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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-23

Most of the army slang relates TO
chow. That is almost the most I'M
portant subject of conversation IN
the army, anyway. But the faiterlng
Spanish phrases are an embelHsn-
ment.
please pass me the blood" re-
turned guardsman is apt to say
pointing to the catsup.
.Gracias," he will say when his
wish has been fulfilled. Hardly any
one on the border says THANK you"
It is "gracias," and "gracias' II Will
be with the guardsman for a long
time to come.
Nearly everyone, even those not
connected with the army. knows that
"corned Willie" is canned corned
beef The returned guardsmen hope
they may never see it again.
Some people are going to be sur
prised. however, when they hear
guardsmen referring to "ole Bill
cole Bill" is not departed COM
rade, merely "corned Willie" under
another alias.
Returned guardsmen say they
have sworn off drinking "blackleg."
"Blackleg" is strong drink, not al
coholic, however, simply the power
full black coffee served in the army
to wash down the willie"
Beans are apt to be called "bul-
let's or "berries" in the army, &C
cording to their condition. Hot GER
calls may be called "bran" or coats"
Potatoes, of course, are "spuds" or
"Murphies." All other vegetables are
greens"
There is a little song which the
men sing to the notes of the mess
call, a complaint more often made
in fun than in earnest. 1t goes:
Soupy, soupy, soupy,
Without eer bean;
.Porky, porky, porky,
Without any lean.
Coffee, coffee, coffee,
The worst you ever seen.
The ungrammatical conclusion OF
the verse is conscientious. Grammar
isn't popular in the ranks of the
army, and some Of the Rhode Island
men will have to practice to regain
their old-time correctness Of speech.
Army men have borrowed from
the circus in calling their mess halls
the "big top" Mess kits are called
China" and that is real touch OF
humor. The mess sergeant is some
times called 'the mess and that
perhaps, is an unfair and deceptive
abbreviation.
Finally, of all the slang pertain
ing to chow, there is the "galloping
goulash," otherwise known as cooks
mounted" Of the Kitchen chariot
The worst thing about the ''galloping
goulash," is that it's chief production
is ''slops," thin soup. not considered
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-23
MOTHER, PLEASE
PASS THE BLOCO," y.
SAYS GUARoSMAN
And Then the Shocked Par
ent Hears All About
Blackleg, and Slum.

Bring on the chow; only don't
give me any slum," one guardsman
told his mother on the night of his
return from the Mexican border. His
mother naturally demanded a trans
Iation, writes William M. Tugman
in the Providence Journal.
"Why, chow is the army term for
anything good to eat" the guards
man explained. "Slum means soup.
I might say Bring on the eats only
don't give me any SOUP That would
be perfectly plain"
Many Of the guardsmen have come
home from the border with an en-
riched and picturesque vocabulary.
Part of it is regular army slang; part
of it is mongrel Spanish; 1t has some
times shocked and sometimes amused
the home folks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-23

The large oil carrier, William
Of 10000 tons capacity,
owned by the Sun Oil Co., was
launched at Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-23

Five men robbed the Ford Coun-
ty Bank at Roberts, ILL.,, and escaped
with $500.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Pneumonia and Grip Kill Many.

Philadelphia, Dec. 3l.-Pneumo-
MIA and grip, which have been cpl
demic here for several weeks, caused
a record number OF deaths during
the week ending yesterday. The to-
tai for the week was 971, nearly so
per cent being ascribed by the at
tending physicians to these diseases.
For last Monday the report to the
bureau OF vital statistics showed
2G2 deaths, the greatest number ever
reached by the bureau in a single
day. The weekly death rate Usually
averages 422.
Many industrial plants and bus-
ness Offices have been seriously Grip
pied by the enforced absence Of en-
ployees suffering from grip, which in
many cases have developed into
pneumonia.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Robbers Make Big Haul.

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 25.-Four
hundred thousand dollars in stock
certificates were stolen from regis
tered mail pouch late last night while
in transit in covered wagon from
the Wilmington post Office to the
Pennsylvania railroad station. The
bag contained stock certificates of
the Dupont, Hercules and Atlas pow
der companies. General Motors Com
pany and railroad companies t.
value of $75o,O00, but $35O,0O0 Of
the securities were subsequently
found hidden in the vehicle.
Albert Johnson and Earl Johnson,
negro drivers Of the wagon, we're
arrested and held in default of bail
for hearings next Thursday. The
men are believed to have permitted
the robbers to ride in the wagon from
the post office to the station, during
which time they were able to cut
open the mail pouches and select the
negotiable securities. The negroes
were employed by the firm which has
the contract for carrying the mails
between the post office and the rail-
road station.
The stock, some Of which belongs
to the Dupont Company and some to
New York brokers, was en- route to
New York.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Cap'n HObAOn for Presidency.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-The name OF
Richmond p. Hobson, of Alabama,
was among those mentioned as Presi-
Dental nominee posi-. ilities a! a con-
ference Of Prohibition party leaders
summoned here by the executive
committee OF the national committee
OF that party to-day. The discussion
Of candidates was informal. Other
names mentioned were those OF J.
Frank Hanley, former Governor OF
Indiana; William Sulzer, former Gov
ernor Of New York, and Eugene Foss,
former Governor Of Massachusetts.
The date for the national convention
was tentatively set by the national
committee for July 10 and 20 at Min
ncapOlis, Minn.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Accidentally Killed Wife.

Easley, Dec. 30.-G. c. Galloway,
Of Easley. accidentally shot and in
stai..ly killed his wife in their home
at 1890 o'clock this morning. Mr..
Galloway had just come in from
town and was inspecting pistol
which he had at his house. Not
knowing that it was loaded, he pulled
the trigger. the ball taking effect in
the throat of his wife, who was stand
ing directly in front Of the pistol.
Medical aid was summoned immedi-
ately, but life was extinct before the
physician could reach the scene.
Mrs. Galloway before her arriage
was Miss McHaffey, Of Easley. Be-
sides her husband she is survived by
five children, the youngest being only
six months Of age.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
47G,383 WORK FOR GOVERNMENT
Competitive Examination Rules Ap-
ply to Nearly 100000 Of Them.

Washington, Dec. 30.-More than
200 officers and employees, or,
to be exact, 47G,363, are on the gov
ernment pay roll at the present time,
according to information conveyed in
tho annual report of the Civil Service
commission, just made public here.
or this large army Of government
workers 100000 held positions sub
J"ct to competitive examinations un-
the civil service rules. Or the
$4,000 whose positions are not sub
ject to such rules more than 10000
were Presidential appointees, 5000
being pcstmastcrs Of the first, second
and third classes, 5000 clerks in
charge Of contract postal stations,
$4,000 clerks in third and fourth
class post Offices, 5000 mail messen-
gers, $4,000 star route, steamboat
and screen wagon contractors.
TO properly examine applications
for pensions there is required alone
a total Of $500 surgeons.
Panama canal work calls for 90
900, and there are $4,000 unclassi-
fed laborers scattered throughout
the country whose names are on the
I government pay roll.
Last year the number examined for
entrance into the classified service
reached a total Of 10000. which
is 10000 less than the number ex-
| amined the previous year, the de-
crease being due to the fact that
many large examinations, including
that for the railway mail service,
were postponed.
On June 80, 1915, there were A.
600 fourth-class post Offices in the
United States, and at the same time
there was total of $4,000 rural
free delivery routes in operation.
Although the report does not show
what percentage Of the total number
OF employees were women, it is safe
to say they made up half the total.
These half million men and wo-
men are working for Uncle Sam both
in this and continental countries-in
fact, wherever the flag Of the Stars
| and Stripes is found floating. While
it is true that the pay they receive is
not large-though generally ade-
quite in each particular case-Uncle
Sam is a good paymaSter and there
is nev r an excuse to complain of
slow pay.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
BRITISH WARSHIP DESTROYED.
Cruiser Natal Blown to Pieces While
in POrt-AbOut 300 PeIished.

London, Dec. 31.--The British ar
mored cruiser Natal has been sunk
after an explosion. Official announce
ment to this effect was made here to-
day. The Natal was sunk yesterday
afternoon while in harbor as the re-
suit of an internal eXplosio lon. There
are about 400 survivors.
The Natal's sinking is the seyerest
loss which the British navy has sus-
tanned in several months. No British
naval vessels of Importance had been
sunk since last May when the Tri-
umph and Majestic were torpedoed at
the Dardanelles. The Natal, although
a powerful man Of war, was laid down
eleven years ago, and her displace-
ment was only about one-half OF the
largest British sea fighters. The Ma
tails complement was 704 men. Her
displacement was 1860 tons.
She was 4SO feet long and 70 feet
of beam. Her largest guns were
9.2-inch. or these she carried three
forward and three aft. She was
armed also with four 7.5-inch guns,
twenty-four 3-pounders and three tor
pedo tubes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Taxable Property in the State.

The total value Of all taxable prop
erty in South Carolina in 1915 was
$310,907,101, according to reports to
the Comptroller General by the coun-
ty auditors of the State. The table
showing the values in each county is
contained in the first annual report
Of the Tax Commission, which has
been mailed to the members of the
Legislature. This is an increase ovs~
last year.
Some facts taken from the table
are as follows:
Acres land taxed 1S,615,297
Value Of lands 5 75,014,146
~Valro of buildings IS 1S,S16,53G
Value Of all real estate
in cities, towns and
villages :. $ 6S,974,iS2
Total value real estate. $103, ,336,3S9
Value Of personal prop
erty 80. .........$ 44,766,56S
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
FREE Flower SEEDS
Hastings Catalogue Tells You All
J About Them

No matter whether you form or only
plant vegetables or flowers in small lot
you need Hastings 1916 Catalogue.
1t is filled goo pages} from cover to
cover with useful farm and garden infor-
nation.
1t tells of seeds of kind and quality that
you can't buy from your merchant or
druggist, seeds that cost no more but
give you real satisfaction and real gar
den.
1t tells how every customer can get ab-
solutely free five packets Of easily grown,
yet snowy and beautiful flowers.
Hastings is both the best and laryest
seed f.rm in the South, the only firm that
you should buy seeds from.
When you plant Hastings Seeds, you
meet "Good Garden Luck" more than
half way. Write today for their big 1916
Catalogue, 1t is free. A postal card re-
quest will bring 1t. H.G. HASTINGS CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.--(Advt.)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
For Cliildrcn's Cough.

You cannot use anything better for
your child's cough and cold than Dr..
Kings New Discovery. 1t is prepared
from pine tar, mixed with healing and
soothing balsams. 1t does not con-
tain anything harmful and is slightly
laxative, just enough to expel the
poisons from the system. DR.. King
New Discovery is antiseptic--kills the
cold germs-raisea the phlegm-loos-
ems the cough and soothes the irrita.
tion. Don't put off treatment. Coughs
and colds often lead to serious lung
troubles. 1t Is also good for adults
and the aged Get bottle to-day.
All druggists ADV. 3.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Ninety Bales on SiN-IIOrSc Farm.
(LaurenS AdvcrtisCr.)

About 90 bales OF cotton from a
siN-horsc farm will be the record
made on the Watts place, north OF
the city, this year. This particular
record is made on that part of the
place cultivated by Y. |. Swygert and
Bill Fisher, with II. NJ. Mills as over
seer. Mr.. Mills stated Saturday that
he had already ginned 81 bales and
expected to gin several more, bring
ing the total up to about 80 bales.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
"Gcn." CoNey to Run for Senator.

Columbus. Ohio. Dec 30.-"Gcn. "
Jacob S. CoXey, wealthy manufactu-
rcr Of Massailon, Ohio, who led the
"army Of the commonweal" to Wash
ington in 1894, outlined to-day plans
for his campaign as an dependent
candidate for United States Senator
from Ohio, to succeed Senator Pomc-
rene next year He said he would
run on a platform demanding that
Congress authorize an issue OF ST.
000,000,000 legal tender currency,
half Of which is to be used in Great
ing merchant marine, and half for
naval equipment Of coast defenscs.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05

The hammer used at the sale of
German prize ships in London was
the same as that used in 1855, when
the enemy's ships seized were sold.
At the close Of this sale the auc-
tioneer presented this hammer to the
marshal Of the admiralty, II. W..
Lowell. A gold-lettered inscription
on the hammer recalled the Crimean
war.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
NOVEL APPEAL TO U. S. COURT.
Negro Wants Reversal Because There
Were No Blacks on His Jury.
(Atlanta Constitution, Dec. 31.)

(Atlanta Constitution, Dec. 31.)
Attorney General Clifford Walker
will leave in the next day or so for
Washington, ID. c., where he will rep
resent the State Of Georgia before
the United States Supreme Court in
the case Of Robert Kitchens VS.. ]. c.
Hamilton, sheriff Of Washington
county, Georgia.
This case is one Of the most re-
markable ever sent up to the hiGh
Federal tribuanl from the Southern
States, and, it is said. If the high
court upholds Kitchens plea. will
mean either large percentage Of
negroes on every jury that tries a ne
gro or beaten path to the United
States Supreme Court every time
negro loses case and can find means
to appeal his case.
Claim of Kitchens.
Kitchens is a negro and his appeal
Is based upon the allegation that ne
groes were excluded from service
and that he was thereby deprived of
his rights under the "due process of
law" clause Of the fourteenth amend
ment to the Federal Constitution.
1t is said to be a fact that there
were no names Of negroes appearing
on the lists from which the jury was
selected which convicted Kitchens,
bnt the State will claim that this
fact does not arise out of discrimi-
nation against negroes. 1t is also
stated that there are few counties in
the State OF Georgia which have ne
groes from which to select juries.
Kitchens was convicted of the muir
der of II. A. Brantley, in Washington
Superior Court, April 10, 1913, and
was sentenced to death. He was re-
fused new trial and appealed and
again lost On May IA, 1915, Kitch-
ems applied for writ OF habeas cor
pus before Judge Lambdin, Of the
southern Georgia Federal District,
but the petition was denied. In this
petition Kitchens alleged for the first
time that the commissioners of Wash
ington county failed to select and
did exclude all colored persons Of AT
rican descent, because of their race
and color, known as negroes, to serve
on said juries, although there were a
number of colored men in the coun-
ty who were well qualified to serve"
Point Not Raised.
This point was not raised In any of
the State Courts, and it is unusual for
the United States Supreme Court to
review a case in which all points have
not been reviewed by the State
Courts.
The case, however, is in the high
Federal Court, an appeal having been
entered and a supersedeas granted.
Kitchens will claim before the Su-
preme Court that the reason he had
not raised the point as to the eXclu-
sion of negroes from his jury in the
courts Of Georgia was "fear and dan
ger Of mob violence and on account
Of the great prejudice that existed at
the time Of the trial between the two
races" although the State will claim
that there was not during his trial
any evidence Of impending mob vio-
lence.
The United States Supreme Court
has in former decisions ruled that a
negro may be excluded from a jury
race or color.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Want $4,000 for State Militia.

An appropriation Of $4,000 to
100000 will be urged by Adjutant
General w. w. Moore in his annual
report to the General Assembly. The
fund will be used for the maintenance
Of the National Guard, making up the
deficiency in the Federal funds and
allowing of general improvement Of
the State camp in Lexington county.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Memorial to Col. a. j. SittOn.
(AndersOn NIail.)

The congregation OF the TendletOn
Baptist church have a new parson-
age, the gift Of Mrs. l.. A. Sittor as
a memorial to her late husband, Col.
A. J. Sitton. The parsonage and lot
on which it stands were given by
Mrs. Sitton when the building was
recently completed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Wool Production in u, S.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Wool pro-
duction in the United States during
1915 was estimated to-day by the
Department Of Agriculture at $780,
777,0O0 pounds. Its value was $G7,-
573,S18, or 100000 more than
last year. The price Of unwashed
wool paid to producers has averaged
23.4 cents per pound, compared with
1874 cents last year and 15.7 cents
in 1913
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Chicago in Grip Of Influenza.

Chicago, Dec. 22.--Approxinatel
$4,000 pupils Of the public schools
are absent on account Of influenza,
according to reports Of school physi-
clans rnnde to the health department.
The health department has considered
the epidemic so serious that an inves-
tigation has been ordered.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Min!:c&Dta'g Governor Dead.

Clinton, La, Dec. 30.--Govcrnor
w. S. Hammond, Of Minnesota, died
suddenly in hotel here early to-day
from a stroke Of apoplexy, which ply
sicians state apparently had been su-
perinduced by recent attack Of
ptomaine poisoning. He was stricken
while in the lavaory Of the hotel and
died before physicians could arrive.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
IS Killed; 20 Injured.

Laredo, Texas, Dec. 31.--Fifteen
persons were instantly killed, a score
Of others injured, some probably fa-
tally; many railroad cars were de-
molished and other property damage
effected in Monterey. Mexico, yester-
day at noon when box cars contain
ing dynamite and hand grenades for
the Carranza army were destroyed by
an explosion.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.
Comparative Feed Values Of Cotton
Seed Meal, Corn and Shorts.

EdltOr keowee Courier: 1t may be
Of interest to many Of our farmers
and users Of cotton seed meal for
tual feed values are Of the above.
Protein, carbohydrates and fats are
not obtainable alone, except in occa-
sional instances, cane molasses being
almost wholly carbohydrates. Feeds
vary in value for different kinds Of
live stock For example: Wheat
bran is good COW feed, but poor
pig feed, being too bulky for pigs.
If users Of cotton seed meal desire
to tone down the high protein value
Of tho meal by mixing shorts or bran,
we say that bran should be used in
preference to shorts and can be OBJ
tanned for less money.
,."'he following statement shows the
feed value Of standard cotton seed
meal:
Protein ..........3 sc Per cent.
Fat 49,. 49,. 49,. Per cent.
Carbohydrates :. 30 Per cent.
Crude Fiber :. ..l2 Per cent.
The analysis of shorts gives the
following result:
Protein ........ is Per cent.
Fat ...... ...... 5 Fer cent.
Carbohydrates :. so Per cent.
floer f1er cent.
(Shorts figured at value of $36
per ton, cotton seed meal at $40 per
ton. shelled corn at $50 per ton, or
9Oc. per bushel.)
We wrote e. J. Watson. Commits
sioner Of Agriculture, giving him the
figures as above and asked him how
they compared. Under date Of De-
cember 10th, we received the follow
ing information addressed to us by
his department.:
81 will say that, using analyses
and prices quoted by Mr.. Marett,
Cotton seed meal at $40 per ton,
corn at $32, shorts at $36,) for 81
you can buy the following value in
nutrients:
Cotton seed meal. -. .$1.0O worth.
corn 80 "ortn.
Shorts 49,. .......... .S2 worth.
'Therefore, to get the same nutri-
ent value per dollar, valuing cotton
seed meal at $40, corn would have to
be $27.4l and shorts $29.52.
Nutrient in corn is 13 per cent
and shorts / 8 per cent more expen-
sive"
Cotton seed meal ought to sell for
$i5 per ton, and it is a fact that cot
ton seed meal will run over the guar
anteed analysis as rule more than
most Of the other feeds sold in this
territory. If you want to buy some
thing to mix with cotton seed meal,
YOU should buy wheat bran or some
other cheap. bulky feed running high
in carbohydrates.
Corn contains 9 per cent protein,
fat s per cent, and carbohydrates 70
per cent. The trouble you will have
with corn is that it. does not furnish
the bulk that is necessary in COW
feed. Therefore wheat bran is pref
erahle. X w. Marett.
Westminster, Dec. 2S, 1915.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Five Die from Eating Candy.

Boston, Dec. 31.--The death Of five
children in Boston since Christmas,
after eating candy containing too
much acid, will be probed. Burial OF
the five has been suspended until
Monday pending a post mortem ex-
animation. Arrests are expected.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Big Country School Boy.

Fremont, Ohio, Dee. 31.- f. I.
Calm. Of Rich township, is perhaps
the biggest country school boy in
Ohio. if not in the United States. He
is 16 years OF age and weighs 2G0
school, north Of Fremont, and is one
Of the brightest pupils in his class.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
Killed While Pleading.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 29.-Claude
Suggs, who killed his father-in-law,
John James, Monday near Jackson
vile, has been removed to Newbern,
N. c., for safe keeping. Suggs turned
the gun and shot James while the
latter was pleading for his son. Feel
ing is high.