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Since the Argentine award was made
boundary commission has been at work
and the delimitation OF the frontiers is
Well advanced Tie different sections
Of the boundary commission have also
acquired much valuable data regarding
the Typographical features of the Madre
&c Dios territory, and also their POSSIBLE
tiles for colonization aud commerce.
When the de.initation OF the from
tiers began. Peru took steps to establish
cIyil government IN the territory which
is hers. new department was created.
known as the department. of Madre he
bios The minister of public promotion,
Senior Pedro Portillo. a month ago WAS
dispatched to the district t. orSaaiZe the
local administration and TO report on
the best means for its control from
Lima
Parts Of the Madre de bios country
have been opened to the world Tor some
years past and large quantities OF rub
Der have been sent out through tine port
of Molleudo. on the Pacific ocean. \
route was opened up from the railway
that connects CuZco with Lake Titicaca
and the coast. The Tdubopata river was
reached ny trails and wagon roads OF a
kind. ard a river steamer. built in chi
cago and carried in pieces ON mule
back through the mountain passes, WAS
put Ia commission. Ii was tine pioneer
of its kind.
The boundary commission has made full
studies of the navigation OF the rivers in
the basin. and these are To he supple
mented bv Minister Poftillo. The inter
e~ting point about the river naNiga-
ton is that the studies are made with
a special view IL the trade in and out
by way Of the Pacific. II had been as
surlcQ THAT the coarse Of commerce tor
tlAS rcGion. after The Madeira M2mCte
road was completed round tie fails 81
san Antonio and the Amazon route L
the Atlantic was opened would 5e IN that
direction. but the desire of all the south
American countries is to keep their m
ternal trade moving through their own
territory. and this is one reason TOT
the preference shown by the Peruvian
government for the Pacific route. All.
other reason is that the Panama cana
equalizes the Pacific outlet with the At
lantic outlet.
While these measures Of civil admins
tration and internal development are go
ing forward. Madre de Dios IS confronted
~. Il
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the republics history. There is the
story of the pig under the fence that
caused the war of 1872. for one. y
farmer was detained in getting il out
and, hence. failed to get to the polls
III time. The loss Of this one vote
determined the congressional election
IN che district That one congressional
vote subsequently determined the ques-
ton OF declaring war against the
mother country. Some dag, the Speak
or promises. he is going to write n
book into which he viii put this
curious collection In the meantime
the House hears bits of it from time
to time.
Go from the gallery on adjournment
to visit the Speaker in his offices. and.
1t visitors be not pressing, he will en-
terrain you with his wise comment on
current affairs. or with broad-visioncd
review of those that have passed. In
private converse ton and i'll public ut
terance, one marked characteristic of
the man is apparent. lie has the phi
toSopherS Scorn of the hypocriticaL
lie countenances demagogy no more on
the part of his fellow partisans than
on the part of his opponents. Plain
language is his habit 1t is a habit
that has won him the respect of all
who have sat in Congress in his time
and that is a long time, for he was
first elected in 1882.
A considerable amount of the bust
ness of the Speaker is transacted In
the spacious offices assigned TO him.
Running the great Legislative machine
involves much more than presiding
over its formal deliberations. So it
is that the Offices usually are thronged
with visitors.
The reception room. which also con-
tdins the Speakers force of clerks is
big chamber just across the corridor
from the Speakers side of the house.
Its windows look eastward out over
the plaza, with the gilded dome of the
Library of Congress rising above the
trees
Its fittings are OF massive victorian
style, huge crystal chandelier dan
CLING from the high ceiling, high ma
hoSany bookcases against the wall
the glass of their doors lined with red
palze. \ telephone booth In the cor
ner and the busy typewriters OF the
clerks lend the only twentieth century
notes To the atmosphere of the place
IRON mere one passes to the Speak
ers private office. another dlgnlfleo
apartment in the southeast corner OF
the Capitol Here is another great
glass chandelier. formerly in the east
parlor of the White House, and many
deep leather chairs tall, gilt-fram-
ed mirror tops marble fireplace and
red curtains of heavy fabric are drap-
ed from window castings. Several pot
ted palms and "A few portraits form
the only decorations. These portraits
are all of previous Speakers.
Notable in the collection is a fine
photograph of the late Speaker
Thomas b. Reed. though u political OPP
ponent, warm personal friend OF
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be carried down to the Pacific, yet
there are other factors which effect
the transportation problem. In the ma
tional sense it is important for the Pc
ruvian government to have throuS n
railway and river route to the Amazon
headwaters regardless Of the traffic pros
poets.
Heretofore the department of i.oreto.
Of which Iquitos is the capital, has been
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Wireless between Lima and lquitos hal
not been long in operation whon the at
tack was made on col Roosevelt dur
ing his speech at Milwaukee, The wire
less operator at lqutos was mot very
familiar with American geography or
American public men. He appreciated.
however that the news was important
to the foreign colony At Iquitos which
included two or three Americans engaged
in the rubber trade, 50 he wrote them
bulletin as follows
WISCONSIN. Milwaukee, October. 1912.
President Rosenfeldt last night shot a
disturber who wanted To speak At has
meeting"
The Americans We're able to interpret
that Col Roosevelt had been shot bv
some one. and by getting the messase re-
peated We're soon IN possession Of tho
real news.
When Consul Stuart Fuller Was inVes-
tigatinS the PutumaNo ot;.-ages the state
Department was able t. communicates
With him by means Of the cable to Lima
and thence ny wireless t. Iqutos. The
economy which Congress imposes on the
department had caused the consul u
be sent his mission with very mod
est allowance for travelling expense.
such might Toe sufficient in = well set
tied district where "a ilNay aud steamship
fares are reasonable. When Il letter
found its way from the consul to Nash
inston explaining tie conditions of travel
in the Putumayo region and pointing out
that fresh cggs We're III cents apiece,
the wireless was invoked TO authorize
an expenditure OF so large u sum as
$500 IL was thought that this amount
might safely pass tho scrutiny OF TN"
numerous committees OF tougUSs which
Were then investigating for campaign
purposes .hc expenditures OF the Va
riouS executive departments.
actually the operation or the wireless
to the headHaterS of the Amazon Is OF
great Importance 20 Peru both po-
litically and for reasons Of economic
national policy.
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the Atlantic through the Amazon and
its branches for the mineral and timber
products of the extensive regions known
as the SierraS and the Montanya on
I'll" eastern slope. TO transport the prod
uct of the Cerro- d" Pasco and other
mines down grade TO the river basins
seems a simple freight proposition as
compared with the heavy haul up to
the crest of the Andes before they can
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fitness and repose heightened by a habit
Of resting chin upon palm-these are the
inst impre ssjons.
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These disturbances are not al! of the
-. Tho difsarant eoyerun,ents ara
still called on to locate los1 eSPeui1ohs'
while the survivors of other expeditions
ret.,rn with stories of their lost COM
,,.a,,. is. sc-,,a.i,,,es tbrourh disease
lal,Aoi. e. e. - 80 ,,(+; 49,, +bronrb fine
gu ui'' ~ -, 80, 81 +ba present
atlaons ~. - -. ,,o,,+ is invastf-
tliiIe w = 'ttr ~ tyo exna-
S s:s - 49,, "a re4.ions Rut
- 100. +. ,,.,i 80 ro1v more sys-
.ne - 80 p 10 nd Willie the
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The dispute with Brazil regarding the
upper Amazon in years past brought on
collisions between the isolated armed
forces Of the two countries stationed as
they were in remote regions. These coll
Hsions. however. usually We're the cause
of renewed diplomatic activity and the
Brazilian and Peruvian governments now
have this controversy we'll along toward
a friendly adjustment
With Colombia III the Putumavo region
a .'rnodgs Nivendi' has been reached
which keeps the troops Of each country
on their present reservation pending Il
definitive boundary arrangement. On the
river frontier in dispute with Ecuador
the situation is much more acute. In
1910 the efforts of the United States, sec
onGed h. several other south American
countries Kept the two dlSputants from
going to war, and the status quo then
established is now maintained. although
with some difficulty. Peru wants the con
trovers4 sent to The Hague while Ecua-
dor prefers a direct settlement without
the intervention of third parties, since
The arbijrations hitherto attempted have
accomplished little.
iu the Madre de bios region the dis
pute with Bolivia nearly led to war. The
question OF limits was arbitrated by the
President of the Argentine Republic. but
when his award came 10 be given Bolivia
insisted that lie had gone beyond the
question submitted to aTbit:a ton. \
modified arrangement subsequently was
made between The two governments, but
Il report that a company OF Bolivian sol
derS Is trespdSSiug on Peruvian terri
tory in some remote corner OF the Mad-e
de Dios district Will quickly start rumors
of war iii Lima. In the same manner Il
rumor that some Peruvian soldiers have
gotten into some corner of Bolivian ter
ritory will excite La taZ to the verge of
bciliSerency. In both eases there may he
only the yaguest notion of where the sup
posed invasion is occurring. but this does
not matter. The people Of either country
arc not ready to WELD I"rt Of terri
tory which they think is theirs.
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While these measures Of civil admins
tration and internal development are go
ing forward. Madre de Dios is confronted
with the same problem that pTccipitated
the rubber crisis in Brazil. This is the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09
BY CHARLES NJ. PEPPER.

LIMA. Peru. october =. 1918.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-10
RESULTS ARE GRATIFYING.
Schools of the State Arc Now Show
ing Progress.

Columbia, Dec. 5.-"Gratifying
progress has been made during tho
past year by the public schools OF
TINS State in enrolment, local taxa
tion, teaching corps and professional
superVision,' says State SuperintUnd-
end of Education J. E. Swearingen.
in the Introduction OF his annual re-
port to the General Assembly, releas-
ed for publication to-day.
The enrolment this year totals
36l, 1,9l4 white pupils and
l93,247 negro pupils. During tho
year l911-l2, 156,2S0 white puniIs
and 'l76,3O7 negEo pupils were en-
rolled, showing n gain for 1912-13 of
,634, or Z per cent, FOR whites;
l7,9lO, or 10 per cent, for the me-
groes.
The total enrolment for the State
is 6,S91 pupils larger than ever be-
fore, showing normal gain Of near
~ per cent during the year.
1t was pointed out that in the lar
ger cities Of this State both the per-
centage Of the population of school
age enrolled and the percentage of
enrolment regularly attending school
showed marked variances. "These
disparities, however, are also true OF
the rural schools and population" he
states.
"ln the main, the urban children
Iattend school longer than the coun-
try children, though the urban at
tendance is not as regular" the re-
port continues.
He deplored, in the report, the
wide variances between the financial
support OF the urban and rural
schools, and between schools of the
same class.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-10
pANp1Ts CAUGHT ON TRAIN.
Part of Stolen Goods on Them-Also
Pistols and "Nitro."

Augusta, Ga, Dec. Al. H. Dove
and Thomas DAILY, two white men,
were arcetsed on the arrival of the
Cent? Of Georgia train here at
1916 y, m. charged with burglariz-
ing stores and the post office at
Green - Cut, Ca, last night. The po-
lice recovered a portion of the
money and checks secured from the
Green $ Cut stores, and on the per-
sons OF Dove and Daily was also a
quantity Of nitroglycerine and a
number of fuses. They were armed
with reyolvers and had plenty of am
munitiOn. 1t is believed by the po-
lice tina, the men are the same who
blew open the Bank Of Dudley, in
Laurens county, and who attempted
to bow open the safe Of the Peoples
Oil Co., Augusta. One is former
engineer of the Central railroad
ii is said.
Cant. JEFF Thomas, conductor on
tie Cen tral train. was suspicious of
the tWo men when lhoy boarded his
train this morning at Wainsboro.
When the train reached Green's Cut
he was told Of the robberies there
and he Immediately connected the
Two men on his train with them. He
elcgraphed the Augusta chief Of po-
lice and a squad of detectives met
the rain three miles out. Capt.
Thomas had already locked the rear
ea2 Ol me coach in which the men
wer sitting, and the officers, all in
plain C,pthes, sat down near Dove
2nd Daily. When the depot was
reached the men were put under ar
rest.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-10
BOY DIES FROM HYDRoPHOBIA.
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. Nj. Rhodes
Meets Terrible Death.

greenwood, Dec. 3.-Death from
hydrophobia, with all of it's terrible
ness, came Mond"y to the 7-year-old
son OF Mr.. ana Mrs. II. NJ. Rhodes at
their home in Ware Shoals. The lit
tie boy was bitten by mad dog nine
weeks ago and was given medical at
tention Immediately, having been
taken to Columbia for Pasteur treat
ment as soon as it was dis 'overed
that he dog had rabies. For several
weeks his condition showed improve
meiI, and, until Monday morning at
Il O'Clock it was thought that he had
passed the danger point. But at this
hour he developed signs of the horri-
bic disease, and all that medical skill
could do proved Of no avail.
1t is stated that young sister Of
the Rhodes boy was bitten also, and
She, too, had improved rapidly until
within the past few days. However,
1t is hoped that medical attention
Will prevent fatal results in her
case.
Nine weeks ago the Rhodes Chill
dren were attacked by dog at their
home N Ware Shoals. The animal
showed some signs Of rabies, and it
was Immediately killed and it's head
sent to Columbia, where an eXamina-
ton showed a thoroughly developed
case Of hydrophobia. Mr.. and Mrs.
, Rhodes lost no time in making an
plication for the Pasteur treatment,
and this was administered with
gratifying results until Monday
morning.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-10
Mrs. Pankhurst Arrested.

Plymouth, Eng, Dec. 4.-Contrary
to expectation there was no disturb
ance to-day when Mrs. Emmel line
Pankhurst, the militant suffrage
leader, was arrested on board a liner
when she arrived from New York.
She was transferred to tug which
had been chartered by the police.
Mrs. Pankhurst was taken by the
police to the government dock,
where all but officials we're excluded.
The militants in the meanw lille
paraded at Plymouth.
heavy sea helped the police
elude posse Of suffragists who plan
ned to rescue Mrs. Pankhurst The
waves were too much for the small
launch in which the militants tried
to head off the police boat. Suffra-
gists are on guard at all prisons in
London where it is thought Mrs.
Pankhprst might be taken.
In Jail at Exeter.
Exeter, Dec Airs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, the militant suffrage
leader arrested on shipboard, was
brought here and jailed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-10
Big Job to Pour Out Liquor.

Asheville, N. c., Dec. 3.-Members
of the sheriff's department were kept
busy to-day pouring whiskey into a
bath tub in the county jail, from
which it flowed into the sewer. That
portion of the intoXicants seized dur
ing the recent investigation which Is
suitable for hospital uses has been
turned over to the Mission Hospital.
Other intoxicants, unfit for use as
medicine, are being destroyed.
In view of the fact that a large
part Of the whiskey comes in hall
pint bottles, the sherff's deputies saw
that it will be several days before
they can finish the task of clearing
the Jail "baT-room" The requests
of prisoners to aid in the destructi on
OF the whiskey have been refused.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-10
CGH! \ OF CALOMEL, OIL
OR SALTS--TAKE
"C&L tFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS"
Delicious "Fruit Laxative" CIeapsps
St0IRaCh, Liver and Bowels.

A haTinless cure for sick headache,
DniOUsucss, sour stomach, constipa-
ton, Indigestion, coated tongue, sal
lown ess-take california Syrup of
! Figs, for the cause Of all such mis-
cry comes from a torpid liver and
Slugg ish bowels.
A tablespoonful tonight means all
consultation poison, waste matter,
ferm"nUng food and sour bile gently
moved out Of your system by morn
ing Witnout gripping. Please don't
think OF California Syrup Of Figs"
rs nhvsic. Don't think you are
dru&-ing yourself or your children,
hecnlso this delicious fruit laxative
cannot capse injury. Even the most
delicate 1nild can take it as safely as
a rODuSNman. 1t is the most harm
less, effective stomach, liver and
bowel cleanser, regulator and tonic
ever devised.
yoUC only difficulty may be in get
ting the genuine, so ask your drug
gist for \ hn-cant bottle of ."Ceisc =
MIA Syrup o. Eigs lheu see that Il
Is made ~ tAr california FiH Ss"Gtn
Gutrnsuy '.-n This ,nitw- hNs many
counterfeit 'hE syUpa, so aHtcn
out. adv
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-10
n. G.. Post Office Robbed.

Saluda, n. c., Dec. 4.-Postmaster
Hart was very much surprised to
find the back door Of the post office
broken open when he went to open
it this morning. On going into the
office he found that the safe had been
opened and all money stamps and
valuables taken. There was about
$40 in silver and pennies. The paper
money the postmaster had in a wal
let in his pocket.
Two men were seen at a. m. by
the night car inspector of the
Southern railroad. Afterwards they
stopped in the office of the switch
man at safety track No. l to warm.
Both of these men can identify the
strangers. Post office inspectors have
been summoned.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-10

There is more catarrh in this sec
tion Of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incura-
bic. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and, there fore,
requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
f. j. Cheney &c Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is
the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any
case 1t fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials. Address
F. ]. Cheney e Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-10
Union Meeting at Pleasant Hill.

The union meeting of the upper
division of Beaverdam Association
met with Pleasant Hill church Satur-
day, November Goth. The meeting
was opened with devotional exercises
conducted by Rev. NJ. Cobb. Dele
gates were then enrolled from the
churches, there being, however, only
eleven churches represented.
After enrolment Of delegates the
nrst query, "How can Baptists best
inform themselves as to the condi-
tions and workings of our denomina-
tion?" was taken up and discussed
by Rev. l.. M. LYDIA and C. r. ID.
Burns. ..'
The second query discussed was,
Is 1t wise for any church to call to
It's pastorate one who neglects at
tendance upon the meetings and con-
ventions Of the association" This
query was discussed by Revs. J. b.
Tramel, j. II. Clark and l.. M. LYDIA.
The third query, What is the pur.
pose Of State and Home Missions, and
the duty of all Bapt;sts in reference
thereto?' was discussed by JOS. w.
Shelor and Rev. u. |. Henderson.
After discussion Of the third query
the union adjourned one hour for
dlnAer, reconVening at 2 o'clock. De-
Votlonal exercises were conducted by
Rev. u. |. Henderson
The fourth query, What is the
condition OF our church membership,
and how can we best promote spirit
ual growth?" was taken up and dis
cussed by G. r. d. Burns, j. S.
Vaughn and Rev. M. Cobb.
The fourth query ended the pro-
gram for Saturday, and officers were
then elected for the coming year.
Rev. l.. M. LYDIA was reelected mod
orator and Luther l.. Davis was re-
elected clerk. The moderator then
appointed j. W. Shelor, G.. r. d.
Burns, Rev. J. b. Tramel, T. D. AL
eXander and ]. S, Vaughn as program
committee for the coming year.
A motion was made that the coll
lection on Sunday go to State Mis-
sions, and the union adjourned until
10 O'Clock Sunday morning, but on
account Of rain there was no service
on Sunday.
(Rev) L. NJ. LYDIA, Moderator.
Luther l.. Davis, Clerk.
tOther county papers please copy.)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-10
THE ENGROssING DEPARTMENT.
Each Judicial District i'm the State is
Represented i'm the List.

Columbia, Dec. 5.-Each judicial
district in the State is represented in
the list Of appointments to the en-
crossing department announced yes
terday by Attorney General Thos. H.
Peoples. In some districts more
than one appointment was given nee
essarily, but no district was neg
lected.
Mr.. Peoples in his letter to the ap-
pointees reminds them Of their duty
to the State. He also calls their at
tention to the fact that the appoint
ments are during the pleasure of the
attorney general.
j. G. Townsend, an attorney, of
Columbia, who so acceptably filled
the position Of chief clerk Of the en-
crossing department last year, was
reappointed by Mr.. Peoples to serve
this session of the General Assembly.
The engrossing department is a
very important branch of the work of
the Legislature. This department
has charge Of the copying of the bills
presented in the Assembly and in
most cases the documents are in
handwriting, only a few typewriters
being used.
The following are the clerks COM
posing the engrossing department
for the session of the Legislature be-
ginning the second Tuesday in Jan
uary, 1914:
Miss Henrietta Kohn, Orangeburg;
Miss Ida Groves, BlackVille; Miss
Virginia Cooper, Wisacky; Miss Ma
bel Bowman, Sumter; Miss Frances
Harper, Darlington; Miss Ethel
Thrift, Columbia; Miss Susie White.
Fort Mill; Miss Maggie Foster, Gaff-
ney, r. f. d. No. 4 Miss Ruby Fos-
ter, Newberry; Miss Kate A. Schroe-
der, Abbeville; Miss Henrietta Ba-
ker, McClellanville; Miss Caroline
Vance, Anderson; Geo. II. Sharpe,
Edmund; Miss Ruth Dewitt Tomp-
kins, Edgefeld; Miss Mary II. Dus-
enbury, Florence.