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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

ESTIMATING MANUREs.-It is often use
full to have a few approximate data to de-
duco weights and measures from. Hero is
a corrected table, which however, does not
aim at great accuracy, but may servo to
make rough estimate when it is necessary
to reduce measures:
A pint of water weighs nearly QUO pound
and is aqual to about twenty-sevcn cubic
inches or a square box three inches
long, three inches wido and threo inches
deep.
A quart Of woter weighs nearly two
pounds and is equal to a square box Of
about four by four inches and three and ono
half inches deep.
A gallon Of water weighs from eight to
ten pounds, according to tho size of tho
gallon, and is equal to q box six by six
inches square, aud six, seven, or sevon aud
q half inches deep.
A cubic foot Of water weighs nearly
sixty three pounds (morc correctly sixty two
and half pounds), and contains from
seven to eight gallons, according to the
kind Of gallons used.
A peck is equal to box eight by eight
square and eight inches deep. =
A busbel almost fills box twelve by
twelve inches square, and twenty four
inches deep, or two cubic feet.
A barrel Of water almost fills box two
by two feet square and one and half feet
deep, or six cubic feet.
Petroleum barrels contains forty gallons,
or nearly fvo cubic feet.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

TWELVE DAYS WITHOUT FooD.-Tho
steamship City of Chester sailed from Liver.
pool September 81, and arrived at New
York Friday. On her arrival tho hatohcs
of her orlop deck wore opened for tho first
time since they wcro put down eleven days
ago. Underneath them man was found,
barely alive. lie had lived without food
or wator during that period, and he must
have suffered almost as much from want of
air as from his fast and thirst. lie was
taken to St. Vinccnt's Hospital, where he
is in very fair way to recover. lie said
his nnmo was James Dnnnelly, that he
was twenty.thrcc years old, and slowed him
self away in the vessel in ordor to get pas.
sage to this.countIJ.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

Substitute lemonade, strawberries, and
the like fruit in their season, for salts, sui
phur, sassafras tea, and the like popular
physic, to purify tho blood. Partake Of tho
fruits without stint, and "throw physio to
the dogs"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17


How TO KEEP A SUBscRIBER.-An
indignant farmer recently entered tho Office
of New Jersey paper and ordered his
paper stopped because he differed from the
editor in his views regarding the advan
tages of subsoiling fonoe rails. Tho editor
of course, conceded tho mans right to stop
his paper, but ho remarked, ooolly looking
over his list:
"Did you know Jim Sowdors, down at
HardscrabbIe7"
every WE'LL" said the man.
"Weii'', he stopped his paper last week
because thought a farmer was blamed
fool who didn't know that timothy was a
good thing to graft on huckleberry bushes,
and he died in four hours"
"Lord, is that so?" said the astonished
Granger.
eyes; and you know old George Erick-
son, down on Eagle Cresk7"
"Weil, heard of him"
"Wel," said the editor gravcly, "be
stopped his paper because l said he was the
happy father of twins and congratulated
him on his success SO late in lifo He fell
dead within twenty minutes. There are
lots of similar cases; but it don't matter.
III just cross your name off, though you
don't look strong and there's bad color on
your nose"
"Sce here, Mr.. Editor" said the sub
scriber, looking somewhat alarmed, 81
believe III just keep another year, 'causo I
always did like your paper, and, come TO
think about it you're young man and some
allowance orter be made"
And ne departed, satisfied that he had
mad narrow escape from death.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

An old negro said: 'sSass is powerful
good in everything but ohildron ---dey need
somo sort ob dressing"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

FRIED APpJEs.--This is tho season now
for this wholesome and palatablo dish.
Don't fry them after tho pork--thoy will all
tasto too porky. Just drop little lump of
butter in the spider, heat it hot, aud thon
pour in the dish Of sliced apples. Add q
half teaoup Of boiling water, put on the
cover, and let thom cook until soft without
atirring. Give tho spider ali occasional
shake, then take off the cover and let them
fry until they begin to brown.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

Worms in horses are caused from hard
work, poor food and general pegleot. For
ordinary cases of worms, common salt, nu-
tritious food and puro water will provo salts.
factory. Salt should always be kept in
horse stalls.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

The WoRTu OF A Coon NAME. Pooplo
who arc always crying down the banks, and
who are tainted with repudiaton, should not
60 to the banks for loans. Those institu
tions have good reason to be shy of such
applicants for favors. Being forewarned
they aro forearmed. The Western Green
hackers and silver men have not found it
easy to get Accommodations from the Eastern
banks which they are so fond of abusing
with Kearnoy's explosives. The Governor
Of Virginia, when trying to raise SO small
a sum as 100000 from the banks of his
to pay up the back salaries of school teaohe rs
finds that tho name of the Commonwealth
is not quito good enough for that amount
It hos pleased Virginia politicians Of both
parties to trife with the public faith and
credit, pnd to invent and use very glibly o
number of pretty names which mean repu-
diation without soyipg it. To be sure, the
repuaiation they aim at would be nt the
expense of creditors outside tho State
They do not intend to hurt Virginians very
much; and VIC dare say that when Governor
Holiday asks four of tho Virginia banks to
make up 100000 he firmly means to see
them paid, so far as he hos power or inau-
encc. But the banks, though State deposi.
tories, and under somo obligation to strain
point of credit, will deem it prudent, it is
said, to decline. They do not wish to tako
the chances Of reputation iu State where
such an act is yelled undcr suoh soft, dolu-
sive names. Virginia, for this reason,
may bo drivou to close some of her schools.
This would be pity. But she would find
q compensation for the loss if it taught her
this most useful lesson-that nothing, not
even popular education, is so precious to
State as her good name aud fame!
Nc'o Yorh Journal Of Commerce.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

"Bofore I'd live on charity said an old
lady, "Id beg my broad from door to
door, ss3 ,sSs!45 b SsS5
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

Patience and gentlcness arc potent and
powerful, but they can not turn mill.
wheel nor break up setting hen. ss
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

"Do not marry a widower," said the old
lady. "a ready mado family is likoa
plate of cold potatoes" "Oh, I'll soon
warm thom over" replied the damsel, and
sho did.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

The practice of filing up tho holes Of
mill stones with mixture of lead and
glyccrino has resulted u poisoning in some
pacos in France, Norway and England.
The French have positively prohibited tho
use of lead in that way in Franco.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

TRUE AS GospEL,-JAloness is the
mother of vice, and boy who is allowed to
grow up iu idlcness is pretty sure to be o
vicious man. The parcuts of such boys
have a fearful responsibility resting upon
thom, when they let their sons run about at
late hours Of the night instead of keeping
thcm at bone reading good newspapers and
books and training them into moral habits
80 as to become respectable men instead of
idlers, rum drinkers, gamblers and loufers,
which is sure to bo the case with the night
runners and day idlers, then the responsi-
biity is increased. Gi7o tho boys plenty
to do, and you will preserve their morals.
Better tired boy than vitiatcd mind.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

You may talk about tho clean and hun
CRY Cassius," but did you ever take a side
Wow Of tho man who has run store ten
years without advertising?
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

DR.. Eli Goddings, tho oldest and most
eminent physioian and surgeon of Charles
ton, died in that city Wednesday night.
He was native Of Newborry County and
diod in his 80th year.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

Thero's q big dfforonoo between dinner
for nothing aud nothing for dinner,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

Cascrto, little Neapolitan town, is a
peaoaful spot Hero arc the events of
single day: In the morning QUO marketman
killed another; then man killed woman,
through Jealousy; ucxt printer shot his
aflianoed bride, her mother, her aunt and
himself; and then tho natives went to bed
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

LONDON, October l0.-The stock and
money markets are depressed and uneasy
in consequence of persistent rumors of
further mercantile embarrassncnts. These
rumors, though denied and untraceabe,
created gloomy feeling throughout the
Kingdom. The rumors affect Scotch
bank aud Lancashire bank, as we'll as
various mercantile concerns in London and
in the Provinces. The Stock Exchange
was further unsettled by tho unwillingncss
Of investors to deal in bank shares and by
tho panic in and hoavy depreciation of gas
shares, in consequence of statemcnts printed
here concerning Edison's alleged discoveries
in lighting by electricity.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

The Grand Duchess of Baden, the only
daughter Of the Emperor of Germany, is a
woman Of admirable good sense. She has
placed her young daughter in the excellent
girls school in the Sohloss at Carlsruhe,
whore shc is proceeding step for step with
her young companions, and teachers and
play.fellows have been alike charged not to
distinguish her by any of the high and
exceptional titles she may bear in after.life.
She is to work and play. run and wrestle,
give and tako, on perfectly equal terms
with all her companions, and to receive
the samo punishments if sho is remiss in
study, sewing, knitting, or any other occu-
patton of very ordinary scholar
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

SAVE Your PApER.-Tho following,
clipped from on exchange, expresses an idea
well worthy of attention: cit is we'll worth
while to save your homo paper and have it
bound. few years will make it the most
instructive and entertaining volume that
you can possess. All the laws of association
make it moro or less history of yourself or
friends. Mames, dates, facts arc preserved
for you in the most acceptable manner; over
it you may cry at your mistakes and laugh
at your follics and rejoice in a review of
these steps that bavo led to your prosperity.
1t gives the history of your town which is
but on epitome of universal history.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, October l0.-A dis
patch from Dallas, Texas, says that heavy
robbcres Of money and freight from the
Texas Pacific and Houston and Texas Con-
trail Railroads have been detected, and that
mon Of business and social standing, in-
Guiding officers, conductors and agents at a
number Of cities from St. Louis to
Galveston, have bcon implicated. Ar
rests arc expected to be made to-day or to-.
morrow.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17

REDMOND Redmond, tho
outlaw, has boen copturcd, and as might
have been predicted, woman did it. He
was married on Sunday night last, at his
home in piokons County to Miss Ladd,
sister Of tho deceased Amos Ladd, who was
killed by tho Revenue officers Probate
Judge w. G., Field, Of Pickons, tied tho
knot, to tho satisfaction Of all concerned
A flask of genuine Redmond whiskey was
sent to the Pickons Sentinel and another
for tho. Nevs and Courier, subject to
order.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-01-19
THE ELkTON AND MIDDLETOWN RAIL.
ROAD.

The reasons that favor the construc-
ton of railroad from Middletown to
Elkton are so patent and have been so
often stated, and the advantages that
would accrue to the citizens of this
Peninsula and to the commercial center
of Maryland have been SO frequently
set FORTH that it perhaps would be sur
plusage for US to restate them or to set
them forth again. As the railroad com
munications of the Peninsula now stand
the greater portion of the products of
that section seeks market in Philadel-
phia, and the purchasing trade follows
the products. Were those communica-
tions changed by the construction of
railroad from Middletown to Elkton the
trade of the Peninsula would, in great
measure, be turned to Baltimore. The
reduction Of the distance and the more
favorable field for selling and purchas-
ing afforded by Baltimore would verv
naturally cause the products of the
Eastern Shore, at least, to flow in that
direction. Baltimore has many advan-
tages over Philadelphia as a grain
market, but as the railroad lines now
exist, the difference in freight tariff.
etc, is so greatly in favor of Phladel-
phia that it is cheaper and more re-
munerative for our producers to use
the markets of the latter city.
We call attention to the letter of our
correspondent, Cecil" on the subject,
published in another column of this
issue, and we earnestly urge upon our
citizens and the capitalists of Baltimore
the necessity of immediate and ener-
getic action. Several opportunities
have already been allowed to pass by,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-01-19

MONTGOMERY BLAIR. What music
in the name! How rhythmically the
svllables roll out. Ever since "the
morning stars first sang together -
for it must be remembered that Mont
gomery belongs to the Olebilallen -"
era of history,-the world has read in
awe that combination of letters and
admired the ingenuity that formed
the combination" We recollect that
when we were the smallest of " small
boys" we took as naturally to spelling
Montgomery Blair as the young miss
takes to chewing gum. For some time
of late we have allowed that concord
OF sweet sounds " to slip away from
US. But the dear old fossil turns up
again at Annapolis, and the old memo
ries come back, its old chords are touched
as Mr.. Guppy would say, the old emo
tons reawakened. Montgomery Blair
will require more than one page in his
tory He will deserve a whole vol
ume. Strike his euphonious patro-
nvmic annals of America and what
are they AN empty shell, a worthless
bauble, a mere nothing. And that
Eastern Shore law" isn't repealed
act, Montgomery.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-01-19
Late News Items.

The Maryland Telephone Company :"
has been formed in Baltimore city, for the
construction, owning and operating tele-
phone and telegraph lines in this State.
Maryland has caught the infection also
The Ciearspring Saving Institution has
failed, and DR.. Perry, the treasury, is said
to be insane. A number of other banks
have failed within the past week.
Miss Bertha Won Hillern gave second
exhibition at Mason Temple, Baltimore,
this week. She was to walk 100 miles in
2S consecutive hours and she performed the
feat with apparent ease, having cons idera-
bic time to spare.
Mrs. Mary Sipes, aged 90 years and
months the widow of an Old Defender,
died i'll Baltimore last week. Mrs. S. was
upholsteress at the White House during
President Jetfersan's term, and had seen
all the Presidents of the United States from
Washington to Hayes.
| The proposition to cut ship canal from
the Chesapeake to the Delaware bay is re-
vived. The canal it is estimated. would
be seventeen miles long and cost 81, 600, 900
The city of Baltimore will be asked to en-
dorse the bonds of the company to the ex-
tent of half million Of dollars.
| Goloid, the new metal that is to take the
place of gold and silver as currency, is now
being coined at Philadel phia mint in dollars
halves and quarters in sufficient quantities
| to supply Senators and members of Con
gress with a sample of each. 1t is claimed
that the saving in wear over gold and sill
yer will be very great. This new Coinage
will probably settle the vexed question
whether or not We are to have the dollar
| of our daddies."
| The proposed pipe line from the oil re-
gions to Baltimore runs through Butler,
Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon. Franklin,
| Cumberland and Adams counties in Penn
sylvania, and through Carroll and Balti-
more counties, Maryland. The cost for
transporting oil has been variously esti-
mated at from five to fifteen cents per bar
rel, according to distance and circum stance.
| The maximum price of pipage in the new
| line is to be forty cents The idea of run
ming millions of gallons of oil several hun.
dred miles in pipes under ground may soon
become an actual fact. We may we'll ask
| what next?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-01-19
" Can such things be
And overcome us like Summer cloud,
Without our special wonder"

Without our special wonder?''
Elkton mourns. Mourns the hegira
of many of her local celebrities, with
out whom she finds it so hard to get
along She stands still. The wheels
of her industries refuse to go around
since the hands of the masters have
been withdrawn Her " big politician "
is missed from his 'customed place"
her 90 Richelieu, Talleyrand, -" Bona
parte " is no where to be seen within
her precincts, her high-sounding oracle
of "the small fry" whose luminous
expressions and pointed gestures, how
ever much they may be feared by those
who stand the nearest to him, never
fail to give force to his propositions
is counted among the missing, and he,
too, who heretofore has so faithfully
guarded our corporation interests is a
wanderer from home Others are in
cluded in the list Whittier they have
gone we know not. Rumor saws An
napolis is their temporary abiding place,
and that they have gone thither only
"to see the fun" and to enjoy the music
of popping corks, always SO pleasing
to Democratic ears. SANDER itself is
not base enough to insinuate that they
ever partake of what follows the cork
But be this as it may, Elkton mourns
Mourns her absent children. Mourns
as one who will not be comforted. and
we send this message out begging them
to return. Oh, wanderers wayfaring
wanderers, come home. We want to
see their genial countenances once more
and enjoy the volublity of the big
politician " as he tells US all how it was
done. We want to shee the weels
go wound again. Come home. Do
come.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-01-19

made his famous speech impeaching
Warren Hastings, I" the ladies in the
galleries, unaccustomed to such dis
plays of eloquence, were in state of
uncomfortable emotion. Handkerchiefs
were pulled out :; smelling bottles were
handed round hvsterical sobs and
screams were heard and Mrs. Sheridan
acas carried ont in a it," 1t has remained
for the gushing orator of Indiana. the
silver-tongued champion Of unlimited
silver, the towering advocate of gov
ornamental dishonesty to produce scene
equally remarkable. We know no other
instance in history to which it can be
compared. Neither Cicero pleading
the cause of Sicily against Nerres, nor
Tacitus before the Roman Senate thun-
dering against the oppressor of Italy,
nor Demosthenes striking terror into
the hearts of the enemies of Athens,
nor Chatham Eliminating philippics
against the policy of the ministers of
George the Third, nor Robespierre,
from the tribune of France, calling
down vengeance on the Bourbon arts
tooracy, nor our own Andy johnson
defending "mv policy and refusing to
waste his powder on dead ducks"
ever won greater triumph than has
this lofty sycamore from the Western
praires, nor to any of them have the
shouts of the multitude gone up with
greater force than they will to "the
handsome orator" as he turns his cheek
and exhibits to an admiring and CRATE
full country the " chaste kiss imprinted
thereon by the enthusiastic lady who
was not very attractive as to personal
appearance. 1t was a most tender
and melting exhibition of feeling on the
part of the lady. DR.. Mary Walker
and Jane Swissholm and Susan B.
Anthony and Isabella Beecher Hooker
may sneer and .ieer, may taunt her and
turn away from her as unworthy the
name of woman, but "the lady was
true to herself and to her nature 1t
may have been "cAeehy" performance
on her part it is true, but her triumph
was complete. Voorhees, triumph was,
also, the greater, in that he allowed a
lady who was :" not very attractive as
to personal appearance to imprint a
kiss ON his handsome cheek, and as he
bowed his lofty crest, unable to resist
the tempting testimonial, he gave due
recognition to woman's influence. The
strong-minded :" may doubt, but this
is, in reality. the first etfectual step
that has been taken towards the achieve
ment of " woman's rights" If the cam
paign thus begun, is carried on with
vigor, we venture to say that, before
many years shall have passed away,
"the woman's movement will have
not onl Y majority in its favor, but,
like Sam Bard, will become altogether
" unanimous" in the meantime, we
hope Miss Aleott will take the matter
in hand and write US another book with
this subject imprinted on" its title
page" Dan VOORHEES,, or The Chaste
Kisses of Little Women" Long live
voorhees,, and may "The Tribune :"
never call him a financial lunatic."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-01-19
KISSES AND OTHER THINGS.

VOORHEES, has spoken. The Tri-
bune" said, in a recent issue, that un-
less the cork was soon taken out, Noor-
bees would burst The cork has been
taken oat, thanks to the reassemblDg
Of Congress, and the pent-up eloquence,
the explosive elements have rolled out
over the fluent tongue of % the tall svca-
more" and he has escaped the destruc-
ton that was impending. 1t was a
great day for Voorhees,, the day ne nn-
bottled or, rather, uncorked himself
One veracious correspondent tells us
that "when the tall Indanian finished
be was. overwhelmed with congratu-
Iations,' that he received two or
three bouquets" and that when he
went into the lobby an enthusiastic lazy,
no: oery attractire az 10 personal appearance,
imprinted a chaste kiss on the cheek of the
handsome orator." That oscaia:orv per-
Torrance speaks volumes 1t shows to
what an extent the galleries were car
ried away. The Washington patriot,
who is in the habit of regarding the
upper tier Of benches as q sort of dormi-
tory, and the melifluous voices of Sena-
tors as syren songs or gentle iul'abies
to watt him to sleep. was astounded on
this occasion. He had, as usual, sunk
into peaceful siumber, but Voorhees,
woke him up. The "bloated bond
holder" the Wall street SHARK" was
around and Voorhees, had taken it upon
himself to slay him. Mr. Hcnry Wat
terson bad lately said that the devil
would soon be loose" and Voorhees,
bad buckled on bis armor and stepped
into the arena to meet him. If anv
doubt exists as to the result Of the
contest, We need only remember that
"chaste kiss II carries the day by
large majority Aa admiring Senate,
Overwhelming congratulations" even
the 1.-TWO or three bouquets g were as
nothing in showing the power of the
speech when compared with 1.-THE chaste
kiss " that was "imprinted on the cheek
of the handsome orator.
1t is said that when Edmund Burke