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KEOWEE COURIER (USTAIILISHUD 1840.) I'niiiisiicd livery Wednesday Morning Subscription |?i Per Annum. Advertising Kates Reasonable. -ny STUCK, SH Kl .OK & s< ll RODI;R Communient ions 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. All over that number must bo paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WAMlAIJiA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, MARCH ?, HMO. WILdb APPI4AK MO XT WKKK. We have in type, and ready for jiicss, an article by Senator J. R. Earle In reply to Representative C. I). Mann. Owing to a quantity of news matter coming in late, we were forced lo request, and Senator lOarlo has kindly consented, that we might delay publication ol' his reply until next week. THF, ll A lillis PLAN. On the sixth page of this Issue we publish an article from .1. H. Harris, one of the best farmers of Oconee. 'lids letter ls au eye-opener, lt shows what can be done on Oconee soil; it shows that there ls money In raising coin; it shows that it is folly to raise cotton to sell in order to buy Western corn, lt shows these things plainly, and it. shows also that farm in is a business, and that, conducted as a business, farming pays. Mr. Harris thinks, he plans, he works lie gets things down to a system and finds out how to make his land yield him the greatest profit. And he ls no grumbler. Hear him: Now is the grandest opportunity ever presented to the Southern far mer who makes farming a "busi ness." With farm products of all kinds bringing remunerative, and some fancy, prices, lt is only for the Southern farmer to grasp the oppor tunity and make thc most of lt, for, as we see il, prosperity is just now dawning on Hie Southern cotton slave. lt is evident, that we can not only make "'wo blades of grass grow where but one grew before1," bul a dozen blades of grass, a dozen ears of corn, to grow where but one grew before, ami all other crops In propor tion- and the end is not yet in .sight. Mr. Harris may well say, "The end is not yoi in sight." The beginning of farming in South Carolina lias just been made. We are just awak ing from our long sleep. The day time of farming as a business ls just beginning lo break, and with the dawning of the new day the thing to do is to think, tu act and to work with i debilite end in view, and (.hat end success. Wc ask our farmer friends to study Mr. Harris's letter. What he Un! others can do. Ile took as Iiis model Hie Williamson plan. and he beat it on a fair and square deal. Take Mr. Harris's plan, study its strong points and its weak ones, and beni it if you can. lt will be money in you i* pockets if >'<>u will equal It more money if you beat it. Mr. Har ris has set a high standard for the formers Of Oconee. IHM'Tl'K TOM McCONNUlJj. "Dot tur" 'Pom McConnell, of Sa lem, Oconee county, South Carolina, in tile Knited States of America - thal is to say. I ?oi l ur Toni McCon nell who "have cure many sick woo lumla and horses" wants a wife. At least Zach McGee, of Washington, 1). C., says the Doctur says he wants one; hm wo can never toll whether Zach knows what he is talking about, Or even talks about what he knows. Nevertheless /.ach has always got his nose In other people's business, and, Iherofore, it goes without saying thal he a good newspaper correspond ent. Doc tur McConnell wants a wife; al nay rate so says /.ach. And the Doe I ur is a very modest man for his profession most tl oe tu i's want tho earth crammed into a live-grain cap sule so lho> eau lake it eas... Here is Dod ur McConnell's epistle, accord ing to Zacharias, to .los. Cannon. Speaker of the House, but who runs a matrimonial bureau on the side: ' Salem. S. C., KOb, t lie LT.-1 0. "Uncle Cannon Dear Sir: Will say I have no wile, bul 'he ono who writes lo me I will write to her. I nm a doctur. 1 have cure many sick WOOinaus and horses 1 want a good wire. I will not send no likeness to no woman ai all. "I will not have it taken by no means. Hut I will write a letter if you will send nie name of vvooman. "Torn McConnell." Wc are not personally acquainted with Doctur McConnell --never saw him that we know of, though it is just possible that we have. lt ls said that once a prominent Washingtonian, during the life of President Lincoln, was asked by a stranger for a description of the Chief Kxecut.lve, so that he might recognize him If he should h&ppon to see him during his visit to tho Capi tal. The Washingtonian^ reply was, "If you seo a man who looks like the devil, you may know you havo found Mr. Lincoln." And you may ask what that has to do with Zach McGee, Joe Cannon and DOC tur McCo .?ell. Just this: We once saw a man In Walhalla who looked like Lincoln, and from what we have hoard of the Doctur's per sonal appearance, we are convinced that wo gazed upon no less a per sonage than Doclur Tom McConnell. Tom McConnell's name, however, can be found on Oconeo's tax books. Ho owns several hundred acres of land In the upper pari of the county, and ls said to be the possessor of a considerable sum of money. He lives on Keowee rlvor, owns considerable personal property, and ls of a quiet and unassuming dispostlon. lt ls said he is of a religious turn of mind and a staunch member of tho Presbyterian church. He has num erous relatives living In Pickens county, and ls well connected. We do not want to be put down as pessimists, yet we cnn't thorough ly agree with the theory that lhere ls nothing entirely bad In the world, and something good in everything. What good can be found lu a bad egg, for Instance.' We do not know of a singlo vacant residence In Walhalla to-day, and during 1909 there were more resi dences erected than in any year for a long time. N'o boom here, but a steady growth day by day-and that's a mighty solid growth. ? ? * * * Mrs. Taft was recently presented, by a Massachusetts bunter, a beauti ful coat made from 18:? skunk skins. Had we been lu a position to make a present to the wife of the Chief Executive we certainly would never have thunk of the skunk, and we sincerely hope Mrs. Taft, in wearing her handsome gift, will never be forced to think of the skink. ***** Major J. C. Hemphlll, formerly of the Charleston News and Courier, hut now of the Richmond Tlinos Pispatch, dined with President Taft last Thursday, l'util the Major (or the Deacon If you please) explains what became of his Hong-Kong gan der, we will always believe lt has been fattening for months in Rich mond and was killed for this Whit? House feast on March ?ld. HOYS' CORN CLUB ORGANIZED. Will Hold Next Meeting March li?. Hater Contest Before April 1, In response to the cal! of the Su perintendent of Education, a good number of boys and parents met at tho Court House last Saturday morn ing to organize a boys' corn club In Oconee. The object of the organization was stated by Superintendent Hughs, and after a short discussion the boys de cided unanimously to form a club. The following are those who joined: J. I). Abbott. B. W. Alexander. P. R. Brown, Robert Davis, Bryan foster, Clifton Holland, James Martin, L. Q. Marett, Bruce Stribltng, Stiles Stribling, Hock Tolleson and George Wyatt. . The club was perfected by elect ing the following officers: President. .1. D. Abbott; vice president. H. W. Alexander; secretary-treasurer, L. (}. Marett. The following rules were then ad opted : 1. Boys Joining the club and en tering the contests must be under 1 S years of age. 2. No boy shall contest for a prize unless he becomes a member of a club. 15. The members of the clubs must agree to read the Instructions of the Demonstration Department. j 4. Each boy must plan his own crop and do his own work as far as possible, and when help is hired he must hire a boy under IS years of age and must charge the amount paid as required in Rule s. ?. Ext.'.hits must be delivered to the County Superintendent of Edu cation by November IO. f.. The amount of the yield and the method of measurement must bo certified to by each boy and at tested by at least two disinterested witnesses, who shall be satisfactory to the County Superintendent. 7. In awarding prizes the follow ing basis shall be used: fa) Greatest yield per acre. 30 per cont. (b) Hest tit)) ear exhibit, 15 per cent. fe) Hest written account show ing history of crop and all expenses, "J.'i per cent. td) P.esi showing of profil on in vestment. ;iu per cent. s. Each boy must charge against himself $.*> per acre for rent and ten cents an hour for each hour's work and five cents an hour for horse hire. !>. Each boy mus! cultivate al least one acre ol' land, and In laying off the aere it mus? bo done before the crop is planted, and ? must be so laid out thal all the corners will be square, but ii may bo as narrow or as long as wanted, ju^t so the width, multiplied by the length, will make a sonare acre. IO. All corn shall bo left standing and gathered by or In tho presence of the committee. While no rule wa? adopted, it is understood that no boy can enter any contest after April the first. How ever, it ls hoped that as many more as can will send their names, ages and post ellice addresses to the Su perintendent of Education, so thai he may have you enrolled and for ward your name to Dr. S. A. Knapp In Washington. Those present last Saturday de cided to meet at the Court House again at 1 1 a. m., Saturday, March 2f>, to further perfect the organiza tion, and they coi dlally Invite all boys within the ago limit in Oconee county to come in and Join thom. Remember the dale and be present. Organize Township Teachers. Touchers of each and every town ship in Ocouee county are urged, in behalf of our common schools, to or ganize among themselves and thc school trustees of their respective districts, an association to be known as "The Township Teachers' and Trustees' Association." Tho energetic teachers of each township will please promote this movement, and when a meeting can be arranged, communicate with me so that I may be with them and give them some Idea of the work which lt ls intended those associations shall forward. Respectfully yours, Harry R. Hughs, Cor. Secretary Center Township As sociation. Westminster, R. P. I). No. 2. Yon Cao Cure TM Backache, Pata aloin; tho hack, dlz/inoss, hoadaeho nm) general languor Oct a nackaRO of Motlier Gray's Al'fi'l' #t AMA'V.l, B<.% tho pleasant root and herb cure tor all Kidnoy, Dladdor and Urinary troubles When ytiu fcol alt run down, tired, weak and without energy uso this re markable combination of iutui?'? hert>8 and toots. As a regulator it has no equal. Motlier ?ray's Aualraillan?Ii?nf ls sold by Druj?rtata or sent by mall for 00 ot?. Sample sont tu UK. Address, Tho Mother Gray Co., La Hoy, N. Y. COUNTY CLAIMS AUDITED. At tho regular monthly meeting of the Board of County Commission ers, held Friday. March 4th, lilli), the following claims wero audited: No. 1089 1000 100 l 10t) 2 1093 1 0 0 I I 095 1 OOO 100 7 100S 100 0 1100 110] 1 1 02 1 103 I 10 1 II o 5 1 1 o 6 l 107 nos 1 100 ino mi Amt. of Claim Roads. Cox, W S-Dist 77 .... ! Clark, ll K-Dist 27 . . Smith. W F-Dist 13 . . Myers, H .1-Dist 5 . . . . Patterson. A J-Dist ll Davis. J M - Dist 1 5 . . McMahan.W L-Dist 34 Bridges, Ramsay. IO B.$58 Harden, Thomas . . . Uamby. J W . Patterson, Il J .... Seaborn, James . . . Cox. J J . Cox, W S. Rowland. I) H ... Satterflold, J B ... Hunt. It W . Road Machine Cain. MW . 1 2 3 10 6 2 12 1 1 7 3 5 1 8S 1 85 r>o 78 61 25 00 00 40 00 50 00 76 32 00 Ol) 00 03 .$30 Callas. Sam . 2 4 1112 1113 1114 1115 1110 1117 1118 1110 1 120 1 1 I I 1 1 2 3 1124 i i ** r> 1 1 26 1127 1128 1 1 20 1130 1131 1132 1133 1131 15 21 81 LO 30 $ 6 3 1 t 7 1 7 4 0 $ 9 1 1 1 1 05 on un 50 56 48 $ 0 3 00 00 I 00 20 00 0 7 .".ti nu 00 3 3 20 1 0 00 00 0u 00 00 00 (ll) 30 20 00 85 4 0 1 1 Mauldln. Sloan W .... Neal, W A & Son. Bauknight. C W & J 10 Good Roads Machinery Co. The . Adams, .1 D & Co .... Public Buildings. Seaborn, .IC . Pinkenstadt, C . Carter Hardware Co . . Bauknight, C W & .1 IS Qilreath-Durham Co . . Tapp, James L Co .... Worrell Mfg Co. Seaborn, James . 7 Poor Purni. 1 ('arter & Co .$ I I 2 Bauknight, C W & J IO 20 Aid to Soldiers. 3 Bauknight. C W & J 10. Hunter, W S & Co .... Haley. JJ . Mitchell & Reeder .... Bauknight. C W & J 10. Carter, J & J S. Constables. Mitchell. W W . Pace. J II . Nixon. W M . Jarrard, LL . Cook, W T . Neal. H IO . Advertising. Earle. J It .$13 22 Physicians. 1136 Hines, Dr IO A-lunacy..5 5 00 1 137 Heller, Qr J lt -post mortem . 10 00 Contingent. 1138 d ubbs. It W .. postage. etc.$ 2 00 l 1 39 Strlbllng, J P-righi ot way. 40 00 1110 Craig, John P-o til ce supplies . 24 58 Kay, W M - wood .... 7 Tit) Kay, w M-conveying lunatic . to 90 1143 Kay. W M-dieting prisoners . 63 30 1144 Schroder, W J-wood and postage . 6 50 Kay. W M - hack hire 4 00 Craig. John F trans ferring record . 2 25 Oeoneo Telephone Co, telephones. 1.00 00 Salaries. Crabbs, lt W- Feb. . . $3 l il i Sell roder. W J -Feb. . 3 I 0 1 Craig. J F Jan & Keb. 50 (io Butler, IO C-Feb .... 7 00 Ka v. W M-Feb .... 83 33 Phillips. N-Fob .... 58 33 Hill, J B-Feb and con tingent .M 33 .5 Allen. J II- Feb . 33 33 (5 Seaborn. James- Feb.. ll'. (!''. 7 Vinson,R J--Magistrate first (p.arter. 0 2."? >S Str'bling. W J- county attorney, limo . .",0 00 All Hie abov. are approved and ready for payment when the county is in funds. We hope io he in eon di'ion lo pay every audited claim in ?he course ol' len days or so. Don't forget postage whop writing, lu auditing claims several sent in by constables have been carried over on account of noi having their mile age Iteml/.ed from place to place, and not being certified to by their magis trate. N. PHILLIPS, County Supervisor. James Seaborn, Clerk of Board. 1111 1112 nt:, nu; 11 r nts I 1 4 0 1 I 50 115 1 115 2 1 1 5 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 i l : i i. i i io ne Doctoa No sense in running from on< tlie best one, then stand by h this thing, that thing, for yot ately select the best cough m to it. Ask your doctor abou throat and lung troubles. S No alcohol in this cough med Why try this thing, that thing, for your < old reliable family laxative--Aycr's Pills? THERE IN THE OLD SI JUST THE SAM] FRESH WATER OUR CR WE STRIVE TO THE MARKET IM; PUBLIC Kl O SHOES, CliOTH GENTS1 COTTON SEED J II EA ll MOSS AN! NOTICE OF FI NA Ii SETTLEMENT 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 Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on Thursday, the 31st day of March, 1910, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, or as soon thereaf ter as said application can be heard, for leave to make final settlement of the Estates of Earle W., Olive A., Bright A., Ullin S. and Chris S. Lowry, Minors, and obtain final dis charge as Guardian of said Estates. EUGENIA P. LOWRY. Guardian. March 2, 1910. 9-12 CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina, Coun. ty of Oconee.- (In Court of Probate) -By D. A. Smith. Judge of Probate. - Whereas. R. J. JOHNSON has made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Es late of and Effects of W. A. Johnson, decease ri These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular tho kin dred and creditors of the said W. A. Johnson, deceased, that they be und appear before me, In the Court of Probate, to be held at Wal halla Court House, South Carolina, on Saturday, the 2<5th day of March, 1910, after publication hereof, at 1 l o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal this 3d dav of March. A. I). 1910. (Seal.) D. A. SMITH, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 9th and 1 nth days of March. 1910, In The Koo wee Courier, and on the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. tO ll CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-(In Court of Probate.)-By D. A. Smith, Judge of Probate.-Whereas, E. L. K1BLER has made suit to mo to grant. li I m Letters of Administration of t ho Estate of and Effects of Mid Craft, deceased I These are, therefore, to cito and admonish all and slngu ar the kin dred and creditors of the said MID CRAFT, deceased, that they be and appear before me In tho Court of Probate, to be held at Walhalla Court House, South Carolina, on Sat I urday, the 19th day of March, 1910, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock In tho forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why tho said administra- | tlon should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal this 2?U1 day of February. A. D. 1910. (Seal.) D. A. SMITH, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 2d and 9th days of March, 19 10, In The Keo wee Courier and on the Court House door for tim time prescribed by law. March 2, i 91 0. 8-9 Hair Goods ! Just received ali the new Hair Goods now used. & Real Human Hair Switch es, 18 to 39 inches long. Hair Turban Frames. ?fi All new style Ornaments. 200, job lot, newest style Collars, 15 to 25 cents. A? New Spring Millinery arriving. Cali and sec us for latest Notions, ?fi MRS. IL CALLA WAY, Walhalla, S. C. "-Only One i doctor to another! Select im. No sense either in trying ir cough. Carefully, deliber ledicine, then take it. Stick t Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for old for nearly seventy years. icine. j:c:7iy7r'C^J^wetiMa^. amstlpatlon? Why not ?tick to thc good A*k your doctor if he approves this advice. S A DIFFERENCE ALK GROCERIES AND THE NICE FRESH ONES; E3 AK THERE IS IN STAGNANT WATER AND IN PUKE OCERIES DON'T STAGNATE KEEP THE HIGHEST CLASS OE GROCERIES ON -HUT WE DON'T KEEP THEM LONG. THE TRAD VOW WHERE TO COME AND BUY I WE DELIVER FRESH GOODS. (Puro Food Law Kind.) UR OTHER LINES ARE ALSO Pl RE: .1 , LADIES' GOODS, INO, NOTIONS, FURNISHINGS, FINE DRESS GOODS. ?LEAL AND HULLS, HAY, GRAIN AND SO FORTH. .QUARTERS FOR ALL HEAVY GROCERIES. y ANSEL, - - - WALHALLA. HORSES MULES I have about thirty head of Horses and Mules in my barn that needs to be sold. Come quick ; some large and some medium size. All to go at a reasonable price for cash or on time. W. M. BROWN, Walhalla, S. C. THE FARMER'S HOME. You should remember that BYRD & CROMER cnn and will (rive you a better value in Fertilizer, ono mid two-horse Oliver Chilled Turn Plows and Points, Doy Dixie and Fixtures, Middle Bursters and Points. A full line of Cole goods, such as Guano Distributers, Cotton Planters, with and without fertilizer attachments; Corn and Cotton Planters combined, with and without fertilizer attachments; Fertilizer Spreaders with Cultivator attachment for side dressing; one and two horse Plow Stocks; all kinds of plow shn|>cs and Cotton Hoes. A complete line of A. IL Hyde Diverse Cultivators and extras; also Poultry .Netting, Barbed Wire, Nails and Staples. Cnn also do you good Oil Corn, Corn Meal, Flour, Shorts, Bran, Hay, Salt, Red Rust Proof and Burt Seed Oats. A full and complete line of Dry Goods, Notions, Men's, Wo men's and Children's Shoes and Oxfords, Hats und Cups. Rest standard Bleaching Still nt 10c. per yard. Wo always havo a supply, mid prices right. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TRADE. BYRD & CROMER, SENECA, S. C. Ain't This Nice? Elegant Cape Cod Cranberries, 15c. i?er quart; Full Weight Seeded Raisins, 10c. per pound; Full Weight Cleaned Currants, 10c. per pound; London Layer Three-Crown Raisins, 10e. pound; Dost Domes tic Macearon!, 8c. pound; Ital i un Imported Macon ron I, 15c. per pound. Wheat Hearts, Dr. Price's Rolled Wheat, Cream of Wheat, Rolled Oat Flakes, Kellog's Corn Flakes, Grape Nuts, Fino New Orlenns and Georgia Cane Syrups, New Orlenns Molasses, Wesson's Cooking Oil, Wesson's Salad Oil, Imported Italian Olive Oil; Fine Toilet Soap, 18c. box, worth JlOc; Pummo Hand Soap, 5c, cleans grease quicker than any; 10 cakes Laundry Soap, S8c; Henry Clay Flour for your cakes. Dove Dams and Breakfast Bacon; "Snowdrift," tho Queen of Coni pounds; Elegant Canned Mackerel 10c. can; Frosh Mackerel 5c. each; Shrimp, Lobsters and Deviled Crab; Salmon from 10c. to 25c. can. WE LEAD IN GOOD COFFEE. F. B. Johnson & Co., SENECA, S. C. SPANISH JACK. I am offering the services of my Spanish .lack the presest season at my stable one mlle south of Walhalla, on the Westminster road, near Flat Rock colored church. He ls six year? old, In fine condition and weil de veloped. Fee $7.50, This .lack is one of the best to be had, and Stock rais ers should see him. CHAS. W. BURNSIDE. NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. Notice ls hereby given that pursu ant to order of the County Board of [education of Oconco County, Smth Carolina, an election will be hold al Zion school house on Saturday, the 10th day of March. HMO, upon ?hr question of levying an extra TWO MILL TAX for school purposes on al' the real and personal property within the said Zion School District, No. 2 1: the said tax to be lu addition to that now collected for school purposes as provided by law; that said election Will be conducted as provided for the conduct of general elections; that at said ?lection each elector favoring said additional levy shall east a bal lot containing the word "Yes" print ed or written thereon, and each elec tor opposing said levy shall east a ballot, containing the word "No" printed or written thereon. WM. J. ST IUD LINC, S. K. THOMPSON, I. C. MANNING, Trustees of Zion District, No. 24. LIVERYMEN, i Concrete Stables, Main Street, Our Stnbloa aro stocked with good Driving and Riding lloraos, New Bug gies, Carriages, etc. Everything In first-class shapo. Our prices aro right. Wo aro go ing to do tho Livery Business of Wal halla if satisfactory sorvlce and rea sonable prices aro an Inducement. Houchins & Brown, PHONE NO. 28, WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA.