Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-04-23

bHeet anu hlu0ly zones ana words, to nature.
to beauty, to acts of benovolonce, to deeds of
virtue, and to the source of all good-to God
himself.
PROTECTION FROM VINE Buas.-Bor
yoars past tho bugs have destroyed thousands
on thousands Of dollars worth Of cucumber,
squash, melon and pumpkin vines, and have
had things largely their own way. At last q
remedy has been discovered that every test
has proved cffectual. A prominent and lead
ing agricultural Of a neighboring State, in
whose integrity there is unlimited confidence,
in giving tho secret, states that for several
years past no has applied his test to all his
different vines, in the garden and in tho field,
with the samo result. In the field whore the
pumpkins were planted, the rows Of vinos to
which he applied the remedy wore unmolestcd
and gave q bountiful yield, while. tho rows
adjoining were utterly ruined. His neighbor.
too, last year tried eight rows in the centre Of
his corn fold, at his suggestion, and wero not in.
jured, and brought forth abundantly, while on
cach side the vines were all destroyed.
This great, yet simple remedy, is to prepare
the hill by following it out, thon put in a
pint or SO Of hen manure, cover it with Garth,
and thereon plant your seed. The c~xplana-
ton seems to be that the fumcs of its docom.
position, while they do not destroy the plant,
add to its vigor and growth, and at the same
time SO i%mpregnatc the vine as to mako it
entirely unpalatable for the bugs.
Losr wealth may be restored by industry i;
the wreck of health regaincd by temperance /;
forgotten knowledge restored by study; alton.
ated friendship smoothed into forgctfulness;
even forfeited reputation won by penitonco
and virtue but whoever again looked upon
his vanished hours, recalled his slightod years,
stamped them with wisdom, or offaood from
heavens record tho fearful blot Of wasted
time.
TIE rays of sun shine upon tho dust and
tho mud, but thoy are not seilod by thom.-
So a holy soul, while it remains holy, may
mingle with tho ~viloness Of tho world, and
yet be pure ia itself.
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A GIFT ENTERPRlsE.-"Ma Mack" of the
"Cincinpati Enquirer" says the first Cabinet
is regarded in Washington as a "gift enter
PRISE" Washburnc gave offices, Stewart
gave a house, Borie gave another house, and
Hoar threw ina library. Old Ben Wado said
that the reason Criswold, Of New York, didn't
got a p]aoe was that no didn't subscribe
enough" "Lot us have a piece.
MARTIN Van Buren,, lato OK. President of the
United States, once remarked ri have mado
it a rule Of my life to always attend church
on Sunday, and I have counsclled hundreds
Of young mon to do so, for it rarely will occur
that one who maintains tho docorum oonse-
quent upon q habitual weekly cleansing Of
person, and decenoy of dress, and becoming
attendance at church, will fall much below
the standard or responsibility in a communi.
ty.
PAT was ono day helping Mr.. B to
get a safe into his ofioo, and not being ac-
quainted, with the article, he inquired what it
was for.
"To prevent papors and other articles which
arc placed in it from being burned in case of
fire; replied Mr.. B"
Dan sure will nothing burn that is put in
that thing"
"No."
"Well, thin, yer honor yo'd better be after
cutting into tho same whom yo die"
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"BoB Brown, did you say that my father
had not as much sense as Billy Smi.h's little
yellow dog"
"No! I never said any such thing. I nev.
or said that your father had not as much
sense as Billy Smiths little yellow dog. All
/ said was that Dilly's little yellow dog had
more sense than your father; that's all 1 over
said"
swell, it's we'll you didn't say the other,
I tell you"
A LAD speaking Of the gathering Of law.
yers to dedicate a new court house, said she
supposed they had gono "to view the ground
where they must shortly 1e."
FRIENDS arc often like the negro moon i.
"Nebber shine dark nights"
"Now, children" said a teacher to a class in
phvaiolnov ct mont - o..1.: