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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
4 Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
+. Hart, of Groton, s. d.: "Was takcl
with Il bad cold which settled on my
lungs; caugh set in and finally terminated
in consumption. -Four doctors gave me
mp, saying could live but Il short time
gave myself mp to my Saviour, deter
mined il could not stay with my friend.
on earth ! would meet my absent ones
above. My husband was advised To get
DR.. Kings New Discovery for coiiNump
ton, coughs and colds. | gave it Il trial
took in Ili eight bottles. Il has curct
me, and thank God | am saved ard now
a well and healthy wOman.' Trial bot
Ties free at all drug stores in the county
Regular size - cents and 81. Guaran
tccd or price refunded.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
Salem Items.

SALEM, $. G., February 2O.-Aftcr
heavy rains. swollen streams and plenty
of mud, with Thursday and Friday pretty
days, some snow began to fall Saturday
morning at I o'clock. 1t cleared on Sat
urday afternoon with a sharp west wind.
Mr.. j. W. Cannon, of North Carolina,
came home Sunday.
Miss Ida Holden, of Little River, has
been visiting her grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. \. Perry.
Mrs. Mary f.. Holden, who has been on
au extended visit in IickcnS, has returned
home.
SIR. l.. L tantrcll wears the bell among
our NimrodS. lie killed five turkeys
at two shots.
Mr.. Lawrence Nix was on Il business
trip to pickcns recently.
M. Thomas Crow had the misfortune
tp get his left arm broken near the wrist
some days ago. Dr. Dyar Mckinney
this time.
Many thanks 10 j. II. Cantrcll for his
effort to tell us about the line fence. We
are very sorry he did not answer our
questions. lie says this line runs from a
point on thattooGa 10 Il point on kcowcc
river. Il this !,c ihc case | must be above
"r near the line, or line fence, Mr.. Can
| trrli calls it, which Is very hard to rStah
liSh. If this line stops o. Kcowcu river
it will have to go aS low down us the ".
{ EnhpI hn . Gi bI
| line, us Mr. tamtrcll fails to give any
corners. This will bring this line fence
closer home than we first understood.
II Sundry citizens don't care, load and
shoot IN. MA"k PERRY.
--Ihr VI. j.. Church has raised up tu
date II, iN0,%lt on thr NrW Century olIrr-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
That ThrObblng IIc0dnchc

Would quickly leave YOU, if you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their matchcss
merit for sick and nervous headaches.
They make pure blood and strong nerves
and build up your health. Easy to take.
Try them. Only - centa, Money back
if not cured. sold hy i'll druggists in
Tue county.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
BELIEVES IN THE SEMl.CENTENNlAL.
An Old "alhalla Boy In Missouri Puts Down
$500 for Monument.

Tho following letter from Mr.. S. NJ.
johnson, Joplin, Mo., shows what ho
thinks of tho Semi Centennial:
JOPLIN, Mo-, February 13, 1900.
MIR. '. l.. Norman, Walhalla, s. c.
Doar Sir: have just seen in TIE KEowEE
COURIER tho notices Of tho Semi Centcn-
NAL for Walhalla. am with you and
your enterprise. Push it along and at
the Same timo put mo down for $500
on tho monument fund. Whom you ro-
quiro it call on me and it will bo forth
coming.
am in u good business hero, but my
health is bad. expect to roturn South
in the near future.
Sincerely yours,
;. III. JOHNSON.
Interesting and encouraging lotters
from Mcssrs. G. Wanner, Tallapoosa, Ga,
and Gerhard Riccko, Moultriovillo, S. G.,
promising hearty cooperation and sub
stantial support, were received, and wo
regret our inability to publish them this
week in connection with Mr. Johnson's s
lottor.
Meeting Next Friday Night.
Below is n list of tho chairmen of tho
various committees appointed. A lack
Of space forhids our giving tho full com
mittcrs in this issue:
Hotels and Boarding Houscs-W. II.
/ iioStur.
Dccorations-Dr. w. Il. Stoddard.
Amuscments-S. n. Pitchford.
Advcrtising-Jas. Thompson.
Press Committco-R. ~. Jayncs.
RcfrcShmcntS--W. III. Barron.
Il. X. TranSp0rtation-C. w. pitchford.
MuSic-N. l.. Norman
Social COmmittCG-R. q. MCrrick
Senior RcceptiOn--A. &. Mcrrick.
Junior Rcccption-Jamcs i. Ansel.
tlnancc-JamcS Thompson.
A meeting will he held at Pitchford's
Hall next Friday night, February %, and
it is especially desired that there shall be
large attendance. The chairmcn Of the
various committees in particular should
he on hand, and every citizen has Il cor
dial invtation to be present. Let every
body come and be ready to give assist
ancc in whatever capacity tho executive
committee have deemed advisable that
you should work.
"a long pull, strong pull, and Il pull
all togcthcr,' and the Semi Centennial
will be an assured success from tho very
start. Let all vic with each other in an
effort to pull the heaviest part Of the
load.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
4 IrixIltfuI i}luu,lrr

Will often cause horrible bum, Scald l..
cut or bIIiSc. Eucklcn'S Arnica Salvc
The best in the world, will kill The pain
and promptly heal it. Cures old sores.
fever sores, ulcers, hoilS, fclonS, rorns
and AL skin rruptionS. Best pile cure
on earth. only "a cents Il box. Cure
guaranteed. sold by AL druggists in
the county.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22


The kidneys are your
blood purifiers. they FL
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
IT they arc sick or out
Of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrhcu-
matiSm come from c3-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due 10 neglected
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22

DR.. Pierce was first to Introduce q
little pill to tho American people. Many
have initiated thom, but mono have ar.
proachod his "Plcasant Pellets" in truo
worth, or value, for all laxative and
cathartic purposes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22

Kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble. because the heart is
oVer-working In pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidncyS,
but now modern science proves tina, nearly
all constitutional diseases have their bcpin-
ming in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary cffcc, Of DR.. Kilmcr' s
Swamp-ROOt, tho great kidney remedy is
soon realized 1t stands the highest for lis
wonderful cures OF the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits fruEr~
by all druggists in fifty 6yslIIEfY 1tf a3,"4ESsa
cent and one edollar sz k1aSf;fsIHtI I ,,,,iifs]
cs. You may have a ~. R.l..SIFft2n
sample bottle by mail Homo Of swamp Roof,
free. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr. kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N, 7.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22

The directors failed to make any ar
rahgcmcnt, either for borrowing money
TO rxtinguiSh the debt or to run the
mill, and the consequence was it came
to sale through necessity.
VAS not director. paid the extra
assessment, which no provision was
made to return; ! helped to furnish
money to operate the mill when it could
be gotten no where else. This does not
look like | was trying to break it to buy
the enterprise cheap, or that was guilty
Of any crooked conduct.
was approached, just before the salo
by three of the directors, each. if re-
member correctly, separately, and asked
to go into combination to buy the mill
which politely but positively refused
stating to ono. at least, that it, looked
too much like the "big fsli' eating up
the little ones.
Now | wish to say that am willing to
be qualified as to this statement, and |
defy its successful contradiction.
brand the SANDERS which have been cir
culatcd against me as malicious, and
their originators as falSilicrs.
Respectfully, NJ. w. COLEMAN.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22

-
At a meeting Of the Stockholders of
the Seneca Oil and Fertilizer Co., held
i0th August, 1898, it was
Resolved, That the directors be ap-
pointed to see best offer they can get as
a rental for the mill for the coming sea
son; also SEQ if money could DO pro
cured at s per cent for extinGuishing
debt by giving mortgage on mill, and
that the secretary of this meeting notify
each stakeholder that n vote will be
taken at an adjourned meeting to be
held September 18th, l';o.,, for tho cleo
tion of officers and for confirming what.
ever action may bo taken by tho dircc-
tors under this motion.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
OVer-WOrk Wealsens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
Craiq.iicnry.

SIdiy'IlCHlJ
On Thursday, February 18TH, 1000, al
:; q clock l.. NJ, Mr.. John +. Craig, OF
Walhalla, s. G., was married to Miss
Georgia Flcta Henry, of Seneca, 5. G..
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. ID. ". IIiutt, pastor of the Baptist
church at Seneca, in The presence of /;
host Of relatives and friends from Wal
halia, Seneca and other places. The
esteem in which the happy couple is
held was manifested by the numerous
and costly presents bestowed on the
beautiful bride. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Craig drove to
the residence Of the groom'H parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. $. Craig, on Kcnwcc
River, in pickcnS county, from where
they arrived in Walhalla on February
10th. Mr.. Craig, the groom, is one OF
WaIhalla'S S most prosperous merchants
and The bride was one of Scnrra'S most
beautiful and popular young ladies.
Many friends of the contracting parties,
both at Walhalla and Scmcra, wish fol
them many years Of usefulness and hap
|
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22

they will havo plenty left. Como and
got good Hat for little money.
And wc can say rs much for Clothing,
for wo have Il largo stock OH hand and
it must go to mako room for our now
stock.
GROCERIES!
Last, but not least, is orr Grocery
Dopartm mont. 1t is full and running oyor.
If you want tho very best Flour ON tho
market try ROXANE, and you won't DO
satisfied with any other.
If you want the best half patent try
Bakors Choice.
Wishing ono and all ;:'happy aud pros
porous year and an early visit to our
store, whore you will got full weights,
full measures and your moneys worth,
wo arc, Yours for business,
CARTER &c CO.,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
This is Election Year.

and the great army of hca1bcatS is get
ting in shape to bleed the candidates.
No man except the candidates or cX-
candidates know how many schemes are
laid to "pull the legs" Of those who one,
for Office. Men who couldn't secure
credit for a pound of coffee at any gro
ccly make Il bcc-linc for the candidate
to borrow Il few dollars. Others como
with 4 ale of woe and urge the candi
date TO go on notes. Men who are run
ming for Office are gcnncrally easy vic
Tins for such dcadbcatS as they ar,
afraid to refuse favurS asked for fear of
losing votes. Such fears are grountllcss
however, as the dcadbratS generally
make the rounds promising to support
all the candidates, and the man whc
gives them the marble heart is just us
liable to receive their support as lie who
allows them to pull his leg.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
Death of Mrs. Grissop.

Mrs. Artla Ellen Grssop, the beloved
wife OF Mr.. James l.. Grissop, died a,
their home, near Seneca, on last Friday
morning, 18TH instant, after Il lingering
illness, from consumption. She was born
on January list, lN1i, i'll PickcnS county.
She was married to Mr.. Grissop on Sep
tcmbcr :;"th, lHiI. Her body was buried
at ll"prwcll BAPTIST church Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock after funeral
services conducted hy Rev. w. :. Iami-
ter. \ good woman and Il kind and de-
voted wife has gone to her reward.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22

More than S55,om,OoO was given to
the cause Of education in this country
in 1880. 1t is believed that the figures
will reach $1,000 ,OOU during 1900.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22

THE NJ. +. Church has raised up to
date -, ,iNo,;,lr on thr New Century ollrr-
ing
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22

MIR. John i. Craig is in Abbovillo on
business.
Several important communications
came too late for publication in this
issue.
Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. w. f..
Rankin, Of Tamassco, on the 18TH in
slant, Il son.
The "Measuing Party" given by the
Kings Daughters of tho Walhala Bap,
tist church last "Wednesday evening II,
tho Walhalla HOTEL was ~ success i,
every particular.
The Legislature last week elected II
ii. Crum, of Bambcrg, dispcnsary com
missioner. The board of directors is
composed of l.. J. Williams, IL. II.
Evans and a. +. Dukes.
Owing to IN accident at the turn
table on the Blue Ridge railroad in Wal.
halla this morning, the east hound vcsti-
bulc will leave about Il day late The
tender was backed OH the turn-tablc and
down the cmbankmcnt. and was consid
crably smashed.
Master George Kaufman happened
to- {: very painful accident last week. lie
and other children were playing on Il
pile of croSs-tics near the railroad, when
tic, III some way, fell on his hand
nearly splitting it opon. The little fcl
low is getting along very WELL
Mrs. Catherine Meyer, aged seventy.
one years. died of pneumonia at hen
home, no.. IS NandcrhorSt street, Char.
lesion, 5. c., on Monday morning, Feb
ruary 10, 1000. She was well known in
Walhalla, where she spent her summers
and where, some years ago, she bought
some building lots and erected thereon
two or more nice cottage residences
She was twice married, both of her huS
bands having prcdcccaScd her several
years ago. One Of them is buried IL
Charleston and the other in Wahalla
She leaves three children, one son and
two daughters. She was buried in Bethel
cemetery, Charleston, on Tuesday,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
Alliance Notice.

Alliance Notice.
Wagcner Alliance will meet with Con
ncross Alliance on the fourth Saturda,
in February t2lih) ut II o'clock NJ, AT
hcrS OF each Alliance arc earnestly re
qucstcd to be present.
L. \. CHALMERS, President.
w. W. BURIEN, Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22

June lith, 1893.
No attention whatever was paid to it,
notwithstanding earnest solicitations
were not wanting, so at an adjourned
meeting notice, shown in the following
Il substitute was attempted:
SENECA, S. G., Sent. Isl lSN3
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-11
CHAPTER VII.

There was no moon on the night
Lord RIVERS had looked forward to
with such anxiety; but the light
scarcely dies out of the sky on a fair
July night. From the bonny woods of
st. Byno's a faint, sweet sound. like
the echo of the Aeolian harp, reached
Niolet's ears; from the river came a
soft, musical murmur.
1t was not till after hard struggle
with her conscience mat Violet went
to keep her appointment. She con-
soled herself, however, with a false
line Of argument. Miss Atherton had
forbidden her to leave the garden. and
she was not going to leave it. She
would be within the rcse-covered
hedge: and she would not have gone
at all but that she really felt sorry for
the young artist. He had looked SO
handsome, so imploring, the promise
to see him again had almost uncon-
sciously been wrung from her.
1t was all her aunt's fault If she
had allowed them to say good-by open.
ly and quietly, there would have been
no need for this twilight interview.
After all, she did not quite like it
Her sense Of propriety was opposed to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-11

junks of China to the British man-of-
war, are floating in the water. Finny
monsters come lazilv onward to stare
at each intruder, curious fish dart
hither and thither among the coral
banks and the exquisite fora of the
ocean deep.
It becomes necessary to undergo a
terrible ordeal. These waters have to
be explored. If the diving suit is too
formidable, one cannot, at least, refuse
an excursion in a torpedo boat. In
fact, it is a relief that below the sea
the shaft does not penetrate to where
the interior fires of the earth are burn
ing. Otherwise the cooking for the
restaurants Of the Champs des Mars
might have been performed cheaply
and conveniently over subterranean
fires.
The visitor. terrified at the enter
prise he has undertaken; the visitor
who has been flying in the air one mo-
ment, and the next hobnobbing with
the fish, is already anxious to leave
the shaft. and to find himself once
more upon terra frma. The rabbit
hole, which led Alice to her Wonder
land, was, in fact, insignificant beside
this pit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-11
PLAGUE OF DEADLY VIPERS.
Northern Kentucky Towns Overrun
With Kissing Reptiles.

A great fear has seized upon the
residents Of Boone and Campbell
counties, in the northern part of Ken
lucky, because Of the sudden appear
ance Of venomous snakes known as
the Kissing viper or enormously called
the spreading adder. These danger.
Gus reptiles have not been seen in
this locality for many years until
now, but formerly they were very
numerous, and old settlers tell thrill
ing tales concerning their viciOusness.
Unlike the majority of venomOus ser
penis, they do not wait to be dis
turbed, but attack persons without
proyocation and their bite is said to
mean death
In appearance these Kissing vipers
are different from any of the snake
family common TO Kentucky. The
name is given owing to the peculiar
sound, resembling the Kissing Of
gose, made by the reptile when dis
turbed. The sound is very shrill and
penetrating and can be heard plainly
at distance Of 200 feet. Just before
the attack the snake puffs up just
back Of the head and from this char
acteristic has been called the spread
ing adder. The swelling back of the
head attains the size of a hens egg.
and is said by country people to be
filled with deadly poison, a portion of
which is emitted when the snakes
fangs are extended, and if any of this
venom comes in contact with a per-
sons bare skin, whether the fangs
strike or not. death is almost certain
to ensue. 1t is probable that this is
an exaggeration
The viper does not resemble either
the RATHER or copperhead in any par
ticular. 1t gives no warning of it's
presence until ready to strike, and it
is much shorter when full grown. the
longest specimens being only about
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-11
Japanese Woman Writer.

Miss Onoto Watcana is the o1ly
Japanese woman write" Of fiction in
America. She has written one very
successful novel Miss hume Of
Japan" and her short stories are ap-
pearing in high places She is II
years old, comes from Toxic and has
been here three years. In a letter
her most intimate friend writes: on
OTTO insists that her personality shah
not intrude on her work and says she
does not care to trade on her nation
ality-that she would prefer her work
reviewed on its own merits only.
However, Onoto Watanna is not al
ways a wise or responsible creature
by any means. In fact, she is the,
most distracting mortal I have ever
met. She is unlike any writer | ever
knew, for she is extremely pretty and
adOres pretty clothes and society
dances, amusements and all the rest
This, however, may be because she is
so very young and popular wherever
she goes. She is quick-tempcred,
passionate, sensitive-a beWildeTing
paradox. She is a freetAinker like
most half-castes) and says she is a
Socialist. She is one of the few
writer's in the country earning their
living entirely by their short stories
She writes too quickly and does not
take sufficient pains. Some of he,-
pieces are unpublished diamonds. She
has not an iota of patience. She
writes d story Of 5000 words in half
a day; her book Of $4,000 words Or
cupied one week of her time. SIZE
has great deal of color in her face
her nationality puzzles one-s!.e
does not look English, nor y.t
Japanese, but is a pretty mixture of
both. She has written three books
none Of them worthy of her pen. The
first she called 'Okikusan,' and it had
no publisher; the second, Miss hume
Of JAPAN published by Rand, Nc
Nally; and The Old Jinrikisha, now
in the hands of eastern publishers. -
Leslie's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-11
A WONDERFUL GLOBE
ONE OF THE SIGHTS AT THE
PARIS FAIR.
GEOGRAPHICAL A GLANCE
Remarkable ConVenfences Offered for
Learning Much of the Earth's Sur
face-Eut a Wierd Subterranean
Pit Is Still a Greater Source of
Wonderment.

The great globe, which is a feature
of the Paris exposition, differs vastly
from the first outlines given to the
public originally. The idea of con
structing a railroad about this repro
duction of the world was given up, and
instead elevators and stairways run to
nine tiers or floors, from each of which
a section of the globe can be seen. It
is thus possible to follow the equator
ial line, the temperate, or the arctic
and antarctic circles and make a thor
ough study Of the earth's surface.
The globe was guilt by T. Ruddiman
Johnston on aScale of 1 in 100000 Of
the actual size of the earth, or roughly
one-eighth Of an inch to the mile It
measures 81 feet in diameter, and has