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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23
wALHALLA. SOUTH CAROLINA. JULY 2s, 1902
Items from the Sage OF TuuaIoo.

Tugaloo, s. c., July 18.-Crops in
this section still continue promising
though good rain would be bene.
ficial just at this time. "
The all-day singing at Soath
Union last fourth Sunday was large
ly attended. Many singiJts there
from Georgia. The we'll filled
basket clause in an announcement
will always bring a crowd.
Our road officials are annoyed
until it is rumored down here that
the Supervisor has sent on a bid fo,
to cut the Isthmian Canal. OF
course he will take the chain gang
with him. l guess then Fait Jar.
rard and Jake Cook and others will
let them rest.
We took in the glorious Fourth al
Pelzer. We with our clever and
genial young friend, Will G. John.
son, left about 3un-up on the third
The roads were fine-fine as dust
Crops as far as the Oconee line were
good; but from Pendleton to within
few miles of Pelzer we have never
seen worse prospect. We saw
many acres of which ten would not
make bale of cotton; and as for
corn, there was practically none
about one acre to a hundred of cot
ton.
1t being our first trip to Pelzer we
were much surprised to see as large
town. Some of the buildings are
large and commodious. The school
building is one of the finest we ever
saw. The churches, too, are all fine,
handsome structures. The hotel is
up to date in every respect, and the
crowd we saw there was immense
at least ten thousand. We met
many of our old comrades whom we
had not seen since the war. There
were approximately five hundred old
veterans in the line who marched
from the school house to the park,
headed by the Pelzer band, an aggre-
CATION of first class musicians. AT
the park there was prepared an old
time barbecue, where much beef,
pork, mutton, etc., were nicely pre-
pared under the supervision of Capt.
Willis Hudgens, who seemed and
proved himself an expert at barbe-
ouing. We all enjoyed the dinner
much, and taken all in all it was one
of the most successful and all-round
enjoyable days Of our life, and we
dare say everybody who was there
will say the same. Capt. Smythe
and the Messrs. Woodside know ex-
actly how to manage perfect Fourth
of July celebration. T..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23
SEvENTY.FlVE PER CENT.
The State Board Fixes that Standard OF Val
uation for Taxation Purposes.
Columbia State, July 10. I

The several committees of the State
Board of Equalization charged with the
equalization OF assessments of real estate
IN south Carolina for taxation, and also
with the assessment of cotton mills, fer
tilizer mill and cotton oil mill plants,
worked all of Tuesday afternoon and
evening, and all of yesterday morning
as well, and it was not until O'Clock
til they were ready to report their
act, jn to the full board.
The important "per cent committee''
recommended the adoption of rs pei
cent basis of market value for taxation
of all property subject to equalization by
the board, provided that after obtaining
proper information from the counties
the board may lower the percentage il
not injurious to the several counties. A
strenuous effort was made to change this
so as to make the basis of valuation 81
per cent, but this failed by vote of ID
to Ia, the chairman casting the decisive
vote in favor of the committees report
This report was then adopted as follows
Your committee appointed to fix the
percentage, on property beg leave to re-
port that they recommend that the fol
lowing resolution be adopted
Resolved, That all property subject
to equalization by this board be put on q
basis of Is per cent of its market value
and that the county auditor and county
chairman of each county be required t.
furnish the Comptroller General, before
the next meeting of this board, sworn
statement, according to their best knowl
edge and belief, showing what per cent
of Its market value property was assessed
at in their county, provided, that when
this information has been obtained, the
board may lower this percentage to sucl
a figure as will equalize the taxes and al
the same time provide a sufficient amount
to meet tho requirements of the various
conntiea ~
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23
HOW's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known f.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be.
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bust.
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
West e Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan 6 Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Price,
75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23
TO MAKE STUDY OF TEA GROWING.
Japanese Government. Sends Representative
to South Carolina to Investigate.

Charleston, July 18.-Sinko Hatto,
wealthy japanese now residing in
New York, has been appointed by
his government to make a thorough
study of the tea growing conditions
in South Carolina. He will make a
thorough inspection of the Pinehurst
tea gardens at Summerville, and will
go from there to Rantowles, where
the American Tea Company has
bought big plantation. Mr.. Hatto
said to-day that his government had
been greatly interested in the pub
lished reports from the tea planta-
tions in South Carolina, and for
business reasons it was desired to get
facts as gathered by personal rep
resentative.
The gardens at Summerville,
which were planted more as an ex-
pertinent than anything else, have
since become a splendid paying in
vestment and DIR. Sheppard, the pro-
prietor, has disposed of his home
grown teas at good profits. So i'm
pressed were Eastern capitalists with
tae enterprise that company was
formed and 5000 acres of land were
purchased between here and Savan-
nah. On this plantation the plants
have been set out, and in the course
of time the fields will have an enor-
nous yield of fine teas.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23
Opening 81.
July
2Sth
~ Opening
g G. WW.&J,E, BAUKNI Merchants
AN INTERESTING QUESTION.
Constitulionality OF The Dispensary Law At
tackled.

The constitutionality of the dispensary
law has been attacked again, aud if the
point that has been raised is sustained
by the courts every dispensary in the
State will close down, unless the Cover
nor calls special session of the Legisla-
ture to frame new law.
Recently the State Board of Control
decided to establish dispensaries at
Scranton and Lake City. Some of the
people at those places do not like the
idea of having dispensaries in their
midst and have employed lawyers to
fight the matter in the courts.
Several days ago the lawyers went be-
fore Judge Dantzler and secured tenn
porary injunction restraining the board
from operating the new dispensaries.
The point of attack is that Section Z of
the Act contains special provision as
to Williamsburg county, and this, it is
claimed, is in direct conflict with that
provision of the State Constitution which
says that there shall be no special legis-
ton, and therefore they claim that the
whole law should be declared unconsti-
tutional.
This same point was raised last Decem-
Der, when the State Board was about
to establish dispensary at Lake City,
but the Legislature convened 4 few weeks
later and passed an amendment to the
law to meet the emergency. 1t was then
that the defect in the law had been
reme6ied, but some of the lawyers seem
to think otherwise and the question
comes up in the courts again. The
question of making the injunction per-
manent will be argued before Judge
Dantzler as soon as the Attorney Gene
RAILS Office can prepare to answer. The
final outcome will be a matter of absorb
ing interest throughout the entire State.
The establishment of the dispensaries
at Scranton and Lake City is only mat
ter of local interest, but the real question
now involved makes the result matter
of Importance to the entire State.-An-
derson Daily Mail.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23
Statement from Cane Creek.

Cane Creek, July 18.-Crops in
this section are good.
Mrs. Frank Taylor is very low
with fever.
Rev. d. II. Hayes spent a day in
Greenville last week on business.
Mr.. w. II. Corn is talking of GO
ing to the mountains soon.
Rev. ID. i. Bearden will commence
series of meetings at Flat Shoals,
near the foot of the mountains, on
the fourth Sunday in this month. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23

Cotton Mill improvements.

A visit to the cotton mill these
days will convince our citizens that
Westminster is not asleep, as might
be supposed. This is one of the
finest mills in this section of the
State, being equipped with the lat
est and most improved machinery,
and more is being added as necessity
requires. Some of the output of the
mill is to 60 to China, and some will
be made into percales and other
styles of dress goods. 1t has re.
Gently been decided to enlarge the
mill to double its present capacity,
and work will soor be commenced
on the excavation for the extension
Two new boilers have already been
added and the foundation begun for
another engine, which is expected
early next month. A large and
commodious Office building will also
be built, and building for general
merchandise store, which will be
rented to outside parties. When all
this work is complete, we will have
one of the finest cotton mills in the
South.-W estminster Times, July 10
THE COURIER and the Atlanta Consti
tuition and the Home and Farm one year
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23
The Story OF William Still.

Philadelphia, July William
Still, who was known throughout
the country as "fatherof the un6e 6er-
ground railroad," and one of the best
educated members of the negro race,
died at his home last Tuesday in
Philadelphia. Still was about 80
years of age. Though born slave,
he worked his own freedom, secur. d
that OF his mother by a most ro-
mantle escape from a slave dealer,
educated himself by his own efforts,
and leaves fortune estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and 100000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23

Linden Tree, the fine Arabian
horse, presented by the Sultan of
Turkey to Gen. Grant, died on July
7th, at the farm of Gen. /. w.
Colby, of Beatrice, Nebraska, aged
33 years. Gen. Grant met the Sui
tan of Turkey doring his tour around
the world, and on his return home
the Sultan sent him the finest speci-
men of the pure Arabian horse that
was to be obtained. The horse later
was purchased by Gen. Colby, of
Beatrice. He was used as a saddle
animal for several years, but since
he became too old to be of practi-
cal value has been tenderly cared
for.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23
Mont Peles Erupts Again.

The Colonial ministry of Paris has
issued the following:
A fresh eruption of Mont Pelee,
Martinique, occarred during the
morning of July 11th. 1t was quite
as violent as the one of the previous
day, and was marked by loud deto-
nations followed by showers of stones
and cinders, which fell on the COM
munes of asse Pointe, Morne Rouge
and Fonds st. Dennis. The popula-
tion remained calm. There was no
loss of life. The science mission
which left Guadaloupe on receipt of
the news of the fresh eruption has
arrived at Fort DeFrance.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23

not be alive to-day but for DR.. Pierce's
Pavorite Prescription" This famous
medicine establishes regularity, dries
weakening drains, heals inflammation
and liberation, and cures female weak
ness.
Weak and sick women, especially those
suffering from diseases Of long standing,
are invited to consult DR.. Pierce, by letter,
Grre. All correspondence Is held 40
strictly private and sacredly confidential.
Address DIR. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
al take pleasure In writing tc, let YOU knov,
the great good received from your Favorito
prescription and your Pleasant Pellets says
Mrs Nora oaddie, Of Rio, Hart Co, Nv kI
took seven or eight bottles Of FAyoYite PrSecrip-
ton and one or two viais of the Pellets
Think would have been In my grave had II
pot been for you. medicines. II has been about
four months since took the medicine I wei
All run down, had loss Of appetite, could mol
seep at night, was nervous, had backacho
black spots on my limbs, and sick headache ali
the time. haye not had sick headache since
took your medieine.S .,
"Favorite Prescription" makes veal,
women strong, sick women we'll. Accept
no substitute for the medicine which
works wonders for weak women.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure dig
zinees and sick headache,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23
s i IT s 70 MEASURE
ALL and WINTER

We will give regular Fall Opening of Tailor
Made Suits and Overcoats| on Monday, July %. Mr.
g. M. Connor will be here to do the measuring. He
IS an artist in making Suits fit We will have com
plete line of all the Newest Wooens here from which
to select your Suity These suits made by The
I Globe Tailoring Company, Of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23

We want every man in town to drop in the
28th and see what is going to be this Fall and
Winter, even if he does not want suit You know
this Clothing will not be shipped until you it.
If you want a Suit Overcoat to cost from
to this is the place to get the best the
market. Quality, style, price and fit guaranteed
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23

IT. f. Stribling, Esq, is our regular
soliciting agent at Seneca. He is author
lied to receive subscriptions, advertise
ments, ETC.. and receipt for same. We
commend him to our patrons.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-23

THE COURIER and the Atlanta Consti.
tuition and the Home and Farm one year
for the sum of 50.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-26
NO LUMP SUMS
Mayor Pagan Won't Approve
of Building Inspectors War
rant for Expenses.

Mayor Fagan yesterday sent to the
Board OF Aldermen a communication in
which he says he does not approve of
a warrant drawn in favor of Building In
spector Kelly for $40 for expenses. The
letter was not acted on last night. as
there was no meeting of the Board Of
Aldermen. There was no quorum. The
letter follows:-
Jersey City, N. 8. March 25. 1902.
To the Honorable the Board of Aldermen
of Jersey City
Gentlemen-1n accordance with an act
entitled "An act respecting cities of the
first class in this State and providing for
the supervision Of expenses Of such cities
by the Mayors thereof, approved March
%, 1885, / herewith advise you that have
disapproved warrant No. Al, under date of
March 4, 1902. in amount Of $50, in favor OF
Edward Kelly, Building Inspector, cover
ing incidentals.
do not know of any reason why the
said $40 or any other sum should be al
lowed to the Building Inspector for Incl
dentals, unless he renders an itemized ac-
count covering same. IF the Building In
spector is obliged to spend money in the
service of the city, he certainly should
submit an itemized statement of such ex-
penses so that proper action could be
taken thereon. The policy of allowing
lump sums monthly for expenses TO city
employees is. in my mind, a bad one.
when the matter Of allowing the Build
ing Inspector the said $50 for expenses
was presented to me, sent for the Build
ing Inspector and he was Unable to show
me any statement explanatory OF the
claim, and he virtually admitted that he
had not expended any such sum during
the month of December. 1901, but that he
presented the claim because it had been
the practice of allowing him such sum
per month.
/ do not intend to sanction the payment
of any such claim against the city unless
/ am satisfied that the city has received
its equivalent.
Respectfully yours,
NJ M FAGAN, Mayor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-26
COMPLIMENT TO MR.. KuaTz'
Friends and Employees of Central
Hall Give a Successful Ball.

The employees of Central Hall last night
held their fourth annual ball. 1t was a
splendid success. Among the thousands
of patrons of the resort many turned out
to show their appreciation of the manifold
courtesies extended them through the
season by the polite and urbane ensSslayes
OF Manager Kuntz
The hall was magnifcently decorated
with American flags and the stage banked
with flowers. The members of the vari-
Gus committees wore rosettes with long
streamers of ribbons suspended from the
left shoulder. Many organizations were
represented in the throng of dancers. in
cluding the Teutonia Singing Society, the
Hudson city Turn Verein, the Anchor
Athletic Club, the Ogpheus Either Circle,
the Central Frauen Sterbe Kasse. the
Centre Hill Sterbe Kasse, the Platt-
deutsche verein. the Frohein Singing So
eiety. Section l of the Bavarian Society
and Court Ogden. F. of A.
Emil Gottsehalk was floor manager, as
sisted by Herman 7. Mueller. Rudolph
V. Jawadsky, known Familiarity as Bis
marck. on account of his soldierly bear
ing and long military moustache. was
chairman of the Committee Of Arrange
nents. His confreres were Joe Ksinski,
Fritz summa, George Hampe Wilhelm
Keller and Eddy Troeltsch.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-26
ABANDONED HIS WIFE
Advertising AGENT Locked Up on q
Charge BY Poormaster.

Poormaster Hewitt CAUSED the arrest
last night of Benjamin Newton, of No.
547 Communipaw avenue. on the He 'gnts,
on a charge Of abandonment Newton
was taken to the Commnnipaw avenue
station house and locked up.
The police and the poormaster have
been looking for Newton for five months.
Hewitt Says that Newton had his wife
sent to the Morris Plains Asylum a year
ago and has never paid for her treat
ment. He also says that the officials at
the asylum say that Mrs. Newton is not
insane and they do not wish TO turn her
out Of the institution when she has no
place to go.
Hewitt added that he had been trying
to find Newton for half a year to get him
to take his wife from the asylum and
support her, but that he never could find
him Newton has boarded at several
places on the Heights recently. He iS San
advertising agent. He took his arrest
coo.ly, but insisted that big mistake had
been made He viii he held until Mrs.
Newton is produced in court to tell her
story.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-26
S. P. C. A APPOINTMENTS
Board Of Directors Met and Named
Officers for the Afternoon.

The Board of Directors of the Hudson
County District Society for the PreveE-
ton Of Cruelty to Animals met yesterday
at the society's headquarters No. 10
Grand street Nineteen new member 5
were elected. one resignation accepted
and three members dropped from the roll
for nen-payment of dues. The following
appointments were made for the ensuing
wear: CsharlesJ. Soiyom, Superintendent,
North Hudson; Edward II. Whitney, ST.
perintendent. Bayonne; Alex. Philip Hex
amer. Superintendent, Hobokesi; Benja-
min ID. Van Beuren, Assistant General
superintendent: George w. Mellor, Assls-
tant Superintendent. Bayonne; August c.
Deterle. Inspector; James w. Mccarthy.
counsel; James D. Manning, boyd Nc
Lean. James Clarke. Aloysious McMahons
special attorneys.
Membership Committee = Samuel A.
Archibold, Charles J. Solyom August
stoeckel. Legislative Committee-The
president, DR.. BENJAMIN Edge; George o.
osborne. Elliott Greene. Jr.. Mrs. Ella S.
Bates. chiidren's Department-James w.
Mccarthy, Charles ]. Solyom. Chief Ben
aarain Murphy, Miss Elizabeth A. Cater.
Educational epartment-Edward H.
Whitney, George w. Mellor, Edgar ".
Lukens. Adolph Walter. Jr.. Thomas "
pinkins Auditing Committee Samuel Al.
Archibold, Edward H. Whitney, William
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-26

ace TO health, because of the lack 81
proper sanitary arrangements. It IS also
a danger to the lives of those VINO are
compelled to occupy It.. The building is
heated by nine separate furnaces and
has no fire escapes.
No. II school building is also unfit for
use as public school in its present con-
dition. The water closets and toilet rooms
are particularly bad. The janitor at re-
cess and after school hours is compelled
to flush the toilets by buckets of water.
The annex to this building should certain
" be dispensed with. The building was
originally used as fire engine house and
never intended for its present use The
water closets in this building are nothing
more than old sheds.
When we consider that the lives and
health of the children and teachers are
constantly jeopardized BY these conditions
with which they are surrounded in the
above schools the urgent demand for i'm
mediate remedy becomes apparent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-26
ICE MEL TING
City Officials and Water
Contractors Breaking
Down the Barrier
Between Them.
SETTLEMENT NEARAT HAND
City Wants More Than a
Year and a Half in
Which to Test
the Works.
LONCWOOD PARK SECURED
If the Supply Is Not Ready In
December 1908 Flynn Will
Give a Temporary One
for the Interest Total.
LONGWOOD PARK SECURED

Another conference on water was held
last night at Mayor Fagan's office in the
City Hall. Besides the Mayor, the Board
Of Finance and the Street and Water
Commissioners, there were present Con-
tractor Flynn, his counsel. William d.
Edwards. and William Fl. Corbin. counsel
of the East Jersey Water Company 1t
was the first time Flynn has been per
sonally in the business since ne was
awarded the contract. He took a great
deal of interest in all that was said and
done but took no part in the proceedings.
No agreement was reached, but the gem
eraI impression after it was all over was
that another step in the right direction
had been taken. This belief was ex-
pressed by both sides.
Practically only two small matters stand
between the two parties, preventing an
agreement. One is the time which the
city is to have in which to test the works
after they are completed and the other is
a guarantee by the contractor that the
works VIII be completed by December 25.
1902, the time asked for in the extension.
The company offers the city up to April,
1906, IN which to test the works, but the
city officials think this time should be
extended before the city purchases the
r.ianf sa far as tba s,,ara,,te.a ti,at tha
| ,,lant will, no ca4nn,eted goes the com
nanv does NOT wish to so that far Though
confident that the works will be com
Melted nv that time. The citv proposed
that the comnany agree that IN case the
works were NOT completed on the settled
date the temnorarv supniv sho1lId be
furnished for an amount eouai to per
cent of the cost Of tbe work. $685. ()O0.
frors that date on. This is a concession
that the water people have been fighting
off all a1ong hut last night thev agreed
to If and now that makes the situation
loolz as If if would he settled in a few
davs
Then the citv wants Flvnn 10 tnrn over
to If at once all his interests at long