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f * * * .?? .?. .J. .J. .J. .?, * FACTS ABOUT PANAMA. * u -I- ?I- ?I? ?I? *\- -I- .J. ??. .?. * .?. .?. .?. (Anderson Mail.) In a letter recently received by a friend from Miss Helen Fant, who formerly lived hore, she wrote very interestingly of Panama and events occurring there, and realizing that ? many of Miss Fant's friends would lise to hear directly from her, tho letter was sont to us to select from it the most Interesting parts for pub lication. Extracts are made from Miss Fan t's Letter. All Panama is in mourning over tho fr sudden death of Mr. Valdes, their President. He was taken very ill a week ago last Monday, and died In an hn;?r or two. Tho funeral was tho noxt morning, and tho parado was magnificent. Panama has not sol It dlors, but has several hundred fire men and several hundred policemen. In the parade first came the mounted police, then a baud, then tho firemen on foot, tho fire trucks draped in black. Then the caskot on top of tho biggest fire truck. On tho four cor ners of the truck were bunches of ^' brass alcohol lamps burning, form ing the funeral torchos, with police men all around it, then members of tho clergy with boys carrying can dles. The family came next, and the r;ew President. Tho members of the diplomatic * corps, consuls, ambassadors and min isters in all of their regalia were in the Une of march, as were all of the students of tho colleges of Panama. Then the orphans that the State ls raising, and a children's band. Tho U. S. cavalry and U. S. soldiers, ac ^ companied by a U. S. band, were the ast of the parade, lt must have taken an hour and a half for lt to pass. There were some natural ito wer offerings, but most of the flowers were highly colored porcelain and ^ metal, and tho funny part of lt is most of them were rented by the persons who sent them, and were re turned after the funeral to the un dertaker. If they were left at the cemetery they would probbalv be stolen. fe The firemen wear cream-colored trousers, red flannel shirts, black boots and heavy black bats that weigh four pounds. Our janitor ls one of the firemen, and be told me tho t AK Panania had a half holiday, so m the people could go to the cathedral to pray for the President's departed soul. There again tho policemen in their dress uniforms were station ed all around the cathedral, and thc entire building was draped in black All the flags are still at half-mast ? round tho city, and the policemen * will wear a bow of crepe and a sinai Panama flag pinned on their coal sleeves for a month. Over in th? Zone the day of the funeral our flags wore at half-mast, too, anti the of fices closed for half a day. Some Politics in Panania. Tho Panama Republic is divider up Into different provinces, and ovei each province ls a Governor appoint od by tho President, as aro also th? y 'Secretary of War and State, the ebie! of police, etc. Just as soon as th? new President took office, as he li from an opposing political party, al tho Governors, etc., were turned om of office, and new ones appointed This new President can only serv< until a real President ls elected in ? month or two, and then, the chancel ? are. all the men will be turned ou again. It ls too funny, but prettj bad on the men, Isn't it? Quite a bit of excitement has beei caused by a military order prohibit ing our soldiers and sailors to leavi Zone territory, to go into Panama o In Colon. Packing up this order tie civilians and the Federal Employees Union voted to boycott Panania. Tin trouble is that our soldiers could g< Into Panania, get anything they want e?i In the way of drinks or drugs, am worst of all the government seem to aid and abet the gambling den and tho red light districts. I do no suppose you could find two more sor didly wicked or dirty places in th world than Panama and Colon. Am until Panama regulates these things and helps to pul the restriction around our camps that wo have li tho States, no moro soldiers nor sal lois will ho allowed to go Into tho! cities. Thai lilts Panama very hard for the Pam noople are very pool with the exception of a few men wb have it. all, and they are dependen i on our people for their livelihood. 1 is bad to hit tho men who aro In lo gitlmnte business, but there ls n oilier course to take. There is just a street - Fourth n July Avenue-that divides Panam City from Ancon, and just a rallroa track that divides Cristobal, OU town, from Colon. Tho military pc l?eo and naval police guard tbes streets, and every auto that goes int the Zono is searchod for whiskey, ot? The time is coming for radien changes, and I don't bolieve tho Panama will do without our trad much longer. Thoy have to be laugh A HAPPY FAMILY REUNION. Mr. uml Mr?. M. ll. Broom Held Bo uillon on July Fourth. (Tugaloo Tribune.) lt was our pleasure to act-opt tho ! kind Invitation of Mr. and Mrs. M,1I. j Broom to dine with thom on July 4. Mr, and Mrs. Broom live In the west I end of town and the dinner was serv- I ed In C. J. Mulkoy's grove, which is ! near their home. They have four living children and 24 grandchildren. Tho children are William Broom, of near West Union; Mrs. O. L. Thrasher and Mrs. Mary Williams, of Return, and Mrs. Rosa Duke, of near Westminster. Two children are dead. BesidOB tho fam ily connections there were present a number of invited friends, and the day was a most enjoyable one to all. Both Mr. and Mrs. Broom wero rear ed in Oconeo and aro among our most industrious and highly esteem ed citizens. Beforo marriage Mrs. Broom was Miss Rosa Morton. She has two brothers, Winfield Morton, of Newry, J. F. Morton, of West Union, and ono sister, Mrs. William Brewer, of Newry. Dinner was served at 1.30-. Thore was an abundance of vegetables, fried chicken, pies, salads, potatoes, cakes, and in fact everything good and nutritious. Food rules wore observed and nothing wasted. W.B. Edwards, of near Seneca, was pres ent and mado some snapshots of the groups after dinner. ! Those enjoying the hospitaly of Mr. and Mrs. Broom were: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Snelgrovo and little daughter, Helen; Mrs. Mary Wil liams and children, Roy, Ray, Har old, Rosa Fay, Salome and M. C., Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Thrasher and chil dren, Edna, Nell, Kermit, Eva, Fay and Frank; Grady Williams, Guy and Homer Powell; Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Herd and Mr. Koese, from Seneca; Mr. and. Mrs. J. F. Morton, Mrs. .Melvenia White, Mr. and Mrs. W. M Broom and two children, Maude and Minnie, and Richard Moore, of West Union; Mr. and Mrs. James Sanders and children, Rubie, Furman and Sarah, of Newry; Mr. and Mrs. ll. R. Cobb and chil dren, Pauline and William; A. E, Clinkscales, Dr. Burt Mitchell, Dr. F, T. Simpson, A. L, Gossett, Harry Mulkey, Misses Nellie Mulkey and Bertie Lawrence; Mrs. C. C. Moore and little son, James; Mrs. Mary Dilke, Mrs. J. E. Gaines, of West minster; Mrs. Ben Cleland, Claudo Duke and Miss Gussie Duke, of Madi son; W. B. Edwards, of near Seneca. Norwegian Vessel Sunk. An Atlantic Port, July 17.-The Norwegian ship Marosa, of 1,987 gross tons capacity, loaded with coal, was torpedoed and sunk by a Ger man submarine yesterday off the coast of Nova Scotia, it was reported here this morning. All on board were saved. This ship left this port, where she loaded coal, June 22. Sho was thought at that time to have been bound south, but roports that she was sunk off Nova "Scotia leads offi ciais to believe sho was bound homo. Local ship chandlers received a telegram this morning from Conso, Nova Scotia, which stated that sur vivors from tho Marosa had been landed there. All wero saved, stated the report. Buy War Savings Stamps. how to treat our soldiers. Ono of our soldiers was killed In the segre gated district a week or so ago, and the woman who killed him was sen tenced by a Panania court to 28 days, or pay a fine of $2, so report says. Several times when a Panama policeman has arrested a man for gambling, or any other thing where the government officials might ho knocked out of somo graft, the po liceman has been discharged. That is the state of the Panamanian gov ernment. Climate and Topography. 'I'llis is our rainy season. Il rains, rains, rains! May, October and No vember are tho rainiest mouths, so I hope wo will have a hold-up from the May rains for a few weeks, but I haven't noticed any difference yot. It is delightfully cool here at night. Some time in tho day tho humidity gets pretty bad, if >ou havo to stir around, hut, taking it as a whole, the climate is delightful. lt seems funny that down hero, almost on the equator, I am sleeping . under a blanket, and you all way up home, aro probably trying to find a breeze, and a cool place to sit. I don t think ono should stay down here year in and year out without cold weather, and when peoplo can they take vacations in the winter time, to got tho benefit of the cold. (Miss Fant is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Fant, of Walhalla, and friends here will read with interest tho above extracts from tho lotter. Ed. Courier. I FARMING IN MISSISSIPPI. ?uy T. Grovo Will Soon Heed the Call, "Back to tito Soil." Childress, TOXUB, July ll, 1918. j Dour Steck and "the Rost of the Bunch": Hore is your back pay and j enough to shove subscription up an extra year. Getting on lino as usual, but working like-in our effort 1 to holp whip tho Kaiser. I think wo have hauled enough Sammies down this line to do tho job without any moro. Thinking of going mysolf if McAdoo can spare mo. My folks over in Mississippi are getting on fine. They aro helping tho cause along by raisiug hog and hominy .this year. Got some fine crops. Have enough stuff put up to supply ono regiment any way. Thoy thought tho Dutch might get a lien on all cabbage, and as they had a big crop this year, made a whole barrel of kraut-that is, after it was dis covered tba* it would not bo pro-Ger man to ea', it. Got plenty of "spuds," poacher, apples, blackberries, and mo?', everything you can think of, put ' i> in cans; and thoy did not forget in-, injunction laid down in tho Good Book that a little wine ls good for tho stomach. Well, after years of struggle, the dear old State of Texas wont in tho dry column the first of July, and be lieve nie, it ls some dry. The wea ther seemed to mistake what they wore driving at, and it, too, has join ed In with the "prohls." Wo have fearfully dry weather In this State, and no prospects for relief. We have had one good rain at this burg in two years. In fact, Mississippi or South Carolina are much better States to live lu than this, and if the Lord is willing, about the first of January will see yours truly shake the dust o? the Lone Star State off his loet for the mud of the Mississippi Valley We are getting started nicely over there. Have some 15 head of cows and some 50 hogs on the place; good corn and cotton crops coming on, and will go in deeper another year. Trust you fellows are feeling as usual and are having prosperous bus iness. We are feeling the effects of the war. All of our young men have gone. . The women are doing the work. This office is full of them, and by the 23d of this month all of Ot r men now drafted will be gone. Forty thousand men from Camp Bowie (Fort Worth) have gone, and they are now filling lt up with new men. When that bunch getrt "over there" there will be something doing They are Texas and Oklahoma men, and as fine bunch as you ever saw. Lv the paper go on to Mississippi. I get from there when there ls any thing in it, and Marvin Smith keops me posted as to what is going on down there. . Joking aside, the old Courier gets bettor all the time. With best wishes and kindest re gards to the whole push, Sincerely yours, Guy T. Grove. LOOK AT A CHILD'S TONGUE WHEN CROSS, FEVERISH AND SICK T"?lvc No Chances! Move Poisons from Liver and Rowels nt Once. Mothers can rest easy after giving "California Syrup of Figs," because in a few hours all the cloggod-up waste, sour bile and fermenting food gently moves out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again. Children simply will not take the timo from play to empty their bow els, and they become tightly packed, liver gets sluggish and stomach dis ordered. When cross, foveiish, restless, seo If tongue ls coated, then givo this delicious "fruit laxativo." Children lovo it, and it cannot cause injury. No difference what ails your little one-if full of cold, or a sore throat, diarrhoea, stomach-ache, bad breath, remember, a gentle "inside cleans ing" should always ho the first treat ment given. Full directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups are printed on each bot tle. Beware of counterficit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs." then look carefully and see that it is made by the "California Fig Syrup Company." Hand hack with contempt any other fig syrup.--'Adv. Caught in thc Draft; (jot Out. Whiteshurg, Ky., July 1 8.-- Forest Williams, on being notified that ho had been drafted for army service, took poison and ls dead at Glamor gan, cast of hero. Williams had of ten declared that bc would rather die than enter war service. There is always a salo for good dried fruit; and much fruit that is not suitable for canning may bo dried Let's savo evory apple and peach this year, either by drying or canning. Sand of different colors can bo fed .brough a now pondi for children to enable them to draw outline pictures. The Clufnino That Doss Not affect the Hud Bec nu ne ot Its tonic and Inxntlve effect, I.AXA TIVK BROMO QUINlNIt ia netter than ordinary Quinine and docs not cruise nervousness nor ringing in head. Kcmemlicr the full name and look (or the ligature of v.. W. GKOVI-;. 30c. DOCTORS NEEDED FOU ARMY. i?tt.OOO Now In Army and Navy-Will Need 50.0O0. Washington, July 18.-The gov ernment is about to assumo control of tho entire medical profession in the United States to obtain sufficient doctors for the fast growing army, and nt tho sumo lime to distribute those remaining to tho localltlos or services where they are most neoded for civilian work. This mobilization ls to bo accom plished either by enrolling all doc tors in a volunteer sorvtce corps un der pledge to accept whatever sor vlce, military or civilian, ls assigned them by the governing body of the corps, or, If tho voluntary plan is not successful, by legislation providing for drafting thom Into government sorvlco. Medical officers of tho gov ernment bellevo compulsory conscrip tion will not bo necessary. Plans Already Perfected. Organization plans for tho Volun teer Medical Service Corps already have been made and enrollment startod in a few States under author ity of the Council of 'National De fense. Instead of enrolling in this corpa only those physicians not suita ble for military service, either be cause of age, physical Infirmity, do pondoncy or Institutional or public need, as planned at present, the gov ernment ts expected shortly to throw open tho membership to all doctors, and to bind them with n pledge "dur ing the present emergency to accept service, military or civilian, wher ever, whenever, and for whatever duty he may he called by the central governing board." Under this projected plan, the army and navy would take those physicians and surgeons best fitted for active duty, and who can be spared from civilian requirements. At tho same time, the government would main tain a continuous survey of the country, and assign doctors to those communities in which there are too few practitioners. The practical operation, officials be lieve, would cause little of this relo cation, however, since physicians who aro needed in certain communities, hospitals, schools, or other essential civilian service would not he commis sioned in the army. 50,000 Needed for Anny. Conferences of doctors wero held to-day in Washington and a number of other cities to discuss the opera tion of the voluntary enrollment plan. A committee of army and navy surgeons also completed to-day recommendations for inclusion in tho Volunteer Medical Service Corps all doctors, Instead of only those dis qualified for military service. Of the 143,000 doctors in the Uni ted States, it is estimated between 80,000 and 95,000 aro tn active prac tice, and 23,000, or about one-fourth, aro In the army or navy. Nearly 50,000 will be required eventually for the army. The activo practition ers remaining, together with those who have retired, but who can be persuaded to resumo active work, must carry on the health mainten ance work in this country. It became known to-day that Sur geon Gens. Gorgas, of the army; Braisted, of the navy, and Blue, of the public health sorvlco, are consid ering a plan for commissioning all teachers in medical schools and as signing them to their present duties. This would constitute a means of preventing further disruptoin of medical teaching staffs, and at the same time recognizing the public service of the men. From one ton of old shoos can be extracted metals to. the value of $1.70- grease, $7.2 i ; animal black, $50; sulphate of ammonia, $22.50; a total of $83.45, or about 15 cents a pair. The grease is a good lubricant and tho animal black ls said by M. C. Lamb, the English chemist who ls re sponsible for theso figures, to bo equal to thc best of bone black. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic .estores vitality and enanty hy purifying and en riching the blood. You cnn soon feel it? Strength' cuing, invigorating Effect. Price 80c. # * Most of tho better furniture and Industrial lumber used in Now Zea land is imported, such as oak. ash, hickory, etc., and comes largely from the United States. United Kingdom and Japan. Oils obtained from Antarctic sea leopards, seals and penguins have been tested hy scientists in London and found useful for soap and lea ther making and for heating pur poses. Fight of the olive ?rees in thc historic Gardon of Olives in Jerusa lem aro moro than 1,000 years old. A simple typewriter attachment has been invented for re-inking rib bons at llttlo cost. ?J? t>J4 ? .>J? t J e ? J? *J? ? J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ??? ?J? ?J.? ?J? ?J? ?J? STAMPS WAU SAVINGS AND THRIFT. RUY THEM TO-DAY 1 ?J.cJl.Jo?J..J.?J.?J.?J..J.?J.?J?,J..J.?J..J.?J??J??J??J? IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW What a Heap of Happiness lt Would Bring to Walhalla Homet. Hard to do housework with an aching back. Bringa you hour? of misery at lol sure or at work. If women only kpew tbo oause that Backache pains often come from weak kidneys, 'Twould save much needless woe. Doan's Kidney tills aro for weak kidneys. Head what a Walhalla citizen says: Mrs. C. H. White, Broad St., says: "About five years ago I had backaoho and othor symptoms of kldnoy trouble. I had sharp pains shoot through my kidneys and I was In pretty bad shape. I was feeling quite miserable when I was told to try Doan's Kidney Pills and one box entirely cured mo. I ad vise anyone suffering from kidney complaint to give this remedy a trial." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy-igot Doan's Kidney Pills - tho samo that Mrs. White had. Foster-Mllburn Co., Mfgra., Buffalo, N. Y. .J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?j? .f* WITH THE CHURCHES. .{* * - * .{* Where and Wlien to Worship. .J. *I* *l* *I* *I* *I* *?* *!. *i* *?* *I* 'I* .!* *I* "Como thou with us and wo will do theo good." METHODIST CHURCH. Kev. E. P. Taylor, Pastor. Every Sunday: Sunday School, 10 a. m.; services lia. m. Sermon by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wed nesday 8.30 p. m. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ; Rev. W. II. Hamilton, Pastor. Every Sunday: Sunday School 10 a. m.; services Ha. m. Sermon by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wed nesday S.30 p. m. Second and fourth Sundays, -1.30 p. m., services at Bethel church. BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. li. W. langston, Pastor. Every Sunday: Sunday School 10 a. m.; services ll a. m. Sermon by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wed nesday 8.3 0 p. m. First and third Sundays. 4.00 p. m., services at Wolf Stake church. ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH. Rev. W. B. Aull, Pastor. Every Sunday: Sunday School 10 a. m.; services lia. m. Sermon by the pastor. Buy War Savings Stamps. Health About Gone Many thousands of women suffering from womanly trouble, have been benefited by the use of Cardul, the woman's tonic, according to letters we receive, similar to this one from Mrs. Z.V. Spell, ofHayne, N.C. "1 could not stand on my feet, and Just suffered terribly," she says. "As my suf fering was so great, and he had tried other reme dies, Dr. - had us ?;et Cardul. . . I began mproving, and it cured me. 1 know, and my doctor knows, what Car dui did for me, for my nerves and health were about gone." TAKE The Woman's Tonic She writes furthen 4, l am in splendid health ... can do my work, i feel I owe lt to Cardul, for I was in dreadful condition." If you are nervous, run down and weak, or suffer from headache, backache, etc., every month, try Car dui. Thousands of women praise tlds medi cine for the good It has done them, and many physicians who have used Cardul successfully with their women patients, for years, endorse this medi cine. Think what it means to be in splendid health, like Mrs. Spell. Olve Cardul a trial. All Druggists J 72 Colored Children's Day. Ono of the grentost ovents among tho colored people was tho Children's Day oxorcl80s which woro rendered at Pleasant HUI Baptist church (color ed) on Sunday night, July 14, 1918. Tho exercises wore conductod by Margie Childers, tho woll known loa der and teacher of tho Pleasant Hill community, She has taught tho pub lic school there for tho past 14 years and tho Sunday school a groat part of that timo. It ls not saying too much when I venturo to say tlint sho will teach lt that much longer if it should bo tho Lord's will and hors. The music rondorcd by Viola Moss and Hertha Childross was especially lino. Tho exorcises woro nttonded by a lnrge crowd of both white and colorod peoplo, who soomod to on joy themselves from tho boginnlng to tho end. A collection of $36.50 was raised. H. C. Cartor ls tho suporlntondent of this Sunday school. Ho ls always at bis post of duty, doing everything In his power for tho success of tho Sunday school and church. A Friend. Catarrhal Deafness Cniuiot Ito Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of tho oar. There ls only one way to euro ca tarrbal deafness, and that is by a constitutional roinedy. Catarrhal deafness ls caused by an iuflamod condition of tho mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. When this tube Is inllnmed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing ,and when it is entirely closed, donfness is tho re sult. Unless tho Inflammation can he reduced and this tube restored to its normal condition, honrlng will be destroyed forever. Many casos of donfness are causod by catarrh, which ls an inflamed condition of tho mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts through tho blood on tho mucous surfaces of the system. W o will glvo ono hundred dollars for any cuso of catarrhal deafness that cannot bo cu rod by Hall's Ca tarrh Modlelno. Circulars free. AU druggists, 75c. F. J. Cheney & Co., (adv.) Toledo, Ohio. Cattle^ Hogs! Having gone into thc hog and cattle raising business, I am in the market for all thc cattle and hogs I can get at right prices, especially Thoroughbred Brood Sows and Heifers. Write or call to see mc at West Union, opposite Neville Brothers'. ROY M. ABBOTT. Eye Sufferers Who Need Glasses! Railroad fare paid one way to our I Oconee County Patients Who Purchase Glasses. Eyes examined by specialists and glasses made while you wait. Kodak Films Developed by Experts. Odom-Schade Optical Co., A. A. Odom, A. H. Schade, President. Sec'y <fc Treas. Consulting Optometrists, Masonic Temple, Greenville, S. C. NOTP CO DEBTORS AND JRED1TORS. All porsons Indebted to the Estate of Mrs Rosa Fahnestock, deceased, aro hereby notified to make pay ment to the undersigned, and all per sons having claims against said es tate will present the same, duly at tested, within the time prescribed by law or be barred. .IAS. C. OWENS, Executor of thc Estato of Mrs. Rosa Fahnostock, deceased. July 2, 1918. '27-30 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notlco lg hereby given that the un dersigned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate for Oconeo County, in tho State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court IIouso, on SATURDAY, tho Otb day of AUGUST, 1918, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can be board, for leave to mako final settle ment of tho Estato of Mrs. Rosa Fahnestock, deceased, and obtain final discharge as Executor of said estato. JAS. C. OWENS, Executor of tho Estate of Mrs. Rosa Fahnestock, decoasod. July ?.. 1918. 27-30