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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-04
Annual Meeting.

.NHE annual meeting OF tho Board Of
IL County Commissioners will be held
January 8, 1905. All claims for work
done during 1908 and 1904 tnot preyi-
ously auditedl must be filed on or before
January or be barred. All Interested
will please take notice and be governed
accordingly. Claims may be filed in per-
son or by mail.
ID. +. MCALISTER, Supervisor.
December Id. 1904. {. ,5O.52
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-04

Last Saturday, near Easley, while Wa
verify Couch, son of James A. Couch,
was playing with his fa:hcr's shotgun,
it was accidentally discharged, the load
entering the right ego of his sister, Am
b9r Couch, tearing off the side of her
head. Death was almost instantaneous
Waverly is eight years old. His sister
was thirteen. The funeral took place at
Georges Creek, about four miles east of
Easley. "
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-04

THE President and Secretary of War
have agreed that "Jiu Jitsu" must be
added to the course at West Point Mill
tary Academy. "Jiu Jitsu" is the latest
thing in Japanese scientific wrestling.
We are glad it is no worse. When we
first saw the announcement we fearnC it
was something like Beubonic plague or
Asiatic cholera
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-04
Notice to Trespassers.

NOTICE is hereby given to all persons
IN not to trespass on any of our lands
In any way whatsoever--by hunting, fish
ting out fire or trespassing in any other
manner. Parties entering said lands
after publication of this notice will be
dealt with to tho fullest extent of the
law. j. M. Beatty,
j. III. Beatty, James Bynum,
Mrs. Eliza Williams, Jos. Fricks Estate
December 81, 1904. 51-2*
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-04

May Irwin, the actress, has offered to
furnish bail up to $4,000 for the release
of Nan Patterson from prison, where she
is now held charged with the murder oil
Caesar Young, according to an announce
ment by Miss Patterson's counsel.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-04

An agreeable movement of the bowels
without any unpleasant effect is produced
by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets For sale by DR.. j. w. Bell, Wal
haia, w. j. Lurney, Seneca.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19

throw a stone right into the most
thickly populated part, and run no
risk at all Of hitting a real news
paper man.
A press club is one Of the funniest
things in this funny old joke of q
world we live in.
There's just one city in America
where the real newspaper man be-
longs to a press club, and that city
is San Francisco.
All the other press clubs are made
up of the man who wrote poem on
the Epworth league convention pic
mic back in B8, the gentleman who
hustles lads" for dubious publics-
tions, the naughty little boy who is
going to be q real live reporter, some
day, il he has to sit up all night aud
smoke three packages OF cigarettes a
minute to do it, and their personal
and peculiar friends.
Oh, yes, forget, there's another
member Of the press club who is al J.
ways among those present. He's
the man who got the big scoop on
Horace Greeley's defeat back in the
days Of real journalism, sir, aud who's
been 30 busy celebrating that thrill
ling event ever since, that he bas
never drawn q sober breath FROM
that day to this.
Once IN while you'll find real
newspaper man stumbling vaguely
and puzzled among the horde oi
obsequious outsiders, who cling to
the magic badge, with the pen on it,
81 if 1t meant life to them, but for the
most part the press club man belongs
to one or the other of three great
and celebrated organizations, the
sad sweet Order Of the Has Besns,
the tender and contiding Order OF
the Would Bss, or the Dull aud D-s-
perate Band Of the N,vsr Vases. =
Denver Post.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
Commissioners Proceedings
Lamar, Colo, July s, 1905.

Lamar, Colo, July 5, 1905.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
present, Knowlen and Ssyler; absent.
Reynolds.
Approved tho following claim and or
dered warrant drawn on ordinary coun-
ty fund a. follows:
J A Rosebrough, services, mile
age and postage I'd quarter :. .$27s 81
Approved the report Of o. E. Vincent,
overseer district No. and ordered war
rants drawn ~ follows:
o E Vincent, roadwork. .$26 90
Zaok Koran, .......... so
Approved the following claims and
ordered warrants drawn on tho general
road fund as follows:
Pueblo Bridge co, jetties, sheet
piling and approach. ch......... 800 90
Pueblo Bridge co, jetties, sheet
piling and approach. ......... 639 90
On motion warrants were ordered
drawn on the general road fund to the
amount Of %, l1s. so in favor Of the State
bank of Lamar, for cash advanced for
the second and last payment upon the
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
A Trimmer.

During the American Bar associa
tons convention In St Louis PresI
dent James Hagerman talked one
afternoon about trimmers. .-
''The trimmer" he said, would be
all right. perhaps. did he not always
trim too much. I have never seen a
trimmer yet who did not remind me
greatly of old John Thompson of
Clairmont.
Thompson Of Clairmont. had trim
med SO excessively all his life long
that he had never accomplished any
thing. He had never dared to do h
positivossnd downright deed. Finally
he came 10 die. and the minister call
cd on him.
The minister and Thompson talked
together long time. At the end the
minister said:
Now. John. do you renounce the
devil and all his works?'
"'Oh, SIR said Thompson, weakly,
don't ask me that. l am going into q
strange country and I don't want tr
make myself enemies"
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19

The Holly Chieftain editor has al
lowed himself to be loaded by some
one and is accusing the assessor Of
attempting to raise assessments to an
extent that the state will realize
$40, 900 extra taxes out of Prowers
county. As this would mean raise
5000, 900 or the trebling Of our val
ustion, it is too grossly sbsurd to need
denial. Tho editor of Chieftain is ev-
identity still inflicted with the old
populist fever, and no figures short
Of tens Of thopssnds Of dollars are
deemed worth mentioning. We re-
ally can't understand why he didn't
add . few more ciphers Is there
would have - much sense and truth
in it ss the way he put it.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
Prosperity Lano.


Mrs. VIM. Brisky has retu rn...i
from an extended visit at her old
home in Missouri.
We are glad to note that Mr.. Roy
Cooper, who has had hard tussle
with appendicitis, Is rapidly rscov.
ering.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Barnard have
relatives from the East visiting them
They are on their way to the Expo
sition at Portland, Oregon.
We are sorry to note the complete
destruction OF many beet fields and
truck patches, and many other crops
by the grasshoppers. We wonder il
the hail will come along some OF
these days and destroy the hoppers.
Mrs. Sim Davidson visited with
Mrs. Bowser OF the North Side one
day last week.
A son of Mr.. Turner'S visited him
q few days this week, he is from Pu-
eblo, being in the employ of the
Santa Fe company.
Mrs. Cooper received the sad in.
tslligence Of the death Of her father
in Iowa. The sad event occurring
while her son was lying very low with
appendicitis, and she could not leave
to attend tho funeral.
Mr.. Roy Wright, our mail carrier,
spent day in Pueblo recently, view.
ing the sights in an effort to ersdi.
cate all memory of mail boxes etc.
from his mind.
Miss Golds ahd Henry Davidson
spent Sunday at the Kesting home
east Of Lamar.
James Rhodes, of Rye, Colorado
spent q few days on the lane thil
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herchel Horn spsnt
several days with the latter's parents
recently.
Mrs. s. B. Whitlow has returned
from q splendid visit at Canon City.
Marvin Turner has been quite
poorly of late but We are informed
he is getting to feel much improved
in health.
Mrs. Kingmsn has been quite siol
but is better at the present time
A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
W. Turner, visited them one day last
week.
GRINNING ISAAC.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
ENGLISH TONGUE IN LEAD.
Spoken by 10000, 900 Of People and 10
Still Gajntnu Ground.


The United States are by far the
largest of all the civilized nations ex-
cept Russia. which has 130.0o0.000 In
habitants. The German empire has
$4,000 900; Austria Hungary. 47.000.-
coo; Japan. 47.0O000O; the United
Kingdom. 100000; France. 3S.OO0.-
900: Italy. 32.0OO.OOO and Spain. 49,
100000. China has $50 .O0O. 900. but she
does not count in a calculation of this
sort.
Owing to the rapid growth of the
United States the English language is
now spoken by more persons than use
any other civilized tongue. Charles ".
said he spoke German to his horse.
French to men, Italian to women
friends and Spanish to God. In his
days. three and a half centuries ago.
Spain was a land on which the sun
never set. England was only a small
spot on the map and the English Ian
guage held only a minor place in the
civilized tongues. To-day 100000
Of people speak English. 100, 100000
speak German, 10000. 900 employ
Spanish. including the inhabitants of
the Latin American countries. and
40 900. 900 speak French.
Moreover, the lead for English is
rapidly lengthenlng. Nearly two-thirds
Of all the people who speak the Eng
lish tongue are in the United States.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
DOG INCAPABLE OF DECEIT.
Nature Such That He Cannot Hide
His Emotiona.

MS
There is one peculiar thing about
dogs" remarked well known local
fancier and huntsman. land that is
you never saw one pant and wag his
tail at the same time. A dog Is not
capable Of double emotion. He can't
growl and wag his tail at the same
time, for 1t is impossible for him to
be mad at one end and glad at the
other.
'If dog is glad to see his master
he will bark and wag his tail. II he
wants to get Into the house he will
paw at the door whine and wag his
tail. but they are all symptoms of one
and the same emotion. But II his
master opens the door he will cease
TO show anxiety Immediately by whin-
ing and will show pleasure only by
the wagging Of his tail.
''In order to get a mans temper
one must watch his eyes. but for a
dogs you have to watch his tail. The
dog is likewise incapable Of deceit.
and hence he is nothing of a politician.
He deceives no one. not even his
master. II he is overjoyed every
emotion is Indicative Of that fact, and
his whole makeup gives ample testi-
mony to II. II he is displeased or
angered 1t Is the same way."-Houston
Post,
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
rnspewers Case.

Each time that the case Of Caleb
Powers, charged with completely in
the murder Of Senator William Goe-
bel in Kentucky in 1900, comes up
for trial, 1t is with renewed interest.
Time. however, while drawing to the
case the attention of the country Is
. whole, scenes to have but little
effect in cooling the heads Of the
men who participated in the thrill
ling and disgrsosful scenes at the
time Of and proceeding the shooting
at Frankfort.
The general fight that took place
at the Newport Jail yesterday, where
in the mayor of the city and one or
two friends mixed things up with
the Jail officials and got the worst of
the meeting, is merely an indication
oftbs tension still existing in Ken
tucky on this subject.
Tho interest of the public, how
ever, outside Of Kentucky, is humane
in its character, rather than political.
That there was . great deal of wrong
on both sides while the Gosbel cleo
tion law was in force is conceded.
But whether Powers and the others
who were convicted with him are
guilty or innocent Of the charge is
the real point at issue. They were
convicted with the aid Of fund of
100000, appropriated and placed
III the hands of their political enc
mics for the purpose of securing the
conviction Of someone. Perhaps the
guilty were accused, but how the
most innocent man or men in the
world could have hoped to escape
under the existing circumstances is
hard to comprehend.
The American people would like
to feel convinced of the justice OF
this conviction, if it is possible to
clear the matter up. 1t is one of the
misfortunes Of American criminal
law that the original trials in euch
cases must take place within the
spsrs of tense public feeling to which
in fact. is due the crime.
Until this case can be cleared up,
even if it is necessary to carry the
trial to Washington, there always
must remain certain sense of re-
gret, il not Of shame, in connection
with it.
The accused certainly deserves q
careful and impartial investigation
into the fscts.-Colorado Springs
Telegraph.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19

A few years ago when Colorado
was solidly democratic the Patterson
papers and the Post of Denver claim
cd TO have but twenty or thirty
thousand circulation. Now that
their circulation has increased &C.
oording to their own figures to twice
or three times that number, the state
is solidly republican. The larger
the circulation of these democratic
sheets the larger the republican ma
jorities. On this basis may their
readers increase.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
Tho Proceeds Of an Iowa "oid Line
Insurance Policy Exempt
from EXECUTION.

There are many uncertainties connect
ed with business. A man may die sol
vent, but complications may arise, and
by the time all claims are paid his fam,
lily is left penniless; or he labors during
the productive period OF his life to pro-
vide comfortable estate for old age
but about the time when the eye grows
accumulations OF many years. By the
insurance laws of Iowa, an insurance
policy is protected against all debts and
there is no safer investment fof the pro-
lection Of the home or support of old
age. Do business with the Cen.
tral Life Of Iowa.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19

Experience has demonstrated the fact
that Life Insurance with it's many
forms of policies guarantees greater ad-
vantages to the investor than is possible
with any other institution. The Cen
tral Life Assurance Society in its thirty
different policies supplies these advant-
ages as no other company has been able
to do. Get interested aud call on or
write f. r. Mathews, Dist. agent.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
Worried by False Teeth.

Sheikh Mahommed Ali Omar Or.
mead Of the Genilab Arabs, who has
arrived at Khartum, has been pre-.
scented by the sirdar with a complete
set of teeth. He is extremely proud
of them and hopes to amaze the rest
Of his tribe when he arrives home.
His only misgiving is the effect on his
Inside. He expressed his fears in
this way: God gave me teeth and
took them away when I grew old He
knows best. Now man has put new
ones In. Can the doctor of the teeth
tell me what is good for my inside ?"
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
suee... won by Hara Flahtins.

John @. Carlisle, secretary Of the
treasury in Cleveland's administration.
began teaching school in Kentucky at
$12 a month. At the end of the year
he asked for SIS. 1t stirred the peo-
pie up to such an extent that the mat
ter of SO raise for the young man
was made a campaign issue. He went
on the stump in his own behalf and
was defeated. but he says the expert
ence gained put him in the house of
representatives few years later.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
Boomerang a. Life Saver,

Attention is being devoted to tho
boomerang as means OF saving life
at sea. The contrivance is simply a
boomerang to which swivel is at.
tached to carry the line without twist.
ing. With 1t a man can instantly
throw strong line $50 feet to 200
feet. and, as the boomerang floats 1t
will sustain the cord on the water
and give a person on the surface n
chance to catch 1t, and be drawn to
land or supported until a boat ar.
rives. The device requires little ski
to throw It accurately.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
oipIomatist Was Not WORRYING,


A story is told In Paris of a diplo-
matist who represented South
American republic a few years ago.
There had been SO many revolutions
at home that the financiers there had
no time to send him his salary. But
he took this misfortune philosophical.
ly. sold all the furniture of the lega-
tion except a bed. table and some
chairs and occupied one room with his
principal attache, who cooked the
meals. Anyone who called early on
the minister would probably find him
cleaning the boots. What would YOU
have?" he would say, waving a boot
expressively. my poor country is in
another crisis and has forgotten us
again. But when I go back I shall
make a revolution and appoint myself
president. Then we shall have our
reward for all this self-denial"
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
Notice

The Lamar Seed Co. has sold out. There
was deal Of this nature on but it has
fallen through with and we will be
found at the old stand doing business
and ready to buy and sell all farm pro-
ducts.
We have large supply Of threshing
coal on hand and the river is now low
enough for farmers to ford at the old
Downer ford and now would be a
chance to get the threshing coal over
before we get more high water.
also can assure the farmers that the
river bridge will be ready for traffic by
July 10th and possibly sooner.
Yours very respectfully,
L. j. SAYLER.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
Science a Competitor of "elddy." :"

A Paris chemist is said to have pro.
duced fair imitation of the ordinary
egg of commerce. The shell is made
with a blowpipe from moist COM
bination of lime and bismuth. The
white of the egg is made of sulphur
carbon and beef fat. and the yolk is
composed of a mixture of beef blood
and magnesia colored with chrome
Yollow
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19

Geo Reilev, gravel hauling ...... 81 90
E r Black, river and team work $50 so
Approved the following claim and
ordered warrant drawn on the poor for
w Wilkin for tent Of $500
Approved the following claims and
ordered warrants drawn on ordinary
county fund as follows:
G H Thorne, fees pso vs. Grindrod 10 90
H Frisbie, const fees J p court 2 IS
Geo B Merrill, sup and printing 43 80
Prowers Co News, pnb com procd 81 "a
G A Bserbohm, Cos Institute I'd "a 90
On motion the claim OF Fred Leo, Cor
oner, was reduced so per cent to $500 in
Durant case.
By resolution duly adopted and of
record the bridge across the river near
Lamar was accepted from the Kansas
City Bridge Co.
On motion duly adopted and Of record
the Board Of County Commissioners
were authorized to purchase lot 3, block
3S, which sdjoins the court house site,
for the sum OF 81 l,63S.34 to be used as q
Jail site and county house.
On resolution duly adopted and Of
record T. J. Sayler was appointed ss y
com missioner to convey to the Town Of
Lamar the old Jail and county house to-
gether with the portion Of lots where
upon the buildings are located for the
sum OF d, 10000 in cash.
On motion q contract was entered
with the Town Of Lama and th . Coun-
ty OF Prowers, wherein the County Of
Prowsrs would be allowed to use the Jail
buildings for period not to exceed two
years.
On motion q warrant was ordered
drawn on the special contingent fund as
| follows:
G. M Lee tal pay on lot 3 blk 80. .43S "a
Approved the following claims and
ordered warrants drawn on ordinary
county fund as follows:
Joel Knowlen. services ......... 40 80
T ] Sayler .......... 30 90
q rental house and lot mo 15 OO
Accepted bond and ordered warrant
drawn for j. B. Trailer for ssl5 in lieu
Of 598s and 6l30, lost.
Approved the following claim and
ordered warrant drawn on general road
fund in favor Of T ]. Sayler, for cash
advanced on car Of lumber, Sl64.O3.
Approved the report Of the county
treasurer for the period ending Dec 81,
1904.
Approved the sem annual statement Of
county clerk for the period ending Dec.
81, 1901. to the Auditor.
Adjourned to meet Aug. 7th, 1905.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
Senator Teller went to the mee

Senator Teller went to the meet
ing Of the State Bar Association
the first one he ever attended-on
purpose to prevent them from tax
ing sction ON the Patterson report
The association showed their sense
of his condescension by voting down
his proposition about five to one. II
is said that the senator wept.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
Notice

Parties wishing employment at the
SUGAR FACTORY for the Sugar Cam
paign should report Immediately be
tween and 6 o'clock p. M, at the Fac
tory Time Office.
w. X. WINTERHALTER,
Manager.
Lamar, Colo, July 7th., O5.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19

The Central Life Assurance
Society of the United States ID organ
lied under the old line insurance laws
OF the State Of Iowa, and under these
laws the most thorough state supervis-
ion is exercised and the greatest safety
is guaranteed. See Mathews.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
When the Press Is Net the Press.

The Denver Press Club is sending
. delegation East to try and swing
the Press club convention to Den
yer this year, if it can be swung.
Nice, hopeful, little advertising
men, swing high and swing low,
more power to the censer-get the
convsntion-if you can.
All press clubs, in or out Of con-
vsntion, look exactly alike to me.
never saw one Jet, whore you eouldn't
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
Banana. for Amer,e.

Fifteen million punches of bananas
were brought to the United States
last year by one fruit company
which runs eighty-three> steamers.
They came chiefly from Cuba, Costa
Alca. Jamaica and Honduras.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
Agreement.

Mrs. Nexdore-"Do you and your
Husband always agree?"
Mrs N. Peck-"It isn't necessary
hs always agrees"
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19

RoR RENr:-Six rooms newly painted
and papered, for rent in the Herbert
building. Apply to q. G. Goodale for
term of rental.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19

BEE SUPPLIEs-I have good stock
OF bee supplies at the L. IL. Manville
carpenter shop. See me before buying
Ed. WILLIAMS.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
Some Missing.

"Yss. he can Just count his children
On the fingers OF one hand"
why. he's only go< three children."
well. he's only oot three Angers o.
80 Of his han1As
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19
SALT

Sheepmen and Stockmen: Attention.
Franz Brothers have just received a
car OF lump and crushed rock salt which
they are offering at interesting prices.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19

$40, 900 just received for farm loans
No delays.
L. WRIT MARKHAM.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-19

Lamar bridge, as per contract.
Adjourned to meet Mt p. rti., July g..
the forenoon to be- spent In selecting
with tho company tho material tha
could be used saved from the Carlton
bridge.