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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-05

The Secretary of Agriculture says:
$500. 900 bu. of Macaroni wheat has
been harvested this year, but it will
not meet the demand for it. 1t yields
! to l more than other wheats and can
be grown with less rain fall. Maca-
roni made from this wheat is equal, If
not superior to the imported, so that
the success Of this, industry is as
sured."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
Has Received a Call.

Yorkville Enquirer, June 3: "Dur-
ing the service in the Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning, Rev.
w. g. Neville announced to his con-
gregation that he had received call
from church in Alabama. He said
he had no desire to leave his present
charge, and he had not committed
himself with regard to accepting
this call; but at the same time he
had decided to go to Alabama for the
purpose of looking over the field,
and consequently he would not fill
his pulpit as usual next Sunday.
During his residence in Yorkville
Mr.. Neville has become most posi-
tive and influential factor in all that
concerns the real good and we'll
being of the town and country sur
rounding, and if he should decide to
90 to Alabama the loss to Yorkville
will be severe. The Enquirer feels
that it represents strong sentiment
when it expresses the hope that
something can be done to prevent
Mr.. Neville from severing his con-
nectioh with the Yorkville Presbyte-
rian church"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
CIV. & j. c. BAUKNIGHT.

N. O., enclosing a stamp. If you
desire transportation over the other
systems address the general passen-
ger agent of each road, enclosing a
stamp. If you have no advertising
arrangements, however, with any of
the systems, send your application to
the secretary, who will forward it
with his endorsement. Do not delay
in sending in your application, but
attend to it at once, giving the name
for whom wanted and the date you
will want to leave home.
White Stone Lythia Springs are
located near White Stone Station,
formerly known as Rich Hill, on the
Southern Railway, between Spartan
burg and Union. At the station
electric cars will carry us out to the
springs, one and one-half miles dis
tant.
All editors and publishers in the
State who are not members are cor
dially invited to come and join the
Association at this meeting.
BY order of the executive COM
mittee.
G. G.. Langston, Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
Terrific Hall storm in Greenwood.

4
Greenwood, June o.. Greenwood
was visited by most terrific hail
storm yesterday afternoon. The
central and we@ern portions of the
town suffered most. Hail stones of
enormous size fell in the streets.
Many were measured that were over
six inches in circumference. Win
dow panes were knocked out and
skylights smashed in. Stained glass
windows in the Methodist, Baptist
and Presbyterian churches were
pierced. About town the farms were
greatly damaged. Crops are totally
wrs 1ked. Some idea of the force
of the hail stones may be gathered
from the fact that the wires of the
long-distanoe Bell telephone line
were knocked from the poles. Seve-
raj little sparrows were picked up in
front of the Oregon Hotel. The
little birds had had their lives crushed
out by the falling hail. The oldest
inhabitants are stumped. "Never
saw anything like it BEFORE" is the
only comment. -
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
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
a speedy and permanent cure.
II feel II is my duty to let you know that
your medicines have cured my little girl of
nine, Of spasms. She commencedh 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 epileptic 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
1t 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. j enclose her pic
ture. My mother-in. law lost her reason and
was insane for three months from the effects
of LaGrippe, Six bottles OF DIR. Miles Ner-
vine cured her. My sister has also taken II
for sick headache with good results. We all
thank you very much for your good medi-
cines and kind advice. 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
Arkaissas,"- MRS HANNAH BARKRTT,
Springdale, Ark.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle
DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for, free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DIR. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
An Old Story.

A correspondent of the New Elec-
trio Magazine for May, 1869, (pub-
lished in Baltimore) wrote as follows
concerning lady in this State:
"There is Mrs. Bolts living in
Abbeville District who is now 68
years of age. She, said to the writer /:
81 have borne IL children and have
raised II of them. / have never
been sick in my life and never paid
a cent to doctor on my own ac-
count Mrs. Bolts lost two gallant
sons in the Mexican war. She had
in the Confederate struggle four
sons, five, sons-in-law, three grand
SONS and two .nephews. She said,
Some of my sons got wounded, but
all of them came home except poor
Tom, and he was starved to death at
Elmira.' Some one remarked to
Mrs. Bolts that she had constitution
and strength enough to last till she
was a hundred. She replied, That's
nothing, why my mother lived till
she was 120 and was courted when
she was 117.'" so
1t is to be regretted that Mrs
Bolts did not mention the age of the
man who addressed her mother.
Certainly the woman who had, the
distinction to be courted at the as
founding age of lit years must have
possessed some most attractive quail
ties. This is the most remarkable
instance of loves old dream we have
ever heard of as occurring in
America.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
Couldn't Scare Root.

Postmaster General Payne ia dem
onstrating his ability to pursue in
vestigations in his own department,
but he is not above seeking advice
outside on difficult questions. Lately
the post office authorities found that
a certain woman in Chicago was
using the mails improperly, and after
report had been rendered the Post
master General issued fraud order,
barring her letters from the mails.
This stirred the subject of the order.
She addressed pathetic appeal to
the Postmaster General, asking for
personal and private interview, at
which she might present her side Of
the case. 81 feel sure" the letter
ran, "that if ] could get chance to
look you straight in your beautiful
brown eyes you would hear my
story"
Mr.. Payne was much impressed.
This sort of thing was rather an in
novation. Then he solemnly en-
dorsed the letter:
"Respectfuliy referred to the SEQ
retary of War for advice"
Routine took it through the rega-
lar channels, and, after many days,
it treturned again with this indorse-
mont:
eRisk one eye-Eliha Roof
New York Tribune.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
{ An Effort to Dust smoot.

The General Assembly of the
Northern Presbyterian church, in
session at Los Angeles, CAL, last
week, adopted the following: Re-
solved, that this Assembly earnestly
calls upon the people of the United
States to use their utmost endeavor,
employing all honorable means, to
secure the expulsion of Apostle Reed
Smoot from the halls of the National
Senate. and urges the Senate itself,
and each member thereof, to exhaust
s"legal means to this end in accord
d. Q with the provisions of the Fede-
raj Constitution. This Assembly also
calls upon the people and the Con-
gress of the United States in both
Houses, and each member of each
House, to employ and exhaust all
legal means to secure such amend
ment to the Federal Constitution as
shall define legal marriage as mono
gamic, and make polygamy under
every guise and practice crime
against the United States, punish
able by adequate penalties, including
diaenfranohisement and disqualifioa-
tion to vote or hold Office in the
United States or in any State or
Territory under the jurisdiction OF
the United States"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
q -A. % T oR EAs
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
As1s'''' e. G@rsHag1zm

An interesting story, showing how
bread cast upon the waters returned
after many days, is related by the
london Express: "During the dis
tress among the Copenhagen work
men, on account of a lockout, in
1887, the public was appealed to for
contributions. An old couple in
Jutland, having no money, sent in
their wedding rings as their humble
contribution, for the relief of the
starving people. The organization
kept the rings as a memento of this
kind act. Recently the old couple
celebrated their golden wedding
under very distressing circumstances.
They were actually starving. This
came to the knowledge of the Co
penhagen workmen. A collection
was organized and in few days the
old couple received $50 in cash and
two new wedding rings, with a CRATE
full acknowledgment of their kind
ness during the TIME of trouble"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
Fatal Wreck Near Sumter.

Sumter, June g. An excursion
train, running from Nichols to Co.
lumbia, was wrecked this morning
with a result of five dead and thirty
three injured.
The train was taking large
crowd of people to Columbia. When
eight miles from Sumter, going al
full speed, it plunged into deep
washout. The engine, the baggage
car and three coaches were thrown
in a heap, and the crew and passen-
gers crushed in the wreck.
Conductor j. I. Clements and four
negroes were killed outright.
Engineer George Wilson and fire.
man Mack Douglas were badly hurt
but not fatally.
Thirty. three were injured, eight
of them very seriously.
The dead and injured were brought
here by relief train, which was
quickly dispatched.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
Aged Nesress Turning White.

Born an African as black as the
proverbial ace of spades, Georgia
Ann Hill, negress, of Americus,
Ga, will soon be white woman, SO
far as appearances go, from the tips
of her toes to her crown.
The negress, who is 70 years old,
lives on the plantation of Elton @.
Parker, near this city, and up to
twelve years ago had no intimation
that she would ever be white this
side of the grave. She has never
expressed the wish "that her color
would fade" being entirely satisfied
with her lot. The whitening pro-
cess began at her feet and has gradu.
ally gone higher until now she ia
white all over with the exception of
her face, which is as black as ever.
The line of demarcation is clearly
seen on the back and is moving
higher. The white is not the dead
white of the result of disease, hut is
Of the same pink hue as that of tie
skin OF Caucasian babe.
The old woman has received many
offers to go into shows, but has re.
fused all of them, saying that She
wishes to die on the plantation on
which she was born and where all
her life has been spent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
q iAKSSS CT HSS G. Is OR q,
HI CURES WHERE ALL Else FAILS. ksiiA
Id Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use
E3 in time. Sold by druggists -
~ CON ~ M HON q
200 Children Rescued and Negro killed.

st. Joseph, Mo-, June 4.--The
rescuing party sent from here to To-
peka, Kansas, composed of seventy
five men with steam launches and
row boats, have returned, and their
places will be taken by other volun-
teers. The st. Joseph men rescued
two hundred school children from
the Grant School, imprisoned there
since last Friday. The children
were in half-starved condition.
The rescuers shot and killed a
negro caught in the act of looting
deserted houses.
!" ~ brought back with them the
names of thirty identified dead.
The flood condition here remains
unchanged.
A relief fund of $4,000 has been
raised for the flood sufferers at To-
peka and Kansas City.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
The "Bluo-saok'sp Enormous Sales.

The sales OF some modern Ameri-
can novels have reached into the
hundreds of thousands, and two, one
of which is modern, the other a
classic, have passed the million mark.
Webster's old "Spelling Book" may
not have been as exciting as these
novels, but as "seller" it surpassed
them all 80 far as to be in class by
itself. The history, recently pub
lished, of the firm which printed the
Spelling Book" for a great many
years, contains some interesting fig
ures. The smallest number sold dur
ing one year was more than third
of million, in 1862; the largest,
more than a million and half, in
1866; and during the entire thirty
five years when the firm in question
published the books more than 31,-
100000 copies were sold. 1t is
doubtful if any book except the Bible
ever equaled or even approached
this record .--Y outh's Companion.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
The Governor and the Orphans.

Columbia State, June 1 The lit
tie ones who call the Thornwell Or
phanage "home" have tender re-
gard for the Governor of their State.
A pretty story is told by gentle
man who was in Clinton recently, a
story which shows how easily and how
gracefully Governor Hayward makes
friends. On the occasion of the an
nual Sunday school celebration in
Clinton, Governor Hayward was the
invited orator, for DR.. Jacobs, the
leader in all good works in Clinton,
knew that the Governor had himself
been Sunday school superintend-
ent. The auditorium was filled to
overhowing and an even larger crowd
could not get in. For their benefit
Governor Hayward was asked to
make talk out under the trees. The
visit to the Orphanage was more of
pleasure to the Governor than to
the little ones, who were themselves
delighted, and in appreciation of the
pleasure given his little wards DIR.
Jacobs thrust into the Governors
hand blank envelope just as the
latter was boarding the train on his
return to Columbia. The envel-
ope contained check covering the
Governors expenses. The great
hearted president of the Orphanage
was very much affected the follow
ing day when his own check was re-
turned and attached thereto was
contribution of substantial amount
signed by the Governor of the State.
The check, with the Governors au.
tograph, has been framed CATER it
was cashed, of course,) and occupies
conspicuous place where it will re-
mind the motherless and fatherless
little ones of the visit of the Gov
ernOr.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
No coaildsnco h Cleveland.

Hon. John III. Reagan, of Texas,
the last surviving member of the
Confederate cabinet, takes no stock
in Mr.. Cleveland. The Judge was
at the Confederate reunion at New
Orleans, and on his return home he
delivered himself as follows to a
newspaper correspondent:
"There is not the slightest possi-
bility of his being nominated. i
would rather vote for the blackest
kinHof a Republican than vote for
Cleveland. he has betrayed his
party into the hands Of the money
power, and it is the money power
that is fostering this so-oalled Cleve-
land boom. The ovation given him
in ST. Louis was a scheme by the
moneyed men to give him boost.
1t was engineered by former mem
ber of his cabinet He overshad-
owed both Bryan and Roosevelt. 1t
is said Bryan received over a million
more votes than he did either time
he was elected. / don't know whe-
ther he is candidate or not. 1t is
claimed that he says he is in the
hands of his friends. We all know
who Clevelsnd's friends are. We
know that they were responsible for
the so-called ovation in st. Louis,
which is seized upon in certain quar-
ters as having a meaning. Cleve-
landism hae been the death bed of
innumerable Democrats. Take Mills,
of this State, and Blount, of Geor-
gia, for instance. Both are dead
politically. Mills was the only one
that survived little bit, and he is
now hardly known in the councils in
his party, in which he formerly held
an important position. 1t is too
early to make a forecast as to who
the next nominee will be. I would
rather see Stone, of Missouri, get
the nomination more than any man
living. He is a Democrat of the
true stripe and clean to the back
bone.V
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
Death OF Col. Frank Coke.

Asheville, June 2.-Col. Frank
Coke, proprietor of the Battery Park
Hotel, died at 8 o'clock this morning,
at his Green River plantation, in
Rutherford County, of heart disease.
He was in splendid health yesterday,
and his death is great surprise and
a matter Of wide regret. He was
one Of the most successful men of
Western North Carolina, being
worth million dollars or more.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
Facts About tbs r0peka Flood.

Topeka, Kansas, June 8. The
Kansas river is rapidly falling. In
few more days the work Of rehabili-
tating North Topeka may begin.
The situation tonight may be sum-
married thus:
Total number of known dead, 90
unidentified, s; reported dead. 66.
Commercial Club will accept all
offered help.
Depth of river is yet 28 feet, which
is 7 feet above highest ever known
previously.
Governor Bailey has issued proc
lamation calling for help and asking
that contributions be sent to VIM.
Sims, treasurer. 81
The general relief fund has passed
$4,000. The Elks' fund has passed
$4,000. The fund in the hands. of
the Governor now amounts to 50, 800.
All who are held in buildings in
North Topeka are safe and comfort
able. No one in the flooded district
is in danger. Allrthe homeless are
being we'll cared for.
Over 200 deputies are guarding
property in North Topeka.
The only railroads operating out
of Topeka are the Missouri Pacific
south, and the Santa Fe west.
Governor Bailey may call an extra
session of the Kansas Legislature to
provide State relief for all sufferers
from floods in Kansas. He hopes
his appeal for help will bring enough
money to meet the emergency. If
it fails, he said, he would probably
ask the Legislature to make the
necessary appropriations.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
Q. 9. Langston, Seoretary
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., con-
tains no mercury, and is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
Gous surfaces of the system. In buying
Z 1alPs Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally, and
lhade in Toledo, Ohio, by f. j. Cheney g.
Co. Testimonials free. Sold by drug
gists, price 75c. per bottle
Halls Family Pills are the best
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
FIagman Ground to Death at Camden.

Camden, June 3.--Just as the
south-bound through freight on the
Seaboard pulled out from the pas
senger station in Camden to-day a
horrible accident occurred. Mr.. q.
B. Allen, fagman of the train, at
tempted to get on board as the train
was moving, when he missed his
footing and got caught under the
the train, and was terribly mangled
and death was instantaneous. Both
legs we're ground off and his body
fearfully mangled. Allen was about
80 years of age. His home was in
Raleigh, N. O., where his remains
will be sent tonight. He leaves a
wife to mourn his tragic death. An
inquest was held and the verdict OF
the Coroner's jury was that the de-
ceased came to his death while at
tempting to board train while in
motion.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10

dred where 1t was given a fair and faith
full trial. BY that record you have only
two chances in hundred of failure and
ninety-eight chances of being restored
to perfect health. 1t is worth trying.
Abram Freer, Esq, of Rockbridge, Greene Co.,
Ill, writes: oMy wife had severe attack Of
pleurisy and lung trouble; the doctors gave her
up to die: She commenced taking DIR: Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and she began To
improve from the first dose. BY the time ste
had taken eight or ten bottles she was cured,
and 1t was the cause of large amount being
sold here. i think the Golden Medical Dis.
covery Is the best medicine in the world for
lung troubie.p
FREE. DIR. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser containing over thou
sand large pages is sent free on receipt
of stamps to pay expense of mailing 0HEy.
Send al one.cent stamps for the book in
paper covers, or 81 stamps for the cloth
bound volume. Address DR.. r. v. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
A Boy OF Remarkable Size.

The Rock Hill Herald gives a
description of the most remarkable
boy in North Carolina as to size,
weight and strength. The home of
this boy is in Curatuck county, North
Carolina, and the following measure
ments will give some idea as to the
size of this youthful giant Three
fourths ofSa yard of cloth is required
to make the neck band of a shirt for
him and four widths of cloth for his
pants. The waist band of his pants
measures 70 inches. 1t takes 81
yards of yard-wide goods to make
his shirt, and his shoes measure 13
inches in length. He is now in his
nineteenth year, is six feet three
inches high and when last weighed,
about two years ago, he pulled the
scales at 669 pounds, and has con-
tinued to grow and gain in flesh since
that time. He enjoys very good
health and seems to be about as
bright and intelligent as the average
boy. He has quick temper, is
easily angered and does not know
his strength. On one occasion he is
said to have hauled in stranded
boat to the shore that seven men had
failed to move. All his chairs and
bedsteads are made to order and
must be of the best material.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
Baccalaureate Sermon.


Rev. w. G. Neville preached the
baccalaureate sermon to the X. M.
M. A. cadets in the Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning. There
was a large congregation in attend
ance, almost every seat in the church
being occupied. Rev. Mr.. Neville
was happy in both matter and de-
livery, and was listened to with
pleasure and profit. His general
subject was character, and his phi
losopby, as we'll as the moral he drew,
carried a lesson that cannot fail to
be of present and future value
Yorkville Enquirer.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
interesting to Asthma Sufferers.

, Daniel Bante, of Otterville, Iowa,
writes: 81 have had asthma for three
or four years and have tried about all
the cough and asthma cures in the mar
ket and have received treatment from
physicians in New York and other cities,
but got very little benefit until / tried
Foley's Honey and Tar which gave me
immediate relief and will never be
without it my house. i sincerely recon-
mend 1t to all. For sale by j. w. Bell,
Walhalla,