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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-01
Attempt to Wreck a Train.

Charlotte, N. c., April PA bold at
tempt to wreck the Southern Railway
mail train, No. 43, near Harrisburg, IL
miles from Charlotte, was frustrated last
night by the presence of mind of the
engineer, who brought the train to a
stand still within few yards of pile of
CROSS ties laid across the track. The
COZ ductor saw three men running through
the woods after the train stopped and
fired at them without effect. Blood
hounds were sent for and posse Joined
in the hunt for the train wreckers. At
midnight two white men and negro,
suspected Of the crime, were captured in
the woods several miles from the scene
or the attempted hold.up. They refuse
to talk and their names are not known.
They arc being held pending an Invest-
CATION.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-01
Oakway Dots.

Rev. G. T. Harmon filed his regular
appointment at the Methodist church
Sunday.
Joe b. Sanders and sister, Miss Winnie,
spent last Saturday night and Sunday
with the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Moore.
Rev. 10. Gray, wife and children, after
spending two months with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Carroll, returned to
their home in North Carolina last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Guy Meredith visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Meredith. Sunday.
Jim Bearden is visiting ia Texas.
Miss May Haley visited home folks
Sunday.
Misses Minnie and Lottie Carroll spent
the latter part of last week with their
uncle, j. p. Carroll. L.. s.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-01
Relief from Rheumatic Pains.

81 suffered with rheumatism for over
two years." says Mr.. ROLAND Curry, a
patrolman, of Key West, Fla. Some
times it settled in my knees and lamed
me so could hardly walk, at other times
it would be in my feet and hands so was
incapacitated for duty. One night when
was in severe pain and lame from it my
wife went to the drug store here and
came back with bottle of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. | was rubbed with it and
found the pain had nearly gone during
the night. | kept on using it for little
more than two weeks and found that it
drove the rheumatism away. have not
had any trouble from that disease for
over three months" For sale by j. w.
Bell, Walhalla, and w. j. Lunney, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-01
Charged With Conspiracy.

Chan lotte, n. c., April 2S.-Porcy G.
FonVille, charged with conspiracy in the
embezzlemcnt from the Charlotte Ma
tional Bank of SOS, 900 by Frank II. Jones,
was arrested yesterday at Luverne, Ala,
by the secret service officers and brought
here. Fonville, it is alleged made a
confession duplicating Jones and others
in the embezzlemcnt. He conducted a
bucket shop here, which closed the day
of Jones disappearance, and, it is al
legged, handled Jones spcculations. Fon-
vile was held without bail for the Fede-
raj District Court.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-01
Many Men We're Killed.

Baltimore, April 27.-The new pier in
course of construction by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railway collapsed about II
o'clock to-day. 1t is believed the sup
ports of one end gave way and buried a
large number of men. It's estimated that
the list of dead and injured will reach
between fifty and seventy-fve. Up to
noon four bodies had been recovered.
Every reserve policeman was rushed to
the scene and all tho available ambu-
iances and medical help hurried to
assist in the relief work. The pier was
being constructed as terminal for the
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-01

NITATION NOTICE.-THES STATE OF
" SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCo-
NEE.-In the Court of Probate.-By d.
A. Smith, Esq, Judge of Probate.
Whereas, Gallo r. billiard has made
suit to me to grant her Letters of
Administration of the estate and effects
of Albert l.. billiard, deceased
These are therefore to cite and admon-
ish all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said Albert l.. billiard,
deceased, that they be and appear before
me in the Court Of Probate, to be held
at Walhalla, S. c., on Thursday, the 10th
day of May, 1907, after publication
hereof, at II o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they have, why the
said administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal this Goth
day of April, Ammo Domini 1907.
80 d. A. SMITH, Judge of Pro
~ ~H bate, oconee County, S. G.
Published on the 1st and 9Th days of
May, 1907, in The Keowee Courier
and on the Court House Door for the
time required by law. 1919
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-01
Cotton Planters.

Side Harrows,
Little Joe Harrows,
Cutaway Harrows,
Weeders.
Call and see them.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-01
A Weishty Bridegroom.

Waycross. Ca, April 29.-W. T. Brin-
son. who weighs $50 pounds and is
claimed to be the l!rgest member of the
Order of Elks in the world, was married
yesterday afternoon to Miss Lucios Allen,
of Sophorton, Ga, daughter of w. G.
Allen, of that place. The wee ling oc-
Cured at the Methodist parsonage. Brin-
son is wealthy turpentine operator and
is a widower of about a year. Miss AL
len, it is said, weighs only 105 pounds.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-01

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
IN ITORS.--All persons indebted to the
estate of James Thompson, deceased,
are hereby notified to make payment to
the undersigned, and all persons having
claims against said estate will present
the same, duly attested, within the time
prescribed by law, or be barred.
HENRY K. THOMPSON,
Qualified Administrator.
P. o. Address: Columbia, S. G.
May l.. 1907. 1921
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-01
Chamberans Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Kemedy

There is probably no medicine made
that is relied upon with more implicit
confidence than Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. During
the third of a century in which it has
been in use, people have learned that it
is the only remedy that never fails. When
reduced with water and sweetened it is
pleasant to take. For sale by DR.. J. w.
Bell, Walhalla, and w. j. Lupney, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-01
Little River Locals.


Little River, April 28.--J. b. Alex
ander has severe case of grip at this
time.
j.. B. Crumpton has the mumps. He
is getting along fairly well.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. ID. Alexander went to
Anderson recently to see their daughter,
Miss Maud, who has been very sick with
fever. Mr. Alexander, has returned
home. Mrs. Alexander will remain Ia
Anderson for few days. Miss Maud
was improving nicely at the last report.
The sad news of the death Of Mrs. N.
A. Lusk, Glenville, N. c., reached US
some time back. Mrs. Lusk's old home
was South Carolina. She was we'll
known In this section. Her maiden
name was Miss Martha Talley. She was
a sister Of j. l.. Talley, Of Salems r. d.
Talley, of Jocassee; Mrs. Sloan Entrican,
Of Walhalla; Mrs. s. s. Colley, of Talley,
s. c., and Mrs. William Heaton, Of Fall
Creek. The bereaved family haye tho
sympathy of many friends in this sectiop.
John Halcomb, after week of!severe
suffering, has passed away. Mr.. Hal
comb resided hear Salem and was one Of
our best oitizens and good farmer. He
leaves large family and host Of rela-
tives and friends to mourn their loss.
Since the death of D. q. Alexander,
which was a great shook to his friends,
Elisha, his second son, came homo from
Mars Hill, N. C., whore he was in school,
and will spend the summer with his
brothers and sisters at their home in
this section.
Rev. j. c. Yongue filled his appoint
ment at Whitmire on the second Sunday.
Owing to the cold day the congregation
was small. Brother Tongue preached an
excellent sermon.
Rev. d. Littleton filled the pulpit at this
place on the third Sunday. His sermon
was deep and very edifying. The sacra-
ment of the Lords supper will be ad-
ministered at each place at the May
meetings.
A small crowd from Salem attended
church at this place on last Sunday.
Dyer Talley, of Jocassee, was at Little
River the third Sunday.
l.. r. Cantrell has been on visit to
relatives in Tennessee. His mother,
Mrs. Lettie Cantrell, returned home with
him. Mrs. Cantrell moved to Tennessee
some fifteen years a 80 with her son-in
law, James Dryman. This is her first
visit to her old home. She is entirely on
the invalid list, confined to her room all
the time.
A. K. Galloway paid his son, Burton
Galloway, and family, of Oconee creek, a
visit on last Sunday.
j. d. Frasier has had d severe case of
grip, but is out at his work again.
Ruben Fraser is on trip to North
Carolina.
John Fowler has moved his saw mill
to this section. Ho is boarding with
w. FL. Lusk.
j. G.. Shockley, of West Union, was in
these parts last week looking after his
lumber business.
l.. w. Grant affirms the rats stole one
and half bushels of seed corn from his
crib at ono time. A few loads like that
would clean the most of us up at this
time. 4
A reporter says the town of Salem has
been incorporated. Three cheers for
Salem and anything that will improve
our country. ....r .- .. .'
Hello, there, Salem correspondent, the
road to the new bridge at tho Burt Tan
yard is finished. On you 60 now; no
kicking about it. Grumbler.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-01

When you need a Wagon
give US a call. We have a
Car load Of the Celebrated
Birdsell Wagons, made at
South Bend. Ind, and all
we ask is . chance TO show
them to you. We also have
q complete line cfgSurries,
Bu8gies. Harness and ALI
kinds of Plantation Su D.
plies: - ~ y - ,SeTir -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
How Mountain sheep Lean.

| Soon after we started a black bear
he ran along the foot of a cliff and
past bunch of mountain sheep up on
the cliffs, following one of them to
| the edge. 1t was a big ram and when
he got near the edge of the cliff he
came to bay, and for several minutes
stood off one of the fox terriers which
had kept close to him. Pretty soon a
! foxhound got up on top and Joined the
| terrier, and they both made a charge
on the sheep, and it looked pretty bad
for him, as we thought, but he did
not seem to think so. for he made a
sidewise spring straight out form the
edge of the precipice, apparently six
feet, and then spread his feet in a
sort of bracing way. and with his body
in a perfectly horizontal position and
parallel to the face of the cliff drop
ped straight down to the foot of the
cliff
There is an old theory that mount
ain sheep in jumping from a cliff light
on their horns. but that has long been
exploded. However. many have sup
posed that they jumped down in the
ordinary way, alighting first on their
front feet. This. L believe. is also an
slight. Where the distance is at all
great. now entertain no doubt that
they light on all their feet at once,
and as squarely as if standing still,
this sheep when dropping was stiff
legged, but the instant his feet touched
the ground his joints gave way, with
increasing resistance. however, acting
as springs until his belly almost touch
ed the ground. before the force Of
the impact was overcome by the mus
cular resistance. The philosophy of
this obvious.
The hoof of the mountain sheep are
also heavily cushioned and are about
as elastic as a rubber ball. There SEEM
ed to be no more jar when this sheep
lit than If he had descended but two
or three feet. He was up and away
instantly, and was soon out of reach
of the dogs, which wouldn't think of
making the jump.
A short distance to the left of where
the sheep stood the cliff sloped off
SO that he could have descended to the
foot of it easily. without a leap of more
could have followed and thus kept hot
after him. This way down was in
plain sight of the sheep and he was
no doubt perfectly familiar with it and
with all the features of the cliff, as il
was his home. 1t seemed as If the
sheep decided that the only or best
way to battle the dogs was to do some
thing that they could not do 1 would
not dare to assert that such was the,
case lest I should run up against some
of the naturalists who claim that wild
animal do not reason
The dogs were afraid to approach
even as near the edge of the cliff as
where the sheep stood when he jump
ed. and when he had passed out of
their sight over the edge they seemed
to think he had taken wing. as they
Immediately quit the chase and came
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
New York Stock Marked

Wall St. New York. Aug 2s.-STOCKS-
nights level with a brisk demand for
some of the prominent stock issues. Read
ing sold at an advance of u point, Great
Pump a point and Union Pacific, North
ern Pacific, Pennsylvania, Amalgamated
madam Pacific sold at a decline of "a
points.
the market soon exhibited greater strength
and breadth with the demand for the spe-
ciaities quite pronounced. The Hin stocks.
Union Pacific, New York Central and
Reading were the conspicuous features OF
the railroad list. Near II o'clock the stock
market began ga r to get quite dun and there
The recession was temporary and prices
were. higher again on. broadening de.
points. U. s. Reduction points Inter
Metropolitan preferred S5s points. Great
tillers points. L. P. IA points. Smelling
15s points and n. Y. Central 4 and st.
Louis Southwestern, preferred ~ points,
points and Agriculture Chemical preferred
points. The market was dull at fraction
al reactions at noon:
Bonds were irregular.
Union Pacific worked down to 127 and
the rest of the active list was also lit
tie off from the high prices. Meanwhile
the local fractions and a few other spe-
cialties made material advances. Third
Avenue gained 81 points, Manhattan 4S4
points, Delaware and Hudson points,
Distillerss 8 points. Locomotive preferred,
points ana L punt -
Buying orders were placed in the mar
ket and the leading stocks advanced slow
ly to their top figures again except Read
ing, which was held back by profit taking
sales. Distillers Securities extended its rise
to AS points. Great Northern Ore
points, n Y. Central, Rock Island prefer
red. Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Ohio and Brooklyn r. I. 1k points and
St Louis Southwestern, Rock 1slfGd. Erie
first preferred and u. S. Steel preferred
point Metropolitan Railway gave way
points. Prices yielded slightly al the end
of the hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
Racing at Empire City.

Empire City. Aug. 2s.-First race,
2-year-olds, selling, five furlongs-
scaiiop, III (Diggins). 10 to !. won;
Gun Cotton. 104 (Pohanka), 20 to 1,
second; John P. Bergen. 102 (Lei-
bert), to L. third. Time, 1901.
Second race, 3-year-olds and up, one
mile-Carthage 106 (Shilling). 1 to 8,
won; Earl Rogers. III &C. Morris)
IT to 1, second; Prince Ahmed, 100
CIV. OtD, to 1. third. Time, LAO 2-5.
Third race, 2-year-olds. about six
furlongs-Skye, los (Shilling), 1 to
8, won; Running Account, III &C.
Norris, IL to 1. second; Hanbridge,
122 (Preston). to 5, third. Time,
1:1O 2-5.
Fourth race. 3-year-olds and up.
about six furlongs- 90
(Shilling). to 8, won; Topsy Robin
son, 107 (Musgrave), Is to 5, second !;
Haensel, 1o2 (Preston). 5 to 1. third.
Time, 1903.
Fifth race. 3-year-o1ds and up, mile
and one hundred yards-Minos, SO
(Preston), to 1, won; Buttons, 103
Neibert). 3 to 1, second; Granada,
1e6 q: Leo, 4 to 1, third. Time.
1:46 1-5
Sixth race, 4-year-olds and up, SELL
ing, mile and observation-disclosures
112 (Preston), 8 to 1. won; King of
the Valley, 80 (Musgrave, to 1, sec
ond; Palette, 81 (Pohanka), to 1,
third. Time, 1874
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-WHEAT-All the
grain markets were very weak at the
opening today. Heavy selling of wheat
began at once, commission houses leading
with heavy offerings and pit traders fol-
lowing. The bearish factors were weather
conditions and lower cables. September
wheat opened AQ1sc. lower, at S97sG90c,
Chicago reported receipts of 29S cars.
Prices reacted from the opening decline
because of reported cold weather in the
northwest. The high figures We're not
maintained. however, because of heavy
selling on the bulges. The close was easy
with September off &c, at 903sc.
CORN-Heavy selling by commission
houses broke the corn market sharply.
The market lacked support and buying
was scattered September corn opened 15c
lower at 5S5sc, and sold up to 591sc.
The marked rallied somewhat from the
low figures at the=opening, but the close
59Ac.
OATS-The oats market followed wheat
and corn downward There was general
selling by commission houses and the
market was poorly supported. September
oats opened 5sQ1sc lower, at 50@50hc, and
for a time held around the latter figures.
PROVISIONS-Provisio were lower in
sympathy with grain and on selling by
longs. September pork was down 221kc, at
SIS so. Lard was &c lower. at $500. Ribs
were down sc, at $50.
red. s976d9114c; No, hard, S9QS11zc; No. 2
northern, 800; No. 8 spring, 97cGS1.00.
CORN-Dec.. 5S;c. Cash 591zG62zc.
OATS-Dec., l@471sc. Cash. 45d45Ac.
RYE-Cash: SIC.
BARLEY-Cash: 75QSSc. 7+
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
HOW TO GET MORE SUNLIGHT.
Engl1Shman Wants Clock Hands Push
ed Forward in Summer.

An interesting discussion has arisen
IN IN the English and French press as
70 now man can make more use
tnan now of the available hours OF
daylight. William Willett has just
published pamphlet on the subject.
He writes:
For nearly half a year the sun
sllines Tor several hours each day while
we are asleep. and is rapidly nearing
ne horizon when we reach home after
the work of the day is over. Under
me most favorable circumstances there
men remains only brief spell of de-
snort leisure at our disposal.
now II some of the hours of wasted
sunlight could be Withdrawn from the
peslnning and added to the end of the
gained by all, and particularly by those
VINO spend In the open air, when the
iignt permits them to do so, whatever
time they have after the duties of the
Gay nave been discharged.
by a Simple expedient these ad-
vantages can be secured We can have
90 minutes more daylight after p.
m. every day during May, June, July
ana august. and an average of IS min
utes more every day during April and
September. The expedient which 1
propose is that at 2 a. m. on each of
the TOUR Sunday mornings in April the
standard time shall advance 20 min
utes, and on each of the four Sundays
Another means of arriving approx
imately at the same end would be to
alter the clock 80 minutes on six Sun
days, the last three in April and the
first three in September. We lose
nothing and gain most substantially.
Having made up our minds to be salts
fled on four occasions with a Sunday
of % hours and 40 minutes long, or
23 hours and 80 minutes long on three
occasions, the advantages aimed at
will follow automatically without any
trouble whatever Everything will go
on just as it does now. except that as
the later hours of the day come around
they will bring more light with them"
Mr.. Willett calculates that on an av-
erage 210 hours of daylight are vast
ed every year by every person. The
expense of the artificial light used in
this time will be saved bodily. A
man who left work at 5 p. m. would
have as much daylight before him as
a man who leaves now at $40. Sat
ureays if he left at II o'clock it would
be equal to stopping under present
conditions at 10:40 a. m.-London Cor.
New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
Chief Eaton MOdifies His Right
Side Order.
Not ViOlatOrs Unless Drivers
Stay on Wrong Side.
KEEPS JUDGE BUSY.
One Hundred and Forty-Nine
Have Been Gathered In.
People Who Let Wagons Stand
I'm Streets Arrested.

Chief Eaton has backed up a notch.
What was intended for a little diver
sion has proven to be red hot, and he
is willing to get down OFF the wrong
side" crusade by the shortest route He
has now issued instructions to the Off
GERS to refrain from arresting violators
of the wrong side" ordinance unless
they drive more than one block on the
wrong side. In the meantime the of11-
GERS who are zealously holding their
jobs by obeyinE orders, and fearing
that they are being spotted" by those
who will report them to the chief If
they ''let one guilty man escape" are
dragging in the violators, and the
jailer is fining them a dollar each. The
Judge is so busy trying to catch up
with his docket that he can not attend
to assessing the fines, so the jailer
says, as he takes down the name, age
and occupation of the victim: you
are charged with driving on the left
side of the street. Guilty or not
guilty? % Then the victim speaks up
and says. ct didn't know-er-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
BoMBLET FOR CoRTELYoU.
Package Addressed to the Secretary
Explodes in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2s.-The explosion
of what appeared to have been a large
percussion cap in package addressed
to Secretary of the Treasury George B.
CortelyOu created excitement in the
Nicetown substation of the Philadelphia
postoffice today. The package, which
was collected from box in the north
ern section of the city was received by
Clerk Roberts who says it was about
inches long by two inches wide and q
inches thick. When Roberts brought his
steel cancellation die down upon the
stamp the package exploded and was
torn to pieces. Roberts was unhurt. The
pieces of paper were put together and
the package was found to have been adj
dressed to Secretary Cortelyou. Wash
ington D., c., the address having been
cut from a newspaper and pasted on.
Chief Postal Inspector James B. Cor
telyou, a brother, of the secretary, is
trying to solve the mystery surrounding
the explosion though most of the au-
thorities think the package was mailed
as a joke as there was not sufficient ex-
p1osive matter in it to have done injury
to any one. What was in the package
aside from the explosive the officials
will not say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
FAILED TO SWIM THE KAw.
H. w. Moore browns Before His Sons
Eyes at Argentine.

Argentine. Kan, Aug. 2s-"Son, I'm
going to swim this river
These were the words of H w. Moore
of ST. Joseph, Mo, to his son Harry, a
boy IL years old. as they stood on the
bank of the Kaw river near the foot OF
Maple street, about 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Papa, don't you try it." cried the
boy, as the father began to strip
Now. that's all right boy" the faith
er replied, as he plunged in.
The boy watched the father swim
out into the stream. He was almost 90
feet from the bank. when the swift cur
rent which swings around a bend at
this point caught him and he was
drowned.