
Sonato was our trouble, as tho Sonato
would not favor a local bill whon tho
Senator from that looalitv was opposed
to it.
Thc HouBo has mado sovoral attempts
to pass a resolution to lot tho pooplo voto
on an amondmont to tho Constitution
providing for bi ennial sessions. It re
quires a two-thirds voto to pass snob a
resolution and that number has not yet
boon received in tho House. It is cer
tainly to bo hoped that enough raombers
may no woll soon to got up to tho Stato
House to secure tho desired number. If
tho pooplo over do got tho opportunity to
voto on that question thoro will bo no
more annual sessions. Out of all tho
States In tho Union only four havo annual
sessions of tho Legislature, this Stato
being ono of tho four.
Thoro aro many liquor bills before tho
llouso and Sonato now, but I vory much
doubt any of thom passing and becoming
law for tho whole Stato, as tho Prohibi
tionists and anti -dispensary men do not
scorn to agroo on any mons uro. ,
Columbia is now covered in tho deop
ost snow that has fallon hore in many
years, it hoing about soveu inches deep.
Kielt people, e.Mi shut theil' dooi'ri, build
good fires and sit in the full enjoyment
of tho comforts and luxuries Of (lifo, but
j tho poor, whom wo havo always1 with Uh,
suffer with cold and lack of tho common
comforts of lifo.
Thoro is much moro poverty in towns
than in tho country. 'Ibo country poo-|
pie think they have a hard timo, and
Indeed thoy do, all told, but thoy may
always havo good fires and at loast some
thing to oat without buying. In this
town thoro aro many poor beggar?, who
go from house to house, and who meet
you on tho stroots and bog constantly. It
is a strange thing to a countryman to
havo pooplo constantly a-king alms. I
am greatly Impressed with it, and won
dor why theso people do not go to tho
country, whoro thoy could at loast havo
fires and broad.
I am bothered with a curious philoso
phy whon I sit in a lino chm eh, liston
to grand music, hoar a gref.t sermon on
tho lovo of that good man of Na/aroth,
and think of tho poor, whoso especial
friend ho proved himself to bo. and
wonder, if ho wore to como now, if ho
might not sorvo BOH?O of tho churchos
justas ho did tho Jowish Bynagoguo. 1 do
not think tho best of churob people oven
approaoh to that idoal man who love? his
neighbor ns himself.
Tho Houso is not in session to-dliy on
account of tho sickness of mombera with
grip and tho oxtromo cold.
Many of your rendors do not k?ioW that
tho Stato llouso is unfinished and I hal.
many thousands of dollars' worth of
atone is now lying about tho Stato Houso
grounds. About forty of tboso imuionso
stones aro thirty foot long and four feet
wido by flvo foot in doptli. Theso stones
woro quarried just across tho river and
woro drawn into tho city with mules.
Thoy woro intended to bo used for col
umns. This work was unfinished when
tho war carno on and is ?till incomplete.
It will take two hundred thousand dol
lars to finish tho work on tho Stato
Houso, and thoro is no tolling whon tho
work will bo dono.
Tho Stato llouso in tho most im meuse
building that I ovor saw. It ia th roo
bundi cd foot long by ono hundred foot
i wido and i? laid upon a most solid foun
dation, mid will cost po rh a. ps, whon
finished, about two million dollars. Thoro
is no tolling whon it will ho finished, ns the
i copie, aro in no condition to bo taxed to
I got monoy for such a purpose.
I Tho city of Columbia has grown to bo
a oity of twenty thousand population and
! has many chinches and schools. Thoro
aro two female colleges boro, ono undor
tho control of tho Mothodist church and
ono undor tho supervision r>i tho Presby
terian church. Then thoro is tho South
Carolina College and tho Theological
Seminary.
Columbia is a beautiful town, being
ono milo squaro and laid off in wido
stroots oxactly Uko a checker board, tho
m .vol s ranging from ninety foot to ono
bundled nod twonty foot In width.
Thoro aro from two to throe row? of
largo wator-oaks on caoh stroot. Tho
land is of nico while soil and noarly
ontiroly lovol.
I think tho L?gislature will adjourn
next wook, E, E. VKHNKU. 1
More nXh. ? H K?fir ??au?la. '
WASHINOTON, February ll.r-Qon, Ot j
bad nuothc* yiu'tory to reoord Uii*raoru.
lug, and though tho action before Caloo
eon did not result in aa heavy a loss to th*
American ?Ide as the battle of last Satur- :
day ii ?Kb L and Sunday Woking, it le be
lieved to bavo been quite aa important
in results. Calooean VA on the line of
railroadoouuoetlng Manilla with Mel?los,
the insurgen I >apital, sod lt may be that
this oauturo of the first named town will
mako ii possible to advance rapidly by
rail upon -the insurgent he*dquarters if
it Shall be deemed neoosfwy to for0? tbs
lighting aud undertake tho oapturo of
Aguinaldo.
Tho ofnolals hero woro encouraged to
day by (?en. Otis's quotation of the opin
ion of oreditnblo porsons, Filipinos, it is
understood, to tho offeot that Aguinaldo
no longer has tho powor to koop tho in
surgoute under his lead, as this points to
an early submission of tho insurgent?
to tho American Government. None will
bo allowed tu oomo to Manilla, ho wovor,
until t.hey havo laid down thoir arm*? for
irood. As for Aguinaldo, it k< now be
lieved that ho will refuse to tho last to
make terms that would moot with tho
approval of (icu. Otis, and that whon the
insurrection falls through he will mako
his escape to tho Oontiuont rattier than
romain in Luzon.
OIUCNINQ TUB ATTACK.
MANILLA, Fobruary ll, 2.80 1?. M.
Karly to-day tho monitor Monadnook and
tho cruiser Charleston bogan dropping
shells into tho robot camp botwoon Caloo
can and Mnlabou.
Tho enemy's sharpshooters itt tho Jun
gle on tho American left bud boon par
ticularly annoying sinoo daylight, so tho
3d artlllory drove tho rebels ont of tho
jungle nt noon.
i bi ss, an artist representing liar ncr'a
Weekly, was shot in tho arra yesterday.
TboloBsof tho onomy is estimated at
fully fifty killed and wounded to ono
Amorionn kil'nd or wounded.
CLIM/,Tl .KOI NS TO TKLL.
MANILLA, February ll, 5.25 P. M.-Tho
boat to-day knocked out many moro of
our mon than did tho Filipino bullets,
cspooially in thu marsh lands North or
Malabon, where tho kansas regiment
was stationod. Fully a scoro of thom
woro taken to tho hospital.
Among tho incidents of tho day it is
cited that Privates Hartley nud Fitch,
of tho ilith Minnesota regiment, woro
both wounded in the logs by tho same
bullet., and Frivato Micoholl, of Company
ll, of tho Kansas regiment, while assist
ing a couplo of mon to tho roar, was shot
in tho loft arm.
Tho railroad is uow opon to Caloocan
and supplies for tho troops aro hoing for
warded by rail.
SLAUOHTKIt NKAH CAMI' I1KWKV,
MANILLA, Fobruary 12, 11.15 A. M.
Yostorday af tor noon a recoil noi baring
party of tho 14th infantry carno upon a
largo body of tho onomy in tho Jun gio
near Camp Dowoy. Tho robols woro at
taokod and foll baok upon tho main lino
of tho insurgents. Tho 14th infantry,
tho North Dakota Voluntoors and tho 4th
cavalry thou engaged tho onomy and
drovo thom toward tho boach, whoro ono
of tho gunboat s roooived a fusillade from
tho automat io Colts guns. Tho enemy's
loss is sovoro and thoy soattorod along
tho hen (di, Booking co vor from tho Uro of
tho Americans.
Healthy, Happy Rabies
aro gonorally tho offspring of healthy,
happy mothers. It would hardly bo
natural if it woro otherwise. Tho baby'B
hea.lt h and happiness depend on tho
mot hoi's. Tho mothor's condition dur
ing gestation particularly exertsaninflu
ence on tho whole lifo of tho child. If a
woman ls not careful at any other timo,
she certainly should bo during tho period
preliminary to parturition. It is a timo
whon groatoBt caro is nooossary, and na
ture will be bettor for a littlo holp. Kvon
strong, woll women .-viii find thomsolvos
fooling bottor, thoir timo of labor short
ened and thoir pains lossenod if thoy will
tako Dr. Piorco's Favorito Proscription.
To thoso whom troubles, poouliarly fomi
nlno, havo rendered in any dogroo weak,
it would provo a voritablo blessing. It
L a good, gonoral tonio for tho wholo
system, and nt any time will promote t.he
proper and regular action of all tho or
gans. It is a medicine for women only and
for all complaints confined to thoir BOX is
of inestimable value.
Ravages of tho Cold.
GROIIOBTOWN, COL., Fobruary 12.-In
a snow Htorm nt Silver Plumo to-day 24
livoB aro boliovod to havo boon lost. Tho
dead aro Italian minors with thoir fami
lies. Klovon bodies havo boon recov
ered.
CHICAGO, Fobruary 12.-sixteen skat
ers, living ill tho suburbs of Rogers
Park and Lake Forrost, woro oarriod out
into Lake Michigan on ico Hoes to-day.
Ton of thom woro rosouodnnd during tho
entire evening searching partios made
fruitless ol?orts to soouro BOH?O traeos of
tho missing six.
YANKTON, S. I)., Fobruary 12.-Ono of
tho inOBt horrifying lire s in tho history of
Yankton occurred this morning at two
o'clock at tho State Insano Asylum,
when ono of tho cottagos took tire in tho
basomont, oomplotoly gutting tho build
ing and causing tho loss of tho livos of
seventeen inmates conllncd in tho build
ing. _^_
Rangers of tho Grip.
Tho groatost danger from la grippe is
of its resulting in pneumonia. If roa
sonablo caro is used, howovor, and
Chamberlain's Cough Komody takon, all
dat gor will bo avoided. Among tho tens
of thousands who havo used this remedy
loria grippe wo havo yot to loam a sin
gle caso having rosultod in pneumonia,
which shows conclusively that this
romcdy is a cortain preventive of that
dangerous diseaso. It will ouro la grippe
in less timo than any other treatment.
It is pleasant nnd safo to tako. For salo
by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney,
Seneca, and II. li, Zimmerman, West
minster.
Sito Hcmonihorcd LaFayetto.
NORFOLK, VA., Fobruary 13.-Mrs.
Amoila Stubbs, aged 120 yo.irs, who re
momborod distinctly Gon. LaFayotto's
visit to this oity, and who attended his
reception, diod this nftornoon na tho
result of burns. Sho was alono in hor
homo, and lu passing an opon grato hor
dross caught ilro. Tlio llamos woro ox
tinguishou ns quickly as possible, but
tim doctors' efforts to savo hor lifo woro
futilo.
A Seasonable
Symptom
Just now is an inclination to colds.
Tho slightest imprudonco on your part
brings on a cold. It will do you no good
to neglect, it, hui you should tako prompt
action to soo thnt it is chookod.
LUNNKY'S WHITE PINK
AND SPRUCE
EXPECTORANT
acts as a npecillc and pnrmanont euro in
tho treatment of Coughs, Colds, Bron
cbitis mid all disorders of tho throat,
chest and lungs.
Price, 25 and 50 cont?.
W. J. LUNNEY,
SKNKCA, S. C.
J. J. ANSEL
-DEALER IN
Furniture of all Kinds,
Collina and Caskets.
Ht? ' Prices to suit tho timos. . J?J&
4-21-08-ly
PLANT LIFE, to be vig
orous and healthy, must
p.:"'?. have. . '.. .
'fl
?
.y-,t. - ...^ ^ ; * r S ?'vV. ,*> 'r Vt* ' -A iv1* 1
Phosphoric Acid and Nitrogeii.
These essential elements are
to plants, what bread, meat and
water are to man.
Crops flourish on soils well
supplied with Potash.
Cur pamphlets tell how to buy and apply
ftrtlilxere, end are free to all.
OBftflAN KAU WORKS,
93 Nassau sr., New York.
-FOR IiOW
Rates West,
TEXAS, MEXICO, CALI
FORNIA, ST. LOUIS, CHI
CAGO, or any point, with
FREE MAPS, writo to
Fred. I). Bush,
District Poasongor Agent,
Louisville (Nuki ille R. !!.,
No. 1 Brown Bldg, Atlanta, Qa.
awarer!
Oats,
Barbed Wire,
Irish Potatoes
and Salt.
Onion Sote, Landroth's Gardon Scod
and Pitchforks, Cow BOIIB and Plow
StookB-in fact, most anything commonly
wanted.
Fino Hons in good domnnd. Sot your
oggs and bring mo tho Chiokons.
Always in tho markot for Cash or Mer
chandise
Bo suro to call first at my storo with
anything to sell or TO BUY.
Yours truly,
L. G. CRAIG,
SENECA AND WALHALLA.
Tested
and True.
Wood's Seeds
Thc Best for thc South.
Twenty years' experience enables
us to oiler the best of everything
in seeds for the Southern Farm
er and Gardener.
Vegetable 0 Plower Seeds,
Qrass nud Clover Seeds,
Seed Potatoes, Seed drain,
And ali Garden and Parin Seeds.
Wood's Seed Book, giving tbc
most successful ways of growing
all crops, and full information
about Seeds, mailed free upon
request. Write for it.
T.W.Wood&Sons,
SUfiDSMRN. Richmond, Va.
The 1.argent Seed
House In tue
South.
Attention, Contractors.
At tho recent mooting of tho County
Bonrd of CommiBsionoi.i tito following
was adoptod:
That all tho publie roads of tho county
bo worked by oontraot, to bo lot to tho
lowost responsible bidder by Behool dis
tricts: Provided, tho work can ho lot for
tho amount nt our command.
That, pursuant horoto, tito County
Sliporvlsor bo directed to have inserted
in tho county papera an advortisomont
inviting bids undor this order; that aaid
advortisomont be so framod that contrac
tors will undo.! al and that each of thom
will havo tho honoiit of tho work of all
hands who have not pnid tito commuta
tion road tax; and, further, that con
tractors bo mado to understand in tho
advortisomont that thoy will not bo ox
noctod to mako lawful roads aB to width,
out only lo koop them in as good travel
ing order ns thoy leave boen in tho just.
Whore thoro aro roads needing widen
ing, or othor npoclnl work, special con
tracts will bo mado.
Road work to bo paid ono-forrth tho
fl rsi of April; one-fourth May 1st; ono
four th Novombortst; ono-fourth Decem
ber 25th; provided, tho April and May
pay moni aro not to bo mndo unloss .ho
road ii aro put in good condition by I hal
time.
All contractors to bo requirod to givo
bond as requirod by law for tho faithful
performance of tho contract, tho board
to resoi vc tho right to re jool all bids and
to lot all or a part of tho roads of t he
county.
Pursuant to tho oidor, of which tho
abovo is a copy, notico is hereby given
that tim Board of County Commissioners
will recoivo bids by school districts for
tho work abovo dosoribod, in tho Com
missioners1 oflloo, at Walhalla, S. C.,
theil noxt monthly mooting, which will
bogie at f) o'clock A. M., on Tuesday,
tho 7th day of Maroh noxt. From now
until that timo bids may bo Hied with
tho Clerk of tho Board, by mail or other
wise, and will bo considered prlvato
until tho day for their consid?ration.
Contractors will boar in mind that tho
building and keening up of all small
bridge? over dry ditch ea or gullies will bo
inoludod' in thoir contracta, but bridges
over running stroams undor 12 foot, will
ho sopnratoly lot to tho samo or othor
contrnotors and contractors for tho roads
will bo given thoproforonoo in tho brldgo
contraots for thoir jrospootivo ?a o hool dis
tricts. J. M. HUNNIOUTT,
County Supervisor.
WM. J. S'ruim.iNo, Clerk.
-IS AT- '''vp,;
M. -yr ? rv o JR. sss.
KEW PERFUME-EASTMAN'S ANO OAKWOOD'^.
A DELIGHTFUL ODOR FROM THE
" FJLOWI3R OF Ft*OWEK9M
OF THE ORIENT^
DELICATE, LASTING AND PLEASING.
I nm eo sure of pleasing that I invite you to ask fo^ "Cuban Violets1' the
next time you vielt my store. Don't forget this.
SJT'A large and fresh stook of Drugs on hand.
JAMES H. DARBY.
"The Druggist." _
W POOPS.
Heinz's Pore Apple Bolter, 121-2 Cents Per Ponnfl.
One Barrel Heinz's Cranta Pickles, 10 Cents Per Dozen.
Fresh Kraut, 3 Cents Per Ponnfl.
Coca Cola, IO Cents Per Bottle.
Ginger Ale, ?O Cents Per Bottle.
Sarsaparilla, IO Cents Per Bottle.
Fine IVTollow ^V.pple?9 35 Oents JF*er- I*eclt.
Iliglil&iicl I?ottatoess ?O Cents I*00l?
]\JLoii?it,OLin o, lyjbagre, iiJo.43Pei? X*ouindi.
AT SCHUMACHER'S,
The Popular Price Store.
Are You Looking
For a good plnoo to trndo? If so, oui storo in tho plaoo you want to visit tho
next timo you como to towt). Como to soo us, hoar our prices and oxnmine our
goods boforo you buy. Wo aro noxious for your trado and will do our host to sell
you if you will givo UB a chance.
Wo havo a fow CAPES and JACKETS loft at roducod prices.
Wo apprcoiato tho trado you gavo us tho past yoar and hopo you will inoreaso
your business with us this yoar. . .. . -
CALL OFTEN. OUR PRICES ARE ALWAYS REASONABLE.
. . . . . ., *yj
Lowery, Byrd & Co.,
Carter & Company
AND TELL THEM YOUR WANTS BEFORE BUYING.
THEY HAVE A COMPLETE LINE AND WILL SAVE YOU MONEY
THEY SELL THE SYRACUSE PLOWS. ALSO CHATTANOOGA CANE
MILLS AND PLOWS.
O ETC ??O ouitsAU?]
OLCUOl BEUABLB.
Send for our Illustrated Catalogue,
and oidor diroot.
AUGUSTA KARLY TRUCKER
CA 13 ll AGIO,
A Suro Iloador. Seed 10c. a packot.
ALEXANDER SEED CO.,
AiiKiiRtn, On.
Oh, that Pain !
Call in at Dr. J. W. ?oil's Drug Store,
tell him "whoro lt is at" and lot him
givo you what you need.
You may not know what you want, hut
ho can toll you.
PURK, FRESH DRUGS ALWAYS
ON HAND.
Proscriptions c.vrofulty and accurately
compounded, day or night.
FULL LINK FANCY GOODS, CIGARS,
TOBACCOS, CANDIES, ETC.
JH Wa ES EE IL SL
WALHALLA, S. C.
Look At
Your
Almanac
Ai
.ND it will toll you that wo will
Jiavo an early Spring.
Good Friday comos in Mareil this
yoar.
Wo havo just vecoived a now stock of
GARDEN SEEDS of all kinds.
Wo aro solo agents for May's cele
brated SEEDS AND FLOWERS.
Como and look at thom. Wo havo a
largo supply and want to soil you what
you want. Como carly boforo tboy aro
picked ovor.
SENECA, S. C.
Telephone call, 1 long.
NOTICE.
A
LL Persons, Pi ns and Corporations
doing bunliusn in tho Town of
Walhalla, S. C., aro horoby notified that
they must BOOUro license for snmo at
Ono?. .IAS. THOMPSON,
Clerk and Tronsnror.
February 2, I8t)0.
BRIDGE TO LET.
flt!IK RnporvlRor will lot to tho lowest rospon
.1 Hil))? tdddnr tho replacing Of tho Toxawny
iiriiifco, on Zimmerman's farm, <>n February 2-f,
1890. nt 10 A. M. Bprclflciit loiifl will Ito exhibited
OD erny of lotting. Tho right to ?ojeot Any und
All lildfi reserved.
Walhalla. 8. C., February 0, JS09.
,T. M. HUNmOUTT, HuporvlBor.
Uy order of tho Hoard:
6 8 WM. J. Brion MHO, Clerk.
Dr. G. Q. Probst,
DENTIST,
Walhalla, S. C.
Office Over Garter Merchandise
Company's Store.
HOURS : 8.30 A. M. TO 1v. M. AND 2 TO 0
P. M.
Maroh 24, 1808. _ . '
DRU.
DBNTI ST, '
Seneca, S. C.
-OFKIOB DAYS --
MONDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
OK EAOH WKEK.
May 10, 181)3.-ly
X^A.W OABDS.
T. A. THOMPSON,
ATTORNEY-A T-L AW,
WALHALLA, S. C.,
Will give- prompt attention to all busi
ness committed to bis care.
Juno .10, 1808.
Wi
lt. T. JAYNKH.
J. W. BKIKLOU.
JA YNES & 8HELOR,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
WALHALLA, S. O.
T>IIOMPT attontion given to all mul
ji, noss committed to tnoir oare.
. i.-, 12, in!??.
,-?---. --,
WM. J. STIUULINO. R ^ E. I*. HKIINDON.
&
Attorneys-At-Law,
WALHALLA, S. O.
?'noM?'T ArntNTioN OIVKN TO ALL BUHI?
NKSS ENTIIUBTRD TO Til KM,
a nuary 0, 1808.
