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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
PREPARING FOR 1912.
Chairman of National Democratic
League Calls Meeting.

Ne" York, NoT. 2G.-With the an
nounced purpose of taking such ac-
ton as may be necessary looking to-
ward success in 1912, William c. Lii
Ter, chairman of the National Demo-
cratic League, has called q meeting
Of representatives of all regularly Or
ganized Democratic clubs, to be held
in Washington, d. c., on December
9 and 10 next. In the call for the
meeting Chairman Liller says a num-
Der Of prominent and influential
Democrats have been invited to at
tend the conference and deliver ad-
dresses. Mr.. Liller said the proposed
meeting has not been called in the
interest of Mr.. Bryan, or any other
individual
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
WALHAII7IA, 8. O.:
WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 2, 1908
COTTON GAMBLING.
Matter that the South Proposes to
Have Congress Consider.

Congress is going to be called
upon strongly into the Righteousness
Of the gambling in cotton said Rev.
Henry s. Mason, of Georgia, to a
Washington Herald reporter.
"The cotton exchanges OF all cot
ton producing States are merely
gambling houses, where the entire
business consists Of gambling on flu
lures. The men who operate these
exchanges do not have to produce a
pound Of cotton. They do not even
have to buy it, any more than the
operator of bucket shop has 10 buy
the industrial stocks in which he
gambles.
"rhey absolutely control the sell
ing price, although it Is likely they
handle not bale Of cotton from one
years end to another. There is no
way Of putting n stop to this vicious
practice unless the United States will
come down with the well-aimed blow
and put the whole system out Of busi-
ness. The States are apparently
powcrless to remedy conditions, be-
cause, for instance, the closing down
Of these establishments in Georgia
would merely double the business in
the surrounding cotton producing
States.
"The United States government
will be asked to prevent the trading
in futures through the mails, the
telegraph, the telephones and all pub
lie transportation companies. This
would destroy the present gambling
In futures, just as it destroyed the
lotteries in New Orleans. Then the
real supply OF cotton would regulate
the price Of the commodity at all sea-
sons Of the year. Radical measures
should and will be adopted before
many years. We hope to have the
death knell Of the exchanges sounded
before the close Of the next session of
Congress-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
200 PERSONS CREMATED.
Ellerman Line Steamer Sardinia De-
strOyed Of Island Of Malta.

Valetta, Island of Malta, Nov. 25.
Nearly two hundred persons, pas
sengers and crew of the Ellerman
Line steamer Sardinia, are believed
to have perishcd to-day when the
steamer was destroyed by fire just
after she had sailed for Alexandria,
Egypt. The Sardinia was scarcely a
mile off Grand Harbor when the first
sign Of fire appeared, but with 2
strong wind to fan the flames the
whole ship was soon ablaze, and the
passengers and crew had scarcely a
chance for their lives. There was a
wild scene of panic on board as the
rapidly spreading flames drove the
passengers to the rails, and many Of
the excited ones, not even waiting for
the boats to be lowered, plunged into
the sea. Scores are believed to have
been drowned. Others, trapped by
the fire, were literally roasted to
death or smothered without chance
for life.
Ships Rush to Aid.
There were many craft In the har-
Dor at the time Of the disaster, and
several tugs and other swift, small
vessels rushed to the assistance of
the imperiled liner. The high sea
and half gale, which prevailed at
the time, however, made 1t impossi-
BILE for them even to approach the
Sardinia, and they could do little in
the way of aid.
The Sardinia left Liverpool No
vember IA with. cargo of general
merchandise for Mediterranean ports.
Her crew numbered forty-four and
about twenty first-class and six sec
ond class passengers embarked at
Liverpool.
Most of her other 200 passengers
undoubtedly were Levantines, NAL
tese and Egyptians.
Many Of these people cross on the
steamers Of this line from Malta to
Alexandria,. 1t is their custom to
pitch their tents on decks for shelter
during the four days trip. The
decks are cluttered, and this condi-
ton undoubtedly made the orderly
clearing Of the ship difficult.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
BIG STEAMERS COLLIDE.
Panama Passenger Steamer Rammed
by White Star Frcighter Georgia.

New York, Nov. 26.-A fog, the
heaviest known I'm years, which has
paralyzed traffic in New York harbor
for four days, caused the loss of six
lives to-day, when the Panama Rail-
road steamer Finance, bound for Co.
lon with 85 passengers on obard, was
sunk in collision with the White Star
freight steamer Georgia in the main
ship channel off Sandy Hook.
Chief Engineer John w. Puckett,
his third assistant engineer, William
II. Todd, and an oiler named Charles
Eric, all Of the Finance, either re-
mained at their posts or were caught
In wreckage and went down with
the ship.
Three passengers are missing, and
are believed to be. drowned. They are
Mrs. Irene Campbell, OF Colon;
Henry Muller, Conductor on the
Panama Railroad, and Policeman
Rhineland, of the Canal zone police.
Most of the passengers were at
breakfast when the great steel Prov
Of the Georgia came crashing
through the sides of the Panama
liner, who was making her way
slowly down the channel
With the uproar Of the collision,
all fled to the deck, and while the
boats were being lowered several Of
the women, too frantic with fright
to be calmed by the assurance of off,
GERS that all would be saved, plunged
overheard, dressed only In their
night clothing. They were picked
up by boats from both the Finance
and Georgia.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
SHOOTING IN ELBERTON.
Fcud Of Long Standing Ends In
Shooting ARRAY.

Elberton, Ca, Nov. 25.-A feud
Of long standing between two promi-
nent men in Elbert County was
brought to a elimination Monday af-
ternoon by the shooting of George
Oglesby by j. B. Booth.
These two men have lived close
neighbors, just across the road from
each other, for many years, and
there has been bad blood between
them for a long time. Just what
caused the rupture which brought
about the shooting has not been
learned, but a quarrel came up and
Mr.. Booth drew gun and shot Mr..
Oglesby through the abdomen, the
bullet passing clear through his
body.
Both the men are respected and
prominent citizens Of Melville, near
Elberton. Mr.. Oglesby is a prosper
Gus farmer who had accumulated
some money, and Mr.. Booth is d
merchant and farmer
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
RED IS MANS COLOR.
Once Thought to Cure Disease and to
Ward or Bad Luck.

The partiality for the color red
may not be mere chance, for it has
played an important part in the art
and decoration Of all races of men,
and to it are attached many old su-
perstitions.
In our earlier forms of art we
learn that various colors had special
Significance, generally in distinguish
ing the sexes. Striking examples of
this custom are found in Italy, where
red was the insignia of the male and
blue Of the female.
This explains why in the old paint
ings we find the Madonna and other
Biblical women always in the latter
color, while the apostles and mascu-
line saints wore red. Even to-day in
Rome and some other sections Of
Italy, says Harper's Weekly, the spe-
cial color Of it's sex Is pinned to the
dress of the child at the time of bap-
tism.
There still remain many curious
superstitions concerning this inter-
esting color. For instance, a great
aversion to red hair exists among
the peasants of England and Wales,
and often the presence Of a person
with auburn" locks is considered
unlucky.
When a fisherman of Northern
England is mending his tackle the
approach Of a red haired individual
is solemnly believed to presage i'll
fortune unless the end of the line or
net is Immediately passed through a
flame.
In oldan time the efficacy Of red
as a cureall for disease was strictly
followed, and this superstition has
not entirely died out. The physician
to Edward III OF England. Jorn Of
Gaddeston, tells us that he brought
about a complete cure u one of the
royal princes who was suffering with
smallpox by surrounding the sick bed
with various red hangings, wrapping
the patient in red blankets, covering
him with scarlet counterpane and
administering red mulberry wine.
In the West of Scotland and in the
West Indies 1t is customary to wrap
bit Of red cloth or flannel around
children's throats to ward off the
whooping cough. In the early part
OF the last century London shop in
Fleet street sold pieces Of red cloth
to those suffering with scarlet fever,
the supposed remedy lying not in the
fabric, but in the color
In New Zealand the house in
which death has occurred is painted
witl this color to keep out the bad
spirits, and the path of the funeral
procession is blazed with streaks Of
red to prevent the demons from fol-
lowing. Even now the Chinese plat
their children's hair with red silk to
ward off the influence Of evil spirits.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02

Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum
sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch
Of your clothing. Doan's Ointment
cures the most obstinate cases. Why
suffer? All druggists sell it.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
OF gne9reSS To Women,

To such women as are not seriously out
oflhealthA but who have eXacting duties
toI perform, either In the way OF house
hdld cares\ \or In social duties and func-
tidps. WhiSh\ seriously tax their strength,
as weh aS 10 nursing mothers. DR.. Pierce's
Favorite PRESCRIPTION has proved most
valuable supSSrting tonic and invigorat-
Ing nervIne. BY its timely use, much
serious sickness and suffering may be
aYo!ded. The operating table and the
Surgeons knife, would bel!eyed,
seldom have to be employed Il this most
Valuable Woman,S- remedy -Mere- -resartcd
70 In good time. The" "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" has proven great boon to expectant
mothers by preparing the system for the
coming OF baby, thereby rendering child
birth safe, easy, and almost painless.
Bear in mind, please that DR.. Pierce's
Fayorte Prescription is not a secret or
patent medicine, against which the most
intelligent people are quite naturally
averse, because Of tho uncertainty as to
their composition and harmless character,
but Is a MEDICINE OF KNOWN COMPOST
TON, q full list Of all its ingredients being
printed, in plain English, on every bottle
wrapper. An examination OF this list OF
ingredients will disclose tho fact that it Is
non-acoholc in its composition, chcmic-
ally pure, triplcretincd gycerine taking
tho place OF tho commonly used alcohol,'
In It's makeup. In this connection II
may not be out Of place TO state that tho
1Favorito Prescription" Of DIR: Pierce is
tho only medicine put up for the cure Of
woman's peculiar, weaknesses and all,
ments, and sold through druggists, all
| the ingredients of which have the un-
animous endorsement OF all the leading
medical writer's and teachers OF all tho
several schools of practice, and that too
as remedies for the ailments for which
"Fayorite Prescription is recommended:
| A little book of thcsc endorsements will
be sent to any address, postpaid, and
absolutely free II you request Same by
postal card, or letter, Of DR.. X. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
stipation. Constipation Is the cause OF
many diseases. Cure tho cause and you
cure the disease. Easy to take as candy.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
a Personal ADDcaI.

If We could talk to you personally
about the great merit Of Foley'S
Honey and Tar, for coughs, colds and
lung trouble, you never could be in
duccd to experiment with unknown
preparations that may contain some
harmful drugs. Foley's Honey and
Tar costs you no more and has a
record OF forty years of cures. j. w.
Bell, Walhalla; Stonecypher Phar-
macy, Westminster
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
q - - TO EEA.
s'ss::s;: ss;:: ;s: '''!l;%!;35;::!!::!: !l; y ~: wv: ''''
DOnnclly as Public Printer.

Washington, Nov. 7.-Samuel B..
Donnelly, Of Brooklyn, n. Y, has
been appointed public printer in
place Of John S. Leech, whose resig-
nation was received by the Presi-
dent yesterday, and will take charge
December l. Leech returns to his
place at the head of the Philip
.,,ne printing Office. Donelly Is an
ex-president of the Typographical
Union.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
DIR. Cooke to Leave WoffOrd.

Spartanburg, Nov. 25.-Dr. A. b.
Cooke has resigned the chairs of
German and French in Wofford Col
lege, to accept the chair Of modern
languages at Throop College, Pasa-
dena, Cal, the college which recently
elected Dr.. James A. B. Scherer of
Newberry, president. Dr. Cooke will
leave Spartanburg the latter part Of
December, and will begin his duties
In his new field January 1.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
DOwagcr's Life Attempted.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 26.-The
DOwager Empress OF Russia, while
returning from Copenhagen, where
she had been visiting relatives, mar
rowly escaped assassination. While
she was waiting for the royal train
a man pulled a revolver and killed
one of the officers guarding the En-
press. The murderer was overpow-
cred and arrested
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
Guilty of COuntcrfeiting.

Passing counterfeit money is no
worse than substituting some un-
known worthless remedy for Foley's
Honey and Tar, the great cough and
cold remedy that cures the most OBJ
stinate coughs and heals the lungs.
J. w. Bell, Walhalla; Sonecypher
Pharmacy, Westminster.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02

my child was burned terribly
about the face, neck and chest. I
applied DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil.
The pain ceased and the child sank
into restful sleep. Mrs. Nancy NJ.
Hanson, Hamburg, n. Y.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
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"WILLIAM TELL" ACTOR SHOT.
Herbert Lee Killed After Eighteen
Years Performing.

London, Nov. 25.-Herbert Lee, a
music hall performer, died in this
city to-day from the effects of a
wound in the head received during
performance Of a william Tell
act at local hall last night. Lee
had a ball on his head at which
Madame Clementine shot at a dist
ance of so feet. Madame Clemen-
tine surrendered to the police. Mr..
Lee had been giving this act for ii
period of eighteen years without hav-
ing met with an accident.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02

Can't look well. eat we'll or feel
we'll with impure blood feeding your
body. Keep the blood pure with
Burdock Blood Bitters. Eat SIM
ply, take exercise. keep clean and
you will have long life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

he still unaware of it, too wrapped in his own
somber reflections to heed any chance of danger.
If he could not have Alice Shpley. of what worth
were his discoveries? He thought bitterly over her
curt dismissal of him. with remembrance of her
haf-heard tale concerning Kissinger Hughes, al
though that man was trailing the prospector with
the skill of an Indian.
Unlike most of the mountaineers, Kissinger had
something of the world. Five years in Colo
RADIO had taught him number of things which
differed from ordinary Blue Ridge accomplishments:
as, for instance, the of the lar1at, which he
trailed in his left hand, he deity slipped
through the underbrush in pursuit of his human
game.
This was the moment he had longed for, ever
since he had detected Van Buren's love for the
gracious missionary, under whose tutelage Hughes
himself willingly sat. He not that he ever
would win her for himself but at least he certain
of thing: Nobody else should have her He
was too modest not to be aware of Van Buren's
superior attainments but he comforted himself with
the reflection that snuff out the conscious
spark and Van Buren, would be no better than any
other dead man, while he. Hughes, would have the
distinct advantage of life.
With deal of self restraint he waited till Van
Buren, had reached really suitable spot. Then the
lasso sung viciously through the air. fell and taut-
ened. Van Buren's hands had been damned sui
leny in his pockets he walked along broodingly.
His position could not have pleased Hughes better,
which he followed up by eaping forward and strik-
ing Van Buren, hard blow behind the The
victim went down on his face, taken completely
unawares, and the giant behind him flung himself
like an awkward spider on his prey.
Stunned by his fall, in which he could throw
forward possible guard. Van Buren's senses did
not clear in nearly ten minutes. Then to his rage
and humiliation. he found himself lying powerless
on the ground, face upward. His arms were
stretched above his head along the grass and pin
toned firmly to a tree root. The same service had
been done for his booted feet while across his
throat rope pegged down on each side of him.
few yards away tall form bent
leaves it was heaping together: form with darzly
purposeful eyes and with logged determination
in every outline of the swarthy, crime begotten
face, face which expressed the bar sinister he
might have carried his crest.
'Kissnger Hughes!" cried Van Buren,. What
sort of treatment do you call this? Is it joke?"
Folks differ defnin' of joke-dfer consid'-
able said the mountaineer slowly. III tell we
what I'm goin to do. an you kin call it what you
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clean outen my way. 1 hate ye!'F
Hate me! Why the deuce should you?" de-
nanded Van Buren, bewilderedly
That's my business answered the mountaineer.
piling few more leaves.
All Miss Shpley had said of her dangerous pro-
OATH, he said quietly. You swore to your dying
mother that you would never murder again.
"No more l amt goin' to-" retorted Kissinger
eluded difficulty. mo knife of mine ner no bullet
from my gun. shell be stained with human blood.
Taint me goin,, to settle with ,ye I'm jest goin'
goin to tech you myself. No. ner 1 amt a-gwine
ter let the fire tech we even. 1 amt to be held
responsible: and l amt broke oath"
Van Buren, fixed puzzled eyes on the leaves. Then
he that they elongated into dry brown trail,
strewn carefully along until they reached the end
of another rope, pegged into the ground There the
leaves melted into soft, wthered chocolate mass.
which beloved up round the rope. When the fire
should reach that little heap. it would burn itself
out there But meanwhile in expiring
Van Buren, sought the answer to the riddle, by
following the rope He got it. The cord ran up
into the tree branches above his head and crossing
a stout limb held suspended in air a piece of rock
not ten feet above Van Buren's head.
Now he understood, and his tanned cheek went
white. When the fire devoured the last of its
leaves it would loose the rope, and the stone more
than fifty pounds in weight would fall directly
across the uPturned face below it.
my God!" cried the prospector. In his first
convulsve instinct for escape he wrthed desRsr,
mountaineer's face lighted with approval of his
rope craft, when he found that Van Burens
efforts could not possibly his head from be-
meath the overhanging rock.
Breathless with vain endeavors, the prospector
soon lay still Then he addressed all his eloquence
to moving Kissinger. But neither brides, threats,
entreaties had any effect the mountaneer,
now impatient to be gone
Realizing this, the prospector looked with
steady eyes he the flame grasp greedily at the
beginning of the little trail touched off by Hughes.
You miserable liar'' said Van Buren, scornfully.
You evasive coward! You are breaking your oath
just much as though you had stabbed me a dozen
times"
The mountaneer smiled in a superior manner.
1t natural that Van Buren, should not be able
to appreciate the exquisite way in which he. Kis-
Continued page 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

No doubt said Van Buren,
restively. But, Miss Shipley, if
you'll give me a moment He
broke off abruptly, attracted by
peculiar culver in the oak copse at
his left, and Miss Shipley, deter
mined to keep the conversation in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

was an impressive scene" said Miss
Shipley dramatically, the most i'm
pressive We witnessed in my missionary
work among these mOrntaineerS
Sharp County record., 1908-01-17
THE SMALL BILLS.

The Western Methodist of
Little Rock very correctly de-
clares that many people cause a
great deal Of inconvenience and
annoyance by not paying their
small bills promptly, and urges
every man to look after his small
debts as quickly as he does his
larger obligations. Many people
do not pay the small accounts
due a creditor simply because the
amount is small, and they figure
that the payment of SO small a
bill would not benefit the man to
whom it is paid to any great
extent. We venture the assertion
that there is not q newspaper in
this state that would not be Sow
eral hundred dollars better off IL
it could collect the small amounts
due by patrons. Ono mans
debt of a dollar or so is not so
much, but if three or four hun
dred citizens owe a like amount
the figures begin to run up into
a substantial sum. Pay your
small debts. They are as legit-
innate as the larger ones.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-17
STICK TO THE OLD WAY.

Sharp county comedies to
Randolph the right to furnish the
next State Senator from this dis
trict. but to be sure this coun.
ty will most certainly demand
the right to vote upon the can
didates that Randolph may put
in the field. BY the unwritten
law of rotation that has prevailed
in tho district for years, Ran
dolph, Lawrence and Sharp
counties furnish the member Of
the Senate for the district each
in turn, but so far as our
memory goes or we are informed,
the selection of the Senator has
never been left to either Of the
one counties alone. 1t is not
right to say that the voters OF
one county shall send a man to
the State Senate to serve the
people Of the three counties
Sharp county may have a decided
preference between the can did
ates that Randolph may put in
the field in the coming campaign,
and has an equal right to ex-
press that preference the polls.
The old custom of electing
Senator for the district is fair to
the three counties, and we hope
will remain the custom.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-17
The Kind That Made EN- Sick.

The following story is credited
TO United States Senator Hoar OF
Massachusetts,:
AT q Fourth Of July celebra-
ton in q Canadian town, where
both English an d American
guests were assembled, tho flags
OF the two countries were used in
decorations. A frivolous young
English girl, loyal TO the Queen,
but with no love for the Stars
and Stripes, exclaimed
ooh, what u silly 10,
thing the American flp 80 A'"''N''
suggests nothing Volume oy Ana
berry candy" II gives an lmpartlo
"Yos," ropliednotIoool account q
"the kind of IN Palestine and oIhe
made everyh, OF the east Price
tried TO lieiid, 81 Co. Order from tn
zinc. VI, Ash Flat Ark Cas'
accompany the order
Sharp County record., 1908-01-17

Former President GROW
Cleveland wants the government
to provide substantial pensions
for ex-Presidents, and declares,
however, that he doesn't want
anything from the government
himself. Whom would the gov
ernment pension? He is the
only living ex-President the
country has.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-17

Ex- Attorney General "Bob"
Rogers lecture on Humans"
which he is delivering extensive
ly, is said to be very clever and
interesting. "Bob" ought to
know great deal about humans.
He had a rough experience with
some Of them during the last
campaign.