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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
C0nfcd. Daughters Elect Officers.

Union. Nov. 23.-The South Caro-
lima United Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy Convention in session here to-
day selected Florence as the next
place Of meeting and elected officers
for the ensuing year. as follows:
Mrs. J. l.. McWhirter, Jonesvillc,
president
Mrs. John Cart, Orangeburg, first
vice president.
Mrs. u. r. Brooks, Columbia, sec
ond vice president.
Mrs. G. J. Milling, Darlington,
third vice president.
Miss Bertie Smith, Greenville.
fourth vice president.
Mrs. J. W. Mixson, Union, record
ing secretary.
Miss Sarah Garvin, st. George,
corresponding secretary.
Mrs. w. II. Cely, Greenville, treas
urer.
Mrs. John Allison Lawson. Char
lesion, historian.
Mrs. r. r. TRIMMER, Spartanburg,
registrar.
Miss Lille Cooper, Denmark re-
corder Of crosses.
The position of auditor has not
been filled.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
Marriage i'm High Life.
(AnderSOn Mail. 22d.)

William d. Addison, aged 10, and
Rachael r. Hembree. aged 76, in
mates Of the county home, called AT
the Office Of Judge OF Probate Nichol-
son this morning and secured a mar
riage license. In the presence Of a
few witnesses. who were in the office
at the time the aged couple called,
Judge Nicholson performed the mar
riage ceremony.
Mr.. Addison is a blind man and
has been an inmate OF the county
home for number Of years. His
bride has also been an inmate of the
home for some time.
The couple left The home walking
toward the city. They were over
taken by y. Joe Bell n short distance
outside the city and Mr.. Bell brought
them to the city in his automobile.
They did not tell Mr.. Bell of their
plans for getting married.
Soon after the ceremony was per-
formed the happy couple departed on
foot for the county home.
. - --.--
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
Il A x NOT TOE.
County TIeasurer's Office,

Walhalla, S. c., Oct. Q, 1915.
The books for the collection of
State, County, School and Special
Taxes for the fiscal year 1915 will be
open from October 18th, 1916, 10 De-
cember 31st, 1916, without penalty,
after which day one per cent penalty
Will be added on all payments made
In the month of January, 1917, and
two per cent penalty on all payments
made in the month of February.
1917, and seven per cent penalty on
ali payments made from the first day
OF March until the 18th day Of
March, 1917. After that day all
taxes not paid will go into execution
and be placed in the hands Of the
Sheriff for collection.
Taxpayers owning property or pay
ing taxes for others will please ask
for tax receipt In each Township or
Special School District in which he
or they may own property. This is
very important, as there are so many
Special School Districts.
The tax levy is made up as follows:
state tax .......... 6h mills
ocnoOl TAX ........ mills
Ordinary county tax 80. tx mills
Int. on bonds and s. F.. IA mill
Total levy ....171A mills
Special and Local School Taxes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTI,I SSiENr
AND DISCHARGE.

Notice Is hereby given that the IN.
uersigned VIII make application to
y. II. Martin, Judge of Probate for
C Oconee County, IN the State OF South
Caioiiha' at his Office at Walhalla
Jou.' Iiouse, on Saturday, the 9th
day Of December, 1916. at il o,c,oci,
In the forenoon, or as soon therea re-.
as said application can be heard sor
leaVe to make final settlement Of tba
ealate or William II. Moore, de-
ceased. and obtain final discharge nd
Aamihistratrix OF said estate.
(MRS.) MARY A. MOORE.
Of the Personal Estate
ol Wlli1am II. Moore, deceased.
Nov. s, 1916. 4G-Io
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.

All persons indebted to the Estate
or MRS. ELLEN l.. SLOAN, de-
ceased, 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
II. II. POE,
Administrator Of the Personal Estate
Of Mrs. Ellen l.. Sloan, deceased.
NOTE.-Settlement can be made
with Fl. Y. Poe, Administrator. Green
willie, S. c., or II. II. Jaynes, Attorney,
Walhalla, S. G.
Nov. s, 1916. 45-4S
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
Robbers Made Good Haul,

Boswell, Okla, Nov. 22.-Three
men who late to-day robbed the First
National Bank here Of '$11, 400 to-
night outdistanccd a posse and were
making their way to the Kiamechi
mountains, which for years have ar
fOrded hiding places for outlaw
bands. The posse pursued the men
70 Muddy Doggy Creek, some dist
ance from Boswell, where they tenn
rorarily abandoned the chase be-
caase the stream was at flood stage
The fugitives are believed to have
forded the creek in safety.
The men, only one OF whom was
masked, entered the bank late this
afternoon. forced three bank officials
and several other persons into the
vault and fled on horses with all the
money they could gather.
Your orchard should have a cover
crop planted in it. There is yet time
TO plant.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
NOTICE TO DEBTORS ANN
CREDITORS.

a.! persons indebted to the Estate
OF WILLIAM II. MOORE, deceased,
are hereby notified to make nav.
meht to the undersigned, and all Der-
sons having claims against said es-
tate VIII present the same, duly at
,ested' within the time prescribed by
law or be barred.
(MRS.) MARY A. MOORE.
Administrative OF the Personal Esto+o
OF william II. Moore, deceased.
Nov. S, 1916. d5-do
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
THE STRIKE on p, & n.
Two Men Arrested at SMrtanburg
Interfering With Laborers.

Greenville, Nov. 23.-The strike
OF motormen on the Piedmont &
Northern Railway, called early Mon
day morning. has not yet affected the
operation Of the trains, according to
statement from the Piedmont &
Northern general Office tonight. 1t
was said that all trains are operated
as usual, and one official stated that
he knew OF no men who have quit
their positions because Of the strike
order.
Arthur j. Lowell. vice president of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen, over whose sig :.
nature the strike order was issued
is still in the city. Tonight he said
that he had no statement to make
in regard to the situation. He was
told Of the statement from the road
office to the effect that all trains are
operating and replied that he ex-
pected the road to make such a state
ment just as long as it was able to
operate train.
I0vell's Arrest Ordered.
Spartanburg, Nov. 23.-Folice Of
licials of Spartanburg have received
positive orders from Mayor John +.
Floyd to arrest Arthur j. Lowell. vice
president of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen and Enginemen,
the minute he enters Spartanburg.
Mr.. Lowell is in Greenville hand
ling the strike Of motormen on the
Piedmont & Northern Railway, but
was in Spartanburg yesterday with
w. p. Langston and c. +. Dodd. two
OF the striking motormen. Police
arrested Dodd and Langston. charged
with trespassing on railroad property
and interfering with labor, but be-
Tore the arrests were made Lowell
had left the city. The two strikers
were detained at the police station
from 2.30 o'clock until 7 o'clock,
when their Spartanburg legal counsel
secured their release by furnishing
bond in the sum Of 500 for each de-
fendant
The vice president Of the brother
hood was sent to South Carolina as
the. personal representative Of the
orders president. Lowell is from
Peoria, III.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
LARGEST SHIP IN WORLD SUNK.
Was In British Hospital Service.
Fifty Lives Lost.

London. Nov. 22.-The British
hospital ship Britannia, one of the
biggest vessels in the world, has been
sunk IN the Aegean Sea with the loss
Of about SO lives.
a dispatch from Athens says the
Britannic was torpedoed. 1t added
that there were 1000 sick and
wounded British soldiers on board.
There were 80 lifeboats on the ship,
which accounted for the fact that so
many were rescued, the dispatch
said.
The Britannia was being used for
soldiers campaigning In the Balkans.
The admiralty, in announcing the
loss of the ship, seated that, in addi-
tion to the missing, 29 presons were
injured.
About LOO persons were saved,
the first reports say.
The Britannia was built for the
White Star Line, but was taken over
by the British admiralty upon her
completion, and was put in the hos
pital service.
The point where the mighty steam
ship was lost was in Zea Channel, h
stretch Of water off Zea Island, one
OF the isles comprised in the Grecian
archipelago.
The fact that the hospital ship was
near land probably accounted for the
fact that the loss Of life was not
higher.
The first dispatch from Saloniki
announcing the destruction OF the
monster ship did not say how she
had been destroyed. The Aegean has
been mined by the allies, and num-
erous German submarines have been
sighted there. Only recently there
was a burst or submarine activity in
the Aegean near the Grecian coast.
The Britannia was to have piled in
the Atlantic trade between British
ports and New York. AS soon as she
was completed she was taken from
the Harland & Wolff shipyards in
Belfast TO the Mersey River, where
She was anchored near Liverpool She
was then fitted up as a hospital ship
for the treatment Of British wounded
from all fronts.
When the fighting in Macedonia
became heavy aid the British losses
there began to grow, it was decided
to send the Britannia into Greek wa
ters. Accordingly, the Britannia
was sent to Saloniki. She few the
Red Cross nag and also bore the sig
mai lamps Of a hospital ship.
The Britannia was $50 feet long,
81 feet wide and her hull was 50 feet
deep. She was driven by three
screws and her hull was steel built.
Say Mine Sank Britannia.
New York, Nov. 23.-The officials
OF the White Star Line here stated
to-day that the following message
had been received from the head Of
flee in London:
Regret exceedingly to inform you
Britannia sunk by mine in Aegean
Sea. Loss of life not exceeding So"
A later message stated that the
captain, all the officers and the engi-
necrs were safe, but that there we're
% dead.
The officials said that the informa-
ton contained in these messages
came from the British admiralty.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29

Japan has 2,14G merchant ships.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
ENGINEER GAINS So
POUNDS; TOOK TANLAC
LOST HEALTH COMPIETELY AND
HAD TO LAY OFF WORK
FIFTEEN MONTHS.
ALMOST LOST HOPE.
Now Buck Oh Regular Run-Says
Tanlac IS Only Remedy Ever
Helping Him.

My name ISL. B. Watson and my
home is in Mobile, Ala. | am thirty
three years old and by profession am
railroad engineer. l have a regu-
lar run on the work train between
Selma and Mobile.
up to only few months ago
that is, up to the time | started TAX
ing Tanlac-my health was broken
down completely. When l commence
ed taking Tanlac | only weighed one
hundred and three pounds and had
not been able to work for fifteen
months. Now, after taking only
three and half bottles of Tanlac, |
weigh one hundred and seventy-one
pounds and have actually gained six
ty-eight pounds, and never felt better
in my life
II suffered for several years with
the worst kind OF stomach trouble
and constipation. kept dropping
down in weight and losing strength,
and finally broke down completely.
| had several attacks Of what was
ca lied acute poisoning Of the stomach
and nobody knows how suffered.
81 took treatment at the Marine
Hospital at Algiers, La, and at Tu-
lane Hospital, New Orleans. also
took treatment at Hot Springs, Ark.
and at Lookout Mountain. To tell
YOU the truth, | tried everything !
could think Of and spent hundreds of
dollars. but | just kept going down
hill, and for fifteen whole months
was unable to run my engine or to do
any other kind Of work.
'Of course, ! was awfully discour-
aged about myself, as | could see but
little hope Of ever being we'll again.
While was sick and unable to work
brakeman gave me half bottle OF
Tanlac. l took it and began to feel
better right away. My stomach felt
better and got so | could eat and
JOY my meals
when this was gone bought an
other bottle, and after finishing it ]
felt SO much better | went back to
work on switch engine. | could
just feel myself gaining in weight and
getting stronger every day, and after
taking my second bottle went back
to running an engine on the main
line.
Now, since taking three and one
half bottles of Tanlac. l am working
regular, running a work train be-
tween Mobile and Selma, the swamp
lest country in this section Of the
State.
"Now. what l have told you is the
truth, and hundreds of people who
know me and know how | looked be-
fore l took Tanlac will tell you the
same thing. Another thing. you can
see from my picture, which I had
taken while l was sick, how much
stronger and healthier | look now
than did then.
"They can say what they please
about Tanlac and patent medicines,
but can truthfully say that Tanlac
is the only medicine that ever did ME
any good and want everybody to
know about 1t. If people do not be-
lieve you, just tell them to come and
look at me now and then look at my
picture, which was taken while | was
sick. | will show them mighty quick
what Tanlac has done for me-"
Tanlac, the master medicine, is
sold exclusively by Bells Drug Store,
Walhalla; J. G. Cain. Oakway; Sa-
lem Drug Co., Salem; Seneca Phar-
macy, Seneca; Stonecypher Drug
Co., Westminster.-Adv
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
Poll Tax, 81. Dog Tax, SOC.

Poll Tax, 81. Dog Tax, SOC.
Every male citizen from 81 to 60
years Of age Is liable for poll tax ex-
ceDt Confederate soldiers, who do not
pay after SO years of age, and those
exempted by law.
Road Tax, So.
Every male citizen from IS to SO
years of age is liable for road tax,
except those exempt by law. This
tax is payable from October 18th,
1916. to March 18th, 1917. after
which time four days work will be
required.
II. II. ALEXANDER,
Treasurer Oconee County, S. G..
Oct. 4, 1916. 40
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
Piles Cured IN 6 to II DAYS

Your druggist will refund money II PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case Of Itching.
Blind bleeding or ProtrudinR Piles In to ID days.
The 6rst application gives Ease and Rest. 50c
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
70 Cure q Cold In One Dav

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo ouinine, II stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money II Il fails to cure.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-04
HOW EYEBROWS REVEAL
 CHARACTER.

Among the many recognized ways of reading character it is said that It would be exceedingly difficult to Ind a better index to another,s per- sonality than that afforded by the size and shape of the eyebrows.
 The most usual kind of eyebrows, perhaps, are the narrow, slightly arched ones associated with beauty and the qualities of sympathy and affection. If very long, they are .in. dlcative of an abnormal love of ad- miration.
 Elevated eyebrows show a trans parent, childish nature, and incapaci- " for the deep thought enjoyed by persons with the low and often knitted" brows.
 The eyebrows of which one sbop,d always beware-should regard in fact, as danger sign-are those that make oblique lines in the fore head jutting down low into the Or'dge of the nose. These are call ed the "Mephistophelian eyebrowsp ana are absolutely eloquent of lying and subterfuge.
 Eyebrows which rise to no;nt in the middle are the artists eyebrows and their peculiarity is termed the
 huoens point" after the painter of that name.
 When only one of the eyebrows nses in the middle, or if one is at a slightly higher elevation than the other, shrewdness, wit and or;p;. nal humor are very plainly ihdicat- ed.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-04

If man wishes to have the good. domestic, obedient wife his father
 perhaps one should go back far ther and say his grasdfatheri-.sx- pected and get h< most either choose q tirnid wrAkIing who be- comes just his echo, or he must learn to treat the modern woman as 2 eon,sade.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-04
HOW PLANTS SHOOT GUNS
 AND DROP AERIAL BONRs

Man has not forstaIled nature when 1t comes to methods of war fare A study of botany reveaIs that there are expert 4bomb-dron- pers, as well as trained artillerists In the plant world. In fact. many methods of warfare, as nov con ducted by man, have, for untold ages been carried out by plants. In the case of not a few plants, where the seeds or fruits have a wing-like or parachute attachment, specia, arrangements are made for the dron- ping of the burden in certain circum- stances Thus, if the winged seed of a pine knocks against the branch of a tree, or is stranded anywhere, the membranous wing at once becomes detached. The heavy seed is m longer supported and it at once falls to earth
 In the flying fruits" of the Cali fornia pine is presented curious anticipation of bomb-dropping from aeroplanes. as developed by the pres ent war.
 The ecballium or squirting cu- cumber," is one of the best known of plant artillerists. When it's seed pod ripens, this bends over, breaks away from the stem and fires" it's juice and seeds to a distance of from three to six feet. From the juice of this plant is obtained a powerful medicine called elaterium which contains elaterin, a bite, cathartic, crystalline compound. l The common garden balsam is an. other plant having warlike methods It scatters it's seeds by a veritabls explosion of it's pod, which bursti much like a shrapnel shell, ant hurls it's contents in all directions.
 Tn the fruits of many. thistles . similar plan is to De observed. Tn. fluffy parachutes float about in tn | air for a considerable distance. Tn, 1 moment one of these strikes agains an obstacle or is hung up in any DO
 sition, the fruit at once is severe, from it's supporting parachute an
 naturally falls to the earth.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-04
LETTER Of INTEREST |ON MEXICAN AFFAIRS
WRITTEN BY MARY E. SNYDER FORMER RESIDENT OF wRAN-
 CELL. TO MRS. F. ]. HUNT.

A. letter dated Jan. 9th, received
 by Mrs Forest J. Hunt. from an old ! friend and we'll known resident of
 Wrangell of pioneer days. Miss Mary
 E. Snider, who is now living in Min neapolis, Minn-, after many years
 spent in Mexico. is very interesting
 and throws more light on the Mexi-
 can situation and Wilson's policy there The letter reads in part as follows:
 aWhen compare the little Indian village that Ketchikan was when I
 saw it, with what Carpenter de- scribes in an article which appeared
 in Minneapolis paper. I cannot
 realize the change"
 In speaking of the cold climate of
 Minneapolis. she says:
 q never did like this climate, and like it less since I've lived in the south, and I long to fly to sunny climate. Mexico, with her war torn clements. does not tempt me now. She has little left but climate. Re- cent letters from there give prices for food stuffs that seem almost im- possible A skinny chicken $500, turkey sls0O, 3 eggs s1-O0, loaf of bread S1.00, etc. I don't know how people live there at all. I can understand how an enemy can de- stroy a country, but these beasts have cut down beautiful trees in the city parks centuries old. and destroy ed property everywhere that only depletes the country. Their good railway system is now a joke. Most of the locomotives only junk, and although we hear through Washing ton that regular railway service has been resumed Private reports are quite to the contrary, and most of the country that that grand old man. Poririo Diaz built up, is now but barren waste. It seems to Us who know the conditions, that Wilson has bungled the whole mat ter about as bad as he could have. There will never be peace until the U. s. takes a firm hand, and the better class of Mexicans would well come intervention To make matters worse there is an epidemic of the deadly typhus raging, 34,000 cases in the city when my friend wrote.
 It was not my intention to de- liver lecture on the Mexican situ- ation when begun, but I feel so disgusted with Wilson's policy. I l hope he'll be reelected so he will have to unravel some of his tangles and not saddle them On the Repubh- can administration"
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-04
PRoLoNGING LIFE
 OF CUT FLOWERS

The instruments used by the French florists to prolong the life of cut flowers and remove imper- fections are as numerous and deli cate as those on well-equipped dressing table. They include scis- sors of all sizes and shapes, small cutting pliers and piHcers of mary kinds, brushes. atomixers, sprays and bottles containing various gums, A withered leaf or even one pooily developed ruins the appearance of a rosebud, consequently the one is cut of, and the other, if possible. is re- shaped. The buds are also pierced as near the base of the flower as possible. with minute wires which keep the leaves in plsce.
 One of the means employed to prolong the life of the flower is to remove the anthers, so as to pre- vent the spreading of the pollen. for. if fertilization is allowed to take place. the flower has fulfilled its mission and soon fades. In flowers of the lily order the 'anthers are re- moved for still another reason. They develop such an abundance of yellow pollen that it falls and taints the leaves The stems of flowers that begin to hang their heads are plac- ed in very hot water for about five minutes. and then are placed in a dark and cool place for about an hour.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-04
FREAK STYLES IN WATCHES.

The greatest innovation in watch making that has been known in years, has just reached America from Europe Along Fifth avenue, New York, shapes quaint and curl ous in timepieces may be seen; and though the conservative type of round watch still holds it's place in the market it is predicted that the square, abolng, and triangular af- fairs will become very popular.
 A prominent jeweler declares that these watches are already replac- ing in favor the round ones; for. it IS said, they are far more easy to carry The shapes in which they are made make them convenient to handle.
 The new watch is as thin as a wafer, and one wonders how on earth the works are accommodated In the small space; but watch mak- CTS say that the finest of works may be put in these watches with far more ease than in the round time piece.
 Many of the watches have plain gold backs, but it is also observed that fine engraving is coming back into style, and that jeweled settings are being greatly used. Sapphires. emeralds and tiny rubies are popular in settings and the prices of the watches range from $50 up the scale to the thousand mark.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-04

If you want coal or freight de- 1ivered quickly from any dock call up Ketchikan Auto Service, phone A CT 48. %tt
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-04

All kinds Of commercial print ing dpne at the progressfve- Miner.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-04
ANSWER TO QUESTION.

P J-aIs the King of Great Brit ain reigning by divine right 2"
 The old idea of moaarchy-the so- called divine right of Kings-by which the ruler was regarded as the representative within his doninions of the monarchy of God over all things was shaken to it's founda. tions by the English revolution oi 1888 and shattered by the Frenci revolution of 1789. It has not beer recognized as political force il England since the expulsion of tn, Stuarts, though George V, like th. Esovereigns before him, is caIlet
 King by the grace of God"