davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12
TEXT BOOKS.

MEssRs. EDITORS: l have road with much
interest tho communication of Mr.. Calhoun,
the worthy principal of the Fair Play High
School. IIe brings to our notice matter of
very great Importance to tho educational
interests OF our country. In the absence of
tho chairman and other Professors of Adgor
College, and with the appreciation of the
trustees with whom l have conversed since
MIR. Calhoun's article appeared, take the
liberty to say that the colleges at Walhalla
are deeply interested in tho subject referred
to in Mr.. Calhoun's article, and the
frionds of those institutions will be glad to
co-operate with the teachers of the County in
any measure that will aid both school and
college in securing uniformity in tho use of
text books.
AS an initiatory. step to this desirable
result, it is suggested to the teachers of tho
county to meet in tho Court House at Wal
halla, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, tho first Saturday
in October 1t is hoped oyery white teachor
will feel himself especially invited and that
a permanent teachers' union will bo formed,
and by united and combined effort the eaici-
ENJOY Of both school and college will be greatly
increased and the general cause Of education
advanced.
The college at Walhalla desires to act in
perfect accord with all the teachers in our
preparatory schools. Herein lie the eaaoienoy
and success Of school and college, and the
friends Of tho colleges are highly gratified
that ono of the active teachers has been
pleased 70 call attention to subject that has
occupied much serious thought on their part.
All5of the professors In Adger College
having had much experience in the drill 81
the preparatory school room know exactly
what aro Tho practical reqoisites needed for q
stlcccasful StoacIlcr and ono min, of lbe college
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12
BRASSTO WN LOCALS.

Crops generally are good in this section,
considering tho dry weather. We were
visited last week by Gen. Erwin, Sbanklin and
others, on q surveying trip.-Tho people
are making good road from tho Pulaski
road to Fort Madison. This will be great
Improvement to tho entire community.
Mrs. Elberson is very i'll, and has been for
some time.--We nro nearly all for Hamp>
ton and nd hope ne will have no opposition.
rattlesnake boxed up.-We havo q good
sohool at Damascus.-Wo are being visited
almost daily by candidates. T. II.
Norris is talking of putting npa storo in our
midst.--Some casos of fevcr are reported.
w. II. G,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12
OAKWAY LOCALS.

OAKwAY, s. G., September 9th, 1873.
The wind has blowed up cool morning.
August had 81 days and 81 nights Of real
hot weather.
Corn drops are smaller than were antici-
pated just after the rains.
Cotton crops aro fully twosthirds of an
average.
People are nearly done with their fodder
.aeving. h .
Cotton picking will soon be the order Of the
dey. fi Is IS y 81 /, 4, -
Tho meeting Of Tho County Lodge Of Good
Templarsh has been postponed. El5ss Il
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ocon0o Co,1ntv
IN THE Count or PROnATr

IN THE COURT OF PROBATE,
Catharine Thodo Vs. Lena Thodo md others-
COMPLAINT TO SELL real. EsrArE.
ny virtue Of an order Of tho Probate Cont
- win sell to tho highest bidder, before The
Court House door in Walhalla, between tic
iegsl Is a hours Of sale, on MONDAY, the 7.h day law
oa,, .. Uo'ooer next the following described pro-
Land, containing fourteen acres. moro or Lao. =.
adjoining lands Of Mrs. spoonagle, Brandt ana
Others. TermS Of sale as follows: One.
cash and balance on q credit Of ono and Two
tho premises, RICHARD i,EWfnS nsaS - ~
Sept Y, 1878 sfss,sss Sssa.sy
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12
Eairvrew Democratic Club.

Alta meeting of Fairview Democratic Club,
held September 7th, 1878, tho following reso.
luton was adopted in response to the call of
Providence Club for on expression in regard
to the action of the County Convention in
regard to the reduction Of the pay, Co., Of
members of tho Legislature:
Resolved, That this club approves of the
action of tho County Convention in demand.
ing q reduction of the pay, Co., of members
of the Legislature and shortening the sessions
thereof, as reforms much needed in the affairs
Of our State.
W. II. STRIBLlNG, President.
JAMES T. REID, Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

will be to supply q long felt want, !. e., good
teaohers for our common schools. Every ono
of the professors here feels the disadvantage
under which both he and bis pupil labor,
when tho text book used in tho school differs
from that used in the College. Text books
are q heavy item Of expense 10 a student,
and If q young man wishes to become an
accurate scholar he must always have at
hand, for ready reference, his elementary
text books, and when these are changed UPON
his entering a Glass in college. he is subjected
to double Inconvenience tho expense Of
buying new books, and when he gets them he
is unable to find, in a short time, the exact
matter Yor which he seeks reference Until
the pupil has gained q pretty. thorough
knowledge Of 'she general principles of this
subject, the multiplying of text books gives
him confusion of ideas, 80 that his know
ledge becomes less and less accurate the more
he changes text books. Every student needs
some standard authority to settle disputed
points. This ought to be the first book put
in his hands and tho last to leave them,
After he has become well indootrinated in
tho general principles from this standard
Work ana no ls 0Dlo to decide for himsolf,
then other text books for comparison and
reference are useful; otherwise vory hurtful.
Uniformity in She pronunciation Of the classics
is greatly to be desired. Some of our pro-
paratory schools use tho continental" and
others tho English method" and many of
our college classes are perfect Babel, 80
far rs the pronunciation is concerned. Tho
student that uses tho "English method" is
occupying the Groom Of tho unlearned, )"
while the ono that uses the Continental"
method is reoiting. A teachers convention
could smooth over many difficulties that
beset the path of both pupil and teacher.
But this communication is already too long.
Lot us have full attendance of our teachers
at Walhalla the first Saturday in October.
Fl. STRONG.
WALnALIA, s. G., September 7, 1873.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

CoMME1.crAE

WALHALLA, September H. Cotton steady
Low middling 0; middling o.; good mid.
ding TO-.
LIyERPooL, September 9.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged..middling nplands g.; Orleans
6s; sales 5000.
New York, September 9-Cotton dullsand
easy; sales 400 middipg uplands III; Or.
leans ~; net receipts Il; gross 3,042; consoli.
dated net receipts 1871 lis.
CHARLEsToN, September 9.--Cotton easy--.
middling l0s; low middling 10b; good ordi--
nary l04; receipts LOTT. NJ.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12
Adger College.

The fret session Of this institution commences
on Thursday, the 18th instant. Professors and
students will return to their duties refreshed
and inyigorated by tho usual vacation.
We are pleased to learn that number Of new
students haye arrived to be present at the
opening on Thursday. Others from abroad arc
expected. LOCALLY, the institution receives the
entire support of the citizens, with quite q
number from the county at large.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12
Court.

The regular timo for holding the Fall Term
of the Circuit Court for Oconee County is the
first Monday in October. Judge Hudson. who
is to preside at tho noxt term, will, at that
time, be engaged with two other Circuit
Judges in holding the Bond Court in Colum-
ba Hence our Clork has been instru oted to
adjourn the Court from day to day until tho
second Monday in October, at which tin,e the
Judge is to be hore.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

T>EACHERS of Free Schools in Pulask;.
Il Chatuga and Whitewater Townships.
who have monthly school reports to make to
this dfico, are notified to forward them NJ
onco. MY annual report to the State Super.
intondent OF Education is duo on or before
tho first day of October and will bo sent to
Columbia to timo. Send in your renorta
without o days delay and save your monev.
M. D. DENDY, School Commissioner.
Sept. IL, l778 dali
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12
County Camvass--Appointnncnts

Tho Democratic Executive Committee of the
County met ut the Court House on Monday last,
September Q. 1873, and made tho following ap-
pointments Of meetings for the people in the
different Townships, at which meetings tho can.
didatcs for the Legislature and other Offices and
other speakers will meet and discuss tho issues
Of the campaign before the people:
White Water-at Little River, Friday, Septom-
ber 18th.
Chatuga--at Bethlehem, Tuesday, September
18th.
4 Cbatuga-at Double Springs, Thursday, Sep
tember 10Th.
Pulaski-at Damascus, Saturday, September
'2lst.
Tugaloo-at Westminster, Friday, October
4th.
Tugaloo-at Rock Springs, Monday, October
E7th.
Center-at Center Church, Wednesday, Ooto-
her I'd.
seneoa-at seneon City. Saturday, October
9Th.
Wagener-at Walhalla, Wednesday, October
9Th.
Keoweo--at High Falls, Saturday, October
18th. w. G. KEITH, Chairman.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12
MIR. Eanye. as IL Fi,.ancicr.

ST. PAUL, September 5-Tho President
was enthusiastically received this morn
ing, and tho city is in holiday attire
in his honor. The President breakfastcd
with Governor Ramsay. This afternoon no
was introduced to the citizens at the Fair
grounds, and after acknowledging the
kindness of his reception, made speech
upon public affairs with reference generally
to the financial condition and the public
debt, of which the President said moro
than one-forth has been paid off in thirteen
years, and it is demonstrated, he said, that
the United States can and will pay the
national debt. Since the panic of five
years ago there has been q great cl;angc in
the condition of tho debt The chaugo '.cs
been one of Improvement First, tic debt
has been greatly reduced; second, the inter.
est to be paid has been largely diminished,
and third, it is to be paid at home instead
Of abroad. Further on tho President said
that coin and paper are practically abreast
of caoh other. The huctuation in value Of
the paper dollar has not 10 the last five
months exceeded tho fraction of cent.
The total increase in tho coin value of our
paper currency since 1865 is about S175,-
100000. Nothing connected with the
financial affairs of the government is moro
interesting and instructive than the state of
trade with foreign countries. Exports
from tie United States during tho year
ending June 80, 1878, were larger than
during any previous year in tho history of
the country. From the year 1868 to 1873
the net imports into the United States
largely exceeded the exports from the
United States, the oxcess of imports rang
ing from $50, 100000 to 1852 100000.
During tho year III and rs exports and
imports were about cqaul and during tho
years ending Juno 80, 1876, TT, '7S, tho
domestic exports from tho United States
greatly exceeded tho net imports--the excoss
Of exports increasing rapidly from year to
year.
Concluding, tho President said: "With
diminished and still diminishing public
burdens of debt, expenditures and interest,
with an improved condition Of currency and
foreign trade, We may we'll hope that we
are on the threshold of better times But
wo must not forget that tho surcst fouuda-
ton of restored financial prosperity is a
sound constitutional currency and unstaincd
national credit"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12
lIIE 4 EOIVElI COURIER.
DE KRI7H, sMITH 3 OO.s
d lVALHALLA, IS. Co.:
s " AZ o ------,---
ss;fHURsDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1878.
T,ER MS:

ssss TERMS:
VIZ For subscription, $L50
S,or annum, strictly in advance;
aors Six months, rs cents.
Advertisements Inserted at
zone dollarpe square of one inch
or less for the first insertion, and
fifty cents for each subsequent in
gsertiOn.
Obituary Notices exceed--
ing, five lines, Tributes Of Respect,
G Communications Of a personal
character, whom admissible, and
announcements of Candidates
will be charged for as advertise
ments.
T Job Printing neatly and
cheaply executed.
~ Necessity compels us to
adhere strictly to the require
sments of cash payments.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

Governor Bishop, of Ohio, has is
sued proclamation appointing tho 18th
day of September rs day Of fact.
ing and prayer throughout tho State of
Ohio, in which oil good pooplo aro requested
to moot in their houses Of worship and unite
in prayer to God to chook tho dreadful plague
which is affecting tho Southern States.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

WASHINGTON, September 8.-The contribu--
tions in the principal cities thus far sum up MS
follows: New York, 1864, 1910; Philadelphia,
$43,275; St. Louis, $4,000; Boston, $26,OO7;
pittsburg, $l1,G22; Washington, $4,000;
Charleston, S7,1G4.80; Savannah, $4,000; In.
dianapolis, $4,000; Montgomery, $500; Co.
lumbus, $1,7l0. Nearly every place in the
country has forwarded something.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

Ben Butler illustrates Bible times and
modern days thus; "Tho tax gathercr would
60 around in those times, and took every tenth
pig for taxes. Now he comes around and
takes cserythird pig, and casts q longing oyo
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

Orylle Grant, brother Of the wandering
Ulysses, has boon sent to on insane asylum,
In recent interviews with him ho has shown
unmistakablo Symphonic of mental ALTERATION
and his friends have acted wisely in shutting
him up.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12
TO BRIDGE BUILDERS.

LET to the lowest bidder on MONDAY, tho
TIN day of October noat, at Walhalla Court
House, at IL O'Clock NJ, tho building Of a
Bridge across the South fork of Chattoopa
River, in Wm. Russels farm.
ABEL ROBINS,
8. T. KELSEY,
And Others Building Committee.
Sept II, 1873 48.M
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

Gold sold in Now York yesterday at only q
quartor Of ono per cent. premium--.tho lowest
figure it has reached. 1t looks as if tho
the country has already resumed specie pay
ments. -
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

Poor LIvINa.-A good Methodist Min.
lister at the West, who lived on very small
salary, was greatly troubled at ono time, to
get his Quarterly installmcnt. He had called
on his stewart q number of times, but had
eaoh time been put off with some excuse.
His wants at length becoming urgent, he
must have his money, and his family YVES
suffering for the ncocssaries of life.
"Money" replied tho steward. "You
preach for money! thought you preached
for the good of souls!" "Soulsp' replied tho
minister; "I can't eat souls, and if I could,
it would take thousand such souls us
yours to make decent mcal.'
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

AWAY FROM HEADQUARTERS. A story
is told ola soldier in the late war, who went
to tho sutlor's tent on Sunday morning to
get some whiskey to drink, and met there q
gentleman, chaplain iu the Western rcgi..
mcnt, who had come on the same errand
"Who are you?" asked the gentleman
"a soldier of the twenty.ninth Illinois, u
the man replied, and then inquired Of the
stranger:
care you soldier? What regiment do
you belong to?"
"Oh," said the gentleman, "I belong to
the army Of the Lord
"Well," said the soldier, 'if you belong
to the army of the Lord, and come down
here on Sunday for whskey, don't you
think you have strayed long way from
headquartcrs?'
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

MEMPHIS, September 10.-.,Four hundred
and eleven new cases of yellow fever reported
in the last "a hours, and liz deaths. The
situation of the oity is simply frightfnl.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

ATLANTA, September 7, 1878.-Considora
BILE excitement prevails in somo parts of
Georgia over the appearance Of malignant
fever in Chattanooga. Three citizons died
physioians are in doubt; one Of thom tole.
graphs your correspondent that it is notyellow
fever, but the drift of opinion is against
him. All tho oasos were bred in o low part
of tho city. If this is yellow foyer it do.
stroys established theory against it attack
ing high latitudes. Chattanooga has been
always an asylum for refugees from infected
districts d Il
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

Specimens Of domestic tea, raised in South
Carolina and cured in Baltimore, were exhis
bited in Washington, and were 30 fno as 60
deceive the largest dealers.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

An excursion steamer--the pfihoeSs
Afioo, returning from Gravesend to LSidon
with eight hundred passengers on board,
wore run down by another aud 600 lives lost.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

IIAMproN-.17S0 -1sO9-1S7S in
looking oyer the files of tho old Cihy
Gazette, yesterday, wo found an annouce-.
mcnt, in March, 1909, that his Exccllency
President Madison had appointed Col.
Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, Brig
adler General in tho United States Army,
in view of tho impending war with Eng
land. The Col. Hampton referred to is the
father of Governor Hampton and the son of
Capt Hampton, of Col. Wm. Washington's IS
Cavalry, who was shot down and badly
wounded at the battle Of Eutaw Springs, in
1T30.-Nc,oS and Courier.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

A woman was sitting at the breakfast
table, the other morning, when an almost
breathloss neighSor oame in and informed
her that her husband was dead. She calmly
remarked: swat until I'm through break.
fast, and then you'll hear hoHlinpn
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

The primary election in Edgeaeld resultse
II the choice of John O. Shepheard, VIM.
Haltiwanger, James Callison, II. A. Shaw
and Thomas Jones for representatives in the
lower house of the General Assembly, a
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

Tho Democrats have carried tho municipal
elections at Abbeyille and Aiken,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

The health o. Gov, Hampton is improving
slowly. viii as early as possi bic tako part
In The campaign 3fs u, 81 s5y 81 n;
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-12

At bed timo little Willie was saying tho
usual prayer at his mothers knee, and
having got as far as eff should die before
wake," hesitated. "Well, what's next7'
asked his mother. "Well, I s'pose the
next thing would be the funeral"
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-18
POLITICAL.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION.

CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION..
Milwaukee. Sept. 18.-P. V. Deuster has
been nominated by the democrats of the
sixth district for congress.
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Worcester, Sept. 1S.-The Massachusetts,
republican state convention assembled this
morning. Gov. ClaAin was chosen perma-
nent chairman. A resolution was offered
and referred to the committee on resolutions
demanding that corrupt, incompetent and
unnecessary officers, and employees entrench-
ed in the Boston custom house and other
public offices Of the state shall at once be
discharged, and such places as the public
good requires be filled with honest, God
fearing, capable, law-abiding citizens.
The informal ballot stood Talbot, s51 /;
Long, 26G; Benz. F. Butler received 2 votes.
On the informal ballot that gave Talbot
s51, and when Buffers name was read il
was received with Kisses and laughter. On
motion of Mr.. Nichols the informal ballot
was made formal, and Hon. Thos. Talbot
was declared the nominee for governor with
but one dissenting voice.
John D. Long was nominated for lieu.
tenant governor; Harry L. Pierce, secretary
of state; Chas. Endicott, treasurer, and Geo,
Mansion, attorney general.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-18
EXTENSION OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Bismarck Tribune.


The writer met Mr.. Chas. B. Wright
president Of the Northern Pacific railroad,
yesterday, and from him learned the follow
ing interesting facts:
The contract for the extension of the
Northern Pacific two hundred miles ives,
of Bismarck will be let within ten days, and
the work of fgetting out ties, bridge timber,
ETC., will Immediately commence The ties,
timber and iron will be forwarded during
the fall and winter, and crossed on the ice,
together with the necessary rolling stock
II mas not yet been determined whether
grading will be commenced this fall, but it
probably will be, the object being to put
the Yellowstone division in running order
In time for fall Montana business.
Engineers are now at work locating the
line from Sauk Rapids, and grading on this
line will commence within ten days That
section may be completed yet this fall. 1t
surely will be early next spring.
The lands west of the Missouri will be
put on the market as fast as sections of ten
miles of road is completed, and at very low
rates--certainly at $3.50 per acre-the OBJ
ject being to realize funds for construction
from sales of land.
Five townships west of the Missouri,
three on the Missouri and two up the Hart
river will be surveyed this fall-in fact
work on the survey has already commenced.
The importance of this work to Bismarck
can scarcely be realized. Things will Just
boom here another season.
One word more. The extension of the
North Pacific also involves line of road to
the Black Hills. The Union Pacific will
surely meet it by building line to the
Hills, which may be anticipated by the
North Pacific by extending their line to the
Hills as we'll as to the Yellowstone next sea.
son: The Chicago & Northwestern will also
be forced to extend its road from Lake Kan.
peska to Bismarck, for they will seek to di.
vide at this point the trade Of the great
northwest. It's business now. surely.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-18
TELecRAPAlc eREwTlEs.
THE cnAnp1oN's RETURN.

THE CHAMPIONS RETURN,
New. York. Sept ls.-The boy S. Bra.
den. OF indianapolis, who carried off all the
honors OF the English training ship Wor.
cester. arrived here yesterday. He has gold
medals and other prizes presented by the
queen. He starts for Indianopelis 10 NOR.
row.
SUICIDE.
San Francisco, Sept. 1S.-John X. Mort,.
nicr, formerly prominent actor, suicided
this evening at low lodging house by TAX
ing s'rychninc. OF late dissipation had re.
duced him 10 ponury and vaxabondsge.
RECEPTION or FREMONT.
The society Of pioness this evening gave
brilliant reception 10 Gen. Fremont.
UNITARIAN coSrxRkNcx.
Saratoga. Sept. IL. The Uui,a,isu con,
tercnce oreanised this morning With Hoa