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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-15
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
COtt0n-Product and Price.

The st. Louis Manufacturer has col
lcctcd some interesting facts with re-
Earu TO some OF the cotton crops of the
south during tho past third Of a century
and the market value of each.
-, Ihc crop of 1866 was 2,097.25i bales.
INC selling price was BIZ cents II
pound Based on sales i'm New Yorl,
classing all as ''middling," the crnn
brought Sl93, ,oil. The crop of 1870
was l,332,5l7 bales. The selling pricc
was l6oo cents Il pound. Estimated on
the same basis of sales in New York the
market value OF the crop was 1926, ,O32,-
odt. The crop oj 1850 was G,GO3, $50
oalcs. Ihc price per pound was 1l34
cents. The crop value was 1881 ,553, ,02O.
The crop of 1890 was S,G52, ,5o7 bales. The
price was o03 cents. The crop value
was 1860, llS,7S7.
The crop of lS9S was II, lo9, ,09l bales.
an Increase of 2,oi7.3 .3o7 bales, us com
pared with 1890. The price was l.5
cents pound. The crop value was
HIio''N',NiO, Il decrease, compared with
1880, OF 100000, POO. That is, the farm
crS of the South produced over 2.5OO,-
ooo bales more in lS9S than in 1890, and
got SlOO,OOO,OOO less money for the larger
crop than for the smaller one In the
same way the increase of crop i'm IS9S.
compared with 1850. was i.59i 2ll bales,
while the returns decreased sos, 1856 ,O5O.
~ '''>iN"H' vi tIpl' III 1913, com pared
WIN $50, was G,SlI,6SI bales, while the
decrease in value was SO, ,G:i2, ,loS. Com
pared with the crop of 1866, finally, the
crop OF lS!'S showed an increase over 800
per cent. The increase in value was less
Than 30 per cent.
IN these figures and facts the intclli-
gent farmer can find all the suggestion
ne needs for his guidance in pitching his
crops wear after wear, but the manufar-
tlrer points the lesson it presents with
thc Simple statement that ''thosc who
nave grown cotton for sale and bought
an supplies from that source Of revenue
have not prospcrcd, while those who
nave grown cotton as Il cash crop, who
nave grown diversified crops for home
supply and local sales, who have fed
surplus products to their own stock for
use and food have prospcrcd. News
and Courier.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10

SALT LAKE, UTAm, May 2.-Al
1880 o'clock to-day POI bodies have
been recovered from Mine No. 1
1t is now known that between three
hundred and four hundred men en-
tered the mines, and it is also known
that great majority OF them have
been killed in the powder explosion
Of yesterday.
Among the dead arc about twenty
young boys who acted as couplcrs
and trap boys. In the Hunter family
alone seven are missing. \ large
number of the dead are married men
Just how the catastrophe occurred
it is not known.
At Provo Il mass meeting has been
held for the relief Of the families OF
the victims and $1,000 subscribed.
~ Latter ACCOUNT
ScorIELp, UTAm, May 2.-To-
nights estimate OF the number of
killed in the terrible mine explosion
here yesterday is $50, but the total
death list may yet reach 800. Re
lief work is still in progress, being
conducted by shifts Of men. The
shift now in the mine has fifty bodies
ready to bring out and the number
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
Carncgic's Way to Fight Trusts.

MIR. Andrew Carnegie takes the
position that a trust which robs the
people cannot last very long-that if
by means of monopoly it cxacts
profits which are unreasonable it
Will invite compctition-and that, as
a matter of fact, trusts are more
dangerous to those who invest their
money in them than to the public.
Whether this theory is correct or not
1t is certain that Mr.. Carnegie has
taken steps to compete with the
American Steel and Wire Company,
which is regarded as one of the most
oppressive trusts in the country. 1t
controls the prices of nails and wire,
and for these articles it charged for
many months almost extortionatc
prices. Recently the prices were re-
duced somewhat, owing, it is said, to
falling off in the demand. A dis
patch from Worcester, Mass, saws
that MIR. Carnegie has just been there
and ordered machinery for an i'm
mcnsc plant for making steel rods.
1t seems that the independent mills
which make nails and wire have been
depending on the American Steel
and Wire Company for rods, and
that concern has dictated the prices
at which they sell their products. II
has, therefore, actually controlled the
market for nails and wire. When
MIR. Carnegie gets his mill in 0, era
ton the American Steel and Wire
Company will not be able to control
the market, and it will then appear
probable that it cannot pay big divi-
dcnds on its immense capitalization.
In that event its stockholders will
lind that trusts are dangerous 10
those who invest their money in
thcm.-Columbia Record
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
Many Strikes in Georgia.

ATLANTA, GA, May 2.-Strikcs
involving many and widely divcrsi-
he'd branches OF organized labor have
begun in Atlanta and surrounding
towns. The soft stone cutters of
Atlanta, who number less than one
hundred, quit work last night They
want an eight hour day at 40 cents
ana the contractors arc willing to
give 30 cents. The matter has been
placed in the hands Of Charles a.
Collier, OK mayor OF Atlanta, for
settlement 10y arbitration. The
granite cutters OF Atlanta, Rcadam,
lhthonla and Stone Mountain went
out yesterday on orders from Balti
more. They demand eight hours
and sliding scale. All the large
quarrics at these places are affected.
The garment makers of Atlanta
were ordered out tonight on tclc-
graphic instructions from Baltimore.
lhcy want recognition of their or
ganlzation. Fifty girls were dis
charged from one factory in Atlanta
yesterday because they were men,
bcrs of the union.
Fifteen hundred carpenters met
ON Sunday and decided to quit work
June unless their demands are
arccded to. AT present they receive
20 cents per hour for Il day of ten
hours. They want an cight-hour
day at - cents. The rarprn,crs
submitted their demands yesterday
and decided to give the contractors
one month for dclibcration. The
worklngmcn claim that the contrac
tors IN the new Federal prison, sky
Scrapcr, and other buildings now
beng erected, did not object TO pay
ing the increase asked for in the
prices Of all kinds OF building mate
rial, but that the demands of labor
were ignored. The carpenters ask
TO share in the general prosperity
now spreading over the South
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
Total,

Doubtful-kansas and Delaware.
This Is a liberal estimate for so
extreme and enthusiastic a PARTISAN
as Gen. GroSvcnor. lie considers
Mckmlcy sure OF only 26O electoral
votes, whereas he received n7l in
1896.
Gen. Grosvcnor comedies to BRYAN
Maryland and kentucky, both Of
which went for Mckinley in 1896,
though Bryan got one of kcntucky's
electoral votes.
Delaware, which also went for
Mckinley, he places in the doubtful
list
lie also puts down Kansas as
doubtful, though the Republicans car
red it i'll 1898 by a plurality Of
ID, 1871. The only States claimed by
Gen. GroSvcnor for Mckinley in
1900, which went for Bryan in 1896,
arc South Dakota, Washington and
Wyoming. All Of these put to-
gcthcr have only II electoral votes.
The World publishes also the fol-
lowing estimate Of Senator j. X.
Jones, Chairman Of the National
Democratic Committee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
The Cost OF War.

y statement just compiled by the War
Department shows that on July |. lSoS
when tho American troops reached Ma,
Mia. until April ~, 1900. these deaths
have occurred: Killed and died of
wounds, Is officers and 552 men; died of
disease. 20 officers and ,G3j mon: total
90 officers and 2, ,lS7 men; grand total
2,25G ''
Several thousand have been wounded
bnt only small percentage have died Of
wounds and most of them have returned
to duty.
The war department has Just issued q
complete table of the casualties i'm tho
NTH army corps in the operations against
Santiago, from June 20 until july H.,
lS',S. The losses given are: Killed, ri
officers and 222 enlisted men; wounded
lOl officers and ,3ll enlisted men: total
Loss officers and enlisted men. rho
total strength of the forces operating
against Santiago is given as $50 officers
and 1870 men. The seventh regiment
infantry lost the greatest number of
men, ITS killed and wounded numbering
l"2. Tho sixteenth regiment infantry
lost l29 men, and Gov. Rooscvelt's rcri
mcnt and the seventh infantry each lost
l27 men.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
Canadian Humor.

W hatcvcr may be the grounds for
the popular belief that the people of
John Bulls island lack IN humor.
thcy O. not apply to the subjects Of
the Queen on this side OF the Attain
tie. Despite their preferential tariff
duties and their protcStations of ioy
at being under the British llan. our
Canadian brethren seem TO possess
many qualities which are more in
common with those OF us who call
ourselves by the generic name of
Americans than with the Britishcrs.
The latest evidence Of this is found
in the neat way in which the Cana
dE'nS OF Windsor propose to retail
ate upon the proceeding of sending a
big memorial expressing sympathy
on the part Of the philadclphia
school children to President KRUGER
The Windsor school children are
at work signing a rcso luton Of SYM
r"thy for Agninaldo. This is TO be
sent by two delegates to Manila. In
addition to sympathy, the resolutions
Will convey admiration for "thc
brave stand the l'ilipinos have made
aG1nSt the I'M. just war wagcd against
them by the Americans" This is a
copy, IN It's terms, Of the memorial
sent to the Hocr President by the
American school children.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
Tillman S Rctort TO a Hiss.

AM AEn"E, MrcIr., April 30
Senator Iilman, Of South Carolina.
Iccturcd here last night under the
auspices of the Good yovcrnmcn,
League, his subject being "Thc Race
Question in the South"
The incident Of the cvrninu was
his diatribe against the negroes,
me audience was composed Of stu
dents. Directly in front and alone
sat a colorcd student, and the Scno-
tor looked at him in making his re-
marks.
"Iou scratch one Of these c,lorcd
graduates under the skim" he said
"and you will find the savage. His
education is like a coat Of paint, like
his skin"
There were hiSscs from scycra,
parts Of the house. Senator TiIlmon
smiled and rctortcd
"lon must excuse me for my
lrankncSs. There is nothing Of ha.
lrcd III my nature for the NEGROES.
w hen that man who hiSscd Gets
ready to give his daughter in mar
rage to negro and proves by bis
actions, and not by his Kisses, that he
means business, | will .nnl,,,;.,, l
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
For the Courier. 7
Help-We We're HELPED.

Let ua reflect, how, in the night
OF darkest gloom for Struggling ri"ht
oor iathers hopes were lifted high,
AS shone star from eastern sky.
mat star we never can forget,
Was freedom loving Lafayette,
a Frenchman. nineteen years of acc
a daShing youth-a crafty sage.
lie paid nnhclpcd his soldiers brave,
And bought ship to cross the wave,
That he might help in timely hour,
TO save our land from British power.
And in those days of long ago,
Dc EStaing, De GraSsc, and Rochambtau
All three French Counts, took here \ part
In the grand cause SO much at heart.
The Baron De Kalb, at Camden slain,
And Steuben, in Great Frcdcrick's reign,
hravc Germans, fought to help us bring
10 life, State without king.
Count Kosciusco, noble Pole.
AND Count Pulaski, great of soul,
l5oth LETT their State 10y monarchs broke,
10 free us from monarch's woke.
Our land is free, and free for ave,
NO KING Scc.t"r here can sway,
AND yet the fight our fathers made
Was partly won by foreign aid.
We, who were helped in darkest hour,
And since, have grown to wealth and
power,
10 struggling patriotic bands,
Should give our aid in otbo. lands.
Our mlllionaircS, numerous set,
lhe least rs rich as La Fayctte,
Could each a regiment equip,
Ana for their passage, buy Il ship
Our unemployed, IA million near,
Could furnish hosts to volunteer,
who, opportuno could Join the fray
For freedom, in South Africa.
II Frenchmcn under Bourbon eyes,
Aud Germans sick Of tyrannics,
And 'olandcrS from crushed estate.
Could come, our sircS to save from fate
81 we, long freed from tyrant hand,
Not aid the men in Afric land,
Whose struggle now was on them brought
By the same foe our fathers fought?
Our sympathy we should declare,
In language strong, yet dcbonair,
And kindlc new checked freedoms fires.
Like worthy sons of noble sircs.
Let Congress speak still have
peace,
For Clay and Webster spoke for Greece,
ana turkey made on us no fight,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
Over s10O,OOO,0OO for POSTAGE.

Inc issues of postage stamps and other
forms Of postage will exceed SlO}. 900. 600
Tor the current fiscal year. The last
quarter showed issues OF S26, ,2SO. .767.
which is more than 81 300, 900 above tho
record Of any previous quarter. The
!lrcc quarters, ending March 81, showed
issues OF about SI3,OOO,OOO. The quarter
ending June 80 is likely to add $27 900.
600 to this amount.
The postage collected on periodicals in
inc fiscal year 1898 was S3,3Gl ,2G3, and
the amount will undoubtedly be consid
crahly larger for the current fiscal wear.
bringing up the postal total rcccipts
from present Indications to more shan
Slo',ooo,OOO. The figures for the fiscal
year 1890, without periodical postoUc
were about S3i,0OO,OOO, and with tho
pcrlOdlCAl hostage about S4G, 900 900
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
Question Answered..

cS, August Flower still has the larm.
cS, sale Of any medicine in the ciyililrI
world. Your mothers and grandmothcrs
never thought of using anything else for
indigestion and hiiiouSucSs. Dnrtnrs
were scarce, and they seldom heard of
hPpchulcltiS, nervous prnStrntiou or
nrart iai'nlc, etc fhcy used Anoust
rl""'r l" ci'a', out the system and stop
Fermentation OF undiGcSicd food. rc"u
laic The action OF the liver. stimul,ir
the nervous and organic action nf t,r
system. and thai is all they took when
lccling dun and bad with headaches and
other aches. I"u only need a few doses
OF Green's August Flower. in lioud
form, I" make y"u satisfied there is
nothing serious the matter with Won
For sale by }. II. Darby, Druggist.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
NEW SERIES, NO. 1io.-~voLUME LI.--No 10
Cotton, Mule and Niger.
WILLIAM LAURIE HILL,

summer time is hero agin,
See dat grass growin'
Get up by dc peep Of day,
Keep dem plows a goin'
Sur do dirt! Grass grows like sin.
comes right whar you'sc ics' now bin,
Faster dan dc craps dats in,
Keep on plowin', hocin'.
Chop dat cotton to or stan,
Watch it, wuck it, hoe it.
for dc crap needs every ham,
Make dem hoes jcs go it.
All dc rows keep clar an clean,
Nothin' CROWN in between;
II your fat, you'll soon be lean,
Hocin'! Fer know it.
chop dat cotton, sling dat hoe,
Sec dat grass growin'
Make crap and den you'll know
Things dats worth KNOWN.
Grass an weeds don't want no start,
Dcy is sure to Go thar part,
Dcy has got dc very art
CROWN while your hoein'
Cotton crap don't give no rcss
TO dc mule 'cr Niger;
Sweat an toll dar very bcss,
Den dcy cuts iiggcr.
In dc Ground up" of dc crap,
If dc year brings no mishap,
Dcy fills up mighty gap
Cotton, mule and niggcr.
Waycross (Ga.) journal.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10

July l0-l3 is the time of the mcctinr
"l the National Educational Association
ut Charleston. This will be the greatest
educational meeting ever held in south
Carolina, and the teachers Of the State
should see to it that the old Palmetto
state is fully represented. Full particu
larS ana the complete official programme
VIII he published in the June number of
INC carolina Teachers journal, pub
ilShcd at NinnSborO, S. G.. This num-
Der, together with the May number
which will contain the full announce
mcnts as TO the State and county sum
mcr schools, will be sent to any teacher
sending name and address on a postal
card before the 18th of Nav.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
Campaign Estimates.

AS we near the Presidential cam
paign the wise men Of both the great
parties arc beginning to make esti-
mates Of the next electoral vote.
The New York World recently
published the following table which
gives the prediction Of Gen. Grosvc-
nor very close friend Of President
ci\nlcy, as to the number of cleo
toral votes he will receive:
CERTAIN FOR N't;INrEy
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
Nicaraguan Canal Bill Passed.

tativcs last "Wednesday, at the con
clusion OF the most stormy debate o
the present session of Congress
passed the Nicaraguan Canal bill b,
the overwhelming vote of 225 to 30
All attempts to retain in the bill tn,
language of the original bill for tn,
tortilicalion of the canal and to still
further strengthen the language on
that line were baked, and the vic
tory of Mr.. Hepburn and the com
mittcc was complete. a motion &c
rccommit the bill with instructions
to report back another bill, leaving
the selection of the route to the
President, was buried under an ad.
verse majority OF 50 to III.
The bill rs it passed the House is
as follows:
BE it enacted, ETC., That the Prcsi-
dent Of the United States he, and is
hereby, authorized to acquire from
the States of Costa Rica AM Mica
ragua, for and in behalf Of the n.ted
States, control of such portion of
territory now belonging to Costa
k'ca and Nicaragua as may be dcsira
bic and necessary on which to cx-
cavatc, construct and protect a canal
OF such depth and capacity AS will
be sufficient for the movements of
ships OF the greatest tonnage and
dr'tl now III use, from Il point near
GrcytOwn, on the Caribbean Sea,
VIA Lake Nicaragua, to Brcto, on
the pacitic Ocean; and such sum AS
may be necessary to secure such
control is hereby appropriated out of
any money IN the treasury not other
wise appropriated.
Section ,. That when the Prcsi.
dent has secured full control over
the territory, in Section referred
TO, hc shall direct the Secretary of
war to cXcavatc and construct n
canal and waterway from a point on
the shore OF the Caribbean Sea, near
Grcytown, 10y way Of Lake Nicara-
qua, to point near Brcto, ON the
Pacific Ocean. Such canal shall he
OF sufficient capacity and depth as
that 1t may be used by vessels Of the
largest tonnage and greatest depth
now in use, and shall be supplied with
all necessary locks and other appli-
anccS to meet the necessities OF YES.
sells passing from Grcytown to Brcto
ana the Secretary Of War shall also
construct such safe and commodious
harbors at the tcrmini OF said canal
and such provision for defence rs
may be necessary for the safety and
protection OF said canal and harbors
Section 3. That the President
shall cause such surveys as may be
necessary for said canal and harbors.
ana IN the construction Of the same
shall employ such persons as he may
deem necessary.
Section {. That in the excavation
and construction Of said canal the
san Juan river and Lake Nicaranua,
or such parts Of each as may be
made available, shall be used.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
Social Equality in Denver.

IN thc public schools Of Denver there
is co o-cducation of che SEXES. tho nrrro
ana the white arc in the same schools
me young negro man Of l6 or Is and the
young white woman Ci the same are sit
SIDE by side in the room and in The class
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
1t is to be Mckinley and Bryan.

Wm. l.. Wilson, author Of the
Wilson tariff bill, while in Kansas
City recently, en- route from IIo,
Springs to Nebraska City, Nebraska,
where he was the guest Of j. Stcr-
ing Morton, his associate i'm the
Cleveland cabinet, said "It is to be
Mckinley and Bryan. Mr.. Clcvc-
land will not allow his name to be
mentioned and Dewey will not get
an opportunity to see himself voted
down. Bryan will be nominated
but conditions are so changed that
the campaign will be on new lines,
Both sides have 50 many new condi-
tlons to confront that the old tactics
will not do. think the Democrats
Will win. We shall go into the fight
solid. Mr.. Wilson gave expression
to his views regarding the candidacy
OF Admiral Dewey. IIc is innocent
OF the game Of politics. he said,
'and has blundcrcd i'm his bluntncss
as blunt people often do. He will
blundcr out Of it again as suddenly
as he came in. Dewey does things
suddenly. lie generally anticipates,
and when the row is at it's height he
VIII surprise everybody by sailing
away, or | am mistaken in the man. -"
STATE or ONO, CRY or ToLEDo,
Lucas COUNTY, -
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm Of f. J.
Cheney n Co., doing business in the CITY
OF Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
one Hundred Dollars 6" ono. and
cvcri case Of Catarrh that cannot be
""'cd by the use of Hairs Catarrh Cure.
FRANZ j. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day Of December.
a. ID. 1856
a. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
HAIRS Catarrh Care is taken internally
"nC acts directly on the blood and mu
couS surfaces Of the system. Send 'or
testimonials, free
+. j. CnENEy a co., Toledo, O.
SOLE by Druggists, 75c.
iiai' $ Family pills are the best.
--ss
he Atlanta Sn,ni NnnEl,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10
'Otal-1 doubtful States.

OCaI-4 doubtful States.
Chairman Jones gives Bryan as
certain 30 more electoral votes than
he received in 1896, and Mckinley
93 less.
AS 224 votes are required to elect,
Chairman Jones leaves Mr.. Bryan %
votes short, but he expects that more
than this number will be furnished
from the S3 votes of the States
which he classes Observation-Disclosures
Journal.