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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-20
The Diminished Grain Crop.

IL it be true, MS some political economists
hold, that the value Of all commodities and the
limit of safe production is determined by the
amount of the surplus Of food products, the
showing mado by Bradsirccts Of falling of in
this years crop in the United States Of ILL.,
O39000 bushels of wheat and SOC, $50, ,O0C of
corn argues decided rcadjusmcnt of prices,
of which part has already been effected and
another part rcmains perhaps TO be accomplished
when the diminished supply comes to be more
distinctly felt. Along with the decreased pro-
duction there hns been considerable increase
OF the number Of consumers, both by immiera-
tion and the natural growth of population, so
that even were our production Of food for this
year equal to that of 1880, our surplus to be
exchanged against the wares OF manufacturers
foreign and domestic, would be less. A rise in
prices was then fairly to be anticipated, but not
so large ns would have occurred had not tho
crops of Russia been so good md furnished a
supply for European markets. And IL must also
be taken into account, in considering tho fol-
lowing figures, that dealers have already to o.
largo extent discounted their effect. Operators
in brcadstuifs usually make tho mistake of cx-
aggcrating the fact and their effect on prices.
and 1t is within the possibilities that the recent
sharp advance in all sor.s of provisions has
been pushed loo far 10 last. A recapitulntion
Of Bradstreeps returns exhibits this total Weld
of wheat in 1881:
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The Augusta Chronicle says that Mr. F..
Cogin, who has recently returned from the
North. says businessis is very lively there. II c
saw Mr. Estes, who was meeting with consider
bic success in getting subscriptions to tho
stock of the John p. King Manufacturing
Company. lilo is satisfied that the entire
subscription will be obtained.
Mr.. Cogin met Hon. James Blaine in
Washington City, and was very agrcoably
disappointed in him. lie had thought that
MIR. Blaine was an enemy to the South, but
he found him to be ono of its best friends.
MIR. Blaine told him that the Inst talk he and
President Garfield had together was in ref
eronco to tho complete reconciliation of tho
TWO sections. But at any rate there would
DO no moro Of the old bitterness. The death
OF the late President ond the universal
grief oyer tho Union making common
bond, had settled that forever. Mr.. Blaine
declared that he was out of politics, SO far
as Office was concerned. He showed much
interest in Southern enterprises, particu.
larly in manufactures in Augusta, about
which he seemed to have thorough knowl
edge. lie has already largo amount in.
vested 10 coal, iron aud gold enterprises at
the South, and Mr.. Coein was satisfied
from what he said be will invest 10 Au
gusta manufactures. Ho stated that he
would visit Augusta the coming winter.
Ho intends to take the French from the
Yorktown celebration to the Atlant, Expo
sition nnd may possibly pass through Au.
gusta with them. Mr.. Cogiu was very
much pleased with Mr. Blaine and found
him to bo a man of large and liberal views
He declared that Senator Joseph e. Brown
was one Of the brightest intccots aud most
capable men in the Union.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-20

"DoNT KNOW HALF ,MEla VALUE "-"Thev
clred me of Ague. Dillinusness and Kid
ney Complaint rs recommended l had n
half bottle left which used for nv two
little girls. who tho doctors and ncighbors
said could not he cured I would have lost
both Of them one night if l hud not giycn
them Hop Dttcrs. They did them so much
good | continued their use until they were
cured. Tint is why say you do not know
half the vnuc Of Hop Bittcra. and do not
recommend them high cnougt."-B., Roch-
ester. N. Y.-Amertcan Rurat Home.
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Bushels.
2d8,l37,000
33,325,000
100000
100000
3i,500,000
40,O00,0OO
aG8,0G2,O0C
Total,

This is against 4S0,0O0.o0O bushels in 1880,
showing loss Of III ,03S. 900 bushels.
The returns Of corn are even less favorable,
as the Southern States have suffered from q
severe drought and tho crops Of Kentucky,
Tennessee, West Virginia and Texas, for ex-
ample, have experienced loss of ncarly SO per
cent Altogether the corn crop Of the United
States is short about one.hird Of the usual
yicld.-Balkimore iSms.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-20

WASHINGTON, October l5.-The following
returns Of the condition Of tho cotton crop
up to October lst have been received at tho
Department Of Agriculture:
CoTToN The returns give condition of
only G8, being deolino of per cent, since
tho return Of September Let. Compared
with returns received at the samo time last
year thero is q decrease of Is per cent. Tho
following is summary of the reports by
States and the number Of Counties that re-
ported in each State: North Carolina, 45
counties reporting, gives an average of 90,
South Carolina, Is counties reporting, aver
age G3, Georgia, G2 counties average 73,
Florida, Is counties So, Alabrma, 81 counties
average rs, Mississippi, 3S counties average
GS, Louisiana 4 counties average rs. Texas
G2 counties average 60, Arkansas, SO coun.
ties average 50, Tennessee, 25 counties av-
erage 90. The weather generally is reported
as favorable, although in some sections tho
drought is still mentioned rs prevailing. In
almost oil sections the failure of tho :op cror,
together with much shedding of tho bolls is
reported.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-20

COLUMBIA, October l2-. Tho railroad
board Of equalization met to-day and corn
pleted their assessment The following are
the assessments per milo as fixed by tho
board: Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line. now
the Richmond and Danvillo $4,000, Ashley
River $4,000. Charlotte Columbia and
Augusta $4,000, Chester and Lcnor
$4,000. Grccnsille and Columbia. row Col
umbia and Grccnvillo $1,000, Blue Ridge
$4,000. Laurens $1,000, Northeastern $l3,
600. Port Royal $4,000. South Carolin a
$4,000. Spartanburg and Asheville, $4,000,
Savannah and Charleston $4,000 Whining
ton, Columbia and Augusta $4,000. Spar
tanburg, Union and Coumbia $4,000,
Cheraw and Chester 81 900.
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~ office. i .

VIE contract for tho rebuilding of tho WAL
L halla Methodist Church having been let out,
l.otice is hereby given to all persons who havo
subscribed to tho building Of said church to
come forward and pay up AS tho rebuilding
will commence nt once, money will bo needed to
pay the contractor rs he proceeds with tho work.
II is hoped that all will pay promptly without
further notice. JOHN G. MICKfER
Chairman Building Committee.
October CO., 1881 40 81
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-20

Governor Wilt. of Louisiana, is dead.
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Western States,
Pncifio Coast,
Colorado and Territories,
New England,
Middle States,
Southern States,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1881-05-19
7 L d | G r L E :


"LORD WELLINGTON " is dark brown,
stands l6 hands inches high and is rising 6
years old Lord Wellington was sired by
ioung's imported draugh horse Young Vel
lington. Young Wellington was imported from
SCOTLAND by William YoUng, of Erin; is of pure
Ciydesdale breed, heavy draugh', stands l65
hands high. is OF bright bay color, and pos
sesses superior strenpth snd action. He was
bought of Mr.. Samuel { lark, of Manswarie, Kill
burohan, who is II known as perhaps the
largest exporter of horses in the country.
Young Wellington being the one hundred and
sixth exported by him for breeding purposes.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1881-05-19
LORD WELLINGTON.
This Celebrated Stallion
WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON,
AT MARZEN'S RANCH.

Near Lovelock Station, Humboldt county New
The proprietor, JOSEPH MAkZEN, will fur
nish pasturage for mares at his ranch at reas-
enable rates.
Terms for the Season. $50.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1881-05-19
THE SILVER STATE.

Terms OF SUBSCRIPTION:
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1881-05-19

I shall eadeavor to maintain the high repu-
tation that this saloon has had In the past, and
cordially invite my friends and the public to
call and sample, and they will be assured
that good wine maketh the heart glad"
T.. \. ARCHER
Winnemucca, February l, 1881. tt
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Nose Schaumbnrg's children
have been invited to. quite a mum
Der OF children's parties, aud have
always attended, and nearly eat
ell themselves to death. The 9th
er day Mrs. Schaumburg sugges
ted to "Moshes" that common de
cency demanded that they should
give a party aud e invite their
friends children Noses COM
planned that the s..expenshes"
would be TOO heavy, but Mrs.
Schaumburg contended that the
debt of obligation incurred by
their children should he cancelled
by a childrenss party. Finally q
bright idea strnck Moses, aud
with bis face radiant with joy, he
says to his Mtfe: s~&1a So
II tells yeusvat We doea3.s We
sbo0st waits mits dse oartas kll lit
tie Moshese AfeAks~Dafas1AiAs
meashlss, and 1ns M0sDsi1oa III
de childfeus in de neighb0rhoo
Ash dcy ail wash afiaid q d<
messAles, dcy comes mos, aul1e1
dernph no sspsrshes. =" 6ssve
port I 1t1e6S. z.sas h q
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MOthers! MOthers!!
M MOtherS!.!

Are you disturbed at nj ght and
broken of your rest by sick
child suffering aud crying with
the excruciating pain of cutting
teeth 1t so, go at once and get
a bottle of MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer im
mediateIy-derend upon it; there
is no mistake about it. There is
not 4 mother on earth who has
ewes usedit, who will not tell
you at once that it will regulate
the bowels, and give rest to the
mother, and relief and health to
the child. operating like magic.
1t is perfectly safe to use in all
cases, and pleasant to the taste,
and is the prescription of one of
the oldest and best female l,hysi
clans aud nurses in. the United
States. Sold every where. 25
cents a bottle.
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In Preparation.
Judge Francois Xavier Mar.
tins History of LOuisfanA.

Judge Francois Xavier Mar.
tins History Of l.OuisfanA.
from the Earliest Period.
This very rare and valuable contribution
| to the historical literature of the country is
now in process Of republication, with much
author by JUDGE w. w. HOWE. OF the New
Orleans Bar.
James Il. Gresham, BOOKSELLER, Stati0ncs'
and Printer, 26 Camp Street, ". o. La,
Would respectfully call the attention of
the public to this announcement and solicit
an interest in the enterprise. Martins His
tory Of Louisiana has long since disappear
ed from the shelves of the bookseller and
is only occasionally found IN possession OF
the Antiquarian. 1t is hardly necessary to
say that the author was one of the most no.
tahlc civilians in the list of worthless that
illustrated the early history OF Louisiana.
AS Attorney General, Reporter, Judge. and
Historian he occupied the very first rank.
His decisions have been cited with respect
Ill Westminster Hall and i'll Washingi on,
as we'll as in his adopted State. His Histo-
ry of Louisiana took its place at cuce as a
work of rare accuracy aud value. The
forthcoming edition will contain faithful!
portrait Of the author, and also a map of
New Orleans. by Carlos 1rudeau, taken in
1898 showing New Orleans as it was near
iy 100 years ago under the Spanish lomina-
ton, with its 'orts, moats, drawbridges
and other appurtenanccs of defense against
it's enemies.
The price of this History in one large
Royal octave volume, in leather, will be
-. In half morocco, So.
The publisher hopes to have the work
ready for subscribers by the LIST. of No
vendor, 1881. For further particulars ad-
dress, JAMES A. GRESHAM,
Bookseller and Publisher. 26 Camp Street,
New Orleans.
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The HIRED MAN. - "There
Amt no profit in u hired man uo
more. No, Sir, he's no good any
longer"
"What's the reason :"
"Oh, a dozen reasons. First
and foremost, times have changed
aud the hired man has changed
with tenn. All! sir, it makes me
sad when | think of the hired
men we had before the war
great big fellows with h e
strength OF an OK and the vim of
a locomotive. I didn't have to
l.o'ler my lungs out to git one
of 'em out Of bed at 3 O'Clock in
the morning; and it was all l
conld do to coax 'cm to goto bed
at 10 O'Clock at night. I'm afraid
we shan't never see no more hired
men wuth .keepin' around for
their board"
''That's sad"
''lt's sad, and more too. Now,
as l said, l want a hired man. I'm
willing to pay 'leven or twelve
dollars a mouth for a smart one.
Some farmers want a man to
work all day and all night, but
that aint me. | never asked one
to get out of bed before three
o'clock-never. / allns give my
men thrce-quarters of an hour at
noon, unless the hogs get out, or
cattle break in, or shower com
ing up. After man has worked
right along for nine hours, his
system wants at least half an
hour to brace up in. They don't
quit work OH some farms till eigh,
O'Clock, but I'm no slave driver.
At half-past seven tell my men
to knock off. ALI he has to do
after that is to feed the stock, cut
a little wood, NOW y little grass
for the horses. milk four cows, fill
up the water trough, start .
smudge in the smoke house, and
pulra few weeds in the garden. l
never had a hired man whO didn't
grow fat on my work, and they
ailus left me feelin' that they had
MT half earned their wages.
There's been a change sir-an
awful change, and if a re action
don't set in pretty soon you will
witness the downfall of agricul- :
ture in this country."-N. Y. Oh
serrer.
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a -IIFFBRHrcE.- Mn,~ u

A ;DlFrsRsEcr:- Mr.W. II
I ! vanaie' bib il \ rich man. well
known throughout fLe conntrv
AMI whatever else may be xaiJ
concerning him.. American Ixort
men nave no great cause to COM
plain about his Sending abroad
tor any thi' g ;Lat can.be .rrod,,c.
ea eqoaIi, as. goodat home. {. Mr..
Vanderbuilt is building a oostIv
resldcuce in New YorE. aud lhers
was was, recently comp:eted Tor II in
th'lade1pllia a lot, Of artistic
oronze railing aud other work
mat cost some $4,000. Mr..Van
derbui't, being well acquainted ! in n
Europe had every Opportunity to
see similar wo;ks of art there
i'"t ne concluded to ,Lare what
he wanted ID that line made. '.' !"
his own coontIy.--Mr P. T. Bar
mum Is a rich man, well. known
throughout this country, bis name
beng posted on every dead wall
IN every city and town in the
iand. Mr. Barnnin, with a de-
sire to perpetuate bis rame and
tame, has seen proper, to ,,resant
to the town Of Bethel, III his ma,
tive state OF Connecticut, a hand
some work Of art-a bronze fcnn
tain, which cost $40, 900. but. ms
like Mr.: Vanderbilt, ! be went
abroad Tor it, and had it mauufac
tnred in Europe. Mr. Valder
biit is called u inonopolist. and IL
said to grind mis- riches out Of tho
necessities OF the people who use
nus railroads. yet-he spends mil
lions Of dollars annually ~iu- giv.
lug employment TO thousands and
thousands OF people In Operating
his railroads, and large Slices Of
his princely fortune are constant
~ being expended in this country
erecting costly buildings and or
namenting and decorating them
while Mr.. BarnunT obtains his
riches 0y reaching iow6 into the
pockets OF the people aud taxing
them for the tinsel,, glitter and
gaudIness Of his shows; but when
he wants to spend money to per
petnate Ms name iii enduring
oronze, he semplcys foreign arti
sans to- DO the work.-1oc Of
Steel. -s.1 u J ~"
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UNQUEsTxONARLE.

The ~Hera1eass Detroit, Mich.
says of Warmers Safe Liver and
Kidney Care "Its efficacy in kid
ney, liver. and urinary diseases
is SO fully acknowledged that it
is not worth the questioning. Bon
afide testimonialstrom we'll known
citizens in public and private life
are evidences Strong enough to
convince the me st stubborn doubt
er."
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IS. 7. GrisamOre at his stove
D..,,ot has H1ll's afaiovS for sale
ALA, Plowsha res aud Piow hanoteS
which are sold extra.
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After a close inquiry from far.
mers in different sections Of our
parish, We make the following re-.
capitnsatloilot the yield u the
several cereals adl staple l,roduc
tiOns cultivated:
The crop 0f corn will be yerv
short bat nevertheless by curtail.
ing little it will meet the next
years crop. Tue market of this
production generally opens 1T 80
cents barrel, aila closes ut 81 90.
The rice crop viii 4.H Short. there
IS no good fisas i;laspy asectiJfr ex
cept towards L:skAs Peisnenr IN
the lst. wa.d. Those ii ho make
haif crsiH are satisfied The mar
ket ui,ciss at 50 aud 40 ccsfs a
gallon, andjs viii closs. at 80. in
exchange for goods il, the stores.
The sweet potato crur sh0ws ont
fiLeIy; but, nothing can lie con
jec.Gred IN to . its yitMas tAa
Gro, is noy in fill vegetation.
The best cop will un.lvnbtably
be that OF the sugar. cane. and
that since the dry sneIl has set in
has made but sloT 1rosre.s.-
A00er'lte' Nerd !iessak . ~ -.
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A Cough. Cold or

A Cough, Cold or Sore
Throat should be stopped. Neg
lect frequently results in an In-
durable Lang Disease or ConsnmD-
ton. BROWNS BRONCHIA =
TROCHES are certain to gire ~
lief in Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs
Catarrh, Consumption and Throa,
Diseases. For thirty years the
Tr0ches have been recommended
l.y physicians, and always give
perfect satisfaction. They are rot
new or un,ried, bu: having been
tested by wide and constant use
for nearly an entire generation,
they haue attained weil merited
rankamosg the few staple 1emed
les Of the age. Psblic spcdksvs and
Siwqcyss use them to clear, aud
strengthen the Voice. Sold at
twenty Eve cents q boz every
WHERE
x-If You want TO bny = good
a--4E A. 1-SsZa ~ nrsasfsra NTnfs
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-NJtions, fancy goods Nnd Ia
dies under ware below cost at the
Seven Star Store -
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Plantation to lease or rent ior casa va I. ~
shares. situated on Bayou Black. Apply
to this Office,
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Notice.

For saleentrfeor in sosx the fne proper
.ty on jackson Street, formerly belonging
'ta 4. j. -hruG.@-
For particulars inquire Of. .aan.
sax.TGkA6A 49,, Ason'.
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e-Casa 9slloes, .spokess plsv
beams, pio1 handles, plow shares,
plows, eelbarrows, aud trace
chains for sale by 8. e. 9Tssamore.
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Dr. y. III. FLEETWOOD
and SON.

Have opened their Office on
Marker Street, one door above
Roth aud Fleetwood's Drug store.
Consultation at all hours.
I = - IS So -
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Iii You want 70 bny = good
stove, a. TO s. - Grisdmoreis
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G.. A. SNOW & Co..
S.skS9asfsWx f1f;ca yWrxffnTtNns II !
= OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. /

nR H(1S.kGEOIS AND BAaesDRA .
II h.ye associated tacnnselTes tor tn
nraa 80 Of medicine and sdEgeey. .sS,s
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-07-07

A correspondent writing to the
Columbus Times from Geneva, Ca,
says: The largest ra.tlesnake of the
season was killed near here this week
by Alph Brown, an old freedman
Ii measured four feet aud seven
inches 10 length, and had eleven
rattles. AIph says he has known
the snake to be on his premises for
FIVE years, bat for two years he has
been missing until last week. He
was discovered under his dwelling
house by his wife. She says she
was preparing dinner and noticed
her pet cat about half way through
a burned hole in the floor, which
was his way Of entering the room,
and in few moments his mewiug
caused her to think he was in dis
tress. She called Tommie, but still
he did not moke his entrance, and
the second time she took him by the
neck to pull him through, and be
hold the monster bad swallowed
Toms tail, and she came near pull
ing both through. She immediate
ly left for the field to fnd Alph tc
help her conquer the enemy. AIEt
came With his spade, but his house
being we'll pIanked around the pill
lows, be decided to tIy his lucs
with bot water. He scalded at him
for two hours without success He
then went two end one half miles
and borrowed gun, raised plank
in bis floor and gave him a charge
of fifteen buckshot, which put an end
to bis rafting music. After exam
lining him for some time he de-
cided be would see what he had
been Teasing upon, and to bis sur
prise be found within him a pipe, q
small pair of scissors, two old knife
handles, fourteen rats, and portion
of his wife's soap gourd. Alph says
be is satisfied be planked him up
folly two years ago. He has smell
ed him often, but could not fud him.
This is the seventeenth one be has
killed on bis place 10 three years.
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ropNooDY's NARROW ESCAPE.
Steubenyille Herald.

Topnoody made up his mind that
he was not going to be bossed any
longer by bis wife, so he went home
at noon and called out imperiously:
"Mrs. Topnnody Mrs. Topnoody"
Mrs. T came out of the kitchen with
q drop of sweat on the end of her
nose, dishrag tied around her head,
and a rolling pin in her hand
swell, air." she said, "what'll you
havsi" TOPnOody staggered, bat
braced up. "Mrs. TOpnoody, l
want you to understood, madam
and he tapped bis breast dramati'
eally-"l am the engineer of this
establishment" sob, you are, are
youi Well, Topnoody. want you
to understand that I"-and she
looked dangerous-"am the boiler
that will blow up and sling the en-
gineer clear over into the next
county. Do you hear the steam es>
Gaping Topnoodyi" TopnoOdy
heard it, and he meekly inquired if
there was any assistance he could
render in the house, work.