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KEOWEE COURIER ( ESTABLISHED 1840.) Pablishcd Every Wednesday Morning fltauWrlptinn $1 Tor Annum. Advertising Kates Reasonable. -"y BT ECK, SHELOR ? SCHRODER. Communications of a personal char acter charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of re spect, of not over one hundred words, will t>e printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, \ PHIL 582, ??>?? THE POLITICAL POT, Eor tho past few dayj i lu* presi dents and secretaries of thc local Democratic clubs over Oconee have bern gathering together the sticks' thal will kindle the lirai campaign lires for til" yo.ir Mt lt. and those will be lighted nnxl Saturday, when the loca! dubs will meei, reorganize and elect delegates In the County Convention lo be held in Walhalla on Monday, May Ith. Eroni thal date! on thc lires of the campaign will burn brighter, ?ind lb" bist ember! will not die out until aller the second prima ry elect lon. Lei us keep Oconee politics oil a high plane. Lei us not fall oui with , our neighbors if wo cannot agree on Hie men we are lo support, and lei us. above all. lose sight of men and stand more for measures und prill-| elides: look higher than porsonali-1 ties :uul seek to discover what Is best for our county and our Slate and our nation, and then seek those who seem to measure nearest up lo the needs of tho times. and support : those who a Pirna 1 to our better ludg- j ment, regardless of personal friend ship, regardless of personal preju dices. Lol the campaign year of lui I go down in history as a year when the voter looked to Hie highes) Ideals as the inspiration for /.eal in the matter ' *?i selecting those who shall serve; let those who would serve tho peo ple consider the qualifications they may possess, and let no unworthy person he exalted to any position of honor I rust. lt is high time thal we shall begin to consider tho public lutenists in the same lisrht that we view our own af fairs. V, e gi\<> i are and thought to the s 'lection Of those to whom we entrust our business interests. Lei ns realize that tho public interests are higher than our individual Inter ests, and look to the selecting of of- ; licials with the same degree of cou- ' norn 'hal we would If wo were select ing men to Borve trre.it Interests of our own. Let u> all resolve thal this shall bo our aim. Lei prejudice, personal ?ikes or dislikes be lost sigh) of in a wholesome desire to give to the public tho von host servants within our power Nothing short of that ?md should he satisfactory, THE "WAR" IN MI-I Xl CO. .lust win rc the firing Into the Mex ican port ol' Y.'fa Cru/., and the tak-; lng of the customs house and other buildings In that etty, will end, it Isl hard lo say. To us Ibo action appears . to be tho entering wedge thal must ! he followed hy a more general move on nt on the part of the United States ? lo the end thal the inhuman and an nrchistic conditions that have pre vailed In .Mexico for tho past months ! must cease. The end, we believe, is. by no means in sight. The comparatively trivial offense ?hat brough) about ail armed demon-' start'on bv our government was no) a cause of war. nor. Indeed, has war been declared; bul it seems itnpos dble to even imagine any situation1 nov* i!>al can avert a deep;., w ion of I war. Certainly there luis been ; abundan) provocation, and If our government lias erred in Hie matter, il. hts done so dreading to inflict greater hardships upon a suffering ooo de. The murder of American citizens in Mexico has offered abund ant cause for intervention on our part, bul President Wilson has al low I [he naiion to suffer long and much rather than add to thc horrors Of tl " situation. The open affront to the sailors of Hie American navy was bul tho last straw that broke the patience ot an over-patienl nation, and this, followed by the stubborn refusal of honorable apology on the ?Mtrt of Huerta, placed the United States in n position when; .she must assert her rights by the exercise of power, or permit tho dignity of the nation to be trampled upon ruthless ly by a mongrel and comparatively Insignificant nation. The finest ions that will now arise loom large, it is true, but there can be no question a? to ultimate re sults. There is a possibility that th?1 warring forces i i Mexico may <ODII ugaiubt liic Auu.ie.au forces as a common enemy, but this ls hard ly to be expected. All Mexico hates America. but they hate each other scarcely loss. One thing ls certain, however, and that is that, whether the mongrel factions form an alli ance among themselves or not, we have to fae-? .til Mexico In this light io the end. whatever that may he. The outcome is sure, hut there is a reasonable question as to whether the end will be soon. Mexico will come out of the fray better off than she went into the lu t.M II.il st rile several years ago. The intervention of our government in thc interest Ol soma sort of a settle ment of internal sn ile in Mexico has heen looked upon as inevitable. The pity of it ls that our forces were not lint on Mexican territory long since and the slaughter of this Ignorant and unfortunate people stopped in its early stages. HOI VI V LANI) AND COMMUNITY. I'niversity Hoys .Stiffer from Tink Kyos-Other I.ocnl News. Bounty Land. April 20.-Special: Mrs. Julia I). Shanklin returned Sat urday after a week's visit to Ander son and Clemson with IHM- sons, .1. n. and A. G. Shanklin. Mr. and .Mrs. Reeves, of Town vllle, were guests last week nt the home of Mrs. Reeves' gratuita: ?lei . li, IC. chigwell. Mrs. J. lt. I.vies and sister. Miss Clara Hammond, of Heath Springs, arc expected this week as guests at i he home of .1 asper I loyle. Mrs. .1. I). Mc.Mahan has he. i: il! for a day or so and a physician was called in this morning. We hope for m earl) recovery. Oscar ll. Doyle, of South Carolina I'niversity, came In Friday night. m".ch lo tho surprise of his parents and friends, he. together with C. M. Uyrd and unite a number of other students, having been sent home to he treated for pink eyes. which .-cetus lo he tillite a prevalent dis ease in Columbia. The hoys are off on a ten days' furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Kniest Grant have moved hack to Seneca, Mr. Grant having taken charge of a large farm below Seneca We regret to lose them from the community. Mrs. \V. .1. McDonald bas been unite ill for a couple of weeks, hut j is Improving. Mis- Hettie Guntharp is at Rabun | (!a?>. Ga., for a few days. Mrs. .1. M. Gillison entertained a number of young people at an ele gant 7 o'clock dinner at her home Friday evening. Before the guests1 departed oranges, bananas and li g?is were served. Those present were Misses Sallie and Julia Davis. Rosine Singley, Cary Doyle, Laura Smithson. S. M. Shanklin, Dean Davis, Oscar Doyle. Ruins and Paul Gillison. The occasion was a most | enjoyable one and will long and pleasantly be remembered by all present. Little Miss Ida Beth Doyle was quite ill last week, but is up again. The fr" Mids of Miss Cora Hubbard will be delighted to learn that she is improving more rapidly for the last week and is now able lo leave her ronni. We hone for a complete res toration to health. C. M. Hy rd, recently of Columbia, and T. C. Cary, of Dr. Frazier's school, Anderson, were in the com munity Sunday. IS. L. Stone shot and wounded a peculiar looking bird last week and has it in a box on exhibition at his home. The bird has long legs and long bill and a tuft of feathers on top Of its head, lt is about the size of a chicken hen and of a grayish color. lt growls like a dog when nearly approached. -? . ? -- TWO-YKAK NOTATION CONTEST. Opportunity for Roys tn Make Good. They Need encouragement. Brother farmer, this is a very un usual spring. I trust that you will hold your nerve and Iel nature have its way. Do no* undertake to plant or pr?paie until the ground is dry enough. Plant less cotton and more corn, peas, pota.oes. molasses cane and forage crops. Do some work in your pastures, sow grasses, clear up your pasture lands. Plant a seed patch of corn; also of cotton, and usc the best seeds obtainable. Run smoothing harrow over your lands and young crops. The Department of Agriculture has planned for a corn contest of five boy- a two-year rotation, on poor land. They can remain in this con tes- even If they do become 18 years of age during this period of time. Wo wau; you to plant this plot of land two years in succession in corn, with a prize offered for each year, ino greater prize to be given the sec ond y? .? r. Boys, now is your time. Come across, and I will help you all I can; and you know I can. for I have raised a family of twelve children, preached twelve years without pay, and made enough on poor land to pay for a farm during this time. Barents, please encourage your children. They must have encour agement. I greatly appreciate the Interest my friends. J. p. Stribllng and J. II. Barnett, have shown b> offering their liberal prizes for the encouragement of this all-important work. I wonder if any one else is sulliciently interested in this work to do likewise. I would like to call the attention of the trustees of the rural schools lu our county to the fact that some of them have teachers employed who have not. Interest enough in the school, nor public spirit enough, to even shut the school bouse door Frl daj afternoons. Any fellow who is "on his ?oh" for the loaves and fishes aloin- is too narrow to he a school teacher. Our school houses and school grounds, public roads, churches and rural homes speak louder for our country than the towns, cities and railroads. I wish to ask every farmer In the cou.itv to take The Keowee ('ourler, and every public-spirited man should wit? n good article for lt occasion ally. M. G. Holland. i ? NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS. Office Clerk nnd Treasurer, Town Of Walhalla. S. C.. April 0, igt I Not ?cf is hereby Riven that the Sani tary Tax for the quarter beginning April Ist and ending .lune 30, 1914, ls now duo and payable at the office of the Clerk and Treasurer. AU parties will please pay same promptly and avoid inconvenience and penalty. JAS. M. MOSS. (Merk and Treasurer. April 22, 191 I. NOTICE OE ELECTION OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES. To tho Trusttes o? the Various School Districts in Oconee County. Sont h Carolina: The trustees of each school dis trict are hereby appointed to hold and conduct, at the school building in their respective districts, on Sat urday. 16th day of May, 1914, a pri mary election for the purpose of nominating and recommending to the County Board of Education, for appointment, the names of three suitable qualified electors to serve as school trustees for their respect ive districts for a period of two years, or until their successor is ap pointed and qualified. All white citizens above the age of 21 years nre entitled to cast their ballot In said election, who are resi dents of said school district. Polls to open at 1 o'clock p. m. and close at I o'clock p. m. The managers shall take the usual oath to conduct said election fairly and impartially, and that each resident who shall offer to vote that he ls a qualified elector. The trustees, as managers, shall tabulate the vote and make true and j correct return of said election te he j County Hoard of Education within five days after the holding of said elect ion. This provision for the selection of trustees is not mandatory, hu: op portunity is given each school dis trict to thus recommend men for their trustees of they so choose. Tl IOS. A. SMITH. Countv Superintendent of Education. April 22. 1 ? 1 I. 16-19 CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina. County of Oconee.-(In Court of Probate.)-By V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate.- Whereas. M Ef ' Dickson has made suit to mo her Letters of Admipistl liol Estate of and Effo ts of Sat Disckson, deceased Those are. therefore, to < monlsh all and singular th kl i and creditors of the sa: Dickson, deceased, thal h ?> I ad ? appear before inti, in the Ci Probate, to be held at VS House, South Carolina, on Thu the 30th day of A ft IL alter publication hereof it ll 0 in the forenoon, to show tuse they have, why the sa-I ndmil ha tton should not be gran e I O i ven I Xii '. sc hi?! 14th day . ll. A ! I : i (Seal.) R'Pjff Judge of i : tte tor Ocon >. | South Carolina? Publiai bc i : days of ipi 1911 tl wee Courier and on the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. April 15, 1914. 15-1? MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. In Court of Common Pleas. Pursuant to a decree of the afore said Court,. In the case named below, I will offer for sale, to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House door, at Walhalla, S. C., on Monday, the 4th day of MAY, 1914, between the legal hours of sale, the lots of land below described: Prank Feaster, Plaintiff, against Martha Owens, Defendant. All that certain piece, parcel or tract Of land, situate, lying and be ing in the State and County afore said, adjoining lands of Liza Alex ander on the north, and J. I). Ver lier on the east and Martha Owens on the south, and H. L. Brandi on the west, and containing one (1) acre, more or less, and being the same lot whereon thc barn of Mar tha Owens now stands, and also be im; a portion of the Isaac Brown Es tate. Terms of Sale: CASH. That In event of the failure of the purchaser to comply with the terms of sale within five days from said sale, that the Master do resell said premise* on some other convenient salcsday .at the risk of the former purchaser, and that he continue so to do until he has found a purchaser who will comply with the terms.of thc sale as ! above set out. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. O. WU I VE, Master for Oconee County, s. C. . April 15, 1914. 15-17 BHIMMEIi Tomato Plants 2 dozen for 25C? MAILED FREE ANDERSON FLORAL CO., 5.lil Marshall Avenue, Phono 252-TJ. ANDERSON, S. C. _. BAUS OF KI:ESTATES? In tho District) Court of the Knited ' ; Stntes-For the Western District , of Sont h Carolina. < In the mutter of ; J. 0. M KKK KV, Bankrupt. (In Bankruptcy.) * Pursuant to an order of sale < herein, I will sell, at public- sale, be- < fore the Cou ri House door of Oro- < nee County, Walhalla. South Caro- < lina, during the nsual hours of sale. ? on SALESDAY IN MAY, 1911, t he J following described real estate: < All that certain piece, parcel or < lot of land, situate, lying and being ? in tho County of Oconee, State of < South Carolina, and in the Town of ' West Union, fronting 160 feet on the ' south side of Main street, and run- , ning back r?.r?0 feet, containing one ' 7-rooni dwelling, barn, .mill house ' and new stol?' room, 20 hy 60 feet. ( other outbuildings and large back lot 1 for cultivation, adjoining lands of \ Dr. J. W. Wickliffe and the Estate of , It. C. Strother, containing TWO ACHES, more or less, being the same ! lot of land conveyed to J. C. Mulkey < hv W. J. Duckett by deed dated Jan uary 16th, 1913. ! This real estate is sold subject to . the Hen for taxes for the year 1914. The purchaser will pay these taxes ! when due. < Terms of Sale: C VSII. Purchaser ' to pay extra for papers. ! W. A. PEE HUFF, Trustee. < April 8. 1911._14-17 ; NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOU FINAL DISCHARGE. \\ Notice Is hereby given that the : J underblt,r.c' will make application < to V. F. Martie. Judge of Probato for < Oconee County, In the State of South J Carolina, at his oflico ut Walhalla < Court House, on Monday. MAY < 11th. UH I. at ll o'clock a. in., or as < soon thereafter as said application'? can be heard, for leave to make final !< Fettlen.enl of the estate of Mrs. Nosy < Driver, deceased, and obtain final < discharge as Administrator of said ^ estate. It. W. DRIVER. < Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. !< Nesy Driver, Deceased. M April S, 1914. l l-l 7 j < CITATION NOTICE. The State ol' South Carolina. Conn- < ty of Oconee. (In Court of Probate) ,< -By V. F. Martin. Esq . Probate < Judge. Whereas, John V. Craig, < Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas < and General Sessions for Oconee County. South Carolina, has made suit to me to grant bim Letters of Administration, de bonis non. with will annexed, of the Estate of Died rich Riemann, deceased: These are. therefore, to cito and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Died rich Riemann, deceased, that they be and appear before nie. in the , Court of Probate, to he held at Wal halla Court House, South Carolina, on Saturday, the '/Mb day of May, 1914, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why .< Adn Inistratlon should not bo ir ran ted. il my hand and seal this 14 lay of ! arch. A. D. 1914. (Seal.) V. F. MARTIN, oT Pr *te for Oconee County, h Carolina. Published on the 2."? t h day of March, 1st, 8th. 15th, 22d and 291 li days of April, and the 6th day of May, 1914, In The Keowee Courier, and on the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. I 2-1 S CITATION* NOTICE. (In Court of Probate.) The State of South Carolina. County of Oconee.-By V. P. Martin, Esq., Judge of Probate.-Whereas, .lohn F. Craig. Clerk of th*i Court of Common Pleas and (lei.eral Sessions for Oconee County. South Carolina, has made suit to mo to grant him Letters of Administration, de bonis non, with will annexed, of the Es tate of Catharine Riemann, deceased: These are. thereto!*', to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Catha rine Riemann, dc? eased, that they be and appear beloit me, in the Court of Probate, to he held at Walhalla Court House, Soul b Carolina, on Satur day the 9th day of May, 1914, In the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administra tion should not he granted. Given under inv hand and seal this 24th day of March. A. D. 1 9 1 ?. (Seal.) V. F. MARTIN. Judge of Probat?- for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 2f>th day of I March, 1st, Rth. Kith, 22d and 29th days of April, and the 6th d?y oM May, 1914, in The Keowee Courier, and on the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. IL'-1?. SIMMONS FOI! UELHOF. THE STA TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF OCONEE. (Court of Common Pleas.) Clan.!" C. Smith and Hattie Smith. Plaintiffs. a t-'ainst W. Arthur Cray. Defendant. (Summons for Relief-(Complaint Served.) To the Defendant Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the Complaint, in this action, of which a copy is here with served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to tho said Complaint on tho subscriber at his office, on the Public Square, ai Wal halla Court House. South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs In this ac tion , will ap ply to the Court for the relief de manded in the Complaint. Dated this 3d dav of April, 1914. (Heal.) JOHN l\ CRAIG, C. C. P. R. T. J A YNES, Plaintiffs' Attorney. To W. Arthur (?ray. Absent Defendant: Take notice that the original Sum mons and Complaint In above enti tled action were flied In ofllce of Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Oconee County. South Carolina, on the 3d day of April, 1914. Walhalla, S. C.. April 3d, 1914. R. T, TAYNES, Plaintiffs' Attorney. April 8, 1911. 14-16 Florence 1 Automatic Oil Stove. Sold and Guaranteed by MOSS & ANSEL, WALHALLA, S. C. NOTICE TO DEBTORS ANO CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to the Es tate of Mrs. Nesy Driver, deceased, are hereby notified to make pay ment to the undersigned, and all per sons having claims against said Es tate will present the same duly at tested within the time prescribed by law or be barred. R. W. DRIVER, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Nesv Driver, Deceased. April 8. 1011. 14-17 TEACH ERS' EXAMINATION. Notice is hereby given that the ex amlnation for Teachers of Oconee j Couiny will be held at the County j Court House. Walhalla, S. C., on j F1H HAY, May 1st. 11114, at 0 o'clock a. tn. AU teachers and prospective ; teachers should appear at this time and stand the examination unless they'are now in possession of the proper certificates entitling them to hold positions in the Public Schools of Oconee County. THOS. A cjMTTH Countv Superintende i Erin April 1, 1914. -- --- FERTILIZE YOUR CROP In fertilizing your cotton and com [.are should IM? taken to apply at least 1100 pounds of high grade tish, blood And bone fertilizer to the acre for the (?est and most lasting results. Where less than (UM) pounds of fertilizer ls used tv) th?' acre it acts ns a stimulant only, and the crop takes more plant food from the soil (ban it furnishes, mid your s??il runs down, bul where you use OOO |M)U!tds or more of tin?* fertilizer to the nero yon furnish the ?oil with moro pl : i n i food (ban the prop takes from it, and your soil Im proves. Ami besides, the more fer tilizer you use, tili?' faster your crop grows and the quicker your land is shaded and you know that is au ad vantage. And then with heavy ferti lization you have larger stalks, more limbs and leaves ami bolls. This U?v?'s you more vegeta'.tr matter for Hu? soil. This vegetable matter fur nishes humus for the soil ami soil without! humus ls like leather willi up oil-its usefulness is greatly i ? 11 - paired. And then heavy fertilization makes moro bolls and this makes more bales, and there ls where you make your monev in farming, Tb?' difference in cost of fertiliz ing au nero with too pounds ami (too pounds ol' fertilizer is around an nero. Tho difference in the crop wm he al leas! IPO iwuinis of Hut cotton, and ali present prices that is a little the rise of $13. Thal is how it pays. There is no doubt of Its paying, and 000 pounds to the acre will pay bet tcr than loo pounds or '.100 pounds. Vuless the ground is in an unusually high state ot' cultivation wo doubt if it will pay to lise more (bau OOO pounds lu the acre for colton or corn. If your lands ure red our H-;l-:? or our 9-3-3 or our 10-11-3 is about what you need. If youl' hinds are gray usc our 8-1-1 or our 10-4-4. If you are a lit tle late in planting use ??ur 10-3-8 or ?mr 10-4-4, as tin? extra per centage of phosphoric add will hasten the growl li and maturity of your cotton. If you don't care to use doo pounds to Wie acre on all your crop, fry it ?ni hail' and see whore you make your money. Wo are getting out a fish, Mimd ami IMMIC goods that has no equal, and farmers using it (his year will have an advantage lu crop-making that people who are deprived of it 1 will not understand, We hop?' you have noticed Hie analysis of om' goods this year, issued by Clemson College. Not a single sample has fallen down. The analy sis of every one of them stands up like a little tin soldier. Where Hie price is the same (HOT THE REST. Anderson Phosphate & Oil Co., Anderson, S. C. f. R. VANDIVER, D. S. VANDIVER, President. Manager. IE YOU HAVE BOUGHT OTHER GOODS, TRY ROME OE THIS ANY WAY. A. i\ & O. CO.