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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-30
Ham,.
Turkey.
Cranbol Sauce.
Salad. f
COncc.

Tho monu, it will be seen, was plain
but substantial and bountiful. After the
supper short and pointed addresses were
made by John B. Sloan, d. d. S. A., Of
Atlanta, and C.R. ID. Rurns and j. T..
Crosby, Of Walhalla, all acquitting them
selves admirably.
The welcome address was mado by
Mayor James Thompson, Past Archon,
and prayer was otlorcd by Rev II. G..
Grossman, pastor Of tho Lutheran
church.
Oconcc Conclavo, Improved Order
Hnptasophs was instituted November 2l,
1901, and has had a very steady growth.
The membership Of tho conclavc now
numbers ~. During tho thrco years Of
its existence four deaths have occurred,
and all bcncllciarics have been promptly
paid.
Tho success Of tho banquet is duo, in q
largo measure, to tho untiring energy Of
tho rcfrcshmont committee, who deserve
aud hassasMhc thanks Of tho entire NOM
be&nithc conolavc,
Tho Nrchon, DR.. j. IL. Moore, was
unable to DO present at the banquet, hc
being confined to his room with an
attack Of la grippe. This was a source
Of dcop rcgrct
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-30

Whom you want a pleasant physic try
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lots. They arc easy to tako and produce
no gripping or other unpleasant OBJECT.
Sold by DR.. j. w. Bell, Walhalla; W. j..
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-30
No Election on Disponsary Question.

Last weok tho committee, appointed
somo timo ago by tho County Board of
Commissioners to examine tho petition
for an election on tho dispensary question,
completed their work and submitted thcir
report. They found that Of tho $50 names
on tho petition asking for an election only
GIT arc duly registered voters i'll tho
county. This leaves tho dispcnsary quos-
Gion just whore it has been all along.
Before All election can be ordered by the
County Commissioners they must havo Il
request for tho samo signed by ono-fourth
of tho legally registered and qualified
voters Of tho county. This would call
for petition with tho signatures of
1928 qualified electors, as there arc in the
county 4,s5l LOCALLY registered votors.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-30

Bucks Junior Range given to tho
littlo girl under ii years old, who will
bring lis tho greatest numbor Of our adj
vcrtisomcnts clipped from the county
papors containing our signature with 4
bucks head, on or before February 1st,
1908. Seneca Hardware Co.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-30
Hcptasoph Anniversary Banquet

On Thanksgiving evening, November
MI, 1904, Oconeo Conclavo, No. S27, I'm
y rSvcd Order lToptasophs, celebrated its
.nird anniversary by giving n banquet in
Bells Hall.
Abont ninoty werc prcscnt-including
tho membership aud invited ghosts. Tho
spread was Sumptnons and was heartily
enjoyed by all present Following was
the MENU: #s
OYSTERS.
Raw. Stcwod. Fried.
.s. H.@ " MEATS. ##H..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-30

--Fircbaclss in Buck s stoves warranted
l5 years. Seneca Hardware Co., Agents.
The state herald., 1904-09-30
Cheap Bnrricndes.

II il droll, the attitude OF the Demo,
cratic party in the present campaign.
IL has nominated candidates OF mod.
crate talents as iigure-heads for the ven
lures OF the diScrcditcd party, and ex.
poets the people to support them, while
the Democratic National Committee and
rammany are expected to buy or steal
success.
The Democratic party. with its un,
sound views. financial and economic, lies
hopefully behind Parker aud those un,
named eNpcctancies voiced by Williams,
Bryan and other Democrats.
And Bryan promises to reorganlze the
party after the election. How? Evi.
IDENTIFY on lines of socialism, government
aud municipal ownership of telegraph
md railroad lines. with all the sequence.
What a vagucness Of thought aud prom.
ise! How may so-callei leaders OF any
party expect TO get the votes OF scnsl.
hle men upon proposition so dim ms
this! The fault with the Democratic
party, this year, Is that Il does not even
furnish n good dissolying view.
The state herald., 1904-09-30
THE W0RKINGMAN's FRIEND.
Railway Firemcn Pay Notable Trib-
ute to President Roosevelt

ute to President Roosevelt.
No President ever received more
notable tribute from n labor organiza-
ton than Theodore Roosevelt did at the
convention of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen held in Buffalo. A pub
lie meeting was held on the night Of
Sept. 13. Fully 5000 persons were In
attendance.
Grand Master Hannahan, In conclud-
ing nm address, called attention to the
fact that New York newspaper had
criticised the President because he had
accepted an honorary membership in the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen.
Let me say" said Mr.. Hannahan, that
il the President of the United States or
any other of its citizens does nothing
worse than accept membership in this
organization he will neither merit the i'll
will nor deserve the censure of any of
his fellow -mep. (Cheers.)
"lf the rest of the public, and particu
larly those who are intrusted with the
direction of our government and the
management of the nations greatest en-
terprises would do as the President and
meet us upon common level, there
would be fewer strikes and less strife
and more OF peace and goodwill in the
industrial world"
"What has the President done for
your shouted an intoxicated man, who
stood near the stage door on the right.
what has the President doneT re-
peated Grand Master Hannahan. "The
President has proven to the organized
workingmen of this country that he has
an interest in their welfare by acceDting
an honorary membership in an organiza.
tion OF men whose faces are begrimed
by smoke and dust, and who daily and
hourly face the gravcst dangers
The monster audience burst into
deafening cheers. The tumut rolled
from wall to wall and back again. Men
stood up on the benches, wildly waving
their hats and cheering for the Presi-
dent. The demonstration was spon.
taneous and was general all over the hall.
Finally 1t died down and some one in
the audience shouted:
"Hurrah for Theodore Roosevelt"
And again the crowds burst into
cheers and when the second demonstra-
ton died out the intoxicated man was
nowhere to be seen.
During the demonstration the men op
the stage sat silent and made no effort
either to check or urge on the remark.
able ovation which the President had re-
ceived. The brotherhood does not per
init politics TO influence its action, but
Its members, regardless OF party, enter
tain a high opinion Of President Roosc-
welt and will stand by him as firmly as
he stands by them.
The state herald., 1904-09-30
PENSION ORDER, NO. 78.
President Roo.evelt'- Action I. ir

President Rooscveit's Action Is In
Line with Inv and Precedent.
The groundless character of the charge
that President Roosevelt has exceeded
his constitutional powers is shown clear
ly by examination of the facts and the
laws concerned in the executive action
known as the age pension order" issued
last March by direction OF the President.
Anyone who will take the trouble to
read the act OF June 81, 1890, as amend.
ed May o. 1900 will find clear basis
to begin with. 1t directs who shall have
pensions, and how the amount of the
pension, in each case, snail be determin-
ed, as follows:
All persons who served 90 days or more
IN the military or naval service OF the
United States during the late war Of the
rebellion aud who have been honorably dis
charged thercfrom, and who are now or
who may hereafter he suffering from Il
mental or physical disability of perma.
nent character. not the result Of their own
vicious habits, which lncapacltntes them
from the performance Of manual labor In
such degree as 10 render them unable to
earn support, shall. upon making due
proof Of the fact according to such rules
and regulations as the Secretary OF the
Interior may provide. be placed upon the
States and be entitled TO receive n pen
sion not exceeding Sl2 per month, and not
less than 50 per month, proportloned to the
degree of Inability TO earn support, and
In determining such inability each and ev-
cry disability shall he duly considered, and
the aggregate OF the disabilities shown shall
be rated.
Thus, as plain as words can make ii.
is authority given to the Secretary of the
Interior TO determine what pension shall
be paid to any applicant for pension who
served ninety days in the War OF Re-
bellion, was honorably discharged. and
who Is disabled for the performance of
manual labor by any cause other than
the results OF his own vicious habits.
The Supreme Court has decided that
upon the point of establishing the rate OF
pension to be paid, within the limits pre-
scribed by the law the Secretary of the
Interior has entire control. The only
check or supervision upon him is from
the President of the United States. whom
the general laws specifically direct shall
have control OF the Commissioner of Pen
sions and the administration OF the pen
sion system.
Therefore, II was directly In line with
the duties imposed upon him according
to section AL, U. $. Revised Statutes,
that President Roosevelt gave the cele-
trated order which has been called an
evidence OF 'usurpation," imperialism,
"a desire TO override the constitution"
"looting OF the treasury" aud other
hard names. by eNcitable Democrats. The
section OF the Revised Statutes referred
10 reads as follows:
"The Commissioner OF Pensions shall
perform, under the direction OF the See
rotary OF the Interior. such duties In the
execution OF the various pension and
bounty-land laws as may be prescribed
by the President"
President Roosevelt. In his pension or
der. did no more than his plain duty. act
ing strictly within the powers conferred
upon him by the Congress OF the United
States.
The state herald., 1904-09-30
ImnnrinlI.mn of Steel.

when the great iron uuj steel indus.
try OF the United States thrives. other
American industries thrive. The Dem.
oCratic party could not leglsla,c TO de-
slroy the protection to the iron and steel
industry without lcgislating 20 destroy
the prosperity Of the United States.
The millions OF additional profit and
wages that have come to the iron and
steel Industry under Republican rule
would have been earned. II NJ all. by
foreign nations, had Democratic policies
prevailed during the last eight years
The gigantic rise Of this industry dur.
Ing the last eight years added enormous.
ly 20 the wealth Of the United States.
and every branch OF American inf is,ry
and agriculture has been stimulated by
Il. Prosperity at home aud prestige
abroad" has indeed been intimately con.
nccted with the Increasing imperialism Of
steel. which once was Pauper but now
il King.
The state herald., 1904-09-30
ROOSEVELT GOOD ENOUGH.
The People Like the Presidents Dem :
ocratic Ways.
[John S. Wise, OF Virginia.

John 5. Wise, OF Virginia.
The people have seen more Of Roose-
vclt-now us youth and cowboy and
sportsman and naval secretary and po-
lice commissioner and soldier and gov
crnor and President TO think themselves
fair judges of his ingram democratic and
republican personality. They believe he
would spring at and grapple with
usurper or n monarchist as tiercely as
he would lnsso wild broncho or fight
Spaniard. And they like his demo-
cratic ways. more democratic far in ac-
tion than the aristocratic and exclusive
ness Of Parker. with his colorless demo-
cratic platitudes.
Talk does not settle popular estimates
Of public men. Thousands-nay, hun
dreds of thousands-of Democrats see
more real democracy in the vigorous. ag-
grcssive, wideawake Theodore Roosevelt
than in the colorless. secretive Alton b.
Parker. The platforms are mighty near
together. The men are going TO be a
more decisive feature of this campaign
than usual. And with my knowledge
Of the American people and the things
which please their taste and fancy and
hll their ideals of what real American
manhood is | would. II were betting
man, stake all had that Roosevelt will
be an easy winner.
The state herald., 1904-09-30
Mr.. DAVIS CONTRIBUTION
Democratic Vice Prcsidentiai Candi-
date Draws the Line at $4,000.

date Draws the Line at $4,000.
A press telegram dated Cumberland,
Nd, Sept. {, says:
at is stated on reliable authority from
EllSins that the campaign contribution
Of Henry G Davis will not be anything
like the amount the Democratic mnnng
ers had expected. lie has fixed the
amount for all purposes at $4,000 and
his brother, Col. Thomas b. Davis OF
Keyscr, w. Va, gave similar amount.
Mrs. Elkns and Mrs. Arthur Lee.
daughters OF Mr.. Davis, are known to
have objected TO their father contribut-
ing large suns, and his son, John 4.
Davis. is said 10 have done likewise.
-Four years ago John 4. Davis spent
large sum In four counties when his
Uncle Tom was candidate for Con-
gress, but no results were obtained. Col.
Davis being defeated by large vote.
Since then the Dayises have little faith
in politicians jujiciously expendins
money"
There's some sense In the Davis fam
lily. Il appear. The ex-senator himself
has always succeeded In hanging on to
his dollars.
How much better II will be to use
some OF papa's money TO buy pretty bon.
nets and gowns with, than to throw them
TO the mockHgbirds OF the Democratic
campaign committee.
Aud all for nothing, too!
The state herald., 1904-09-30
"As MAINE GOES"

III each campaign
They look to Maine
To make the future outcome plain.
For each one knows
That as Maine goes
The tide of public judgment COWS.
One time Maine went
- bent for Kent
And every one knew what that meant
This year the State
Has struck gait
That sets Republicans elate.
At Esopus
There is a fuss,
Because the votes are going thus;
And Gassaway,
So blithe and gay,
Must write checks till election day.
The Texans shout
And jeer and tlout
Because their State Is not In doubt;
But ID. B. Hill
Has had n chill
And thinks that he had best keep still
Much pain is felt
Beneath the belt
or those opposed to Roosevelt;
They have the blues
At this great news
They know that Roosevelt can't lose.
The record shows
That as Maine goes
The tide of public judgment flows
The fight is vain,
For all explain
That they will have TO vote With
Maine
The state herald., 1904-09-30
TAMMANY "TAR WATER Z"
VIII II Prove nm Acceptable beverage
to Respectable Democratsr

Judge rarker's "admonition." ad.
dressed TO his waning supporters. In his
speech to the visiting editors, has in II,
for all Its rbodomontadc. shadow OF
the pathetic.
II is little wonder that there are dis.
scnsions in the Democratic camp, as
stald gentlemen from the South, East
and West, men who have certain traii.
tIons OF respcctablity TO reckon with
find that their candidate Is and always
has been cheek by jowl with David
Bennett llill and hand in glove with
Tammany.
Judge Parker. recognizing the dangers
of his position. but unable TO shake on
tho political associates aud methods by
which he has risen. pleads ferycntly for
"thc elimination OF personal. fnctional
and unimportant differences involving no
surrender OF principle" Such elimina.
tlon. he declares. lis essential to sue.
cess"
But will the Democrats drink the
Tammany "tar wntcry"
There Is something 10 be said-or
there wash favor, even. OF tar
water" Bishop Berkeley In his famous
culogy upon that old.fashloncd but un-
pleasant mixture declared; 1T Is OF
A NATURE so MILD AND BENIGN
AND PROPoRriONED TO THE
HUMAN CONSTITUTION AS TO
WARM WITHOUT HEATING. TO
CHEER But NOT INEBRlArE."
Still, tar water went out OF fashion,
The state herald., 1904-09-30
Pnrker's Election Would un-ettie
Iu-iueaz.

Eugene 4. Merrill. president OF the
Minnesota Loan and Trust Company OF
Minneapolis. In m Interview IN the Com.
mcrcial West Of Minneapolis says;
"Much has been said coeccrnlng the In
significance ~ the coming election so far
as Il relates to business, II has been urged
that the maintenance of the gold stand.
ard il assured, cte., hut, while the theory
Of the case II excellent, yet ns matter
Of fact the man With money to Invest does
not want TO be monetarlly Involved In
unsrttling Of conditions through change
of administration. The policy uf the party
IN power II pretty well known and Its con.
tlnuAnc- In office viii ptcclplthtr no aim.
cultlcs. The policy ~ III. opposition may
be ever 40 clearly conJecturrd, but Its nc'
ceEsion to control would, I think. cause
some contraction In business and financial
enterprises, at least temporarily until the
safety and conservatism now talked Of
should be more substantially d.m'nstrai'
sd "
The state herald., 1904-09-30
"MUD.SlINGIkG,"
Democratic Newspapers Are Horri-
fled When fncts Ars Stated.

fed When fncts Ars Stated.
New York Tribune.l
To charge that the President of the
United States is so reckless and un-
scrupulous that he means, il elected, to
grasp Mexico, the West Indies, Central
America and South America. and con-
solidatc all in one huge American em-
pire-that is moderate and proper polite
ical discussion. The candidate is the
issue"
To recitc, with scrupulous moderation,
the historic facts concerning the entry
into public life of the opposing candi-
date-facts that no man disputes or
dare dispute-that is ''mud-throwing"
To mention that his first political
friends and creators We're the ballot-box
suffers of Stony Hollow and Jockey
Hill; that his debut as a political man
ngcr was. while surrogate judge, ms
the State chairman for and personal
representative of David b. Hill, who in
gratitude made him Supreme Court
Justice; and that, when he needed a
close friend to intrust with his bid to
Bryanitcs for the Chief Judgeship Of
the Court of Appeals on the ground that
he had voted for Bryan, he chose as
such confidential representative the cleo
ton thief Danforth-to mention these
mdisputed and indisputable facts, it
seems according to the mortified Demo
cratic organs. is "mud-slinging."
Well, shivering souls, il those facts
imply mud" then that is the sort of
mud" your candidate lives in. You in-
woke in vain a cast-off judicial robe to
hide ii. The candidate is the issue"
The state herald., 1904-09-30

must yet be aacortRlnod. for Fowler
me toot the entire line within hlB own
residence.
ITO the observer there appears nm
apparatus much resembling the front
end of large camera, There IN also n
tciophonlo tranBmlttor, To see over
the wire one puts his eyes 20 tho tube
which corresponds TO the lens of n
camera. The inventors daughter went
10 the other cnd Of the wire, twenty,
Ave feet away, In another room, and
where any rejecting by mirrors wnp
out Of the question, Her face showed
The state herald., 1904-09-30

The truth is there is now more dis
affection in the Democratic party than
there was when Bryan was nominated
the first time. Neither Bryan Demo-
Gratis nor friends of w. Il. Hearst will
support Parker. In New York Stare the
Bryanites have put a State Pvpuiist
ticket in the field and will vote for Wat
son, the Populist nominee for the Presi-
dency. In New Jersey the Hearstites
have organized the Peoples Demo-
cratic party" and will fight the regular
organization. In Indiana and other
States the free silver and Bryan Dems-
Gratis are In arms and will worry the
Parker party.
The state herald., 1904-09-30
1nExnr,I. rn.clr,,,d.

Tom TaErart i- 50 fascinated by the
lnserutable mystery behind Judge Par
kcr's speech Of acceptance that he can
not lay II aside long enough 10 take his
meals. lie pores over II from morn til
dcwy eve. iic reads Il In his bath at
French Lick Springs and drops to sleep
reading II In bel. lie declares that the
elusive mystery OF what II all means
becomes clearer with every pcrusnl. and
that by the close OF the campaign he con-
hjently expects that II will be NJ clear
as the water OF his own Pluto spring.
The state herald., 1904-09-30
p,nu,,le,, ,,, p,moero,,e ro,Ie,.

Organization does much 10 maintain
the wages OF labor, but organization OF
wage-carners does not prorido consum'
crn. Consumption OF coal IL always
greatest when mills and factories arc run.
ming full time. II Is the policy OF the
Republican party 10 protect all Indus.
tries by wise and bcncdcent laws. while
Il has been the policy Of the Democratic
party. as evidenced by the last Cleveland
administration. TO provide as much work
as possible Tor the artisans OF other coun.
tries by rrmoslng the protection the tar.
IN affords American worklngmcn.
The state herald., 1904-09-30

has no patent upon Il an yet. scicn.
the explanations are lacking, Eyof
since 1878 Fowler has been working
upon device by which two persons at
n distance might SEQ ono anothor'A
features. And the reporter adds
Two months ngo he hit upon the
idea which. followed out. has resulted
In tho apparatus exhibited by him TO,
day for the frst time. A newspaper
wan made m thoroueh an lrvea'iva
tlon OF tho apparatus thiA evening that
fake In impossible. How far II will be
possible TO see faces over the wire
The state herald., 1904-09-30
The Cub Repo orter,s Fate.

lhe Sup hePorterS tate'
Politics were working like can OF
Aunt Polly's preserves in D., when
the cub reporter secured sit" on
the Morning Fog Horn and was sent
out to get the great Danville's speech
Tor early copy.
Danville was friend Of the paper
and a good fellow. When the cub
found him at the Burris Hotel, he said
yes, In Barkis-is-willin' mood, and
summoned a stenographer. While the
steno made curleycues. the cub sat
on the foot of sofa in Danville's
room and wondered when he would
be great and influential like Danville.
The speech being Transcribed. the
reporter proceeded to interject into
the copy at divers closing paragraphs
the words:
Great applause!"
Demonstration in the audience!"
"Uproarious commendation!"
the like. Then he handed in the man
uscript and went out to the sinker
counter to allay the hunger within
him.
Now Danville was a much admired
speaker, but lesser light than either
the gubernatorial candidate or the To-
cal chairman (D both of whom
talked long and dryly at the evening
rally" Despite the fact that many
people had driven in from the rural
districts to hear Danville, who was
loy 81 hn
dent that he would not be heard ex-
cept very briefly. Thus there was
uneasiness in the nauseated throng
and disintegration of the compact
body as the farmers pulled their
freight" for pastoral haunts.
To further embarrass, there was to
be politicians banquet at the lead
ing hotel following the speeches and
this must not be delayed too long.
Danville, much chagrined, but tact
ful, settled the fldgeting by calmly
referring to the lateness of the hour
and withdrawing to his hotel.
The cub reporter, buster than he
had ever been with the Cross Roads
Advocate. was throwing off copy in
bales. while all this was happening.
On his way to the hotel. however, he
stopped in the office of the Fog Horn
and hastily shouting up the tube to
the city editor TO revise that Dan
vile speech" hurried to the banquet
hall.
He was visibly excited over his po-
litlcal affiliations when he returned to
the Office but he obeyed instructions
when the city editor blurted:
Sutton, write n caption to that
Danville article. Say you met him in
the rotunda of the hotel and he spoke
on the issues of the day as follows!"
The cub retired at 4 O'Clock that
morning feeling he had earned at
least n part OF his stipend that night.
But his sense of security and graft.
fication was visibly Jared next morn
ing! When he read the Fog Horn he
discovered:
There was the caption to Danville,y
speech all 20 X" just as he had writ.
ten it-DanvIlle In the rotunda Of tho
hotel talking to the reporter-and
then
Horrors! In the body OF the article
were those intorjections standing out
as boldly as blue and red polka-dot
wrapper at Sunday school picnic:
Great applause!"
Demonstration in the audience!"
"Cheersl"
And all this when the great Dan.
VILE was talking TO a mere reporter"
In hotel lobby!
The cog had slipped
This incident happened during the
year of the big wind and was. curl.
ously, about the time that the cub
blew out of the Fog Horn Office to
test his ability to swim on other blad.
ders in untried seas OF prospective
glory.