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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
To Our Patrons.

The season of the year has como when
money is in circulation, and tho printer
asks that all who are in arrears come
forward and settle. We havo been very
indulgent to many of patrons for adj
7ertising and job work as woll as sub
scription. To all who are in arrears a
year or moro wo are sonding statements
of their account, and hope that each and
every ono will oblige us by prompt re-
mittance. The printing Of q first GLASS
weekly paper like the COURIER involves
a great deal of expense, hence the neces-
sity of requiring our patrons to adhere
as nearly as possible to q cash basis. No
offence Is meant by us in rendering &C.
counts to our debtors. and none should
no taken. Tho observance of business
principles, as we'll as necessity, compolls
tho prompt collection Of all dues. Those
therefore knowing themselves indebted to
tho COURIER for subscription, advertising
or job work would confer a favor by set
thing at their earliest opportunity.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
Our Seneca Correspondence.

SENEoA, S. O., October 81, 90.
Last Saturday was the biggest
cotton day Of the season.. ITO bales
were sold here and a large amount
of money changed hands.
Mi. W. 0. Hamilton is rebuild.
ing his brick stores that were burned
last April, and they will soon be
ready for occupancy. They will be
improved on the former plan.
Messrs. Stribling and Richardson
are rushing their handsome iron front
stores to completion. They will be
quite al ornament to tho town.
Everybody has been making good
uso of the fine weather VIC have had
Our neighbor, the Tree Press, has
been laid up for two weeks. The
printing force took departure sud-
denly and the proprietor has been
unable to get sufficient help to get
out his paper.
Some people arc going to be sur
prised at q marriage that will take
place here before many moons.
Both parties are we'll known.
MI. j, r. Simpson has moved to
,Pendloton, whore no will sot up his
silyersmith establishment. II.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
Our Richland Correspondence.

RIcHLAND, S. c., October 81, 1890,
DEAR COURIER: WI have been 50
busy for a long time that we could
not find time to write you, and we
have thought very seriously of re.
signing our position as correspondent,
but we think now that we may have
opportunity of writing ~oftener and
will venture to take our place again
IN your list.
The marriage of Miss Fannie
Jaynes to Rev. Mr.. White, Of Cara.
belle, Fla, last week was quite a sur.
prise to some of our people. We
wish the young couple a long and
happy life.
Capt. Fl. J.. Coo is now stationed
here preparing to pitt III tho iron
bridge across Conneross. This Job
will not hold him longer than about
three weeks, if tho weather remains
good.
Mr.. w. r. Anthony, operator for
this force, obtained leave of absence
one day last week and returned last
night with his bride, ono Of Dallas,
N. C's., best young ladies. Mr.,
Anthony and wife aro boarding with
Mr.. M. II. Hughs.
MI. M. S. Stribling is travelling fol-
Mr.. II. a. Boynton, a largo grocery
dealor.3sof Atlanta, Ga. We wish
him much success and we feel conf
dent that he will make Mr.. Boynton
a good salesman.
Messrs. Joe r.. and w. Henry
Dendy are both improving slowly.
The Trustees Of the Richland
Educational Enterprise held a meet
ing last Saturday and elected Miss
Lucy Stribling principal of our
school, which is to begin about the
first of November. ~
Cotton pickcrs arc scarce, but the
farmers arc getting it out as fast as
they can with the force they can con-
troll.
Mr.. John !. Ballcngcr seems to be-
doing n good business ginning this
scason. &C.. ... Il.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
The Cotton Crop.

WASHINGTON, October 20.--The
October report Of the cotton crop,
made by the Department of Agri-
culture, shows a material decline i'm
cotton prospects, a fall in general
percentage from 1856 to 80. The
State averages are as follows: Vir-
ginia, 90; North Carolina, Oh; South
Carolina, 83; Georgia, 80; Florida, 81;
Alabama, so; Mississippi, rs; Louisi-
ana, 83; Texas, II; Arkansas 80;
Tennessee, 80. The largest deterio-
ration has been in Tennessee, Missis-
sippi Arkansas and Louisiana, the
fertile and productive bottom lands
of the Mississippi Valley. The
cause is too much rain. Excess of
moisture, coupled with lack of sun
shine and reduced temperature, de-
lays opening, causes immature bolls
to drop and full grown ones to rot,
and induces sprouting of the seed.
The same cause discolors the open
cotton near the ground, and dis
charges the coloring matter of the
hollis, staining the fiber. The value
of the crop will be somewhat re-
duced by d~iscoloration. The high
expectations of tho early seasons
were first reduced by early droughts,
and later more seriously by moro or
less continuous rains, from North
Carolina to Eastern Texas. In the
moro Southern districts there is
some complaint of the boil worm,
with little mention of the caterpillar.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
See tue appointment OF managers oi
ssSStian Id ahotiii5s 0iamn S

Miss Salie Norton returned homo Iast
Thursday from the North, where she has
been Visiting relatives and seeing the big
cities Of New York, PhEadelphia, wash
ington, do. She had delightful trip,
In the Court OF Sessions at Abbeyille
last week Sam and Marion Nash wore
convicted 81 murder and sentenced TO be
hanged ON Decembert 3. These ere two
negro boys aged about IS and II years
respectively, VINO killed theiir uncle, q
negro named Nelson. by striking him In
the head with an axe while he was In the
aot of making q fire to cook dinner,
They then hitched mule to his body
and dragged Il some distance and con-
osaled it in q gully, They claimed that
he was cruel to them, and that they were
prompted to the deed by his wife.
Throughout the trial and whom they
stood up and received sentence Of death,
they were as unooncerned rs two sheep
and appear to have no conception Of their
impending fate. An effort will be made
to have the sentence COMMITTED.
The fourth Quarterly Conference of
the Walhalla charge was held in tho WAL
halla Methodist church last Saturday,
Rev. j. Walter Dickson, Presiding Elder,
in the chair. The following officials
were elected for tho ensuing conference
year: Stewards-Walhalla, r. T. Jaynes,
G. w. Pitohford, WA. Strother and w.
j. Suttles; Zion, w. 3. White and A. p.
MCCALL; Double Springs, A. j. AT, Bill.
ingsley and VIM. Barker; Laurel Springs,
G. @. Arve; Tngaloo, John M. Howard,
r. T. Jaynea was elected Recording and
District Steward. Tho following were
elected Sunday School Suporintendents
Walhalla, d. A. Smith; Zion, Henry
Leo; Double Springs, G. w. Hogsed
Laurel Springs, w ~ sGrah1. The first
Quarterly Conference of the now year
will be held in tho Walhalla church. The
Presiding Elder preached both Saturday
and Sunday at eleven O'Clock, with his
usual power and effectiveness. Tho scr.
mon on Sunday morning, preached from,
the first three verses of the fourteenth
chapter of the Gospel by John, was re.
markably touching and deeply spiritual
But it's solemnity and spirituality were
greatly nlarred by thonecessity of taking
up a collection for the District Parsonage
at It's close and before tho Sacrament o.
the LORDS Supper was administered. II
is always unfortunate to have tho spirit.
ual effects of n sermon thus destroyed by
some extraneous matter, whether intro
duced of necessity or otherwise. In this
case it was doubtless unavoidable, and g
handsome collection was lifted.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23

Hon.W. j. Northen, the Demo-
cratic candidate Tor Governor 81
Georgia, says in tho Soattesw GU
ttoators aSince the fs mers have
Interested e Ives = 4 a.te~s 81
public concern, there has been some
stated apprehension on the part OF
tho disturbed that they would at
temptradieal revolution thoroughly
destructive to party interests, and
damaging to our system of govern
ment and the best interests Of the
country. In the minds Of the
thoughtful and Observing those fears
are grouhdless, as, in ali the history
of our people, the farmers are known
to form the most conserva alive ele-
ment in our government. Indeed, it
is known to be true that tile farmers
make the balance wheel in our sys-
tenn; they steady its movements,
thsttit n,ay not ay"rridn and espahL
out the weak, MOI grow and develop
in the interest of the strong"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23

There is worry general belief that
the census of the country, recently
taken, is not correct. Tho Mayor Of
New York has made a recount In
that CITY, which adds 1924 to
Chief of Census P~orter's figures |
The errors against the Demoora-
tic States, cities and towns.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23

decided by any 8thoroughsare in the.
land, unless Euolyd Avenue, Cleye-
land, Is alone excepted. The Com
Emops and Public Gardens are mar
yelsI ii. their way. The gilded dome
of the State House looms up ii the
Bbrighs sunlight, and u the pride u
Ethe true Bostonian. Space forbids
. longer dwelling on tho many points
Of interest, soI will CLOSE this ac-
count without further parley. \
HespeotfuIIy,
AS. WRLcH,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
An Address by Col. Geo. tombstone at
Walhalla ON October goth.

Hon. George tombstone, nominee for
Congress, arrived in Walhalla Tuesday
evening. When asked by us what he
thought of the Haskell movement, he
said he deplorod the movement, thought
it very unwise and exceedingly danger
Gus. He will speak in tho Court House
at Walhalla on Wednesday, Goth instant,
IL NJ. All are invited to como and hear.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
Joseph j. Norton, Plaintiff,
against

against
Green Cleveland, Defendant.
All that piece, parcel or tract Of land,
situate, lying and being in the county
and State aforesaid, on wsters of Cane
crock, waters of Little River, waters OF
Keowee river, adjoining lands IF Mary
Cantrell, II. w. Kuhtmann, - Fench-
enstadt and others, containing as is sup.
posed about one hundred and sixty acres,
be tho anne more or less, being tho same
sold as tho property of John II. Frashe
or Tricks, at Sheriff's sale on salesday in
December, 1860, or January, 1870.
TERMS OF SALE-One-half cash and
the balance on credit Of twelve months,
secured by bond of purchaser and mort.
gage of promises. Purchaser to pay OK,
ira for papers.
Thos. N. Hall, as Administrator, Plaintiff,
against
Mrs. Martha A. Hall and others, Def'ts.
All that tract of land, containing two
hundred acres, moro or less, lying on the
West side Of the line A B, drawn by VIM.
r. Erwin, D. s., beginning at a Pine cor
Q 8 x N, per stone 8 x O M red letter
"A," on the South side of the public
road leading from Jarretts bridge to Old
Pickons court house, and running S IA w
az. 80 to corner red letter 3d., represent
cd on q plat Of said land mado for Thos.
J. Hall by Tyre b. Mauldin, D. S., dated
December 8, 1867.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23

MI. w. w. Blaylook, of Easley,
known to a number of our readers,
died in that place on tho 10th in,
slant, of consumption,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23

CornuMDrX. s. o. octobars u. -ifhatr.
man Irby has decided not To- hold the
proposed political mass mcsting In this
saity, as the majority Of citixsns believe
enough speech making has boon done
and. that tho Haskell movement will be
showed under without further argument.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
Farm for Sale.

VALUABLE FARM, lying'a t junction
roads, containing 1876 acres. About 40
acres in a high state of cultivation.
Fine water, orchard and good imI rove
ments. Five miles from West Union and
three and a half from High Falls. For
terms apply to
... II. f.. ALEXANDER,
At j. J.. Norton 81 Co.'s Store, next door
to Post Office, Walhalla, s. g.
October 10, 1900. n. 40.tf
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
Notice.

Il lie County Commissioners of Oconoe
and Pickons Counties will let to the
lowest responsible bidder, at tho bridge,
at II O'Clock A. M, or FRIDAY, tho 31st
day OF October, 1890, the contract to re-
pair the piors for tho fridge over Keowee
River ct Old Pickens.
. Plans and specifications will DO on
hibited on tho day Of letting, Right to
rojcct all bids reserved.
J. W.. SHELOR,
Clerk Board Oconee county.
October 10, 1900. 41-3t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
Masters Sales.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, |
. OCONEE COUNTY.

.. OCONEE COUNTY.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
PURSUANT to judgment of foreclosure
and decree of sale in the following enti.
tied cases, I will sell, on salesday in
NOVEMBER NEXT, to the highest bid.
dor, in front of Walhalla Court House, at
public outcry, during tho legal hours OF
sale, the following described real estate,
to-wit:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
For Sale,

A-BOUT EIGHTEEN ACRES OF
LAND in Midway, lying between the
public road loading from Walhalla to
West Union and tho Railroad. Two
story house, fruit trees, &C., Co., on the
land. For particulars apply to Gen. VIM.
F. Erwin, or address
: J. .. ChPPELMANN,
Care of Simons, Siegling C Cappelmann,
Charleston, s. G..
October 0, 1890. 40
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
Watches jGWa|Iy
N
P S T 0 s

We have just received d paoat
beautiful line of Watches, Jewelry
and Pistols.
a Key-Winder Watch for only
3B.OO. 81
a handsome Double Action Pistol
for 1890. sS
We have all the latest styles lin
Side Combs, Fancy Hair Pins and
Ornaments, besides an elegant dis
play e Jewelry.
Beautify your homes.
We are receiving a nice assortment
Ct Spring. nn;s;ac $50 1890
Always on hand largaob /
Wall Paper, Picture Fra No Az
niissG:tsss, Sc. s8as s2 sa,s Ys ~ y;
Our Varied stock kepaffsrent raiI. B
all its departments. IT, shS;s w.
Respnssops cannot An
Norman bit divide ths
different roads
gge Of the order.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23
Focal and special
n
Morefrost

More frost. II
Regular Democrats rally.
Eleofion. Tuesday N ayember a
eS|S
It is twelyeSd days until tho election.
CAPT. Jsf Miekler# has On important
notice ~ announcer column. Head IT
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-23

walls at the doorway, or entrance, to
the monument are six feet thick.
The stairs contain 295 stops. There
are numerous small windows for
light and ventilation in the shaft.
The cap to the monument is a single
stone and four feet square at the
base and 8 feet 6 inches in thickness
and weighs d tons. DR.. Joseph
Warren, Major General in the U. s.
Army, was killed at the battle of
Bunker Hill, and it surprised me to
learn that that he was but a6 years
of age. The Free Masons erected
a beautiful Tuscan pillar to his me-
mory in 1904, and when the present
monument was erected they presen-
ted a model of this to the Monument
Association, and it now occupies a
prominent place directly in front of
tho entrance.
The CITY of Boston is perhaps the
most remarkable city in the Union.
In the old part tho streets run with
out any regard to the points of tho
compass and strangers are continu-
ally getting "tnrned around" The
new part, built after the big fire, is a
credit to the oity and contains some
of the finest avenues in tho country.
Commonwealth Avenue is not OK
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-24
Union StOckyards.

Official receipts at South ST. Paul. 7O7
hogs. 40 cattle, IL calves 81 sheep. Hogs
A shade lower partly following another
Eastern decline. Buyers slow at first and
more active about noon, when the packers
light mixed stock sold to Western butchers
at about $3.50. Quotations: light IS. Gag
375; mixed. 3.65@3. so; heavy, $1,000
$50.
Cattle-Strong, active demand for all kinds,
and fair to good stock that arrives soon will
sell readily. Prominent buyers complaining
that they'd ont find any real good steers and
may have to send away for them. Sales;
Stockers, $ head, 66Olbs at 81 IS, and II
ers, 664 lbs, IS, 10; butcher steers, $40 lbs,
So %; 10 head, LAB lbs, $3.50; fair, 1884
lbs. So rs, and /, 100 lbs, $3.50. fairly
good lot of 1,O9O lbs brought S4,O5; common
cows, S2.O5 for 1920 lbs, and $2,25 for
lbs i at s2 ~ "'" and 9ls lbs, $40;
common. go lbs, So 25 for II head, com
mon heifers, So for $50 lbs, and the lowest
was 81 40 for GA lbs; Gamers at w; oxen,
1850 lbs. So. SO; common bulls, ,49O IDS,
lps I3l lbs, 40 lbs and $50 lbs, SO for IL
head. Quotations: Mich cows, $1,000;
some very good cows offered StockerS. SOU
@3. 20: feeders, S3D3.3 50.
Sheep-Strong; the receipts were in small
lots. and ali sold early; % lambs, 4S lbs, at
81: bucks and feeders mixed, los lbs, at 50;
shearling feeders, 81 lbs, 3d. and 100 lbs at
1925; wooded feeders. "a lbs at So: Is; good
wooded muttons quoted 5000 90; shearllngs,
81 25@l4.75.
MINNEAPOLIS BUILDING PERMITS
The following permits to erect buildings
in Minneapolis were issued yesterday.
W II Lynn. 2-story frame dwelling,
1910 Mt Curve av....... ....-...... S6,OOO
Ten minor permits. ........ ............ 800
Total | nermitS ~ ... ,.. 81 660
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-24
Girls Voices.

From the San Francisco Call.
The New York Sun, which has always
devoted space to social and domestic
topics, proposes a crusade against what
it terms the shrill and inharmonious
voices of American women. This de-
feet in many of our countrywomen has
been frequently noticed by foreigners,
who say that they can pick out an Am
erican girl in Paris SALON by the
ScreechinesS of her voice. Things are
not as bad as that. But there is no
doubt that many American girls do talk
shrilly, lndistinctly, from the head and
not from the chest, and with false mod
ulation and incorrect emphasis, while
an English or a French girl generally
charms nearer by her sweet, melo-
dious tones.
1t is all matter Of education. 1t has
CHANGED that it has rarely occurred to
the conductors of our female academies
to lay stress on the cultivation of the
voice. If they had, their pupils would
not have been subject to criticism
on that head. Female voices in
California are the same originally
as female voices in London, and are
capable of the same training. But
while in the British metropolis the
schoolmistress devotes hours to teach
ing her pupils to modulate their organ,
to speak in low, gentle tones, from the
chest and not from the head, our teach
ers have considered such matters as
scarcely worth attention, and have con-
centrated their efforts on making their
scholars proficient in algebra and the
use of the piano. Yet now, as in the
days of King Lear, soft, gentle and
low voice was ever an excellent thing
in woman-like sweet music to the ear.
Correct pronunciation is almost as
important as sweet voice, and that
also is branch of culture which is not
as much studied as it should be. We
have In our language no absolute stand
ard of pronunciation such as the French
have in the Dictionnire de PAcademie-
but Webster is generally, though not al
ways, safe guide. The best rule of
all is to pronounce as other people do.
To deviate from general custom is
proof of want of usage, or
of priggishness. When young
lady observes that she went
to the "theayter," we infer that
her social experience has been limited;
but when she tells us that she expects
to go to "Paree," we set her down as all
interesting variety of the genus SnOb.
An eminent Judge was so great stick
Ter for etymology that he always pro
nounced interference" with the accent
on the second syllable, because the e in
the root Zero is short. His dissent from
common practice added little to his repu-
tation as a scholar, though it suggested
the notion that he wished every one to
realize that he was latinist. The best
rule for people who have not learned
the true pronunciation of foreign or
proper names is to avoid them in con-
versation: 1t is no crime in man not
to be familiar with the name of SOcra-
ties. but he can hardly avoid provoking
laughter If he tells US that he and his
wife spent pleasant evening in listen
ing to little comedy called THE Wife
of Zograates."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-24
s95,675
A Woman Who Could Sharpen a
Knife.

New York Sun.
There were scores of passengers
waiting in the Pennsylvania depot. Jer-
sey City, and prominent figure among
them was real old-fashioned woman.
wearing quaint old bonnet, and hav-
ing the traditional number of parcels
and bandboxes with her. She had eat
en- fried cake and drunk from bot
tie of cold tea, and, after brushing the
crumbs away, she took from her pocket
milestone and pocket knife, and be-
gan putting an edge on the latter.
There was a general stir of interest
around her, and a man who sat near by
remarked:
'Well, you are the first woman ever
saw who could sharpen knife"
Lands save you, but | know fifty of
'em!'' she replied. ANY women folks
up our way who can't sharpen axes and
knives are counted no good. This ERE
knife belongs to the old man, and hain't
very good stuff"
whats your object in sharpening
the knife?" he asked. as she worked
away with much vigor.
"COrnS. Got two on the bottom of my
left foot. Orter pared 'em down afOre I
left home. but didn't have time. Cot
tifty-tive minutes to wait here, and III
put it on the corns. How's that for an
edge?" -
''Sharp as a razor" he replied, as he
received the knife, felt of its edge and
passed it back.
Eyes, guess it will do. You'd better
move now. Hate to bother you. but
them corns is dreadful"
He moved away, followed by two or
three others and the old lady SlinOn6
off her shoe and stocking, turned her
back to the crowd and began operations.
She was through in about twenty min
utes, and. after replacing her shoe, she
bundled her packages together and
loudly remarked:
"There! / feel 500 better, and I'll
have half an hour more after l git homo
to help change them hens into the new
Good