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The scArrERATIoNlsr.

How Sims Settlement Became a Model
of Decentralization.
From Ernest Thompson Seton's FABLES
and Woodmyth" in the January Century:
Sims settlement was beginning to feel it.
road had a fence on both sides of 1t for
over a mile, a btaze on a large tree
was already ordered with the official in
scription Main street" There had been
talk of the possibility of a store, and To-
cal pride broke forth in noble eruption
when a meeting was called to petition for
a, postofflce. The wisdom, worth and
wealth of the place were represented by
old Sims. He was q man of advanced
ideas, the natural leader OF the community,
n after all the questions had been duly
discussed, the store and postoff1ce resolved
upon, the question of who was to run
pirants, but old Sims led the meeting, ex-
pressing the majority and crushing the
minority in a brief but satisfactory speech:
"Fust O.. all, boys, YIN opposed to this
yer centerin' of everything in one place.
Now that's jest what hez been the room
of England; that is why London amt new
err amounted to nothin'-everything at
London. London is England; England is.
london. II London g took, England q
took, says I, an hat hez been her room.
The idee Of house o. lords an house q
commons in the same town! 1t amt fair.
I tell ye; it's a hog trick. Why didn't
they give some little place q. chance in
stead o. buildin' up a blast1n' monopoly
like that2 Same thing hez rooined New
York, an / don't propose to hev our town
rooined at the start.
Now, I say no mar hez any right.to livs
on the public. Live IN let live,' says Il;
an il we let one men run this yer store.
it's tantamount to maxim the others the
slaves of a monopoly. Every man llez as
much right as another to sell goods, an
there is only one fair way to do 1t, an that
is give all a chance: an sence 1t falls to
me to make a suggestion, I says, let Bill
Jones thar sell the tea; let Ike Yates hev
the sugar; Smithers kin handle the salt:
Deacon Blight seems naturally adapted
for the vinegar: an the other claims kin
be considered later. II take the postoffce
myself down to my own farm. Now that's
fair to ALL" @
There was no flaw in the logic; 1t was
most convincing. Those who would fight
found themselves without a weapon and
Scatteration Flat became a model of de-
GENERALIZATION.
Work? oh, yes, 1t works. Things get
badly mixed at times, and it takes a man
all day to buy his weeks groceries; but
old Sims says 1t works.
Moral: The hen goes chickless that
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the place Of eating properly. There are

the place of eating properly. There are
no medicines that can divert indigest-
ibie foods into wholesome and health
full fluids. All such statements are
false. They are made to secure the
sale of some worthless trash. The med
icine man who would make such a
statement is either a fraud or an ig-
%noralnus. He either knows he is ly-
ing or else is SO stupid that h. lies
without knowing it.
The only way to have good digestion
is to learn the p~eculiarities of your
own stomach and be obedient to those
p~eculiarities. II a certain article of
food is dound to disagree, don't eat it.
If a heavy meal at a certain time Of
day does not agree don't repeat the
~offense. In our opinion, that which
oftenest causes trouble with peoples
digestion is a variety of food eaten at
one time.
But, whatever may be the trouble
with any MANS digestion, you can be
sure of this much at least. that nothing
but q correction of diet will ever cure
him. Any man who tries to make you
believe anything different is trying
harder to relieve o of your money
than he is to relieve you of your dys-
pepsia.
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ELECTRIC CURRENT
May AID FARMERS
Accidental Discovery by a Ger
man Engineer May Prove
Valuable to Them.
Rour INSECTS FROM sou
Hugo Heiberser, of Munich, Uses EIee-
trio Current to Clear Fields of
Worms and Noxious Insects-
h. Astonishing Results.

An electric current has been used by
Hugo Helberger, an engineer, OF Mu-
Mich, to clear fields OF worms and nox-
ious insects. He was not the first to
experiment in this direction.
Several years ago an attempt was
made In Frieburg, Switzerland, to de-
stroy he p~hylloxera by means of cleo
trlcity produced ozone, but 1T was not
commercially successful.
A little later, in 1901, an Italian, Pa
Jumbo Domenico, devised a method OF
killing insects by causing them to COM
plete an electric circuit with their bod
les.
In spite of this previous work Herr
Helberger stumbled accidentally on his
method, which he discovered while at
work on the experimental drying by
electricity of an ingot mold built d.
rectly on the ground.
After the current had beer turned on
for a few minutes MI. Helberger re-
marked that u of the ground adjacent
to the mold worms were coming hurry
scurry. as If pursued by some unseen
antagonist and doing their utmost to
flee from the disturbed locality.
He also observed that on passing
from one clod to the mex they were
thrown back, rearing up and contract
ing cenvulsively.
In his opinion these actions on the
part of the worms could only be attrib-
uted to the influence of the electric cur
rent. In fact, they ceased when the
flow was shut off.
Made Several Tests.
Following up these observations Mr..
Helberger undertook several tests call
culated to prove or disprove his theory.
Among others he buried in the ground
a bar of brass about half a centimeter
thick and connected 1t with one pole Of
an electric conductor carrying a cur
rent of ITO volts.
Upon turning on the current the re-
suits OF this arrangement far exceeded
what he had CHANGED to observe in
connection with the ingot mold, for
within a radius of two meters every
worm or insect, till then snugly en-
sconced within the lap OF friendly
earth, came to light and hurriedly
sought flight to find places of safety.
which were apparently only obtainable
beyond the electrified circle.
Carrying the idea further, he in
erased the electrified circle by planting
other brass electrodes in the earth. and
in a shorter time thar it takes to tell 1t
freed the surrounding terrain Of all
that it contained in the nature Of
crawling or creeping things. In itself
the current is small or weak, only the
tension must be high.
These experiments open to the
thoughtful mind a wide field.
II the practical application Of the
electric fluid to the earth should work
such wonders upon uncultivated
ground, what might not be the benefit
which would accrue to agriculture in
general If applied upon a vast or at
least a more extended scale?
Surely, he thought, a plant the roots
Of which are free from attack by
worms, snails. beetles and what not
must thrive and flourish far beyond one
which was continually under tribute to
these su~bterranean depredators.
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BACK no THE Farm.
A Mains Newspaper Sees a Turn in ths
W a T;da

H rIEf ZaHs441tf4 "a 1Q0s GFatFE Ha 5HuS. @srIal
Lewiston Journal: One Of the most
serious problems that confronts the
economic world today is to keep the
young men on the farms. For many.
years there has been q tendency to con-
gregate in cities, and to such an extent
has this been carried that all the vo-
cations OF city life have been so
crowded that today 1t Is well-nigh Inn
Fossiblefor a stranger to get q foothold.
applicants, and the young manSwho has
no influential friends to render him aid
Is indeed unfortunate. We have long
believed that this condition of affairs
would correct itself. One of the rea-i
sons that our young men have been Sol
willing to leave the old country home
has been che lack OF country attrac-,
lions. This can hardly be sail to hold
good today. The trolley car, ,!ephone
and free rural mail delivery l. e we'll
nigh wiped cut h distinction: oetween
city and suburban life. Ano. erS pow,
erful factor now working fct the up
building of the country life he agri-i
cultural college. Our youns men are
fast learning that farming is lS) longer
the h~aphazard business of q former
day, but is n of the most sactfng
and scientific pursuits. Wa this
knowledge comes a higher res,ect for
the vocation and a stronger desire to
enter the Industry. The tide is thus
gradually but surely turning. and the,
time Is near at hand when farming
will be held in the same high regard
here h a 1t has long been In England.
In that country when a man achieves
financial success he at once seeks q
country estate for a home.
Hers the reverse has long held true
and the city lone has been held up as
the ideal. This false system OF ethics
q rQ mildly onfnrS IN fhA xsyo II 4 49, -.x.-n5
exalted Idea of country life Is taking It's
place. Rich and poor alike are begin
ming to tai to the farm. It IL the
ideal spot for e home.
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now. the mistake she had made. all that
sing one OF the songs Frank liked best.
Some one passed through the hall. the
footsteps ceased and the shadow Of a man
in evening dress darkened the doorway.
Bessie looked III and with a pleading cry,
Frank. Frank, forgive me: I did not
know: I thought" But she never had
the chance to tell what she la thought,
for two strong arms were around her and
the heart that had hungered for her was
too full of Joy to care. now that he knew
that she vas all his own.
Mrs. Van Allen was cheated out Of her
chance to make the match Of the season.
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firmly IN the ground and cross-pieces two
inches or more thick and eight feet long
spiked to the pole, in tho positions shown,
90 that they will project three feet on
either side. They are notched near the
ends N shown and braced underneath.
These racks will ave one much strength,
for when The hogs are hung on them thsy
are easily suit
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Protect the Cellar From Frost.

Protect the Cellar from Frost.
There are several way Of protecting the
windows opening into the cellar SO that
the minimum OF frost will get
through them, but one of the best and
least expensive methods Is shown in the
cut. One advantage Of this plan is that
the light Is not wholly excluded from h
cellar, which is the fault with most pro-
tective plans. A strip of scantling, two
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-29

In South Africa the white antsshaya
been foud so destructive TO w0oden5tiea
That steel has sn~ecessarily been adopts
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-29
UnwiIIina to Worrx.

$500 UnWtII1h9 70 Worry.
Chicago Record-Herald: Which woul.
you prefer" she asked. ito have an appe.
Stite without being able to crafty 1t or
to be able to have everything and not
want it?',
"Pshaw!" he replied, whats the use
borrowing trouble? You have a waist
and / have arms and this n your ia
thsr's lodge night"
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~scatters Its G

Artist-Thts is the picture Of you,
son which he ordered.
Mr.. Coyne-1t's very much like him.
Did he pay for it?
Artist-Not yet.
MI. Coyne-That Is still more like
him.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-06-29
Items from Taber.

Taber, June 26.-The good old summer
time is here in full force, and it isn't as
pleasant as that much -hummed song
would indicate, most especially to us
plow kids.
The all-day singing at Hopewell was a
success from every standpoint, both the
singing and the dinner. 1t is needless to
say that the candidates were much in
Rev. w. e. Huff filled his appointment
at Mt. Tabor Saturday and Sunday.
Hereafter there will be preaching on the
second Sundays of each month, instead
of the fourth.
Cadet j. Il. Knox, of the North Geor-
gia Agricultural College, is at home for
the vacation months.
Our jovial friend, Claud Knox, fagman
on tho Southern, spent a few hours with
his parents last Friday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tannery is visiting Mrs.
Amanda g. Tannery, of this place.
Two of our boys, Edwin Singleton and
Elston Perkins, took advantage of
excursion rates and visited the city by
tho pond. They report nice time.
We would like to call the attention of
the Supervisor and Commissioners to the
condition of some of tho roads in this
settlement. Gentlemen, we know that
you have had hard problem to solve,
and in order to solve the road problem
you have to have money, which you did
not have. We would like to have our
roads made passable. Some of the roads
in this district have not been worked at
all. We take time to vote and it would
be we'll for our Supervisor and Commits
sioners to remember us, for fear that if
they do not we forget them.
The general health of this community
is good Mt the present writing. Every.
body we'll and happy and giving their
undivided attention to their work In
order to get done and enjoy spell of
rest. Steno.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-06-29
Fair Play Facts.

Fair Play, June 27.-We are glad to
note that the picnic has been changed
from the 4th to the I'd of July on ac-
count of the ladies preparing dinner.
Landy Richey and Claud Shirley are
very busy threshing grain at the present
writing.
Married. Sunday morning, June 26th,
at Jones's Chape! church, by Rev. II. G.
Ligon, Miss Florence Durham and Mr..
Pruitt, of ROyston, Ga.
Rev. w. w. Leathers and wife, of An
derson, visited r. f. Leathers and family
this week.
Misses Dollye Knox and Hette King
spent Tuesday in Layona.
There will DO services held in the
Baptist church on next Sunday morning
and night.
Carlton Leathers and mother attended
services at Double Springs last Sunday.
Cornelius Davis and Mr.. Bond, two
statesmen for Matheson Hardware Co.
were in town Saturday.
w. L. Grubbs and son, Prof. r. w.
Grubbs, attended the singing at Pine
Grove Academy Sunday afternoon. They
did some excellent singing.
Miss Dora Mays is clerking for Mrs.
Ribbon Phillips-C Cochran at Seneca.
Bennie Grubbs and Abalena Smith
were in Townville Sunday afternoon.
WostuilhSCcI duu Fair RAY CrOSSeu
bats Friday afternoon-the score 20 to Is
in favor Of Westminster. But once is
not always, so boys live in hope that you
won't get beat every time.
Lon Boleman spent Saturday night
and Sunday with friends here.
Misses Ruth and May Shirley, of Town
vile, spent Saturday and Sunday with
their aunt. Mrs. s. l.. Smith
Misses Maud Burriss and Lexie Tho
mas, two of South Unions bellies, at
tended the ball game Friday afternoon.
Mrs. G.. w. Weldon visited in our com.
munity recently. j. O.. G.
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Beneficiary Scholarships for Girls.

The South Carolina Federation of
Womap's Clubs has 81 scholarships in
the colleges in the South. Most Of these
are taken and only seven are open at
present. Examinations, for these will be
held in each county of the State on July
20 and those desiring TO try for any of
the vacancies must make application be-
foreVJuly 10th to Miss Anadora Baer,
chairman educational department South
Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs,
10 Bull street, Charleston.
The seven scholarships to be awarded
by competitive examinations are:
Greonville College for Women, Green
ville-Two scholarships of free tuition.
Columbia Female College, Columbia
One scholarship of four years academic
work in college.
The Southern Kindergarten Normal
Institute, Charleston-One scholarship p
of free tuition for two years, for each
county in the State.
The South Carolina kindergarten AS
sociation Training School, Charleston
One scholarship of free tuition for two
years.
Mrs. I. A. Smiths School for Young
Ladies, Charleston-One scholarship of
free tuition.
Alumn@ Club School of Domestic Sci
ence, Louisville, Ky.-One scholarship
of free tuition for one year.
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Death OF Mrs. Mary McCariey.

Seneca, July 2S.-Mrs. Mary McCarley,
born in Laurens county October IS, 1850,
died at her home at l o'clock Saturday
morning, after n lingering illness of sew
cral months.
Before her marriage Mrs. cCarley was
Miss Mary Hudgens. She was married
to w. @. McCarley May 6, 1870. Mrs.
McCarley was member of the Baptist
church, a hardworking Christian and a
devoted mother. Mesdames, A. G..
Irby, M. G. Stone, b. Harris, b. X. Hum
phries, F. Knox, j. I'll. Maxwell and Miss
Rose Hudgens, Willis, Alfred, John and
Kelley Hudgens are tho brothors and sis
ters left to mourn her death. She leaves
seven children, Misses Hessie, Macie,
Clara and Elise, Fred, Harry and Nat
the latter being the youngest child,
about 8 years old. She also leaves scores
of friends throughout the State who
will mourn her death. The funeral ser
vices were held in the Baptist church
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, conducted
by the Rev. j. X. Moore. Most of the
brothers and sisters of the deceased
were present. The sympathy of the en-
tire town and surrounding community
goes out to the bereaved family. LHC.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-06-29
Tugaloo Brevities.

Tagaloo, June 27.-Everybody is well
up with their crops. Small grain cut
both wheat and oats-is quite above an
average. Other crops are growing fine,
though little rain would not be objec.
tionable.
We want to call the attention of all the
readers of the dear, good old Courier to
the fact that a farmers institute will be
held at South Union on Tuesday, July
9th. We hope everybody having an in.
terest in farming will be present with
that proverbial we'll. filled basket. We
most respectfully request those most
deeply interested G Q. the lien mer-
chanD to bring, or send, large supply
las samples), such as canned goods,
crackers, etc. Let all who can, turn out
that day and let us have a real enjoyable,
profitable and instructive meeting.
Miss Pat McClanahan, an amiable and
most pleasant young lady of Retreat,
was a delightful visitor to the old folks
on Longs Hill last week.
Mrs. T. D. Long, who has been i'll for
quite a while, is able to be up attending
to her household affairs.
The Courier Is especially invited to the
institute. l..
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Bounty Land, Juue ~. - Industrious
and happy Paul Gillison is often seen
vending his way 70 market, singing as
he goes, with loads of his own produce
fifst beautiful, 3riicy strawberries, then,
large, firm heads Of cabbage. Aud some
how Paul doesn't seem to mind being an
old bachelor. 81
Jasper Doyle lost 9 fine milch cow last
week.. She was probably poisoned from
esting withered peachtree leaves.
Mrs Aline Davis has been in very bad
hnalth for some time, but her friends are
glad to SEQ her out again.
IL. y. Davis has tho only phone in this
immediate .neighborhood, which is quite
q conveniepce.
Miss Birdie Pickett returned last week
from delightful visit to relatives and
friends in Due West and other places.
Mrs. Barbour Shanklin and children
have returned to their home in Ander-
son.
Mrs. Sam Ellison and children are Wis
iting her father in Lancaster, s. @.
Miss Bertrand Perritt visited her uncle,
5. X, Dendy, Jr., and family, in Seneca,
last Friday and Saturday.
vile, whore she had most delightful
visit to attend the teachers institute in
Walhalla last week.
We have had fine rains and farmers
are trying to make up lost time occa-
stoned by the ground being too wet TO
work.
Many sweet potato slips were put out
last week and this week.
The obliging mail carrier, T. @. Todd,
who has so regularly and faithfully
worked Tor Uncle Sam, goes out of the
service after July 1st.
A crowd of people euphoniously called
"Gypsies," whose business seemed to be
trading horses and selling lace, camped
at Bounty Land school house several
days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Woolbright, of
Townville, came by to see her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bagwell, on their way from
Charleston last week.
Come to the farmers institute at
Bounty Land, July Tth,
Master John Paul Gillison has been
very sick, but is better now.
Mrs. Mary Fennell has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Monroe Isbell, in
Seneca, for several days and is now with
Mrs. Elijah Gillison.
Mrs. ID. A. Thornton, of Hartwell, Ga,
is visiting her father, John NJ. Gillison,
this week. p.
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Stamp Creek News.

Stamp Creek, June 27.--Crops are look
ipg we'll in this section.
The health of this community is good
as could be expected
Joshua Barker, of this community,
took in the excursion trip to Charleston
last week. He reports fine time.
T. ii. Hunnicutt and family took in
the Salem meeting Sunday. They report
good congregation.
B. +. Fisher and James Talley, of
Whitewater. gave II. II. Hunnicutt q call
last week. They were on their way to
the lower part of the county.
Edward Craig, of Pickens county, gave
j. b. Hunnicutt business call last Sat
urday.
Don't forget the grand picnic at High
Falls on the Fourth of July. The
Messrs. Hunnicutt and others are going
to prepare platform for the purpose OF
speaking and dancing. All the candi
dates are especially invited to attend.
The cotton mill people are especially in
yited also,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-06-29
Democratic Executive Committee Moo,1nq. !

Headquarters of the Democratic Exec
utive Committee of Ooonee County,
Walhalla, June 81, 1904 W--Pursuant to
the call of the County Chairman, NJ. s.
Stribling, the Democratic Executive
Committee of Oconee County met in the
Court House at Walhalla on Monday,
June 9th, at IL O'Clock a. m. A quorum
OF the local executive committee being
present, the COMMITTEES proceeded to the
consideration of the business stated in
the call.
On motion, the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved lst, That the following cam
paign meetings be held at the times and
places hereinafter designated:
Walhalla, Tuesday, July 10Th.
Seneca, Friday, August 5th
Salem, Friday, August 18th.
Double Springs, Tuesday, August 10th.
Long Creek, Wednesday, August 18th.
Westminster, Saturday, August 9th.
Resolved I'd, That the County Chair
man, at his discretion, is authorized to
appoint additional meetings at such
times and places as he may be requested
by the executive committeeman of any
club.
On motion, the following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved L., That the County Chair
man, with two other members of the
County Executive Committee, be ap.
pointed by the chair to act as a sub-c com
mittee, to arrange schedule for the
assessment of candidates, for printing
and distribution of the official ballots
and the appointment of managers of cleo
tion at :arious precincts in the
county.
Resolved rhat only the printed bal
lot, furnishetStSy the executive commit
tee, shall be recognized and counted.
Resolved 2, That this committee, after
paying the legitimate expenses of the
campaign, refund tx the unsuccessful
candidates their pro rata share of the as
sessment paid by them.
j. p. Stribling, having rendered his
resignation as the secretary of the county
executive committee, the same was ac-
cepted.
On motion, j. w. Reeder was duly
elected as his successor.
On motion, the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That those clubs that have
not reorganized are hereby authorized
to do 30 on Saturday, July 10th, at 8
O'Clock p. m. and report such organiza-
tion to the county chairman.
There being no further business, tho
committee adjourned subject to the call
of the chairman.
M. S. Stribling, County Chairman.
d. w. Reeder, Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-06-29
Startling Evidence,

Fresh testimony in great quantity is
constantly coming in, declaring DIR.
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Bentorvile, Va, serves as example. He
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years and doctored all the time without
being benefited. Then / began taking
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bottles wholly cured me-" Equally Of
fective in curing all lung and throat
troubles, consumption, pneumonia and
grip. Guaranteed by all druggists.
Trial bottles free, regular sizes 600. and
81 90