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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
CASH BARGAIN STORE,
LOUIS BLOOrl, Proprietor.
"Isloom Sells For Less"

| some loss to know. 1t is Il common trick
of dcmagogucs to apply ugly names to
prejudice tho unthinking and ignorant.
We all know what an influence words
have. CariCaturc Il handsome face and
it appears ludicrols. and call man by
some absurd name and it holds him up
to rdiculc. Deceptive words blind the
minds Of even fair-mindcd men, and 40,
| take it, this word "impcrialsm" is
used to deceive, excite prejudice and
make odious Il thing against which rea-
son and argument are wanting.
Expansion has proved of incalculablc
value heretofore, and why should it not
I be still for the best interests of the
whole country? Wido dominion-cxpan
sion, the hrirdom of the world, pushing
the people 10 tho ends ! tho carth--was
a great blessing promised Israel, and that
blessing is ours. We have como into
possession Of islands which, under tho
control OF our government, will develop
into the garden spots of tho earth and
add enormously to our greatness and
glory, and more than compensate for the
treasures expended in acquiring Them
The South is particularly Interested, for
they will open splendid market for all
chat we produce. Cuba and Porto Rico
are ut our door ready to pour their riches
into our lap, and whom controlled by
white people will be in sympathy with
and have common interests with the
South. 70 abandon them would be
| fOOlishncss.
Our commerce with Asia must grow to
vast proportions. We arc nearer that
continent than tho other great CONNER
| cial nations; and with the great Pacific
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
DlSPENSARY PROFITS
The New Law Will Give Towns and Coun
ties More Money.

The new dispcnsary law went into
practical operation last week. Sc
far rs the operation of it is concerned,
there is no visible difference between
the old and the new law.
Assuming that the business will be
equal this year to what it was last,
the counties and cities will derive
much more pccuniary benefit from
its operations. 1t is now provided
that 10 per cent Of the profits shall
go to the State and the remainder
to the counties and cities. Ninety
per cent will be divided between the
cities and the county.
Dispcnsary officials look for even
a bigger business this year. The
public schools will not get as much
us formerly. This fund was so d.
vldcd that counties which had no
dlspcnsaries got the benefit of the
fund. There was always objection
to this, rs it was contcnded that
these counties which had the trou-
bic and expense of providing police
where dispcnsarics were established,
should have all the profits.
The actual amount of money to be
received, however, depends upon
the price of liquor and in the calcu
lat'ons it is presumed that the prices
Will he the same as now prevail.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
BRIEF BUT IMPORTANT.
A Few OF the Short Acts Passed by tho Recent
Session Of tho General Assembly.

An Act making it unlawful for any
municipal officer to make con-
tract for work for the municipal
corporation Of which he is an Off
Ger, and to provide penalty for
violations of this Act.
Section /. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That from and after
the passage of this Act no municipal
officer shall take contract to per-
form work or furnish material for the
municipal corporation of which he
is an officer, and no such officer shall
receive any compensation on any
contract for said purpose Provided,
that in cities of over 10000 inhabi-
tants such contracts may be allowed
by the UNANIMOUS vote Of city council
upon each specific contract, such
vote to be taken by yeas and nays,
and entered upon councils journal.
Section 2. That amy person viola
ting the provisions of this act shall
be guilty of a misdcmcanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
by fine or Imprisonment, in the dis
crction Of the Court before whom
such conviction is had.
Approved February II, 1900.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
]; q a dgl 4 81 ReIS 2
k3i CURES WHERE ALL tlSt FAILS. k5d
Fp1 BcHt Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. IJso ID
ia In time. Sold by druggists Nh
Ss + Se19lSR.ag N YoISS
Father Sells His Gauyt,toI.

PoEr lEEvIs, y. y, February -
-l'rssi" Ellsworth, who is only six
years old, the only daughter of 81
mon Ellsworth, of Milford, pix,
county, Pa, by a second wife, was
sold by her father for 81 to Rev. w
X. Nrif, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, last "Wednesday
The father rclinquishcd all right,
and claim to the child. An inStru,
ment in writing was drawn up and
signed by the contracting parties
and the custody of Bessie was trans
ferrcd to Mr.. Nctf
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
Eight Hundred British Killed.

\ dispatch from London says
Lord Roberts list Of 40 killed anc
wounded officers, including two
generals, in the engagements up t,
Sunday evening, February 18th
causes anxiety, especially as in the
officers list Neither the losses OF
the Welsh and Essex regiments, nor
those Of the mounted infantry arc
included. This is about the numbc,
that fell at Colenso, where the non,
commissioned officers and mcr
brought the total to 500.
1t is considered strange that when
Scndlng his casualties, Lord Ruuert>
gives no information as to the result
OF the fighting. If he has sent ru"l
Il report the war office is withhold
ing it. 1t is estimated that the oili
GERS and men killed and woundr,
will number at least 500.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
Big Lumber Comb, nc.

An association of banking housrs
IN New York and London is said to
be interested in a new combination
designed to control the entire lum-
Der business OF North Carolina, IT,
is proposed to unite seven different
companies, who own about four bill
ION feet Of lumber and control about
SIX hundred miles Of railroad. Their
saw mill capacity is one million, five
hundred thousand feet II day, and
they have large rI"ning mills and
box factories.
Together they sell about 80 per
cent Of all the North Carolina pine
distributed, the total output being
about six hundred million feet q
year. The tangible assets Of these
seven large companies are estimated
at $23, ,oo0,o0", and it is proposed to
capitalize them at '$2S, 900 900, upou
which it is expected that dividends
can bc earned through the economics
of consolidation.
The Nl"rnons have been holding,
Il Convention in South Carolina,
Forty elders met in the CAPITAL Of
the State. They are ccasclcss in
their activity, but IN yet have made
h'l l'ltl' progress except among the
most ignorant.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01

An Act to regulate the expenses of
examining lunatics and conveying
them to the State Hospital for the
Insane.
Section i. Bc il enacted by the
General Assembly OF the State OF
South Carolina, That the county
boards of commissioners for the scvc-
raj counties in this State be, and
they are hereby, authorized and en-
powered to fix the compensation,
charges and expenses to be paid and
incurred in the examination of luna
tics, and in conveying them to the
State Hospital for the Insane, and to
audit and pay claims therefor {:
Provided, that the same shall not be
greater than now allowed by law,
and that no claim for conveying
lunatics to the State Hospital for
the Insane, in excess Of the actual
and necessary expenses incurred in
doing 80, shall be audited and paid
Approved February 0, 1900.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
Approved February II, 1900.
An Act to prevent the spread of for
eat fires.

An Act to prevent the spread of for
eat fires.
Section I. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That in case of for
est fires occurring in any county it
shall be the duty Of every member
Of the township boards of assessors,
in whose township the fire occurs,
to Immediately call out, through a
warner appointed by him, as many
persons as they may deem necessary,
subject to road duty, for the purpose
of extinguishing such fires.
Section Q. That any person rcfus-
ing to obey such call Immediately
upon notice shall be subject to the
same penalties az now provided in
cases of refusals to work upon the
public roads.
Section 3. Persons so warned and
working as provided in Section 2 of
this Act shall have the time he has
80 laborcd deducted from the time
he is required by law to labor on
public roads.
Approved February 8, 1900.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
FAIR PLAY FACTS.
Bad Roads and Bridges-Woodme OF the
World Elect New Officers.

FAIR Play, S. c., February 2l.-
(Delayed in transmission .)-Thc
weather has been very much in the
majority for the past day or two,
but not without it's advantage to the
small boy. Little Bob sat close M
to the fire as he talked to his brother
Billie about the big bait of eggs they
were expecting for breakfast. awe
haven't had a bait since Christmas,
have we, Bill? ?" Billie looks out
from under his Topped over hat with
Il smile that reaches from ear to ear,
and all the way down to his appc-
tite, and says: "Bob, them eggs will
sho' freeze toni ght !"
The following pupils are attend
ing the Fair Play High School from
distance Miss Katie League,
Clear Spring, S. c.; Mr.. Judson
Barton, Anderson county, and Miss
Eta Giles, Townville. The school
has enrolled, up to the present, l25
pupils.
The friends of Mrs. Stephen
Marett will be glad to know that
she is recovering from her recent
sickness.
Messrs. Drs. York and Faulkner,
of Cornelia, Ga, and Mr.. Rcynold,
of the Southern hallway, wcrc the
guests Of DR.. J. II. Moore and family
last week. The gentlemen had some
fine sport cunning while here.
Mr.. Bud Grant, who is clcrkinr
for Sloan Il Co., at Clemson College,
paid us flying visit on Sunday.
Mr.. j. a. Sheriff is the champion
muskrat killer of this section, having
caught forty during the winter
months.
The heavy rains have left us some
bad bridges, roads, &c, notwith-
standing the gab of Morgan, Cook
IL Co., sandwichcd with Lcmmon(s;
juice.
Mrs. A. =. Marctt is quite sick at
the present writing.
We beg leave to differ with TIM
COURIER about Christ having MOTH
ing to do with the management of a
newspaper. We believe if Christ
were to come to the earth now that
he would with AZ much righteous in
dignation set about to cleanse and
purify the press as he did to drive
the money changers from the tenn
pie at Jerusalem. All hail to the
Christian daily of Topeka, Kansas!
MIR. and Mrs. Crayton Davis, of
northern Texas, have been on an cx-
tended visit to Mr.. f. NJ. Davis since
the holidays. We trust Mr.. Davis,
with his estimable wife, will decide
to remain in our midst and make
this their future home.
Mrs. ELLEN Knox, Of Lavonia, Ga,
was visiting the family of Mr.. ID. Y.
Wright last week.
Our friend, October Day, has ob-
served that the best thing Spain has
left in America is is"Spanish goobcrs."
The following is n list of the Off |
GERS of Hickory Camp, Woodmrn of
the World, of Fair Play: NJ. G. !
Barton, consul commander; II. W. |
Nelson, advisor lieutenant Il. II, !
Marctt, banker; ID. Y. Wright,
clerk w. J. Compton, escort ; W.
J. Knox, Waterman; j. j. Cromcr,
sentry; Drs. !. II. Moore and |. J. /
Bnrriss, physicians; T.. G. Marcu,
j. ID. Sheldon, l.. l.. Wootcn, mana.
gers; Rev. a. i. Marctt, chaplain
ITEuEL.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01

Mastcr-"Whitc, this is an exam
pie in subtraction. Seven boys went
down to pond to bathc, but two of
them had been told not to 90 into
the water. Now, can you tell mo
how many wont in ?" All the Class
--"i cs, sir. Seven"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
HOW'S This /.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot bl
cured by Halls Catarril Cure.
+. j. Cheney Il CO., Props., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f.
j. Cheney for the last H. years, and br
licvc him perfectly honorable in all buSi
ness transactions and financially able e
carry out any obligations made by their
Iirm.
West Il Truax, Wholesale DRUGGISTS
Toledo, O.
Walding, Kinnan n Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Iialfs Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Price,
75c. por bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills art the best.
The more modest a girl is and the
more she bushes, the more some
men admire her cheek.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
National Populist Convention.

The next National Convention 0
the Populist party will be held il
Sioux Falls, S. d., on May .. Rep
rcscntation is based on the vote fol
Gen. j. Is. Weaver for President ir
1892, or if any candidate for State
offices has since polled a larger vot,
that vote shall be the basis. Two
delegates at large are given each
State.
This was the decision reached in q
somewhat extended but harmonious
meeting of the fusion wing Of the
National Committee, which con.
cludcd last Tuesday. The feature
of the meeting was the unanimity
with which the members accented
and endorsed the declaration of
Senator Allen, Of Nebraska, that w.
j. Bryan would be the candidate of
both the Populist and Democratic
parties, and the coupling with his
name that of Judge Horny Caldwell,
of Arkansas, as the logical and most
promising Vice Presidential posi-
bility.
The boiling Populists have issued
an address to the Populist and Inde-
pendent voters Of the United States,
calling a convention in Cincinnati in
the second week Of May.
Japanese, at Vancouver, B. G.,
nave organized corps which has
offered ifs srryico, "a tLo p.;,;J
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
Skull Crushed With an Axe.

LAFAYETTE Dockins, living i" the
eastern part of Rabm county, Ga,
was fatally wounded by Thomas
Blcckley last Monday night a week
ago. The wounds were inflicted
with the poll of an axe in tho back
Of the head and it is said Dockins
cannot recover. The cause of the
difficulty cannot be fully asccrtaincd.
There is a woman in the case.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
An Act to regulate the granting Of
bail by magistrates.

An Act to regulate the granting OF
bail by magistrates.
Section l. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That from and after
the approval of this Act, when any
magistrate commits a party to jail
for bailable offence, such magis-
trate shall state on commitment tho
amount of recognizance required,
upon entering into which the party
shall be released from custody, and
upon entering unto such rccognizancc
before any magistrate, or the Clerk of
the Court Of the County, such party
shall be released from custody.
Section 2. Any magistrate, or the
Clerk of Court Of the county in which
the party is imprisoned, when de-
manded by such party, shall take the
recognizancc without extra compcn-
sation.
Approved February II, 1900.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01

Twelve pounds is the weight of
the new automatic machine gun
under experiment in the United
States army. 1t fires $50 shots a
minute, and can be carried by one
man.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01

"Charlie Yomgpop's baby is be-
ginning to talk now" wIas Charlie
been boring you with stories about
it" "No, but sat near him at the
lunch counter to-day, and heard
him say abscntmindcdly to the wal
tor girl: "Dimmc iinky waiter,
please"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
That Fin-de-siccIe Query.

That much mootcd question whc-
thcr new century began with Janu.
airy |, this year or January /, 1901,
still sticks unsolvcd in the craw of
many people. a solution of the pro
blcm can be found in Wcbstcr's IN
tcrnational dictionary which gives
this explicit definition Of the word
century,:
"Century is the reckoning of time,
although often used in general
way of any series Of Il hundred con-
secutivc years Gas a century of tenn
pcrancc worl), usually signifies a
division Of the Christian era. con-
slsting of period Of 100 years end
ING with the hundrcdth year from
Which it is named as, the first cen
tury CA. ID. LOO, inclusivc); the scv-
cnth century CA. -. GOl-70O); the
eighteenth century CA. -. l7O1-
lS0W."
The authority Of such parsonage
as Prof. w. II. NJ. Christie, the as
tronomcr Royal Of England, is con-
Sldcrrd by the Chicago Tribune as
sufficient to settle the question. That
journal wrote the preseason whose
answer was substantially the same as
given Wcbstcr's. SO we are not
as yet living in the twentieth cen.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
Free of Charue.

Any adult suffering from a cold settled
on the breast, bronchitis, throat nr lung
troubles OF any nature who will call AZ j
u. Darhy'S Will be presented with a
sample bottle of Boschcc's German
Syrup, free Of charge. only one bottle
gwen to one person. and none to children
without order from parents.
y" throat or lung remedy ever had
such sal" as liOSrhcc'S German Svruu
IN all parts of the civilized world
twenty years ago millions of bottles
were gwen away, and your druggist will
tell you lis success was marvellous. II is
really the only Throat and Lung Remedy
gcnrraIl y endorsed by physicians. One
- cent hnttir WI cure or prove it's value
Sold by dealers ia all civilized countries
a crank pin is the big diamond
worn in the negligee shir. front.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
New Goods
The Nield Stand !

have sold my 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 a full line of Cloth
ing, Shoes, Hats, Gents Furnishing
Goods, etc.
THESE GOODS WILL BE FRESH AND NEw-NoT ARTICLE
OLD STOCK IN
trcatyo
to ,uy "
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01

Japanese, at Vancouver, B. c.,
nave organized corps which has
offered its services to the British
government to fight against the
Beers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-30
PATRICK-RICE FORGERY CASE
Motion to Discharge Defendants to b.
Decided Today.

New York, October A.-The exam:-
nation of Albert 7. Patrick and Charles
F. Jones, attorney and valet. respec-
lively, of the late millionaire, William
Marsh Rice. who are accused Of forg-
ing a $4,000 check which they tried to
cash at .Swenson & Sons office, was
resumed today.
Mr.. House, for the defense, made a
formal motion to dismiss. He con-
tended that there had been no evidence
introduced to show hat the signature
of the SIS. 900 check had been forged;
that there was no competent evidence
that it was not the signature Of Mr.
Rice; that assuming 1t to De a forgery
there was no evidence that either Pat
rick or Jones forged 1t, and that the
presentation Of check for c~ertification
at the bank Of Swenson & Sons did not
constitute an attempt to utter the
check within the meaning Of the law,
and that there vas nc evidence of an
intent to defraud. Inasmuch as moth
ing had been proven that the state had
attempted to prove he made separate
motions of dismissal of the complaints
against both defendants. asking fol
their discharge from custody.
Magistrate Brann reserved his deci.
sion until tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-30
NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINA
To be Begun by the Ministers on Those
Proposals Agreed to by the Powers

Washington, October 25.-Minister
Conger has been authorized by this
government to begin negotiations at
once with the Chinese ENJOYS or the
basis of the points in the German and
French notes upon which all of the
powers are agreed. Upon those points
where divergence of views has been
found to exist, the governments of the
powers themselves will negotiate with
a view to reaching a further under
standing.
1t is understood that the ministerial
representatives at Pekin of the other
powers have similar instructions, but
whether they have or not, Mr.. Con-
ger is not to be restrained. The Berlin
statement that Germany has agreed to
Japan's proposals that peace negotia-
tons with China shall for the present
be entrusted to the foreign representa-
tives at Pekin. is regarded here as an
indication that Germany has taken
similar action in the case of Minister
Mumm Won Schwartzenstein.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-30
POPULATION OF OUR CITIES
Comparison of Census of This Year
With Ten Years Ago.

-l.lg.on, October g. The .en-
sus bureau IN a bulletin issued tod ay
summarizes the returns Of population
of cities having $4,000 Inhabitants OF
more in 1900, the individual census of
each of these cities having been Off
cially announced heretofore. There are
159 of these and the bulletin shows that
the per centage Of increase in their
population from 1890 to 1900 was 32.5
as against 49.5 for the same cities in
the previous decade. The 159 cities
combined have a population in 1900 of
49, 94, 625, against a. 55, 4S9 in 1890 and
1898, 927 in 1880. OF these 159 cities, di-
vided into four classes, nineteen had
200. 900 and over; nineteen had 100, 600
and under 200, 900; forty had so, 900 and
under 100, 900, and eighty-one had 5000
and under $4,000.
In 1880 there were but twenty cities
which contained more than 100, 900 in
habitants, but in 1890 this number had
increased to 2S and in 1900 to SO.
In 1900 there are Seventy-elght cities
OF $4,000 inhabitants or more as COM
pared with ffty-eight in 1890 and thir-
ty-flve in 1880.