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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
Black Diamond News.

Chief Engineer CrcnShaw and Engineer
w. j. Kirk have finished the prollcs and
estimates OF the survey of that portion
of tho line lying in North Carolina and
they have been forwarded to Col. II. G..
Dickinson in Washington. ID. G., who
has been awaiting them there so rs to
start for London, for which place he will
sail next Wednesday on the American
steamer st. Louis. This Survc, was
shortened three miles over the OLD Blnc
Ridge survey and the estimates of the
cost o; the line arc % per cent. cheaper
than was anticipated. This completes
the last link in the chain Of surveys and
estimates of the entire line and if this
is satisfactory to the London syndicate
there is no good reason why the work of
construction should not commence soon.
and that it will he satisfactory there is
the best of reasons for believing We
have been shown Il letter from Col. Dick
inson to Mr.. j. l.. Tribblc, of this city,
iii which he expresses his perfect as
surance that this survey will be perfectly
satisfactory to the British capitalists and
assul cs Mr. Tribhlc that he will have
some good news to send him shortly after
his arrival in London. -Andcrson Daily
Mail, January 18th.
THE BLACK DIAMOND SURVEY.
KNOXVILLE, TENN, January 2T.-Thc
survey of the Ohio, Tennessee and Caro-
lima Railroad has been completed. This
proposed road is better known as thc
Black Diamond, but was recently char.
tered under the above name 1t is the
Boone scheme to build road from Co.
lumbus, hhio 70 Port Royal, $. G.. A
deal is pendihG to secure sufficient funds
to build the road
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
Notice 10 Taxpayers.

T1NIIE TIME for making Tax Returns
l. for 1900 will expire February goth.
atty of 80 per cont for non-returns, and
am directed by the Comptroller General
to say to tho pooplo that ho intends TO
have tho Auditor to strictly enforce this
law. So como at once and mako your
roturn. j. y. KEESE,
Auditor OconCe County,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01

q Regular stop; q Flag station.
VIII also stop at tho fuiiuwine stations
10 take on or let of passengers: Phin-
neys, James and Sandy Springs.
No. II connects with Southern HALLWAY
No. at Anderson.
No. | connects with Southern Railway
Nos. | and 33 at Seneca.
j. H. ANDERSON,
Superintendent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01

The Daily Times, which has been pub
liShcd in Grccnvillc during the past six
months, failed to appear last Tuesday,
and the presumption is that it will not
appear again. The Grecnvillc News an
nonnccs that it will commence the pub
lication Of an afternoon edition soon.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
., FAIR QUESTION,

TO limited extent thc dispcnsary law
recognizes the principle Of local option
Respect is paid to the wishes of counties
which want prohibition and not tho dis
prnSary' IT. is fair question, why
should not similar respect be paid to the
wishes of counties which likewise do not
wall the dispcnSary, but desire not pro
hibiii"n, but the sale by private individ-
nalS Of liquor under the dispcnsary re-
Siri":i"nS, which are imhn,ltlch in the
constitution? What is fair to ono would
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
C !, C R A | C ,
WAIIIALLA, S. G.
I'respass Notice.

a l.L persons are hereby warned not
L n I" hunt, fish, shoot snare, trap, net,
cut timber or otherwise trcSpass on anv
lands owned by the undersigned. All
persons disrcgar'ling this notice will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Il. O. TRlBBLE.
January II, 1000. y.o
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
Perfect Health.

Perfect Health.
Keep the system in perfect Or
der by the occasional use Of
TUFTS Liver Pills. They reg
ulate the bowels and produce
A Vigorous Body.
For sick headache, malaria, bill
iousness, constipation and kin
dred diseases, an absolute cure
TUFTS Liver PILLS
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01

The Atlanta Semi-Weckly journal
and THE COURIER for $l.50 year.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
Blue Ridge r. r..
IL. G. BEATTIE, RECEIVER.

TIME TIBLE NO. II.
Hb|EhSEDES TIME THBLE NO. IL.
Effective 900 a. NJ, Jan. -, 1900.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
A New Religious Sect.

Rochester, Ind, is the center of a now
religious sect, which is attracting con.
siderable attention throughout that por
ton Of the state The name given 1t
by the members is The Haven OF Rest.
and. since n is composed of members
from other churches. the title seems APP
propriate. To join The Haven OF Rest
il is not necessary to submit to amy par.
ucular creed, but to eyince general
dissatisfaction toward other religious
denominations. The religious organ
izatiou has no established place OF wor.
ship, for It moves its tents wherever a
suitable field can be- found.
The Reverend Samuel plantz is the
Bishop of the church For several years
he was member OF the Evangelical
Association, but finally he became dis.
satisfied and joined the Methodist
Church. Ii was not long. however. be-
fore ne withdrew and went back to ms
old church.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
ENGLAND'S GREAT LAWYER.

london correspondents are sending
over numerous stories of the late Lord
Chief Justice OF England. Baron Rus
sell. Of Kilowen. II Is well known that
he was an ardent Roman Catholic, and
cane Of a prominent Catholic family.
His uncle was an influential Irish cicr-
gyman, the man OF whom Cardinal
Gibbons wrote in his Apologize" as the
dear friend 20 whom under heaven
am indebted for my convention" A
brother of Baron Russell was one OF the
best known Catholic priests in England
a sister was Superior of the Sisters OF
Mercy Ia san Francisco, having gone
thert m 1854
10 Is SAID Baron Russell made more
individual prestige out OF a single case
than any lawyer Of recent times This
was his defense OF the Irish party In the
Parnell special commission. His argu.
ment lasted six DAYS. Mr.. Gladstone
said OF it, at won him an immortal
name" and Lord Rosebery referred to
HIM as speaking before that forum IN
which he almost presided. "
In politics he was an intense Liberal.
Mr. Gladstone made him Attorney Gen
eral
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
Sorghum Mill Ready.

James Ledwidge's Sorghum will b.
open and ready for business, Monday,
the 9th. Price, 30 cents gallon.
Lake County Press: The government
surveyors who have been at work sur
veying out the routes, and estimating
the cost Of the Hickman and Tiptonville
levee, report that il is the best and most
desirable place for levee on the Missis-
sippi river.
Commissioner of Agriculture Paine
has arranged for a West Tennessee Farm
ers' Institute TO be held az Jackson, Sep
TENDER 18th, 18th and l4th. He expects
200 delegates. After this institute,
county institutes Iof West Tennessee
counties will be held.
1HE soothing and healing properties of
Chamberlain Cough Remedy, its plea
SAINT taste, its prompt and permanent
cures, have made il great favOrite with
the people everywhere. For sale by
Cowgirl and Cowgirl Hickman, and A.
NJ. Shaw, State Line, Druggists.
Aunt Sallie Upshaw colored, highly
respected and esteemed by all our older
citizens, white and black, died, Satur
day last, and was buried Sunday She
was between 70 and 50 years old, was a
member Of the Baptist Church. and, we
believe, devoted Christian woman.
The population Of Greater New York,
as indicated by the count just completed
at the Census Office, is 3.l39, DOB This
includes the population Of the boroughs
Of Manhattan and Bronx, and those Of
Brooklyn, Richmond and Queens. An
approximate estimate OF the increase
since 1890 shows il TO have been 37.9 per
cent.
"A Missouri editor appologized TO
his readers after this fashion: We ex-
pected 10 have a death and marriage TO
publish this week, but a violent storm
prevented the wedding and the doctor
himself being sick, the patient recover
ed and we were accordingly cheated out
of both
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

In accordance with section 80, OF o.
constitution. 1. J. G. W. Beckham, gov
ernor Of the Commonwealth Of Kentucky
do hereby call the General assembly d
the Commonwealth 10 convene in n,
city of Frankfort on Tuesday Angus,
18th, 1900.
regard the occasion for the call a.
extraordinary and designate the sub
iect 10 be considered by the Genera
Assembly when ii shall meet on the dat,
aforesaid TO the modification Of existing
laws regulating elections in this State
In testimony whereof 1 have caused
these letters 10 be made patent and TIE
seal Of the commonwealth to be hereun
TO affixed.
Done at Frankfort, the 18th day Of
August, 1900, and in the lO9th year Of
the Commonwealth.
J. G. w. BECKHAM.
BY the Governor:
@. Is. HILL, Sec'y Of State
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
The Blessings Of Monarchy.

The unconscious humor q the Irish
man still lives. Last week friend oi
mine was sitting in Phoenix park. when
b. him appeared a ragged old chap most
graciOusly intoxicated God save th,
queen sor. said he 10 my friend. Ger
tainly." was the reply. God save Queen
Victoria" BY all means. Send her
victorious, happy and glorious. That.
right sor! | wish she'd come 10 Dublin
every year, every month. every day sor
Think Of what she's done for the ooun
thy; think Of the good she does the PEG
pie Look at me. here am. a. drunk a.
81 and never paid a penny fer H.. "-
london Daily News.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
GEO. CARPENTER.

The present long, dry, hot spell has
exhausted the moisture from natures
reservoir, the earth, and the trees.
plants. flowers, shrubs and grass have
suffered greatly. The absence of humid
ity in the atmosphere has also been
marked and the leaves and plants have
withered and dried up in the fierce dry
heat of the sun. The foliage of the trees
has that dropping, discolored languor-
Gus look that betokens lack of vitality,
the grass is dead, lusterless and crisp,
and the Towering plants ana shrubs have
lost their vivid markings and brilliantly
shaded hues.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
LOCAL NEWS.

According to the usual date school
will commence at the College the 9th.
If YOU want 10 buy OF sell mules
come 10 Hickman, tomorrow. (Satur-
day.
~ All kinds of Fresh Fish, Oysters
and Wild Fowls in season, for sale at
the Hickman Packing Co. TELEPHONE 80.
Gov. Beckham is to open the cam-
paign at Henderson, Sept. Srd. EX- Gov.
McCreary will be heard at the same
time.
Wants. For Sale. For Rent, Lost,
Found, To Loan, etc. inserted IN the
Courier. rate one cent word each inser-
ton. Personal mentions free.
The requirements of health can be
counted on the fingers of one hand. They
are: good air, good food, suitable cloth
ing, cleanliness and exercise and rest.
The town Of Clinton has stock law
that prevents stock from running at
large on the streets. The law is strictly
enforced. and has proven very satisfac
tory so il is said.
A fraudulent picture agent is said
to be working somewhere in Western
Kentucky. His scheme is the old one Of
enlarging pictures and collecting half
the money in advance.
The time is coming when there is but
one job open for the boy who smokes
cigarettes. That will be 10 kill potato
bugs with his breath. No man wants
him any nearer the house than the po-
tato field.
The Carlisle County News is busy
booming Bardwell, as all real newspapers
always boom the community in which
they are published. Its latest effort is
to organize a brass band for the .hustling
capital Of Carlisle county.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
Horse shoe Barber shop.

In the new Laclede Hotel where can
be found good BARRIERS. polite and ready
to serve you. Good work clean towels
keen razors. Wen try 10 please you.
J. III. HICKS
III. n. Ivy.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24


ers and Merchants Bank and pay your
taxes. G.. l.. CARPENTER,
Deputy Sheriff.
Altman. Col, is saide TO be the high
est Incorporated town in the country.
1900 feet above sea level A justice Of
the peace who had fined a disorderly
character $1,000 and costs, said i'm reply
to the prisoners announcement Of an
appeal 10 q higher court: WHAT" APP
peal would your" asked the astonished
court. you don't come any Of that,
now. This court is the highest court in
the United States, and you can't appeal.
North Judson News: Somebody says
that onions eaten just before retiring
are great help 10 digestion. We tried
il and about two o'clock dreamed that "A
fiery red dragon with peagreen tail and
eyes As big as soup plates was carving US
up with a meat saw and a sword. We
finally awoke TO find our good wife fan
ming Us with bed Stat and trying TO get
the baby out of the coal scuttle where
we put it TO keep the fiery dragons from
getting il. Away, onions, give US prunes
The /. @. Railroad has issued an or
der that no minors shall be employed in
its service, neither will any cigarette
smoker be retained in its employ. IL has
come to be a generally recognized fact
that cigarette smoke is not Only a nui-
sance 10 those who are forced TO inhale
its noxious fumes, it incapacitates the
smoker. both mentally and physically
for the transaction Of business. Ii is
only question Of time before business
men generally will take this view OF
cigarette smoking.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
Due Notice.

Drs. j. M. Hubbard and @. w. Curtin
having placed all their claims in my
hands for collection. | hereby notify and
request all, or any, persons indebted 20
either Of the above, TO call and settle.
My office is at Il. Il M. Bank.
Raapacffullv
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

SENATOR MASON denounces Secretary
Hays conduct in agreeing to the pres
ent Alaskan boundary line as assinine
and criminally incompetent.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
Joe w. BENNETT, "a. .. Hemlsy.
BENNETT & REMLEY,
ATTORNEYS. AT.LAw.
Joe W. Bennet

VIII practice in all Courts-espccially
the Courts of Hickman aud Fulton coun
ties. Mr. Benefits office will remain in
Clinton and Mr.. Rcmlcy's in Hickman
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
Still They Come.

A dispatch from Chicago says thai
John j. Valentine, president of IN,
Wells Fargo Express Company, and
lifelong Republican, has deserted N,
Republican party and is out for Bryan
and Stevenson.
Mr.. Valentine cannot indorse Impe
rialism, and he is opposed to the general
trend of Republican policies. Ina LET.
ter to Charles H. Ehrichs, of Colorado
who was chairman OF the Liberty Con.
gress, held last week az indianapolis
Mr.. Valentine says
Believing that there Is no middle
ground between the claim OF freedom,
that all men are entitled tn equal polit.
ical rights and the dogma of tyranny
that might makes right. Therefore
whatever the independents NAV do.
favor the Involvement of Bryan and
Stevenson and straight support of the
Democratic nominees.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

DRoUTH is prevalent over a large por-
ton Of the State Of Kansas and the
corn crop is likely to be the smallest for
several years.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
NOTICE

The State and County Tax Books are
now in my hands. and 1 am anxious TO
collect same. Call on me at the Farm.
ers and Merchants Bank and pay your
taxes. G.. l.. CARPENTER,
Deputy Sheriff
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

Hon. j. ID. WHITE, a former Republi-
can Congressman, is the Prohibition
nominee for Governor in this State. He
used to be called the Crested Jahawk
of the Mountains"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

SENATOR STEWART. of Nevada, ultra
silver, refuses TO support Bryan, and will
vote for Mckinley.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

The City Treasurer of Concord. New
Hampshire last week paid out 1882 30
in bounties upon grasshoppers, at sIa
bushcl, under the State law.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

Now that the safety of the Legations
in China is assured, the question arises
whether or not the United States troops
should be withdrawn. The New York
Herald takes the ground editorially that
our troops should be recalled at once
and that the question of reparation for
the wrong and injury done to Ameri-
cans should be left 10 be settled by
peaceful means. The Herald sees blood
and red fire In China, and says: "The
part Of the United States is to give the
whole business wide berth; we should
keep so well clear of it as to be beyond
the danger Of drifting or being drawn
into it,"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

II President Mckinley keeps the
American troops in Pekin, manifest des-
tiny is likely 10 play another prank ON
the United States similar to the one 1t
played in the Philippines,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

UNCLE sam is on the right track when
he heads of the European anarchists
who are coming this way. Let his hands
be strengthened when Congress meets,
30 that he may be able TO crush anarchy
and its disciples in this land Of law ard
order.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

COMMERCIAL relations between the
United States and Spain have been fully
restored. The figures of the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics for the fiscal year
1900 show that the exports from the
United States to, and imports into the
United States from Spain in the fiscal
year 1900 were larger than in any other
years since 1898, and within few hun
dred thousand dollars of the highest re
cord ever made in the commerce be-
tween the two nations.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

Gov. BEcKHAN, last week, issued a
proclamation converting the General
Assembly in extra session at Frankfort
ON Tuesday, August 2sth, 1900 The
only subject to be considered is the mod
ifcation or amendment Of the Goebel
election law.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
EXTRA SESSION CALLED.

To Edwin Burritt smith.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

FIGURES show that the special war
tar is needless burden. The regular
revenue would have been sufficient to
conduct both wars. The unjust and I'M
necessary levy has piled mp the largest
sum Of gold ever accumulated in the
United States Treasury.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

CIsSERos, the Cuban patriot, fears
that the Mckinley administration will
not keep its promise to grant the Gu
bans independence as promised. He has
filed protest from the leaders and peo-
pie against any outside interference in
the formation of the Cuban Oonstitu-
ton.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

Hon. RICE PIERCE is again the Dem
ocratic nominee for Congress in the
Union City District over Mr.. Jones by a
bCndsome majority. Pierce carried
Obion by 800, Lake by 800, Haywood by
200, and Dyer by 300 votes. Jones car
ried his own county, Weakley, by 20
votes; Crockett by 20 votes Gibson by
$50, and Lauderdale by nearly 800 votes.
These figures are not official, but are
the closest estimate yet made.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

UNIFORMS made entirely Of paper are
WON by some Of the japanese soldiers,
and they are said TO be as durable as If
made from cotton fabrics. They are so
cheap it is not considered worth while
70 mend them.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24

II. H MCKINLEY, q cousin Of Presi-
dent Mckinley, who lives in Harper
county, Kansas, authorized this an
nouncement; 81 would rather vote this
year for the Prince of Wales for Presi-
dent than for VIM. Mckinley. will
vote for Bryan, because think his
election is the only thing that can save
the Republic" Mr.. Mckinley has been
Republican for 40 years.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-10-15
STARTLING FIGURES
IMPORTS OF CHAMPAGNE
into the United from January ut
to July Ist. 1000.

Compiled from the omeIal Custom House Records
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-10-15
BOUND TO REGISTER

Wailuku, Oct. 13.-SiX natives came
over from Wailau, Molokai, last Sat
urday, Oct. 6. in whaIeboat to fahai-
ma on their way to Waikiki to be regis
tered. They moored their boat out in
the bay and during Sunday night the
boat was dragged ashore from its
moorings and was damaged consider
ably, the keel being broken. The six
natives were driven over to Wailuku
where they met the Board of Registra-
ton in Waikiki courthouse last Tues
day, and they were all registered. Be-
fore they left, however, a purse was
gotten up to defray the expenses of
repairing the whale boat. Over $50 was
realized, SIS being contributed by the
members Of the Board. The six natives
first met the Board of Registration at
Kamalo landing. Molokai, on Sept. 20,
o ntheir return from Honolulu per Le-
hua, but the steamer could not wait
long enough to allow these people TO be
registered, so they undertook this last
course left to them, and came to Wal
luku.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-10-15
FOR REPRESENTATIVES:

FOR REPRESENTATIVES:
A. G. M. Robertson,
j. W. Keiki,
William Aylett,
A. F. Gilfillan,
VIM. H. Hoogs,
Jonah Kumalae,
L. L, MCCandless,
j. L. Kaulukou,
EnoCh johnson,
L. J. MCCabe,
H. R. Hitchcock,
W. J. C0elho.