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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-14


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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-14
A Favorlte Remedy for Babies.

Its pleasant taste and prompt cures
have made Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
a favorite with the mothers of small
children. 1t quickly cures their coughs
and colds and prevents any danger of
pneumonia or other serious conse-
qpences. 1t not only cures Group, but
appears will prevent the attack. For
sale by j. w. Bell, Walhalla; w. j. Lun-
ney, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-14
Unclaimed Letters.

Following is q list of unclaimed letters
remaining In the Walhalla post office for
the week ending March 10, 1905:
Ben Corbin. j. B. Gray, John Heron.
persous calling for any of the above
will please say that they are advertised.
j. M, Merrick, P. M.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-14
COUNTY CLAIMS AUDITED

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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-14
A Lively TuSSle

with that old enemy of the race, consti-
patton, often ends in appendicitis. To
avoid all serious trouble with stomach,
liver and bowels, take DIR. Kings New
Life Pills. They perfectly regulate these
organs, without pain or discomfort. 25c.
at all druggists.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-08-01
COMING EVENTS.

Western Montana Fair, Butte, Mont,
August Fl to September 7, inclusive.
Snohomish Co Fair, Everett Wash,
August 20 to September I.
King Co. Fair, Seattle, Wash, Septem-
Der to inc
Oregon State Fair, Salem, Ore, Sep
TENDER lie to Is, inc.
Washington State Fair, North Yak
ina, WASH September II to % inc.
Central Park Fair, Central Park, B.
c., September 20, FL and %.
Interstate Fair, Spokane, Wash, Sep
TENDER "a to October 6, inc.
Valley Fair, Puyallup, Wash, Oc-
we Walia waiila CO. Fair, walla walla,
Wash, October to 6, inc.
Whitman Co. Fair, Colfax, Wash,
October l to 6, inc.
Interstate Fair, Lewiston, Idaho, Oc-
tober s to 49, inc.
Idaho State Fair, Boise, Idaho, Oc-
tober Is to 20, inc.
Wash, December to 8.
Tacoma Poultry Show, Tacoma, Wash,
December IL to 16.
State Poultry Association Show, North
Yakima, Wash, December II to %.
Wenatchee Poultry Show, Wenatchee,
Wash, December 20 to %.
Snohomish Co. Poultry Show, Everett,
Wash, December 81 to 80.
South Bend Poultry Show, South Bend,
Wash, January to 5.
Seattle Poultry Show, Seattle, Wash,
January to 10.
Oregon State Poultry Show, Portland,
Ore, January 16 to %.
Walla Walla Poultry Show, Walla
Walla, Wash, January Fl to rs.
California Poultry Show. San Fran
csico, Cal, December 8 to 8.
Inland Empire Stock Show, Pullman,
Wash, second week in January.
Biennial Fruit Fair, Hood River, Ore,
October IL and 10. Oregon Irrigation
Congress meets here at the same time.)
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-08-01

leading features of the fair. Seattle
can get up as good or better show than
the one held in Portland. They have
begun the work early, which will give
them plenty of time to arrange for the
show, while exhibitors will have ample
time to prepare their herds and flocks.
Beside they will have Portland's ex-
perience in holding a Pacific Coast
show to guide them, which will be of
great advantage. Exhibitors, too, will
be more anxious and willing to show
at Seattle because through the Port
land show they have experience that
successful shows of this character are
great stimulators and educators in
the breeding of fine stock. Exhibitors
and visitors alike will look forward
with a great deal of pleasure to the
coming big live stock show in 1909"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-08-01

they thus made up their minds and to
the period they passed through in an
effort to save money.
The ranks of the farmer are far
from filled, and it will be long while
before that time comes. Farm land
is still cheap, particularly in the
great west, where the soil is virgin and
where the opportunities in different
lines of farming are numerous. Let
the young city man, who has to make
hand-to-mouth existence, ponder the
situation and ascertain whether he
could not, with a little determination
on his part, become sufficiently versed
in the problem of farming, to under
take the work himself and free himself
forever from the CALLING yoke of the
corporations or the big stores where
he is but an infinitesimal atom of the
whole fabric.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-08-01
Farming For City Younq Man.

The other day the papers contained
an account of a successful Seattle
lawyer who had renounced his allie
glance to the ranks of the city and
to society, taking up dairying and farm
ing instead He went to work in the
dairy of one of the leading dairymen
in the Puyallup valley, determined to
study the business thoroughly and
make it his life work. His aristocrat-
ic blood, for he is the nephew of the
well-known author, Henry James, tells
him the work of farming is just as
honorable, and certainly more profit
able and certain of success, than most
callings which make it necessary for
him to live in the city and carry OH
an everlasting struggle against many
Odds
In the example of this young man
we have something that might with
great profit be emulated by numbers
of other men living in the city. Any
man of ordinary intelligence, who is
willing to study and master the prob
lens connected with farming, can
make success at farm work. Even
if he does not lay up big competency
he will have a healthy constitution,
make good living, acquire some val
liable property, and be his own boss.
Of but small proportion of the men
in the city can as much ever be said.
Those who might leave the city and
go to farming are to be found in every
walk of life, from the laborer on the
streets to the man directing big cor
porations; but they are more especial
ly to be found in the great middle
classes. There is the clerk in the
store, the man at the bookkeeper's
desk, or, perhaps, the men who are
charged with the running of the cars
of the street railway system. Few
among them there are who can ever
hope to rise much above their present
plane. They are getting only fair
wages, but if they make up their
minds to pinch and save enough to pur-
chase a little land and start farming
on their own account they can do it..
And they will be able to look back
with much satisfaction to the time
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-08-01

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure F. J.
Cheney &, Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to car
ry out any obligations made by his firm.
-Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarfh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price 75c per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-08-01
Good Photoaraphs Wanted.

KodakS are cheap these days and
many a country boy has good one
with which he is taking views of
scenes and buildings in his vicinity.
No doubt, if you were to look through
your collection of such views, you
would come across some that are par
ticularly suitable for reproduction in
the columns of The Ranch. The edit
or wants photographs of this char
acter. Select two or three of the best
and mail them to us, wrapped fiat and
containing your name, address and
something telling about the view Also
write brief letter giving descriptions
or other information to go with the IL
lustration. The editor will select such
have cuts made of them, without mutt
lating the photographs. If you want
the photographs returned please say
so, and your wishes will be carried out.
Pictures Of farm buildings, fine
horses, cattle or other animals, f1ocks
of sheep, droves of hogs or herds of
cattle, against good background,
some particularly attractive spot on
the farm, and score Of other views
make excellent illustrations for The
Ranch. They tell the readers what
you have, better than words can por-
tray them, and are almost as good as
personal visit of the reader to the
place. The pictures should be sharp
and of fair size to make good cuts
Either solo or velox finish is good,
but as a rule the former is preferred.
Unmounted pictures are generally pre-
ferred by the engraverS, but any kind
will make good cuts, if the picture it.
self is sharp enough. Credit will be
given for all photographs used.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-08-01
MISUNDERSTANDING Exposition

The Ranch commends the following
kind words from the Pacific Rural
Spirit to the thoughtful consideration
OF the livestock and poultry interests
throughout the northwest: "The
Alaska Yukon-Pa fair to be- held in
Seattle in 1909 will be similar to the
Lewis and Clark fair held in Portland
last year. The managers Of this fair
have taken early action in regard to
a live stock show to be held in con-
nection with the fair, and have an
nounced already that they intend to
make the live stock show one of the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-08-01

Bulletin No. 81 of the Oregon ex.
pertinent station tells about canning
fruits and vegetables and how to pre-
serve fruit juices. 1t is especially val.
liable at this time, and copy can
be secured by writing to the presi-
dent of the station at Corvallis.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-08-01

Buy your apple barrels or boxes
now; do not wait till the crop is ready
to be packed. The manufacturer of
packages knows there is going to be
a good demand for his product, and
he will raise the price to good stiff
figure when the demand suddenly be-
comes heavy.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-08-01

Address communications to The Ranch
1856 Co1man Bldg, Seattle, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-08-01

Subscription: In advance, one year
SO cents; six months, 80 cents. Seattle
subscribers are required to pay $1.00
per year. on account of local postage.
The paper is sent to each subscriber
until an order to discontinue is received
from the subscriber. We must be noti-
fed in writing, by letter or postal card,
when a subscriber wishes his paper
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answer, as we cannot find 1t on our list
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must have both name and address, and
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Failing to receive the paper regularly,
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rected.
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licit subscriptions. Good commissions
and salaries paid to hustlers.
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postoffice for transmission through the
mails at second-class rates of postage.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-08-01

Do you have more berries or other
fruits than you know what to do with?
How about your neighbors? Perhaps
they haven't any and would be glad
to get basket from you now and
then. You never would be the loser
and they would love you all the more
for your thoughtfulness.
The lands of the Colville reservation,
recently opened to settlement, will be
sold at $125 per acre. There are about
1900. 900 acres of land en- the reserva-
ton to be selemaed from, and as the
cost of surveying the same will hardly
exceed five cents per acre Uncle Sam
will make quite nice profit out OF
the sale of these lands.
The Year Book of the United States
department of agriculture, for 1905,
has been issued and copies may be Sc
cured by addressing the department at
Washington, D. G. The Ranch has No
copies on hand at present for distri-
button, but will probably have some
shortly. Subscribers may send their
requests for the book to this office
and we will undertake to secure them.
Copies may also be secured through
your senator or congressman.
Because the government expert sent
out to look into selecting site for an
experimental bulb farm in Whatcom
county would not travel from Belling-
ham to Lynden in anything but an
automobile the latter town will not
get the farm. The necessary lands
for the farm were offered the govern
ment free provided the farm was 10.
Gated at or near Lynden. But this
fact did not cut any ice when the
high-salaried government representa-
tive could not travel at the peoples
expense in the style he wanted.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

- He department OF psychology at
Columbia University. New York
city, has been making an ex-
tensive series of tests TO de-
tevmine as far as possible the mental
difference between the boys OF Column
oia College and the girls of Barnard.
The tests also take up the differences
between freshmen and seniors. TO
show the exact amount in mental
ability that comes with residence in
college.
According to the tests made. the wo-
men surpass the men in visual mem
ory. rate of perception and sensitive
ness to pain. while in auditory mem
ory. speed of movement and time of
association the men are superior. In
regard to fatigue. perception of weight
and logical memory the Bernard girls
and Columbia men We're lound to be
about equal
These tests arc made on all the en-
tering classes at Barnard and Co
lumbia. At the end of four years the
same test is repeated in order 10 see
what the student has gained. There
are twenty-One tests in all. intended
to cover the complete range of mental
ability. They include measurements
as to length and breadth of head.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Told of DIR. Wentworth.

IL vas during The first few months
oil hI work in the mountains of
Eastern Kentucky thn- DIT Went
worth had ;he most trouble. From
the very start he was taken for a
revenue officer and upoa several oc-
casiOns stumbled upon blind stills
when not looking for them. once. il
is said, he was pursuing his journey
along a narrow mountain path. when
he came upon "a mountaiuer, stoop-
ing over a stream. washing from his
hands the unmistakabla stains that
come from working at n still.
The mountatneer and Dr. Wentworth
saw each other simultaneously. The
clergyman raised his hand 10 wave
it in salute. Tho moonshiner thought
ne was going 10 shoot, and, grabbing
mis- rife from the grouni, fired point
blank at the preacher.
. His haste spoiled his aim. else DIT.
WentwortE would never have lived 10
tell the tale. AS il was, the ball
passed through the hat he wore, The
moonshiner's rife was a muzzle load
ing weapon, and he could not shoot a
second time. DR.. Wentworth kept his
head and talked with the man. telling
him who he wos.
His assurances did no good, how
ever, for the mnuntaineer slipped into
the bushes and disappeared from view.
Dr. Wentworth rode on his way, but
it was not uutil ne had gone several
miles that he recovered from the feel
ing that any miaute he might be shot
from ambush.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

invariably put To bed with the chill
dren, and 10 refuse To sleep in the
place designated by the host is so dan
Eer0us that travellers OF experience
invariably turn IN with the Youngsters,
no matter how embarrassing il may
be
EFeatEitt county. KY is the worst
section OF that State, so far as feuds
are concerned. There the mOuntaineers
take an active part in politics and not
"a very high type of politics is played.
in fact there have been so many men
killed iE political and other feuds I'm
Ereathitt yhxt the county is known as
Bloody Breathitt"
The last great tragedy of Kentucky
politics was the murder of Governor
Gocbel in 1900. by somebody connected
with the Republican machine. The
actual murderer has never been found,
according To general belief. although
Caleb Powers has been twice convict
ed of completely in the crime. Taylor.
the Republican candidate against
Ci0ebel who was accused Of having
something 10 do with the plot 10 as
sassiuate GoebeL escaped TO Indiana,
where he has been ever since, the Off
cials of that State having refused eN-
tradition 1t was charged that the Re
publican ticket was really elected and
that the Democrats counted it out.
This started the night which ended i'm
GocbcTs death at the hands of some
mountaineer, who was an expert rifle
shot
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

That is his argument, and he cannot
he made 10 alter it. Hence the many
bloody battles between the. moonshin-
ers and the revenue officers Thc
mooushiner thinks he is defending
himself against the invasion of his in
herent rights. lie is as much in earn
est as man who would shoot TO kill
burglars attempting 10 enter his house
And it is for the purpose Of installing
into the minds of the Kentucky noun
taireers the correct ideas on this sub
ioct that DR. wentworth is doing his
initial work. When he has made head
way along these lines he will develop
the religious sense of the mOonshiner.
which is naturally strong, though akin
10 superstition for the most part.
The generosity of the mOuntaineer
knows no bounds. once one has gained
mis- confidence. Suspicious. sullen, and
stoIid on first acquaintance, he appears
absolutely uHapproachable. But he
takes sudden likes. and once his friend
ship is gainrd il holds forever.
John Fox, IT.. the novelist, an author
ity on mountatteers and their customs,
tells Of a characteristic experience he
once had. He was riding through the
mountains on horseback, carving his
food with him and cooking his meals
over a fire wherever he happened TO
He when he got hungry. AS he was
going along Il lonely road. he ran
across a mountaineer with a basket
.ul of sweet potatoes. 1t struck Fox
that he would Ike to have some pota-
,oes: SO. after chatting awhile with
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

strength of hands. and ability to en-
dure fatigue. as well AS tests Of eye
sight. color vision. hearing, percep-
ton of pitch. perception of weight,
sensation areas. seusitiveucss TO pain.
perception of size. color reference. re-
action time. rate of perception. naming
colors rate of movement. accuracy Of
movement perception of time. asso-
citation. gabery and memory. visual.
auditory. logical and retrospective.
For many of the tests. like fatigue
and the perception of pain. a simple
apparatus is used which registers the
results of a continuous movement Of
or a continuous pressure applied to
the hand. For the tests that are re-
garded Is most important Ia determin-
ing mental ability. however. like tests
as TO perception. memory and quiUE
ness Of movement. no apparatus or
any sort is necessary.
To test the rate of perception 100
AS are scattered at random through
a list Of 500 letters and the student Is
asked to mark all the AS as quickly
as possible In general. the women
succeeded better in this than the men,
the average for them being about
ninetv-one seconds while most OF the
men took more than 100 seconds. The
percentage of errors, however. was
larger among the women than among
the men.
Another test in perception was in
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Nearly Shot for Spy.

Several years ago, it is related, when
the revenue officers were having
great deal Of trouble with the moon
sinners and at a time when pitched
battles between the officers of the law
and the prOprietors of illicit stills
were occurring with frequency, DR..
wentworth was surrounded by a band
of mountaineers. They paid no atten-
tion to his explanations, ana two of
them caught the bride reins Of his
horse and led him off up the mountain
side. The rest followed. keeping the
clergyman covered with their rifles.
Seeing It was useless to make any
effort at resistance. DR.. Wentworth sat
calmly on his horse and kept his
mouth shut. After travelling about
half an hour, the party reached a
glade far away from the beaten trail,
stopped and told DR. Wentworth to
dismount. They added that he would
be shot and that if he wanted to send
messages TO anybody he could write
them down and they would be left
where some one would see that they
reached his friends.
The clergyman thought thsi lime had
come. hut asked if he might talk il
over. The moonshiners suHenIy agreed.
DR.. Wentworth told them tTe truth
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

There were some mountaineers living
about ten miles away who knew DIT.
Wentworth. lie told his captOrs their
names and offered 20 leave IL 20 them.
lie said he would go with two of his
captors To the homes of his friends
at once.
But the mo0nshiners were suspicious
Of this offer. apparently thinking that
their captive was playing for time and
hoping 90 be rescued ty revenue Off
GERS on the way. II was finally agreed.
however, that one OF Jhe party should
take the clergyman horse and so
after one of his friends. This was
done and Dr. Wentworth was promptly
Identified by the friend as soon as he
arrived He was allowed 10 go free
and later succeeded in making two
OF the men who had captured him
give up making moonshine whisky.
Dr Wentworth never Acknowledged
the truth or faIsitv of this story
Several times DR.. Wentworth was
held up on the roads bv pickets who
were put out to watcl for revenue
officers. Their usual command was;
You can't come this way The
ultimatum was always backed up by a
loaded rife and Dr. WentwoTth's ar
glments invariably proved futile. The
inevita bic result was that he had 10
go back and travel miles out of has
wsv. The fact that ne possessed the
good sense in such cases not TO try To
force matters IS largely responsible for
IN s-rrr-a=G
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Account Of some
of fthenOstex-
citing adventures
related Of the
brave clergyman
and something
about the strange
code which
binds together
illicit whisky
distiIIerS Of the
South

case prevented this. II IS said, how
ever, that Taylor Is a marked man,
and that whenever his enemies in Ken
tucly want him they viii get him.
Plans are believed to be well laid, asss9
capable Of being put into operation
whenever the word is given. Perhaps
in the not distant future, Taylor viii
be placed on trial for his life
Goebel had friends among the noun
taineers, as well as Taylor, and many
deaths have resulted from the killing
OF Goebel. II is these mountafneers
that Will help pull of the kidnapping
Of Taylor when the time comes, and
interesting developments are sure 10
follow.
Although the mountaineer Is usual
~ a hard drinke-. he Is honest and
careful where women are concerned
This rule obtains absolutely n the bet
ter classes, but there are classes Of
mountaineers in the southwest who
know no moral laws. They cannot be
said 10 be immoral. They are simply
Immoral. for they have no conception
If the word morality
The late J. Hampton IIoge. United
States Attorney for the western dis
trict OF Virginia. told some interest
ing stories of his experiences among
the mountaineers OF southwest Vir-
Einia.
He prosecuted many of them for
mooushining and. while he was a pri-
vate practitioner. many for other
crimes.