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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-09
Little Bits Of The Very
Best Kind Of Evidence

Please find enclosed money order
Tor $500. for which send me another
one or your JobSon plOws complete-
Yours truly, E: J. Tolleson, Boaz, Ala.
Capt. W. M. Palmer, Augusta, Ca,
writes: Il have been strong adyo.
cate of deep plowing, but | have never
found a plow that would do the work
as satisfactorily as this. consider it
the greatest plow Of the age, and l
would like to see one on every farm
in the country"
Jno. S. Brown, Of Locust Grove, Ca,
writes: "l've used your plow for sew
eral seasons. You can break land
deeper with it and it does not turn
up the clay. can recommend the plow
from personal experience"
w. B. Gambler, of Villa Rica, Ca,
writes: IL have used your 'Jobson Tur-
ner' with pleasure and profit. con-
slider, 1t the best plow that any man
my land next season."
ITS no trouble to break the land
from ten to twelve inches with q Job
son." says w. T. Power, Elberton, Ga
Jobson Agencies, established with
the best and most progressive hard
ware and general stores everywhere,
are always glad to give out ltera-
ture concerning the System and|to do
everything they can to spread its BEN
ehts IN their communities.
Following are Agents in this Sec
ton: c. w. Pitchford, 5Walhalla, and
Matheson Hardware Co., Westmin-
ster, S. C.-Adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-09

The longest will on record was
made by Gloucester engineer and
contained $4,000 words.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-09

About half ton of whalebone is
obtained from one whale, its value
being, roughly, $4,000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-09
AN OPERATION R.Al|T ]
AvERTED

Philadelphia, Pa.--"One year ago I
was very sick and ] suffered with pains
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-09

Linoleums and wall paints that con-
tain linseed oil have much sanitary
value, according to a French doctor,
as they quickly kill germs coming in
contact with them.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-09
Tho CuInlne That Does No. Affect The Hs.d

because Of Its tonic and laxative effect, LAxA-
TIVE BROMO QUININEis better than ordinary
Quininc and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing In head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature Of II. w. GROVE. 25c.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-09

Iin my side and back
until I nearly went
crazy. I went to
|diferentdoctors and
they all said I had
female trouble and
would not get any
relief until I would
be operated on. I
had suffered forfour
We ars before this
time, but I kept get
tinp wOrpe tho Ynora
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-09

Please find enclosed money order
for $500, for which send me another
one OF your Jobson plows complete,-
Yours truly, e. ]. Tolleson, Boaz, Ala.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-09

"Its no trouble to break the land
from ten to twelve inches with Job.
son." says w. T. Power, Elberton, Ga
Meade County news., 1917-05-03
BIG KANSAS FOOD DRIVE ON
Campaign for Increased Farm and
Garden Production Begins in All
Sections of State.

Three-fourths of the $50 cities of
Kansas are today in the big food
drive. Hundreds of letters and tele-
grams received by Governor Capper
indicate that the campaign for increas-
ing food production has taken deep
root in every section of the state.
A number of counties are making
house TO house campaigns among the
farmers. In other counties big mass
meetings were held. While the cam
paign for greater crop acreage in
the state is being extended to the ru.
raj districts, men in charge of the or
ganization of the various branches of
the campaign are gathering valuable
information to be presented at the
meeting of the Defense Council in
Topeka.
1t is believed that every county in
the state will soon have a definite,
positive organization. Funds for the
campaign are being pledged by num-
Der of bankers who are willing to care
for demands in their counties.
At meeting of the Miami County
Farm Bureau, held at Paola plans
were made to utilize every acre in the
county for greater production Of
foodstuffs. Representatives from ev-
cry township in the county were pres
ent to assist in mapping out plan
for an increased production.
There will no shortage in finances
for carrying on the work, as the banks
of the county will be liberal in extend
ing credit to the farmers Frank w.
Sponable, president of the Miami
County National Bank, stated that
his bank would lend each of the thir-
teen townships of the county $1,000
without interest for years time for
seed or any other purpose to obtain
the production of more food Other
bankers promised to help along the
same line.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

produce satisfactory evidence Of my
good standing as a transient, they
would try to get me a special permit
for breakfast roll.
"You can tell your police" began,
mo, sir" answered the waiter. 81
can't"
So 1 breakfasted carnivorously on
fish, like an Eskimo, and got no bread
until arrived in Denmark.
Normally only about eighty minutes
is occupied in crossing the sound to
Copenhagen, but of late the journey
takes two hours, following a route a
long way north of Saltholm. The sound
today is one great mine field, Swedish,
Danish and German. Like the great
belt, its international waters-thG mid
strait channel-are netted by the Ger
mans to keep the allies submarines
out of the Baltic. The crossing OF the
sound in these days is not without its
hazards, for mines are always break
ing loose and drifting into the tortuous
shipping lanes. A few weeks ago all
the steamship communication between
Denmark and Malmo ceased for some
days, so numerous were the stray
mines. All the time nowadays the
steamers cross with lifeboats swung
out, ready for emergency.
In the Midst of Dangers.
The Germans have camped out in ali
the waters around Denmark, mining,
patrolling, maneuvering, taking neutral
vessels in for search at Swinemunde,
the Teutonic Kirkwall.
A few miles out of Malmo a dark
speck loomed up in the snowstorm and
hove over across our course. A group
of Engllshmen and Italians on board
eagerly leveled their field glasses. We
were out in international waters now,
where all things were possible. In q
very few seconds she was seen to be a
patrol boat, flying the German flag
astern. A couple Of hundred yards
away she seemed to be making straight
for us, with the intention of boarding,
Our captain rang down the engines to
half-speed. But she passed without in.
terfering with us, only few feet from
our leeward side. Some miles farther
we were approached by a torpedo-boat
destroyer, but, as she swung round, we
saw she flew the Danish flag.
An hour later we were running ul
the long, narrow harbor, jammed with
ships from the ends Of the earth, and
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

There is more than a gallon of trou.
BILE in some pint bottles.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03
BIG RUSH now ON
For Western Canada and the
160-kCre HomeSteadS.

an a war like this, they also serve
and serve effectively who till the fields
and gardens.
ut cannot be repeated too often that
the world needs every ounce Of food
it can produce this year, and that the
growers of that food are sure of good
prices. When men now of middle age
were casting their first ballot, dollar
wheat was the farmers ideal of pros
perity. Today, we have twO-dollar
wheat, with other grains and meats
and vegetables in proportion; and indi-
cations that any shift from these
prices is as likely TO be up as down.
every acre must work. The farmer
who increases his crops is performing
national service as well as assuring
prosperity for himself. There cannot
be too much. and unless united and
consistent effort is made, there will
not be enough. Chicago Journal.
Now that the United States has
joined with the Allies, the sentiment
of the past has merged into the per-
sonal interest of the present The duty
of the loyal and patriotic citizen Is to
bend every effort to bring the great
Worlds War to a satisfactory conclu-
sion, to assist in all ways the forces
that have been fighting at tremendous
odds the giant power of autocracy.
Victory Is now assured the union of
the great fighting force of the United
States navy, its military, its financial
cooperation, its full and complete SYM
pathy, will eventually bring about a
peace that will be solid and lasting.
Canada, Just across the border line,
that has no mark of fortifcation, no
signs of defense, welcomes the assist
ance that the United States Is render
ing, welcomes this new partner into the
arena that is battling for disruption
of the forces that breed and beget tyr
amy and oppression, and fighting for
democratic and free world. What n
sight It will be to see the American
and the Canadian, with the Stars and
Stripes and the Maple Leaf Of Canada
emblazoned In one fold and entwlned
in their effort to rid the world Of an
incubus that has disregarded all laws
human and divine.
There is a necessity for the greatest
effort ever was made, not only on the
battle fields of Europe, not only on the
mined and Summarized SEAS but in
carrying out on the peaceful fields
of agriculture, the plans so urgently
requested by those at the head of
the departments of resources. The
Meade County news., 1917-05-03
CURIOUS thing about going to
w. .1.eeo,,oono and

A CURIOUS thing about going to
~ Norway is the Indifference and
~ even the boredom of the from
tier officials concerning your
personality, aims and antecedents.
believe l am correct in asserting that
the frontiers you cross going from
Sweden into Norway and from Sweden
over to Denmark are the only frontiers
in Europe today where there are no
formalities or intimate questionings.
Going from Stockholm to Christiania
nobody wants to know even your name.
At seven in the morning when your
train gets to Charlottenburg, the GUS
tomhouse men come aboard, lift the
lid Of your suitcase, aimlessly tumble
a few seconds in the interior, bow,
smile, salute and depart. The engine
whistles, the train rolls on. In ten
minutes you are in Norway.
The Swedes, however, are more in
quisitive about you. AS you near the
Swedish frontier, going south toward
Gothenburg, the conductor of your
train hands you long list of questions,
starting with the inevitable. "Year Of
birth, place of birth?" At the begin
ming of the war the precise recollec-
tion of these early personal reminis-
cences used to be a severe mental eff
fort. Like lot of recently arrived
tenderfeet nowadays, 1 used to sit drum
ming elaborately on my fingers, and l
never handed the frontier police a
filled-in schedule without subsequent
guilty feeling that had made years
error in that date. But two years spe-
cial service work all over the torn
map of present day Europe, has well
taught me at least one thing. Now 1
know indelibly, indubitably and instan-
taneously the date of my birth.
Questions Vex Travellers.
However, the Swedish frontier ques-
tionnaire is not so disquieting as the
German, so silly as the Russian or so
perplexing as the Sicilian. When you
are going home the Russian question
naire asks how long you will stay in
your home town, back in Cook county (;
and where you will go after that.
will leave it to your own intuition to
discern the monosyllable reply to the
second part Of that question written
by many irritable and outspoken
American citizens. The Sicilian war
time questionable inquiries minutely
not only about you and your parents,
Meade County news., 1917-05-03
Some Simple Remedies.

When we are called upon to assist a
neighbor in times of sickness or acci-
dent, we are often reminded of the fact
that there are very few families who
keep up supply of simple family rene
dies on hand for an emergency: A fam
lily medicine chest is one of the neces-
sites in the household, and every
housewife should understand how to
use its contents. There should be a
place for keeping all the bottles and
packages together, although it be moth
ing better than an upper shelf in the
closet or pantry. Then they can be
found without loss Of time, which is
not the case where the bottles are left
scattered about on the windows and
mantels all over the house.
The home medicine chest should con-
tain bottle of camphor, some good
liniment, few doses of quinine in cap
sules, sweet oil, castor oil, paregoric,
haxseed, mustard, sulphur, vaseline,
limewater, and various other things
that have been tried and found good.
Should any member of the family be
severely burned. cover the burned por-
tion with inseed oil and limewater (;
then wrap 1t with cotton wool. Allow
it to remain "a hQurs.-Exchange.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

recent reports by the Government
show great falling off in the amount
of grain that may be expected from the
crop as of recent date, being only a
little over 60 per cent, 16 per cent
less than the average. Every patriotic
American will bend all his effort
towards increasing this. He may, not
shoulder a musket, but he can handle
hoe, he can drive a team and man
age a plow. He will be doing yeoman
service in this way, and assist in a
wonderful manner the man who is
fighting in the trenches. If he does
not now own piece of land, by all
means get one-rent it, buy it--get 1t.
There is lot of vacant land that will
give ample return for his labor.
The desire to possess a home, to i'm
prove it and to prosper. is natural to
every American, and today unprece-
dented offers are being made to secure
the residence of the home hunter. The
war condition is draining the continent
of. its foodstuffs and economists are
endeavorlng TO meet the rapid deple.
tion of the nations stores of grain and
other farm products. Western Canada
has proven her claim to being the natu.
raj producer OF economically grown
foodstuffs and is endeavoring to over.
come worlds shortage in necessities
by offering her lands, practically free,
to anyone who will take them and pro-
duce. Labor is scarce in Canada, and
is,nOw being bonused Good wages are
offered and the time a farm hand is
drawing pay in 1917, is considered by
the Canadian Government, the same as
residence duties on one of the free 160.
acre farms, that this Government is
giving away, in order to settle the fer.
tile prairies and bring about within
few years half billion annual crop
of wheat.
The most conclusive evidence ii
available to any inquirer, that Western
Canada farm lands will produce more
wheat of better quality and at
lower cost of production per acre than
has heretofore been known in grain
growing countries. 1t is no idle state
ment to say that yields Of fifty bushels
to the acre Of wheat are grown in Can.
ada the statement is made In all seri'
BUSINESS and Is backed up by the let
ters and aflldavlts Of reliable farmers
in Western Canada. These farmeri
are enjoying the same home comforts
that their nelghbors to the south par
ticlpate; they have the same good
houses, the same good horses and
cattle, the same good roads and com.
municatlon, as well as the same good
social conditions, and, best of all, they
own their land and what they earn
they own for themselves being foun'
datlon for greater wealth and indie
pendence.-7 Advertisement.
| rt,x.-
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

Schools in Play FestlvaI.--The Ed
wards County School play festival was
held at Kinsley recently. The schools
Of Belpre, Lewis, Offerle, Nettleton
and Kinsley took active part in drills.
May poles and athletic sports.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

Fall of Eight Feet kills.--A fall OF
eight feet was fatal to Frank Kent,
S5 years old. at Lawrence Kenfs
body was found at the foot of the
elevator shaft in the Kansas feed
house, by which he was employed,
when employees were closing the
store. No one saw the accident.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03
Great Memory Tor Faces.

She (after dlnner)-Excuse me, but
haven't we met before? Your face
is strangely familiar.
He-Yes; our host introduced us to
each other just before dinner.
She-Ahl was positive had seen
you somewhere. never forget face
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

Wilson County RaIIy.--The Wilson
County rally at Fredonia, elected
much patriotism. Business was sus-
pended and long procession formed.
Two weeks ago Company E, First
Kansas National Guard, had forty-six
enlisted men. 1t now has 1O4 with
officers and expects to reach the $50
mark soon.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

Fatally Injuries a Boy.-Hugh Gross.
70 years old, was struck by motor
car on alighting from street car in
Independence. The boy died in a hos
pital an hour later.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

Woman Lawyer Dead.-Mrs. Ida H.
Gallery, only woman lawyer practicing
in Crawford county, is dead at Pitts
burg Mrs. Gallery was the wife Of
PHI. Gallery, Socialist lawyer and lee
turer and former vice-mayor of
Schenectady. N. Y.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03
Another Operation Avoided.

Richmond Ind-"For years sick and weak from
female when going stairs had slowly
with my the steps, then sit down at the top to rest The
doctor thought should have operation, and friends
thought would not live into new house My daughter
Lydia E. Pnam Vegetable Compound she had
with good results did weakness disappeared,
gained strength moved into home do all kinds OF garden
work and raised chickens and ducks cannot
enough praise Lydia Pnhams Vegetable Compound"
NJ o. JOHNSTON, Route d, Box 190 Richmond Ind.
OF course there are many serious cases that only
surgical operation will relieve. We freely acknowledge
this, but the above letters and many others like them
amply prove that many operations recommended when
medicine in many cases is all that is needed.
If you special advice write to Lydia Pnkham Medi
cine (cOndentia Lynn Mass. Your letter will be opened
read and held in strict confidence
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

Operations
The Right Medicine in Many Cases
Does Better than the Surgeons
Knife. Tribute to Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Doctor Said Operation or Death-But Medicine Cured

Des Moines, Iowa.-"My husband says would
have been in my grave today had it not been for
lydia H. Pinkhams aI y Vegetable Compound. l sui
said could not live one year without an operation.
My husband objected to the operation and had me
try Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound. !
soon commenced to get better and am now well
and able to do my own housework. l can recon-
mend Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
any woman as a wonderful health restorer."-Mrs.
BLANCHE JEFFERsoN,7O3 Lyon ST., Des Moines, Iowa.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

but 1t demands intimate information
also anent your grandparents, includ-
ing your grandmother's maiden name.
A st. Louis man l met in Malta told
me that when he calculated Search
me ~ on being asked his grandmother's
maiden name by the Messina police,
they wrote it down phonetlcally as
"Cercmf" in the allotted column of the
register.
A snowstorm was sweeping over
Malmo and the snow lay deep under
foot. There was no steamer for Den
mark for three or four hours.
checked my baggage and went over to
a hotel for breakfast Presently they
brought my fried plaice and coffee.
But no bread. After a while l remind
ed the waiter that the bread was lack
ing. He remarked that it would con-
tibue to lack until produced my bread
"Ard. Two days since bread cards had
oeen introduced in Sweden. l ex-
plained that could hardly be expect
ed to have a bread card, as l was
Icerely in Sweden for three hours, as a
transient. During our discussion the
other lone breakfaster in the restau-
rant finished his coffee, paid his bill,
pocketed all. the remaining bread on
his table and went out. This spoiled
my idea of asking him to lend me a
piece Of bread; / would have sent him
another piece subsequently by regis
tered mail.
Breakfast Without Bread.
told the waiter I knew nothing and
cared less about his wretched bread
card ritual and had him phone the po-
lice. The police graciously replied
that if l cared to leave my coffee and
plaice, go out and grope through the
blizzard for several blocks until found
che police headquarters and could then
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-07-05
REDUCE EXPENSE OF HAULING
Improved Roads Put Farmer In PosI.
tlon Where He Can Go to Market
Every Day In Year.

Permanent road building costs
money. and 1t is well to look at the
cold-cash side of the proposition. True,
the beneficial effects upon the social
and educational standards Of the COM
munity are not always susceptible of
exact calculation, but they are certain
to come; and since permanent road
costs money, We must know there Is to
be a profit from somewhere to Offset
the cost. Something for nothing has
never yet been found.
Profits from permanent road come
to the farmer In the reduction of haul
Ing costs. 1t puts him In a position
where he can get to market every day
In the year, and where he can haul two
loads at one trip instead Of having to
make two trips to haul one load.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-07-05

idolators Of Babylon had worshiped In
the place OF the one and only God.
Jether, with a cry Of terror, fell upon
his knees and reached out his arms
suppllcatIngly toward heaven.
II know his wrath" he cried pite-
ously. II have sinned, and am guilty.
Forgive-forgiver
The fury OF the storm increased and
with II the young boys terror. lie bur
led his face upon the ground as he lay
PROSTATE and gave one long, agonized
cry:
"Motherr'
And In the distance as he went
through the storm. high above the fury
Of the wind aud the crashing Of the
thunder could be heard the inspired
voice Of the prophet as he cried wildly:
"a doom upon the city-a doom upon
the ethyl Gods wrath upon those who
worship the craven images-God's
wrath upon ye all, sinners and idola-
tiers, We who deny the living Godi A
doom upon We ALI"
ITO Be Continued
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-07-05

worse, to waste money in work of
this sort with the use Of bad material.
In building culvert the road
builder must observe three funda-
mental requirements:
1. The first requirement is that the
culvert must be SO placed that 1t will
drain across the road. and under the
road, of course, all the water that Is
delivered to 1t by the side ditch along
the road. II this be not done, the
earth along the road and about the
end Of the culvert will be wet and
soggy the most of the year and the
culvert opening will require almost
constant repairs. Repairing high
way culvert Is relatively more ex-
pensive than similar work In a town
because Of the waste of time Of the
workmen In going to and from the
point at which the work must be done.
In placing the culvert care must also
be taken that 1t will not be choked
by brush and leaves, and this duty
must be discharged by the road super
visor, and will be, II he Is worth his
salt.
2. The second and very important
requirement In the building Of a cul-
vert is that its ends must be protected
by some kind of wall or facing car
ried down to a firm foundation. II
this be done, 1t will be found that the
end of the culvert will not be under
cut by the water and will not be
broken, frost will not injure 1t, the
surrounding or superintendent earth
will not slide down into the ditch in
front Of the opening, and, with the
further necessary work Of keeping the
feeding bitches clear, the culvert will
be able to take care of all the water
alongside the road.
3. The third requirement Is that the
culvert must be made SO strong that
1t will not become broken and so tight
that 1t will not leak. These ends can
be reached by building the culvert Of
masonry, concrete or of good piping.
The material to be used must be de-
termined by the relative cost of the
several materials at the locality
where the culvert Is to be built and
by the distance from the top Of the
culvert to the surface Of the road.