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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
Local Option Passed.

The House last week passed the
Archer bill, which, if approved, gives
the State a form of local option. 1t
provides that on the petition of one
fourth OF the qualified voters of any
county made to the Governor a scpa-
rate box shall be provided for ballots
on dispcnsary or no dispensary. The
bill provides that such elections sha!,
be held only at general elections.
Governor McSwecncy in his mes
sage opposed local option, and it can
not be definitely said what his action
will be,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22

An INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
NECESSARY TO THE REAL AND LASTING
PROSPERITY OF THE SOUTH.
GAIN IN COTTON MANUFACTURING
In tho South in tho Past Few Years-How 10
Lay the Foundation for Larger Growth.

cd. w. d." writing to the Colum-
bia State, from Clemson College,
under recent date, says:
The interest in manufacturing i'm
general and the production of textiles
in particular, in the South, is rapidly
increasing. The record of the cs-
tablishmcnt of cotton mills through.
out our section reads almost like a
fairy tale. In view of these facts, this
correspondent has thought that a
few articles on this subject would
prove interesting to large number
of people. J. II. NJ. Beatty, director
of the textile department at Clemson
College, has kindly given answers to
several important questions which
arc given below. Mr.. Beatty has
been studying the conditions of the
cotton business in the South for scyc
raj years, both theoretically and
practically. lie has visited the tex
tile schools of the country as well as
the large manufacturing plants North
and South. His views arc therefore
worthy of careful consideration.
The answer to the question as to
work done at the textile school, Mr..
Beatty said:
Th" textile school in Clemson Col
legc opened its doors to students in
the fall of 1893, being thus the first
school Of its kind in the South and
the third in this country. Although
designed for special purpose, it
retains all the more prominent fca-
lures of a modern cotton mill. Flee
trio power is used. The equipment
consists Of 4 complete installmcnt of
cotton manufacturing machinery, in
cluding number Of hand looms
with shedding engine attached, fancy
power looms, and jacquards. There
is also a dye house with complete
facilities for the teaching Of dycing.
n plan is now on foot to increase
the size of the building, and to put
in machinery for the N .nufacturing
of all kinds of fabrics, including
wool, silks, etc. 'rhc building cost
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
HOW Is THIS? 4
Best Standard Calico at q Cents.
G. w. RAUKNIGHT.

ability, and | should rank him many
degrees above. His political intcg-
rity, his fidelity to the principles he
avowS, | think, is as well assured as
that Of any politician now in sight.
| deem it, therefore, fortunate that
MIR. Bryan is to-day the undisputed
leader OF his party. His continued
advocacy Of lG to is harmless.
That question has become academic
and need alarm no one while on
both the vital issues he is outspokcn,
sound and determined, and has
been SO from the start. look
upon him as, on the whole,
and in spite OF lis past and
present advocacy Of what was
once huge financial folly and
crime, the one man in the whole
country who may save us from disas-
trcrs almost, if not quite, as great
as the one from which his defeat
saved us in 1896. Like Judge Mark
ham, therefore, if, upon little diff
ferrnt ground, would not only
"sooner trust him than McKinley,"
but the choice remaining as it now
is, | should vote for him in the com
ing election. ID. II. CnAMEEELAIN.
West Brookticld, Mass.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
HAMPTON. McCRADY AND CHAMR GRLAIN
WILL SUPPORT THE NEBRASE,V.
IMPERIALISM AND TRUSTS WILL Be
Tho Real Issues OF the Next Presidential
Campaign Free Silver is Dead"

We take the following interviews
with Gen. Hampton, Gen. McCrady
and Ex-Governor Chamberlain from
the News and Courier. In view
of the political differences Of these
gentlemen, their coming out solidly
in Bryan's favor appears significant
OF growing popularity on the part
OF Mr.. Bryan.
GENERAL ADE HAMPTON.
81 don't think it worth while to
raise the currency issue in the com
ing campaign. There is no doubt
about it that the great majority of the
people OF the State are with Bryan
and his silver views. Congress, in
the end, has to settle that question
and the currency question should
not be agitatcd now. While | do
not pgree with Bryan in his financial
views, hc is q most remarkable mar
and he is squarrly on an ,-impr-
rialistic platform which should be
the chief issue. Upon that issue |
believe Bryan can win and | shall
vote for him. Upon that issue all
Democrats can unite and heal the
difference in the last campaign,
which resulted in the election of Me-
kinlcy. Bryan would certainly treat
the South with fairness, which can
not be expected from any Republi-
can administration. Bryan seems to
be gaining strength in the North.
Pennsylvania Democrats have al
ready declared for him and | believe
New York Democrats will do the
same thing. Imperialism, if carried
out, will be the death kncll Of this
old republic and that issue is now Of
far greater Importance that the
financial question: ! believe we
should send a strong delegation to
the convention pledged to an anti
impcralistic policy. They will GER
tainly be for Bryan, whose an,i-im-
perialist views have made him
stronger than ever in the South, and
are increasing his strength in the
whole country"
General Hampton intended going
away in day or two, but deferred
his departure so as to remain here
and hear the address of Co.. Bryan
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
Danger from Lightning.

The average yearly loss of life from
tightening in the United States is twenty.
four prrsonS; loss of property, over q
million and hal Of dollars. People liv-
ing in cities ana thickly built towns run
little danger, the risk in the conntry aud
suburbs being about live times as great.
For the same reason the center Of a
grove or forest is safer than it's edges,
the dense growth acting to distribute the
current.
The Southern Presbyterian, published
by }. +. X W. S. Jocobs, Clinton. s. G.,
comes ont iii its issue Of February Sth,
with full account Of the progress and
development OF the Home Missions
movement in the Synod o: south Caro-
llna accompanied with illustrations pre-
ScntinG new church buildings erected in
mission fields. The most important fca-
tnrc of the issue is a map Of The Synod Of
South Carolina, the first Of the kind ever
punished, showing county and prcshy-
trrial lines and locations of churches.
The churches are numbered to corros-
p"nd with key giving their names The
number contains * pages, neatly printed
and ornamcntrd with an artistic scroll
cover containing an engraving of DR..
Srrnnt, Of Rock Tin, The chairman of
the ll"m" Missions Committee Of &ymnt!
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
Cntarrh Cannot be Cured

by local applications, rs they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the car.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inIlamcd con-
dition Of the mucous lining of the custa-
chian tube. When this tube gets innamcd
yuu have a rumblng 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 he destroyed forever. Nine
cases out of ten are caused by ratarrh
which is nothing but an inlamcd condi-
tion of the mucous surfaces.
+. J. CHENEY n CO., proprictorS,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, I1c. lIalrs Family
Pills are the best.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
August Flower.

''It is a surprising fact" says Prof.
lIouton, chat in my travels in all parts
of the world, for the last ten years, !
have met more people having used
Green n's August Flower than any other
remedy, for dyspepsia dcrangcd liver
and stomach, and for constipation. ]
find for tourists and statesmen, or for
persons filling Office positions, where
headaches and general bad feelings from
irregular habits exist. that Green's Au-
gust lower is grand remedy. 1t does
not injure the system by frequent use,
and is excellent for sour stomachs and
indigostion.' Sample bottles free at j.
II. Darhy's.
Sold by dealers in all civilized conn-
tries
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
For The Courier.
Butler and Ladysmith.

Butler went to Africa,
Lady Smith to marry,
Willy JOubcrt blocked the way
And made his scheme miscarry.
Butler then, in jealous pride,
Let his wrath grow cruel,
And with angry voice ho cried
That he would fight duel.
Joubcrt with his army stayed,
Mid the hills and bushes,
Butler i'll tho valleys strayrd,
Where the river rushcs.
Chatting like Il fighter game,
Up hill he ran on,
BY n copjc took his aim,
And fired on his cannon.
Jnubcrt shouted with a will,
else fighting Dutchman,
Who vat wants for mo to kill,
Must be a very much man,
Firing then his biggest gun,
Noise and conStcrnation,
Put fcint Butler on the r;iu
TO hunt Il safer station.
Mono there was amid the roar,
SO his brain grew added,
Thought each bush concealed a Bocr
Then down the hill Skcdaddlcd.
Lady Smith, we understand,
Though she is Il Britun,
Keeps for ,Ioubcrt her right hand,
While Butler gets the mttcn.
Run on, Bullcr, keep it mp,
Spur your locomotion,
Beers will get you if you stop
Short of Southern Ocean.
When you reach it, like Il duck,
Swim beneath the water;
This may bring yon into luck
Beers can't follow after.
But whale may gulp you down,
Bearing Jonah's sentence;
When You land in l.Ondontown,
Like Jonah, preach repentance.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
g y aksxe9 SeI eA 4 81 4 SoISy IS
Rg3 CURES WHERE ALL Else f&lLS. kGA
bad i'cSt Cough Syrup Tastes Guod. Usn va
Isl In time. Sold by druggists. GI
g3' SsXedSKs1g1N NHS2dA AIolS g

SparlanhurG is c"nGratmlatinH herself
ON going to have Tins year two diSiin-
Enlshrd commencement preachers. DR..
Lyman Abbott is 10 preach tho sermon
at Converse, and Bishop Wilson, Of the
Methodist church, at Wnilnrd
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22

European railway men arc becoming
struck on American Cars as we'll as
American locomotives. So many orders
are coming in for them that Il company
has brnn organized to erect a plant some.
whore in Europe for tmning them out.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
VI GRADY FOR BRNA y.

To the Editor OF the News and
Couricr Apropos of Mr.. Bryan's
coming visit to South Carolina and
his address to the General Assembly
OF the State, | beg to call your at
tcntion to 4 very strong letter of
Ex-Governor Chamberlain, in the
Springfield Republican OF January
30, as expressing in general my own
views, az one who voted for Palmer
and Buckncr ut the last Presidential
election, and to suggest that you re-
publish it. Like Gov. Chamberlain
|, for one, will now support Mr..
Bryan, silver or no silver, because Of
his outspokcn and courageous oppo-
sition to the infinitely greater dan
ger threatening the very essentials
and principles OF our government.
EDWARD MrCEAnY.
EN.GnN. rHAMEEHLAIN oN EINAN.
In the Republican Of to-day you
notice editorially Judge Markham's
estimate of Mr. Bryan, and you ask,
"IS Judge Markham'S ease typical ?''
The inquiry leads me to offer you
my view of Mr.. Bryan, though it is
not taken from the same point as
that of Judge Markham, who is de-
scribcd by you ~ "a gold Democrat
in 1896"
For nearly twenty years | have
been an independent, owing II" allie
6 "'c to amy party and seeking only
to use both our great parties for such
rnha as have seemed to me, from
time TO time, Of most moment to our
public welfare. On this principle |
voted three times for Mr.. Cleveland,
but in 1896 for Mr.. Mckinley, re.
garding the money question at that
time as not only the most pressing,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
Cheohce Notes.

CnE"nEE, February Ii.--pcoplc
OF Cheohcc church were disappointed
on the second Saturday and Sunday
by the bad weather. This was our
preaching day.
Mr.. Austin Beatty, of Tampa,
Fla, was on Il visit to his mother,
Mrs. Lou Beatty, and family, of Ia
maSSrc, recently. Austin spent two
weeks with his relatives in Oconcc
and left for Columbia, S. &. We
wish him much success.
Farm work is progressing nicely
in this community.
AcsSrs. Jesse and Crayton Wilson,
of Stamp Creek, visited the family
Of their uncle, Mr.. Reuben Lee, ST.,
recently.
Mr.. NJ. {. Crainc, Of Chcohcc, re-
Gently purchased nice mule. |
suppose Bcnnic will 60 a-sparking
now. Much success to you, Mr..
Crainr.
Mr.. Sam Green and family recently
moved to the cotton mill. so many
people are leaving dear oll Chcohcc.
Our band will be quite small ut the
church, but it will be good just the
same.
no serious sickness so far. Pco-
pie are enjoying good health at the
present time.
Misses jamie and Emma Reese
and Matte and Hattie Lee recently
made a pleasant visit to Tamasscc
Falls.
With good Wishes to TIE CorEIEI:
and lis many happy readers, beg
t" remain, MIR. SCHOOL GIEI.
Senator Gnchrl, who was shot down
in Frankfort last Tuesday, has himself
killed man. His victim was Jno. San
Traders Bank, of CovinGton, Ky. The
killing took place i'm lN9I, and was be
cause Of a newspaper article rcilccti =
ON Sanford and supposed to have been
written by Gorhrl Gochcl was acuuit-
ted on the plea Of self defence. Mrs.
Santord became insane rs the result of
thc affair.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
New Goods
The Nield Stand !

Ihave soldmy interest in the stock
of goods and business formerly con-
Quoted by me at the Ritter store room
In the future { can be found at the Nield
Stand, two doors east of Postoffice,
where [ will have full line of Cloth
ing, Shoes, Hats, Gents Furnishing
Goods, etc.
THESE GOODS WILL BE FRESH AND NFWNoT AN ARTICLE
OLD STOCK
Call and and will
o M
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common With The Boxer rising Here, as
81 the north. the movements At first
'clsected against The Roman catholiez wns
airked at ~ not encouraged by the local
officials, and finally gree beyond their
controi once the demon 81 destruction
81 let ieose. The distinctions between
cveeds, snav~d arg distinction save that
which divides Oriental from European. il
soon lost SIGHT ~. The rebellion % lssn
grouped itseis arouna Yu MantEs. uho
was Us head and leades. although not
personally possessed ~ any particular
ahiusy or character The people we're dis
satisfied and restless. an1 ready 90 follow
any lnan who cared 10 rise
A pcsaiiarity x the Boxer movement.
however, IL that no man seems % have
risen among them az leader. nor Ia Il
possible 10 obtain arg reliable information
az 70 their organizations 81 the names %
theiy moving spirits Indeed. the Utmost
mystery enveicps ail zerref societies in
GhiEa, ard nao~s u the information ctr
euiAted about them ia Hpocryphal Az
Associations are nouinAfg prescribed by
government. and the most lnvioiahse Sc
crecy is required OF their members. AZ
meeting 81 the Triad Society. not many
years AKA. certain strangers guests Of
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that 5000 fugitivcs had sought his pFu115
ton. The missionaries ana others. -
practical knowledge Of China. fores4W $
inevitable moment when, drunk with Nl{{
cess. the relseix World turn their nfl4HS
tion from native Christians and ~
teachers 70 ali foreigners without a.
tion 81 creed. hut their warnings pfe n
ed no result. The present governmeM IN
u would seem fro@ = recent utNS44
appears Inclined 10 lay no small shsto ~
the responsibility for rueh disturbance h
tNc account ~ the missionaries. ana I
meet them with a sort Of well what X
you cxpecty II IL al your own fault ~
goink saer~f' when they mako repftssD
tiour u TIM state " the country IN
e<ems rather late n TIM day, howevsN ~
take up such al attitude. Missionary 80
tespsise In China, NJ elsewhere. WAS b(crnf
wA1ef government sanction. and 49,
from That exstr nnGttuhman IN $500
counafy. even fhouGh ~ b. missiau~ly<
II entitled to the protection Of his xvy2el.5
ment especially m 4 country Hike cn4l
where the other powers do not ssbif4 ~
duty Of protecting their nationals
ay~nxing them IL they tonne 10 hArnss \
sides. this country owes q great deH
some OF the men who have gone a.
slcnarios 10 this little known part q ~
world. " IA one thins to spend nu4
OF years In the comparatively Wesfefu-4x
atmosphere of treaty pert. ~ : -
years In the legation precincts Of r<1
but u Il another 90 70 down int
heart Of the country, TO travel thfs
the provinces. TO live with the -
themselves and so 10 obtain a real kne~<
edge Of them. II missionaries who -
dsne this We owe a ssry large ~
me Greatest Part Of the infofmkti4&
possess ns - tbs real chsns. The A.
icAns pc"httis and Wells Wiilams
hhsnshmrn Loekhart and Williams
nave 10 former yssrs done much 20 -
~ INTO touSh Win Ihins, while the - M "
nfhhAnt writer on th~ subject ~
chAfsf'erstics OF the Chinese Al tbs -
sn, ums missionary. Arihuf
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cises, but for many months past all such
disguise has been thrown aside. drilling
has gans on openly. and camps have been
established.
Chuan WIS exclusively Religious. and III
rsctef against Roman Catholicism From
that Il became arti-Christian, aud finally
anti~fufeisn. It's birthplace was the PROV
lnee 81 Stantunx where the hish-handesi
policy % Germany had aroused very
strong anti-foreign feoElag The bad sea-
son and failure 81 harvest last year re-
dueea many 81 the farmers and agrlcul-
tarisls 50 great strslts. ana large num-
ssefs tuiaed the league N the hope 81 get
ting a Eving 30 psgnsier.
As a matter ~ fact The empress dow-
SKer Mas Gar from desiring the eMppreH-
sion % The Boxers. and ia edlc;s pfafnui-
gated from fimo 10 time against secret
societies (which are an Illegal 10 Chlnal.
a nne Discrimination WA shown bwtween
other stscietisS ~ hess seittlouS ten
dsncg aaa he Boxers, who arc sseaN rtasf
an peacefully pracuciHg athletics and
learning gymnastics Tor eeit defense. and
20 PROTEST tneig Amgcs and vt}saxa TAA
empress 6owaseT, net aniy "a the Frurs.
scptafiNo ~ the Mzuefu TRrie- dynasty
SO hstc4i by the chiae4e. hat Also bteauan
~ her prc-Russian sentiments. and the
foreign cncroacAnlentS she has perrnittea
has hecone iatepseiS unpopular through
oast China. kveT siHcs the coap a sal
shs aas zen more ana moro tAe nressiire
from eithout and deprived by the exa
dent poworiessness Of the 9wva-n-n. M
AVID hvf aau-tefeFm measures ~ lhe sysa-
tEtthy ana SNFauft 20 a very tarNe seq
tian * thc Chinese paapis. she isnasfnesl
That ~ secretly encouraging ghe anti
foreign movement she might az she saus.
time get r.a ~ uncomfortable nesxhhrrs
atsd rsinstRJe herself IN the syulpafhs.s
q the Chiaese- t'asicr her pruieeilon
however, toe socie;y which Was 10 have
aNne ser airty work assumed proportions
which shc Was not Asia to control The
Boxers took for their nottp "Jfphold the
dynasty. extirpate the foreigner ord IN
80 deing they aAenalsd at once a la,rz
proportion OF the better class OF their
sesatrynsa. rho realise the sases;yansss
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wind" the Chinese term shemD who had
managed 20 be present IN order to observe
the rites, acre snmmarisy pat 70 death.
Every chinaman probably belongs 20
more than one ~ these societies. and IL IA
a curious reflection that uhen your -hoy''
ttfs Angio-chinese term for serysriD has
an evening out. ne. IN private life the
most tndefatisa1sy polite and ohlswing per-
son. ~ probably assisting at some deep
and mysterious function. and maybe
swesring by all bis ancestors TO assist
IN the sxtlrpation 81 foreign devils
To return 10 tho ssfsoxers's--shose true
patriots" as the empress called them. As
has been said already they did not tro1-
bic after last autumn 10 conceal their
presence or rAison dsetre Their headquar-
ters were Al Psssinwfu. some slightly miles
south OF Peking. where there "a 4 large
missionary station. and here they eatab-
hshesl a big camp. and recruited and drtll-
ed Just a. II they were a properly reco9.
nired local militia The movement spread
fnto the two ne5ghberinx provinces, more
camps we're Established, and frequent at
tacks made on the smaller and more scat
tered communities. and especially upon
native Christians. In February last one
Of the Roman Catholic bishops reported
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oae or more. was at encc an opportunity
for recreation 20 the social ChInamau and
a safety valve for his views ana gftev
ances on local politics There were. OF
course. Some clubs whose original aim
was larger. the Triad for instance one
II tho oldest and largest founded as a
protest against the Tartar conquest Of
China. THE original aims however were
generally lest sight 81, ana the societies
hsscame q refuge Tor bad characters mali
contents and neer-sio. wrcls. ~ happer-
"a with the society N the Triads who.
heRinninw with the profession ~ religion
ard virtue, ended with thu wholesale mas
sacrrs 81 the horrible Taiping rebellion
other societies began with wholly re-
lsgious aln. AND these probably degener-
ataa sooner than others, sinee the Chi
uag8an = not really religious, hgi sub
ststntss fcx faith a wide spreAatrS su-
peFstitian. and profound respect for
rengehaa or e~cult tnnueRe3s There are
societies 81 vekctsrtans ~ trvtesaslqfz ~
nensmoksrs and q cellbates tAoth men
and wonsenA There arc anti-gamhilns
leagues. Vigilance Quantities traces
guilds. matual loan and henees socie,ies
auA host ~ others Hankcrs form
leagues Ter mutual hFip ard ggArassy.
thisVes are ofganize1. ana have thSsr
gekfeM % kNaor. heggars are formed into
companies and have thnir chief. who lsw-
les olackfnaii On those who would es-
cape his motley crew
The kSxsety whose uane l. an every
ones iiss At present-ths sa-calicsl pex-
ers-has hean represented a. esing uriSi
naily an athletic society devoted Is th~
rractlce % boxing or batting a. tn
Chiness cali it This was a VERY anclant
Chinese OF Mengci sport bat sherc is 40
neSa to 50 far afsela for an explanation
et the nsxaa. The Seciety WhnaA srs.3ii
i ehsearvs calls itself u no Chuan. TIE
gightecgx HARMONY League. but the wura
t'huNn, with aiTerent infection ~ the
veice. mcAns also "nSts" ara as any
who know thc Chsncse fonancxs Ter a
play upon words IL i easy 70 seo tfse
context. A, tho same time no doubt. he
aims ~ the society We're for wane
eioaked by the pretext Of athletic sxsr-