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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

In the light OF the gray dawn's CLEAN,
him cry,
81 want my dream-my dream"
And he told us then, in his childish
way,
OF the wonderful dream he'd known;
lie had wandered away from the land
Of play
TO the distant land OF the grown;
lie had won his share of the fame
and fight
In the struggle and toll of men
And he sobbed and sighed in the
breaking light.
81 want dream again."
The little boy Is lonesome
And his eyes are dimmed with tears;
Beyond the light he only sees
The shadows of the years;
The dream now lies behind him,
With his best friend gone away;
But softest winds of Dixie
At his grave shall kneel and pray.
The people Of the Woodland
The fur and feathered CLAN
The bear, the fox, the rabbit,
VIII miss him more than man;
But the rose that swings above him
In his blossOm-tented tomb
Will turn its crimson lips of love
TO kiss away the gloom.
Mr.. Editor, many Of these splendid
young women and young men have
long since crossed the Great Divide,
as have all of these old-time negro
fddlers. You will join me in prayers
to the Divine Creator to let them
forever rest in peace and happiness
Let me exc lain
ooh, what Is lfe?--
Life! we have been long together,
In pleasant and in cloudy weather;
'Tis hard 10 part when friends are
dear;
Perhaps twill cost sigh or tear;
Then steal away--give little warn
ing;
Choose thine own time
Say not goodnight. but, in some
brighter cline,
Bid ME good morning.
] beg that you will allow me to doff
my hat to you and forever allow me
to subscribe myself,
Your old ante-bellum friend,
Your old rs Red Shirt friend,
Your old fishing, fiddler, fox-hunt-
ing friend,
Your old everyday friend,
S. X. Dendy, ST..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13
GOVERNORS DAUGHTER WEEDS
Anscl-}unch Wedding First Ever Sol
cmniZcd at Executive Mansion.
News and COurier.)

Columbia. April 5.-Aiiss Fredrica
Ansel, daughter of Governor and
Mrs. Martin +. Ansel, holds the honor
of being the first to be married in the
historic Executive Mansion in this
city. Tonight Miss Ansc became
the wife of Dr.. George Henry Bunch,
of Columbia, the occasion being
brilliant social function.
The mansion was beautifully. dec
Grated, pink roses being the color
scheme.
Following the wedding there was
a reception at the mansion. The
wedding party consisted of the fol-
lowing:
Two dainty ribbon girls, Dorothy
Lancaster, Of Columbia, and little
Claiborne O'Neale, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. O'Neale, OF this city;
little flower girl. Margaret Lancas-
ter, OF Columbia. and the following
attendants Of the bride: Maid OF
honor, Miss Wakefield Matteson, of
LeeSville; dame Of honor, the brides
sister, Mrs. Gaines Worley, of St.
Augustine, Fla; and bridesmaids,
Misses Jessie Scott, Of Atlanta; An
ME Roger, Of Union; Juanita Hewitt,
Of Darlington; Nancy Clark, Of Bie-
ward; Elizabeth Gueinzins, OF Green
Bay, Wis; Blanche Thomson. OF I'm
ion; Mary Wilson, OF Sumte". and
Eugenia Childs, of Columbia.
Dr.. Bunch was attended u. Dan
Henderson. Jr., as best man.
A number Of out of town guests
were here for the wedding
In addition to the interest that
centres around the wedding of the
daughter Of South Carolina's Cover
nor IS the historic background that
marks the occasion. The present
Executive Mansion property was the
oldest arsenal during the war. It had
been used, too. to prepare young men
for the Citadel, at Charleston. The
present mansion was one Of the pro-
fessors residences. Immediately af-
ter the war the first Carpet Bag"
Governor, r. K. Scott, used the man
sion for the residence Of the Cover
nor, followed by Moses and Chamber
lain. After Chamberlain came
Hampton, Simpson and Jeter, then
came Gen. Hagood then Governor
Thompson. Governor Sheppard did
not live at the mansion; then Gov
ernors Richardson, Tillman, Evans.
Ellerbe, McSweeney, Hayward and
Ansel.
During Governor Thompson's re-
gime, In 1884, his daughter was en-
gagged to be married, but she was
burned TO death. Had Miss Thomp-
son lived, this marriage would have
taken place at the Eexecutive Man
sion. 1t was also reported that Gov
enor Tillman's eldest daughter, who
died by lightning stroke, was en-
gagged. Thus, since the present man
sion was occupied, there has been no
wedding festivities until tonight,
when Miss Anscl was married.
Miss Ansel christened the battle
ship South Carolina. when it was
launched, at Philadelphia, last year.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

(The following article was handed
us by our old and true friend. Capt.
S. X. Dendy, whose recollections of
the rast were stirred by the recital Of
the incidents recorded by the Texas
writer. Capt. Dendy occupies a uni
que place in the panoramic picture of
Oconee, past, present and future. His
recollections Of the "Old South" in
the times "before the war" are clear
and vivid; he passed through those
'times that tried mems souls'-the
four years Of bloody war and strife,
and the later years Of misrule and
oppression; he entered, heart and
hand, into the thick Of the fray that
preceded, attended and finally culmi-
mated III the full success OF recon
struction; he has come down to the
present, mingling always with men
and affairs in prominence, ready at
all times to put shoulder to the
wheel or arm to the helm as occa-
sion might demand. To-day he stands
at the top Of the hill, so to speak,
ready to descend on the shady side,
yet joyous, cheerful, thankful that
the opportunity came to him to share
abundantly in the mingled sunshine
and shadow Of the past; ready still
to take hold with firm grasp wher-
ever his services shall be required in
building up greater Oconee, a
greater South Carolina, upon the
firm foundation of their illustrious
past. May he live yet many years
TO enjoy to the full the beauty and
sublimity Of the Retrospect" and
may the prospect" hold for him,
and those others who with him bore
the heat and burden OF the past, the
rich reward and abundant blessings
to which he, and they, are so right
fully entitled.-Ed. Cuurier.)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13
From Oconce Station.

Oconee Station, April Especial:
The health Of this section Is good
at present.
j. l.. Lee, one of our most success
full farmers, Is nearly through plant
Ing corn.
Rev. j. Fl. Clark will preach at
Oconee Station school house on the
fourth Sunday In this month at 3
o'clock. The public Is cordially in
yited to attend.
Miss Nellie Green has just returned
from South Georgia, whore she had
been visiting friends. She is being
warmly welcomed on her return.
Misses Annie and Ada Slater VIZ
tied Misses Vadie and Ida Orr, o:
Bethlehem, recently.
Misses Lula and Anna Lee we're
recent visitors to Misses Salina and
Leona Vissage.
j. T. Galloway has corn nearly
large enough TO wrok over. He is a
hustler. L.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

from those famous cloth CATERS, boot
heels, pieces Of hoop skirts-some
were grapevine and some were white
oak splits, some of Carnegie high
lars, one Sc. OF false teeth which,
years after, learned belonged to an
old bachelor. He never would call
for them.
That kind OF dance can never oc-
cur at the old Lawrence Mill again
Time with its erosion has long since
carried away the moss-covered roof,
and all, | am informed, Of what we
left is entirely gone.
"Methinks | hear the voices now,
AS when we stood in line,
Just ten and twenty boys and girls
'ris mem'ry half divine.
"The past recrowns the present with
A,wreath that withers not,
And recollection wings her flight
TO one dear, cherished SPOT"
What wonderful changes have come
since the passing Of the old Major
George Seaborn Mill and the old Law
renee Mill. They were both famous
haunts for the young pleasure seek
ers. The old Seaborn Mill stood on
the banks of Little river; the old
Lawrence Mill stood just below on
the Keowee. They have long since
passed away, and with them some Of
the most lasting recollections Of our
early boyhood and early manhood.
There was no Air Line Railroad then,
no John G. Calhoun Agricultural Col
| lege then, and none now; no fine
| Courtenay Cotton Mills, no fine Sen
| cca City like now; no new and pro-
gressive Westminster as now. We
were just all Old Pickens District
then. but at last the District of Pick
ems was cut In twain. Ii was the
| happy lot Of the writer to be placed
| in Oconee. The town of Old Pickens
was torn down; half came to Wal
halla, and half went to New Pickens.
The old Court House was torn all to
| flinders. My! what a sad thing to
| tear down historic Old Pickens to
| build new town. | am glad Old
| Pickens fell on the Oconee side.
| Let's keep her and cherish her glori-
Gus past. Your dear old paper, The
Courier, was born on her historic,
everlasting red hills. In the passing
| OF this dear old town, and these good
old water mills, one can but see
what great progress is being made
See the modern bicycle, the touring
| autos bounding over our good and
| bad roads; see the great air ships;
one passed over Greenville few
days ago, a mile high, and did not
speak to the people. am at present
uneasy for fear some mighty air ship
will zip down here and take our
| Court House clear to Texas or to Ok
lahOma. Let us hope the old Court
House may rest in peace. All these
past events Of the good old long ago
now seem like Uncle Remus' little
boys dream, so beautifully written
by that famous Tennessee poet,
Grantland Rice, entitled 1.-The Little
Boys Dream:
The little boy smiled in his sleep
| that night
AS he wandered to Twilight Town,
And his face lit up with a heavenly
light
Through the shadows that drifted
down;
But he woke next morning with tear
| stained eye
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13
Passing of Cowboy Dance Caller.


One Of the unique Institutions TO
Texas which has disappeared with the
ranches is the cowboy dance caller,
whose picturesque slang has entirely
escaped the attention of Western
writers. At the old cowboy dances
his was the central figure and he al
ways enjoyed a popularity among the
ladies which was the envy of every
other man on the floor.
One Of these early cowboy dance
callers was Nat McElroy. whose repu-
tation extended from Weatherford to
the Pease river. His voice could be
heard mile away when in proper
trim and he was an authority on all
the fine points Of dancing.
When dance was held at one Of
the big ranch houses, McElroy was
usually sent for and came even If a
ride Of a hundred miles or more
across the prairie was necessary.
Fred Chase, an old-time Texas
newspaper man, who once bossed
Hunt McCaleb and other well-known
newspaper men on the Galveston
Tribune, has made study Of the old
cowboy dances and it is largely.
through his efforts that the quaint
method Of calling has not been for
gotten.
'One Of the last appearances of
McElroy as dance caller" said Mr..
Chase, who Is now editor of the
Quanah Observer, was at the famous
dance held in Wichita Falls Septem-
ber 27, 1888 This was the first an
niversary Of the arrival Of the Fort
Worth & Denver, and great prepara-
tions had been made for the celebra-
:ion OF the day. Two fddlers were
brought from Dallas and a caller was
also imported from that town for
fear the local caller would not be able
to satisfy the cultivated tastes of
the visitors. Some came from as far
away as Waco.
"The ball was largely attended and
some Of the ladies were resplendent
in up-to-dtae ball gowns Some Of
the men wore real spike-tail coats
and high boots and spurs.
Many popular dances had been
tripped when some one suggested
that 1t might prove Interesting to the
visitors for one Of the local dance
callers to call few dances. The
imported dance caller had grown
very thirsty as a result Of his hard
work and readily agreed to a change
which would give him an opportunity
to get few drinks.
"McElroy had come to the dance
and was dressed regardless. He
wore speckled calico shirt with
smartly c0lored handkerchief around
his neck. large white hat, California
trousers tucked into his boots and
bright bell spurs OF the largest size.
He agreed to call the dance and
stepped into the middle Of the floor.
Get your partners for a square
Dance he sang out
Every man got his partner and
the line was formed while the flddlers
began playing old Sallie Gooden.'
McElroy began calling the figures,
dancing around the couples, waving
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

n new process for paving streets
with vulcanized rubber has just been
invented by Brazilian, and promises
to rtvolutionize he rubber trade in
that country. Vulvanin, as the COM
pound Is called, Is mixture OF
crushed stone or coarse sand with
vulcanizing medium, the composition
or the latter being secret of the
manufacturer.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

Every family, and especially those
who reside in the country, should be
provided at all times with bottle
OF Chamberlain Liniment. There Is
no telling when it 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.. G. Mar
tin, Clemson College, S. G..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets assist nature in driving all
impurities out Of the system, insur-
ing free and regular condition and
restoring the organs OF the body to
health and strength Sold by Seneca
Pharmacy, Seneca; l.. G.. Martin.
Clemson College, S, G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

Prompt relief in all cases of throat
and lung trouble II you use Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. Pleasant
to take, soothing and healing in ef-
feet. Sold by J. w. Bell, Walhalla;
c. w. Wickliffe, West rmion.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

s"t-~ i t"-.
"" i .s'ss
'"f .I..
s"f PASSING OF BIG RANCHES SEES .tt-
'"f PASSING OF COWBOY sANtE CALLER. .t..
"t't III.
'" Fred Chase Old Texas Newsp Man, Recalls Nat
'E't Ei"y One of the Pc urcSHuc Institutions of
tho Early Day.
'F.f ...
(Carl Crow IN Fort WORTH Texas Tcegram.)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13
A "Musical CycIonc"-Rctrosp ctive

"Musical NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Editor Keowee Courier: The above
clipping IS from Texas paper, and
was written from Quanah. Texas.
February 25-"Passing of Big
Ranches Sees Passing of Cowboy
Dance Caller" This clipping was
sent to me by one Of tie old cowboys,
who still lives in Quanah, and he Is
a big-hearted, all-round ranchman
and ranger whom ! met while travel
ing in Oklahoma and Texas. | spent
one day at Wichita Falls, Texas. This
Is an Indian name, as well as Qua
hah-I suppose named after some of
the Indian tribes. You see how the
cowboy dance caller ran things in
those days In the Great Panhandle
section Of Texas. These vast rolling
prairics and the beautiful stake
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

Observation-Disclosures.
his arms and hat and Keeping per-
feet time with the music"
The following IS the way he call
ed the figures, according to a copy
Mr.. Chase has made OF the cowboy
slang:
Honor your partners, lady on the
lert.
Eight hands up. Circle south.
Break and stampede home
First gent out to the right. Swing
Sallie Gooden.
Then your taw; swing grandma.
Then swing that girl from Arkan-
saw
Now swing your taw, everybody
swing your pard and all chaw hay.
Everybody rattle your hooks.
Ladies balance to the center
Gents back against the wall.
Hands on your siX-shooters. bal
aDcc all.
"First gent to the right, swing lady
with your left, partner with your
right; grand right and wrong.
when you meet your partner
swing her once and half around.
On with the double hockey, hockey,
on.
when you meet your partner
break and Injun file home, lady in
the lead.
-Four ladies to the center and
four hands round. Hold fast.
Now gents the same on the out
side. Form a basket and pick up
| chips.
Break and swing corners like
swingin on a gate.
Swing your partner and pull your
freight.
"First couple to the right; swing
four hands round.
Ladies dominicker and gents
| Shanghai. Break.
Swing left, then your partner and
pull your freight.
Hold fast four and balance to the
next.
Swing, six hands round Break
and slow drag home.
First aldy to the right and swing,
three hands round.
Now your partner and on to the
next; partner follow up and swing
three.
And two little punches and waltz
the hall.
"All to your places, like a mare to
| her traces. Balance all.
"Hey. You man with the standing
collar.
Swing that gal with the punkin'
garter. And everybody rag.
Balance all! Swing corners, all.
! Now your partners and prone
made the hall.
First couple TO the right. Swing.
four hands round.
Ladies do-see-do: gents. you
know!
Swing your partners and round
YOU go!
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

A web two and q uuaricr miles
long has been taken from The body Of
q spider
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13
WORTH
MOUNT AIMS
OF GOLD
During Change of Life,
says Mrs. Chas. Barclay
Granlteyille, VI. - was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered

from nervousness
and other annoying
symptoms, and l
can truly say that
Lydia Pinkham's
Neget table Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
Of gold to me, as it
restored my health
and strength. l
never forget to tell
my friends what
Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

"First gent to the right, swing lady
with your left, partner with your
right; grand right and wrong.
"When you meet your partner
swing her once and half around.
On with the double hockey, hockey,
on
when you meet your partner
break and lnjun file home, lady in
the lead.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

Everybody rattle your hooks.
Ladies balance to the center.
Gents back against the wall.
"llands on your SiX-shooters, bal
ance all.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-13

-Four ladies to the center and
four hands round. Hold fast.
Nov gents the same on the out
side. Form a basket and pick UP
chips.
Break and swing corners like
swingin' on gate.
Swing your partner and pull your
freight.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-03-18
GIVE HER A NEW EASTER ORES.
...---s...- -. 100. .

IL these early days of spring, when
the birds carol and young lovers sigh
and droop, and eyes lcok love to
eyes that spake again, its q good
time to turn ones attention to the
question Of Brushing up, when the
thrifty property owner should look to
the use of paint and the identifying
of his premises to keep time to tie
revival of lie and color in the world
of the exotic and the plant And
again BrGnswick could select no bet
ter time for her spring cleaning than
RIGHT row on the eve Of the u3hering
in of the sumner season, when visi-
tors come galore tcl hask in the sun
shine of our sea islands and gambol
in their cooling waters. TIE approach
of this season Of the gladstone GUNNER
time viii also bring to Brunswick
hundreds Of followers Of the devoted
Damon and Pytnias and Of the intre-
pid bold and only American Eagle,
who come to us for their annual con-
clave this year Surely this season
and these Georsians must not catch
us in our overalls and we must away
to the task cf covering up the dark
$. OTIS, as the ladies do with paint
an0-powder, for the latter can be
used for blasting purposes.
Brunswick has been slow to catch
this inspiration of new clothes for
herself, many resting under the idea
that the old ones, quite beautiful to
be sure, are ample for all occasions.
But tut, tut, it will not do, we must
change the sombre of autumn and
winter into the green of spring and
summer, we must touch up the many
streaks of gray with the airy tints
of light and we must feel akin to the
glad spring and summer season and
feeling must. make some demonstra-
ton of the fact.
Try the experiment. Just use some
paint, stacks of scythes, wheelbarrcws
and trash carts, use good muscle on
plate window glasses and see them
sparkle like jewels! 1t would make
Brunswick the fairest queen in the
Nav pole dance and new SWANS would
crave her hand, while sister queens
in Georgia's rose bud garden of cities
would envy her in her new raiment!
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-03-18

as storage room for broken down
cars, and all sorts of valuable junk.
AS at present situated, this property
is worthless both to the railroad and
to the state; It brings in no revenue
and besides obstructs the business
of the city and is a constant and
continuing source of irritation to the
people.
We would regret very much to re
forced to the conclusion that Gcver.
nor Brown has teen influenced in this
matter because it had been inaagu-
rated during Governor Smiths admin
istration, but the total failure both
OF himself and his friends to advance
any reasonable or adequate excuse
for or explanation of his failure to
carry out so progressive a program
comes suspiciously near to involving
him in very petty scheme for self
promotion. The Chattanooga Times
was net an Gdmirer cf Governor Smith
and rather Leaned to Mr. Brown in his
candidacy for the goyegorship, be-
cause we believed him TO &c a read
g@ua Ell man and cute Incapable Of
engaging in small politics, especially
when to do so would he hErfful 10 me
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-03-18
BROWN AND THOSE
TERMINALS AGAIN.

In the calm and deliberate Judgment
of the unbiased press of this and ota-
or etates Governor Brown has been
convicted OF small motives in his re-
fusal to purchase those Chattanooga
terminals for the Western & Allan
tic Railway company, in the very face
of legislative action directing him so
to do. Having failed to comply with
this enactment of the legislative Cody
OF the state, without giving to the
necple a sound reason for his course,
it is only fair to assume that the gov
ernor did not make this purchase te-
cause the movement had it's origin
in the administration of former Gov
ernor Hoke Smith. The Chattanooga
Times, q conservative newspaper. with
Brown tendencies in the last cam
paign, discussing this subject in
recent issue thus expresses the SEN
timent ncw rapidly taking root in
Georgia, as well as in Tennessee:
THE Macon Telegraph continues its
efforts to justify the action of Gov
ernor Brown in refusing to purchase
the terminal property in this city
authorized by the legislature and it
does it in spirit and temper which
indicate that it is more interested in
Governor Brown than in the welfare
of the state road or in the prosperity
of Chattanooga The Telegraph in its
latest editorial reference to the mat
ter leaves the impression that Meth
err the Western & Atlantic nor the
state of Georgia would have gained
anything by the purchase and that the
agitation ST the matter at this time
mad simply been undertaken by Chat
tanooga real estate promoters and
certain newspapers in Georgia for po-
iitioil purposes.
It may be possible that the news
payers roteEred TO have q political c.
jeo,--and About that we have no .sr-
t.oular interest, for it IS certain that
neither the Chattanc. ga Times Eor
any citizen of this city has the slight
est desire to involve the question in
politics-which is to beg the bust
ness end Of the question. We would
Ike, if we could, to impress upon our
Macon contemporary the fact that the
purchase # the terminals mentioned
would not only enable Chattanooga to
open up an important thoroughfare
that would relieve badly congested
section of the city, but would at the
same time enable the state to get
the benefit of sevral millions of dol
lars worth of valuable property now
used, not for switching purposes, Tut