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What's The I With The young mother-and many an old one, too-ls ofton puzzled to know the cause of her child's ill na ture. The loudness of its crying does not necessarily indicate the seri ousness of its trouble, lt may have nothing more the matter with it than a headache or a feeling of general dullness. It cannot, of course, de scribe Its feelings, but as a prelimi nary measure you aro safe in trying a mild laxative. Nine times out of ten, you will find it is all the child needs, for its restlessness' and peevishness aro per haps duo to obstruction of the bow els, and once that has been reme died ino headache, tho sluggishness and the many other evidences of constipation and indigestion will quickly' disappear. Don't give the little one salts, ca thartic pills or nasty waters, fon these will act as purgatives, and they 1 RECALLS PAST IN Old) OCONBE. Names of Many Old Residents Re called-The Now (?eneration. Spring Place, Ca.. .March ll.-Ed* itor Keowee Courier: 1 am sending you $2, for which you will please give me credit on my subscription. 1 have forgotten when my time ls out. It is my intention to always keel) you paid one "year In advance. If I do not, lt ls just because I do not think of it at the proper time, for you may consider me a life-time subscriber. 1 want to tell you how much 1 love the dear old Courier, lt is tho Hist newspaper I remember. When I was a child It was one ol' my greatest, pleasures to road it to my grand father, Foster Ferry, after ho was too old to road for himself. Very few copies have 1 missed reading since then, lt ls known in my home now as "Mama's paper?" and no one dares destroy it until they are quite suro that mama has read it about three times. lt is usually brought to me about noon, when I am busy, but just as soon as I can I glance over It hurriedly, to see If anything very Important has happened. That night 1 read it carefully, then in a few days, when tho old papers are carried out, 1 glance over it once more, to ho real sure that nothing has been overlooked. Reading The Courier has kept mo posted about affairs generally In Oconee since I left there In 1889. I was born and reared In Oconee, spent just about half my lifo there, and you know we all love our home county. I enjoy the letters from the dif ferent correspondents. 1 like tho ones from Bounty Land because my father, W. T. Cleveland, once taught school there. 1 am told that, we lived somewhere near there at the time, but I do not. remember quite that far back. f suppose it must have been the year of 18(57, for my father died in 18C8. 1 do not re member bim. My mother, who was Maria Berry, died two years later. No orphan girl was ever more ten derly cared for than I, by my grand father, uncles and aunts. But back to "Bounty Land." Names are ofton mentioned in the letters from there of people I knew when a child. Have known the fa thers and mothers of a lot of the young people. I have a beautiful little china pitcher, given mo by .Jas per Doyle's mother when I was nt her home, when a very small girl. I enjoy tho Richland letters, too, for I used to know a lot. of people around Richland and Rock Springs churches. I attended church at both places when a little girl, usually go ing with my uncle, John Perry, who now lives in Walhalla. Will say to those who knew the Perry family, that, ho is the only one of the family now living. I havo always loved him, and tho fact that he ls now tho only one of my mother's people Hv . lng draws him still nearer to me. I hopo to have the pleasure of at tending one of the Richland reun ions some time. There are a num ber of old people In that community thal I would like lo seo once moro -Mrs. Elizabeth Hughs, Mrs. Emily Strlhling, Mrs. Mary Fennell and Others, Many happy hours have. I spent at Mrs. Fonnell's. l miss tho letters from Fair Play. 1 wish some one would write from there, for that wa.-, my last homo in Oconee, and where I spent most of my school days. 1 really know more people in thal section than any other. Your last correspondent from there, Mrs. Floyd Watson, was one of my schoolmates and ono of my best friends. My last, visit to Fair Play was made sad by her death, just a few days before. I visited In her homo and my heart went out. in sympathy to tho husband and moth erless children. Was so sorry ' lo note the death of her little daughter. Tho family have my deepest sympa? thies. Thore has been a great chance In that little town since 1 left th?re In 1 889. I think lhere aro only two peoplo now living in the placo who wt ro there when I left, and they are Matter Your Baby ? aro too strong for a child. In tho ramilles of Mrs. O. lt. Crae, Well ford, S. C., and Mrs. Helen Sheet/., La Orange. N. C., the only laxative given ls Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It has been found to answer most perfectly all tho purposes of a laxa tive, and Its very mildness and free dom from griping recommend lt es pecially for the use of children, wo men, and old folks generally-people who need a gentle bowel stimulant. Thousands of American families have been enthusiastic about It for more than a quarter of a century. Any ono wishing to make a trial of this remedy before buying lt In the regular way of a druggist at fifty cents or one dollar a large bottle (family size) can have a sample bot tle sent to tho home, free of charge by simply addressing Dr. W. B, Cald well, 100 Washington street, Monti cello, 111. Your name and address on a postnl card will do. Mrs. S. IC. Barton and Robert Marett. I love tho old homo there, where I lived with my uncle, W. J. H ix, after my Grandfather Perry's death. 1 have had tho pleasure of stopping In the old home twice with my friend, Mrs. W. L. Dobbs, but she has gone from,there now. lt makes me ??..., to go there, for my uncle's family are all dead, and sojnany of my best friends. I came lo Georgia In the summer of 1888 to >:sit my father's sister, Mrs. Fleas MeCbee. and I fell so "in love" with Hie country, the people, or one particular person, that I de cided to make Murray county my home, so came back in January, 1S8?, and have Since been a resi dent of Spill,g Place. It Is tho coun ty seat of Murray-a very old town, but "very small to Its age." It takes Its name from tho great number of springs in and around lt. I forgot how many, but it is an unusual num ber to be so near together. We have a lino ono In our pasture, not far from our house, and wo have had a hydraulic ram put In recently, which furnishes water for a complete sys tem of waterworks In our house. We are enjovlng water Immensely now, and regret that we did not have ..his done twenty years ago. We have a beautiful view of the mountains from our home, being only a few miles from tb"* Cohutta Range. We have no railroad yet, but still hone for one---an electric lino if nothing more. Dalton, which ls twelve miles from here, was our nearest railroad point until, about six years ago, a new branch of the L. and N. road was built, which missed us only a short distance. Chatsworth ls now our nearest sta tion, hoing just two and a half miles. We think that quite convenient after always having gone twelve miles to the railroad. Chatsworth is a fast growing little town. Wo think now we will soon be connected with Chat tanooga by an electric linc. We are just fifty miles from that city. Your Richland correspondent, in her letter two weeks ago, reminded me somewhat of business affairs at our home. She spoke of her boys, but didn't say how many. 1 almost know I am ahead of her In number, for I have six boys, and not very many people can say that. Our boys farm from tho time they can walk right, good. Their father tells them how to farm, gives them full In struction In the morning, then ho goes to his ofllce, where he looks after bis law practice and numerous other things, for he fully realizes that the man who raises and educates nine children has to do more things than ono to bring in the dollars. I for got to say that, besides those six boys, wt! have three girls. I am proud of my boys and girls, but glad I have six boys instead of six girls. Wo need the three girls, though, to help take caro of that many boya. It would be a great calamity on one man to have to buy hats for six daughters at the present prices of huts. You know wo can buy a nice cap for a boy for fifty cents, then you can stack a half dozen of them in xene band-box, but where could you put that many girls' hats? My oldest son, Perry, (Foster Perry) graduated on the farm and In our school here three years ago, and has since been attending college at Dahlonega. He wont there one year, then worked in the bank here as assistant cashier one year, after which he returned to Dahlonega, where he will continue until ho com pletes a course In mining engineer ing, which he began tho second year he went. His sister Mamie, who has finished school, fills his position while he ls away and he takes the place during the three months of his vacation. 1 am now dreading the time for him to finish his course, for If ho follows tho business for which he .is preparing, 1 know that means i to leave home, and 1 can hardly bear the Idea of his going into tho mining ; regions. My oldest daughter attended col lege at Bessie Tl ft. one year, but af- j ter that went to Radnor College, Nashville, Tenn. That is a fine school) and besides the year's work In school the girls are given an edu cation trip by tho president at the j end of each term. The trip is con- 1 ducted by the president himself, ano the girls have no extra expense, be yond what they want for a little spending money on the trip. Their meals are served on their car; onl., at some of the larger cities they take some meals at the hotels. The year our daughter was there they went to New York, Niagara Falls, Washing ton, spent one day In Canada, ono in Atlantic City, and came back by way of Asheville, Chattanooga and other places. In all the largest cities they visit all the principal points of In terest, the president of the school has conducted so many trips that he knows just where to carry them. A limited number of others, outside of the school, can join the party. They pay the president the money for their tickets for the round trip, from whatever point they may start. Our second daughter, Duello, took the trip, too, though she was not In school there. She is now attending her second year at. Cox College, Col lege Park, Ga. Thc next five are going to a good school at home. That leaves the br>uv boy. V.iHhn Neville, still at home, and f. teach him. He ls almo I . . ;. .ting the days till his sixth hi lida j which will be In July. I i . p rein I: td I > cut his curls off then, and he will be ready for school next, term. The greatest pleasure ho is looking for ward to is going to the fields with tho other boys In the summer and wearing overalls. Ho thinks that will be grand. Our second boy, Murray, (named for our county,) belongs lo the "corn club" of this county and won a hat last year by having tho largest ear of corn. Now, 1 wonder if your Richland correspondent could tell us how the "sage" at her home manages to get those boys up every morning with out, getting up first himself. That ls the problem that ls worrying the fa tlior at our house. Our older boys are off in an up-stairs room, too far to call, so their father, so far, has made tho fires, then he goes up for them and hustles them out. lo do the feeding and milking, when there is not a hired girl to do the latter. He says he had to make fires when ho was a boy, and it looks as if he were going to have to continuo making them all his life. Wo didn't know him when bo was a boy, but. we all wonder why his father was so hard Oil one poor little fellow, when there were four other boys there. ' Wo sometimes think these middle-aged fathers have "kinder" forgotten how they did when they were boys. Our boys have bis wood and kindling laid In a convenient pince for him. A farm is a fine place to raise boys. lt makes them stout and healthy and keeps them employed tho year round. They make their crop dur ing their summer vacation, then af ter they start to school in tho fall there are always plenty of little jobs to keep them busy nights and morn ings. Each or ours has "bis job," as they call it. Some feed, some bring in firewood, some stovewood, (':. Hired,help ls hard to get in this sec tion. There are very few colored people In this part of tho county. We can hardly get a cook through the summer "for love or money." Can usually get ono through tho winter months, but when crop time comes they all go to the fields. During the summer season wo feel that wo aro doing well to get washing and Iron ing done. This ls a fine farming country, and when I first came boro there were many moro nice country homes than there were In Oconee. On my visits back to Oconee I notice great Im provement there In that line-moro I han has been hero in tho same length of time. So many placen ? explanatiOi ?deir?bthe? veryingredit 'st af our OJ wresnohitor ?rti//zers. Sold 3y Reliai S.S.ROYST Sales orfolkVa. Tari i iltimoreMd. Montg Macon Ga. there have pretty houses where lit-' tie cabins stood when I fl ret remem ber. While 1 love Oconee, I have always been glad J made that visit lo fc?ur ray. That particular person who per suaded me to come here to live does not read The Courier, or I might no? say this. Don't anybody tell him what I said. He says I heard of him and came out hore to Inuit him up. No matter how that was, "I came, I saw, I caught,"- (not conquered). I forgot to mention ho.w much I enjoy tho locals from Westminster, for I know a number of people there. Have been interested in tho recent marriages there; in those of Misses Margie Stribilng and Ada Marett be cause I went to school with their mothers at Fair Play; in that of J. W. Shelor because I know.him i:t his home. 1 used to visit In Westmin ster wi ob ii; i I, Mt? Nannie v lore', li\ ed there il Ai as fie who I ri V ii fri i to *>} ti -i ?j county, and u . 1 wa > married ' . spent a toed .?!uii in my home. Sho has been dead sevon years, and , we miss her so'much. My aunt, Mrs. McGhee, whom I spoke of in tho be ginning of my let lei is the only one of my father's people now living. She ls both aunt and mother to nie now, and like grandmother to my children. They have no grandpar "Our Ha Our platform will be 7 is simple;they greatest care a mt has to pass ? vn laboratories inissnbou tf?oys Ae Dealers Everywhere ER GUANO O Offices )oro N C. Columbia S C. ornery Alu. Spar?anbarg ? Columbus Gu. en ts living on either side, and going lo Uncle Pleas's and Aunt Fannie's is ono of their greatest pleasures. Now. Mr. Editor, this is my first letter to a newspaper, and I fear I have made il entirely too lengthy. lt SO, Just east lt Into the waste bas kol. I am noted among my friends j for the "quantity and not the qual ity" of my writing. Such an idea as Writing a letter to he published Ina newspaper never occurred to mo until this week. 1 just felt, that I would like to tell you how much 1 appre ciate The Courier, and my Oconee friends how nundi I am interested in them. If any of them should over visit this part of Georgia, at no place will they find a more hearty welcome than at Charlie King's. (Mrs.) Florence Cleveland King. C. A. Glossner, 24 Ontario street, Rochester, N. Y., has recovered from a long and severe attack of kidney trouble, his cure being due to Foley Kidney Pills. After detailing his case, he says: "I am only sorry I did not learn sooner of Foloy Kid ney Pills. In a few days' time my: backache completely left mo, and I fell greatly Improved. My kidneys became stronger, dizzy spells left me, and I was no longer annoyed at night. I feel 100 per cont better since using Foley Kidney Pills." J. W. Bell. ' Lt Is Iii Th announced at this time ne, Convict? Kill Three. Lincoln, Nob., ?Mureil 15.-Warden .lan?os Dolehnnty, Deputy Wardon Cbarlc Wagoner and Quarti A. O. Hellman, ol the state penitentiary, wore killed by convicts In a riot, thia afternoon. Kee pin' Dooly of a cell bouse WWB slightly wounded. The convicts overpowered a guard, seized his gun and willi it attacked tb. penitentiary officers. Dolohanty, Wagoner and Hellman were fatally shot and died within half an hour. Company V, of the National Guard, was ordered out to quoll tho riot. Convicts Escape, No trace has been found of tho three convicts who escaped aflor imi tining in the stale penitentiary. The prisoners escapad during a blinding snow storm, which checked tho searching party, lt ls thought they had help from tho outside. The "Ch'ld's Welfare" movement has challenged tho attention of thoughtfu't people everywhere. Mo thers aro natural supporters, and will find in Foley's Honey and Tar Compoui d a most valuahlo aid. Coughs and oolds that aro uncheck ed lead to croup, bronchitis and pneumonia yield quickly to tho hoal Ing and soothing qualities of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. J. W. Dell. ie Ring!" xPweek in this paper.