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'v?SOWKK COU Kl Eli (Established 1840.) Published livery Wednesday Morning HCItKCItlPTIOX PRICIi Ono Year.?1.0C (Six Months.na Three Months.:*(J Advertising Kates Reasonable. J ly Steck, Slielor, Hughs ? Slielor, Communications of a personal character charged for as advortiso monts. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over ion words, will bo printed freo of charge. All ovor dat number must be paid for at tho rate of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C. WHO.MiSDA V. PHIL ii?, 1 ll I iL WAMS COOD HOADS MA DH. Suggestion for Initial Oroiiev High way as "Thompson Pike," Washington. D. C.. Keb. 17. iiditor Koo WOO Courier: Enclosed lind one dollar for a your's subscription to your paper. I note willi interest the efforts of Senator Slielor lo got some perma nent road const niel iou started. I nat lor tho bond issue lo build per manent roads, and will do my host to make it a success. What's tho matter with building Hie lirst per manent road to connect the groat National Park with county and Slate roads, to bo known as the Thompson Pike'.' Would it not bo a lilting tribute lo thu memory of our late "lirand Old Man." Col. II. A. Thompson ' Whoop no Ibo road liuilding pro gram. I am sure Dentine's people are willing lo loosen np lo gel nut of tho mud. Yours for good roads. .1. 1). Crenshaw, I 507 -'dh st., N. W. No Worms In a Healthy Child Ail children troubled with worms hove nu un healthy color, which indicates poor Mood, and as ( rule, there ls moro or leas stomach disturbance GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIO giveu rcgulurl; for two or thrco weeks will enrich tho blood, im prove thc digestion, nnd oct as a Genera I Strength cuing Tonic to the whole system. Nnturo will thor throw off or dispel tho worms, and the Child will tx in perfect health. Pleasant tu take. OOo per bottle Life-Work Hock ol' Them. Fertilizer is made hy men, materi al and machinery. Any ono with tho necessary money cati gel these to gether and make a fertilizer, but to give the product personality requires something more. The Koyster brands have back of them (he per sonality of !.'. S. Koyster, whose life work they are. They are the pro duct of patient research, unfaltering courage, high ideals, foresight and independence. Starting from small tilings, ibo present organization, with thirteen modern factories and selling over 100,000 tous a year, has reen built up ?md controlled by one dominating spirit. And a large part of the success of the Koyster brands is due to (he real human element, Which is the strongest characteristic of the bead of the business and per meates the entire organization. .Mr. Koyster values very highly the many letters received from tho farmers who actually use bis goods, and invites personal correspondence with any who have plant-food prob lems or accounts of results from fertilized lands. Just address P. s Koyster. Norfolk. Ya. The Koyster fertilizers are advertised this week In Tho Courier. CLEANSES YOLK HAIR MA KKS l l" BEAUTIFUL, THICK, (JLOSSY, WAVY Try this! All dandruff disappear.* and hair stops coming out. Surely try a "Dandcrine Uah ( l?anse" it' you wish lo Immediate '>;. double the beauly ol' your hair Just moisten ti cloth with Danderim mid draw it carefully through sou ' ' ir, laking uno small strand a! Hmo; Ibis will clo msc I hu hair o dust, dirt or my excessive oil ii few minutes yon Will be amazed our hair will he wavy. Huffy am .blind; nt and possess an incompav u bio soil ness, lustre and Inxnriuiua llesides beautifying tho bair, on ; ppliea i lon of I madeline di <o1 ve ; very partido of dandruff; invigoi .Hes ibo scalp, stopping itching au Dilling hair. Dandorine ls lo tho bair whn : i< sh showers of rain and stinshin arc lo vegetation, lt goes right t <!-o roots, Invigorates and strengt! ons thom. Its exhilarating, stinu tating and lifo-produclng proper Ht cause ibo hair to grow long, si ron and beautiful. You can surely have pretty, sof lustrous hair, and lots of it, If yo will spend a few conts for a sma hottlo of Knowlton'fl Dandorine ti any drug storo or toilet countor an try it as directed.-adv. INCOME TAX I\YYM'E.Vr FAIthlF.K March 15 Fixed as Final Dat? Don't Wait Till taite. Columbia, Fob. li).-Special: in come tax payments this year arc tine (?allier than over before. The Hist payment is due Mareil l?th, simultaneous with tho fluni due date of Hie return required by the new revenue law. "File and pay by March 15th" is tho new slogan of the internal reve nue bureau. Collector I ley ward is preparing to bundle tho Hood of In come tax payments that will reach 1 ?in between now and tho close of business on Saturday. March luth. "Early payment of income taxes is one of tho utmost importance in mooting tho Treasury's debts In'ougbt about by the war." explains Collector I ley ward. "The new law names .March 15th as the first pay ment, date because there are large obligations outstanding in the form of certificates of indebtedness that must be met on that date. "Tho earlier payment this year should cause no hardship to taxpay ers, who. generally speaking, have anticipated tho enactment of the hew law and have set aside a re serve from I !? I s income to meet the government tax. "What is needed now is another nractical display of that great spin'; cl co-operation which lias carried over the top' every bi? government al objective that had to do with the winning of the war. Persons and corporations who are called upon by tho new law to pay income and war excess prollts laxes on luis income' have ti great, vital duty lo perform.! Thal ?I will be done in thc thorough, American way is a foregone con clusion. "livery taxpayer who can possibly do so is urged to pay his ein ire tax when iiliiiK his return, on or before Mardi 1 ?th. The instalment method, by which 0110,-qunrler of ibo ?.mount may be paid at thal lime, j followed by quarterly payments on .lune 15th, September 1 Gili and De cember 15th, is intended for tax payers whose (Innncing of thc tax ;?t one time would tend to upset loca! condit ions. "Don't wait until the final due date (March 15th) for Hiing your return or paying your lax. Lol us eliminate (he last minute! rush, so j tar as possible. Hy evenly distribut ing UK* load, between now and March lath, every taxpayer will have a chance to get any needed ad vice and aid in determining bis liability and preparing Iiis return. '1 ho internal revenue bureau lias placed its entire enorglos into ineet tho needs of taxpayers in this re spect. Also, by distributing the load, tiie government machinery will be better able tu stand the strain that this great effort entails. "Co-operation is the spirit of the time, lt is vital to the Income tax. !.et us all Rel together and establish another record for Americanism." SOME STARTLING FACTS. More children die during the teeth ing period than consumption kills annually. The pain and discomfort that comes witli this diseaso of chil hood may be avoided. Save doctor bills and sleepless nights by giving ' the sick, crying and restless child a I few doses of Dr. Thornton's Easy- ! Teether as directed. It tides tho tiny folks over tho critical period of life safely. "Give tho baby a chance." | 18 doses for 25c, at all dealers. Easy Teether Medicino Co., Canon, tia.-Adv. MKS. ll. lt. HI OHS ENTERTAINED Tho Paul Mayne t'ircle Valentine's Day-Fight Illiteracy. The members of the Paul Mayne Pirelli enjoyed a pleasant mooting on Valentine'? day. with Mrs. Marry hughs as hostess. The Circle was presided over hy the president. Mrs. Chus F. Iletrick, ?ind there were interesting readings .y Mesdames Ansel. Moss and Den dy. Mrs. Wade Hughs s:i;ig sweet I) i benni ifni song, "Tho Ped Hos vith Mrs. Marry Hughs ?is accom panis.. Tile t 'i iv.e decided I" 'ona le & I S, Uso club's allotment, toward t:<< work of banishing illiteracy from the stale. The president appointed her pro : IM.ii committee l'or the coming : ear. ;. ? follows: M?ss Eloise brother chairman: Miss Cert rude .'e.:?th. M r lohn ! lendy. \ f t or bm ?noss the li"; .. s i m n> lm ed .i elev er contest. ?.( 'lipid's Hearts." and Ibo guests were c i von ?ie; rf favors tis souvenir:. Mainly t refreshments, with henri minis, were .njoyed. everything bein- carried "in in red und white. '"Im hostess* w:is assisted in serving i>> little Miss ; Cert rude lind Elizabeth 11 uglis and ' Master Robin Hughs, who were vor> much admired hy ali. Colds Cause Qrip and Influenza t LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE Tablets remove th. I muse. Thero ls only ono "Hromo Quinine." E. W GROVE'S signature on the box. 30c. TWF-NTY MISERABLE . YEARS HE PASSED (?ot to tho Placo Where Ho Felt He j WJIH XO hunger Any Good to I World. ! Hil AK Y A Xl) X Flt VOUS Says Tanlae Not Only Heltovcd His Suiierliigs, Hut Caused 15 Pounds Incienso "Ifs worth a thousand dollars to reel like i do now, since Tanlae luis I a ken away tho trou bio that kept nie in misery tor the last twenty years,*' bald M. B. Daniel, a well known farmer living on itoute No. 3, Ahbo ? ?llc, (?a., n TOW days ugo. "Whenever a man suffers as long s 1 did ho gets to tho place he feels ho is no longer any good in tho world." he continued, "and that is just tho way I felt. Long ugo I got so weak I could not carry on my work, for spells of stomach trou ble and nervousness just made I*, torture for me to try to eat, ami the trouble I had would not. let me sleep at all. Many a night I have stayed awake until morning, so shaky and nervous I could not even doze. My heart would flutter and act. queer until r was afraid it would stop, and I became so blue I fell like 1 did not much care If lt did. "I would have been well enough satisfied to have my suffering re lieved. but that was not all that Tau lab iias done for me. I have ga In'id !.". pound? in weight since I Star tod taking il. I can eat as hearty a meal r.s if I never lind stomach trouble rnd my strengt h has como bnck to the extent thal 1 can do as niue", work In a day now us 1 cou Ll before ' j became sick. I feel like a new man all ovar, and I nm glad to toll any h >dy jus*, what this wonderful Tan .ac lin.? dn ie for me. ' Tanbie, tm- master medicine '..*. sold exclusively by Deli's Drug Store Walhalla; .1. u. Cain. Oak way; S:i letu lint'; Co.. salem; Seneca ri.a: ina'1;/, Senec a ; Stonev y puer Dru-. Co., Westminster; Hughs & bend? ? : {chianti.*- A il v. Delayed Bounty Land Xot.es. Bounty Laud, Keb. 17.- Special: Mists nessie Mitchell and Mrs. Harry Mitchell, of Charlottesville, Wa., were late guests of friends iu^Uio community. ! J, D. Stewart, who has been spond : itig ti l?-day furlough with his fam j Hy here, returned to New Haven, j Conn.. Friday. ! Joe Davis, of Walhalla, and son Lee. late from France, spent Friday with thc former's sister, Mrs. J. C. i S? miers. Miss .I lilia Davis is oil a visil of ' some length to her brother, W. C. Davis, of Atlanta. .Miss Susan Doyle and Mrs. Dr. .las. F. Wilson, of Augusta, Ca.. I stient last week with the former's I parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Doyle, leaving Saturday for Augusta. These ladies had been ill Charleston for a couple of weeks practicing in their profession, Cuy T. Heller was a guest las! week of his cousin. Mrs. W. E. Wool bright. Mr. Heller very recently re turned from France, where he served bis country with the Aviation Corps J. IL Cleveland sind sister. Miss Con yera, were with relatives in thc i lopewell section Sunday. j Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cillison, of i Seneca, were guests of his brother. , Paul, Sunday. I Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Hayes, of Falr ! view, are visiting their daughter. I Mrs. Frank Williams. ! Raymond Wilson. recently of France, visited his mother. Mrs. Martha Wilson, hist week, going I I rom hore to bis homo in Anderson ! county. A. S. Crilinpton. of Newry visited In tho community 1 st week. Miss Lila Williams soent a few divs Inst week with h or uncle. .Hm Williams. In Seneca. (.rand Dol e ?ii Need. 'I Iterlin. Feb. IO. OTand Duke ' Friedrich August of Oldonbtlt'g, who [ was dothroned when tho revolution . broke out, bas presented a fin ;non! claim to the oldenburg dud. Ho de mands a yearly allowance of 150,000 marks for the grand ducal family over !. period of nf ly yours. Ile s says bis present financial situation .lis extremely precarious. ii y FEI My life to the Crops ai R S. ROYS Norfolk, Va. % Baltimore, Columbia, S. C. Spat Atlanta, Ga. M? mos. OWEN'S IN K. oi*' e. wornt. Former Walhalla Man Now Regular Employee Aboard Transport. New York. Feb. 21.-Special: T. I. Owens, of Walhalla, recently ac cepted as a Knights of Columbus secretary, has been assigned lo trans port duty aboard the [I. S. S. "Hen derson," and will serve American soldiers who are returning from Eu rolie. Me will make a round trip each month. Tile Knights of Columbus have secretaries aboard all returning transports, and K. of C. supplies and j comforts are distributed to all our fighters. There are special delicacies : like iced lemonade for wounded j men. and plenty of cigarettes, candy, I etc.. for the others. Many gaines j c.re available through the courtesy ; of the Knights, and aboard most of j the ships there is a K. of C. moving . picture ou tilt. | The Knights provide some form nf entertainment during every hour j for tho men aboard ship, and the | soldiers appear to appreciate it. j Very few of them arc sea-sick, so j . I ways a big audience is assured for j Knights of Columbus entertain men ts. Mr. Owens may later be sent to France, whore he will probably he ! assigned to K. of C. work with tho American Army of Occupation, with ! headquarters ni Cohlenz. DON'T SCOLD, MOTHER! THE CROSS CHM,H IS ' KllilOUS, FEVERISH Look at tongue! If coated, clean little stomach, liver, bowels. Don't scold your fretful, pnovish1 child. See if longue is coaled; Ibis ls a sure sign ils little stomach. ?Iver and bowels are (dogged with .our waste. When listless, pale, feverish, full of cold, breath bad. I bron I sore, doesn't eat, sloop or act naturally, l i s stomach-ache, indigestion, diar rhoea, give a lon-spnonful of "('ali I'ornhi Syrup ol' Figs," and in a few '.our- all lb,- loni wasle, 'he sour ' ?le 'iel fe, ne ming food passes ou! ol (he bowels and yon have a Weil . nd playful child again. Children ?ove ;!iis harmless "frill! laxative.'' md mothers can rest easy after giv ing il. because ii never fails lo make "heir little "Insides" (dean and SWOOl, Koop it bandy. Mother! A little? given to-day saves a sick child to morrow, bat gol the genuine. Ask your druggist for a "lO-cont bottle of 'California Syrup ol' Elga," which has directions for babies, children of ail ages and for grown-ups plainly ni the bottle. Remember lhere are counterfeits sold here, so surely muk and see that yours ls made by the "California Fig Syrup Compa ny." Hand back with contempt any other Hg syrup, adv. Tlie Courier. $1 a year. Fay in advance TRADE MARK REGISTERED. 's work has been c improvement of S< ad Soils. F. S. RO iTER GUANO .Md. Tole do, O. Tarboro, .tanburg, S, C. Montgomery,. icon, Ga. Columbus, Ga. W KUMTtOH HAS HOMICIDIO. Irby Baker Shot und Killed by Nephew, Wm. linker. Slimier, Fol). Ifl.-An unusual homicide occurred in this eily early this morning when Irby I. Baker, while, was shot to death hy lils nephew. William M. Baker, at the Atlantic ('oust Line Passenger sta tion. lt seems that the dead man. who was Ttl years of ?.ge, had been paying especial attention to the daughter of William M. Baker, a girl about 18 years of age. Late yes terday afternoon the father of Hie girl learned that Irby 1. Baker and the girl had loft his home near St. Charles, in Le ? county, with the in tention, HO it is claimed, of doping, and that I hoy were headed for Sum ter and had planned to catch the .".3 0 train for Augusta. He and bis brother immediately set out, heavily armed, to apprehend the couple If possible. At an carly hour this morning Policeman Carrigan saw William M. Baker at the station carrying a dou ble-barreled shot gun and asked him what he wanted, and he replied ho was looking for an old man and a young girl. Tne other Baker, it sub sequently developed, had gone down H e track a piece, carrying a single barreled shot gun to stop the couple if they attempted to hoard the train Ut the water tank. Just before the train pulled into the station yard, Irby I. Baker, accompanied by the girl, started toward the train. Upon seeing them. William M. Baker walked up und at (dost; range, li red a load of No. .". shot into the abdo m(>.n of the mau. touring a large hole in tho Ibo abdominal cavity, and passing coniplelly through Ibo I.ody. Ollleer ('arri ga n, who had gone lo mool Ibo incoming train, upon hearing Ibo shot, rushed to im? fallen mun and also immediate ly placed William M. Baker under ;i n esl. I rby :. Ila ker was l ushed lo tho hospital, bul was beyond human ; ld and soon expired. I le told Ollleer ('.irrigan on Ibo way lo Ibo hospital (hui he wanted lo loll him ? di about I lie t rouble, bul he soon lapsed into unconsciousness. Brother Arrested, Too. ' When arrested William M. Baker had both barrels of Hie gun loaded and also had his pistol loaded. His brother wu* also placed under ar ies!. lt is claimed that tho little girl later gave the olllcers a pistol she had taken off the person of the dead man. Both Bakers and the girl aro now in tho county Jail, but it is understood that an effort will soon 1)0 made to secure ball for all of them. All of tho parties to this At Station Armed. levoted muthern rSTER COMPANY, N. C Charlotte, N.JC. Ala. Richmond, Va. ash?ngton, N. C. tragedy aro farmers, living within a few miles of St. Charles, and they are well-known in bot li this and Lee county. Tho dead man leaves a large family and a large family con nection. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic .rstores vitality and energy by purifying and cn ridling the blood. You can soon feel its Strength cuing. Invigorating Effect. Price 60c. Will Ketlirn March 5. Washington, Keb. 21.-Secretary Daniels announced to-day that Presi dent Wilson would embark on Hie George Washington about Mareil "> for his return trip to France. Beware of Counterfeits! Some are Talcum Powder. T FEAR "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin." Quick Relief-with Safety! For Headache Colds Neuralgia Grippe Earache Influenzal Colds Toothache Neuritis Achy Gums Lame Back Lumbago Joint-Pains Rheumatism Pain! Pain! Adults-Take, one or two tablets anytime, with water. If necessary, repeat dose three limes a day, after meals. Since file original introduction of "Hayer Tablets of Aspirin" millions upon million* of theso genuine tab lets have been prescribed by physi cians and taken by the people each year, with perfect safely. "Hayer on genuine \ E ii } Tableta. P**W Aspirin is the trade mark of flayer Manufac ture of Monoacctkncideslcr of Salicylicaciil Ask for and Insist Upon "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin." American Owned, Entirely. 20 cent package-Larger sizes also.