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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-04

4 SILVER BOW LODGE NO. 4s.
~A. F. & A. M. Regular meeting in
~ Masonic Temple, second and
fourth Thursdays of each month. So
journing brethren cordially invited to
attend. Dan Yancey. secretary.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-04

EAGLE TAILORING Franklin ST. t
| Chicago, have fine selection of Spring
| Goods. "See them" Suits to order SIS
to s35. Pants, $3.50 up. Local Agency,
| G. F. Fisher. Tailor. 10 South Main ST.
SUMMER EXCURSIONS VIA GREAT
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-04

Prof. Robinson's dance every Thursday
evening at the Auditorium.
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BUTTE LODGE No. %, A. F. e.
xFA. NJ. Regular meeting in Ma
wv SOM Temple second and fourth
tuesdays OF each month. S%ojourning
brethren cordially invited to attend.
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DR.. German. Dentist. ia N. Main st.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
LEGISLATIVE DOlNGS.
Fertilizer Tax Reduced Nothing Has Been
Done the Past Week.
w. NJ. ILEMMoNS

THIRTEENTH DAN-.IAN. %.
The Senate session to-day was
brief and the proceedings were of Il
routine character.
The Applet local option bill, which
was reported unfavorably last night
was rccommittcd to the judiciary
committee. Only few of the mem
bcrs Of the committee were present
when the unfavorablc report was
adopted, and it may be that the full
committee may report the opposite
way.
The House spent the entire day
discussing the Ashley bill to reduce
the fertilizer fec to ~ cents instead
OF - cents per ton. After fight a
compromise was adopted fixing the
royalty ut fifteen cents.
a number Of local bills passed.
Senator Graydon's bill to limit the
power of municipal corporations in
cnacting ordinances and providing
punishmcnts for offenscs triablc in
the State courts provoked some de-
bate among the lawyers. The COM
mittcc on corporations had made an
uniavorablc report on the bill, and it
was killed.
The Nirginia-C Carolina Chemical
Company was luggcd into the debate
and spoken of in uncomplimcntary
terms by several members, it. being
characterized rs the trust controllin"
the price of fertilizers. Clcmson's
income was also talked about in plain
English.
Mr.. Patton's bill to provide for
the changing Of boundary lines OF
towns ard cities was killed by Il
vote of II to 3G.
Mr.. Dukes bill, making ii mis-
dcmcanor for any municipal officer
to take contract for municipal
work was passed.
The annual report Of the South
Carolina t"ll"G" trustees was made
public today, asking an appropriation
$21 ,39S .O3.
Major Dcndy introduced a bill tc
amend the county government law
SO far as relates to roads, bridges
and ferries.
DID NOT DO ANYTHING.
The Legislature did nothing on
the llth and 18th days Of its session
except "gas" about Il few dispcnsary
bills and local measures.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
HOT SHOTS FROM NED TODD.
REPLIES TO MESSRS. WERNER AND COOK
ON THE ROAD LAW QUESTION.
A HEAVY BLOW FOR CAPT. COOK.
He PunCturcs tho Law and Wants to Have
the Privilege OF Paying or Working.

lIErnEAr, S. c., January 23.--
Editors Courier: AS Mr.. Werner
takes "Ncd Todd' to task, | wish to
say few words in reply:
Now, as to the boss business,
wish to say that Mr.. Werner may not
look at it as do. OF course every
body has different names for things,
but | cant see any difference in it,
We elect men to make laws for us
and they just meet and do nothing
but amend and change things, and
then don't make them any more sat
isfactory than they were before, and
sometimes not as well.
We did not mean Mr.. Werner
though, amy more than we did any
one else. We know that he can't do
everything by himself in making
laws for the people, for he has to
have a majority Of the Representa-
tivcs with him; and then it only
goes to the Senate and it sometimes
dies with that body.
Then, again, what makes this road
law look SO bossy is that they made
it so we could not do us we please
about it, but we have got to work
the four days.
MIR. Werner says you can hire
some one to work for you. would
like to know who you could hire
when the law says that any one too
young or too old is not Il lawful sub
stitutc. Now, if the ovcrsccr wants
to, lie would not receive any one as
a substitute unless he was Il lawful
hand, and then you would be com
PEELED to work. And, if you don't,
you will wish you had. Don't that
look a little like bossiSm? Now, if
he had said you shall work four days
or pay $50, that would look like
b"sincss. Then no man could com
plain, and it would have been Just
and right, for 81 so equals four days
work, for the law says that the days
work is only eight hours, and that
would be ust the same wages we
pay for labor on the farm.
all he could tor his people. lie
could and has made as good Repre-
sentative rs we ever had. We don't
dcny tna!, and we believe he will
still do all he can for his people. II
We had not believed it we would not
have voted for him. But that don't
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01

make me believe that this thing Of
having to work four days, without
the chance t" pay Il communication
tax, is right.
Now, M to the Supervisor bossiug
the money. ! know that has been
the way Of it, but don't believe it
is right; for he could send the
money back to the same road it was
paid in from if ne would and |
think he ought TO do it. OF course
it would be a little trouble, but he
could find ont what school district
the tax hcl"ngs TO just as the County
Superintendent Of Education does
his school tax. But the Supervisors
get ou' Of all the work they can.
still guess we all would do the
same way if We had the chance.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
LETTER FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Mr.. John F. latham Writes Il Short Letter
from the Distant Isles.

In letter written to our Mr.. j
w. Shclor by Mr.. John +. latham,
dated December 18th, 1899, Mcy-
cauayan Station, Philippine Islands,
among other things he says:
came into the army to CRAFTY a
desire to travel and see this country
and a longing for active service in
the army. In large measure |
have realized what | came into the
army for. The travel and scenery
across the country were grand, also
the voyage of about 5000 miles from
San Francisco to Manila.
My company is now campcd at
Mcycauayan Station, on the railroad
from Manila to Daguapan, which is
about 1871 miles from Manila.
1t is now the dry season and the
climate is fine.
Rice is the principal crop here, cx-
ccpt fruits. The rice is just now be
ing harvested.
The natives are industrious and
very friendly toward the soldiers,
apparently. They dress very lightly
and it is difficult to describe their
apparel. The women keep them
selves very clear Of the soldiers.
We are quartered IN an old moncs-
tary, right by cathedral. The
natives are all Catholics, and very
jealous toward their church.
We are about sixteen miles from
San Mate, which is the Philippine
stronghold. We all are expecting
strong resistance. We are expect
ing the American forces to move on
that place any time.
The food eaten over here by the
natives is as widely different from
ours as their dress is.
will close, hoping that you will
send me THE KEowEE COURIER.
My address is: John +. latham
Company "M," 10Th l.. :. Y. T.,
Manila, i. |.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
by JAYNEs, sLAELOR, SMITH " STICK



Ladies' ALI Solid Shoes
will
O o Rail-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01

earnest and patient labor could hope
to wipc out. In many instances
after a vain struggle to regain the
lost vantage ground, the merchants
went to the wall and the old planta-
tons passed into the hands of
strangers. This is sad picture and
pity tits, It's true. 1t was only those
men who followed more conservative
methods and who apprchcndcd the
new era just beginning to dawn on
our agriculture, who were able to
retain their birthright and weather
the storm Of financial and agricul-
tural depression, which swept with
such fearful force over the entire
South. But that generation has
passcd-ncw men have come upon
the scene and new methods now pre-
vail. The strong, young business
men Of the South, farmers and mer-
chants and manufacturers and bank
erS, have been trained in a very diff
ferent school from the magnificent
golden age Of the old South. Agri-
cultural literature has been spread
broadcast over the land, experiment
stations have multiplied, farmers
Institutes and colleges and other
methods for disseminating agricul-
tural and up-to-datc principles, are
in easy reach of the army of earnest
workers, constituting 73 per cent of
our population who are reading,
studying and applying these vital
truths. Already diversified farming
and rotation, fruit growing, cattle
raising, butter making are taking the
place Of the onc-crop system with
it's attendant bondage to debt and
the independent farmer who can
make his cotton and hold it is not
the rara avis he once was. In tech
nical education and manual training,
i'll manufacturing, in every other
development Of business, the new
South is proudly taking her place
among commercial nations. The era
for which thirty odd years Of lessons
painfully learned, disappointmcnts,
disasters and final successes have
prepared the way, is being ushcrcd
in, and on the banners OF the twcn-
tlcth century we see the glimmcr Of
victory-victory for farmers, mcr-
chants, bankers, manuiacturcrs-all
business interests fighting in one
grand army to hold the commercial
and agricultural supremacy Of the
South against the world! From
this union must come our strength
for all future conflicts against the
forces and combinations that would
strive to reap the entire profits from
our great crop-cOtton--which is the
gigantic industry Of the world.-R
". NcSbitt, in the Atlanta ConStitu-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01

chance to pay out. But you must
not say one time to him, you must
help work the roads which you drive
over while the boys have to walk
and yet h" says that is just and
right. / don't believe it is right,
neither can | see Justice in it.
Now Mr.. Cook says he calls it
robbing and placing premium Oh
triiingncss. Now don't see it that
way. If there is any tritlingncss in
it, or sclfishncss, it would be for the
poor young men of our county to
have to work the roads and such
men as Mr.. Cook be free. Now
where is right and justice in such a
law? ! can't see it and ! don't be-
licvc Mr.. Cook does either, if he
won't say so.
Now, Mr.. Cook, get your heart
right and practice what you preach
-"cqual rights to all and special
privileges to nonc," and let us live
Oh under the road law so we can
work or pay, and fight to kill the
dispcnsary law and go on progress
ing. But guess the old man is
joined to his idol and we will have
to let him alone.
W. M IENNoHS
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
Cntnrrh Cannot DE Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inilamcd con
diiion Of the mucous lining Of the cuSta-
Chian tube. When this tube gets iniamcd
you have Il rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to it's normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine
cases ont of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inIlamcd cond
tiun OF the mucous surfaces.
i. J. CHENEY Il CO., Proprctors,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 13c. IIalra Family
Pills are the best.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
May Prevent Il Lynching.

a. j. lloncycutt, aged sixty, a far
mcr, living near Center, Texas, Sun
day night attacked his wife with a
knife. Their children ran to the as-
sistancr OF their mother, when Hon
rycutt stabbed Rosa, aged sixteen,
killing her instantly. The wife and
two sons, aged twelve and ten, were
80 badly wounded that they may die.
II"ncycutt is in Jail, and precautions
have been taken to prevent n lynch :
mo.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
FARMER AND THE OUTLOOK
FOR THIS YEAR-THE COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE OF GEORGM GIVES A
FINE REVIEW Of THE SITUATION.
The Farmers Should Heed This Noted Ex
perts Timely Advice.


perts Timely Advice.
Th Warmers have been the rrcipi-
cnts Of much gratuitous advice, and
| hesitate in the face of SO grave Il
suhjcc but the cotton area question
is looming up again and possibly
there may be those who, despite the
disastrous lessons of the past, are
contemplating the folly OF again
committing themselves to an over
whelming cotton crop. Surely we
have suffered too painfully from this
mistake to again plunge ourselves
and all connected with us into this
sea of agricultural and financial trou-
blcs. Let each of us narrow this
question down to his own farm and
there let us decide it. 1t is imma-
tcrial what our ncighbor does; ii is,
in 4 large measure, immatrrial to
us individually whether the cotton
area be large or small, for in the
agricultural results Of 1900 it will be
found that success has como to the
man who, regardless of outside intlu-
enccs, has planted ample provision
crops and then as much cotton as he
can afford to thoroughly prepare for,
highly manure and rapidly cultivate.
Short or large crop, high or low
price, he stands the first chance to
win, and ii the details Of preparation,
fertilization and cultivation be SO
managed that he gets the largest
yield from the smallest area, he has
mastered the secret OF successful cot,
ton production. Having done his
utmost, in his individual capacity, to
settle the cver-rccurring cotton prob
lem, he must seek means to combine
with his brother farmers, with the
merchants and with the bankers, in
order that the general cotton crop
may be held against I, pcrniciouS
influences Of spcculati = ,ombinations
and their power to wrcst from his
grasp his hard earnings ere he can
realize a fair return for his investment
The bonded warehouse bill, now
a law, is perhaps the first step toward
the amancipation Of the Southern
farmer from his bondage to Wall
and Lombard streets. Here wchayr
the inccp,ion of a plan whereby the
farmer who wishes to hold his cotton
may, for a nominal sum, store and
insure his crop, the warehouse receipt
being letter of credit acccptabc i'm
any business transaction. By mutual
agreement both farmer and merchant
are secured. Should the plan become
general, the gluttcd markets, so
often witnessed in the earlier fall
months, will be consigned to a dead
past, never to be rcsurrcctcd. The
farmers will by this plan be enabled
to market their cotton With more
judgment aud not under the whip
and spur of necessity. Witness the
powerful lever which the limited
cooperation Of the present season
has proven in forcing mp prices.
Right loyalty have the bankers, the
merchants and our local manufactn-
rers nphcId the FARMERS, ana r'Ght
royalty has the price OF cotton with
stood the repeated ana vicious
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01

greater mistake was ever made, than
to rush over the preparation Of Il
large area of poor land, to be stimu-
lated by little commercial fertilizer,
and planted indiScrimnatcly in cot
ton.
AT the beginning Of now year
the cot,on farmer is apt to ovcr-csti-
mate the fertility of his soil, as we'll
as his ability to prepare and culti-
vatc full quota of broad acres. 1t
is only after nc is irrcvocably com
mittcd to the "cxtcnsivc" plan, and
finds himself "over- cropped" that he
realizes his mistake, and begins to
wish that part at least Of his land
had been devoted to a rest, or to
some rcnovating crop. In the final
settlement, however, he does not
always realize the fact that the pain
ful disparity between the receipts
and expenditures Of his years ac-
counts might he traced directly to
this big leak OF IN udicious cotton
cultivation. 1t certainly does not
pay to plant an indiScriminatc and
wide area in cotton-thouyh y man
have supplies, stock and surplus of
wcll-worn and oycrtaXcl acres of
har i-run land.
j the history and progress of our
agriculture, that period has been
reached where farmers cannot raise
and sell the raw products of the
farm ut satisfactory profit, if we
take into consideration the dctcrior-
alton OF our lands.
This is a startling statement, but
it is made deliberately and after
thorough consideration, and on invcs.
| tigation it will lr found that such is
the history )f every agricultural
country, where crops have been
grown and sold off the farm for
many successive years, without an
adequate return being made to the
SOIL Tor the elements removed in
those crops. AS an illustration OF
this truth, we have onl ~ to point to
Ireland, whose poverty stricken pco-
! pie, under the bondage to alien lords,
nave seen thelr crops removed ana
rNpehde" elsewhere, year after Jcar,
ana h"lhiiS "1 lh'S departed Ter
UNITY r"placrd.
IN our own case many causes have
'eh"c" 10 prlnS us |" r"h"'lloh
"hcrc we nave bcch cohPcllcd TO
S'"'S th'''l"hS 10 restore ana pre-
, serve lhc lrrtlll'y OF our SOILS ana
keep up t''c productive power OF our
larms. ~ the close of the war;
much OF the land at the South was
!hr"'crlSh'" from successive years
OF culture ami ""Spl'e the TACT that
inc war lrlt "s very poor people, IN
''corgla alone property values beng
! r'd"cr" from S"oo,"o","''" 70 $i]",-
"oo'"o", our farmers took up the
, SlrnG@le bravery, h"p'hS TO retrieve
''c'r losses III '''e '"r'hcr production
"' cotton, when rnl'd hc"II"rrInGIy
h'%h' ne lhia'na''on OF h1Hh prlcrS
III every avenue "i tradr ana com
herc' Pr'V;'llc'' 'rc''' was easy t""
e'Ny' an" everything hoea'h on the
''r''' was r"'h""S'y d'ar' M"I'S S'"o
I" SOW ''"' H''' '''' -" per narrcl !;
'''''' III '''' H'''''' P'"P''''"' '''c''
.- :" --'' '''''9 - l"''''''' '''''' '''o'''S
so" /" 500 per year, ana fa'iohS ;
''S''''N N''''' ;'' per Lon "'''' farm
'''''' '3'' i''' ''''''' ''
l''''H "''''' we """''' ''"' 'cS''r"
80 ''''''H' l'''"'''''"'y' '''' 'h'S
"'S' l'''N>'''' l'''''S '"''''' '"' coll
''''"' '''''''''''''',' "''''''' "''''''' 'ne
INV '''''''' ''''''"T '''''' Wv way
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-01
PANTHER NEAR SALEM.
Two Accidcnts-Mack Perry Wants to Know
Few Things About the Limo Fence.


SALEM, January 22.-Oelaycd.)-
Everything is moving along very
! we'll at this place.
MIR. Wm. Vaughn, while saving
shingles at J. II. Wiging.on's mill
on the 18Th instant, had the misfor-
tune to lose half of one of his fore
fingers. lie is doing very we'll at
this time.
MIR. j. W. Grant, one of our mcr-
chants, while driving COW on the
10th instant, got one of his hands
badly bruised by being jcrkcd
against tree.
Mr. J. w. Cannon has bought
saw mill and fixtures near Sapphire,
\. G., and has taken charge of the
same.
Mr.. q. r. Pike is having his
dwelling house painted, which adds
much to its appearance and prcscr-
vatlon.
Mr.. w. G. Whitmire, of the Wal
halla Cotton Mills, is spending Il few
days in this community recruiting.
He is looking remarkably well to
work on the ght shift.
Mr.. j. Is. Grant has the contract
to run Mr.. ~. a. Grants grist mill
this year.
Those .@ho failed to meet our new
pastor at y hitmirc's on the 9Th in
stant mis- fine sermon. The
pastors next appointment is on Sat
urday before the first Sunday in
February. Members Of Whitmirc's
church will please remember this
and govern themselves accordingly.
Ncssrs. Fisher and Gibson, of .Jo-
casscc, were in this burg last Sun
day. They went toward the Little
River section after the turn of the
day. When they left the above
named section it was late in the
night, and they heard panther
screaming in the distance. None of
MS know whether the boys landed at
home or not. Now, as | have
named panther, some one will wish
to know more about this animal.
Where it came from, no one knows,
but several have seen it and several
have heard it scream. Mr.. James
Compton saw it last, so far rs we
know. Some time about the first Of
January, the last time it was heard,
ii was between Mr.. J. l.. Talley's and
Mr.. l.. X. Cantrcll's, until Sunday
might, January 2lst.
Now a word or two about the line
fence and we will close. There
seems to be great deal of confusion
III the upper part of this county
about line fence. Can some one
tell us about this fence? | have
been told that there was line across
Oconce county, and all above this
limo wnro ovnn,t from, t,o o1o
law. Now can anvbodv tell no whon
this law was passed? Whcrc doos
this line commence and where does
it end ? Who j. noiur to hu;la THO
fence? Who are the buildino com-
mittccY WHAT farms d,os ,h;s lima
y" ~ az '''' upper cage: ITO" lar
MEOW the line Will parties he allowed
IN turn catilr in thn n,,,rroo wan
" !"
all the trnablc land above the line
fnnco Lo on.1n,o,lo l,
Nv" '""''' 10 II
snare IN TINS hence? How many rails
will !, ,,ln to Lu;lI, JJo,,, o,,
'' ~" '""'''
money Will 1t cost? Is this not n
hlocEaIc .I,nLon,,o II ca c,,l,;,,
:" N''o'"
Will eaten 1t. Can some one tell us
,lnut ,L, lin, rop
''''' WV ''''' ''''''
MACK pEHRY.
u\J.,,Ln w ,, IN
''"'N' wv van 'el' you amy
to v,r tLot r. ,Lo.o :, ..
ror L>o u,;.,.,, u,,, ~,
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Free Of Charge.

--TnE COURIER and the Atlanta Twice
a-"cck journal ono ycar for only $l.5O.
Call at This Office and let us talk tho mat
ter over with You and we will give You
sample copy Of each paper.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-03-29

hoped to greet and shake hands with
the next president of the United States.
The Roslyn band has been engaged to
assist the home band being trained by
Prof. Nagler. Upwards OF $500 have
been collected and more in sight to de-
fray the expenses. There will be a ros.
trum l2xl2 feet erected on the south side
OF Larson's theater and seats fronting
this on A street will be laid to accommo-
date as many ladies and elderly people
as possible. Mr.. Wroe, the artist, will
paint huge picture of Bryan, 5x6 feet,
on canvas to be stretched across the
avenue. 1t is expected that the stores
and other public buildings will be deco
rated with bunting so as to make the
occasion one of general hospitality. The
Spokane Outburst (republican) speaking
to this point says
aside from the preparations being
made by state comm ittee officers and
other prominent mem bers of the demo-
cratic, populist and silver republican
parties for the reception of William j.
Bryan. some general action should be
taken toward extending to him the cor
dial welcome Of the whole city 1t must
be remembered that Mr.. Bryan is COM
ing to visit us all. The honor OF his
presence should not accrue entirely to
his personal following in this vicinity,
but should be shared among the people
whom he comes to address. However
we may approve or disapprove his atti-
tude and argument in politics, Mr.
Bryan is recognized as man OF national
prominence and as such his visit here
will be an event of general rather than
mere party Importance
The committee has arranged for ban.
quet at the Hotel Yakima on Saturday
night. Covers will be laid for 200 and
the tickets will be $3.50.
The committee on Tuesday night met
to perfect further arrangements 1t was
agreed that Chairman PEBBLE should have
the honor Of introducing Mr.. Bryan. 1t
was further agreed that covers should be
laid for 200 at the Yakima and admission
be placed at $3.50. Mrs. johnson will
go to Tacoma for the purpose preparing
for the feast, which she has determined
shall betit the occasion aud be an honor
to the distinguished guest.
The committee passed the following
resolution that is timely and appropriate.
Whereas. Our city is to be honored by
a visit on the 3lst inst. OF the distin-
guished citizen and orator, William Jen-