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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-26
Terrible Suffering.

LONDON, December 18.-In the House
of Commons last night, Gross, Home Sec.
rotary answering the inquiry "whether it
was true, 40 reported, thut we arc now face
to face with such crises Of distress as this
generation has never known" said though
much distress unhappily prevailed among
tho laboripg poor, the description of it in
question was exaggerated; there was moth.
ing to cause unnecessary alarm. He read
kilograms from the head of the Board of
Supervision of Edinburg and tho Mayors Of
Liverpool and Manchester stating that tho
ordinary means of relief are sufficient to
meet all necessities; they had not had time
to inquire into the condition of the coal
and iron districts at Birmingham. A meet
ing convened by tho mayor was held yes.
terday to consider tho best means to relieve
tho distress, which he declared TO bc cxoep.
tionally severe and increasing daily. The
Mayor requested the meeting to organize
means of raising and distributing relief.
At Sheffield, 1000 children and 5000
adults received aid last week. The Mayors
relief fund amounts to 100000. At
Stockton the distress is increasing. Hun.
dreds of families of iron workers are desti.
tute. IAu iuhucutlaI CUul tulIIoc 10 CaufaSluH
for subscriptions and contributions. At
Stake-on- Trent great distress prevails, en-.
hanoed by tho severity of tho cold. Tho
distress committee is unable to keep pace
with the demands. At Burslem meeting
was oallcd by the Mayor yesterday to take
measures to alleviate the distress. Great
want is being felt by tho laboriug classes in
North Staffordshire. At Edinburg depu.
tation Of unemployed mon waited on the
magistrates and asked for employment.
The magistrates authorized tho street in.
spectors to give them work. At Glasgow
the depression and distress is unexampled.
The streets arc swarming with idle, starving
men, women and children. The Lord
Provost and magistrates are organizing for
thorough relief. There is most urgent
diatress. A Dundee dispatch says that
there ia much misery iu that part of Scot.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-26

PRAOTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS Last Thurs.
day while Major Robertson, of our town,
was lecturipg his son Ga lad of about fiftecn)
on tho careful handling of firearms most
dangerous accident befcll him. Inthe course
of, his remarks it occurred to him to describe
to his son how gentleman of his acquain-
tance with gun in hand, the butt resting
on the ground, many years ago, shot him.
self fatally by care!essy dropping an up
raised leg 80 as to push back the hammer
and thus cause the gun to discharge its
contents into his body. Accordingly,
taking his shot gun in hand, the butt rest
ing on tho floor, he proceeded to illustrate,
and US bis leg went down, bang went the
gun, tho load Oukily very small Que of
No. 10 shot) lodging itself in his left jaw,
inaicting an ugly but, vo arc glad to say,
not serious wound With this feat Of his
powers Of demonstration the Major closed
his lecture and has not informed us when
he will complete it.
'.T'IHampton (Roch HaD Herald.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-26
VEGETINE
WILL CURE RHEUMATISM.


Mr.. Albert Crooker, the well.known drug
gtst and epotheoary, of Springvala, Me-,
always advises every one troubled with Rheu.
matism to try VEGETINE.
Read His Statement:
SPRINavALE, Me-, Oct. IL, 1875.
Mr.. II. r.. Stevens:-
DDAR SrR -Fifteen years ago last foil I was
taken sick with rheumatism, was unable to
move until tho next April. From that time
until three years ago this fall I suffered
everything with rheumatism. Sometimes
tAecc would be weeks at time that could
not step ono step; these attacks were quito
often. I suffered everything that man
could. Over three years ago Lost spring I
commenced taking Vegctine and followed it
up until had taken seven bottles; have had
no rhematism to try Vegetine. and not suffer
for years as have done. This statement is
gratuitous as far as Mr.. Stevens is concerned.
Yours, etc., ALBERT CROOKER.
Firm Of Crooker & Co., Druggists aud Apoth>
corioe
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-26
wALHAA, CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER &C. 1878

instant The result of the vote on tho dobt
question was quite on agreeable surprise.
"he next big fight will be on the minority
report of the Committee of Ways aud
Means to levy tax to pay the interest on
the unrecognzed portion of the consolidated
debt. Tho vote on this question will be
CLOSE, but the anti debt mcn profess to be
very confident that they will carry their
point in this instance.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-26
.VEGETINE
HAS Entirely Cured Me.
BosroN, Oct, 1870.

Dir. II. r. Stevens:--
DEAR SIa-My daughter, after having
severe attaok of Whooping Cough, was loft
in o feeble state of health. Being advised by
by q friend she tried tho Vegetine. and after
using few bottles was fully restored to
health
have been great sufferer from Rhema.
tism. have taken several bottles Of the
Vegetinc for this complaint, and an, happy to
mended the Vegetine to others with the same
good results. 1t is great cleanser and puri-
fier of tho blood; it is pleasant to take and I
can cheerfully recommend it,
JAMES MORSE,
364 Athens Street.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-26
VEGE'I'INE," 7 :"

Says Boston physician, "hns no equal as
q blood purifier. Hearing of it's many
wonderful cures after all other remedies had
failed, visited tho Laboratory. and con-
vinoed myself of its genuine merit. 1t is
prepared frou. barss, roots, and herbs, eacl
of which is highly effective, and they are
compounded in such manner as to produce
astonishing results"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-26
VOLUME XIV. NO. 6.

A MODEL CoNFEssIoN.-Several wears
ago, in Western town, young lawyer,
member Of largo church, got drunk.
The brethren said he must confess. He
demurred. He know the members to be
good people, but that they had their little
faults, such as driving sharp bargains,
the laboror down to low wages,
loaning money at illegal rates, misrepre.
sontng articles they had for sale, 60. But
they were good people, and pressed tho
lawyer to come before tho church meeting
and own up his sin of taking a glass too
much, for they wero temperance people
and abhorfed intomperancc.
The sinner fualIy went to tho confession,
found largo gathering of brethren and sis.
ters, whose bowed heads rose and whose
eyes glistened with pure delight as tho law.
yer began his confessions:
z 81 confess" he said, s'that mover took
ten per cent. for money" On that confes-
sion down went brothers. head with
groaq. 81 never turned man from nv
door who needed food and shelter" Down
went another head. "I confess ( never
sold a skim milk cheese for new one,"
whereupon sister shrieked for meroy.
sBut,' concluded the sinner, ~ have been
drunk, and am sorry for it,"
Whereupon the meeting very peaccably
dispersed
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-26
Rheumatism is a Disease of the Blood

Rheumatism is Disease Of the Blood
The blood in this disease is found to contain
ON excoss Of fbrin. VEGETINE acts by
converting the blood from its diseased condi-
tion to a healthy circulation. Vcgetino
regulates tho bowels which is very important
will give relief; but to effect permanent
cure, it must be taken regularly, and NAV
take several bottles, especially in cases of
long standing. Vegetine is sold by all drug
gists. Try it and your verdict will bo tho
same ae that of thousands before you who say
II never found 20 much relief as from the
use of v EGETINE," which is composed Of
Barks, Roots and Herbs.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-26
VEGETINE
Nothing Equal to It.

SourH SALsu, MASS, Nov. ii, 1876.
Mr.. II. r. Stevens.
DEAR SIR-I have been troubled with
Scrofula, Canker and Liver Complain. for
three years. Nothing ever did me any good
until commenced using tho Vegetine. 1
am now getting along first ratio, and still
using the Vegotine. consider thore is
nothing equal to it for such complaints Can
heartily recommend it to everybody. Yours
truly, Mrs. LIZZIE NJ. PACKARD.
No. l6 Lagrange Street, South Salem, Mass.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-26

KEROSENE OH AND DIpHTHERIA.-A
correspondent of the Pttsburg (Pa.) Re-
pub5ican writes from West Chazy: "Allow
mo to say few words of the greatest i'm
portahcc to the public through your journal
In regard to the terrible disease, dphthcria,
whioh is raging with great destruction of
here to fearful extent, quite number Of
cases proving fatal.
"Thero is family living here by tho
namo of Light, q miller, who moved here
from Rochester this season. Mrs. Light
said to some Of her ncighbors that previous
to moving here she had an attack Of diph-
liberia, and cured herself by tho use Of
kerosene oil as gargle, also swallowed
some; but the remedy was SO simple that
our citizens did not think anything of it
until five of Joseph Jelley's children were
taken down with the diphtheria, their
throats became swollen and cankered tori
bly,. Mrs. Jelley sont after her neighbor,
Mrs. Milliotte, who had lately lost son by
tho disease, to ascertain whether it was
really diphtheria or not. Mrs. Milliotte
pronounced it diphthcria in dangerous
form. Mrs. Jelley said she would uso Mrs.
Lights remcdy-keroseno oil--whioh sho
gave her children as gargle, also had them
swallow some. The children recovered
rapidly, and in few days were out on the
street. Several other eures are mentioned"
The official reports of Virginia show
that the Moffett register yielded in Rich
mond, from September, 1877, to December
l, 1878, the sum Of $55,650. The amount
realized throughout the State was about
$5,000,000. This is less than was claimed
for it when it was before the two houses,
but is moro than has been expected atany
time within thespast six months, and is two
or three times.as much as tho old license
plan produced There is now very little
active opposition to the law. AT the same
time II must bo said that eyasiohs of itaro
very common. e Nj
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-26
Backwoods Courting.
HOW PROPOSALS ARE MADE IN THE SOUTH
WEST.

heavily, and looks out of the west window
ut crapo myrtle tree; she sighs lightly
and gazes out of the east window-at q
turuip patch. At last he remarks:
"This is mighty good weather to pick
cotton"
"Tis that--if We only had any to pick"
The rocking continues.
"What's your dogs name2"
"Coony."
Another sigh-broken stillncs.
CIV hat is he good fur7"
"Vhat is he good fur?" said he, abstract.
cdly.
"Your dog, Coony."
"Fur ketohin' 'posums."
Silence half an hour.
sHo looks like deer dog"
"Who looks like deer dog?"
"Coony."
"He is-but he is kinder beloved, and
gcetin' too old an slow now. Az he ain't
no count on cold trail"
In tho quiet ten minutes that ensued she
took two stitches in her quilt; it was gor-
geous affair, that quilt, was mado by
the pattern called "Rose of Sharon" She
is very particular about the nomenclature
of her quilts, and frequently walks 6ftecn
miles to get o new pattern with q ":real
purity name"
"Your ma raise'n many ohickens?'
"Forty odd"
Then more rocking, aud somehow, after
while the big rocking chair and the little
rocking chair wcro jammcd side by side.
don't know how it happened. 1t may have
been caused by some popularity in tho
floor, or by the natural magnetic attraction
Que chair had for the other; but strange to
say tho basket of work had followed tho
little chair, end the little chair had travelled
as fast az tho big one. Coony had not
moved. He lay in tho same place sound
asleep, aud ho was talking in his sleep, that
is, giving faint, irregular barks at the pos
Gums he beheld in his Dreams After o
while the conversation was resumed.
"How many has your ma got?'
elbow many what?'
"Chickens."
"Nigh on to hundred"
by this time the chairs were so close
tsgether tint rocking was impossible.
"The mink has eat most Of ours"
Then long silence roigns. At last he
observes:
"Makin' quilts?"
"Ycs," she replies, Frightening up.
"1've just finished 'Roarin' Eagul of
Brazeel,' "Sittin' Sun and a Nations
Pride. Have you ever saw tho "Yelow
Rose on the Parary?"
"No."
More silence, then he says:
"Do you like cabbagc?"
81 do that"
Presently his hand is accidentally placed
on hers. She does not know it; at least
does not seem to be aware of it. Then,
aftor half hour spent III signing, cough
ing and clearing of throats, he suddenly
says:
"Ive great mind to bite you"
"What are you great mind to bite me
for?"
"Kase you won't have me-"
"Kaeo you ain't axod me-"
"Well, now | ak you"
"Thon now has you"
Then Coony dreams he hears sound Of
kissing.
Then tho next day, tho young man goes
to Tigervillo after marriage license.
Wednesday the following week. No cards
Wuv SuE CAME To lITTIr Rocv
:, l.i., ~ "a.o.. ~, $4,000 80 ",n.1
nooou.'y Passs'su5 ne''Nsa NJ; woman n S, s'a"u
s y" tU SLo - unro "a old ON ~ hanna, as na
hor dress indicated adversely. A gentle
man, moved by the spirit OF charity, ap-
proaohed nor ana a., asked:
"Aro you alone'"
nIn 10 d;etross3u
uvosn '''''
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-26

Tho Washington correspondent Of the
New York SUI oharacterizcs tho reply Of
Gen. NJ. @. Butler to Senator Blaine, in the
debate on tho resolution offered by tho latter
on the subject of the late election at tho
South as being "in good tomper and in
admirable taste," aud adds: "This was
Buffers maiden speech. It was generally
admitted to be way above the average
effort"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-15
Notice of Assessment.

JACKSON MINING C0MPANY-LOCA.
81 ton Of principal place of business, San
Francisco, California. Location of works,
Eureka, Nevada.
No,ce is hereby given, that at meeting of
the Board of Directors, held on the 2lst day
of February. 1878, an Assessments INC. l0) of
50 cents per share was levied upon the capital
stock Of the corporation, payable Immediate
ly in United States gold coin, to the Secre-
tary, at the office of the company, Room {,
No. 4OS California street, San Francisco, Cali
furnia.
Any stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid on the 25th day of
March, 1878, will be delinquent. and adver-
tised for sale at public auction; and upless
payment is made before. will be sold on
MONDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF APRIL.
1873, at o'clock P. NJ, to pay the DELINQUENT
assessment together with cost Of advertising
and expenses of sale.
By order Of the Board Of Directors.
C. N. SHAW. Secretary.
Office: 4os California street. Room Z. San
Francisco, California. f2ztd
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-15
MISCELLANEOU
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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-15
PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING (ExcEPT MoSDAT)
BY
CASSIDY & SKILLMAN.
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inc. is Sole Agent for the Eureka Daily
SENTINEL in San Francisco. Persons in that
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, 1878-05-25
WILL THERE BE NIE

The STATESMAN, while CT the opir;on tina. The wrter
ia in error in many Of bis statements of facts cheer
fully gives the following article. taken from tie
leading eOnrnerclul paper OF S1n Frdnccso, place
IT ITS columns:
Millions frora He'll Gate to the Golden Gates Of
San Francisco aud from the Gr Lakes to the Hexi-
en- border are asking themselves this momentous
question, for mo,nenous 1t Is like TO politician, tner.
chant, ar.isan-in a word 10 ali humanity The
merchant ard tie farmer ask it because they are
anxous about the etfecs upon the wheat Ard pro-
vision market England beng the greet consumer of
the world and Russia America s riyl for supplying
her the ship beeanse he asks himself II be
that there chance Of the American ftS once again
covering every sea, and millions OF foreign horn ci-
zens be the up>hot of the may effect f:sr
good or evil TIE future fortunes of their native
land
To all such ues.y That We believe for certainty
in war Could the onward aow of the Niagara tine
mighty torrent OF the Mississippi, the destructive
course of the avalanche. the grand E:iaoceau swell
of the tidal wave be arrested then NIGH: also the great
conflict that Is threatened In defiance OF nearly all
TuIope, Russia went to with Turkey. After
spendinS millions millions of treasure and tens of
tbousan Of the lives OF brave men, she brought the
once arrogant foe of Chistendom 70 her knees and
knocked at the very gates OF her hearts citfei Con-
stantinOple. Her great ambition WIS to enter that
ques MY city drive tie Moslem thence, and to
af-ain 70 CDstian worship the far iamei st.
Sophia at whose building angles themselves,
di.ion says, assisted. England stopped her at the
threshold and biIked her niiiway in her career OF
conquest
Then Russia concluded with her stricken zoe The
treaty of San Sefano which freed the people OF Bul-
garia, made Servia, Montenegro, and Romania inde-
pendent, and compelled the Moslem to pay for the
c-de territory. England objected AMI sent hr
feet TO the Sea of MarEora 10 prevent the
on Of said treaty. Since then she has worked
the Turks that they have refused 10 comply With the
treaty, and lot only that but lave started an in
surrection Of tie disbandei M0sIem troops and the
savage Baslc- E.zonLs in the rear Of the Russian
columns. England is really fighting Russia at the
present moment, although there has been declsra-
ton of war. And she is making preparatioDs 10 fight
her a ST III srander scale Troops provisions. and
munitions OF being hurried with all haste to
the Mediterranean from the Lands End 10 Farther
India and from Canada TO Heligoand. She is despe-
ratey earnest in her efforts break the treaty of
San Stefno. This is the situation that portends war
The declaration Is a mere forinality''
, 1878-05-25
The HaInuSe C0i.atrY.

Co'fax revels in the luxury of brewery.
Colfax proposes to celebrate the national
holiday:
The Gazette comes to Us this week eniarg-
ed, and, is in many respects, greatly I'M
proved.
Pine creek is moving aiongwith the steady
march of progress, and is now a iiourishing
community.
Indulgent fathers in Colfax present their
sons with valuable gold watchs, which the
young men lose betting on horse races.
The increased membership of tn, Good
Teiapiars, shows that Colfay is solid on the
temperance question.
\ saw mill, capable OF turning out II, coo
feet of lumber per day, is soon to be erected
near the mouth of Silver creek.
They are trying to work up sensation in
the vicinity Of Colfax. Several weeks ago
the wife OF Mr. Logan, highly respectable
gentleman, and one OF the most prominent
citizens of Columbia county, died quite sud-
denly. and, after the lapse of proper
amount OF time, her remains We're decently
buried. Foul play was not hinted. neither
was any suspicioned by those familiar with
the circumstances surrounding the lady's
death. Busy-b0dys and ndal-mongers
concluded that their services were required !;
mysterious hints were thrown out, and the
impression was sought to be created that
Mr.. Logan was, in some way, responsible
Tor the death OF his wife. The husband, in
order to relieve himself of this terrible and
cruel suspicion, had the remains exhumed.
\ critical and careful examination failed to
show anything that could be tortured into
the semblance of foul play The body was
again buried; but the mischief makers insist
upon another examination, this time alleging
that the deceased was poisoned What viii
be the result OF this last move we are un-
able TO state, but believe that Mr.. Logan
will lie triumphantly acquitted.
, 1878-05-25
Lewiston Items.

Real estate in Lewiston is advancing in
value.
Snake and Clearwater rivers are on the
rise.
Two hundred and fifty rifles, with ammu-
milton, have been shipped from Vancouver
to Lewiston.
Conrad Wintsch, after acquiring about
$780, 900, returns to Germany on pleasure
trip.
4 pelican measuring feet and inches
between the tips of his wings, and with a
bill IL inches long including head, was killed
a few days ago near Lewiston.
The Lewiston paper still insists that this
territory ought to be a state, and figures out
our population as somewhere between $4,000
and 100, 600; and there are people who per-
sistentiy assert that figures can't lie.