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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-12-04
JERUSALEM HAS MODERN HOTEL,
Proprietor to Visit Asheville for Pur-
pose Of Gathering Dots.
Baskerville Citizen.)

A. Morcos, one of the owners Of
the Grand New Hotel, at Jerusalem,
Palestine, is expected to arrive in
Asheville next month for stay of
several weeks at the Battery Park
Hotel. While here Mr.. Morcos will
make thorough study of American
hotel methods and will make prepa-
rat1ons to conduct an advertising
campaign in Asheville's behalf at his
hotel.
The hotel with which Mr.. Morcos
is connected was constructed only a
short time ago and was located at
Jerusalem for the benefit Of the tour
lists Of the United States, England,
France, Germany and Italy. It Is in
close proximity to all the principal
points Of interest in Jerusalem and
Is equipped with all modern conven-
fences, including electric lights and
steam heat. 1t Is situated opposite
the tower of David and Is very near
the principal gate Of the city. Mr..
Morcos intends to put pictures of
Asheville's points Of interest in the
lobby of his hotel, and will supply
the rooms with literature concerning
the metropolis of the Land Of the
Sky.
The fact that Jerusalem has q
modern tourist hotel is not generally
known. Few people can conceive the
town in which greater part of the
Old Testament history was made hay-
ing such a hostelry. One can look
out OF the window of this hotel and
see the gates of Jerusalem, said to
be the scene Of Christ's triumphal
entry into that city.
In letter to Proprietor ]. T.. Alex
ander, OF the Battery Park Hotel, Mr..
Morcos said: 81 have heard so many
tourists speak Of Asheville and the
Battery Park Hotel that have made
up my mind to visit your city and
get rev Ideas on running an up-to-
date hotel. | would like to have a
large picture of the Battery Park to
hang III my lobby. If you have any
booklets would be glad to get them.
! expect to be In Asheville some time
In December"
The above information will be read
with interest by the people OF Oconee,
especially In view of tho fact that ].
l.. Alexander, proprietor Of the Bat
terry Park Hotel, Is a former Oconee
boy. Mr.. Alexander has made a
great success Of the hotel business
the fame Of his hosiery being by no
means confined to America
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05
Metropolitan Hospital School

Many know New York city for is harbor, commerce, splendid museums, churches and towering buildings, but com paratiNely few have given much thought to it's hospitals, or considered what provision was made for the sick. To those interested, visit to some of the islands where large number of the sick are cared for would be quite revelation. The wealth and beauty of those islands are little known and per haps nowhere else in the world IS there system of islands devoted almost en- tirely to the care of the sick and un- fortunate. The plan of removing tue sick from the city has much to com mend it and the quiet, fresh air and sunshine are important factors in the treatment of many diseases.
 Situated on one of those islands is one of the largest hospitals in the world-the Metropolitan Hospital on Blackwell's Island. This hospital with it's splendid buildings and equip ment has bed capacity of over 1900 patients; is easy Of access 10 The city where a small emergency station with ambulance service supplies the acute work for the institutiona the patients being easily transferrsd on the ferry which runs every half hour The winding staircase in the main hospital building which was so much admired by Charles Dickens on hIs visit to this country, and commented on in his "Amegican Notes, still calls forth ad- mir ation from the visitor, as does also the surroundings sincluding the his toric lighthouse.
 Connected with the hospital is a school which offers three years course for nurses. This course is very complete one, and the advantage of training in a school connected with large institution is easily understood. The Nurses Home is entirely removed from hospital surroundings with ex- tensive and attractive grounds. The Home is spacious giving abundant ep- portunity for rest and recreation. All bedrooms are single, with lounging room, library and reception hall. In the home atmosphere hospital routine iS quickly forgotten, and the spirit of good fellowship, enhanced by some very delightful entertainments, gives the needed relaxation and variety so frequently overlooked in the nurses life.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05
Watch Our Show Windows

mers' Bulletin No. 372: Where inten- siye farming is followed. the soy bean is the best annual legume to grow for forage in the southern part Of the cotton belt The soy bean whether used as hay, grain, or ensilage is a very valuable live stock feed Soy bean hay is practically identical in feeding value with alfalfa and yields from two to three tons per acre.
 Soy-bean grain is more valuable than cotton seed meal as supplementary feed in the production of pork, mutton. wool, beef, milk and butter. A bushel of soy beans is at least twice as val uable for feed as a bushel of corn. As the grain is hard, it is usually desirable 10 grind it into meal for feeding. This is best done by mixing with corn before grinding to prevent cumming the mill
 A moving machine or a binder caa be used to harvest the soy bean. A binder can be used only with the tall varieties The threshing can be done with a grain thresher by using blank concaveS and running the cylinder much lower than for small grain. The growing of soy beans after oats and on other land and the use of now ing machines. threshers, and hay presses means rich land, fat stock, and more prosperous times.
 The fact that Spanish peanuts will produce good crops on comparatively poor land when well fertilized and cultivated should encourage us togrow them as substitute for a large part of the corn and hays usually fed to all kinds of stock. Professor Duggar at the Auburn, A la., station found an acre of Spanish'peanutson on poor grayeily land produced 600 pounds of live weight of hogs. This was after the tops had been cut with mower and saved for hay. The growing of pea nuts after oats will add much to the fertility of the soil, promote the rais- ing of good livestock and add to the bank account.
 Planting covpeaS and soy beans in rows abOui 30 inches apart saves seed and brings greater returns in yields C [ seed and hay The experiment station results show that the increase in both seed and hay obtained when the seed sdrilled is more than sufficient to pay Tor the additional expense in drilling
 md caltivating the crop
 Plant the cowpeas, soy beans and neanuts on the level and cultivate on the lcvel with disk harrow. a spring tooth harrow. a one CT two-horse cuiti- tator or a heel sweep We can then cut two or three rows atone time with our moving machines
 We should grow more oats and ether small grain crops. and legumineuSerops Co enrich our lands and furnish feed for more good livesl ock; and use more labor-Saving machinery such a> mow- ing machinas hay rakeS. tedders. binders and hay presses.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05

ou account Of the nitrogen and the
 humus-makiug organic matter they
 contain. When they are harvested to
 be fed to live stock, nearly half the
 nitrogen and humuS-making materials
 are left in the roots and in the bottom
 of the stems and in the leaves, and
 other portions of the plants not ob-
 tained in gathering the crops. The
 results of the Calhoun, La, experiment station show that one acre of Spanish
 peanuts grown on poor pine land con
 tained l92 pounds of nitrogen; an acre of cowpeas, los pounds: and an acre of soy beans, l90 pounds. These crops made from two to three and half tons of feed stuff, richer in food elements than wheat bran. When such feed stuff can be grown after oats and fed to stock without serious loss of fertiliZ- ing value, is there any excuse for culti. vating poor land and for having poor hvestock2
 The advantages of growing eowpea crops are briefly summarized by the Louisiana experiment station as fol lows: First, the cowpea is nitrogen gatherer;second.i il shades the soil in he summer keeping il in condition most suitable To the most rapid nitritca. tion and leaves it friable and loose and in the best possible condition for flu. ture crops; third. it has a large root development, and hence pumps uI from great depth and a large area the water and with il the mineral needed by the plant; fourth, it's adapt ability to all kinds of soils stitfesl ciays to the most porous sand fertile alluvial bottoms to barren upland: fifth
 1t stands the heat and hot sunshine of hot climates: sixth. its rapid growth enables US to grow two crops on the same soil: seventh. when s0Wn thickly. it shades the soil eifeetuaIly. smother ing out all weeds and grasses. And thus serves asa cleansing crops eighth. it Is the best preparatory crop known
 to the southern farmers every kind of crop grows well after il; ninth. Il furnishes a most excellent hay and a most excellent food in large quantities
 for man and beast
 The following is a summary of Far mers' Bulletin, No. 326: In 1905 the farm described i'll this bulletin pro duced one-fourth bale Of cotton and
 fifteen busheis of corn per acre II.
 l9o6, after a crop of cowpeas. 1t gro dueed One-half bale of cotton and thirty-four bushels of corn to the acre
 After cowpeas and an application of
 3o0 pounds of commercial fertilizer.
 nearly three-fourths of bale of cot
 ton To the acre; and after cowpeas and clover continuously fer two years, one
 bale of cotton CT acre.
 This moving machine, thresher and
 hay press made il possible to utilize
 the cewpea grown on this farm not
 only for feed and seed but also as a
 source of considerable revenue The
 moving machine, the thresher and the
 hay press will make the cowpea one of the most profitable crops that can be grown.
 The following is summary of Far.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05
Will Call Conference on Gambling al
 Fairs

After discussion upon gambling al fairs, the state board of agriculture passed vote al its meeting in Hart ford on Thursday 10 instruct the secretary to call meeting of the pre- sidents and secretaries of the different agricultural societies of the state to confer with members of the board on the subject of gambling st fairs and other matters relating to fairs; and the transportation expenses of the fair officials to be paid by the board. The secretary is also to receive report on & blank form furnished to representa- tiyes of the board who will visit the fair, and these reports are 10 be eom- municated 10 the comptroller.
 Secretary Healey in his report re- ferred to the opinion of the attorney general relative 10 gambling al agricul- tural fairs and said that the state
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05
Enthusiastic and Cosmopolitan Student
 Gathering al NorthiieId

Dr. John k. Mott, the presiding officer of the Student Conference, struck the keynote of this gathering when he termed 1t international in scope. There are students present from Japan, China, South America, Europe, Canada, and even one from Russia who hardly speak English. 50 it seems very fitting that the flags of | the United States and Canada should | flank the spkeakers desk, with that Of the new Chinese republic in the center.
 The large delegation of Chinese have made themselves most popular. They play peel and tennis with ,the Ameri- can students they join in with their Chinese songs at the evening "sings, and those who speak English best interpret for a few that do not know the language yet They have ball team Of their cwn which promises te make the other college delegation teams put mp a stid fight
 Gould Hall, the dormitory recently given .by Miss Helen Miller Gould. now used for the first time, Is typical of the cosmopolitan atmosphere al Northheld Hafvard's delegation of seventy five finds itself next door to the men from Toronto and McGill. The conference faculty from all parts of the country and the Taft school kn.fs aro Ina ot hpr unpStS
 The conference after six days of Bible and mission study and platform addresses works up to climax Thurs day as only student gathering can. The great patriotic celebration has Peace for its subject this year, and J. A. Mcdonald, editor of the Toronto Globe, as its speaker. Oliver F. Cutts, the former Harvard football star, has been appointed presiding officer of the celebration. Five hundred college men all giving their yells al ionee, the banners of one hundred colleges and schools hanging from every available spot in the large auditorium, fantasd. cally dressed delegates, and bowling mob rushing around bonfieAhat eau be seen ten miles away give but a faint picture of the closing patriotic celebration.
 The delegates were glad 10 hear the encouragement that the popular plat per@ speaker, Rev. G. A. Johnston Ross was to be one of the chief leaders at the General Conference for Chris tian workers which takes place in August. Mir. Johnston Ross has been at Northtield before and has left deep impression with all those who have heard him, lie has just accepted a professoTship in Union TheologIeal Seminary of New York City.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05
HARVESTING OATS AND PLANTING LEGUMlNOUS CROPS IN
 THE SOUTH

By G. il. ALtosh of the | II ( Service Burear
 It k now time to plan for the har- veSllng Of our oat crop. II we do not own good moving machine. or better Aill good binder, now is the time ( to buy one. The cradle is too slow and the waste when using cradle is enormous.
 One binder will harvest from SC to lo0 acres eight acres per day. One or more farmers in every neighbor' hood should own good binder The binder will generally pay for itself in one season.
 moving machine will often dc the work for several farmers in a neighborhood Where one farmer can not afford to buy mower for his own use, several farmers can purchase one One farmer will often find it profitable to own a mower or binder and work for his neighbors at a reasonable price.
 Now is the time to get our mowers and binders ready. for work. Let us sharpen the sickles, oil the bearings and test the machines on the grass be fore our oats are ready to cut. It is also advisable to have an extra binder tongue. a kni e,and sCv sral extra wings and arms for the reel ready beforehand for repairing breakages.
 We should harvest our cat crop early Cutting should begin as soon as about 75 per cent of the field has turned yellow-just as soon as all the grain is in the dough stage Oats should not be cut while wet from dew or rain.
 There should be a threSher in every neighborhuod for threshing all kinds of seeds such as oats, wheat rye, barley, kauir corn, sorghum, grass seed beans. and peanuts
 Many farmers will lind il profitable Co own d threSher for use ou their own farms and they can at the same time be of great service to their neighboTs by threShing for them al a reasonable price.
 The oats should be threshed as soon as possible, but should not be threshed when grain is wet from either rain or dew.
 Store oats in bulk and not over three feet deep. Be sure ana examine grain daily for at least three weeks and turn with shovel. if there are any indi- cations of heating.
 The packed, crusted soil should not be exposed 10 the suns rays single day after oats are cut. We should use a disk harrow and make the surface for two or three inches as fine as possible for cowpea, SOY bean or peanut crop. By the use Of the disk harrow. we can thoroughly prepare several acres of stubble land every day for these crops At this season of the year We are usually very busy and are often unable to spare the necessary time to break the s.ubble land with blow
 These leguminousc crops are valuable
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05
Agricultural Board Re.EIeets All Officers

The annual meeting of the state board of agriculture was held in the state capitol at Hartford Thursday, Governor Baldwin presided.
 The following officers were reelected; Vice president, Wilson H. Lee of Orange; secretary, Leonard II. Hesley of Woodstock; treasurer, Charles A. Thompson of Melrose; member of the board of trustees of Connecticut Agri- cultural college, D. Walter Patten of North Haven; auditors, J. B. Palmer of Norwich, D. W. Patten of North Haven and Richard F.. Dodge of Washington; chemist, Dr. F.. II. Jen- kins of New Haven; botanist, pr. G. P. Clinton of New Haven; entomolo- gisi, Dr. w. E, Britton of New Haven; promologist, N. s. Plait of New Haven.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05
To Subscribers of the Patriot

According 10 Order No. 907 U' the Post Office Department subscu- bers cannot be indebted to a newspa- per more than one year and still have the paper sent to them al the second siass rate, The order reads as follows:
 A reasonable time will be allowed publishers to secure renewals of sub- seFiptiOns, but unless subscriptions are expressly re8ered after the term for which they are paid, within the follow lng periods
 Daiiidg.. Within three months,
 WeekIies, within One Year, ... thev shalt net be eounfea in lhe iegtt1- maie list gf sabscEilers, and copies mailed on account thereof 6ho8 mol be aoceDted 4I6f mdHag' at the second class postage rate Of one cent pound, but may be mailed al the transient sec ond class postage rate of ceni for each four ounces or fraction thereof, prepaid bv stamps affixed
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05
strona Tastes.and PaIates.

Fifteenth century Englishmen sell dom used either milk or butter. They used great quantities of spices, how ever, in. their food, and. apparently, did not care for the more delicate fla vors that suit modern palates. It is pointed out by writer that storage eggs and renovated" butter would have had ready market with them.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05

grant could be withheld only when gambling was knowingly allowed.
 Mir. Gosgrove Of Wilmington, one of the persons authorized by the board to visit fairs to see that no gambling was carried on at them, stated there Is ten- cent gambling carried on at the fairs. Does the law allow any kind of gambl- ing, however small2
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05
Two rurkex-Ralslno states.

Texas raises more turkeys than any other state-rerhaps because turkeys require plenty of room for range, and Texas surely can give them that. Little Rhode Island, however. is said to produce the largest number of big turkeys-some of them weighing 40 pounds. and worth 40 cents for every pound
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-14
CREEK BRIDGE CONTRACT.

In taking the contract for the reconstruc-
ton of the Woodbridge creek bridge away
from Mr.. Monaghan, of South Amboy, who
was the lowest bidder and who started the
work, the freeholders have acted wisely. Any
one who has visited the structure during the
past few weeks cannot help but be impressed
with the incompetency Of the man who has
been handling the job. The lives Of everyone
who has crossed the structure for weeks past,
have been jeopardized, and the freeholders,
who we're responsible to the public, have taken
the only means possible for protecting them
selves.
If the bridge annot be completed before
the severe weather sets in, as now seems like
ly, steps should be taken at once to make the
structure safe for travel during the winter
months. 1t is to be regretted that a mistake
was made in the beginning in awarding the
contract to a man who has made a failure
of it. Let us hope that the early spring will
see the structure permanently repaired and
no lives will be lost in the meantime.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-14
FOR A STATE CONsTABULARY.

Bergen county is now experiencing some OF
the labor difficulties that Middlesex had last
summer. The sheriff deputies are ON guard
at the Erie railroad yards, protecting property
from the strikers who have shot down several
of the guards, killing SOM and wounding
others. There is the usual talk Of calling out
the National Guard and Adjutant General
Sadler is ready at a moments notice to send
troops to the scene.
The Newark Star, in discussing the situa-
ton, points out that the policy Of the state
should be to disassociate the National Guard
altogether from strike duty. The soldiers are
intended for an entirely different purpose than
to go out and guard property during labor dis
putes. That there is a necessity for some
armed uniform force is evident, owing to the
accustomed to recognize only such authority
as soldiers bring.
The problem was solved in Pennsylvania by
a state constabulary. These are policemen on
horseback in the employ Of the state stationed
in various districts and ready to be sent to any
section where trouble may occur. These men
are a s%trong-arm guard and are uniformed in
a manner to impress the foreigner, who has
been brought up to see troops on every side.
It has been frequently recommended that
New Jersey follow the example of Pennsyl-
vania in regard to the state police and at every
strike, such as is now taking place in Bergen
county, this recommendation is revived. 1t
would be a popular move for some of the legis-
lators who will assemble in Trenton in Janu-
airy, to take up this matter seriously and see
what can be done toward providing New Jer-
sey with a state constabulary whether they
are then needed at the time or not. Then the
troopers will be ready when duty calls.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-14

of the cities the right to legislate for them
selves without having to go to the state legis-
lature for permission. Thus, any city can
adopt what seems suitable for its own gov
eminent and can meet its own problems with
out running the risk Of interfering with con
ditions in other cities that are entirely diff
ferent.
The matter of home rule for cities is one of
the greatest necessities at the present time. Mu-
nicipal government is recognized as the hard
est problem in a republic. There is no reason
why any city should have to first go to the leg
~islature for permission before it can raise the
pay Of it's police officers, issue bonds for the
improvement of the fire department or make
other local changes that pertain entirely to the
city itself. Give us home rule for all cities and
we believe the objection to the representation
in the senate will readily pass away.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-14
WE WANT LIGHT!

Perth Amboy demands sufficient light at the
Central railroad station at night and along the
pathway leading to the station. These lights
must be kept burning continuously all the
evening. This is a small thing for a city of
this size to ask. We are ashamed to ask it,
thus letting our sister cities know that we are
so far behind the times and allow the railroad
to thus ignore us. But to remain silent longer
is only playing into the hands of this parsi.
monious corporation that now turns the lights
at the station off after the departure of every
train to turn them on again only when the
next train approaches. PERTH AMBOY IN
SISTS UPON A SUITABLY LIGHTED
PLATFORM AND PATH DURING THE EN-
TIRE EVENING AT THE CENTRAL STA
TON.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-14
Cjeopatra's Mummy.

Where does Cleopatra's body rest
Scarcely a layman who would not an
swer, "Why. in Egypt" After her ca
1oler1es, her wiles. her life Of intense If
not very exalted loves, Cleopatra was
laid in one of the loveliest tombs thai
has ever been fashioned by the hand OF
mar But what q change 1000 year.
has brought about! Today an ugly
mummy, with an emblematic bunch o.
decayed wheat and a coarse comb tee
to its head-a mere roll OF tight!
swathed dust--lies crumbled In q hide
Il glass cast at the British museum
1t Is Cleopatra, the once great queen, {
Venus in charm, beauty and love-
London Spectator.