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KEOWEE COURIER (Established 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Morning SUBSCRIPTION PRICK Ono Yeal*.$1.00 Six Months.55 Three Mouths.?JO Advertising Rates Reasonable. Ry Steek, Shelor, ll ughs & Shelor. Communications of a personal cbaractor charged Cor as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes or" respect, of not over 100 words, will be prlntod froo of charge. All over that ntimbor must bo paid for at tho late of ono cont a word. Cuslt to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, S. C. WE OXES DAV, MAY 21, 1010. RUY STAMPS WITH COUPON'S. "Cut your Liberty Road coupons and buy Thrift and War Savings Stamps," is tho advice Rivett by Post master Knut, ot Walhalla. And it is mighty goo I and thoroughly sound advice. "Liberty Pond interest coupons should he (dipped promptly," lu; said, "and promptly invested. Thriftless money is ol no bunelll lo tho individ ual or to Hie community. Money should be put to work where it can uti rn Ht" most in ibo safest way. just ::s Hie individual should he kepi busy. Tho government, following tito Victory Loan, is now paying interest to the people ai the rate ol' nearly a billion dollars a year.'' This is the money earned by the savings of the people invested in the securities of the government. These earnings should bo pul lo work', and lhere is no heiter, safer place of em ployment for money than Ibo War Savings stamps and Thrill Stamps Is sued by lite government. Two semi annual interest coupons clipped Hom a ililli four and a qua ri et' per cent bond will moro than buy a War Sav ings Stamp, costing $1.10 in May. In .la ii na ry, 102 1, this War Savings Stamp will be worth $5.00. lt has been noted with no small degree ol' regret on our part thal many of I hose who invested in i' Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps have been "cahsing in" all too rapidly, thereby not only losing the interest that should bo left to accumulate, but at the same time de feating tho government's idea in putting In reach of even the humblest citizen an attractive means of sav ing and helping tho government. If you have Thrift Stamps, buy more of them and exchange them for War avings Stamps as you accumulate a sufficient number to exchange. If von cnn hay the War Savings Stamps direct, do that. Rut buy stamps and thus put to a good use small amounts of money that would otherwise be frittered away ott unnecessary and useless things. You will never miss .be small amounts thus invested, and in after years you will be very glad that you pul away these small amounts for your own good, wdiile your bit had Its part in solv ing the government's great problem of financing the war and the serious peace timon following tho end of hostilities. " WE WILL SION. A member of the (?orinan delega tion sent to the peace conference to receive tin? peace terms arranged for tho Gorman signatures is quoted us saying Inst Saturday: "We will sign despite all. because we will he hacked to pieces if we return to nor lin witliont signing." Senslblo mau in fact, this is (ito most sensible utterance wo have soon attributed lo any of Ibo German dob "Kale; since they began lo consider Ibo lonna imposed by the Allied and associated governments on tho cst w Pil" world conquerors. ! le lia.< probably bethought himself of ihe fai ' thal I ?ermaity in H.a riv part ;>:' I .> i s, u hen iheir ' sprint; drive" . apparent Iv nearing a suc cessful conclusion, :';:<! when overv. Ihinr wu looking mighty dark and gloomy for civill/.al ?on. i he I ?ot nan . 11"n H out ii bait tonto "iontal ive ponce terms" for con ;!,!..!., Hon by i ?te nations lighting agninsl her. Here tire a ie? ol Hie more important of lite tonus contained in Hie "tentative nrrangcincnt" upon ibo acceptance >>f which ibo Gormans might bo ex pected lo consider an early cessation vii' hostilities: Tlie a anexa lion of Belgium by Her many and the disarmament ol' J ra UCO. Surrender of tho entire British navy and all coaling stations, includ ing Gibraltar. An indemnity to Germany in the sum of v45,OOO,OOO,OOO, to bo puld by tho United otates, England and France. Annexation hy Germany of tue port of Calais and other channel ports that would be mun od as Ger many might decide. Yes. wo agree with the German delegate that they will sign. or But why conjecture? '"We will sign" is good, perfectly proper, and really the most natural and sensible tiling to do. That's exactly what our represen tativos would have done had the aim of the Gormans been attained. "-Sign here!" That is about all Ibero is left for the Allied and asso ciated governments' representatives lo say. The fifteen days in which lo sign will have expired to-morrow. The l?ermuns may wait till the last min ute ol' the last day, but "they will sign." GOING AT IT HIGHT. The city authorities of Anderson aro going at it right. We have noted re?oittly reports of convictions and lines for the offense of "speeding" automobiles in the city limits. And tho hims for this offense have been placed at ?L'">. At the cost of "??'_'."> per" we imagine that the practice of driving recklessly or nt unlawful rates of speed will lie effectively cheeked. If it is not, the eily oliieials will ut least have the satisfaction of seeing tho city's finances considera bly swelled, Then. tn,>. wo notice that ibo au thorities ol' this same,city are going aile.- tile ioafers with gloves off hammering il them, "all coiners," in tlie old-fashioned list and skull" Wa Um Ila's 'itv authorities recent ly passed a new speed regulation, and ve note villi a degree of satisfaction Un i mme people nru now traveling I brough town at sensible, civlli/.ed j rate; of speed. Il is really restful lo Ibo eye lo sec sensible drivers of (ars. Um .here are others who seem to bo determined to defy the law lo Ibo last i \t rem i t y. spcedinc al from jo io '-'."> ?liles au hour through Ute - reels ol ibo town and turning cor ner: on tw 1 wheels. To vital ex loni the law Iris been applied we do liol know Conditions are bolter by far Him before Ute recoil I law was pasi'eti, but there are some who need lo oi> forcefully reminded of the ex istence of tho IO-milo-in-town speed limit Hui we <b? not confine our com plaints altogether lo tho regulation of Ute antoists We think that they, too, have I heir rights; and one of these rights is lo have a crossing at the depot, on College street, that will permit them to pass through that Pt root without taking a header into or through the tops of their cars. This crossing should be given attention at once, either by the mu nicipal authorities or through them by the Hine Ridge Railway. liy the use of heavy oak board rall guards this crossing can be made as good as tilt? ordinary street crossing, de spite the railway tracks. The work should be. done at once by the muni cipal authorities or by tho railroad com pti ny. AN ENJOYA RI,H OCCASION. Reunion is Held at the Craig Home in West I nion. West Union, May 20. - Special: There are few occasions In life more pleasant than the one (nat brings to gether a happy family for a re-unlon. Especially is this true where the members of the immediate family have not been together for several years, lt was during the week that tho children and grand-children of Mrs. Mamie Craig, a much-beloved mother, met together ai her home at West Union to enjoy a few days of family association. Her children, Sam M. Craig, of Anderson, Chief Field Deputy of internal Keveline: .lames ll. Craig, of Anderson. Stn I o I Hank lOxamiltcr; Rev. \V. Marshall Craii;. pastor of the First Baptist church of Kingston, X. C.. were all ?present, with their wives and chil dren, together with tho one daughter. ' Mrs Mamie Craig Wilson, the popu lar dopol agent of West Union. An [added joy ol' the occasion was the I presence of the attractive indee of Mrs Craig, Mrs Philip Samuels, of Mah.una. whom Hie family had not (M ii in idi e in many .' ears. \il gathered a!.out the table, beautifully decorated with roses, and laden vt*!tli good Illings lo eal, and I he fa nt ily I i si .-ned to bea ti I i fu 1 iii huies paid lo the one in whose honor Hu reunion was held. la ines il t ' ra lg made a fow a p propriate remarks concerning Hie ocra lot liri 'hen presented Kev. W, Marshall Craig, who in turn paid :. bea nt i ful and 111 If ell d' -o' Ved I ri bille io Ute mother ile moke feel ingly ns he I old of the children's love for her. and expressed the warm and sincere appreciation of lier nobb' life of service and self-sacrifice. At tho 1 close ol his remarks he presented. in behalf of all the children, a hand some set of silverware. Tills gift was only a small token of the genu ine love and affection of the family. The one regret of tho occasion was thal all could not be together longer, hut the on most desire was expressed that they meet oftener in such happy and lovely fellowship, MCKENS AXI> AXDEKvSOX GOINC vapidly Ahead With Itoad Improve ment, Wliilo Oconoo Watts. , Intelligent, prosperous, thrifty, pa? riotie, proud Oconee! Shall she la? ii progress and enterprise, In m?k lig provisions for the convenience md comfort of her country populat ion? Shall sho forfeit her good mine hy failure to r ovido as well or her country peo as do her ad orning counties: ill Oconeo's raines shrink for lack those COU fonlencos so much needed hy thc millie'.' Shall her future he dwarfed localise our peoplo are not alive to ho necessity of churches, schools md roads as they should ho.' (?oil or bid! i Just as we expected, our neighbor - prosperous, progressive Anderson - has voted bonds in the sum of $1, 150,000 for the improvement of her -ounty roads. While Oconec hesl ates, waits and continues considera ion "until next session," Anderson tcts, goos ahead. By the time wc ?hull have gotten ready Anderson .viii have her good roads far toward completion. We continue "until next session," mt Anderson acts now. Proud Oco ?ece hesitates; Anderson and Pick ?ns work! Picketts issued her bonds and has lea fly completed her good roads rom tho Greenville line across the tottnty to Clemson College, while Iconee is bottled up for want of au kori ty and funds. While we delay - 'continue until next session" An lerson and Picketts act and secure .'edoral aid. They expect as ntuell rom the Cnitod States as they ful lish. By Kelling $1,450,000 from he Federal government. Anderson ixpects to have for Imm?diate use in .ead improvement $2,900,000. Both mr neighbors, Anderson and Pick ins, weill to work-while Oconee was nutinuitig consideration "until next iossion" they holli have waked lip ? nd gone al it. What is tho matter with proud Oconee? ls she not as enterprising nd progressive as Anderson and Picketts? Do not her country people deserve as much consideration as (hose of Anderson and Picketts? and does not Oconee desire and deserve good settlers as much as her sister counties? Yes: Then, again, what is Ibu maller with Oconee? Echo answers, What? ls it Hint tho people of Oconee are at fault? No! Then what? Why lias she not the funds with which lo secure her part of Hit! F?deral aid and keep abreast of thc times in growth and progress? From recent o von ts the public must an swer. Wo now sadly miss what wi might have had but for short-sight ed ii ess lack of foresight. Anderson, by her vote of bonds will likely secure $1,450,000 addi Monal from the Federal government making in all, to he expended on hot county roads, $2,900.000. What i change these many dollars will wort for Anderson farmers! But whtll shall Oconee do for herself In these stirring, restless, promising times' Every neighborhood and cominunitj is demanding work and help. Bu there is no means of assistance avail nble. Wc must walt consideratioi of their needs "until next session.' But what will transpire between nov Hld then? Cod only knows. We shal iee. What, does such a delay mean' Another winter of mud and slush probably, and much uncertainty am doubt. But let us hope for tho bet ter. Some people cannot see an incl before their noses-but time and tin Kood peoplo will generally right al wrongs. Everything that we have been ac rustomod to in the past is under going change. The way wo' .iv done tilings will not do now, am that which we will do in the futur will have to oe done in a di (Terell way. Times are rapidly changing and we will be compelled to chang with I it edt, and to bo successful w must possess wisdom to look anea and prepare, lt doi s look cruel tba Cod does not bestow wisdom on al lt looks as though! Ho hud forgoi ten some of His creatures. The demands of the presonl ar double those of the very recoil I p isl whtll was luxuarv ls but commet place now. We ii: ve heretofore tn voled through mud and wale-, hu now we must have b >ll0l' and mot (onvenieul roads rot. 's, not 'mai mire pas-ages front one corni!, mit 'o i not her. Formerly wi rule in fl ea Hs, hil I now i II the a u nnohi h once ve traveled hy Ibo da . HOW ?s b\ Hie IIOIII Evorj ? binn bas u flergone a ? hange. >h HI sv.. chang loo, or shall we fence ourselves in \il tin- changes we may mn ko, thong for the belier, cannot be consun .nated by the will alone; they wi take money, ami much of il. too. Shall we avail ourselves of tl ; sslstance offered by the Federal go eminent, or wail and do it all nu selves.' To act or not to act Cn is the question. Though it will tal much money to raise the half d mn nd od in order to get the goveri menl funds, whose interest would bo spent for? Tbs groat public, wi ialso tho money, and who desert greatly moro consideration at tt hands of tho law and ita adminls^r tors than they have ovor enjoye Who will enjoy the benefit of tho e pendit ure? The great country pu Mc. Probably some of these thin) the times are working will not 1 relished by some, but many of the will. The times look auspiciou they may bring some burdens, bi they will bring much joy and plea ure to many, and conveniences all. Let us observo right here tb whatever comes will be broug a hont hy the will of the mnjorit We live in tho age of majorlttes domocracies. It becomes us, ther fore, to prepare to be governed thor by. lt becomes all to have son idea of what is needed and best, ai to join in and help make me maje Ity, convince lt of tho right of poi lions formulated, carry the majori by force of reason. Hon your thin ing cap; dis'covor things yoursol don't allow the other fellow to ru unless his rule bo right and for tl best interest of the whole poopl We trust In the hope that the cou try people are coming into their aw They have too long permitted tl politician to think for them, and t! politician bas too often tltought his own interest and for his own w< fare and advantage, rather than th of a confiding public. The time li now arrived for the individual (he public to think, and. in thinkin grow grow in mental ability ai power of action; grow in self-e teem, self-confidence, solf-impoi ance, not without merit, but grow I force of righteousness and uso fu ness. Now ii conies to the point -Win shall thc Oconce public do? If yt will allow me to snugest. 1 won say that the people should arise their might, take the reins into thc own hands, demand of their repr sent at i ves sober, progressive acth in providing funds for public dev< opinent in those necessities and co venienccs which aro being propan for others. Does Ihr public think thal win Anderson and Bickens, our next-do neighbors, are bol h making goi mad.; and Improving their schoo while Oconce gropes along lb rom ibo mud, over roots and into ru thal om* homes will be as desirab oar lands as valuable and as mu in demand as those homes and tho lands that are situated in comitun ties such as will have been made thc improvements in Anderson a Picketts, just mentioned? If so, t public will certainly be sadly dis;i pointed. What shall we do In Oe noe? I will tell you what 1 thin Let all who love her arise and (i maud that our beloved county be n doomed by political dickering-th we be not extravagant, but cons* vatlvely provident. Look after Or nee and her good roads, schools a churches; love one another and flo work together for the common go?: forgetting self, and remember!: the common welfare; he a friend that which is good; make frlen by acts of usefulness to others. Kt get self, and the world will remei ber us. J. W. Shelor. .Madison All-Afternoon Singing. There will ho an afternoon sin lng at Madslon Baptist church nc Sunday, May 25th, beginning at o'clock (new time.) Wo are expei ing to have with us Profs. J. P. Li lie, of lOasley, and Homer H. Gre< of Gainesville,Ga., the champion bj! singers of South Carolina and Coi gia. All singers and lovers of mm are invited to attend and bring so books. J. W. Reynolds. "DANDERINE" FOR ~ FALLING HAIF Stop dandruff and doublt beauty of your hair for few cents. :..!) rin k. loosen, a nd l lieu i lie lu i conies out fast. TO slop falling li; I a I once ?i nd r|<| i ho sea lp of ov< ?particle ol' dandruff, gol a small b j tie of "Bandolino" al any drug sh for a few erins, pour ii lillie in ye I band and rub it into tile scalp, Af several applications tho hair sli 'coming out and you can't find a dandruff. Your hair appears sc I glossy and twice as thick and abm ant. Try it!-adv. IO Concerning That Roof >i [Ml i'll Ol' Ml ls. nh le, eli ISO ui hy nd he ip 'o ik. lo ot at ir lo ud d; td, ng to ds )r in K !Xt 2 r.t 3S sr, 1SS >r *lc UK We have to offer at jobber's prices to the people of Oconee? big stock of j Galvanized V-Crimp and Corrugated Roofing, British Columbia Red Cedar Shingles. 1 Car Windows and Doors, 1 Car Lime and 1 Car Cement. Buying this material in carload quanities we are in shape to retail this material for less money. If you are building or repairing any job, it will pay you to come for miles, as we can save you money. Everything in BUILDING MATERIAL Matheson Hardware Co., WESTMINSTER, S. C. KU Kit I WK KAM??. SOME KIM: Tit ACTS OF LA Xl) IOU SAMO. 11Y VIRTl'E of tho authority con Til KEE THOUSAND ACHES OF 1 Inf ncc! in un ICxecutlon, directed to li.WI) on Stumphottso .Mountain has nie, ai tho suit of Cllngtuuti C. heen sub-divided into tracts of one j Whltmiro, Plaintiff, vs. John T. hundred acres each, and is now ready | .McKinney and .). Thomas Bea to 1)0 sold. nell, Defendants, I will sell, to the I will he ?lad to show the same to highest bidder, for CASH, during the parties desiring to purchase. j Ional hours of salo, on Salesday in Will take Liberty Bonds or War ?.lune, being .MONDAY, tho 2d day of Savings Stamps lu pryincnt j June, 1911b in front ol' I ho Court lt. lt. MOSS. House door, at Walhalla, S. C . the Agent for Owners, , following described personal proper Walhalla, S. C. I ly. belonging to tho said .lohn T. 52-tf i McKinney and .). Thomas Dennett: _I NINETEEN DUMP CARS, now NOTICE TO DEIITOKK A M) near Harbin, S. C. CHEiHTOltK. I , W. M. ALHXANDKR, _ Sherill for Oconee County, s. C. ALL PERSONS Indebted ?to the May 14. 1019. 20-22 ?stato of Mrs. K. M. SLOAN. De-'- - ceased, will pleas; settle with the NOTICIO OE FINAL SETTLEMENT undersigned, and all persons holding . AND DISCHARGE. claims against said Estate should I - present the same to the undersigned | Notice ls hereby given that the for payment, fully itemized and veri- ' undersigned will make application lied. SAMUEL H. EARLE, to V. F. Martin. Judgo of Probate for Executor. Oconee County, in the State of South Clemson College, fi. C. Carolina, at bis olflce at Walhalla April :>0. 1910. LS-21 Court House, on Wednesday, .lune .__- - 1 uh. 1919, at 1 I o'clock In the foro 4. 4. .% ?T. ?!. .T. .T. .T. .T. ?T. ju 4. >'<'<)?. or as soon thereafter as said **.**.. . ** application can bo hoard, for leave BUY RUY to make final settlement of tho es S A VINOS THRIFT tate of Mrs. I. C. Leo, Deceased, and STAMPS LUCIUS B. LEE, BUY THEM TIUS WEEK! | ******* D??*J! ?" ?J. .J. 4. JU 4. 4. 4. .J. .J. 4. 4. 4. 4. .J. I May 1 4, 1919. 20-2:? HIGH GRADE - FERTILIZERS = for Cotton or Corn. )IS lit' nil' ?ry of >ro Mil ler >ps ny ?ft. id JZ> FULL and COMPLETE STOCK J& Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, General Merchandise* Oliver Chilled Plows and Farm Implements. Buggies and Harness. Cook Stoves. Paints and Oil, Lime and Cement. Red Cedar Shingles. W. P. NliH/HONS, Seneca, S. C.