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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05

ing. or else they fall far short in their
contributions as soldiers Of the soil,
mill, factory, etc.
The position Is taken by the
league that the one predominating
thought, uppermost in every mind
should this war end without victory,
what need will man have for a lot
he has bought. or. house he is going
to bu.ld. or an automobile he can Ill
afford TO own. even in normal times;
If billions Of war indelnnities are lev
led upon us to repay Germany for the
vast expense she has gone to "con-
quer" the world-what will anything
be worth? Surely from now on no
gathering, from the pulpit Or church
on down to the community gather
ings, singings, ETC., should fail to
have some local speakers or their
pastors refer to the fact that we are
In war; and to this end make It the
all-absorbing topic. It's energy and
determination that Is lying dormant
must be aroused, and the masses are
the ones that must be reached. The
Walker County Volunteer Service
League, when once 1t begins Its sys-
tematic working program, will ac-
complish more than all other efforts
combined for this cause.
When speakers are needed In any
community to aid In che work in ad-
dition to local talent, others from ad-
joining beats Will be available. The
man who Joins does so voluntarily;
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C As 7 ORIA
For Infants and Children
Sn Use For Over 30 Years
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Boasts Of Boche Barbarity.

London, May ?3-4Another account
of German barbarity to prisoners
comes from Switzerland. A neutral
formerly living in Berlin met SER
geant In the German army who had
seemed humane in the old days when
he was music teacher, but now
gloated over the manner in which he
and his companions had marched
large detachment Of British wounded
through Germany. The captors were
mounted, prisoners aroot, trudg-
ing 25 to 80 miles day.
"When they Jagged" the sergeant
said, 1--WE drew our revolvers and
shot them down. Out Of 900 only
ITO arrived at our destination. That
is war. Our German principle is. to
get peace quickly and we must wage
war ruthlessly. Those are our or
ders." Z,
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pound my husband wanted me to Try it.
took it for week and felt a little bet
ter. kept it up for three months, and
/ feel finQ and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness Mrs.
J: WoRTHLINE, 2842 North Taylor St.,
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority Of mothers nowadays
overdo, there are so many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
10 invariably a weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back
ache, irritability and depression - and
soon more serious ailments develop.
It 10 at such periods In life that Lydia g.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
restore o normal healthy condition, an
IT did to Mrs. Worthline.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05
THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA
In the District Court Of the United
States, for the Western District Of
South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES

fSTSuS ..r
"A certain tract Of land containing
l40.41 acres. more or less. situate
IN ---.------------------- Township, in the
county of Oconee. IN the State Of
South Carolina, known as the G.
G. Good Tract.
Notice that Application Has Been
Made by The United States to Ac.
qufre the Land Herein Described
by Condemnation.
Pursuant to an order made by HIS
honor, Joseph T. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
of South Carolina, on the 23d day
Of May, A. D. 1918, notice is
hereby published that app lication has
been made to the District Court of
the United States, for the Western
District of South Carolina. in behalf
of the United States, for the condem-
nation for the public uso and purpose
of National Forest Reserve, Of a GER
tain tract OF land, owned or supposed
to be owned by &C. Good and his
wife, Eva Good, Of Greenvilie, South
Carolina. and general description
Of said tract Of land being as follows:
140.41 acres on headwaters of
Village Greek, a tributary Of Chauga; {;
uo6ihulnB on 10 BIZ, witnessed by
10" Red Oak, S 41-W, 81 ch distant
and 6" hickory w .58 ch. distant, and
runs thence the following courses and
chains:
N 1926 w. 1892 CHI; N12-51 w,
26.71 ch.; N 51-25 E. 1858 CHI. {;
thence with w. r. Holden's lines s
31-3S r, 1884 ch.; s 60-31 e, 8
CHI; S o-22 w, 8 ch.; s 68-38 f., 1880
CHI; s 1852 w, 42/75 CHI. to begin
ming.
AL persons Interested in said tract
Of land are hereby required to come
forward on the 1st day Of August,
A. D. 1918, and flle with the Clerk of
this Court, at his Office at Greenville,
S. c., their objections, If any they
should have, to the proposed pur-
chase or acquisition Of said tract OF
land by the United States.
j. WILLIAM THURMOND,
United States Attorney.
A true copy.
(Seal.) j. B. KNIGHT,
Clerk u. S. D. Court.
| May 20, 1918. 22-24
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This part of the leagues work
rendering its services to the proper
government agencies, as 1t is propos-
ed to keep up continual effort to en-
Tighten or inform by every educa-
tional means, community meetings,
public speakings, literature, ETC.
should be the thing that will cause
the ministers. the professional and
successful business man from a!l ends
of the county. to write the secretary
at once to enroll me-" the opportu-
nifty is vast and the results so neces-
sary.
Any and all movements, such as
bond issues. Red Cross drives, stamp
sales campaigns, any efforts having
for their purpose the winning Of this
war, will find the league membership
to man throwing It's moral support
and influence in, instead Of stumbling
blocks. When the league knows a
certain effort is needed to straighten
the way for something of this nature
tAA"S 10 w SolhOp SllhC WI uS Ldhou
by the forelock and our citizenship
in every beat Of the county--and we
hope in some other counties-will
begin to receive any initial prepara-
ton for awakening that Is practica-
BILE.
The man who has no opinion on
this war, or who Is half-hearted, Is q
positive menace or hindrance, and
yet If he knows nothing of 1t, as hun
dreds Of the people everywhere do
not, at least they are not sufficiently
informed as to feel a personal loss II
we lose. This very condition Is dan.
gerous. Soldiers would never win
another battle If their patriotism was
not aroused Civilian soldiers, as we
all are. must have this same awaken.
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

In the District Court Of the United
States, fcr tho Western District OF
South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
versus S
A certain tract Of land containing
94.86 acres, more or less, situate
In ------------ --- Township in the
County Of Oconee, in the state of,
South Carolina, known as the P.
8. Robins ct al. tract
Notice that Application Has Been
Made by The United States to Ac-
quire tho Land Herein Described
: by Condemnation. i
Pursuant to an order made by his
States Judge for the Western District
OF South Carolina, on the 22d day
Of May, A. d. 1918, notice Is
hereby published that application has
been made to the District Court Of;
the United States, for the Western
District Of South Carolina, in behalf
Of the United States, for the condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
OF National Forest Reserve, OF q cer-g
tain tract OF land, owned or supposed ;
to be owned by P. 8. Robins, Mrs.
Belle Finley, Mrs. Cleo g. Stuart, J.
H. Finley, Mrs. Susan Craig, Mrs.
Gussie Alexander, Mrs. Alice Herd,
Mrs. Minnie Craig and Mrs. M. j..
Robins, and general description OF
said tract OF land being as followa:
94.S6 acres, beginning at corner
common to Robins, Beam and Lewis
King tracts, at intersection OF s.
boundary OF Jeptha Robins grant
with % boundary Of Am. Brown
lands and runs thence the following
courses and chains:
N Gill e, 60.26 ch. to J. q. Orr,
Jr., corner in West line of N. f.
Keown; thence N 1857 w, with
KeoWn line 1888 ch. to r. A. Nichols
corner; thence with Nichols lines N
'79-46 w, $500 CHI; thence s 56-15
w, 1.01 CHI; s 41-45 IL, 4,89 CHI;
s 46-21 w, 90 CHI; 8 46 w, 24.45
CHI; s 56-27 p, 3.52 ch. to A.. M,
Brown corner; 26-13 u with Brown.
line 3.29 CHI. to beginning.
All persons interested in said tract
of land are hereby required to como
forward on tho 1st day OF August
A. D. 1913, and file with the Clerk Of
this Court, at his office at Greenville,S
8. g., their objections, IL any they,
should have, to the proposed ptir-t
chase or acquisition of said tract of
land by the United states.
J. WILLIAM THURMOND,
United States Attorney.
fseai. j. b. KNIGHT, ss "
ss. Clerk y. I. s. D. Court. sS.:
May 30, 1918. 22-2As &; !.
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Organizes voluntec- League.

>AG<&hLSS lCuNucs
Townley, Ala, May 31.-Editor
keowee Courier: Some time ago the
people of this section organized
Patriotic Volunteer Service League.
This being very enthusiastically re-
ceived organization, and feeling that
1t will soon be copied in many other
nearby counties, ,tand not improbably'
IN other States, think it worth while
to note some Of the early results Of
the organization
1t so happens that have played a
part in the founding of it and was
honored with the county secretary
snip of the league. If you doubt
that we are "some PATRIOTS" see q
copy Of the "Challe.lge" of the chair
man of the. recent Red Gross drive in
this county, in which we went out to
get s6,500 and came back with $70.-
0O0-more than 1000 per cent. We
do not believe there is another coun-
ty In the States that can equal this
record. John H. Bankhead, Jr., our
for anything to compare with 1t.
Yours very truly,
e. G. Ellison.
The Challenge.
The Walker county challenge that
has been sent out reads as follows:
A Message to the Kaiser.
Walker county subscribed $4,000
to the Red Cross. Our quota was
$500.
We challenge any other county in
the United States to beat Or to equal
this record!
We are with you, boys, with our
money, and will join You when we
are called.
Get the Kaiser!
Walker County.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05

E. c. Ellison Herds Patriotic Work in His Adopted Home
Walker County's Red Cross Quota Was $500
Raised $4,000 in Recent Drive

e. G. Ellison, Of Townley, Walker
county, Alabama, is a worker and an
organizer of no mean ability. He Is
a son Of Capt. and Mrs. A. H. Ellison,
Of Oconee, but has for several years
made Alabama his home. In view of
the fact that the prime mover in the
work mentioned below is an Oco-
neean by birth. we feel sure that the
story below. taken from the Noun
tain Eagle, Of Jasper, Ala, will be
Of special interest to the people of
Oconee. We quote:
At meeting Of the Third Liberty
Loan Committee for Walker county,
on the night of May 4, E.. c. Ellison,
of Townley. an enthusiastic member
OF the committee, suggested that the
Third Liberty Loan organization in
the county be used as a nucleus for
the formation of a volunteer league
to aid the government in various
movements requiring volunteer SER
'ASO ohu lACASUy dfOAu luc IFOuDlS
and delays that would necessarily re-
suit from having to reorganize every
time q worthy movement Is started in
a county.
AT the request of The Eagle, Mr..
Ellison explains below the proposed
work Of the Walker County Volun-
teer Service League. In promoting
the volunteer league, Mr.. Ellison has
set an example that other counties
may well follow: Mr.. Ellison's let.
ter follows:
1t Is probable that in outlining the
organization Of the Walker County
Volunteer Service League in last
weeks issue, which was done in con-
nection with the report Of the very
creditable, in fact. highly creditable
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the man or men. or women who rem
der any such service will do 1t yolun-
tarily. Patriots, instead OF politi-
clans, will do this work, unselfish and
without any thought of pay. In CIV
Ing service of this kind you are aid
ing your government and helping
yourself. Surely the churches will
unite with the league, and here bid
Is made TO them from time to time
to put service ieaguers on the spe-
cial programs, as the people must be
reached and only in this way can 1t
be done. The man, who won't mix
religion and patriotism has little or
none Of either.
Tho Work Begins.
The county secretary, E. C. Eli
son, at Townley, has already begun
to enroll members, and urges every
patriotic citizen in the county to lose
no time in dropping him a card. say
Ing enroll me-" He will enroll them
IN the order in which they are re-
cetved, and in tl1s way records will
speak for themselves. Leaders usu-
ally lead, and followers usually fol-
low.
Within a short time the various
league committees, officers and pos
sibly its roster of membership will
be published that the outside world
may know how things are done over
In Walker.
In this way we will, In a measure,
send our answer to the message
brought us by Secretary Baker on
his return from France. Our soldier
boys over there asked him to say:
"We will do our duty over here; will
you do yours at home?" Let's begin
to answer that question In Walker
county in a thousand ways, so unmis-
takably that other counties OF the
State will want to get the Walker
idea and plant it in their counties.
And this we urge them to do-make
the movement county and Statewide,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05

lhioe CoEtatu tTdctS OF lanu COntaln-
ing 414.51 acres. more or less, sit
uate in ------- --------- Township, in
the County of Oconee, in the State
Of South Carolina, known as tho
w. J. Townes Tract.
Notice that Application has Been
Made by The United States to Ac-
quire the Land Herein Described
by Condemnation.
Pursuant to n-order made by his
honor. Joseph T. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western Dis
trict Of South Carolina, on the 21st
day Of May, A. d. 1918, notice Is
hereby published that application has
been made to the District Court OF
the United States, for tho Western
District Of South Carolina, in behalf
Of the United States, for tho condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
Of National Forest Reserve, Of q cor
tain tract OF land, owned or supposed
to be owned by w. J. Townes, unmar-
ried. Of Tamassee, Oconee County,
South Carolina, and a general de-
scription Of said tract OF land being
as follows: 414.51 acres of land In
Oconee County. South Carolina, con-
ststing Of three tracts, known as
Tracts 81, 320-I and 320-II. respect
ively, and generally described as fol-
lows:
244.85 acres on waters Of Chattoo-
ga River and Tomassee Creek, begin
ming at SW corner of Elihu Creswells
660-acre grant, thence the following
| courses and chains: S 50-49 with
Rexford's line 42.70 ch. thence with
Kuhtman's line N 46-l2 T., 1921 CHI:
| N 1880 r, 1921 CHI; N 1859 Il.
1919 ch.; thence with Creswell's,
now Mrs. Loopers line, N 89-33 w,
29.31 ch.; N 29-49 Il, 74.86 CHI; N
72.18 w, with Dendy's line, 236 ch.,
to intersection Of Creswell and Black
grants; thence with Rexford's line
S S7-2G w 46.83 CHI. to a "a" pine on
top Of ridge; 1850 w, 37.32 ch.;
IS 1854 w, 1894 CHI; $500 w,
1852 to beginning. .@s
169.O2 acres on Chattooga Ridge
and waters Of Tomassee Creek, be-
ginning on burnt chestnut stump, at
intersection Of marked lines on ton
OF ridge bearing East, witnessed by
~" pine 1S w, .26 CHI. distant and
3" BJ, N 70 E, 20 ch. distant. thence
the following courses and CHI: s
| 1882 IL, with Mrs. LooDer's line
1888 CHI. to 26" pine on top Of ridge;
N 2l-30 w, with Rexford's line 69.16
ch.; thence with Dendy's line S So
49 w, 1882 CHI. to 10" hickory on
top Of ridge; thence s 24-03 w,
1886 ch.; S 30-04 E, 7.4S CHI; s
4l-54 w ,a,28.08 ch. to beginning.
G4/100 Of an acre on top OF Chat
tooga Ridge, beginning Mt intersec-
ton OF Robert Black 1000-acre and
Robert A. Keys 472-acre grants,
thence runs N 22-57 w with Keys
grant, TIA CHI; S 35-32 w, 1.95 CHI;
$3.50 70. with Blacks line 6.93 CHI
to beginning.
All persons interested in said tract
of land are hereby required to come
forward on the 1st day OF August,
A. D. 1913, and file with the Clerk of
this Court at his office at Greenville,
S. c., their objections. If any they
should have, to the proposed pur-
chase or acquisition OF said tract Of
land, by the United States
J. WILLIAM THURMOND,
United States Attorney.
a true copy.
(Seal) J. 3. KNIGHT,
| Clerk U. S. D. Court.
| NAV 90 1913 22.2d
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05
A Scandal, If True.
(Anderson Mail.)


There should be thorough inves-
legation OF the charge that more than
1000 young men Of military age re
employed by the Federal Departmen
of Agriculture, and that they have
been placed in deferred classinca-
tions.
The thing amounts to scandal, If
1t is true.
Congressman Lever, OF this State,
who Is chairman Of the House Com
mittee on Agriculture, should make
a statement in regard to the matter
for he should know whether the
charge is true.
For Indigestion, Constipation or
Bliiousness
Just try one 50-cent bottle Of LAX-FOS
WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive
Laxative pleasant to take. Made and
recommended to the public by Paris Medi-
cine Co., manufacturers of Laxative Bromo
Quinine and Groves Tasteless chill Tonic.
viii Raise 1856 100000.
The recent General Con ference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, which was held In Atlanta,
gave it's full approval to the Centen-
ary OF Missions Movement, which pro-
poses to raise $35, 10000 o in the
next five years for homo and foreign
missions, church extension and war
work. Laynen in all sections Of the
South are enthusiastic regarding the
measure and the leaders In the great
movement are sanguine Of success.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05

blCkly HOSC OI CN0
time. I went to q
doctor and he said
I had nervous indi-
gestion, which adj
ded 10 my weak
condition kept me
worrying most Of
the time ~ and he
said If ! could not
stop that, / could
not get well. I
heard so muchabout
Lydia e. Pinkham's
T
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05

After being allowed to lapse for
many years. diamond mining in Bra
ell 10 again becoming active, the chief
buyers being American speculstors.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05
This WEAK,
NERVOUS MOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, PAT was very weak,
always tired, my back ached, and felt
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THE UNITED .yrATEs OF AMERICA
In the district Court OF tho United
States for. the Western District %
South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
Versus

Three certain tracts Of land contain
ing 414.51 acres, more or less. sit
uate In ---------------- Township, in
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In the District Court of the United
States, for tho Western District OF
South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
LiquidateS Debt to France

California has generously sent a
million and half two-year old
prune trees to help in restoring
the French orchards, and enough
seed beans to plant 10000 acres.
Canada is undertaking the planting
of thousands of Canadian naples
in France. 1t is pleasant also to
know that there is to be no lack of
outside help for the devasted
towns. English and American
architects are at work on plans for
new buildings to replace those
razed by the guns, both in Belgium
and in France.
These trees are expected to con-
vert Is, 900 acres into bearing or
chards in two years. 1t was France
which, in 1856, gave to California
her first prune trees. The prune,
which since then has filled many a
gap on the table of the American
boarding houses, and has borne the
brunt of many jest keeps right
on proving its worth. -Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

America is on the firing line. The
Indian has come to look upon our
President as a second Moses come
to deliver a people, including the
German people themselves, from
the menace of Prussianisn. The
unspoiled Indian heart is equally
and truly sensitive to all other fine
humanities.
The Anglo-Saxon ideals of civili-
zation and liberty have conquered
the aboriginal American. and he
willingly faces death that it may
conquer the world that there may
be lasting peace on earth and
good will amongst men.
Less than So years ago, the
bloodthirsty Sioux were scalping
and mutilating the dead bodies of
Clusters men, but today we find
the sons and grandsons of those
Indians standing in the trenches,
facing the cannons, bombs, and
poison gas, offering their lives as a
sacrifice, that justice, mercy, hu-
manity, and freedom shall not
perish from the earth.-Louis R.
Gourd, in The (Haskell) Indian
Leader.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
REVOLUTION COST EIGHTY MILLION
Colonies Had Struggle to Raise It, But Were Helped
Considerably by France Holland and Spain
Selected


closed, $7,6S4,OOO in specie was
subscribed. The foreign loans OBJ
tanned by the struggling colonies
during their war for independence
are particularly interesting at the
present time when the United
States is making such tremendous
loans to the various Allied coun-
tries. Through Benjamin Frank
lin, Gouveneur Morris and others
funds were obtained either in loans
or subsidies from the governments
of France and Spain and from pri-
vate bankers in Holland. France
granted subsidies of 100000
livres in 1777 and 5000, 900 livres
in 1881. In all, these sums, which
may be regarded as gifts, amounted
to 81, ,996,50O.
The United States borrowed
from France between 1777 and
1888 the total sum of Sc, 1852, 500,
while Holland loaned the strug-
Cling nation $l,3O4,OOO, and
Spain furnished $174,1l7-a total
of $7.830,5l7. Nor must it be
forgotten that France spent at
least $6, 100000 on the army which
she sent to the aid of the colonies.
At the beginning of 1910
years after the Declaration of In
dependence-the indebtedness of
the national government was $780,
323,8 This was divided as fol-
lows: Foreign Sill, ,585. 900; un-
liquidated certificates of indebted
ness, $16,70 900, arrears of inter
est on domestic debt, So, 100, 900.
These figures are trivial as COM
pared to those representing the
war debt of today, but this in
debtedness weighed far more
heavily upon the people of that
time than the tremendous expen-
diture of the present does upon the
American public today.
1t was no small matter for the
colonials and their descendants to
so shape the machinery of the
government that results could be
obtained smoothly and efficiently.
There we're many ups and downs,
successes and failures, but the foun.
dation laid in those trying times is
the foundation upon which the
American financial system rests at
the present time, and it is because
of the solidity of that foundation
that the United States has been
enabled to take such an important
part in the world struggle for
democracy.