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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13
FARMER HAS NEW VEGETABLE
Tennesseean Says He Has at Last
Raised Peppermato-Peeullar
Combination.

Humboldt, Tenn.-Henry p. Cole,
prosperous farmer OF this vicinity.
promises to rival tho great Burbank
in marvellous feats OF plant raising.
His latest innovation Is combina.
ton tomato and pepper plant, which
will enable tho lover OF the delicious
fruit TO abandon the antiquated meth
cd of using pepper, II being only
necessary to slice the new product
and Il is ready for use
The tomato patch from which the
freak tomato was taken is In close
proximity to field OF peppers, and 1t
is supposed by the plant raisers OF
this section that the pollen Of the
two was mixed during tho blooming
season. The physical construction OF
the "peppermato," as It has been local
ly dubbed, is peculiarly interesting.
As II taking into consideration the
tastes OF every one. nature so ar
ranged the fruit that the pepper part
may be separated from the tomato,
and those who fear the Ill effects OF
pepper upon human vitality may raise
the fruit for market purposes and at
the same time remove the pod from
the few which they may personally
consume.
The "peppermato" resembles the
poverbial Siamese twins, being per.
rect specimen of tomato species, TO
which is grated a full pod of pep
per. II is thought that the now plant
Involves principles which will be OF
interest to scientists.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13

latter make desperate attempts 10
earn a livelihood in Paris, a city that
offers employment only to the most
Partisan of foreigners. On the boule-
wards you frequently are accosted by
an obvious American. who either sells
questionable picture cards, offers to
show you what you shouldn't see. or
asks you for money that you probably
haven't got.
in fact tpe begging American is
now an Institution in Paris lie halls
from the same town that you do. he
knows OF your father; perhaps he
once worked on the staff OF the lead
ing daily. There is only one dodge to
get rid of this broke" compatriot-
give him the address OF some one you
know or don't know. who. you tell
him, will be interested I'm his case"
The name you give should be. OF
course. that Of an artist who is starv-
ing and who has a sense OF humor,
and there are plenty OF them.
Though the willing prisoners are on
the increase. Il is a fact that this year
comparatively few Americans have
been stranded in Paris through fall
Ing TO engage their return passage.
The actual number is a record
Nowadays not only do many Amer
leans pay their European hotel bills,
railroad fares and steamship tickets
before leaving New York, but their ex
penses are figured so closely that they
arrive back in New York with just
about uptown carfare in their pockets
To those who figure too closely the
pawnshops of Paris are a boon. a
! watch often pays for an emphatic
! cable.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13

de- right, an de farmer he say de-
~fneA.n ting. be goshi and tell US go to
well, anyway he tarn mad. Now"
and then he waved his hand again
towards the fields, Il ave no bodder.
no cardin mill, no girls mill. no cheese
factor. am now de farmer man an
when me want to. me can say to de
oder fellow you 60! Well, we
like him--the farmin'." And that was
a good definition OF independence.
Throughout a trip Of several hun
dred miles in the agricultural district
OF Western Canada, the writer found
the farmers In excellent spirits. an
optimistic feeling being prevalent
everywhere. II will be interesting to
the thousands on the American side
of the line to know that their rela-
tives and friends are doing well there,
that they have made their home in a
country that stands up SO splendidly
under what has been trying conditions
in most of the northwestern part of
the farming districts of the continent.
With the exception of some portions
of Southern Alberta, and also a por-
ton OF Manitoba and Southern Sas-
katchewan the grain crops could be
described as fair. good and excellent.
The same drought that affected North
and South Dakota, Montana. Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and other of the
northern central states extended over
into a portion of Canada Just men
toned. But in these portions the
crops for the past four or five years
were splendid and the yields good
The great province Of Saskatchewan
has suffered less from drought In pro-
portion to heT area under cultivation
than either OF the other provinces. On
the other hand, instead OF the drought
being confined very largely to the
south of the main line Of the c. P. r.
II is to be found in patches right
4 through the center of northern Sas-
katchewan also. In spite OF this, how.
ever, Saskatchewan has splendid
crop. A careful checking OF the aver
ages of yield. with the acreages in the
different districts. gives an average
yield OF 15h bushels TO the acre.
In Southern Alberta one-iifth OF the
W inter wheat will not be cut. OF has
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13
Try 70 Come Back.

Not long ago Lord Kinnalrd. who is
always actively interested in religious
work. paid a surprise visit to mis-
sion school in the east end Of London
and told a class Of boys the story OF
Samson. Introducing his narrative.
his lordship added:
"He was strong, became weak. and
then regained his strength1 enabling
him to destroy his enemies. Now.
boys, If l had an enemy. what would
you advise me to do?'
A little boy, after meditating on the
secret of that great giants strength.
shot up his hand and exclaimed: Get
q bottle of air restorer."
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13
when the EIah Exploded.

Somebody discovered that fish are
fond of gasoline. and this led to the
idea OF soaking worms in gasoline In
order to make them more alluring
when used for bait.
Mark the result.
Two of those gasoline-tempted FISH
exploded in the frying pan. and broke
the kitchen window, and blew the
cooks face full Of mashed potato. and
hurled the teakettle into the flour bar
rel, and painted the kitchen ceiling
with stewed tomatoes.
Call It a lying world and let It go at
that.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13
INDEPENDENCE
ON THE FARM
SPLENDID RESULTS FOLLOW
FARMING IN THE CANADIAN
WEST.
Americans In Canada Not Asked 20
Forget That They Were Born
Americans.

Farm produce today is remunera-
tive, and this helps 10 make farm life
agreeable. Those who are studying
the economics OF the day tell US that
the strength Of the nation lies in the
cultivation Of the soil. Farming 10 no
longer a hand-to-mouth existence. II
means independence. often afauence,
but certainly independence.
Calling at a farm house, near one Of
the numerous thriving towns of Al
berta, in Western Canada, the writer
was given a definition Of 'indepen-
dence" that was accepted as quite
original The broad acres of the farm
er's land had crop-and a splendid
one, too, by the way-ripening for the
reapers' work. The evenness Of the
crop, covering field after field. attract
ed attention, as did also the neatness
of the surroundings, the well-built sub
stantial story-and-a-half log house, and
the well-rounded sides Of the cattle.
His broken English--he was a French
Canadlan-was easily understandable
and pleasant to listen to. He had
come there from Montreal a year ago.
had paid $50 an acre for the 320-acre
farm, with the little improvement II
had. He had never farmed before. yet
his crop was excellent, giving evil
dence as to the quality Of the soil, and
the good judgment that had been used
in its preparation. And brains count
in farming as well as Draw" Asked
how he liked II there, he Strengthened
his broad shoulders. and with hand
outstretched towards the waving fields
of grain. this young French Canadian
model Of symmetrical build, replied:
BE gosh, yes, we like him-the
farmin'-well. don't we, Jeannette2'
as he smilingly turned to the young
wife standing near. She had accom-
panied him from Montreal to his far
west home, to assist him by her wifely
help and companionship. in making q
new home in this new land. Yes, we
come here wan year ago, and we never
farm before. Near Montreal. me
father, he KEEP do gris' mill, an dc
cardin' mill, an be goshl he run d,
cheese factor too. He work, an me
work. an us work tarn har'. be gosh
Us work for do farmer; we'll den
sometin' go not always wat you cal
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13
Mishap often Occurs to Amer
leans in Big French City.
Many Tourists Fail to Engage Return
Passage and Are Unwilling Pris-
oners-Steamship Companies
Unable to Carry Them.

Paris.-It will come as a surprise
to many Americans to hear that every
year a few Of their compatriots are
actually prisoners in Paris and Lon
don. There are two classes of pris-
oners, tho willing and the unwilling;
neither is to be envied. even though
confined In a city of pleasure.
There is no doubt that the number
of Americans touring in Europe is
greater this year than ever before.
1t is impossible to obtain the exact
figures, but one can realize the mag
nitude of the invasion when 1t is
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13
New Run Blood PoIsoner.

Pottsville, Pa.-Frank Ebach may
lose his right hand as the result Of be-
ing stung by a new bug of greenish
color. much resembling mosquito,
which is now as much Of a pest In
Schuykill county as the seventeen
year locusts. There are scores Of vic
tins in this vicinity and blood pois-
oning has been caused In several In
stances.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13
Help Queen Mary's Bill"

birds of gay plumage these ladies, in
stead OF patronizing London millinery
establishments, will 90 over to Paris
for their headgear."
These two extracts from interviews
in quarters least expected show that
Queen Mary's BILL" as 1t is coming to
be called. will probably become law
without much opposition.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13
100000 Cyclists Sign Bill.

London.-signed by 100000 cyclists
a petition in favor or the bill TO pro-
vide for the cheaper conveyance of
bicycles was presented in the House
OF Commons the other day,
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13

The man whose bluff is not some
times called never existed.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13

II man speaks of auburn locks
when a girl has red hair she knows he
has poetry in his soul.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13

Dr. Perco's Pleasant Pellets regulate and inyig-
orata stomach, liver ana bowels. hughr-coated
tiny granules, easy 10 take as candy.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-13

But It doesn't rain very hard on the
unjust If he is roosting under a stolen
umbrella. -
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
AN HONORED VISITOR.
Anderson Paper Praises OcOncc's
"Grand Old Man."
(Anderson Mail, 16th.)


Col. Robert A. Thompson, of Wal
hnlla, spent yesterday in Anderson,
and was given warm greeting.
Col. Thompson Is the sole survi-
vor Of the Secession Convention. He
is we'll beyond his SOth year, but Is
more hale and hearty than many a
man Of 60. He Is in his law office in
Walhalla every day, and attends ac-
lively to his practice. He says he
does not intend to retire for a good
many years yet. 81 have noticed"
he said yesterday, that when an old
man retires from active life he soon
dies. still have good health and
am able to go about and attend to
business, and intend to keep on
just as long as possible. l suppose
| will die in the harness"
Col. Thompson Is about the last
or his generation. He lived in An
derson for year or so in his youth,
being employed as printer on one
OF the newspapers published here be-
fore the Civil War. He served his
apprenticeship In the office Of the old
Pendleton Messenger or all the
people who lived in Anderson at tho
time Col. Thompson lived here, II. j.
Webb Is the only one left.
Col. Thompson Is fine and rare
old gentleman, and he has had a
splendid career. AS a member of the
Secession Convention, as a colonel in
the confederate army, as journalist,
lawyer, member OF the Legislature,
and as private citizen, he has served
faithfully and we'll, and there has
never been any taint upon him.
His presence in this generation is
benediction and an Inspiration We
hope, for his own sake, and for the
sake Of the people Of to-day, that he
will be spared to us for many years
yat
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
MISSIONARY MEETING, MAY 12.
Program Of w. NJ. u. of Bcnvcrdnm
Association, Third District.

Devotional exercise-Mrs o. X.
BreaZealc.
Welcome--Mrs. J. A. Watkins
RespOnse-NIrs. w. l.. DobbS
Reports from the presidents Of the
several districts.
An unstatistical report from each
society.
General business.
Importance of Taking and Read
ing our Mission Literature" Discus
sion opened by Mrs. Frank Carter.
Dinner.
Devotional exercise-Mrs. n. M. FL
rod. Of New Hope.
Address by the superintendent on
the general work
Why Belong to a Missionary So
cicty? Short talks by Mrs. w. J.
Stribling, Mrs. Joe McJunkin, Mrs. a.
NW. Thompson and Miss Rena Hun
Psinger.
How to Arouse More Interest in
our Mission Work." Answered by
Mrs. Norton Cox, Mrs. f. G. Laven-
der, Mrs. Wilton Mason and Miss
TRUE King.
The meeting will be held with the
First church, Westminster, beginning e
at 10 o'clock, Thursday, May 18th
1910.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
THE GOVERNORS REpnIMAND.
Supervisors and Commissioners Re-
quest Turned Down by Governor.

The following dispatch was sent
out from Columbia under date of
April 10th:
7 Governor Ansel In refusing par
don to w. D. Hopkins, who is serv-
| Ing two years sentence on the pub
lie works Of Oconee county, severely
rebuked the Oconee County Commits
| sioners and the Supervisor for recon-
mending the pardon on the ground
that Hopkins had been crippled and
! would be dead expense to the coun-
| ty If he were not pardoned Governor
| Ansel takes the position that If the
man was injured In the service of
Oconee county 1t Is the duty OF the
county to support him until he recov-
ers and not to force a hardship on
his family"
On reading the above a representa-
tive Of The Courier was sent to Su-
pervisor Phillips to asce in the OK
| act status of affairs In the Hopkins
| matter, and the Supervisor gave the
following statement in substance:
w. d. Hopkins was convicted of
bigamy about eighteen motnhs ago,
was sentenced to serve three years
at hard labor on the county chain
gang, and has already served a year
and half Of his sentence.
Some three months ago Hopkins,
! while at work at the poor farm haul
ing wood, got his foot caught
between stump and the brake of
| the wagon and badly crushed. He is
unable to do anything, and physi-
| clans state that it will be at least q
year before he can do manual labor.
BY that time he will almost have
served out his sentence as fixed by
the court, not counting the deduc-
ton that would come to him as a
| reward for good behavior. 1t is
Hopkins desire to 60 home, and it
is also the desire Of his family that
he be there, where members Of his
own family can attend to his needs
and wants. At present it Is taking
almost the entire time Of another
| convict to wait on the injured man.
The Supervisor and Commission
ers, therefore, recommended Hop
kins' pardon, feeling that his Grip
pied condition, considering his own
desires and those of his family
| coupled with the fact that his term
will have about expired before he
Is able to be about to any extent
justified the request for pardon. The
local officials looked at 1t in the
light that, under the circumstances
he will be pretty closely confined
even in his own home, during pc
| riod exceeding his sentence; that
his confinement now on the public
works Is not only hardship on the
prisoner, but an unnecessary eX-
| pense, taking into consi Iteration all
the facts in the case.
All Of the above facts were laid
| before the Governor IN anidavits by
Supervisor Phillips, Steward Cobb
| and County Physician Thode.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
ALL GERMANY is AFFECTED.
100000 Lnboring Men Out an(
Troops Distributed in Cities.

Berlin, April 16.-Troops were dis
tributed in every city in Germany af-
fected by the general lockout in the
building trades, which went into eff
feet at midnight. Reports received
here to-day indicate that 100000
men throughout the country have
been thrown into idleness.
The Social Democrats have started
campaign Of agitation, making the
most for their propaganda of the sit
uation, which was brought about by
the refusal Of the Socialist federation
Of trades unions to accept the wage
scale offered by the Master Builders
Association.
The entire organization of the
working classes has been drawn on
for support by the locked out men.
The building trades unions already
have In cash more than $3,000,0OO
and will not begin to pay benefits for
two weeks. While negotiations for
peace are under way at Munich, it
was declared that the employers Of
Bremen, Hamburg and Berlin, not at
first included, would be called on to
join in the lockout.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
20 NEW CARS FOR SOUTHERN.
Palatial Slccpcrs for the Tourist
Travel Next Season.

Atlanta, Ga, April 19.-Seventy
all-steel sleeping cars of the most
modern type, electric lighted and
equipped with every device for the
comfort and safety Of passengers
which the ingenuity Of the worlds
leading car builders has brought out,
are now being constructed by the
Pullman Company for the use Of the
Southern Railway Company on it's
through trains from the South to
New York city. 1t Is expected that
these cars will be ready in September
or October OF this year, and as soon
as they are delivered to the Southern
the company will operate its through
trains to New York, which now stop
at Jersey City, into the magnificent
new terminal Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company on Manhattan Is
land, located between Seventh and
Eighth avenues and Thirty-first and
Thirty-thtrd streets.
TO reach this terminal trains will
pass from the Jersey shore under the
Hudson river through the Pennsyl-
vania tunnels. which are in reality
steel tubes, driven beneath the river.
By their use the Southern, instead of
landing passengers In Jersey City
will enable them to step from their
sleepers in the heart Of the hotel,
theatre and shopping district, thus
eliminating the ferry trip from Jer-
sey City, which has been feature
of all travel to New York from the
South since the beginning Of railroad
service
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
Mocking the Courts.
(News and Courier }

Politics, we are tcld, was not the
only thing at the bottom of Cover
nor Patterson's granting a pardon to
Col. Cooper. The Governor, 1T seems,
Is man of "heart," and according
to the Nashville correspondent Of the
New York World he has shown clem-
ency in 956 cases since he became
Chief Magistrate Of Tenn essee. 1t has
taken him a little more than three
years to do this, and while we are
not furnished with statistics as to
the number Of convictions in Tennes-
see during this period, the courts out
there must have been smashing rec
| ords If they kept very much in the
lead of this codoner OF crime.
According to the World, Governor
.Patterson's clemency record, estab-
| lished ''in the interest Of hu manity,"
| according to his view as expressed.
| includes 1872 murderers, 1913 Illicit
| liquor sellers, 175 persons convicted
Of carrying weapons, 124 persons
convicted Of larceny, 4O2 persons con-
victed Of other misdemeanors. He
has averaged nearly six pardons a
week and has nmlli1ed the work OF
52 judges, 22S lawyers and 1924
| jurymen in murder cases alone.
| The story is almost unbelievable.
Such conduct cannot possibly be JUS
tilted or excused. We sympathize
with the Governor who Is called upon
to exercise the pardoning power and
we are always loath to crticise the
use made of 1t, but 1t Is absurd to
contend that In 1852 murder cases
mistakes were made or that there
were mitigating circumstan which
the jurymen were not privileged to
consider under their oath. Unless
Governor Patterson has been gravely
misreprescnted his record, aside from
his action in the Cooper case, is
enough to condemn him as unfit for
the position which he occupies. If
the Worlds story be true, he has
wantonly abused the greatest power
| with which he has been entrusted.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
Patterson Is Defiant.

Nashville, Tenn, April 19.-Gov-
ernor Malcolm r. Patterson late yes
terday afternoon announced his can
didacy for a third term as Governor,
challenging his opponents to any
kind Of a primary.
Patterson'S announcement comes
close upon the pardon he gave Dun
can Cooper, and appears to be def
to his political enemies. 1t Is GER
tain that he will have opposition in
the race, and it is expected that old
animositics will be revived, and a hot
fight Is again expected.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-04-20
DEATH CLAIMS w. w. KEYS.
Passed Away Monday at His Home
in Grcenville.

The news Of the death Of w. w.
Keys, which occurred at his home in
Greenyille last Monday morning, will
be learned In Walhalla with deep re-
gret Mr.. Keys was we'll known
here, and by reputation all over the
State. For years he had been promi-
nently associated with the Baptist
Courier as one Of the editors Of that
paper
We take the following facts from
the Anderson Mail:
"Mr. Keys was 54 years old, and
death was due to a complication Of
diseases, from which he had suffered
for some time. He recently became
worse, and 1t was realized that the
end was near at hand, though the
announcement Of his death Will new
ertheless bring sorrow to the hearts
of all who knew him.
Mr.. Keys was native Of Anderson
county, and made his home here until
about rs years ago, when he moved
to Greenville. While in Anderson he
was connected with the old Anderson
Inteliigencer, and after going to
Grenyille he became connected with
The Baptist Courier. At the time
Of his death he was one Of the editors
gnu o"hSiS VI LllS ChuICu paper. ne
was ever identified with church work
and was loved by all.
Mr.. Keys IS survived by his wife,
who was Miss Vashti Burriss, a
daughter Of the late Milford Burriss,
OF Anderson, and seven children. The
sons are: Fnrman Keys, in the rail
way mail service, running between
Los Angeles, Cal, and Eel Paso,
Texas; j. G. Keys, in the quartermas-
ter department service at Panama,
and William Keys, a student at Fur
man University. The daughters are:
Miss Ida Keys, who Is connected with
the educational work at Panama;
Mrs. Vashti Cullum, Of Augusta, Ga. {;
Miss Eleanor Keys, teacher in the
public schools of North Carolina, and
Miss Lavinia Keys, who lived with
her parents.
The living brothers Of Mr.. KEYS
are: r. l.. Keys, Of Anderson; NJ. l..
Keys, Of Belton; J. B. Keys, of Char
lotte; Joel c. Keys, Of Spartanburg,
and j. G. Keys, Jr., Of Denver, Col.
Mrs. Geo. A. Wagner and Mrs. H. S.
Bremen, Of Charleston, are his sis
| ters.