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KEOWEE COURIER1 (ESTABLISHED 1849.) . Published Every Wednesday Morning. Subscription, Mt.00 Per Annum. Advertising Rates Reasonable. -By STICK. SIIELOH & SCHRODER. Communications or a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, MAY 27. 1008. SOUTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY. An Ofonec Boy Writes Interest ingly of Its Many Advantages. Seldom, if ever, is there a moro beuutiful and impressive scene laid before one than that which opens to the view upon entering the campus of South Carolina University from Sum ter street. The broad and slightly ?loping field of green, sot with a grove ot majestic old oaks and elms; the historic and picturesque build ings standing as solemn sentinels on both sides of the campus, and tho president s home standing as a keystone at tho farther end of the long campus-all these constitute a picture of rare beauty. To the left the library may be seen, with Its guard of four massive columns, keep ing watch over the forty thousand and more volumes behind them. On the opposite sido of the campus tho home of ono of tho professors, a picturesque piece of masonry now covered with vines which "still cling to the mouldering wall," faces the library. Stretching to the south east on opposlt) sides of the cam pus, aro two rows of students' build ings. In tho spaces Intervening be tween these and two other such buildings may be seen two profes sor's homes, which resemble tho one mentioned above. At tho head of the campus the president's home forms the keystone of the arch form ed by these buildings and enclosing the campus on three sides. The col lege and campus Ile In the northern portion of the college grounds. The athletic field?, containing near', nine acres, are to the southeast of these. With this hint at tho arrangement of tho buildings and grounds of the university, let us proceed to other phases of the Institution. Being personally Interested, I have made a careful study of the faculty of this university, and as a result am glad to say I find it to be ono of tho ablest In the South. There are several chairs which could ho more ably filled, but on the other hand, ?orne members of this faculty are distinguished among American schol are. As a who?e the faculty ls much above the average of Southern col leges. No college can boast a better equip ment than the university. In the department of science tho laborato ries are filled with the most Improv ed Instruments for the use of the student In experimenting. In the departments cf philosophy, history and the languages, the student has access to one of the best librarlos for reading and reference which this State affords. This library ls con ceded to be the best college library in he otate. \Oh its excellent faculty and su perb equipment tho university ls able to offer the student every advantage obtainable. Ho may choose what course ho will; for his aid on the one hand he has tho laboratories and tho library, on the other a compe tent faculty. Any student who will can make a success with these aids. But aside from this phase of tho work of the university, there ls ano ther as Important, If not as widely recognized. It tends moro than any one thing to make a man from the college hoy. It ls tho literary society of the college. Two of the oldest and best literary societies to bo found in America are tho Clarlosophlc and the Buphradlan societies of South Carolina University. They give the best training in parliamentary law and usages, and develop tho art of debato and tho talent of eloquence In tho yoiing orator. Numbers of oratorical contests aro hold annually between the societies, and one each ?car among the colleges of the State in which our societies participate. Desidos this, our societies offer an opportunity to their members of en tering tho annual oratorical contest among tho universities of the South. No other college of the State can afford this opportunity to its stu dents. The value of these societies cannot bo overestimated. , The training of tho mind has been well provided for in tho university, but tho body has not boen neglected. It ls believed that a strong mind ?bould be supported by an equally .strong' ' body. Accordingly every means for the development, of the physical rhan has boen provided in WHAT THK KIDNEYS 1K>. Their l u rusiii;; Work Keep? Us Strong and ll? Mldiv. All the blood in the body passes through the kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys filter the blood. They work night and- day. When healthy they remove about 500 grains of impure matter daily, when un healthy some part of this impure mat ter is left in the blood. This brings on many diseases and symptoms pain lu the back, headache, nervous ness, hot, dry skin, rheumatism,gout, I gravel, disorders of the eyesight and hearing, dizziness, Irregular heart, de bility, drowsiness, dropsy, deposits in the urine, etc. But if you keep the filters right you will have no trouble with your kidneys. Mrs. It. A. McLees, living on West Main street. Walhalla, S. C., says: "To say that Doan's Kidney Pills have given me great relief ls expressing my opinion of this remedy very mildly. For some time I suffered from dull headaches and had pains across my kidney regions which often made mo feel miserable. I sent to Dr. J. W. Bell's drug store, procured a box of Doan'B Kidney Pills, used them as directed, and they helped me in every way. My kidneys are now much stronger and my general health much Improved." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the Uuited States. Remember the name-Doan's and take no other. Atlanta has been selected as thc meeting place for the next Annual convention of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Edu cation. When it is held hundreds of the most prominent educators and philanthropists will attend. Presi dent Roosevelt, who ls a member of the organization, may be present during part or all ot the meetings. a large gymnasium and on the athletic fields An instructor has been employed to direct the depart ment of athletics. No one who has not studied it can know what this department means to a college. Why a college would not be a college with out it. Nothing seems to bring the boys so close In friendship as meet ing and mingling on the athletic field. Any college ought, then, to have a well developed department of athletics. I am glad to say the uni versity has one. Every effort is put forth to pro mote tho health of the students, and every precaution is taken to pre serve lt. In case of sickness, a well kept inftrmlary ls provided for the accommodation of the students. The health ls remarkably good, however. In forming an opinion of a col lege, nothing should be of more con siderable value In our estimation, perhaps, than the college Ufe of the students. We feel that no college affords better importunity for the social association of the students than the university. The boys are allowed to mingle freely. Often at night they gather in a group on the campus and sing the old Southern melodies. Heart beats to heart In singing (hose old songs and a warm spirit of friendship springs up among the boys. The moral tone of life at the uni versity is on an average with that of other colleges. And', like them, lt ls bettor than the public thinks. The Y. M. C. A. ls doing good work in the religious side of life here. In addition to this the stu dents have the advantage of attend ing, and. In fact, are required to at tend the city churches which are con veniently near. j These are all facts about the uni versity. Without stopping to re mark on the benefits to be derived from life In Columbia as a city, l shall pass on to the advantages which it affords the student In being the capital of the State. Every man, it matters not what sphere of life he may be In, should know something of the practical side of government. The student of the university ls at liberty to visit all departments of government when he chooses. During the meeting of the General Assembly he may see some thing of the legislative department, at the Supreme Court he may see the judicial department, at any time he may examine the administrative department. This ls no small ad vantage and should not. be overlook I ed In considering the advantages which the university affords. In social life the students have j every advantage-not so much In I the city, to be sure, but at the female colleges of the city. The ladles of these colleges aro kind enough to Invite the university students to the various receptions given through the year. Being admitted to the society of these ladles ls a rare privilege, and the source of inestimable good to the students In giving them the polish and easy manner of those who are much in society. This we be lieve to bc ono of tho most Important parts of a collegiate education-tho polishing of tho manners. If, then, we were to be asked what wo thought of the university we should probably reply, Its advantages are many; its faculty excellent, its equipment superb, and Its work un surpassed by any college In the State. Harry ft. Hughs, U. S C . 'Hi - WHALE STORY BELIEVED. Gov. Hoch Proceeds to Settle'Jonah nud-thc-Whulc Controversy. Governor E. W. Hoch, of Kansas, and Bishop John W. Hamilton, of San Francisco, addressed a monster mass meeting of workingmen at Ford's Opera House, Baltimore, re cently, during the Methodist Geno ral Conference. Governor Hoch is a typical West erner, though he is by birth a Ken tuckian. He ls strongly built, of dark complexion, and long black hair crowns hlB head. He proceeded to settle the Jonah and-the-whale controversy. He had said he was an old-fashioned believer in the Bible, for he believed In it, aa did the pioneer preacher, from "klver to kiver," and then he added, "tho whale story and all." There was a hearty laugh in the audience, and the Governor added that he had to admit that the whale story used to cause him the greatest trouble. "How aboutit now?" came a voice in the audience. "Well, Vl\ tell you," said the Gov ernor. "I was at the World's Fair, and I suppose many of you were there, and saw tho skeleton of tho whale I did, and since seeing that skeleton, I have been satisfied with the whole story. That skeleton was eighty feet long, and the great Jaw bones were propped open for a door way. Inside was an exhibit, and men and women used to go in to see it. Why, you could drive a horse and wagon into lt. That settled the question for me, though I have some times wondered how the whale ever discovered that Jonah was there. "I am not a preacher, bat If I had my life to live over again, I believe I would be one. The longer I live the more I appreciate the fact that the best thing In this life is to do good." Labor Dignified. He said that God had stamped dignity on tho laborer, and God was the greatest laborer the world has known. He declared that no man has a right to be idle, and that no lazy man can become a Christian. "What's the matter with the Harry Thaws of this country?" he shouted. "They nover knew honest toll. "God worked six" days and rested the seventh. You laboring men should rest. If the capitalists, in their cupidity, or the trusts In their greed, ever succeed in forcing you workingmen to work seven days, they will have struck the greatest possible blow to mankind. Working men, you should stand In a solid phalanx for protecting the holy Sab bath day." "Don't talk of the churches as a closed shop. It Is the only institu tion that takes a man in who has nothing, and gives him everything. It is the only Institution that takes a man without a recommendation and sends him forth with the best to be had." Mrs. S. Joyce, 180 Sullivan street, Claremont, N. H., writes: "About a year ago I bought two bottles of Fo ley's Kldndy Cure. It cured me of a severe case of kidney trouble of sev eral years' standing. It certainly is a grand, good medicine, and I heart ily recommend it." Sold by all drug gists. Seven are Drowned. Clarendon, Ark., May 20.-Seven prominent young society people were drowned last night when the tank of a gasoline launch, In which they were going for a moonlight excursion exploded, wrecking the boat. The other members of tho party were res cued with difficulty. One of tho res cued women was badly burned. The occupants of the boat were hurled Into the river by the explo sion at a point not over fifty feet from the shore, but where the water was very deep. A few could swim and some who wore stunned by the explosion, could not be reached by the party. Stop That Cold To check earl y coldi or Gripp? with "Preventlc*" meant iure defeat for Pneumonia. To stop a cold with Pr?yentlcs il safer than to let lt run and be obliged to cure H afterwards. To be iure. Pre? ventlo will cure even a deeply seated cold, but taken early-at the sneeze stage-thoy break, or head off tneso early colds. That's surely better. That's why thar are called Preven tl?. Preventicsare little Candy Cold Cures. No Quin ine, no physio, nothing sickening. Nice for the children-and thoroughly safe too. If you feel chilly, ll you sneeze, ifyou ache all over, think of Proventlcs. Promptness may also save h>?lf your usualilckness. And don't forget your ohild, it there ll feverishness, nightorday. Herein prob ably Iles Proventlcs' greatest efficiency. Bold in 6o boxes for the pocket, also in 2ito boxet of 48 Pr?venues. Insist on your druggist* giving you Preventics J. W. BELL. We thought Governor Ansel was not to be attacked this year, but hore moines tho Col uni*' a Record n' lOKlng that lt remembers to have hoard the "Brotehr Cr?fo?,drt story bofore the Governor was oom. How old Is the Record, arj.y wav"- '.reon ville News. I Carter I_Walha 1 Have a large Ste fi Lawns, Cambric! J out at prices to ; Also a comp I Low Out Shoes I Children. I CARTE FARMERS PLOWING UP COTTON. Furniere' Uniun is Determined to Re duce Gie Acreage. Rome, Ga., May 20.-Determined to reduce the acreage of cotton in the South, and thus forward their campaign for lifting the price, the members of the Farmers' Union are plowing up 10 per cent of the cot ton planted. This has been urged upon every member of the union in every State In the South. J. W. Walker, an officer of the un ion, says the farmers of Vanns Val ley have already ploughed up their 10 per cent, and in other parts of the county the same thing is being done, the land being replanted in peas and corn. Now for 7,000,000 Rales. The Atlanta Georgian, May 21st, says: A widespread movement through out the entire cotton belt to plow up 10 to li? per cent of the present cot ton crop has been inaugurales by the National Farmesr' Union. This movement, begun and carried out quietly, set May 15 as the date for concerted action in this scheme of plowing up a part of the crop. Information was disseminated every where through the State and county unions, and in this way the informa tion reached practically every mem ber of the union. Letters began pouring into union headquarters at Union City ten days ago, indicating a widespread deter mination to carry out the plan. Many of the biggest planters in the State, men who plant 500 to 1,000 acres of cotton, frankly state that they will plow up half of their present crop. It ls known that many have al ready done so, and as weather con ditions become favorable for ."arm work, others are plowing up cotton to replace lt with others crops. The union leaders believe that the next cotton crop will not be more than 7,000,000 to 8.000,000 bales. i aere have been several move ments along this line, but never one of such force and one apparently In which concert of action has been secured among farmers. "Dr. Thomas' Electric OH is the best remedy for that often fatal dls ease-croup. Has been used with success in. our family for eight years."-Mrs. L. Whiteacre, Buffalo, N. Y. Pretty Princeton Girl Killed. Princeton, N. J., May 20.-Bertha Vanderbilt, the pretty young assist ant librarian ai. Princeton University, was slain and her body thrown into the Rarltan canal, according to the belief which is gaining ground here to-day. The hading of bruises upon the head of the dead girl, which County Physician Suidam declares must have been made before death, and other circumstances have caused Chief of Police Kllfolle and County Policeman Berden to doubt the ver dict of suicide brought In by the coroner. An effort is being made to induce the father of the girl to con sent to an autopsy. In a dispatch from Troy to-day Charles F. Mllllman denied ho and the young woman wore engaged to marry, as had been reported. 120 Koreans Killed in Battle. Tokio, May 20.-Fighting ls be lieved to bo In progress to-day In tho southeastern section of Korea, where the mikado ls endeavoring to stamp out disorders. The Japanese campaign ls hoing pushed vigorously there. To-day's reporta put the num ber of killed In yesterday's fighting at 120 Koreans. The Japanese suf fered almost no loss. *Zj ^ali mi m T-l T M San th? _yf i Kind You Hate Always 8o#t ttf&AtWS illa, South Ca >ck of Laces, Embrc 3 and other Summe suit the times, lete line of Brown' for Ladies, Gentle :R & coiv VALHALLA, S. C THE CROSS MAKES LIFE'S FOR S/ CW. Pite WALHAL SON KILLS FATHER. Young Man Thon Ended His Own Life-Cas? a Mystery. New York, May 20.-Because he was about to be married again, Geo. Sterry, 72 years old, was shot and killed to-day by his son, Geo. Sterry, Jr. The young man committed sui cide. The father was a member of the largo wholesale drug firm of Weaver & Sterry, with a place of business at 166 Pearl street. He was engaged to be married to a young school teacher of Brooklyn, and his engagement had caused seri ous family quarrels. The elder Sterry was president and the son secretary of Weaver & Sterry. The old man had been working at his desk all the forenoon. It was nearly noon when his son reached the office. As the young man passed through I the warehouse on his way to the of fices on the second floor of the build ing he met his younger bri ther, Jas. W. Sterry, and addressing I un cheer ily asked him how things v. ere going. He was told that everything was all right, and continued on his way up stairs. It was only a moment later when the Bhots rang through the building and when James Sterry and several employees rushed up to the office they found the old man sitting in his chair at the desk, and George, Jr., ljlng on the floor by his side. Both were dead. There was a bullet hole in each man's temple, and a revolver was lying on the floor. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Carea Colds, Croup ?od whooping Cougb. What Stove 1 for Summer? Nothing adds to kitchen convenience in summer weather like a New Perfection Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove. Anything that any stove can do tile "New Perfection" will do, and do it bettor. Bakes, roasts, boils, toasts; heats the was irons, and does it without dissipatin to your discomfort. The NEW PEED Wick Blue Hame actually keeps the kitchen cool-a for you while doing the family cooV range, its heat is directed to one kettle. Ma?4-, in three si; with your d cul er, write o The to tired eyes-a ] lamp. Brass, nicki able than other lan If not with your est agency. STANDARD O (lucnru ?pany, rolma. ?idery, Insertion, r Goods to close s Star Five Star ? men, Misses and 1PANY, V .ri: : I m ETT SHOE! WALK EASY. VLE BY hfordCo* .LA. S. C. NOTICE. To Administrators, Executors, Trus tees and Guardians. The law provides that all persons having charge of estates shall file an nual returns and Axes the time for such returns to be made from the 1st day of January to the 1st day of July, and on failing to comply with the law in that time it directs that they shall be deprived of their com missions and ruled for such neglect. Now, I call upon persons who have not yet made such returns for the year 1907, or for previous years, to kindly come forward and make re turns and save trouble and expense. D. A. SMITH, Judge of Probate, Oconee County. May 20, 1908. 21-22 OUR CLUBBING OFFFRS. You Can Get Big Amount of Read ing Mutter for Little Money. 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