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OUSTER'S FIGHT WITH INDIAN'S. interesting Information Concerning Karly Historical Events in Wost. The following article Ima been handed us by Capt. S. K. Dendy, who ?pent several months West the past year, and became intimately ac quainted with numerous Indians, lie traveled much of the territory allud ed to in the article and was deeply Impressed with the present condition of the Indians as compared with that ot the past. The article contains no? only something of Interest, but of historical value as well: A True Story, (From the Arapaho Dee.) Forty years ago last Friday (No vember 27) occurred Gen. George Custer's battle with the Indians on the Washita. The old battlefield Is about two miles northwest cl* Chey enne, about Itt miles from V.apaho. lt was a cold, bleak winter. The ground was covered with snow. All day long (len. Cu.-.ter's army had followed the trail of a war party. The Indians had done much stealing and killing along the Texas and Kan sas frontier. Custer chose the win ter as the best time to punish them The unfortunate affair of the battle was that ti e Indians who refused to no on the war oath wore extermiliat od. Black Kettle camped up above those out on the war pa!ii and held his band aloof from those commit ting the depradations and advised peace. Gen. Custer's Osage scouts led liiin lo Ibis camp and at daylight, forty years ago last Friday, the regi mental band began to play "Garry Owen," and the attack commenced on all sides. The Indians were wholly taken by surprise. Every avenue of escape was cut off and when they attempted to retreat wert? shot down. The battle was over before noon. Fight hundred and seventy-eight po nies were rounded up by the soldiers and shot. The war parties were camped along the Washita from Cheyenne to nammon, and about noon thc: warriors began to arrive on the scene of action. Hy four o'clock in the afternoon the hills were black wit li Indians looking for fight. Custer run an American bluff, imre and si m pb'. His horses were without feed nnd tired out. The am munition was low and be was out numbered live lo one. Hut bc moved to attack tin? gathering hosts. The Indians made a clever feint to retreat in order to fall back and light on their chosen ground. Cus ter quickly took advantage of this manoeuvre, wheeled a..Mind and heat a hasty retreat back to Port Supply, which he had established. The Indians grieved that Ihev had Iel him get away. They claimed that they could have done what their northern Cheyenne biol hers did it lie hail come down the Washita. a few miles further. To this day our local Indians hate him. When they hoard ol' the l?iic Horn massacre and learned that Gen. Cio ter was no more. they said: ' ' NOW WC can sleep." The atrocities committed ... this hatti - and at '.he Chevllon massacre would make a savage think he was as tender-hearted as a chicken. A young half-breed. named Custer, who lives in the camp south ol' Ara paho, ls the Mm of Gen. Custer, so his mother claims. She was a handsome young Indian girl then. During the battle she, with six other girls, crawled to a thicket and hld, hut were captured and taken to the commander's tent. Woman loves a clear, rosy com plexion. Burdock Blood Hitters purifies Hie blood, clears the skin, restores ruddy, sound health. FAMOUS KANSAS HOTEL BURNT. Guests were Forced to Jump from Windows on All Sides. Topeka, Kans., .lan. 14.-The Copeland Hotel, famous as a stop ping placo for legislators and politi cians, situated a block from the State Capitol, was destroyed by fire early to-day. Eevery room was occupied, the guests numbering 100, principal ly legislators. The firemen were nu nnie to make headway in fighting th?? Hames. Most of the occupants were forced to make their exit by fire escapes. Many jumped from the windows on all sides, sustaining more or less se rious injuries, the snow, however, partially breaking their falls. . A dozen or more persona suffered bro ken li ml)., and bruises. I. IO. Lam bert, of Fmporla, a prominent politi cian, is missing. The hotel was a four-story struc ture with wide hallways and numer ous escapes. The main stairway was built around thc elevator and the Manies, shooting from the lower part of the building up the shaft, soon Bhtlt off this means of escape. Within an hour only the walls remained. Tho cause of the fire ls unknown. Loss, $100,000. fUan th? K'n(l foi Have Always tough*. A BBB STINGS DH. BURGESS. With Result that Ho Writes a Timely und Interesting Article. Seneca, Jan. LS.-Editor Keowee Courier: In your issue of Decombor 30, 11)08, was an article headed "Profits In Bee Culture," by J. Wade Hickson, of Westminster. I read ll With a great deal of interest and plea, sure, and have watched for his "se ries of articles" promised if the first article "proved to bo interesting to the public." For one, I wish to as sure Mr. Hickson that lils first, or in troductory article, attracted my at tention at once, and that there can be no doubt that his series of arti cles will prove both interesting and profitable to the public. It ls the de velopment of just these "adjuncts" to farming and farm life that our Southern people need so much. Come on with your articles on bee-keeping. Mr. Dickson. You are sowing good seed, which will certainly find good soil elsewhere In Oconee county. A few years ago a Mr. Foosche, of Coronaca, Greenwood county, exhib ited some of his bees at one of the State Instituios held at Clemson Col lege. I heard him make some mar vellous and almost incredible state ments about bees-what they do and what can be done with them. I sub sequently visited at the home of Mr. Foosohe and saw some of his work. Now h ne ls one thing he was doing -raising queen bees to be shipped (hy mail) to distant parts of Hie world. He was co-operating willi a firm In Illinois-I think lt was In Illinois-who. when they received an order for a certain kind of queen bee, would furnish Mr. Foosche tho shipping package, with instructions where to ship. He told me of having, shipped bees to Australia and else where. Here ls another ht of Informa tion picked up while vi: King Mr. Foosche. He (Mr. F ) was raising turnip seed for one of our nation's largest wholesale seedsmen. Buist. He planted annually some eight or more acres of the seven-top variety. Mr. Buist furnished the bags for shipping, and Mr. Foosche delivered the seed ?it the station and received his pay. I have forgotten the quan tity shipped. The Buist Company no doubt shipped a large quantity of those same seed to South Carolina In five and ten-cent packages at a tre mendous profit. 1 am told that one of Clemson's trustees, Col. Hardin, has raised every seed planted on his farm for years. Cannot others do lt also? In this connection let me quote from A. L. Gossett in the saint1 Issue rei erred to above: "Strict cotton at 8% cents and old corn at $1 per bushel, bacon I 1 \(? cents per pound and Hour ?,.~>..">0 per barrel-every thing ls all out ol' proportion, lt is a big problem any way you take it. and just what to do with the present crop of cotton ls hard to decide. Probably lt ls best for the individual fanner to use lils own pleasure and do as he thinks best." That last sen tence is worthy the serious considera tion ol' all our people. Couple lt with Mr. Dickson's adjuncts to farm ing and work out our own agricultu ral salvation. In the Progressive Farmer, Janu ary l lth, ls a short bul line arti cle by J. C. Stiibling, ol' Pendleton, on the theory set forth by Hr. Tait Butler, that "the South lins loo much labor on tho latins." \ 111 mend it and its precepts to our agricultural readers. I heard Prof. Hart, a na tive Of Canada, and a lew years back professor ot' animal husbandry and dairying at Clemson, say thal. In his judgment this Piedmont country could be so handled, by proper plow ing and cultivation. Hutt almost every let ce, hillside, ditch, etc., could be relegated lo the past. I believe it. ?md what a change it would bring to our already beautiful country! The reports published recently hy The State, under the caption. "Pros perity Smiles on Palmetto State," have been extremely interesting, as in direct contradiction to t lie posit ion taken by many that we are a down trodden, suffering people. I saw nothing in The State from my old nome section-Summerton, Claren don county. I visited there the lat ter part of last October. That sec tion is noter1 for two things in the agricultural world, viz., good land and good farmers. Last year Provi dence blessed them with good sea sons and "prosperity smiled" about Summerton. In conversation with a prominent mau of that place, he made this remark: "Our people are drunk with prosperity." One planter had 110 acres in cotton. Carly in the season he offered to take bales for his crop. At the State Fair he told nie that what I had heard about his crop was true, viz., that he had ginned I L'ii bales, had nine pick ed out and would get enough more to make I l?? bales all told. And down there they call ?"?00 pounds a bale. 1 could tell you the names of some of my old associates who are making (last year) about as follows: On ten acres, I.", bales and mote; on 50 acres, CO bales and more; on 60 acres, To bales and more; on SOO acres, 200 bales or more. That was being done in many cases. I dined ?\t the home ol' one of my old friends, where they had everything a hungry man could wish for dinner in the way of substantials, besides the ex tras and lint things. But what do you think the lord of this home said? "il I can't make more lo the ?tere I atn going lo the dogs." Let nie tell some of the things he had, anil about his crop, and then tell me. Mr. Kditor, if yo,1 are scated to death t hat he will "go to the dogs." There were seven mules (the $200 and $2">0 kind) and two nice horses in his lot; farm machines, mowers, dist; plows, sulky plows, two-horse plows, buggies, carriages and such things galore; on the yard more Hhodo Island Reds than the good wife said she could count, and turkeys all about; In tho smoke house, ten hams from the year be fore, and hogs in the lot walting for cold weather; in the barns plenty of feed from last year, in the fields some 50 acres of corn, making 40 or more bushels per acre, with peas covering the ground and stalks, ten bushels of peas per acre, I would say; more peavlne hay than he had land on which to pile it (almost); sixty acres of cotton, from which ho could WALHALLA METHODIST CIRCUIT Appeal by Pastor for Urenter Spirit ual ailtl M al ec ?al Zeal. Walhalla, Jan. 15.-As the col umns of Tho Keowee Courier during the last two or three years will in dicate, I have not been very trouble some to its readers of late, but now, after a long sllonco (for lt seems so to me) I come with just a few words, intended especially for my friends of tho Walhalla Circuit. They may, however, prove of some interest to all readers of this good newspaper who are at all inclined to religious matters. In many respects thin last yt tr has been one of the most pleasant years for me since joining the Conference. Several circumstances have contrib uted to this result. In the first place, 1 have labored among my own people -a people whom I hud long before learned to love, and In whose Integ rity I could unhesitatingly place the utmost confidence. Nor has this confidence in any way been betrayed; neither has our mutual love grown weaker. I enter upon tho luttes of this new year with greater confi dence, love and pleasure, and am praying for und expecting great things to come to pnss among us, and In this prayer and the joy of this expectation I urge every one of you to take part. May our common Lord give me greater fidelity, greater conrane and greater results. Last year we were very successful in some respects. The manner in which the business interests were conducted was all that could have been expected, and this ls due in a very large measure to the faithful work of our board of stewards and the increased liberality on the part of most of our people. I regret, however, that l am unable to say the same with reference to our progress along spiritual lines. Perhaps we lind one reason for this in the fact that the pastor had nine churches to Ber ve and a large territory to cover. At the same time I realize that I have not accomplished as mindi for my Lord as I should, nor do I claim to have dune all that was possible for nie to have done. But if Cod wills. I shall make a greater effort this year than ever before. The work to be done hero has In a measure been reduced, and we may reasona bly expect better results and more general satisfaction. There are several suggestions 1 wish to make. I would like to write two or three columns on the neces sity for more Sunday school work among us, and I would like to use this heading: "Every Church a Sun day School; Every Superintendent Superintend; Every .Member Pres ent.'* Brethren, we. the members of the Walhalla mission, need such an artille, and, assuming the posltioii of "spokesman." I will designate Revs. J. C. Law and J. C. Yongue to do lt. Now, as to the matter of appoint ments. This has given me no little concern. All cannot have the best; j all cannot be pleased, li,? sure, how ever, thal I have done the very best possible. All Hie appointments will stand as heretofore, with tho follow ing additional: Fourth Sunday,Whit mire, at ll a. m.; Oconee "i p. m.; Zion 7.::o p. m. I would also like to call your at tention to our missionary collections. (The editor will pardon the length Of this letter, for be knows that I am not the pastor of a station, but of a ".meat big'* circuit). The back of the little pamphlet, "Remember ing His Words," contains the follow ing: "The Walhalla Circuit has long been one of the beneficiaries of our Domestic Missionary Hoards. Will you allow nie here lo insist on show ing our appreciation of their aid by I liberally contributing to missionary purposes? Many of our Domestic Missionaries receive very little dur-j lng the year and it is well nigh Im- j possible? for them to meet current ? expenses, if our Missionary Boards are not in position to assist them. "The cost of living has considera bly increased within the last year or two and, of course, our contributions should be increased in proportion. "If we art' indeed the followers of Jesus Christ, we are interested in the extension of bis kingdom. If we fall to support it we are not inter ested in it. and it follows we have not the spirit of Christ in our hearts. "Our assessments will certainly not be exhorbltant and we can meet them If we begin In time. Let us make a great effort to pay out this year, proving our faith by our con tributions to the cause of Christ." In conclusion, brethren, I wish to say that 1 am ever at your service. My desire and prayer to Cod for this mission Is that lt may greatly pros per, both spiritually and materially during this year. Co-operate with and pray for your pastor, that he may successfully preach the word. Above all things, let us pray for a great revival of religion in our midst and for the conversion of those who are out of Christ and out of Ills church. Sincerely, Rhett Doyle. A Religious Author's Statement. Por several years I was ailllcfed with kidney trouble and last winter I was suddenly stricken with a se vere pain in my kidneys and was confined to bed eight days unable to gel up without assistance. My urine contained a thick white sediment, and I passed same frequently day and night. I commenced tailing Fo ley's Kidney Remedy, and the pain gradually abated and finally ceased and my urine became normal. I cheerfully recommend Roley's Kid ney Remedy. J. W. Bell, Walhalla; St oiiccy plier Pharmacy, Westmin ster. get more than 70 bales, and other things about which I cannot take time to tell you. When this poor, starving, Suffer I tig Southern farmer made his remark about "?o?an *o the dogs," I r.iplted that m my hum ble judgment, If a Supreme power would take some folks up and, set ting them wlth*n the fi?tes of Pearl, say: "This is Heaven; will >ou have lt?" the reply would be, "Not enough to the acre, Lord." Please excuso this lengthy, ramb ling, hastily written article. A bee must have stung me. Jos. H. Burgess. "Stop Rocking the Boat" The MONEY PANIC is to be forgotten. The WIFE has heard this cry long enough. Put a little sunshine in your home and at the same time put in your kitchen one of our SUPERB STEEL RANGES with a line of the Blue and White Porce lain Kitchen Ware. We have them marked "Way Down/' . Wc bought them ;on-iv time ago, and the prices on these famous and well-known Ranges will interest you. ?J* .?* ' j?> *M> *3* ?J* Roof your barn with our Vulcanite Roofing. Paint you ho^e with our guaranteed Water Proof Paint. Dress your horse with our "Washington" Harness. And last, let us furnish you with Doors, Windows, Nails, Locks, etc., for that Building. We have a larger stock of Rubber Belting, Machinery Supplies and Farming Tools than any other concern in our county. Call and see for yourself. We lead ; others follow. HATHESON HARDWARE CO., WESTMINSTER, S. C. BROTHERS FIGHT TO DEATH, j One is Shot and thc other drained With a Hatchet. Winder, Qa., Jan. 14.-A. C. Ev ans is dead and Iiis brother, J. H. BS vans, lies mortally wounded as the result of an attack made by the for mer brother upon the latter last night, tho termination of a quarrel over business matters. To-day J. H. Evana bought a stock of groceries from his brother, A. C. ?.'.vans, and went to the home of his brother to settle up the affairs con nected with the transfer of the stock, when they became engaged in a con troversy. A. C. Evans, it is stated, became enraged a his brother. He pulled his pistol ai wed three times at close ranne, all . e shots taking offect In J. H. Evans's breast. The wounded man sank to the floor by the side of the fireplace, where rested a hatchet. He quickly seized tho weapon, and with one mighty effort rose to his feet and struck his brother a terrific blow on ? the head, scattering his assailant's brains over the floor. OABTORIA. Boara the /) ^ Kind You Have Always BougjH NOTTOE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE.-Notice ls hereby given that the undersigned will make application to D. A. Smith, Judge of Probate for Oconee county, in the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on Saturday, January 23, 1909, at ll o'clock In the forenoon, or ns soon thereafter as said application can bo heard, for leave to make final settle ment of the Estate of R. O. Trlbbio, deceased, and obtain final dis charge as Administrator of said es tate, ll. M. TRIBBLE, Administrator. December 30, 190S. 53-3 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE.-Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will make application to D. A. Smith Judge of Probate for Oconee County, in the State of South Caro lina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on Thursday, January 2Sth, 1909, nt ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said applica tion can be heard, for leave to make final settlement of tho Estate of D. P. Lumkln, deceased, and ob tain final discharge as Administra trix of said Estate. SARA A. LP.MK IX, Adlmlni8tratrix. December 30, 190S. 53-3 ISSAQUENA HOSIERY, FOR HEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. ? Facts about ISSAQUENA HOSE : When you got Issaquena Hose, you get the host value, This Hose is not given ii false finish for the sake of looks. To produce a high finish, the use of chemicals is necessary. This injures the fabric, and the finish disappears in the wash. What you want is wearing quality-long service. This you get when you buy Issiiquenn Hosiery. 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