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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-18
PERSONAL INJURY GRAFTERS.
A Railroad Detectives Work In Damage
Suits.

of the Pullman for final cigar be-
fore he climbed into his upper berth.
He had just finished job of clever
sleuthing and was in talkative
mood, which quickly brought the
half-dozen other smokers to atten-
ton.
"I suppose in the beginning | was
supplied with as much confidence in
human nature as the average man."
he began, as he settled back into the
cushions and put his feet on a chair,
<'but after spending twenty years in
finding out Just how much the truth
is stretched every time somebody
sues the company for damages for
personal injuries there isn't much
left of it.
81 hadn't been wearing railroad
gumshoes very long before | was
turned loose on case where a six
teen-year old boy wanted 100000
damages because he was deaf and
dumb as the result of a railroad
wreck.
81 worked on the case for two
years, during which time the suit as
postponed from one term of court to
another, until finally it had to be
tried. The sum total of all my
knowledge was that the boy hadn't
spoken nor apparently heard word
for two years.
"On the morning of the trial / ad-
vised the company's lawyers to settle
for $4,000, which they offered to
do. The plaintiffs counsel refused
the offer, SO the case was called.
"Eho evidence was SO completely
one-sided that the case would GER
tainly have been finished and gone
to the jury before night, but at noon
/ had an idea. | thought that if we
bad one more day something might
turn up to US. conferred with the
company's lawyer, and at about the
hour when the case was ready for the
jury our leading attorney was taken
suddenly i'll. The Judge had no al
ternative but to adjourn court until
the next day.
"That night | went to the plaintiffs
counsel and explained that we were
ready to settle, but wanted to make
a physical examination the boy
first. He had no objections, so we
rented a room in the local hospital
and took the boy there.
owe put him upon an operating
table, around which were gathered
four white coated, white whiskercd
men, alleged to be eminent surgeons,
but in reality the company's lawyers
"After barring the youths bosom
over the heart, the chief surgeon
grabbed an ugly looking knife, and
solemnly said:
Brethren, there is about one
chance in a hundred that the patient
will survive this operation. Are you
willing to take the chance p
"We are, answered the others.
"The> words were hardly spoken
Before the boy let out a veil, and
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-18

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
IN ITORS.-All persons indebted to the
estate of A. l.. Mason, deceased, are
hereby notified to make payment to the
undersigned, and all persons having
claims against said estate will present
the same, duly attested, within the time
prescribed by law, or he barred.
r. b. MASON,
Administrator of the Personal Estate of
A. l.. Mason, deceased.
January 4, 1905. Ia
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-18
Pneumonia and La Grippe.

Coughs cured quickly by Foley's Honey
and Tar. Refuse substitutes. Sold by
j. W. Bell, Walhalla; w. j. Lunney,
Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-18
Rev. N. G. BalIenger Loses by Fire.

[Grecnville Herald, January III
A. G. Sizcmore, of Reedy River, is
in town to-day and reports that the
Methodist parsonage for the Green
vile circuit was burned last night
between and 8 o'clock. Rev. n. G.
Ballenger, the pastor, lost most of
his household goods. The building
was partly insured, but there was no
insurance on the household property
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
FOUR INDICTED.
Federal Grand Jury Returns Bill
for Blocking Beef Trust
Inquiry.

Chicago, April 14.-An indictment
charging Interference with court Off
cials and witnesses, returned Thursday
in the United States district court, fur
nished new climax in the proceedings
of the federal grand jury, which is at
work in the Monadnock building inves-
tigating the packing industry. The ac-
ton of the jury was directed against
Joseph Weissenbach, attorney for the
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Packing
company, and Leo S. Joseph, George
D. Hopkins and Beth S. Cusey, en-
ployes of the same company.
The departure of Edwin B. Fish.
chief clerk in the traffic department OF
the Schwarzchild & Sulzberger com
pany, for Canada, during the progress
of the investigation by the special
grand jury which issued a summons
for him and the alleged opposition and
obstruction of the efforts of Deputy
United States Marshal Abel A. Bach in
serving the suboena, is recited as the
basis for the Indictment Edwin B.
Fish has heen a witness before the
grand jury for several days and it was
at the conclusion of his testimony that
the indictment was returned. All OF
the defendants gave bail before Judge
Humphrey in the sum of $1,000 each,
with the American Surety company as
security. Mr.. Fish, too, was obliged
to furnish bond to guarantee his re-
naming in Chicago and appearing as
witness, his bond being fixed at $1O,-
900.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
Hundreds Killed by Cyclone.

Fuller reports of the damage done
by the cyclone early in April show it to
have E4en greater than first reported.
Numerous villages were destroyed by
floods, over 100 natives were drowned,
roads were cut, the railroads were great
ly damaged, and crops were destroyed.
Many bodies foated down the rivers to
the sea.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
To Colonize Catholics.

Memphis, Tenn, April 14.-A Com
mercial Appeal special from Cairo, ILL.,.
says that 100000 acres of land near
Sikeston, Mo-, has been purchased by
a company headed by Archbishop Glen
non, of st. Louis, and will be used to
locate colony of Catholics from New
York city and New Orleans. Another
100000 acres will probably be secured
The people will be colonized in vii
lagos upon the purchased land. The
company has capital stock of 81 .OOO,-
600. II
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
Wisconsin Bars Giant Cracker

Madison, Wis. April 14-The Wis
consin senate Thursday concurred in
the anti-firecracker bill, which was pre-
viously passed by the assembly. The
bill prohibits any dynamite crackers in
this state, and any other crackers ex-
cept those not larger than five inches in
length and five-eighths inch in diam
eter ..-
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
RIVAL SQUADRONS
ARE near Battle
NEWS OF ENGAGEMENT BE-
TWEEN RUSSIAN AND JAP
FLEETS EXPECTED.
Contest May Occur OF Island Of For
mosa-Belief That Rojestvensky
Will Accept Battle Wherever Togo
Chooses to Offer.

Singapore, April 14.-The Russian
-, fleet was in latitude s degrees north,
longitude 108 degrees IS minutes east
at noon April II. The Peninsular & ORR
entail steamer Nubia, which has arrived
here, reports having passed no less than
AZ vessels there. They were steering
north-northeast at speed of eight or
ten knots.
The position of the fleet was then
about 300 miles northeastward of the
Natuna islands (Which lie between the
Malay peninsula and the west coast of
Borneo) and more than 200 miles south
east of Cape St. Jacques. This course
indicates that the feet was not going 10
%Saigon, French Cochin-China and seems
TO bear out the prediction that the long
expected battle will be fought off the
island Of Formosa. Vladivostok is the
evident objective point of the fleet.
When sighted by the steamer Nubia
April II the Russian fleet was a little
less than 500 miles north-northeast OF
Singapore. If the ships have not come
to anchor they are now at least 900 miles
from Singapore.
Peace Not Thought Of.
st. Petersburg, April IA. - The news
of the northward movement of Admiral
Rojestvensky's squadron and his evil
dent intention to accept battle when
ever Admiral Togo chooses to offer it
has for the present stilled all activities
in the direction of peace, and the for
eign dispatches relating to the voyage
of the squadron are followed with the
most intense interest.
The admiralty volunteers no infOrma-
tion regarding Rojestvensky's plans,
whether his immediate destination is or
is not Cape Padaran (on the east coast
of COchin-China), but in naval circles
the impression prevails that the squad
ron will continue nOrthward to the
straits Of FOrmOsa, where, if Admiral
Togo does not elect to give battle or is de-
feated Admiral Rojestvensky may seize
a temporary base in Japanese territory,
and, if it is considered advisable, he
could there await the arrival of Admiral
Nebogatoff's division
Japanese Warships Seen.
Hongkong, April 14.-The British
cruiser Iphegenia has telegraphed to the
naval authorities by the wireless sys-
tenn that she passed AZ Russian warships
lao miles south of Saigon. The fleet was
headed north. Two Japanese warships
passed Cape Rock, Hongkong, Tuesday
night, going south at full speed. The
vessels showed no lights,
Strengthening Vladivostok.
Toxic, April 14.-It is reported here
that the Russians are continually reen-
forcing the garrison at Vladivostok, and
that the work of Strengthening the fort
ress is progressing constantly. 1t is
said that the plans of the Russians con-
template garrison numbering 100, 900
men with 500 guns. Many additional
batteries, redoubts, barriers and pits are
in course of construction. and enormous
stores of ammunition are being accumu-
lated. The Russians, it is said, hope to
so equip the fortress that it will be capa-
BILE of withstanding siege.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
Farmers Congress-.

Chicago, April 15.-The next annual
session of the Farmers National con-
gress will be held in Richmond, Va,
September 1922 This congress is more
than 20 years old, is non-political, and
composed of delegates from every state
and territory, appointed by the govern
ors on the recommendation of the ag-
ricultural organizations of the states
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
Two Slain in Riot

Hibbing, Mimi, April ia riot
which resulted in the death of two min
ers and the wounding Of several others
here late Tuesday followed strike of
the miners at the Hull and Rust mines.
who were refused an advance in pay Of
Is cents day.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
Farmers to Meet.

Chicago, April 12.-John M. Stahl,
secretary of the Farmers National
Congress. announces that the next an
nual session of that body will meet at
Richmond. Va, September 1922. Dele
gates appointed by the governors of
every state and territory in the union
will be in attendance.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
Shoe Firm ASSIGNS

B1ockton, Mass, April 1.-THE shoe
firm of R. B. Grover & Co., of this
city. at whose factory the disastrous
boiler explosion of March 20 occurred
costing So lives and $25O,0OO property
loss. has voluntarily assigned for the
benefit of creditors.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
One Killed in Wreck,

Sterling. H., April IA freight
train ran into an open switch at La.
moille, Is miles southeast of this city.
and the wreck resulted in the killing
of G. "A. johnson, of Clinton. Ia, brake-
man. William Lambert, brakeman, Of
Clinton. Ia. was fatally injured.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
Indicted A gain

st. Louis, April 14.-United States
Senator J. R. Burton, of Kansas, was
r.indicted by the federal grand jury
Thursday on the charge of accepting
fees to the amount of $1,000 from the
Rialto Grain & Securities company of
st. Louis, in whose behalf it is alleged
he acted as attorney before the post
Office department at Washington.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
Eight Are Dead.

Roanoke, Va, April 1O.-While tamp-
ing powder in blast at the ArdWay
limestone quarry near Allisonia. the
blast was accidentally discharged, caus-
ing the explosion of two other blasts
that had been set near by. Seven negro
laborers and one white man were killed
and two others were SO badly injured
that there is little hope of their recov-
ery.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
Plunged to His Death.

Chicago, April 15.-After kissing his
wife and two children, Frank Clark, 80
years old, leaped from the fourth floor
of the st. Lawrence apartment build
ing, Forty street and ST. Law
renee avenue, Friday When picked
up the man was dying. and despite eff
forts made by the physicians to save
him he expired.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
Four Children Cremated.

Clarksburg, w. Va, April 1.-THE
home of George T. Maull. on West Balti-
moro street, was entirely destroyed by
fire carly Tuesday, and four of his chill
dren we're burned to death The parents,
with fifth child, had barely time to es-
cape from the burning building. The
charred bodies Of the four children have
beaa recovered.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
Home Again.

Washington, April 10.-Mrs. Roose-
welt and her three children who have
been away on a short cruise in Florida
waters, returned to Washington Sun
day.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
Helped Lay First Gable.

st. Petersburg, April 14-Admiral
Schwartz, who assisted on board the
frigate Niagara in laying the first At
lantic cable in 1867, is dead.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-20
over ZOO KILLED r
IN CITY OF MADRID
SUDDEN COLLAPSE OF A NEW
WATER RESERVOIR IS CAUSE
OF DISASTER.
Hundreds of Workmen Buried in the
Debris-Fifty Dead Bodies Recov-
credit Is Said 236, All Dead, Still
in the Ruins.

Madrid, April 10.-Four hundred per
sons were killed or injured Saturday
by the collapse of new water reservoir
in course of construction. Fifty bodies
have already been recovered. An exact
estimate of the casualties is still impos.
sible. 1t is stated that there were 23e
men in the lower part of the reservoir
all of whom were killed. The prince OF
the Asturias, the war minister, the gov
ernor of Madrid, and representative
of the king have gone to the spot to su.
perintend the work of rescue. Troops
sent to the scene are engaged in helping
the sufferers and recovering the bodies
of the dead. The catastrophe caused q
profound sensation throughout the city.
All work was suspended, and the people
focked to the scene. s..s. ~ ...
King supervises Relief Measures.
King Alfonso was shooting at Cara
banchel when he heard of the disaster,
and Immediately repaired to the scene.
His arrival was the signal for ovations
from the crowds. The king was deeply
moved, and insisted upon personally
supervising the relief measures. Work
ing parties gradually removed the de-
bris, and recovered the mutilated bodies,
fragments Of flesh and limbs.
Insipient demonstrations were direct
ed against those held to be responsible
for the disaster. Professions of women
carrying black flags paraded the dis
trict in which the disaster occurred A
great crowd marched to the center OF
the city and forced the merchants to
close their establishments as a sign OF
mourning. The markets were all shut
and business was entirely at a stand
still.
.... Pitiful Scenes.
Many heartrending incidents and pain
full scenes are reported. Ten of those
who were rescued alive have gone mad
A huge crowd stood around the scene
throughout the night watching the at
tempts at rescue in the light of huge
electric lamps. Some of the injured
have died. One body was recovered
from the ruins during the night, but
none later. Seven hundred workmen
are engaged in clearing the debris. Dur
ing the day students and workmen
paraded the streets collecting money
for the families of victims of the dis.
aster. The public is contributing
freely.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-03-17
NATURE, OF INADVERTENTLY
The Division Of Labor Between the
Hands as It Is Variously
Exemplihed. a..,s ~

N Bishop Harman reviews number
of morphological facts In relation TO
visceral asymmetry in human beings.
says the Medical Record. He then ad-
vances an hypothesis as to the presence
of a general right-handedness in man.
He suggests an Incident in the life OF
primitive man in which two of these
beings have a hand-to-hand conflict.
One learns the secret of division of labor
in the forelimbs and uses his left arm, for
shield and his right for fighting. He is
the victor In the fight, and his offspring,
after he has captured the wife of the
victim, would revert to the material GUS
tom of using the left hand. The writer
then cites various examples to prove the
real ambidexterity of ordinarily trained
men.
Most men brush the hair with pair Of
brushes, using each hand equally and
coincidentally in the task. Women piait
the hair, using both hands; they also
hold the hand-glass first with one hand.
then with the other. while adjusting
plaits. coils and pins with the free hand.
The process shows extraordinary BIZ
manual dexterity, with hand and eye
cerebration. Violin-playing illustrates
in a most remarkable way the division
of labor between the forelimbs. The use
of the typewriter and the inscription of
the Braille type by the blind all show
wonderful bimanual division of labor.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-03-17
PRODUCTION OF PIC IRON.
Output in United States for 1904
Aggregates 16,497, ,o33 Tons,
Says Statement.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The official organ
of the American Iron & Steel associa-
ton published the complete statistics
of the production of all kinds of pig
iron in the United States in 1904. The
total production was 16.497 ,033 gross
tons, against 18,009,2 ,252 in 1903 and IT,
821 .3O7 tons in 1902. The production
of bessemer and low PHOSPHORUS pig
iron in 1904 was 9,098, $50 tons, against
1888, ,908 tons in 1903.
The production of basic pig iron in
1901 was 2,4S3.104 tons, against, 2,040,-
726 tons in 1903.
The production of charcoal pig iron
In 1904 was 337 ,529 tons, against 504, 4,757
tons in 1903. 81
The production of spiegeleisen and
ferro- manganese in 1904 was -219,4
tons, against 1872 ,661 tons in 1903.
The stocks of pig iron which were
unsold in the hands of manufacturers
at the close of 1904, and were not in
tended for their own consumption,
amounted to 408.792 tons, against 623,-
254 tons on June 80, 1904. and 581, ,438
tons on December 81, 1905.
The whole number of furnaces in
blast on December 81, 1904, was 261.
against ZIG on June 80, 1904, and 182
on December 81, 1903.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-03-17
UNCLE SAM LEADS WORLD.
Employs More Persons in Postal Sery.
ice Than Any Other Country
Germany Ranks Second.

Washington.-The postal service OF
the United States employs more per-
sons than that of any other government
in the world. The chief clerk of the
post Office department has prepared a
list showing that 267, 500 persons are
under the orders of the postmaster gen.
eral. Thearmy and navy combined does
not aggregate more than half of this
number
The postal employees are divided as
follows: Postmaster. So, ,486: rural free
delivery carriers, 30.001; city letter car
riers, 81. .554; star routes and railway
mail service 42,731, of which 12,214 are
in the railway mail service; clerks, sec
ond-class officers 24.743; assistant post
masters, in first and second-class post
Offices, 1884; estimated number of clerks
in third and fourth-class offices, IA 1000;
estimated number of clerks paid by
postmasters. $1,000. These clerks are
paid from allowances and out of the
salaries of the postmasters themselves.
In the post Office department there
are 1156 clerks and other employees,
and 400 inspectors The fgnres of Chief
Clerk Chance do not include sc, 600 sub
stitute rural free delivery carriers and
about 1900 substitute city letter car
riers. which would swell the figures to
302, ,3e2 employees
In point of numbers of postal employees
Germany ranks next to the United
States, then Great Britain and France.
It is estimated that the postal employees
draw about SIG. 900. 600 year in salaries.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-03-17

''One other thing, Mr. Terry. Miss Gift.
ton begged me to notify you that she
will resign her position at the end of the
week"
The manager sprang to his feet.
Resign her positionn he exclaimed.
"And what the devil have you got to do
with it?"
well, sir" the clerks tone was full OF
quiet amusement, Miss Clifton is going
to marry me, and SO thought mean
we agreed 1t would be best for me to tell
you when asked for the holiday sup
pose under the circumstances can have
the vacation, Mr. Terry z" ~
yes, certainly" but the manager put
his hand to his head with rather dazed
look, for there suddenly tumbled down
about him hundred aircastles, and on
top of them all lay the ruins of his fiat
N. o. Times-Democrat.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-03-17
THE CHEERFUL TRUcKMAN.
He Exhibits Conspicuously Traits
That Are Common to ALL .ss
Americans.

Zone thing that always impresses me
as l go about the streets" said the town
traveller, according to the New York
Sun, SIS the good humored cheerfuIness,
and more than that, often the evident
high spirits, of the city's truekmen as
they pillow their way along after heavy
snowfall ss'iss - st';Fs -, tsssst =
Even when the going is atits bestitis
difficult enough in many streets to nayi-
gate loaded truck. In all it is just
about Ia times as hard when the going
is heavy with snow. The. indomitable
truckman rises to the occasion not only
cheerfu1ly, but often enough almost, If
not quite, gleefully,s as though little
4 things. like great difficulties were some
thing right in his line, that he'd rather
collar than not, for he never gives up
he gets there, somehow, and seems to en-
JOY the struggle. ft,..s .sssss-srs ii ~
"a friend tells me that in the exhibi-
tion of these qualities the truckmen are
only showing traits that aresefaraeter-
istic. of all Americans. everywhere, and
guess that's so; but none the less. do
admire the jolly truckmen, whom no
difficulties can feaze. nothing can down -
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-03-17
DISTANT GLORY.
gar a the sunny Southland now

TAR N the sunny Southland now
Sweet roses scent the air;
The railroad lads" inform us how
We soon may loiter there:
The trains are swift and warm and safe--
They haven't raised the fare
We shiver through the cherries streets,
We freeze our ears and toes
And fight in chilly cars for seats
And bear thousand woes
From which the happy man is free
Who packs his trunk and goes.
Far In the glowing West to-day,
Upon the golden strand
Bare-legged the gleeful children play
And let their lungs expand:
The trains are fast 'twixt here and there
The scenery Is grand.
Why does the Anglo-Saxon, when
He emigrates. proceed
TO pick cold place out and then
Build there. as If indeed
"A beastly climate always were
His first and greatest need?
The profits that we crave are here,
Therefore we fret and stay,
And always promise that next year.
Well surely go away.
We rob ourselves of half our lives
For little extra pay
Far, far away green tendrils wind
Where petals scent the air:
Why were our fathers not inclined
To build our cities there?
But-happy thought-the trains run on;
We merely need the fare.
IS. E Kiser- in Chicago Record-Herald.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-03-17
THE oPEN-AIR TREATMENT. j
Patient Who Is Exposed Continuously
to Fresh Air Makes Rapid
Gain.

The advantages of the opensaid treat
ment for .consumptives may be thus
briefly summarized: The patient ex-
posed continuously to fresh air gains in
appetite, assimilates his food better,
sleeps more. soundly and awakens more
refreshed Free exposure to air is the
best antipyretie,. says Dr. H. w. g.
Mackenzie, in the London Lancet.
Sweating at night. formerly SO common
a symptom, usually ceases. Colds are
practically unknown among patients
leading an open-air life! Secondary
infection, or account of the compara-
tive freedom OF the air from micro-or-
gahIsms, is, much less likely to eccur.
Tolerance of outside airFis very, quickly
established, and, no one who has tried
the open air fife win willingly go back
to the former conditions of stuffiness.
i have never seen anyone made worse
by exposure to fresh air. Even during
thick London fog patients get on better
lying in bed on aabalcony or in rooms
with. windows wide open and a good fire
burning than when attempts are made
to shut out the fog by Keeping the win
dowS shut. sssas = sssssse3s3
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-03-17
Milk for Dogs.

Some of the saloons in New York city
keep pitcher of milk on the. side fol
called around behind the bar and get:
a dish of milk while his master orders
across the bar. One of the saloons up
town has large mastiff which is regu.
lar patron. He visits the place every
day, once with his master and once
missed two days. but hastened to make il
up later.