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WOBST WEATHER IN YEARS. f?new aild loe Continuously for Al most Six Weeks in Oconee. Unquestionably this section of the j State is experiencing one of tho worst i spells of winter weather that has ' come to irs in many years. In fact, there are those of quite a good many years who declare that they have never before experienced such wea ther. * .The first snow foll six weeks ago, and since that time, with the excep tion of a day or two, tho ground has been covered with snow and Ice. The thermometer, too, has been very er ratic, Jumping up from the zero point .to about 30 above, then dropping - back, ?but in the matn it has hovered around within the 15-degreo neigh borhood with something gkln to con sistency. Something seldom witnessed in this section occurred last Friday, preceding the general snow and ice storm. All during that day and far into the night there were deep, rum bling thunder peals, accompanied by lightning flashes. The atmosphere was charged with electricity, inter fering with telephone service and keeping operators busy renewing fuses and plugs as they wore burned out. The service was kept In good shape locally, however, considering the difficulties nuder which the ope rators labored. Last Saturday night the wind start ed blowing almost a gale-and - it was Icy wind, the kind that some how seemed bent on finding the mar row of one's bones and freezing 4t in spite of every care to keep warm. - Friday had been a "rip snorter," a deluge of rain and sleet falling on top of a slight snow, making a slush that held to the ground to a depth of from two to four Inches, forcing those who had to be out of doors to literally wade through icy water. Then came Saturday's freeze and zero reading. Since then the streets of Walhalla have boon literally one great cake of Ice, on which the pedes trian found ll quite as hard to walk as it was easy to fall. Yesterday brought sunshine after a nlght-of high wind and continuous rain, which had put another coat of glazing on tho ice, and 'thia morning . (Wednesday) finds conditions much better, a full day's sunshine having 'luottetl .-(-Hie of thc leo; leaving foot holds on' unpaved sidewalks, where one, exorcising a - degree of cari-, can svnK with something like safety. R.'F.Ui service was suspended en tirely on Saturday except that Ira L. Burley, Route No. 1, covered about twelve milos "a-foot" on that day. On Monday, the 14th, all routes were served, R. W. Grubbs, Routo No. 3, walking about 19 miles. On Route 2 John Kniest made his entire trip Monday, John Brock taking him on the star route trip to Tamassee and return, detouring to accommo date patrons of the route. There was no service at all Sunday on the Sen oca-AValhalla-Salem star route. The Highlands mall has made all trips back and forth except on 'Monday, wheu there was no service between Russell and Highlands. Many Havo Fallon. There have been many falls record ed, but so far as we have heard only one has resulted in more than bruises and injured pride. We say injured pride because that's the way ?we felt when picking up our anatomy from tho top of Faculty Hill after having "done our blt" toward melt ing a quarter section of snow with the warmth of our body before finally regaining our feet. The first thing .we did, of course, was to look around to seo who, If anybody, had seen the operation. And so far as we could tell nary a soul had been ' watching. But an overcoat niid-A hat full of snow from one end to the other are prototypes of G. Washington-they nevor He, and our mishap was found out before we had roached homo. The one fall that resulted serious ly took place at tho'home of Mrs. M. A. Pool, about a nillo from town. Mrs. McCloud, a daughter of Mrs. Pool, was tho unfortunate young lady, and she fell In such manner that her right arm was broken. Sho ?was carrying in an armful of wood at the time. Realizing that'Mrs. Mc Cloud was badly hurt, Mrs._P6ol came to town at once for a doctor, and being gone from horne longer than her dnughter thought lt ought to'tak*6, and fearing Mrs. Pool mis'nt i have fallen also and Injured herself, Mrs. McCloud carno Into town and had her arin set hero. Sho was In great pain, but had the grit to make the trip and undergo tho painful ope ration of setting the broken bone. She is getting along nicely. Mrs. Mc ! Cloud resides in Atlanta, and is on a -visit to her mother. Oconee IMO Hales Ahead. Seneca, Jan. 16.-Special: Thero were 17,018 halos of cotton ginned in Oconeo county prior to January 1, 1918, aa compared with 16,772 bales January T, 1917. M. S. Strlblltig, Special Agent. DEATH OP A GOOD WOMAN. Mrs. Mason Duncan Passed Away ut Advanced Age of 70. The announcement early last Sun- j day morning, January 6th, of tho death of'Mrs. M. Duncan, at tho home 1 of her "brother, J. O. Riley, near ' Westminster., brought genulue sor-1 row to her many friends. 'Mrs. Dun- ? can was taken Ul while visiting her ? daughter, Mrs. M. C. McCoy, of West POtnt, Ca., from which illness she never recovered, though she was not thought to bo serious until last week. Mrs. Duncan was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Riley, and was born at the old homestead at Ander son in 1839, being ut the time of her death at the ripe age of 79. In 1857 she. was happily married to Mason B. Duncan, who preceded her to the grave in 1916. She leaves six chil dren, Mrs. R. N. Vaughn, of Cone ro8s; Mrs. M. C. McCoy, of West Point, Ga; Mrs. J. W. Reeder, of West Union; J. M. Duncan, of West minster; Mrs. Doyle Dodd, of Erwin,' Tenn.; 'Mrs. W.J. Edmonds, of York. One daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Brock, preceded her to the grave. She leaves one brother and elster, J. O. Riley ana MISB Amanda Riley, of Westminster, and a number of other relatives to join with the bereaved ones in their sadness. The deceased was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church, her membership being at Bethel church. The funeral services were conducted ?by her pastor, Rev. W. H. Hamilton, of Walhalla, assisted by Rov. J. C. Lewis, pastor of the Westminster Methodist church. She was able to talk with all who visited hor during her Illness, and bore her suffering very patiently, but told her children that she would never get well, and that her groat friend Jesus was near her. This ls a groat consolation to her relatives and others. The remains were placed in the Old Westminster cemetery by . the side of her husband, whose last words to her were that ne wished they might go together to the "City not made with hands." Seneca Correspondent Valedictory.' Seneca, Jan. 15.-Special: Sen oca has been iii the grip of the most ; unusual woathev In tho recollection | O? tho oldest inhabitants. On i;' ?day I last there was -nov., alot.'t, rail , hall, lightning and ^hander, tho lat ?i in terfering with the town lights for a while. On Sunday Seneca was cut off from the_outside world, so to speak, neither the Atlanta Journal nor State being received here. Services in the Presbyterian church were called off last Sunday on account of fuel trouble. The health of Seneca has been re markable during tho period of grip and pneumonia which has been pre vailing everywhere. Very few cases have been reported and no fatalities. The friends of J. H. Bryan are sympathizing with him in his con- . tinned indisposition. Mr. Bryan is improving, but is yet unable to leave his room. The schedules on the Southern Railroad are so deranged that trains cannot be expected with any degree of certainty. As this is the last letter the writor will send Tho Courier as the Seneca correspondent, she feels prompted to express her appreciation of the uni versal kindness shown her by the readers, and the continuous courtesy extended by The Courier force. These relations have existed for a longer number of years than a woman cares to admit. The best wishes for the continued usefulness of The Courier and the happiness of the readers will always be entertained by your long time correspondent, M.V.S. .To ?J? fy fy fy ?J? fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy LOVE AND TAXES. fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy Once there was a young man who waa madly in love with a beautiful girl, says tho Chicago Record-Her ald. After he had callod on her a fow times hor father went to the young man, saying: "I should like to have n fow min utes' prlvato conversation willi you on a little matter of business." The young man's heart began to beat, violently, and his face "turned very red. "I assure you, Mr. Mlgloham," he said, "that my Intentions are strictly honorable, and that" "I bog your pardon for interrupt ing," said tho girl's father, "but bo foro wo proceed any farther I should like to ask you a few questions. What aro your resources? Do you own any proporty? Have you any money in tho bank? Havo you any paying investments?" "Oh," replied tho young man, be coming onthuslastlc, "I think I cnn reassure you on those points very quickly. In tho first place, I inher ited $20,000 from my grandmother. This is invested in gllt-edgod stock which is paying ann?alJUvidends of CASTOR BEAN TO FRONT AGAIN. ! Government tieedH Much OB for Lu* bricating Aeroplane Machinery. Washington, Jan. 13.-An emer gency has arisen. The government will require large quantities of castor oil for lubricating the aeroplane en gines. The supply is short and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida are go ing to be called upon to grow castor beans for tho government, and for which the government will pay prices which they believe will make lt a more profitable crop than any other staple grown In that section. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent In conducting exper iments for finding nu oil for lubricat ing the Liberty motors, which will be used lu flying machines, other than castor oil; but these ox per linen ts have been-in vain, and tho only oil that will flow under the atmospheric conditions and temperature condi tions met With by these machines is castor oil. Situation Different Now. In this country years ago uastor oil was grown quite extensively and the leading -States wore Kansas, Okla homa and Missouri; but India, with labor which could be hired at ten and twenty cents a day, furnished this oil so cheaply that the industry practically died out. The subma rine has taken its toll and greatly reduced the world's shipping facili ties, and now the industry must be revived, and in those sections where there will be no danger from frost and in the sections where they have long growing seasons. And South Carolina, Georgia and Florida are expected to meet the emergency. T. S. Evans, assistant development agent of the Seaboard Air Lino Rail way Company, with offices at r im let, N. C., bas been given a contract to secure the planting of 10,000 acres to castor beans, and farmers of South Carolina and Georgia are ex pected to grow anywhere from five to one hundred acres or more for him. The government ls going to fur nish the seed at exact cost to the government, plus the cost of trans portation; but they aro not to be paid for until after the crop ls grown, and from the crop. Mr. Evans will bo authorized to pay to aaiy fnrnier who will grow these benns $.'} per bushol for his entire crop? d??iv-: ered al thy nearest railroad .-.talion. Easy to Grow. Those who b&xe grown castor beaus say it ls one of the easiest crops produced. There ls no insect pest which is known to attack it. An imals and live stock will, not eat it. A bushel consists of 46 pounds and the price paid will be better than 6V4 couts per pound, and in times past they have been profitably grown at 3 cents a pound. Any farmer desiring to secure seed and grow this crop under a contract in South Carolina or Georgia will be expected to address T. S. Evans, at Hamlet, N. C. It ls not only a patriotic duty to grow these beans, but it ls profitable as well, and it is helping to win the war. Posters will be furnished to all farmers growing this crop, which they can post on their farms, show ing that they are "doing their blt" towards helping win. the war. A V il lion -Dollar Fire. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 13.-Fire broke out in the Industrial Building, which housed 23 manufacturing con cerns, to-night and destroyed the building and adjoining property, causing a loss estimated at $1,000, 000. Fire Chief Loucks said he believed the fire was of Incendiary origin. Several of the manufacturing com panies were making machinery for the government under war contracts. Five dwellings, a church, grocery and saloon also were burned. No lives were lost, although falling walls placed firemen in great danger. The Industrial Building, 600 by 200 feet, consisted of four stories and basement, all occupied. Insurance on the building was said to be $300,000 and on the con tents $500,000 to $700,000. Th? Quinine That Does Not Affect the Heed Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININK ls better thau ordinary Quinine and doea not cause nervousness nor rluKlnflr in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of B. W. GROVE. 30c. 14 per cent. I have for -joveral years held a lucrative position, and I've boen careful in using my nionoy. I have Invested $12,000 in a house and lot, which I rent f?r $175 a month, and I havo money scattered around lu various banks. If lt bo came necessary I could raise $50, 000 in cash to-morrow, and I have no reason to doubt that I shall con tinue to advance hero, so that" "Very well," the old man replied. "Much obliged. I've just been ap pointed a member of the board of equalization and I notice that you are down on the list for $425 worth of personal property, while your $12,000 houso ls listed as being worth $050. Good morning." Whon the young man revived an hour later It was found that his rea son was gone, perhaps forever. ?il, ..-.?u-~.?i-? wii Ls F?RSO VET PASSES TIP ALONG .Giri^TANI.-VOV A URI END TOLD ^D^., SAYS PALM Ult. TOOK GOOD ADVICE. "Alu Now <i Different Mun," lie De clares-"Now Hld of My Troubles. .For years-moro than a quar ter, of a century-P. E. Palmer, of No! * Elizabeth Street, Binghamton, N. \ .. bas been a valued omployee of , the \V<M, i\ngo Express Company, and a n en with a record Uko that has, di i on rsc. proved his ability and Integrity >? 'oud question. Thia ' th? sort of man whose en dordethebt In worth a great deal, and : it Is a nia'ftol of pride that men of . ?hit- n??ibre rndorse Tanlac. "I feel ju '; like a good friend felt for ni.?- ? want to help the other fel low win? may be suffering," Mr. Pal- \ mer said, 'tn,i that ls the sp'rit which mo>'\, bijou n en and women. They wai:', ol lie rs to share their good for tuna * For lin- laut six years 1 havo felt my vlf Blipping from tho path of health." he continued. "Indigestion ani oat ir rh had attacked me. My abteilte became poor, my food did not ta ; < right and I would suffer after eating. I grew nervous and wa?, getting run-down. I did not feel well and Would got up feeling achy ami du i. i knew it would not do for nie io li >p on that way. 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Hughs & Dendy, Richland.- Adv; Death ?.. Irfttlo Ruth Martin. Sen M U '?.F.D. No. 5, Jan. 14. Special; The death of Ruth Alice, 11 r11? d? i'ght of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stojiii Mav?.h'i will bo regretted by all. I " nd. ami'relatives of theirs, and of Mv. and Mrs. John P; Martin, Sr., gran d ps renia1 of the child. Tho little one died suddenly. Ap parently v. . ll laughing and playing when l et mother and grandmother put her to hod at 6 o'clock Monday evenie>; last: and one hour later they discovered 'that she had diod. No kuo.'wr cause can be assigned, but some form of Heart trouble is sup pose'! Ll Ule lttttii was born June 18th, 1917. and though only six months old, -.vfiij an unusually fine type of babyhood healthy, of beautiful physiq?ie, intelligent and affection ate. T!ie occasion was made sadder by thc J act that the young father was absent, he being in a hospital at Camp Jackson. He was a member of the Lot xroup of drafted men sent i'roiii O .mee. His health was never good, and he has been In the hospita) ?il mord continually since ar rival ut camp. His wifo and child were liebig cared for by his parents; and it was nt. their home, on Seneca R.F.D. li, Reuet illy known as the Slttoh Mill Place, that the sad event occurred. It will b?? remembered, that, be sides Slosh, Mr.; and Mrs. Martin have j. wo oilier sons serving their country --.Ohair.p E., "Somewhere IP France ' oud Wale Oliver, in train ing at fla hip Beauregard, La.; so that, of titi: once large and happy family, only t v o children are now near their parents, they being Mrs. W. A. OOH and ?layne L. Martin, of Return. Interim ni w?<?? from the Methodist church ai Tbwnyilie, service being conducted Revi T. C. Ltgon, tho aged and honored Presbyterian min ister, BO well ?niown and loved, espe cially in lipper I'arollnn. His kind ness a .id comforting message and prayer?; g^vo e.?mt consolation to tho grl<i . ?d ee young mother and all the tinnily, md-will ever be re membered >y thom. They also ap pieclato thftt, despite the snow and cold of tho day, and his advanced years, ho cam? and officiated. Kine friend!; and neighbors laid tho little oro away in the cemetery beside tho tiny brother and sister who had jiilccOded kor. There thoy sleep, awaiting that fair morn when "Tho tnunptt shall sound and the dead shall be tr ?sed"-and so shall wo all bo together, with Him "Who doeth all thing.; well." . * Tho mlUtiiry-sorvlce flag of tho lighthouse servite, Department of Commerce, contains 1,206 stars, ono for each olino r -id employee of the lighthouse fd\\ loo now sorvlng in the military forces of the United States. Fish and Blood Fertilizer Wc have our old, well established and deservedly popular Fish and Blood Fertilizer to offer you again this year. It ? higher in price than it has been, but there is a mighty good reason for it being higher. Take bags, for instance: Wc have bought them for less than 7?<*c apiece; they cost 35c apiece now? There is a difference of about $2.75 a ton right there; it takes ten bags to sack a ton of fertilizer. We get Pyrites from Spain. We have bought it for $8.00 a ton landed at Charles ton; it costs $20.00 a ton landed at Charleston now. Wc have bought fish for less than $3.00 a unit; the last wc bought cost us $7,00 a unit. In \ 0-2-2 there arc ten units of Phos phoric Acid, two units of Ammonia and two units of Potash. That is what is meant by units-it is thc same as per cent. Labor costs us $1.75 a day. A year or so ago wc got it for $1.00 a day. While fertilizer is higher now, a bale of cotton will pay for more fertilizer now than at any time for thc last 30 years. This means fertilizer has not advanced as much as cotton. Even at these higher prices there is not as much profit in it now as there was a couple of years ago. Thc manufacturers have kept thc price down as much as possible in order to get a bigger tonnage. That is where they expect to save their bacon-in getting a bigger tonnage. We believe it will pay you to fertilize liberally this year, for while we do not care to go on record at the present writing in predicting the price of cotton next fall, we will venture to say it looks now like it will bring a good price. The war seems to create a big demand for it and that means a good price and it brought a fine price for several years after our Civil War, and there will probably be a big demand lor it after this war just as there was after that. The boll weevil and thc scarcity of labor combined will probably prevent a bumper crop this year. The weather has not been severe enough all over the cotton belt to exterminate the boll weevil entirely. Thc price of all farm products promises to be good for some time. A good friend of ours who cleaned up $10,000 on his cotton crop last year says he will use 1,000 pounds of fertilizer to thc acre this year. He thinks the price of cotton next fall will justify it. When you get ready for your Fish and Blood goods wc have it for you. You can't do better than uscour Fish and Blood goods there isn't any better. We have plenty of Potash-gray lands need Potash and one per cent of Potash will help thc crops on any land. It will cost something, but at present and prospective prices of cotton, it is well worth it. Anderson Phosphate & Oil Co., W. F. FARMER, Sec'y DEALERS: C. P. Walker, S. W. Dickson, Walhalla. S. C. Westminster, S. C. T. B. Jones, Seneca, S. C. Westminster Notes. Westminster, Jan. 15.-Special: Mrs. Sara Craig is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Honea. Miss Vera Itagsdale, of Toccoa, ls visiting Mr. ami Mrs. W. H. Itags dale. On last Tuesday? night Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bruner gave an informai dance for tho young folks. Miss Lillian Hopkins, of Seneca, spent Saturday here with her pur- i outs. Miss Virginia McDaniel, who J teaches at Seneca, spent tho week end here with her sister, Miss Irene McDaniel. Miss Stella ?Fincnnnon, of Seneca, ? was a visitor to Westminster Satur- I day. fllss Eleanor Keese returned to Gaffney Monday to take up her school work at Limestone College after a month's vacation. Mrs. Claud Miller is visiting rela tives in Atlanta. 'George Martin has returned to Mullins afvor spending ten days hero with his parents. Mrs. Paul Bnllenger, of Atlanta, is visiting relatives in town. O. T. Mitchell, who works at New ton, N. C., spont the past week with his mother, Mrs. Mary Mitchell, Jack Greene, of Atlanta, was in town last Thursday on business. Christmas gifts for tho expedition ary forces aggregated 660 tons. Hundreds of thousands of pounds ot turkeys, purchased In Eastern mar kets and refrigerated on tho ships, togethor with great quantities, of cranberries, sweet potatoes and mincemeat went to the forces over seas. In the United States every camp was supplied with fresh turkey and the usual Christmas accessories. < '?ii *l of Thanks. Editor Keowee Courier: I desire through your columns to express to the many kind friends and neighbors sincere thanks and appreciation of the services rendered in the hour of sorrow that has come to me and my family through the sickness and death of my wife. In tho hour of trial and grief these ministrations and tokens of love and friendship have come ns the one ray of sunshine that was able to break through the clouds of gloom. May the blessings of thc Lord rest with each and every ono of these kind friends is my sin cere wish. A. lt. Stewart. Walhalla, It. P, D. 3, Jan. 14. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebted to the Estato of Mrs. Mary E. Thompson, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to tho undersigned, and all persons having claims against said Estate will present the same, duly attested, within the time prescrlbod by law or be barred. J. D. SHELDON, Executor of the Estate of Mrs. Mary E. Thompson, Deceased. Jan. 9, 191.8. 2-5 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice ig hereby given that the un? derstgned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate for Oconeo Covnty, in the State ot South Carolina, at his omeo at Walhalla Court House, on SATURDAY, the 9th day of February, 1918, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can be heard-, for leave to make final settle ment of the Estate ol. Mrs. Mary H. Thompson, deceased, and obtain final discharge as Executor of said estato. J. D, SHELDON, Executor of the Estate of M/s. itfary E. Thompson, Deceased. Jan. 0, 1018. 2-6