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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-02
BOUNTY LAND AND VICINITY.
Miss Maude Ellison Critically ILL.,
Other Local NcwS.

Bounty Land, July 31.-Special:
This sectiC:. Is beginning to need rain
again. Crops look we'll, considering
the eprly drouth.
Hep Rochester,, Of Birmingham,
Ala, Is in the community.
Miss Maude Ellison's many friends
will be grieved to learn that she has
been very much worse for the past
three weeks. No hope of her recov-
cry is entertained.
Mrs. j. S. Pickett and three chill
dren, who have been spending some
time with Mr.. ard Mrs. J. b. Pickett,
left Saturday for their home in At
lanta.
Misses Rogers and Wakefield have
returned to their respective homes In
Abbeville and Greensboro, Georgia,
They hove been guests for several
days Of Mrs. j. B. Pickett.
Miss Susie Hawkins, of Danvillc,
Va, and Miss Hortense Jones, of
Westminster, are visiting the Misses
Davis. The latter leaves this after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Moorehead and
Mrs. Susan Moorehead Lewis, of
Americus, Ga, are on an extended
visit to their aunt, Mrs. Julia D..
Shanklin.
The Misses Davis and Mrs. ]. b..
Pickett entertained delightfully."- last
Thursday evening ct the home OF the
latter in honor of their visitors. The
occasion was greatly enjoyed by all
present.
Miss Emily Dendy, Of Anderson,
was recent guest to relatives in the
community.
Miss Edith Whitten and brother
Floyd, and Erwin Barnett. Of Pendle-
ton, were visitors in the home of
w. Y. Hubbard last week.
Mrs. Berry, of Florida, Is with her
sister, Mrs. Berry.
Paul Gillison and his nc ther, Mrs.
j. NJ. Gilison. were with relatives
In Westminster yesterday.
Miss Julia Davis, who has been
with relatives in Atlanta, returned
home . few days ago.
Some Of our people anticipate get
ting sight Of the demonstration car
at Westminster to-day.
Miss Clyde Smith recently visited
at Tamassee.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Lyles spent the
weekend at the home Of his father,
j. II. Lyles, Mountain Rest.
Rev. and Mrs. r. r. Doyle made
brief visit to relatives here last
week.
o. II. Doyle has returned from a
delightful trip to ToXaway, High
lands and other points.
Miss Bertrand Perritt accompa-
MED Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Blackburn,
OF Seneca, to Cashiers Valley for an
outing.
Mrs. d. A. Perritt and Mrs. A. w.
Thompson attended the w. M. u,
which met at Fair Play Wednesday
and Thursday.
Miss Sallie Davis left Thursday for
a fortnight's stay with relatives in
Martin and Lavonia, Ga.
Little Miss Josie Dendy, OF Seneca.
is spending a couple Of weeks with
her cousin, Ida Beth Doyle.
The many friends Of Hon. John L.
Smith will be delighted to learn that
he has SO far recovered from severe
attack Of rheumatism as to be able
to be out We hope for him a COM
plete restoration.
j. r. Wright has been quite indis-
posed for several days.
Some Of the RichIand and Bounty
Land young people are anticipating
a picnic at the tunnel Friday.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-02
Quarter OF u Million Needed.

Washington, July 29.-Chairman
Fitzgerald, Of the House appropria-
tions committee, declared to-day that
he did not know what action, If anv.
would be taken on the request of the
war department for an additional
$20O,0ON for removing the old Maine
from Havana harbor. lie said ii was
very late in the season to ask for the
appropriations. The army engineers
say that delays caused by waits for
appropriations greatly increase the
cost OF the work,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-02
yRaICABLE TION.

The recent election in Georgia and
tlhts subsequent action Of the General
As:sSH nlbly Of that State have furnish
sd valuable Information to the vot-
4ng population over on the other side
aof the Tugaloo.
The Atlanta journal recently made
Whe statement, in defending the posi-
zion taken by Mr.. Smith, who re-
%nses to resign as Governor after hav-
ing been chosen United States Sena-
tor by the Joint Assembly, that "Mr.
Smith could not do anything were
Iae in the Senate"
TIE Atlanta Journal and Hoke
%arnith are, so to speak, ''one and in
sseparable," jointly and severaiiy.
now and forever, and, although the
statement was made by Mr.. Smiths
ncanthpiece in defense Of Mr. Smiths
hEMsA t+ nsible position. it would seem,
aT = disinterested outsider, to be am
!olG ground upon which the people Of
2he great State Of Georgia might
Shosn request that Mr.. Smith resign
tlhT position Of United States Senator
especially if he Is worth to the
state, as Governor, even an infinitesi-
znally small portion Of what the Hon.
Etoke seems to think he Is worth.
The Gainesville Herald agrees
thoroughly with the Journal that Mr..
Smith could do nothing in the Sem
ate; yet" says the Herald, "this
efuss not reduce the cost Of his ele-
Nati0h TO the Office of Senator" ct
is estimated that this cost will be up
wards OF $100,000.) "Still." con-
Hinues the Herald, eve are inclined
60 the opinion that 1t Is worth $780,
900 to Georgia for the people to
Rnow that Mr.. Smith would not be
wnrch anything to the Senate were
slg so resign the Office Of Governor
and 80 on to Washington and par
hicipate in the deliberations Of that,
She greatest Legislative body in the
world"
The State Of Georgia Is but paying
fHs price Of an ambitious politician.
VIZ AL pay this price sooner or later,
gh one way or another. Georgia
must pay up and charge the expense
10 ~ront and loss.
Experience Is a dear school ="
iDnt---
we have nothing on Georgia in
fHa%, Snstancc. Georgia must pay
tTASI, while South Carolina is pony
iN1 NY III Kind. We must ali nav
nrr-''csi:h Or bartcr"--and the fell
lows *ho can pay cash have a de-
acidcd advantage over those who have
TO sit by and SEQ their States good
L1an1e frittercd away to gratify the
whlnns Of ambitious politicians.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-02
VIII Appeal Merger Suit.

Washington, July 31-The govern
ment will appeal to the Supreme
Court the Hartman merger suit
which was decided in favor Of the
railroads by the United States Cir
cult Court at st. Louis. Attorney
General Wickersham to-day directed
C. A. Severance, the governments
special counsel in the case, to pre-
pare the appeal and file 1t as quickly
as possible.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-02
Leaves Nothing to Husband.

New York, July 29.---The will Of
Mrs. Margaret DAILY Brown, daugh-
ter Of the late Marcus DAILY the Mon
tana copper king, was admitted to
probate here to-day. She died on
April 8. The estate is valued at ST.
100000 and Is to be divided between
her two minor daughters. She fall
ed to mention her husband.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-02
Not Il Methodist.

O1kway, July 3l-Editor Courier:
Please allow us space to correct the
statements made in the papers that
REV. r. l. Padgett" Is Methodist
preacher. He always claimed tc be
Wesleyan when he preached here.
But guess we need not mind. He
Is quite notorious, however, and
widely known. B.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-02
Unclaimed Letters.

Following is a list Of letters re-
naming uncalled for I'm the Walhalla
post office for week ending July 81:
Botham, Miss Mamie; Madison,
w. r.; Black, J. r.; juneau, r.;
Williams, Bryan r.; Crustisc, Can
non.
Any one calling for the above will
please say they are advertised.
4. G.. Merr!ck, p. NJ.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-02
1O3, He Wcds Widow OF Is.

Everett, WASH, Aug. IL. r..
Luce, who Is three years past tho
century mark, and Clara Powers, a
widow, said to be As years old, yes
terday received marriage license
ana soon aftcrward were married by
a minister. Luce has been married
six times in all, four times since he
became resident Of Everett
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-02
Storm i'm Texas,

Abilene, Texas, Aug. IA ter
rifle storm swept Taylor county last
night. Two persons were killed and
thirty injured. Many houses were
unroofed The city was left in dark
ness.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17
TOM JoHNSoN's EPITAPH.

In his lifetime. Johnson, OF Cleve-
land, expressed wish II remains
after him. II will outlast the memory
of everything that Johnson did or
tried 10 do. Here Is this wish:
When | die | hope the people will
make a playground over my body.
would rather have the children romp-
ing over my grave than hundred
monuments"
To have such wish is better than
success. To be remembered for such
wish is TO outlast memorials OF brass
OF stone. Omar. the Tentmaker, wish.
ed that he be laid where the summer
wind might scatter the petals OF roses
over him, "by some not unfrequented
gardenside." Johnson's desire is not
unlike this, but nobler.
And Johnson spoke not only for
himself, but In the spirit OF his time.
Today In America, we are thinking
more and more intelligently of the
children, the children Johnson thought
OF, the disinherited children OF great
cities, cheated too often of childhood's
golden legacy OF health and joy
That's what Chicago's small parks
mean and they are only beginning
Chicago Tribune.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17
L0RIMER ONCE AGAIN.

One wonders IL IL would be we'll for
the senate to try Senator Lorimcr
twice for the same offense LorimeI
is pretty we'll discredited in spite OF
his .'vindication," and that ''yindica
ton" is itself valuable as an argu
ment for a wholesale publication oil
the body that bestowed it, The story
of the funds that elected Lorimer Is
gradually siping into publicity. 1t ls
story that shows how the tariff wa
carried through the senate by the C.:
forts of the interests. The expulsion
of Lorimer wouldn't really help much
1t might be well to let him alone In
his despatched dignity and "razoo'
the tariff in accord with last Novem
ber's mandate from the people. By
smashing the tariff We may be rid OF
many future Lorimers and meanwhile
he has value where he Is, as an oh
ject lesson. as horrible example,
St Louis Mirror.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17
THE STAGE
LYcEuM.


Easter Sunday in the Lyceum the
alter was marked by the return OF
Vaughan Chaser and his players In
"The Man Between by Rupert
Hughes, which was given Its premiere
In this theater last season. The an
nual engagement OF the Chaser organ
ization is always period OF unusual
and uninterrupted prosperity for the
Lyceum, and the proportions OF Sun
K days audiences gave every indication
that the one just opening Will more
than meet expectations.
Next Sunday the regular stock sea-
son of the CHASER players Will begin.
The offering that has been selected Is
THE Only Way" a dramatization by
Freeman Mills of Charles Dickens
story, The Tale of Two Cities This
was one of the plays made famous by
Henry Miller and is a rather preten-
tious undertaking for a stock organ
ization. but Mr.. Glaser's past achieve
ments In this direction would seem TO
be a sufficient guarantee that he Is
sequal to the task he has cut out for
himself in this instance.
The nucleus OF the Chaser organiza-
ton Is the same as when the com
pany was last seen here. and includes,
besides Mr. CHASER and his leading wo-
man, Miss Fay Courtenay, Harrison
Stedman, Charles Carver, James
Hester, q. Martin Woodwork. Fred
erick Gerby, Miss Constance Kenyon.
and others. One OF the notable addi-
tons to the company is Miss Edna
Ellesmere, who made her local debut
Sunday as Alicia Pond, the slangy So
ciety girl and won prompt approval.
She Is q woman of many personal
charms and has pleasing stage pres
ence.
The Man Between as most play.
goers know, Is the story of bridge
builder who falls in love with the
daughter OF his millionaire employer
and finally wins her. In the interim.
however, there are some lively cpl
sodes, having to do with a strike OF
the men employed on the bridge. The
bridge scene in the second act Is one
OF the most striking bits of realism
ever given to the stage.
Sundays performances were In the
nature of ovations to the returning
players. Each OF the familiar figures
received generous hand as they
made their appearance, one after an
other. Mr.. CHASER, of course, played
John Stoddard, the engineer, and Miss
Courtenay the girl, Janet Van Nest
and their work met with unqualified
approval, as usual. One of the best
bits in the entire play Is the little In
cident In the fourth act, where Seyick
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17

Baker Street, 56s-Newberry & Roehm.
Baldwin Avenue. 1877. j. Kennary.
Buchanan Street. 777-Oswald Leitert.
Buchanan Street, s96-John Domsalski.
Carlton Avenue. b1-Wm Keck.
Chene Street, 1319-Jos. KupliekL
Dix Avenue, 329-E. Il. Bridges q Co.
Dix Avenue, 705-Wm. Elliott.
Fort Street West, l536-H. Maggie.
Fort Street West. 2303-Burns & Budd.
Fort Street West, 209S-B. ID. Leblanc.
Fort Street West. 26s7--woodmers
Hardware Co.
Grand River Avenue. 177-wm. Seifert.
Grand River Avenue. SOC. Volker.
Grand River Avenue. 1146-Holmes &
Jaynes.
Grand River avenue. 1210--J. Tighe.
1ratiot Avenue. 562-lercd HUNTER
Gratiot Avenue S17--John Glees.
Gratiot Ave, 164G-Eugene Stein a Co.
Gratiot Avenue. l672--C. p. Miller.
Harmon and Woodward-Diebolt n
Gray.
Hibbard and Jefferson-Detroit Motor
Boat Exchange.
JEFFERSON avenue west, 221s-George
Pittengcr
CENTRAL PAINT AND GLAs
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17
WHAT A SAFETY PIN WILL DO.

Many women have wash blouses
from which they remove the buttons
when they are sent to the tub.
A safety pin will hold these togeth-
err and prevent that wild hunt later
tor the last button that always in
sists upon getting lost
Half dozen long safety pins In
the work basket threaded with but
tons OF different sizes. also hooks and
eyes, will be found great convent
cnce. especially when one Is In a
hurry.
Nothing will take safety pins
place I'm the travelling sewing case.
One of these will hold all the but
tons and hooks and eyes necessary
for an ordinary journey.
A small one makes good substi-
tute for bodkin for threading rib
bon through underwear.
A safety pin also has been known
to button shoes.
A pin catching both sides OF the
skirt together at each side OF the
front, and then these pins hung on
two hooks In the closet will do better
service than the usual skirt hanger.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17
HOW A CITY FAMILY MANAGED A BIG FARM
SPECIALLY REPORTED BY UNCLE SAM HIMSELF

I more acres The old house, which
had been built about 100 years ago.
was still substantial: IL Is now the
kitchen of the modern house, which,
by the way, is as modern" as tie
city man has. The barns and fences
were out OF repair. The year before,
the gross income of the entire farm
was less than $500
The newly fiedged farmer knew lit
tie, very little, about farming; scien-
tific agriculture and intensive farming
were so many words 10 him. And even
now. the story OF his farming would
be OF little interest 10 the student Of
scientific farming: but TO the city
man, yearning for a try al the back-tc-
the-soil venture and yet afraid TO al.
tempt IL with his lack of farm knowl
edge, IL Is story OF great intereset.
While this story is story OF a
S00-acre farm, IL is undoubtedly true
that a story OF a 60-acre farm would
read as Interestingly. Probably with
more Intensive farming smaller
farm might have paid this man bet
ter
The money he did have went to pay
part OF the purchase price, some
stock, some necessary farm nipple
ments. seeds, fertilizers, etc. Another
asset he had was good common sense.
that and system.
This man, who upon a salary Of
$4,000 a year had been able 10 save
less than $4,000 up to his sixtieth year
in the city. and that at the expense
OF his health, has now fine. money
making farm worth nearly $4,000,
we'll stocked, well fitted with all the
conveniences OF city homes. and with
many unknown and impossible TO The
city family.
Dying in 1892, he is now hale and
hearty, nearing eighty; which fact h.
attributes solely and entirely 10 the
work on the farm. Good health has
also Used the other members Of
the family. The boys have been we'll
educated. finishing in the state uni
versity, and the girls have been edu-
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17

Jefferson Avenue West, 2441-Piks
Hardware Co.
JOS campau. 1880. f. smaiiey.
Kercheval Avenue. s73 - Kercheval
Hardware Co.
Macl; Avenue. 900--Nolan Hardware Co.
Michigan Avenue. ITCH. +. Koehler
IL Bro.
Michigan Avenue. 325-Chas. walmoth.
Michigan avenue, 773-Fred Engel
Michigan Avenue. 965-M e Won Mach
Michigan Avenue. 1s31--Herman witt
Myrtle street. 159-The Detroit Hard
ware Co
Oakland Avenue. 1915 - Woodland
Hardware Co.
Rivard street. 60s-Fred Miesch.
Rivard Street, S96-J. ]. Sarnowsky.
River Street, 2706-Raymond HafeiL
Russell street. 1179--Richard e. Horton.
Russell Street, 1704--W. A. Schmitz.
St. Antoine Street. 418--Roehm Bros.
st. Aubin Avenue. 206-Fred Kicherer.
81. Aubin Avenue, STA. Lemke.
Twenty Fourth Street, 10s7--T. Terski.
Woodward Avenue. 76o-watkins q
Radcliffe.
Woodward Avenue. 1is2-Trank Algoe.
Woodward Avenue. 3006-F. J. MeyerA
CO., 56 CADILLAC SQUARE
, IRITTERq
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17

scientific Assistant, Office Of Farm
Management, United States De-
partment Of Agriculture.

partment Of Agriculture.
Nearly a score OF years ago the
weight OF yesteryears began falling
heavily upon the shoulders OF a lar,
ly prosperous lawyer in one OF tee
larger cities OF the middle west; tor
ping all else, the doctor had just read
the death warrant of husband and
father of 10 children ranging In years
fom two TO twenty-one.
.One year OF life," he had said, III
you stay in the city"
That held out hope, but where
could this man clothe and feed and
educate and provide for the other
needs OF a family large as his, and
used from birth TO city ways?
Going over the family bank book,
this S3,OOO-a-year lawyer added uF TO
few dollars over $4,000, most OF
which had been Inherited and put
away for the rainy day
But this rainy day threatened TO
be too long TO be covered by what
represented but a little more than
three years salary. There were the
many years of the babies to be pro
vided for
The farm? Yes, but what did the
sixty-year-old lawyer know about
farming? What age is three-score 10
start life anew, and in an entirely
different occupation? But he did,
else this story would not have been
written
Resolutely turning their backs upon
their nice, comfortable city home, and
city friends, the family bundled them
selves into a train and emigrated.
In the beautiful and fertile Shenan-
doah valley, with railway connection
of New York and the cities OF the
Ohio valley, the city lawyer become
farmer; exchanged his Blackstone
for book on how TO raise corh. He
bought a rundown farm of 300 acres,
to which in after years he added so
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17
FIRST We GROW UP;
THEN, DOWN AGAIN

A scientist has found out that the
human beings most rapid growth Is
in infancy. The average length OF a
baby Is days old is 1914 inches. Dur
ing the next 10 days IL gains Ia
inches. and thence forward the rate
OF growth diminishes until the age
OF five is reached. after which the
growth is Ia inches per year,
The full height is reached at the
age OF 20. and remains stationary un-
Ill one is so years old. when II gradu-
ally decreases. I'wo-fifths OF an inch
is lost each year in the first ten years
after the age OF 80. ls-inch each year
up to the age OF 20. and between 10
and so fully an inch each year.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17

The Plaza de Mayo (see pictured
is one of the beauty spots OF the city.
The cathedral. which looks like the
Madelaine in Paris, faces this square
and the Avenida de Mayo, the princi.
pal thoroughfare of the city. opens
upon IT,
From Buenos Aires we shall cross
TO Montevideo, and thence we shall
go up into Paraguay to see a water.
fall that, in some respects--is more
wonderful than Niagara.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17
KILLED BY ROBBERS.
Saloon Porter Is Shot Down and Pro
prietor Is Wounded.

CHICAGO, April ia daring sa
loon holdup. in which one man was in
stantly killed and another fatally
wounded. was today's addition to the
reign of crime that has been sweep
ing Chicago. While Daniel Meyer and
his porter, Ernest James, Negro
were preparing Meyers saloon for
opening early today, three men en-
tered and ordered them to hold up
their hands.
AS no weapons were displayed
Meyer started behind the bar. think.
ing the men were joking and wanted
a drink. The three Italians immedi-
ately opened fire, killing the, Negro
and shooting Meyer through the
breast just over the heart. He will
die. No arrests have been made.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17
SURE, SHE KNEW!

Mrs. Millions was talking with a
woman who had applied for position
a. cook in the Millions household.
Can you make all kinds OF soups
entrees and sweets" Mrs. Millions
asked.
"Oh. yes. ma'am." replied the cook
do you make good mock turtle
SOUP" was the next question.
"Oh. yes" said the cook.
Tell ME how you go about it," Mrs
Millions said suspiciously.
why. ma'am," said the cook, my
way is TO make good strong souI
first with anything | happen TO have
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17
wATERLEsS WATER.

A small boy was watching Them
ist analyze some water one day.
What are you doing with that wa
teri" he asked.
Analysing IT," replied he chemist.
And what's that?" persisted the
boy.
Finding ont what II Is composed
Of" explained the chemist.
"And what is il composed off,
queried the lad.
"Two-thlrds OF hydrogen and one
third oxygen"
The youngster looked In surprise at
the chemist.
Amt there no water In it."
This prating about germs In kisses
will never stop-anything
Eve fell, and IL wasn't harem or
hobble skirt that threw her.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17
HALL TO SUCCEED LANE.
Poor Commissioner Accepts Place on
the Water Board.

George S. Lane has rendered his
resignation as member OF the city
poor commission 10 accept an appoint
ment as water commissioner to sue
coed DR. F. j. Clippert, when the lat
ter's term expires May l. DR. John
s. Hall will succeed Mr.. Lane on the
poor commission. The mayor will send
both names 10 the common council
Tuesday night.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17

A young woman just returned from
boarding school affected TO be dreamy
and interested only In the higher
things, and so on. She seldom
troubled TO turn her head 10 speak to
ordinary mortals. so she did not look
ut the fare" she took out OF her
handbag and gave to the trolley car
conductor. But he meekly. and as al
lently. gave II back TO her. II was a
lozenge and bore these words In red :
"l'll never cease to love thee!"
The Detroit times., 1911-04-17

homesick Bohemian laborer. is re-
united with his wife and child, who
have been brought from the old coun-
try without his knowledge. This
scene was splendidly worked out by
Mr. Woodwork. as Sevick. Miss Belva
Morrell, as the wife. and Miss Myna
Sherwood as the child
Two portrayals worthy OF mention
for their uniform excellence were
those OF Jim Patch, a worker. and
Edith Stoddard, sister OF the engineer.
by Robert Hill and Miss Temperance
Reid respectively The latter is new
conner and should become valuable
member of the CHASER organization.