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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

Attorneys for the defense some
times set up peculiar lines on which
they attempt to clear their clients
but the line of defense which will be
SET up in case that will shortly be
called in the local circuit court VIII
take the palm The history of the
case is outlined by one of the attor-
news as follows: Some weeks ago
George Williams and Bud Curry, two
negroes. got into a quarrel over some
trivial matters and in the alteration
George Williams shot Bud Curry IN
the abdomen with a load of bucksh0t.
The wounded negro was taken 70 M
home and after careful nursing re
covered. II later developed that
few DAYS before the shooting Curry
vas taken with an attack of append'-
citis. from which his physicians told
him he could not recover unless an
operation was performed. Upon eS-
amining Curry after he had recovered
form the buckshot wound it was
found that the appendix which had
been giving him trouble was gone
II had been carried away by one OF
the buckshot and the negro recover
cd entirely. The defense will claim
that instead of assaulting Curry with
inten, to kill, Williams really saved
the man life, as his physicians DID
not expect him 10 recover from ap-
pendicjtis.
It is further claimed that the only
law Of the state that Williams has
broken is in praeticins medlelhe
without a license
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01
PASS AGREE EAIENl.
Few Changes Made in Agreement ot
Former Years.

The agreement adpoted by the west
ern and southwestern railroads with
regard to the issuing of the passes
during the coming year is lengthy
and very comprehensive document.
Few changes, however, have been
made in he agreement already in
Yxstence The main features of TIL
new document are comprised in the
following synopsis:
The agreement provides that 10
ANNALS. time or trip passes shall H.
issued to The employees OF f6reiSa
roads on. their families unless q re,
efest signed by the president, Vice
president general manager -uperin-
tendent. general freight OF passenger
agent.
No free or reduced transportation
shall be issued 70 repre- sentatives ct
stockyard companies, street 0" cable
railway companies. re3re9eptarivesc 4
foreign lines occupying III" position OF
coal sales agent o" coal agents, OF
these engaged N other eomlnercla!
spusineSs: nor representatives OF re
friserator, tank line and other private
car lines not owned and controliel
bv a railroad company except that
"trip passes may be furish"d to en-
ployes of car companies to look al
ter equipment of their respective
companies that has been disabled or
laid aside. provided such mission be
O., service to the road concerned.
Annual. time or trip passes for
charitable and personal purposes may
hoe islsued at the discretion OF the
companies.
Business men, shippers. or those
in position to influence business, sha'
rot be granted transportation as
acndsmen or directors OF local OF aux
iliary companies.
No annual. time or trip pasSseS
NAV he issued to officers. agents. e.
EMPLOYEES of the fast tre.sht i'aeS
operating in or part over the eastern
trunk lines.
Free reduced transportation shail
not be issued to officers in CHARGE Oh
trci2ht bureaus commercial sA
changes, comercial clubs, boafas u
trade and like organizations.
'Nontransferable and e''l'o'l''
,assos or tickets may be issued to
tona fde attaches Of newspapers on
ether advertising mediums or pupi'-
cations upon proper advertising
contract made to secure the value
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01
VAR VESSELS WITH BAD NAMES

# should be 50 held as 10 char
acterize the snperstiGoNs sailor as
silly he woa'a al once declare that
there is sufficient reason for his be
lief and would proceed to prove shat
war vessels named after singing
and venesHoHs things have been un-
hcky and that the country should
not be so indifferent to the mea who
follow q life on the ocean wave. as
to organize nosonito fleet.
Thar Snake is regarded a. an M
fortunate name fer a vessel IS SHOWN
hv the fact that two of that name
have been lost, one in 1871 and the
q, her in 1S47, but no vessel bearing
1h,t name is known to exist now.
SerDenf. which is only substitute
for snake, is an unInchy one. also
for the one wrecked in 1892 was the
fourth British war vessel of that
,ame ~ meet the Same fate. Viper
has been an unlucky name IN the
p,;tish navy. The first ore was
w1eckel IN 17So, but the admlfat'N
would not swerve. and so kept th'
name ON the list. each vessel meel'hs
;+c doom and the fourth was iost
only recently. The French navy mas
also been unlucky with yessets -
named The Viper used in the bile
ish service after she became priHe
from the French was lost III 90,
The second was lost a year later e''S
third in Isl and the fourth was fe
comfy lost in a collision off Guernsey.
rho Cohra another British "aF
Vessel. was lost recently at the same
time as the Viper Among o''9'
vessels similarly named and when
met fates other than in battles are the
Rattlesnalze. in 17Sl, the AlIiastor' In
l7S2. the Crocodile in 17S4; the
Adder in 1S4G: three Lizards, two
DRAGONS and one basilisk All OF
these were Of tie British navy TIL
Ist could be made larger by citing
the records of other naYies.
Tho Norseme9 who were so 1ond OF
naming their vessels against me
laws Of superstition. and using hlde
Gus heads of dragons and #rep}ieS
on their high prows, were less oh-
fortunate. ard these did not have
belief. however, that il was uniucAE
and a sacrileee to select such name
q did Lord Dunraven for his hrs'
Yacht to challenge for the America 5
cup. the Valkyrie And this betle'
was strengthened whom she was
sunk by the Satanita The secoa1
challenger. with the same name saVa
trouble and she was broken up after
only short existence.-Navy LEAGUE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01
state OF Ohio. City oil Toledo, Lucas

State OF Ohio. City OF Toledo, Lucas
County.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm OF
J. Cheney 4 Co., doing business IN the
Citv Of Toledo County and state
aforesaid, ana that said firm VIII pay
the sum Of ON HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case OF
Catarrh that cannot be cured 10y the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK i. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence. this Gth day OF De
cember, A p. lSS6.
seal A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public
Halls Catarhh Cure is taken inter
nany and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
e. j. CHENEY ( co, Toledo O,
Sold by all druggists, &c.
Take Halls Family Pils for consii-
patton
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01
A Friend in Need.

Do YOU know of anvone suffering with con
sumption? Then tell them without delay that
DR. Roschre's German syrup will cure hem
and YOU will be frit n i'll need. German >vr-
UP is a reliable specific for the cure Of censump
tion. It has been making marvellous cures
of consumption throughout the world for forty
wears Cronp cou2hs, colds, hrouchit is az! al!
turoat and lung troubles are speedily cnted by
German Syrup. Trial bottle, l5c. Big hotie
sc, At ali druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

A useful polish Tor mahogany aud
Other hardwood is made by mixing
thoroughly two pints of linseed oil
enc of spirits Of tnrpentine and a
Pint and half of copal varnish. Ap-
~ to the furniture with soft rag
and polish.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01
CLAIMS TURNED DOWN.

Judge I<erwin has refused 70 allow
the claims of five men for road work
Tor the reason hat tAa certificates
were not properly signad.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

Many an odd fellow in this country
doesn't belong to he l. 0. 0, F. lodge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

When a man gets TOO forward he i!
apt to be given setback.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

If man has the cheek to ask a
girl to marry she seldom has the face
to refuse.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

Lewis Means, a negro teacher II
the Merrill public school. is ON trial in
the circuit court this afternoon On tn
charge of carnal abuse. Mamie Val
entine. a negro girl under sixteen
years Of age, who was a pupil in the
school where Means is teacher, is
the alleged victim The affair created
quite stir among the negroes at
the time Means was indicted by the
grand jury and a number Of proml-
nent negroes took their daughters
out Of school on account Of il. The
attorneys this morning had much
trouble in selecting jury and both
seem to think the case one OF much
imporfanee. w b SOrreils appears
for the defense,
The jury in the case OF Lee Mer-
ridv. charged With burglary, returned
a verdict of guilty Wednesday after
noon and assessed the punishment a
three years in the penitentiary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01
BABES IN TOYLAND

nom the Majestic. IheaGc.
Ne" York. Company - -
people, headed II. .LittIe Chir
and Mary Marble. Prices &c
to $ 80. >ae pens oeNt
Tuesday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01
ELKS THE ATER
Thursday night Dec. |.

lie event ot the Near Ham
In and AjtcheIl.s gorgeous
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01
Not True tc Her Sex.

Mrs. Homer-The wife of our new
DoiohhOr is a@fully selfish.
Homer-SO2
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01
BOB WHITE

so people, headed N the
tdNorIte comedian. Frank
Deshon. IN American beauty
chorus Of IL, clean comedy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

Mrs. IIomer-Yes. She insists OF
keeping everything she knows to her
self.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

The success of Willard spenseras
delightful comedy opera. Miss Bob
White through the south. is really
astonishing. The first visit this
charming opera made in that territory
was enthusiastically received. and it
was, of course, expected that it's for
Eler success would be duplicated this
time. but hardly excelIed II Justly
deserves the unanimous praise it has
received at the hands of the entire
sout hern press. The Nixon and Zim-
norman Opera company could not
have secured better acting and sing
Ing company, and it is undoubtedly
Willard Sponsors best effort. At ElEs
theater next Saturday night
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01
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4
ADJUSTMENTS :.
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ELKSs THEATRE ATTRACTIONS
Nov. 3o.-Paul Gilmore.
December Babes in Toylano.
December 3-'Miss Bon White"
December Jewel Of Asaa.
December 9-FHappy HoeH2an. =
December 1f-"Tcddy Faust.
December 16-IIelcn Grauty-
December 21-Nat VI. Wells.
December 2&-"Thc Nuglnlan
December 2S-"Wizard Of on
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01
December 3.

AlNon 4 I1nHnerna0 0Pera
90, presents the -oi}cra# that
has received more praise than
any musical organization ever
on tour through the south.
Willard Sponsors : Comedy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

Hamlin and Mitchell will proscrt
Little CHIP" and Mary Marble il
their big musical comedy success.
"Bahes in Toyland@ al The Elks the
atey December /. This musical at
traction, whose equipment IS without
2:.railol in point tt scenery, costumes,
properties and effects and is equally
allowed to be the largest or%anza-
lon ever devoted 10 musical comedy,
and in the parlanco Of the Theatrical
world J.. considered the limit in 81
santie undertakings, and with an
actual expense that would be regard
Cd as bic days business. fact
that viii be ot paramount interest
to the public Will be that Little
Chip Will play Alan the boy aroun@
who.e life s. much Of the eAthra!ln@
heaYt interest OF the play centers.
No lesser celebrity than dainty, VI
vacious little Mary Marble will play
Jane, A;an's sister.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

Mr., John p SIoenm. who brings
this excellent attraction to Pine Blutt
has an enyiable reputation and rec
ord as a manager, and the people d;
the south are indebted 10 him far tha
appearance in their section of the
country Of some Of the best attrac-
tions. For six years he directed tn
affairs Of Mr.. Richard Mansf1e1d the
foremost Of American actors, Nj
Mansfield touring the south during
three years Of this period. jefferson
de Angels in y Jolly Musketeer ="
Camille B'aryille in The Highway
man Marguerite sylvia in princess
Chic, and others have also yisjtea!
the south under the able direction Ct
Mr.. Slocum.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

ne worst bankruptcy is to lose
heart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

The Pacific hotel has started 70
serving meals again. First class
accommodations. Call and see ne.
Edw. DeHonia, prop,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01

Miss Helen GRAVITY. one OF the
most beautiful talented and withaI
the youngest star on the American
stage today. will he seen here short
ly in a revival of her greatest sue
cess. Tier Lord and Master Mama
ser James L. Deleher haS engaged an
exceptional company 10 support his
popular star. At Elks the7ter De
cembef Is
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-04-13
Items from Tokeena.

Tokeena, April 4.--Rev. j. l.. Vass, of
Greenville, preached at this place Satur-
day and Sunday in the absence of cur
pastor. He preached excellent sermons
to large congregations both days.
Mrs. M. p. Singleton, of Tabor, visited
her sons, +. 7. and A. w. Singleton, of
this place lately. She was accompanied
6y her granddaughter, little Miss Ada
Singleton.
p. Q. Moore, of Anderson, visited his
parents at this place Sunday.
Misses Annie and Lizzie Dilworth, of
Conneross, visited the Misses Prichard
Saturday and Sunday.
Willie Fiudlay and sister, Miss Minnie,
OF Westminster, visited the family of r.
A. Moore Sunday.
The young mons prayer meeting has
been changed from Wednesday to Sunday
night at 7 80 O'Clock.
Mrs. Miller, of Easley, visited her
daughter, Mrs. A. w. Singleton, of this
place, recently.
Mrs. j.. w. Washington, who is re-
membered as Miss Lestia Moore, is
spending while with her parents at this
place, while Mr.. Washington holds po-
sition with the Townville Oil Mill.
The Easter egg hunt, given at the
school house Friday, was very much en-
joyed by the children. Several patrons
were present and seemed to enjoy the
fun, too. Songs were sung by the child
rem and all spont pleasant afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Moore and Miss
May Moore, of Seneca, visited relatives
at this place lately.
Misses Dora and May Haley and Cor
della Bearden, of Oakway, attended
church at this place Sunday.
Miss Annie Dickson, Of Townville,
visited the family of j. A. McLeskey
last Monday night.
Mr.cand Mrs. III. j. Myers, of Oakway,
visited the family of c. T. Phillips re.
Gently. NJ. p. d.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-04-13
ln.etesliOs Letter from Texas.

Capnss, Texas, March 81. Editors
Courier: ~ for 40 other reason. / feol os
u ought to write aud tell OF my appre,
citation OF your weekly visitor. brine:np
the news from the old Palmetto State,
telling OF tho welfare OF old friends. OF
the changes taking place. and that which
interests as most, of the steady growth
and many enterprises aud improvements
10 and around Walhalla. May such con.
tiuue until Walhalla stands equal to, III
not ahead OF, any city in tho Piedmont
section. - 81
After very mild and pleasant winter
here In North Texas, spring has arrived
with all It's beauties. Good rains have
given gardens, small grain and corn Il
good start. a frost recently leyeled
much of the corn with the ground, but
It is all coming out again aud shows q
Cotton planting will be done praoti.,
caily IN another week, as the tendency
is To early planting .,f early maturing
cotton in order tn escape, as much as
possible. tho ravages of tue Mexican
boil weeyil, which has never done any
damage as far north as this iGraysop)
county, but made its appearance last
year in small numbers In different sec
tions of the county This is causing the
farmers TO take every precaution to pro-
tect themselves from this new pest Some
are inclined to believe that even the M uch
DREADED boil weevil will prove q blessing
in disguise, as already larger number
of acres than ever before are being sowed
to alfalfa, which is far more profitable
crop than cottoli when fed to stock on
the farm.
For the first time during residence of
ten years in North Texas saw o small
quantity of commercial fertilizer at the
depot lately. 1t is to be used on the ex.
pertinent farms to demonstrate il it will
hasten the maturity OF cotton.
q .riIill.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-04-13
GAS STORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss the Of Gsz1Azzzz5<.

King Peter, Of Servia, has finally mus
tered courage to remove the murderers
OF King Alexander and Queen Drapa
from his court. The two leaders of the
regicides were, however, given choice ap-
pontments in the army. King Peter
does not wish to invite a repetition of
the former performance with himself in
the mortuary rOle.-The State.
Concern is felt at Vladivostock lest the
herd of 5000 reindeer, the last specimens
OF that animal now OH Askold Island,
which Is within range of tho Japanese
guns, shall be destroyed. The herd is
valued at half q million dollars The
horns OF The animals are very valuable.
They are used by the Chinese as medi-
cine.
New Jersey has IS, 1854 whites employed
IN it's factories while only 963 negroes
hold jobs In these establishments. The
explanation given is that the negro popu
lation prefers to engage as domestic SER
wants and as walters in the great seaside
rc2orts. The negro, North and South
does hot seem to find the factory con.
genial abode.-The State.
The first civil tribunal of the Seine las,
week III Paris decided the case of the Re.
public of Colombia against the Panama
Canal company in favor of the defcn.
dants. The decision holds that the com.
plant of Colombia is not receivable and
compells tho plaintiffs to pay the costs
of the action. This decision has the
effect OF removing the legal obstacles in
tho way of the transfer of the canal con-
cession from the company to tho United
States.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-04-13
IL educational
joAn Wesley.

T. 4 vi . u 6
We attended q meeting, on April1, of
Library Association at school
house. The professor said: "If our
work here does not do we'll we should
not be discouraged, but be like Mrs
Wesley. Mrs. Wesley had trouble with
John, who was careless and reckless. He,
friends said to let John alone. No.
said Mrs. Wesley, While there is life,
there is hope. bave spent too mucl
time to let him co. You sec what she
made of Johnn
We did not believe this statement. We
went home and found in our little oollec-
ton of books the Life of Wesley.o As
thore were no Methodists present, and
those present will perhaps never fead the
life and works of this great man, we will
ask space in tour dear paperv to prnve
that tho statement of the pedagog was
not correct, 80 those present will not
have a bad opinion of tho boyhood of
this immortal man.
Samuel Annesley, was very highly edu.
Gated and pious woman. Her husband
was also highly educated, and his wife
was tho teacher of her children. Mrs.
Wesley said: "We should be moro partic-
ularly careful of the soul of a child whom
God has SO mercifully provided u.s." She
saw there was something rare in John
aud she instructed him with view to
making him man.
Page 10, Watson's Life of Wesley, the
teacher will see that John Joined the
church at eight years of age In TIA he
was placed at the Charter House. Here
he was noticed for his diligence and pro-
Igress. AT II years of age, at Christ's
CHURCH, Oxford, he studied hard. "He
was gay and sprightly, with turn for wit
and humor." In Westminster Magazine
Dr.. Badcock said of him: "a very SEN
sible and acute collegian; a young fellow
of finest classical taste, of most liberal
and manly sentiment" He read only
the best OF books and kept company
with the most learned and best men and
women.
We write this so the teacher can see
what mistake he made, and hope those
present will read for themselves. The
life of this good man proves to us we
must "be up and doing" for if we want
great men and women we must educate
the mothers, who should dedicate to
God their children in infancy and train
them for God and their country. We
must not let them read impure books, fol
a country and the boy are judged by the
books which are placed in our school
libraries. What our schools and parents
are, thus is the future of the boys or girls
who are under their care.
Marye r. Shelor,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-04-13
Charlotte Newspaper Man Dead.

Charlotte, N. c., April 2.-Isaac Erwin
Avery, city editor of tho Charlotte Oh.
server and former vice consul at Shang.
hal, was found dead in his bed this after.
noon. A particularly sad feature of the
death of the brilliant young newspaper
man was that he was engaged to be mar
ried to young lady in Birmingham
sometime during this month. At 8
O'Clock yesterday morning, when he had
finished his work in the Observer office,
he wrote a letter to his fiance, Which
was mailed before he retired. This was
his last writing. Before the letter reached
Birmingham telegram was sent there
announcing his death.
One cause of his insomnia was exces-
sive smoking, and the physicians whom
he consulted about his heart few days
ago informed him that his condition was
more serious than he might be willing to
admit.
Mr. Avery was 33 years old. He had
been city editor of The Observer for
more than four years and his work proved
that he was undoubtedly the best news.
paper man in North Carolina.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-04-13
Summons for Relief


STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, !
COUNTY OF OCoNEE.
In the Court of Common Pleas.
Piedmont Clothing Manufacturing Com
pany, Plaintiff,
against
V. l.. Norman, Defendant.
Copy Summons for Relief-(Complain
not Served.)
To the Defendant above named:
VOU are hereby summoned and re
IL quired to answer the complaint i,
this action, which was filed in the offic,
OF the Clerk of the Court of Commo
Pleas for the said county, on the III
day of March, 1904, and to serve ,
copy of your answer to the said com
plant on the subscribers, at their Office
on the public square, at Walhalla Cour
House, South Carolina, within twent,
days after the service hereof, exclusiy,
OF the day of such service; and if yo,
fail to answer the complaint within th,
timo aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this actio,
will apply to the Court for the reliel
demanded in the complaint.
Dated March 11th, A. D. 1904.
Q. II. d. BURNS, G. @. p. lSeal1
JAYNES & SHELOR,
Plaintiffs Attorneys,
Walhalla, S. G.
To the Defendant above named
Please take notice that the summons.
complaint and warrant of attachment i,
the above entitled action were filed i,
the office of the Clerk of the Court OF
Common Pleas for Oconee County, Soutl
Carolina, on the nth day of March
1904. JAYNES & SHEI.OR
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Apr!l u, 1904. 1910
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-04-13
No Reduction in Phosphate Royalty.

The State Phosphate Board has refused
to reduce the royalty on phosphate below
% cents on the ton. The petition was
presented by the Central Phosphate
Company, through their attorney, Mr..
Hughes, of Charleston, on the ground
that the competition from Florida, Ten.
nessee and Algiers was SO keen that there
was but little money in the business now
The board, however, took the ground
that the royalty was pledged to the bond
holders of the State and that it would
not be right to reduce the amount OF
royalty and rather than do this they
would turn over the beds to the bond
holders to run themselves. 1t is not likely
that the company will go out of business
however.
The Central Company will commence
an important experiment soon in the
marsh lands, having received permission
from the board. The company wishes
to mine the phosphate believed to be in
the marsh lands owned by the State and
asks for exclusive privilege to mine l3 ,0OC
acres of this land in the lower part OF
the State. The board decided to gran,
this, provided the work was done under
the supervision of the State geologist
Sloan, and the royalty will be five cents
per ton the first year, Is cents per ton
the second year and the usual royalty of
25 cents per ton the third year. The ex-
pertinent will be watched with interest.