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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18
C. w. & j. E. Bauknight,
Walllala, South Carolina
SHOOTS WIFE, THEN HIMSELF.
CraZcd by Liquor, Georgia Planter
Goes on Rampage.

Arlington, Ga, Oct. 16.-John
Bats, well-to-do farmer, about As
years old, living four miles from
Kestler. on the g., II. e. A. railroad
ten miles south of here, shot and in
stantly killed himself and mortally
wounded his wife about 10 o'clock
this morning.
1t seems that Bats had been drink
ing heavily, but seemed to be all
right when the children left the house
for school and his wife left for the
field to pick cotton.
Mrs. Bats, after picking cotton a
while, returned to the house to give
her baby some medicine. She was
met at the door by Bats, who had a
pistol IN his hand, and opened fire on
her, emptying his revolver at her,
three Of the five shots striking the
woman.
Seeing his wife fall mortally
wounded, he turned, went into the
house, got his shotgun, and placing
the muZzle over his heart tried to pull
the trigger with his foot. Being un-
successful in this, he took off his shoe
and pulled the trigger with his toes,
shooting himself through the heart.
He leaves nine children. There
seems to be no motive for the trag-
edy, except that Bats was crazy from
drinking
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18
IN ATLANTA AUTO, ACCIDENT.
One Lady Is Killed md Another Criti-
cnlly Injured.

Atlanta, Oct. 17.-Miss NJ. "A. Ed
wards is dead and her sister, Mrs A.
e. Dobbs, is critically injured, as the
result OF an auto accident about 7
o'clock last night. The accident oc-
Cured at the corner Of Gordon and
Holderness street, during the pro-
gress OF driving rain storm The
machine was driven by Ed. Hayes,
who has been placed under arrest,
pending an investigation by the coro-
ner and the police.
Miss Edwards and her sister were
on their way home. About 7 O'Clock
the street car stopped at the corner
of Gordon and Holderness streets to
let the two ladies get Off Just as
they stepped off the car the auto,
coming up from behind struck them.
. The chauffeur stopped the car as soon
as possible, and passengers from the
car and neighbors rushed into the
street to render help. The two vic
Tins were carried into their own res
idence, and physicians were at once
summoned.
Miss Edwards was dead within a
) few minutes. Mrs DODbs is being
given every possible attention. Her
condition is critical, however, and the
physicians fear that her injuries may
be Of fatal character.
According to the street car conduc-
tor the auto was going at high rate
of speed, and did not slow uD to any
great extent as the car stopped.
, Hayes, the chauffeur, after his arrest,
declared that his car was not going
very fast, but that the accident was
caused by skidding, the street being
very wet, and rendering it difficult to
control the car.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18

w. j. Alexander Badly Injured Near
Edwardsvillc, Ala.

Buchanan, Ga, Oct. 16.-This
morning at 4 o'clock, just before the
eastbound Southern passenger train
reached Edwardsville, Ala, young
man giving his name as w. J. Alex
ander threw himself through a win
dow OF the coach in which he was rid
ing and was hurled down an embank-
ment several feet below. The train
was running at the rate Of 80 miles
an hour.
The window was closed when Alex
ander made his desperate leap and he
was terribly lacerated about the face
and body by broken glass. He was
picked up and placed in the baggage
car, and upon reaching Cdwardsville
he was turned over to the railroad
physician for treatment.
Alexander Is well dressed, intel
ligent looking young man. and all the
reason he gave the conductor for his
rash act was that certain young men
of Hefiin gave him something" The
doctors think he will live.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18
INSURGENTS AGAINST TAFT.
Progressive Rcpubs. Formally Enter
La NOllcttC for 1912 Nomination.

Progressive Rcpubs. Formally Enter
la Toilette for 1912 Nomination.
Chicago. Oct. 1G.-Two hundred
progressive Republicans in their first
national conference to-day endorsed
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette, of
Wisconsin, for President and declared
in favor Of direct primary as n
means for the expression of presi-
Dental choice.
The endorsement came in the
shape Of resolutions framed in part
by former Secretary Of the Interior
James II. Garfield, who, 1t was held
by the delegates, appeared as express
ing the views Of Theodore Roosevelt
and who, II was feared, would oppose
a declaration in favor Of any indi-
vldual
The resolution followed a day of La
toilette enthusiasm, in which his
name was cheered repeatedly as 1t
was mentioned by dozen speakers.
Contrary to expectations the confer
ence was concluded in one day, most
Of the delegates leaving the city, and
the progressive program outlined for
tomorrow will be devoted to support
Of State and local candidates and con-
ditions.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18
LEGIshATURE ELECT SUCCESSOR
Unexpilcd Portion Of Judge Klugh's
Term Over Twelve Months.

Columbia, Oct 13.--Judge j. G..
Klugh's death devolves upon the
General Assembly the duty Of elect
ing, at its 1912 session, some one to
serve out the unexpired portion Of
his term as Judge of the Eighth Cir
cult.
appointment by the Governor only
when less than twelve months re-
main OF the term. Judge Klughs
term would not have ended until the
latter part Of 1914, SO that the uneX-
pired portion consists Of more than
three years.
Pending the election Of a Judge to
serve for the mexpired portion OF
Judge Klugh's term, which election
is due to take place during the legis-
lative session beginning in January
next, the count terms at which Judge
Klugh would have presided If he had
lived and had been fit for duty, will
be provided for as previous terms as
signed to him in regular courts have
been provided for; that is, by the
assignment Of other circuit judges
temporarily disengaged to sit in his
stead, or, in case no circuit Judge
was disengaged, by the appointment
for the term Of special Judge by the
Governor, on the recommendation Of
the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court
1t has been many months since.
Judge Klugh was able to go on the
circuit. His work has mainly been
divided among his brethren on the
circuit bench.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18
new series No. ,d04-Volnme LxIII---No. a..
No oCoNEE NOVEMBER COURT
Death of Judge Hugh Makes Noycln-
ber Term Impossible.

The death of Judge ]. G.. Klugh
who was to have presided over the
November term Of court for Oconee,
makes the holding OF that term i'm
possible, as there Is no Judge now dis
engaged, anu no other ARRANGEMENTS
for the filling Of his place have been
made. Judge Klugh had for months
been very !, having been unable for
long while to sit in any court, and
his duties were assumed by his col
leagues at times when they would.
otherwise have been temporarily dis.
engaged.
The jurors for the November term
were to have been drawn next Satur-
day, but in all probability they will
not be drawn at that time, as 1t would
be but mere useless compliance
with the jury law. 1t is thought that
an order will be issued before Satur-
day making it unnecessary to draw
the jury, as, in the absence of such
an order, even though 1t would be
useless. those charged with providing
the names of Jurors would be bound
to draw the jury for the November
term.
1T is very probable that an extra
term OF court will be held in Decem-
ber 1t is the desire of the members
or the local bar to have term at that
time If possible, and efforts to that
end have been started. 1t Is possible
that some Circuit Judge may be
found who will be disengaged at that
time. but If this should not be the
case, in all probability the services or
some attorney learned In the law"
Will be invoked for a special term.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18
TAFT'S SPECIAL WAS MENACIGD.
3G Sticks OF Dynamite Were Put Un.
der Railroad Bridge.

Santa Barbara, Cal, Oct. 1G.-
Sheriff Stewart left here to-day for
Gaviota to search for a mysterious
man who Is said to have placed 36
sticks Of dynamite under the South
ern Pacific steel bridge between Ga
viota and El Captain just before Pres
ident Tafts train passed early to-day.
watchman employed by the rail
road since the shopmen's strike began
saw the man and fired several shots
at him as ne fled. The railroad agent
at Gaviota admitted later that dyna-
mite had been found under the
bridge. The eXpl ,ive was removed
before the Taft special passed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18
Saved His Mothers Life,

-Four doctors had given me up"
writes Mrs. Laura Gaines, of Avoca
La, and my children and all my
friends were looking for me to die,
when my son insisted that use Elec-
tric Bitters. l did so, and they have
done me a world Of good. | will al
ways praise them" Electric Bitters
is priceless blessing TO women trou-
bled with fainting and dizzy spells
backache, headache. weakness, debil-
ity, constipation or kidney disorders.
Use them and gain new health
strength and vigor. They're guaran-
teed to satisfy or money refunded.
Only soc. at all druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18
"OLD BILL" MINER is GONE.
RObbcr, with Two Other Convicts
Gagged Guard and Got Away.

Robbcr, with Two Other Convicts,
Gagged Guard and Got Away.
Macon, Ga, Oct. 17.-There was a
sensational escape from the State
prison farm at Milledgeville early this
morning when Old Bill Miner, the no
torious train robber, who is serving a
20-year sentence, Joined with Tom
Moore and John Watts and assaulted
a guard. The guard was bound and
gagged and it was some time before
he could give the alarm.
Bloodhounds were put on the trail
Of the men, and the dogs ran the trail
well for few minutes, but a hard
rain came up and they were unable
to do any more. The men were head
ed toward Macon. kilograms have
been sent all over the State, notifying
the sheriffs Of the escape.
Old Bill Miner robbed a Southern
railway train last year near Gaines
vile and was sentenced to 20 years
in the penitentiary Tom Moore was
serving a life sentence for the mur-
der Of his brother in Burke county,
having killed him to secure the life
insurance money. John Watts was
serving 20 years from Pulaski county
for murder.
Bill Miner was sent originally to
the roads Of Newton county. In
short while reports Of iii health be-
gan to come in on Bill's record The
prison commission, believing that
Miner was growing feeble, and innu-
enced especially because Of his ex-
treme age, which was somewhere in
the seventies, transferred him to the
State farm at Milledgeville. And
here's where the genius Of the fam
Gus outlaw once more came into evil
dence. Old Bill Miner was never
SICK. 1t would seem. In spite OF his
seVenty-odd years, 1t Is apparent now
that ne mad never grown feeble.
When Miner told the prison officials
that he was i'll - and unable to work
on the roads, 1t was only another
clever step taken by the old fox to-
ward regaining his liberty.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18
Anderson Man Makes III Bushels.

Anderson, Oct. 17.-Guy II. Nor
ris, whose prize acre of corn was
gathered by three representatives of
the national department of agricul-
ture, has received notice from the
department that his official yield is
III bushels. The field measurement
gave yield Of 113 bushels, but after
the moisture test was made, the yield
was decreased two bushels.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18
Wants to Kill Boil Wccvils.

Atlanta. Ga, Oct. 14.-Mrs. J. S.
Buergsteiner. Of Valdosta, has writ
ten to II. G. Hudson, State Commits
sioner Of Agriculture, to say that If
he will pay her 25 cents an acre for
the work, she will kill all the boil
weevils in creation. She has secret
formula. she says. which Is sure death
TO the pests
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18
Family Slain as they Slept.

Ellsworth Kans., Oct. 16.--Slain as
they slept Sunday night, the bodies
of Will Snowman, chauffeur, his
wife and three small children were
discovered tonight in the Snowman
home by neighbor. The Showmans
lived several hundred yards FROM
their nearest neighbOr.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18

Biliousness is due to a disordered
condition Of the stomach. Chamber
lain's Tablets are essentially a sto-
mach medicine, intended especially to
act on that organ; to cleanse it.,
strengthen 1t, tone and invigorate It,
to regulate the liver and Danish bill
iousness positively and effectually.
For sale by all dealers
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18

Don't trine with a cold Is good adj
vice for prudent men and women. 1t
may be vital In case Of child. There
is nothing better than Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy for coughs and colds
In children. It'1s safe and sure. For
sale by all dealers.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18

Lame back Is one of the most COM
mon forms Of muscular rheumatism.
A few applications Of Chamberlain g
Liniment will give relief. For sale
by all dealers.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-10-18
y. y eS' !. !. y. sSs !. I. !. y. !.
y. COTTON MARKET. .fs

.3' j. !. i. \. !. !. !. y. i. !. j.
Farmers Union Holds for III Cents
Per Pound.
Walhalla Market To-Day.
The following prices prevailed on
the Walhalla market this morning,
being reported just as we go to
press:
Middling $40. .S&
Strict Midhlihg .SM
Good Middling
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-29
sUesIplzINe DAN cUplp

AS a concise, finely etched illus.
tfation Of how far away from the
matter-Of-fact world Of realities a
man OF scientific bent Of mind can
wander in the pursuit of ideals note
the professor Of philosophy at the
Kansas State Agricultural college
He has noted that Andrew Carnegie
every few days hands ont S10,900.OO0
IN one roll to some institute for some
thing or other Every bundle OF ten
millions has had to have a theory to
0 play to- The professor has noteu
that Carnegie still has symptoms OF
having some change left, and out
comes the professor with something
in tbs way Of theory
The professor has noted how farm
ers nowadays have transformed the
long-horned rangy Texas steer, into
a magnificent rollypolly OF beef. how
the scrawny mustang has been trans
formed into seed Of artistic mould
AID fancy manners.
In contrast to the realization OF
physical ideals among domestic ami.
mails, the professor notes that the
human race is very haphazard con.
glomeration.
Presto change-also a Ettle Of An.
dys change, ard the professor would
begin grading up the genus homo.
Better as mode of defense than
all the dreadNoughts money could
hiuld would be the development o
Nrility in the race, says he, though
seective marriage and a better train
ilg OF the young
Apparently the professor has moi
'aisiy read about King Lear and ri,
daughters nor more rec entity has he
scanned the news columns devoted
/ 70 elopments. The professor and his
ain saance, ard Andrew Carnegie
with all his millions can not max,
Dan Cupid follow any pedigree charts
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-29
pAssINa oE LIE cApITAL

The passing Of the Daily State
Capital, today, arks an epoch In ,he
newspaper history Of the state. The
Capital was founded 22 years ago
By Frank Greer and has daily record
ed every achievement Of the state
since that time On yesterday II was
the only daily paper born with the
opening Of Oklahoma to settlement
and printed continuously under one
management. Like all aggressive
newspapers. the career Of the Capital
was varied Ii made warm friends
ara intensely bitter enemies AS a
puryeyor OF news the Capital wrought
good and contributed wonderfully to
the uplift. As a partisan organ II
builded badly, Its sins Of commission
and commission were many, judged
BY common g-ardards. Mr.. Greer
while retiring from the daily news
paper business, does not entirely di-
v0rce himself from the profession.
iHe has arranged to merge the Weekly
Capital with the Oklahoma Farmer
and viii hencefOrth devote his time
to agricultural ptTsuits on paper
Resourceful and shrewd Greer has
identified himself with every move
ment, good or bad, since Oklahoma
was opened. The stress and strain
Of daily newspaper making. re-
strictcd field added to the passing
Of the days that were made II in
eumbent upon him to make other ar
rangements. hence his retirement
AS a Republican party organ the
State Capital Represented the old
school journalsm--pe personal journal
ism, as Il We're The Capital failed to
keep the pace politically and 1t hook
ed up wrong in business way News
papers of today contribute to the up
lift In their news columns. The edi-
toria does not serve the old time
purpose. The average modern read
er has not the time or the inclination
to discipher inspired partisan opn-
ior Tine policy OF the Capital was
"if YOU see head shat doesn't fit,
hit ii. For years tn eCaptal went
at things hammer and tongs The
good il ala was offset BY the harm IT.
created. Especially was this true in
treating political questions which
had to do with the welfare of the
city.
A picturesque and interesting char
acter Is Greer and his retirement will
be generally regretted, by the news
paper profession
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-29

TIE MlLlTANT WOMAN.

Mrs. Pankhurst has just gravely
announced to the British governme ment,
that there will be a nasty time at the
coronation festivities unless parlla
ment does something for the suffra-
gettes before that date The other
day young and handsome suffra.
gette, carrying a banner in Downing
street nearly put out the home secre-
tary's eye by iabbing him in the face
with the banner pole There is in
fact no Indication OF any decline Of
violence in the militant suffragist
campaign or Of that waning which its
opponents prophesied would occur af-
ter the novelty Of the first few mon hs
of war had worn Off
The Carrie Nation style of femi-
nine crusading has met with little sue
cess In this country few persons
see some good in it, but to the ma
iority it appears either simply ride
nous or extensively unwomanly. Most
Of the American women seem to have
an Instructive distate for street brawl-
ing and anything sayoring of hood
lumism bv their sex The American
men are even more preiudiced against
the woman rowdy.
In England, however, different
standard of feminine conduct seems
To prevail There can be little Ques.
tion that the antics adopted By the
Fri ish suffragettes have helped the
cause of woman suffrage Mrs pank
hurst and her followers have certain
/ = done more towards securing politi
eal recognition for women by two
years Of violent propaganda than was
achieved in the previous twenty-fiv,
Of preaching and augmentation.
OF course i may be argued that al
American woman suffragist OF similar
Yigor and lanaticism would have beer
az successful as Mrs. Pankhurst Bu
this is, to say the least, extremely
doubtful il we may nudge by the ten
tatiYe and always abortiye effor tC
start such a campaign in the United
States
TIE difference in the public opinion
oi the two countries is not easy to az
lceun for One would expect the old
er community 70 be more hide bOunC
lin It's preiudices, less open to radiea
opaganda, and above all, slow il
admitting the reformer 10 those in
lner Notifications OF tradition where
Mrs. Grundy holds sway. And We
exactly the reverse appears to bt
true II would he interesting and o
some practical Importance. one shoult
imagine. to the American woman suf
lragists to puzzle on the true eN
llanation OF this somewhat anomalous
situation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-29
THE DECAY or MANNERS
Sayings From an Essay by the Al
thor of "Marse Chan"

Thomas Nelson Page writes in the
April Century "On the Decay OF
Manners manners which are the
hallmark Of THAT life OF quality, the
foundation OF which is good breed
irg, the native air of which is re-
sinement, and the membership of
which are all gentlefolk the world
over" Here are some Of his points,
The boom on the ripened fruit
Of civil cation, and the proof Of its
perfection, is delicacy.'
Whatsoever the form may be, and
there are many forms In which good
breeding may present itself-as
many, indeed, as are the incidents OF
social whatever tends to
put at ease the person one meets Is
good mani ers, and whatever tends
to the opposite Is rudeness.
whoever takes advantage of an.
other we know can not be a gentle
man, for the first word OF the law
OF good breeding, as the last is
kindness The Golden Rule con.
ia MS the last word Of manners. as
il does on most other laws of liy.
ing
The express train and the crush.
hour are in many ways great ad
yantages, but theg are rot eondu-
Give TO good manners
ITO revive ancient goo5 breeding
and bring back the old-time man.
neis, K is necessary to set aside
money as the chief fouEdation Of re
speet and TO set up once more the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-29
@AlrcH YOUR WAGON

" - ? Mn
Emerson gave The world real
of life when he said.
"Iiitch your wagon to a star And
he used only SIX short words to do It,.
II sa philosophy Of action as
well rs Of inspiration, The wagon
y .av practical end Of II, while the
star stands for the loftiest ideallsm.
Sir Edward Gray expresses the as.
piration of race IN the Emersonian
figure when he says. in his world
arousing speech on the proposed ar
bitrat'on treaty: "The wagon of the
Ensllsh@pealsing people is htched
20 star
IS YOUR wagon hiiched 10 starr
Il ought 70 be In your religion, in
YOUR politics in your own personal
life. IL all your thought OF individual
social and civic progress. you should
have the wagon of plain common
sense hitched to the star Of noble
separation for better and ever better
thing ave, even for the unattain
able.
Ncthirg is good enough for you.
and nothing s good enough for the
human race. We are to 20 On and
on We are to have peace and plen
y, We are TO lead beautiful liyes-all
of us.
Keep trundHng your lit6le wagon
but hitch it to a start