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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1841?.) Published IO very Wednesday Morning Subscription $1 l'or Annum. Advertising Kates Reasonable. -Ry ?TECK, SHELOK & SCHRODER. Couuuutilcatioiis of a personal char acter charged for as advertlse men ts. Obituary notices and tributes of re spect, of not over ono hundred words, will ho printed tree of charge. All over that nu ni ber must be paid for at tho rate of one cont a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. ? WALHA Ii LA, S. C.: WKDXEMDAY, OCTOBER 1>. I ?I ii. MAW KILLED AM) I NM URE I) In Horrible Wreck-Parlor Cars Heaped in Mass. Westport, Conn.. Oct. 3.- -At least idriit persons wore killed late to-day when thc engine of the second sec tion of Springfield Express train, hound from Heston to Now York, failed to take a cross-over, and nearly the entire train was ditched near the WeBtport-Saugatuck station on the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad. Four parlor cars, heaped up in a mass of wreckage, immediately burst Into flames, which probably impris oned and killed some passengers. The exact number of fatalities In the wreck is not known. The known dead aro G. L. Clark, engineer; J. J. Moker, fireman; Mrs. .lames Brady, of Albany. N. Y. ; two children of Mrs. Brady, and three un identified, two of them women. Among the Injured is Elliott Har rison, of Aiken, S. C., leg broken. The locomotive, which was run ning at high speed, went over on Its side after leaving the roadbed, and the boiler, to all appearances, ex ploded. Engineer Clark was taken out alive, but died soon after. .1. J. Moker, his fireman, was crushed to death. Tho baggage car and the four chair cars next following it, were overturned and in theso occur red the loss of life. Edwin F. Blodgett Dead. (Atlanta Journal, 5th.) Ed vin F. Blodgett, for five years postmaster of Atlanta, died suddenly Thursday night at his residence, 240 Ivy street. He had boon in rather poor health for several months past, but on the day l>eforo his death, he was down town, and on Thursday was well enough to como to dinner. As the afternoon wore on, however, he grew worse, and at ll o'clock passed away. Sorosis ol' the liver was given as the cause ol' his death. Mr. Blodgett had been a resident of Atlanta since IsiJS, and his friends here aro many. As a gov ernment official he was instrumental in placing the standard of the postal ser\iic in Atlanta willi that of thc greatest cities in the country; as a deacon in tho First Baptist church in- was a leader in the religious lifo of 'he city; as a citizen of Atlanta, he was one Of tho most patriotic tin nies in the community; and as a man he had endeared himself to hun dreds of friends bj his generous per sonality and Straight forward char acter. Mr. Blodgett was born in Augusta, (5a., in 1850, being l>2 years of ago at the Hmo Of Iiis death. For man years he was a conductor and pur chasing agent of tho Western and Atlantic railroad. When this road was based he entered government service as a clerk in the railway mail service. Gibbes Defies Opponents. Columbia, Oct. :!. Mayor W. II. Gibbes, of this city, to-day gave oui a statement in which he answers al leged criticisms thal have been made against bim recently, and challenges the citizens of Columbia to uso tho recall on him if they porter another mayor, Ho refers to the opposition of tho blind tigers, against whom he has waged a fight, to the pawn shop operators, who oppose him. an 1 to secret criticisms against him. "I ln\ ito thal they test tho recall, the referendum or the initiative," says tho mayor, and adds: "I'm tired of secret threats. I love an open light. I want a chance before the people to make good or to no retired. Come on with tho reeall. Get up your petition. I am ready to justify tho record or to retiro for a better man." God's way ls tho way of justice and truth and love to man, and pity and righteousness, and that theso should" prevail, ills way Is tho way in which wo find the simple qualities of human nature and the common re lations of men to mon most honored, loved and supported, In which love of home, gentle society, peaceful Ufo, freedom of thought and of life, and just judgment aro made easy and safe, not for ourselves only, but for all those with whom we have to do. - Stopford A. Brooke. EA Uli Y TO BED, EARLY TO RISE. Coctt-Colu Cn miler ls at Mis Office at Eight O'clock Daily. Atlanta, Oct. 5.-Atlanta's macro millionaires and middle-aged btiol ness men who have risen to positions of leadership in tho community at tribute their success In a good many Instances to a life-long habit of early rising, acquired on the old farm. It is positively amazing how many of the big men In Atlanta, bank pres idents, noted lawyers, real estate magnates and financiers got down to their desks every morning year in and year out earlier than their (dorks and stenographers. Instead of rolling down between nine and ten o'clock In their limou sines as most men of their type are supposed to do in other cities, you can see a long procession of the host j known financial figures in Atlanta biking it along about seven-thirty o'clock every morning to work. The procession ls usually headed by Forrest Adair, who is never at his desk later than quarter to eight. Close in behind him comes Asa G. Candler, who works as hard as any of the $50 a month clerks and ste nographers i:> his big building. Pret ty soon along rolls Col. NV. L. Peel, white-haired, but active ?is a boy, president of a big bank, president of the Music Festival Association, and leading spirit In a lot of other enter prises. Luther Z. Rosser, one of At lanta's really big lawyers, recognized heavy-weight of the Georgia bar, ls in such a hurry to get to work every ?norning that he sometimes forgets his necktie. Alex W. King and Jack J. Spalding, both names to conjure with, work a longer twelve-hour day than any struggling young lawyer of the whole local bar. Dick Gray and Clark Howell make a habit of getting down town as early as any of their reporters. The list could be strung I out with dozens of other names al most equally well known. Tho Church and the Young Farmer. (Churchman.) What does the church offer tho young man or the young woman of the farm to-day? In days gone by, before the coining of automobiles on the farm, of telephone, of rural free delivery, the mules were hitched to tho "big wagon," straw was laid in the bottom for tho youngsters and seats placed for tho grown-ups, and the entire family went to church on Sunday. Inviting discussion of the matter, lite Northwestern Christian Advocate, of Chicago, says: Chang i lng social conditions and the Innova tions of improved farm machinery, the Introduction of the automobile, rural free delivery of mall, tho tele phone and other Important Innova i tions have gradually forced the I church 'to ask, 'What must we do to j save ourselves from death?' " I A writer In the United Presbyte I Han states that from 25 to 70 per : cent of the farming population In tho prairie Stntes neither belong toa church nor attend one. Ile is not so much concerned in tin? decline In the number of churches as in tho proportion of the population that is bring roached. Another clergyman, in tho Northwestern Christian Advo cate, advances the argument that tho church should concern itself in the recreation of its people, saying that thc greatest need of rural life to-day ls play, lt would seem that tho solu tion of this problem would bo In tho establishing of what aro known in the cities as "institutional" or "de partmental" churches-churches pro viding not only the usual audito riums for religious worship, but with sufficient room and facilities for In door recreation. i The Northwestern Christian Advo cate states further: "Boys don't leave the farm because they want to j escape hard work. They aro equal ' to that, but because there ls nothing ' but work-hard work and no fun. Farm life is strenuous now; there ! are fewer workers, larger responsi bilities and more skill is required. . All this exhausts energy, which must ' bo restored by recreation." To make the use of the recreation facilities effective, the work should have the direct personal supervision of tho clergyman and picked layman, and should be a ministry to tho in tellectual, physical, spiritual and so cial needs of the young peoplo of thc neighborhood. Office for Micah Jenkins. Charleston. Oct. 4.-Major Micah J. Jenkins, formerly collector for tho internal revenue district of South Carolina, has accepted tho position of deputy collector of the State, witlt headquarters lu Charleston. He ar rived In the city yesterday morning, accompanied by his family. Up to several days ago, at which Hmo the office was consolidated with the Fast ern North Carolina district, Major Jenkins occupied the office bf collec tor of tho South Carolina Internal revenue district. Palmistry was practiced by the an cient Greeks. fyfy fy ?Jo .J?'J?oJr fy fy fy ?J*^**!*^**!*^* 4"*?**I* 4? OCTOBER. *\> * .-- * 4? Ton Tilings to Do. 4* (Progressive Farmer.) 1. Sow wheat and oatB; get the oats in as soon as possible; treat seed of both crops with formalin or blue stone if smutty, and look out for cheat and other weed seeds. 2. Keep on sowing cover crops; still time to sow rye, vetch, crimson clover; also rape and winter tur nips. 3. Put tho turning plows to work, especially on clay soils; If you sub soil, this is the time for lt. 4. Take special care of the land to prevent winter washing; lix up terraces, open out ditches, etc.; un der-drain where lt is needed. ">. Get the corn and corn stover under shelter carly; look after all late crops that will make feed. (?. Store thc cotton under shelter; and keep it picked off as closely as practicable. 7. (lot the land ready for plant ing fruit trees, berries, grapes, etc.; plant winter garden crops. 8. Increase the hogs' grain ra I Hon; feed 'the cows liberally enough to keel) them from failing with their milk. 9. Put the apples, potatoes and other fruits and vegetables safely away; if you are without a good place to keep them, there is still timo to prepare it. 10. Talk with your neighbors about the roads and seo if you can not stay out of the mud this winter; at least arrange things so that the yard and barnyard will not bo very muddy. Will Get th? Pay. Columbia, Oct. 3.-Judge Geo. W. Gage has rendered his opinion on the matter of a permanent injunc tion to stop the payment ot salaries to Dr. F. W. P. Butler and H. W. Richardson, members of tho com , mission of the Confederate Soldiers' i Home, for services. Judge Gage hold that Dr. Butler and Major Rich ardson aro entitled to pay that was stopped by a temporary order, and the opinion was to the effect that the defendants are entitled to the pay, j not as members of the board, but as employees of the board, delegated to perform certain services-Dr. Butler as physician to the old soldiers and Major Richardson as superintendent. Judge Gage declares that the em ployment of Dr. Butler and Major Richardson by the boatjd. jot which they are members, was rfgued Im pressively by John J. Mcmahan, the plaintiff, but there is no law to pro hibit such a practice, and the courts aro bound by the statutes as they exist. Dr. Butler receives a salary of $50 a month and the pay of Major Rich ardson ls $100 a month. They Talk With Monkeys. That tho natives of darkest Africa are able to understand and almost to speak "monkey language'* is the be lief of .lames Stewart, who has just returned from that continent with a party of surveyors. Stewart explor ed the marshes of the upper Congo and Liberia, facing frightful perils. He found that the natives were very fond of monkey flesh, and would Im itate tho monkey talk to attract tho animals and then shoot them. "It was on tho rivers that we found the monkey tribes," he said. "All the monkeys chattered with hu man-like cries of anguish, joy and wrath, and all these eries were imi tated by the natives. Tho black usu ally hold conversations with the mon keys, won the hitters' confidence and then slaughtered them." State Kair October 80th. The Annual State Fair of South Parolina Agricultural and Mechani cal Society will bo hold this year be ginning October 30th. The largest attendance in the history of Hie as sociation is expected. The prize money will ho increased this year so as to interest tho farmers in making exhibits. The annual foot hall game be tween Clemson and the University of South Carolina will, as usual, attract .i large crowd ot spectators. 20ft Men Slain in Mexican Battle. Kagle Pass, Texas, Oct, 2.-Two hundred and five men were killed in a battle fought between Mexican rebels and Federals at Aura I'ass, not far from Monclova, Mexico, on Mon day evening, according to reports that reached hero to-day. Seven Fed eral officers were reported killed. There were about f>00 men on each side, tlie Federals hoing commanded hy Gen. Blauquet. Last night the rebels retreated lu tho face of Fede ral reinforcements. Ex-Sheriff J. D. Gllreath. of Green ville. wa? last Wednesday elected as Polico Inspector for Greenville at a salary of $125 por month. KKPOIITS OF COTTON HUIAJISH, Number of Bales Ginned to Dato L?es8 Tban in 1011. Washington, Oct. 2.-Tho second cotton ginning report of the Census Bureau, Issued at 10 a. m. to-day, announced that 3,150,033 bales of cotton of the growth of 1912 had been ginned prior to September 25, counting round us half bales. To that date lust year 3,070,50 1 bales, or 23.0 per cent ol* thc entire crop, had been ginned; in 1008 to that date 2,690,639 bales, or 19.8 per cent of tho crop had been ginned, and In 1906 to that dato 2.057.283 bales, or 15.8 per cent of the crop bad been ginned. Included in the total ginnlngs were 19,450 round bales, compared with 27,!) 18 round bales ginned to September 25 last year; 38.028 round bales in 10 10 and 48,070 round bales In ll)00. Tho number of bales of sea island cotton included was 3,0 2fi bales, com pared With 11.807 bales last year, 13.832 bales in 1009 and 11,457 bales in 19OS. Ginnlngs prior to September 25th, by States, with comparisons for last year and other big crop years, with the percentage of the entire crop ginned to that date In previous years, follow: States. Georgia 1912... 1911... 1908... 1906... North Carolina 1912... 1911... 1908... 1906... South Carolina 1912 .. . 1911 .. . 1908. . . 1906. . . Texas 191 2. . . .2,001.687 191 1 .... 1,667.875 40.6 1908 .... 966,607 26 . 6 1906 .... 1.008,856 25.5 Tho ginning of sea Island cotton prior to September 25, by States, follows: Years. Fla. Ga. i 1912 . 1.665 1,258 191 1 .4,381 7,405 1909 .6.133 7,649 1908 .5,083 5,924 "I have been somewhat costive, but Doan's Regulets give just, the re sults I desire. They act mildly and regulate the bowels perfectly."-G. B. Krause, Akoona, Pa. (Advertisement. ) Back of Baby Girl Transparent, A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa., says: A baby girl with a transparent back was horn recently to Mrs. H. L. Ilobots at Fayette City, twenty miles south of here. Through tho j thick skin covering of the back the j internal organs can he seen. When the child is laid upon its stomach the movement of the lungs and the j pulsations of thc henri can be ob.- ! served. The child is apparently in , good health and is normal in all re-! spocts except its back. The child will he brought to ono of tho Pitts-: burg hospitals for treat men I to cor-' rect the abnormality. Canadian Children Ole from Burns.! St. Hernani. Quebec, Get. 2.-The I ten children, ranging in age from ISi months to 15 years, of Alexander! Gravel, of this place, were burned to death to-day. Gravel and his wife lott their i home early last evening, and. return-, lng early to-day, found i! In llames. ; They were unable to aid the children. . BEWARE OF MALARIA. Malaria-Chills and Fevers-common complaints among people living in tha Southeastern States, cnn he effectively re lieved in the shortest possible time by lt. L. T.-Richardson's Laxative Tonie. ' This prescription h. s been used thirty five years by Dr. Richardson, of Anderson, Bi C., in bis daily practice ns a family physician, mid lins behind it thousands of . testimonials from many prominent South, Carolinians and citizens of other neighbor ing states. R. L. T. is a wonderful cor* rector of liver troubles and tho greatest , tonic on the market today. You can abso lately rely on It in any case of chills and fever or malarial poison, constipation or biliousness, If any member of your family need a tonic that strengthens nnd builds, go to . your druggist today and get a fifty-cent or ' A dollar bottle of R. L, T., and watch tho QUiek, steady Improvement. If your drug- ! gist can't supply you wrlto U. L. T. Co., . Anderson, S. C. The Best Liver Medicine THE MOST PERFECT TONIC j 50c A $1.00 per Bottle. AU Drag Stores. ('.Innings. Per Ct. 273.086 - 765,697 27.4 51 1.898 26.0 281,585 17.2 102.999 - 156,390 1 3.9 89,063 13.0 4 1.877 7.0 177.827 - 338,090 20.0 289,969 23.8 131,262 14.4 S. C. 103 21 5 0 4 50 THE PEOPLE' -J. E. Mi Subscriptions for tho National and acknowledged by Tho Kcowco ( ?j??j?j?t.j??j? g. fy li KAT ENDANGERS LIVES OK KLDKllLY FOLKS. I Sickness and Misery Follow In attention to the Minor Ills. Older people should bo especially careful of their health during the hot months, as high temperature has a peculiarly enervating effect that tends to disarrange the entire digestive system. Tho slightest In discretion in diet ls almost sure to be followed by bowel trouble and in digestion, but If caro ls taken to keep tho bowels open by using a gentle laxative stimulant at the first sign of any Irregularity, a great deal of the misery and distress can be avoided. Strong, harsh and drastic physics should be avoided because of the shock to the system following their use. An excellent laxative, and one that is easy and natural in its effect j on the stomach, bowels and liver, ls found in Dr. Caldew H's Syrup Pep sin, a compound of simple laxative herbs with pepsin that ls pleasant to the taste and positive in its action. Hy cleansing the bowel tract and re moving the foreign matter that irri tates and inflames the tissue, a dose of Syrup Pepsin will quickly check the summer diarrhoea that is so prevalent. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin ls sold in drug stores for r>0 cents a bottle; a large, family size, $1. A free trial bottle will be sent, postpaid, if you write to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 4 06 Washington .street, Montincello, Illinois. (Advertisement.) More Valuable than Gold. Ia 1911, according to the United; States ecological Survey, 2,390 j ounces of palladium were produced, , 300 ounces from crude foreign and domestic sands and the rest from the V refining of copper ores and copper j bullion. Palladium linds a fairly largo uso in technology, (bides of astrononr : cal instruments are made of it, and it is also employed in watchmaking, i Its most extensive use is probably j1 for certain alloys in dental work. It ! is also employed for soldering platt-1 mini m?lais. As it is not altered or discolored by exposure to air it is , often used for plating molal ware. I The demand for this metal is greater1 than t ho sn pilly. According to thc bureau of statis- ( tics, 1,218 troy ounces of palladium wore imported into tho Uplted 1 States In 1011, the value assigned! being $56,307, or $ lt'?.li2 an ounce. Tuft's Pills recommended and sold by Norman's Drug Store. Listen! You can Fords go by-thou sands of them. It's and adjustment ( wonderful meehan! Ford the car you h the most about. Moro than 75.000 new season-proof ?bat the passenger Roadster Touring Car $?00-D<' Detroit, wltli all ? quip Ford Meier Company) teentb Street<-or froi ? r^k \n/bb/? f\t lw. KJ? v? ni IC WI S TURN NOW! irphy in Journal, Portland, Oro. Democratic Campaign Kund Kr rr i ved 'ourler. Have yon contributed ? STATE FARMERS' UNION MKT. Executive Committee Held Session in Columbia Last Week. Columbia, Oct. 2.-The executive committee of tho State Farmers' Un ion met Tuesday in the office of the secretary. There were present R. M. Cooper, of Lee; H. T. Morrison, of Charleston; Ii. Harris, of Pendleton; J. W. Reid, secretary, and E. W. Dubbs, chairman and State president. The committee heard reports from the organization work, planned to extend the same. The president was authorized to enter into an arrange ment with the Progressive Farmer of Raleigh and Birmingham to con duct a Farmers' Union department. This paper has over eighteen thou sand subscribers in South Carolina and through Its columns the commit tee expects to get tn close touch with the membership. The president was also authorized to arrange with pa pers in South Carolina to carry a Farmers' Union department. The committee most earnestly urges the farmers to make use of the money offered by so many of the banks to hold cotton for the higher prices that must inevitably follow a careful marketing, and took steps to have thc national officials securo concerted action throughout the cot ton belt. The committee, regardless of any estimates of the size of tho crop, ls convinced that present prices are three to four cents below Its value. A HAPPY HOME ls one where health abounds. With impure blood there cannot bc good health. With a disordered LIVER there cannot be good blood. revivify the torpid LIVER and restore its natural action. A healthy LIVER mean? pure blood. - MB*. Pure blood means health. Health means happiness. Take no Substitute. All Druggists. The hand that spanks the children saves the world. scarcely hear thc gh yon see thou the perfect balance )f its simple and sm that makes the ear the least-and Fortis into service < lit-? y must bo right. Three? $51)0-live-passenger livery Oar $700-f.o.b. mont. Catalogue from , Michigan and Four ni Detroit. r R. C. Carter.