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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
Resolutions on the Death OF Rev. Mcclure.

Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly
Father, in His Al-wise Providence, to
remove from our midst our beloved pas
tor, Rev. James Michael Mcclure, and
to take him home to Himself; and,
whereas, Bro. Mcclure has labored faith
fully amongst us for our good and for
the good of the cause of Christ in Wal
halla and in Oconee county; and,
whereas, his influence for good has been
felt both in the school-room and in
the churches in this county; and,
whereas, he has labored faithfully and
successfully against the powers of sin
and darkness of this world; and, whereas,
we, the Baptist church and Sunday
school, at Walhalla, desire to place upon
record our appreciation of his faithful
work in the church here; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Walhalla Baptist
church and Sunday school that in the
death of Bro. Mcclure our church and
community at large have sustained an
irreparable loss.
Be it further resolved, that while we
deeply feel our loss in his departure,
still we know that "God worketh all
things we'll" and we bow submissively to
His will.
Be it further resolved, that copy Of
these resolutions bo spread upon the
minutes of our church and that blank k
page be dedicated to his memory; that
we express to his bereaved companion
and orphan children our sincere con
dolence in this sad hour of affliction.
BE it further resolved, that II copy of
these resolutions be furnished TO his
family and be published in tho county
papers.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
Veterans TO Go 10 Louisville.

Gen. VIM. f.. Micklc, adjutant general
and chief of staff, gives official notice
that the next reunion of the United Con-
federate Veterans will be held in the
city of Louisville, KY, on June Ia, 10
and l6 He adds that the good people
of that city promise that this shall be
.suSh q perfect meeting that none hereto
fore held or hereafter can be even named
with it.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
AMENDED SUMMONS FOR RELIEF
The State of South Carolina,
County of Oconee.

County of Oconee.
Court of Common Pleas.
John d. Werner, Plaintiff,
against
Vasa K. Stolbrand, Mrs. Harcourt Bull,
Mrs. K. M. Stoeber, Mrs. Gertrude S.
Gibson, Edward Stolbrand and Corita
A. Neppert, Defendants s.-Amended
Summons for Relief.-(Complaint not
Served.)
To the Defendants Above Named:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint in this
action, which will be filed in the Office of
the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
of Oconee county, South Carolina, and
to serve copy of your answer to the
said complaint on the subscribers at their
office, on the Public Square, at Walhalla
Court House, South Carolina, within 20
days after the service hereof, exclusive
of the day of such service; and If you
fail to answer the complaint within the
time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action
will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Dated December 2Sth, A. ID. 1904.
g. r. ID. BURNS, @. G.. p. ISeal.
JAYNES & SHELOR,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
TO the Defendants Above Named
Please take notice that the Amended
Summons and Complaint in the above
entitled action will be filed in the office
of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas
of Oconee county, South Carolina; that
the purpose of this action is the fore
closure of mortgage given to the Plain
tiff by the late Carlos j. Stolbrand on
the first day of May, 1886.
JAYNES & SHELOR,
Plaintiffs Attorneys,
Walhalla, S. G.
December %, 1904. 52.5
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
THINK OF 1T.
A FIFTY-FOOT FALL.

"A Z Ii II WI 4 ALL.
A SPLENDID UNDEVELOPED
WATER POWER enhapces the value of
a tract of land to an indefinite amount.
The waterfall on the A. G.. Stapel tract
of land, which am Offering for sale, is
undeveloped and is considered one of the
finest opportunities for water-power
factory site now offering in or about
Walhalla.
The land is good. This property is
worth easily from Sl,5O0 to $2,OO0-but
less will buy it.
Address j. D. Cappelmann, 46-4S Broad
street, Charleston, S. G.
January IS, 1905
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
AGUARANTEED CUREFoR PILE.

Itching, blind, bleeding or protruding
piles. Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case, no
matter of how long standing, in 6 to ID
days. First application gives ease and
send SOC. in stamps and it will be for
warded postpaid by Paris Medicine Co.,
st. Louis, Mo.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
WALHALLA, 3. C.s
wRDNRsDAv. JAN. ss. 1905.
REDUCE AND HOLD.

The Cotton Growers Convention, now
in session at New Orleans, recommends
reduction of acreage and less use of fer
tilizers. 1t will adopt system of
bonded warehouses;. under local control,
for holding cotton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16

heroes of history is a doubtful one.
Protesting not too much, says the N. Y.
World, the ironmaster protests prob
ably too late. The public will believe
his denial and cling, nevertheless, to
the sar-tickhng phrase.
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ZcbraS.

What is algebra?" asked the
teacher
Its n white mule covered with
black stripes | saw one at the circus"
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hours the worm is completely shut up
in its cocoon. If the worm in the
cocoon is unmolested, it energies in
about four or 1--WE days with wings,
becoming Asnbsr Of the insect
wsrld
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16
LARGE CROPS AND CHEAPER
RATES..

The farmers of the Northwest are
iubilant not only over their large crops
but the reduction of the tranSporta-
ton charges. The reduction of grain
rates, according to a st. Paul dispatch.
ranges from five cents hundred
pounds from the most distant points,
to Il half cent from points nearest St
Paul and the head of navigation on the
Great Lakes. These rates are going
into operation over two tranS-conti
mental railroads. and it is said they will
be met by all other roads doing bust
ness in the same territory and tribu-
tary to it. With the large North
western wheat crop of two hundred or
so million bushels, the aggregate of
this in favor of the farmers reduction
is large one. There can be no i'll
crease of rates made elsewhere, il is
stated. TO even the receipts up in the
interests of the railroads. The reduc-
ton is looked upon as one of the evo-
lutionS in transportation.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16
To Cast The Largest Bell in
The World.

At a recent meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Grand Army of the
Republic IA plan was presented by Col
Frank Hume, an officer who served
with distinction in the army of the
Confederacy, which, if carried out, will
mean that the largest bell ever cast
will be hung in the Arlington ceme-
terry, the former home of Robert u.
Lee, overlooking Washington and the
wide sweep of the Potomac River, and
where are also buried some of the Con-
fcderate dead. 1t is Col Hume's idea
that this bell should be tolled during
the funeral rites of the military heroes
of the country when they are buried
within these historic grounds.
Mr.. Hume unfolded his plan to the
Grand Army veterans, his purpose be-
ing to have the bell cast from a large
number of obsolete cannon now stored
at the Government arsenal at Water
vliet and other points The president
of one of the largest bell foundries in
the country, who was communicated
with, stated that the idea was feas-
ible one, but that the cost of the under
taking would be large. The belief is
that the funds, however great they
may be, will be raised, not only
through contributions by the G. A. r.
veterans, but by those who wore the
gray.
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FRANK ii. HlTCHCOCK. FIRST AS
SlSTANT POSTMASTER-GE NERAL
eating the Government Printing Office
and which will further look into the
question of duplication of work by the
various bureaus and branches of the
government ut Washington.
While these advances have been
gratifying to Mr.. liitchcock's friends
and doubtless to himself, they have en-
tailed severe extra work. When he
left the department of Agriculture to
become chief clerk of the Department
of Commerce and Labor he still had
several uncompletcd publications of
the former Department which occupied
all his spare evenings for months. Up
on Secretary COrtclyou'S resignation
from the Department of Commerce and
Labor to engage in the work of elect
ing Mr.. Roosevelt. Mr.. Hitchcock went
with him as his principal assistant. his
uncompletcd duties. however. still fol-
lowing him us they had previously and
We're not even completed upon
his appointment to the Post Office De
partment. 1t is doubtful if he has yet
caught up with important lines of
statistical work which he undertook
to do prior to accepting his present APP
pointment.
Mr.. Hitchcock is very properly de
scribed i'll Il current number of
The World Today" as "thc man with
out pull as his remarkable rise in
the service of the government has been
the result of ability unadcd by polit-
ical influence. His qualifications are
perhaps most correctly summed III in
the words of Secretary Wilson. who. in
EXPIRE ing regrets at his loss to the
Depar ncnt of Agriculture said:
"lle mas industry, application and in
telligence. He is born organizer: can
pick good men, tell them what to do
and how to do it, and get the best
work out of them. He is of Il class
not big crowd-that make themselves
Indispensable. The government can't
get along without men like Mr.. Hitch
cock"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16
A MAN WITHOUT A PULL.
Rapid Rise of Frank ii. Hitchcock
Now First Assistant Post
master General

Several accounts have appeared in
the papers and magazines descriptive of
the rapid rise of First Assistant Post
master General Frank III. Hitchcock.
Starting with subordinate clerkship in
the Department of Agriculture some u
years ago where his duties consisted
mainly in labelling and storing away
the skins and skulls of mice, rats, and
other mammals collected by the animal
and bird division of the Department
of Agriculture, Mr.. Hitchcock has been
advanced rapidly to the head and di-
recting force OF first one and then an
other separate branch of the govern
ment, the last appointment being TO the
Post Office Department and later in
ciuentally TO membership III the Keep
committee to which was
referred the important duty of investi-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16
- Carnegie Did Not Say II.

Il never said" declares Andrew Car
negie. in an interview. that to die
rich is to die diSgraced."
George Washington did not live to
repudiate the little Ratchet. William
Tell passed to his rest with no oppor-
tunity to turn from the mythical apple
the arrow that was to 90 on saving
Switzerland for ages. Jefferson did
not ride on horseback to the Capitol to
take the inaugural oath. Mr.. Carnegie
living and able, meets common report
before it has hardened into tradition
and declares that the facts are other
wise. let his advantage over the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16
ECHOES OF PENRY'S FIGHT.
SHIPS SUNK BY AMERICAN FOR
CES RECENTLY DISCOVERED.
ihey Will Be Raised from Beds of
Mud and Preserved as Records
of War of 1912.

'hSy VIII be RAISED from Beds of
Mud and Pre- served as Records
of War of 1912.
Following Commodore Perry,s
thraShing of the British fleet in his
great Lake Erie fight, three of the
British war boats were sunk in the
Thames River, near Lake St Clair
The question has arisen to whom do
these vessels belong? After lying for
gotten, covered with mud and water,
for nearly a century, they have been
discovered, and it is proposed to raise
them. Over this, and their removal
to Detroit, an international contro-
vcrsy is threatened.
These ships were a part of the fleet
which resisted Commodore Perry at
Put-in-Bay. At that time the whole
northwestern country, including De-
troit, had fallen into British hands.
After Pcrry's crushing defeat, the
battered remnant of the British fleet
slipped away to Detroit taking the
British General Proctor aboard, and
with arms, ammunition, government
papers and other plumber from Detroit.
made speed to Lake st. Clair. The
little fleet of four took refuge on
the Thames, and in the famous
hnd ana naval battle which followed.
the ships were all sunk Trcumsch.
the Indian chief who was allied with
the British, was killed, and General
Proctor later committed suicide.
Gunboats Recently Discovered.
These vessels have remained forgot
ten until recently. when unusually
low water in the TfamcS revealed one
of them. \ plan was originated to re-
cover them and present them to De-
troit as memorials. Divers and ex-
pertS have been ut work and have To-
Gated three of the vessels Mt points
one, two and six miles up stream
from Chatham. The ships are nearly
covered with sand and earth.
In the one most exposed the hull
was found to contain boxes and bar
rclS of cannon balls and other war
stores. Further search is expected
to bring to light chests of silver and
other valuablcS which the records show
were taken on to the boats.
Canadian newspapers are vigorously
protesting against the American seiz-
ure of these ancient relics, but it is
stated that as the vessels are now
private property, the explorers will be
able to effect bargain whereby they
can obtain undisputed possession.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16
ANTI-PASS SENTIMENT.
1T IS GROWING IN CONGRESS- As
WELL As THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY.

Many Legislators Have Already Set
Their Faces Against the Accept
ance of Railroad and TeIegraphic
FaVorS.
When Congress convened last fall it
met in extra session upon the call of
the President. and this session contin-
ucd over into the regular session.
which met December 9TH. There was
no interval between the two sessions.
1t was thus apparent that there could
have been no travelling back and forth,
no returning of the Members of Con
grcSS to their homes following the
special session and coming on to Con-
greSS again for the regular session
yet the House of Representatives by
large majority passed Il resolution
voting themselves extra mileage for
this extra session, amounting to nearly
$2O0,O OO-a mileage grab for imaginary
travel.
Fortunately for the honor of Con
greSS, the Senate refused to even con-
slider the question. But the incident
brought out the fact that the majority
of the Members of Congress, including
some of our most renowned legislators,
and including nearly all the Represen-
tativeS who voted for this indcfcnSibc
grab ut graft habitually travel on free
railroad passes. Many Of them not
only secure train passes from the rail
roads but Pullman passes as well and
also free meal privileges on dining
cars.
Anti-Pass Cranks VIII Soon be
Common.
There have been several men in Con-
grcSS during recent years who have,
sometimes perhaps with too much oS-
tcntation, refused railroad passes, and
they have been generally looked upon
as crankS and dcnominated anti-paSS
freaks. contemporary remarks,
however. in connection with the com
ing to Congress of Governor La
Toilette. of Wisconsin. and one or two
others who have reform ideas, that it
is recorded in charming verse anent an
PREACHER of the gospel
in an English village that those who
came to scott remained to pray and
among the numbcrleSS political posi-
bilitiCS of the not far off future is
looming up Il change of heart in many
Congressman who have hitherto
laughed to scorn attempts to prohibit
them from asking or accepting such
railroad favorS-amounting i'll fact
to nothing more nor less than so much
cash.
1t is Il promising sign that number
Of national Legislators of their own
voition have effected this reform,
wisely seeing that consistency demands
it and likewise noting the popular feel
ing throughout the country against the
practice.
1t is a fair sized business in itself
which provides the issuance of rail
road ana Geographic "courtcSics" to
legislators. The practice is, of course.
not confined to Congress, but occurs in
every state legislature, to say nothing
Of other public officials.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16
The Poor Worm Must Die.

However, in the silk worm culture,
where the cocoons are gathered for
their silk alone, it is necessary to Kill
the worm before it breaks the tiny
threads. This is done quickly, however,
by either the use of hot, moist air or
steam, or the modern painless method
of destructive gases. The methods of
rccling the silk from the cocoons vary
according to the country where the in
duStry thrivcs.
The history of silk culture in the
United States dates far back to the
days of the early colonists of Virginia,
South Carolina and Georgia, while it
was introduced in New England
about the year 1860. In 1901. SrcIr.
tary Wilson, of the Department of
Agriculture, after a visit to the South
Investigating agricultural conditions
and possibilities, came to the conclu-
sion that something should be done to
amcliorate the condition of the OK
trcmely poor people of that section.
and particularly the colored race.
SILK culture was among the ideas
which suggested themselves to him,
and his interest in that line led to an
by Congress of $4,000
to continue the investigations of the
subject. Congress during its session
of 19O2-19O3 repeated the appropria-
ton, and additional appropriations
have been since made.
Good Outlook for New Industry.
1t is believed that there are many
portions of the United States well
adapted to silk raising. many places
which might well become silk cen
tiers, where labor can be employed
at rates comparable to
those of Southern Europe. The estab- |
liShment of a silk mill in such Il loca
ton is believed feasible by the De
partment officials. and can be made to |
pay. Foreign capital is becoming in
tercStcd in the subject the proprietor
of large estate in Italy especially |
giving the matter careful conSidera |
ton. What the success of silk cul- !
ture would mean in the United States |
might well be indicated when it is |
learned that nearly S100,0000O0 was
sent out of this country to be eXpend |
ed in the purchase of both raw silk |
and the manufactured article.
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her for the samples she recently sent
him.
Life History of a Silk Worm.


The various stages in the life of Il
silk worm are interesting. First we
have the tiny eggs which hatch into
the caterpillar or larva. This larva,
when Matched, upon coming into con-
tact with the air, increased in volume
larger than it had in the egg, and it
quickly begins to gnaw the under sur
face of the mulberry leaf. 1t eats day
and night ut al hours, except when
asleep, and in about thirty days grows
l4,UUO times larger than it was at
birth. AS it grows it moltS its skin
probably four or live times. the most
interesting period in its career is
when the worm reaches an age OF
20 or y days, when its appetite al
most ceases, its size dlminishes, and
1t general appearance is SlcKly. Very
soon, however, it begins to move about,
lifts up its head, and turns in every
direction, seeking Il pace III which to
spin net TO hold the cocoon Wnlcu Is
10 be spun. lOr SOmcrmr, through
the veil which very soon is to sur
round it, the dilIgcnt larva, with its
back turned outward, may be seen
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16

completing its task. 1t is calculated
that with its head alone the silk worm
makes 90 movements every minute
describing arcs of circles. crossed in
the form of the figure s. Meanwhile
the web grows closer and the veil
thickens, and in about seventy-two
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16
Am. RICAN SILK GOWNS.
THE PRESIDENTS WIFE HAS IN
TERESTED HERSELF IN FOS-
TERING SILK WORM
CULTURE.

Secretary Wilson Believes that Many
Portions of the Country We'll
Adapted to the Industry. Depart
ment Will Furnish the Eggs and
Mulberry Trees Free.
The japanese have Il class of labor
ers who work for their board and keep
alone. All they want is place to live
and plenty of food in the shape of
leaves from particular kind OF tree,
and they are willing to turn millions
of dollars into the pockets Of their EN-
ployers. In fact, Japan sent to the
United States over SJ2,UOU,UUU worth
of their products during the last year,
and they never received one cent of
this vast SUI France, Italy, China
and various-->,ner countries, too, have
laborers of TINS kind, but in the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16

united states, where the pay for la
Dor is the highest in the world. the
possibilities for employment of this
class of help are just as great as in
the countries where it tlourshes. The
question arises at once, what sort of
an industry is this which employs the
time and services of its help and then
pays them nothing?
Mrs. Roosevelt's Helping Hand.
These "willing workers" are nothing
more than the lowly silk worm. living
on the leaf of the mulberry. and then
diligently spinning the glstening
strands of silver into an egg-shape
form that the keeper may reap the
reward, and the presidents wife
has made compact with Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson to foster their
growth in the United States. Mrs.
Roosevelt takes a deep interest in the
question of American silk growing.
and believes that there is in the indus
try much hope for the farmers wives
and other women who need an income
from work at home. Our first lady of
the land, by the way, has the rare at
tri.ute OF much modeSty, combined
with great generosity, and except to
her close circle of friends has nothing
to say about her many phlanthropics
mostly directed toward the advance
ment of women's interests.
AS to silk growing, Mrs. Roosevelt
became interested in it something over
year ago, securing Secretary Will
sons powerful support; she stands
sponsor for what promises to become Il
very considerable American industry
At the last Inauguration she wore q
magnificent silk gown, made of Amer
lean silk and woven on American
looms.
Money in Raising Cocoons.
The silk worm thrives most any
place where mulberry trees will grow.
The raising of them, according to
Fanny Brigham, requires only 60 days
year. Forty thousand worms hatch
from single ounce of eggs, and their
cocoons when dried weigh about so
pounds, worth on an average Il dollar
pound.
1t is Mrs. Roosevelt's idea that silk
worm culture in the United States will
be conducted principally by the farm
ers' wives and daughters. as it is in
Europe. secretary wilson is con-
WINGED that there is a good profit in
the industry, and he will send to any
body, free of charge, all the mulberry
cuttings or seedlings required to start
silk worm growing. 1t takes about
three years, with good care. to get the
mulberry trees ready for cropping.
when the Department will send the
beginner all the eggs which the grove
will feed. The silk raiser is, there
fore, really under no money expense
for starting the project, his share be-
ing only little patience and indus
try. A shining example noted is Mss
Ethel Prltchett, of Albany, Indiana
who is sixteen years old, and who has
produced silk cocoons from Italian
eggs finer than anything shown by
Italy. rSespstary Wilson highly praised