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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30
The Postal Check.

The post check measure now before
Congress involves scheme that will be
of great convenience in the transmission
of money through the mails and will
greatly facilitate business. The bill pro-
vides for the issuance of paper money by
the government which can be transferred
at the will of the holder of the notes
into postal check. The notes are 10 be
printed just as the notes now in circula-
ton are printed except that blank
space is to be left for the insertion of the
name of the payee. These notes will
circulate as money until this blank space
is filled out, making it payable to some
one when it becomes payable at any
post office, and upon being paid is for
warded to Washington, cancelled and q
new note issued to take its place. The
simplicity of the scheme Is seen at a
glance. For instance, person wants to
order five dollars worth of goods from
Atlanta. He will get one of these five
dollar notes, fiji up the blank space with
the name of the person or firm to whom
it is payable, put two cent stamp on it,
write his own initials across the stamp,
mail it and the thing is done. It is then
check on the government like check
on bank. 1t will do away with the
necessity of going to the post office and
consuming time writing out an applica-
tion for money order, which costs fee
to get besides, but in this new arrange
ment the whole business can be trans
acted in your office, like writing letter..
and then dropping it in the nearest mail
box. 1t is wonder the thing has not
been thought of long ago.-Anderson
Daily Mail
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30
For Practical Education.

At the annual meeting of the Texas
Cotton Manufacturers Association last
week at Dallas resolutions were adopted
calling for legislative appropriation
sufficient to establish and operate tex
tile school. The adoption of these reso-
lutions followed an address by President
+. A. DuBose, who called attention to
the necessity, whenever a new cotton
mill is organized in the State, for super
intendents, overseers, engineers, machin-
lists and electricians, and the present
custom Of sending outside of the State
for such labor. He insisted that the
greatest cotton-growing State in tho
Union ought to provide the means for
equipping and qualifying natives of the
State for these lucrative positions, espe-
cially as the time is not far distant when
the South will be manufacturing finer
fabrics. Thus the campaign for practi-
cal education in the South widens. 1t is
natural that it should have it's inspira-
ton in the textile industry. But it
should not stop there. 1t should extend
into all lines in which the rising genera
tion of the South may learn to labor con-
ildently. y.-Manufacturers Record, April
17th.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30
Another Taste OF Trust.

The beef trust is giving the country q
taste of the beauties (2) of the trust and
of its practical workings as well. This
trust controls absolutely the beef supply
of nearly all the large cities of the coun-
try, and 1t has recently raised the price
of beef until it has practically gone out
of the reach of the working classes and
OF the men of moderate means. In New
York city steak that was formerly sold
at 16 cents is now sold at 20 cents per
pound, an advance of 33A per cent over
the former price. In Atlanta there has
been an advance of two cents a pound on
all grades of beef, there having been a
previous advance Of one cent some weeks
ago. And the men who retail it and the
people who eat it are helpless. What is
the cause of it does cot appear beyond
the fact that it is in the power of the
trust to raise the price of beef and they
have simply used their power. What
the remedy is no one seems to know; in
fact, there does not seem to be any
remedy in sighS. We have antitrust
laws in abundance, both State and ma
tional, but nobody seems to bother much
about enforcing them, and as a matter of
fact there are moro trusts now than ever
before and hardly day passes but we
hear of some new trust being organized
and they probably will continue to be
organized as long as we have a high pro-
tective tariff, for the tariff is said to be
mother of all trusts. Almost every arti-
Gle now that enters the daily consump-
ton of the people is controlled by trust,
and If it were possible they would corner
the very air and water.-Anderson Mail.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30

The best memorial South Carolina
could dedicate to her greatest, grand
est son would be the plain, unvar.
nished yet full blooded history of the
campaign of 1875, unmatched in all
the ages, in which Wade Hampton
proved the savior of his people. 1t
would be whiter than marble, more
enduring than brass, and all the
future would be the better for the
influence it would have upon the
generations to follow the fast falling
veterans of the older days. And
there is one, only one, man in the
State competent to such a splendid
work. Carlysle Mckinley, of Charles
ton. The General Assembly at it's
next session should lay such com
mand of the State upon him, and
make an appropriation sufficient to
keep this prince of Caroline writer's
on Easy street the remainder of his
years in part appreciation of such in
estimable service.- -Barnwell People.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30

Wash Lipscomb, colored, shot and
killed Henry Byars, also oolored, at Gaff-
ney Saturday.
The annual State Sunday School Insti-
tute of the Methodist church will be held
at Laurens May 20, 81 and %.
Several negroes, who had been carry
ing on systematic robbery from freight
cars at Newberry, were arrested Friday.
Congress has granted pension of five
thousand dollars per annum to Mrs. Nc
Kinley, widow of the late President
The average price of foodstuffs, in
Guiding practically everything entering
into the everyday subsistence bill, has
been advanced about 20 per cent during
the past twelve months.
Anderson Mail, April 16: The venera-
BILE Major Il. III. Russell was stricken
with paralysis at the home of his son, b.
f. Russell, at Williamson, Monday after
noon. A report from him yesterday
stated that he had rallied and was rest
ing well. This is the third stroke of
paralysis Major Russell has sustained
within the past few years, but he has
each time recovered in short while.
When he was stricken Monday afternoon
he had just returned from the meeting
of the Presbytery at Abbeville.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30

Some of our State exchanges are
discussing the question as to who
should be allowed to enter the
Democratic primary and are giving
themselves much conc ern in the
effort to solve the problem. The
fact is, under the rules of the party,
any white man who will pledge him
self to support the nominees, and any
negro who voted for Gen. Hampton
in 1876, and who has voted the
Democratic ticket continuously since,
are the ones permitted to participate
in a primary election, provided they
can meet the legal requirements
Lexington Dispatch.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30

A remarkable case of a man, still
living, with bullet in his heart, was
brought out in the 31st Congress of
the German Chirurgical Association,
which convened last week at Berlin.
After the bullet penetrated his body
the wound healed quickly. Subse-
quently X-rays revealed the bullet
lying in the left ventricle, bounding
with each beat. 1t now causes no
inconvenience.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30

Mrs. Minnie Davis, of Omaha,
Neb., thinks she is the youngest
great-grandmother in the United
States. She was married at the age
of l3, became a mother at Id, a
grandmother at 28 and a great grand
mother at 45. She has children who
are younger than her granddaughter.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30

ID Regular stop; (t) Flag station.
Will also stop at the following stations
to take on or let off passengers: Phin-
ney's, James and Sandy Springs.
No. IL connects with Southern Railway
No. 8 at Anderson.
No. IL connects with Southern Railway
No. "a at Seneca.
No. 8 connects with Southern Railway
Nos. IL aud 33 at Seneca.
No. connects with Southern Railway
Nos. 81 and 3S at Seneca and No. SO at
Anderson.
j. r. ANDERSON, Superintendent.
ID. q. BEATTIE, President.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30

John Elfreth Watkins, Jr., of
Washington, says in the News and
Courier that the 17-year locusts will
reappear this year in % States Of
the Union, coming as far south as
North Carolina. They have ap-
peared the last week in May every
17th year since 1715.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30

A well known student of nature
once tried the growing force of a
squash. When it was 18 days old
and measured 27 inch 3 in circumfer-
ence he fixed sort of harness around
it, with long lever attached. The
power of the squash was measured by
the weight it lifted /; the weight
being fixed to the lever. When it
was 20 days old, two days after the
harness was fixed on it, it lifted 60
pounds. On the nineteenth day it
lifted 5000 pounds.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30
Largest Plantation.

Captain Dunnovant, we under
stand, has planted upon mis- 10000
acre plantation at Lakeside five COM
modities, the acreage being as fol-
lows: $500 in cane, $500 in rice,
1900 in corn, 1900 in cotton and $50
in oats. This, no doubt, is the lar
gest plantation in the South where
diversification is practiced. He will
also water $500 acres of rice for
other parties.-Matagorda Tribune.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30

There seems to be but little prob{
bility that Congress will adjourn befol|
the middle Of Juno, if then. The Phil
pine question is causing the delay, III
Democrats being determined to have Z!
whole subject thoroughly investigated,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30
The Appalachian Reserve.

The bill for the establishment of O ma
tional forest reserve in the Southern APP
palachians has been reported favorabiy
In Congress-. Nothing should be per-
mitted to prevent it's becoming an act.
1t authorizes the purchase of 100000
acres of land in the mountain region ex-
tending from Southern Virginia s:.I
West Virginia to Northern Alabama and
Georgia, touching South Carolina and
Tennessee, and containing not only the
greatest variety of timber in the country,
but what is of equal importance, the
head springs of more than dozen i'm
portant rivers emptying into the eAtlantic
ocean, the Gulf Of Mexico and the Mis-
sissippi and Ohio rivers. The passage of
the bill is of prime Importance to secure
conditions whereby the value of these
streams for transportation and irrigation,
and as sources of industrial and CONNER
cial power, may be maintained, IL not in
creased, and to give practical encourage
ment to the development of scientific
forestry, the necessity for which is be-
coming every year more recognized
Manufacturers Record, April II.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30

Anderson business men are figuring on
the ,practicability of establishing 6. line
of locomobiles to run regular schedules
in the city and to nearby towns.
IT. e. Stribling, Esq, is our regular
soliciting agent at Seneca. He is author
lied to receive subscriptions, advertise
ments, ETC., and receipt for same. We
commend him to our patrons.
The best graduating course girl can
take after receiving common school
education, is a thorough course in roast
oiogy, boilology, stitchology, darnology,
pathology and general domesticology.
Rev. Sam p. Jones has become one of
the corporators of 100000 stockyard
to be located in Atlanta. The corpora
tors say they propose to establish the
most extensive mule market in the world.
Newberry Observer: ga citizen who
came up on the Columbia special on Sun
day evening last says there is ono more
separate coach' law needed-one that
will provide separate coaches for drunk
ards and rowdies and thugs who do not
know how to behave in the presence of
ladies'"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30
. tlantic Coast Line.
Traffic Department.

Fast Line Between Charleston and Co
lumbia and Upper South Carolina
and North Carolina.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.-CoRREC
In effect March 28th, 1902.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30
Pickens r. r.. Co.

u. E. R0GGS, President.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEBRUARY /, 19
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-30

ITO be continued.] ]
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-17
WANT A SETTLEMENT MADE
United States il Asked to Interest
Itself in Payment of Chinese
Indebtedness.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-Having practi-
cally adjusted the question connected with
the surrender OF the Chinese of the con-
troll Of the city of Tien Tsin. this govern
ment has been asked TO interest itself
In the settlement of the grave difficulties
growing out Of the insistence OF some Of
the powers upon payment Of their shares
Of the war indemnity in gold instead Of
silver. The Chinese government is gem
orally disturbed over this question, and as
Minister WI has been SO successful In his
other undertakings connected with the ne
gotiations, his government again has called
upon him to secure an amelioration of the
demands. The minister came early to the
State department today and had a long
interview with Secretary Hay. in the course
Of which he presented a cablegram from the
two leading members Of the Chinese court
who are primarily In charge Of the nego-
tiatlons. The message brings out for the
first time the fact that 1t is now a differ
ence OF method rather than disposition
that divides the powers, and that all seem
ready to do what they can to make II pos
sible for China to carry out its heavy OBJ
legations. Secretary Hay studied the mes
sage closely and will give the subject his
immediate attention.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-17
WESTERN MATTERsg T CAPITAL
Secretary Shaw Reques ~ to Accom-
panv the President W His -
Western Trip.
(From a staft CORRESPONDENTS

WASHINGTON, July 16.-(Special Tele-
gram .)-secretary Shaw, who has spent a
week with his wife and family at Lake
Champlain, returned to his office this
morning. The secretary said he had en-
joyed his short outing very much and
hopes later on to take q longer leave
from departmental cares. 1t is under
stood President Roosevelt has requested
Secretary Shaw to SO arrange the affairs
Of his ONCE that he may accompany the
president on his entire northwestern,
southern and western trip.
The only bid received at the Treasury
department for a site for the public build
ing at Des Moines was that of r. M. Hub
bell OF Des Moines, who offers a site To-
Gated on Grand avenue, Locust and Second
streets for $15O.0OO. The site is 250x2So
feet.
The comptroller OF the currency has ap-
proved the First National bank OF Omaha
and the Chase National bank Of New York
as reserve agents for the Hot Springs Ma
tional bank of Hot Springs, s. D., and the
Omaha National bank OF Omaha for the
First National bank of Meeteetse, Wyo.
The contract for carrying the mail from
Angora, Neb., to the railway station has
been awarded to z. e. Decker of MaIinda
and from Dezeek to Parkston, s. D., to
d. Mueller OF Dezeek.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-17
OIL FIRE STILL BURNING
No Progress Made In Controlling the
BIaEe at Jennings,
louisiana. ~.

JENNINGS, La. July 1s.-The IRE
which attacked the oil storage tanks here
yesterday afternoon is still uncontrolled.
No progress has been made In controlling
the flames. and II anything they are get
ting stronger. Late this evening the
chemical engine. which arrived from Beau
mont last night, was tried. but It did not
even quench the fires In the small streams
that extend from the blazing pool. At 6
o'clock four boilers had been connected
and as many streams OF steam we're turned
on the ire, but the only apparent effest
was to cause the hre to burn nercer The
latest plan devised is 10 build a wall sew
eral feet high around and as near the fire
as the workmen can stand and a force Of
twenty-five men are new at work. The
steam pipes are then to be turned into
this leyee to food the surplus OIL out
through ditch that is being dug. A car
load OF chemicals has been ordered for this
experiment. Owing to the peculiar forma-
tion OF the wall the dlficulty of conquer
ing II is greater than II otherwise would
be. The well was never completely
finished. A four-ineh pipe is set In a six
inch casing and between the two the oil is
escaping and feeding the flames. The re-
naming portion of the field is idle.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-17
WIND AND HAIL WORK HAVOC
storm Sweeps Section of North Da-
katO, Leaving Devastation
I'm Its Wake.

FARGO, N. D., July ia section north
and south Of Grand Forks was visited by
a terrific wind and hail storm last night
causing great damage to telegraph and tel
ephone wires and buildings Of all kinds.
At Conway, between Larimore and Park
river, the hail was the worst ever expert
enced. and 1t is feared that the damage to
crops must be serious. The storm was
noticed first at Larimore, thirty miles north
OF Grand Forks. At Thompson, south Of
Grand Forks, three churches were de-
molished one house destroyed and the pas
senger depot and platform partially carried
away.
At least 70 per cent OF the telegraph poles
between Grand Forks and Thompson, four
teen miles south, were blown down. At
Winnipeg Junction the wind struck a
freight, the caboose was blown into a ditch
and two trainmen injured.
At Belmont. north OF Hillsboro, the wind
destroyed the Lutheran church. which cost
IS, 200, a big two-story schoolhouse and the
farm residences OF Brooks brothers.
No fatalities were reported. on railroad
and telegraph lines great damage is feared.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-17
RECOGNIZE FOREIGN CARDS
MoIders from other Countries to BE
Given Chance TO show what
They Can DO.

TORONTO. Ont, July 16.-The Interns-
tional Molders' union has adopted a reso-
luton providing for recognition Of the
cards Of members Of the European mem
bers to the extent Of allowing their holders
to work a SUFFICIENT length Of time to
demonstrate their eligibility for member
ship in the American international union.
The convention also decided to have it's
constitution and ritual printed in languages
other than English for the benefit Of the
foreign elment in American cities.
Resolutions were presented and referred
protesting against the employment Of con-
Wet labor In the production of manufac-
tured goods competing with free labor;
providing for the extension Of the molders'
union TO embrace machine operators; pro-
posing to pledge the Ironmolders' union TO
endorse the platform Of the socialist labor
party and providing for affiliation with the
metal trades federation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-17
FOR THE Nav ARMY UNIFORM
On January 4 OHtcers Are TO he
Equipped According 70 New
ReguIRi lions.

WASHINGTON, July 1s.-whlle secre-
tary Root was at oyster Bay the president
considered and approved the report of the
army uniform board. The order for the
new uniform will go into effect on jan
uary 1, when officers Of the army are to
be equipped according to the new regula-
tions. Oflcers serving In the Philippines
will be allowed to wear the old uniform
during their service there.
Among the changes are the following:
The full dress coat is about the same as
at present, save the buttons are more
spreading, with ornamentations on the
sleeve and with the rank designated on
the sleeve instead Of the shoulder knot.
The new dress coat will be what has been
called the dress blouse.
A new dress uniform is provided consist
ing Of a sack coat Of woolen or cotton mate
rial Of an olive drab color, with trousers
to match. It Is intended to provide suits
which can be worn In cold weather that
are almost a duplicate Of the present khaki
uniform worn in warm weather and in the
tropics. A new design for the overcoat
is adopted and is the only overcoat allowed
1t is double breasted ulster OF olive drab
woolen material. This overcoat is to re-
place the old dark blue overcoat now worn.
General and staff officers are to have full
dress trousers with gold lace as a stripe,
officers OF the line weSring the present
stripe to designate the Service. Breeches
are provided for all tnic@s and men
whether mounted or dis mounted, although
trousers may be worn 1hen in barracks.
Service breeches also are provided to ft
closely below the knee extending to the
top OF the shoes
Tha oh fo roNo - g.
GERS and officers OF the staff department, to
be worn with full dress uniform, but not to
be worn when mounted.
A new full dress cap is provided, differing
considerably from the present cap in de-
sign and trimmings. Service caps also are
provided and the helmets are retained, as
also are the present campaign hats. Should
er-straps are to be used only on the dress
coat On the service uniforms the straps
now used with the khaki uniform will be
retained. A new pattern OF sabre has been
adopted for all officers In place of the
sword now in use. Russet leather leggins
are provided for ali officers, to be worn
with the service uniform, but canvass leg
gins can be worn in the field. The button
is of new design to be OF two sizes, and
is slightly convex. 1t will have the coat OF
arms Of the United States upon It, full
dress coat for ohicers for evening wear has
been provided. cut swallow-tail, but other
wise much like the othsr full dress coat
The old dress coat for enlisted men has
been abandoned and dress blouse substi-
tuted. a
The chevrons on the non-commissione ed
officers are to be worn points up.
The order contains full and complete d.
rections as to what kind OF uniforms shall
be worn upon different occasions. and also
the minor changes in the detail Of the uni.
form that has been made " the board.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-17
DREAM OF CECIL RHODES
Before Many Years Opening Up of
Dark Continent by Rail May
Become Reality.

WASHINGTON. July 1s.--Before many
years the world may be astonished to find
that the long fostered dream OF the late
Cecil Rhodes for the opening up OF the
Dark Continent has become reality, and
that a consecutive line Of steel rails will
stretch from Cairo to Cape Town. The
State department made public today an in
teresting report on railroad development In
Africa from United States Consul Rsvendal,
at Beirut. bearing f'ate Of May 10. The
consul says that b, greement signed at
Brussels the pre-. ThrI "th by Robert
Williams with the ki4.. III ,7elglans the
German route was abano> W 'he rail-
way from Cairo to the cape. -ried
through the Congo Free State u =
waters OF the Nile. From Stanley
the upper Congo a railroad is to be
to Mahagi on Lake Albert Nyanza, and ths-
connection will supply the missing link
between the cape and Egyptian railways.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-17
Forecast for Nebraska - Showers and
Thunderstorms and Cooler Thursday;
Friday Fair.
SHERIFF CUDlHEE MISSING
Omcer Who Has Been Leading In
Pursuit of Tracy MysteriOusIy
Disappears.

SEATTLE. Wash, July 1e.-The only In
terest today In the Tracy hunt lies in the
mysterious disappearance Of Sherin Cudi-
hee, wha severed connection with his once
and the outside world in general yesterday
afternoon when he vanished from the vicln-
ity of Covington.
The only developments today are the fnd-
ing near Ravensdale of some bloody band
ages near the ashes of freshly built camp
fire. supposedly used by Tracy. Railroad
men report having seen a mysterious armed
man hiding behind trees in that section.
TACOMA, Wash, July 16.-At the inquest
today over the body supposed to be that of
David Merrill. the convict, four false teeth
which Merrill is known to have worn are
missing. Convicts at Salem have told the
warden there that Merrill had false teeth,
and this fact was telegraphed to the coro-
ner at Chehalis today.