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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
The Elephant Problem.

When Ah Chung, a Chinaman, died
it was found that he had left his
property by will to his three sons, as
follows: One-half to the oldest, one
third to the next, and one-ninth to
the youngest. When the property
was inventoried it was found to con-
sist of seventeen elephants. Here
was dilemma, for it was impossible
to divide the property according to
the terms of the will without chop
ping up the seventeenth elephant.
Finally the heirs applied to wise
lawyer, Sum Punk, for advice, which
they promised to act upon. Sum
Punk had an elephant of his own,
He drove it into the yard with the
seventeen and said:
"Now, we will suppose that your
father left these eighteen elephants
Fun Hum, take your half and de-
part"
So Fun Hum took nine elephants
and went his way.
"Now, Nu Pin," said the wise
man, "take your third and depart
ALSO"
SO Nu Pin took six elephants and
went.
"Now, Ding Bat" said the wise
man, "take your ninth and begone.'
So Ding Bat took two elephants
and disappeared.
Then the lawyer took his own ele
phant and went home again, feeling
very well satisfied with himself.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
Hog-KiIiing.

In all the swipe-producing States
of the South the best time for killing
hogs on the farms generally occurs
the last week in November or the
first weeks in December. The air
is then cool and frosty. Cold
enough to drive out the animal heat
is all that is required. In fact,
frosty weather is much better for
making good pork and bacon than
freezing weather, for the reason that
the meat will absorb the salt and
other preservatives much more
readily in moderately cold weather.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
Couch Is Only a SYMPTOM.

A cough is not a disease, but sump-
tom of disease. A cough always indi-
Gates that either tho throat or lungs ere
affected. When the mucus lining OF the
throat or lungs becomes inflamed the ir.
ritation causes coughing. Don't neglect
a cough. 1t may be the symptom of Sc
rious throat or lung disease. Rydale's
Elixir kills the germs that cause the
trouble, soothes the irritated mucus
membrane, gently stimulates the nerves
that control the respiratory organs and
thus helps nature to speedily restore
normal conditions and healthy action
Sold by j. III. Darby, Walhalla, and the
Seneca Pharmacy
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
A PoIiceman's Testimony.

j.. N. Patterson, night policeman of
Nashua, Iowa, writes: Last winter /
had a bad cold on my lungs and tried at
least half dozen advertised cough medi-
cines and had treatment from two physi-
clans without getting any benefit. A
friend recommended Foley's Honey and
l consider it the greatest cough and lung
medicine in the world" Sold by j. w.
Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
Drunk vs.. Sober.

The accounts of the destruction of
Cervera's squadron reveal one reason
why the Spanish man of wars men
could not hit anything smaller than
the Atlantic Ocean. They were
drunk. When picked up by our
sailors they showed it plainly. Such
men can do nothing with modern
naval fighting machines. Opposed
to them were cool heads and steady
nerves. Liquor has been found worse
than useless to explorers in the Arctic
region or in Africa. 1t is not per-
mitted to engineers or other railroad
employees, nor is it served to our
navy. The English campaign in
Egypt demonstrated the benefit of
total abstinence, and here again at
Santiago the utter folly of drunken
ness becomes clear. Pretty soon, in
this country, at least, laws will be
the only thing we shall dare to leave
the making of to men who drink alco.
holic liquor.--Kind Words.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11

Governor Hayward has ordered an
election on the question of the crea-
ton of new county from Edgefield
and Aiken counties. The new county,
if established, will lie along the
Savannah river opposite the city of
Augusta. The new county is to be
known as Hammond. The election
will take place on the 18th day of
December next.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
Executors Sale Of Real Estate.

WE will sell, to the highest bidder,
wv in front of the Court House, at
Walhalla, Oconee county, So. Ca, during
the legal hours of sale, on salesday, Mon
day, December 7th, 1908, the tract of
land situate on Keowee river and the
Southern Railroad, and known as the
Liddell home tract 1t has been divided
into three tracts.
Tract No. 1, next to the river, and
which contains q fine body Of river bot
tom, with good dwelling and roomy
barns and three tenant houses, contains,
as per recent survey, 1484 acres, be the
same more or less.
Tract No. 2 adjoins No. 1 and contains
76 acres, more or less.
Tract No. adjoins No. 2 and South
ern Railway ana contains 154b acres, be
the same more or less.
Plats of same can be seen by calling on
B. f. Sloan, Seneca, S. c., until day of
sale.
Terms of sale will be one-half cash
balance in twelve months, with interest
from day of sale. The credit portion to
be secured by bond of purchaser and
mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to
pay for papers and has privilege OF
anticipating payment.
B. f. SLOAN,
j. t.. LIDDELL,
Executors of Will of John II. Liddell
deceased.
November 4, 1908. 44-4S
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11

urine scalds the flesh or II, when the child
reaches an age when II should be able to
control the passage, 1t Is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon II. the cause OF
the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of tho
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
erable with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
SwampsRoot Is soon realized. II Is sold
by druggists, In fifty ESET
cent and one dollar SFFiEFzSY9Sl Y !!ssSssh
sizes. You may have IsgsHI;iI sliiI'
sample bottle by mail ]tssa 4.lsEs.E lag
free. also pamphlet tell Home Of 5waupRoO,.
ing all about II, including many Of tho
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Or. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton, N. r., be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remens-
Der the name---Swamp-Ro Root--Dr. Kill
mer's swamp Root, an,l tho address, =
Binghamton, N. Y.--on every bottle,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11

0tITATION NOTICE.-THE STATE OF
" SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCo-
NEE.-Tt(IN THE COURT OF PROBATE. by
sfDsIA. Smith, ESQ.,, Probate Judge.
D Whereas, William K. Cheswell has
nade suit to me to grant him Let
Jers of Administration of the estate and
,ffects of Sarah r. Cheswell, deceased
These are therefore to cite and admon-
ssh all and singular the kindred and
screditors of the said Sarah r. Cheswell,
aepeased, that they be and appear
rre me, in the Court of Probate, to be
at Walhalla, s. c., on Saturday,
FER Id, 1903, after publication here
are O'Clock in the forenoon, to show
thirt,ny they have, why the said ad-
and con should not be granted.
-. inevnder my hand and seal this
sAth day of October, Ammo Domini 1908.
Il Sg d. A. SMITH, Judge of Pro-
oJ@ bate, Ocouee County, S. G.
Published on the 2Sth day of October,
1908, in The Keowee Courier. 43-44
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.

TIME UNDERSIGNED is authorized to
IL make sale of the Connors land, near
Walhalla, s. c., to wit: One tract or lot
of ten acres, fronting west on the public
road from Walhalla out by Col. r. A.
Thompson's to Oconee Station; adjoins
VIM. +. Erwin, Mrs. Henry Biemann and
others. Also one tract of 1877 acres on
Cane Greek; adjOins VIM. r. Erwin, w.
A. Strother, j. w. Holleman and others.
Price and terms reasonable.
S. p. DENDY, Attorney,
1852 Walhalla, S. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
thatit Is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. lfthe child urln-
ates too often if The
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
wAhHAhl.A. soUTH oARolINA. nov. ii. 1908
s' ' ~.
wv. c. 4. U.sS
Masters Made Slaves.

huWaru w. box, OF the Ladlee'
Home Journal, says:
Gone thing that led me to make
up my mind never to touch liquor
was the ruin which / saw it bring to
some of the finest minds with which
/ have ever come In contact. i have
seen, even in my few years of profess
sional life, some of the smartest
literary men dethroned from splendid
positions, owing to nothing else but
their indulgence in wine. have
known men with salaries of thousands
of dollars year come to beggary
from drink.
"only recently there applied to me
for any position / could offer him
one of the most brilliant editorial
writer's in the newspaper profession
"a man who two years ago easily
commanded one hundred dollars for
a single editorial in his special field.
That man became 80 unreliable from
drink that editors are now afraid of
his articles, and, although he can to-
day write as forcible editorials as at
any time during his life, he sits in q
cellar in one of our cities writing
newspaper wrappers for one dollar
per thousand. That is only one
instance of several / could recite.
/ do not hold my friend up as a
terrible example, He is but one of
the type ofmen who convinced me,
and may convince others, that clear
mind and liquor do not. 90 together.
81 know it is said when one brings
up such an instance as this, 'Oh, well,
that man drank to excess. One glass
will not hurt anyone How do
these people know that it will not
One drop of kerosene has been known
to throw into flame an almost hope
less fire, and one glass of liquor may
fan into flame smoldering spark
hidden away where we never knew
it existed. The spark may be there
and it may not be. Why take the
risk Liquor will never do healthy
boy or young man the least particle
of good; it may do him harm. A
man who will Willingly tempt a
young man whom he knows has a
principle against liquor is man for
whom halter is too good.
"Then as l looked around and
came to know more of people and
things, l found the always unanswera-
BILE argument in favor of a young
mans abstinence; that is, that the
most successful men in America TO-
day are those who never lift a wine
glass to their lips. Becoming inter-
ested in this fact, Il had the curiosity
to inquire personally into it: / found
that of twenty eight of the leading
business men in the country, whose
names | selected at random, twenty
two never touched drop of wine.
| made up my mind that there was
some reason for this. If liquor
brought safe pleasures, why did these
men abstain from itp If, as some
say, it is stimulant to busy man,
why do not these men, directing the
largest business interests in this
country, resort to itP And when
saw that these were the men whose
opinions in great business matters
were accepted by the leading con-
Germs of the world, ! concluded that
their judgment in the use of liquor
would satisfy me. If their judgment
in business matters could command
the respect and attention of the
world, their decision as to the use OF
liquor was not apt to be wrong"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11

In five years the number of apples
exported from this continent to Eu-
rope has increased from twenty-five
thousand to more than million and
a half barrels. Somebody must have
taught Europeans to make apple pie.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
Legal Advertisements.
Notice of Registration.

FHNHE Registration Books will be open
IL at G. W. Pitchford Co.'s store from
October 2lst, 1908, to January 18th, 1901,
for the municipal election to be held
January 18th, 1904. Bring your county
registration certificate and tax receipt.
S. N. Pitchford,
Supervisor of Registration.
October IA, 1908. Al
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
NStice to Trespassers.

sMOTICE is hereby given to all persons
IN not to trespass on any of our lands
In any way whatsoever-by hunting,
4 fishing, digging roots. cutting timber,
setting out fire, hauling pine, or tres
passing In any manner whatsoever. Par
ties entering said lands after publication
of this notice will be dealt with to the
fullest exteld Of the law.
w. A Bowen, Ernest f. Cochran,
w. I'll, Phillips, l.. o. Phillips,
Henry Walker, Nj iss Alice Phillips,
(Mrs.) Grace G. Cochran.
October 81, 1903. 4245
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
LAND FOR SALE.

lT DESIRE to sell, at private sale, the
Wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of
And, situate, lying and being in the
punty of Oconee, State of South Caro-
INA, on waters of Little River, contain
ing two hundred and fifty acres, more or
less, adjoining lands of Mrs. M. e. Hun
nicutt, Mrs. L. e. Knox, p. A. Brown
and others. There are about seventy
acres in high state of cultivation, also
good tenant houses, splendid water
power; we'll timbered, convenient to good
schools and churches. Located on rural
mail route. For more particular de-
scription, terms, etc., call on or write
j. FULTON HUNNICUTT, Agent,
..l.N& r. Il. D.-No. 1,
98.44 West Union, S. G..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11

j. Bishop killed his wife in Louis
vile and narrowly missed being
lynched by mob. He was saved at
the point of pistols by officers whom
he tried to shoot.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
Money to Lend.

T OANS negotiated on mortgage of
la real estate at Z per cent in sums of
81 900 and over, and 8 per cent on less
but no commissions charged. No loans
less than $500. Loans made only to one
third value Of improved farms.
E JAYNES & SHELOR,
Waihalla, S. G.
October ], 1908. 1862
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11

Sir Frederick Treves, the famous
English surgeon, who has just retired,
established record in performing
1000 consecutive operations for
appendicitis without death.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11

In Grayson county, Virginia, Ira
Halsey shot and killed his brother,
Dick, in fight which was caused by
an old grudge.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11

w. A. Herren, of Finch, Ark, writes
81 wish to report that Foley's Kidney
Cure has cured terrible case of kidney
and bladder trouble that two doctors had
given up" Sold by j. w. Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11

Foley's Honey and Tar always stops
tho cough and heals the lungs. Refuse
substitutes. Sold by j. w. Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
TO STOCK RAISERS.

NJ ED, the Morgan and Black Hawk
IN Bay Stallion, will stand at my
stables, near Westminster. Service guar
anteed. Fee $40. His weight is 1000
pounds. r. H. SMITHSON,
80 A Westminster, S. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11

Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and
colds; reliable, tried and tested, safe and
sure. Sold by j. w. Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty. yigoY
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-09
He Thought Too Much.

An Indian servant never answers
back when rebuked, but enters on Il
vigorous conversation with himself, in
the course of which the faults of his
master are carefully rehearsed. In
Behind the Bungalow" the author de-
clares that the hamal, OF house servant,
could be endured If only he would not
try to think. 1t 10 in vain to impress
upon him that he Is engaged to obey
orders, and that his employer prefers
to do the thinking himself.
Now and then he sets his intellect in
operation, and the consequences are APP
palling 1t was our hamars duty to
I'LL the filter, and at the time when the
water was very bad orders were given
that 1t should be boiled before being FL
| tered.
One day my wife saw the hamal il
the act Of filling the filter, and it oc
Cured to her to warn him to let tn,
water cool first, lest he crack the filter
"Oh, yes" said he, II thought Of that
After boiling the water, / cool it dow
by mixing an equal quantity Of coll
water with it. and then put it into tn
filter"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-09

tory is of such a nature that it &C.
toms Of the different tribes. Those who
favor tilling of the soil find an abund-
ant amount of land suited to this pur-
pose, and the hunter need not wander
far in order to replenish his gamebag.
Though the buffalo has been exter-
minated, there is no want Of other
large or small game. The black bear
still prowls about the dense forests,
while the catamount-a kind of noun
tain lion-lies in readiness upon the
limbs Of trees to leap upon his prey.
Deer are so plentiful that even the
''would-be hunter can readily procure
a doe, if not the male with its majestic
antlers. Turkeys, prairie chickens, and
Quails are SO numerous that they are
! easily caught In coop-traps. They are
generally sold alive to the white popu-
| lation "for a song" All classes Of the
\ finny family abound everywhere.
Portions Of the Territory are very
mountainous and afford no opportunity
for farming. The eastern portion con-
tains part Of the Boston Mountains,
while the southeastern and southern
sections also have very extensive
mountain ranges. The mountains are
rich in different ores, such as iron,
zinc, copper, platinum, etc. The only
asphalt mines to be found In the Uni
ted States are in the Indian Territory.
A number Of syndicates have persist
emily endeavored to gain control OF
them, but the government has "set Its
foot down" on all propositions and
shows no favor to capital. These mines
are operated by private companies un
der the control Of the government
Coal, semi-anthracite. variety, Ii
mined in great abundance.
} The timber is semi-tropical and OF
4 many varieties. The wooded regions
1 primarily the flint districts, are inhab
8 tied by many poisonous insects AM
4 amphibious animals. Rattlesnakes ar
= SO numerous that the Indians pay lii
:, tie or no attention to them. Abou
t fifty species of lizards are representa-
8 in the Territory, ranging in size fror
v one to ten inches, some having venom
8 Gus teeth. Scorpions cause very 81
rious wounds. although their sting
n seldom fatal. Tarantulas and cent
y pedes attain an enormous size; spec
O mems of the centipede have been foun
q which were ten inches long, each We
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-09

bands prior to the war. and after being
liberated through acts of the Indian
councils, they were adopted by the re-
spective tribes as members of the
bands and now share in their lands
and annuities, being called freed
men,"
The 100000 non-citizens also embrace
Indians by blood, who through some
cause have forfeited their rights. They
may have defaulted in their citizenship
by not moving to the Indian Territory
when the treaty was ratified by the
tribe, or by removing after once having
established a home therein, or by re-
moving too late to the abode Of their
fellow red men. The remainder Of the
100000 people are whites" and ne
groes, who are squatt;ng On lands with
out a title. All houses and places of
business were erected on lands and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-09
The Indian Territory and Its People

nous crops. Apples, pears peaches
apricots and all varieties OF Oeffle" 'A'
stupendously productive.
The agricultural inclinatlons OIL .ne
Indian have hitherto been but siisN''
The "whites'' from the adJolhlhs
States. however, have aspired 10 own
some of these fertile fields; Dut see1ns
that their aspirations were tutl:e' 'ne'
leased land at a ridiculously low ns-
ure, This practice had been regular
custom for more than twenty years.
when the government finally tooh
charge Of this matter and maze up
schedule Of stipulated rental-rees per
acre. The government now draws up
the lease contracts and sees to 1t thae
the Indian receives due remuneration
for the use of his lands.
All this may lead the reader TO ask
"Who are the inhabitants Of the In
dian Territory" The owners IN COM
mon are a heterogeneous mass OF hui
manity-Indians, negroes and "Whltes'
aggregating about $1,000 souls. An
additional 100000 make their homes
within the limits Of the Territory
without a title to the land upon which
they live and without voice in the
government by which they are con
trolled. For the administration OF
public affairs no uniform system OF
government and no code Of laws now
exists. The owners, as has been said
are Indians. "whites." and negroes
The latter were slaves Of the ditferen
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-09

lots, the owner thereof having no title
whatever to the estate save his good
faith that he might at some future time
be able to secure the land from the
tribe and obtain clear title. Thus
towns Of 5000 inhabitants have sprung
up. But these towns have no munich
pal government, no municipal water
supply, police or fire protection. Order
is maintained by United States mar
shais and courts only.
The entire landed estate embraces
over 100000 acres, territory nearly
equal in extent to the State of Indiana.
Five tribes are the sole owners and
heirs. For three score years they have
been termed The Five Civilized
Tribes" because they have long since
given up their wild and savage WAYS
and have adopted the white mans ems
toms and habits.
The northeastern part of the Terri.
| tory Is occupied by the Cherokee +r,ho
or Indians; the northwestern portion
by the Creeks or Muskogee Indians
The Choctaws will inherit the south.
eastern division, while the Chickasavs
claim the land directly west Of tbc
ChoctaWs claim. The central western
portion Is the Seminole Indians, cIoin7
being the smallest domain of the five
The Cherokees are the largest nation
ana prior to the removal to their nres
ent abode dwelt in North Carolina an
adjacent States. The government hal
long been negotiating, with these In
d'ans' and in the year 1885 succnodof
IN having treaty ratified by the trihe
according to which they were to cod
all claims to land east of the Arissis
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-09

gave little attention to dress or to her.
sonal appearance, although his face
was unusually handsome. A stSry Ia
told OF young man who had recently
removed to Richmond. This newcomer
saw IN the market q rusty-lookinR Old
man making his way through the en-
trance, and, walking up to him, abrutlv
asked him If he would not like to make
a quarter by carrying a turkey home
for MIN. The old man quietly took the
turkey and walked behind the newly
arrived citizen without word until tho
latter had reached his own gate,
"Catch? said the young man, tossing
quarter to his hireling.
Inc Old man caught the ninepence
and as he turned to walk away q gem
ueman passing by bowed deferentiallv
to him.
Who is that shabby old fellow p,
asked the turkey buyer.
The Chief Justice of the T7n,+od
States" was the reply.
'Impossible!" stammered tho h1,,r
derer. "Why did he bring the tnrlor
why" A NeS
10 teach you lesson in good broad
ing, interrupted the gentleman, "a,
willglyethe money away before ha cot,
lohe, put have no doubt he Is entoy
ing the joke you have so condescenG
lnsly given him."-Lippincott's Maya
zine N""sa