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tains and every man at every gun
and every soul on board of every
ship are equal participants with Ad-
miral Schley in the honor wrought
upon that immortal day. We can
not strike down his figure standing
upon the bridge of the Brooklyn, his
ship almost alone receiving the entire
fire of the Spanish foe, until the
Oregon, az if upon the wings OF
lightning, sped into the thickness
of this mortal carnage. God bless
the Oregon was the cheer that rang
from deck 10 deck. And on they
went, twin brothers in the chase,
until the lee gun was fired from the
Cristobal Colon and the dcspotic
colors of Spain were swept from the
face of her ancient possessions.
'Well done, congratulate you on the
victory was the streamer that was
bent from the halyard of the Brook
lyn, and from that day to this no
man has ever heard from Admiral
Schley the slightest whisper of init
nation that he has usurped the glory
of that imperishable hour. The
thunders of the Brooklyn as she
trembled on the waves have been
discordant music to the ears of enyi-
GUS foes, but they have pierced with
ringing melody the ears of his
countrymen and struck a responsive
chord at the fireside of every Ameri-
can home. And what is more than
all which has been revealed in this
case, as matchless as is his courage
and as unsulled as is his honor, is
his beautiful character and the gen
erous spirit that animates his soul,
and the forgiving heart that beats
within his bosom. Yes, we cannot
strike him down. Erect he stands,
as the McGregor when his step was
on his native heather and his eve
was on the peak of Ben Lomond.
His country does not want to strike
him down, nor cast blur upon the
pure escutcheon of his honored name.
"For three long years he has suf-
fered and now, thank God, the hour
of his vindication has come. With
composure, with resignation, with
supreme and unfaltoring fortitude,
he awaits the judgment of this illus
trious tribunal, and when that de-
liverance comes he can, from tho
high and exalted position that he
occupies, look down upon his traduc-
ers and maligners and with exultant
pride exclaim:
"I care not for the venomous
gossip of clubs and of drawing rooms
and cliques and cabals and the
poisoned shafts of envy and of
malice. | await, under the guidance
of Divine Providence, the verdict of
posterity.'"
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ICONS ZsiSlj
~ CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. IN
~ hesb Cough syrup. Tastes Good. Use Isl
E2 In time Sold BY druggists. @
IS $SS s&SJEk:XgHNI NIiz5HES5S l| 81
Graduate Presidents.

Theodore Roosevelt is the third
graduate of Harvard who has be-
come President of the United States.
The first and second were the two
Adamses. Roosevelt's election gives
the college bred men fifteen out of
tho twenty-five who have f!!cd the
Presidential office. Besides the
three Harvard graduates, Jefferson,
Monroe and Tyler were from William
ard Mary College, Virginia T; Madi-
son from Princeton (; Polk from the
University of North Carolina
Pierce from Bowdoin F; Buchanan
from Dickson /; Grant from West
Point Hayes from Kenyon College
Garfield from Williams College; Ar
thur from Union, and Benjamin Har-
rison from Miami University. The
Presidents who were not college
graduates were Washington, Jack.
son, Van Buren,, William Henry
Harrison, Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln,
johnson, Cleveland and McKinley y
Jackson, Lincoln and johnson were
almost entirely self-educated, none
of the three ever having attended
any school of consequence. johnson
learned to read after ha wap roorriod
All the others had good grammar
school educations.-Nashville Ban.
nor,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13

A Flora, Ind, man takes. the palm
in the way of matrimonial ventures.
He has been married six times in
five years. His name is John Baker
and he recently married Miss Jennie
Barscr "If you can't live in har-
mony with woman" he declares,
"get divorce and marry another,
and repeat the process until you find
one to suit you." Bakers former
wives are all living.
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Here is a suggestion to the corn
less farmers of the State, which was
made by careful farmer. He says
that if one will select lot of fair
land, prepare it thoroughly, and SOW
about one peck of wheat and
bushel or more of oats to the acre,
manure it well and cut in the dough
state he will get fine horse and cat
tie feed. BY sowing the early varie-
ties of wheat and oats it will be
ready to cut May 20 to rs and the
land can be planted in cotton or corn
Immediately. That will supplement-
the short corn crop. Or if the land
is sown in peas and sorghum, with
seasonable showers, a fine crop of
hay may be made.
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HOw'S This z

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be.
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
Walding, Knnan 6 Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
HalPs Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of tho system. Price,
75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Testimonials FREQ.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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Perfect, Delicious,
: Apretizing.
"McKlnley, the Forslylns."

In the new book, "On the Great
Highway" which appeared last
week, James Creelman, after desorib-
ing the death bed of President Nc
Kinley, says that when he last visited
the White House Mr.. Mckinley
said
"My one ambition is to be known
as the President of the whole people.
| have no other desire than to win
that name. After all no American
can harm his country without harm
ing himself. This government was
created by the people for themselves
and, night or day, that thought is
always in my mind. We are all to-
gether in this great political expert
ment. Some hard things have been
written and said of me, but that
sort of thing is necessary incident
of popular government. 1t must
always be so. My plan is to forget
the evil and remember only the
good. l never despair of converting
an opponent into supporter. The
bitterest critic I have can come to
see me and he will find warm hand
TO greet him. 1t is the only way for
an American to live"
$50 he lived and 80 he died."
adds the author. ssMen of all parties
will remember him as Mckinley, the
forgiving."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13

CENSUS, FIGURES.
Population Of tho Country by Sex, Nativity and
Coior-More Males than Females.

The final census report on the
population by sex, general nativity
and color of the several States and
Territories was issued recently. 1t
shows that the males numbered 39,.
O59,242, and constitute 51.2 per cent
of the total population in 1900, while
the females numbered 37,244,145, o,
4S.S per cent. There is slightly
larger proportion of females now
than ten years ago. There is diff
ference in favor of males at the pres.
ent census of 1,S15,097, as compared
with an excess of males for the
equivalent area in 1890 of 5,16O,370.
There has been an increase in total
population of 13,2S3,631, or 81 per
cent since 1890, made up of 6,744,
179 males and 6,489,452 females,
representing an increase in males of
200 per cent and females 21.1 per
cent.
There are 65,843,302 native born
persons and 10,460,o85 foreign born
persons, the latter element constitut.
ing 1877 per cent of the total popula.
tion in 1900, against 14.8 per cent
ten years ago. The foreign born
show an absolute increase during the
decade Of 1,151,994, while the native
born have increased in ten years
12,0s1,637.
AS to color and race the popula-
tion in 1900 is made up of 66,99O, 1902
white persons and 9,312,5S5 colored
persons, the latter figure comprising
S,S40,7S9 persons of negro descent,
119,050 Chinese, 85,986 Japanese
and 266,760 Indians. The CORES
ponding figures for 1890 showed a
total of 55,166,184 white persons,
7,488,7S8 persons of negro descent,
126,778 Chinese, 14,399 Japanese
and 273,607 Indians. The colored
element constituted 1872 per cent of
the total population in 1900, as
against 1875 per cent in 1890. The
white population shows an increase
since 1890 of 11,824,618, or 21.4 per
cent and the colored element as a
whole of 1,409,013, or 17.8 per cent.
There has been an increase during
! the past ten years in persons of
negro descent of 1,352,O01, or 1871
per cent and in japanese of 1857,
or 1912 per cent. The Chinese on
the other hand show loss since
1890 of 1928, or 81 per cent, while
the Indians have decreased from
287, ,297 in 1890 to 266,760 in 1900,
equivalent t. !. loss of 2.5 per cent.
Of the total white population,
56,74O,739 are natives, constituting
74.4 per cent of the total population,
and 10,25o,o63 are foreign whites,
constituting 1874 of the total popu-
lation. Native white persons are in
turn sub-divided into 41,053,417 of
native parentage and 15,687,322 of
foreign parentage, constituting re-
spectively 53.8 per cent and 20.6 per
cent of the total population.
The native white element has in
creased 1913 per cent and the foreign
whites only 1872 per cent since 1890.
The native white element of foreign
parentage has increased relatively
twice as fast as the native whites of
native parentage.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13
A Tragedy In AsheviIIe.

Asheville, N. c., November c.
To-day Miss Mary Slcdge shot and
dangerously wounded Houston Mer-
riman, assistant cashier of the Blue
Ridge National Bank. AS Mr.. Mer-
riman got off a street car to enter
the bank the woman opened fire, one
shot entering the back and pcnetrat-
ing the lung. Another shot shat
tered an arm. Two additional shots
fired by the woman missed their
mark. The shooting caused much
excitement.
AS soon as the shooting ceased the
girl surrendered to the police, rcfus-
ing to talk further than to say she
wanted to kill Merriam. She is less
than Is years old, and it is said was
a domestic employed in the house of
Mcrriman's father. Merriman has
been removed to hospital and the
bullet which entered his back was
extracted. The bullet in mis- arm has
not yet been located. Mcrriman is a
son of j. II. Merriman, prominent
lawyer of this State, and nephew
OF the late Chief Justice A. S. Mer-
riman, OF North Carolina. The
cashiers wounds arc regarded az
very serious and chances for his re-
covery are not considered good,
though he is resting comfortably
now.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13
Tho Children's Friend.

You'll have cold this wintor. Maybe
you have ono now. Your children will
suffer too. For coughs, Group, bronchitis,
grip and othor winter complaints One
Minute Cough Cure never fails. Acts
promptly. It is very pleasant to the taste
and perfectly harmless. G. b. George,
winchester, KY, writes: "Our little girl
and was SO hoarso she could hardly spoak,
Wo gave her 9. few doses of One Minute
Cough Cure. 1t rol!evod her immedi.
ateiy and she went to sleep. When she
awoke next morning she had no signs OF
hOorscnoss or Group. j. w, Boil.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13

DIR. Rixey, medical inspector,
United States Navy, has filed his re-
port on the Presidents case in the
office of the Surgeon General of the
Navy. He says "The cause of the
death of President Mckinley has
been made plain by the autopsy. 1t
was due primarily to a gunshot
wound by 2.calibre bullet fred at
close range, devitalizing the tissues
Immediately surrounding its tract, so
that gangrene of those parts injured,
involving the stomach, pancreas,
kidney and other tissues, followed.
The toxic products from these de-
vitalized tissues were absorbed, and
with the degenerated condition of
the muscular tissue of the heart
caused death, the final symptoms be-
ing those of exhaustion"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13

urine scalds the flesh or II, when the child
reaches an age when It should be able to
control the passage. II Is yet afflicted with
bed-wettIng. depend upon It. the cause Of
the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble Is due to a diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
erable with kidney and bladder trouble,
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root Is soon realized. lt,is sold
by druggists. in fifty EysEr
cent and one dollar 64aIM 9! EEsl9
sample bottle by mail 9tsl.lelssssssffR lels4SsfR U
free. also pamphlet tell Homo Of Swamp Root.
Ing all about II. including many Of the
thousands OF testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Or. kilmer
& Co., Binghamton. N. r., be sure and
mention this paper.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13
Reliable and Gentle.

ga Pills pill" says the saw. But
there are pills and pills. You want a
pill which is corta!n, thorough and
gentle. Mustn't gripe. DeWitt's Little
EARLY Risors fill tho bill. Purely vcge-
tablo. Do not force, but assist the
bowels to act. Strengthen and invigo-
rate. Small and easy to take. j. w. Boil.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13
Twentieth Century Medicine

Cascarets Candy Cathartic are as
far ahead of ancient pill poisons and
liquid physic as the electric light of
the tallow candle. Genuine stamped
G. c. c. Never sold in bulk. All
druggists, Ioc.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13
Sugar from Italy.

There seems to be no longer any
doubt that Italy will, within few
years, turn from a sugar-importing
to sugar-cxporting country. The
past two seasons have witnessed a
remarkable development of the beet
sugar industry.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13

SENATOR rILLMAN IN ATLANTA.
Spends Several Hours There En- Route for
Homo.

|
Homo.
Senator Ben Tillman, of Soutf
Carolina, was in the CITY severa
hours yesterday on his way hom,
from lecture tour of the West
where he has been delivering hi
lecture, "The Race Problem from
Southern Standpoint" In the pas
three weeks he has been heard b,
audiences in Missouri, Kansas, Okla
homa and Nebraska. Senator Till
man said he was going homo for 6
weeks rest, when he will start on ,
lecture tour of Illinois, Minnesota
Wisconsin and Iowa, continuing or
the platform until about Decembel
l., when his presence will be required
in Washington.
Speaking yesterday of his expert
ence as platform orator, Senator
Tillman said
81 find there is greater demand
for lectures on the race question thar
anything else. The action of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in inviting the negro
Booker T. Washington, to dine with
him has aroused the interest of the
people everywhere, and they are
anxious to hear the views of genu-
inc, bona fide Southerner.
"While I have found some negro.
pholists who were very much out
ragged at my discussion Of the race
question, in the main 1 have found
my audiences very sympathetic,
this being especially true with the
women.
81 have also been discussing in my
lectures the South Carolina liquor
law, that is, the dispensary system,
and also the conditions and tenden-
cies of United States politics. "hia
is something which everybody recog-
nizes as perple&ing and disgusting
and surrounded by dangerous condi-
tions."
Asked about the recent contro-
versy between himself and Senator
Nc Laurin, he said /:
"Oh, that matter is too stale to be
revived-it has died out. l do not
think McLaurin stands any more
chance of being elected to the Sen.
ate again than I do of being elected
President. / do not believe the peo.
pie of South Carolina are going to
throw away all of the spirit and
honor that they have fought for and
Lived and cherished for 80 many
years for the sake of the almighty
dollar.
"McLaurin is simply masqueradipg
as Democrat. He claims to be q
Democrat when he is a Republican
from the ground up. The whole
burden of his song is, get money
Sentiment is no good ; honor is nc
good. 1t is simply get on the band
wagon and ride.
"He has got to meet this Roose-
velt business of dining negroes with
his family, too, and it is too much
for him to carry, for if there is one
thing we stand for in the South it is
white supremacy"
Senator Tillman was asked to ex.
press his views of the Atlanta depot.
Holding his hands aloft he said:
cit is the abomination of abomina-
tions. I have just come from St.
Louis, where they have the finest de-
pot probably in the country. You
can't begin to realize the effect it has
on a person to come from such sta
tion as that to the kind you have in
Atlanta.
Gail of this talk of progress and
advancement and prosperity in the
South does not have much effect on
visitors here when they have to come
into such q depot as this, perfect
maze of foul odors and dirt and
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that II Is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. II the child urin-
atee tno oftap If th
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13

The Pelzer Manufacturing COM
pany distributed $4,000 in prizes to
the ladies who kept tho clcanest and
most attractive yards or gardens.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
couraees and lessons ambition. h.auty viao.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13
Modern Surgery SURPASSED.

"While suffering from bad case of
piles consulted a physician who advised
mo to try box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve," says G. II. Carter, Atlanta, Ga.
~ procured box and was entirely cured.
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is splendid
and I heartily recommend it to ali suf,
ferers." Surgery is unnecessary to cure
piles. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvo will
cure any case. Cuts, burns, bruises and
all other wounds are also quickly cured
by 1t. Beware of counterfeits. J.W. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13

Tho Atlanta Somi-Weekly Journal
and THE COURIER for $1.5O a yoar.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13

Educate your Bowels with Cascarots.
~ nCandy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
1Vo, Soo. II Y. o. o. fail, druggtets refund money.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13

The sheets of steel for pen making
are, in their original condition, eight
feet long and three feet wide. From
these strips are cut wide enough to
premit of the cutting of three or
four pens.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13

How AFRO Your KidneysS
M. Hobbs' Spnragns pills euro Nil kidney Ills snm.
pie freo. Add. Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or N "
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13

Yard-wde Lonsdae Cambria. 1Oc
STANDARD Calico in short ongths &C.
Best and all Calico. &C.
Pound Calico (per pound) 18c
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-11-13
By JAYNEs, sHELoR, SMITH 8 sTECK.

Standard Unbleached Drills =.
Yard-wide Unbleachcd Shooting.
Yard-wide "Gilt Edge" Bleaching
Yard-wide Fruit Of Loom.
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A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.
Something New Under the San."

All Doctors have tried to cure CA
TARRH by the use Of powders, acid
gases, inhalers and drugs in paste form.
Their powders dry up the mucuous
membranes, causing them to crack
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This wonderful remedy is known as
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p "~sNUFFLEs'' is the only perfect
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cATARRH when neglected otter
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cense. Yet there was not a single dis
turbance nor was there a single case Of
a woman or girl insulted.
Can you beat that in any State in
the Union ?
At the Worlds Fair in Chicago we
exhibited but thirty-six articles and we
managed to take just t~hirty-six first
premiums. 1t arose from the fact
that everything we produce here is
chemically better than anything pro-
duced elsewhere. The moment we
submit our competitors to a chemical
analysis Of their exhibits. we have
them beaten.
We can raise sugar-beets here that
run up TO % per cent, and better. The
average in California is about II per
cent. The land can be had here for
beet culture for less than half what it
cost in your State. The first sugar
beet man in California who investigates
these conditions will come here and get
rich.
Each year we are paying more at
tention to water storage. All the land
here is productive with water.
Excellent tobacco is raised in
Washoe County. and lines and oranges
in Southern Nye, which is on the same
isothermal line as Los Angeles.
| really believe that if the water was
squeezed out of the Trust stocks it
would irrigate the entire arid West.