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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-24

Total. .... .$13O03G Oh
State Of South Carolina, County of
Oconee.-Before me came Geo. Sea-
born, Cashier Of the above named
bank, who, being duly sworn, says
that the above and foregoing state
ment is true condition OF said bank,
as shown by the books Of said bank.
GEO. SEABORN Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 22d day of November, 1909.
u. So f. A. II. Schroeder,
Notary Public for S. G..
Correct--Attest:
]. w. BELL,
w. A. STROTHER,
G.. r. d. BURNS,
Directors.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-24
DR.KiNG'S NEW DISCOVERY
Will Surely Stop That Cough.
Expert HOrSGShOGing,

Notice.--We have on hand few
Kegs OF horse and mule shoes that
we would like to dispose of during
the next 80 days. So if your horse
needs shoeing and Is worth shoeing,
why not have it done right? | do
both fancy and draft shoeing.
PRICES FROM 15c. TO $3.50.
Gentlemen, remember l have spent
nearly one-third Of twenty-one years
in shoeing dumb animals to travel
WITH PERFECT EASE,
Remember, cheap and careless
shoeing has ruined many a good ami
NAL.
Choose the one you wish to shoe
your horse or mule.
Your friend,
j. Il. BELL, Horseshoer,
AT LAYS BLACKSMITH SHOP,
Walhalla, s. G..
November 3, 1909. 4d-47
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-24
Meeting Bcavcrdam w. NJ. L..

The first quarterly meeting Of the
w. NJ. u, Beaverdam Association
will be held at Return Baptist church
on Tuesday, November 30th, at 1880
o'clocE. 1t is earnestly hoped that
ev"!y church in the association will
be represented, as important busi-
ness tCnands our attention.
Mrs. ID. A. Perritt,
Supt. w. M. u, Beaverdam Assn.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-24
MASTERS SALES.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County OF Oconee.
in Court of Common Pleas.

IN court or Common Pleas.
Pursuant to DEGREES of the afore-
said Court, in the cases named below
will offer for sale, to the highest
bidder. In front OF the Court House
door, at WALHALLA, s. c., on Mon
day, DECEMBER 9Th, 1909, between
the legal hours of sale, the tracts Of
lard below described:
w. A. SjILpson, Plaintiff.
against
w. V. Holden and r. T.. Steel, De-
PENDANTS. .a.. ...-s. s.... .
All that certain tract or parcel OF
land, situate, lying and being in Oco-
nee County, State of South Carolina
adjoining lands Of Miles Moss, James
Wood and others, and known as tho
Shelton land, containing fifty acres,
more or less.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash. Pr
chaser to pay extra for papers.
w. O. WHITE, ...
Master for Oconee County, S. C.
November II, 1909.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-24
Statement of the Condition of
THE WESTMINSTER BANK,

located at Westminster, S. c., at the
close of business November 16, 1909.
Rocpurcoc
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-24
Statement of the Condition of
THE PEOPLES BANK,

located at Walhalla, S. c., at the close
of business November 16, 1909.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-24

v Small Lola was playing on the
lawn just after dinner, when her
mother called for her to come In, as
1t looked like rain.
But. mamma" protested Lola, 81
haven't digested my appetite yet"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-24
\ SCnlded Bows Shrinl1s

Mortified his grandmother, Mrs. Ma
ria Taylor, Of Nebo, KY, who writes
that, when all thought he would die,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured
him. 1nfallible for burns, scalds,
cuts, corns. wounds, bruises. Cures
fever sores, boils, skin eruptions,
chilblains, chapped hands. Soon
routs piles. Csc. at all druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-24
Statement of the Condition or
THE BANK OF WALHALLA,

located at WalhalIa. s. G., ct the close
Of business November 16, 1909.
Resources
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13

shall serve until the first Monday Of Deoem
Der In the year one thousand nine hundred
and eleven. All officers chosen at that cleo
tiOn to offices the term OF which Is now
four years, or Is made four years by the
operation OF these amendments or this
schedule, shall serve until the first Monday
OF December in the year one thousand
nine hundred and thirteen. All justices Of
the peace. magis trates, and aldermen
chosen at that election, shall serve until
the first Monday OF December in the year
one thousand nine hundred and ffteen
After the year nineteen hundred aud ten
and until the Legislature shall otherwise
provide, all rms OF city, ward, borough,
township. and election division officers
shall hegin on the first Monday Of Decem-
bor n an odd-numbered year.
All city, ward. boron gh. and township
officers holding office At the date Of the ap
proval OF these amendments, whose terms
Of office may end in the year one thousand
nine hundred and eleven shall continue to
hold their offices until the first Monday of
December Of that year.
All judges Of the courts for the several
Judicial district. and also all county off,
GERS, holding office at the date OF the ar
prOval OF these amendments, whose t,rms
Of office may emit - the year one thousand
nine hundred and eleven, shall continue to
hold their offices until The first Monday Of
January, one tlousand nine hundred and
twelve.
A true copy Of the Joint Resolution.
ROBERT MoAFEE,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13
A Fruitful Potato Plant.

Not satisfied with yielding an enor-
nous output in the regular way, an
irish potato vine growing in the gar
len of C. C. Nall at Luthersville, Ca,
some time ago began to put out pota.
oes all along Its branches, and. when
'ent to the Constitution" office yes.
erday, had potatoes as large as eggs
growing practically all over the vine.
In letter accompanying the freak.
Mr. Nall states that the vine grew in
his garden. where the land is a mix
ture of sand and red clay. On taking
np the plant. he found that the indus
rious vine had not neglected its reg
liar duty while pulling OF its unusual
stunt. as proven by the fact that an
unusually large number of potatoes
we're found in their accustomed place
in the ground.-Atlanta Constitution.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13

Prof. Geo. NJ. Kober recently col
lected statistics showing that the sub
stitution of pure for contaminated
water-supply in American cities has
been accompanied by a decrease Of
deaths from typhoid amounting to
more than seventy per cent Before
the change the deaths numbered. on
the average. 69.4 per 100000; since.
hey have fallen to 1913. A bulletin Of
he New York State Department of
iealth in 1908 showed, in ten cities,
reduction of over fifty-three per
ent in the typhoid death-rate after
he introduction Of a pure water-sup
,ly.-Youth's Companion.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13
RUSSIANS ODD WAGER.
The Eight Different Methods Of Loco
motion by Which He Won.

The Eight Different Methods Of Loco.
motion by Which He Won.
man named DuhoroI has Just
won a highly original wager at Kief,
Russia. He had undertaken to appear
iaily during eight days in the streets
employing each time a different mode
of locOmotion.
He commenced by running down
the steps of his dwelling and along
the boulevard on his hands. The fol.
lowing day he hoped through the
Town on one leg.
Stills. q skipping rope, roller skates
and bath chair all followed in turn.
One day he was conducted shrough
he principal thoroughfares by a small
BOY who led him on a string.
The finest of his exploits was un-
'oubtedly yesterdays performance
yhen. turning successive somersaults
n the air for nearly a mile. he arrived
amidst enthusiastic cheers at the cafe
where his friends we're waiting to be-
stow the prize upon him.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13

Ia
A thoroughly first class school
for TEACHERS.
1t Is PERFECT in the Beauty
and Healthfulness of its Lo-
cation.
1t is COMPLETE IN its Equip
ment.
Its Graduates rank among the
Best in SCHOLARSHIP and
TEACHING ABILITY.
The rooms are carpeted and
the Beds Furnished.
The Food is Abundant and
Excellent IN Quality.
For Catalogue Address,
E, L. KEMP, Sc. D.,
Principal.
East Shoudsbwg. Penna.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13
Women in Japan.

Japan controverts some western
ideas as to woman's sphere. for in
the province of Shima, on the south
coast of the island empire, women
are the sterner sex and not only do
most Of the field work but are also
employed as divers. Stripped to the
waist. they enter the water at all sea
sons except during the coolest
months Of the winter, remaining un-
der water sometimes for over a min
ute, and fish up shellfish and tengusa
Ia kind Of seaweed), which they
place in a small net carried by each
diver at the girdle. These female div
ers are extremely hardy. The life is.
however, trying one, and the con-
slant exposure causes those engaged
in 1t to become very coarse in appear
ance and to age quickly.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13
A Hopeful Soul.

Hope springs eternal, says the
oct The Chicago News gives a
triking illustration of the truth of
lis words.
Woman is naturally more hopeful
han man.
Yes. there's my wife, for instance;
or years past every time she had
iccasion to buy fish she has asked the
ealer If they we're fresh. hoping. l
impose. that some day hen say no.
Mustard a Mouth Soap.
For chronic dark brown nauseous
aste a pint Of luke-wRrm water and
a teaspoonful each of salt and ground
nustard-queen bee OF household eme
les. Cleansing. toning and antisep
r &c to coats Of the stomach. Ground
lustard is good for hand and mouth
'oap.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13
SHALL WE Do BUSINESS With YOU?
THE ORANGE COUNTY TRUST col.
MiddletOwn, N. Y.

with an ample capital and surplus security is paying
interest dormant accounts at the rate of four per cent
1t paid more than 800 600 in 1908.
Interest begins when deposit is made, Compounded
IN January and July There is no change in the rate
caused by the amount of the account
Business may be done by mail
Write for detailed information.
G. SPENCER COWLEY, FRANK HARDING.
Secretary. President
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13

The other day ! took my young
nephew 10 the barber for the first
ime hated to see the soft little
urls cut of. but his mother decided
hey must go. AS the barber lied the
owel under mis- baby chin he remark
ID. How do you want your hair cut
'oung manf" "Wif little round hole
the top. like my tsver's,-
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13

An Irish vicar, having advertised
for an organist, received the follow.
ing reply;
Dear sir-I noticed you have a
vacancy for an orgaDist and music
teacher. either lady or gentleman.
Having been both for several years.
1 beg 70 oner you my services.
aons Chat
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13
ALesson for Older FoIk.

some one told my little child ther,
rere bears upstairs in the dark, Sc
ne refused to go alone to bed. tolc
er there were no bears, and anyhow
od is love. and If she would always
~ that TO herself nothing woulo
arm her. AT last she Was persuaded
go alone. AS it got darker toward
'e top Of the stairs I heard her say
aloud over and over: God Is
lge--they isn't no bears. God is
)ve-they isn't no bears"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13

Your tickets were complimentary,
we're they not?" WELL" replied the
nan who had seen a painfully amateur
entertainment. Il thought they were
until l saw the show. ."-Tit-Bits.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13

OF all the cants which are cantsd
IN this canting World-though the cant
Il hypocrites may be the Worst-ths
ant OF criticism iS most tornsntinE
Laurence SternA
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-07-07
Pet Hen Takes a Trip.

Kansas City, Mo-Much amuse
ment was afforded patrons at the
Union depot the other day when A. E
Munden and his wife arrived at the
station carrying in basket what ap
peared to be an ordinary speckled
hen, and later proceeded to put the
chicken through number OF
Stunts" The hens principal accom-.
plishment was singing" The old cou.
pie were on their way to Coffeyville,
Kan.
Whenever told to sing the hen
would emit a long, continuous cackle
and seemed to get as much satisfac-
ton out of it as the bystanders who
stood around and applauded. Another
trick of the chicken was to ruffle her
feathers and scratch her head with
her foot when told that there were
creepers there.
The hen strutted about the CORR
doris on the lower floor of the depot,
seemingly as much at home as if she
were in her own barnyard. Mr.. Nun
den said that he had been more than
year training the chicken and it had
come to be a family pet. She has
never laid an egg.
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well. that any cadet who
asks another to perform
any mental work for him
shall be dismissed from the
service. The first classman
knew too much to ask his
visitor outright to do any
thing of the kind, but here
is the way which veracious
academy history says that
he went at it:
Il presume, Mr.. Grant,
that you have lived on a
farm, and such being the
case you undoubtedly have
had rare opportunities to
note the effect of the suns
rays on certain objects.
Now, If you had left in the
sun a water bucket that was
innocent of the retention of
a single drop of the fluid,
what do you think, sir,
would have been the partic-
ular effect of the sun upon
that particular water
bucket?"
II Think" said Cadet
Grant, that it would get
warped and leaky."
"Verv we'll. Mr.. Grant:
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woman, and I shall recommend it as
long as 1 live."-MRs. MAY FRY,
Lindley, Ind.
One of the greatest triumphs Of
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the conquering Of woman's
dread enemy - tumor. If you have
mysterious pains, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton or displacement, don't wait for
time to confirm your fears and go
through the horrorsofa hospital opera
ton. but try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound at once.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
andherbs, has been thestandard remedy
for female ills, and such unquestion-
able testimony as the above proves the
value Of this famous remedy, and
should give confidence and hope to
every sick woman.
IF you would like special advice
about your case write a confiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free.
and always helpful.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-07-07

In an elder day at the academy, and it may be
so today, the mail bag into which the cadets
dropped their letters was hung with wide distend-
ed mouth just inside the door of the guardhouse.
Until the first call for breakfast the guardhouse
"off limits" The instant the drums rolled
the cadets could enter the building and drop their
letters One morning cadet stood without the
door, holding his letter in his hands The drum
mers sticks were poised trembngly, waiting to
fall for the pounding out of the first call for
breakfast.
The cadet saw the poised sticks, entered the
guardhouse and dropped his letter just as the
first note of the call sounded. He had passed
through the doorway just onesixteenth of Sec
ond too soon. An officer saw him mail his let
ter and report of loft limits went in which
caused the unfortunate letter mailer to perform
extra guard duty for 16 long hours-not consec-
utive hours, however.
On the first hook on the wall of his alcove the
cadet must hang specific article of clothing;
the second hook another article, and so on
If, perchance, the youth hangs his dresscoat on
the nail sacred to the overcoat he bid fare
well to release from quarters for two Saturdays
at least and if, perchance the shell jacket hangs
on the hook given over to trousers, he may add
three more days of confinement to those which
have accrued from the crime of the misplaced
overcoat.
The methodical cadet yardstck along
the toes of the extra shoes which under regula
the foot of his bed. If the toe of shoe pro-
trudes half inch beyond the toe of it's mate
the cadet gets one demerit mark If more than
one pair of shoes shows symptoms of irregular
ity in the matter of toeing the scratch the cadet
will receive sufficient number of demerit marks
to enable him to realize thoroughly the beauties
of right line applied to something besides
geometry.
1t is "a beastly grind,' as the English clergy
man said, but it is grind that has its uses, and
the proof OF 1t is written in all the records of the
service.
Hazing is in hereditary habit The
army officers who have been asked in the years
that are past, and who being asked today
to root out the practice of 'deviling" the plebe
at West Point, did not, and have not all of them
their hearts in the work, for they not hazed
themselves, and they not in turn hazers?
Nine out of ten of the hazed will tell you to-day
that they profted by the experience.
When Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant entered
plebe camp, first cassman who noticed the
boys strong build intimated to him that It would
be pleasure to have him call Immediately at the
seniors tent. Grant went. There IL rule at
West Point. which was rule In Grants day as
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neral to take place from his home.
She also commanded Warner to see
that her divorced husband did not wit
ness the burial
Warner scoffed at the strange
threats. He said he never loved Mrs.
Stelzer and that he would have
nothing to do with her funeral. News
OF the woman's threat and the man s
defiance spread over the countryside,
and there was intense interest in the
plans for the funeral.
Mrs. Stelzer's body was taken from
the morgue, where it had lain since
Warner refused to admit it to his
home, and was carried out to the GEM
etery at the head OF long cortege of
carriages, containing friends, neigh
bors, and many who were drawn by
| curiosity.
The pastor had scarcely begun to
read the burial service when the earth
around the open grave caved in.
There was suppressed movement
OF alarm among the crowd about the
grave. The minister sent for work
men, who repaired the damage, and the
burial service was resumed.
Just as the pallbearers were about
to lower the casket into the grave,
one side of the grave caved in again
and caught the casket, holding it like
a wise. 1t was necessary to raise the
casket to remove the dirt. On the
second attempt there was another
cave-in, and it was necessary to re-
move the casket again and remove
the obstruction.
There was none in the funeral as
semblage that believed the woman's
threat had been anything more than
the distracted message of troubled
woman, but all those present were Wis
IDLY impressed by the two accidents.
Warner, who laughed at the threat
that her spirit would return to haunt
him all his life, keeps up his air of
bravado. But he has noticeably grown
pale and is failing in health, and
friends who saw him the other day
said he was sick man. They at
tribute it to his brooding over Mrs.
Stelzer's VOW.
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school. Infract1Ons of regulations NAV in a
sense be termed disobedience, but they are never
so regarded in any of the worlds schools. Boy
nature would needs be remade if the rules of any
institution were to be kept to the letter of the
law.
Discipline at West Point is rigid to severity
AS far as disciplinary methods concerned the
school never changes. 1t is the same to-day as
1t was In the days of Grant and Lee.
Take day at the academy and compare it's
duties with those of any other institution, no mat
ter of what country, and it will be seen that in
comparison to the cadets labor the work of stu
dents at other schools is but play During certain
months of the year there Is little play at West
Point Drill in the open air gives the requisite
exercise to keep the physique right, and for rec
reation apparently there is no need.
The routine has changed little with the pass
ing years, but in general way the days pro-
gram at the academy is like this:
Reveille at o'clock; roll call at $40; break
fast at 6:25; guard mount at 1915; recitations
and study hours from until l; dinner, until
1:4O; Rotations and study from until 4; drill
from until $500; parade at $3.50; supper at 6;
study from until $780, tattoo, then taps and
sleep.
There recitations at the United States
military academy on Saturday afternoons, and the
cadets are given what is called release from
quarters" with permission to visit one another in
barracks or to roam about the reservation, ta-
king good care, under pain of dismissal to keen
Release from quarters never comes for some
cadets. The breaking of some small rule means
confinement to quarters the walking of extra
guard tours The boy who unwittingly puts on
pair of white trousers having an iron rust stain
on them, and wears them at drill at dress pa
rade, will know no release from quarters for
days.
Should speck of rust be found on his rifle at
Sunday morning inspection, he will shoulder that
rifle and walk two or mere hours up and down
the area of barracks sentinel without
CHARGE" while his more fortunate comrades are
experiencing the ecstasy which comes from per-
mission to ramble about the parade ground and
to view the hotel and other delights of civiliza-
ton from distance.
Upon occasion the cadets are given permission
to call upon friends at the little hotel on the res
ervation. If, however boy commits the enor-
nous offense of leaving the main parlor of the
hotel to visit his father or mother in another
room, and the act should be discovered. he will
never see the inside of that hotel again until
many weeks have rolled by and he has expiated
his crime by many extra tours of guard duty in
the broiling sun or zero weather or Highlands
Win+Sr.
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you show erudition beyond your
years. Now if you will look at my
water bucket you will see that it is
as dry as a chip. BY the further ex-
ercise of your knowledge and observa-
ton, Mr.. Grant, can you tell me by
what means I may prevent the warp
ing and leaking of my bucket?"
''Have it filled,' said Grant.
Every good, again, Mr.. Grant; but
pray note what you said: have it
filled not fill it, That necessarily
means, Mr.. Grant, that some one must
fill it for me. You have shown so
much acumen that I fear to violate
the terms of your prescription either
in letter or in spirit, which l should
do if I presumed to carry the bucket
to the water tank myself"
Grant filled the bucket.
A member of the West Point class
of 1870, now an officer of high rank
in active service, tells this story about
the first day in plebe camp of Fred
erick Dent Grant, son of Ulysses.
An upper classman, bent on nothing
else than having some fun with the
son of the famous general, asked him
on his advent into camp while he was