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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-06-09
Ktntucky Fcudists Fight Again.

Jackson. Ky, June 7.--Kentucky'
reign of blood is on again. El Cal
lahan, former sheriff OF Breathitt
county, and a notorious feudist, was
shot to-dar by an assassin and is now
thought TO be dying. The shooting
is expected to be the signal for
combat that viii end only when the
county is ovcr-run by State troops.
Trouble began between the factions
four days ago, and the town has been
filed with armed mOuntaineorS. TAX
ing sides with the respective Hargis
and CucErGll factions.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-06-09
MistriaI Of Alleged Yeggman.

Marion, June 6.-The trial of the
alleged yeggman, John King, alias
John B. Stittwell, alias Pennsylva-
MIA Swipes, charged with robbing a
store at Latta, resulted in a mistrial,
the jury standing s to for acquit-
fol
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-06-09
Stung for Fifteen Years

by indigestion pangs-trying many
doctors and $500 worth OF medicine
in vain, B. F. Ayscue, Of Ingleside,
N. c., at last used DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, and writes they wholly
cured him. They cure constipation,
biliousness, sick headache, stomach,
liver, kidney and bowel troubles. 25c.
at all druggists.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-16
Odd South American Animals.

Many curIsgs animals haunt the
marshy parts o,"SS uth America ncrrn
Of the pampas. Frogs big and fero-
cious, given to making vicious
springs when closely approached; the
Capybara, q cavy ''contented with
the bulk Of sheep; the huge coypu
rat and the swarthy piglike tapir are
frequently seen. Along the forest
margins troops of peccaries are often
met with, occasionally the jaguar
sometimes the puma, likewise that
toothless curiosity. the great ant
bear. long in claw, long nosed and
remarkably long t0ngued. A famil-
lar object is the great jabiru, stork
with a preference for the desolate
lagoons, where 1t may often be OBJ
served statuesque on one leg and
wrapped IN prOspection,-Sc Scotsman.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-16
IT, BalIinger, Prop 343 w I4th St New YorkCity
COlOredSkin MadeLighter;

For centuries scientific been trying make dark skin
lighter coored by artificial whitening but natural way
At the Chemical Wonder Co., of New York. has discovered
Complexion Wonder which does bring lighter natural color
cry time applied The effect artificial The lighter color
The effect the cooed magical The
price of Complexion Wonder soc. The Chemical Wonder Co.
another preparation which is indispensable for cooed people,
we'll white people 1t is cal led Odor Wonder toilet prep
araon which prevents persa odor and encceS the body
with perfumed dantness. 1t will make anyone physically well
in society business circles Our customers bet
positions in banks clubs business houses Our
advance faster in life Price of Odo Wonder $IoO
Our Wonder Comb will sraighen any hair heavy comb,
Will last fetime5oc Don't fail to order
Wonder Grow erizes the scalp supplies nourishment
which makes hair grow lengthy gives the scalp strength which
prevent the hair from faling-5oc.
Wonder UncurThs preparation uncus knAs and kinks and
makes the hair pable dress we-5oc We promise
speciaes will do advance cooed people social
y and commercially than snowy gewgaw ewe
Delivery free Applications for agency considered. NJ, B.
Berger Co., Rector Street. New York City, selling agents for
Chemical Wonder Company Piss
Ross & Mundn Goth St, Washington, D. c.
Board & MCGUIRE I4h ST. Washington D. C.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-16
The SwaYing SkYscraner.

Through the chance of perfect ad-
Justment In the way OF balance, of
row OF large photographs that
hang On wall o. an Office building
down town the clerks in the place
lave a good deal % quiet amusement
with persons who visit the place for
the first time. Owing to this bal
8nce the pictures are easily sway
ed by the wind that blows through
the open windows and since the of
nee force goes In for fresh air the
year round The pictures ars never
still. The joke lies In catching the
horrif1ed expression. on the faces of
the callers when they get a sight of
the swinging frames. Then it is al
ways explained with due solemnity, II
the boss Is not around that the sway
Ing OF the frames is due to the osciI-
Iation Of the structure. It usually
takes some time for the object Of the
joke to see the point. Meanwhile bs
has suffered considerable shock.-
". 7. World.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-16
The GfngkO Tree.

Studies by Miss NJ. c. Slopes of the
fossil fora OF Scotland have shown
that the gingko or maidenhair, tree,
q native Of Japan and China, which
is cultivated IN Europe and this coun-
try on account of its remarkable fol-
iage, belongs to an extremely anc-
tent family, OF whicI it is now, ap-
parently, the last surviving repre-
sentative. At one time it seems to
have been widely spread. A singu-
lar fact is that the fossil specimens
Of the gingko, found In the rock beds
Of the Inferior OolIte series, at Bro
"a, Scotland. are so similar to the
living trees that ct first sight no diff
ference is apparent. Only an ex-
animation of the structure of the
cells reveals a YariatiOn.-Youth's
Companion.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-16
CoUNTERFETTERs' NEW SCHEME
How the Smooth DemOnstrator Gets
His Victims Coin.

''One of the latest schemes of the
counterfeit money swindlers is to
show guiIlible people a machine with
which they can print for themselves
large size bills, initiative of Govern
ment currency" said Capt. S. F.
Rhodes, formerly Of the secret ser
vice. This money producing ma
chine has a smooth demonstrator
who will, after getting a prospective
victim interested, turn the crank and
grind out $40 note, which, it is
needless TO say, is genuine. The
Vleim shows the bill to bank cash
Ter, and hears it pronounced good,
and his mercenary nature being
aSoused, he sees visions of gigantic
wealth, and hands over TO Mr.. Sharp
or $500. or at least $3.50, for the
instrument thai is going to make him
3 Rockefeller. It is needless to say
that the subsequent specimens turn
ed out are such miserable imitatians
that they would hardly fool a blind
man, but the ignOTamus is in a place
where he can't make a roar for his
lost money.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-16
RaIzac On Church Pew.

The woman who had left a vol
Hne Of BRlzac in the church pew on
prayer meeting night felt little BIT
ashamed when she asked for the
book. but the sexton assured her she
need not feel that way. Many
things are left In the church." he
said. ''and some of them are q whole
lot less respectable than Balzac. Af-
ter each service the pews yield s
strange grist of forgotten or dis
carjed articles"
The Washington bee., 1909-01-16
For Pressing Platte. skirts.

Plated Skirts which have been
washed are difficult to press. Time
and expense may De saved by having
the work done after the following
method, which is fo5 wooden skirts
especially: Before the skir' has be-
eoms badly creased or runpled run
. basting thread, using short, even
stitches, down The entire ength of
each crease which marks the folds
Of the plaits. By this means, after
the skirt has been washed, the pro-
per location of each le2t can read
ily be- determined. and the pressing
done successfully.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-16
&
A Beautiful Hair Dressing and
Tonic for the Hair! !
Rea0 what Madam Robinson, the Famous Black Patti
Queen of the Opera, says of Kink-ine


Dstyea aandmv
delightful dtom
1t beautiful
ands it 'FRONT.'
it the Ia
would
kk
yenabes
in style that tyoum
The Washington bee., 1909-01-16

nat
a vgo to the hair
fol roteIf
him tyu u,pepad
The Washington bee., 1909-01-16
A Clever Bear.

A noted ethnoiogist observed in
Vienna q bear deliberately making
with his paw, a current in some wa
ter which was close to the bars of his
cage so as to draw a piece of float
ing bread within his reach. These
actions Of the bear could hardly be
attributed to instinct or inherited
habit, as they would be of little use
90 an animal in a state of nature.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-16
Quill TcothpiclZs.

The largest quill toothpick fac
q ~ In the world is near Paris, where
there Is an annual product of 20,-
600 900 quilts. The factory was
started to make quill pens, but when
these went out OF general use it was
converted into a toOthpick mill.
.-vssyz,,ss,ssryySl EIsEEZFz01 WI gFEIysS
a. Il -
The Washington bee., 1909-01-16
FREE OFFER

SnsofKi repts z sf soap h oOa n TOnt in thew woHdpn s
@ TO y % % 81 NJ ii cake o fp 10 OF Dos gat tn following
F.
otnwet enh street Gthwet
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22

article is a valuable straw pillow. RI
member what Bill Shakespeare say.
Uneasy rests the head that hasn't got
a pillow What am l bid? Two dol
lars? Thank you! Three-four-fve-
six-six l have. Cape Horn prices,
gentlemen. Eight-ten-ten-are you
all done? Tom, you can have it for
$40. You may get a better one in San
Francisco for 80 cents, but you can't
duplicate it for $50 within a thousand
miles Of this place.
"Next article is a handsome stand
up linen collar. 1t has only been worn
by poor Bob in Liverpool and can be
washed absolutely clean for the small
price Of 8 cents. It is the only article
of its kind that has ever been for sale
at Cape Horn. What am l bid-a dol
lar-two, two-ffty, three-ffty, four
four-are you all done? Sold to Dick
for 81. Dick is a sport now. Wait a
minute; there is a button in the back
Of the collar. You will have to buy
the button separately, Dick"
And so each worn and patched gar
ment of poor Bob was sold at "Cape
Horn prices" Bob's shipmates took
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Horses IN Literature.

In sacred writ it was deemed worthy
OF record that Solomon imported horses
from Egypt. while the description of
the war steed In Job is accounted n
OF the finest parts Of that piece of lit
erature. In Greek myth and English
satire the qualities ascribed to Centaur
and the Houyhnhnms testify sufficient
~ to the high. regard in which the
horse has ever been held. The name
OF Bucephalus is inseparably coupled
with that OF Alexander. At least one
Roman emperor had divine honors paid
to his charger. Who can picture Don
Quixote sleeping Cd his armor with
out seeing the princely Rosinante teth-
cred under the dewy night? And the
stirring incidents Of John Gilpin's ride
conclusi>e ely proved that the racing
blood Of far removed equine ancestors
was not entirely wanting in the de-
generate descendant.
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A CHRISTMAS
AT CAPE HORN.
MICE l had a shipmate who cele-
brated the most grateful Christ.
y mas of his life at the Horn,

NNCE l had a shipmate who cele-
brated the most grateful Christ.
" mas of his life at the Horn.
1t was on the Mary Ann. l.,
December, 1897. She was a deep cut
steel clipper, but she was a four mast.
ed bark, and four masted banks are all
ugly In heavy seas. The best sea boat
adoat will plunge at Cape Horn, bu.
four masted barks are all the time un-
der water. Sometimes they are swamp
ed altogether and float waterlogged
around the Horn. Then the current
pushes them south to perish in the
ice jam.
Some sailors can be likened to the
four masted barks. They are the sail.
ors who have been too long away from
home. All sailors plunge literally into
shore life, but the 'too long away from
home" fellows are, as a rule, swamped
in shore LIES breakers.
One Of my mates on the Mary Ann
was Bob Jones, a typical "too long
away from home" unfortunate. But
Bob still had somebody dear to his
heart. He had started on more than
n trip around the world with the set
determination that the end Of the voy-
age should see him rejoin his own loved
ones at home.
But on pay day at the end of his
trips his good resolutions had been
broken. 1t had often gone so, and Bob
was hiding self despair under the grim
surface of a man hating man.
Bob and I, with twelve other Yam
KEGS, Dutchmen and Swedes, were on
the starboard watch under Chief Mate
Dickson Of the Mary Ann. When we
went below on Christmas eve the sea
was running high. Sleet and hail came
down in the squalls. The western gale
had trimmed our sails down to the
lower topsails.
We had hardly fallen asleep when
we heard the man at the wheel strike
one bell. Before the signal for can
hands on deck' was answered forward
Bob and I were out of our hunks and
had our sea boots on.
whats up now?" growled Bob, and
he got his answer from Jimmy, the
deck boy, who anne rushing in with.
out preliminary warning.
"Rise, rise, rise, sleepers! Weather
ship for icebergs on the leeward bow,
Rise, rise, rise!"
The watch on deck was already set
ting the fore staysail to head the vessel
off the wind. She was running easy
when we came on deck, and the storm
spanker was hauled out to bring the
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for u big breaker came laundering
Over the weather rail.
The breaker caught Bob at the fore
backstays. He jumped up and put his
arm through the coils of the fore sheet,
hanging in straps in the royal back
stay.
The straps were rotten, and Bob and
the coil sheet rope dropped and disap-
peared in the boiling deck waters.
The waters surged to leeward and
carried a dark object with them.
The skipper threw a life buoy from
the poop.
"Poor Bob! said everybody to him.
self. It was all we could do for him.
Bob was gone, and there seemed to be
no help for it.
We had the Mary Ann snug at last.
Our watch had still an hour more be-
low, not long enough to make it worth
while to crawl into our hunks, and we
lighted our pipes. lay down on our
chests and discussed poor Bob.
Bill, who was Bob's own chum, went
to Bob's bunk and overhauled the
things.
1T is enough to make anybody rip
ping mad to think of a rotton old strap
chucking a poor fellow overheard"
mused Bill. christmas night toe.
Say, boys, when we auction this stuff
of we've got to show Bob up hand
some to his friends"
It must be explained that when sail.
ors die at sea their belongings are sold
at auction to the crew. This custom
serves a double purpose. 1t is easier
to ship money halfway around the
globe than to insure the safe delivery
Of an old wooden chest. A good sum
of money is also more welcome to most
heirs than a chestful of tarred rags
Besides, the sea auctions give the ship
mates Of the dead an opportunity to
raise his reputation by adding gener-
ously to his account.
Everybody wanted to fill the Christ
mas stockings of poor Bob's folks. The
chief mate, Dickson, good naturally
consented that the auction should be
held then and there and came to the
~forecastle with pencil and paper to re-
cord the sales as fast as they were
made.
Here you are, boys-here you are!
Get your money ready. The greatest
Cape Horn sale eve held will now
start" rasped the old chief. "First
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SSs
"Hem! Well, we will see what is
In it anyway" assented the mate.
When the canvas cover was opened
q score of letters in soiled and tori
envelopes dropped out.
Il see no harm in letting you fel
lows get a little home sentiment out
of these old letters" said the mate
"but you must not keep them. They
must be forwarded to Bob's friends
You boys can bid for the privilege OF
reading the letters"
Dick for SO bought the right to first
pick. He took the best preserved en-.
velope and it's Enclosure and went away
to read the letter.
The sale continued, letter after let.
ter fetching a neat sum. Half the let.
tiers were sold when Dick came from
his corner and interrupted the sale
He looked troubled and shook his let.
ter in our faces.
Boys, this letter is from the GIRL
said he. "She's a dandy. Bob was
no good. He didn't go home when he
was paid off in Liverpool; he didn't &c
home from New York; he didn't 20
home from San Francisco when he
could have made the trip in a day
The girl is waiting yet"
The mate, who had been intentl,y
reading II of the letters, here inter
rupted.
"Bob's mother is getting old, and she
is poor. She does not ask for money
however. All she wants is her boy
He will return to her now. Poor
Bob's mother! Poor Bob!'
At four bells the lookout gave us
his Calls well! Side lights burning
bright" Suddenly he began to beat
the forward bell like mad.
The lookout was shouting and wav-
ing his arms from the forecastle head.
where he stood clinging to the rail.
When we reached the fore part Of the
house the lookout attracted our at.
tention to a dark object leaning limp
~ against the starboard lighthouse.
1t was Bob Jones.
We carried him into the fOrecastle.
The mate and the whisky bottle were
brought forward. and Bob slowly came
to his senses.
II was slambanged something fear
full, boys" drawled Bob. "That break
er caught me right, and the blamed
strap broke. Then over she rolled to
leeward'-
Sand 1 saw you 60 over the SIDE"
interrupted Dick.
"Not 1. 1t may have been the sheet
COIL" continued Bob. II was washed
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Got All He Asked For,

Another 'meanest man" has been
FOUND. He lives In the city and con.
ducts a thriving business. The other
DAY a seedy individual approached him
and said: Say. mister, I'm hungry and
would like to get a nickel to get a cup
OF coffee and a roll. I have four pen
MES and only need one more. Please
give me a penny"
The man after searching himself
said: Il haven't got a penny. All I
have Ia a nickel. Give me your four
cents in change. and l will give you
the nickel"
The beggar requests that his name
be not mentioned in connection with
the item. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Great Falls list No. 81.
Notice for Publication,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Nov. IL, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
whose poetof1ce address IL st. Paul, Minnesota,
office its application to select under the provi-
sions Of the act of congress approved Jaly !, 1888
go Stat. 597, &C., the northeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section 2, and the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter of section IA,
in township y north of range Z east of the Mon
tana principal MERIDIAN. cOntaining8 80 acres. Sc
rial No. O8576
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described. or desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land, or for any 9TH
er reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
file their affidavits of protest in this Office on or
before the 31st day of December, 1909.
j. N. BURLINGAME, Register.
First publication Nov, 16. 1909.
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Notice for Publication,

Serial Nos. 06466 and O6467.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Withdrawn coal lands. See circular April "a,
1909.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. 2, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
CORNELIUS j. MCNAMARA,
whose Poetofice address ie Big Sandy, Montana,
has the 18th day of September, 1909, fled in this
office his application to select under the provi-
sions Of section 1905, r. s., the NEk Of SWK
and NWA Of SEX of section twenty (2O), town
ship 26 north of range IL east. Serial Nos. O8466
and O8467.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described. or desiring to object because Of
the mineral character of the land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
nle their afadavits Of protest In this office on or
before the 2Sd day Of January, 1910.
j. N. BURLINGAME, Register.
First publication Dec. 2, 1909.
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BARLEY & ROWE,
Proprietors.
Hay and Grain Bought and Sold
Hacks Meet All Trains
FRONT STREET, FORT BENTON
No Modern Home Is Complete
Without a Telephone.

The greatest labor and time-savine
convenience of the age. You can talk
from your telephone to every subscrib.
or in any exchange in Utah, Montana
Idaho, Wyoming, as we'll Is all Pacific
coast points and Colorado and New
Mexico. Short rates for short talks.
Half minute up. The pay begins when
the talk begins.
Rates from $500 up, for unlimited
local service.
Leave your orders now. The new
instruments r the very latest i'm.
proved.
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away up under
b e f~orecastle
head. I guess l
went clean off in
a faint after I
had crawled to a
dry place. When
I woke up I
m a g for the
f~orecastle, but l
couldn't make it.
I dropped right
of again at the
lighthouse"
When Bob had
been handapo6
up and given a
warm eakfa
he was the old
Bob once more.
The boys poked
lots of fun at
him when they
e t u d his
things to him.
"Hold on, boys;
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Great Falls List No. 81.
Notice for Publication,
Z NITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Nov. 1

United STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Nov. IL, 1905.
Notice Is hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
whose postofice address is st, Paul, Minnesota,
has this Both day of September, 1909, nled in this
office its application to select under the provi-
siOns OF the act of congress, approved July /,
1898, go stat, 597, 6!O,) the southwest quarter Of
the northwest quarter and northwest quarter of
southwest quarter of section 81, in township Is
north of rnnge 8 east, and the southeast quarter
OF the northeast quarter of section J, in township
% north OF range eaet OF The Montana principal
meridian. containing 100 acres. Serial No. OS579.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land, or for any 9TH
er reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
file their atfdavits of protest in this office on or
before the 31st day of December, 1909.
j. M: BURLINGAME, Register.
First publication Nov. 16, 1909.
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bargain with Bob" the imperative
DICK broke in. Here is my Bible. II
Bob Will swear to go home to his
mother and the girl from San Fran
cisco he can take the auction O
along as a Christmas present."
That's right! Come on, Bob. Swear.
man, swear"
Il do, so help me, God, and a merry
Christmas to you all, boys!!" sobbed
Bob. II will go home, boys-I will"
And he did.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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care that none of
them cOntribut-
ed less than a
months wages to
Bob's final pay
day.
The m a t e at
last put his hand
to the b o O m
of Bob's chest,
and from a cor
ner he Brought
up a bundle of
papers wrapped
in an old piece
of canvas tied
together wit b
yellow silken CT
gar bands. The
mate held the
bundle thought
fully in his hand.
He hesitated to
trespass.
"Open 1t up"
shouted the men
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Great Falls List No. 80.
Notice for Publication.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

ONIXbD 0TATN6 LAND OFF1CEe
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Nov. IL, 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
whose postofice address lie st. Paul, Minnesota,
office its application to select under the provi-
sions OF the act of congress-, approved July /,
1898, (3O Stat, 597, 500, the northeast quarter Of
the southeast quarter of section 81, in township
81 north OF range II east of the Montana princf-
0S577. ~"
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because Of
the mineral character of the land, or for any 9th
er reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
file their affdavits of protest in this office ON or
before the 3lst day of December, 1909.
j.. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
First publication. Nov. liz, 1909.
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vessel to the wind
on the other tack.
Bob was sent for
ward to furl the
fore staysail. The
rest of us went
to the braces and
pulled the yards
in to starboard.
Then came the
ugliest part Of the
job. Slowly the
Mary Ann turned
to face her foe
again. But before
she could head
her bow against
the mighty seas
they broke over
her from stem to
stern.
Bob came aft
from the staysail
to join us just as
we all jumped
ont ~ tho ,or