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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1849.) Published Every Wednesday Morm.^ j Subscription $1 Per Annum. Thc Courier and Thc Processive l armer 1 Year cudi, both for $1.50. Advertising Hate? Reasonable -Hy S I fcCK, SHELOR & SCHRODER. Communications ol a personal character charged for as advertisements. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, k of not over one hundred words, will I IH? printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for at thc rate ol ono cent a word. Cash to ac company manuscript. . WALHALLA. S. C.: WEDNESDAY, JA NVA RY 1?O, 11MI. .. LOOSENING UP." VV? (innly believe thal tilings are going to loosen up" generally in the verj near future all over Wie South, and especially so in those sections of the South which have not depended solely upon cotton in the past. The all-cotton section is tho section that is bardi i hit, and ii is going to take he all-cotton section longer lo ic <(>ver than those sections, like our own anti oilier Piedmont sections of the Stale und the South, Liai have LT>.-:i more attention lo divcrsitlcn tion. Bm tin- whole nninir> is going lo t.-cover in fad, it is al ready recovering; things uro be ginning to loosen up." Are we all (hong our purl toward "loosening up" the linancial .^ire s? Every o.if us can help l<? some ex tent ii we will gol together in a genet,il forward movo toward the pay men I of even debi pnssible ot' Mil II ida i ion. Whit f lie country needs is nul more money, bul the circula tion of thal which in III existence, liv erv man who holds back tho pay ment ol a debt I'll a I he can discharge is contributing ju-U thal, mu ' to the so-called "hard times." Let us gel to work to paying ill tho bills we can Not one of us full) real I/.es to wii.it .i marki'd degree it will help tho ; enera I situ?t ion. Pay unir hills ami we can pay ours. When we i>.iy ours some other fellow ian pay his. ll is an "endless chain" theory thal will work as well in ac tual practico ,i? it will in theory. I Iel p to w< rk i t out. An indication, loo, thal comes , our mind locally i; thc fact thal the largo corporations that have money lo lend aro coining to the front and seeking a place to-put ont their cash. An advertisement appears In The Courier this week in which a local attorney, representing large financial Interests, states thal lhere is money to loan on tarin lands. Karin lands in the Piedmont sections, where we don't run to all-cotlon, ire going to h.iv. ;i good value at all times. It's the nll-cottoil lands and (he all-cot ton farmers vvh > are hi! hardest. Rear thal in mimi. I li versified farm ing means profitable fanning, and profitable tannin:', me.ms a stable ">r rising v ?lue for farm hinds. "Stick a peg lhere." the Liver Regulates tho I tody-A sluggish Liver Needs cure. Some one has -said that people with chronic liver complaint should be ulm! up away from humanity, for they are pessimists .md seo through ,i "glass darkly." Why? Because mental states depend upon physical states. Biliousness, headaches, diz ziness and constipation disappear al ter using l>: King's New Life Bills. U?e. at your druggist.- Adv. Check on Pardoning Bovver. Columbia, Jan I V Senator Sher ard, ol' Anderson, lias prepared .md will intriduce nexl week au amend ment repealing Dial section of the Const it ut ion giving the Governor th?' tight to exorcise clemency, .md sub stituting a .section authorizing the Governor to issue pardons, paroles, commutations and reprieves, (except in e.i o of impeachment,) .subject to tn?- re '.ri. lions to l>i* enacted by the General xssoni'bly. This would serve ;is check of the wholesale abu ti of I he pa rdon n power. sion Rowanl, -Sion. Th? rond?is of Ibis paper will ho pleased io barn (hal liiere is at least om- dreaded disease thal science has been aide to inn- in ai: [\a stages, and i Int is atarrh. Hall's Catarrh' Cure is th.- only posh ive euro now known to the mod leal fr.Hovnlty, Ca tarrh, being a constit i tiona! disease, recluiros a const it ut ional trent mont! Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surf.ices of tile system, thereby destroying tho foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength hy building up thc consti tution and assisting nature in doing its work. Tho proprietors have much faith in its curative powers that tliey offer ono hundred dollars i\.r any caso that, it fails to cure. Send for li.^t o' testimonials. Address: E. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio. Sold by all druggist. 7f>c. Take Mall's Family Pills for con idiiKition.- Adv. KA UTI I yi'AKKS, THOUSANDS DIU Loss or Life lu Italy Great-Destine lion of Property. Koine, Jan. 13.-A terrific eartii i|uako un Hi red in Rome und the ad jacent territory early to-day. lt is estimated that the number of dead Hom Iii earthquake reaches about 10,000. The town ol* Avezzano was virtually destroyed, iud the dead are eat i mat ed at 8.1. Ono thousand persons escaped from th?- ruins, but most of them were injured. Tho shock was Hi?' strongest ever fell in Rome. ll lasted several sec onds and caused i serious panic, people everywhere rushing from their houses iu terror. Many buildings were damaged hy the .--hock. There was confusion throughout Mle whole ot Home la some cases it amounted to tenor ind bordered on panic. l'lie telephone was resorted to by great numbers of people at s ir tually the same time in endeavors to ascertain the safety of relatives and friends, and then to leam the extent of the damage lo the etty. The tele phone girls did their host to meet 'he emergency. A system ol' gathering and giving in formal ion was lim iedly inaugurated. lt was learned 'arty In the daj thal among thu old h .'Ill ings damaged was thc Palazzo f i as well as Hie lamons column ol Marcus Aurelius. Historic buildings on thc IMuz>.n Colonna, in the comer of Home, also .vere damaged, as was also the fam ous Fnrnese Palace, occupied hj the I"' - a? h ..'iihassy. The belfry of the Church of St. An drea i- ia danger of falling, and the hail tim; has boen surrounded hy polio lo prevent people from ap proaching ?! . Statue ol' St. Paul Twisted. A large crowd gathered in the square in trout of tho Column of Marms Aurelius. At a point about half way up lite column had been broken and twisted. lt was at leas? six inches from its true axis. The im mense bronze statue of St. Haul on top of the column also inclines to one side. The dome of the Church of si. Charles Cati lari was cracked. A large piece of the cornice of the Jesuit Church of st. Ignatius fell with a crash, adding to the fright of persons in Hie neighborhood. Ceilings in many of the houses fell, a number o'.' nelsons being injured in thal manner. A colossal statue at t he Basilica Of St. .lohn in Lateran, which occupied a position visible from many parts -o' Rome, tumbled doun and was shat tered on the steps of the edifice. Several si reel car lines were forced to suspend operations. As details began to arrive it was apparent tho disturb.mee in the prov ince ol' (tome and tim Abruzzla had been greater than ?ii "first believed, and that it also had !.:i felt severe ly around Naples. Lighter Sim. ; - Kollow. Home. .lan. 1 t. Set eral earth shocks occurred during I he fore part of the day. They caused the col lapse of some buildings already se veroly damaged, resulting in tim In Jury ol' a number of persons uigaged in lesen.' work in various towns. These -hoiks .veie not violent, lint they increased tlie alarm o' tho peo ple and made more difficult the work ol' rescue, ' Confirmed Rcporti-, Add to Horror. Koine. Jan. l-l. With etery hour, as additional and more accurate de tails are received, the horror ol' yes terday's earthquake increases, threat ening lo place i' itt tiie li.st of simi lar ci astrophe- in Ku rope second only to the Messina disaster of 1908 The UM of dead, dying and injured has increased from a relatively small figuro last night to more than 50, according to au official ntl nounceiiieni to-dav, and it ls expected that this number may grow before t he da> is ot er. The full extent of the property loss has not yet been determined. Here in Home p?: less statues, centurv ohl building ,:.d structures that for years have been the mecca of all vis itor., ha., in- :i destroyed or injured. Though i he loss of life, and pos sibly the damage, may be h-ss than it was in Cms, the area of disturbance greatly exceeds Ihe Messina earth quake. li rovers the whole central portion of Italy, extending '.rom Naples, on the south, to Femara, on the north. Tho most disastrous disturbance, from ail reports, seems to have cen tered ill tho vicinity of the town of Avezzano, where 15,000 persons have been killed or Injured, according to the latest official reports. Reports of damage in varying de? ;;iees of severity have como from Lat in tu, Abruzzi, f'mbrla, the Marciu s, Tuscany, Aezlla, Campanil and Apulia. Quake Belt 300 Miles Long. The earthquake belt is estimated to bo about 300 miles long, extendin - practically from, one eldo of Italy to til?; other. IQ Abruzzl, Latlum and Campania the quak?- reached its high est degree, described by scientists as "catastrophic," and in ot her places it varied between the seventh and thc tentli degrees. Relief measures for the thousands who have succeeded lu escaping from their ruined homes III safety, hut are in want and without shelter, are going ahead with all possible speed Special trains have been dispatched carrying physicians and nurses, and government olllcials have been or dered to provide all necessaries fo" the stricken people. King Victoi Knirnanuel, despite tin protests of government officials, who urged the international situation iii Europe as a reason for his staying ia Rome, left early to-day for the vicin ity of Avt'zzano t?> do whatever he could, and by his presence give stim ulus to the rlief work. Queen Helena, still in bed sin < the birth of a daughter, has express ed the keenest regret that she could not go to the Beetles of devastation as she did at Messina. CLEANSES vim; HA I lt, MAKES IT BEAUTIFUL. lt Becomes Thick, Wavy, Lustrous .III?! Ali Dundrun' Disappears Hair Stops Coming Out. Surely try a "Dandorlne Hair I Cleanse" if you wish 'o immediately i double the beauty 01 your nair. Just I moisten a cloth willi Dandcrine and A it carefully through your nair. I i ? U i ti u one small strand at a time; I this will cleanse the hair of dust. I dirt >: any excessive ?iii-- in a few miiiu?vs you will be amazed. Your hail v ii In- wavy, Huf? -. and nbund-I iain md possess an incomparable soft ness, lustre and luxuriance. Besides beautifying the hair, one . app . >:? of Dandcrine dissolve's every , i rt icio of dandruff; Invigo I rates the scalp, stopping itching and falling hair. Dand<M'ine is to the hair what fresh showers of rain and sunshine are to vegetation. lt goes right to 1 Im roots, invigorates and strengthens them. lis exhilarating, stimulating and life-producing properties cause the hair to urow long, strong and beau t if ii 1. You can .-.univ have pretty, soft, lustrous hair, and lots of it, if you will just get a 25-cent bottle of Know hon's Dandcrine from any drug store or toilet counter and try it as directed. Adv. I tit Y A N'S REPLY TO BRITAIN. Appreciates Friendly Tone-Detailed Consideration io Come Liltfl'. Washington, Jan. 14.-In a note delivered to-day hy Ambassador Page, at London, Secretary Bryan ac- I knowledged receipt of Great Bri- ! tain's preliminary note to the Ameri- ' can protest against British interfer ences with neutral commerce. He expressed appreciation of the friendly spirit in which the protest had been received, and noted with satisfaction that principles of international law set forth in it had been accepted. Further comment, Mr. Bryan said, would he immature at this time in view of the intention of the British go vern me nit to reply in detail. Fol lowing ls a paraphrase of the Secre- i tary's note: "The friendly spirit in which th. British government received the American note of December 28 is ap- ? predated. No doubt is entertained ?iv us that the cordial relations be tween th?> governments will continue pending diplomatic discussion. This government notes with satisfaction thal the principles of the interna-; (ional law, as set forth in the Ameri can notes, aro accepted by his ma jesty's government. As the original note is being examined with ?are hy the British gov ?'ruinent with a view to replying further amt in detail, i would seem premature for me t > make further answer al this time. ? lt is tlie intention of this govern mont to consider in connection with the further reply of thc British gov ernment the points raised by Sir Edward C.rey. in connection with t !i?' preliminary answer." Free Flower Seed. Hastings' Catalogue Tells You About lt If you are engaged in farming, or If you plant only vegetables or How ers, you cannot afford to bo without the big catalogue published fresh and new every year hy Hi?! great South ern seed house, H. 0. Hastings & Company, of Atlanta, Ga , and sent ab solutely free, postage paid, to all who w rite for it, mentioning tho name ol this newspaper. In ?lils catalogue wc tell you of a splendid offer of free dower seed to all our customers, flvo magnificent varieties that mean beauty about your home and a pleasure to wiv?>s and daughters that nothing else can give. This catalogue tells you, too, about our big cash prize offer to tho Corn Club boys of your state. It tells all about our fine yielding varieties of corn and cotton-the kind we grow on our own 3,200 aero farm. It tells about the best scads of all kinds for planting In ?he South. It should bo in every Southern home. Write to day and let us send lt to you.-H. Q. HASTINGS A CO., Atlanta, Ga.--Advt. GOVF.KNOR BLEASU RESIGNS. So Reason Assigned for Stop live Rays Before Tenn lixpired. Columbia, .lan. 1 1. Governor Coleman Livingston (Mease to-day tiled his resignation with the See ro tary of state, to take etYcoi immedi ately. Governor Please s tenn would have expired January t 11 is resignation reached the state Senate shortly af ter I o'clock, and was immediately aeeepted. Lieutenant Governor Ph is. A. Smith then took the oath ot' ofllce as Governor for the unexpired t erin. No reason for the Governor's ac tion was given i'i the document, worded with unusual brevity. His re Ignailon simply stated: "Hon. R. M McCowu, Secretary of s;.ite: 1 hereby resign my olllco as Governor of South Parolina." intense excitement was caused In the General Assembly, then ill joint session for tin' purpose of (letting a Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit. Doil'l Like Legislature. Though from no official source could the statement bc con li lined, it was generali) stated In the legisla tive halls that Governor Please re signed because be did not "like the personnel ol' the Legislature." The presen) body ls known lo be almost unanimously and bitterly opposed to h i m. Governor iliense was this morning informed of a mel ting of members of ' the Legislatur.' Tue-alav night, when the proposal ol' instituting impeach ment proceedings against him was considered, Inti abandoned because of its "impracticability." according to members of the conference. Pei doned tn Hie Kitti. Governor Please continued to ex ercise the pardoning power until the very end of !n> administration, grant ing clemency in "about fifteen cases" just before h< .etit bis resignation to tlie Secretar) of State to-day. This information ivas contained in a state ment by au attache of Governor Blcasc's ofPce. "Addi!lennis" and "Finnis." Columbia, Jan. 24.- -Twenty-three more pardons, paroles and commuta tions were granted this morning. This brings tin1 cases of clemency up t;> 2,701, including Hie 1,000 pardons. 'I c sentence of $2.000 or two yens imposed upon Wallace Whit lock, in Spartanburg, for violating Hie dispensary law was reduced to $500 or one year. Tho same sen tence for B. S. Doolittle was reduced to $7"i0 or one year. The sentences of T. M. Fowler. W. P. McColl and C. W. Cosset t. con victed in Spartanburg for violation of the dispensary law, were materially reduced. Several of those liberated had been convicted of criminal assault. The sentence of Alonzo Williams, con victed in Charleston in June. 1007, for murder .and given a life term was ! reduced to ten years. Willie Arnold, convicted in Spar-, tanblirg for burglary and larceny and : scn'tenced to five years in the peni-; teri t ia ry. was paroled. Gilbert Farr, serving a 20-year term from Charleston for criminal assault, was paroled. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Your druggist witt refund money if PAZO OINTMENT falls lo euro nny r.-me of Itching, Mind, Bleeding or Protruding l'Ile? in6 to l-l days. The first application gives Kase and Rest. SOC ; u11111 r II 1111 mu Rayo Malo A Pie THE full mellow glow your eyes and makes absence of glare and harslw to you. It is this quality recommend the soft light Rayo LAMP i fection in oil lamps. No light always. Rayo Lamps arc easy to li pensive-yet the best light Your dealer will bc glad tr STANDARD O Washington. D. C. (NEW J] Norfolk, Va. DAI Tl Richmond, Va. DAL. 1 1 TYPEN ? SUPP Ribbons - Pap Wc can supply all Dcm Bonds, Heavy, Light and Fca quantity. High quality Carbon Pap We represent locally a Sales House. Best Silk Ribbo machines with but little delay. Orders for Supplies Hanc PRINTING Sag KEOWEE WALHALI MAKE YOUR TAX BETI K\S. ! i Auditor's Ofllce Oconec Comity, S. c., December 21, UM t. Tile Auditor's ollicc will lie open to receive retujrns ot' Personal Prop erty tor taxation from the 1st day of January. 1915, to the 20tli day of Fcbrun ry, 191 ~>, lnclusi\ e. The Township Assessors aro re quired hy law to list all those who fail to make their own returns within the time required by law. ?lenee the I ditllculty of delinquents escaping the 50 per cent penalty, as well as the ; frequency of errors resulting from! this practice. By all means make, your own returns and thereby save expense and confusion. All per- i sonni property must be Itemized. Beal Estate not returnable this year, except property that has been; bough) or sold, in which case samo , should he noted as such. lie sure and give your correct school district. All persons between the ages of1 21 and GO years, except ex-Confede rate soldiers and those incapable of earning a support from being maimed or other causes, shall be deemed tax- j aide polls. Please don't neglect returning your I dogs. For the convenience of tax-payers the Auditor or his deputies, will re ceive returns at the fololwing times and places: Little River, Wednesday, Jan. 20. Tamasseo, Thursday, Jan. 21. Mountain Rest, Monday, Jan. 2"i. Henry's Store. Tuesday, Jan. 26. Cannon's Store, Wednesday, Jan. L' i . Tugaloo Academy, Thursday, Jan. 2S. Madison, Friday, Jan. 20. Westminster, Monday and Tues day, Feb. 1 and 2. Seneca. Wednesday and Thursday, Keb. 3 and 4. Returns will he taken at all places from 10 o'clock a. in. until 3 o'clock p. m., except those mentioned above. I). A. SMITH, Auditor Oconee County, S. C. Dee. 2 3. 1914. CASTOR ? A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Boars tho Signature of l??iiimniiuiiiiiiiiiiri?? ?3S Reading asure ' of thc Rayo Lamp rests reading a pleasure. Thc less will be a distinct relief that causes scientists to of the oil lamp. Thc s the highest point of per clare, no llickcr, correct ight and care for. Incx at any price. > show you thc Rayo. IL COMPANY ER??Y) CIJMIOU?, N. C. ii/\nn Charleston, W. Va. IVHJKfc. Ch.rM.Ln, S. C. Iiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii RITED LIES lt >er - Carbons ands in Typewriter Papers jjher Weight-any size, any .er always in stock. Standard Typewriter Ribbon ns 75c. Fresh Ribbons for all lied Promptly, id that looks right and , in Style, Workmanship, and Price. Write orcail. COURIER, LA, S. C. T A X N OTIC IC . County Treasurer's Office, Walhalla, S. C.. o.t. .;, 101 \. Tlie hooks for the collection of Stall', County, Schoo, and Special Taxes for thc fisc al year 191-1 will bo ?pen from October 15th, 191 1, to I)e c 111 ber 31st, 1914, without penalty, u'tor which day one per cent penalty will be added on ali payments made in thc mont h of January, 1915, and two per cent penalty on ali payments made in the month of February, 1915, and seven per cent penalty on ill payments made from the first day if .March until the 15th day of March, 1915. After that day all axes not p.xid will go into execution ind be placed in the hands of tho Sheriff for collection. Taxpayers owning property or pay ai g taxes for others will please ask or a tax receipt in each Township or Special School District in which he jr tiley may own property. This ls .erv important, as there are so many Special School Districts. The tax levy is made up as follows: stale tax .6 mills School tax.:i mills Ordinary county tax.7 V6 mills Interest on bonds . \<? mill Total .17 miUs Special ami Local School Tax. Poll Tax, SI. Hog Tax, r>Oc. Rvery male citizen from 21 to i>0 pears of age is liable for poll tax o\ .ept Confederate soldiers, who do not l>ay after 50 years of ago, and those exempted by law. Hoad Tux, $2. livery malo citizen from 18 to 50 ?ears of ago is liable for road tax, ixce.pt those exempt by law. Thia Lax is payable from October 15th, 1914, to March 16th, 1915, after which time four days' work will be required. The time for paying taxes without [.onalty has been extended to Febru ary 1, 1915. It. II. ALEXANDER. Treasurer Oconce County, S. C. Oct. 7, 1914.