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KEOWEE COURIER ( ESTABLISHED 184?.) Fuhllhhcd Every Wednesday Morning flKbscrlplion >jM l'or Annum. Advertising Hates Reasonable. -tty STECK, BRELOH SCHRODER. Communications of a personal ehar <? ter charged for as advertise ments. (Obituary notices and tributes of re spect, of not over one hundred ?..ords, will be printed freo of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rato of one rent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, IOU. lilt; ('ROI'S THIS i EAR. Worth Over Elvo Billions of Dollars. Corn .Most Valuable. Washington, Nov. U. Important farm crops of the United States this year are worth $5.008,742.000, or $104,000,000 more than the value of the same crops last year, notwith standing a loss of $}:tl8,000,000 sus tained b> cotton planlers alone as a resu 11 of i he 'On rope in wa r. Preliminary estimates announced lan week hy tho I ?. pai l men I of Vg riculture and Statistics of average prices paid to producers on Novem ber I indicate thal this year's wheat ami corn crops are the most valua ble ever grown in the United States, thal the wheat and apple crops are record harvests, and that the potato crop is the second heaviest ever raised. OtVset Cotton Losses. The huge wheal <rop and the in creased price of thal cereal, the large corn and apple crops, and the increased price in oats, barley and rye more than offset the big loss in cot ton. Valuable Oom Crop. The corn crop is. perhaps, the most valuable ever grown, owing to lin? high price on account of t ho Eu ropean war. The Department of \gri allure announces in it - prelim inar v estimate thal Ihe crop would amount to 2,705,60 2,000 /bushels, and thal Oil November I farmers were being paid tl!).7 cents a bushel. The value of the crap, therefore, based on prices of November I, fig ures out at $1,885,868,321. UGH1 CALOMEL MAKES VOU DEADLY SICK. Stop I sing Dangerous Drug Before it Salivates You! It's Horrible. You're bilious, sluggish, constipat ed and believe you need vile, danger ous calomel to start your liver and clean your bowels. Here's my guarantee: Ask your druggist for a f.O-ccnt holtle of Dod son's Liver Tone and take a spoonful to-night, If ii doesn't start your liver ami straighten yon righi up better than calomel and without griping or making yon i ? ? k 1 want you to KO hack io the store and get your money. Take calomel lo-day and to-morrow '?on will feel weak and sick and nau seated. Don't lose a day'.-, work. Take a spoonful of harmless, vegetable Dodson's Liver Tone to-night and wake up feeling groat, lt's perfectly hnrmless, so give il lo your children any Him . ll can't salivate, so let hem eal any i liing afterwards. Adv. KENTUCKY NICHT HIDERS Lexington, Ky., Nov. 12. In a light between 100 masked night rid ers and a posse ol men defending a helpless family from attack Tuesday night, two raiders were killed and a third may be dead. A telegram from Untier county says thal two women and the young son ol' one were warned thal night riders would call Oil a cert.tin night and whip them. The vonni- man ex hibited ?lie warning notice and asked neighbors to help defend tho home. Several agreed to do Ibis. and. armed with shotguns, all camped in the wood- mai the family's house. When the night riders appeared the defenders opened lire. Two men were seen to fall noni their saddles and ano'her is said to have been kill ed. On: numbered, tho defenders vere finally forced lo >;ivo way. The rhlers then entered thc house, drag ged ont thc helpless women and beat them. Th . rai leis nexl attacked Ihe voling n an, who had niven the alarm, and .--o m iltreated him that he di vulged ti e names of Ihose w ho had defended the homo. These men. upon being notified thal the raiders had leal m I their n mies have lied from the i ninty. Many other per sons have Ix un v. nned lo leave. Phi . ls lbs I dost outrage of i long series of mirages in Western Ken tucky, in which many persons have been \\ hip] 'd to death and other for? ed lo ?leo. Piles Cured in o to I ? Days Your druggist will rebind nu.my ?f PAZO OINTMENT (nils to mic niiy ense ol Itching /Mind. Bleeding or Protruding rile? in 6 to ll day?! Tia: flldiit; }. . . .'/ijio-.s J-., iv.' fi ii. I lo. "I, soc' < M'ON KIO "CLEAN-UP DAY." November 20th Sot Apart As Day for Beautifying Mellool Premises. Miss Annie McMahan, Supervisor of Kural Schools, has Issued tho fol lowiug circular letter to the trustees and teachers of Oconee county: To the Teachers and Trustees of llie Schools : Miss Mary Kva [lite, President of the South Carolina Schoo! Improve ment Association, appointed Novem ber t> as Cleun-Up I): v for tho schools ot tho state. Since a number of our schools were not Open then the Coun ty Hoard ashed that Oconee county postpone Clea ii-1 P Day till November 20. lt is urged that every school community observe this day. The school is the center of Interest for the entire community and should he an attractive and well-kept model for t he homes. As there is work tor everybody to do, we suggest that the teachers and trustees see the individual patrons and ask thal they come lo the school house on November 20th prepared tor work. Committees should he appointed to look after the various phases of the work. The following ls suggestive of what may be done: 1. Scour I he floors and oil them. Seo that some sweeping compound, dust-down for example, ls purchased for use during the year. 2. Clean the walls and ceiling; If possible, tint them, making the cell ing a lighter hue than I lie wails. ;:. Wash the windows and replace ill missing panes. I. Polish i h<' stove, and put tin underneath. Arrange an attractive wood-box or coal scuttle. Cleanse the water cooler. If your school is not provided with a sa til ta r> drinking fountain, put in one. li. Destroy all old calend?is and remove gaudy-colored pictures. 7. Dust and arrange hooks in tho library. Sec that the hook-case can ho locked. 8. Secure some potted plants for t he school room. ii. Remove all trash and weeds I rom the yard and put a trash box, or barrel, in some inconspicuous J place for use during the year. Pul I the woodpile hack of the house. li?, riant tret>s and shrubbery. This will be a good time to set out snowball hushes, lilacs, cape jesse mines and bulbs. All these bloom early in the spring. II. Clean out the well, and build an attractive well-house. ll!. See that tin? outhouses are in good condition. Build shields and plant vines to cover them. ll' you have no outhouses, build two. This is a necessity. 13. Hate your school hv the score card which will he sent you, and hang it in your school room. I trust that no community will he satisfied with a "C" or "D" school. With best wishes for a successful year, I am. Yours very truly. ANNIK MCMAHAN, Supervising Teacher. Richland, s. c.. Nov !.. lill I. Deafness Cannot Be Cured hy local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one wa j to cure deaf ness, and thal is hy constitutional remedies. Deafness ls caused hv an I Inflamed condition of the mucous lin ing of the Eustachian tube. When this tulle is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it i. entirely closed, deaf ness is the result, and unless the in flammation can he taken out atol this tube restored to its normal condition hearing will he destroyed forever; nine cases out ol' len are caused hy catarrh, which is nothing but an In Mamed condition of the mucous sur faces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for a tl y case of deafness (caused hy calal rh I that cannot he cured hy Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu lais, free. 1\ .1. Cheney .V: Co., Toledo. Ohio. Sold hy druggists. 75c, Take Hall's Family Hills for con stipation.-- Adv. I sing a special form of stoker and mate, a German power plant ls mak ing steam with cinders from loco mo I ives. REMADE MEN If you happen lo be one of the thousands of men and women who suffer ever so .slightly from an Inac tive liver you will be surprised at the Immediate effect of OKIOSBY'S lilV-VF.lMiAX. Thal headache, or Lo k of energy or constipated condi tion h oire to be tho result of imper fect ?\or conditions, Help nature to do the work by one or two doses of ORIOSBV'S LIV? \ KIM,AA each wei k and you will be a new being, Sold in "?0c. and $ 1 battles under n sound refund-guarantee by Norman Company. Genuine bottles always hear tho likeness of L. K. (irlgsby. ad. NEW ROUTE TO CHEAT (?ADOWS Re?u use of Embarrassment ut lung ing, .Man's Cane is Appeal*. Washington, Nov. 12.-Codend ing that an increase i>> a runnier ol' spectators at a legal execution of a criminal in South aCrolina is ai add- i al punishment attorneys for Jot Mal- < loy, convicted of murder In thal I State, to-day tiled with the Sui rome Court a brief 'ailing upon tho 'ourt : to hold the South Carolina law iricon- i stit ut ional as to Malloy. ; Malloy was charged with laving | murdered Prentiss Moore in "Ma lhoro county, South Carolina, on 'flanks- I giving Day, HUH, At that tine the 1 loath sentence for murder wis in- i [Meted bj hanging. Before lib trial i ile state passed a lav changing the manner of execution Hom hangaig to ' electrocution. Mnlloy's attorneys contend that he cannot bo banged now. because that mci hod of punish- I mcnt has been abolished, and Hat be .?.mnot be electrocuted because that < would bo Imposing un additional pun- < ishnient on him, und, therefore, ' would make the law "OX post facto," I within the mean i n s of Ihe cor.stitu- ' lion. l The electrocution law autlioi/.od 1 thc attendance of fruin two to four- ' teen more than under pivcedin? law. : "One who is going to his death in 1 disgrace and contumely naturally wi. ?a s the shameful spectacle to bel' ,'ilnessed by as few as posslbl ' clare the attorneys, and shall this ' ('oar: say that an Increase in ino ' number ol curious on-lookors is not ' decided increase in his punish- ' ment ?" ' MOTH KR! IS CHILD'S STOMACH stn lt, SICK ? If Tongue is ('nabed or if Cross, Kev- 1 et'i.sh, Constipated, (?ive "Cali- 1 foiniu Syrup of Pigs." i Don't scold your fretful, peevish 1 child. See if tongue is coated; this 1 is ii sure sign its little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with sour waste. When listless, pale, feverish, full of cold, breath had, throat sore, doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally, has stomachache, indigestion, diarrhoea, | give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Pigs," and in a few hours all the foul waste, the sour bile and fermenting food passes out of the bowels and you have a well and play- ' fill child again. Children love this harmless "fruit laxative," and motil ?is can rest easy after giving it, be cause it never fails to make their lit tle "Insides" (dean and sweet. Keep it handy, mother! A little given to-day saves a sick Tdilf?? to- j morrow, but get the genuine. Ask i your druggist for a 50-cenl bottle of j "California Syrup of Figs.'' which has directions for babies, children of all | ages and for grown-ups plainly on I the bottle. Remember there are ! counterfeits sold here. *o surely look i and .see that yours is made by the "California hag Syrup Company.'' Hand bick with contempt, any ethe: dg syrup.-Adv. Emden'? l/oss Reduces Marine Rates. : London. Nov. 10. Widely differ ent claims of contending armies in the eastern and western theatres of the war, especially concerning the West Flanders situation, to-night left i but one leg undisputed fact on land or sea. This was the destruction of j . the German raider, the Emden, and I the trapping of the German cruiser Koenigsberg, the latter in a palm- ! lined East African river under cir cumstances .vhieh read as though they were taken from Stevenson. I The British marine insurance rate almost instantly was cut in half, for i never since i he days of tho Confede rate States cruiser Alabama lias there J been sue li n successful commerce destroyer a.s the Kindon. Cheers ' broke forth at Lloyds on rlie an-M nouncement, and for the moment the j* struggles of the armies in France,)* j Belgium, Russia and elsewhere were j ! forgotten. The Paulding is Floatml. j " i Norfolk, Va., Nov. 1 I. The Uni- j ted States torpedo boat destroyer j Paulding, which has been ashore at L; nnhaven Inlet since a storm two *] i weeks ago, was Moa led Tuesday by a H ' wrecking company. She is apparently i ! uninjured, but will go lo the navy I yard here for examination. I BALLENGE? H A RD WAR SENECA ENDORSES THE WAREHOUSE. President E. W. Dubbs Says lt Will Ho Along' Hight Line. To the Farmers o? South Carolina: Tho Legislature bas mot iu regu lar session and adjourned without doing much to help. The limiting of cotton acreage to one-third of the land actually cultivated, 1 think is a jtep In the right direction; but it j dion ld have gone further and plan ned for markets for farm produce, ind it should have made an appro priation for supplying seed grain and winter legumes to farmers not able to buy them. Instead of this real help, it wasted much time on a bond Issue Of very doubtful helpfulness. Fortunately this died without the farce of an election on it on twelve hours' notice. The warehouse measure will be of great service if it is not confined to a Few big central warehouses, hut is made to cover the state so that every community can have one so cheaply 'oust!neted that there will he very little Idle capital In the years when Lite farmers will sell cotton, anti yet With the State's protection in times like this for the cotton that can be more cheaply stored and Insured in .mall lots in the vicinity of the gins, md where the farmers will patronize ! hem. Dut after all is said and done it K mains with the farmers to work out their own destiny. We must organ ize: First -because "lu union there is strength" to do many things the individual cannot do alone, and sec sud-Because it is the only way we .an secure the legislation that will really help us willi our problems. Wc have thc Farmers' Union as an or ganization. Some of us in many counties are holding it together and :lt)ing effective wauk. A few joined nt lirst for sel Ash or political pur poses. Those have all dropped out and those who are now keeping up the organization have the highest motives-the building up of an or ganization for educational develop ment In scientific agriculture, and the benefits of co-operation in collective buying and selling. Will you come with us? We need you and you need us. We should like very much to hear from every school district in the State within the next few weeks. Get your people together and notify the State president, or the State secre tary. J. Whit uer Reid, Columbia, S.C. Yours tor a Stronger Cition. E. W. Dabbs, President. Mayesville, S. C. CASTOR IA T?or Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Won't Receive Cotton for Shipment. Texarkana, Texas, Nov. 1 1. - Night riders threatened tai mers who sell i-otion under ten cents a pound with burning th-olr warehouses and homes. \s a result farmers nearby are bring ing cotton here for storage. As a ro si* lt of the warning, the Texarkana, Shreveport and Natchez Rallwaj at Fou kc announced to-day that it kv.?aid nol accept any cotton for ship ment. \ FACT MOLT THE "BLUES" What is known as the '?Blues' 3 seldom occasioned by actual exist ng external conditions, but in the .>'eat majority of cases by a disorder id LIVER_ THIS IS A FACT which may be demonstra' ted by trying a course of ? They control and regulate the LIVER. They bring hope and bouyancy to the nliid. They bring health and elastic* ty to the body. TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. EPROOF -never leak look well- and They cover the best, homes, s ?nd public buildings ull over For Sale by E & FURNITURE CO. , s. c Koi.M'K Ml lili AT GREENWOOD. 'opacity of loo Barr?is Flour a Day. Take Cure of Local Grain. ( ( ? roen wood .lou mal. ) A roller mill with a capacity of 100 barrels of Hour a day is assured for Greenwood. Announcement bas been mad" thal plans have boon about perfected for building such a plant by a stock com pany and that work on it would be gin at an early date lt bas not been learned how much the" outtit will .Jost. The building of this mill is one re sult of thc emin campaign which has spread throughout the country and it will be an encouragement to the farmers of Greenwood county to sow large quantities of wheat. Many farmers are said to have been timid along this line, fearing that they could lind no market for their pro ducts, but a local mill will solve the problem, according to tho promoters. Cures Old Sores, Other Rometiifis Won't Cnn. Tho worst cases, no matter of how tonn statu* tl arc cured by the wonderful, ol 1 reliable 1 .'. >'..?>.? tc r's Antiseptic Mealing Oil. It relie 'S ...land Heals at thc : ame tinv-. 25c, "?Cv. ?: Kills Wife und Then Self. St. Louis, Mo., Nov, 12.-A man and a woman, registered as G. H. ."Seeley and wife, ol' dishing.' Okla., to-day were found dead in a local hotel. Apparently the man shot his wife and then committed suicide?. Nine- bullet holes were In the wo man's bodj and one in the man's Cotters from another man to the woman were found In the room and it is thought jealousy prompted the crime. The letters, which were sign ed "Bill," indicated the writer was planning to help the woman get a divorce. Rheumatism Just put a few drops of Sloan's on the painful spot and the pain stops. It is really wonderful how quickly Sloan's acts. ; No need to rub it in-laid on lightly it penetrates to tho bono and brings relief at once. Kills rheumatic pain instantly. Afr. Jame? E. Alexander, of North Harvtwell, Me., write?: "Many strains in av back and hips brought on rheu matism in tho erintio nerve. I hnd it MO bad ono night when sitting in my chair, that I had to Jump on my feet to got relief. I at oneo applied your Linimont to tho affected part and in less then ten minutes it was perfectly easy. I think it is tho beat of all Liniments I have ever used." SLOAN'S LINIMENT Kills Pain At all dealers, 25c. Scud four cents in stamps for a TRIAL BOTTLE Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Inc. Dept. B. Philadelphia, Pa. SUPP Ribbons - Pa] We can supply all Den Bonds, Heavy, Light and Fe quantity. High quality Carbon Pa Wc represent locally a Sales House. Best Silk Ribbt machines with but little delay. Orders for Supplies Har PRINTING SS KEOWEE WALHAL T A X NOTICE. County Treasurer's Office; Walhalla, S. C., Oct. 6, 1914. 1 Tho hooks for the collection" of State, County, School and Special Taxes for tho fiscal year 1914 will be open from October 15th, 19 14, to De cember :5 1st. 1914, without penalty, after which day one per cent penalty will be added on all payments made in the month of January, 1915, and two per cent penalty on all payments made in the month of February, 1915, and seven per cent penalty on all payments made from the first day of Mardi until tho 15th day ot March. 1911? After that day all taxes not paid will go into execution and be placed in the bands of the Sheriff for collection. Taxpayers owning property or pay ing taxis for others will please ask for a tax receipt in each Township or Special School District in which he or they may own property. This ls very important, as there are so many Special School Districts. The tax levy is made up as follows: State tax .tl mills School tax.?I mills Ordinary county tax.7 \<> mills Interest on bonds . Vi mill Total .17 mills Special and Local School Tax. Coll Tax, $1, Dog Tax, 50c. Every male citizen from 21 to 0 0 years of age is liable for poll tax ex cept Confederate soldiers, who do not pay after 50 years of age. and those exempted hy law. Road Tax, $2. Every male citizen from IS to 50 years of age ls liable for road tax, except those exempt by law. This tax is payable from October 15th, 1914, to March 15th, 1915. after which time four days' work will bo required. R. H. ALEXANDER. Treasurer Oconee County, S. C. Oct. 7, 1911. ?RITER LIES ll per - Carbons nands in Typewriter Papers at her Weight-any size, any per always in stock. Standard Typewriter Ribbon Mis 75c. Fresh Ribbons for all o idled Promptly, nd that looks right and t, In Style, Workmanship, t and Price. Write or call. COURIER, .LA, S. C.