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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-23
J. H. LatImer is Appointed Chief.

Columbia, January 17.-Governor
Ansel has announced the appoint
ment of John H. Latimer, of Green
vile, as chief of the State constabu-
larry, to succeed Chief Hammett, who
resigned several days ago.
Mr.. Latimer has been clerk in the
supervisors office in Greenville for
several years.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-23

clothing for her teeming millions, but
she also looks to the men who are
daily in communion with natures
fauna and flora and there have grown
up to know and will never forget the
lessons there taught by natures God
every day of his growing life--for
the men who are to save the nation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-23

Cole Blease, the Senator from
Newberry, says he will shoot tie
man who makes the charge that he
voted for himself in the recent race
for President pro tenn of the Sem
ate. Who said anything about it?
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-23
The Lien Law in a Nutshell.

Before we had the lien law the in
telligent white population in South
Carolina controlled the production
and sale of her cotton and rice, the
products of the State. Now, under
the lien law system more than half
the cotton growing and marketing of
the State is in control of irresponsi-
BILE, reckless, improvident negroes,
who, by the use of money obtained
through the supply merchants and
others, from foreign cotton spinners,
control both the production and the
price of cotton by placing themselves,
through the medium of this lien law,
absolutely at the mercy of cotton
bears. ..s
The lien law enables the incompe-
tent negro, who does not own any
thing but his labor, to rent land, give
lien on the prospective crop, make
conditions that boss the land owner
and puts the negro in such an inde-
pendent condition that he will not
hire himself to the owner of the land
to work at all.
In short, the lien law, to large
extent, puts the farming lands under
the control of incompetent laborers
who own no property. Progressive
farming cannot thrive under such
conditions.
Some argue that before we kill the
lien law we should kill the home
stead law. Now, this reminds me of
what the old lady said, that her son
should never go near the creek or
river until he learned to swim. We
can never do otherwise as long as
we have the lien law. What is in
the way of any one waving the
homestead law now, if he wants to
do SOP
Remove the lien law and then the
more intelligent property owners will
be forced to secure advances made
to produce the crops, and incident
fblSy the land owner will have to look
Nslter his interest in both crops and
land, all of which will tend to i'm
prove the land and place the sale of
cotton into the hands of more busi-
ness-like class of farmers.
The lien law is handmade of the
cotton bear. The New York Cotton
EA change is nothing less than the
big stick to be used by foreign specu-
lators 10 hammer down prices of cot
ton.
Take away the use of the mail and
the cotton wires to these exchanges
and remove the lien law, their main
arm in South Carolina, then the in
telligent land owners and the better
class of business men can run our
cotton business to the benefit of all.
Plain living and high thinking on
the farm is the place where many of
the big men grew that hold down
the lid over many of the big enter
prises about our towns and cities.
Both the business world and the
political world know where to 20 to
est men OF sterling worth and
starrch character. Cheer up, We
sons of the soil, the world not only
looks to you for all the food and
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-23
Special Announcement Regarding the National
Pure Food and Druu Law.

We are pleased to announce that Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds
and lung troubles is not affected by the
National Pure Food aud Drug Law as it
contains no opistes or other harmful
drugs, and we recommend it as safe
remedy for children and adults.
DR.. j. W. BELL.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-23
How 10 Avoid Pneumonia.

You can avoid pneumonia and other
serious results from cold by taking
Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t stops the
cough and expels the cold from the sys-
tenn, as 1t is mildly laxative. Refuse any
but the genuine in the yellow package.
DR.. j. w Bell
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-23

Floods the body with warm, glowing
vitality, makes tho nerves strong, quick
ems circulation, restores natural vigor,
lnakes you feel like one born again. Hol.
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents.
Dr. j. w. Bell,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-23

With nine anti-bucket shop bills
before the Legislature this year
there ought to be chance of out
lawing gambling in futures.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-23

The new State of Oklahoma has given
one of her counties the name of Tillman.
Oklahoma must contemplate starting an
emigration movement from this State.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24
"NoTHINe I'M rHe PApER.y

How often have YOU picked UP your
lavoritc newspaper, which of course
Is Tho Daily Press, and after Il glance
at the headlines. pcevishly cast 1t
aside with The remark. There is
nothing in the paper today" Have
You ever stopped to realize what ID
embodied in that remark? If not,
then You are in II position to apprc
ciatc the philosophy of the editor OF
the Blue Grass Clipper of Midway
ky Here Is his conception of the
true meaning of the phrase, Moth,
ing In the paper today"
1T means that in the day or week
lust uassod no misfortune has bcfal
len anyone in our city; that no fire
has wiped ont II neighbours worldly
goods; that the grim angel of death
has crossed no threshold OF friend
that no man driven by liquor. hatred
or fear has taken the life Of Il fellow
human; that no poor devil, haunted
by the past or the misdocds of some
other, has crossed the divide by his
own hand; that many things thai
ought not to happen have moi hap
pcncd. So the next time you pick III
a paper that doesn't announce n trag
cdy give Il little thanks instead of
grumhling because there is no news
A wise man in his day and gen
Grafton that kentucky cditor.-
Schenectady On W Union
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24
MISS suTroN's VICTORIES.
The Lawn Tennis Champions Great
Endurance One Secret of Success.


Endurance One Secret of Success.
Miss May sutton, who won tho All
England lawn tcunis championship on
July ;, is Californian by birth and
tho youngest of four sisters. One OF
them. Miss Violet Sutton. is also Il
fine lawn tennis player. and paired
together the sisters won the Pacific
Coast double championship before tho
present All England champion was
ever heard of in the East. In 1904
Miss Sutton came suddenly to the
front and became known as the most
wonderful woman lawn tennis player
who had ever been seen on American
courts. In that year she won. sue
ccssively the Western Middle States
and national tournaments.
Wearing the laurcls of her Amer
can championship. Miss Sutton wen.
to England in 1905 and won the All
England championship from Miss
Kate Douglas. now Mrs. Chambers.
She went through the tournament
without losing a set and her record
of victories has seldom been equallcd.
She won so easily. IN fact, that rumor
sought to account for her success
with Il report that the English cham
pion had wrcnched her arm in prac-
tic'ng.
In 1906, however, Miss Douglas got
her revenge.
"Shc was too good for me-" Miss
Sutton said on her return to Ameri-
ca "and | simply had To give in
This year Miss Sutton proved far
and away too good for Miss Douglas,
or Mrs. Chambers. as she now Is. She
won the first set by to and the
second by G to 4, proving herself SUI
pcrior to Mrs. Chambers in all points
except service. Mss Sutton arrived
In London on May %, and n whole
series of victories led up to her final
triumph at Wimbledon.
Miss Sntton's successes are attri.
buted to the agility of her movements,
the quickncss of her eye and her
great physical strength and powers OF
endurance. She is usually stronger
in tho last set of match than in the
first and she has won many Victories
merely by firing her opponents out.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24
STANDARDS EARNINGS.

The supplemental answer which
the Standard Oil Company ana it's
leading officials have mado in the
action tho government instituted last
spring contains the information that
the present value of the company's
properties Is In excess of S2O0,O0O,-
oO0,' which is twice the capitallza-
ton, and that the value of the prop
crty whom the Standard Oil Company
OF New Jersey was organized was
not about S70.oOO.O0o. $ alleged by
the Department of Justice.
Here are figures which are very
significant In view Of the dividends
which the Standard has been paying
ana tho testimony tnat was given by
one of The officials In Chicago few
days ago, when judge Lands was
trying To obtain data upon which to
fix I'M adequate fine for the Standard
OH Company Of indiana. That com
pany IL capitalized ut only Sl,000,O00,
but It's offcnscs have warranted the
imposition of fine of nearly $4,000
600. II the Amaximnm penalty is i'm
posed In each Instance. Tho secrc.
tary of tho New Jersey company told
the court that the net earnings In the
last three years amounted to $780,
SO0,t... In that period dividends to
the amount of $llG,0O.OOO wore paid.
This leaves a balance OF SS3,S00, 000
which does not conform with the
statement made In the supplemental
answer that the profits OF the Stand
ara In excess of dividends have not
been large.
The Standard has paid large dlvi.
dcnds for considerably more than
three years. The Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey was ncor-
porntcd In 1852, with capital of $40
10000 Seventeen years later this
was Increased to 500 900. 600. BE.
tween 1889 and 1904 the dividends
wcrc. respectively, 3, As, IS. 10 and
Al per cent, The total payments for
these five years were. therefore.
S2lS.0OO. Adding SllG,000,000 10 this
for the last three years makes II
grand total of S33l.OOO,0O0. If tho
Standard earned $50 SO0,0O0 In excess
Of dividends In the last three years.
1t il reasonable to infer that Il earned
mt least MS much in the preceding
five years.
Probably n good deal of this sur
plus has been used to extend and
improve properties, but that does not
alter the fact that the earnings be.
You'd dividend requirements have
been very large. While the Standard
denies that S7oOO0,O00 is II correct
valuation of It's properties when tho
new Jersey corporation was formed,
1t falls to state what the valuation
was 1t would be interesting tn have
that information In connection WITH
the facts concerning dvidcds,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24
Entered Mt the Newport News. Va.
Postoffce as sccond.class matter.
BIG BOOST FOR GENERAL HOS.
PlTAl FUND.

The people at large of Newport
News dec dod when appealed to that
they did not care whether the
doors of the General Hospital were
kept open or not hut fortunately there
nres some people in Tidcwatcr who
believe that the Hospital Is needed
and they have made prefer which
has been accepted and which should
resultNin II handsome sum for the III
atitution unless the people of this
city are utterly devoid of feeling in
this respect. Tho owners of places of
amusement ut Pine Beach have como
forward with most generous offer,
most of them giving their places over
entirely to the hospital while others
VIII give generous proportions of the
receipts which VIII be taken In on Sat
urd&y afternoon and night. OF course
the knocker has come ont with the
cynical remark that til" whole affair
is an advertising dodge for Pine Beach
Granting that this Is true. tho fact
nevertheless remains that the General
Hospital with any kind of luck ut all
will be the winner by several thou
sands If tho concessonarics at Pine
Beach will be benefited In tho future
by the advertising they will get out
of the presence of many of the leading
people OF Newport News acting in the
role of ticket taker barker. or in
any other capacity that may be as
signed to them, We will he glad of
1T. for ono good turn certainly de
serves another. They arc going to
turn over their places of business to
5 the Newport News people and It
makey no difference what their
game OF objects are. The most de.
serving institution i'll this city is go.
ing to be given boost of which i
is in absolute need; Il Is going to
have money turned over to 1t through
tho generosity of people who are not
one quarter as much Interested in the
hospital as are the citizens who
turned deaf ear to the appeal of the
board of managers. The same people
who refused to aid are now sneering
at the Pine Beach purveyors OF
I amusements. TO say the least it is
not exactly good taste on Their part.
The management of the unique af-
fair at Pine Beach OH Saturday has
been given to ladies and gentlemen
( who are IN every way qualified To
BRING about the best results. They
have not any too many days in which
to make every hour count and all that
is lacking To make a splendid success
of the event is the hearty co-opcra-
ton on the part of the ladies and
gentlemen who have been asked to
assist. II would seem to the Daily
Press that refusal 10 take mart in
this affair would be display of n
depiorable lack of interest In an i'm.
stitntion that is doing good every day
by alternating suffering and caring for
the sick. 1t is also the duty of the
citizens at large of Newport News to
visit Pine Beach on Saturday and aid
in every way in making the venture
success, financially, way beyond
what even the promoters hope for. 1t
8 is a case of where you can have n
jolly good TINE without expanding a
great deal OF money and at the same
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

Now the seat of war IS in Persia
Tho now Shah threatens to kick the
new parliament out OF existence, and
the new parliament says that IT will
be right on hand when the Kicking
begins. July 25th is the day set for
tho great elbow off" Pcrslas now
ruler seems TO have absorbed some of
tho Cars methods of running an en-
piro.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

Some state has to see in digni-
flod way II tho Federal courts have
tho right to ride roughshod over
State Courts and 1t is well that vir-
glnia should he that State. 1t is n
question that must be settled soon
and Governor Swanson and other
State officials are to be commended
for tho course they are pursuing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

time do world of good with your
dimes and quarters.
Hospital day ut the resort across
Hampton Roads should be made such
II success that 1t will be the talk
among the Beach people and tho res
idcnts of this city for many a day to
como.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

Go and see the animals, cnt the
frankferters hot from the fire. take
n ride OH the roller coaster and do
n whole lot Of other things Mt Pine
Beach on Saturday and while you are
having good time You will be
doing great good for Newport News
worthicst institution.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24
REVENGE.

THAT young student upstairs must
have II tremendous correspondence,
pos,man; You always have letters for
him.
Yes; quarreilcd with him once.
and ever since he sends himself a
post card every day, so have TO
mount five flights of stairs to deliv-
or it."-Tit-Bits.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

With all tho world talking peace,
the great Krupp gun factories seem
to have been going right ahead max
ing guns and things, judging from the
great profits reported. The white dove
evidently is not alarming the Krupps
to any great extent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24
Eucbred.

Mrs. Crawford Why was your hus
band more angry than usual when he
came home so late?
Mrs. Crabshaw--You see. dear. |
woke up before he had time 10 set
the clock back.-Harper' Weekly
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

Only few short days ago Bob
Pender. the manager of the Norfolk;
baseball team, was the worst that ever
happened; today he is the greatest
that ever was. Such is life in base
balloon,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

One thing at least can he said about
Judge Pritchard-ho is earning his
salary these hot days. He cannot be
n very good union man for he ccrtpn-
ly is putting in more than eight hours
n day in his efforts TO override the
State courts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

God bless you" were the last
words of Captain Doran as he stood
ON the deck or the sinking steamer.
Columbia. 1t was the len Election of
n brave man. "
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

Most people would not complain If
the mercury had chance to get nc
quainted with about the 20 mark on
the thermometers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

North Carolina evidently has no,
forgotten tho Mocklenburg dcclara.
ton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

Let us hope the expectation that
coal will be king OF Newport News
harbor will be realized.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

Mr.. Jesse Grant Is travelling in
Texas with his boom for the Demo
cratic nomination for President which
he Is able to carry MS hand baggage.
Charleston News-Courier.
Some American arc inclined to re-
gard II as Il matter of distinction that
Mark Twain was allowed to "joNc
King Edward without rcbukc. 1t
should be remembered, however, that
such privilege Is allowed only to
court testers and fools.-Topcka
State Journal.
The best breathing places for city
children are the public Fairgrounds.
lnosc are without exception the best
resorts In town where the children
OF tender years can obtain that start
cessary for thor physical develop
mcnt.-Doston Globe.
The Department of Agriculture an.
| nounccs the patcnting of II fircless
cooker. If Il tirclcss person is one
who cannot get tired firclcss cook
or must be Il cook who cannot be
fired. Therefore, let songs Of praise
and thanksgiving ring forth from
every housctop. For the problem o..
the itncrant domestic has been solv-
od.-Ncw York Tribune
A Taft and hughes ticket would Mt
any rate. be as broad as 1t is long,
Atlanta Journal.
Mr. Rockcrcllcr's recent remarks
sound almost as II II diploma from
one of his own colleges would he II
scant recommendation for Il young
man who came to him looking for II
Washington Star.
II tennis and golf came under the
head of work. they Wouldn't he so
popular.-Albany Evening Journal.
a Georgian preacher Announces
that there tx 10 hell Must he cloudy
In Georgia nowadays Cleveland
Leader
II ouda happens to have another
novel on tho stocks. now is the time
To launch it.-Philadclphia Inquirer.
Adam never had occasion to try to
explain the presence of blonde hair
on tho sleeve of mis- Chicago
/ News.
AZ gathering of colored men in
Richmond, Va. recently picture OF
Roosevelt was Kissed. II may be that
! Richmond liz the home of the original
Foraker man.-Chicago Record.llcr-
ala.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

No employee OF the Daily Press
Company is authorized to contract
any. obligation In the namo OF the
compay, or to mako purchases in the
name of the same except upon order
signed by the PUBLISHER OF THE;
DAILY PRESS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

OF rural kind in New York. Just
below where the trolley road from
hingsbrdge to Yonkers crosses the
road. Here, every evening. flock
OF ducks Is driven from little farm
on the other side of the way. to in
dulge In the aquatic sports dear to
thc heart of the duck. But these
ducks have some peculiar habits
iheir swims are always interrupted,
Tor whenever Il trolley car makes it.
sell heard in The distance they en-
crsc from the water and make u bee
Inc Tor home. They don't trust me
whirrlng monster and they seem to
reel n lot safer once they get inside
the fence that shuts their nome yard
out from the road Curl0sly enough
probably owing TO some trick of
echoes, they seem to hear only the
approach of the cars from New York
because the cars running down from
Yonkcrs fail to disturb them until
they are actually passing, wnen cs-
cape is cut off.
There are hard times In South AT
rica. a round-the-world traveller tells
OF conditions there: ''In Cape Town
ltscli there was such n lack of en-
ploymcnt that lawyers. doctors. clerks
and shopmen were sleeping out in
he opcn. because they could not af-
FORD the price of a lodging. while up
country the cost of the commOncst
articles had risen enormously. a mi
nor said he had paid two shillings
600 ccnts) for drink of half and
half nj Pretoria a day or two before,
and matters were even worse nj Jo-
iannesburg. which he called 'Ioburg
Another miner said he had gone from
one mine 10 another seeking work,
and lie had been invariably refused.
so one day he said to II manager:
why won't YOU give me show.
boss? The manager said: because
you are an Australian and we will
have no more Australians about the
place. You are always stirring up
strife. wanting your wages raised.
claiming what you call your rights.
worrying about your hours. and. gen
orally. you are too Independent. SO
we mine managers have agreed to
get rid of the Australians as soon as
we can"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The old saying politics and law
80 hand in hand" Is cXempllficd by
the present legislature of New York
III both the Senate and Assembly
there are moro lawyers In tic State
Senate than men of all other profess
aions combined. In both houses the
ablost men are of that profession.
Among the lawyers in thcScnntc are
such mon as McCarren, Page, Coha-
Ian, Grady White and ONcill. In
the Assembly Wainwright. Robinson
Prentice. Phillips, John Lord O'Brian
Moreand, Rogers and Wagner are
members of the bar. OF all the occn.
pations represented in the Legisla-
turc tho mosc grewsomc ex-priZc
fighter Marty McCuc. of Bowcry
fame, while Assemblyman Schwcg-
lcr once held wrestling champions
ship.
In Guadaloupc prison there Is II
convict with highly developed sense
OF humor and some imagination. The
"librc Parole" OF that island tells
the story: "A mischcviously dispos-
cd convict in the Point-a-pitrc Pris-
on knowing that the Governor saw
WI VIC III iSoiitIS correspondence,
wrote II letter addressed TO his moth
or earnestly exhorting her never to
reveal the spot where he had buried
treasure of enormous value His
russo succeeded. He was relieved
rom all labor, invited to lunch with
The Governor and hotties of cham
payne were hraochcd for his dclccta-
tlon Then came the day when the
Governor and the deputy kently hint.
cd to The convict that thew all about
his hidden trcasnrc-all. that is to
say. except just where 1t was buried.
The convict at first was COY. but after
some days offered 10 show them the
tree beneath which the treasure lay.
When darkness fell To the trio set
out. The searclcrs pcrspred for
some hours as they dug Mt spot in
dicaied by the convict without dis
covering anything. At length the
search was angrily abandoned and
tho convict marched back to prison.
where lie threw his fellow prisoners
Into commissions OF delight by his mar.
rati on the affair"
You can still see some queer sights
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24

Some American arc inclined to re,
gard II as Il matter of distinction that
Mark Twain was allowed to "IoKc
King Edward without rcbukc. II
should be remembered, however. that
such privilege Is allowed only tC
court testers and fools.-Topcka
State Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24
WITH THE PARAoRAPHERs

Mr. Jesse Grant is travelling in
Texas with his boom for the Demo
cratic nomination for President which
he Is able to carry as hand baggage.
Charleston News-Courier.