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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-23
ENFORCING FERTILIZER LAW.
Clemson Trustees Consider Alleged Viola.
tion at a ifleo,Ing Ia Columbia.

Columbia, November 21. - The
board Of trustees of Clemson Col.
lege held an important meeting here
last week and was in session more
than five hours. Last summer the
board instructed Mr.. Stackhouse,
clerk of the fertilizer department, TO
institute legal proceedings against
some Of tho fertilizer companies
doing business in South Caro-
lima for violating the statute law as
to the guarantee Of fertilizers. Many
goods had been found deficient under
%t',Nterms Of the law. A good many
s, Actments had bcen entered against
some of the fertilizer companies and
other indictments are to be entered
as fast rs practicable.
Tho representatives Of several
companies, whose agents arc under
Indictment, asked to be allowed to
appear before the board TO explain
and defend their good faith and
dealings with tho people. Requests
were made that pending prosecutions
be mol pressed But tho board, after
carefully considering the fertilizer
law, did not feel authorized to do
this, nor was it willing to stop issuing
Of warrants against those interested,
who, on the face OF the evidences,
have been charged with selling def
cicnt fertilizers. After thoroughly
canyassing tho entire situation, it
was decided that the present fcrtili-
zer law offered loopholcs Of escape,
or appears TO do 80, and i'll many in
stances the fraudulent intcut does
not appear, but tho board feels that
it must press straight on in the
course decided upon and begin The
prosecution of all dclinqucnts.
1t was determined, however, that
a committee should consider the
question Of submitting the matter Of
the fertilizer law to the General AS
sembly at It's next session for amend
ment, and III the meantime it is the
purpose Of The board to continue the
prosecutions until after the I.cgisla
ture meets and adiourns, rather than
press them. The board will moi
change its policy unless the I.cgisla-
turc Shall change the law, and il will
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-23

opinion on the subject. The voters
Of Greenville have censured their
County Executive Committee. They
have at the same time broken the
oath they took at tho primary cleo
ton. The clubs which have voted
contrary to the oath taken should re-
move those committeeman who are
responsible for not, having ordered
another primary. Will they do it
viii there be any independents i'll
Greenville at the next election
These are the points to be considered,
and to these alone | addressed my
self. !,
The recent overwhelming victory
in the North, making that section
solid, and with a President who is in
favor of social equality with negroes,
should warn us Of the dangers ahead.
am old enough to remember tho
reconstruction era. The present edi-
tor of The Mountaincer knows moth
ing about it. There are few negroes
in Grccnyillc, relatively speaking. In
two thirds Of the counties, however,
they outnumber the whites 2,3 and
4 to |, and every day adds to the
number who can read and write and
therefore vote,
] close by saying again VIC must
keep the primary above suspicion,
and we cannot preserve Democratic
solidarity by clccting Independents.
sit is the first step that counts" and
the first step in Grccnville has been
taken. God forbid that there should
be any more such steps either there
or elsewhere, for il means untold
/ trouble and misery for the people Of
this State. Yours truly,
B. II. Tillman.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-23
TiLLman ON THE CONTEST.
Replies to an Editorial In tho Groenvlllo
Mountalneer-S Sees Danger Ahead.

Editor Mountaineer: reached
home Monday from Indiana, and
have been absent from home nearly
the entire month of October and a
part Of September, therefore I have
not kept posted on matters in the
State.
SEQ in your issue Of November
9th All editorial, "Tillmans Inter.
ference" upon which | wish to CON-
mont briefly.
Tho fact that the election is over
and the result of the contest for su.
pervisor in Grcenville is known, in
no wise changes my attitude. My
telegram from Indiana TO the gentle
men who asked my opinion and adj
vice cannot be tortured into inter-
ference least Of all into dictation.
The people Of Greenvillc, of course,
know their own minds and it is none
Of my affair that they have elected
Mr.. Walker instead Of the regularly
declared nominee OF the Democratic
party, but mark my words, if the
Democratic primary is not Gifted
above suspicious" TO quote my tele-
gram, in Grcenvillc and the other
counties it is only a question Of time
when the primary system will fall
into disusc and all political contests
will be settled at The legal election in
November. When that time arrives
We will inevitably have the negroes
come i'll as the balance Of power be.
tween contcndng white factions.
do not know either Mr.. Specgl,
or Mr.. Walker, and have learned
since reached home from letters
that Mr.. Walkers friends are m,
friends, or have been III the past, bu
that has not influenced me in Tho
least. My attitude is in no sense
personal one. The regularly de
clared nominee Of the Democrat,
party has been defeated, the first ant
only time ! can recall. The prccc
dent has been established. Tn
point Of the wedge has been driver
into the log. That is the issue an,
that is the only reason why pre-
4 sumcd, il it was presumption, I,
answer the telegram sent to me a
Corydon, Ind, and to express al
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-23
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Boars tho q Inc kind you tIaye Always Bought
Signature ss M@,ZHzNIzx

There have been seven homicidcs,
including one lynchiig, i'll Lancaster
county since Januar, lst.
Louis B. N1agid, of Tallulah Falls,
Ga, expects to have in operation
within two years a silk mill emp! !oying
5000 persons.
L. l.. Hill, a veteran orange
grower, Of Gainesville, Fla, is quoted
as estimating this years orange crop
at s2,250,000, or 2,500,0 900 boxes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-23

press all of the indictments next
spring, and simply hold the outstand.
ing indictments on tho dockets and
not insist upon trial pending tho
action Of the General Assembly in
further constituting the present stat
ute.
In conversation member of the
board represented that many Of the
indictments wero cases depending
largely on technical grounds, but the
board feared that if it failed to carry
out the strict letter of the law it
would make itself liable 10 censurc.
1t has been suggested That the law
be amended by tho Legislature, so
as to make the matter perfectly plain.
Another important action WAS tho
authorization of additional inspec-
tors to gather samples, and addi-
tional chemists were also suggested
to keep the analysis Of tho samples
of the fertilizers up with the work
of the inspectors, SO that the farmers
can get what they pay for.
The board appreciates that in
some Of the pending cases perhaps
there has been technical guilt with
out intent, but in yiewof the statute
law the board feels that it cannot
consent to dropping any Of the prose
cutions. 1t must follow tho text OF
the statute law whether that be
reasonable or not, III every detail.
i There were representatives Of nine
fertilizer manufacturers present, who
urged tho propriety Of dropping
some Of the suits and pressing only
such az il volrc, bone tidc infractions
OF the law with fraudulent intent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-23

r. II. Lees buggy and Wagon store
in lIartsville was burned last Tues
day night. The building and stock
are a total loss; Loss about $1,000
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-23
Rydale's Stomach Tablets.

Ryaalo's Stomach Tablets arc madc
for tho stomach and organs Of assimila-
ton and arc not intended for a 'curo ALL"
rhoy contain concentrated aseplic, pop
sin, puro pancreatin and other digestive
agents. Thoy contain powerful tonics
aud mild stimulants that have specific
effect on the stomach and organs of as
similation and which aid nature in re-
constructing tho broken down cells and
strengthening the flacid muscles of tho
walls Of the stomach and other digestive
organs. Rytlalo's Stomach Tablets arc /,
perfect stomach medicine. They relieve
rs once and soon cure tho worst forms of
stomach trouble Price % aud 80 cents,
Il box. Wallialla Drug Company.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28

peck and hushe measures I'm use
among peddlers i'm this city are full
measure. The gardner sells yuu a peck
OF vegetables, but by measuring il in
your own measure you may find IL from
one-eighth TO one-fifth short OF the
amount you paid for
This is no worse than the deception In
fruit boxes. The crates which contain
cherries or berries almost invariably
nave false bottoms. but there Is no rem
edy by law for this, as the products
named are sold by the box instead Of
the pound, or quart, and the purchaser
Is supposed to see what he rs getting.
still greater wrong and one that Isl
just as common is the old custom Of
putting fine layer of strawberries on
top Of a box, while underneath the
quality Is extremely poor
The restaurant proprietors suffer con-
inually from this, and at least one Of
them has had the fortitude 10 gather
together all the bad Strawberries sold
TO him by certain farmer and send
them from one restaurant TO another
as a warning against this particular
dealer, who viii find himself unable 10
dispose OF his stock when he brings in
load on Monday morning. This sort
OF revenge Is about all that remains for
the restaurant man after he has paid
for his goods
1t is an easy matter to count eggs
The housewife who purchases dozen
every day or so can check up on the
grocer without much effort But It is
an actual fact that In one restaurant
only this morning a case Of eggs was
opened and It was found that the en-
tire layer on the bottom was empty
Doubtless the dealer assumed that In
the hurry and hustle Of the culinary
department the missing layer OF eggs.
about -four dozen, would not be noticed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28

The fact is notorious that all package
goods, such as breakfaat foods baking
powders ana crackers. are short weight.
Ihat is, packages marked one pound
usually iail TO weigh that much, box
and all, whereas the purchaser is not
supposed TO pay for the box The same
is true OF candy In box form, but it has
become generally known that pound
box Of candy mrans certain size
box filled with candy no matter what
II weighs
I'm buying chickens and vegetables
or produce houses remarked a rngtaur-
ant proprietor this morning. 1--WE fire.
quently End a shortage OF three or
four pounds, but we make ii up on the
tull measure given US as a rule by
ranchmen. We have our scales right
mere at the door. and a farmer COM
ing IN with produce, II is weighed before
our eyes. We cannot always gtop 10
weigh what the produce houses send
us, We take their word for 1t. and re-
greet TO say that their word is not AL
ways very good. our meat Is all right.
We buy from Omaha and do not be-
lieve we have ever found shortage
I'm weight"
There is considerable complaint about
coal dealers and short tonnage. Ger
tainly the dealers have the best Of Il
II they are inclined 10 be dishonest. for
no residence is equipped with facilities
for weighing coal. Many n time the
consumer gets only 500 pounds for
ton. whereas the miner is compelled
10 dig 2,2io pounds before he gets cree
dit for a ton.
The fight being opened up by Mr..
Richards win be gratifying to every
householder I'm the city. It is well nm
dcrstood that there will be no quarter,
and mo- cessation, until a reform is in
stitutcd
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
votes Down Special Department
VI temperance Proposition.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 2S.--The
~ lhodist general conference has yot-
ga uuWn the recommendation of the
''mmlttee on temperance, providing
10. a special department Of temperance
N'.N ana authorizing collections for It's
maintenance, The report evoked
much discussion on the floor Of tho
Conference, but the final vote AGAINST
J. was decisive.
The report of the missions commit
'' was adopted with the following
concentrations
FaVorlng the revision by a commits
ron OF the ritual pertaining 10 mar
huge ceremony and adm Illustration OF
lr sacrament in the southern Asla dis
l.'ti iaNoring the granting Of sub
"ly 10 the Mexican Christian Advo-
lie' referring to a commission the
u'lncauon OF Methodist bodies In ia
van with power to act: favorlng the
erection, as soon as practicable, of a
union theological school for all Meth-
I'lst missionaries In Europe; advising
NN't a sneclal column be provided In
annual conference minutes for the re-
''iling Of special missions gifts. hut
ltoviding that churches which have not
.ome up to their regular missions APP
l'Illonments shall have no gifts re-
corded In said column.
me conference also passed resolu.
non expressing sympathy with the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
M ne sudden death OF First Assistant
'..and Engineer Ingraham.
several Of tho newly elected bishops
nave been given their first experience
~ presiding officers over the general
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28

Will be unparalleled around the Lehl
factory, and the pumping station be-
tween Spanish Fork and Payson viii
bring a heavy Increase I'm acreage
In Garland there VIII be an Increase
OF one thousand acres over last year.
and the crop Is generally In fine Condi.
ton, MIR. Gardner is specially en-
thusiastic over the outlook around the
two Idaho factories, and says the
farmers up that way have handled
their crop IN beautiful fashion The
condition OF the land, the straight
rows etc, even surpass the work OF
farmers who have been planting from
ten TO fifteen years. At Parker on
the Egln bench where the pumping
station Of the Fremont factory Is now
going up, he says the land Is Ideal
In fact, he never saw such a perfect
farming country In all his experience
as is found Whereabouts The farmers
were an elated over the outlook, es
peoially over the plenteous supply o.
labor which Is "A decided contrast TO
last year The Fremont factory Is
being rushed iron, steel ana brick are
on the ground, ana there Re no doubt
that II win be ready for operation ear
~ IN September
At the Sugar CITY townslte near th'
Fremont factory site, the new city is
growing rs II by magic Dwellings
are springing mp everywhere, and the
new business block built by the COM
pany Is now being plastored He thinks
without doubt that Sugar city is the
coming center Of activity IN that Sec
ton,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
The Short Measures and Weights Crusade
the
Pecks-tow False Bottom
al Trade ecep zion PREVAIL

The vigorous crusade being waged
against unfair dealers by Henry p.
Richards, sealer of weights and mea-
sures Is bringing the Salt Lake con-
sumner to sudden realization that he
gets the worst OF It IN about every deal.
from 10 cents up made with local
dealer.
Tho grocerymen and other retailers
insist that they are giving the same
as they have always given for the mon
ey. II this is true, Salt Lake house.
wives have always been buncosd
strong though the statement may seem
A Deseret News representative visit
ed one of the leading restaurants this
morning and was admitted 10 the ice
chest. There were from 40 to 90 pounds
or, rather pounds Of butter stacked
within. Seven Of them were taken out
and separately weighed on an accurate
pair of scales, Following are the
weights, l2R ounces, 10 ounces, Il
ounces, lfla ounces, - ounces. IN
ounces. The three largest pounds Were
from a ranch near Pennington The
others We're from local creamerles. Now
the creamery men themselves freely adj
NIT that butter, even though II comes
from milk. Is solid product and sub
ject to avordupois weight That means
l6 ounces to the pound. II would be in
teresting TO know how long It has been
since this short-weight system became
popular.
In butter perhaps, the most fragrant
example is found. But It is by no
means the only example. As Mr.. Rich
ards has recently discovered, It Is like
ly that not more than half the quart.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
JAPAN'S VICTORY
DEARLY BOUGHT.
She Lost Thousands of Men in
Repeated Assaults on Rus.
sian StrOnghOlds.
THE ENEMY RETIRED BEATEN.
AT Nan Shan Alone Three Hundred
Dead We're Found in. the
Trenches.

Toxic May 2S, 1880 p. m-Japan
paid heavily for her victory at Kin
Chou, Nan Shan and ralienwan, los.
ing 5000 men in killed and wounded In
the repeated assaults against these
strcngholds, but she scored sweep
ing and valuable victory over the Rus
SLAMS, capturing 30 guns, clearing the
way to Port Arthur and .nnlcting loss
es on the Russians, which, IN the end
are expected to total 1000 men.
It is doubted II the Russians win
stand again north OF Port Arthur.
They retired from the field beaten and
they failed 70 rally at Nan Guam Ling,
whore Il was anticipated that a sec
ond stand would be made.
The desperate onslaughts of the jap
anese on the heights of Nan Shan were
telling, for the Russians left 300 dead In
the trenches there A complete search
of this field is expected to show a
greater number Of dead.
Nan GUAM Ling was occupied yes
to-day morning by a force OF infantry,
artillery and engineers under the COM
nland Ct Gen. Nakamura The man
japanese force spent Friday night bill
ieted In the villages around Nan Shan
The soldiers We're greatly fatigued as
a result OF the constant fighting hut
they entered with much spirit upon the
now operations,
A force of Russians held San Chi Ii
Pa station, which Is northwest Of Dali
ny. but the japanese drove them out
The Russians abandoned and burned
the station and retired In the direc-
ton Il Port Arthur.
The estimates OF the Russians en-
g9gci ~ the defense OF Kin chou, Nan
Shan hill and the south shore Of ralen-
wan lay vary, but II is evident that
the Russians drew for men from the
forces at Port Arthur and offered all
tho resistance possible. II ~ undCr-
stood hero that Lieut. Gen Stoessel,
commander of the military forces ct
Fort Arthur, was IN personal command
OF the recent operations.
Az soon as the japanese troops have
rested they viii press on to the south,
REPORT ON KIN CHOU ATTACK.
Washington, May 2S.-The following
cnbicBlam from the foreign office at
TekjO was received at the japanese le-
gator today:
Toxic, May 2S.--The commander OF
the army attacking Kin Chou reports
tfat a detachment of our troops ccn-
slstHg Of infantry. artillery AMI en-
glneers occupied Nan Guam Ling on
the morning Of May 81 The enemy
ned in the direction of Port Arthur,
aftor burning railway station At shan
Sh III Tao, northwest OF Dalny on
the 26th our troops captured so guns,
besides many other things The mum
her Of the enemy's dead alone and left
IN the field amounted to 400 Our cas-
ualties, including dead and wounded,
are estimated at 5000"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
BUYS CLARK RESIDENCE.
Home of Former Mayor Will Go to
Maj. Young in October.

Major Richard w. Young has bought
the handsome residence OF ex-Mayor
John Clark for the sum Of $4,000, and
will take possession IN October Just as
soon as Mr.. Clark can build him new
home on adjoining ground that he
will retain. The property is located at
the corner OF First and c streets and is
finely improved, II consists Of l0xi0
rods. or this amount Major Young
gets six by eight rods, or the corner
portion upon which the house stands.
The residence was originally bgit by
Louis Cohn, the we'll known dry goods
merchant, who subsequently sold II to
Mr., Clark, whose home II has been for
a good many years. The latter en-
larged and improved II until It became
a very desirable property, which 1t Ia
today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
GOVERNMENT BY INDUCTION
win Not be Permitted in Kansas
Until Justified,

ottawa, Kansas, May 2S,-DIst. Judge
Smart today denied the application OF
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company for permanent in
junction against the striking ma
chinists here, The opinion said that
no evidence OF an intention to com.
init a disturbance was shown, and
government by injunction would not
be permitted until the need for issuance
OF restraining order TO protect proper
ty or the men who took the strikers
places was demonstrated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
THREE ARRAIGNED.
Trio of Hard Cases Appear Before
Judge Lewis Today,

Three prisoners We're arraIgued, he
fore Judge Lewis In the district court
this morning and each was granted until
June 1 to enter plea to the informal
ton. John Sparks was arraigned upon
the charge OF burglary alleged TO have
been committed on the night Of April
%. 1904 when II IL charged that he
burglarized the chicken coop OF c. a.
sundbeck at 339 street, and stole a
Plymouth Rock rooster valued at 49,
II. A, Peterson was arraigned upon
the charge of passing and uttering a
fictitious check on Fred Christensen on
June 3, 1908. The amount of the check
$65 &c.
Assault with a deadly weapon with
intent to do bodily harm IL the charge
upon which Robert Hatch was ar
raigned II is alleged that Hatch made
an assault upon Clarence Denton with
a revolver on April IL, 1904. He pleaded
not guilty.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
MINERS ARE SATISFIED.
Inspector Thomas Reports Conditions
Satisfactory in Carbon County.

state Coal Mine Inspector Conner
'Thoioas returned from the Carbon
county coal fields this morning and re-
Ports all the mines IN that locality -un-
ming IN good shape and turning cut
more tran enough coal TO On ali orders.
The miners In the Clear creek and
Writer Quarters mines are making
COOL money and are satisfied with tho
wages paid The time sheet for the
former mine for the past month shows
that the miners average &LA rer day
and those In the Winter Quarters miro
aroraeet SALE per day. Mr.. 1homaa
SAYS that there are only All strikers
now In all the camps OF that district.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
POPE SAT UP LATE
To Learn Result of Debate In the
French Chambers.

Rome, May 2S--The pope was up to
I o'clock this morning awaiting tele-
grams about the result Of the debate IN
the French chamber Of deputies on the
policy OF the Comics ministry towards
the vatican Notwithstanding the anti
papal statement OF Premier Combes
the pontiff expressed satisfaction that
the chamber did not adopt the pro-
posal OF the extreme party rending the
Franco-Vatical rupture definite, as he
believes that with time and reciprocal
explanations all will be satisfactorily
settled,
The pontiff has reserved definite dc.
clsion az to his future attitude until he
has consulted the leading cardinals and
received the report OF the papol nunclo
az Paris and minutes OF the sitting OF
the chamber,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
PoSTOFFICE HOURS.
Carriers Will Make One General De,
livery on Decoration Day,

Postmaster Thomas announces the
following hours for Decoration day,
May &c. in the Salt Lake city postof-
fee,
The carriers make one delivery coy
erIng the entire city, leaving the office
at a. m
The stamp window win be open from
II % m. TO 1 y. m, register window
from ii a, m. TO l p. m., general de-
livery from IL a. M, 70 ! p, m., box
window and Information bureau from
II a. m. TO | p. m. The money order
window win be closed, and carriers
windows closed all day Hotel delivery
will be made at p. m.