KEOWEB COURIER
(ESTABLISHED 1819.)
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WALHALLA, S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1011.
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Elsewhero In this Issue will bo
found a notice of tho opening of
books of suscription to tho Oconee
County Fair Association, tho capital
stock having been fixed at $10,000.
These books will be opened Friday of
this week, July 7th, at three points
In the county, namely, the Dank of
Walhalla, Walhalla; tho Citizens'
Hank, Seneca, and the Westminster
Hank, Westminster. This ls dono for
tho convenience of the people of tho
county, end it is to bo hoped that
they will take advantage of this op
portunity to subscribe to tho stock
of the County Fair Association as
liberally as possible.
Jot down Friday as the day for
you to subscribe to the capital stock
of an enterprise In which every citi
zen has an interest.
Subscribe for just as much stock
as yon can afford to take.
You wan! to see Oconee have a
creditable County Pair. We know
that. Tho real question ls, bow
badly do you want to see it?
SCHOOL HOOK PHOHLEM AGAIN.
Once more the people of South Car
olina are lace to race with tho school
book problem, Ibo Slate Hoard of
Education having last week adopted
an nlmosl entirely new set of books
lo be taught in Ibo public schools of
the State. Of tho book H thal have
obtained for tho last six years as the
standard of the public school system
of lie State SO per cent have been
discarded, substituting therefor new
series.
.
?
however, whose pockets are to be
touched for thousands of dollars by
reason of the change, that tho board
can justify its radical methods. There
ls good reason and sound argument
upon which the people may base a
general protest against, the action of
the Stat?' board. The books that have
just been discarded have been In use
for only six years, and the board that
adopted them was practically
the same as that which now
discards them. The public may
well ask why these books, after
six years of eminently satisfac
tory service In the public schools,
are now turned down, especially
in view of the fact that practi
cally the same men who adopted them
now reject them. They may well ask
why, in considering tho book ques
tion, the members of the Statt? board
saw (it to make their selection by
means of a secret ballot? That was
a most foolish thing to do. In this
day of enlightenment the pubMc is
more ready to forgive a mistake hon
estly made than to lot pass unno
ticed a glnrii.g instance of seeking
to evade responsibility, or a share of
lt, by Keeping the public ignorant of
one's act.
In closing his prolcsl against the
mode of procedure as well as the ac
tion of the State board, the Slate Su
perintendent very pertinently says:
"Tin work of tho board has been
finished, bul tho tax on tho people
Will not be fell till later. I have
pointed out what 1 consider tho un
justifiable disregard of property
rights. ? also maintain that tho
wholesale changes ordered by tho
board were neither necessary nor al
together desirable. I asked for a full
record of the proceedings by which
this result was brought about and my
request w as denied."
Mr. Swearingen deserves commen
dation for Iiis efforts, though futile,
to place every man on record by a
free and open ballot on tho adoption
Ol' rejection of each hook. Members
of the board objected to this on tho
ground that it would be unpleasant
for them lo vote against a book con
cern, Ol' tho anent of a concern, with
whom they had previously establish
ed pleasant relations. It ls passing
strang! that men with sense enough
to adopt the course of study for tho
children of tho State are so lacking
in character as to fear to do their
duty as they see lt, openly and above
board, regardless of past pleasant re
lations or personal friendships,
Stranger still thal thoy should beso
lacking in judgment as to fling into
tho face of an Intelligent public ouch
a flimsy excuse. It Is not worthy of
them, and it Is not calculated to
heighton the public respect for these
men, who aro the public's servants.
Wo do not mean to intimate that
there was "graft" In this wholesale
change of books. On the contrary,
we lu?ve every confidence In the honor
and Integrity not only of Ibo State
Superintendent, but of a majority of
do State board; but their action as
a body was very foolish, and In their
folly tliey have set a precedent which,
if followed In ?he future, will open
the way for unlimited fraud, graft
and dishonesty.
Superintendent Swearingen has
shown not only hts wisdom, but a
marked degree; of manhood, in enter
ing his protest against the method
and tho action of the State board.
The people of the State will not fall,
we think, to recognize the merit of
his position.
A LAW UNTO HIMSELF.
The Chief Executive of South Car
olina haB again written the word
"pardon" as the closing of another
chapter of crime In thc State's his
tory. This comos in the noted case
of C. Wasb Hunter, who in July,
1906, shot and killed a man named
Copoland over a game of cards in
Laurens county. Copeland, a crip
ple, in a dispute over the game of
acrds, it was alleged, struck Hunter
with his crutch, whereupon Hunter
fired five shots into his body with a
pistol, killing him .lmost on tho In
stant. Hunter was arraigned and
faced four juries in his home county
on tho charge of murder, three mis
trials resulting, when he was found
guilty of manslaughter. But change
of venue was requested and granted,
the case going to Greenwood county
for trial, resulting In conviction and
sentence to eight years in the peni
tentiary. Tho ease was then appealed
to the State Supreme Court hy Hun
ter's attorneys, the Supreme Court
sustaining the Circuit Court. From
the State Supreme Court the case was
carried to the United States Supreme
Court, this Court of last resort sus
taining the State Supreme Court.
This running of the gauntlet ol'
ttic courts dragged tho case through
a term of ycart during which time
I 1 hinter was at liberty ender bond.
: lt is a notable fact that Coleman Liv
ingston Blease, attorney, of New
berry, was chief counsel in l lie case.
Tlie decision of the United States Su
preme Court came after the Now-'
berry attorney had become Governor
ol' tile State, and nunn rocelv|n?' H'O
...... ...^ ......... i,.., >>i .-iiHii.il Car
olina is a great man. Ile not only acts
as chief counsel, but he is Judge and
jury, and his powers, self-appointed,
are above Circuit Court and State Su
preme Court, and even the Supreme
Court ol' the United States is a mere
not liing-where justice would reach
one of "My Friends" and especially
ono of "My Clients."
Truly, it is well for the clients of
Attorney Blease that the great (?)
and good (?) Governor of South Car
olina has dispensed with the services
of the Board of Pardons. In this
instance, however, it would have been
well for the Co vernor to have called
for consideration by the members of
the board of pardons. It would at
once have left the Governor In a
more enviable position, and tho ends
of justice could have been met.
.Mr. Blease is making a record for
himself that stands unlquo and un
paralleled--a record that he will find
it difficult to square with the ends
ol' justice and his oatli of office.
OI K CHEAT NATIONAL DAILY.
Our recent suggestion in regard to
the Congressional Record and James
A. Hoyt, of Columbia, has assumed
larger proportions than we had dared
to hope for at so early a date. Al
ready we have Mr. Hoyt's acco'^anee
(conditionally, ol' course,) of tho po
sh ion 01 editor-in-chief, and he has
announced ::. most admirable plat
form upon which ho will base his op
erations. Ile says there shall be no
"applause" reported where lhere was
no applause given to a speaker in
the House, and no "hearty applause"
where there was not hearty applause,
That Bounds good, and ll means sim
ply that Ibo Congressional Record
shall, when Mr. Hoyt assumes charge,
tell the truth, just as The Columbia
Record and The Keowee Courier tell
I lie ! mt h always now.
Our preliminary, arrangements are
progressing with eminent satisfaction
lo us. We not only have a splendid
editor-in-chief, but we find that our
selection was by no means ill advised,
for he at once began to cast about
for able departmental assistants.
Fortunately he ls on the best of terms
whit .Major Calvin Ilemphlll, of tho
Richmond Tlmes-Dlspatch, and that
worthy gentleman, able oultor, affa
ble deacon and noar-mlnlstor, who ts
also, by tho way, self-rocognlzed as
"the best man-judge of woman's fix
lugs tn tho country." has accepted
tho position of chief of the depart
mont of society and fashion.
We aro going lo leave tho manage
ment of the Dally Congressional Hoc
?
ord entirely with Mr, Hoyt and tho
Major-Deacon, for wo have, every
confidence In their ability. Our work
as a promoter is practically finished,
and wo are proud of our success. The
man who can lay the foundation for
making something out of tho Con
gressional Record deserves to% rank
as almost a creator, for is not the
making of a great dally out o? tho
Congressional Record tantamount to
making something out of nothing?
Wo cannot, however, lay aside our
part in this great undertaking with
out oftVriu.? the suggestion that A. M.
Carpenter, formerly of tho Anderson
Daily Mail, and the editor of the
Charlotte Observer aro deserving of
place? on tho staff. In view of Mr.
Carpenter's editorial flights in /tho
past he ls certainly capable of taking
charge of an aerial department; and
In matters mythological, what more
appropriate than that the editor of
the Charlotte Observer bo given full
sway, seeing as how he ls thoroughly
conversant with the Mecklenburg
Declaration?
Old Soldier Tortured.
"For years I suffered unspeakable
torture from Indigestion, constipa
tion and liver trouble," wrote A. K.
Smith, a war veteran at Erle, Pa.,
"but Dr. King's Now Life Pills Axed
me all right. They're simply great."
Try them for any stomach, liver or
kidney trouble Only 26c. at all
druggists.
IO KILLED AND MANY INJURED.
Helpless Victims Buried Beneath
Tons of Brick, Steel and Moriar.
Buffalo, N. Y., June 30.-Seven
men were crushed to death and seven
others seriously injured to-day in the
collapse of the roof and other por
tions of tho Buffalo water depart
ment's new pumping station at the
foot of Porter avenue on tho lake
front. The dead are burled beneath
hundreds of tons of steel, brick and
mortar.
Most of the Injured were at work
on tho roof, which was 3 00 foot long
and 100 feet wide. About 200 feet of
this suddenly fell in. from what cause
has not been determined.
Tim lire and police departments
.rushed emergency apparatus to the
scone, and the injured in the upper
strata of debris were quickly removed
and sent to hospitals.
lt will be hours before those buried
in the pump house cnn bo reached.
They were installing machine y in the
pump pit 50 feet below thu level of
the llrst door.
One of the injured died in an aiu
? hillanco and two died at hospitals,
I making, with the supposed to have'
been killed in the wreckage, a total
ol' ten. Others of the injured are not
expected to recover.
A Buln, biii ii in I Wind Slorq .
section of Hie county Saturday after
noon, coming from Town ville this
way. Several trees were blown
down, and a number of small out
houses damaged. Corn and cotton
were beaten up pretty badly, but no
great amount of damage was done I
them, though there were several
washes In places.
The storm extended from Town
ville to within a few miles of tho
city, but in a rather narrow strip.
There was some hail along with the
wind and rain, but not enough to do
any groat amount of damage.
For summer diarrhoea In children
always give Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
castor oil, and a speedy cure ls cer
tain. For sale by all dealers.
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NOTICE FOR OPENING BOOKS OF
SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CA PI?
TAL STOCK OF OCONEE COUN
TY FAIR. ASSOCIATION,
Notice ls hereby given that thc
1 took s ot ?ni lise ri pi ion to tho Capital
Stock of Ocotiee County Fair Asso
ciation will be open on FRIDAY, thc
7th day of JULY, 19ll, at 10 a. m.
at tho following places, to wit:
Office of Bank of Walhalla, Wal
halla, S. C.
Olllco of Tito Citizens' Bank, Sen
cea, S. C.
Onice of Westminster Bank, West
minster, S. C.
Tho authorized capital stock oi
said proposed corporation is to^bc
Ten Thousand Dollars, divided inte
Two Thousand Shares of tho pal
value of Five Dollars por Share.
R. T. JAYNES,
J. P. STRIBLING,
J. J. BALLENGER,
M. G. HOLLAND,
T. D. MARETT,
Board of Corporators.
July 5, 1911. 21
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION,
Notice ls hereby given that pur
suant to an order of the Couutj
Board of Education of Oconee Couu
ty, South Caroliaa, an eloctlon will
bo held at W. H. Hughs's store, on
FRIDAY, the 7th day of July, 191J,
for the purpose of voting upon the
question of levying an extra Two
Mill Tax upon all the real and per
sonal property within Richland
School District, No. 19, for school
purposes, tho said tax to be lu addi
tion to that now collected as author
ized by law; that said election shall
be conducted as provided for the
conduct of general elections; that at
said election each elector favoring
said proposed additional levy shall
cast a ballot containing the word
"Yes" printed or written thereon,
and each elector opposing said levy
shall cast a ballot containing the word
"No" printed or written thereon.
J. J. BALLENGER,
j. D. MCMAHAN,
R. M. DAVIS,
Trustees of District No. 19.
June 28, 191 1. 26-27
S 1.00 Per Month. 4 Suits $1.00.
IIBURG'S PRESSING CLUB
SAM TODD, Manager.
Oxfords !
We now have a
?.oll line ",Jp Ladies',
Misses nd Chil
uren s OAiords.
We mean to
move the goods,
and our prices will
convince you.
1 S. STRIM,
WESTMINSTER, S. C.
irjpUR VACATION
K OVEK
IS
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TACKLE OUR FISHING TACKLE AND YOU WILL
TACKLE THE BEST. THEN WHEN A FISH TACKLES YOUR
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BASEBALL FANS WILL FIND A FULL SUPPLY OF THE
BEST BATS. MASKS. BALLS. AND ALL KINDS OF BASEBALL
PARAPHERNALIA AT OUR STORE.
OUR GOOD" SPORTING GOODS WILL MAKE YOUR
SPORT GOOD.
MATHESON HARDWARE CO.
Westminster. S. C.
High Grade Fertilizers,
Heal and Acid
At lowest prices for money or cotton.
We carry a full and complete stock of
Clothing;, Shoes, Dress Goods, Hats and Caps:
Wagons, Buggies, Harness, Stoves,
Hardware, Oliver Chilled Plows, Paints and Oils,
Doors, Sash, and Blinds, Dynamite.
Do not fail to examine our Stock of Merchandise and
get our prices on what you may need, as wc are in position to
save you money on what you buy.
W. P. NIMMONS,
SENECA. S. C.
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MR. SHOE WEARER,
Dear Sir :
We have received our Spring Shipment of "JUST
WRIGHT" Shoes and wc extend you an invitation
to call at our store and inspect what wc think is one
of thc prettiest selections of Shoes ever shown in Wal
halla. Very Truly,
MOSS & ANSEL.