Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-23
LOST, FOUND, sTRAYED, STOLEN
The Farmer Should Look After
Things in u Systematic Way.

IiS chipping LOT puDllCd-
ton. 1t was written by J. w. Payn-
ter and published in the Indiana
Farmer.
Lost: One iron grey, 4 years old,
16 hands, blocky mare; light name
and tail, sound and straight: valued
at $50. Gould have saved this
mare, but | forgot to pick up that
4-foot plank with the two rusty
nails in it that lay close to the water
trough
Stolen: One thousand pounds Of
first class butter. Also, 5000 gal
Ions of skim milk. This loss occur
red during November, December and
january few pounds of butter
and several gallons of milk every
day. The thief is known, but unfor-
tunately he cant be stopped for a
few months, even though he has been
~apprehended, brought to trial, con-
demned and sentenced. Old Habit
Of Procrastination," you know him,
don't you? He caused us to out off
building that silo until too late.
Lost: Somewhere in the feed lot,
a new kitchen range, intended for
the good wife; a brand new gold
watch Of Johnny's; a set Of furs be-
longing to Alice, and a new overcoat
of my own. / thought once | had
found these, but l waited too long
about building that concrete feeding
floor, so they got tramped into the
mud the same time that the corn did.
Stolen: BY some one who pretty
successfully covered up his tracks,
about a hundred bushels of wheat
and several tons of nice clover hay.
This was all stored away in a pile
Of manure and refuse just back of
the barn, under the caves. had
fully intended hauling. this out on
the wheat and clover fields this win
ter, but we all got interested in a
voting contest, in which the local
clothing merchant proposed to give
away a grand prize to the most
popular girl, and we just simply
couldn't spare the time away from
the corner grocery to haul the ma
nure.
Wanted: To know why my hens
quit laying every time a little cold
snap comes on. They've got a nice,
warm place to roost in the apple
tree back Of the barn, and | know
they ought to find a plenty to eat
around the feed troughs and rocks.
1t just seems like pure contrariness
to me, because they don't act that
way when eggs are cheap.
Found: Under the maple tree in
the wheat field, in a rather conspic-
uous place, a bundle containing a
hundred and fifty dollars. Twas all
weather-beaten, and some of the bills
were almost destroyed from the eff
fects of the sun, wind and weather;
feel certain that there wouldn't have
been more than a hundred left here
by spring. Looks funny, too, that I
hadn't noticed it, as long as it had
evidently been laying there. Yes, |
nearly forgot to tell that this pile of
money was in that new binder that
| bought last harvest.
Robbed: During the growing sea-
son last year something like ten
bushels Of orn per acre on each
acre or my crop. | was a little bit
afraid that this would happen, as it
had occurred almost every year that
nave grown corn; but after lay
ing the blame upon God and the
weather, the administration, and my
wife, | am at last about to conclude
that perhaps ] was at fault, because
| had been told how to save seed
corn, how to test it, and how to
properly prepare the soil for plant
ing, but / have been just so "sot in
my ways" hat | couldn't bring my
self to believe that anybody knew
any more about corr than I did.
Why hadn't | grown and gathered it
for the last forty years?
Ruined: Because Of never being
able to find my small tools when in
a hurry, my almost angelic temper
has been quite badly frayed, and
worn. OF course | should have had
a place for everything and every
thing should have been in its place,
but-well, oh, well-you know how
it is yourself.
Familiar Selection.
I'VE have been out rather late"