Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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KEOWEE COURIER (Established 1810.) Published Every Wednesday Morning Subscription fl Per Annum. Advertising Untes Reasonable. -Jly BT ??CK, SHEIKH & SCHRODER. Communications of a personall character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices .MHI tribute? of Tospect, of not over 100 words, will l)o printed free of cht rgo. All over that number must be pnld for at tho rate of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WA 1,1 IAUU\. 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2. 191?. SHIPPING LOSSES ARE LESS. Many Ships Arrive at and Dopni'l from liiitisti Ports. London, Dec. 2 7.-Ti.o losses to Uritlsh shipping show a material de crease for I he past week. According to the admiralty report last night, ll British merchantmen of 1,600 tons or over wore sunk during this pe riod by mine or Bubmarines, as well UH one merchantman under that ton-1 nage, and one fishing vessel. Arrivals, 2,316; sailings, 2,460. Uritlsh merchantmen sunk by mine or submarine, 1,600 tons or over, ll; under 1,600 tons. I; ash ing vessel, 1. British merchantmen unsuccess fully attacked. 12, including two pre viously, For the week ending December 10 seventeen British merchantmen were sunk, fourteen ot' thom of inore than 1,600 tons. In the previous week the losses were 21, four loon of them 1 ol' more than 1,600. French Lost Two Vessels. Paris, Dec. 27.-One French Ktoamer of over I,tint) tons, and one under, were sunk by submarines or mines tito week ended December 22. British Ship Wrecked. London, Dec. 27.-The British steamer Nagpur, 8,300 tons, bas been wrecked in Delagoa Bay, Portu guese Fast Africa, according to a dis patch from Lisbon. Paasonams (number 2i>0) and cargo were saved. DASTARD PLOT DISCOVERED. Hun Sympathizers Poison Bandages for American Troops. Cleveland. Ohio, Doc. 2 7.-A plot to poison Bod ('ross bandages and spread wholesale death among thc soldiers of America and her allies has been frustrated hero. Revelations of the conspiracy wore made to-day when it became known that Department of Justice agents were hunting tho perpetrators ol' the deed. .More than 3,000 surgical dressings, rolled by patriotic women in Toledo, were infected with a mysterious greenish poison while In transit be tween Toledo and Cleveland. Immediately evory ono of the baud ages wore burned. Every effort was made to keep the matter secret, and it was successful until to-day! The box of bandages arrived here from the Toledo chapter last week and ras taken to the warehouse. While women were examining the contents a dark, greenish substance was no ticed on one of them. Investigation showed that all of tho bandages In the box had boen treated with poison. V. S. Vessel and Crew Missing. New York, Dec. 27.-The Ameri can steamship Tuscarora, formerly a lake vessel and requisitioned by tho shipping board for Atlantic service, with her entlro crew of 35 men, is believed to have boen lost at sea somewhere north of Capo Breton Is land, according to advices received in shipping circles to-day from Nova Scotia. Records of the United States ship ping commissioner here show that 27 of the crew of tho Tuscarora signed here and went to Montreal by rall t? Join tho vessel, lt ls said that ad ditional mon may have joined the ship there. Among those signed on in Now York wore 12 Americans. Honor Roll ol' Picket Post School. Following is tho honor roll of the Picket Post school for month ending December 21 ; Ninth arado-Alma Alexander, 03.4. Seventh Orado-Viola Todd 02.5, Gladys Alexander 00. Sixth Grado-West Galloway 03. Pauline Todd 06. Fourth Grade-Omoga Alexander 83, Berry Alexander 02. Third Grade-Georgo Todd 01. First Grade-Voldoo Alexander .03.5, Idah Todd 00. Ellison M. Smith, Principal. .f? .J? 'I' ?J? ?J? ?I? ?J? ?J. ?{. ?I? ?I? ?J* ?J? ?J? .J? POWER OF THE IMO. .J. *j?? .!# ?|? ?j? ?j? *i' ?j? ?j. ?j-? ?j? ?j? ?j. (Atlanta .Journal.) lu the campaign to double its pro duction of pork next year, .Mississippi is seeking, mid with bright promise of success, to enlist 20,000 boys in the corn and pig clubs. In virtually every county of tho State, it appears, hunkers have willingly undertaken to finance tho enterprise by lending, whore ii ls needed, the money to buy a pig and accepting the boy's note for payment. "Of the great num bera of such notes Issued In the last three years," reports the Mississippi Department ol Agriculture "not ono has proved had." Georgia's experi ence lu this regard has been equally gratifying. The youthful farmers moot their obligations almost unfail ingly, and contribute a groat deal to the actual output of grain and meat as well as to the educational forces that make for widespread and perma nent Increase. Neither the boys nor their elders could render more substantial aid to ward solving the food problems of the war than by raising hogs. Be cause of the ease with which lt can ho cured and packed, as well as for its high nutritive value, pork ls a particularly desirable meat for tho urgent needs of America and her al lies. As for the farmer's own inter ests, by far the most profitable way to sell corn is in the form of hogs. Georgia has done famously well in this field of food production In re cent years and is counted upon to supply an ever-increasing portion of the country's needs in the times ahead. Of all factors in this success, none has been more widely potent than tho hoys' pig clubs. In all coun ties and at all times those admirable institutions should he heartily en couraged. GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER lias hoon a household remedy all over the civilized world for moro than half a century for constipation, in testinal troubles, torpid liver and the generally depressed feeling that ac companies such disorders. lt is a most valuable remedy for indigestion or nervous dyspepsia and liver trou ble, bringing on headache, coming up of food, palpitation of heart, and many other symptoms. A few doses of August Flower will relieve you. lt is a gentle laxative. Sold by Boll's Drug Stoic in ?,Q and 90-cent bottles. -Adv. GERMAN VESSEL OFF BRAZIL. Immense Cargo of Heavy Cases Un loaded ut Unguarded Towns. Rue?os Aires, Dec. 27.-Brazilian papers here to-day arc filled with ac counts of the movements of a Ger man Corsaire off the Brazilian coast a few weeks ago. The newspapers assert that the mysterious vessel was Iden titled as a German, and that it unloaded an immense cargo of heavy cases at Cerquelra and Ar macao, Several days later tho sicamor re turned to Armacao with additional cargo, which the newspaper accounts say it ls believed she received from a h'.rger ship out of sight of land. From Armacao the vessel proceeded to Ca louro, where another portion of the cargo was unloaded. These ports are not guarded, and lt ls asserted that the cargoes landed were mysteriously smuggled away. Later the German vessel was sighted close to shore at San Pedro Do Ai dera, where two porsons now are un der arrest as a result of their rela tions with the crew. They are charg ed with being spies. Tho newspapers say the steamer disappeared as mysteriously as she came and that Brazilians believe she brought supplies for ? submarine base. Wished for by Picketts .Sentinel. ( Plckens Sentinel.) Dear Santa Claus: All wc will ask you for this year is a day or two of rest and ono eggnog (largo size). But please bring Ed DeCamp a bot tle of Boyo, a small phial of white lightning to Watson Poll, a quart of sen-son and an all-day sleep to Rion McKlsslck, and a nico, loving wife to Gus Gossott; ono who will pat him >n those rosy cheeks and tickle him '.Hider that ducky chin. And we hope you will have tho merriest Christmas you ever had. Santa. The Constipation Evh\ There is no ailment to which tho body is subject that is so far reaching I in it3 injurious ofTecti na constipation. lt moana a congestion of tho bowols and usually causea sick headache, pains in the back, sour stomach, sal low complexion, offensive breath or losa of appetite. When you suiter from any of thoso ill?, tako a few doses of Granger J .ivor Regulator. You will bo surprised how quickly it restores your normal health. Granger Liver Regulator contains no calomel and produces nono of ita distressing effects. It has, however, nil tho cor rectivo valu? of calomel, nnd may bo freely given to children na well aa to adults. Granger Liver Regulator Ia also free from alcohol. A box of it lasts long, and a few doses relievo or dinary casca of biliousness. Granger Liver Regulator ia Bold by druggists everywhere at 25c n box. Refuse all substitutes sa thero ia no other medi cine just like Granger Liver Regulator. DR. J.K. Mc WH? PASSE] A Typical Gentleman of the and Staunch Presbyteriar Once Resident of Readers of The Courier will be concerned to learn of the death, on October tl, 1917, or Or. James Kyle McWhorter, ot Hampdon-Stdney, Va. In the passing of Dr. McWhorter thia section of the State bas lost another one of the connecting links with the o vent ful and cherished times of the ante-bellum South and of the Civil War, for he spent bis childhood days at Olid Picketts Court House, and as a youth of 17 went out from his fa ther's home at Bachelor's Retreat to join the Confederate Army and fight in defense of his country. Dr. McWhorter was born at "Tho Temple of Health," near Due West, Abbeville county, South Carolina, November 6, 1844, the son of Rev. William and Mrs. Margaret M. (Kyle) McWhorter. He came of Scotch and Scotch-Irish ancestry on both sides, and his ancestors for Immemorial generations were men and women of true pntrlot blood and of staunch Presbyterian faith, lils father, Rev. Win. McWhorter, was a minister of the Presbyterian church, and as a member of South Carolina Presby tery for many years before and after the war was a strong and Influential leader of that body. His grandfa ther, Ruling Elder John McWhorter, was ono of the founders, in 1805, of Old Bethel church, above Walhalla, and his great-grandfather, John Mc Whorter, a soldier in the Revolution ary War, died of wounds received In an engagement with a party of i Tories. On his mother's side he was de scended from tho Kyles afid Hun ters, of Ulster, Ireland, abd from the Waughs and Findlays, of Scotland, with more than ono Presbyterian preacher in thc line of succession. Blessed >vith such a goodly herit age, be was also brought,up in a home of unfeigned piety and of gen uino Christian virtues-a home in which the Bible was revered and studied and the Shorter Catechism wns taught and thoroughly learned, lu early youth,he united with tho church of his fathers, and to tho day of his death be continued to-'ground his hope on the assurances of the Gospel which he had learned froiil bis parents at home, and which ho had beard so often proclaimed from the pulpit of his father. As a hoy he attended school at Old Plckens and later at Bachelor's Retreat, and the tales he used to tell of the times spent in and out of those good old schools never failed to hold ind captivate his own children and xl\ others who heard him. From bis father, a scholar and teacher as well j is theologian, he received much of his classical education, and so thor augh was the Instruction obtained in this way that whole passages of the classics were still alive in his mind Kfter be had passed his 7 0th birth lay. His great fondness for reading -a practice he kept up In a remark able manner almost to the end-he wns accustomed to say bo must have inherited from his mother, who waa \ woman of marked literary ta.Ues. Growing up on the plantation, with :he typical environments of the Old South, he lived his life largely in the >pen na?! breathed freely tho spirit >f independence and leadership. Out >f school and during the holiday sea ton nothing delighted him more than 0 "strike out," accompanied by his 1 ?.tie brother, with old "Ring" or 'Spot" in the van and the little 'niggers" bringing up the rear, for in all-day rabbit hunt. In the summer of 18 02 he volun teered as a private In Company A, -apt. Peter W. Goodwyn, 6th South Carolina Cavalry, Col. IL K. Aiken, Dunovant'8 Brigatti e, M. C. Butler's Division, Wade Hampton's C<>rPs, \rmy of Northern Virginia, Gen. R. 13. Lee, commanding, and served in this capacity to the end of tho war, hoing with Gen. Jos. IO. Johnston in North Carolina at the time of the surrender, As a soldier he never failed to do his duty, and for his ad mirable and sterling qualities he was hold in high esteem by all who knew bim, C. W. Calhoun, of Greenwood, In his book entitled "Liberty De throned," says: "A truer soldier than MeWhortor never lived." He was always at his post, he never knew what it was to give up, and when picked mon wore needed for a special service, young McWhorter was sure to bo ono of the number. When tho war was over, he enter ed upon tho study of medicine, fol lowing tho example of bis older bro ther, Dr. W. D. McWborter. 'who had served through the war In the capac ity of surgeon in Orr's Itoglmont, and In 1867 was graduated from the Medical Department of the Univer sity of Georgia, at Augusta, with the degreo of M. I). Ho then practiced medicine for a while at Bachelor's \ ORTER D TO REWARD Old School-Noted Physician i-Native of Pickens and Oconee County, Retreat, but a little later went out to Virginia, where his brother had al ready married and settled in hie pro fessional work. Herc be continued the practice of his profession, and lu 1868 married Miss Virginia Lee Mil lan, of Fairfax county, Virginia. Sub sequently ho moved to Pittsylvanla county, Virginia, 12 miles from Dan ville, settled on a* plantation and practiced in tho county round about for eleven years. Ills family herc came to consist of seven children, Jennie M., Wm. Kemper,- Marlon Thornwcll, Ashton Waugh, Helen Mary and James Huntor, the oldest, John Kyle, having been born at the old homestead In South Carolina. During the troublous days of re construction he shouldered his share of the burden and responsibility, and for a while rendered important ser vice in his community as a magis trate of the law. He was also active in church work, and while living hi the Pittsylvanla home be gave the land and erected on lt a building for use as a Presbyterian church, In 1S82 he moved to Salem, Va., where he lived for 13 years, practic ing medicine and educating his chll- j dren In the schools and higher Illfttl- j tutions of that place. As a physic an he was unusually successful,' bot.;, in medicine and In surgery, mud the ' work bc did without any compensa- j tion for thc poor and suffering of ? humanity would easily count up to thousands of dollars. In 1896 he returned to South Car-; olllin and remained at the old home ; with his aged mother until her death. ! After about ten years in his native State he again moved to Virginia, this time taking up his residence at llmupdon-Sidncy, Va., where he en gaged In Ibo practice of his profes sion until, oa account of ill health and advancing years, he was no lon ger able to go. In March, 19 15, he suffered a stroke of paralysis, which was followed by a second stroke in August, 1910, and fro'fn that tin\e it was only a question of months before the Inevitable end. Though a great sufferer- at times, he made a brave fight and shqwed even to tho last the same splendid determination and heroic spirit that had characterized him all through life. One of the doctors who had charge, of his case said, in speaking of bis illness: "I think 1 have rarely seen a patient exhibit more courage and patient fortitude when he was so distressing ly 111: Ile realized that he was ex tremely near to death's door, yet be manifested no fear and he fought pa tently and courageously. I admired his courage greatly." He was devoted to his family; he was a loyal friend and a public-spir ited citizen; ho loved to sing the songs of Zion; he studied and rever enced the Bible as God's Word; he erected the family altar in bis home and kept it up all his days, and he never ceased to place his trust In his Saviour for salvation. Dr. McWhorter was a man of strong personality, unusually hand some features and distinguished ap pearance, and In later life he often attracted tho attention of strangers by his erect carriage, his soldierly bearing and his courtly manners, frequently drawing from thom the comment, "A typical gentleman of the old school." Ile made as fine a figure on horseback as any man who over rodo, and st the age of 70 he still walked with an alertness ' and elasticity that, would put to shame most men at 45. At the time of his death ho was an honorary resident member of the Medical Society of Virginia, and a member of the Farmvllle (Va.) Camp, Confederate Veterans, lie was burled at "Hamp* den-Sidney, Va., October 8. 19 17. He ls survived by bis wife and three children, Miss Jennie M. Mc Whorter, Ashton Waugh McWhorter, professor of English in Hnmpden Sldnoy College and acting president, and Mrs. H. J. MacIntyre, of Thomas ville, Ga.; also by two sisters, Mrs. J. W. Lesley, of Abbeville, S. C.. and Miss Eliza Waugh McWhorter, o*f Re treat, S. C.; and by a number of ne phows and nieces, seven being the children of Dr. W. D. McWhorter mid five of Mrs. J. W. Lesloy. His younger brother, John S. McWhorter, was killed in tho battlo of Franklin, Tomi. His father died in 1883 and his mother In 1897. Meningitis nt Camp Jackson. Columbia, Doc. 27.-Five more deaths from meningitis and seven now cases havo occurred at Camp Jackson within the last two dsys. Tho total number of cases thus far is 109, with 35 deaths. St. John, N. B., ls Canada'o second city In volume of customs receipts. Mian Amniio Buzlcka, 1449 South 16th St, Omaha, Nebraska, writes: "I have suffered with catarrh of ">e throat. I caught cold and it sett. Jd In my throat, and I coughed badly and was very weak. I could not sleep and had no appetite. I had two doc tors, and had taken so many different medicines and found no help. I thought I will have to give up;.but at last my mother read about Peruna, so I thought of trying that great medicine Poru?a. I got a bottle of lt. and in about four days I almost stopped coughing, and'after a while I surely found relief, and from that time we are not without Peruna in our home." SENATOR NEWLANDS DEAD. (?loom Cast Over tho Christmas Ac tivities of Official Washington. Washington, Dec. 25.-Tho death of Senator Franck; Griffith Newlands, of Novada, who succumbed to a sud den heart attack at his home hore last night, caut a gloom over the Christmas activities of official Wash-! ington. I j ?Senator Newlands was stricken ! while at work In his office at tho Sen ate building in the afternoon, but was able to go to lils borne, and his illness was not generally known un til tho announcement of his death. The members of bis family dijd ?ot realize the seriousness of his condi tion, and a physician was not called for several hours. The attack later became acute, and he died at 10.15 o'clock. Mrs." Newlands and her bro ther were with bim whoo tho end came. Tho Senator was a native of Mis sissippi. He was born near Natchez on August 28, 1818. and lived in that State until he went to Yale in 1867. After nearly two years at Yale ho entered the Columbian College law school here and graduated, being ad mitted to the District of Columbia bar before he received his diploma. From Washington lie went to San Francisco, where he practiced law Until 1888. Then be became a citi zen of Nevada, and was elected to the 53d, 54th, 55th, 56th and 57th Con gresses. During his te;1, years as a 1 member of Hie House ho served on ' various important committees. Succeeding Senator John P. Jones, 1 Republican, in the Senate on March 4, 190:i, Senator Newlands soon be came an active member of that body, ' aiijd when the Democrats gained con trol, was made bead of tho Inter state Commerce Committee. In 1908 ho submitted his candidacy for re election to the popular vote and was returned by a large majority. WhatTs"LAX-FOS , LAX-FOS IS AN IMPROVED CASCARA A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic j and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark, I Blue Plag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black j Root, May Apple Root, Senna Leaves and j Pepsin. Combines strength with pala- | table aromatic taste. Docs not gripe. 50c ? ( Chick Springs School Closed. Greenville, Dec. 28.-The Chick j Springs Military Academy has sus pended school for the remainder of j this session and may never reopen j its doors as a school. No official an- I nouncement from the school author!- j ties has been made assigning reasons j for the closing of tho academy, al- j though it ls understood the school | has not been self-supporting. The i number of students this year has j been considerably smaller than the number in attendance last year. A number of rumors have been in circulation to the effect that the gov ernment plans to use the property for other than scholastic purposes. TAKE THE PR Realizing that this year, the n American farmer will be callee tion of the peoples of The Earl readers to also receive The P ognize it as the South's leadin? doctrines of crop diversificati servation. So important have these prc ident that he has issued an ap feed itself but have something friends across the Seas. As your patriotic duty equip and guidance of this standan one dollar a year and may be amount named below? $1.55"" [Tiroat Could Not Sleep No Appetite Now Well. We Always Have PERUNA in the Home. _ Those who objeot to liquid modi? | clnoa can procuro Poru?a Tablets. HIGHT BANDITS KILLED. Itesult* of (tinah Between U. S. Cav alrymen and Mexicans. ? Marta', Texas, Doc. 2 6.-Ficht ban dits were killed yesterday when ranchers and American cavalrymen fired on a band of Mexican raiders after the Mexicans had killed Mickey Welch, driver of a United States mail stage, and his two Mexican passen gers, and had looted the L. C. Brite store at Candelaria, Texas. This was f?he oillclal report received here to day. lt ls reported that Mexicali bandits also raided the Fitzgerald ranch near here late last night. Additional reports of fighting be tween scattered bands of bandits and American cavalry and Texas Rangers have been brought here all day frolii the river front. lt is now believed tho bandits were a part of Francisco Villa's force which has been operating lu the Ojlnaga district. A report received to-day thai they were Mexican Fede-"~ ral troops from the Ojinaga garrison, was denied to-night. ?. S. Soldiers Kilter Mexico. United States troops crossed the Rio Grande Into Mexico late to-day in pursuit of the bandits who raided the Brite ranch house Christmas morn ing and killed the mail carrier and two passengers. Tho report of the crossing, which'' reached Col. Geo. T. Langhorne, lu command here, said that one Ameri can soldier and an unknown number. 3f Mexicans had been killed In a run-. Ung fight. 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