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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
Ratified Ordinances, 1914.
An Ordinance to Preserve the Health
and Cleanliness of the Town of
Walhalla.

An Ordinance to Preserve the Health
and Cleanliness of the Town of
Walhalla.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of Walhalla,
in Council assembled, and by au-
thCrity of the same:
Section |. Whatever renders the
soil, water, air or food impure or
unwholesome, is declared to be
nuisance and illegal, and every per-
son aiding in creating or contribut-
ing to the same, or who may sup
port, continue or permit any of
them, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemcanor.
Section 2. No refuse from houses,
stores, factories or any buildings
which is deleterious or injurious to
| health shall be accumulated, thrown
or emptied or in anywise deposited
upon any of the public streets or va
cant lots within the corporate limits
of the Town Of Walhalla, unless the
same shall be properly removed from
public street or vacant lots, and said
place and contiguous surface prop
erly disinfected once in every twenty
four hours.
Section g. No offal, garbage, dead
animals, decaying vegetable matter
or organic waste substance Of any
kind shall be thrown upon any
street, road or public place or vacant
lots within corporate limits OF the
Town of Walhalla. But same must
be collected and kept in covered
receptacle, and once in every twenty
four hours removed to some point
without the town limits, designated
by the proper authorities.
.. 4
animal or vegetable matter, no filth
nor rubbish of any kind shall be ac-
cumulated or kept in any house, Gel
lar or adjoining outbuilding, or any
premises within the corporate limits
Of the Town Of Walhalla, for more
than twenty-four hours.
Section >. No abandoned well, eel
lar or storm pit shall be allowed
within the corporate limits of the
! Town of Walhalla, but same shall be
promptly filled with earth.
Section 6. No fish, fowl, fruit
milk, vegetables or anything for hu-
man food or drink, NOT then being
fresh or properly preserved, sound
wholesome and safe for such use: no
| flesh of any animal which died of
disease, or was at the time of its be-
ing killed in a sickly or unhealthy
| or unWholeSOme condition.; nor the
meat Of any calf or lamb which was
at the time of it's death less than
eight weeks old; or of any pig which
| was at the time Of death less than
five weeks old, shall be sold or Of
| fered for sale as food in the Town
Of Walhalla.
Section 7. The owner of every
dwelling house in the Town of Wal
|
| pyinS the same with a convenient,
suitable privy, either surface or
sewer. No surface privy shall be
within ten feet Of a drain or within
fifteen feet Of street or within tw. u
ty-five feet Of a well or spring of
water. All privies, public and pri-
vate. shall hc &C nrofcnted from view
/ q, NOT 90 offend Ihc public eye.
SgcNoN ). no person SNAIL bury
NlD ~ 1Y deUost ~ am otnur g#au-
/ slNa'iawtiaU on his premises. r,r gCg-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
A Staple Medicine
for Every Family
NO SELF-RESPECTING GROUP OF
PEOPLE SHOULD BE WITHOUT
\ GOOD FAMILY LAXATIVE.

1t is incOnceivable in this day of
general intelligence that any family
would be without simple remedy
for the minor ills of life, for often
by giving such a remedy in time a
serious disease can be frustrated and
a life saved.
For example, IL at the first sign Of
cold simple laXative-tonic like Dr.
Caldwells Syrup Pepsin were given.
the beginning of a serious lung af-
lection or of Il typhoid fever might be
avoided. And also in headaches,
nervousness, etc, a small dose OF this
remedy would relieve the congestion
and replace distress with comfort
Mothers give it to tiny infants and
little children, and grown people take
1t with equally good effect.
Thousands Of good American
homes are never without it, among
them the home of Mrs. G. A. Wright,
1871 Pasadena avenue, Long Beach,
Cal. She had considerable trouble
raising little Lawrence, three years
old, but after regulating his bowels
with small doses of DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin he began to thrive and
she has had no further trouble with
him. They use it generally in her
home.
Syrup Pepsin saves the health of
the family, and it saves doctors bills.
1t is guaranteed cure for any form
of stomach, liver and bowel trouble,
constipation, Indigestion, biliousness,
gas on the stomach, headaches, drow-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
OUR ILLITERACY A DISGRACE.
So Declares House Committee on Ed
ucation in Reporting Bill.

The proportion of the wholly il
litente adults among the population
Of the United States is national dis
grace which can be very quickly elm
mated" declares unanimous report
from the House Education Commit
tee on the Lever bill to investigate
illiteracy. The bill, which carries no
appropriation, authorizes the Com
missioner of Education to coop
crate with a concerted movement in
volving field and clerical service, with
the States, individuals and associa
tionS to "obliterate the stain and re-
pr0ach of illiteracy.'
Belief of CIaxton.
p. p. Claxton, Commissioner of the
Federal Bureau of Education, has
expressed the belief that illiteracy
could be cut to fraction of one per
cent, and Representative Towner, of
Iowa, in submitting the committee
report, predicted it would be accom-
plished with little delay.
The report of the commissioner
shows the number Of illiterates in the
United States to be 3, lS4,954 whites,
10 years old or more, at the census
OF 1910, exceeding the population of
the country in 1900. The distribu
tion ranges from II per 1000 people
in Iowa to 900 per 1000 in Louis
lana. In the South, the report adds,
the percentage is highest in the rural
districts, and in the North it is high
est in the cities. Boston has 24,468
illiterates over 10 years old.
There are 2,273,603 illiterate
males of 81 years and over in the
United States" it pointed out, cor
enough to determine any national
election at any period Of United
States history"
France. by quick concerted ac-
tion, reduced it's number Of adult il
literates from 45 in 100 to in 100"
the report adds.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18

June ISL 10 OCTOBER ISL, ana once IN
every two weeks from October 1st to
June 1st; and he shall personally
inspect such work as often as possi-
BILE, and at once upon lodging Of COM
plant in his hand. of failure to clean
properly and as required.
Section 10. All persons occupying
the premises shall pay the Clerk as
sanitary dues the sum OF twenty-five
cents per privy per month, payable
quarterly on the first day OF January,
April, July and October.
Section II. Every householder or
head Of a family i'm a house wherein
any case Of infectious disease may
occur, shall report the same to the
Board Of Health within twelve hours
Of his first knowledge of the nature
OF such diseases, and until instruc-
tions are received from the said
Board of Health, shall not permit
any clothing or any article which
may have been exposed to infection,
to be removed from the house. Nor
shall any occupant Of any such in
| fected house leave his abode or resi-
dence without the consent Of the said
Board Of Health. Every physician
who may be called to attend case of
3,
so soon as he discovers the nature of
same, make a written report, over
his own signature, and the date
thereof, to the Board of Health, spec
| flying the name and residence of the
person infected, the nature Of dis
ease, and any other facts relative
| thereto which he may deem import
| ant to the public health, and he shall
hand such report to the Secretary of
| the Board Of Health within twelve
hours, as above provided.
Section IL. 1t shall be unlawful
FOR any person to spit upon any paved
sidewalk within the corporate limits
of the Town of Walhalla.
Section 13. All beef cattle shall,
before slaughter, be brought in front
of City Hall and there be inspected
and approved by the Marshal or some
one in his stead.
Section IA. That every animal so
inspected shall be killed within
| twenty-four hours of said inspection:
Provided, that animals may be in
spected on Saturdays to be killed on
Monday.
Section Is. No animals shall be
inspected between the hours Of D..
m. and a. m. of any day.
oectlon 10. ANY person violating
any Section of this Ordinance shall
be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor,
and upon conviction shall be pun
ished by fine or Imprisonment, at the
discretion of the Mayor or Alder
men, within the limits of his or their
authority.
Section II. That this Ordinance
shall be deemed general and per-
petual, shall go into effect upon its
publication, and continue in force
until repealed or amended.
DoEe in Council and ratified under
the Corporate Seal Of the Town of
Walhalla on the 4th day of
| IL. So February, 1914, and in the
13Sth year of the Sovereign
ty and independence of the United
states Of America.
w. NJ. BROWN, Mayor.
JAS. NJ. MOSS, Clerk and Treas.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18

sinesS after eating, etc. Have NO,
hesitancy about giving it to any MEM
ber OF the family, however young or
old, for it contains nothing injurious
to the youngest person.
A bottle can be obtained at any
nearby drug store for fifty cents or
one dollar. The latter size is more,
economical and is bought by those
who have already convinced them
selves of its merits. Syrup Pepsin
users learn to discard pills, salts, ca
thartics and purgatives generally as
they are too great a shock to any av-
erage system.
Families wishing to try a free sam
pie bottle can obtain it postpaid by
addressing DR.. w. b. Caldwell, 419
Washington street, Monticello, III. a
postal card with your name and ad-
dress on it will do.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
Levers Farm Bill Passed by Senate.

Washington, Feb. 12.-The House
agricultural extension bill has passed
the Senate, with amendments, with
out dissenting vote.
The bill provides for demonstra-
tiOns on farms of approved methods
and scientific discoveries as to farm
ing and home economics, made in the
State agricultural colleges, expert
nent stations, and in the Federal de-
partment Of agriculture. The Secre-
tary Of Agriculture and land-grant
agricultural colleges are to outline
plans for carrying out demonstra-
tions.
AS agreed to in the Senate, the bill
would appropriate, Internationally,
$4,000 annually to each State. In
addition a sum of 100000 for the
coming year, with a yearly increase
of 5000, 900 for the next seven years
would be provided for distribution
among the States on basis OF rural
population, conditioned on each State
approDriating a sum equal to it's por-
tion Of the Federal funds. After
seven years the bill would provide a
permanent appropriation of $4,SOO,-
600 annually.
An amendment requiring that ne
gro colleges be permitted to share in
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
BOY Scouts ut Washington.

Washington, Feb. 12.-More than
100 Boy Scouts and Scout Masters
gathered here to-day for the fourtTe
annual session Of the National Coun-
Gil OF Boy Scouts Of America. One OF
the principal features of the days
program was the reception and ad-
dress by President Wilson in the East
Room of the White House, which was
abandoned at the last moment be-
cause the President is confined to his
room with cold. Secretaries Bryan
and Daniels were speakers at the af-
tcrnOon meeting.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
Old Folks, Here's
Real Joy For You
Wonderful ROOT JUICE Will
Have You Feeling Ten Years
Younger in That Many Days.

After fifty or. sixty years Of hard use
and abuse the human engine needs fire.
Quent coaxing to keep it running smoothly
and you'll be surprised at what a little
Rheumatic twinges, sore, stiffened Joints,
and muscles, lame back, weak kidneys,
ana bladder nerve weakness, indigestion,
loss of appetite, interrupted sleep and
other ailments so common in advanced
years are being made to disappear almost
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
Can Drop from Airship.

JuVisy, France, Feb. 12.-Jean
Ors, young French engineer, has so
much confidence in the safety of a
parachute Of his own invention that
he ascended here to-day in an aero
plane. piloted by Alfred Lemoine,
and ON reaching a height Of 600 feet
launched himself and his apparatus
overheard. The parachute worked
perfectly and Ors descended gently
to earth in 80 seconds.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
Feel Miserable -

Out OF sorts, depressed, pain in the
back-Electric Bitters renews your
health and strength. A guaranteed
liver and kidney reemdy. Money
back if not satisfied. 1t com, .etcly
cured Robert Madsen, Of West Bur-
lington, Iowa, who suffered from
virulent liver trouble for eight
months. After four doctors gave
him up he took Electric Bitters and
is now well man. Get bottle to-
day; it will do the same for you
Keep in the house for all liver and
kidney complaints. Perfectly safe
and dependable. It's results will sur
prise you. soc. and 81. II. E..
Bucklen & Co., Philadelphia or St.
Louis. adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18

"Hn, I'm Ready for Anything Noyv.n
Wonderful ROOT JUICE, made from q
collection Of Natures own restoratiyes,
roots, herbs, leaves and barks, is accom-
p,ishing things for old folks that you'd
scarcely believe possible The way 1t
pullds up the system, cleans out the blood
Stlrs up the bowels and the liver tones
the stomach and strengthens the weak
places Is remarkable. 1t exerts a splendid
actlon upon the weakened nervous system
100. It's different from anything else
you ever tried and so dependable i'm its
action that it. is sold under positive
guarantee
No one takes my chances with ROOT
JUICE. 1t has got to benefit and please
everybody who uses it or back goes
every cent paid for it. That's the best
KIND of proof of it's merits.
Best of all, you don't have 30 take 1t
for the rest of your natural life to get
results. Most people feel it's benefit
within ten days. The appetite improves
so does digestion. That frequent and
Troublesome kidney action is regulated
so is the bowel action and almost before
you realize 1t that stiffness and soreness
IN the limbs and muscles disappears
That shaky, nervous feeling gives way to
returning strength and force and you feel
like different person.
Try 1t. You're not taking the slightest
your money back instantly You'll say
it's worth ten times the price and you'll
feel better and stronger than you have in
many n day. All good druegists sell
ROOT JUICE at one dollar per large
bottle and they positively guarantee IL
Get ROOT JUICE this time and get
relief.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
MoNRoE's COMPASS UNTRUE.
Master of Il-Fated Vessel Testified at
Trial of Capt. Berry.

Philadelphia, Feb. 11.-Capt. Os-
myn Berry, commander of the steam
ship Nantucket, charged with negli-
gence in the recent collision with the
steamship Monroe off the Virginia
coast, in which IL lives were lost, to-
day listened to Capt. Edward e.
Johnson, of the sunken Monroe, give
his version OF that disaster before the
local United States inspectors of
steam vessels, who Will determine
who was responsible for the accident.
Capt. Johnson was on the stand all
day.
AS in the Titanic disaster, it is eX-
pected that the inquiry will result in
certain charges being made with rela-
ton to the navigation of vessels, at
least in the coastwide trade. While
primarily Capt. Berry is on trial, the
board of inspectors has instructions
from the department of commerce to
make a thorough inquiry into every
phase of the collision with the view
OF the enactment of Federal laws to
assist in preventing recurrence of
similar disasters.
Capt. Berry when confronted to-
day by +hP charges brought by the
government steamboat inspectors at
Norfolk. pleaded not guilty. He is
charged with failing TO reduce the
speed of his ship TO avoid the collis-
ion; failing to ascertain whether the
wireless operator was on duty and
with being careless in not ascertain
ing through the wireless operator
whether any other vessels were close
by in the fog.
Compass Untrue.
One Of the most important points
L. ,t,,, ttT,, Nf
Capt. Johnson, who was the first wit
ness, was that he navigated the Mon
roe with steering compass that de-
Waited as much as two degrees from
the standard magnet compass. He
said the instrument was sufficiently
true to run the ship, and that 1t was
the custom Of masters in coastwise
trade to use such cOmpaSSeS. His
steering cOmpaS SIS, Capt. Johnson teS-
titled, had never been adjusted in the
one year he was master of the Mon-
roe
The Monroe's captain told the story
OF the collision, and was eXhaustively
examined by the inspectors. He said
the night of the collision was alter
nately clear and foggy.
The collision occurred during a
fog. The first knowledge that he had
lndI lne nantucket was near MIN was
when he heard whistle three points
on the starboard bow. He was rum
ming at half speed at the time and
stopped his engine to locate the other
ship, and blew his whistle twice to
let the vessel know he was steering
: to port. He Judged the whistle was
about 375 feet away.
At Close Quarters.
Capt. Johnson's second knowledge
of the proximity of a vessel was when
he saw faint light four points to
starboard and about $40 feet away,
he said. He believed the other ves-
sci was going in the opposite idrec-
t'or - him on ruraIl"' line. hrt q
WomCEt later jhc ship came ont ui
lhn fog a,mus, at mBht angles and
struck the Monroe ON the giarbu0rd
side aft oj the Dl.ct. house
Alter he d,aoo.cred .lc Dr0yimiru
of thc NanJuyFcr Capt Johnson said
D." slelo!ed EUN steam hca1 anG
'Htrcd Ills }"san. go port in tIr .Oun
- lnceaIHa v... =. s...C.g D..w as
he realized a collision could not be
avoided
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
The Soldier in the Woodshed.
(Detroit Free Press. }

81 saw your father taking you to
the woodshed yesterday morning,
Willie. What had you been doing?"
Nothing. He just took me out
there to meet a soldier friend Of his. l"
"a soldier! who was he?"
That feller Corporal Punishment
hes always talking about"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
RULES INCOME TAXPAYERS.
treasury Officials Issue Booklet to
Clear Up Misunderstanding.

washington, Feb. 11-After weeks
OF study Of the complexities of the in
come tax law, treasury officials to-day
issued a 9O-page booklet, christened
it Regulations No. 49," and sent it
forth to collectors Of internal reve-
nue. IN the expectation that it will
clear up many Of the misunderstood
ings concerning the law which have
arisen throughout the country.
II takes % pages of the book to
set forth the law itself but 60 pages
are used in telling how the net in
come to be taxed is ascertained by
the taxpayer, when and where tax
must be paid, what penalties will be
imposed for non-payment, what eX-
emptions and deductions will be al
lowed. Many pages are devoted to
an explanation of that part of the
law imposing a l per cent tax on the
income Of all corporations, which re-
places the old corporation tax.
Although officials are confident that
this booklet will prove a guide to
taxpayers which will settle many ap-
parently difficult problems, there will
be other regulations in the future
when other points are raised. The
book does not contain a new set Of
regulations, but is compilation, in
compact form, Of the ones already is
sued. with explanations OF points
never before discussed
AS to Partnerships.
Under the law partnerships are not
subject to the tax, but the regulations
provide that annual profits from
partnership paid TO members shall
be included in their returns. and
where such profits are undiStributed
and unpaid they must be ascertained
and included in the individuals re-
turn for taxation just the same.
1t is made clear for the first time
that persons who have a net income
Of less than 100000, all derived from
investments upon which the tax has
been withheld at the source, shall not
be required to make any return. EN-
ecutorS and administrators of estates
OF persons are required to pay the
tax on the net income for the part Of
the year in which the deceased was
alive.
Where persons taxable refuse to
make the proper list or return, or
make false return, the regulations
provide that the proper collector of
internal revenue shall, after due no.
tice, make the return for such per-
son and the tax shall be assessed on
this return, with a SO or 100 per cent
penalty added. Returns must he
verified by oaths or affirmation. Re-
turns shall be sent by collectors to
the commissioner of internal reye-
nue. in WASHINGTON by registered
mail. Taxes unpaid after June goth
shall bring Al renalty of 5 per cent,
after ten days notice and demand by
the proper collector, and interest at
the rate of | per cent a month from
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
(Advertisement.)
ORDINANCE NO. g.


An Ordinance Prohibiting the Sale,
Barter, Exchange or Giving Away
of Spirituous Liquors, or Storing,
Handling, Transporting or Deliver
ing Spirituous Liquors, or Main-
tanning Il Place Where Alcoholic
Liquors Are Sold, Bartcred or
Given Away, or Kept for Sale, Bar
ter or Delivery, or Where Persons
Resort for the Purpose of Drink
ing Alcoholic Liquors, or Where
Alcoholic Liquors Are Manufac-
tured, Stored or Kept in Posses
sion, Within the Town of Wal
halla.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the Town Of Walhalla,
in Council assembled, and by au-
thority of the same:
Section /. That the manufacture,
sale, barter or exchange, giving
away, receipt, acceptance, delivery,
storing or keeping in possession,
within the Town Of Walhalla, Of any
spirituous, matted, fcrmented or
brewed liquors or wine, or selling or
compromising any mixture which con-
tains alcohol, and is used or intend
ed to lie used as a beverage, by any
person, firm or corporation, or trans
portatiOn or removal of the same,
either in the night time or in the day
time. except as is provided by the
law regulating the sale Of liquors,
etc, by dispensaries, is hereby pro-
hibited, under a penalty of not less
than $4,000 nor more than $4,000,
or not less than fifteen days nor
more than thirty days imprison-
ment, with or without hard labor.
Ia, Il
ling contraband liquors in the night
time, or transporting or delivering
the sGme within the corporate limits
OF the town, shall be guilty Of a mis-
iCmeanCr. and, on conviction, shall
be punished by imprisonment, with
-. without hard labor, for not less
tnan ten nor more than thirty days,
or pay fine Of not less than $40.
nor more than 10000.
Section 3. Any person who shall
handle. carry or tranSpor. cOnIra-
band liquors in the day time, or de-
'ivar the same, within the corporate
limits of the town, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and, on conviction,
shall be punished by imprisonment,
with or without hard labor, for not
less than tn nor more than thirty
days, or pay fine of not less than
$4,000 nor more than 10000.
Section 4. Any person who shall
within the corporate limits of the
town, offer for sale, or solicit the
purchase, Of any alcoholic liquors OF
beverage, whether spirituou malt
or other liquors containing alcohol
and used as a beverage, whether fol-
present or future delivery, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and, on conviction, shall be pun.
ished by Imprisonment, with or with.
out hard labor, for not less than ten
nor more than thirty days, or pay q
fine Of not less than $4,000 nor more
than $4,000.