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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
Husband and wife Shot Dead.

Denver, COL, March 12.-Mad with
rage because of his defeat In lawsuit in
which X. Fill, the man whom he pro.
nounced his bitterest enemy, had been
victorious, and swearing vengeance
against him and his family, George
Schistler, a teamster, armed himself
with rifle to-day and started out to do
murder. AS result of the affray three
persons are dead, one is missing and
three others are wounded, two at least
dangerously.
The wife of George Sohistler Is pros.
trated over the affair and may die from
the shook. Schistler had brooded over
his troubles with the Fill family, who
were immediate neighbors, and an.
nounced to-day that he would even up
matters. Taking rifle of improved pat
tern, and buckling on belt of smokeless
cartridges, he started for the Fill home.
Fill saw sohistler approaching and heard
him make threats. He tried to avoid
him by entering the house, but Schistler
sent bullet into his brain and Fill fell
dead. Mrs. Fill rushed to her husband's "a
side and received bullet from Sohist-
lers rifle. She too foil dead beside the
'lifeless body Of her husband. Schistler
then seb fro to the Fill homo, which was
destroyed. A son of the Fills is missing
and is believed to have perished in the
flames.
Satisfying himself that the flames
would perform their mission, Schistler
returned to his home and barricaded
himself. In the meantime neighbors
appeared on the scene, but quickly re-
treated when bullets from Schistler's
rifle began falling near them. A tele-
phone message was sent to police head
quarters and an ambulance with Police
Surgeon Dulin, Capt. Bohanna and three
officers were hurried to the scene. Upon
the arrival of the officers and before they
could leave the ambulance rain of bull
lets fell about them. Dulin and Bohanna
fell to the floor of the ambulance
wounded The condition of the former
is critical. The driver reined his horses
when another shot from Schistler's gun
dropped one of the animals to the
ground. With the assistance of spec
tators the wounded men were removed
from the scene. A strong array of police
officers was then sent to the house and
after q furious exchange of shots the
place was entered and Schistler was
found in dying condition. He died
soon afterwards.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
The Old limo Way.

Our grandmothers gave us powders
and teas because they knew nothing of
modern medicine and methods. In this
age of progress and discovery, nicely
coated, compressed tablets are fast
superceding the old time powders and
teas. Rydale's Liver Tablets are oom-
pressed, chocolate coated tablets, easy to
swallow, pleasant in effect, always re-
liable, They contain ingredients that
cannot be used in powders and teas; In
gredients that have an effect upon the
liver that is never obtained from the So
called liver powders, etc. A trial will
prove their merits, Walhalla Drug Com
Dany.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
No Age Limit.

DIR. William Osler, the Johns Hop
kins professor who has accepted a
call to Oxford University, declared
in his farewell address that man
above 40 is practically useless, and
that man over go is so absolutely
worthless that humane dose of
chloroform ought to be administered
to him. That statement aroused a
storm of protest and helped to recon-
cile the country to the learned doc
tors departure. Of course, the
theory is absurd from any stand
point, but it is especially significant
as showing the standpoint from
which this eminent physician views
the subject. In measuring man he
employs only physical and mental
standards, ignoring entirely mans
moral force and development, which
ought to increase with the years.
Even from physical and mental
standpoints the doctor is grossly ia
error, for much physical work is done
by men above forty and excellent
mental work is done by men above 60,
But why pass over the spiritual life
of manP Does science look. no
farther than to muscle and brain
The heart of man demands recogni-
tion, and it is young at 40, strong at
go and often does its best work after
three score years and ten have passed
over the head of its possessor.
Nestor complained that the gods
do not bestow the wisdom of years
until they have withdrawn the vigor
of youth. DR.. Osler's theory places a
higher estimate upon vigor than upon
wisdom, forgetting that the former
may be worse than wasted if not
directed by the latter. And he
would deprive the young of the in
spiration that comes from communion
with those who, growing ripper in ex-
perience and broader in sympathy,
prove anew that "the path of the just
is like the shining light that
shineth more and more unto the per.
feet day" This old world would
lose an incalculable amount of love
and benevolence and helpful service
if DIR. Osler's brutal suggestions were
put into practice. But no fear. We
shall have more reverence for age
and a deeper appreciation of its con-
tribution to society the more we con.
slider the matter. The doctor has
become 80 absorbed in anatomy that
he is oblivious to the soul and to the
influences that act upon 1.-THE
Commoner, March 10.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
The Duke Bid Higher.

An American millionaire, staying
at Hamburg, once gave the head
waiter at one of the hotels 100 marks
to place him next to an English duke
at dinner. Next day he found him
self at the other end of the table.
"Didn't I give you," he demonstrated,
ga hundred marks to sit me as near
as possible to the duke ?" eyes, sir,''
replied the waiter, "but the duke he
gave me 200 marks to put you as far
away as possible. ."-London Globe.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
Makes War on Migrants.

Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi,
has addressed long letter to the peace
officers of the State in which he starts
out with the proposition that the white
people of that State are confronted with
q grave problem. Among other things
he says:
much has been said about closing the
door of hope in the face of the black
man. Unless the officers of the law do
their full duty in suppressing the in
creasing criminal tendency of the negro
1t looks to me like the probability is that
the door of hope will be closed in the
face of the white man. / want the law
enforced. want the negro protected
in his enjoyment Of life, liberty, the pro-
duct of his labor and the pursuit of hap
piness. want the mob spirit discour-
aged in every way and the only way to
do 1t is to enforce vigorously the law
against the vagrants particularly, and all
criminals of both races. If this shall be
done 1 feel safe in saying that crime
among the negroes in the State of Mis-.
sissippi for the year 1905 will decrease
10 per cent.
"0fficers of Mississippi, expect you to
do your duty. Tho peace and order OF
your respective communities have been
committed to your keeping. Most of the
crimes that have been committed by ne.
groes upon white women are traceable to
your neglect of duty"
The Governor concludes by saying that
he has to hear of the first negro who
makes his living by honest toll being
guilty of this crime.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
LIsEL 10 can wAIrg NAN sLAck..
A. N. Floyd Was Put Down as Negro In
Charleston Newspapers.

A special from Columbia, dated
March 15, says: Avery interesting
and important decision was rendered
by the Supreme Court this morning,
1t is decided thatfor a newspaper
to publish that white man is a me-
gro isdefamstory to the white man,
and the newspaper making the publ
cation is liable to suit for damages.
The case was that of an appeal on
the part of Augustus M. Flood, of
Charleston, a libel suit having been
instituted by him against the News
and Courier and the Evening Post,
of Charleston, for damages in the
sum of $4,000 because he was re-
ferred to as being negro.
The Supreme Court says: aThe
only question presented by this ap-
peal is, is it libelous per SO to publish
white man as negro9 To call a
white man negro affects the social
status of any white man so referred
to-"
/ Authorities are quoted on this
point and the Court continues:
"When we stop to think of the ra-
cial distinction subsisting between
the white man and the black man, it
mnst be spparont jhau to impute the
condition of negro to white man
would affect his, the white mans So
DIAL status, and in case any one pub
lished white man to be negro, it
would not only be CALLING to his
pride, but would tend to interfere
seriously with the social relation of
the white man with his fellow white
men; and to protect the white man
from such publication it is necessary
to bring suoh a charge to an issue
quickly.
awe therefore hold that these
three amendments to the Federal
Constitution have not destroyed the
law of this State, which makes the
publication of white man as 8 me-
gro anything but libel.
"The judgment of this Court is
that the Judgment of the Circuit
Court be reversed when it sustained
the demurrer in this case and the
action is remanded to the Circuit
Court for such other proceedings as
may be in accordance with the law"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22

against dangerous characters and
against the harm they do. The
proper place for a drunken man is q
cell, and when he is put in one
promptly and without fear or favor,
he will quickly cease to be "highly re-
spected." When society no longer
permits him to commit his crime with
impunity, he will quickly enough
cease committing it.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
A HysenIo Home.

My wife aud are trying hard
To live'o healthtul diet;
We read the food chart by the yard,
And run our kitchen by it;
We've banished from our bills of fare
All that such guides condemn;
True hygiene is all our care,
As planned and taught by them.
For breakfast, coffee is tsbood,
Hot cakes and eggs'forbiddep.
And milk, since it is oft imbued
With germs profuse, though hidden;
Bread is unwholesc ne, so is steak,
Submissive to our lot,
Oatmeal and Graham gems we take,
And drink boiled water, hot.
For dinner, soup will never 10,
And oysters typhoid nourish;
Salads, entrees, and ices, too,
Are mere dyspeptio flourish;
Potatoes (by the last advice),
Are poisonous, we're told;
We eat rare meat. chopped fine, with rice
And drink boiled water, cold.
roI osPPor-sou,o professors Ceacn
'Tis best to go without it,
But since disoretion's left to each,
We take our choice about it;
On chickens, waffies, tea and cake,
We are forbid to feed;
But gluten waters, cocoa (weak),
And prDnes, are all we need.
1t grieves us much our friends to view
So reckless in their diet;
Our wholesome menu we pursue
And beg of them to try it;
But appetite's ungodly sway
Their nature so enthralls,
We can not get guest to stay
Within our healthful walls.
p. Leonard.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
Stole from Under Pillow.

A bold burglary was committed in
Lancaster county last week. The
residence of Lester Starnes was en-
tered and $21.90 in cash and his re-
volver stolen from under Mr..
Starne's pillow while he was asleep.
Will Thomas, a negro in Mr..
Starnes's employ, who has since dis
appeared, is suspected of the crime,
and the sheriff is now on his trail.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
A Twice Told Tale.

We wish to repeat what we have said
once before in these columns, that Ell
lott's Emulsified Oil Liniment is the
best Liniment ever produced for use in
the family and on animals. Best for
rheumatism, lameness, stiffness and SORE
ness of joints or muscles. Best for
bruises, oontusions, sprains and SWELL
ings. You get full half pint for 25c.,
and get your money back il it does not
do all it is recommended to do. Wal
halla Drug Company.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
OvERwORKED
KIDNEYS.

Murray's Buohu, Gin and Juniper is
prescribed and endorsed by eminent
physicians. 1t cures when all else fails.
Prevents kidney disease, dropsy, Bright's
disease, etc. At all drug stores.
$1.O0 A BOTTLE.
Or direct from
THE MURRAY DRUG COMPANY,
Columbia, 8. @.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22

The green grocery of Alfred Dean,
SO East Main street, Spartanburg,
was broken into before daylight Sun
day, March 18th, and about $50
worth of meats and vegetables stolen.
Ingres was affected by prying open
the rear door. The thieves then
visited the refrigerator, taking 150
pounds of beef, whole hog, eight
hens, several bushels of turnips and
sweet potatoes. Mr.. Dean purchased
this business from w. III. Swain four
days before. A few days prior to
the trade the same store room was
broken into and Mr.. Swain's safe
carried to the rear lot, broken open
and $75 taken from it. There is no
clue to the burglars in either case.
For the first time in fifty years, Au-
gusta, Diddeford, Belfast and Brewer,
Me-, elected Democratic mayors recently.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court
having decided last week to send the
case of Samuel Greason, colored,
under sentence of death in Reading
for the murder of John Edwards, in
1901, back to the Berk county court,
the board of pardons granted a con-
tinuance iu his case and also in that
of Mrs. Kate Edwards, white, who is
also condemned to death for the
same crime.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
w akefl1l?
S1eeplessnesS Is q
Sign of Nerve TroI1~
BILE and Should
Be Looked To.

There are three different manifesto.
tions Of sleeplessness.
First. hardly to sleep wink all night.
second, to lie awake a long time before
falling asleep; third, to fall asleep soon.
waking UP after several hours and then
find 1t hard to sleep again.
They mean that somewhere in the
nerve fibres, somewhere In the brain
cells. somewhere In the blood vessels
that carry blood to the brain. something
is radically wrong, and must be righted.
or the end may be worse than death.
To right 1t, take DIR. Miles Nervine.
Some other symptoms OF nerve trou-
BILE are: Dizziness. Headache. Back
ache. Worry. Fretfulness. Irritability,'
Melancholy. Lack Of Ambition.
They indicate diseases which may lead
to Epilepsy. Fits. st. vitus' Dance.
Nervous Prostration. Paralysis, Insanity
Nothing win give such quick and LAST
Ing relief an DIR. Miles Nervine.
my husband had been sick for weeks.
%th n9t s up to hSys his bed an
he continued 70 grow worse, He could
neither Bleep or eat Our baby girl was
sent away. and all callers barred, be-
cause he could not stand a bit OF TALK
Ing. read OF a case Of nervous pros
tration cured by DIR. Miles Restorative
sna In fsS Sasgsnh asggs hs syas Was able Ss
dressed. From that time he steadily
improved. Neryine saved his life:-
MRS. A. @. HASKIN, Froeville, N. X.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
Veterans VIII Escort Roosevelt.

Louisville, March 15.-The George
b. Eastin camp, United Confederate
Veterans, has accepted the invitation
of the committee on arrangements to
act AZ escort to President Roosevelt
upon the occasion of his visit to
Louisville, April4 4. Thirty-one years
ago this camp acted in similar ca
pacity when President Hayes was
entertained here. Arrangements for
the reception of President Roosevelt
are progressing favorably, but moth
ing definite will be announced until
official notice of his arriving has
been received from Washington.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
N Q II I c e

II WANT EVERY MAN AND WOMAN In the
Il. United States interested In the cure of the
Opium or Whiskey Habit, either for themselves
or friends, to have one of my books On these dis.
eases. Address DR.. B. Nh. wOOLLRW, Box
so7, Atlanta, Ca, and one will DO sent you free.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22

e. D. Smith, of Magnolia, S. c.,
financial agent of the Southern Cot
ton Association, says that his re-
ports from Texas and Indian Terri
tory indicate that the reduction in
those States is greater than 25 per
cent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
TONIC
A New Scientific Discovery
for the
RlOOD and NERVES.

1t purifies the blood by eliminating the
waste matter and other impurities and by
destroying the germs or microbes that
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by reconstructing and multiplying the red
corpuscles, making the blood rich and red.
1t restores and stimulates the nerves,
causing a full free flow of nerve force
throughout the entire nerve system. 1t
speedily cures unstrung nerves, nervous
ness, nervous prostration, and all other
diseases of the nervous system.
RYDALE'S TONIC is sold under posi-
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Trial size so cents. Family size $500
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22

TaD TsTs Write to US for Free Trial
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22

Owing to slight advance in price
5000 bales of cotton changed hands
in Augusta last "Wednesday.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22

@r Communications Of q personal
"a Obituary notices and tributes Of
respect, of not over one hundred words,
will bo printed free OF charge. All over
that number must be paid for ut the rate
OF one cent word. Cash to accompany
nanuscript.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-20
MONSTER SEA ELEPHANT
Killed by Whalers Off the Coast Of the
Falkland Islands.
from the Scientific American.

From the Scientific American
A new and interesting attraction at the
Berlin Geological Garden Is q mounted
specimen of monster sea elephant. 1t can
claim the distinction of being the largest
sea elephant that has ever been killed.
1t was found some eighteen months ago
by whalers off the coast of the Falkland
Islands. They promptly surrounded the
monster and subsequently slaughtered it
no easy task-and the hide, with the raw
skeleton, was purchased at high price by
Mr.. ]. F. G. Umauff
Some idea of the size of the monster may
be gagged from the fact that from the tip
of its tall to the tip of its tusk it has b
total measurement of nearly twenty-one
feet. Such an animal, when alive. would
weigh 10000 pounds or nearly four and one
half tons. The circumference of the body
at dts widest part is some eighteen feet.
The skull alone measures two feet three
inches long and one foot three inches high.
The sea elephant, or seal elephant, is in
many ways an interesting creature So
far as size goes, he can give points to the
walrus, but he Is certainly not SO ferocious
looking. Except for the curious nose
whence his Greek name). he is just big
black seal, fairly agile in the sea and
clumsy ashore, like all his kind. He is
about the bulk of the hippopotamus, all
though more hirsute, and with a less ex-
tensive opening of the jaws: He holds
common in both hemispheres, although
from the ardor with which he has been
hunted very few specimens now exist north
of the equator.
Just now, however, the sea, elephant is
enjoying respite, and is, consequently, in
creasing in numbers rapidly, particularly
in the southern seas. He forms practically
the only population of many an otherwise
lonely series of barren rocksin the Antarctic
ocean. His food consists chiefly, IL not en-
tirely. of cuttlefish. Formerly the animal
was hunted by whalers upon all the islands
of the Antarctic ocean, notably Kerguelens
Land and the South Shetland, where they
abounded in immense herds. The creatures
were slaughtered for their hides and blub-
Der.
The tusks of the male reach length of
four or five inches, their external part be-
ing smooth<and conical, while the part i'm
bedded in the flesh is furrowed and slightly
curved. The tusks Of the males are solid
at the lower end only a slight cavity ap-
pears-while in the female they are short
err. and, moreover, almost hollow up to the
point. Sailors and seal hunters are fond
of using these hollow teeth of the female
for pipe bowls, quilts from the wings of
pelicans supplying suitable stems for the
pipes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-20
CHINESE AS MINERS.
Not Winning Much Praise From Their
Work in South Africa.

From the London News.
Now that the Chinese labor question is
well to the fore, some account of actual
experiences with the yellow laborers on the
Rand may not be uninstructve have no
theories and no fads, but I saw the first
batch of Cinnamon march on to our mines
premises. / have worked with them, and
spent anxious days and nights in helping
to keep them under when they have broken
out. What I have to say is the truth, as l
have seen it, told without prejudice or ex-
aggeration.
To begin with, let me remark that the
policy of mine managers has been to hush
up all troubles. The full story of the riot
ing has never been told. If the Cinnamon
broke out and threatened whites or native
boys, we were ordered to use no violence,
even though our lives were threatened, and
the cooIie fellows soon learned that they
could go long way without being hit back.
Secondly, ] may say 1t was wrong to in
trust Cinnamon with dynamite and other
explosives. We have had some bad acct
dents in the last twelve months, and men
have been blown to pieces through the care
less handling of high explosives. But you
can't get them to understand. Either their
intelligence is low grade proposition, or
In their complete satisfaction with them
sleeves they have no room for further in
formation. At the same time, they hate
the white men because of the accidents.
They are an unsavory crowd to handle
and revel in mischief of every kind. Dew
iltry is, perhaps. a better word than mis-
chief in this instance. 1t was rule in our
mine that when q man had to climb up on
a rope or rope ladder from one stage to an
other, a Chinaman should always go first.
If this simple insurance were disregardcd
some celestial gentleman, quite unseen,
would be fairly safe to take the chance of
hurting rock or stones on the head of the
climber. On many occasions these China
men have tempered with the cage by which
we go to our work, and we have to examine
the fittings carefully every time. The con-
ditions of work have even got upon the
nerves of men who have served on mining
stats in wilder countries than South Africa.
The railway points have been deliberately
altered on several occasions; small acct
dents have resulted, and big ones been
averted by chance Indeed, ! think 1t fair
to say that John Chinnaman. has no moral
sense at all as we westerners see things
and he would not finch from any action,
however monstrous. He can work well when
he likes. and is not too well treated by his
overseers. Sometimes he seeks revenge We
he'd the whole camp out one night because
We interfered to prevent an unpopular over
seer from being roasted alive.
The Chinaman as have met him on the
Rand is not on speaking terms with hon..
esty. You can leave nothing within his
reach. He Is as susceptible to bright coll
ors as a maybe. and when once q thing has
disappeared It will never come back.