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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-03-07
New Hope Locals.

New Hope, Feb. 26.-Special The
farmers of this section are not get
ting to farm very much owing to so
much rainy weather.
Mrs. r. B. Becknell and little
daughter, Bennie, spent last week
with the formers parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. p. Moore, OF the Return sec
ton, and also visited her sister, Mrs.
Oscar Campbell, of Friendship.
Miss Jessie Knox returned home
last week from Atlanta, where she
had spent several months with her
sister, Mrs. w. NJ. Burton.
The Sunday school at this place is
flourishing. Luther Hammond, su.
perintendent, is the youngest super
intendent that has ever been known
at this place.
Mrs. Eliza Boggs and son Eugene
spent the week END with the formers
brother, r. e. Fendley, Of the South
Union community.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-03-07
Piles Cured In 6 to IL Days

Your druggist Will refund money II PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case Of Itching.
Blind bleeding or Protruding Piles In to ID days.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-03-07

The QuInlne That Does Not Affect The Head
Because Of Its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININEi Is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing In head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature of l.. w. GROVE. 25c.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-03-07

A device used in the Philippines in
place Of glass for window panes Is
the translucent shell Of an indigo
nous oyster.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-23
Learn to Use Both Hands.

So far as many of the victims OF
the war are concerned, 1t would cer-
tainly seem that a~mbidexterity would
have been a blessing, remarks the
Medical Record.s A man who can usel
both hands In his work Is much less
helpless when he is disabled than one
who can use only his right hand.
When a man has been bereft of his
right arm and has to earn his hving,t
the question is raised In the VOCATION
al homes whether to fit him with an
artificial hand and teach him to use
this or train him In the use of his left
hand. A great deal of success has
been attained already In the training
Of disabled soldiers in the use of the
left hand, and unless the objections
brought against this can be sustained
by more conclusive evidence than any
that has yet been brought forward it
would seem to be decidedly preferable
In the majority of cases to train the
left hand than to make the cripple de-
pendent upon an artificial hand.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-23

instead of going to a big college In
the East Is because his father Is a
trustee"
swell, well serve oyster stew then.
Now, win you twins run downtown
for the oysters?" asked Prudence
briskly.
aWho7 Us?' demanded Lark, indig-
nantly and ungrammatically. do you
think we can carry home oysters for
this Babbling young prince7 Not sol
Let Fairy go after the oysters r.
"Oh, yes, twinnies, / think you'll go,
all right. Run along, and be quick"
For a few seconds the twins gazed
at each other s~tudiously. Neither
spoke. Without a word, they went
upstairs to prepare for their errand.
They whispered softly going through
the upper hall.
"Twinsl You must hurry" This
was Prudence at the bottom of the
stairs. And the twins set Off quite hur-
riedly. Their first call vas OF the
meat market.
"A pint of oysters" said Lark
briefly.
When he brought them to her. she
smelled them suspiciously. Then Carol
smelled.
"Have you got any rotten ones?"
she demanded.
NO." he answered, laughing. "We
don't keep that kind"
The twins sighed and hurried next
door to the grocer's.
"a nickel's worth of pepper-the
strongest you have"
This was quickly settled-and the
graye-faced twins betook themselves
to the corner drug store.
We've want something with a
perfectly awful smell" Lark explained
soberly.
"What kind of a smell?"
1--WE don't care what kind, but It
must be like something rotten or dead,
If you have it,"
"What do you want 1t for7"
"We want to put 1t In a room to
give 1t a horrible smell for an hour
or So" Lark winked at him solemnly.
"It's a joke" she further calculated.
81 see." His eyes twinkled. ST
think / a fix you up" A moment
later he handed her a small bottle.
"Just sprinkle this over the carpet.
1t won't do any harm, and it smells
like thunder. 1t costs a quarter"
Carol frowned. 81 suppose wen
have. to take It," she said, "but IFS
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-23
AMAZING is VOGUE OF GOLF
Many Americans Now Play Game Un.
known to Them Twenty-Five
Years Ago.

twenty-five years ago there was as
much golf played In the United States
as there Is baseball played In the CEN
trail villages of the Fiji islands. Which
Is to say, practically none whatsoever,
writes Grantland Rice In the New York
Tribune.
Yet facing 1917 there are 5000 golf
courses, covering more than 100000
acres, inhabited by something like 900,-
900 players of both sexes, from twelve
to eighty years of age. In the broad
o of a sport no one can recall such
a development as this In 81 short a
time.
The change from 1890 to 1917 is al
most beyond belief. No one knows
earlier conditions better than Jack
Clark, the well-known professional at
the Madison Country club, Madison,
Conn.
'Tll never forget" he says, when I
brought my clubs from Scotland
through the custom house In Boston
back in May, 1890. The custom house
officer first thought they were a pc
culiar brand of walking stick. He in
sisted they could be nothing else, and
my Scotch brogue was too much to
make him understand. My brother
Bob and / laid out a six-hole course at
West Medford. Mass, and when we
started playing the entire community
laughed at us. The kids in the next
field were playing baseball, and they
thought we were crazy. But a few OF
them consented to try 1t out, and inn,
mediately took up the game when they
found 1t SO much harder than 1t looked.
"The trouble in the early days." con-
tinued Clark, twas loaning golf balls
and clubs. When we lost what few balls
we had, we had to send back to Scot
land for more, and wait six weeks, as
we couldn't buy any " here. I'll
never forget when I walked into a big
sporting goods store In Boston in 1911.
/ told the salesman / wanted a golf
club. I know what you want he said,
and soon returned with a Skinny stick.
You call it golf over there he told
me, but we call 1t Skinny over here.
And 1t was all / could do to make him
understand the two games were not the
same"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-23
"a NickeI's Worth OF Pepper"

pretty expensive. I hate to have drug
gists get such a lot of money"
He laughed aloud. 81 hate to have
you get a good licking tomorrow, too
but you'll get it just the same. or l
miss my guess"
When the twins arrived home Fairy
was just cutting the candy she had
made. tits delicious" she said to
Prudence. Here's a nice dishful for
you and the girls. Pitch In twins, and
help yourselves. It's very NICE"
Fhe twins waved her haughtily
away. mo, thank you." they said.
1--WE couldn't eat that candy with rel
ish. We are unworthy"
Then they went upstairs. but not to
their own room at once. Instead they
slipped noiselessly into the front bed
room, and a little later Carol came out
into the hall and stood listening at the
head of the stairs, as though on guard.
BE sure and leave quite a few
stitches In. Lark" she whispered once.
Eve want 1t to hang together until
Babbie gets here"
That was all. Presently Lark
emerged, and their own door closed
behind them.
'It's a good thing father has to go
to the trustees meeting tonight, isn't
it?n asked Carol. And Lark agreed,
absently. She was thinking of the oy-
STEERS.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-23

"May T. speak to Constance Starr,
Mr.. Imes?" she asked. 1T is very i'm
portant. This Is Prudence, her sis
ter" And when Connie came to the
telephone, she cried: "Oh, you blessed
little child, why didn't you tell me?
VIII you forgive me, Connie? You're
a dear, sweet, good little darling,
that's what You are"
'Oh, P~rudencel" That was all Con-
ME said, but something in her voice
made Prudence hang up the receiver
quickly, and cry bitterlyi
That noon Prudence pronounced
judgment on the sinners, but her eyes
kwinkled, for Carol and Lark had
scolded each other roundly for giving
things awayi
Connie should have refused to obey
you" she said gently, holding Connie
In her arms. "But she has been pun
ished more than enough. But you
twinsi In the first place, / right now
abolish the Skull and Crossbones for
ever and ever. And you cannot play
In the barn again for a month. And
you must go ove to the Averys this
afternoon and tell them about 1t, and
pay for the apples. And you must
send all of your spending money for
the next month to that woman who is
gathering up things for the bad little
children In the reform school-that
will help you remember what happens
to boys and girls who get In the habit
of taking things on the spur of the mo-
menti"
The twins accepted all of this graz
ciously, except that which referred to
.confessing their sin to their neighbors.
That did hurt The twins were SO SUI
and admirable They couldn't
bear to ruin their regulations. But
Prudence stood firm, In spite Of their
weeping and wailing. And that after
noon two shame-faced sorry girls
crept meekly In at the Avery's door to
make their peace.
"But about the Skull and Crossbones,
It's mostly punishment for me, Prue,"
said Connie regretfully. "for the twins
have been in 1t ever since we came to
Mount Mark, and I never got In at all
And / wanted them to call me Lady
Magdalena Featheringale." And Con-
nile sighed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-23
Youth and Old ACE.

I have a theory that old age Is I'm
better touch with youth than middle
age. The grandsires and grandames of
all time are evidence. Through a beau
tiful foresight Of nature the old folk
are living their young days over again
in memory, and yet have lived long
enough to see hat f youth is full of
joyance and age OF car The care is a
mater of no great eco, t while the
joyance was the rich reward of life
Robert M. Gay in the tiantic.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-23
Do you think that Fairy, Know
ing the twins, will thwart their
plan to embarrass her?
GRO BE c-oNTINUED.)
Hiah Honor Deserved.

The father Of the lifeboat in Amer
lea vas James Francis, who was born
in Boston in 1901. He died in Wash
ington In 1893. Three years before his
death congress voted him a medal of
pure gold, said to be the largest and
finest ver given by this government
to any individual. 1t was presented to
him with appropriate ceremonies at
the White House by President Har-
rison and Is now on exhibition at the
National museum In Washington.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-23
CHAPTER Iv.-continued.

s.
That was the end Of supper. No
one attempted to eat another bite.
After the older girls had gone into the
sitting room, Carol and Lark went
about their work with stricken faces.
They asked If they might speak to
Constance, but Prudence went In with
them to say good night to her. The
twins broke down and cried as they
saw the pltiful little figure with the
wan and tear-stained face. They threw
their arms around her passionately
and kissed her many times. But they
went to bed without saying anything.
II was a sorry night for the twins.
The next morning they set off to
school, with no chance for anything
but n brief good morning with Connie
given In the presence of Prudence.
Halfway down the parsonage walk.
Carol said:
"0h, wait a minute, Lark. l left my
notebook ON the table," And Lark
walked slowly while Carol went rush
ing back. She found Prudence in the
kitchen, and whispered:
"Here-here's a note, Prudence.
Don't read 1t until after I've gone to
school-at ten o'clock you may read 1t.
WIN you promiseT
Prudence laughed q little, but she
promised, and laid the note carefully
away to walt the appointed hour for
its perusal. AS the clock struck ten
4 ahn xx.~rk A. khx w.uwNfN .~l k-.I. A.
down. This IL what Carol had writ
ten:
oh. Prudence. DO please forgive me. and
don't punish Connie any more. You can
punish ME any way you like. and III be
glad OF II. IL was all my fault. I made
her so and set the apples for me, and !
ate them. Connie didn't eat one OF them.
She said stolen apples would not taste
very good. II was all my fault, and I'm
so sorry.
AS Prudence read this her face grew
very stern. Carols fault! At that
moment Prudence heard someone run,
ming through the hall. and thrust the
note hastily into her dress. 1t was
Lark, and she flung herself wildly up
on Prudence, sobblng bitterly.
"what is the NATTER Lark?' sh,
cried. really frightened. Are 70,
sickf"
"Heartsick, that's ALL" walled Lark
II told the teacher / was sick so
could come home, but I'm not. oh
Prudence. 1 know you'll despise an,
abominate me all the rest of your life
and everybody will. and l deserve II
For l stole those apples myself"
Prudence was surprised and puzzled
She drew the note from her poke
!, and gave 1t to Lark. "Carol gave m
that before she went to school," sh
] explained. "Read it, and tell me whs
you are driving at. 1 think you ar
. both razy. Or maybe you are ju:
trying to shield poor Connie"
> Lark read Carols note. and gaspe,
and-burst out laughing! The sham
the bitter weeping. and nervousness
had rendered her hysterical, and no
she laughed and cried until Pruden,
!, was alarmed again.
/ In time, however, Lark was able
explain. we both did it." she gaspe
sthe Skull and Crossbones. And v
= both told the truth about it."
: thought of loyal little Connie, sobbii
. all through the long night, the tea
L came to her eyes again. She we
= quickly to the telephone and called
( the school building next door to t
y parsonage
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-23
why7

Why does the sound of a bell cease
when you touch It'll Because sound is
due to waye in the air which strike
the drum of the ear. When a bell or
gong is struck it vibrates and produces
waves In the air that reach the ear.
When you touch the bell the vibration
is stopped and there are no more sound
waves.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-23
Many Birds Lost.

Every spring the lights of the light
houses along the coast lure to de-
struction myriads of birds en- route
from their winter homes in the South
to their summer nesting places in the
the North.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-23
Fruits Without Stones and Pits.

Luther Burbank believes that pits,
stones and seeds In fruits will be done
away with entirely In the course Of
time. Nature developed these things
for the purposes of propagation, but
man uses cuttings and graftings and
the necessity for them has passed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-23
Mo suhserxIenna-

do you believe in wives being in-I
dependent of their h~usbandsf"
"Well, how on earth would they
ever get the weeks pay envelope IL
they didn't show they were?"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-25
Far andNear
News by Telegraph
and Telephone

Three autos. one motorcycle and
two auto tires were reported TO
police m stolen last night
Lieut.. A. w. McMorrts returns
from capital, where he has attended
n war college for three weeks.
John NJ. Riggs, 70. one OF the
first TO join the Klond'ke gold rush.
dies at Providence hospital.
The body OF Mrs. Annie Laura
Albrecht. Of Seattle, who died at
Kcnosha, wis. arrived here Friday.
Funeral services TO be held from
Butterworth's Sunday.
Superior court denies three alien
enemies citizenship papers, and
seven others granted.
Funeral services OF Mrs. X. Nor
ris to be held from chapel OF Butter.
worth & Sons Sunday.
Judge Gordon sentences II. II.
Glllles 10 two and half months in
the county jail. for assaulting wife
In the third degree.
Charles Faustus. 10. dies at home
OF nephew. after long illness.
Burglars steal $40 from home OF
l.. Filler. 623 Blanchard st. Friday.
Mary Hanford Ford addresses
Democratic club at Good Eats cafe
te~ta Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-25
.U.S.SHOWS FAITH
IN new RUSSIA;
MAKES BIC LOAN

by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.>
America and her allies are prepar.
Ing for another winter campaign
and a great spring offensive to
turn the scale.
The forthcoming reply 70 tho
pope's peace proffer. extension OF
aid TO Russia and the outcome OF
the Moscow conference now In ses-
sion will show this. officials and
diplomats said today. Between
now and late winter the allies
expect to get Russia ON her feet"
In the wake OF the pope's offer
and detailed explanation rendered
by the vatican thru the United
Press, II was re-emphasized today
that all powers will reject peace
now.
President Wilson will offer a deo'
laration OF principles rather than
outline OF peace demands. Each
country is expected to reply indi-
vidually TO the pope.
The Kerensky government VIII
be given vote OF confidence BY
the Moscow conference and orders
to continue the war with its pres
ent policy. the Russian embassy
declares.
This session. representing all ele.
ments OF Russia, opens today and
will adjourn Monday. Within that
periad will come. probably some at
tempt to shift the form OF govern
ment TO one less radical, but en-
bassy authorities say elements
seeking this are too small to sue
coed.
Outside OF embassy circles 10 the
view that the conference win 70.
suit in great strength for the new
democracy or unbridled civil strife.
However. Americas new interest
In the Slav situation evidenced BY
a 500. 000. 900 loan and q note OF
confidence. Is expected to develop
very strong backing for Kerensky'sl
regime.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-25

ARCHDALE, Del.--A fish caught
here by the fishermen. called the
submarine. is equipped with a
shearing device OF bone. similar 10
the wire net shears used by Ger.
man subs.
A Mexican $40 bill was passed
off on Ethel Berg. salesgirl. at
1873 Pike ST.. Friday.
w. ID. Crooks. arrested in post.
office building Friday. charged with
operating bunko game in Chehalis.
A pair OF gloves, $l4 and n gold
ring taken from room OF Mrs. N.
Yusa. Panama hotel.
n. J. Fernandez. no Spring St.
and wife oyerturn in car while turn
ing corner on Green Lake boule.
ward Friday.
An extra tire. rim and tire case
stolen from auto OF +. NJ. O'Brien
while he was attending circus
Thursday night.
Justice OF Peace Brinker post
pones 20 jitney cases until Wednes-
day.
William NJ. Danner, secretary for
the mission TO lepers. In Seattle. en-
route to Cambridge, Mass.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-25
BY FREDERICK NJ. KERRY


STAFF Special
NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-"Gen-
eral, Bring up the camouflage re-
serves,
THE MEN WHO MAKE
THINGS LOOK LIKE SOME
THING ELSE are getting ready.
Camouflage is the mask the battle
front put on 10 fool tho enemy.
To turn thousand tents into
shell craters. 10 transform an am
munition train into small forest:
10 grow" battery OF heavy
guns where no battery In. and turn
very businesslike battery into
harmless looking logs-that is the
new art. originated by the
French, and developed by the
British. that must now engage our
own war department.
Organize Society
Headed by Edwin Blashfleld, IA
nous mural decorator, body OF
New York artists has already or
ganized the "Camouflage Society
vi America"
HF ~ Wv ptAA AtsA'. 80 - ~ -. -
ize American units soon.
Camouflage has two purposes
TO conceal actual military work and
to simulate guns, trenches, store
houses, etc, 30 the enemy believes
, them the real things.
Out at the Fort Sheridan officers
reserve training camp. a hereto
fore unknown artist. Joseph +. Bur
CESS. Syracuse graduate and for
mer University OF Illinois draw
teacher. Is enlisting paper army.
Cost SI.75 Each
The first soldiers are ready.
Burgess made them from building
paper. oheesecloth and wall paper
paste. They cost about sl75
apiece. In quantities the cost could
be cut a trifle.
Lying fiat on the ground. with
his Springfield" ready for action.
the paper soldier dece!yes the eye
at few yards. 4 regiment OF his
kind draws the enemy's fire. and.
while Fritz is blowing paper sol
diers TO bits. real soldiers. who
don't look like soldiers at all. are
making a genuine attack In some
other quarter.
One OF the first things the
French camouflage artists discov-
cred was the impossibility OF dis
guising tents by painting because
OF the sharp outlines and the In
variably heavy shadow.
Finally, tents were discarded. and
where men had to be housed tenn
porarily In camps. shelters OF curv-
ed metal. painted 10 blend with the
surrounding landscape, were sub
stituted.
These new shelters took on the
appearance Of innocent spots on
the landscape, which might be shell
craters TO the eyes OF the airman
even a few hundred feet above.
Looks Like Road
A motor truck train can be made
10 look like the roadway by paint
ing It a neutral gray. then spotting
IL with blotches Of yellow. light
green and dust gray.
A roadway or stretch OF railway
can be concealed by building a
great canvas screen. much as the
hackdrop of a theatre Is painted.
to show the tracks converging into
the distance.
To the observer a mile or five
miles awsv the road seems TO dis.
appear EMPTY while I'm reality
bodies OF troops and trains OF mo-
tor trucks may be moving behind
the conceallnE screen.
This Is only the A, p. G. OF cam
outage. Censorship will not per
NIT revelation OF the hundreds OF
tricks invented
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-25
START TO RAISE
SUNKEN SHIP IN
VANCOUVER, B. C.

Salvage operations 10 raise tho
steamer British Columbia. which
sank alongside OF the Hastings
NH pier. Vancouver, y. G.. Fri
day morning. are under way today.
II IN estimated that II viii take
three weeks or a month before she
can be raised.
She had full cargo OF lumber
and coal for CRANKY when she
sank Both her maAts were broken
when she listed heavily against the
wharf She Ia owned and operated
by the Coastwiso Steamship and
Barge Co. with James Griffiths q
Sons ne Seattle agents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-25
JUDGE CARY FOR
WEALTH DRAFT?
NOPE, NOT YET

Capitalists and big" business
men OF the country are willing to
contribute their full share toward
the conduct OF the war. and bear
their just portion OF war burdens.
so long as the expense IL eQuitably
distributed.
This statement was made by
Judge Ebert II. Gary. chairman OF
the board OF directors OF the United
States Steel corporation Judge
Gary, with Col. ID. c. lacking. min
ing magnate, arrived hero Satur-
day morning. aboard the steamer
Spokane, from Alaska. where they
had been inspecting Col. Jacklings
mining properties. /.
All to Bear Share
The wealthy men and the cor
porations also are pleased to con-
tribute their full share OF the cost
of carrying on the war which has
been forced upon the United
States" said Judge Gary. in dis
cussing the CONSUMPTION of wealth
and war profits fight which is be-
ing waged now in the senate.
'They insist, however. that the
burden of the expense shall be
equitably distributed so that every
one shall be compelled to pay In
proportion to his pecuniary ability.
Generally speaking. the one who
urges the levy Of large assessments
against the possessors OF wealth
ftyeS the basis inst ahoye fhA
amount of his personal fortune"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-25
THREE CONCERTS
SUNDAY IN PARKS

Three band concerts will enter.
tain Seattle park-goers Sunday.
Wsgner's band will play at Alki
from 2:30 to o'clock. and Adams
band will give concert from 2:30
to s o'clock at Woodland park. In
company with Prof. +. Dunkey.
who will distribute patriotic songs
among the people to sing with the
band.
Skinner a Eddy's band OF 30
pieces will play in the evening at
Leschi park from Z until o'clock
under the direction OF Ernest
Meirs.