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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-04-05
BANK STATEMENT.
Statement of the Condition of The Seneca
Bank at the Close of Business on
March 81, 1905.

ASSETS.
Bank building. .......... s. 1000 90
Bank vault and safe . 400 90
Loans and discounts ... 96, ,93S Ga
Cash and Exchange ........ 1924 So
------------
Total ..................S .SllS, ,O63 80
LIABILITIES.
Stock. -. ......S &c, 400 90
Deposits. .......... 81 JOG ~
Bills payable 80. 10000 90
Due to Banks go. l,G7l 80
Surplus 49,. 80. 14,SS5 76-$l1S,O63 80
State of South Carolina,
Oconee County.
Personally came +. S. IIolleman, Cash
ier of The Seneca Bank, before ME and
made oath that the above statement is
correct to the best of his knowledge and
belief +. S. HOLLEMAN.
Sworn to before me this 1st day of
April, 1908. III. f. ALEXANDER,
Notary Public, S. C.
Certified.
II. NJ. Richardson,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-04-05
BANK STATEMENT.

Report of the Condition of THE FEO-
PIES BANK, at Walhalla, in the
State of South Carolina, at the close of
business, March 81, 1905:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-18
The GROWING Mr.. Bryan

The most growing politician who comes
under public observation just now is
Mr.. Bryan. He goes about the country,
talks freely. and says good things. He
seems to be in excellent form and spirits
and to contemplate events with much
genial philosophy. At Il dinner of the
New York Alumni Association of SYRIA
cuse University in New York on Jan
nary ~, he rose from Il seat between
Chancellor Day. of Syracuse, and Mr..
Archbold of the Standard Oil Company.
to speak about "Dcmocracy's Appeal to
Culture" II have lost no opportunity
in recent years" he said, ITO make the
acquaintance of the people of the East.
and he went on, after some pleasant
trifiing. TO make his point that culture
was not vet doing all its duty by the
people. The East seems to be recipro
eating very heartily Mr.. Bryan's desire
for better acquaintance. 1t has never
known him 50 well or liked him 80 well
as it does now. Its diStrust of him seems
to be melting away, and not without
good REASONS. for the Bryan of 100 has
come Il long ways from the spot occu-
pied by the Bryan of 1896. Time has
dealt kindly by him in putting some of
his most alarming beliefs out of active
life. Free silver died Il natural death.
The policies of President Roosevelt,
which Mr.. Bryan has approved, may re-
leve him by like process of those more
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-18
BREWERS HELP KILL SALOONS
War OF Brewing Interests In Baltimore Aids
LEAGUES Fiqhf.

A special says that the Anti-Saloon
League is being aided in its efforts to re-
duce the number of siuoons in nthis city
by the bitter competition of the brewing
interests.
Prohibition and local option are gain
ing ground throughout the State. accord
ing to reports. In eight of twenty-one
counties prohibition is absolute. The eas-
tern shore counties are almost entirely
committed to it. Many counties have
local option districts. There are now in
this city 300 saloons. and in the entire
State 1900.
I'VE are cwtaiing the number of sa-
looms" says Superintendent Grise, of
the Ant-Saoon League. because the
brewery interests are fighting one an
other, and call our attention to applica-
tons for license when they seek to pre-
vent IL rival from locating. We Use this
information and have been successful in
preventing the establishment of Il mum
Der of saloons.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-18

recent entiment> favorable to State ow-
nership of railroads which met with so
little favor in the thoughtful East \
great man ythingS come to him who can
wait. and Mr.. Bryan is Il very compe-
tent waiter. He is not yet 40 years Old
Think of it, He is nearly two years
younger than President Roosevelt. is the
beStknownn man in the country except
the President. and, thanks to his verSii-
tile talents. his Sociability and his gump
ton. he il not being forgotten.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-18
ASSETS RUN TO BILLIONS
Vast Scope or Life Insurance Companies
Business.

If the assets of all the life insurance
companies engaged in business in the
United States were distributed equally to
all the population of the world. each man
woman and child of every continent and
ever ycountry from Africa to Labrador
would receive 81 each. says a writer in
the Era Magazine. There would be 81
for every human being on the globe.
The assets of the life insurance COM
panicS of this country-that is. the ac
tual property. real estate bonds. stocks
etc. which they own-amount to more
than $1,000. 100000. The companies
doing business in New York State, and
these include also practically all of the
the companies with headquarters in
other StateS-hsd at the close of 1903
assets, in exact figures, equal in value
to 81 DOG. 423.2O2. Such is the magni-
tude of the institution of life insurance,
If all the adult men in America, of every
race and occupations should contribute
simultaneously 500 each toward a fund.-
that enormous sum would not equal the
value of the property owned by the
American life insurance companies.
More than SJOO,OW of the money paid
to the companies every year by policy
holders goes to defray the expenses of
maintaining u spy system. After all the
preliminary precautions have been taken,
the medical examination made, the refer
cnccS looked up-aftcr the policy has
been granted, detectives are employed to
watch policy holders. Your money is
paid to employ men to follow you
through your daily walk. 10 track you
into restaurants. to interview your ser
wants. to Use all the other low and con-
tcmptibe means which these creeping
ShadowerS employ. The spy system Of
the "combine" is interesting.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-18

Mrs Susanna Cook. widow of Thos.
Cook. of Alexandria. Va. died in lIHvre
de- Grace last week. aged lob years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
FASHION NOTES.

Wooden satin is a novelty


Wooden satin is a novelty.
Smooth cloths are smartest
Muffs display two kinds of fur com.
bined.
All the fur coats crave little crayats
of ermine.
Crepe weaves will be smart for
dress wear.
Wear plain silk blouse with your
plaid skirts.
There is a decided tendency toward
plain skirts.
A cloth made of rabbits wool IL new
in millinery.
Bright colors run riot in the silk
petticoat corner.
Mink is accounted a comforting sub
stitute for sable.
Brown is undoubtedly the fashion
able color of the winter.
The finest of embroidery supplants
lace on the new underwear.
Most of the taffeta frocks seem de-
termined to be copper-brown.
Even the pert little plume that
stands erect runs into several colors.
There are possibilities of a dainty
evening wrap in an old white lace
shawl.
One can have dozen different kinds
of hand bags without possessing too
many.
1t is generally accepted that a walk
ing suit should have plain coat
sleeve.
Silk waists of all-over work in
broderie Anglaise pattern are very
handsome.
Frock-coat suits are undoubtedly the
most general choice. These are made
of the various cloths, the coat being
long and the skirt short.
Those very elaborate muffs Of lace,
flowers and velvet to match the cos
tune are again carried this year, but
only with dressy toilets.
A fine embroidery band, edged on
both sides with narrow lace. comes by
the yard, and Of it you can make the
daintiest collar and cuff sets.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
Health and Beauty Hints.

Health and Beauty Hints.
Nothing contributes more toward q
good complexion than frequent baths
and brisk rubbings.
Potatoes, cereals and all starchy
foods should be thoroughly cooked so
that they may be easy to digest.
To relieve a gumboil a homely rem
edy is to take a thin strip of dried
fig, dip it in milk, toast it and then
apply hot to the swollen gum. Relief
Is speedy.
To go up and down stairs correctly
Is to cultivate good looks. You can
make of stair climbing a gymnastic
tonic or you can hake it a hard, un-
pleasant task.
Skin eruptions show an impaired d.
gesti0n and an impure condition of
the blood. For the blood take the old
fashioned remedy Of sulphur and mo-
lasses. Avoid rich and greasy foods
and each morning before breakfast
take a glass of hot water, in which
you have squeezed the juice Of an
orange or lemon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
THIS is THE NAVAL WAY.
Treasury Pays Expenses of Recruitin
Officer in Peculiar Fashion.

treasury Pays Expenses of Recruiting
Officer in a Peculiar Fashion.
Officers Of the navy who have
charge Of the recruiting for that SER
vice have devised a means Of extract
ing money from the federal treasury.
According to decision recently made
by Comptroller Tracewell 1t is unlaw-
full to pay the expences incurred by
officers detailed for recruiting duty. He
holds that all they are entitled to re-
ceive is their mileage, amounting to &
cents for each mile actually travelled.
Mileage will not cover the expenses,
because most Of the journeys are short
and the stays in particular city rath
er long.
The plan is to send the officers
around Robin Hoods barn When it is
desired that an officer shall open a re-
cruiting Office In Baltimore for a week
or ten days he is to be ordered to st.
Louis and then to Baltimore. His stay
In ST. Louis is to be limited to about
five minutes. By the operation the Of
flcer comes into possession of about
$16O, out Of which he has to pay about
$50 for railroad fare The remainder
will pay his expenses for a two weeks
stay in Baltimore.
After he has ''done" Baltimore Pitts
burg may be his next stopping place.
Instead Of going there from Baltimore
and getting about s24 he, under the
new plan, will journey to Denver and
return before beginning operations in
Pittsburg, and so on to the end of the
recruiting itinerary.
1t is believed that the comptroller
will not dare question the discretion
Of the Secretary of the Navy to send
an officer wheresoever he thinks his
services are required and that the
scheme will work. If it will not, then
recruiting will have to come to an end
until Congress can act. That would
be calamity, as the navy needs 1900
men to man the ships in commission
The seaboard cities are not good re-
cruiting grounds, because there the
satisfactory men know too much
about the life of an enlisted man in
the navy to be persuaded to enlist,
except as a last resort or as a means
Of bracing up.
AS there is no way for an enlisted
man to get commission so he can
become a gentleman" there is no
such incentive for an ambitious boy to
enlist in the navy as there is In the
he is eligible to be. ordered up for an
examination, which. IL successfully
passed, means commission and nfe
Job at good pay and a pension for his
widow and minor children.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
and b. saw the sequence Of events clear

anu ne saw the sequence or events clear
ly.
Eyes, he was Walter Glaydes, Lord
forley's son, and he had been wounded
in Paris trying TO drag his cousin Helene
out OF the clutches of that villain, Rus
trome Parlowe, whom men knew as Jean
Tenure. He remembered it all as he
thought over 1t, and it flashed upon
him that his wound there must have
smashed his memory out of his mind.
Then he remembered himself again "a
Jack Adams, and he remembered Helene
Helene Lemure-growing from lovable
gIrlhood to majestic womanhood, and
himself loving her with all his heart and
soul. Surely Helene Tenure was his
cousin Helene, whom he had striven so
hard to find and restore to her friends
Her very name Tenure proved that II
it required a proof.
His wounds healed rapidly, and the
surgeon expressed every hope that very
shortly, he would be able to fit the
mental cover over the wound in the
head. But memory was not to be re-
strained. 1t welled up in nmpid flood,
and left the mind clear.
Walter knew all about his past, and
though he would have given his hearts
blood to be able to whisper a word into
Helene's ears, she was as far away from
him as If for the moment she had been
dead. He was a prisoner of war, and
Helene was in Richmond. Between them
lay the colItending forces in their myrl-
ads, barrier of iron and death.
(To be continued.l
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
Douf,s for Mofhera-

Don't try to divert when obedience
is your right.
Don't allow your child to become a
source of annoyance in a public We
hicle.
Don't permit fear to be implanted
in your child. Deal summarily with
those who would dare implant it.
Don't entertain all your friends with
a detailed account of your children's
marvellous sayings and doings.
Don't fret your children by perpet-
ually worrying about them. They must
have some common sense; teach them
to make use Of it.
Don't treat your son and your
daughter at 20 as you would have
treated them at IL. Remember that
they are now a man and a woman
Gabrielle e. Jackson.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
"Abominable Surgery."

Uncle Hannibal Birdwhistle (col-
ored), with his large and interesting
family. strayed into the German surgi-
cal display in the Educa tional Build
ing at the st. Louis Exposition. Its
general resemblance in the rooms at
the fore to a drug store failed to rouse
the interest Of the visitors, but present
ly they came into department where
skulls and other bones were displayed
to the wide-eyed curiosity of small
Toliver Birdwhistle and his brothers
and sisters, and considerably to their
terror. From these osseous exhibits Of
anatomy they passed to the represen-
tation in wax, showing operations for
appendicitis, under the description Of
abdominal surgery.
"This heah, chillun," said Uncle
Hannibal, lis what dey calls abomina-
BILE suhge'y. Dey cuts yo' open right
up de middle OBJ you an takes out
whatevah is wrong in dere and den
sews yo' up an goes home"
us Eat whut dey is inside us?" ask
ed Toliver, standing on tiptoe, together
with all the other children in order to
peep into the orifice.
''Ah don't know whit dey is inside
yo'. Whut yo' hab for bree kfas' p
said Uncle Hannibal, who was not
without his touch of righteousness.
But all dis around heah Is abominas,le
suhge'y. Don't yo' know DR.. Button;
he's one o. dem. 'Membah how he cut
open OF Mistah Yancey? An when
dey got him op'rated on, / heard de
odder doctors say it was de best case
of abominable sudge'y eveh pehfohmed
in theyar presence"
Il don't member no Mistah YAM
cey," said Tolliver.
Don't yo', money? Oh, he's daid
He died Oh de mex day come Sunday"
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
Mothers in the schooIroom.

1T always does me good to have
you make a visit to the school, Mrs.
Johnson" said the teacher of Mrs.
Johnson's two daughters. THAT, am
sorry to say, is not generally true Of
mothers"
Undoubtedly the "schoolma'am in
question expressed the opinion held by
ents. The mother or father who
comes to the school comes usually to
complain that Mary has too much
home study, or that John is not taught
good manners, or to demand-not to
reQuest-that Gwendolen shall be ex-
cused from composition, or that Jane
shall leave school an hour early for her
music lesson. In these ways, and in a
score Of others, the mothers wishes
run counter to the expert opinion Of
the teacher, and increase needlessly
the difficulty Of education.
So annoying is this friction that it
comes to take too large place in the
teachers mind. For one mother who
comes to the school and makes trouble
there are ten who do their best to
further the plans Of the skilled edu-
Gator. The households in which the
needs Of the children are ignored for
the pleasure Of their elders are not
nearly SO many as those In which care
full consideration is given to the hab-
its and the occupations OF the boys
and girls.
Perhaps. the thoughtful and unself-
ish mother stays a little too much in
the background so far as the school Is
concerned. 1t would be we'll for her
to express satisfaction with her chill
dren's education otherwise than by ST.
lence and absence.
Upon the teachers ears, so used to
the voice Of peevish complaint end un-
reasonable request there would often
fall with cheer the hopeful word,
MARY is making such progress in her
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

unto himself wife, it was the estab-
lished custom to cast shoe over the
land, the building, the animal or the
woman, thus asserting to the world
that he had acquired all rights OF
ownership. The custom is mentioned
in several places in the Bible; for in
stance, in Psalms tx, 8, where the
phrase, "Over Edom will / cast out
my SHOE" is employed to mean that
by this method will ownership be as
serted. Few who do it probably know
why they cast shoe after the newly
married, but in this ancient custom Is
its origin found.-Answers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Chciago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $3.50; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to 81 40; sheep, fair to choice, Sc. 90
to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, S1.15 to S1.1S;
corn, No. ,, 41c to 42c; oats, standard,
2Sc TO Soc; rye, No. 2, 73c to 75c; hay,
timothy, $3.50 to $3.50; prairie, 5000 to
S11.J0; butter, choice creamery, &c to
2Sc; eggs, fresh. pc to 24c; potatoes,
Zee 10 36c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to S465; hogs.
500 to $3.50: sheep. $3.50 to $4.25;
wheat, No. =, $1.20 to $1.21; corn, No. 3
yellow. 45c to 47c: oats, No. 8 white.
32c to 34c; rye, No. =, Sic to S2c
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 nQSthern,
$1.10 to SLIP; corn, No. 8, Ale to 43c;
oats. No. white. zoe to 32c; rye, No. 1,
19c to Sic; barley. No. 2, Sic to 52c;
pork, mess, $12.45.
.Toledo-Wheat, No. mixed, lie to
S1.1S; corn, No. mixed, 44c to 45c:
oats. No. mixed, Soc to 32c; rye, No. 2,
Sic to SIC; clover seed, prime, $50.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to 1913; hogs, fair to choice, $500
to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice. $500 to
S4.75: lambs, fair to choice, $3.50 to
S775
New York-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50;
hogs. $500 to $500: sheep, $500 to
s5.75; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.19 to 81 20:
corn, No. 2, sic to SIC; oats, natural.
white, 3Sc to 39c; butter, creamery. 24c
TO DC: eggs. western, 25c to &c.
polis-Cattle. shipping. $500 to
s5-75; hogs, choice light. $500 to $500;
sheen. common to prime, $3.50 to 81 30;
wheat, No. 2, $1.1S to $1.21; corn, No. ?
white. 42c to 44c; oats, No. 2 white.
Soc to &c.
St Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $40; sheep, $500 to $3.50:
wheat, No. 2, Sill to S1.13; corn, No. 2.
lie TO 43c. oats. No. 2, 29c to soc; rye,
No ?. zoe to re.
Cineinnafi-Cattle. 800 to 1925.
ags $500 to $3.50; sheep, 500 to
SO: wheat. No. 2, $1.19 to $1.21:
.orn. No 3 mixed, 4.ic to 45c; oats, No.
mixed, BE to 33c; rye, No. 2, $50 TO
q.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Vary the bill of fare for TIE canary.
Add lettuce, sweet apples, .ress and
occasionally bit of ripe pepper, seeds
included, to his menu. Like Polly, he
is fond of a cracker, and occasionally
a little bread boiled with his milk.
This should be reduced TO paste and
given him cold. II he becomes asth-
matte, give him lime and rape seed.
with something from the above list,
every week or two. If he is rough
and sheds his feathers, look carefully
Tor the almost microscopic red para
sites with which he often becomes COW
cred, when he must either have = bath
e water and insect powder or one n
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

has been dissolved as much corrosive
sublimate (bichloride of mercury as
it will hold. Inject this with a syr-
inge Into the cracks Of a wall and
floors and spray infested" furniture
with it behind and under upholstered
seats, etc. Take one room at time,
being careful to have no fire or artiti-
cial light about, and shut the room up
may have to be repeated once a month
for perhaps three months if the inflic-
ton be grievous, but if faithfully done
it is sure death to all vermin.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Before being washed colored coun-
terpanes and art muslin shades should
be soaked for 10 minutes in cold wa
ter, to which add one cupful of salt to
each bucket, using just sufficient to
cover them; then wiring tight and wash
in the usual manner. Treated In this
way they will retain their original
brightness till worn out. To insure
complete success the articles should
be soaked In like manner previous t.
the nrst three washings.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
Woman The Mystery
By HENRY HERMAN
By HENRY HERMAN

and that man over there" whispered
Demon, as two Of the Union soldiers
took him on their arms between them.
Don't leave him here. Bring him with
you. particularly ask YOU"
Certainly" said the Federal captain.
You have a reason for it, l suppose.
Come along, some of you! Let US take
that rebel with us as well. l don't think
he is worth taking, though" he added, as
two of his men raised the limp figure.
Il think it's all over with the poor fell
low. He is shot in the head. Look.
there is a lump out of his skull"
Bring him." gasped Demon, and at
that moment the stretcher bearers came
along, and took charge of the two wound
ed men.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

CI.Iqlu. chicago trade, PUBLISH
----|e ed by II. G.. Dun & Co.,
says:
Increased failures at this time are
not cause for apprehension. The rig
idity of January settlements invaria-
bay enforce the elimination of those
traders whose pos-..on disclOses inher-
ent weakness, and the commercial at
mosphere thereby is so much clarified.
Financial conditions generally exhibit
ease and a favorable attitude toward
Industrial expansion, money being am
pie and the borrowing rate moderate.
Trade operations present gratifying
developments, increased activity being
more distinct in both production and
distribution. Breadstuffs were in good
demand and a sLgnt gain in values
was helped by the continued scarcity
of milling wheat. Manufacturers grad
ually augmented the forces employed
and have drawn more largely upon
the capacity of their plants.
Raw material is in good supply for
known requirements, while cost and
wages present a more settled basis for
determining new undertakings There
also is a satisfactory tone to the fresh
demands, the latter having a wider ef-
feet among factories, especially those
which consume great quantities OF
metals and wood.
Iron and steel quotations have a ten
dency to move upward, commitments
aggregating a heavy tonnage, while
plants are more freely utilized and
with easier assurance than a year ago.
Freight earnings of western roads
exceed those of the corresponding Pc
riod last year, Notwithstanding inter
ferences of snow storms and below
zero temperatures.
Retail trade maintained satisfac-
tory average in necessities. Wholesale
dealings in the staple lines exhibit
the opening up of further activity in
dry goods, footwear and clothing. the
orders coming in for spring deliveries
indicating that travelling statesmen are
meeting with success i'm their efforts.
Groceries end collateral lines have
been in rising demand. and hardware
shipments exceed those year ago.
Distributors are much encouraged with
the outlook for both interior and local
trade and expect that cotton goods
Will sell well, prices now being an in
centive.
Grain shipments, 4,014.295 bushels,
are S9.S per cent over those of the
receipts aggregated 4,S55, 1856 bushels,
as against 3,056,71S bushels.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict numbered 4S, against % last week
and AZ a year ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26


Use only black ink.
Do not write long business letters.
Never use words with which you are
not familiar.
Do not send an important message
on postal card
Do not fill your letters with lengthy
excuses for your silence
Always use unruled paper of fine
texture. Avoid pronounced color.
Never write of another anything
which you would not wish him to see.
Under no circumstances send half a
sheet Of paper, even for the briefest
note.
Do not write of personal or other
important matters to strangers or or
binary acquaintance.