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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28
Picked His Pin.

"Did you ever notice." asked a
hotel clerk yesterday, chow many
men there are who make it their bust
ness to, pick little things, such as
threads and specks, off your clothes
while standing talking to you? Well,
sir, there are lots Of them. They do
it unconsciously. No matter how
well brushed you are, the man with
the habit will begin picking at you
when he meets YOU"
"Pve noticed them many time,"
said travelling man standing near,
"but have quit letting them pick at
my clothes. once had an expert
ence with one of those fellows that
wasn't pleasant. had known him
slightly and chanced to meet him on
the street one day. He began pick
ing specks OF dirt and such things
from my coat, and ne kept it up all
the time we talked. a couple of
minutes after he had left | missed a
$500 diamond pin. That cured me
OF letting people pick things off my
clothes. Nowadays | simply ask the
man who tries it to desist. Il nnces-
sary | hold mis- hands" ."-Kansas CITY
Times.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28
>sks!mas HolIass Rates,

Tho Southern Pslssssll slsss .s.s sssnr, i.
sion tickets betwee6 q ,Sf the hsass ~. OF
tho Mississippi and SON ana 0nio lons
and Potomac rivors, foYNSSSSay faass fasss
third first-clas standard on68>SStsS boo,
for tho round trip. Minimum SS 81,
Tickets on sale December 23, "a, M&S2r
and January |, 1905, with final limiEAES
the return January 4. ~
For teachers and students of schools
and colleges, one aud one-third first
class one-way fares for the round tril
(minimum ratio 50c.) between all point.
east of the Mississippi and south of th,
Ohio and Potomac rivers and points i,
the Central Passenger Association
Tickets on sale December 1924 inclusive
with ftnal limit January 8, 1908.
For further information regarding
rates, train service, etc., consult tcko
agents Of the Southern Railway, or r. w
Hunt, Div. Pass. Agt., Charleston, S. C
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28

Our contemporaries mention the
marriage of an unusual number of
old people this year, says tho New
berry Observer. One tells of a Saluda
man who married the other day in
the same waistcoat he was first mar
ried in forty years ago, and another
who was married by the same
preacher that first married him thir-
ty-three years ago. What's the mat
ter with the old men? Have they
been waiting for leap year?
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28

1t is a national disgrace that a
Grant should ever have felt the need
of lending his name to Wall street
spectators; that Harrison should
have felt obliged TO become cor
poration lawyer; that a Cleveland
should have TO eke out a too modest
income by writing for the news
papers and magazines. Jcfferson's
Jeffersonian simplicity cost him more
than his official salary, and in these
days 100000 year is little enough
to pay to President of the United
States.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28
kidney DISEASES

are the most fatal Of all dis
ENI EV9Q KIDNEY CURE IS O
FUEEH y Guaranteed Remedy
or money refunded. Contains
remedies recognized by emf
nent physicians as the best for
Kidney and Bladder troubles.
PRICE Soc. and $500.
of sY s"'' W.BeIl,WaIhaIIa.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28
MAKE YOUR TAX RETURNS.

The Auditors office will be open from
| the hrst day OF January, 1905, to the 2Otl
day Of February following for the pur.
pose OF receiving returns Of personal
! property and REAL estate for taxation In
Oconee county for the year 1905. For
tne convenience of tax payers tho Audi
tor or his deputies will ESQ receive re.
turns at the following places on the dates
mentioned ~,
Fair Play, Monday, January Q, from 10
q. m. to 3 p. m. & -
South Uaion, Tuesday, January 8, from
10 Q. m. to 8 p. m. I !
Retreat, Wednesday, January 4, from
Tabor, Thursday, January s, from 10
oakway, Friday, January Q, from 10 a.
m. to 3 p. m. n. ~
Tokeena, Saturday, Jannary Z, from 10
. ". n. Woolbrights, Monday, January
%, 10 q. m. to 3 p. IN.
~ friendship, e, Tuesday, January 10, from
Clemson College, Wednesday, January
III, from 10 Q. m. to 8 p. m.
Adams's Crossing, Thursday, January
IL, 10 a. m. to 3p. m.
Seneca. Monday aud Tuesday, January
and y, 10 a. nj. to 3 u. m.
Westminster, Wednesday and Thurs-
day. January and 8, 10 a. m. to 8 D. M.
Richland, Friday, January 6, from 10
2. m. to p. m.
aNewry, Saturday, January z, from 10
- =. m. to 8 p. m.
iiaassaelaHam, ID: elH Monday, January 0, from 10 a.
I ;so NsJSs3 p. m. "
SsnSasssssee, browns store), Tuesday,
'FSSSSttls AZ NIT from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m.
- l,,sSsSSust.n l,,sSS ". M. to q ~, m -
Ia Tamosseo m IS; e. &2ASSkstore), Friday,
January l3, from fS ~, p. m.
Mountain Rest, &s January 1d,
from 10 n. m. to 3 p. mSfk1lSA
Conley's Store, Tues6Ss Sasaary II,
from l0a. m. to 3p. m. n ~
Cannon's Store Wcdnesd&ySX SsSry
is, from ~ "a. ~. to 3 p. IN. Sol
ID. +. Carter's, Thursday, JanuafS3.NS x
from 10 n. m. to 3p. III. 81
Tugaloo, Friday, January 20, from
q. m. to 3 D. m. MS
Madison, Saturday, January 81, from
10 a. nj. to 3 D. III. g%
Every malo citizen between tho agos O.
II and 80 years, except ex-Confederat,
soldiers and those incapable of earning
support from being maimed or frolr
other causes, shall be deemed taxable
polls. Ex-Confederate soldiers arc la
bic for poll tax until 80 years of ago.
Note all transfers of real estate since
making your last return, from whom &C
quired or to whom sold.
Under act of 1904, capitation tax Of
80 cents was imposed upon all dogs, any
tho owners of such property arc require
to list their dogs for taxation at the tiy
of making their annual return, and jyIA
made the duty of tho County Aud
and Township Assessors to enforoe{ E
provisions of this act.
1t is absolutely necessary to mako
returns before tho Goth day of FebruI
After that date 80 per cont penalty r.
non-returns will be added, accordins
law. j. p. KEESB
Auditor Oconee County, S.
December ii, 1904. 5O-(
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28
A Thousand Dollars Worth Of Good.

A. II. Thurnes, well-known coal
operator of Buffalo, o., writes: 81 have
been afflicted with kidney and bladder
trouble for years, passing gravel or
stones with excruciatipg pain. got no
relief from medicines until began tax
ing Foley's Kidney Cure, then the result
was surprising. a few dosos started
the brick dust like fine stones and now |
have no pain across my kidneys and /
feel like new man. 1t has dono mo a
$1,000 worth of good !" Sold by j. w.
Bell, Walhalla, and w. j. Lunney, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28

Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks, wife
of the Vice President and general Of
the National Society Daughters of
the American Revolution, has re-
quested all chapters to hold colonial
tea on January 6, the anniversary of
tho wedding Of George and Martha
Washington.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28
Oissracsiul Economy.

SO far as the Stewart bill under
takes to increase the salary of the
President Of the United States from
$4,000 to 100000 year it is an
excellent measure.
So far as it undertakes to increase
the salary of the Speaker Of the
House of Representatives from rs, 900
to 100000 it is still good.
So far as it unde rtakes to increase
the salaries of Senators, Representa-.
tives ana Territorial Delegates from
$4,000 to $4,000 it is bad.
So far as it fails to provide for an
increase of salaries for Cabinet off.
GERS and for Ambassadors to the most
important European capitals it re-
quiree amendment.
A salary of 100000 year is mono
too much to pay the President. He
must support the dignity of his office.
lie must entertain generously. He
ought to be able to save some money
without being niggardly in his ex-
penditurcs.
Senator'S and Representatives are
suffi ciently we'll paid. Their social
duties are not compulsory. They
are not obliged to surrender their
private business or professions.
The salaries paid to Cabinet officers
arc less than miserly. The Govern
ment has no right to expect the SER
vices of q great lawyer and admins
traitor like Mr.. Root for SO, 900 a year.
This is not equal to the fee these men
can command in single subordinate
case. Moreover, petty salaries for
Cabinet members make it almost i'm
possible for poor men to accept such
Offices These places arc becoming
the monopoly of wealth rather than
talent.
When poor men do accept Cabinet
portfolios it is in the certainty that
they will retire from office in debt.
The temptation to cultivate corpora
tion alliances is very great. -Four
Secretaries of the Treasury have in
recent times gone from the Cabinet
to tho service Of corporations Win
dom, Foster, Carlisle and Gage. Col.
Daniel S. Lamont left the Cabinet
and entered the service of a great
railway company. In the case of the
Secretary of the Treasury the coun-
try not only pays him a mserably
inadequate salary, but he is forbidden
to be connected with any other bust
ness during his official service. He
must literally surrender the means
whereby he lives.
As for Ambassadors to the prnci-
pal European capitals, their emolu-
ments have long been monument
to national penuriousness. Their ex-
penditures are regulated by the social
requirements OF the capital to which
they are accredited. They cannot
economic. In some cases the Am
bassador's salary does not pay his
house rent. 1t would be impossible
now for n Lowell to think of serving
as Ambassador to ST. James's. An
Andrew ID. White at Berlin must
draw upon his limited private for
tune. Mr.. Choato and Gen. Porter
could not remain abroad if they were
not men of independent wealth.
The abuses of extravaganza are
ilagrant enough in Washington, but
some of the abuses of economy are a
disgrace to the American Govern
York World.
HOpnred al Home
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28
Notice Of Final Settlement.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, J
COUNTY OF OCONEE.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, }
COUNTY OF OcoNEE.
In the Court of Probate.
Ex Parte Mrs. Mary e. johnson.
In ke The Estate of Dir. l.. b. johnson.
deceased.
Pcttt'oa for Final Scttlcm Mt and Dis
charge.
TO Ida j. Breazealc, Samuel Mo johnson.
Rnn1e Rnia L. Groves (nee Johnson), Lena
Reid (nee Johnson):
NAKE NOTICE, That tho andersicned
4 will apply to d. A.Smth, Judge of
rrooat9 for Oconee county, at WalhallaI
Court House, South Carolina on Wednes1
day, the 18th day Of January, 1905, at "
O'Clock A. NJ, for final settlement of
the estate of DR.. l.. b. johnson, dcceased,
and discharge from tho Office of Exeou,
trix of said estate.
Dated 0th day of December, A. D. 1904.
MRS. MARY E. JOHNSON,
Executrix of tho last Will all. Tfesta- I
mont of DR.. L. b. johnson, deceased. =
50-2
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28

Bishop Gambler is not an advocate
Of or even an admirer of the modern
choir as it exists in most town
churches with the usual voluntary,
and offertory, and for the sacred con
ceit he has no sympathy. He says
such choirs and concerts will "fill up"
time for preachers who have not
much to say, but that he wants none
of them. Carolina Spartan.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28

Folcy's IIonoy and Tar positively cures
all throat and lung diseases. Refuse
! substitutes. Sold by j. w. Boil, Wal
halla. and w. j. Lhnnoy, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28
Good Business MaxIms.

4. = - . 2
~ t.tt-Hs t4 }s
Life is not spurt, but a long
steady climb. You can't run far a.,
hill without stopping to sit down.
. Some men do days work and
snsn spendasix lolling around admir-
ing It.
!. : - 5 nrst essentialof a great fune-
= RAJ ls g willing corpse.
= As as long as you can't please botb
|ssss in this world, there's notbi,'a,
Sia FLY si asing your x own side.
i'Se Pc as good as he mai 81
q man man is any good BE-.
cause his grandfa& snsa ,r,;u
There's never any : 80 ~
hide the fact that you ~
dandy. You're bound to BM
out.
A man who does big things is too
busy to talk about them. When the
jaws really need exercise, chew gum.
Hot air can take up balloon a
long ways, but it can't keep it there.
There is nothing that is quite SO
dead as man who has fallen three
or four thousand feet off the edge of
a cloud.
A busy man has no time to worry.
Worrying is one game in which,
if you guess right, you don't get any
satisfaction out of your smartness.
When a boy leaves home to get a
few Indian scalps he will come back
for little bacon and corn pone.
Money ought never to be "the"
consideration in marriage, but it
ought always to be ga" consideration.
A critter who has instincts instead
of sense belongs in the bushes with
the dickey- birds.
Some men are like pigs-the more
you educate them the more amusing
little cusses they become, and the
funnier capers they cut when they
show off their tricks.
The meanest man alive is the one
who is generous with money that be
has not had to sweat for.
There are times when it's safest to
be lonesome.
Some men learn all they know
from books; others from life; both
kinds are narrow.
There are sixteen ounces to the
pound still, but two of them are
wrapping paper in good many
stores.
Putting off an easy thing makes it
hard, and putting off hard thing
makes it impossible.
Culture is not a matter Of change
of climate.
You can resolve everything in the
world, even great fortune, into
atoms.
There's nothing helps convince
some men that thing has merit like
a little gold on the label.
Boys are good deal like the pups
that fellows sell on street corners
they don't always turn out as rep
resented.
Marriages may be made in Heaven,
but most engagements are made in
the back parlor with the gas so low
that a fellow doesn't really get a
square look at what he's taking.
A real salesman is one part talk
and nine parts judgment.
Business is good deal like Mig
gers wool-it doesn't look very deep,
but there are heap of kinks and
curves in it.
When fellow brags that he has
pull, he's liar or his employers
fool.
A good man is as full of bounce as
cat with a small boy and bull
terrier after him.
a tactful man can pull the stinger
from bee without getting stung.
A mistake sprouts lie when you
cover it up.
A dirty shirt may hide a pure
heart, but it seldom covers clean
skin.
You can hide you meanness from
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28
HOnOred at Home.

Rev. Parker Holmes, pastor of the
First M. T.. Church South, Hicory, N. c.,
says: 81 have used Rydale's Stomach
Tablets for indigestion and regard thom
as perfect remedy for this disease. |
take pleasure in recommending them to
all sufferers from indigestion." Use
Rydale's Stomach Tablets for your
stomach trouble and you will join DR..
Holmes in this strong endorsement.
These tablets will digest the food your
weak stomach cannot, and thus nonrsh
tho body and prevent tho partial starva-
tion, from which all dyspeptics suffer
and which causes the loss in flesh aud
Nstrength all dyspeptics experience These
Sablots relieve all disagreeable symptoms
vt once. They will increase your
x Ncugth and flesh almost from tho first
W's use and will soon restore You to
\ fcct health. Walhala Drug Co.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-28
FOLEYSTTONEYA
stops tho cough and heals La as
Notice to Physicians.

I1HH Board of County Commissioners
j; will lot. on January @, 1901, at their
oiHce, at Walhalia, S. c., tho contract for
tho years 100506. Physician will be re.
quired to visit the poor farm and Jail when
notified by the steward or sheriff or any
member of tho County Board of Com.
missioncrs, and to furnish all necessary
medicines. None but sealed bids will be
received, and they must be handed in by
January 5. Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids and to award tho
contract for one or two years
ID. i. MCALISTER, Supervisor.
December ID, 1901. 5000
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-17
PACE TOO SWIFT
The Daily Distress Drops Out of
the Local Newspaper
Situation.

Bemidji's second daily news
paper went out of business last
night after an eventful and dis
appointing three weeks career.
The disposition OF the elaborate
editorial and reportorial force is
not yet effected but will no doubt
be adjusted in few days. The
heavy editorial man it is. under
stood has accepted position
bark marking logs fora new saw
mill in the Big Fork country, the
dramatic critic will go to the
Daily Astonisher, Paralyzer and
illumination, published at Sloan
Springs, Arkansas, the makeup
will go to the Lillibridge bakery
at Minneapolis and the various
humorists, understudies and as
signment men will be taken care
of on Puck, Life, Truth, Der
Fliegende Batter and the hot
tamale stands-on Washington
street in Chicago. The files which
have been carefully preserved
will be forwarded to Murat Hal
stead's school of Journalism,
where they will be placed on ex-
with the horrible ex-
in the surgical depart
Now let us love one an
nthn1. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-17
TALK IT UP
Whist Club to Consider Reorgan.
izing as a Business Mems
Club Tonight.

The regular weekly meeting Of
the Whist club will be held this
evening at the club rooms in the
SWedb back block.
Every member Of the club is
urged to be present as the mat
ter of reorganizing the club
along the lines of a business
mems club will be taken up for
general discussion. In fact this
is the sole purpose OF the meet
ing this evening.
The members of the club have
nearly all been approached In the
matter and are unanimous IN
thinking that some such plan OF
reorganization could be put
through to thegreat advantage
of the club and of the city. a
rousing meeting is hoped for this
evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-17
Popular Principal of City
Schools Will Not Teach
Next Year.
HAS BEEN CONNECTED WITH
CITY SCHOOLS THREE YEARS.
RESIGNATION Will Be Acted on at
Next Meeting of School
Board.

Prof, II. L. Edmunds, who for
the past two years has been
superintendent Of the city
schools has rendered his resig-
nation to the board Of education
and will not teach school in Be
midi next year.
The news of Mr.. Edmunds
resignation will be a surprise to
his friends. During the three
years that he has been connected
with the city schools he has
made an excellent record. The
schools of the city have been a
problem. The facilities of the
district at times have been
cramped, and the superintend-
ent's position was not always an
enylable one. Mr.. Edmunds
proved himself equal to all emer-
gencies, however, and has been
an exceptionally capable super
intendent, thoroughly interested
in his work and has given his
best effort to the district at
Ilrge.
Mr.. Edmunds is entitled to
credit as one Of the foremost and
most progressive educators in
this section of the state and his
work has been entirely satisfac-
tory here. Some time ago he
made the decision that he would
not teach next year and his resig
nation is presented to the board
at tins time SO that 1t may have
ample time to select a capable
successor.
Mr.. Edmunds' plans for the
future are not yet decided, but he
will probably not leave Bemidji.
He has hosts Of friends here who
will wish him success in any
thing he may desire to under
take.
Hisresignation will be accepted
at the next session of the board
and every member this morning
paid him compliment for eff
cheney that was flattering to say
the least.
The matter Of selecting his
successor will be taken up as
soon as possible. The position
is a hard one to fill and the board
will proceed leisurely in the mat
ter and be sure of it's man before
any definite selection is made.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-17
Grand Jury lnspects Poor Farm
This Afternoon and Will Be
Through Tomorrow.

The case OF John FL. Johnson,
guardian of Anna Johnson, VS..
Anton Gordon is occupying the
attention of the district court
this afternoon and is attracting a
very great deal Of attention. The
action makes Mr.. Gordon the de-
PENDANT on charge libel.
Evidence in the matter was
taken this forenoon and the
greater part Of this afternoon.
Miss Anna Johnson, who is vir-
tually the plaintiff, was school
teacher in district 70 and Gordon
is purported to have written a
letter to the. school board, in
which her ability was attacked
and charges of a damaging nature
made. Mr.. Gordon is repre-
scented by Attorney Campbell,
and Attorney John Gibbons is
appearing for the plaintiff.
The jury this morning re-
turned a verdict for the defend
ant in the case of the Jerrard
Plum bing Co. VS.. Mrs. Jennie j.
Gable. The action was a pro
ceeding in replevin and has been
in litigation for some time. The
case will be appealed to the SUI
-preme court.
The Grand Jury.
The grand jury has SO far re-
turned eight true bills. 1t is ex-
pected to finish it's labors tomor-
row. This afternoon the jury in
charge of Foreman Cell drove to
the county poor farm, where the
buildings we're inspected. The
county Jail and court house will
also be inspected before it adj
journs, The indictments re-
turned up to date are against
Thomas Mcclure for robbery in
the second degree. Mcclure
has offered to plead guilty to
robbery in the third degree and
this arrangement will be accepted
by the county attorney, against
Joseph DeChene for larceny com
mitted at 'Tenstrike, Edward
Leonard, for malicious assault
who has entered a plea of not
guilty, ". G.. Jones for assault
in the second degree, who has
also pleaded not guilty and whose
attorneys gave notice of d motion
for continuance and against VIM.
Wilson aud Henry Spoorhouse,
of Baena Vista and Chas. Steng-
Ter, of New Ulm, for grand lar
ceny and against Roy Lovelaud
and Lyle Cory for highway rob
berry com mitted in holding up d
saloon at Wilton, LoFeiand and
Cory entered pleas OF not guilty.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-17

about the trip. Mr.. Markham
describes the south and the ma
.tural conditions there existing in
q very interesting manner. His
impressions are not altogether
favorable. To the capitalist the
south offers many advantages
and some rare opportunities, but
it is no place for man who
wears WOODEN socks, says Mr..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-17

Markham. While at Jackson
vile, Mr.. Markham's stock Of
hosiery needed replenishing and
as he has always worn the wooden
article, he went out to make the
purchases. He approached the
young lady at the hosiery counter
in a shy and diffident manner,
uniformed her whathe wanted.
He was more than surprised to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-17
/. CAMPS ROBBED j
Oyercoat and Two Guns Stolen
From Anderson's Wood Camp
This Morning,

Sneak thieves this morning
entered the bunk house at Ander-
son wood camp about three
miles from this city and stole a
fur overcoat, a A Winchester
rifle and a 80 caliber Iver John
son revolver. The theft was
Immediately reported to the local
police authorities and is being
investigated this afternoon.