Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-12
4 EARhYt MARRIAGES. . Opinions pary p,uoh

ooh'e cohteno that the young ssbOuld ID not
take upon themselves the responsibilities of
welded life, because their Judgments are not
sutiiciently lmatureito understand and at. Ire.
c'ate the greatness OF fthoserssponsibilities.
Others contend that age blunts the finer
sensibiities, and causes the individual to he
come set IN his or her ways. and TINT it Is
d'thcuit tor such persons ~ llarmonize, each
ono d!alikinv TO reinqnisl or ,podiiy habits
which have become fixed and soinewhat, like
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The truth is, the freshness Of you'll, oua lit
to be preserved to much later period uf life
than it's. and then this last objection would
lose much of its power; additional age and
the experience mud ripening Of Judgment aud
reason which it hrinya, would be better to
qualify those of both sexes to enter into this
SOLEMN arrangement will, snrer prospect of
hnpplness than IN now the cnse. e .2 @&
Tic unchecked Imagination Of youth md
early manhood mud womanhnod pictures the
future all too bright and ooudless for tho
reality. as it ever has been and ever will he
found IN this world and the result il too of
ton q disappointment 50 deep as 20 render life
unpleasant and to seur the disposition, On
the other hand. tho sot way Of old bnchelors
and maids IL quitean "ffse; To theirage and wis
dom. 91f the wisdom of tho old oould be
Joined to the freshness OF the heart of the
young, the result would be happiness in nearly
every case Of welded life. This could be
done, but not well, under the present state OF
society. y ~
THE CoTToN Tax IMPORTANT Nor1oE
TO ALL CoNcERNED.- We learn from com.
muncntinn from Washington, addressed to
John II. Slonn, Esq that "the Secretary Of
the Treasury has at last modified his two
year order, und extended the time to June
30, 1872 All cotton, tare mud other clainis
hat were shelved by that order will be acted
on and paid, if properly proved"
The fact that certain postmastcrs ia
South Carolina are acting as deputy United
States marshals, to the utter neglect of their
post office duties, together with their infam
GUS conduct toward citizens. is receiving the
serious attention of tho authorities. II
is reported that these postn,asters are also
engaged in putting up jobs to rob the
government in various ways. Complaints are
also made of letters being opened aud money
stolen in the postoffico ut Union, s. O.
= The total expenses of taking the cen
sus of 1870, so far, is S2,807 900. and Gen
Walker will ask Congress for $3.50 90 0 more
to complete the work The census Of 1860
cost 81 .982 900. Here we have striking
illustration of the difference between Demo
cratic und Radical rule
nsn- Henry Ward Beecher says the most
gratifying circumstance in his life was being
kIssed Oy hossuth. contemporary asks
Isn't this IL little hard on poor Mrs Beech.
er?'
neA- A Western Journal offers this induce
nrnt: All Subscribers paying in advance
will be entitled to first class obituary notice
in case uf death"
The strongest propensity in womnn's nu.
ture, says careful student of the sex. is to
want to know what IS Yuing on und the uext
strongest is to boss the Job
- The English Government has ofi.inlly
indicated its belief in the death uf Dr.. Liv.
i',gstnnr, the African explorer, by giving To
his children $1,000.
G1- Chester ". Chaplin, Of Springfield,
Mass. guve each "t his fur children S5t ;.
O0O for Christmas present
a9- Wild gecsr are 50 plcnl in Oregon
hat f'r'n"rs have to hire hoys to frighteu
them off their wheat fields
ES- The United States contains fur
hundred and ninety incorporated cities, IF
which St. Augustine. Fla is the oldest.
neA. Letters onnt lining money to tho
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