13 K41/IJKJJ IN KXPI?OHKONK ^Tragedy Occurred In tho l'o?toilleo Lebanon, N. J. Lebanon, N. J., Dec. 30.-Twolve vorsons were killed ?hero to-night and twolve other? injured by two gas ex plosions In the Li nanon postofUco. Tho explosion blow tho roof from the building and tho second caused the gwalla to collapse, burying all within the building in debris. Tho building burst into fiamos hollowing tlie second explosion and calls were sent to neighboring towns for Uro apparatus. Nearly a score of person wero waiting in tho postolilco for the oven tag mail when tho explosions oc curred, nnd so fur as is known every person In tho building WUB kiled or injured. Several persons lil tho street wero Injured by tho falling do bris. In addition to tho postolilco the wrecked building contained a candy see us. Some of them speak iOnglish, i eujoj talking with them. II seems moro like home here, ?is this is a neutral country ami every thing is not shot nj). lt sure is nice to get away from dug-outs, t heil holes, wire, entanglements and ir hot-up towns. I was up about a month before 1ho war stopped. Don't suppose Ouy had to come over, did he? If be did, send me his address. Hope Gertrude will get home for Ohrlatmns.. Don't guess 1 will get there for Christmas, but it won't be iong. Sorry I can't send all of you il present, but will bring something when 1 come home. Tell Gertrude l will write to her poon.. I haven't -written to any one except you since I have been over liere. Tell Victor and Harris Martin lo write me, for they have a better chance to write than l have. I will try to write another letter home when I net a chance, but this is all thc |>aper I have now. Hope yon all will have a merr> Christmas. Remember mc when yeti are eating the cakes, fi ness I will ea i mine on i ho Milne. l w ill close bj wishing you ?ill a ?norry, merry christmas. l-'rom >our min . oldler boy, Kv at's .! Brui U OXK DOSU KM Ll KV IOS \ (MILD-XO (?UXIXK "Pane's Cold Compound" linds Ibid < 'olds ni' (nippe in n Kow I lours Belief comes instantly. A dose lakon everj two lunns mi ll] three doses are lakon will end grippe misery and break u|> a severe cold either in the bead, chest, body or limbs. It promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passages in the head, Stops nasty discharge or nose run ning, relieves sick headache, dull ness, feverishness, sore throat, sneeaingy soreness and stiffness. Don't stay stuffed up! Quit blow ing and snuffling! Kaso your throb bing head! Nothing elso ia (he world gives such prompt relief as "Papo'fl Cold Compound." which costs only a few cents at any drug store, lt acts without assistance, tastes nice, ?ind causes no inconvenience. Be sure you get the genuine-adv. AMERICAN SOLDIER IS PRAISED Rest Kver Soon, Prince Carl Declares --Against U-Root Warfare. With tho American Army of Oc cupation, Monday, Dec. 30.-In a talk recently with au American olli cor, Prince Carl of Hohenzollern, lieutenant general and commander of tho 38th Landwehr Brigade, who is now living In the area occupied by tho Americans, said that in all his thirty-two years' experience in tho army he novor had seen anywhere soldiers of better discipline or who behaved better than tho Amorlcans. The prince, who is a mombor of a non-reigning house of tho Hohenzol lern family, according to the Ameri can olllccr, appeared-not to realize tho indignation created In tho United States through the sinking of tho Lusitania and expressed surprise when ho was told that colebratioos were reported to have taken placo in Germany ai d medals awarded to thc submarine crew when tso big Cunard liner was sent to tho bottom. Tho prince said personally ho disap proved of submarino warfare and bombing by means of airplane. He assorted Germany should not have started lier submarino warfare with out being absolutely certain it would succeed. As to ProiNiganda. Prince Carl said ho regarded the German propaganda In tho United States had been carried out lu what he termed such a clumsy manner. Germany, ho declared, should have started her propaganda on a larger scale and spent millions of marks in stead of thousands. The greatest fault with Germany's diplomacy, ho added, was the per sistent disregard of tho Importance of the national psychology and fail ure to appreciate the points in view of cl ber nations. Tho princo was discharged from tho German army at Hanover a few days ago and is living at his castle al Naumedy on the Rhino near An dernach. Ho said- his first intima tion of Germany's military collapse was when tho high command sent an order to him on tho western front to man a telephone with an ofllcor of the personnel. The only troops In thc Interior of Germany, the prince pdded, when the recent trouble start ed, were replacement battalions of young, untrained men, who were easily contaminated by Bolshevik doctrine ll was his opinion, he as serted, that this owuld not have hap pened if au old-time German officer had been commanding. Through Without II Scratch. Albon Kennell, whose parents, Mr. ??lid Mrs. Kennel, formerh lived In Walhalla, bul now resido al Blacks burg, has written another very In icresiing letter lo thc homefolks. lt i reproduced below: Somewhere in Kra-,eo. Nov. 23d, i :> 1 s. My Dear Polks: lt bas been so long since I have written to any ono that 1 expect yon aro beginning to wonder what has become of nie. Well, the truth is, 1 have been almost all over France in the last month, and have boen in so many casualty camps that 1 haven't been in one camp long enough to ac quire an address. The reason I say that is that I was transferred tem porarily to a replacement battalion, where I stayed for a few days. While 1 was there the battalion was broken tip and given another address, or, rather, a name. So here 1 have been for a mont li in close pursuit of an address, concluding Anally to write without a permettent post oiTico num l er and let you send my mail by the same address von have heen. Wasn't there rejoicing when the a rm isl ice was si ".ned ? No one experi enced any more |oy than 1 did. bul I was sorry I wasn't with my conipa ' ny for ihe dual . hase Bm tho Kai ser is finished, thereby ending the strife and sorrow of Ibo world war. Non can'i imagine how wonderful :t seems lo he one of tho lucky ones ii? come through Ibo whole Hiing I Vom Ibo beginning (on ou r pa rt i .-lid willi Ibo lies! Americans to go on the front, After seeing how sud denly and unexpectedly one could lose lils life or he rendered helpless for life, it sure is something lo bo grateful lo God for. I have pulled through as heavy shell lire as tho Ger mans could fire, and all 1 have got ten in the lino of a wound was a good, lund bu inp on the head by a piece of shell or rock we never knew which but I was not disabled enough to notice by others; only stunned for a few minutes. My hel lrot probably saved my Ufo, bul my nose was driven in bard ground. Gas came near finishing mc three or four times, but I stayed away from hospitals. Now I am well and feeling fine, and hope yon are all the same. I baven t received a letter in over a month, and I sure miss them. 1 nm anxious to gel back lo my com pany to get my mail and The Courier you sent. The last ones I got were MARSHALL L. ALEXANDER DEAD. Shot and Instar Uy Kill ext by a Ten ant, It Is Supposed. Tho many friends of Marshall L. Alexander, formerly of Oconee, but for a number of yours a roBiclont of I Oklahoma, will bo grieved to boar of his untimely death, which occurred in the country a few miles from Wilson, Okla., on the 27th ot Docom< ber. A telegram was rocolvod hero by his brothors, who llvo in tho Con er oes neighborhood, containing a mero announcement of Mr. /lox audor's death, but giving no particu lars. H. T. Jayno8, Esq., on Thurs day last received a letter from his cousin, Nat L. Davis, of Arlington, Texas. In which ho onclosod a clip ping from tho Fort Worth Star-Tele gram, containing an anouncement of tho shooting of Mr. Alexander, though tho Information contained In this notice is very brief and lacking in detail. Wo reproduce tho clip ping In full: M. L. Alexander Killed. "Ardmore, Okla., Dec. 28.- M. L. Alexander, prominent real estate dealer and land owner of this city, was shot and instantly killed on bis farm, seven miles south of Wilson, yesterday aftornoon. Ho had gone to the farm to show lt to two pros pective tenants. As they walked out into an open field seven shots in all from a 30-HO rifle wero llred at them by some one concealed In a thicket on a ridge several hundred yards away, tho last shot striking Alexan der in tho side and passing through bis body, killing him instantly. "County Attorney Russell Drown, of Ardmore, and some friends were bunting a mile away when they beard of the killing. They wont to the spot and found the body and bad it brought to Alexander's homo in this city. No arrests have been made. The theory of the officers ls that ono of Alexander's tenants was the as sailant." Mr. Alexander Well Known. Marshall Alexandor was well known throughout Oconee, having lived here for many years, engaging in business in various lines until middle age. He was a whole-souled, genial man. of pleasing address, and by his uniform good-na*uro and friendliness drew to himself friends wherever be was known.? Ho was a brother of Messrs. W. O. and T. I). Alexander. Mrs. S. M. Hunsinger and Mrs. Wilburn Abbott, all of this sec tion ot Oconee. He was about 00 years old at the time of bis death. We had known Mr. Alexander for many years, and it was our pleasure to have had numerous transactions in a business way with him. Wc found him always ns square in his dealings as he was genial in dispo sition. We counted him among our good friends, personally and speak ing more generally, of The Courier as well. We regret most sincerely Us untimely death, and In their meat sorrow we extend sincere sym pathy to bis bereaved family, his brothers and sisters and other close relatives His death bas removed a good citizen, one who will be missed wherever h ewas known. Men of bis disposition and general make-up do not go to their graves un mou med, and fow men there are who have drawn to them moro staunch friends than bad Marshall Alexander. Pleasantly Remembered, Nat IJ. Davis, in writing to Mr. Jaynes in reference to Mr. Alexan der's death, spoke of him as follows: "I am writing you to-day particu larly to cucloso a clipping which carno to me yesterday in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram .... I met Marshall Alexander at Mineral Wells last summer, and we spent several days together. He told me that be .Aas having trouble with ono ol' his tenants, and 1 feel sure thal t lie in formation in this article indicating tba! it is though! that his tenant abo! him ls Into I nm, and I know > on ? ill be. vorj son*) to learn of i!u> sad end ing of his lifo. Marshall was always full Of energy and bad lill lt* patience with any man. tenant or oilier em ployee, wild did liol hustle ;il Iii' WOl'H he had lo do.I also mei his family at Mineral Wells and wan glad indeed lo know them. I mei I.?wife shortly aller (heir marri age in South Carolina, but thal was a long time ago. and I bad not seen her since until we happened lo meet last summer." CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears thc Signature of read by nearly all Ibo boys around me. Hoping you are all well and will write soon, with love to all, Albert. OUR MOUNTAIN SCHOOLS. Cliattooga School Held Most Enjoy able. Exercises ?md Christmas Tree. Mountain Host, Dec. 30.-Special: Although moro than nineteen hun dred years havo elapsed since the "Star of Bethlehem" appeared in the east, when wiso mon were attracted to tho Bpot over which it stood, with each recurring season, as the date approaches for the commemoration of the event which It represents, feel ings of joy and gladness well up In tho human heart, consciously or un consciously, as we have had oppor tuity to obtain information concern ing it. So in every community, from time to time, an agent arises to com municate thia information to those who would learn it. So it comes to pass that our community is this year indebted to Miss Ruby Hickson, the efficient principal of Chattooga school, for a very interesting and enjoyable program In connection with the sight of a beautiful Christmas tree, j For weeks, with untiring energy. Miss Hickson was drilling and in-1 structtng tho children preparatory to tho occasion, and in tho course of events the time arrived on Christ mas Eve, when the program was to be presented. Tho patrons and friends of the school had co-operated heartily in all of the plans. Despite the threat ening inclinations of tho weather In the morning, in the afternoon the people began to assemble, and by tho time the hour arrived to begin, the house was comfortably filled, and weather conditions bad become favorable. Then, in connection with the opening exorcises, some good, old-stylo country music, witli banjo and violin, was rendered by some of the young gentlemen friends of the school. Everything worked with clock-like precision. Each pupil par ticipating gave evidence of the care ful training he or she had received. The entire program was executed in a manner which would be most creditable to institutions of much greater pretensions. Next carno the exhibition of thc tree and distribution of presents, with "goodies" for the little folks. There were no costly presents, nor was there a prodigal waste in pro viding something pleasing to tho lit tle people, but, with remarkable thoughtfulness on the part of Miss Hickson, no one was forgotten. Thus, In the spirit ol* thoughtfulness, are we given a token of our Father's t bought fulness in not forgetting us. find in providing, in His Son, a gift to all mankind. Thc exercises concluded. ;i spirit J hearty good Minor prevailed and many expressions of satisfaction and appreciation were heard, coming . ft om various sources, among old and I (he young, some who were grand parents confessing the novelty ol' a Christmas tree', it being the first I hoy had ever seen. lu tho light of all the surround ings, a brighter and better day is predicted for this mountain section of ours. And the faithful school teacher is to play no small part in educating the people along various lines that tend toward usefulness and happiness. Patron. (J IH LS! LEMON .117ICE IS SKIN' WHITENER How to Make a Creamy Beauty Lo tion for a Few Cents. The juice of two fresh lemons strained into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white makes a whole quarter pint of the most re markablo lemon skin beautifier nt about tho cost one must pay for a small jar of the ordinary cold creams. Care should he taken to strain the lemon juice through a line cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon .juice is used to bleach and remove such blemishes ?is freckles, sallow ness and tan and is tho ideal skin softener, whitener ?ind beautifier. JiiHt try it! Cot three ounces of orchard while at an.\ drug store and two lemons from lite grocer and make ii|> a iiunrtor phil of this sweet I) fragrant lemon lotion and massage it ila i 1 > imo ihn faro, nnek, urnis aii?l hands, adv. I0lioiio/cr Moimi' Coll. ! ollowin^ is i he 'H.nor roll of t lie lOben/.er Craded S< hool for Ibo mont ii (.tiding December 13: Right h tirade lilford Wyatt 9S.S, Hazel A. Tollison HS.C.. sixth Orado I'nrrj Vaughn 00. Fifth Orado Willie Mao dimer . I .'-, lott h Newton 02.2, Addie (?nails 02.1, ether Harden 02.2, Fourth dade Hattie ll naca mp ?i . Second tirade Paul Lefroy li::. Advanced Flrsl Orado Bertha Harden HT. Ra rn h LeCroy 05, Mat tie Quails Ofi. Total Enrollment 148. Total En rollment one year ago 143. .lohn M. Compton, Principal. ---.#??.- - Colds Cotise drip and Influenza LAXATIVE DROMO QUININE Tnblcts remove-the eau so. Thcro is only one "Ilromo Quinine" E. W. GROVE'S ?lgoaturo on box. 30c CONVINCED OF TAEAC BY AID GIVEN WIFE. Husband Says She Added Fifteen Pounds on Four Bottles. IXRJBIiH ENDORSEMENT Know Tanlac Would Help Him dearth ly When Ile Hegau It, And Ho Tolls Details. Cases in which two or more peaple in the same family have boen so greatly benefited by Tanlac that they have offered a double endorse ment of this famous Master Medi cine are common. When you see a person relieved of suffering and made strong again, it is the most natural thing in the world for you to want tho same bonefits. This is how Charles E. Whitmore, of 103 Bradford St., Albany, N. Y., happen ed to take Tanlac. "My wife, who had been all run down and nervous and getting weak I er right along, began to take Tan lac," Mr. Whitmore explained. "Well, of course, I watched the results, and it was wonderful to see tho way it built her up. On four bottles she I gained fifteen pounds. I had been ?doubtful about Tanlac, but that set ! tied me. When I started Tanlac I ! could hardly eat one good meal in a ! whole week. From suffering with u I bad stomach I had become nervous I and restless at night and all run i down. Instead of digesting, my I food would just lie like lead on my stomach and sour and ferment and form gas. Because 1 had sour j stomach-acid stomach-so long, my | j ii.oath had gotten sore. I could not ; i sleep restfully, but would wake up ! every hour or two and would roll and [toss. I was tired in the morning, ' and by mid-afternoon I was so tired ' out lt seemed I couldn't get through , the day. I had lost all ambition, I and I did not care. Seeing what j Tanlac had done for my wife en ciuraged me lo take it and I was I not surprised when it 'began to brace i mo up right away. It did as much j for mo as it did for ber. I slept : light through tho night, woke up : rested, with a good appetite, and I 'vas able to enjoy my meals. My food digested, and tho gas, bloating ; and sour stomach disappeared. I 'felt like a new man, and the old tired, worn-out feeling went with the ! test of my troubles." When Mr. Whitmoro's stomach be came weak, bis system probably be gt.n lo clog up with waste muller. What he needed was a good system purifier and stomach tonic and re cuperative, and Tanlac did tho work for him and his wife, just as it has done tor countless thousands' of others suffering from similar trou ? ides. I Tanbie, the master medicine, ls sold exclusively by Bell's Drug Store, 'Walhalla; .1. C. Cain. Oak way; Sa lem Drug Co., Salem; Seneca Phar i macy, Seneca; Stoneey plier Drug Co., Westminster; Hughs & Dendy, ; Richland.-Adv. VnuglKin-Tolllson Wedding. I West Union, Itt. 1, Dec 2G.-Spe cial- (Delayed): A most attractive and beautiful home wedding took place December 25, 1918, at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. .1. li. Vaughan when Meir lovely daugh ter, May, gave her future happiness into the keeping of a most worthy and highly esteemed young man, .lames Tollison, son of .1. D. Tollison. Iloth families have been largely in strumental in building up the best I Interests of the Ebenezer community, and bough we wish all joy to thc l-appy couple, we shall sorely miss the swcol and helpful personality of i the fair young bride in her Sunday school and other church work, be I sides her fine example in tho social ! ?rolo. li cv. \i. I Stan s'il per ?'orr. ici the ceremony, which took place in tho beautifully decorated parlor. the voting couple standing under an evergreen arch and hon. rho bruie carried II bontiuoi of bride's roses and waa charmingly costumed ia I light blue mescaline. Many relatives, including thc ^'rand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. \V. P. Taylor, were present; also a few friends of the bride and groom. Thc many useful and elegant presents were tastefully arranged on tables in the hall - tokens of loving esteem and best wishes to carry with Hiern lo their new home, where we wish for them many years ol' happi ness and prosperity. No Worms In n Healthy Child All children troubled with worms hnvtfnn un healthy color, which Indicates poor blood, and ns a rule, there is moro or less stomach disturba ncr GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIO niven rcjjulftflj for two or thrco weeks will enrich tho blood, im provo the digestion, and net ns n General Strengtli enhif?TooletO tho whole system. Nntmo v/ill then throw off or dispel thc worms, and the Child will l>e inperfect health. Pleasant to take. 00c per bottle The only thing we know of still cheap- The Courier, $1.00 a year. ORDINANCE BO. 12. An Ordinance Prohibiting Okfekeita and Other Fowls (rom Ru?alng at Large Within the Corporate Limite of the Town of Walhalla. Bo lt Ordained by tho Mayor, an* Aldermen of the Town of WaJhsBa, in Council assembled, and br authority of the same: Sec. 1. That it shall be uulnwkl for any one within the corporate limits of the Town of Walhalla to keep any chickens or other fowls, hy whatever name known, within the corporate limits of said Town, ex cept the same are kept upon He premises of the owner of eaid ch lek - eus or other fowls, within a eu? 8tantlal enclosure sufficient to pro hibit said chickens or other fowls Irom running at large upon tile streets of eaid town or upo* tte premises of others Sec. 1-a. Whenever said chick ens, or other fowls, shall be found running at largo upon the Btreets of said town, or shall bo found ujw>? tho lands of any person other Um* that in the possession of tho owner of said chickens, or other fowls, ike owner of Said chickens, or other fowls, shall be Hablo for all damage sustained by reason of said chicken?; or other fowls, so running at largo, and for expenses of seizure an? maintenance of said chickens, er other fowls, and said chickens, or other fowls, ?hall bo held liable tor the same, subject to any existing State or County lions over said chickens, or other fowls; and ia order to enforce said demands, the police authorities of said town, orari |the parties upon whose premlsej said chickens, or other fowls, may he trespassing, are hereby authorized and empowered to seize and hokl possess! H of said chickens, or other fowls, until settlement is made aa above set out Sec. 2. That any person or per sons keeping chickens, or other fowls, by whatever name known, within the corporate limits of tfcfo Town of Walhalla, after the publica tion of this Ordinance, except as provided by Section 1 of this Ordi nance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subjeet. to a fine of not less than Five Dol lars, or imprisonment at hard labor not less than ten day?, or not more than Fifty Dollars, nor moro thai) thirty day's imprisonment at hard labor, at the discretion of the Mayer. Sec. 3. That Ibis Ordinance shall be deemed general and perpetual, shall go into effect upon its publica tion and continue of force until re pealed or amended. Done in Council and ratified uu der the copo ra te seal of tho Town of Walhalla, on the 6th dav (L. S.) of December, If) 18, and kl the one hundred and fory tbird year of the. Sovereignty and In - dependence of the United States of A merica. W. A HETR1CK, W. C. 11 CC. IIS, Mayer. Clerk. SOME FINE TRACTS OF LAM? FOB SALK. THREE THOUSAND ACRES OF I,A Xl) on St um pi) ouse Mountain ha? been .sub-divided into tracts of ono bundled acres each, and is now ready to bo sold. I will t)e glad to show tho same te parties desiring to purchase. Will take Liberty Bonds or War Savings Stamps in payment. li. R. MOSS, Agent for Owners, Walhalla, S. O. 52-tf CALL FOB RIDS. BY ORDER of tho Board of Alder men of the Town of Walhalla, notice is hereby given that the sanitary work of the Town of Walhalla will bo let by contract on, or by, tho 16th day of January, HU9, for the year 1911). Call upon tho Mayor, or tho Clerk, for full information, and sub mit your bids. Wm. A. HETRICK, Mayor. W. C: HUGHS, Clerk. Dee. 31, 1918. 1-2 Land for Sale! I AM OFFER I NO to sell cheap, for CASH two tracts orland -one known as Iho Mason Du nenn Mill Tract; This tract is situated on Oconce Creek, one mile from I let hfl Presbyterian Church and one mile from Ibo Kial Shoals Graded School. This farm has one live-room house and several nc rcs of line bottom land and a lot of saw limiter, lt also hus one ol' tho best Mill Shoals in the COtlllt.V ail ideal place to raise stock and conduct .i dairy business, as it is close to the cheese factory and Industrial School. Plenty of good land lo clear; good o op in cultivation I also have one small tract near tint town of West minster- one of the liest little places in the county. Thin place is one mile cast of town, and contains ? 1 Vi acres; half in cultiva lion, balance heavily timbered. Will make a bale of'colton to the acre. Has live-room house, rented for ne\i year. If interested, sec me at Westmin ster Oil Mill, or write for particular!; .J. M. DUNCAN, 19-2 Westminster, S. C. NOTICE TO REKTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to the Fstato of S. B. HUBBARD, Deceosod, are hereby notified to mako payment to tho undersigned, and nil persons having claims against said estate will present the samo, duly attested, within the time proscribed by law or bo barred. JAY HUBBARD, Administrator of the Kstnto of S. B. Hubbard, Deceased. Dec. IC, 19 18. TU-2