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KEOWEH COURIER ( iCstabHshed I81l>.) Published livery Wednesday Morning SCHSCMPTIOX pm< i:-. Ono t ear.,.SI .0? Six Months.?iii 'J i,. Slo . ? Ut. ... .?0 . i lori i.-i ng il.tfi-s Bcusomihh By Sleek, Shelor, Hughs & Shclor. Communications ol* n personal character i barged for as advertise ments. Oblluary nntlces, cards o? thanks and tribales of respect, either by individuals, lodges or churches or societies, charged for as for adver tisements. Cash must accompany the manuscript, and all such notices will he marked "Adv." in conformity with postal requirements. WALHALLA, S. C.: WliBXIiSBAY, A LC. .'{<), 11)-212. U'llli STAT li I AIR MA XAGIiMliXT Will Ibis \ >.'r sieh t<> <;i\e (?renter Interes) to the School Children. Columbia, Aug. ii fi.;- -Special: The State Ka ir thu nh gonion! announce! to-day thal a special effort would bo made 'hi> your to inierbst Ilu -' hool ch I ld ron In tho big exposit on. Tuos il.-y. tv t. I lit, ibo second tl ty of the P?late Fair, has boon hlllcially dcslg )ii ted as . Children's Day." The gale admission for thai dale w ll be re duced lo ton cents for eh i ld icu, and U is hoped i hat t ! is will atti act n ?I bss than thirty thousand school < 1.ihlii ii. Tile railroads are eo-op eraling with the fair olllcials, and es pecially low rates will prevail 0:1 all I" . .- < inering Hie Capital City. Al ij . spech 1 (-vents ?re hoing pro grammed for "Children's Day," full announcement of which will he made j:i t ho m a r : u ture. Thc le Fair amusement pro gram th ii '. will be Ibo inosl elno ra ' ovei ri souled. I [arness and running rae? will he foal tired flvo <' vs, while on tho closing dale. Oct. l: th. the ipoed course will bo devot er, to professional ti uto r?eos. Some ol th" more tinted (Url Ira ck drivers will bb seen in action over the now track, Including Sig Han violai, tho world's champion, in addition to thc racing features a score of high r.-] ; cir us acts will he pr > uted each tiny and night, Stupendous^ dis plays nf ll reworks will bc program mod a (gil ly. Tho famous Johnny .1. .1? ii s Sin ws will occupy ibo Joy Plaza willi Myriads of sterling tent ed attractions and roding lovicos. Tin ci nih nod anni . n eut . will he of ich magnitude t!;.it they cannot foil to plciiso all classes of visitors. Tho 15122 premium list 'ns just ern received from the printer, lt contains many new classifications rt nd increased premiums that should servo lo bring out a more extensive .md diversified exhibit, particularly in ibo agricultural and women's de partmo! Persons contemplating exhibiting may secure a copy of Iho new premium list hy addressing the Slate Pair at Columbia. ASPIRIN I nsist on Bayer Package f:/vV:-.:. El l'aie.-s von soo the ??ame "Payer" c n package or on tablets, you are not getting tho genuino Hayer product ;.)).< s'ii :"-d liv phy. ic! in s over iwci (y-two years and proved safe by mil lie >s for Cold! i o it ?lacho lill l'a i ho Neuralgin Honda clio Lumba go Rhen m ri l?sni Pain. Pain \ cent only "Payer" package, wh h con: ins proper directions. Handy boxes of twelve I a blot s cost few (eats. Druggists oho seil bot tles of 2 I und 100. Aspirin is tho trt do m. ik ? f Bayer Mn ini'acturo of Monoaci Uc-i?ldesler 6f Salicyllcacld, Prominent s. ( . Mill Man Head. ( Orecnvillo News, 2 1th.) ;."i omi ol tue Ix -t. . -?i hit i : H a in nie .kddt-iuy I,m1 night ut 11.15 o'clock in tho L.uti rj Park ?Iolo?, AshoVillo, X. 0., toil,.wing nil ntl ? k of I earl failure, uis son. Al lon J, Graham, loft las) night tor Ashovillo. Mr. dali.un was ono of ike most widely known and highlj esteemed men in Greenville. Ho was president of Camperdown, Rnoreo and Alice mills. Ho was in his C8th year. "The Inquisitive Hens *?t & *? .*e of Bounty Land." A FABLE. (By Mrs. Jasper Doyle.) '< ? li?. Bounty Lund Mens, all with honest intention. Accepted invitations to a grand Hen Convention, Vlthougll such au event, unheard of before, Hid faro to display their most wondrous hon lore Vol, questions ol' moment, economic and polite, Wo- ' i all, at this meeting,'be sottlod just right. I, v .aliens received, wire artistic and unique; Preparations began to attend tho brand clique, When the popular question, "Oh, what shall 1 wear?" Was perplexing to oven those Menfolk, I declare, For tho season was late for toggery now; What they had was well worn and tattory, too. 'Twas a branding shame thc way somo would bo dressed Meads bobbed and nearly naked about tho breast; And 'twould have been well, hud their husbands been oxpected To attend a convention of wives so neglected. Now. the day bad arrived, and so had those Hens Quite ready were they to make all amends, For 'twas the first, for some time, many had left the homo roost, Leaving always to others to upbuild and to "boost." Now. as some of the guests would come from afar For instance, from Plymouth would come .Mrs. Bar, About whom poultry dubs make suth ado; Mrs. Rod, ol' Rhode Island) would be on hand. too All local members had "diked up" in their best. They who'd been long sitting deserted Ibo nest; And really 'twas they who were so shabbily elad, * And ili<> pro.-; eet of chango made thomwondrously glad. AU powdered and primed, they arrived on the scene T! ero was Mrs. Came, in dark brown, who looked neat, but quito lean. And Mesdames Shanghai, Langshan and Cochin, of China, Who on no oilier occasion ever felt any liner, Although their odd costumes were a positive fright ("le.m down to their feet, like pajamas, and tight. .Nirs. Speck, who.-e lineage we decline here to trace, Was there, with her old-fashioned comb in its place, And fanned with the wing she had used all her life (Hut don't mention this tart, for it might stir up strife); And there were Mesdames Cornish. Minorca and Drainer, And pretty Miss Bantam, so petite it became her, And numbers of others--too many to mention .Ml elad in their best ai this grand Men Convention. Mrs. Wyandotte, as chairman, called the meeting to order; 1 aside her sat Leghorn, the short-hand recorder. When the object of the mooting was then briefly stated, Sonn looked quito demurely, while other some prated, For tn moy was needed to buy school equipment, Such as desks, seats, &c, which would be a nig shipment; Porno '...-'Ked a; the furnishings, but never let on; Others - lid they were . better':! what they used to set on." "lis th tai?; lue world over, and ii every nation. Pcssim in ii? Progress is sure venonation, 'lite a. ijorlty ruled, so thc ninds were collected With much greater ease Mian they all had expected. This business disposed of, the entire convention On political questions Hum turned its attention. And such a (latter and chatter, and noisy uproar, Von never have heard in your lifo b of ore. Order hoing restored, in turn each proceeded To montion such changes as '.lu- county most needed. Mrs. Came, who was first to arise ?o her foot, Declared politics "ration"; that "party leaders all cheat," And said if she ever represented tho county - That tito taxes we pay would be a great bounty And with nundi postulation and gesticulation, too, To stress greater emphasis, she hopped up and crew! "Shame! .-"name:'' (from the audience), "1 pray you remember Mich conduct is quito unbecoming our gender." "Never boast of great deeds you have not yet committed, Lost popular vote should prove you outwitted." Dismissions grew warm, for this simple Menfolk Emulated quite a few characteristics of menfolk. Inquisitiveness, for example-some sought information As to why school teachers, the hardest worked of creation, Should bo ruthlessly robbed of '.heir hard-earned pay?" "Why create f-cliool laws and those laws disobey?" Next. Mow a present incumbent, to satisfy greed, Molds i wo goveriimmtl positions and expects to succeed?" For iliis thing of "feathering" one's own private nest ls loo oft overdone, now, it must be confessed. Then the rural policeman got his share of their censure AM! aol without just provocation, peradventure. Nil - Orpington declared that thc laws of prohibition, NV." ! . ? - - : i .'. vitally affect Mic country's condition, Were abused. Thai a mau who hunts for and can't find "booze" I !: tin ense lo escapo the hangman's noose. . ! ii . kv v. a - asked, "Aren't you afraid of being arrested?" \ - \ :e |. "No, Poss, my goods is done been tested." : ?ells more '??(?nor to dem officer chaps, a es in more money dan most niggc s shootin' craps. : Nobody ain't gwillO 1er rest nie. goiter under arni hold on 'em-SOO? ! all i igenerly keeps lt klbborod up in de groun', de women folks is so bad to keep nosin' around." . ymore whys ' and "wherefores" were proffered, Ai i many suggestions and opinions were offered ! i ncerning the record our Senator has marie i fortunato it was to have "been "mixed up in a raid" . xiiowlodgod the "corn," so how could ?hey doubt it? just smuggled lt, and meant to say no more about it, Not dreaming the fact would be aired through tho press, Thereby causing him much mental dis'l'OSSN NOW,why eau'; we send men who Hie olfice would honor, To uphold, guard, and keep unsullied our banner? 0 i, what matters of national import depends 1 pon Ibo wisdom of our country's inquisitivo Mens! '?'o deceive (hem 'twould be mort- than folly to try. Tho convention adjourned to mee! sine die. - Made lt Too Strong, A db pack sont our from York, - C., says; Willis Joynpr, notorious negro moonshiner, who lived near herc, ro contly made a run of apple brandy, ll was so 'nail thal people refused to buy. Ile drank somo of tho stuff himself, and Is dead. Michael Sorvotus, in tho lGth cen tury, first taught that blood circu lated through thc body. 25 Veal's for Two Millions. Nev.- York, Aug. 24-(Jerald Clinp man and George Anderson woro yes lerdny found gullly of tho thoft o $2,500,000 from a mail wagon oi Broadway last fall, tho trial boliw had before a F?deral Jury. Each o tho two bandits was sontonccd l< servo twenty-five years In tho Atlanta Federal prison. Ancle worms will oat tender grooi vegetation. GIPSY SMITH, Tho Noted Evangelist who will Hold Revival at Seneca, Sept. 3*24, Read Right Either Way. Anatole France, who the other day celebrated his eighty-second birthday, once received a commission for a "serial," and took all the Installments of bis story to the newspaper ellice, drew his emoluments and went off on a long holiday. On returning to Paris he turned up the Hies of the Journal to see bow his work looked In print, and, to ids amazement, discovered that, owing, as It was found, to the Installments having been wrongly ar ranged in tho editorial pigeon bole, the editor hud begun his story nt tho end and printed tho serial backwards. "It made no difference," the editor bland ly assured bim, when he wont to pro test. "No one noticed anything wrong." effect of Graft From Scalp. The ease of a wounded soldier who had to have frequent haircuts inside his mouth was described recently by Dr. Percival Cole, surgeon of tho Sea men's hospital. Greenwich, in a lec ture at the Institute of Hygiene, Lou don. Ho bad lost part of the mucous membrane of his mouth, and this was replaced by a graft of skin from his | own sculp, It did not give bim much trouble, but it grew so many hairs that he had to have haircuts Inside his month almost as frequently ns be shaved. Why Milkman Waa Late. He was a milkman with ? sense of humor. "Why are you so lute with '"" milk this morning?" asked one old lady. "Well, yon see, mum," he answered, "?t's like this. The law allows us* 25,000 bacteria to the gallon, and you wouldn't believe how long It takes to count the Hub; beggars."-London Tit-Hits. A GOOD FRIEND A good friend Blands by you wUen In need. Walhalla people toll how Dean's Kidney Pills have stood the test. W. S. Grahl, blacksmith of Spring St., endors d Donn's many years ago and again conbrms thc story. Could you ;:sk for more con vincing testimony? "I burt my back many years ago and since then I have be n troubled with kidney complaint," says Mr. Grahl. "When I have one of these at tacks, severe pains shoot through my kidneys and my kidneys do not act as thoy should. I have dizzy spells and severe pains In the back of my head. I used Donn's Kidney Pills whonever nn attack came on and thoy have never failed to quickly re lieve mo. I think Donn's aro a won derful medicine." (Statement given Doc. 17, 1914.) On April 9, 1918, Mr, Grahl said. "I am glad of another opportunity to say a good word for Donn's Kid ney Pills for I believe they have af fected a cure in my case." 60c. ni nil dealers Fester Milburn Co.. Mfrs., Buffalo. N. V. Iowans Demand National Strike. Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 2 1.-Tho Sioux City trades and labor assembly era I y to-day passed, unanimously and without debate, a resolution de manding that the executive cou n nc il of the American Federation of Labor call a national strike. Copies of the resolution were sent ?broadcast over tho country, with a letter urging all central labor bodies to endorse tho resolution and send it at once to tho national officers. Governor Burkloy, of Virginia, oneo thanked God that there woro no printers in Virginia. Approximately 100,000,000 bush els of grain is exported from New York every year. , To Stop a Cough Quick toko HAYES' HEALING HONEY, n - j cough medicino which stops tho cough by . healing tho inflamed and irritated tissues, f| A box of GROVE'S O-PEN-TRATE 'SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and 1 i Croup is enclosed with every bottlo ol j HAYES' HEALING BONEY. The solve f should bo rubbed on tho chest nnd throat of children suffering from a Cold or Croup, ' Tho healing effect of Hovea' Healing Honoy In ^ nine Hie thront combined with tho healing effect ol Grove s O-Pen-Trnto Salvo through tho porco ol tho flklo soon atopa n cough. Both remedie* oro packed In one carton and tho cost of tho combined treatment is 35c 1 Just ask your druggist for HAYES" HEALING HONEY. Here's voi Progressive Farm? $1.00 year, The Keowee Oouric $1.00 year, Either paper well i Price of Both. ( * ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty M KMOIMA L HHS?Ll TIOXS. ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ?I* *?* V .!* ?I* -I Alfred Westfield Merritt. We, tho committee asked to draft suitable resolutions for our Brother, Alfred Westfield Porrltti ask that a blank pago in our records be dedi cated to Ms memory. Whereas, the Geometrician of the Universo has seen flt. in lils Infinito wisdom, to call our brother, Alfred Westfield Perrit!, from labor to re freshment: Therefore he it resolved 1st. That the Seneca Lodgo, Xo. 185, A. F. M., reverence his memory, as ho was one of Us most faithful and true members. 2d. That we extend our sympathies to his father and mo'her and sisters In their bereavement. 3d.A That a copy of those resolu tions be sent in the family and to our county papers. P. .1. Hopkins, .1. X. Arnold, ll. H. Phillips, Committee. Brother Allen Hoggins Stewart. To the W. M., Wardens and Brethren of tho Seneca Lodge, Xo. 185, A. F. M.: We, the Committee appointed to draft memorial resolutions on Ibo death of Brother Allen Hoggins Stewart, beg leave to make the fol lowing report> Since thc Croat Creator, in His infinite wisdom, has seen fit to call from labor to refreshment our Bro ther, Allen Hoggins Stewart: There fore bc lt resolved: 1st. That tho Seneca 'Lodge rever ence the memory of Its devoted craftsman. 2d. That a copy of those resolu tions, with expressions of our sym pathy, be sent to the family, rfu tl a copy to the county papers for publi cation. A. H. Ellison, I). A. Perritt, G. A. Lynch, (adv.) Committoo. Negroes Won't Burn Weevils. A dispatch from York, S. C., says: Scores of York county negroes are refusing to pick up cotton squares and destroy boll weevils, it is said, following wide circulation of a story that a well known negro who at tempted to burn a boll weovil found that it only turned red hot and did not die, thus indicating tho Al mighty's opposition to destroying them. Some farmers* say their hands aro threatening to leave rather than pick weevils. Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days DniMlsts refund money If PA7.0 OINTMENT falls, to cure Itching, Olind, Bleodlnit or Protruding Piles. Instnntly relieves Itching Piles, nnd you cnn get restful sleep niter tho first anolicution. Price COu Unemployment Wiped Out? Chicago, 111., Aug. 23.-*-Tho ris ing tide of prosperity not only has wiped out tho unemployment prob lem of a few months ago, but. has (reatpd an actual shortngo of men, with an accompanying increase in wages, according to employment agonis, railroad officials and manu facturers hero to-night. One evidence of this, it waa said, was to bo found in tho rising pay announced for employees of tho steel companies. A steamship carries tjjroo naviga tion lights-ono at her masthead and one at either side of her bridge. Tho masthoad light is white, while tho side lights are, respectively, red and green for loft and right. *r Chance 3r. For Both For 12i* Months worth Combination )rder yours now. Suffer? Carani "Did Wonders for Me," Declares This Lady. "I suffered for a long time with womanly weak ness," says Mrs. J. R Simpson, of 5? Spruce St., Asheville, N. C. "I finally got to the place where It was an effort for nie to go. 1 would have bcarlng-down pains in my side and back - es pecially severe across my back, and down in my side there was a great deal of soreness. I was nervous and easily Up set. TAKE The Woman's Tonic heard of Cardul and decided to use it," con tinues Mrs. Simpson. "1 saw shortly lt was bene fiting me, so I kept it up and it did wonders for me. 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