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rvEOWEE COURIER (Established lino.) Published Every Wednesday Morning .Subscript ion $1 Per A mi mn. Advertising Hute? Reasonable. -^Ry~ ?TECK, SIIKIJOK Ak SOU RORER. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise nients. Obituary notices ano tributes of respect, of not over KIO words, will !>o printed free of charge. All over that number must bo paid for at the rate of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WAU! A M.A. S. C.: WEDNESDAY, MARCH ?SI>, HMO. A VVEM'OM'E VISITOR. We were pleased last Monday ; morning to welcome an old friend al Tin Courier crillee a little late, but aol one whit tibe less welcome. Thal we'eome visitor w.?,s ithc Augusta Ch i ?m ide, whose absence from our crillee we noted from the day of Au gusta's great conllatgrittlon until Mon day morning, eneh day "'watchingand waiting ' for its rea|>pcaranee, which ur knew would not be long delayed. August1? and Tlie Chronicle have spirits iihail cannot be crushed by lire or disaster. We re.;;re! the mlsfor Innc thal overlook ttn* city and her great uewspaiier. Wo sympathize with thom ia their losses, bul neither Augusta nor tho Chronicle.ls sitting idly by and cou rt rug sympa tivy. Wc prefer to glory in the spirit that ibis g rea I newspaper-and'her fine city arc exhibiting. They deserve full praise tor ihr splendid spirit they have ex hibited under cl rou instances most trying and well ' ?ib ulated to stagger those Wiho lack con rage ?nd enter prise. Neither ls lacking in Augusta, and her newspapers-and ber citizens1 'have exhibited a pluck and determi nation that mufti compel the admira tion .ind good wishes ot the outside world Here's to Augusta and here's lo The Chronicle! May the former grow .md prosper, increasing in commer cial vigor and importance, growing daily larger iud more beautiful. And maj 'Phc Chronicle continue always to exerl its sp loud id I ii ll nonce in its own community and in Ks wider sphere in State and nation. Thrice stricken hy lire, thrice homeless, this splendid daily has never known what M is to even contemplate giving up, Its magnificent success in ?be past ia Mle best indication of what awaits it ni (ho futura Its opportunities in misfortune are indeed great, and we know thai it will li-- equal to the emergem y. We aie promise?! i> ?ti?, citizens ?>; the stricken cilj ii greater \u gusta. We know (li it Thus. W. i.ov less and hi-, associates will give lo Vugustn and Lo the countrx a greater Chronicle. "Villa lias escaped through the net," according'to reports from Mex-' leo. \inl ?io one is surprised. Those who played him for a suelter should have known belier than lo have gone aller him with a net Ucl i.he hooks! (ion. Pershing, over in Mexico, warn.-. Hie American public liol lo br- ; lleve all Hu?) heur. COMIC I'crshj ; must have a large-size tl opinion ot j his fellow -conni rs men. After read-j lug the repents from Europe for two i year.-, does lie still think thal A merl- j cans are calculated lo believe every thing ihc> hear and read? He might with better grace caution Americans aol lo lose confidence ii? all things and ?Ol io discredit .all reports. ******************* * THE HUMiETIN HOARD. * *** ****** ****** **** Ku miers, it you have seed, teed or li\e stock for sale write Karmers' Ulll'lelin I loa III, Walhalla, (or see W. M. Drown) and have ?! listed so you can sell ii al on. e. Nearly every day I meei farmers hunting seed sweet potatoes, pigs, m i lob cows. eic. The i,.\\ ii ol Walhalla has estab lished ibis board lo assisi you in sell in.!; .wini surplus produce and Thc Keowec Courier tx going lo assisi also, llave your feed, seed and 'ive slock listed to-day it's all free, <: M. Harnett, <'<>. im \ Agent. Colton l ire in Houston. Houston. Texas. March _?'?. Kn li ned bj il Stiff breeze. lire. which Started in the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway colton sheds, io-lav destroyed about 1,100 bates of cot ton and badly damaged tho ware house ol I ho K. W. 'Heitmann Com-' pany, hardware dealers, and severa] residences before it was brought Hi der control. The loss is estimated at $ 530,000. Several freight cars and Other equipment in the railroad yards also were burned. The cotton destroyed was valued at more than $200,000 and owned principally by Anderson, Clayton <v? Company, of this city. The da matte to the Heitmann ware house and its contents was estimated at $200.000 and to tho railroad prop erty at $ J oo.ooo. The cause of I he fire has not been J determined. MANY AMERICANS AHOAKD. Kepoj-(u-ri Several U, H. Citizens Miss, lng-Two Ships Sunk. London, Mareil 2">. - -Twenty-live Americans wore on board thc cross channel steamship Sussex, which met with disaster From a mine or subma rine yesterday afternoon. Two Amer icans are known to have boon injured seriously. They are .Miss Elizabeth Baldwin, daughter of Prof. .1. Mark B'aldwin, a resident of Paris, and Wil der C. Penfield, Of Hudson, Wis., a lt bodes 'scholar at Oxford. Wliethor any Americans were kill ed or drowned bas not boon ascertain ed, hut American passengers say (hal a young American was standing where tho explosion occurred and could not be found afterwards. While !'he loss ol' life was consid erable, according to passengers, it is : believed tho greatest sufferers were; members of the crew. A Hi ?tish destroyer landed some passeng? rs al Dover early to-day and i majority caine to London. Tho fit T i ? ? i- survivors were taken by a ! Kreuch trawler to Boulogne. Hence it is impossible to obtain accurate in formation hero whether any Amer!- j cans were killed. The American embassy issued a notice to-day asking American survi vors who have reached England to report themselves. The Sussex was (owed to Boulogne to-day. No evidence has been ob-, tallied to indicate whether she was! struck by a mine or a torpedo, hut | otiicials believe n submarine was re-, sponsible. I Samuel E. Demis, an American passenger, declared positively he saw ! tho wake ol' a torpedo. 'Oho explosion was terrille. lt oc curred ju^t ahead of the captain's; bridge and toro the fromt part ol' the steamer to pieces killing or injuring i a number of persons. Many were, wounded hy Hying splinters. The admiralty states that 2?0 sur vivors have been landed in Era nco j and between 00 and HU) nt Dover. As lhere were :?S(? passengers and about .Mt men in the crew, 7."? or more per sons are still missing, Many passengers jumped over board. (?ra tin gs and pieces of furni ture were thrown to them. More than hall" of them are believed to have lost their lives. The foremasts and wireless appa ratus were blown away. The wire less operator attempted unsuccess- ; fully to rig a substitute. Persons who , embarked lp the boats returned to tho Sussex before dark. Rockets 1 wore fired, and about mid-night a trawler caine to the rescue, lt. look as many as it could i?arry to Don- I logue. A liri tish destroyer came up and took on the other passengers, convey? lng'them to Dover. Elvo bodies were loft aboard. .May Cause Controversy. Washington, March 2*?.-Destruc tion ot' tho British ship Englishman with th?1 possible loss ol' American lives, and thc explosion on the chan nel liner Sussex, carrying American passengers, coming close on the al iened attack on the Patria and the sinking of the Tuhantia. have served to unsettle the submarine situation auain and raise possibilities Of more complications with the central pow ers. American Consul Armstrong's pre liminar revoit, received to-day from Bristol, that the Englishman was tor pedoed, and that Tour Americans were missing iron? tho rescued, pre sented the most set ions aspect ol' the sit nat iou. The fact tlu.t the missing Ameri cans were workers on a horse ship ami not passengers on a liner does not lessen the interest of tho Ameri can government in the case. The cir cumstances are accentuated by Mic fact that the ship w;;s bott ml away from Entupe and carried no contra band. As foii-'ii Armstrong's dispatches did not -av upon what proofs he based his -tatement that the Eng lishman was torpedoed, furtlier in vestigation will bc made before Hie ? .ase ad v a m es. Secretary Lansing made it plain thal nil the reports received to-day were of a preliminary natur?' and that more vv ere exp M ted. Ambassador sharp, at Paris, trans mitted a tenon from the American consul at Dieppe savin.'; t ho Sussex was torpedoed and that 150 to su per sons were wounded or killed by the explosion. The ambassador added that Ute ship had been towed lo Bou logne and 2"?0 persons landed. Xo Warning', Say Survivors. Washington, March 2G. The ex plosion which damaged the English Channel steamer Sussex, upon which .'*> American citizens had taken pas sage, occurred "wi thou I tho slightest warning." according to stories told hs American survivors to consular representatives in longland and ca bled to-day lo the State Department. Survivors also declared ono of ?Ix lifeboats launched aller the i xplosion had capsized, throwing its occupants HMO the SOU. None ol' the live bodies left on th* Sussex was that of an .American. Two survivors, Drake and llltx'ov. . a ?il so far as they knew only i h ree Americans reallied lifeboats. Klfteen passengers, Drake and i I II x lej also said, were severely injured. They believed several Americans to l>e lost. A Native of Colombia. Columbia, Man !-, ?.?c. Columbians have been tnudil Interested in news of the torpedoing ol' the steamer I Sussex in the English Channel, since it developed that .lames Mark Bald win, the eminent psychologist, bis wife and daughter were aboard. Dr. Ha ld win is a native of Columbia and has two brothers living here, ('yetis H. Ualdwln and W. E. Baldwin. A sister. Miss Elizabeth Baldwin, re sides In Asheville. Press report? were t'hat Miss Eliza beth Baldwin, the daughter was among the injured. The Baldwins wore on their way to Paris, where Dr, Baldwin is at present residing. Ho has held several prominent posi tions and ls an eminent scientist. Re cently lie has been living in Paris. SPENT $1,000 BEFORE HE SOLVED PUZZLING CASE. Shadow Lifted from Home of Prominent Merchant? HOPE LOST TOO SOON. .Mrs. |>. (i. Free Regained Health tn Almost .Miraculous .Mnnucr I ty Taking; Tanlac. A homo made happy, a life given renewed strength and relief from suffering Which had continued six years and which had reduced her tieall li almost to that of an invalid that is the resuit of .Mrs. I). Q. Free's laking Tanlac, 'Hie master medicine, according lo the statement given hy her hush md. who is proprietor of the I). (I. Free Furniture Co.. of 24.10 As sembly street, Columbia. "I have spent ai least Si.ont? to secure relief for'her. but Tanlac is the only medi cine which bas given her relier.'" bc declared. "I sometimes believe 'Punine is the medicine the Lord sent her." added the grateful husband. "I shall al ways be glad to recommend Tanlac, for it is a wonderful medicine. I in tend sending my mother sever.il bot tles, for she needs it. -,.\h wile suffered terribly wltii 'n digestioa and for six years sh?' was supposed to be threatened with dropsy of thc stomach, which caused her constantly increasing suffering. She had no appetite, and was con lined to her bed the greater part i f tim time. She employed several ser vants to do all her housework. When she began taking Tanlac, Mrs. Free was a physical wreck, and seemed steadily becoming worse, despite all that medical science seemed able to do for her. I was spending an aver age ol' ll fly liol la rs per month Tor medical services for ber. "We had tinnily come to bhe con clusion that her case was beyond re lief. I was in a desperate frame of mind. Seejng Tanlac so extensively recommended for stomach troubles, sile decided to try it and the immedi ate result was wonderful. "After she had taken two bot ties, tho servants were discharged, and Mrs. Free nc gnu doing her house work, something she had not done In years. Her appetite is Kiod now. and she eals a tl yt Iring s>ho wants. She is regaining weight rapidly, and her pallor has been replaced by n rosy color. She bears little resemblance to herself as she wis a month ago, and she is in line spirits. "it is almost unbelievable that any medicine could bring such wonderful results, bul Tanlac has done so in the case of Mrs. Free, and it cam.ot in* praised too highly, she is now tak ing her third bottle." Commenting on this endorsement. T, W. Galyon, State agent for Tanlac, said: "Such statements as this, tell ing of marvellous relief brought by Tania'-, should convince the thought ful ol' the medicine's merits. Tanlac. which is a combatant ol' disorders, a tonic, appetizer, and invigorant, ls what hundreds of ailing persons need, lt seems lo build up lite catire system, and creates a healthy appe tite, promotes digestion ana assimi lation "I" food, vitalizes the blood ind brings back good health." Tanlac. the master medicine, is sou. exclusively by Hell's Drug Store. Wal halla: Seneca Pharmacy, Seneca; Stoneeypher Drug Co.. Westminster; w. H. Hughs, Richland.- Adv. Wilson's Third Grandchild, Philadelphia, March 20. - A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Sayre herc to-day. sin is the third grandchild of the Presi dent, and will be named Eleanor Axson Sayre, for Mrs. Sayre's mo ther. Mother and child wore re ported lo-lllght to be doini; well. M's. Sayre Iris been at Hie home or Mrs. \. W.'Ilowe. a sister ol' the 'Mi'i iib'nt. for several weeks. Surprise llirtInlay Party. Quite a number of the members of Sf. .lidia's Lutheran church assem bled at the parsonage last Tuesday nigh! and brought with them various kinds of useful articles for the table, and nlong with these a gilt in cur rency lt seems Guy had planned a birthday party ot which the parson age family was not made wise. Our hearty thanks for your remembrance and gifts. W. I'. Anil. ALL CHILDREN IX>VK "HY lt UP OF FIGS" KOR LINER AND DOWELS. Give lt When Feverish, Cross, Bil ious, for Had Breath or Sour Stomach. Look al Ibo tongue, mother! If coated, it is a sure sign that your little one's stomach, liver and bow els need a gentle, thorough cleans ing at once. When peevish, cross, listless, pale doesn't shep, doesn't eal or act na turally, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath bad: bas stomachache, sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and In a fow hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of Its litt lo bowels without griping, and you have ft well, playful child again. You needn't coax sick children to take this harmless "fruit laxativo;" they lov? its delicious taste, and It always makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist, for a 50-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for babies, chil dren of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold hew To ho sure you get ibo genuine, ask to see that lt is made by "California Fig Syrup Compnny." Refuse any other kind with contempt.-Adv. Services at Lutheran Church. There will he Lenten services ait the Lutheran church Wednesday night at 8 o'clock, Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and Sunday night at 8 o'clock. On Sunday -morning: the subject will be: "The Call of Christ.Sun day iiiiili! tho second ot" the series of doctrinal lectures on "Regeneration and the Kingdom of Cod" will be de livered. lOverybody is Invited to worship with ns at all services. W. I). Aull. Pastor. chile Th rea tens Genna ny. (tome, .March 2?.-lt ls reported boro (bat Chile bas decided to seize '?crinan and Austrian ships unless Germany restores to her $12,000, ono which was deposited In Germany helore the war for the conversion of Chilean pa por cur roney. Germany ls said. to bc withholding the deposit with thc object of avert ing t'be seizure of the ships, but Chile b;'s decided to hasten the payment of the deposit, which has already de preciated in value 2."? per cent. IT'S COOLISH TO sci nut When Ko Many Walhalla People Ace Pointing the Way Out. You may be brave enough to stand backache or headache or dizziness, lint, I-f, in addition urination is dis ordered, look ont! If you don't try to lix your sick kidneys, you may fall into the clutches of dangerous disease before you know it. Hut. il* von live more carefully and helli your kid neys with Dean's Kidney Pills, you cnn stop the pains yo? have and avoid future danger'as well. Don't experi moii't-use the remedy Walhalla peo ple are publicly endorsing. Read this case: KJ. Harden, farmer, Depot street. Walhalla, says: "I had al\v:;ys been a strong man until I had an attack of backache and other symptoms of kidney trouble. I couldn't Pe on my back at night, as the pains were so severe and I kept turnios from one side to the other. The kidney secre tions passed too freely. I bad a con tinual thirst and drank gallons of water in a single day. I bad dizzy spells S?) bad that I fell right over at times. After taking Donn's Kidney Pills. I felt relief right away and one box completely cured inc." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't si m ?ily ask for a kidney remedy-get Donn's Kidney Pills-tho same that citied Mr. Harden. Koster-Milbu rn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv. NOTICIO OP SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with Section 17-12, Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912, and pursuant to an order of the County Board of Education of Oco nee County, South Carolina, notice is hereby given that a Special Election will be held at the school house in Oak (?rove School District. No. 22, on Saturday. April 1st. 1916, for the purpose of voling upon the question of levlng a special tax of four mills upon all the real and personal prop erty of said Oak Grove School Dis trict, Xo. 2 2, for school purposes. At said election each elector favor-" lng the proposed levy shall cast a bal lot containing the word 'Yes" print ed or written thereon, and each elec tor opposed to said levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "No" printed or written thereon. At the said election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra tion certificates as required in gene ral elections, shall be allowed to vote. Polls will bo opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and will close at 4 o'clock p. m. G. M. BA UXNTT, \V. ll. DI I,WORTH. .1. I). DH NLA I?, Trustees of Oak ("rove School Dis trict. No. 22. Managers of Klee lion. March 22. I ii I fi. 1 2-13 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCI IA HUE. isotlce ls hereby given that the un dersigned will mako application to V. P. Martin. Judge of Probate for Oconee County, In the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Coull House, on Saturday, the 29'tdl day of APRIL. I? IO, al 1 1 o'clock tu the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can bo heard, for leave to make final settlement of the l?state of .1. P. Jones, deceased, and obtain final discharge as Admin istrator of said estate. ?. T. .IONICS, Administrator of the ICstnte of J. P. Jones, Deceased. Ma i\ h ."?. i OT li. 18-16 FOR SALE, .15 ACHES-Three miles from Westminster. S. C. - Four-room dwelling in fair shape; barn, or chard; near public road; !"."> acres in cultivation: ll re-wood; pasture; I milos of Oak (?rove school. Price $30 per acre. Terms, one-third (ash; balance in three years, at 8 per ccnl interest. B. Re MOSS, REA L RSTATM DEALER, Walhalla, S. C. __ ._ DR. M. R. CAMPBELL, Registered Optometrist* AND MANUFACTURING OPTICIAN, Anderson, S. C. lie ll's Drug Store. Local Repre sentatives. Take your repairs and broken lenses to them for prompt and accurate work. Spring Time Planting Time. ? S naming lime.? ? We have complete slocks of Cole Planters, ^ ? Distributers, SpiKe H arrows, Shovels, ? g ForKs, Hoes, Rakes, Etc. g ^ Complete stock of Plow Repairs for all makes of & Q Turning Plows. Cole Planter and Distributer ^ @ Repairs, Etc. G ? ?t ?. Paints, Oils and Sundry Goods- @ ? @ .:;> Kuli linc of Auto Tires and Accessories, ?. ? Bicycle Repairs, Etc. ? ? Call on us to supply your Hardware and Furniture wants. Ballenger Hdw. & Furniture Co., SENECA, S. C. 0 Vehicles by Carloads. I wish to say to our friends and customers that I have thc largest supply of Buggies, Wagons and Harness in the county, having received two solid cars of Wagons and two solid cars of Buggies. I have bought these goods at rock bottom prices in large lots, and will give thc people the advantage of our large buying. Can make the terms and prices to suit. We are now in our new office and will be glad to have you call and look our stock over. Oliver Chilled Plows and Supplies. Dynamite. Roofing, Roof Paint, Etc. W. M. BROWN, WALHALLA. S. C. Brown Has It-or Brown Gets lt. JJ THE UN 1,Y:E;R$Xi?'CA'R Over a million Ford cars in usc to day is your best guarantee of saris factory service. Serving everybody -bringing pleasure to everybody, the Ford car is a utility-your car. Thc same high quality, with lower prices. Costs least to operate and maintain. Ford service everywhere. Thc Tour ing Car is $440, Runabout $390, f. o. b. Detroit. On display and sale at Piedmont Auto Co., Walhalla, S. C. Seneca Garage. Pl? British Vessel Sunk. Marseilles, March 25.-The l-l tit which has arrived here from ttnn goon. Tin Minneapolis a. I Jt, 5 i 3-ton steamer, was haili in 11)00 nt Bel Mi liner Minneapolis was sunk in the ?ml W:1S owned hy the Atlantic ... , , ... i i , I r?uspert Company. Late shipping Mediterranean last Wednesday hy ? n> (>n|s (|(> no,'g|v'0 hor mo?e^nii. suhtnnrlno, according to Capt. M hoy, sj,0 |,rohah?y was in itho British gov of the Uri ti-?h steamer Leicestershire, ern ment service. Get ? NEW?OOFtb?t ?Jont?l/JTffOrorLfAX Look out for the leaks now, don't wait for bad weather. You can't afford to run the mk ol fire, or damage to your property from wind and rain, because of a leaky or worn out? oo f, You can afford to put on a new roof of CAROLINA METAL SHINGLES because tho first cost b about the same as wood shingles and they save 20 per cent in insurance? last fully twice longer than wood shingles, and ab? solutely guaranteed against wind, rain, fir? and against rusting as is the case with cheap tin. The BOC ret of Carolina Metal Shingles is thc base metal and special coating. Furnished galvanized or painted Maka Us Prov? Tats-Witta (or infotmsttoo and prk??, booklci Um about the wonderful rua-proof C?rUin* Meul tie CtfstlM Metal PrsduclJ Cs., Oeit A WllmlistM, H. C. MATHESON HARDWARE CO. Agents, \V I.ST M INST KU, S. C.