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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-13
JERRY MOORE STILL AT TOP.
The North Carolina Lad Produced
Only 1875 Bushels on An Acre.

Columbia, Dec. 7.-Jerry Moore, of
Winona, Florence county, remains
the undisputed champion corn grower
of the world. Last year he produced
22SM bushels Of corn on one acre of
land, and his record has not been
equalled this year.
Several days ago a report was re-
ceived from North Carolina to the
effect that boy in that State had
produced 231 bushels of corn on one
acre. The yield Of the North Caro-
lima boy was examined by O. e. Mar
tin, Of Washington, head of the boys
corn club work; ]. o. Schaub, head
Of the corn club work in North Caro-
lima, and E. NJ. Clark, of the indus
trial department Of the Atlantic
Coast Line railway. 1t was found
that he had produced only 1875 bush
els on the acre, which, Of course, will
eliminate him from the class of Jerry
Moore.
The champion corn grower in
South Carolina for this years crop
is Claude Mcdonald, Of IIamer, in
Dillon county According to a report
filed with G. e. Haddon, in charge Of
the corn club work in this State, he
has produced 210 AZ bushels of corn
on one acre Of land. Jerry Moore
this year produced 178 bushels on
his acre at a cost Of IS cents per
bushel.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-13
Two Killed in Wreck.

Helena, Ga, Dec. 6.-Two train
men were killed and nearly a score
OF persons injured, two seriously, this
afternoon, when Southern Railway
passenger train No. 16, running be-
tween Atlanta and Brunswick, was
derailed near here.
Tho dead are Engineer r. H..
hakesley, Macon; Fireman Sutton,
Macon.
The train was being pulled by two
engines, and is said to have been
about two hours late at the time of
The accident. Both engines and all
the coaches left the track None Of
the injuries to passengers, :: was
stated, was serious
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-13
II A X N TOE,
COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE
Walhalla, S. c., Oct. 8, 1911.

"alnalla, .. o., Oct. 3, 1911.
The books for the collection of
State, County, School and Special
Taxes for the fiscal year 1911 will
be open from October is, 1911, to
December 81, 1911, without penalty,
after which day one per cent penalty
will be added on all payments made
In month Of January, 1912, and two
per cent penalty on all payments
made In the month Of February, and
seven per cent penalty on all pay
ments made from the first day of
March until the fifteenth day of
March, 1912. After that day all
taxes not paid will go into execution
and be placed In the hands of the
Sheriff for collection. Taxpayers
owning property or paying taxes for
others will please ask for a tax re-
ceipt In each township or special
school district In which he or they
may own property. This is very i'm
portant, as there are so many spe
cial school districts. The tax levy is
made up as follows:
State TAX .,.......... 5% mills
Ordinary County 6A mills
'e1iooi YEA .'...... mills
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-13
LassOed a Gasoline Barrel.
(Roswell N. Mex, Dispatch to New
York Times.)

(Roswell, N. Mex, Dispatch to New
York Times.)
While bakery at Clovis was
burning cowboys nerve and accu-
racy in throwing lasso prevented
the destruction of surrounding build
ings, and probably saved the lives of
a number OF people. He rode, his
broncho up to within 40 feet of the
blazing building, lassoed a barrel of
gasoline, and dragged it from the
flames.
The cowboy, Charles Merritt, had
just come in from the range. Seated
on his pony, he was watching the
blaze, when some one shouted that
there was barrel OF gasoline in tho
building that was likely to explode
at any time. The front of the build
ing had been destroyed, and the bar
rel, containing the gasoline was in
plain view.
Suddenly Merritt jabbed the spurs
into the sides Of his mount, released
the rope from his saddle, and threw
1T around the barrel when his pony
approached within throwing distance.
A shout arose from the spectators as
Merritt dashed away from the build
ing, dragging the barrel at the end
Of his lasso.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-13
letter, Salt Rheum and Eczema

Are cured by Chamberlain S Salvc One appjica-
t'on relieves the itching and burning sensation,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-13
Died Of Acute Pcllag1a.

Anderson, Dec. 6.-R. Marcus Bur-
riss, at one time Probate Judge Of
Anderson county, prominent banker
and farmer, died at his home here
to-day, after suffering three days
with an acute attack Of pciiagra. Mr..
Burriss was one Of the best known
citizens Of the county and during his
lifetime amassed considerable
wealth. He was 64 years OF age and
Is survived.by nine brothers and Sis
ters, his widow and five children.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-13
HOW THE BOYS WORK COUNTS.
Boys Corn Clubs Added Nearly ST.
100000 to Georgia's Crop.
(Atlanta Journal, Dec. ~

(Atlanta Journal, Dec. IT,
That the Boys Corn Club work in
Georgia was mainly instrumental in
increasing the States average corn
yield nearly two bushels per acre
during last. season, thereby adding
over $7,000,000 to the wealth COL
lected from the whole crop, Is a.
startling statement which has behind
1t the authority Of Bradford Knapp,
CHIEF Of farm demonstration work of
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture, and Of ]. Phil Campbell,
supervisor Of the Boys Corn Club
work In Georgia-both Of whom are
prominent figures attending the
Southern Corn Show.
DR.. Knapp astonished his audienc.
in the auditorium with it Tuesday.
1t was one Of the many very interest
ing details Of his comprehensive and
impressive address. He did n0s 20
into details, declaring simply that
the yield per acre Of Georgia's corn
lands was increased from 14h to
nearly ~ bushels during last sea-
son over the season of 1910, and that
the State Department Of Agriculture
estimate Of the 1911 crop shows an
increase OF almost 5000 bushels over
the 1910 crop
In 1910 1000 bushels Of corn
were harvested In Georgia. In 1911
the crop is, according to the depart
ment's estimate, 73,232,000 bushels.
The increase is 100000 bushels in
round numbers.
A bushei OF corn Is regarded as
worth on an average of 81 in the
crib. The increase in Georgia's reve.
nue. from corn Is therefore approx.
mately $7,5OO,OO0.
DR.. Knapp and Prof. Campbell are
not the only authorities who assign
the credit for this increase to the
Boys Corn Clubs.
The Increase Of nearly two bushels
in the average yield per acre through
out the State would be difficult to
ascribe to more logical cause.
The Increase in Georgia corn acre
age in 1911 over 1910 was hardly 1
per cent-almost negligible. The
acres that the members of the Boys
Clubs planted would easily account
for it.
Yet, with all her increase in yield.
Georgia is still at the bottom. Gcor-
gia's 1911 average was about 16 ID
bushels to the acre. Mississippi made
10, Arkansas over 20, and so did
Texas; Virginia made % bushels to
the acre, and Tennessee topped~ the
list with 25.9 bushels average for
each acre planted.
But the work of the Boys Corn
Club movement has begun to tell, and
those who are behind the big cam |
paign feel that they have ample |
ground for satisfaction. The yield |
Will increase next year, and next, |
they say, until Georgia Occupies her
rightful place among the corn-grow-
ing States. 1t was tie only State
that increased it's yield in 1911 over
1910, and excepting South Carolina,
1t has the greatest yield of any State |
over and above its ten-year average.
In the corn club work six BOYS
made an average among them Of
l2l.9 bushels to the acre, at a cost
OF 23R cents per bushel, making
their net profit $93.15 on every acre.
Ten other boys made 105 bushels to
each acre, averaging clear profit Of
$63.21 per acre.
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'f Sunday, December 18th, i.
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Suit Against James Mcnamara

Los Angeles, Dec. 6.-James b.
Mcnamara, under sentence Of life
imprisonment, to-day became de-
fendant in a $4,000 damage suit,
brought by Louise M. Sawyer, widow
of Robert L.. Sawyer, a telegraph op-
orator killed in the Los Angeles
Times explosion.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-13
Copyright 1910 by Rev
DECEMBER nth, 1911.

DECEMBER 18TH, 1O11.
Subject: ezra Teaches tho Law"
Nehemiah viii.
Golden Text: "The law of the
Lord is perfect, converting the soul"
Ps. xix:7.
1. Verses 1-5-What can be said
for, or against, the churches In the
community in uniting at least once
year, in a camp meeting, with no
other object but to quicken spiritual
life and get sinners converted?
O. Where was this great meeting
Of the Jews held, and what was it's
object?
3. What answer would you make
to the statement that it Is the duty
of the churches in the large centers
to have street meetings?
4. What results will surely follow
when all the people are eager to
have the law Of God read to them?
5. How long did the first meeting
last?
6. There is a general demand for
short sermons; what is this sign
of? Is it poor or uninteresting
preachers, OF a growing lack Of spir-
ituality on the part of the preachers
or people, or what?
z. Verses 6-7-Which Is the more
becoming and natural in public wor-
ship, and why, the hushed silence
which generally prevails with us, or
hearty and glad responses as in this
case?
8. If our public prayers were more
of the "and Ezra blessed the Lord"
type, out Of jubilant hearts, how
long would it take to get the people
to respond as these worshpers did?
8. Ezra had at least fourteen help
ers, besides the Levites, to assist
him in explaining the law, each no
doubt having a class to himself;
what resemblance is this to modern
Bible classes?
10. Why is it that there is not
the same realized obligation resting
upon church members to attend
classes where the Bible is studied, as
to attend the regular church service?
II. Is our present method Of ora
torcal and textual preaching a sue
cess as teaching agency? Give
your reasons.
IL. Verse S-What agency, other
than the Bible school, Is there in the
Christian church of which it can be
said, $50 they read the book
and caused them to understand the
reading?
13. Verses 9-11-What made the
people weep so much?
ii. Why have sinners a reason to
weep when the word OF God is
brought homo to them?
Is. When We, by the grace of
God, have put ourselves in harmony
with Gods law, is it right for us to
weep over our past sins?
l6. Why is it duty, as well as a
privilege, for us to rejoice and be
glad?
II. Is 1t still right for us, and
why, to hold fcasts and banquets, and
get joy out OF eating and drinking?
(This Is one Of the questions that
may be answered in writing by men,
bers the club.)
Is. Verse 12-What provision is
being made to-day for feeding and
clothing the poor?n
10. Verses 13-1S-Is preaching or
singing, or praying. or study of the
Bible, In tents occasionally, likely to
be more effectual than under usual
circumstances?
20. Should 1t, or not, and why. be |
the aim to have every religious meet
ing produce Every great gladness?"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-13

VIII also stop at the following
stations and take on and let of pas.
sengers: Phiuney's, James's, Toxa,.
way, Welch.
A. B. Andrews, President.
j. r. Anderson. Superintendent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-13

Rich deposits Of copper, at a
depth of 100 feet, were recently
found by artcsian well drillers in Ar
gentina.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-13
II. s. Linscott, D. d.

Lesson for Sunday, December "a ::
Malachi Rebuldng and Encourag-
ing Judah" Nal. iii:1; iv:3.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-29
MANY BATTLES
FOR TOMORROW

On the sporting calendar for this
afternoon and tomorrow afternoon a
large number Of games have been
scheduled. Tomorrow afternoon at
Amusement Park the Marions will
clash with the keystone nine.
Nearly all of the local teams will
play out of town tomorrow after
noon. The st. Anthonys will meet
their old-time rivals, the orioles, at
Red Bank.
The Danish Social A. G. will jour-
ney to Morgan, where they will cross
bats with the Morgan Field Club.
The Peerless aggregation is sched-
uled to travel to Sewaren, where
they will clash with a nine.
Tomorrow afternoon at Huguenot,
S. l., the Huguenot A. G. will meet
the Ridgewood team from Long
Island.
The Keyport high schools nine
will have as their guests the Free
hold nine at Keyport. An aggrega-
ton from Spotswood will journey to
S~ayrevflle and play. In New Bruins
wick the K. o. X. A. and st. Agnes
Lyceums will battle for supremacy.
The South Amboy A. c. Will enter
tain the Railway Field Club this af-
ternoon at South Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-29
PRATTLE

The passing of Kitty Bransfield. the
Philadelphia Nationals slow moving
first baseman, Is freely predicted. He's
only a pinch hitter now.
Cicotte, the Boston Americans
twirler, has developed an "aeroplane"
curve which has a naughty little wig
gle" The ball does a houchi-couchee
as it nears the plate.
Sgd Smith, 1t is said. Is to do the
catching for the left handed Cleveland
pitchers this season. The rotund back
stop Is said to be a past master at
handling port siders.
A rusty nail piercing his foot at Los
Angeles one year ago didn't put Billy
Sullivan out of business after all The
veteran will catch practically all OF
the games for the Chicago Americans
this season.
Cy Falkenberg Of Cleveland, in add.
ton to his new fadeaway ball. has de
veloped an underhand affair to nil
with It He starts 1t at a height Of
seven feet swoops It down to the
ground, and 1t crosses the plate with
the chin elevated like an angry old
maid.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-29
MARIONS WILL
PLAY At PARK
Play KsystOnes Tomorrow
Will be Lively Contest.

The first big local game OF the
season to be played at Amusement
Park will start at 8 O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon, when the Marion A.
c. will have as their opponents the
fast Keystone team. The Keystone
team, although recently organized,
is composed of some of the best am
ateur players of this city, who are
out for the scalps of last years
champions. The Marions have been
practicing faithfully and will have
their regular force on the diamond
In an effort to win their first game Of
the season on the local grounds.
The park is now in t1rst-class con
dition. The infeld has been rolled
and the outield is being levelled off.
The grand stand has been fixed and
the fence has been repaired. The
management OF the Marions has
done everything to make their fol-
lowers as comfortable as possible
and large crowd is expected to be
on hand.
The Marions will have charge of
the park for this season and will
clash with some of the best semi
professional teams in the state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-29
LETTER FROM
THE Triples
TettenyiIle Team State Their
Grievances In Full.

The Tippies Quintet, of Totem
vile, think that some one has been
trying to knock them in this paper
and have sent the following COM
munication relative to their griev-
ances:
T~ottenville, N. Y, April %, 1911.
SPORTING EDITOR:
There seems to be some one very
anxious to knock us in your paper.
To begin with the game was booked
with us Friday April %. Later we
heard from the Riversides, who said
they would not play us Friday night
(Take notice, they are going to play
another team on that date).
We believe they cancelled our
game thinking we would not play
Saturday night, which is the only
night they will give us, and In that
way get out of playing us at all. But
We have consented to play them Sat.
urday night and we will try to show
them what real basketball is. They
claim we outweigh them, but we can
prove to them that we do not, as we
have one of the highest teams in this
vicinity.
We noticed in your paper that the
Riversides walloped the T. A. c.
Reserves. 1t was a tie game and on
playing it out they won That Is an
awful walloping, isn't it?
We are in no. way connected with
the T. A. c., and even If we were
that does not say they can beat us
because they beat the T. A. C. Re-
serves.
Sincerely yours,
Triples QUINTET.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-29
MOON CHANGES IN APRIL.
First quarter, 9Th; full moon,
18th; last quarter, 21st; new moon.
18th.



For constructing. a pavement Of ma
cadam on the following streets, viz:
Holton Street and Cliff Road, Sewar-
en-. R~idgedale Avenue and Mutton
Hollow Road.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Township Committee of the Township
of Woodbridge, in the Town Hall,
Woodbridge, N. j., at $40 p. m, May
IL, 1911, for furnishing all material and
doing all work necessary for the COM
plete and satisfactory construction of
such pavement, according to plans and
specifications on file in the Office of J.
Edward Harmed, Township Clerk,
Woodbridge, N. J.
Separate contracts will be awarded
for each street, excepting that Holton
Street and Cliff Road will be combin-
ed in one contract and bids must be
made accordingly.
The plans and specifications may be
seen at any time or application to said
Clerk at his office.
The Township Committee reserves
the right to reject any or all bids If in
its judgment it may best serve the in
terest of said township.
By direction of the Township Com
mtttee.
J. EDW. HARMED.
Township Clerk.
Dated April 81, 1911.
20673-4-29-5-6
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-29
CLASSY EVENTS
OF LOTUS CLUB
Fine Program for Monday
Night Local Interest.

Arrangements are complete for ths
private athletic entertainment of the
Lotus Club IN the Auditorium. Mon
DAY night. The program that has
been prepared is considered the best
yet and a large turnout of members
is expected. The show will be con-
Quoted in the same high class nam
ner as the previous performances and
every effort will be made to give the
members a good evenings sport.
There Will be a star wrestling match
and excellent sparrfng bouts,
The main exhibition Will be some
thing worth seeing. AL. McCIoskey,
Of Elizabeth, and Jesse Smith, OF
Bayonne. will be the performers and
from all reports are in fine condition
TO put up a lively and interesting
bout. The semi-fnaI viii also be-
some go, as Dave Hennisey, of New
Brunswick, and Kid Leroy, of New
York, viii try for honors.
Local interest, however, is cen
tered in the scheduled contest be-
tween Kid Thomas, Of South Amboy,
and Young Hudson, Of Staten Island.
The latter recently met Battling
Brown, OF this city, before the Lotus
Club, and the members win remem-
Der that Hudson showed that he was
a game little boxer.
Kid Leary. Of New Orleans, and
Babe Davis, of Brooklyn, are two
fast boys, who appear In one Of the
preliminary bouts. In addition to
the foregoing program. two eoiored
boys Will give an exhibition.
In the wrestling contest Charley
Burkhardt and George SehnRbei Will
appear. They are both heavyweights
and Will undoubtedly give 9 frst
class exhibition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-29
ACME A. 4. WANTS
SOME SUNDAY GAMES

The Acme A. A, champions of the
Branch Brook League, of Newark,
seasons 1909-19l0, who are to play
the Marion A. c., in this city, on May
14th, would like to arrange games
Sunday with such teams as the
Danish Sociable A c., Puritans,
South River, and teams of like
strength, to be played on opponents
grounds. May 21st, 28th, June 4th,
18th and 25th, are open dates. Man
ayers wishing to book games with
the AGNES may do so by communi-
eating with the manager, Joe Nc
Donnell, No. ,131 Highland avenue,
Newark. N. j., stating what guaran-
tee they will offer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-29
NOTICE OF INTENTION

Public Notice is hereby given pursu-
mi to a resolution adopted by the
Council of the City of Perth Amboy, on
the seventeenth day Of April, nineteen
~tention of the City Council to pass and
adopt an ordinance to cause New Street
to be paved with bitulithic paving ma
terial, In accordance with the provis-
ions OF Chapter 200 of the laws of 1898,
and that aid ordinance will be intro
duced and passed on It's first reading
at a regular meeting Of said Council
to be held on the first day of May,
nineteen hundred and eleven.
Dated April 10, 1911.
WILBUR LARGE.
City Clerk.
20392-4-20-22-29-5-1
f6b
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-29
SPORTS IN SMALL CHUNKS

Cornell university has $50 oarsmen
trying for seats in interclass crews
The international tennis tournament
at NiagHra-on-the-Lake has been fixed
for the week Of Aug. %.
Dominion of Canada rowing clubs
may send four crews to the Royal
English Henley regatta in London
next July.
A Porto Rico high school baseball
team will visit New York May 20 and
play a series Of games with schoolboy
teams In Gotham.
Many of the eastern universities are
having the eight cared shells for their
varsity Fights built In England.
Among the latest are Annapolis, Co
lumbia and Harvard.
Menaul of the University of Chicago,
though he weighs but 146 pounds and
is better known as a quarter mile run-
ner, has been showing wonderful form
In the shot put this spring. -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-29
NO CHANCE FOR EARL MACK
TO PLAY WITH FATHERS
CHAMPIONS.

There II just one young base
bali player who Is doomed never
to play with the Athletics as 4
regular while Connie Mack is
manager of the team The young
man IL Earl Mack. son OF Cor
nelius the first and only. True,
Earl played In one championship
game In the American league
last fall, but that was just q
special occasion. Some people
think that Earl IS going to be-
come Z catcher for the Athletics
some day." said Connie. "but
they are mistaken Earl hasn't
a chance Of playing with my
team. 1t doesn't do to mix up
family affairs with business
Naturally l want to see my boy
at the top Of the profession. but
IL he ever gets there or good
enough for a major league he
will have to play under some 9th
er manager Earl is now catch
ing for Scranton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-29

LOSE
TO RIVfRSIDES
Lively Basketball Game In
Auditorium--Scors 27-i2.

In keeping with their reputation
the Riverside basketball team OF
this city easily defeated the Melrose
Quintet. Of TottenyiIie, last night, on
the Auditorium court, by the score
of 81 to IL. The lineups:
Melrose. Riversides.
Copeland MeCreery
right forwards
hunt
left forwards
L. Paugn Burns
center
McGarry Allen
right guards
left guards
Field goals: Copeland, 9; Hud-
son, 2; Paugh, 1; Allen. 4; Burns, 8;
McCreery, 3; Hunt, 9. Goals from
fouls: McCreery, L
Game Tonight.
Tonight the Auditorium will be
the cen of q battle royal for the
Rtversides r to buck up against
the Tippey Five Of Tottenyflle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-29

Two base hits, McCreery and
Coley. Three base hit, Coley. Hits,
on Goldman, 8 In 1 1-3 innings; Nc
Cormick, 4 in 4 innings; Coley, 4 in
8 1-3 innings; Ayres, IL in 6 Inn
ings; BARTLETT, 3 In 2 innings. Struck
out, by Goldman, Mccormick, 2 in
four innings; Coley, 2 in 3 1-3 inn
ings; Ayres, 1 in six innings Bartt-
lett, 1 In two innings. Base on balls.
or Bartlett, 1 in two innings; Ayres.
4 in six innings; Coley, 1 in 8 is
Innings; Mccormick, 8 In four inn
ings; Goldman, 5 in 1 2-3 innings.
Hit by pitched ball, by Goldman
lDurand); Ayres Burns, 2; Their
kelson, p. Umpire, Virgil Shull.