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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. IR tat The Best Dressed Women in America WEAR Sl'OES Women who consider economy in buying know that Queen Quality shoes are the cheapest in the lon& run. Shoes that fit best wear best. Queen Quality shoes fit and give comfort from the first day's wearing. They give more satis factory service because of their titting qualities. C. W. & J. E. Bauknight, * It Pays to Buy for Cash? You Are Now Planning for Next Year. [iring your money von have len arter paying your bills to this strong bank ami deposit it until spring, when you check it ('Ut as it suits you, and in tlie meantime you will not lore it. We welcome all accounts, lim li large and small, and we bave hundreds ol' depositors who have less than OIK* hun dred dollars on deposit with us. If it is live, ten twenty or fifty dollars, deposit it with us and we will appreciate your business. This bank is strong and safe in every respect. We will do our best to please you. Your neighbor banks with us. Why not yon ? "Westminster Bank, "Westminster, S. C. I \DIX' 11)11) PROFITS $3ft,000.00. CAPITAL $100,000.00. More Interned Hermans Ksen|>e. V ishington, Nov. 111.-Navy offi cials are go stirred at the escape of seamen from the Interned German cruisers at Norfolk, following closely on tho recent escape of a party of non-commissioned otlicers. that they have asked the State Department to what lengths marine guard:-, would be justified in going to stop unau thorized departures. The possibility of placing the Germans in a guarded camp was being discussed again. The State Department will look up pre cedents to learn whether marine guards have tho right to shoot If nec essary. BAKING POWDER AbsoiutelyPure No Alum-No Phosphate TWO GREAT WORKERS. lt was indeed a privilege that wc wish more had taken advantage ot' that was presented to our people last Friday night when Rev. Dr. .Morrow and Hon. .lohn (?. Woolley lectured at thc High School Auditorium on the great theme of "Temperance." Both of these gentlemen aro classed among national figures, their work taking them into every State of the Union, ami unquestionably their splendid Influence is being felt. Un fortunately for the meeting at Wal halla, the weathher became very threatening just before the time for tho meeting, and many wore kept a vv a y. Hov. Mr. Morrow devoted his time largely to a detailed statement ol' the general character id' tho work in which he and Mr. Wolley are en gaged, and to the giving of statistics to show that when a State or a com munity prohib?s the sale or manu facture of alcoholic liquors, that State or that community has but be gun its light against tho great evil. H is useless, he said, (and there ls abundant evidence to support his statement,) to enact a prohibitory law and then sit idly by and expect prohibition to become effective. Be sides the cumulative strength neces sary to carry the elections there must be a continual light waged not only to retain the strength, but to create snob,solid temp?rance sentiment as to make prohibition an unquestioned fact as well as a plausible theory. His lecture, we feel sure, bore fruit, for he brought home to many the fact that inactivity on the part of those who favor prohibition will prove tho total undoing of tho good work that has been accomplished Many went away realizing that they have, assumed a heavy responsibility in placing South Carolina in the pro hibition column, and determined to do their full part in endeavorers to prove that "prohibition can prohibit." Hov. Dr. Morrow comes from De troit. Mich., and repersents the Na tional Anti-Saloon League, which is now actively in the field for national prohibition. In reporting the pro gross ol' the movement ho said that there are now ll) States that have voted State-wide prohibition--Maine. West Virginia. North Carolina, Ten nessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Oklaho ma., Kansas, North Dakota, Virginia. Washington, Arkansas. Arizona, Colorado Oregon Albania, Iowa, Ida ho and South Carolina: that there are some seven or eight States more than half dry; that 81 per cent of the square miles of tho United States are legally dry. and 5-1,OOO,OOO of the people are now living in dry ter ritory: that one-half of the people now living in saloon territory aro living in the four States of New I York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illinois; that one-fourth of the peo ple now living in saloon territory are living in six cities-Now York. Phil adelphia, St. Louis, Chicago. Clove land and Boston: and that the Na tional Congress gava? a majority vote in favor of the national prohibition amendment last December. He con gratulated South Carolina that every one of her seven Representatives in Congress voted in favor of the amendment, and he congratulated the people further that they had re-elect ed every one of the seven to go back to help tlnish the work. Hon. John G. Woolley is an un questioned orator, 'His lecture was far and away the most eloquent ap peal for higher standards of life and purity In politics, and the most scath ing denunciation of liquor and the liquor trallie that has ever been pro nounced Indore a Walhalla audience. There is nothing of the bombastic, "explosive" ranter in the nature ol' the man. Eloquent) persuasive, mild of manner and soft of voice, ho ini prccccs upon his hearers every sylla ble, and Iiis every word is so choice of selection, so simple, as to convoy in thc most forceful manner the truths ho so aptly puts. His tribute to tho church and her great work, at the close of his address, was a gem that we wish we wore able to pro duce here in cold type, that every ono of the readers of The Courier might not only get the beauty of it, but memorize it and let it burn into the very const dence. lt was so beauti fully couched as to Inspire thought in tho thoughtless and deeper, purer thought in the minds Of those who think deeply. Mr. Woolley's ability in expressing his loathing of liquor and the liquor business is no whit less than his strength of expression in apprecia tion of the work of the church and those other agencies that work for tho betterment and uplifing of hu manity. He characterized liquor as "the cockroach of human industry, the louse of human liberty, the San Jose scale of the orange grove of youthful ambition; the cut-worm, the canker-worm, t ho caterpillar, thc Hessian fly, the chinch-hug, the grasshopper, the locust of the grow ing crops of character; the coddling moth of the tree of righteousness; the boll weevil of moral bore; tne filthy-footed house fly of domestle peace; the fever-bearing mosquito of American politics ; tho flee-bearlng plague rat that plants pus In the groins of moral life; the slug that eats the roses from the cheeks of happy wives; the world's most in corrigible, most Implacable, indefat igable sneak-thlef-and it does its larceny in broad daylight as well as in the dark." Ills lecture was on the great truth that .'rho Chris tian .Man Must .Make Good." He must make good everywhere li is ac tivities aro called forth-no loss In politics than in the church. There is a groat work in both these spheres, and in each, unless the Christian shall make good, the work of moral uplift must fail. Mr. Woolley is a great man. lt is a pity that every citizen of South Carolina, whether believer in or op ponent of prohibition, cannot have the opportunity of hearing bim. The State as a whole would bo the better for it. At the close of the mooting a num ber of voluntary pledges were given for financial support to the great na tional prohibition campaign that is being carried on. 'I bero is evidence that never in tho history of this na tion has there been such a widespread feeling that the salvation of the na tion rests upon the elimination of li quor. I'he result of this feeling among the people of all parties is giv ing a force and momentum to tho prohibition movement that is gratify ing indeed. Only the beginning has been made, however, as was so clearly set out by the two speakers, and it is more and mote evident that as each victory is won. added responsibilities are piaced upon the citizen to do Iiis full share in not only preventing ret rogression, but in assuring a continu ation of the great forward movement for righteousness and Christianity, for purity of politics, and the elimi nation of those forces that work for the downfall ol mankind and the ex pansion of the forces of evil. Notes from Salem. Salem, Nov. 1 F>.-Special : Salem Gradea School reopened last Monday after a six weeks' vacation, with the following teachers: Miss Hannah M. Harrison, of Walhalla, principal, and Miss Florryo M. Dunlap, of Winter ville. e.a., and Miss Sadie 10. Hill, ol' Cross Hill. S. C., assistants. With these teachers and a wide-awake board of trustees the school is doing good work and has the largest en rollment in its history. M Bs Letitia Reid, of Woodstock, Ala., ?oft Sunday for West Cition, where she will spend some time visit ing relatives and friends. Miss Reid has been teaching music here for sev eral months, and during her stay has made many wann friends. Mrs. Kate Moss is spending the week-end in Bickens with her sister, Mrs. Bewis Bell. Ed. Sitton and Bill Vernor, of Sen eca, were in Salem Monday in tho in terest of the Arm of Gignillial & Son. Mrs. .1. A. Robertson and children are visiting relatives it? Pickens. Mr. and Mrs. J. ?A. Moody and Sam Rochester motored to Lavonia, Toc coa and other points In Georgia In their new touring car last Sunday. Louis and Viv. Sloan, Vedder Sit ton and Jim Stephens, of Pendleton, passed through Salem Thursday en route to tho mountains of North Car olina on a hunting trip. Mr. Reynolds Dies in Georgia, (Gainesville Herald, Nov. I.) W. A. Reynolds, aged 7:5 years, diet! at 1 o'clock Monday night at his home near Dewberry. No. 1, Hall county, Georgia. Mr. Reynolds was one of tho sub stantial planters of Hall county and one of her most highly respected citi zens. He was a man of great worth to the community in which he lived and bis example is a rich legacy that ho leaves to posterity. He was a gal lant Confederate soldier, and after serving his country during the Civil War returned to Hall county and married, his wife formerly being Mic;. Thaney Hulsey, and settled on the place where he died, continuously living there for half ii century. His fi est wife having preceded him to the grave, he married a second time, his second wife formerly being Miss Cal lie 10 vans. Only a few men live so long nt one home, and none have built a better reputation for integrity and straight forwardness. He was a Mason and a citizen held in high esteem. Ho leaves a wife and two sons, W. .!. Reynolds, of Senoia, and .lohn W. Reynolds, of Madison, S. (' Tho funeral and interment took place at Dewberry church Wednes day, the services being conducted by Rev. Homer Humphries, of Gaines ville. The Courier joins with other friends of the family in extending to them sincere sympathy in their por ro w. Human beings generally stop grow ing at the age of 18. INSURE YOUR HORSES I will bc at Westminster next Saturday, Nov. 20th, to Insure your Horses and Mules. If interested, be sure to see me. J. D. ISBELL, Agent, Furniers' Mutual Dive Stock Insurance Association of Oconce County. HOOKF.lt WASHINGTON IS l)KAI>. Recognized Ijeadcr of the- Negro Ruco Minis I'seful Career. Tuskegee, Ala., Nov. 14.-Booker T. Washington, negro educator, lec turer, author and recognized leader of his race in America, died at his home here early to-day. four hours alter his arrival from New York. ile realized the end was near, but was determined to make the long trip South to hear out his oft-expressed statement that he had been 'born in the South; have lived all my life in th?1 South, and expect to die and he buried in tile South." Accompanied by his wife, his sec retary and a physician, Washington left New York for Tuskegee al I (?'(dock Friday afternoon. He reached his home last mid-night, ?ind died at lin o'clock this morning. Dr. Washington had not been in good health for several months and suffered a nervous breakdown in New York last week. He had pone there to attend thc annual meeting of the American Missionary Association and the National Conference of Con gi ega t ional Churches. Hy his writings, lecturing and ac tivities in building up Tuskegee In stitute, Dr. Washington for the past '>."> years had commanded the atten tion and confidence of leading men in many walks of life South and North. lt has been said that his ideas of bel tering the negro race more nearly tit sentiment expressed in different parts of the country than those of any other man interested in such work. Much of his work was given over lo efforts to i tn press upon negroes their moral responsibilities. In many of his lectures he pointed out, in no uncertain terms, weaknesses common to the race along with his admonition to correct certain evils. Kxnet Age Nott Known. Like many of the older negroes, Dr. Washington did not exactly know bow old he was. Ile was born near Hale's Ford. Va., in 1859, be believ ed. This never had been determin ed, however. Physicians who had at tended him recently were of the opinion that he was older than 56 years. Washington is survived by his widow, three children and four grandchildren. His brother, .lohn ll. Washington, is superintendent of in dustries at Tuskegee Institute. The funeral will he Imbi tit Tuskegee In stitute Wednesday morning. Washington was born in slavery near Hale's Ford, Ya., in I8f>7 or I s .s. Alter the emancipation of bis race he moved with his family to West Virginia Ile was an ambitious boy. and saved his money for an edu cation. When he was able to scrape together sufficient funds to pay his stage coach fare to I lampion. Va., he entered (?en. Armstrong's school for negroes there and worked his way through an academic course. Later he became a teacher in the Hamilton Institute, where he remained until he oiganized the school for negroes ai Tuskegee. He remained principal of this school up to the time of his deal h. Mude Success (d' Tuskegee. The institute started in a rented shanty church, and to-day it owns .'{,500 acres of land in Alabama, and has nearly one hundred buildings, valued at half a million dollars. Washington won the sympathy and support of leading Sduthornors by a speech in behalf of his race at the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta in 1895. Of undoubted ability and breadth of vision, his sane leadership eira hi td him to accomplish more for and among the negroes of the United States than any negro of his time. In addition to his nromim ;,.a-. ' .%? an educator, Washington gained con siderable fame as an author. He re ceived an honorary degree of master of arts from Harvard University in 1896 and was given an honorary de gree of doctor of laws by Dartmouth College in 1901. An incident ol' Washington's career made him a figure of national promi nence during the administration of President Roosevelt. 'He sat down to lunch with the President at the White House either by formal or in formal invitation. There was a storm of protest, particularly from the South, but in spite of the result ing hostility shown toward him by many white persons Washington con tinuad to exert a widespread influ ence toward the betterment of bis people. -Furman Bowen, who was arrest ed Tuesday of last week on a war rant charging assault on the person of Monroe Hrock, was released on bail Wednesday morning by Magis trate J, H. s. Dendy, who received word from Dr. Strickland, of West minster, stating that Mr. Brock's condition was not. then critical, With conditions Improving. Bond was fixed at $:100 Additional Informa tion from Mr. Brock is that he is Headily Improving. Notice to Taxpayer*. For the convenience of taxpayers, I will bo at the places named below on the dates mentioned for the pur pose of collecting State and county taxes: Seneca-Nov. 29th and 30th. Westminster-Dec. 7th and 8th. Tho office at the Court House will bo closed on these date?. It. II. Alexander, Co. Treas. MISS UL KAN OH KA Y KN KL I KAI). ll. li. KlIgh'H Eugugeincnt Amiou'tccd. Kelleen IXHUl News. Seneca, Nov. ir?. Special: J. b ?Parrotti proprietor and manager of the Seneca Bargain House, has sold his business to J. E. Harper, mana ger of tho Bee Hive. Mt. Parrot! will return to Washington. I). G. A. P. Brown, of Amerlcus, Ga., has been visit ing lifo taniil\ boro. Dr. and Mrs. IO. C. Doyle and Mrs. J. W. Stribling visited in Anderson last week. Mrs. W. M. Neill and daughter Alice spenI the past week-end vv'th Mis. IO. A. Hines. Mr. and Mis. C. AV. Lively, ot' Greenville, will visit Mrs. T. E. Strib ling this week. Many friends In Seneca ami else where of the prospective groom, ar?? interested in tho announcement in last Sunday's Atlanta Journal of the engagement of Harry K. Sllgh, of Seneca, ami Miss Annie Dui ino. of New na n, (?a. Tho wedding will oc cur in December and will he the cen ter of delightful interests hy a wide circle ol i rienda here. .1. S. Robinson ls in I'ickens county for the week. Miss Mary Stribling, of I'ickens. visited relatives hero the past week. The friends of Miss Clara Roth Ral longer arr delighted to learn that she is improving nicely from an operation in I lie Anderson hospital last week. The death of Miss Eleanor Ravonel. which oceuired nt her home near Clemson College last Friday, was sin cerely regretted by many friends hero. Miss Ravenel has heen a fre quent visitor to Seneca for many years and on account ol her exquisite culture and refinement was greatly admired by all who knew ber. To ber friends she was .'ill that a friend could claim Kind sincere and affec tionate, and IHM- death will lie deeply felt by them here and wherever sho was known. .1. W. Stribling and Rio wu Vernor spent Sunday with homefolks boro, returning to Clemson College Sunday afternoon. Miss Rachel Dickinson, of Pendle ton, visited Mrs. W. S. Hunter tho past week. R. F. Sloan ( tune over from Green ville Monday for a business visit to Seneca. Sensation in Allanta. The rinding of the lem herod body of a while woniae .t Monday on Con nal ly street, Atlanta, near the dump," has created no small sensation in that city. Negro boys playing in the vicinity of the dump hist made the discovery when one of several was attracted by Hu- toes of a white person's loot protruding from a dilapidated bundle of papers. Sunday morning at 2 o'clock, No vember 7. negroes Hs int: on Coillially street, near the dump and the corner of Georgia avenue, heard a cab pass in front of their houses and were awakened. they stated. by the screams of a woman, apparently com ing from tho cab, which was driving rapidly Statements made io detectives by three colored women were practically the same. They claimed that al about 2 o'clock Sunday morning they were awakened by screams of "Please don't let him kill me. Oh. (?od help help my motliei." The: women all thought that they wero being deceived by some one playing a joke on them, they stated, and run ning to their respective windows, looked out and saw a cab dashing post with driver bent, over his reins and horse, galloping at top speed. The matter was talked around among the negri? residents of that section ol' the. city, and as there wero no further developments, it was for gotten until one morning not very long after that, when a cab was again seen to como down ('eanally street early in the morning and stop in front of the uiimp. The Williams woman and others stated that after the cub bad stopped a man alighted, remained at the dump a few minutes and was seen a little later hurrying from the place, lie got Into the cab and hurried away. Sensation is Exploded. Atlanta, Nov. 16.-The police in vestigation of Unding a woman's leg in the city dumping ground was cleared when a surgeon Identified the member. November 12 a woman was run down by a trolley and her leg mangled. Amputation was necessary. The leg was given the woman's hus band to bury, but found its way to the dumping ground. There is something awful tho mat ter with a boy who looks sad at a circus. Tho favorito drink of tho Rouman ian |>easants is tzueia, an ardent spirit, made chiefly from plums. The an nual output of this spirit Is about 12,000,000 gallons. SPECIAL OFFER-To patienta coming from Oconee County to our Greenville office for eye work: Aa we are members of Chamber of Com merce, we refund railroad fares. A. A. ODOM, Consulting Optometrist Optician; President The Globe Opti cal Co., Masonic Temple, Greenville, S. C. ' 9-tf.