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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
MEXICAN POTTERY.
Primitive Methods of the Skilled
Workmen of Durango.

Primitive Methods of the Skilled
Workmen of Durango.
Practically all the pottery used in
the Durango section of Mexico, from
the tiniest teacup TO the largest flower
pot, is fashioned by hand from Duran
60 clay. There are about twenty such
factories in the city, employing from
five to fifty men each. The clay used
In this industry is obtained from the
base of Durango's famous Iron Noun
tain, one mile north of the city
The vessels are all fashioned by hand
and foot power. The only instrument
used is large wooden wheel, through
the axis of which passes a pole about
three feet In length. terminating at
the other extremity in a small wooden
wheel set parallel to the big wheel
The operator sits so that be may turn
the large wheel (set horizontally near
the floor so that 1t will move freely
with his foot, which In turn causes
the little wheel above, on d level with
his chest, to revolve very rapidly. A
convenient sized lump of the clay
dough is placed upon this little wheel,
and as the mass reyolyes by the i'm
pulse Of the laborer's foot, he hollows
out and fashions the vessel.
The skill and dexterity of these work
men is little short of remarkable
With only the eye to guide, be fash
ions with astonishing rapidity vessels
which do not differ one from the other
in either size or shape. A single la
borer is able to complete about thirty
six dozen Jars of nearly quart ca
pacity in day.-Argonaut.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
Hotel Room Keys.

A locksmith employed in one OF New
York's largest hotels explained the lock
system of the house, saying that there
We're 1900 rooms in the hotel with in
dividual keys, each Of which will open
only the lock it was made for The
master key" however. will open or
lock all of the doors in the hotel. and
the emergency key" besides doing
this. will lock door so that no other
key will open it. The master key"
and the key made especially for any
one Of the doors are useless after the
emergency key" has locked the door
With it man may be locked in or out
of his room. and If so he will remain
locked in or out until the emergency
key is used again. 1t sets locS 50
that no other key can turn it.-N !,
York Times
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
$1.O0 PER YEAR
An Embarrassing Moment.

Sir Edward Chandos Leigh tells this
anecdote in N'Bar. Bat and Bit" 1t
was told to him by the Dowager Lady
Cowper apropos of the days when all
the joints were carved on the table:
She was debutante, very shy, and
her old host, who was about to carve
a sirloin of beef. turned to her and
said, Lady Anne, will you have upper
or underY' Lady Cowper said to me
that she had not the least idea what
he meant. so in weak moment she
hazarded upper" Whereupon the
host turned TO the butler and said In
a loud voice, Take it away and turn
it. Young ladies give a great deal of
trouble nowadays"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
Why Not?

Among the mountaineers Of Carolina
there is strong feeling of resentment
toward anything that savors of charity.
In illustration of their independence
Miss Margaret w Morley tells this
story IN The Carolina Mountains"
A stranger fed a mountain woman,
who, having come to town TO trade,
stopped at the door. tired and hungry.
to sell her butter. The next day the
woman came back with chicken
why, no. said the lady, 81 cannot
take your chicken. | gave you the din
ner."
"Say you did?"
YES"
"say you gave me the dinnerT"
Eyes"
well. IL you can give me dinner.
why can't give you chickenY
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
AT the Wrono House.

Have you Charles Dickens In your
homer" asked the polite book agent
'Nor she snapped
''Or Robert Louis Stevenson"
NO"
"Or Gene Field?"
mo, we amt, an, what's more, we
don't run boarding house here either
Ii you're looking for them fellows you
might try the house across the street.
| understand they keep roomers DE
troit Free Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
One [ etter Names.

Names with only one letter have
been bestowed on places as well as
persons. There is a village called o
in Normandy. not far from Argenton
Two Chinese towns are named respec-
lively Y and q. There is a river Y in
Holland, and one of the bays OF the
Zuyder Zee bears the same brief name
France has a river and Sweden town
of the name of A.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
a Prize Welsh Bull.

Wales produces bulls other than
those found in cattle shows A north
Wales correspondent, says the West
ern Mail, calls upon the parish councils
to hold meetings OF protest. "ln the
meantime" he says. II hope ADLER
pens than mine will put their shoulder
to the wheel and food the columns
of your paper until satisfaction is
forthcoming" We hereby warn all
pens against shouldering or flooding
this column
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
LABOR FOR PEACE.

The organized workers have in
variaIly demanded and cooper
ated with every movement for
international peace and anti
military policies The working
people have ever borne the havoc
and the burdens Of war the
financial loss and service in the
ranks. They well know its hor-
rors and abhor that monster,
militarism The workers OF our
country owe 10 the best inter
ests Of the fatherland and them
selves to exert every Influence TO
defeat any movement toward
militarism Though The move
ment may seem harmless or even
praiseworthy in some respects.
it brings into being tendencies
that are pernicious and danger
Gus. Organized labor protests.
and will make its protest felt,
against Il military policy Let
the voice of labor insist that we
remain a peaceful, law abiding
country, relying upon civil insti-
tutions for protection and jus
tice. Workers have special
, cause TO oppose all attempts to
; foist miitarism upon our free
country or to encourage military
, tendencies. Samuel Gompers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
Hail TO the ChiefI

Jones had not wanted to go to the
gregarious feast where the speeches
strung out endlessly. Circumstances
obliged him to stay. The speeches
were strung out partly because the
chief and dullest orator was not ex-
pected until late Finally he came,
and there was a rush of committeeman
to escort him to his place.
Hello" exclaimed Jones compan
ion, what is that they are making
such pother about?'
I'VE still follow" answered Jones
sourly, "the ancient custom of bringing
in the bore's head. New York Post.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
George AIDE on Matrimony.

George Ade. discussing matrimony
in an after dinner speech at the Chi
cago Athletic club, said:
Marriage has the effect of giving a
man a swelled head.
MANY time looking at this hus-
band or that, / say to myself:
'Ah, if that man We're only as wise
as he thinks his wife thinks he ISL"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
a vaishnava Love Lvrio.

In one of our vaishnava lyrics the
lover says to his beloved: Il feel as if
/ have gazed upon the beauty of thy
face from my birth, yet my eyes are
hungry still; as If | have kept thee
pressed to my heart for millions OF
years. yet my heart is not satisfied -
Rabindranath Tagore.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
Daintily Refined.

Margye-He looks like a shrimp to
me, but Minnye says he's just dread
fully refined Maggye- Yes She says
he confided to her that he wouldn't
even let the dentist watch him select
his false teeth. because he thinks it's
vulgar TO pick his teeth In public
Kansas City Star
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
Easy Way Out.

my life is made burden by bill
collectors
I've discovered way of getting rid
of 'em that never fails"
For heavens sake. put me wise"
II pay 'em, my boy. ."-Boston Tran
script
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
Do You Know Herr

Il do have the worst trouble with
the phone"
whats the cause2''
THE service, of course. Let me show
you: Hello, exchange. hello. Why
don't you answer? | want Mrs Brown.
Mrs. Julia Brown. What number? No.
62 Tanglefoot street, Number? just
told you Oh, that? You mean her tel
ephone number? Why, it's there,
you've gone and put it all out of my
head I'll have TO look in the book.
Dear, dear, the book is upstairs. WE'LL
| never in all my life saw such serY-
icer r"-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
Look Pleasant. Please.

How did you manage to quiet that
ugly, bowling mob so qulckly?"
Got a camera man on the scene"
answered the resourceful police cap.
tain. Then every man of them perk-
ed up and tried to look handsome."-
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
Only Her Latest.

What is your last name. please,
madam" inquired the clerk, deferen
TALLY.
my latest name" corrected the lit
erary woman. who is always careful
of her English. lis Mrs. Havre Fourth
ub Kansas city Star
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
The 5eInfuI Snirit

Its funny how Sandhill can tell
those old stories and get a laugh out
of them"
Nobody laughs at the stories. It's
Sandhill's enjoyment Of Sandhill's den.
sity that makes every man a contrib
uting factor r"-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
One Way to Pay.

HAS Owen ever paid back that SO
you loaned him year ago?'
ooh yes; he borrowed twenty-five
more from me last week and only took
fifteen" Boston Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
An Epicure.

The Artist want you to pose for
my picture, The Prodigal Son" The
Tramp-Can't do 1t. The Artist Why
not? The Tramp Veal doesn't agree
with me.--London Illustrated Bits.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
Some Heat Left.

First Married Man-ls there ever an
occasion when everything at your din
ner table is stone cold? Second Mar
ried Man No, not everything. We al
ways manage TO have a heated argu-
ment.-Judge
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
About Time.

Ethel-Did you know Josie had
thrown Prank over? Mabel-Go Goodness.
no. Whyf Ethel-Oh, the wretch
stopped calling and writing and all
that | understand at udge.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
Old Saw With New Handle.

The pessimist Fletcherizes his qui-
nine pills. The optimist gets treed by
a bear and enjoys the visw.-Yale Rec
ord,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
Meetino the Supply.

Mrs. Helter-Tommie, don't you
thiuk you've bad enough chocolates?
rommie- No, mother. There are two
eft.-Life.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06
The Constitution.

Father, what is the constitution"
My son. it is document that is
host sacred to the party that is not
D. power - New York Sun
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06

and the cows will be well cared for
French Proyerb.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-03-06

The beginning Of excellence is to b,
free from error 0uintilian.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-02
ClinkscaleS Will Help.

Spartanburg, Aug. 26.-John G..
Clinkscales in a letter to the editor
Of the Spartanburg Herald tonight,
expressing his appreciation of the
papers support and thanking the
people of his home county for their
magnificent vote, says:
"And now, Mr.. Editor, ! am not a
sulker or a gutter. am ready to
put my shoulder to the wheel and
help roll up big majority for Cooper
or Manning. They are both my
friends. At this writing it Is not
known whether Cooper or Manning
will be in the race. After a rest Of
two days | shall be ready"
Clinkscales was given an ovation
by his friends as he walked down the
street this morning.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-02

who create the real wealth of the
world-shall have their proper
share" All legislation which he ini-
tiated has been with this end in view.
or all the good work that Senator
Smith has done, that of which he is
most proud is the Standardization of
cotton grades and the writing of Sec
ton 13 into the new banking and
currency law.
The first enables the farmers to
compare the sample of the product he
is putting on the market with the ma
tional grades and to ascertain the
quality of the produce. From the
daily quotation he Is in position to
know exactly what price he should
obtain. 1t was also proved by this
experiment in testing the tensile
strength of the fibre and the cost of
bleaching that an expert can't tell the
difference in gradings iii which pur-
chasers made a difference last year Of
SIS a bale.
The banking law amendment would
be the solution of the present demor-
alization of the cotton market if the
banking law machinery were COM
pleted and the law were in full ope-
ration. This amendment was an ex-
tension Of time for farmers notes
from 80 days to six months and
made agricultural products collateral
on which certain percentage Of the
value could be demanded of the ma
tional banks. If the law were now in
effect this would enable the farmers
to hold their cotton without other
necessary provisions.
Another bill which Senator Smith
has fathered is to regulate cotton ex-
changes and compel cotton brokers to
fill contracts with grades contracted
for, without the alternative of sub
stituting other grades, or the privi-
lege Of making up the difference in
price adjustment.
Two other resolutions in farmers
interests, originated by Senator
Smith, were to have the cotton tie and
bagging and the nitrate and ammoni-
ate trusts investigated. AS a result
Of this investigation the price of nj
trate Of soda and bagging and ties
has been cut practically in two. Nj
trate of soda was reduced $13 a ton
within eight weeks after the investi-
cation began.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-02
California Paper i'm Trouble.

San Francisco, Aug. 27.-Informa-
tion looking to the prosecution of the
San Francisco Chronicle was pre-
sented to the United States attorneys
Office here by the United States army,
laid before the Federal grand jury.
In connection with an article on
the coast artillery corps, National
Guard Of California, the Chronicle
printed last Sunday two photographs
OF the mortar batteries and disap-
pearing rifles Of Fort Winfield Scott.
Under the Federal statutes, it is as
serted, this constitutes an act punish
able by fine or Imprisonment.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-02
SAVES YOU MONEY

BY doing the work well, cleansing
your system Of accumulated impuri-
ties, toning up your liver to perform
its natural functions and generally
improving your physical condition.
GRIGSBY'S LIV-VER-LAX saves Won
much time and money. 1t also saves
you all the uncomfortable after eff
fects that result from the taking Of
caiomel. No gripping, no cramps, NO
weakness or headaches.
GRIGSBY'S LIV-VER-LAX is on
sale by Norman Co., Walhalla, un-
der an absolute money refund guar
antee at SOC. and 81 bottle. Each
bottle Is protected by the likeness of
L. H. Grigsby. Get the genuine. .--Ad
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-02
Ebenezer News Notes.

Ebenezer, Aug. 24.-Special: Far
mers are busy pulling fodder and
from present indications the next
pull will be into the cotton fields, as
the cotton is opening rapidly in this
section.
We are very sorry to know that
Mrs. Ella Chandler is quite sick at
this writing, but friends wish for her
early recovery.
Miss Nell Smith, of South Georgia,
is visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Lawrence Taylor.
The Messrs. Taylor, of Greer, are
visitors at the home of J.L. Vaughan.
Tom Bellotte is erecting a nice
dwelling, which will add greatly to
the community.
School is progressing nicely at this
place under the supervision of o. c..
Lyles. The enrolment exceeds 18O.
Mrs. McCarrol and children, of
Charleston, have been visiting rela-
tives in this community for some
days.
A cordial invitation is extended to
each and every member of IGbeneZer
Sunday school to be present next
Sunday morning at $50. Invite
your parents to come. Tell them
their help is greatly needed to inter-
est, to develop and to encourage the
extension Of Sunday school work.
Get the idea deeply impressed on
your minds that "united we stand,
divided we fall" Let's keep climb
ing round by round; never look
downward and become discouraged
or careworn, but mount higher, step
by step, till the summit is reached.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-02
N. Y. BROKERS' AT SENECA.
Held Conference With Cotton Deal.
ers i'm Liquidating Contracts.

Seneca, Aug. 24.-Representativ
Of New York and Atlanta cotton bro
kerage firms held conferences here
to-day with cotton dealers with the
purpose of liquidating contracts for
future delivery aggregating several
thousand dollars.
Discrimination of the local dealers
to accept the price for liquidation es-
tablished by the directors of the New
York cotton exchange necessitated
the interests going into extended dis
cussion. A final compromise settle4,
ment was reached, it was said,
though details were not told.
The cotton brokerage agents from
New York said that practically all
transactions between the members
of the New York cotton exchange and
their correspondents had been set
tied
None of the agents would attempt
prediction Of a time when trading
on the exchange floors would be re-
sumed. They said with apparent re-
lief that financial conditions in New
York were rapidly resuming normal
aspect.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-02
Stop That First Fall Cough.

Check your fall cough or cold at
once-don't wait. 1t may lead to a
serious lung trouble, weaken your
vitality and develop a chronic lung
ailment. Get a bottle Of DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar-Honey to-day; it is pure
and harmless-use it freely for that
fell cough or cold. If baby or chill
dren are sick give 1t to them, it will
relieve quickly and permanently. 1t
socthes the irritated throat, lungs
and air passages. Loosens phlegm,
is antiseptic and fortifies the system
against colds. 1t surely prevents
cold germs from getting a hold.
Guaranteed. Only 25c. at your drug
gist.-Ady,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-02
TAKING CALONiEE
is A BAD HABIT
SO Powerful 1t Shocks Liver and
Leaves 1t Weaker than Before.
DOdsOn's Liver Tone is Bet
ter to Take

Nearly everybody who has ever
tried calomel has found that it gives
only temporary relief. For calomel
is such powerful drug that it shocks
and weakens the liver and makes it
less able afterward to do it's duty
than in the first place.
This is one of the reasons why
H. NJ. Barton and Norman Company
guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone to
take the place OF calomel. Dodson's
Liver Tone Is a pure vegetable liver
tonic that will cure constipation
quickly and gently, without any dan
ger Of bad after-effects. 1t is guar
anteed to do this with a guarantee
that is simple and fair. If you buy
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone for
yourself or your children, and do not
find that it perfectly takes the place
Of calomel, then return to the store
where you bought it and get your
money back with smile.-Adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,:

Feeling that can be of service to
my County and State, / hereby an
nounce myself candidate for the
House Of Representatives from Oco-
nee, always subject to action .of the
Democratic party.
ELIAS EARLE.
| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the House of Representa-
tives from Oconee County, subject to
the action Of the voters In the Demo-
cratic primary elections.
JAS. II. BROWN.
/ hereby announce myself candi-
date for reelection to the House OF
Representative from Oconee county,
subject to action OF voters in Demo-
cratic primary election.
FRANK II. SHIRLEY.
| hereby announce myself candi-
date for election to the House OF Rep
resentatives OF South Carolina from
Oconee County, subject 70 the aotton
Of the Democratic party In the pri-
mary election.
HARRY r. HUGHs.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-02

plants, the most feasible method is
to dig the plants or clumps with a
mattock. Four thimblesful of coal
tar creosote oil put on a plant will
kill the ungerminated bulbs. Still,
the mattock method is best, as one
well directed stroke when the soil is
moist and soft will take out the en-
tire clump by the roofs. These should
be carried off where they cannot give
further trouble. 1t is then q good
plan to fill the hole with soil and
sprinkle little grass seed on the
surface. Sheep eat the tops Of the
onion, and grazing for a few years is
reported as an efficient remedy for
the pest. Sheep apparently eat the
onion root during the winter and
early spring when there is little
other green vegetation, or in poor
pastures where there is little to eat
but the onion. On the better pas
lures, it may be necessary to salt the
onions occasionally to give the sheep
taste for them sufficient to over
come their natural dislike.
AS the aerial bulblets are practi-
cally the only means by which the
onion pest is distributed from field
to field and farm to farm, it is highly
important to prevent their formation.
Cutting the tops Of the onion plants
before they are ripe will prevent the
formation of these bulblets.
Late Flowing for Small Grains.
1t has been found that If blowing
is delayed until a late date in the
fall and the land is planted to small
grain, only a few onion plants will
ripen their aerial bulblets by harvest
time the following summer. AS the
plowing should be done at such
late date as to prevent the best de-
velopment of fall-sown grains, it is
preferable to plant spring grains.
Where the sowing of fall grain is
necessary, it should be done with full
knowledge that the late planting will
probably reduce the yield Seeding
fall grain crop after late plowing
has the least harmful effect on yield
In the southern part of the onion
belt where wheat may be planted as
late as November or December. Every
effort should be made to keep seed
free from bulblets. This can be ac-
complished by thorough drying be-
fore cleaning, but the best way is to
get seed from an outside source
where no onion exists, or to produce
seed grain on a separate patch kept
absolutely free from the onion.
Dairymen are advised that by
keeping COWS away from the onion
for four hours before milking, they
can produce milk with practically no
garlic favor The dairy division OF
the department also has devised a
method Of blowing warm air through
D.lk 20 eradicate the garlic 6avo
and will be glad to give details -
any dairyman whb onnHac
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-02
The Greenwood Election.

Greenwood, Aug. 27.--The official
tabuiation Of the county ticket in
Greenwood county shows:
For Legislature, j. X. burst and
NJ G. Bowles, elected. w. r. Johns
and r. T. Strom will run over for the
third place in the second primary.
j. w. Garfield was reelected Audi
or over his two opponents.
g. t. Magill and Mayor S. p.
Brooks will run over for Judge of
Probate.