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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1840.)_ Published Ever}' Wednesday Morning Subscription $1 I*er Annum. Advertising Rates Reasonable. T -Hy - BTECR, SIIELOR * SCHRODER. Connnin tcatloas of a personal character charged for aa advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one bundled words, will bo printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for at tho rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, ,1 AN HARY 18, HM I. THE OLI) AND THE NEW. Yesterday Governor Martin l\ An sel stepped down from the high offi clal position thal he lias occupied for the past four years and entered again upon Hie duties of a private citizen. In private life and in olin, ial position lu' bas always boon found faithful to every (rust, and however widely we or any other may have differed from him in matters of policy, we believe there are few indeed who will assert that he has ever acted otherwise than according lo the dictates of a con science thal prompted bini in Hie in terest of what he deemed best, and on the side of honor and honesty ul wa ys. On this the beginning of Iiis re entry Into the ranks of private life we congrat?late him upon the work of iii?' four years during which ho occupied tho Governor's chair, and we wish liim Godspeed in the work of a private citizen, which is no mean estate whore tho responsibilities of private lifo are fully realized. Mr. Ansel';; four years of service do credit to him, to Iiis native county of Oco ne< and to Hie State at large, And as Mr. Ansel steps down ami nut Mr. Rloase assumes the high po-1 si'i:..i of Governor ol' South Carolina, lb- a. sullies the responsibilities of t be O 111 CO with the eyes of tile whole Slate riveted upon him. WhaI bis future in bis new position may lie rests with him. We make that assertion with the full realization thal i? ls a broad assertion; bul wo know thal Cole H. Rlease is a maa with nhl III} -unu sual ability and that he bas the op portunity to make of himself one ol' lin most useful men in tho present da> history of this proud old state. We opposeil hhs election because we honestly fell that there wer?' others belter ruted to assume the du Rea of the office ol' Governor. Nevertheless a ina jori I.v ol tho citizens of the Stale differed from us in our beliefs, and to-day Mr. Hlea.se is our Governor as well as tho Governor of every other citizen of tho State. lu lils official capacity we wish bim the highest degree pf success. It will be'our pleasure, when he sball close his work as Governor, to be able to accord him tito highest praises for work well and conscientiously done. No man has over entered the Gov ernor's ( bair with greater possibilities than does Coleman Livingston Hlease. Maj be meet with characteristic abil ity and fearlessness every duty that the high office to which he has been chosen shall present, VEXED QUESTION OE TAXATION. The question of taxation lia.s been coming before tho people and their representatives in official driles for years, and so far there has been no remedy applied for the many evils it hal exist iii the system under which we are working. This question of taxation in South Carolina is one among several that, will bave lo be hammered at continually without wearying in Hie good work until finally (be re med.\ is applied that will give relief. The most hopeful sign at I lie pros en I is the fad I lia I Hie Stat*; itself is realizing that liol only are the honest tax-payers heina unnecessa rily burdened With heavy taxes by our lax mothods, lint Hie State itself is suffering from a lack of funds, due lo the fact that Hu- stale is gelling smaller every year from the peculiar Situation tiial permits of a greal shrinkage in land acreage as well ns land values, lt is particularly strik ing to Hie thinking person thal such a condition should exist at this Hine, when, as a matter of fad, every foot of lam) within the borders of South Carolina boars some increase in value each year. And yet Hie owners of lids land not only decrease its value when they return it for taxation, but in many instances drop it from the tax books entirely. We are glad thal the Comptroller General is laking an active interest in Hie matter, and i-i endeavoring to have Hu; situation cleared up as to Hie loss of tills valuable property from the tax records of Hie Stale. Some very interesting statements are contained in Hie report of Comp troller General .Iones to Hie General Assembly, from which we take the following: "Over a million acres of land in this Stale aro escaping taxation, for the reason that they aro not on the tax duplicates and cannot he put there until definitely located In some particular tax district. I '.'Annually petitions aro sent to this ellice ashing abatements on ac count of reductions in the acreage of plantations ami oilviv tracts of land shown by new survoys. Hut we never hear of an increase in acreage. The w hole tendency is toward a shrinkage of hinds, in both area and value Hy this process thousands of dollars ?ire annually lost to Slate, county and public school funds. "The only official survey of the Stale is Mills' Athis, published In I$25, showing the district and parish lines then existing, ll ls extremely dllllcult now to determine in what school districts lands lie, and more di.'.ieult to determine the quantity ly ing in any given district. This, too, is .shown by the large number of petitions for abatement in tho assess ment 0? special school ItlXCs Ul school dist lictS. "A taxpayer ow ns one body of land lying in two adjoining school dis tricts; in one district a local school lax may he levied, and in the oilier none. Nd one h nows the location of the district lines. lt is to the ad vantage ol' tile taxpayer to return Iiis land in the district without tho local lax: the situation invites him to do this, and In? so does. "in laying off a school district for special taxation, it is to the interest of tile district to include as much taxable property as possible, since railroads and manufacturing plants run ni? the property valuation rapidly, some counties lia ve bee n so gerry mandered as to cr?ale dist rids of the most absurd and inconvenient shapes. Besides, such property is unjustly taken from districts to which it right fully helongs. "An accurate survey and location of district lines, public roads and wa ters would more than pay for itself in the Increased revenue from Hie additional area now escaping taxa tion. Aside from enabling Hie citi zens lo locate definitely their prop erty in Hie proper tax districts and giving additional revenue, such sur vey would tend toward the avoidance of law suits growing out of Indefinite descriptions ot' lands In deeds, mort gages and other instruments. "If the outer lines ol' I lie lax dis tricts of the Stute aro once definitely located ii will bo an easy mailer for tho counties to complete Ibo surveys i;t their convenience, so as to show roads and waters. Tho surveys should be nuide on a common basis and standard for the entire Slate, and un der tin? superv ision ol' the tax hoard." We mue from tho letters of our Senator and Representatives this week that, judging from tho lirst few days of tho present session ol' the llenoral Assembly, this will he ano ther session noted for its "multiplic ity o' .lilis." The members from all over the State could do their respective con stituents a g rea I service If they would cease io multiply hills, gelling down io active and earnest work oil one or two important subjects and sticking to them until something of real value io the state government and to Hie individuals who compose it is accom plished. The present session could well he employed lu attending to the needs of the State in financial mat tel's and devising some practical sys tem hy which the tax-paying public could ho placed upon an equal foot ing, the State at Hie same time be ing protected from the evils that fol low a system so lax and out of date I hat "the State grows smaller" year hy year, and, in spite of advancing land values, the tax values actually decrease. Some system must sooner or later be adopted, and the sooner Hie better for all concerned. We must have some system in Hie matter of perfect ing Hie tax records of land so that they cannot "sin ink," willi t he pro vision for means adequate to compel: an honest valuation ol' tile property] ?.eturned. If we cannot make hon es! returns voluntarily, then we need some method by which we can have "compulsory honesty." The matter has been neglected too long already, and the fjeneral Assem bly thai sifts out this vexed question of taxation in South Carolina, provid ing some system by which those who pay tho taxes can lie placed upon an equality, will have done that which will justly Immortalize it. Kill .More Hum Wild Keasts. The number of people killed yearly by wild beasts don't approach the vast number killed by disease germs. No life is safe from their attacks. They're in air, water, dust, even food. Hut grand protection is afforded by Electric Hitters, which destroy and expel these deadly disease germs from the system. That's why chills, fever and ague, all malarial and many blood diseases yield prompt ly to Ibis wonderful blood purifier. Try them, and enjoy tho glorious health and new strength they'll give you. Money back if not satisfied. Only ;">0c. at all druggists. Card of Thanks. Kditor Koo wee Courier: Please al low space in your paper for us to thank the good people for their help and kindness during Ibo sickness and death of our dear wife and mother. May Hod's rich blessings rest upon all. Whit Knox. Children and Mother. Meeting Conoross Local 1'nion. Cone ross Local Union, No. 7G, is hereby called to meet Saturday, Jan uary 31, al ^> p. m. All the members are requested to he present. Tile new Officers are to bo installed and other business of Importance to bo attended to. T. L. Alexander, Soc. WI HIC PENOES MOAK PUBLIC BOA?. The Board of County Commission-! ors call attention to tho following act of the Legislature: "All persons or corporations build ing or using a barbed or edged wire fence" within fifty feel of any public highway, Bha.11 nail or place a plank or pole on or near the top of said fence. Provided, That1 tho Bald plank or pole be not required when there is such an embankment al the side of the road as shall, in tho judgment of tho road overseer of such road, ren der it sale from injury lo stock trav eling saiii road, without such plank or pole being on said fence. "All persons violating this act sbnii be deemed guilty ol' a misde meanor, and on conviction thereof slisil 1 be punished by a line ol' not ex ceeding one hundred dollars or Im prisonment noi exceeding ? thirty days." \. IM 11 Lld I'S. County Supervisor. .1 \MKS SEABORN. Clerk. January is, i * ? i i. WANTED.-Orders for cabbage plants-grown in fields and frost proof. 1,000 crated $1.25; or more $1 per thousand, F. O. R. Young's Is land. Address. Ernest M. Du Pre Co., Columbia, C. 2-5 Legal Blanks. NICEST PRINTED AND BEST FORMS. Latest Crop Mortgage Blanks. Per dozen. 8 Vii xl I .25c Per quire.10c. Wi handle all kinds of blanks and print anything to your order. Cash with order in above quanti ties. Oulla CtQ> Morrow, Manufacturing Slat loners, ANDERSON. S. C. OCONEE Our plant bogan operation Janu ary 2, toil. We manufacture all kinds and sizes of collins and cas kets. Prices reasonable. You can save money by buying directly from us. IM ml located in Midway, on lol of I lc trick Hosiery Mills. Call on us. C. B. MORTON, IWg'r. .la una ry 11, 1911. 2-11 Tlie Perils of Life Constantly increase. Dally wc read of men, women and children being killed and maimed for life. Formerly wars killed and maimed men, and Is It not distressing when wars cease that advancing civiliza tion claims more victims than war? Increased railway facilities, addi tional automobiles, the growth of cities and towns and even the advent of each life Increases oar danger from accident and disease. Are you endeavoring to protect yourself, your home and loved ones before lt ls too late? I have attractive Lifo, Flro, Acci dent and Health policies at nominal cost. Easy terms. If lt is Security In Insurance you want, I have lt. JAS. M. MOSS, Walhalla, S. C. L?UND1 HAVE ALL li THINGS I WHEN THINGS ARK HUT CAN TELL WHAT THEY ARE. OUR STORE HAS STOO KEEP UP WITH THE NEW TH1 WMEN YOU NEED WASH HAVE THEM. WE KEEP UP OUR STO WARE. YOU CAN FIND IT AT OUI MATHESON H Westmin MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OFOCONEE. lu Court ot Common Plo is. Pursuant to a decree ol' the afore said Court, tn the case named below, I will offer for salo, to the highest blddor, tn front of tho Court House door, at Walhalla, S. C.. on Monday, the otb day of February, lOlt, be tween the legal hours of sale, tho tract of land below described: Thomas io. Alexander, Plaintiff, against Oliver StandlidgO, Defendant. All that certain piece, parcel or tract ol' land, situate, lying ami be ing in the county and State afore said, on Mig Brass to wu Creek, waters ol' Tugaloo Uiver, adjoining lands of James Lee, Tom Patten, Ups Powell and others, known as StandlidgO land, containing ninety-five acres, more or less, Cae sante bough'. by Oliver Standridge from Ab Stand rldgO, Jim Standridge, Seamore Slnndrtdgo, Rebecca Yenrwood, John Standridge and his mother, Charlotte Standridge. Terms of Sab?: Cash. That lu event of failure of the purchaser or purchasers to comply with tho terms nf sab* within live days from day of sab. the Master do re-advortiso and resell said !>. ?mises on I he following sab ..'av, or some convenient saleday thereafter, at the same place and on tho stinte terms as beret oft.'" set out, at the risk of the former purchaser or purchasers, ?ind that he do con tinue so to do until he bas round a purchaser, or purchasers, wlu. com ply with the terms of sale. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconee County, S. C. January IS, 1911, SUMMONS FOB RELIEF. THE STATE OF SOI 'I II CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. In Court of Common Pleas. William J. Slrtbllng, Plaintiff, against Tressy Holmes, Sam Holmes, James Holmes. Ben Holmes. Ria Hell? Holmes. Georgy Holmes Rhody Holmes and Mary Holmes, Defend ants. (Complaint for Relief.) To Hie Def emla I 'i Above Named: You are hereby summoned ami required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy of which ls herewith served upon you. and io serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers,.at their olllco on Hie Public Square, at Walhalla Court I louse. South Caro lina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive ol' tile day ol' sm h serv ice; and if you fail lo answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the rc lief demanded in the complaint. Dated this twentieth dav of De cember. IM IO. ST RI BLI Nd & DENDY, Plaintiff's Attorneys. January 1 S. 1 P I 1. :i-S NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice ls hereby given that tho 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 Wednesday, the 8th day of February. 1911, at lt o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereaf ter as said application can be heard, for leave to make final settlement of the Estate of W. R. Ables, deceased, and obtain final discharge as Admin istratrix of said estate. M RS. IDA ARLES. Administratrix, January 11,19 11. 2-5 Or. King's IMew Life Pills The best in the world. ' THROUGH THE WASH YOU D THE TEST OF TIME. WE INGS IN OCR BUSINESS. DAY THINGS REMEMBER WP: CK IN ALL LINES OF HARD R STORE. ARDWARE CO. Bier, S. C. Change in Business Sale. Wc have decided to make a change in business? and for The Next 10 Days We are going to make specially low prices on our stock of Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Clothing, Over coats, Shoes, Dry Goods, Underwear, Ladies' Capes, Jackets, Skirts, Plantation Granulated Sugar 20 pounds for $1.00, Carter & Co., WALHALLA, S, C. Here Ready For You "We Are Better Prepared than Ever to Serve Customers and Friends. We have a complete line of Dry Goods and Notions-the best and at the lowest, prices. IO VP^Ci Best Yard-Y/ide Bleach ??m T UP? ihg for.$1.00 We invite special attention to OUR CLOTHING for Men and Boys. Our SPECIAL SUITS at $12.50 are Bargains that yon should see be fore yon make your fall purchase. OUR MEN'S HATS are Stylish and cheap enough. OUR SHOES are strictly up to date and down to the last minute. All the Toes and Leathers you will .want in Ladies' Shoes. MEN'S TIES, COLLARS, SOCKS. We will bo glad to show you through oui' stock, and we guarantee our goods to be just as represented. IV YOURS FOR BUSINESS, Moss & ANSEL, Cement Front, Walhalla, S. C. Removal Sale. We are going to move in about IO days, and we are making spe cial prices on Guns, Rifles, Wagons, Harness, Plow Handles, Stoves, Ranges, Sewing Machines, Enamel ware. Georgia R?chet Plow Stocks 75c. Circle Foot Plow Stocks 85c. Also Peg Harrows, Disc Har rows, Disc and Turn Plows. CARTER HARDWARE Co., Walhalla, S. C.