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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-14

IT is understood that the senate com
mttees will not report many appoint
ments for confirmation before the holiday
recess but after that business will be
right brisk, We presume.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-14

THIS PAPER is kept on file at Z.
Dake's advertising agency, "a and 6.
Merchants Exchange, San Francisco
Cal, where contracts for advertising can
be made for it.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-14

SANTA FEES court house is put down as
costing about sos 900, but better one
could be built to-day for half that amount.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-14
SATURDAY. DECEMBER II.

SET TO work; select good and decent
men for precinct officers and elect them at
the coming election in January.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-14

How OUR esteemed contemporaries do
howl at the New MEXICAN. Suits them
and absolutely hurts nobody. Keep it
up, gentlemen, keep it up.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12
Mercllrial Poison.

Mercury is frequently injudciously
used by qnack doctors in cases of mala
ria and blood poison. It's after effect is
worse than tho original disease. B. B
j. U3otanic bod l3alm) contains nc
mercury, but will eliminate morcurial
poison from the system. Write to Blood
Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga, for book of con-
vincing proof of it's curative virtue.
A. +. Britton, Jackson, Tenn, writes
81 caught malaria in Louisiana, and when
tho fevor at last broke, my system was
saturated with poison, and had sores III
my mouth and knots OH my tongue. !
got two bottles b. B. b., which healed
my tongue and mouth and made now
man Of mo-"
VIM. Richmond, Atlanta, Ga, writes
Only wife could hardly SEQ. Doctors
called it syphilitic iritis. Her eyes were
in n dreadful condition. Her appetite
failed She hat pain in her joints and
bones. Her kidneys were doranged also
and no one thought she could DO cured.
DR.. Gillian recommended B. Il. B. which
shc used until her health was entirely re
stored"
X. p. II. Jonos, Atlanta, Ga, writes
81 was troubled with copper col0rcd
oruptiOns, loss of appetite, pain In back,
aching joints, debility, emnciation, loss
of hair, sore throat and great nervous.
ness B. 3. B. put my system in fine
condition."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12
The Village Tattlcr.

This is species of the genus homo
of either gender, and indigenous to
all countries and climates, but is
most frequently met with in towns
and villages of the so called hig,ly
educated, civilized countries. This
industrious, never firing, never sleep
ing animal contributes more to keep
ing up strife and sinfulncss in society
than any other known source of evil.
With the eye of lynx and the sense
of hearing developed to such an cx-
tent that they can hear q mosquito
dance n "horn-pipc" two miles dis
tant, they arc ever on the alert for the
smallest microbc of evil news that it
set ahoat, and it is at once rchashcd,
rcdrcsscd and magnifcd, and dealt
out with lavish hand. A good
name bcsmirched is their special de-
light, and woe be unto the unfortu-
nate sinner that incurs their displeas-
ure. Every indecorous step of his
or her life will be uncovered and en-
larged to such an extent that they
will have to fold their tents and steal
silently away. The inventive Yankee
has neN cr yet devised an armor that
the poison of these evil docrs will
not penetrate. The work Of years
in building up name and reputation
will be destroyed by this indefati-
gable creature i'll day.-Pichens
Sentinel.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12

Speaking of widows marrying
made me think Of an incident that
happened near whore / lived way
back in the fifties. I lived next to
Dick Tolbot. He had five little
brats. Dick went off hunting one
day and shot his leg. 1t was mighty
bad weather, and at last the doctors
had to cut off his leg to save his life.
He fingered along for several months
and then died at last. I was there
the night he died. His wife took on
mighty bad. Some of the neighbors
went to console her, but it did no
good. At length / went to the
seemingly hcartbroken wife and told
her that poor Dick was gone, and |
told her it did no good to stake on
SO. 81 can't help it," said she, and
continuing, pointing toward hor chill
dren, said: "Just think that these
poor children will have to come sun-
der stepfather. 1t is moro thansI
can bear Chattanooga Times.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12
TEACHERS COLUMN.
Co All communications intended
{ for this column should be addressed
&tsolS. P.stribling, School Commits
ssioncr, Valhalla, s.. G.

D x =. .
M The law requires all teachers in
the public schools to make contracts
with the trustees of the district in
which they propose, teaching before
they open their schools. We would
satggest that tho trustees ignore the
teacher's claims who refuses or neg
8lects to comply with the law in this
respect.
The Board of Examiners for
gOconce propose asking the Leg
islature at the ensuing session to
discontinue tho public schools of
Oconec, and that il clothc the Board
of Examiners with the power to ap-
ply SO much of the public fund as
may be necessary to survey the
county into school districts of con-
venient Dimensions and that the re-
mainder Of the fund be applied to
the construction Of good school
houses.
If we should succeed in the above
proposition, then there will be no
public fund for the next fiscal year.
We would therefore suggest that
tho contracts be made conditionally,
or the opening Of the schools be
postponed until after the next scs-
sion of the Legislature.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12

a remarkable \. Ill was recently
filed in the Probate's office of this
county. Two bachelor brothers,
Wakefield, lived near Rcidville.
They were quite wealthy, owning
about 5000 acres Of land around
that town. They gave the land on
which the Reidville schools were
founded. The schools were named
for Mr.. Reid 1t is said the Wake
fields never forgave the trustees for
not giving their name to the schools.
When one of the brothers died he
willed the whole property to his
brother. The surviving brother re-
Gently died. His will leaves the
whole property to his sister during
her life, then TO the Judge Of Pro
bate for Spartanburg county in
trust for nincty-ninc years, and after
that time the whole estate with the
accumulated interest is to 60 to his
heirs living one hundred years honcc.
If his will could be carried into ef-
feet the property around Rcidville
would be tied up to very hurtful
extent. But it is not probable that
the latter clause Of his will will be
sustained by the courts. Tho law
in this State seems we'll settled that
a man cannot direct the disposition
of his property after death longer
than the life Of person living and
twenty-one years after the death OF
that person. Sparta,,Jary Spaata's.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12
School Trustees.

Section 1,011 Of the School Law
requires: "The Board Of Trustees
shall hold regular session in their
School District at least two weeks
before the commencement of any
( and every school term, for the trans
action of any and all business ncces-
sary to the prosperity of schools"
Allow us to s'tgg :st to tho Trus-
tees the propricty OF holding these
public meetings in Ill the districts,
and at these meetings to require all
parties who have matters of business
to bring to the attention of the Trus-
tees, to present them at the first
meeting, to determine the basis of
apportionment, to locate the schools,
to regulate the opening and closing
Of tho public schools, to require the
teachers to present their certificates
of qualification, to enter into con-
tracts with the Trustees, to make
ont their monthly reports and pre-
sent them with their daily registers
on the first Saturday after the close
of each month, at achich time tho
Trustees shall draw an order in
duplicate on the County Treasurer
for the amount due such teacher, if
they approve his claim (Scc. 1016).
This system will ncccssitatc four
days, one before the schools open
and one after the closing Of each
school month. We would also sug-
gest that tho Trustees assure them
selves of the accuracy of the reports
before they approve them; also, that
they require the teachers to present
their reports on the regular days of
meeting, and no other, unless pre-
vented by sufficient reason. These
regulations will work no inconvcn-
icncc upon any teacher, as notice
will be given Of the various Boards
tO lCtSU ollS iiloIiCIl bcloIc GUC InSOU-
ing takes place, and should it be
somewhat inconvcnicht, it should be
remembered that the Trustees get no
pay for the services which they are
required to render, and that a chari-
table consideration should be cxer-
ciscd toward these gentlemen. The
public funds arc placed in the hands
of the Trustees as custodians only
and should be expended on Just
basis; that is, every teacher of like
grade should receive for his pupils
the same per cent of money. Equal
and exact justice demands this, and
it is cmincntly right and proper, as
all men arc required by law to pay
the constitutional two mill tax, whc-
thcr they have children to receive
the benefit or not. The rights of
the people should receive due con
sidcration and should be acted upon
with unswcrying justice.
S. p. STRlBLING.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12
Dots from OakWay.

0 OAKwAY,S.C, Septcmbcr7, 1885,
DEAR Go,tRrRR Crops general, !,
look well, particularly corn. Cottor
is also looking well, but in our judg.
ment it is going too much to weeC
and is not fruiting as it should do
to make the crop some are anticipat
ling, and such is the opinion Of the
leading and close observing farmers
in this section.
Among tho many recent improve.
Inents in this section we note neat
farm residences being built by Orange
Haley, Asbcrry Cox, John r. Mar.
tin, Lewis Jaynes and others. These
are al neat, we'll built and comforta.
bic cottages. u
A very interest. ig meeting wound
up at New Providence on Sunday
last, with eleven additions to the
church. Rev. D. B. Waite, the pas
tor, assisted by Rows. j. III. Stone
and w. w. Feathers, conducted the
meeting.
Our little town, which is second,
if not first, in Importance, OH the
mail route from Westminster to
Westminster, has been placed at a
great disadvantage by the recent
change of schedule. The mail
which was formerly due here at Z
o'clock A. NJ, does not arrive now
until about S p NJ, which virtually
places us one day behind, and that
just to please the whims Of the mai
carrier and possibly make few.
nicklcs for postmaster, whose greed
exceeds his enterprise and public
spirit.
The young men of this commu.
nifty have organized baseball club
They meet at the residence Of Mr.
J. II. McGufiin.
Mcssrs. Hutchins & Beartlcn arc
filing their large store with goods
for the fall trade. They have dont
a large credit business this season
and expect good cash trade thi.
fall.
Mr.. j. j. Haley is talking OF start
ing to Now York this week to lay il
his stock of fall and winter goods
He went last fall and says it payI
well to go once year.
a petition has been in circulation
for the appointment of j. j. Hale,
as postmaster at this place and ha
boon very numcrously signed.
There will be preaching and bap
tismal services at Bethel church, o,
next Sunday, by Rev. j. II. Sullivan
DAN.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12
IIOw's This.

. .
Wo oifcr ono hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot BIZ
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY IL CO., PropI!ctors,
Toledo, Ohio.
Wo, tho undersigned, have known f.
J. Cheney for tho last Is years, and DO.
licvc him perfectly honorable in all bust.
ness transactions and financially able tc
carry out any obligations madc by Their
firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To
lcdo, Ohio.
Waldng, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists; Toledo, Ohio.
-. II. VanITnsen, Cashier Toledo Na-
tional Bank, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon tho blood and mn
Gus surfaces Of tho system. Icstimoni.
ais sent FREQ. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12
Volume XII. NO 81.
Writing for tho Press.

The following article is copied
from the Fort w orth (Texassl G
sette several weeks ago. People
who are fond Of writing for the
newspapers should read it carefully
and remember it: l X
In writing forthe press use moth
ing smaller than half sheet of note
paper, even though it contains but q
single word; white paper is cheap
and anything written on little two
inches by fourslip, is liable to be lost
or blown away. Don't abbrevaite.
1t is AN abomination to write ssprcs.''
and "v. pres" for president and vice
,presia lent, while the persc::: III FhS
writes "Thurs. cve." for Thursday
evening ought to be drawn ana
quartered. Do not omit words and
expect the editor or the printer to
supply them; the only, proper iplace
for manuscript that states ssMr. S.
made a good speech; reply by Mr..
BROWN" for "Mr. Smith made a good
speech which was replied to by Mr..
Brown" is the waste basket. Do
not crowd lines too near together or
attempt to change word by writing
over it. Cross out and begin in q
new place, or write the one wanted
directly over the one crossed. Do
not make tsshort q" when you want
a long sand" to appear in print.
We have known even this seemingly
slight defect to make composing
room smell Of birthstone. If you
begin an article and put no head to
it leave a space at the top 50 the edit
or may write one without pasting
on another sheet. If you are a
clergyman or the secretary of a Sc
cret organization, put neither the
words "come," "all are invited" nor
"a full attendance is dcsirr 4" at the
close Of a notice of meeting. If
the editor does his duty he will cross
superiluous words, and perhaps take
a dislike to the writer who persists
in putting them in. Never write up
on both sides Of the paper, unless
you desire tho contempt Of every
body in the printing office from the
devil down. Finally, if you do not
know how to spell or construct sen
tenccs, do not write for the press at
all; it will save you considerable trou-
bic. Few,if any paragraphs should
be made in articles that relate to one
subject. The matter of paragraph
is largely arbitrary in various news
paper offices; some newspapers make
a good many and others very few.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12

The latest development Of. the
automatic machine is a Doctor
Cureall, in Holland. Its q wooden
figure of q man, with compartments
all over it, labeled with the names Of
various ailments. If you have a pain
find it's corresponding location on
tho figure, drop coin into the slot,
and the proper pill or powderwillss
como out.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12
FER MS

~
For subscription, s1,5Js per aiiIsim,
strictly Iii ii VANCE; for six months, 7h
cents; for fonr month cents.
Advertisements inserted ut one dollar
4 spersquare of one Inch or less for this first
insertion and fifty ccnts for each sub
sequent Insertion \,
Obituary Notices exceeding tiye lines,
Tributes Of Respect, Communication Of
g q personal character, when admissible,
DO charged forms advertisements.
OBJ Printing neatly md dcheaply oxecu-
ted. ~
n Necessity compels us to adhero strictly
to:the requirements of Cash Payments.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12
A Safe Investment.

lsone which Is guaranteed to bring you salts
factory results, or In case of failure return of
purchase price. On this safe plan you can buy
from our advertised druggist bottle of DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption. 1t Is
guaranteed to bring relief In every case, when
used for amy affection of Throat, Lungs or Chest,
such as Consumption Inflammation of L,ngs,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Group,
etc., etc. 1t is pleasant and agreeable TO taste,
perfectly safe and can always bc depended upon.
Trial bottles free Mt Norman Drug Co.'s Drug
Store. 'EtE s
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12

The South Atlaaatic says "ThereS
are seventeen cotton seed oil mills in
South Carolina located as follows q
Greenvillc, Chester, Columbia, I'm
ion, Laurens, Greenwood, Abbeyille,
Seneca, Darlington, Marion, Ben
nettsville, Dil]ard, Florence, Rock
Hill, Anderson and Winnsboro. The
mills at Greenville, Chester and
Columbia belong to the American
Cotton Oil Trust Company, and the;
others are termed independent mills,''
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12

u . 4. 4. d. . ~
About ono month ago q young
man, named Joe Harpster, Of ST.
Louis, was struck on the back of his
head with pair of brass knucklesS
by q footpad, knocking him senseless,.
and for more than month he lay
unconscious. A few days ago he
suddenly recovered his senses, but
when he did he was able to converse
intelligcntly only in the German LAM
guage. He was born OF Am erican
parents, who spoke German, ana lthat
was the language ne first learned
He gave that up, however, and
learned English, using it at all times
entirely forgetting his Gerlnail.
Now he can remember nothing Of
English. Scientists are wrestling
with tho problem.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12

In 1884 VIM. Vandeycenter and
wife were murdered in their house a
few miles from Florida, .missoun.5
Bill Duly, a colored man, was ar
rested, tried, convicted and hanged
for the crime at Paris, Mo-, a few
months after tho tragedy. Last week
Perry Thrall lay on his death bed.
In the presence of death conscience
rose in awful strength, and the dying
man confessed that he had committedl
the crime for which poor Duly had
suffered judicial homicide.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12

Destro yed Sby Fire june
! 2lst, i8Sz
r .#RF''e-Estab !lsaed d Aug ast 3
1897 a q d
The Drai,llner,s Rase.

4
1 A short time ago a drummer from
abroaf osiiiied osiiiiedi az i 3ssng ortIiyery stassS;
bic and wanted a double team for IL I
ter days trip into the country. &
The stable man refused to lot him
have one, on the ground thai /.
was q stranger. There was much
discussion over the matter, ard
finally the drummer said IS
$aWhat is your team worth o.
g -Four hundred and fifty dollsrrss,,'',,sEs95 ~ \
was the reply. 't5s SIS IS
sIf 4 pay you that sum for II, will (
you pay it back again when s4ge- I,
turn9" asked the customer; ana
upon receiving un affirmative reply
ne promptly put up the cash. ESSss }sss
Ten days later he returned, and
driving into the stable he alighted
and entered the office, saying N
"Wcll, here is your team, and now g
| want my money back" " .5.isss
The sum was passed 10 him, and
he turned and was leaving the place,
when the livery man called out:
"Look here, aren't you going to Il
settle for that team ?' 3S5
"For what team ?" asked the 4
drummer, in q surprised tone.
"For the one you just brought
back" .55 4. Il 'fas ~ ~
aWell, now" drawled the drum.
mer, "you aren't fool enough to sup 8
pose that ! would pay any ono 4 }foTfsSs ~
the use Of my own property are
you2" and he shock thcSaust Of The &
place from his feet. Il n
The Democratic State Convention
Of Ohio conyened.at Dayton, August
%. Hon. Jas. E. Campbell was S
nominated OH the third ballot as the q
Democratic Candidate for Governor. 4
The convention was harmonious and /,
the Democracy enthusiastic. The
following resolutions were adopted
with unanimity and applause: q
|. "The Democracy of Ohio, in
convention assembled, approve the
declaration Of principles made by tho
National Democracy in ST. Louis in I
1887, and especially that part Of 8it /.
demanding q reduction Of tho tariff 8
taxes. We will continue the battle
for tariff reform until the cause Of
the people is triumphant. 5.tS
go We regard trusts, in whats&
ever form organized, as tho 4 legiti-
mate result of our present tariff sys-;
tenn, and we demand tho repeal Of all
tariff taxes that enable them to D ex-
tort from the people exorbitant
prices for the products they control.'''s
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12

The credit that is got by liz
only lasts till the truth comes out.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12
Merit Wins. !

we desire 70 say to our citizens, that for years
we have been selling DIR. Kings New Discovery,
for Consumption, DR. Kings New Life Piils,@
Buklens Arnica salys and Electric BittersJ and \
have never handled remedies that sell as vel,
that haye given such universal satisfaction We
do not iloei tato to guarantee them every time,
and we stand ready to refund tho purchase l,rico
IL satisfactory results do not follow their use.
These remedies have won their giaat popularity
purely on their merits. Norman Drug co,
Druggists. 81 bN h g5{s i "a q f3; sSSi
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-22

The postal card was q years old
on the 1st OF the month.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-22
Where the Wild Fowl Go.

Until the acquisition of Alaska by
the United States it was a wonder
where certain wild fowl went when
they migrated from temperate climes
on the approach of summer. as well
as snow birds and other small species
of the feathered tribe. 1t was after
ward found that their habitat in sum-
mer was the waters OF Alaska, the
Yukon river and the lakes of that
hyperborean region. A reporter late
ly interviewed C.J. Green, OF Norton
Sound, Alaska, and he confirms the
the statement of Dali and others.
People wonder where the wild fowl
come FROM" said he. "They see the
sandhill crane, wild goose, heron, and
other fowl every spring and fall,
pursue their unwearied way, but like
the wind, they do not know whence
they come or whittier they go. Up
on Golovine bay, on the north shore
Of Norton sound, is the breeding
place of these fowls. All the birds in
creation, seemingly go to that coun-
try to breed. Geese, ducks, swans,
and thousands upon thousands OF
sandhill cranes, are swarming there
all the time. They lay their eggs in
the blue-stem grass IN the lowiands,
and if you go up the river little way
from the bay the noise of the wild
fowl is almost deafening. Myriads
of robins and swallows are there, too.
as well as millions of magnificent
grouse, wearing red combs and
feather moccasins. This grouse turns
as white as SNOW in winter. You
can kill dozens of JUICY teal ducks or
grouse as fat as butter balls, in a
few mon ents. The wild fowl and
bears live oil salmon berries and
huckleberries, with which all the
hills are literally covered.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-22
Republican City Convention.

A REPUBLICAN CITY CONVENTION
Oregon, Saturday. Nov. so, 1883, at O'Clock.
A, NJ, to nominate candidates for the fol-
lowing city Offices, to-wit Mayor, Coun-
Gilman for the First and Second wards. Au-
ditor and Police Judge. Chief of Police,
City Attorney. Superintendent OF Streets.
City Surveyor. City Treasurer. City Assessor
and City Harbor Master.
BY order Of City Central Committee.
C. II. STOCKTON.
Chairman