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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-18


tons between the garrison and the
French inhabitants when the roar Of
Aice's big mouthed pistol startled
them. Helm was slyly beating about
to make Hamilton lose sight of the
danger from Clark's direction. To O.
this he artfully magnified the insidious
work that might be done by the French
and their Indian friends should they
be driven to desperation by oppressive
or eXasperating action on the part of
the English.
Hamilton felt the dangerous uncer-
tainty upon which the situation rested,
but, like many another vigorously self
reliant man, he could not subordinate
his passions to the dictates of policy.
When Alice was conducted into his
presence he instantly swelled with
anger 1t was her father who had
struck him and escaped; it was she
who had carried off the rebel flag at
the moment of victory.
''Well, miss, to what do | owe the
honor of this visit" he demanded.
with a supercilious air, bending card
rude table.
Il have come, monsieur, to tell you
that | have hurt Captain Farnsworth.
He was about to kill Father Beret, and
| shot him. He is in our house and
well cared for. don't think his wound
is bad. And'--here she hesitated at
last and let her gaze fall-"so here
am" Then she lifted her eyes again
and made an inimitable French gesture
with her shoulders and arms. you
will do as you please, monsieur. l am
at your mercy"
Hamilton was astounded. Helm sat
staring phlegmatically. Meantime Bev-
erley entered the room and stopped. hat
in hand, behind Alice. He was flushed
and evidently excited. In fact. he had
heard of th, trouble with Farnsworth.
and. seeing Alice enter the door of
Hamiltons quarters he followed her
in, his heart stirred by no slight emo
ton. He met the governors glare and
PARTED it with one of equal haughti-
ness. The veins on his forehead swelled
and turned dark. He was in mood to
do whatever desperate act should sug-
gest itself.
When Hamilton fairly comprehendcd
the message so graphically presented by
Alice he rose from his seat by the fire
whats this you tell me-" he blurt-
ed you say you've shot Captain
Farnsworth?"
"Oui, monsieur"
He stared moment, then his fea-
lures beamed with hate
"And I'll have you shot for it, miss
as sure as you stand there in your silly
impudence ogling me so brazenlyw
He leaned toward her as he spoke
and sent with the words a shock of
coarse. passionate energy from which
she recoiled as if expecting blow to
follow it.
An irresistible impulse swept Bever
ley to Alice's side, and his attitude
was that of protector. Helm sprang
up.
A lieutenant came in and respectful
ly, with evident overhaste, reported
that Captain Farnsworth had been sho
and was at Roussillon place in care OF
the surgeon.
Take this girl into custody. Con
fine her and put a strong guard ovel
her."
In giving the order Hamilton jerket
his thumb contemptuously toward
Alice and at the same time gave Bev
erley a look of supreme defiance ant
hatred. When Helm began to speal
he turned fiercely upon him anC
stopped him with:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-18
CHAPTER MI.

n RAPlER THRUST.
~ EVERLEY'S absence was not
noticed by Hamilton until late
on the following day, and even
then he secuted Helms sug-
gestion that the young man was posi-
bly, carrying out his threat to disre-
gard his parole.
He would be quite justified In do
ing it. You know that very WELL" said
Helm, with laugh. and he's just the
man to undertake what is impossible,
OF course he'll get scalped for his
trouble, and that will cost you some
thing, I'm happy to say"
1T is a matter of small Importance"
Hamilton replied, "but I'll wager you
the next toddy that he's not at the
present moment half mile from this
spot He may be fool readily
grant that he is-but even fool is not
going to set out alone in this kind of
weather to go to where your rebel
friends are probably toasting their
shins by the fire of green logs and half
starving over yonder on the Missis-
sippi."
Joking aside, you are doubtless
right. Beverley is hot headed, and If
he could he'd get even with you quick
enough, but he hasn't left Vincennes
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-18
Sleighs

| have just received my
winter stock Of Sleighs and
am going to sell at the same
price as last year, although
everything has gone up in
price as everyone knows. |
have a carload of Cortland
Cart and Buggy Sleighs which
are the best sleigh built for the
money. | also have some
very good sleighs for less
money. My stock of Buggies
and Carriages is complete /;
also a fine line of Work
Wagons. Call and see for
yourself and get prices that
are right at
E.H.THOT1AS
Middlebury, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-18

O be Continued.)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02
Twenty Years Of Railroad Building.

The Manufacturers Record is
authority for the statement that the
South invested in railroad building
from 1880 to 1901, 81, 100000 900,
making an increase in 20 years of
1862 per cent.
The summary is epitomized as
follows:
1S6O-South had 9,897 miles.
New England and middle States
had 9,510 miles.
1850 to 1860 the South expended
$22O,OoO,O0O in the extension of
railroads-great bulk being local
capital.
1860-South had one railroad mile
to every 700 whites.
All others sections had one railroad
mile to every 1000 whites.
1SSO--Total mileage in the Sonth
2O,612.
Total mileage in rest of country
1854.
19Ol-Total mileage in the South
54,124.
Total mileage in rest of country
144, 1858.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02
Award Of New Normal Scholarship.

John S. Harris. of Townville, has been
awarded the new normal scholarship in
the South Carolina College for this
county. This scholarship exempts from
tuition and other fees, amounting to $5s,
and also pays $40 in money towards
living expenses. The scholarship is for
one year with the chance of one or two
more years, if desired, according to the
following regulation:
"After the first year the incumbent
may be re-appointed, provided that, in
the Judgment of the faculty, his aptness
to teach, his progress in study, and his
general character, indicate that he ia a
suitable person to fulfill the purpose of
the scholarship as provided for by the
General Assembly,"
The purpose is to help worthy
young men to fit themselves better for
teachers. The course of study is
arranged with view to the needs and
the work of the country schools, and is
an evolution of the summer school idea
nine months instead of one months
course is the school subjects and with
the school books. This short course in
the essentials Ito be followed by higher
instruction of those who remain for
second Year,, is new development of
the normal department of the South
Carolina College, and is probably the most
practical and distinctive teachers course
offered by any college or normal school
in the South.
Special attention is given to the
methods of teaching the different
subjects, and thus the matter of each
subject is mastered as in no other way.
The students will take turns in teaching
before the instructors and will be
criticized and aided to better methods,
and better understanding (the basis of
all metbod) The subjects which will be
thus studied and Taught and studied
again, and the instructors, are: English
grammar. DR.. f. S. Joynes; English
composition and literature, DR.. G. A.
Wauchope; history and geography of
South Carolina and the United States,
Prof. r. Means Davis; oral reading, Prof.
r. Means Davis; arithmetic, algebra,
geometry, Prof. Patterson Wardlaw;
elementary physics and physiography,
Instructor Carson; nature study, Prof.
A. G. Moore; free hand drawing, In
structor Carson; special pedagogy, Prof.
Patterson Wardlaw. An effort will be
made to add instruction in sight singing.
BY an act of the Legislature no tuition
or other fee is charged to any teacher
pursuing special teachers course in
the South Carolina College. Hence this
attractive course is within easy reach of
teachers other than the scholarship
holders. Women teachers, who are con-
spicuous in every teachers gathering
and who, in professional enthusiasm and
ambition have set pace for the men to
follow, will doubtless avail themselves
of this opportunity. The course is
similar to that of the old Winthrop
Training School in Columbia
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02
GAS TORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the N u@z-
Signature of C%a<SRLzfZ<M
1t viii Not Be Abandoned.

Charleston, August 22.-There was o
report current In shipping circles here
to-day to the effect that the United
Fruit Company would abandon its busi-
ness in this city because of tho recent
destruction of It's plantations in Jamaica.
w. E. Yhille, the local agent of the
company, was not in the city, but j. G.
Wallace, OF the United Fruit Company's
office, vigorously denied therumor. Mr..
Wallace declared that the Charleston
business of the fruit company has
proven to be large, ever increasing and
profitable. He said that the company
would for the time being discontinue the
importation of fruits here, but that the
Office would be maintained as dis.
tributing point, orders being filled from
the importations made at Mobile sud
New Orleans. Mr.. Wallace declared
that as soon as the banana plantations of
Jamaica could be restored to produc-
tiveness that direct importation would
be resumed here.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02
oA 9T q ERE "a.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
S's'a'''' Of MlNzlzzx
What Whiskey Makes Of a Mother.

Can a mother forget her children
Yes, when she is addicted to the
awful habit of strong drink. Poverty
cannot make her forget. Suffering
cannot, but strong drink can. The
following true story is calculated to
make the blood curdle: A woman
in Manchester, N. H., has six chill
dren-the oldest eleven years old,
the youngest six weeks. In the po-
lice court she pleaded guilty to the
charge of drunkenness, but asked the
court to suspend sentence because of
helpless children, agreeing to leave
the place and live with certain rela-
tives in the country. When she was
released, instead of going to her
children, who were then suffering
from hunger, she went back to the
saloon and got drunk again. The
eldest child went to the police sta
ton to look for her, which gave the
officials the intimation that she had
not returned to her family. The
boy added that the children were en-
tirely without food and crying from
hunger. The officials took care of
the children, while the mother was
again taken into custody.
1t is no new thing for a man to
become brutal and turn against his
family, or neglect and starve them,
but here is case where the moth
erly instinct yields itself to the curse
of strong drink. Rum can make a
mother forget her child. Rum can
do what the most vicious and profit
gate child itself cannot do. The
child may be bad, may abuse it's
mother, and bring her head in un-
speakable sorrow to the grave, but
the mother will not forget or turn
against her child. Rum can do it..
Rum can destroy the maternal pas
sion. Rum can make her hopelessly
Indifferent to her offspring. o, rum,
great is thy power! Surely Satan
has no agency so effective for de-
stroying all that is good and true in
human life.-New Voice.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02
BOOKER 7. WASHINGTON EFT. AL.
Dine Like White Folks at Hamlet, N, c.
Vigorous Protests Made.

Charlotte, N. O., August 3D.
There was much discussion in Char
lotte to-day, especially among travel
ing men, over the fact that Booker
T. Washington and delegation of
40 or so other colored men were
guests of the Seabord Air Line
Hotel, at Hamlet, yesterday, says
the Chronicle. According to the
story Washington and his friends,
who we're travelling in Pullman cars
from Nashville, Tenn, to Washing
ton, d. O., reached Hamlet few
minutes before noon and walked into
the dining room where they were
served with late breakfast. The
manager of the hotel had been
notified of the arrival of the party
and the negroes were served in the
same dining room and in the same
manner as the white men and ladies
who stop there, though no white
people were in the dining room at
the time.
The Seaboard Air Line Hotel is
conducted by Gresham 81 Jamison,
who are well and favorably known
to the travelling public. The mana
gers explained that, had Booker
Washington and his party arrived at
the regular meal hour, they would
not have been served in the dining
room, but separate room would
have been prepared for their accom-
mediation. AS there were no white
people to eat it was thought useless
to 60 to the trouble to arrange ano-
ther room while the regular dining
room was unoccupied.
The travelling men who have been
heard to express an opinion on the
matter are not at all pleased that the
negroes should have been served in
the same room where white guests
are entertained every day. 1t is
considered especially unfortunate
that it should have been done lust
at this time, when there is 80 much
discussion of the race question all
over the country. One travelling
man said, in speaking of the matter
eff Booker Washington and his
friends can receive the service that
is accorded white people at North
Carolina eating house, what is to
hinder any other party of negroes
that may be travelling to demand the
same treatment ?"
The concensus of opinion appears
to be that the managers of the hotel
should have closed up and made it
convenient to be away when Booker
Washington and his friends arrived.
A Charlotte hotel man informed a
Chronicle reporter this afternoon
that Gresham & Jamison were re-
quired by the Seaboard Air Line
Railway, from whom the hotel is
leased, to serve the negro guests.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02
Cheese Factories.

Cheese factories are growing in the
Piedmont. The Georges Creek factory,
in Pickens county, which is furnishing
a splendid article of cheese, is doing an
excellent business already. E. e. Perry
is the president and he sells the product
regularly in Greenville.
A company has been organized by the
farmers of Brushy Creek, Anderson
county, and another by the farmers of
Cedar Rock, Pickens county, for the
manufacture of cheese, and this new in
dustry is finding favor among the farm
ers. New cheese is n luxury that is des-
tined to become popular in our towns
and cities, and will take the place OF
meat with housekeepers who object to
tough steak for breakfast. .--Greenvill
MOuntaineer
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02
Mother
Lost Reason After
LaGrippe.
Daughter Had FREE
quent Spasms.
DIR. Miles Nervine Cured
Them Both.

DR.. Miles Nervine is specific for nervous
disorders. 1t removes the cause and effects
speedy and permanent cure.
IL feel 1t is my duty to let you know that
your medicines have cured my little girl of
nine, of spasms She commenced having them
at the age of three. Our family doctor said
she would outgrow them but she did not.
We took her to another physician who said
her trouble was epilep.ic fits in a mild form.
He did her no good either She was so
nervous she could hardly walk AS / had
already used DIR. Miles Nervine and found
it good remedy for myself / commenced
bottles of the Nervine and one of the Blood
Purifier. That was over two years ago and
she has not had an attack since we COM
menced the treatment. She Is no longer
troubled with nervousness and we consider
her permanently cured. l enclose her pic
ture. My mother-in law lost her reason and
was insane for three months from the effects
of LaGTippe. Six bottles ct DIR. Miles Ner-
vine cured her. My sister has also taken 1t
for sick headache with good results. We all
thank you very much for your good medi-
cines and kind advice. l don't think there
is any other medicine half so good. send
my daughters photograph so that you may
see what a sweet little girl lives out in
Arkansas."- MRS. HANNAH BARKETr,
Springdale, Ark.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle
Dr. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DR.. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart, Ind.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02
q "A. - T Cd REA.
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature OF lr1AzzzzM
Tobacco Growers Against Trust.

Raleigh, August 28.-The action
of the State convention of the
farmers who grow tobacco, held at
Rocky Mount, which took strong
ground against the tobacco trust, is
very heartily commended by the
growers in all parts of the State,
and assurances of full sympathy and
cooperation are coming in from
South Carolina and Virginia, while
it is said that Tennessee and Ken
tucky are also in sympathy.
The convention has declared in
favor of system of local stock com
panies to buy, store and manufacture
tobacco, while the latter is below the
cost of production, the purpose be-
ing to establish these in every to-
bacco growing section 40 as to en-
able the home people to control the
situation.
1t is the plan to put the price of
shares of stock in these corporations
at only 50, so as TO give even the
smallest farmers an opportunity to
become shareholders.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02
Harmony Grove to Change Name.

Harmony Grove, Ga, August 22.-At
a meeting of the board of trade last night
a committee Of twenty-five citizens was
appointed to select new name for our
city. The committee met yesterday
evening and several names were submit
ted. A vote was taken and Commerce
was selected as the name to be submit
ted to the postal, telegraph and railroad
authorities. This will be done at once
and if the new name is accepted by these
this hustling little city will evolute from
Harmony Grove into Commerce. The
oitizens are practically unanimous as to
q change and tho new name is receiving
the hearty Endorsement of all.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02
j. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D.

the hoe, blistered hands, weary
backs and, in wet season, along and
weary battle. To-day the farmer
has his choice from great variety
of cultivators, either guided by
handles, the driver walking behind,
or made with wheels and seat, the
driver riding in comfort. Thus corn
and potatoes are ridged up and the
ground is kept clean and in good
condition. There are hand. cult
vators worked on the same principle
as the hand -seeders, and there is a
great variety of hoes, rakes and
ploughs for the cultivation of special
crops which have supplanted the old
hand tools on the great seed farms
and market gardens.
But it is when we come to the
harvest that we find the greatest
marvels in mechanical ingenuity.
Everyone is familiar with the mower,
the tedder and the horserake to save
the hay crop. TO these have been
added the hay y-gatherer and stacker,
drawn by horse power.
To harvest and to press a ton of
hay by hand requires thirty five and
a half hours of labor; with
modern machinery, eleven hours and
thirty-four minutes. The greatest
saving is in the cutting and the cur
ing of the crop which by hand
require eleven hours and by machi-
merry one hour aud thirty-nine
minutes.
But it is the harvesting of the two
great crops, wheat and corn, that the
greatest advance in agricultural me-
chanics has been made. Drawn by
horses, the self binder cuts an eight
foot swath across the field of ripened
wheat. But instead of leaving it
strewn behind as the mower does
the grass, it gathers it and
automatically binds it in bundles. Or,
if header be preferred, the heads of
the standing grain are taken off
cleanly and poured in stream
through a chute into the wagon
that is driven beside it. But even
more than these--the most spectacu-
lar scene of agricultural progress is
the combined harvester and thresher
which is used on the great grain
ranches in California. AS far as the
eye can reach stretches sea of
golden grain. 1t is glorious sight,
this immense plain of ripened wheat
the food of nation awaiting the
hand of the reaper. Where are the
harvesters who shall garner q crop so
largeP Measured by the methods
of small eastern farmers the problem
of saving such crop seems hardly
less than the emptying of the great
lakes with dipper. But the steam
harvester moves steadily forward
into it. On one side the grain falls
in great swath. 1t melts away be-
fore the majestic advance of the ma
chine. On the others side with the same
regularity drop sacks of grain ready
for the miller. The ranchman fol.
lowing with his team picks up suck
filled with threshed and winnowed
wheat from the very spot where but
five minutes before the wheat stalks
stood in the sunshine. In the broad
path between the standing grain and
the line of brown sacks has passed
one of the greatest triumphs Of
American machinery, the combined
harvester and thresher.-W Wold's
Work.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02
- - - s-'.s ~

4N, =. -. - - ~
The Texas section of the weather
bureau service on August 2Sth issued
atpap showing the boil wesyil dis.
trict of the Texas cotton belt.
Eighty-one counties are included,
and it is stated that "the pest is
doing great damage wherever pre-
sent"
AT special meeting of the direc-
tors of the Mexican Mining and Ex-s
ploration Company, held at The COM
|pany's offices in Washington reccntly
ex-senator John p. Jones, of Me-
vada, was elected President TO sue
ceed Gen. M. O. Butler, resigned.
The baby boy recently horn to
Mrs. GrovertC Cleveland at Bazzlrd's
Bay, Massachusetts,, has been christ
ened Francis Grover Cleveland, al
name selected by the other children,
after their father and mother.
The cotton trade in England is in
ss~orse state than for fifteen years
In consequence of the supply of cot
ton. Heavy demands are being
made on the benefit societies owing
to the large number of persons who
are idle.
David G. Williame, of Cambria,
F.. IN ~ q .
Wisconsin, aged SO, who was bitten
by a rat two weeks ago, died August
26 from blood poisoning, which re-
suited from the bite.
Standing upon the trap of the
gallows, his hands and feet manaclcd
and the Sheriff adjusting the black
cap, Sam Stiles, on i.ugust Goth was
vcspited for few days by Governor
Lanham. The negro was charged
with having murdered Doom Ed
wards at Cureo, Texas, because of
infatuation for his wife.
A. w. Wieters, president and
treasurer of the Consumers Ice
Company, of Charleston, and his
brother, r.. ID. Wieters, were se-
verely clubbed by dispensary con-
stables at the store of r.. ID. Wieters
at midnight Saturday night. The
constables went to the place of
Weiters to make raid and he
closed the door againt them. They
engaged in controversy with the
above results.
Steven Roth, of Chicago, has
divided half Of his wealth among
relatives in Norwich, Connecticut,
the gifts aggregating about a million
dollars. He is rs years of age, and
a sufferer from locomotnr ataxia.
Mr.. Roth said he desired to see to
what use his relatives would put the
money, and that it had been given
unconditionally.
Henry Frederick, who left New
York city on July I'd on the steamer
Deutschland for tour around the
world, with the hope of breaking
the record for the shortest time con-
sumed in circling the globe, returned
to New York August Goth on the
New York Central Railroad. Mr..
Frederick has been successful in his
endeavor, having made the circuit in
fifty-four days, seven hours and
twenty minutes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02
AT DRUG STORES.

Attorneys for the Farmers AL
lance Exchange, Messrs. Lyles &
McMahan and Hunt, Hunt & Hunter,
have given notice to the plaintiffs of
an appeal from the decision of Judge
Gary appointing J. Q. Marshall re-
ceiver for the exchange fund. The
attorneys for the plaintiff are notified
that the exceptions to the ruling will
be filed in thirty days.