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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1840.) ft'vshlished Every Wednesday Morning ' Subscription, $1.00 Her Ann inn. Advertising Untes Reasonable. - Hy STECK, sil IO I/O K & SCHHODEK. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices ard tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALfJA* S. C.: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1010. CHANCE Ol?1 ADMINISTRATION. Yesterday's election gives to Walhalla a complete change of admin istration of loeal affairs. The new officials will, we presume, be ready to assume control at once, and the old administration is ready to step aside .and turn the reins over to their suc cessors. For the new administration we ask (thc united, loyal backing of every citi zen. Walhalla ls loo big a town to permit of anything but a united pull for her advancement and steady work for her upbuilding on all lines. The Courier stands ready, as lt al ways has, and as it always will, to assist in every move for the advance ment of the town's int?--owls, and the new administration will have our io>al and hearty support in its every move for Wa Ilia lia's good. Tho New York Institut?? of Arts and Science has voted to drop Dr. Cook from its membership This may be termed handing the Doctor a lemon and recent events would Indicate thal )u 'y-. g>Mhering a big crop. * * ? * * President Taft has summarily dis missed Gifford Plncliott, and the lat ter announces lo tho press of the country that he luis nothing to say. All of which inspires us with a spirit oi adminrntion and respect for Gif ford. We always admired the other little hoy that the cow ran over. ***** The Anderson Intelligencer objects not one bit to being likened to Ana nias and Munchausen, "Hut," re marks our friend, "when we are kick ed in the rii>s with it comparison to Dr. Cook, Wo sit up on our hind legs and Iel out a roar." Ho evidently likes the old masters Not only are Ananias and Munchausen entirely ac ceptable to him, but lie goes so far even as to attempt to put Into prac tice of Aesop's fables. The bray ls seldom mistaken for a roar. W<mmn Robbed ami Poisoned Man. Terre Haute, Ind., .lr IO. - W. II. He Ima ii. who died can., to-day in his room at the Plaza Hotel, was poison ed in Chicago by a woman with whom he came to Terre Haute on a train last night, according to the statement of Coroner Leavitt. Hei mat) left a letter for the chief of police charging the woman with lils mur der. Ile added that she had con tinued on her way lo New Orleans. In Holman's letter lie says that she probably would go to No. 1229 Papporl street. Now Orleans. Holman was found by a hotel at tendant this morning lying on the floor in bis room. He died soon al fi') <\ a rds. ! lelmaii explained in Iiis w ritten statement that tho woman he charged tilth his murder came to linn during tin holidays and assisted him in his jewelry store. She left with $500 worth of jewelry, ho said, and he fol lowed her to Indianapolis and Chi cago Ile found her in Chicago, and .-br. promised, he said, to gi\e the jewelry i</ him If he would return with her to Terre Haute. Mellnau, in des.Milling the woman, enid :'rc had been engaged in tho "white slave" t rallie in Chicago, Mem >i ii iand other Mississippi river cities. ( ailed Poison "Sugar." Ill a paragraph in Ids letter to the ?,ioli< e I leim.in says: "She tried to poison mo in .i res taurant. I caught hoi trying to pul something into my coffee, but she -aid thal she was just going to pul Ibo sugar in for me. Coming down on tho train she stole between $7*> and $85 from ino, ?sd when she found out that I missed ll, she admitted thal she li - I it. and said that she would give i> to me when we got to Terre I laute." Cotton Urea ks $1.00 Pee Hale. New Orleans, .lan I 0. < hie of I lie wildest days of trading thai was ever recorded ou the New Orleans Colton F/xehangc was noted today, follow ing the census bureau's report on the amount of cotton ginned up lo .lan nar> 1 This report was regarded as decided l\ bullish, and the IJ is I ten dency of the mat kel was lo go lip. The active deliveries ?lrsl advanced ?% J a bale, and then under an ava lanche of selling orders, which In creased rapidly in volume, slumped tiff, and finally broke $2.."?o a bale. Partial recoveries were made on profit-taking by shorts, bul tho mar ket was unable to withstand the terrific hammering of tho bears, and at ene time went as low as 1 I ti points below the high levels of the day. The close showed tho old crop posi tions 80 to 9 1 points below last '.wok's closing, a loss ranging from ?i i to ?> l..">0 per bale. The projcot of the Cape Cod Canal WOW under construction antedates tho Revolutionary war. KU.us THKKH, COMMITS SUICIDE Texan Slays Wife, Son and Daughter ami Wounds Niece.. Ballinger, Texas, Jip. -F, B. Klmbler, a prominent farmer living in the northern part of this conn ty, killed Iiis wife, his six-year-old son and three-yonr-old daughter, serious ly wounded his niece, aged 20, and ended lils own life hy cutting lils throat from ear to ear with a pocket knife, at daylight this morning. Klm bler had been In bad health for a couple of months, but got up at the usual time this morning and was as sisting his wife In making Hie lires. He stepped out and secured a hatched, ostensibly to cut kindling. Reiurinng to the room, where his wife was starting the lire, with the hatchet in his hand, he said: "Wife, we have all got to go," and spilt her head open with one blow of the hatchet. Hoing over to the bed where the children were asleep, he battered their brains out with the hatchet, and going to bis niece's room, he struck her several blows on the head and arms. Dy this time a young man, a nephew of Klmbler, was aroused and he and the badly wounded young woman made their escape. Returning to the room where lils wife lay unconscious on the tloor, Klmbler used a pocket knife to end his own life. Mrs. Kim. bier and the baby lived for the or six lion rs, but. the six-year-old boy was instantly killed. The young wo man ls in a serious condition and her recovery ls doubtful. Klmbler has been living lu this county for a num ber of years, was a successful far mer, a county otllcer in the Farmers' Union and was intelligent and popU ! lar with lils neighbors. Northern Praise for "Dixie." ( Chicago-Record l lorald. ) The chief of the division of music of the library of Congress lias an nounced that "Dixie" is the Hist of American songs tu "patriotic popular ity." Perhaps Us claim will be con tested on sectional grounds, but it had a very Innocent origin, and it has given most pleasing evidence of the return of good feeling since the ?dose of the war of the rebellion. Wherever it ls sung or played in the I Northern States it calls forth expres sions of friendliness toward the South. The applause with which it ts greeted proves beyond doubt thal tho old animosities belong completely to the past and that there is the strongest desire for a new and more perfect union. lt appeals to every generous impulse, and the response ls as cordial as any one could de sire. No other SOUK has quite the same effect in a patriotic sense, and aside from the association i' hus all the elements of popularly. The lively air would set any crowd In mot lon and arouse the enthusiasm of any race or nationality, lt is for every tribe and every class. Mut it must still be heard in our Southern States to bo heard at Its best. The true Southerner sings lt with unequalled fervor, and he alone can instruct the world in all its possibilities. -?* . ? Tench the Children tn Save Money. lt is often and truthfully said that a penny saved is a penny made. The foundation of many of the greatest fortunes was begun by saving a pen ny. The habit of saving is one of the best that can be formed. Fevery child should lie taught to save something every week. The satisfaction of count lng these pennies when the bank is emptied is one of the pleas ures that we never forget; perhaps every ono of us can remember the thrill of joy we had when we emp tied the contents of the bank on the table and counted and recounted this mountain Of wealth: how eager we were to toll our little friends the amount of our great fortune, and raced with them in refilling the bank. To Ining tills pleasure within the reach of every child and help the forming ol' tho penny-saving habit. Scott & Bowne, 400 Pearl Street,New York, the manufacturers of Scott's Emulsion, are offering to send to any address, for IO cents, a beautiful lit tle savings bank: each bank contains a new good luck penny. Send lu (?(.nts and net one. Death of Maud Blakeley, South Union, Jan. M.-Special: Oil January ::, lil Kl, the angel of death visited the homo Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blakeley and claimed for its victim little iva Maud, aged two years, two months and 20 days. All that loving hands could do was done to sase her, but all proved futile, for the One who doeth all things for the best saw lit to take ber home. All who knew little Maud loved her for her kind and gentle disposition. We cannot understand why she was taken from us. bul w<> bow in hum ble submission to the one who said, ' Suffer little children to come unto Me. and forbid them not, for of such is tho kingdom of heaven.' To the bereaved parents and relativos we extend our sincere sympathy. The remains were laid to rest in the South I nion cemetery, services being con dinted by Rev. J. C. Graham. I). H. M. Some Doctors Keep Patients III. Charges thai some physicians de liberately prolong thc period of ill ness of patients in order to increase their Income are made by Dr. Jos. S. Neff, director of the department of health and charities, Of tho city of Philadelphia, who offers this reason for tho increase in diphtheria for the present year, while all oilier proven t nblo diseases show a decrease. Dr. Neff says ho has proofs that antitoxin is not administered In either curative or preventive doses by certain physi cians of Philadelphia, because Its use reduces the number of their visits. As a rule two productive acres of land are required for each Inhabl tant of a country. PRIOSIDIONT Kl HKS MK. KINCH OT. Situation (?rows Warm Between Taft and Roosevelt's Lieutenant. Washington, Jan. 7.-Gifford Pin? eliot, chief forester and intimate friend of Theodore Roosevelt, to night was dismissed from the service ot the l ulled States hy President Taft for Insubordination, Associate Forester O. W. Price and Assistant Law Officer Alexander C. Shaw, Pln chot's immediate assistants in the Forestry Sureau, followed their chief out ol' government employ. Thoroughly Indignant over the ac tion of Mr. Plnchot lu inducing Sen t, tor Dolllver to read a letter from him in the Senate yesterday, Preside it Taft to-day would listen to no advice that the forester's violation of execu tive order? be overlooked pending the Inquiry soon to be undertaken by Congress. Ile declared the dignity of the oflieo he has been chosen by the people to fill was being attacked and lie would be unfaithful to his trust If he submitted longer. Mr. Taft undoubtedly realizes fully what the dismissal of Forester Plnchot means in a political way. He has been convinced for some time that the so-called "Insurgents" and other critics of his administration bad enlisted Hie services of Mr. Pln chot and practically were defying him to separate Mr. Plnchot from his of fice. The latter's letter of yesterday, few here doubt, was written with the direct purpose of "putting it square ly up to the President." The President sought to avoid the threatened war as long as he could, but declared to-day that patience had ceased to be a virtue. Ho picked up the gage of battle thrown down by Mr. Plnchot by the hand of Senator Dolllver in the Senate, and with the administration supporters, is ready for the fray which is certain tc en sue. Political observers lu Washington declare thal the situation created by to-day's developments ls the most tense of many years. What the out come will be no one can tell. New Korest Chief Talks. Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 9.-A. F. Potter. ,.n his way to Washington to succeed Gifford Plnchot as head of the forestry bureau, to-day sahl: "I expect my relations with the West ern Interests to be most congenial. I desire to work in li a rino ny wit li the live stock associations, to promote the fullest use of tho national forest ranges, to foster the stock interests and to promote the general welfare of the West." Rippling* from High Falls. High Falls, Jan. io.-Special: Miss Addie Grogan was a recent visitor al the home of T. W. drogan. Johnnie Drucke, of Picketts, was a recent visitor to this community. Mr. and .Mrs. Whit Knox were re cent visitors at the home of .1. A. Mo rgan. T. F. Cannon a.ul son. Walter, were recent visitors to relatives in Picketts county. Joe Grogan Mind sister, Miss Della, visited at Hie home of James Grogan, near Salem, Saturday and Sunday. I ?lahls Herd, of Westminster, vis ited his sister, Mrs. Jesse Darker, the past week-end. Sloan Mauldln and brother Ver nor, of Cross Roads, visited Oscar Mauldln Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Den Pierce visited Mr. and Mrs. James Knox recently. T. W. Grogan has his pretty new residence nearly completed. Rev. J. H. Tramel preaches at our school house on every first Sunday. Willie Hawkins and brother James visited their uncle, Noah Dyar, re cently. O. IO. Townvillc Short News. Townvllle, Jan. IO.-Special: Miss Neta Hruce, of Oakway, spent a while with her aunt. Miss M. A. Hruce, recently. Miss Alice Walker, of Alpharetta, Ga., is spending a while with her sis ters, Mrs. ll. 1). and Mrs. W. A. Grant. Rev. ami Mrs. H. L. Campbell, of Belton, spent Sunday with Hie lat ter's uncle, D. 1). Campbell. Lawrence Rogns and daughter. Miss Julia, of New Hope, visited their cousin, J. C. Hoggs, during the holi days. Married, by li. S. Fant. iOsq., on December 28, Miss Mamie Farmer and Pinkney > heeler. .1. IO. Campbell ls suffering from a severe case of la grippe. Mrs. Selle Grant is very ill at this writing. Miss Blanche Nelson, of Piedmont, is visiting lier cousin. Miss Verina Smith. Dorn, unto Mr. and Mrs. 11. Bu gene Fant, a son. M. A ('hi?ese rescued from drowning is compelled to support his rescuer for the rest of his life. ffwwifr lads Markb Grass and Clover Seeds aro best qualities uotainablc, of tested germination and free from objectionable weed seeds. Wood's Seed Book for 1910 gives the fullest Information a boutall Farm and Garden Seeds, especially about Grasses and Clov ers, tho kinds to sow and tho best way to sow them for successful stands and crops. WOOD'S SEEDS havo been sown for moro than thirty yonrs in ever Increasing quantities, by tho best and most successful farmers. Wood's Seed Book mailed freo on request. Write for IL T. W. WOOD & SONS, j SEEDSMEN, Richmond, . Virginia. 33 5 V4? ?f??f? ?u?f??f??t??t. ?T??f??f??|.??? ?j??J??J??|??T Useful Wc have some ver^ mers' Samples. We ha have some very pretty s? Suspenders, Gloves, Poe bargains. We have the larges ever brought to this mat We thank you for i a Happy and Prosperou! MOS CEMENT FR< .J? ?J? ?J. ?|? ?J? ?j? ?J. .J? ?j? ?'? ?t??t??T??t??t< *?*??,??**J' ?J. ?J? ?|? ?J? ?J. ?J? ?J? ?J. ?J? ?J. ?J? ?J? ?j? ?J? ?J? ?|? ?J? ?J LIVERYMEN, Concrete Stables, Main Street, WALHALLA, S. C. Our Stables aro stocked with good Driving and Riding Horses, New Bug gies. Carriages, etc. Everything In first-class shape. Our prices are right. We aro go ing to do the Livery Busine? of Wal halla If satisfactory service and rea sonable prices are an Inducement. Houchins & Brown, PHONE NO. 28, WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA MAKE VOIR TAX RETURN. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, Oconee County, S. C., December 14, 1901). This office will be open to receive Returns of Real and Personal Prop erty for taxation from the 1st day ol" January, 1910, to the 20th day of February following, Inclusive. The Real Estate-Lots and Build ings- are to be assessed this year. Taxpayers will be careful to list ex actly the number of acres, number of lots and number of buildings on their returns, as the. assessment made now will stand for the next four years. Tho Townsbip Assessors are required by law to Hst tor all those who fall to make their own returns within the time prescribed. Hence, the difficulty of delinquents escaping the 50 per cent penalty, as well as the frequency of errors resulting from this practice. Hy all means make your own returns and thereby save expense and confu sion. Males between the ages of 21 and (50 years, except those Incapable of earning a support from being maim ed, or from any other cause, shall bo deemed Taxable Polls. Return your dogs at the same time you return your real and personal property. For the convenience: of taxpayers the Auditor or his deputies will also receive returns at the following times and places: Clemson College-Friday, .lan. l i, 10 a. m. to 12 m. Adams' Crossing Friday, Jan. 14. I to-6 p. m. Newry-Saturday, Jan. ir?. Seneca. Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 17th and 18th. Clark's Store-Wednesday, Jan. 1 9 Salem--Thursday, Jan. 2 0. Little River-Friday, Jan. 2 1. A. I., Whit mire's-Saturday, Jan uary 22. Tamassee-Monday. Jan. 2 li Cherry Hill- Tuesday, Jan. 2.".. Mt. Rest-Wednesday, Jan. 26. Henry's Store-Thursday, Jan. 27. Cannon's Store--Friday, Jan. 28. M. H. Lee's Store-Saturday, Jan uary 20. Tuxalno Academy -Monday, Jan uary 31. Madison--Tuesday. Feb. 1. Richland-Wednesday, Feb. 2. Returns will bo taken at all places from 10 o'clock In tho morning until 8 o'clock in the afternoon unless oth erwise specified. lt. W. ORUBBS, Auditor Oconeo County, S. C. December in, 19 09. f?0 Lawson to Ruy Tobacco Crop. Lexington, Ky., Jan. M.- Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, arrived here yesterday to confer with Ibo officers of Hie Burley Tobacco Society with a view to purchasing the entire pooled crop of the organization- 1 18,000, 000 pounds. He ls said io have offered 20 cents a pound and stands ready to hind lil:; contract with a cheek for $2,000, 000. Ile ls understood lo represent a Boston syndical?.. Salmon, pike and goldfish are sup posed never lo sleep. V .?"I"***!* ?1??M????>?? ?|??N????|??%4??A4? 4**f**?**?*+f* *M??I??M? ?M????4?4? .?..?..4'?I..J..J..J?J?I??. ,?..][?j??..{?f..j?I?i. *??.|..??*?? ?J?.??.J?.J.??? .?..j?4aiv*r 'JTTTV Christmas (sifts r useful Christmas Gifts in our Assorted line of Drum ve sold quite a large amount of these good, but we still imples in Hosiery for Men, Women and Children, Belts, ket Books, etc. Come and see them, they are all big t and most complete line of Men's and Boys' Clothing ket. See us before buying. jast patronage and wish you ** A Merry Christmas and s New Year." SS Sc ANSEL. 3NT. WALHALLA, S. C, . .J*????,???J??T? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?%?|??|??|??T? ???????????? ?I? ?I? ?% ?I? ?J. ??..!? ?T..|??t.A A .I**I**I*-?* . ?J??J??|-??J??J? ?J? ?|? ?|? ?f? ?|? -I?-I?-i"H. ?1? ?J. ?T? ?J* ?T? ?J? .J? ?f? .I* .I..?.AM..?. ?f. ?I* ?j. ?J? ?J? ??*?i*??*?t* Ain't This Nice? Llega nt Capt? Cod Cranberries, 15c. per quart; Full Weight Seeded Raisins, 10c. per pound; Full Weight Cleaned Currants, 10c. .per pound; London Layer Three-Crown Un is i ns, 10c. pound; Best Domes tic Marcaroni, Sc. pound; Italian Imported Macearon!, 1 "c. per pound. Wheat Hearts, Dr. Trice's Bolled Wheat, Cream of Wheat, Bolled Oat Flakes, Kcllog's Corn Flakes, Crape Nuts, Fine New Orleans and Georgia Cane Syrups, New Orleans Molasses, Wesson's Cooking Oil, Wesson's Salad OH, Imported Italian Olive Oil; Fine Toilet Soap, 18c. box, worth 30c.; Pununo Hand Soap, 5c, cleans grease quicker than any; 10 cakes Laundry Soap, i!8c; Henry Clay Flour for your cakes. Dove Hams and Breakfast Bacon; "Snowdrift," tho Queen of Com pounds; Flegant Canned Mackerel 10c. can; Fresh Mackerel 5c. each; Shrimp, Lobsters and Deviled Crab; Salmon from 10c. to 25c. can. WE LEAD IN (?ODD COFFEE. F. B. Johnson & Co., SENECA, S. C. Day and Night Sessions. Individual Instruction. No classes to wait for. Enter any time. Terms lib eral. Absolute satisfaction guaranteed. Position ready when you are ready, 1910 term begins Janu ary 3d. Let us know your intentions now. ANDERSON. - - - SOUTH CAROLINA. *?*?*?* ?*? ?K?**? *?* EERTILZIERS ! REMEMBER! TH IO DOLLA lt SAVED IS AS GOOD AS TUE DOLLA R EARNED. Yes, sir ; and just what you want for your small grain. We claim that we have the best Fertili zers on the market for wheat and oats and you will find this out if you try our goods. Come and sec us. We can please you in quality and price. Westminster Oil and Fertilizer Co. ?i*?*?*?* ?*? *?*? *?* NOTICIO TO CREDITORS. THF STATIC OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEIO. Court of Common Pleas. Purusuant to a decree of tho afore said Court, All persons having claims against the lOslato of W. B. F. Cor bin, deceased, are horeby notified to present the same duly attested to mo at my olllce at. Walhalla, S. C., on or before tho 17th day of January, 1910 W. O. WHITE, Mastor for Oconee County, S. C. December 15, 1900.-50-1. Remember Also: You can get your old wagons and buggies repaired for less than buying new ones, and they will be just as good as new. I have on hand all kinds of mater ial to repair wagons, buggies, sur reys, carriages, hacks, etc., with-? so bring Hiern to ino. I am hotter prepared to do all kinds of repair work now than ever before. Bring mo your buggies and wagons and let me repair and overhaul them and re paint them for you and make them 'iok like new ones. ! have added more room, more ma terial, more experience and every thing will be done with more care. More horse and mule shoes and more nails-more cure of the hoofs. In 100!) we put on an average of 750 shoes per month. In 1010 wo want lo put on an average of 850 shoes per month-an increase of 100 each month. Thanking my friends and custom ers for past favors and patronage, I wish all a happy and prosperous New Year. On December 1st, 1910, I will give away to the holder of the lucky num ber a handsome two-horse wagon, worth $50.00. With each live-dollar cash purchase or cash work amount ing to that sum, you will get a num bered ticket, which entitles you to a chnnce at tho prize wagon. Ono number will be selected by disinter ested parties, and will he sealed up, and tho holder of tho corresponding number to the one sealed In tho en velope, will get. tho host fifty dollar wagon wo cnn put up. This "will be given away on Docembor 1st, 1910. Bring us your work and we will give you entlro satisfaction. Yours for business nnd a square deni, J. W. LEE. Shop Back of Walhalla Hotel, on tho Blue Ridge Raliway.