Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1865-10-21
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PIE PIE yet they fc::: ry portant part OF so
ofety, expend much Of our capital, employ a
great portion of our population in their service,
and occupy half the literati Of our day in ID.
,bors; for their instruction and amuse,nent.-
They cause more trouble and anxiety than the
national debt ). the loveliest of women in her
maturity. Of charms breaks not so many slum.
bersno occasionssso many sighs as She did
in her cradle; and tile ,handsomest of men,
with full5grown mustaohes, must not flatter
himself that he is half SO much admired as he
was when in petticoats Without any refer
ence to their being our future statesmen, phi
losophors, and magistrates in miniature dis
guises, children form, in their present state Of
pigmy existence, most Influential class Of
beings; and the arrival of a bawliug infant,
who can scarcely open its eyes, and only opens
its mouth, like an hnfedged bird, for food,
will affect the most extraordinary alteration in
a whole household; substitute affection for
coldness, duty for dissipation, cheetsulness for
gravity, hustle for formality, aud unite hearts
which time had divided
, ITEMS WORTH COMMITTING TO MEMORY.
"a bit of glue dissolved in skim milk aud
water will restore old Grape. Half Gambler
ry bound on corn will soon kill it. An lux.
stand was turned over upon awhile table
cloth; a servant threw over it anixture Of
salt and pepper pleutifuly, and all traces of
ink disappeared. Picture frames and glasses
arc preserved from flies by painting them with
a brush dipped into a mixture made by boil.
ing thsee or four opions in a pint of water.
Bed-bugs are kept away by washing the crev-
ices with strong salt water, put on with "a
brush. Soft soap should be kept in a drv
place iii Che cellar, and not be used until three
months old.
TIIEKE are few transformations in the whole
range of the arts more striking and more
beautiful than chat which gives birth to glass
a heap of sand and soda--it used to be OF
sand and ashes-to look at like common roa
dust, is changed by the simple application Of
heat into solid, transparent, brilliant glass. 1t
is even more wonderful than the t,ansformu-
ton ola handful of dirty rags into sheet OF
white note-paper.
GOOD ;FEELINGs.- know blunt old
fellow in the State of Maine who sometimes
hit the nail on the head more apt than phi
losopher. Hecnce heard man much praised
Tor his good feelings" Everybody joined
and said the man was possessed of excellent
feelings,
"What has he donc?" asked the odd ge-
MUS. ....
He is possessed Of the most benevolent
feelings" was the. reply.
"What has he donc?" cried the old fellow
again ..
BY this time the company thought it nee
essary to show some of his favorite doings.--
They began to cast about in their minds, but
the old man still shouted, " What has he
done 2" They owned they could not name
anything particular.
Yes, answered the cynic, "you say he is
a man that has good feelings" Now, gentle
men,. let me tell you that there are people in
this world who get a good name simply on
account Of their feelings. You can't.tell one
generous action that they ever performed in
their lives, but they can look and talk most
benevolcntly. | lsn' W a man in this town
that'you would gil cali . sarly, rough and un-
ammble man, and yet he has done more acts
of kindness in this county than all of you to-
gether. You may Judge peoples actions by
their feelings but judge peoples feelings
by their actions.
Tie following colloquy actually took place
at an eastern post-ofice .,.si
!, ,Pat-"I say, Ms. Postmaster, is there a
litther for ME 2"
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