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The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
INJURED IN STORM; DIES.
Brown County Tornado Claims Young
Man as Victim.

Hiawatha, Kan. April 24-otto
Sweitzer. aged IS, one of the victims
of the cyclone, died at Baker Thurs
day afternoon. He was returning home
when the cyclone struck him, blowing
him through a wire fence. When
found the wire had to be cut from
him.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
Marshal Mackex,s Homo Robbed

Junction City, Kan, April 24-Six
homes, including that of United States
Marshal w. H. Mackey, were entered
by burglars here. Entrance was made
through windows and the robbers
worked without arouSing any one.
Clothes and money were taken from
each home and other garments were
scattered over lawns. The robberies
were not discovered until this morn
ing.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
SHELDON TO ADDRESS STUDENT.
Essentials of L4ife' to Be His Theme
at Clay Center.

Clay Center, Kan. April 24.-The
Rev. Chas. NJ. Sheldon of the Central
Congregational church, of Topeka, has
consented to deliver the graduating
address to the senior class of the Clay
county high school in Clay Center.
Friday evening, May 26. Rev. Shell
don will take as the subject of his ad-
dress, THE Essentials of Life"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
LOSES CHECKS AND WATCH.
Frank johnson Loses $3.50 on Trip to
Salina.

Lindsborg, Kan, April 24.-Frank
Johnson, of this city. was held up and
robbed in Sa1ina Tuesday night Two
checks, one for $500, and one for $40,
his watch and some loose change were
taken.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
Topeka No Hit Game.

The Santa Fe baseball team was de-
feated by the Thromp Smoe House club
to at the League park Sunday when
the railroaders failed to get a single
bingle off O'Byrne. The Santa Fe tea m
got three men on in the seventh but
the next two batters whitfield the at
moSphere.
Score: RHE
Santa Fe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1 3
IrompS 10 8
-Walworth and Klauer;
O'Byrne and Nichols
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-24
SOUTH TOPEKA TAKES TWO.
Their Ball Team Defeats Belvue and
East Side.

The South Topeka baseball team de-
feated the Belvue team Sunday by q.
score of to 8. The South side boys
connected with Griffin regularly. The
feature of the game was a home run
by Reed in the tenth which won the
game. The game went ten innings.
Score: IL
BeIvue :. 100 100000 0-3 3
S. Topeka .2 0 0 O 1 0 0 0 IA II 3
Batteries-Griffin and Gill; Reed and
Boutwell,.
the East Siders, annexing the long end
of the score again.
Score: R.H. e
East Side :. .......... .......... 2
South Topeka :. ................. II 10 3
Batteries-Han and Boyd; Jones and
LiarShau.
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
Dickens Cramped Quarters.

Bleak House at Broadstairs is of
interest to the Dickens lover because
the greater part of David Copper
field" was written there. But it is not
the Bleak House of the novel. which
is definitely located in HertfOrdshire.
The novelist and his family appear to
have been somewhat tightly packed in
their Broadstairs home. When Lord
Carlisle contemplated paying a visit to
"Our watering place" in 1851 Dickens
wrote promising him the North Fore
land lighthouse for night light in his
bedroom. and he continues. LAS we
think of putting mignonette boxes out
side the windows for the younger chill
dren to sleep in by and by | am
afraid we should give your servant the
cramp if we hardly undertook to lodge
him. During recent years the hOnse
has been transformed out of all recOg-
nitiOn.-LOndOn Spectator.
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
Mozart's Musical Memory.

Mozart had wonderful memory of
musical sounds. When only fourteen
years of age he went to Rome to as
siSt in the solemnities of holy week
Immediately after his arrival he went
to the Sistine chapel to hear the IA
nous "Miserere" of Allegri. Being
aware that it was forbidden to take or
give a copy of this renowned piece of
music, Mozart placed himself in a cor
ner and gave the strictest attention to
the music and on leaving the church
noted down the entire piece. A few
days afterward he heard it a second
time and. following the music with his
own copy in his hand, satisfied himself
of the fidelity of his memory. The
next day he sang the 'Miserere' at
concert. accompanying himself on the
harpsichord. and the performance pro
duced such a sensation in Rome that
Pope Clement XIV. requested that this
musical prodigy should be presented
tn him at once
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
His Own ,loke-

81 admit was found in the possess
sion Of firearms" said the prisoner,
but it's only a joke Of mine, my lord"
Explain Yourself" said the magis-
trate.
why. put two pistols in my pocket
when | go out to friendly gather
ing Then | start talking of aero
planes
We'll"
Then say my life was once saved
by parachutes."
"Yes?'
And | pull out the pistols and say.
Pair O. shoots Ha. ha. See?"
'Yes. | see. Did you make up that
joke yourself?"
Eyes. my lord
Two years hard labor" london
Answers.
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
Escaped with His Life,

''Twento-one years ago faced an aw-
full death, writes II, B. Martin, Port
Harrison, S. G. ''DoctOts said had
consumption and the dreadful cough |
had looked like it, sure enough. | tried
everything, could hear of, for my cough
and was under the treatment of the best
doctor in Georgetown, S. c. for a year
but could get no relief. A fIiend advised
me to try DIR. Kings New Discovery
did so, and was completely cured. fee
that | own my life to this great throat
and lung cure Its positively guaranteed
for coughs, colds, and all bronchial.
fections. soc & sl.OO Trial hottie free
at PAUL Drug Co.
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
Picturing the Face.

why do you photographers always
photograph the left side of the face
by preferenceT
, Because it's the best looking" was
the prompt reply. The left side Of
the face is always the more regular.
and it always shows least the marks
of time.
But" he continued. IF you want
to bring out the real character of a
face photograph the right side There
nature sets her print. There the lines
are bold and unmistakable. There
every defect, no less than every ex-
cellence, is stamped deep.
The left side. where everything is
softened down, for beauty. The right
side. where everything is well rubbed
in. for character. Those are the por-
trait artists two chief rules. New
York Tribune.
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
LENGTHY VISITS.
The Urstinted Hospitality of Old Vir-

The Urstinted Hospitality of Old Vir-
ginia.
Virginia hospitality is a byword.
The old time country house. says Mrs.
Roger A. Pryor in MY Day." was
built Of elastic material, capable OF
sheltering any number of guests. many
Of whom remained all summer. In
deed. this was expected Of them.
''AIy dear SIR" said the genial mas
ter of Westover to a departing guest
who had sought shelter from rain
storm. my dear sir. do stay and pay
US visit"
The guest pleaded business that for
babe his compliance.
well. WELL" said Major Drewry, IF
you can't pay us visit come for two
or three weeks at least"
Week ends" were unknown in Vir-
ginia. and equally out of the question
an invitation limited by the host to
prescribed days and hours. Some
times a happy guest would ignore time
altogether and stay along from season
to season. l cannot remember par
allel case to that of Isaac Watts. who.
invited by Sir Thomas Abney to spend
a night at Stoke NewingtOn, accepted
with great cheerfulness and stayed the
rest of his life. nearly forty years, but
| do remember that an invitation for
one night brought to d member of our
family pleasant couple who remained
for years.
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
PHILIPPINE VOLCANOES.
Mayor Is the Most Famous, and tho
TaaI Comes Next.

Taal Comes Next
The m0st famous Philippine volcano
and one OF the finest volcano cones in
the world is that of Mayor. Its height
Is $3.50 feet. and the volcano is visible
at a great distance. Since 1866 records
have been kept of its eruptions. In
that year many plantations and vii
lagos were buried under a stream of
lava which flowed down it's eastern
slope. About 1,200 lives were lost in
the eruption of 1914, which buried the
country around part of the base Of
Mayor under the outpourings of lava
and dust. A similar calamity in 1925
destroyed the lives of about 1900 per
sons. In the nineteenth century there
were number of severe eruptions. in
Guiding one in 1867 which continued
about nine months. An eruption in
1897 killed $50 persons and destroyed
much property. Twenty-Five violent
eruptiOns of this volcano are on record.
Next to Mayor the Taal volcano is
the most remarkable. 1t Is on an is
land in the lake of Bombon. and the is
land. built up by its outpOurings. has
an area Of 220 square miles. The vol
canO is necessarily ejecting dust and
vapor from its crater. Taal as well as
Mayor has been the center of numer-
GUS destructive earthquakes, but no
very great eruption has occurred since
1864. when four villages around the
mountain were completely destroyed
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
Her Importance.

Herbert Spencer once told this story
Of a woman of his acquaintance: VAIN
as well as vulgar minded. she profess
ed to have a high admiration of Shake
speare and was partial to reading his
plays aloud and considered that she
detained the speeches extremely well.
On one occasion. after charging upon
her reverence for him. she ended By
saying: 'Ah, I often wish. that he were
alive and that l had him here. How
we would enjoy one another's conver
sationr"
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
A FISH STORY.
The Man Who Told I. Said 1t Was
Simply a True Narrative.

Simply a True Narrative.
A man who formerly was waiter
on big transatlantic liner told this
story the other day:
ION a certain trip over | had at my
table an irascible Old gentleman who
was fresh air fiend.. No matter what
the weather he always insisted on
having the portfolio over the table
open. 1t was no use to argue with
him. but one day when the seas were
very high and the ship pitching and
rolling l ventured to demonstrate. He
was up in arms in minute You are
paid to obey ORDERS be said tartly.
Open that port l did The soup
course was served in safety. Then
asked him if he would have fish. OF
course l WILL he snapped. And I'll
have it in hurry. Don't keep me
waiting all day.
Just at that moment an unusually
big sea rolled by--that is. part Of it
did. A goodly portion came through
the portfolio. soaking the old man and
depOsiting on the table in front of him
live fish. No waiter on board of
our ship had ever served an order so
quickly before. But | didn't get any
credit for it. The queer thing about
that story he added. lis that it isn't
a fish story at all. ! never told it yet
to any one who believed it, but it is
absolutely true."-New York Press.
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
HIS PLAN CT THE DAY.
Rigid Rules of Living Made by a Co.
IoniaI Minister.

Rigid Rules of Living Made by a Co.
IoniaI Minister.
An orderly arrangement of working
hours is a desirable and time saving
thing. but when one reads the plan Of
the day made by a colonial parson, he
cannot help wondering where the good
mans family life came in. and if the
system held any possibility of relaxa-
ton. The record. quoted by William
Root Bliss. in Side Glimpses From
the Colonial Meeting House." is taken
from the diary of Thomas Prince. a
minister of the Old South church. Bos-
ton.
1719 Oct. 30th / marry.
Nov. 10. We begin to keep House.
My proposed order is:
At get up and go into Study Pray
and read in original Bible till .. and then
call up the Family.
At 61a go to Family Prayers and only
the Porringer of Chocolat for Breakfast
till T. go into my Study till 1872. then do
something about the House till l to din
ner, except on Thursday study till l01a,
then dress and II Lecture.
AT Dress and go abroad till Candle
light. Except Wednesdays after Dinner
do something about the House and Satur-
day afternoons visit at DR.. Sewalrs till
21S, then Home and study till Candlelight.
Study till 9la
91a go to Family Prayers and go to Bed.
N. B. 1 eat no Supper.
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
And All of Them Americans,

An English visitor has recently been
expressing his wonderment at the ia
cility with which America assimilates
its stream of immigrants. A friend
with whom he was talking on the
subject remarked. My housemaid is
Norwegian. my grocer ScOtchman.
my butcher is German. my druggist
is Finn. my barber an Italian. my
newsman Jew. my laundryman is
Irish, my ishmonger English. my
florist Greek and my tailor Russian"
American Hebrew.
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
posed required the skins of 100

posed required the skins of 100
ass 5, and the books contain the
- and New Testaments, with
extracts from " Josephus." The
initial letters are Illuminated.
The binding is of oak four and
one half centimeters in thickness
The book narrowly escaped de-
struction in nhe fire in the royal
palace of Stockholm in 1867. 1t
was saved. but somewhat dam
aged, by being thrown out of a
window.
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
Giaut Bible

There is in the royal library Of
Stockholm among other curlo
|{;es a manuscript work known
. the giant Bible, on account of
extraordinary dimensions.
measures 80 centimetres in
9th and is so centimetres in
asdth-thatis about IS inches
10 inches. 1t requires there
~ 70 lift it /, says the London
nhe' There are 800 pages, but
.,an have been lost. The parch-
ent of whic h the book is com
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
Correct.

Its easy to find out what time It
is" said married man. IF the hall
clock says 500. and the drawing room
clock says $50, and the dining room
clock says sos. and my watch says
els. and my wife's little dinky watch
says 6. it's 6 O'Clock in our house,
Gas Logic.
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
Had the Mnuinn Mania

Sunday School Teacher What. Don't
you want to go to heaven when you
die? Little Emma-Well. you see
our family couldn't think Of living In
one place the whole year round
Puck
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23

Remember that the Columbia Fair
will open August %, and will continue
four DAYS
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23

Opportunity makes us known to 9TH
ers. but more to ourseives.-La Roche
1oucauld.
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23
Sure To knoW-

81 understand that you have bought
some remarkably expensive gowns here
in Paris"
Yes. but what's the use? Few peo
pie know whether a gown is really ex-
pensive or not"
wait until you reach the custous
inspectors. "-Pittsburg Post
The Adair County news., 1911-08-23

Some men do not make fortunes for
The sake Of living. but. blinded by
ayar5ce. live for the sake Of money
getting.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-24

upon in the formation of other dis
tricts until We now have but little
more than two and one-siXth square
miles. This will readily show to
what extent Walhalla School Dis
trict has been handicapped. This
matter will be taken up at once be-
fore the County Board Of Education,
and 1t Is hoped that it can be so ar
ranged speedily as to give this dis
trict the constitutional area. There
are several adjoining districts which
have considerably more territory than
necessary to make a constitutional
district, and 1t Is thought that by re-
ducing these, a little being taken
from each, the proper territory can
again be placed within the borders
Of District No. 26.
More recitation rooms and an au-
ditorium are badly needed in the
Walhalla High School, and especially
will this be true when the districts
territory is again restored to it.
with the bringing back OF the dis
trict to It's constitutional and legal
size Walhalla School District will be
one of the best in the State, and we
feel sure That we are not over-esti-
mating or over-rating the trustees
and school workers when we say that
the school, with the additional facili-
ties these changes will make pOssi-
Bile, will be at least the equal of any
In South Carolina.
Honor Roll Mont!, Ending MAY tG.
Tenth Grade-Janie Harrison and
Elizabeth Stribling.
Ninth Grade-Mary Ellen Wilson.
Eighth Grade-None.
Seventh Grade-Ethel Davis, Lucy
Davis, Cora Fretwell, Olive Hunt,
Tabitha Stribling.
Sixth Grade-Lucy Brandt, Ruby
Garrett. Grace Handy, Katie Moody,
Alice Sanders, Marvin Todd.
Fifth Grade-Julia Kaufman,
Bertha klaren, Pauline Steck, Boone
Fitzgerald, Sara Moss, Ina Mulkey,
Gordon FAINT, Lidie Hill, Mena Bis
choff, Willie Gross, Pearle Thomas,
Decie Earle, John Edwards, Meta
Norman.
Fourth Grade = John Schroeder,
Inez Douthit, Holleman Seaborn, Lu-
cile White, Ben Fretwell, Carrie
Darby Harrison, Robert Rogers, Hen
rietta Klaren, Dovie Day, Clarence
Fowler, Mildred Moore, Chesterfield
Beatty, Henry Manning.
Third Grade = Mildred Carter,
Richard Earle, Willie %Stribling, Geo.
F~inkenstadt, Sam Fretwell, Frank
Schroeder, Ralph Hetrick.
Second Grade-Frances Carter,
Derrill Darby, Derrill Douthit, Byrdie
Kelley, Frank Hunt, Caro- Probst,
lnez Todd, Annie Wilson, Eunice
White, John Smith.
First Grade-Caroline Ansel, Caro-.
Ign Rogers. Willie Klaren, Henry
Klaren.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-24
PISTOL DUEL IN NEWBERRY.
Started at Ciurch-One Negro Dead
and Five Wounded.

Newberry, May 22.-Rocky Zion
(colored) church, just on the New
berry side of the line between New
berry and Laurens counties, was the
scene Of a bloody pistol battle which
ragged for a few minutes late Sunday
evening, in which one negro was
killed and five others were more or
less seriously wounded.
The shooting was the result of a
fuss which started in the church
when Henry Baxter walked into the
meeting with his hat on. One of the
negroes took offence at this seeming
lack or respect on Henry's part.
When the difficulty arose an adjourn
ment was had to the ground out
side, whore a number Of pistols were
put In action, between 40 and SO
shots being fired.
Henry Baxter, who had failed to
uncover when he went into the meet
ing, was killed, and among the
wounded r Jim Workman, shot in
the right arm. a negro Robinson,
shot in the head, the bullet entering
through the ear, a negro woman,
whose mamie has not been learned,
shot in the thigh. Two others receiv-
ed minor wounds.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-24
wALHALLA WINS ANOTHER.
Defeats Seneca Team by Score OF Ten
to Scycn-AnOther Game Friday,

The Seneca b~all-tossing aggrega-
ton had no terrors for the local team
this time, In the game last Friday,
and Walhalla toyed with them for a
couple of innings, presented them a
few runs for encouragement, gave
them a vision OF victory for a few
minutes, and then sen them home a
tired, weary and disappointed bunch
Of athletes, defeated by a score of 10
to T..
Except for the first inning, when
they sent three runs across, the WIS.,
itOrs never had a chance of winning,
for Allen was invinctble and allowed
only a few scattered hits in the re-
naming eight innings. His team
mates, even though four misplays
married their fielding, CAV him good
support and spent the afternoon con
verting base hits into outs.
Frank Harper, who twirled for
Seneca, had about everything that
any pitcher could have. He issued
six passes, hit four men, unlocked
several wild pitches and allowed nine
hits, every one with men on the
bases. To atone for his sins, how
ever, he made twelve of the locals
fan and pulled himself out of several
tight places.
Seneca started off in impressive
fashion. It was the Impressive"
part of 1t hat impressed the neces-
sity Of scoring a few runs on the
local players minds. The second in
ming shows what effect 1t had. Four
hits along with an error gave Seneca
a lead Of three runs In the opening
round. Walhalla came back In the
second and batted the ball to ell
parts of the field, raj bases like
Cobb and Collins, and never let up
until seven had crossed the plate.
eneca tried to duplicate this feat
In their turn at bat, but failed and
fell five short Of equaling Walhalla's
total,
The third produced one for the
home team, and the visitors scored
one In h sixth and another in the
seventh.
Two more were added in the ninth.
After two men had been retired,
Rowland singled past first base and
advanced on Cely's rap to right GEN.
ter. Gaillard walked. Wood booted
Aliens %grounder and Rowland
scored. Cely also scored on Het-
rick's single, but feathers ended the
inning by tanning.
Seneca went out in order II thier
half.
a large crowd attended the game.
The Official Score.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-24
Baked Mt Cold Steel.

II wouldn't let a doctor cut my
foot off," said II. D. Ely, Bantam, o.,
although o horrible ulcer had been
the plague or my life for four years.
Instead I used Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, and my foot was soon COM
pletely cured" Heals burns, boils,
glsts.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-24
Bounty Land Vocal News.

Bounty Land, May 23.-Special:
Farm lands In this section need rain.
Miss Agnes Dendy, OF Pelzer, and
James Milan, of Sandy Springs, are
spending a few days at the home Of
Capt. A. II. Ellison.
Miss Mary Julia Reid, Of Seneca,
visited her aunt, Mrs. j.. B.. Pickett,
last week.
PomerOy Brown. Of Seneca, was in
the community a few days Ago..
Little Misses Mildred and Clair and
Master Rhoderick Heller, of Fair
Play, are with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. l.. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Ellison spent
several days last week visiting his
sisters, Mrs. Augustus Mullikin, in
Anderson county, and Mrs. J. II.
King, of Central.
Mrs. Mack Milan and two chill
dren, of Sandy Springs, were guests
for n short while last week of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Pickett.
Miss Myrtle Davis and brother
Dean visited friends near Westmin-
ster Sunday. Miss Myrtle will spend
several days with Miss Smithson be-
fore returning.
The many friends of J. l.. Smith
viii regret to learn that he Is con-
fined to his room on account of rheu-
matism. His son Lowell has been
carrying the mail in. his stead for
over a week. We wish for Mr.. Smith
an expeditions restoration to his
accustomed health.
Mrs. J. NJ. Gillison has been suf-
fering for the past week with a sore
foot, but Is some better
j. e. Pickett, OF Clemson, was in
the community a short time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Bottoms, of
the Mountain Rest section, visited the
family Of r. n. Rankin yesterday.
j. b. Pickett, A. Fl. Ellison and
Jasper Doyle attended the County
Union meeting at Coneross Friday.
Alex. Crumpton and two children,
OF Westminster, were at r. N. Ran
kin's recently.
j. M. Howell, a popular druggist
OF G~reensburg, KY, says: 1--WE use
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in our
Own household and know 1t is excel
lent" For sale by all druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-24

J. NJ. Howell, a popular druggist
OF Greensburg, KY, says: 1--WE use
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in our
own household and know 1t is excel
lent" For sale by all druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
BEGIN SUIT FOR
 LEOP0LD'S ESTATE

Brussels, May 7.-(Special)- 1.-The suit of Leopold, against the Belgian state for the recovery of about s10000,O0O vested by the late sovereign in what was termed the Maderfullbach fund will begin in the Brussels civil tribunal on Monday. It. is probably one of the largest suits and one to which most interest Is attached ever brought in the courts of Belgium. The amount involved in the suit is now claimed by the Belgian state as forming concealed portion of the Congo assets. which should have reverted to the Bel gian nation. The points of law involved are so intricate that the Belgian govern ment deemed it necessary to reinforcc their legal advisors on the matter. the Barristers Leclercq and Haussens, by outside assistance. The state has called to the aid of legal talent at home three of the eminent barristers from each of three countries
 It is to be one of the greatest civil legal battles ever waged over the estate of dead monarch and will involve much of the personal and state acts of the late King Leopold
 The proceedings are expected to last from May to July. Princes IIouises legal advisers Paul Emile Janson and Jaefor are credited with the intention of stop ping at no revelation, however damaging to the memory of the late King, to gain their clients end.