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of their fathers and other unframed
and more or less incompetent persons
as assistant quartermasters and COM
missaries. not to mention other places
given away to individuals who had po-
fiticaI influence. Naturally. officers thus
selected gave employment to subordi-
mates on political grounds, and made
contracts on a similar basis. The re-
suit was manifold abuse and neglect.
Provisions were frequently worthless,
clothing was often rotten, shoes were
sometimes made of ape and i'm
mense quantities of supplies were al
lowed to spoil on cars and transports.
From what has been said ii will be
apparent that a knowledge of geology
is Of the utmost Importance in the Sc
lection Of camps: that an expert &C
q~uaintance with bacteriology il neces-
sary to determine the presence of
germs in water. and that chemistry is
of the utmost value in ascertaining
the condition of foods. in discovering
authorizations and in detecting poison
Gus ptomaines or other Objectionable
products Of decay in edible supplies.
Every large city has its chemist, whose
business ii is to examine the foods
SUPPLIED for the use Of the inhabitants.
II is much more important that the
food of soldiers, which they have no
power Of selecting for themselves,
should be inspected.
1t may be that by the time the next
war arrives these things viii be re-
: allied. and that a scientific commits
sion will be appointed 10 act in an ad-
visory capacity to the president. This
/ commission ought to be a board Of
knowledge, composed Of men up %
date in every branch Of science. Its ad-
visory control should extend 20 every
line OF the war. including arms. ex-
plosives. electricity, etc. Nothing that
has TO do with the business o. conduct
ing the conflict should be beyond its
purview. Unquestionably. however. its
most important functions would relate
10 the health and feeding OF the fight
ing men. NACDJS NlATOR.
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rations? Simply because in old times
milk and butter would not keep. and
for that reason were unsuitable for ra-
lions. But nowadays we know how
to condense milk and to put up butter
.in cans. so hat there is no longer any
reason why the fighting men should be
deprived of these necessaries.
A captain in the regular army said
TO the writer the other day hat the in
vention Of the bicycle has been the
cause of the coming into existence or
thousand and one little devices or
4great value for condensing nutritious
foods into small and convenient COM
spass. During the recent conflict the
war department has availed itself or
such things to only a very slight ex-
tent. The soldiers have been provided
with green coffee. which they were
obliged to parch and grind before II
could be converted into the drink so
necessary in a campaign. This has
had to be lone over a crude fire OF
such wood as could be gathered for IT,.
Why should not the coffee have been
furnished already parched and ground?
In these times a varied and nutritious
diet is ~obtafnable for troops. thanks to
canning and other processes, and there
is no good reason why Uncle Sans
soldiers should have been u TO
beans, sowbelly and bareback.
J Again, there is the question of uni
forms to consider. When the war
broke out the government had no
proper uniforms for campaigning in
the hot climate. although we have had
soldiers in torrid Arizona for many a
long year. Somebody, ii seems, had
heard that there was such a thing as
khaki" used in foreign armies. the
fact being that nearly all of the Euro
pean powers dress their soldiers In
this fabric or something equivalent
when they are sent to a warm climate.
The khaki is a species Of brown cot
ton drilling, peculiarly woven. and
combining lightness, economy, dura-
bility and comfort. A frantic effort
was made to get a lot of ii, the result
being that some of the officers OBJ.
tanned uniforms of the material, pay.
ing $40 for the sort of suit hat can bS
purchased in Jamaica for about 81
Many of the regiments were clad II
brown duck, which afforded a poor sub
stitute. Most of the troops in Cuba
however. wore blue nannels and suffer
ed pr~oportionately.
The whole mischief in the army ma!
bhave said to have started with the ap
pointment of a great number of SON
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regiment ain. a few WEEKS. Just now
there is a great deal of talk about the
ncompetenCy of surgeOn ana lack OF
MEDICAL appliances in the war just END
ed. Blu was IL not of vastly more I'M
uortance that the men should have had
officers who. 81 far as sickness was con
cerned, could have saved them from the
need of surgeons and medicines II
would be better for a regiment TO have
such officers with nc surgeon at all IN
camp than officers of an opposite sort
with a dozen surgeons and their appli-
ances. War Is vastly more than a pa
rade Of arms and battles. An ignorant
officer kills more OF his men than the
enemy.
in case of the national guard, | be
lieve that its proper field Is in home
defense. Such members as wish 10 go
into the field should enlist as volun-
teers without regard to their regiment
al organizations. But as a rule II is
not a good plan for a militia regiment
! to take the field for distant service. II
has not had the right experience and
training. A regiment may be nnely
| drilled. perfect in marching and In the
manual of arms, vet be practically
worthless in the field. II is the same
I in taking parts OF regiments in their
/ organized forms. They are not readily
! combined and are difficult to handle.
But at home the national guard regl-
ments are capable Of rendering spleen
did service. Suppose an enemy were &
I attack New York. We should need
4 %. 900 men on the moment to station a
the points essential in defense. and n.
national guard would be what We
should rely on for this service. II wa
fpr such purposes a. this that II was
organized.
AS I said at first, l believe in th'
volunteers. The events Of the recent
war undoubtedly viii lead 70 the rails
ing Of our standing army 20 a strength
o. 100. 900 men. II is better that .
should not exceed that number Blu
there should be a supply Of trained ON
GERS always in reserve for a muci
larger force. which. in case OF war
Gould at once take command OF tn.
volunteer regiments 10 be raised, an
u1uId efficiently attend TO all the de
tails OF placing them in the field
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Berlin. Sept. l5.-"The national heart
sweIls with the thought Of the approach
ing imposing entry Of the kaiser into
the venerable old city Of David and Je-
sus. We picture TO ourselves the mighty
impression which this majestic specta-
Gle will make. The indissoluble eharac-
Ter OF the friendship between the sui
tan and the German kaiser will be rails
ed 10 a quasi article Of faith. L queue
the foregoing from a leading German
paper.
As a mater Of fact the kaiser is n
Of the most prominent ~"ZiOnists among
the "anointed OF the Lord His poetic
Imagination has contributed many sur
prises to contemporaneous history but
this trick is likely TO surpsss and excel
every other attempt at nashIhce"Ce
and pic"turesqueness.
The lively imagination OF this impe-
rial manager has left nothing TO
chance. German discipline is to char
acterize every part OF the programme
down TO the hour when william II
will exchange his tourist dress for the
fun royal rig. and in complete war
paint enter the holy city through the
| Chaln-Kapussu gate. followed by a
! brilliant retinue. and an impressive
! TulklSn most, III 'H'h
dress. For variety. arrangement and
| effect. this kaleidoscope scene VIII
furnish. perhaps. a most memorable
| hapter To the history OF this country,
In honor of his beloved brother, the
suItan's bankrupt e~xchequer has beer
further depleted to the tune OF 1907 90,
masters. to be expended in widening
the main street of Jerusalem, and
beautifying the palace of hademl-
sheriff. intended for the emperor dur
ing his stay in the holy city. As a mat
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the volunteer has yet to learn; the
sooner the volunteer finds them out
the better for all concerned, for 10 Is m
the governments interest that a sol
der should be always in the best pos
slble condition.
In two or three months the volun-
teer a only begun 10 learn his trade.
Il takes much longer TO teach a man 70
be a soldier. To have learned the man
ual Of arms and 10 drill are only a lit
tie part Of the soldiers education. These
can be taught an intelligent man in
two or three weeks. The great th1nE
for him TO learn. which takes a long
time. is 10 forget himself. 70 realize
that he Is a part Of a vast machine,
and to acquire the habit Of absolute
and unquestloning obedience. The ele-
ment in the soldier hat measures his
value. Is sel~f-controL. This the regular
has gained through time and expert
ence. n the volunteer has IL still 10
acquire. There are many things that
he a 10 md out as he goes along.
Suppose. as an Illustration, that a
party Of young men who never have
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BLUNDERS IN THE WAR MANAGEMENT
Absurdlty of the Camp Site Selections-False Economy in
Food and Unsuitable uniforms-Fat Pork, Called
"~SowbeIly,' as Staple Food.

stores and luxuries for the sick? No
body seems to have thought of ii. The
camp at Montauk actually was not be-
gun until the wSlnded n sick troops
had already started. regiments of them,
from Santiago! They began to arrive
for days after the preparation of the
camp was begun. and of course no ad-
equate care could be taken of them. The
authorities in charge declared: W.
have done wonders with this camp in
four days" So they had, But why
had they not been at work on the task
for weeks and months previously?
Immediately after the fights at FL
Caney and San Juan hill, when many
hundreds of our soldier boys were ly-
ing wounded and i'll near pest-ridden
Santiago, there was a cry that medi-
cal supplies and surgical appliances
were almost entirely lacking. This
seems to have been due largely to the
fact thai such supplies could not be
taken off of the ships and carried TO
the place where they were wanted.
But when inquiry was made at the war
department as to a certain vessel which
had been made ready for carrying hos
pital conveniences, ice machines, and
so forth, to Santiago, the officials at
the war department replied c~heerfully:
"Oh, that's all right. The vessel has
just been dispatched, and is already on
her way" Why, pray, was she not al
Santiago already?
Manana; always manana. That word
goes far toward telling the story of the
management of this war. Nothing ever
lone until the cry of necessity for il
had actually arisen. and then 1t had
to be begun. A notion has been spread
abroad among the people to the effect
that camp diseases, involving an enor'
mons m~OrtalitV. are unavoidable. il
that true? Under such conditions a!
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Tier. Is mere es,aTrh IN this section OF thq
~~,ntyy than All other diseases put together. aa4
until TIE last fs~ years vas supposed - De IN
durable. For a great many years doctors pro-
nsuueed il a local disease. and prescribed lceAl
remedies. and by eonsszatly failing 10 care witA
ioeaI treatment pronounasd h tneurabls. SCI
enee has proven catarFh - De = eonsatntaena4
S4.sss.. and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Csssrrh Cure. manufactured
by y J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohao, . the only
ssnxtttutiooal cure on the mrkst- 1t 10 taken
int.rnaIy in dasss rom 10 drops ~ . t-aspeen-
rul IL acts directly on the bleed And naeeas
surfaces OF the system. They Offer one hanareA
dollars for any eaxe it fans t. cara Ssad tor
circulars aad fsStmoaiss Address
FJ. CHENEY a co. relsas. o.
sold BY Druggists. 7Se.
Halls Family Pills are he best
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tobacco habit cure makes weak
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OUR SENECA BUDGET.
coNDuogaD nY 8, MISS MARY q. 4. s,S.ANN.


SENECA i, Dece.sb Der Stssi s v SOS "a
pleasant meeting OF tiio SSndents, Club
was held with the President, Mics lii
lian Cali vel ], nc tho home Of MIS-. y {. w,
Stribling Friday afternoon. Two new
| members, Misses Frances Whitmire and
Henrietta Barton, were pr resent. .SS Words
worth was the poet under discussion.
Chocolate and crackers were served. s.
of the Presby terian Sunday school, enter-
tained her GLASS Of little girls and some
Of their boy friends at a five O'clock tea
Saturday. She Is quito q favorite with
tho children fFa i @%y; s. ,. 4 sett
| The friends Of Mrs. i. w. Jordan are
glad to know she is better after q recent
severe spell of sickness. 4; 6i5q
Mrs. g. @. Werner left Monday for
Tuscaloosa, Ala, whore she will spend
Mr.. James Stribling, Clemson stu.
! dent, was in town Saturday. 8&3A&
Miss Frances Lowery has returned
from a visit to her grandmother, Mrs.
Phillips, near Westminster.
No preaching services wero held here
Sunday, the ABaptists being without a
pastor, Rev. j. l.. Daniel, being in attend
ance upon tho annual conference at
Greenwood. ~ = ~ ~
Mrs. John L. McWhorter and Miss
Wright, of Fair Play, visited Mrs. T. e.
Stribling Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. John Chapman came from Clemson
| college and spent Sunday with his unolo
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l., Cox. Y
DR.. e. G. Doyle has returned from Now
York and Baltimore. Ho will be joined
by Mrs. Doyle soon,y when thoy will
board with Miss AAnnie Holse. IL
The children Vare beginning to count
the days until Christmas. The increased
liveliness of tho streets ssuggests the
nearness of the holidays. -.,'~s ..-
Mrs. w. S. Hunter left Wednesday for
Greenvillo, whore sho oxpocts to spend
Christmas with her sistor, Mrs. j. l..
A full meeting of Seneca Lodge K. of
III. is desired for next Monday night, as
officers are to be elected. This lodge is
adding new members at nearly oyery
meeting. -" ..... :. - E..# y. !
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Galway Hleanings.

OAKWhY, December 13.-Rev. j. NJ.
Mcclure, pastor of the Baptist church.
preached an interesting sermon to a
largo congregation Sunday emorning,
using for his text James :27.
Rev. w. S. Hamiter, pastor of tho
Presbyterian church, also delivered an
instructive sormon to quite number of
people Sunday afternoon, taking for his
text Timothy l:15.
Those arc worry able and popular
preachers and their election to this
charge for another year Is general
satisfaction.
Mr.. Pick Cole and family havo sold
out in Oakway and expect to mako Pei.
zcr thoir homo in tho future.
DR.. |. j. Burris and Mr.. Seab Haley
paid friends in Layonia, Ga, visit Sun
Miss Fannie Sheldon, of Tugaloo,
Mi. j. w. Bearlon.
Mr.. J. 3. Sanders Is attending tlia
Annual Conference of tho South Caro-.
lima M. E. Church, South.
Miss Daisy Williams, of Westminster,
is spending awhile with hor grand
mothcr, Mrs. j. b. Sanders. d."
Misses Mamie and Annie Haley spont
Monday with Miss Hattie Brown.
Miss Anna Boardon visited friends in
Westminster last week.
Misses Rosa and Amanda Reedor, two
young ladies of Tugaloo, woro oirculat-
ing among friends at Oalway Sunday
aftcl noon. .
Miss Mary Sholor and brother, of
lotreat, attended services at the Prosby.
tcrian church Sunday afternoon.
Our joyial friend, Mr.. jim Druco, of
Townvillo, S. c., was circulating AMONG
friends, at this place last week. No ono
could oyer havo the "blues" in tho pres
once of Mr. Jim, for he will be all smiles
in spite of "hard times"
Mcssrs. Saunders and IIoyt Hays and
Misses Eilio Martin and Beatrice King. OF
Return, attended services ut tho Oakway
baptist church Sunday morning. :
Mossrs. ii. d. Capon and Bob Koese.
two popular young mon Of Fair Play,
passed. through our burg Saturday ovon.
ing on route to Walhalla.
Miss Bertha Eubanks spent Sunday
with Miss Ila Bearden.
Mr.. Sam Durriss and Misses Belle Kill
bnrp and Omio LOFTS, of South Union.
wore soon driving through Oakway Sun
day afternoon. - -
Miss Alma Brown, who was on the sick
list last week, Is able to be out again.
Success to tho COURIER. j,
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YELLOW JAUNDICE CURED.

Suffering humanity should be supplied
with oyery means possible for its roliof.
II isWith pleasure wo publish the follow.
ing; This Is to certify that was tor
riblo sufferer from yollow jaundico for
over six months, and was treated by
somo Of the best physicians in our city
and all TO no avail, DIR. Boil, our drug
and after taking two bottles, was on.
tirely cured. now take great pleasure
in recommending them to any person
suffering from this terrible malady, |
am gratefully yours, NJ, A. Hogayty, LeS.
iington, KY" Sold by J. w, BELL. Wal.
hallat IL. y. MmmorIhGn, Wostminster;
", j. 4unney, Senecat DrnggiBta. 0
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Gen. Garcia Dies In Washington.

WAsIHNGTcN, Decombor 11.-Gen.
CaliXto Garcia, tho distinguished Cuban
warrior and loador and tho head
of tho commission elected by the
Cuban assembly to visit tho Unitod
States, died here this morning shortly
after 10 O'Clock at the Hotel Raleigh,
where tho commission has it's hcadquar.
ters. The sudden change from the warm
climate of Cuba with tho hardships no
had thcre endured to tho wintry weather
of Now York and Washington Is respon-
siblo for tho pneumonia which resulted
in his demise.
Ho contracted q slight cold in Now
York, which did not assume an alarm
ing stage until tho early part of last
week. On Tuesday night Con. Garcia,
in company with tho other members of
tho commission. attended q dinner given
In his honor by Gen. Miles, and the ex-
posuro that night brought on an attack
of pneumonia, which eliminated in his
death. During tho twelve hours or moro
preceding dissolution Gen. Garcia WAS
unconscious most of tho timo. At intor-
walls he recognized one or moro of those
about him. In his dying moments, as all
through his busy and active life, his
thoughts were for his beloved country
and its people, and among his last words
were irrational mnttorings In which he
gavo orders to his son, who il on his
staff, for the battle which no supposed
was about to occur, and In which he
understood there wero only 400 Spaniards
to combat. Jtlst before be died he
embraced his son.
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DISCOVERED by A WOMAN.

Another groat discovery has boon
made, and that too, by q lady in this
country. "Disoaso fastened its clutches
upon her for sovon years sho withstood
its scvercst tests, but her vital organs
woro undermined and death seemed i'm
incessantly, and could not sloop. She
finally discovered way to recovery, by
purchasing of us bottle Of DR.. Kings
Now Discovery for consumption, and
was so much relIevod on taking first
doso, that she slept oil night; and with
two bottles, has boon absolutely cured.
IIer name Ia Mrs. LuthDr Lutz." Thus
writea w. G. Hamnick & Co., Of Shelby,
n: G. Trial bottle FREQ at j, w, Bolrs,
Walhalla; w. j. Lunney's, Seneca; II.
b. Himmerman's, Westminster, Drug
Storos.
Regular size 5oc and 81. Every bottle
guaranteed. ...{ ~.
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Our Now HIe,hodist A'renchers.

our Now NHethodist PrenChers.
Tho Methodist Churches at Walhalla
and Seneca and tho communities in gone
raj are rojoiced that Rov. j. l.. Daniel
has been returned to serve this charge
for his fourth year. This will DO his last
yoar under the law of tho church, but
his people look forward to q year of
fruitful service. He is an able preacher
and has the best of staying qualities.
Rov. II. w. Whitaker, tho now preacher
in charge of the Walhalla Circuit, is no
stranger to our people. He onco served
the Westminster Circuit and has many
friends in Oconoe who will rejoice at his
return. He is strong preacher and wo
bespeak an "open door" for him among
the membership of his charge.
Rev. j. B. Wilson, tho now Presiding
Elder Of the Greenville District, comes
highly recommended. Ho enjoys the rep
utation of boing ono of the finest preach
ora in the conference, and his executive
ability is of high order. The impor-
tant interests of tho church will be safe
in his hands.
Row. j. l.. Mullinix has been assigned
to tho West Pickens Circuit and will soon
move to his now field of labor. He has
served the Walha]la circuit for the full
period Of four years and could romain
no longer. During his pastorate he has
been instrumental in accomplishing
much for tho good of his people, Ho is
consecratod preacher and goes to his
new charge carrying with him the best
wishes of a host OF friends in Oconeo,
who extend to their Pickens brethren
congratulations on securing the services
of such q devoted pastor.
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Pains in tho chest, when person has q
cold, indicates a tendency toward pneu.
monia. A. picco of flannel dampenod
with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound
Oh to the chest over tho scat of pain will
promptly relieve tho pain and prevent the
threatened attack of pneumonia. This
samo treatment will cure . lame back in
a fow hours. Sold by j. w. Bell, Wal
halla; II. B. Zimmerman, Westminster,
Wy. j. I.unneY. Seneca -
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CoIored Preachers for Oconee.

At the South Carolina Conference of
tho M. L. Church, colored, held at An
derson last week, Bishop Cyrus il. Toss,
of Pennsylvania, presiding, tho follow,
ing colorcd preachers we've assigned to
work in Oc0neo county for tho ensuing
yoar: Walhalla Circuit--Rov. j. d.
Mitchell; Seneca Station--Rov. I. E.
Lowory. Rcv. 9. j.. Logan, who har
boon filing tho Walhalla church for tho
past year, has been scnt to tho North
Grconyillo Circuit.
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Stoned Columbus, Statue.

MADRID, December 14.-A mob of
women in Old Grenoda to-day, consider
ing that tho discovery Of America was
the principal cause of Spain's misfor-
tunes, stoned tho statue of Columbus
there,
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"A Coming NHarriaRe,

We ore in receipt of an invitation to
attend tho marriage of Miss Isabel
Mcbride, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. g.
Hill, to Mr.. Thomas V. l.. Fahnestook,
Wednesday,, December 2Sth, 1893, u
january 9Th, GreenVillo. S. O.
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A ReliRlO,an Turkey.

Our fellow citizen, Mr.. Jas. d. Isbell,
informs us that he is tho owner of q tur-
key hon that has been laying since tt o
first of October. Whom Sunday happens
to be tho day in course she COOS on her
nest Saturday afternoon and iuys. .Next.
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R.nnncipntion NKec,ing.

emancipation Meeting. q" sg@ e.. F.
! There will be an emancipation meeting
at Old Pickens ohuroh (coloretD on Satur-
day, December 3lst. Several speeohos
will be made on that occasion. Every
body cordially invited to be present.
....'. W. B. JENKINs
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Christmas Goods.

Como aud 500 my stock of Christmas
goods, Just rocnived, tho prettiest limo
eyer In Wc8tminstor, which will be sold
cheap for Chash,-toys, chinawaro, eto.
sl. Mrs. 1cIn MCGEE,
~ l-L,.---- -. WestmlnBtar, s.. q.
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The soldier boys who have taken
Hoods Sarsaparilla arc said to have stood
tho long marches better than thcir com
panions. This medicine gives strength
and endurance.