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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-12-11
How to Rcad Properlx.

Nature confers the blessing of a
voice of adequate strength upon man
kind. She seldom adds the desirable
fiexibility or modulation, desired in q
good reader. !. lie reader must ac-
quire this fiexibility and moderation
of tones largely by willing 1t into his
possession.
A bad voice is bad habit to be
got rid Of, just as any other bad habit
is to be disposo1 of, by turning the
will against T., and set the will to
acquire good voice. ss
Listen to your own reading in pri-
yate end become familiar with the
sound of your own voice. Unless
you read with a full comprehension
of your subject, you will not hold
the attention of your listeners; then,
too, you must forget self and read
as IL if'rea6ing to self, bringing out the
full meaning of the author In tones
most expressive as 1t appeals to you,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-12-11
The Death Of Prof. Brodie.

+. I. Il. +. ~ /. i.
The death of Prof Brodie, of Glenn
son College, causes great gap in the
educational circles of the State, for
he was a learned man, who taught
to better humanity and raise the
standard Of teaching. ''To know him
was to love him.
Some twenty years ago Prof. Bro
die was elected to teach White Rock
school. He accepted, came to go to
work, but on arriving was told that
as he was a college bred teacher they
did not need him. One trustee
pleaded for the bright young man,
but in vain. The manly bearing Of
Prof. Brodie won the heart of the
trustee, and notice his life after
ward, which proved what no said
that bay at White Rock. Prof. Bro
die always had high regard for the
trustee and showed his daughter
many kindnesses, and his word of
encouragement and advice in her
work will be kept in memory and
be "passed on
We are glad that Lieut.. julius
Knox wrote home of his army life.
The readers Of this paper remember
his letters. such letters are helpful
and the thoughts that prompted this
letter Glove for Oconee) is to be
valued greatly. Teachers, get Ca
det Days at West Point" for the boys
in your school to read.
Do encourage the children to use
the library freely. There Is plenty
time that children can read.
Z When are the flags donated to the
schools by the Youths Companion?
Mr.. Upham requested the trustees to
make flag pole;, the teacher to ap-
point child to be color bearer for
each day, to raise and loYer the co.
iors. There are greatts lessons to be
learned bTJtsas:- WHAT If Jasper had
not Uved his flag and tho same spirit
had not been in the Americans;.
would they wave now? No; so let
us teach that sentiment. When a
school does not love the flag, clos.
the door and write "Ichabod.",
-
We pass so many schools in vaca-
tion with doors wide open, windows
up, with a silent invitation to tramps
to come in. While school visitor we
asked child why his school house
was not locked. He replied: "Taint
nothip' in thar to lose !"
The meeting Of tho Woman 8 Ru-
raj School Association during Christ
mas, In Columbia, will be splendid,
and our teachers should count 1t in
their Christmas pleasures.
Why not try to have a teachers as
sociation in Oconee? We have some
splendid teachers.
We are delighted to know that
superintendent Craig Is to visit the
schools in December. The superin-
tendent Is the maker or destroyer
of the schools progress. Like
priest; liko people, We are sure
when Superintendent Craig visits the
schools trey will move on.
...
Oconee has made rapid progress
in the last few years, but there is
room for vast amount yet, for we
were told recently there Is trustee
in one of our once prosperous dis
tricts who can not read.
%&A
"God to human soul,
And all spheres that roll,
Wrapped by her soul, in their robes
of light,
Hath said: The primeval plan
OF all the world and man
Is forward! Progress Is your law,
your rights
-Marye r. shelor.
How to Read Properly.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-12-11

IMPROVED PLOWS!
I have about 100 Two-Horse I'M
PERIAL CHILLED PLOWS, about
Is HILLSIDE PLOWS, 5 MALLORY
PLOWS, 80 Disc Harrows, Farmers
Favorite Grain Drills and lot of
other lmplements---the same kind T.
have been selling for four y.ars---that
will close out
At Cost and Below Cost.
Nothing wrong with these goods. I
am simply going out of that line of
business.
Horses, Mules,
Wagons, Harness.
Buggy, Wagon and Harness Stock
always full.
Will have Stables full of all classes
HORSES AND MULES from now
until April lst.
build and repair Harness. Shop at
Seneca.
IF you will come to see us, we can
trade with you.
N Lo er
Seneca Westminster
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-12-11
Chattanooga
Reversible
Disc PIows.

Remember that have car load of
these PLOWS, two and three-horse
sizes. They have been tried by many
farmers in all sections of our country
and have proven perfectly satisfactory.
They have passed the experimental
stage, and stand master of all PLOWS
to-day. See them at SENECA and
WESTMINSTER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
WAS IT YOU?

There was somebody who said ian
unkind word which hurt somebody
else. Was it you?
There was somebody who was
thoughtless and selfish IN their man
ner and mode OF living. Was it you9
There was oOmebodY who harshly
criticised the actions of somebody
else. Was it you?
There was somebody who found
nothing but fault in the belongings
of their friends. Was it you9
There was somebody who borrow
ed something and kept it for
months. Was it Yous
There WAS somebody who never
stopped to think who was hurt by
the sarcastic word. Was it you?
There was somebody who, day IL
and day out, never did anything t
make anybody else happy. WASH
you!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28

binder over cutting by hand or sE8f
harvester is the iamOunt Of work which
can be accomplished Der day and tire
general ease with which the work cam
be done. One disadvantage which may
be credited to the corn binder is that
it knocks off more or less ears Of corn
Binders consist essentially OF diyiders
passing one on each side of u row of
corn and of cutting and binding de
vices. A bundle carries is usually also
attached.
The present form Of shOcker consists
essentially of diyiders. q, revolving ia
bic for assembling the shock and a
crane for removing it. The knives and
fywheeI attachment for cutting the
stalks are similar to those. used ons the
corn binder.
Corn shockers cost about as much as
binders and weigh approximately the
same. The wear and tear on the
shocEer is probably not so great as; on
the binders The Shocker requires the
work of but one man, whereas the
binder requires besides the driver two
or three men to follow and set up tie
shocks. The corn shocker seems to be
the machine that meets the. require
ments OF owners of small farms who
do their own work. It requires man
Of more ability to run corn shocked
than to operate 4 corn binder on ac-
count of the numerous movements the
operator has to so through all at the
proper time in removing the shock
from the machine.
From replies to questions we have a
total cost Of harvesting corn with a
shocl1eP of $1.O6 per acre compared
with the cost Of Sis per acre for har-
vesting with a sled harvester and $1.50
per acre for corn binders or by hand.
The manual labor in harvesting corn
is the least when using the shOcker.
The shock made by the corn shDcker is
not so easily loaded on a wagon as is
that made by a corn binder, as. the in
dividual bundles may be loaded with a
pitehfork, whereas the whole shock
made with. shockers can best. be load
ed at once with some form OF loading
device or horsepower derrick
The corn binder is well adapted for
cutting corn for the silO, a&~ the bum
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
Elephant. Fire Brigade.

Bacil, an elephant over 200 years
old, said to be, the mother of the IA
nous Jumbes owned by a circus COM
pany, saved a; man from death the 9TH
er day, says q Wheeling CIV. Wa) dis
patch to the New York Tribune. a
freight train ON the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad had been wrecked near
Morgantown, and the engineer was
caught underneath. The wreck caught
fire, and it seemed that the man was
doomed. Two sections following the
wrecked train having aboard; the circus
coming up, Bacil lifted the. wreckage
with her trunk from the body of the
engineer, and he was taken out just
as the flames reached him. Eight 9th
er elephants were organized into fire
department and going tn the Monon-
gahela. river, filed their. trunks with
water and extinguished the burning
cars
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
Mutton Chops.

You can never improve flock by
using a grade sire.
Wethers intended for market should
be put in a pasture by themselves
where they can be literally fed.
The ewes and the sire should receive
generous feeding.
When ewes are gaining in condition
at mating time there will be larger
percentage of twins and the lambs will
be stronger.
A supply of roots is necessary to
success with sheep.
Have some way of marking your
sheep. Many neighbors have been
made enemies for life by their sheep
getting mixed in the pasture.
It is important to give good care to
all animals, but particularly to. sheep
To restore flesh to an animal isean ex-
penslve process, as costly to sheep as
to other animals.-Farm Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
Co-ouerative Produce.

Raisers of fruit and vegetables ever
Where may be interested in an expeI
ment set on foot at Spokane, Wasl
says Country Gentleman. About Il
farmers around that town have forme
an association, 1000 shares, 500 eacl
to 0handle the products Of its men
bers and sell to retail stores and jol
bers; to unite the producer and dii
tributer Of farm, garden, poultry, da
nv, orchard or other products NOR
closely In their business relations Ii
order that the goods produced may b.
delivered to the consumer at the leas
possible expense, graded in the bes
possible manner, in as good conditi0
and with as little delay as possible, ant
in order to facilitate the handling o
such products in both large and SINAI
quantities; to open up and develop
market for the surplus stock of th
grower, thus keeping the home marke
steady; to assist in the development @
the resources Of our country and city,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
The Popular cantaIoune.

Scarcely any branch Of horticultural
work has increased of late years like
the growing of cantaloupes. All mar
kets handle them and are glad to eX,
tend their season by getting early an6
late supplies from all sections Of the
country. Many varieties Of melOn4
and cantaloupes were formerly seen il
our markets, but present requirements
have banished almost all but the Net
ted Gem, or, as it is popularity known
today, the Rocky Ford. This canta
loupe, besides possessing the finest tex
ture and highest flavor, is almost rount
and is thus easily packed. Recent seet
selection in this strain has produced
q very Gne fruit, heavily Melted, reg
ular in form and weighing about
pound each.-W. NJ. Hutt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
Dry Land For Sheep.

It is generally we'll known that
sheep require a reasonably dry eli
mate and land that is we'll drained, but
it often happens that farmers under
take to raise sheep on bottom land
and on land that is too wet to plow
for crop. If sheep are kept on such
land for any length of time, trouble
is sure to follow, remarks Farm Press.
Sheep cannot stand wet feet, and they
must have dry ground to sleep on at
night. Sheep lie down great deal
when Illuminating. Unless the ground
is dry and warm they are sure to
suffer. Besides foot rot, internal para
sites that affect sheep are worse ga
wet land. The hoof Of tie sheep Is
golden only when the hoof is dry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
EaII STYLES In Shoes

Women's shoes are going to pinch
this fall, according to the styles shown
at the second annual shoe and leather
fair, which was recently opened in
Chicago, says a special to the New
York World. They are to be pointed
more sharply than in many seasons
and on far from common sense princi-
pies. Masculine leather wear runs to
grace rather than comfort, too, but the
needle effect is not quite so pro-
nounced. Buckles are decreed by fash
ion for autumn. Some patterns for
men show two buttons and one buckle.
W9men's pumps are mostly Of the
strap variety.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
lItilizinn skim MIX.

There are many fruit farms o
which the flock Of fowls is becomin
every year a large factor. The by
products of these, are utilized to SONY
extent for the poultry. but not {
much as the byproducts Of the daiI
farm. There is no better way OF uti
izing skim milk than by feeding
poultry, suggests Kansas Farme
When this skim milk is allowed
sour and is made into curd for tt
fowls It is still more extensive,
available. There. IS no byproduct thu
need go to waste when you have plel
ty of chickens around. They are Il
scayengers of the. farm and make 10
of waste material into good fires
eggs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
PLANTING Strawberries.

After blowing land deeply for the
fall planting Of strawberries encourage
the termination of weed seeds by fire.
quent cultivation so far as possible to
get rid of the trouble of weeds getting
ahead of the plants after they are S.
out. Use barnyard manure freely If
the same can be had free from weed
seeds, advises Southern Planter. In
order to insure this it should have
heated we'll and be partially rotted.
This may be supplemented with an ap-
plication of a good fertilizer rich in
phosphoric acid and potash, say 300 to
400 pounds of acid phosphate and 200
pounds of muriate of potash per acre
The rows may be laid off three feet
apart.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
Z arm 0n0
OBarden
CORN HARVEST.

The Binder For SiIage Corn-The
Shocker on Small Farms.
By c. J. ZINTHEO. Office of Experiment
Stations.
The corn binder is used to greatest
advantage il fields where the corn is
check roWed, as it is possible to cut
around block. keeping the machine
constantly in operation. Average re.
suits taken from several hundred re
plies received to a letter Of inquiry
sent TO farmers in different sections Of
the country indicate that for all con-
ditious Of corn the total cost per acre
Of harvesting corn with corn binder
IS $50. The advantage of the corn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
WOMaN'S HAIR As TH2EAD.
French DranatIst Treasures Trousers
Mended With Actress Locks

M. Georges Duval, dramatist and au-
thor of lies Petites Michu VerOnique,"
has a pair of trousers which he will
not give away, though they have been
mended," says a Paris special cable
dispatch to the New York Herald. The
reason is that the thread which served
to repair them is hair from the head
of Mile MarceI1e. The lender is one of
Paris most charming actresses.
During a rehearsal at the Nouveautes
theater NJ. DuEal tore his trousers TO
such an extent Chat it was impossible
to go out INA short time a theater
dresser was found who had a needle,
but by strange chance not a thread.
Accordingly the lender plucked some
hair from her head, threaded the nee
die, with it, and summary repairs were
accomplished.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
sneeehless. Heard Funeral Details.

Apparently dead and unable to move
or speak, Bishop G. Hooper, a miner
Of Meadow Greek, Mont, heard his
friends prepare for the funeral, says
the New York Evening World. 0nly
the distance at which the undertaken
lived prevented his being buried alive.
lie suffered agonies while vainly try
ing to indicate to the mourners that he
was alive and not ready for the Obse-
quies. After tWenty-fOur hours he re-
covered the power of speech. Just as
the undertaken appeared to embalm
him. The shock Of his fright was so
great that he has gone to his former
home in the south.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
Varieties of Oats.

AS an average for two trials, 19(
aud 1906, the varieties producing Il
highest yields at the Kansas exper
ment station were the Red Texa
64.37 bushels; SiIverine, 5%.18 bushel
White Tartar, SLOT bushels; DAMS
1903 bushels; Kherson, 1927 bushel.
Sixty-day, 1878 bushels Minnesot
No. 2G2, 1857 bushels, and Swedis
Select, 45.16 bushels per acre respe'
lively. The season Of 1905 was esp,
cially favorable for the production {
oats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
CORN AND BEEF.

Whatever may be the shortage
in the corn crop, this year, the
shrinkage will more than be made
good in the price, which may reach
IS cents before the season closes.
The price has already reached a
point where it is more profitable to
Ship than to feed, and in some of
the western states stock is being
hurried to market that should be
fed at least two or three months
longer.
More or less complaint exists con-
corning high-priced beef, and other
meats. and like everything else, the
trust or com bine is held responsible
No thought is given to the high
prices of all kinds Of feed, and
especially OF corn, the staple food
Tor cattle and hogs.
The only surprising thing about
It is, that prices have not advanced
more rapidly, for they are not yet
ID keeping with the high prices of
feed.
High priced meat is due to natur-
al causes, and there is no chance for
a decline until lower prices prevail
FOR feed. Flooding the market with
half fed cattle may result in a
temporary weakness, but this will be
only temporary, for a shortage in
meat supplies is bound to follow,
and time is required to make good
this kind of shortage.
It is an old saying that times are
good when the farmer is prosperous,
because he deals in products which
represent new wealth, and because
the nation is so largely agricultural.
Then. too, these products always
represent spot cash value. Grain
in the bin today, is money in the
hank tomorrow. The farmer may
want to buy on time, and he may
let his account run from one to
three years, but when it comes to
selling. that Is a different PROPOSE
non.
Sixty-day wheat and four-months
corn, with cash discount, is an IN
known onantity, and always will
be.
The new wealth that comes to
this nation, comes from the soil
Forests may be destroyed and mines
exhausted, but the land continues
to yield its increase. The Wall street
furry does not effect it, nor the
heavy losses in stock disturb it.
The crop of 1907 is about IS per
cent OF the average, but prevailing
prices put it above par. This means
a volume OF money so we'll distri-
-buted as to prevent panic, and
while advanced prices will con-
tribute to the cost of living, they
should be paid without complaint,
for wages, and everything else,
and proportionately high.
The price of corn affects the price
of beef, and all other kinds of meat,
but good prices for cereals stimu-
Iates all kinds of business and is a
blessing to the nation. High prices
with plenty of morey is infinitely
better than low prices with no
money. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28

The latest hazing escapade comes
from Dubuque, Iowa. The victim
was a new msmber of the high
school frat" He was subjected
to the ordeal of spending a night in
a coffin, in5the cellar Of a deserted
house. The frat is playing a close
second to college fraternities these
days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
The Rev. Frederick E. Hopl

The Rev. Frederick E. Hopkins
pastor of a Congregational church
in Chicago, is gaining popularity
and national notorlety, by his at
tacks on society women who drink.
Standing room only, and many
turned away, is the order of ex-
ercises. Mr.. Hopkins has evidently
solved the problem of ''Why people
don't go 10 church"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28

The Superior Telegram sees the
dawn of the 50-cent- butter era.
Will some one please take up
the cause Of the old bacon-and-
drippings dietary?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
Great MaItinn centers.

New York, Buffalo, Milwaukee and
other cities are the great mailing cen
tiers. In 1905 the United States pro.
duced 136,O00,000 bushels of barley,
six states raising the big crops, as
they do every year. These are Cali
fornia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa.
North Dakota and South Dakota Tn
the following year the production
went up to- 17S00O,00O bushels.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
Costly EnnIish establishments.

Tt is said that there are at least 60
country homes in the United Kingdom
which require a staff of from $50 to
500 servants, and involve an annual
bill for wages ranging up to 100000;
and in many of them the gardens
alone amount to more than $4,000 a
year expense.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28

The stampede of Milwaukeeans
COR those shoes which the boy
mayor is expected to cast off in the
course of a few months, presages
lively doings IN the Cream city.
Now that Sherbie has shown them
how to run a campaign, amateurs
as well as some OF the oil profes-
slonaIs seem willing to take L try
1T it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28

There is a limit TO ali businesses
but the man who sits back and fails
to take advantage OF themarket by
advertising his wares finds out his
mistake when the sheriff pins. q
little paper or his front door and
puts the key t. lis store IL his
pocket.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28

This talk about the people de-
handing such and such a man for
public office is all right ia theory,
but it is usually the man himself
who makes the demand upon the
people and uses all means in his
power TO further his ends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
MIL Ger Pics.

There may be few men here and
there who can grow bunch Of pigs
without milk ais well ats with but they
are few and expert. Sweet skim milk
has Wy yet no equal rs Il bone building,
flesh making food, in ms opinion, re-
marks writer in Iowa Homestead
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
Where wouId We Be Now?

An Englishwoman's declaration lhat
the falling Of the birth rate in Ems.
land is due to the precedenc1 OF mil
linery over matrim0ny In the hearts
of her fellow women gives rise t
fearful specuIstons. What If Nome
I'VE had gone in for fashions insteae
Of a family?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
Rusv British Bees.

The average weight of honey taken
from an English hive annually is so
pounds. This is double the average
product from American bee hives.
The record taken from any hive is
1000 pounds, from a stock of Cyp.
rianS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28

Result of dining hall at fair
grounds will be reported later. All
wishing to have their names on the
contribution list, will please hand
in their mite now. The list will
soon be closed. The clock il ordered
and will soon be here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28
Popocrn Growers.

Some popcorn growers in Iowa are
selling off their holdings il this prod
uct. and the reported price is S2.75 a
hundred. At thirty or forty bushels an
acre the outcome Of such Il crop should
be satisfactory Iowa Homestead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28

With Taft 10, 900 miles away, and
other candidates busy in cultivat-
ing the home field, enthusiasm for
the genial secretary of war does not
wane, and his chances for the NOM
nation next year, are bright.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-28

dies are bound into convenient size to
be loaded on a wagon. However, this
saving of labor is accomplished at the
cost of Irvine, which remains around
the bundles for less than an hour and
is a total waste when cut.