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KEOWEE COURIER (KHTAIII.ISIfF.IJ 1849.) Published F very Wednesday Morning Subscript hm 91 Uer Annum. Advertising Rutea Reasonable. -By .TECK, SH KLO R & SCHRODER. Communications of a personal char acter charged for na advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of re spect, of not over ono hundred words, will bo printed flee of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rate of oue cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. C.: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1018. Tl IK WANING YEAR. This is tlie last time that The Cou rier will go to its readers in the year 1913. To-morrow (Wednesday) will round out another twelve months that have brought to all much to be thankful for, much to regret much u|>on which to build better and stronger for the new year that is to dawn. As we close the old year and take up the duties and responsibilities of the now, let us each resolve that the year CH I shall lind us better able to cope with the problems that shall present themselves than we were one year ago, and let us bend every en ergy to make the next year a better and brighter year than the one- just passing away. Let us strive always to attain higher and nobler things let us ?ravel continuously onward and upward in things material and .spiritual. There ls no place for backward steps, nor for the slug gard-r who stands still. Let on watchword for the new year be "For ward- .March ! " As The Courier goes out to-day for the last time in the old year, wo wish to express to each and every sub scriber and patron our hearty thanks for the patronage of 1913. and we trust that the service we have ren dered has been such as to merit the good will, friendship and (Patronage of the people of Oconee county. Mis takes we have doubtless made, for it is human to err; yet the policy of this paper has always been, and will always be, to stand for the higher and better things of life, and to advo cate them in such manner as appears give a better service in all lines than we have given before. We will make mistakes, just ax others will make them-just as long as weak hu manity is human-but we trust that they Will be fewer in the future than in the past. We shall endeavor al ways to give our readers a clean pa per, one worthy of patronage, and one which no citizen of this country need be ashamed nor afraid to take into the home either as a means of secur ing the news or as t he vehicle ol' the ' expressed thought. We wish for each and every one a happy and prosperous Now Year! And may it bring with it great bless ings, great opportunities for good, und may no opportunity presented be east aisde or overlooked. Let us be ever watchful for opportunities to' ImprdVe ourselves and our con-! dittons, opportunities to bel j? our neighbors and to give of ourselves \ something for the betterment of our respective commun!) ?es. Mrs. ,1. H. Whitten Head. Pendleton, Dec ^S. Special: Mrs. Alice Cecelia Whitten, wife of J. ! Baylus Whitten, of this place, died | at their home here on December 26. She was the eldest child of .lohn and Martha Fit/Gerald Pike, and was born \\:tlun one mlle of where she pea? cfullj fell asleep, all of her sail, . !< having been spent in one community. She was til years of age, and had long been a consistent member of the Methodist church. Her faith was clear and strong, and her interest in the church and her loved ones never failed, and In return the love and devotion of her children for ber was sublime. She is survived by her husband und seven chit tren, two children having preceded her to the grave. The living are E. G. Whitton, of Clemson College; N. P. and .1. C. Whitten, ol' Salem; G. 15. Whitten, of Walhalla; Miss Edith, Floyd and Clyde Whitten, who are slill at home. To the bereaved hus band and children the sympathy of a host of friends ls extended in their hour of sorrow. The interment was held nt Old Stone church on Satur day, December 27th, at 3.30 o'clock, after appropriate services conducted hy her pastor, Rev. Mr. Peeler. Tetter, Salt Rheum and Eczema Are cu rfd liv ChAtntwlftin'0 Rntvc (tun n| ?plica tion rt ll? ?t* tho itching lout hie nilly bCllMtlon. UURREKCY BILL IS MAUI; L>\V. President Puts Signature to Measure Aliud Applause of Leaders, Washington, Dec. '?'A.-President Wilson signed the Glass-Owen cur rency hill at G.Ol o'clock to-night be fore members of his cabinet, the Congressional committee on hanking and currency, and Democratic lead ers in Congress generally. Wi ti) a few strokes of the pen the Preside:! converted Into law the measure t<> be known as the Federal Reserve Ac!, reorganizing the na tion's banking and currency system and furnishing, in the words of the President, the "machinery for free and elastic and uncontrolled credits, put at the disposal of the merchants and manufacturers of this country for the llrst time in fifty years." Enthusiastic applause ran t brough the ceremony, not only as the Presi dent affixed his signature, but as he delivered an extemporaneous siiecch characterizing the desire of the ad : ministration to take common counsel with business men of the country and . the latter's efforts to meet the gov ernment's advances as "the constitu tion of peace." Broke the Record. The event came at the close of a day of rejoicing in the national capi tal, for Congress had recessed for two weeks for the first time since it convened last April. Democratic leaders were jubilant because they \ bad completed two big pieces of leg islation-tariff and currency reform in nine months, a performance they considered unprecedented in the history of the country. "I need not tell you," said the President to the assembled group as he took up his |>en, "that I feel a ' very deep gratification at being able ( to sign ?his bill, and 1 feel that I ought to express very heartily the ad miration I have for the men who have I mad?? it possible for me to sign this I bill. There have been currents and : counter-currents, but the stream bas ! moved forward. I think we owe spe 1 clal admiration to the patience, and ? the leadership, and the skill and the 1 force of the chairmen of the two committees; and behind them have ' stood the committees themselves, ex ercising a degree of scrutiny and of careful thought In this matter which undoubtedly has redounded to the benefit of the hill itself, j "It is a matter of real gratifica tion to me that In the case of this ? party oi CM? majority is responsible ! for their origination and their pass 1 age; but this cannot be called a par tisan measure. It has been relieved j of all intimation of that sort by the cordial co-operation of men on the other side of the two houses, who have acted with us and have given i very substantial reasons, and very in telligent reasons, for acting with us. So that I think we can go home with tht? feeling that we are in better spirits for public service than we were even when we convened last April. Just the Beginning. As for the bill i tesl f I feel that we can say that it is the llrst of a series of constructive measures by which the Democratic party will show that it knows how to serve the coun try. "In calling it the first of a series of constructive measures I need not say t lia t I am not casting any reflec tions on the great tariff hill which preceded it. "The tariff bill was meant to re move those impediments to American industry and prosperity which had so long stood in their way. It was a great piece of preparation for the achievements of American commerce and American industry which are cer tain to follow. Then there came upon the heel of it this bill, which furnishes the machinery for free and elastic and uncontrolled cerdits. put al the disposal of the merchants and manufacturers of this country for the first time in fifty years. "1 was refreshing my memory on tho passage Of the National Hank Act. which came in two pieces, as yon know. In February of 1863, and : In lune of 1801; lt is just fifty years since that measure, suitable for thal ! time, was passed, and it has taken i ns more than a generation and a half I to come to an understanding aa to I the readjustments which were neces sary for our own time. "But we have reached those read justments. I, myself, have always felt, when the Democratic party was criticised as not knowing how to serve the business interests of the ?country, that there was no use reply ing to that in words. The only satis factory reply was in action. We have written the first chapter of that re ply. . "We aro greatly favored hy the circumstances of our time. We come at tho end of a day of contest, at the end of a day when we tinizing them with crt time? hostile eye. V been coining to this t now happily arrived, i common recognition that it is undesirable in husiness and the t desirable should he d are proceeding to do gan izo our peace, prosperity not only st; have an unimpeded is so obvious that it to be stated, that notl for the country which ail of the country, for tlie interest of tb is not in the Interes therefore, the day of and of concession and dcstanditig is the da achievement." ll .ilks Seek M< Washington. Dec. several of the large country to-day telegr. McAdoo their applier bershlp in the new 1' system. Two nations York applied, and S land, Denver, Seattb all came along with plications. Three ti one each in St. Louis Washington, applied, house associations ol Kansas City, Mo., exp of the law and their i ommend to member b ability of entering tl Ceo. M. Reynolds, of and Commercial Nat Chicago, telegraphed ed to recommend to s trance to the system. Among other cities plications were Savant ton, Texas; Blrmingl , Norfolk. Va. If priority of filing counted in admitting 1 bership the honor of 1 go to the Lynchburg I of Lynchburg, Va. Ly home city of Cliairmar House hanking and cur tee. President's Daughter . *.y a. Washington, Dee. 23 nor Wilson, youngest d? President, played Sant half hundred little ch She took an automobil? 1 .,b : ivi ?oto and candies to a settle Virginia side of the Pott , i ti ' ? \ two " oin... n visite ". 'j ber s ii vt. -ii tire lr. V mented an aged -womar mobile stopped at her There was a general the President's health f sembled, and Miss Wi father sent his love an Florida buttonwood, fined largely to the k south coast, is very hlg use in cooking on ship burns slowly with an . makes but little smokt i lite. SS rt'mg arizot ia he a <y. vs ' ^e ri, ' 11 o to iB er !S. li be or lt . nd ??.fri - -.u V Dry Gc ?Ci A I lap Pros s to , MOS k W. ll i Fertilize M (?room of Week Kills Self. Colbert, Ga.. Dec. 23.-News reached Athens this morning of the suicide of Charles C. Rowe, of Col bert, a prominent, well-to-do young merchant of that place. He was mar ried only a week ago to Miss Lillian Arnold, of Colbert. Last year 'the forest service dis ' tributed t Mi,OOO basket willow cut tings-1 ".,000 to forest schools, 20, 000 to agricultural experiment sta tions and 81,00(1 to individuals. Charleston Wakefield CABBAGE PLANTS ready for delivery for spring heading. $1.50 per M, 20c. per 100. The ear lier these plants aro put out the bet ter. W. PAT DICKSON, R. P. D. No. 4, Seneca, S. C. ! TO ?CONEE STOCK RAISERS J liavo at my farm near Westmin I ster a Registered Jersey Bull, Prin cess* Butter Hoy, No. 106078. This I animal is of perfect markings, and I was bred by Samuel C-. Engle, Ma I rietta, Pa. i Princess' Butter Poy is a son of ! Pr ocess of Donegal 138005, who has a lecord of second best cow in Penn ? sylvania. She has a continuous milk ? ing record of eight years without ! standing dry a day. She has a milk and butter record of 8,700 pounds I of milk and 611 pounds of butter in one year. Princess' Butter Boy was sired by Letty Rioter's Son 2d (78822), American Jersey Cattle Club record. Letty Rioter has a butter record of 2 4 pun mis and 2 ounces in seven days, and her dam, Letty Coles 2d (4812S). has a butter record of 21 pounds and 8 ounces in seven days. Fee for service, $3.00. J. H. BARNETT, Westminster, Route No. 4. (Will pay extra price for heifer calves sired by Princess' Butter Boy.) Dec. 17, 1913. NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given that on TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1914, an election will be held In Walhalla, South Carolina, for the election of Municipal Officers for the said town for a term of two years. The officers to be elected are: Mayor, six Alder men and four members of the Board of Health. Polls will be open at the usual vot ing place at Walhalla Court House continuously from 8 o'clock a. m. until 1 o'clock p. m.. The following have been appointed Managers to conduct said election: H. C. Busch, C. L. Reid, Thomas A. Grant. W. M. BROWN, Mayor. INOllCe IS Mi'ini.i givou tuu. thU [iii deralgned will make application to V. P. Martin, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, in the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House on Friday, the 23d day of January, 1914, at ll o'clock In the forenoon, or as soon thereafter ns said application can be hoard, for leave to make Anal settlement of j the estate of John Joost, deceased, : and obtain final discharge as Admin I istratrix of said estate. (MRS.) MARY M. JOOST, ?Administratrix of the Estate of John Joost, Deceased. I Dec. 24, 1913. 52-2 Clothing. eries. py and New Year All. ANSEL, la, S. C. ons.""'"" Feed Stuffs "ILKT IIB SHOW YO??l OUR LINE Ol'* RANGES AND STOVES. Wo have only tho best in Stoves, Ranges and Heaters, and if in thc market, will make it to your interest to inspect our lines. Our Store is full of FURNITURE for all needs. A full stock of Kitchen Utensils and House hold Supplies. Wc have just opened up an Import Shipment of BLUE AND WHITE CHINA. Something extremely pretty and reasonably priced. We have also tho cheapest grades Porcelain Ware. Table Cutlery -:- Carving Sets, Etc. Ballenger Hardware and Furniture Co., (.UNDERTAKERS.) Seneca, South Carolina. P. S.-Wo have just added a small shipment of well selected Cut Glass and Hand Painted China. Here to Stay! We are on the Ground Floor With the Goods! WKA1 WOULD 'CHR?iiTIVIAS BE WITHOUT GOOD BREAD? Wc have unloaded another car of the Famous J. ALLEN SMITH & CO.'S FLOUR-The Flour we guarantee-the Flour that is known far and wide, j Remember, we still put "FACT" in Satisfaction. THIS IS WHAT THEY SAY i When you wish to bake The very best of Cake, J. Allen Smith's "ROLLER KING' Is a FLOUR that's the thing. 8 Though "JASCO" costs some less, When you try it you'll think it BEST And when you try a biscuit made of SNOW ? You'll be surprised right on the go. TRADE WITH US AND DO WELL. ? Barron-Byrd Co., The Store of Square Deals, SENECA, SOUTJE CAROLINA. '1 PUBLIC SALK OF REAL ESTATE. I will offer for sale, In front, of Walhalla Court House, on MONDAY, the Gth day of JANUARY, 1914, at legal hours of sale, all that piece, parcel or tract of land, known as tho Home Place of Rev. J. B. Colley, deceased, containing 218 acres, ad joining land of BJ, A. Perry, M. A. Duncan and others. About 30 acres In cultivation, 7 acres of bottom land; two good houses; 2 % miles rrom Salem. Convenient to schools and churches. Terms of Sale-CASH. W. H. TALLEY, Salem, S. C. Dec. 24, 1913. 62-53 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT 1 AND DISCHARGE. Notice ls hereby given that the undersigned will make application to V. P. MARTIN, Judge of Pro bate for Oconee County, In the ?st o to 0f south Cr.i ol I na, at bl? ? office at Walhalla Com t House, on, A Saturday, January 3, 1914, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can be heard, for leave to make final settle* mont of the Estate of J. J. Haley, deceased, and obtain final discharge as Administratrix of said estate. MRS. R. L. HALEY, Administratrix. I Dec. 3, 1913. 49-52 ?