davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
State OF Ohio, City Of Toledo,
Lucas County.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he Is senior partner Of the firm Of
F. j. Cheney G Co., doing business in
the city of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid. and that said firm will pay
the sum Of one hundred dollars for
each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure. Frank j. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
In my presence, this 9th day of De-
cember, A. ID. 1885.
(SeaD A. w. Gleason, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
f. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists. Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
Child ro0 Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
G ~ S II O Fri ~
Table Knife in Stomach.

Several physicians Of Los Angeles,
CAL, assisted at an operation last
week for the removal of & table
knife, nine inches long. from the sto-
mach Of Mrs. Sarah Carlston, an in
sane woman. The operation was sue
cessful and Mrs. Carlston is recover
ing. The knife had been in the sto-
mach Of the woman for several hours
before the physicians could be in
duced to operate on the woman, be-
lieving the woman was joking.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
Shot Wife with Rifle.

Anderson, April 15.-Tom Lever
EFT. about 45 years old, shot and
wounded his wife, Alice Leverett,
with 3S calibrD Winchester rifle at
b O'Clock this morning at their home
on Peoples street. between Market
and River streets. The ball entered
the woman's right leg, and caused
a severe wound, but not serious
one. Immediately after the shoot
ing Leverett, taking the rifle with
MN, escaped, and has not as yet been
captured.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
Hit Coming and Going.

Louisville, KY, April ia Pc
culiar accident Wednesday, during
was converted literally into human
shwttlecock, probably will cost him
his life. Collins was walking along
the Louisville &c Nashville tracks in
this city when he was struck by a
southbound freight train and tossed
against the pilot Of northbound
engine which hurled him 20 feet
from the roadway. He was picked
up unconscious and taken to a hos
pital, where this morning 1t was said
he could not live.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
SPANISH JACK.

| am offering the services OF my
Spanish Jack the presest season at
my stable one mile south of Walhalla,
on the Westminster road, near Flat
Rock colored church. He is six years
old, in fine condition and we'll de-.
veloped. Fee $3.50. This Jack Is one
Of the best to be had, and stock rails
ers should see him.
CHhS. w. BURNSIDE.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
Meeting Corn Growers Association.

I desire to call meeting of the
Oconee Corn Growers Association to
be held at Oak Grove school house
on Friday, April 90, at II o'clock
1t Is expected that Ira W. Williams
and Prof. J. N. Harper, of Clemson,
and other men Of a ility, will be
present. We extend a hearty lnvi-
tation to men Of all professions who
would like to encourage corn grow
Ing In South Carolina, and especially
In Oconee county, to attend.
Other papers In the county please
copy. NJ. G. Holland, President.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
PARCELS POST AID TO FARMERS
"'sSarmers' Organizations Backing the |
Movement for Improved Service.

Washington, April 15.-The hear
Ing on the parcels post before the
House committee on agriculture on
Monday morning, April 25, is at
tracting great deal of i'll .erest, and
will be attended by delegates from
every farmers organization in the
country.
The Farmers Union, the National
Grange. the American Agricultural
Society and the. Farmers National
Congress will all be represented and
will urge favorable consideration of
this measure in the interest Of rural
orleans. The last named organi-
Sation has established quarters in
Washington and Is sending out liter
ature calling attention to the i'm
portance of this legislation.
Is "IIvery Mans" Express.
These men will argue that the post
office department is every mans"
express company, and Is intended to
put every citizen in every part Of the
country on the same footing with
every other citizen in regard to
means Of communication and carri-,
age OF merchandise, regardless of
distance or cost Of transportation.
1t is proposed to give the man liv-
Ing 100 miles from small town the
same opportunities to get goods to
and from town as the man who lives
20 miles from a big city. That It
can be done, and the post Office de-
partment make money in the trans
action, IS being strongly contcnded.
in the past the post Office COM
spehittee OF the two houses have taken
the position that the postal service
should be limited to the transmission
of intelligence. Former Chairman
Loud, OF California, was against hay
ing any postal express service. The
present chairman OF the House com
mittee, Mr.. Weeks, of Massachusetts,
favors the improvement OF the SER
vice.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
CRIME COSTS 100000 AN HOUR.
The Heaviest Tax Suffered by the
American People.

Crime costs the United States
100000 an hour.
The yearly cost Of crime in Ameri-
ca is estimated at 81 l,373,000,000.
If crime could be checked abso-
lutely for eight months the saving
would pay the national debt, $964,-
100000.
The annual imports of the nation
are 100000 less IN value than
the cost of it's crime.
American gold mines yield less
than half the nations annual crime
expense.
The market value Of all the horses,
sheep and cattle in the country is
about the same as the annual crime
bill
The coal, wheat and wool pro-
duced annually in this country repre-
sent value about the same as the
actual cost Of crime.
These figures are quoted from an
article by Hugh G.. Weir in the
World To-Day, and should command
the attention of every business man
and woman of the nation.
The cost OF crime is appalling.
Why must the well-behaved citi-
zens Of America be burdened with
taxes to NEE such expenses? asks
the Nashville Tennessean.
Why is it that ten thousand per-
sons are murdered annually in the
United States?
Why is it that only Two murderers
out of every one hundred are pun
ished?
Why are there four and one-half
times as many murders for every one
million inhabitants as there were
twenty years ago?
The answer IS simple.
Crime protection has become an
established business in the United
States.
Burglars, pickpockets, bank rob-
bers. smugglers, white-slave dealers,
and illicit liquor sellers have their
machines for defense, and to the
great discredit Of the American Beo-
pie these machines are almost identi-
cal with political machines in many
places.
Thousands OF so-called lawyers do
nothing but protect such criminals.
Police officials are corrupted and
bribed at great cost. Even courts
are bought and the political ma
chimes of great States are In the
hands Of such criminals.
Every year there IS an increase in
the amount Of lawlessness in the
United States.
1t is estimated that 100000 per-
sons pursue crime rs vocation, and
are never touched by the law in this
country.
What improvement can be ex-
pected when courts are plainly with
in the power of criminal gangs?
What hope is there for enforce
ment of the laws when a Governor
stands ready to pardon criminals
that engage lawyers who belong to
his particular faction?
Is it not time for The decent citi-
zens Of the United States to organize
and cut down the nations crime bill?
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
Watch for the Comet

The red dragon of the sky. Watch
the children for spring coughs and
colds. Careful mothers keep Foley's
Honey and Tar in the house. 1t is
the best and safest prevention and
cure for Group where the need is ur-
gent and immediate relief vital
necessity. Contains no opiates or
harmful drugs. Refuse substitutes.
j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20

Every family. and especially those
who reside in the country, should be
provided at all times with bottle
Of Chamberlain's Liniment. There is
no telling when 1t may be wanted In
case Of an accident or emergency. 1t
Is most excellent in all cases of rheu-
matism, sprains and bruises. Sold by
Seneca Pharmacy, Seneca; L. C. Mar
tin, Clemson College, S. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
FoleyS
kidney
Z = :: :: 7. J. = :
What They VIII Do for You

What They VIII Do for You
They will cure your backache,
strengthen your kidneys, cor
rect urinary irregularities, build
up the worn out tissues, and
eliminate the excess uric acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-.
vent Brigbt's Disease and Dia.
bates, and restore health and
strength. Refuse substitutes.
DIR. j. w. BELL, WalhnlIa.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
Your tongue is coated.
Your breath Is foul.
Headaches come and 20.

Headaches come and go.
These symptoms show that your
stomach is the trouble To remove
the cause Is the first thing, and Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
will do that. Easy to take and most
effective. Sold by Seneca Pharmacy;
l.. G. Martin, Clemson College.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
Child Killed by Elevator.

Moultrie, Ga, April 15.-Pauline
Chambers, a small school girl, was
killed in an elevator at the Moultrie
Cotton Mills this afternoon. The
child had gone to the mills with her
sister, who worked there, and while
the elevator was going up she put
her head through window, and was
caught against beam, the crush
killing her instantly.
The eVer-burning question, "What
shall we do with our boys?" seems
to be satisfactorily answered in the
following advertisement, which ap-
pears IN the window of a Farringdon
road butchers shop: Wanted, a re-
spectacle boy for beef sausage. -
London Tribune.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20

Notwithstanding bags and
burlap; any kind; any quantity; any,
where. Richmond Bag Company,
Richmond. Va.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
Creator and Creature.

81 took q piece of plastic clay,
And idly fashioned 1t one day,
And as my fingers pressed 1t still
1t moved, and yielded to my will.
81 came again, when days were past;
The bit Of clay was hard at last;
The form ] gave 1t still it bore,
And ! could change the form no more
81 took a piece Of living clay,
And gently formed it day by day,
And moulded with my power and art,
A child's now soft and yielding heart.
81 came again, when years were gone; ;
1T was a man ! looked upon.
He still that early impress bore
And could change him never more"
Thos. Garfield, aged 81 years, a
brother of the martyred President,
died at jamestown, Mich, last We'd
nehhay morning. He was a pioneer
OF Michigan, having moved from
Ohio in the early sixties.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
FODDER CORN ON DRY FARMS
Excellent Quality May Be Grown on
Land as High az 1000 Feet
kaffir Good Crop.

Excellent fodder corn can be grown.
under dry farming conditions any
where up to an altitude OF about 5000
to 1000 feet. On higher attitudes the
frost will probably injure it 1t may.
be grown on fresh breaking providing
the land is deeply plowed. and the
overturned land is disked and bar.
rowed SO as to make good seeded.
The farther south that the corn Is
grown and the lower the elevation.
the larger the kind of the corn that
may be grown. Even in the extreme
northern boundary of this country. not
less than three tons of fodder corn
can be grown per acre. Farther
southwark the crop may be grown for
the grain as WELL Even in northern
areas corn will ordinarily mature II
the early varieties are planted. Sor-
ghum will stand more drought than
corn. but wants somewhat longer
season in which to grow. 1t will also
furnish more fodder per acre. Kafflr
corn will endure still more drought
than sorghum, but wants weather that
is warmer In other words it will
not succeed so far north. One or the
other Of these crops should furnish
fodder any season. Nor is 1t absolute
ly necessary to grow them on summer
fallowed land providing the land on
which they are grown is properly
prepared
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
DRY LAND CRITICAL PERIODS
Importance Summarized in Four Good
decentralization, Land, Meth
DDS, improvements.

The Importance of critical periods
In dry-land crop production should be
more generally recognized in the fol-
lowing:
1. The selection of a location for
a dry-land farm. Here not only the
average annual precipitation. but also
the distribution of the rainfall, espe-
cially during the growing months,
should be considered
2. The choice of crops for the dry
lands. Crops that are most Likely to
survive successfully the critical peri.
DDS that characterize the country
should be planted.
3. Farming methods. These should be
planned and carried out with a view
to safeguarding the plants of crop
during the most unfavorable times
They should Invariably, SO far as pos.
sibie, anticipate critical periods.
4. Crop improvement. The behav'
Tor of crops during critical periods
should be carefully observed. Sur.
viving plants should be harvested and
their seed should be propagated. sc
that the improvement work performed
by natural forces may not be lost
Any knowledge gained through OBJ
servation during these periods should
so far as possible, be applied in the
farm practice.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
WATER BRINGS OUT ALKALI
First Step Is to Treat the Soil with
Gypsum, which Will Change
Soda to Sulphate.

Water brings alkali to the surface
wherever irrigation is practiced aid
water will take it out. There are two
kinds of alkali-the sulphate of So
dunn and the carbonate of sodium
The first is called white alkali and
the second black alkali The latter
is much more difficult to wash out
than the white kind. The first step
will be to treat the soil with gypsum,
which, being the sulphate of calcium
or lime. will change the soda in the
soil to sulpbate and then it can be
washed out. After trees are once
well established there is not likely to
be any trouble from alka1i and espe-
cially is this so If the soil is we'll
drained and the soda is the white kind
or is changed to the white alkali by
the use of gypsum. When field Of
low land is badly affected with aka
line salts 1t may be necessary to put
in a system of open drains. A, thing
system Is still better and should be
laid three, and one-half feet deep a
distance of SO feet apart or so.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
SMALL ORCHARD ON FARM
For First Time in Many Seasons Lit.
tie Patch in Arid Country
Comes Through Booming.

For the first time in dozen or
more seasons the general farmers
little old orchard in the semi-arid
country has come through with good
round profit. The crops were not only
large but the profits were good. and
In this way the owners of such places
| caught the weazel both ways. says
| Field and Farm. The result is that
the general farmers all over the coun-
try have not only sat up and taken
| look around, but are out hot
| foot for nursery stock to increase
their paintings next season. and why
| not? 1t is good time to consider
whether the general farmer can
grow apples as farm crop or more
to care for the trees now on the farm
so as to grow fruit for family use and
for sale, provided there are enough
trees.
1t seems reasonable to. suppose that
any irrigation farmer who has the
| willingness to care for his orchard
and will follow few plain directions
| can do quite as we'll or better than
some of the producers of the present
season. 1t will be difficult for
man. farmers to name a crop that
will give greater net income for a
| series of years and at the same time
involve less risk or require less cap
ital. To make measurable success
of such a proposition, however, a
farmer must have a little love or at
least respect for his trees and per-
| form the various essential operations
upon them in careful manner and at
the proper times. If the spraying Is
left until he can find nothing to do
it will never be done on time and
will seldom be effective. The farm
er is quite likely TO conclude that
spraying is of no value. Some fruit
of fair quality can be grown with
out spraying. in some seasons consid-
cradle good fruit. but paying crop
is never assured without spraying.
During the last year or two there
have been few instances of good
crops from unsprayed orchards.
This spraying could be done by
those who make it business of fur
! nishing apparatus and materials and
go from farm to farm spraying small
orchards for less than it would cost
the farmer who owns few trees, If
some reliable person can be found to
do this and do it on time by all means
secure him and pay the price without
grumbling. But few can command
such service and must do the work
for themselves. II it is done at all.
The outfit need consist only of a good
brass pump with barrel, 25 feet OF
hose, a good eight or ten-foot extern
sion rod and one or more standard
nozzles. the whole costing from $50 to
$25, which is only fraction of the
equipment needed to grow other crops.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
Laying Out S mall Ground :.

EvergrGA1s as trees should be kept
from % to 40 feet away from places
it is desired to keep as free as pos
sible from snow. 1t is well to keep
the mass as close to the fence as
practicable. They could either be
put in straight or irregular line. but
should be kept well back from the
walk. 1t should be planned to have
the evergreens, if they are spruce, at
least 20 feet apart eventually, as they
lose their beauty if crowded. Ten feet
apart would do now, but they should
be planted with the idea of thinning
them later on. If desired, part of the
evergreens might be used to form a
hedge as marked in the diagram. If
the trees are spruce they could be
planted about three feet apart for
hedge purposes, and if cedar about 10
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
CARE OF WINTER VEGETABLES
Bury Potatoes Under Good Cover in
Well Drained Spot or in Cold
Storage Plant.

Do not store away any unsound or
bruised fruit or vegetables, as they
will soon decay and cause all those
next to them to go the same way.
Bury Irish potatoes on well
drained spot. Cover with wheat straw
about six inches deep, put on four
inches of dirt (earth) and let this
freeze lightly. then cover with six or
eight inches of rough, strawy, stable
manure. AS soon as this gets wet and
freezes put on six inches more earth
and pat it down smooth. This is for
potatoes for seed and table use next
spring before early potatoes come
again.
They will keep better than if kept
in cold storage plant.
Place beets, carrots. satisfy, turnips
and few parsnips in barrels. First
put in two or three inches of garden
soil, any mellow earth will do, then a
layer of vegetables and SO till the bar
rel is full or all are in Place the bar
rel in moderately warm cellar. A
slight freeze will not hurt them.
Turn the cabbages up side down
leaving the roots on. and cover the
heads with earth about four inches,
leaving the roots stricking out, and
they will keep fine in this way.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
SOIL MUST BE
REPLENISHED
Wheat Can No More BE Taken Con.
tinuousIys from Ground Than
Money from Bank With.
out Making Deposit.

+ & Z a
Fifty years ago 100 miles west of
Chicago there was an unoccupied prai-
rie. Now the land from the Missis-
'sippi valley to the Pacific is populat-
ed and the wave of immigration is
turning back and finding the places
that were passed over. In 30 years
our country will have 2OO,OOO,OOO peo-
pie. How are they to be fed? The
latest figure per capita calls for seven
bushels Of wheat per acre. In. 1916.
with 20o,Oo0,OOO population, 100000
bushels would be used, or twice as
much as is used in the United States
to-day. Is
To supply this need is problem
that goes back to education
You can no more take wheat from
the soil continuously 3 said Mr.. James
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21


~. Hill, than you can take money out
of bank without making deposit. To
teach the farmer how to adapt the
seed to the soil will be the work Of
the agricultural colleges Of the coun.
try. The welfare of the country will
depend more on the cultivation Of the
soil than everything else combined
and multiplied ten times over"
Fl These are the views Of statesman.
and 1t is incumbent upon every filler
OF the soil to give them due consider.
alton. There is no question that
calls Tor closer study. sounder judg-
ment, more earnest honest effort than
that Of the soil; to learn its needs and
supply them. Until we come up to
our full opportunity in this matter one
of our chief sources of wealth will be
neglected and our prosperity as a 200.
PIE deferred.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21


wedge-shaped at both ends and from
1 " to two inches longer than the
wound is wide. Slip the knife blade
between the bark and wood on one
side of the wound. Start one end of
the scion under the bark and push
down firmly, then spring out the scion
and start the other end under the
bark OH the other side in the same
way. The scion should now extend
three-fourths to one inch under the
bark on each side. The bark is tied
tightly over the scions and the
whole. scions and all. covered with
wax. These scions are to serve as a
bridge through which plant food may
pass and if growth starts on them it
should be rubbed off. They should
be set as close together as possible
around the stem.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
Qualifications OF a Hired Man.

There are great differences in the
qualifications Of the hired man. One
is worth all and more than he re-
ceives. while another who is apparent
ly equally intelligent Is not worth any
thing and the employer is loser in
the long run by having him around.
The best hired man is one who is In
telligent and active. A good one
should receive the best Of treatment
from his employer and should never
tire Of what is to be done on the
ranch, regardless Of the lateness Of
the hour or the inclemency of the
weather. If loss is likely to accrue In
case he should fail to work at that
particular time.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21
Value Of Reet..

There is scarcely any comparison
between the value of sugar beets and
ordinary beets. The former is bet
ter keeper. gives heavier yield, and
withal is better food for stock. 1t
is doubtful If any crop surpasses In
feeding value the ordinary sugar beet,
but there are certain objections to it
when 1t comes to the matter of grow
ing any considerable area. Sugar
beets are harvested with difficulty.
and because of this fact alone the
mangel-wurzel is generally preferred
by stockmen. Another point in favor
Of the. mangel is that this crop under
ordinary circumstances generally out
yields the sugar beet crop. An ideal
plan would be to use sugar beets on
Is per cent. of the area and mangel.
wurzels on the remainder.