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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20
THE OCONEE COTTON MILLS
Gives Employees Free Insurance.
Demonstration Of Good Feeling.

Westminster, Dec 12-The Oconee
Mill has recently inaugurated Il
number of things which show the
progressiveness Of the managers as
we'll as the good spirit that exists be-
tween all connected with the mill.
Insurance policies to the amount of
$500 are given free OF charge to the
head OF every family in the village.
When the head OF the family is una
bic to pass the physical examination
one Der Of the family is given
the policy. The insurance is taken
taken with the Pennsylvania Mutual
Company, and the policies al are for
the amount OF $500, whether the in
sured Is an overseer or an ordinary
wage-carncr. In the event Of any in
sured person leaving the employ of
the mill the policy is given to them
without charge. In all cases the in
surance is made payable to the chill
dren Of the insured.
Although much is being said in re-
gard to homecoming, this mill is per-
haps the equal OF any in this respect.
or the 225 employees, between 80
and 40 per cent own their own homes.
Many others reside off the mills
property and own property not yet
developed. A loom-fixer in this mill
has recently purchased q large farm
near the village, paying $4,000 for
the same. The greater part Of this
he had accumulated during the IS
years of his employment here.
The mill maintains a night school
and the present enrolment is above
80. A day school is in the village
This, however, is part of the city
school system. There Is no church in
the village, although many belong to
the various churches up town. A
community home or reading room is
being fitted up and will be stocked
with the latest publications.
1t is said that large number of
the employees have been with the
mill during the entire 10 years Of it's
existence. A number Of things which
throw an interesting light on this
phase are given in explanation. With
coal now costing Sc wholesale, the
mill Is selling 1t to the employees at
dollar a ton below that figure.
Wood is also sold at cost. Free books
are provided for those children who
SO desire them. A worker is main-
tanned to be on the lookout for any
case of need that might exist, and
the authorities are notified. Many
are also given medical attention,
special fund being set aside by the
directors for that purpose.
r. A. Smyth is president of the
Oconee Mill; Robert Lassiter and J.
M. Bruner are treasurer and secre-
tary espectively. J. l.. Dorm is su-
perintendent.
The various overseers are as fol-
lows: e. Zimmerman, overseer of
carding; A. w. Nix, overseer OF
spinning; S. A. billiard, overseer Of
weaving; J. ID. Whitmire, overseer
OF cloth room; w. NJ Smith, master
mechanic; Y. l.. OKelley. outside
foreman.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20
NOTICE 10 DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS

All persons indebted to the Estate
OF Il. o. Richardson, deceased, are
hereby notified to make payment to
the undersigned, and all persons
having claims against said estate will
present the same, duly attested.
within the time prescribed by law or
be barred.
j. M. RICHARDSON,
ID. II. RICHARDSON,
Executors OF the Estate OF Il. O.
Richardson, deceased.
Dec. 13, 1916. SOL
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20
{AND FOR SALE.

Fifty acres farm land, on Chauga
Creek; two small tenant houses, two
good wells; about 25 acres in culti-
walton. Adjoins Posey Bottoms land
on Clayton road. For other particu-
lars write or see,
w. r. BOTTOMS,
Administrator OF Estate OF Perry
Bottoms, Deceased.
Seneca, s. c., Route No. !.
Dec. 6, 1916. 40-52
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.

All persons indebted to the Estate
OF Jonathan r. Cleveland, 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.
J. w. SHELOR,
p. s. CLEVELAND,
Executors OF the Estate Of Jonathan
II. Cleveland, deceased.
Dec. 13, 1916. SOL
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20
Prince Henri Slain,

Berlin, Dec. 13.-(Wircless TO
Sayville. )--Prince Henri, of Rcuss.
was killed in battle on November 80
on the Russian front, according to
the Overseas News Agency. Prince
Henri was 81 years OF age and lieu
tenant in Prussian cavalry regi-
mcnt
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20

a lI0ulton, Maine, man, who soon
Is to enter the realms of matrimony,
is said to have filed his intentions Of
marriage in HOulton, Augusta and
Boston. as he has not yet decided
where he would like to have the
knot" tied.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20
Lax-Fos, A Mild, Effective Laxative & Liver Tonic
Does hot Grlpe nor Disturb the Stomach.

In addition to other properties, Lax Fos
contains Cascara in acceptable form, a
stimulating Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Fos
acts effectively and does not gripe nor
disturb stomach. At the same time, it aids
digestion, arouses the liver and secretions
and restores the healthy functions. SOC.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20
To Cure q Cold In One Day

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Qunine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
DruRRists refund money IL 1t fails to cure
4. w. GROVES signature on each box. 25c.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20
German Losses to Date,

London, Dec. 13.-Total German
casualties, excluding naval and colo
nial services, reported in German off,
cial lists for November were 166,176
officers and men, said the British
statement. This brings the total
since the war began to 3,921,869.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20

A Western trapper has arranged
an electric signal system which lights
TINY electric bulb when trap IS
sprung, enabling him to locate 1t in
the darkness and kill the animal
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20
COUNTY CLAIMS APPROVED.

Following are the claims that were
passed on by the County Board of
mmissioners at their regular
monthly meeting held December 1st,
1915.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20

Moving picture shows in Sheffield,
England, generally last two hours.
Refreshments are sold.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20

Total aid to soldiers $97 90
Grand Total for Month. .S3, ,O37 OF
w. c. FOSTER, Supervisor.
NJ. r. MCDONALD. Clerk. (adv.)
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
Beaumont Greater Than Fletcher.

Francis beaumont is most renowned
for his share in writing Beaumont and
Fletcher'S plays. IL partnership proba-
bly, unequaled in the history of litera-
ture and very seldom rivaled. The
Alsatian noveliSts. who ultimately
Quarreled. Erckmann and Chatrian,
and the English novelistS Besant and
Rice are somewhat. parallel. although
Sir Walter BesaEt went on writing
successfully for years after the death
of his colleague In the EliZabethan
partnership it was otherwise. Fetch
er, though the elder man. outlived his
friend for more than nine years and
proved himself the lesser poet. Beau
mont was laid to rest in the poets cor
ner of Westminster abbey, which he
has sung in such noble verse.-London
Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
Artificial Ears.

Artificial ears are so skillfully made
that they may with difficulty be dis
tinguished from natural ones, so it is
claimed
When the person who has lost an
ear applies to the manufacturer for a
substitute there is made mold Of the
remaining ear. If there be left any
part of the other a mold Of that part
also must be taken to assist in the fit
ting of the artificial. Manufacturers
assert that no two ears are alike and
that it takes a skillful workman to
prepare an ear from the mold or molds.
When finished the new ear is pasted
on the stump or simply set in the posi-
ton of the lost ear. 1t is really only
the first artificial ear that is expen-
sive, the chief cost pertaining to the
making of the mold. Vulcanized rub
Der, which can be bent and twisted,
has been found to constitute the best
material for the making Of artificial
ears.-Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
Death and Life Masks.

In the preparation of death masks
the usual method is to cover the face
of the dead body with oil and then ap-
ply plaster of paris. The oil prevents
too close adhesion TO the skin and
makes it possible to remove the plas-
ter when it has hardened. A mold Is
thus formed, into which fresh plaster
is poured. The resulting cast Is the
death mask. Death masks are or
course exac resemblanceS of the faces
from which they are made, and their
value is imnaired only by the changes
of contour which may have been caused
by death itself. The custom of taking
death masks is very ancient and wide
spread as well. The Romans made
them OF WAX. the Egyptians OF thin
gold plate. \ few specimens have been
found among the American Indians.
Life masks are similarly made, but
mobility of expression is necessarily
sacrificed.-New York Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
Lotteries In England.

Lotteries for the purpose of raising
money for the state have never caught
on In England. But for definite ends
Of a semistate character, such as build
ing canals or founding British muse
um, sanction has been readily granted.
Our first recorded lottery is that of
1890. when the prizes were pieces of
plate, the chances 10000 for 10 shil-
lings each and the desirable object the
maintenance of harbors. But, once
familiar grown. lotteries corrupted the
ancient virtues OF John Bull, and by
the time of Queen Anne the state STEP
ped in and suppressed every private
lottery as Il public nuisance. BY an
act passed i'm 1923 sanction was given
to particular lottery, and that was
the last. At the same time all sale of
tickets for home ar foreign lotteries
was forbiddcn.-London Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
Nero a Shrewd Dog.

My Nero is very useful. He is some
times sent on errands and brings par
cells from the shops very nicely. He
goes alone to the market, writes lit
tie girl In the Iowa Homestead
But Nero has an enemy, Il fierce bull
dog that lives on the road to the mar
ket Nero is stronger than the bull
dog, but the sly rascal keeps out of
sight except when Nero has a basket
in his mouth; then he runs at him, and
Nero is too faithful to drop his burden.
so he has to scamper.
One day the scamp worried Nero all
the way home. He came in much eX-
cited. l set the basket on the table
and took out the meat. Then Nero
leaped up, seized the basket with his
teeth and ran out Of the house. Nero
went straight to the house where the
ugly dog lives. The dog saw the bas-
ket and thought he had good chance
to bite Nero. so out he rushed. What
then? Why, Nero dropped the basket
In a hurry, and he gave that wicked
dog such a whipping that he never
forgot it.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
a QUESTION of Size,

II old Cargo Jones was the most in
uuisitive man in the village, Tom Nor
ton was certainly the surliest.
One afternoon, as Cargo perambulat-
ed slowly along the one narrow street,
he paused at Toms garden fence and
gazed inquiringly over at Tom, who
was busily mailing very large box to-
gether.
Afternoon. Tomv' said the old chap
genially. Whatever be zee putin that
great box together forT
Tom paused in his hammering long
enough to retOrt CURLY:
ITO hold all your questions, if so be
as it's big enoughr
Cargo eyed him in panied silence for
q few moments. Then he took an
empty matchbox from his pocket and
threw it over to Sandy.
''Then that1l do for yer civil answers
If so be as it's small enough he re-
torted Quietly.-London Express.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
Eranch Army Helmets.

There are sixty-four distinct opera
lions necessary in turning out one of
the plain steel helmets worn by French
soldiers. The first step is stamping
out disks from large sheets Of steel. \
special machine is used for this pur-
pose, exerting a pressure of $50 tons
and capable of cutting out 5000 steel
disks q day. Each disk is placed IN
der a shaping machine, which presses
the disk into the form of helmet with
a broad rim. Polishing and cutting
machines remove all irregularities in
the helmet, after which it has holes
punched in the crown, some for VEN
tilation purposes, others for fastening
on the regimental crest. Each helmet
is cleaned and dipped in a special mix
ture which makes it dull, inconspic-
uous bluish-gray. A lining and leath-
er chin straps are then fastened on.
and the helmet is complete.-PearsOn's.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
Astonishing the Chinese.

"When | was in China fireworks
man said. Il was astOniShed to find
how little the people knew about pyro
techny beyond their own Chinese
crackers. They can make these crack
ers much more cheaply than they could
be produced in America. But of set
pieces, rockets and such like. the Chi
nese know practically nothing, and
their attempts to make them are crude
in the extreme.
"A Chinese cracker maker living near
HongkOng challenged me once to COM
pete with him in a fireworks display.
and a friendly mandarin was called in
to act as judge. My Chinese opponent
set off a lot of gigantic crackers and
made a terrifying noise, but the man.
DARN had been used to that from in
fancy and wasn't at all impressed. My
show, however, astounded him, al
though it was really a mean exhibit
for 1 wasn't going to waste my best
pieces on a private competition. got
the award easily enOugh.-Washington
Star
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
The Rioht Not to Laugh.

II one were to accuse you of poison
ing your grandmother you would pre-
sumably smile in unruffied fashion and
go about your affairs without feeling
any burden of accusation. But If one
accused you of lacking a sense OF hu-
NOR you would first Of all resent 1t in
dignantly, and. Furthermore. for an In
definite time to come you would be
conscious of a desire to disprove the
charge, scrutinizing anxiOusly every
phrase that might conceal some subtle
hidden test. emitting now and then
forced laughs on suspicion. Perhaps
YOU boast your emancipation in many
fields where public opinion customary
rules. You wear a straw hat when
you please; you object to the insignia
of mourning; you f1aunt your readiness
to discuss any subject in mixed COM
pany: you do or do not serve butter at
your dinner table. Yet you are AFRAID
YOU may not laugh in the right places.
Many one who proclaims his right TO
individuality of opinion fears to assert
an equally inalienable right not to
laugh. Deep in his heart he breads the
whitening accusation that he lacks a
sense of humor.-Burges Johnson In
Harper's Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
Berlioz.

Berlioz, the famous French compos-
er, was made miserable by his wife.
He married Miss SmithSOn, an actress
many years younger than himself. She
had prolonged fits of jealousy and i'll
temper, ruined him by her theatrical
ventures and finally fell from a car
rage and broke her leg, thus ending
her artistic career. BerliOz bore with
her in patience until she finally left
him. He was tall man. of stern as
pect and very dignified. In spite of
his immense musical abilities as a
composer he could play no instrument
except the guitar, and that very badly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
United States.

If you should hear some stranger
mention the United States are you pos
tive that you would know what he
meant? In the eastern part of South
America the term United States" IS
regarded as an unqualified designation
of the republic of Brazil. while little
way to the north the term is taken to
refer to Venezuela. In almost all parts
of the southern continent the mention
of a country in the northern hemls-
phere called United States" is likely
to suggest Mexico, whose official title
is EstadOs UnidOs Mexicanos. There
are still those who speak of the repuD-
lie of Colombia as 1.-The United States.
because during the period when It's
federal constitution was in force, from
1861 to 1886. it was called Estados
UnidOs de Colombia" st. Louis Globe
Democrat
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
DON'TS FOR BUYERS.
Some Restrictions Valuable For Those
on Shopping Bent.

Some Restrictions Valuable For Those
on Shopping Bent.
Don't buy a suit with a plated skirt
unless you have an electric iron and
lots of time or else good maid.
Don't buy one that is bit too small,
for the present style coat, with its far
ing hem, looks especially bad In size
too small.
Don't, if you're over five feet six, get
up and down stripes.
Don't buy tan suit if you are sal
low. Some Of the tan shades are again
in fashion, and they are a pitfall for
the unwary sallow woman.
Don't buy a suit trimmed with a
light color if you must wear it con-
stantly, for nothing looks worse than
soiled trimming.
Don't, If the family Bible has you
down for over forty-you needn't adj
NIT it-get a suit because the saleswo-
man tells you it's girlish. Don't be a
f1apper at forty.
Don't, if you're under five feet three.
get round about trimming.
Don't get a jacket that has sleeves
too short or too long, for misfit sleeves
spoil what may otherwise be a very
attractive jacket.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
The Wesley Oak.

The Wesley oak. according to the At
lanta (GaJ Journal, stands on st. 81
mons island, less than a mile from
Fort Frederick. 1t is 200 feet high.
and it's cool shade rests like a bene-
diction over an area of several acres.
According to local tradition, this tree
marks the exact spot on which the
Wesleys preached. Charles Wesley en-
gagged himself to Oglethorpe as private
secretary before leaving England. But
he afterward took orders and devoted
much of his time to preaching near
Frederick. From time to time John
Wesley came down from Savannah to
join him. This famous oak stands at
the gateway to the churchyard OF
Christ church. and several generations
sleep within the Enclosure that it
guards. Moses hang down from its
limbs, and it is solemn and beautiful.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
Baked Shad Roe.

Parboil the roe from a large shad
for one minute, drain, place in a bak-
ing pan, spread with one large table
spoonful of butter, sprinkle with pep
per, salt and dash of cayenne, pour
in one cupful Of cream, bake covered
for twenty minutes, then remove the
cover, bake ten minutes longer and
transfer to heated platter. Beat the
yolks Of three eggs with one cupful of
cream, add the strained sauce from the
pan. cook and stir until slightly brown
ed. place around the roe and garnish
with watercress and crisped bacon.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
AN embroidered LOUISE.
IL 10 Said That Handwork
LINGERIE 10 Rivaling Grape.

For some time hand embroidered
blouses were kept under cover. 1t
seemed a shame, too, for the hand
work on a blouse always showed TO
good advantage. However, there Is no
longer any need to lament about the
matter. for once more women are priv
fleged to wear blouses which show the
results of their labor in the embroidery
field. But the embroidery is applied In
a different manner. Instead Of deco
rating the front of the blouse in plas-
tron effect, dainty little flowers hang
in garlands from the shoulder line
The shoulders are outlined with a band
of embroidery. One blouse showing
this treatment was embroidered in
blue. pink and green. 1t opened In the
front, and the line Of closing was nm
ished with featherstitching and few
tiny white buttons embroidered In
green also.
The application of the embroidery on
the sleeves was quite a variation. A
separate cuff finished each sleeve and
was edged with green feathersdtchlng,
but where the sleeve Joined the cuff
garlands of the flowers embroidered In
the delicate colors suggested above
were embroidered up the sleeve for a
space of four inches.
A turnover collar of the blouse mate
rial was edged with featherstitching,
and a tiny spray Of flowers was en-
broidered in each point in front.
The colors of embroidery cotton can
be changed to suit the wearer's taste.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
Democrat
Salt Relianca.

The spirit of self help is the root OF
all genuine growth in the individual,
and, exhibited in the lives of many, 1t
constitutes the true source of national
vigOr and strength. Help from with
out is often enfeebling in its effects,
but help from within invariably invig-
crates. Whatever is done for men or
classes to n certain extent takes away
the stimulus and necessity of doing for
themselves. and where men are sub
jected to overguidance and Overgov-
eminent the inevitable tendency Is to
render them comparatively helpless
Samuel Smiles.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
THE DRAGON FLY.

Don't be afraid of this wicked look
ing insect, no matter how many fierce
and wild stories you have heard told
about him. He isn't half so wicked as
he looks. And, as for his voracious
habits, the only things he eats are mos
quitoes and flies and gnats, not to men
ton many other pests you would like
the world rid Of. He's called properly
the dragon fly.
Maybe you know him better as the
devils darning needle. Perhaps you've
been told when you were bad boy or
girl that he would get in your hair and
sew your ears shut, or maybe you've
been calling him snake feeder. He
gets this name probably because the
female dragon fly when she lays her
eggs glides down on top Of the stream
or lake and drops them in the water, as
if she were feeding water snakes.
These eggs stick fast to water plants
until the larvae hatch, crawl out of
the water, split up the back, and, be-
hold-other dragon fiiesi
1t will take more time and patience
than the amateur bug collector pos
sesses to get acquainted with the
whole dragon fly family. There are
something like 1900 specimens, so au-
thorities tell US, and 300 of these fly
around in North America.
What the hawks and eagles are to
birds the dragon flies are to mosqui-
toes and flies. Imprison a dragon fly
in room and the flies and mosquitoes
will disappear. So, you see, he isn't
such bad bug after all
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06

Of New York; recently having given
an extremely successful charity matt
nee at the Gaiety theater, with profess
SIGNALS and society amateurs indiscrim-
inately mixed up. Recently Mrs. Edith
Wharton, the American novelist, was
decorated by the French government
for her valuable relief work. Last win
ter the German kaiser decorated Mrs.
Gerard, wife of the American ambas-
sador, for the help given families Of
soldiers.
Like all the other feminine members
of the Austro-Hungarian nobility, the
Countess Won Szapary is actively en-
gagged in war relief work. She is con-
nected with some of the most promi-
nent families in the dual empire.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-06
RraXe Edo.

"Why, Fido. I'm surprised to see
You wear q muzzle tool
What foolish people they must be
Who are afraid OF youI"
Thus cried the dancing bear one day
When he had CHANGED to meet
A little dog that came his way
Along the village street
But Fido growled at Mr.. Bear
And glared into his eye,
And fiercer still became his glare
When thus he made reply:
"They muzzle me. ia have you know.
To save the likes OF you!
Each day, were not muxxled %.
I'd eat q bear or twor'
Youths Companion.