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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Morning. Subscription, $1.00 Per Anmuii. Advertising Hates Reasonable. -Dy BT EC IC, SIIELOR ? 8CIIBODEB. Communications or 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. All over that number must be paid for nt tho rate of one cent n word Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, MARCH :i, 100?. EIRE AT JACKSONVILLE. One Building Humed, entailing Loss nf $?00,000. Jacksonville. Kia.. Cob. ?">.-The three-story brick building, on the south side of forsyth street, in the heart of tho business district. was completely destroyed by fire yester day afternoon, entailing a loss esti mated at $300,000. The building was occupied by the Florida Electric Company, one of tho largest electric supply houses in tho South; J. H. Trembly, real estate: McGraw Bros., phonographs, bicycles, etc.; Jack sonville Gas Company, on Ihe first lloor, while the second story was oc cupied as a store room for the Flor ida Bled ric Company. The third lloor was occupied as lodge rooms for the Eagles. Brother hood ol' Trainmen and other organi zations. (?real excitement was caused at Cos Angeles. Cal., recently when it became generally known that Samuel ?erulck, who was arrested after he had been stationed for a year neara school building selling candy to the children, is a leper. Prev ious to his arrest and commit ment to the county hospital it was not known that lu1 had the disease, which is now said to have reached an advanced stage. \ Letter to the Cotton (?rowers. To the Cotton (?rowers: A year ago I strongly urged you to reduce the acreage in cotton ami grow more feed stuff, lt seems from the acre age that In some sections a small in crease was shown. The result has been about as I predicted-the low est prices we have had for several yeats. lt now looks ns if the crop will bring around $550,000,000, or over $50,000,000 less than last year's crop, which was nearly 2,000,000 bales smaller, and taking the co t of growing the extra 2,000.000 bales it means a loss to the South of over s l un,uno,000. The time has arrived when you must decide on the act cage for this season. I strongly urge vou to re duce venir acreage in cotton al least IO per cent, and raise more grain and hay, so you will bo more inde pendent at marketing time. When tile spinner is assured there is enough cotton grown to supply his needs he is very independent and will only buy al cheap prices. With a possibility ol' a shortage' he is a very eager buyer. While the consumption for the iii * bair ol' the cotton year ending Mardi I will likely be a little less than hall' the crop, (be consumption Hie last hall will be very much larger, so thal we will likely have about the same visible supply that we had last season, so that we should raise next year at least 1,000,000 bales less than the consumption in order to get good prices for it. Now don't think that every one else will reduce and you ca plant more ami get a big price, tor that is what too many ol' .von did last sea son. lt will take a uniform reduc tion in order lo get the proper re sult.-. You should only plan) enough SO that with the most favorable (on dit ions I he c rop would not exceed 12,?..toni bales, and then il' the weather conditions reduce the yield to ll .min.mm you will gel more money for it than i; von raised 12. 500,000 bahs. I hope every merchant reading this article will call his larmer cus tomers' attention io it ami urge the r?duction. lt Is the extra hundred million dollars the cotton crop brings that makes trade good through the South. I suggest that meetings be held in over) school house on March iib so that uniformity of action may be taken. .1. A. Taylor. Pres. National ('.inners' Associai lon. Memphis, Tenn. Young Hoy Accidentally Killed. Laurens. Feb, IO An unfortunate tragedy occurred ai the Laurens cot ton mills at s o'clock this morning when Foster Turner, the liv e-vear-old .'in of C. C. Turner, was accidentally sind and killed by his playmate and (nu In, Hinsel (?iles, an 8-yenr-old son (?i .). A. Olios. The two children 4 vere playing with a pistol, which was discharged In the hand of young (?ile., tlie ball entering the forehead of lils cousin, causing death in 30 minutos. The pistol was a 32-call bre I v or-Johnson belonging to Cleve land (?Iles, an older brother of Hur rel. MANY AFTER NEW POSITIONS. Thirty Applicant* fur Situations as Mill InsiH'ttors. Columbla( Feb. 25.-Under the provisions of the factory inspection bill Commissioner Wntson has the appointment of two inspectors. The bill provides that these Inspectors are to be paid $1,000 each, and are to iV> allowed $200 each for actual ex penses. The appointments are to be made by Commissioner Watson, and the inspectors are to report to and be accountable to him. it will be Interesting to note that Commissioner Watson already has thirty applications for the positions, and out of all the applications thal lie lias and the suggestions that have been matte two first-class men will be secured. Commissioner Watson will mske the selections just as soon as tile law ratified and duly approved. Charleston Gets Lutheran Seminary. (Columbio state.) Tile agitation in regard to the re moval of the Lutheran Seminary from Mount Pleasant, started at a meeting of the Lut beran Synod In Savannah last October, has ended by Charleston's being selected as the lo af ion for tho seminary. No plans have .et boon made for he establishment of the seminary. As soon as the pastors of tho Char leston churches, who invited the syhod to locate the seminary in thal ?itv. are officially notified, plans will be made for the permanent location. Tho seminary equipment will con sist of a study hall, class rooms and dormitory, with a building or two for tho faculty. lt ls thought that no considerable sum of money will bo expended. Tho sale of the seminary building at Mount Pleasant will bring about $10,000, lt ls believed. This money will be used in the new building. The decision of moving the seminary to Charleston was made at a meeting of the special commission appointed for the purpose, held in Columbia. ? -A. ?TO 7?PL I A.. ?earathi? /} Ito Kind You Have Always BougW Madison School Honor Koli. Following is the honor roll of the Madison school for month ending February 19, 1909: First (Hade -Nina Jones, Leila .Iones. Addie Cleland, Maud Cleland, Mary Walters, Otis Arve, Mary Sul livan, Julius Jones, Ethel Rothell, Crace Kot liol. Second Grade-Dewey O'Kelley Ralph Whitehouse. Third Grade-Roy Duke, Charlie Cleland, Riva Arve, Reese Arve, Freda Roi hell. Fourth Crude-Claude Duke. John Cleland, Janie Sullivan, Clarke Arve. Hattie Frazier, Teacher. Sixth Crude Annie Helle Jones, Harrie Hryan, Esther Arve, Clifton McAiister. James Spencer. Seventh Orado- fl rsl section Gussie Huke. Lloyd Arve, William McAhso ,. Second section- Ora Arve. Sallie Spencer, Lula Spencer, Gracia Jen kins, E\ ie Jones, 0 Jones. Eighth tirade ...ny Jones. Honorable mention for scholarship and deportment: Blina Adams, Vns sle Adams, Blrchle Adams, James Whitehouse, X. Cleland, Ila Spen cer. Kniest Cleland. Eva Spencer, Fred Walters, Verna spencer, [les sie Arve. Carl L. I.evan. Lilla Cle land. Clyde Duke, Hoy Jones, Burke Jones, Matti?' Watt, Mamie Wall. For attendance Dewey McAiis ter. Willie Si eurer. Emil; t ompton, Principal. Gypsies and Mexicans Hattie. ('uliman, Mexico, Feb. 25. Two women and three men were killed and another woman wounded in fight between mon II t a i ii eors and band of gypsies on the road to Mazat lan. News ot tho tight has just reach ed here. The mountaineers demand ed thal the gypsy women attend a dance and when (hey refused opened lire. Two of the women foll dead and another was badly wounded. The mountaineers fled, but were pursued by tho gypsy men, who succeeded in killing t bree ol' Diem. Spanish hull lighters aver.: $5,000 a year, stars sometimes gel $5,000 a performance. Cover fllil Shingles With VULCANITE It is rtpcclnlly milcd to thin ntirpoflo liocauso of tho extra weight mwl quality of tho felt UHftl in Itu manufacturo, and it taken tho eanxcinsurancoaa metalar slato. Further unnnawr-rnhla proof of tho frenernl nil-round miprriorlty of Vulcnnito ifr",fw. \ x tha dirt that it took finit r-rizo P nt the <!ci.rKia Stat? Fair; nt tho Alabaron % Agricultural Fair;nt the Mitnioaippi Atrri I cultural Fair, ant) tho Alabnm 1 Uni.- Fair. Don't uso any other roofing until you I writo IIB. invcstijratinK tho economy nnd I superiority of thia roofing, /Tattteson Hardware Co., Westminster, 3. C. .V j BMBWM " MBB STANDARD'S FINK NOT BIG. Judge Anderson Holds Possible Max imum to He 9720.000. Chicago, Feb. 25.-From Judge Landis's ?f>? of $29,240,000 to a possible maximum line of $720,0 1 is a far cry, but that ls admitted to be the meaning of a ruling made by Judge Anderson in the rotrlal of tho Standard Oil Company of Indiana for alleged rebating to-day. The ruling was informal and made for the pur pose of expediting the hearing, and although the government has the privilege of presenting further argu ments, it is practically certain that there will be no change lu the ruling when it ls formally entered. The decision of the court of ap lic?is which reversed Judge Landis eliminated the view of that Jurist that each carload of oil on which a rebate was accepted constituted a separate offense. There were 1,462 of these carloads, the freight charges for which were paid In 30 different settlements. Judge Anderson Inter preted the decision of the appellate court, which, he said, served as his guide, to imply that these alleged re bates accepted after each of the 3'? settlements constitute the unit of of fence. Judge Anderson's ruling was a severe blow to United States District Attorney Sims and Ids associates in the prosecution, lb" and his assist ant, James ll. Wilkerson, had agreed that each shipment, of which there were 500, making possible a maxi mum line of $10.000.000, constitut ed an offence, This view Judge An derson declared he could not under stand, ile said that it had been made plain what comprised a ship ment -a train load, a car lot or a gallo:). Ile saw no reason why, If a trainload or a carload were re garded as a separate offence, the mat ter might not be further divided, making a 100-welght the unit or a gallon, greatly increasing the num ber of offences and magnifying the punishment. The division of alleged offences, he said, seemed to fall nat urally into :{('? parts, or counts, each marked off by a money settlement. lt was in these settlements that re bates, if any, were made and re ceived. Mr. Wilkerson argued that the fine which would be possible under the court's ruling would serve morely as a license lo a great corporation. On this point Judge Anderson said, in effect: "That is a consideration which has no weight with mi' whatever. 1 am not concerned with the effectiveness of the statutes, but with their Inter pretation and application. If the view that 1 have taken has the effect that has been staled, that is a matter for tho lawmakers to consider. Il their laws are inadequate, let them snp|>ly a remedy." JUST ONE WORD that word ls it refers to Dr. Tutt's Liver Pillsand MEANS HEALTH. Are you constipated? Troubled with hidlgutitlon? Sick headache? Vlrtliio? Bilious? Insomnia? ANY of these symptom? and many others Indicate inaction of the LIV?R. You JX"OOC31 Take No Substitute. The Circuit Judges. Without opposition the joint as sembly on Tuesday ol' last week elected (!.?? following judges: To lill the unexpired term of I). K. Hydrlck, elected Associate Justice ThOS. S. Sease, of Sparlanbiirg. TO succeed I). 13, Hydrlck for the full terni Thos. S. Sease, of Spar t an burg. The following were re-elected for full (erins: Ninth Circuit fl. Withers, Mem minger, Of Charleston. Tenth Circuit Ceo. IO. Prince, of Anderson. Fifth Circuit Ernest Cary, of Columbia. When the unexpired terni of Judge Hydrlck was put before thc joint as sembly, Thos. s. Sease was nominat ed. This was for the unexpired term, and without opposition he was dei lareil elected. The term expires on December t*5. Under Ibo ruling of the judiciary committee, the house could also clod a judge for thc Seventh Circuit for the term of four \ ears. Mr. Sease was then nom inated for the long terni, and with out opposition he was declared elect ed. In the old church of Los PlnSS, near Manilla, ls a wonderful bamboo organ, built by the Recol? LOK palish priest of that town. Father Diego Cera, in the year IT'.iL', says (he Bos ton Post. The upright bamboo pipes do not look unlike the metal pipes in a modern ( lunch organ, but a second set of pipes rest horizontally on a rack just above (be keyboard. The organ is In use to this day, and the bamboo ls well preserved. Father Cera having had a secret process ot presen lng 1 he wood, ? hieb has never been divulged. SOMETHING TO YOUR INTEREST ! _ We have .a few good Horses and Mules for sale cheap. Be sure to sec them for this is a chance that docs not present itself every day. Come in and let us talk to you about Fertilizers and Plantation Supplies. We also have a good stock of those celebrated Corbitt Buggies, and Birdsell and Thornwcll Wagons. WE SELL CHEAP FOR CASH OR ON TIME. Carter & Company, WALHALLA, S. C. NEW BILLS OP LADING Will Ito Adopted hy thc Southern Hallway on April 1 . The Southern Railway announces that it will adopt the standard hill ot' lading, a modification of thc uni form bill of lading, on April I, after which no other bill ol' lading will be recognized by the company. The bills are now being printed and are in triplicate form of a size 8% hy ll inches. Tiley are described as follows: The Hist shoot ls a memorandum shipping order, the second sheet a bill ol' lading and the third sheet an acknowledgment by the agent that a bill of lading lias been issued. Tile shipping order -..nd the bill ol' lading receipt for the bill of lading will bear tile signature of agent and is for practicable purposes a duplicate bill of lading. Shippers may print their own bills, but proofs must be submitted to the company and the bills must be of the regulation size and printed on a sub stantial quality of paper. Shippers may use their present supply of bills, provided tile bills are marked across their faces, "subject to the conditions of thc standard bill of hiding of the Southern Railway." CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Did Ho Give Rebates ? ( Columbia State. ) Commissioner McMaster has serv ed notice on E. D. Byers, agent for the Union Central Life Insurance Company, of Cincinnati. to show cause before him on March 18 why Mr. Dyers should not be proceeded against for rebating. The commis sioner has inform?t len which led him to suppose thal Mr. vers has grant ed rebates to a number of persons, and a thorough investigation into tin.' matter will be made on March 18. The commissioner will at the same time determine whether or not thc I nion Central Life Insurance Com pany is a party to the rebate, If such lias been given. "JUST RIGHT" and "WALKOVER" Shoes for Men. "KRIPPENDORFF-DITTMAN" Shoes for Ladies. Every pair guaranteed. MOSS & ANSEL, CEMENT FRONT, WALHALLA, S. C. B. S. LOOK. Heating Stoves, Cooking Stoves, Tinware. All kinds of repairing, WALHALLA, A?. C. I PAINTS---ALL COLORS DANIEL E. GOOD, , Walhalla, S. C. v* Roofing, Guttering, Painting, Etc. Repairing of AT Kinds. All Work Attended to Promptly. Satisfaction Guaranteed. "TO THINE OWN SEIiP BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT TlUiN BE FALSE TO AW ?IAN." . WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1000.