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ivEOW?E COUltlEK (Established i H i?/.) Published Every Wednesday Morning Subscription $1 Per Annum. Advertising Hates Itensoiiublc. -Hy KT::VK, HHHLOK * SCH ROOKH. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. 1 Obituary notices ana tributes of respect, of not over 100 words, will bo printed free of charge. All over that number must l>e paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. C.: \yi:i)\KSI)AV, DHC. i?J, 11)17. * * 4? * * * * * * * * * * .J. COLD OH COAL. 4. .j. 4. * 4. 4. 4, 4. 4. .j. 4. .j. * 4. (H. I!. Windsor. In Popular Mechan ics Magazine. ) Killeen million peopm in this country i. 0 shoveling coal to-day, of whom 201., )00 are firemen In power plants and on railroads. By mid night they will have converted 2,300, 000 tons into ashes. With those ashes will bo thrown away thousands of tons of coal only partly burned. Other thousands ol' tons will have ueen wasted in careless burning, or unnecessary heating of unoccupied rooms' In the making of electric light which illuminated empty rooms and needless places. In twelve months we will have burned t>00, 1)00,000 tons. Ot late we have increased oin- con sumption of coo1 much faster than lt can he delivered; our mines are ado .qunte--with sufficient labor-to pro-1 luce what we need, but transporta tion is limited. During the past year the steel Industry has used 40, '100,000 tons more than the previous year; our colton mills. 1,000.000 tons; our railroads. 4 0,000,000 tons .while other Industries bring the increase up to 100,000.000 tons. A .ungle new munitions plant alone takes the entire output of two large mines. Our own navy and our allies' constitute a new and large demand ''or fuel. Coal ha* always boen so abndant ame wo have given little thought to saving lt. We must manage some way lo save at least .',0,000.000 tons. The damper in your st o? artur naco or heater tan help win tho war; a door "tn your ash pit which leaks itlr, and <<>i>t in Rues, pipes, and chimney are .liding the enemy. Weather strips, storm sash, ash silters, care ful firing, a curtailment of coal fuel just as much as possible, are all in struments of llrsl aid to the Great Cause. Shall wo torc/' our govern ment to take over the* coal industry as longland, France, Italy, Kassia and fier mn ny have .already done, or shall ?.ve relieve the administration ol' this extra burden by taking the situation seriously? Every owner or mana ger of a plant using coal can do a lot. How lunn. Mr. Manager, since you in spected your boiler room, and do you I know 01 ymir own knowledge whe ther the utmost fuel economy exists there, or not'.' It ls of very rjrcai importance to save every pound of coal possible, for if we don't, a lot of factories not ab solutely essential to war supplies will have lo (^loso down. How much hot ter wo should all, largo and small . users alike, exercise economy and prevent embargo. During tho year $4,000,000 worth ef electrical goods were shipped to South America.' No postmaster's pay will bo In creased during the war, according to an order by the Postmaster General. WA NT li I) FOB IIOMLE G l'A HD, Men Over Draft Age, ami Marled, Can Herve Here. The following statement was sent out from the recruiting station of the United states Army, Savannah, Ga., on December 18: Von are Informed that 15,000 white mon aro needed at once for en list mont in the United States Guards for protection . of public utilltlos In the United States. Tho enlistment well organized Ure and police dopart omergency. Men enlisted must be beyond the draft age; that ls, over ::n years of age. The en list mont of married mon ls authorized. Mon with former service in the Spanlsh Ameulcan war, Philippine and China Boxer campaigns, men with former tforvice in the army, navy mid marine corps, and men with experience In wei (organized Uro and police depart omnts aro especially desired. Where practicable mon enlisted for the Dieted States Guards will serve ill the vicinity of thoir homes. Liberal allowances * will be made by the government ror the support of families of men enlisting for the United States Guards on the same basis as other enlisted men of tho anny, under the system of compul sory and family allowances. lt is requested that tho widest pub licity be given this matter In order that men beyond tho draft age, and men beyond the age of enlistment In the regular army. National Guard and National'Army bo given an op portunity to serve their country. Men desiring enlistment in tho United States Guards should be rn- ' furred to any of the following re- j emiting stations for enlistment: Savannah, Ga.; Charleston, s. C.; Florence, S. c.: Bock Hill, S. 0. Applicalion can also be made at the! following post o!Hees< Greenwood, j S. C.; Statesboro. (?a.; Collins. .-Cn. ; Synvnnin, Ga.; Anderson, s. C.; Brunswick, Ga.; Fairfax. S. C., and ;it recruiting stations' at Columbia, S. C.; Greenville, S. C.; Aiken. S. C.; Choraw, S. C. How's Tills ? Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. . [ Hall's Catarrh Medicine has boen taken by catarrh sufferers for the past '?~> years, and has become known as tho most reliable remedy for ca tarrh. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood on the mucous sur faces, expelling the poison from tho blood and healing the disoased por tions. After you have talton Hall's Ca tarrh Medicine for a short time you will see a great improvement In your general health. Start taking Hall's Catarrh Medicine at once mid got rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists, 7 5c.-Adv. NEWS ITEMS FROM BICH LAM). Coe-MeMalian Marriage Pleasant Sur prise-items Delayed. Richland, Dec. 18.-Special: Prob ably the greatest surprise of the sea son In this community was the wed ding of Miss Beth Coe, daughter of Mrs. S. H. Coe, to Lieut. Edgar O. McMahan, of {?amp Jackson. Colum bia. The young couple motored to Seneca Saturday night and were mar ried at tho Presbyterian manse by their pastor, Rev. I. E. Wallace. Jefferson McMahan, brother of the groom, was tho only member of ei ther family to witness the ceremony. Mrs. McMahan, as Miss Coe, was one of the most popular and attract ive young ladies of tho community. Tho groom is also a native or this community. He graduated from . Moinson College with the class of 1 ') 1 5 and taught school In this com munity for two years before going to the training camp at Fort Oglethorpe to win his commission. Mr. and Mrs. McMahan will/remain in this community for a few days,, after which they will go to Colum bia, where the groom 's assigned to duty. They will carry with them tho best wishes of a large host of friends and relatives, who wish for them a long, happy and useful married lifo. Misses Carrie McMahan and Grace Venter, Of Lander College. Green wood are at home with their par ents for the holidays. Stiles C. Strlbllng, commandant and teacher of agriculture 'in Castle Heights Military School, of Lebanon, Tenn . ls at home for tho holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Shanklin, of Bridgewater, Va., are visiting rela tives and friends in this community. The friends of Rogor Coe will be glad to learn that he has accepted a clerical position with the War De partment and lifts been assigned to duly at the camp at Savannah, Ga. - . * During tho war electric signs will be turned out after 11 p. m. lt ts es timated that 255,000 tons of coal aro burned each year to maintain this class of advertising. ., - Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System The Old Standard ceneral strenethenlng tonic, GROVK'S TASTKM183 chill TON IC, drives out Mular la, enriches the bl xxl, and bul Ida upthc sys? tem. A true toole. l'or adulte and children. 60e I ?{? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J-? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J-> ?J? ?J? ?J? ?I? I if? AYJKKK A'S MYHTEHIOUS 4. .I- VISITOR. ?2? ?j? ?1? ?j? ?I? *|? ?|? *|? ?j? ?j. ?j? ?j? ?j? *|? ?j In thc year 180S a French gentle man came into the wilds of the south ern part or Madison county, New York, and erected a Chateau, upon tho wooded summit of the highest hill in Georgetown. He had purchased 2,700 acres or land, paying for it close to ten thousand dollars. Ile gave tho name of Louis Annthe Mul ler. Ile brought great wealth in gold and sliver coln into the wilder ness, and spent it lavishly in clear ing land, electing his home and es tablishing a great park for game. The chateau was little less than a fortress. The master of the house wore the costume of a French gentleman and introduced, as far as possible, the manners of feudal Franco. He was attended by a retinue of Frenchmen, among them a physician who bore tho name of i'ietrow. Muller always rode about lils es tates on horseback attended by ser vants who were armed. All the local traditions represent him as of dis tinguished appearance, oroct. agile, and possessing the air of command. Muller watched with the deepest in terest the j) rog ress of the war of 18 12; but when a sergeant/was sent by Capt. Hurd to warn him to appear at general training, armed and equipped as the law directed, he de clared to one ot his trusted superin tendents that he had been grossly In sulted. Wv snid\thnt it was an out rage tor one who had been a general ol' division and a participant in the making of three treaties, to be asked to do mon lal military service. Tills was one of tho tow occasions upon which he allowed himself to speak of his past history. During all his sojourn in the wilderness he re ceived numerous papers from abroad. lt was very common for him to com ment upon the progress ol' Bona parte, and when news caine of his disaster in Russia, Muller was over joyed and lienan to make prepara tions to return home, and when the overthrow of Bonaparte was assured, he rode away on horseback to take passage Tor Fiance. Many ha\o been thc conjectures as to thc identity of this man. He pre served his incognito completely. It was believed that only his physician knew his true name. Those who had carefully studied the events riff the time and knew the history of the royal family or France, believed th?j Muller was a Bourbon Prince hidln,. from Bonaparte. Tho physician once said that Muller was "cousin the second to tho Duke of Angouleme," but the belief generally is that he was a member of the Bourbon fam ily, who, on the abduction of Bona parte was restored to his royal prlvl legesV By many lt was supposed that the mysterious American visitor was no ?ther than the Count of Artois, who dad been banished from France by Napoleon, and who later governed hat country as Charles X. Only a nan with such cunning as he is cred ted with possessing could have con cealed his Identity in the wilds ol' Madison county. The Count of Ar ols was of the right Age. fifty-one in I 80S, had a sufficient motive and an swers in character and InSuethods of imusomont to Louis Anatho Muller. There is a lapse in history as to he movements of the count. In Filly, .1780, he left Franco as leader >f the emigrants, and his career from his time on to his return to France n 18 I-I, is somewhat involved. For he reason that his reftl name was as xlious in America as hr'Europe, it ls bought that he came to this coun ry not only to avoid Bonaparte, but 0 put to rest the tongues that wore lusy with his name. v 1 iThe description of Muller's por lonal appearance fits accurately the loscrlpitons of the Count of Artois >r Charles X. As a writer puts it: 'Tho passion for hunting and dread >f Bonaparte evinced by Muller point inerrlngly to Artois as the man, and he only man, who could have occu lted the chateau on "Muller Hill'." When Artois became King it ls said :hat ho endangered hts throne through his devotion to thc chase. The time ol' Muller's or Artols's leparture for Europe to be present ?.hon Bonaparte was subdued, cannot i)C accurately given, lie left New York late tn 1813. Tho time of his return to America to settle his af fairs and soil his estates ia known, It was when all danger from Bona parte was past after tho battle of Wa terloo. After tho hundred days ol .Napoleon's rule and tho return ol Louis XVIII to Paris, lt ls said, bj his biographers that tho Count Ar tois hold aloof from public affairs Was#he absent lu America? Mullel was in this country selling his ostatei during that period. Upon his returr to Franco he waited patiently un tl 182 1 to iilace tho crown upon bli head. The stormy life of Charles X end od at G?ritz, Austria, in 1830. Uh .J? ?I? ?I? .{." ?I* '*?? ?J? .)}. ?f? ?I? ."{. ?J? .I? IS TH I MO USART HIGHT ? .{. .|? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?|? ?|? ?J? ?|* ?J? As Jehu was on his way to Sama ria to destroy tho family of Ahab, he met Jehonadab, the son of Kochab, In the road. "And Jehu saluted him, and said to him, ls thine heart right us my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab said, It is. If it be, give me thine hand! And be gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into tho chariot. So they made Ulm ride in tho chariot." -;- t The South Carolina Conference has sent two of my former pastors to preach' the everlasting gospel of the blessed Christ to the people of Sen eca and Walhalla churches-Kevs. O. A. Jeffcoat and E. P. Taylor. In the language of Jehu to Jehon adab, "Is thine heart right as my heart is with thy heart?" In other words, is thy heart right as the preacher's "heart ls with thine heart? And you say, "lt ls." If so, thou give him your hand, meet him at his (Irat appointment, and greet him in thc name of all that is holy, with a cheerful smile and 11 warm grip of the hand. Show* him at the beginning that your heart beats In harmony with his heart. Remember that your pastor ls your spiritual adviser. In vite him to your home and let h\A see and feel that welcome lg written there. Always be on time at church. Nothing makes a preacher feel more humiliated than to have to preach to empty benches. Come, and bring the family; hold up his hands with your presence, your prayers and with your moans; stand by your preacher, The Lord hath done great things for us in this year of grace 1917 whereof wo should be glad. When Joshua and his host were fighting with Amalek, Moses went up on the top of the hill, and stood there with the rod of God in his hand; and as long as ho held np his hands Israel prevailed, and when his hands went down Amalek prevailed. Aaron and H ur got a stone and set Moses there on, and they held np his hands, one on thc one side and one on the. other side; and his hands were steady un til the going down of the sun. and Israel was victorious and Amalek was defeated. Those preachers will come and stand on the hill (the church) with the word of God in their hands-; and they will expect you to meet them there, and fill up the empty benches and hold up their hands. It will do them good, und wo nil will feel bet ter. Rock Springs has a membership of about eighty souls. Why can't those eighty come, and bring their children and swell the number, and fill up the church? Seneca and Walhalla.,jBhould be proud of their pastors! My word for it, they are ministers true and tried. "Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy "heart?" Then give them your hand at the church every time they stand upon tho hill with the word of God in their hands. J. Russell Wright. Seneca, Dec. 12, 1917. I GRANGER L IV ER REGULATOR Relieves constipation, sick headache and bil iousness. Purely veg etable. Contains n*> al-, cobol. Causes no grip ing. Gives satisfactory rcsults.JLai^ebox, 25c. A dose br two will do. GRANGER MK1HCINE CO. CHA TTAH?OtiA-TENH. V. H. Mullets Kffective. With tho American Army in France, Dec. 19.-Tho Gorman sol diers' armor will not withstand the Hard-hitting American bullet, it has been shown. A heavy breast plate rei loved from a German prisoner for a 'est was literally chewed to pieces bj machine gun fire after a rifle bul let fired at a good range had torn a hole in tho armor as big as a dollar. Even tho bullets from an automatic pistol did the work lt was expected they would' In thlsresnoct. . With 1,500,000 h.p. developed and 5,000,000 h.p. undeveloped, the wa ter powers of tho South offer a splen did field for the erection of electro chemical and elcctromotnllurgical liants. bones lie there In the chapel of the Franciscans. Hts life has never been fully writton, but lils personality, ro mantic career, otc, flt well into the mysterious Muller, who for some time in the oarly part of the past century was a resident of New York ^State. Mr. W. S. Brown, R. P. D. No. 4, Box 82, Rogersville, Tennessee, "I. feel lt my duty to recommend Poru?a to all sufferers of catarrh or cough. In the year 1909, I took a severe case of the la grippe. I then took a bad cough. I had taken all kinds of cough remedios but got no relief. I then decldod to try Peruna. I used flvo bottles. After taking five bottles my cough stopped and my catarrh was cured. My average weight was 115 and now I weigh 148 V4. Any one suffering with ca tarrh in ar?Y form I will advise them to take Peruna," MORRISON TO HEADQUARTERS. Bevier's Chief Appointed Director of .Military Training. Washington, Dec. 20.-Major Gen. John F, Morrison has hoon appointed | director of military training with j headquarters at the war college In I this city. The oflleer will have charge of the co-ordination oft the' army training work throughout the United States In order to produce a j uniform result and will be aided by the military training committee of the general staff of which he becomes the head. Gen. Morrison has just returned from France, where he | made an exhaustive study of the . training tn progress at the American j army camps there. Gell. Morrison is among the o ill - eera prominently mentioned for chief of staff, to succeed Gen. Bliss, who 1 retires December 31. He was se-, lected for a commission as brigadier general in the regular service seve rn! years ago, although then well down on the list of colonels, * many j of whom were passed over in order to give him a general's rank. When the army was re-organized for the war with Germany, (Jon. Morrison was assigned to command the div's ' ion at Cami> Sevler, Greenville. 3. C.. and went..from that post to , Prance to Inspect thc work being done nt training camps there. (teal i ty and sham will, no moro mix than oil and water. BI AJE RIDGE RAILWAY. Between Belton and Walhalla. Time Tabl?" Nt). 21- Effective Deo. ?. 1017. ll STATIONS ! ?4j 3 Pk ? I JJ >, I S >, J ?fl 2 rt i 9 <3 1 l? ll (M O 5 IS BAST-ROUND A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. bv Walhalla.7 20 3 22'1t'?0 ?00 .... " West Union .. .7 25 3 27 ll 26 6 05 .... " Seneca .7 46 3 47 12(6 '/ 30 6 30 " Jordania.748 360 I208 7 33 6 34 ? Adams' Crosslng.806 41.7 1225 7 60 5f? " Cherry's Cross'g, 8 08 4 10 12*8 7 53 0 02 Pendleton.8 20 422 1242 8 05 ? is "Antun . 8 28 4 3u 1260 8 13 6 30 Sandy Springs... s ai 433 1253 sis ?34 "Denver.....83? 4 38 1250 8 22 ?42 " West Anderson. 8 51 4 53 114 837 702 " Anderson, P.Dop.0 00 6 02 121 3 43 720 " Andorson, F.Dop.9 0l 5 03 ., 7 21 ? Erskine's Siding 0 18 6 20 . 7 40 Ar Holton..9 30 6 32 . 7 55 No. of Train. 12 io 24 30 8 STATIONS fi v. a af tr. Ki __?_I? ix i o, 101 i SQ WEST-BOUND-' P.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. bv Bolton .5 60 11 35 . 8 26 " Erskine's Siding.602 11 47 .... ... 8 37 11 Anderson, F.Dep 610 12 ai . ste " Anderson ,I\Dop.6 20 12 05 - 9 10 2 35 0 30 " West Anderson ..8 27 12 12 9 16 241 938 " Denver..641 12 26 9 31 2 56 9 58 " Sandy Spring?. ..646 1231 937 3 02 10 (6 " Autun.640 12 34 940 3 05 10 10 "Pendleton. 6 67 ?2 42 9 48 3 13 10 22 " Cherry's CrosK'g.7 08 12 53 9 69 3 24 10 38 " Adams' Crossing.7 ll 12 5? 10 02 3 27 10 42 "Jordania.727 112 1019 344 noe " Soneca_,.7 30 1 15 10 35 4 26 11 65 ..West Union.7 60 1 35 11 00 4 50 12 23 Ar Walhalla ........8 00 1 45 1110 6 00 12 33 No. of Train . ll 9 29 26 7 Train No. C. Mixed Dally except Sunday, (not 1 scheduled above) leaves walhalla at 1.25 p. ru,j West Dinon'at 1.35 and arrives Seneca at 2 p. m. Train Iles over at Seneca until following day and runs from Seneca to Hoi on as No. 8. . Flair Stations: Andorson Freight Depot, West Anderson, Denver, Sandy Springs, Autun, Cher ry's Crossing, Adams' Crossing, Jordania. Stoam trains will stop on Hag at Welch, Tox away, Phlnnoy's, Jarees. J. B. ANDKBSON, Supt. COUNTY CLAIMS APPROVED. Following are the claims that were passed on by the County Board of Commissioners at their regul?r meeting on December 7, 1917: Roads. T. H. Davis.$ 2 GO .las. Burgess . . . ". 11 r>0 S. J. Ly los. . 19 41 W. B. Mongold. (5 4 2 .'. F. Alexander . 17 38 Ballenger Hdw, Co.. 21 00 A. A. Mc Ma han. 207 05 W. J. O. Ray. 1 00 T. Dy?r. 10 00 J. M. Moore. 2 50 S. L. I/en thers. 3 02 J.. B. Whitten. 8 30 -1- l> Chook. 20 00 D. F. Nicholson . . . . .. 3 12 . Bridges. VI. It. Cobb . 4 9 56 J. L. Moser. 20 00 D. B. Smith. H 78 W. S. Cox. 5 50 T. P. Bruce.4 . . . 10 00 J. It. Thomas . 2 00 j. c. Shockley. 21 06 E. P. '(olden . 13 70 J. N Powell . . k. 9 25 Total roads and bridges. .. $486 15 Chain Gang. S. M. Hunnlcutt . $ 1 \ 90 W. J. O. Ray. 3 00 Any one Suffering with Catarrh in Any form I will Advise them To take Parana Tho3o who object to liquid modi? c?nos can procuro Poru?a Tablet* fr. li. Denton. Dr. 0. M. Walker. w. c. Kelley* Foreman .. W. S. Shaw."Ti . . C. w. & .J. E. Bauknight. B. B Leo. 27 00 5 00 235 0? 17 00 830 95 2 00 Total for chain gang.$1134 85 Poor House "and Poor. Hutchison Bros.$ 3 00 C. VY? & J. E. Bauknight ... 14 00 C. W. & J. E. Bauknight . . . 207 55 E. B. Lee. 99 W. It. Cobb.,. > 92 97 W. K. Cobb. 130 00 Moss & Ansell. 6 00 lt. H. Alexander. 3 .00 Total for poor house .$702 '92 Contingent.. R. l'\ Leo.$112 50 lt. P. Lee. 15 00 P. C. Bell. 3 00 Atlanta Wooden Ware Co... 2 42 Dr. J. W. Belt . 1 50 M. R. .McDonald. 3 R J M. J. .Miller, Sec. 108 26 National Ofllee Supply Co.. 41 57 W. L. Dalton. 1 2"0 Foote & Davies Co. 38 02 V. P. Mt.rtin. 5 13 Miss lilith E. Berry . 13 63 Rescue Orphanage. 20 00 S. K. Pitchford . 1 35 S. M. Martin . 10 00 Jas. M. Moss . 21 79 A. Shllth. . 3 IS J. E. Clayton & Co. 6 00 John P. Craig . 17 65 R. H. Alexander ..-. . . ( 4 BO, B. R. Mosa. 9 04* W. H. Butler .'. 26 25 Thoa. A. Smith . 8 60 Total for contingent .$475 00 S Salaries. S. X. Hughs .$100 00 J. L. Miller. 834 L. W. Grant. . 8 34 M. R. McDonald . . . ?,. 16 72 . John P. Craig 25 00 D. A. Smith. 36 ll R. H. Alexander . 36" ll Thos. A. Smith . 66 66 .las. M. Moss. 83 33' W. R. Cobb. 33 33 H. D. Grant..<. . . 8 33 '. Miss Ruth E. Berry.. 75 00 J. C. King. 16 66 W. L. Littleton . 70 00 W. L. Dalton. 70 00. W. H. Cole . 35 00 J. X. Hopkins ... : . 12 50 M. T. Hughs. 16 66 J. G. Mitchell . 70 00 Total for salaries .$788 v.J0' Ijiinacy. v. p, Martin .$ 33 75 J. R. Heller . 10 00 Dr.. J. J. Thode. 10 00 Jan. M. Moss. ^4t 01 Dr. J. W. Bell. . f5 00 Total for lunacy .$100 76 Public Buildings. Walhalla Electric Plant ...$ ll 91 Moss & Ansel ..'. 20 05 Clarence Mulwee. 2 00 E. B. Lee. 1 00 Jas. C. Seaborn . ll #0 \ Piedmont Auto Co. . \ . 6 60 Total for public buildings . $ 50 66 Dieting Prisoners. s B. R. Moss .$42 00 Aid to Soldiers. W. A. Grant .$lN)0 Granu Total Approved. . .$?,700 44 S. N. HUGHS, Supervisor. M. R. McDonald. Clerk. (adv.) r Eye Sufferers Who Need Glasses! Railroad faro paid one way to our Oconcc County Patients Who Purchase Glasses. Eyes examined by specialists and glasses made while you wait. KodalQMIms Developed by Experts. ~ The Globe Optical Company, A. A. Odom, A. II. Sehnde? President. Sec'y A Treas, Consulting Optometrists, Masonic Temple, Greenville, S. -m~mm, .?w.i'p.n,!,! ...ni ,i. mw?,nUJII -lil