5s -3 M -IG. U e1 mal Comany - ~I~t~sN & RicHrx, Paors. ~~3iptOfl$1.00 Per Annum. '.dvertsing R ates Reasonable. no Sostoffice as second Class S. C. April, 30,1903. PEOM OLD FIKENS. above caption, "C" e Keowee Courier under .17th, gives an interest !-Vi:6the tax payers of k -- Z, t O feg e eye to tWe in. eounty, promptly refused bid. Being prevailed :the bidding the work to Mr. S. L. Richardson saving the counties of ens one hundred dol that many minutes.' be true; bat if that be why could not our Supervi Commissioners have an ~:Eye" and discover that the -too high? Is our board less g than the board of our sis or were they in collusion e person making the first bid! b it was understood with the pal -bidder and our board that i .'was accepted that Pickens al get the en.i w in or 1b will make them. possible that this is an ;of "extravagance on the that we have heard "on lately? ~7j~~t must be, (to use at -spoken in our pres ort time~o~A ago.by...perviso as,- tht he 're. u-yg te 'eXsased fromx .L. pri b r Maas ben ac mast st - ar - "7' . . 0. Levet pcion, byar i d 'eie rat .'adec areen at o ::nres tohii avyw e t wri to brng ien e >- . -dn evav - .~ ~- alf aedicaeiaion iroeres reetla Aode aon the eer than' aers Uice are cen ad fCuiongss th< avriy was athrizeing brinise en t stengthel thatJ00 the n.Fod we lr m~ons recrut itin. oficb ninsdeanedofth vtrnd rce aree thatite Americant fand jti 2iedi iscriexminatingon requr ofha heyns sanlase stogbo artt. haTby lost ofdsen th egerefore, arelnoe *nding thae aytinto dhe navah ter ,iare cookwis andviscullion theboa rity bofct the gberig.apanes Ier grems pity that nth Conceder. aas ill occe pt mar the blckjitoyme fhe occasions by that cith. ohe Inionstoemandeaad oftevern haonlys bunhofn bands was ampon i o play brogh th parade inThe ost cae repidartt didr not eeks auti :ied in iscraidintheinvestigators ofav fgnst gncass ora~f labo7r atst.ofTh m~iio bandsmn, theoe ig ade arade andnwil adieall in vlbor of the occsi byth5e Sothns old oros bnchof sandls anou fice Department. -Fo soe eksa anntigtio ha beni progress sider4hese ihmgs it incompetency, nomlity and A girl worker laughed in Philadel phia, and was discharged, in conse quence of which there is a strike. A puzzling question is, why shonld a i girl have laughed in Philadelphia? A Penasylvania preacher the other day declined to permit a gifted young homan to sing in the choir of Hs chu ch becauase of her convection with a trical company and the fact that she "sits for money and the ap plause of me and not for the glory of God." Philadelphians m4Now resume their dying. The strike ol grave dig gers in North Laurel Hill (5mietery has collapsed because it was imposk bleto get all of the grave diggers in ill of the cemeteiies to demand and insist on interments only in union made graves. That vanity way go beyond the grave was illustrated a few days ago, when a New York woman made the dying request that her age be not re vealed, no inscription of it even being placed on her coffin or tombstone. No doubt she will rest easier because of having her great secret buried with her. A department of physical culture has been added to the Cook county (Chicago) jail. After taking a course under the "professor" who has been employed at public expense, it is to be expected that the discharged crooks will be able to h->ld up or sand-bag a victim with much greater grace and ease. When Barnum and Bailey's circus was in England a season or two ago Prrder Johnson, a clown, sent his grandfather two tickets to the per formance. A day or t son reeivpeJ*4efesition that his ad died leaving to him a fortune o $150,000. The clown -ays the tvd' ikets did it. There is to be a shortage of the maple sugar crop this year, according to reports from Vermont. But that will not- bother consumers a bit. There will be just as much "maple sugar" in the maiket as ever before And for another matter, consumers do not care so much for maple syrup now as they used to before the advent of Georgia cane syrup, which is a more tasty and nutritous as well as cheaper article. IWe have been expecting it. The story comes from Buffalo that Mrs. Seth T. Paine, who became famous by being mentioned in connection with the Burdick mystery, will write a book, and that a theatrical manager has made Mrs. Burdick an offer to go on the stage. How our stage would be elevated if Roland Molineaux would dramatize Mrs. Paine's book to fit Mrs. B3urdick in the role of heroine! The annual election of officers of the United States Steel Corporation will be held this montb. Notwith standing all the talk there has been about the retirement of Charles M. Schwab from the presidency of 'the -corporation, a director is quoted in the New York EveninglPost as saying that Mr. Schwab will be re-elected without opposition, It-seems to be the plan, however, to create a number of vice presidencies, whose holders will exercise supervision over certain Idepartments and thus relieve Mr. Schwab of much detail work 'We had the pleasure yesterday to meet our old friend Col. Bill Neal. He is as fat and rotund as ever and seems to be enjoying life. Mr. Neal has been a victim of circumstances, but we like him. We like his style, we like his treatment of his fellsws, and wve wish him well, for he is do -ing niore good niow in selling good roads machinery than in any other calling: and if he will but keep it up he will have accomplished more in a few years than most men who profess to love their country but d-> a mighty little to show their devotion-except talk.-Gaffney Ledger. It was of the late William H. Mil brn, the blind preacher, chaplain of the House and afterward of the Sen ate, that William R Morrison once said: "Mr. Milburn is a man who Ifears God, hates the devil and votes Ithe straight Democratic ticket." Mr. Milurn's life illustrates what one can do in the face of hardships. He was totally blind before becoming of age, but became a Methodist clergyman, successful lecturer and author, keep iing at his work until a few months before his death, at the age of 80. The newspapers were read to him every day and he kept fully posted on passing events. Ordinarily the self respecting vege table declines to produce one crop above ground and another below it, but at the University of Minnesota experiment station a professor claims to have been able to overcome this Idisiclination of the vegetable king dom to do double duty. He has a number of potato plants upon which he has grafted tomatoes, and asserts hat both of the vegetables are doing jely. The potato roots, he claims, j~I compare favorably with those of .x.s 4 to ne nron. while the BUSY HOUSEWIVES. Pe..ru-na a Prompt and Permanent Cure for Nervousness. MR 1LUu L ARMER. Mrs. Lulu Larmer, Stoughton, Wis. says: "For two years I sired with ner vous trouble and stomach dis6wlkers until it seemed that there was nothik to .me but a bundle of nerves. "I was very irritable, could not sleeA rest or compose myself, and was certain ly unfit to take care of a household. "I took nerve tonics and pills without benefit. When I began taking Peruna I grew steadily better, my nerves grew stronger, my rest was no longer fitful, and to-day I consider myself in perfect health and strength. " My recovery was slow but sure, but. persevered and was rewarded by perfect health."-Mrs. Lulu Larmer. Mrs. Anna B. Fleharty, reoent Super intendent of the W. C. T. U. headquar ters, at Galesburg, Il.L, was for ten years one of the leading women there. Hex husband, when living, was first Presi dent of the Nebraska Wesleyan Uni versity at Lincoln, Neb. In a letter written from 401 Sixty seventh street, W., Chicago, Ill., she says: "I would not be without Peruna for ten times its cost."-M-rs.,-Arns' B. Flehart. erCatrrh," abook written by Dr, Hartman on the subject of the ner ous disturbances peculiar to summer, sent free to any address by The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. In Washington some of the street cars are being fitted with letter boxes, into which pass ngers and others may drop matter intended for the mails. A Chicago labor union recently en tered a protest against a similar scheme, on the ground that it would give such cars the protection of the government in times of labor troubles and prevent strikers from stopping them. General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. On account of the General Assem bly of the Presbyterian churc-h in the U. S. A., to be held at Los A ng*les, California, May 21st to June 2d, 1903, the Southern Railway will sell tic-kets at greatly reduced rates to Los An geles and San Francisco, Qal. Tick ets will be sold May 2d and 11th to 17th, 1903, inclusive, with final return init .July 15th. Stop overs will be allowed in Colorado and all points west thereof. All information as to rates, sched ues, etc., cheerfully furniishedt on ap plication to any agent of the Southern Railway, or, RI. W. Hunt, D. P. A., Charleston, S. C. W. H. Tayloe, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. Rooster Trying to Hutch a Family. At Wellsten, 0., Henry Ratliff, living on the pike between Well ston and Hamden, has 15 hens and one rooster. During the past two weeks the 15 hens each took a no~ tion to set, and as fast as they showed this disposition Mr. Ratliff provided them with nests and eggs. [he rooster, deserted, wandered about the place for two day's, and then made himself a nest in the hay. Mrs. Ratliff told her hnsband. and, as an experiment, IMr. Ratliff put 16 eggs in the nest, The roos ter is attending strictly to business and has been on the eggs now for the past four days. The first hen will be off with her chicks in a~ week and Ratliff is watching the rooster with much cur.'sity to see if he ieserts his post when this oc curs. More Fertilizer Being Used. We notice from the reports that the privilege tax for this year up to the first of April had amounted to $90,069.80 and the probability is it will exceed $100,000. Last year it was only $6.5,140.55. This amount all goes to Clemson College for the purpose, ostensibly, of paying for in spection. This st-.iement indicates that a great deal more fertilizer .is being used this fear and that more cotton is going to be planto-1. We hope the seasons will be propitious and that the farmers will realize handsomely from the large quantity of fertilizers that they are using. I Cents Eight cents a pound is what a young woman paid for twelve pounds of flesh. She was thin and weak and paid one dollar for a bottle of Scott's Emulsion, and by tak ing regular doses had gained twelve pounds in weight before the bottle was finished. Eight cents a pound is cheap for such valuable ma terial. Some pay more, some less, some get nothing for their money. You get your money's worth when you buy Scott's Emulsion. ewillm senr1 you a -little Eonor Re,1 of IIe Pickens Graded School for Mouth of Apr1l. 1903. Finv-T GRADE. Jaret Bolt 97, Sydney Druce 97, Robert Baker 95, Furman Pace 95, Nlarv Pri, cc 95, Ahsalown Talley 95, Eugene Yungue 94, Ralph aester 92, Earle Hughes 90, Loiie Jennings DO, ' olviu Smith 90. SEcoND GRADE Ellen Len is 98, MIeda Boggs.97, Inez Morris 97, Edna Earle 95, Mattie Lewis 95, Alerta Yohgae 95, Rub% Baker 92, Fay McHu'gfi 92, Essie Freeman 90. TmIRD GRADE.. Lucia Earle 94, Evie Smith 94, Clifford LewiQ 93, George Prince 93, Mary Lewis 92, Eugene TaUey 91. FOUETH GRADE. May McFall 93, Belle Ybngue 93, Douglas Yongue 92, Eva Holder 90, LaMar Lewis 90. Firra GRADE. Hagood Bruce 95, Wyatt Jenninr 95, Pati Major 93, Charlie Robinson 93, Ottis Keith 91, Grace Prinre 90, Sam Curtis 90, Christine Sutherland 90, Sam Ashmure 90, Rufus Durham 90. SIXT GRADE. ra McFall 97. Eva Ea le 97, John nie re 95, Maka B.,gs, 94,'Gladys auli '94, Ira Boggs 93, Dick.Free man 93Frmuran \l M erris .93, Ethel Jenkins 91, anat thec priCces, and it certainly ill pay yoo. save