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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-06
farmers UNION BUREAU.


Our South Carolina Farmers I'm
ion would be exceeding well pleased
TO- have Congress to investigate the
Farmers Union on the same plan
with the New York Cotton Ex-
Change. 1t would be interesting to
know just why it takes ninety
thousand-dollar fee to buy seat in
the New York Cotton Exchange and
IT takes but one dollar to buy seat
in, the Farmers Union. We would
also take much pride in showing up
q shirt made from our Farmers I'm
ion cotton against a shirt made from
Wall street wind cotton. So,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-06
Take Your Choice.

We had rather ohew the rag than
chew tobacco and spit upon the floor
OF the church or school house. j,
@If we had no bad farmers IN the
country good farmers would not
stand 30 high. @ E
If we had no enemies would we
have much appreciation for our
friends?
You can't take man very low
down that has not already gone up
high. This should be comforting to
some of us who have never gotten
up high enough on the ladder of
fame to make our heads swim.
If cotton farmers could feed their
stock and families on future corn,
oats, hay, wheat aud pork crops
without getting their jaws on the
real stuff, like cotton gamblers feed
cotton mills on cotton futures, the
all-cotton farmers would then be in
shape to enforce square deal with
the wind cotton fellows.
If we had no trifiing, no-accouut
farmers in the country, no CRAFTY
merchants in town, no small lawyers
in the Legislature and court rooms,
would we have any use for lien
law?
Ever hear anything like this
"Pm not going to lose a crop trot-
ting round after no Farmers Union
and things like that" ~
Now I will be good if this same
old fool won't be found up tree
next fall, hanging out on lien law
limb and big cotton bear at the
root looking up at him, and he look
ing down at the bear, praying and
bowling, "Good Lord, if you can't
help me, please don't help that bear"
Our best generals will tell you
that it is an invariable good rule in
warfare to never do that thing which
your enemies suggest would be best
for you to do. Cotton speculators
have put it in the newspapers and in
the mouths of the commercial travel
ers to sing swan song all over the
South to grow all the cotton possible
that there never Soaa auch q damand
for cotton products and that the
trade will need and take fifteen mil
lion bales next year at ten cents.
Don't you do it! Fill the mouths
of all that eat at your place first
with homegrown food crops and
then fill the mouths of these cotton
bears with 12.cent cotton.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-06

Releasing Hook For shtps' Boats.
1t Is said by sailors that there is no
moro important part Of ships equip
ment than the releasing hook which
forms part Of the gear by which the
small boats are lowered. The ship may
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-06

No, nobody has knocked or can KNOCK
holes in the county option bill. It is
based on local self-government and tho
rule of the majority, and as long ss 1t is
admitted that the people are capable of
self-government the principle of local
option Ia unassailable. Darlington News.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-06

That poor fellow up in Spartan
burg who was laid out by some blind
tiger booze, must have gotten hold
of the kind that would make a rab-
bit spit in bull dogs face if he
swallowed drop or two of it.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-06

A severe cold, that may develop into
pneumonia over night, can be cured
quickly by taking Foley's Honey and
Tar. 1t will cure the most obstinate
raeking cough aud strengthen your
lungs. The genuine is in yellow pack
age. j.. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-06
Gen. Booth on Farewell Tour to America.

London, Feb. 22.--Gen. William Booth,
head of the Salvation Army, will sail for
the United States tomorrow and will
begin tho last trip of the kind he will
ever mako. He will return to England
in June, when he will have entered his
eightieth year. He will stay week in
New York and will then spend month
in Canada. The rest of his itinerary has
not been announced.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-06

q good price for their cotton through
intel. gent concert of action, il now
looks like every jaokass in the coun-
try is going into the long staple cot
ton growing business. Whenever
this condition Of things comes to
pass and the growers do not stick to
their organizations there will be less
profit in long staple cotton than in
short staple cotton. Many farmers
refuse TO join the Farmers Union
because they say the farmers won't
stick. Now any man that puts up
this kind of an excuse for not stick
ing to the farmers organization be-
cause. some other man won't stick,
had about as well go out and steal q
chicken because some other fellow
had done The same thing.
When you come to think the mat
ter over, there is something curious
about this: Mr.. Drake, Of Marlboro
county, South Carolina, grew 252
bushels of corn on one acre, and Mr..
Tindal, of Clarendon county, of this
State, grew nearly 200 bushels on
one acre, both winning prizes, beat
ing the world on corn at different
times, and yet it is said that South
Carolina farmers buy proportionately
as much or more corn per horse than
any other cotton State. Again, we
can name some Farmers Union men
in Anderson, Pickens, Oconee and
several other counties in South Caro-.
lima that average nearly one bale of
cotton per acre on their crops, and
then some of them sell from 800 to
nearly 1000 bales of hay. One
Farmers Union man near Pendle-
ton now has over 1000 bushels of
corn in his cribs and 106 bales of cot
ton on hand. And again, our CO.
operative experiments last years
season averaged up, on five acres,
10 bushels, without using the hand
hoe at any time, no thinning done,
corn left in rows just as planter put
it in. Less than 81 worth of fertil-
izers were used per acre. But the
land was COW pea stubble and
ploughed deep before planting, and
weeder and oultivators were used in
rapid succession.
In this connection we mention the
fact that South Carolina needed both
McIver Williamson and Robert AL
drich, and these two corn champions
in turn have raised more discussions
Of their respective methods of the
far famed "Williamson stunting"
method, and the "Aldrich system" of
growing two rows of corn, al,ernat-
ing with two rows of cotton, than
any other corn growers on the CONT.
nent.
Now we South Carolinians are a
very inconsistent, unbelieving, thick
skull set of cottontotts, or we do not
believe what we can see all around
us The world is now compelled to
recognize South Carolina farmers as
the champion corn raisers of the
world, or we South Carolina farmers
are the biggest liars in the world.
We don't believe that our lien law
farmers will ever grow their own
food crops as long as they can go to
the stores and buy them. This same
class of farmers would also buy their
cotton on the lien law plan, instead
of making it, if there was as slick a
plan to do it on.
A severe cold, that may develop into
1 r. a
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-06

Look Out, Long Staple Cotton Growers.
Because the long staple cotton
growers have come together and got
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-06
E. ,r.sd Cotton Brings s4as, 600, 900.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The bureau of
statistics announces that cotton and its
products brought $425, 900 into the
United States from foreign countries in
the year just ended.
OF the cotton exported, $173,O 900
went to the United Kingdom, $3.50, ,O00,-
600 to Germany and al, COO, 900 to France.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-06

The courier--the best--s1 per year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20
rEAcn " cENrnAn AMEnIcA.

Representative of tho Central Am-
ericm states have been 300 conference
for some time ln Washington. % has
been 20 pence conference. And So ls
mot barron of results. either They
have agreed to Che establishment OF %
Central American Court of Justice.
with power t' settle au questions. Of
whatever nature. that may arise
Among tho contracting parties $50 exc
e.pu1u is made off questions affecting
national honor or indeed. of amy pose
sih'c controversy that may originate
between lho .Uo nations The iurisIi.-
zion of ,he court covers 30 seems. every
Imaginable difference. ana 10 has plv-
.r t0 enforce lts findings
THE delegates ut The Hague congress-
al honor from thc sphere of arbitration.
honor from The sphere OF arbitration
They have also pronounced against
compulsory arbitration. IHth these
principles have been accepted Dos the
Central American congress. ~ tho roe
spective states endorse thi5 agreement
ana object lesson elu be given To- the
world OF The feasibility OF The very prlu-
ciplcs rejected as Impractical Oy The
Hague congresses That would Dee am
object lesson ln peace indeed
Tho proposed court is also slyun Uir-
isdicuon cover euc1 questions as I'M
dit.lgals of ou. Central American
country may raise against amy OF the
contracting governments ou account OF
tHe violation ot treaties. conventions.
and other cases of International char
actcr no matter whether such indi-
Fldum government supports his case
or not. provided of course. that he has
exhausted his legal remedy afforded
by the laws OF the country OF which he
is complaining also Jurisdiction over
cases voluntarily submitted by any two
OF the contracting parties and over
questions which amy one OF the gov
ornments may agree with any foreign
government 90 submit TO f." That
seems TO eliminate every possible cause
of conflict.
such am International court Is
novelty boz The world OF politics. and lbs
inception IS worthy OF notice as an
indication of a general tendency.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20
THE EAGLES PRIDE SATISFIED

Interest h. the proposed nuptal al
lance between the daughter OF a very
rich American and the scion Of an old
and naughty Hungarian house per-
Vades social circles I'm New York.
Society in that great city has been
concerned about the status OF the bride
I'm Hungary. her husbands native land.
one Of our esteemed contemporaries
In Gotham has made Inquiries. with
gratifying results. Thus II Is stated,
on authority. that "a womSn OF the
middle class who is legally married 10
an aristocrat even Of the highest rank.
enjoys Ia Hungary precise the same
privileges as III she were born I'm her
husbands class The brides many
millions VIII give her great privileges
in Hungary, where there are not many
multi-milliouaires This o. reassur.
ing. II would be ineNpressihly hui
initiating 90 Uncle sam m one ~ his
daughters We're treated by the Hun
carians as n she were a member %
the middle class" The people OF the
middle class in Hungary and in
Austria may be very distinguished ana
happy But 90 ORA not the "class" m
the top. Ia view of an the circum-
stances especially the large influx of
American gold into Hungary as tho
result of this alliance, Il is pleasant
90 Doe assured that the bonnie Ameri-
can bride VIII rise above the mediocre
middle class" IN her adopted class.
The eagle could not scream with pride
n tire case were otherwise,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20
A SERMONET FOR WORKERS


For The News" by n. j. Hapgood.
The error of prosperity bias GAO inst
betrayed itself and has brought ON its
own retributlon. Like thief boz th,
hisht u has crept into thc era of prose
perity, and. as an such crrors has
round its reward m period OFF hard
times During thc past fev decades.
our country has mot with wnprcce-
aonted economic growth. and bon our
restless advance. wo have mnon into
a serious error Tho American people
must plead guilty Go wild extravaganza
NOT only % personal extuvagancc, but
extravaganza in business
\ CROWNS business knows uo bounds.
ana tho heads of our various Industries
ana institutions have plunged to The
deepest depths u most cases thu
plunging was done with ul sagacity
ana caution. The bottom was sound
ed. and the depth carefully marked;
but you know. Mr. Businessman. that
every step in tho growth of your enter
prise was achieved only after un exc
travagunt expenditure.
You have enlarged your sales force
ana increased the efficiency Of your
plant. You have laid out an extra
VACANT advertising campaign and have
spared nothing 20 better your chances
OF getting business Your executive
heads are the most capable and cx-
perienced available. and for your
clerical force YOU have selected the
best OF trained men, regardless of cost
You have been cxtravaRant-and this
is the error of prosperity.
Now comes a period Of rctrenchmont
You are cutting down that sales force
and your high-grade executive. who is
used TO acting merely ia am advisory
capacity is made 90 do more actual
work You shut down your factory
for while for fear OF over production.
You cancel your advertising contracts.
and are hiring no new mon. You are
running your business on n more eco
nomicol basis, and have ceased 20 be
eXtravagant
on the whole, this period OF hard
times is only passing condition. and
win serve To- put business on q sounder
basis. The error OF prosperity win
teach us lesson, and the next era
of prosperity win De an Unprecedented
period of good times.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20
JUST FOR FUN.

Dugsby-Do YOU know where I am
going next month";
Wigsworth-Not BE- you live.-Som-
orVlle Journal.
you don't seem to care much for
society Mr.. CrabRe.' said Miss Wood
NO replied Crabbe. society is
simply a foolish institution On when
every nobody is taught TO try TO be
somebody Catholic Standard and
Times.
81 hear Lem Boggs sundayed with
yc deacon %
"Yaas"
Coin 10 lose yer dorter hoy2"
IL reckon. but not 20 Lem. Zeb
Higgs MOndayed. Tucsdayed, Wodnes-
dayed. an rhursdayed 18Th us.
Judge Zeb is the lucky man. Louis
Vile Courier-Journal.
do you believe in love at FIRST
'Yes. II IT'S site worth Invest
mont"-Baltimore Arerican.
ct got r. letter from him yesterday
written on a typewriter
That's too much like business"
"WcH, he meant business. Louis
Vile Courier-Journal.
"T ann glad 10 see. Freddy that YOU
are regular attendant at church"
Eyes. SIR"
what part Of the service do you
enjoy the most. Freddy
Comm out sir."-Boston Courier
why" inquired the promoter, do
YOU pay rent instead of owning your
home2" Because" answered the con-
scienceless person. 81 have found that
81 is easier to stand OF "a landlord than
the holder OF a mortgage te.'-Wash-
ingtOn star
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20
UNDER PROHIBITION.


shfM OFT LhfIIIANH ANHAs
A STAFF correspondent OF the Balu-
moro sun draws sad picture of tho
workings " prohibition On the two Del
aware counties which voted Tor that
policy early in November Immediately
after the election he reports, trained
canNassers for whisky firms were sent.
like war correspondents. 90 the scene
OF activities" They interviewed every
one they could get hold of and pointed
out how easily gallon OF whisky could
be shipped IA by express. lu Seaford,
speakeasles' are already fourlshlug.
"GlFe me a little pair of shoes means
u want "a small drink of whisky The
demand ut grocery stores for "bitteIs
has grown enormously. Tn small towns.
whore the people cannot anurd to get
liquor boo large quantities, they arr
clubbing together ana hiring mrsseu-
gers who 30 tu Wilmington ur into
Maryland for the whisky desired From,
Seaford b is also reported that the
express messengers on certain trains
have 90 make The men who come tO
them fnr "Wrt' packages line up. bon
order to distribute thf parcels quick
Iy Last sunday 200 persons awaited
the arrival NJ the evening train in orr
der to grt liquor For AN of thIa ihD
correspondent youches. bat De- admits
that "a month lF very brief tIWe Dol
which no luGEo the workings uf tho
law. BE states, too. that the pr1l.bl-
tIouists are serenely confident tHat
matters VIII soon quiet down. and thaI
"a year hence the success of the uruUIu
tIuu movement VIII everywhere Dr. aa
mltioQ just what makes community
vote Tor no liquor one DAY ana doyeIop
an abnormal appetite for N the upxt. d.
something 10 which the psychologists
should devote their Mountaineering
machines at once,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20
THE BILL BOARD NUISANCE

Do srems to have been generally cone
coded that advertisers have TIDE right
90 snict ue. public DOB amy way they
choose m on. matter of the erection
of hm-boards and Tine DETACHMENT OF
the landscape by means of signs OF au
drere-a of ueIness and importinruce
l}pt DO ia % long Jane th1l has uo turn
ine. and possibly Che turning point to-
Oh. billboard nuisance is at last in
sight a California Judge. in re-
cent decision ou these boards. declares
that q gI1rnr billboard advertising
for instance. Beer, SET
oppostc MANS house 500 "a vacant
lot bordering upsu public highway
iu "a country town devoted Co homes.
Is Just as offensive TO the Immediate
residents MS would Doe the maintenance
OF pigsty giving forth offensive odors.
or the maintenance of stonehrcnking
machine. or the chime of hoarsc bells.
I'M principle there IS no difference be-
tween them no would be singular
result OF our jaw o. relief could not
b. had against the maintenance, for
purely advertising purposes OF an
uncouth billboard erected opposite "a
mans house having painted upon 1t
grotesquc advertisements of wines
beers and whisky2. and constantly
hourly and daily a detrmert 10 his
property. and serious injury 10 the
feelings OF himself and his family.
Happily" says the judge there Is a
strong crusade in fun swing an over
this country against the further maine
tenance OF bin and sign boards Cruz
SADIE that can end. AS al crusades look
ing 20 the bcttorment of mankind have
ended only in the final downfall OF
this damaging kind of business
And SO a case has been decided in
which a judge n Santa Clara County
upheld the right OF a municipality TO
forbid an advertising signs within It's
limits. The chairman OF an art society
in New York maintains that IL IL IS im-
portant that commissioner should
pass upon the structural strength OF %
sign it O. equally Important that its
color. shape and size should be made
10 NNAllNAAlN go If p NiANAAAf'ANt' az ArNt"
are tested for their strength in order
that the safety OF the public may be I'M
Eured. but the shock TO the eye is not
even taken into consideration In the
one case the assault upon the passer-
BY is accidental Zoo the other the as
sault upon the eye is certain.
We spend large sums oG money on
beautifying parts of the city. building
parks and driveways. and then turn
about and allow advertisers, for their
own individual profit. to destroy the
effect with biil-boards
Il occurs 60 as that the practical and
proper thing to do is TO tax those who
advertise ON amy but their own proper
~ Every business man should be
allowed TO advertise on his own prop
erty. he cannot Doe denied that right.
ana &C Is safe t0 assume that the signs
over his own place of business would
be- as artistic and as attractive as pos
sihle
I'm this way the nuisance of bill
boards might D., minimized and the de-
Placement of thc beauties of nature pre-
vented without interfering with the
rights OF legitimate business.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20
MEDIEVAL LONDON.


What Is likely TO prove a very inter-
esting special exhibition IL IN prep
aration for the Franco English eXhi-
biuon next year. This Is being prepared
by London architect, Mr.. J. b. Therp.
and Is 10 include models Of old Lon
don bridge old st. PauIs. the entrance
TO the Fleet river, Westminster Hail
and other restoratlons IN model form.
these are TO be placed I'm a series Of
compartments under special lighting,
and thus form a series Of Illustrations
of some Of the original features Of
medieval London.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

The Holiday number Of the Deseret
Farmer in colored cover and filled with
interesting information IS ON the eX-
change desk This edition should be
filed away because there is fund Of
valuable matter upon subjects. agrlcul-
tural Contributions are from the pens
OF such prominent authorities as Dr.
John A. Widtsoe. president of the state
Agricultural college, Prof r. d. BAH
and others equally wen known and
well posted. The typographical appear
ance Of the Farmer Is without fault.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

There Is already talk about widening
the Panama canal locks. They should
De of width and length not only suf-
Hcicnt for the immediate future after
the canal is built. but sufficient FOR all
time and any possible size OF ships.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

Experts have declared the Milton
signature on that Bible genuine. and
other experts have declared It a clever
forgery All OF which is a beautiful
Illustration OF the late chief Justice
Young's remark that 'liars are divided
into three classes-"liars. - liars and
experts"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

THE question is raised once more.
Is 10 or is &c not better To- be sentenced
To- prison for life than for "A shorter
term For 0oes not the 'ifer' stand a
better chance Of getting out within an
unreasonable ume?" says the New York
sun
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

An underground movement has been
started to boom Attorney
Bonaparte for the presidency The
moment Ct gets above ground that re-
mark about the Old Ironsides being
junk and that 81 could be put TO no
better use than a target for naval gun
practice viii come up TO drive il
back into the bowels OF the earth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

Tho Illinois anti-cigarettc law has
been declared invalid by the Illinois
supreme court so Jar as cigarettes
made of pure tobacco arc concerned.
D'd anyone ever see such "a cigarette?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

The whole war was blunder FOR which
not the generals but the government
should bc held responsible.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

Now that Secretary Taft is back viii
tho great American people be told the
reason for the rush2
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

a Parts Insurance company refuses
risks on men who dye their hair. II
Iv afraid they win die.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

Chicago and Denver get the conven-
lions. but who win gel the nominal
kiona2
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

Mr.. Bryan says he wants harmony
m bis narty Row. isn't there also
something else that Doc vanis1
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

TO restore confidence. restore your
money 20 the banks ye hoarders
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

iy to the Americans than the Ameri-
ems are 20 themselves
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20

Interviews with japanese statesmen
show that they are really more friend.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20
Handkerchief Gifts for Christmas.

We are showing a splendid variety Of Stock
Collars Purses and Hand Bags in our notion
departm emit.