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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
A SUGGESTION,

The able editors Of tho Abbevillc Press and
Banner make q kind suggestion to its country
exchanges in its last issue. 1t says: Gas many
of our country exchanges fill thcir first
and fourth pages with dead advertisements and
miscellaneous matter, set in loaded long primer,
would il not be well for them TO make arrange
ments with the Anderson ItelHgcncer TO print
these pages for thcm?" AS the KEowEE CoURlEn
has dead advertisements running in lis
columns, aud as its miscellaneous matter will
compare favornbly with the Anderson IaicNi-
gen"er or any other weekly journal in the State,
VIC presume the editors havo in their minds' eye
some othcr papers in the State. Wonder if the
editors have consulted the Jateltjgcnccr about
such an arrangement? Let our country ex-
changes speak out on this all important subject!
For ourselves, however, VIC are vain enough to
think, although the bteNycncer and Prcss cnd
Banner are excellent papers, that wo can edit
our first and fourth pages better than any one
else Gun do il for us, and we prefer to do il. 1t
is source Of qualification at least TO havo entire
control of your business. Perhaps this
would be II fruitful thcmo for tho press conycn :
vention.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
The State Penitentiary.

A correspondent CT the Neps and Courier
states that the management of the State Peni.
tentiary by General Lipscomb, present Super
intendcnt, has already displayed n degree Of
intelligence and zeal that promises to secure
Tho best results, attainablo under tho narrow
minded policy adopted by tho reform Lcgisa.
tnre, Ihere aro $50 convicts in the institu'
ton, besides the large number fnrmcd out on
various railroads. The institution was in bad
condition and only 81 ,666.6G are appropriated
for supplies and all needed changes and re-
,paire. This seems too small for any extensive
repairs and for putting the institution in
paying conditon the Radical appropriations
often amounting to $4,000 to $4,000.
While tho appropriation is so small, General
l.. has opened out large market garden
inside the walls, husbanding his resources.
lie has also prepared to manufacture the un'
forms Of the convicts inside the walls. Heavy
and we'll made brogans are also put up inside
the prison walls, and the institution is being
restored to the condition it was in under the
Orr Administration, when its management
was conducted by Maj. L. B. Lee. General
Lipscomb also proposes to establish tannory
and to enlarge the work rooms as fast as
possible, which are now too small. Tho
health Of the conyicts has greatly improved
and under such judicous management it is
likely in few years to become paying
institution to the State. as similar ones are
in other Statos. 1t is al bosh to restrain this
labor at the expense Of tho taxpayers, in order
to prevent convict labor from competition
with free labor. In tho course Of timo wagons,
buckets, ploughs and all kinds Of farm tools
should bo manufactured in tho Penitentary.
This is tho plan in other Statos, and our
people will buy whore thoy can got the cheap-
est and best goods. We are buying our
plows and buggies, &c, now from the North,
and generally large proportion of these
articles are manufactured in the pcnitentiar
,ries of other States. Convicts confined for
long periods become skilled workmen and
being undor perfect control can turn out
cheaper and better work. This should 10
done as .early ne possible and tho Legislature
should not withhold such funds rs are needed
to bring about this result. Under the kadiI
cals the penitontiary was hcnyy expense,
and wo would like to 500 it made self sustain-
ing, and then profit to tho State.
Page County, Virginia, has iorty"thrco gov
ernment distiIleries.
Senator Lamar, Of Mississippi spendo $500
a year for newspaper subscription
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06

The vote of Texas ut the recent State cleo
ton aggregated 24O,Sl2, an increase OF 3d.
CAB over the Presidential election of 1876, or
ii per cent, which, tho Galveston Nescs
thinks, indicates II population in November
last Of ut least ,6S5 900. When it is remcm>
bcrcd that very full vote was polled at the
Presidential election, whilst Mt the recent
State election. there was little organized oppo
stion to the Democratic ticket. it is safe to
conclndc that tho vote Of Texas has increased
SO, coo in two years. which indicates an in>
crease Of population in tha. time OF between
800 O0C aud 100000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
Deep Flowing,

There arc fow questions in farming upon
which the.e is greater diversity of opinion
than upon tho value of deep blowing. Many
will contend that it injuros the land and
reduces tho yield from it, while others will
maintain tho reverse Of both those assertions.
In ono sonse both are correct, though tho
man who plows deep will in tho end always
succeed best. If piece Of land with thin
soil be turned over and subsoiled its fertility
will be weakened by tho mixture of clay with
tho soil. Tho result in such casos is that tho
plant will stand tho drought, but it will suffer
for snstonancc, ofton yielding nothing. If
the owner had scratched tho land and the
Seasons been good he would have mado fino
crop from tho same land. On tho othor hand,
q deep soil muy DO turned over and subsoiled
without diminishing it's fertility, and in this
case tho cnrth is made spongy md will hold
water to supply the plant through long
drought at tho Same time that the roots
of the plant draw sustenanco from lurger
quantity OF fcrtilo soil. Any rejecting mind
must however admit that deep blowing is
best on all uplands. 1t is bottor to plow
deep and manure thin soil, tonding lose,
u
fcw years and let tho land wash away to the
clay or become exhausted Deep blowing
will help to make doop soil and withoutit
tho soil must remain shallow, annually grows
ing loss productive and constantly subject to
injury from drought. The action Of the
atmosphere on clay soon gives it consdcra-
bio degree of fertility. This may bo ensiy
proved by noticing the clay thrown up from
cuts along II railroad In fow years you
will SEQ a luxuriant growth Of blackberry
brars springing from bed of puro clay
Those who have dug wells have doubtless
observed that dirt brought up from thirty to
fifty feet below tho soil will in q few years
support good crop of weeds. To plow upe
lands deep in the fall and let them in porous
state take tho frosts always improves them
Let every farmer from year to year plow some
of his uplands deep and in few years he
will find his soil will bo deeper aud stronger.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
TO TEACHERS,

TEACIIERS of tho Public Schools must
IL rcndcr their monthly reports to mo
promptly Mt the end of each month. This is
necessary to enable mo to determine how
long tho public schools can be kent opon by
State funds. ISAAC WICKLIFFE,
School Commissioner.
February G, 1879 1911.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
"Waste Of Material"

Under this heading the Abhcvillc Press and
Banner wants all the newspapers Of the State
to throw away all their long primer and brovicrc
and come down to minion and noh oareii type
Itsays "thc people do not read by The square foot
and can readily tell whether paper has much
in it o. not, and as Nil except the country papers
are printcd in small type, We get accustomed 10
reading small type (?) and it is not agreeable TO
tho eye to turn to such large prnt!' We would
suggest to the editors that it would DO right and
proper for them to call n press convention and
have this matter brought before its attention at
once. We are very much interested in this
nomentous question.
The Georgia farmers are preparing to protest
in very emphatic manner against the recent
action Of tho guano agents convention in
Augusta. This convention fixed tho minimum
prico of o ton of commercial fertilizers at 500
pounds of middling cotton. In many counties
the planters have taken tho bull squarcly by
tho horns. They havo held meetings, de-.
olarod that thoy will not nsc pound of
commercial fertilizers Mt sucn prices, and
pledged themselves to use their influence in
preventing others from using thom. The
prospects aro that the movement will become
general throughout tho State.
Tho black plague has made its appearance
in Asia Minor and Russia. Many deaths
have occurred. 1t is stated that Professor
Baltkin, tho physician to the Czar, advises
tho burning Of Wetlianka and other villages
whero tho epidomic has brokon out, with all
tho furniture inthcm, and tho removal of the
inhabitants to healthy places. In spite of the
heavy expenses such q schome would involve,
tho Gar is said to bo disposed to follow
Baltkin's advice.
tornado at Iuka. Miss, on the 28th ult.,
killed six persons. Eight persona woro sori-
ousIy injured. Four houses wore blown
down and much damage done.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06

Honest John j. Patterson modestly an
nounccs that when his torn Of service in tho
Senate expires, ho will not retura to South
Carolina, but Ego to his old home in Ponnsyl.
vania." Are thoro fonr yoars Of good steai.
ing left in Pennsylvania
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
E Mr2H1&rEAL.

Married, on tho 9th of January. 1879, by
tic Rev Burrell Wall, Mt his residence, Mr.
Andrew Davis to Miss Zillah Leathers, all of
Oconcc County.
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06

OAHwAY, January 81, 1879.
Tho farmers Of Oakway ncighborhood
turned out this evening at 8 o'clock and after
calling the meeting to order, w. NJ. Brown
was elected Chairman and j. j. Sanders
secretary.
The object of the meeting was explained
by tho Chairman to bo that of protesting
against farmers paying any more for com.
morcia, fertilizers than they did last year.
The resolutions adopted by tho Bates
Township Of Grcenvillo County were adopted
by u.s.
j. w. Bcardcn. Joseph Bearden, A. Euu
banks md j. A. Jnynos were elected dele.
gates to the general meeting Of tho county at
tho Court House salc day, next Monday.
a. Benrdon, j. 81 Sanders, j. A. Jaynos,
J. A. Elrod, j. B. Moore. j. w. lIaulbrook,
j. w. Bearden, j. III. McGufin and Aaron
Eubanks wero appointed q committee to
secure the pledge of the farmers in tho first
resolution referred to-
Adjourned sine die. w. M. BROWN,
j. B. SANDERS, President.
Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
Annual Report Of the Town Coun-
Gil for the Years 1878-'79.


Liquor license, 412 "a
Billiard license, 25 on
Livery stable license, M m
ltncrant traders license, 10 O0
Calaboose fines a. az
Market hnusc rent, IN
street taxes, 100 so,
Iowh taxes, 279, 93,
$98G g8>
1873. DISBURSEMENTS.
Feb. Cost on Kburn, Gailard and White 80 40.
Sullivan, for December, 1877, 81 90.
! Sullivan, for January, 1878, 81 90,
MAR j + Sullivan, for February, 1873 % on
Ncvill lIollcmnn. lumber 2 81
Strec' rec hands, $50,
Wcbens, for hauling, 90
Marshal service, per Kelly, 1877, so.
IL Biemanns bill, 40.
Wcndclkin's bill, OK,
Apl. Werner Striblings bin, 76
Sullivan, for March, RI M
Donation to Cornct Band, 26. m
May Ncbnhr for work on WELL 2 H.
) j. Sullivan for April, SO a.
Expense Of capitalistD I O0
juno Sullivan for May a 0O
Wicbens for hauling, 2 6O
Isaac Brown, rock and work on spring 3 30,
Schroeder for work, IN
} Hendricks bill, On
ID Mulkey, work on we'll, I; 00,
Brcnnccke, work on WELL 90,
July II D Bemann, bill for paint 6O
Hendrix s. Sons bill AZ
Sullivan for June, 30 00
John Bremen, manager Of election, l. so,
Taylor, manager Of election, l. 30
Kinard, manager Of election, 20
insurance on college,, 80 90.
Aug. Thompson's BILL, 2b
W Sutlcs BILL Q on
Work on streets, Q az
Supplies for pauper, lI4G
Coffin and burying pauper, 400.
sullivan Tor July, 81 90
Sep. Street hands, 60 56,
John Kaufman for lumber, 80 84
Sullivan for August, 81 90,
Oct. Street hands, ID so
f Sullivan for September, 80 90
II D A Biemann's bill, 70
Nov. A Brcnneckc work on well, 20 10
+ Sullivan for October, 81 90
l. Reid Co'sbill 226
II Norman g. Bros bill, 80
Donation to Female College, rs 90
Dec. Street hands, "a 25
Sullivan for November, 80 90
Joseph Kelly for marshal service, 90
Brenneoke for work and lumber, il 70
ID Biemnnn s. Sons bill, 45
John Kaufman for lumber, s sc
Erecting speakers stand, 4 20
1879.
Jan. Sullivan for December, 1873, 81 80
Fence and opening street, IL 80
KEowEE CoURIER's bill, 80 90
A Brcnneckg's bill, 275
u Biemann & Sons bill, rs
Sullivan for January, 81 90
John KAufmann for lumber, 18 46
Street hands, 80
% per cent. for moneys received, "a 81
81 per cent for moneys disbursed, 20 08
Cash on haud SO 98
$0e8 90
a. BRENNECKE,
rrcasurcr Town Council, Walballa, sc.
February 6, 1870. l2.1t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06

New ORLEANR, January 3l,-A number of
political prisoners from Caddo and Tcnsas
appeared before Judge Wood to-day, charged
with violating election laws, and wcro bailcd
in So 900 each to appear when called. Thirty
prisoners from Natchitoches Parish arrested
upon similar charges arrived tonight.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06

A tornado at Iuka. Miss, on the 28th ult,
killed six persons. Eight porsons woro sor-.
ously injured. Four houses wore blown
down and much damage done.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06

Senator Lamar, Of Mississippi spendo $500
a year for newspaper subscription.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06

Page County, Virginia, has iorty"thrco gov
ernment distilleries.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
Fertilizers Oakway Hoard From

I. b. DOYLE, Secretary.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-08

The returns for the State election
Monday are SO meagre that it is i'm
possible to figure anything like accu-
rately as to the majorities. Black
bnru's majority is variously estimated
at from 20 900 to 10000 Our own
conclusion is. that it will not exceed
20,0Q0-wbich is large fall. Oft from
the usual majority. Blackburn, how
ever, outruus the regular State ticket.
Tho vote of the State is very small
NOT mere than two thirds of full
vote.
In the last Legislature the Demo
Gratis had III members; now they will
have about l0O-a loss of II. OF
these, the Greenbackers get two. In
the counties where the Republicans
have gained members of the Legisla-
ture, our information is, it was occa
stoned by the running of Greenback
candidates, who took enough votes oil
the Democratic candidates to elect the
Bepab<-<Scc5, 10 trdtn.- the Re
pubticans have not increased in voting
strength
Tie constitutional Convention is
defes;ed 1t probably carried a ma
jority Of the votes cast, but the con
stitution requires the call to be ap
proved by majority of the qualified
voters in the State. The proposition
was generally opposed. privately, by
the politicians aud Office mongers, be
cause itrobbed commitment from them
on questions they want to avoid, OF
are afraid of. A large number of citi
zeus opposed it on tho ground that
they couldn't definitely know what
changes would be made.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-08
II FL II
Lookout Mountain Route

is the best equipped, safest and most
pleasant line, it being the
GREAT CENTRAL SHORT LINE
between the Northwest and Southeast. 1t
is the shortest and most direct route to
the celebrated Springs and Summer re-
sorts of Virginia and East Tennessee
Connections are made with trains for all
points. Pullman sleepers run on all
night trains. Through sleepers from
Memphis to Nashville without change
Double daily connections on all through
trains. Business men and pleasure seek
ers, bear n mind that the Nashville, Chat
tanoogo s. St. Louis Railroad offers better
accommodations, better time and connec-
lions than any other route between the
Northwest and Southeast.
Leave Memphis 10 a. m, $40 a. m.
4" Mckenzie 4.l5 a. m, las p. IN.
" Hickman 500 a. m
Arrive at Nashville 1000 a. M, 730 D. m.
Leave Nashville 1910 a. M, 8 Is D. m
-" Murfreesboro. 11.27 a. m, $40 D. m
&" Wartrace, 1922 p. m, 1910 p. m.
" Tullahoma l.l3 p. m, 1920 p. m.
g Decherd 1.45 p. ~, 11.55 p. m.
Cowan 200 p. M, 1910 q. IN.
+" Stevenson 3.l5 D. m, !. 80 q. m.
Bridgeport 3.37 p. M, 200 a. ID.
(" Chattanooga 800 p. M, $50 q. M.
For information, time tables and list of
summer resorts reached by this line, call
on or address GEO. W. McKESzIE,
Agt. Mckenzie.
C. P. ArMoRE, JR., Pass'g Agt L. NJ. R,
Memphis, or W. L. DANLEY,
Genl Pass Tiki Agt1 Nashville, Tenn
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-08
Observation-Disclosures.

A good many jealous. Republicans
affect to believe, and perhaps, really
think, that with Grant for a candidate
and troops at the polls, and with plen-
ty of supervisors and deputyimarshals
they can surely carry the next Presi-
Dental election. Have these sanguine
stalwarts taken a fair look at the fig
ures? Let them ponder their lessons
and gather wisdom from the same
A majority of the electoral votes is 1885,
The class to whom we refer and indeed
all kinds of Republicans, admit that
their candidate, who ever he may be, will
not receive a single electoral vote in
the Southern. states, aud that his whole
reliance must be upon the North
The Northern states which,gwent for
Hayes IN 1876 cast 166 votes. This
number is 10 short of majority
Four northeru states went to Tilden-
New York with 35 votes, Connecticut
with 8, New jersey with 9, and Indi-
ana with 15--making an aggregate OF
IS. Letus for the sake of calculation,
concede that Grant would carry all the
northern states that Hayes did and
then where is he TO make up tho de
6ciency of 81 votes? It will be remem
bered that the whole south is conceded
| to the Democratic candidate Aud upon
the theory that Grant would carry all
the Hayes States, he must get the need
ed 10 votes from the four states that
went for Tildeu. Where will he fnd
them? Indiana is as sure to go for
the democratic nominee in 1880 as is
Kentucky. Connecticut may vote FOX
the Republicans, and there is bare
possibility that New Jersey might 90
in The same direction, though there is
far less probability that these tFo
States should take that course than
there is that Oregon, California and
Nevada should throw their twelve
votes for the Democratic candidate
But to give Grant the fifteen votes OF
Connecticut aud New Jersey, and be
would still lack four of q majority
OF course if Grant could secure all the
Northern States that went for Hayes,
and then add to them the So votes OF
New York, he would belelected. The
result would give total of 291 votes.
But if we were TO carry New York and
all the Northern Hayes States except
Ohio. the loss ofits % votes would re
duee his total to 179, which would be
six short ola majority.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-08
state Senator.
For home Greenbachers Only.

! 1t is safe to say that hinety>nine
per cent. of the Greenback vote cas-
in the election on last Monday were
east by men who neretnforA have been
voting the Democratic ticket. 1t is
plain to see now that their votes had
20 other effect than to reduce the Dem
ocy'adc mqjorig. If, therefore, they
could have succeeded in carrying a
few thousand moro votes iu this State
they would simply have succeeded in
delivering Kentucky over to the Re-
publicans. There is, and was, under
existing facts, no other result possible
Hence, to tho Greenbaeker who pre-.
fers the success of the Republican
party to that Of the Democratic party,
his vote is having the desired effect;
but how is il with the Greenbacker
who honestly prefers Democratic to
Republican SUGGEST We know that
nearly all the Gresnback vote of this
section are Of the latter class, and we
believe they are equally honest IN
their convictions, aud Us such entitled
TO due respect. Hence, We rely upon
their honesty Of conviction, now that
thsie goto 10 plainly demonstrable to
30 alone 20 tae interest Of the Repub-
licsus, to 3ssi-l from this little by.
play.
The whole truth is, that most of the
Greeubackers in THIS section misuu-
derstaud the purpose Of the Demo
cratic party on the money question.
The Democracy "a great majority of it)
heartily endorse and are working With
all their might aud main to accomplish
much of the object sought for and
argued by the Gresnbackers; but, at
the same time, the Democracy is en-
tirely averse TO what is known as the
fiat money idea, or to an undue infia>
ton OF rag money without a gold or
silver basis. There is much of clap
trap argument that can be brough,
forward, for and against, but the
record of the Democratic party on the
money question justiies the cOnclu-
sion that it is the only power which
stands the ghost of chance to accom-.
plish any part of the Greenback pro-
grammc. We think this can be proven
satisfactorily to auy ones MUD who is
willing to read ADD listen fairly. Why,
then, will the voter jump from the
good old Democratic ship into this
little Greeuback canoe? We beg those
OF our Greenback friends, now that
they have had their little August di'
version, to look fairly at the situation
aud as honest men choose between the
Republican and Democratic parties.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-08
our bureau of AsrIcuIture.

The Kentucky Bureau Of 3grlcul
ture consists of monthly statement
of crop statistics and reports of the
COUNTIES 10 the State. For insurance,
the August report will appear some
times in September, aud is made up
from personal correspondents in the
different counties. This Bureau was
established nominalIy in the interest
Of the farmers, aud if it is of any value
to agriculture, we not only think il
should be continued, but il should be
enlarged and improved. But if it l.
entirely useless and Of no benefit to the
farmer, why not lop off its expense ?
For our part, We may not properly APP
preciate its importance or utility, but
it does look, read aud sound to US like
an altogether useless concern. We
have talked to quite a number of our
most intelligent farmers-some Of them
didu't even know of the existence of
the Kentucky Bureau of Agriculture,
Horticulture ard Statistics" others Of
them had seen an occasional monthly
report in some newspaper; and never
a one yet acknowledged to have receiv
ed in any shape any benefit therefoom
We think it safe to cay that the Blu
reau does not reach one farmer 10 every
one hundred. Ii this is true-and if
there is no sensible way Of improving
it-tho whole thing should be abolish
ed by the Legislature as a useless ex-
Penditure Of the peoples money. If
any of our farming people will speak
up and point out its benefits, We shall
gladly recall this opinion.