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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
Thirty-Five Prizes offered.

The South Carolina School I'M
provement Association offers thirty
five prizes to the schools of the State
for the most decided material i'm
proyement made during given
length of true. Five Of the prizes
are to be $100 each, and thirty are
to be $50 each. Regulations con-
cerning the thirty-fiye prizes that are
to be awarded by this association are
as follows:
l. improvements must be made
between November 1, 1907, a..d De-
cember 10, 1908.
schools where the most decided ma
terial improvements have been made
during the time mentioned.
3. Under material improvements
are included local taxation, consoli-
dation, new buildings, repairing and
painting old ones, libraries, reading
rooms or tables, interior decorations,
beautifying yards, and better general
equipment.
a. No school can compete for any
of these prizes unles it Is a rural
school. No town with more than 500
population shall be eligible to the
contest.
s. All who wish to enter the con-
test must send names and descrip-
)tions of schools, before improvements
are made, to the president prior to
October 1st.
s. All descriptions, photographs
and other evidences showing improve
ments must be sent to the president
before December 18th, 1908. The
chairman of the board of trustees Of
any school competing for prize
tof n, oil ts~kl r. o..
and after improvements are made.
Z. Prizes will be :.warded in
checks at the annual meeting OF the
South Carolina School Improvement
Association December 31st 1908.
The prizes are to, be used for fur
ther improvements in the schools re-
ceiving them.
Mary T. Nance, President =
Columbia, s. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
Bank of WalhalIa,
JAMES sMITH su1oIpEs.
Hung Himself by Wire from Rafters
Of Shuck Pen.
wall,alla, s. o

James Smith, single, about 80
years OF age, was found at his place
near Prather's Bridge, last Sunday
morning, his body SUSPENDED from
the rafters OF his shuck pen by a
wire. Shortly after eating his break
fast he left the house and went out
into the lot and was not seen again.
When found his body was dangling
In the shuck pen at the end of a wire
taken from a bale of hay. No cause
Is known for the deed, as he was In
fair circumstances, a hard-working,
honest and upright farmeYsA About
two weeks ago, however, 1t is said
that he attempted to kill himself, but
was prevented from doing SO.
"a No inquest was held. A telegram
was sent, 1t Is said, to the coroner,
but. this lay In the telegraph office at
Seneca almost a day before being de-
iyered to Coroner j. w. Holleman..
James Smith was son OF william
Smith, of the Prather Bridge section
of Oconee. His body was buried at
Unity Tuesday.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
House and Three children Burned.

Last Wednesday night the house
of Elias Davis, colored, who lives In
the Poplar section, IVES destroyed by
fire and three Of his children were
burned to death. Davis had left the
house in charge of his four children,
the. Oldest only tel, years. 1t seems
that the children went to the kitchen
to close a window, and it being dark
they carried a torch, and somc cot
ton hanging in the loft of the kitchen
caught fire from It, The children
were panic-stricken, and in place of
trying to make their escape they
tried to extinguish the flames. The
second child. boy, made his escape
through @. window, and told his sis
t,r to hand him the baby, but he
says he never saw or heard any
more of her, and that the firc was
getting so hot he had to leave the
building. One girl, aged about ten.
one about four, and the baby were
burned. The mother OF the children
died during last Christmas week.
Davis is a well-to-do and respectable
negro, and in his loss has the sym
pathy Of all who know him.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
Big yerdicts at Florence.

Florence, March 81 The biggest
verdicts ever awarded by a Florence
county jury were recorded in the
cases of Mrs. Maude Laughlin, and
her little son, Lawrence Laughiln,
both of whom were terribly burne,
by an electric wire In this city last
August, ageinst the Florence Electric
Light and Power Company, and the
Southern Public Service Corporation.
Mrs. Laughlin, who asked $4,000
damages, was awarded $4,000, and
Lawrence Laughlin, whose suit was
for $4,000 damages, obtained a
verdict for $4,000. The case will be
appealed to the Supreme Court.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
Greenyine Gets Annual Reunion.

The annual reunion Of the South
Carolina division United Confederate
Veterans will be held In Greenville
on August 10" and 13. The dates
were changed by those In charge.
Hereto 'ore the gatherings have been
held In May, but it was thought that
this would interfere with many of
the members of the organization who
We're busy with IN work at that
season. During the month tf Au-
gust there is a let up In the work
for few days, and this will be bet,
ter for the veterans. The last Gene
raj Assembly continued the appro-
priation OF $500 for the reunion
and the citizens OF Greonville will
contribute liberally for tine cause.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
Crosses Of Honor.
ConYederate Z s5

Confederate soldiers wishing
crosses of honor should apply Ga
stamp enclosed) at once to Miss
Marye r. Shelor. r. f. d. No. 1,
Box 10, Westminster, s. G. AS soon
as you send your name the ar2hca-
tion blank will be sent. Fill 1t out,
going strictly by the directions, and
return 1t the next day, as Memorial
Day is fast coming, when crosses
will be given out.
1t is hoped the Oconee schools will
observe Memorial Day. The chill
honor the soldiers while living, and
to decorate their graves with flowers
when dead. ar
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
DIES, OF AUTO ACCIDENT.
Representative of Automobile Fac
tory Charged With Manslaughter.

Savannah, Ca, March 23.--Police-
man II. II. Strate died Sunday OF in
juries sustained Saturday when he
was run doMn by an automobile.
r.. w. Cans, of Canton, Ohio, rep
resetning Cleveland automobile
factory, Is under bond of $4,000,
having been arrested on charge of
involuntary manslaL ghter following
the death Of Strate. Cans was driv-
ing the machine that collided with
Strate, who was mounted on bicy-
Gle at the time of the accident.
Cans was here for the recent au-
tomobile races. He is an uncle of
Lieutenant Lain, U. s. A., the bal
loon expert.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
New Advertisements this week.

7. Attention is directed to the new
chants this week:
Bank OF Walhalla.
Moss e. Ansel, Walhalla.
w. M. Brown. ,Walhalla.
@. w. & j. e. Bauknight, ,Walhalla.
3 j. II. Adams, Seneca.
\ Ruskin Anderson, Seneca.
q w. s. Hunter 6 Co., Seneca. M
4 T. M. Lowery, eca-Westminster
M. s. Stribling, Westminster.
Notice of Final Settlement.
/. Watch the advertising columns Of
ThS Courier each Gael. %%ee!s. ard keep
posted. The live merchants OF the
county advertise in The Courier be-
cause 1t reaches the people. A
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
No Use to Die.

II have found out that there Is no
use to die of lung trouble as long as
you can get DR.. Kings New Dlscov-
ery.' says Mrs. j. p. White, Of Rush
boro, Pa II would not be alive to-
day only for that wonderful medi-
cine. 1t loosens UP cough quicker
than anything else, and cures lung
disease even after the case Is pro-
nounced hopeless This most reli-
able remedy for coughs and colds,
la grippe, asthma, bronchitis and
hoarseness, is sold under guarantee
by all druggists. soc. and 81. Trial
bottle h'ee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
Good for Everybody.

Norman r. Coulter, a prominent
architect, In the Delbert Building,
San francisco, says: t'Is fully en-
,dorse all that has been said OF Elec-
trie Bitters as a tonic medicine. 1t
is good for everybody. 1t corrects
stomach, liver and kidney disorders
In prompt and efficient manner and
Duilds up the system" Electric Bit
tors is the best spring medicine ever
sold over 9 druggists counter; as a
blood purifier 1t is unequaled, soc.
at all druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
Got second Grade Certificate.

Several weeks ago The Courier
published list Of teachers granted
certificates by the County Board of
Education. The name of Miss Ada
Wyly appeared as one Of those re-
ceiving third grade certificate,
entitled to and received second
grade. The list was made hurriedly
by the superintendent of Education,
and the unintentional error crept
into the list handed In to The Con-
rier.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
DO You want Fish, !? I,

The Courier is In receipt of the
following from Congressman wyatt
Aiken: "
Washington, March 23.--Mr. Edi-
issue that parties wishing fish for
ponds or streams should write me at
Cnce at Washington. hope to put
over half million good fish in the
Third District as soon as possible.
Yours very truly,
Wyatt Aiken.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
VIII Take or Two More Trains.
(Greenville News.)

Two more passenger trains on the
Southern Railway main line are to
be taken, off. On Sunday next the
changed schedule will go into effect
and from that date on there will be
no No. IL and No. 40 between Char
lotte and Greenville. These trains
Will have Greenville as their termi-
nus, however, and will continue to
run between this city and Atlanta.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
Pros. Bailey to Sue canon t.ad,es.
(Toccoa Record.)

,H; slIoccoa Record.)
II is announced that Professor
Bailey, who was recently cowhided
by some ladies In Canon. has moved
to Chattanooga. Tenn, and has em-
ployed Sidney G. Tapp. of Atlanta,
to bring suit for $4,000 damages In
the United States Court ageinst the
ladies involved in the recent cow
hiding, It Is stated that the COM
platpt will be salty. IS
Batley's wife, who was one OF the
prettiest and loveliest of Elbert coun-
ty girls, Is now suing him for di-
vOrce. ~ Slt1 S n 4. ~
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
Mother Kills Self and Two Children

Fall River, Mass, March "a
Mrs. Florida Terrien, aged 25, and
her two children, Mary aged 10, and
Joseph, aged two months, were
found dead in their kitchen yester-
day by the woman's husband. Mrs.
Terrien held ascrucifix in, her hand
and a rosary about her neck. The
coroner said 1t was suicide.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08
Alfalfa Gains Ground.

Alfalfa is gaining In popularity IN
every section tried. The Vermont az.
rlcultural station gives the results OF
alfalfa growing IN that state. The
average total yield per acre ranged
from two and half TO six tons. The
methods OF culture Endorsed include
thorough preparation OF the soil. early
seeding with grain. preferably with
oats, the use of twenty pounds OF seed
per acre. light annual top dressing
with commercial fertilizer and the use
OF land free from weeds. especially
quack grass and dodder. On proper
soil the crop had fair success. and all
the growers interested pronounced 1t
profitable. particularly on certain
kinds Of soil. Gravelly or slaty clay
loans with good natural underdrain-
age and gently sloping 10 provide sur
face drainage gave the best results.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08

In recent bulletin issued by the
Nebraska experiment station are CIV
on the results OF Investigations cover
ing period OF four years concerning
the most economical rations for beef
production. The following Is brief
summary OF the report made at the
close OF the experiments: Prairie hay
when fed with corn alone 20 fattening
cattle gives small and unsatisfactory
gains and very little or no profit. Al
falfa hay with corn alone gives large
and profitable gains. Clover hay may
be fed probably when alfalfa cannot
be procured. The use OF well cured
corn slower with alfalfa and corn.
while It may not produce larger gains,
viii make the gains less costly be-
cause OF It's low market value, thereby
increasing the profits over corn and al.
falfa alone. Ia feeding only prairie
hay as roughness 70 fatten cattle much
larger and more profitable gains can
be made II llnseed meal or possibly
some other protein concentrate Is fed
with corn In small quantity rather
thar feeding corn alone.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08

Men in great place are thrice serv-
ants-servants OF the sovereign or
state. servants Of fame and servants
of business. They have no freedom
neither In their persons nor In their
actions nor I'm their times. IL Is a
strange desire 10 seek power and lose
liberty. or 10 seek power over others
and 10 lose power over a mans self.
Tho rising unto place Is laborious, and
by pains men come 10 greater pains
and by indignities men como 20 digni-
ties. The standing Is slippery, and the
rcgrcss Is either a downfall or NJ least
an eclipse, which In melancholy
thing. Certainly men In great fortunes
are strangers TO themselves, and while
they are IN the puzzle OF business they
have no time to tend their health either
Of body or OF mind.-Bacon.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08
HINTS FOR FARMERS


The hardest thing 10 buy In this
world Is horse Why should the
farmer DO SO much buyingf We
should plan so II will be necessary 70
buy as little as possible. but on the
other hand. try TO have good one TO
sell occasionally. Raise horses. says
the Stockman.
When you get into the hay harvest
next summer. do not forget 70 put tho
hay Of the best quality In the barn for
the horses. There Is where II Is need
ed. OF course II would be best II all
were good. but there Is always some
which Is better than others. Early
cut mixed timothy and clover Is NIX.
kind OF hay for the horse and all other
stock.
You VIII never make living work
Ing yourself 10 death; neither VIII you
ever make anything working your
horse to death DO not overwork the
horse. for he will feel the effects Of II
afterward. DO just what you can. try
10 feed right. and In the end you will
find that you have done the most You
need not worry II your nelghbor Is
blowing more than YOU are, Because he
Injuries his team is no reason that you
should
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08
Prince Pinoozilum.

Oh. little Prince Pinoozilum was very
very small
In fact, can't compare his size with
anything at ALL
The princess wan his sister and was
smaller far than he,
And the younger prince. his brother was
impossible 10 see.
oh. little Prince Pinoozilum was very
very thin.
His body was no bigger than nm ordinary
pin.H
And so at first they called him PIN" but
when he had become
A little larger then they thought and
added ''oozilum."
His friends dld not expect too much con-
sidering his size,
For even larger princes are not always
good and wiso-
In fact, I've often heard Il said the more
some princes grow
It's startling how much worse they get
and how much less they know.
But little Prince Pinooziium was always
very good.
And really he behaved as well as anybody
could.
At school In all his glasses no was always
at tho head.
While other pupils twice his size were at
the foot instead.
And when he grew TO be n man Pinoozi-
lum could speak
Italian. Spanish. German. French. Hun
garian and Greek.
And sums IN mathematics no could quick
ly calculate
And do them all within his brain and
never use q slate.
SO little Prince Pinoozilum. who was 20
very small,
Should be a good example and n pattern
for you AL.
And remember. though you're little. you
can still be good and wise,
For your learning and behavior don't de-
pend upon Your sizs.
st. Nicholas.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08
crIekstsr. 70 Co Abroad.

After n lapse OF five years the crick
eters OF Philadelphia will send team
20 England next season. Although the
team has not yet been chosen, all those
whose selection IS assured have been
approached and have signlfled their
willingness TO 90. Should the trip not
have been undertaken In 1908 II could
not have taken place until 1911. for the
Australians will be IN England in
1909 and the South Africans are down
for a trip IN 1910 The schedule OF
games for the Phlladelphians was
drawn up at the last meeting of the
county secretaries. held IN London. IL
embraces IN all fifteen matches. OF
which thirteen will take place IN Eng
land and two IN Ireland. The opening
match will be played on July q and
the concluding contest on Aug. %.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08

How They Are Built Up and What
Gives Them Permanently.

Towns and cities are built where
exist the greatest natural advantages.
Growth and importance depends on en-
vironments and conditions Require
ments are that there be some manner
OF employment for their population.
Thus the business OF the place nxes its
standing. II is then evident that the
greater are the resources OF a country
and the more enterprising its people.
the more important will be its cities
and towns. Some locations have IA
vorable conditions for certain lines OF
manufacture, and single industries
support thousands, like the textile In
facture OF jewelry at Providence. X. l.
Others have shipping facilities that
cause them TO become great CONNER.
cial centers. No city can exist within
Itself, free and independent OF tribu
tary territory. but must depend upon
large scope OF country 10 supply II
with the products necessary for the
sustenance OF its people. and for the
marketing OF its articles OF commerce.
and its manufactures.
Towns and cities decay when their
business interests are destroyed. In
the west particularly in the mining
seasons. can be found hundreds OF ex
amples illustrative q this fact The
discovery OF a mine Is sufficient TO
gather people TO compose a city. With
the exhaustion OF It's mineral re.
sources business is destroyed and the
town becomes deserted In agricu!-
tural sections exist commercial towns.
made necessary by the development
OF the surrounding country Such
towns are supported by the trade that
can be attracted from a certain scope
OF territory, and industries that can
be established 20 employ labor, With
development Of tributary country. and
expansion OF industries, and the exer
else OF enterprise many of these towns
attain the magnitude OF cities and be-
come important commercial and finan-
cial centers. With their growth farms
adjacent increase In value. The truth
OF this is In evidence In nearly every
state OF the union. While within the
boundaries OF the United States proper
there are more than S6.O0O,0OO OF PEG.
pie there Is room for millions and mil.
lions more. There will be hundreds
and thousands more cities pulsating
with business come into existence
Reader, is not your home town one
that may become a great city II you
only do your part to assist II toward
greatness?
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08
HOME ENTERPRISES.
Tructs Cannot Well Compete with
the Products Of Local Mills.

Never In the past has there been
such opportunity for the establish
ment OF small enterprises In the cities
aBd towns OF the United States as is
now presented. There is barely To-
callty which does not possess some
advantages for certain lines OF manu-.
facture or commerce There is little
prospects for over-production as the
population OF the country is increas-
ing at an enormous rate, and new mar
kets are being opened continually In
foreign countries for American prod.
ucts. Imports are decreasing ex.
cepting Of raw materials. and each
year shows an increase OF imports.
Many lines are supposed TO be In the
hands OF combines, but these so-called
trusts can never prevent the success
OF local enterprises In similar lines
II the masses OF the people will close
ly follow the home trade principle.
and as far as possible give preference
TO local products. The great agri-
cultural sections produce the wheat,
corn. barley, and ether cereals which
find their way 10 large mills in far.
of cities. are converted into -four.
starch and innumerable kinds of foods.
and In their manufactured state are
returned 20 the sections where the
grains were grown and sold at prices
that leave a large margin OF profit.
How much moro economical would II
be 10 convert cereals into -four and
other foodstuffs In mills located In
tho districts whore the grains are
grown. Would not the farmer receive
benefit In increased prices. the saw
ing OF freight rates. two or more
profits that result from marketing. and
would there not DO a great benefit
derived from the keeping at home
wages paid 20 laborers and the reten.
ton In general OF profits that go else
where?
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08

II will always be found best 20 avoid
dealing with wanderers through the
country who have something 10 dis.
pose OF particularly those who are
not known TO you an thoroughly hon.
est. For years stoves, furniture,
books. and hundreds OF articles have
been hawked about the country by
Inherent agents. Some have more or
less merit, but all are sold at enor.
nous profits. far greater than would
be required by some home dealer.
When money is paid to the comean.
go traveller. Just so much money Ia
taken away from circulation In a com
munity. and II ia gone 10 remain.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08
Maids and Bachelors.

A game played by equal numbers OF
boys and girls. The boys go into an
other room, and then each boy and
each girl chooses trade or employ
ment, which must not be the same for
any two boys or two girls.
The girls march around IN circle.
each making motions 10 represent the
occupation she has chosen-the wash
erwoman washing clothes. the carpen.
ter pounding nails. and so on. The
boys form In line and march In, each
acting out his trade in like manner.
The boys walk around the girls In the
opposite direction. and at a signal each
seeks the one with the same trade as
himself. Those left without partners
are called maids" and bachelors"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08
Gull On, the WsakIlna..

One decided aid 10 better vitality In
the nocks Is TO never let a chick live
that shows low vitality. XIII every
weakllng' should be the wide awake
poultryman's watchword. and never
breed from a bird that Is not just full
OF vigor and vitality-that Is, not In
the most robust health. The indica-
tons OF weakness and low vitality
should be considered. the condition OF
the eye being one OF the safest guides
A duh. lusterless eye is a certain sign
OF weak vitality. A long. thin shank
and thin body are other indications
OF weakness. and we should avoid a
'crow" head-a long. thin head. That
Is sure sign of lack OF vitality and
vigor.--Professos J. F. Rice.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-08

IL has been computed that the tenn
perature Of the surface OF the sun
would be expressed by $1,000 degrees
OF Fahrenheits thermometer. or be-
tween eighty and ninety times the
temperature Of boiling water This is
about five times the highest tempera-
ture that man Is able 10 produce 10y
artificial means. The light given on
from the surface OF the sun is reck-
oned as being $500 times more intense
than that OF the molten metal IN a
bossemer converter though that II OF
an almost binding brIlliancy. IL we
compare It with oxyhydrogen flame
the sun sheds a light equal TO llG
times the intensity of the llmelight-
New York American.