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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-15
Athletic Association Organized.

On Friday, Feb. Z, the male pupils
Of the local high school over the age
of fourteen years met and organized
the Donaldsonyille High School Ath-.
leic Association. A constitution and
bylaws was adopted, and the follow.
ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing term: Claiborne Leroy, president;
Dudley Stephenson, vice president;
William Blumenthal, secretary: James
Marie, treasurer: John Morgan, cap
tain; Melville Duke, assistant captain.
The objects of the association are to
promote athletics in the school and to
furnish contestants for athletic meets
to be held here and at Napoleonviile
and other places from time to time.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-15

The city fathers seheduladto hold
their regular monthly confab on We'd
|nesaay next, the 18th inst, at so'clock
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-15
F0r SeIe.

fARTS, plantation implements, etc, at yer,
~ low prices. Apply to L. A. LANDRY.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-15

Mr. and Mrs. Andre Garsaud, Of
New Orleans, spent last Sunday here
is the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer
III tier and family.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-15
j. A. DaIferes
DoNALpsoNvILLE. La.

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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
A NEW SIGNAL DEVICE.
A System that Will Make Railroad
Wrecks an mpossibility.

Washington, Sept. ia train
stopping device, which it is claim !
will practically eliminate the tele-
graph operator as factor in the
movement of trains, Is now under
investigation by the block system
and train control board of the inter-
state commerce commission
The system Is an invention of p.
j. Simmer, Of Los Angeles, Cal. 1t
has been installed on eighteen miles
of the Santa Fe Railway in Southern
California and said to be in success
full operation.
BY the working of the system
each train records on a sheet in the
train dispatcher's office the exact
time 1t enters and the time 1t leaves
block. The train dispatcher can
signal direct to any engineer on his
division either to stop or to proceed.
1ntelligible communication is main
tanned by the dispatcher and engi-
neers In their cabs. The dispatcher
is protected against human error by
the automatic interlocking of the
switches by which he signals to the
train. .
He can stop any or all trains on
his division, but he cannot give a
signal to proceed unless the block is
clear. The engineer also is protect
ed against error by the use Of an
automatic stop. He is gwen a dan
ger signal either by the train dis
patcher or by the presence of a train,
open switch or a broken rail in a
block ahead.
This danger signal is given the en-
gineers about a half mile before he
enters the block. If on receiving the
signal he should fail to reduce his
speed in the next 100 feet travelled
his train is automatically stopped.
The engineer can prevent the auto
matte stop from working only by re-
ducing his speed to the predetermin-
ed safe rate. A recording device on
locomotive makes record of the.
time and place where a danger sig
nal is given; Of the time the signal
clears; of how quickly the engineer
responds to the danger signal; Of
the rate the train is running at any
time; of the time and place the en-
gineer permits the automatic stop to
operate.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
Cotton Planters Warned.

Meridian, Miss, Sept. ia spe-
cial to the Dispatch from Sanders
Vile, fifty miles south Of Meridian,
says: might riders have appeared
in Jones county, and three prominent
farmers, living six miles east of here,
received notices this week to haul
no more cotton to gin, or else they
would "get paid" as they returned
home. A general notice was also
placed on the public roads warning
all farmers to cease hauling cotton
after September 16. Considerable
excitement prevails and farmers near
town are rushing their cotton in this
week, while those farther away have
ceased hauling to the gins"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
ACT QUICKLY.
Delay Has Been Dangerous In
Wa'halla.

Do the right thing at the right time.
Act quickly in times Of danger.
Backache IS kidney danger.
Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly.
Cure all distressing, dangerous kid
ney ills.
Plenty of evidence to prove this.
w. d. Moss, living on Main street,
Walhalla, s. c., says: Il have used
Doan's Kidney Pills and am pleased
to say that | received great relief.
had several symptoms of kidney
disease. Occasionally my back would
ache and at times the kidney secre-
tions were irregular in action.
finally procured Doan's Kidney Pills
at DR.. j. w. Bells drug store, and
have felt great deal better since 1
began taking them. They are all
that they are recommended to be and
can endorse them highly as relia-
BILE remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name--Doan's-
and take no other.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
Hanged Herself I'm Jail.

Cumberland, Md, Sept. 15.-An
unknown young woman, strikingly
handsome, committed suicide by
hanging herself in the Jail at Buck
hannon, w. Va, last night, and so
far the authorities have net been
able to identify her. She was arrested
on the Buckhannon fair ground
on Thursday, tried and found guilty
Of stealing package containing two
skirts from a woman who had taken
them into the dancing pavilion, and
in default of a fine of IS was COM
mitted to jail. When sentenced sheV
Informed the judge that she would
kill herself
Saturday morning she swallowed
some poison that she evidently had
concealed on her person, but quick
action OF physicians saved her life.
Saturday night she tore up her bed
sheet, made a rope of it, which she
threw over a building brace rod that
passed through the top Of her cell.
She was about twenty-five years
of age, Of girlish figure, with jet black
hair, rather fair complexion, and was
plainly dressed. She is the third
prisoner that has committed suicide
In that cell in the F. st six months,
the other two having oeen men.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
Happenings in and Around Oakway

Oakway, Sept. 14.-Special: Rev.
Herring filed his regular appoint
ment at the Baptist chr ~.h Sunday,
and Rev. Coke D. Mann filled Rev.
Singleton's place at the Methodist
church in the afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Lemmons, of
Westminster, visited Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Bearden last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Mitchell, of
Westminster, visited relatives here
recently.
Misses Della and Lille Carroll WIS.,
tied friends in Westminster last Sat
urday.
Miss Belle Haley visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Haley, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waymon Mason, of
Westminster, visited their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Mason, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Bruce visited
relatives in Townville last Friday.
Mrs. VIII Norris returned home
last week, after spending a while
with relatives at Six-Mile.
Miss Ida Phillips, of Westminster,
visited her friend, Miss Meta Bruce,
last week.
Claude and Carl Moore visited rel
atives In Westminster Saturday. 80
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
Georgia Ginners Given Warning.

Lawrenceville, Ga, Sept. 49,
Night riders have posted written MOI
tices, printed with red hands, on sew
eral gins of the county, warning pro-
prietors that their gins would be
burned to the ground should a bale
Of cotton be ginned before the price
of cotton reached 12 cents a pound.
1t is reported that similar warnings
are being posted on many gins over
the country as we'll as oil mills.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
Fights Rattlcsnake; Dies in Agony.

Uniontown, Pa. Sept. 16.-Harry
Wallace, a sturdy nine-year-old gypsy
boy, gave battle to six-foot rattle
snake on the mountain near the grave
of Gen. Braddock yesterday. He
killed the snake after fearful fight
and dragged it's carcass in triumph to
the gypsy camp, one mile distant, but
he had been bitten several times and
the poison had gotten such hold on
him by the time he reached help that
his life could not be saved, and he
died in great agony several hours
later.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
Want to Merge.

Columbia. Sept. 16.--The State
executive committe OF the Farmers
Union held a meeting here to-day
which was well attended, and the
county presidents will be in session
tomorrow. Several important mat
ters are now under consideration
among them being a plan to merge
the Southern Cotton Association and
the Farmers Union.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23

That our American Forests abound in
plants which possess the most valuable
medicinal virtues Is abundantly attested
by scores OF the most eminent medical
writer's and teachers. Even the untu-
tored Indians had discovered the useful
ness OF many native plants before the
advent OF tho white race. This informa-
ton, impaired freely to the whites, led
the latter to continue investigations until
today we have q rich assortment of most
valuable American medicinal roots.
. . q
DR.. Pierce believes that our American for
ests abound In most valuable medicinal roots
foA the cufeof most obstinate and fatal dis
easfs. IL we you'd properly investigate them;
and i9 es.thrraetfsp Of this conviction. no
poirfts> with pride~fb the -elmost mnrYsloua
Snrea- effected- by bis ---GnIdan- -Madical-nia,,
coyerys which has LprQYen- 1taelf to be tho
Atnr.- heart 1anlc-and REGULATOR, and blood
cleanser knQHn 10 medical science.. Dyspep-
sia. or INDIGESTION. torpid liver, functional
and even valvular and other affections OF
the heart yield to Its curative action. The
reason phv II cures these and many other
affections. Is clearly shown In little book
OF extracts from the standard medical works
which 10 mailed Jres TO any address by Dr. r.
v. Pierce. Of Buffalo. N. r.. to all sending
request Tor tho Same.
Not less marvellous. in tho unparalleled
cures 1t 10 constantly making OF woman's
many poculiaS anectiona. weaknesses and
disnesslng deranRements. 10 DR.. Pierce's
FaVoritS\ S\Prescripu6n,>a Is amply attested
by thousands pf1ppSostc I'D testimonials con-
aributed byNaSzfefui pstfen@ who have been
cured BY II QicatarrhAl nel vic d di1I6E paGluI
periods. irrsgalaIiiies, prolapsls and 0Ihsf
qlsplacements-c cRAsel-b Yeskneas. ulcer
alton ot 1ptsIAs and klndred al lions, OFTEN
nttef many other advertlsed medicines. and
physicians had failed
- - -
Both tho above mentioned medicines are
wholly made UP from the glyceric extracts Of
native. medicinal roots. The processes en-
ployed In their manufacture were original
with Dr. Pierce. and they are carried on by
skilled chemists and pharm acists with tho
aid of apparatus and appliances specially
designed and built for this purpose. Both
medicines are entirely FREQ from alcohol and
ali other harmful, habit-forming drugs A
full list Of their ingredients is printed on
each boJtis-ukspper.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
BIGGEST WAREHOUSE IN WORLD
New Orleans Cotton Factors Will Ask
the State to Build it.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 14.-The
| New Orleans Cotton Exchange and
the cotton merchants and planters of
| this section of the country will ask
| the State of Louisiana to construct
a gigantic cotton warehouse on the
river front in the city of New Or
leans. The plans are announced by
w. B. Thompson, president of the
Cotton Exchange. The proposed
| warehouse will be the largest in the
world, and will be big enough to
store the entire cotton crop of the
| South. 1t will cost several million
dollars
The prime object Of the movement
| Is to control the cotton crop and the
| prices Of the staple. In addition to
the support of the New Orleans Cot
| ton Exchange 1t has the backing Of
| the Southern Cotton Association.
Discussing the matter, President
Thompson, of the Cotton Exchange,
| said that the plan meant millions of
dollars saved to the people of the
South.
1--WE are convinced that the ware
house should be quasi-public insti-
tuition, in which the city and the
State will be Interested" he said.
According to our plans commission
would be appointed and will direct
the affairs Of the warehouse as other
public commissions carry out the
work allotted to them.
I'm the first place, we will have to
convince the outside world that the
warehouse which we have planned
and which will make New Orleans by
far the greatest cotton center in the
world, is not a morey-making enter
PRISE. III a company were organized
to build the structure it would nec-
essarily have to pay a dividend. No
one would subscribe on philan-
thropic basis, and it would have to
be shown that a profit would accrue.
Therefore we would have to make
a profit-making charge for handling
the cotton. AS public utility the
charges would be minimiZed. We
would only want to charge enough
to pay the interest on the bonds, the
cost OF maintenance and certain re-
serve fund to pay for wear and tear.
"The ramifications of the ware
house project which we have planned
are more potential, considerable and
numerous than that Of any economi-
cal movement which has come to my
attention within the last decade. 1t
would bring many millions Of for
eign capital here.
Nov, when the securities of local
companies, no matter how solvent
they may be, are offered to foreign
capitalists, they do not know any
thing about the standing of local
companies. Nor do they know any
thing about the value OF a cotton re-
ceipt from any warehouse company.
or course the people of New Orleans
and the State know the standing of
Mt h,,f IT, lx,Io
does not extend to all Of the money
centers.
But when the public warehouse Is
built, the receipts will be as good as
gold and will be accepted as such by
foreign financiers, as they will have
the guarantee Of the State on 1t. This
will bring millions of capital here"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
How to Avoid Appendicitis.

Most victims of appendicitis are
those who are habitually constipat-
ed. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
cures chronic constipation by stimu-
lating the liver and bowels, and re-
stores the natural action of the bow
els. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
does not nauseate or grippe and is
mild and pleasant to take. Refuse
substitutes. Sold by all druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
WANT HERRIN TRIED AT ONCE.
Saluda County Citizens Urge Speedy
Action by Courts.

Saluda, Sept. 15.-Coroner Glis-
son has just returned from holding
an inquest over the body Of Mr.. Car
yer, the young white man killed N
this county yesterday afternoon by
VIII Herrin. No possible excuse can
be found for the killing. There are
some who say that Herrin sometimes
acted strangely. Mark Herrin, the
father of viii, says that he took the
| gun shells away from him vest erday
| morning, but afterwards Will obtain
ed some from a white man.
AS stated in the stories published
| this morning, Mark Herrin was here
yesterday afternoon to see the Pro-
bate Judge as to Wills condition. viii
Herrin lived with Mr.. Carver until
the first of August, when his tim.
was out. Since then he has been
staying with Mark Herrin, three
miles from the Carver home.
The testimony of the inquest shows
that Mr.. Carver and his wife were
picking cotton near the house. Mrs.
Carver being attracted by the crying
| Of her baby, went into the house.
Very soon she heard a gunshot at the
| edge Of the yard, and sushing to the
door was Mortified to see her husband
on the ground and Will Herrin
standing over him beating him over
the head with a gun. Herrin walked
leis'rely away and placed himself
| near the house in bunch of weeds
While beating Mr.. Carver over the
! head with the gun the stock of the
| gun was broken off. q
Herrin, it appears, made no special
| attempt to escape, but remained near
the Carver home. When the neigh
bors arrived and started towards Her.
| rim to arrest him he cursed the crowd
vilely, and raising his stockless gun
fired at them, wounding one of the
party. When Herrin fired H. J. For
rest fired at him, the charge tearing
out one of his eyes. The shock
turned him, and another shot was
fired into him. Nothing daunted,
Herrin loaded his single-barrel gun
and returned the shot, this time hit
ting Andrew Cooler. Then it was
that several shots were fired into him
and his capture was effected None
of Herrin's wounds are dangerous.
Saluda county citizens are gratified
that there has been no attempt at a
lynching in this case. A speedy trial
will be insisted upon. Solicitor Tim
norman was in Saluda to-day and
was communicated with in reference
to a speedy trial. 1t is understood
that he will make request Of the
Governor to order a special term Of
court as soon as practicable Sheriff
Sample has Herrin in his custody,
but out Of an abundance Of precau-
tion Is not keeping him in the county
jail. There is much feeling over the
killing Of Mr.. Carver among his
friends and neighbors, but there does
not appear to be the slightest appre-
hension of lynching. Still, If an i'm
mediate trial should be refused, no
one knows what might be done.
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
GEORGIA MAN FELL TO DEATH.
Was a Prominent FARMER and Bust
ness Man
augusta Chronicle, 18th }

Richard e. Ramsey, Of Phinizy,
Columbia county, Georgia, one of the
most prominent, and one OF the veal
thiest planters in this section of the
State, fell from the third floor of the
Hotel Genesta to the sidewalk, on
Jackson street, about 40 o'clock
this morning, and was killed
He struck or the cement pave
ment, evidently on his head. His
skull was fractured and his neck
broken.
He was in room No. 16. He struck
the pavement less than a foot from
the hotel building, at a point about
opposite Jones & Shewmake's grocery
store.
The coroner, w. A. Ramsey, was
notified, and that officer ordered the
remains sent to Wilson's undertake
ing establishment.
This morning at o'clock the cleo
trio lights went out. Policeman
Spalding was at Ellis and Jackson
streets, just down from the hotel. He
heard heavy fall, and, making in
vestigation, came upon the body of
the unfortunate gentleman. Mr..
| Ramsay gave a gasp or two after the
officer got to him and death claimed
| him.
OHicers, reporters and other people
made an examination of the room.
Mr.. Ramsay had been in bed. He
was in his night clothing. There was
only the explanation that, arising, he
proceeded to the window, leaned out,
lost his balance and fell to his death.
Mr.. Ramsay was very we'll known
and very popular at the hotel. He
was a frequent visitor to Augusta, al
ways stopping there. He, with two
Of his daughters, were caught at the
Genesta during the flood, and he was
one of the large party that formed
the "freshet colony" there. Angus
tans who were also of the "freshet
colony" met him most pleasantly. He
was the life Of the cooped-up assem-
bly, at that point during the high
water.
| A Prominent Citizen.
Richard E. Ramsay was one of the
most prominent farmers Of Columbia
county. He owned large tracts Of
land, made 1000 bales Of cotton an
nually and was worth $4,000 to
100000. He was about 60 years
of age.
Besides his farming interests, he
was OF the hardware Arm II Augusta
Of Ramsey, Trowbridge & Smith. He
was prominently identified with all
leading enterprises in his home sec
ton. He was a subscriber to the
capital stock Of the proposed electric
road from Augusta to Atlanta, in
SIS 200, and was to have been one
of the directors Of the corporation.
He was a plain, blunt man,
straightforward, thorough-going,
knew the calling Of the farmer we'll,
was consistent Christian and manly
man in all things. He was scrupu-
lously honest, and a kindly neighbor.
He enjoyed the high regard and es-
TEEN Of all who knew him.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold

Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold.
A. j. Nubaum, Batesville, Indiana,
writes: Last year / suffered for
three maths with a summer cold so
distressing that 1T interfered with my
business. l had many of the symp-
toms Of hay fever, and doctors
prescription did not reach my case,
and I took several medicines which
seemed to only aggrayate my case.
fortunately I insisted upon hav-
In Foley's Honey and Tar in .le
yellow package and 1t quickly
cured me. Ny wife has since
used Foley's Honey and Tar with the
same success" Sold by all druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23

A clever, popular Candy Cold Cure
Tablet--called Preventics--is being
dispensed by druggists everywhere.
In few hours Preventics are said to
break any cold-compIetely. And
Preventics, being so safe and tooth
some, are very fine for children. No
quinine, no laxative, nothing harsh
nor sickening. Box Of 48-25 cents.
Sold by DIR. j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
TO BEAT THE wR1GHTs
VIII Attempt to Fly Across Atlantic
I'm an Aeroplane.

Baltimore, Sept. 16.-August F.
p. Stensey, who has been experiment.
ing here with aeroplanes for some
time, announces that he has practi-
cally completed a machine with
which he expects, in about ten days,
to do some new things in the matter
of aerial navigation. BY next spring,
he said, he expects to have completed
an aeroplane in whic' he will cross
the Atlantic.
Mr.. Stensey said that such a trip
would carry ship about lao feet
long, capable of carrying 1900
pounds. He said that it would re-
qufre two motors, one to run for ten
or twenty hours. The other he plans
to use so that the other may be
thoroughly cooled and overhauled IL
necessary.
In building the machine l will
make" said Mr.. Stensey, provisions
for carrying two barrels Of gasoline. I"
When asked whether he did not
fear some breakage, and that he
would be precipitated into the water,
Mr.. Stensey replied:
"In building this craft will pre-
pare myself against such possibilities
The machine will be very similar to
the one l am now working on, with
the exception of the bottom. Sus-
pended from the frame will be an
aluminium boat, in which I could with
ease alight should anything of that
kind occur. In addition to this the
boat could be used as a sort of living
quarters"
Mr.. Stensey stated that he thought
his new machine would make a speed
of more than fifty miles an hour.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23

It's pity when sick ones drug the
stomach or stimulate the heart and
kidneys. That is all wrong! A
weak stomach means weak stomach
nerves, always. And this is also true
Of the heart and kidneys. The weak
nerves are instead crying out for
help. This explains why DR.. Shoop's
Restorative is promptly helping sto-
mach, heart and kidney ailments
The Restorative reaches out for the
actual cause of these ailments-the
failing "inside nerves." Anyway .est
the Restorative 4S hours. 1t won't
cure so soon as that, but you will
surely know that help is coming
Sold by ]. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-23
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,


as mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
Ing 1t through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputa-
Bile physicians, as the damage they
Will do Is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
contains no mercury, and is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine.
1t Is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by f. J. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. Price rs cents
per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.