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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

shelves was knocked down to the
floor, and the pl0ws and implements
that were at the back OF the house
tumbled down, making such a racket
that the fa mily thought surely the
house was coming to pieces. When
Mr.. Brandt first got out to witness
the work Of the storm he says his
place was lighted up like city
street, electricity popping every
where and running in veritable
streaks about the premises on fence
wires and other metallic surfaces.
While his loss Is considerable, he
considers himself very fortunate in
that no member OF his family was
even given slight electrical shock.
Don't throw away your old tires.
Let us see them first and save you
money Walhalla Tire Shop, $40
f.. Main street.--adv.
The Courier, 81 per year. Pay In
advance
And then be sure to buy some
1910 War Savings Stamps.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

LAST GIN DAYS. Only two more
Gin days for my plant---FRIDAY
NEXT. Feb. 2lst. and the FIRST
FRIDAY in MARCH,. the 7th. Bring
your cotton promptly on these days
II. ID lllSkAMp, West Union. Rt
! sos
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26
Taft's Aunt, Miss TOrrcy, Dead.

Millburg, Mass, Feb 23.--Miss Do
liza Chaplin Torrey, aged 93 years,
aunt Of former President William II.
Taft, died tonight at the Torrey
mansion, after a brief illness due to
general breakdown. The only rela-
tive at the bedside was nephew,
Horace Taft.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

Potato PLA ANTS.--Nancy Han
and Porto Rico: 1000 at So per
thousand; all over 1000. $l75 per
l.ooO. Money must accompany
order. Include postage if by mail.
). r.. McCLELON. Rockingham, Ga
tj-cot
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

CABBAGE PLA ANTS.-Alillions Of
Hardy Cabbage Plants, from selected
seed. Any variety, now until May
$500 per 1000: 10000 at $3.50 per
thousand. Prompt delivery. THE
ENTERPRISE TRUCK FARM,
2-l4 Georgetown, S. G..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26
Recognize "Paddy's" Government.

Paris, Feb. 21.-OHlcial announce
ment was made to-day that the rep
resentatives OF the Allies at their
meeting at the Quai d'Orsay to-day
decided that the Allies should recog-
niZe the Polish government headed
by Ignace PadereWski.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

FOR SALE-Oehmig Property,
situated In the best business center
Of the Town OF Walhalla; half-acre
lot with buildings. For information
address G. F.. HOEFER. Admlnistra-
tor, No. 1000 Main St., Columbia. 8.
G. 29-tf
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

The first touch Of spring-our
splendid new assortment Of mems
and women's hats at specially at
tr#ctive prices Call and look them
over sure. Norman Company, T.. e.
Harrison, Manager.-adv. $40.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

FOR Al.E..---'Ihr Erwin Resi-
dcncc. ON East Main street. Walhalla
Attractive home in very desirable
part Of town. Convenient to
churches. schools, business. See j
Il. s. DENDi, Walha!la, S. G. 9-l2*
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

NITRATE? or SODA for top-drcSs-
ing grain. Now is he time to top
dress small grain and increase your
yields. have Il car or Nitrate in
stock ready for delivery. j. G..
RAMPLEN, West Union. $. G. Str.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

FOR SALE.-Sclcctcd and Graded
Cleveland Cotton Seed: 300 bushels
or more. See me if You want good
seed for planting. II. u. HUSBAND.
West Union, Rt S-o*
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

STOCK HOG.-O. l. G. Registered
Boar for service; fee, $3.50 or pig.
See S. N. BUTTS, Westminster. S. c.,
Route 5. 49-9+
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

FOR SAIIE-S-cylinder Olds Club
Car; practically new. Will sell at n
bargain. w. A. GRANT, Walhalla,
S. G. 39-tf
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

CHICKENS AND E(;GS.-l Want
all your Chickens and Eggs High
est market prices paid. Sec r. NJ
CHEEK, near Depot, Walhalla. S.
&. 9-l2*
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

4 GOOD PONY FOR SALE cheap;
or will exchange for good top bug
Ey. Also for sale, light Spring
Wagon, or Double Buggy. V. +.
MARTIN, Walhalla, S. G. 9-1O+
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

IWR SALE.-One fresh Jersey
Cow and Calf; one fat Hog, weight
about 400 lbs: ten fine pigs. SAM J.
lSBELL, Walhalla, Rt. |. SO
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

All grinding at Eal1e's Mill for
tenth toll 37-12
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26
ONE GENT A WORD

(Small advertisements under
this heading inserted at rate OF
one cent word per Insertion.
Four insertions for price OF
three.)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

All kinds OF seed grain cleaned md
graded by special machine at Earles
Mill, | 0c. per bushel. 37-12
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

FOR SALE.-One nice young
Mare; also one Piano. See IRA l..
HURLEY, Walhalln S-13
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

(NOTICE.-No advertisement nc
ccptcd for this column for less than
IL cents, ono inScrtion.)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

ONE KUNAHOUT CAR; good
running condition. Price, $S5.00.
II. II. TIIODE, Walhalla, S. C. 9-l2+
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

HAVE YOUR SEED GlsA ADED.--I
will grade cotton seed Wednesdays
and Thursdays each week from now
till April 18TH. II. ID. HUSBAND,
West Union, i1t. No. |. 9-l0*
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

FOR SAITI---0no and tw0-huTsc
second hand wagons. cheap: also. all
kinds OF buggy and wagon material
to repair your vehicles with. Come
and see me and get your moneys
worth. Al same old stand on rail
road, near layncS' Warehouse. a. H.
ROWLAND, Walhalla. S. G.. 7-l0t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

Shinglo Mill and Engine for Sale.
r. l.. ALEXANDER, Walhalla, 38
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

SCHOOL HOUSE FOR SALI!-.
NhctStonc school House WI! be sold
40 the highest bidder. SATURDAY.
!Iarch l'th. I?l", at II o'clock A.
NJ. at building Site. Information
can be had from BURT ROBINS. W.
II. RAMEf. ". B. MONGOLD, S. T..
HANDY, Owners. Mountain Rest. $.
&. y
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

NOTICE TO PUBLIC.--All per
sons indebted to the late HUGH r.
ELKIN are hereby notified to make
payment to the undersigned. and all
persons holding claims against said
deceased should present same
promptly, duly attcstcd to The under
signed for payment MRS. MENA
ELKIN, or J. l.. CROW, Agent. Wal
halla, S. G., Ut. 2. S-11+
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26

HANDS NANTED.-I want some
good saw mill hands to so to Edge
field County to work Will pay
$500 per day. Go to the Augusta
Lumber Co.. and ask for J. S. Smiths
Saw Mil. Good timber and fine
man to work for Pay every Satur-
day. ENOS BOTTOMS. by j. $.
Smith. North Augusta. S. c.. Route
|, Box "a. 9-i2t
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28

PLANTATION for the profit, but still you
are selling car for 5000 to $500
less than cars you say are no better"
Salesman: DO you remember when
this car first came out, about six
years ago? Have you ever compared
the first Chandler engines with the
latest models IN the 50000s? Do 1t
sometime! You'1 discover they are
practically identical. Do you appre-
ciate the significance OF tr~ fact that
in some makes Of cars the engines
have been changed as often as once
year. and that in few new cars are
engines over two years old? DO you
know what that means in the junk
ing OF old stock, experimenting with
new, CORRECTING mistakes. and INSTALL
ing new machinery? Ii IS reported
that 1t cost the maker of one well
known car, with a large output, over
million dollars to correct mistake
last year. In a new engine which had
been perfected at a large expense
At best, a new engine is an experiment
the first year. Today's Chandler err
CINE is the same engine 1t started
with and is admittedly he 'u~ ~
cient six on the market. II Is used
only in the Chandler car, and in every
type OF Chandler car from the first
car. But that's not all. by any means
Just consider the cost of the materials
used in the manufacture of e car,
An order from Chandler, known as
it is to mean cash on delivery, means
4 shading TO the lowest market price,
and all these little shadings make
quite an aggregate. and makes 1t less
necessary to economize In places
where economy is at the cost OF high
est efficiency. No one has ever dis
covered a substitute for Bosch mag
neto ingition, or better battery SER
vice than willard. Fisher makes the
bodies for many of the highest priced
cars on the market, as well as the
Chandler bodies: and few cars at any
price use as much aluminium as
Chandler. Check up Chandler with
any other car, point by point, and
you'Il get the idea"
Prospect: But Chandler is slow to
introduce innovation"
Salesman; '"The first Chandler has
had many innovations. for il was the
first light six to be put on the mar
ket There has never been a general
dcwand for multiple cylinder cars, be-
calse the Chandier's six cylinder en-
CINE and other skies have given all
The power and fiexibility people want
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
RT CAREFUL or TIRES
Operators Warned Against Driving
Trucks at Excessive Speeds.

word OF caution against running
truck tires at excessive speed liz given
by the manager of large rubber
company.
There In no form OF truck tire
abuse which I. more expensive than
speeding" he says. IF man set out
to ruin a set of truck tires, he could
NOT ind a quicker way than to run
the truck. heavily loaded, at excessive
speed. This ls n sure way to destroy
tires. and yet II IL constantly done.
In the first place, there 's the dan
ger that the centrifugal force In a
swtfr moving tire will tear the soft
rubber from 'ts base and generate a
heat that will cause the rubber to
detariorate. No matter how great
the cushioning qualities OF the rub
Der. the tire does not have time to
accom- IT ot.ate itself to the .Treguiarf-
ties of the road, and tho destructive
toiting caused will be very costly. An
expensive truck can very soon be
Jared out of commission by speed
Ing.
The effect in the same as running
over rough ROADS, for speeding mag
ntnes every irregularity. The tires
absorb the shocks when the truck Is
operated a. tho recommended rate
Of speed. but increasing the speed
greatly increases the force OF the
shockR~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28

Prospect: How do you expect to
ret away with II. when you tell me
thar your car. selling for 5000 TO $500
less, gives more demonstrable value
that others in its general price class
Your com pany is VIGOROUSLY making
re money than others who natural
ly the same for materials and
labor
Sales. Admitting ali you say.
a sound loss policy can alone
account for "a Inference. 1t IS pos
sfole for manu-. '''er to make more
profit and still M = better car,
the price is lower 70 Q a manu-
facturer: how are your mu.> & billed
to your" Sixty days net, cent
ten days" or perhaps better. v
by the beginning of its second year the
Chandler company had Accomplished
an average monthly turnover of its
entire capital; 1t his never issued
bond or note. and has never failed
to discount a bill that could be dis
coGnted. So you see IL they did not
make n cent on their product in any
other way. here was clear 20 to "a
per cent profit. while other companies
paying their bills in the ordinary
way. and with a line OF discount,
bonds. or other loans, show much
smaller profits.
Prospect: That's reasonable OK
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
EXPERT REPAIRS ONLY.
HIGH PRICED CARS

Mr.. Tuck Iruqua, one Of the oldest
automobile repair men In the city of
Richmond. has sxa. ned w an automo-
bile shop on West Broad street, max
ing a specially of repairing high
priced cars Mr.. Fuqua is well quail
tied for the work OF this kind, as he
has practically grown up with the
automobile industry. repairing almost
every make of car known, and having
teen constantly In the business for
the past fourteen years, there is very
little about cars that lre does not un-
derstand.
His idea in establishing a shop for
working on the very best cars is that
he believes his experience with cars
makes il perfectly safe for a man to
bring the very best car possible into
his shop. and get the work done on
1t, without any useless and costly ex
perinenting. which may prove n dam
age TO the car.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28

r. most encouraging" continued Mr.
Willya Commercial report. indicate
a good crop yield, which Ia usually an
indication Of prosperity. There is de-
mani for oil the farm produce the
world car develop.
with millions OF men engaged In
actual warfare and millions more en-
ployed solely In war production work
there has been an exhaustion OF all
kinds of commodities throughout the
world. We are now facing "A period
In which America will be called upon
TO make up this depleted supply.
France is not ready as yet to begin TO
help. Neither arc other European
countries in a position TO supply their
'es'E ta eAss ~ et3aia PeRsf. nceas nel tiloss
'Ul t;Ieagn rfraslss @4r7lfssets ~ " a.ssc
extent America liz entering period
IN which she will be called npon TO
perhaps unprecedented degree.
I'VE have a now consciousness of
responsibility toward the lowered liv-
Ing sta ndards OF three fourths of the
world American capital and enter
prise Will he needed in unceasing de-
gree. The needs of the world will
never grow less and Americas part
will not recede. IN that lies An OPP
portunity.
There is no reason now why we
shouldd slip back from the peak pro-
duction which was reached before the
war. There will possibly be a slight
slowing down In changing over to
other kinds OF work, but we should
rapidly gather speed ega!n In getting
back on peace basis.
Long Period of Prosperity. -.
81 nix am sa&s in anticipating a
long. uninterrupted period OF great
prosperity in this cv~ntry,' Mr. WHY'S
added. The automobile industry will
coaUri bdte "a large share in this new
era OF plenty. When war needs
forced a curtailment in automobile
building The uses OF motor cars were
not lessened, they were rather in
creased. The purchase OF motor cars
has held back throughout the war
People who could not purchase
old cars do for the time being
III now constitute source from
which we may confidently expect "a
strong additional demand during the
The unavoidable curtailment III
manufacture which many of US re-
Earded with anxiety has In reality
proved q blessing in disguise. This
slowing up in production permitted
the manufacturer TO devote moro time
to future merchandising and engineer
ing problems. This has placed the in
Gustry In position fully to cope with
coming conditions. both from a man
ufacturfng and merchandising stand
point
$50. or the whole, view tire new
era upon which we are now entering
with every reason for optimism. There
r,ust De "a gradual ad iustment In every
lire. with the whole world having
been SO recently turned torsy turvey,
we cannot hope 10 reverse processes
overnight Neither would | lose sight
of the fact that this new period is q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
HOOK IS GOOD,
SAYS ]. \. W|LLYS
1t Of Wufys-Over1aud, inc,
- long Period Of Prosperity
- Automobile Industry.

- situation which confronted the
10y NJ the time OF the au}omo~
AMoWa last year WAS an exceed
rsks ssFEE gsss- g1sscss }t.ees,' rs sts4y
- III eFen 4ssora 3as4f,a7i' etrn VI NS<'
10y and to the world, For in the
~ OF peace and reconstruction
4atomoeiie must play Il gigantic
~ was the statement Of John N.
- president of WHY'S Overland,
now the foremost figure in the
n06ile world In speaking OF com
0nditions He continued:
& fundamentally the automobile Is
~ = unit OF rapid personal trans
edon. That Is the real reason for
narvel'cus developmtnt Every
And woman whose time 1as filled
1ntensified duties occasioned by
W1r appreciates he Utility role
re automobile now as never be
X may be that before the year
j passed automobile owners were
fully conscious 81 It's indispen-
~ utility. But today the void
~NfD the epochal story Of It's ac-
D1iahmenM at home and abroad.
Motor Cars Saved France.
-
8k1edge now that the automobiles
motor buses which imposed
1nnfs gallant force saved France
Nfe told that second time au-
adde's were the deciding factor at
1DAttle of Nerdun We have had
King evidence OF their efficiency in
Ing to win many victories fer the
~ army here at home We have
- our neigilbors and friends helr
&3n motor cars with Red Cross
and aiding In the floatatiol Of
on1 Of dollars In the campaigns for
sty Loan and War Savings stamps
ne automobile has made two
80 grow where only one existed
fning to the industry Itself Afr,
~ said: The automobile Industry
l99e4 from war production with
lily added capacity, ready TO tako
again the manufacture Of motor
~ In Increasing numbers with the
~ equipment and greater eff
<n0Gy born of war methods
Ae war has enabled us to stop
Ming cars, catch our brea il. make
- clean house ana start again
y clearer vision, with greater plans
y unfolding OF these plans will he
9eolosBal importance in the recon
Motion OF business and living CO.
D1gan throughout the world,
Outaooss Most Encouraging.
lkh0 outlook Immediately before as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28

momentons one in our history. We
mustn't forget that America before
the war was drifting into n stage
which might have proved extremely
dangerous had II continued We were
brought up with n jerk and have risen
To a pinnacle of achievement which we
ourselves did not dream was possible
/ have no sympathy with those who
fear America may forget to live ..p
10 her new standards. We will never
drift again into the old provincial
habits of self satisfaction
"Before us lies n world clamorlnc
for our products We must keep on
We cannot go back"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28

in this class OF car. as the enthusiastic
acceptance of It has proven: and now
the new Dispatch Model and four
passenger, four-door car, to be at the
coming Auto show. will be no excep-
ton. II you will compare the price
Of the Chandler with seven of the
other standard cars in It's class, you
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28

will find that the Chandler has only
advanced 10 per cent above the price
of last June, where as the other cars
have advanced on an average of SO
per cent"
Prospect: when can you get mo
one of those dispatch models?"
Salesman: "At once?''
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
TIE RICHMOND yIRGINIAN-FRIpAY =. FEYRUARY g.

ed. and much more than most Fights
and twelves and with less engine
trouble. The Chandler. however. has
been improved and refined wherever
1t was possible in little details, parti-
cularly in body designs, until now
It is up-to-date in every particular.
The Chandler roadster 10 the last word
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28

Cole
with
in the "wids
California '1t the they said
o tie enor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
WHY BUSINESS
KEEPS UP

The Prospect Was a Man Who
Measures Motor Car Values by
Price--He Was Open 10 Conyic-
ton. However.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-19
State Bankers VIII
Discuss Victory Loan
1'aie of Interest and Terms
10 BE Considered at
Meeting

Prominent bankers Of this state viii
aeef ia syracuec Thursday. February
-i. Z" consider the rate Of interest and
plans spon which the next Lib
i-Yan cnouiu ne issued. accorn .
- settlement lthned yesterday ov
~-.sr. - s~ol >. "ouue Of the As
....o.'s's 81 state Banks Of the State
~ %fw fofk The following telegram
sfnt OUT b. secretary Bonner u
'''t5 Da"@ president In the associa-
.oos
al special meeting Of the Assocla-
t'on q State Banks Of the state Of
-tf" ION has bccn called by the
f.ef4ii1e conrmtttee to meet ut the
.itpanaRa HDfel. Syracuse. at 1890 o.
~, hufs9ay, February r. 10 consider
te rae ~ interest and plans upon
@nien tne lczt 2oYefnmcnt loan should
a. ssued md tpch other business az
'e4y cDf4e ~ Defore the meeting. The
Tteat imDOItance 81 the subject will
1preai 80 yDe aud you are earnestly
rea3estef 10 BE- present or 10 zend "a
commemorative"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-19
Mining Surplus Declines

Gross revenue of the United Verde
Extension Company for the year
ended December 81. last. was s14,919,-
or, or $335,423 more than for 1917.
Total income aggregated S15.156. l6.
compared with S14.755.144 for the
preceding year. After Federal taxes,
charges etc, had been paid. balance
of 1881 ,05t was equal to S3.l7 per
share on $525,00O stock of so cents par
value. In 1917 surplus after charges
amounted to $S.256,1l7. Or the equiva-
lent to $7.S6 per share. Dividends
totalled $1,575. 900, decrease of S1O5.-
600. Surplus was S1.756,05l, or less
than one-third of that for the previous
year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-19
Enameling Income Smaller
Earned 1884 a Share on Com.
mon Stock in 1918

The annual report of the National
Enameling G. Stamping Company for
the year ended December 81, 1918, dis
closes total earnings amounting to
S5,072,650, or S1,38S,130 less than for
the preceding year. After deprecia-
ton, etc, of $4,145.571 had been paid
the balance was S2,773,265, a decrease
of $l,472,290. The holders of the pre-
ferred stock shared S59S,263 in divi-
dends during the year, the same
amount as was paid the year before.
Surplus of S2,175,O02 was equal to
$3.50 per share earned on the SIS
o9l 800 common stock, which compares
with $4,245,555, or the equivalent of
S23.39 per share, earned during 1917.
Previous surplus of $5,919,02Q was
added to the balance of S2,175 ,OO2,
making a total of S8,O94, O3l, from
which common dividends Of S9355OS
were deducted, leaving a profit and
loss surplus of S7,15S, 523.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-19
Lehigh Coal and Navigation's
Net Equal 10 S4.8l Share

The consolidated income of the Lee
high Coal and Navigation Company for
the year ended December 81, last,
shows revenue Of S25.S37 ,515, against
S21841 1894 for the preceding year
Revenue in 1916 amounted to $19,295 e.
SOB. Expenses were unusually high in
1918, due to war prices etc. and were
placed at S1so13,21. Depreciation Of
$1,109,S43 and depletion of S5A2. oo2
were deducted, leaving a balance Of
S5,613,080. Other reserves aggregated
S639.112, compared with $500 500 for
the year before. General expense Of
the company totalled $273.523. In 1918
taxes amounting to 81 ,260656 were
charged against the firm. Net income
of S2,SO50SS was equal to S4.si per
share earned on S29172,95O capital
stock (par value $50 which compares
with S3,362.400, or $3.50 per share or
the S28,736,570 stock in 1917.