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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27
PATTEN MASTER OF SITUATION
He's Not Worried Even II Little Bit
by Government Probe.

New York. April 22-With the
control OF the price Of cotton on the
New York Exchange practically in
his own hands. James A. Patten, the
famous Chicago spcculator, left for
home this afternoon to he gone a
week. Flc feels 50 completely mas
ter of the situation that he can leave
the battlefield without uneasiness.
Il wish YOU would deny for me. -
he said, "the report that | am try
ing to corner cotton. don't want to
run corner in anything. You stand
better chance Of losing than win
ming even in So-callcd successful
corner.
II simply believe that cot,yn is
worth more than it has been bring
ing. 1t Is purely business PROPOSE
tion--straight business. ! have the
cotton and want to sell it for all
that can get for IT,"
Earlier in the day Patten was heard
to tell friend that he could pay
cash for all the cotton that he had
an option on and dump it into the
atlantic ocean without losing
money"
sle was asked if he had anything
to say in the matter Of the proposed
Fcdcfal investigation OF cotton
II don't see why It should alarm
1n
ernmcnt has as much right and in
terc*t in the cotton industry as it has
In the butter industry in Elgin. H..
and | suppose that the authorities
think it Is due to keep close in touch
with the SituatiOn."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27
MASTERS SALE.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF OCONEE.
(In Court of Common Pleas.)

NlH SOtllI VI TloaS.
Pursuant to a decree of the afore-
said Court, In the case named below,
| will offer for sale, to the highest
bidder, in front of the Court House
door, at WALHALLA, S. G. on
MONDAY, MAY Cd, 1910, between
the legal hours Of sale, the lot Of
lard below described:
Emma Wright ct al, Plaintiffs,
against
Lena Davis ct al, Defendants.
All that piece, parcel or lot Of
land, situate, lying and being ia the
Town Of Walhalla. County Of Oconee,
State Of South Carolina, being the
southern half Of Lot No. in the
plan OF said town, bounded on the
north by the northern half Of said
Lot No. 8, allotted to Lena Davis, on
the east by Catherine street, on the
south by South Boundary street, and
on the west by College street, and
more particularly described by a plat
thereof made by I. II. Harrison, Sur
veyor, dated March 18th, 1910, and
containing two and two-flfths e. 2-5)
acres, more or less.
Terms Of Sale: Cash on day OF
sale. That iE event of failure of the
purchaser or purchasers to comply
with the terms Of sale within five
days from day of sale the Master do
re-adverlise and resell said premises
on the following salesday, or some
convenient salesday thereafter, at the
same place and on the same terms as
heretofore set out, at the risk Of the
former purchaser or purchasers, and
that he do continue so to do until
he has found purchaser, or pur-
chasers, who comply with the terms
of the sale. Purchaser to pay eN9 D
for papers. w. 0. WHITE. w.
Master for Oconee County, s. G..
April 13, 1910. 1917
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27
SPOOL OF SILK WON HUSBAND.
Carried Girls Name and Address to
Mine Owner Who Woocd Her.

philadelphia North Amerlcan.)
A spool of silk prominently figures
In an unusual courtship by mail, and
Miss Rosa NJ. Robert, 20 years old, a
vivacious young woman Of Pottstown,
Pa, departed the other day for Chey-
enc, Wyoming, where she will meet
for the first time Edwin Baker, a
mine owner, Of Goldfield, Nevada, to
whom she Is engaged to be married.
Miss Robert was an employee in a
local silk MILL and in a spirit Of fun
placed slip Of paper containing her
name and address in spool Of silk.
Baker, who Is bachelor. is forced
to do his own mending, and bought
the silk for that purpose. When he
opened the spool he found therein
the slip OF paper. He wrote to Miss
Robert. and photographs were ex-
changed. 1t was case Of love at
first sight of the photographs.
The pair will meet at the home of
a relative Of Miss Robert in Cheyenne
Miss Robert stated before starting
on her long trip that she expected to
return home within a short while as
the wife OF Baker.
Miss Robert Is a daughter Of Will
liam Robert. Her brother, Charles
M. Robert, Is professor in the St.
Louis High School.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27
MRS. PINKHAMS STANDING INVITATION:

Women suffering from any form of female weakness arein
vited to promptly communicate with Mrs Pnkham at lynn,
Mass All letters received opened read and answered by
women "A woman freely talk of her private illness
to woman; thus has been established this confidence
between Mrs. Pinkham and the Of America which
has been broken Never has she published testi
monia used letter without the written of the
writer, and never has the company allowed these conf
dental letters to get out Of their possession the hun
dreds Of thousands Of them in their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience which Mrs Pink
ham has to draw FROM it is than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed in your
She asks nothing in return except your good WILL and her
advice has helped thousands Surely any woman rich
poor should be glad take advantage of this generous
offer of assistance Address Mrs Pnkhan, of Lydia
E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DISCHARGE.

Notice IS hereby given that the
undersigned will make application to
ID. A. Smith, Judge OF Probate for
Oconee County, in the State Of South
Carolina. at his office at Walhalla
Court House. on Saturday, the 18th
day Of May, 1910, at II o'clock
IN the forenoon, or as soon thereaf-
ter as said application can be heard,
lor leave to make final settlement Of
the estate OF l.. d. Thrift, deceased,
ana obtain final discharge as Admin
istrator Of said Estate.
TJ: THRIFT, Administrators
NpIll o, l3lO. 14-17
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27
FACTS ABOUT PENSION MONEY.
Slight Increase in Numbcr---S,partan
burg Gets Largest Amount.
(The State, 22d.)


The pension roll was announced
yesterday by the State Board of Pen
sions. The sum Of $251,166 repre-
sents the amount that the veterans
and widows Of veterans ere to re-
ceive during the year. The roll
shows an increase of seventeen over
last year. The total number of pen
sioners in the State is 1854. The
total number last year was 9,537
The amount appropriated for pen
sions was S250,00O, but there was a
small sum left over from last year
The county receiving the largest
amount for pensions Is Spar artanburg,
which gets $4,000.
The amounts appropriated to the
different counties Of the State are
as follows:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27
FSOLEYSTHONEYA
for ehi'drens safe. suse. No opsases
FOR SALE.

One 4-horse Eclipse Engine, one
Cardwel Threshlng Machine, Belts
complete, one Cutaway Harrow. one
mccormick Moving Machine. one
Drag Harrow, one pair Good Mules.
one 2-horse Wagon, one Horizontal
cane MIL, one 2-horse Cane Mill.
Two Eyaporators, one thirteen g.
horse Oliver Chilled Plow.
-. w. OLIVER, Walhalla, s. G.
March 16, 1910. 11-21
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27
Twins are Il Mother.

London, April 22.-Rosa PlaZsk
one Of the famous Bohemian twins,
who are united as were the Siamcsc
twins. has entered hospital at Pra-
que, and become the mother of a fine
boy. The twins were exhibited in
the United States from 1902 to
1904. Mother and baby are doing
we'll
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27
Shildro Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
G ~ s 7 O RIA
Richmond Yeggs Get Ten Years.

Richmond, April 21.-Eddie Fay
and Little Dick" Harris pleaded
guilty to robbing the Richmond post
office this morning and were fined
$1,000 each and sentenced to prison
at Atlanta for ten years.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27
MONEY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL,
Oconcc Draws 1920 from Fund for
Five Schools.
The State, 22d.)

State Superintendent Of Education
Swcaringen has sent out the second
payment to the various high schools
of the State. One-half the appropria-
tion to each school was sent out last
December, but 1t Is the custom Of the
high school board to withhold the
second payment until the school has
been inspected and the work reported
satisfactory bv the high school in
spcctor The State Board OF Educa-
tion met on March 25. but the pay
ment to some Of the schools had to
be held up for time on account of
delayed reports.
One hundred and thirty-onc schools
qualified last fall. but later two OF
them fell below the requirements of
the high school board, and did not
receive the second payment.
The following amounts were paid to
the high schools IN Oconee:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure
any case OF kidney and bladder trou-
Bile not beyond the reach of medicine.
No medicine can do more. ]. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27

This Fact that in addressing Mrs. Pinkham you
fding your private ills to a woman-a whose
perience with womens diseases twenty-five years
The present Mrs Pnkham, daughter-n-law of lydia E.
Pnkham for years under her direction and has
since her decease continued to advise
Many suffer in silence and drift along from bad
to knowing we'll that they ought to have immediate
assistance, but natural modesty them to shrink
from exposing themselves the questions and probable
examinations Of their family p ysician. Such ques
tioning and examination is unnecessary. Without
experience is great.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS

Send l0o.. nsmo OF. papor and this nd. for orr
beautiful shvings Bank and Chids Skctoh. Book
Each bank contains Good Luck Ponny.
SCOTT s. BOVINE, 400 Pearl ST., New York
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27

The Townville and Oakway high
schools received $25 additional for
each common school district embrac-
cd within the high school district. in
consequence Of a levy Of 2 mills high
school tax.
The Seneca High School made
twelve standard units and received
500 additional
The Townvillc high school district
Is composed Of one common school
district from Anderson county and
preparation to this school Is divided
between the two counties.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-27

The Best--The Courier 81 year
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17

One and one-hali cups flour. one
teaspo onfuli baking powder half tea,
spoonful salt, one quarter teaspo
cloves, one quarter teaspoonful Gin.
namon half cup chopped suet, half
cup stoned raisins. half cup milk, halt
cup moiasses (; sift the first five in
aredients then stir In suet and rails
ms beat milk and molasses togernel'
befoer adding; mix all the lngredi-
entsg thoroughly; pour Into buttered
moaids (Which should not be more
than half iull) and steam one and a
half hours, This is as good as the or.
adiilary plum pudding used SO extern.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17
LABOR INSPECTOR d
commends Postum Plant. 3

A LANSING, Mich, Sent 81 THE
pure food factories Of the Postum tCe-
rial Cos Ltd. OF Battle Greek, stiah..
which are visited by FROM Is, 90 to Is; !:
900 tourists annually, entertained an
unexpected visitor the other day,i
the person Of Sylvester Greusel, Mich.
igan State Factory Inspector.
With practiced and unsparine eye
this State official investigated the
great group. Of factory buildings
where Postum Cereal, Grope.Nu ana
Post Toasties are manufactured. 4, The
result Of his visit was shown blythe
following special report which he
made to the Michigan State Labor
Commission.
Mr.. Richard Fletcher. Commission;
,er OF Labor and Statistics. Lansing,
rMich.-Dear Sir: j have, this! day
(Sept. 20, 1910, carefully inspected
every department Of the Postum Ce.
real Co. Ltd, Battle Creek, Mich,
and |, think they are entitled to an es.
peclally complimentary report for the
following reasons: ~ 'is ~ (
First. All the mechanical appli:
ances OF this splendid factory are in
perfect condition-eyerything safe;
guarded. ~ D y ~ 4
= Second. The sanitary conditions
are of the best Everything is fur.
nished employes-fresh water, wash,
rooms, dressing and toilet rooms,
Third. With the large number OF
persons employed In the breakfast
food department, there have, been Nc
accidents. 4, 80 8 x; rs Z
Fourth. y find the statistics Of the
wages paid men and women are the
highest have found In any etory
1Shave inspected in Michigan. ~ -
Fifth. They do not employ any
child labor under. 16 years tof age. ~
sIT.lS.tA.MODEL INSTITUTION IN
EVERY RESPECT. ~ ss'7.s;ssHs
Yours respectfully, 81 {
80 lSigned) SYLVESTER. GREUs
tsigned l7 5 3tl
sYLVEsTERi GREUsEL, III
l.ti 4 s III State INSPECTOR.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17
IllQ llEIl.
Gfaadgln Sand e u IA. llle.,
aas Isgsa q ass tEss tls1

Grandma ssnderson d 4 wonderful
woman. She u in as good health to.s
day as ever ii her life, although tho
4is over enc hundred yearu old s
I'm 4 latter u the Parma Hrug llfl.
sCo., she gives the big hest credit to- Pa.
srnHa for her excellent health and en-.
IRENE Old age. Read what she says.
" Surely, It6eI idencs pre- snts
.Hpch. cases as these ought not Only to
dispel prejudice sinst Peruna, but
inspire conf enes mi ssg.s
II will send you q picture that VIA
taken q few weeks fore my hnn.,
drsdth birthday. 81
j III am d true friend Of the PerunR,
Company. Ihave derived great benz.
eft from Peruna many times lean
ISay regard Peruna o very great med.,
Iici1e. found out the merit of itiss
good many years ago. i Il
Alttle more than two years agoSl
contracted a very severe cold, which
sresrlted in I Ia grippe. Owing 70 tho
aegerity Of the disease, and my ex.i
IRENE age, my case was onsidered To-
bsyery critical I employed mo; doc.
,,tor, but Peruna was the remedy j
used, and to-day my health ii IS good
asst ever was in my life. III.
i However, ] still continue TO taltd
Peruna, . spoonful every night before
srstirine,n
/ Reruna Is an ideal tonic for Old
people, II Is q compound Of herbal.
remedies that has been known to thu
medical profession for many year,.
Psruna operates as q tonic By cleans
Ing and invigorating the mucous men.i
branea This explains why Parma
has become 90 extenbiy lively. known 40;
catarrh remedy. Catarrh u sinply a
condition Of depraved mucous lnen,i
braneg, Peruna changes thisdepravf
ity into healthful vigor. i:
Agreat many old people use perpns,
and would not be deprived Off foran5,
consideration. III
People who object to liquid inelis
ieines can now secure Peruns ableta. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17
gBTHQIINlREl
.TElE|R|.AIlEJI
.SI|E||RI.|.Il|'.|.g|..|S|DE|'.F.E|AT
GOVERNMENT LOSES BlIIlE
FoHe CIR NEAR MINAc4 x, writ
ONE HoNpREp WOUNDED.
s SAME NUMBER TAKEN PRfsoL
NE Rs AND sRELiEvEp9 OF ARMS.

Especial to the West Virginian.
Galveston. Texas. Dec. 1.-THE mos.
serious defeat yet suffered by the
government at the hands OF the rebels
iss reported in the Official dispatches
today at Latunta, q Village near Mi;
naca. Y I. ( Y 20 g,
Eight hundred federals under the
command Of General Navarro and Her.
nandez We're killed, a hundred were
wounded. and a hundred were cap;
tured and released on forfeiture Of
arms, including three machine guns.
The fighting was in open, the rebels
abandoning their entertainments In
manouyers. h ~ II. y - S : "A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17
APPLICATION Foa Llayo I, 3 R.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given by the siln.i
derslgned that the following named
persons have Tiled in the office Of the
Eclerk Of the County Court OF seMarion
county their respective applications
ttor, State license to carry on the
business oil soliciting and receiving Or
hders by the licehsee or his agent In
Eperson for .spirituous liquors, wiie,i
Fale. porter, beer or any drink Of a like
nature In Marion county, West VitS
Eglnia, except in tho incorporated .cits;
Hes. towns and villages in said ,coun!
ty and within two miles OF the limits
Of, them and each Of them, for the bal
ance Of the lIcepse year, ending June
80th, 1911. as required by Sec. u of;
Chapter 80, OF the acts OF the Legis-
1ature Of 1909, as amended, which no:
| ticei contains the names OF all such
applicants their respective resi-,
dences, and the place for which appii..
cations for such license are made, to-
wit: = NJ. g h., Z. 9sSi ]. 4, i ~
Abe Friedman, resi- dence Fairrnont.
Marion! county, West Virginia, In Ma.
Erion county, West Virginia, except In
The incorporated cities, towns and VIZ
lagos inFsaid county and within two
miles of the; limits OF the lneofporas
ed cities, towns and villages lnEsSi6i
county, and each Of them.
Dated this 10th day. of December,
llal1. 54e 81 S 5.isSs.
JOHN F., PHILLIPS.
Clerk Of the County Court Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17

CAT MOUNTS HORSE; RUNAWAY.
Boston. Dec. IS. -tspecial) &C Chased
by a collie dog afrightened cat Jump.
led into the wagon IF John H. o 'Brien,
and, crawling ON to the horses back,
started a runaway Cat continue from
Marine Park to- Men Paili, dc
;bFeakneck speed. No damage was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17
GODS GREAT PLAlf AlD6ElI
NJ | !. ABRAHAM ! I IND FAMILY \
The Mystery, Covered So Long,
Is 4 Now Y y a e Plain I
Isaac, the Second Son Of the Patri-
arch, Pictured the iloayealy Seed.
lphnael, sttla First Son, tho 4
80 + Edsshly Seed

oma |, a, Neb..
Dec. II. Pastor
Russell Of Brook
lyn Tabernacle rls.:
tied our city yes:
sterday US the guest
Of the Interna-
tional Bible STU
dents Association.
He gave two pub.
lie a d dresses,
which were heard
by large and in.
telligent audiences.
IVA rapar, htv all
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17

EoRSTWo MORE pREApRouaHTs
r. London; Dec. 16.-t Special Cor.
tracts were let yesterday for the con,
.structlon Of two battleships provided
for In the current years naval pro:
gramme. Specifications call for
vessels ofs24,0o0 tons having $1,000
horsepower. A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17
3ENeLlsa ELECTION SHOWS n
A COALITION MAJ GRITTY OF 1o4.

London; Dec. l6.-The Coalition ma,
jority over the Conservatives passed
the hundred mark today, It now be.
Ing 1O4, without counting nine seats
won by Independent Nationalists.
( Only 29 more seats are to be con.
tested. ~ Fffl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17

siyely at Thanksgiving and Christi!
mas, and much less expansive. in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17
PrunI sac Pudd,Llln,a,l

Prune Sage Pudding. i |. g
Viz cald one Quart OF milk In 81 ssdo0.
bic boiler. adj one.third cup OF pearl;
sage; cook uttil soft. add two beaten,
eggs; one.thiril cup 81 sugar, half TED.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17
RE 10 lIE SISTER
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17
Piles cORgpEIlN 8 10 Il. DlAlYs!, ]!

pAzo oINTMENT5is guaranteed ID
cure any case OF Itching; 4Blind, snle adt
ing or Protruding, Piles III 6 10 IA DAYS
or money refunded. 5olff, 4 I Isgs:!;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17

SYLVESTER GREusEL, ~
State lnspeetor.if
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-17

JOHN +, PHILLIPS.
S!'F Clerk OF the County Court of
Marion County, w. Va, u
Dec. 10.17.24,21.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-10-26
SOUTH GoULDsBoRo.

Mrs. Rettie Bunker was in Bangor few
days last week.
Mrs- Eva Boyd Is recovering from .
serious illness.
Fred Hamilton and wife arc guests Of
relatives in Winter Harbcr.
Mrs- Jennie Foster, Of Bar Harbor, re-
Gently visited relatives here.
Mrs. Julia Bickford and Mrs. Caroline
Guptiil, Of Winter Harbor,. spent saturday
with relatives here.
Mrs. Sarah J. Sargent has returned from
. wish to her daughter, Mrs. w. r.
Hanna, in East Sullivan.
Mrs. Winnie Newman, accompanied BY
Mis- Maud Stanley, Of 6@an's Island, IL
visiting her sister, Mn. Amy Pike.
Ms. Annie Sargent and Ms. Ada
Gouldsboro, OF West 0ouldsboro, spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Abbis
Gouldsboro.
Oct. ~. H.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-10-26
WEST EDEN.


Miss Edith Hall left last Saturday for
Ailiinocket for the winter.
Z. n. Hamor IL in poor health. His
many friends hope he viii BE- out again
soon.
Next Sunday, Oct. %. will be observed
= rally day BY the West Eden Sunday
school.
The regular prayer meeting viii Be held
q the residence Of J.. Z. Hamor next
Wednesday evening, BY special request OF
Mr.. HAmor.
Ernest Hall, student OF the University
Of Maine, spent Friday at home to play
foot bail with Mountain View grange team
against Bay View.
Last Friday Mountain View grange held
its second annual fair. There was . good
display OF fancy articles, home made
candies, pickles, preserves, jelly, veseta-
bles, apples, etc. In every way IL was .
success from start to finish. Many Of the
minor sports had to be omitted on account
OF the football game between Mountain
View and Bay View Granges which oc-
cupied nearly all the afternoon. Bay
View won the game. Lee HAnscome BE-
came owner Of the grsased pig, which be
caught quickly. Net procecds, about
ESQ.
Oct. a. n.