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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-27
COME OCT AND MAKE YOUR
TAN RETURNS.

The Auditors Office will be open
from the 1st day of January, 1909,
to the goth day Of February, for the
purpose Of receiving returns Of Per-
sonal Property for taxation is Oco-
nee County, South Carolina, for the
year 1909. For the convenience of
taxpayers the Auditor or his depu-
ties will also receive returns at the
following times and places:
Henry's Store, Friday, January 20.
Cannon's Store, Saturday, Jan. 80.
NJ. H. Lees Store, Monday, Feb. l.
Tugaloo Academy, Tuesday, Feb. 2.
Madison, Wednesday, Feb. 3.
Richland, Thursday, Feb. 4.
Returns will be taken at all places
from 10 o'clock in the morning until
3 O'Clock In the afternoon.
Every male citizen between the
ages Of 81 and 60 years, except ex-
Confederate soldiers and those inca
pable of earning support from
being manned, or, from other causes,
shall be deemed taxable polls.
Note all transfers Of real estate
since making your last return; from
whom acquired or to whom sold.
All taxpayers are required to
give the number of their School Dis
trict. They are also requested tc
state whether the property Is situ-
ated In town or country.
1t is absolutely necessary to make
all returns before the 2Oth of Feb
ruary. After that date SO per cent
penalty for non-returns Is prescribed d
by law. r. w. GRUBBS,
Auditor Oconee County, 8. C.
December 16, 1908. 51-2
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-27
w. Nj. Browns
Livery, Sale and
Feed Stables.

Plenty Of good Mules and Horses
that need to be sold.
Buggies, Surveys and Wagons;
Saddles, Brides, Collars and Blan-
kets, Whips, Robes, etc.
Just received a car load Of High
Point Buggies and Surveys.
This is the incest lot of Buggles
and Surreys ever shipped to WAL
halla. Every one a Beauty" and
they are sold under my personal
guarantee.
I also have a special line of Light
Two-Horse Wagons-in fact, an,
thing In the, Buggy or Wagon line.
Brown has 1t, or Brown gets 1t.
Come and let me show you before
buying. ! make the prices and terms
to suit.
w. Nj. BROWN,
WALHALLA. s. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-27
THE NAUGHTY ANDERSON GIRLS,
They Followed Suit as Long as Posi-.
BILE, But Couldn't Trump.
(Ande erson Mail.)

Two Anderson girls planned to
have some fun out of a young man
who had asked perimssion to call on
them, by Initiating everything he did.
When he entered the room his first
act was to smooth his hair. The
girls carelessly stroked theirs. He
looked puzzled for moment, and
then blew his nose. They did like
wise. He then arranged his tie and
yawned. They followed suit, and by
this time the smiles and dimples
could .ot be mistaken. so he deter
mined 70 put an end to the business.
Calmly STOPPING down he rolled up
his trousers. That ended 1t.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-27

WANTED.---Second hand bags and
burlap; any kind, any quantity, any
where: we pay freight. RICHMOND
BAG CO., Richmond, Va. $50
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-27
Although Wounded Kills Negro.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 18.--Bare-
headed and. coatless, with blood
streaming down his face from q
wound inflicted few moments be-
fore in a murderous attack by Walter
Farmer, a negro, Herman Scharff, OF
the Lewis Transfer Company, of this
city, to-day killed his assailant after
a running fight of two blocks at the
bayou on North Second street. Mr..
Scharn became involved in a quarrel
win the negro over the payment Of
money for work performed.
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-27
DANGER IN RATS.
Frenc!, Scientist Says Rodents Moy
Make Earth Uninhabitable,
(Leslie's Wcekly.)

a riehcn SCleHtlSC, Dr. A. Calmet-
te, perceives in rats one of the great
est dangers to the existence of the
human race. He predicts that If
mankind does not before long en-
gage In universal warfare against this
vermin the world will in time be-
come uninhabitable. He says that
while different countries have differ
ent breeds of rats, which are not
dangerous and which are. sometimes
even useful, the migratory or sewer
rat, which civilization has evolved
and which follows men into every
cline, is serious peril to mankind.
This breed of rat was first mentioned
In history in 1920. 1t originated in
Persia and India, but invaded Europe
In the eighteenth century, having
been driven out Of its old domain
by famine, which it had itself large
ly caused. Millions of rats crossed
the River Volga Volga in 1927, the
rodents reaching Prussia in 1850 and
Paris three years later. Efforts were
invaders, but thoguh many thousands
of them were killed, the plague did
not seem to be lessened. 1t was not
until 1865 that the sewer rat first ap-
peared in the United States, but by
1900 1t had spread all over the coun-
try.
This migratory rodent is just now
destroying in the West Indes, the
Azores and the Cape Verde Islands
every year hundreds of thousands Of
dollars worth of coffe, oranges and
bananas. A certain island IN the
River Humber, in England, was for
merly covered with fine growth of
grass, which sustained 5000 head of
cattle. The island is half a mile from
the mainland, but one day fifteen
years ago 1t was reached by rats,
which swan out to 1t, and to-day the
verdure Of the island has been so
honeycombed by the rodents that it
can no longer be cultivated. In a
number Of the Channel Islands where
there are many thousands of rats,
only few ferns and moses grow.
The animals there live on crabs which
exist in great numbers. Rats go on
grabbing expeditions at low tide and
capture the shellfish by biting off their
legs. They then carry the bodies to
their burrows. The sewer rat Is at
home in sea water, and will swim
from a wharf to any anchored vessel
that takes its fancy, crawling aboard
by means Of the anchor chain. 1t
is estimated that rats yearly do S1O,-
100000 damage in the cargoes of
vessels and in warehouses on docks.
Rats are omniverous, eating every
thing from meat and poultry to the
bark of trees, and they sometimes at
tack children and old people. They
carry disease germs from one part of
the world to another, and extraordi-
nary precautions have to be taken
against them in various ports. Rats
multiply with terrific rapdiity, a sim
gle pair within two years showing
over 5000 descendants. Dr.. CAL
mette says that If something drastic
Is not done soon rats will yet be the
only animals lett on the globe.
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-27
"THEN HAIL! ALL HALT"
BY Anna NJ. Smith Carleton, Keowee,
). e..

(Writ:en in Reference to March 4th,
See, calmly and promptly, at close of
his reign,
'Ie steps from the visible throne.
And lays by the toga, devoid Of least
stain,
While all hearts, but his, make their
moan:
Our Roosevelt!
'Tis not "le roi est mort, vive lie roi!"
in this case,
For virile, and earnest, and true,
He still lives enthroned in our
hearts "by the grace
OF God King" forever anew
Our Roosevelt!
The man who infallibly chooses the
right
Instinctively turns from the rwong;
Whose deeds will illumine with radi-
ance bright
The pages Of his'try and song
Our Roosevelt!
Twas he wooed back the sweet angel
of peace
When 'frighted by wars grim alarm,
And gave to the nations happy sur.
OF sorrow and pain by his charm.
Our Roosevelt!
Ills he whose true soul, being guilt
less of lust,
Metes justic., to friend and to foe;
Who rescues kitten, then pulls
down trust,
Graft. usury, scandal, lays low.
Ou: Roosevelt!
The loved of his nation, the honored
of earth,
This honor unsought by our Teddy;
Pure triumph Of tact and sound
moral worth
When circumstance called he was
ready.
Our Roosevelt!
'The man of mistakes?" Nay, he
made only one;
(Perchance, like himself, it was
great),
But deed that Is done cannot e'er be
undone-
Why ponder it,. thus adding weight? (?
Twas Roosevelt!
May treasures of blessings from Him
His heritage be on this sward;
And when his barque touches Eter-
nity's shores
He'll enter the 10! of his Lord.
Our Roosevelt!
ut who'll take his place, wear the
great civic crown?
,Fis so plain che may read it who
runs"
They're many who may without lack
of renown-
He's but ONE of Columbia's sons.
Postscript i'm view Of recent devel-
Opments.)
D, Theo! Son Of the Morning,
How do the mighty fall!
The thought on us Is dawning,
Thou'rt human after all.
One truth fore'er will greet us,
Mrs. Gummidge voiced it forth),
Yes, Dan'l; we're all poor creeturs,"
East. West and South and North
Fen Teddy,
The Roosevelt!
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-27

Doan's Regulets cure constipation,
tone the stomach, stimulate the liver
and promote digestion and appetite
and easy passages OF the bowels.
Ask your druggist for them. Csc. a
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-27
ANGELS
STABLES.
Livery, Feed and Sale.

/ have opened up General Livery
Business In the Brown Building, COR
ner Main and College Streets, and am
prepared to accommodate the public
promptly and satisfactorily.
See mo when In need OF any kind
OF conveyance, Saddle Horses, etc.
Good service; reasonable rates.
Your patronage will be appreciated,
@. l.. ANGEL; wAIHALLA. s. O.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
Upton WILL TRY
AGAIN TO LIFT
THE CUP
Says Designers Are Working on
Plans for New Yachts for
international Race

NAPLES. April 20.-Sir Thomas Lip
ton. who is here with his yacht Erin
asks that formal announcement be
made that he will try again for the
Americas cup and will forward his
challenge in August next for the series
of races under universal rules with a
90 foot boat
L think it would be the best plan.
he said, for a representative to carry
notice of the challenge personally TO
the New York yacht club, and l will
wait the answer at my hotel. The
challenge will, of course, be intended
10 cover series of races under Amer
lean rules. l do not ask for English
rules, but there is no sense in cup
rules made half century ago
Let it be understood I have no COM
plant to make of past treatment. The
best boat has always won. The reason
for my persistence is that / want the
cup In these further attempts I will
give good sport. even ii 1 lose again.
! do not think the New York yacht
club will deny another contest for the
cup under the conditions ] have named.
"The races will be held year from
next fall My mind is made up for a
further trial, but ] shall not forward
a formal challenge until August. If
Americans want a race on fair terms
they may have it. My designers are
working on plans for my new boats"
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
OWNERS COMPLAIN
OF EXCESSIVE
CHARGES
Express Company Pats Higher
Tariff on Horses Sent TO Ogden
Than POintS Farther Away

Owners Of racing stables desirous Of
shipping their horses from Emeryville
20 ogden for the spring meeting, which
s scheduled to open at the latter place
May ), are complaining that the Wells
Fargo express company is exacting a
higher rate for the shipment to Ogden
man for similar service to more dis
ant points. They claim that the ex-
press company is charging S525 for a
ear 10 ogden, and that car may be
obtained TO Denver at the same rate.
Denver is hundreds of miles beyond
ogden.
According to horseT en- bound to Salt
Lake, they were quoted a rate of $3.50
10 that point. which is about 80 miles
beyond ogden. The rate TO Butte. far
beyond Ogden, is S475.
In explanation of the excessive
Charge 10 Ogden, the express officials
lay the blame on the regulations Of
The interstate commerce commission.
Inc hOrsemen have been told that 500
represents an old rate which the eX-
press company is powerless to revise
for the reason that sufficient time Will
not intervene before the time OF service
TO allow OF compliance with the regu-
larions Of the interstate commerce COM
mission requiring publication and re-
vision Of rate changes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
Former middle weig
Ed RAPRE

Rather Royal. Rhinock, Rosslare. RomanoH,
Sainvoke. Semper Fidels. Sainesaw, Sixteen,
Spohn. Silver Knight. Sonalta. Sea Salt Sonia,
The Englishman. The Captain. Trust. Trans
atlantic. Translucent. The Golden Butterfly The
King. The Earl. Vancouver Belle Who, Warner
Grlswell. Warning, Wuerzberger.
Below S300-Aks- -Ar-Ben. Alder Gulch. Ban
thel. Bellmence, Blanche c, Cambyses. DESTROYS.
Derdom. Eckersall, Galindo, H L. Rogers. Clio
vanni Balerio, Jim Gaffney.i kogo. Listowel
Little Jane, Light knight. Matchtulla, Merrill,
chan. Prosper. Prince Gal, Rocky o'Brien. San
Gil, Strike Out, Won Tromp, Agnoio, Almena,
Alarmed. Apt, Assay Andy Ginter. Banridge,
Basel. Beechwood, Berryessa Bill Curtis. Bel
ocular. Blue Heron, Brookleaf Brancas, Bu-
chanan. Burnell. Burning Bush. Carmelina. Cap
tain Hansen Cholk Hedrick, Cloverland, Charley
Paine. Cheers Combury, Colbert. Constantia
Crystal Wave, Creuse. Deviser, Democrat. Don
ovan, Dorothy Ledgett. DIR. Holzberg. DIR. Meyer
DR.. Sherman. Eddie Graney. Eel. Eddie Eks, Ell
Paso, Ell Pavo Enamour, Evelyn k. Etapa.
Faneuil Hall. Flavigny, Flying Dance. Fore, Fol
lie Levy, Free knight the Bear, Francis Joseph,
Fred Stone, Frank Clancy. Gelco, Hugh Nc
Gowan Incentive. Jack Nunnaly Jim Hanna.
Konoma Lazell, Lampadrome. Lady Rensselaer,,
L. G. Ackerly. Iackfoot. Lewiston, George \.
Randie Gilpy Gossfper- II. Cioldena. Grahame,
Gronobo Graphite. Guy Fisher Grey Owl. Han
Beauty, Handmaiden Harry Grothe May ~,
Marchesa. Masss, Magrane. Meddllng Hannah,
Micaela. Milshors. Miss May Bowdish, Nediram
Northwest, Ornate, Palo Chequito. Pimkim,
Pleiad. Phil Igoe. Pops. Prestige. Queen Bessie
Ray Bennett Rivera Rose Cherry Royal N
Rotrou. Royal Ben, Rose Kismet, Roalta. R.
wa, Sainrida. Sexlaw, Sir Wesley. Silver Sue.
Sid Silver Sir John. Speaker Fontana, Spring
Ban. ST Joe. Sugarmaid Talamund. Taunt. The
Drake, Torbellino, Tom Reid, Temaceo, Twin
day. yronsky wimore. wamboro. Yellowstone
Yank Yankee Tourist. Zalta.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
Corinthian Yacht Club
Accepts Cup Challenge

The directors of the Corinthian yacht
club met last night and accepted the
challenge of the South Coast yacht club
of San Pedro for the perpetual chal-
lenge cup. The challenging boat is the
sloop Mahpe. owned by Commodore J..
P. Pugh of the Southern club. and its
racing length as given in the chal-
lenge is 1885. This will undoubtedly
necessitate the local club defending
with the great racing machine of the
club. the Corinthian.
No date has been set for the race,
the matter being left to the regatta
committee of the club, consisting OF
Fred Schober. Steuart Middlemas and
Douglas Erskine.
A challenge from the Golden Gate
yacht club with the speedy Merry
Widow as challenger was read, but
the southern boat was given the pref
erence. Last year the Monsoon was the
challenger. but was easily defeated by
the Discovery, while the year before
the Challenger was defeated by the
Corinthian. The Mahpe is not COM
pleted, but will soon take to the water
and will be thoroughly tried out.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
SACRED HEARTS
WIN FROM ST.
ANTHONYS
Grammar Department Nine Puts
Up Splendid Brand of
Baseball
BY viii Scarlet
Yesterdays GAME


Grammar department, Sacred Heart
college, is; st. Anthony's school, 4.
TODAY's GAME
ST. Anthony's school, East Oakland,
VS.. st. Francis de Sales school, Free
mans park, at $3.50.
The chaps from the grammar depart
ment of Sacred Heart college had little
difficulty in disposing OF the team from
st. Anthonys school yesterday after
noon at the Ocean Shore grounds.
Throughout the game the boys from
Fell street showed themselves masters
of the science of baseball. and dis
closed the fact that most of the tricks
of the diamond We're not new to them.
The Missionites put UP game fight
but their lack of skill cropped out re-
peatedly, and long before the final
frame the st. Anthony's fans realized
that they were roofing for a lost cause
reiteration of a statement voiced
at the last meeting of the board of
directors of the Catholic Schools ath-
letic league is of interest: The school
that is going to secure the pennant is
the school that has practiced longest
and most faithfully. To build up a
winning team is not the work of a
month or year. Uniforms don't count
and grade of the players don't count.
What does count is effective teamwork.
the result of long continued and intel
ligent practice
Yesterdays game makes these re-
marks doubly pertinent. For years the
boys of Sacred Heart college have been
keenly interested in baseball. The lit
tie chaps who won yesterday from st.
Anthony's team were playing baseball
before they were wearing knickerbock-
ers. Year after year they have en-
gagged in interclass contests lasting
practically through the school year and
have never missed witnessing a game
in which the college first team partici-
pated. The result is that they know
the game both in theory and practice.
st. Anthony's has no reason to be
discouraged by yesterdays defeat
promising, and the spirit with which
they went under the crusher was the
sort which stiffens heroes. Let them
remember that the season Is still
young.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
jeff Needs the "Ad"

Well the inevitable has happened
and the turn of the wise boys has been
called ct last jeff has come out and
declared himself, and right in the city
OF New York, too, where we all thought
that the big, stunt would come off
sooner or later Every little bit
helps, as they say, and surely the pres
ent talk that jeff puts up is only lit
tie bit. In fact he says that he will
fight again and that is all. Maybe the
fight game will have been crushed for
all time when the big fellow is ready to
make good his promise.
1t is barely possible that Jeffries is
acting on the square in the matter, but
the consensus of opinion is that the
theatrical game is getting a bit slow
and the big fellow acting under in
structions from his manager and press
agent. used the speech as sort of
speed ball to keep up the flow of so
cent and dollar pieces in the box office.
AS we all know. the theatrical business
is about TO blow for the summer season,
and what would William Morris do with
such an expensive piece of machinery
on his hands? What. indeed, with
limelight? Why. Jeff's show would be
bloomer. They were getting jerry to
the big fellow as it was, and he simply
had to go to the bat.
Supposing he does fight Johnson, and
it is only a supposition anyhow. the
mill will not be staged for more than
is months. This is too long for the
great American sporting public to look
forward to. What it wants is quick
action such as Battling Nelson gives it..
These long drawn out affairs may go
in England, but not In Uncle Sam-s do
main.
If Jeff is ever going TO get into shape
he should round to in six months from
now or say even eight months. This
and Johnson right on top of the John
SON -Ketchel battle and give the boys
a chance TO smoke up a bit. But the
prospects of waiting for Is months is a
Joke 1t is likely that some better
game than fighting will have been In
vented by that time.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
BILL PAPKE HERE
TO START HIS
TRAINING
HOPES TO Clean Up. Hugo Kelly
i'm Decisive Fashion
Next Month

Billy Papke arrived from Los Angeles
YESTERDAY morning. accompanied by his
brother manager. Ed Papke- The former
middle weight champion looks in good
trim and after he has had talk with
Promoter Jim Co1roth he viii leave for
Morris Levys ranch in SonOma county.
where he will do light work preparatory
TO starting real training for Hugo Kelly.
"Coffroth has promised me a match
with Ketchel il l can beat Kelly" said
Papke. and this is the one that am
looking for. 1 will be right when / go
against Kelly at the Mission street
arena on May Is / am sure that 1 can
knock him out. and quickly. too- Then
1 will be in line for Ketchel again. This
is the match 1 have been saving up for
Papke and Kelly are earded to go 45
rounds or less on the afternoon OF May
10. Kelly will arrive from Chicago in a
few days and Will do his training az
Millett's. near Colma- Papke will serA
down TO work at San Rafael about May
1. He figures that some light work on
the Sonoma county roads in the mean
time will do him lot of good
1t is barely possible that COffroth may
give Papke another chance at Ketchel
If the Illinois man beats Kelly decisive
ly, though In the event that the John
sOn-Ketchel go is clinched Papke's
chances Will be none too bright. COf-
froth is expected TO arrive from Chicago
today, and after taking his bearings he
may say something.
Tomorrow night at the West Oakland
club George Green Will face Brick
Burgess in a six round bout, and ac-
cOrding to the statements of the former
idol of the fight fans he should treat
the promising young middle weight 10
a surprise party. Green claims that by
steady exercise and constant training
for the last six months he has regained
his old time speed and that he stll has
knockout punch In his palmy days
Green was rafting good scrapIs-r,
and his experience and rig generalShip
are counted upon TO Offset Burgess
strength and youth.
This will be the windup of a six bout
program, which is made up of a well
selected lot of fighters.
There will be three lightweight goes.
Sam Nelson will endeavOr 10 clean w
Anton Lagrave. the pride of Butcher
town, and Terry Keller will meet Joe
McGurn. the best lightweight across the
bay. Jim Foley. the Canadian. will get
a chance to show his ability With
frankie Edwards
Mission club will be pulled off this even
ing at the clubrOOms. 2116 Market street
near Fourteenth. The aspiring young
sters have shown good form in training
and some spirited bouts are looked for.
Gus Roster. the old time amateur heavy
weight champion, will referee all the
contests. The judges will be William A.
Mcguire of the Olympic club and Or.
Boomer and Matt MCGOWAN Of the Mis-
sion club.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
Big Canine Life Saver Dies
During Long Journey

CHICAGO. April 20-Prince. a St
Bernard dog belonging TO Francis
Draz of Seattle. started from New York
last week across the continent to see
his master. During a few days stop
over in Chicago he contracted a bad
cold, which quickly developed into
pneumonia.
Although II. c. Sullivan. under whose
care Prince was seeing the sights.
summoned a veterinary surgeon, the
big st. Bernard died.
Sullivan Immediately planned a fun
era1 for the animal. which had saved
no less than nine lives and had taken
prizes at shows throughout the cOun-
try Prince has been laid away in a
copper lined coffin decorated with fow-
erS- Services were conducted by Sui
livan and a party Of friends.