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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-05-13
THE RAILROAD SCHEDULES.
Two Views that Cannot be ReconclIed- Some
Changes Ought to be Made.

Editors Courier: am informed that
the Board OF Trade has resolved to ask
for change of schedule of tho evening
train in order that connections may be
had with the Air Line trains at Seneca.
regardless of the fact that by such an
to Walhalla will be detained at Seneca
one hour and eleven minutes, according
to existing schedule. Walhalla has q
large influx of travel during the summer
months from Anderson, Columbia,
Charleston, Augusta, Savannah and
Jacksonville, and it is unfair to subject
these people to the delay stated.
some journey will be brought within ton
miles of their destination and then held
in quarantine at Seneca ESQ to speakl for
an hour and eleven minutes before they
are allowed to proceed on to Walhalla.
1t stands to reason that q quick and fast
schedule into Walhalla from the low
country during the summer months will
act as q powerful incentive IN bringing
travel here, overfiowing our hotel and
boarding houses with summer tourists,
and it is hoped that the Board of Trade
will direct their, efforts rather In that
direction.
{ AS to the Air Line traffic, the schedule
of the midday train was arranged to
accommodate that.
Yours for for and
Walhalla, May 10, 1908.
Editors Courier: am pleased that the
Board of Trade has taken the subject
of railroad schedules in hand. Until last
year our town was fairly we'll served by
the trains; but since last spring we have
few months during the winter. The
town of Pickens runs a train twice each
day to Easley for the purpose of connect
ing with all the day trains of the South
ern, while under existing schedules we
are expected to be satisfied with doubt
full connection at midday. AS O. matter
of fact the noon trains bring very little
travel for this point, and we occupy the
remarkable position of being. without
connection with any east or west through
trains of the Southern. :sng
Objection is made that evening con-
nection at Seneca entails wait OF about
one hour. 1 may reply that this conneca
tion has been made for thirty years and
why discontinue it now The Blue
Ridge is short road with no other con!
nections to make. Why not operate 1t at
speed that would make a long wait un-
necessary e., rss
Furthermore Atlanta alone sends
probably as many people to this town
every month as Charleston or Columbia
does in year. Shall we put all these to
the expense and delay of driving to get
here to save others a wait of one hour at
Seneca?
Finally, Messrs. Editors, this is an i'm
portant shipping and receiving point and
we are entitled to the only connection
which brings any considerable travel to
the town. Heretofore the afternoon
train from this place has been held at
Seneca two and a half hours to give An
derson this connection, and now the Blue
Ridge runs an extra train from Seneca to
give that town the additional advantage
of a midday connection.
Our Board of Trade should use every
effort to have the evening connection at
Seneca re-established and see that the
it. Citizen.
Walhalla, S. c., May 10, 1908.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-05-13
Meeting OF Gun Club.

A meeting of the Walhalla Gun Club
is hereby called for Friday evening next,
May Is, at $50 O'Clock, to be held at
Pitchford Co.'s store. Business of i'm
portance. A full attendance of members
is requested. G.. X. Maxwell, Pres.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-05-13
conc Dose Convinces.U

Mozley's Lemon Elixir acts gently on
the bowels without any unpleasant effect.
1t is perfect liquid laxative. 50 cents
per bottle at all drug stores.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-05-13
BARGAINS.

AT Norman's.
d dozen Pearl Buttons.
A oozen Steel Pens.
A dozen Safety Pins.
Five cakes Toilet Soap,
One Thousand Matches.
All Fancy Lawns, per yard.
All Dress Calicoes, per yard.
All Apron Ginghams, per yard.
Pretty Fans and Handkerchiefs,
-Four papers of Small Pins.
Ladies', Mems and Children's Hose.
Lots of 1o.cent bargains.
Lots of 15-cent bargains.
Lots of 20-cent bargains.
SHoESl sHoESll sHoESlll
WALL PAPER.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-05-13
j. II. MOORE, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon.

Drug Store will receive prompt attention,
DAY OR NIGHT.
Phones; Residence 88, Drug Store 18.
12-3.02
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
Hand kissing Again.

The Parisians are seeking to make
the kissing of the hand the most ele'
CANT way of greeting or taking leave
of a lady, says the Ladies' Pictorial. 1t
is certainly more graceful and more
impressive than handshaklng. A man,
If he is clever, may convey a great deal
in the way he fingers over hand, even
when holding it in the ultra-fashion-
able manner, but he can silently say a
great deal more by the way he respect
fully salutes it.
Nowadays it calls for no grace of
bearing to shake hands successfully.
One sees men doing it daily with
barely glance at the lady who gives
them this privilege. But no one can
kiss hands in such a coldly perfunctory
fashion, and therefore L think that
women in London society would well
come a revival of the practice for the
sake of the elegance it would lend the
modern youth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
Diamonds Explode,

1t has long been known that dia-
monds, especially the class known as
"rose diamonds" are likely to explode
If subjected to only what would seem
a very ordinary degree Of heat, such
as strong rays from the sun. etc. 1t is
now believed that the. explosions are
the result of the rapid expansion of
certain volatile liquids enclosed in cav
tiles near the centre Of these precious
stones A great many diamonds, even
though cut, mounted and worn as gems
of perfection, are still in an unfinished
condition-that is, the liquid drop from
which the stone is being formed has
not as yet deposited all Of It's pure
crystals of carbon" These movable
drops may occasionally be seen with
the naked eye.
When this Is the case strong micro.
scope will give the drop the appearance
of bubble in the fluid of a carpen-
ters level. 1t Is also highly probable
that beside the liquid mentioned these
cavities may contain certain gases un.
der great tension. This being the case,
one may readily comprehend how a
very small amount of heat would cause
the liquid and gas to expand to such a
degree that the diamond would give
way with all the characteristics of a
miniature xplosion.-Boston Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01

been on exhibition there before in some
time. A number of dogfish and skates
and an angler have been captured and
brought in by fishermen. They have
been placed together ii the tank on the
side of the building opposite to the en-
trance. The dogfish appears to be the
most active of the group. They sug-
gest baby sharks as they speed about
the tank. One of the interesting things
about the dogfish is that they bring
forth their young alive in litters of half
a dozen. Not being mammals, the
young, which are several inches long,
are born with egg sacks attached.
From these they draw nourlshment un-
til they have matured sufficiently to
SEX their own food. Then the depleted
egg sack falls off. A dogish was born
at the Aquarium short time ago. Un-
fortunately, it died.
The skates do not move about the
tank so much as the dogfish, but, un-
like. the angler, they do not hug the
bottom all the time. They are thin
and fat. The undulations of the fish
W litu SN WINNING, SuSSesl lIlc hy iiiS VI d
bird. Some OF the skates are termed
"barndoor" skates by the fishermen,
because Of the expansiveness of their
bodies. When resting on the bottom
Of the tank, as they do when not in
motion, they blot out large part of its
white surface. Their eyes, which are
several inches back of the sharp snout,
are almost invisible. The outlet of the
gills are on top near the eyes. They
are closed by slides, which open and
shut like eyelids.
The angler is the queerest of the
lot. AS every one knows, he has the
name of angler because of two pecu-
liar appendages on his head, which,
when raised, have the appearance of
little fishing rods, with bait attached.
These they are said to use in enticing
fish into their mouths. These appen-
dages usually lie fat on the back.
The fish is shaped much like bellows,
the tail being the nozzle. He has an
enormous mouth in proportion to his
size. 1t extends half way across his
head. Mr.. Spencer, the supernten-
dent in talking about the angler few
days ago, said that the mouth of this
fish reminded him of story. 1.-TWO
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
Musical Fish.

Many fish can produce musical
sounds. The red gurnard has earned
the name of seacock from the growing
noise which it makes, while another
species is called the piper. Others, no.
tably two species of ophidium, have
sound-producing apparatus, consisting
of small movable bones, which can be
made to produce sharp rattle. The
curious drumming made by the Med
iterranean fish known as the maigre
can be heard from a depth of thirty
fathomS.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
FIFTY DEGREES BELOW zERo.
An American Woman Found 1t Not Really
Uncomfortable.

An American Woman Found 1t Not Really
Uncomfortable.
Mrs. p. NJ Mullen, whose Omaha
home is at No. 1914 Grace street, re-
turned for visit on Friday from her
present home In Alaska, bearing with
her trunkful of trophies and curlos
of the land of the Arctic Circle. Mrs.
Mullen accompanied her husband to
Alaska year ago last July. where he
went as Register of the Land Office at
Rampant. Last June Mr. Mullen was
transferred to the office Of Receiver at
Juneau, where he is now stationed.
Mrs. Mullen, who was placed In the
light OF returned heroine by the many
friends who crowded her home on Sun
day afternoon, expressed herself as
having been very agreeably surprised
with Alaska.
81 don't know what I expected to
find" she remarked, "but 1 confess
that it was not my idea that there
would be much of civilization or re-
flnement or culture, and 1 had been
taught to believe that fifty or eighty
below zero was unbearably cold.
went there prepared to be martyr and
n frontier woman, and ready to rough
it, and 1 come home thinking it's the
finest country in the world.
''The climate at Rampant which is a
city in the interior, is far superior to
Juneau, on the coast, where we are
now. There is no wind at Rampant,
and forty to fifty below zero is really
not at all uncomfortable. At that place
of course we could not get all the COM
forts We have on the coast, and for
two months each fall, while the river
is freezing, and two months in the
spring, while the stream is breaking
up, we had to do without mail. But
the miners are well educated, refined
people, and the society is very agree
able. The prices in the interior are
extremely high. A dozen eggs, when
We could get eggs at all, cost $1.50;
five pounds of sugar, 81, and butter
was seventy-1ive cents a pound. The
only difference between living at Ju-
neau and in this country is the climate,
and l believe prefer that of Juneau"
Mrs. Mullen brought with her col
lection Of gold nuggets, also q large
collection of Alaskan Indian work,
which far surpasses any basket or
beadwork OF the Indians Of this coun-
try.-Omaha Bee.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01

off slantlng piece at one end Gig.
12), then cut notch in top Gig. 13).
Gently tap the bark all over with one
end Of penknife in order to loosen it
from the wood. After carefully remov-
ing the bark without breaking it cut
the wood according to the dotted lines
in Fig. IA, which will give Fig. 10. The
wood is now ready to slip back into the
bark, but before doing this place pea
in the hollow part Gig. 1D; then slide
the bark back in place Gig. 1G). Now
blow the twig and sound the alarm
The Delineator.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
Aliens
=. Sacrifice =.
By Grace Scofeld Holmes.

I<OH Fl, Al. Oh, AL, Tr-tr-tr-tr tr
20 s::.:::s.s sa: 4: 4'':a ::; :::;s :s: ii; 4;
to which he usually re
sponded so eagerly, but he did not stir
He had never in all his short life beer
thinking quite so deeply as he wa:
thinking now. Little Margaret, the
rosy, dimpled little sister of whom
lie was so proud in his rough boylsl
way, had been tossing on the bed II
high fever, the golden curls al
tangled and the big blue eyes seeing
things that Allen nor no one else coul(
gee. The fever was gone now and Mar
garet was lying on the bed, very white
and wan, and the good old doctor
could remember, shook his head sol
emnly, and said many things about
broth and jelly and fruit which would
he needed before Margaret could be
well again.
This was why Allen was thinking sc
deeply, for there was never more than
money enough in his mothers little
worn poclietbook to pay the rent and
TO buy their simple food, and since
Margaret had been i'll she had not been
able to sew and earn any more money.
Allen gave deep sigh, for the prob
lem was entirely beyond him. Just
then his mother called him to supper
and he walked slowly toward the
house.
Mrs. Glen, thin, tired-looking wom-
an, shook her head sadly as she replied:
'She does not seem so well tonight,
dear, but perhaps she will be better in
the morning."
Allen did not stay at the table very
long, but hurriedly ate his supper and
went into the little room where Mar
garet was. The fever seemed to have
returned, and there was a vivid red
spot on each cheek, and the blue eyes
were unnaturally bright.
"Oh, Ally, l am so thirsty" she
moaned, "and water doesn't taste good
any more. Can't you get me glass of
lemonade with a great big piece OF ice
in it?"
Allen ran out of the house with an
aching heart. AS he stood leaning de-
jectedly against the gate, the light
from the fliclering street lamp fell
full on sign across the street. Allen
had often seen this sign before, but
now as he gazed absently at 1t the idea
of great sacrifice came suddenly to
him. There was big sign announc-
Ing that the lot was for sale, and at
tached to it was a small sign, which
read as follows:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01

In Harper's WI Ting-Fang, in his ar
ticle on "Chinese and Western Civili-
zation," tells. of an American who, hav-
ing lived for time in China, was una
BILE afterward to endure life in his own
country:
II had IN American friend in China,
who died only a short time ago." says
Mr.. WI. 1.-THE story of his life is rath-
er interesting. He went to China when
he was a young man. He learned the
language of the country, and became
an accomplished Chinese scholar. He
adapted himself to the ways and hab-
its OF those among whom he had cast
his lot, and thus became to all intents
and purposes Chinese in his mode of
life. After spending the greater part
of his life in China he made up his
mind that he would pass the remainder
of his days in the land of his birth,
among the scenes Of his childhood. Ac-
cordingly he left China, with no inten-
tion of returning. But he reckoned
without his host. No sooner had he
found himself in New York than the
noise and hustle of the metropolis of
the New World drove him to distrac-
tion. He did not know which way to
turn to find rest and quiet, and he took
the earliest opportunity to go back to
China. Thus it Is possible that man
born and bred in strenuous America
may prefer the quiet surroundings Of
China"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
Wasp's Method of Attack.

Belt, in his Naturalist in Nicara-
qua" draws attention to the methods
of attack used by different species of
wasps. One, accustomed to animals
and not to man, takes care to crawl
down the outstanding hairs to the skin
before inserting its sting; while others,
which live in the midst of human
dwellings, fly straight at a mans face.
The first species, true to inherited in
stinct when it attacks unfamiliar hui
man beings attaches itself to their hair
or their boards. But there must have
been-a time when the second species
discovered that the face was the vul-
nerable part, and the discovery was
the outcome of the action of brain.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
Britain's Jam-Eating Army.

Now that we know that the British
Army consumed in the South African
war 81, 100000 pounds of jam, the facts
suggest some nice computations in the
statistics of sweetmeats. For instance,
if the British Army, in order to crush
a comparatively small provincial state
that began to wGS without an army,
needs to be sustained by over thirty
four million pounds of jam, which
quantity of jam would be necessary
for it if it had real war with some
great military state? Would there be
jam enough in the world to meet such
crisis? And what would become of
the finances of the British empire if in
such case some of the Chicago men
should corner" all the jam in the
world just before the war began?-
Harper's Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
$40 Reward for the
Arrest and Conviction Of
Any Person Injuring This Sign.

Ten dollars! What could he not buy
with that! Margaret could have all
the delicious fruit and cracked ice that
she wanted, and when she got better
all the strengthening wines and broths
that the doctor said she needed. OF
course he would be sent to JAIL but he
thought he could stand that. if only
Margaret could get well. But what If
his mother and Margaret should be
ashamed of him and everybody called
him jail bird? Well, even that he
would bear for Margarets sake. He
thought for long while and finally
had it all planned. Just then there
came another entreating call
"Oh, al. oh. Al. Tr-tr-tr-tr. Oh,
AL"
This time he responded with long
drawn out trill and the sound of hur-
rying footsteps announced the arrival
of his chum, Roland White.
"Oh, Rol," he began, eagerly. want
you to help me do something"
Sure thing" said Roland, wonder
Ing whether it was to steal watermel-
ons, turn somebody's horse loose or
play hockey from school.
Il am going to take my knife and
cut that sign up. Then l want you to
take me to Squire NIillett and have me
arrested" said Allen, slowly and i'm
pressively.
Gee, 1 guess not. Do you think I
an the feller to do anything like that?"
said Roland Indignantly.
But You must, Rol. Margaret is
sick and has got to have things, and
mother amt got no money" Allen
answered desperately.
At the mention of Margaret's name
Roland's face softened perceptibly, but
still 1t did not seem as if he could bring
himself to do such a treacherous act.
Don't You know you would be put
in the lookup. lsld?" he said, thinking
that would change Aliens rash pur-
pose If anything could.
I'm willing to go to the lookup if it
will make Margaret WELL" Allen an
swered stoutly.
Seeing that it was useless to argue
further, Roland promised to do his part
"hN 'it NOloDil tltbIS uSdluSJ law anu
order put their closely cropped heads
together and arranged all the details
of their plot
The next morning being Saturday.
they met by agreement in front of the
sign. The great sacrifice did not ap-
pear so cntlcing by daylight as when
the stars and moon shed a glamour
over the earth. Allen bore himself he
roically, however, for he had the con-
sciousness of making a great renuncia-
tion to sustain him. But Roland felt
as though he was betraying his best
friend to everlasting disgrace and
shame.
The great moment had now arrived
and in the midst of hushed silence
Allen took his knife from his pocket
and with trembling hands cut long
marks in the sign. Then without O
word the two little lads started for the
Justices Office.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
CHnDREN'S DEPARTMENT.
ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON

ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON.
st. George he was valiant knight
He wore coat of mail
And rode into the thickest fight,
Where bullets fell like hail.
For fearsome beasts that raved and roared
He didn't care q rap,
But slew them with his mighty sword
AT just single slap.
One day, as he was walking by
A disma, wood, he saw
A Dragon bold, with bloody eye
And fire-breathing jaw.
Upon it's tail some salt he flung,
The monsters rage to quell;
A ribbon round its neck he hung,
And exc silver bell.
Then twas most familiar sight
To all who passed that way,
To see the Dragon and the knight
Upon the lawn at play.
Young Folks Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01

boys We're playing together" he said,
zone of them, named Jim had an un-
usually large mouth. The other said
to him: Gosh, Jim. Amt you got a
big mouth! It's good your ears are
fastened to tight. If they weren't your
mouth would go clear round, and the
top Of your head would be an island" "
New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
THE GAME OF BUTTONS.

Buttons are in extensive use in the
sports of German children, with whom
they form a sort of coinage, each sort
having stipulated eXchangeable value.
Traces of similar usage exist in the
United States. A common New York
game consists in throwing buttons. a
line is drawn and hole made about
twelve feet off. The players toss their
buttons, and whoever comes nearest
the hole has the first shot He endeav-
ors to drive the buttons of the rest
into the hole, striking them with the
extended thumb by movement of the
whole hand, which is kept fiat and
stiff. When he misses the next takes
his turn, and so on. Whoever drives
the adversary's button into the hole
wins it.
Another game for two players is
called "spans." The buttons are cast
against the wall, and If a players but
ton falls within span of the adver-
sary's he may aim at it and win it by
striking, as before.-W Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
Free Ouinine For Employees.

A law has been passed in Italy re1
quiring employers of labor to supply
their employees with quinine free when
suffering from malaria.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
MUSIC FROM A TWIG.

Tennyson in "Locksley Hall' has the
speaker ask his comrades to Sound
upon the bugle horn" when they want
him. Few girls and boys will ever try
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-01
QUEER AQUARIUM FISH.

The visitors to the Aquarium have
had an opportunity to see specimens of
several kinds of fish which have not