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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

TO tho agent who gets tho most
subscribers beyond this point,
and less than 100, an additional. 10 90
To each and every agent securing
~ 80 subscriptions, a check for. 90
TO the agent who gets the most
Subscribers beyond this point,
and less than rs, an additional. 90
TO every agent failing to receive any
prize under tho above terms, who sends
Ms many as 20 subscriptions, ten per
cent of the net agents price remitted
to us (not counting in this tho price of
any premium. ordered.)
POINTS.
l. All yearly subscriptions count in tho
contest. -.. 49,.
;. The regular agents commission is
allowed at tho time of securing tho sub
scription.
3. Any of the regular premiums adyer-
tised by the Constitution may bo ordered.
a.. The cash prizes arc over and above
all, as an extra inducement to tho agent
to hustle for subscriptions and to swell
his list to the utmost.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19
ROBBED HIMSELF.

"lt's not more than year ago."
said the veteran detective, when asked
for story, "that I had the strangest
experience of my career. That's
saying something, for, while Pm not
one of these men in novels who can
put on half dozen disguises in an
evening or look at little heap of
Cigar ashes and identify the man who
smoked the cigar, I've seen a great
deal that's way out of the common.
can old gentleman named Denzil
called at my Office one afternoon to
employ my professional services. +
knew him by reputation as stern,
grasping, money-making man, who,
loved nothing but his possessions and
his beautiful daughter. On her he
had lavished wealth, but had sad
dened her life by preventing her mar
riage to manly young chap who was
fitting match for her in appearance,
attainments and disposition. He was
fast making record in the world of
business, but it was a rich old bachc
lor who had passed the years of ro-
nance and enjoyment that Danzil
had elected to have as a son-in-la
Even under the threat of disinherit-
ance the girl would not yield to this
mercenary arrangement, the result
being a strained state of neutrality,
which left both aspirants for her
hand without any apparant hope Of
gettingit.
"My caller went direct to business.
'l'm a constant and heavy loser be-
cause of the theft Of money and
jewels from my own house. he told
me. 'Things that arc Of the most
value constantly and mysteriously
disappear Now don't start off with
the usual questions about the ser
wants. l have taken pains to test
their honesty for years and they are
above suspicion. I am completely in
the dark, without any theories to
, embarrass you or any explanations to
help. You have the whole job with
out ray of light thrown upon it,
and if you find the thief there will
be no haggling over the fee. 1t will
be worth much to me to get this
worry off my mind. Burglars that
make no noise or marks and leave
ones house shut up as tight as
drum tend to ehattor MANS nSrYG.'
81 went at once into tho country
and neighborhood where Dcnzil lived,
pretending to look for a bit of land
where could build within easy reach
of the city. [ put up at little road
side tavern, much frcqucnted in the
evening by farm hands. | was soon
interested in their gossip about a
ghost which they declared had been
seen at different times and by differ.
ent people. Their aWed tones and
scared faces fitted the subject, and
there seemed to be some substantial
foundation for the uncanny story.
One husky young fellow, who did not
look as though he would be easily
frightened, told Of his encounter
"I war q gittin' home kinder late
of Sunday night, an jist as I kim
to tn woods ayond ole Donzils I
mighty near had cerlission with tn
ghos', 1t warn't no white cow er
gray boss er sheep or nothin' else as
war flesh an blood. It whizzed by |
me jist like it war hyin' low an orful
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

Kind Father-My dear, if you
want a good husband, marry Mr..
Goodheart. He really and truly
loves you. Daughter--Are you sure
of that, paP Kind Father-Yes, in
deed. I've been borrowing money
OF him for six months and he still
keeps coming. ...> .r-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

An eminent authority has it that
the death rate of the world is calcu-
lated to be 67 per minute, 4,O3G per
hour, 96,720 per day, while the rate
OF births, slightly exceeding the
death rate, is calculated to be 70 per
minute, 100 per hour, 1OO,8OO per
day, 3G,732,000 year. The osti-
mated increase per annum, therefore,
is little over 81, 100000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19
A PRIZE FOR EVERY AGENT:
THE AGENTS CONTEST FOR THE
FIRST QUARTER, 1890.

The AGENTS. CONTEST FOR THE
FIRST QUARTER, 1890.
A certain prize fixed for n given num-
Der for all who attain it, and an addi.
tional prize to the agent who goes farth-
est beyond 1t. :"
JANUARY 1 TO APRIL 1, 1890.
TO each and every agent securing
400 subscriptions before April
lst, a check for. ........ 500 10
To tho agent who gets tho most
subscribers beyond this point,
an additional. ......... .....' so 90
To each and every agent securing
250 subscriptions, check for =. so 90
TO tho agent who gets tho most
subscribers beyond this point,
and less than 400, an additional. 25 90
TO each and every agent securing
$50 subscriptions, Il check for. 25 90
To tho agent who gets tho most
subscribers beyond this point,
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Is subscriptions, check for. 10 90
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

eIterwards tho sore healed up and was cured
SOUND and well. am sure 8. s. s. is by Far
the beat blood remedy made" ~"
1t matters not how they are acquired
or what treatment has failed, S. 8. s..
Will cure the most obstinate, doep-
seated sore or ulcer. 1t Is useless to
expect local treatment OF salves, To-
tions, etc., to effect cure, because
they, can not reach the real cause of tho
trouble, which ia the blood. s. s. 8.
arives oL out every trace Of impurity in
manently the worst cases. It is tho
only blood remedy rl1nra antnnd -
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

A German arithmetician has calculated
tho number of(ways in which the so
cards can be dealt at skat, and finds 1t
,b44, ,036 1904 To give an idea of
Wat this figure means ho poiat;; Uat
5sssat 90, GOO, 900 persons, that Is, tho whole
puiation of Germany, would have to
g,sIsE skat day and night for 90 years bo.
s2sa exhausting the combination, provid.
z slB 80 hands were repeated.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19
ass|I|s

0tRegular stop; (t) Flag station.
All regular trains from Anderson to
Walhalla have right of track over trains
of tho same class moving in opposite
diHection, unless otherwise specified by
train orders. ss & il'5 n.
Will also stop at the following stations
ney's, James and Sandy Springs a Il
No. ~ connects with Southern Railway
No. 6 at Anderson. S, Is! $.l. ~
No. IL connects with Southern Railway
No. 1 at Seneca. #r}}SS5E E,: (.
.,,.,> J. r. ANDERSON, II 8 II
'"..'a superintendent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

" The inhabitants Of the Andaman
Islands are tho smallest race Of hu-
man beings known---that is, taken
as an average. The height of full
grown Andamanian seldom exceeds
81 feet and few weigh over 65
pounds. ...... -. sl...'. .
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

Dryden married Lady Elizabeth
Howard, ii shrew of marked ability.
She complained that he showed her
no attention, and wished herself
book that she might enjoy moro of
his society. "Wish yourself an
almanac, my dear; and then could
change you every year."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

Tho late Senator. Brice, of Ohio,
carried $500, 600 worth Of insurance
on his life at the time of his death,
on all of which he had paid but one
premium.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

The inhabitants of the Andaman
islands are the smallest race of
human beings known-that is, taken
az an average. The height of full
grown Andamanian seldom exceeds
81 feet and few weigh over IS
pounds.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19
Purely Vegetable

and contains not particle of potashY
mercury, or other mineral. S. s. SE
cures contagious Blood Poison, Serof-S
nla, Cancer, Cntarrh, Eczema, Rheu-
matism. Sores. Ulcers, Bolls or INV
other blood trouble. Valuable hnnLss
on these diseases will be mailed frno
to any address, by the Swift Snccifio
Company, Atlanta, Georgia q
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19
q -A. 50 g@ @ R IA,
Bears the ~ The Kind You Haso Always Bought
signature Of G@1AG2Nlzm6

The Canadian government has
purchased 14O Eskimo dogs for ship
mcnt to tho Klondike regions, where
the CANNES will be used to carry the
mails. The animals were imported
from Greenland and Labrador at q
cost of $50 each, and were selected
for their superiority in speed, train
ing and weight.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19
Venerable Greenness.

Josh Medders-Your gran'pa lived
to green old age, didn't hcp
Abner Appledry-Yes; he bought
gold bricks, lightnin' rods an cyclic
pedes TO the last.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

TLe women taxpayers of New
Orleans are soon to cast thoir first
ballots. This privilege is authorized
by the State Constitution.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19
lit Matters Not How OBJ
stlnate, or What Other
Remedies Have Failed.

Obstinate sores and ulcers, which
refuse to heal under ordinary trent
ment, soon become chronic and deep
seated, and lead to conditions most
serious. They are caused in different
ways, but in every case the blood is
involved, and no amount of local treat
ment can have any effect. The poison
must be eliminated from tho blood
before cure can be had.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

A negro brought suit in Mitchell
county justice court for possession
of two shoats and SOW and pigs,
and gained it. His lawyer, as soon
as the case was decided, settled the
fees for himself, Squire A, the law
yer on the other side, and the court.
"Well, Joe, Squire A. will take one
of tho shoats, I'll take the other one,
the judge will take the SOW and
pigs, and you've gained the case"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19
S. s. s. Cures
Sores and Ulcers
"Some years ago was shot In tho left lcp'
what / considered onlyra alivRt

wound. IL uCYclODed
into a running sore and
gave me q great deal
OF pain and incOnyen-
tcnce. 1 was treated
by many dnctcre s.a
took a number of blood
remedies, but none did
me any good and did
not seem to check tho
progress of the sore. I
had heard Swift's Spe-
oliic %. 8. 81 highly
recommended for tho
blood, and concluded to
giyo 1t O. trial, and tho
result was very crafty
ing. 8. s. s. seemed to
got right at the trouble,
and forced tho poison
ont ~ ..,V, III
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

When Shakespeare wrote his plays
there were not in all the world as
many English speaking people as
there are now in New York and
New Jersey.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

The gold output of the Transvaal,
in South Africa, this year is expected
to exceed The combined output Of
Colorado, Dakota, California, Mon
tana and Alaska,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19
THROWN FROM A HORSE,

"Abont three years ago my CRANE ddaught ter 'Ber.
the Whitwood was thrown from a horse, ro.
ceiVlng wound OF the scalp. Though undor
the treatment OF physicians for several months
the wound. remained about tho same, until IL
finally became very anurr.loohinn n ii Sna,.s
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

Nos. SO and SO Solid Trains between
Charleston and Columbia. s. q.
III. M. EMERSON,
Gen'l Passenger Agent.
j. r.. KENLY, >tlsI f.
General Manager. iSa-.s.s.l&
<.. Il. NJ. EMERSON,
Traffic Manager.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

Wo
will
hop us to hop yourself Every agcn has
ADDRESS
The Atlanta Constitution
A LA A.. a
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

W. II. Nisbot, Cash's Dop,t, q c.,
writes: 81 had dyspepsia; used Zol IS
Liver Regulator, but it did no good. I
then tried DR.. M. A. Simmons Liver
Medicine; tho first package did mo good.
/ continued it's uso, and was cured"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

A tlamtIc Coast .HAimea
,. Passenger Department.,
Wilmington, N. O., February "a, 1897.
Fast Line Between Charleston
and Columbia and Upper South
Carolina and North Carolina.
i CONDENSED SCHEDULE. @
In effect Februarly oath, 1907.
yRaTyy A. IN %. = r.:. 8 siEf.. - -.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19

cut into a running
sore. This soon spread
to other parts OF tn O
scalp and ran down the
side OF the neck .inorees-
ing In severity,and fear
fully disflBiring her.
She was then placed un-
der the care OF the fac
n!ty Of q well-known
hospital, but evNn the
= treatment sho received
there failed to arrest the
, TERRIBLE sore. Reading
OF the many cures OF
blood troubles effected
by s, s. g., we deoidea to
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19
S. G. & Ca. r. R.
'THE CHARLESTON LINE"

Solid Through Trains Between Charles
ton and Asheyillo Carrying pullman
Palace Buffet Parlor Cars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-17

morning: THE Shamrock was hand
somely beaten. This the more mystify-
ing. as the weather was that in which
the Shamrock is said to revel. Early
prediction has been falsified, for she
only began to pull up on the home
stretch when the wind had fallen.
According to our correspondent, sea-
manship had a deal to do with it. The
Shamrock was out-pointed and out
footed from the start. The probability
is that the yachts are as nearly equal
as can be, and ali the difference lies
in the judgment with which they were
sailed. There is nothing left but to
wish for mild breezes. Meanwhile, hail
Columbia. for a very creditable piece of
work"
The Morning Post admits that the
Columbia pointed better than the
Shamrock and says:
IF we merely had yesterdays race
on which to base calculations. we
should be obliged to acknowledge that
the Columbia is the better boat. The
records of the abortive races tell a diff
feTent story and the Columbia certain
ly had the best of the wind at a critical
part of the race. The sole excuse that
can be urged for the Shamrock is that
she did not sail as well ais was eX-
pected"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-17
DEATHS IN PHILIPPINES,
General Otis Makes Report of FATAL
ties to the War Department.

Washington, Oct. 16.-General Otis,
under date of Sunday reports the fol-
lowing deaths in the United States
troops in the Philippines:
Chronic dysentery, Oct. s, Sergeant
William X. Humphreys, company D,
Fourteenth; Corporal Matthias t.
Harris, company l, Twenty-first in
fantry; Oct. II. Daniel Mccarthy, COM
pany z, signal corps: Sergeant Murtha
Hennessy. company B, Thirteenth in
fantry; Oct. Is, Pat Ryan, company X,
Twentieth infantry.
Chronic diarhea. Oct. 9. Frank Cook,
company I. Twenty-first infantry.
Typhoid fever. Oct. = William ].
Flynn, company F, Fifth artillery;
Oct. 9. Robert Paige, hospital corps;
Oct. II, Lawrence 3. Harris. company
l. Twenty first infantry; Lewis Jones,
company l, Thirteenth infantry; Harry
NJ. Whirtner, company 1, Twenty-fir
infantry.
Acute dysentery, Oct. 9. Charles La
rose. company B. Fourth cavalry.
Suicide, Alfred e. Bernard, hospital
corps.
Heart disease, Trumpeter Edward
Parnell, company E, Twenty-fifth in
fantry.
Enteretis, Henry Moller, company B,
Eighteenth infantry.
Pneumonia, Oct. IS, George Clayton,
company c, Nineteenth infantry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-17

urging her najesty's government to
exercise a. spirit of nagn2aimo
compromise, in order 10 avert a. calan-
lty which threatens the British prov
noes in South Africa. and not merely
The republics" This minute goes on TO
say;
1t is not open to doubt that the issue
q the war viii be a victory for the i'm
peria1 arms, but the evil consequences
81 ?. possibly prolonged struggle would
be far reaching and abiding for genera
tons. affecting Europeans and natives
alike
AT the end Of the blue book is the
following cablegram from Mr.. Cham
berlafn 10 Sir Alfred Miner:
oct. II, 1:25 p. m.-Most urgent. IN
form the British agent in the South
African Republic that the government
of the United States has asked to allow
it's consul to take charge of the agency
Let the British agent try to arrange
accordingly, pending a reply"
The conclusion Of this dispatch indl-
Gates that Mr.. Chamberlain did not
have a shadow Of doubt regarding the
Willingness OF the United States to lend
the good Offices, if desired.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-17
MONEY FOR WARDNER MINERS
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
LABOR APPRoPRIATEs $500.
Resolutions Adopted Offering Sym
pathy and Support to Occur
d'AIene Union Men.

Washington, Oct. 16.-The executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor met here today. The secretary's
report shows marvellous increase in
the number of organizations formed
and affiliated. The income of the or
ganization more than doubled that of
the year 1898 The miners trouble in
the Couer d'Alenes of Idaho was taken
up, and the following preambleS ana
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The struggle of the miners
of Idaho, in the Couer d Alene district.
is one that should have the support and
sympathy of all organized labor; and,
Whereas, The arrest and inprlson-
ment of said miners for alleged viola
tion of law mas been unparalleled for
the brutality exhibited toward the men
while confined in the bull pen, where,
because Of unnecessary deprivation,
some have died and the health Of others
is impaired; therefore be it
Resolved That the executive coun
Gil of the American Federation of Labor
does hereby appropriate the sum of
$500 to assist in their legal defense. and
most heartily urges all local unions
who have not already made donations,
who are directly or Indirectly affiliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor, to respond as literally as possible
to the appeal of the miners for funds
for proper legal defense; and be it fur
tner
Resolved, That the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor
use all honorable means to assist the
miners in securing an early adjudica-
ton of the cases pending"
1t was decided that a bill be draft
ed. to be presented to congress, limit
ing the issuance of injunctions by
courts. SO that they shall not lie
against working people, either singly
or in combination quitting employment.
or againss the moral persuasion of
workers considering the question Of
quitting such employment. 1t was de-
cided to press in the coming congress
the eignt-hour bill, which passed the
house of representatives and failed of
passag e in the senate in the last hours
of the fifty-fffth congress-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-17
ENGLAND HAS TOUGH JOB.
Agreed That the Transvaal War Will
Not End This Year.


New York, Oct. ia dispatch to the
Tribune erom London says: After
7hree DAYS of alarms and sensations
there is general impatience Ger the
vagaries of catch-penny journalism
and an increasing disposition to criu-
else the government for waiting too long
before providing adequately for the de-
fense Of the imperial possessions IN
South Africa. Sir Charles Dixie is
known TO have strong views on the
subject, and viii probably take a line
OF his own when parliament meets, TN
hess George Wyndham silences him N
advance by a satisfactory statement OF
the details of the military preparations.
A high military official is quoted as
saying that England now has the
toughest job which she has under
taken in very many years. The experts
agree that the British forces must re-
main on the defensive fully six weeks,
and that the war viii not be ended TINS
rear. Some of them assume that the
aelay viii be demoralizing to the
Beers, and viii force them to attack
strongly entrenched positions where
they cannot choose their own ground
Mastery inactivity has followed Sir
George Whites reconnaissance in Ma
tai. It is now doubted whether General
White was actually trailing his coat
or merely practicing his subordinates
in handling a large, complicated col
unn in a difficult country. His force
IS still reported at Ladysmith, but in
several newspapers the latest messages
} received are dated Friday.
Anxiety centeTs in MafelSing. The
wires being cut, all communication
with the place is suspended. and it is
not known whether achievements
have yet reached Colonel Baden-Powell.
II not, he u resisting 5000 Beers with
a force of 500. Yet the opinion expressed
in military circles is that Colonel Ba-
dei- Powell's resources and almost I'M
canny luck may pull him through.
It is reported that the wires and rails
are cut between De Aar and Kimberley.
sAdr Rhodes action in going TO KinlNbeT-
ley in these troublous times contrasts
with the pacific reserve maintained by
him through out the political stages Of
the crisis, and recalls his daring dis
played in the Matabele rebellion.
English appreciation of American
moral support in the campaign brought
on by President Kruger's ultimatum
has been expressed by Mr.. Chamber
lain with authority and power. Sir
Henry living, before sailing for New
York, expressed the same view, say
sng:
ave Anglo SaXons must stand to-
gether always The world is always
hostile and suspicious when either of
our two countries has serious work to
do. They must look to each other for
sympathy in every crisis. for they will
rot get il anywhere else"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-17
BoERs SURROUNDING DUNDEE.
Have Cut Telegraph Wires and De-
stroyed Railroad Track.

Cape Town, Oct 16.-The Orange
Free State troops have cut the tele-
graph wires and destroyed the railroad
track at Norvalspont, just across the
Orange Free State southern borders.
A dispatch from Dundee, Natal says
a Boer commando. estimated at 1000
men with sixteen field gs. has
reached Dannhauser, northeast of Dun
dee, with the probable intention
of surrounding Dundee, and in cut
tin off the garrison from COM
munication with Glencoe and Lady
smith. 1t is supposed is force is
commanded by Comm LIANT Niljoen
and comprises the German gunners.
The best Of the Boer force from New
castle is believed TO be marching
around Glencoe to sever its connection
with Ladysmith. As the refugees III
Cape Town threaten to become trouble
some and have mobbed a number of
leading Dutchmen. there is some eX-
pectation that martial law Will be pro
claimed.