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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-07
VEG HI'EHNHI
The Best Spring Medicine.

t'HhNLEST0WN.
II. r. STEyENs--Dcar Sir: This is to certify
that have used your 'Blood Preparation" in
my family for several years, and think that for
sorofula or oankerous humors or rheumatic
affections it cannot be exoellcd; and rs q blood
purifier and spring medicine IL is the best thing
have over used, and have used almost every
thing ] can cheerfully recommend it to any
ono in need of such medicine. Yours respect-
fully, Mrs. A. A. DINsMoRE,
10 Russell Street
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-07
Sl.247 A.:

We respectfully announce
10 the public that we have
aOraMed u cO-paftnersllip un-
der ssse 1iraai iaaEaEe of
j. Il. HENDRIX: S. SON
For tho prosecutions Of a
general merchandise busi.
Mc.s, and VIC take lhe liberty
Af assuring e.s. friends slsas'
ali business ilAirusted TO our
care shall receive from ns,
lcEsonaaay,prOaMpt and faitl
full attcn ton.
Having an experience Of nearly
ten years in the retail business, we
are confident that we can sell as
cheap as any house in the up
country.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-07
ANNUAL REPORT
TOWN TREASURER
For the YearslS77-'78
$l.247 AZ
DISBURSEMENTS.


q Z. summons $asssef 'Sia sieotIca, SiiSS5
D. 7. Werner, manager election, / so !
Y. 1. Reid 4 Co.'s bill, l 08
F Sullivan, salary forr rJaiiary, si-sO.S
GWeud.lkeaI Sriok' for SaeIas House, a is
y Biemann's Bill for engine house, o 10
Thompson y Adair, engine house, -
Q Il llesse's bill for work OH h., IS 06.
A Brenheok's billSfor work on 0 b., 90 86s
Moh. NJ II Manning for rook work, 6 OO:.
Dave White for cleaning two wells, "A 90, :.
Sullivan, salary for February, % co,
JKaufuann's bill for engine house, 90 96,
April Sullivan, salary for March, i 80 90,
May Sullivan, salary for April, 80 80
9 L Reid s. Co.'S bill, 8AR.
D Biemann delegate to Newberry, 8 co..
T Deady, delegate to Newberry, s 90.
Hendrix, delegate to Newberry, IL. ,86e
Wiebcns for hauling o 90,
Robt Rutledge, for rock wall, 81 90. :
II Thompson, delegate 10 Augusta, 18 80,
D Biemann, delegate to Augusta, l6 90,
) uno Sullivan, salary for May, 81 90;
Wiebens. work on street, 1T g iOOs
street hands, "a 90
July Wiebens, for hauling, 0Ot
Sullivan, sa7ary for Jttnc q so 0V
Street hands, '..A 4.GJJ
9 II Hesse, for lime, $50
W Thompson, for work, y, 1855
Cornet Band 6() m
Insurance for College. 90 90
aug. J Sullivan, salary for July, 81 90
Dendy& Perry's bill, gro
George Boles' bill, 26,
f Wiebcns for hauling q 90
Iheo Sohroder, street work, 637
i nj Sullivan, street work, 862
Pleas llammet, street work, 1926
Il Isaac "a. Brown, rock work on spring, SO 90
D Bicmann's bill on spring, 90
j NJ Sullivan, street work, l2
Ile0 Schroeder. atroet work t'
Hampton Scott, for cleaning wells 4 OO'
John Raufmanns bill of lumber, Is ca.
Nevill& Hocmnn, work on college, lO8 'OO'
Sept II D Biemann's bill, :, e5-
Sullivan. salary for August, 8rOO'
street hands, 80 rs
liendri1's bill, 50'
Brennccke's BILL 8 90
NJ Adair's bill, At
Oct. Dendy's bill, lI5
Wlebens, hauling, 2 so
Nov Painting college, So 40
rant md oil for college, 88 18
ABiemann's bill, 7 40
Sullivan. salary for October, 81 40
Wiebens, for hauling. 8 76'
Dec. Thompson's bill, 76
John Kaufmanns bill of lumber. 81
Courier Office, for printing 30 90
Sullivan, salary for November. 80 8V
O L Reid & Co.'S bill, & az
1873.
Jan. - perc cent commission for paying out 90 81
Cash on hand, Ia 46
sl,247 AZ:
"A. BRENNECKE,
Treasurer Town Council Waihalia, S. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-07
The Silver Question.

The reconciliation of silver has been en-
gnging the attention of Congress for several
weeks. Tho vote on tho resolution of MIR.
Matthews that silver should be legal tender
showed large majority in favor of its ro-
monetization. By the acts of 1887 and 1853
the silver dollar Of 4l24 grains was legal
tender for all dobts and it 30 continued mp to
tho act Of 1873. At that time law wag
passed by Congress that the silver coins Of
the United States should be- q trade dollar,
half dollar or fifty cont pieco, quarter dollar
or twenty-five cont piece, q dino or ten cent
piece; and eaid coins wero mado q legal tonder
for any amount not exceeding five dollars in
any ono payment. Tho snme act mado the
one dollar gold piece of 25.8 grains tho unit
of value, destroying the dollar of 4l24 grains
as the unit of value. The trade dollar was
made to contain 384 grains. its value being
reduced. The old silver dollar had been
worth about LOS in gold and its reduction to
384 grains was advocated rs necessity to
prevent all Of it being carried out of tho
country. Tho old silver dollar is now rarely
met with, and the new dollar is worth CON,
sidcrably loss than it was. The rcmonetiza.
tion of silver means simply that tho govern.
ment shall again coin the dollar of 4l23
grains and thatit shall be made a loyal tender
to any amount. Tho bond holders, whose
bonds are payable in specie, claim that this
is injustice to them, and is virtual repudiation
Silver bullion is now worth only 90 to o. per
cent. in gold and to mako them take silver is
to pay dollar with % cents. On the othor
hand It is contcnded that when. coined, tho
| silver dollar will bo worth moro than in
bullion, and that tho government has the
right to restore tho silver dollar and give it
all it's former value in payment Of debts.
AS to tho effoct Of tho usuryS law and tho
repeal of tho lion law, tho Colleton Democrat
says: "Tbcro can DO no question but tho
prosont stringoncy of the money market with
the consequent stagnation of every Industry
in tho country, is directly duo to the porni-
oious operation Of these Legislative aots"
This is q mistake. 1t may bo money will for
time'bo withhold from circulation, but this
will remedy itself soon. Money is now said
to bo cheaper here than for years, and it will
grow cheaper stil as tho country prospers.
Besides, somo of our citizons havo already
begun the erection of cotton factory near
Westminster and othors arc talking of going
into the Same business. In q fow weeks tho
money in our bank will 60 into land or somo
productive industry to tho enrichment Of tho
State. The building of factories is exaotlu
the. kind Of stagnation tho country neods.
Give us moro Of it.
The New York Herald says General
Grants letter indoraiug the Presidents
l;Soutbern policy is q severe blow ito! tho
Chandler, gchool Of politicians. |,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-07
VEGE'TnNE.
All Have Obtained Relief.

SoUTH BERWICK, Ma, Jan. II, 1872.
II. II. STEVENS Eso-Dear Sir: hayd had
dyspepsia in its worst form for the last ten
years; and have taken hundreds Of dollars
worth of medicines without obtaining any relief
In September last commenced taking tho
VEaETiNE, since which timo my health has
steadily improved. My food digests we'll, and /
havo gained fifteen pounds Of flesh Thero are
several others in this place taking YRaETINE and
oil havo obtained roliof. Yours truly
THoMXs E. MnoREi
Oversoer of Card Room, Portsmouth Go. Is Mills
VEGETINE 4
Prepared by Rn' III
j, r. STEVENS, Boston, Mass.
vegstino is, Sold ysallS Druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-07

We are indebted TO Col. Livingstone for
additional legislative favors
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
A Submerged City In the Lake
Of Geneva.

A strange discovery is reported
from tho Lake Of Geneva. A tourist
having lost his trunk, two divers were
employed to search for II. While
they were below water they found
what they supposed to be . village,
since covered by the lake.. Their
statements led to an investigation Of
the spot by the municipal authorities,
who took measures to ASCERTAIN the
truth Of the extraordinary account
of the divers. On covering the plac-
i'd surface with oil, these latter were
able to distinguish the plan Of the
town, streets, squares, and detached
houses, making the bed Of the lake.
The ruddy hue which characterized
them led the observers to suppose
that the buildings had been covered
with the famous vermillion cement
which was used by the Celts, Cimbri
and the early Gauls. There are about
200 houses arranged over an oblong
surface, near the middle of which is
Q space more open, supposed to have
been used for public assemblages.
At the eastern extremity lies large
square tower, which was taken for q
rock. A superficial investigation
seems TO indicate that the construction
of these buildings dates from some
centuries before our era. The Coun-
Gil of Vaud has decided to have the
site of the dwellings Enclosed by q
jetty stretching from the land, and to
drain of the water, so Is to bring to
light what promises to be one Of the
most interesting archaeological dis
coveries of our day.-London Tele-
graph.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

Emma Bailey and Emma Colby were
billed to run foot race in Virginia
City ON Christmas day. This will be,
we suppose, what the printers will
call tWo-em- dash.-St. Louis Jour-
nal.
A Natchez newspaper, describing
the changes in the course Of the Miss
issippi river, says that st. Joseph and
Rodney have been left inland; Vicas-
burg 10 left on lake; Delta will soon
be washed away; cutoff has been
made ct Grand Gulf, and by another
season Port Gibson and Claiborn
county will have NO landing.
When church-fair ladies approach
Governor Blue Jeans Williams for
contributions he brutally exclaims :
"Why don't you stop building church
es, and leave off dressing in such fine
clothes ? Then you'd have more mon
ey to help the poor, and wouldn't need
to come begging Of other people"
Then he thrusts both hands into his
pockets and-walks of.
Somebody up at McGregor, Iowa,
writes us anonymously and in a
BLACKBOARD sort Of way, Declaring
his belief in literal hell of "fire and
brimstone." There 10 no statute law
in Iowa or Illinois forbidding such q
belief; but If it is true, just imagine
the after-desth agonies Of the cow
ardly creature who writes anonymous
lottnra ~ od;tnra -Ghic0n0 journal.
Speaking at Cardiff, Wales, lately,
Lord Aberdeen, formerly a police
magistrate in the center Of the Welsh
mining district, and sfterward Sec
rotary Of State for the Home Depart
ment, said that he had not known
things 70 bad for forty five years, and
that many persons in South Wales
were dying FOR want Of the common
necessaries of life. The same story
comes from many other manufactur-
ling districts.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

On Thursday, Dec. 10, 1877, Profess
or j. H. Kerr, who is Professor of
Chemistry and Geology, Colorado
College, had the honor of moving
the dry bones of five different
creatures, which had been Sleep
ing for countless ages in that
most lovely of regions near the foot
Of Pixies Peak, known % the Garden
of the Gods. The largest reptile,if we
may Judge from the bed which he oc-
cnpied while lying supinely upon his
back contemplating the grandeur Of
his surroundings, mnst have been III
feet. It was found in the lower creta-
cious formation on one of the small.
er ridges Of the Garden, and about
500 yards cast Of south from the fa-
NOUS gateway. The rocks are nearly
perpendicular, and the snimalappears
to have spents long period of its fos-
sill existence on its back.-Denrer
Tribune.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
lew g teli Genuine FIorida Water
TO CONSERVATIVES.

Consumption, that scourge of humanity, is
the great dread Of the human family. in all civil
tied countries.
I feel confident that am in possession OF the
only sure, infallble Remedy, now known to the
profession for the positive and speedy cure ofthat
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win DO received By you by return mail, free Of
charge, BY addressing
DIR. JOHN n. BURNETT,
1877 jefferson street,
apll WY LOUIDyILLEs KY.%
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

In our style OF climate With its sud
den changes Of temperature-rain,
wind and sunshine often intermingled
In single day,-it is no wonder that
our children, friends and relatives are
90 frequently taken from 10 by neg.
lected colds, half the deaths resulting
directly from this csuse. A bottle Of
Boschee's GeTmsn Syrup kept about
vent serious sickness, . large doctora
bill, and perhaps death, BY the use Of
three or fon rdoses. For curing Con
sumption, Hemorrhsecs, Pneumonia
Severe Coughs, Group, or any disease
of the Throat or Lungs, its success d
wonderful, 40 your druggist will tel
you. German Syrup 10 now sold il
every town and villsge on this CONT.
nsnt. Sample bottles l0c. regular
size, 75c.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
from Northern lowa.
UPPER GROVE, Hancock Co..
Iowa. Dec, "a. 1877.

lowe, Dec. "A, 1911.
DEAR COURIER We, up in this far
of place, look eagerly for the COURT
Err, which 10 . weekly and ever well
come visitor at our home, for it is
q faithful recorder of events ever oc-
in our old home of the DAYS
Of boyhood. And when we, in scan
ming over the columns of your paper,
see some item (of which there are
many rejecting credit on some old
citizen Of Wapello County, our eyes
glisten with pleasure, partly produc-
cd by memory reverting to years past
and gone, thinking of incidents which
then happened with which they were
connected, and perhaps were chief
actors. Very many here are surpris-
ed that such paper, that must be
produced at such great expense, could
be supported outside some of our
large cities. But "where there is q
will there 10 . way" as no doubt your
subscription list would show, and
that, too, In round numbers.
This year, which is nearly at close
has been . most eventful one, will
SsAAOA AAONAOAC uAVk . 6O t10u w 1tA OuIS
Times are generally improving, We
there 10 need of q greater revolution
in that direction. The crops in oul
locality have yielded beyond all ex
pectations, even exceeding any &C
count within the recollection of tn
Oldest settler: wheat from 20 to A
bushels per acre; corn from 80 to n
bushels per acre, and other crops il
proportion. If anything will call il
immigration ] think that this will
There 10 plenty of room for wide
awake settlers. They would fin'
number one wild land ranging from
five to ten dollars per acre. Timbe
IL quite plenty and we have stron,
hopes Of having a coal mine opene,
here before long, which will secur
plenty of fuel beyond q doubt. w
are in hopes that our legislature vii
change the railroad law, so that W
may be benefited, for that is the onl
thing we lack now. We have a roa
bed graded.
Wishing you q merry Christina
and happy New Year, I record my
self as fraternally thine,
i JAMES WILSON.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
Bob Ingersoll's Notions Of a Fa.
ture State.
From the Washington Post

A Post reporter dropped in on Col
onel Bob 1ngersoll, with the request
that he would she'd q little light on
the great question of life and death.
The Colonel, though quite busy, con-
sented to be interrupted, and, wheel
ing his chair round, said: "Fire
away with your questions"
According to your views, what
disposition is made of man after
death 2"
"Upon that subject I know nothing.
It is no more wonderful that man
should live again than that he now
lives upon that question I know OF
no evidence. The doctrine of immor.
tality rests upon human affection
We love, therefore we wish to live
"Then you would not undertake to
say what becomes of man after
death ?''
IF I told or pretended to know
what becomes of man after death,
would be 40 dogmatic as are theolo.
gians upon this question. The differ
ence between them and me is, air
honest. Iadmit that do not know
"No one can control his own opin
ion nor his own belief. MY belle
was forced upon me by my surround
ings. / am the product Of all circum
stances that have in any way touched
ME. believe in this world. 1 hav,
no confidence in any religion promis
ing joys in another world at the ex
pense of liberty and happiness in this
At the same time / wish to give tt
others all the rights 1 claim for my
self"
"What punishment, then, is infiict
ed upon man for crimes and wrong
committed in this life ?"
"There il no such thing as an intel
lectual crime. No man can COMM
: mental crime. To commit Grim,
it must 60 beyond thought"
"Whst punishment lie there fol
physical crime ?"
"Such punishment as is necessar,
to protect society and for the reforma
ton of the criminal
"If there 10 only punishment in thi
world, will not some escape punish
ment?"
~ admit that all do not seem to b,
punished as they deserve. I also ad
init that all do not seem to be reward
ed - they deserve and there is in thi,
world, apparently, 90 great failur,
in the matter of reward rs in the mat
ter Of punishment. Ifthere is anoth.
or life, q man will be happier Their,
for having acted according to hi
highest ideal in this. But do no
discern in nature any effort to do jus
tice."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

was also erected in Germantown-a at
Crefield, on small stream near the
Wissahickon-by William Devices,
one of the Rittenhouse family.
In TIA there was erected anothtr
paper millupon Chester Creek, in Del.
aware County, Penn, only few
miles from Philadelphia. IT passed
into the hands of a Mr.. Wilcox, who
supplied franklin with paper, and IL
remains, still in working condition,
in the Wilcox family to the present
doy f 80 .gts
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
The Dennison Crawford county,

The Dennison Crawford county,
ReUieac Of the 26th, says:
On Thursday morning German
family, residing on the Soldier, in
Morgan township, Carl Mass and
wife, locked up their three children,
aged respectively one, two and one
half and four years, while they went
into the field to husk corn. It was q
very foggy morning, and the first that
was known was that neighbor dis
covered the house on fire. When the
house was reached it was wrapped in
flames, and the three children were
burned to a crisp.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
We are informed by Nick Baker,

We are informed by Nick Baker,
who has taken considerable pains to
inform himself, that the farmers in
many instances fear almost the total
loss of their corn crop of this year.
Corn in the fields had almost as well
be in the bottom of the sea, while tina,
gathered in the fall and cribbed in
the usual way, is moulding and fast
becoming worthless. Corn cannot be
got out of the fields, nor can that in
the cribs be got to market so that the
crop is in fair way to be lost entire
1u
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

The following notice from Des
Mbines correspondence Of the Chica-
go Journal originally appeared in the
COURIER as our readers will perhaps
remember.
1t Il reported that at Ottumwa
formers profit by the mud, by going
70 town with produce, weighing their
load when they enter the city, then
driving 70 so1e point where they
clean their wagon wheels of mud,
several hundred pounds, then dispose
OF their load, and weigh the wagon
with clean wheels. Not one custom
Or in fifty would notice the fraud,
which really 10 big one, as the roads
are now.
To-day, ON the contrary, we have q
little story to tell the farmers how
oas of their number was swindled
yesterday. 4 farmer from the oppo'
site aide Of the river came to the city
with small load Of corn, and wha'
with crossing the wagon bridge and
travelling over the macsdamized por'
ton Of Main street to the scales, thu
wagon when IL was ready to bt
weighed was comparatively free from
mud. After the corn was sold the
tsamster hauled It to the top of the
hill ON Court street through the stiff
clay mud, returned and weighed thu
wagon, the weight of which was JUS
seventeea lbs. more than it was Whel
the corn was in it. He just paid tn,
purchaser for . peck of corn, anG
seems to think there is swindle il
the matter somewhere.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
Thanks.

EDS. COURIER Sax Bros, and j.
n. Belmont, Of Ottumwa, and Mrs.
Nathan Haydock, Of Ashland, will
please accept thanks for Christmas
presents. C. WooD.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
From wednesday, Daily.
Monday afternoon three of four

from WcuneouoH1 UAxu.
Monday afternoon three of four
young gentlemen amusing themselves
on the hill In the timber, a short dis
lance above the city found full siz-
ed live snake, of the "Blue Racer" va
ricty. several feet in length, ready for
= spree. q race or anything else to
celebrate this conciliatory era. Not
an excuse did il offer for its famil-
iarity with the haunts of men on the
oath Of December, but challenged any
Of the party to test of speed. One
of the boys, not recognizing the right
of such . visitor to roam at will at
this time Of the year, killed, and
brought il to the city. Such cir
cumstance probably was never known
before.
up. Flanders, vergennes, VT, Pat
entec of the Flanders Hydraulic
Pump used in water-works, is here
setting up his pump sold to S. L. WI
lev 4 Co. This pump is greatly SUI
perior to the Holly in durability.
Mr.. Flanders became the patentee Of
this pump in this wise. He has been
for many years = manufacturer OF
various kinds of machinery, both in
wood and iron, at vergennes. About
ten years ago the Holly pump in use
in the water-works at Vergennes, go,
out oforder and he was employed fire.
quently to repair it. Finally thu
pump proved unsatisfactory ant
Flanders agreed with the town coun
Gil to put in q pump in forty day
aud guarantee its working satisfac
torily. He filed the bill and tn
pump worked 20 well as to astonisl
Mr.. Flanders himself. He then OF
tanned patent and q company Wa
formed for their manufacture, an
from that time on the genuine wort
Of the pump has made it popular an
it's manufacture extensive.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
This is the way the Chicago 1r15

This is the way the Chicago Irib-
nne talks about their mud:
There has never been time when
Chicago was so blessed with mud as
now. There is mud on the streets
and on the sidewalks; mud on wag-
ons and horses; mud splashed upon
shOp-windows, and street-lamps, and
store-signs, and men and women :
mud everywhere. Everything is
filthy and every one is filthy, from the
most prominent citizen to the least
important yellow dog that paddles
through the puddles.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
SPECIAL NOTICE.
"A card.

To all who are.su1ering from theerrors and in
discrstions OF youth, nervous. weakness, early
decay, loss Of manhood, &c.. will send receipt
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This
CREST remedy was discovered by Q missionary IN
South America. Send ssef-addreased envelope
to the Rev. JosephIT. Inman ). Station D, Bible
House, New York City. sept 1s-deod-wly
HoW - tell Genuine Florida water.
The true Florida Water always comes with 3
little pamphlet wrapped around each bottle, and
In the paper of this pamphlet are the words,
"Lanman Kemp. New York, % water marked, or
stamped In pale transparent letters. Hold a leSf
mn TO the light, and II genuine, you Will see the
above words. DO not bny il the words arc not
there because il is not the real srtcle. The water
mark letters may be very pale. hut by looking
oct22dN Nv I'm