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_"TO THINE OWN 8?LF BE TRUE, A Xl) IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER._WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SE1?T. 10, 1014. New Serie? No. 8?0.-Volume LXV.-No. :?7. 100 PAIRS /HEN'S PAINTS. We have 100 pairs Men's Pants, values from $2 to $4, that we are going to close out during January at only $1.50 the Pair. Call early and make a selection, C. W.&J. E. BAUKNIGHT, WALHALLA, S. C. They Look Good to Me is the expression we hear frequently now about our time certificates. Six per cent, on /our money and thc interest paid promptly, and principal also paid prompt ly, is appealing more and more to busi ness n:en especially this Winter when they ar? finding they cannot collect the interest even on so called fine loans. No worry and no expense attached to getting a twelve-month time certificate. BANK, T. Peden Anderson, P. P. Sullivan, Cashier. President. RICHIiAND lAWAli NEWS. Numerous Holiday Visitors-Good Wishes for All for New Year. Richland, Jan. 4.-Special: The weather being uncertain, very little visitng was done around here during tho holidays. There were several turkey dinners, however, and plenty of good cheer. Dr. and Mrs. Otis Whitten, of Cross Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rallonger, of Greenville, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ballenger, last week. Miss Mary Stuart, of Winthrop College, whose home is in Nebraska, visited Miss Ruth Berry last week. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Davis, of At lanta, arrived Saturday to visit rola 1 ives. Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Wilcox, of Walhalla, and Hayden Coe, of Madi son, spent several days last week ?with their mother, Mrs. H. L. Coo. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Holleman, of Seneca, and Monroe McDonald, of Walhalla, spent last Wednesday with Mrs. J. M. McDonald. Misses Ada and Cora Wyly and Beth Coe left Saturday to take up their school work agnin. Mrs. lien Harper, of Seneca, vis ited the family of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hubbard during Christmas. Mr. ?nd Mrs. H. W. McDonald and children, Mrs. lilllie Drown and two daughters, of Westminster, spent two days last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Strlbling, of Seneca, spent Sunday with Hon. E. E. Verner. Thal reminds us. Of course we still have attractions here, and will continue to have to the end of the chapter; and Bounty Land's sons and Seneca's, too, as well as those of other places-will find a welcome here, provided they remain good boys. Prank Shirley, of Westminster, was a recent visitor here. Oscar Doyle and sister, Miss Cary, of Bounty Land, were here a short while Saturday. Our girls and boys have all gone back to their respective colleges. We miss their bright, young faces, and here's wishing them the best success In everything for 1915-and the same to The Courier force, and every body else in this peaceful land. CALOMEL SALIVATES AND MAKES VOE SICK. Acts I.Mee Dynamite on a Sluggish Liver und Von Lose a Day's Work. There's no reason why a person should take sickening, eal 1 vating cal omel when 50 cents buys a large bot tle of Dodson's Liver Tone-a jierfect substitute for calomel. It ls a pleasant, vegetable liquid which will start your livor just as surely as calomel, but. lt doesn't make you sick and cannot salivate. Children and grown folks can take Dodson's Liver Tone, because lt is perfectly harmless. Calomel is a dangerous drug. It is mercury and attacks your bones. Take a dose of nasty calomel to-day and you will feel weak, sick and nau seated to-morrow. Don't lose a day's work. Take a spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone Instead and you will wake Up feeling great. No moro bilious ness, constipation, sluggishness, headache, coated tongue or sour sto mach. Your druggist says if you, don't find Dodson's Liver Tone arts better than horriblo calomel your money ts tvaitlug for you.-Adv. ALCOHOL CAUSES TWO DEATHS. William Kizer and J. P. Sweeney Sac? s limb to Poison Effects. Two deaths under peculiar circuni stanees occurred In Walhalla last week, that of William Kizer, who died Thursday morning about ?I o'clock, and that of J. F, Sweezey, who linger ed until about 5 o'clock the following morning, Friday, January 1st. Both deaths were due to alcoholic poison ing, due to the two men having been for several days drinking a mixture made of wood alcohol and lemon, va nilla and banana extracts. Their condition for some days prior to their deaths was said to have been pitiable. Their physician, Dr. J. J. Thode, wattled them that they were being not only surely but rapidly poisoned by reason of their folly in using this mixture with one of its ingredients a deadly poison. But the men would not heed the warning, rather making light of it and joking with the physi cian with regard to his fears and their condition. When seen by Dr. Thode, two days before being called to see Kizer when at the very thres hold of death, the pupils of his eyes were so dilated as to leave the ap pearance of a solid pupil surrounded by the white. This was noted by the doctor and attention of the un fortunate men called to it with a sol emn and plain-spoken warning, to which there was no heed. Both men had been drinking of this combination steadily for some days, and Dr. Thode had been on other occasions called in to wait on them when suffering from the effects of their folly. He had hoi>ed that bis continual warnings would put a stop to the practice, but it seems that the poison had gotten such hold on the men that they were unable to resist it. I, William Kteor was about 20 ott 22 years of age and lived with lils wife In Midway. He leaves a wife of a year to mourn his sad taking away, also his father, a brother and several sisters. He was a teamster by occupation, and for some time had? been employed by Ben Pierce. Funeral services over the remains of Kizer were conducted at the li o me Friday afternoon by Kev. G. M. Wil cox, of the Presbyterian (burch, after which the remains were interred by the side of his mot/her In the Neville burying ground, west of Walhalla. J. F. Sweezey was Quite well known here and elsewhere in the county. He lived for a number of years in the county, quite a while back, but left here, working in North Carolina at his trade, that of shoe and harness maker, until a year or two ago, when he returned to Walhalla from Cow pens, S. C., and established himself in business, building up a good trade. He was about 3 5 years of age and leaves a wife and several children, to whom the sympathy of many friends Is extended. His funeral services were conducted at Wolf Stake Bap tist cemetery, where tho interment took place on Saturday, by Rev. H. A. Whitten. A short service was conducted at the home by a Wesleyan minister. Exciting Time at Hartwell? (Hartwell, Ga., Sun.) Much excit' mont was manifested In Sheriff .lohnt, JU received a telegram from the sheriff at Walhalla, S. C., stating that a mob wats on Its way to Hartwell to take the negro Sprigg, who was so severely beaten in the lynching at Knox's Bridge on Sunday, the 20th of December. The negro died on tho night before, Sunday, 27th, in the jail hore. It is supposed that the party knew that ho would tell all about, the occurrence, and that they wanted to kill him so that he could not testify against them at the trial. Sprigg had already made a sworn statement, which is now In the hands of the proper au thorities, and will be brought out, of course, in tho trial later. i Sheriff Johnson promptly made ar rangements for the mob, and Gover nor SI ato n ordered the military com pany hero to be In readiness. For some reason the mob never put in Its appearance. The negro was dead, anyway, and probably the men t found out that there was no use In coming. At any rate, lt was pretty exciting here for several hours, and it was good for all parties that nothing real ly happened. TU HUE MEX ARE NOW IN JAIL. ? _ WlHiain McClure, Cal. Kay, Woodrow Unmpbcll, in Fair Flay Cns?*. Sheriff John W. Davis now has un der his care three men, who are held in connection with the killing of seve ral negroes near Fair Play. The three men are Magistrate William Mc Clure, Calhoun Kay and Woodrow Campbell, the latter having come to Walhalla Monday evening, giving himself up to Sheriff Davis. The She riff had for some days been seeking Campbell, but was unable to locate liiin though he knew just about whore he was. lt is stated that Mr. Campbell was dividing his time along the road from his home to Starr, in Anderson county, while Sheriff Davis was seeking him' at his home and an other ofllcer was keeping a watch at the other end of the line. Finally Sheriff Davis sent word to Mr. Camp bell that he had just as well come lc and give up; that he held the war rant and intended serving it and ar rest him sooner or later, and that his continued moving about would only servo to delay matters, both to his (tfe? Sheriff's) and Campbell's dis comfort and inconvenience. When Mr!l Campbell arrived at the jail he smilingly informed Sheriff Davis that he had gotten his message. The preliminary hearing that was to have been held last Monday, the 4th, has been postponed, we under stand, until next Monday, . January 11th. It is expected that some very direct testimony will be brought out at this hearing, which will be held by Magistrate Kubanks, of the Oak way section. 126*aiOItE PRISONERS RELEASED Clcttj^acy lins Reen Extended in 170 . : ' '??..es Since diiistmnsrf v .:. - East week The Courier reported 4 4 pardons, paroles and commutations issued by Governor Please on Mon day preceding. Following that came the release ol' 56 on the day we went to press (Wednesday) and 71 more were "sent away rejoicing" last Sat urday. These exercises of executive clemency aggregate 170 since the few "Christmas presents" were distrib uted. There were several cases in which Oconee is interested in the last two batches, five persons from Oconee having been given consideration. They are as follows: Robert M. Belcher, murder. Sen tenced In 1909 for life. Sentence re duced to twenty years on a former oc casion by Governor Blease and now reduced to ten years' imprisonment. (Belcher, it will be recalled, escaped from the Oconee chain gang some time ago and has not yet been locat ed. He was one of those convicted for the murder of the Corblns. reve nue officers.) William il. Malloy, murder. Sen tenced In 1908 to life imprisonment. Sentence reduced to ten years. BayluB Freeman, breach of trust with fraudulent intent. Sentenced November, 19ii, to one year imprls ment. Paroled. Arthur Taylor, breach e. trust with fraudulent Intent. Sentenced No vember, 1914, to ono year imprison ment. Paroled. Stiles Moore, carnally knowing a woman child. Sentenced July, 1905, to 14 years' Imprisonment. Uncon ditionally pardoned. (Moore was paroled several years ago, and has been residing iu Midway, near Wal halla, since.) A pardon has also been granted to Logan Rame; . convicted of man slaughter. Ramey has been out on parole for some time. With the latest lists of pardons, paroles and commutations accounted for, there are said to be less than 200 convicts In South Carolina to-day, this number including all those in tho State penitentiary, on the State farms ind on county chain gangs. Tldwcll Receive? Reduction. Geo. W. Tidwell, of Greenville county, under sentence of twelve years for manslaughter, as a result of slaying Emmet Walker, received a re duction to a seven year sentence. His ippea! was argued liefere the Su preme Court only a few days ago. Nine More. Columbia, Jan. 5.-Nine more con victs were freed by Governor Blease to day, bringing his total to 1,625. Two Anderson county men, Edgar KKCHSTER VITAL STATISTIC'S. Minute Details of WrtliH and Deaths Must Bo Flle<l Hereafter. Tho new vitfl'l statistics law has he come effective in South Carolina, numerous registrars having been ap pointed for each of the counties. In quiry at the county otllces, however, failed 'to reveal any information as to who the registrars for Oconee are. none of the county officials having re ceived any notification of such ap pointments. Wo have, however, heard of a few, these being as fol lows: Wagener Township--B. Tillman McLees, Walhalla. Seneca Township-J. Eustace Hop kins, Seneca. Center Township W. ll. Cole, Oak way. Keowee Township-S^ /. Smith, New Hope. The New Law became effective January 1st, from which date the registration of every birth and death is required to be made to the registrar of vital statis tics for tlie section wherein the bili h or death occurs. Under the law no burial or removal of a body will be permitted without a permit issued by one of the many registrars who have been appointed in every county in the State by the secretary of the State Hoard of Health. The certificate of death, which must be made to the registrar for a permanent State record, is to include the full name, sex, color, conjugal re lation, birthplace, name of father, maiden name of mother, birthplace of mother, name and address of In formant, date of death, statement o' attending physician, place of burial, signature of undertaker, and minor details. A full statement, along somewhat' eluv?tur '.'nessie --required j for every birth. These cert ideates are to become permanent State records. On the 10th of each month the local regis trars arc required to transmit to the secretary of Stale Hoard of Health, who is State Registrar, al! original certificates registered by him during the preceding month, ami under the law he is to receive the sum of 2"> cents for each certificate so turned in. In addition to turning the original certificates in to the State Registrar thc local registrars are required to make copies of all certificates, in rec ord books furnished them by the State Registrar, and this record book is to be turned over to the county Clerk ot Court at the end of each year as a permanent record. The State Registrar ls required to arrange, bind and permanently pre serve all the original certificates In a systematic manner and maintain a comprehensive and continuous card index of all births and deaths regis tered. Under the new law lt becomes a misdemnnor to bury or remove a body without having a burial permit issued by the registrar. Before Is suing the burial permit, tho registrar is required to examine carefully the death certificate as filled out and to satisfy himself ns to any suspicion of foul play, and to request an Investiga tion by the coroner, should ho deem this necessary. Copies of the law, Including regu lations of the State Board of Health which have been promulgated rela tive to its enforcement, have been dis tributed to the several registrars. Card of Thanks. Editor Keowee Courier: We desire through your columns to thank our friends and neighbors for the many kindnesses shown us during the sick ness and death of our son and hus band. Elbert F. Hudson. May heaven's richest blessngs rest upon each and every ono of them is the prayer of his mother and companion. Mrs. R. V. Hudson. Mrs. Etha Roberts Hudson. Westminster, Jan. f>, 1915. Dwons and Arthur Owens, serving seven years each on a conviction of manslaughter, were paroled. Charley O'Day, a yegg, pa 1 oled by Governor Blease, was this morning remanded to Jail to await trial before the United States Court In Virginia an the charge of cracking a post offtoe' safe at Gordonsville, in that State, In 1904. TAX 1MCNAI/FY IS POSTPONED. Tim? Extended Till February First to roy Without Penalty. County Treasurer R, H. Alexander last Friday received notico from Comptroller (ieneral Jones that tho time for paying -taxes without penalty had been extended to February 1st. This will case a great many taxpay ers, not a few having so far failed to make payment during December. Tho paying of taxes continues, however, though Hie "big rush" incident to the endeavor to get In before the original date for putting on the penalty (Jan uary 1st) has ceased. The order issued postponing tho date for adding the 1 per cent penally on January 1st ls published in full elsewhere In thin issue. Up to thii* morning Treasurer Alex ander has col looted State, county and special taxes to the amount ot $59, 997.74. In addition to thia about. $5,000 has K..cn paid In to tho dif ferent banka of the county, for which receipts have not. been Issued. There is yet to be collected by the Treasu rer taxes to the amount of about $65,000, showing that hardly half of the taxes of this county have 'been paid. Tho Income tax to he collected lu Oconee amounts to $202.93. Last year this tax amounted to $134.07. Lose Homo by Eire Second Time. (Starr Cor. Anderson Mall.) The handsome homo of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pruitt was burned boro Monday morning. It ls supposed tho fire was caused by a defective stove fluo, as the cook had just made a Aro lu the stove and had been sent to tho store. Mrs. Pruitt was alone ^nd was unaware of the fire until a small given, but before help could arrive the lire WW beyond control. . Mr. Pruitt was a /ay from home, having goue on an early train to Mount Car mel on business in connection w\ih bis farm there. lt will he remem bered that Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt lost their ho? ie hy lire only two years ago. Well Known Veteran Dead. Westbrook, Conn., Jan. 1.-Wm. I Lewis, for 72 years nn assistant ser geant-at-arms In tho United States Senate and a well Known veteran of the War Between the States, died here to-night, age J 7 4 years. During the war I-ewis was captured hy Col. Moshy'a soldiers and tried as a spy. He wa- confined in Libby prison and later exchanged. Marriage at Long Creek. Long Creek, Jan. 4.-Married, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Lee, In the Long Creek section, on December 20, 1914, Miss Genela Leo and Thomas I/eo, Ons C. Arve, Notary Public, officiating. The ceremony was witnessed by several near rela tives. After tho ceremony all wero Invited to a table loaded with a splendid dinner, which all seemed to enjoy. The Leo home is proverbial for its hospitality, Mr. Lee being a progressive farmer and apple grower. Apples and cider wero served In abundance, and all had a pleasant time. Tho many friends of tho young couple wish them much Joy and happiness. .J..J..J..J..J..J..J..J. ?fr ?J- ?fr ?J? ?fr ?J- ?fr ?fr ?fr?fr?fr ?fr FARMERS' MEETINGS. / ?fr ?frtfr?fr?fr?fr?fr?fr?fr?fr*fr ?fr?fr?fr?fr?fr?% .{..{. Call Meeting Ebenezer Union. A special meeting of Ebenezer Farmers' Unlor, Ivocal No. 72, ls herohy called, ^ be held Wednes day evening, January fith, 1915, at 7.30 o'clock. All members are ur gently requested to be presont, as Important business la to be attended lo. lt. M. Holland. County Farmers' Union. The Oconee County Farmers' Un ion will ii>.eet with Fairview Local Union on Saturday, January 16th, 1915. T. Y. Chalmers, President. J. H. Garrison, Secretary. Picket Post Local. Farmers' Union, No. 70, will moot Saturday, January 9th,.1915, at 7.30 p. m. T. Y. Chaimeifa, President. I, L, Garrison, Secretary?