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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-15

Texas is cxpcnding about &3,000,-
600 annually on her public schools,
and half million more on the State
University, Agricultural College and
schools for the deaf and dumb and
blind. The school fund is growing
from the sale Of public lands and
other sources at the rate OF more
than 81, 100000 yearly. TO the in
come from the school fund is added
the proceeds OF local taxes levied for
this purpose. The State has school
population of some half Il million,
about onc-fourth cUiorcd. Normal
schools for both white and colorcd
pupils arc supported by the State,
and there are some 5000 colorcd
teachers employed in the colorcd
schools. Texas does much better, so
far rs length Of terms and salaries Of
teachers go, than the other Southern
States. Teachers there earn forty
five dollars per month on an average,
which is above the average for the
whole country. They teach about six
months in the year. The number Of
teachers employed is annually in
crcasing, and the expenditures on ac-
count Of schools will be 100000
larger this year than last.
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Five sisters named Domoveroff,
the youngest nineteen years old,
committed suicide in Moscow last
week. Ashes found in their apart
ments showed that they had burned
number of papers before taking
their lives. 1t is believed that fral
of arrest rs Nihilists led to the com
mission OF the deed.
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4 Heavy Gun.

The first high power brccch-load-
ing s inch rifle made entirely OF
American steel lately passed sue
ccssful test ut the Naval Ordnance
Proving Ground at Annapolis. The
gun is one OF the four, intended for
the cruiser Baltimore. Its forgings
are from Bethlehem, and the ma
Ginning and assembling were done at
the Washington Navy Yard. With
a sample Of brown prismatic powder
furnished by MccSrs. DUPONT, Of
Wilmington, Del, muzzle velocity
of 2,l29 feet per second was obtained
with 10 pound charge and 15.5
tons pressure. The proj"ctilc weigh
ed $50 pounds and It's velocity was
the highest ever attained by an
inch shell in this country. Among
other interesting features of the
trial were the apparent ease and
smoothncsS with which the cnor-
nous force OF rccoil.-amnunting to
over 100 foot tons-was controlled
in the short space of ~ inches,
without jar or vibration, by the COM
pact and light carriage ON which the
gun was mounted. This, says the
ILn,y and Nacy Register, is one Of
the bureaus hydraulic center pivot
carriages, and was constructed at
the Washington Navy Yard.
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4 SmOkeless Powder.

a new explosive in the line OF
smokeless powder has recently been
invented and patented by Sir Fred
eric a. Abel, of London, and Pro
fcssor James Dcwar, of Cambridge,
England. The authors say:
The gcllatinous explosives pro-
duccd by combinations Of nitro-cellu-
lose and nitro-glyccrinc, with or
without other ingredients, exert
great disruptivc force when they cx-
plodc, and are, therefore, not suited
for ammnuition purposes.
The present invention relates to
an Improvement in the manufacture
of such explosives whereby we mod
crate the force and apidity of their
explosion, giving it propulsivc in
stead of disruptivc character, 50
they are adapted for ammunition
purposes, the pcrmancncy of the
compound without change being at
tn same time secured. For this
purpose we combine tannin with the
nitro-ccllulosc or nitro-glyccrinc, or
with both in either of two ways.
We either dissolve the nitro-cclu-
losc-such as gun cotton or pyroN-
linc-by amy Of the known solvents
such as acctonc or acctic ether.
and we add the tannin ingredient to
the solution; or we first dissolve the
tannin ingredient in the acctonc or
its analogue and use this solution as
the medium OF Incorporation with
the nitro-glyccrinc. We thus pro-
duce Il compound which, when the
solvent is eliminated by extraction
with water or by evaporation, or
both, is tough, hard substance that
can be granulatcd or otherwise treat
ell for use rs an explosive.
Instead OF employing nitro-cclIu-
lose alone in forming the compound,
rs above described, we employ with
it various proportions Of nitro -gly-
ccrinc, and we thus obtain Il COM
pound of soluble nitro ccllulosc or of
gun cotton Gnsolublc nitro-ccllulosc)
with nitro -glyccrinc and tannin in
Il gellatinous condition, which may bc
rolled into sheets, drawn into wire,
or otherwise treated for use as m
explosive.
With the compounds produced as
above described may be Incorporated
various proportions of oxidizing
agcnts-such as nitratcs OF POTASH
un, sodium, ammonium and barium
and oxidizablc substanccs-such
rs lamp black or graphitc-and hy-
drocarbons-such rs parailinc, vase
line, and naphthalinc, ccllulosc, fatty
oils, and fats or nitro derivatives of
hydrocarbons.
The proportion of tannin added
for the purposes of our invention
may be varied. In treating gun cot
ton alone we have found the propor-
ton OF ninety parts OF gun cotton
and ten parts Of tannin to give good
results.
In the case Of compound of gun
cotton and nitro-gIyccrinc VIC have
employed the following proportions
with advantage.
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
Nitro -glyccrnc. 10 10
Gun c0tt ton........}5 81 10
iilllllil....,.....,...l w lb ~
Under the term "tannin" is to be
understood any OF the substances
that are sold commercially under the
name of "tannic acid" We prefer,
however, to use gallotannic acid for
the purpose Of Our invention.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-15

THROUGH CAR SERVICE.
Nos. 3. !, 80 and 81 daily except Sunday
Main line trains "a and 55 daily between Co,
lumbia and Aston.
Daily except Sunday between Alston and
GrCcnvic. ~
ilckcts on sale at principal stations to all
points. ID. ChRDWELL,
Division Passenger Agent,
Columbia, s. G.
JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
Co. General Pass. Agent.
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daily except Saturdays.

DAILY except Saturdays.
iDaily except Sundays.
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.
ON trains 30 and 81, Pullman BUFFET Slccper
between New York and Atlanta.
Hot Springs. ~
On trains SO and 80, Pullman Buffet Slcepcr
netwceh washington and Montgomery; Wash
ngton ana Augusta, Greensboro and ElclmOnG
Greensboro and Raleigh.
through tickets on sale at all principal sta
tiOnS to all points. "
For rates ana information, apply to any Agent
OF the Company, or JAS. t.. TAYLOR
General Passenger Agent.
Washington, ID. G..
SOL. HAAS, Traffic Manager
Washington, ID. G.
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ATLANTA, May 2.-Thc Baptist
home missions board has just com
plctcd lis annual report rs follows
Missionaries 81, addition to Mis-
sion churches, 5000; money cxpcnd-
ed $4,000. 1t is reported that this
is the best years work ever done by
the board.
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The Sub-TreaSury Bill.

WAsnINGroN, ID. c., April %
The National Grange does not admit
that it has been superseded by the
National Farmers Alliance. The
Former maintains IN active represent
tativc here as well as the latter.
Just now the master of the National
Grange, j. II. Brigham, is here
Watching Congress- and also watch
ing his rival, President Polk, of the
Alliance, in the interest of, he says,
over a million members Of the
Grange. brigham speaks out very
clearly III opposition to the only
measure the Alliance has rs yet pre-
scntcd to Congress.
lie says in an authorized inter
view: eve arc opposed to the So
called sub-trcasury bill, which pro-
poses to establish government ware
houses in which the farmers can
deposit their products and borrow
from the government SO per cent Of
their value. The schc,uc is imprac-
ticablc. 1t is one that could not
Civ the farmers any relief. 1t is
not possible for this bill to pass Con
grcsS. lt would discriminate i'm
favor OF one class Of people. TO
add one billion dollars to the amount
of the circulation OF the currency at
one season OF the year and withdraw
it at another would simply play havoc
with the finances of the country"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-15

Chicago, May 7.--Dispatchcs re-
ccivcd from points in This State and
Iowa show that frosts were quite
general last night and the night be-
fore. Fruits and vegetables arc re-
ported to be seriously damaged.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-15

ST. Louis, Mo-. May 7.-lIeavy
frosts are reported from v!trious
sections of this State and it is
feared that the wheat crop has been
injured.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-15

Jos. E. Ross, freight conduc.o,
on the Richmond aud Danvillc Rail
road, between here and Atlanta, was
cut in three pieces ut Spartanburg,
S. c., while shifting cars.
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TEACHERS COLUMN.

GO All COMMUNICATIONS intended
for this column should be addressed
to 5. +. Stribling, School Commits
sioner, Walhalla, S. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-15

If YOUE Bit Il II u ~
Or you are all worn out, really good FOR nothing
1t is general debility. Try
BROWN'S IRON HITTERS.
1T will cure you. and give Il good appetite. Sold
by all dcrlcrS in medicine.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-15

MIL GCarinG, vertical and HOWE
zOnta Came Mills, GriSt and
SAW MILLS OF ALL SIZES, HOUSE
FRONTS, RAILING FOR GARDEN
AND GEM ETERY LOTS.
Prompt and Special Attention
given to Repairing cf Ma
chinepy,
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AjrhmMa 4 Qanui((r Aai(roaa Go

Condensed Schedule, in effect, Sept. 20, 1889.
Trains run by 10th Meridian timc-onc hour
faster than Goth Meridian time
SOUTIiBOIIND
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CAUSED by Microbes,
Radam'S DIiCrObe Killer

Extcrm;natcs tho Microbes and drives
thcm out of the system, and when that
is done you cannot have an ache or pain.
No matter what tho disease, whether a
simple ease of Malaria Fever ora combi-
nation OF diseases, we euro them all ut
the same time, us we treat all diseases
cOnStitutionally.
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| would call the attention Of the public
especially to the fact that my CIRCULAR
SAW MILLS have taken the first prize at
every State Fair in Columbia wien on cH-
hibition, and that make Il speciality of
the manufacture of the IMPROVED
CIRCULAR SAW MILL, combining
great simplicity with durability and
strength i'll their construction, and there
by ann enabled to put on tic market an
article Which rivals any other in price as
well as scllcctivcncsS | have on file many
testimonials from the foremost sawycrs
and mill-mcn of this State who use my
mills TO their perfect satisfaction.
| am enabled to furnish House Fronts,
Railing and all Architectural Work at
short notice, having Il large variety of
patterns; and. besides, the experience of
many years in the trade, SO that | can
suit customers in every manner to their
taste as well as to prices. My experience
and knowledge Of gearing and other ma
chincry by this time is well known
throughout the State, and will warrant
to every one that he can be suited by me.
| pay close attention to Repairs of
Steam Engines, &c.. when ordered. so
that they are promptly filled and no loss
occurs to any customers by delay.
Parties desiring any article in my line
will find it to their best interest to call or
correspond with me.
Write for Circular and Price List.
which will be furnished on application.
JOHN ALEXANDER,
Columbia, S. C.
May ,, 1889.
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Asthma, Consumption. Catarrh, Bron-
chitis, Rheumatism, Kidney and Liver
Disease, Chills and Fevcr, Female Trou-
blcs, in all its forms, and, in fact, evc-
ry Disease known to the Human Sys-
tom.
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FOR DYSPEPSIA
Use Browns Iron Bitters.

Physicians recommend it.
All dealers keep it. SlOO per bottle. Genuine
has Trademark and crossed red lines OH wrapper
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-15

N t11ntic Coast Lime.
Passenger Department.
Wilmington, n. C., Jdnu0ry Is, 1890.
Fast Line Between Charleston and Co.
lumbin and Upper South Carolina
and Western North Carolina.
Condensed Schedule.
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z TVUT IHV IUTIn "IHnnln Is % ne
understood any OF the substances
that are sold commercially under the
name of "tannic acid" We prefer,
however, to use gallotannic acid for
the purpose Of our invention.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-15
CONGAREE IRON WORKS,
Lady Street, near G. g. C. R. R.
Depot, Columbia, S. c.,
Steam Engines and Boilers,

--MANiiFACrUEwR Or--
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CENSUS ENUMERATORS.
they Have No. Yet Been Compens,

They Have Not Yet Been Compensated
for Their Labor.
Although the Census Office is quick to
find fault, and takes pains to inform Super
visor Davis Of any little complaint or de-
feet, 1t neglects to acknowledge his letters
or kilograms with reference to the San
Jose, Mount ST. Joseph's Infant Asylum
and other matters. In consequence of this
slight, he Intends to wire the officials at
Washington, and insist upon knowing their
attitude toward him.
Many OF the unfortunate enumerators are
without the necessaries of life, while their
miserable compensation is withheld from
them. There is some talk of their holding
q mass-meetlng, at which resolutions will
pc aoopted calling upon the Government to
relieve their wants.
IN reply to letter of inquiry Superin-
tendent Porter, under late date, writes
as iolioWs: I'm reply to your communica-
tlon OF the 18th inst, l would state that
When your district can be taken up (Which
l nope VIII be in the near future) your
schedules will be examined and compared.
an q, provided they are found to be duly
ana properly filled according to law and
Instructions, vouchers in duplicate will be
maiieo 10 you Tor signature, upon return of
when Draft upon the Assistant Treasurer
OF the United States at New York, in favor
OF yourself, will be issued and mailed to
you without delay.
Inc examination and comparison of the
scAeuuleS Oh an Amy Of $4,000 enumerators
consumes much time, and it is hoped that
Whatever apparent delay may occur in the
settlement Of individual accounts the emu
merators VIII not regard it as deliberate OH
the part of this office"
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proved that he did not know that the an

proved that he did not know that the ami
nal was accustomed to running away. Ber-
draw, however, did not prove that the amount
of damages which he sustained by the
smashing Of his vehicle amounted to SIS, but
to IS only, and judgment for that amount
was rendered, while the verdict OF the
lower court for Skinner was sustained.
Berdraw besides having the amount OF his
damage reduced was also compelled to pay
S33 Go for costs of court.
THE GRIP STILL PREVALENT.
The illness from which Colonel e. G.
Waite is suffering has taken the form OF
the grip, and he ventures out of the house
only when necessity requires it. Several
other persons are reported to be suffering
from the same disease.
Colonel George w. Balm, the temperance
lecturer from Kentucky, addressed very
large audience last evening at Park Opera
House.
The contest between Columbus Bartlett
and DR.. William Simpson for the Republic
can nomination for State Senator will I'M
doubleday be settled at the primaries, as
each candidate will have a ticket in the
field. The contest will be close one.
Charles Dittmarr, member of the Fifth
Infantry Band of Oakland, is suffering
severely from poison oak, which attacked
him while at the Santa Cruz encampment
His face is so badly swollen that he is un-
able to see, and at times his suffering is in
tense,
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MURDERED AT UNGA.

An Agent OF the Alaska Commercial
Company Shot Dead.
The steamer Arago from O0nalaska
brings news of the killing of George Hem
mingway, agent for the Alaska Commercial
Company. at Unga Island ON the 18th inst
The Dora was at Unga at the time and she
brought j. Z. +. Clark to Oonaaska before
the Arago left, charged with the murder Of
the agent. The account of the killing is
furnished by Captain Hague of the Dora.
Clark was formerly emplove by the Alaska
Commercial Company at Unga. When he
came TO be paid off a dispute arose between
him and Hemingway, he claiming that
there was $500 more coming to him. The
Dora's ca tain went over the books with
the other two and found that Clark had
been paid the money. Captain Hague went
out to his vessel for lunch, and shortly after
a messenger brought the news that Hem
mingway had been shot.
Captain Hague returned to the shore and
found the agent dead on the bridge near
the company's store. Clark was standing
in the doorway very cool and collected, and
he said that he had shot Hemingway, but
that he had acted in self-defeDse, the agent
having drawn a weapon on him. He will
be tried at OonalaSka.
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NEGLECTED FOR LIQUOR.

Little Ones Go Hungry While Their
Parents Drink.
Assistant Secretary Refs of the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children
yesterday removed two children, boy
and girl aged and 81 years respectively,
from the wretched and neglected home of
their father, William Cavanaugh, Bridge
place; OIL Broadway, and took them to the
toundllng asylum at California and Brod-
erlck streets. Their mother is supposed to
be dying from alcoholism. and their father
use of liquor,
Benjamin Cavanaugb, the twelve-year-
old son Of the couple, died on the 2lst inst.
unattended by physician, and the case
was reported at the Morgue. 1t was found
that the boy had been i'll long time from
heart disease and complication of dis
orders. and death certificate assigning
heart, disease as the cause of death was
issued.
Inc little ones were hungry and in a
pitlable condition, which the neighbors say
is due to the parents craving for liquor
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Alameda.

Some months ago man named Skinner
sold q. Berdraw a horse for 800, guaran-
teeng him to be sound and gentle animal
While the new owner was driving the horse
two or three days after the purchase he ran
away, wrecking the vehicle to which he was
attached. Berdraw then refused to pay for
the horse, and Skinner brought suit to re-
cover the purchase price. Berdraw filed
counter claim for SIS, the amount of DAM
ages which he alleged was sustained by his
vehicle. The case was tried in the Justices
court, and a judgment of $50 was rendered
in favor of Skinner. while Berdraw was
allowed the S15 sued for. But Berdraw
was not satisfied with this result, and think
ing that he might be compelled to purchase
the animal appealed the case TO the Supe-
rlOr Court, as In the lower court Skinner
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Press Club Election,

The third annual election of the Press
Club was held yesterday at the rooms, on
Pine street. The following officers were
elected.
Marcus p Wiggin, President; Allen p Kelly,
Vice, President; James ii. Love- Secretary; A.
L. founst0ne. Librarian; Jeremiah Lynch, S.
w. Horton, A. e. Cook, l.. S. Vassault, I'll. Ii.
Egbert aid George E. Myer, Board Of Managers
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A Youthful Criminal.

Zygmond Revolinski, boy II years of
age. was booked at the City Prison last
evening by Sheriff Denis Kearney of Los
Angeles, en- route to San Quentin, where
he will serve a term of three years on two
convictions of burglary committed in Los
Angeles.
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stanisInus Fruit.

The State Board of Trade yesterday re-
ceived some unusually fine lemons, peaches
and tomatoes from Stanislaus County. The
lemons. in particular. are OF an extraor-
binary size and quality.
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An Expensive Bullet-Hole.
Ngam All Nam, who was convicted sev-
eral days ago of firing a bullet through a
door in Chinatown. was fired 500 by Judge
Van ReypeGom Ye -gGatt With The alter
native of 200 DAYS in U.lt
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5000 Native Sons

BERTELING has the only reliable methods to
I'll deIectivesgh. 427 Kearny street
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Northwest Tenth ave. for Marquesas ST. and n
ST (or Savannah ST. being lot zoe. in BiccS lso.
Contra Park Homestead Association; size OF lot,
lOOxl.0. anEs w
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South San Francisco Lot.

Lot on west side OF Seventh ave, 500 feet sou
OF Poiif Lobos on the line of the Jackson-st ext'
sion 10 The park: the lot Is level aud on grade.
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"The Calls" Premium Dictionaries.

"The CalPs" Premium Dictionaries
THE CALL has received another cousign-
ment of the ALLEN" edition of Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary, which is being for
warded as rapidly as possible to subscrib-
ers whose orders are on file These books
are substantially bound in leather, beauti-
fully embossed, and in quality of paper
and excellence Of workmanship are per-
feet marvel.
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.-In the suit OF the
San Pablo Brick Company to recover from
Champion & Elder s23o3 co owed for bricks a
jury In Judge Hunts department has given a
verdict for plalntiH for the full amount.
5000 Native Sons
or the Golden West VIII be present at the grand
opening OF the Worlds Fair Big Tree exhibition,
SATURDAY evening, August 30th, corner Market
and Ninth streets.
BERTELING has The only reliable methods to
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For catalogues, terms, ETC., inquire OF
EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO.,
auo9 81 se2 st 633 Market st.
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a STUPID nLUNpER.

Now comes up the intricate legal phases
of the case. When Mr.. Strother went into
court to defend the proceedings against
him by Falk he stupidity neglected to raise
the original point upon which he refused to
audit the warrants, that is, that the clerks
had no right to draw a salary for the half
month previous 10 the closing of registra-
ton, and the whole case was fought in
both courts on the Auditors duty as min
isteria officer once the warrants were ap-
proved by the Board of Supervisors. Since
no other points were raised the courts, Of
course, were limited to that one and both
agreed that it was the Auditors duty to
audit warrants that had been approved by
the Board of Supervisors.
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s. line OF 18th ST., 14O feet E. of Park lane-These
ha ndsome residence lots are in the belt of
Mission; command q fine view: near Golden Gate
Park Castro and HaIght st. cables; lot 25xlOO.
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Mission French Flats.
Mission. 17th-st. Residence Lots.

NE. lire of N os. 233 and 253Ia) Langton st. bet.
7th and Sth, 1870 feet NV. OF Bryant-Building con-
tains French flats, rooms each; street paved
with basalt rock; rents S25; lot 25x75.