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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22
THE BIG UNION COLLEGE.
Atlanta VIII Make Hard Fight to
Have 1t Located i'm or Nerr City.
(Atlanta Contsitution.) }

AS soon as Charles S. Barrett, ma
tional president of the Farmers Un-
ion, appears before the committee on
agriculture Of the Chamber of Com
merce, 1t Is likely he will be rendered
the influence of that organization in
the Farmers Union project OF a great
national agricultural college.
This was assured when Walter
Cooper, secretary Of the chamber,
stated that as soon as Mr.. Barrett
reached Atlanta he would be invited
to outline his plans to the commit
tee, whereupon 1t was very probable
the Chamber of Commerce would
take an active interest in promoting
the development of this institution
The announcement may mean that
Atlanta is to have another million
dollar agricultural college. 1t is
known that other cities are already
bidding for the Farmers Union in
stitution, but it Is characteristic of
the Atlanta spirit" to win over all
obstacles.
1t is known on exec authority
that Mr. Barrett Is gre; .terested
in the plans of the chamber in this
respect, and that he may be expected
to make strong representations to
the committee.
In discussing the matter last week
before leaving Atlanta he declared
that 1T was not only to the CONNER
cial, but the moral interest of At
lanta to promote movement Of this
nature, even to the extent Of locating
1t In this vicinity,
Our problem is increasing the ag-
ricultural wealth of Georgia." he
said, "and anything that works to-
ward that end means wealth for At
lanta.
I'VE expect, too, to have boys ma
circulating at this college from g.. cry
State in the country. What this
means In advertising for the city in
which the college Is located, need not
be elaborated. Our college will be
the first in America to devote its ex-
elusive attention to demonstrative
farming. The community that OBJ
tains credit for being the pioneer in
this respect will win immediate and
growing prestige throughout Amer
ica."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22
Convicted of Murder i'm FIorida.

Aiken, Dec. ia telegram has
been received in this city announcing
that Ed. Semmes, the negro who was
a co-partner in the foul murder of
Martin Reed, Of this county, at Null
berry. Fla, was convicted Of murder
In the first degree, and that he will
be executed at an early date.
Mr.. Reed had been In Florida a
short time as the foreman Of a gang
of construction hands. Two Of the
negroes under him became enraged
because of his refusal to do them
some favor, and they plotted to take
his life. He was waylaid on his way
home, and, while another negro held
him, Semmes cut him to death with
a knife. The other negro was lynch
ed by posse Of Mulberry people.
Semmes was arrested in Charleston
some weeks ago. Semmes was prose-
cuted by Solicitor J. F.. Byrnes, of
this city.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22

There Is more catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incur
able. For great many years doc
tors pronounced 1t a local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh
to be a constitutional disease and
therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure.
manufactured by F.. ]. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts d.
rectly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case It fails
to cure. Send for circulars and tes-
Simouiais. Address.
F. j. Cheney G. Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stlpation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22
TELLS OF WRECKED SCHOONER.
Twelve Men and the Captains Wife
Lose their Lives.
News and Courier, 16th.)

(NeWS ana courier, 16th.)
The five-masted schooner Governor
Ames, bound from Brunswick, Ga, to
New York, with large cargo of rail-
road crossties, grounded and went to
pieces off Wimble Shoals, twenty-five
miles north Of Cape Hatteras, Mon
day afternoon at about 6 o'clock.
The captain, the crew, consisting
of twelve men, and the wife of the
captain, were all killed or drowned,
with one single exception.
This is the story told by the sole
survivor, a Nova Scotian, by the
name Of Josiah Spearing, a seaman
on the vessel. He was picked up
from mass of floating ties by the
steamship Shawmut, coming to this
port from Philadelphia, and was
brought here last night.
Capt. A. Svenson, of the Shawmut,
on Tuesday morning about 7 o'clock
discovered figure signalling on a
mass Of wreckage. The Shawmut was
about two miles from the scene, but
Immediately fastened to where the
wreckage lay. The sea was too
rough to lower a boat, but a ladder
was thrown over the side Of the ves-
sci and Spearing climbed aboard
Spearing was suffering from the
cola, the SnOck, and particularly from
severe bruises inflicted by the floating
wreckage, which beat upon him on
account Of the heavy sea dashing to
and fro. His legs and arms bear
blue and black marks, and he Is una
BILE to walk. His mind, however, Is
clear and he is able to give a full
account Of the calamity.
Although having passed through a
terrible experience, Spearing appear
ed calm last night when seen by a
reporter for the News and Courier in
his berth on board the Shawmut, and
gave a clear and connected story Of
the AFFAIR. He said that he had never
gone through anything like that be-
fore.
1t was stated by one Of the crew
of the Shawmut that the Governor
Ames was the first five-masted
schooner built on the Atlantic side.
She was considered a very handsome
vessel
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22
Guaranteed and Sold by DIR. j. w.
Bell, Wallalla; w. j. Lunney, Seneca
SUGAR THIEVES COME TO TIME
Arbuckles Turn Over to the Govern
mcnt Nearly $5OO,OOO.

New York, Dec. 16.-Sensational
developments in the sugar scandal,
following thick and fast upon one
another, were supplemented to-day
by rumors of other important dis
closures impending. One OF these
related to the reported finding of an
indictment against a man higher
up In the councils of the American
Sugar Refining Company and the fur
ther report that the official probers
into the underweighing frauds
through which the government has
been cheated out of millions, were
about prepared to make disclosure
that would fix responsibility in still
higher quarters.
Arbuckles Paid Nearly 800, 900.
Concrete developments, following
yesterdays payment by the Arbuck-
les OF nearly 100000 to reimburse
the United States Treasury deficits,
due to false weighing, included the
announcement that another Of the
big sugar refining companies was
prepared to settle with the govern
ment as the Arbuckles had done, as
soon as 1t had been officially inform
ed OF the amount the government
claimed to be due.
This company was the National
Sugar Refining Company, next to the
American Sugar Refining Company
In the extent of It's operations. The
Nationals president, James H. Post,
stated that the government investi-
gators had been goirg over the
books of the company for months
and recently have informed him that
the company owes the government
more than 100000 in uncollected
duties.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22
More Danville Proof.

Jacob Schrall, 423 South street.
Danville, ILL.,, writes: For over Is
months was a sufferer from kidney
and bladder trouble. During the
whole time was treated by several
physicians and tried several different
kidney pills. Seven weeks ago I
commenced taking Foley's Kidney
Pills and am feeling better every day
and will be glad to tell anyone inter
ested just what Foley's Kidney Pills
Gid for me-" J. w. Bell. WalhaIJa
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DISCHARGE.

Notice is hereb. given that the
undersigned will make application
TO ID. A. SMITH, Judge Of Pro-
bate for Oconee County, In the
state Of South Carolina, at his
ONCE at Walhalla Court House, on
Eriday, January 14th, 1910, at IL
O'Clock In the forenoon, or as soon
hereafter as said application can be
heard, for leave to make final settle
ment OF the Estate OF Thomas H.
Jones, deceased, and obtain final dis
charge as Executrix OF said Estate
IDA L. JONES Execntri1
December 8, 1909. 1852
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22

If you are suffering from bilious
ness. constipation, indigestion, chron-
ic headache, invest one cent in a
postal card, send to Chamberlain
Medicine Co., Des Moines, Iowa, with
your name and address plainly on
the back, and they will forward you
free sample of Chamberlain's Sto-
mach and Liver Tablets. Sold by
j. w. Pell, Walhalla; C. w. Wick
life, West Union
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22
Admits Fake i'm Cook Matter.

New York, Dec. 17.-B. S. Os-
born, secretary of the Arctic Club,
announced last night that Capt.
Loose had verbally confessed that he
faxed the recent affidavit in which
he said that he had prepared data
for DR.. Frederick A. Cook.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22
COOK HASN'T FOUND 1T YET.
Not the North Pole, but that Coed
Road He's Seeking.

Madison, Dec. 13.-Editor Cou-
rier: you can find any of our pub
lie road officials, please say to them
that there Is a very bad place In the
River road, Just north of G. J. Ram
says residence, on Tugaloo river.
This place has been impossible for
some time, and the only way that the
people have to get around 1T Is about
as crooked as rams horn and as
rough as Mount Mckinley, which
Peary said Dr. Cook didn't climb. 1
don't know whether you can find any
| OF the road officials or not. We have
not seen any of them since the cam
paign meeting at this place. There
were great gobs of them here on that
| day, and they seemed to have some
very important business with us at
| that time. They told us whole lot
| OF things they were going to do, and
great many more things that the
| other fellow had not done that he
should have done.
Somebody told US the other day
that the Supervisor and Commission
! ers had emigrated to North Caro-
lima. But we can't see how they
| could get there unless they went
through the woods, though the roads
| may be better on that side Of the
county than they are down here.
Another man said the last time he
heard of them they were over on Lit
tie river somewhere building fine
steel bridge across a spring branch.
Another man said 9that he supposed
they were at Clem"on College on their
knees, begging Clemson not to flop
over to Anderson county. But we
don't think this is true; We don't
think our friend Phillips is in the
habit OF getting on his knees much.
We have been told that the only
| excuse Clemson has for wanting to
be annexed to Anderson county Is
that Clemson's roads are in bad con-
dition, and that Anderson has prom
| lsed to work them out for them.
NOW, II this Is reasonable excuse,
| our whole county bad better flop
over We have nothing but bad
roads. If it's bad roads Anderson
wants we can certainly supply her.
Now, Anderson, we apply to thee for
admission; we hope you will accept
our whole county--tools, road off,
cials, machinery and all. Please take
us, Anderson
Just as we are, without one plea,
Let thy dear money build roads for
me;
III It's thy will we come to thee
y Anderson, we come, we come!
Just as we are. and waiting not,
10 rid our county Of one dark blot;
We know your treasurer can cleanse
each spot.
y Anderson, we come, we come!
In ruts and gullies we're tossed about.
Travel our roads and you'll have no
doubt
That our public road system has gone
up the spout
y Anderson, we come. we come!
We've been twisted and jolted till
were almost blind;
We make applications; we're all of
one mind;
For our road officials we have failed
o Anderson, we come, we come!
It's ruts and gullies thou wilt re-
ceive;
Please welcome and pardon; our
burden relieve;
Our officers have promised, but we
don't believe
y Anderson, we come, we come!
Success to The Courier Take
through the woods and come down
Christmas and see us. Yours,
j. A. Cook.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22
PRISONER Escapes Macon Jail.

Macon, Ga, Dec. 1S.--Hiding him
self on top of jail cell Wednesday
until Jailer }. B. Andrews had Gagged
all the other prisoners, after he had
given the jail thorough renovating,
CHARLES Holmes, young white man,
held as robber, escaped through the
once to the 20-foot wall and went
over to his liberty.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22

After exposure, and when you feel
a cold coming on, take Foley's
Honey and Tar, the great throat and
lung remedy. 1t stops the cough,
relieves the congestion, and expels
the cold from your system. Is mildly
laxative. J. w, Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22
This is Worth Rememberin q

Whenever you have a cough or
cold, just remember that Foley's
Honey and Tar will cure It. Re-
member the name, Foley's Honey
and Tar. and refuse substitutes.
T. w Rel1
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22

Torturing eczema spreads Its burn
Ing area every day. Doan's Ointment
quickly stops Its spreading, instantly
relieVes the itching, cures Il perma-
nently. At any drug store.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22

5000 assss a
3
S i LONG BEFORE KNowED." ( y
a* = y 80 go q q q q ssa
!. lanes Riley. j
Jes a little bit O. feler--I remember still W.: a ]
Ust to almost Christmas a rwll
Fourth Julys nothn to it, New Years a
!. Easter Sunday circus day-jes all
Lordy, though, night, ea hear
The old folks work the of about the sledge
And shootin in
Long afore l knowed who Sanity Claus !
Ust to wait and sit up late !
Coudnt hardly keep awake wouldn't O \
kittle stewn' on the fire, and mother stin \
Darnn socks and rockin in the skreky
Pap wu-th the
And quart with his lnment
thee
Long @toTc L knowed who Sanity Claus \
Size the fireplace howe Sanity could !
Wish that could hide he'dsa
EFF he ketched feller ayin' him away ~ !
But l bet him eff he had !
Turned to
Here's my pack; es hep yourself like all
knoweC Claus J.
Wish that yarn wuz true about him, !
Truth made O lies form
Wsht still confdin' could jes w !
over hangin up my stockns like the little child !
Cmbn in and beggin' me to tell !
Bout them Sanity hat she
I'm half this little of his !
Long afore she knows who Sanity Claus \
IL !.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-22

There's nothing so good for sore
throat as DR.. Thomas's Eclectric Oil.
Cures 1t in a few hours. Relieves
any pain in any part.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-06

Old re-I3,'sc-..l peia Of COINCIDENCE had
found its surcease. In the far distance,
tender haze softening their outline.
stood the violet silhouette OF the end
ing ranges. and far beyond them lay
Aniston, where waited his newer life,
his newer, better work and the hope
that WIS the April of his dreams.
Since that tragic day in the court
room he had seen Jessica once only
in the hour when the bishops solemn
dust to dust had been spoken above
the man who had been her husband.
One thought had comforted him-the
town of Smoky Mountain had never
known, need never know, the secret
Of her wifehood. And Aniston was far
away. About the coming of Hugh in.
jured and dying TO his rescue would
be thrown a glamour of knight errantrv
that would bespeak charity of judc.
ment. When Jessica went back to til,
white house in the aspens she would
meet only tenderness and sympathy.
| And that was WELL
He shut the door of his cabin and.
whistling to his dog, climbed the steer
| path where the wrinkled creeper flung
| its splash of scarlet and along the trail
| to the Knob. under the needed song
| OF the redwoods. There in the dapplel
shade stood Jessica's rock statue, and
now 1t looked upon two mounds. The
| prOdigal had returned at last, father
and son rested side by side, and that,
| too, was well.
| He went slowly through the brown
hollOws to the winding mountain road.
crossed it and entered the denser for
est. He wanted to see once more the
dear spot where he and Jessica had
met-that deep, sweet day before the
rude awakening. He walked on in a
reverie; his thoughts We're very far
sway.
He stopped suddenly. There before
him was the little knoll where she had
stood waiting on the threshold of his
palace Of enchantment that one roseate
morning. And she was there today
not standing with parted lips and eager
eyes under the twittering trees. but w.
ing face down on the moss, her red
bronze hair shaming the gold Of the
fallen leaves.
There was gesture In the out
stretched arms that caught at his
heart. He stepped forward, and at
the sound she looked up startled.
He saw the creeping color that
mounted to her brow, the proud yet
passionate hunger Of her eyes He
dropped on his knees and took her
hands and kissed them.
my dear love that ISL he whispered.
my dearer wife that is to bev'
| THE END.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-06
TRY THIS FOR
YOUR COUGH

Mix two ounces of glycerine with 4
half-ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine COM
whisky. Shake well and take in doses
Of a teaspoonful every four hours This
mixture possesses the healing, health
full properties of the Pines, and will
break cold in twenty-four hours and
cure any cough that is durable. In
having this formula put up, be sure
that your druggist uses the genuine
Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure, pre-
pared and guaranteed only by the
Leach Chemical Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-06

wiped the cold lips deity and ten.
DERBY.
HuGh's eyes We're filming. That har.
rowing struggle of soul. that convul
/ sive effort of the injured body. had
demanded its price. The direful agony
and its weakness had seized him. His
stiffening fingers We're slipping from
the ledge of life, ana he knew it.
He heard the bishops earnest voice
speaking from the void, "Love-cover-
eth-all-sins.'' The words seemed to
stand out sharply. with black CULTS of
nothingneSs between. They reused his
fading senses. called them back to the
outpost of feeling.
Not because Loved" he said. at
was because-I-was afraidw
False as his habit of life had been, in
that moment only the bare truth re-
MANNED With q last effort the dying
man thrust his hand into his pocket,
drew out small. battered, red disk
and laid it in the others hand.
| Satan" he WHISPERED as Harry bent
over him and the flicker of light fell in
| MS eyes, 90 you-tnlnk It wnE-coun
| when cash inT
But Harry's answer Hugh did no
hear He had passed out of the SCUM
Of mortal speech forever.
|
There came day when the brow
ravines of Smoky Mountain laughed i
genial sunshine, when the tangle
thickets and the foliaged reache:
painted with the cardinal and bishop
purple of late autumn, flushed an
stirred to the touch of their golde
lover and the silver water gushin
through the fumes sang to quicke
melody. There was no wind. Ever;
where save for the breathing life of th
forest was dreamy beauty and waitin
peace.
In the soft stiffness Harry stood o
the doorstep of the hillside cabin fo
the last time. Below him In the guile
the light glanced and sparkled froI
the running flume, and beyond glin
mered the long street of the tow
where the dead past of Satan Sander
son had been buried forever and til
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-06

had done Jessica. He would have
made expiation. Forgiveness and pity,
not reproaches and shame, would fol.
low him. and it would balance perhaps
the one dreadful count that stood
against him. He thought of the scat
fold and shivered, yet there was Il
more terrible thought: 1t is a fearful
thing to fall into the hands of the liv-
ing God.
He made his way again to the door
and unlocked it. 1t was only to cross
that space. to speak. and then the
grim brick building and the penalty.
With hoarse cry he slammed the
door and frantically locked it, The
edge of the searching pain was upon
him again. He stumbled back to the
couch and fell across it face down,
dragging the cushions in frantic haste
over his head to shut out the sick
throbbing of the steam that seemed
shuddering ut the fate his covering
soul dared not face. &c =
The groups outside the courthouse
made way deferentiaily for. Jessica
| but she was unconscious of it. Some
one asked question ON the steps. and
| she heard the answer The state has
just finished, and the judge is charg
| ing"
The narrow hall was filed, and
though all who s;lw gave her instant
| place, the space beyond the inner door
was crowded beyond the possibility OF
| passage. she could see the judges
| bench. with its sedate, gray bearded
| figure the jury box Mt the left, the
moving, restless faces about 1t. set lik,
| Il living mosaic.
She became aware suddenly that thu
figure at tho high bench was speaking
Lad been speaking all along:
with the prisoners later career il
Smoky Mountain they had nothing t.
do nor had the law. The question /
asked-the only question it asked-was
Did he kill Moreaug They might b,
loath to believe the same man capabl,
of such contradictory acts-the cOur
ageous saving of n child from death
for example, and the shooting down o
IeflOW UOrtal III COiu DlOOu-Dul L
had been truly said that such contrast
were not impossible-ray, were ever
matters of common observation. Pref
udice and bias aside, and sympath.
and liking aside, they constituted tri
bunal of justice. This the state had ;
fright to demand, and this they. TIL
jury, had made solemn oath to give"
The words had no meaning for he
ears. What did he say" she whis
tpered to herself piteously. She caugh
but glimpse OF the prisoner as TIL
sheriff touched his arm and led tn
way quickly to the door through whicl
he had been brought.
1t opened and closed upon them, an
the tension of the packed room brol
all at once in a great respiration of re
lief and buzz, Oh conversation.
A voice spoke beside her. 1t was d.
Brent. "Come with me-" he s1ft
Fielder asked me TO watch for yor
We can wait. in the judges ROOM"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-06

her eyes II e ] d
Hugh's ~ o u
cannot doubt it,
can your"
Hugh's tongue
wet his parched
lips. A tremor
ran through him.
He did not an
Swer.
Jessica started
to her feet. Self
possession W a 8
falling from her.
She was fighting
to seize the vital
knowledge that
evaded her. She
held out her hand.
In the palm lay
q SnnlI aInlllaIn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-06

of gold.
by this cross" she cried with des-
perate earnestness, 81 ask you for the
truth. 1t is his life or death-Hugh's
life or death! He did not kill DR.. Mo-
reau. Who did?2
Hugh had shrunk back on the couch,
his face CHASTITY. II know nothing
nothing" he stammered. do not ask
mer'
The bishop had risen in alarm. He
thought her hysterical. "Jessica! Jes-
sicaw. he exclaimed. He threw his
arm about her and led her from the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-06

ton. He had no Illusions on this score.
A little while-after such deliberation
as was decent and seemly-and he
would be q condemned tcriminal. wait.
ing In the shadow of the hempen
moose. In such localities justice was
swift. There would be scant time be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-06
HOSTETTEa'S
STOMACH BITTERS

For proof OF this assertion we point to
its unequalled record, extending over 1
period of SIS years. Try bottle for
sieeplessness, indigestion, Dyspepsia,
costiveness, Colds and Grippe and sec
for yourself. Refuse all substitutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-06
EVERYBODY

agrees that the stomach is the meas
ure of ones health and strength; then
why not see to it that such an import
ant organ is kept in strong, healthy
condition The best medicine to as
|sist the stomach is