Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-26
The Jews AT I1osia4.IIow fgAEYwAnb

The Jews AT HoMR+ How FGHEYUAnbI
PERsEouTED AND PRosoRIBED. ---Ip Jerusa.
lem, as at Rome aud elsewhere, the Jews dre
shut up in seperate quarter, and that the
meabesss darkest, ,filthisstu Quo twi.light /
came unexpectedly INTO their settleniont Il
was mud lane, liGed with n,dd novels,
through which q funeral procession was Slow,
~ moving, the body borne on mems should.
ers in the dress of life, perfect tatterdema
lion Grew wailing as& they followed. Coming
to the Land of Promise to die, many Of them
are robbed on the way, aud ore all preyed
upon after they arrive; go they, Il apprehend o
there is nothing real about them but their
wretchedness They have no consuls to in.
terfere when tux is exncted the second tune
in tho same year. Tfinjurcd, they must suf.
fer in silence; If plundered by Arabs, they
can have no hope Of recovery. Only convsr
sion would mike them outwnrdly comfortable,
and that they hato as perdition. Generous
help is constantly sent them from abroad, hut
none too much, though tho amusing story is
told of Sir Moses Montefore having spent all
his money in alms Mt Jerusalem, and being
obliged tp borrow ut usurious interests frnu,
one Of the beggers he had relieved. that he
might get baok to London. - Lipptncotts
Mayazine. ut
ExTRAvAaNcE.-Amo Amohg the evils that
hive hefallen this country is Che erievons one
OF extravaganza. We perhaps express our.
selves too strongly, but it is. difficult To 6ud
another word forto moaning, in nlludins TO
tho fact that so nlnny spend more money than
their earnings justify.
The Chinese. who are nation given to
proverbs, say that there is nothing 80 difficult
as retrenohlnent, aud herein there may be
some excuse for whatwe ce',sure, as in most
Instances IN this country our incomes have
not kept pace with the additional cost of
living, which has 80 rapidly advanced of late
years. Nlnny, therefore, subjected to this in
creasing burden, have been unable to resist
the temptation to exc out their means by spe-
cclation, in tue pursuit of which they may
have appropriated property temporarily con.
fided to their care by others. but with the in.
tention Of making full restoration ut some
later time #...,
Many public institutions have of late years
been sufferers from this oase, and their very
existence imperrilled, not 80 much by the
extent OF the loss incurred as by the conse.
quont withdrawal Of confidence --Erclanqe
nsA. The great diamond, weighing one
hundred ind ifty>four oatats, which hus been
found AT the C,pe mud is now on its way to
lGngland, is already furnished with its legend
Ii is said to have been found in che wall of
one ut the nntive huts. where u pvnr Irish nd
vcn'urer had received hospitality for the
night, and thnt being surprised by the light
shining amid the i,rkncss. hn. upnn exlmi
nation. found it to proceed from u olump of
the earth of which the wall was hnilt. or
course the clump was soon detached by tho
visitor. and this Koh nnnr with many other
smaller diamonds found Within.
AN "UPSETrIN' SIN. Rev DR.. Mc(,osh.
now President of Princeton College. tells this
story OF negro who prayed earnestly that he
aud his colored hrethern might he preserved
from what he called their 'upsettiu sin:
'Brudder,' said o 70 ,,f his fri.nda at the
close of the heeting. you nn'r { got the hang
of DIT ar word. Us besottin.' not upsrtn.
'Bruddrr.' replied the other. If dnt's 80,
it's so. But was prayin' de Lord to save
us from dc sin of intoxicatipn, and if dat
"int a upset,in sin dunno what am
esD> Patrick saw bull paving in the
field, and thought what fun il would be to
jump over. catch him by the horns, aud rub
his nosc in the dirt The idea uns so funny
that he laid down and laughed to think Of it
The more he tllnr.:ht of it The fonder it seem.
Cd, aud he determined to do it, Bnvus qnick
y tossed him over the fence ngain. Some
what bruised, Patrick Ieisnrcly piek"d hin.
solf up. with the eons"la'ory reflection, sWel
its mighty fine thing, I had my laugh
| fuorst'
SALT AND ASHES FOR ITnRsEs Those
Keeping horses should twice II week, throw
in mindful Of ashes aud salt Mix then, by
putting in three parts of salt to one uf ashes
linrses relish this, and it will keep their hair
soft and fine. 1t will prevent tnts. cnlc.
etc. A little ground sulphur mixed with
salt and ashes, and given once in three weeks
| s also beneficial All domestic animals viii!
DO thus benefited.
aea- The statistics of the Episcopal Church
Tor the past yenr arc ns fnlnws: Bishops.
64; clergy, 2 S98: baptisn,s, 38,405; confr.
mations, "a III; commandments, 224hyI:
marriages. 0.69s; hurinls, 26,7Ol; candidates
t"r orders. Az; ordina!inms-:l -:lencons, 1874:
prrsbyters. ll6; Snndy School te,chors, "a,
494; scholars, $4,000; contributions, IS,
544,674. ,a .,p.i. ''' ~
RT Ont ia Illinois there il child. now
three months nd, weighing but two pounds
Its length ia only seven inches, and its face
about the size ,of watch CRYSTAL. Its tinv