Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LOOKS LIKE PROSPERITY AGAIN Interior 'Buyers Once More Stocking Up with .Goods. *ew York, June 4.-Signs of re turning confidence are once mqre to be seen on the hotel registers of the city, for the buyers from out-of-town firms have been Hocking In of late, seemingly on every train. A re markable instance is at ono hotel, where from a single St. Louis dry goods house twenty buyers are stay ing. In former years fifteen buyers from the larger houses In the West were usually the limit to bo sent here at one time, but in a Presiden tial year the number was much less .as a rule. In discussing this point Frederick D. Berard, statistician of the Mer chant's Association of New York, said that it was only in accord with reports from mowdiRnts' associations and business men of many parts of the country. "What lt means,";, he continued, "is that there is not an over supply of manufactured pro ducts in any one locality. Moreover, sending so many buyers to the great centres like New York shows that merchants expect a good year. "Just at present the only point.in question is the outcome of the cropB. But at this season every ye..r there ls tho same uncertainty, depending on weather conditions. Somehow the customary hesitancy exhibited in an election year has not been so much in evidence so far as I can see." OF INTEREST TO FARMERS. Interesting Statements Made at Re cent Louisville Meeting. When the cotton seed oil manufac turers met in Louisville, Ky., recent ly they heard many good speeches from men of experience on the use of cotton seed hulls and meal for feed ing. Facts were given by such men as Judge Henry Hammond, of Au gusta, by L. C. H. Estes, of Texas, (better known as the "Red Neck" farmer from Texas), and others. These facts are of general interest to every farmer in South Carolina. The speeches stated that the time bas come now when the farmers should pay less for their feed stuffs and raise more cattle, move milch cows, more farm stock. By careful feed ing with cotton seed products this can be done with succesu. Any of the experiment stations will furnish the proper proportion of feeds if the far mers will write for them. The Clem son station is always anxious to help in this line. Judge Hammond said: "With the Southern farmer lt is corn! corn! corn! Whether it is his own nubbins that give out about the lat of December, or the damp, Bott, black-hearted stuff he buys from the Weat at SO cents to $1.20. a bushel (Just, now an even dollar), it makes no difference. 'Corn's corn,' to him. He acknowledges the corn, whether it's his own or somebody's else whether it's good or bad. Corn's all right, all right, but then lt 'ain't the whole cheese.' I think it ia about a quarter of the cheese when it somes to a well-balanced work stock ration. I am not taking a shot at corn, the world's greatest cereal; I love it, to eat it, to feed lt. I am only demand ing for cotton seed meal that consti tutional right accorded every citizen^ -a fair trial and an honest verdict. "Lamborne bases the statement upon many actual feeding tests made throughout the entire country that: 'One pound of cotton seed meal equals one and three-quarter pounds of corn or corn meal.' As one pound of meal ls equal to 1 % pounds of corn, a ton, or 2,000 pounds, of meal is equal to 3,500 pounds of corn. Hence, when corn ls worth 50 cents a bushel, 3,500 pounds of corn, or its equivalent, a ton of meal would be worth $31.25; when corn is worth 60 cents a bushel, a ton of meal would be worth $37.50; when it ls 70 cents a bushel, a ton of meal would bo worth $43.75; when lt is worth 80 cents a bushel, a ton of meal would be worth $60; when lt is worth 00 cents a bushel, a ton of meal would be worth $56.2i>, and when it is $1 a bushel, a ton of meal would be worth $62.50. "I regret that cotton seed meal ls to-day selling at my home, Augusta, .Ga., for only about $23 a ton. I re gret even more deeply that corn, mean Western corn, ls being retailed there for $1 a bushel. These prices aro sadly out of whack. It ia your concern to set them right." CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of War of 120 Years Stopped by Diaz. I.ermoslllo, Sonora, Mexico, June 1 -After a war whit., has continued intermittently for more than 120 years, the Yaqui nation, as a nation, is about to suffer the throes of disso lution, to sever tri' al relations, and its members are to Bottle down into peaceable and law-abiding Mexican citizens. Originally numbering 20,000 or more people, they have never yet acknowledged the authority o' tho Mexican government, but the end is fast coming, and the Yaqui nation will soon be a thing pf tlie past. GO BACK TO THE PA HMS. Talk of National Movement to Pre? vent Desertion of the Farms. Washington, June 7.-President Roosovelt, backed hy the whole power of the administration, has started a movement to turn the tide of emigration, as well as immigra tion, to agricultural pursuits in America. The President regards the movement as quite as important as that looking to the conservation of the natural resources of the country, and even more Important from e purely sociological viewpoint. Recently he has discussed the sub ject at length with some of the best thinkers of the' country, end in a practical way has taken the matter up with Secretary Wilson, of the de partment of agriculture. It is his desire to induce poople to get back to first principles and cultivate the soil of the country. He regal ds lt as fraught with danger to the integ rity of the nation that so many peo ple, not only from other countries, but from our own country,, should seek a life in the large cities. Sta tistics show that thousands-even tens of thousands-of young men and young women are leaving the farms of America and taking up life in the cities. The certainty is that many ot them barely will eke out an exist ence in towns or cities, yet appar ently the attractions of city life are too much for them to resist. It is the idea of the President that a national movement be started not merely to prevent young people in America from leaving the farms, but also to divert as large a percentage as possible of the alien Immigration from the cities to the country. To this end, he hopes that the attrac tions of rural life may be presented to the people in a way that will ap peal to them. He' has in mind the delivery of some addresses on the subject before he shall retire from the Presidency, and he hopes that, in a year from this time, the move ment will be well started. Secretary Wilson is co-operating with President Roosevelt enthusiasti cally. His department and mainten ance of agricultural high school in the various States and the work bas been of immense value. Secretary Wilson has evolved a scheme for the publication of a national agricultural newspaper in this city which shall press vigorously the movement insti tuted by the President. The scheme j is only tentative now, but the Secre tary hopes that it may come to frui tion. Secretary Straus, of the depart ment of commerce and labor, both through tho bureau of Immigration and through the division of informa tion, Is doing all he can to promote the President's policy. Every effort is being made by the Immigration officials to Induce immigrants to seek homes in the rural districts of the country instead of locating in the large cities, which already are great ly congested. The officials of the department of agriculture present figures to show that the average farm of the the United States is about 160 acres. It is asserted that farms of considerably less acreage, properly tilled, would be far more profitable. The idea ls that *the American farmer should till the soil less extensively and more Intensively; In other words, that he should mix brains with his brawn and thus get better results for his work. . While most of the good farming land of the country is expensive, the work of irrigation and reclamation of swamp lands on which the govern ment has entered, will enable many people to acquire lands at reasona ble prices. On their own lands they will have much better chances to be come happy and independent than they would If they should locate in some larger city, and mentally, mor ally and physically they would be bet. ter men and women. Don't let the baby suffer from ec zema, sores or any itching of the skin. Doan's Ointment gives instant relief, cures quickly. Perfectly safe for children. All druggists sell lt. IS CHAMPION COTTON CHOPPER. J. T. Busby, of Rock Mills, Bents tho Record., (Anderson Dally Mall.) Sam Power, mall carrier on R. F. D. No. 4, ls telling about a marvelous feat performed by J. T. Busby, a prosperous farmer of Rock Mills township. Mr. Busby ls 60 years old and as spry as mauy men of half his years. He works for the love of it more than from actual necessity. Last week he hoed and thinned to a stand seven acres and a half In three p-1 a half days, and this ls declared to be a record breaker by all who have heard of it. If any man in the county has a better cotton-hoeing re cord he is Invited to stand up and be looked at. OABTOHXA. Bt?n th? J* Ito Kind You Have Always Sought THOSK ( il INK s I : SERVANTS. They're Good When They're Good, but Do Strange Things. A recent writer in a magazine gives the following ' amusing inci dents, among many others, of the peculiar characteristics of the Japa nese servant: The star pupils in the Sunday schools are the ones most likely to do surprising things. A minister's family in Pasadena had a cook who had become as much a part in the household machinery as the Bible. The servant had been taught the three R's and the primer of Christi anity. One day he demanded an increase Of $6 a month in his wages and after some reluctance the advance was promised. John worked a month and collected the extra $5. Then he said he wanted $5 more because bis wife was ill in China. The second piece of extortion was too much and the Chi naman was told he must be oatisfled with what he had been receiving. John shook his head and muttered in the strange gibberish of the Can ton dialect. The next morning t hore was no breakfast. On the door of the pantry the results of John's edu cation, religious and otherwise, were demonstrated in the following: You no pay I no stay .Jesus loves me I go 'way. One day a housewife in Los An geles told her cook to make a cake for a church fair. Quong had gone to Sunday school and he was delight ed with an opportunity he had receiv ed. All morning he worked on a cake that was large in size and elab orate in design. He made frostings of various colors and used them for decorations marvellous to behold. When the cake was flnishel lt bore this inscription: Don't go to the Devil Prom the Robins ons. Mrs. Robinson was horrified. Then she saw the amusing side of the di lemma. Quong bad a wholesome fear of the devil and had put what he con. sldered a most important warning into words. Then with the laudable desire that the church should know who sent the cake he had added: "From the Robinsona." There was a family conference. If the cake was not sent to the church Quong might be so deeply offended that he would leave the place in which ho was much needed. It was decided that Instead of running the risk of losing a valued servant the Robinsons would better make the best of an absurd situation. The cake was duly delivered at the church, lt caused much hilarity among the friends of the Robinsons and when lt was sold at auction there was such lively bidding that it was finally knocked down to a tourist for $50. Cured Hemorrhages of the Lungs. "Several years since my lungs were so badly affected that I had many hemorrhages," writes A. M. Ake, of Wood, Ind. "I took treatment with several physicians without any bene fit, h then started to take Foley's Honey and Tar, and my lungs are now as sound as a bullet. I lecom mend it in advanced stages ot lung trouble." Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough and heals the lungs, and prevents serious results from a cold. Refuse substitutes. Sold by all druf?l8t8. Stole Through Transoms. Gilllpolis, Ohio, Juno 8.-Passen gers on the Pittsburg and Cincinnati packet steamer Virginia, which ar rived here to-day were robbed seve ral miles below here while they slept. The thieves pulled the Clothing of their victims through the transoms of state rooms by using hooks on long sticks. Frank Laurnnt, of Washington, D. C., one woman pas senger and J. I. Laurant, of Knox ville-, Tenn., were tho heaviest losers, the thieves taking from t'.iem money and valuable Jewelry. The police think a regular gang is working sys tematically on tho river steamers. W. R. Ward, of Dyersburg Tenn., writes: "This is to certify that I have used Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup for chronic constipation, and it has proven, without a doubt, to he a thorough, practical remedy for this trouble, and lt is with pleasure I offer my conscientious reference." Sold by all druggists. Great suffering is th manly organs. No rea coiic or any other dist Win? for all your womanly UU Mrs. SaBie.!. Blair, of Jo teen months, and had four doch Nov I think <! am about well" WRITE m A LETTE* AN OIL-Bl RMNG NAVY NEXT. British Agents to study Canadian Petroleum for Eitel. Major J. R. D. Oraham, formerly of the British army, and J. D. Henry, who are on their way to Canada to look into the productivity of the Do minion oil Holds, arrived In New York on the St. Louis a few days ago. They are experts on the use of oil as fuel on steamships, and they expect that Canada will be able hereafter to furnish the British navy all the oil fuel lt may need. Major Graham said that it would be only a few years before oil would displace coal as fuel on the war ships of Great Britain and all the Euro pean navies. The swiftest war ship in the world, the turbine torpedo boat destroyer 'i arter, which recent ly made more than thirty-seven knots an hour on one of her trial runs, is an oil burner, and there is now under construction a small tor pedo boat destroyer, also to be an oil burner, that her architects ex pect will develop fifty knots. "The cleanliness of oil, as com pared with coal," said Major Gra ham, "Its reliability in keeping up an even pressure of steam, and the fact that weight for weight, it gives nearly twice the steaming radius of coal, appeal to the ship owners and the navy architects of the world. The German emperor has foreseen the possibilities of oil as fuel, and has obtained control, practically, of the Roumanian and Bulgarian oil fields. All the new German torpedo boats and small gunboats have been fitted with oil-burning furnaces. The quantity of space saved in the quar ters of the crew more than compen sates for the alight increase in the cos' of the fuel. On a large battle ship i urning coal about 250 men are required in the stokehold,whereas in a battleship of the same size burning oil only about forty men are necessary. "I can say with positiveness that within three months a large passen ger steamer will come over burning oil to generate steam. A ship like the St. Louis, fitted with the latest oil-burning furnaces, could do with only twenty-five men tn the stoke holds. Tlie merchant sarvice will surely follow the war fleets in in stalling oil burning mechanism." The value of the Canadian oil fields to the British navy would He tn the possibility that, oil may be come embraced by war if it ls gene rally used by warships, tn which event Britain would have to rely on its own resources. To stop any pain, anywhere, in 20 minutes, simply take just one of Dr. Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets. Pain m. -ms congestion-blood pressure that is all. Dr. Shoop's Headache or Pink Pain Tablets-will quickly coax blood pressure away from pain centers. After that, pain is gone. Headache, neuralgia, painful periods with women, etc., get instant help. 20 tablets 25c. Sold by J. W. Bell. Alphabet in Bible Verse. (London Globe.) In the twenty-first verse of the seventh chapter of Ezra can be found every letter of the Engush alphabet. It runs thus: "And I, even I, Artax erxes, the king, do make a decree to alt the treasurers which are beyond the river that whatsoever Ezra, the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you it be done speedily." Grand Jury Returns True Bill. The Pickens county grand Jury ha* found a true bill against Miss Ollne B. Newton, the young lady schoo teacher charged with cruelly whip ping ono of bc pupils. Tho case hat already caused a sensation In tht town of Pickens, and the people ol the county are awaiting the final out come with much Interest, as tht young lady In question stands verj high In the estimation of the besl classes of people, both in Pickens and throughout the county. Will cure any cas< beyond the reach of ie lot of all women, who neglec son to do so, any mora than i ?se, that the right kind of m S Of Cl i. It can never do harm, and ls hnson City* Tann., writes: "I had suffered wa, but they could not help ms, until I At nil tellable druggists, tn $1.00 bottles. today for e fr-o copy o? v?Ju-.N? CJur?n w?. tuting und "NIGGER GOT NO SHOW." Amusing Incident that Took Place in Mississippi Court Rc 'ti. The Mississippi court room was packed with negroes, and it was fair ly evident, Bays a contributor to the Taylor-Trotwcod Magazine, that something of unusual interest was about to transpire. Within the bar ou the prisoner's seat an old negro leaned eargerly forward as his at torney argued his plea of not guilty before the Jury. "Who, gentlemen of the Jury, has sworn that he saw this man commit this theft?" demanded the attorney. "We have broken every link in the weak chain o:" circumstantial evi dence with which the State has tried to entangle him. Why, his neighbor, Tom Jones, swore that he sold him the meat that was found in the de defendant's house, and that he shot the hog because it was wild. "It 1B truo that Col. Smith swore that one of his bogs disappeared about December 23 and that about fifty yards from a certain stump he found blood and then followed a trail of blood from that spot to this de fendant's cabin. But what of that? "This defendant told you-and his wife and brother swore the same that th it was the blood of a coon which he had shot and carried home the day before Smith lost his hog. Give him Justice as you would do If he were a white man. He cannot help being black. 'The leopard can not change his spots nor the Ethio pian his skin.' For twenty years he bas been a leader in the church. Let him remain free to enjoy the bread of life with others of the faithful." As the lawyer sat down the wo men, who had been "weaving" back and forth for some minutes, com menced to shout: "Bress de Lawd!" "Dar, now!" "We knows yo's innocent, Br'er Juniper! " The sheriff bad to threaten to clear the court room before order waB re stored. When at last there was si lence the district attorney arose. "Gentlemen ol the Jury," he began in closing the case for the State, "I desire only to bring a picture to your minds." Here the prisoner adjusted his big brass rimmed spectacles as if to see the picture, and his manner showed that he was determined to let no de tail escape him. "The 23d of last-December," con tinued the district attorney, "found Juniper Bradley without meat. His son was coming to spend Christmas with him. But Juniper did not worry, for only half a mile away in Marse Smith's woods were some fat hogs. "An hour before -sunset Juniper was kneeling behind a large stump in these woods, with his rifle point ing toward a hog that at some dist ance away was rooting among the leaves." The district attorney paused. Tak ing a cane to represent a rifle, he knelt behind a chair. After some minutes of moving to right and left, now raising, now lowering his rifle, he took careful aim and then fired, imitating the noise of a report very successfully. At the sound Juniper, who had been smiling, apparently oblivious to everything save the district attor ney's movements, exclaimed: "Ya8, suh, dat's Jes de way I done it, boss!" The laugh that followed brought Juniper to a realization of what be had done, and he shuffled round in the prisoner's seat, muttering, "Nig ger got no show, nohow!" WANTED -Second-hand bags and burlap; any kind, any quantity, any where; we pay freight. Richmond Bag Co., Richmond, Va. 24 OUR CLUBBING OFFERS. You Con Get Rig Amount of Read ing Matter for Little Money. Below we give a list of clubbing offers that will secure for you a lot of good reading for a small amount: KEOWEE COURIER, one year, with Charleston Semi-week ly News and Courier.fl.50 KEOWEE COURIER, one year, with Atlauta Weekly Consti tution . 1.40 With Tri-Weekly Constitu tion . 1.75 KEOWEE COURIER, one year, with Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal .' 1.75 (This also includes a premium.) KEOWEE COURIER, one year, with the Home and Farm.. 1.25 KEOWEE COURIER, one year, with W. J. Bryan's "The Commoner" . 1.00 KEOWEE COURIER, one year, with Thrlce-a-Week New York World . 1.05 KEOWEE COURIER, one year, with "The Union News" ia National Farmers' Union pa per) . 1.75 flDNE?CU s of Kidney or Bladder Dh medicine. No medicine can SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. t the health of their wo to neglect a sore throat, edlcine will ?cure. Take i certain to do good. 1 from womanly troubles for six began to take Win? of Cartful. Try1 lt -*-m-*-?-*-?-*-*-1-i-f ? LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. * SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. Court of Common Pleas. R. B. Findley, Plaintiff, against J. W. Todd, Defendant. Summons for Relief-(Complaint Served.) To tbo Defenadant Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is here with nervo., upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said com plaint on the subscribers, at their office, on the Public Square, at Wal halla C. H., South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded In the complaint. Dated this 7th day of May, 1908. (Seal) C. R. D. BURNS, C. C. P. STRIBLINQ & DENDY, 20-25 Plaintiff's Attorneys. THREE PAPERS A WEEK FOR ONLY $1.50. By a clubbing arrangement with the Charleston Semi-Weekly News and Courier we are offering that pa per and The Keowee Courier for $1.60 a year. The Keowee Courier is recognized not only as the best paper In Oconee county, but lt ls rated among the best county papers In South Carolina. The Semi-week ly News and Courier ls an excellent journel, published on Wednesdays and Saturdays, gives the detailed news of South Carolina as a special feature, and carries the full Asso ciated Press dispatches from all over the world. The combination ot the two papers at $1.60 'gives our pres ent readers, as well as new subscrib ers, an oportunlty to secure two of the best papers In the State (three papers a week) for 60 cents more than the regular price of either. Let us send you two of the very best pa pera lu South Carolina for almost the price of one. WINTHROP COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. The examination for tho award of vacant Scholarships in Winthrop Col lege and for tho admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 3, at 0 a. m. Applicants must be not less than fifteen years ot age. When Scholarships are vacant after July 3 they will be awarded to those mak ing the highest average at this ex amination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Ap plicants for Scholarships should write to President Johnson before the examination for Scholarship ex amination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 16, 1908. For fur ther Information and catalogue, ad dress Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. 18-27 E L.EGTRIO j BITTERS THE BEST FOU L.IOUHNKSS AND KIDNEYS. BLUE RIDGE RAILWAY CO. BETWEEN BELTON AND WALHALLA. Time Table No. 2.--In Effect April 13,1908. EASTBOUND 12 Lv Walhalla.?... LvWest Union. LvSeneca. LvMordanla Junction Lv*Adams. Lv'Cherry. LvPendleton. Lv* Au tun. LvSandy Springs... Lv*Donver. LT* West Anderson. Ar Anderson-PassTinp LvAnderson-PassDep I Lv*Anderson-FrtDep Arllelton. A M 8 80 8 36 8 A3 8 AS 0 10 ? 13 9 2A ? 38 0 36 9 41 9 AS 10 00 10 03 10 30 P M|P.M a oo s io s oo s os S 28 B 83 5 S3 6 08 6 18 0 28 6 43 3 60 3 02 4 07 4 10 4 22 4 30 4 83 4 38 4 S2 4 67 B 00 6 27 6 68 18 20 6 30 6 33 7 00 PM 2 20 2 28 2 60 WESTBOUND i 7 I 17 19 LvBolton. Lv*Andorson-Fr't De ArAnderson-Pass De I.vAnderson-Pass De Lv*West Anderson.... Lv'Donver. LvSnndy Sprints. Lv*Autun. LvPendleton. Lv?Cherry. Lv* Adams. Lv'Jordania Junction. LvSeneca. LvWest Union. ArWalhalla. PM 6 13 6 39 6 42 6 48 7 01 7 06 7 09 7 17 7 27 7 30 7 48 7 60 8 08 8 18 A M 10 00 10 10 10 30 10 40 10 46 11 00 ll 16 ll 20 ll 46 ll 60 2 0 2 1 AM. 7 20 7 47 7 60 PM 8 10 3 87 8 40 * Flag stntlons. Will also stop at the following stations to take on and let off passengers : Phinney'i, James's ana I Toxaway, Welch. A. B. ANDREWS, President. J. R. ANDER80N. Superintendent. 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