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ssranuraetnring Industries.

nlT, - II ~ Y IASnW0ftD. Ile9lS % native
of ~ ,cia, bns has boof 8; ref,;,,,;s 81
OF Waliialla about five years. He
conducts a successful business 81 .t5 $5
The .Walhalla CANNING Fnofory has
been running three years. IL ia an
important enterprise. and under tba
management of Mr.. G. wv. pitchford
President and Treasurer. lie is fast
putting tho company on solid bust
ness basis. All kinds of fruits, yege.
tables aud berries arc canned.
The Southern Manufacturing Conf
pany manufacture high-grade mill
supplies. This is one of tho few
manufacturing plants off ss:.is HI; kind il
tho South. The company is char
tered with G. w. Wiccking, Sr., Pre-
sident and Treasurer, @. w. Wiecking,
Jrp VICE President and Secretary,
ana l1' II. "leoklng, General Super
l'''ehoeht. I'lcker SUCKS and levers
ior cotton mills area speciality. They
nave Dullt up splendid business.
'elr Piaht was unfortunately de-
s'loyeo oy hre on thursday night,
,t'n instant. nut win commenda-
VIZ P'ooN' 'hey ih&eha 10 fepus9a IN
'"' ''''' '"'''re ana commune ousl-
"oS' "' 'ho Ola Stand'
CiYil Engineer.
Mr. l. Ii. Harrison, civil engineer
and surveyor, resides iii Waiialia.
lie Is one OF the most capable civil
engineers IN the State, and has had
largo and varied experience in the
business. Ills work is always found
TO give satisfaction in locating rail
way routes, county and township
boundary lines, public highways, and
the metcs and bounds of lands.
miscellaneous Industries.
Commission merchants and insur-
ancc agents: J. ID. Werner, James
Thompson, Guy ~. Grove and X. O.
Wright.
There arc two beef markets.. Mr.,
M. H. Bryce has served the public
here for many years, and his market
receives the patronage of manv cus-
toners. NTessrs. J. Il. and ~. J,
Fowler have recently opened a mar
kct on Main street and serve their
customers well. Mr.. w. M. Gossctt.
of Westminster, S. c., also supplics
our citizens with fresh beef and NUT
ton two days in each week.
We have tbrco blooksm;tb sbo,>s
Mr.. John M. Baldwin is an oxnor, a.
the business. Who has NOT had b;s
horse shod bv John Baldwin wbo,
he puts Gu q shoe it. stovs until ,yor,
out.
Mr.. j. w. Lee has had a shop here
for tyo WONG JJo lo 1
of custom and does y oood bns;,os.
Who has not heard of Dcccmbor
Gadsdcn? lie is an cyncrt at tho
forge, and none can beat, him ~ q
worker in iron. Ie is n worthy suc-
ccssor of Tubal. cain.
Mr.. f.. Thcilkuhl is Walhalla's
expert tailor. He came from tbc
Fathcrland about six wears 400 Uo
has all the work he can do.
1t would never do to forget our
barber, Monsieur Warren Priestly.
lie Is almost rs indispensable as a
doctor. n good shave at his dcx-
c'o"s ''"" never ia'ls 10 make one
icci oe''er' lie mas peen our tom
So'l'l 'rClsC fourteen years.
Ah" VINO ooes not wear shoes ! IL
yo" want TO nave them made or
n'e'lueo carry 1hcm TO the shop OF ).
~ Dyro' llcnry lletJen or L. Z.
ouo'
Nleolclhe ior "Snake b1te" can be
lo''''S''eo '' inc d'Spensary and three
o. s'oreS' we may wish them away,
'po' i"''S must DC fecogn'zcd' The
'iSPe''S'ry' however, IL IN the careful
'''"'so oi N'r' H. ID. Nchroder. Inc
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Nos. 81 and 81 Solid Trains between
Charleston and Columbia. S. G.
III. NJ. EMERSON,
Gcn'l Passenger Agent.
j. II. KENLY. 't
General Manager.
#. nj. EMERSON,
Traffic Manager.
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A AtIIntic Coast HAimeo
Passenger Department.,
Wilmington, N. G., FGbruayy "a, 1897.
Fast Limo Between Charleston
and Columbia and Upper South
Carolina and North Carolina.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE. :
In effect Fobruar1y 9th, 1907.
WESTWARD, ..... *.
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(s(, Regular stations. q Flag sta1ion.z
All regular trains from AndeIbons to
Walhalla have right of track ovc$ trains
of tho samc GLASS moving in Opposite
direction, unlcss otherwise specified by
train orders. ..". otF |2e FIN
Viii also stop at tho following stations
to take on or let of passengers Phin-4
uoy's, James and Sandy Springs.
No. y connects with Southern Railway
No. l2 at Anderson. -
No. connects with Southern Railway
Nos. 70, 81 and IS at Seneca.
!. II. ANDERSON,
Superintendent.
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Soulh Carolina and YeorYia g. /
HE CHARLESTON Line"

Solid Through Trains between Cha,
ton and Ashcvillc Carrying Pulls
Palace Buifctt narlOr Cars.
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ISis said that ip order To raise ygar.
.royenue Congress viii probably be
asked to put d tax Of four cents d.
pe:'nd l',:'l'at6 on i coffee ghieb. would yield
:a.hert 900 sssas, ,oen, 900 y year, and a9ltax,
Of ten cents q pound 8on tea, which
would bring st1,0OO,oO0.
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a n. IN. "P p m. IN" noon. IN" night
Nos. 81 md 88-Daily. Washington and South.
WoStorn Vostibulc Limited. Through Pullman
eloopinR c9rB between Now York and Now Or.
leans. Via Washington, Atlanta and Montgom.
cry, and also botwoon Now York and Momphis,
VnWashington, Atlanta and Birmingham first
GLASS thorou8hfaro coaches between Washing.
ton and Atlanta. Dining cars soryo all monIa
on route Pullman drawngrOom sleeping cars
between Greensboro and Norfolk. Close con-
nootion at ForfOlk for OLD POINT COMFORT,
arriving thoro in time FOR brcnkfast.
NoH M and &-Unitod States Fast Mail
guns solid between Washington and Now Or.
leans, via Southern Railway, A. 81 w. =. II. H.,
and j. Sc N. It. r., DoinR composed OF baggage
car and coaches, through without change for
passengers OF ali cln.MUB. Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars ho,WGon Now York and
Now Orleans, via Atlanta and Montgomery.
Leaving Washington each Wednesday and Sat
urday, a tourist sloeping car win run through
botwocn Washington and San Francisco
; without change.
Nos II, 81, 80 and 12-PuIlman Riooping unrs
botwCOn Richmond and Charlotte, via Danvillo,
B2uthbou Nos. IL and 81, northbound Nos.
98 and IL
Tho Air Limo Bo!u train Nos. II and l9 hG
| twoon Atlanta and CornoliN, Ga, daily OK.
copt Sunday.
Third ,Y-P. s Gen. Mgr .Tr9flic Mgr.
Washington, ID. o. Washington, ID. O.
w. a. TURK, s.. II. HARDWlCK,
Gonn Pass Ag't, ASS t Gon'l Pass. AR't.,
Wunihing6on, ID. Q. Atlanta, Ga,
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COncluSiOno

In the foregoing article, we have
endcavored to present bird's-ey
view of the County seat Of Oconeo,
the business done here and the men
who do it. We have not written all
that could or should be said, but
space calls halt. We have painted
no over-drawn picture. 1t is our
purpose to give plain narrative Of
facts, and let them speak for them
selves. In future article we shall
treat of the surrounding community,
its resources, advantages and attrac-
tions to per sons at home and abroad.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-21

Is ! N~~~~' ... Notary Public. 4
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on tho blood and mri-
cous surfaces of tho systam. Send for
testimonials, free. Ts
Il. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75o. ,.....'s.. ~
Halls Family Pills are tho best.
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Benevolent Orders.

There are four benevolent institu-
tions-}luc Ridge Lodge, No. 90,
A. f. NJ, Walhalla Lodge, No. 81,
X. of p, Knights Of Honor and An
cicnt Order of United Workmen.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY
SIR SIR

Condensod Schedule of Passenger Tralns.
In Effect February 27th, 1898.
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"Bread is the staff of life," and
Mr.. Harmon e. Schroeder knows how
to bake it.
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.OCONEE AND HER PEOPLE.

CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.
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LHt GiOcuI governments
The municipal government Of
Walhalla is committed to the hands
OF some Of her most intelligent and
cntcrprislng men, of whom much
may be expected. The Town Com-
oil is composed Of II. A. II. Gibson,
Mayor, {. w. Pitchford, II. I. Wca-
yer, w. l.. Werner, A. p. Crisp, Il. S.
IloIlcman and James Thompson,
Aldermen. Under their direction
the government Of the town is all
that its citizens can desire.
Board Of Health.
The health and cleanliness Of the
town is looked after by an able
Board of Health, composed of DR..
}. j. Thodc, Preside :, r.. n. Jaynes,
Secretary, J. E. Hendrix, DR.. j. w.
Bell, and W. p. Dickson. The Town
Marshais, Mcssrs. w. j. Bcuk and S.
NJ. Dickson, arc also Health Officers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
FAILURE FIGURES FOR THE YEAR
1897 RECORD-BREAKIN In
CHARACTER.
THE LAST HALF THE BETTER.
SHOWING IS ANS IMPROVEMENT
OVER THE corresponding
PERIOD OF 1892.
FEELING OF CALM CONFIDENCE.
In All Lines of Tradc,tthe Comipr
Year Is Looked Forward to
without Fear.

NEW YORK, Jan. Dun e. Co.'S
weekly review Of trade will say in its
issue tomorrow: In failures 1897 was
not only the best year since 1892. but
on the whole, the best ever definitely
known There were 10, 522 failures. in
number lis per cent less than in 1896
and 1882 I'll defaulted liabilities. "a
per cent less than in 1896. The wears
banking failures counted for 1928, 249 100
and the commercial failures were but
1881, with liabilities of $154, 1892, OIL, the
average per failure being only S11 $50,
the lowest ever known except in 1892.
But even in that year the failures dur
Ing the last half averaged liabilities of
S10,477 per failure, while In the last
half Of 1897 the average was only
1888. The returns by branches Of
business show that in Is out of %
classes the failures were lower than in
any previous year of which there Is
record. with especially large decrease
In the great number of unclassified
manufacturing and trading failures
Moreover, the year showed remarkable
decrease, as some other prosperous
years have shown increase, comparing
the second with the first half. That the
new year began with disappointment
for spectators in stocks and grain Is
not bad sign. Prices Of stocks have
gained a little, after yielding at first
and close 70 cents per share higher for
railroads and $1.05 per share higher
for trusts
Cotton was disappointment to many
because it did not change at all in
spot price, although the accounts of re-
duction in wages by English works
warrant hopes Of larger consumption.
Cotton manufacture Is little encour-
aged by larger demand for goods since
the reduction in prices and the abste-
nation of buyers for months past has
probably been due in large measure to
expectation Of that reduction. But
with the certainty that the print cloth
works are to continue prices have fur
Their declined to ZIP cents. The wooden
quite largely at prices probably close
to the best. Behind all the market
reports there is the fact that consump-
ton of wool has for about five months
been the largest ever known, and the
buying indicates, as does the demand
for such heavy weight goods as has
been opened, that a satisfactory half
year is expected. Prices so far paid
are said to be from 20 to 30 per cent
higher than a year ago, with wool from
80 to 80 per cent higher.
Failures for the week have been 322
in the United States, against All last
year. and in Canada 49, against 62 last
year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08

Grief justice, that the state courts
could proceed in such cases in the alb
sence OF the mandate of this court
With this, Mr.. Boardman's presenta-
ton of the case closed and the court
retired for consultation at 1890. re-
turning at one minute past 1 o'clock.
The crowd in the court room re-
NAMED during the absence of the court.
The decision came promptly and
without any circumlocution, after the
court had returned to the chamber The
members had scarcely more than taken
their seats when the chief justice an
nounced the decision, saying:
I'm the matter of the application for
a writ Of habeas corpus in the case
of Theodore Durrant, the petition to
file such application is denied. by the
unanimous opinion of the court
Upon this announcement, a majority
Of the spectators filed out, and the
court took up other matters before it.
MI Boardman left with others, merely
remarking that he had exhausted all
the resources at his command in the
interest of his client.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
Bismarck's Postomce Row.

FARGO, N. D., Jan. 7.-Ex-Warden Wilson
ington in day or two to make a large sized
kick. He represents those citizens of Bis
marck who are protesting against the con-
tress Of Bismarck. On the other hand. Ed
Patterson is already in Washington to head
off any protests that come in and Editor
Stevens Will be en- route to the capital as
soon as he gets a few papers necessary in
the case. Those who are making the pro-
test claim that they had no time to select
for the fact that no other application was
filed. They state that Postmaster Reed still
had a long time to serve and they never
though of naming his successor until near
the expiration of his time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
MONEY ORDER FRAUDS
Unearthed by the System of Checks
Introduced by Castle.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Auditor
Castle, of the postoffice department,
has discovered irregularities in money
order accounts, which may possibly re-
suit in loss to the government of a
considerable sum. They were brought
to light as the outcome of a new system
of checking accounts by postmasters,
which went into effect on the first of
the year About three years ago the
practice Of checking money order &C
counts in the office of the auditor was
changed, they being audited by stubs
or coupons and not by the orders them
selves as had been done previously. If
the pOstmaSter'S returns correspondent
in each item with this coupon or stub,
the account was assumed to be correct
and was closed. The money order it
self was never checked by the issuing
pcstmaster's returns, but was only
used as voucher for the paying post
master. When Auditor Castle took
charge of the office he discovered de-
fects in the system which made it pos
sible for dishonest postmasters to rob
the government. He then put into
operation a new system which he be-
leved would cover all defects. One of
the most important of the changes de-
cided upon was the adjustment Of the
coupon entirely, and the checking Of
both sides of the postmaster's account
by the money order itself. Several
cases have already been detected in
which orders were issued for as high
as $50 and 500 and were reported by
the issuing postmaster at 81 or 81 each.
How many such frauds were perpetrat-
ed during the three years in which the
old system was in operation can only
be guessed. An examination Of the
100, geo, 900 money orders issued during
that time could be made, the auditor
believes, by 100 men in year. and if
the rate of fraudulent orders just dis
covered continues, he thinks it might
be we'll to do this. How much the gov
eminent has lost will not be determin-
ed unless such an examination is made.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
DURRANT'S DOOM
Continued from First Page.

about to die. Durrant finished quietly
and had scarcely ceased when the
tlack cap was placed over his face.
AT the same instant Hangman Lunt
raised his hand, the trap was sprung
and with a rattle Durrant's body shot
through the opening. There was
sound as Of stout rope drawn taut
and broken-necked criminal swayed
to and fro for moment, when the
body became motionless. The crowd
srrged forward, but the warden's voice
was heard to exclaim, stand back"
The doctors, however, were permitted
to go forward, where they felt the
pulse and finally decided that Durrant
was dead
In Just eleven minutes and twenty
eight seconds all signs of life had van
iShed and the most noted criminal Of
the nineteenth century was officially
dead. The body was allowed to hang
for fifteen minutes, when it was cut
down ana placed in black coffin, pro-
Vided by an undertaken from San
Francisco
1t is not yet known what disposition
Of the body will be made, as Durrant's
parents have been so far unable to Sc
cure accommodations in any of the
local cemeteries for the body Of their
son. 1t is very probable that the body
will be cremated.
AS soon as the drop fell the spectators
hurried out Of the room and nobody
remained except physicians and news
paper men.
Durrant Sr., went Immediately to his
wife, who was waiting in one Of the
guard rooms, and together they &C
ccmpanied the body of their son to San
Francisco.
The prison officials were enthusiastic
in their praise of Durrant's nerve. 1t
had been feared by them. in spite of
his apparent bravado, that the con-
demned man would break down at the
last moment and make a scene. At
one time. several days ago, Durrant
gave evidence Of a collapse, but he
managed to pull his nerves together
once more and proudly declined all Of
fers oe stimulants to enable him to
make a bold showing on the Scaffold.
The criminal was apparently proud OF
his race and avowed that he would Idle
like a Durrant."
Durrant'S most urgent request of
Warden Hale was that no autopsy be
held on his body. The prisoners medi-
cal training seemed to have imbued
him with a horror of the surgical treat
ment of corpses and he avowed that
no knife should ever touch his flesh.
He also requested that the rope with
which he was hanged be burned. His
wishes in both these respects were OBJ
served by the warden.
1t was a sad day, not only for Dur
rant, but for eight other murderers who
are confined in San Quentin and whose
tho, efforts of Durrant's attorney in his
behalf They were all prepared to fol-
low the same tactics for delay, but now
that the courts have shown that 1t is
possible to hang a murderer in Cali
fornia, they have given up hope.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
SKETCH OFF CAPT. RICH,
Who Goes to China as n Consulting
Engineer.

Capt. Watson w. Rich. the Minneapolis
engineer who has been called to China to. be
consulting engineer for Cheng Tagan, the
Chinese director general of the Chinese rail-
ways. is an cid citizen OF Minnesota. He
earned his title in the War of the Rebellion,
in which he commanded a company four
years. After the war he employed for
some time in the engineering department in
the government surveys for river improve
ments. Later he was employed as engineer
on the Wisconsin Central railroad. He then
went In for w. D. Washburn as engineer on
the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad. Since
then he was for ten twelve years chief en-
gineer on the 500 road. He is 55 years
old. and stands at the head of his profession
in this country. His family is residing at 1116
Fifth street, southeast, Minneapolis. Last
year he with w. D. Washburn in China
While there they had interviews with Cheng
Tagan. the successor of Ii Hung Chang who
thought it possible to make arrangements for
constructing a railway from Pekn to Han
kow, and he was employed by Cheng to make
the preliminary examination CT the line but
not regular survey. After making his re-
port he returned to this country. SIX weeks
ago Cheng invited him to return to China and
accept the position of consulting engineer. He
left last week and will sail from San Fran
cisco Jan. 6, but his family will remain in
MINNEAPOLIS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
Railway Notes.

The Northern Pacific general passenger
department is in receipt Of advice from is
Western representative that the steamer City
of Seattle arrived yesterday morning with $50
passengers from Dawson City. Some of them
left Dawson as late as noon. Dec 7. They
report a shortage OF food, but say there are
no chances Of actual starvation. Most Of
them will return within the next sixty days
An official statement has already been pub
lished showing that 1913 cars have already
been equipped with automatic couplers and
463, 1872 with train brakes. The cost of equip
ping each car with automatic coupIers il
500 and the cost of providing air brakes has
been $40 per car. Where new brake levers
and other attachments have to be provided
the cost for each car is not less than SO
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
A PLAGUE OF THE NIGHT.
ITCHING PILES AND OTHER REC
TAI TROUBLES EASILY CURED
ny A NEW AND SAFE
METHOD.
A Remarkable Number of Cures
Made by the Pyramid Pile Cure.


About one person in every four suf-
fers from some form Of rectal disease
The most common and annoying Is
itching piles. indicated by warmth,
slight moisture and intense, uncontroll-
able itching in the parts affected.
The usual treatment has been some
simple ointment or salve which some
times give temporary relief, but moth
ing like a permanent cure can be ex-
pected from such superficial treatment
The only permanent cure for itching
piles yet discovered is the Pyramid
Pile Cure, not only for itching piles, but
for every other form of piles, blind,
bleeding or protruding. The first appli-
cation gives instant relief and the con-
tinued use for a short time causes q
permanent removal OF the tumors or
the small parasites which cause the in
tense itching and discomfort of itching
piles.
Many physicians for long time sup
posed that the remarkable relief af-
forded by the Pyramid Pile Cure was
because it was supposed to contain CO.
caine, opium or similar drugs, but such
is not the case. A recent careful anal
ysis of the remedy showed 1t to be alb
solutely free from any cocaine, opium,
or in fact any poisonous, injurious
drugs whatever.
For this reason the Pyramid Pile
Cure is probably the only pile cure ex-
tensively recommended by physicians,
because 1t Is so safe, so prompt in the
relief afforded and so far as known the
only positive cure for piles except a
surgical operation.
In one year the Pyramid Pile Cure
has become the best known, the safest
and the most extensively sold of any
pile cure before the public.
Nearly all druggists now sell 1t at
Scots and 81 per package.
Address the Pyramid Co., Marshall,
Mich. for book on cause and cure of
piles and also hundreds of testimonials
from all parts Of the United States.
If suffering from any form of piles
ask your druggist for a package of Ply
ramid Pile Cure and try it tonight.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
GRAIN RATES WEAK.
Lively Tumble of Tariffs Is In Pros
poet.

CHICAGO, Jan. THE indications are
that grain rates east OF Chicago will take
the liveliest kind Of tumble whenever Jo-
seph Letter or his agents announce that
he Is ready to send his large pile of wheat
to the seaboard. The rates are already grow
ing shaky, and it was reported that one road
today had made rate Of ten cents on wheat
from Chicago to New York, which Is cut
of eight cents from the rate which all the
roads agreed to maintain after the first Of
the present year. 1t is openely asserted
from Chicago to the Atlantic ocean for six
cents. The temptation of 100000 bushels
in one pile which some road may secure for
itself, is enough to set all OF the rates
themselves to secure it when Mr.. Letter Is
ready to forward II.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
Banann Belt Weather.

ABERDEEN, S. D., Jan. IA year ago
the Dakotas and Minnesota were hidden un-
der from three to five feet of snow, trains
were not running, long lines were aban-
doned for the rest Of the winter, mail routes
were desolate, and many Of the roads over
three states were impossible.
This week farmers in this part Of South
Dakota, and probably elsewhere as well, have
been haying with much zest and profit
as In June The roads are as smooth as
asphalt, bicycle centuries are the fashion,
while the winter feed that was put up in the
fall remains untouched. Never was there
a greater contrast in the climate of two sue
winters,