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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach tho diseased portion of the car.
There is only one way to cure deafness.
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inilamed con
dition of the mucous lining Of tho ousta-
clian tube. When this tube gets inflamed
You have rnmbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is tho result, and dnless tho
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to it's normal condition.
hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine
cases out of ten arc caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an innamed condi
ton OF tho mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. j. CHENEY S CO., Proprictors,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c. Halls Family
FILLS arc the best.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
Charleston to WalhaIIa.

Anderson, July l7.-Thc citizens
of this progressive town are exceed
ingly interested in the recent sale of
the Blue Ridge Railroad and are
even now working for practical
results from this sale. The leading
business element here has always
worked hard for increased railroad
facilities and this sale involves oppor-
tunitics that have been long sought.
People here consider this the impor-
tant and logical through route to
Atlanta and Charlotte for the South
crn Hallway, and this opinion is now
receiving official attention. The
leading business men, the board of
trade and tho city council have taken
steps to-day to communicate with
the officials Of the road and with the
railroad commissioners to run through
trains from Charleston to Walhalla,
connecting with the Atlanta special
at Seneca. The details are well pre-.
scntcd in the correspondence and
tho workers are in earnest.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
Successful Syrup Maker.

a Georgia woman who makes old
fashioned Georgia syrup netted $4,000
oy that means last year, besides rails
ing corn, fodder and peavine hay suffi-
cient to run her farm for another
twelve months. Her success she
ascribes to the fact that she followed
her mothers advice to do well what
ever she undertook anf. to demand
Tor her product what it was worth.
In a recent interview she said:
81 determined to make perfectly
an article of food that others had
ceased to consider worth making
better than was demanded by the
general trade. / think that the
temptation to become careless be-
cause others who are less careful
succeed as well or better is the great
stumbling block in the path of begin.
ners III. any line of trade. Before |
had been long in the business l
hoCiced that men whose produce
was far inferior in taste and appear
ancc to mine received the same
prices, and l saw that in order to
make profit | must do one of two
things-expend less labor and care
and produce poorer article, or de-
mand higher prices. l decided upon
the latter course, but failed at first.
Then put up small sample bottles
and left them for distribution among
the customers of the best retail
merchants in the largest city of the
State. An order for five gallons fol-
lowed this effort after ten days, but
week later an order came for fifty
gallons at my fancy price, and with
the order the encouraging statement
from the grocer, 'Every one wants
your syrup Before the end of the
season | had more orders than my
cancficlds could fill and had to buy
cane from my neighbors.
81 use the green or ribbon cane
almost entirely. 1t is the most
popular with my trade, who seem to
like it mostly because it is light
colored. never mix the light and
the dark canes unless it is to fill an
order which / sometimes have from
people who fancy that the mixed has
an especially fine flavor. Personally
| prefer the syrup made of the dark
cane, as l think it riohor than.
though not 80 light and transparent
as, that made from the green. use
no chemicals in the boiling nor any
other means to hasten the evaDora-
ton and save time. | have found
that unless time enough is given to
the boiling the syrup does not keep
so well, and wcll-cookcd syrup is like
wcll-cookcd preserves it keeps many
years. When properly cooked it
should never sour or show the slight
est signs Of fermentation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
What's in a Name 7

Elisha Shirley, of Arkansas, be-
lleves III many names for his chill
dred. His wifc's na;no is Harriet
Susannah Maria Jane Shirley and
their oldest daughter is called Ann
Elizabeth Dixie Shirley. Then comes
Benjamin Kirby Smith General IIar.
dee Shirley, Robert Enos Napoleon
Bonapartc Lee Wilkes Booth Shir-
ley, John Thomas Emanuel Forest
Champion Gatewood Shirley and
Joseph Wheeler Zollicoffer Stone
wall Jackson Sam TTildcbrand Sterl-
ing Price Shirley. The family ends
with Mary Virginia South Carolina
Florida Georgia Alabama Louisiana
Shirley.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
The Post Office Department Has Issued In.
ssructons How to Obtain Delivery.

The following instructions, which
embody department orders and regu-
lations up to date, have been issued
for general information by the Post
Office Department at Washington
Present a petition, addressed to
the First Assistant Postmaster Gene
raj, signed by those who desire the
service. This petition should be
signed only by heads of families,
and should mention the number in
each family over sixteen years of
age. 1t should set forth the nature
Of the country where the delivery is
desired, whether dcnsely or sparsely
populated, the principal avocations
OF the people, the character of the
roads, and the distances which,
under existing conditions, each per-
son has to travel to receive his mail,
and should be accompanied by a
map or plat indicating the route or
routes proposed.
The petition should read some
thing like this:
Form of petition
To the First Assistant Postmaster
General, Washington, ID. c.: The
undersigned heads of families, resid-
ing n.........county, State Of. ......,
respectfully ask that the rural free
delivery service be extended to them,
the delivery to start from
posi- once, $3.50. ....county,. 49,.
State, or such other point as the
officers of the department may deem
best adapted for the service. A
map or rough sketch of the proposed
route is herewith inclosed. Your
petitioners are mostly (here state
avocations, such as farmers, truck
gardeners, dairymen, cattle raisers
or whatever the chief occupation of
the people may be.) The roads over
the proposed route are Estate whe-
ther pike, gravelled or otherwise.)
There are no unbridged creeks
and the roads are passable at all sea
sons of the year.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
Knocked Sensoless BY lightning.

Grecnvillc, S. c., July 1G.--Last
night Grccnville was visited by a
heavy wind and rain storm with
severe thunder and lightning. On
North street, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Ligon were in their chamber prepar-
ing to retire. Their three ycar-old
child was lying on the bed, his
mother quieting him to sleep. Mr..
L'gon was standing by watching the
child, while Frank Taylor, brother
OF Mrs. Ligon, was lying on the floor.
About quarter after 10 O'Clock
there was a shock and crash,
followed by dcafening peal
OF thunder. Mr.. and Mrs. Ligon
both fell unconscious. Frank Taylor
was in the same condition, but the
infant was not injured. Lightning
struck the corner of the house, rip
ping and tearing off the weather
boarding, entered the room occupied
by The family, tore the bed to pieces.
passed across where the TAYLOR bow
was lying on the pallet, entered the
adjoining room, where r.. e. Bclchcr
was stopping, and then flashed out
into the hall, ripping the plaster
from the walls and splintering the
furniture. A lamp burning in the
room was smashed, but the flame
was cxtinguishcd.
MIR. and Mrs. Ligon both remained
unconscious for some time. Mr..
Belcher was also made unconscious.
Frank Taylor was supposed for a
time to be dead. He was lying on
the floor, blood dripping from his
mouth, nose and ears. DIR. Rowlcy
worked for two or three hours with
the boy before restoring him to con-
seriousness. To-day he is very weak
and unable to leave his bed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24

ters may, if they choose, give credit
to the carrier for stamp supplies to
the extent of five dollars $500 to be
accounted for each day, and the car.
rier's bond being responsible therefor.
If the carriers find an unstamped let
ter in q collection box, and the re-
quisite amount of money also depos-
tied, they are instructed to afiix the
necessary stamp. They are empow-
cred to register letters or packages
and to deliver the same, giving and
taking receipt in forms provided.
They are also authorized to accept
money for money orders, giving their
receipt therefor, and, if the patrons
OF the delivery desire to make the
carriers their agent for this purpose,
the carrier may enclcse the orders,
when issued, in addressed envelopes
confided to his charge and mail them
without returning the orders to the
sender.
RATES OF POSTAGE AT RURAL FREE
DELIVERY oFFIcRs.
The establishment of rural free
delivery at any post Office does not
change in any particular the rate of
postage on any class of mail matter
received or delivered from that office.
except that the one cent rate on drop
letters does not apply when such let
ters are collected or delivered by
rural carriers. Drop letters 80 col.
lected or delivered must be prepaid
at the rate of two cents for each ounce
or fraction thereof.
NoTE.-It should be understood
that copies of second-class publica-
tions newspapers and periodically,
one copy to each actual subscriber
residing within the county where the
same are printed, in whole or in part
and published, are entitled to be de-
livered free of postage, whether called
Tor at the post office or delivered by
rural carrier. (See Section 374, Pos
tai Laws and Regulations).
CANCELLATION OF STAMPS.
Rural carriers are required to can
Gel the stamps on all letters collected
by them.
A carrier should bring into the
office from which he starts all mail
collected on his route excepting, of
course, letters that are addressed to
patrons of his route which can be de-
livered before he returns to the Office
The only exception to this rule is
in the case where more prompt dis
patch can be made by depositing the
at an intermediate office,
which must not be done except bv
order Of this office.
In such cases the postmaster at
the intermediate office is entitled to
the cancellations on letters actually
deposited in his Office for dispatch.
A. w. Machen,
superintendent of Free Delivery.
Approved March 20, 1901.
w. M. johnson,
First Assistant Postmaster General.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
20. w. & j. {. BAUkNICHT.~

or which serves less than 100 fami
lies. The route should be 80 ar
ranged that the carrier will not b,
required to travel over the sam
ground twice on the same day.
Those desiring the delivery mus
hereafter be prepared to put up, a
their own expense, appropriate ant
secure boxes in accordance with tht
orders of the department.
DESIGNATED BOXES.
The Postmaster General has des.
ignated the following named boxes
as complying substantially with the
requirements laid down by a com.
mission appointed by him for that
purpose
|. The Postal Improvement box
of Norrstown, Penn.
2. The Bates Hawley Postal Sig.
nal box, of Joliet, Ill.
3. The Henry Rural Free Deliv-
cry box, manufactured by the Ameri-
can Metal Co., of indianapolis, Ind
4. The Century Post Company
box, of Adrian, Mich.
5. The Bond Steel Post Company
box, Of Adrian, Mich.
&. The Century Rural Mail box,
of Detroit, Mich.
7. The Corbin Cabinet Lock Com
pany's box, of New Britain, Conn.
8. The G. G. Folsom box, of South
Bend, Ind
8. The p. b. Engler box, of
Taneytown, Md.
10. The John II. Forney (Enter-
prise) box, of Burlington, Iowa.
II. The Kelly Foundry Machine
Company box, of Goshen, Ind.
II. The w. w. Sweigart box, of
Yorkroad, Maryland.
13. The Beaver Manufacturing
Company box, of Beaver, Penn.
ii. The Geo. e. Writ box, of
Greensburg, Indiana.
Before service will be established
it will be necessary for the patrons
to select one of these boxes for use
on the route, the boxes on each route
to be uniform.
The prices of these boxes range
from 81 up to little over 80, includ-
ing locks.
When rural free delivery route
has been uniformly equipped with
boxes of any one Of the above named
description the department will con-
slider these boxes as entitled to the
protection of the United States
Statutes which provide severe penal
ties for willful or malicious injury to
them or interference with their con.
tents.
DELIVERY BY RURAI. CARRIERS,
Rural carriers are not required to
deliver mail to houses standing back
from the main road, except in the
case Of registered mail, special deliv-
cry and pension letters. The pa
irons are expected to meet the de-
half way by affording the
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
2SWs2Ks sSyIia3a3sIs3 - s
tN CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS, kH
"a hest Songh syrup. Tastes Good. Uso E1!4
ES3 IN time Sold by druggists. ~
q S1SKsRglN Ii2IHESlS kSl
Lightning Strikes Near Tallahassee.

Tallahassee, Fla, July 17.-Light-
ming struck the house of Capt. A. G.
Spiller near this city yesterday and
did considerable damage. John
Henderson, colored, who was near
was knocked scnsclcss, his shoes be-
ing torn from his feet. He will pro-
bably recover. A house occupied by
a colored family, near this place, was
completely wrecked. a girl was in
stantly killed while lowering the win
dow and a man was so badly shocked
that he died during the night. On
the plantation Of Gen. Patrick IIous.
ton two colorcd women in a cabin
were instantly killed. The storm
lasted for two hours and number of
houses were badly damaged.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24

Alfalfa or Lucerne.

The great need of the Piedmont
farmer is plenty of stock food. It is
humiliating for one who is supposed
to make produce for sale to bo a pur.
chaser of hay, cotton seed meal,
corn, bran and garden vegetables.
From January to January one may
see real farmers hauling such things
from the stores. We call attention
to alfalfa or lucerne. Mr.. Holman, a
livery stable man and farmer near
Athens, Ga, considers one acre set
in alfalfa worth $50 a year. The
hay made from it is worth rs per
cent more than the best timothy hay.
lie had a four-acre lot that had been
in alfalfa for ten years and he had
cut AZ crops of hay in that time.
Not pound of fertilizer had been
used all those years. Last fall, ow-
ing to Bermuda grass getting q hold,
he plowed up the alfalfa lot and
sowed it in wheat, putting on about
200 pounds of fertilizer. The wheat
made 40 to SO bushels to the acre.
He says land must be rich and broken
deep and put in fine condition to get
a good crop of alfalfa. The best
time to SOW is when the cool nights
OF October begin. 1t will then get
good start and keep weeds and
grass down in the spring. But it
may be sown about the L. of March
and do well. The main thing is to
SOW plenty of seed to get a good
stand. 1t should be sown regularly,
for it does not spread. Attention
is called to this plant, because it
grows we'll on good land in this
county. 1t may be moved four
times year.-Spartanburg Spartan.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
second-cIass Matter Regulated.

Postmaster General Smith signed
three orders last Wednesday amend
ing important particulars in three
postal regulations affecting second
class mail matter. The changes will
effect sweeping and radical reforms
in the department practices and
methods of treating this vlass of
matter.
Tho first order amends Section
276, which is the general definition,
so as to exclude from the second
class publications which have the
characteristics of books. This
amendment is in these words:
"Poriodical publications herein
referred to are held not to include
those having the characteristics of
books, but only such as consist of
current news or miscellaneous liter
ary matter, or both, (not excluding
advertising) and conform to tho
statutory characteristics of second
class matter"
The second order amends Section
2Sl i'll several particulars, the princi
pal one being that publications, the
subscriptions to which are not
founded on their value as news or
literary journals, and which, by the
general use of premium or other con
sldcrations in the form of chances to
win prizes, ETC., to induce subscrip-
tlons, in effect circulate at appar-
entlya nominal rate, will be excluded
from the second class. The essen
tlal paragraph of this is as follows
"The subscription price must be
shown by the publication, and when
1t appears from the contents, or from
the extrinsic inducements offered in
combination with it, that the circu.
latlon of the publication is not
founded on its value as news or
literary journal, and that subscrip-
lions are not made because of such
value, but because its offers of mer-
chandisc or other considerations re-
suit, IN effect, in its circulation at
apparently nominal rate, such pub
lication does not come within the
requirements of the law for accent
ance as second. class matter"
The third order amends Section
3ol, 80 that unsold copies of second
class publications may not be re-
turned at the pound rate to news
agents or to publishers.
AN explanatory statement, given
out at the department regarding the
order, says:
"Thc action Of Postmaster General
Smith is regarded as highly import
ant Ills evidence of the purpose
OF the department to administer the
law as it is strictly and properly,
and that abuses wherever found will
be eradicated. Loose and indiffer-
cnt Interpretation heretofore is re-
sponslblc for the loss of many mil
lions to the government. 1t is be-
lleved that when the effect of the
changes is thoroughly established
many postal improvements will fol-
low and onc-cent letter postage will
be made possible"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
Don't Accept a Substitute |

When you ask for Cascarcts be
sure you get the genuine Cascarcts
Candy Cathartic! Don't accept
fraudulent substitutes, limitations or
countcrfcits! Genuine tablets stamp
ed G. G. G.. Never sold in bulk.
All druggists, Ioc.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24

Dr. Bonar tells of man of God
in London many years ago who used
to say to his people occasionally {:
"Bc very careful how you walk, for
the world will not read the Bible,
but will read you. They will form
an idea of the Master from what
they sec you to be-" There is plenty
OF food for reflection in that truth.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
Educate Your Bowels with Cascarots,
candy Cnthartic, euro constipation forever
lVo, soc. IL " Y. Y. fall, druggists refund monOY.

The Atlanta Constitution has de-
tailed its Washington correspondent,
Mr.. Josiah X. Oil, to make a tour
of China, Japan and the Philippine
Islands. lie will visit many points
of interest and publish the results
of his observations in series OF
articles in the Constitution.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24

\ wish to truthfully state to you and
inc readers of these few lines that your
=; Moaoi dyspepsia Cure is without ques-
sia that have ever como i'm contact with
and have used many other prcpara-
tlons. ID Ohm Beam, West Middlesex:
ia. No preparation equals Kodol Dys.
p,cpsla Cure as it contains all tho natural
dlgestants. 1t will digest all kinds of
food and can't help but do you good.
j. W. Boil
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24

PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH.

On and after August s will sell goods
longer 40 credit business We
change and convinced advantage
snow
and patrons for all patronage
solicit
system Veryre respectfully " " - o''
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24

Senator Tillman is being advcr-
t'sed as director III company that
has S5,0O0,000 Of stock to sell in n
Texas oil enterprise at $1.25 a share.
M. H. Lockwood, of New York, is
president of the company, and Con
gressman Sulzer, of New York, is
mentioned among the other directors.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24

81 am indebted to One Minute Cough
Cure for my present good health and nv
ilfe. was treated in vain by doctors
for lung trouble following la grippe. 1
took Ono Minute Cough Cure and rccov-
ed my. health."-E. II. Wise, Madison,
Georgia. j. w. RclI
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
A TEXAS WONDER.
HALL,S GREAT DISCOVERY.

One small bottle of Halls Great Dis.
coycry cures all kidney and bladder trou.
bles, removes gravel, cures diabetes.
seminal emissions, weak and lame backs
rhG'lmatism and all irregularities of tho,
kidneys and bladder in both men and
women Regulates bladder troubles i'm
children. If not sold by your druggist,
WIN DC sent by mail on receipt of 500.
One small bottle is two months' frcot.
mcnt, and will cure any case above men
toned. DR.. Il. w. Hall, solo manufac-
tlircr, i. O. Box G29, ST. Louis, Mo.
send FOR testimonials. Sold by all
druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24

lt IL easier to keep well than got cured.
DeWitts Littlo Early Riscrs takcn nn,v
and then, will always keen your Lowcls
in perfect order. They never gripo, but
promote ali easy, gentle action.
1 D,ll
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-24
READ THIS,

Ripley, Tenn, June 1, 10Ol.-Dr. Il. w.
ilall, st. Louis, Mo-: Having tried yari.
ons remedies without satisfactory rn.
suits, ! was persuaded to give your
wonder a trial. | have used ono bot
tic, and although my case is ono of long
SANDING that baflcd tho skill of tho best
physicians, yet it yielded at once to tho
Texas Wonder" which heartily rec
ommcnd to all suffering from kidney
trou blcs. Yours truly,
w. II. Bruton,
Pastor Baptist Church, Ripley, Tom.
Woodruff County news., 1901-10-05

In the recent raise of taxable property throughout the county worthy of public notice is the following. The totnl amount of property subject to taxation prior to the meeting of the Board of Equalization was $2,466,O2O. The total amount after the raise is $2,802.740, which does not include the poll tax. This is an increased amount of taxable pro
 perty of $336,72O or the proper ty subject to taxation in Wood ruff County was raised $336,72O.
Woodruff County news., 1901-10-05
Stricken With Paralysis.

Henderson Grimett, Of this place, was stricken with partial paralysis and completely lost the use of one arm and side. After being treated by an eminent physician for quite a while with out relief, my wife recommend ed Cham berlain's s Pain Balm, and after using two bottles of it he is almost entirely cured. GEO. E. MCDONALD, Man, Logan county, W. Va. Several other very re- markable cures of partial paraly- sis have been affected by the use of this liniment. It is most widely known, however, as & cure for rheumatism, sprains and bruises. Sold by Dr. J. E. Neal of McCrory and A. s. Thompson of DeView.
Woodruff County news., 1901-10-05

Here's to you boys" !" Ask Henry Wafford for the rest.
 A wolf challenged MT. Hart sell for a fight the other day but this sport did not suit Mir. Hart sell, so he decided to kick heel dust in the wolf's eyes. In spite of all this, the wolf followed. At last seeing the wolf would not cease, he turned on the wolf. As soon as the wolf saw Mir. Hart sell full in the face, he made his escape through the woods at full speed.