Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-28
LETTER FROM SAPPHIRE.
A Few Fskes-"Let Him that Is Without Sin
Cast the First Stone"-The Railroads.

Sapphire, N. c., August 26.-Edi-
tors Courier: I wish to warn your
many readers against lot of fake
advertisements to be found in differ
ent sheets coming from Boston and
New York, which are being scattered
over the Southern States, and must
confess your humble servant and
many others here have been bit by
them. A sheet called the Columbian,
the Bernard Richards Co. and the
Fashion World all advertise to give
away largo wads of cash to contest
ants in some guessing contest. You
can guess at anything from the pop
ulation of China to the number OF
warts on the man in the moon, and
they line up lot of mugs as prize
winners who got rich and are now
married and doing we'll. The sucker
makes his guess, sends on his cash
and then for six months keeps the
trail warm and sticks to the post
office; but that letter that he longs
for never shows up, and never will
Hundreds have been bit in this way,
am tod, by this sort of rot.
Secretary Wilson has been among
our hills and gone; but he couldn't
say enough for them, of the grand
scenery, timber, water, air, etc, and
l feel sure the park will not fall short
for any lack of push from him, as he
said he would do all possible, and as
soon as Congress met would recon-
mend that they act at once OH this
matter that means SO much to our
Southern States, and l feel sure of
it's ultimate success. | hope the pco-
pie will watch our "bench- warmers"
in Congress, and the one who falters
should be shelved at once. AS the
average voter little dreams of
the vast good 1t will do us and of the
cash our Uncle Samuel has already
invested in other parts Of this coun-
try in like manner, and as this is our
first hunk Of pie, let every man boom
the Appalachian Park and Forest
Reserve, and politically damn and
down every man who pulls on the
halter against it.
regret to see that Senator Nc
Laurin was read out of the Demo
cratic party by the Populist pow
WOW in Columbia recently. His
record at Washington does not
justify this, as ! saw it while there
and saw a lot not now down on
the bulletin, and do know the man
was at no time mixed up in shady
transactions like some OF his present
accusers we're. SO let the innocent
man cast the first stone, please.
still have vivid recollection of
"cussing out" lot of South Carolina
boys last summer to keep them from
coming home to tell ghost stories
(yet gospel truths), and | knew it
would only do harm to us all. Yet
they were red hot from being laid
off in the summer months and
blamed their Representatives for it.,
and our Southern Members Of Con.
gress and Senators are powcrlcss to
prevent it, too.
Come up, Mcssrs. Editors, and
cool off. This weather is grand, and
! sleep under two quilts at night.
May you and The Courier live long
and flourish as the green bay tree.
l am glad to see the old Blue
Ridge taking on new life and hope
she will soon cross the divide to the
west of lis. From the very latest
reports from the front there is to be
another line cross the hills, coming
by Ruthcrfordton, N. c., to Brcvard
and past this place for the NIissis-
sippi river. Let the good work go
on. This is backed by the Seaboard
Air Line, so | am informed. 30. G..