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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-12
Observation-Disclosures. .3..s.s3..s.s..i....l..s.
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Rutabaga and Aberdeen TurniDs.

There is not an animal on the
farm but that is fond Of turnips dur
ing winter and spring; also just at
this time when there is a scarcity of
other succulent food. From North
Carolina south these winter turnips
will keep well left in the field all
winter. On account Of the dry fall
three years ago our turnips did not
come up until October, and did their
best growing In January following
In fact, the crop was tho smallest
have ever seen until good rains be-
gan to fall about the last Of Novem-
ber. TO keep well the late paintings
are usually the best and sweetest. A
good plan Is to plant some at inter-
walls from August 1 to September / :.
Sometimes middle Of July paintings
succeed we'll, but are generally hol-
low-crown and pithy. The safest
plan Is to house or bank part Of the
crop and feed out Of the field during
good weather and have the stored
crop for convenience during bad wea-
ther. Boiled with corn, turnips and
tops make good food for hogs. In
the spring hogs will eat them raw:
so will poultry. ! usually throw out
a few whole turnips in poultry yards
spring months, but for COWS and
horses cut them with a square-bill
shovel.
Preparing the Ground.
About nine-tenths Of failures in
growing turnip crops come from i'm
proper preparation before planting.
TO begin with, If the land for tur-
nips is not already rich and deep
soil, 1t is absolutely necessary to
make it rich with a heavy dressing
OF stock manure and turned under
deep as possible. This deep turning,
narrowing and rolling or smoothing
down with heavy smoother Is of first
Importance in stubble land or whore
coarse manure has been spread over
the land before plowing. If the land
intended for turnips Is already rich
and alluvial, from four to eight hun
dred pounds Of high grade cotton
seed meal and acid fertilizer should
be disked broadcast after land has
been prepared as described above. 1t
also pays to disc In from four to six
hundred pounds to acre Of high grade
acid phosphate on lands where stock
manure has been used. This acid
phosphate should contain a high per
cent Of potash or wood ashes. This
preparation and manuring the land
should be done at least two or three
weeks before planting the seed and
the land narrowed and rolled, or
smoothed, Mt least once every week.
This frequent cultivation kills the
weed and grass seed and stores mois-
ture.
Planting and Cultivation.
Like most crops the best cultiva-
ton Of the turnip crop can be done
before the seed goes into the ground.
With proper preparation and fire.
quent narrowing and rolling or
smoothing the land before planting,
with the use Of good seed, good
stand is assured.
Most any plan Of putting in the
seed will get good stand in rainy
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-12
STEAM SHOVEL OVERTURNED.
Two Men Killed, Two Others Hurt.
Caused by Overlooking.

Mobile, Ala, July 5.--By the over
turning Of q steam shovel on THE New
Orleans, Mobile & Chicago railroad,
at Orchard, II miles from this city,
this evening, w. b. Doolittle, CT New
ton, Miss, an engineer, and a negro
named Lee Bonna, OF Waynesboro
Miss, were killed and Ike Cottrell,
of Meridian, Miss, and fireman
named Walls, both white, severely
injured. The injured men were
placed in charge of physicians at Will
mer, Ala, and the dead brought to
this city. Cottrell is so badly injur.
ed that it Is feared no will die, and
there Is but little hope for Walls
who is horribly scalded.
Doolittle and Bonna were dead
when taken from the wreckage. The
accident was duo to an overload.
Had dyspepsia or indigestion for
years. No appetite, and what did
eat distressed me terribly. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me."-J. II. Wal
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-12

weather, but to insure a good stand
IN dry weather, mark off rows 20 to
"a inches from l R to inches deep,
drill In liberal amount Of seed, but
not too thick, cover seed by running
a wheel barrow or other wheel over
the seed just far enough on one side
or bottom OF furrow to crush in suffi-
c1ent dirt on the seed. The object for
putting seed down in open furrow is
to reach the moisture.
For first cultivation there Is moth
ing that equals the common one
horse spring-tooth harrow run astride
the row, with double tenders on. At
ter plants get on the rough leaf, thin
cut to one or two plants with hoe
and use comomn steel sweep between
rows as soon as the plants get tall
enough. Keep at it, brushing through
the rows lightly until frost, at which
time half bushel Of winter oats seed
sown broadcast to the acre before the
plow usually makes a fine crop Of
oats.
Fighting cotton bears with your
tongue Is about on par with trying
to drown duck by pouring water
on his back
Scattered all over the South at
every little hamlet Is to be found
small Cor smallcr} henchman of
the New York cotton exchange, sing
ing the sweet swan songs Of the cot
ton bears. When the leader in New
York sounds the keynote by wire,
every little swan, goose or buZzard
along the line repeats the note or he
loses his job-and how cheap they
do sell their tongues. Cotton grow
crs must club cotton bears on the
nose w.>n ears Of corn, bags Of oats
and wheat, and bales of hay. An
swer every growl Of the cotton bear
with the hollcr of a real bull, or the
grunt of four-leggcd hog on the
farm. Every time YOU hear of n cot
ton mill merger Just merge a few
more acres In grain and put I'm a
few acres in mules to kick the
starch out Of these mill mergers if
they should get too stiff.
Cotton farmers have already learn
ed that the mouth Of cotton buyers
are not Bibles, and that there is no
use trying to control the market by
bullish reports, for the reason that
1t would take about all the farmers
in two of tho best townships in the
South to lie against one Of these lit
tie cotton bear swan-song singers.
The only practical way Of main
tanning profitable prices for cotton
Is to weight down the other end Of
the scale beam by piling on more
homegrown supplies.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-29
SPEAKER CLARK
TO ANSWER TAFT
Democratic Leader Declares He viii Go
After the President with Ham
mer and Tongs.''

QUINCY. Ill. Aug. 2S-Champ Clark.
speaker OF the house OF representatives.
who spent The day and night here, did not
learn of President Tart's keynote speech,
delivered at Hamilton, Mass, Saturday,
until late today and said he would reply
10 IL,
president Taft will hear from me. for
am going after him with hammer and
tongs." said Mr. Clark. The insurgents
can take care OF themselves, but ! VIII
reply for the Democrats.
Mr.. Clark's hosts said the speaker was
exercised over the presidents speech and
that the speaker had intimatcd that he
would have something TO say about the
president and the tar!n board IN partlcu
lar. They said MIR. Clark hns not tho
most favorable opinion OF the members
OF the board as experts on tariff and that
II the report OF the board Is ncedlessly
DELAYED the source or income OF the board
may be cut OF by the lower house OF
congress,
Mr. Clark Will also review the history
OF the tariff legislation In the recent con-
gress and Will show that more time Was
spent on the Underwood bill than on tho
Payne -AldrIch. Smoot bill. Mt. Clark
considers that President Taft did not
state facts in his Hamilton speech
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-29
STAYS CHILDREN
BEFORE SUICIDE
Grief Over Death of Wife Evi-
IDENTIFY Unhinges Mind of
Oxford Graduate.
WRITES LETTER TO PASTOR
Gives Description of His Awful
Deed and Hopes to
Be Forgiven.

THOMASTON. Me. Aug. 2s.-Griel
over the death OF his wife led Edward
Bennett. an Engishman. and graduate
OF oxford university who has been a
resident here for the last six years, tc
murder his three children and then take
his own life today.
TWO OF the children were killed by the
use of choroform. and the third by cya-
nide OF potassium and chloroform. To
make his own death certain, the mnn
went to the waters edge and there took
"A dose OF cyanide OF potassium and
jumped In. His body was found when
the tide receded tonight
The murdered children were Edward,
aged s. Barbara. aged 8. and Nancy,
aged 2.
Benefits wife died three weeks ago
and since then the children had been
cared for by n housekeeper, Mrs. Thur
low.
After killing the children. apparently
during the night, Bennett wrote a minute
description OF how the deed was done
and also long paper In defense OF his
position.
The letter Is addressed 10 the Rev.
Russell Wood. rector OF the Episcopal
church at Rockland: where Bennett at
tended and is as follows:
MY darling children have gone 10 join
their mother, as I am going TO join them
all and TO face my God. who / hope VIII
forgive me II | have done wrong.
Nancy and Eddie went with chloro-
form alone. Nancy certainly with no
pain. and l hope TO die with little pain.
Barbara I had TO give X C. y. (cyanide
OF potass!um) and ! am afraid that she
must have suffered. but IL was short and
gavo her cbloroform Immediately, so
hope II was not bad.
II am going To take h. c. y. As ] do
not know how much 10 take / am going
down 20 the sea, so that | may drown
n the X. c. y. Is not enough. ! am
placing the sofa against the door so that
Mrs. Thurlow cannot ger In. and viii have
10 get help. which viii mitigate the shock
10 her.
Then follows a dissertation on murder
and arguments by which Bennett seeks
to defend his act.
The murder was not discovered until
late On cot beside her fathers bed
WAS the body OF the baby, Nancy, She
appeared 10 be sleeping peacefully. but
investigation showed that life had been
extinct for hours. In an adjoining room
were the bodies OF the other two children.
side by side. on their bed. Benefits
bed had not been disturbed. On his desk
were found the letter and "A financial
account which the man had prepared
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-29
MORE ARRESTS FOR
CRIME OF ARSON
Inccndiary Fire in Chicago Immediately
Following the Rounding Up of
Part Of the Gang.

CHICAGO. Aug. 9S.-David Kershak.
alleged head of an arson ring which is
said To have set fire In fifty building,
In Chicago In the past year. causing a
property loss OF 81, 600. 900. was arraigped
before Municipal Judge Dicker. charged
with arson and conspirtcy today and the
hearing OF his case continued until Sep
tember 90.
Max FeIschmidt. Israel Schaffner and
Ellis RubeDsteln. charged with arson IN
connection with the alleged conspiracy.
also were arra!gned and their cases set
for hearing September L.
The police still are searching for Ben
jamip r. Fink, said 10 be an official OF
the Northwestern Can company. and II
former policeman. who are alleged 10
have been implicated in n north side In
ccndiary fire which resulted in a loss o!
$500, 900.
jacob Ozman, owner OF mems fur
nlshing store on the north side, which
was destroyed by fire Sunday. ar
rested today following n confession In
which he Implicated HIS cousin. David
WcisensinS OF Aurora. The latter was
arrested IN Aurora aud brought to Chi
cago tonight.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-29
CROWD GASPS
. FOR BREATH AS
STORY IS TOLD
Paul D. Beattie, Cousin of
the Man Accused of Wife
Murder, Swears Prisoner
Admitted Crime.
ONE SENSATION
AFTER ANOTHER
Mothers Of the Dead Woman
and Beulah Binford Tell
Revolving Tales in
Courtroom.

THEsTERFIELD COURTHOUSE
Va. Aug. 2S.-Paul ID. BenttIc
Y cousin OF Henry Clay Bcattie, Jr,
- who stands indicted for the murder
or his wife. testified late TODAY that
'he accused had told him twenty four
ours after The murder how sorry he was
nc mad done IT,, a circumstance rclat-
hS 10 the crime that the witness hithcr-
10 had suppressed
coming as dramatically and as uncX
Pcctodly as the pathetic tale an hour be-
Iore OF Mrs. r. V, Owen. mother of tho
ueaG woman as 10 the domestic infclicity
or hcr daughter as a result OF the hus-
oand S disease. the brief but thrilling
testimony given by Paul Beattie created
q profound sensation
Paui Ecattie. at the coroners inquest.
a nervous wreck. but today strong and
determined, poured out q tale which
confesSedly had troubled his mind not
only because he purchased the shot
gun Tor Henry, but because he had not
nntll today told all he knew OF the case
win quiverlng lips and tcar-dimmed
eyes he set forth the story against which
ms MS heart and sympathy had for days
I hated TO testify against my own
flesh and kin" he murmurcd as the
muscles OF his throat pulsated "but my
wife, my child and the duty | owe TO my
city forced me TO do SO
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-29
PAPERS SERVED IN
SINCLAIR DIVORCE
Famous Novelist, His Wife and
the Correspondent Chat
Pleasantly Together.
NO DEFENSE WILL BE MADE
Woman Does Not Believe Divorce
a Disgrace, Even Upon
Statutory Grounds.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s-The marital
difficulties of Upton Sinclair and Meta
Fuller Sinclair, who have been married
eleven, years. reached a climax today
when the author brought suit for abso-
lutte divorce, naming Harry Kemp. the
poet, as correspondent.
While the papers were being prepared
by Mr.. SlnClair's attorney for service up
on the wife today. she and her husband
and the correspondent poet sat In the
assembly room OF large Broadway ho-
tel and quietly discussed with reporters
the problem of marital relations and
utopia In general The author and his
wife frequently addressed each other in
endearing terms and In a most matter OF
fact way Mr.. sinclair told his wife that
his attorney would call later in the day.
as , he did. w!,h the formal Paperrs, ,,a
fight the divorce proceedings.
No" she said, II have not yet con-
suited lawyer. but my present in,en-
ton is not to defend the suit I"
When Informed OF the statutory
grounds which the New York law rc-
quircs for the granting OF a divorce, she
said:
1T does not seem to me that divorce
should be disgrace. even divorce OBJ
tained upon such grounds as must be
shown In this state. 1 believe that an
Individual Is Justified In pursuing his or
her Ideal.
II have the misfortune" she said. "to
have conservative husband He Is con :
servative by instinct and nature and a
radical merely by choice. a monogamist
ought 10 be able TO act the part OF a
husband: In other words. he ought 10
have some time TO devote to his wife.
He should not be 80 absorbed In his
work that the true proportions OF human
relationship fade into insisnihcance be-
side his work"
Mrs. Sinclair Raid that she expected
10 go away for a rest. and added that
MIR, Kemp would not accompany her.
She said. however. that both OF them
might later go on the stage. Mr.. SIN
clair said he was going to his home In
I'd Tsl
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-29
TARIFF MA|N ISSUE
OF 1872 CAMPAIGN
President Taft to Garry the War
Into Enemy's Country on
Western Trip.
BUSY PREPARING FOR FRAY
Executive Also Proposes to Ar
raign the Insurgents for At
titude on Reciprocity.

BEVERLY, Mass. Aug. $50 far as
President Taft himself is concerned. the
tariff Will be the main issue OF the 1872
campaign, While the president Will
speak on many subjects on his western
trip, IL is certain now that tariff re-
vision VIII receive most OF his attention.
Following his speech TO the Essex
County Republican club at Hamilton on
Saturday. the president began today 20
prepare other speeches on the tariff. lie
the wool. farmers frcellst and cotton
bills and at once set 10 work upon ad-
dresses that he expects TO deliver later.
backing up those vetoes.
must not merely defend himself for bav-
Ing rejected these bills. but that he must
attack the Democrats and progressive
Republicans who put them through con-
gress.
The attack upon the Democrats the
president can make almost anywhere II
progrcssives Will be confined largely 10
their own territory. The president VIII
carry the war west Into the enemy's $
country.
The nature OF attack is pretty clearly
defined already-it will be in substance
that the progresslves who voted for a
tariff board should have been willing
to walt for It's report: that the revision
bills the Democrats and insurgents drew
at these special sessions were 'ill-con-
sidered, and badly drawn" and that
great Industries OF the country should
not be put In jeopardy by such legisla
ton when revision. II recommended by
the tariff board. might be expected any
way a few months later II Is probable
that the president Will promise tariff
reform so far as he can bring II about
at the next session of congress.
II Is quite probable that the progress
sives will be under fire OF the president
also on the subject OF reciprocity The
president has heard enough from western
congressman 10 know that reciprocity Is
not popular in some states west OF the
Mississippi
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-29
ATWOOD RECEIVES THE
CHEERS OF THOUSANDS

BOSTON, Aug. 2s.-Harry y. Atwood
swept down out OF rain-soaked clouds
upOn the aviation field az Squantum late
today 10 receive the plaudi,s OF thousands
OF his home people gathered for the sec
ond day OF the Harvard Boston aero
meet. ,
Atwood made the trip from, TIE golf
links AT Woolas;on. II few miles away.
He was presented with Il bronze trophy
and q cup from newspaper men OF Bos-
ton,
was able to get mark OF 1870 feet. d
inches for tho best mark In the landing
tosts In the quick-starting tests sop
with left the ground In ten seconds from
n standing start Beachcv won Tire aItl-
tude event reaching 10000 feet In III
tie under seven minutes,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-29
SEVEN LIVES LOST
IN SUNDAY STORM
One Family Missing and Many In
jured in Hurricane Along
South Atlantic Coast.
CHARLESTON IS ISOLATED
Property Losses in Vicinity Of
South Carolina City Estimated
at $1,OO0,0OO.

CHARLESTON. S. c., Aug. cS.-Seven
persons known to be head. many in
jured and property damage of more than
81 oOo, 900 is the damage wrought by the
storm which struck Charleston Sunday
afternoon. isolating that city from the
rest OF the world
The dead:
w. II. Smith, Columbia drowned unoer
falling wharf.
Motorman Cutter. drowned
Ida Robinson, crushed by roof.
Rosa Robinson. crushed by root
Alonzo j. Coburn, engineer, Killed oJ
flying timber.
Evn Myers, drowned,
Tom Dooy, drowned,
The Cassidy family. number unknown.
On rctn kers at the Wahoo fertilizer mills.
are missing, and are believed 10 nave
been drowned.
small boats schooncrs and launches
many piers are washed away and In the
city the streets are strewn with taller fallen
Among the principal buildings damaged
are The customshouse, the, postotnce
81 Mchael's church and the Wahoo
fertilizer mills. which practically were
The street car, electric telephone anu
fire alarm systems are out OF commits
sion. ~, ,,,
M old depot the floor OF the new sta
ton and tho tracks being under water
The Southern railway officials expect &c
resume regular schedules tomorrow
Al the height OF the storm the vino
,eachcd o, miles an hour. when the TIDE
rose eight feet at the battery In from
Va Anxin,y for the safety OF the people
maroonei on Sullvan's island was re
ii"yeJ with the arrival OF the Consoii-
dated compapy's steamer from tnS
Island with n load of eScurslonists ane
I "sidents. ,,
EcIrht or ten schocncrs and SINAI
/ steamers werc either sunk or damaged
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-29
Paul Beattie S Story.

When Paul Beattie took the stand a
rutter OF excitement ran through the
court room for the moment. Its placid
stiffness was renewed when the witness.
In a monotone told Of perfunctory de-
tails OF his life which removed from
the minds OF all the idea that anything
sensational was forthcoming His most
startling testimony. In fact. was uttered
In the same voice the first part OF
his story, Attired in neat blue SUIT
his brown hair brushed back from his
forehead he turned an earnest. deter
mined face TO the jury
Look at that and tell the jury when
was the first time you saw IL. said
Prosecutor Wcndenburg,
'"rhe first time" Beattie answered,
Quickly. was at the pawn shop, when !
bought II on Saturday. the one before
the murder and the next time was at
the coroner's inquest.
| "How did you come to buy the gum
Thursday on the week before the muir
der happened. ! was at home with my
wife and baby" Paul replied, speaking
| slowly Il had my shoes off and was
| preparlng for bed. The telephone rang
and Henry CLAY Beattic. Jr.. asked me TO
meet him IN fifteen minutes, ! dressed
| and wont To Short and Main streets.
| thrcc squares away, My cousin came a
| f~,y minutes iatcr in his automobile. We
| went TO a saloon and had drink and
ns we left. he said 10 me;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-29
Crowd Holds It's Breath.

The gasp that rose simultaneously
from the ,hroats OF those In the stuffy
courtroom was strikingly audible and
FOR moment the crowd held Its breath
while Paul Beattie continued:
Henry himself told me that he wanted
me To stick BY him, but / said TO him,
this looks mighty black TO me. and
you've got me into lot OF trouble
Henry told me. I wish to God had
not done it ] would not have done II for
million dollars. but she never loved
money"
II was late when this stage OF the trial
was reached and adjournment was taken
until tomorrow morning, when cross -ex
animation will continue,
In the meantime Henry Clay Beattle.
Jr.. was taken Back TO Richmond TO per-
NIT of n conference there with counsel.
The prosecution let II he known that IL
ractlcallY finished It's cnse.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-29
Two Mothers Testify,

From early morning. when mother:
Mrs. r. V. Owen. stifled her pride and
In choking voice. almost whisper, at
times, told the jury the sordid details OF
Henry C. Bcattie. Jr.'s alleged physical
aIlment, which caused his wife heart
rcndlng grief and hours Of anguish. the
prisoner faced the hardest strain thus
far witnessed In his fight for life.
Through the testimony OF the mother
OF the dead woman. the prosecution en-
deayored to define the motive for the
crime. the fear that news OF the alleged
ailment might reach Henry G. Beattie.
Sr and cause break between the son
and the father upon whom he depended.
To reinforce It's theory o! the motive.
the prosecution put on the stand also
Mrs J. e Btnford, mother OF Beulah.
the "girl in the case" and Henrietta
Pittman. Beulah's chum;. Their testi.
mony brought to the surface story OF
Reattie's four years. Of acquaintance
with Beuah Binford. of alleged numerous
indiscretions OF the birth and death OF
the child named Henry Clay Binford and
how, Just prior TO the murder This re-
Jatlonship was renewed. Enough was
told today Of the Binford girls connection
with the case in the opinion OF the prose-
cution to make 1t unnecessary for the
commonwealth TO call Beulah TO The
stand