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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
Murdered Her Children.

A Columbia special says: zone
of the most brutal crimes ever COM
Emitted in South Carolina occurred
last week in Colleton county. Lizzie
Aiken, colored woman about forty
years of age, killed two of her chill
dren by cutting off their heads with
an axe. 1t is said that their heads
were completely severed from their
bodies, not nerve, vein or other lig-
ament being left to connect the two.
1t appears that an effort was made
to dispose of the bodies, for fire
had been kindled around the corpse
of the younger child. The woman
has been committed to Jail and is
thought to be insane. Both of the
children were girls, one five years
old and the other three"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
An Expensive Chain Gang.

Edgefield special of August 5, to Au-
gusta Chronicles: According to the re
port of the grand jury made yesterday,
Edgefield has only nine convicts on the
chain gang in two camps. In each camp
are three people in the employ of the
county, or total of six, to guard and
care for the nine convicts. The monthly
costto the county for maintaining and
operating its chain gang is $3.50. That
is to feed the convicts, tho mules, the
guards and other expenses is little less
than $50 per capita; or to be plain, each
convict is worked at cost of $40 per
month to the county. The report goes
on to show that the county has invested
in it's convict camp outfit about 80, 800 in
mules, wagons, machinery and the like.
That brings up the question as to
whether or not the county chain gang
system pays. 1t seems to be an i'm
portant matter to Edgefield, as shown
by the figures given by the grand jury.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
Boston Divine Admits Guilt.

Boston, August 1-In letter written
last Tuesday from Montreal to the pas
tor of his church In East Boston, Rev.
Willard s. Allen, treasurer of the
Preachers Aid Society of the New
England Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, confessed that he was
a defaulter to the amount of more than
$4,000 of the Societys funds.
Mr.. Allen has been treasurer of the
Society for twelve years and clerk of the
East Boston District Court for twenty.
nine years, and for sixteen years was a
prominent member of the school COM
mittee of Boston. n, left home about
two weeks ago, without announcing his
destination, and the first heard from him
was the letter to the East Boston clergy
man. Mr.. Allen said that he lost the
money in speculation. He requests the
minister to notify the members of the
Allen family and the officers of the 30
ciety Of his confession.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

F. a
: Spartanburg, August IA The Pac-
olet Misunderstanding Company is still
recovering property that was lost in
the flood of several months ago.
For the last several days the COM
pany has had u wagon going through
the country gathering up cloth that
was carried from along the river
banks since the June flood by
the people. 1t seems that a great
many people, both white and colored,
went to the river and helped them.
selves to cloth and other things from
the wreckage,. all of which was en-
tirely wrong, and now they are
having to give up their booty or be
prosecuted and brought before the
majesty of the law.
The company is prepared to issue
search warrants for all houses where
they are refused admission. They
have a magistrate with their wagon
ready TO issue warrants when they
meet resistance. They bring wagon
load, anywhere from 40 to 1875 bolts
of white cloth every day. This cloth
is found in many houses whore it
would be least expected. It is a little
funny to hear how some people have
the goods hid away.
The cloth is returned to the mills
and what is not damaged is rear
ranged and sold and the damaged is
worked over and disposed of with
the other damaged goods.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
Rats Hate Tobacco.

cat any rate, the tobacco man can
put in good word for the rats
said an old cigar man, "but 1 suppose
he is the only man who would see
anything about the rodent family
that was good.
"Besides, what he says is mega
tive sort of goodness. The rate
simply doesn't bother the tobacco
man.
"During long experience in the
tobacco business, an experience
covering twenty-five years or more, I
recall but few instances where the
rat became at all bothersome around
cigar stores.
"They cannot stand the odor of to.
bacco and | have never known of
rats eating tobacco in any form, or
even of rats attempting to cut into to-
bacco. | suppose the taste of the
weed is offensive to the rodent
palate.
cat any rate they will have moth
ing to do with it. You might fill the
place up with rats, and would
open every box of cigars and to-
bacco in the place 80 the tribe
would have easy access to the stock,
and | would lay wager that we
would come in here after they had
remained overnight and find that they
had not touched thing in the place.
"Rats are not chewers of tobacco,
not smokers, not users of the weed
in any form. Even the smoke of
the tobacco seems to craze them. I
remember a few years ago to have
made an experiment for the purpose
of seeing what effect smoke would
have on a rat, to determine the cause
OF the rats antipati,y TO tobacco. I
had caught a rat in a trapat my
house.
"Iput him in little cage and began
to blow tobacco smoke in on him.
l have seen great many panic
stricken animals, but nothing COM
passed by my experience equaled the
alarm of that rat when / began to
puff the smoke through the slits of
the cage. If the cage had been on fire
he would not have been more fright
ened than he was.
"Maybe that is what he thought.
| carried the experiment further
than / had intended, for before /
knew it the rat became as limp as o
rag, and was evidently very much
nauseated.
Experiment taught me that the
rats stomach rebels at either the
smell or the taste of tobacco, and /
suppose that's why we are not pestered
by rats in cigar stores. Butte Inter.
mountain.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
j WIS
Tightly Locked From
Nervous Spasms.
Ply Sicians Could
Not Prevent Fits.
DIR. Mile 'Nervine Cured
My Wife.

DR.. Miles Nervine has been successfully
tined IN thousands of cases of nervous disor-
ders, but neverhas 1t made a better record than
%hen used in the treatment of fits or spasms.
thousands OF testimonials prove this, and in
nearly every instance the writer has stated
shat the fits ceased after the first dose of Ner.
vine was gwen. The statement is repeated
in the following:
Seven years ago my wife commenced
having spasms or fits and / called In my
home physician and he said she was para.
lyzed. He rubbed her with salt water and
gave her calomel and she eventually got
some better, but In short time she had
another attack. She was confined to her
bed for three months and the doctor could
not help her. She had fits frequently. some
times very severe. Her hands would cramp
so we could not open them and she finally
got SO her jaws would become locked,
Finally l saw the doctor was doing her NO
good and ordered bottle Of DR.. Niles Re-.
storative Nevine. She received 40 much
benefit from the first bottle that got some
more. She has taken a number OF bottles
but has never had fit since taking the first
dose. She also thinks very highly of DIR.
Miles Nerve and Liver Pills and IL never
without them. If there Is any way Of max
ing this testimonial stronger do so because
OF the good the DIR. Miles Restorative Nery.
inc did my wife."-WM. Y. ALLEN. p. M.
Elkville, Miss. >'
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot.
tie DR.. Miles Ren1edies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Addrssa
DF Miles Medical Coz Elkhatt Ind.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
Mahon Elected Mayor.

Greenville, August 11.--As result
of the municipal primary held here
to-day, G. III. Mahon was nominated
mayor by majority of 266, his OPP
ponent, James L. Williams, having
received 503 votes. Every ward in
the city gave Mahon majority. The
primary brought to close one of
the most heated and exciting cam
paigns that ever occurred here. To-
night hundreds of Mahon's support
ers are on the streets celebrating their
victory.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
A Physician Healed.

DR.. George Ewing, practicing physi.
clan OF Smiths Grove, KY, for over
ence with Foley's Kidney Cure "For
years had been greatly bothered with
kidney and bladder trouble and enlarged
PROSTATE gland. I used everything
known to the profession without relief,
until commenced to use Foley's Kidney
Cure. After taking three bottles was
entirely relieved and cured. | prescribe
1t now daily in my practice and heartily
recommend its use to all physicians for
such troubles. / have prescribed it in
hundreds of cases with perfect success"
For sale by j. w. Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
q. "A q T q R Il a.
Bears tho AIhe Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ss L@<zzaZzZm

The sum of 100000, 900, according to
Silas Thompson, editor of the Railway
News, represents the increase of the
pay rolls of the railroads of the United
States during the last year. "Some of
this, probably $4,000, ,OO0," he said, sis
due to the natural increase of the busi-
ness of the country, but the balance
comes from the concerted action of the
conductors and trainmen in securing
Increased pay. This movement began a
year ago in Kansas City"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
An Awful Railroad Wreck.

Paris, August 1l.-Eighty-four
bodies have been recovered and the
death list will probably exceed 100 in
an underground railway disaster,
which occurred here last night on
the Metropolitan Electric railway.
Early to-day more than four score of
the bodies of the burned and suffo-
GATED victims were removed from
the subterranean passage. Most of
the victims are from the middle and
working classes.
Although the accident occurred at
8 O'Clock last evening, The officials
and firemen were unable unit! early
this morning to descend into the
tunnel owing to the binding clouds
of smoke from the burning train.
Frequent attempts were made by
volunteers to rescue the half suffo-
Gated.
AT $50 o'clock the firemen forced
their way down through the tunnels
station at Menilmontant and returned
soon afterwards with seven bodies
two men, two young boys and three
women. These persons had been
asphyxiated. Long lines of am
balances were brought into requisi-
tion and the bodies were carried to
the morgue and nearby military
barracks.
At the second descent the firemen
found great number of bodies
massed near the ticket Office of the
station, where many were evidently
overcome while seeking tickets.
The accident occurred at midway
between the stations of Menilmon
and Les Charonnes, 80 that the work
of salvage proceeded from both ends
of the tunnel. In addition to the
binding smoke the tunnel belched
forth terrific heat.
Further on the firemen stumbled
upon terrible mass of bodies.
These were passengers of the buried
train. The tunnel makes sharp
turn near the scene of the disaster
and at the angle the mass of hu-
manity apparently became tightly
wedged. The panic which took
place at this point within this dark
subterranean passage must have
been terrible.
Prefect Lepine summoned large
force of doctors and municipal off,
cials, who superintended the removal
of the bodies. Many of the victims
had handkerchiefs stuffed in their
mouths, having evidently tried to
keep out the asphyxiating smoke.
Some women held their children
tightly in their arms. AS the tiremen
brought out the bodies agonizing
cries went from the women and chill
dren who recognized their dead hus-
bands and fathers.
The cause of the fearful accident
was fire, which attacked two trains
in the tunnel, both going in the same
direction. -
One of the trains broke at Menli-
montant station, which is in a poor
and populous section of the city.
This train was promptly emptied
and the train which followed was
ordered to push it to the repairing
sheds. On the way these two trains
caught fire, but the employees
succeeded in their escaping. Mean
while crowded train reached Les
Charonnes, the preceding station,
and the officials, seeing smoke pour
ing out of the tunnel, gave the alarm.
A panic ensued, the passengers strug-
Cling to escape from the station.
Amid the increasing smoke many
attempted to return along the line
toward Belleville, but they were
a,,ffnoot,l
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
Hospital for the Insane Crowded.

The hospital for the insane is again
crowded to its capacity and the same
problem of providing accommodations
for the applications that are pouring in
confront the authorities again. There
are now Ito patients in the hospital,
and despite the annex just completed,
every room is taken. The work on the
other buildings is being pushed as
rapidly as possible.-Columbia Record,
August 9th.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
An Unusually Defense.

Columbia Record, August 5: "As-
sistant Attorney General Townsend re-
turned from Edgefield this morning,
where he conducted the prosecution
against Tom Johnson, the negro charged
with murder and found guilty, but who
was granted a new trial. johnson was
tried on the charge of drowning another
negro in Savannah river and was
defended by j. w. Thurmond, now
Solicitor. The jury yesterday returned
averdict of not guilty, the defense put
ting up the unusual argument that the
drowning occurred on the Georgia side
Of the river and surveyors were put up
to prove this. This is probably the first
instance of defense of this kind on re-
cord in the State Courts and evidently
had it's weight with tho jury. Four of
the States witnesses were absent and
Mr.. Townsend attempted to secure a
continuance, but the Judge refused to
grant It."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
q "A. - T @ ia.
Bears the D1he Kind You Havs Always Bought
signature os NsrsH1glz<l

Up to the 1st day of August there has
been collected by the State Treasurer
SOC, ,093.65 on account of the fertilizer
inspection tax. The law requires that
an inspection tax of % cents per ton
shall be paid for T,rtilizers offered for
sale in this State. This entire tax is
held in the treasury, subject to the order
OF the Board of Trustees of Clemson
College. The sale of fertilizers this
year has been greater than in number
of years and before the end of the year
this source of income will give Clemson
College over 100000
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

Last Saturday a mahogany log
was unloaded from the Spanish
steamship Ida at Pensacola, Florida.
The log came from Africa, and was
thirty-four feet long and twenty
seven inches through. Its market
value is twenty eight hundred dol
lars. 1t goes to furniture factory
in Louisville, Kentucky. 1t is known
as figured mahogany and used prin-
cipally in veneering, having the ap-
pearance of FURNISHED glass when
polished.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

That diphtheria may live in packed
clothing almost indefinitely is shown
by an incident which occurred in an
Ohio village. A child died of
diphtheria and its mother packed its
dresses and toys in a chest. The
mother died fifteen years afterward,
and her daughter and granddaughter,
who opened and handled the contents
of the chest, were duly taken i'll with
diphtheria, although there had re-
Gently been no cases In the village.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

Fourteen Southern States with a
combined population of about 20, ,400,-
600, have $4,000 saloons, or about
one for 750 inhabitants. New York
with a census population of 7,268,000
has $4,000 saloons, or one for 214 in
habitants.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

Three hundred Chinese were killed
in a recent battle with the Dutch
troops at the village of Boeloetengah,
in the middle of the Island of Su-
matra. The Dutch lost an officer and
six men killed and an officer and
fifty men wounded. They captured
the village.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
CoNDENsED SCHEDULE.--CoRREo
In effect July 2lst, 1902.


No. SO daily, 4.55 p. m.
Arrive Sumter 6.15 p. M; Georgetown,
0.15 p. M; Florence, 7.50 p. M; Dar-
lington, Sl5 p. M; Hartsville, 9.3Op. m.
Bennettsyille, 987 p. M; Gibson, 1890
p. m.; Fayetteville, 1925 p. m; Will
mington, 11.25 p. M; Rocky Mount,
12.45 a. M; Weldon, 1.50 q. m.; Peters
burg, 3.26 a, m. Richmond, 4.12 q. M.
Washington, 1854 a. M; New York, 1863
p. m.
No. Sd daily, 8.55 a. M
Arrive Sumter 500 a. m.; Florence,
9.85 a. M; Darlington, 1890 a. m.; Che
raw, 11,4 Q. M; Wadesboro, 2.50p. M;
Hartsville, 11.20a q. M; Marion, 1858 q.
M; Wilmington, 1.46 p. m.; Fayette-
vile, 1886 p. M; Rocky Mount, 800 p.
M; Weldon, 4.53 p. M; Petersburg, GA
p. M; Richmond, 745 p. M; Washing
ton, LAO p. M; New York, f.13 a. m.
Pullman sleeping cars New York to
Tampa. Pnllman dining cars New York
to Savannah.
For rates, schedules, etc., write
W. j. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agent,
III. M. EMERSON, Ast. Traffic Man.,
Wilmington, n. g.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
Storage Beef Polsons Many.

Washington, August IA re-
markable case of ptomaine poisoning
is reported tonight from Ashburn,
Va. A large number of persons
had gathered to attend the sale of
the dairy farm owned by Senator
Stewart, of Nevada. The Senator
served tho prospective buyers light
luncheon, consisting of coffee, ham
and beef sandwiches.
Shortly afterwards at least fifty
persons were taken violently i'll, suf-
fering from ptomaine poisoning.
One after another they fell to the
ground, writhing in agony. Horse
men were dispatched in all directions
for doctors and number responded.
In statement issued the doctors
report their patients out of danger,
although many are quite ill. An in
vestigation developed the fact that
the beef, which had been purchased
in Washington and kept in cold
storage on the farm for several days,
was the cause of the trouble.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
GAS ORA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss ses Of Ge(HAZzzsW

Now that the new cable is COM
pleted across the Pacific a message
starting at 5 a. m. to-day would ar
rive at Honolulu at II p. m. yester-
day. Going on, around the world
the message would reach Midway,
in the Pacific, at 10 p. m. yesterday
and Guam at p. m. 1t would
strike India at 3 p. m. to-day and
would return to New York at Ga. m. ),
taking but an hour oftime in transit.
So it il said. Those interested may
puzzle it out to suit themselves.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

The idea that cherry stones, grape
saeds and the like are the cause of
appendicitis does not seem to be
borne out by experience. They are
sometimes found in the vermiform
appendix, but there is no good reason
for believing that they really cause
appendicitis.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

Grandy Eagle died at the Ale
ghany mine, near Cumberland, Md,
last week, aged 1876. Her Oldest son
is 80 and works in mines the every
day.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
. Flag stations.

All regular trains from Bolton TO Walhalla
have precedence over trains of the same class
moving in the opposite direction unless other
wise specified by train order.
WIN also stop at the following stations to take
Sandy Springs.
Nos. II and r. first class passenger, daily; Nos.
. and 10, daily except Sunday; Nos. 8 and @,
daily except Sunday; Nos. and 8, second class,
mixed, daily.
II. G. BEATTIE President.
j. X. ANDERSON, superintendent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

Weeds will come up sooner than
the crop. The damage rom weeds
is done early in the season, as they
crowd out the young plants and ap-
propriate the plant food. Much
labor can be saved by working the
plowed land over with cultivator
and harrow before planting if the
weeds have made a start.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

A Chicago philanthropist has Sc
cured 10000 acres of land in North
Carolina and will colonize it with poor
people from large cities. That the
South, instead of the West, is chosen
is due to the fertility of the soil and
fine climate.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

The Germans have placed on the
island of Heligoland, in the North
sea, unique light, the greatest in
the world, which has for its base the
parabolic mirror of Echuckert.
Every five seconds it flashes a light
of 3O,OO0,000 candle power over the
whole horizon to a distance of 25
miles during one-tenth of a second.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

Ohio, having paid the last of her
debts July l, there are now six
States without outstanding obliga-
tions. They are Illinois, Iowa, Ne
braska, New Jersey, West Virginia
and Ohio. The debts of Delaware,
Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, South
Dakota and Wyoming are only nomi-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

The greatest clock in the world is
being made at Milwaukee. Wisconsin,
for the st. Louis Exposition. The
diameter of its face will be 120 feet and
the minute hand 60 feet long.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
Foiey'S Kidney Cure

Will cure Bright's disease.
Will cure diabetes.
Will cure stone in bladder.
Will cure kidney and bladder diseases.
Foley's Kidney Cure will cure all dis
eases arising from disordered kidneys or
bladder. For sale by j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
FOLEYS OlJEY YAnbrAR
stops the cough and hea1e lumGo
Pickens r. r. Co.
j. g. EvANs, Presiden,.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 25, 1902.

No. 10 connects with Southern Railway No. 80.
NO. connects with Southern Railway No. l2,
No. IL connects with Southern Railway No. II.
No. III connects with Southern Railway No. 40.
For any information apply to-
j. T. TAYLOR, General Manager.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

John w. Ross, Of Gatfney, has made
$75 this season from an acre of beans
and has second crop coming on from
which he expects to make 1876 more.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

One of the great railroads of the
world will be built in China from Canton
to Henkow, 600 miles, through teaming
population.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

Foley's Kidney Cure is medicine
free from poisons and will cure any case
of kidney disease that is not beyond the
reach OF medicine. For sale by j. w. Bell.