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PJBLISHKO KVKR> WCONCSDAV MORP4INO. - ?V J AYN ER, SHKLOR, SMITH * S TEC B T..?A.YNICHr(_."_ I ? "?_ ?Ml?: J. w> ?HKLOEt, I 1 *0D" I J. < <*TKC|. 811 JSCRIPTION. ? LOO P. li ANNUM AuviHTisiN? RATES FUASONABI < ?W Communication* of A personal character charged for AH advertisement*. yjf" Obituary notices and tribute? of respect, of bot over ono hundred word*, will be printed free of charge. Alt over that number must be paid for at the rat?* of one cent a word. Cash to accompany, aianusoript. WALMA 1,1,\. H. C. : WIBNISBil', HUM. aa, IttOf.. .'RECEIVING STOLEN 6000?." It is strange how man> people in Ooo nee county and throughout the State of South Carolina are unconsciously guilty of the orime Cf "receiving stolen goods." We are in a position that give? us abun dant opportunity to'noto this fact week by week and year in'and year out. Only last week, however, did it occur to us to call attention to the fact of the prevalence of this "orime," though for years wo have been the losers weok by week. At the dose of the Habens trial here last week a dispatch was sent to the News and Courier, of Charleston, statiug tho facts connected with the case. The dispatch was oopied verbatim et litera tim by another daily paper the afternoon following its appearance in the Nows and Courier, and no oredit was given for it, In othor words, oue dally paper ".?tolo" from the News and Courier this dispatch, for which ?le latter paid a correspondent and the telegraph charges for transmis sion. P.y doing this the papor that "stole" the dispatch made each of its r adeis a "receiver of stolen goods" for certainly what the Nows and Courier paid for was its own property, and that pipor was entitled to credit for it. Woek by week similar occurrences take placo, by which our local columns and other matters are "riddled" merci lessly by our friends near aud far. It frequently recurs that original notices in Tho Courier, aud items taken from arti cles from our various correspondents over the county, are "clipped" from our j columns, and printed as "special" dis-! patches with date Hues of "Walhalla," "Westminster," "Seneca," and so on, with a date following, thus giving the impression that the papers in question have industrious correspondents aud are paying them for sending them the news. We beg of you, gentlemen, to "toto fair" in this matter. If you are too lazy to get up your own local news, then copy ours, but give us credit for it;|if you of tho "metropolitau" dailies want the news that the News and Courier pays for, pay a correspondent to send it to you, or copy it from the News and Cou rier, and give that paper credit for it. But don't "steal" it, for by doing that YOU not only put yourselves in the posi tion of "thieves," but you subject your readers to the odium of being (unoon Hoiously, we ad.mit, "receivers of stolen goods." __________________ KEEP THINGS STRAIGHT.. "Be suio you're right, then go ahead." Lot us foilow that advico in personal matters and in municipal hereafter. It was brought to our mind by tho , folly shown by haphazard street work on Tugaloo stroot. Tho sidewalk was built, not ou a line with the plan of tho town, but on a zigzag, that it might con veniently follow a ditch that was waslud by tho rains of years. Now the vacant lot is to be improved, and the property owner justly wanto his land. His stakes aro set, and they includo the water-way and about one-third of the sidewalk. Tho property-owner is put to the ex pense of filling a ditch nnd leveling up bis laud, the town is put to tho expenso of doing over what ought to have been dono right in the first place, or what is more probable, the citizen will have to make out with two thirds of a side-walk for quite a while. It is timo for us to loam to do thiugs right. Tho town is at fault and the citi zens aro at fault-and the town being a congregation of citizens, wo are all at fault in the matter of doing things in a a slip-shod way. Let us look to it, .ind seo to it, in the future that wo do thiugs right. In other v ords, build for tho future-not morely for to-day. Tho oil oonsutners of this country, through their financial agent, Mr. Rocke feller, havo mado another educational bequest amounting to $.52,000,000. * . . "i'm from Missouri1' is a pet slang phrase that is destined to becotno popu lar euee more. Tho Legislature of Mis souri has patoiod an act making it un lawful for citizens of that State to tip waiters, porters and other poisons in Uko positions, V Presldout Roosevelt has askod tho Postmaster Goneral to issuo orders that all newspapers publishing tho ovidonco in full of the Thaw murder trial in Now York bo excluded from tho mails if it is poss* ble to do so. Tho women of soveral cities have entered their protests against the publication of the ali mo and rot tho evidence in this affords, and the Presi dent has justly tabooed it as "immoral and obscene." Tho Canadian Govern ment has no o ?dy baited from its mails all publications carrying tho full reports of this or other trials where slimy evi dence ls brought out. 10 RAISE SALARIES IN 0C0NEE. OTHER BILLS OF LOCAL INTEREST-B. A. BtNTLY TO RE-INDEX RECORDS. Columbia, Feb. 12-Editors Courier: We did not find time to write a com munication last week on account of the very heavy work here and having to at tend oourt. Our work here this week will require from 15 to 18 hours a day, getting everything straightened out and passed in the rieht sb^pe. Some matters of partioular local inter est are the salary bill, by Mr. Mann, wbicb raises the salary of County Com missioners from $260 to 8400, the Clerk from $100 to $200, ibo County Supervisor from $600<to 87Q0, the County Superin tendent of Education from'$500 to $700, the. Sherjfl, fro? $76Q to $1,000; Mr. Ver nor's, bl)' o iopy the records and make a ne w 'Jp px to doods; . not h cr to make ?wo lire-proof vaults in the Court House. 13. A.. Bently is made commissioner to. copy the records and receive -for hts work sod the neoessary books $1,800. There are $2.60Q appropriated to > make the Are-proof vaults, if so much be neoes f Ooonee county was* in Ninety-Six Dis triot from 1700 to 1703. Washington Distriot was then made from Ninety-Six and oar present territory was in the new district. In this distriot one of tho sob divisions waa located at Piokensville, near Fort George. In 1708 Washington Distriot was divided and Pendleton and others formed and tho v.r.u.a Washington lost. Pendleton Distriot embraoed the territory of Anderson, Piokens and Ooo nee counties. In 1820 Pendleton Distriot was out into Anderson and Piokens Dis tricts, and losing th? name Pendleton. These politioal divisions remained until the Constitutional Convention of 1808, when Piokens Distriot was divided into Oconee and Piokens counties. We refer to these bits of history because of the faot that we are now undertaking to per fect our records of real property. These things have been badly needed for many years and have several times boon asked for by tho grand juries. Tho buckot shop bill bas Anally passed both I louses and will in a fow days be come a law. This is the bill proposed by the farmers' organisation. It takes effect on July 1, this year. My bill to require the convicts to manu facturo fertilizers was killed by a voto of 24 to ll. It will be up again though every year, for tho poople had much I rather have them make fertilizers than j raising cotton and making stockings and | mattresses. My bill to prevent unjust disorimiua tion between localities in this state in tho price of articlos of common use has passed the Senate and is in the House. The effect of this bill is to prevent the j Standard Oil people from selling oil at 8 Oents at competitive points sud 13} cents at Others. It is a faot that tboy are sell ing at some points at S oents per gallon and better oil than they are selling us at the higher prioe. In Georgia they are selling at 17 oents in some oities and 64 cents in others. This law will put a heavy penalty on them for such methods to break down competition of the inde pendent companies. My bill providing for the inspection of oil has also passed the Sonate. I feel sure that both of these bills will pass the House, for I have re oeived a great many assurances of sup port. The new State dispensary bill has passed second reading in the Senate and will probably pass its last reading to-day. It is called a State dispensary, managed by county officers. Whether or not we agree on it wo should como together and try to make it tho best that can be. I have voted and advocated a prohibition measure and I believo we would havo won if all who claim to bo for tempor alice liad stood Arm. Tho only solu tion of this problem is tho rroral perfec tion of mankind. Tho bill to roduco railroad faro to 2} cents instead of 3 cents per mile was killed last night by a voto of 23 to 14. This bill is in tho interest of every one who rides on tho railroads and pays his fare, and in my judgment is a reasonable demand from tho traveling public. J. A. Kubanks has been appointed magistrate at Oakway, and J. Matt Whit mire, magistrate at Newry. Bespeotftilly, .1. H. Earle. Neighbors (?ot Fooled? *T was literally coughing myself to death, and had become too weak to leave roy bed ; and noighbors prodictod that I would never leave it alive; but thoy got fooled, for thanks be to God, I was in duced to try Dr. King's New Discovery. It took just four one dollar bottles to completely euro tho cough and restore me to good sound health," writes Mrs. Kva Uncaphcr, of Grovertown, Stark Co., Ind. This king of cough and cold cures, and healer of throat and lungs, is guar anteed by all druggists. 60o. and $1, Trial bottle froo. Ton-Hour Bill Now a Law. Tho ten-hour bill has passod tho Senato and tho Houso and is now a law, Although tlroro wero numerous amend ments offered by various mombors of the House. Heretofore the number of hours has boon 04, but horoaftor tho hours will bo 30, or 10 hours a day. Mr. Hinton moved to amond the bill by adding a proviso that nothing therein ihotild prevent any mill from making up lost time to the extent, of 00 hours per /ear, and this being agroe:.ble to tho fiends of tho bill, was agreed to by tho House and nisei led in the bill. Thore wore various other amendments proposing to make the moasnro less di a < ito, which were voted down, and the bill n its final shape was passed to a third reading. It has already passed the Se late practically io this form. Information Wanted. Sketch o? lift ; if grave ia marked, iu soriptlo* in full, of tbefollowlug Revo lutionary soldiers: Tho Kui ti)a, of Piokens. MoWborwr, of Piokeue. Jesse Cleveland and bis brother, Col. Ben. Cleveland.. Goo. John B. E irio. The ferguson family, of Piokens, an cestors ot the late John Ferguson and Dr. Frank Ferguson, of Greenville. Were John and Philip Sitton, of George's Creek, Piokens oouoty, soldiers? We wish all information of soldiers born or buried io Oconoo and Piokens oounties. If graves are not marked, will mark thom; also all battle grounds will be marked. Readers, please look over your old let ters and papers, and if you find anything whioh will aid io the history of Piokens di? tr let, please matt to the undersigned. The history oap not be finished til I all in formati. n is sent in. ' * '". " We appeal; to every reader to help. Show your love for the men who fought for our country. Miss Marye R. Shelor, Westminster, 8. C., Historian A. P. C. of.p. A R. Piokens papers please oopy. Neglected Colds Threaten Ute. [From the Chicago Tribune.] "Don't trifle with a cold," is good ad vice for prudent men and women. It may be vital in the case of a child. Proper food, good ventilation, and dry, warm clothing are t "'<e proper safeguards Sainst colds. If they are maintained rough the obangeable weather of au tumn, winter and spring, the chances nf a surprise from ordinary oolds will be slight. But the ordinary light cold will become severe if neglected, and a well established ripe cold is to the germs of diphtheria what honey is to the bee. The greatest menace to child life at this sea son of the year is tho neglected cold." .Whether it is a child or adult, the cold slight or severo, the very, best treatment that oan be adopted is to givo Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. It is safe and sure. The groat popularity and immense sale of this preparation hns been attainod by its remarkable cures of this ailment. A cold never results in pneumonia when it is given. For sale by Dr. .1. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Items of News from Rock Hill. Rock Hill, S. C., Feb. 13.-Arch Colo, of near Oakway, died Sunday and was buried at Boaverdam Monday. Wo were sorry to boar of his death. He was a man much loved in this vioinity for his noble traits of life. D. H. Marett bas erected another room to his house, which adds very much to the beauty of place. E. B. Reese made a business trip to Lavonia, Ga., Tuesday. W. J. McCrary went to Walhalla on business on Tuesday. Rev. S. A. McDaniel bas taken charge of his school again. His wife is very muoh better. She has boen very feohle. H. E. Keese has the job of working the public roads in District No.,74. We think we have tbe man - who has been needed to All this place. Mr. and Mrs. A. Walters, of Tocooa, Ga., visited relatives in this vioinity Sat urday and Sunday. There was no preaching at this place Sunday. Our preacher, Rev. S. A. Mo Da:,iel, was oalled to preach a funeral at Return church. We are having such Ane weather, as if winter had departed and spring smiling again. T. A. Smith. Red Hill Dots. Red Hill, Fob. ll.-Bev. J. C. Yongi.e spent Sunday night at W. II. Doyle's. The many friends of Mrs. W. C. Beatty will be glad to learn that sho ?H able to bo up after a severo attack of la grippe Mrs. M. E. White returned homo Sat urday afternoon after a pleasant two weeks' visit with relatives and frionds in tho city of Anderson. Otto Frioks, of Walhalla, spent Sunday with homefolks. Miss Selma Doyle returned home Sun day after sponding two weeks with her uncle, Wm. Mills. Mrs. Oscar Driver and little daughter, Myra, and niece, Miss Virdce Wilson, visited Miss Callie Holland recently. Our school closed last Friday and will not open again till next summer. Mr. and Mrs. Abercrombie visited their daughter, Mis. A rt hu Rolly, last Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs Joe Bellotte and children aro visiting the latter's father aud mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Fricks. Missen Billah ai wi Eugenia Holland and their brother, Clifton, visited at Clear mont last Friday night and Saturday. Bob Rut ledge and Sam Isboll visited friends in this settlement last Sunday. Little Brown Hands. Murdered His Nephew. Norfolk, Va., Fob. 8.-Richard Mat thowB has confeased at Jackson, N. C., to moulding his nephew, Paul Rainey, and implicates James, Harry and Sonny Larmer, who havo been arrested. Mat thews says Rainoy was butchered with an axo and the purpose was robbery. Thom is intenso excitement iu the Jack son section and a lynching is possible. Rising from tho Grave. A prominent manufacturer, Wm. A. Frotwell, of Lucarna, N. C., relates a mest remarkable oxporioDOO. He says: "After taking less than three bottlos of Electric Bitters, I foe! like one rising from the grave. My troublo is Bright's (linease, in the diabetes stage. I fully beliovo Electric Bitters will euro me por mauontly, for it bas already stopped the liver and bladder complications whioh havo troubled mo for years." Guaran teed at all druggists. Price only 60o. Between Seaaoi a full StocH of bc Fencing, also Bart HARROWS t Di BLACKSMITH at reasonable .prie A Dramatic Scone in the Senate Columbia, Feb ll.-There was a dra matic scone ID the Senate today during the debate on the Toole bill to reduce passenger farea to 2\ cents per mile. Senator Toole auld that there ?as evi dence that member* of the Senate had been improperly influenced bv the rail roads against the bill. Senator Yancy Williams, who bas bad personal olash?fl before in the Legislature, waa seated near Mr. Toole. He immediately ar?me and demanded that Mr. Toole speoify the membera so influenced and expel them. Mr. Toole did not respond and Mr. Williams leanod toward him and as his nyes flashed with anger said, "As the Senator does not answer I denounce his statement as false so far as I am con cerned " Senator Crouch followed with a similar statement. Mr. Tonio made no replv to either. After Mr. Toolo's argument the Senate took a recess without acting on the bill. ?Ew ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICE! LL persons are hereby warned not to . _ hire or in any way employ my two son*, Burt Orlinger MoClain and George Edgar MoClain. They are minors and have left homo without the consont of their parents. J. N. MoClain, 10* Westminster, S. C. A STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I COUNTY OF OCONRB. J In the Court of Common Pleas. PURSUANT TO DECREE OF THE AFORESAID COURT, in the case tts m ed beiow, I will offer for sale, to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House door, at Walhalla. S. C., on Monday, the 4th day of MARCH, 1007, between the legal hours of sale, the tract of land below described: C. E. Anderson, Plaintiff, against W. T. Chambers, Defendant. All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, lying and being in the county and State aforesaid, containing One Hundred Acres, bounded by lands of W. T. Cham bers, R. J. Vinson, J. H. Barnett, Nanoy C. Chambers and J. W. Smith, on Sour wood branch, waters of Toxaway creek, waters of Tugaloo river, bortig tho land deeded . to W. T. Chambers by Nanoy Chambers in March, 1902, as reference to suoh deed and plato will show. Terms of Sale: Ca h. That iu the event of failure of tho purchaser or pur chasers to comply with tho terras of sale within five days from day of sale, the Master do readvortise and resell said premises on the following salesday, or some convenient salesday thereafter, at the samo placo and on the same terms as horetoforo set out, at the risk of former purchaser or purchasers, and that he continue so to do unti' ho lr?s f ?und a purchaser or purchasers who comply with the terms of t?ale. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. O. WHITE, Master for Ooonoe County, S. C. February 12, 1907._7-0 CITATION NOTICE.-TnK STATIC OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF Ooo NKK.-In the Court of Probate.-By D. A? Smith, KH<I , Judge of Probate. Whereas, C. G. Jaynes has made suit to me to grant him Letteis of Administration of the estate auu effects of W. W. Erskine, decoasod These are therefore to cite and admon ish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said W. W. Erskine, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Walhalla, S. C., ou Thursday, 28th day of Fobruary, 1907, after publication hereof, at ll o "clock iu the forenoon, to show cause, if any thoy have, why the said administration should not be granted. (ii ven uudormy haud and seal tins mb day of February, Anno Domini 1007. SMITH. Judge of Pro Oconeo Couuty, S. C. Published on tho 13th and 20th davs of February, 1907, in Tho Keoweo Courier and on tho Com t House Door for the time required by law._7-K CITATION NOTICE.- Tun STATK^>F SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCO NKK.-(IN THF. COURT OF PROD ATV,)-BY 1). A. Smith, Esq., Probate .fudge. Whereas, Mrs. Alu-e Conley has mado suit to mo to grant hor Lotters of Ad ministration of tho estate and effocts of G. II, Conley, de--ea.se I - These aro therefore to cite and admon ish ail and singular tho kindred and creditors of the said G. IL Conley, docoasod, that thc/ bo and appoar ho fore mo, in tho Court of Prohato, to be hold at Walhalla Com I I louse, S. C., on Thursday, 28th day of Fobruary, 1907, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show causo, if any they havo, why tho said administration should not bo granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 12th day of February, A. D. 1907. [L. S.] D. A. SMITH, Judgo of Probate for Oconoo county,S.C. Published on tho ISthand 20th days of February, 1907, In The Keowoo Cornier and on tho Court House Door for the time required by law. 7-8 -"?*?? _ii GE TALK -?? im time to repair your Fence. We nave ?til American and Ellswood Woven Wire > Wire. OUR PRICES. sc, Cuttaway and Peg Too tn,. TOOLS t We can At you up-with full set FERTILIZERS ! Corn Oats Hay floiir We offer to the Trading Publio of Ooonee County the following Brands of Fertilisers at very attractive pri?es.' OX SLAUGHTER HOUSE BONE. STROTHER & PHINNEY'S COMPOUND. STROTHER ?fe PHINNEY'S BLOOD AND BONE ' CROP HUSTLER. FARMERS' UNION. s KEOWEE STANDARD. We siso offer several oars of Corn, Oats, Hay and Fleur at low prioes YOURS TRULY, STROTHER & PHINNEY, West Union, S. C. 6> I WANT YOUR TRADE Io Fertilisers, Plows, Flow Stocks, Cole Guano Distributers and Cotton Planters, Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Hardware, Crockery and Groot ries, Bulk and Paokage Garden Seed, Cane Seed and Blue Grass. See my goods, hear the prioes, you oan then judge of the value. Call often. YOURS TRULY, J. W. BYRD, SENECA, S. C. ? EXECUTOR'S SALE, -OP REAL ESTATE. At - ono cit, S. C., Monday, Feb ruary 25, 1907. BY the power oonforred in me by the last will atid testament of Warren Phillips, deceased, I will sell, for division among the heirs, on MONDAY, the 26th day of February, 1007, tn the highest bidder, commencing at ll o'olook a. m., the following desoribed property, known in the plan of Sonoca BB Lots Nos. 43 and 44, containing one fourth of an acre eaoh, cut and numbered for the purpose of this sale as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 0. No. 1 Hos West and ad joins tho Citizens' Hank lot. fronte south on Main or Ailey ftreot 26 foot 1} inches, running north 04 feet to alley. NOB. 2, 8 and 4 adjoin No. 1 as num bered and front and contain the same amounts. Nos. 5 and 0 front 1st North street, each 44 feet 3 inches, running 04 foot south to alley. All build ings and fencing on said lots will bo sold on the day of Bale to tho highest bidder, purohnsor gi ven 30 days to remove the same after expiration of presentloasos. This will be tho last chance to buy at publio sale a vacant businoss lot in Seneca as well looatod, unless another fire. Plats of lots will bo exhibited on day of sale. TERMS OF SALE : CASU. JOHN A. HARRIN, Executor. January 0, 1007. 8-8 HOLLISTER'S Aocky Mountain Tea Huggett A Busy Medicino for Busy People. Brina? Golden Health and Renewed Visor, A speolflo for Constipation, Indigestion, Liver and Kidney troubles, Pimplos, Eczema, Impuro lllood. Had Ilreath, Sluggish Bowels, Headache r.nd Hack ocho. Its Rooky Mountain Tea in tab let form. 85 cent? a box. Oonulno made by HOLLISTER in rn'? COMPANY, Madison, Wis. GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE COOK STOVES, RANGES, HEATING STOVES PULL LINE OP TINWARE, fa BICYCLES AND SUPPLIES. * ROOFING, EAVE TROUGH AND ALL KINDS OF TIN AND SHEET IRON WORK MADE TO ORDER. Typewriters, Sewing Machines, Guns. Revolvers and Bicycles cleaned ana repaired. Ail work done on short notioe and guaranteed. , O. S. L.OOK. For Sale Nice line of Pauoy Groceries, Crackers, Cakes, Shoes and Notions, /ruits in season. Bring mo all of your Chick ens, Eggs and all kinds of - Country Produce. Yours for business, C. M. SHELTON, Bitter Block, WALHALLA, S. C.*