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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
Conscience Won at Last.

East Orange, N. j., August O.
The heirs of E. b. Gonzales, who
about thirty years ago conducted a
large grocery business in East
Orange, have just received a check
from conscience-stricken woman
who says she has not enjoyed a
night of sound sleep since she ran
up the bill for groceries twenty
seven years ago and decamped with
out paying it. Mr.. Gonzales died
suddenly in 1877 and had many
accounts outstanding on his books,
with the result that his heirs did not
realize much on them, and this
debtor skipped out with the rest and
went to live in Englewood. Mrs.
Gonzales moved to Illinois. AS the
years wore on the thirty-dollar debt
haunted the woman, and she became
prey to dull and morbid fancies
she suffered for years, and was
afflicted with insomnia, and at
last she consulted lawyer
the lawyer consulted the Gonzales
heirs, who had meanwhile returned
to East Orange; a check was handed
over, receipt given and the con-
science.stricken one slept soundly
until 10 O'clock the next day.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
Pursuit Of the Appendix.

Dr. John Henry Carsten's argu-
ment to the State Medical Society
against the indiscriminate removal of
the vermiform appendix appears to
be irregular and unethical. We have
always been taught to believe that
vermiform appendices were what the
lawyers call ferae naturae-wild
things in which nobody can claim
property and which anybody is free
to take. The better the appen-
dix the better the operation,
and the more sport in the chase.
At this late day we cannot accept
DR.. Carsten's theory that healthy
appendix ought not to be removed
An appendix is an appendix, whether
healthy or not, and modern surgery
has definitely ascertained that the
function of the appendix is to be am.
putated. That is its place in the
economy of man, and for countless
ages nature has directed her efforts,
in the process of evolution, to the
beneficent work of producing a ver-
inform appendix that could be easily
separated from the patient together
with $3.50. She has succeeded, and
when DR.. Carsten advises that the
appendix be left alone to wither and
flap like the last leaf on the tree, it
strikes us that he is oounseling the
surgeons to violate the ordinances of
nature.
If Carsten would content himself
with an imitation of the fish and
game laws, closed season for the
appendix, the suggestion might be
worthy of serious consideration
Perhaps it might be better for every
body if no appendices were taken,
say, between the 1st of July and the
1st of October, and none less than
four years old and not more than
twenty-five by any one surgeon in a
season unless the taking of the ap.
pendix were absolutely necessary for
feeding the doctors family. This
would bea reasonable regulation, and
it would tend to eliminate the mere
pot hunter, who slashes recklessly
and has tendency to remove more
appendices than his bank account
really requires.
However, the details of the closed
season can be worked out later. We
have no desire to usurp any of the
medical society's functions but it is
none too soon to protest against the
pernicious doctrine that man has 9
right to keep his vermiform appendix
merely because it is healthy, Or that
he has any property rights whatever
in his appendix. The time has not
yet come to beat the scalpels into
plowshares and the forceps into
pruning hooks.--Detroit Free Press
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
Trees Given Away ay the t.oysrnmsn..

The Department of Agriculture is
busily engaged in giving away trees,
distributing young seedlings broad
cast all over the country.
According to the New York Her
aid, especial attention is being paid to
nut trees, with view to encourag-
ing the cultivation of improved varie-
ties of the pecan, the Persian walnut,
certain other kinds of valuable wal.
nuts from Japan and the hazel nut.
AS for the last-named nut otherwise
known as the filbert) which does not
seem to be fully appreciated in this
country, though greatly priced in
Europe, no grated seedlings are yet
ready for distribution, though they
are being propagated.
Uncle Sam employs the services of
half dozen agricultural explorers"
as they are called, whose business it
is to ransaok every corner of the
world for whatever seems desirable
in the way of new or valuable plants.
The same man who secured the Jor-
dan almond, notwithstanding the OBJ
stacles thrown in his way by Spanish
growers, sent over, not long ago, "bud
wood" of some wonderful Persian
walnut, which are six times the size
OF ordinary ones and deliciously
favored. The wood has been used
for gratis on common walnut seed
lings, and already some thousands of
the grated trees are on hand.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
One ouestion--and it's Fair One -

my friends, look around your doors
What are you doing to aid the poo,
mans child, who is a violet bed in
the ragweeds of neglect, in rural
school districts? When we are hav.
ing compulsory education for chill.
dren, why not have compulsory laws
for teachers? Oconee, needs two
teachers in each district.
find that the teachers should
teach the children to be clean in the
school room. No minister should be
allowed to teach who breaches on
Sunday. The school house should
not be used regularly as house of
worship.
Teachers should take teachers
journals and carry papers to the
school for the children to read.
Teachers should ask the trustees to
secure for the pupils and teachers to
read: Arnold's "Way Marks for
Teachers" Beers "Talk with Pupils -
Burrage "School Sanitation and
Decoration" Froebell's Works,
Whites "Elements of Pedagogy"
Woodhull's Home made Apparatus.
A meeting of the trustees of Oco-
nee would be wise movement.
The people are complaining that
the Superintendent of Education
does not visit the schools. We ask
that the Superintendent of Eduoa-
tion close his office the days the
0. R. S. 1. A. meets, and that he
encourage the people to attend these
meetings, for they are helpful to
them.
l thank the people for kindness
shown me while out on this trip, and
hope great good can be done to our
schools.
Faithfully, remain sincere for
the betterment of Oconee's schools.
Marye r. Shelor.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
Convicted OF Murder.

Eastman, Ga, August 4.-Robert
ID. Cawthorn was to-day found
guilty of murder In the first degree,
on the charge of having poisoned r
ID. Tucker, some weeks ago. Tucker
was a prosperous farmer and Cav.
thorn a farm hand on the place.
The evidence went to show that
Cawthorn and Mrs. Tucker became
infatuated with each other, that
Tucker became suspicious, and that
Cawthorn administered poison to
Tucker in drink of brandy for the
purpose of getting rid of him, so
that be might marry Mrs. Tucker
Tucker had taken Cawthorn into
his house and befriended him in q
number of ways. There was also
evidence to the effect that second
person, of the name of Horn, had
died from the effects of poison in
brandy intended to be drunk by
Tucker.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
Condition Of the Cotton Crop.

Wash. ,gton, August 4.-The
weather bureaus weekly summary
of crop conditions says
"The improvement in cotton con-
tinues generally throughout the
cotton belt. 1t is fruiting well, al
though too rank growth in portions
of the central and western districts
and shedding on sandy lands in the
Carolinas are reported. Rains have
been detrimental in the central and
southwestern portious of the cotton
area in Texas, but have been benefi-
cial in the northern portion, while
the boil weevil appears to be more
destructive in a few of the south
western counties. Clear, warm
weather is needed in Louisiana and
Texas. The crop continues late.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
Deasness Cannot b, Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con.
dition of the mucous lining of the eusta-
chian tube. When this tube gets infiamed
you have rumbhng sound or Imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can 6e taken out ami this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine
cases out of ten are caused by oatarrh,
which Is nothing but an inflamed condi-
ton OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any an case OF deafness Caused by catarrh)
Enae cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Proprietors,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c. Halls Family
Pills are the best.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
wALHAa.l.A. soUrH oARoLiSA., AUG. IL, 1908.

the ignorant class, and he always
spoke Of them as "God's lambs.p He
quoted scripture with great freedom
to maintain his position. 1t does
not appear that his sect has any
footing now in North Carolina.
There is q small community of aholy"
people on Harker's Island, half a
dozen miles east of Beaufort, whore
about o dozen families form what
may be termed q congregation, The
Lynchites held property in common,
and this is said TO be the case with
this island congregation, but it is
further said they do not carry out
the free-love idea.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
A Physician Healed.

DR.. George Ewing, praoticing physi.
clan of Smiths Grove, KY, for over
thirty years, writes his personal expert
ence with Foley's Kidney Cure "For
years had been greatly bothered with
kidney and bladder trouble and enlarged
PROSTATE gland. 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. l prescribe
it now daily in my practice and heartily
recommend its use to all physicians for
such troubles. 1 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, 1903-08-12

That's the personal question a woman
asks herself when she reads of the cures
of womanly diseases by the use of DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
Why shouldn't 1t cure herr
Is 1t a complicated casef Thousands
of such cases have been cured by VIA
vorite Prescription" Is it a condition
which local docto1s have declared in
curabler Among the hundreds of thou
sands of sick women cured by the use of
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription there
are great many who were pronounced
incurable by local doctors. Wonders
have been worked by vFavorite Pre-
scription" in the cure of irregularity,
weakening drains, inflammation, ulcera-
ton and female weakness. 1t always
helps. 1t almost always cures.
eThree years ago." writes Mrs. John Graham,
of aoI8 Plumb street, (Rrankford) philadelphia,
Pa, NI had very bad attack Of dropsy which
back At times was so bad that did not know
wb to do With myself. My children advised
m. take your Ravorite Prescription, but
had been taking so much medicine from the doc
tor that was discouraged with everything. I
came to Philadelphia two years ago, and pick
ing up one Of your little books one day began to
read what your medicine had done for others. 1
ties, and to-day am a strong, we'll woman,
weighing I6a poundB. Have gained 20 pounds
since started to use 'Pavorite Prescription
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
complexion aud sweeten the breath.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
Condition Of ooones's Public Schools.

Tugaloo, July 5.-To the Parents
and Trustees of the Oconee Schools
When l received my appointment ]
went to the County Board of Educa.
tion to make out my program. !
asked the County Superintendent to
officially advise the trustees of the
meeting in each district and put a
card in the papers about the work.
As the Southern Board Of Eduoa-
ton wishes me to give them a true
statement of the condition Of the
Oconee schools, | had the teachers
and trustees of the different districts
to write description of the schools
/ visited. A sketch of the schools
will appear later.
If my work was failure it was
not my fault, as l found that the
trustees had not been advised of it.
l never did work as hard. The long
drives were alone hard. In COM
pany with my little brother, from
July 9th to the 25th, travelled over
the county above the Southern Rail
way. l found the people very much
interested, and now is the time to
work. gave out circulars sent out
by the Youths Companion and
Southern Education Board.
l found the buildings we'll venti-
lated, but the sun comes pouring in
the windows. This should be cor
rected, if not the children's eyes will
be ruined. Comfortable desks are
needed. The teachers do not watch
close enough the child's grammar
and manners. They should teach
this as we'll as text books. Parents
complained that teachers do not
teach spelling and arithmetic as they
should. In fact, I heard at all dis
tricts complaints of teachers. The
rural people are tired of poor teach
ers. One trustee said before he
would permit the "girl" teachers to
teach his school he would close the
doors, as he had rather let his child
grow up in ignorance than have q
wrong beginning of an education.
Several trustees have asked that the
Legislature take this matter in hand
and try to remedy its evil. Why
not have teachers who have taken a
course in the management of schools,
etc.? Look at Walhalla, Seneca and
Newry schools! | found that the
most prosperous schools in Oconee
were taught by college graduates.
A trustee said eff the summer
schools continue to take children
and turn teachers out of them, when
they cannot enter the seventh grade
of our graded schools, we should call
ii the 'Oconee Kindergarten for the
best advantages these teachers have
had was at the summer schools. If
the summer schools are 80 helpful to
teachers, why don't all attend %
What Oconee needs is compulsory
education, for there are plenty of
children in the country who are not
in school. When the great mission
ary came back to Oconee and told of
thousands of children in the Dark
Cont inent who did not know God or
could not read, we were moved and
our pockets we're moved. To-day,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
VIM. j. STRIBLING'S
MERCHANT MILLS
Yl([DlrItGNB.

NOTICE is hereby given that a petit
IN tion has been filed in the Court of
Common Pleas for Oconee county for an
order requiring Hon. D. A. Smith, as
Judge of Probate for Oconee county, to
act as Guardian of the estates of Gus
Brownlee Smithson, Samuel Baker
Smithson, Mary Smithson and Annie
Smithson, minors. The estates consist
of one-sevenths interest each in
life insurance policy issued by the
Family Protective Union, of Boston,
Massachusetts,, on the life of the late
w. George Smithson for one thousand
dollars, and one-ninth interest each in
the real and personal estate of their
father, the late w. George Smithson,
valued at fifteen to eighteen hundred
dollars; that no fit, competent and re-
sponsibl} person can be found who is
willing 70 assume the guardianship of
the estates OF said minors.
FLORENCE s. SMITHSON, Petitioner.
Dated June 10th, 1908. 3O-3I
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
Col. J. L. Orr on Colton.

The Tradesman sought the highest
mill authority for an expression of
views, and it called special attention
to the following letter from Col.
Orr:
In reply to yous of the Goth inst,
think past experience of the mills
indicates that those on coarser num-
bers of yarn and goods have not
made money when cotton cost them
above 9 cents for the last ten years.
In the fine counts the experience has
been different, and most mills on this
class of work have prospered even
when the staple was considerably
higher than that figure. The
farmer is much better off when he
can sell his cotton on a basis of II,
Notwithstanding the temptation to
put everything in cotton" The
South has maintained its supremacy
in the markets of the world solely by
reason of it's ability to raise cheap
cotton. Should the price 90 per-
5manently to II cents, India, Egypt
and Africa would go into the business
very largely-and instead of the
South raising and getting The money
for 70 per cent of the cotton of the
world she would probably grow 40
per cent of it, exchange would be
sadly missed, not only by us, but by
the whole of the country. The
exceeding fluctuations are most
harmful 10 farmers and manufac-
lures alike, and think if the price
could be maintained between and 8
cents at all times it would be most
beneficial to all interests of the South
for these violent fluctuations bene-
fit no one but the spectators. The
farmers having always disposed of
their holdings before the markets
can be cornered, they are not benc-
fitted, the manufacturing interests
cannot run fully and pay such prices !;
the employees are thrown out of
work. and everything is disorganized,
for the sole benefit of few manipu.
lators of the market.
Yours truly, James l.. Orr.
.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
Successful Negro Farmer.

Albany, Ga, August 3.-The first
bale of the new cotton crop of
Georgia to be marketed here was
sold this morning by Deal L. johnson,
negro farmer, for fifteen cents a
pound. The bale weighed 363
pounds and was classed as fully mid
ding. 1t was shipped to Savannah,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
Telephone Girl Gets "Busy."

A Kentucky woman has discovered
new use for the telephone. Wish
ing to visit neighbor, she pulled
the baby's crib up in front of the
telephone, opened the receiver and
told central if the baby began to cry
to call her up at the neighbours
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12

convincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
der are out Of order.
What to DO.
There Is comfort In the knowledge 90
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish In curing rheumatism, pain In the
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
OF the urinary passage. II conects inability
TO hold water and scalding pain In passing
1t, or bad effects following use of LIQUOR.
wine or beer, and overcomes that UNPLEASANT
necessity Of being compelled TO 20 often
during the day, and to get UP many times
during the night. The mild and the eztra-'
ordinary effect Of Swamp.Root Is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for It's won
derful cures OF the most distressing cases.
you need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold BY druggists In 500. and$l sizes.
You may have a sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery EvfT.
and a book that tells a3EI| a
more about II, both sent II r.
absolutely free bymail sassls ~ ls.E9geII e
address DR.. Kilmer & Home Of fiNemn Roo, 4
CO.. Binghamton, M When writing men.
lion reading this genet "a offer In this paper
Don't make any mistake, but remem.
ber the name-Swamp-Root- Kill
mer's Swamp-Root, and the address,.
Binghamton, N. Y.--on every bottle,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12

hundred years old. / was at his
home, South Mount, near Camden"
Turning to a grandchild, Mr.. Me-
Elwee said, "It's nine O'Clock; hand
me my Bible" He read a short
chapter,a a hymn was sung, and he
concluded that simple family wor-
ship with most impressive prayer.
1 bade the venerable gentlemen
goodnight with feeling of graft.
tude for q rich entertainment.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12

The man who spends his time tell
ing others how to succeed and blam-
ing them when they fall short of
success, but never makes any success
himself, that man has a weak spirit
in him. But the man who never
blames his own failure on the OBJ.
stacles between him and his good,
but still removes all the obstacles he
can find from the pathway of others,
that man has a great soul in him.
circumstances and environments do
more for some than for others, but
there seems to be no task more un-
edifYing and useless than blaming
circumstances with our failures. If
there is enough force In your own
soul it will bring things to pass.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers

Foley's Honey and Tar affords imme-
diate relief to asthma sufferers in the
worst stages and if taken in time will
effect cure. For sale by ]. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12

Asked why he left hell out of
recent sermon, Brother Diokey re-
piled:
"Ever'thing to his season. Whilst
l was preachin' dat sermon de
thermometer wuz in de nineties, en-
hell spoke fer itself!"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12

Ernie: "Is Mabel really such a
crank on the subject of microbes p''
Emily: 81 should say so. Why,
she wont let man kiss her unless
he's had his mustache sterilized."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12

Foley's Kidney Cure is a medicine
free from poisons and will cure any case
OF kidney disease that is not beyond the
reach of medicine. For sale hy j. w Rall (
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12

Many persons in this community are
suffering from kidney complaint who
could avoid fatal results by using Foley's
Kidney Cure. For sale by j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12

sediment or set
tling indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; II It stains
your linen II Is
evidence of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass II or pain in
the back Is also
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12

THE COURIER and the Atlanta Consti.
tuition and the Home and Farm one year
for the sum of %,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
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 OF
bladder. For sale by j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12

GA. - rs @ REA.
Bears the HIhs Kind you Haze Always Bought
A'1a'''' q &1&Agzzsx
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know IL.

How 10 Find Out.
FIJI bottle or common glass with your
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19
Lucky Sarah Amelia,

from numerous applicants the Car
DIN town council has selected Sarah
Amelia Roberts, a domestic servant
as The recipient of then Butte maria o..
doWry. The fund for this dowry wes
left by the then marquis of Butte in
1897 to commemorate his silver we'd.
DING, and consists of $1,000, the wear.
~ proceeds of which are to be given to
some poor girl or girls unable RI GOT
married for the lack of money. The
recipient, who was left an orphan in
INFANCY, will, after her marriage at.
tend the town hall with her husband
TO be reminded by the MAYOR Of rho
origin of the dowry, and in accordance
with the terms of the gift the MAYOR
VIII read to them the first eleven
verses of the second chapter of the
Gospel of st. John, descriptive If tho
marriage feast at Cana. where water
was ~miraculously turned into vino
Inc dowry, about $40, will then ha
handed to the bride.-London Cbrori,
Gle.