Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BH _ BIG PRICES FOU NEW CMBIGL THE SOUTH CAROLINA TRUCK FARMERS FORMED TRUST AGAINST DEALERS. A Charleston special says: Char leston cabbage kings, shipping cab bage now at the rate of a hundred cars a day, are smiling in their sleeves and ookuing the cash by a shifty move recently by which they boycotted the Now York dealer* selling to the Western markets and boomed the New York quotations sky high. Therefore, although the local truck planters Lave lost heavily in beans and cucumbers, the cold following the spell of hot weather having played havoc with this part of their crops, yet they have cause to smile once more on the cabbage outlook, and are sending out thousands of orateB of cabbage each day and set ting top notch prices for them from domineering New York. The triok was done this way : New York commission men got huffy, and would not pay anything for cabbages; at least what they offered amounted to almost nothing, 80 cents the orate being Bmashed into zero when the freight of 60 oents was paid and other expenses taken account. And so the Charleston'cabbage monarchs got to gether and shipped not a cabbage head to New York. The haughty consumers of cabbage boiled and cabbage raw were given the morry ha, ha, and all Charleston cabbage were shipped' to the Western mar kets. The cabbage buyers of the groat West gave Charleston truckers around $1.20 per crate for oabbage on the platform here. One dollar and twenty cents looks mighty good to the Charleston men and they just lay back in their Morris chairs and "larfed" right out at New York minus cabbages and ready to boost the price immediately. What a dif ference between this nice prioe and SO cents in New York with th< freight to pay and a chanoe of th? cabbages spoiling en route and beinp rejr-otod at that. And then the New York prices be gan to rise. Eighty cents was lef far in the rear, or way down in tin cellar, but the Charleston men pu their feet higher on the mantlepieci and just smo\ed good cigars an( "larfed" and sold cabbngo it a fa profit to the West and watched th< prices at New York soar. The; bided their times, not acting hastily when the New York quotations con tinued ic aseeud and reaohed th handsome figures of *B per orate. Charleston began to take notioe Their cabbages were far in ad vane of the usual time of the year mn were well formed aud of the bes quality. The hearts of the looa plantors began to soften toward their New York commission friendc And the stacks of letters that wer previously unopened wero sifted bit and now and then one was read It would be wrong and oruel to revea the touohing appeals that oamedowi to Charleston from New York fo cabbages, at almost any old price. "Give us cabbages." "We mus have oabbages." "What Hball we d for cold slaw, and hot kraut, an boiled dinners, and table docorations These were Homo of the raeltin sentences that were slung down her from the far metropolis. Now, th Charleston truck farmer is not stony hearted man, and so they a took counsel together and said arnon themselves : "Let us give ear to th cry of our brethren in New Yorl and relievo the cabbage famine, tht the hungry may bo fed and tho eric of the alllicted be hushed." So it was that the truckers becarn soft hearted a id lent an ear to th cry from New York. They relente and shipped their cabbage hence (J ?3 per crate) and now thoro is muc joy among the cabbage chewers < the great city, and much money i tho pockets of the Chat lesion cabbaij kings. Kven shall the cabbages g North and West, not as tho win bloweth, or tho commission merohan but as tho price provaileth. ?-i Coughs aud colds contracted at th season of tho year should have immod ato attentiou. Hoe's ' Laxativo Coufl Syrup co?tants honey and tar and is ui equalled for hoarseness,croup and cough Pleasant to tako; mothers ondorso i children Uko to take it. Contains r opiatos. Moves tho bowels. .Sold by . W. Hell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Sonoc A Berlin newspaper declares tin the "reign" of Rockefeller and Cann gie in the Knited States will soo come to an end. "W. W. M." Concludes His Leiters. Walhall?, Apr?! 30. -Editors Courier: A little ruore of my ramblo of State and I am through. On leaviug Aiken, un my return to Walhalla, I came hack by way of Au gusta. Here 1 mel some of my old friends from Greenville, S. C. They aro all engaged in a lucrativo businoss and seem to be doing well, but thoy said tboy were liko the children of Israel, their hearts yearn back to the flesh pots of old South Carolina, and as the poople In South Carolina were aroused from their lethargy, and had about thrown off the monarchical, tyrannical yoke by eleoting Governor Ansel and Gen. Lyon, and that it began to look like a manoould worship God according to the diotates of his own consoience and under his owu vine and Mg tree, and not be bossed by the dicta tor, or his spies either. I left Augusta for Greenwood over the C. and W. C. railroad. I passed the his torical town of McCormick, where there was a riot with the Tolbert* several years ago. It looked at one time as if there would be serious trouble. So much so that Sheriff McCaslan wired me to hold myself in readiuess, as my services might be needed. On reaching Green wood I met the sheriff, whom I bad never seen before, and in talking a ..out the riot ho told me well did he remember my reply to his telegram : "If it was neces sary I would be there on first train with a hundred of the best men that ever went to battle." While at Greenwood I met several of my old friends and comrades that be longed to Orr's Regiment. Among them was William MoKinney, and who is it that doos not remember Bill McKinuey? I found him to be the samo genial, big hearted follow he always was. I had the pleasure of visiting him iu his home and meeting his kind lady and Ins beautiful and accomplished daughter. Thoy made mo foul quite at home. Bill can tell all about tho war, from Sandy Springs to Appomattox, and many a little incident, did he relate whilo I was there. We apilt our blood together on moro than one battlefield in defense of what we thought was right. In his rehearsing tho war, and tolling over how the loved onoB cheered us and encouragod us to go to tho front, made me think of these lines: "When war is at hand f\n? danger is nigh, God and the soldier ls the people's cry. When the war is over, and all things righted, God forgotten, and the soldier slighted. Greenwood ?B a growing, healthy, thriviug place, with nico churches and good school facilities. Some of our ( ?Co nen peoplo livo down there. In my ram blo over the State I did uot eu joy it any where bettor than at Greenwood, aud when I left there I told the depot agent I wanted a ticket to che banner couuty in the State, aud he shoved me out one for Walhalla and asked me no questions. Now, Messrs. Editors, with this com munication my ramblo ends. I hope I have not truspussed ou ye ir valuable columns, for no where in tho State have I seen a better weekly paper than the Keowee Courier. w. w. M. In the treatment of piles it becomes necessary to have the remedy put up in such a form that it can be supplied to the parta affected. Man /an Pile Remedy is encased in a collapsible tube with noz zle attached. It cannot help but reach the spot. Relieves blind, bleeding, itch ing and protruding piles. 50 cents with nozzle, guaranteed. Try it. Sold by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Board Named to Pass on Food. Washington, April 25.-Seoretary Wilson to-d?.y oreated by executive order the Board of Food and Drug Inspection, whose duty it shall be to administer the national pure food laws. The board consists of Dr. Harvey Wiley, Chief of the Bureau of Chemistry, chairman ; Dr. Frede rick L. Dunlap, whose commission as Associate Chemist dates from to day, and George lt. McCabe, Solici tor of the Department of Agricul ture. Secretary Wilson has found it practically impossible to take the required time to go into all the necessary details imposed in the ad ministration of the pure food law. The amount of administrative work in this connection, he says, has been rapidly increasing during the past months, and to keep up with it he has' found it will take absolutely all his time. President Roosevelt was consulted in tho matter and at once gave hearty assent to the plan of placing the administration of thc laws in tho hands of a board. There aro many kidney remedies, but fow that accomplish the result. "Pine ulea" is a kidnoy icmedy that contains no alcohol or opiates of any kind, com Elios with the National Pure Food and .rug Laws, guaranteed to givo satisfac tion. Thirty days troatment for $1. In quire about "Plneules." Sold by Dr. J. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. - A. B. Williams, editor of the Richmond News Leader, will make tho annual address to the State Press Association nt Charleston in June. OASa'OIlIA. Boars tb? J* The Kind You Have Always Bought ! PICTURES OF NOTED^ CAROLINIANS. A WASHINGTON ARTIST COMPLETES POR TRAIT OF POPE, TILLMAN AND HAGOCD. Washington, April 2U.-Miss Clara Strait, a South Carolina lady, has re cently paluted the portraits of three dis tinguished South Carolinians io her studio here. These portraits are of Col. Joseph Daniel Pope, Gen. Johnson Ha good and Senator Tillman. Tho portrait of Coi. Pope Is for Mrs. T. Reed Stoney, daughter of Col. Pope. She will presumably hang it in her home. The portrait of Gou. Hagood wac or dered by the Daughters of the Confed eracy, and it will be presented to the State of South Carolina and bung in the State House. The portrait of Senator Tillman is to displace the one already at Winthrop College, in the front parlor. This picture at Winthrop Senator Tillman does not like. It is a life-size portrait, three quarter length, and represents the Sena tor in bis most pleasing attitude. The portrait of Col. Pope is life size, though only a bust. The Colonel ls smil ing and happy and his genial, lovable nature is admirably shown in bis fea tures, as they are in life. Gen. Hagood is in a Confederate gen eral's uniform, the likeness being taken from a picture when the General was in his middle life vigor. There was no pho tograph of him in Confederate uniform, however. Miss Strait painted the pic ture from a number of photographs and from frequent consultations with Capt. Johnson II ?good, a grandees cf Cen. Hagood, who is in the United States Army, now stationed in Washington. The portraits of Col. Pope and Gen. Hagood will be sent to South Carolina Hoon. They have created considerable interest among South Carolinians in Washington who are acquainted with the man or with their families. Miss Strait is the artint, it will be re membered, who painted the portrait of Gon. Micah Jenkius, whiih was recently unveiled in tho State House. She has bad a studio in Washington since 1U03. P. H. McG. in News and Courier. In using a cough syrup, why not get the best? Ono that comes highly recom mended is Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup; contains honey and tar and is superior to other cough syrups in many ways. Chil dren always like it, because it contains no opiates, is a laxative and is guaran teed to give satisfaction or your money refunded. Try it. Sold by Dr. J. W. Hell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. --*..? A Country ol Trousers. Tbero is a point ou the coast of France where not only the men, but tho women and donkeys, too, wear trousers. At Ile de Re the peasant women work iu the salt and oyster beds, oatoh shrimps and take their turn in the fields. They don't draggle around in petticoats, however, but wear baggy knee breeches," loose waists and light colored sunbonnets. The sabots of the winter have been put aside and the feet are left bare, although the legs of old stock ings are often drawn up as far as the kneo as a protection fror* the heat and insects. It is, indeed, a country of trous?ra. Nor does it Btop with humanity, for many of the donkeys as well wear long, striped red and white or blue and white coverings on their legs, which .x>k very much like the rem nants of Unole Sam's wardrobe. These are put on the stubborn little animals to keep off the flies and mosquitoes, so that they will be less liable to kick.-New York Sun. -? Improper action of the kidneys causes backache, lumbago, rheumatism. "Pine UIOB" is a kidney remedy that will relieve these diseases. Pleasant to take and guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. "Relief in every dose." Sold by Dr. J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lun ney, Seneca. Packing Plant Burned. Pittsburg, April 25.-A loss of $300,000 was sustained by fire in the William Strollod Packing Company's plant at Spring Gardon, Allegheny, opposite the city, when 500,000 pounds of lard and the killing de partment of the plant were de stroyed. The fire is supposed to have been caused by tho crossing of an electrio wire. A panic was caused among the spectators by the explosion of a dozen ammonia tanks, but no ono was injured. Artists have no troublo in scouring models. The famous beauties have dis carded corsets and have become mc leis in face and form since taking Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 conts-Tea or Tablets. Dr. J. W. Bell. The eloping couple were in quest of a magistrate. "Will you always protect me ?" asked the girl. "Always," ho replied fervently. "And if we are caught," she added, looking fearfully about her, "will you keep mamma from spank ing me?" Then ho realized that tho real test ot lovo was still to come.-Exchange. Bounty Land Locals. Bounty Land, April 21. Kind friends who may with interest Bead old Bouuty Land tattings, Pray liston while we oommeut On her people and their hap'nings. Mrs. Bankin is improving, Of lato she beon quite feeble, This inoffensive family Aro honest, olevor people. J. B. Pioket returned Thursday; Where from? Do you querry? Pelzer, as a delegate, Ile met the Presbytery. Mr. Piokett is a man Of firm fixed resolution, To try to turn him from bis way Would cause a revolution. The golden rule be tries to live, May sometimes fail 'tis true, To do unto his neighbor As he'd have his neighbor do. Mrs. Gilmer's moved among us; She's quite an acquisition With her quiet modest manner And her genial disposition. Miss .Bertie Smith's expeoted home, At any hour or minute, The sohool al VIoElmoyle has closed, She was a teacher io it. J. J. Davis is at bis post again, Ile goes with zeal unmatched - The post, we mean, to which His mail-box is attached. Miss Sallie Davis has returnee From an extended visit To her auut in Atlanta, She could ill afford to miss it. Though Georgia 'gainst taking some things, Han yet no law enacted, And in some auto tour perhaps, Tho measles she oontracted. J. K. Pickett and B. E. Bagwell, Be it our fondest mission, To all our mental powers exert, Or clear them of siiBpiciou. Would you my friend suspect these men Had o'er the wine cup gloated? If so you quito misjudge them; Who, no sir; they're not bloated; But sober quiet men are they, Whoso courage never falters, Whose virtues shine like beacon lights Across tempestuous waters. ThoB. Hubbard, who is now ensconced In his new two-story domus, Is an excellent example For all ambitious farmers. The Oakway school closed Friday, And during her vacation, MiflB Leize Perritt expect? a trip To Jamestown Exposition. Tho GilliBon boys have been again These two old bachelor brothers Resolve, we think, to profit Bj tho failures of somo others. They now (or ono of thom at least) After serious meditation, To shun through all his future years The marital relation. Though love ho says is very good, He never did deny it; But'tis by no means solid food. And ho never moans to try it, We'll own that many mon who wed, Might avert domestic trouble, If they'd but calculate ahead, They'd find their means wouldn't carry double; Though Hymen's bonds have made them one, By one now they av 'trothed, Yet there are two mouths to be fod, Two bodies to be olothed. J. M. Gillison and J. L. Smith Good men of judgment sound, But more eccentric men than these Are rarely ever found. But what of eccentricities? For these we do not blame, For have not all our noted. All brainy men the same? Mrs. Smith has suffered agonies Her sieht almost obscured But all with Christian fortitude Has patiently endured. Miss Maude Ellison is no better; We extend our heartfelt sorrow, And may she yet her health regain On some bright glad to-morrow. We'd say of Capt. Ellison, Of friends he has no lack, For no one evor left his doors But wanted to come back. Of the Stones wo little know, Nor whence thoy came, nor why, We judge they're men of firmness tho', The name would this imply. J. Ervin Dendy and family Enjoyed a Sabbath's rest At tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle, Of whom they wero guests. D. A. I'orritt's lnft hand never knows (Nor ever yot his neighbors) The deeds his right-What's that you say? "Neither of them labors?" He makes a living just the same A good one too you bet Just wait, and keep on waiting He may surprise you yot.: This page would seem a blank indeed Without Jap Doyle's namo on it; He who would ovil speak of him Might wish ho hadn't done it. Our rurnl mail man, Hunnicult, Comes promptly to deliver Our lettors, somo of which may cause Many a heart to quiver. Of McDonalds, Guntharps, Mills we'd write In fact the whole creation But time and space forbid us, And lack of information. Now we'd bo griovod indeed to learn A noighbor we've offended, And beg his pardon in advance And say 'twas not intendod, But if ho would retaliate With pen and ink on scroll, Wo bow in mock submission And say, "Just let 'er roll."--E. M. D. OA8TOHIA. Bears the J* KM Y?? i?aiS Mjgg RO?gJt > A New Orleans woman was thin. Because she diel not extract sufficient nourishment from her food. She took Scoff* Emulsion. Result: She gained a pound a day in weight ALL DRUGGISTS: 80c. AND ?1.00 To Be Huged lor Assaulting Girl. The health department of Th ila. - delphia is fighting an epidemio of MoDonougb, Ga., April 26.-Buok <.epott?,d fevV" High will be hanged here May 29th. _ He is the 17-year-old negro who " assaulted little Mary Daniel, four ^^^l?lOPSv^fi* jeare old, on March 26th. He was Up KtYl Bf 11 OT fl oorvioted in the Superior Court by Ul GQlll ffullllllUgU Jut1 e F J. Reagan Tuesday morn- .. ---~ ing and given the death sentence. /I^fi&k ^ GUARAHTEED The trial lasted only about two ul \j|? 111 fl D EU9 hours and tho jury wan out only a jJ|i<ilV fO^slw W few minutos. The child i ill in a jjjfli C&gtf n r ll r RU critical condition. ^^v>^SS?J^p'v~> R F Rf! I" II ? The statement made by Mrs. Dan- \ fr ll L ll I L ll I iel, the child's mother, canned the _ -.M _^r..11_ ..unB_. -nulp jury and the court officials to weep. THE CHILDREN'S FAVORITE TONIC. *_ mw?? or IMITATION?. TM? OCNUINC PAIPA"?D OHLV Bf Every ono koowa that apr!OK is the sea- BaHariJ-Snow Liniment Co. son of tho year when the system needs r ( 0..T" MO cleansing. Dade's Little Liver Pills are highly recommended. Try them. Sold WALHALLA DRUG COMPANY. J, W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. I W. J. LUNNEY, SENECA. AT LAST The Bafest, soun lost and most reliable LIFE INSURANCE in the world has been put within tho reaoh of tho common people. THE OLD RELIABLE SOUTHERN MUTUAL has done it. The plan of this splendid company is no experiment, no new-fangled scheme to fleece the public. It is the old original plan of MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE introduced iu England two hundred years ago and was in vogue in this country until Lifo Insurance became so popular that speculators seized upon it to enrich themselves, and gradually ad* vanced charges until, for many year? past, they have collected In premiums three dollars for every one they pay back lu death losses. Their plan is simple, bold, bald-faced robbery, by which they have piled up hundreds of millions of dollars, unnecessarily taken from tho pockets of tho people. They pay their officers enormous salaries, sometimes as much as a hundred thousand dollars a year, while those who control thom speculate on their immense surpluses of hundreds of millions of dollars aud become millionaires, and worst of all, out of theso vast sur pluses, fifty mill iran of which ls collected annually out of their policy holders iu twelvt them States, they make large contributions to oampaign funds to secure the election to Congress and other high etti cial positions men who are pledged to support measures c .oulated und intended to still fuftber rob the people of these Southern Statt s. (Soo testimony takon by Legislativo Committee that investigated the affairs of those insurance companies in New York.) These so-called "strong" Northern companies are taking from the people of Georgi a alone, in premiums, every year six millions of doll.vs, only one-third of which ever comes back to pay death losses. This is nearly twice as much as the people have to pay in taxes to support their State government, including the pension roll, the public schools and all other State institutions. The mission of the SOUTHERN MUTUAL is to stop this enor mous drain on tho productive industry of the South by furnishing the soundest and safest Life Insurance ever offered to the people at one third of what those robber companies charge for their policies, and thus put this wiso provision for our dependent ones within the reach of all tho small farmer, the mechanic, the preacher, the teacher, as well as the planter, the merobant, the manufacturer and the banker. It does this by cutting off every speculative feature of Life Insurance and charg ing its patrons only what is actually necessary to pay economical ope rating expenses and death losses. Its officers and agents are paid no salaries, but each is allowed a moderate commission on what he does. If he doo? much he gets what he would make at any other legitimate business; if be does nothing he gets nothiug. It piles up no "resorve" to invite speculation and enrich officers and favored agents, and thus leaves tn the pockets of Its policy-holders two-thirds of what the speculative companies take ont of them. Its plan and methods have stood the test of the most rigid scrutiny for many yoars. Its strong t mit?, whioh oommond it to an intelligent publio are: 1. It is the safest, soundest and surest Life Insurance in the world. The payment of its policy is as certain as that of a United States bond. 2. It is ..lie cheapest Life Insurance ever ottered to the publio, its policy costing only one-third of what most other companies charge. 3. The money you pay it to meet death losses does not go to New York or Chloago, never to return, but is kept In a bank in your own home town, b> a Treasurer selected from among your own people, who has established a character for honesty and fair dealing, and who ia ander an ample bond, seoured by one of the strongest surety companies in America. 4. It has, moreover, large deposits of seoureties in tho Treasuries of the States ir .hieb it operates for the protection of its policy-holders. Its policy is as simple and plain as an ordinary promisory noto. Any ene who can read can easily understand it, and it is as good for what it promises to pay as a United States bond. It adds as many dollars to the value of your estate as it calls for, strengthens your credit, and above all, provides for the immediate wants of those you love when you are taken from them* THE OCONEE COUNTY BRANCH of tho SOUTHERN MUTUAL has been established with Westminster as headquarters and with tho following well known offlcors to dirout its affairs: DR. C. M. WALKER, THOMAS P. ANDERSON> President. Treasurer. TRUSTEES: Jesse S. Carter, > Willis S. Haley, David L. Norris, William E. CheBwell, James H. Adams, Charles W. Pitchford, Kobert II. Marett, Matthew H. Lee, Paul P. Sullivan. The OCONEE COUNTY BRANCH is a home Institution, man aged by home men and tho money you pay it stays at home, not -in other States, thousands of milos away. Can you afford, when you can so easily and so cheaply protect your family against want when you are taken from thom, to run the risk of leaving them unprotected? Tao agent of the OLD RELIABLE SOUTHERN MUTUAL ls in your midst. Seo him and secure a policy for their protectlou hr fore lt Is too late. RESPONSIBLE AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE. Address will: roforencos Thomas C. Candler, Secretary, Candlor Building, Atlanta, Ga. Or B. F. Simmons, Special Agent, Wostminstor, S. C.