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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Morning. Subscription, 91.00 Per Annum. Advertising Itatos Reasonable. -By 8TECK. SHELOR & SCHRODER. Communications or a personal character charged tor as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALI.A, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, MARCH ii, 1000. WAK ll VOl'It LABEL. Our subscribers frequently requosl us to send thom receipts for remit tance hy mail. This is unnecessary. Thc dale of payaient ls An the label opposite each name Look at your lahei before remitting, then look at il the week following and you will notice that the dale on your label has been changed in accordance with tho amount of money seul us. This is both an acknowledgement and a re ceipt. Please watch your label! Til IO EDUCATIONAL HALLY. Next Saturday lhere will be an ?'ducat Ional rallj at Walhalla al which not only the teachers and trus tees ol' Oconee are urged to be pres ent, but every person who feels an Interest In educational matters should attend. Miss Mary T. Nance, one of the most prominent and enthusiastic workers in Hie cause ol' education in this State, w ill be in active charge of this meeting. Cor some days Bile, in company with Superintendent of Education W. C. Hughs, has been earnestly at work in other sections of the county, and this work will bear good frlut. A special feature of the meeting in Walhalla next Saturday will be the organization ol County Teachers' Vgsociation, and Ulla gives additional emphasis to the invitation for all teachers ol' tlc county to attend. Walhalla will be ready lo welcome the teachers, and ii is hoped that a large assembly will be brought to gether. There lies in this work ?1 meal possibility ol good to the schools nf de county. Lit every teacher attend. TI rv TO WIN IT : Tile Courier Ls in receipt ol' the following letter from Seneca, audit speaks for it sid;': To the Citizens ol Oconee: The contributors to Hie Oconee In hibit Hal) are in earnest. Are you'.' If ten or more citizens ol' Oconee will bring exhibits to the hall during the month ol' March and agree to con tinue making exhibits of Oconee's product'- throughout the year, then we will agree to give a prize of $.".0 on December 1st to the individual making and maint ?lining the best ex hibit to that date. Your every .>x hlblt, w het her perishable or Imper ishable, will be taken into considera tion. Lot us see il you are in earnest. Ver. lespect fully, Committee. This is an opportunity that our citizens ought to grasp. True, not all of the exhibitors can secure the prize to be offered, but there ls re ward even to those who fall in such eontests. In Ibis exhibition of your county's products of the soil, or the products of your own skill and la bor, you bring attention to yourself, your ability and your energy. It is a plan by which. In other words, you ure given free advertising for your self and your products. Take hold of this contest, farmers and manufacturers. If ten men will enter this contest then the prize of $60 will be offered. The prize ls worth striving for, and it is in such contests that the best efforts are brought out. Will you be one of the ten to force the committee to offer the prize. Try lt! THE INAUGURATION. To-morrow in Washington William Howard Taft will be inaugurated as tho twenty-seventh President of the greatest nation on the earth. Long may he live, and may his adminis tration be signalized throughout by that conservatism, equity and sound judgment that his recent campaign and more recent utterances have given grounds to ! he entile COU ll tl') to hope for. We of the South have differed, and now differ, from him and lils party on many subjects, yet as a whole we feel (hal the South has much to hope for from Mr. Taft -much more from tho President-to-be, in fact, than from his parly, considered as a whole Fortunately for us, and 'or the whole country, party ?ines ftv not now so ?'.rielly drawn as ,i few years back, and the two fereat parties, save ona few Issues, are so closely allied in principle that In reality it makes lltJ flo difference to the country ns a whole which party holds the reins of government. The two parties serve a purpose, the ono a check upon the other; and the fact that ! year by year, aa the country's Inter- I I esta bave become more uniform, tue political parties bave also been mod ified Imo comparative sameness, but gives force of strength to the politi cal danger one to the other. And in j this political danger lies the mate rial safety of the country. Mr. Taft, a Republican, will be our next President; yet the South, un changeably Democratic, feels that the affairs of tho whole nation are to be guarded well by thoso in authority, for there are enough Democrats In Congress to prevent any of the old time flagrantly Republican measures ever being resurrected. In fact, we I doubt If there ls any desire on the part of present Republicans to do aught hut that which is for the best interest of the meat masses of the people whom they represent. Wi- have gotten together once more as a reunited country. The i great conciliatory influence of the lamented McKinley has not suffered through his unfortunate laking away, I but rallier gained font' and efficacy ; through the national sorrow that fol lowell his death. We bellove that in William ll. Tad we will lind more of ?li" McKinley qualities than oxisl ed in Mr. Roosevelt. We have high hopis for the ?illili?' of il.i' coming administration, and lhere goes-out ic lin new President and hts admin istration no warmer, weleonie. no sin cerer desire for great usefulness, no more fervent prayers for Divine guidance lo those In authority than mu s out from Hie South. j .May President Taft long live and servo well tho people who have call ed him lo Un' highest place in the i gift of any people! Till-: COMPROMISE. To the prohibitionists of South Carolina tho Chrlstensen-WIllIams compromise bill which tinnily passed the House on February "7iii is by no means a satisfactory solution of the question. Yet, under the circum stances, we doubt if ibero was possi ble any more favorable solution ?it the session just closed. The prob I- j bltlonlsts ha\c not started nulle ai I the beginning point lu secure a pro hibition law. In loo many ol' the i counties of South Carolins those who favored prohibition failed to exert' their inllui'iicc al thc proper lime before their members of lli? General Assembly were chosen -or else lliisi Slate is not yet ready for a prohib?- 1 lion law. lt is e\ Ident, ii i he members of i the General Assembly are true rep resentatives of their constituents, thal we have not yet nrrlvcd at thal I point where a majority of Hie people wish prohibition. If thal is not the i ase. th. n we have failed in our duly at the polls. However thal may be, by the passage of the compromise bill prohibition has lust no ground. In August, in the counties where dispensaries are now in operation, elections are provided for on this question, and it is here that the pro hibitionists must centralize their ?t ions in creating prohibition senti ment and prohbition voters If tho cause is to finally win. Prohibition sentiment can never bo forced oil 1 any one. lt must bc taught by pre I cept and example. Xo moral law was i ever forced upon any people success J fully. Sentiment must first be ere j ated favorable to any law before it i can be effectively operated. The gains for prohibition have not j been as rapid as they should have i been, yet as a whole the situation at present holds some encouragement to the prohibitionists. ('rum's Resignation in Toddy's Hands Charleston, March 1.-With the resignation of Dr. Wm. I). Crum, as collector of customs for this port, the resignation to take effect March 4th, the 'situation which threatened to cause President-elect Taft consid erable embarrassment, is avoided. No appointment made by President Roosevelt during either of his ad ministrations has given rise to such discussion as that of Crum, whose appointment as collector at Charles ton was vigorously opposed because of the fact that he was a negro. Eloped With Preacher?} Wife. Spartanburg, Feb. 27.-Minims Manley and Mrs. Minnie Smith, the latter said to be the wife of a min ister in Franklin, Qa., who (doped from that place two weeks ago, were arrested at Clifton last night by She riff Wansley, of Franklin, who traced them to Spartanburg. The warrant for the arrest ol' the elopers was sworn out by the hus band of the woman. Mrs. Smith seemed to be very much in love with Manley, for she patted his cheek most affectionately after they had been taken in custody and gave him a kiss. She did aol relish the Idea of being taken hai1< lo Georgia, for she made use of several words thal would not look nice In print. SHh' Neck. mitt neck is caused by rheumatism of the muscles of the neck. ll is usually confined to one side, or to the back of the neck and one side. While it is often quite painful, quick relief may be bad by applying Cham berlain's Liniment. Not ono case of rheumatism in ten requires internal tn at ment. Winn there is no fever and no swelling ns in muscular and chronic rheumatism. Chamberlain's Liniment Will accomplish more .nan any Internal t real nient. For sale hy Dr. J. W. Hell. Walhalla; W. J. Lun ney. Seneca. I ?BGlSLAA'IVK HESSION CLOSE?. Ocoiue's lax I*'vy Will ll?* Fiftoon .Mi ls-(.nierai l,a\.s. Editor Cou lier: Thc General As sembly, so far as the records go, ad journed aine die Saturday, February 27, at 11.69 p. m., but as a matter of fact it wat, after six o'clock Sunday morning. The legislative day con tinues until adjournment even li it runs over several days. The delay was caused by the contention of some of the employees for additional pay, though, as one of them stated, he was getting a batter salary than he ever had before. ? Mr. Mann's resolution to pay the Karie school listriit $50 '.or taxes paid into the High School lund pass ed Hie House, but h ;iore it was pass ed in the Senate many lottery un i petitions were recoiled, and Mr. Sul livan and I thon wanted the : evolu tion killed, so lt was quietly laid upon the table. A hill passed the House to have eei i ai- < i ords at Pickens and An del-on copied that effect title to real e late ill 0COU66 and m.ike a DOW i 11 - dex, and appropriating $2,600 there for. In my Judgment this was more than is ne essary to have the work done, so this waB changed to $1,600, and the Clerk ol' the Court ol' Oco nee ls authorized lo have the work done. Our delegation was very much por plexod during the last week by the letters Ol the County Supervisor as to i he (ondit ion ol' (lie county's ilnances. We bad been Informed by the Supervisor last tall, and again the ilrsi of January, thal the county j would IK' practically out of debt, ex cept the bonded debt. The new Su pervisor now linds that thc; county ls ii'1.1. behind for last year, with (estimated) $10,000 to pay ii willi, leaving a balance of $1 1,000 ol' d-')t for (he year. This is a sad condi tion of . hairs. There is an evident lack of knowledge ol the affairs in the Supervisor's olllce or a flagrant disregard of the law. All disbursing o dices are prohibited from making contracts !n excess ol' the tax levy, and lt is made a lelony to do so. Yet in the lace ol' 'his these conditions are reported to us. The me libera of tho General Assembly were respon sible tor the lax levy, but the Coun ty Hoard Ol Commissioners are re sponsible l'or tho way in which it is spent, lt will be seen thal v?e were face to race with a proposition io raise Hie (ax !oiy or baie no lands to repair bridges and roads. So we baie made the best <>!' lt thill we could and raised the (ax levy one mill more than ii was last year. This niil only lea.e Hie commissioners alum) $8,000 for roads and bridges for dds year-about one-third, ap parently, thal was spent last year. Tills makes the total State and coun ty levy for this year i ."> mills. Tho] delegation In the General Assembly feel that our (ininti officials 'have placed us in a very undesirable situ ation, and we give these facts to place the responsibility where it should rest. The officials are per sonally very warm friends to ns. but thal is no reason why any short comings should be Kept hld from tho public. We have personally warned thc others that they must avoid the recurrence of this condi tion. We may see what value the grand jury is to the county. Mr. Mann's bill making the break ing Into any express package a mis donu anor passed and became law. The common Behool districts thal run the shortest terni will get aid from the state. Twenty thousand dollars is appropriated for this pur pose, no one district io receive mon' (han iso. This is the (?rsl bit ol' aid (hal has been given by tho State to the common school districts that are struggling for educational ad vantages. The district applying is required to raise as much as the State gives it hy subscription or spe cial tax levy. If (Iiis works well this year, no doubt it will be changed and made more liberal next year. Of the 28!) new laws only about 40 of them are general in their na ture. The greater number relate to school districts and county govern ment. Tho Constitution of 189f> sought to restrict the evil of local and special legislation, hut ls not proving effective. About 7"> percent of the laws that are passed would not stand in the courts If they should be tested. Many efforts have been made to stop so much waste, hut when one of these local measures is attacked the author seems to think the other fellow has a special grudge at him, and when he has an opportu nity he pays him back In an effort to defeat some wholesome legisla tion. This makes lt Impractical for a legislator who values his useful ness to the State to oppose this cumbersome nuisance. Tile general laws are: To exempt school bonds from tax ation. To allow the record of deeds and renunciation of dower executed with out the State and probated before a notary ?th seal. To provide for costs In cases brought in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, not to exceed one hundred dollars. To amend Section 2815 relating to (he recovery Of personal properly, so as to allow the recovery of all dam ages in the same manner tis the re covery of the property; also to al low a counter claim, these actions growing out of the same transac I ions. To allow wills to bo written with t y pew ri tor. To amend the law relating to the recording of deeds and mortgages by limiting the time for recording to ten days instead of forty days. To Install i. ir\inorial window in Stanford church, Petersburg, Ya., to commemorate the heroism of Con federate soldiers who lost their lives there. Three hundred dollars was appropriated. To prohibit the Importation Into this State ol' domestic animais unless inspected by a quarantine ofhcer.and to provide for the eradication of con tagious diseaess. To regulate the collection and dis? tribut ion of ?lead bodies for scientific pu rposes. To allow cotton mill operatives to work 11 hours a day or not more than GO hours a week. To allow towns and cities to con demn landa tor water sheds. Ii ls i/?ade a crime for an officer of a corporation to pay dividends unless the money has been actually earned. It is made a crime for any person to use the name of a corporation to secure credit. The oillcers of corporations are re quired, under penalty, to furnish all stockholders with a verified state-' mont of the financial condition upon written request. Railroads, banks and building and loan associations are exempt from this. No changes in tho courts of this circuit were made. It ls a crime to intentionally or negligently break any baggage or ex press package. lt is a misdemeanor to publish the name of any female upon whom rape, or an assault hal been com mitted. The offence of Rambling ls put in the jurisdiction of a magistrate. Assault with intent to rape i. pun ished as rape. Slight changes were made in the high school law, and $(?0,000 was appropriated for this year. County treasurers are required to deposit in the strongest banks in the cou ii ty. Banks aro required to lay by 5 per . .cut ol' tho nit profits until they have a surplus of 25 por cont of UH; tai ital stock. No hank can he or ganized with less dian $.'..ono capi tal. Electric railroads north of Colum bia are required to have vestibules on their cars with class enclosure. A qualitative analysis i- required tor commercial fertilizers, and each ingredient must come :,, to the guar antee. Lumping al! of the elements will not be allowed. This law is in response to many complaints from farmers. To draw a check on a bank where the drawer has no funds there to pay with is made a misdemeanor The Immigration depart mei.t ls changed to thai of Agriculture, Com merce ?md Industries. The commis sioner is authorized to appoint two factory inspectors to see that tin* la bor laws "are carried out. A silver service to cost $5,000 is to be presented to the crew on tie l ulled States battleship .'South Car olina." A monument is to be erected to tho women of the Confederacy on the Capitol grounds. The Slate is to pay one-half, or $ I 0,000. (?rand juries are empowered to employ au expert accountant. County treasurers .ire required lo show In what banks the county funds are held. ll is a misdemeanor to own or keep a sheep-killing dog. The section of the Codi? which al lowed what is comuiony called tho j mer Pant's lien is repealed. A commission is established lo pro- ! mole the uniformity ol' law; among! the State-;. Masters are authorized lo admin ister o..tbs generally. Discrimination in prices against any Community or to break down the business ol a competitor is punisha ble by a penally ol' from $.~>00 to $6,000. 'lowes are allowed to disorganize in tile same way that tho organize. 'I'be Governor is authorized to pa roi prisoners winn be thinks it to Hie public Interest. The general appropriation bill car ried $1,323,398.04. This is a little bigger than any one for previous years. Some of the larger sums are: Interest on public deb? $295,000; pensions, $260,000; hospital for the insane. $1110.000; Winthrop College?, $ 1 ;:;;.ooo ; Sou' li Carolina 1 * ii i \ orsll y, $82,000. The trustees of the South Carolina University wanted an additional $20,000 to begin the erection of a mw administration building at a total cost of $40,000. All of it was given them just for the asking. The University is not filled and running over like Winthrop and Clemson. For this session there were 1,100 young ladies who applied for admis sion to Winthrop, while only 426 could be accommodated. Next year the new dormitory will be ready and two hundred more cnn be admitted. The Legislature continues to grow extravagant. There Jj about the same number of us to protest as heretofore, but we can't stop it. The effort to raise salaries, I am glad to say, failed in the House. The past session has been largely taken up with discussions of the whiskey question, and much that was needful to advance the material development of the State was kept back. Respectfully, J. R. Earle. Walhalla. March 2, 1900. Accidentally Shot While Out Hunting Columbus, Ga., Feb. 28.-Griggs Sykes, the 15-year-old son of W. J. Sykes, accidentally shot and killed himself while hunting with a boy comrade yesterday morning near Co lumbus. A gun in the buggy was fired by pulling up a laprobc, and shot the boy in the heart. Desperate Coughs Dangerous coughs. Extremely perilous coughs. Coughs that I rasp and tear the throat and J !lungs. Coughs that shake the { w hole body. You need a regu lar medicine, a doctor's medi cine, for such a cough. Ask your doctor about Ay er's Cht ry Pectoral. Wo publish our formulas ijers fr >m our medloines , Wo ut gt you lo ooi'milt your dootor Any good doctor will tell you that a medi cine like Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cannot do ?ts best work if the bowels are con stipated. Ask your doctor if he knows anything better than Ayer's Pills for cor recting this sluggishness of the liver. --il?do by th? J. O. Ay?r Co., Lowen, Hui. ALL GENUINE ItOfiTfflGHT METAL SHINGLES i HAVE Don't Forget That insist upon it if you want long wear and f.eedom from repairs from your roof. STAMPED ON THE| FOURTH GIDGE OF EVERY SHINGLE CO RT RIGHT METAL SHINGLE Roof? pul on 21 year? ?go are a? Ri>r J as Dew today and have n-;v.-r needed repair?. They'?? far-proo?. iicim. proof, handsome ord easily laid. Clad to ?ivc c?hmr.'e?. DROP IN AND SEE THPIV' SENECA HARDWARE COMPANY, Seneca? S. C. li' High Grade Fertilizers, Meal and Acid at Lowest Prices for MONEY or COTTON. A full and complete Stock of Clothing, Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Stoves, Tinware, Oliver Chilled Plows and Plow Goods, Mitchell Wagons, Buggies and Harness. raj m Doors, Sash, Blinds, Paints and I H Oils, Lime and Cement. Do not fail to examine our Stock and get our Prices on what you may want. Nimmons 5 SENECA FERTILIZERS! If you want to get the best Fertilizers try Swift's Eagle Brand, the best on the market, made from Dried Blood, Meat and Bone Tankage, and of quality that will produce results. For sale by C. W. PITCHFORD, WALHALLA, ?. O. NEW SPRING GOODS ! My line of Spring Goods is very pretty and varied. They are strictly up-to-date Goods, such as Dress Goods, Laces, Em broideries, Hosiery, Belts, Collars, etc. We want to show you our new Spring SuiU* They are good and cheap. Our Men's and Ladies' Foot Wear is thc correct thing. Our Spring linc of Hats will be in soon. We have bought thc correct sty'es. . . We keep a general linc of those goods that are usually kept & in a first-class Dry Goods Store. Wc want your trade. Call and sec us. M. S. STIRBLING, WESTMINSTER S.O.