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* THE * * CURSE OP LIQUOR. * For The Keowee Courier. If you will allow int space In your valuable papei . will express my seutiments, as I soe them, lu regard to tho whiskey and cigarette habits, trusting that my few feeble remarks may reach the stony heart of some poor way-faring man, and inspiro him to a better and more nobel life, ns well as to enlist the sympathies of every poor broken-hearted mo ther and sister who have to endure the shame and disgrace of support ing these victims of the filthy, vile btuff by their hard labor. Shame on you, men and boys, all over our land and this beautiful world, created by God, and by whom were all things made-shame on you, I say, to defile, abuse degrade and pollute your God-given faculties by such vulgar and pernicious habits. Show me the man or boy who in dulges to an excess in either of these damnable habits, and 1 will show you a weak specimen of humanity, not worthy to be called "gentlemen," but who expects to be treated as such and is Insulted if he does not have the best attention showered upon him, when the whole world knows he deserves no better treat ment than that of a dumb brute. If intoxicating liquor does anything for the person using lt, except to make a fool of him, I would like for any one to show me a different light on the subject, and If cigarette smok ing makes a man or boy any more cleanly or any more of a blessing to his family, then I'll drop the sub ject and forever hereafter hold my peace. What ls more disgusting than to see a crowd of boys-say the frying size-grouped together in the pub lic road, or in front of God's house, lighting their cigarettes from the same match, ha-ha-lng and grinning at every passer-by as If they were the most charming creatures under the blue sky, and then boldly walk ing In the church, taking a back seat (and that ls the place for them), having cognizance of nothing except their own good (?) looks, and star ing at everybody who walks lu at t^e door. The result ls nothing learned. They could not tell ONE SINGLE quotation from thc pulpit. 1 am sorry for these boys. They are to be pitied; God knows they are. Their mothers need the sympa thies of every Christian man and wo man, and their fathers need a small portion, too, for not wielding a bet ter Influence over them, thereby making an example for them worthy of emulation. "Train up a child In the way he should go," is not prac ticed hy parents of modern times as forcibly as lt should he. Would to God We could all more deeply real ize the great Importance of this wise saying. The question naturally arises. How can the children walk uprightly without a leader? They will tie as sheep without a shepherd, not knowing the pitfalls before them. Liquor is so impure that lt ls not tit even for medicine. There are too many ways to evade the laws the more shame to such lows. There are families all over our world that have been made misera bly unhappy by the use of intoxicat ing drink in the home. lt tends to have a depressing Influence on all the mobiliers of the household, caus ing the wife to appear with a sad face and the little children's laugh ter to be turned into tears. 'Tis a sad picture! on memory's walls to see a father, the head of the household, come staggering home In the wee small hours of night with a bottle or jug of liquor under his arm, or hid In the bushes, and all he cnn hold in his stomach-falling, reel ing, cursing and making the night hideous with all sorts of vile and gruesome words. Shame on such a father. I don't care who he ls! There are many homes that could be made beautiful by the touch of a skilled painter, or architect, but there are not sufficient means on hand tc* give the Inmates of these homes the pleasures they would so much enjoy. Tho daughters would delight in a piano, the sons in a nice fat pony, but lt takes "money to make the mare go," and for whis key and tobacco lt goes and goeB so free and easy. When the mother asks for a new dress there ls not enough money on hand to purchase lt, but when the desire comes for a great big drink of that "good old corn liquor" here she goes by the dol lars. Nobody enjoys lt but the one who drinks it, and if the same amount of money was spout for lux uries of another kind all the family could sit around the festive board and "eat, dring and be merry"-but no such good luck for the drunk ard's family. I could write forever on these full grown evils that are luring our boys on to an awful eternity, but my ef forts will avail nothing unless I can have thu co-operation of the boys themselves, and all haters of evil. The world Is growing worse Instead o' better. Every paper ls filled with crimes committed at the hands of some demented wretch. It is horri ble to think, much less read, about, and yet our laws are not enforced. What la to become of us under the present condition of affairs? Just let things wag along In their own easy, Indifferent way, and maybe, some sweet day, we can see a silver lining In tho clouds that have rolled slowly by. Now before I close this poorly written article, which ls Intended only for good, not evil, I will say to you, fathers, who have little boys clambering around your knees. Bo careful how you act, what you speak, and to whom you speak, for it is your boys who are coming on to take up your ii iiiiii i - iie.i work. Let them find the work that you bavo lain down not blackened with sin and shame, but a glorious legacy, stimu lating them onward to a better and brighter land than this. Now, to the mothers of wayward sons, let us ho up and doing, uot Idle by the way-side. There ls no timo to lose. Time is too precious to while away the golden moments in frivolity and debauchery. Let us take our little boys Info our arms and teach them the evil of wrong doing; pray with them and for them: | give them good bocks to read, and select proper associates for their companions. What more can we, aa mothers, do? Now, to the young ladies 1 want to give a word of warning. Beware of that silly young fop who may try to win you witH hts slick unruly tongue. Believe him not when he pours into your cars soft, flattering expressions of his devotion for you. Turn a deaf ear io all his entreaties. Marry him not to reform him. Let him reform himself first and show to you and the world that he can be a man. Let "lips that touch liquor never touch yours" God pity those poor unfortunate creatures who aie so wedded to the wine cup and the tobacco habit that they are oblivious to all the bless ings around them. May they speed ily arise from their drowsiness, and awake to the awful responsibility that lies before them. Pain, anywhere, can be quickly stopped by one of Dr. Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets. Pain always means congestion-unnatural blood pres sure. Dr. Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets simply coax congested bloud away from pain centers. These tablets known by druggists as Dr. shoop's Headache Tablets-simply equalize the blood circulation and then pain always departs In 20 minutes. Twen ty tablets 25c. Write Dr. Shoop, Ra cine, Wis., for free package. Sold by J. W. Bell. - m?m> Curious Malady. A disease that is spreading with alarming rapidity is described in a recent issue of the New York Tri bune. It is called Morbus Sabbat i cus, or Sunday sickness. The attack comes on suddenly every Sunday; no symptoms are felt on Saturday night; the patient sleeps well and wakes feeling well, eats a hearty breakfast, but about church time the attack comes on nnd continues until services are over for the morning. Then the patient feels easy and eats a hearty dinner. In the afternoon he feels much better, and is able to take a walk, talk politics and read the Sunday paper. He eats a hearty supper, but about church time he has another attack. He retires early, sleeps well, and wakes up Monday morning refreshed and able to go to work, and does not have any symp toms of the disease until the follow ing Sunday. The peculiar features are as follows: First-It always attacks members of the church. Second-It never makes its ap pearance except on Sunday. Third-The symptoms vary, but lt never interferes with the sleep or nppotite. Fourth-It never lasts more than twenty-four hours. Fifth-lt generally attacks the head of the family. Sixth-No physician ls ever called. Seventh-lt always proves fatal In the end--to the soul. ( Eighth-Religion is the only anti dote. Ninth-It is becoming fearfully prevalent, and ls sweeping thousands every year permanently to destruc tion. Put Had the Sand All Right. An Irishman, attired in dirty over alls, drove a heavily loaded wagon . > to a broker's office, tied his team and went inside, snys the New Orleans Picayune. Taking a newspaper clip ping from his pocket, he laid lt be fore the broker, who sat writing ata desk near the street window. The broker glanced at this clipping, then lifted his head with alacrity: "Did you come In answer to this advertise ment?" The Irishman answered in the affirmative. "Well," said the broker, gazing unfavorably at the dirty overalls of his visitor, "this clipping states that I can make a lot of money for a man with sand and a little cash. Now, slr, have you any cash to put at my disposal?" "Not a slut," replied the Irishman, quick, "hut"-throwing a nod towards the street-"Ol've a load iv the ither out there ye c'n have." Capturing nit Engine. (London Standard.) One of the finest stories In the his tory of the railway centers round a runaway englne on the Stockton and Darlington line. The engine was observed by the driver of another and more powerful ono. Seeing the fugitive speeding in the direction of Darlingtou, he un coupled his engine, crossed the points and set out in pursuit on the same line. It was a long chase, but the pursuer, driven at top speed, gradu ally overhauled tho runaway. This steadied the one in front and so retarded Its pace that the driver was now able to creep from his own engine on to the runaway, put on tho brake and bring lt to a standstill, almost in the crowded Darlington station. THREE PAPERS A WEEK FOR ONLY $1.50. By a clubbing arrangement with the Charleston Semi-Weekly News and Courlor we are offering that pa per and The Keowee Courier for $1.50 a year. Tho Keowe? Courier ls recognized not only as the best paper in Oconoe county, hut lt ls rated among the best county papers In South Carolina. The Semi-Week ly News and Courier is an excellent Journel, published on Wednesdays and Saturdays, gives the detailed news ot South Carolina as a special feature, and carries the full Asso ciated Press diupatches from all over the world. The combination of the two papers at $1.60 gives our pres ent readers, as well as new subscrib ers, an oportunity to secure two of the best papers In the State (three papers a week) for GO cents more than the regula- price of either. Let us send you two of the very best pa pers In South Carolina for nlmost the price of one. RHEUMATIC FOLKS ? Arc You Sure Your Kidneys are Well ? . Many rheumatic attacks are due to uric acid tn the blood. But the duty of the kidneys ls to remove all uric acid from the blood. Its presence there shows the kidneys are Inactive. Don't daily with "uric acid solvents." You might go on till doomsday with them, but until you cure the kidneys you will never get well. Doan's Kid ney Pills not only remove uric acid, but cure the kidneys and then all danger from uric acid is ended. Here 4s Walhalla testimony to prove lt: Mrs. J. R. cobb, living on Faculty Hill, Walhalla, S. C., says: 'For years I suffered from inflammatory iheumatl8m. My joints often be came swollen and stiff and at times my ankles were so swollen that it was only with the greatest difficulty that 1 was able to move around. A few months ago I sent to Dr. J. W. Bell's drug store for Doan's Kidney Pills, and have been using them s'nce. Nothing that I had previously used did mc any good. Doan's Kid ney Pills, however, eliminated the uric acid from my system and th-j kidneys are acting more regularly. I feel better In every way and do not hesitate to recommend Doan's Kid rty Pills to or her B .tfere?'s." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's and take no other. Family of CriminalB. (London Globe.) A grim epitaph, perhaps unexam pled, is to be found in the cemetery of Debrescin, Eastern Hungary. It reads as follows: "Here rest in the Lord Joseph Moritz, Sr., who died in his sixty-second year. He was shot by his son; Frau Joseph Moritz, who died in her forty-seventh year. She was shot by her daughter. Elizabeth Moritz, who died by her own hand, in her seventeenth year. Joseph Moritz, Jr., who died in prison, aged twenty-seven. He had shot his father. May eternal mercy have pity on their poor, sinful souls." The last of this unfortunate fam ily left a sum of ?1.500 for the pur pose f setting up this memorial. Tile New Pure Food and Drug Law. We are pleased to announce that Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung troubles is not affect ed by the National Pure Food and Drug Law, as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and wo rec ommend lt as a safe remedy for chil dren and adults. Sold by all drug gists. Shipping Some Strawberries. A dispatch from Florence to the News and Courier says: "Forty three cars of berries from the Chad bourne section were shipped to the Northern markets on Saturday. The movement from that section of the berry crop is well under way, and by the last of this week will he at its height. The Coast Line has arrang ed for a 150-car movement a day from Chadbourne, and will get lt. The Lake City berries are being moved now also. Five carloads went from that point Monday, and they will get an increase daily for ship ment from now on. The Coast Line is doing a heavy business in truck and horries, and the outlook is very promising for a heavy traffic for many weeks to come." BVOHIA, BMM th* /9 Kind You Haw Ahvajs Boufifit IrgsstsM sf j* The Kind You Haw Always Mrs. Ailee Logare Dead. Washington, April 22.-Mrs. Alice B. Legare, widow of the late George W. F. Legare, of Charleston, and the mother of Alex. B. and Hugh S. Le gare, died at her apartments at Un Farragut, in this city, early this mor ning. The body will be sent to Charleston, and the interment will take place at Magnolia Cemetery. B?*r?th? 8lgattnro Sf line Kind Yon Haw Always Has At? Kl'cct on Blouse. Cole L. Blease, of Newberry, speaking in regard to his Guberna torial aspirations, says: "Mr. Feather8tone's withdrawal and Governor Ansel's change of po sition will have no effect whatever on my candidacy. I am in the race and into the finish and will furnish the people an interesting campaign, lt matters not to me who may with draw or who may enter. I nm get ting all my facts together and will be ready when the State chairman says 'Gentlemen, proceed.' "My platform has already bt>?,n an nounced and on that platform I will make my campaign." Weak Women 9o WM> Md ?11104 -.roOWl, ttor* le M l?**t OM W?r *o help, ?ut with the.% war. two trt?to?* Uk, most t* oocSbiOM. One 1? \octX. ooo U corutltu tlon?l. t?>t tttth ?r? basoitaot, b?t?t ?Ment? " Mtv* rmSm t?a?vabam, tbs . vSHoop's Night Cure J. W. BELL. FOREST ROSER VE BILL INVALID House Judiciary Committee Declared tiie Bill Unconstitutional. Washington. April 22.-That it is unconstitutional for the National Government to acquire lands in the Staten for forest reserve purposes, when lt cannot be shown that such acquisition is an aid to ' navigation, was to-day declared by the House Committee on Judiciary. The adop tion of a resolution to this effect fol lowed a vote holding unconstitu tional thc bill providing for the cre ation of the White Mountain and Appalachian reservation in the ab sence of requisite information con cerning the effect of the proposed reservation on the navigability of the streams, which are fed by waters within its boundary. Following ls the resolution, which was unani mously adopted by the committee for the guidance of the House: Resolved,- That the committee is of the opinion that the Federal Gov ernment has no power to acquire lands within a State solely for for est reserves; but under its Constitu tional power over navigation the Federal Government may appropri ate money for the purchase of lands and forest reserves in a State, pro viding it is made to clearly appear that such lands and forest reserves have a direct and substantial con nection with the conservation and Improvement of a river actually nav igable in whole or in part; and, pro vided, that any appropriation made therefor ls limited to that purpose. Resolved, That the bills referred to in the resolutions of the House are not confined to such last men tioned purposes and are, therefore, unconstitutional. This action of the Judiciary Com mittee opens the way for the friends of the Appalachian project to frame a new bill within the constitutional limitations outlined. If such a bill were Introduced it would likely be referred to the committee on rivers and harbors for determination of the physical question of whether forest lauds and forest reserves are or can become conserves of stream supply and flow-In other words whether tlie acquisition of such lands can be held to be in aid of navigability. A Caril. This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refund your money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure your cough or cold. It stops the cough, heals the lungs and pre vents serious results from a cold. Cures la grippe coughs, and prevents pneumonia and consumption. Con tains no opiates. ' The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substi tutes. Sold by all druggists. Liles Sentenced to Hang. Waycros8, Ga., April 21.-Harry E. Liles has been sentenced to be hanged May 2G for killing his wife and Infant child in Jauuary, 1907. The condemned man received the sentence without exhibiting any emo tion and showed no sign of realizing his position. He did not move a muscle except to shift one foot to another. Attractive Hats and Ca Hats from $1 to $4. Men's Caps from J 0c. to $J. Men's Fancy Vests, pr< Best 50c. and $J Shirts Hosiery, Suspenders ar Best $10, $12.50 and $ Try buying your good We sell everything in correct prices, with an iron < VTOOWMt) MTS* .... tyT?f *n.|?nM???. are just the covering needed they're fire-proof, storm-pro< long as the building itself--ci STOLE DEAD MAN'S DIAMONDS. C. H. Goodrich Arrested in Miami, Ela., and Put In Jail. C. R. Goodrich, of Miami, Fla., against whom an indictment of lar ceny from the house was returned at the last session of the Fulton county (Georgia) grand Jury, was taken to Atlanta from Miami, Fla., Monday night by Detective Lock hart. Over a month ago, lt is charged, Goodrich took two diamond rings, a diamond scarf pin and over $100 in money from one W. Alford, of Hart well, Ga. Goodrich denies that he is guilty, and, lt is understood, will fight the case to the end. Shortly after the death of Alford, Goodrich reported to the police that he had been matched out of $700 In money and two diamond rings by two un known men. Shortly after this a brother of the dead man, with the assistance of De tective Lockhart, secured what they thought enough evidence to warrant the arrest of Goodrich. They then appeared before the grand Jury and had an indictment returned against him. Shortly after this he was ar rested in Miami, but was released on bail before the papers could be sent to the Florida city. He was then ordered re-arrested, and when this was done, several days ago, Detec tive Lockhart went after the man and secured him Monday night. Harsh physics react, weaken the bowels, cause chronic constipation. Donn's Regulets operate easily, tone the stomach, cure constipation. 25c. Ask your druggist for them. Safe nt Greenville Masted. Greenville. April 21.-At 3 o'clock this morning yeggmen blew the safe In Carpenter Bro.'s branch drug store and Bub-postofflce, near the passen ger depot, and secured four hundred dollars in cash. There is no clue to the robbers, but suspicious charac ters are being shadowed. The store is In a thickly sottled district. The government agents and police are In vestigating. ngani /IEN AND I ps for Men and Boys in all styl i Straws and Panamas, from ttty lot to select from; prices $1 , cut full and roomy, pretty patt id Underwear, correct styles ant 15 Men's Suits, in many rtyles. s here and you are guaranteed < Men's and Ladies' wear and I :lad guarantee to please every c iTHEXALW/KYsJURCM] ETS AT THOSE* WHO 1 ^??L\DRE55*ED. 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The ingredients of Noah* s Lini ment are such that with very little rubbing the parts. are warmed, the inflam mation and congestion scattered, and the relief is ^ almost instantaneous, j For Rheumatism, Sciatica, l ame Back, Stiff Joints, and Muscles, Sore Throat, Colds, Strains, Sprains, Cuts, liruises. Col'c, Cramps, Indiges tion, Toothache, and ali Nerve. Bone and Muscle Ache? and Pains. The genuine has Noah's Ark on every package. 25c, 50c. and fi.00 by al Ideal ers in medicine everywhere. Sample by mall free.' KOAH Kt ME DY CO. , RICHMOND, VA.,* BOSTON,MAS?., U.S.A.' J Hats BOYS es, best values. Men's Felt 10c. to $5. Boys' Hats and 1.50, $2 and $2.50. terns and good values. i attractive prices, igainst disappointments* louse Furnishing Goods at ustomer or money back. May is upon us. Have you not already waited too long to prepare for Spring and Sum mer. You have seen the crowds in our store, docs .not that tell you that the choice things for tho season aro fast disappearing. Remember, the sooner you get your new things tho longer you will have to enjoy them, and can anything give you more joy | than wearing attractive np-; parel. I?