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The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

This variety of fowls belongs to the
Mediterranean class and they are
placed next to the Legh0rns in laying
qualities. They are in appearance
very similar to the Leghorn. Their
general outline is. in fact. that Of the
latter. but Of more length Of body and
heavier in mold. Indeed. they are
the only variety of the Mediterranean
class that has q given weight which
approaches that of the WyandOtte.
being only onehalf pound lighter than
the last named. The origin Of the
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
Milk Exposed to Foul odors.

Besides bad lamentations, there IL
another cause Of poorly favored but
ter, says Oscar Err. This comes from
cream or milk having been exposed to
foul odors, which are absorbed and
given to the butter. The theory that
milk does not absorb odOrs when
warm and cooling has long been aban-
doned. Experiments show that milk
in that condition is even more suscep-
tible to odors than In any other state.
In the ripening process this odor can
be partly eliminated by aeration or by
nasteurization of the cream. but in
case of a bad fermentation some an
tasonistic germ must be added in or
der to check the progress Of the un-
desirable one. This antagonistic fer
mentation is commonly known rs .
starter. and If properly prepared con-
tains the right kind Of favor produc-
ing bacteria.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
Sounded Profane.

Gen. Louis Wagner, who was col.
onel of the Eighty-eighth Pennsylva-
mia regiment, tells an interesting in
cident about the commissary sergeant
of the regiment. The general says:
''One day while we were in camp at
Camp Stokley.' situated on Ridge
road, near Wissahick0n. in June, 1861
one of the members of the regiment
asked the question of the corporal on
guard:
"'Where can I get something to
eat?'
"Go to He'll replied the corporal.
"'Look here. corporal fairly shout
ed the inquirer, I will have you un-
derstand that I am a member of the
Methodist church, and will not toler-
ate such language from you. SIR
Il shall always remember the look
on that fellows face when the corpor-
al acquainted him with the commits
sary sergeant's name-Wister He'll"
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
POULTRY


Location % Poultry tsovses.
The location Of the poultry house 10
. matter that should receive more at
tenti0n than 1t usually does receive.
Whether . few hens are to be kept
or many, . mistake in this matter In
likely to prove unfortunate. Not long
ago the writer visited . newly estab-
lished poultry ranch where the owner
was devoting all his time to the bust-
ness Of poultry raising. He had built
good houses. some Of them OF the
most expensive kind. and had con-
structed large yards for his fowls.
But the whole place Of several acres
was apparently undrained. and the
soil was heavy In character. After .
rain. the water would be weeks In
draining on. and would remain for .
long time in the open bitches. 1t was
q wonder how the fowls could keep
healthy In such q place. The owner
reported the loss Of . good many
chicks from unrecognized diseases. 1t
was therefore NO surprise to the
writer to learn recently that he had
gone out Of the business. Not far
from that location IL another poultry
farm on similar undrained soil. and
where the disadvantages from this
cause are very great. Poultry houses
should be located on soil that Is dry.
II heavy, 1t rhOuid be most thoroughly
drained. In the case Of . poultry e.
tablishment Of considerable magni-
tude this means . large expense. but
1t Is an expense that cannot be avoid
ed. Otherwise. the surroundings will
be damp and 50 will be the poultry
houses: and damp poultry houses in
vite diseases. When diseases once get
into such places they are diflcult to
eliminate. One of our best poultry
men declares that failure in the pOui-
try business IL more often due to
filthy poultry houses combined with
dampness than to any other cause. A
dry porous soil $50 naturally or by
underdraining) controls to . very
great extent the amount of moisture
In the poultry houses. Such . lOca-
tion should be selected IL possible. A
heavy undrained soil prevents the per-
collation. through IL Of the droppings.
and they are retained near the sur
face. This soon renders the surface
unclean. A sandy soil will absorb
these dr0ppings whenever there are
rains to dissolve them. This IL q
matter OF prime importance in keep
ing fowls In . healthy condition.
Where farmers are too busy to give
their fowls suitable attention. 1t Is
all the more necessary to select q
naturally favorable location for the
poultry house.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
IRRIGATION in Humid States.

uGTu90SsOU W bvObUuO S40ye8s
A circular of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture says: The
rise in prices of agricultural lands in
the last few years has made it neces-
sary that farmers should get the
largest possible return from their
lands. and has created q general in
terest in whatever will help to that
end. One of the aids now being con-
sidered is irrigation. In the East it
Is not. as in the West, absolutely
necessary for the raising of any crops.
but. like fertilizing or thorough culti-
walton, is a means of increasing the
returns from land. The whole ques-
tion is whether it will pay. The re-
port OF irrigation investigations of the
Department Of Agriculture for the
year 1901. carried ON under the direc-
ton of Elwood Mead. gives some val
liable data on this question. The re-
port covers experiments in Missouri,
Wisconsin and New Jersey. A series
Of experiments extending over sew
eral years at the Wisconsin Expert
ment Station at Madison show .
marked increase in yields of farm
crops. The average increase in the
yield of clover hay on irrigated land
over that from unirrigated land has
been rs tons per acre; the average
increase in yield Of corn has been
26.95 bushels per acre: and potatoes
show a gain of S3.9 bushels per acre.
The annual cost of irrigation at Mad
ison has been $S.68 per acre. not in
cluding any interest on the invest
ment, but including all extra labor
At current prices this leaves q net
profit from irrigation of about $50 per
acre on hay. $11 per acre on corn.
and $73 per acre on potatoes. The
conditions of soil and climate at Mad
ison do not differ from those Of the
Middle West generally. and the re-
suits given above show that where
water can be obtained without too
large an outlay irrigation as q part
"a &C. %
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

LAND COMMISSIONERS REPORT
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
Nov. 20. MAY l6.

the steers in each lot on November 20
and MAY 16:
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

making arrangements to install an ar
tihcial ice plant. A contract has
been let for q plant of twelve tons
capacity per day. besides the cold
storage room. at q cost of about $l5,-
600, to be completed and in operation
in two months.
Rev. Cobb preached his farewell
sermon at Humboldt and will soon
leave for Indian Territory.
People at Table Rock and vicinity
were treated to a genuine surprise in
the separation of Frank Dobrovolny
and his wife, Martha Dobrovolny.
wealthy Bohemians. living q short dis
tance east of town. The husband
decided property and paid money to
the amount Of some 81. 900 to the wife
and to . trustee for the use of two
daughters. about 8 and years old.
Articles Of separation were drawn up
and signed.
A slight shock Of earthquake was
felt 1t Long Pine.
George Conklin of Otoe COUNT was
adjudged insane by the county COM
n.iseioners. The complaint was fled
by Conklin's daughters. Investigation
developed the fact that Conkl;n had
been Of unsound mind for some TIM
past.
Valentine is making great Or .psra-
lions to celebrate the Fourth OF July
In . fitting manner. All sorts Of
sports are being arranged for the dsy.
The first week of the North Platte
junior normal closed with IN attend
ance Of 14o>
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-30
Wyatt Aiken to Take High Rank.

The three now South Carolinians,
Aiken, Croft and Iegare, fare about like
other men in committee assignments, and
what they will get in the future will be
determined by the rank they take. Le-
gare is already recognized as bright
young man, who has future, and Wyatt
Aiken's strong personality, hard sense
and general capacity for making promises
to land him away to the front as mem
Der of the House. He can'tge there in
one term, butif his constituents give him
a chance it is predicted by old members
of the House that he will take high!
rank. He is the kind of fellow to make,
warm friends in the House and is
enough of politician to know the art
of reciprocity in House deals. Legare is
a man of similar characteristics, and,
these two fellows, with young Lever,
will make trio worth Watching. 1t is.
the brightest trio of young fellows the
State has had here in years and all they
need is to be given an opportunity to get
acoustic med to their places before they
are taken away. The really valuable
man in Congress is not the man who
makes speech at a minutes notice and
spouts lot of words. 1t is the man
who can do the most work for his con
stituents on the quiet or any other way,
who is familiar with Washington and the
ways of government departments, and
who knows just where to go for thing.
Many man comes here f. y district
who doesn't stay here long enough to
know where to go for the most insignifi-
cant document.
In this respect, Wyatt Aiken is of
great value to his district. He was here
with his father years ago and knows
Washington pretty we'll. What he didn't
learn then he will soon pick up.
South Carolina ought to learn what
the New England States have long ago
discovered-that is. send a good man to
Congress and let him stay here. The
lon ger he stays the more valuable he
will become. He makes affiliations and
deals with strong men of the House that
help him in future legislation.-Wash-
ington Cor. Greenville News.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-30
RAILWAY Postal cIerhs.

Railway postal clerks who have
been in the service since 1901 are re-
joicing.over q case which was re-
Gently decided by the United States
Scpreme Court to the satisfaction Of
postal clerks throughout the country,
and which will probably mean that
the corps of men employed by Uncle
Sam on railways and steamships will
receive Snug sum of money in adj
dition to the salaries already re-
ceived for services rendered during
the past two years.
In making ap the appropriation
for the postal department Congress
in 1901 passed a law TO the effect
that railway postal clerks should re-
ceive their per diem to cover their
expenses for the time they were
away from their headquarters. This
law was to have gone into effect on
July /, 1901, which date begun a
new fiscal year, but the Postmaster
General ruled that the headquarters
of postal clerks was in the mail cars
and that when spending time in
cities and towns at the end of their
routes they we're off duty. This
ruling was supposed to have can
celled the law and has had its effect
during the past two years, the rail-
way postal clerks receiving no pay
for the time they are absent from
their headquarters.
When the law was passed, how
ever, there was certain postal
clerk employed on a route on the
Baltimore and Ohio railway, who
while off duty studied law. Re-
Gently he was admitted to the bar in
st. Louis and went from that city to
Chicago, where he passed success
ful examination and was admitted to
the Illinois bar. He Immediately
took up the postal clerks case as his
initial professional work and, carry
ing it into the United States Su.
preme Court, won his ease, the de-
cision being in favor of the postal
clerks and adverse to the ruling of
the Postmaster General.
The matter has now been taken
up by the postal clerks, who claim
that the government is due them
back salary, according to the act of
Congress in 1901.
In South Carolina three are over
loo railway postal clerks, although
not more than four or FIVE with head
quarters in Greenville, and the en-
tire corps will make their claims on
the postal department at the same
time,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-30

acknowledged man among men at
eS the judges ermine Is put aside
to take the chair of state at 85, aud
for four consecutive terms he is Gov
ernor of Georgia, and with that firm.
belief ii i; SStete's riyiats he is an en-
thusiastic secessionist, for which he
never had any apology to make, and
after that dreadful sury, the memory
Iof which we teach our children was
no shame, be bent every energy to
building up State and family pros
perity. He sits on the Supreme Bench
as Chief Justice, and then in the
American Senate, and for forty years
there was no history in Georgia with
out him. In all this the bride of our
old-fashioned wedding was an adviser
and help, both working willingly
with hands and brains and walking
in that lowly Christian faith which
had made "their children rise up and
call them blessed.'' Sunny South,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-30
Palmetto Bank and Trust Company,
Plaintiff, against 4. K. Werner ct al, +,

Palmetto Bank and Trust Company,
Plaintiff, against K. K. Werner ct al. 4,
Defendants.
The land described in the complaint in
the above entitled action, as follows,
to wit:
Tract No. ALL that certain piece,
parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and
being in the County of Oconee, of the
State Of South Carolina, on the east side
of Chauga creek, adjoining lands of
John Harbin, r. A. Gilmer, Tract No. Q,
hereinafter described, Jesse Bryan and
others, containing one hundred and ten
Q10) acres, more or less, according TO
plat of same made by @. l.. Dean, sur
veyor, and dated December Z, 1908.
Tract No. 2--Ali that certain piece,
parcel or tract of land, situate, lying
and being in the County of Oconee,
State of South Carolina, on branches of
Chauga creek, adjoining lands of II. A.
Gilmer, Ebert Davis, Harrison Harbin,
jesse Bryan and Tract No. 1, above
mentioned, containing one hundred and
twenty Q20) acres, more or less, accord
ing to Plat made by 9. l.. Dean, sur.
veyor, dated December Z, 1908.
Terms of Sale: One.half cash on day
of sale, and balance in one annual in
stallment, with interest from day of sale,
to be secured by bond of the purchaser
and mortgage of the premises, with leave
to the purchaser to to'anticipate payment.
w. o. WHITE,
Master for Oconee County.
December 10, 1908. 50-11
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-30
MASTERS SALES.
The State of South Carolina,
County of Oconee.


In Court of Common Pleas.
pY virtue of Decretal Orders by the
D Court, in the cases named below
will sell, AT PUBLIC AUCTION,
In front of the Court House door, in
Walhalla, South Carolina, on salesday in
January, 1904, between the legal hours
of sale, the following described real
estate, to-wit:
In the case of Mrs. Florence S. Smith
son ct al, Plaintiffs, against Louis II.
Smithson ct al, Defendants.
All that piece, parcel OF lot of land,
situate, lying and being in the State of
South Carolina, County of Oconee, in
the town of Westminster, on the west
side of Main street, bounded on the
south by lands now or formerly owned
by VIM. }. Stribling, lands of the estate
lands of the estate of John M. Dickson;
on the east by Main street, and supposed
to contain five and seven-tenths acres,
more or less, except one hundred feet
square. sold from the southeast corner
of the lot to John d. Werner, and being
the lot of land conveyed to said George
w. Smithson by Wm.. j. Stribling by
deed of conveyance, dated Sd day of
November, 1896, which deed is recorded
in office OF Clerk of Court for Oconee
County, in Mesne Conveyance Book rs"
pages 587-569.
Terms of Sale: One-half cash on day
of sale and balance in one year. Credit
portion to bear interest from day of sale
and be secured by bond of the pur.
chaser and q mortgage of the premises
sold, with leave to the purchaser to an
ticipate payment. Purchaser to pay
extra for papers.
w. o. WHITE,
Master for Oconee County.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-30
e.making.

A novel course has recently been
opened in a trainipg-sehool of kim
dergarten teachers in an Eastern city.
1t is called course in home making.
Its prospectus recognizes the fact
that the preparation for the most i'm
portant industry in which women can
engage has always been more or less
haphazard.
If a girl Gould make a loaf of
bread and cup of coffee, if she
knewithat beefateak is bought by the
pound and not by the yard, and that
windows should not be washed out
side in freezing weather, she was too
often thought to be equipped for
housekeeping--at least when the
family was to consist of "just herself
and her husband" The miseries of
the first year Of marriage, with so
meager a supply of knowledge and
experience, are written deep in the
memories Of many husband and
wife.
1t is good sign that a popular
school has the sense and the courage
to establish department where girls
over eighteen years old may study
the house intelligen,ly---its construc-
tion, its decoration and furnishing /;
housekeeping, with it's expenses, its
accounts, its marketing, its cooking
and its laundry work; and, finally,
the nurture and training of children,
from the care of their physical needs
to the selection Of their games and
their books.
We have acted too long npon the
assumption that home-makers are
born, not made. IL is high time that
we should at lesst make the expert
ment of teaching women expressly
how to meet the varied demands OF
life in the home.--The Youths Com
paniop.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-30
Come Out and Make Your Tax
Return.

TIME Auditors Office will be open
a from the LIST day of January, 1904,
to the goth day of February, 1904, for the
purpose Of receiving returns of personal
property and real estate for taxation in
Oconee county, South Carolina, for the
year 1904.
For the convenience of taxpayers the
Auditor or his deputies will also receive
returns at the following times and places /:
Retreat, Friday, January 1st, from 10
q. m. to 3 p. m.
Mt. Tabor, Saturday, January I'd, from
10 q. IN. to 8 p. m.
South Union, Monday, January 4th,
from 10 q. m. to 3 D. m.
Fsir Play, Tuesday, January 9th, from
10 a. m. to 3 p. m.
'Cokeena p. o., Wednesday, January
9th, 10 a. m. to 3 p. m.
W. N. Woolbrights, Thursday, Janu-
ary 7th, from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m.
Friendship, Friday, January 9Th, from
10 q. m. to 3p. m.
ooakway, Saturday, January 9th, from
10 q. m. to 3 p. m.
Seneca, Friday and Saturday, January
1st and I'd.
Westminster, Monday and Tuesday,
January 4th and 9th.
Richland, Wednesday, January 9th.
Adams's Crossing, Thursday, January
Clemson College, Friday, January Sth.
Newry, Saturday, January 9th.
Salem, Monday, January Itch.
Jocassee, Tuesday, January 18th, at
Browns store.
Little River, Wednesday, January 18th.
Cherry Hill, Thursday, January 14th.
Tamassee, Kelley's store, Friday, Janu-
ary 10th.
Mountain Rest, Monday, January 18th.
Conley's store, Tuesday, January 10th.
Cannon's store, Wednesday, January
goth.
D. f. Carter's, Thursday, January 2lst.
Tugaloo, Friday, January 22d
Fort Madison, Saturday, January 23d.
Every male citizen between the ages of
81 and go years, except ex-Confederate
soldiers and those incapable of earning
support from being MANNED or from
other causes, shall be deemed taxable
polls. Ex-Confederate soldiers are liza
BILE for poll tax until 80 years Of age.
Note all transfers of real estate since
making your last return, from whom ac-
quired or to whom sold.
All taxpayers are required to give the
number of their school district. They
are also requested to state whether the
property is situated in town or country.
1t Is absolutely necessary to make all
returns before the goth day of February.
After that date fifty per cent peualty for
non returns will be added according to
law. j. p. KEESE.
Auditor Oconee County, S. C.
December l6, 1908. 50-2
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-30
Rydales Elixir.

The new scientific discovery for dis
eases of the throat and lungs. acts upon
the old style cough medicines, which are
composed chiefly of wild cherry and tar,
which do little more than stimulate the
lining of the throat and lungs. Rydales
Elixir strikes>at the root of the trouble,
1t kills the microbes that cause throat
and lung diseases. 1t removes the cause
and hastens recovery by helping nature
restore the diseased organs to health
j. Fl. Darby. Walhalla; Seneca Phar
macy, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-30
,s lOdlussiIoO a disease, :

The best medical authorities say that
indigestion Is not always caused by q
diseased stomach, but may result from q
disordered liver, constipation, exotic
unent, etc. The cause 10 Of little oonse-
auence when Rydales Stomach Tablets
are taken, as they never fell to digest
the food, check fermentation, free the
stomach from Irritating aeide and an ex-
cess OF gas. Theyrelievo at once, belch-
ing, heartburn, sour stomach, fullness
after eating, etc. Rydnles Stomach Tab
let's have q specific tonic effect on the
stomach and organs of assimilation and
are Guaranteed 70 cure the worst forms
of stomach trouble. j. III. Darby, Wall
halla; Seneca Pharmacy.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-30
81 q We y e
To NJ orphine From
Doctors Orders.
Habit Worse Than
the Disease.
DIR. Miles Nervine Cured
Me.

When the nervous system has been shat
tered by the use of deadly drugs there is
nothing to equal DR.. Miles Neryine in restor-
ing it TO health and normal activity.
~ feel so grateful for what DIR. Miles Re.
storative Neryine has done for me that
must tell it for that part of humanity that
suffers as | have. During the three years
i suffered from nervous pToStration found
no relief except when doctors gave morphine.
To get rid of suffering took morphine my.
self as it was the only thing that would give
ease, and now you, who point with scorh at
morphine using, how could you, when in
such agony, knowing II about the only thing
that would give relief, resist it1 knew Il
was terrible habit and knew of its deadly
grasp, but | never fully realized it's signi6-
canoe until had used il a number of months.
Oh, the misery of being addicted to such a
habit resolved then and there to quit Il
and resolved would never be a slave to any
such demon. About this time happened to
notice DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine adver.
tised and ordered bottle. After using Ave
bottles l can truthfully say am cured of
using morphine. Now, however much per.
sons may doubt 1t, God is my witness am
cured. This testimonial is unsolicited but
feel it my duty to give it for the benefit of the
suffering. MATTE PHILLIPS, Prescott, Ark.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases Address
Dr. Miles Medical Co, ElkhaSt, Ind.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-30
A Good Liver.

A bad liver means bad breath, bad
complexion, poor digestion and often
constipation. good healthy, active
liver means fine, clear skin, free from
pimples and spots, bright eyes, buoyant
spirits, in other words good health.
Make the liver healthy and keep 1t
healthy by using Rydales Liver Tablets.
They aot specifically ON the liver as q
mild stimulant and tonic, arousing IL to
activity. They gently stimulate the
muscular walls OF the bowels and intes-
tines and thus assist nature to restore @
regular healthy habit. j. III. Darby,
Walhalla; Seneca Pharmacy, Seneca.