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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
Good Country for
Small Farmer

Good Country Tor
Small Farmer
I came to Ochiltree county
from Oklahoma in 1904. I had
no capital and worked out by
the month for two years. Then
traded my claim in Oklahoma
for land here, and began farming
for myself. I now have 100
acres of land, 8 horses, I6 cows
and 40 hogs.
! have done mixed farming
and raised wheat, barley, maize,
oats, kair, and grown and fat
tened hogs. I have made good
crops. This is a good country
in which to make money farm
ing, and I like it for a home.
Frank Chambers,
Ochiltree, Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

New York. Feb. THE cotton eN
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-26
MOTHER! YOUR CHILD
is CROSS, FEVERISH,
FROM CONSTIPATION
If Tongue Is Coated, Breath Bad, StO-
mach Sour, Clean Liver
and Bowels.

Give "California Syrup Of Figs" at
once-a teaspoonful to-day often
saves a sick child tomorrow.
If your little one Is out-of-sorts,
half-sick, isn't resting, eating and
acting naturally-look, mother! See
if tongue is coated. This Is a sure
sign that it's little stomach, liver and
bowels are clogged with waste When
cross, irritable, feverish, stomach
sour, breath bad or has stomach
ache, diarrhoea, sore throat, full Of
cold, give teaspoonful Of "Califor-
MIA Syrup Of Figs" and in few
hours all the constipated poison, un-
digested food and sour bile gently
moves out Of it's little bowels with
out gripping, and you have we'll,
playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless "fruit laxative" be-
cause it never fails to cleanse the lit
tie ones liver and bowels and sweet
Ell the stomach, and they dearly love
it's pleasant taste. Full directions
for babies, children Of all ages and
for grown-ups printed on each bot
tie.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for 50-cent bot
tie Of "California Syrup of Figs"
then see that it is made by the "Cali-
forna Fig Syrup Company. ADV.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-26
American Steamer Sunk.

London, Sept. 19.-The American
steamer Platuria was torpedoed by a
German submarine on September Is.
Forty-five survivors have been land
ed by the italian steamer Andre.
The master Of the Platuria and eight
Of the crew were drowned.
The Piaturia was a tank steamship
Of 3,445 tons gross register. owned
by the Standard Oil Company, and
was formerly known as the Diamant.
She left Newport News, Va, in July,
with a cargo Of oil for Italian ports
and was commanded by Capt. John
Leslie.
Capt. Leslie lived in Jersey City,
N. j. All told there were III mem
bers Of the crew and l3 naval gun
ners. Among the crew, including
tho captain, there were 16 Ameri-
cans, including r. S. Falls, Sd assist
ant engineer, Portsmouth, Va.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-26
UGH CAIGMEL MAKES
YOU DEATIILY SICK
stop Using Dangerous Drug Before
1t Salivates You! It's Horrible.

You're bilious, sluggish, constipat-
cd and believe you need vile, danger
Gus calomel to start your liver and
clean your bowels.
Here's my guarantee! Ask your
druggist for a 50-cent bottle Of Dod-
sons Liver Tone and take spoonful
tonight. If it doesn't start your
liver and straighten you right up
better than calOmel and without
gripping or making you sick I want
you to 80 back to the store and get
your money.
Take calomel to-day and to-mor-
row you will feel weak and sick and
nauseated Don't lose a days work.
Take a spoonful OF harmless, vege-
table Dodson's Liver Tone tonight
and wake up feeling great. It's per-
fectly harmless, SO give it to your
children any time. 1t can't salivate,
so lot them eat anything afterwards.
ADV.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-26

or how far the end may be, the Uni
ted States again goes on record as
! being the leader Of the world, and
sets the pace for world-peace and
democracy. BY her entrance into the
gigantic struggle, the death knell of
German autOcracy is sounded, the
power OF the Kaiser Is on the wane,
and though France is bleeding, Eng
land weakened, and Russia devas-
tated from the brutal warfare of the
German army, the United States goes
forth into the fray eagerly and vigor-
ously, backed by solid nation, and
the outcome is inevitable. Peace
again will soon come to our hearts
and our country-the greatest peace
Of all, that in knowing our fellow
kindred people Of the world are freed
from Il yoke Of degradation which,
beginning at the North Sea. was fast
approaching the fair shores of the
Mediterranean.
So the call Of France, England and
our own Pershing, who has gone be-
fore to plant the Stars and Stripes
among the banners Of the world,
comes to us to-day in clarion notes,
Are We Keady?" and the answer is
waited back across the blue: I'VE
Are Coming!"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-26
Card Of Thanks.

Editor keowee Courier: Kindly
let us have space In your paper to
extend to our many friends in Wal
halla the sincere appreciation that
we feel for their many acts Of kind
ness and words Of sympathy during
the illness and at the death of our
loved little one. Words fail to ex-
press the thankfulness we feel. We
can but hope that, when the dark
hours that must come to all, come to
these friends. they may have the
aid and comfort of friends as true
as ours. May God bless each and
every one Is our earnest prayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. D. Knox.
.> Walhalla, Sept II, 1917.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-26
Richlnnd Local News.

Richland, Sept. lS.-Special: Geo.
Shelor. OF Seneca spent the week END
with his mother here,
John Davis has been confined to
his bed the past week with fever, but
he is improving daily, and we trust
that he will be we'll again soon.
Wayne WHY also had mild at
, tack Of fever the first part of the
, week, but he is able to be up again
now.
Stiles Stribling left this morning
for Lebanon, Tenn, where he Is to
teach agriculture and chemistry and
he military assistant in the Castle
Heights School.
Robert Davis is at home from his
teaching at South Union for several
weeks. His school opens again in
November and he will continue there
as principal during the winter ses-
! sion.
Mr.. Patrick, young seminary STU
| dent. who preached at Pelzer during
the summer. preached an excellent
! sermon here Sunday morning in Mr..
Wallace's absence. Homer Ballenger
! and Miss Coe added to the service
with a .well-rendered vocal duet.
Miss Belle Stribling left this after
noon for Greenville Ell route to Rock
Hill to resume her studies at Win
throp College.
Misses Grace Werner and Carrie
McMahan expect to leave Wednesday
to re-enter Lander College at Green
wood
Homer Ballenger made a business
trip to Charlotte last week.
Bruce Stribling leaves tomorrow
to resume his studies at Clemson.
lie will be in the senior class there
this year. also in the senior division
Of the Reserve Officers Training
Corps If the district board will grant
his plea for temporary exemption.
Farmers Of Greenwood county held
mass meeting recently and took
steps looking to secure Federal
government cotton grader. to be To-
Gated at Greenwood.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-26
Hungarian for Peace.

Copenhagen, Sept. 2O.-Count Ka-
rOlyi, president OF the Hungarian In
dependence party, according to a
Budapest dispatch, declared at a
meeting yesterday that he would agi-
tate for an early peace between the
warning countries. He said he had
been invited to participate in a peace
conference at Berne in October, and
would leave for Switzerland, not
withstanding the violent attacks that
probably would be directed against
him.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-26
NEWS FROM TOWNVILIiE.
Sad Death of a Child-Aiany Go TO
College this Year.

Townville, Sept. 19.-Special:
The Townville school opened with a
full corps Of teachers and an in
creased attendance Of pupils on Mon
day morning. Supt. Camak, who
formerly taught at Starr, in Ander-
son county, is principal, and is as
sisted in the high school department
by Miss Fannie Broyles. Misses Ros-
sic Clinkscales, Darby, Sharp and
Wingard are the grammar school
teachers
Townville has sent the following
young people to the different col
leges this fall: Misses Bessie Hanks
and Lila King to Anderson College;
Misses Amanda Earle, Susie Shirley
and Carrie Bowie to Demorest, Ca;
Misses Janet Bolt, Wilhelmina
Broyles, Eunice Can't, Helen and
Lois Hunt to Lander; Miss Winnie
Grubbs to Winthrop; Sam Earle to
Dahlonega, Ga. Edward and Virgil
Ledbetter returned to Furman Uni
versity, where they are studying for
the ministry. Each of them preach
ed several times in the Baptist
church during the summer, and
were received with much favor by
their home people.
The many friends of Dr.. and Mrs.
J. ID. Chapman sympathize with them
in the death Of their little girl, Lu-
cile Clarke, who died on September
7th, after a short illness from ty-
phoid fever. She was only eight
charm and intellect. She will be
! much missed, not only in the home
circle. but among her many friends
! wherever her family have lived.
On Sunday, September 9th, DR..
Chapman baptized 23 converts as the
result Of few days meeting held
in the Baptist church recently. His
own little girl had joined also, but
was summoned higher before time
, for the baptizing. By his earnest
ness and his devotion to his church
work as we'll as by his fine Christian
! character Dr.. Chapman is leaving his
impress on the whole community.
The friends of Mrs. Y. G. Lyon are
glad to know she is improving after
an Illness Of several days.
DR.. S. A. Wideman and family are
visiting the formers parents in Due
West for few days.
! Arlie Holland and Royston Led
! better leave soon for Camp Jackson,
being called from Anderson county.
They are followed by the good
wishes and prayers of the commu-
nifty
Miss Paule Chapman leaves soon
to accept a business position at
! Simpsonville.
| Mrs. w. r. Earle and young son
have returned home after stay of
! several weeks in Anderson with
Mrs. J. A. McCurry.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-26

however, Is working daily on the coal
problem, and 1t looks now as though
something tangible is reasonably to
be expected in the very near future.
Recently prices for coal at the mines
were fixed, these ranging from $1.S5
to $2.20 per ton. Present indica-
tiOns are. however. that these prices
will be authorized by the government
to be slightly raised, but we are as
sured that the raise will not be great.
When these prices have been def
nitely fixed, the consumer should be
able to get coal for necessary use
not an over-supp1y or for "hoarding"
at least at not an exhorbitant fig
urc. The following Information has
been sent out from Washington:
"a general readjustment Of
mine prices fixed recently by Presi-
dent Wilson will be recommend
ed by Dr.. Garfield within the next
few weeks. 1t is regarded as
likely that many Of the prices,
based on cost Of production figures
furnished by the Federal Trade
Commission, will be increase
slightly.
Retail prices will be fixed for
every community in the country
possibly within two weeks. The
prices will be fixed on recommen-
dation Of the local committee. The
new retail prices will represent
considerable reduction in costs to
the consumer
"To enforce regulations to be
drawn up, Dr.. Garfield intends to
license not only coal producers,
but jobbers and retailers as we'll"
With the price Of coal fixed at the
mines, there should be little Difficult
ty in arriving at fair price to the
consumer. For instance, let us sup
pose that the coal costs the retail
dealer $2.l0 at the mines. We will
suppose that $2.15 will cover trans
portation from the mines to the re-
taller. Then add, say 25 per cent
for profit. $1.07. and $1.00 for deliv-
cry from retailer to consumer. There
, we have Il total--and 1t seems to us.
reas0nablc---c cost to the consumer
Of $G.32 per ton. These figures
would be varied up or down in ac-
cordance with whatever variation
there might be between the prices
and rates we have assumed to he
substantially correct. but the varia-
ton will not amount to a great deal.
We do not know just what.coal prices
ut the mines were last fall, but we
have information that it was bought
and delivered into peoples homes in
Westminster at $4.S5 per ton. At
the same time we were paying much
more here, later in the season $l1.00
pei ton being demanded at the time
when the car shortage made coal
hard to get. No such conditions
should be permitted to exist here
again. With government control Of
prices. any such manipulations and
taking advantage Of the peoples ne
rcssities would constitute eXtOrtion,
and the culprit would be readily
amenablc to the Federal authorities.
The government in making it's final
recommendations will, we believe,
arrive at a conclusion at once just
to the producer the transporter, the
dealer and the ultimate consumer.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-26
The Thornwell Orphanage.

The Thornwell Orphanage, located
at Clinton. is the name of the home
: for orphans under the care of the
Presbyt erian churches in South Car
olina, Georgia and Florida. 1t has
35 teachers and matrons for it's "a
! departments and cottage homes, in
. which are sheltered above 300 Or
phanS. The home receives children
,.om any part Of the Union, and from
any denomination. During July and
August 50 applications were receiv-
ed, of whom only 10 could be accept
ed. Above 200 are on the waiting
list. These are all supported by the
generosity of the Presbyterian pub
lie. We hope the friends of the
school will do as all the other or
phan homes are expecting. observe
"Orphan Work Day" on the 18th Of
October. The observance consists in
sending your days wage for that day
to the institution you favor The
Thornwell Home has filled up every
vacancy, Notwithstanding the war
and high prices and will shortly erect
another cottage. The pupils Of the
home have the best Of schooling and
manual training and are very care
fully taught. None but orphans are
received. Contributions should be
sent to Rev. J. B. Branch, Clinton, S.
G. The life of the institution has
been AZ years, in which time more
than a thousand boys and girls have
been made into useful and educated
citizens.
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot 30 CIlIed
by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the
ear. There Is only one way to cure
catarrhal deafness, and that is by a
constitutional remedy. Catarrhal
deafness is caused by an innamed
condition OF the mucous lining of the
Eustachian tube. When this tube is
inflamed you have a rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, deafness is the result.
Unless the inflammation can be re-
duced and this tube restored to it's
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh,
which is an innamed condition Of the
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Medicine acts through the blood on
the mucous surfaces Of the system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of catarrhal deafness
that cannot be cured by Halls Ca
tarrh Medicine. Circulars free. All
| druggists, 75c. (adv.)
f. j. Cheney IL Co., Toledo, 0.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-26
CHE COAL PROBLEM.

Probably no time in recent years
has found Walhalla with her coal
supply 90 depleted, and not few are
wondering where their fuel supply
will como from. The government,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-11-04
TRAIN LOAD OF WINE
TO FRENCH SOLDIERS
CoRDELE BOY IN ENGLISH ARMY
IN FRANCE TELLS or INTER-
ESTlNG EXPERIENCES:

Mr.. and MRS ]. B Ryal5 this week
received a very Interesting letter from
their son, j. B. Ryals, ~, who is in
the English army now in France.
While strict censorship does 4
permit him TO relate bus few or "
experiences, his letter tells Of hi
ing seen the day following th q
truction, the results Of an atES IS,
German airmen on a Red Crosa se--szl
tai The hospital was CalnDletels3
wrecked. many We're killed I'D others
were injured and NAMED.
Another interesting incident which
his letter relates is chat he witnessed
the passing OF an entire train load Of
wine on it's way to the French 'front.'
The French soldiers have their portion
of wine as regularly as they do their
food The wine was loaded into tank
cars, similar to the oil tank cars used
in this country
Young Ryals said that he was faring
well, and that the English army, as. a.
general thing. was being well provided
for in every way.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-11-04
Past That STAGE.

81 want nice book for an inva-
lid" Would you like, perhaps
something religious?7 mo; he's con
valescent."
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-11-04
MAYOR WORKS FOR
CAMP SERVICE
TO APPOINT COMMITTEE WHICH
WILL SERVE I'M CAMPAIGN
HERE NEXT WEEK.

Mayor j. Gordon Jones has Just re-
cieved telegram from Raymond B.
Fosdick in Washington calling atten-
ton to the war camp community re-
creation service and requesting that
a campaign be put on next week Tor
the purpose of raising Cordeles as
sessment Of $4,000 for this fund.
Mayor Jones is getting together a COM
inittee for the purpose OF completing
The duties for this war call and this
community will do its part.
The telegram is as follows 81 ,lgile
American is responding pobly to
the leadership Of President Wilson
and Secretaries Baker and Daniels in
demanding that our enlisted men in
training shall receive not other scars
than those won in honorable warfare
The camp community recreation SER
vice will raise a national fund next
week. 1t is important that a local
committee be quickly organized. rms
fund is for work in communities near
camps where men go on leave and
are most susceptible to either good
or bad influence and does not con-
aict with work Of Y M c. A. and
other organizations inside the camp.
| Weask your patriotic cooperation
n organizing a campaign or appoint
ing a strong committee to raise Cor
Gele's quota Of Six Hundred and For
! BY Dollars, for week Of November 5th.
I Please wire reply to General j. CT
R. Foster Chamber Commerce Build
ing, Atlanta Ca,
RAYMOND B. FosDICK,
Chairman War Dept and Navy Dept
Commissions on Training Camp
Activities"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-11-04
RED CROSS DRIVE
ADDS NEW MEMBERS
CITY AND COUNTY DIVIDED INTO
FOURTEEN DlSTRlCTS-CAM-
PAIGN WITH SUCCESS.

Whipple and Mckenzie headed the
Red Cross campaign this week with a
donation of 100000 This was the
largest single contribution on the re-
newed effort to put theRed Cross far
ahead of itself in funds.
Three hundred new members added
to the Crisp County chapter of the
Red Cross was the splendid showing
resulting from Thursdays drive, when
committees working out of Cordele ex-
tended the campaign into all but two
sections of the county, as well as thru
out the city.
The total membership of the Crisp
county Red Cross chapter is now more
than 1000 Those who promoted the
campaign are pleased at the result of
Thursdays work.
Definite plans are now being outlin-
ed for further extending the work in
the county through concerted effort on
the part of those interested. The
county was divided into fourteen dis
tricts Thursday and thecampaign com.
mittees reached all but two of these
districts, Bay Springs and Hatley.
These districts will be canyassed and
the people Of these communities are
asked to extend their best cooperation
The symphony Club this week made
donation of $25 to the Red Cross
The proceeds from the dinner to be
held under the auspices of this clut
on Thanksgiving will be appropriated
to the Red Cross.
Mrs. w. p Fleming, president and
Mrs. ]. 3. Ryals, secretary Of the Red
! Cross, are devoting practically theil
entire time to the furtherance of the
great cause which they represent, and
they are meeting with the earnest ale
Of their co-workers. in the various com
mittees.
]. w Cannon rendered his resigna
ton as treasurer of the Red Cross this
week and E. A. Vinson has beer
named as his successor.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-11-04
cOLU MRUS

Mrs. M. H. Burts, Mrs. o. T. Cover.
Mrs John C. Cook, Mrs. o. T. Cow
eli.
Mrs. A. S. Dozier, Mrs. w. P. Flem-
ming.
Mrs. B. w. Allen, Mrs. Flemming.
Miss Eugenia Flournoy, Mrs. Flem-
ming.
Mrs. P, A. Tatum, Mrs Walter e.
lot.
Mrs. P. F. Hays, Mrs Walter FL
lot.
Mrs. j. w. Eden, Mrs. H. Marshall
CEDARToWN
Mrs. e. S. Borders, Mrs. j. T. West
brook.
Mrs. Geo. Dukes, Mrs. j. T. West
brook -,,-,.. ...s
cARROLToN
Mrs. Z. B. 7Simmerton, Mrs G. G
Henry. IL haoweis
Mrs. Wiley Creel, Mrs. G. C. Hen
~. M
/. cARTERsvlLLE .
( Mrs. II. L. Holland,
Mrs. John Foster, Mrs. ]. ]. Will
liams. ~aa aI ,faGJ @
Mrs. w. j. Neal, Mrs. T, E. Brad
ley
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-11-04
NEGRO KILLED IN
.WENONA RAIDINC
TURNER COUNTY SHERlFF'S POS.
SEE SAID TO HAVE KILLED
CORDELE NEGRO.

A raid Friday night on a crowd of
negroes who had apparently gotten off
the train at Wenona with some Jack
sonville packages resulted in the
death of one of the negroes, Cordele
resident, and the other three were
landed in Turner county jail 1t was
necessary for a coroner's inquest to be
held and Coroner Fitzgerald went yes
terday and called a jury and began
the investigation.
A verdict has as yet not been reach
ed. 1t was said that the negro who
was killed made ans effort to escape
arrest when apprehended and ran 0 .
lie was shot by oneofthe arresting
party, supposed to represent the sher-
if office in Turenr county.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-11-04
BLAKELY

BLAKELY
Mrs. w. S. Cox, Mrs. w r. Harris.
Mrs. C. NJ. Bags, Mrs. W. R. Har-
ris.
BUssEY
Mrs. Lon Burch, Mrs. Geo. Holmes.
BRADLEY
Mrs. A. B. Green, Pasto~ium.
eUCkHEAD
Mrs. w. w Malone, PastCrium.
Mrs. Ross, Pastorium.
BRUNSWICK
Mrs. ]. w. Wallace, Parsonage
CAMILLA
Mrs. o. 0. Worry, Mrs. w. c. Nc
Kenzie,
Mrs. w. R. Bennett, Mrs. W. c. Nc
Kenzie.
Mrs. ]. M. Spence, w. a. Thomp
sen.
Mrs. F. M. Perry, PastoriuD
CLARKSVILLE
Mrs. J, Lee York, Pastorium.
Mrs NJ. c. York, Mrs. T. e. Jen
nings.
Mrs. W. R. Galloway, Mrs. T. E
Jennings.
CORNELIA
Mrs. w. II. Hirzey, Mrs. Hyde.
Mrs. ]. T. Gricieth, Mrs. Hyde.
Mrs. R. L. Arlington, Mrs. Hyde.
Mrs Fl. M. Cleveland, Pastorium.
Mrs. Geo Cash, Miss Benson.
CAIRO
Mrs. w. H. Robinson, Ms. j. M. Cox
Mrs. Ruth Merritt, Mrs. j. M. Cox
Miss Alma Hurst, Mrs. Holland.
Mrs. j. F. Stone, Pastorium.
Mrs. G. w. Hurst, Mrs. Holland
Mrs. ]. L. Peoples, Mrs. A. J. Spires
Mrs. A. G. Roddenbery, Mrs. A. j.
Spires.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Prince, Miss Benson.
coLoUITT
Miss Annie Lou Fudge, Mrs. Nc,
Clarity.
Mrs. A. j. CoWart,, MIS-. McGaTlIy
DUBLIN
Mrs. G. II. Williams, Mrs. VIII. Nc
KenZie.
Mrs. w. w Robinson, Mrs. w. Fl.
Mckenzie.
Mrs. w. r. Laniar, Mrs. W. H. Nc
KenZie.
Miss Carlos Mathews, Mrs. H. Mar
shall
Mrs. J. II. Witherington, Mrs J. M.
Witherington,
Mrs. l.. B. Linden. Mrs. J. F. Smith.
Miss Minnie Galway, Mrs. Geo
Scrandrett.
DUDLEY
Mrs. II. S. Cook, Mrs j. D. Short.
Mrs. H. S. Cook. Mrs. 7. D. Shot.
BILLIARD
Mrs. c. F. Brown, Mrs. D. c Brow
der.