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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1H40.) rubllshcd Every Wcdne*d?,y Morning flkibsrription 8 I I'or Annum. Advertising Rules Reasonable. -Ry ?TECK. BRELOH & SCHRODER. Communications of a personal char acter charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of re aped, of not over ono bundi id -?ords, will be printed free of charge. All over thal number anust be paid for at the rate of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany juan uscript. WALHALLA, ?. C.: IVE RX ESRA V, SEIT. 17. HM?. M \ V Ul lld) SOME MORE. .lusl mi tho ovo of the completion n the Manama ('anal ( innes thu prog nostication, bj a Frenchman, thai Hie United states will, within a compar atively row sears, have to do away iv i t. li the Panama ("anal as it now stands, ill order to meet t he demands M iiiter-oceattlc commerce. "Within our own day," comments >-'*;.?.t. Philip Bunau-Varilla, who. by .ne way. is t lie gentleman who nego tiated tiic sale ol' lin- rights ol' the DcLcpscps Company to the United States government, ' trade demands ?n Mie inter-oceanic channel will be t?a ?lessing that the United States vii! he obliged lo depress ii. remove ill locks and build a sea-level pass age." Capt. Bunau-Varilla forgets that our government took up a proposi tion upon which his countrymen ex pended much labor and money, and failed to accomplish anything: he ?evidently overlooks lilt? fact that, there is another passage-way but awaiting the ingenuity of American people to master. When it is found that the Panama Canal is proving inadequate to meei the demands of . norlin ene. our government will .ton bl less give consideration to Nica ragua. Uncle Sam is a great old fellow, iud he would doubtless not think long upon a project that would take .Jut a comparatively few hundred .Titillons to accomplish. He has ?leaned up and made habitable the Panama country. Why should he bes) ta te, it" occasion arises, to show to the. world that there i."> nothing too largo for bim to undertake? He ?vii! not shrink from making a few .'nore "big ditches" when he finds 'hat the necessity for them has irisen. " 'Easley is still on tho map," says (tho Easley Progress. Yes, still quite > t Ul. Kentucky water is famous, ac-j lording to an announcement made by United states government. Wouldn't that jar you? Here we Uave been thinking all these years that Marse Henry Walterson and . uiier Kentuckians didn't even know i .vhat water was. Hut those guys al- ; ? ays put fire in the water before ii?'-, drink it. [."or several years the orphanages .if oui Stale have been asking the people to join together and give ibo result of one day's work, or the ;.i<ilits of one day's business, to the ?rphan children. Some of the Insti tutions have set October Ith as the ?lat?' this year, though any day will to Many Sunday schools now count '4 a part of (heir porgraiu to observe ..his day. and their gilts reach seve ral thousand dollars annually, lt is i worth) cause, and everybody should "lend a hand" ?nd help along. Meeting at l/ong Creek. Itcv. .1. H. Crain, who will conduct trte campaign for raising money in i 'ii'- Beavcrdam Association for tho' erection of the proposed mountain school at Hong Crook, will meet with the people at Hon,", ''reek on Sa tur la y before tho fourth Sunday In Sep tember. A good attendance is de sired as Ill's will bo t he first meet- j lng to be h .d in connection with the i campaign. All pasito rs in this asso R.'Rion are especially invited to Ue present, lt is hoped thai l>r. A. E. Brown, superintendent of the Moan- i tain School Department of tho Home Mission 'Joard, can be present al this i meeting also, A local committee ' A Ul have charge of the arrangements. ?.'rank li. shirley, ''hail man Hong Creek School Com. A meeting of tho Hong Creek School Committee of the Beaverdnm t Association ls called to meet it West minster on Friday, Septem " 1 26th, nil .1 o'clock. Rev. .1. D, Crain will be present at this meeting, md ft full attendance of the commit tee is desired. Frank ll. Shirley. Chairman. Supply of Cotton. Washington, Sept. 15. The Slip py and distribution o, cotton in the .Vatted States for the year ending An grrsi 31 was announced to-day by the wnHus bureau. Tho total supply was 16,156,221 ?ales, against 17,80 0,2 21. last year. Distribution was: Consumption 5,786,061 bales, against 5,367.583 Inst year. Exports, 8,800,062, against '3M81.758 last year. Tho remainder '/s in warehouses. Cotton consumed in August amounted to 458,726 running bales. This Included 26,356 bales of linters. Active spindles in August 30,590, 553. PRESIDENT DA BBS SAYS HOLD. He Th hil. ?lint lloth <N>tt<>ii and Seed Will He Higher. To the l'armera of tho State: Letters and telegrama have been coining to 'ii?>. ag the head of tho Far mers' Union, requesting action about the extortionate price of cotton bag ging ami tics and tho low price of cotton seed, coupled with what aro thought to be discriminating regula tions agreed on by the Crushers' As sociation and the Commissioner of Agriculture. I'have tried to answer them all, but as my answers go only to tho Inquirers, I wish lo say through the napers thal I see only t wo t hillgs i<> do. As to bagging and ties: Buy only enough to wrap the fl rsl green cot ton, sell the sa nu? at current prices of 12% to I .'I cents, and arrange to ?liait until such time as tho bagging and ties can bo bought at fair prices. Pick the mature cotton dry anil store iii tho seed until you win Lhe light two tights to win by this, lower bag ging and ties and higher cotton. Spend all the time you can saving bay and sowing winier cover crops for hay next year to rome in the lasl of Ma ii b and the first of April. 01 I wu months before the oal crop. As lo cotton seed: Sell the seed thal are in danger of heating as fast as ?inned. Store in dry places all the balance so as n> have them abso lu U'l> sound and walt until wo see how much the market for the meal, oil and bulls will warrant the mills paying, lt looks to me like $10 will soon be a fair indee for sound seed, and tho market may go higher. "Peo ple musl eat; they must be (dot lied." Do not bo in any burry, brother far mers, to market your crops. fake time to pul them in the most at tractlve shapes. And while you. on tile one hand, refuse to glut tho mar kets on til?? other, remember thal tho people must eat and they must he clothed," and see lo it that as far as you are concerned they have a sufficiency of your products to satisfy their needs, at reasonable prices. in all your planning, take time to organize your local unions, and time to meet, from week to week, at the local school house to study and dis cuss these and kindred subjects that pertain to your welfare and the pros perity of the country. Such individ ual and neighborhood work is worth moro than all the conventions that can he held. And it is by such work that the Farmers' Union can best aid you, and that my efforts and the ef forts of the State and National Un ions can bo made effective in the business world. Hut some one will say, "We can not hold our seed or our cotton; we need money to pay our debts." I have heard this often before and ex pect to hear it again. Sometimes, as an individual, you cannot borrow the money to withhold your crops. I know this to be a fact as well as any one does. Hut have you tried to or ganize'.' Have you tried to pool your crops and have some good business man among you, or a committee of your best men, make these arrange ments for you? I know of instances where this has been done to the sat isfaction of all concerned. I know thal the oil mills would like to deal di rent ly with tho farmer, if he will join with his neighbors to make the deals of size to warrant. If you can not, or will not, do this-if you can not, or will not. organize and stick together -there is no use for you to call on nie. or on the Stato and Na tional UnionB, or tho members of Co'isress. to help you. Tho Slate and national officials of the Fanners' Union are ready to give you all the help you need towards organization, but we must insist that you, upon whom these burdens are falling, take steps to meet us half way. We are planning for the or ganization of a rural credit system In South Carolina that will give our people everything that is best in the old world systems, adapted to our conditions. We are planning for a practical purchasing agency that will give to every member the benefits of buying In quantities. Wo are planning for practical mar keting of your produce, and a sys tem of warehouses to handle your cotton and seed. We have much worked out alon;'' these Hues. Your attitude will determine whether we succeed or not. If you are interested, send State Secretary J. Whittier Reid, Columbia, a list of your neighbors who will join to organize a local union. Ile will then arrange to go or to send an organizer at the most convenienI times to cover the most appointments with the least travel. We have the goods. Will you let us deliver them'.' A word to the wise is sufficient. E. W. Da bbs. President s. C. Farmers' Union. Mnyesville, S. C., Sept. i ?, i'.i I 3. 11 CK UT A DIM IVI KS HIS MFSSACF. Strained Relation Due to Wilson, .Not to American People. Mexico City, Sept. lt'< Provisional President Victoriano Huerta deliv ered his semi-annual message to night al the opening of the second session of tho twenty-seventh Mexi can Congress. In it he promised lo spare no efforts lo-bring about the unrestricted election of tho President and Vico President of the Mexican republic next month, declaring that it would constitute tho greatest tri iimph of his career to turn over the office . ) his successor with the coun try al cace, as he hoped to do. (?on. tinerta said the strained dip lomatic relations between Mexico and the United States had caused the Mexican nation to suffer unmerited affliction, and had retarded tho paci fication of the country. Nevertheless, he hoped for an early solution of the differences between tho two nations and to see Mexico and the United States once more united in bonds of friendship. Illa mes Wilson, Not Americans. The Provisional President drew a distinction between the attitude of tho government of the [Tn I ted States and that of the people of that nation, saying "tho tenseness of our diplo matie relations with the government of th? United States of America, al though luckily not with that people," had put Mexico Into a slate of appre hension. CONEROSS LOCAL NEWS. The It. A.'H nu Church Feeders-To Presch Farewell Sermon. Coneross, Sept. 15. - Si>ecial: The lt. A.'s at Coneross celebrated their first anniversary last night. An ex cellent program was rendered. The pastor made an interesting address on "The Hoy Problem." The record for the boys here for the fl rat year is Indeed good. They have is members and have more than doubled their apportionment. The futuro prog ress of the churches depends upon how the boys are being trained, and | it ts very important that a lt. A. so ciety be organized in every church in our asoseiatim and 111 <> boys trained for pastors, (.(?aeons and leaders in all phases of church work, for they will some time have to lill the places )f the older ones, who will soon pass away. I). S. Abbott and wife, of Seneca, were welcome guests of t?datives here the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Caines, of Picketts, and Mr. and Mrs. Matt Murphy, of; Wolf Stake, spent several days last week with relatives here. ?Mrs. w. M. Fennell and daughter, Miss (?ena. of Walhalla, were speild t he-day guests of Wm. Dil worth and family Saturday. Miss Cora Kiel well spent several days recently willi friends and rela tives al Double Springs. Miss Lillie lluuhs spent Saturday and Sunday in the Pleasant Ridge community. Tho Coneross church members have added to the church building ?ind painted the church on the in-! side, adding much to the appearance ol* same. Misses Lucy Patterson and Mattie Belle Gumbrell are guests of Miss Selma Doyle, of Red Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Dalton, of Return, visited Mr. and Mrs. .1. S. Abbott last week. The Misses Davis, of Pleasant Hill, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hughs here. Our pastor, Rev. L. D. Mitchell, will lill his appointments here next Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday he will probably preach his farewell sermon at Coneross for the present, as he will soon leave, for the Semi nary. There will probably be preach ing services on Sunday night. H very body ls invited to attend these ser v ices. Mrs. Alma Miller, of Toccoa. Ca., was a recent guest of relatives near here. Rev. O'Kelley will preach at Cone ross next Thursday at S p. m. CHESHIRE FOR CONGRESS. Erstwhile Editor to Oppose Wyatt Aiken for Seat in National House. (Abbeville Medium.) A very interesting announcement has come to us from an authentic source that Victor H. Cheshire will be a candidate for Congress from this district next summer. Mr. Cheshire has just retired from tho editorship of the Anderson Intelligencer, which was a vigorous and spicy sheet under his control. In his valedictory last week he said tho people of the State would hear from him. Now comes his state ment that that hearing will he as a Congressional aspirant. Mr. Chesh ire will make a house-to-house can vass of the district in an automobile. Ile says he expects to work ten hours a day in his canvass, and having nothing else to do, he will probably be able to accomplish it. Mr. Cheshire oas many friends and admirers, and even those who do not agree with him respect his positive character, as he expresses himself on j all questions in a manner not to be ? doubted. Out for Congress. (Monea Path Chronicle.) Col. V. P. Cheshire, of Anderson, has announced his candidacy for Con gress and is now making an active campaign. Col. Cheshire has a strong , following In this county and will make it interesting for his oppo nents. adv. Local News from Westminster. Westminster. Sept. lt!. Special: Al Martin's Country Store," a five- , acl drama, given last Friday evening at the school auditorium under the. auspices of the Civic League, proved j finite a success. A large audience i witnessed the performance, and not a few from adjoining towns were present. A neat sum was realized. Mrs. W. H. McClure returned last week from Buford, Ga., where she spent ten days with h or niece. Mrs. Edward Bagwell. Luther Hoggs, of Birmingham, Ala., is visiting his brothers, George and Julius, here this week. Mrs. Geo. W. Pitts, of Deer Court, Ca., visited ?Mrs, .1. A. Lawrence, here last week. Ralph Mulkey. son of D. A. Mul key, is dangerously ill of typhoid fever at his fat lier's home in Kast ln inster. We hope to hear of his speedy recovery. Misses Nellie Mulkey and Grace Stribling leave this week for Rock Hill, where they will attend Win throp College. j f\ W. Cannon is in Atalnta this Miss Ann Stone, an old lady, fa miliarly known as "Aunt Ann." was found dead at her born?? by Police man Willis Monday afternoon. Mrs. Krank Shore and children re turned to their home af Shore, Ga., Saturday, after spending several weeks with Mrs. ll. H. Gilbert. Mrs. W. E. Cheswell is visiting in Gainesville this week. Mts. .los. Singleton, of Starr, ls visiting Mrs. C. M. Wnlker. Mrs. .1. Carter and daughter, Miss Florrie, of Gainesville, visited J. S. Carter and family last week. Miss Margie Williams leaves this week for Macon to attend the Wes leyan College. Irvine F. Pagan Dead. Chester, Sept. 15.-Irvine F. Pa gan, formerly of Chester, died Fri day night at his home at Shelton, Fairfield county, at the age of 64 years of apoplexy. In addition to bis wife, Mr, Pagan Is survived by one daughter, Miss Mary Pagan; a brother, Fayssoux Pagan, of Great Falls, and a sister. Mrs. J. Q. Davis. J of Wlnnsboro. Advertised Mail. Tho following ls a Hst of letters remaining uncalled for in the Wal halla post office for the weok ending September 15th: Rollinson, Miss Anna; Wadkins, Thane. When calling for tho above please say they are advertised. N. Faut. P. M. ik? You Pear Consumption? No matter how chronic, your cough or how severe your throat or lung ailment is. Dr. King's New Discovery will surely help you; it may savo your lire. Stillman Green, of Mali chite, Col., writes: "Two doctors said I had consumption and could not live two years. I used Dr. King's New Discovery and am alive and well." Your money refunded If it fails to benellt you. Tho best home remedy for coughs, colds, throat and lung troubles. Price ."?Oe. and $1. Guaranteed by all druggists. adv. NOTICIO OF Fl NA li SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. V*. F. Martin, Administrator of the ! Estate of Mrs. Lucia H. Martin, de ceased, will make application to Hon. W. P. Nicholson, Judge of Probate of j Anderson County, to be discharged i on Saturday. October 4th, 1913. Sepi. :;. i !? i :;. 3f>-39 MAGISTRATE'S SI MMONS. The Stale ol" South Carolina. County ot' Oconee. ( lu Court ol' Magist raie. ) .1. .1. Ansel, by .lohn A. Ansel. Mana ger, Plaintiff, against William .1. Duckett and Mrs. William J. Duckett, Defendants. Summons to D?fendant. To William J. Duckett and Mrs. Wil liam J. Duckett, Defendants: Complaint having been made unto me by the above named Plaintiff that William .1. Duckett is indebted to him in the sum of forty-seven and 75-100 dollars upon a claim as set. forth in the affidavit hereto attached for the purchase money ol' certain goods and merchandise sold by Plain tiff to the Defendant, William J. Duckett: The?e are therefore to reti?ir? you to appear before me in my otllce at Walhalla on the 2 1st day after ser vice hereof, exclusive of the ^.'..y of service, ton anr..ei ino complaint, of said Plaintiff, or judgment will be awarded fe the said Plaintiff for the possession of the proi>erty de scribed in h's affidavit, together with the costs and disbursements of this action. Given under niv hand and seal at Walhalla. S. C., this the 11th day of September, lil IX. (Seal.) A. P. CRISP. Magistrate. To the Absent Defendant, William J. Duckett: Take notice that the Complaint In this action was filed in the oiTice of A. P. Crisp. Magistrate. Walhalla. S. C., on thc 11 th day of September, 10 13. J. B. S. DENDY. Plaintiff's Attorney. Sept. 17. 19 IX. 38-41 MAGISTRATE'S SIMMONS. The State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. (In Court of Magistrate.) Walter D. Moss and George M. Ansel, as Partners in Trade Under the Firm Name of Moss & Ansel, Plain tiffs, j against. William .1. Duckett and'Mrs. William ; .1. Duckett, Defendants. Summons to Defendant. To William .1 Duckett and Mrs. Wil liam .1. Duckett, Defendants: Complaint having been made unto ! me by the above named Plaintiffs j thai you are indebted to them upon an account for the purchase price of ' one Tip Top Range. No. 8, purchased by the Defendant. William .1. Duck- 1 et i. on his own account Individually. These are therefore to require you to nppear before me in my office at Walhalla, S. C., on the. 2 1st day after service hereof, exclusive of the day of service, to answer tho complaint ot' said Plaintiffs or judgment will be awarded for the said Plaintiffs for the possession of the property de scribed in their affidavit, together with the costs and disbursements of this action. Given under niv hand and seal at Walhalla. S. C.. this the 11th day of September. 1913. (Seal.) A. P. CR'ISP, Magistrate. To the Absent Defendant. William J. Duckett: Take notice thal the Complaint In this action was filed in the otrice of A. P. Crisp, Magistrate. Walhalla. S. C., on the I Ith dav of September, i!? i ::. J. B. s. i>K.\DY. Plaintiffs' Attorney. Sept. 17, 1913. 38-41 NOTICE Ol' SPECIAL ELECTION. Pursuant to an order of the Coun ty Board ot' Education of Oconeo County, South Carolina, notice ls hereby given that a Special Election will be held at the school house in Fairview School District, No. 34, on Saturday, September L'7, 1913, for the purpose of voting upon tho ques tion of levying an additional extra three mills tax upon all the real and personal property in Fairview school District, No. 34, for school purposes In said district. At said election each elector favor ing the proposed levy shall cast a bal lot containing tho word "Yes" print ed or written thereon, and each elec tor opposed to said levy shall cast a ballot containing tho word "No" printed or written therein. At tho said election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra tion certificates as required In gene ral elections, shall be allowed to vote. Polls will be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and will close at 4 o'clock p. m. 8. C. BIGCERSTAFF, j. B. MCMAHAN, IHBNRY MCMAHAN, Trustees of Fairview School District, No. 34, Manaaers of Election. Sept. 17, 1913. 38-39 CORTRIGHT METAL SHINGLES What could be better for town or country buildings than a roofing that won't burn-won't leak-that is lightning proof-lasts as long as the building itself, and never needs repairs ? Cortright Metal Shingles meet every one of these requirements. Beware of imitations-None genuine without the words " Cortright Reg. U. S. Pat. Off." stamped on each shingle. For Sale by n?TfBtii'AVi'ii Ballerger Hardware and Furniture Company, Seneca, 40 = Acre Farm Close In. I am offering: this week the most popular size farm (40 acres), just outside thc incorporate limits of Westminster, with good five-room house, good well, orchard, pasture and outbuildings. Sufficient wood on place for home usc. This place is in the Westminster School District and about 1 1-4 miles from the Graded School, and also near enough to cotton mill to be con venient if any one should desire to work in mill for a part of the year. This is a most desirable location for a truck or dairy farm. I am offering this place at a very reasonable price and on easy terms. A ONE-HORSE FARM. I also have a tract of 35 acres, adjoining the above place, that is an extra good one-horse farm. The house on this place is not quite as good as is on the 40 acre tract. The land lies well and is very convenient, TWO-HORSE FARM. My two-horse farm proposition that I have advertised for the past two weeks is still open. I am satisfied this place Will not stay on the market very long at the price and terms I am offering, so you had better see me at once if you are interested in securing a good place, OTHER GOOD TRACTS. I have on my list a tract of 90 acres, one of 77 acres, one of 72 acres-each a good proposition; one of 160 acres, one of 188 acres, one of 120 acres, and so on. If you are in the market for a home I can give you what you want. Write or call on me at my office at Westminster. FRANK H. SHIRLEY. Hox Westminster, S. <J loaFiMe - - HOOFING We have just received big shipments of V Cripp fi? Corrugated. Galvanized and Painted Roofing Sheets. We bought a Full Car of these Roofing Sheets, and can make lower prices than we could possibly to otherwise. W^e are prepared to give very low prices to Retail and Merchants will do well to get our prices. Our Stocks of Doors, Sash, Builders' Hard ware and Paints and Oils are complete. We are constantly increasing our Stock of Pipe and Fittings, Valves, Lubricators, In jectors, Belting Lace, Etc. LIME RIFLES CEMENT - GUNS - CARTRIDGES. PLASTER. SHELLS Our Furniture Stock is complete in every respect. We can furnish complete outfits, from Kitchen to Parlor. ! ii A i? ii; m Br u m m lAE?IWAEl ANPlTONIWEE Seneca, - - South Carolina. I Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ?r.Ki?fl?s New "ferais Core? Colds, Croup ?nd Whooping Cough. T ho bOSt In t hO WOtid*