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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18

from the stand at Lex. 6toH to
Orr chance to speak, and Orr,
instead of being thankful, abused him
for it.
He showed why Clemson College
was not open, and said, in reply to a
question from Orr, that he was IN
favor c: giving what is necessary to
open it.
He showed that Judges had been
guilty of favoritism in behalf OF cor
porations.
Ex-Goy. SHEPPARD
arose to speak. There were loud
cries for Tillman and great confusion.
Gov. Tillman told his followers to
hush or leave; their conduct was not
for the decency and good name Of
the county.
A voice: Let's go home.
Tillman: I did not ask you to
leave. had rather you would stay
and hear Sheppard, but had rather
YOU would leave than to disgrace
yourselves.
Gov SHEPPARD said he would not
have spoken If SC much rot had not
been forced down their throats and
sand busted in their eyes. He had
never witnessed more unfair and un-
Just attempts to excite prejudice
against the Conservative ticket
Benet says they are honorable mel
and true Democrats. Tillman say:
they belong to rule or ruin party
will appeal to the negro, and claim
that the white people don't hav'
sense enough to govern themselves
Tillman had been nominated b.
black-hearted and deep-dyed Re
publicans. Among his supporters i
, Richland were men who had vote
against Elliott, the Democratic nom
e nee for Congress. Tillman ha
spoken of =. B. Williams. Tw
; years ago Webster's Dictionary coul
: not furnish word; to express the C
lumbia Registers hatred for I'll
mar, and Larry CAN'T, its preser
S editor, before he came to columb
a termed Tillman the Judas lscarl'
a of the Farmers Alliance.
). Tillman interrupting: Is Mclv'
IS as good a Democrat as Benet?
e Sheppard: McIver is the only n:
on our ticket that voted against tt
Democratic nominee. He has r
,e pented and been asked to cor
Of back by Irby's committee, and
ID the language Mr.. Benet uses to d
fend Tillman on the question OF pr
b. family there is more JOY among t
ID angels over one sinner that roper
than over ninety-n;ne that need
ne repentance. Applause
ey Tillman says the Conservatl
ticket is made up of bankers a
on lawyers. They have one banker a
Iii three lawyers. The Tillnan tic'
rp has one banker and four lawyers.
I'd, man in the Legislature SINCE Il
he1has done as much to promote
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18

ment OF capital,
frage that would ,.Av pace among
white men in oconee county If Till
mans prope-ty qualification should
be adopted. II it is adopted, said he
to an interrupter, this young man
will nev~~ vote for T;llman or any
one else.
Sheppard resumed his seat amidst
great applause.
GOV. Tillman arose and asked all
who were going to vote for Sheppard
to hold up their hands. Sheppard
motioned his supporters not to do 50
and remarked that they would show
their sentiments on August 30.
Tillman asked those who were
going to vote for him to hold mp their
hands. His response was liberal, but
less than half The hands were upraised.
Ger. Farley arose to speak and
noise greeted him. There were cries
in the audience that Sheppard had
not been given respectful hearing
and Farley should receive the same
treatment.
Col. Sheppard asked his support
ers to be quiet, and very good atten-
ton WIS given Gen. Farley, who
spoke half an horr and told not a
single joke.
COL. YoUMANS.
was the next and last speaker. Loud
wells were given by the Tiilman men,
and appeals for order were made by
the chairman and Mr.. Benet and a
erav-haired old gentleman named
. Giles, who was a sergeant IN the
army with Youmans.
Col. Youmans proceeded with his
address and made some heavy hits
q inst the Reform Governor, which
! were interrupted by Tillman yells III
an ATTEMPT 10 drown his argument
Col. Youmans said he knew the physic
was bad to take and the pills would
: grippe a little, but would do great
0 GOOD. The county chairman asked
4 the Tillmanites to keep order.
: -he Sheppard men, said he, have
/ given the speakers on your side {
respectful r hearing, and you ought t'
= give them the same treatment.
a , Seret. Giles urged his friends t.
It be quiet. Col. Youmans is agalns
us, but he is a gallant man. | wa
W in the war with him.
Col. Youmans had not proceede,
far when he was forced to suspend
N Mr.. Benet advanced to the from
le and Jegan: If you are friends G
e. Gov. Tillman you owe it lells &c
,e Tillman.
- Benet: You owe it to Tillman t
!" hear Col. Youmans.
e. But the ring stoutly refused
O. hear, and Col. Youmans said b
he hoped Mr.. Benet was convinced /:
+s to who did the bowling down. I'll
~ ~ man was responsible for all such e:
40 hibitions Of mob disorder as that b
fore him, and he hoped that the Sta
ys5 would get rid of Tillman and h
nd evils.
"a Col. Youmans made some exec
=. ~ lent points, but the bowling dow
,e1 @ was so frequent that he did not Q
No cupy all his time. The meeting W
'76 adjourned and the candidates I
he Congress addressed the audience.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18
GEN. LEES DARING
AND GEN. KERSHAW'S GAL
LANTRY.

SENECA, S. c., August Is, 1892.
MEssRs EDlroRs:: am made to
feel proud, and I will tell, you why.
| have touched chord that has
vibrated and brought back to me an
echo: it thrills me with delight aud
s:shook my bosom IL its solitude"
One heart beats in unison with
mine and could not resist the tempta-
ton to tell me so. The exhileration
and ecstasy ! feel, and which has been
brought about by this unexpected
encouragement, mas the same effect
thatthe soul-inspiring music often had
on the wearied soldier after long
davis force march-tired and worn
out, feeling that he wanted nothing
but rest-when suddenly the band
strikes up and the old familiar air is
plaved, of which he never grew tired
in hearing:
sLet this knapsack be my pillow,
And this mantel for my sky;
Hasten. comrades, to the battle,
viii like soldier die.
..Soon with angels III be marching,
With bright laurels on my brow;
Who viii then for her be watching?
Who will care for mother now"
The scene at once changes to one
of iov ard merrlment; WEAKNESS for
gets tolls, danger her position, and
the thought of nome and that better
land makes the present uncomiorta-
bic surroundings for the moment
pail. a scanty meal is prepared and
consumed, suca as only soldier
knows how to enjoy; then soon al
is still-nothine heard save the lone
sentry on his round, except when II
the presence OF the enemy
WHO can ever forget that wa:
there the long force march over the
mountains into the Shenandoah
When night came on, all weary an'
exhausted, the immortal Jackson
with few vidette pickets and hi
personal staff, kept the vigil while
the infantry slept. During the night
it is said, when ell was quiet as death
the Adjutant General, no doubt think
ing of the total exhaustion of th'
men, on taking survey OF the scene
spread out before him, lnvoluntarll!
exclaimed, 'sPoor devils" The grea
leader, the illustrious stonewall
Immediately rebule' I'D said
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18
The Mud Hen.

recently made acquaintance with the
mud hen, of the grebe family. | had
met her before, but had never had op-
portunity to study her, and knowledge
Of her habits is exceedingly interesting.
Here under the trees on little lagunas
bank, have watched for hours as she
has been swimming, diving, splashing
darting, auttering and spattering foam
from her lifted wings and budding he1
Young up on the bank to eat grass IN tne
sun. She has no beauty, but those tiny
i.canary colc.ed mud chickens, nppeo
With soft down, are rather pretty.@SaI
Diego Cor. Christian Union.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18
An Interesting Table

The Yorkville Enquirer prints the
following table of the voting poru-
.ation of South Carolina in 1890 by
counties and race, furnished to'it BY
Gov. Tillman, who procured it from
the census office esfor his own infor-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18
THE STATE CAMPAIGN MEET
ING At HHALHAlLA.
OVER TWO THOUSAND
PEOPLE PRESENT.
GOOD ORDER PREVAILED.

The campaign meeting was held at
Walhalla on Thursday last. The re-
ported speeches of Gov. Tillman,
Col. Benet and Mr.. Farley are taken
from the Register. The reported
speeches of Col. Sheppard, Col. Orr
and Mr.. Youmans are taken from
the Neacs md Courier. Thespeeches
OF Col. Johnstone and Mr.. Latlmer
have not yet been reported.
The meeting was presided over by
County Chairman Burns, and was
opened with prayer by Rev. r. w
Seymour.
HON. w. C. BENET
opened. He charged the ants with
creating bitterness between the two
factions. He defended every mem.
Der of the present administration
from the assaults of the ansis, and
showed that it was untrue that thell
fight was merely against Tillman. a
shrewd banker told him the Other
day that it was absurd to say thai
the fight was against Tlllman only
It looked to him like shrewd scheme
of capitalists to run down the prices
of the bonds so that hey could buy
them up at great profit. Such is
the opinion Of a long-headed banke'
who is Tillman's friend.
Orr has said that the ladies'
against Tillman. At the
Laurens county there
ladies' present, a.,
every one
1
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18

vosps, after march
night from Gordansville to
We of action, arrived on the
the critical moment,
EGGS Texas and Ker-
.,~lth Carolina brigades
Gen. Lee met the head OF the column
on the plank road, evidently some
what excited, ordered the Texans to
form and forward on the right Of the
road, and the Carolinians were ordered
TO do likewise on the left There
was no time to use tactics or military
maneuvres to get Systematically
into line, but the order was to get
into position the best way possible,
as the enemy was Immediately in
front driving our army before him IN
confusion. Gen. Lee, apparently for
getting himself for the moment: pos
sibly fearing that ali was lost, under
took to lead the Texas brigade into
the fight. Gen. GREGG ordered him
80 halt and 60 to the rear, lie
.esasea, when file OF soldiers were
ordered to seize the bride relns Of h;
horse and carry him off OF the fed
1t was then that this great military
captain, with the simplicity OF 8
child, the dignity OF man, the cour
age OF a soldier, and with the autho
ritv of a commander, said: Gentle
men, know my duty; go in there
and give them fellows the cold steel
They will shoot with you here al
day" Gen. Greeg, answering for tn
Texans, said ''Ii you will go bacl
we will; but you shall not go Wit
us" With this promise they wen
forward. For moment there wa
calm, as though the destroying
angel sfluddered to behold the might
collision and destruction of huma
life that was to follow; but soon tn
...ceasing death rattle OF musketry
the fearful crash OF shrapnel and tn
awful whistling of shell told but to
plainly the terribleness of the COZ
fict that was going on. There was nc
halt made, however, but they pushe
right along, driving before them Il
enemy pell-mell, head long, bleedir
at every pore, over and through tt
immense forest from which it toe
the name Wilderness, densely Co
cred with young green leaves, {
dripping and bespangled with de-
sweeping, if aught inanimate ev
weeps, over the unreturning brave
The fight made by the Carolina
on the left of the road was just as
have described the one made on t
right by the Texans, the field Office
going into the battle, mounted n
ing up to the very mouths OF
cannot. Gen. Kershaw rode IN fro
all the while beckoning with
hand, saying, aCome on, boys; rene
Der where you are from," show
that he had confidence in appeals
State pride; and he was not N
taken, for fully one-third OF tn
that went into the battle were ky
pr wounded, which proves TIE ia
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18

and that is always taken away before
another is given.
The people who, in any commu,
nifty, have done the most for their
own and the general good are not
the wealthy, leisurely people who
have nothing to do, out are almost
uniformly the oyer-worked Glass;
who seem well nigh swamped with
cares and are in paroxysm OF
activity from January to December.
Persons of this class have learned
how to economic time, and, however
crowded with business, are always
found capable of doing little more
and you may rely upon them IN their
busiest season with far more assllr-
ance than upon the idle man.
Time, like life, can never be
recalled. 1t is the material out OF
which all great workers have secured
a rich inheritance of thoughts and
deeds for their successors. 1t has
been written, "The hours perish and
are laid to our charge How many
OF these there are upon the records
Of the past, How many hours wasted,
worse than wasted, in frivolous con-
versation, useless employment, hours
of which we can give no account and
in which we benefited neitner our
selves nor others. There are few
such hours in the busiest lives, but
; they make up the whole sum in the
lives of many. Many live without
accomplishing any good, squande1
their time away in petty, trlfilns
things, as if the only object in life
, were to kill time, as if the eartf
> were not place for probation, bu
r our abiding residence. We do no
value time as we should, but let man.
!. golden hours pass by unimproved
4 We loiter during the day time 0
life, and ere we know it the nigh
e draws near "when no man can work.
e Oh, hours misspent and wasted
d How we wish we could live ther
q . over again!
+ + 1t requires no small degree c
h effort to resolutely employ one
IS time so as to allow none Of it to g
= to waste. There are thousand cause
e tending to the loss of time, and an
,e one who imagines that they woul
,e do great things if they only had lei
IN ure are mistaken. They can fin
e = time if they only set about doing
~ Complain not, then, of your wal
s. of leisure. Rather thank God III
S; YOU are not cursed with leisure, for
ty curse it is in nine cases out OF te
e What if, to achieve some good wo
W y. which you have deeply at heart, y
nm can never command an entire mont
OF week, or even a day? Shall yo
x therefore, bid it an eternal adieu a.
ne Z fold your arms in despair? I
ar thought should only the more keer
Il, spur you on to do what you can
nd this swiftly passing life Of you
Ter Endeavor to compass its solution
y, fs, gathering up the broken fragmel
of your time, rendered more precit
by their breyity.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18

found out he was working for his own
and not the peoples interest. The
speaker discussed with his recognized
ability the poll tax, the commutation
tax and suffrage qualification, showed
that the Clemson College owed less
to Tillman and his administration
than to his opponents, protesting
against class government and recon-
mended recognition Of everybody's
rights.
A voice: Give US ali instance where
Tillman has slandered the State.
Orr: South Cardinals Democracy
has always been unquestioned, and
Gov. Tillman slandered the State
when he said the State could not be
carried for the Democratic nominees.
Applause.
GOV. TILLMAN
was introduced as the "Great Com
moner of South Carolina
He made new and vigorous intro
ductioE that aroused the enthusiasm
of the crowd. He showed that the
oss...egs represented the principles OF
Adams, while he represented the
principles of Jefferson.
Col. Orr wants one boss at the
court house to manage all the affairs
of county Is that Democratic
idea? Township commissioners coulc
much better manage the schools
roads and the assessment OF property
than by any other officers.
He made a strong argument favor
ing the 50 poll tax. He was Cover
nor Of the whole State and made
recommendations for the benefit o
the whole State, and did not pande
to the white people Of the Piedmon
section like Col. Orr, by saying tha
the increase would not benefit them
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18
....o / AII.ulan ma :

.oISC L Iliuidu Llc
,u ;ugs at Greenyille and Pick
ems were nsodels of good order, and
he believ,, all the up-country meet
ings would be sach, because the peo-
pie of this section believed in free
speech and the right to criticlse pub
lie officers. At orangeburg, which
is one of the strongest Tillman coun-
ties in the State, Mr.. Sheppard was
not allowed to open his mouth.
Mr.. Benet arose and asked leave to
say that he referred to meetings
which he had attended.
Col. Orr, to the audience; Mr..
Benet is a newcomer. He is the
last man that has caught hold OF the
coat-tails. Applause for Orr AT
Lexington, Tillman stronghold he
had heard more profanity and dlsor-
der than he had ever seen before IN
such a crowd, and all of it was dl-
rected against the Conservatives.
The good people of Lexington were
not responsible for this, but the
leader of the disturbance was Cal.
Caughman, one of Gov. Tillman's
appointees. Col. Orr explained how
he opposed Haskell's movement IN
1890 and supported Tillman after his
nomination. He had gone into the
March convention because he believed
that there would be organized oppo
sition to Tillman and it was better
that ticket should be put out early
the issues joined before the people
and the whole matter settled within
the party. He was in favor OF
} primary, but in the March conyen
. tion had put aside his personal view
, and preferences and did not favor {
demand for a primary because tn
l MAY convention did not have tn
power to grant it, and its refusal t
do so would in his opinion hav
a caused split. His action wa
:. prompted by desire for party hal
t mony and the crushing out OF lndt
b pendents. But Tillman's action o
: : the primary would not allow MI
' v to criticise the Conservatives on thl
Il point. The present makeshlft OF
II II primary was but one point remove
n from the old system that had pr
$ vailed. He spoke of Mr.. Benet
d having been an ofice-seeker for son
time.
Benet: Name the Offices.
Orr: Congress, President of tt
's ls South Carolina College, Speaker
D the House OF Representatives al
ye half dozen others. Applause
g: g: Benet: My friends, the ants, wit
he out consulting me, put me up a
g, knocked me down again.
m m Orr: And the people did the SAL
be be thing when you ran for Congress, tn
ny knocked you down. Laughter.
ed Col. Orr referred to. the Nichols
rumor as rot. True South Car
tnians would not depreciate their o
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18
LEISURE,
BY MISS NJ. E. SINGLETON, OF WEST.
MINISTER, S. c.

rThe following essay was read at the
recent Methodist Sunday School Confer
ence, held at Rock Spring church, in oco-
nee county:
Spare moments are the gold dust
of time, the portion of life most
fruitful in good or evil. When
gathered up and pressed into use
important results flow from thence;
when neglected they are gaps through
which temptation finds a ready
entrance. They are treasure when
rightly used, but a terrible curse
when abused. There are three obi
cations resting upon us In regard 10
the use and application of time.
There is the duty to ourselves, in
the care of our happiness, our i'm
provement and providing for our
necessities; the duty to those depend
ant upon ourselves and to society;
and, lastly, our accountability to God
who bestows upon US this valuable
Gift, not without its being accom-
panied with the greatest inducements
and the strongest and most cogent
motives to improve it to advantage
in these different respects.
1t is astonishing what can be done
in any department of life when once
the will is fred with determination
to use the leisure time rightly. Only
take care to gather up your frag-
ments of leisure time and employ
them judiciously, and you will find
time for the accomplishment OF
almost any desired purpose. Men
who have the highest ambition to
accomplish something OF Importance
in this life frequently complain Of a
lack of leisure; but the truth is, there
is no condition in which the chances
of accomplishing great results are
less than in that of leisure. Life is
composed Of an elastic material, and
wherever solid piece of business is
removed the surrounding atmosphere
of trifles rushes in as certainly as the
air into bottle when you pour out
It's contents. ii you would not have
your hours of leisure tr:ttered away
on triAes you must guard 1t by bar
riers of resolution and precautlon as
strong as are needed for hours Of
study and business. The value Of
time is not realized. 1t is the most
precioAs thing in all the world; the
l. ..:,c, .of ,-,.:-,iN as" - -.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18

The Nova Scotia Baptists have not one
church where fermented wine is used at
communion.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18

rrhe following essay was read at the
recent Methodist Sunday School Confer
ence, held at Rock Spring church, in oco-
moo co11nty.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18

Totals. o2,e57 32,949 2$5,6ot
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-14

The cuar-eness Of one age IL not tol
Grated by the next AbOut's rousci.
tatod Napolyonic troupier discovered
this There isprogrcss IN refinement
although 1t Is accompanied 10y cant
aud false dciRcy But the-uggestion
Is this. aud % iSin u sense independent
Of the question Of art and morals or
the noumorul quality OF art, Every
generation has Us rights, and among
them right 10 protect itsolf against
anything 1t dislikes or that oifcnd'
IL. Il docs not concern itself much
about distractions. but It knows what
influences best serve It's ideals OF Il
better life ON the whole it Is az
good II judge Of what Is good for Il
rs tho more enlightened novclists. -
Charles Dudley Warner in Harper's.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-14

"How can you let your children play
IN tho street, said one New York
woman 10 another the other day. "Eycn
In tho best noighborhoods You do not
know who may live three doors away
from you, aud children will fratomiz5
In the most democratic way, y5g'sEow. ="
"Yes, / know" said tho other mother.
"but cannot keep the children forever
indoors, nor do | think the restricted
strolls In tho park particularly inspiring
My children have always scornod their
nurses, ana can't see that 1t does them
any harm 10 race up aud down the
block independently. They learn things.
yes, and como to me TO tell mo OF them.
Better they should learn them now and
have their influence promptly countet.
acted, | find, too, that often the most
vicious little friend thoy have Is the onl
who is tied 10 his nurses French cap"
Hero are two opinions duly set forth.
Her Point Of View In New York
Times,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-14

Tho Funeral club, Of Paris, was a
CHASTITY organization. rs object was 10
attend in body all public funerals, and
private ones where II was allowed. It's
meetings were always held in cemeteries,
and members invariably dressed In som.
Der black with Grape sashcs ON their
hats. Tho only music they had was a
hand organ, and this played nothing but
the dead march In Saul" No smile
was ever seen upon tho faco OF a mem.
Der In public, All kinds Of gayotioa
thenters, dances and parties the mcm-
bers were strictly forbidden to part,ci.
pate in at any time; indeed it is difficult
to imagine what ON earth tho men con-.
posing tho Funeral club had TO live for
anyhow,-Boston Home journal