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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
Tho Ideal Sportsman.

AS tho accomplished artist should bo
master Of detail, SO should tho sports
man bo thoroughly informed in all mi
nor matters which bear upon his amuso-
mont. Tho man who ilovor rises above
tho killing stage misses much Of tho
most enjoyable and satisfying attributes
of sport, for in tho thorough mnstory of
"details lies tho really enduring pleas
uro: Moreover, l have found that, rs a
rulo, tho better informed sportsman is
tho less Saino ho kills-not because
learning intorfcres with his skill, but
rather that he has learned enough not
to kill too much.
My ideal sportsmnn-and wo find him
hero and therc-is tho man who has
outgrown tho desire to mako big bags,
who has passed tho point when pleasure
is measured by tho pilo Of doad, who
has oducatod himself till ho has rison
above tho soihshncss Of nero slaughter,
and who has grown to consider rod and
gun rs accessories to rather than osson.
tials of pleasure afield. Such man 3
path winds through places SO pleasant
that ho mover weurics of them, and his
gnmo hag grows lighter rs his undor-
standing of nature brondons. Ho be-
comes moro naturalist than sportsman
(in tho ordinary acceptance of that
torm), and whilo no probably is an OK
collent shot tho very knowledge of his
ability to kill when he SO desires TOM
pers his eagorncss 10 do Sod w.
Sandys III Outing.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
WttneBB on thu Table.

a man namod Hogan was charged
with murder A hat, beloved to bo tho
prisoner's, Was found noar the body of
the murdered man, and this was tho
principal ground for supposing Hogan
was tho perpetrator Of tho foul deed.
O'Connell, who was retained for tho do.
fonso folt tho CASE required tho exercise
OF his utmost powers. Tho counsel for
tho crown made strong point Oh tho
hat. O'Connoll CROSS examined the wit
ness who identified it. "Aro you por-
feotly sure that this was the hat found
close to tho body2" "Sartin sure. "
O'Connoll proceeded to inspect tho eau
boen. "Was tho prisoner 8 name, Pat
Hogan (ho spoiled each letter slowly,
"in it at the time you found it2''
Twas, Of course" " "You could not be
mistakon?" "No, air" "And all you
sworo is as truo as that?' "Quite. "
'"Thon got off tho tablo this minute p
Dried O'Connoll triumphantIy. Address.
ing tho judge. ho said: my lord, thoro
can DO no conviction horo. There il no
name In the hat"
In many Of tho county assizo courts In
ireland witnesses give thoir ovidonoo
whom sitting on chair placed on top Of
table which Ia fixed in front Of tho
bench. Somo of these tables arc covered
with greon bni2e. In tho assizu court in
tho town Of Wicklow haye frequently
hoard witnoss, aftor no has boon call
cd, ordered to "como on tho table, by
an Official OF tho court. --Notos and
Queries.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
Graphic Sketch of Ellen Terry

Charles Reado was ono Of Ellen Ter
rvs earliest admirers, and his doscrip
ton of her aftor her successful imper.
sonation Of one of his creations is char
actoristio of the man. "Ellon Terry is
an enigma" he wrote to friend undor
the date of Juno 1, 1867. "Hor eyes aro
pale, her nose rather long, her mouth
nothing particular, complexion % doll.
cate brick dust, hor hair rather like tow,
yet somehow sho is beautiful. uor OK
preston kills any pretty face you 500
beside her. Hor figure is lean and bony,
her haLds masculine in size and form,
yet sho is pattern of fawnlilto grace.
Whether in movement or roposo, praco
porvados tho hussy; in character i'm
pulsivo, intelligent, weak, hystorical-
In short, all that is abominablo and
charming in woman. Ellon Terry is q
very charming actress. / SEQ through
and Through hor, yet sio ploasos nio all
the same. Little duck. Chicago Intor
Ocean.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
BABY GiiSd itli NIGH NJ aid 3 Day
Dlseharge from Her Ears - Top
n of Her Head Broks out In &.
ScrofuIous Eruptions
Grew Worse Under Treatment Till We
81 Gave Her Hoods sarsapariIla -~ She
Has Rosy Checks Now. @@"

q When my baby was two months
old she cried night and day, and
seemed to DO in great pain. She had
4 . iisoiiHrge from her ears, and the top
of her, head broke out in scrofulous
eruptions. The doctor gayo me some
thing to stop tho discharge and case
tho pain, but his treatment did not
cure her and we wero sorry to SEQ
She Grow Worse
Instead of better. The top of her
head broke out with scrofula. A
crust would form on her head and fall
Off taking the hair along with it,
and this continued for two or threo
months, when something seemed to tell
mo to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, and l
Sid 50, together with Hoods Pills
and Hoods Olive Ointncnt. Soon
The Discharge Stopped
and tho sores were rapidly healing.
In short time her hair grew out and
,ishe now has rosy checks and 10 all
right in evory way" Mrs. |. LLOYD,
Spring Valley, N. Y.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the Best in
fact tho Ono True Blood Purifier
Sold by all druggists. ST., six for So.
N. B. If you decide to take Hoods
do not be induced to buy any sub
Gtitutc. Get only !loos!'s.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
M g oPl y Nli a s. I'M PORTED.


It IL Taxed Heavily bus NJ 81 otIms 4s.sssS
Si5t IS Have It mt Any Price. - 56
Il The extent TO which opium smoking
sss s :,saeti eed by q, th IL cnu,l.
try may bo judged from tho fact that
the importations Of smoking opium at
this port last yoar aggregated IL ], ,4O1
pounds The drug, at 80 d pound,
amounted to, $72s,4o6. The drug was In
tho form prepared exclusively for smok-
ing and not available for any othor uses
Il comes III rectangular tin hoxes, not
unlike those inwhioh pepper and spices
are put up, eaoh containing about hulf
pound. Sc prepared, opium liz q semi.
fluid, dark brown, sticky substance, ro
sombling New Orleans molasses in ap.
pearance. -. sgs - ,. y p
Chauncoy nj, St, John, deputy sur
veyor Of tho port, says that OH the i'm
p"rts Of this sort of opium at San Fran
DISCO since jan. 1 last to dato duty hns
beon paid to tho amount of $I4G,84I.
This would represent "a, 800 pounds of
tho drug. BY tho steamship Gaelic, ar.
irving from China on Feb I3, the opi
um imports amounted to 1S, 333 pounds
on which tho duty paid was $4,000.
Not including this largo quantity, the
smoking opium now in bonded ware
houses hero, Oh which duty Of $13l, 500
has not boon collected, amounts to 30. :
315 pounds.
1t is believed that opium smoking
has greatly dooreased since tho duty was
roduuod froin Sa3, the former rate, to
tho present ratio Of SO pound. Former
ly largo quantities Of smoking opium Of
an inforior quality wero mado in Vic
toria, B. O., and thence smugglod into
tho United States. Tho reduction Of du-
ty, whilo greatly lesseniny the profit.:
Of smuggling, loft tho risk Of soiHuru
undiminishod, and this tended to dis.
courage tho Victorian industry, which
has practically boon abandoned.
Very littlo smoking opium reaches
tho United States savo that which oomos
to this port from China. 1t is all made
in that country. The drug for medioi
nal uses comes in it's crude form from
Turkey. a littlo Of this raw opium Is
| occasionally imported by San Francisco
dealers by way Of Now York, reaching
this CITY by rail.
Tho manufacture of smoking opium
in tho United Stntos has boon greatly
checked, if not woll nigh destroyed, by
tho imposition of an informal rovenuo
tax of $40 a pound. Tho tax, in fact,
was laid for tho express purpose of dis.
couraging the business.
In somo way report has gained our
rcnoy that an attompt had boon mado to
Gii"BBlo large quantity of opium into
this country in tho guiso Of "nut oil"
by tho ship Now York, which went
ashore at Half Moon bay. Tho customs
officials suy thoro is no foundation for
tho story so far ns they arc informed. -
San Francisco Chruniolo.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
Nh. j. A. Cook and the "TaXpnyers'
COnYcntiOn.o
FORT MADISON, April IS, 189I

FORr MADISON, april IS, 1898.
= EDIToRs COURIER: A friend has
just handed us copy of the Oconee
News Of the 1Ith instant and called
our attention to short editorial, in
which we find the editor airing him
self in the following manner: "Thcre
seems to be person in these parts,
who signs j. A. Cook, who has waited
long for an excuse to show his abso-
lutte want of propricty, as well as re-
gard for truth. lie seems to nave
tried to class the editor of the News
down with himself, thus showing that
he would take from another that
which cannot help him, but only in
jurc another. We seldom notice
matter contained in Il hand BILL
We return Mr.. j to stax-p payer
for further instructions, to be con-
Quoted to the Hon. M. IS. Denhy,
who will cnlightcn this falsifcr to a
due observance of diplomacy"
Now, our article which was pub
lishcd in the COURIER of the 7th in
stant, which seems to have caused
this air ship explosion, was consid-
cred reasonable argument, the OBJ
ject of which was to convince the
good people of the country of our
just cause that the Equalization
Board did the best they conld under
the circumstances that they were
not guilty of any crime and did not
deserve tic unjust criticism, which
was hcaped upon them by this bigotcd,
ignorant, contemplate, ovor-ratcd
political parasite, who has more pre-
tended nropriety than common sense.
We think we have convinced the
good people of our honest intentions,
but in case Of this editor, we arc OBJ
liged to acknowledge our failure to
convince him, or fall back upon the
old adagc, "Convince fool against
his will, he is only q fool STILL" When
he has no reasonable argument to
answer us, he resorts to the old
dodge of ridicule. He can splutttr
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
The Cotton Crop Of 1soe.,e7.

"A circular Issued by Statistician
Hyde of the Agricultural Depart
ment gives some inform lion con-
corning the cotton crop of 1896 81,
its value, the amount purchased by
mills and the acreage planted, says
Bradstreet's. The proverbial slow
ness of government publications is
well exampled thereby, because for
nine months the succeeding crop, thht
of 1897-98, has monopolized tho at
tention of the trade. 1t shows that
the total cotton crop of 1896-97
amounted in commercial bales 70
8,532,705, made up by the following
States: Alabama, 833,789; Arkan-
sas, G05,643; Florida, 1870; Geor-
gia, 1,299,340; Indian Territory,
87,705; Kansas, 81 Kentucky, AID ;
Louisiana, 567,251; Mississippi,
1901 900; Missouri, 24,110; North
Carolina, 52l, ,795 Oklahoma, 35, PSI ;
South Carolina, 936, ,463 ; Tennessee,
236,781; Texas, 2,122,701; Utah, 1923 ;
Virginia, 1850. 1t is stated that
the large and increasing amount of
raw cotton taken directly from the
current crop by mills from the COT.
ton-grcwing States if moro than ever
an important factor in estimating
the annual production. Ten years
ago only about six per cent of a crop
of 6,5O0,OO0 bales was used by those
States, while during the year 1S96-97
they used over Il per cent of crop
Of over 8,h00,000 bales. The num-
Der of mills in operation during tho
year was 4O2, the number of spin
dies 3,344,327, the number of bales
bought 681,991. The investigation
of the production of Sea Island cot
ton shows that the crop of 189G-97 was
tho largest one on record, the States
of Georgia, Florida, South Carolina
and Texas having produced 1O4,36s
bales. The next largest crop was that
of the preceding year, estimate! ;;,t Il
about $4,000 bales. The production
of Georgia was 64,668 bales that of
Florida, G,421 bales South Carolina,
1O,769; Texas $500. Tho total
value of the uplands crop was $685.
810,G0G, which gave an average of
6.G5 cents per pound of that sold,
and the total value of the Sea Island
crop, $4,000, ,95S, a1i average price of
1858 cents per pound. The total
acreage during 1896-97 was 23,27-3,-
2G9, the number of bales raised $685.
705-an average of OBJ bale per
acre.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
Tho Hobbyhorso Crazo In Amorloa.

-f Ahe hobpYhoFsa Cfazo In America. :
In st. Nicholas "The Story of the
Wheel" Is told by Frank II. Vizetelly.
Speaking of the draisine, or hobbyhorse,
as 1t was derisively called. Mr. Vizetol-
ly says:
The first American appearance Of tho
draisine was made In New York CITY.
The people Of the new world eagerly
welcomed the now sport. Small manu-
factories sprang up all over town, but
tho demand for whcols far exceeded tho
supply. Near Bowling Green these ve.
hioles were first exhibited. Around City
Hall park and urouud the Bowery at
al times of tho day riders might he
seen. The oraZe--for craze it was--soon
spread over the land, and the principal
oitios oaoh had wheels. However, q re.
action soon set In, and as suddenly as
tho dSa:sine had sisen into fayer SO sud
denly did It fall from graoe.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
Tho Battlcship Maine.

(May DO sung to tho air of "Thc Star
.. Spanglcd Bannor.)
With smiles on their faces, our sailor lads
went
To the shores of the stranger, in peace
- they were sent
They wore willing to dio for their coun
try and right,
They wero ready for poaco, thoy were
ready for fight.
They woro ready to stand side by side
brave and true,
To live or to die for tho Red, White and
Blue;
They wore welcomed as friends by trcach-
erous Spain,
And murdered at night, in their sleep on
tho Maine.
Had Had the stood at their guns, as Their
forcfathors stood, ,--~---
And died for Americas honor and good
Had tho enemy faced them, when danger
was near,
What foe in tho world would our brave
sailors fear?
at their country's first call they were
ready to go.
But, sleeping, dcfcnsclcss, and trusting
tho foe,
They sank in the night, whore IIavana's
waves roll,
Without time to cry, "Mcrcy, o God, on
my soul"
Two hundred and sixty fresh graves far
away
Meet the triumphant glance of the Sapn-
iards to-day,
While the enemy views with n smilo on
his lip
Tho wIcck of our beautiful lost battle
ship,
Whose crew lies asleep, unavengcd on
his shore
While tho soil of tho enemy covers him
DER;
O, comrades and friends, let them not
die in vain,
Own the graves where they sleep! Take
Cuba from Spain!
o, cowardly Spaniards, however dared
Insult such flag as the Red, White and
Blue;
Enough that you torture the mothers
and babes
In poor, starving Cuba, and mako them
your slaves,
But TO m.rdor, while sleeping, tho sail
ors from here,
o, we'll might yOu trcmblc in cowardly
fear;
For tho strength of America cries against
Sl ain,
Revenge for the sailors who died on the
Maincl
Mary Macdonald, in Brooklyn Citizen.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
Black Coffee II Preventive of Malaria.

Black Coffee II Preventive of Malaria.
"Tho best remedy in tho world for
an impending attack of malaria or chills
and fcvor is strong black coffee" said
tho drummer with the quill in his
mouth. rs ho walked up to tho cashier 3
dosh and paid for lunch for two
EARLY yesterday morning awaken
cd with tho usual accompaniment Of
th" nguu. had hot nushos. Following
thom camo sensation similnr to hay
ing cold feet dancing a minuot on one q
back in tho winter timo.
"Woll, Pm several hundred miles
from homo, ont Of reach of my wifo, of
COURSE and | was in dilemma. Got
ting the aguo, when you haven't SYM
pathetic spouse or n loving old mother
near to douso your foot in mustard baths
and rub your chest with cnmphor, is
not tho nloasantost thing in the world.
80 what did l do but adopt tho sug-
gcston Of II fellow who said ho'd had
tho ngy dozons o. times and drank cof-
fec.
IL swallowed five big, brnwny cups
of tho stuff, and whom I arose today
felt liko king. 1t had effected n euro. ;"
Nov Orleans Times Democrat
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
Couldn't Head Him OF,

During the visit CT political gentle-
man to Kontuoky his servant oame into
his room carly ono morning and an
nounood tho ooldest weather Of tho sea.
SON. Hits so cold, kunnel," he said,
"dat all do whisky's froze had"
"Whatp ~ shrieked the colonel, jump
ing out Of bed.
"Doy tolls mo do whisky 3 froze. sub. "
"Well, we'll! That boats my time!
But, say, Johnl'
eyes, suh."
Just go down and bring mo up a
hunk OF 1t. l always did like cracked
ico'-ChicaRo Times Herald.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
Citation Notice.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, J
COUNTY OF OCONEE.
IN THE COURT OF PROBATE.

By E. T.. lIERNDoN, ESQ, PRopArE
JUDGE.
Whereas, Mrs. Elizabeth j. James has
made suit to me to grant hor Letters of
Administration of tho personal estate
and effects of |. K. James, deceased
These arc therefore to cito and admon-
ish all and singular tho kindred and
creditors of tho said l. X. James,
deceased, that they bo and appear
before me, in the Court of Probate, to be
held at Walhalia Court House, S. G., on
rhursday, May 9TH, 1898, after pub
lication thereof, at | o'clock in the fore
noon, to show cause, if any they have,
why the said Administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand this 2lst day of
April, Ammo Domini 1903.
CrC +: T.. HERNDoN, Judgo Of
~ ~>~| Probate, oconeo County,S S. G.
Published on tho 21st day of April
1898, in tho KmowEm COURIER and Oconee
NoWs.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28

with pretend led courage unit iImet With
unexpected iirmneBs, then soooks
with fallen feathers to his den. If
we are not mistaken the good people
of the Reform party party in ncc.es
county were deceived and grossly
misrepresented one term in the Leg
islature. A shore time in the lower
house seemed to amply prepare him
for his dirty work since. Presuming
upon a self-conceived greatness, he
imagines himself to be greater than
the Reform party. who toleratos him,
the influence of whose paper he has
crippled. Never docs occasion pre-
sent itself but his ignorance is boun-
tifully displayed. '.Tried to class
the editor of the News with himself,
thus showing that he would take
from another that which cannot help
him, but only injure another" We
heartily agree with this editor in this.
We, too, don't think it would help us
or anybody else to bo classed with
this editor. We would be very clear
Of bringing such a disgrace upon our
self, even if it were possible for man
to class himself with monkey. lie
| refers us to the "1Ion. M. b. Dendy
for instructions, who will enlighten
us to due observance of diplomacy"
as wc are not personally ac-
quaintcd with Mr.. Dendy, we have
no just cause to doubt his mental
ability; end if we happen to think
that we need his instructions at any
time in the future, we will ask for
them. We think that if he is capa-
bic of instructing and onlightcning
people, his services arc probably
needed on tho editorial staff of tho
News moro than any other place in
the world.
Now, we think the editor of the
News shows his absolute want of
common sense in getting up a teacher
to teach diplomacy at this critical
time. Its results arc too prominent
in Havana harbor. A United States
battleship destroyed, 266 American
citizens murdered in their Sleep,
hundreds Of thousands of Cuban oiti
zens penned up by Spanish soldiers
and starved to deatl all the result
of too @.ssssh diplomacy. The gov
ornment of Spain and the Republi-
can party have graduated us all on
this line. The United States proba-
bly, has enough Of the diplomacy
fallacy to last them quite while.
'rhis falsificr." Now, we are will
ing for the good people of the country
to judge whether our article of the
7th WIS false Oh true, though We did
not expect the editor of the News to
believe anything that we said, from
the simple fact it's usually tho case
that when man happens to be an
habitual falsifier himself, he very
naturally thinks the people are all
falsliers. Therefore we cannot rea-
sonably blame him if he happens to
be troubled with this erroneous idea.
lie is rather to be pitied. Now, if
this article is a falsehood, for it he
will not care, and if it's the truth
then we need not fear.
j. A. Cook.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
Whore Our brushes Como From,

a largo proportion Of tho hog bristlcs
that aro made into brushes Of all sorts
nro obtained from China. Before Chi
noso ports woro opened to Foreigners tho
residents Of China mado no uso of tho
bristles, but now they have become ono
Of tho important exports. The hog bris-
tics used IN making fine brushes aro usu-
ally not loss than three inchos long, but
tho black Tien-tsin bristlos of north
China aro ofton moro than twice that
length and arc famous tho world over.
Tho aninlnis from which tho black BIZ ia-
ties arc taken closely resemble the wild
boar Of Europe. Buffalo Mewa
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28

Groatest Monument to Mans HaudiworIs.
1.-The groatost structure ever raised
by the hand Of man." writes William
George Jordan Of "Tho Greatest Things
In tho World" in The Ladies' Homo
journal, "is tho great pyramid of
Cheops, founded 1000 years ago aud
moasuring 746 feet square Oh the base
and 449 feet high. 1t took 30 years In
construction, 10000 mon working for
thrco months, and being thon relieved,
woro succeeded by all equally large
corps. Tho massive stones woro brought
from Arabia, 700 miles away. The cost
Of tho work is estimated at $146, 900, :
OOO,n
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
Beauty is BIOOSADeep,

Clean blood means n clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarots Candy Ca
thartic. clean your blood and keep it
Giean oy stirring up tho lazy iivor and
driving all impurities from the body.
Begin to-day to, Danish pimples, boiis,
blotches, blackheads and that sickly
bilious complexion by taking Cascarf ts-1
beauty for Ton centa. All druggists,
Satisfaction guaranteed. 10c., z5c., soc.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
The war department and the gene.

The war department and the gene
rails of the army are considering the
question of utilizing the II square
miles which the government owns at
the Chichamauga military park as the
point for concentrating troops in the
South for organization and instruct
ion, and also as the location of such
reserves as may be needed for the
gulf and South Atlantic Notifications
from New Orleans to Charleston
Such portions of the reserve as might
be needed could reach any of those
ratification in ~ hours from Chick
amauga. When not needed they
would he in healthier camps than on
the coast in hot weather.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28

Nos. So and 53 Solid Trains between
Charleston and Columbia. s. G.. A..
III. M. EMERSON, T.
Gen'l Passenger agent.
j. II. KENLY, - III.
General Manager. a.:
Il. M. EMERSON,
Traffic Manager.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28

IF man strikes another mr1
weaker than himself he is q coward
if he assaults stronger man than him.
SELF he is fool.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
MUrhi Geography.
The largest river is Time.

The largest river is Time.
The deepest ocean is death.
The highest mountain is called Sue
cess. Few reach the top, save those
who watch sharply for the passing OF
the spirit Of the mountain, Opportun-
ity, who carries upward all those
that seize hold upon him.
The most highly civilized country
is To-day.
The region where no man hath
ever set foot is called Tomorrow.
The region where no living thing
hath habitation is called Yesterday
The greatest desert is called Life,
and it hath many oases. These arc
called Hope and Ambition and Love
and Charity and Home and of them
all, the last is the most beautiful.
Besides these, are many others,
smaller in extent, whence the trav-
ellcr obtaincth rcfreshmcnt during
the weary journey through life
Christian Observer.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28

The Connecticut Mutual Life will
permit any of its policy-holdcrs to
fight for their country without charg-
ing them any extra premium.