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KEOWJBE COURIER (Established is IP.) Published Every Wednesday Morning SlTllSCRIlTION FRICK. Ono Your .$1.00 Six Mouths .55 Three Months.?o Advertising Untes Reasonable. Ry Stock, Sh olor, Hughs & Sholor. Comm u ni cu lions of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices, cards of thanks and tributes of rospoct, oither by individuals, lodges or churches, aro charged for as, for advertisements at rato of ono cent a word. Cash must accompany manuscript, and all such notices will be marked "Adv." In conformity with Federal ruling on such matters. WALHALLA, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNK IO, I020. THE HA HY AND HOT WEATHER. Hundreds of Infants Ray (he Denolly of Mothers' Duck of Knowledge. ( Progressive Farmer.) Infant mortality is at Hs height during the summer months. During t li ti next two months hundreds of babies will pay tho death penalty for their mothers' neglect or lack of knowledge. Don't let one of these bo yours. Severe diarrhoea, often referred to ns dysentery, second summer complaint or cholera infantum, brings death to many a baby. Im proper feeding and thoughtless neg lect on tho part of the loved ones, in Hie majority of eases, are respon sible for these diseases. If your baby's bowels are troubled send for your physician. The Ufo of your child may depend upon the prompt treatment of the trouble. Re direful not lo give it any food, ex copt a litlh' pure water, preferably boiled water. A teaspoon of castor oil may be given. Keep the baby free from the tiles. Frequently wipe its Ups with a clean cloth. After 2 I hours, will? the utmost care, a little barley waler or a few teaspoons of weak broth may be given. Me sure to withhold milk until the bowels are again in order. Do not be afraid of fresh air: it ls essential. Summer complaint, which Includes all ailments of the stomach and the intestinal tract, ls a form of poison, lt enters the baby's system ns germs or bacteria, which are really minnie plants that increase in unbelievable numbers. All bacteria of a danger ous naturo spring from filth. The first step in protecting your baby from summer complaint is to supply sanitary environment and clean food. Environment. This means a clean bed, clean clothing, a clean perambulator (if any), clean play-pen and protection from such disease-carriers as Hies, mosquitoes and household pets, such as dogs and cats. The instinct of tho baby is to tbrust anything and everything into its mouth, from mother's linger to doggy's ear. Dogs may be linc play fellows for older children, but they should not he permitted to como near a young baby. Flies carry on their feet disease germs gathered itt manure piles, out houses, garbage palls and pools of stagnant water. The sting of a mos quito is alsn laden with danger for the baby. If your house is not made fly-proof and mosquito-proof hy screens, protect your baby by some other means. Colds Cause (li lp and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tableta remove th? cause. There la only one "Bromo Quinine." E. W. GROVE'S signature on the box. 30c. Many .laps Killed in Explosion. Kobe. Japan. June 8.-Fifty Jap anese seamen were missing after an explosion of gasoline on hoard thc steamer Eirnku Maru to-day. The explosion shook tho city like tin earthquake and seriously damaged shipping. Tbe Eirnku Maru was destroyed, and the lire spread to a score of gas oline-laden junks, which drifted, blazing, out to sea. their crews in terror and shrieking for help. Lift off Corns! Doesn't hurt a bit and Freerone costs only a few cents. With your fingers! You can lift ?ff tiny hard corn, soft corn, or corn between tho toes, and tho hard skin tallUSOS from bottom of foot. A tiny httlo of "Froezone" costs littlo at any drug store. Apply a fow irops upon tho corn or callus. In stantly lt stops hurting, thou shortly you lift that bothersome corn or cal lus right off, root and all, without ?no bit of pain or soreness. Truly! .No humbug'-adv. THIO CLOSING DAYS AT CLEMSON Diplomas Woro Awarded to i Hi Men of the ("lass ?f 1020. Clemson College, -lune X.-With the address lo the graduating class this morning hy Dr. 10. W. Hikes, the president of Coker College, Halls ville; the addresses hy two sonior ch.ss orators, .lohn A. Henry, of. St. George, and M. C. .leter, of Union, and the delivery of diplomas lo the ll;: mom hors of tho class of li?2t), the - Ith commencement of (Momsen College came to a delightful conclu sion, thus ending the session of lt? 11* - I !) 1 .). For three days at Clemson every body has given first consideration to commencement, and everything has conspired to make this commence ment one of the best, If not the best, ever hold. A record-breaking senior class, a record-breaking throng of visiting relatives and friends, and a record-breaking attendance of tho alumni, beautiful weather and every thing else, have helped to make lt so. Tho hauls began at 10.:i0, when the long and imposing procession of trustees, faculty and senior class marched Into Memorial Hall to the stirring strains of martial music and tho storm of applause from the au dience of porhaps a thousand people After invocation by Rev. A. 10. Drlg gers, pastor of Ibo local Methodist church, President VV. M. Riggs opon ed the graduating exercises in a fow happy words of welcome and intro duced Dr. Sikes, who delivered the address to Hie graduating class. Following this splendid address caine the orations of the two seniors Chosen upon outstanding record and ability for Ibo honor of ropresenting the senior class upon this occasion. These were John Archie Henry, St. George, who spoke on "Understand ing and Progression," and Malcom ('rusby .leter, of Union county, whose subject was "The Upward (Mimi)." Both of these young men made ex cellent addresses in thought and de livery and reflected credit upon themselves, their class and their col lege. Some delightful numbers by the Cloe Club gave variety and lightness to the program at this point, Just preceding tho delivery of the diplo mas by President Riggs. lOigbty-one graduates in agriculture, nine in civil engineering, five in textile in dustry, three in architecture, seven in chemistry, and thirty-seven in me chanical-electrical engineering re ceived their "dips" and wore made glad after four years of real work. A fow farewell words to the new alumni of 1920 by President ltiggs and Col. Alan Johnstone, of New berry, chairman of Hie board of trus tees, and then the awarding of med als and honors of var/otH kinds took place. The trustees' medal in oratory. Which was contested for at Hie lite rary exercises on Monday morning, by representatives of four literary societies, was awarded to l'\ U. Wolfe, of Orangeburg county, for his oration on "The idealist and tho Value of His Ideals.' Tho Norris honor medal, awarded annually under provision of the will of Col. IL K. Norris, former trustee, to that senior who has made the best record in scholarship and service and character, was presented. Another medal, awarded this year for tho first time at Clemson, was the National Cotton Manufacturers' Association muda!, presented to the best man in thc graduating class in every textile school in the United States which has four or moro in the, graduating class and fifty or more students taking a textile course of three years. This medal was awarded to A. F. Covington, of Clio. Soveral years ago the board of trustees and the faculty of Clemson College instituted the custom of pre senting, at commencement, certifi cates of honor and merit to two South Carolinians each year who have done meritorious work in some line of scientific or practical agricul ture. This year the two gentlemen so honored were H. S. Hodges, of Hodges, for his valuable work in soil-building by means of clovers and cover crops, and W. W. Wanna maker, .Ir., for his plant breeding work and particularly his develop ment of the well-known Wannama ker-Cleveland Pig Poll cotton. Mr. Wannaniaker, by the way, ls an al umnus of Clemson College, and one of whom his alma mater is particu larly proud. A part of the commencement day program usually of great Interost tho announcement of cadet officers for the next session, was omitted at this time on account of tho fact that tho summer camp work of the Stu dents' Army Training Corps part of tho coprs of cadets is still to be done, and the cadet appointments will not, therefore, bo announced until just preceding the opening of the next sesi?n. With the publication to the corps of the order granting leaves of ab sence until September ii', and the singing of (be college song. "Alma Mater." the session of 1919-1920 was closed. Skeleton of Man Pound. A dispatch from Bainbridge, (ia., says : A human skeleton o fa while man was discovered in an accumulation of driftwood just north of here, on the Flint river banks. The bones were discolored and disarticulated. There was no Mesh and only some shreds of clot hin? apparently a dark gi ?.y serge a belt and a pair of shoes, sizo No. 7. with rubber heels in fairly good shape. Dr. S. .1. Chestnut!, the county coroner, bold I an Inquest, and states Unit il is the skeleton of a white man who has been dead for about ten months. Tho inouth of the man shows that he bad not finished cutting his wisdom teeth and waa probably a fairly young j man. Thoro were no means of Iden tification, and it la believed that tho remains wero washed upon tho river banks during the high water of the Klint a month or so ago. Sea Scout: "Well, what do you think about tho ocean?" Land Scout: "Ifs too deop for mo."- Hoys' Life. KKV. KI XA MPH KESIGNATI?N Xol Accepted by Congregation--Has Served Ono Church 14 Years. (Salisbury, N. C., Post, June 7.) At a congregational meeting of St. John's Lutheran church hold, yester day morning immediately after the morning service, for tho purpose of taking action on tho resignation of ibo pastor. Kev. Dr. M. M. Kinard, which the pastor had read at the morning service two weeks previous, the members of the congregation, by ballot, voted not to accopt the resig nation. Dr. Kinard had tendered the res ignation lo take effect early in Sep tember, and ho stated yesterday tho purpose of tho congregational meet ing and said that it was fourteen years ago that the membres Ot St. john's church voted lo call him, and ho was now ready to return to them the trust committed to him t\. that time, and askod that his resignation be accepted, but the congregation de clined to accept the same. Oconeean Out In Par West. H. Ii. Karney, well known to tho people of this section, but who now lives at Denton. Mont., writes from his Montana home as follows: Denton. Mont., June G, }920. Editor Keowee Courier: I see by the label on my last paper that my subscription to your paper expired on June 1st. You will find enclosed check for $1.00, for which please renew my subscription for an other year. My address now is Denton, Mont., as lloosac dried up last fall. Spring wheat is up line, and grass never was better at this time of the year, lt certainly does look good af ter so much real winter. The winter wheat was a complete failure in places and about half crop in other sections. Quite a little Max is bein? seoded, and some com. Caltle and horses aro getting fat. though hundreds starved and froze during last winter and in the early spring. Irish potatoes are 13 cents per pound. Don't see much chance for peoplo to buy seed at that price, We Lave eulie a little oil excite ment, with two wells producing from ?15 to 300 barrels a day, and a num ber of others aie down from 5 00 to 1,000 feet, and still others are Just spudded In." With best regards to The Courier force. Very truly, H. L. Karney. LEMON JUICE FOR FRECKLES Girls! Make beauty lotion for a few cents-1 -Try It! Squeeze the Juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white, shako well, and you have a quarter pint of the best frocklo and tan lotion and complex ion beautifier, at very, very small cost. Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion into tho face, neck, arms and hands each day, and soe how freckles and blemishes disap pear and how clear, soft and rosy white tho skin becomes. Yes! It ls harmless and never irritates.-adv. A PA KABLE AM) A SUOOESTION That .May Tend to Solve Some of tho World's Present Difficulties. (Chicago Herald and Examiner.( Put one hundred men on an island where fish is a staple article of sus tenance. Twenty-five of the men catch fish; twenty-five others clean the fish; twenty-five cook the fish. Twenty-five hunt fruit and vegeta bles. The entire company eat what thus is gathered and prepared. So long as everybody works there is plenty. All hands are happy. Ten of tho allotted fish-catchors stop catching fish; ten more dry and hide part of the fish they catch. Five continue to catch fish, but work only part of a day at lt. Fewer fish go into the community kitchen. But the samo number of men in sist upon having the same amount of fish to eat as they had before. Tho fifty men who formerly cleaned and cooked die fish have less to do owing to the under-supply of fish. But they continuo to demand food. Cradually greater burdens are laid upon the fruit and vegetable hunt ers. These insist upon a larger share of fish in return for their efforts in gathering fruit and vegetables, it is denied them, and soon twenty of tho twonty-ilVe quit gathering fruit and vegetables. But tho entire one hundred men continue to insist upon their right to oat. The daily food supply grad ually shrinks. Tho man with two fish demands three bananas In ex change for one of them. The man with two bananas refuses to part with one for fewer than three fish. Finally the ten men remaining at work quit in disgust. Everybody con tinues to eat. The hidden fish aro brought to light and consumed. Then comes a day when there is no food of any kind. Everybody on tho Island blames everybody else. What would seem lo be tho solu tion? Exactly! Wo thought you would guess lt! For wo repeat that you can't oat, buy, soil, steal, give away, hoard, wear, use, play with or gamble with WHAT ISN'T! It is stated that milk worth 57 2, 000,000 was shipped out of tn0 Uni ted States In lins. Tho per capita consumption of to bacco In the Unllod Statos has boon stoadlly Increasing since 1805. Fro WHEN the children romp in hungry as young bears, here are some wholesome, economical de 1 ?giits that will not only be received with glee, but will satisfy the most ravenous appetite in a most whole some manner. Cookies \ cup shortening 2 cups sugar Vi cup milk 3 eggs hi teaspoon grated nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla, extract or grated rind of 1 lemon 4 cups flour 3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder Cream shortening and sugar together; add milk to beaten eggs and beat again; add slowly to creamed shorten ing and sugar; add nutmeg and flavoring^; add 2 cups flour sifted with baking pow der; add enough more flour to make stiff dough. Roll out very thin on floured board; cut with cookie cutter, sprin kle with sugar, or put a raisin or a piece of English walnut in thc center of each. Bake about 13 minutes in hot oven. Cocoa Drop Cakes 4 tablespoons shortening 1 cup sugar legg % cup milk 1% cups flour 3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder Vt cup cocoa Kteaspoon na?t 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Bake u lineal Notes from Mountain Host. Mountain Rest, Juno 8.-Special: B. A. McClure, of Texas, Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Drown. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Burrell re cently visited the former's paronts, Mr. and Mrs. A. Y. Burrell, of Pine Mountain, Qa. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Brown gave a sumptuous dinner to a number of guests on May 30th, the occasion being in honor of Mr. McClure, of Texas. Little Miss Agnes Kelley, of Wal halla, *is visiting her aunt, Mrs. C. B. Burrell. Miss Kullo Crisp, of Pine Moun tain, Ca., recently visited ?Mrs. R. M. Cheek. Miss Emma Burrell, of Pine Moun tain, Ga., was a recent visitor at the homo of Mrs. C. B. Burrell. Our farmers are getting along flue with their crops now. Leroy Brown was a recent visitor to friends at Highlands, X. C. You Do More Work, You are more ambitious and you get more enjoyment out of everything when your blood is in good condition. Impurities in the blood have a very depressing effect on the system, causing weakness, laziness, nervousness and sickness. GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. When you feel its strengthening, invigorating effect, see how it brings color to the cheeks and how it improves the appetite, you will then appreciate its true tonic value. GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC is not a patent medicine, it is simply IRON and QUININE suspended in Syrup. So pleasant even children like it. The blood needs Quinine to Purify it and IRON to Enrich it. These reliable tonic prop erties never fail to drive out impurities in the blood. The Strength-Creating Power of GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC has made it the favorite tonic in thousands of homes. More than thirty-five years ago, folks would ride a long distance to get GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC when a member of their family had Malaria or needed a body-building, strength-giving tonic, m The formula is just the same to day, and you can get it from any drug store. 60c per bottle. * Improvement in Cotton Crop. Washington, June 0. - Cotton showed steady improvement gener ally throughout tho bolt during the wook ending yesterday, according to tho national weather and crop bulle tin of tho Department of Agricul ture, although the nights were too cool for Hie best development in most sections. Sugar Rationing; to Begin June 21. Now York, June IO.---Rationing of sugar as in war time will go into effect in hotels and restaurants over the country on June 21, according to announcement made to-day by Armin W. Riley, special assistant to Attorney douerai Palmer. Notice as to Trustees' Commissions. To the patrons of the various pub lic schools of Oconee county: Under tho general school law ono trustoo's commission expires July 1, and you havo permission to moot at your school house on Saturday, tho 19th of June, and elect a trustee to sorve for three years, if you dofdro to do so. Also, witera thero ls a vacancy caused by a trustoo having moved out of tho district, you may oloct some ono to fill his unexpired term. Polls will bo oponed at 1 o'clock p. m. and close st 3 o'clock p. m. All white patrons aro allowod to voto, and trasteos will act as man agers of election. Respectfully, Thoa. A. Smith, Supt. of Education, Oconee Co. Another Royal Suggestio S and S MAI m the NEW ROYAL COOK ft ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutely fura nth Royal and i Report on Plug-Burning Inciden!. Washington, D. C.. .lune !).-A re port, on the burning of a British Hag by Irish women in front of the C. S. Treasury Building last wee't was yes terday made by the police of the Dis trict of Columbia Commissioners,who will forward it to tho Seo reta ry of State al th? Statu Department. Accompanying ino report are s!x photographs taken from the time the women arrived at tho 'I'rea su ry until the Hag was burned. Tho report is understood to name the women who participated, and sets forth that the police were told by the Federal dis trict attorney th^t no law under which the women could bo prosec co tod had been found. Habitual Constipation Cured In 14 to 21 Days "LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual Constipation. It relieves promptly but , should be takea regularly for 14 to 21 days I to induce regular action. It Stimulates and Regulates. Very Pleasaat to Take. 60c per bottle. Slw>rt Term of Court at Dickens. (Greenville Piedmont, .lune 0.) Solicitor J. Robert Martin return ed to Greenville last night from Plckens, where on Monday ho opened and closed the Court of General Ses sions for that county. There were only two Jail cases awaiting disposi tion, and these were tried In a single day. No further business was taken up, as tho court felt that thu farm ers could least be spared from the farms now than at any other time and adjournment was ordered. NOTICE TO DEDTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to tho Es tate of LUCY PICKENS, Deceased, are hereby notified to make pay ment to tho undersigned, and all persons having claims against said estate will present the same, dilly at tested, within the time prescribed by law, or be barred. C. H. ELLISON, Executor of the Estate of Lucy Pick ons, Deceased. Juno 2, 1020. 22-25 Grandmother used it and hun* down to daughter and grandd; tor. It holpod thom all-is a to all women and young "Woman's Relief" - "Mol Cordial". GUARANTEED FIRST bottlo gives no bonei.l dealer from which it was b< will REFUND THE MONEY prescription of an old family j cian, in use for throe general S.l. Fror?. A Mfr*. THATCHER MEDICINE CC Ck*tt*MOg?, Tmmm., U. 9. A. 1 CAKES BOOK Cream shortening: add sugar and well-heat en egg; beat well and add milk slowly; sift flour, baking powder, silt and cocoa into mixture; stir until smooth, add vanilla. Put one tablespoon of batter into each greased murun tin and bake in moderate oven about 20 minutes. Cover with boiled icing* Orange Cakes 4 tablespoons shortening; 1 cupmigar % cup milk ?egg ^ 2 cupa flour 3 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder % toaspoon salt 1 teaspoon orango extract grated rind of 1 orange Cream shortening; add sugar slowly, beating well; add milk a little at a time; then add well-beaten egg; sift, flour, baking powder and salt to gether and add to mixture; add flavoring and grated orange rind; mix well. Bake in greased shallow tin, or in dividual cake tins,, in hot oven 15 to 20 minutes. When cool cover willi orange icing. COOK BOOK FREE Juat off tho press and finer than over before. This now Royal Cook Hook con taining 400 delightful re cipes. will bo sent to you freo If you will sond your nanto and address. BOYAL BAKING POWDER CO. 116 Fulton Stroofe Now York City he Sure t'y clone Takes hives. St. Paul, Minn., .June 9.-At least two persons were killed, thirty or moro injured, and heavy property damage resulted from a severo wind and oletcrical storm which swept over Northern Minnesota and parts of Eastern North Dakota last night. First meagre reports were received here early to-day. NOTICIO OP FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate, tor Oconeo County, lu the State of South Carolina, at bis office at Walhalla Court House, on TUESDAY, the 22d day of JUNE, 19 20. at ll o'clock in tho forenoon, o? as soon there after as said application can be heard, for leave to make final settle ment of the estate of W. Z. Blan eliott, Deceased, and obtain Final Discharge as Administratrix of said Estate. MRS. MARTHA E. BLANCHETT, Administratrix of tho Estate of W, Z. Blanchett, Deceased. 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