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wind screamed and rattled against the windows, he returned from his last expedition, and having removed his disguise he sat before the fire and laughed heartily in his silent inward fashion.
 You would not call me a marrying man, Watson2'
 No indeedn'
 "You'n be interested to hear that I'm engaged.'
 My dear fellowl congrat-"
 ITO Milvertons housemaid."
 "Good Heavens Holmes."
 T wanted information, Watson"
 Surely you have gone too far2'
 Tt was a most necessary step. I am a plumber with a rising business, Escott by name. I have walked out with her each evening, and l have talked with her. Good Heavens, those talks!' However. l have got all l wanted. I know Milverton's house as l know the palm of my uand."
 He shrugged his shoulders.
 You can't help 1t. my dear Watson. You must play your cards as best you can when such stake is on the table. However, l rejoice to say that I have a hated rival, who will certainly cut me out the instant my back Is turned. What a splendid night 1t isl'
 You like this weather"
 Ut suits my purpose. Watson, I mean to burgle Milvertons house to- nlght'
 had a catching of the breath and my skin went cold at the words, which were slowly uttered in a tone of concentrated resolution. As flash of lightning in the night shows Up in an instant every detail of a wild land scape, so at one glance I seemed to see every possible result of such an action-the detection. the capture, the honoured career ending in irreparable failure and disgrace. my friend him self lying at the mercy of the odious Milverton.
 For Heavens sake. Holmes, think what you are doing" I cried.
 My fellow, l have given it every consideration. I am never preeipitate in my actions, nor would l adopt so energetic and, indeed. so dangerous a course. if any other were possible. Let us look at the matter clearly and fairly. I suppose that you will admit that the action is morally justifiable, though technically criminal To burgle his house is no more than to forcibly take his pocket-book-an action in which you were prepared to aid me"
 turned it over in my mind.
 Yes" I said, 'it is morally justi1a- ble so long as your object Is to take no articles save those which are used for an illegal purpose"
 Exactly. Since 1t Is morally jus tifiable, I have only to consider the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26

T is years since the incidents - of which I speak took place, R and yet 1t is with diffidence that l allude to them For a - long time even with the ut-- most discretion and retic- ~ ence, it would have been im-
 possible to make the facts
 public. but now the principal
 person concerned is beyond the reach of human law, and with due suppression the story may be told in such fashion as to injure no one. It records an absolutely unique experi- ent in the career both of Sherlock Holmes and of myself. The reader will excuse me if I conceal the date CT any c,her fact by which he might trace the actual occurrence.
 We had been out for one of our evening ,ambles, Holmes and l, and had returned about six clock on a cold. frosty winters evening. As Holmes turned up the lamp the light fell upon card on the table. He ulation of disgust, threw it on the floor. l picked it up and read:
 Charles Augustus Milverton,
 Appledore Towers,
 Hampstead. Agent
 "Who is he?" I asked
 "The worst man in London" Holmes answered, as he sat down and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
H Special SdI6 Of EnbrOId6ri6S.

For tomorrow, we will place sale lot Real Fine Nainsoo Swiss and Cambric Edges and Insertions that have served their purpose" Opening Exhibit - now they'll be sacrifced-come and these splendid values Other Embroidery sale at 1Oc and 15c, great values
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26

Leather Bag leather lined black brown Very apparent 10" 
 Kid Belts. wide with pearl os gold buckles. S150
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
Totals.

Total vote polled, 1853.
The total cost of holding this election
was S235.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
Tokeena News.

Tokeena, October 30.-Mss Ida Phil
lips entertained number of her friends
at birthday party last Wednesday night.
After enjoying the games and music in
the parlor for a while, the hostess invited
the guests into the dining room, where &c.
licious refreshments were served. Every
body had II delightful time and went
away thanking this generous family for
so nice II time.
Mrs X, A. Moore is on a visit to her
daughter Mrs. b. G. Brock, at Spartan
burg
Miss Ila Bcardcn, who is teaching the
llepzibah school, spent Saturday night
with her sister, Mrs. S. j.. Brown.
w. +. Zachary, OF Townville, spent
Sunday with homefolks.
Orr Bruce and William Scott who are
attending Clemson College, spent last
week with the formers parents.
w. w. Russell, of Anderson, spent one
night last week with the family OF j. r.
Zachary.
Miss Pearl Owen spent Saturday night
with relatives below Townville.
Mr.. Mahaifey,o of Williamson, organized
Farmers Union at Cross Roads Satur.
day night We think it will be great
benefit to the farmers.
Misses Eunice and Maude Zachary
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
the family of Jim Broyles.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
A Great Stock in Quantity.
AGreat Stock Range in Prices.
A Great Stock in Quality.
From Front Door to Warehouse.

Every Department full, up-to-
date and alive with
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
Pritchard Will Not Interfere.

Asheville. \. G., October 81 At2 o'clock to.
day the South Carolina prohibtionists won in
Thc fight in the United states Court here before
Judge Pritchard this morning, he announcing
that he had no jurisdiction in the case, as he had
no power To rcnstate any officer of this kind in
his position.
The whole proceedings lasted only about forty
minutes, the prohibitionists getting Mr.. Barron,
an attorney from the Union county board of con
troll. To amend his return that they could
make arguments. when Stanyarnc WILSON, a
prOhibitiOnist attorney, in speech bcforcJ lgc
Pritchard argued that the Federal Court / III no
jurisdiction, rs the same points were up before
the State Supreme Court, and after this court
rendered IL decision an appeal could then be
made to the United States Supreme Court n
writ Of error.
AS soon as Judge Prtchard announced that he
mad no jurisdiction in the case, II. H. WclCh, at
torney for former Dispenser Howell, who was
hringing the action to he rcinstatcd in his posi-
tlOn as dispenser, asked for an order in equity,
and this was granted 10y Judge Pritchard, who
made 1t rcturnahle at Richmond, Va, November
20, though he told them frankly he did not think
therewas anything in their position. This order
OF equity is but transferring the case from the
legal to the equity side of the court. that pccu-
aiary damages may he secured.
Judge Pritchard's favorable consideration
would have meant the reopcnng of the dispcn-
sarics in the ten counties of the State that re-
Gently voted prohibition
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
EXECUTORS SALE OF REAL ESTATE

DY virtue of the authority vested in
ID us by the last will and testament of
5. a. Marett, deceased, we will sell. at
Fair Play, Oconoe County, South Caro-
lima, FOR CASH. to the highest bidder,
the REAL ESTATE belonging to said
deceased, on TUESDAY, the 2Sth day of
November, 1905, at II o'clock a. m, con
ssting of one hundred and fifty-two and
a half Q52D acres, more or less, bounded
by lands of Jos. w. Shelor, Mrs. II. j.
Recder, the Wiley Allen lands lands of
Sam Grant and others. A good dwelling
and out-houses and one tenant house on
the farm. About sixty acres in cultiva-
ton, and the balance well timbered.
The place is well watercd.
Also
One house and lot in the town Of Fair
Play, S. c., lot containing one acre, moro
or less.
Terms: Cash.
Purchasers to pay extra for papers.
II. III. MARETT,
A. u. HUNT,
Qualified Executors of the last Will and
Testament of S. A. Marett, deceased.
November |, 1905. 4lI7
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
Notice 10 Taxpayers.

For the convenience of taxpayers will
visit the places below, on the dates men,
toned below for the purpose of collect
ing State, county, school and special
taxes:
Madison-Tuesday, November 7th.
observation-disclosures and Friday,
November 9th and 10th.
Seneca-Monday and Tuesday, Novem-
Der 18th and l4th.
wry-Wednesday, November 18th.
Clemson College-Friday, November
18th.
The Office at Court House will DO
closed on above days.
w. j. Schroeder,
Treasurer OcOnee County.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
Locals from Reedy Fork.

Rcedy Fork, October 30 Rev. James
Mason is running a tent meeting near
Speeds Creek school house.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Brown and chill
dren attended the union meeting AZ Pop
lar Springs Sunday.
Mrs. A. Ernest and daughter, Mrs. j.
l.. Smith, of Walhalla, visited in this
county recently.
Mr.. and Mrs, Jim Cole, of near Town
vile, visited at the home of the latter's
uncle, w. r. Osborne, Sunday.
Miss Sallie Williams, of Return, spent
last week with Mrs. John Myers.
Miss Bette Lumkin, of Jordania,
visited in this community Sunday.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
In Time of Peace.

In the first months of the Russia apan
Syas we had striking example of tho
necessity for preparation and the early
advantage of those who, so to speak
have shingled their roofs in dry
weather" The virtue of preparation
has made history and given to us our
greatest men. The individual as well as
che nation should be prepared for any
be cured more quickly when treated as
soon as it has been contracted and be-
fore it has become settled in the system.
Ehamberlain's Cough Remedy is famous
for its cures of colds and itshould be kept
at hand ready for instant use. For sale
by J. w. Bell, Walhalla; w. j. Lunney,
Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
Flying Train Leaves Track.
[Greenville News.

Fireman r.. j. Hamilton, Of Atlanta,
was killed in derailment of No. IL, the
local passenger over the Southern Rail-
way shortly after leaving Central at I
O'Clock last Friday evening. Engineer
O'NGal escaped without serious hurt, but
Baggagemaster r. G. Chestnut was hurt
and also the mail clerk in charge, whose
name could not be ascertained by the
railway authorities. No passengers were
injured as well as the authorities at the
Soene of the wreck could ascertain.
The cause of the wreck is mystery
and it may never be solved. Where the
big locomotive of the Pacific type left the
rails there was nothing to cause it to
jump. There was not a switch in half a
mile and while there were slight curves
in that section, the engineer was not ex-
ceeding the limit of speed to be made in
safety over the line.
rived at Central about 10 o'clock last
night with derrick from Atlanta and
went to work at once in repairing the
crack and removing the debris. The
crack was cleared shortly after midnight.
1t was found that three cars followed
che locomotive when it left the rails, and
the mail, baggage and express cars turned
passenger coach did not go down, though
it left the rails. This accounts for the
escape of tho passengers.
The wreck Is one of those things that
railway authoriticn are unable to explain.
To-day with the aid of daylight they may
discover the cause but last night they
were in ignorance of any reason for the
locomotive leaving the heavy steel rails
There is always possibility of foul play,
but nothing was found that night to lead
10 the belief that train wrcckers had been
ut work
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
Assaulted by a Negro.

Atlanta. October 26 Mrs. G. w.
Moore, wife of well known and pros
per0ls merchant on Peachtree road, near
this city, was assaulted by negro this
morning. The track hounds have been
following the negro all day, but at a late
hour tonight he had not been captured.
The county police continue the search
night and to morrow large posse
and all members of the county police
force will take up the hunt. There is
considerable excitement in the com
munity where the crime occurred, and it
is feared the negro will be lynched if
caught Mr.. Moore has offered 5000 re-
ward for the capture of the negro.
Posse After Another Negro.
Atlanta News, October 81.
The suspicious negro, chased by a
posse of officers to day in the vicinity of
the Miller Union Stock Yards and who is
believed to be the assailant of Mrs.
George w. Moore, is still at large.
The posse could find no trace of the
fugitive and the officers came back to
the city after making futile search for
him. Chief of Police Henry jennings
received telephone message this after
noon from an officer of Lavonia, Ga,
stating that negro suspect was under
arrest there. Mrs. Moore has not yet
taken a look at either of the suspects
now held in prison.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
New ADVERTISEMENTS

NJ Office OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
IN AND DISCHARGE. = Notice is
hereby given that the undersigned will
make application to ID. A. Smith, Esq,
Judge of Probate for Oconec county,
in the State of South Carolina, on
FRIDAY, the lst day of December,
1905, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
or as soon thereafter as said appli-
cation can be heard, for leave to make
final settlement of the personal estate of
Alex. l.. Mason, deceased, and obtain
discharge as Administrators of said per-
sonal estate. X b. MASON,
Administrator of the Personal Estate of
Alex. l.. Mason, deceased
November /, 1905. "A 4S
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
Dunn Spiro Spero Spes.

"But OcCnee is better prepared to
stand dry spell than some of our other
counties that have voted out the dispen-
Sary. That is, according to all reports"
Anderson Mail.
In short, it may be said of Oconce
"Animis opibusque parati. charleston
News and Courier.
Maybe SO. But the chances are that if
you use that kind of language to an
Oconee man, right to his face, he will
knock the very daylight out of YOU
Anderson Mail
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
Sells More OF Chamberlans Cough Remedy
Than OF All Others Put Together.

Thos. George, merchant at Mt. Elgin,
Ontario, says: "I have had the local
agency for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
ever since it was introduced into Canada,
and sell as much of it as | do of all
other lines have on my shelves put to-
guarantee, have not had one bottle re-
turned. l can personally recommend
this medicine, as / have used it myself
and given it to my children and always
with the best results" For sale by j..
w. Bell, Walhalla; w. j. Lunney, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
A Disastrous Calamity.

II is IA disastrous calamity, when You
lose your health, because indigestion
and constipation have sapped it away.
Prompt relief can be had in DR.. King 5
New Life Pills. They build up your di-
Gestivc organs, and cure headache. dizzi-
ness, collie. constipation, etc. Guaran-
Ceed ut all drug stores. 25c.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-09-21
How Duffy Won
~ His Spurs.

IN UFFY was green brakeman.
About three months previous
~ to the time this story opens he
had appeared before the train
master. at Medicine Hat, with creden-
tials from the superintendent, at
Calgary, and had commenced his rail
road experience as spare man.
There was no fake about Duffy. He
was a genuine, all-wool greenhorn, as
far as railroading was concerned. On
his first trip the conductor had told
him to 60 and get the proverbial can of
"red OIL" from the engine, and Duffy
faithfully proceeded to the engine
where his request was met by shouts
of applause from the fireman and the
head-end brakeman. On another oc.
casion, when the train was pulled by
an old-fashioned engine, with push.
bar coupling attachment, the engi'
neer told Duffy that when they stopped
Tor water, it was up to him to hold uI
the push-bar, while the fireman manip
ulated the tank spout, and at three
successive water tanks the train crew
and bystanders were provoked to mirtt
by the sight of Duffy hugging thu
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-09-21

length, and Immediately at the foot, is
Sidewood siding.
When Evans train drew into the sid
ing he found it could not clear both
switches, so keeping the eastern end
clear, he sent Duffy to flag the train he
was to meet, so that they would stop
between switches and allow him to
pull out and clear the western switch.
1t was dark by this time, but the
moon was up, and Duffy walked up
the grade about half mile, placed two
torpedoes on the rails, retired a hum
dred yards or so, and waited. Flagging
is pretty monotonous job in that
country. The train he was waiting
for might be twenty miles away, as far
as he knew. He placed his red and
white lamps on the ground, and start
ed to roll a cigarette, when he heard
rumble far up the track. 1t did not
sound like train, because he could
hear 20 engine putting. Throwing
away his half-made smoke, he
picked up his lamps, and swung the
red one across the track. There was
no answering whistle, and as he looked
he saw, coming toward him at an aw-
full speed, string of box cars What
should he do? If those cars weren't
stopped they would wreck the rear end
of his train, which extended over the
western end of the siding. And how
could he stop themp 1t would take
an expert, he thought, to catch the side
ladders of those cars and climb to the
top. He risked being thrown under
the wheels in the attempt. But he saw
no other way and resolved to try it.
It all happened in an instant. He
watched the Oncoming cars till they
were almost abreast of him. With
spring, he grasped a rung of ladder,
and hung on like grim death. He felt
that his arms were almost torn from
their sockets, but he held on, and after
what seemed to him an eternity, he
got his feet on the lower rung and
quickly scrambled to the top.
The rest of the train crew had not
noticed anything wrong until the string
of cars reached the eastern switch. 1t
would, then, have been too late for
them to do anything. But Duffy was
there, and he got them stopped in time,
just as an engine came tearing down
the hill after them. 1t seems that the
train that Evans was waiting for had
some switching to do at Tompkins,
and had accidentally pushed the six
cars over the western switch, and they
had run away. Duffy had saved bad
smash by his quickness and agility.
| When they arrived at Swift Current
late that night, Evans and his tive
brakemen sat down to hot supper in
the caboose, before going to bed. HWeii,
Duffy, my boy" said Evans, 81 believe
we'll make railroad man out OF you
yet"
And Duffy blushed. A. D. ANAc.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-09-21

Of the Kingdoms was attacked, the
other two were to assist in its defense
In violation of the forepart of this
condition, the king became oppressive;
exacting heavy taxes and in other
ways caused discomfort, until finally
Sweden took up arms. Norway, tho
hard pressed, remained loyal and as
sisted Denmark in a vainIess attempt
to subdue the Swedes, who for many
years waged war against the defense
less Norsemen in their aim to injure
Denmark. And that country. instead
of going to Norway's rescue, now be-
gan to think of her only as source of
revenue; so, what the Swedes left,
the Danes collected as taxes. and by
these means, the once powerful and
dreaded nation was reduced to grov-
cling province. One OF the Danish
Kings went even so far as to grant, for
money consideration, the exclusive
control of all the fishing grounds in
Norway. to few men whom he had
appointed as barons and whose duty
it was to see to it that the NOrsemen
were not making any plans for war
against the king, and to collect the
taxes. He also sold the churches, for
they were the property of no one in
particular, that he might fill his Golfers
and rival the splendor of Louis XIV.
of France whom he had taken for his
idol.
The next event is the independence
of Norway, when, in 1914, because
Denmark was the ally of Napoleon,
she was forced to cede Norway to the
Swedish King. The Norsemen were
glad, after having had 434 years of
Danish rule, to be relieved of their
yoke, but contended that Fredrick vi.
had no authority to deliver them up to
any other sovereign, and for few
months contested this action; but
when assured of their rights, they
yielded to the claims of Sweden, which
were the demands of the allied powers
who had now accomplished Napoleon's
defeat. The consummation of this
treaty, known as the Peace of Keil, did
not take place until August, altho the
independence of Norway dates from
May 18th, 1914.
Considering the resources of the
country, and the condition it was left
in by Denmark, the progress it has
made in ninety-one years is nothing
short of marvellous; and the advan-
tages that will be gained by the separ-
alton from Sweden will insure Norway
the future prosperity it so we'll de-
serves.
shall not touch on the stand taken
by the Norwegians last June further
than to express as my opinion, that
they saw, (perhaps by the light of the
midnight SUM- IN the course pursued by
Sweden relative to the consular service,
a shadow of the Danish union, and
sought absolute independence as q
inal safeguard against possible repe.
tition. E. b. D.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-09-21

push-bar to his breast with grim de-
termination. When told by some SYM
pathetic person that he was being
made game of, he took it good natur-
edly, and charged it up to experience.
He certainly was easy. There never
was a joke invented that was not
practiced with ease on Duffy. But
each joke was successful only once. A
second attempt always proved fail
ure, which shows that he was capable
of learning. And how he did work and
study to learn! He had made up his
mind to be railroad man, and a good
one, and was determined that nothing
should daunt him.
For a time everything seemed. to be
against him. He made countless mis-
takes; not very serious ones, it is true,
but as serious as man in his humble
position, could make. In attempting
to make a "flying SWITCH" he put a
caboose on the ties, and once, when the
train had broken in two, he attempted
to ease the rear section, which had no
air-brake, on to the front section,
which was standing still. It was down
grade, and when Duffy tried to use the
mandrake of the leading car, he found
it was useless. Too late to get back
to the rear car, he threw himself fiat on
the runway, and held on for dear life.
When they struck, the car he was on
had its end punched out by the slid
ing of the lumber with which it was
loaded. This, and many other mistakes,
gave him bad name with the conduct
ors. No one wanted him, and those
who got him always swore, either open
Iy or mentally, according to their grade
of politeness. And Duffy felt his posi-,
tion keenly. His nerves were on edge
the result of continual anxiety as to
what form his next exploit would take
But he was unshaken in his determi-
nation to be railroad man.
One day in June he was called to &c
as second man with Conductor Evans
whose regular head-end breakman was
sick. 1t was long freight, going to
Swift Current, the section end of the
division. They pulled out at about
fourteen o'clock, and made good time
as far as Maple Creek, where the west
bound express passed. Nothing of inn
portance occurred till Crane Lake was
reached. Here they got orders to wait
at Sidewood siding for west-bouno
extra freight. Sidewood is the frst
siding east of Crane Lake, and ths
next one is Tompkins. Between thes.
two sidings is steep grade, known al
Sidewood Hill. Heavy trains almos
] invariably have to double" up this hill
\ It is about mile and quarter il