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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTADLIBHEl) 1840.)_ Published Every Wednesday Moming Subscription $1 Der Alumni. Advertising Rates Keasonable. -By STECK, SIIELOR & SCHRODER. Communications of a personal Character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over ono hundred words, will be printed free of charge All over that number must be paid for at tho rate of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WAMI ALLA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, DEO, ll, MHO. THE GINNING IS HEAVY. Census Deports Amount at 10,120, .180 Dalles to December 1st Washington, Dec. 8.-The cotton j ginning report of Hie census bureau I Issued at 10 o'clock this morning j ?hows 1 0,1 2!?.HSli, counting round as half bales, ginned from tho growth j of 1910 to December 1. compared with 8,871?,SSC. for 1909; 1 1 .OOS,- I GCl for mos and 8,342,396 for Hie year lil0 7. The lier cent of the last three crops ginned to December 1 was SS for 100:?. S 1.1 for (908 and 75.? for 1007. Round bales inc luded this year are 101,052, compared with 134,393 for 1900; 201,ISO for 1908, and 151, ?3G for 1907. Sea island cotton ginned for 19 10 was 00,034 bales, compared with 77, 5 9 1 for 19 09; 138,396 for 1908 and fifi,299 for 1907, and distributed as fol lows : Florida, 23,649; Georgia, 35,405, and South Carolina. 7,580. Hy States Hie number of bales ginned is: Alabama, 1,002,029; Arkansas, 025,030; Florida, 54,307; Georgia, 1,620,499; Louisiana, 2 1 8.772; Mississippi, 970,205; North Carolina, ?0.16,493; Oklahoma. 828,8 12; South Carolina, 1,0:10,4 80: Tennessee, 249, 79 1; Texas, 2,795,330. All other States, 50,605. Thrown into Frenzy of Dtiying. New Orleans, Dec. 9. --Traders on the door of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange were precipitated into a frenzy of buying which rivaled the most exciting occurrences in Hie his tory of the exchange following the posting to-day of the department of agriculture's estimate of the cotton ero)) for this season. There was an Immediate advance from 34 to 39 pointa in the most ac tive positions in the future depart ment. The department of agriculture re ported the total production of cot Ion as 11,420,000 bales. The 1909 v.rop was 10,004,949, and the 1908 crop, 13,587,306. Cotton (Jains in New York. New York, Dec. 9.-Tho govern ment's annual estimate of the cotton crop was published to-day and caus ed a very sharp advance lu prices of all active deliveries, making new high records for the season In the New York Exchange, with May contracts ?oiling at 15 Vi? cents or 04 points, equal to $3.20 per bale, over the clos ing ligures of the previous day. At this price there was sensationally heavy realizing by bull speculators, but the prospect for an American crop of (1,420,000 bales, excluding lint ers, seemed to be bringing in buying orders f in all directions, and after a nu lek break from 15.50 to 15.13 May rallied to 15.30 in an active mar ket. There was a big business right up to the last moment and tho mar ket, closed linn al a net advance of ?'7 to 48 points, with May contracts quo. ted at 15.?50, compared with 14.80, the closing price of last night. CHARLTON RACK TO ITALY. Washington, Dei:. 9.- -Secretary Knox to-day granted the request of Italy to surrender Porter Charlton, charged willi the murder of bis wife :it Lake Como. The secretary holds that the fact iViat Haly rcfuss to surrender her (Citizens to the United States for trial ?Sees not relievo this country from tile obligation of Hie extradition treaty to surrender to Italy fugitives from .justice in that country. The question of the insanity of Charlton, lt is suggested, ls one for tho courts and not for the depart" mont to determine. Retire ns Major (?encrai. Columbia, Dec. 10.-After more ?than 20 years' service in the militia M? the State, J. C. Royd, the Adju tant General, will be placed upon the ?retired Hst of the National Guard of South Carolina, with tho rank of Ma jor General. This order was issued if^-day by Governor Ansel, the Com mander-in-Chief of Hie National .Gua rd. The order will take effect upon tho dato of expiration of Gen. Doyd's .term in tho offlco of Adjutant Gene ?I? .j.. jv ,j. .{..??.{..???..I. -I? ?I? -I? ?I? *i? *!. ?I??M* .|? WALUALLA ?j. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES, * School work was resumed on Mon day atter Thanksgiving with a full attendance, after a recess of two days. Miss ('lara 10. Hasor, in charge of the second and third grades, has re turned, much improved In health, and resumed her work Tuesday. During her absence her place, for the last few days, was successfully Ulled hy Miss Frances Striming. The Girls' Athletic Association Will, in thc next few days, be Sup plied with an outllt for playing bas ket ball. Seeing the absolute neces sity of "mens sana in sano corpore," they have decided on basket ball as tho best game for the winter. Ac cordingly two teams have been formed, with Miss Theodosia Hughs and Miss Ola Grubhs as captains. In the spring lt is probable that tennis, swings and other forms of healthful sports will be added. Rehearsals have now begun for the public meeting of tho Issaquena Lit erary Society, to be held on the even ing of December 23d. Quito a num ber will participate, the program be ing evenly divided between Hie gi lit and the boys. The former will de liver essays and recitations, whik the boys will deliver d?clam?t lom and perform in Hie debate. Twc medals will be given, one for Hu best performance hy a girl, the othei to the boy who acquits himself mos creditably. Excellent music will bi furnished. A full program will bi published in an carly issue. At a recent meeting of the Issa quena Literary Society the followin, Ofllcers were elected for the seeoin term : President-Clyde lirown. Vice President-Charles Hotrlck. Secreta ry-Treasu rer- M i ra Fa n t. Literary Critic-Marlon Moss. Orderly Critic-Dick Riemann. The Palmetto Literary Society, ? their last meeting, elected as o (fleet for the second term: President-Arthur Row land. Vice President - Eva Manning. Secreta ry-Q race Rea rd. T rea s u rer-G race Uamby. Orderly Critic-Lloyd Brown. The Honor Roll. Attention is called to the hom roll for month ending December 5t i Thc few whose names appear ha' ? the distinction of being perfect attendance and (mutuality and ha attained an average of 00 or moree all studies. In addition, their d pertinent has been perfect: Tenth Grade-Dora Duncan. Ninth Grade-Mary Filen Wilso Eighth Grade-Luther Davis. Seventh Grade-Maggto Abbo Olive Hunt, Tabitha Stiibling. Sixth Grade-Mary Cornella Ds ton, draco Beard, Grace Haml Katie Moody, Alice Sanders, Le Thellkuhl. Fifth Grade-Julia Kauf mai Gordon Fant, Sarah Moss, Bert Klaren, Boone Fitzgerald, Sal Hunt, Eugene Abbott, Meta Normt Ilia Mulkey. Lldle Hill. Fourth Grade-Inez Douthit, I cilo White. John Schroder, Wlllh Bell, Holloman Seaborn, Robert R< ers, Carrie Darby Harrison, Mlldi Moore, Henrietta Klaren, Josephl Boozer, Clarence Fowler, Ri Brown, Chesterfield Beatty. Third Grade-Katie Busch, WU Stiibling, George Finkenstadt, Ar Robins, Richard Earle, Mary Kell Fille Sanders, Alice Corbin, Mild Carter, Frank Schroder, Joe Mr Janies Norman, Prank Davis. Second Grade-Garwood Jayr. Prank Craig. Caro Probst, Rossie ? bott, Annie Wilson, Ruby DaiU Prances Carter, Derrili Darby, Eur White. Benita Boozer, Der Douthit, John Smith. Advanced First Grade-Fran Kaufmann, Marguerite Boozer, Ki leen Barton, Volmer Edwards. First Grade-Charlie "owler. Primary Grade-Eunice Bea Edith Carter, Carolyn Rogers, Rowland. SHAKE IT OFF. Rbi Vourslef of Unnecessary 1 dens. A Walhalla Citizens Sho You How. Don't bear unnecessary hurd Burdens of a bad back aro un essa ry. Gel rid of them. Dean's Kldnoy Pills cure backs; Cure lame, weak and aching bl Cure every form of kidney ill Lots of local endorsement prove this. Mrs. R. A. McLees, W. Main Walhnlln, S. C., says: "To say Donn's Kidney Pills have given great relief ls expressing tho mildly. For some time I Buff from dull headaches and n across my kidneys which often n me feel miserable. I at length cured a box of Donn's Kidney nt Dr. J. W. Dell's drug store, a am glad to say that they helped In every way. My kidneys aro much stronger and my health is proved.'* For salo by all dealers. Prie cents. FoBter-MUburn Co., Bul N. Y., sole agents for the Ui States. Remember tho name-Dear and take no other. Many a woman tl shoes when the fact shoes have tricked go to pieces unrt the fault of the i competition he 1 scalped and substi honest materials ing left but look The SOUTHERN GI $2.00 SHOE $2 is built to fit the foot snugly and cont as every good shoe should. It is bu the most fashionable lines, as you havi to expect. It wears like iron-whicl be said of some shoes at this price. The parts that show are honest on their face and give to the foot a trim and stylish appearance. The parts that take the strain and wear-away inside and out of sight-are just as thorough, j ust as honest. Look up our dealer . in your town and let him tell you how we can make such a good shoe for the money. CRADDOCK-TERRY CO., Lynchburg, Vau H Ii WANTED TO BEE THE KA UV. I Man Who Stole $44,600 Yields to De sire nnd Returns Home. New York, December 10.-It was a longing to hold in his arms lils; baby, which he lu vcr had seen, that j brought Walter A. Hall, a defaulting bank teller, back to New York and prison. Ho surrendered himself, con fessed a theft ol' $44,600 from the Herald Square branch of the Green wich Hank, and was remanded for sentence. Hall, who is 24 years of age. tied from New York last July, and wan dered about Canada, he said, betting on horse races. When he heard that the baby had arrived his longing to see the child made his exile misery. Ho sent $500 to his wife, which she turned over to the bank. Later, he said, he sent $1,000 to her, but she told the police to-day that she never received the money. When he could resist no longer the impulse to return to see lils baby, he came back to New York. Hall surrendered $t.r>,900, i which he said was all he had left ol' | the money he had taken. You Must Dead this If You Wnnt the Benefit. J. W. Greer, Greenwood, La., suf fered with a severe case of lumbago. "The pains were so Intense I was forced to hypodermic Injections for relief. These attacks started with a pain In the small of my hack, which gradually hecair.^ fairly paralyzing. My attention vas attracted to Fo ley's Kidney Remedy, and I am glad to say after using this wonderful medicine I am no longer bothered in any way by my old enemy, lum bago." Barton's Pharmacy, Wal halla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Bounty Land Local News. Dounty Land, Dec. fi.- (Delayed.) Our school reopened to-day after a suspension'of four days on account of the Illness of the teacher, Miss Jones. Dean Davis visited lils brother, S. A. Davis, in Greenville, Monday. Miss Delle Jones, of Retreat, was a guest of her sister, Miss Hortense Jones, last Wednesday at the homo of Jasper Doyle. D. A. Derrin, of Honea Path, was at home from Saturday until Mon day. A. S. Crampton, of Westminster, was a recent guest in the home of R. N. Rankin. Rev. G. M. Wilcox, of Walhalla, spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wright. Miss Eula Rankin, who has been spending a few days in tho Return section with relatives, ls at home again. Mr. and Mrs. J. 10. Dendy and children, of Laurens, marlo a brief visit to his sister, Mrs. I). A. Perritt, last week. Mr. Dendy, In copartner ship with his brother, S. K. Dendy, Jr., has been merchandising in Lau rens for the past two years. Hav ing sold out his interests thcro, bois moving to Hartwell, Ga., whore ho will continue in the mercantile busi ness. Wo learn that a native Oklahom an by tho name of Smith, looked upon hy soino ns the futuro Presi dent, is being entertained by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Smith, formerly of Bounty Land. Clifton Rankin has moved from turn into this community. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR IA ? links she is hard on of the matter is her her. If your shoes ;asonably soon it's maker. To meet las skimped and [tuted inferior for till there's noth LS. Look for fhe Rtd Bell on the Box. This same shot in our "Autograph ' ' brand, $2.50 and S3.OO is Goodyear welt jtivtd. In Our College Woman's Walking Shoe, Sj.oo Sj.SO-Sj.OO, it equals the best custom make. BHDOU1NH SLAY 100 CHRISTIANS Turkish Garrison Massacred-Dodou ins Seeking; Revenge. Constantinople, Doe. ?).-A tele gram from Jerusalem to-day states that Bedouins have massacred the Turkish Harrison at Kerak, a town in the Turkish villayet of Syria, and killed more than 100 Christian in habitants of the place in revenge for the execution of a Bedouin chief. Tlie Bedouins, the dispatch adds, now hold the fortress in the vicinity of which there had been desultory lighting between tribesmen and the government troops for the past year and a half. Kerak, formerly the capital of Moah, has a population of 8.000, of whom 0,000 are Moslems.' The town ls the last on the road from Damas cus to Mecca, where Christians re side. lt stands on the mountains of Moah, and may be seen from Jerusa lem, lift y miles away. There are no American missiona ries there, the only missionary sta tion being that of the British church missionary society for Africa and the Kast. This ls a branch of the or ganization at Ks Salt, and is com posod of one missionary, his wife ann one native worker. Pitched Battle in Soft-Drink Stand. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 9.-In a general shooting scrape in a soft drink stand at Adger, a mining camp near here, about midnight, last night, Harvey Hall was shot to death and Matthew Goodwin and Kid Johnson, all colored, were fatally wounded. Seven negroes were placed under arrest and brought here to the coun ty jail. Several white men In the place at thc time of the row had nar row escapes from deal li, a veritable battle being on for several minutes. Temporary Did you over atop to thin perfeot oil heater ls or value ? I dow open In winter? you oan ge while you undress at night, anc ls Invaluable in its capacity of quickly g mediately ut work, lt will burn for 1 smokeless and odorless. It has a dam alway? show? the ?mount of oil In the It haa an ??tomatlc-rlocklnd wick from being tunned bJgh enough t< baok so that the wick can be cleaned in The burner body or gallery cam unscrewed for rewlcklng, Finished, li mado, bulli for service, and yet light ar MASTER'S SALES. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. In Court of Common Picas. Pursuant to decrees of tho afore said Court, lu tho cases namod below, I will offer for salo, to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House door, at Walhalla, S. C., on Tuesday, tho 3d day of January, 1911, be tween the legal hours of salo, the tracts of land bolow described: William H. Mongold, Plaintiff, against F. A. Hull, Defendant. All that ploco, parcel or tract of lund, situate, lying and hoing in tho County of Oconoo, Stato of South Carolina, on branches, waters of Whetstono Crook, waters of Chat tooga Uiver, and adjoining lands of J. B. .lolly, .1. C. Powell, Jolly lands, Hilas ?lberson, Sam Hunt, C. W. Hunt, John Hamey and E. Schneider, and supposed to contain six hundred and thirty (030) acres, be the same moro or less, and having such forms, metes and bounds, courses and dis tances as aro represented and shown by a plat of a survey of tho said tract of land made by Evan Callas, Surveyor, it being tho tract of land that day conveyed to the said P. A. Hull by the said W. H. Mongold. Terms of Sale: Cash on day of sale. That In the event of failure of the purchaser or purchasers to com ply with the terms of the salo forth with, the Master do rosoli the said premises on tho same saleday or some convenient saleday thereafter, at the same place, and on the same terms as heretofore set out, at the risk of the former purchaser or pur chasers, and that he do continue so to do until ho has found a purchaser or purchasers who shall comply with tho terms of the sale. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconeo County, S. C. December 7, 1910. Campeell Courtenay. Plaintiff, against C. G. Ralston, Defendant. Tract No. 1.-All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being In the County of Oconeo, of the State of South Caro lina, on Tugaloo River, beginning at a point on the bank of said river, known as the "Shut-in Rock," and running a straight line at right an gles to the course of said river one hundred feet, thence on a line par allel with said river to a point on Rattle Creek, one hundred feet from tho mouth thereof, the same being one hundred feet from the bank of Tugaloo River from point to point along said line, running parallel with the bank thereof, and being tho same tract of land conveyed to Campbell Courtenay by William D. Doaton by deed bearing date the 22d day of September, 190:1, recorded in the Clerk's o?llee. Walhalla, S. C., Janu ary ll, 1909, In Hook "RB," pago 10 fi. ALSO, Tarot No. 2.-All that piece, par cel or tract of land, situate, lying and being In Oconeo County, South Carolina, on the cast side of Tuga loo River, having tho following metes and bounds, beginning at the point where Rattle Creek flows Into Tugaloo River, thence up said creek to the line of the tract of land now or formerly owned by Howell Carter; thence north of old hickory; thence N. 5 W. 13.10 to stono 3X0; thence S. 74 W. 9.20 to stone 3X0; thence S. 32 W. 16.40 to stake 3X0; thence S. 59 W. 4.75 to pine 3X0; thence S. 71.50 W. 34.20 to white oak 3X0; thence down Tugaloo River to the beginning point, containing two hun dred acres, more or less, being the same tract conveyed to Campbell Courtenay by Emily C. S. Verner by deed dated June 8, 1903, recorded In Clerk's ofllce, Oconee County, January ll, 1904, In Rook "RD," page 105. ALSO. Tract No. 3.-All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in tho County of Oconee, South Carolina, on Chattoo ga Rlvf \ adjoining tract No. 2, above mentioned, and lands now or formerly belonging to Howell Car ter, Robinson and Taylor and others, containing two hundred and eighty seven acres, more or less, and more Heat Quickly k of the many ways in wh?oh . f you want to sleep with your win t sufficient heat from an ol! heater I then turn lt off. Apply a matoh o morning, when? you get out of and you have heat while you dress, hoso who have to eat an early Mast before the stove ls radiating om get immediate warmth from II heater, and then turn lt off. he girl who practices on the plano oold room in the morning ean warmth from an oil heater while )lay8, and then turn it off. he member of the family who to walk the floor on a cold win night with a restless baby can get orary heat with an oil heater, and turn it off. The ibioluUly smoktliu and odorless ;lvlng heat. Apply a match and lt Is Im i)nc hourn without refilling. It ls safe, f?or top and a cool handle. An Indicator ont. Mamie spreader which prevents the > smoke, and is easy to remove and drop an Instant. lot become wedged, and can be quickly n japan-or nickel, thong, durable, well id ornamental. 'our/, ?rfu /or deterMh* circular i ?gtney cf thc ' iii Company n.'ol .'//unoob *ld ?I U'"ih ffoY'i fully shown by plat of survey thereof by I. H. Harrison, Surveyor, dated A^,, May 30, 1905, and being the tract <^ of land conveyed to Campbell Cour tenay hy H. M. Pitts by deed dated Mai 30, 1905)* recorded lu Clerk's ofKoo, Oeonoe County, South Caro lina, October 19, 1905, In Book "1010," pago 06; subjoct, however, to water easements and privileges conveyed by H. M. Pitts to Chat tooga Blvor Development Company by deed dated December 13, 1900, recorded In Clerk's otflee, Oconee County, South Carolina, October 3, 1901, in liook "X," pago 542. Easements and Water Privileges. Also, tho rights, easements nnd water privileges convoyed to Camp boll Courtenay by M. D. Vandiver by two selia rato deeds, heh dated November 15, 1902, and ono ro corded In tho Clerk's offlco of Raj bun County, Georgia, November 2 1902, in Dook "O," page 357, ai the oilier recorded In Habersham County, Georgia, Novombor 17, 1902, in Dook "OO," pago 480, said easoiuents relating to the tract of land then owned hy M. D. Vandiver, situate on Tallulah and Chattooga River, In Rahun County, Georgia, containing 156 acres, moro or loss, and to the othor tract situate on Tugaloo and Tallulah Rivers, In Habersham County, ns described In said doods; subject, however, to tho easements and water privileges convoyod hy M. D. Vandiver to Chat tooga River Development Company by deed dated Docembor 18, 1900, recorded in Clerk's olllco, Rabun County, February 4, 1901, in Dook "N," pago 193, tho samo being tho real estate and water privileges con veyed to mo by Campbell Courtenay hy deed hearing date October 30, 1909, and for the balance of tho purchase money of which this mort gage Is given. , TERMS OF SALE: CASH. That in exent of failure of tho purehasor or purchasers to comply with the terms of the salo within five days from day of salo, the Master do re-advertise and resell said premises, on tho following salesday, or some convenient salesday there- t^, after, at the same place andf^^ on the same terms as heretofore set out at the risk of former pur chaser or purchasers, and that ho do continuo so to do until he has found a purchaser or purchasers who com ply with tho terms of sale. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconee County, S. C. December 7, 1910. 49-52 CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina, County of Oeonoe.- (In Court of Probate.)-Dy D. A. Smith, Judge of Probate.-Whereas, Manda Miller ha? mnde suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate of and Effects of William Mil ler, deceased These are, therefore, to cito and admonish all and singular tho kin dred and creditors of tho said William Miller, deceased, that they he and appear bof-'.'flL mo, In the. Court of Probate " ~ ?Wty4 at W?f?> halla Court HofcK.y.Yjffl^^ on Friday, the roth mfyof Decem ber, 1910, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in tho forenoon, to show causo, If any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my band and seal this 2d day of December, A. D. 1910. (Seal.) D. A. SMITH, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 7th and 14th days of December, 1910, In the Keo wee Courier, and on tho Court House door for the time prescribed by law. December 7, 1910. 49-50 CITATION NOTICE. (In Court of Probate.) Tho State of South Carolina, County of Oconeo.-Dy D. A. Smith, Esq., Judge of Probate.-Whereas, W. P. Anderson has made suit to me to grant him Letters of Adminis tration of the Estate of and Effect* of William C. Peden, deceased These aro, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular tho kin dred and creditors of tho said Wil liam C. Peden, deceased, that they be and appear before me, In tho Court of Probate, to be held at Wal halla Court House, South Carolina, on Tuesday, the 20th day of Decem ber, 1910, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, If nay they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal this 5th day of December, A.D. 1910. (Seal.) D. A. SMITH. Judge of Probate for Oconeo Coun ty, S. C. Published on the 7th and 14th days of December, 1910, In M'?Kco wee Courier and on the Court rlouso door for the time prescribed by law. December 7, 1910. 49-50 OIL . . . 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