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KECWEE COURIER . (ESTAIM ISHED 1849.) 0 Published Every Wednesday Morning Subscription $1 Pev Annum. Thc Courier and The Progressive Fanner I Vear each, both for $1.50. Advertising Ruten Reasonable -By STECK, 5HELOR & SCHRODER. Commui i? iuioits of a P I . und character charged foras a Ivctisemenls. Obituar otie 1 li Soutes of respect, j of iv 1 ?vc Uv hundred v/ords, will lie ;. u . o.' ciiaifo. Allover |!'.r. .nubi . . .. lu ? od fot at tho rite* ? . oe.-.? ? "" rt '.void. Cash lo ac? <.. M?T my manu it ? ipi. v-\\;.i: \I [ A. s. c.: WEDNESDAY, .IA NC A RV JT. Il)l">. SOI TH CAROLINA IS I I HST. | This siatc Has Larges! Percentage Wheal Inc-. ? .INC- in I nion. Clemson College, .lan. South Carolina leads all thc stales of thc rum:: in tin- percentage of increase in acreage ol' wintei wheal over last year, iccording to statistics received! .it t'leinson College Mum Hie United States Departtnenl of Agriculture. . : Deceiuher I, when the govern ment's estimates were ma.?e. the wheal acreage in South Carolina was three tim s i< greal as I ll>t of last year, which is to -as that the In-1 /?!?..'-.? amounts to -?11? per toni. This | e. the largest percentuge In Hie en-1 til'*1 I'lli'i'd Stale:.. tile average Of I increase for the whole country being I uah ahoul I I pei cent. The acreage in wheal last year In I this State was sj.nun acre.,, and the government's estimate ot ibu acre-j ag< planted tliis season, np lo De cember I. is 2 III.OOO acres. Deports received it Clemson since December 1 w a ri ant t he belief I hal 1 he lina I ligures will show nearly '100,000 acres lu South Carolina lo have been j pow li lo wheat this season. The fig ure, are Pased on IX? po Its from the county demonstration agents of Ch.II College, who hogan working IIII'P I:: their neighbors in tho Interest ol' small grain-sowing shortly after the nut l?ea k of the European war. Dru m Hie most gratifying feature* of Hie wheal rei>oti of the govern ment is dial the condition of the crop ! In S.nith Carolina on December 1 was !D>, four points a'bove the ten-year] SV< rilt-'C "?td i >< . .>fh??r since then Hems from Stalinp ( reek. Stamp Creek, .lan. 20. Special* The pet?i le of this suction have done very little farming as yet. rites uro "Kitin g ho:;s and getting in wood and thh is ainu' I all we < .1 :i do. Thc health ol' this se dion is .rood, ?pxcepi colds. ito*. Vbercromhio lilied his regu lar appoint incut Sunday. Our p?n ale were glad to see him again. Wo hav? i .uinn! preacher. On Sal IIrdaj night, January i'd, ronr correspondent had Hie pleasure .j'. wMii'ig the W. (i. W. meeting at isenv.ee liiaiied School building. Tile ft-rilei is a inemhcr ol' Hie W. o. W. lt I ?reen ville (Celar Camp. No. :?.? and has been to a nu mtier of enter tainments, ami in ver au any better planned business, s. \v. Smith, the Council Co mm a ti tl cr, was at his post. Mid "Fate" Kell, tho < lorie of Hie camp, was lhere reidy for work. Af ter W. O. \V. business was over the Council Commander dismissed Hie session, and we will down stairs and had one of the tite s! suppers the witter ever saw spread. The bless ing was asked hy Dud Kelley. Wc all had a good 'un Southern to Sj?.I S1 ,."?00,000. .Chinta. Ca.. Jan. 2fi. Contracts .'01 mading, in con nv t ion with <ur viituriuM and double-tracking of line . Orange to Charlotlesville. Va., lum ??'i'll let by the Southern Itail wa; Company The work from Or ange io Darnley, I mile--, w as awarded lo the Morrow Construction Comp.un. of Atlanta, and that from CHI uley to (Mia 1 tot tes vii le. 13.7 miles, to c. w. Cane & Co.. of Atlan ta. H is estimated that this Im provement will ?.md $1.500,00(1. lt wiTi give a groall*, improved li ix?, norh as to grade .uni curvatures, as well is furnishing additional Mick facilities where Ibo*, are greatly needed. Mied Kirsl (letitj'Khiirg sind. Rutland, V:.. Jan. 23. Col. T. D. Kelley. Ttl years old, who is said to ?iave fired the lirst shot at Hetty's Iwrg, is dead at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ceo. A. Brigham, ile lived for many yens at the Hotel Westminster, In Boston. His diary contained the record of ?ervice In 82 engagements and akir mli hes. He had five horses shot under him and was struck four times by lead and three times by satires. One of his exploits was the cap tore, Single-handed, Of five Confede rate soldiers, and later two more, but he did not get a medal for brav ery, because there was not a shot fired. ITALY WILL OIVK MILLIONS. Cabinet Prepares Several Decrees for \ Deviation or Conditions. [tome. Jan. 21.-Six million dol lars having boen placed al tho dispo sal of Ibo Italian authorities for alle viation ol' conditions in the earth quake nea, extensive relief works aro hein ; planned. lt is expected the most serious con ditions soon will have boen greatly improv cd. Sb M housing i ho homeless will IM er? ed is rapidly as possible; hu il di nus mit destroyed will be re paired; rn.nl- cleared and agricultu ral and b : in - life restored to nor ina I. The Italiat cabinet ls about to submit sex ral tier rees, having for their purpose lb?- alleviation of con ditions in tin- eartlupuike district, for the signature >>r the King. The de crees aro as f?>llows: Kirst. uuthorlziim Hu; expenditure of 2tl.00tl.000 Ure l $??.000,000) to ai.l the victims ol the ??arlhquake. Second, ?uspendini* lite rolled ion of I ?I xcs I n i be II ff ec ted a ''ea. Third, establishing :. moratorium for five mont lis for bills of exchange and commercial paper in Hie province nf Aquila and the district of Soi i. l'o irib. guaranteeing Hie payment of salaries of school teachers. SITTOX WILL COACH CLEMSON. Hus Made Reputation as Pitcher in the Dig Leagues. Clemson College, Jan. 21. While ba kel ball and fool ball a re holdin m chief places just now al Clemson lhere is beginning to bc considerable interest manifested in base ball, li is pia i lea Hy certain thal Ved der Sit ten will 1"' thc base ball coach ibis spring. Si: inn and Sadler woie li??* two grimiest ends Clemson ever pu! out perhaps in fool ball. They were chosen all-Southern in their day, back about I tio:t. Vedder Sitton and bis brother. Phil, are two of thc best pitchers thal Clemson bas ever bad. Holli of them have bren with thc big leagues. Last year 'bey wen? in Troy. N. V.. where they made good re? ords. \ :<-,\ years ago Veddel' Sitton had the distinction of pitching the games thal won two pennants in the sanie season. Ile pitched the final game in the South Atlantic League that .<-l<eil the Hag to Jacksonville, and . . . , . n, .uni lie made good. Sitton bails from Pendleton, a bis toric town about fi?:*r miles from Cl.Milson. Ile comes every sprint; to see the Clemson boys play, and lie usually puts in some good practice 1?re before ho is summoned to join his team. With Sitton ?is coach, it is practically certain thal Clemson will have a good leam this season. Preferred Heat li to ? ell. Chicago, Jan. 20. Itather than tact" I li?' penitential s is a confessed unger of $2"i0,00H ?a whiskey ware house receipts, Chara.? Lodowsky, "?0 years old. president .ii the Ko?; Uiver Distilling Company, for which ?I receiver was appointed this week, shot and killed himself to-day on a train lust as ii reached Chicago. The Continental and Commercial Hank ol' Chicago was the heaviest loser of a do/en banks that have handled Lc dowsky's paper, al to rn eye, said. The Continental and Commercial holds paper on which II ?uh meed $"?0.000. Most of the rec. ipi ?ire on Kentucky concerns. Lodowsky confessed his forgeries to his attorneys len days ago. ac cording tn Hen jamil! K. Straus a noto broker, who testified to-day in a hearing before the referee in bank ruptcy. "Ile said he didn't know whether io shoot himself or go to the peni ten I iary ." said Si rails. 1'nitcd Ailinn ls What Counts. ( Prog ri ive Carmor. ) "Iron sharpened iron; so a man sharpeneth ibo countenance of his friend." So wrote Solomon. the wis?-sl of nu n, thousands and thou sands of year.- ago; but it is an ob servation to which our farming classes in all ages have given little heed. They hav preferred to work alone, each man for himself. It is only In recent years that they have begun to develop social power. Hie power of united action, th?- power developed by contact with others, ..solomon saw that you could rub two pieces of iron together and make each piece sharper than lt was be fore; and just so we cai. bring two men together for discussion or action, and give both of them greater effl clency than they bad before. "So a man sharpeneth the co.ntcnance of his friend." The Europea > Rheims Ammunition Depot De (< Paris, Jan. 2 1. The big a Don depo! of tin- Qermi Rheims was destroyed hy the ' ?uns to-day. The earth she miles around and many were accord I ni; to the official ?1 mach' public tty t lie war otb afternoon. Tile report states that : quantity of ammunition w strayed when tho depot was away by thc big Kreuch gu that thc loss will be keenly I In- Derma ns. (?crinan Aeroplanes Again I *u ris. J a lt. 2 . A sent note issued to night says that I her of Dorman a\ h.'ors Dunkirk to-day, throwing sit The \ i< t lins nu inhered 2o, whom are dead. A huge wt was set lire by one ol I he bc Kreuch and Knglish a\ lal chased tho Dorman ae brought down one ai liray-L" the Belgian frontier. its t pants were made prisoners. Britain Detnlh.tcs. Amsterdam, Jan. 23. A airman to-day dropped boml important D ruges, Dtdginn according lo news which here. The result of tho a .i yet known. Tile aviator esc hurl, although lie was attn , t he (lennans. Diots in Dungary. Rome, Jan. 23. OutbreaV occurred in Hungarian cities ?a many cities have followi i est H on the continuance of I Many deaths are reported to I 111oil ill the disorders in th? .it ies. Der mn II Supply Ship Sn I.lon. Jan. 2:t. A (?cnn lias been sunk In tho lier i ho disaster was i mine or came in ! w it li i cruiser from an < pov.i - aol stated. The \'< j .-aili io have carried a large nable .' mount of supplies. Russians Repulsed Near Petrograd. Jan. 23.-Oflh made public by the -war offh I states thal the Russians ha j repulsed i:, i heir march ot 'rio- Musi O\ hes have made ! tempi to lake this East Pru. i for the past week. Wain Roiimauia Neu ti il. j Koine. Ja.'. -Cern?an diplomats are endeavoring vent Roiimauia taking par ii war on the sid.' of the allit official news "as received 1 afternoon and has created de il of interest on account o I Ila med con dil ion of this Thal Italian officials are still lng entering the conflict is e I t he ad which ha- jusl heel ; placing war postage stamps j iation. (?crmans Dos?* at S.m I.omlon. Jan. 2 1.- -An at t ja Cern?an cruiser squadron t , the recent attack on Sea rho r< I Ilartlepools and oilier Briti ; towns was frustrated to-day ! British patrolling squadron, I running light thc Cern?an ' cruiser Bl nee her was sunk German cruisers seriously d ! The British ships stiff61 slight injury. So far as is only 123 of the Bleacher's ss"- were saved. A battit! also occurred beti? light cruisers and destroyers panying the bigger ships, bul I suit of that engagement has ? reached the admiralty. ! The Bleuchcr was a ern ist! I r?r>0 tons displacement, and a commissioned in I'.?ns, was ct j ly t eri" ged last j ea r. She classed as a bal tie cruiser, bil I t he noxl (Mass to t hose for fighters. Wit li her were t I Hinger. Germany's latest batt I ser, which had jual left the h i hands, and thc battle cruiser I lit/, and Moltkc, thc latter t ship of the Goebcn, formerly Cerinas, but now of the Turki: which was recently reportet aged by the Russians in tho Sea. Admiral Beatty reports th other hattie cruisers were st damaged. They were, howev to continue their (light, and an area where dangers from I I submarines and mines prevent i t her pursuit. No British ships have bet and our casualties in personn? present reported are slight, th ! which led the line, having t wounded and no killed. Trying to Save ll Uligal' I London. Jan. 2.">. .\ new jon thc Russian annies has b tiated by Austria, in conjunctl thc German forces in the east cordancc willi the plan hell I Petrograd to have been adoi 1 t he Ten tonie a 11 ies. Austrian forces have st i their opponents all along th mile from. Heavy lighting h cress, hut BO far as ls know Irogiad no important resul been ai hieved as yet. Tho object of the attack a j ly is to relieve Hungary fr j ther danger of Invasion by the Russians from Galicia wina and No rt bern ll II ligar, na reports state that the already have been checked t) wi ii a. Desperate lighting tit clos ers is in progress in Central where many men have diet cold. The most d?termin?e of the opposing forces have suited in breaking the dendlt Hanl Fighting in thc Wt On the western battlefield! t in outliers continue in Als; the Argonne. Neither the nor the Cern?an official state . r Day by Day. ay claims marked successes, al ign the Berlin communication es that in the lighting on the ;hts noctli of Sennholm, Alsace. French were repulsed with heavy es. The Cern?an statement re ts the loss of a trench near Berry Bac, which was won recently from allies. lie Turks, according to Condon nts. have suffered another ro se at Khorasaii, In Turkish terri lle question of food supply is be considerod urgently in both Con and Berlin. The British govern it has appointed a cabinet coin-j sion to consider Ibo matter. Thc ir partj bas demanded that the pru mel) I take oxer control of tish shipping. \s lo the food .situation In Cor in the Berlin pross is reinforcing demand voiced at a mass meeting i it thc government commandeer all j .cks of food ami by way of Borne ?re have come reports of bread ls in Austrian and Hungary, dur ?, one of which the Governor Ol' eatia was badly wounded and his . ace burned down. Steamer Ijoud of Acres Sunk V Lonodn, Jan. 25. A Petrograd spated says the Russians have sunk ir Sinope. Asia Minor, thc steamer j orgios. on board ol which were HS roplauos, comprising the entire il'klsh aerial llect. ' T CABBAGE, PISH, SAC SAGE, NEW BUHAD, i ,_;_ I indigestion, Gas, Sourness <>r Up- j I Stomach if You'll Take "Pope's ! I lia j lepsin"-Try This ! .o some foods yon ?at bit back te good, but work badly; fernlen I IO stubborn lumps and cause a j k, sour, gassy stomach? Xow. ! . or Mrs. Dyspeptic, jot ibis down: j po's Diapepsin digests everything, . ving nothing tn sour and upset i. There never was anything so! ely quick, so certainly effective, i difference how badly your sto ? ach is disordered you will get hap rolief in IC?' minutes, but what ases you most is that il strength and regulates your stomach so i can eat your favorite foods witll fear. dost renie lies give you relief net!mes- tho} are slow, but noi e. "Cape's Hiapepsin" is quick, dtive and puts your stomach in a alt hy condition so the misery in'l come hack. Von feel different as soon as Cape's Hiapepsin" comes in contact , li the stomach- -distress just van-j hines-your stomach gets swe?>t. no es. no belching, ii o eructations of I igest ed food, your lu ul clears 1 voa feel fine. ..lo now, i lake the best Investment ?'i e\?>r made, by getting a large y . ont case of Cape's Diapepsin in any drug store. You realize j air. on I ? "Marketing Circular No. 1" is the! e of an open letter to Mm com-1 rcial bodies, business men and ! ikers of t1'. State, written by W. Cong, State agent of demonstra-| i work, in w hich is announced cer i conclusions re.'.ched after cue study of the grain-marketing sil l?n in Sou iii Carolina. All busi s men should familiarize them es with the fads set forth in this' ec. lt can be obtained by ucl- j -sing the extension division of nson College and asking for irketing Circular No. 1." Cha Heston ia II Hies in Russin. (News and Courier, 22d.) ows was received in Charleston 'onlay of the death in Kiga. Uns et" Mrs. Douglas Jenkins, wife he Ameritan consul. She was ire marriage Miss Charlotte Eur i. of Charleston, a daughter of and Mrs. Bolivar Cumian. Irs. Jenkins has been willi lier band at several foreign posts. Mr. kins studied law in this City and i ?r went to Greenville, where lm city editor of the Greenville s. His first detail in i be COIISII service wa.s at St. I'ienc, a Prend? lid off the Canadian coast, [rs. Jenkins was operated on last sday. band Pool-, (Anderson Mail.) his is a good time to recall the . v of the German who emigrated his country many years ago and j ghi 2U acres of bind and settled I t. He bad a large family. and I ol' his new neighbors asked bim \ p thought lu; could make a living 1 himself and his family on 20 s. "I don't know," was bis reply, t if I find (hat I can't I can sell IC res and I i vc on i he other lo | le a good liv ing and money m sides ID acres ol' land in thc old coiin and I can do it here." Tradilion s he made a living on Iiis 20 es, but that he got along much ter after his children grew up and k part of Iiis land off his hands. Most farmers in the South cult i - e too much hind. Rather they 'tend to. cultivate it. They have so ich Huit they can't half cultivate it ey know nothing about intensive .ming, its economy and its im nse profit and Hie groat pleasure ire is in lt. Most farmers In this Hon could prosper on one-fourth land they are now trying to culti e. They are land poor, and that Just about the most distressing tn of poverty that wc know of. ---~^#?> Only One "BROMO QUININE" {et the genuine, call for full name, T, A X A K BROMO QUININE, Look (or signature of V. GROVK. Cure? a Cold in One Day. Stopa (h and headache, and works off cold. 25c. WE ARE PROUD OF CUR ST HIL HARDWARE STORE. YOU DO I'OT "FORK OV FOOR iiOODS. BUT PAY US ONL THE BEST HARDWARE MADE. WHEN YOU WANT HARDY* MATHESON HA W HST M INST BR. H)(?.ooo,?MM? POPULATION MARK. i I'hrio Will Soon Ito lOO.OOO.O.II) Poo pic in Continental I . s. Washington, Jan. 21. The popu lation ol' com infill a I Pulled States i will pass the hundred-million "nark within ilie next three mouths, accord ing to two estimates made public by government bureaus to-day. Geog-' rapher C. I). Sloan estimated thal the population would be 100,000,059 at I p. m., April ii. Government Actu ary J. S. McCoy, of the Tron?. .< . i Lilt! country would contain 100,399,SIS pei.sons July i. next, and moro than HIS,OOO,OOO Jul) I. 1920. The 1900 census showed a population of 7."?.'191,575, while the 1910 figure was ll 1,972,266. Actuary McCoy arrived at his con clusions by including the factor ol natural increase which, he said, would augment the simple increase considered In tho census bureau Ug uie-.. Census loire ni officials said decreased immigration, due to the war and restrictive legislation, would <>\ e reo me t hat factor. Card of Thanks. Editor Keowee Courier: Please al low us space in your columns to ox prcsfl our heartfelt thanks to the good people of this community for their mitch appreciated kindness and Sym pal liv shown us during the dark hours of sadness thal came to us in the loss of our little daughter and sister, and in other serious troubles. May Cod's richest blessings rest upon them as we humbly submit to His will. W. J. Spearman and Family. Westminster, R. F. I). Till?] SKCRKT OF SUCCESS. Genuine .Merit. Required to Win thc People's < !onfidcnce. Have you ever stopped to reason why it is that SO many products that are extensively advertised, all al once drop out of sight and are soon forgotten? The reason is plain tho article did not fulfill the prom ises of the manufacturer. This ap plies more particularly to a medi cine. A medicinal preparation that lir'S real curative value almost sells itself, as like an endless chain sys tem the remedy is recommended by those who have been benefited, to tliose who are in need of it. A prominent druggist says: " lake for example l>r. Kilmer's Swamp Root, a preparation I have sold for many years and never hesitate to rec ommend, for in almost every case it shows excellent results, as many ol' ni> customers testify. No other kid ney remedy that l know of has so huge a salo." \> cording lo sworn statements and verified testimony of thousands who have used the preparation, tho suc cess of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact that it fulfills almost every wish in overcoming kidney, liver and bladder diseases, corrects urinary troubles and neutralizes the uric, acid which causes rheumatism. You may re?oive a sample bottle of Swamp-Root by parcels post. Ad dress Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., and enclose ten cents; also mention tho Walhalla Weekly Keo wee Courlor.-Adv. ? ?THE wm. THATS mm .IQ HT PfclttTOO ORE. BECAUSE IT IS A SUCCESS OR" YOUR MONEY TO US EOR Y A REASONABLE PRICE FOR rARE REMEMBER WE'VE GOT IT. i. RD WA HE CO., - - s. c. CITATION NOTICK. The Stale of South Carolina, Coun ty of Oconee.- (In Court of Probate) - Hy Y. V. .Martin, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, w. l. Hutchison has maile suit to in?' to grant bini Co; ter.- <>i Administration of the Es tale of and effect;; ol' Mrs. M. C. Curley, deceased These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all au*' singular the kin dled and creditors of the said Mrs. M. C. Corley, deceased, thal they be ?iud appear before me, in tho Court o? Probate, to be held at Wal halla Court House, South Carolina, op Thliradny " , : I o v .f e. ii tti'y ney hav?, why r.?u -aid Adinlt?t?.T?i .ea sholl bl Dot i. :. ano seal this i.MU day ol' January, A. 1). 1915. (Seal.) V. E. MARTIN, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 20th and 27th days of January, 1915, in the Keowee Courier and on the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. .lan. 20, 1 !? 1."?. 3-4 NOTICK OK KI NA I J SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned will make application to V. E. Martin, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, in Hie State of South ('arolinn. at his ellice at Walhalla Court House, on Tuesday, tim 23d day of Keb ru a ry, 1915, al ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can bo heard, for leave lo make Anal settlement of the Estate of W. A. Johnson, deceased, and obtain (InaI discharge as Admin istrator of said estate. JOHN P. CRAIG, Public Adminisl rater. Jan. 20, 1915. 3-6 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebted to the Es tate of ISAAC A. SMITH, 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 testcd within the Hmo prescribed by law or be barred. JOHN K. CRAIG, Public Administrator. Jan. 20, 1915. 3-6 NOTICE OE FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. ?Notice is hereby given that tho un dersigned will make application to V. P. Martin. Judge of Probate for Oconee County, In thc State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on Tuesday, the 23d day of February, 1915, at ll o'clock in :l??- forenoon, oi as soon thereafter as said application can bo heard, for leave to make final settlement of the l?state of Isaac A. Smith, de ceased, and obtain final discharge as Administrator of said estate. JOHN P. CRAIG, Public Administrator. Jan. 20, 1915. 3-0 BIDS FOR COUNTY PHYSICIAN. Sealed bids for the position of County Physician will be received by the Board of County Commissioners at their office, on ?he first Friday In February, loin, at 10 o'clock a. m. Bids can be sent In before that Hmo if desired. Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. W. C. FOSTER. Supervisor. Jan. 20. 191?. 3-5 The Quintos That Doss Not Affect Th? Hoad Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA TIV!'. BROMO QIJININK is better than ordinary Quinine and doei not cause nervousness nor i nu-1 nf in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of v.. W. GROV?. 23c.