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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17
SOME MIGHTY SOLID TALK.
Cotton Situation as Seen by Is. Har-
ris, and Remedies for 1t.

Pendleton, Jan. 15.-Editor Keo-
wee Courier: We saw cotton last
August sell for Is nc, and inside Of
ton sold for SAc.
There Is something radically
wrong when such wide variations in
price occur. There Is no other COM
modify under the heavens with such
a fall in price. According to statis-
tics the world needs every bale that
will be made. If what l have stated
above be true, there must be some
cause for the drop in the price of
cotton. 1t Is up to the farmers, who
are the producers, to find out the
cause, and 1t Is up to them, and to
them only, to remedy 1t. VIII he do
it? l cannot say. Can he remedy
1t. I answer emphatically, he can.
How? BY diversifying his crops, so
as to make himself self-supporting.
Now l do not want to appeal to
your prejudices, but l want to ap-
peal to your good, common "horse"
sense. | know that there are only
re" OF our farmers who realize just
what South Carolina Is spending an
hually tor products winch she ought
10 raise mere at home' ana these pro-
uucts can De raised IN This state for
1883 imam hall the amount IL ls cost
Ing our people 10 puy them else-
where. To show YOU how much
li'oneS we are senomg 10 the west
iol These ar'lcles' Will enumerate:
Flour 49,. .$2O,OOO,OOO
Bacon and lard 17,25O,O0O
Horses and mules 12,5OO,OOO
Hay and oats 11,500,000
Corn $500. ......... 100000
Fertilizers 80. ...... 25,O0O,O0O
,, -
,r 49,,
49,. .. ,,. =,
e.ot &c 49, IT..o 49,.
49, 49,, o.''.,
Cnro,,so 1Ians .,.,. ~.
r,,so,z euo,, ,,u,,, .,.,, .na' ,,,.
-, o.. e1r ~,,
r.i,o, 80 oor+ 30 oa,.a - :,
49,, 49, ~
80. 80 ,o,Io 49,. h,,,o,.
mer can ra,se r. for 35c nor buoho,
The farmer who buvs corn tb,s veor
will give Al for it--so inst romam-
ber when Won buv bushe, of corn
Won are giving one dollar for thirtv-
five cents, or. in fact anv other com
modify which Won bnv that cou,d no
raised at home on your farm vou aro
swapping at the same ratio.
Farmer, stop and think, consider
what you are doing Add what we
are buying and the total amounts to
99,250,000. Now let us see what
our cotton crop will bring. Say we
will make this year in South Caro-
lima, in round numbers. 100000
bales of cotton Suppose the aver
age price Is $40 per bale; our cotton
crop will sell for $6O,OOO,OO0. The
cotton seed will bring approximately
about 81 per bale, making the total
seed raised sell for $1O,5OO,OOO. You
VIII no" see tnat the cotton crop and
seed will not pay for the commodi-
ties that we have bought elsewhere.
Now, brother farmers when sucb
conditions as 7 have nointed out to
you exist. Won need not he surnrised
to see cotton dron in nr,ce from,
15hc. TO 8Mc. inside of ninety davs
I want to say to Won that we-the
farmers-are to blame for this. and
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17
jim Takes tho Challenge.

South Union Scribe: notice in
last weeks Courier you say that some
fox hunters have chased a fox eight
days, but failed to make catch.
This Is pretty bad showing on the
Indiana dogs. | am surprised at
Jack Waters hunting eight days and
not failing fox, as Jack is consider
ed one of the best fox hunters in the
country. Well, l may have to stay
down there eight days, too-but |
don't think so.
l note you say "yon understand
that Jim Jones, of Madison. said he
wanted but two and half hours to
catch fox down there. This is
misunderstanding l did not say that,
but not knowing there was any fox
In that locality Is the reason I did
not say 1t. Now I will say that
will catch the fox in two and a half
hours, or less time, provided no other
dogs are put in the race. l will put
all my dogs in at the start, giving
the fox fair showing, and If they do
not catch or tree the fox in less than
two and half hours 1 will think
they are not doing the clean thing.
I will be down the last Of this
month or first Of February to take
the race. Have the SIS wgaer ready
and man to keep time.
Thanking you for the invitation,
Yours truly, Jim Jones.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17
BROTHERS TOOK CORN PRIZES.
Bruce Stribling, First; Stiles Strib-
ling SecOnd--LOcaI Notes,

Richland, Jan. 15.-Special: We
have had snow on the ground here
for over week.
s. N. Hughs is in Morgan, Ga,
where he and w. II. Hughs and Mr.
Davis have taken a contract for some
grading for the Southern Railway.
Ryland Shelor spent several days
last week in Anderson.
Miss Pearle Werner returned Mon
day from Walhalla to take her holi-
day.
Mrs. A.. B. Duncan, Of Gainesville,
Ga, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jas
per Driver.
Richland Literary Society elected
new officers Friday evening as fol-
lows: Robert Davis, president: Miss
Lynn Werner, secretary; Miss Pauline
Davis, corresponding secretary;
Bruce Stribling and Duffie Brewer,
doorkeepers.
Misses Annie .McMahan and Lucille
Hamilton, teachers in the Blue Ridge
High School, were in town Friday
evening.
Bruce Stribling received check
for $25 during the Christmas holi-
days as first prize for best record of
crop at the South Atlantic Corn Ex-
position held in Columbia December
18th to 16th. Stiles Stribling also
received SIS prize for second best
record.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17
Auditors Notice--Important!

Owing to the unfavorable condition
Of the weather and almost impassa-
BILE condition Of the public roads, the
County Auditor did not make his
rounds as scheduled for the first of
the month for the purpose Of taking
tax returns, as 1t would have been
impossible to have accommodated
any number Of the taxpayers. He
has, however, for the convenience of
the public, arranged new dates for
those places not visited, and will
take returns at the places named be-
low on the dates mentioned:
Oakway, Monday, Feb. 12.
South Union, Tuesday, Feb 13.
Fair Play. Wednesday, Feb ID.
w. N. Woolbright's, Thursday,
Feb. Is.
Friendship, Friday, Feb. 16.
Tokeena, Saturday, Feb. II.
All persons interested will take
due notice and govern themselves ac-
cordingly.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17

guarantee covering
"dve material
faction We willing
o
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17
NOTICE or SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice Is hereby given, that pursu-
ant to an order Of the County Board
Of Education Of Oconee County, a
special election will be held at j. r.
Patton's Mill, in Pulaski School Dis
trict, No. 62, on Saturday, January
2Oth, 1912, for the purpose Of voting
upon the question of levying q spe-
cial tax Of five mills upon all the real
and personal property IL said dis
trict for school purposes. All per-
sons Offering to vote at said election
must present their registration cer-
tihcates and last tax receipts, or be
barred from voting. Each voter ia
foring said levy shall cast ballot
containing the word eyes" written
or printed thereon; each voter op-
posing said levy shall cast ballot
containing the word "No" written
or printed thereon.
j. II. PATTON,
r. II. POWELL,
TOM PATTON,
Trustees of District No. So.
January %, 1919. "a
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17

We don't have to sell our stoves
on the claim Of fuel saving alone. In
the first place most people don't keep
any record of the fuel burnt so that
far away catalogue house is pretty
safe in making exaggerated claims in
this direction.
They have your money, you can't
be without stove a month while you
are sending it back to get another
one, and If 1t wears out it Is never
the fault Of "defective material or
workmanship" which their guaran-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17
Famine in Mail Sacks.

Chicago, Jan. 16.-A famine Of
mail sacks was felt in the local post
Office Monday due to the severe
weather that has blockaded so many
railroads OF the West. Scores Of
cars containing mail sacks are block
AIDED on the Western prairies, with
little hope Of getting them here be-
fore the present supply runs out.
Postmaster Campbell says he will
soon be reduced to the necessity of
using gunny sacks unless the rail
roads manage to bring In some Of
the cars loaded with empty sacks.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17

SIdte OIL alIalTS! L say the farmers
you who produce tho cotton.
wish to state to you, brother far
mers, that you are up against the
biggest proposition you have ever
been up against, and you have got to
fight the battle!
AS to the cotton mill mergers: /
do not blame the mills. They have
merged for their own benefit, so as
to buy the raw material cheaper and
to sell their finished product better.
So 1T is now up to the farmers to
join the Farmers Union, stand shoul-
der to shoulder, and cooperate with
each other. Stand as one man. and
If you will do this and make home
self-supporting, you can always die
tate tho price you will sell your cot
ton for. | have heard many farm
ers say, (and like expressions from
other professions) that we would not
see any more cheap cotton. told
them that they had not studied the
cotton situation. We are all wiser
S'-NAA w " SiS ySai dSO. we nave
practically raised three million bales
Of cotton for nothing during the past
year!
Brother farmers, it is as plain as
A B G as to what Is the matter. 1t
Is ruinous to any country to have
only one crop. Let me remind you,
farmers, that we did 1t; we raised
the enormous crop, and put this stick
in the hands Of our enemies to crack
our own heads with, and they have
used 1t on us to our own good. The
stick was the three million bales that
we raised for nothing. 1t was bear
on the cotton market, which forced
the price Of cotton down to below
the cost Of production.
Now, In conclusion, | want to say
word in justice to our bankers.
They have been quite liberal the past
year, having allowed our farmers the
money to raise the enormous crop Of
cotton, and they did all they could
to let them hold cotton for better
prices, and many Of them almost
strained their own credit to tide over
their customers.
FARMERS, you are the ones who
make high-priced cotton, and you are
also the ones who make low-prlced
cotton. Which do you want for 1912
high or low? If you want low
prices for your cotton crop next fall,
do not cut acreage; If you want high
prices, cut your acreage 80 per cent,
as we'll as the use OF fertilizers, and
plant oats and corn. The condition
that exists In South Carolina Is the
same that exists in every cotton
state, which shows why cotton Is
selling below the cost OF production.
Respectfully, B. Harris.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17

tee CD covers. So when you get
right down to the bottom, what are
their claims Of guarantees but a
clever ruse to get your order?
We are right here where we have
to make good what we claim; COM
pare the sizes Of our stoves, the
weights and you will find we give you
fully as much for your money, to say
nothing OF seeing what you get, OF
delivering your stove the day you or
der It, and saving you freight
charges.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17
MR.. WILSON REPLIES.

Sumter, c., 14h.
Editors Keowee Courier, wahalla, s. Gentlemen
Your issue of last week tained article which
therefore assume to be can EDITORIAL" headed
to which I wish to make the folio wing repy
your part having a sorehead
which still "Festering"
be tempted to state untruth In vndaon of himself but
it's EDITORIAL UTTERANcEs
to that they contain statements of TRUTH only You have
ton the following:
the Council now retiring had raised taxes SO per
cent the raise from 60 cent which
2nd-Tha there had been no improvements made
ratings s e
the Methodist leaving improve
of place had
been
The
by present Mayor and introduced by him.
The work Factory streets which am reliably informed had
been touched before councils taking
workers giving nothing
the streets in Factory Village "Prvate Property"
The putting drain Main
church. Opposite Rowland Mill Site upper end Main Street
and piping be put in Main Street front of Hoeman place
whch bad weather stopped pipe Is on hand for work
The find piece Grading that done the road Wesmn
se at the Joeson Corner The grading of road in front of
Mrs Maggie Robins at the upper end Of town.
Reduction of the Illicit traffic liquor and yet not single
Jury Trial in the
not boast
record This saved the towns heretofore divided with
attorney
and dsorderly con-
duct on the streets and yet not contested for these kindred
for the past years When before did the
have such record? Did have for the first FOUR
SIX
of your paper who
wrote "Cu Out" responsible
assume this because Of Editorial
Citizens at the polls
He is always
he hasn't
which call Donkey.
Nature and how
the money taxes amount ex
pendures the UNUSUAL
to refer to the Of the Towns Secretary
the official Clerk who
caion and o publish
Citizens Walha1a
help Wahala trusting
If assistance will
satisfactory tho OF
friends rema
Very Respectfully, GEO. l..
Mayor NJ aha,Ia
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17
PLANT
" Triumph Big Boil
COTTON.
THE EARLIEST BIG BOIL COTTON
GROWN.

Yield, 1850 pounds to acre, COM
pared with 1,240 for 90-day cotton
and lilo for Toole
Limited 3S to II per cent for mA
this year Easily picked; will not
fall out Of burr, and resists droutt
exceedingly we'll.
Seed 81 per bushel (32 pounds.)
A. N. PRICHARD, Westminster, s. G.
January 3, 1912. ii
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17
MURDERER UNABLE TO WALK.
RichcsOn, Sitting in Chair, Taken
From Jail to Court House.

Boston, Jan. 13.-Rev. G. v. II.
Richeson, the self-confessed mur-
derer, had to be assisted down the
steps Of the Jail, sitting on a chair,
and placed In the prison van, and was
driven to the court house, where later
he was arraigned and sentenced to
die in the electric chair for the muir
der of Avis Linnell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17
GET YOUR FIVE PLUNKs READY,
Jim Says His Dogs Can Do that Fox
Jcb All Right.

Madison, Jan. 15.--Editor Keowee
Courier: | notice an article in your
last issue from South Union regard
Ing a fox hunt, which l would like
to answer through your paper. l do
not know the scribe or l would COM
municate direct with him.
Yours truly, Jim Jones.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17
CARTER HARDWARE CO..
Walhalla, S. G..
Shot at Bird; Hit Man.

Alexandria, La, Jan. 14.-Just as
Alfred Williams, a negro, fired at q
flock Of birds this afternoon c.. r..
Gardner, white, rose from behind a
fence and received the entire load of
instant death. Williams gave himself
up to the sheriff.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17

Constipation Is the cause Of many
ailments and disorders that make life
miserable. Take Chamberlain's Sto-
mach and Liver Tablets, keep your
bowels regular and you will avoid
these diseases. For sale by all deal
ers.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-17

When given as soon as the croupy
cough appears Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy will ward Off an attack of
Group and prevent all danger and
cause Of anxiety. Thousands Of mo.
theirs use 1t successfully. Sold by all
dealers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-06-06
CHAPTER III.
In Darkest Chicago.

The castaways from the wrecked
taxicab hurried along the doeful
street Both of them knew their Chi
cago. but this part OF it was not their
Chicago.
They hailed pedestrian. 10 ask
where the nearest street car line
might be. and whittier it might run.
He answered indistinctiy from a dis
Greet distance, as he fastened away.
Perhaps he thought their question
merely a footpads introduction to a
sandbagging episode. In Chicago at
night one never knows.
AS near as | can make out what he
said, Marjorie" the lieutenant pom
dered aloud. we walk straight ahead
till We come TO Umptyump street,
and there We find a Rarara car that
will take US TO Bloptyblop avenue. /
never heard OF any such streets, did
you?"
Never" she painted, as she jog
trotted alongside his military pace.
| Let's take the first car We meet, and
| perhaps the conductor can put US on
at the street where the minister
I lives"
Perhaps" There was not much
confidence in that perhaps"
When they reached the street-carred
/ street. they found two tracks, but
nothing occupying them, as far as
/ they could peer either way. A small
| shopkeeper in a tiny shop proved TO
/ be a delicatessen merchant so busily
/ selling foreign horrors to aliens. that
| they learned nothing from him.
At length, in the far-away, they
made out a headlight, and heard the
| grind and squeal OF a car. Lieutenant
Mallory waited for II, watch in hand
! He boosted MarJorie-s elbow aboard
| and bombarded the conductor with
/ questions But the conductor had no
| more heard OF their street than they
had OF his. Their agitation did not
/ disturb his stole calm, but he invited
them to come along 20 the next cross
ing. where they could find another car
and more learned conductors; or,
what promised better. perhaps a cab.
He threw Marjorie into a panic by
ordering her to jettison Saoozleums,
but the lieutenant bought his soul for
a small price and overlooked the fact
that he did not ring up their fares.
The young couple squeezed into a
seat and talked anxiously in sharp
whispers.
wouldn't It be terrible, Harry, n,
just as we got TO the ministers. we
should find papa there ahead Of us,
waiting 20 forbid the bands. or what
ever II is? Wouldn't it be just ter
rible?"
Yes, it would, honey, but 1t
doesn't seem probable. There are
thousands Of ministers in Chicago.
re could never find ours Fact Ia, |!
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-06-06

OF these points He showed demo
cratic indifference to them. His one
vital inquiry was:
How much will he tip?"
His inspection OF his first two
charges promised small returns. He
huttoned up his cordially. and de-
termined TO waste upon them the ir-
reducible minimum OF attention.
II would take at least bridal
couple to retsore the balance. But
bridal couples in their first bloom
rarely fell to the lot OF that porter. for
what bridal couple wants to lock IT.
self In with a crowd OF passengers for
the first seventy.two hours OF welded
hiss?
The porter banished the hope as a
vanity. Little he knew how eagerly
the young castaways from that
wrecked taxicab desired TO be bridal
couple. and to catch this train.
But the Englishman was FESTIVE
again:
"Pawtah, ] say, pawtah'"
"Yassah'"
What time are we due in san Fran
cisco?"
san Francisco San Francisco?
We are doc than the evenin' Of the
10th day. This bein Monday. that
ought to bring us in abote Thuzzday
evenin'."
The Yankee felt called upon TO
check the foreign usurper.
"Yassah,"
Don't let that fellow monopoIize
you lie probably won't tip you at
all"
The porter grew conhdential:
"Oh, I know his kind. sab. They
don't tip you for what you do do, but
they're ready letter writer's to the
superintendent for what you don't
do"
"Pawtah! say, pawtah!"
Here. porter"
The porter tried TO initiate the
Irish bird and be in two places at
once. The American had coin in
his hand. The porter caught the CLEAN
OF II, and fitted thither. The Yankee
growled:
Don't forget that I'm on the train,
and when we get to Frisco there may
be something more"
The porter had the coin In his hand.
Its heft was light. He sighed: Il
hope So"
The Englishman was craning his
head around owlishly to ask:
II say. pawtah. does this train ever
get wrecked"
Well. It hasn't yet" and he muir
INJURED to the Yankee, but has
hopes"
The Englishman's voice was queru-
Gus again.
Il say. pawtah, open a window. will
you? The air is CHASTITY, abso.ripping.
lutely CHASTITY"
The Yankee growled:
mo wonder we had the Revolution
airy war;"
Then he took from his pocket an
envelope addressed to Ira Lathrop Il
Co. and from the envelope he took a
contract, and studied 1t grimly. The
envelope bore Chinese stamp.
The porter. as ne struggled with an
obstinate window. wondered what
sort of passenger fate would send him
next
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doub. y we ind him ourselves.-
Her clutch frightened till he would
have WINGED, II he had not been a
soldier.
What do you mean. Harry"
Well, In the first place, honey, look
what time IL is. Hardly more than
time to get the train, to say nothing
of hunting for that preacher and
standing up through long rigma-
role"
Why, Harry Mallory. are you get.
ting ready to jilt me?"
Indeed I'm not-not for worlds.
honey. but I've got to get that train,
haven't IL"
Couldn't you wait over one train
just one tiny little train?"
My own, own honey love, you
know It's impossible! You must re-
member that I've already waited over
three trains while you tried to make
up your mind"
And you must remember, darling,
that it's no easy matter for girl TO
decide to sneak away from home and
be married secretly, and 60 all the
way out to that hideous Manila with
no trousseau and no wedding pres
ents and no anything"
II know II isn't, and | waited pa
tiently while you got up the courage.
But now there are no more trains.
shudder to think of this train being
late. We're not due In San Fran.
cisco till Thursday evening, and my
transport sails at sunrise Friday morn
ing oh, Lord. what II should miss
that transport What II | should"
What IL We should miss the min.
ister?"
1t begins to look a great deal like
IT,"
But, Harry. you wouldn't desert
me now-abandon me to my fate?"
Well, II isn't exactly like abandon
ment, seeing that you could &C home
TO your father and mother in a taxi
cab"
She stared at him in horror.
80 you don't want me for your
wife! You've changed your mind!
You're tired OF me already Only an
hour together, and you're sick OF your
bargain! You're anxious to get rid OF
mel You"
"Oh, honey, want you more than
anything else on earth, but I'm a
soldier. de8rie. a mere lieutenant in
the regular amy. and I'm the slave
Of the government. I've gone through
West Point. and they won't let me re-
sign respectfully and II did. we'd
starve. They wouldn't accept my
resignation. but they'd be willing to
courtmartial me and dismiss me from
the service in disgrace. Then you
wouldn't want to marry me-and
shouldn't have any way OF supporting
you IL you did. | only know one
trade, and that's soldering"
Don't call it a trade, beloved. It's
the noblest profession IN all the
world, and you're the noblest soldier
that ever was. and in a year or two
you'll be the biggest general in the
army"
lie could not afford TO shatter such
a deyout illusion or quench the light
of faith in those beloved and loving
eyes He tacitly admitted his ability
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TO be promoted ommander-in-chief in
year or two. He allowed that gilt
tefing possibility to remain, used 1t
as basis for argument.
Then, dearest, you must help pe
TO do my duty"
She clasped his upper arm as II 1t
were an altar and she an Iphigenia
about to be sacrificed to save the
army. And she murmured with utter
heroism:
Il win! DO what you like with
mel"
He squeezed her hand between his
biceps and his ribs and accepted the
Offering in a look drenched with graf
itude. Then he said. matter-of-factly:
Wen see how much time we have
when we get to--whatever the name
of that street is"
The car ioIted and walled on its
way like an old drifting rocking
chair. The motorman was in no hur.
~. The passengers seemed to have
no occasion for haste. Somebody got
on or got off at almost every corner.
and paused for conversation while
the car waited patiently.
Mallory looked at his watch, and
MarjCrie's hopes dropped like a
wrecked aeroplane, Ior he grimly
asked how long IT would take them to
reach the railroad station.
Good Lord the train starts In
twenty minutes"
During this tense journey the girl
perfected her soul with graceful
martyrdom.
IN go to the train with you, Harr-
~, and theh you can send me home
in a taxicab."
(To BE CONTINUED