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KEOWE? COURIER (ESTAHL1SHED 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Moruing Subscription #1 Per Annam. Advertising Rate? Reasonable. -Ry ?TPCK, SHKLOK & SCHRODER. Coin mu II ?ca nous of a personal ehar acter charged for as advertise ments. ?bituno notices and tributes of re spect' ol not over one hundred word . will be printed free of ch? rge All over that number Hoist he paid for at the rate of ono cen? i word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, s. C.: WEDNESDAY, Al Ol ST 20, HM:?. MR. YA MU V Hit LIKES IT. Think* Arkansas dust UM (?omi as "Old Solidi Carolina." Malvet ti. Ark . Am;. 1 Editor Kcowee Courier: Please allow me spac< in your paper to (eli my old friends what I think of Arkansas. I have I" ? II mme from old South Caro lina nearly three years and I wanted io he perfectly satisiled of my posl tion before I said that this is as good as or a better country than that; and J think it is as healthy, though there .ire a few cases of chills. 1 think Ibis is on account of not having the nouse.s properly screened, as we have had no chills nt all. Crops are fine here. Cotton grows from three to six feet high. 1 have the earliest cotton crop 1 ever had. The land I have bas been cultivated Aft y years. 1 showed Rev. A. P. Marett one stalk that had 88 good size bolls on it the 30th day of July. If you doubt it ask bim; he is in South Carolina. We have the most fine corn here any man ever saw in one year. We have a growing town-two new railroads coming through this year, tfour large saw mills, door and sash factory, two good laundries, large Ice plant, and a stave factory. The pay roll of the enterprises in our town Ss about il 00,000 a month. On one of tho new railroads they .ire i>i emu!; up a new territory-a bright pros|>ect for a man wanting a cheap and good home. Thero is plenty of good land for $10 to $15 an acre, half bottom and half upland lots of it with almost enough timber to pay for it; most ~f it in woods. ?Duirehes ard scnools are located about every threo miles, while dwell ing houser c verago from one-half to a mile aparf. but the buildings are sorry. I have teen offered 300 acres of bottom for $1,000 after the tim ber has been cut off. No rock in this country, though some portions of Ar kansas are so rocky that the land can't be cultivated. This is a great country for stock. The worst drawback on cattle is the tick. We don't have to feed cattle in the winter at all scarcely. River overflows drown lots of them in the winter however. Around Malvern land runs from $20 to $ 1 HO an arri-. Wish you al1 well and good luck. Yours ti uly, J. ll. Vandiver. Laborer (ids $1,750,000. Frederick Cross von Alvensteben, .if Omaha, Neb., for L'T years a day laborer, received notice on Thursday from the German consul at Chicago ..hat he had fallen heir to an estate in (tormany valued at $1,750,000. When informad of his good fortune "ion Alvensteben was employed at menial labor a few miles from the ..itv. He has engaged steamer pass ige ?ind purchased transportation to danzig. $50,000 l in? in Columbia. Columbia, Aug. Ci. Eire, thought ?O havi been caused by a Dying spark, did damage estimated at $50,000 to the plan! of the Southern Aseptic Laboratories here late to-day. One ?ring of the building, containing val uable ni (hillery, was saved. The flames .vere tanned hy a brisk wind, wilie' preceded a heavy rain, the lat ter assisting the work of extinguish ing the tire. The plant was engaged . rt flu manufacture ol' absorbent cot ton. Watermelons Cause Lynching. Ardmore. Okla , Aug. 1 1. -Water melons were Co- Indirect cause of ?two lynchings at Paul's Valley, Okla.. Hast night. According to reports re ?dved here to day, Sanders Franklin and Henry Ralston, negroes, were taken from officers who were on their ?way from Ardmore to Paul's Valley, .where they were to bo placed on trial for killing two whito persons, and Banged to nearby trees. The two negroes bad been in jail 1?re for safekeeping. Franklin shot m white man to death in a dispute over the price of a watermelon, and Ralston shot and killed a white boy, .?hom he found in his melon patch. FOB A BIO MY AT OAK WAY. President Babba Will Speuk ut Picnic Friday, .August 2?d. There will he a picnic at Oak way , on August 22d. The public at large is Invited to attend, and the fanners and business men of tito county are especially urged to be present. B, \V. Dabbs, president Ol the South Car olina Stale Farmers' Cnion. will make an address. Mr. Dabbs is a Bite speaker and will ll ave some thing to say thal will be worth cotll I ing to hoar. There will be other .speakers for the day. Don't forget I tho well-Ill led baskets and water . melons. .1. W. Alexander, A. II. Ellison, M li. Holland. J. lt. McMahan, ! Commit tee. Wreck Viet!Ill Loses Eye. Chester. Aug. I ?. Joan M. Jones. 1 ot Chester, will lose his right eye as tho result of injuries he received 1 in the wreck on the Lancaster and Chester road at Hooper's Creek re cently. lt 'was reported that both j eyes were badly injured, but 'iniely work by surgeons saved him from total blindness. Mr. Jones ls owner of the Chester bottling work-. Natives Slay British Troops. Aden. Arabia, Aug. 14.-Official dispatches announced to-day that a camel corps of British native troops had been ambushed by 2,000 Der vishes near Bttrao. The British kill ed and wounded include two officers and about sixty men. Many thou sand followers of Mad Mullah are on tho warpath. Kills Sistcr-in-Law in Prank. Milledgeville. Ga.. Aug. 14.-Mrs. ! Charles Winter, a bride, 18 years of age, while playing a prank on her ' sister-in-law, Mrs. Will Winter, acci dentally shot and killed her in the yard of her home at Stevens' Pottery, near here, yesterday morning. She leaves a husband and five children and was 4 0 years old. Will J. Harbin Dead. (Farm and Factory.) Will J. Harbin, sou of H. C. Dar- j bin, and a brother of Mrs W. Z. Whitmire, of Seneca, died at Walter, I j Okla., August 6th after an illness of j one week of typhoid. Mr. Harbin | j was 4 3 years old. He is survived by I seven children. His wife was a I j daughter of Elijah Mulkey, of the I I High Falls soction of Oponee county, j j Mr. Harbin removed from this county I to Temple, Okla., seven years ago. ? . The news of his death is received with general regret. -... Fatten Your Farm. (Farm and Fireside.) A tendency exists among many far- i : mers to burn up all cornstalks, loose ! ' straw, clover chaff and superfluous I j roughage about the place. But it is t too expensive. j Every time an acre bf stalks is burned twenty-one pounds of nitro j gen goes into the air and will cost I you $3.50 to buy back again. Wheat or oat straw from an acre contains \ : about twelve to fourteen pounds of ; j nitrogen, and clover chaff three times ' this amount. Ono can easily figure from these deductions what a reckless loss to * the farm is a fire in the chaff pile or j stalk field. The cutaway and disk 1 harrows will chop these bulky mate ; rials up ready for the plow, when they can be turned under. If you' wan! to fatten the old farm stuff it i wit h organic matter. God First. I .Mother," said little Fred, "I j can't love God and you both, so I'll ? ! choose you. The lesson says I mus! love Cod with till my heart, and there is hut one ALL to it, so if I love God with ALL there'll not be I one blt left you." Dis mother told ! him to till a large pan with potatoes. "There," said he, piling on the last I one, "?t's full." "Full, yet there's room," answered mother, as she took a bag ol' beans ?ind shook them between the crev ices of the potatoes. "Not. full yet," she said, and she dropped two shov elsf ol' sand info the pan. "Not r et," and she took up a cup and n..ed several quarts of water into the pan. "Now," she said, "you see how a thing can be full and yet hold tuon; of something else. Your heart may be full of love for God and yet have plenty of room I'-ft for father and me and for other right things." Undeserving. -? (Lippincott's. ) Titree Germans were engaged In a confidential talk while dining to gether in a Broadway cafo a few days ago. Their conversation drifted from politics to the second marriage of a mutual friend, when ono of them remarked: "I'll tell you vhat. A man vhat marries de second time don't deserve to have lost his first vite." TO MEET IN CHARLESTON. Se? om! Biennial Session of the As.s<> ? i ai ion for Deaf Adjourned". Spartanburg, Aug. 14.-Th? sec ond biennial session of the Som li Carolina Association of tho Deaf ad journed sine die to-night at Cedar Springs. The exercises of tho day' were characterized with many selec tions befitting the deaf and addresses by J. A. Tilllnghast, of Spartanburg; T. M. Thackston, of Spartanburg, and I). P. Tilllnghast, of .Morganton. X C., who for a number of years was headmaster of the North Carolina In stitute for tho Dumb. lt was decided to hold the next convention two years hence in Char leston at some date in August, to be dei? dod later, J. Iv S wea ringen, State Superin tendent of Education, was unable to be present, but a prepared address by him was read by Dr. N. F, Wal ker, head of the South Carolina In stitut!? for the Deaf and Blind. Following officers were elected: li. R. Smoak, of i nion, president; Miss Lizzie Gaillard, of Spartanburg, vice president; Miss Mamie Duncan, of Columbia, second \ ice president; Miss Helle Hogers, of Cedar Springs, secretary: Walter Glover, of Spar tanburg, treasurer. When Pride Taketh 41 Fall. O why should the spirit of mortal '.>e proud ? Returning to town one observes the crowd : "I'm glad to be back in the city to day." And somebody punctures with: "Oh, been away?" -P. P. Adams, in New York Mail. Oh why should the spirit of mortal be proud? You purchase some clothes that you 00 not deem loud; And, right off, some neighbor your vanity shocks By saying: "I heard that new outfit six blocks." -Arthur Chapman, in Denver Republican. Oh why should the spirit of mortal be proud? You come home at dark with your honk honking loud. You answer the 'phone after dousing the glim-? "How far," asks a friend, "did you ride on the rim?" -Dox Dixby, in Nebraska State Journal. Oh why should the spirit of mortal be proud? One loves little kiddies and raises a crowd, And when, of a Sunday, fried chick en's on deck. Poor ma gets the gizzard and father '.he neck. -Judd Lewis, in Houston Post. Things Forbidden in War. (London Tit-Bits.) lt is not generally realized that the game of war is hedged around by as many restrictions as a boxing con test under Queensberry rules. These r?gulai ions, which aro under the sanction of all the civilized countries of the world, are designed to insure fair play for the combatants. When it is intended to bombard a place, due notice should be given, so that all women and children may be removed to a place of safety; and every care must be taken to spare churches and hospitals, as well as all charitable or educational buildings. All chaplains, doctors and nurses are protected in every possible way and are not lo be taken prisoners or in any way injured. Any soldier robbing or mutilating an ?nemy is liable to be shot without trial and death is the penalty for wounding or killing a disabled man. The bodies of the enemy .are to oe carefully searched before burial, and any articles found on them which might lead to their Identification are to be sent to the proper quarters. FxplosH J bullets must not be used, and qua .er must be given to the enemy whether he ask*; for it or not. In an attack on the enemy there must bo no concealments of tho dis tinctive signs of the regiments, and the use of poisons for polluting drinking water is strictly forbidden. ( 'harleston-Colambia Rout?'. Washington, Aug. 14.-A report was made to Congress yesterday by the Secretary of War transmitting the recommendation of the board of engineers that an expenditure of $ i:iO,000 be made to provide an im proved Inland waterway between Co lumbia, Camden and Charleston, S.C. German Carp Galore. (Newberry Observer.) Ono day last week Mr. Hamilton, of Chappells, set nets In small ditches when the Saluda rose and caught 300 pounds of Oerman carp, weighing from 7 to 15 pounds each. When the river rises the carp go out of the banks to eat grass. WILSON HURRIES DEMOCRATS. Senators Informed Karly Action is Wanted on Tariff and Currency. Washington, Aug. 14.-President Wilson to-day Informed Democratic Senators he was unalterably opposed to any recess of the Senate between the time the tari IT hill is passed and our roney is taken up. He made it plain that he believed it the duty of the Democratic party not to hesitate in its program of legislative reform, but to dispose of the tariff and cur rency during the present session of Congress, so thai the December ses sion may promptly take up anti-trust and other Important legislation, car rying out platform pledges. The President communicated his view? through Secretary Tumulty, who got in touch with most of the Democratic Senators and concluded thal a substantial majority was In favor of immediate legislation and no recess. Incidentally the President took a strong position on the question Of legislative agreements between Dem ocrats and Republicans in Congress, ile believes that the Democrats, as the dominant party, should proceed with determination and not trade with the minority. Tho fart that Republican Senators had informally agreed to speed up consideration of the tariff bill if a recess were assured after its passage, prompted the president to urge that business throughout the country de manded early action on the tarin*, re gardless of whether any vacation or recess was promised in return. Democratic Seantors were caucus ing on the recess proposal at the time President Wilson's views were made known. Good Reason for His Enthusiasm. When a man has suffered for seve ral days with colic, diarrhoea or other form of bowel complaint and is then cured sound and well by one or two doses of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, as ls often the case, it is but natural that he should be enthusiastic in his praise of the remedy, and especially is this the case of a severe attack when life is threatened. Try it when in need of such a remedy. It never fails. Sold by all dealers. adv. Hears With Her Teeth. Petoskey, Mich., Aug. 15.-Miss Helen Keller, the blind, deaf and dumb prodigy, has heard music for the first time. With her teeth held against the 'bridge of a violin she caught tt?e vibrations of various notes and they were carried to her brain. Prof. Franz Kohler, of the Oberlin Conservatory, former concert meis ter of the Pittsburgh Symphony Or chestra, played for Miss Keller. The first note was sounded on the "o" string of the violin. Miss Keller was astonished. She held her teeth fairly against the Instrument while Kohler played strains from Saint-Saens, us ing both the high and low registers. "Like the voices of singing an gels." Miss Keller communicated to Miss Macey, her teacher. She was exhausted from the excitement. Miss Macey said to-day that this was the first musical sound that has reached the brain of Miss Keller, despite reports of her previous knowledge of notes. To Go Through Canal First. Buenos Ayres, Argentina, Aug. 15. -Tho whaler Pram, commanded by Capt. Doxrud, left here to-day for Colon to take on board there Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary and Capt. Roald Amundsen, the explorers, who will bo the first to pass through the Panania Canal on board ship. Capt. Amundsen afterwards will proceed In the Frani toward the North Pole, and, taking advantage of the Arctic currents, will return on board her to Christiania, Norway, traversing en route the Spitzbergen archipelago. Capt. Doxrud proposes to take avia tion lessons in San Francisco to per fect himself for flights in the polar regions. It is expected to take six years to complete the expedition. . Poodle Killed, Woman Dies. Indianapolis, ind., Aug. 15.-Mrs. Hlman Rnrrett. 72 years old, fell dead here last night when she saw Charles Young kill her pet poodle dog. Mrs. Barrett was standing on the sidewalk in front of her home when Young passed and the dog ran at him barking. He struck the ani mal with a heavy whip. When the dog was found to have been killed Mrs. Barrett dropi>od to the ground and died boforo assistance could be sum moned. Costly Treatment. "I was troubled with constipation and indigestion and spent hundreds of dollars for medicine and treat ment," writes C. H. Hines, of Whit low, Ark. "I went to a St. Louis hospital, also to a hospital in New Orleans, but no cure was effected. On returning home I began taking Chamberlain's Tablets, and worked right along. I used them for some time and am now all right." Sold by all dealers. adv. -to insure compl along a case of THE COCA-COLA COMP 1,200 KILLED IN CANTON. Chinese Government Troo|w Join the Hebels-Pillage is General. Canton, China. Aug. 12.-Twelve hundred were killed in the fighting in Canton city yesterday. Pillage is in progress everywhere. Half of tho govei ment troops have joined the rebels, and together j they have looted the principal gold smiths' an cl silversmiths' stores. Lo cal officials and army officers are powerless owing to dissensions among themselves. An attack on the Torelgn conces sions at Shameen is believed by for eign residents to be in contemplation and the detachment of Indian native troops stationed there as a guard was reinforced to-day from Hong Kong. The foreign quarter serves as a buffer betwee?. he rival forces. A huge fire broke out to-day, de stroying thirty barracks. The exo dus of the civilian population con tinues without abatement. Traffic on the Hankof railway has been suspended. From Fayuen to the north of Can ton a report was received to-day of a rising of brigands, and from other parts of the province of Kwang-Tung news has reached here that a state of chaos exists. Gen. Lung Chi-Kuang with his northern troops has retired from the Canton vicinity. Clayton Will He Denied Heat. Washington, Aug. 13.-The Sen ate is almost unanimous in the opin ion that tho commission of Represen tativo Henry D. Clayton, appointed aa successor to Senator Johnson, of Alabama, is not valid. All Senate lawyers believe Governor O'Neal's appointment, without express author ity from the Alabama legislature, is a technical violation of the new amendment authorizing direct elec tion of Senators. Clayton will be given an opportunity to argue the case before tho Senate committee. When a girl ls as pretty as a pic ture it may be because she docs her own developing. Wc can supply all Den jBonds, Heavy, Light and Fe quantity* High quality Carbon Pa We represent locally a Sales House. Best Silk Ribbt machines with but little delay. Orders for Supplies Har KEOWEE WALHAL ?ANY, ATLANTA, GA. IX)N<i BLIND, HE SEES BABY. Grandfather Pinda Her Hair Diff?r ent from What He Pictured. New York, Aug. 14.-After two years and four months of blindness, Samuel Sayer, of No. 1050 Park ave nue, Brooklyn, yesterday recovered his sight, and for the first time saw bis granddaughter, Caroline, born as his eyes failed, and since then his constant companion. Taking the child In his arms and holidng her up to the sun again and again, he cried joyfully, "I can see, 1 can see!" Sayer was operated on for cata ract of the left eye in the Brook lyn Eye and Ear Hospital on July 9, and when the bandages were re moved yesterday it was found the sight was fully restored. While he was an auditor for tho Erle Railroad Sayer felt his vision growing weak and he finally had to give up his position. In his misfor tune Caroline Winifred, daughter of Sayer's son Henry, who lives at No. 1057 East Twelfth street, Flatbush. came to comfort him. The blind man would sit with her in his lap hour after hour. "I had a mental picture of her face and form," he said to a World reporter last night, "from constantly feeling over ber with my hands. But her hair-that, puzzled me. I thought it was black. Now I see it is fair. Thank Cod, I can seo it." One of Sayer's eyes is still defec tive, but he says it is to be treated in September, when he expects to re turn to his work. President Pardons. Greenville Man. - Washington, Aug. 15. -? After studying the enr*1 at the request of Representative Johnson and Senator Tillman, President Wilson yesterday directed that pardon be issued to Noah R. Wilson, of Greenville coun ty, aged 62, who is serving a sen tence of six months in tho county jail on the charge of operating an Illicit distillery. The President was convinced by Representative John son that Wilson was a victim of mis taken identity, and knew nothing about, tho still. per - Carbons lands in Typewriter Papers ather Weight-any size, any per always in stock. Standard Typewriter Ribbon Dns 75c? Fresh Ribbons for all idled Promptly. COURIER, .LA S. C.