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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
Oakway Locals.

(Received too late for last week.
Oakway, Nov. 23.-Special: The
Oakway High School opened Monday,
November 2, under most favorable
conditions. The following teachers
are in charge: J. NJ. Truluck, Miss
Vera White, Misses Cordelia and Ila
Bearden.
Delightful in every feature was the
surprise party given by Mrs. S. B.
King on last Thursday evening in
honor of her son Chester. An ele-
CANT dinner, in courses, was served.
The greater part of the evening was
devoted to music and rock, after
which the cutting of a fortune cake
afforded much amusement. Those
present were Misses Nellie Cole, Ge-
nora Tompkins, Irene Gibson, Vera
White, Cordelia and Ila Bearden,
Messrs. j. NJ. Truiuck, Lesly King,
Paul Martin, Robert Tompkins, Rob-
ert Williams and Chester King.
Miss Ethel Eubanks, who is teach
ing at Fairview, will spend Thanks
giving at home.
Winfred Bearden, of Camden. is
expected to spend THANKSGIVING with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. jim Bear
den.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cephus Myers, of
Danielsville, Ga, are visiting rela-
tives in this community.
Walter Meares and Lonzo Martin.
OF Clemson College, are expected
home for Thanksgiving.
Miss Ila Bearden visited friends in
Greenwood recently.
A most interesting exhibition was
given Saturday morning by Profs.
Burgess and Watkins, of Clemson,
demonstrating the cream separator.
1t Is hoped that creamery will be
established here before very long.
This section appears to be most
promising place for such, and people
seem to be very deeply enthused. A
day will be arranged for before long,
Tor the benefit of the school children
and patrons, to have the pleasure OF
seeing this cream separation work
and to see if some method Of begin
ning creamery might be obtained
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Methodists Get Rev. ID. o. Spires as
Pastor-Other Items.

Westminster, Dec. Especial:
DR.. and Mrs. J. II. Stonecypher spent
Thanksgiving with relatives at Can
on, Ga.
The Westminster High School
closed down from Wednesday until
Monday, so the teachers had the priv
ilege Of eating THANKSGIVING dinner
with home folks.
Mrs. e. G. Poore and children are
spending several days with relatives
at Hartwell, Lavonia and Royston,
Georgia.
Misses Hortense and Carmen Cross
spent a few days last week in Lavo-
MIA, Ga, as guests Of Miss Josephine
Haley.
Mr.. and Mrs, d. P. Moon, of CO.
mer, Ga, are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. J. II. Stonecypher, and their
son, Dr.. S. C.. Moon.
Mrs. o. K. Poore and children, of
Bolton, are visiting Mrs. Poore's
mother, Mrs. Clarissa Dickson.
Miss Marie Lesly, of Abbeville, is
spending some time with her aunt.
Mrs. c.. l.. Foster
Miss Kate Ellis, of Honea Path,
arrived Monday. She has accepted
a position as saleslady in the store of
her uncle, J. W. McGee.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Mills, on Tuesday, December 1st, a
son.
Miss Mary Whisonant, of Blacks
burg, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S. f.
Reeder.
Mrs. j. l.. Geer and children, of
Anderson, spent last week with Mrs.
Geer's father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. ID. Poore.
Dr. e. r. Gilbert is spending a few
days in North Carolina on business.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Brooks, pastor Of the
Westminster Methodist church for
the past year has been transferred to
lnman, in Spartanburg District,
while Rev. ID. O. Spires comes as pas
ton of the Westminster Methodist
church.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
Some Big Foreign Business.

st. Louis, Nov. 28.-Bids for -
100000 flannel army shirts for Brit
ish army soldiers we're submitted by
several st. Louis firms to-day The
contract will amount to more than
100000, it Is thought.
An order for 1000 sets Of artillery
harness, costing $175, 1000, was given
to a st. Louis manufacturer to-day.
Another firm announced tonight
1t had just shipped $4,000 suits Of
underwear for army use to Amster-
dam and $4,000 blankets to Mexico.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
YeSgmen Rob Safe at Duncan.
ANNIE McMAHAN.

Spartanburg, Nov. 26.-The post
Office safe in the store Of A. NJ.
Smith, at Duncan, S. c., a station on
the main line of the Southern Rail-
way, ten miles west of Spartanburg,
was robbed last night by yeggmen,
who made clean job and have got
ten away with their loot, amounting
to 1866 in stamps and money approx
mating $235. Nitroglycerine was
used, and though two distinct eXplo-
stons were heard duling the night by
citizens of the place, the robbers
were not disturbed in their operation
and nothing was known of the rob-
berry until this morning, when Post
master Smith opened his place Of
business. The post Office authorities
were promptly notified and have had
the cooperation of the authorities Of
both Spartanburg and Greenville
counties during the day in their eff
forts to get trace Of the robbers.
At noon to-day two men, giving
their names as Charles Brown and
j. G. Ross, were arrested by Spartan
burg officers near Duncan, and are
being held in the local Jail under sus-
picion. The officers believe they
may be spoilers" for the men who
did the job.
portland Ned" the famous yegg-
man, blew open safe in the same
post office several years ago and was
convicted of the crime.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02

war office at II o'clock tonight:
In Belgium the German infantry
has essayed, without success, a sortie
against those trenches to the south Of
BiXschoote between Bethune and
Lens. After a rather brisk affair we
captured the chateau and the park Of
Vermeiles (south Of the Lys river).
I'm the Argonne we have advanced
appreciably in the wood of Lagruria.
On the rest OF the front there Is moth
ing to report"
The official communication given
out In the afternoon says that yes
terday the enemy showed considera.
Bile activity north of Arras. In Bel
gium there was lively exchange of
artillery, but no infantry attacks.
Telegraphing from Amsterdam,
the correspondent OF the Central
News says the German front before
Dixmude has begun a general retire
ment.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
Smyrna Incident is Closed.

Washington, Nov. 27.-The COM
mander Of the port Of Smyrna lays
all the responsibility for the recent
shots fired from Turkish forts upon
the cruiser Tennessee's launch while
entering the harbor to the 'indiffer-
ence of the launch's helmsman," who,
1t Is claimed, did not heed the warn
ings Of the presence Of mines. This
is the report of Ambassador Morgen-
thau on the matter. Secretary
Bryan said the incident is now closed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DISCHARGE.

Notice Is hereby given that the un-
dersigned Will make application to
'. f. Martin, Judge Of Probate for
Oconee County, In the State of South
Carolina, at his office at Walhalla
Court House, on Saturday, the 18th
day Of December, 1914, at Ii o'clock
In the forenoon, or as soon thereafter
as said application can be heard, for
leave to make final settlement OF
the estate of S. p. Barron, deceased,
and obtain final discharge as Admin
istrator of said estate.
w. Fl. BARRON,
Administrator OF the Estate OF 8. p.
Barron, Deceased.
Nov. IL, 1914. 45.48
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
10th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Continued from First Page

r. S. Truesdale, of Trinity church,
Charleston, invited the next session
Of the South Carolina Conference to
begin its new history in that original
cradle of South Carolina Methodism.
This invitation was also unanimously
accepted.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
CHRISTMAS CHEER IN SCHOOL.
Miss McMahan Outlines Work and
Study for December Days.

Miss Annie McMahan, Supervisor
of Rural Schools, has issued the fol-
lowing circular letter to the teachers
of OConee:
Richland, S. c., Dec. 1, 1914
Dear Fellow Teachers:
Now that the Christmas season is
drawing near, we are confronted with
the problem of arousing the Christ
mas spirit, the JOY Of loving and Civ
ing.
Tell the children Christmas
stories; read poems aloud to them;
let them learn poems and memory
gems. If your school has a library
you will find material for this study,
and there are excellent selections in
the cbildren's readers and language
books. Have the children learn the
beautiful story of the birth of Christ
as told in Luke 2:S-20. This Is not
extra work, but should form a part
OF reading and language lessons
Teach some Christmas song and let
the children sing every day.
Simple gifts that will be appreci-
ated by the parents can be made by
the children; Christmas poems cop
led; some neat number work; cor
rect spelling lessons, etc, may be
made into booklets. The covers can
hP mo1n Of
paper that you can get at any store
Sprays Of holly, bells, stars or any
thing suggestive of Christmas may
be drawn on them. If the children
have no crayolas and drawing paper,
get two or three boxes yourself and
let the Children use them. Twenty
five cents will cover the cost of
crayon and paper. If you cannot get
this material conveniently, write to
me at once and | will get it for you
Some Of you may be able to help the
older children at the noon-hour.
Work bags, laundry bags, newspaper
bags, needle books, pincushions,
match scratchers, whisk broom hold
ers, calendar backs and laSkets are a
few things that are easily made
There is no waste Of time for this
work, and it instills in the children
the Christmas spirit and the JOY of
giving.
BY all means decorate your school
rooms. ! have been impressed by
the absence Of decoration in the
schools that are surrounded by the
beauties of nature. Encourage the
children to bring to school every day
something that they have gathered
on the way. Evergreens may be
used for blackboard borders, and
nothing is more cheerful than holly.
You will be teaching the children a
great lesson when you open their
eye. 90 .He beauties that surround
@Gr.,
: m"a.'.s Of the Teachers Asso-
olAtNH has oeen called to meet at
Walhalla on Saturday, December 5th.
| hope that every teacher in the
county can attend. Ask the trustee
who lives nearest you to help you get
to this meeting and come himself
Very sincerely,
Your fellow-worker,
ANNIE McMAHAN.
.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.

All persons indebted to the Es-
tate Of S. P. Barron, deceased,
are hereby notified to make pay
ment to the undersigned, and all per-
sons having claims against said Es-
tate will present the same duly at
tested within the time prescribed by
law or be barred.
w. II. BARRON,
Administrator Of the Estate of s. p.
Barron, Deceased.
Nov. IL, 1914. 45-4S
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
Last Day OF Conference.

Sumter, Nov. 30-The South Caro-
lima Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, as it has
existed for 129 years, concluded it's
last session here this afterD M.
There was little busin" o trans
act. The several com ies made
reports and new commlttees for the
two conferences were named.
j. Fuller Lyon was elected treasu-
rer of the Upper South Carolina Con-
ference and Henry P. Williams, of
Charleston, was elected treasurer for
the South Carolina Conference.
Rev. e. 0. Watson continues as
secretary Of the South Carolina con-
ferenc1 and Rev. P. B. Wells was
elected temporary secretary of the
Upper Conference.
Rev. Nettles Located.
A matter which excited considera-
BILE interest was a motion by Rev. A.
II. Best and others to locate Rev. s.
A. Nettles, on the ground Of unac-
ceptability. Rev. s. f. Beatty and
Rev. p. f. Kilgo and others defended
Mr.. Nettles, while Revs. A. H. Best,
j. 8. Harley and J. G. Chandler sup
ported the motion for location. The
motion prevailed and Mr.. Nettles Is
no longer a member Of the confer
ence.
Appointments Are Made.
Below we give the appointments Of
presiding elders for each district and
those OF a number of the preachers
well known in this section OF the
State:
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-09-11

good price on them. Home-canned
goods, canned BY experienced peo-
pie, are worth more than ordinary
goods, and one need not compete
with the other. Fancy goods" are
rarely found upon bargain counters.
Even Il the first samples Of home
canning are not such as may be
readily sold. they may be used at
home aud from her experience the
farmers daughter may DO better .he
following season. When she actu.
ally succeeds in getting something
better than the ordinary she should
be able 10 sell it. She may well
ask her friends to recommend her to
good trade. The young woman sin.
cerely determined to make a success
Of canning as a business proposition
with perseverance and care in fol-
lowing instructions should be sure
Of some measure Of success.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-09-11

eentage Of resinous matter gives
fatty" Goals. The volatile and
high-heating camel Goals have a
large proportional amount Of resinous
matter In the formation Of Goals Of
higher rank a sort Of distlllation takes
place, brought about for the most
part by movements within the .arth's
crust, such, for instance. as have
formed the Appalachian mountain
system. As a result Of this natural
distillation the amount Of volatile
matter in the coal becomes less.
The resins are reduced. probably
leaving a part Of their carbon within
The coal, In the highest grade Goals
the resins apparently are obIiterated
as such.
To those interested in the matter,
either scientifically or commercially,
the paper will prove Of value as ex.
planning the reason tor certain quail.
ties and characteristics Of various
types Of coal. A copy Of the paper
may be obtained free Of charge by
writing to the Director or the United
States Geological Survey. Washing
nm n
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-09-11
Move Town Comforts to Your
Farm.

Why is IL that 40 many farmers, es>
peclally older ones, who are abund-
aully able to paint aud screen their
houses and install telephones, sater.
works lighting systems, etc, think
that they must move TO town 10 order
~ get these convenience -becnmlng
loafers and parasites IN the streets
instead ~ remaining active and hap
py al home Among old friends and I'D
scenes, while ~ the same iime help-
Ing make their home neiphburhoods
better and mnre attractive?
Dun't leave the farm ~ yet town
comforts; just move town comforts 10
your farm.
And another big fact to remember
Is that II ynu consider the town taxes
and the high town prices for evefy-
thing you eat and the fuinOusly ex-
penslyc town fashions In everything
you wear, u will cost you Infinitely
less IN get these c0mf1rts on the farm
than u will cost TO moYe 20 town to
get them.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-09-11
Senator Simmons Says Bill VIII
Pass BY October I.

Thirty thousand employees Of one
kind and anothe will be furloughed
on October 1, If the River and Har-
Dor appropriation bill fails to pass
by that date. That IS the toll the
government exacts from those who
have nothing to say as to the merits
or dement's of a bill which has the
unqualified endorsement of I h e
Corps Of Engineers Of the u. S.
Army, ninety-nine per cent Of the
items in the bill having been passed
upon originally by this same ef-
ficient body Of men who know no
politics, no favoritism, only duty to
the country, the flag and the Cops
to which they belong.
Senator Simmons, Of North Car
DINA, who is in charge Of the Rive
and Harbor bill in the Senate, ha'
announced publicly that the bill viii
pass by October first. notwithstand
ing the obstructive tactics Of Senate
Burton, Of Ohio, aided and abettes
by several other legislators from
western states.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-09-11
Peace, Peace, still There Is No
Peace.

Peace, peace and there is no
peacel" On a palmy day in April
Of last year Congressmon Richard
Banheldt, Of ST. Louis, the most
outspoken advocate Of peace in
either honse of Congress, planted
an oak tree along one Of the shelter.
ed pathways between the Capitol
and the House Office building and
dedicated It to the Hague tribunal
and to world peace.
The tree grew apace, spreading
its branches around and seeming to
sing hosannas TO the statue that
caps the capitol, looking forever to-
ward the east. Lately, however,
the leaves Of this sturdy young oak
have begun to turn yellow andsere,
the branches have commenced to
droop and now only one Of its 1.-THE
young arms remains green. The
tree is dying as the war RACES, and
there is no peacel
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-09-11
TOLSTOrs PR0pHESI
BEIRG FULFILLED.
Promised the ArmagsddOn But
IN 1913 Instead Of 1914.

Washington, Scot. l0.--(Speciall
Il was TolStoi who promised the
Armageddon. but in l9i3ins,ead Of
1914. and that out Of il would come
a man from the north, little known,
who as a newspaper man. journalist
and statesman would be the great
central, dominating figure until 1925
when conditions would sweep him
off the worlds stage. and in the
place Of monaEchieS, eHncipalitieS
and powers would rise republics to
welcome the birth Of the twenty
first century. And who IS this man
that TolStoi forecast in the now fam.
Gus prophecy which the great teach.
er wrote for Car Nicholas more than
five years ago.
Albert OF Belgium seems al this
moment to fit into the prophecy like
a glove upon lady's hand. for
Albert was not born to the expect.
alton Of kingship. he5ust ''prowed"
into his present plans oethe King Of
the Belgians and a mighty good
king he is too.
Albert was born in 1875 and was
we'll educated. He is a good en-.
gineer, an efficient amateur aviator,
writes excellently and has been a
corking good newspaper reporter in
both Brussels and Antwerp. He
worked at the business just as seh-
ously as young men who don't hap
pen to be princes, did police and
ship news" and, after time, got
the idea that he wanted to see the
world a bit before settling down.
And so he came 10 Amerlta. visiting
New York, Washington and Chi
eago, and for a number Of months
lived in 81 Paul. When he wenI
home he wrote bully good book
about America, making il clear thai
our democratic sort Of government
was just about what the people
needed.
Then he came to rule over thu
Belgians, and now he qualities al
ToIstoi's striking figure in this awfu
war Of the nations. Perhaps other
may outshine him later, but up L
now he is easily the first in tn
| worlds thought.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-09-11
Washington Void In Matter OF
Social Atmosphere.

Washington has had an unprece-
dented summer in the matter Of
social atmosphere. Not that social
affairs have continued with any for
mality, but those who constitute Of.
fetal society have remained valiant
ly at their posts, in spite ofheat and
every alIuring influence Of seaside
and mountain. This has made din.
ner parties, tea parties, luncheons
and bridge parties possible. The
argument is strong enough that, Il
one must dine, why dine alonel
National legislation was responsible
during the early summer for the de-
tanning Of Congress; now interna-
lionaI calamities continue the delay.
When Congress is detained here
the diplomats for the most part feel
obliged to remain. The more urgent
and complicated conditions Of the
present have made il still more I'M
perative for the representatives Of
foreign countries, European and
otherwise, to remain or return to
town at short intervals. Therefore,
the residence districts are not dull
silent and deserted spots they usu
ally are in summer, and the country
clubs do a rushing business at tht
tea and dinner hours.
The war conditions are detaininI
in town not only the diplomats, bu
the higher officers Of the army an
navy. A peep on the roof gardei
Of the Army and Navy Club woull
make one think il was mid-seaso
in Washington except for the wealth
er. The Chevy Chase Club
much the same, and almost ever,
might Admirals Of the Navy, Ger
erals Of the Army, Senators an
other officials may be found !
j groups with the few Ambassador
5 many ministers and secretaries
! embassies and legations, engage
: with but one idea, the war.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-09-11
Fossil Resins In Coal.

The importance Of coal in national
development and in the progress OF
the world renders any new infof.
nation IN regard to It Of interest.
Concerning the formation and source
Of coal there have been many and
divergent opinions. II is now gen.
orally conceded that Goals Of various
ranks, from Ignite to bituminous
and anthracite, are derived from
peat. The vegetation going to make
up the peat ranges from minute
plants floating about upon the sur
face Of a bog to large trees. These
plants, on dying. settle to the bot
tom Of the bog, where, mainly
throuh the the agency Of bacteria,
they decay, The partial decay Of
the vegetable matter and It's console
dation forms peat. Through still
further consolidation the peat forms
Ignite, and this in turn, as the result
Of various processes, forms Goals Of
higher rank.
Many are known to exude gums
and resins, especially when injured.
A wel-known fossil form Of such
resin is amber, in which insects are
frequently found embedded. having
been caught and imprisoned by the
gum while it was still soft. In the
more recent Goals Of lover rank fossil
resin occurs in abundance, in the
form Of small Jumps or flakes. In
the Goals Of higher rank resins are
not readily seen, and their occur
renee in such Goals has been doubted
II has been supposed that these
Goals we're formed from a different
type Of vegetation in which resir
} did not occur. In a recent publica
: ton Of the United States Geological
Survey, Professional Paper Ssh
David White discusses at lengtl
the occurrence Of resins and gum
{ in Goals and proves that they ar
e present nor only in the Goals Of tn
: Western States Of both high and lov
4 grade, but in the old Paleozonic coal
!, of the Eastern States. Mr.. White
e conclusions are Of particluls i1teres
as showing that the high and lo'
IS rank Goals were derived from simlla
d types of plants and differ only in III
Ie degree Of alteration Of the vegetab
J. matter from which all Goals are dt
rs rived.
Df In the paper the course Of the resi-
at is followed from the living plant
to its elimination in the high-ran
e. Goals. The amount Of resin in pc
ID and in the coal subsequently formt
re is largely determined by the amou
ne Of decay Of the vegetable matte
The resin, being the most resista
X to decay, increases pfoportionate
st in volume the greater the destructil
a Of the woody tissue. A high pt