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BY JAYKES, SHELOR, SMITH & STEOK. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, DEO. 8, 1O0O. KEW SERIES, NO. 140.-VOLUME LI._NO. 40.
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A Trip to Glenville, N. C.
Editors Courier: OM tho morning of
tho 18th instant, in company with my
son J. lt. T., wo started for (J len vi He, N.
C., via Gum bottoms. Tho new road,
known as the Sapphire road, i.s getting
in bat! condition. If tho county officials
don't see after it and have it worked it
will soon bo impassable. Wo reached
Whitewater about noon; stopped, fed
our horse and ate lunch. Tho roads on
tho North Carolina side are much better
and wo made faster timo. Wo roached
Cashier's about .*> i\ M.
Tito first thing of interest that we
noticed was an old saw mill-and old
sash saw mill-sawing lumber. We saw
this mill back in the (io's. Most of the
old buildings are gone and new ones
have taken their place. The old Zachary
boiiHO still stands. Goo. M. Celo has a
linc store bouse, and is doing a general
merchandise business. Wo stopped a
fow minutes with Mr. Kiley Ho ?per. Ho
?B tho samo jovial Kiley that ho was
back in the. (io's when we first know bim.
Ho is ready at any time fora horse swap.
Noxt was Mr. McAdams'. Ile keeps a
first-class hotol for tho accommodation
of summer tourists. Next i.s Mr. F.
Kochestor. Ho is postmaster and runs a
blacksmith shop.
Wo thou proceeded on om journey,
crossed the Hlue Kidge. We thou started
down stream. Hero Wm. Buchanan is
operating a saw mill on Hurricane creek.
It is thc roughest place wo have ever
seen for a saw mill. Tho logs aro
snaked down tho mountain side with
cattlo.
Wo arrived at my s' tor's (Mrs. A. T.
Moody) about sundown, and spoilt the
night very pleasantly. The wind blew
hard all night. Wednesday, tho 1 Ith, wo
sot out up Norton creek, some three or
four miles to the wool cards of S. I,. Mc
Guire, run by his son, W. C. McGuire
Wo spent several hours very pleasantly
with him. Wo returned to my sister's
for dinner. In the afternoon, with W.
J. Moody for our guide, wo sot out for
Upper Hamburg, over a rough road. Wo
nrrived at N. A. Husk's, our brother-in
law, about daik. Ile lives on Cedar
crock, under Class Kock, ind spent tho
night very pleasantly with him. Kore I
think the road stops, but they say not. I
did not go any farther. On tin; 15th we
wont back tho saint! trail and proceeded
tt) tho beautiful little town of Gloiivillo.
Tin; business men of tin; town are: W.
A. Fowler St Son, 15. .1. Moody, .lohn
Nicholson, ll. .1. Moody is als? post
master. The hotel is burned down, but
Mrs. Klhort Watson runs boarding
house. The High School is presided
over by Prof. Chas. Cooper, from
Whiter, Swayne county, North Carolina.
Tho fanners around Chu ville, arti indus
trious, hard-working people. They have
plenty, anti make corn to sell. They
raise cabbage, turnips and all kinds of
vegetables they want. to. Mr. Alfred
Wilson has tine corn, so have nt hers.
Mr. .1. I). Frasier, of Oconco, has
moved ont there ami is running stunt)
mills for Mr. Jasper Jennings,
Friday, the I Ctn, at IO A. M., wo started
for home, leaving tim good people of
Glonvlllo for a while, hoping to see them
Again. Wt. .vant to go back in the spring
anti carry our fishing tackle anti stay a
week or so. If we ever move to the
mountains wt! will never pi loll our tent
this sitie tho Kino Kidge, Wc roached
homo about dark tho Kith. McKinley is
elected, hilt tho water tin tho other side
of tilt; Hine Kidge runs north just tho
same. J, I,. TA l.t.KV.
Little River, S. C., November L'S, 1000.
.
At Clifton, Spartanburg county,
on November 28th, lid ward Coleman
shot and mortally wounded Iiis bro
ther, Tom. They are negroes and
tlie shooting was tilt! result of a
family row in which their wives
flgurod.
A TEXA^WONDER.
Hall's Great Discovery for kidney and
Kindlier Trouble.
Ono small bottle of Hall's Groat Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder trou
bles, removes gravid, cuirs diabetes,
seminal emissions, weak an?llame backs,
rheumatism ami all irregularities of the
kidneys anti bladder in both men anti
women. Regulates bladder troubles in
children. If liol sohl by your druggist,
will be sent by mail on receipt ol $1.00.
O? j small bottle is two months' treat
nient, anti will curt! any case above men
Honed. Dr. F. \V. Hall, sole mannlnc
turor, 1'. O. Mox (J20, St. Louis. Mo.
Solid for testimonials. Sold by all
druggists.
St. Louis, Mo., .lune 28, 1800. -Tili? If
to certify that my Wife has boon troubled
with pain in her back and left bi)) foi
years ami that in less than ten days aftci
taking Dr. F.. W. Hall's Kidney Modi
oino all pain had left, anti sim fools 1 i kt
a now woman, I). W. CAIU.IKI.K,
Clerk M., K. St T. lb R.,
103 N. Broadway.
LT IC NIG M T ,
Lrv, ?. O
An Interesting Histo leal Document.
Tho readers of Tllk CoUKIKK will bo
Intorostod hi reading tho ".Prospectus"
which was published just after tho war,
preparatory to resuming tho publication
of this time-honored journal by Messrs.
Hobort A. Thompson, W. II. Holcombo
ami Hobort Young, SuOlco it to say that
tho subscriptions and contributions of
"bacon" and "barter" wore sutliciently
encouraging to the then proprietors to
iuduco thom to resumo tho publication,
which has continued over sinco without
intermission :
IMtOSl'KCTUS.
Events, over which wo had no control,
caused (lu; suspension of tho publication
of TltK COI! Ul BU,
lt is manifestly to tho interest of tho
people, at all times, to havo a District
Journal, through which tho latest intel
ligence may bo disseminated; and,
more especially at this time, when a
radical chango is to be made in our
constitution and laws. Proclamations
and military orders, affecting most in
tensely the destiny of our people, aro
appearing almost daily, ami of which
they have no means of being informed.
Tho work of restoring .ho State to its
finnier relations with tho Federal Gov
ernment has already commenced, and it
is highly important, to thc people of
Picketts, to be informed of tho progress
of tho changes imposed by diro neces
sity upon us.
To this end wo proposo to rccommonco
tho publication of Tho Courier, if sulli
cient inducement is ottered to warrant
tho undertaking, tho paper to bo ono
half tho size of Tho Courier in 1800.
We havo no mails. To BOOUl'O tho cir
culation of Tho Courier tho public spir
ited citizens of each neighborhood can
make up (dubs and by turn send each
week for their papers, lt is proposed to
issue tho first number on Saturday, tho
10th of August. Throe hundred sub
scribers aro necessary to warrant thc
commencement.
Terms, for three months, 7"> cc'.s in
Fedora! cnn ency, or in provisions at tho
following rates: Three pecks corn, half
j bushel wheat, twenty pounds Hour, half
I bushel rye, six chickens, ?ix dozen eggs,
liv?! pounds butter, livo pounds bacon,
; live pounds lard.
Necessity compels us to insist upon
advance payment in all cases.
These lists will ho returned to us on or
before tho Hit h August.
KOII'T A. THOMPSON, I
W. II. Ifoi.COMUK, / Proprietors.
Kou'r YOUNO, )
Pickons C. II., .Inly, iso*).
Question Answered.
i Yes, August Flower still has tho larg
' est sale of any medicino in tho civilized
, world. Your mothers and grandmothers
j never thought of using anything olso for
indigestion and biliousness. Doctors
1 were scarce, and they seldom hoard of
appendicitis, nervous prostration or
heart, failure, etc. They used August
Flower tO clean out (lu; system and stop
fermentation of undigested food, regu
late the action of tho liver, stimulate!
the nervous and organic action of tin;
system, and that is all they took winni
feeling dull and had with headaches and
other aches, You only need a few doses
of Green's August Flower, in liquid
form, lo make you satisfied there is
nothing serious the m Otto 1' with you.
For Salo by J. II. Darby, Druggist.
To Bc an Impressive Ccromony.
The corner-stone of tho administration
building of tho South Carolina Inter
state and West Indian Imposition will
bo laid in Charleston on December Util,
during the Annual Convention of the
League of American Municipalities. Im
pressive ceremonies will mark tho for
mal beginning of work on tho great build
ing. Tho (?rand Lodge of Masons of
South Carolina and all honorary vico
presidents of tho Fxposition Company
havo been invited for the oorcmony. An
interesting feature of tho opening day
will ho tho attendance of a party of
twOlvO prominent men from Now York,
who have consented to act as an advisory
boan! for Mr. bradford L. Dilbert, archi
tect in chief of tho exposition. There
will lie a grand military event in Char
leston on the day the cornel stone is laid
and addresses will be made hy men of
distinction, iinv, McSwoonoy, of South
Carolina; Gov. Candler, of .".-orgia, and
I niled Slates Senator Tillman will speak.
The festivities will be ended with a ban
quet on the evening of Docombor Nth,
at Which the praises of tho exposition
I will be sung. Owing to tho fact that the
Mayors' Convention will be in session
thereon December Nth, it was thought
; wise to have the corner-stone ceremonies
while these distinguished municipal ofth
.jcors aro In Charleston, Tho meeting of
. tim mayors will bring together a largo
party from all pails of the United states
i and Canada, and the programme will he
J lilied with live and important topics
j which will he of interest to all tho cities
of tho country.
CENSUS AND LEGISLATURE.
Effect of County Representation in tho House
in 1902-Oconoe Holds Two.
Mr. August Kohn, tho Columbia oor- ?
responden', to tho Nows and Courior,
says: Tboro aro somo interesting fact? to \
bo gained from tho publication of tho
county populations In roforonco to ropro- 1
sontation in tho I.ogislaturo. Outsidoof
that feature, howovor, tho fact is dovol- ?
oped that cotton mills do not increase .
tho population of counties to a groat ex
tent, but it docs of tho towns. This lu- 1
dtentes that a largo part of tho county ?
population is drawn to tho factory towns.
Tho fact is obsorvablo in tho uppor part
of tho Stato, whero tho cotton mill indus
try bas assumed its hugest proportions.
But these aro inaltei s of sp?cul?t ion
mostly, and what will bo of equal inter*
est, at least to politicians, is tbo ropro
sontation of tho various counties in tho
Logislaturo of 1002.
Tbo total population of tho Stato is
1,840,310, and tho number of Roproson
tatives in tbo IIouso is llxed at 124, This
will givo one Representativo for ovory
in,sun inhabitants Under this plan
Charleston will lose ono Representativo,
she having niuo in tho IIouso.
Section 1 of Artiolo ?5 of tho Constitu
tion of 1805, which is devotod to tbo
Legislativo department is asfollows: "In
assigning Representativos to tho sovoral
counties tho General Assembly shall
allow ono Representativo to ovory ono
hundred and twenty-fourth part of tho
inhabitants of thc Stato: Provided, that
if in tho apportionment of Representa
tives any county shall appear not to bo
cm ii led, from its porlioiimont of Repre
sentatives, any county shall, nevertheless,
send ono Representativo, and if tboro bo
rft.ilI a deficiency in the. number of Repre
sentatives, remiircd by Section :i of Ibis
artiolo, such deficiency shall be supplied
by assigning Representatives of those
counties having tho largest surplus frac
tions.
Seotion 6 provides that no apportion
ment of Representatives shall tako ot?ect
until tho general election, which will
succeed such apportionment.
According to this tho roprosontation in
tho 1002 Gonoral Assembly will boas fol
lows:
Abbovillo, 8: Aiken, and ono for a
majority fraction of t>,.">r>,r); Andorson, Dj
Hamberg, 1, and I for a majority fraction
of 7,487; Barnwell,3; Beaufort, 3; Berke
ley, '2, and 1 for a majority fraotion of
8,830; Charleston, 8; Cherokeo, 1, and 1
for a majority fraction of 10,050: Ches
ter, '2, and 1 for a fraction of <i,!)!>8; Ches
terfield, 1, and 1 for a fraction of 0,502;
Clarendon, 2, and 1 for a majority frac
tion of 7,?ii(?; Collotou, 8; Darlington, 2,
and 1 for a fraction of 10,770; Dor ch OB
tor, 1; Edgoflcld, 2; Fairfield, 2, and 1
for a fraction of 7,?Sl>7; Florence, 2, and 1
for a fraction of 0,850; Georgetown, 2;
G roon vii lo, 4, ami 1 for a majority frac
tion of 0,254; Groonwood, 2, and 1 for n
fraction of 0,725; Hampton, 2; [lorry, 2;
Kershaw, 2; Lancaster, 2; Laurens, ?5;
Lexington, 2; Marion, 3; Marlboro, 2,
and 1 for a majority fraction of 8,504;
Oconoe, 2; Orangeburg, ?; Pickons, 1,
and 1 for a fraction of 8,500; Richland, I ;
Saluda, 1, and 1 fora majority fraction
of 8,157; Spartanburg, ii; Sumter, 4, and
I for a fraction of 8,001 ; Union, 2; Wil
liamsburg, 2, and 1 for a fraction of
10,017; York, 3, and 1 fora fraction of
0,257.
Tho prcsoi.t representation is as fol
lows: Abbovillo, Aiken, :i; Andorson,
.">; Bamberg, 2; Barnwell, :l; Beaufort, 5;
Berkeley, I; Charleston, Oj Cborokoo, 2;
Chester, 3; Chesterfield, 2; (Marondon, 2;
Collotou, 3; Darlington, .'!; Dorchester, I;
Kdgclicld, 3; Fairfield, 3; Floronco, 3;
Georgetown, 2; GroonvillO, 5; Groon
wood, 2; Dorry, 2; Hampton, 2; Ker
shaw, 2; Lancaster, 2; Laurens, ?5; Lex
ington, 2; Marion, 3; Marlboro, 8; New
berry, :}; Coonee, 2; Orangeburg, ?;
l'ickons, 2; Richland, I; Saluda, 2;
Spartanburg, 6: Su m tor, ?; Union, :l;
Williamsburg, 3? York, 4.
Tbo counties which may probably gain
in presentation aro: Aiken, Groon
wooo, Clarendon and Spartanburg. Those
which will probably lose aro Charleston.
Borkoley, Beaufort, Edgclield and
Union.
Many porsons havo had tho experience
of Mr. Rotor Shorman, of North Strat
ford, N. IL, who says, "For years I suf
fered torture from chronic indigestion,
but Kodol Dyspepsia ('uro mado a well
man of me." lt digests what you oat
and is a certain cure for dyspepsia and
every form of stomach trouble. It gives
relief at once even in tho worst cases,
and can't help but do you good.
J, W. Boll.
Will Servo tho Lepers.
A number of Franciscan Sisters will
leavo this country next week for tho
leper settlement at Molokai, in tho Ha
waiian Islands, lt is learned from the
Rev. Father Godfrey Schilling, superior
of tho Franciscans in Washington, that
these Sisters Intend to devote their futuro
lives in behalf ol' tho lepers and probably
will never return to their homes in the
United States. Tho leader of this band
is Mother Ann M. Schilling, of Syracuse,
N. Y., a relativo of tho Franciscan sup
erior here, although for some years past
she bas labored among tho poor in
Louisville, Ky. She and ber companions
will start from San Francisco direct to
Hawaii, bearing with them, it is said,
tho spoolal blessing of Popo Leo XIII.
An industrial BOhool for tho lepers' bene
fit, will be started under tho special caro
of the Franciscan sisters.
Consumption
Do not think for n
single moment that
consumption will
ever strike you a
sudden blow. Itdoes
not come that way.
It creeps Its way
along. First you
think it ls a little cold,
nothing but a little haoklng
p- cough: then a little loss in
weight; tlicn a harder cough ; then
tho lever and tho night sweats.
Better stop thc disease while lt
is yot creeping. Better cure your
cough today. You can do it with
pectoral
Thc pressure on the chest ls
lifted, that feeling of suffocation ls
removed, and you are cured. You
cnn stop that little cold with a 25c.
bottle; harder coughs will nood a
50c. size; if it's on tho lungs thc
ono dollar size will be most
economical.
" I confidently roOomittend Ayor's Chor ry
Pectoral t<> ail my patrons, t am iMing
lt now tn my own fiunlly. Porty years
Sito l (erl Bur? ll BRVOd my Ufo,"
A. H. KIMON, M.I).,
.lan. t, 1898. Kurt Mailiuou, IOWA.
"Raps Charloston."
The Spartanburg Journal of laut
Wednesday contained the following :
'.'Judgo lionet jolted Charleston vory
hard this morning. In sentencing
lid. Bailoy, a young white man, to
twelve months on tho ohaingang for
soiling whiskey, ho gavo tho most
moaning and direct judioial arraign
ment tho notorious lawlessness of
that city has yet rooeivod. Tho re
marks of tho Judge wore frank.
Judge Benet said : 'You havo mado
a mistake. Thero is a locality on
tho opposito sido of tho Stnto from
Spartanburg whore you can sell
liquor with impunity and where
!?rand jurios won't present guilty
parties, and petit jurios won't con
vict, where you can sit and smilo at.
tho plainest, most convincing evi
dence against you. If you must
supply that always great demand for
whiskey emigrate to that favored
locality. It is not here. In this
Piedmont country jurors do their
iluty and tho law is observed.' "
Wivos Fought Two.
Tampa, Fla., November 27.-W.
J, Bailoy, railroad agont at Mango,
Fla., shot nod killod Paul lluet, a
Frenchman, in a duel at that place,
linet was employed by Bailoy to do
somo work on his farm. Ho was
ordered to stop tho work on account
of its not being satisfactory. Iluot
beoamo enraged at this and it is al
leged threatened to do Bailoy vio
lence. Bailey returned to his homo
for a gun. lluet ran to his homo
on a similar mission. Mrs. Bailoy
followed hor husband, armed with a
pistol. Mrs. Iluot followed her hus
band similarly armed. When tho
party met both men raised guns,
it is alleged, and Bailey shot first,
killing Iluot instantly. Mrs. Bailey
and Airs. linet was in tho meantime
lighting with rovolvers, Mrs. linet
severely beating Mrs. Bailey ovor
thc hoad and painfully wound
ing her. After tho homicide Bailey
cooly carried his wite homo, gave
her modioal attention, and then
telegraphed to the officers to come
for him.
If you want tho best Hour in this conn
try buy Itoxauo, highost patent and
Baker's Choice fancy patent and you will
keop poaco in your family. J. & J. H
Carter, Westminster, ?S. C.
Robbed a Bank.
Finden, 111., November 28.-Four j
masked men wrecked tho Bank of
Finden early to-day. It is stated
they secured all tho funds of tho
bank, between three and four thou
sand dollars. When thc robbers dis
charged tho first blast of dynamite,
the explosion aroused John Alberts,
four blocks away. Alberts hurried
to thc bank. One of tho robbers
was on guard in the street, and he
seized Alberts, who was bound hand
and foot and dragged into tho bank,
where he witnessed tho gang drilling
into the vault door.
When tho fuse was lighted the
robbers stepped outside and Alberts
lay in the corner when it went off.
He was not seriously injured, how
ever. Tho second blast unhinged thc
vault doors and tho robbers made off
with all the cash. Securing a hand
car they pulled in tho direction of
Delaven. There they were mot by
Night Patrolman Sanford who at
tempted to arrest them. Ono robber
fired and Sanford fell mortally
wounded. Outside tho town tho
men boarded a passenger train on
the Chicago and Alton road. All
tracen of them are lost.
The niostolToctivo littlo livor pills made
aro DoWitt's Little Karly Risers. They
nover gripe. J. W. Bell.
A Remarkable Coincidence
Mr. T. H. Laekie, of Detroit, Mich.,
has sent us thc following interesting
reminiscence of the Second Manas
sas, .vhich narrates an incident of
the battle with which somo of our
readers are already familiar :
In the year 18??1 four gentlemen
entered their sons nt a boarding
school at Cokesbury, in South Caro
lina. They had been for years inti
mate friends, and were clergymen in
the Methodist church. Theso boys
romainod at this school as room
mates and clasH-mates for two years
and entered Wofford College, stand
ing relatively first, second, third and
fourth in a large class. They re
mained in this institution four years
and were room-mates all the time,
graduating relatively, first, second,
third and fourth.
They entered a law office in Spar
tanburg and studied law under the
same chancellor. The war broke
out and they entered Jenkins' Bille
regiment S. C. V. (Capt. Jos. Wal
ker's company) and were messmates
in the same company. Being near
the same height they stood together
as comrades in battle in this regi
ment. At the second battle of Ma
ll asSRS a shell from the Ked ora) bat
tery fell in the ranks of this Com
pany, killing theso four boys and no
others in the company.
They are buried on thc battlefield,
and Bloop together in the same grave.
Their names are Capers, McSwain,
Smith and Duncan and they were
the sons ol' Bishop Capers, Kev. Dr.
McSwain, Hov. Dr. Wnitotord Smith
and Kev. Dr. Duncan, of Virginia.
This grave is marked by a granite
cr iss onolosod with an iron fence.
Creen vi Ile Mountaineer.
United States Senator Cushman
Kellog Davis, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, died at
his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, on
November 2.8th. His death was in
directly due to a poisoned foot.
DR. WHITSITT BOLDER.
Ho Doclaros That thc Southern Baptists Aro
Divided as to Whether Thoy Are Protestants.
Hov. Dr. William Ht. Whitsitt,
lato President of tho Southern Bap
tist 'ideological Seminary, m ad o a
notablo address boforo tho Baptist
Congress, whicli has boon in session
at Richmond, Va., in which ho ad
hered to l>is old position with refer
ence to Baptist history, which cre
ated such a controversy in tho de
nomination, and his utterances wero
evon bolder than herotoforo. Dr.
Whitsitt said :
"Southern Baptists arc divided in
sentiment. Ono porty asserts that
Baptists aro not Protestants ; tho
other assorts that no man can bo
a Baptist except in name only, who
is not also a Protestant. To hold
and teach the doctrine of a universal
spiritual church which, only with ro
Bpeet of the intornal work of the
spiritual truth of grace, may be
called invisible, is alike a mark of
Protestant and of Baptist faith. To
deny that doctrine is understood to
bc a mark of Somanism. Many
Southern Baptists deny that doc
trino. The doctrine that baptism is
essential to Haivation appeared
shortly after tho apostolic age, and
brought in its wake a baptism of ne
cessity, which, in all ages, has been
commonly performed by aspersion
and effusion. It was not long be
fore tho distinctive principle of bap
tism began by this moans to be over
thrown.
"Tho last man who is shown to
havo held and practiced it was
Manus, who wrote a letter to Cy
prian, of Carthage, about tho year
225, in which he appears to have ad
vocated the Baptist contention. After
that dato, though many churches
and partios held and practiced im
mersion, no record has ever yet been
discovered of any who held and
practiced that it is essential to bap
tism until tlie Baptists were restored
in 1041. Furthermore, historic tes
timony regarding tho re-introduc
tion of immersion in 1041, after the
1 rite had long been disused, was
abundant, definite, circumstantial,
consistent and quite as conclu
sive as tho historic testimony
that Napoleon thc First was named
Emperor of Franco in 1804. It is
rejected by our Baptists who are not
Protestants, but that is merely the
result of their substantially Catholic
position."
Dr. Whitsitt. declared : "So far as
present research has gone, no Bap
tist has been found between A. I).
255 and 1041, yet the exigencies of
4Jie Baptists who are not Protestants
absolutely require that a chain of
Baptists shall be demonstrated to
exist in tho actual succession for
every day of that period."
Wo aro now receiving ono of tho largest
and best selected stock of dry goods,
drcBB goods, shoes, hats, clothing, hard
ware, crockery, glassware, and groceries.
Como and got bargains. J. Ar J. S. Car
tor, Westminster, S. C.
What Hurt Him Most.
Private John Allen, the famous
member of Congress from Mississ
ippi, by a Bim plc story, once killed
absolutely an elaborate, venomous
sectional speech and so thoroughly
discounted thc maker of it that he
never afterwards gained his prestige
on the rostrum. The nanto of this
man, who has met with misfortune
since, need not bo mentioned here,
but he had outdone himself in vitu
, "'ration and abuso, while his own
war record had not been especially
brilliant.
Allen replied by telling how, after
the war, he, the only private in thc
Confederate army had gone back and
found everything in ruins, and on
his way to his own plantation stopped
in to sec a friend and found him sit
ting sadly amid tho desolation. Ile
tried to comfort him and cheer him
up, until ti nally the friend said :
"John, I do not mind the loss of
my money, and the ruin of my farm
or tho damage to my health, or even
the sufferings my family have under
gone-all that is part of tho game
but what makes mo sad is the
thought that in about 15 or 20 years
after this is all tho follows who
never smelt powder will be getting
up before big crowds and telling
them how they thrashed us."
Of course, this gives neither the
spirit nor the flavor as Allen did it,
for nor type or reproduction can do
justice to his inimitable humor, but
in its effect the story was one of thc
most remarkable over told in this
country.
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A correspondent of tho Nows and
Courier, writing from Greenville,
says: "Henry Williams, a farmer of
Piekens county, who was in Green
ville one day last week, is hale and
active, with a remarkable history.
Ile is 0.'! years old, never uttered an
oath, never used tobacco in any form,
was never sued and never sued any
Ono ; married twice, now a widower,
keeps house and doc s his own cook
ing, manages his own farm, and says
he expects to livo to bo 100 years
Old. lie raised eight oh i ld ron, and
the youngest, f>0 years old, was with
him when ho was in Greenville. Five
of his sons were Confederate soldiers,
and two were killed in battle."
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When you need a soothing and healing
antiseptic application for any purpose,
uso the original DoWitt'a Witch Hazel
Salve, a well known euro for piles and
skin diseases. It heals sores without
leaving a scar, beware of counterfeits,
J. W. boll.
Hangs Herself to Gas Pipe.
Anderson, Ind., November 28.
Mrs. Louise Spanwiek committed
suicide at hyr home to-day by hang
ing herself to a gas pipe. Mrs. Span
wick had a quarrel with William
Williams, ono of her boarders, whom
sho intended to marry, and ho loft
her for good. Sho followed him two
blocks from tho house, screaming and
begging him to return homo. Wil
liams said this evening ho had in
tended returning and was much af
fected. Mrs. Spanwick's husband
was killed by a train a year ago this
month. She leaves three small ohil
dron.
Deafness Cnnuot bo Cured
by local applications, as tboy cannot
roach tho diseased portion of the ear.
Thoro ls only ono way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by nil inllatned con
dition of tbe mucous lining of tho eusta
chian tube. When this tubo gots inilnmod
you have a rumbling Bound or imperfect
hoar I ug, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is tho result, and unless tho
inllammation can bo takon out and this
tubo restored to its normal condition,
hearing will bo destroyed forovor. Niuo
cases out of ton are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condi
tion of tho mucous surfaces.
Wo will givo one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness (caused hy catarrh)
that cannot bo cured by Hall's Catarrh
('uro. Send for circulars free.
1<\ J. CH KN KY A- CO., Proprietors,
Toledo, Ohio.
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Pills are tho best.
Prisoners Attack Jailer.
Columbia, November 28.-Three
negroes made a despcrato attack on
Jailer Erwin, of the county jail in
this city, to-night. While tho jailer
was inspecting tho prisoners jumped
on him and attempted to bear him
to the ground. After a desperato
light, two of the .negroes broke by
the jailer and escaped. Thc other
he knocked down several times and
secured. Non 2 of the four men had
any weapon and thc lighting was
with their hands. Tho intention of
thc prisoners was to get the jailer
down and choke him or perhaps
break his neck, but being a very
powerful man he succeeded in pre
venting this, although he was con
siderably bruised.
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When tho stomach is tired out it must
have a rest, hut wo can't livo without
food. Kodol Dyspepsia Curo "digests
what you eat" so that you can eat all tho
Rood food you want wlnlo it ' 1 restoring
the digestivo organs to heal .. It is tho
only preparation that digests all kinds of
food. J. W. Dell.
One Moro Unfortunate.
?'David ?"
"Ves, Martha."
"Something dreadful has hap
pened."
There was a tremor in her voice,
and the old man straightened up.
Ile noticed that she held a letter.
"What's wrong ?" he asked. "Is
any of the children sick ?"
"No. bast week 1 saw a piece in
our farm pnpor that said if 1 sent
a dollar 1 could lind out how to get
rid of rats and roaches. 1 sent the
dollar."
"Yes ?"
"Here's what they wroto back :
'Move away.' "
Then the poor old soul wept as wf
her heart would break.-Chicago
Timer. I lerald.
To those living
in malarial districts Tutt's Pills
arc indispcnsible, they keep the
system in perfect order and are
an absolute cure
for sick headache, indigestion,
malaria, torpid liver, constipa
tion and all bilious diseases.
Tutt's Liver Pills
Chief Justice Simmons, of the
Supreme Court of Georgia, has de
cided that a document not bearing
the special stamp required by Con
gress is admissible as evidence. The
decision is based on the contention
that Congress luis no right lo pre
scribe rules of evidence for a Slate
which would be conceded if an un
stamped document was not admitted
as evidence.
According to the argument of an
able railway lawyer a man is legally
entitled to a car seat into which he
has dropped a bag, bundle, coal, catto
or umbrella. This may be so, but
when a "knight of the road" lilis up
half a dozen seals with his sample
eases and grips, it looks rather rough
Oh the Bootless passenger.
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The following story comes from
Home : Some ladies made their ap
pearance at Papal reception, to the
grave displeasure of tho Pope, in
ball room dress. A well known ('ar
di?al was instructed lo apprise these
offenders of their breach ol eti
quette The Cardinal thus fulfilled
his somewhat delicate mission : "The
PopO," ho said, "is old-fashioned,
and does not like decollete dresses,
but I am quite accustomed to them,
for I have been so much among sav
ages when a missionary that I do not
mind thom."
The genial Bill A rp expresses thc
opinion that it is not thc ballot that
' needs purifying, but the candidates.
Something in that.
CALIFORNIA'S BIO TREES.
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Tho Growth Is Boing Fast Dostroyorl-Liltlo
Revenue ls Dorivod from the Salo.
Tho Forester of tho Department
of Agriculture, Mr. Gifford 1'inohot,
ha? just written a most interesting
account of the "Big Trees" of Cali
fornia, and tho dangers which mon
aco them. Before the glacial period
tho genus called Sequoia nourished
widely in tho temp?ralo /.oneB of
three continents. There were many
species, and Europe, Asia and Ameri
ca had each its share But when
the icc fields moved down out of tho
North, the luxuriant vegetation of
thc agc declined, and with it thc
multitude of trees. One after ano
ther the different kinds gave way,
their remains became buried, and
when tho icc receded just two species,
tho Big Tree and the Ked wood, sur
vived. Both grow in California,
each in a separate locality, thc Red
wood occupying a narrow strip of
thc coast ranges ten to thirty miles
wide and extendiug from Oregon to
tho Bay of Monterey. Tho Big
Tree (Sequoia Wnshingtoniana) is
found in small groves sc; Herod along
thc west slope of tho Sierra Nevada
Mountains. There aro ton main
groves or groups of trees, and tho
number of specimens figures up
some thousand, but only about 500
aro remarkable for their size, The
Big Trees arc unique ; thoy aro thc
oldest living thing, and arc tho most
majestic of trees, and aro extremely
interesting from a scientific point of
view as being the best living exam
ples of a former g?ologie age. Their
vitality is remarkable, tho fungus is
an enemy unknown to it, and the
best specimens have been found to
be sound at heart when felled. These
great natural curiosities have only
been able to hold their own by rea
son of favorable climatic conditions.
The Mariposa grove is thc only ono
which may he said to bc entirely
safo, and most of the other groves
are being destroyed. Thc finest of
all, Calaveras Grove, which has thc
tallest trees, has been bought by a
lumberman. The Sequoia and Gene
ral Grant National Parks aro eaten
into by private claims. In brief,
thc majority of the trees arc owned
by men who have the right, and in
most cases the intention, to fell them.
Thc Calaveras Grove was discov
ered in 1841 by John Bidwell, and
by 1870 the majority of thc big trees
had been located. One of the larg
est examples in thc Calaveras Grove
was cut down in 1868. The bark
was 15 to 18 inches in thickness, and
after stripping this off the diameter
of the trunk was found to be 26 foot
at a height of G feet above the
ground. It was 802 feet high. It
was found to be impossible to foll it
by ordinary means, so tho trunk was
bored by pump augers of large diame
ter. This occupied twenty-two days,
live men being employed, and at the
conclusion of their labors it was
found that tho tree would no< fall,
so two and a half days wero con
sumed in driving in wedges. The
men then l'Otirod for dinner, and a
gust of wind blew it over, nature
apparently wishing to prevent tho
hand of mau from consummating
this last act in a great tragedy of thc
forest. Thc bark was used to form
a room in the old Crystal Palace, at
South Kensington. A cotillion party
of 82 persons danced on thc stump.
Another tree, called "The Mother of
the Forest," was 821 feet high and
187 feet t<> tho first bronchi lt is
estimated that there were 687,000
foot of sound inch timber in the tree.
The "Father of the Forest" was
about 400 feet high whoo standing,
and its oircumfcronco at its base was
110 feet. A number of thc living
trees have been named, and most of
them arc marked with marble tab
lets.
There are 1,880 big trees in the
Stanislaus or South ('alaveras Grove,
including "Smith's Cabin," in the
charred hollow of which a trapper
lived for three years, and whoro occa
sionally he also stabled his horse.
Tho "Canal Boat" is a decumbent
tree. The upper side and heart have
burned away ; in thc bottom thou
sands of young big trees have started.
In the Mariposa Grove is a tree
through which a road has been cut.
Unfortunately tho big trees arc
exquisitely propor' med and are the
noblest specimens 'Vch the botani
! cal world eau offer, and for this and
? by reason of their extreme age they
, ought to be protected from vandals.
! Many of the big trees arc estimated
to be 8,000 years old, and '100 rings
, have been counted. Under tho most
favorable conditions these giants
probably livo to be fi,OOO years old,
and even moro. They seldom dio
natural deaths; they seem to bo
exempt from tho diseases which
aflliot other trees. Their worst enemy
is mun ; then comes lire, lightning,
storms and tho giving way of tho
ground on which they stand.
Fossils show tho Big Tree to bo,
tho remnant of a once numerous
family ; it is a direct or collateral
descendant of ancient species. Their
ancestors formed a large part of the
forests which nourished throughout
the Polar regions, now desolate and '
ice-olad, and which extended iuto tho
low latitudes of Europe. Tito natu
ral reproduction of tho tree is slow,
and tlie preservation of tho raoo is
dependent on maintaining the pres
ent groves intact. Tho Big Troo
rejoices in five names which have
been given to it at various times ;
Sequoia, Washingtonians, however,
which was proposed in 1898, will
probably bo the name under whioh it
will be known. Tho Big Tree has
boen introduced into England and
the Continent, and while it has done
well it shows that tho existing cli
mates do not suit it, and tho Siorra
forests need fear no rivals. It has
boon occasionally cultivated in tho
Eastern United States, where it does
not llourish. There arc two trees 35
feet high in a nursery at Koohestor,
New York.
Tho lumbering o' ?he Big Troo is
very destructive. Tho enormous
size and weight of thc tree naturally
entails considerable breakage, and
thc brittle trunk is liable to bo
smashed by any inequalities in the
ground.- The loss from this cause is
great, but it is only ono of the
sources of waste. Tlie great diame
ter of tho logs, notwithstanding tho
lightness of tho wood, causes Their
weight to bc so enormous that it is
impossible to handle many of thom
without breaking them up. For this
purpose gunpowder is used, and the
fragments are often of wasteful
shapes, and unless great care is used
in preparing the blast, a great deal
of the wood itself is scattered into
useicss splinters. At the mill, where
waste is the rule in tho manufacturo
of lumber in tlie United States, tho
big tree makes no exception. This
waste added to tlie other sources of
loss makes a total probably often
considerably in excess of half the
total volume of the tree. Tho big
tree also stands, as a rule, in a mixed
forest composed of many species,
and the destruction caused by the
fall of one of the enormous trees is
in itself great, but tho principal
source of damage is tho immense
amount of debris left on tho ground,
a certain source of future fires. This
mass of broken branches, trunks and
bark is often five or B?X feet thick,
and necessarily gives rise to fires of
great destructive power, although
the Big Tree wood is not specially
inflammable. The devastation which
follows such lumbering is as com
pleto and deplorable as the untouched
forest is unparalleled, beautiful and
worthy of preservation. Fortunately,
much of this appalling destruction
has been done without leaving tho
owners of the Big Trees as well off
as they were before it began.
IIolp is needed at once when a person's
lifo is in danger. A neglected cough or
cold may soon becomo serious and
should be stopped at once. Ono Minuto
Cough (hiro quickly cures coughs and
colds and tho worst cases of croup,
bronchitis, grlppi and other throat and
lung troubles. J. W. Boll.
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A Fatal Affray.
Capt. Wilson, of tho chaingang of
Cherokee county, ami ono of his
guards, by tho name of Hughs, got
into a difficulty at Blacksburg last
Tuesday. Wilson shot and seri
ously wounded Hughs, whorenpon
Hughs said: "Wilson, you have
killed me and I will do my host on
you," or words ol' that import. Ile
then out Wilson severely. It is
thought that Hughs will die.
Four Killed by Nltro-Glyccrino Explosion.
Wellaburg,W.Va., November '28.
Four are killed and 15 or '20 injured
by an explosion of nitro-glycerine 011
thc river bank, A party of boys,
gathered to look at the high river,
built a bonfire of driftwood on tho
bank. Ono ol them caught a tin
can floating on thc water and
thoughtlessly threw it on the lire.
lt contained nitro-glycerine and
its explosion killed dorman Findley,
aged l-l ; Kolin Findloy, 15, and
William Shriver, 16, A baby in a
near by house was also killed. Fif
teen or '20 boys in the party woro
more or less hurt.
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A notable wedding occurred in
Binghamton, N. Y.% last week. Tho
groom was Major Bago. Ho is 81
years of age, 84 inches high and
weighs 40 pounds. The brido was
Miss Mary Weickle. She is G feet
high, 28 years old and weighs 1G8
pounds. It is understood thui, it. was
a love match. Mrs. Pago was a
handsome and popular young woman
and had refused a number of desira
ble offers in order tc? bo able to
marry the diminutivo little major.
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In tho London slums, tho third
generation born and bred thore lives
and dies without any progony,
