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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30

'si."ENA@ IiOhE tle coast HslG ..f5SU~
HNi.Ip'a D AprU and May b,.aN.a Of
it's countless flowers, is the ryrHl,.,
which looks like seaweed i~N ag-
HAYES like a balloon. Tho, ~ovs
are Of more interest after ,..,. ....
cut up into firebrand length Gne
wood is peculiarly light and s.rn..
1t burns with a quick, brig hRmn.
and the natives are said to / f,n rsoi
it, in the old warning days, ,t ne
frebrandS for incendiary .r.. ..ane
1t is so light that it floats ..s. f..
the wind. Therefore, it wa. u. ..,..
difficult feat, when a man n... .u,
locality and the winds thtr ..a.r
there, to stand at a safe dist. .., .su
aim one of these papala to &C.
that it would be tolerably C, 10
light upon the grass-thatch 81 -yoJ
OF his choicest enemy. Eve uo,s ID
form of Hawaiian sport is . ua
on the beach, with a stiff ....
blowing scaward, and with
lighted torches enjoy wr.lerEu,
display Of primitive Trevor. On
a moonless night the sight h.sa
tiful. Flame after flame sw Is .i
far over the waves, and, still. g.. IL.
ing, drops at last into the ,ri ua-
ters Of the sea.
Another very light wood ,..,".
from the wiliwili, which is a az vr..
ther tree found on all the .a.ud.
including desolated Lanai. L., ne
papala, the wiliwili should hs b.. .o
called a tree, for it's greatest .... .ni
is under thirty feet. If it gr . d. .,.
where else it would very lik p,
nothing but beautiful fl &.-,nr
shrub, but here even the conI ~. "A.
grows in to tree proportions .I..
flowers Of the wiliwili run frsn. .-,
est yellow to deepest scarle .r
drop at any time Of the year 80 ry.ju
scarlet berries, edible, If you ..rv
hungry, but not particularly ..ni ~
ing. When dried, these berl la, re.
tain their shape, plumpness an. .o.,r
Pierced and threaded they gt.a.
pretty beads A string Of .....
beads, broken at regular h...r. ts
by a tiny polished cocoanut, q.
the size Of an almond, used to .. p.
licient clothing for a Hawaiii .. a..
hot day. Leis OF wiliwili ber .r .a
still worn by the old-time ..
and sold to tho souvenir ..,
tourist who uses them f. .au
chains. The wiliwii is one .. tn,
few trees Indigenous to the ..5rUs
whose leaves drop in the ...ru
Wiliwili wood resembles corl . n..
pearance, weight, or lack of ,.d
ability to bounce about in tn, .rtnr
Outrigger canoes-you know ....
mean-thOse funny looking nus....
with two poles and a crossb fn...
ping out on the water--are laa1, of
wiliwill. You need to be tola .'Ie
for your own peace of mind. Tnu ~.
n
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30
Long Franchise Given.

Anderson, Dec. 22-The Anderson
city council tonight granted 40
year franchise to the Southern Pub
lie Utilities Company, present owner
of the water and light system, whose
contract with the city will soon ex-
pire.
The minimum electric light rate
under the new contract is II cents
per kilowatt hour with graduating
scale, while the rate for water is %
cents per thousand gallons, dimiD ish-
ing as consumption increases. Lower
rentals for lighting and street and
water hydrants were made. The
franchise matter has been before the
council four months.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30
Missouri Wins 2-Cent Fares.

Kansas City, Dec. 20.-The State
Of Missouri won final victory in the
--cent railroad passenger and maxi
Lium freight rate cases to-day when
iudge Mcpherson, of Red Oak, Iowa,
t)llOwing the mandate Of the United
5tatcs Supreme Court, dismissed
D without prejudice" the cases filed
by thirteen railroads enjoining the
State from enforcing the rate law.
he higher court sustained the valid
ity OF both laws and ordered the
J-ses dismissed.
Shippers and travellers may bring
suit to cover excess rates paid during
tie time the injunctions were in
lorce. These charges are estimated
20 be in excess Of $10,000,000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30
THE SOUTH in AGRICULTURE.
New President of Southern Railway
Speaks of Our Section.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Special
Commenting on the statement issued
by the United States Department of
Agricul' n , showing the results at
won prizes in the Boys Corn Clubs
and Girls Canning Clubs in their re-
spective States in the season Of 1913,
President Harrison, Of the Southern
Railway Company, said to-day:
"While the work done by the boys
and girls in all of the States was re-
markable, it is very gratifying to me
to note that first honors, both in the
Boys Corn Clubs and the Girls Can
ming Clubs, went to States traversed
by the lines Of the Southern Railway
system. The wonderful record made
by Jerry Moore, OF South Carolina,
who grew 22S& bushels of corn on
a single acre in 1910, directed at
tention to the great advantages Of
the Southeastern States as a corn
growing locality. Now comes Wal
ker Lee Dunson, Of Alabama, with a
record Of 232.7 bushels on single
acre, setting a new mark for the
members of the Boys Corn Clubs
throughout the United States. The
superiority Of the Southeast for
corn production is demonstrated not
only by Walker Dunson's remarka-
bic record, but also by the fact that
the yields obtained by the prize WIN
ming boys in each OF the States of
Virginia, North Carolina, South Car
see exceeded the highest yield OBJ
Western State.
"No less remarkable than the
record made by Walker Dunson in
the corn CLUB work was that made
by Miss Clyde Sullivan, Of Georgia,
who grew 1854 pounds OF tomatoes
on a tenth OF an acre, surprising by
1,374 pounds the highest record
made by any girl in the North or
West. Other Southeastern girls did
remarkably well, notably Miss Lizzie
Kelley, Of South Carolina, with a
record of 4,375 pounds on a tenth of
an acre.
Taken as a whole, the records of
the Southeastern boys and girls dem
onstrate the superior agricultural
and horticultural advantages of the
Southeastern States, not only for
purely Southern crops, such as cot
ton and early fruits and vegetables,
but also for crops which are usually
associated in the public mind with
the North and West. They demon
strate that the States south Of the
Ohio and Potomac rivers and east Of
the Mississippi offer unsurpassed ad-
vantages for the man seeking to en-
gage in profitable diversified agr-
culture"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30
To Prevent Future Violations.

There is more catarrh in this sec
ton Of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incura-
BILE. For a great many years doctors
pronounced 1T a local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable,
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and, therefore,
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. j. Cheney e Co., Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t Is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials. Address,
f. j. Cheney &c Co., Toledo, Ohio:
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30

miration ever since that day at Wal
kiki beach when you saw little man
run his boat up on the sands, hop out,
stick the boat under his arm, and
trot off with it to the boathouse. Such
strength was uncanny and you've
never ceased to marvel about it. Now
you can be calm again, secure in the
knowledge that that boat did not
weigh more than twenty pounds.
Provided Food and Medicine.
Except those trees which we're
tabu to him, being set aside for the
gods of This, That and the Other,
the native, before the coming Of the
white man, made use of all the trees
Nearly all of them provided food in
some form or other. Many Of them
not only food, but medicine, clothing
and materials for building purposes,
to say nothing of wood for cooking
utensils, war implements and gods
The kauela was one of these utility
trees. Very few of them were
thought poisonous, the ukiuki being
one of them. But the ukiuki isn't
ceally a tree. It's a huge lily, with
wonderful blue and yellow flowers.
One of the trees tabu to the COM
non folk in Hawaii's olden days was
he pioi. Neither for food nor fuel
nor clothing, nor building purposes
could this tree be touched, except by
royal hands, because long, long ago
saved from starvation the gracious
Queen Of Ulokoa, who had been cap
,ured by the enemy and left to per-
.Sh of hunger. The piOi is a very
beautiful tree, with light, glossy
:reen leaves and yellow flowers that
hade into delicate green. 1t is said
o grow with or without water.
Kokio-keokeo, a sort Of hybScus
you cant get away from the hybis-
us on these islands-is another tree
amous in Hawaiian chant and leg
nd. 1t is supposed to have had
ot to do with the lives-and deaths
of certain kings and high chiefs.
was a tree favored Of the gods,
nd the natives still chant long,
Neird tales about it. Just now, how
yer, it faces utter extinction by
coats. "Sic transit gloria Trees
an escape no more than men. Only
oats can be always sure OF their
gation. Jean West Maury.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30
ScbIrmon Kills Two.

,|'at2, Germany, Dec TO- Count
}.at;Gi,, Mjn,lyuslii. 4 millionaire
the German Imperial Parliament,
shot and killed his wife and his ne
phew early to-day.
The count, who is residing near
here at Castle DakowymokrZ, heard
sounds in the night, which he
thought were caused by thieves. He
seized rifle and made search,
during which he found his wife and
nephew together in her room. With
out word of warning or eXplana-
ton Count MielZyski shot both dead.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30
NOTICE TO FARMERS.

The Charlotte Semi-Weekly
Observer is the only newspaper
in the South that allows Farm
ers to advertise Free Of Charge,
and the Semi-Weekly Observer
prints all the news that's fit to
print. Do you want anything?
Have you anything to sell? Send
your advertisement, and it will
be published three times free of
charge and you will get the pa
per two weeks free. Address
Charlotte Semi-Week1y Observer
Charlotte, y. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30
Guarding Against Croup.

The best safeguard against Group
Is bottle Of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound in the house. p, II. CHM.
Middleton, Ga, writes: "My chill
dren are very susceptible to Group,
easily catch cold. l give them Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound and in
every instance they get prompt relief
and are soon cured. We keep it at
home and prevent Group" Bells
drug store. adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30

already has quite a few, one OF the
greatest rubber kings Of the world
However, at the end of six years
there may not be very much rubber
left for the government.
The trees in this forest are indig-
enous to Hawaii, this particular va
riety OF caoutchouc being found no.
where else in the tropics.
New Discoveries Many.
1t is rather odd that, comparatively
small as these islands are in area,
new discoveries upon them are con-
stantly being made in one way or
another. Mr.. Rock. who is an Aus
trian by birth, and graduate OF the
University Of Vienna, says they offer
an overwhelming field for the bota-
mist. This rubber find is only one of
the many interesting discoveries
he has made. In secluded corners Of
the valleys, or high in their mountain
Businesses, may yet be found many
strange and beautiful trees, with
flowers Of wOndrous color and per-
fume, such as may be seen nowhere
else on the globe. Many Of these
trees bear edible fruit, usually ber-
ries of some kind. AS the climate is
pretty much question Of altitude
here, and nearly all attitudes in these
islands have their tree growth it is
only reasonable to believe that there
Is no part Of the mainland in which
some kind of Hawaiian tree could
not be made to grow and reproduce
its kind. Possibly when they be-
come better known to the mainland
more of them will be grown there.
The botanical gardener gave it as his
opinion that all trees, shrubs and
plants growing in the valleys OF Hon
olulu would do equally we'll in the
regioL roundabout New Orleans. bet
ter there, he thought, than in South
ern California. A point having a sig
niticance hard to determine is that
live oaks, which grow so magnificent
ly in New Orleans, will not grow at
all there. Possibly the live oak. like
the live man, needs to be braced by
cool winters.
For many Of us trees possess a fas-
cination quite apart from their beau
ty or usefulness. Many human attri-
butes belong to the tree family, and
it is this quality Of being like our
selves that, without our knowledge,
attracts us to many trees. Take the
cocoanut palm. Considered aestheti-
cally, this crooked, ungainly tree is
not a thing Of absolute beauty. For
richness Of foliage, delicate tracery
Of leaves, grace OF form or majesty
% .N.nHrauc.s. y'mu-E ap 'J.y IL =.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30

Lobson's Eczema Ointment has"
very sufferer should try it. We're
} positive it will help you we guar
.ntee 1t or money refunded. At all
druggists or by mail, soc. Pfeiffer
hemical Co., Philadelphia or st.
/ ouis. adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30

proud spirit Of maider MON s.
god once loved too well to aysl4 lte
destroy. The maiden's 10y iiSg8 IN
and her heart still throbs gNu bleaIn.
tiny, purple, pulsating II lg wttMa
the cup Of the bell-shapt yellow
flower. But no one guess, rs pre-
ence. Kind was the god ed te1acr.
and he shut away from pIOfa1e eyes
the bruised and aching htort Of tna
woman he loved so well. CG the
mortal maiden who dared ls 1DFhhud
TO be loved by n god, the u8uis% Na
passerby sees only a graz stl nea,
with bell-like flowers hung neee nj
there among the tender green o1 .-a
shuddering leaves. And whcU Who
tree, thrilled by the vibrarl soul 0l
the woman, quivers like al aspru in
the wind, though the air abont It be
vacuum like in its stiffness, lie i,as-
serby shakes his head ano says. q
give it up. These islands are 800
much for me-"
One Of the most beautifJl as veil
rs useful Of the old trees, and uGa
much in demand by cabincr ga].rs
for its fine-grained, satiny ,.rl. is
the ohia. One species of this t,.c.
the ohia-ai, puts forth no tentative
tendril to bud, blossom i bear
fruit. Instead, the carnlan BIOS
SONS burst right out Of tie branches
and drop their petals to i"r.Q lonE.
apple-shaped red fruit, ", t"h, N,n
the blossoms, OF courS, grows
straight out Of the branch, LlHn
many other Of the island .rocs ne
ohia is apt to break out With hos
SONS any time Of the year, 0ll%tt E..
particularly gorgeous in spr Gheu
it is that the iolia ge-alth ygm, y,
tree is an evergreeu-shows u,Ef. IL
riot Of scarlet and orange, w.iIeHtr.w
every branch hang myriads DE $. g.
let flowers. making a brilliau' cul"r
full retreat for the hundred lj4.o.
birds, whose scarlet plumag a5.uIpy
fit from bough to bough untGays
perfectly the glowing tints rs .lnc
flowers. The ohia is a bit lr- ini 10
the mountain sides, being !pul'
sometimes at an elevation o, 5000
feet. Its height varies from % shlab
Of fifteen feet to a toweriMH mass
Of scarlet, green and orange . hon
dled feet high. 1t is b. 0m:gr
scarce now, thanks to the tuprori~
dent greed of commerce auu the
great value of it's beautifl va, Il.
Even the natives have helpe4 Q .-
stroy it, using it from time .-9et ,.
rial to make anything the luieIt
happen to need, from a calalnaA I. q
~0a
4 rtA !iSv - 2uilOOn.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30
Or. HObson'S Ointment Heals Itchy
Eczema

The constantly itching, burning
.nnsation and other disagreeable
orms of eczema, letter, salt rheum
Id skin eruptions promptly cured by
lr. Hobson'S Eczema Ointment q
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30
Has n Gawky Grace.

Next to the cocoanut palm in
gawky grace is the hau tree, a spe-
cies Of hybiscus. But in spite Of it's
awkwardness the hau tree has a
beauty and dignity all its own which
It's sprangly branches and sparse fo-
liage serve to accentuate. 1t is es-
sentially masculine and has no self
consciousness. The hau tree doesn't
care what you think OF him, or whe-
ther YOU think Of him at all, and he
never puts on airs. The world
amuses him. But his humor Is a bit
sardonic, and disastrous to ones own
good opinion Of ones self. When
you have donned your most becoming
bathing suit and dash along the
beach for dip in the surf, the hau
tree grins mockingl at you from his
vantage point on the sands. Small
matter to him that his own limbs
are scrawny and thin and that his
shoulders would look all the better
for a bit OF padding. Naked and un-
ashamed he stands, but how funny
you look to him! And the hau tree
grins and grins. He's seasoned old
sport. so tough that his inner bark
Is still used, as it was long ago by
the natives, for making ropes.
Tragic in her eternal grief Is the
shivering neilo, whose slender, sway
ing form holds forever enthralled the
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-30

ca tnat he did not know the differ
ence between royal palm and an al
garoba Tree, who said that a banyan
looked just like monkeypod to him.
confessed that he always knew it
when he saw cocoanut palm. He
hated it, lie Said. at lecrs' at me. :"
he complained, "and the other day
one Of 'em had the brazen cffrontery
to put its thumb to it's nose and
twiddle its fingers at me-" II is this
devilish spirit inside the warped body
OF the cOcoanut palm that makes it
stand out from the rest Of the tree
creation, a marked creature. The
"monkey-face" on the fruit is SYM
bolical Of the impish soul of the tree.
It's a female, too, and most conspic-
uous of its sex. A grove Of these
lOng-legged, thin-nhcked crea lures,
writhing and twisting in the wind,
reminds one Of nothing else in the
world so much as bunch OF coquet-
tish, middle-aged spinsters at a coun-
try dance. You can Just sec them
draw their skinny skirts around
them, glance down to see if just the
proper glimpse OF clocked stocking
is showing, and then smile up at you
with bashful boldness. But don't you
ever believe the cOcoanut is really
bashful. That is just one Of her imp
iSh tricks. She has a thousand more
she will do for you if you have time
to watch her go through her roper
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
"EVANGELINE" PRODUCED
HALF CENTURY AGO

Only once has Longfellows Evan
geline' been seen upon the stage. When
Arthur Hopkins began his preparations
for the elaborate production of the
poets masterpiece, which, under the
Hopkins direction. will be seen on the
stage early in the season, 1t was gen.
orally supposed that "Evangeline" had
not before been dramatized. Thomas
Broadhurst's version, which Hopkins
will set on the stage, was looked upon
as the first dramatization of the poem.
Nothing to the contrary could be
found until by accident il was learned
that 'Evangeline" was dramatized and
played in Boston fifty years ago-or, to
be precise, in 1863. On that occasion
the title role was played, as the ac-
counts of the time declare, by a child
artist" The press agent of the day
went on to refer to the star as making
her 're-enter in the first dawn Of wom-
anhood" and "as having just returned
from Europe, to be looked upon in this
country as so promising an actress that
her advent is recognized as the most
interesting dramatic event of the day"
This Child artist was none other
than the famous Kate Bateman. who
later became famous for her imperso-
nation of Leah and is now, as Mrs.
Grove, a respected and honored figure
in the English theater. AS Leah Kate
Bateman became one of the best known
actresses of her time.
So when Edna Goodrich appears in
the same role over half a century later
she will follow in the part one Of the
leading players Of civil war days.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
GRASSES, ROOTS, AND BARK AS FOOD

classes, for salads and side dishes at
meals. The Press article follows:
According to Investigations recently
made by the authorities OF Kyongki
Province, the annual income OF a mid
dle-class Korean farmer in the province
does not exceed 10 yen (sss6g Mem
less than five, and 1t is needless to say
that though things are cheap in Chosen,
300 yen (sS9.60 is not sufficient to sup
port five persons, and in consequence
they generally lead a hard life. Lower
class Koreans are too poor to buy rice.
so as a rule they eat cereals other than
rice and vegetables. Their stock of pro-
visions is generally exhausted in April
or May. and during the months between
that and the harvest they often subsist
on the roots OF grasses and the tender
bark or trees. They generally eat twice
a day in winter. In the summer they
eat--three times. but the midday meal
generally consists of melons. The aver
age cost Of living of Korean farmers IN
Kyongki Province is, in the case of
farmers living in a city, yen C$24g) a
month per person. or Is yen yl2.45) a
month per family tsupposing that one
family consists of five members, making
800 yen s1i9.40 year. This rate be-
comes less in the case OF those living in
villages, the cost being 3 yen (yLig)
month per person, or Is yen GID per
family, making $50 yen ($s9.SD a year.
On an average the cost is IA yen (Sly1.5D
per year for family consisting OF nve
members"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
WASHINGTON PLAYWRIGHT
ACCORDED DISTINCTION

Richard Bennett. who created a dis
tinct impression and gave thought for
national legislation on social hygiene
and civic eugenics by his recent special
performance here of Damaged Goods"
promises to become a prominent figure
in the theatrical producing field next
season. Already he has arranged a tour
for Damaged Goods" and he now is
in Europe with the intention of bring
ing back with him for American pre-
sentation at least five plays.
Added to this activity Mr.. Bennett
took with him a farce by an American
author for which he will arrange for
productions in London and Paris this
summer. This farce, entitled Forty
eight Hours" was written by William
Semple, a newspaper writer of Wash
ington. and the possibility of its being
played first abroad is unique. The farce
has not yet been produced here, and 1t
is the maiden. effort of Mr.. Semple-a
distinction rarely accorded to play
wrights