Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-07-08
It is in tho Man.

There is no doubt but overy individual is
the designer and Trainer of his own destiny
In common parlance we hear of fortune and
misfortune, good aud bad luck, but if fortified
out wo will find that failure is the fruit of bad
management, negligence or want of industry.
A single grain Of wheat should return from
Que to two hundred fold, and yet tho avorrg &c
yioid will not amount to ten for one bushel
planted. AS usual Providence is blamed and
the matter ascribcd to bad luck, bad seasons,
&c. A bushcl of corn should yield from
three to five hundred bushels, aud yet how
far the actual estimate falls short. From tho
time man was commanded, Gin the sweat of
thy brow shall thou eat thy Bread" to the
present day, there has been no Proyidcntla
departure from the law Of seed time and har.
vest. Every failure should be attributed to
mans shortcomings aud tho remedy sought
out and applied. We often hear of new dis
eases, aud on their heels sovereign specifics
are compounded and advertised, and men,
ever sensitive to personal suffering, squander
their hard earnings for worthless drug
Great is the pity equal care and prudence arc
not directed to their farming operations and
the diseases of their soils. We hear them
talk about manures, docp ploughing and i'm
proved implements, but the little wisdom they
gather from consultation is suffered to mould
in their dusty brains. There is no effort to-
wards actual improvement. Anyone will tell
you deep ploughing creates deep soils, these
hold more moisture and can supply the plant
with proper food through longer drouth-
How many practice it?
Stock growing is acknowledged the most
profitable branch of agriculture for our sec.
ton, because they cat your produce, leaving
the droppings on tho farm, and can travel to
market In Oconcc VIC scarcely raise food
for an extra COW, and much hay is shipped
and sold to US.
We hear some wanting to seek new coun.
tries, where the cost of bringing unopened
lands into cultivation is greater than that of
recaiming the lands here, Everyone is dis,
satisfied with their country or calling. "They
all praise those following different pursuits"
The lawyer would be merchant, the mcr-
chant farmer, the farmer doctor, &C. Each
calling enjoys greater comfort, or easc or
profit. 1t is certain to our mind there is lit.
tie difference between countries, and the va.
rious avocations of men give greater or less
contcntment as they arc moro or less cuerget-
ically followed. Success is the creature of
energy, and whatever be your avocation, put
your whole soul into it and you will know no
failure. The man makes the country Many
of our people have sought the philosophers
stone in Texas, and returned wiser, though
poorer. 1t is IN the man. Some succeed in
new countries from their very necessities. =
Placed among strangers, without money, their
latent energies arc developed and that sue
cess attributed to the country, which here
would have rewarded the individual with the
same fruit Here lies the secret, and we say
to all, stick to your country and calling and
your just reward will in proper time come.
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Real Live Elephant.