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1 EOWEE COURIER (Established 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Morning Subscription tjtl Per A minni. Advertising Kates Reasonable. STECK, Hil KLO lt & SCHRODER. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices ana tributes of respect, of not over 100 words, will bi printed freo of charge. All over that number must bo paid for at the rate of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, if>l?. FIDE PREVENTION "At no time in tho history of our country has tho menace ol' fire been greater and tho preservation of our resources more necessary. Activi ties of hostile Incendiaries threaten in many.parts of the country, causing destruction of needed supplies of foodstuffs and other vital staples. These fires will strike at the founda tion of national power and wealth by (lie elimination of resources. "Piro cause? enormous di rot?, de struction of cotton, lumber, grain,ned other foodstuffs, as well as a large variety of other materials essential to tho prosecution of the war. Fire cripples productive Industry engaged upon war Orders to a far g rea to:' ex tent than is generally realized. "Willie causing a vast impairment in America's lighting efficiency, ?ire loss is, in tho main, unnecessary Pho loss can be materlaly lessened if each cltizon will do his part to vnrd seeing that precautionary meas ures aro adopted for his promises." The above aro some of the prefa tory remarks of Governor Manning In Issuing a proclamation setting part next Saturday, November 2d, 1018, (Saturday of t li is week,) as Piro Prevention Day." He urges that on this day all cltl . ans Inspect their property and ?ive orsonal attenotion to the removal I herefroin of all rubbish and debris; ?hat chimneys, Hues and heating ap paratus bo put in order; that the mayors of towns and cities secure ?he co-operation of citizens in hav ing a thorough inspection of all pre nises In municipalities, lo the end hat the number of lires may bo lessened and tho losses therefrom checked. Let the citizens of Walhalla ob serve this property inspection sug gestion. It can do no harm; it may save thousands ol' dollars. TANKS USED AS SHIELDS Huns Take Refuge Behind Damaged Monsters, But Are Driven Out by Yanks. Paris.-Damaged tanks, abandoned by the French when the Germans made their rate spring drive, were used ns shields behind which German machine gunners opposed the Amerl cons nt various points between Flames end Solssons, according to Corp. Royal Thurver of Reodsburg, Wis. "They got behind these old up? turned tanks, a number .of which I snw, and tried to hold us *p after we crossed the Vesle," sold Thurver. "But, of course, it was only a que?? tlon of time until we worked our way around them and then the German machine gunners decided they were through with the wnrt They Invaria bly surrendered." Thurver was shot in the chest and ono from n machine gun behind one of the tanks. BOYS ASSURED FUR COATS Two Oregon Youths Aged Fifteen and Twelve Kill st 200-Pound Bear. x - ' Klnmath Falls, Ore.-Retha Oden and Scott Oden, fifteen and twelvo years old, living nt Pine Flnt, lf> miles southeast of this city, recently killed a 200-pound benr. The young nimrods came upon bruin when he was np n tree. Be tween them they manipulated their fa ther's 40.82 special rifle, and finished aft the boar With one shot. Now thc Odens and their neighbor? ?re enjoying bear steaks, and the two Inda have each been promised a bear :out for Christmas. WAR CAUSE OF GRAY HAIR "Color Restoration" is Now Art Devel oped by London Hair dressers. London.-There has boon n great In crease In gray-haired young women, duo to tho war. It has brought on a new trade. Hairdressers have dovel opevJ the nrt of "color restoration." Bringing the natural color back, per manently ls nn expensive operation, they say, and a difficult one, but lt tokes ut least ten years from one's ap pearance, and tho art seems to be de veloping rapidly. A N NO U NCEM EXT. Tho members of Pleasant lilli Baptist church aro requested to moot on tho church grounds on Saturday, November 9th, at 3 p. m., for the purpose of electing a pastor. adv.-43-45. P. A. McKEB, LENDS HOUSE TO DOCTOR Parisian Installs Rockefeller Instituto Scientist in His Home at Saint Cloud. Paris.-Dr. Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Instituto for Medical Re search of New York'was recently seek ing a building nt Saint Cloud suitable for a laboratory and workshop near certain hospital centers. Ile found tho house he wanted In a park full of splendid trees. Tho "Verger" (Or ckurd), as tho property was called, be longed to Andre Bernhelm, who had refused the most tempting offers to rent lt on nccount of the family sou venirs K contained and the art treas ures. When Mr. Bemhelm heard of Doc tor Carrel's wish to lease his house he said: "Tell Doctor Carrel that I am greatly flattered ut his choice and that the Verger and its surroundings are ut hts service." When tho question of rent was raised Mr. Rernhelm exclaimed: "No, no, a scientist owes nothing to any body. It ls I who nm honored." TOO BIG FOR THE TANKS Recruiting Officer Obliged to Reject Giant Applicant From Washington. Seattle, Wash.-After spending the summer In Alaska fish canneries, Ed ward Rufflier, eighteen years old, wnlked Into the recruiting office of the tank service' here mid asked that he he given a chance to tight the Hun from inside one of Uncle Sum's tunks. Tho recruiting ollicers took his meas ure, which ls six feet six Inches. Ills weight ls 203 pounds. Then the ofll cor.s shook their heads. They could timi no record of a tank large enough to house such a bulk. Ile was rejected. FOR COLDS AND GRIPPE JP ADVISE Tho Improved Calomel Tablet that is Entirely Purified of AU Nau seating and Dangerous Qualities, Physicians are warning the public against trilling with colds, Influenza and grippe. They say that a brisk calomel purgative-preferably Calo tabs, the new and improved calomel tablet -should be Invariably taken at bodtiiuo and repeated the second or' third night, If necessary, lu the ear liest stages, one Calotab is usually ! suiliclenl unless the case is partlcu- j I arly severe. Physicians say that it ls a waste Of time and ls dangerous to experi ment with other laxatives, as calo mel is absolutely necessary sooner or j later. One Calotab on the tongue nt j bedtime with a swallow of water-I that's all. No salts, no nausea, nor tho slightest interference with diet, work or pleasures. Next morning your cold has vanished and your whole system is purified and refresh ed. Calotabs are sold only in origi nal, soaled packages. Price, thirty five cents. Recommended and guar anteed by druggists everywhere. The price refunded if you are not de lighted.-adv. Tho Animal that Eats his Bedroom. Tho muskrat lives in the brown hog, hiding carefully in the daytime and coming out at night to seek food ">r to build his little house. In winter his house ls cozy, for he builds with a passage that enters beneath the Ice of the pond on the border of which he lives. The bitter wind, therefore, cannot reach him. If ho Is hungry ho can swim under the Ice and find pond lily roots and other sweet food. Maybe he does not. need even to wet his fur, for he builds his house of these tevy roots and of rushes and grasses, so that all he has to do when hungry is to turn over and cat his bed-room door. Muskrats aro sociable creatures. When they live together, one will warn another of approaching dan- ! ger. They attract attention by flap ping the water with their tails as they divo out of sight. . Alligators Uko muskrat flesh and eat. it when they can get lt. The little animal has other enemies, the ' worst of them, prehaps, being the ' mink; for tho mink can follow the muskrat into Its home. Worst of all I for all muskrats, however, is a sc- ? vere winter following a dry fall, because thou the ponds freeze solid. ' and tho little fellows are either tor cod out to become the victim of ene mies, or are shut out by the Ice and dlo ol' starvation . INDIGESTION, GAS OR SOI R, UPSET STOMACH Eut One Tablet! Put Vonr Stomach lu Order With Pape's Dlnpopsin. No waiting! When meals don't fl.t and you belch gas, acids and un digested food. When you feel Indi gestion pain, lumps of distress in Stomach, heartburn or headache. I Here is instant reliof. dust as soon ns you oat a tablet of Pape's Dlapepsin all tho dyspepsia, Indigestion and stomach distress onds. Theso pleasant, harmless tab lots of Pape's "Dlapopsln always make sick, upset stomachs feel flue at once and they cost so little at drug stores. -Adv. LIFE WAS JUST MANY - DAYS OF SUFFERING For- Fourteen Months Sho Thought* Katil Du.V would lie Lust. PASSION GOOD ALONG. Tolls of Wonderful Restoration Tan? lac Hi-ought About-Gained Fifteen Pounds. "I'vo always believed in 'passing a good thing along,' and that ls just why I want to tell everybody what Tan lac has done for nie," said Mrs. .!. M. Mayes, wife of a well-known coal und wood dealer, residing at No. 17 1!) Twelfth street, A gusta, da., some Hmo ago. "For fourteen long, miserable months *I suffered with disordered kidneys, severe headaches and other serious complications, until my life was Just ono day of torture after an other," she continued. "My appetite failed me entirely and food seemed to poison my system. My extreme nervousness made it almost impos sible for mo to sleep,'and I was drag ged down by one trouble after ano ther until I thought every day would bo my last, and was told that au operation was the only hope for my lifo. I refused to allow tho opera tion, however, and after reading what Tanlnc did for a friend of mine, I tried lt as a last resort. "I honestly believe that Tanbie is the best medicine in the world. leight after the llrst few doses I began to Improve and pick up tn weight until I am now flftcon pounds heavier than when I started taking Tanlac. I have not had a headache since I bogan using lt, and my kidneys have stop ped troubling me entirely. 1 am re lieved of all that dreadful suffering and am in better condition than I have been for fourteen months past." Tanlac. the master medicine, is sold exclusively by Bell's Drug Store, Walhalla; J. C. Cain. Oakway: Sa lem Drug Co.. Salem; Seneca Phar macy, Seneca; Stonecypher Drug Co.. Westminster; Hughs & Dendy, Richland.-Adv. Death of un infant. Bounty Land, Oct. 28.-Special: Tho many friends of Mr. and Mrs. .loo Bennett sympathize with them in the death of their litio son, .loo. Jr., which occurred at their home in Creen ville last Wednesday night. The little body was brought to the home of Mrs. Bennett's parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Stone, here on Thurs day, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett accom panying the remains. Little Joe was one year and eight days old at tBo time of bis death, and was a bright, healthy looking child. Ile had been ill for only a few days, suffering with influenza. The interment took piuco in the Seneca cemetery Friday after noon at I o'clock, funeral services being conducted at the home by Rev. J. S. Corpening, pastor of the Seneca Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet left for t?ieir home in Greenville to-day. Misses Nelie and Mattie Pickett, of Clemson, are visiting their grand mother, Mrs. J. B. Pickett. Advertised Mall. The following is a Hst of letters re maining uncalled for in tho Walhalla post office for the week ending Octo ber 30: Miss Annie McGill. When calling for the rbovo please say they aro advertised. N. Fant. P. M. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. Tho State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. (In Court of Common Pleas.) Cllngman C. Whitmire, trading alone as Whitmire Mercantile Co., Plaintiff, against John T. McKinney and J. Thomas Bennett, as Partners, under the style and firm name of McKinney & Bennett, Defendants. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint not Served.) To Hie Defendants Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer tho Complaint in thlB action, which was filed in the office of tho Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said county, on tho l-l th day of October, 1918, and to servo a copy of your answer ?o the said Complaint on the subscri ber, at his office, on the Public Square, at Walhalla Court House. South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within tho time aforesaid, tho Plaintiff in this action will apply to tho Court for the relief demanded In tho Complaint. Dated October Nth, 19 IS. E. L. HERNDON 12-li Plaintiff's Attorney. CITATION NOTICE. The Stale of South Carolina, Coun ty ot Oconee.- (In Court of Probate) -By V. F. Martin, Esq., Probate Judge.-Whereas, Mrs. Cora Schro der has made suit to me to grant her Betters of Administration of thc l?s tate of and effects of F. A. IL Schro der, deceased These are, therefore, io cite and admonish all and singular tho kin dred and creditors of tho said F. A. ll. Schroder, deceased, that they be and appenr before me, in the Court of Probate, to bo held at Wal I halla Court House, South Carolina,' on Saturday, tho 2d day of Novem ber, 1918, after publication horeof, nt' 11 o'clock In tho forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why tho said Administration should not bo granted. Given under my hand and seal this 18th day of October, A. I). 1918. (Seal.) V. F. MARTIN, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 23d and 30th days of Octohor, 1918, in The Keo wee Courier, and on tho Court House door for the timo prescribed by law. Oct. 23, 1918. 43-44 1 HORSES M MULES! Just Unloaded Car of the Extra Fine. Good Brood and Draught Mares--1,000 to 1,200 lbs. Good Young Mules-1,000 to 1,100 pounds. Good Young Mules-800 to 900 pounds. We have 45 head in our barn to pick from and they are all bought at the low market price. Will sell cheap and you had better buy now and save the unusual high prices after Christmas. We mean to sell this bunch be fore Christmas. N Will work and try out anything we sell and e guarantee to be as represented and will give you a square deal. See us quick before they are picked over. Will sell cheap for Cash, Exchange,or part cash and terms. SEE E. C. flARETT AT?"-M,LL Westminster, S. C. T A X X O T ICE. County Treasurer's Office, Walhalla, S. C.. Oct. 11,1918. Tho books for the collection of State, County, School and Special Taxes for the fiscal year 1918 will be open from October 16th, 1918, to December 31st, 1918, without pen alty, after which day one per cent ponalty will be added on all pay ments made in the month of Janu ary, 1919, and two per cent penalty on all payments made In the month of February, 1919, and seven per cent ponalty on all payments made from the first day of March, 1919, until the 15th day of March, 1919. After that day all taxes not paid will go into execution and will bo placed In the hands of the Sheriff for col lection. Taxpayers owning property or pay ing taxes for others will please ask for a tax receipt In each township or Special School District In which ho or they may own proporty. This is very important, as there are so many Special School Districts. Tho Tax Levy is made up as follows: State Tax. 8 Vt mills School Tax . 3 mills Ordinary County Tax ... 7 % mills Int. on bonds and S. F. . .. Va mill For Roads . 1 mill Total Levy .20 Vi mills Poll Tux, $1. Dog Tax, 50c. Every male citizen from 2 i to 60 years of age ls liable to poll tax ex cept Confederate soldiers, who do not pay nitor SO years of ago, and those exempted hy law. Road Tax, 91.50. Every malo citcv.en from 18 to 50 years of age ls Hablo for road tax except those, exempt by law. This tax is payable from October 15th, 19 18, to March 15th, 1919, aftor which timo executions will bo is sued. There ls no alternative' for working. It. H. ALEXANDER, Treasurer Oconee County, S. C. Oct. ll, 1918. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to tho Estate of I. H. Harrison, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to tho 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. W. C. HUGHS, Administrator. Oct. 23, 1819.-36. Roofing and Building Material. Wc have one carload ROOFING, bought before the last advances to apply on this commodity, and can make you prices on ' Roofing that prevailed years ago. We have this in the 1, 2 and 3-ply grades, and it will pay you to get our prices before covering. We have everything in the BUILDING MATERIAL LINE and will be glad to sell you this for essential use at a price that you cannot well afford to let slip by, GRAIN DRILLS, Genuine Oliver Plows and all Repairs, Farm Tools, Blacksmith Tools and Machinery Supplies. Matheson Hardware Co., WESTMINSTER, S. C. VULCAN IZIN Gr ! THE TIRE HOSPITAL Is the place to have first-class work done. . E. H. LOISELLE, Tne Vulcanizing Mon, Phone 798 .Anderson, S, G All work loft with thc Piedmont Auto Co., Walhalla, will rccoivo prompt attontion. >? *