fUkUIHCD IV?R? WEDNtMOAV MOHNINQ -- ?V J A YNC8, SHELUR, SMITH & STECK ?.? JAyi?B??i Uba I IMiM I A. SMITH. J. W. HM Kl.' Ml, } a-UB- I r"??. I j. A. 8TICCK. SUBSCRIPTION. ?LOO PCR ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATES REASON AMI t .W* Communications of a persons) nharaoter charged for as advertisements. Kt?" Obituary notices and tributes oi respeot, of not over one hundred words, will bo printed tree of charge. All over that number must bo paid for at tho rato of oue oent a word. Cash to accompany .Manuscript. WALHALLA. 8. C. 2 WKDNKKUAV, KKK 'Xl. IOU I. THE TAX LEVY. In this issue wo liave thu pleasure of laying before our readers th reo letters, writton by Senator Horndon and Repre sentatives Doyle and Drown respectively on tho tax levy for this year anent our remarks last weak on this Important subjeot. It is true nt that writing wc did not reckon witli tho 1} mills in the acts mentioned. In fact wo presumed these acts li ad hoon ei'her repealed or tho levy provided by them would ho covered into tho county treasury for nex' year, after payment of debts for whioh lt was pledged. There was no referonco to these special levies in tho newspaper reports of thc supply bill, nud wo naturally took lt for granted that tho :i mills was all that, was provided for ordinary candy exponscs this year. Ir, this respect wo aro pleased io find wo were mistaken. But wo aro glad that wo wrote when and how wo did, if for no other reason that wo thereby drew their lire ano fur nished thom an opportunity to write in teresting letters, givin;-, tho information desired by tho tax-payers on these ?.iat> tors. Wo esteem it a unique privilege that we can lay before our readers letters from our ontiro delegation, even though they have to write on tho ever recurring theme of taxation. Still wo think it will bo hard for the County Commissioners to make "huckle and tongue moot" on the small appropri ation mado for this year. As wo said last week it will require at a conserva tive estimate $10,(HM) to work the roads and repair tho bridges this year, even should wo bo so fortunato as to escape loss from lire and Hood. To tho levy of 11 mills, Riven by tho Legislature last year, the County Commissioners bsd to add a special levy of ? mill for special roads, and then they came out behind on this score;. Now, as tho year begins with tho pur chase of Havener's bridge and the re butidlas of Prat lier's bridgo, ifc seems tho Commissioners will bo compelled to levy tho full 1 mill for special roads in pursuance to authority gi Veil thom '?. tho statute for that, purpose. This will make ft} mills for all county purposes, if tho $45,000 of bonds can he Moated so as to retiro all tho past indebtedness at an early day. Unless this can bo done soon, however, a portion of the 1} mills will ho exhausted in the payment of the interest accruing daily on the debts, ami on a largo sum it grows fast, lt will tako timo to have the bonds ongravod and placed before tho money will ho available for tho payment of debts. There is always moro or less delay ill consummating such a largo deal to H? best advantage, In all theso matters, our readers have an interest, and there is nothing 1 i kt; the virtue of publicity. We believe our Senator and Repr?sent?t i ves have labored faithfully to do tho very best they could to promote the public welfare, and their labors have been crowned with a large measure of success. We aro sine Oconeo has boon fori mate, dining the ontiro term of the present incumbents, in having three capable, fearless and faith ful men as their mouthers of tho General Assembly. They comparo most favora bly with tho delegations from tito largest and richest counties in Hie State. Wo know whereof WO speak, and wo avail ourselves of this opportunity of saying so, since Borne might bo laboring under tho erroneous impression, from our remarks last week, that, wo enter tained a different estimate of their ser vices. They merit tho "well done" of their constituents, and have set a high standard for those who may conto after thom. Now, in conclusion, a word for the County Commissioners. They solicit, thc earnest help and co-operation of ?ill our citizens in the discharge of their arduous duties. Lend thom a helping hand, and don't try to drive too big a bargain with tho county. Throw a little patriotism and love of country into your wink for tho public, and thus holp to pull, thc county finances out of a hob;. Itomotn ber tho Commissioners can do little without your help; but. w Ith it, much can bo accomplished. Well, suppose, the bonds can ho sold soon, what will bo left to run tho county? It will stand as follows: 8 mills in supply bill.$10,033 BO 1} mills in former acts (esti mated) . 5,852 90 Commutation road tax (esti mated). 2,270 OM Total.$18,150 Ht It matters not what kind of an extra effort tho County Commissioners may make, tho roads cannot bo worked as thoy should out of this amount, after paying tho fixed charges against thc county. Hence, thc only recourse the Cont missioners have will be tho levy of ono mill for special roads. This will raiso $3,844.50, which added to the above will givo $21,600.00. This sum Is ap proximately tho expenses last, year, ex elusivo of the $10,000 Hood debt. Wi may count ourselves fortunate indeed it Prattler's and Ravenel's bridges can la paid for, tho roads worked and the county run on this sum. Tho Commis sioners will make an extra effort to this end, and they solicit extra help from tin people. Ir is just possible that if President Roosevelt could attend tho Republican convention in Columbia to-day Ito would go back to Washington a Democrat. TIIK total not loss of the Insurance companies by tho Dalt!moro Uro is $81, 005,182, of which amount about $(1,IMK>, ooo fails to tho lot ot the local companies JAPAN ought to bo ashamed of her solf. lt is outrageous for a great powoi like that, with an army of 800,000 at hoi command, to thrush a little empire willi only 8,600,000 soldiers in its army and navy. __________ _______ Tho attention of Tho Koowee Coiirloi is called to the fact that one truck farmer near Anderson is going tb sot uni 10,000 cabbage plants this season. Now say snake- !-Anderson Mail. This is a little bit carly for us to ox claim. Wait, until tito crop is full growi and Tho Mail may bo tho ono to saj snakes. Howevor, it matters little now as through tho efforts of Tho CourlOj tho Stato authorities of North Carolin! havo declared thc little cabbage snakei not only harmless, but quito nppetizlnj and wholesome. Nevertheless wo hopi tho little "varmints" will not, appear thli year, as wo profcr our oabbago straight er at least seasoned with nothing wors l'ian pork. COMPLETION OF THE STATE HOUSE. [ We lay before otu readers thia week the reply of the commission Tor oomple tlou of the State House to the report of I the legislativo committee of investiga tion. Tho supplement is not all that wo had desired, in that lt does uot cou tatu In full the charges of the legislative coit'inlttoe, and that the reply of Sena tor Ahl i ich is omitted. Nevertheless tho supplement is interesting reading, and tho aufewer Of Iho old commission 109 n fair Idea of what tho investigat ing committee's ohargos were. Thoro must have been much Inferior work on this job of "completion," or lt would not have been found necessary at this session to havo mado anothex appropria tion of $45,000 to complete the "com pletion" made two years ago. * No ono seriously doubts tho Integrity of any ono of tho members of the old ouittmission, but not being experts in this kind of work, "tho wool was pulled over their oyos" by the arch i toet and contractors, and they -were unwillingly "fooled." Hut tho whole matter will bo fought out in tho courts, tho proper forum, as the Legislature has directed suit to bo brought agaiust tho architect and con tractors. TIIK Panama canal treaty was ratified in the Semite Tuesday by a voto of 00 to 14. GOV. HKYWABD has appointed E. J. Watson, ol Columbia, Immigration Com missioner. He is on tho editorial stall Ol Tho Stato, and hus takon much inter est in tim immigration agitatiou. A good solcctiou has boon mado. WALHALLA wents hotter lights, and wants them bini i v. There aro two con cerns interested in propositions to light tho town, and it seems reasonably certain that before many April showers havo fallen we will have ark lights in place of dark ones. As Oconeo county Una $45.000 of bonds for sale, ami is a prosperous county, an apport unity is offered iior citizens to buy good bouda and at the samo bime help thu county. Tho bonds aro non-taxable anil bear intereBt at not exceeding llvo per cent, payable semi-annually. Hunt up your old stockings and send in your hills. _ Another Case ol Rheumatism Cured by Cham berlain's Pain Balm. The oftlenoy of Chamberlain' rain Halm in the relief of rheumatism is being demonstrated daily. Parkor Trlplett, of (iiigshy, Va., says that Chamberlain's Pain Hain? gave him permanent relief from rheumatism in the back when everything else failed, and he would not bu w ithout it. For sale by J. W. Hell, Walhalla, W. J, Lum cy, Seneca. Nolcs Irom Fori Madison. Fort Madison, February 22 - A telegram waa' received hore last Monday announcing thedoath ul i lout. Oeorgo Jarrett, at tho (bitted statis nui near Denver, Colo. Lieut. Jarrett had many 11 innis and acquaintances Uoro, who aro grlovod t<> hear of lils tient h. I.? wis Spencer has I icon quite sick for several .lavs. .lohn Arve, wini luis hcon sick ever since Inst Christ inns, is allie tn he np n little, anil wc hope tu sec him out again soon. Tho young ladles of our town enjoyed a card party nt tho homo of Mrs. Uonnotl ono evening last "week. Dr. and Mrs. O. M. Walker, of Westminster, visited tho family of Mr. and Mn. O.I. Walker last week. Violet. Notes from Boar Swamp. Hear Swami.. February 23. -The H.S. 8. L. A, Is -I i il alive ami wot Kine; as hard as ever. Miss Pearle Hurley returned to Newry Friday. Mer manv friends wYic MU i \ to part with her. " Mrs Kill. Dllworth,of walhalla, visited her mut her, Mrs. J. II. ?eil, Monday. Wc arc clad to report that .Master Marvin Hur ley, who has been confined to his bed with a siiuht ai lack of pneumon?a, i> convalescent. nu Monday evening. February 22d,at half-past 8 o'clock, an entertainment was niven at the school house by tho oblldreu, celebrating Wash ington's Inri Inlay. The cut ei tai innen: consisted of patriotic Bongs, recitations and drills. The children acquitted themselves admirably, show ing that they had liccn thoroughly trained. T ic house was literally lined with "OldQloiy,M ?nd a lest ot friends and patrons witnessed the cx ercises Delicious rotresluucnts wore served at tho ?lose ol thc entertainment and the children enjoyed various games until il o'clock, at which hour they departed for their respectivo homes, wishing thal Washington's birthday would come more tuan once a year. Miss lie-sic Keif visited her sister, Mrs. lt. II. Dilwtil th. Jr.. las! week. Mis. s. E. Hurley has bren visiting her son, Ira L. Hui Icy, and family, in Walhalla, this week. Reporter. -Millionaire's Poor Stomach. The worn-out stomach of thc over-fed millionaire is often paraded in the public ptiiits as a horrible example of tho evils ttteudnut on thc possession of great wealth. Hut millionaires aro not the inly ones who are afflicted 'With bad stomachs. Thc pr? portion is far greater imong thc toilers. Dyspepsia and indi gestion are rampant among these people, ind they suffer far worst; tortures than the millionaire unless they avail them selves of a standard medicino like (ircon's \uglist Plower, which has been a favorite household rcmcny for all stomach trou bles for over thirty-live years. August Flower rouses tho torpid livor, thus feating appetite and insuring perfect. ligCStiotl. It tones and vitalizes tho en tire system and makes life worth living, no mat ter what your station. Trial bot tles, 25c; regular size, 75c. J. H. Darby, Walhalla; Seneca Pharmacy, Seneca. A Statement. Seneca, S. February 20, 1004-Edi tors Keowee Courier: Being a "paid re porter" tor more than one well-estab lished journal, I accept anti endorse tho suggestion of your Seneca correspondent, in your issue of February 17th, that the 'Hist requisites arc truly accuracy and tn unbiased mind." In thc Latin of your correspondent : 'Flat justitia, mat calnm." The heavens havo not fallen nor has tho art h risen to heaven, but if in my re portorial character i have injured any hotel, any man, woman or child 1 stand nady and anxious through each anti very paper represented byrne to correct my and all errors. Permit me to State I hat I try to bo truth ful anti conscientious anti in my reports of guests at hotels I am governed hy their respective registers. Respectfully, Louis H. Cary. When You Havo a Cold. The li i st action when you havo a cold hould be to relieve the lungs. This is best accomplished by the free uso of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, This Remedy liquefies the tough mucus and a USOS its expulsion from tho air cells of the lungs, produces a froeexpectoration, inti opens the secretions. A completo ?ure soon follows. This remedy will tire a severe cold in less time than any .thor treatment and it leaves tho system n a natural and healthy condition. It lounteracts anv tendency towarri pneu monia. For sale by J. W. Hell, Walhalla, W. J. Lunney, Seneca. "Fewer Gallons" in Ashes. Nesv Vork, February li?. -A firo broke mt to-night in the extensive paint works if F. W. Devon and ?, T. Reynolds com pany, in Brooklyn, Tho Uro started from some unknown cause, ami owing to the highly inflammable character of tho ion ton ts of thu buildings, tho works were soon destroyed. Tho building oc cupied by tho paint works was stored with largo quantities of oil and chemi cals, it. being slated that moro than 1,000 barrels m linseed oil wein stored on the main Hour anti cellar of the plant. It is believed that the loss will bo between $400,000 and $500,000, on which thorn is saitl toJie $240,000Insurance. ----^Om* The Belton Shooting Affray. Helton, Fobruary20.-Policeman Jesse Kai hot ami probably fatally wounded Willie Honderaon, n young white man, hore to-day. Henderson was drunk and ..ad boarded a Hine Ridge Railroad train for Anderson, M" was cursing and Con ductor Thomas Maxwell called tho po liceman to take him olT the train. The Offloor ?lid so, ami after getting to the ground Henderson drew his knife anti commenced cutting him. Ile flnallj knocked the officer down and shoved him miller tho mail car. Tho policeman . hew his pistol and began shooting. Ile Hied three shots. Two missed bul the third struck Henderson full in th* chest and passed through tho body. It was thought at Hist that Henderson hat) been killed outright, but ho is still livinp. to night, and tho physicians say bo may recover, Kay is not seriously burt l here wert a number of eye witnoaaos and all of thom say the ofilcor wai fairly justifiable; that tho ?hooting wai ?imply unavoidable. THE OCONEE DELEGATION HEAK9 F Senator Horndon and Representativos Doyle and Brown Write Interesting Litters! Columbia, Fobruary 17.-Moeurs. Kdl tor?: 1 bave just received tho advance sheets ot tue editorial published in ihi? week's lu?no of The Koowuo Courier, di rected to bo sout ree by Board of Couuty Commissioners. To the three mills provided in the sup ply hill should be added ono ami three- i quat tor mills, muk lug tho total lovy furl che ordinary oouuty fund four and ' ihre? quarter mlllB. The aot allowing 'he oouuty to borrow money to build jail provides for au aunual lovy of f of one mill, nud the act of last year allow ing the oouuty to borrow money to pay baok indebtedness requires a lovy of one mill annually. liotll of thoa? levies will have to be laid this year, undor tho terms of tho noes, as thoso dubts are not yet paid, aud cannot bo uutll the bouds, which tho County Commissioners are au thorized to issue by tho terms of tho act which will be passed at this session of the Ueuoral Assembly, have boon sold. Hy the terms of these aots (court houso and baok Indebtedness) the surplus, after paying debts therein provided, goes into tho ordinary oouuty fund. All tho inter est due ou these loans, ezoopt a small amount, is inoludod in the araouut to bo realized from salo of bonds, which leavos tho If mills to be levied uuiler these aots to go into the ordinary oouuty fund, and tho amounts thus raisod will, of course, be available for ordinary county purposes, and if we were to lovy live mills there would bo really a levy of 0} m ls for ordinary oouuty purposes. I suppose the Board ot Couuty Com missioners overlooked tho jail aot and tho back iudebtodnoBS act, aud can realizo their constern?t ion at the thought of having to run the county on a throe mill tax. This will make tho lovy: Male.5 mills Sohool.3 mills Ordinary county S & 1 & J. 4f raillB Iutorest ou bonds. 7/10mill Sinking Fuud. i mill Total.18 10/20 mills This will make tho total lovy for all pui poses 1 1-20 EtillS less than it was laut year. Tho County Commission ers think they cnn got along with I) mills, a il WO hopo they CSU make un extra effort and got along with tho 1} mills this yonr, and wo boliove the new road law passod at this session will givo us considerable relief uoxt yoar. Very truly yours, E. L. 11 ci i,.hui. Columbia, S. C., Fobruary 18, 1004. Messrs. Editors: Tho advance sheet of tho editorial pago of this week's Courier was received, and I knew that tho articlo on tho tax levy would never havo boen written had you boon entirely conversant with tho tax lovy as it will atleet Ocouoo couuty for tho year 1004. Hut since tho articlo in question has booti published I think it incumbent upon myself, ns hoing ono of your Kep resontatives in tho (louerai Assombly of South Carolina, and hoing in part re sponsible for tho levy ns llxed for this year, to inform tho tax payers of Ocouoo just what tho lovy is. Last year's lovy, ns fixed by tho Legis lature, was as follows: Cour t house and jail.. J of ono mill. Past indebtedness... 1 mil). Ordinary County... 44; mills. Total .(?i mills. This Legislature bas passed a bill au thorizing tho County Commissioners to issue bonds. In this issue of bonds will ho included thc court houso and jail debt as well hs tho past, indebtedness of tho county and practically all of tho in terest on tho samo. Under tho act passed by this body throe years ago, levying } of ono mill for improvements on tho court houso and jail, this levy goes into tho ordinary county finnis, as well as tho act passed last year levying ono mill for past in debtedness. Heretofore this money has been Used for this speedie, purpose. Hut since tho act bas passod authoris ing tho bonds to ho issued for tho pur pose of retiring thoso debts it will no longer bo necessary to apply those levies to these specific purposes, and since these levies go into tho ordinary county funds, therefore they can be used aa ordi ? (tri/ count;/ /linda. So it can readily bo seen that tho funds available for ordinary county expenses this year aro as follows: Court houso and jail.. S of ono mill. Past indebtedness. ... 1 mill. Culinary county. :l mills. Total. 4? mills. Instead of .' mills lj mills nru to bo applied to ordinary county purposes, and (hero is only i of ono mill difference be tween tho amount levied and tho amount (."> mills) suggested by tho editors, and tim amount levied gives tho Commis sioners for ordinary county purposes J of ono mill moro than they had last year. Tho levy this year will li.ise $15,880 87 for ordinary county purposes-that is, that amount will bo available-and this amount, in my judgment, will bo suffi cient. And I rather think that ono year boneo, when our new road law goes into effect, that tho prosont lovy should bo lowered. That, however, can bo met at that time and has nothing to do witli tho question under discussion. Had wo loft thu levy as it was last year tho amount which would havo been available for ordinary county purposes would havo boon as follows: Court houso and jail..* S of ono mill. Past indebtedness. 1 mill. Ordinal y county.4 } mills. Total. t!? mills. Tho Commissioners under thc old lovy would have had at tlioir disposal (?? mills instead of 5 mills, advocated hy tho editors, or tho 4} mills as allowed by tho (.enc! al Assembly. Tho total levy for all county purposes, fixed by thc Legislature, (including past indebtedness. ?fcc.,) was ti? mills. This year it is B '.'/20 mills for same purposes. At tho samo timo tho ordinary county tax available this yoar is l?? mills against .I .J mills last year. Tho total levy is lower this year because wo have provided for tho bonds. Tlioy will run longer than our loan from tho State Sinking Fund. Our total levy for. tho purpose of paying our indebtedness to tho Stato Sinking Fund was IJ mills, whilo our total levy for tho purpose of cancelling tho bonds, when tlioy become duo, is 1 ]/:> mills. I trust that tho above is BUfHoieutly clear to relievo tho fears in tho mind of tho odi'ors as well as tho Commissioners. For my part 1 cortainly have no desire to cripple thom in their elforts to give us good roads and bridges, but, on tho other hand, havo always tried to holp them in their efforts, provided I thought them reasonable. And would say further that I am sure they will bo satislied, since tlioy havo found ont what they really havo availa bio, and boliove they will lind tho lovy ample for au economical administration which they claim and 1 beliovo they aro giving us. I haven't mentioned tho Stato tax of *> mills nor tho constitutional 8 mills school tax, as they aro not questions at issue, and of course remain justas thoy wore. In conclusion, and I trust that this may ho the conclusion of thc whole mat ter-as I havo an aversion for newspaper controversies, and, in fact, for newspaper notoriety of any kind-that now in tho closing days of my legislativo career, I can truthfully say that I have tried to bo faithful to tho trust placed in mo by tho pc .plc of Oconee county, and havo cor tainly gnat dod their interests as host I could, although I may possibly have fallon short in some instances. I fool perfectly sure of ono thing : 1 haven't scored a completo failuro. I trust that all errors in diction, Sro., in the foregoing may bo overlooked, ns lt is written during a furious del ato on submitting thc dispens?t y question to tho various counties of tho Stato. Thanking tho peoplo of Ocouoo for the boums ? havo received at thoir hands, respectfully, K. C. Doyle. Columbia, February 18.-Tho work of tho Legislature ls hoing pushed in these LA GRIPPE ' loumonln follow? La Grippe .m* never follows the uee of FOLEY'S !? It stops the Cough and hoals the lungs. Prevents Pneumonia and Consumption. Ma. G. Vv tu'.i!, of 157 Otgood St., Chicago, wrltfiHi "My wife had U tripp? and it left her irlth a vary bad congh on har lungs which EfOLBT'a Bowsv AMD TAB aurad completely." '.'?.*" J.W.Bell,Walhaila, J laut Jay? of the session, every member wanting to get his 0?II Up fol oousidor atlon, out anny of tho bills now ou the Wallder will not become lnw at this session, HS lt will be impossible to reach theta, aud to much the bettor for the people. It seems that mctnbois think th.it thc introduction of bill? is tho thing td do to advertise themsolve-i. Let that bo a? lt may, a lot of bills have boen dropped from theoaleudar. TM appropriation and supply billa have been passed, aud the bill looking to the w.oking aud maintaining of road? has passed, which is ns follows: Tlie Committee of Free Coufereoco, to . hom waa referred Mr. 1 lei minn' .. bill to amend Sections 0 sud 7, of an Act eu titled "Au Aot to further regulato tho working and maintaining of thu highways and bridges of this State," approved Feb ruary 26, A. D. 1?02, reported that they bad duly and carefully considered the same, and u commended that the bill 'pass, with tho following amendments: Amend by .striking out ali after tho cn.ed in;; winda and hy iUSOrtiUg lil lieu thereof tho following: Sooliou 1. That Section 0 bo stricken out aud tho following iuserted in lieu thereof, BO that said Seotion, when amended, shall read as follows : "Section 0. All malo persons able to perform the labor horein required, from tho age of eighteen to ilfty yearn of Ugo, inclusive, residing in this Stnto. except rainistors ot tim Cospel iu actual charge of a con-1 grogation, teaohers eioployou in tho pub Iic schools, school trustees, aud porsons permanently disabled in military servico of the state, and persons who served in tho lato War llotweou the States, and all porsonB actually employed in the quar antine servico of tho State, shall be liable to mad duty, and shall bo roqulred annu ally to perform labor on the highways, under tho direotiou of theovorseor of the rond diBtriot in which he shall resido, for such a number of Don't fail to got our prices before you buy. & Co., WALHALLA,.:, (J, s. c. BARGA?1N mi