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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
FLAMES CLAIM FOUR VICTIMS.
Nashville Dwelling Burned-TwO Ne
grOes Held Oh Suspicion.

Nashville, Tenn, Oct. S.-Four
persons were burned to death in a
fire which destroyed a brick dwelling
house here to-day. Several others
were rescued after narrow escapes
from the flames. Two negroes were
arrested on suspicion in connection
with the origin of the fire.
The fire broke out at 721-723 JEFF
ferson street while the inmates were
asleep. So great a headway had the
fire gained when discovered, and so
intense was the excitement caused
by the Mortified screams Of women
and the appeals for help Of those in
danger, that no organized attempt at
rescue was made for some minutes
after the four fire companies had
arrived on the scene.
Finally long step-ladder was
placed against the windows of an
apartment occupied by w. H. Mus
taine, assistant city ticket agent of
the Louisville G. Nashville railroad.
With smoke swirling about them, Mr..
Mustaine, his wife and two children
were assisted out of the windows of
their home. 1t was discovered, how
ever, that none of the members Of the
Fishman family had been accounted
for. The entire family, numbering
four, were burned or suffqeatea to
death, and with them perished Miss
Rachael Markeson, who lived in the
same apartment. Two of the victims
in this apartment were burned so
that their features were hardly rec
ognizable.
The negroes arrested were jim
Butler and George Hardison, who
have been hanging about the build
Ing and who are known to have had
trouble with J. 4. Thuss, a grocer
who occupied the ground floor. They
are accused of knowing something Of
the origin of the fire.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
COTTON PICKING AUTOMOBILE.
The Machine Will Grab Ont About
Five Bales u Day.

From time to time there come in
ventions of cotton picking machines
that have their day and pass out as
failures. There has never yet been
invented a machine that could take
the place of human hands in the
picking Of the great staple crop of the
South. Still, the day may some
time come when a successful picker
will be invented. An article in the
October number of Van Norden's
Magazine says that a man has in
vented a cotton picking auto.
"1t seems strange" observes Van
Norden's, that no one has ever
thought that the contents of the cot
ton boil could be pulled out by me-
chanical fingers instead of human
fingers. That is what the picker
does. Instead of two arms, however,
it has no less than eight, and ten
year-old darkey can be trained in an
hour to guide two Of these arms at
such rate that a machine, which
Travelled over cotton field in Ala
bama, picked and bagged six bales
of the staple, weighing five hundred
pounds each, in a day of ten hours.
This beats the liveliest work which
has ever been accomplished by hu-
man labor. With an active cotton
picker it costs very nearly IS bale,
because the amount Of cotton to a
pound Is so enormous
That (says the Anderson MaiD
sounds mighty good. If the machine
does the work that Is claimed for it,
the cotton picking problem, which Is
very serious one, has been solved.
But we cheerfully confess that we
will have to see it before we will
believe It,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
RICH FARMER LIVES IN A GAVE
Home on Mountain Has Electricity,
Hot and Cold Water

One of the most prominent and
successful farmers of this section,
who is an active member Of the Ma
tional Farmers Union, has dwelt In
cave for years, according to q dis
patch Of Prairie Grove, Ark, to tho
Baltimore News. It is probably the
most palatial cave in the world, and
Is fitted up with all modern conven-
fences, including hot and cold wa
ter, electric fans, electric lights and
steam heat. He discovered the cave
at the top OF q mountain LOO feet
high.
1t Is rs feet long by 25 feet wide,
and 32 feet high. The walls are of
beautiful granite, which has been
handsomely polished. The ceiling Is
40 feet thick. The front OF the cave
Is Of glass, which the owner and oc-
cupant, II. S. Mobley, put in, together
with hardwood floors. The hues for
the cooking range nrss out through
the mouth of the cave and extend
outward distance of nearly 40 feet.
Movable screens permit the increase
and reduction Of rooms at the plea
sure of the occupants. A fine spring
at the top of the mountain furnishes
water through private system Of
water works.
This novel dwelling was completed
about two years ago. 1t Is ap-
preached by beautiful road ascend
Ing the crest of the mountain by
easy stages, and the grounds about
the cave are kept In perfect condi-
tion. The occupants declare that It
Is the coolest dwelling in summer and
the most comfortable in winter. and
they have no fear Of cyclones, which
are frequent In that region. Neither
heat nor cold penetrates the solid
protection Of yards Of granite. Mr..
Mobley says he will live in the cave
for the rest of his life. rhe cave
Is in easy driving distance Of this
town.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Meeting Will BE Held i'm Anderson on
December 9TH.
(Daily Mail.l


The State Baptist Convention will
meet with the First Baptist church
of Anderson on Tuesday night. De-
cember 7th, and will be in session for
three days. 1t is expected that there
will be between 800 and 500 dele
gates in attendance, and the church
here Is making arrangements to
look ate? all these in tie homes of
the members. Committees a"e to be
appointed for this purpose within the
next few days.
The convention sermon will be
preached on Tuesday night by Rev.
b. Nj. Ligntfoot, Of North Augusta,
or Rev. NJ. l.. Lawson, of Johnston.
The first business that will come up
at the meeting Wednesday morning
will be the election of officers to
serve for the coming year. The pres
ent officers of the convention are:
Rev. A. ]. S. Thomas, Greenville,
president; Rev. r. w. Liie, Darling
ton, Rev. Mike McGee, Honea Path,
vice presidents; G. B. Bobo, Laurens,
treasurer, and Rev. w. w. Keys,
Greenville, auditor. Rev. G. p. Err
win, of Landrum, the secretary, died
last February, and new secretary
Will have to be elected. A successor
to Rev. G. p. White, assistant secre-
tary, will also have to be named, as
he has moved out of the State since
the last convention was held.
All Of the work of the Baptist
Convention is done by boards, the
executive heads of which are as fol-
lows: Executive board, located at
Greenville, Rev. DR.. u. n. Cody, pres
ident; Sunday school field secretary,
Rev. j. ID. Moore; ministerial educa-
ton, Rev. DR.. J. A. Brown; aged
ministers relief, located at Sumter,
Rev. Dr.. G. G. Brown; trustees Con-
ME Maxwell Orphanage. G. b. Buell..
The foreign, home and State mission
boards will be represented by somC
member from each, probably Rev.
DR.. r. j. Willingham, of Richmond,
for the foreign board Rev. DR.. b.
ID. Gray, of Atlanta, for the home
board, and Revs. DR.. II. NJ. Bailey
and w. II. DerrieuX for the State
board.
The committees to report at the
convention to be held here are as
follows:
Foreign missions, Rev. X. w. Cau-
thon; home missions, Rev. J. ID.
Huggins; temperance, Rev. ]. H.
Hair; order of business, Rev. NJ L.
Lawson; young peoples work, Rev.
S. p. Hair; Sunday school work,
Capt. II. II. Hyde; women's work,
Rev. DR.. r. w. Lide; obituaries,
Rev. DR.. A. J. S. Thomas.
The general purposes of the con-
Vention are to consider missionary
enterprises and the educational in
terests Of the Baptists Of the State
and the South.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
Iincman'S Fatal Fall.

Greenville, Oct. 81. r. Living
ston, an employee of the Bell Tele-
phone Company, was killed here yes
terday by falling from the top Of an
electric pole on Main street. 1t is
thought that the man touched a live
wire of the traction company and lost
his balance, falling forty feet to the
ground below. He was picked up
dead, his skull fractured. Living
ston is from Eastover, S. c., but has
been living in Asheville, N. c., for
several years. He had been splicing
cable. and after being on the
ground for time began to reascend
the pole. 1t is supposed that in
crawling through the network Of
wires to his platform, he either miss
ed his footing or was made helpless
by contact. with one Of the power
wires.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
EXAMINATION STATISTICS.
Some of Those Who stood Ought to
Stay in School Longer.
Clemson College Cor. News and
COurier.)

Clemson College Cor. News and
COurier)
DR.. p. Fl. Nell, president of the
college, has compiled some interest
ing figures from the entrance exam
ination held at the county seats last
July for Clemson College. There
were 339 who took the examinations,
Of which number only 15S passed
many Of these having a condition on
one subject. Sixty Is the pass mark,
which is very low. Less than sixty
may be made on one of the subjects,
giving the applicant condition" on
that subject, but allowing him to
enter the class. The records in Dr.
MelIs office show that one great rea-
son why so many Of the applicants
fail Is that they try to go to COL
lege before having finished the high
school grades of the graded schools
at home. Even when such appli-
cants manage by hook or by crook to
get into college, they never do we'll,
but fall out in one class or another;
whereas, If they would stay at home
and finish the high school there
would be no difficulty in entering
college or in maintaining themselves
after entering.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
Another Operation Avoided.

Another Operation Avoided.
Chicago, Ill. -"I want women to
know what that wonderful medicine,
Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, has done for me. Two of the
best doctors in Chicago said I would
die If 1 did not have an operation, and
I never thought of seeing we'll day
again. I had a small tumor and female
troubles SO that I suffered day and
night. A friend recommended Lydia
4. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and 1t made me well woman" Mrs.
ALyENA SPERLINa, IL Langdon st.,
Chicago, Ill. - -
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, made from roots and herbs,
has proved to be the most successful
remedy for curing the worst forms of
female Ills, including displacements,
Inflammation, fibroid tumors, irregu.
laritios, periodic pains. backache, bear.
ing-dowp feeling, fatulency, indiges.
tion, andnervous prostration. Itcosts
but o trifle to try 1t, and the result
has been worth millions to many
suffering women.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
TOwnvillc High School Opens.

Townville, Oct. 1.-THE Townville
High School opened October 4 under
favorable circumstances. All the
teachers were on hand. Prof. Jos.
Fl. Shealey, Of Newberry. Is princi-
pal, with Miss Azile Berry, Of Geor-
gia, and Misses Mary Bell Babb and
Lola Anderson, of Laurens, as assist
ants. Mrs. Shealey, the excellent
young wife of the principal, will
teach class in music.
A goodly number of the patrons
were out to give encouragement to
the school, and talks were made by
Rev. c. l.. Mccain, of the Methodist
church. and Rev. II. C. Ligon, of the
Presbyterian; also by the principal,
Mr.. Shealey.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
CLEMSON CHARGES REITERATED
Calhoun Advance Repeats Statement
that "RatS" are HaZrd.
(COr. News and Courier.)

st. Matthews, Oct. 1.-The CAL
houn Advance is again riding a high
horse this week. Somewhat over
four columns Of its editorial page are
IL answer to it's critics on the Glenn
son College hazing. The article on
the subject, which appeared in the
News and Courier few days ago, is
copied in full, with additional sundry
raps on the knuckles of the editor of
that journal.
The manifesto Of the Clemson sem
iors is also given conspicuous place
in the picture. The Advance dis
claims any unkind feelings towards
Clemson. On the other hand, it
AYERS strong friendship for the COL
lege, and that 1t took no part or hand
In the criticisms heaped upon the
management recently by the daily
and some other papers, as such
things are liable to occur in any in
stitution, but it loathed and despised
the brutal habit Of hazing, and would
nit 1t whenever opportunity present.
ed itself. 1t charges, among other
things, this week that boys-"rats"
slept in the open rather than be
subjected to the indignities practiced
in barracks. That the rats" were
made to gamble and got no "stakes"
when luck came their way, but their
money was freely and forcibly ap-
propriated, when they lost. The Ad-
vance finally winds up with this chal-
lenge:
"To settle the matter we will lay
down this proposition to the senior
class Let the president of the col
lege select an impartial committee.
let them come to st. Matthews and
we will prove to their satisfaction
that what has been published can be
substantiated by students. rats and
graduates. If not we will defray all
expenses Of said committee and ac-
knowledge through the press OF the
State that we publish malicious
statements. If we do prove it, then
let the senior class defray the expense
OF the committee and publish through
the press Of the State that they are
unworthy Of the respect and belief
that Is due the members of a senior
class OF any reputable institution.
Now, put up, or shut up"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
Can You Spell d?

If you think you can, ask some
body to dictate the following tumble
to you, and see how many mistakes
you make:
Antinous, a disappointed, desiccat-
ed physicist, was peeling potatoes in
an embarrassing and harassing way.
HIS idiosyncrasy and privilege was
to eat mayonnaise and mussels while
staring at the Pleides, and seizing
people $ tricyclG5 and velocipedes.
he was an errins teetotler, and had
been on picayune jamboree. He
rode a palfrey stallion and carried q
salable papier-mache bouquet OF
asters, ph!ox, MULLEN, chrysanthe-
NUNS, rhododendrons, fuchsias and
naSturtiums.
He wore sibyl's resplendent tur-
quoiSe paraphernalia, an ormolu
yashmak and astrakhan chapareios.
lie drank crystalliZable and disagree
able curacao juleps through a sieve.
He stole some moneys and hid them
under peddler's mahogany bedstead
and mattress.
Like the fiend in an ecstacy OF
gaiety. / rushed after him into the
maelstrom or meelee, and held him
a. In wise. ] could not feeze him.
however. and he addressed me with
autocracy, in the following imbeciie
words which sounded like solilopuy
or a superseding paean on an oboe.
You are ratable lunamoth:
salaaming vizier; an euuinoctial
coryphee and an isosceles daguerrean
type" .E
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
Mrs. Elizabeth j. Wynn.

Elizabeth j. Wynn was born in
Anderson county tS years ago and
died in Oconee July 80, 1909, and
after funeral services conducted by
the writer, in the presence of a large
concourse of friends and relatives,
her body was tenderly laid to rest
in the Clearmont cemetery to await
the second coming Of Christ.
MIS-. Wynn was a devoted member
OF the Clearmont church, and had
been since her father moved from
Anderson county to Oconee. She
joined old Mount Bethel BAPTIST
church, in Anderson county, at the
age Of IS, and from then till the
day of her death she was a bright
and shining light in her church. In
her death Clearmont lost one of its
best members. But we must bow in
humble submission to the will of
Him who doeth all things well. The
Master had need Of her and called
her up to the City Of Light.
The subject of this sketch was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Dri-
yer, who reside near Richland. She
was happily married to J. ID. Wynn
on November f2, 1884. She leaves
= husband and seven children to
.iiouih IL hci uedtn. Inc cnlldren are
Nettie j., Mamie G., f. F., Wymon,
Vera ", Laura, bessie and Bessie
Wynn.
Christ has said, Blessed are the
dead which die in the Lord from
henceforth; yea, saith the Spirit,
that they may rest from their labors:
and their works do follow them.
l.. M. LYDIA.
(Farm and Factory and Anderson
lntelligencer please copy.)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
HOw'S This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case OF catarrh that.
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. F.. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the last 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions, and
financially able to carry out any obli-
cations made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan e. Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally. acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
The Funny Tin Soldiers.

Columbia, Oct. 7.-Some of the
soldier boys in one of the companies
up at the Kings Mountain celebra-
ton thought they would have some
run, and on the march to the battle
ground from Yorkville stepped lii the
store of Jim Stroup and fitted on to
themselves few pair of shoes. The
boys didn't mean any harm, but Col.
Lewis didn't look at it in this man
ner, and they were halted and the
shoes returned to their owner. The
soldier boys will be dealt with accord
ing to the military law The store
Is situated a few miles out of York
vile.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
IN THE cooK-pEARY COUNTRY.
Facts In Regard to Length Of Days
in Various Latitudes.
Columbia State.l

the great popular interest in the
North Pole and in all polar explora-
tions Is revealed by the vast amount
OF discussion on the subject in the
newspapers throughout the country.
Readers are plying TIE journals with
all sorts Of questions, which show an
increasing and illuminating curiosity.
The State has received the following
letter In reference to one of the most
interesting of polar phenomena:
To the Editor of the State:
There is quite q misunderstanding
in the minds of q great many people
in regard to the position of the sun
at the poles. An intelligent gentle
man yesterday on the streets con-
tended that the sun never sets at the
North Pole. Will The State make
the matter clear to the minds of it's
readers? NJ. S.
We have arbitrarily divided the
twenty-four hours Of the rotation Of
the earth into day and night AS a
matter of obvious fact the length of
the day varies greatly, except at
the equator, where daylight and
darkness are equal-12 hours each,
Just as 1t is with us in this latitude
tumnal equinoXes. AS we drop down
or climb the ATTITUDES the difference
between day and night becomes
greater. AT latitude 80, four degrees
south of us, the longest day is IA
hours, leaving 10 hours to the night
At 5S the longest day is IS hours, at
latitude 63 it is 20 hours, and at
latitude 66.5 the longest day is "a
hours. If we go still farther north,
we find the period of daylight en-
ceed1ng "a hours in the winter, and
the period OF darkness exceeding "a
hours in the summer At latitude Ct
the day is three months. At the
North Pole 1t is six months, or the
year is divided into one day" and
one might of six months each. The
same condition. Of course. prevails ct
the South Pole, except that it is day
light there when it is night at the
other pole, and vice versa.
Some little has been written as to
the darkness of the Arctic night.
When night swoops down upon the
polar region in the early autumn it
is, at first long twilight; then the
darkness deepens, being a little less
intense during the period we should
call day. And finally there is, as re-
corded by Nansen, scarcely any per-
ceptible difference between day and
night At latitude S5 north Nansen
recorded that he caught the last
glimpse Of tho suns rim at midday
or October s, and by October 26 day
and night becaLl as one, and for
nearly six months the darkness
reigned over all the ATTITUDES north
OF 50, or degrees-345 miles all
round the North Pole. OF course
night fell earlier than this at the
Pole itself. There night endures
from little after the middle of
september for six months; when day
returns for the remaining six
months of the wear
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
Night Riders Again.

Lexington, KY, Oct. might l.
ers are breaking out in. the toll co
districts In this State again. A raid
was made on Clayville, Braken coun-
ty. by a gang Of at least fifty armed
men, who ordered the citizens of the
town to put out the lights and go to
bed. About one hundred shots were
fired, but nobody was injured, as the
order was hastily complied with.
The identity of the raiders is un-
known. Several farmers have been
recently warned to sign their tobac-
co crops over to the pool.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
Great Preparations for State Fair.

The State Fair Is approaching and
preparations are being made for a
bigger fair than e"Nr. The opening
day Is November 1 and the fair will
last for six days. On November 9Th
President Taft will visit Columbia
and will address those who are here
then. The address will be one Of the
features of the fair and other attrac-
tions are: The Clemson Carolina
foot ball game, number of meetings
Of Importance, and better entertain
ments than the authorities have been
able to secure In any previous year.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
She Was Pleasantly SURPRISED.

Miss H. E. Bell, Wausau. Wis,
writes: Before I commenced to
take Foley's Kidney Pills I had Sc
we're pains in my back, could not
sleep, and was greatly troubled with
headache. The first few doses of
Foley's Kidney pills gave me relief,
and two bottles cured me. The
quick results surprised me, and I can
honestly recommend them" J. w.
Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
Gard of Thanks.

Editor Keowee Courier: We de-
sire through your paper to express
our thanks to the neighbors and
friends who were so kind and at
tentiNe during the illness and death
or our dear mother, and for all acts
or Kindness after death. To all these
we extent our heartfelt thanks. May
God bless and reward each one OF
them. Children
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13
Both Boys Saved.

Louis Boon, a leading merchant of
Norway, Mich, writes: "Three bot
ties Of Foleys Honey and Tar abso-
lutely cured my boy of severe
cough, and neighbor's boy, who
was so Ill with a cold that the doc
tors gave him up, was cured by taxi
Ing Foleys Honey and Tar" Moth
ing else Is as safe and certain In re-
suits. j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13

Dyspepsia Is our national ailment.
Burdock Blood Bitters is the ma
tional cure for 1t. 1t Strengthens
stomach membranes, promotes flow
OF digestive juices, purifies the
blood, builds you up.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13

ADVISED
OPERATION
Cured byLy E.Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Paw Paw, Mich" suffered tel

bly, from female ills,
including inflam-
nation and conges-
ton, for several
years. My doctor
said there was no
hope for me but an
operation. l began
taking Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
L can now say 1 am
a well woman"
EMMA DRAPER.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-13

ANY skin itching Is temper
tester. The more you scratch the
worse 1t itches. Doans Ointment
cures piles, ecZema-any skin Itch
ing. At all drug stores.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-19

Mrs. J. l. Knowles of Savannah is
visiting her parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs W. P Persons, at their residence
on Jackson street.