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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
MILLER HIGGINS
ONCE A LAWYER
Cardinals Leader Was Admitted
TO Bar In Ohio.
DIAMOND LURE TOO STRONG
Will Go Down In Annals Of Pastims as
One Of Greatest Thinkers In the
Game-hs First Big League En-.
sassmsnt Was With The Cincinnati
Reds.

Miller Higgins, leader of the st. Lou.
Ii Cardinals, whose recent playing has
been topic Of discussion throughout
the baseball world, intended to become
lawyer when he was lad. He liked
to play baseball. but possessed such a
keen mentality his parents insisted he
follow the law.
SO the youth abandoned bats aud
balls aud took W the text book. He
studied long and laboriously In the
schools of his home town. near Cincin
natl and afterward took d course in
the University of Cincinnati, from
which he was graduated with high hon
ors. Later he was admitted to the bar
OF Ohio, but 1t never has been recorded
that Miller Higgins lawyer, hung out
his single. The lure of the diamond
proved too strong for the embryo
Blackstone to resist.
AAuSSh iS hdu Aidue u ltIutdtluu III
Cincinnati and environs as a ball play.
er, and he had no difficulty finding EN-
ployment on the diamond. He liked
the game because it afforded an oppor.
tunity TO think And Miller Higgins
will 90 down In the annals Of the pas.
time as one of the greatest thinkers in
the game.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
Some Hard Blows.

The loss OF those players was blow
to the team, but Higgins kept logged
" at his task, and this year. without
a lot Of expensive stars. he has welded
together tenn that bids fair to make
much trouble for the 80 called contend
crs Of the cnst.
Miller Higgins first big League en-
gnEemcnt was with the Cincinnati
Reds. with which team hc played sev.
eral years. llc began with the Reds
In 1909 In 1910 he went 10 The Cndi.
mails In a trade aud soon wns recog.
nizel AZ ONO Of the best second base.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
Philip Carter Had Bright fu-
turo on Links.
IS A STUDENT OF the GAME
Received First Lesson on Miniaturs
Course Wien Mere Tot Of Nine Years.
Long, Free Hitter From Tee and Mas
ter Of the Mashis and Short Ap.
proach.

In leaving for the French front Ia
the war as Il member Of the Yale uni
versity ambulance unit young Philip
Van Gcldcr Carter. three times Junior
metropolitan golf champion and con.
sidercd by n majority of goliing ex
perts the coming champion of cham.
piins, sets an example to the youths
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
He Abandoned Law.

II gave up the law for baseball" de-
clared Miller Higgins, because liked
the sport. 1t is the greatest game of
them all 1t is more than game, for
the real ball player employs his brains
az much as the shrewdest business
man. OF course there are players who
use only their hands and their feet and
their eyes. They seldom think about
anything except pay days. But the real
ball player makes 1t point to think
Just rs hard as the successful man in
business, for the game is business
after all, and a great one
In the development Of the Cardinals
land | want to 80 on record now as
declaring them to be real contenders--
have endeayorcd to drill into the
players the need for deep Thought. |
have shown them that brains are able
to triumph over mechanical skill. Not
only have they learned 10 fight. they
nave learned to use their heads.
There are few stars on the Cardi
mus, Dut We uont need stars Give
me team TINT has learned the lesson
Of cooperation and has Il few good
pitchers and Ill beat a so called star
aggregation any time"
Miller lIuggins has indeed accom-.
plished wonders with st. Louis team
Ever since he supplanted Roger Bres-
nnhan as leader Of the Mound City club
he has shown that he Is an able com.
mander. The first year he was In
charge he led them to third place. II
place st. Louis clubs of the past rarely
have occupied, but then came the Fed
ernl league. the discomfort of Sallce.
/ which resulted in his departure to the
Chants, and the passing OF Poll Pcrritt
To Now York
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-24
Free Flower Seed
Hastings Catalogue
Tells You About 1t

No matter whether you farm on a
large scale or only plant vegetables
or flowers in small way, you need
Hastings 1917 Seed Catalog. It's
ready now and we have a copy for
you absolutely free, If you ask for it.
mentioning the name Of this paper.
In addition to showing you about all
the varieties Of vegetables, farm
grass, clover and flower seeds, this
catalog tells how you can get free tive
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beautiful flowers, with which to beau-
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Good seeds Of almost every kind
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You are going to garden or farm
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Write today for Hastings 1917
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-24
ELLIsON-HUTCHIsON WEDDING
Young Couple Making Home at West
UniOn--IIocal Notes.


Bounty Land. Jan. 16.-tDe!aycdl
The marriage at the home of the
brides parents, Capt. and Mrs. A. II.
Ellison, Oh Wednesday, January 10,
Of Miss Agnes Steele Ellison and Will
liam Isaac Hutchison, of West Un-
ion, was an event which will be of in
terest to hosts of The Couriers read
ers in this and other States, both the
contracting parties being extensively
and faVombly known. The parlor of
the ever hospitable Ellison home, In
attractive decorations Of pot ferns
and crimson-fruited holly, looked un-
usually inviting on this afternoon,
and by $50, the hour appointed for
the marriage, was comfortably filled
with guests, only limited number
OF reatives and friends of the two
families being invited.
The bride wore dress of soft
cream-white, elegantly designed. and
with the groom in conventional
black, they made strikingly hand
some pair while the short but i'm
pressive ceremony which united
them as one was being pronounced
by the brides pastor, Rev. l. Il. Wal
lace, of Seneca.
Shortly after the marriage deli
mints, was served by Miss Leila Bar
ron and brother. Charles Barron,
Sam and Clarence Ellison, Jr., niece
and nephews Of the bride.
Mrs. Hutchison is a young lady of
rare intellectual endowments, pos
sessing many amiable and beautiful
characteristics. Prominent among
these may be mentioned filial devo-
ton and a kindly consideration for
those in humber walks of life.
Mr.. Hutchinson Is a man of engag-
ing manners and fine business quail
fications and holds a responsible DO
sition as book-keeper in the Strother-
Phinney mercantile establishments
He is also connected with the oil
mill company of West Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchison were the
recipients of quite an array OF beau
tiful and valuable wedding gifts,
which mutely attest to their popu-
larity and esteem.
They will make their home in
West Union.
Congratulations and wishes for
prosperous and happy voyage
through life are accorded by host
Of friends.
Local Notes.
~ i' DaSo "Sll, VI oOlOIld, Hld., WIS.,
tied his father, B. E. Bagwell, last
week, the latter accompanying him to
Corona Thursday for a months visit.
Little Miss Belle Hall fell Wednes-
day afternoon and broke an arm. 1t
was impossible to get physician un-
til Thursday. The little sufferer is
doing as well as could be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Rice are the
happy parents Of bright little
daughter, which arrived last week.
The many friends here Of VI. A.
Terrell, OF Westminster. were griev-
ed to learn Of his death. The be-
reaved have our deepest sympathy.
Last week a negro made raid
through this community. stealing a
number Of articles from different
hOmes-a $3.50 pair Of shoes from
Charles Galbreath, new pair of
pants from c. x. Rankin. and a $40
bill from Sam Burns (colored).
There was nobody at home at any OF
these homes where he entered and
opened trunks, presumably on hunt
Of money. The negro has not yet
been apprehended.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-24
Card of Thanks.

Editor Koewee Courier: Please
allow us, through the columns OF
your paper to express our heartfelt
thanks and sincere appreciation for
the good deeds and many kindnesses
so readily rendered us during the
death and burial of our dear hus-
band and father.
Mrs. J. E. Adds and Children.
Walhalla. K. f. D., Jan. 22
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-24
tho aulnlne That Does Not Affect Tho Heao

Because Of It's tonic and laxative effect. LAXA-
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing In head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature OF Il, w. GROVE. 25c,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-24
Rainfall for Week.

Rainfall for week ending January
23d, at p. m, Is furnished us by
II. w. Brandt, cooperative observer.
The record follows:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-24

STRAYED OR STOIIEN--Black
male pig, about weeks Old Gone
since Saturday; "V' cut in each ear;
81 reward if returned to DAVID
GAINES, Walhalla, better known as
"Singdoo."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-24

WANTED-Beef cattle and feed.
ers few milch cows, hogs and hides.
Highest cash prices. Sec #. JOE
TODD, Walhalla, or phone Whit
Grants Stables. s.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-24
| have horse and buggy for sale.
!. b. WALLACE, Seneca. e.

FOR SALE-Ten head Of good
work mules; average 1000 pounds
each. Apply to J. p. LEWIS, Super
intendent, Clemson College, S. C. s
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-07-19
THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING
 IS IN THE EATING

There is no question but that fhe Byrne Shorthand is the greatest system in use today. It nay be written either with a pencil or any typewriter. It has pver 30. GOO enthusiastic writers; t holds the worlds record for ppeed in given length of time. B the most simple, legible and fapid system in use, as is shown rom the following remarks by bur students who first studied other systems:
 T take pleasure in telling the public that the Byrne Shorthand B the only system. 1 previously Ptudled Putnam 8 months. used
 in actual practice for four honths; at the end of 6 weeks Judy of the Byrne was a bet er writer than had ever been Flth the Putnam.
 T have been a Sloan. .Duploy
 n stenographer for 15 years; 1
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-07-19

plified, together with Byrne Practical Bookkeeping. for four months, I could write Byrne much faster and regard it supe- rior to any other system. "
 "I thoroughly mastered IA systems, seven of the most prom inent Putnam systems, Gregg, Chartier. Byrne. and four minor systems. and find the Byrne much easier to read, that it can be written with one and one half times the speed that can be made with any of the other 13 systems.
 II spent 27 months trying to learn Putnam shorthand, but owing to the hundreds of rules, hundreds of exceptions and thou sands of word signs. l failed to become a good stenographer. After studying Byrne in your
 chool two weeks. had more .ractical working knowledge of shorthand than I did after 2 months study of the Putnam.
 After studying 6 different Pitmanic systems l was unable to hold an ordinary office job, put with five weeks study of the Byrne 1 went into the District Court and did reporting success fully, and was appointed regular Court Stenographer."
 Why study any system of shorthand other than the Byrne, when the Byrne can be learned in half the time or less, read with greater ease and written at a higher rate of speed which means better salary and promo aon? It does not cost half as much to complete a course in our schoo' as it does one of the other systems in other schools. We qold the exclusive right to teach the Byrne in this section. D
 Write for catalogue containing fdll inducements and names and a1dresses of the above and of others who nave tried the other systems and abandoned them or 4e Byrne. Our Bookkeep- ing, Cotton Chasing, and Teleg- raphy are as far superior to the a;her systems as is the Byrne Shorthand. Don't fail to write
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-07-19
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure catarrhal deafness and that is by a constitutional remedy. Catarrhal Deafness is caused by aninflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have rum bling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness is the rssult. Unless the inflammation can be reduced and this tube restored to it's normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Many cases of deaf ness are caused by Catarrh, which is an an infamed condition of the mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru the blood on the mucous sur faces of the system.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Catarrhal deafness that cannot be cured by Hall Catarrh Cure. Circulars frse. All druggists. 75c.
 F.J. CHENEY & CO.,. Toledo. o.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-07-19
4 TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kid ney and bladder troubles, dissol- yes gravel. cures diabetes, weak and lame backs. rheumatism. and irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and wo- men. Regulates bladder trouble in children. If not sold by your druggist, will be sent by mail on receipt of S1.O0. One small bot tie is two months treatment. and seldom fails to gerfect cure Send for swern testimonials. Dr. E. W. Hall. 2626 Olive Street St, Louis Mo, Sold by druggists.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-07-19
found the system inadequate.

found the system inadequate. I then took the Gregg under Mir. Gregg of Chicago. but found it illegible. I then took up the Byrae which l consider the sten- ographic marvel of the age.''
 II first studied Pitman Short hand, then took up the Byrne, and found the Byrne to be 35 per cent shorter and that it could be written at a much high CT rate of speed. and read like print.
 'I studied Putnam four months, gave it up in disgust; I then took up Pernin and studied it al- most night and day for 6 months but was not competent to hold a position. 1 then took up the Byrne for three months and 1 find l can hold any kind of a pc sition. :"
 "I graduated in Graham shorthand. writing 100 words a minute after 9 months study. After studying the Byrne Sim
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-07-19
SUFFRAGE STATISTICS

There are now nineteen states out of total of forty-eight in the Union in which women may vote for president of the United States. and eleven of the fifteen largest states in the Union have woman suffrage. Nebraska ad- ded 77.520 square :miles of suf- frage territory to the United Stated, the total area now being a little more than half of the country. The total number of women of voting ageI to whom complete or nearly complete suf- frage have been given is 8, 557. 308, and 4S per cent of this number have gained suffrage since 1st January. At the next presidential election. if no more states are added to the suffrage line in the meantime. women will help choose 172 of the 531 electo- ral votes. The following states have granted Presidential suf- frage since 1917: Dakota. Ohio. Indiana. Rhode Island. Michigan. Nebraska and Arkansas has giv- en even more in the Riggs Pri- mary Bill.
 Alice s. Ellington.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-07-19
MATTER OF SEX

Ella Wheeler Wilcox said at a literary luncheon in New York:
 The poet must be accurate. The loftiest flights of poetry be- come ridiculous if they contain mistakes. It's like the town girl in the country.
 "A town girl in the country said to farmer friend:
 |" oh, look at the adorable little cowlets in the poppy fieldsp
 " Them ain't cowlets, he said. 'Them's bullets. '"
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-07-19

or phone for our large free cata- logue.
 Tyler Commercial. College,
 Tyler. Texas.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-07-19
RUB-MY-T M

Will cure your Rheumafism Neuralgia, Headaches. Cramps: Collie, Sprains. Bruises. Cuts and Burns, Old Sores. Stings of Insects Etc. Anfiseptic Anedyne. used in tcyaaIly and externally. Price 2Sc~
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-07-19

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The midland journal., 1917-11-02
WILSON URGES
GRANT OF SUFFRAGE
Declares Votes Fer Women
Issue in Every State.
A QUESTION OF DEMOCRACY
Thinks 1t Demanded BY Issues Of
War-Addresses New York Dele
cation In Names OF Party
and Himself.

Washington. - President Wilson
gave full Endorsement to woman suf-
frage as an immediate issue in every
state. .a
Addressing delegation of 100 lead
ers of the New York State Woman
Suffrage Party, who called at the
White House to obtain an expression
in support of. the campaign in that
State, the President in emphatic terms
declared that woman suffrage is one
of the fundamental questions of demo
cracy whose proper settlement is de-
manded by the issues of the war He
praised the spirit, capacity and vision
of American women in the war.
Il believe" he said, "that just be-
cause we are quickened by the ques-
tions of this war we ought to be quick
.ened to give this question Of woman
suffrage our immediate consideration. I"
Speaking as "one of the spokesmen
of great party" the President
pledged his hearty support and added:
II want to speak for myself, and say
that it seems to me that this is the
time for the states of this union to
take this action"
Explaining his leaning toward suf-
frage as state rather than national
issue, he said:
Il perhaps may be touched little
too much by the traditions of our poll
tics-traditions which lay such ques-
tions almost entirely upon the states,
but want to see communities declare
themselves quickened at this time and
show the consequences of the quicken
ing"
The midland journal., 1917-11-02
BIG SHIP PROGRAM
BEHIND SCHEDULE
Board Calls Conference of Steel
Shipbuilders.
NOW 20 VESSELS BEHIND
Yards Need Three Hundred Thou
sand More Workmen To Carry
Through Work Undertaken
and Projected.

Washington.-With a view to speed
ing up the governments great steel
shipbuilding program, now admittedly
about 20 ships behind schedule, Rear
Admiral Capps, general manager OF
the Emergency Fleet Corporation, call
ed upon every steel shipbuilder on the
Atlantic Coast to meet in Washington
with representatives of the feet cor
poration, the Department of Labor, the
American Federation of Labor, and the
Navy Department.
The principal question to be discuss
ed is that of labor and an effort will
be made to outline some plan to at
tract men to the shipyards, which need
about 100000 more workmen to carry
through the work undertaken and pro-
jected. Many other questions will be
discussed and Chairman Hurley, of the
Shipping Board, said he regarded the
conference as involving more import
ant possibilities than any other meet
ing of builders held since the Shipping
Board was created.
Chairman Hurley said every angle
of the trade would be discussed and
that the conference would have a very
important bearing on the progress of
the work to be done for the govern
ment. While the building program
now is about 20 ships behind the
schedule, Mr.. Hurley said, he was in
no way discouraged.
Discussing the reorganization of the
administrative personnel of the Emerg-
ency Fleet Corporation, Chairman Hur-
ley said Rear Admiral Capps had been
doing mans job in protecting the
governments interests" and in addition
handling vast amount of business de-
tail which now is to be turned over to
assistants to be chosen from the engi-
neering, business and other fields.
The midland journal., 1917-11-02
OLD INDUSTRY is REVIVED
Wartime Demand for Dyestuffs Has
Put New Life Into Raising Of In
digo in Central America.

The wartime demand for dyestuffs
has revivified the ancient indigo indus
try of Central America, reports Uncle
Sans consul at Tegucigalpa. Hon
duras had never wholly abandoned the
cultivation of indigo, for although it
ceased to yield a profit as an export
product, in competition with the syn
thetic output of commercial laborato-
ries, it is still found in general domes-
tic use among the people. The proc
esses are crude, however, but If the
industry could be assured of a satis-
factory future, improvement would be
feasible.
The center of the indigo industry in
Honduras is around Camasca, which
is in the southern portion of the re-
public, close to the border of Salvador.
A correspondent of the Nuevo ITEM
po of Tegucigalpa, in a recent issue
of that newspaper, showed that the
acreage in indigo around Camasca had
increased from 1867 mahzCnas il 1916
to 1856 manzanas in 1917 (manzana
equals 1.72 acres). The production,
even with the primitive methods of
cultivation and extraction in use, is
about 80 pounds of indigo per man
zana, so that the output of this small
district should approximate 100000
pounds this year.
The midland journal., 1917-11-02
FOOD MAN HOOVER
MAKING PROGRESS
Many Distributors Show Praise
y worthy Spirit.
COOPERATION is TELLING
Candy Manufacturers Promise To Re-
duce Consumption Of Sugar Dur
inq Present Period OF Tenn
porary Shortage.

Washington on.-Whiie it has become
very apparent that, in spite of the sup
posed rigors of the Food Control Law,
Mr. Hoover, the food administrator,
has practically no authority over the
retail dealers with whom the con-
sumer comes in closest contact, it is
equally evident that there is a praise
worthy spirit of cooperation manifest
ed by distributors of food even with
out the pressure of authority.
The shortage in sugar, which has
become SO threatening as to suggest
fears of famine, has led the candy
manufacturers to realize that they
must do their part. A telegram was
received from the Federal Food Ad-
ministrator for Oregon stating that the
manufacturing confectioners of that
state have pledged themselves to re-
duce the consumption of sugar during
the present period Of temporary short
age, and similar assurances are expect
ed from other portions of the country.
The hotel men and keepers of restau-
rants in New York are manifesting a
similar spirit of cooperation. A re-
port from New York shows that out of
225 members of the Society of Restau-
rateurs, 224 have adopted "meatless
Tuesday" and "wheatless Wednes-
day."
1t was also reported that beginning
last Wednesday no wheat was used
in any French pastries and pies served
Ansonia hotels, as we'll as a number of
other hotels in New York city Rye,
rice, chestnut and potato fiours were
substituted.
When tea or coffee is served in the
rooms in some of the New York city
hotels, three pieces of sugar are
served to one person, and five pieces
to two persons. All icing on pastry,
it was added, has been eliminated.
One New York city hotel supply
Tuesday has been inaugurated, it's
tonnage has dropped 10000 to $4,000
pounds as compared with the average
Tuesday of August. August is regard
ed as fair average month, although
it was less than the heavy months of
last fall.
The Department of Agriculture will
also make strenuous efforts to further
the work of conservation by efforts
to instruct women in the cities in the
work of promoting food production,
food conservation and household
thrift. Congress made an appropria-
tion at the last session for women city
agents of the Department of Agricul-
ture, who are to carry on the work of
conservation. Heretofore the agents
of the department have practically
concentrated their work on teaching
the farmers wives how to conserve
food, but now the department will ex-
tend its work to city women