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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20
CHECKS UNDER 81.
1t will BE Unlawful to Issue them for
u Less Amount After january 1.
(Montgomery Times.

1t is not generally known that
Congress passed law, which be-
comes effective after January 1st,
1910, which provides that any per-
s2n or firm that issues a check, note,
memorandum or obligation for less
pSan 81 or circulates such, shall be
liable to a fine of $500 or six
months Imprisonment.
Checks for less than 81 are not by
any means unusual and especially
where country patrons of department
stores In the large cities send small
order for goods. And every person
and firm having bank accounts have
always felt at liberty to write checks
for any amount, no matter how
small, provided there was a balance
to their credit in the bank or banks
drawn upon. But after January 1
next, fine or Imprisonment stares
them in the face.
AS consequence, the business in
terests of the large cities are sitting
up and taking notice." and especially
is this the case with the department
stores in New York, Philadelphia
Baltimore, Norfolk, Pittsburg, Buff
falo and all. cities doing mail or
der business.
Just upon what theory the govern
ment proceeds to restrict any per-
son from drawira his own Money out
at bank Is not >asf ~ recognize. and
the Law seem, ju have been ,assed
without general hnoWledao or dis
cussiOn
II may be that the government de-
sires to compel the use oi post office
money orders, postal notes or regis
tered letters, upon which fees are
charged, but what right has the gov
ernment to compel tribute upon the
withdrawal in any sum OF the per-
sonal money of any man deposited
in bank for his individual use?
We are liable to hear more from
this law before it is ever put into
active operation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20
Virginia JuiiSt Indicted.

huntington, w. Va, Oct Ia
Judge Samuel II Williams, Of Vir-
ginia, candidate for attorney general
has been indicted on a charge of
felony at Welch, w. Va. The in
dlctment grew out of an assault
made b. Judge Williams on Judge
j. NJ. Saunders former member Of
the Supreme Court, during a trial
at Welch. Judge Saunders lay in q
hospital many days. A requisition
Will be sought to bring the jurist to
this State.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20
Girl, Trapped i'm Plot, Kills Self.

Appleton, Wis, Oct. H. Miss
Lucy Deitz, aged 26, of Hortonville
Wis, one of the five children at the
Dietz home to attend the funeral of
their father, which occurred yester-
day, committed suicide early to-day,
after one Of the brothers is said to
have found enough strychnine in the
yAffee pot to kill every member of
the family. 1t is believed that Miss
Dietz realized that she had been
trapped and took q dose Of the poi
son. The DietZ estate, in which all
the children are Interested, is valued
at about $4,000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20
IMPROVING CORN CROPS.
termination Test and the Crossing
of the Seeds.

Experience has taught farmers that
ordinary seed corn selected in the
spring from the crib stock does not
all come up, so they plant more than
is wanted or would do well on the
land, expecting to thin to the desired
stand. A better way is to plant seed,
all Of which will germinate, and give
strong, healthy plants, using no more
seed than is necessary. The method
commonly practiced do not give salts
factory corn, even after it IS thinned.
and replanted corn seldom amounts
to anything except to furnish a little
fodder. A little time spent in count
ing the missing stalks and hills in
some fairly good fields of corn will
soon convince any man that poor
stands are responsible for a loss of
10 to Is per cent Of our corn crop.
All the equipment that is necessary
are shallow grocery box, three to
six inches deep, and some blotting
paper or pieces Of cloth. The box
Is filled to within an inch of the top
with wet sand or sawdust. Over this
is spread a piece of muslin that has
been marked off in checks an inch
and half square. The checks may
be numbered, or by marking one COR
ner it is easy to count in regular or
der 10 any particular check The
size of the box depends on the num-
Der of ears TO be tested. A box Is by
80 inches is large enough for 24O
ears. In order to save time and
trouble, ne eafs OF corn should be
side, where they need not be disturb
ed for week or ten days. Then.
starting at one end of the row, take
up each ear in order and with a
small knife blade pick out six ker-
nelS. Place these kernels on the
check in the germinator correspond
ing in number to the number of the
ear In the row Of corn. The kernels
should be selected from different
parts of the ear and not from one
spot. Cover the corn in the germi-
nator with some wet biotting paper
or thick cloth and set the box in q
warm place for few days. If left
we'll moistened and kept warm the
corn will germinate in five or six
days.
There is much to be learned from
termination test. Usually the ker-
nels from some ears do not have the
power to germinate at all. Others,
although sprouting, show a lack of
vitality, giving weak, sickly plants,
while some SLOW vigorously from the
start. Those ears lacking in vitality
and terminating power should be dis
carded. Such ears are largely re-
sponsible for poor stands of corn
and they make it necessary to plant
more seed than is needed. thus maxi
ing thinning compulsory.
1t IS natural for the corn to cross.
There is even an interval of two or
four days between the time of silk
Ing ana lhe Sneddlng or the pollen
Of the same plant. If the laws of
inheritance hold true in plants as i'm
animals-and all experiments lead us
to believe they lo--it IS just as i'm
portant for us to know the character
OF the plants that furnish the pollen.
or, in other words, the male parents
of our seed corn. as to know the char
acter of the plant that bears the ear
the female parent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20
She Was Pleasantly Surprised.

Miss H. i. Bell, Wausau, Wis,
writes: Before commenced to
take Foley's Kidney Pills ! had Sc
we're pains in my back, could not
sleep, and was greatly troubled with
headache. The first few doses Of
Foley's Kidney Pills gave me relief,
and two bottles cured me. The
quick results surprised me, and can
honestly recommend them" ]. w.
Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20
Panama Canal Half Done.

Washington, Oct. 16.-Reports of
the Panama Canal Commission state
that the excavation of the canal is
exactly half flushed. Conditions in
the Zone are Improving, and the
death rate is nomal. The second
half of the work is proceeding faster
than the first, supplies, machinery,
etc, being already on hand.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20

Henry Ward, the 12-year-old son
Of Jesse Ward, of Pickens county,
had his hand caught in cotton gin
IN Tuesday and his arm and one
side Of his body were terribly man
gled, CO" sing his death in a short
while. .r ..,..l.I. IN
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20
Lutheran.
Rev. T. p. Epting, Pastor

Rev. T. p. Epting, Pastor.
.glish services every Sunday
morning at II o'clock; Sunday
School at 9.45 a. m.
Missionary Society meets on We'd
nesday after the first Sunday in each
month.
Ladies Aid Society meets on We'd
nesday after the third Sunday I'm
each month.
A cordial invitation IS extended to
all to worship with us.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20

Mrs. Robert McLees obtained q
verdict in the Circuit Court at An
derson last week against the city for
$500. She was driving along the
streets some time ago, when her
buggy wheel dropped down in hole
and thew her out and hurt her, and
she sued for damages.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20

An aching back is instantly
relieved by an application of
Sloan's Liniment.
This liniment takes the place
of massage and is better than
sticky plasters. 1t penetrates
without rubbing - through
the skin and muscular tissue
right to the bone, quiz kcns the
blood, relieves congestion, and
gives permanent as we'll as
temporary relief.
Here's the Proof.
Mr. JAMES G. LEE, of 100 9th St.,
Be, Washington, DC, writes: "Thirty
years ago fell from scaffold and serf-
ously injured my back. l suffered terri
bly, at times; from the small OF my back
all around my stomach was just ms II
had been beaten with club. used
every plaster / could get with no relief.
Sloan's Liniment took tho pain right
ont, and | can now do as much ladder
work rs any man in the shop, thanks to
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20
Killed Father-in-Law, Then Suicides

Charlotte. N. c., Oct. 14.-Ulysses
Wise killed his father-in-law, J. D..
Hallman, with an axe last night, at
Lincolnton, N. c., and a half an
hour later, his wife and children hay
ing fed, went into his house, set 1t
on fire, and was burned to death.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20
Train Wrecked Near Easlcy.

Greenville, Oct. 14.-Train No. AZ,
running from Atlanta to Charlotte,
was wrecked yesterday morning
about two miles south Of Easley.
Two coaches were slightly damaged,
and the baggage car was derailed.
Two passengers were injured slightly
and a flagman was somewhat bruiS-
ed up. The track was blocked until
about noon.
The accident occurred about 7.30
O'Clock in the morning. There were
eleven passengers on the train at
the time, and the speed was very
low, not exceeding twenty-five miles
an hour. While it is not stated au-
thoritatively, it is supposed that the
wreck was caused by a broken rail
Passengers were transferred to ano-
ther train and brought to Greenville
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20
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.6s CHURCH DIRECTOR Ss
PrcSbytcrian.

Rev. Geo. NJ. Wilcox, Pastor.
Walhalla Church-Preaching I'd
and 4th Sabbath. Morning servi G,
a. M; evening service, s p. m.
Sabbath School (weekly) 10 a. m.
Bethel Church-Preaching I'd and
4th Sabbaths. Preaching service,
$50 p. m. Fifth Sabbath, II a. m.
Sabbath School, p. m,
Ebenezer Church-Preaching on
1st Sabbath at a p. m.
Richland Church-Preaching 1st
and Sd Sabbaths. Morning service,
11.30 a. m.
Sabbath School, 1890 a. m.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-10-20

Alberqueque, New Mexico, Oct. f5.
--Flourishing knife and announcing
that he wanted to kill TAFT, an un-
known man was arrested after a Vi
cious struggle by the local police
this afternoon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-24
RUSHTON IS CONFIDENT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PEOPLE AGAINST AMENDMENT.
WfH Come to City With 100 Votes to Spare and County Will Give 1.400 to 1900 Ma-
 fOrffy.

'The county vote in Montgomery county on the amendment will come Into Montgomery city proper with a majority of at least five hundred against it."
 This was the estimate made by Ray Rushton Tuesday night afteE. he re- turned from a meeting in beat ten, where he spoke with C. F. Mcintyre.
 This Is the second night of Mir. Rushtons speaking tour In the cour- try districts of Montgomery county and according to the receptions he the audiences. he believes there is not the slightest doubt that the voters outside of the city of Montgomery in Montgomery county are opposed to the amendment. a
 Mir. Rushton will speak Wednesday morning at Downing and at Showdown In the evening" S& rs.ist
 At the headqunrters of the county anti-amendnient forces 1t was said Tuesday night that the estimate of L. 400 plurality is conservative. and that they fully expect to carry the county by at least two hundred more.
 Plans for the big parade Saturday night arc well nigh perfected and, ac- corjing to the anti-amendment lead erS. this parade is going to be a revelation in Montgomery politics.
 At the state headquarters 1t was said Tuesday that the leaders In the defenders movement are perfectly satisfied that the fight Is already won, but they do not propose to rest until election day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-24
L. AND. N. RATE CASE.
Ticket Fare in Florida Aired af Hear
 ing


 Ticket Fare in Florida Aired af Hear
 Ing. Louisville. Ky, Nov. 23.--Litigation revolving ar ound passenger rates in the State of Florida, was further aired here today when representatives of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and the Florida Railroad Commission ap- peared before Examiner Emmett Will son.
 The session Of two hours was con- sumed by the attorneys for the rail- roads, Albert s. Brandeis and Judge w. G. Dearing. in their eross-examin- alton of c. W. Hillman. President df the Mutual Audit Company of Florida. Mir. Hiilman was the only witness yes- terday. According to attorneys in the case, the testimony of MT. Hillman was <de- voted principally to an examiation of the records of the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad Company, conducted by himself for the purpose of determining if the earnings of the company will justify reduction in the passenger rate.
 Attorney Brandeis said that he ex- poets the proceedings to come to an end by Saturday of this week. He does not know how many witnesses will be cross-exAmined. but 1t is un- derstood that the chairman of the Florida Commission, R. Hudson Burr. will take the stand before the case Is closed,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-24
GRIND OF MILLS or THE
 LOCAL POLICE COURT

Leaving the sentence entirely to the wife of Henry Green. negro, charged by her with assault and hattery. the recorder freed the man with an in- junction never to appear before him again on such charge. The woman said. her husband had ordered her to bring him cup of hot water and she. thinking the better to please him, brought hot coffee. Whereupon Henry struck her with a cuspidor and other mere little things that came to han1 in the course of the domestic unhap- piness of the Green household.
 The court listened patiently to the evidence from which was winnowed the fact that Charlotte has been in the employ of local laundry for ten years whereas Henry works when he can get job"
 "Aunty," said the court, If send this worthless husband of yours up can you get along by yourselfY'
 The old cx-slave pondered long up- On her reply.
 "Jedge," said she nervousfy finger Ing an old red handkerchief. T reckon I could. but yuh see Henry did't mean tull be so mean tuh me"
 "welf then do you wish me to send him to- ths farm7" asked the recorder. Hesitating between fear and love, the old negress finally managed to stam- iner out an uncertain no and the court sent them away together.
 Tn the case of fC. Y. Bogacki. charg- ed with renting a house for disorderIy purposes. the charge was noli pressed pending action in a higher court oi. indictments returned by the last grand jury.
 Carrie Galloway and Bessie Jackson. progresses. charged with vagrancy. were each sentenced to twelve months hard labor
 Ross Cunningham. a young man, more or less we'll known about Mont- gomery. was given twelve months at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-24
MIR. HOWARD AT ATTALLA
GREAT AUDIENCE HEARS SPEAKER
 AGAINST AMENDMENT.
Former Congressmsn Draws the Fire of Voters When He Aliudes to the Secret Con-
 ference.

Attaila, Nov 23 3--(Special.)--W but single days notice of his com ing former Congressman Nj. W. How ard of the Seventh District. with whom Hon. John L. Burnett. the prss- ent incumbent. declined to debate the amendment. addressed fully 500 citi- xens of this community tonight in the city hall here.
 The demonstration accorded Mir. Howard speaking against the amend- ment. threw damper on the hopes or the amenders in this section.
 The speaker. after the meeting. cons fessed that not in his palmiest days as a candidate had he ever been able to stir the voters In such fashion. Cheers after cheers went up from the crowd sitting and standing soS thick as to pack the hall and preyeht many in tho rear from seeing the speaker.
 Mir. Towards speeches are both pie turesque and logical. He discussed the amendment in detail and charged the amenders with Apracticing gross de- ception on the people by declaring that open saloons would follow the defeat of the amendment and by denying at the eleventh hour that Section does not mean what it says.
 When Mir. Howard revealed the se- cret political plot in Governor Corners office to submit the amendment when majority of the white people of Ala barna could not vota thereon, men old and young grew angry and there were cries of They were towards"
 The speakers power of ridtcuie found most effective expression in pie turing the amendment as \ horse rid den by politicians such as Conner and Weakley, the former of whom had dropped from the animals tall when ne stumbled on the home stretch.
 A feature of the address much ap- plauded was Mir. Towards ridicule of The Birmingham News's statement that Attalia is for the amendment.
 The speaker had 800 people in ms audience at Keener,-a remote precinct where he spoke this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-24
Luncheon and Prayer at Polls
 Plan of Local ". C. T.U Members

Next Monday. election day. Montgomery women of the woman's Christian Temperance Union. will serve iuncheons In the proximity of every poll In the city. This will be done for the oonvenience of the men who desire to stay at the polls throughout the day The women win also hold short prayer and praise services on this day.
 In speaking about the iuncheons. Mrs. J. B. Chatfeid. president of the Alabama w. c. T. U. said Tuesday evening:
 The luncheons win be served con- yenientiy near tho polls to our mon workers to enable them to remain there until the polls close We have no thought of serving lunches to vot-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-24
"rHE SERVANT IN THE Housnv

Tn majestic allegory--the greatest English aliegory since the inspired tinker of Bedford gave 'Pilgrim's Pro gress' to the world from his prison and In intimate. homely appeal. too. so speaks The Servant in the House.. ," wrote the critic of The Record Herald the morning after the play began It's long run in Chicago.
 This sublime work was revealed at Powers Theater Monday evening for the first time on the local boards. Its fame has, of course, preceded 1t. In it's printed form 1t has been much read and 1t has been much discussed. There was feeling that an examina- tion so particular and attentive might discount the ,histrionfc representation of 1t. It was not so. If ever play responded to the touch of the player this one does. and those who laid down the book impressed will leave the theater overwhelmed. It was more than acting that MT. Kennedy's drama received: 1t was interpretation -treverent, exalted, searching. The players acted not ike players but like devotees, and carried their calling back to the spirit of the days when 1t was priestly. With wet eyes and quivering lips and pain-laden voices they acted, not like people playing for hire, but like mentors voicing the les son of brotherhood. Before the ma jesty and the feeling of such a drama as this the shop phrases of a review CTS snug appreciation seem very meaningless. It Is a work for the world to see and ponder upon and take unto itself in silence and hu- mility, and then be thankful that 1t puts blood and will Into a mans heart"
 The Servant in the House." pre- sented by the original New York and Chicago company headed by Tyrone Power, will be seen at the Grand on November 25. 26 and 27. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-24
FIRE THREATENS
 ENJOYMENT OF MENU

The chef of Fitzpatrick's cafe was startled from his puttering amongst pots and pans Tuesday evening by the smell of burning wood which was found, on investigation, to be caused by a burning sill in the ffoor under the range.
 Rushing to the telephone he yelled to the watchman of the Madison Ave- nue fire station to send the biggest thing in the house or all should be lost.
 A few minutes later guests in peace- full enjoyment of their dinner in the cafe were startled to see the large truck roll up and prepare to go into action. A hurried inspection disclosed the nature of the fire and the cooler judgment of the firemen saved the guests from drenchipg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-24

CTS or of trying to buy our husbands sons or brothers. who in such an hour would not forget our righteous plea for deiiverance from the monster evil who has so long Invaded our homes.'
 "As they cast their votes and ours. we will be near in prayer and praise service
 'Tempsrance Sunday will be ob-. served by the Montgomery and Ala bama women next Sunday In fasting and prayer. Mrs chatfieid president of the state w. c. T. U. has mailed a letter to the women of the state calling their attention to this Sunday and the importance of the subject. The woman's Christian Temperance Union at it's last convention set aside November ss. as Temperance sun day" -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-24
NO MORE OF KYLE PRICE
CALHOUN C0UNTY AsGENDERs
 HAVE ENOUGH.
yoc Manring wanted . whsck at the Legfslatmrcss Clerk, But Ex- pericnce With Bowie
 Was Waterloo.

Birmingham, Nov 23.--fSpecial)-- Tho Amendment Committee of Calhoun County has called or the arrangements for . debate between J. c. Manning and Kyle Pricc on. the constitutional amendment which was to have occur red today at Jacksonville.
 The haste with which this was done after Congressman Sidney J. Bowie had finished with Mir. Price Monday amused the Anti-Amendment Commit tee of Calhoun no little.
 The Anu-Amendmant Committee was notified that the amenders of Calhoun would consent to no more debates in Jacksonville between Mir. Price and the defender speakers. Chairman Agee of the Anti-Amendment Committee re- ported this to State headquarters to- day and his account of the debate and its disastrous results to the iamenders in Calhoun, with their quick refusal to permit any more joint discussion caused no little laughter in State head quarters, He said the amenders were saying in effect never again."
 For reasons sufficient to themselves the State Committee has refused to permit their speakers to engage in a discussion with Mfr. Price. The amend CTS have been making capital out of this. misinterpretfng the cause. It has been announced all over the state that there was standing offer of $500 on the part of1the anaenders for joint debate between MT, Price and Mir. Bowie Mir. Bowie says that he has never received such an offer and If an offer was intended or made in any way they should now contribute the money to the State Anti-Amendment Commit tee.
 In the meanwhile half a dozen speakers, including Joe Manning, have been straining at the leash to get at Mir. Price. but were held back by the State Committee, Manning was tick led to death when he got an agree- ment for a debate at JacksonyiIle. But the Calhoun Committee has had enough.
 From Anniston reports 1t looks as though Monday had witnessed Wa terloo for the amenders in Calhoun.