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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-08-07

tho "Southcrn Historical Society,"" which
you were so kind as to sond me, that time
must bo given in collecting tho necessary
fucts which are to be the basis of this i'm.
portant work before it shall DO prepared
and given to tho public. To this end it
will be my eudeavor to contribute from
time to time suol facts as may be enabled
to collect aud as may be doomed of conse-
quenco by the Society.
With great respect, have the honor to be,
Your obcdient servant, S. COOPER.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-08-07
An Old Spanish Proverb.

Oh, while We oye tho rolling tide
Down which our flowing minutes glide
Away so fast,
Let us tho present moment employ
And doom euoh future dream Joy
Already past.
Let no vain hope deceive the mind
No happier let us hope to find
To-tnorrow than to-day,
Our golden dreams of yorc were bright
Like them tho present shall delight,
Like them decay
Our lives like fastening streams must be
That unto one cnguiiog sea
Are doomed to fall,
Tho sea Of doath, whose waves roll on,
Ger king and kingdom, crown and throne
Aud swallows oil.
Alike the rivers lordly tide,
Alike tho humble rivlct's glide
TO that sad wave,
Death levels poverty and rrido
And rich and poor sleep side by sido
Within the grave.
Our birth is but starting place,
Lifo the running Of tho race,
Death the goal,
Then all those gittering toys are brought
That path alone Of ali uusought
Is found Of all.
Say, then, how poor and little worth
Are all those glittcring toys of earth
That lure US here;
Dreams of sleep that death must break
Alus! before it bids US wake
Ye disappear.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-08-07
q Rovoltine, Outrage.

1t falls to our lot t..is week to record
one OF the most diaboicul outragcs that was
eyor perpctratod in this country. The cir
oumstances are these:
AIR. a. B. lIumphries and his wife living
four milo from town, near Sardis Church,
on Wednesday evening left their infant
daughter, aged about 2 years and 3 months,
10 the care Of negro boy named Edward
Holmes, aged about l6 years, while they
went to church. Gu their return THO
mother discovered TINT the child was very
bloody, and her scrcaus brought the neigh
bors to tho house. DR.. Beatty vas immc-.
diately sent for, and upon examination
discovered that the little creature had been
outraged in the most horrible manner. As
boy passed thom, going out, and st last
report was ot large; but VIC think ho onnnot
long escape the yigi!ant search Of tho OK
Cited otizcns who are after him. It is
supposed to be impossible for the child to
live. The simple recital of this most re.
voting outrage makes blood curdle in
our veins. Uniop Times.
Tho negro who committed the licndish
outrage mentioned in paragraph copied in
this paper from tho Union Times was ar.
rested few days ago noar Fish Dam, only
q fow milos from tho Chester shore. Ho
was taken first to Union Jail, thence to
Spartanburg, thcpce to Laurens, and finally
to tho State ponctontiary, whoro ho is now
confined for safe keeping. The little child
has died of its injuries. OF course tho
bruto who took away its life in 80 horrible,
outrageous manner will be convicted Of
murder and speedily executed.
leicester Reporter.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-08-07
Confederate Lossos During tho
War---Corrospondenco Between
DR.. Joseph Jones and General
Samuel Cooper
T Southern Historical Society Papers. I

[ Southern Historical Society Papers |
The following correspondence explains
itself DR.. Joseph Jones, the first Secrc-
tsry of the Southern Historical Society, is
distinguished for his pains taking research
US we'll os for his high scientific attainmynts
General Cooper, he able md efficient
Adjutant and Inspector General of the
Confedcracy, was, Of course, very high au-
thority on the questions discussed in this
correspondence. 1t is sad reflection that
the General was not spared until the more
liberal policy, which now prevails at the
War Department, would have allowed him
to inspect the records of his old Office.
Those records will be thoroughly siftcd, aud
the story they tell given to the world but
in the meantime the carefully collatcd
figures of this correspondence will be Of
interest and value.
New ORLEANS, August Cd, 1862
Gen. s. Cooper, Alcnandria, Virginia:
DEAR SlR-You will please excuse the
liberty which take in trcsspassng upon
your valuable time.
l have recently been preparing for the
Southern Historical Society paper upon
the losses Of the Confederate army from
battle, wounds and disease during the civil
war of 1861-5.
The following general results of my in
Vestigation arc most respectfully submitted
to you for examination and criticism:
Killed, Wounded and Prisoners of TIC
Confederate Amy during tic Var Of
7SG1-5
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NEAR ALEXANDRIA, VA,

August 18th, 1863.
DR.. Joseph Jones, Secretary and Iseasu-
rcr ",Southcrn Historical ,Sociciv," Ncy
Orleans, louisiana:
DEAR SIH--L have had tho homer to
receive your kiud and interesting letter of
the I'd instant and beg you will accept ny
best thanks for same.
| have closely examined your several
statements in resrcct TO tic Confederate
military forces during the late w,r, as vol
us the casualties incident thereto, and J.
have come to the conclusion, from my gen
cral recollection, which those statements
have served to cnlightcn, that they must
be regarded as nearly critically correct.
Most of the rctnrus from which YOU
most probably lave derived your informa-
tion, must have passed through tho files of
my Office 10 the Confectionery, if tho refer.
cuco could be made to all the records of
that Office, they would, [ have no doubt,
onuble You to give nearly complete history
of the strength and operations Of our armies
in detail.
The files of that Office which could best
oftord this information wcrc carefully boxed
up and taken on our retreat from Richmond
to Charlotte, North Carolina, whcrc they
were unfortunately captured, and, as learn,
arc now in Washington, where they are
arranged in sepcrato building, with other
records nppcrtainng to the Confcdcracy. 1
presume that by proper management refer
cnce might bo had to them. Indeed, ] had
ut Que time contemplated to make an effort
to renew my acquaintance with those
records by personal application 10 tho
authorities 10 Washington, but fnallv
abandoncd tho idea. y y It would afford
me much pleasure to furnish you with the
information in the tabular form you have
suggested, but it would be quite impossible
for me to do this without reference to those
records. / can only state from general
recollection that during the two lust years
of tho war the monthly returns of our
armies received at my Office exhibited tho
present active force in the field nearly ono.
half less than the returns themselves actu.
ally called for, on account of abscntoes by
sickness, extra duty, furlough, deserlions,
and other causaltics incident to a campaien
life.
These returns were kept with great
secrecy, in order to prevent tho enemy from
becoming acquainted with our weakness.
Another disadvantage wos also felt in tho
limited number of our suitable weapons of
war, and bclivo it will be found on exam.
lnation that the most approved and tried
arms in tho hands Of our troops were cap.
turcd from tho enemy in battle. These,
and many other incidents of like nuture,
if brought to light, would exhibit tho
grcatcst disparity between tho two opposing
forces, if not in numbers Of troops, as you
havo exhibited in your tables, at least of
sufficient Importance to satisfy ovcry unproj.
udlccd mind that wc wore constantly labor.
Ing, throughout the contest, under every
possible disadvantage.
| perceive by The printed PROSPECTUS of
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were about three times as numerous as
those resulting from tho causaltes of battlo.
The available Confederate force capable
of active service in tho field did not during
tho entire wor exceed six hundred thousand
men. Of this number, not moro than four
hundred thousand were enrolled at any one
time; and the Confederate States never had
in the field more than 100000 men
capable of bearing arms ut auy ono time,
exclusive of sick, wounded aud disabled.
If the preceding calculation he correct, We
have tho following figures illustrating tho
losses of tho Confederate armies during
the war:
Confederate forces actively engaged,
1S6l-5, 100000. Total Deaths in Confed
crate States urmy, 100000. Losses of
Confederate States army, in prisoners,
1861 5, which may be considered as total
losses, on account of tho policy of exchange
by United States, 100000. Losses of Con
fedcratc States army by discharges, dsabil-
ity and desertion, 100000.
If this calculation, which is given only
as an approximation, be correct, one third
of all the men actively cugagcd on tho Con.
fcdcra.n side were either killed outright
upon tho field, or died of disease aud
Wounds; another third of the entire mum Der
were captured aud held for an indefinite
period in Northern prisons, and Of tho re-
! manning two hundred thousand ut least one
half were lost to the service by discharges
and dcsertions.
At the close Of tho war the available
force Of tho Confederate States numbered
scarcely one ch~ndrcd thousand effective men.
The resolution, unsurpassed bravery aud
skill with which the Confederate lenders
conducted this contest is shown by the
fact that, out of 600, 900 mon in tho field,
about 100000 werc lost to the service.
At the close uf the war tho l00,0 900 Con.
fcdcratcs wcrc opposed to ono million Fed
eral troops. Your approval or disapproval
of this calculation is most respectfully
solicited.
The distinguished ability with which you
discharged the responsible ond arduous
duties Of Adjutant- General Of the Coutcd-
crate army, qualities you above every other
officer of tho late Confederate States to
decide how far such calculations may
approach to accuracy.
With great respect and the highcat esteem
| have the honor to be, your obodicut
servant, JOSEPH JONES, NJ. d.
Secretary and Treasurer Southern IIistori-
cal Society, Professor Of Chemistry, Mcdi.
cal Department. University of Louisiana.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-08-07

Judge Mackcy risks his reputation for
political foresight on tho prophecy that
Tildcn will be the Democratic nominee 70,
the Presidency next year.
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Total, 53,773 1o4,O26 2o2,2Ss
If the deaths from disease be added tho
sum total will represent tho entire loss.
The returns of. tho field and general hos
pitfalls arc known for 1862.
Contsderatcs killed in battle,
1861 2 1887
Deaths caused by wounds in
field hospital 1858
Deaths caused By wounds in
general hospital, 2,G1S
Deaths caused by disease in
field hospital, 1867
Deaths caused by disease in
general hospital, 16,741
Total deaths in the Copfcdc-
rate States army, 1862, 55,476
Total wounded in the Confed-
crate States army, 1862, 72,713
Total prisoners in tho Con-
fedcratc States army,
18G1-2, 51,072
Total discharged in Confcd--
cratic States army, 1862, l6,940
Total wounded prisoners and
discharged 1862, 14O,725
IF it be fair to assume that tho total
mortality 1864, was fully equal to that Of
1862, then the total deaths in tho Confcd-
crate army, 1865, was at least 100 900
exclusive Of tho deaths in tho Northern
prisons, which would swell the number to
near $4,000; and if tho deaths amongst
tho discharged for wounds and disease and
amongst the sick and wounded on furough
bo added, tho grand total Of deaths in the
Confederate army during tho entire war did
not fall far short of 100000. According
to this calculation, the deaths from dsouso
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-08-07
DIR. @. McLANE'S
PILLS

arc not recommended as a remedy sfor all
the ills that flesh is heir to- but in affections
of the liver, and in all Bilious Complaints,
Dyspepsia and Sick Headache, or diseases of
that character, they stand without n rival.
AGUE AND YER.
Nobcttcr cathartic can be used preparatory
to, or after taking Quninc.
AS simple purgativc they arc uncqualcd.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Each box has red wax seal on the lid with
the impression DIR. MCLANE's LIVER PILLS.
Each wrapper bears the signatures Of C.
MCLANE and FLEMING Bros.
Insist upon having the genuine DR.. C. Nc
LANES Liver PILLS. prepared by Fleming
Bros, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, the market being
full Of limitations of the name NIcLone,
spelled differently but same pronunciation.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-03-27
AN ACT TO COMPEL BUTCHERS TO RE.
CORD BRANDS.

|
Be 1t enacted by the Legislative assembly Of
the Territory of Montana:
Sec. l. From and after the passage of
this act it shall be the duty of all butchers
slaughtering cattle in this Territory to keep
a true and correct record OF all marks and
brands OF all cattle slaughtered by them, re-
cording also the name or name of persons
from whom the said cattle were bought, to-
gether with their residence, and date Of pur-
chase and delivery. The said record shall
be kept in a suitable book in the said butch
er's place o business, subject at all times to
the inspection of the public.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF all butch
ers keeping a record, as provided in section
one of this act, to make Or cause to be made,
on or before the first day of each month,
two exact and correct copies of the said rec
ord so kept by him OR them, and shall be
and appear before the nearest acting JUS
tice Of the Peace or Brobate Judge, as the
case may be, within the county in which
said butcher carries on and conducts his
business, and shall make affidavit to the cor
rectness Of the said record, one copy of
which shall be placed on file in the office of
the nearest Justice of the Peace and the
other copy shall be sent by the said butcher
to the County Clerk in said county and
placed on file by the said clerk, and subject
as other papers in his office. to the inspec-
ton of the public.
Sec. 8. ANY person who, shall violate
any of the provisions of this act, or shall
fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the
requirements thereof, shall be deemed gull
ty OF a misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof in a court OF competent Jurisdiction,
shall be punished by fine not less than one
hundred dollars and not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail not less than three months and
not exceeding six months, at the discretion
of the court. All money collected by yir-
tue of the provisions of this act shall be
paid into the general fund of the county tor
the benefit of the public schools in said
Approved February Goth, 1870.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-03-27
LIV ST0C <.

A GENTLEMAN writing from Madison
county states that over a thousand cattle
have died in that section from the disease
commonly termed '~.black-leg," and sug-
gests that the stencil from the decay of dead
animals when the warm season begins may
create pleuro-pneumonia in this country.
From what we have been able to learn of
this disease it originates from being kept in
filthy stables, and feeding upon poor indi-
gestible food, and as we have In Montana
fresh nutritious feed, good water and
wholesome fresh air, it would hardly seem
probable. that there could be, from the de-
cay ofdead animals, impurity enough to
create such a disease j; yet, as our cores
pendent suggests, it may be we'll to look
into the matter. None are more intere sted
in. the health ofstock than those who have
already lost by the disease that infects their
herds, and it is they that should use every
precaution and means of prevention. A
concert of action in management of herds
for the prevention of disease, and for many
other interests relating to the stock-grow-
ers Of our country cannot be more effectual-
~ had than through the organization Of
s.ock-groWers' associations the, several
valleys.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-03-27
| February Goth, 1870.
Shooting HORSES.

Contrary to the usual doctrine, I believe
the shoe should be perfectly level and
smooth for a sound horse. T have uniform
~ met with success in shooting contracted
feet with what may be called conical shoes.
where the inside of the web was thicker
than the outside. With such a shoe, in ey-
cry motion of the animal his weight is a lev
er towards expanding the foot.
One case. was so remarkable a cure. that T
recount it: One of a valuable team kept
for park use in Philadelphia, when lie came
into my hands was so crippled by contract
ed feet and it's frequent accompaniment.
thrush that he could scarcely hobble
around in his stall. / first sawed his boots
off with a hand saw as being less trouble
than cutting, sawed a barrel in half, putting
a double bottOmin one, so he could stand ill.,
it for a couple of hours every evenings.
filled 1t with water as hot as I could bear,
my hand in. On coming out Of this / stood
him the rest of the time in ponltices; put
very conical shoes on him the inside of
web probably three-sixteenths thicker than
the outer. It is easy enough to get such
shoes on by driving the nails side and side
about, and not clinching till all are in place.
II one side is nailed first it will cause the
other side of the. shoe to cape. I believe
this q preferable mode to that often. prac-
fleed by smiths, of putting a pair OF strong
tongs batWeen the heels and b%endingsthe
shoe as should the shoe break the.foot
would receive a severe wrench. Working
the anim~alnentioned every day, averaging
Is miles, he WASH two months sound on
his front legs, and able to show what was
really wrong with him. / had noticed what
Is technically termed a Jack" but the pain
IN front obliterated the pain OF the SPAWN.
tie commenced to hop as the front ones
Were relieved. Losing sight of the horse
soon after, I cannot say if the contraction
cure was permanent. 4 man who thought
ne knew more about horses than I, bought
MIN to cure the SPAWN, by a process which
ne informed me was as follows: lie punctr
ured and cauterized it, and then, equally
sensible, though less cruel, b%oundon a live
load.--Lor Country jGentlssan,,,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-03-27
HOLsTEIN

The canstant inquiries | receive asking
"What are the characteristics of the Hol-
steins" "Do they give as much milk as
JerseysW ETC., induces me to use your col
ums again, in hopes to a Y a deal of writ
ing. Learned long. years ago, that "com-
parsons are odious," Audience avoid them,
lam willing other breeds should be. pushed
by all the influence their owners can bring
to bear. There is room for us all, and /
hope the work will go on till every native
scrub is driven out Of the country, by i'm
proved animals.
10 answer the above questions in the few
estswords, | will say that mature Holstein
cows weigh from 1,400, to 1880 pounds /;
steers from 1880 to $500 pounds. They
are hardy, rapid growers, and mature early.
The meat Is OF excellent quality, and par
tlcularly we'll "marbeled," the COWS, al
though difficult to keep in high flesh when
ip milk, fattened readily when dry. AS
drst-class mixers, we have positive proof
that their record extends back several CEN
tpries, the Netherlands having been largely
devoted to the dairy and production of beef
fqr more than 900 years.
have before me a long list of carefully
Kept records of whole herds, and they range
from heifers at three years yielding S,246.
pounds in one year to | 1924 pounds by a
mature cow. The majority of them range
from. $500 to $4,000 pounds per year. In
this connection it should be known that
those. results are the production of an even
Tow OF milk throughout the season. and not
IRON an extravagant flow for three months.
The best daily yields reported (where annu-
a yield is also given range from 6G to TIA.
pounds. Of my own Importation, Porce-
lain is reported as giving so pounds per day
for 10 days Astria rs to IS pounds for the
same time; Nina over 66 pounds per day
for over a month ; Maid Marion, 11,1I2
pounds zwaar l2,o0o4 pounds, and Lady
Citizen 1924 in a year.
Holsteins impress their own peculiar
qualities upon their grade offspring with re-
markable certainty, half-bloods very often
milking equal to full-bloods. The unquali-
fed satisfaction the Holsteins have thus far
given wherever tried, and the rapid pro-
gress tho. breed is making in public favor. is
sufficient evidence of their value for the
wants of our country.
Although it is scarcely 25 years since they
began to attract much attention on this
side of the Atlantic, they have found their
way into all parts of the United States, and
are proving q success, owing to their une-
alIaled combination of valuable qualities. |
Ilie third volume of Herd Book, just pub
s.shed, records more cattle than tle.first and
second volumes together. With judicious
breeding, ina. few years there WILDE no oc-
rasion to look to Holland for first-class
stock Of this breed, but Oh the contrary the
West can supply them with choice speci-
mems as is the case with American Short,
horns and English breeaers.-Cor. Prairie
FiffrrnEser, !
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-03-27
Of the Montana Stock Growers Asso.
citation,

President-R. s. Form, Sun river. Cho-
teau county.
Treasurer-J. FL. MING, Helena.
Secretary-Ross DEEGAN, HelenS.
Assistant Secretary-W. Ii. SuTHERL1S,
Diamond City.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-03-27

Range-Smith river
valley, from White
Tail to Newlan creek.
2. O. Adaress-~CaInp
Baker.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-08
Extreme Politeness.

Tehre is such a thing as being too po-
lite. This is illustrated in the following
story by the Boston Transcsfipt:
1t used to be told in Dreiden, in eau
seur's student days, that a stranger in
the city was one day crossing the great
bridge that spans the Elbe, and accosted
a native with q request to be directed to
a certain church which he wished to
find. Greatly, my dear sir" said the
Dresdener, bowling low, 81 grieve greatly
to say it, but | cannot tell you" The
stranger passed on, a little surprised at
the voluble answer to a simple question.
He had proceeded but a few rods when
he heard hurried footsteps behind, and
saw the same maS running to catch uI
with him. In a moment his pursuer was
at his side, his breath almost gone, but
enough left to say: "My dear sir, you
ask me how you could find the church,
and it panied me to have to say thai
/ did not know. Just now I met my
brother and asked him, bat | grieve to.
say that he did not know either"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-08

Hosts Of People are Martyrs

To sick headache, that infallible symp.
tom of = disordered stomach, liver and
bowels. Many suffer from it as many as
three or four times q week. Thay do SO
needlessly, for Hostetter's Stomach B~itters,
ing the Bowels and liver, removes the. cause,
aud dispels the painful symptom. The init
mate sympathy between the brain and the
abdominal region causes the slightest dis.
order affecting the latter to be reflected, as II
we're, in the organ of thought. The reform
instituted by the Bitters when the digestive,
secretive and evacuative functions are in a
state of chaos, las other and more beneficial
results, viz. the complete nutrition of the
whole physiea! ssono omS :. the restoration 10 ,b OF
power Of the system to resist diseases of q
malaria! type.