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Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Like an Earthquake,

Former High Sheriff Chesterfield G.
Middlebrooks, whose bungalow at High
land lake stands partly over the lake
on stone and cement foundations, was
awakened at four o'clock the other
morning by loud noises which he says
shook his bungalow like an earth tre-
NOR.
He says that after the household
had been shaken out of a sound sleep,
he, not WAITING to dress, went outside
to ascertain the cause of the noise.
He found, he says, that a monster
frog had its bed directly under the
bungalow. The frog weighed fully
six pounds, he says, and every time it
croaked the bungalow cracked and
shook.
Mr.. Middlebrooks bought an anchor,
strong rope and enough red flannel to
bait 100 hooks, and will try to save
his property by capturing the bull.
frog.-Winsted Comm Dispatch to
New York World.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
COUNTRY LIFE IS ATTRACTIVE
Agriculture Is the One Profession That
Stimulates the Prosperity Of
Entire Country.

Agriculture, the one profession
which stimulates the prosperity of the
entire country, is commanding in
creased attention at Washington and
also at the capitals Of the several
states. Farming is the great ma.
tional wealth creator, supporting not
only the domestic population of ST..
000, 1000, but providing a vast surplus
annually for export that aggregates
hundreds of millions of dollars.
The increased interest shown agri-
culture by legislative representatives
is a spontaneous acknowledgment of
the Importance of husbandry as com.
pared with other national industries.
The wealth annually produced from
the soil in the United States has
reached the enormous sum of $S.000,-
100000. A source Of such immense
wealth not only attracts the attention
of state governments, but also stimu.
lates their assistance.
The problem now being considered
by the Washington government Is.
How can the attraction of country life
be improved to encourage migration
from cities to rural districts? During
the early history of the American re-
public the population of 100000 peo.
pie were distributed SO per cent. In the
country and four per cent. in cities.
The trend of population for the last
half century has been toward cities
rather than rural districts. When
there were 1900, 900 farms in the coun-
try the great mass of the people oc-
cupied farms, but to-day, when there
are 5000, 900 farms in the United
States, 70 per cent. Of the population
lives in cities.
Metropolitan cities are growing rap.
idly, principally from the gregarious
instincts of immigrants who flock to
cities and exc out a precarious exist
ence in preference to settling in the
country, where the opportunities are
multiplied, as compared with the ad-
vantages in cities, to accumulate
wealth. The department of immigra-
ton should arrange to show foreign.
ers who come to our shores to make
a home the great inducements that
the country offers a laboring man to
establish his home as compared with
the opportunities of cities.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
MOVED HIM TO ADMIRATION.
Texa Ranchman Genuinely Aston.
isned at the knowledge OF the
bug Collector

AT one time Prof. Snow, the we'll.
known Kansas naturalist, was out
with a party of students on his annual
insect hunt, writes Mr.. G.. II. Stern
berg in Life of a Fossil Hunter
when the owner of a large herd Of
Texas cattle, who vas passing
through. noticed the party out on the
prairie with their nets in their hands,
running about as if possessed. 1t
happened to be the first time that he
had ever seen insect collectors at
work, and his curiosity vas aroused.
What are those men DOING" he
asked Jim Thompson.
Catching bugs was the laconic
reply.
Il don't believe it," said the cow
man. They are grown men,
"All right" said Jim, you a find
out for yourself if you want to-"
The man started off after the pro-
fessor, and | waited, with a good deal
of curiosity, to hear his report of the
conversation. On his return he was
In a brown study. The professor had
taken him into his tent and shown
him hundreds of mounted insects,
Keeling off their names to him until
his head whirled.
well, did l tell you the TRUTH"
Jim asked.
That man." said the cow-man, lis
the smartest nan | ever saw. He
knows the and nam of
all the bugs in this country."-Youth's
Companion.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Pleasant for Mr.. Bennett.

William S. Bennett, a representa-.
tive from New York city, went to ad-
dress a political meeting in his dis.
trict one night, when he was much
younger than he is now.
"The chairman" said Bennett, was
a very literal person. He looked at
the gallery, where one woman was sit
ting, and said: Lady and gentlemen,
this is a most momentous campaign.
There are grave issues to be dis
cussed. Later We will hear from our
best speakers, but, for the present, We
will listen to Mr.. Bennett"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Valuable knowledge Spreading.


Every day sees hundreds of new re-
cruits in the war against tuberculosis,
and every day brings new methods for
the fighting of the plague. The Ma
tional association predicts that if the
present degree Of interest is main.
tanned, within five years everybody in
the United States will have been in.
formed on the way to prevent and
cure tuberculosis, and concerning the
infectious nature of the disease. Two
things in particular are needed, and
for these the National association is
working in every way. They are, a
more complete registration Of tuber.
culosis cases, and the further isola-
ton Of dangerous advanced cases of
consumption.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Died in Good COMPANY,

A clergyman, who was not aveSe
to an occasional glass, hired an Irish
man to clean out his cellar. The Irish.
man began his work. He brought
forth a lot of empty whisky bottles,
and as he lifted each one looked
through it at the sun. The preacher,
who was walking on the lawn, saw
him and said: They are all dead
ones, Pat" They are" said Pat.
well, there is one good thing about
it-they all had the minister with
them when they were dying."-Tit-
Bits.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Couldn't Blame the Boy.

Young man" said the stern parent,
when | was your age | had to work
for a living"
We'll, sir" answered the frivolous.
ly inclined youth. I'm not to blame
for that. | have always disapprovrd
of my grandfather's attitude in the
matter"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Tea Possibilities.

II have just had an invitation to an
electrical tea to be given by a woman
DOCTOR" said the bachelor girl. I'm
looking forward to it and wondering
what is going to happen to is
whether she will give us a little bat.
terry and let us entertain ourselves,
make the tea on an electric stove, or
Jus electrocute the bunch of u.s."
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
But that is life.
Strictly After Nature.

A public building was in course Of
erection in one Of the western towns
of Scotland, in front Of which a bust
of The Bruce was being carved. A
well-known bailie halted opposite the
sculptor one day and called out:
Il say. sculptor. dye no think We
haze that beard inclinins a wee thing
to the left?"
Man. bailie." said the sculptor,
dye no see the wins blawin' up the
street the nOO?'-Tid-B Bits.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Praises American Woman.

Alfred East says that American
women, like American machines, need
but little man power. The American
woman, he says, Is the most chum.
mable woman in the world, therefore
she is the most charming. Our excel.
lent educational system, he thinks, is
responsible for the fact that American
women are such good fellows"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

Rough on Rats, unbeatable exterminator
Rough on Hen Lice, Nest Powder, Csc.
Rough on Bedbugs, Powder or LiQ'd, Csc.
Rough on Fleas, Powder or Liquid, Is.
Roughon Reaches, Pow'd, 15c. .Liq'd,2 Csc.
Rough on Moth and Ants, Powder, CSC.
Rough on Shelters, agreeable to se,25c.
E. s. Wells, Chemist, Jersey City, N. ].
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

+. Pinkilam'S lege-
table Compound.
years ago /
Was a walking
shadow. HAD been
the doctors
My husband per-
suaded me TO try
Lydia +. PInkham's
Vegetable Com
pound aniitworked
like a charm. 1t re-
liprpi al NY. n,;pu
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Rivals Spinach in the Market.

Dandelions are becoming yearly
more popular as the public becomes
more widely acquainted with the fact
that they are raised under cultivation
and that they have already almost
equaled spinach in demand. A large
local grower ships daily to the com.
mission merchants an average of 100
bushels of leaves, and continues his
shipments for a period Of two months
every spring.
About the end of May the dande.
lion becomes too bitter for table use,
even when raised under cultivation.
The growers pack their crops in or.
binary boxes holding a bushel each.
Give the weather credit as we'll az
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
AN EASY WAY.
How to Cure Kidney Troubles Easily
and Quickly.

1t is needless to suffer the fortunes
Of an aching back, the misery of back
aches, rheumatic pains, urinary disor.
ders, or risk the danger of diabetes or
Bright's disease. The cure is easy.
Treat the cause.-the kidneys-with
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
The Doctor Exclaimed,

The doctor had brought a patient to
the hospital. The operation was not
to be a complicated one.
WAS it really necessary for the
patient to go to the hospital?" some
body asked.
The doctor nodded.
Yes" he replied. 1T means a roof
for the new house | am building."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Evening Thinos Up,

There is much rivalry between
Judges Rosalsky and O'Sullivan Of the
general sessions in New York and last
week 1t looked as if O'Sullivan had
the laugh on his rival for all time. He
had a man before him whose name
was Rosalsky, but who swore that he
was an lrishman. But Friday things
were evened up when a man named
Flynn was brought before Judge Ro.
salsky and wor that he vas a Jew.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

Doan's Kidney Pills.
H. Mayne, Market
St., Paris, Tenn.
says: Weak kid.
neys made my back
stiff and lame. The
urine was cloudy and
irregular and | had to
get up many times
at night. l lost en-
ergy, became weak
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
A SUNDAY Sermon.

One must accept life as it Is. 1t
gives US great happiness if We are
wise enough to see it, and it balances
the scales BY sending great SORROWS,
too.
But that is life.
II you would make the world bright
er try to forget your ..urtS, dry your
eyes and turn to help those who need
the pressure of a friendly hand, the
encouragement of a smiling look.
Sorrows and troubles of all kinds
should teach n a great lesson-the
lesson Of universal kindness.-New
York Times.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
SAYS a Press Humoris'

shakespeare, it is said, never re.
peated."
He didn't have to run a daily
humorous feature"
But M%ontaigne, whenever he saw a
good things, annexed it."
"Ah, he was more like the rest of
u.s."
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

Bore a hole 212 inches from each end
and on the larger end nine inches
from the end hole bore another hole
for the c~levis, which attaches the
doubletrees to the plow. On the right
end of the evener put an iron pulley
TO carry chain to lead horses. The
general plan explains itself.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

Illustration. Cut strips Of one-incA
hoop iron the proper length and
drive into the grooves so as to leave
about u inch above the face of the
board.
Place this implement in a barrel.
o%bliquely, and push the ears down
the small end foremost.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

and could not work. Doan's Kidney
Pills removed all the trouble and re.
stored my health and strength"
Remember the name-DOan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Eos.
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
POOR MANS CORN SHELLER.
Continuance Can Easily Be Construct
ed with Piece Of Plank and
Slips Of Iron.

In a piece Of plank 1Hx10 and
three feet long cut grooves with a
handsaw 1h2 inches apart and q
inch deep on about half the plank
as indicated in the accompanying il.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
The Worm Turned.

The clerk in the shoe store was
tired. The day was insufferably hot.
The customer who was trying to catch
a train was clamorous. Goaded to
desperation the h%ard-driven clerk ex.
pOstulated.
NO, we don't have a salesman for
each customer. This amt no Chinese
Sunday school,"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Reprehensible to Allow Il.

"SP'S''S''SF0FS ~ 7FFV" 7"
Husband (reading from his paper
Here, they say, is a comet coming
towards the earth, travelling at the
rate of a million miles a minute.
Wife (awaking from a doze)-Why
don't they enforce the speed laws bet.
ter?
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
True to Life.

Teacher-Johnnie, do you know
what a blotter is?
Johnnie-Yessum. It's de ting wot
youse hunts fer while de ink gets dry.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
WHAT HE FOUND HARD.

Hit suttinly must be hard, Sambo,
to have de reputation foah chicken
stealth wot you've got"
"Yass, chile, but chickens is so
scarce nowadays, dat de hardest part
is tryin' ter live up ter dat reputa-
tiOnt"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Unkind.

Author-Don't you think my latest
article exhaustive?
Editor certainly hope it has ex.
hausted you sufficiently to prevent
your writing anything more for some
time.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
FIVE HORSE PL0W EVENER.
Illustration and Directions for Max.
ing Very Useful Farm Implement
In Easy Manner.

A writer in the Prairie Farme:
gives the following instructions for
constructing a f%ive-horse pillow even.
err: Take a 2x5 piece Of hardwood so
inches long for the large evener.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
What Did He Mean?

n DfQ nc WedH!
The Maj0r-I saved that rose you
gave me last week, Miss Antique; for
though it is withered it still reminds
me of you!
Miss Antique-Sir!
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

Sore throat is no ~trifing ailment. It
will sometimes carry infection to the en-.
tire system through the food that is eaten.
Hamlins Wizard Oil is a sure, quick cure.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

A small boy doesn't have a very
good time at a picnic unless he re-
quires the services of a doctor a few
hours later.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

II a girl a pass her thirtieth birth
day without detection she begins to
think the dates in the family record
may have been slightly mixed.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

For Colds and Gripp-capudine.
The best remedy for Gripp and Colds j..
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's Li1uid-Efects immediately-lO,
% and 59c at Drug Stores.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
PERRY DAVIS. X JEH

Chicken-hearted people are always
ready to hatch up an excuse.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

PFR1fY DAN IS PATNKTLLEH
Is the best, safest and surest remedy for cramps,
collie and diarrhea. Asa liniment for wounds and
sprains it Is unequallcd. 25c, &c and SEC.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
Cured at Once,

So say all WHO take DR.. Biggers Huckleber,
~ cordial for Dysentery. Diarrhoea and
Children Teething. At Druggists 25c and SOC.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

important 70 MotheP0.
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA q safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that It
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
For Headache Try Hicks capudlne.

Whether from Colds, Heat. Stomach or
Nervous troubles, the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's Liquid-pleas-
ant to take-Effects Immediately. 10, q
and SOC at Drug Stores.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
OWES
HER
LIFE TO
Lydia E. Pinkhan,'s
Vegetable Compound

Vienna, W. Ea.-"I feel that owe
the last ten years of my life t. vida
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children ~teethins, sofsens the gums, reduces In.
6ammatton. sllays pain, cures wind colfu. Csc 6 bottle.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

An easy beginning doesn't always
justify the finish.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14
THE LAWS DELAY.

H!X-What's the best way to never
settle a question::
DiX-GO to law about it.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

A Parting in High Life.
What were the terms of the di.
voorce?"
She keeps the poodle"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

When you hear a girl speak OF a
young man as being a bear-weli, you
can draw your own conclusions.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

Occasionally women try to reform
a man by roasting him.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-08-14

Give the weather credit as we'll az
q cussing.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-03
WALEIALIlA. AND w. J. LI1NMEy
WOMEN USE ACID ON BALLOTS.
Attempt to Destroy Them---Elcction
Officers Painfully Burned.

London, Oct. 29.-Mrs. Chaplin, a
suffragette, furnished an early morn
ing thrill at the Bermondezey by
election to-day, when she smashed a
bottle containing corrosive acid upon
a ballot box. Her intention evidently
was to destroy the ballots in the
box as a protest against the e%clu-
sion Of women from the right of fran
chise. What she accomplished was
the painful burning of some of the
election officers and assurance Of her
own arrest
Slipping into one of the booths
where perhaps a thousand ballots had
been deposited, Mrs. Chaplin drew
from under her cloak bottle In
which ink had been mixed with cor
rosive acid, and before she could be
stopped, hurled the bottle upon the
box. 1t broke into many pieces, and
the flying acid splashed upon the
election officers. A number of these
were so severely injured as to require
medical attention.
About the same time similar out
rage was attempted at another booth
by young girl, who wore the suf-
fragette colors. In the latte in
stance little damage was done be-
yond the burning Of the finger tips of
the election officials, who removed
the bits Of broken glass. So far as
could be ascertained, not much acid
reached the ballots in either case.
Later, In an interview, Miss Chris
label Pankhurst, while deploring the
wounding of the officials, asserted
with much emphasis:
at is the government that is re-
sponsible. 1t is the government that
drives women to these acts"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-03
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS.
No Need to Take Any Further Risks.

Why will people continue to suf-
Ter the agonies of kidney complaint,
backache, urinary disorders, lame
ness, headaches, languor; why allow
themselves to become chronic inva-
lids, when certain cure is offered
them?
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy
to use, because it gives to the kid
neys the help they need to perform
their work.
III you have any, even one, of the
symptoms of kidney diseases, cure
yourself now, before diabetes, dropsy
or Bright's disease sets in. Can wal
halla residents demand more con-
rfncing proof than the following:
&. E. Harbin, 907 S. McDufie St.,
anderson, S. O., says: ''For almost a
year | was afflicted with kidney trou-
Bile. 1t began with slight pains in
the small part Of my back, which
grew more and more severe until
suffered so intensely that | could
scarcely get about. If / lifted any,
thing or strained my back, l was
laid up for some time. My kidneys
were weak and / was forced to arise
frequently at night to void the secre-
tons. ! at last heard Of Doan's Kid
ney Pills and procured a box, and,
although | have not used them very
long, l have improved in every way.
My back IS much stronger and nv
kidneys do their work properly. /
heartily endorse Doan's Kidney
Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-03
RECORD OF A MARLBORO BOY.
Makes a Crop OF 1925 Bushels of
Corn on One Acre.

Columbia, Oct. 29.-The reports of
the results obtained by the several
contestants participating In the State
Cereal Growers Contest are begin
ming to reach the office of the De-
partment of Agriculture for South
Carolina, and the showing that is be-
ing made indicates that wonderful re-
suits have been obtained in the mat
ter Of intelligent corn growing dur
Ing the past year. The State
Commission, In arranging the prizes,
provided for a prize for boys and
permitted the boys participating in
the State contest to take part also in
DR.. Knapp's United States farm DEM
onstration work contests for school
boys, with free trip to Washington
as one of the prizes.
The first boys report to reach
Commissioner Watson has delighted
him beyond all measure. 1t comes
from Marlboro lad, residing in
Brightsville township, that county,
and shows production of 1924
bushels on one acre, which is far bet
ter than any result obtained by any
grown up farmer in last years
State contest, the first prize then
having gone to production of 137&
bushels. ...
Not alone is the total result one of
value, but the report shows that the
lad used seed that he obtained from
the winner Of last years State con-
test. Furthermore, the manual show
Ing every step Of cultivation, applica-
ton of fertilizer, etc., has been kept
In the most creditable manner and
the boy obtained his result at a total
expense of $55 and sold his crop, in
Guiding seed and fodder, for 1895, all
of the corn being sold for seed pur-
poses.
The boys name is A. Bascom
Usher Commissioner Watson states
that bushel of this corn in the ear
will be placed on exhibit at the State
Fair In the field crops department.
1t Is interesting to note in this re-
gard that the Drake worlds record of
1883 on single acre was 255 BUSH
els, and the Tindal, 1906 worlds
prize yield, was 1872, the second prize
being won with 131 bushels. 1t is
also interesting to note that the Tin
dal crop was raised at a total eX-
pense Of $56.25, and his total re-
ceipts from the crop were $423.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-03
Cuban Officials Fight Duel.

Havana, Oct. 27.-The dispute be-
tween Secretary Of State Justo Garia
VeleZ and Secretary of Sanitation
Matthias Duque, whose designations
from the cabinet were accepted by
President Gomez late Tuesday night
culminat ted in duel Wednesday
morning with pistols. The men ex-
changed -four shots, but neither was
injured.
The action of the President in sud.
denly accepting the resignation of
lne secretaries is believed to have re-
suited from the decision Of TIE Court
OF Honor, to which the waiter was
referred, that duel W., necessary
for the vindicatiOn Of IL G honor of
BON, in consequence Of Insults pass
ed during the discussion OF matters
connected with Secretary Duuue's
department.
1t was rumOred that Senior Velez
Will be reinstated as Secretary of
state or appointed minister to Ber-
lin, Germany
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-03
FARMERS UNION MASS MEETING
VIII BE Held in Columbia on Friday
Night of this Week.

The following letter from Presi-
dent Perritt, of the State Farmers
Union, addressed personally to each
County Union President, and to all
others who contemplate being at the
State Fair, has been sent out from
the office Of the State Union Secre-
tary. 1t is hoped that all who can
Will attend this meeting, as matters
Of Importance regarding the i'm
provement Of the farmers organiza-
ton are to be considered. The let
ter reads:
Dear Sir and Brother: There will
be Farmers Union mass meeting In
Columbia, S. c., during the State
Fair, OH Friday, November s, 1909,
at 7.30 p. m. The Richland county
court house will be used, unless 9TH
erwise engaged at that time. If any
change of place is necessary, due no.
tice will be given.
"All the county presidents are re-
quested to attend this meeting, and
the invitation is also extended to all
members of the Farmers Union who
expect to attend the fair. Il Is de-
sired to have as many members pres
ent at this meeting as possible.
This meeting is called to consider
what can be done to improve the
work of our organization; to set in
motion some definite plan to build
warehouses to be ready for use by
next season; to take up the fertilizer
question and the planting OF legumes,
and to consider the advisability Of
establishing an experiment station
In some one Of the counties Of the
coastal plain belt under the auspices
Of Clemson College.
I'VE hope that you will attend this
meeting and try to bring some other
Union member along with you.
BY order Of the president:
"a. j. Perritt,
president S. G. Farmers Union.
j. Whitner Reid, Secrrtary."