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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-23
Two American Nurses Killed.

New York, May 21.--In an acci-
dent during practice firing at sea
aboard an American armed ,mer-
chairman bound for Europe, two
American Red Cross nurses we're
killed and third injured. The killed
are Mrs. Edith Ayres and Miss Helen
Burnett Wood, and injured Miss EN-
ma Matzen, all Of Chicago.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-23
Honduras Sewers Relations.

Washington, May 1S.--Honduras
has severed diplomatic relations with
Germany, following the lead of Qua
temala.
The herald., 1917-07-12
In the Play Of Summer Styles.

Organize IS the gay and spirited SOU
brcttc in the play of summer styles.
1t hobs up everywhere, with all sorts
of summer frockS, as a part Of their
makeup or in accessories worn with
them. In the weave called swiss or
candle 1t is more sheer than ever and
disports itself in all the new and love
~ shades of ColorS that grace the joys
of midsummer. IL IS used in bunds
ami borders on frOckS made of other
sheer fabrics, in pettjCOatS and IL col
lars and cuffs, in frills and in veSteeS.
II is of much service in separate col
lars, like those illustrated here. Along
with jabotS, collars OF this kind am
plify the summer wardrobe. saving the
day, with their crisp daintinesS, for
the OverwOrked wool or silk frOCk that
serves many purposes. Pretty Access
series of this kind help out the tourist
immensely and are the easiest Of all
belongings to carry along on a journey.
The herald., 1917-07-12

proving tn biz campaign to assist in
inSnrinS sufficient food supply for
the United States and her allies.
Mr.. Galloway says: Let every
Boy Scout DO his best. In the language
of the president. let him consider him
self q soldier of TIE commiSSary."
With the aid of Mr.. H. c. Benson
detailed by the department Of agricul-
ture; Mr.. Hal Il. Fullerton of the
Long Island railroad. known as the
chief grub scout, and the help and en-
enlargement of thousands of other
men in the United States, great strides
have been made in the campaign to
increase the 1917 crop.
IN various parts of the country Boy
Scouts, in addition to taking part in
IIaEtinG, participated in activities to
arouse public interest and thought as
to the seriousness of the situation. In
many places monster paradeS and dem
onstrationS have taken place, the
scouts carrying hoes, ralleS and other
garden implements and displaying APP
propriat"ly worded placards.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, when asked
for an expression of opinion regarding
the drive which the Boy Scouts of
America are making to increase bean
production, wrote: "My dear Mr..
West: | cordially indorSe what Mr..
Hoover has said about the scouts. We
should eliminate all waste and stimu-
late food production at every point.
think Mr.. HOOver'S suggestion that the
scouts should take as their own prov.
ince the stimulation of bean prOduc-
ton is particularly good. Let each
scout start garden and thereby help
feed the soldiers"
AS an instance of the readiness of
scouts to respond to such call il is
reported that within forty minutes aft
er orders for their mobilization were
issued, 200 Boy Scouts from Albany.
y. Y, and vicinity. many of whom
were called from their dinner tables.
assembled ut the city hall and were
formally offered to the city.
1t is expected that many of the va
cant lots throughout the city which
have been offered by patriotic citizens
will be worked by the scouts. The
scouts have already formed summer
agricultural camps to aid in the har.
vests.
The herald., 1917-07-12
BEANS TO FIGHT BULLETS


Il" '''.. '...'i.,.-A ~ livery scout t'
t'''' . '>'i'"'I ]. I'N h''" loan" 'Hai
He ID. SCOUTS "' N.'".'" "L' Inc
"~''' ..'. .'''' &. I''..,'.''hl al Washing
'"H H'''i anu ""!..'H t"-' 'i.' Ike Il
N.'''I '.'' It's "AI'-a "'"-''r''I-'"t
wheel 'a'' Is ana one ""F"iS WIN
"~t N'i|."H ,F " -F'"h'
~ ".> carry learned thdi me EN-
c"h. y "' OUT H-"i'f~ no" IN rance
VIII "'p'hH upon constant ana sum.
''''i supply "i American l""H. one
"' inc IIF>i 'iL!i.-N our men discovered
N"> t"'' the committeeman breakfast
"'",' H., las tAeih until Inc next
meal il"h1iS OF eating cannot lie
'H''il-'h PItNI%. Accustomed FOODS
are ''>'. Ana ihiN necessity ana TINS
i"GI' ""N" brought the American bean
1" II'' 'front.' as az iLd - the American
S"L'II'r.
Mr. Herbert {. Hoover chairman OF
me American i""d committee or the
The herald., 1917-07-12
GIRL kids" THE PRESIDENT
Washington Telephone Maid Calls Him
Woody Old Top" and
Chdes Him.

WaShinCton.-One of the most com.
petent ana popular telephone girls at
leading hotel in Washington. l.. c..
received a call Il few days ago. The
party wished tn converse with one Of
III" ho,cI guests. The operator in
qEircd the name
"Woodrow Wilson," came back over
the phone.
Now the gag is an old one and the
"wiSc" telephone girls are on. 50 this
one came back:
We'll. Woodio. Old top. how are
YOU she gcEc.y chiGcd. You haven't
called NJ. Tor several days. You don't
know how l have missed your sweet
voice over the wire. Where have you
bcen?"
The voice said it would like to have
the call and minded not at all the
telephone girls 'taffy." BY and by the
response came and the girl heard
things that worried her. She looked
thoughtful and chewed her mint more
vigorously.
Il wonder if ii could have been the
president" she unused. NervouSly she
called the White House. One of the
secret service men responded and the
girl asked if call had recently been
sent TO such and such a hotter.
After Il minutes delay the reply
came back:
YES, the president has been talkin:
to Hon. -- of New York"
My Gawd,' was the reply.
The herald., 1917-07-12

The American Red Cross is engaged
thrOpic activities that its work must of
necessity be departmGntiZed and each
department thoroughly organized for
the sake of efficiency. a chapter Of
the Red Cross, in any locality, repre-
Spnts all of the Red Cross activities.
Under its supervision different commit
tees are organized for the different
kinds of work to be done, each commit
tee devoted to one particular object or
class of work. In communities where
no chapter exists Red Cross commit
tees may be formed, by special author
ity of the director general of civilian
relief, for special Red Cross activities.
These committees are called auXiliar-
ies.
Several auxiliaries may be formed in
the same community, to take care of
the several different classes of work
to be done. Where chapter exists
auXiliarics must be formed with the
consent Of the chapter. and they will
be a part of the chapter and suborli-
nate to it.
The Red Cross is the only society
authorized by the government of the
United States to render aid to its land
and naval forces In time of war. There
first join the American Red Cross and
The herald., 1917-07-12

The collars shown in the pIct-. -,
selections from a display Of g,,
collars made Of wolfe or Org9Ddls 7
cannot forget the war and don, :.
To, and therefore, even the most f,,,
of our belongings reflect the u,-i
thoughts that are in the air n.
are the last presented styles and !,
heightened ut the shoulder 50 ths,es
fall over the top of the arm llse /,
fringe on az Gtlicer's epaulet. w..
the models are edged with flet h
and ornamented with set.ln med9--,
of lace. The third collar Is enb,,
cred with eyelet work and spaD I
foliage. None Of them presents 81
difficulties TO the average needeu,
an, and lace, wolfe and Organde "
scattered abroad In all dry 700
stores. When made by hand they biz
stiff prices in the shops, but fen
them are made In this way. Nach,s
made collars are plentiful, escn
and inexpensive.
The herald., 1917-07-12
! Teaching the Natives FARMING.
Naming of PENNSYLVANIA.

William Penn did not give his own
name To the state of Pennsylvania.
The name he selected for the extensive
territory which he acquired by treaty
with the Indians was Sylvania. from
was heavily wooded country. King
Charles ii, who was Il personal friend
of PENIS father, an admiral In the
British navy, changed the name from
Sylvania TO Pennsylvania. The grant
covered 30.0OO,oO0 acres of land. and
gave Penn opportunities of acquiring
wealth. but through the dishonesty of
Others he spent part of his old age In
prison and died poor.
The herald., 1917-07-12
Presidents FLAG,

1t Is usual in other countries to have
a special ensign to designate the pres
ence on a vessel of the ruler of the
nation. President Arthur suggested
such a flag in the United States in the
early part of 1882, and, as his cabinet
concurred in the suggestion, decided
on the design of blue ground with
the arms of the United States in the
center. The navy department ordered
that this flag should be displayed at
the mainmast of any vessel that bore
the president Arthur first used 1t In
1888.
The herald., 1917-07-12
Children's Bedtime

Interesting statistics showing the
time at which the children of Beverly,
Mass, between the ages of eight and
twelve, go to bed, disclose that 1S go
to bed between FIVE and six o'clock.
5,24O between eight and nine; loo be-
tween IL and u, and 45 between IL
and l. 1t is to be hoped that there
are no Beverly children who are not
in their nighties. safely tucked up, by
one o'ClOCk.-BOSton Globe.
The herald., 1917-07-12
MUST CUT OUT WAR TALK
Dispatch Over Alleged Suicide of kai-
ser Causes Trouble in a Chi
cago Home.

ChicagO.-"My husband said the kali
ser would commit suicide within nine
months and | said he would not, and
the argument grew so hot l took our
slx-year-old son and left him." Mrs.
Harvey j. Barnett informed Judge
Stelk in the court Of domestic rela-
lions.
THE kaiser can take care of him.
self" the judge replied. "You go back
to your husband and if hear of either
one of you discussing the war again
I'll send you both to Jail"
They're talking about the weather in
the Barnett home now.
The herald., 1917-07-12
His Mind Also Above Normal.

The mammoth baby's mind has not
been stunted by his great growth. in
fact, his mentality is greatly above nor
NAL. He learned to walk quickly when
he started, and in Il couple of months
has become able to walk as good as
child two or three years older.
When he was born in a New York
city hospital, August 23, 1914, BILLY"
weighed less than ten pounds. When
he left the hospital with his mother.
three weeks later, he weighed SO
pounds. At nine months he tipped the
scales at 50, and now touches the hun
dred mark. He stands three feet, six
inches tall
The herald., 1917-07-12
Silk Skirts for Cotton Now.

1t is no longer thought extravagant
to substitute silk for pique, linen or
cotton duck skirts. It's price is within
the limits Of the majority Of purses, IT
washes better and more easily than
the ordinary white fabrics, and 1t Is
cool. Good reasons, all, for It's pref
erence. With fashion demanding a
silhouette that Is slim without sever
ity, the best meditm CT obtaining 1t ~
with a fabric that does not ask for
starch. On separate skirt with white
wash silk with q diamond of cerise
The herald., 1917-07-12
Men Make the Nation.

"A nation might be rich in minerals
and soil, in natural beauties, in Its
commerce, but unless 1t is rich In
men, an essential ingredient of ma
tional wealth is missing. Great men
In a nation are its fertilizing quail
ties. The world without them would
be either n desert or a mOrass."-Pre-
mier David Lloyd George.
The herald., 1917-07-12
Worlds Smallest Democracy

From the old, old Italian port of Ri
mini, whence the legiOns used to sail
for Spain and Britain, you can see
three towers family outlined against
the mountainous horizon. They mark
the site of San Marino, smallest of dem
ocrstic governments. This tiny coun-
.ry is independent and autonomous to-
day, and has maintained its independ-
ence and autonomy for nine centuries.
1t GrHtains half dozen prosperous
The herald., 1917-07-12
WIFE TOOK THE GOLD
FROM HIS FALSE TEETH

New YOrk.-War Is mild COM
pared to the domestic expert
ences alleged by Capt. w. At
wood French before Justice Cal
laghan. Mrs. French sought a
separation, but failed. The wife
is forty, che husband seventy.
Mrs. French admitted taking
the gold filling from her huS-
bands false teeth, but said he
had left her pcnniless. Capta:n
French is in the employ Of the
water department.
The herald., 1917-07-12

Mule Hanps Itself

HedgeSvillc, w. Na.-A mule owned
by Charles Graybill, near here, COM
mitted suicide the other day, after q
previous futile attempt. one morning
recently the mule was found hanging
In Its stall, and was rescued Just in
time to prevent stranguatiOn. The
next night the animal succeeded ip
hanging itself.
The herald., 1917-07-12

little villages, and has a population Of
about 5000 cheerful and patriotic
souls. over its parliament house floats
its own blue-and-white flag, and Incl
dentally that is about the only place
inc has no navy and no foreign lega-
lions.
The herald., 1917-07-12
Poor Hubby,

Hub lin an Outburst of enthusiasm,
You know, Mary, I'm ambitious and
want to be something great. As the
expression goes, l want to do things
the worst way.
Wife (quietly)-You generally do,
Albert.
The herald., 1917-07-12
Cause Of the Tides,

The urge of the mass Of the moon
on the water is three-flfths snd that OF
the mass OF the sun two-fifths. But
this ratio varies with the complicated
variations Of distance Of the moon
from the earth, and earth from the
sun.
The herald., 1917-07-12
River Three Miles Broad

The River OrinOcO, in South Amert.
ca, is over three miles broad for near
ly half its course while during floods
the width, even at places far from the
sea, is often 100 miles.
The herald., 1917-07-12
Her Motive.

"Wll you introduce
Fluhdub" ..ouId ON ,
~ hardly think you W ,rsau ssI =
lntroductionT - uhcs
know her9'
The herald., 1917-07-12

order and cost S12 a pair. In fact. all
his clothes have to be made specially.
His last shirts cost 81 each. Then af-
ter running up this big bill for cloth
ing, Billy" Outgrows the entire out
fir in three months
The herald., 1917-07-12
Bonnet String Hung Baby.

Temple, KAMA bonnet string huns
Rowena jack. nineteen months old.
when she tried to climb a fence near
her home here. The baby fell, and the
string caught on wire, strangling her.
The herald., 1917-07-12

7CHIS u,ruin. 7 aWukr o. the
crarklr Of r"<iupu- knots in
tho great fireplace. Th"atr was
cool and irgr.r- O,t>tdr. the
brrnZo~ stirred tle 4.a.r pines who's,
mu>:,ikn trunks reached li-h into the
air in - vain attempt a. lupk over the
l,OoO-foot cliff against which our log
Tcsrhou>r ur>'ius In bed of ferns.
writes Maynard owen Williams to the
Christian Herald.
We are on the mountain trail of
Bcngupt, in northern LuZun. in 49,
Philippines, resting In IA rcsthotlSc
which deserves the name. Roughing it
I'm northern Luzpu is what Irwin Cobb
would cali ode luxe" Rich. navory
oyster stew. fricaS>rrd chicken. tender
peas. sweet POTATOES. ten. blurhrrrirS
and hot biscuit and honey are all we
have had for lunch but We had all We
could eat. and the Fi,ipino cook i the
best cook and the tiIirSt houSckrcpcr
I'm the Philippines. which is going some
To appreciate the cool Slgdr of the
lofty pines and the clean. rustic charm
of our pine palace Of rrposc. We must
shoot back tn Manila and begin our
trip by auto in The delightful c,,I of
morning.
Several men with whom 7 had ev-
pectcd 10 have interviews wcre either
out of NaniIa or I'm the hoSritoI and
things seemed 70 be mnyinr in = circl,
Then. one morning. 7 rood that pirpr-
tor of Education Marouardt Prof II
NJ. McElroy of Princeton and others
were 10 make n tour of insnoction of
the schools in the Ignrrnta and Tfur,o
districts north nf R,ruio and 7 nro-
cccdpd. rs automatically rs possibIe
70 "butt in"
We ora travelling In tho Willis whore
fey ye,rS ocn o,d-buntnrs uodo
Cruesome collections Tbare ore
pvtbons hero and wild hoor and otbar
pomc in nIentv nona of which T bova
seen troca of ne va+
Motorino on Fine Roads
II Is ton hours ny outo from Manila
mines ot Roruio TX miles quay ond
: OOO foot bigbcr nm whore bIorkats
are needed In summer
For 10 kiIoneters from NoniIo tha
hIg seven-noss,noar chr in which Mr.
Miller his twnIvo-vnor-o,d SON pro-
fessor NcrIrov and mvsaIf troveIad
rolled IuvuriousIv o,.,. tho fra
roads tbrougb toy.ori,r ,rcbos or Ca
conut rolms monro frees and fro
treas (Which bocono , mass of rcd
blossoms) over old Snonisb hriloos
and modnrn concrete amos s,or,tno
shady curyinr streams in which dor
rickIike fisbiDr rnfs ros. .t,vr tho
boats. which law idly nj ouornr I'm tho
warm radiance of rho ,,nrufu,, Huh.
We paS4oI thousands of nina hints
with thatchcl roofs. built Up ON stills
so as to keen tham dry in The heavy
rains. and to afford = sbady retreat
for the raz0r-hacked porI5prS with Ion.
SHOUTS like their wild ancestors. .n1
fhe Spindly legged game ROSTERS with
shiny plumage. slender npcks and
heads. and hOastful Crows-the snort
ing animals of the islnnIs.
In every town there is n Catholic
church. its stecple toppinr the view |
and its whitpwaShcd or calcimined |
walls crumbling through the ravacps
of time in humid climate. Farther
on, towns are fewer, and the heat .
heaIS INTO one : race IN not gusts. .
The herald., 1917-07-12

printed on It, tne pocKes .,.e D
main feature Of Its iasD ~. al .
rhn soft shirt of muslin d. .',r 4
fr!lls bound with ccrise "
the skirt COlOring.
The herald., 1917-07-12
No Improvement.

Il believe that man has a screw
loose" II hope no one will try to
mend matters by getting him dght."
The herald., 1917-07-12
Up the Mountain on Ponies.

Mounting our small ponies, we rode
for IS kilOmeterS over high trails, then
on the hillside opposite, stood the log
hut that was To house us for the night.
\ sharp gallOp of few minutes
brought us to the reSthOuse ut Camp
Thirty. 80 kilometers from BaguiO.
Our evening meal was excellent and
the big fire was a welcome companion.
After dinner we stepped out into the
moonlight. Someone said, This Is
Sunday" and the reverent answer was,
Il don't believe ever worshiped God
more truly than today"
The herald., 1917-07-12
AuxiIiarieS of the Red Cross.

next enroll with the auxiliary tll'
doing the sort Of work they Wlsn w
In the present emergency the ADO,
can Red Cross faces a gganre y ,
for the benefit Of our own soldiers :.
sailors. in addition to the treSsl~1
work il has already done, and . =
Ing, for the countries at war y =
rope. 1t must provide system o :. !.
pitfalls, equipped with medical ~ -
pital supplies, surgeons, u' =
nurses and nurses assistants W =
fed and base hospitals. 1t must -
some provision for Dependents =
diers ana sailors, and for tne - -
after they are dismissed from n.+
ais. 1t must gather and syse0 y,
volunteer work throughout ne '. ~ .
try. and is doing so at this mVI =. ~
Ms to be thoroughly prepared J"
demands Of war ,sss
Thousands of women are M
for some practical way by WIZ - N,
may express their loyalty " :, b
country and their wish to help ~. : .
work Of the war. tn. avenue w c,,s
them will be found through h 4, =
activities and will be dlscu'''
turr articles.
The herald., 1917-07-12
Mauls Big Brother Around.

BILLY" plays with his fvc-ycar-olh
brother Frank and mauls him around
at will. He holds Frank on his lap
and pushes him around the yard on an
Irish mail" And Frank wears eight
year size" suits. Ii bah rolls behind
= piano or other piece of furniture
BILLY" moves the furniture, ana it
keeps his parents busy getting it back
in place. He eats meat, principally
chicken. steaks and chops. His moth
or orders chicken for him three times
week. Every morning the milkman
leaves four quarts of milk at the Ne
Curthy home.
When the yOuugStcr goes out for 4
ride he sits In a carriage that has reg
ular automobile springs. The carriage
WAS built specially and cost So. He is
now outgrowiDg it, but, luckily, he
started 10 walk Il couple OF months
ago. "Billy'S' shoes also are made to
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23
Spoken With Feeling.

''There are all sorts of synonyms for
money in this country said the talka-
tive man. 1--WE call it tin 'mazuma,'
.kale,' dough- and dozen other names
I don't recall just now"
a solemn looking man seated In one
corner opened his mouth as if to say
something and then closed it without
utteringa word
what is your favorite synonym for
money!? asked the laxative person
The unattainable,' the solemn
man replied, and then fell once more
into deep Observation-Disclosures Age
Herald
to''-Shang 1.-THE emperor Of the
world above, whose court was In the
sky and the spear tips Of whose SOL
diers were the stars.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23
china'sl Altar 81 Heaven.


/ There is no altar on earth which yies
n marble majesty with the Altar Of
Heaven-Tfen Yan-in the south Of
the Chinese city of Picking, which EN-
peror Yung Lee Of the Ming dynasty
reared In A. D. 1920, with its triple
balustrades, stairs and platforms OF
pure white marble carved miraculous
", its great circle covering a wide
area in the midst Of vast Enclosure.
Standing alone, deserted under the
blue Chinese sky, it is dream of ma
jesty and beauty. AS the great setting
of scene Of ritual pomp that calls
for thousands and thousands of robed
celebrants with music, incense, sacri-
fee, it is transcend imposing and
impressing. There the emperor knelt
once year and Worshiped "the only
being in the universe he could look up
Evening star., 1917-10-01
COMMISSIONERS VIEW
STREET NEEDS Of D. C..
Make Tour of City Before Submitting
Estimates for I'm
provements.

Commissioners Brownlow and knight
and Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Loving today made an inspection OF
streets in connection with the framing
q the street Improvement budget to
be submitted to Congress in December.
1t is expected that the amount to be
asked .or both city and suburban thor
oughfsres will exceed the estimates or
last year Tho needs of every section
of tn. District will be investigated by
the commissioners before the street
budget is completed.
More work is ahead of the Commits
eioners during the next two weeks than
they have faced in any similar period
of time this year. The budget must be
completed by October Is, and Commits
sioI ers Brownlow and knight are bend
ing every energy to get the task nm
ishAd on time. If W. Gwynn Gardiner,
for mer Commissioner Newman, is not
co orhrmed by the Senate in time for him
TO take an active part in the budget
framing. the prospective new official
will have plenty of work to do next
month. when the public utility valua-
tion hearings are resumed.
He will find a mass of evidence to
read in the railway cases which have
been but partially heard. The Com
missioners are planning to give a big
part of their time in November to valu-
Commissioners may consider revising
the District traffic regulations in view
of the numerous accidents recently re-
ported