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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-10
$4,000 FIRE IN ABBEVILLE.
Glenn Ethel Hotel and Three Stores
Completely Destroyed.

Abbeville, June 5.-Fire, which
originated in the old Aston house,
an annex to the Glenn Ethel Inn, at
5 o'clock this morning, destroyed
property worth about $4,000, with
insurance Of about $4,000. The
fire was one of the most disastrous
which has ever visited Abbeville.
The Glenn Ethel Inn was a large
three-stopy brick building, the up
stairs portion Of which was used as
hotel. On the ground floor were
three stores.
Mrs. Mary Taggart was proprietor
Of the hotel and had very large
number Of guests. The hotel prop
erty was owned by Mrs. J. L. An
crum, of Charleston, and was worth
about $4,000.
The burned district will probably
be rebuilt with stores facing the
square and the new postoffice build
ing, facing Main street.
In a few minutes after the fire
was discovered the entire hotel was
filled with dense smoke and several
guests were forced to escape through
windows. The majority of the guests
lost practically everything but VIII It
they could bring out with them.
The fire started in the City Press
ing club, which occupied a room In
the old Aston building, and burned
fiercely from the beginning. But
for the good work the fire depart
ment the flames would not have
been confined to the one building.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-10
Horrible Crime I'm Pennsylvania.

Mount Pleasant, Pa, June THE
dead body Of Anna Luchinski, nine
years old. daughter of Michael Loch-
inski, a Polish miner, of Standard,
Pa, was found in box car at that
place to-day. Her throat indicates
she was choked. to death after being
outraged. CharlesWilliams, a young
negro, who found the dead girl, is
being detained by officials, who hope
to obtain from him more information
about the crime than he has yet re-
Yealed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-10
Statement Of the Condition of
THE SENECA BANK,

located at Seneca, S. c., at the close
of business June 4th, 1908:
Resources
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-10
Statement of the Condition OF
THE PEOPLES BANK,

located at Walhalla, S. c., at the close
of business June 4th, 1908:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-10
T. e. ALEXANDER.
The Land Man
WALHALLA, S. 9.
''Tarcs"--The Chicken Catcher.
WALHALLA, S. 9.

Richland, June 9.--Editors sKeo-
wee Courier: Please find enclosed a
specimen Of herb or grass or weed
known as "tares." spoken of In the
Bible in st. Matthew, 18th chapter.
Is this the same as Mr.. Cannon left
at your office? 1t is very bad for
catching small chickens.
Respectfully, T.. d. Foster.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-10

The specimen sent by Mr.. Foster
is identical with that sent by Mr..
Cannon last weel-only "a little
more so,' as it is ~ a more mature
growth. ,........ ... ...
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-10

resources.
Loans and discounts. ..$1O5998 81
OYerdraftS ........... 6O45 &c
Bonds and Stocks owned
by the bank ........ $4,000 90
Banking house. ...... 1900 90
Furniture and fixtures. 1860 90
Due from banks and
bankers ........... 21512 As
Currency ...... ...... 4274 90
Gold 1910 90
Silver, nickles, pennies. 1887 20
Checks and cash items. 566 IA
Total .........$l59544 SO
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid in. IS 10000 90
Surplus fund. ......... 5000 90
Undivided profits, less
current expenses and
taxes paid ........ 4618 As
Due to banks and bank
erS .......... 1144 81
Individual deposits sub.
ject to check. ...... 39201 So
Demand certificates .... 1904 81
Time certificates ...... 1926 21
Total .........$159544 SO
State Of South Carolina, County of
Oconee.-Before me came w. l.. Yer
ner, Cashier of the above named
Bank, VINO, being duly sworn, says
that the above ald foregoing state
ment Is a true condition of said
Bank, rs shown by the books Of said
Bank. w. L. WERNER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 8th day Of June, 1908.
(L.S) w. ID. Moss, n. p. for 8. G.
Correct-Attest:
JNO. GORDON LAW,
e. r. LUCAS.
j. ID. WERNER,
Directors.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-10
Statement Of the Condition Of
THE BANK OF WALHALIA,

located at Walhalla. s. c., at the close
Of business June 4th, 1908:
Resources
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-10
Statement of the Condition of
THE CITIZENS BANK,

located at Seneca, s. c.. at the close
o. business June 4th, 1908:
Resources.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-10

State Of South Carolina. County Of
Oconee.-Before me came F. S. HOL-
LEMAN, Cashier OF the above
named bank, who. being duly sworn.
says that the above and foregoing
statement is a true condition of said
bank. as shown by the books of said
bank. F. S. HOILEMAN,
Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 8th day Of June, 1908.
H.S.) w. P. Nimmons, N. P. for S. G..
Correct-Attest:
]. w. BYRD,
Fl. F.. ALEXAN NDER,
J. w. SHELOR,
Directors
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-29

ship on the high seas. or in the terri
torial waters of either belligerent.
first, which by nature is capable of
being used to assist in. and. second.
on the way to assist in naval or mill
tary operations. In deciding whether
the second of these conditions has
been fulfilled. it is contended that the
court must distinguish between goods
primarily used in war and goods used
in either peace or war.
The right to search a merchant ship
when under convoy of a neutral war
ship is pressed in the British state
ment. 1t is held that a neutral ship
should not be entitled to resist search
by a belligerent war ship on the
ground that she is under convoy of a
war ship of her own nationality. For
chile resistance by her or by the neu-
tral war ship should be ground for
condemnation of both ships and cargo.
BLOCKADE AND SEIZURE.
In regard to blockade. the British. as
opposed to the continental view. holds
that the blockading force may be dis
posed at any distance from the ports
or coasts of the enemy that the naval
commanders think it necessary. pro-
vided it is not so placed as to obstruct
access to a neutral seaboard.
On the question of the right to seize
a neutral ship carrying cargo to a neu-
trail port, which cargo is intended ul-
timately for the enemy, the British re-
port says:
Great Britain never has raised any
objection to the condemnation of goods
n a British ship seized while on the
way to a neutral port where it has
been proved that the goods were to be
transhipped at the neutral port to an
enemy's territory"
1T is essential the statement goes
on, that there should be no possibility
of doubt as to the ships entitled to ex-
ercise the right of search. 1t should
be strictly limited to ships known to
be public ships of the belligerent
| fighting fleet"
JAPAN DIFFERS WITH BRITAIN
Japan differs from Great Britain on
only one question. This is in respect
to the right to search a neutral vessel
under convoy of a war ship of her own
nationality. On this Japan holds:
"A neutral vessel under convoy of a
vessel of war of her own nationality is
exempt except in cases of grave sus-
picion, from a belligerent visit oil
search if the commander of the con-
voy makes a declaration in writing
to the effect that the vessel under con-
voy has no contraband on board. is moi
engaged in an attempt to violate a
blockade, is not performing unneutral
service for the other belligerent and
that the ships papers are in order
and complete"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-29

Fine Job Printing Star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-29
Fraternal Meetings
HARMONY LODGE No. 3. /. o. o. F.

Meets every Monday evening at 1880
in Odd Fellows Hall, Fort Street. Wis
iting brothers cordially invited to at
tend.
J. LIGHTFOOT, N. G.
e. R. HENDRY, Sec.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-29

A mother who IS I'M good physical
condition transmits to her child the
blessing of a good constitution /;
sickly, ailmg mothers, the reverse.
The tiny babe brings to her a Ev-
ing responsibility. At such a time
too great care cannot be taken to
build up the mothers general con-
stitution, and restore her feminine
system to a healthy, normal con-
dition. The greatest assistance that
any woman can have in accomplish
ing this all-important work is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-29
WARFARE IN VIEW
IOF TEN POWERS

LONDON, December 20.-The views
of the ten powers, the delegates from
which are assembled here to decide
upon a code of laws for the interna-
tional prize courts provided for at the
last Hague conference, make a de-
cidely bulky volume. Some of the
powers, like Japan have submitted
their proposals in brief form, while
others, notably Great Britain, support
the views with arguments and refer
ences to decisions which British naval
courts have given in historical naval
cases. The United States, too, has gone
into detail on the various subjects
which she thinks should receive con-
sideration, while Germany has sub
mitted a draft for a code of laws.
The United States, Great Britain and
Japan are agreed ON the majority Of
points. The American views include
the following suggestions:
SOME AMERICAN VIEWS.
A neutral ship found within the
/ limits of belligerent powers may be
seized, destroyed or used for warlike
purposes, but the proprietors must be
I Unidentified. In cases where the enemy
has not observed the usages of war and
the delinquent cannot be captured,
there may be recourse to reprisals, but
always in accordance with the dictates
of humanity. The reprisals should not
exceed in severity the offense COM
mitted and should not be repeated af-
ter preparation has been made for the
injury complained of.
All ships in the public service of the
enemy are subject to capture, except
those employed in purely charitable or
scientific work. voyage of discovery
and as hospital ships. All private YES
sells belonging to the enemy, except
bona fide coastal fishing boats, are
subject to capture. unless exempt UNI
der treaty In cases of military or 9th
err necessity private ships of the enemy
can be destroyed or retained for SER
vice of the Government. Neutral ships
employed in naval or military service
of the enemy or placed under control
of the enemy for naval or military ser
vice are subject to capture and de-
| struction.
QUESTION OF CONTRABAND.
The American views also contain
proposals as to contraband and the
methods of blockading, which are ST.
milar to those put forth by Great Bri-
tain in a more extensive manner. The
British case follows on decisions OF
British prize courts and describes as
contraband neutral property on board
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-29
LYDIA Z. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

Mrs. NJ. Gilmer, of West Union,
S. c., writes to Mrs. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass.
81 was greatly run down in health,
suffering from weakness peculiar TO
my sex. 1 began to take Lydia f.
PinSham's Vegetable Compound, and
was not only restored to health but
am the proud mother of a fine baby
girl. 1 wish every sick and ailing
woman would give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound trial"
Mrs. Paul Oliver, of st. Martin
vile, La, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
Flo, years suffered from the worst
form of female troubles, and the doctor
said could not get well without an
operation. Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored me to perfect
health, and 1 have the sweetest little
baby girl. l will never cease to
praise Lydia E. Pinkham's medicine
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
the worst forms. Why don't you
try itp
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-29

Great is publicity It shows that
we can elect a president for about a
third of what it used to cost-Boston
Transcript.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-24
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING BEST.

From the New York Morning Telegraph,
 The relative merit of various forms of advertising was put to a curious test at Hurtig & Seamon's Harlem Music hall last week. am informed by MT. c. P. Greneker, the manager MT. Greneker had 5000 slips printed and passed them around in the audience at each perform ance. On these slips six questions were asked, all bearing upon the manner in which a patrons attention was called to the McAlister engagement in Harlem. The questions were:
 Did you read it in newspaper?
 Did you see a sign? Billboard)
 Did you see it on a moving wagon?
 Or a man carrying a sign?
 Was 1t by means of a postal card?
 Was it by hearsay?
 The patron was asked to place d cross opposite the line which indicated the method of publicity that reached him. More than 75 per cent said MT. Gren- eker in commenting upon the result to me, named newspapers. The next pref eience was given to moving signs.
 This points conclusvely to the fact he concluded, that we make no mistake ia giving the bulk of our appropriation for advertising to newspapers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-24
StronqIy Deprecated,

Every time I hear of officers shoot ing at culprits guilty often of only some petty crime, l am painfully re- minded of our poor regard for human life" said good citizen last night, and of the lax discipline that would make such reckless conduct on the part of our guardians of the place pos sible.
 Several years ago I was walking along Twenty first street between Sec ond and Third avenues, about o'clock man chased a negro boy from the neighborhood of the courthouse and emptied his revolver at the fleeing in- dividual A ball whizzed near my head and two ladies on the sidewalk mar row1y escaped being wounded. The negro escaped, and when I asked the officer what the boy was accused of he replied. stealing a pair of shoes It made my blood boil, that anyone wear ing an official badge should have been guilty of endangering the lives of in nocent pedestrians, all because some negro had stolen pair of shoes. Since that time similar shootings have oc- cured in public places and on the public thoroughfares two within the past 24 hours.
 Far better it would be for Brming- ham to adopt the system long in vogue in London, where the constabularly is not allowed to carry a weapon, than to have this reckless shooting. Of course there are times where a police man or deputy should be able to de- fend himself against a criminal but what right has an officer to shoot at violator of the law simply to make a capture? It seems to me that public sentiment should give out "a mighty protest"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-24

well begun, and this part of the wheat crop will alone yield 40 100000 bush els. The spring wheat fields bid fair to yield enough more to make a bumper crop of wheat. Oats are in fine condition. and corn and cotton are progressing favorably. Hay is a great crop Wet weather always helps hay.
 All in all, the railroads will soon have their hands full when the surplus of these crops come to them to. be moved. Ii all of these crops had to be moved to market the railroads would be congested, but a good share of the corn crop, and the greater share of the hay crop do not have to be moved from the farm. The moving of the surplus portions will tax the equipment of the railroads, and it is indeed fortunate tha, they have now 350,00O idle cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-24
Running Mates Past and Present
.Mache eth,

Congressman Hanby, speaking as friend of Judge George Gray, says the latter would not even consider a nomi- nation for vice president on any ticket. "The judge" MT. Hanby goes on to say, would look upon the office of vice president as a place with all the de- privations of a convent and none of the cancellations of religion"
 This definition of the vice presi- dency by Delegate Hanby of Delaware is perhaps the best as well as the wit tiest that has been given to the public. And yet Brother Fairbanks was a star Methodist wherever he appeared in the outlying districts as well as a social lion in Washington. But MT. Fair banks declined to wait for another mans shoes longer than four years. He would not accept a renomination, preferring peace and quiet among the literary fellows in his adopted state to. the hollow pleasures and disappoint- ing vexations of the vice presidency.
 The naming of long line of cabinet successor. to the presidency has led the general public to regard the vice presidency as superfluity, and yet many vice presidents have become President. In these later days Tyler, Fillmore, Johnson, Arthur and Roose- welt went directly and suddenly to the White House-two through deaths in the White House from natural causes and three through assassinations. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van Buren were vice presidents who were promoted to the presidency, but such promotions have pretty plainly gone out of fashion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-24
ZULU KINGS SALARY.

From the New York Post
 That even former kings are thought worthy of their hire was shown in re- cent house of commons debate concern ing Dinizulu's salary Dinizulu, who is the last of the famous line of Zulu chief tains that includes Chal1a, Dingaan and Cetewayo, Is in receipt of monthly wage from the Natal government, Just as if he were a college professor or a pay ing teller in bank, except that 1t is a good deal larger. Arrested and put on trial for suspected compleity in last years Zulu uprising, Dinizulu had his stipend cut off Since November 30 his monthly allowance has been passed over, and in January he was formally struck off the salary list. This action of the Natal government was disapproved of by the government orators in the house of commons as constituting a breach of the agreement under which Dinizulu re- turned from exile in Saint Helena to Ma tai, and as all the more inexcusable be- cause the former Zulu king Is now under heavy cost in conducting his defense. So reparation will soon come to Dinizulu, but the question arises whether Germany would have thought it right to pay the trial expenses of one of the Herero lead CTS, or our own country those of Aguin- aldo, if he had come into the tolls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-24
ART OF WRITING NEWS

The best correspondent or reporter is the man who makes news writing his call ing and not the author of popular novel or the hero of political campaign. A daily newspaper is published 365 times year. If 1t were not equipped to report a political convention without calling into requisition the services of celebrities or novelists or "muckrakers," or to report a criminal trial without employing dra- natsts, 1t would not be able to report properly many occurrences that require an equal degree of intelligence and industry. Is 1t not an admission of weakness rather than an advertisement of enterprise for a newspaper to announce that it has secured the servlces of some great man who knows little or nothing about news writ ing, and cares less, to supplement it's great service reports? Would not a bet ter advertisement be an announcement something like this:
 This newspaper will not employ the au- thor of any one ol the six best sellers or the governor of any state or the mayor of any city to report political conventions. nor will it employ a chief of police, a former detective writer of melodramas or an Anna Katherine Green to report any murder trial that may be docketed at any time, but will depend upon its report CTS for reports and its correspondents for correspondence"
 This is the policy of many of the most informing and most influential journals, although 1t is not usually announced lu large headlines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-24

the assassin was then sound and well and dwelling in Calcutta, British India.
 This book of the Memphis lawyer pa rades the infamous story for the edifica- ton of the vulgar, that Andy Johnson was prvy to Booths insane act and doubtless there are writings to believe it.
 Only the other day a leading American newspaper spoke of Johnson's bibulous appetites as though it supposed that the seventeenth President of the United States was an habitual drunkard. It is unfortunately true that Johnson some times took a cup too much, for he was a man who could make more reputation Tor conviviality upon the consumption Of gallon than many a man upon the con- sumption of barrel.
 Lately retired statesman with an imagination as exuberant as a water weed and as worthless-wrote book deal ing copously with Andy Johnson and laid against him the charge of personal cow ardice Historian has rarely given truth a more brazen defiance
 In 1861 Johnson faced a hostile audience in Tennessee, speaking for the union. It was time of passion and of force Many there would have gloated oyer his dead body, and hundreds jeered him and threatened him. Suddenly pistol was discharged and all was confusion, save the coolness of the orator Suiting the gesture to the word, Johnson, as calm as a May morn. said: ''These eyes have yet to look on the man this heart fears
 Every man there knew he spoke truth, and thus he commanded respect and got a hearing.
 Johnson had his faults, but he was a patroit and entirely devoted to the con stitution. His last request was to be en- shrouded in the flag he loved so well and that he had risked ostracism to defend
 William S. Groesbeck pictured the An drew Johnson as history will hand him down when he made that grand perora- ton of his speech in the impeachment trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-24
Hottest Days of the Season

The weather is hot at midday even in Jones valley. What it must be in Montgomery the reader is left to i'm agine. It must, however, be truly Tophetic. For in Chicago on Monday the thermometer went to 94 degrees Fahrenheit, and seven deaths because of it were reported to the coroner's office In New York it was so hot on Monday that it filled the hospitals with heat cases. The public parks of that city are to be thrown open to all who wish to sleep on the lawns.
 A few facts like these go to show that the reputation of Jones valley as a summer resort cannot be seriously impaired by few days in which. for perhaps six hours per day Old Sol pours down rays that are encouraging to the growing crops of corn and cot ton. While corn and cotton are grow ing in the fields it does not matter much if lazy folks do perspire in the towns.
 The best way to keep cool is to keep the mind so actively employed that it has not time to consider the range of the thermometer. Hide the thermom- eters and keep at work-that's the best rule. The weather clerk will do tho rest