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KEOWEE COURIER ( ESTABLISHED 1840.) FKO1IHIIC<1 Every Wednesday Morning Subscription 91 Per Annum. Advertising Rates Reasonable. -Br ?TECK, SHELOR ?fe BOHRODER. Communications of a personal char acter charged for aa advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of re spect, of not over ono hundred words, will be 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, H. C.: WEHM SHAY, NOV. il, 1914. MAY MAKE ALABAMA HOME. J. N. Itutlterford Writes of His Trip from Walhalla. Tine Level, Ala.. Nov. 2. Editor Keowee Courier: I bade Walhalla farewell on October 2 1st and bought tickets for two al Seneca for Mont gomery, Ala. We arrived in Atlan ta ut M o'clock a. m. Mrs. Kuther ford waa sick, and we slopped for six hours al Itobevl Ervin's hotel. "Bob" had no) forgot lon Walhalla. I ram bled over the city lour hours. v is Ited the Capitol and new court house, which are Hue, large buildings. The ni il road terminal is grand, lt ls sa*d a 11 :? ? II h-avis lieie overv hall hour during each 2 1. li did not look like "hard limes," as ill trains were pa. k< d with humanity. The streets w ere ero ?\ ded with vehicles of ali descriptions. Nothing give the ap pearance of a "business paule." At ll p. m. we presented our tickets at the i> rmiiial gate and were informed that the nain waa .1 '.Pullman" and we must pay $1.50 ior Pullman tick ets or stay over till <"> ?1. m. We paid, and departed for Montgomery, ar riving t here al IO p. m. Montgomery ls a very large citj once iii? capital of iii" Con federa tx! States of America. Il is the capita! of Alabama, ll is situated in a prai rie, on the Alabama riser and has seven railroads and .< line of steam boats. All trains slop at the union depot, and this station is liner than the million-dollar station at Atlanta. There are no stairways to climb. The streets are well paved and kept very .-lean; plenty of beautiful shade trees, and countless large, line stores and residences. Mar-rooms are quite conspicuous, and fruit stands aro loaded with all kinds of tropica! fruits. Cotton warehouses are full and the banks 'nave plenty of money. Flour is selling ai corn meal, $1.25; cabbage 2 cents a pound; Irish potatoes !>?. cents 1 bushel; pe cans. 20 cents a pound; bacon, is cents; cotton, fi Vt cents; cotton seed, "o cents per 100 pounds. Land neal the elt> ih ?MOA per acre; dress id bimbel S2 per IAO feet; brick $1! per I..i; nutter. IO cents; hens. 50 tents; beef steak, 20 ci nts. A shave costs I ?< cents, and a drink ol' whiske> ditto, At 0 p. m. ?he next day we board ed a tran on the Atlantic Coast Lill" for [tamer, remaining lhere with kin folks till IO a. m., and hired a col orid Baptist preacher to take u* out to Pine Level, a di.lance of 12 miles This ?itv |a correctly named. The land i.- perfectly level, with fine tim ber in abundance long-leaf pine. We spent three days with a kinsman, who kindly gave us a good dwelling to call home. Al the close of our v isit we hired a colored man to lake us 20 miles to the beautiful city of Tro> "The City of Plowers" lo cated on the Coast Line road, which run.- into Clorida One street in this city is named "Three-Notch," be'ng the identical road thal Cen. Andrew Jackson blazed out for his army io travel while lighting ibo Indians m A la ba ma. We base purchased an outfit to commence house-keeping. The mer chants complain of "hard times." Tili* is a big colton section and Ce merchants have made heavy ad vances to the colored people to m ik? cotton. The staple ls idled up ai fa rm Louses in lots of 50 to I nu bales, and the warehouses are full. I bave traveled over Montgomery and Pike counties. The public roads are graded and macadamized, nnn are extra good. I have just return ed from Montgomery. I went throng! the State Capitol and saw a great nia:<v war relics cannon, mus ket?, pisto";, swords, Hags; also the lartro silver star imbedded in the portico, where Jefferson Davis stood when he look the oath as President of the Confederate Slates of America The days are vory wann, but the nights are cool. The sugar cane is not cut ye! and cotton Heids are white. A great many want to sell me land at $15 to $100 per acre. I have not bought yet. Will tell you more in my next letter. I have re TO PREACH COSPEL OF ORA IS, Whirl wi nd < ampaign Over State is Planned i?y Experts. Pinns for a whirlwind campaign in South Carolina to interest the farm er.-; in the growing of grains are he tiiK worked out by officials of the State Department of Agriculture, I he United States farm demonstration forces and Clemson College. Al a conference held between Commis sioner Watson and W. W. Dong, state agent for the demonstration work, the campaign was discussed and speakers selected. Tentative arrangements provide for several parties to visit all of the counties. From live to six meetings will be held each day. Short ad dresses will be delivered on the ne cessity of planting grain and ques tions asked hy farmers will be an swered. Automobiles will be used to make the tri]) over the State. The campaign in the Interest of the ' live al home" movement will In launched as a result of the law pass ed by the D?lierai Assembly reducing the cotton acreage in South Carolina ia 1915. THICK, GLOSSY HA I lt FREE FROM DANDRUFF. Girls! Try lt! Hair Gets Soft?, Fluffy and Luxuriant at Once-No .More Fulling Hair. If you care for heavy hair, thal glistens with beauty and is radiant with life; has an incomparable soft ness and ls duffy and lust ions, try i I lander!ne. ? lust one application doubles the beauty ol' your hair, besides ii Imme diately dissolves every particle of ila ixl ru IT; von cannot have nice, heavy, healthy hair if you have dand ruff. This destructive scurf robs tho hair of its lustre. Its strength ?ind its very life, and If not overcome it pro duces ;i feverishness and Itching of th" scalp: the hair roots famish, loosen and die; then tin- hair falls out fast. If vont hair has been neglected and is thin, faded, dr. , scraggy or too oily, get a 2?-cent bottle of Knowl ton's Danderine at any drug store or tollet unter; apply a little as di rected and ten minutes after you will say this was the best investment you ever made. We sincerely believe, regardless of everything else advertised, that if you desire .--oft. lust rous, beautiful hair and lois of lt-no dandruff-no itch ing scalp and no more falling hair von must usc Knowlton's Danderine. If eventually-'why not now .' Adv. Glad to Gel American Cotton. A ms te rd a ni, Nov. I.- The Berlin Vossische Zeitung says it learns from .las. W. Gerard, American ambassa dor to Germany, that not only will the exportation of German chemicals to America soon be generalty agreed lo, but also the importation of Amer ican cotton to Europe in ships Hying the American Hag. The American government has re ceived assurances from the British government, says th?' paper, that American ships carrying cotton will no! be prevented from running into Herman ports. The German govern ment has promised Ambassador ('.<. rani that American cotton ships bound for Russian ports will not be molested. .Mishap in Electric Chair. Trenton. N. .1.. Nov. I. Joseph Toth, convicted ol' the murder of Mi chael Mayti here last I lunary, was executed in tlie penitentiary last night. Through the carelessness of some one the execution came near to meeting with a serious interruption. When i lu- current was first applied a (lash from Tot h's head and feet light ed the death chamber. The power vas switched off and it was found that the electrodes had not been dampened. Three more shocks were Clveil before the official word was ::i' cn that Toth was dead. loth eii'ered the home of his nan cee nearly a year ago, and Unding her entertaining Mayti drew a revolver and began io lite, lie killed Mayti with a shot through a closet door ind wounded the girl. REMADE MEN If you happen to be one of the thousands of men and women who suffer over so slightly from an inac tive liver von will be surprised at lh<- immediate effocl of GRIOSRY'S LIV-VER-LAX. That headache, or lack of energy or constipated condi tion is sure lo be the result of Imper fect liver conditions. Help nature to do Hie work by one or two doses of GRIOSRY'S LIV VER-LAX each week and you will he a new being. Sold in 50c. and ? 1 bottles under a sound refund-guarantee by Norman Company. Genuine bottles always bear the likeness of H. K. Orlgsby. ad. celved one copy of Th?! Courier. My post office ls Pine Level, Ala. J. N. Rutherford. CH IC A?? STOCK YA RIM OTOSKI?. - I Hoof and Mouth Disease r\ l| for Speedy Attention. j Chicago. Nov I. Tho ?hicagO Union Stock Yards, the largest cattle market in the world, whic h has been in continuous business since IN'-'"?, to-night was ordered closed for seve ral da vs because of the prevalence of the hoot' and mouth disease among cal tie. Tho ?tock yards, it was officially siaiod. probably will remain closed ten davs The order will go into ef fect at the close of business Novem ber and continue until the opening of business November 16. This makes the cessation ol business at the yards cover nine days, including Sundays. The decision to ( lose was rem lied after a prolonged conference of the members of the State Hoard of Live Stock Commissioners with all the leading stock dealers and packers and after consultation with Governor Dunne In ten days it is planned to rbi the j stock yards of contagion. The pro cess of elimination will include the J destruction of Infected cattle, the ? disinfection of cattle pens and the killing ol' rats. The immediate ef- I feet of tho suspension order will be : to stop shipments of cattle, sheep and hogs lo the Chicago market, which amount- to almost 100.000 li ...ul daily. The duding to-day thal UOO cattle lu re had been affected and thc belief j that the contagion* bad spread to va-j rious , arts of the yards made linne- ' d ia te .ut ?on necessa ry "There is only ono waj to eradi cate this contagion and to prev?n I its ', spread and becoming possibly a peril i o ca tile ra Isers t hroughou t i be conn - try." said Dr. lt. A. Ramsey, chiel of Held inspection of the bureau of ani mal inquiry, who arrived from Wash ington Sunday. "The remedy is to close up the Stock yards and give them a thorough cleaning. We have acted m? rely in an advisor) capacity as io tho (dosing up of the yards" All cattle-carrying railroads were notified not to accept live stock for the chicago market. The closing cuts oiT at once the chief market for L'J cattle-raising Staten lt is the ii rs t time husinesJ ever was suspended at the stork yards, lt was said that while the closing down is tremendous in its cons?quences to the industry, it will not entail any great hardships. It was said that stock, instead of being sent to Chicago for slaughter, will be sent to Kansas City, Omaha. St. Joseph, Sioux City and other points. F\ E. White, a director In Arm & Co.. said he believed neither the! meat industry nor meat prices would be affect ed by the brief suspension of the Chicago end of the business. Disease Spreads. Washington. Nov. ">. Cattle in fecte I with foot and mouth disease! were discovered at Clyed. M. Y.. mak- ! ?mi three centers of infection in that State, according to reports to the Department of Agriculture to-day. Six moro communities are report ed affected in Lancaster county, I'ennsyh ania. Secretary Houston told the Presl-. cent to-day that it would bo neces saiy to increase the estimate of the department's expenditures. He said the department believed it is in r;>n trol of the situation, and that the food snp|)ly will not be seriously af fect? d. H. n j. Knox .Married in Washington. ( Tugaloo Tribune. ; Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Knox, of Washington, i>. C., arrived Sunday and will spend their honeymoon at the home of the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. .los. A. Knox, of Hie Taber Vicinity. Mis. Knox was Miss Julia Howard, of Washington. They were married Ins! Wednesday, Oclohpr 2S. Mr, Knox was reared in this section and has many friends here who wish him and his lovely bride a long, hap py and useful life. Al present he is running as mail clerk hot ween Washington and Bristol, Ya Tenn. Lieut. Julius Knox, of tho Philip pine Islands, ls also spending some Lime at the home of ins parents. Augustus Heinze is Dead. Saratoga, N. Y., Nov. 1. Augus tus Heinze, owner of immense copper interests In the West, died suddenly here to-night. M>\ Heinze, whose legal residence was Saratoga, came here yesterday from New York to vote. He became ill suddenly yesterday afternoon at the home of his counsel, Judge Nash Rockwood. His condition grew steadily weise and he expired early this morning. Mr. Heinze, who was 42 years old, had been ill since last June with cir rhosis of the liver. He came here against the advice of his physician. MO MONEY PLAN SUCCEEDING. VU Sections Responding to Call for .ul) > ri |>| ions. Washington, Nov. 4.-Success ol* j :he plan for raising a $135,000,000 loan fund to aid cot'on producers seemed assured to-day. W. P. C. Harding, member of the Federal Re serve Board, in active charge of the dan, returned to-day from Boston, j confident thal New longland bankers ?rill respond to the request for sub-? tcrtpttons. Mr. Harding said that .elegrams received from many cities ndicat' success of i?;? plan. He said .?iicago had raised abo't $10.000,-! 100 already; Cleveland aid Chichi-' latl about $2,OOO,OOP. Sw> Kran-! .isc ) is actively at wort and Wash- ! ngt >n and Louisville have pledged ! heir full quota. The orompt action of th? clearing louses a. d banks in these and other 'ities led .Ni-, Harding to feel conti-, lent that the prospects an bright for ? he success of the fund. I e explain- j >d to-day that New England bankers ixpect to aid cotton i tanufa? turers ,n ? hat section, but do not, on ti e other land, wish to see cotton selling Cl's .ear at unusually lo.v prices wlti. a ihorl crop as a sonaenca of such j ?rices next year. This, in the vie / I 1 >f many New england bankers ] VOUld only mean thal next year's j >otton would go to abnormally high j ?rices, and the manufacturers .vonId I jain nothing. They are said to pre er a stablo mai kel and for this rea to n, if for no ot IHM-, aro willing to 'ontribute to the fund. Boston maj ie asked for nearly $ 10,00?"?,000 fe.?' he fund. Don't Relay Treating Your Cough, A slight cough often becomes -eri ns, lungs iret congested, bronchial ubes fill with mucous. Your vital ly is reduced. You need Dr. Bell's Mne-Tar-l louey. It soothes your lr itated air passages loosens mucous nd in ikes your system resist colds, live the baby and children Dr. Bell's Mne-Tar-Honey. lt's guaranteed to le'p /them. Only 25c. at your Iruggist. Adv. (jenn of Gangrene Discovered. Tari-, Nov. G. A microbe which .anses gangrene in bullet and shrnp iel wounds has been discovered by !)rs. Janies Scarlett and (Jeorges Des iardhis. of the American ambulance icrvice. After much experimentation m horses and guinea pigs, a serum is mw being prepared by Br. Henri vVeisherg, of the Pasteur Institute. The discovery is expected to have world-wide importance. The serum s being injected into patients on the lattleftelds in the early stages of In action, obviating amputations and iireventlng great loss of life. MOTH Kit! IS CHILD'S STOMACH SOUR, SICK ? lt Tongue ls Coated or if Cross, Fev erish, Constipated, (?ive "Cali fornia Syrup of Figs." Don't scold your fretful, peevish child. See il tongue is coated; this is a sure sign its little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with sour waste. When listless, pale, feverish, full ol' cob!, ?neath bad, throat sore, doesn't eat. sleet? or act naturally, has stomachache, indigestion, diarrhoea, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs.-' and in a few hours all the foul waste, the sour bile and fermenting food passes out of the bowels and you have a well and play ful child again. Children love this harmless ' fruit laxative," and moth ers can rest easy after giving it, be cause it never fails to make their lit tle "insides" clean and swed. Keep it handy, mot IHM-! A little given to-day sa\e.s a sick child to morrow, but get the genuine. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle ol' ..California Syrup of fc'igs," which has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Remember then- ur<> counterfeits sold her-, ?o surely look and .see that yours is made by the "California Fig Syrup Company." Hand back with contempt any other Hg syrup.- Adv. A Parallel Case. ; Lancaster News. ? Many years ago when cotton was going begging on the market like i! is now. Hob Too m bs, of Georgia, ac cording to John Temple Graves, gave expression to the following at a mass meeting of Georgians; "But a few months ago they told us cotton was king and thai before his throne the crjwn^d monarchs of the world would crouch and sue for favor. Hut now before a frost has withered a ainglc leaf in his coronet ne conies into tlie h:ill a. shivering pauper cry ing. 'Give nu- drink or I perish!' Whenever You Need a General Tonic Tako Grove's Thc Old Standard Grove's Tasteless .hill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properticsof QUININE and IRON. It acts on thc Liver, Drives out Malaria, Kn riches the Blood and Builds up the Whole S3'stetu. 50 cents. Slate Pris in Will Make ( hairs. .Columbia, Nov. -"We expect to begin work lt: the chair factory in a tew na's.'- aid i). J. Griffith, super lu*en lent of tin- Sene penitentiary, yesterday. The mill has been closed for several weeks. Capt. Griffith said that it was the purpose of the directors to man ?facture about I,Ooo chairs. ..!!' we lind a market for these chairs we will continue to operate tho factory." he added. There are about 200 prisoners con fined hi the penitentiary and on the State farms, according to Capt. Grif fith. CL c?feed?cwe ?/a /WTn&zi Those of Middle Age Especially. When you have found no remedy for the horrors that oppress you during change of life, when through the long hours of the day it seems as though your back would break, when your head aches constantly, you are nervous, de pressed and suffer from those dreadful bearing down pains, don't forget that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the safest and surest remedy, and has carried hundreds of women safely through this critical period. Read what these three women say: From Mrs. Hornung, Buffalo, N. Y. BUFFALO, N. Y.-4CI am writing; lo let you know how much your medicino lias dono for me. I failed terribly during1 the last winter and Bummer and every one remarked about my appearance. I suf fered from a female trouble and always had pains in my back, no appetite and at times was very weak. "I was visiting nt a friend's house one day and she thought I needed Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 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I*e foro I had taken tho whole; of one bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound I felt better, and now I am well and can do a good day's work. I toll everybody what your medicine has done for mo." -Mrs. JOHN THOMPSON, Tori;, Wisconsin. For i*0 years Lydia Ti. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound luis been tbo standard remedy for fe male ills. No one sick with woman's ailments does justice to herself if she docs not try this fa mous medicine made from roots and herbs, it bas festered so many suffering women to health. ?Mflflga?Write to LYDIA E.P?NKHAM MEDICINE CO. W (CONFIDENTIAL) LYNN, MASS., for advice. Tour lotter will bo opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence. NO-TICK TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. AH persona indebted to the Estate of Mrs. Lou Barron, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persons having claims against said estate will present the same, duly attested, within tho time prescribed by law or be barred. W. S. BARRON, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. J.ou Barron, deceased. Oct. 21, 1914. 42-45 T A X N O T I O E . County Treasurer's Ofllce, Walhalla, S. C., Oct. 6, 1914. The books for the collection of State, County, School and Special Taxes for the fiscal year 1914 will be open from October 15th, 1914, to De cember ?list, 1914, without penalty, after which day one per cent penalty will be added on all payments made lu the month of January, 1915, and two per cent penalty on all payments made in the month of February, 1915, and seven per cent penalty on all payments made from the '"?ist day of .March until the J5t\ day of March, 19 15. After that day all taxes not paid will go into execution ?nu! be placed li? the hands of the Sheriff tor collection. Taxpayers owning property or pay ing taxes for others will please ask for a tax receipt in each Township or Special School District In which he or they may own property. This Ls very important, as there are so many Sp?cial School Districts. The tax levy ls made up as follows: Stale tax .ti mills School tax..... 3 mills Ordinary county tax.1xh mills Interest on bonds. % mill Total .17 mills Special and Local School Tax. 21 I 0 2i; 3% 59 - 2 ny* 6 2 4 4 2 6 2 2 4 4 2 2 8 * 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 5 6 2 2 2 6 6 8 4 4 2 Dog Tax, 50c. citizen from 21 to HO years of age ls liable fo: poll tax ex cept Confederate soldiers, who do not pay after HO years of age, and thoso exempted by law. Road Tax, $2. Every male citizen from 1 $ to 50 years of age ls liable for road tax, except those exempt by law. This tax is payable from October 15th, 1914, to March 15th, 1915, aCtor which time four days' work will bo required. R. H. ALEXANDER, Treasurer Oconee Countv, S. C. Oct. 7, 1914. r i; Poll Tax, 91, Every male Whole Crew Rc|M>rted Lost. Santiago, Chile, Nov. 1 All hands aie reported to have perished when the British cruiser Monmouth took her plunge beneath the sea after 20 minutes' of fighting with the Ger mans off Coronel, according to nd \ i, os i ecol ved here.' rho battle was terrific while it laste?!. As darkness began the Good Hoi a seemed to he on tire, following a terrific burst of llames which seemed to indicate that "an explosion had occurred on board. The Glasgow ls reported to have arrived In a bad condition in Coro nel Hay. The Otranto escaped to Puerto Monti. The German ships arrived in Val paraiso to-day to take on board coal and provisions. There ls civilization only In peace. War ls barbarism. If it wasn't for worry nome people In this world v.ould have nothing to do.