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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07
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y y laiornlaS nere lsI said S TO be
e more women who are engaged SIN
;tnasculi go occupation than JIM Saniiy
ether section Ia the United States.
i55is az Stege a little station gaboat
twenty miles from San francisco,
that q frog ranch id located, named
after the first owner OF the LAM
roundabout The Siege ranch OK.
tends from the bay shore up to the
ridge Of the Cost Range of noun
tains, which enoloses both shores Of
San francisco bay. In the lower
portion u the ranch q great number
OF springs gushl ont of the soil III 90.
pious volumes, 1t was the spring
that determined the first location Of
the ranch. The site, overlooking on
expansive view Of the beautiful bay,
was capable Of vast improvement.
a dozen acres, inclosing the springs,
were surrounded with q ahedge of cys
press. The grounds were laid out
with tasto,5 and soon presented the
rare beauty incident to the profuse
vegetation Of a semi tropical climate,
Three ponds were formed by confin-
ing the waters Of the flowing springs,
some aores in extent, and stocked
with frogs. a fence, high enough
to prevent the escape of the inmates,
surrounded each, and the ponds were
fillod with aquatic plants and MOSES.
Then hundreds of frogs were placed
in the ponds, and from the original
stock the increase has been so great
that, though thousands are sent to
market yearly, the Withdrawals have
no sensible effect upon the vast num-
bnrs remaining. Frog ranching is
not unlike cattle raising. There are
one, two, three or four-year-olds,
though the successful frog raiser
will always keep tho young cnes
separate and apart from tho full
grown, which are cannibals of the
first rank, and eat all which are not
able to protect themselves. The
four-year-olds are considered ripe
for the market, though the >gourmand
il frog prefers those that are q year
or two younger. A frogs life is
twelve years. There are some of
that age at Siege. They are of mon
strous growth, being fourteen inches
i'll length and weighing as much as
four pounds.
In California, as in colder climates,
frogs hibernate in winter, and in
the spring emerge after their long
sleep emaciated to the last degree.
Then they are fed with q mixture of
oatmeal and blood, and again at the
spawning season, but only for a short
time. They arc most of the time,
self-sustaining, feeding upon the in
scots which they cleverly catch.
Like most creatures of the AMI
NAL world, frogs are capable of af-
fection for their keeper, and DEM,
onstrate it by coming to call ard
allowing themselves to be handled,
showing much delight in being
stroked. Placed upon the ground,
they readily follow theivmistress for
long distance. A&(hight the noise
made by tho Sh thousand frogs,
which, it is Estimated, are contained
in three ponds, is tremendous.--Col-
lier's Weekly.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07
Nine Lives Lost in Falling Arch.

CHcAGo, August 28..-Twolvo steel
arches each weighing thirty-thrco tons,
which wore to have supported tho super
structure of the Coliseum building in
course of erection on Wabash avenue,
between Fifteenth and Sixtoonth streets,
fell to tho ground late this afternoon.
1t is known that nino lives wore
crushed out. Tho bodies Of three mon
arc supposed to bo under tho wrcckago.
Seven arc in tho hospital, with injuries
received in tho accident and of those two
will surely dio, ono may possibly recover
and tho balance aro for tho greater part
seriously injured.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07
All We're Privates.

A monument recently placed in a
cemetcry in louisville, Ky, bears
Inscriptions to the memory of James
Austin, a soldier of the Revolution
James Allen Austin, his son, SOL
dier of the War of 1912; James
Grigsby Austin, his grandson, a SOL
dior of the war with Mexico, and
James Richard Gathright, his great
grandson, Confederate soldier, who
was killed at Murfreesboro, Tenn,
January 1, 1868. All were privates.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07
UNCLE SANS HOT BATHS.
The Hot Springs of Arkansas, Viz
the Southern Railway,

viii oradioa, from your system the
lingering effects of grip and other all
mcnts caused by the severe winter and
malaria, rheumatism, neuralgia, oararrh,
stomach, kidney, liver and nervous dis
orders, paralysis, blood and skin diseases,
and chronic and functional derange-
monts. Tho mountain climate of Hot
Springs is cool and delightful In sum
NOR. Ono hundred hotels open tho year
round "
For illustrated literature, containing
all information, address G. +. Cooley,
Manager Business Mems League, Hot
Springs, Ark.
For reduced excursion tickets and par.
ticulars Of tho trip, SEQ local agont, or
address w. A. Turk, Cont Pass. Agent
Southern Railway, Washington, d. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07
Is Entitled to Extra Pay.

Tho Comptroller of tho Currency has
decided that volnntcer who enlisted In
tho navy for tho war with Spain and who
was discharged at his own request before
the expiration of his term Is untitled to
tho extra pay provided in tho act of
March 8, 1890. ....
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07
1WALHALLA, s. 9. Z
THHURsDA 3, q GpTMa,lIInl.Is.I,. ;, :, n So
Salem Sayings.

SALEM, August 80. As wo have not
heard from Hustler for como time we
/ tax take It fos granted that he has moved.
,sif our locals miss tho waste basket we
Will write again. III #
, Our Magistrate, Dir. Dyro Mckinney,
keeps worry busy these days, trying cases
Eof different kinds.
4 We hayo a hourishing school at this
place. Nearly 100 naraos have boen
ehroiied. Tho trustees were very fortu-
nate In securing tho services of two
splendid teachors-Mr Henry Steel and
MISS Dora Wiobens. Mr.. Stecl, wo un-
derstand, expects to practice medicine
IN the near future. He has already been
! pulling teoth for some of tho young
ladies. One of them was asked if she
screamed. mo, sir. But I said, %,
Lord, Mr.. Steol.'"
Mr.. N. A. Alexander, our postmaster,
has built n now post oilice-soparate
from his store room. Ho can wait on
you much bettor.
Mr.. G. r. Pike has added another room
to his store. IT,.
Owing to hot weather, or some othor
cause, Mr.. Cannon's saw mill has not
boon running for somo time.
Mr.. II. A. Grant has torn away his old
mill and will build new ono as soon rs
possible.
a sories of meetings have bcon iii pro-
gross at Little River Baptist church tho
past week, conducted by Rev. Jones, Of
Pickons county, and Revs. ID. Hudson
and Pick Alexander, of North Carolina.
Three wore added to tho church. They
will bo baptized on third Sunday in Sop
toElbor at 10 a. M. A collection was
taken up at this meeting for tho purpose
OF fencing tho Little River cemetery.
Twelve dollars worc called for Tho
amount collected was $S and some cents.
ANY ono wishing to contribute to this
cause can do so by leaving their Offering
with Bro. ID. III. Alexander. Address
him ut Salon.
Mr.. Richard Madden, of Pickens, for
merly of California, is visiting tho family
of his brother, Mr.. Thos. Madden.
Mrs. Sarah Mauldin, of High Falls, is
visiting relatives and friends in this sec
tion.
DR.. 1.usk and wife, Of Alabama, visited
his brother, Mr.. l.. w. Lusl1, recently.
MIR. julius Lusk, of Pickcns county,
was visiting in this section last week.
MIR. S. +. Lusk, of IIancy, Ind, vis-
tied tho family of his father, Mr.. l.. ".
Lusk, recently. This was his first trip
home since he lcft-cight years ago.
Sam was looking woll. Ho returned to
his far-away homo on tho 18th instant.
MIR. Lawrence and Misses Sarah and
Cora Madden have been visiting thoir
sister, Mrs. Lucy Cox, at .Piclons.
Mr.. Stiles Alexander and Miss Abbic
havo been Oh trip to Hamburg, N. c..
Mr.. ID. III. Cronshaw and family, ac-
companicd by Miss Nancy Cannon, Wis
tied the family of Mr.. A. Cannon, at
Hale post Office, Piclcns county, Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. WIN. Pcrry, accompanied by his
wife and son, of Nine Forks, Piokons
county, visited tho family of his brother,
Mr.. e. A. Perry, last week.
Mr.. j. w. Reid pulls his whiskcrs
harder and spits farthcr-it's pill.
Mr.. W. M. Perry killed largo hen
hawk last wcok. MP,
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

SO many cattle are killed by light
ming while standing near the wire
fences that it has been proposed to
diminish the danger by means of
ground wires, which would conduct
tho electricity during a thunder
storm from the fence to tho earth.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

During the year ending June 30th
last, the government expended ST.
O75,o00 on Mississippi river improve
ments.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

There are millions of the inhabi-
tants of the Philippine Islands who
never knew the dominion of Spain
and never saw o Spaniard. ~,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

Tho following arc the appointments
of tho Westminster Circnit for the year
1906: a,.
First sunday--Hopewoll, II a. M;
Nazareth, $50 p. m.
Second Sunday Westminster, II q. M. /;
Rock Springs, $50 p. m. @t'
Third Sunday Centor, II q. m.
Fourth Sunday-Rock Springs, II q.
MI Westminster. $3.50 p. m.
II. II. DAaNALr, p. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07
THE CEIrJRCHES,

The appointments for the "alhalla
Circuit are rs follows: -.
First Sunday, at Whitmire's ct ii u. IN. !;
Jocassoo at p. m. . s..
:. Second Sunday, at Double Springs at
IL q. M; Laurel Springs at p. m. r.
Third Sunday, at Oconee at II q. m.
Zion at 5 p. m. r.......l. HI
Fourth Sunday, at Fairview at II o. m.
at Rewry at 7 p. m. .. -
..v. A. A. MERRITT, p. @.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

DIR. Richard j. Gatling, the inven-
tor of the machine gun which bears
his name, has turned his attention
from the designing of implements of
destruction to the perfection of agri-
cultural machinery.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

High heels, it is said owe their
origin to Persia, where they were
introduced to raise the feet from the
burning sands Of that country.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07
q n. 9 % . R Il a,
s;sss,sss ssss, tas ''' Kind YOU Have Away: R''s'
signature "s N<s12Z1szs<M
Orphanage Burned.

SpARKILI, N. Y, August 2s.-Firo that
broke out at o'clock this morning de-
stroyod nine of the ton buildings of ST..
Agnes convent and orphanage, entailing
loss of S15O,000 and causing the death
of four persons.
Twenty-Five inmates wore injured by
falls, jumps and burns, mono seriously.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

I The poor houses in 45 Kansas
counties are empty, and in 81 coun-
ties there is not q case on criminal
docket
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

The first and only national bank
o@side of the continental bounda-
fies of the United States is about to
be established in Honolulu. r.. ..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

Former Governor Stone, of Mis-
souri,, will, it is believed, be the real
power in the noxt Democratic ma
tional campaign.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

The right hand, which is more
sensitive to the touch than tho left,
is less sensitive than the latter to the
effect Of heat Or cold.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

A blind man should never attempt
to build house until he gets his
site. -.'' -...
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

The number of Spaniards now in
the Philippines is less than at any
time during the last 80 years. .
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

Sick headache is the bano of many
lives. Or. M. A. Simmons Livor Modi-
cine cures and prevents this annoying
complaint. For sale by j. w. Boil, Wal
halla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

Nos. 81 and 53 Solid Trains between
Charleston and Columbia. s. @. -
I'll. M. EMERSON "
Gen'l Passenger Agent.
j. II. KENLY, 3,
General Manager. &s%Ss
.....- E.>.. i. ID. EM ERSO ON :, ,>''o.>ss 49,
~ Traffic Manager.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

Atlantic Coast Lime
Passenger Department.,
Wilmington, N. O., February "a, 1897.
Fast Limo BetWeen Charleston
and Columbia and Upper South
Carolina and North Carolina.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
In effect Februar1y oath, 1897,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

II p. III. "A q, ~ T
Pullman palace sleeping cara ON Trains 86 and
30, 30 and 8S, on A. and g. division. Dining cars
on these trains servo oil meals enroute.
Hrains leave Spartanburg. A. s. Q: division.
lYestibulo fimited) southbound IL: 10 O.. M,
8:l6 p; m., II :8t q. M, tYestibule Limitod.)
Trains leave Greenyille, A. and @. division,
}yestibuled Lmitedl southbound, / rs q. m,
a'So p; M. 1880 ?. N: (Vestibuled Imited),
Trains and 10 carry elegant Pullman
sleeping cara between Columbia and Asheyilo
nau. -. = - --'''''O w.
Trains 10 and IA carry superb Pullman parlor
cars between Charleston and Ashevillo.
FRANK 8. CANNON, j. J.MCUIP
Third V-P. s. Gen. Mgr, Traffic Mgr,
Washington, ID. O. Washington ID. q.
w. A. TURK, s. Il. HARDWiUR, De-.
9en. Pass Ag't Asst Gen. Pass. Ag't.
Washington, ID. O. .,-. Atlanta, Ga.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

Tho following are the appointments OF
tho st. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
Church: n s. q
Sunday School at 10 d. M, Mr.. j. j.
Ansel, Superintendent. FL
Divine Services In English on the Cd
and ath Sundays at IL a. M, and on each
Thursday at p, m, & # A 4
German on the 1st and ad snpdays at
IL q, M ss
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

Less than 10 square miles of the
original forest of Porto Rico remains.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

Regular stop; (t) Flag station.
! Will also stop at the following stations
to take on or let off passengers: Phin-
ney's, James and Sandy Springs. ..
No. IL connects with Southern Railway
No. O at Anderson. 'cHNe
No. II connects with Southern Railway
No. II at Seneca. 4 <s}.z. 3&5< IS
). r. ANDERSON, 3S rs
az Superintendent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

10 cat with appetite, digest with com
fort and sleep with tranquility, take a
dose of DR.. M. A. Simmons Livor Mcdi-
cine occasionally. For sale by j. w.
Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07

nlalltS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-21
Al Acted Parable.
ahead.

When the late Dr. Alexander Proud fit was pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Springfield, Ohio, he told this amusing story at a social gathering of the teachers of his Sunday school
 "A good old Scotch elder, who was deeply concerned because his pastor consistently refused to allow children to be admitted to church fellowship, invited him to his house. After tea, the elder took the pastor out to see his large flock of sheep put into the fold. Taking his stand at the entrance to the sheepfold, the elder allowed the sheep to enter, but as the little lambs came up, Ae roughly pushed them back with heavy stick.
 The pastor became very indignant, and exclaimed, What are you doing to the lambs? They need the shelter far more than the sheepn
 Just what you are doing to the children at the church, was the prompt reply.
 The object lesson did it's work. Never again did the pastor attempt to shut out from the fold of the church one of ChrIsts little ones"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-21
CHEAP WAY OF MAKING ICE.
Man Fn1s His fcehouse at the Cost of 5
 Gents 8 Ton.

An interesting and novel process oi producing ice by natural methods has been put in operation in this town Dy 2 resident. A gear ago he had build ing specially constructed for his use. The experiment house is unique. II has no windows, but is four square with a door in each side. The owner says he can make ice faster in a house with doors at the corners rather than in the middle Of the sides; stlH this one does the business. Inside the house is what might be termed another house-a water-tight, and bulll so as to avoid rigidity of angles, and to allow of the expansion of the wa ter in freezing. The expansion is one twelfth. 50 the space to be left between the sides of the crate and of the house proper is easily determined. In the early days of experiments more than one house was smashed by the buiglng propensities of freezing water.
 At one end of the house is a stand pipe from the main of the Claremont water works. The water is spring wa ter but an application is made of elec- tricity to still further purify it as 1t stands ln tanks after being drawn from the source of supply. It rushes first through a rubber tube to tank sl1ty feet from the main and on the second floor of the building. Another tube, sixty feet long, takes it to a second tank. 1 third lets it run to floor ot the crate. As it runs out it moves slowly and more slowly, like clear, cold, crystalline molasses-stil more sloWly-and stops, frozen. The Ice builds upon itself in the crate-forming anchor lee, not top film, and the end Is crate of pure, solid ice of such color as no ona ever saw who has been lim.,ed to ice cut from ordinary ponds and rivers. The tubes are arrangeu with respect to the openings in the building so as to get the maximum amount of cold wind blowing on them One days experiment illustrates the process of freezing. The water in the standpipe was at 45 degrees. It was eighteen minutes passing through the tubes, and it's temperature as it issued upon the floor of the crate was 30 de- grees, or two degrees below freezing, and total reduction of fifteen degrees. The out-of-door temperature was at about freezing. If anyone visits the experiment house today the owner will show him a crate full of ice-one solid block of about 300 tons weight. The erection of houses of the type required is easily accomplished anywhere, and the ice can be manufactured at cost of about five cents a ton.-Boston Her aid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-21
SERIOUS HINTS ON DRESS.
with Some Flippant Comments by a
 Boston Man.


 We have received a little pamphlet which we hope has been distrlDuteu widely among our readers. The care ful study of it may put an end to doubts that have embittered house. holds and poisoned the wells of domes- tic happiness. This little book-We dislike the term booklet et3-tells III simple language how to dress your eoacnman. groom, butler, doorman ana page. Thus, for instance, the coacn- man should wear six buttons on ms coat-two in the back at waist and two at the bottom of skirt. He shold also have flats on his pockets. Otherwise he might be mistaken for the groom who has no flaps on his pockets, ana has five buttons in front and six De- hind These buttons should always match the metal trimmings on the naf- ness. Ardent Bryanites will, of course use silver. The hat must be silk. There is no alternative. Slouch hats are no longer worn by the coachmen of our more exclusive citizens. and the more fastidious insist that the hat should De new one, not a cast-off dieer of the muster. The coachman, when on du- ty. should smoke only cigars. They should cost at least at the rate of three for a quarter. Green baize cloth aprons should match your billiard ta- bie. Crest buttons, worn by your ser wants, should be ducal. There are several dukes in England, so there may be variety in the device. By paying attention to these details and the ad- vice as to other matters given by this pamphlet, you will be obliged to De more scrupulous as to your own dress; for 1t is a sad sight when the groom IS mistaken for the master.-Boston Jour- nal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-21
shiverlnS with Cold.

It requires a considerable amount sf philosophy when one is shivering with cold, to take comfort from the fact that this is natures own method of keeping form of exercise in which the muscles instead of doing their or dinary work under the control of the will, are made to execute involuntarily, q series of slight but rapid contrae- tions. This has the same effect as any other kind of muscular work in mak- ing the fires of the body turn more rapidly and throw out greater heat. The unpleasantness of the process is meant, no doubt, as a hint to the own CT of the body to take more effective means of warming himself.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-21
NEW NOSE
Made for Little Girl by Piece of
 skIlIfuI Surgery.

Made for Little Girl by Piece of
 skiliful Surgery.
 Milwaukee special Chicago Chroni- cle: Twelve year-old Ella Bruck will come from St. Joseph's hospital with an entirely new nose, with which she can sniff as daintily as she could be- fore the accident which temporarily deprived her entirely of her nasal or gan. The operation, which was en- tirely successful, was performed by Dr. Leyings. with the assistance of the hospital physicians. The doctors say that it was a most remarkable opera tion and that they do not know of an exactly similar one ever performed in this country or elsewhere.
 Elias accident was fall, which bumped her nose so severely that it disappeared entirely, leaving a depres- sion where the nose should be. The child suffered so much torture that her father, who is doctor, decided it would be feasible to attempt to build for the child an entirely new nose from her own flesh, skin and bone.
 At the hospital flap in the shape of an inverted heart three and half inches long and two inches wide was cut out of the center of the chfld's forehead, being joined to it only at the tip of the flap. The external layer of bone, together with the skin and flesh, was removed, and then the en- tire flap was twisted around so that 1t hung over the noseless place. but was still attached to the forehead. The bony part of the portion removed was detached in broken bits. The bits oE bone grew together and gave it firm ness and finally it was a most pre- sentable nose. The center of the pa- uent's upper lip was cut cut and turn ed up in order to form the partition between the nostrils. The patient has now left the hospital with as perfect nose as that of any of her compan- iSns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-21
statlstles of Atlantic LIners.

There are fully 1000 tons of piping of various kinds in the average Allan tic liner. The furnaces will consume no less than 7,5o0,0OO cubic feet of air an hour. The boiler tubes, if placed Tn straight line, would stretch nearly ten miles and the condenser tubes more than twenty-five miles. The to- tai number of separate pieces of steel in the main structure of the ship is not less than 10000, and the total number of cubic feet of timber used in the construction is more than 10.- Ooo, The total number of rivets is not far from 1,25O,O00.