University of South Carolina Libraries
TUB ORIGIN OF KA STEH. Not Resurrection Anniversary-Cru cifixion Was In December. Instead of wasting their efforts In a vain endeavor to root out heathen celebrations of long standing and grout popularity, tho fathers of tho church, In thoir wisdom, pursued the sagacious courso of adapting them to Christian usage, says Collier's Weokly. For instance, tho Saturna lia,-the Roman festal holiday, lasting from tho 19th to tho 25th of Decem ber, was naturally an Institution which the people were exceedingly loath to abandon. It was not aban doned as a period of rejoicing, but Instead of continuing as a celebra tion of almost obsolete heathen rites, lt took on new lifo at a timo of great spiritual gladness for all Christians. Among barbarian tribes some held the ?ame period in honor of the pass ing of the winter solstice. A like course was followed with 'regard to Easter. Modern criticism has established the fact that the day on which Christianity to-day cele brates tho Resurrection of Christ is not the real anniversary. The actual dato of tho crucifixion is claimod to have been in December, about the time that ls now called Christmas. Consequently, If wo were chronologically accurate, we would observe the anniversary of the Res urrection on or about tho 25th of De cember. The reason given for this ls thal the mock ceremonies in which the Roman soldiers indulged when they made sport of tho Christ were altogther typical of the kind ^of pranks practiced in the Roman army during the Saturnalia. Furthermore, lt ?B said that the crucifixion could not really have taken place during the Passover because the Jews were forbidden at thnt particular festival to contaminate themselves by suffe/ ing the proximity of Gentiles. Nei ther could they have entered the presence of Pilate at that time. AB everybody knows, Easter now is celebrated simultaneously with the . Jewish passover, in ot lier words, on ?he ftrat Sunday after the full moon following tho spring equinox, which ls the 21st of March. The rule was laid down by the council of Nleca In 325 A. D. Thus Easter Sunday can not fall before the 22d of March nor later than the 25th of April. Hearne to coincide with the Passover of the Hebrews because the earliest Chrls I Hann wore of Judaic origin, and con sequently had been brought up to keep the old Jewish festival. From the Jewish Christians the custom spread to the Hellenists. It wns not until the second century A. D. that it became an official festival of the church. lt is evident that this feast was common to nearly all races long be fore tho Christian era, and ls agri colous origin ls also obvious. Long before the advent of the new faith, barbaric tribes celebrated at this time of the yonr the coming of spring. With some it took tho form of Inner worship-tho dato In all cases is dependent on the moon-among the Anglo-Saxons lt was the feast of fiostre, goddess of spring, whom the Cern?anle people called Ostara. Thus it was eminently appropriate that the festival of the resurrection of the Saviour should coincide with the cel ebrating of the resurrection of the earth's fertility. It was from tho Cern?anle races that it acquired Its present joyful character, In the EaRt lt was originally associated more with the Passion than the ros urroction. Its name In I.antin coun tries (Paques In Franco, Pasqua In Italy) de ives from a Greek verb meaning "to suffer." It is generally supposed that the Passover was ordained as a Jewish Avoid When you are sick, 01 troubles peculiar to womc dui, that well-known and men. Thousands of worn been benefited. Why n< chances. Get Cardui, tl remedy, for women of all It Will H Mrs. Lttzania Morgan, Snec< years I Buffered*with tho turn o without relief. I had pains all ov not oit up. At last I took Cardui I have told many ladies about Car women." Try it. AT ALL DRi UNCLES STOLE RODGERS BABY. Kidnappers in Jail-$12,000 Recov ered from II hiing Pince. Las Vegas, New Mexico, April 18 Implicated by the confession of Joe Wiggins, a former life convict, Will and John Rodgers, uncles of little Waldo Rodgers, were last night ar rested for complicity in the lad's ab duction. For his return $ 12,OOO ransom was paid, Will Rodgers act ing as agent for Mrs. Rogers. Late last night Will Rodgers con fessed his part in the abduction. He told where the money was hidden. $ 12,000 Recovered, The $12,000 procured by the kid nappers was late last night recov ered. The accused are In the county jail, which ls guarded by a large force of deputies. Flans have boen formulated for taking the prison ers to tho prison at Santa Fe to-day for safe-keeping. The arrest of Wiggins carno late yesterday. Tils confession, which fol lowed, seemingly cleared up the mys tery that for more than ten days has surrounded tho kidnapping of little Waldo Rodgers, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Rodgers, and his safe return upon the payment of $12,000 ran som. ? $10,000 "Easy Money." According to the story told by Wiggins, he first became acquainted with John Rodgers through the law Arm by which tho latter was em ployed and which was Instrumental In getting Wiggins pardoned from the penitentiary. Wiggins says that while working in the coal mines at Madrid, N. M., he received a letter from John Rodgers, suggesting a scheme for making $10,000 easy money. Wiggins says he came to Las Vegas In a few days and later entered Into the plot. Waldo Rodgers, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Rodgers, and the grandson of H. L. Waldo, a Kansas City millionaire, was kid napped from the family residence on the night of March 29. Last night's disclosures have again aroused the city to a degree of ex citement that authorities fear may result in a demonstration against, the prisoners. I The Sound Sleep of Good Health Cannot bo over-estimated, and any ailment that prevents lt ls a menace to health. J. L. Southers, Eau Claire, Wis., says: "I have been unable to sleep soundly nights, because of pains across my back and soreness ot my kidneys. My appetite was very poor and my general condition was much run down. I have been tak ing Foley's Kidney Pills but a short time and now sleep as sound as a rock. My general condition ls great ly Improved, and I know that Foley Kidney Pills have cured me." Bar ton's Pharmacy, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. .-... Two Hie Playing Cords. Cleveland, Ohio, April 12.-Geo. Kopp, aged 21, and Richard Dooloy. aged 23, were found dead In a room in a boarding house this afternoon. They had been asphyxiated while playing cards last night, but the ac cident was not discovered until late yesterday afternoon. The door was broken in and the bodlos were found, cards clutched In their hands. festival by Moses, in celebration of the Exodus, and this theory is main tained to-day by Jewish scholars. French savants, however, claim that It existed long beforo the day of Moses. However, this may be, tho full moon following the vernal equinox ha? been the occasion for celebration ns far back as the history of man can be traced, especially among ag ricultural peoples. Danger . suffering from any of the sn, don't delay-taite Car successful remedy for wo en have used Cardui and )t you? Don't take any ie old, reliable, oft-tried ages. elp Yo? Avilie, Tenn., writers "For ten f lifo, and tried many remedies er my body and at times I could and now I can do my housework, dui and recommond it to nil sick ra STORES ;<OIiAR IOC LI l\SF, APRIL 2?. Will Be Plainly Visible in AU Parts of South Carolina. On tho 28th of this month people in this State will have an excellent opportunity of observing a total eclipse of the sun, which will be moro plainly visible here than any other eclipse for several years. The eclipse will be visible hero as obscuring of two digits off the southern limit of the sun. This means that from this point the moon will totally blot out a por tion from tho lower part of the sun, which will represent In size two astronomical digits. Many peopi? will get out their smoked glasses and ameteur telescopes and attempt to learn something about the king of the planets. The eclipse will be visible In a large portion of the United StateB and nowhere better than In this sec tion. The sun will set eclipsed east of a line drawn from Pittsburg to Matagorda Bay, Texas. Washington, D. C., ls at the northern Atlantic boundary of the area of visibility. The eclipse will be invisible north of a line drawn from Pittsburg to Washington. The eclipse will be very small in tho Western and Middle States. At San Diego, Cal., less than one-half of the sun's face will be ob scured, while at Chicago lesB than one-slxtletdi will be eclipsed. The eclipse will begin ? i South Carolina about 6.17 and the sun will set eclips ed. There will be another solar eclipse this year, which will take placo on October 2 2. This will be an annular eclipse, and will not be visible on the Western Continent. Astronomers will hail the eclipse this month with great rejoicing. Al ready the observatory on Mount Wil son is making preparations for ob servation. A solar eclipse furnishes valuable opportunities for the study of the sun's corona. This portion of the sun ls practically beyond the study of the astronomer under nor mal conditions, because of its great brightness. When the moon passes between the eui th and the sun, it ls possible to train a telescope upon the corona In such a manner as not only to get photographs and observations of the corona, but what ls considered far more important, to obtain a spectro scopic photo of the corona, which ls expected to add greatly to the Infor mation concerning the composition of the solar body. HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM It I? An Internal Dlteaae And Re quire* An Internal Remedy. The cause of rheumatism and kindred diseases ls an excess of uric acid In tho blood. To cure this terrible disease this acid must be expelled and the system so regulated that no moro acid will be formed in excessive quantities. Rheuma tism is an Internal disease and requires an internal remedy. RUBBING with Oils and Liniments WILL NOT CURB, affords only temporary relief at best, causes you to delay the proper treat ment, and alldws the malady to get a firmer hold on you. Liniments may ess<i the pain, but they will no moro cure Rheumatism than paint will change th? fiber of rotten wood. Science bas at last discovered a per fect and complete cure, which ls called Rheumaclde. Tested In hundreds of cases, it has effected tho most marvelous cures; we believe it will cure you. Rhoumacldo gets at the joints from tho inside, sweeps tho poisons out of tho system, tones up the stomach, regulates the liver and kidneys and makes you well all over. Rheumacldo strikes tho root o? tho dis ease and removes its cause. This splen did remedy ia sold by druggists and dealers generally at 60c. and $1 a bottle. In Tablet fore at 25c. and 60c.a package. Write to Bobbitt Chemical Co., Balti more, Md. Booklet free. Tablets sent by mall. For Sale by THE NORMAN COMPANY. Walhnlla, S. C. "Reign of Butchery" in Mexico. San Antonio, Texas, April 14.-In m endeavor to drown the Insurrec tion in a sea of blood, President Diaz s executing his enemies by whole iale. ls a report reaching here. There a?'e gruesome stories of slaugh er. Nine men were shot to death it Saltillo, 20 summarily executed at :}uan junto, and a batch of 30 slain it Chihuahua. The jails are full of inspects. The Diaz policy is charact erized as a "reign of butchery." \ Itel (able Medicine-Not a Narcot ic. Mrs. T<\ Marti, St. .loo, Mich., says: 'Our little boy contracted a severe ironehlnl trouble, and as thc doctor's ncdiclne did not euro him, I gave lim Foley's Honey and Tar Com ?ound In which 1 have great failli, t cured tho cough as well as the 'hoking and gagging spells, and he iot well In a short time. Foley's louey and Tar Compound has many lines saved us much trouble and we ire never without it. In the house." hilton's Pharmacy, Walhalla; W. J. money, Seneca. --. "Tho Science of Larceny" is a look issued by a London publisher, ts purpose ls to inform tho public if tho means by which clever thieves 'ob their victims. The Jordan is the most erf "i iver known, measuring 213 miles In i distance of 00 miles. Only ono person in every four In iOiidon Is earning more than $f> per veck. MOKE MONEY FOU CLEMSON. Fertilizer Tag Tax Receipts Increased. New Uses for Fertilizers. For 1911 tho total income of Clem son College will be considerably larger than In any previous yoar, and the prospect is that this income will steadily increase, at the rate of $25, 000 or more per annum, being de rived from tho privilege tax of 25 cents a ton upon artificial fertilizers, the consumption of which ls greater each succeeding year. Tho entire receipts from this tax go to donison. Tho Columbia Record says: Judge J. Fuller Lyon, who han dles the privilege tax account In the oflico of State Treasurer R. H. Jen nings, says that to date the 1911 re ceipts from this source had boen $227,22?, whereas at this time last year the receipts totalled only $202, 416. In Judge Lyon's opinion the receipts for the current year will ag gregate $275,000, ns against only $240,098 for 1910, so that the In crease in this one season will in round numbers be $35,000. Fertilizers are now In demand the year round. Formerly they wore used only In the spring. Fertilizers are j put nowadays to a variety of uses not hitherto known. Quantities are applied to growing crops. The con funiptlon has been surprisingly In cl eased by the corn-growing move ment and new uses aro coustantly being found lu various fields of agri cultural work for the different kinds of artificial manures. An entirely new kind of fertilizer-or rather a familiar kind produced by n new process-will come on tho market when the Southern Power Company's big plant at Great Falls begins turn ing out nitrogenous fertilizers, de rlvod from the air by electrical treat ment. i- - Tribute to J. J. Davis. Editor Keowee Courier: Let mo come this morning and lay these fresh Howers upon the grave and to the memory of my departed friend, J. J. Davis, whose death was a sur prise and a shock to me, and brought sorrow and grief to my heart. It was my privilege to know him personally about three years. At the very first he was drawn to me as with hooks of steel. He was a man of high Christian character; he stood for lils church, and loved her doc trines. At the same H me ho was br?ad and liberal in his views. He NV -\a man of strong convictions, and t?i?se convictions were based upon i he standard of truth, honesty and virtue. He carried with him daily a living faith in a loving Christ. He made God's word the man of his counsel nnd the guide to his life. He was a true Christian gentleman in the full meaning of that term. He was as gentle and modest as a wo man, and as pure as a virgin In thought, and when the evening shadows of life began to gather about him he could have said, "I have fought, a good fight, I have kept the faith once delivered unto tho saints." His sainted soul plumed its wings and left Its house of clay and re turned to the God who gave lt. The mortal body will sleep In Its little low tent, whose curtains never back ward swing, and all the soft whis pering winds will chant their re quiem, and the cedar and the pine will sing a lullaby over his sleeping dust until the trumpet shall sound in that morning. How ho will be missed in the home there aro no words to tell; In the church, In the community, and In the county. He was a man with clean hands, pure Hps and a heart full of the milk of,human kindness. All of his dealings with his fellow man were done "on the level by the square." He was a gallant Confede rate soldier. Ile often told me of his adventures and close calls. I met. one of his old command the other day and ho told me this: "Jule Da vis was a beardless boy In my com pany, but," said ho, "he was as brave as Caesar In battle and as gentle as Ruth In camp!" That meant a lot. In this my last tribute let me say farewell. From afar 1 salute my friend, who still lives In my heart, who still Inspires my life, May Cod's comforting grace be sufficient for each ono of the family In this sad hour. May the gates of plenty always stand ajar; may the golden bowl of health bo full like the pool in the valley, where flows the water from the springs hidden in the heart r.f tho hills. Know yo not that there ls a prince fallen In Israel? J. Russell Wright. Greenwood, S. C. Janies Patten (Jives $2,0(10,000. It has been announced from Chi cago that Janies Patten, the wheat king, has given $2.000,000 to the Northwestern University to fight tu liorculosls. Patton's brother died re cently of the white plague. Children Gry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTO RIA Makes rich, red, pui system - clears the brain--str A positive specific for Bio? Drives out Rheumatism and Is a wonderful tonic and body F. V. UPPMAN, Six Seamen Drowned. Algoma, Wis., April 14.-Six aro dead as tho result of deserting the schooner Ottawa, which stranded on the bench six miles south of hore. They had left the schooner in a launch which capsized, and only the captain and one seaman reached the shore. NOTICE OF TOWNSHIP ELECTION State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. Pursuant to an act of tho Legisla ture, entitled "An act to provide a County Government for tho County o? Oconee," and as therein required, notice is hereby given that an elec tion will bo held in the several town ships, at the places herein designat ed, on the fourth Saturday in April, 1911, lt hoing the 22d day of said month, as against or for Township Commissioners, as is therein pro vided. The managers hereinafter named for the respective townships will, at once after said election, certify the result of samo to the County Super visor, at Walhalla, and to the Gover nor, at Columbia, S. C. At thc same time and place an elec tion shall bo held upon the question of levying one mill additional road tax for the respective townships. The ballots shall be "For one mill addi tional road tax" and "Against, one mill additional road tax." The same managers will act and certify the re sult of this election to the County Supervisor and County Auditor. The polls shall be opened at 8 o'clock a. m. and closed at 4 o'clock p. m. The following are tho voting pre cincts for tho respectivo townships: For Seneca Township, at Seneca. Managers: Thos. H. Strlbllng, Wm. Campbell, H. C. Harbin. For Center Township, at Oakway. -Managers: J. lt. Zachary, Andrew Beardon, Howland Smith. For Tugaloo Township, at West minster.-Managers: Wm. J. Strlb llng, M. Allen Terrell, Wm. P. Bar ker. For Wagoner Township, at Wal halla.-Managers: C. L, Reid, J. E. Hendrix, W. T. Maxwell. For Keowee Township, at Salem. Managers: Frank Heaton, Alex Moss, John W. Cannon. For Whitewater Township, at Lit tle River Church.-Managers: J. L. Talley, Wade Lusk, E. A. Perry. For Pulaski Township, at Long Creek Church.-Managers: D. F. Carter, Georgo Matheson, Marcus Lee. For Chattooga Township, at Moun tain Rest.-Managers: Lewis King, Robt. L. Symes, Simon Hunt. Managers aro allowed to fill vacan cies, tho chairman to bo sworn by competent officer, and he to swear the other two. Form of tickets (No restrictions as to size of tickets) : "For-Township Commission ers." "Against Township Commission ers." "For ono mill additional road tax." "Against one mill additional road tax." N. PHILLIPS, County Supervisor. March 1, 1911. 9 SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. In Court of Common Pleas. The Bank of Walhalla, a Corporation Created . y and Existing Under the Laws of South Carolina, Plaintiff, against Samuel M. Butt, Elizabeth Jane Rich ards, John K. Moore, Charles W. Bauknlght and John E. Bauknlght, partners in trade under tho firm name of C. W. & J. E. Bauknlght, Addie J. Butt, J. E. Boggs, P. P. Sullivan, William J. Strlbllng and John B. S. Dendy, as partners in business under tho firm name of Strlbllng vr Dendy, Defendants. Summons for Rollof-(Complaint (Served.) To tho Defendants Above Named: You aro hereby summoned and re quired to answer tho complaint in this action, of which a copy ls here with served upon you, and to servo a copy of your answer to tho said Com plaint on the subscribers, at their ofllce, on tho Public Square, at Wal halla Court House, South Carolina, within twenty days after tho service hereof, exclusive of tho day of such service; and If you fail to answer the Complaint within the timo afore said, tho Plaintiff In thia action will apply to the Court for tho rollof de manded in the Complaint. Dated this 13th day of March, 1911. STR I BLI N G & DENDY, Plaintiff's Attorneys. March 15, 1911. 11-10 SULPHURT i minn IMMM, *I.OO. SMALUWO. MI?UIU, Kfffctivo for BOMB*. Itoh, Ringworm, Potion Outr. Inflect Sting*, ?to. All Skin Ktupttou*. ?nd Sonlp Ailment*. You noed not go to tho Sulphur Spring*} tht* rlrea you ? porfeol?uiphur Hath ?nd Invigorating Tonio Drink. RIV TM FUT I'*!"? JAR. 60O. SHALL MC. J VIH I Irl bli I . 8welllng?, Inflamed or Chafed l'ai ?pltndld for the Coinplozloni keep* the (kin ruft an< tor Sal? br DruggUt*. Manfl'U by HANCOCK I F U yow Dealer ui't ?upply you, ?tnt by M?l For Salo by NORMAN A COMP, sh; Poke Root and Potassium) Powerful Permanent > Stubborn cases Good resulta arc f yield to P. P. P. feating-it eurea t when other med I- you [O?tuy cui'C'l ?Ines aro useless P. P. ro blood-cleanses the entire cngthens digestion and nerves. Ml Poison and skin diseases. Stops the Pata; ends Malaria; builder. Thousands endorse it. SAVANNAH, GA. MARCUS O. LONG, A ttornoy-at-Ln w, Phone OQ. Walhalla, Mouth Carolina.. Office Over Oconee News. fi . L. HBRNDON, Attornoy-at-Law, Walhalla, South Carolina. PHONfi No. 61. J. P. Carey, J. W. Shelei, Flckens, S. C. Walhalla, S. O. W. 0. Hughs, Walhalla. CAREY, SUE LOR ft HUGH?, Attorney*- and Counsellors, Walhalla, S. C. Practice In State and Federal Courts. R. T. JA YNES, Attorney-at-Lnw, Walhalla, South Carolina. Practice In State and Federal Courte. Bell Phone No. 20. DR. D. P. THOMSON, DENTIST, SENECA, SOUTH CAROLINA. OFFICE OPEN EVERY DAY. DR. W. F. AUSTIN, Dentist, Seneca, South Carolina. Office over J. W. Byrd ft Co. M . it. MCDONALD, Attomcy-at-Liavr, Walhalla, South Carolina. Office With R. T. Jayne?. JAMES M. MOSS, -INSURANCE FIRE - LIFE ACCIDENT, Walhalla, Sooth Corolle a. AUTO REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES. Cull and see nie or phono 34. Prompt attention to all call?. All work guaranteed. L. O. WHITE, Walhalla, SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEB. (In Court of Common Pleas.) Sllns N. Dutt, Plaintiff, against Matilda Chambora, Ellen Lylos, Roxie Roach, Hampton Chambers, Albert Chambers, Lucy Roach, Texanna Vinson, Harley Vinson and Garlln Vinson, Defendants. Summons for Relief.- (Complaint not Served.) To the Defendants Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint In this action, which was flied in tho ofllce of the Clerk of tho Court of Common Pleas for the said county, on the 21st day ot February, 1911, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on tho subscriber at his office on the Public Square, at Walhalla Court House, South Caro lina, within twenty days after tho servlco hereof, exclusive of the ady ot such service; and if you fall to an swer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to tho Court for the relief demanded In tho complaint. Dated Ibis 21st day of February, A. D. 1911. (Seal) JOIIX F. CRAIO. C. C. P. R. T. JAYNES, Plaintiff's Attorney. To tho Defendants Above Named: Please take notice, That tho Sum mons and Complaint in tho abovo en titled action were flied In tho ofllce of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas of Oconee County on tho 21st day of February, 1911; that tho ob ject of this action ls the foreclosure of two mortgages described in tho complaint, to wit: (1) Mortgago given by Patrick Chambors to Mrs. M. R. VanDlviere on Pecember 28, 180S, recorded in Clerk's ofllce, Hook "T," pago 3G7; (2) Mortgago given by J. C. Vinson to S. N. Butt Janu ary 22, 1910, recorded in Clerk's ofllce, In Rook "FF," pago 181. Tho purpose of this action being tho fore closure of said mortgages, no demand for judgment against any ono or moro of the Defendants personally ls made. R. T. JAYNES, Plaintiff's Attorney. Walhalla. S. C.. February 21.1911. March 22, 1911. 12-17 HANCOCK SULPHUR COMPOUND 1Purifying th?Blood, Tonina tb? Btomaoh. and io th* Mr.fcttiitDt Ana prorontlon ot INDIOK8?ION. Dys iNprii, Lambato, Caurrt.KheurnatUw.Qou?, i No Mirilla Collo, Atone la the Kidney and Riada** i ana mott Kldnay, Mrar and Stomaoh Ailment* I MAOIO WONI>KIl for'Hemorrhoids, Pllaa, Sort* ?ta, Burna. nruUea, Sprain?, eto. .... __. J remove* I'implos, tflemUtie?, niackheada, et?. Tnri*> ilQUID SULPHUR CO., Baltimore, Md, I or Ki pre*?, prepaid, Writ? for booklet on Sulphurs i\NY, Druggists, Walhalla, 8. C.