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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22
STILL HOLD ANCIENT COURT
judicial Tribunal Established seven
Hundred Years Ago IN England
Never Abolished.

Among the courts of ancient origin
In Great Britain most interesting
one still exists at Bristol, the last one
remaining of the Pied Poudre cou2ts
which were established more than TOO
years ago at places where large fairs
were held, lasting very often for more
than fortnight. ond attended by for
eigners. The courts were provided,
especially If the fair was at sea.
port town, to deal with differences Of
opinion which were likely to arise be-
tween people who could not under
stand each others speech. The
stranger, In such case, would find
himself in a sorry plight.
Courts were therefore established
SO that complaints from those who
were staying In the city for the fair
or passing through without making
any long stay, could be dealt with,
and were called Courts Of Pied
Poudre or Dusty Feet from the dusty
feet Of the travelling bagmen and ped
dlers whom 1t was intended to help.
In time Pied Poudre became Pye
Powder court, and under that name
was held once again in Bristol this
autumn for fortnight. The Recorder
presided. The court was opened In
accordance with ancient custom in the
market place which adjoins the Guild.
hall for convenience. Although the
number Of complaints were few the
court remained sitting for the full II
days as 1t had done century after cen
tury. Thither the dusty feet can turn
Of those who feel they have q
grievance. sure that attention Will be
given to their plant.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22
Tho UauAl May.

"HeAo, Fred! How did you get on
In Scotland1"
"Oh, fine, Jack! We had grand
weather all the time. BY the by, do
you know, I heard a funny thing when
I was there"
"Indeedl" said Jack: "What was
itf'
"Well, they told me that they didn't
hang man with wooden leg in Scot.
landt"
"That's Queeri" said Jack. "How's
thatt"
"Oh, they hang 'em with a rope az
@ ruler' was the reply.--London An.
swers.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22
Speaking u Parable.
(Lumpkin independently

(LUNpKIII IIHUUpeNUoHC.)
When merchant talks about f.
fcrding" advertising he Is get INK
ready for the live merchant to take
llis trade away from him. People do
not afford advertising any moro
than the man who needs a suit Of
clothes "affords" them.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22
Common Sense
About Eczema
and Eruptio'lns!
Here's Something About s. S.S.
That You'll Be Glad to Hear.

You might Just as we'll know it right
now.-the cause of skin eruptlonBe
pimples, b1aclsheads. hoils and SO on.
is right in tho blood. There is no get
ting away from it. Science has proved
ct. We prove It. You can prove 1t.
When the cause of skin troubles and
eruptions ia In the blood, it isn't COM
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22

Italy receives annually from her
sons and daughters who have mi
grated to other countries nearly
100000, Of which more than
SO 5,00o,000 comes from the United
States.
Spanish women IN South America
eat clay,to give them a delicate COM
plexion.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22
HabituaI Constipation Cured
In II to u Days

'LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" Is specially
prepared Syrup pTontc-Laxatlve for Habitual
Constipation. 1t relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for ID to 2l days
to induce regular action. It Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take 80c
Der bottle
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22

Doesn't hurt bit! Drop a little
"Freezone" on an aching corn, in
stantly that corn stops hurting. then
shortly you lift 1t right off with
fingers. Truly!
Your druggist sells tiny bottle OF
"Freezone" for few cents. sufficient
to remove every hard corn. soft corn
or corn between the toes, and the
calluses, without soreness or irrita-
tion.-adv.
INDIAN AND "CHINK" ARE HELD
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22

first step In poisoning program.
Any one not willing to do this, we
are sure, makes serious mistake
TO invest money In poisons or ma
Chimes. Manufacturers are now stu
dying She probable output for 1922,
and those desiring to learn some
thing about the matter should not
wait until the lalst moment to pur-
chase a machine, because they may
upset the entire poisoning problem.
"A definite schedule for poisoning
will be issued in ample time before
the poisoning season begins, and
those interested should send their
names to the Extension Dntoniolo-
gstt, Clemson College, to be put on
the mailing list for this purpose.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22

Pays Blli Many Years Old.
A merchant In Winston. Salem, n.
G., recently received $3.50 from man
who said he had bought pair Of rub.
ben; boets from him on credit twenty.
six years ago and bad tailed to pay
for them.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22
CASCARE:TS 10
FOR Constipated Bowels Bilious Liver

tonight will empty your bowels com-
pletely by morning and you will feel
splendid. "They work while you
Sleep" Cascarets never stir you up
or grippe like salts. pills, calomel, or
oil, and they cost only ten cents q
box. Children love Cascarets. too.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22

-
F.J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
Theasanns Mere Children Married.
Washington, Fbe. 16. - Sixteen
hundred boys and 1884 girls Is
yeans of age In the United States
are -hated aS married in 1920, the
census bureau announced To-day in
a statement present ting special an
alysts OF martial statistics. Eighty
tvAo boys and 499 girls OF the same
age were recorded as Widowed or
divorced.
The analysis revealed distinct
increase dltring recent years., or
since She 1910 census, in the per-
centage of inarried persons for each
year Of age from Is to- "a, especially
among the younger memlbers OF this
group. The age group from IS to
a., incluslye, also showed an in
crease In whe ratip Of married per-
sons in, the decade, although less
pronounced, especially. among the
women, while the proportion for
persons As years of age and older
Showed a decrease.
In 1920, the figures Show, 3,222
boys OF I6 years, ,o'r three-tenths Of
one per cent of the total of THAT ago,
compared with, one-tenHh of one per
cent in 1910, we're married, while
those II years OF age married num-
.bered 1899, ,or .stgi1tltslltils OF one
per cent of the total Of that age,
compared With half that proportion
ten years previously.
Th. number of married girls 16
years OF age increased from 34,S29,
or 81 per cent Ut the total female
populattion at that age, in 1910, to
41,626, or AZ per cent OF the CORE
spending total in 1920.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22

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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-02-22
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Th0se who are in "run down" con-
dition will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are
in good health. This fact proves that
while Catarrh is a. local disease, 1t is
greatly influenced by constitutional
conditions. HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE Is Tonic and Blood Puri-
fer, and acts through the blood upon
the mucous surfaces Of the body, thus
reducing the inflammation and restor-
ing normal conditions.
All druggists. Circulars free.
F.J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
AGE.HERALp IN GREEcE

q got letter from my brother, Thomas Greenwood, who is now in business in Fano, Courfio, Greece, recently in which he told me how much pleasure he gets from reading The Age-Herald," said Arthur Greenwood.
 "He came to America when 12 years of age and resided in Birmingham 20 years, returning to Greece some time before America entered the World war Ever since his return he has taken The Age-Herald regularly and says he enjoys reading it very much. The first thing he does when he goes to the post office, he says, is to look and see if his Age-Herald is there and is very much disappointed if he misses receiving it regularly.
 Sometimes, he says when the boats are late, he misses a number of copies once in while, getting a two weeks supply at one time. Then he says he arranges them in the proper date order and has feast of reading.
 Money matters are very bad in Greece now. according to him, and the government is very badly in need of funds. They have inaugu- rated system of drafting every man up to 45 years of age for the army and then letting them off if they pay stipulated sum of money. Of course this is just way of raising money Taxes are also very high there, my brother writes. He gets homesick for Birmingham whenever he reads The Age-Herald, he says but is tied up in business just now and cannot return here,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
FIVE-YEAR FIRE BILL IS S1S.542.225

Alabama will probably have better report to make of fire losses in the next five years than in the five years ending with 1920. In that period the fire loss was over S18,000, ,000 and the toll taken by strictly preventable fires was one-third of the total.
 Sparks on roofs led in the damage done by fires of strictly preventable nature, which amounted to s2,121,oo0. Defective chimneys and flues entailed loss of $1,091,000. As proof of the smokers carelessness the loss caused by matches totaled $1,46s.000. There
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
Ex.soLpIERs QUALIFY

Since the new amendment enfranchisng the ex-service men has become part of the con stitution, the ex-soldiers of Birmingham are beginning to take their discharge papers to the county courthouse in increasing numbers ill order that they may be registered as duly quail fled voters" said Lewis Bailes, commander of American Legion Post No. 1.
 Every effort is being made to get in touch with the members of the legion and impress the importance of their registering at the tax re- corders office in order that they may express their opinion through the polls at the coming election. The meeting of the legion on the 18th of tn emonth will be devoted in large measure to urging the members to take advan- tage of the passage of the amendment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
NEW JERSEYS WAR ON CATS

From the New York Times.
 Bird lovers in New Jersey are making war on vagrant cats. They maintain that homeless felines are the most destructive enemies of the birds, and to rid the state of the wanderers bill requiring the licensing of cats has been introduced in the legislature.
 The measure has the support of the New Jer- sey Audubon society. Some of the states most prominent citizens are members of this organization, the secretary of which declares cats are ''the only domestic animals for which there is no legal status or property value defi- nitely established and generally recognized
 If this measure is enacted by the legislature residents of New Jersey who want to have cats in their homes will pay license fee of $1.15 for each feline. For vagrant Toms and Tabithas the state will provide a quick and painless death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
LETTERS TO EDITOR
THE TROPICAL RETURNS

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Some time ago wrote you, asking for your cooperation in locating my son, Mark Clement. l sent you descriptive matter of the boy and also the man Pooole, with whom the boy dis appeared on October IA, 1921.
 Monday morning, February 6, the prodigal re- turned. That lifts burden from the hearts of his mother and myself, who were so anxious as to his welfare and whereabouts during these last five months. He is no worse for the wear and tear received, having travelled "road style" as far as Memphis. The boy worked at various towns and farms along the way. He came home with new clothes and about $2 in his pocket.
 Mark Is now back in high school with his old class and well contented to be there. He has "had enough of travelling" so he says
 Mrs. Clement and I wish to express our sincere appreciation to all the organizations for their assistance, which we feel sure has helped materially in sons return to his home Yours very truly, GEO. F. CLEMENT.
 Pittsburg, February g, 1922
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
 BIRMINGHAM STEEL MAKES GOOD 1922 START

The Birmingham district is apparently not represented in the decrease of unfilled orders on the books of the Steel corporation, reported February i. The total of thrilled orders on that date shows decrease of 26,73O tons, compared with January 1.
 The Birmingham plants of the Steel corpo- ration have good report to make of the early 1922 record. Tho rail mill at Ensley booked 45,0oo tons for the Southern Pacific, 46,00o for the Louisville and Nashville, 14,oo0 for Japan, 2o,0o0 for the Illinois Central and ton- mage for other southern railroads The car works at Fairfield booked 1,75o new cars, will repair 5000 cars for the Seaboard Air line and entered the new year with big job of repair work for the Central of Georgia.
 On Monday of this week the open hearth department at Ensley began operating seven furnaces, compared with six the week before. five Ehs week before that and an average of four to4ive for severafmonths. There,are nino of these furnaces and this weeks operations were at the rate of 75 to 80 per cent of capacity.
 The plant of the American Steel and Wire company is busy one, as can be attested by the members of the Junior Chamber of Conl- nercewho visited itthis week. Bessemer mills wero on double turn.
 The district realizes that 1t is best off when the ecumry atiarge Is also doing we'll but this does not lessen the satisfaction bound to be felt in faring better than others similarly sit uated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
SENATOR HEFLIN'S ATTACKS ON
 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

The outstanding, constructive achievement of the recent democratic administration was the creation of the federal reserve system.
 It removed control of the countrys financial affairs from selfish interests and placed them tnhe hands of the peoples representatives The system carried the nation through the war in financial triumph. It saved the nation from financial panic and chaos in the postwar period Its conservative and far-seeing administration is bringing about orderly deflation from the swollen, unnatural and inflated values growing out of wars extravaganza.
 The attacks and unfounded charges being made by Senator Heflin against the reserve svs tenn are therefore attacks upon the achievements of the democratic party. He is giving comfort to those very selfish interests who would like to see the nations confidence in the reserve system broken down in order that they may once more regain the control that they once had.
 His assertion that the reserve board has dis criminated against the farmers has been dis proved time and again. Even the farmers them selves now realize that the misfortunes they have had are simply the misfortunes of every other group in the nations industrial life Their hardships are the natural outgrowth of the return to normal conditions from the post war period. And they console themselves with the thought that if it had not been for the fed eral reserve system their hardships would have been intensified many fold.
 Senator Hefln in the course he is pursuing party and to those whose cause he claims to champion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
UP IN LAupERDALE

"The farmers bureau has certainly done good work in Lauderdale county" said J. T. High, who has succeeded I. T. Quinn as demon stration agent for northern Alabama. ''This organization has 56o farmer members, who do a lot of cooperative buying and the like on an economic basis. They have ordered 500 tons of acid phosphate and 100 tons of nitrate of soda at wholesale prices. They had valuable soil survey made.
 One of the best things done last year was the planting of fall crop of Irish potatoes They raised 15,oo0 bushels and this crop is still being sold at fair prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Some bare-faced lies are old enough to wear full boards.
 Bullion is government die invariably hard pressed for money.
 The less religion a man has the more he thinks his wife ought to have
 It never rains on the unjust if he can get hold of the just mans umbrella.
 About the best way to get along with some people is to get along without them!
 Wives wonder why husbands so pensive and husbands wonder why wives are so ex- pensive.
 If you recommend man for position it's doughnuts to fudge you will be blamed all the rest of your natural life if he happens to go wrong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
COMMITTEES AT WORK

"I am much pleased with the way the com mittees of 1922 are beginning the work of the year." says Jerome Tucker, president of the Birmingham Real Estate board.
 "Last nights meeting bristled with enthusi- asm from the committee on industrial develop ment. With unselfish cooperation on the part of our membership with this committee, our board should be of distinct assistance to the Chamber of Commerce and the Birmingham Civic Association in bringing industries to this city.
 "We are moving along harmoniously. But there is cort of apathy that we should be rid of. Let's stir the stagnant waters of indiffer. ence and start something"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
THE AGE-HERALD'S POSITION
 ON MUSCLE SHOALS

Some of The.Age-Herald's contemporaries in the northern part of'the state have accused this newspaper of opposing the Ford offer for Muscle Shoals How they got that impression can only be explained by the slip-shod methods that too often characterize some of the smaller newspapers in Alabama, whose editors do not take the trouble to inform themselves be- fore jumping to conclusion.
 The Age-Herald has supported the Ford pro- posals ever since they were made and continues to do so. It has published many editorials on this subject which it's superheated critics have evidently not read, else they would put a curb on their spleen and try to be as fair as it is humanly possible for an editor to be-
 The Franklin Times is so wrought up that 1t has published an editorial broadside on it's front page assailing The Age-Herad for it's alleged attitude toward the Muscle Shoals project. The Times, we venture to hope, expresses its opin- ions more in sorrow than in anger, but when it says, 'NThe Age-Herald's position in regard to Muscle Shoals has become the common talk of the streets and elsewhere in this section and many readers are wondering why The Age Herald has taken this stand" we are quite as much mystified as the people the Times refers to in its editorial.
 When the Times attempts to show that The Age-Herald has been guilty of unethical prac- tices in it's "so-called news items" regarding Muscle Shoals it brings a more serious charge against this newspaper. If The ge-Herald were opposed to having MT. Ford get control Of tho Muscle Shoals property it would say so editorially, but would not fight him in its news columns. Neither does it propose to "color'' the news, from Washington in his favor. There are two sides to this question, as there are to every other question. In the present instance Mir. Ford has the better of the argument, but that is no reason why we should run amuck and vigorously exclude any scrap of information from Washington or anywhere4else which does not sing the praises of the Detroit manufac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE ABSURD
 FORM OF TAXATION CONGRESS PROPOSES

1T Warren c. Harding the republican voters of this country selected broad-guaged S man for president
 Mir. Harding himself selected his cabinet composed of men of splendid ability and judg- ment. In filling other offices like that of Chief Justice of the supreme court, he selected the best minds and talent afforded by the country.
 The republican voters of the country, hSN1- ever, made complete mess of their selection of majority in both houses of Congress. The republican majority in the House of Repre- sentatives is composed of the weakest and most vacilating set of politicians ever pro- noted to public office. Each and every one seems playing for reelection regardless of the interests of the country.
 For instance, observe the agreement of the House ways and means committee on the pro- posed soldier bonus bil
 This committee proposes to pay the soldiers who served in the late World war cash bonus amounting to several million dollars It pro. poses to take all this money back by the most absurd system of taxation which will hit the ex-soldier harder than any other class of people in the country.
 Practically every ex-soldier smokes cigarettes An additional tax of $25, ,O0o ,o00 is to be placed on cigarettes. Smoking tobacco and chewing tobacco are to be taxed $5 5,000, ,000 annually. An additional tax of $60,0D0,000 is to, be placed on admissions to- moving picture shows and other amusements. Parcel post packages are to bear $2o,OOO,O00 annually of the money to be paid to ex-solders. And tax of 1 cent gallon gasoline is to yield $7o,oo0,ooo of the amount needed The farmer with his Ford will pay large part of it.
 There are other forms of taxation which will yield decided minority of the amount needed. Thus the burden of taxation will be imposed upon the ex-soldier himself.
 Among the intelligent ex-soldiers there is 8 great majority feeling against any bouns. These men want the crippled and ill taken care of. The strong and active need no government aid. They simply want to be permitted to work without being over burdened with taxation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12

To give the ex-soldier, of health and vigor, especially the negro farm laborers, Or the laborers in industrial plants, lump sum of $500 each will cause many of them to lay off from work until they have spent their money. It will mean a decided temporary decrease of farm labor in the south and middle west.
 Republican congressman think they will make votes for themselves by this absurd proposition. The chances are, however, that it will cut in exactly the opposite direction.
 To the intelligent voter of the country who is now seeking limitation of the burdens of taxation, there will be reversal of form in politics. He will naturally want to vote for a change in representation in his congressional district, and the chances are that he will vote for the democratic opponent of his present rpublican congressman.
 Thus, the chances are that the country in this falls election will upset the republican majority in the present House of Representa- tives,
 1uAC d SIIonS eAcCublNS organization or Lne American government should be placed with the weakest sort of legislative cooperation is indeed unfortunate.
 The executive branch of our government cannot be successful without the aid and CO., operation of the legislative branch. Therefore it would seem that the weak and vacillating politicians of the congressional republican ma jority almost sure to cause an upheaval of political control of the country.
 In international affairs President Harding and his co-workers have been eminently success full. The conference for the limitation of armament has worked out plan which prom ises long world peace. The United States Senate will be quick to ratify the treaties
 Indeed were not the executive end of the government so handicapped by weak and vaci- lating men in Congress we might have action at home as we'll as abroad which would have brought about general contentment and better times But with such Congress what have we to hope for at home?
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