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Ol li PINE BUILDING MARBLE. Poor Mountain Kai?! lo Hold lulim I ted Quantities of lt. Westminster, Dec. 22.-Special:*1 From a December number of a magasine devoted to marble and granite, wo clip the following inter esting item. It ls from the pen of Geo. Darnum, of New York: "in the extreme weBteru county of South Carolina-Oconee-there ls a deposit of marble awaiting develop ment. I recently bad the opportunity of examining lt, and I present here with a photograph of one of tue out croppings. The marble ls of medium chrystallatlon, the grains hoing a lit tle finer than those of the ordinary Georgia marble, and yet considerably larger than those o' Vermont mar ble. The color ls unusually white, and the stone would seem to com mend Itself admirably for structural work. The deposit ls located be tween Westminster and Walhalla. The out-cropping extends for a con siderable distance along the side of a mountain. This ls so thickly wooded, ns the photograph will show, that prospecting work is difficult. The formation scouts to be very similar to that of most of the marble de posits of Georgia. The marble ls as sociated with a micaceous schist, which forms the cap of the moun tain. Whore the marble and cap stone meet there seem to bc a few narrow bands of darker color, and rather micaceous, running through the marble, hut these apparently dis appear a very short distance below, where the marble becomes most un usually white and (dear. Owing to Its perfect crystalline formation ?."Re fractured surfaces are very bright and lively. Oil the weathered sur faces a few crystals ?>t* quartz can be seen, bul the body of the marble ls evidently singularly free from both quartz and mica. The stone will doubtless analyze as almost pure car bonate of lime. As 1.have intimated the heavy underc/sowi 1? and the roughness of the g (Wind make it im possible lo determine exactly the limits ut the deposit. Mut lt Is easy lo find In every place where it out crops a depth of several hundred feet. Thlstinnke? it certain, there fore, thal there is practically an un limited 'amount ol tho marble enough to provid?, l'or many vears ot the most ao?lve u?pd expensive quar rying operations. lt is extremely probable thal the maible underlies tho ground at the foot of the moun tain, but owing to the absence of out crops and IJie heavy covet inc. lt was impossible to determine this lu the time at my disposal. The most fa forable places for examination wer?, several cteep bluffs of f?0 or ion fret in height. Here tho marble was mas sive and solid. The beds are of gnat thickness, and there ls an ab sence1 ol scants and joints. The most casual Inspection shows that it. would bo possible to quarry blocks of prac tically any size, suitable for large columns and pilasters. At one point a local monumental dealer has made a small opening. From this he bas taken stones of a size up to tho ca pacity of his npplanccs to handle. ie of those was for a monumental base-stone, weighing nearly two tons. lt was taken close from the surface, I ut was of excellent color and appear ance. The marble is very strong and sound, but cuts readily and well. The samples that I got are remarka bly white and brilliant. They will bear comparison, both for whiteness and beauty, with any marble I have ever seen. The deposit ls several miles from the railroad, but tin stone could be hauled over fairly good and level roads. The contour of the ground, too, is such that a spur could be built at a reasonable cost if a quarry could bo opened. One admirable feature is the fact, that a fine waterpower ls on the property. As this lies in a narrow valley, n small and inexpensive dani would develop power sufficient for quarrying operations of any magni tude. This would also make lt pos sible to run an electric train line to connect with the trunk railway sys tem a few miles distant. In every way the deposit seemed to me to offer the most unusual opportunities. There has never boen a time when there was a greater demand for white building marble ar 1 suitable deposits aro difficult to lind." Two beautiful photographs accom panied the foregoing article. The quarry ls located on T. N. Hall's farm, on Poor .Mountain. A. Li. G. -Guilty of Counterfeiting. Passing counterfeit money is no worse than substituting some un known worthless remedy for Foley's Honey and Tar, the great cough and cold remedy that cures the most ob st?nate coughs and heals the lungs. .1. \V. Hell, Walhalla; Sonecypber Pharmacy, West minster. County Sunday School Convent ion Will be held at Westminster on .lannary 28 ?iud L'i?. Tho program will contain excellent addie-..cs by prominent Sunday school workors of Sotllh Carolina. Westminster is a good, live Sunday school town and the delegates win be gi *>n entertain ment and will no doubt be benefited by lin1 program. Bach Sunday school Will be allowed two accredited dele gales. Sunday school superintend ents of* Oconee county will receive a letter this week asking them tosend In names of delegates from their Sunday school nnd they are requested to handle the same promptly. SPECIAL REQUEST. Wc ask encli of our subscribers to look at the date on the label of lils paper, and If subscription is in ar rears, or If it ls about, to expire, send us a remittance.. The postal laws are very strict in this matter It is much easier, too, to ko-.p your sub scription paid up Hum to let it stand for long periods and then pay several dollars at a time. . ... - Can't look well, oat well or fool well with Impure blood feeding your body. Keep the blood puro with Burdock Blood Bitters. Fat sim ply, take exorcise, keep clean and you will have long life. OLDEST HUMAN REMAINS. IH sr? very of (iones of 170,000 Years Ago Made in Frunce. I _ (Parla Cablegram Times.) What are believed by Director Per rier, of the Parle M usen m of Nation al History, to be the oldest human remains in existence, have been dis covered by two, priests at Chappele aux Saints, in Southwestern France. Details of the discovery made public show that the relics consist of the skull and other bones. Perrier assigns the remains of the Pleistocene, or Glacial period, dating back 170,000 years. The skull o? this supposed earliest man shows practically no forehead and had several simian characteristics. Hut the chin is unlike a monkey's, and the skull, thongb the walls are very thick, had greater capacity than the monkey's. The jaw is very long and the face could have possessed very little mobility. This supposed earliest man could never have laughed. Director Perrier read to the acad emy of sciences a learned paper on the subject of Prof. Marcelin Houlle, geologist and plaeontologist, from which it would appear that tl, skull ls of a form Intermediary between that of the monkey ant' man. The crown resembles that of the skull ol* a gorilla, while the facial bones are analogous rather to those of the chimpanzee. The lower jaw ls pro longated, like the muzzle of that animal, while the chin is nd feating and the occipital cavity bas the same form and Is In tin1 same posi tion ns in the monkey. The general character of the head, as well as that of several of the limbs, found among the debris un earthed by the two priests, tend to prove that the creature must have had some difficulty in standing up right, lionello com hides that owing to the evident size and development of the brain the animal belongs to the human race. Tills alleged fossil man was found in a Pleistocene formation in the up per layer of the T rt la ry beds-that is lo say. be belongil to the epoch of the mammoth. The skull ls extraordinarily like the famous skull discovered about the middle ot" the last century at Nennderlhal. Germany. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cures ColUs, Croup and Vhooping Cough. Uer Mistake. (Chicago Record-Herald. ) Owing to the fact that the car lurched suddenly as he was passing along the aisle, Bronson was deprived of his balance, with tho result that In attempting to save himself from fall ing, he clutched one ol the shoulders of a handsome woman who had suc ceeded In gettitg a seat. Moreover, he knocked her beautiful hat awry and with great difficulty avoided stepping on her toes. As he succeed ed lu recovering his equilibrium the lady turned toward him and said: "You contemptible pup! I wish you to understand that I am not a lamppost of a piece of furniture to be clung to for support. You ought to ride in a cattle train. You have no right to crowd in where you can tear other people to pieces with your big awkward hands. You pitiful clown, you ought to be thrown out Into tho street. You are not tit to bo allowed to go where you are likely to inter fere with the comfort of refined peo ple. You unmannerly bumpkin, you deserve to be" "iCxcr.se me, madame," Bronson managed to say, "you have made a mistake." "A mistake?" the lady demanded, her eyes Hashing with wrath. "What do you mean?" "I am not your husband." Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is thc means of life and enjoyment of life to thousands: men, women and children. When appetite fails, it restores it. When food is a burden, it lifts the burden. When you lose flesh, it brings the plumpness of health. When work is hard and duty is heavy, it makes life bright. It is the thin edge of the wedge; the thick end is food. But what is the use of food when you hate it and can't digest it? Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is the food that makes you forget your stomach. Send this advcrtlu-nent, together with name of paper in which it appear*, your addrvst and four cent* to cover pottage, and wc will tend you a "Complete Handy Atlas of the World." SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl St., New York Avery's WALHALLA. Q THU WORK OP PROHIBITION. Superintendent Harley Calls Atten tion to Home impoi (jun Points. Spartanburg, Dec. 22.-Editor Keo wee Courier: As was to be expected. When the Prohibitionists ol' South Carolina met and declared for .State wide prohibition, we began to hear criticisms pro and con from every direction. "Some of our so-called Prohibitionists," asys tho Florence Times, "have actually taken a trip to Savannah, da., to learn that pro hibit ion is ,t farce.*' We do not know who these gout lonies are, but if the editor of the Florence Times will kindly publish their names, tim citi zens of South Carolina will be bet ter able to judge of the worth of their statements. The cry is raised on every hand that if \\e have State-wide prohibi tion, conditions will he worse In Charleston than they are now. We are peremptorily told that the law cannot be enforced in the lower coun ties, and that we must walt until the people are educated up to a higher standard of citizenship and morality. It is the purpose of this paper to bring some things to the attention of the people of South Carolina. First of till, I wish to ask. Can conditions he any worse in Charleston than they now are? With fourteen dispensar ies running full blast from sun to sun, more than ''.00 licensed blind tigers Belling liquor day and night, hundreds of other blind tigers sell ing without any license at all, and the people of Charleston ordering one hunred thousand dollars' wort li of liquor a year, 1 ask again, can conditions be any worse? After all, without any intention of reflecting upon the good people of Charleston, what ls Charleston that the whole State should be called upon to how to her will in an important matter like this? Charleston represents about 4 per cent of the population of South Carolina, and every one knows that more than one-half of her popu lation is made up of the negro race. If Charleston does not wish to en force the law, let her do as she ls now doing. It cannot be any worse. Hut In heaven's name, do not ask the whole State to wait on Charles ton. Again, some of our people seem to fear that we will force prohibition upon communities before they are ready, and thereby bring reproach upon our cause. Thanks for consid eration. Here let us call attention to the following- facts: We have now 21 counties in this State without the legalized sale of intoxicating liquors. In these 21 counties live a large ma jority of the population of the entire State. This majority ls made up principally of white people. In other words, a safe estimate would be that three-fourths of the white people in the State now live In prohibition ter ritory. We are Democrats, and we claim that the white people art In authority, that, we can rule, must rule and will rule. And yet this large majority of the whole State this larger majority of the white peo. pie of the State, are being told by a small minority Of the white people. "Wait for us and the negroes of thc lower counties until we get ready for prohibition." And the plea they make is that thoy are afraid of worse conditions. Worse conditions in deed! With blind tigers plying theil trade, especially in dispensary coun ties, all over the lower part of Ihe State, buying liquor from the dispon snries for thal purpose, ?uni in some instances municipal authorities milk ing no attempt whatever to enforce tho law, I raise the question, can the good people of thc lower pari of the state, and a large majority of tho white people of the State, wait any longer for an improvement in condl 1 Ions? We believe it is tho duty of every good citizen to throw the weight, of his influence against such conditions, and thereby bel]) lo change them as speedily as possible. Our Prohibi tion Convention did not adopt my plan in trying to got State-wide pro hibition. I wanted a prohibition hill passed with a provision mat lt be submitted to the people In a State election for their confirmation. Hut If our Legislature, nt Its noxt session, shall pass a prohibition law for the whole State, and will provide for as sistants to the Attorney General, making financial provision for tho enforcement of such a law, I believe WO shall succeed In South Carolina -?-SE Rsvsrsil --A ARTER H/ ns well as they are succeeding In ot lier States. That liquor will be shipped into our State goes without saying, but let us add another to the fast growing list of States whose cry must be heard, a* eventually will be heard, for relief at the capital of this great nation. Let the weak-kneed, back-boneless ' officials who whine and fawn at the feet of their constituency get out of the way and give place to men. Let I every true man join in this fight for reform and better government ,and let us leave a heritage to our chil dren that will cheer us In our old ago. rejoice and comfort us when we come to the ned of the way, and of which our descendants will be proud when we are gone. J. L. Harley. State Sn perin tendent. There is more catarrh In this sec , Hon of the country than all other dis eases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to he Incura ble. For a great many years doctors pronoun; ed it a local disease and prescribed local remedies, and hy constantly failing to cure willi local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Sciesce has proven catarrh to he a constitutional disease, and, therefore, requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh ('ure, manufactured by F. .1. Cheney &. Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on thc market. lt is taken Internally in tloses from ten drops to teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system. They Offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to truro. Send for cir culars anti testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists, 7.~>c Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. Important Farmers' Meeting .lan. 2d. Westminster, Dec. 21.-To the Members of the Farmers' Union of Oconee County: The next meeting of the Oconee County Union will be held with Hope well Union, three miles west of West minster, on Saturday, January 2d, 1909, at 10.30 o'clock. At this meet ing the following officers for 190!) will he installed: J. Wade Hickson, president; T. D. Alexander, vice president; .1. W. Alexander, secre tary-treasurer; T. Y. Chalmers, con ductor; F. li. Hurley, doorkeeper; W. X. Bruce, chaplain; W. C. Fos ter, business agent. Kat h Local is requested to send a list of ifs officers for 1 909, with the address of secretary and president, between now and date of county mooting. Tliis ls Important, and Hie I secretaries are urged not to overlook the matter. J. B. Harris, President. A. X. Prichard, Secretary. UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO EYE SUFFERERS. If money could buy sight--Unfor tunates who have neglected to con sult a competent Eye Sight Specialist would gladly pay any price. Hr. A. A. Odom, Eyesight Specialist, I make Spectacles and Bye Classes to correct till errors of sight after thoroughly examining your eyes by my new methods and improved In struments. Special attention given lo muscular imbalance, double vision, eye strain, headaches, pain . tho eyes, near sight, farsight, old .'ghi, astigmatism, cross eyes straightened without the ti'.e of the knife, artificial eyes matched and Inserted. My mot tte "You satisfied or your money back," has built up for us tho largest business In the Stnte. To OUt-of-tOWn patients, I will deduct your railroad fare from bill for twenty-five miles out, half of fare for firty miles. We do this thal our out of-town patients may have the samo advantages as our < . M ; friends. Hr. A. A. Odom, Eyesight Special ist, Manager The Clolie Optical Co., (Phono 080,) i?i2H Nf. Main Street, Greenville, H. C. MASTER'S SALES. STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. In Court of Common Pleas. Pursuant to a decree of the afore said Court, in the case named below, 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 January, 1909, between the legal hours of sale, the lots of land below de scribed: Wm. Oscar Johns, Plaintiff, against Alice Miller et al., Defendants. One lot of land in the Town of Westminster, containing seven and three-tenths acres, more or less, on which ls located a live-roomed house, large barn and other out-bui'dlngs, and adjoining track or right of way of the Southern Railway and Lot No. II of the lands sold in this case. ALSO, One lot of land in the Town of Westminster, containing three acres, more or less, and adjoining the seven acre lot of land in this case. Terms of Sale: Cash on day of sale. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconce County, S. C. December 9, I 90S. 50-53 W. M. Brown's Livery, Sale and Feed Stables. Plenty of good Mules and Horses that need to be sold. Buggies, Surreys and Wagons; Saddles, Bridles, Collars and Blan kets, Whips, Robes, etc. Just received a car load of High Point Buggies and Surreys. This ls the nicest lot of Buggies and Surreys ever shipped to Wal halla. Every one a "Beauty," and they are sold under my personal guarantee. I also have a special line of Light Two-Horse Wagons-in fact, any thing in the Buggy or Wagon line. Brown has it, or Brown gets it. Come and let me show you before buying. I make the prices and terms to suit. W. M. BROWN, WALHALLA. S. C. NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. All persons are hereby notiiled and warned not to trespass on any lands owned by us or under our control. Any entry on said land, for the pur pose of hunting, fishing, digging roots or herbs, cutting timber for any purpose whatsoever, is hereby pro hibited ?inder the full penaltv of the law. ELIZABETH SPENCER ELIZA SPENCER, SALINA C. SPENCER, GEO. W. SPENCER. December 9, 1908. 50-53 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE.-Notice ls hereby given that the undersigned will make application to D. A. Smith, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, In the State of South Caro lina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on Thursday, December 31st, 1908, at ll o'clock in tho forenoon, >r as soon thereafter as said appllca :ion can be heard, for leave to make final settlement of the Estate of Geo. S. Hamilton, deceased, and ob tain final discharge as Administrator of said Estate. W. O. HAMILTON, Administrator. December 9, 1908. 50-53 Blacksmith and Repair Shop. I have opened, in connection with my oilier business, a Blacksmith und Repair Shop, on tho Corner of Main and Tugaloo streets, opposite C. L. Reid old stand, and keep al ways on hand all kinds of Material, Paint, etc., ready to do your work while you walt. Can build you a Wagon any size, and guarnateo sat isfaction, Repair and Paint your Bug gies and Carraiges. New Cushions, Ext rn Wheels, Tops, etc., kept In stock. Morse-shoeing a specially, and if not satisfactory I do it for nothing. Give me a trial and see if 1 don't do the work right. W. M. BROWN, WALHALLA, S. C. HOAD TAX NOTICE. Notlco is hereby given that the books aro open for receiving the Commutation Road Tax of $1 for the year 1909. All persons botween tho agos of 18 and 50 (not exempt ed by law) aro liablo to this tax. Tho time for paying road tax ex pires February 28, 1909. W. J. SCHRODER, County Treasurer. December 9, 1908. .'?0-53 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cures Colds. Croup and Whooping Cough. Plows CO. so- CA. - ANGEL'S STABLES. Livery, Feed and Sale. I have opened up a General Livery Business In the Brown Building, cor ner Main and College Streets, and am prepared to accommodate the public promptly and satisfactorily. See me when In need of any kind . of conveyance, Saddle Horses, etc. Good service; reasonable rntes. Your patronage will be appreciated, C. L. ANGEL, WALHALLA. 8. C. SUMMONS FOR BELIEF. THE STATE OE SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OE OCONEE. (Court of Common Pleas.> Goorda R. VanDivlere, Admin si-f?ry trix of the Personal Estate of W." R. VanDivlere. deceased. Plaintiff, against Matilda Chambers, Ellen Ly les, Roxy Roach, Hampton Chambers, Lucy Roach, Albert Chambers, a Minor, Defendants. Summons for Relief. (Complaint not Served. ) To the Defendant, Lucy Roach: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, which was filed in tho office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the ?aid countyJ on the 3d day of June. 1908/ and to serve a copy of your answw to the said complaint on Ihe subsc/^ ber at his office, on the Pub?" Square, at Walhalla Court mouse, South Carolina, within twenty days after tho service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fall to answer the complaint within tho time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the com plaint. Dated at Walhalla, November 24, A. D. 1908. [Seal] C. R. D. BURNS. C. C. P. ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Plaintiff's Attorney. To Ijiicy Roach: Take notice, that the Summons and Complaint in this action, for the Foreclosure of Mort gage given by Patrick Chambers to M. R. VanDivlere, has been filed in the office or the Clerk of the Court at Walhalla, South Carolina. KOUT. A. THOMPSON, Plaintiffs Attorney? November 25, 1 908. 48-53 COME OCT AND MAKE YOUR TAX RETCH XS. The Auditor's office will be open from the 1st day of January, 1909, to the 2 0th day of February, for the purpose of receiving returns of Per sonal Property for taxation is Oco nee County, South Carolina, for the year 1909. For the convenience of tax-payers the Auditor or Iiis depu ties will also receive returns at the following times and places: Mt. Tabor, Monday, January Retreat, Tuesday, January u. South Union, Wednesday, Jan. 6. Fair Play, Thursday. January 7. W. N. Woolbrlght's, Friday, Jan. 8. Friendship, Saturday, January 9. Tokeena, Monday, January ll. Oak way, Tuesday, January 12. Westminster, Wednesday and Thursday, January 13 and 14. Adams' Crossing, Friday, Jan. 15. Clemson College, Saturday, Jan.16. Newry, Monday, January 18. Seneca, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 19 and 20. Clark's Store, (near High Falls,) Thursday, January 21. Salem, Friday, January 2 2. Little River, Saturday, Janu# ?3. A. L. Wihtnilre's, Monday. Jrf;r*25. Tamassee, Tuesday, January 26. Cherry Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 27. Mt. Rost, Thursday, January 28. Henry's Store, Friday, January 29. Cannon's Store, Saturday, Jan. 30. M. ll. Lee's Store, .Monday, feb. 1. Tugaloo Academy, Tuesday. Feb. 2. Madison, Wednesday, Feb. 3. Richland) Thursday, Feb. 4. Returns will he taken at al', places from 10 o'clock in the morning until 3 o'clock In the afternoon. Every male citizen between tho aires of 21 and 60 years, except ex Confederate soldiers and those Inca pable of (?arning a support from being maimed, or from other causes, shall he deemed taxable polls. Note all transfers of real estate since making your last return; from whom acquired or to whom sold. All taxpayers are required to Kl ve the num'tor of their School Dis trict. They are also requested to' slate whether the property ls situ ated In town or country. lt Is absolutely necessary to mako all r nus beforo tho 20th of Feb ruary. After that dato 50 per cent penalty for non-returns IR prescribed by law. R. W. ORUBBS, Auditor Oconeo County, S. C. December 16, 1908. 61-2 ? NOTICE TO DEBTORS and CRED ITORS.-All persons Indebted totho Estate of J. F. Hlnc.kle, deceased, aro hereby notified to make payment to tho undersigned, and all persons hav ing claims against said estate will present the same duly attested within tho limo prescribed by law or be barred. J. EUSTACE HOPKINS. Administrator. December IP, IOOS. ST-*I