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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22
RED SPIDER PEST a pUzzLE.
Clemson Expert InSpccts Cotton At
tackled by Insect in Lexington.
(News and Courier Special }

Lexington, Sept. 17.-Prof. w. n.
Thomas, Of Clemson College. State
entomologist, spent Monday in Lex
lngton, making an investigation of
the red spider, which has been play
ing havoc with the cotton crop in
this section. He inspected the crop
or Geo. III. Fields, near town, where
the pests have almost completely de-
stroyed a tive-acre field. Prof.
Thomas secured several specimens
that had been attacked and showed
them TO your correspondent The
pests first attack the leaves right in
the centre and keep eating away un-
til the leaves become dead. But they
do not stop at the leaves; they at
tack. the young bolls, eating their
way through until the boil drops
from the stalk. Prof. Thomas stat
ed that the pests had also appeared
on the COW pea on the plantation of
Mr.. Fields, and it is feared that they
will soon become destructive to the
pea as they have proven to be de-
structive to cotton.
Prof. Thomas stated that, in his
opinion, the crop is too far advanced
to attempt to apply an effective rem
edy this season, but that his office
>-NpSi llC" 10 DE
better prepared to make ar effective
fight on the pests next season. He
is of the opinion that the drought
has had much to do with the spread
OF the pests this year, and that the
cotton crop has been cut short to an
appreciable extent by their work.
Prof. Thomas went from here to
Batesburg, where he will make
thorough investigation of the work
Ing of the spider there. 1t IS said
that they are more plentiful in that
section than in any other part of
the State. 1t will be remembered
that experts from the United States
Department Of Agriculture at Wash
ington have been at work at Bates
burg, the matter having been called
to their attention by Representative
Lever. 1t seems that these experts
have been unable to suggest a rem
edy that will prove effective. Prof.
Thomas states that his department
Is going to exhaust every means at
his com mand to check the spread Of
the pests, and he has several reme-
dies which he proposes to put in
use at the beginning of the next sea-
son.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22

trio lighting with any definite object
in view. With wet batteries as a
current source Davy produced the
first arc lamp in 1910. In 1852 the
lighthouses along the strait of Dover
were equipped with the new electric
lights. But it was not until 1879,
when Charles f. Brush and Edward
Weston, Of this country, perfected
series arc lighting that the cities of
the world began to be Illuminated
nightly by electricity. The Thomson
Houston system Of arc lighting ,1ade
It's appearance in 1881 and since
then this company, and it's successor,
the General Electric Company. have
steadily developed street lighting by
electricity until the London Of to-day
is one Of the best lighted and safest
cities in the world.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22
The Rhincland Legend.

There is a Rhineland legend of
three German robbers who, having
acquired by various atrocities what
amounted to very valuable booty,
agreed 10 divide the spoil and retire
from SO dangerous a vocation. When
the day appointed for this purpose
arrived one of them was dispatched
to neighboring town to purchase
provisions for their last carousal.
The other two secretly agreed to
murder him on his return that they
might divide his share between them.
They did SO. But the murdered man
was closer calculator even than his
ass. ssins, for he had previously pois-
oned part of the porvisions that he
might appropriate to himself the
whole of the spoil. This precious
triumvirate were found dead to-
gether.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22
Fight Forest Fires.

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. IL
Every forest ranger in this district
Is out with squads of volunteers
fighting the four forest fires threat
ening the San Gabriel water shed
and TIE oil region around Whittier. =.
The worst fire is devastating the
north slope Of Mount Pacific, the
highest point in the second tier Of
the Sierra Madra range. Reports
from Mount Wilson say that the fire
Is the worst In that region in seve-
raj years and the water shed Is In
serious danger.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22
Morgan Succeeds Hartman.

New York, Sept. III. p. Nor
gan, Jr., was elected director of the
National City Bank Tuesday. The
election was accepted by Wall street
and this is indication of harmony
in the financial situation between
Morgan, Kuhn, Loeb and the Stand
ard Oil interests.
This follows closely upon the ru-
NOR that young Morgan Is intended
as Harriman's successor as head of
the Union and Southern Pacific sys-
TENS.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22
Burglars Make Large Haul.

Spartanburg, Sept. 15.-The local
police have spent a day of burglar
hunting without results. The big
gest haul since the burglary scare
started two weeks ago was made last
night when the home of G.. ID. Loane,
No. 221 Kennedy street, was robbed
OF jewelry and silver valued at over
$500. Four ladies were asleep in
the rooms on the second floor while
the burglars operated below.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22
HALI-,, AND w. J. LUNNEY, SENECA.
TRIBUTE TO DIX. &. B. FLOYD.
Was Beloved ~ Entire County
Where lie Lived.

Speaking Of the death of DR.. c..
b. Floyd, which occurred recently in
Atlanta, the Campbell News, pub
lished at Fairburn, Ga, says:
AS the shades of eVentide gather
ed over our little village on last
Friday afternoon, the hearts of our
citizens were made indescribably sad
by telephone message from At
lanta that the gentle spirit OF DR..
G. b. Floyd had taken its flight,
thus depriving us ever hereafter Of
his genial presence, wise counsel,
and kind administrations in reliev-
ing the sick and afflicted Of their
bodily ailments.
, His death occurred at $50 D. m.
at the Presbyterian Hospital, where
he had been taken on Tuesday af-
ternoon before to be treated of blood
poison, which he had contracted
some days before. Everything was
done that mortal man could do to
stay the dreadful malady, but fate
had willed it otherwise, and the only
thing that could be done was to sub
nit to the inevitable, painful and
heart-rending though 1t was.
DR.. Floyd was 40 years Of age,
and had been resident Of Fairburn
all his life. He was very successful
in the practice Of his profession, and
was regarded as one of the most
skilled physicians in this section, and
had large practice-in fact, it
might truthfully be said that he sac
rlhced his own life that others might
live.
His health gave way year ago.
put after few weeks rest he again
h,,t Il
III delicate health, and when the
dreadful malady attacked him a few
! days ago his constitution was so run
down that he could not combat it's
dire result
His remains were brough to Fair
burn Saturday morning and the fu-
neral services were conducted in the
afternoon. The large crowd that
attended his funeral attested in a
measure his popularity as a man, a
clt1Zen and physician. Beautiful
tributes to his memory were paid by
his pastor, Rev. r. II. Blalock, the
pastor of the Methodist church, Rev.
b. II. Wood, and his next door neigh
Dor, Rev. +. j. Dodd. The services
were concluded with the ceremonial
rites Of the Masonic order, of which
he was a past master and an honored
member
In his death The News feel a dis
tinct personal loss. Our business re-
lations for ten long years were ex-
ceedingly pleasant; during the
greater part OF that time he was our
FAMILY physician, for two years we
lived in his residence, and during all
our business dealings not q word,
deed or act ever occurred to mar our
pleasant relations, and when he
passed away perhaps none felt the
loss more keenly than did the writer.
He acted on the Square" I'm his
every walk Of life, and when con-
suited he invariably gave the best
in his "shop."
To the bereaved widow and little
daughter, aged father and loving sis
ter, The News extends it's sincerest
sympathy. Your loss is felt keenly
by the entire community.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22
Testihcs After Four Years.

Carlisle Center, N. Y.-G. B. Bur-
hans writes: about four years ago
I wrote you that had been entirely
cured Of kidney trouble by taking
two bottles of Foley's Kidney Rem
edy, and after four years I am again
pleased to state that I have never
had any return of those symptoms,
and I am evidently cured to stay
cured" Foley's Kidney Remedy will
do the same for you. J. w. Bell,
Walhalla; Stonecypher Drug Co.,
Westminster.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22
Health and Beauty Aids.

Cosmetics and lotions will not
clear your complexion of pimples and
blotches like Foley's Orino Laxa-
tive, for indigestion, stomach and
liver trouble and habitual constipa-
tion. Cleanses the system and is
pleasant to take. j. w. Bell, Wal
halia; Stonecypher Drug Co., West
Minister.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22
&. T.. Watson.
Greenwood IndeX.)

{. f.. Watson, ative of this
county, Of the family of that name
originally living in and around Mt.
Moriah, died Tuesday in Greenville.
which had been his home for a num-
Der OF years. Mr.. Watson, for a
number or years, was agent for the
southern Railway in Greenville, but
mad given up active work for seve-
raj years on account of bad health
lie had many friends in this county
and relatives who are grieved to
learn Of his DEATH
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22

"Doan's Ointment cured me of &C.
Zema that had annoyed me a long
time. The cure was permanent
Hon. S. w. Matthews, Commissioner
Labor Statistics, Augusta, Me.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22

Impure blood runs you down
makes you an easy victim for organic
diseases. Burdock Blood Bitters pu-
rifles the blood-cures the cause
builds you up.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22

Capt. Watson was we'll known in
Walhalla and Oconee. He married
Miss r. J. Beard, daughter Of the
late Capt. Joel Beard and Mrs.
Grace Beard, who is still living. Mrs.
Watson and children have the deem
est sympathy Of hosts of friends in
their sorrow.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22

Baby won't suffer five minutes
with Group If you apply DR.. Thomas
Eclectric OH at once. 1t acts like
magic.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22
l. | II | NJ II

Contains the old-fashioned ingredients of
liniments used by your grandparents, and
it also embodies the, latest and up-todate
discoveries 1t is therefore the advantage
over remedies that have been before the pub
lie 25 or so years, in that it is up-to- date in
its ingredients it is Triple Strength, and the
Most Penetrating, therefore Most Effective.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-22
NJ u S CT Z

Best for. All Nerve Bone and Muscle Aches
and Pains. 1t strikes almost instantly into
the cords, muscles and nerves in any part Of
the body, giving relief more quickly than
any other remedy known, because of it's pc
culiar penetrating properties Absolutely
pure, for internal and external uses for man
and beast For All Creation. Try it. 25c.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-25
OUR MOTTO:
Cleanliness and Prompt Service

Our stock is large and complete, and
we have everything in Green Vegetables
and Fresh Fruit that is on the market.
If your appetite is good come in and
get good things to eat.
If your appetite is not good come in
our store and you will see many good
things that are appetizing.
We respectfully solicit your orders for
meats and groceries.
kurz & Benedict
The Delta independent., 1909-06-25
Don't Burn Your Money

Or yourself this
July; just throw
a little of it our
way andsee how
far it will go
towards making
you comfortable.
Just put a little
money into a
Summer Suit.
knee length or
porous knit Un-
derwear, low
Shoes. .openwork
Hosiery a sailor
Straw, a nrgli-
gee Shirt, inviisi-
bic Suspenders,
leather Carriers,
4.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-25

Corn is growing in popularity and
importance by leaps and bounds. The
100 bushel per acre mark has already
been reached and some are dreaming
of a 200-bushel per acre yield. That
their dreams will be realized is almost
assured before they awake from their
dreaming.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-25

and loose light Cavat Then you will have comfort little
and thanks the Every will be looking
for something COOL Look way and you will smile ane
the correct Sun inner Attire.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-25

Experiments conducted by the vari-
Gus agricultural colleges OF the coun-
try 90 to show that too warm quar-.
ters, or overlooking is apt to weaken
the fertility of eggs. The way eggs
are handled or stored was also found
to affect the proportion which will
hatch. as will also the condition under
which incubation occurs. The vigor
and character OF the parent stock and
the length OF time the male bird has
been with the flock are also important
ouestions as determined by the tests.
Fertility and hatchability are not
necessarily Identical. An egg may
be fertile and still the germ does not
have sufficient vitality to produce a
healthy chick under the ordinary con
ditions of incubation In series of
incubator experiments at the Rhode
Island station. of S,677 eggs tested. So
per cent were found to he fertile,
while only 46 per cent. of the fertile
eggs. or 1856 per cent. OF the total
number OF eggs cut. hatched under the
conditions Of the tests.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-25

Common animals with the best of
care sometimes will do astonishing
things For this reason If you have
not the best of stock make mp your
mind that you will get the mos. out of
them by the very best of care and
feed. In this way you viii win where
otherwise you might fail.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-25

A good way to interest the boys and
girls on the farm is TO place the gar
den patch in their care and agree TO
pay them market prices for the vege-
tables they will raise. You Will be
surprised to find how much interest
they will take in the enterprise and
how much the bill for the crops Will
amount to.
The Delta independent., 1909-06-25

Time spent on getting the ground in
good condition to receive the seed is
tine saved when 1t comes TO harvest
ing the crop. for poorly prepared
ground will not grow a crop as wei.
or as quickly as 1t will when the work
is done right.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
Nominating a President.

Until the constitutional amendment
Of 1904 the president and the vice pres
ident were voted for on the same bal.
lot, the man with the second highest
number of votes becoming vice presi.
dent. The presidential electors have
not always been chosen by popular
vote.
Before 1900 it was the general Gus.
tom for the state legislatures to choose
the electors, and il was not until 1898
that presidential electors were chosen
In nearly all the states by popular vote.
AS late as 1876 the Colorado legislature
chose the three presidential electors to
represent that state. There is nothing
In the constitution to prevent any state
legislature naming its own electors
such method of election is prescribed
by the state laws
From 1900 to 1924 presidential can
didates were chosen by the members
Of congress in caucus. In 1894 the
electoral college failed to make a choice
from the candidates so submitted, and
the matter went to the house of repre-
sentatives. -Four years later Tennes-
sees legislature nominated Andrew
Jackson without any reference to the
congressional caucus. His opponent,
John Quincy Adams, was nominated in
the old way, but that was the end of
presidential nominations by congress
sional caucus,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
AlWays For Each Other.

Kenesaw Mountains Lands, federal
Judge ar Chicago, who fined the STAN
dard Oil Company S29, 9,240,00O is
mach talked about man in the United
states. A picturesque character, many
stories are told of him and of his al
most equally picturesque brothers. 1t
is probable that no family of boys
were ever more devotedly attached to
one another than these LanLses. Any
one of them has been ready at any
time to make any sort of sacrifice
for any other of them. They hold
their interests mutual, and ali of them
they number five-have prospered.
When Fred Landis decided that he
wanted to come to congress his broth
er Charles, who already held a seat,
had the brightest sort of prospect of
securing the nomination for governor
OF Indiana His friends knew, and so
did he, no doubt, that Freds entrance
irtO politics would lead to the cry
Of too much lands" and injuriorsly
NhNtA I ldl X 2 usl utllb. Adl t-4dlINS .
but the Congressman was for his
brother, FREQ. nevertheless. He was
willing even to lose his own seat in
congress in order to see Fred get to
the front Fred got there, but served
only two terms, owing to a political
upheayal in his district and is once
more in private life. If Kenesaw
Mountain lands should develop as
a political qulnt.ty-be put forward,
for instance, for governor of Illinois
or for vice president, as has been sug-
gested-yOu may depend upon it that
the other Lands boys, every mothers
son of them, will be for Kenesaw
Mountain to the last ditch. That is
the way they are built.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
A Little Paint Badly Applied.

The Journal des Dcbats in an article
on Napoleon on the Stage" tells why
the play "LHomme de Destin' was
taken from the stage when its triumph
was at the zenith. One evening, ac-
cording to the story, the emperor, ac-
companied by his friend Duroc, went
in disguise to the Porte st. Martin
theater, where the piece was being per-
formed, Eugene Chevalier appearing
as the man of destiny. They bought
a box, but had hardly entered II when
the emperor broke forth in violent exc
crations against the fool managers"
1t seemed that the decorators had left
in the box pots of oil and paint, and
into these the emperor had stepped.
"Wild with rage" says the writer she
rushed from the house and, to make
matters worse, was recognized in the
lobby. No paper mentioned the Incl
dent, but by order of the emperor the
play was never produced again, and
Chevaller never appeared again as the
man of destiny-and all on account of
q little paint badly applied"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
Gathered Him In.

"You look very much excited, dear"
he said when she entered the parlor
where he was waiting for her.
well, should think ought to look
excited" she answered. 1--WE just had
the most awful argument with ma"
And she began to weep Historically.
why, what is the matter, my dar-
ling?" he inquired as he slid an arm
around her waist and endeavored to
soothe her. "What was the argument?"
"Oh, how can tell you? She said
you were only trifing with me and
that you would never propose, and ]
told her she did you Il great injustice,
for 1 believed that you would propose
tonight. She said you wouldn't, and l
said you would, and we had 1t hot and
heavy. Dear George, you will not let
ma triumph over me, will you?"
"W-why, certainly not" answered
George.
Il knew it, my darling" the dear girl
exclaimed; come, let us go to ma and
tell her how much mistaken she was"
And they did, and ma didn't seem to
be very much broken down over the
affair, after all.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
Passengers as Bouncers.

A passenger in full railway car
riage in England has a perfect legal
right TO push away any one else who
tries to get into it. This decision was
given at Marylebone police court when
a man complained that he was pushed
out of a carriage at Bishops road sta
tlon by another passenger, who said
the car was full. 1T is the duty of
conductors" said the court, "to see
that the trains are not overcrowded.
They are perfectly entitled to use
reasonable force to prevent any one
from boarding cars when they are full.
If they fail to avail themselves of this
right the passengers are entitled to
act for themselves"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
LlPTON'S CHARITY.
He Took First One Hint Then An
other.

Sir Thomas Upton has committed
many generous acts during his LIE
about which he can never be induced
to talk.
He is fond, however, of telling OF
an incident which happened in MS
early days, concerning an astu;e
mother who forced him to raise her
sons wages because Sir Thomas had
presented him with a brand-new suit
of clothes.
Sir Thomas started business with
one assistant, a boy of fourteen, who
was willing and honest. One day the
lad was overheard complaining that
his clothes were so shabby he was
unable to go to chapel.
Mr.. Lipton, as he then was, was
making every sacrifice to enlarge his
little shop, but he took small
amount from his carefully boarded
savings and bought the boy a suit OF
blue cloth.
The next day the boy didn't come
to work. and Mr.. Upton, meeting his
neither in the street, asked her the
reason.
why, Mr.. Upton" she said, curt"
swing, Jimmie loks so respectable,
thanks to you, sir, that ! thought
wo-ll send him round the town today
to see if he couldn't get better job
Sir Thomas meekly took the hint
and offered an increased salary. which
WIS accepted on behalf of Jimmie by
his mother. Detroit News-Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03

The motto of success was given in
this tale, told at a banquet:
A Swede among the miners in the
west was noted for always striking pay
dirt. His fellows thought that there
must be some secret to the unusual
success of the Swede and questioned
him as to how he always succeeded in
finding the spot where the gold cropped
out.
"Vell, Ay don't know eff Ay can tell
anytang bout dat" answered Ole "Ay
only know dat Ay yust keep on dig
Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
Which Foot WeIko Faster?

You may think this very silly Ques-
tion to ask. but it isn't. II isa simple
demonstrable fact, which YOU can
prove to your own satisfaction in Il
very few minutes. If you will take II
pavement that is clear, so that there
will be no interference, and walk brisk
ly in the center, you will find that be-
fore you have gone fifty yards YOU
have veered very much TO one side
You must not make any effort, {
course, to keep in the center, but if you
will think of something and endeavOr
to walk naturally you cannot keep II
direct line. The explanation of this lies
in the propensity of one foot to walk
faster than the other, or one leg takes
longer stride than the other, causing
one to walk to one side. You can try
an experiment in this way by placing
two sticks about eight feet apart, then
stand off about sixty feet, blindfold
yourself and endeavor TO walk between
them. You will find it almost impos-
Sible.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-03
REMARKABLE.

About six weeks ago a swelling came
in my groin 2H inches from my navel
about the size ofa halflemo very painful
and said to be caused by blood poison.
doctored about six weeks, and was get
ting worse. when Mr.. Brown told me
about San-Cura OntmeN / applied it
as a poultice, changing morning and
night. removing al pain at once. In two
days it broke. discharging pus. l then
changed it once day until it was per-
fectly healed. / recommend Sau-Cura
Ointment as the best poultice ever used.
1t removes pain aud all pus, keeping
sore moist and soft.
AUBREY PORTER,
Route 2, PleasantvilIe Pa.