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The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
State Of Ohio, City of Toledo Lucas

State Of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas
County-ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner Of the firm of T. j. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUN
that cannot be cured by the use Of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence 3se.' this 9Th day of December
(SeaD A. W. Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARR1 MEDICINE is taxi
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Druggists, 75c. Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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SIX MAJOR GENERALS NAMED.
President Wilson Sends List of Nomi
nations to Senate for Confirmation.


nations to Senate for Confirmation.
ington.-President Wilson sent
to the Senate the following nomina-
tions of brigadier generals to be ma
ior generals in the National Army:
George H. Cameron, Andres w. Brew
ster, Charles G. Ballon, George w.
Reed, Charles H. Muir, Charles T.
Monoher.
The following colonels were nomi-
mated to be brigadier generals in the
National Army: Malvern Hill Bar
mum, cavalry; William H. Hay, caval-
ry; Jesse Mel. Carter, cavalry.
The President also nominated Col.
Alexander l.. Dade to be brigadier
general in the Signal Corps, William
J. Duvall of Hutchinson, Kan, was
nominated to be explosives inspector
of the state of Kansas.
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"While I was in England" he said,
'1 had interviews with A. Bonar Law
and Walter Long Of the British gov
ernment, and on my way here have
seen Mr.. Hughes, prime minister Of
Australia. From these gentlemen I
have been given to understand that my
beloved islands may yet come under
the commonwealth. I am informed by
the British government that the nee
essary arrangement had been made
with France so we are but waiting
until the end of the war" king"
Watrima was wounded In France.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
Turks Must Not Retake Jerusalem.

Misunderstanding to the Messag.
gero, the pope has addressed a circu,
lar letter to all bishops in the bellig.
erent countries, declaring that if any
Christian state aids the Turks in an
attempt to retake Jerusalem it will be
condemned by the holy see.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
KeeDin0 the Quality Up

LAXATIVE BROMO OUININE, the World Famous
Cure for Colds and Grip, is now SOc per box: ~ 0n
ferent Medicinal Concentra ted Extracts and Chem
icals contained in LAXATIVE BROMO QUlNlNE,
it necessary to increase the price to the Drug
gist. 1t has stood the test for Quarter OF Cent
ury. 1t is used by every Civilized Nation.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
jury AcQuits Miss Varney.

Dedham, Mass-Miss Harriet A.
Varney, a nurse of West Upton, was
found not guilty of the murder of Mrs.
Pauline Keyes, the ten months bride
of George H. Keyes, by a jury in the
Norfolk County Superior Court
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
SOUTH SEA RULER OFFERS
HIS KINGDOM TO BRITAIN.
Monarch of Loyalty Islands Ern"esses
Hope They Will Become Part
of Commonwealth.

"King' Watriama Of the Loyalty Is
.ands has returned from Flanders,
where he has been serving with the
Australian expeditionary force, full OF
hope that the islands over which ne
claims kiugship eventually will be-
come part Of Australia.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
RepIantinq the Pines.

Pine tree seeds are being sent from
Scotland to the battle zone in France
for the purpose of replanting the for
ests that have been destroyed by artil-
lery fire during the last three years.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
Rockefeller Home Burned.

Cleveland, Ohio.-The palatial coun
try home of John D. Rockefeller, at
Forest Hill in East Cleveland, was
completely destroyed by fire.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
Boxed kaiser's Ears.

Mrs. Christian Tropitz of Peoria
claims to have known in childhood
Emperor William of Germany, and to
have once slapped his ears.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
Those Who Do Not Save.

The poorhouses are filled with peo-
pie who believed it foolish to save
their money because they couldn't
take it with them.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
Draft Wins in Canada's Election.

Ottawa, Ont.-The Union govern
ment has been returned and conscrip
tion confirmed by the Canadian do
mestic vote.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
Good Looking.

'Ts she pretty?''
every. She could commit murder
and be sure of an acquittal.'
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
The Cause.

"How did Teller get his cold?"
GAIL the drafts in the bank go
through his cage"
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29

All evils that cannot be attributed
to the weather may be blamed on the
war.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
Paved Over.

care these hats felt?"
'Frequently, mum but we don't like
II, | can tell you"
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29

California will destroy wild morning
glories by arsenical spray.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue:
much better than liquid blue Delights
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
H. SHIPS SUNK IN NORTH SEA
Six British and Five Neutral Mer.
chantmen Sent Down by German
Naval Raiders

London, Dec. 1S.-One British and
five neutral merchantmen, British
destroyer and four mine sweepers
have been sunk in the North sea by
German naval forces. The losses were
the result of an attack on convoy
bound from Scotland to Norway, Sir
Eric Geddes, first lord of the ad-
miralty, announced. The total tonnage
of the lost merchantmen were eight
thousand.
Two neutral merchant vessels and
a trawler were sunk off the Tyne on
Dec. II by German destroyers, Thorn
as J. MacNamara, financial secretary
to the admiralty, announced in the
House of Commons.
Eighty-eight Scandinavians, two OF
whom are women, and ten British.
were rescued by four British Destroy
er detachments from a cruiser squad
ron which was hastened to the scene.
Other survivors reached Norway in
boats.
Austrians are repulsed in an infan-
try attack On San MarinO and Cap
rifle hill, the enemy suffering heavy
casualties.
Heavy artillery engagements are re-
ported from the Vosges sector in
France, while raiding parties near st.
Quentin capture a number of prison
ers.
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w. N. u, DENVER, NO. 51,-1917.
Only Dreaming.

Only Dreaming.
Wife, dreamed last night that
was in heaven.
Husband-Did you see me there?
Wife, did then l knew / was only
dreaming-Town Topics.
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important to Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that it
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29

Ten smiles for a nickel. Always buy Red
Cross Bag Blue; have beautiful, clear
white clothes. Adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
~ DEAD, 30 ARE HURT
In Path of Arkansas, ,TOrnntiO-prSsp-
erty Loss Estimated at $:s,OOO,OOD,

Little Rock, Dec. 27.-Reports re-
ceived here up to noon to-day from
I the storm areas gathered by rouud-
about communication indicated that
persons were killed and more than
80 injured in the tornado that swept
Central Arkansas hate yesterday.
Wires are down In all directions aud
1t is only where couriers have reach
ed telephone stations that accurate
information of the extent Of the dam-
age can be obtained.
A heavy down-pour OF rain and a
high wind accompanied the storm.
and railroads face washouts, high
water. torn-up telegraph and teIe-
phone lines, making operation perit-
Gus.
For 100 miles, in Grant county,
over portions Of Pulaski, Loneoke,
Jefferson and Prairie counties, the
tornado took toll Of lives and stock.
Estimates OF tho property damage TO-
day were placed at 100000.
Apprehension regarding the State
convict farm at Tucker. southeast OF
here. where 325 State prisoners were
stationed, was allayed by advices say
ing no ono was injured there.
Passengers arriving here to-day
brought further reports Of the wip-
ing out of the negro settlement at
keo, with loss OF II lives. Accu-
rate information on the situation
there, however, is lacking.
The tornado struck the ground a
Few miles north Of Pine Bluff, and.
cutting path four miles wide, as
snmed northeasterly course aud
finally wore itself out in the vicinity
OF Duvall Bluff and Des Arc. Many
homes were set on fire by lightning.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
C0rOncr's Jury RevcrscS.

Greenville, Dec. 28.--The inquest
over the body OF Lewis Garrison, who
was found dead in a house on Allen
street, in PelZer, Saturday morning,
December 23, was reopened at PelZer
to-day, according to advices received
here.
After deliberation Of about two
hours the jury returned its verdict
to the effect "that Garrison came to
his death at the hands of patty or
parties unknown to the jury"
The former verdict ascribed the
death due to self-inficted wounds.
The change of verdict, according to
Information from PelZer, Is based
strongly on additional evidence since
the former inquest.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
RAILROAD AND UNION MEN
Disagree and Break OF Conference on
Work Hours.

New York, Dec. Z2.-Conferences
between representatives of the rail
roads and the four brotherhoods of
railway employees, at which were
discussed the possibilities OF a settle
ment OF the 8-hour controversy, were
discontinued abruptly to-day when it
became apparent an agreement could
not be reached.
1t was announced by both sides
that there would be no more meet
inss until after the United States
Supreme Court hands down its decis-
ior on the constitutionality OF the
Adamson act.
The break came, it was learned,
when the railroad representatives re-
fused TO concede the demands of
the brotherhood chiefs for an agree
ment looking toward the enforcement
OF the new wage schedule fixed by the
Adamson law, which goes into effect
January |.
The brotherhood chiefs held, it
was said. that their men had the
right TO begin drawing wages accord
ing to tho scale provided by the
Adamson law Immediately after the
law became effective, irrespective Of
the suits brought by the railroads to
test its validity.
4 statement issued by Elisha Lee.
chairman OF the conference commit
tee OF railway managers, covered
the position assumed by the railroads
on this point. The statement said:
'"The railroads will await the decis-
ion Of the Supreme Court in the Ad-
amson law test case. BY agreement
with the Department Of Justice at
Washington the railroads will keep
record from January Of the wages
OF all employees affected by the Ad-
amson law, In order that. If the law
Is upheld by the court. the employees
will receive the extra pay due them
The rights Of the employees in the
interval will thus be amply protected.
The railroad managers say it
would be folly for them, in view OF
the award made last week by a board
Of arbitration in the case of the
switchmen's union, TO pay the 10000
switchmen who are members OF the
brotherhoods at the rate of 10 hours
pay for an S-hour day, when the
award grants only nine hours pay
for eight hours work.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
THE RAGE OF LIFE.
A Talk With the Boys.
Progressive Farmer,)

tThis talk Is by William JENNINGS
Bryan, who needs no Introduction IN
anybody in America. and in fact needs
no introduction anywhere in Chris
tendon. Three times the Democratic
candidate for President, he is hardly
less FAMOUS for his leadership in
moral retorms-prohibitioE, peacc,
etc.-and for his addresses on relig-
lous questions, "rhe Making of a
Man." "rhc Prince of Peace" ctc.)
TO the Boys on Southern Farms.
There is no newly discovered road
10 success in any OF the occupations
or professions, In discussing public
speaking ! have suggested that the
two essentials are knowledge of the
subject and earnestness in present
ing 1t. am not sure but that the
same rules hold good in farming. The
two essentials to success in farming
are knowledge Of the industry and
earnestness in the applying Of the
knowledge to the soil. No man can
expect to MAKE a good farmer unless
he understands his business, and IT is
Just as essential that he should feel
general interest in what he is doing
in order that his work may be n
pleasure to him. There are many
other things that will aid one. but
these two things are necessary.
DR.. Claxton, who is at the head of
the educational work Of the Federal
government, has given one OF the
most forceful arguments in favor of
peace. lie calls attention to the fact
that improvement in agriculture is
equivalent to the extension of our
domain. IF. for instance, by the in
PRODUCTION of scientific methods, the
producing power Of an acre of ground
can be doubled. the effect is the same
as If we had doubled our territory.
1t should be the aim of every far
mer to understand the soil which he
cultivates and not only raise it to its
highest productive capacity, but keep
it there by the conservation of it's
strength and fertility.
The agricultural colleges have not
only improved farming methods, but
have raised the standard of education
among the farmer boys. They have
thus insured to the farmer a larger
influence in the direction of the gov
ernment.
With good wishes to the farmer
boys of the South, | am,
Very truly yours,
w. J. Bryan.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
High Honor for JOtl'rc.

Paris, Dec. 27.-In addition to a
decree creating Gen. Joffre a marshal
OF France, President Poincare has
signed another revoking the decrees
OF December 2, 1915, and December
3. 1916. The first OF these appoint
ed Marshal Joffre commander in chief
OF the French forces except those in
the colonies OF Morocco. The second
said:
Gen. Joffrc, commander-in-chie
OF the. French forces, will act as tech
nical adviser to the government in all
things concerning the direction of
war"
The press and public are unani-
nous in welcoming the revival Of the
dignity Of marshal in favor of Gen.
loire. All agree that he broke the
German power once for all by the
victory Of the Marne, and saved the
capital Of the country from humilia-
tiOn and despair.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
PaIOlctl Convict Dies,

Laurens, Dec. 2S.-A parole grant
ed last week to Sam Jones, coloref.
OF this county, only reached him in
time to allow him to go home to die.
Jones, convicted Of manslaughter at
the fall term Of court and sentenced
to two years and three months in the
penitentiary, had loin in the county
jail since his conviction suffering
from serious malady. With his
days evidently numbered, clemency
was granted upon the recommends
ton of Solicitor Cooper and he was
given parole Of six months by Gov
ernor Manning, on the supposition
that his health might be improved by
freedom. Although in very weak-
ened condition, the negro insisted on
being carried to his home in the
country. Accordingly he was taken
there. and in the early part of this
week he succnmbed to the malady.
only enjoying his freedom for & day.
Jones killed negro in the lower
part Of the county several years ago,
but gave himself up last fall and
stood trial for his crime.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
\ NEW JERSEY MYSTERY.


Dover, y. j., Dec. 27.--A murder
mystery as dark and weirdly uncanny
as any Of fiction was unfolded to au-
thorities here to-day. The story is
three days old, but it has been locked
up in the breasts OF a country hotel
keeper and a coroner.
Thos. w. Morley, proprietor Of the
Lake Denmark Hotel, was awakened
on Christmas Eve by scratching
outside his door. lie opened 1t, and
on the floor Of the hallway lay his
housekeeper, Lillian Green. She was
moaning pitifully. She was stark
naked and on her body were blotches
caused by. terrific burns.
why, you're all burned" said
Morley.
''No, just scorched," she said-and
died.
Morley told the authorities she had
gone out early that evening to meet
friend whom he did not know. He
heard nothing, he said, until the
scratching came outside his door. No
footsteps were heard coming or
going, and the six hunting dogs
which he had in a kennel Just out
side the hotel were silent all night.
II would have been impossible, he
said, for any one to have brought the
woman without his hearing them.
The ground was frozen hard outside,
and would have echoed footsteps.
Physicians who examined the body
said 1t would have been equally
impossible for the woman to have
walked more than half dozen stcrs.
Her feet were burned horribly.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
MOTHER /! GIVE CHILD
"SYRUP OF FIGS" IL
TONGUE is COATED.
If Cross, Feverish, Sick, Bilious,
Clean Little Liver and Bowels.

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop play
ing TO empty the bowels, and the re-
suit IS, they be;ome tightly clogged
with waste, liver gets sluggish, sto-
mach sours, then. Jour little one be-
comes cross, half-sick, feverish, don't
eat, sleep or act naturally, breath is
bad, system full Of cold, has sore
throat, stomachachc or diarrhoea.
Listen, mother! See If tongue is coat
ed, then give teaspoonful of Cali
fornia Syrup Of Figs" and in few
hours all the constipated waste, sour
bile and undigested food passes out
OF the system, and you have a we'll
playful child again.
Millions Of mothers give "Califol-
MIA Syrup, Of Figs" because it is per-
fectly harmless; children love IT,, and
it never fails to act on the stomach,
liver and bowels.
Ask your druggist for 50-cent
bottle Of "California Syrup Of Figs"
which has full directions for babies.
children Of all ages and for grown
ups plainly printed on the bottle. Be-
ware of counterfeits sold here. Get
the genuine, made by California Fig
Syrup Company" Refuse any other
kind with contempt.--Ady.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
Simple Laxative Remedy
Best for Consultation
DIX. CALDWELL'S SYRUP PEPSIN
GAVE SATISFACTORY WHEN
NOTHING ELSE WOULD.

Nearly every one, at one time or
another, suffers from constipation, or
inactive bowels, and one of the few
conclusions upon which the doctors
agree Is that regularity Of the bowels
Is an essential to good health.
In the family medicine chest of
most well-Ordercd households will he
found one or more Of the various
remedies recommended for the reliof
or constipation. In the majority of
homes to-day the combination of sim
pie laxative herbs with pepsin, known
as Dr.. Caidwells Syrup Pepsin, is
recognized as the standard laxative.
Druggists everywhere report con-
stantly increasing demand for this
splendid remedy, which is sold for
fifty cents bottle.
MIR. James Ash, 1902 Green street .
Cumberland, Md, wrote to DR.. Cald-
well that he found DR.. Caldwells
Syrup PepSin the most effective REM
edy for constipation he had ever used
ana that he always keeps n bottle Of
IT on hand for use when necessary.
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is Il
mild laxative, and does not gripe or
strain, but acts gently and brings re-
heI IN an easy, natural manner. It's
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
Equal to Emergencies.

Berlin, Dec. 27.--The annual re-
port Of the Berlin Chamber of Com
merce states that during 1916 "close
cooperation Of the government and
people made practically available all
the means which guarantee the pos
sibility OF an energetic continuation
OF the war and of the provisioning of
the population with all the necessa-
ries Of life. On this fact can be based
a certainty that our economic evolu-
ton in the future also will be equal
to the emergencies Of war time"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
rs JUST WONDERFUL"
MRS ROLLINS DECLARES
BILE no VISIT HER AGED
MOTHER.
WAS SICK THREE MONTHS.
Spnrtanburg Woman Has ut Last
Overcome Her Multitude of
Troubles, She Declares.

1T is just wonderful the way Tan
lac built up my strength" said Mrs
n. j. Rollins, Of 10 Jennings street
Spartanburg, in statement she gave
September 9th in endorsement OF
Tanlac.
'For four years | was so sickly and
weak that | could not go to see my
mother, who will be hundred years
OF age OH her next birthday. She
lives only few miles from here"
continued Mrs. Rollins.
My health was very bad and |
suffered great deal from weakness,
indigestion and constipation" said
Mrs. Rollins. IL had no annette at
all, and many day would eat only
few bites during the day. and ! was
so weak could not do anything with
out having to go to bed for a while.
lost weight until | became skin and
bones only.
'All the time | suffered with head
aches and spells OF swimming in the
head which almost drove me crazy.
II ] rode in a buggy, would have
bad vomiting spells, and had seve-
raj of these attacks before | found
out what caused them, and with them
| had awful sick headaches.
"For three months before | began
taking Tanlac | had sick headaches
every day, but | have not had them
since l began taking Tanlac, and
when the first bottle of Tanlac was
taken the headaches were gone.
I'VE had heard so much about
Tanlac, we were Influenced to buy it
because Of what it had done for 9TH
ers. and Tanlac has given me won-
derful relief in every way. 1t is Just
the best medicine any one ever took.
1t quickly gave me better appetite
and now | eat lot. My nerves are
strong and l am free of those terri
Bile headaches. My system Is in good
order and l feel wonderfully i'm
proved In every way. | am strong
now and ! am not troubled with
weakness. 1t is just wonderful the
way Tanlac built up my strength.
The Tanlac relieved that constipation
too. | gained a good deal of weight,
too, though ! was so poor could
hardly go when l began taking Tan
lac.
II now recommend THnlac because
1T did me more good than all the doe
tors | ever had and all the other
medicines ever took. think there
is nothing like Tanlac. and sure can
and do praise it,"
Tanlac, the master medicine, is
sold exclusively by Bells Drug Store,
Walhalla; J. G. Cain. Oakway; Sa-
lem Drug Co., Salem; Seneca Phar-
macy, Seneca; Stonecypher Drug
Co., Westminster.-Adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
Engineer j. II. NJ. Riser

The Southern News Bulletin for
January has this to say:
Engine No. 1850, handling trains
10 and 16 on the Mobile division, be-
tween Selma, Ala, and Rome, Ga,
IS one Of the neatest engines on the
southern Railway. Engineer j. T. M.
Riser, to whom the engine is assign
ca, takes a great deal of interest in
the appearance Of the engine. This
engine has been In continuous SER
vice for the past 10 months without
losing a trip, making approximately
6o,592 miles and averaging about u
pounds of coal per mile, which is con-
sider"d remarkable record. y
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
SLAIN ON WEDDING DAY.
Wilbur Daniels Killed at His Home
in Florence County.

Florence, Dec 27.-Wilbur Dan
iels was shot and killed by his bro
ther, Anderson Daniels, at Hannah,
in the lower part Of Florence county,
Sunday afternoon, Il few hours after
the former had married Miss Vera
Gaskins, daughter Of John Gaskins, a
well known farmer OF that section.
The marriage in the afternoon was
the cause OF the tragedy it seems, for
Anderson Daniels is understood to
have advised his brother against the
step. The marriage was solemnized
Sunday afternoon and Wilbur Daniels
carried his bride to the home Of his
brother, where he lived with another
brother. 1t is said that Wilbur Dan
iels took exception to the failure OF
his brother and his wife to welcome
his wife, and going to his brother
Anderson's room proposed to settle
the matter with him and struck him
with a pistol. Another brother car
ried Wilbur away to the home Of his
father-in-law, not far distant, but as
he neared the house he Is said to
nave returned to his brothers home.
AS he came up the steps the fatal
shot was fired. Wilbur Daniels died
Monday morning.
The coroners jury exonerated An
derson Daniels, and he has been for
mally arrested and granted bail.
The Daniels brothers were sons OF
the late w. T. Daniels. Wilbur Dan
iels and a younger brother lived with
Anderson Daniels at the old Daniels
homestead.