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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
THE NEWS FROM SENECA.
People Coming and Going-Qute a Number
Attended tho Woodmen Picnic.

Seneca, August 13.-Tho picnic given
by the Woodmen of the World at
Rocder's Ford on Friday last was largely
attended by Seneca people.
Tho children from the Connie Maxwell
Orphanage, who have been having a
month of vacation with kind friends
hore, returned tho latter part of last
week to Greenwood.
Mrs f.. S. Norbert, vice president of
tho Woman's Missionary Society Of the
South Carolina Conference, spent last
Friday night in Seneca, the guest of Mrs.
M. w. Coleman, being Oh hor way to
Walhalla.
Mrs. VIM. Reid and children, of Chap
pcll's, arc visiting Mrs. Warren Shelor.
Miss Grace Thompson, a bright young
teacher, is in charge of tho Roedy Fork
school, near here.
Dr. Robert @. Davis, of Now York, was
visitor to town last week. He is for
NOR resident of Seneca, and friends horc
are glad to know that ho has beon emi-
ncntly successful as physician in the
metropolis.
Miss Nan Earle has returned to her
home in Greenvillo, after visit to her
aunt, Mrs. William Lowory.
Mr.. James p. Hoke is visiting relatives
here.
Miss Nollo Ggnilliat is in Spartanburg
taking a business course Mt the Converse
Commercial school,
Mr.. Stokes Shclor has returned to
North Carolina, aud will have position
in Oxford.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Reid and Elizabeth
Reid have returned from stay of seve-
raj weeks in Walhalla.
Mrs. Alexander, Of North Carolina, is
visiting tho family of her son, Mr.. NJ. O.
Alexander.
Mr.. Arthur Thompson visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Thompson,
last week.
Miss Mary Stribling is tho guost of
Mrs. Stokes Stribling.
Miss Fannie Hoke, Of Atlanta, is visit
ing the Misses IIoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Cox and children
arc in Westminster to attend prOtracted
services Of tho Christian church.
Mr.. Harry Poo, of Groonvillo, is spend
ing some timo with Major and Mrs. B. +.
Sloan.
Mr.. Elzio Richardson has returned to
town.
Mr.. Stokes Stribling is spending seve-
raj days with his family here, after an
absence Of somo time on the road rs
travelling salesman.
Mrs. w. j. Lunney has returned from
q visit to Westminster.
Miss Willie Cherry spent day or two
of this week in Walhalla.
Several members of tho Baptist con-
gregatiOn hero attended tho moeting of
tho Beaverdam Association at Westmin-
stor last week. NJ. T.. 8,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
News from Return.

Return, August l3.-Tho refreshing
showers havo cooled tho atmosphere so
as to make life pleasant to both man and
beast.
Crops are very fine. Melons, peaches
and grapes in abundance.
The County Commissioners havo ON
plOyod a number of tho citizens TO al III
tho wash-out at IcItoy's bridge.
Miss Ora Simpson is on an extended
visit to Pelzer.
Mrs. Cora Triplct, of Lonoir, N. c., is
visiting hor unclo, Mr.. Il. A. Cox.
Miss Ona Meares, of Fairyiow, was tho
guest Of Miss Efllo Martin last wook.
Mr.. Horace Stone and sister, Miss
Eta, arc visiting near Fair Play this
week.
A number Of our people attended tho
camp p-mcoting at Oakway.
Protractcd services will begin hero
noXt week. NJ
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
1t DaZzles the World.

No discovery in medicine has over
created one quarter of the excitement
that has been caused by Dr. Kings Now
Discovery for consumption. Its severost
tests havo been on hopeless victims of
consumption, pneumonia, hemorrhage,
pleurisy and bronchitis, thousands of
whom it has restored to perfect health.
For coughs, colds, asthma, Group, hay
fever, hoarseness and whooping cough it
is the quickest, surcst cure in the world.
1t is sold by all druggists in tho county,
wFo guarantee satisfaction or refund
money. Large bottles SOC. and 81. Trial
bottles free.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
The Annual Excursion.

TO those who havo been watching tho
various reports in reference to tho annual
mountain excursion, the official an
nounccmcnt from tho Southern and At
tlantic Coast Line railroads that tho
usual excursion will bo run, will be
hailed with delight. The announcement
was made Sunday morning and tho date
fixed for leaving Charleston is August
2lst, and the tickets arc good up to and
including September I'd. The fare is tho
Same as last year to all points-frOm
Charleston to Walhalla 1915 for round
trip. Tho visitors to this place will bo
heartily welcomed, and they will visit a
much better, prctticr and livolior town
than they have seen boforo.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
Strikes n Rich Pind.

81 was troubled for several years with
chronic indigestion and nervous de-
bility," writes f. D. Green. of Lancaster,
N. H. "No remedy holpcd me until
began using Electric Bitters, which did
mo moro good than all tho medicines
ever used. They have also kept my
says Electric Bittors arc Just splendid
for female troubles; that they arc q
grand tonic and invigorator for weak,
rundown women. No othor modicine
can take its place in our family" Try
them. Only SOC. Satisfaction guaran-
tccd by all druggists in tho county.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
To the Public.

All persons interested in tho cemetery
at Richland Presbyterian church are re-
quested to meet at said church on Tues
day, August Goth, at 10 o'clock n. M, for
the purpose of considering the matter of
building an iron fence around the come
tory, and also any other matters of into
rest connected herewith. 30 sure and
come. w. II. Hughs,
Clerk of Session.
Richland, S. c., August IL, 1901.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
Clearmont Items.

Clearmont, S. c., August 1O.-Mr. T..
A. Smiths school here is progressing
nicely. Mr.. Smith is worry much liked by
all the patrons.
Rain is needed, the ground is dry,
crops are suffering and gardens almost a
failure.
Mr.. j. A. Driver, of Pickens, is visit
ing relatives and friends near Clearmont.
Mrs. Simmons, of Hartwell, Ga, has
just returned homo from visiting her
brother, Mr. b. f. Driver, and other rela-
tives horo.
Miss Corrie Daniels, of Anderson, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Jasper Wilson.
A series of meetings will commence at
Clearmont on the 18th of August, con-
Quoted by Rev. A. p. Marett.
Mrs. M. B. Ogg and children, of Colum-
bia, recently visited Mr.. j. D. Wynn and
family, near Clearmont.
Mr.. G. G. Marcongill has recently gone
into the shingle business near the noun
tains. Subscriber.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
Dron ned in VILLAGE Crock.

James Nicholson, aged % years, q son
Of Nirgo Nicholson, was drowned in
Village Creek, about three miles from
Mr.. W. G.. Rnsscll's, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Nicholson was riding horseback
with Dr. j. b. Morton, the two on one
horse. At tho ford of tho creek tho
horse stumbled and foil, throwing both
into tho creek, and Mr.. Nicholson was
drowned. DR.. Morton saved himself by
cinging to tho foot-log, which was close
by. Ordinarily Village Creek Is a worry
small and quiet stream, but, like all tho
mountain water courses, rises rapidly,
being fed by numerous smaller streams
from the hills, and becomes suddenly
dangerous after heavy rains. Chattooga
rivor was considerably out of it's banks
this morning.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
Insurance Notice.

On account Of tho rain tho Farmers
Mutual Insurance Association of Oconoo
county failed to meet in the regular an
nual meeting Tuesday, August 9th, 1901
Therefore tho call meeting, for tho pnr-
pose of transacting all business that
would properly have como before tho
annual meeting, will bo held on Tuesday,
August 10th, 1901, at Walhalla Court
House at | Il. m. Every member is re-
qucstcd to be present.
NJ. l.. Cox, President.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
1t Girdles tie Globe.

"a tho host IN tho World ertonGs , r"nmd
tho earth. It's tho ono perfect healer of
outs, corns, burns, bruises, sores, scalds,
boils, ulcers, felons, aches, pains, and
all skin eruptions. Only infalliblo pile
cure. 25c. a box at all druggists in the
county.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
ElnWn to Atoms.

Tho old idea that tho body sometimes
needs a powerful, drastic, purgative pill
has been exploded; for DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, which arc perfectly harmless,
gently stimulate liver and bowels to
oxpcl poisonous matter, cleanse the sys-
tom and absolutely cure constipation
and sick headache. Only 25c. at oil
drug stores in tho county.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
Death OF Col. S. w. Vance.

Col. Samuel w. Vance, tho State Phos-
plate Inspector, who has been ill for
some time, died rathor unexpectedly in
Columbia on last Friday evening. Col.
Vance was 81 years Of ago. Ho was a
native Of Laurens county. IIe was
The body was taken to Laurens for inter
mcnt,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
State Farmers Institute.

Clemson College, August 10.-The fol-
lowing is tho programme of the Farmers
Institute, beginning Monday, the 18th:
Col. j. S. Newman will talk every day
on agriculture, taking up somo particular
division each day.
Col. M. B. Hardin will discuss fertil-
izers and drinking waters.
DR.. G. Il. Nosom, glandors, Toxas
fovcr, contagious diseases of domestic
animals.
DR.. A. p. Anderson, timber diseases
and somo forestry problems, (llustratod,)
San Jose scale, common insects and in
secticides, cotton evil and othor plant
diseases.
Mr.. o. M. Watson, capons and valuo
and care of poultry farms, artificial incu-
baton and caro- of Chickens Matched arti-
flcially.
Prof. WIS. Morrison, industrial cduca-
ton.
Col. II. B. Watson, swine culture, peach
growing.
Prof. G. G. Newman, canning, improve
mcnt of varieties of fruits, colory culture,
spraying, fall and winter gardening.
Prof. j. V. LOWS, rock decay and for
nation, Cllustratcd.)
Profs. p. II. Brodie and j. Y. LOWS,
good roads, (illustratod.)
Judge j. N. Hook, experiment station
work.
President Hartzog gives this out as tho
official programme, but says it is subject
to change so as to allow other invited
speakers an opportunity to address tho
farmers. Thoro will be time givon also
for open discussions on all these subjects.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14

THE GREATEST EVIDENCE of tho dan
gors Of cholera morbus, diarrh~a and
dysentery is tho increase in tho death
rate during tho summer months. You
cannot be too careful, and particular at
tontion should bo paid to the diet. A
supply OF pain-Kiiler should always DO
times as safe, sure and speedy. A tea-
spoonful will euro any ordinary case.
Avoid substitutes. There Is but one
Pain-Killor, Perry Davis. Price goo. and
300, HcHn
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
The Most Popular Youna Lady.

ing for the most popular young lady in
Walhalla. The number of votes cast
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14

If tho action of your bowels is not easy
and regular serious complications must
be the final result. DoWitt's Little Early
Risers will remove this danger. Safe,
pleasant and effective. j, w. Boil.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14

Din IT EVER OCCUR TO You that lit
tlo of Perry Davis's Pain Killer OH tho
cnd of the finger applied onco or twico
to mosquito bite would counteract the
poison and speedily reduce the swelling?
Pain-Killor will also cure btos and
stings of other poisonous insects as we'll
as reptiles. SEQ directions as to use
upon wrapper on each bottle. Avoid
substitutes. There is but ono Pain
Killer Perry Davis's. Prico twonty- five
and City cnnIs
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
Stabbed to Death.

Sumter, August 11.-Albertus Elliott
and Joe Wilson, colored, engaged in a
fight near the Atlantic Coast Limo depot
last night which resulted in the death of
tho latter. Tho coroner held an inquest
over tho body of Wilson this morning
and the cause of the trouble as brought
out at tho inquest was woman. Will
son was stabbed to death, common
barlow boing tho instrument used. The
murderer left the city on the freight
train going towards Lanes, but was
eapsred at Ihs' paGG; ana GTO9ght 3eI
and will bo tried at the next term of
court.
What most people want is something
mild and gentle whom in need of physio.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Livor Tab
let's fill tho bill to dot. They arc easy
to take and pleasant in effect. For sale
by DR.. j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14

Signor Crisri, prominent official of
Italy, died at his rcsidonoo in Naples on
August | |. Ilo was surrounded by tho
members Of his family and several init
mate friends. Tho nows was Immediate
and Qucon Helena
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14

0. 0. Buck, Boirno, Ark, says: III was
troubled with constipation until bought
DeWitts Little Early Rsers. Since then
havo been entirely cured of my old COM
plant. l recommend them." j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
School Books Here.

School Books Here.
All school books, except grammars and
high physiologies, are now in. Como
and get your books.
G. l.. Craig,
Superintc ndcnt of Education.
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than $500 year goes scott free, paying
no taxes. He whose farm is worth
only $500 is exempt. and If his estate is
worth $500, he pays taxes on only $1,000
of its valuation The tax is assessed on the
unimproved valuation. The man who takes
a poor farm and brings it up to a high
state of cultivation pays only on what the
land was worth when he first plowed ii,
and his buildings and improvements are
only taxed through the income which they
bring him when this is over S1,5o0 per an
mum
The rich man pays increased taxes on his
land, on his income on everything. Take
the land His tax is levied on its unim-
proved valuation, and this tax is increased
according to its value. IL his farm Is worth
more than $4,000. he gets no exemption
v whatever After IL reaches the value or
$4,000 there is no deduction of the mort
cages upon IL. and from then on 1t increases
at the rate of an eighth of a penny in the
pound until 1t reaches maximum taxation
of two pence per pound, which is payable
only when the value Is million dollars or
more. He pays increased tax on his
income. The man who has only 81, 500 a
year pays no taxes whatever. but the man
who has up to 5000 above this, pays six
pence TO the pound, or 2la per cent. and a
man whose taxable income is more than So
600 pays per cent This does not seem a
great deal without you figure 1t up.
Suppose your income was that of con-
gresham. you would pay 2Iz per cent on
$4,000 less 81 500, or SS7 income tax. II you
were one of the justices of the Supreme
Court and got $4,000, you would have to
pay per cent on The extra 5000. making
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is necessarily slow. We have in New Zea-
land all told about "a 600 900 acres occupied
as farms or ranches They are in the hands
of 62HD persons. OF these 105 own 5000
acres or mere each. and nearly 400 own be-
tween 10000 and $1,000 acres each. In all
the holdings 81 per cent under 800
acres and 80 per cent are of 100 acres or
less.
Land Purchases.
We have already spent more than a
million pounds buying up private estates
and throwing them open to the people. We
have bought about seventy estates having
an area of something like 325000 acres. The
lands are not bought directly out of the
government funds, but the money for them
is raised in England at 3 per cent interest
on long time. The government guarantees
the payment of the notes and this Is also
secured by a mortgage on the land. The
government charges per cent to purchaS-
ers on longtime leases. 1t charges per
cent on the lease with the advances for i'm
prevement added but as this is on the &C
tual cost price of the unimproved land 1t
makes very low rental. OF the money re-
ceived 3 per cent goes to the paying of the
interest, ! per cent pays the expenses of
the administration. etc. and the other l
per cent is put into a sinking fund which
will eventually pay off the purchase notes
and vest the land in the government. ]
refer of course, to land leased
ION what conditions are the lands given
to settlers?'
I'VE have different methods Of division
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and payment" replied the premier. 'The
people can buy the lands outright or they
can lease them with the purchasing clause,
or they can lease them for 999 years, or
practically in perpetuity. This is at the OPP
ton of the settler. If the man wants TO
buy for cash he pays one-fourth OF the
purchase money down and the rest within
thirty days. If he wishes to purchase and
has not the money he can lease the land,
paying ) per cent annually on its cost to
the government. Such a lease runs for
twenty-five years, with the right of pur-
chase at the first price at any time after
ten years, or he can lease 1t on per cent
of it's cost for 900 years.
1.-The government buys the land and aids
the settler in making his improvements,
advancing the money to eulid ms mouse
and fences &C. We require the settlers
to live upon the land They must make
improvements TO the amount OF 80 per acre
and must cultivate a certain portion OF II:
we find that the people like the plan, and
that they are taking advantage OF it. Near
ly every estate that we have taken up Is
settled. Land which has been used for
raising sheep is now raising men, ana we
have a prosperous farming community III
a score of places which were formerly &C.
cupied by but few shepherds
How Estates Are Condemned.
But suppose the men who own the es-
tates do not care to sell, Mr.. Seldom. no"
does the government do in such a case?'
THAT is very easy matter replied the
premier of New Zealand. I'VE fix the
value of the land and take it, paying the
man for it in bonds or cash as he desires.
But how can you fix the Value!
That is a part of the law said MT.
Seldom. "Our lands are taxed on their I'M
improved value and the amount upon Whlch
taxation is levied is given in by the owner
of the land. He assesses himself as IL
were but it is with this understanding ina
in case the government wants the lana II
shall have the right to take it at the val
uation he has put upon it for taxes WIN
an additional 10 per cent of that value:
This gives US a better tax valuation ana d.
the same time it provides an easy way Ior
the government possession of the land .
THAT is rather hard on the taxpayers II
seems to me, said L.
Yes. it may seem so, but remember we
do not take possession of estates unless IL
is for the undoubted good of the people.
So far we have taken very little land by
forced sale. We have more estates oHered
to us than we want Last year hfty-seFen
properties, amounting in all to 5oo,Voo
acres were offered to the government. VI
these about half have been declined or
withdrawn and of the remaining 190,Ooo
acres under consideration just about loo,
600 have been recommended for purchase.
In talking with one of the officials abou!
the new land settlements l was told now
the government acquired one of the largest
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tracts at prices which We're ridicuiOusly
low. Much of them We're bought by absen-
tee capitalists at ten shlIilngS or lhcre-
abouts per acre. | know one man VINO
paid ten shll!ngs $3.50 per acre for oo'o'o
acres That land is worth 500 an
acre Other men bought tracts of 10000
acres 10000 acres and some of 29.0oo
acres. This land they held. lying back ard
waiting for it to increase in value. In
some cases they used it for grazing sheep,
with perhaps half a dozen shepherds a
principality which should support several
thousand farmers.
AT that time Premier Seldom went on.
there seemed a craze for large farms
The small holders were bought out by these
large ones Corporations were formed in
England to get control of the New Zeaiani
lands.
THE lands were managed for syndicates
and the tenants were squeezed IN every pos
sible WAY to increase the dividends. In
parliament here il WAS asserted that the
manager Of one of these absentee land COM
panies had made a speech in the directors
meeting in London apOlCgiZinS because he
could only declare Il dividend and bonus
of L. per cent at that time. and stating that
the shareholders must not look for higher
dividends until the wages in New Zealand
were reduced. The tenants were charged
such high rents that there was no money
in farming. The small holdings were mort
gagged so that the farm owners paid as
much as the renters, and in the meantime
the most of the money going to Eng
land. Times became hard and our p0pula-
ton began to fail off. This showed US
that we must change the system. and we
adopted the present methods to get back
the lands and put them in the hands of the
people
Are there many large farms left?"
Yes. a great many, replied Premier
Seldom you see. our new system has
been recently adopted and it is one which
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your taxes 1927. and if you We're one of our
big trust magnates with an income of ST.
000,om q year, your taxes would closely
approximate $4,000, and if you lived in
New Zealand you would have to pay them.
1t is safe to say that such men in the
United States do not pay half as much. In
New Zealand they would probably be
ranked as social pests.
Boss Seldom on New Zealnnd's Land.
I had a talk with Mr.. Richard Seldom,
the premier of New Zealand, as to the pol
icy of the government to its public lands.
He is in perfect accord with the sys-
TEN of cutting up the big estates, and says
that ali such experiments undertaken by
the government have proved successful.
Here are his own words:
The ideal condition would be one IN
which the state owned all the land and
leased it out to the people on low lat"
of interest on certain conditions. Such
system might be introduced into new
country but here in New Zealand We have
property rights which have grown up
through the past half century, which pre-
vent our adopting such radical measures
We had here. up until 1876, a sort of a
federation of states. Each state controlled
its own public lands and its own railways
As the various governments wanted money
they sold their land. and that in large
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an engineer was employed to prepare plans
ard specifications for water system. A
bill was passed March -, 1898, a few days
be fore the close of the legislature author
iZing the construction of a system. Upon
the passing of the bill a committee was APP
pointed by the council with Instructions to
commence the necessary details for the con-
struction of the system in Takoma Park.
In this connection it might be stated that
the original committee was composed of
Messrs. G.. A. Warren w. q. Plat and II.
j. Long, all of whom are still residents of
the Park.
The committee continued its work until
the terms of office of these councilmen eX-
pired, and upon the election of new coun-
Gil Mr.. Platt was appointed chairman of
the water works committee, which position
he held until the result of the election of
1898 was known, when he resigned.
Matter Again Considered.
No further action taken until No
vember, 1898, when the subject was again
brought to the attention of The council by
Mr. F. j. Lung, a new member. who in
troduced a resolution directing that an ex-
detrimental well be bored in North Takoma-
The well bored, but proved to be