Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, March 11, 1908, Image 4

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KEOWEE COURIER ( ESTABLISHED 1849.) PubUshod Every Wednesday Morning. -By Jayne?, Shelor, Smith & Sleek. Subscription, pt .00 Per Annum. Advertising Rotes Reasonable. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of charge. AU over tbat number must be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manusoript. WALHALLA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, MARCH ll, 1008. AS TO FREIGHT RATES. Probably one of the greatest ques tions confronting this country to-day is that relating to freight rates and the mode of procedure relative there to. Unquestionably there is some vi tal legislation badly needed on this line. Every now and then w<j have in stances brought to our Utentlon in a local way whero unequal, and to all appearances unjusl, freight, rates badly cripple certain enterprises and hamper business in special lines. These instances are brought about by reason of thc fact that the rail roads are permitted to change rates simply by filing notice for thirty days With the Inter-State Railroad Com mission that such change ls proposed. On Its face that would, without a careful study seem to be a very proper and adequate procedure, but it does not go far enough. Of what service to the public ls this notice to the Inter-State Railroad Commission that rates will be changed after thir ty days? The shippres are the pro per ones to be notified. Still If, on being notified of a proposed change of rates, the commission could act and hold up the rates for considera tion with the ones directly affected, there would then bo some reason in the vork of the commission. But this is not the case. After notifying the Inter-State Commission for thir ty days of a proposed change of rates, they are put into effect by the rail roads, and then, after the harm ls done, the shipper, the really Interest ed party, can protest against the rates ,and during the adjustment that follows, for months, he pays excess in rates, and the railroad or trans portation companies reap tho benefit. In Canada, Mexico. Great Biltain and other well regulated countries new schedules of rates cannot be put In force until the Railway Commis sion has granted a permit, hut in tills country tho railroads can put in any rate they desire by giving thirty days* notice and filing the schedule with the Inter-State Commerce Com mission. This was fully and freely discuss ed at the recent meeting of the Na tional Association of Railway Com missioners at Washington, D. C., at which a resolution to this offect was adopted: That "no increase of an Interstate rate or discontinuance of n rate ef fecting an Increase, should be per mitted without opportunity of pro test hoing afforded, and upon hear ing and determining as to reasona bleness when objection is made, in advance of ' the new rate becoming effective." Therein Ilea a remedy. When the provisions of that resolution are car ried out there lb hopo for more jus tice and reasonableness in the rates that obtain In inter-state commerce to-day. By the terms of the present rule that rates may be changed upon the filing of notice with the Inter State Commission thirty days before the rate ls made effective, the matter of justice ls almost completely elimi nated. It ls to be hoped that In thc nea? future such changes may be made in the lnter-state commerce IhWS ns will permit a thorough in vestigation into the justice of rate schedules before tlioy are put Into ?ffect, and abolishing the present practice of placing shippers at thc mercy of the transportation compa nies during a long, tedious and ex pensive system of appeals, during all #f which tli?s excessive rates may bc tharged. INJUSTICE TO THE SI ATE. Mr. Cary states emphatically an?' inequivocnlly that ander no circum nances will he be a candidate foi the long term as Senator. Ile h fledged not to make the race.-Co Junina Record. And in miking this pledge Mr Wary proclaimed his unfitness l'or tin high office to willoh ho has beei elected. When he presenta his credential! jftr the Senate he will virtually say; "I know 1 am unfit for this placo, got In here by a trick and througl Tho weakness of our State Legisla ture. I know I could not be electee Fenalor by the people, and I wi'l no offer for election by them, bul worked a trick on tho Legislature and here I am. Pay me the salary and as for the work of a Scnatoi ifaa't expect nnytliing of me. 1 an merely a Senator pro tem -a dum my." A self-respecting man would not nave accepted the Senatorshlp undei such a condition. A L?gislature of the right klud would not have ex acted such a pledge and woulr* not have elected a man who would have glved lt. The election of Mr. Gary as Sen ator under these conditions ls a grave Injustice to the State. Thu people haye a right to resent lt and hey do resent lt.-Anderson Mail. Unquestionably the Legislature should have gono outside to look for a man to fill the vacant ceat In the United States Senate. It should have nought the man and Ignored those squabblers after dead mon's shoes. Thorr are plenty of men in South Carolina who could have been chosen for the seat, who would have graced lt and done good service for tho State, and yet have been "called" to AU the vacancy Instead of being picked out of a crowd of hungry, wire-pulling politicians. The Governor should have had the Ailing of the vacancy. Unfortunately he has not that pSower. Had he had that power he would, we feel sure, hnve given the State a short-tern: Senator who would have glveu greater satisfaction to the whole peo ple._ Coning down to real Laid facts, there ought to have been some means provided whereby each mem ber of the South Carolina Legisla ture would have received, gratis, a meda!. It was all right In spots, but as a whole lt was a "corker." Trepa rations are beginning foi the State Interdenominational Sunday Schorl Convention to be held this year at Union. Oconee should be fully represented nt that meeting. Nothing that has transpired In recent years has given to the Oconee Sun day si boola so great un impetus us tho couiuy <:onventlon, held Itt Wal halla recently. .The coming together of tho prominent workers of the county has resulted lu much good. The State gathering will be tnflnlto ly a greater meeting, and Its results will he of proportionately great mo ment. \iet the workers in the Sun day schools of Oconee look forward to and work for the success of D.IB meeting. And now the State of South Caro lina Ands herself tied up in a big legal battlo on the winding up of her little liquor monopoly. Well, why not? A careful examination of Court records would doubtless sho? that from 75 to 90 per cent of all liquor dealers have considerable business In the Courts. It could scarcely be ex pected that such a large, unwieldy machine at; the State rum mill could open, conduct and wind up tts af fairs without a row of some kind. Better close up the Great Moral In stitution, take on prohibition straight, and hereafter let liquor alone. We may cry "Out, damned s.pot," for many a year to come, but it will not out, and the Anger of scorn can point plainly to the blot and blemish liquo>- has put on the fair name of Soutn lina for gen erations. Better a thousand times we had never touched the accursed thing. Having touched, tasted and handled, in wnolesnle fashion, it were well to rid ourselves of the whole thing as quickly as possible. Lame Shoulder. Whether resulting from a sprain or from rheumatic pains, there is nothing so good for a lanie shoulder as Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Ap ply it freely and rub the parts vig orously at each application, and a quick cure is certain. For Bale by J. W. Boil, Walhalla; W. J. Li.nney. Seneca. Mountain nf Petrified Fish. Alpine, Texas, March 10.-A mountain of petrified Ash bas been discovered on the ranch of Joe Irv ing, 25 miles from here. The Ash aro perfectly preserved in stone, 5, 000 feet above the sea level. The deposit covers an area of two square miles. Bankruptcy and Receiverships. Charleston. March 9.-In the Uni ted States District Court to-day pro , ceedings were Instituted by creditors to have Fred B. Maxwell, of Ander don, adjudged a bankrupt. In thc ofAco of the Clerk of the ? Circuit Court the papers In the dls . ponsnry receivership proceedings I were tiled. Prof. ll. A. Howell, of l|n\nna,< nba, Heroin mends Chamberlain's ( 'ougb Remedy, "As long ago as l can remember my mother was a fall hf ul user and 1 friend ot' Chamberlain's Cough Kem - edy, but never In my life have I re P ali/.ed its true vnluo until now," i willes Prof. H. A. Howell, oT How - ell's American School. Havana Cu ba. "On the night of February 3d our baby was taken sick with a se ? vere cold, the next day vas worse and the following night his condition was desperate. He could not He 9 down, and it was necessary to have him In the amis every moment. Kven I then his breathing was - difficult. ? i did not think he would live until - morning. At last I thought of my 1 mother's remedy, Chamberlain's i Cough Remedy, which we gave, and i it afforded prompt relief, and now, , three days later, ho has fully recov , ?red. Under the circumstances I I" would not hesitate a moment In say : lng that Chamberlain's Cough Rom - ody. and that only, saved the life of our deni" little hov." For salo by J. 1 W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, r Seneca. THE SALE OF FEKT1 ?i/.F.It TAGS Receipt? Larger this Year Than nt Same Time I?ast Vt nv. Columbia, March 10.-The State Treasurer is receiving dally several thousand dollars on the tag tax roy alty, the proceeds ot which go to Clemson college. The tag tax is 25 cents H i iou each ton of fertilizer shipped out, the tax being placed for the chemical' analysis made, by the authorities of Clemson. So far this year $117.017.85 has been received against $112,74 5.85 for the same time in 1907. The total receipts tor 1907 amount ed to $150,984.81 against $167, lo8.39 for 1906, which was the rec ord year. As will be seen, the re ceipts are largeest at this time' of the year although eeveral thousand dollars are received In the fall. Several days within the past two weeks the receipts 1\ a ve ninon ute'i to over $3,500 dall}. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. J. M c S W A I N , Attorncy-at-Law, CREEN VILLE, S. CAROLINA. A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE. So bring on your old buggies and let us repair and paint them and make them look like new ones. We keep all kinds of material on hand for repairing. We keep Tops, Cush ions. Dow Sockets, Prop Blocks, Anti Rattlers, Washers,Whip Sockets.Cur tain Cloth, etc. We will cut and flt Curtains for your buggy, and In fact can repair from lop to bottom Bug gies, Carriages, Hacks, Wagons, Far ming Tools, Shoe your horses and mules, and will keep constantly on hand all kinds of material for every manner of repairing. We keep Mule Shoes, Horse Shoes, Horseshoe Nails, Buggy and Wagon Tires, Rimming, Spokes, Axle Trees, Buggy and Wagon Shafts. We have recently learned a secret remedy for your lame horses, and can take corns out of their feet at three shoeings with three applica tions. The remedy is applied while the hoof is pared and clean. If your horse ls lame with corns we can cure him. If he ls lame in the shoulders let us shoe him with rubber shoes or rubber pads. Then see the change in his traveling. Call and see us when In town. LEE AND BROWN, 14* Walhalla South Carolina. NOTICE TO TOWNSHIP ~~ ASSESSORS. The Township Boards of Assessors are requested tn meet at thc Audi tor's offlce for thc purpose of assess ing the value of all personal prop erty, on March 17th, instant. The County Board of Equalization will meet March 2 4th, instant. ? The Township Boards of Assessors are composed of thc following gen tlemen, to wit: Center Township-E. B. Keese, H. L. Verner, W. L. Thomas. Chattooga Township-W. R. Hunt, L. A. King, W. H. Mongold. Keowee Township-W. M. Barker, Thos. A. Grant, Edward Gantt. Pulaski Township-D. F. Carter, W. N. Rholetter, Geo. Matheson. Seneca Township-J. W. Byrd, T. S. Strlbling, W .M. Campbell. Seneca Town-G. W. Grant, T. M. Lowery, J. M. Barron. Tugaloo . Township-A. Zimmer man, S. C. Smith, J. A. Knox. Westminster-W. L. England, W. C. Peden, J. G. Breazeale. Wagener Township-W. O. Alex ander, J. D. Perry, C. A. Burton. Walhalla-G. A. Norman, C. E. Gaillard, C. W. Pitchford. Whitewater-D. O. Sheppard, D. E. Nicholson, A. L. Whltmire. R. W. GRUBBS, Auditor Oconee County. March ll, 1908. ll BLACK SPANISH JACK. I have a full-blood Spanish Jack, 4 Va years old at my stables, one mlle South of Walhalla. Will stand for season. Rate for service $7.50. Call and see him. CHARLES BURNSIDE. lOtf Walhalla, S. C., Route 1. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. ALL PARTIES are hereby notified not to harbor or keep Mrs. D. Ida Adams, as she has left my bed and hoard, and I will not be responsible for any debts or bille that she may contract for nuy purpose whatso ever. L. B. ADAMS, Madison, S. C. Feb. 26, 1908. 9-12 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED ITORS.-All persons Indebted to the Estate of Proston Brown, dee'd, are are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and ail persons having claims against said estate will present the sam . duly attested with in the time prescribed by law or be barred. W. O. WHITE, Admlnist rator. february 26, 1908. 9-12 CITATION NOTICE.- Tho State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. - (In Court of Probate.)-By D. A. Smith, Judge of Probate.--Whereas, Lloyd Carpenter has made stilt to me to grant him Letters of Admin istration of the Estate of ami Effects of W. V. Carpenter, deceased These are, therefore, to rite and admon""h all and singular the kin dred and creditors of tho ?aid W. V. Carpenter, deceased, that they be and appear before me, In the Court of Probate, to be held at Wal halla, Court House, South Carolina, on Saturdey, the 14th day of March, 1908, after publication hereof, nt ll o'clock In the forenoon to show cause, if .iny they have, why the said administration should notbegranted. Given under my hand and seal this 27th day of Februar/, A. I). 1!>08. (Seal.) D. A. SMITH, Judgo of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 4th and 11th days of March, 1908, in The Keowee Courier, and on Court House door for tho Hmo prescribed by law. rn I LL THAT'S GOOD in master tailoring is found in the clothes we supply from our Custom tailoring department. That is because the orders of our cus tomers are executed by Ed. V. Trice & Co., the famous Chicago merchant tailors, whose model r-hops of over 1,000 tailors are devoted exclusively to the making of fine clothes to the individual measures of the men who wear them. If you want to wear clothes made to suit your own ideas, or according to the novel and original styles shown in designs like Nos. 485, 491, 489 and 498 on our new fashion plates, let us take your measure. You have a choice of 500 beautiful Spring fabrics, many of which are exclusive, and the assurance of a suit made of excellent cloth, in an excel lent manner, with an excellent shape, and expressly for you-for only $25 to jjrotl fabrics Nos. 4889 J, 4858 J, Ask us to show 4404 L, 4898 K, 48201, 4276 H H. W Moss* Ansel, COfVMHT HIT, IC V. M1CC ? CO. Exolaalre local npninuih* of JW. V. Fri?, fi Go* Merchant Tailor*, Chicago Cement Front, m Walhalla, South Carolina. Ml (ll il 41 ?Hf <1! Your Trade. Call in and soo us and make arrangements for your Supplies and Guano. Wo are also the Leading Buggy and Wagon Dealers in Oconeo County. We have a complete Stock of the Celebrated Corbett Buggies and Birdsell Wagons. The very best on the market. See us and save money. Carter & Company. P. S.: A few good Mules and Horses to sell at prices to suit the times. AreYouBuilding? If you contemplate Building a HOME, BARN, or doing any Repair Work it means "DOLLARS" saved for you by getting in touch with us. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR WINDOWS, DOORS, BLINDS, PAINTS, LEAD AND OIL, LIME AND CEMENT. Just Received One Car (400) Kegs Wire and Cut Nails. Send or Bring us Specifications for your "BUILDING MATERIAL." WE FURNISH OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTIES. WE CAN FURNISH YOU IF YOU WILL ONLY GIVE US A TRIAL. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. We have a Car of Stoves, the "GOOD KIND" WE ARE OFFERING CHEAP. Don't miss seeing them when in Town. MATHESON HARDWARE CO, WESTMINSTER, S. C. DON'T FORGET TO PREPARE YOUR LAND FOR THE NEXT CROP. WE HAVE A LARGE LT NE OF TURN PLOWS, DISC PLOWS, CUTAWAY AND DISC HARROWS, CORN STALK CHOPPERS AND OTHER IMPROVED TOOLS THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE MONEY WITH. COME AND SEE US. CARTER HARDWARE COMPANY.