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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
Two Dispensary Props Knocked Down.

The newspapers are anxious, as the
senior Senator says, to quote him cor
rectly, but suppose they should adopt
the happy-go-lucky, hit or miss methods
of Senator Tillman in chronicling his re.
marks? He would feel aggreved and
would be quite positive that his enemies
had formed conspiracy to undermine
his influence with the people by ''garb-
ling" his speeches.
The News and Courier calls attention
to the fact that 'for the third time within
the last two months Senator Tillman his
misstated the figures OF the prohibition
vote in 1892" And twice since the Hig-
gins letter has The News and Courier
quoted the figures from the record, but
again are they misstated. AS Senator
Tillman is endeavoring to make a point
against the prohibitionists and as the re-
corded votes knock the point out of his
point the repeated error is serious He
declared that 50, 900 voted for prohibition
and $4,000 against it, while 81, 900 did not
vote on itat all. Now the record shows
that 40,2S8 votes were cast for prohibi.
tion, 80, 1917 against prohibition, or 7O, ,535
out of q total vote of SS.474. SO less than
$4,000, instead of $4,000, failed to vote
making a great big difference and
strengthening the position of the prohi-
bitionists materially.
And now, as to the bald declaration
made by Tillman that the dispensary has
induced temperance and reduced lawless-
ness. If $3,500,O00 worth of liquor was
sold in South Carolina previous to 1898
Senator Tillman can not trace half of it.
More whiskey and more "fghting" whis-
key is consumed in South Carolina to day
than ever before in the States history.
1t is silly, if not disingenuous, to hold
otherwise. And as to the reduction of
crime. A newspaper correspondent has
just examined the reports of the Comp
troller General, through three periods of
six years each, taking the six years be-
fore the dispensary went into operation
1883 1893, then from 1904 to 1890 and
from 1899 to 1904. Cases of assault and
battery and manslaughter are those most
readily affected by Che use of liquor.
The result of that inquiry shows that for
the first six year period ending with the
year in which the dispensary began oper-
alton there were 2,506 cases of assault
and III murders; the first six years under
the dispensary system there were 3,55S
assault and battery cases and ,23s man
slayings; the second six year period there
were 1896 assault and battery cases and
l,2l4 manslayings. Orunder the dispen-
sary the homicides have increased about
70 per cent. and the acts of violence up.
wards of 40 per cent. Other crimes have
not increased to any marked degree, ex-
cept larceny. In fact in somo of those
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
THREE PAPERS A WEEK FOR s1.sO.

BY clubbing arrangement with the
Charleston Semi-Weekly News and Cou
rier we are offering that paper and The
Keowee Courier for $3.50 per year. The
Keowee Courier is recognized not only
as the best paper in Oconee county. bnt
1t is rated among the best county papers
in South Carolina. The Semi Weekly
News and Courier is an excellent four
nal, published on Wednesdays and Satur-
days.. gives the detailed news of South
Carolina as a special feature, and carries
full Associated Press dispatches
from all over the world. The combina-
tion of the two papers at $1.5O gives our
present readers, as we'll as new sub
scri6ers, an opportunity to secure two of
the best papers in the State (three papers
a week) for 30 cents more than the regu-
lar price of either. Let us send you two of
the very best papers in South Carolina
for almost the price of one
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
Beware of 0lntments 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
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., con-
tains no mercury, and is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and m1
cous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally, and
made in Toledo, Ohio, by r. j. Cheney &
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, 1905-08-30
Watson Has Market for Artlchokes.

Columbia, August Accommodation
f. j. Watson is exceedingly anxious to
have every person in South Carolina who
is growing artichokes this year in any
quantity from one busiei up TO commu-
nicate with him at once. He has received
request from pickle factory who
wishes to secure artichokes for pickling
purposes this fall and this concern wishes
to secure the tubers in any quantity from
one bushel to 5000 bushels to the ship
ment.
The factory has offered Is cents por
bushel for the ground artichokes shipped
either in bags, barrels or baskets, deliv-
cred at the port of Charleston. This of
fers an opening to those who have only a
few bushels of artichokes raised in their
gardens to place them upon the market
and should finally lead to the establish
ment of quite an industry in the State.
AT present artichokes are raised in South
Carolina very largely for home picking
and for feeding to the stock. The com
missioner is sure of permanent market
if the people will furnish the product.
Commissioner Watson is very anxious
also for those who have scuppernong
grapes to communicate with him. For
some time efforts have been made by the
department looking to the development
of the grape-growing industry and these
efforts have resulted i'm tho opening of :,
market for the native scupperno1g,
shipped in various quantities. Only re.
Gently the department received an order
for solid car load of scuppernong grapes
from large concern in Missouri, which
is prepared ito pay as good price as is
paid oy any large wine grower for soup
pernoDg grapes"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
The clay" Microbe.

A armed professor claims to have dis
Gov d that ''laziness" is caused by a
gerln. If the eminent doctor is right,
Rydale's Liver Tablets can rightly be
termed Microbe Killers, because they al
ways remove that tired, lazy, sluggish
feeling that has usually been attributed
to torpid liver or constipated bowels.
Rydale's Liver Tablets are guaranteed to
cure constipation and all liver disorders.
They are small, compressed chocolate
coated tablets, easy to take, pleasant in
effect, reliable. Any dealer in our reme-
dies will return your money if you are
not satisfied with these tablets. so tab.
let's rs cents. Walhalla Drug Company; {;
Carter's Pharmacy, Westminster.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30

"What is Algebra, Johnny ?"
asked the teacher of a small pupil.
dts white mule covered with
black stripes" answered the little
fellow. "I saw one at the circus
last summer"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
Ruskin Anderson.
SENECA, S. c..

where whiskey would have no effect one
way or the other there is decrease.
Now let the dispensary people disprove
the figures or acknowledge their error.
Will Senator Tillman do the one thing or
the other?--News and Courier.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30

Mabel-Wbat are you making ?
Auntie-Angel cake, my dear.
Mabel--Where will you get the
angels to put in it?
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30

An Illinois man sold his wife for five
dollars. He was a swindler. A wife
that is not worth more than five dollars
should be given away.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30

and Holleman families. Neville and
Todd, I know, are not living. Would
that could be with you on this oc-
casion. / should have much to say
that cannot write. There is a great
deal that / could write and that
ought to be written. But am writ
ing now to ask the patience of a
popular audience, and experience
warns me to be short.
BethePs history in the past has a
great deal more to do with Presby.
terianism in South Carolina than
many dreamer of the present ever
thinks. You will ask how is this ?
Well, Rev. Andrew Brown main
tanned classical school there for
some time that was far reaching in
its influence.
know not that Rev. John Simp.
son ever preached at Bethel, but
Rev. Andrew Brown preached Simp-
sons funeral at Roberts church in
the year 1908, and from this know
that there must have been CORES
pondence between the two men.
Out of Rev. Andrew Browns
school went Rev. David Humphreys.
He took course in theology under
DR.. Moses Waddell at Wellington,
in Abbeville county, after he left
Browns school.
Well, in the year 1920, after he
had finished his course with DR..
Waddell, he became the pastor of
Good Hope and Roberts churches.
These churches are located in Ander-
son county, and they lie up and
down the Savannah river from the
junction of the Seneca and Tugaloo
rivers to the Abbeville line.
Here Rev. Andrew Browns pupil
and Bethel's scion entered upon his
life-work. This field covered 400
square miles, and Tie active young
man worked vigorously.
There are several churches in Ala
bama and Mississippi and one or
more in Texas that came back to that
field TO find the nursery where their
charter members learned the shorter
oatechism.
AS to the men that Rev. Andrew
Browns pupils sent into the minis
try this correspondent was the ninth
man that he saw fully ordained be-,
fore he was called away, and he left
three on the road who reached full
orders after that undershepherd was
in heaven, and here, pardon if / de-
tain the audience five minutes longer,
that the young of Bethel may come
around the death. bed of Bethel's
worker in the Masters vineyard.
That worker was dying. There was
a meeting in progress at Roberts, of
which he had been pastor for many
years. There was considerable inter-
est in the congregation. His son,
Rev. David w. Humphreys and your
correspondent were conducting the
service. His house was some five
miles from the church. We con-
cluded that as he was 80 low we
ought to close the meeting and take
our places there with him. He dis
covered what we intended, and
promptly said, "You will do no such
thing. l can die without you. The
interests of the church cannot do
without you. Leave me to others
and go right on with the work"
Thus, my friends, we have hastily
and very imperfectly sketched the
career of one of Bethel's scions. She
has others of whom she ought to feel
proud and grateful to God that they
have lived and do live, but your
patience is doubtless worn out. NV
health is too feeble for me to be with
you in person and with what have
written / desist.
Yours in Israel's Hope,
HughlMcLees.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30

Chamberlain's Soiie; Cholera ana
Nevsr fa;,s 80. DiaTrhoea Remedy.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
peciaI Offer

1 am selling Stoves, Furniture and Sew
ing Machines at big reductions i'm price
You can get them on credit till Novem-
ber lst, or we will make terms to suit
purchasers. For everything at reduced
prices, call on
The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-28
DYING Of Famine

Is, In its torments. like dying of
consumption. The progress of con
sumption. from the beginning to the
very end, is IA long torture, both to
the victim and friends "Whcn l had
consumption in its first stage writes
Wm. Myers of Ccarfoss, Md, latter
lryiI !. different medicines anda IA good
doctor in vain at last took d. Kings
New Discovery, which quickly and
perfectly cured me-" Prompt relief
and sure 'ure for coughs, colds, sor..
throat, bronchitis, etc. Positively
prevents pneumonia. Guaranteed ut
ikeman Bros drug store, p'ice SOC
and $l.0O ii bottle. Trial bottle free,
The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-28
CATTLE. HOGS AND SHEEP.

AS a cattle, sheep. hog and horse
bereding country. Colorado stands
among the flrst. The broad p-airies
Of the state are covered with buffalo,
9rama and bunch grass, which are the
most nutritious natural heritage
known. In the Arkansas valley these
industries are closely related to the
alfalfa crop and form a profitable de-
partment in farm operations. Range
cattle from the South are brought into
the valley, either for winter pastura ge
on alfalfa fields or for feeding on al.
falfa hay. Hogs make rapid growth on
alfalfa pasture. without any other
food, and need only a few weeks of
corn feeding to fit them fer market.
There is greater freedom from disease
here than in the central and eastern
states. A business of only few years
growth. but one that has proven to
be one of the most profitable OF the
many to which this favored section is
adapted, is that of sheep feeding. In
the Arkansas valley sheep are herded
In great numbers. from which immense
clippings OF wool are shipped to the
East, the lambs being sold to feeders.
These lambs ara bought by feeders in
October at an average price of $l.50
per head. Five months feed on corn
and alfalfa. s1.40; freight and labor
40 cents; total cost per head $340:
average weight ninety pounds; sold at
$3.50 to $40; profit, $110 to 1926 a
lamb. This applies to New Mexico
lambs; native lambs do even better.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-28

raising and feeding and fattening for
Eastern markets. Farming is not an
experiment here, and irrigation is not
new thing. the older bitches having
been built twenty-five years. and most
OF the land under irrigation bitches is.
at the present time. under cultivation.
Experience has taught the people.
however, that small farms and inteE:e
farming bring the best results. and
many owning and cultiyating from 160
to 800 acres are dividing their places.
selling part and retaining only from
twenty TO forty acres. A man cannot
cultivate. under irrigation. as many
acres as in the eastern states. but the
returns are more. Crop failure from
drouth is thing unknown. and the
returns from the soil. in both quantity
and quality. and market value. are SO
superior to the results in the East.
that the thorough going. frugal farm
eEs are improving their places and get
ting ont OF debt
The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-28
IRRIGATION.

Irri sation, briefly stated, is taking
water rom a river or reservoir and
turnin 1t into canal, and thence by
small, canals or lstera!s applying it
to the land. While we have productive
soil. 1t is the never failing supply of
water that does the work. No wait
on't-get-it-farming here.
We do not have 10 depend on rain;
in other words, we control the eie-
mcnts-the irrigator is Independent of
rainfall. We have the water at our
door. and at the proper time use It..
Besides. the soil becomes richer as it
grows older from fertilizing sediment
deposited on the soil while irriSating.
Irrigation also increases the yield in
some cases being double of that of
the best Eastern farm lands depending
on rain for life A man can make more
money. with less labor. from forty
acres Of irrigable land than can be
made from eighty acres of the best land
In country depending on rain. Irri-
CATION Is not complicated. and your
more experienced neighbors will glad
ly show you--it is no longer an expert
ment with us.
In the matter of irrigation. the
country tributary to Holly has dis
tinct advantage over any other part
of the Arkansas Valley and indeed
there is probably no other section of
the West where such irrigation facili-
ties exist as here. The five huge res
ervoirs built by the Great Plains
Water Company contain sufficient at
all times to furnish the farmers under
the Amity Canal with all they require
The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-28

Having has commenced on til
river bottom land south of here
for the company.
Staff Captain French left on
No. 8 THURSDAY for Topeka, Kans
as, where he will visit his brother.
Quite an excitement reigned in
Amity Monday when G. Stimson
brought charges against Ollie
Bullock for fraudulently obtaining
money from Nat Stimson, son of
G. Siimson. The charge, were
that Nat had been bunchoed into
handing over money to Bullock
for which he never got value re-
ceived. These conditions were sup
posed to haye betn brought about
by trades between the town bows
and Nat. Bullock was also chary-
ed with being the originator of a
icticious warrant which called
the arrest of young Slimson for
carrying concealed weapons and
for which young Stinson W, 8
made to believe that he must pay
over ce. tain amount of money or
go to jill, and he paid the money.
There was no proof reg riding
the last named charge but the
trading was cleared 10y MIR. Bul
lock paying back the money for
what goods he had sold and keep.
ing the articles. the amount of
which ran in the neighborhood of
$50. There were no arrests made
in this case and not as much harm
done ns there is talk. Ole is Il
highly esteemed young man here
and tue people generally do not
believe him to be gully to the ex.
tent of the charge but he did not
deny trading with young Stimson
in legitimate way, and readily
compromised by refunding the
money and keeping his goods.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-28
A Summer Trip Unsurpassed.
on the Continent.

The tripto Salt Lake City or to the
Pacific Coast via that point over the
Denver & Rio Grande System, "The
Scenic Line Of the World" is the moSs
beautiful In america. No European
trip of equal length can compare with
1t in grandeur Of scenery or wealth of
novel interest. hen salt Lake City
itself isa most quaint and picturesque
place and well wur;lihe Journey It's
Mormon temple. tabernacle. tiihing
office and church institutions: its hot
Sulphpr springs within the city lin Is:
its delightful temperature, sunny eli
mate and its great salt La'e-daA2er
and denser than the Dead Sea in l'1lcS'
tine-are but a few features of Salt
Lake City'S countless attractionS'
There are parks. drives. canonS ana
beautiful 0ui tying mountain n and LAKE
resorts Imagine. If you can, Il nth in
salt water mile above SEA lrrr'l. ana
in water in which the human bod} can
not sink. Inquire OF your nearest
ticket agent for low tourist rates 10
Salt Lake City, or write for inf"riia-
tion and copy of salt Lake Citys me
CITY of The Saints" tn $. +. II copper
general passenger agent, Deh'ef
The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-28
ALFALFA.

This is the crop of the irrigator. 1t
does all the corn crop does for the east
ern farmer and much more besides. 1t
is better feed than corn for horses,
stock. hogs and sheep, and gives more
feed to the acre at far less cost and
labor. Ii sold instead of fed it gives
much better cash returns than corn. 1t
gives honey crop for nothing where
bees are kept. as they should be by ey-
cry arkansas valley farmer. 1t en-
riches instead of impoverishes the SOIL
1t is hardy and perennial, and even il
deprived of water will not die as other
crops. but will wait until the water
comes, when it springs up as strong
The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-28
sueAa sEers.

In climatic conditions, as well as In
quality OF the soil. the Arkansas val
ley. with its irrigation. fulfills all the
requirements for the successful Guilt
walton Of this valuable product.
The Sugar Beet industry of the
United States II comparatively In Its
infancy. Few people realize what an
important part this unpretentioas veg
etable Is destined to play In the future
prosperity of the country. 1t alone can
solve the great economical problem:
Shall this. country produce the 2,225,-
000 tons Of sugar that are consumed
here every year, and thus keep at
home the immense sums Of money rep
resented by the present importation?
Until the fact that sugar beets could
be raised to perfection under irrigation
lad been thoroughly demonstrated.
capital was extremely cautious about
Investing 100000 In plant that
would probably lie Idle much Of the
time on account OF crop failures.
There were too many dangers to be
considered. Excessive rains in the
spring are liable to rot the seed. A
drought may hinder their coming up,
or later may stunt their growth. Fall
rains might induce a second growth
and lower the percentage OF sugar. All
these discouraging features are over
come to great extent in irrigated dis
tricts, and capital now stands ready to
double the number of factories In the
Arkansas valley as soon as there is
sufficient amount Of beets raised to
warrant 1t. There is positively no
grumbiing heard among agriculturists
who raise beets for the. factories now
running. 1t matters not in what sec
tion the farmer is located. he has the
same advantages as II he were within
hauling distance of the factory. The
Santa Fe railroad delivers the beets
from any station in the valley without
extra cost to the grower-the first case
on record where the farmer doesn't pay
the freight.
The phenomenal success of this In
dustry under irrigation is not entirely
due to the fact that the water supply
can be controlled by the grower. but
partly due to the direct action of the
suns rays upon the leaves of the sugar
beet that Gauss the saccharine mat
ter to be stored up in its roots. So
that the sunshine, like the rich soil
The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-28

Mrs. j.. P. Pnkham ssited at
Holly Sunday.
Howard Brown, q Holl was in
Amity Saturday,
A number ofshorse RACES were
run in Amity Sunday
Frank McGfeth vas 8 Holly
visitor Tuesday night
EMrs. r. N. Garrison il threat
ened with an attach Of typhoid
fever.
g. Priebe was numbered among
tie list Of sick people q fsw DAYS
this week.
J. H. Childs 4sas quite sick the
first Of the week but ss getling on
his feet again.
Mrs. J.. q. Newus1 ssturned
home from her visit isthe east
Sunday morning
Mr.. Baugh wil'corp mence drill
ing an artesiahwell Il the sanitar-
ium the first of the yeek.
Born-to Mr.. and Mn. Willis
House, Sunday, girl ,wins. Moth
er and babies are getting along
nicely.
J. H. Bissell drove iias number
of cattle Saturday fram The NJ. F
Elliott ranch and pIaes9 them in
the south pasture.
J. Fl. Newman and John DAvy
and family Went 70 ,Ytacuse Sat
urday TO meet Mrs ] n. Newman
who was r turning ftdm her visit
in the east.
.. +. finkham has been ship
ping wheat this week. having
loaded several ears. The wheat
crop in this section 1, proving it's
elf 70 be q winner this gear, aver
aging from a . %, ufAsls u the
acre.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-28

The Chieftain = yscsivipG 1aesous
letters every, ueek fsen H1p snhf
seribers aAA othaav ubof sfEo 70
know snnetAtng ah9at r1&oa 81
the great WeeG ~ A poselhis
for us to rap1y - ~ eee h.
quiries BY 3etxsf ~ 4 sh hefe
= few things that . pr( - Js settler
would liEe to lnoW n - oas 10
cation. resources, ei3ntt
Holly is pfact1enl1y I = tewn. the
greater posttoo e 4 ~ fbeea bailt
within the past evD u n has bat
about COO inhAhltaaH At oHnt. hut
the building ot ~ Psft susar
ing . rapid ipersase II - POPULATION.
which; 4 4 ssettsa M Eseeh
Is completed 0etQh4 II l4os.
Holly is iocAle1 os3 I the rich
est as' cultural sect pr, the West
that y t which = Ngs TO aSricul-
ture ng uhder e. a. |e greatesf
syster Of storage I rye r. and irTt-
cation canAls In r ~ Beyond
the canals. wn4ye 1h1 eahnot be
carried On. lfe II ~ acres of
land covered with = 81 effully nn.
tritious btflkAio Ufi q anakes Il
an ideal stock cos1 III puxands Of
fat cattle being IN q b thiR ter.
ritory to the Kaps ctyl nd Denver
markets annuaiiy. EtlI1 everything
adapted To this id11mde rows we'll
here. the best payiot croyv are sugar
bee:n. alfalfa and esatalosiyes. Alfalfa
ID double producer Of ealth. The
hay is fed to thousands q sheep and
cattle AMI the plants usf as fer
,iiiacr. :seing r.oNei uhdsr, y en-
riches ths soil for the production OF
other crops.