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KEOWEE COURIER (IO sta I il MI CM l 1840.) IPuhlishcd Every Wednesday Morning Subscription $1 I'or Annum. Advel Using Rate? Reasonable. -Hy BTEOK, 8IIELOR & SOI I RORER. Communications of a personal character charged for aa advertise ment?. Obituary notices ann tributes of respect, of not over )0 words, will bo printed free of charge. All over that number must bo paid for at tho rotc of on? cent a word. Cash to accompany man user i pt. WALHALLA, 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, APRIL ft, 101?. St IL KA Ht AM) FILL!) I > A V. Oconee's ?econd event of this kind has passed Into history. And it will prove interesting hintory to those who study loe il school conditions for Hie hen nfl I of futuro school work. The two school fair and Held day cel ebrations have served a splendid pur pose. They have developed a spirit <ii rivalry among the schools of the vomit y that must prove* beneficial in the days to come. Mut every good rbing reaches a point where its use fulness' is questionable unless changes are made and mod i fica I ions inaugurated that will und to meet conditions as the.y arise. The School Kail* and Field Day was designed lo meet conditions as they existed, In ?uonee, two years ago. In our opinion, il Mais not only met and admirably and adequately met - those conditions, lint it has created new conditions that will not in Hie fut ii re be best served hy repetitions of the School Fair and Field Day un modified. The schools ol' Oconee were sick, they lacked energy, they lacked ini tiative; they were enervatei'. and run down, so to spoult-lacking that v ni .and energy that, denote real, true life. Pair and Field Day proved to be the tonic needed to bring vigor and life to the schools, lt has ac complished that end admirably. But it seems to us that there is now need oil a change* in the systom of treat ment. Some of the patients, the schools, are stronger than others, ?.ind the medicine that suits and stim ulates one may prove too strong for others, the effect* being detrimental. The teachers of Ocjnee are to bo (the diagnostician? in thi8 case, and wo do not seek to dictate io them in the matter, lt is frequently the case, however, that thc most ordinary lay man can throw oiH an idea or sug gestion, and the skilled practitioner can bring facts to bear to such de gree as to result in good lo a patient whose case may he somewhat baf fling. lt is in fliiis ?pt rf I and with the hope for this rof>ull that we submit a few propositions lo the teachers of Oconee for consideration in connec tion with the competitive side of our educational work. First- Is unequal com pet il ion de signed to prove beneficial to any great extent? Sn ond- l:i not t he competitive work of Fair amt Field Day unequal ?is between high schools and thc ru ral schools of t he county V Third: With the advantages pos sessed by I'he'hirfli schools over the rural schools, are not the former apt lo drop into a condition ol' laxness, or at least lo feel -and worse still to sh OM lb it they feel - a sens?* ol' superiority over the weaker and smaller schools? And are not the weaker schools already beginning to feel I hal they are being crowded out by the stronger schools, willi little or ao chance left to them to show to advantage what they are and what they are doing? Fourth: ll, taking it for granted that the position we take is more or Jess weil rounded, and such condi tions exi- t or may exi.U in the future, would it. not be well to take bold now and casi about fer remedies for unhealthy conditions? An unequal coni|ietltion--and Fair und Field Day brings competition at every turn-must prove discourag ing lo I he weak, and it is robbed of its incentive tor the strong. We do not mention these things in a carping or criticising spirit, but i'll the hope that from ft full and tree discussion of the matter hy the teach ers ol' tho county, future gatherings of a nature similar to that of last Fri day may be given the full portion of I invigorating and strengthening in fluence thal lt was designed they should have. !n one feature there can be no question of the good that has been .accomplished by tho two Fair and Field Day occasions. Eliminate every particle of good that has been ac co rr. i)l i shed for the schools them selves, and still Fair and Field Day will have left results sufficient to justify its conti nu ance. Tho one fea turo of bringing (together Ibo people of tho county faito closo and friendly intercourse ls worth all tho offort, all tho labor, all tho money, all tho timo that has boon expended upon tho two Fair and l<Meld Day occasions. As wo see lt, there ls no question as to the advisability of continuing the Schoo! Fair and Wield Day con tests. The only question iv: as to tho advisability of permitting unequal competition among the children of Hie county schools. We believe that tin; county teachers will meet In the very near future, lt seems to ns that there is ample scope for the ex ercise by them of very earnest arid very thoughtful consideration on sev eral [d?ase* of Fair and Field Day work. KM HI-AM) PROUD OF SCHOOL i oung Lady .Making Record That. .Must throve Inspiration. Richland, April -Special: The evenl of the past week was Fair and Kidd Day at Walhalla. The Rich land school and people went up en mass? and had (he time of their lives. The day WHS Ideal, the wel come and hospitality of ('ho town, the (?copie and the school of Walhalla was unbounded. The spirited rival ry and competition of the different schools, the good humor and orderli ness of the big gathering of people, was characteristic of Oconee's eltl /onsnlp. (Who says that pro h i I) I - t ion don't prohibit ' ) That little ' Richland bunch" came ont of the contests wltih colors Hying ?.nd a good account of themselves. Our speaker. Jefferson McMahan. not half-way his teens in age, was well to the front, taking t'hird place and was well mixed in with the tall or high schools of the county. Rich land proudly wears the insignia of ' Hine Ribbon School" In the indus trial ex h i I) it of the rural graded schools of Oconcn-probably the smallest in physical size and in num bers in the contest, hut like .Marion's men, "Her band ls few, but true and tried." The pupils of this bantam school, with washpots full of native ability, mountains of red hills load ed down with determination! and tact, and fairly well trained as to hands and nimble fingers, have wrought well and are determined to eut a mighty figure when they are bigger. Our congratulations to this plucky little school! Supt. Truluck and Miss Laura Smithson, of Oak-way and Westmin ster, attended church of Richland yes terday and dined wit'h .Miss Sallie Davis. Supt. 'Maha ff ey and sister and Miss Pauline Anderson, of Fair Play school, and Miss Anna Marett, of Westminster, worshiped at Richland church Sunday and dined with Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Hughs. Miss Beth Coo is at home again after a two weeks' visit to 'her bro ther. W. ll. Coe. in Columbia, and sister, Mrs. C. -M. Wilcox, Rennet ts villo, Miss Roth Stribilng returned to her home in Seneca the past week after spending two weeks with Miss Roula Wy ly. We rise up to offer congratula tions to Miss Selma Priver. Westmin ster lliiih School, winner of the blue ribbon on essay in the Fair and Field | Day contest. Miss Selma ?lnisned her eon iso in the Richland Graded School and entered (he high school at West minster, and is now walking from her home al Richland, live miles, and back each day to attend this high school. When the ground-work is laid in Richland school and our pu pils go out to higher schools and col leges the ribbons and tin do stick to them. Rev. W. II. Mills and Stiles Strlb ling came up Saturday evening and spent the night with Mr. and Mrs. J. I'. Stribling. Last Friday night at Clemson Col lege Stiles C. Stribling was elected as one of the six speakers to contest for the trustees' medal In oratory at Clemson nt commencement in .lune. The friends of John W. Shelor were glad to see him out at church du tulay. Chas. P. Rallonger and family, of Creen wood, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1. J. Ral len ger. Miss Pearl Vernor is at home again after a two weeks' professional stay in Westminster. .Mrs. s. ll. Coe is spending some days with her daughter, Mrs. Cl. M. Wilcox, al Honnettsvllle. The rain, the beautiful rain, cn me i this morning, After nearly three weeks of plow weather and splendid preparation of the soil, tho April showers have come, offering <i season of rest to the tired plowman; and the beasts of burden may catch a fresh breath and build up their wast ed flesh; and then the planting son son comes on. 2K Rilled ill Zeppelin Raid. London, April l.-Twenty-eight killed and forty-four injured in last night's Zeppelin raid, it ls officially annoi need. The Zeppelin which fell into tho sea was the L-15. OIL MILL PRESIDENT IS STRONG IN HIS PRAISE Prominent Lawrenceville, Ga?, Manufacturer Tells Experience. HAD STUBBORN TROUBLE. C. C. Cooper Declares Tanbie "Is Un fiuestlonably tito Dent Tiling I Kver Tried." Tho Tan lac o dice is simply being Hooded these days with letters of en dorsement from well known men and women Hom all parts of the South. In the past three days testimonials have been received from II. W. Mill, a a well known Tennessee bank presi dent; lion. is. T. stead, Superintend ent of Schools of Carroll County, of CarrolMon, Cu.; and unany others prominent in commercial and profes sional life, tho last addition to the list being C. C. Cooper, president of the Georgia Home Cotton Oil Company, of Lawrenceville, Ga. Mr. Cooper, aside from being,one of the most prominent business men of his home town, is well known throughout this section of the coun try. Mr. Cooper's unqualified .en dorsement ls, therefore, to be consid ered of great importance and the pub lic will undoubtedly be much inter ested in what he has to say. Mr, Coo per said: "'.'or seven or eight years, at least, I have suffered from a very bad form of stomach trouble, from which 1 : have been unable lo obtain the slight est relief. Kor months I have been In a very badly run-down condition, and suffered endless annoyance from bad digestion, severe headaches, nerv ousness, and loss of appetite. "Not until I began taking Tanbie a short time ago have I been able to notice the least improvement In my condition. In fact. Tanlnc is the only thing that has given me any relief, and 1 expect to complete the full treatment of six bottles, lt ls un- j questionably the best thing Its k I ever tried, as I am greatl; im pro > .<( In many ways. I heartily i o in rile ul the preparation to my frie: ls. Tl ;* shows what I think of lt.' Commenting on Mr. Coop: statement, T. W. Galyon, SI. Le >? for South Carolina for Tau lac, fi "Hundreds of such state -,enti reaching us from ?ll part -. an(... Indeed gratifying to seo lh.it H? many people are using Tc i lae with , such splendid -results. . "The fame of the med! duo i rap idly spreading over the c dire 'Olin try. Thousands everywhere ? : be ing benefited, and beyond li riubl ? nothing has ever been pl' I the market in the way of a |>ro dar J medicine that has attained such itu-1 mediate prominence and widespread popularity. "Over one million bottles of this j celebrated medicine was sold in nine mon tbs' time, and it is unquestion ably the most widely talked-of m?di < Inc in tho world to-day. The great est evidence of Us merit is tho fact that those who once buy the drat bot tle invariably continue the treat ment and recommend it to their friends." Tanlac, the master medicine, ls sold exclusively by Hell's Drug Store. Walhalla: Seneca Pharmacy, Seneca; Stonecyphor Drug Co., Westminster; W. lt. Hughs, Richland.-Adv. .Narrow Escape for I. O, O. I?\ Home. Greenville, April 1.-The girls' dormitory of the Odd fellows' Or phan Home, located about three allies from Greenville, would probably have been destroyed by lire about 8.10 o'clock last night had It/iiot boen for the timely and persistent fire-lighting of Clarence Waters, oi Spartnnburg, a IG-yoar-old boy, who was visiting his brother and sister at the home. The flames destroyed a wall in one o'f the rooms on the first floor, tho dania go amounting to about $50. / According to reports from the or phanage, one of the girls went Into a small room on the first floor to se cure a spool of thread, and ns thc room was dark, sho struck a match to furnish a light. The firemen be lieve that the match was not extin guished when it was thrown to the floor, and that lt caught the lace cur tains nt the window. The wall quick ly caught lire and threatened for a time thc whole building. Augusta Him Cotton l-'ire. Augusta. Ga., April 1.-Seventy thousand dollars damage was done by a fire which destroyed the main compartment of Losser's warehouse this morning. About 1,000 bales of cotton were destroyed. A fire wall prev??.tod spreading. Detroit will use Canadian electrl cal power for manufacturing pur poses. .I* CANDIDATES* CARDS. * j? ? j?. j. ?j? .|*?|?*|?*|?*f**}**|**|??|*?}?*?? FOR CON??KK8S, TH IUD DISTRICT: I am a candidato for Congress from the Third Congressional District, and agree to abide the result of the Demo cratic |iri mn ry. _ _A. H. DAG NA LD. FOII SO L1 Cl TO K- I OTU CIRCUIT: I hereby announce myself a candi dato for Solicitor ol' the Tenth .Judi cial Circuit, subject to the action of the Democratic voters in the primary elections. .1. it. EAU LIO._ KOK STATE SENATOR: I hereby announce myself as a can didate for State Senator from Oco nee, subject to action of tho votera in primary elections. FRANK ll. SHIRLEY. 1 hereby announce myself a candi dato for State Senator from Oconee Co-inty. subject to the action of the Democratic party In the primary elections. _J. W. SH ELPR. FOR SHERIFF: I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the ollice of Sheriff ot Oconee County, subject to the action ol' tho voters in the Demo cratic primaries. JOHN W. DAVIS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Sheriff of Oco nee County, subject to the action of the voters at the primary elections. WILLIAM M. KAY. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Sherill of Oconee County, subject to the action of the Demo cratic voters in primary elections. J. C. SHOCKLEY. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Sheriff of Oco nee County, subject to the action of the Democratic party i ii the primary elections. JOHN J. REEDER. "One-Term Candidate" I hereby announce myself a candi adte Tor the office of Sheriff of Oco nee County, subject to the action of the voters of the Democratic party lu the primary elections. _ W. F. ORR. l^OR CO I! NT Y S U IMO RV I SOR: I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Supervisor of Oconee County, subject to the action ol the Democratic party in tho ensuing primaries. W. C. FOSTER. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Supervisor of Oconee County, subject to tho action of tho voters of the Democratic party in the primary elections. H. C. WALKER. The friends of W. W. DEARDEN . specttulty announce him a candi date for County Supervisor, subject ? i the action of the Democratic party it the primary elections._ FOR COUNTY TREASURER: I hereby announce myself a candi? daite for re-election to the office of : 'easurer of Oconee County, subject to tho action of the Democratic vot ers in the primary elections. R. H. ALEXANDER. FOR CORONER: I hereby announce myself a candi ite for the office of Coroner of Oco ?e County, subject to the action of ie Demo- -atic voters in the primary . citions. HAL. D. GRANT. 1 hereby announce myself a ean I ?date for tho office of Coroner for iconee County, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. J. C. KING. Eye Troubles that cause headaches can be cor rected so that the headaches dis appear. That is a sim plo truth, but many people still doubt and suffer. We are prepared to prove the truth of this assertion ?ind invite every suf ferer from headaches lo consult us on the subject. NO CHARGE FOR CONSULTATION If your eyes aro the cause of your headaches wo can give perfect re and com lort. We eau tell the cause of your headaches after an examination. GLOBE OPTICAL CO., Masonic Temple, GREENVILLE, S. C. A. A. ODOM, President, A. IL SCHADE, Sec. and Treas., Consulting Optometrists. Francis J. Pel/cr Demi. Charleston, April I.- Francis .1. Pel/or, probably thc richest man In South Carolina, died herc Friday af ternoon. Had ho lived untij April 1) he would have been 00 years of age, having been born in Charleston on April 0, l.sat;. Ile is survived by three sons and two daughters. Mr. Pokier was among the first great business men ol the State to participate actively in the phosphate and cotton mill industries in South Carolina. For over 50 years -he was a prominent cotton factor of Charles ton. He was president of the Pel/er Rodgers Company, operating a string of cotton mills In upper Son th Caro lina. Heavy Russian bosses, Berlin, April 1.--A German offi cial report places the Russian losses on tho northern front at not less than 140,000 mon In March. $ ?gj We have complete sto <?* Distributers, SpiRe v ForKs, Hoes, RaKes, ?Bl Complete stock of Ploi Turning Plows. Cole Pla ? Repairs, Etc. Spring Tim Pla Paints. Oils anc ? Full line of Auto T @ Bicycle Repairs, Et? Call on us to supply your o Ballenger Hdtv. < S SENECA Vehicles to I wish to say to our i I have thc largest supply Harness in the county, ha\ of Wagons and two solid bought these goods at rock and will give the people tl buying. Can make the ter We are now in our r to have you call and look o Oliver Chilled Pit Dyna Roofing, Roo W. M. E WALHAL Brown Has It-ot NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to the Estate of Rev. John Gordon Law, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persons having claims against said Estate will present the same, duly attested, within the time proscribed by law or barred. JOHN G. LAW, Executor of the Estate of Rev. John Gordon Law, deceased. April .'>. 101 fi. 1 1-17 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMT3NT AND DISCHARGE. iNotlce is hereby given that the un dersigned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judgo of Probate for Oconee County, in the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla ('ourt House, on Saturday, the 20'Wi day of APRIL. 101 fi. at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can be heard, for leave to make final settlement of tho Estate of J. P. Jones, deceased, and obtain final discharge as Admin istrator of said estate. B. T. JONES. Administrator of the Estate of J. P. Jones, Deceased. March gil, 19 1(5. 13-10 STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP Management, Circulation, etc., of Tho Keowcc Courier, Published Week ly aft Walhalla, S. C., Required by the Act of August 24, 1012. Publishers, J. A. Stock and F. A. H. Schroder, Walhalla, S. C. Editor, J. A. Steck, Walhalla, S. C. Managing Editor, Samo. Business Managers, J. A. Steck and F. A. H. Schroder, Walhalla, S. C. Owners: Steck. Shelor & Schro der. (Partnership ) - J. A. Stock, J. W. Shelor, F. A. H. Schroder. Known bond-holders, mortgagees, and othor security holders-None. J. A. STECK, Editor and Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed befcro mo this 1st dav of April. 191 fi. (Seal.) JOHN F. CRAIG, Clerk of Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Oconeo Coun ty, S. 0 FOR SALE, 2?I7 A OKEH-30 acres of bottom land and ."?() acres upland in cultiva Honiton; wen timbered; fine 'hard wood; 100 thousand feet of fine hickory timber on place; two houses; five miles of Walhalla, S. C. $10 |M>r nero. Good for stock farm. B. R. MOSS, REAL ESTATE DEALER, Walhalla, 8. C. tit ? ? ??? ? ??*? ? ? ? ? ? & ti* e nting Time. ^ tit cks of Cole Planters, ? Harrows, Shovels, tit , Etc. g JV Repairs for all makes of |* titer and Distributer ^ i I Sundry Goods- @ T ? ires mid Accessories, ? 2. ? Hardware and Furniture wants. ? til tit & Furniture Co., I r\, S. O. $j tit tittittittittittittit ?.ti*?????? f Carloads. friends and customers that of Buggies, Wagons and ring received two solid cars cars of Buggies. I have bottom prices in large lots, he advantage of our large ms and prices to suit, lew office and will be glad ur stock over. )ws and Supplies. mite. f Paint, Etc. JROWN, LA, S. C. . Brown Gets lt. SUMMONS FOIt RELIEF. The State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. (In the Court of Common Pleas.) noone R. Moss, Pie In tiff, against Owen Reid, Henry Reid, Elisa Pear son, Minerva Gambrell, Hettie Hawkins, Owen Williauns, Lyda Williams, Sam Wright, and Walter I). Moss and George M. Ansel, as partners in trade doing business under Hie style and firm name of Moss & Ansel, Defendants. (Summons for Relief.-Complaint Not. Served.) To the Defendants Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer tho Complaint In this action, which was filed in the of fice of the Clerk of the Court of Com mon Pleas for the saul county, on the third day of April, 1910, and to serve a copy of your Ammer to Hie said Complaint on the subscrib er, at his office, on the Public Square, at Walhalla Court House, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive ot the day of such service; and If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Dated April 3d, A. D. 101(5. (Seal.) JOHN' F. CRAIG. C. C. P. Et. T. J A YNES. Plaintiff's Attorney. To thu Defendants A hove Named: Please Take Notice That the Sum mons and Complaint in tho above en titled action were Hied in the office of Mie Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Oconee County, S. C., on tho 3d day of April, 1916; that the pur pose of this action is tho partition of the real estate of which Seek Reid died seised and possessed, described in the Complaint 'herein, between the Plaintiff, doone lt. Moss, grantee of Hettie Rivers and Hula Williams, two of the heirs-a.t-law of Seek Reid, de ceased and the Defendants, Owen Reid, Henry Reid, Eliza Pearson. Mi nerve Gumbrell, Hettie Hawkins, Owen Williams, and Lyda Williams, jibe remaining heirs-at-law of Seek i Reid, deceased; that Sam Wright ls made :i party defendant as tenant in possession of the tract of 51 acres, described in the complaint for the year 10 Ki, and the Defendants, Wal ler 1). .Moss and George M. Ansel, aa I partners in trade under tho firm namo of Moss & Ansel, are made parties de fendant as mortgagees of tho De fendant Eliza Pearson, of hor Intor est in said real estate, that 110 per sonal demand ls mado against any one or more of said Defendants, this action being for partition of tho real estate aforesaid, between Plaintiff and Defendants as above set forth. R. T. .IA Y NFS, Plaintiff's Attorney. April 5, 101(5. 14-16 Cures Old Sore?, Other Remedies Won't Cure. The wornt cases, no matter of how lons standing, ?re cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter'? Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves l'ain and Heals at the same time. 25c. 50c. $1.00