Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-02
Of the year during which person can
labor at the mines with safety"
GOOD AND TRUE.

GOOD AND TRUE.
DIR. Franklin remarks: "That man as
often gets Q dollars for the one he spends
in informing his mind, as he does for
dollar be lays out in any other way. A
man eats up pound of sugar Tor some
other trife) and it is gone, and the plea
sure he enjoyed has ended; but the in
formation he gets from news paper is
treasured to be enjoyed anew, and to be
used whenever occasion or inclination
calls for it. A newspaper is not the soss-
dom of one man or two men, it is the
aoisdons of the age, and of past ages too.
A family without newspaper is always
half an age behind the times in general
information; besides they can never think
much, nor find much to talk about. And
then there are little ones growing up in
ignorance without any taste for reading.
Who, then, would be without newspa-
per?"
DRILL HUsBANDRY.--Iti is a fact not
generally alluded to, says distinguished
English cultivator, that field with
southern aspect, if rich, should be drilled
north and south; but if dry, and in want
of shade, it should be drilled east and
west It's easy to see that, in the latter
case, the crop would shade the land from
the influence of the sun, and counteract
the effect of drought
To Prevent Horses FROM RUBprNe.
THE HAIR OFF THEIR TAILs.-Grease the
retam, or fundament, with hogs lard or
bacon: repeat it until the hair grows out
again. The habit is caused, it is thought,
by an itching Of the fundament, occasion
ed perhaps by the discharge of species
OF worm. AT any rate, we have been
well assured that this is certain cure.
MARRIAGE IN LAPLAHp.-It is death
in Lapland to marry maid without the
consent of her parents or friends. When
q young man has formed an attachment
to female, the fashion is to appoint
their friends to behold the two Young
parties run race together. The maid
~ allowed in starting the advantage of a
third part of the race, so that it is impos-
sible, except willing Of herself, that she
should be overtaken. IF the maid over
run her suitor, the matter is ended; he
must never have her, it being penal for
the man to renew the motion Of marriage.
But if the virgin has an affection for him.
though at the first she runs hard to try the
truth of his love, she will (withopt Alta.
ianta's golden balls to retard her speedy
pretend some casualty, and make vol
untary halt before she cometh to the
mark or end of the race. Thus. none
are compelled to marry against their own
wills; and this is the cause that, in this
poor county. the married people are
richer in their own coptentment than in
other lands, where so many forced
matches make feigned love, and cause
real unhappiness.
BLUE SrocKING.--The celebrated Mrs.
Montague was in habits of friendship
with the first wits and scholars of the
age, and was the reputed founder of the
society known by the name of the "Blue-
Stocking Club" This association was
formed on the liberal and meritrious prip
ciple of substituting the rational delights
OF conversation, for the absurd and vapid
frivolities of the card-table. No particu.
lar attention was paid to her, but the con-
versation was general, cheerful, and un-
restrained, far different from what is In
slnuated respecting the company, by a
satirst who accuses them Of going
"To barter praise for soup with Montague"
The name of this club is said to be de.
rived from the following circumstances
One OF the most distinguished Characters
IN the early days of the society, was Mr.
Stillingfieet, who always wore blue stock
lngs; his conversation was distinguished
for brilliancy and yivacity, insomuch, that
when, in his absence, the stock of general