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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
Indian Fails as ShopIffter.


n Navajo Indian can hide moro bulk
within tho folds Of his blanket than q
two Dushol basket could hold and can
successfully hide many stolen articles
boforo our eyes. Tho settlers along tho
San Juan and Animas rivers, during tho
carly days. had to put all thoir stoalablo
possessions in ono corner Of their places
Of abode and md guard whom tho Ma
yajocs woro visitors which was o too
froquont occurrence. "Chinny ah. go I"
(moanin8 something to oat) was the first
intimntion gonorally that an Indian
was noar (porhaps half dozon). Thoy
raroly exceeded half n dozen in number,
rs they, like tho American hobo, had
learned that smaller numborg stood o
bottor show to got something to oat.
Ono day in A. II. Lincoln's cabin, on
tho south bank Of tho San Juan river,
threo bachelors wore partaking of thor
evOning meal whom a Navajo with q
glass oyo walked in. All triod to watch
tho Indians movements, but no had
managed to got several articles undor
his blanket and would not hayo boon
dotoctod had not an accident bofallon
him. A hatohot which slipped from ono
or tho folds in his blanket foil, and tho
sharp blado out long cash in tho CALF
of his log. Tho Indian looked to tho
roof of tho cabin as if wondering whore
tho hatchot had fallon from, but tho
blood squirting from tho open cash bo-
traycd him. His blanket was shaken,
and n butcher lsnifo, minors candid.
stick, several candies and paokage of
tobacco, all belonging in tho cabin, foil
on tho oarthy floor. --Durango (Col. }
Wago Earnor.
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[ PriCclcSS Palm

III price eau be placed on pain, 'b1other's
phend 10 worth its weight ip gold as an aiievl,
ator. My wife suffered more La Ten nlnutee with
either Of h9r other two children than ehe did al.
ioSsbhsft @ her 4Hna sSsS
TO any one oxpeetin8 TO become mothGr," aays
O customer.
Thus writes Henderson Dale, Drugglst,
of Carmi, H., TO the Br,dfeld Regulator
Company, OF Atlanta, Co., tho proprie-
tors and manufacturers of Mothers
FRIEND" This successful remedy 10 not
one Of the many internal medicines ad-
vertlsed to do unreasonable thlngs, but q
scientifically prepared iniment especially
effective Ia adding strength and elasticity
to those parts OF woman's organlpm which
beai the eevsrest atrains of childbirth.
The linimont may be used at any snd
all timea during pregnancy up to the
very hour of confinement. The earlier 1t
10 begun, and the longer used, the moro
perfect will be the result, but it haa been
used during the last month only with
great benefit and success.
1t not only shortens labor and 1essens
the pain attending it, but greatly dimin,
1shcs the danger to life Of both mother
and child, and leaves the mother In q con.
dition moro favorable to speedy recovery.
Mothers Friend Is sold by druggists
at $1.oo, or aent by express on receipt Of
price.
Valuable book for women, "Before
Baby 10 Born," sent free OIL applications.
THE BRaDFiRLD REGULATOR co.. Atlanta, 90.
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Do Not Give Up i'm De"
spair-'T'here is Hopel

For agos it has been thought
that Cancer is incurablc, and
those 80 unfortunate as to have
this dreadful all,iction have con-
sldercd themselves beyond hope of
recovery. Tho doctors are ab-
solutely unable to afford any re-
lief, and tho poor sufferer might
well consider himself on the way
to an carly grave.
1t is now easy to 500 why tho
doctors have failed to cure Cancer.
Their theories have been all wrong,
and honco thoir treatment mis-
directed. They have made tho
mistake of thinking that by cut
ting out the sore or ulcer, known
as Cancer, the disease would bo
COTTON rid of, and the patient re-
stored to health. But the cruel
knife accomplisilos nothing, for
the Canccrpromptly roturns,a and is
always more virulont than before.
1t has been demonstrated, beyond
doubt, that Cancer is n blood disease,
and can not be cured by the surgeons
knife because the blood can not be cut
a'Udy.
Several years ago my wife had an
ulcer on her tongue, which, though an
noying, was not regarded seriously at
first. 1t refused to heal and began to
grow, giving her much pain. Tho doc
tora treated it for quito while but
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Din. Is u.

Ss{ & ~ .4l ilAz ~
Hssnyiirs ksre&cnor fsoastss by ssIrs.
ton ois CaS tersvilie
/ s.; ARIA MA Ioeo .a he hottest QUAR-.
rel ever known In the south 40 nov on
betweon the RSv. y !. Sl3. IE ythocne Of
the First Baptist church of Nashville,
Tenn., and Mrsl w. n, FELTON, Of Goor-
eia, who called for she lynohing Of /, 900
negroes a week TO stop assaults upon
women. ~ & &IN U.s., S 81 ,,;5s &
Iii his Sunday sermon Dr., Hawthorne
took this up IN the following manner:
When Mira Felton, sSolailns Hang
200 Of then, 7 she represents human
ity yerging toward the animal and the
fend. She makes us Shink Of misan-,
thrope to whose soul sum mer has mover
come and from which spring has forever
faded. She e&rites like one whose rea-.
son is dethroned by anger and reyenge.n
i As soon as Mrs. FELTON, read this de-,
nunciation she said allI${ w .B q N "
1.-THE statement that have denounced
those who depreoate mob law is q slan-
der. This viperoas tongue which de-
filed tho pulpit in Nashville knew IL 20
be so when ho uttered To-" 6,
Il. further denunoiation Of DIR. Haw-
thcrne, Mrs. Felton recalls his state
ment that "Jay Gould has gone to hell"
In the following manners: ~. X 4. s.
''Wben recollect our newspaper ool-
lision over the eoolesiastical venom he
inflicted on the dend financier from tho
pulpit and then think Of Miss Helen
Gould. the noble woman Of Gseas deeds
and unparalleled generosity, this tender
devoted daughter, who was shedding
filial tears over her fathers corpse at tho
very time %hoii Gr;.' Hawthorne was
hurting epithets and grilling his bones
In eternal torment, / ain inclined TO
think am honored by his abuse" :
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n srOvIucnfinI ERcnDc,

In Manitoba Memories' Rev.
George Young rolatos an experience Of
his boyhood which, ho says, formed tho
turning point in his caroor and led him
eventually to choose tho lifo Of mis-
sionnry i'll tho north land
EARLY ono stormy morning whom I
was boy, says Mr.. Young, was foed-
ing tho cattle in tho basement of sta
bio when n terrific windstorm struck
tho building and crushed it liko an egg
sholl Hearing tho crash Of tho falling
and breaking timbers fell Oh my knees
iii terror and began to pray.
In moment, as it seemed tho storm
passed and stillnoss prevailed. / was
completely encompassod by tho broken
timbors and tho mows Of hay and grain
which had boon stored in the upper part
OF tho barn. l was in uttor darkness,
too, and at first completely dazcd. Find
ing mysolf unharmod, however 1 recov-
cred my senses and began to dig into the
hay to escape.
After long struggle worked myself
FREQ from the hay and stood in tho midst
Of tho wreck.
1t was aftorward asoertaincd how
narrowly I had escaped being crushed
to death by tho falling timbors. Had
boon standing at tho moment must
havo been killed. Tho space whoroin
had knelt was about yard square and
tho only place where I could have os-
oapod instant death.
Much was mado Of my remarkable
escape, which havo always regarded
as direct interposition Of Providen,o %,
and in consequence have devoted my
lifo to tho Masters service.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
NEGROES LEAVING PHENlX.
BlaclSs Flee From tho Scene Of Recent
Riots by Hundreds.

Blacks Flee From tho Scene OF Recent
Riots by Hundreds.
COLUMBIA, s. O., Dec. 24.-It is diff
cult as yet to say what will bo the OK.
tent Of the emigration of tho negroes
from Greenwood county, the scene Of
tho recent race troubles. SO far threo
carloads, aggregating moro than 100
persons. have departed for their now
homes in tho lower portion of Missis.
sippi. 1t Is said that the negroes in
several SECTIONS Of tho county, Phenix
boing ono, aro not making any new con-
tracts for the coming year, and many
moro Of them arc expected to follow
those who have already gono to Missis-
sippi.
The cause Of the exodus seems to be
threefold. In the first ,lpue, realizing
that the 2oia would 10 u good ono, an
emigration agont went thore some timo
ago. In tho second place, tho year has
boon % hard one, making the rontor class
despondont, and thon the negroes,
though the whites havo not bothered
them, SOON to be uneasy as to tho fu.
ture. This uncasiness has been much
increased by the Imagination of tho ig-
norant blacks.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29

Hartwell (Ga.) Sun: "Rcv. G. II.
Morrison, of this county, is no sloth
nor sluggard, but whatsoever his
hand findeth to do he does it with
all his might. Besides preaching
every Sunday and sometimes on
Saturday, he made this year, with
his family, twcn,y-one bales of cot
ton and enough corn to do him, and
pays his subscription promptly, all
of which goes to prove that he is of
the salt Of the EARTH"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
NAV To
MEET EMERGENCIES
Will Keep on Hand Adequate
Supply Of Coal.
PLACED ALONG L, THE COAST
This Most Important of All, sinews
Of Modern War 10 BE systematically
Distributed at Ports Thronshout the

This Most Important of All, Sinews
/ OF nIodern War TO he systematically,
Distributed at Ports Thronshont the
World. Is VI Il h,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 80. The navy de.
partment is going to be prepared for any
emergency that may hereafter arise In
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans by
carrying on hand the enormous stook of
nearly 100000 tons of tho best steam
GOAL for, wasships that can be procured.
This supply of the most important of
all sinews Of modern war Is to be sys.
tematically distributed in Americsa
ports most conveniently to care for the
coaling of ships for any operations tie
navy may be called on to undertake OK.
tsnding along the Atlantic apd gulf
ooasS line, from Frenohmen's bay, Me-,
to San Iaaa de Porte R:oo, Rs vel rs
to the commanding positions along the
lines Of commerce which have already
been secured by the United States in the
Pacific ocean, stretching from San Fran.
DISCO and Puget sound to Manila and
southwark to Samoa.
In the naval sphere of activity in tho
Atlantic about 100000 tons are to be
promptly and systematically stored in
accordance with tho recommendation of
the chief strategists Of the service and
ut least 10000 tons will he sent around
Oape Horn to tho great western ocean
where American interests have suddenly
become second to those of no other ma
tion and where tho influence Of the
United States will not hereafter be sub.
ordinated to that Of any European power.
The distribution Of Immense piles of
American coal for naval purposes in tho
Pacific indicates the unaltorable atti-
tude which has been adopted by the ad-
ministration regarding the future policy
Of the United States in that direction,
as tho initial expense involved in trans
porting the proper quality Of fuol for
use III the marine enginos, as we'll as
the elaborate character of the apparatus
which must bo installed for tho expedi.
tious coaling Of war vessels, for which
time Is n most essential element. domon.
strato how thoroughly tho authorities
havo matured their plans.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
MINISTER ROASTS HOBSON.

DIR. Broushton OF Atlanta Refers to
Him IA "Jnck the I1isser."
ATLANTA, Doc. 20.--Dr. L. G. Brough-
ton, pastor Of the Third Baptist church,
in o sermon here, referred to Lieutenant
Hobson as "conceited sport" and "Jack
the Kisser.'
In part DR.. Broughton said:
"Who Is not sick over the silly non
gonse of Hobson's transcontinental
smaoking expedition? What pity that
o young man who by deeds Of heroism ut
q tilIe of his nations struggle should
leap to the front and write his namo
among the real heroes Of our history,
and then, to crafty an insane vanity,
would lose all he had gained. No Won
der MIR. Long, the secretary of our navy,
called o halt to his siclsening folly.
''It is disgusting-it is silly. Hob
sons stock 10 down. 1t has fallen faster
than mercury in % southern Cline when
struck by western blizzard. Two
weeks ago he had all no could ask for;
now he is ropulsive to everybody.
Vanity, vanity, all is vanity sayeth
the people. But what shall we say Of
the crazy women who put out their lit.
tie mouths to be smackod by this Jack,
the Kisser?'
''It seems to mo if there ever was q
time when women ought to blush for
the weakness Of their sex, it is now.
Surely, ovory modest woman resents
this miserable slaughter Of hor quoenly
dignity"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
HAS GEN. MACEO'S HORSE

Captain Purdy OF the Cuban Army
Arrives In Savannah.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 26.-Captain Hovey
Purdy Of the Cuban army, who served
with tho late General Calixto Garcia, is
hero Oh his way to Marianao from
Washington, presumably with dis.
patches from tho junta. He says the
insurgent soldiers arc expecting that
tho United States government viii
mako somo provision for paying s!:oii,
their wages.
Leading oitizons, he says. will on.
doavor to influence this government to
advance the money necessary and charge
the amount against the Cubon revenues
and other assets of the island. The en-.
listed mon would be satisfied to receive
500 to 800 each, and the officers from
$500 to $1,000. Captain Purdy has
served three years without pay.
He has with him horo tho horse,
Camaguey, which was ridden by Con.
oral Maceo for nearly two yenrs and nj
the time he was killed by the Spaniards
Camaguey is large and powerful bay
and knows all of the bugle calls as per.
feCtly as any human trooper.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
MORE FACTORIES SUSPEND.
Vhroe Thousand Added to List OF Un-
employed at Augusta.

Throe Thousand Added to List OF Un-
employed at Augusta.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 26.-The Augusta
and Enterprise cotton factories of this
oity have closed down indefinitely, add.
ing about 3,000to the unemployed Of the
city.
Five weeks ago the Southern Manu-
faoturers' association reduced the wages
OF mill operatives. Those Of the King
and Sibley mills in this city and the
Langley and Bath in South Carolina re.
fused to accept tho cut. Tho employees
OF the Augusta and Enterprise returned
to work at the reduced scale.
Because Of an agreement entered into
by the southern manufacturers the first
named mills were compelled to close
down In order to force the striking
operatives In tho mills to return to
work.
There are in the neighborhood of 5000
persons In and around this city out Of
employment because of tho reduction
and O. tting down OF mills.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
NO SECTION IN TIE CHURCH.
Presbyterian Minister Wants to Vino
Out "North'' or rSoutho

Presbyterian Minister Wants to VINO
Out "North" or HSouth,
NASHVILLE, Dec 26.-Rev. DR.. J. I.
Vance of tho First Presby terian church,
In q sermon hero, urged tho wiping out
OF the terms "north" or "south" I'D.
piled to the church, and saying:
81 wonder If the time is not at hand
for tho ofracemont Of geographical
marks from the name OF our beloved
Presbyterian church in America. She
should be the first to put into practice
the gospel sho proclaims. And yot, it
must be admitted, that whilo Mason
and Dixon's hno has disappeared from
tho geography of citizenship, it survives
in the geography of tho church
II speak today for Presbytorianism
that shall no moro be marked north or
SOUTH but whose territorial bounda.
ries shall bo cotorminus with tho uttor.
most limits of tho republican Amori.
Can Presbytoriun church
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
STEAMER MAYPORT LOST,
Catches Fire Whilo Tied to IIer Dock
and Drifts AWny.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Doc. 24.-Infor.
nation received from Fort George at n
late hour last night was to the effect
that the steamer Mayport was drifting
outside, boing nothing but mass of
flames. Sho caught fire while tied to
her dock at Mayport, shortly aftor
O'Clock, and tho flames had gained so
great head before it was discovered
that it was impossible to save her.
Sho was cut loose from her moorings
and allowed to drift out into tho river.
"A strong lido, running out caught hor
and carried her toward tho ocean, q
mass of flames. She is total loss.
The Mayport was built only few
wooks ago at Now Berlin by d II. Tut.
tie, to ply between this city and May
port as mail and passenger steamer.
Her trial trip was made only last week,
and sho proved to bo very fast boat.
Just how tho fire originated is not
known, as those who were on board Of
hor wore asleep Mt the time.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29

che awoke with start. She dreamed that
when the hand on the dial of tie clock
should point to the third hour of morning
agonies and wished for death, but now-it
was so sudden, SO neal, so very near! In
that moment life became incxpressibly
dear. How long had she to livef With
cry she sprang from her bed and ran to the
clock. 1t lacked ten minutes of three.
Only a few minutes more Of life With
frenzied haste she grasped the hand of the
clock and pushed 1t back, back, back from
the fatefui number, Then she stopped
the clock should not make a coward of her
She would die at the fated hour--fate had
decreed 1t, but n few moments still re-
manned. In that time she would take
leave of those dear to her. Rushing to
her writing desk she seized her pen and
attempted to write a note of farewell. 1t
was useless. Words failed her. The blank
sheet SWAIN before her. Dcspairingly she
turned her eyes from 1t to a newspaper that
lay near at hand. In an instant her gaze
printed from Mrs. Anna Tusg,e of Cherokee
City, Ark, Mrs. E1nna Snyder, of Ames,
Iowa, aud Mrs. White of Stony Greek, NY.
The reading of these letters brought new
hope. new desires to live; She would
turn back the hand of fate and becomc
healthy, happy wornau. That very hour
shc began the struggle. That very morn
Ing she began to use DR.. Pierce's Favoritc
Prescription, and to-day there Is no happier
woman-no happier wife and mother-in
all Springfield. This one woman is type
of thousands who suffer and submit in
silence to the appalling fate which they,
too, consider inevitable. For them all there
is hope. For them all there Is help.
Let them resolutcly turn back the hand
of fate, that, according to their over
wrought ::::Ss ::.a:.::cT5, 10 stretched uui
against them. Many woman to-day is
suffering constant pain, and secs the hand
of death OH the dial of time, who ould be
saved to n useful happy life, if by some
means her attention could be drawn to
the wonderful cures of wonlan's ailments
wrought by DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prcscrip-
ton, The difference between DR.. Picrcc's
treatment and all others Is the difference
between
EXPERIMENT AND EXPERIENCE.
A woman naturally slirinks from the
experimental treatment which involves
qucstiorings and examinations that arc
rcpugnant to her delicacy and offensive to
her modesty, and which at best result in
mental misery and physical patchwork.
And so she silently cndurcs her suffering
rather than submit to examinations and
local treatment.
Wonders are worked by DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. Nature is always
struggling to build up the wasted and worn
system. ~ But she cannot make bricks with
out straw. The "Favoritc Prescription "
supplies the material that nature can use
to repair the waste Of the system and re-
new the vitality of the dcbilitated organs.
When this is accomplished health comes
along natural channels and comes 10 stay.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
Grief Kills Senior Rosser.

BRIDGEPORT, Ala, Dec. CO. Walter
Rosser, Sr., father of the Tennessee SOL
der who was recently acquitted for
killing Henry Hilderbrand, at San Fran.
cisco, died ut his home in Stevenson,
Ala. He had arrived with his SOD tho
dag before his death, which is said to
have been caused by grief and exposure
He was division superintendent Of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis, q
Mason and ono of the most prominent
citizens Of North Alabama. He leaves
o. widow and two children.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
Raising AiRrct uerong.

In 1895 Il merchant naturalist OF
Tunis bought q piece Of ground in
closed by q wall, where a sufficient
quantity of water could be intro
duoed. In this field q largo space,
whore thero were fig trees, was in
closed by wire noting. Then he
procured from nests tho young
aigrots. In 1896, by increase, his
horonry contained about 400 aigrets
The females lay eggs twioo d year,
in April and June, and the young,
leaving the nest aftor / 5 days, mate
the samo year.
These birds he foeds on minced
horso and mule meat tWico n day,
ono animal, costing there 5 or 6
francs, sufficing for II fortnight. Tho
nostlings arc fed by thoir mothor on
small fish provided for her. The
dors0l plumes are gathered twice q
year, in May and September, but 1t
is not until the bird in 3 years old
that tho plumes attain their full
beauty. Each adult bird furnishes
z grams of these per year-that Is,
about 1G8 grains, or ono.sovontieth
of pound, yielding value of 80
francs per head-$7.-Popular Sol
enco News.
To settle tho Stomach and Overcome
tho Nausea of Perspective Mothers, take
Simmons SquaW Vino Vino or Tablets.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
Two Found Doad In BED.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Dec. &c. - Louis
Hax, banker, furniture manufacturer,
cattle man and promoter Of many finan.
cial schemes, and Herman Garlisch.
druggist, flnancicr and figure in state
Democratic politics, have been found
doad in bed at thoir respective homes.
1t ia not known how long either had
been dead when found Both men vyoro
apparently in robust health. The re.
markable coincidence in their mysteri-
GUS sudden death causes much apecu.
latinn
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
FAYNE sPRAHAN MOORw.

The trial at w York Of Mrs. Fayne
Strahan Moore, known in Atlanta,
where she was formerly IL society belle,
as pet" Strahan, has ended i'll q disa-
greement by the jury. Her case has at
trated wide attention and tho district
attorney announces that at tho defend
ants next hearing he will redoublo his
efforts to convict her Of "badgoring"
Martin MahOn.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
TO Try TO Set a Broken Nccls.

CoLUMBUs, o., Dec. 3G. --- Corporal
Tracy, Company J., Seventeenth United
States infantry. has boon partially par
alyzed for threo days, tho result Of q
gymnasium accident. Today tho regi-
mental sugeon discovered that Tracy =
neck was broken. An operation to sot
the mock will be attempted tomorrow.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29

C) Regular stop; (D Flag station
All regular trains from Anderson to
Walhalla have right of track over trains
of tho same class moving in opposite
direction, unless otherwise specified by
train orders. ~. .. .E - .E. +. r.
win also stop at the following stations
ney's, James and Sandy Springs.
No. IL connects with Southern Railway
No. 6 at Anderson. ..'2<7 q
No. II connects with Southern Railway
No. II ut Seneca. p" -
J. r. ANDERsoN,
.. Superintendent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-29
Notorious Criminal Killed.

CHARLOTTE, N. O., Dec. 2G-Chief of
Police Orr shot and killed Milas Big.
gers, a notorious negro criminal. For
moro than Il year there havo boon war.
rants for Biggors' arrest. Flo was To-.
Gated in q house milos from hero and
tho chief of police went to personally
suporintend tho capture. Biggors jumped
through window and ran. As no was
about to make good his escape, Orr fired
ut him, tho ball going clear through his
body. He diod In q foW minutea