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V m Our Fish Guano Will Pay You from 3001 to 5001 0 On What lt Costs You. Anderson Phosphate <& Oil Company, H-14. W. F. FARMER, SECRETARY. IIA Y X IO CIRCLE EXIT) RTA IN Kl). Mrs. ,las. Darby was Hostess-Tho Next .Mooting April First. Mrs. .lames H. Darby was hostess to the Paul Hayne Circle. Walhalla s literary club, at its regular meeting on 'March ISth. Interesting articles were read by Misses Strlblillg and .Strong and Mrs. Hell. Mrs. I.. M. Brown was elected by the Circle as delegate lo the Federa tion of Women's Clubs, which will meet this year at Camden, and Mrs. .1. H. S. Dendy, the president, ap pointed Mrs. .las. Darby as her alter nate. During tlie social hour which fol lowed the adjournment of the club, the hostess entertained her guests with a guessing contest, trying to guess tho correct number of seeds in a grape-fruit and orange. Miss st.rong was awarded a lovely fia med picture for having made tho nearest correct guess as to the number of seeds In the grape-fruit, and Mrs. Dendy received a lovely mayonnaise set for the nearest guess as to the number of seed in the orange. Mrs. Darby, assisted by her sis ters, Mrs. J. W. Bell and Miss Eloise Strother, served n delicious sal nd course, with Iced tea; The club waa pleased io linv HS Its c ost. Mrs Shaw ?I Philadelphia, Give Sick, Bilious Child "California Fig Syrup" "California Syrup of Figs" is the best, "laxative physic" to give to a sick, feverish child who is bilious or constipated. Directions for babies and children on bottle. They love its fruity taste. Beware! Say "Califor nia" or you may not get the genuino recommended by physicians for over thirty years. Don't risk injuring your child's tender stomach, liver and bowels by accepting an imitation Hg syrup. Insist upon "California."-ad ?J? ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?J? mfr mfr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr COUNTY AGENT'S NOTES, ?fr Sweet Potato Storage House Meetings. All those who are tn closest touch with the situation foresee tho urgent necessity of reducing cotton acreage if tho South is to ever get on her feot again. There ls no doubt about ?he reduction being necessary. What ls troubling some farmers who have grown all their food and feedstuffs ls the question of what to plant for money besides cotton. While it would be foolish for all to abandon all cotton for the produc tion of sweet potatoes, still there is room for some three or more good sized potato curing and storage houses in tho county. This would give an outlet for an acre or two of potatoes here and there, grown for cn sh. An expert will bo present at three meetings to be held in tho county, where the growing, curing and mar keting of sweet potatoes will be dis cussed in detail. Those Interested are urged to be present at the near est meeting. Meetings will be held Friday, April 1st, at ii p. m., in the Court House at Walhalla; Saturday, April 2d, at t 1 a. m.. In tho ball over Peden s store, Westminster; and at 2.30 p. m., on the same date, In the Chamber of Commerce hall at Sen eca, (?eo. H. Hrlggs, County Agent. Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablet? remove the cause. There I? only one "Bromo Quinine." E.W. GROVE'S signature on the box. 30c. Lake Salina, in Finland, is com posed of 100 largo and countless small lakes. S. C. IS 177,103 HALES AHEAD Of 1010 Crop-Ocoiico (Shined 507 Hales Moro in 1020 than in HMD. Tile Census 'Bureau, as o? dato March 2 1st. announces the compara tive ginning tlgures for the stale of South Carolin.i, by counties, for the years of 1920 and 1919. The quan tities are in running bales, round bales being counted as half bales, and linters are not included in the ligures: 1920. 191H Abbeville .... 33,939 27,324 Aiken . 44,197 40.703 Allendale .... 13,61 I 20.206 Anderson .... 86.9S7 82,91 :? Hainberg .... 21,147 24.639 Harnwell .... 2 S, 4 0 6 30.5;T?9 Beaufort .... 337 2.2:i2 Her kelcy . .. S.9 10 10?956 Calhoun . . . . 13,401 34,960 j Charleston ... 1,422 S.723 j Cherokee .... 20.5S9 1 t?. 7 S S : Chester. 37,538 31,4801 Chesterfield .. 4 1,362 36,391 j Clarendon .... 49,554 39,221 Colleton .. .. 6,869 12,543'I Darlington ... 58,797 42,946! Dillon. 45,544 42,791 I [ Dorchester .. 10,028 15,373 I Edgefield .... 25,699 23,939 1 Fnirfletd . 30,677 nn 379 1 Florence .. 48,038 l#,6.4?,l Georgetown . I, !.".*. .",003 j Creon ville . . . 52,904 53?? SO ? , .V- ? i ii .'? I i reen wood ... 11,0 5? .,. ! Hampton .... 7.156 10.692 Morry. 12,348 9,530 Jasper. 923 2,025 Kershaw .. .. 42,259 30,199 Lancaster ... 26,196 23,9 19 Laurens . . . . 64,6 1 1 5n.303 Lee. 5 5.3 55 I 1,485 Lexington . .. 35,912 92,723 McCormick .. 16,416 16,955 Marion. 23,649 19.175 Marlboro .... 7S.079 SO,569 Newberry .... 47,020 33,790 Oconce. 25,203 24,423 Orangeburg . . 98,692 S7.939 Piekens. 22,805 2.r?,i36 Richland .... 37,464 26,4 17 Saluda . 31,296 24,927 Spartanburg .. S7.1 27 80,989 Sumter . 63,578 46,615 Union . 25,251 19,206 Williamsburg . 35,133 26,963 York . 64,589 4 5,569 Total .. ..1,639,470 1,462,277 DODSON'S LIVER TONE INSTEAD OF CALOMEL. Calomel is quicksilver. It attacks tho bones and paralyzes the liver. Your dealer ?ells each bottle of pleasant, harmless "Dodson's Liver Tone" under an Ironclad, money back guarantee that it will regulate thc liver, stomach and bowels better than calomel, without sickening or salivating you-15 million bottles sold.-adv. KORMEIl CAPTAIN IS NOW HELD Charged with Causing the Death of Major Cronk h i tc New York, March 2 4. - Robert Ko.senbluth, a former captain of the 2 13th regiment of engineers, was ar rested hero to-night on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Major Alexander P. Cronkhite at (-amp Lewis, Washington, on Oct. 25th. 1918. Koscnhluth, who is said to be an expert on transportation, was taken into custody In the Civic Club by agents of the Department of Justice. Tho warrant for arrest charged that he shot or caused the slain officer to bo shot. After Ko.senbluth returned from overseas he became an instructor, at Camp Forest, Wash., where ho met Major Cronkhite. both being later transferred to Camp Lewis. On Jan. 8, 1919. Rosenblnth \v?is honorably discharged from the anny. After wards he went to Europe and Sibe ria, gathering data on grain systems there, lt was said. Last Saturday Roland R. Pothier, EL1X>REE SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS By Fire-Six Buildings und Merch andise Consumed by Flames. Elloreo. March 23.-Fire destroy ed six building* and merchandise here early this morning. The esti mated damage is $50,000, partly covered by insurance. The Uro was discovered about 5 o'clock, and he fore assistance could he rendered ibo lire obtained a headway. The Or angeburg tire department was called, but arrived too late to be of much service, although it responded at once. W .Hubenstein is said to be the heaviest loser, as he bad a stock of about $2.",ooo in value, and had hut $S,000 insurance. The First Na tional Rank was badly damaged, bul its loss was partly covered by insur ance. M. F. Stack, a young mer chant who bad just opened for busi ness about six months ago, was com pletely burned out. bis loss being in the neighborhood of $2,500, and he carried insurance of $1,000. The Stack Company suffered damage also. lb? Qulnlns That Does Not ?fftet the Head Because o? it? tonic and laxative effect ' AXA TlVIt BROMO ' !NK is ?icttertnni?.. .?aiy Quinine nid .. no . Hist nervo is.: .? nor HueinK ia I ci Ht i ie ..:>?.? the tull Wk .? Mia look lor - . signature il Ki W. GilOV)-. 3'jc. President to Head ?'avad?. New York, March 2 I.-President Harding will head a parade of Latin American diplomats and other nota bles up Fifth Avenue on the after noon of April 19, in connection with the unveiling in Central Park of an equestrian statue of Simon Bolivar, famous South American soldier and statesman, presented to the city by the government of Venezuela. On the same day official ceremo nies will be conducted in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, in which two parks in that city will be christoned Washington and Clay parks, in honor of George Washington and Henry Clay, and a street will, he named Washington avenue. These ceremo nies will carry out a recent govern ment decree, which declared that "it ls tho duty of nations to perpetuate the memory of great men." The Poo cottage, where Edgar Al lan Poo penned many of his famed verses, and where his wife, Virginia, died in .poverty, is doomed. Unless $2,050 is raised, the tiny wooden dwelling where he penned "Annabel Lee," "The Rnven," "The Hells" and many more of his world-famous verses, will pass Into oblivion. Andrew Galil, a Swedish botanist, first brought -the dahlia into cultiva tion. o of Central Falls, R. [., formerly an army sergeant, was arrested in Prov idence, R. I., and admitted that he had killed Major Cronkhite. Ho was arraigned before a Federal commis sioner and a plea of guilty of tho charge of involuntary manslaughter was accepted. Porthier was charged with man slaughter in a formal complaint flied yesterday in Seattle, Wash.. i>y Uni ted States District Attorney Saund ers, at the request of Federal author ities in Providence. Ho will he taken to Tacoma, where evidence said to be In possession of Mr. Saunders connecting him with (ho shooting will he presented to a Federal grand Jury. Federal authorities state that Po tbier claims to have shot Major Cronkhite accidentally while clean ing a pistol. Mr?, Crandall (Iowa) Tells How Sha Stopped Chicken Losses "hast spring, rats killed all our baby chicks. Wbh I'd known about Kat-Snap before. With just ono large package wc killed swarms ol rats. They won t get this year'? hatches. I'll bet." Rat-Snip ?aguar? nuked and sells for 35c. 65c. $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Barton's Drug Store, Whitinirc-Murelt Hardware Co. GREAT SHU* WAS LAUNCHER. Supcrdrcndnaught Colorado Took to Water at Camden, N. J. Camden, N. J., March 23.-The superdreadnaught Colorado, the lar gest and moat powerful battleship over built on the Delaware ri ver, was launched at the New York Shipbuild ing Corporation yard hero at 1.45 p. m. yesterday. The great lighting machine was sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Nicholson Melville, of Denver, a daughter of I*. S. Senator Samuel D. Nicholson .of Colorado. Theodo e Roosevelt, Assistant. Sec retary of 'the Navy, and Senator Nicholson stood by the sponsor as she smashed a bottle of bubbling mineral water from Colorado against the prow of the giant bull as it be gan to recede into the Delaware. Surrounding them on the christen ing platform was a large party of specially invited guests, including members of Congress. The public was not invited to the yard. Private craft gave the vessel the usual noisy greeting. The Colorado when completed will have a full load displacement of 33, 600 tons. She was given the name Colorado in pince of the old nrmorcd cruiser of the sain? name. To .S^op a Gough Quick ! tako HAYES' HEALING HONEY, a ' cough medicine which stops the cough by healing the inflamed and irritated tissues. A box of GROVE'S O-PEN-TRATE ! SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and Croup is enclosed with every bottle of ? HAYES' HEALING HONEY. Tho salve ; should be rubbed on the chest and throat ! of children suffering from a Cold or Croup. I Tho healing effect of Hayes' Healing Honey In > side thc throat combined with tho healing effect of ' Grove's O-Pcn-Trate Salve through tho pores of ; tho skin soon stops a cough. i Both remedies aro packed In one carton and the , cost of tho combined treatment is 35c. Just ask your druggist for HAYES HEALING HONEY. Capturing Stills Down State. Sumter, March 24. - Prohibition agents and enforcement officers oper ating in the Pinewood section, close to the Clarendon county line, the past two days have captured and con fiscated four large moonshine stills and destroyed 2,200 gallons of mash, according to reports brought here to day. No arrests were made. Better Than Trap s For Rat? Writ?* Adams Dru? Co., Taus They tay : ** RAT-SNAP la dolnar th? work and tba rat undertakers ara aa boar aa pop corn on a bot stove." Try lt os your nts. RAT-SNAP la a "money back" ?aatanteed sure killer. Cornea ready for nee }. no mix In* with other foods. Cats and doa* non't touch it. Rata dry up and leavo no emelL Three sicest BSo for ona room; Soe for house or chicken yard : $1.25 for barns and outbuildings. Start killing- rata today. Sfaraaaaaa Sold ?nd Guaranteed by ?asaasaai Hartoii's Drug Store, Whitmire-Mnrett Hardware Co. NOTICE OK HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. (In Court of Common Pleas.) Ex Parte Mrs. N. A. Watkins, In Ro Petition for Homestead. To Whom it. May Concern: Please, take notice that Mrs. N. A. Watkins, widow, and lier six minor children, to-wit: Jesse Irby Wat kins, George Watkins, Amanda Wat kins, John Watkins, May Watkins and Mary Watkins, respectively, have made application to me, stating that she is the head of a family, and asks that a Homestead Exemption be set off to her and ber minor chil dren above named, in the real estate of Wm. Jesse Watkins, deceased, in Oconee County, S. C., not to ex ceed In value tho sum of $ 1,000.00, and also a Homestead Exemption in the personal proproty of said deceas ed, not to exceed in value the sum of $r,oo.oo. That said Petition will be heard by me, nt my office, at Walhalla, S. C., on April la, 1021, a/. 11 o'clock A. M. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconee County, S. C. March 23, 1021. 12-16 I ??& *?H?H& ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? (5H?*? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ?# The Willard was first, The Willard is better built, The Willard lives longer, The Willard is used most. THEREFORE, You want and must have The Willard Battery Your Car. 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When this is so, you need an in ternal remedy, ono that will tako out the impurities that are torture inp you, one like famous S.S.S.. which has relieved thousands of canea of rheumatism all over tho country just this way. Get S.S.S. from your druggist today, and after starting with it write us a history of your case, addressing Chief Mediaal Advisor, 877 Swift Lab oratory, Atlanta, Geor gia. Much Flu Among Hhino Army. ROAD TAX NOTICE. Gobion'/, Germany, March 23. Influenza in epidemic form has bro ken out here among soldiers belong ing to tho United States Army of Oc cupation. The 2d battalion of the Eighth infantry bas been quaran tined by the medical authorities. Forty-five cases of the disease bavo been roported, and it ls said that the attack of the malady ls very severe. There have been no deaths from it SO far. Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days DnifWlBta refund money If PAZO OINTMENT foils to euro Itchlntf. Blind, nleedlni or Protruding Piles. Instontly relieves Itching Piles, and you cnn tfet restful sleep ofter thu first nnolicntlon. Price 60c, Subscribo for The Courier, (Best) Owing to a misunderstanding con cording the Road Tax, I hereby no tify tboso subject to Road Tax thnt tho timo ls extended until April 1st, 1921, and those Hvng within the cor poroto limits of towns will not have to pay said tax. Also, ministers and school trustees aro exempt. Those having doctors' certificates aro re quired to bavo same signed by two doctors. Tboso who have paid, living In town, can got their money back on returning the receipt to tho placo where said tax was paid. Respectfully, R. H. ALEXANDER, County Treasurer. March 1fi, 1021. 1 1-13 The edible birds' nests used by the Chinese are those of a sort of swallow.