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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-11-28
VEGE'E E'E;;'I'INE, =

|ESays Boston physician, "has no equal as
ga blood purifier. Hearing Of its many
cures after all other remodios hid
failed: I. visited the Laboratory. and con-
Esvinoed myself Of it's genuine merit. 1t is
Bgprepared from barks, roots, and hOrhs, each
1sss:of which ia highly effective, and they are
in such manner as to produce
fsslonishing results,n
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-11-28
VOLUME XIV. NO. 2.

While the bankrupt law was in force,
there were l03,O05 bankruptcies in tho
uuitcd States. The Boston Commercial
Hutlctn has reviewed und aualyzed these
figures, and shows some interesting facts.
Relatively to population, Massachusetts had
the most bankruptcies Gone to every 1909
ana ana Maryland bad the fcwest Gone to every
9o4 OF population,) Virginia ranks next to
hassa chusotts, and California is third.
oonnectlont is sixthteenth in list of forty
states aad territories Tho list of moro
than 100000 bankruptcies look immense,
but there arc at least 700, 900 business men
IN the country, and on the otbor hand
there are among the bankrupts at least 10
per cent. who have failed moro than once.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18
NO 6S

pbia, which is located on the second floor
of an unpretentious old building, above
dollar store. On the floor and the
counters are the paintings" At one
end of the room are two show. cases gilt
tering with rings aud pins at so much a
barrel On top Of the showcases are
iee.pitehers, supposed to be silver.
There are but two persons in the room
a youngish map, with a reddish.dark
mustache and lisp, and lady with
reticule. They were disputing over a
few cents of change. When the lady
had gone without receiving her change)
be turned his attention TO his new visitor.
He seemed to admire HIS paintings ex.
eeedingly. Just stan here and look at
them trees" he said, exhibiting a. piece
of canvas on which were some trees
pool of water and canopy of smoke.
" Did you ever see anything fner?"
What sils the sky-so dim you cant
see anything?" inquired the visitor.
Why, it's Swiss sky, and you cant
expect Swiss sky to be clear like an
American sky" The jewelry was from
the Franklin Jewelry Company, Of
Sheffield, and the ice.pitchers belonged
to a company in Birmingham. England,
he said. He was agent for both com.
Danies. The pictures we're not worth
81 10 the cart load.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18
MEMPHIS TENN. SATURDAY EVENING. MAY Is, 1878

eve will shake up the things a
little to make them even, and as
we are bound to fill the box, let us
see whether We cannot do it with
the people and lay them in like
herrings. One row will require
10000 and 1000 rows make one
layer of 48,OOO,0OO-just enough
for North Americans. To make
them feel more comfortable, we
will put between each layer a bed
of straw and leaves, say thirty feet
thick, which will take all the straw
and leaves in the world. Upon the
Americans we will lay 100000 OF
Australians and 100000 Of Ash
atics, another layer. There are
about 800,000,0O0 more Asiatics;
thus we proceed until all the rest Of
mankind are in-l,400, 100000 in
about thirty layers. The box il
now about half full, and it would
require about fifteen times that
number Of people to fill it. What
shall we doP Animals, of course,
are still left. Take the whole AMI.
NAL creation, yet it is not full; and
all this Is only one geographic cubic
mile, Of which the earth contains
| 1862" @
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18

the almost entire absence Of wind
having kept us within two or three
miles of the spot. 1t may be that
the usually white plumage enables
stragglers, far out of human ken,
to see their fellows gathering in the
neighborhood of food; Others, again,
from still more remote distances,
may see them, and so en-, until
stragglers over hundreds of miles
space may be gathered to one COM
mon rendezvous.
The greater part of the year is
passed by them at a distance from
land; but they flock to barren and
almost inaccessible rocks to breed.
There the female lays her one
dirty-white egg in a slight depres-
sion upon the bare earth, the sitters
being frequently so close together
that it is difficult to walk without
touching them. They are totally
Indifferent to the presence Of man,
and merely indicate their resent Of
his intrusion into the nursery By
swapping at him as he passes. The
parents share the labor Of incuba-
ton and rearing the young; and
when this is over they all go sea-
ward together, and silence and soli-
tude once more reign where all had
lately been clamorous and busy life.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18
cubic mIle.

Professor Bernstein, an eminent
naturalist in Berlin, Germany gives
the following graphic description
of one German geographical mile
Zone mile equals 10, 1875 yards), to
illustrate the size of our earth,
which contains only 1862 such
" Imagine a box one mile each way
long, wide and deep-and let us
try to fill it up. Berlin is handy,
we take the city as if it we're a toy
and throw it into our box. We 60
to Potsdam, pick up all the villages
on the way also, and put all in.
The bottom is not covered yet. We
will take Paris, with all her columns,
towers and churches, which helps
little, so we must take London also
Vienna must 60 in, too, aud not to
disturb the peace, st. Petersburg
follows next, All this stuff lies at
the bottom. We begin now to take
up all the cities, towns, villages,
forts, farms, everything that human
hands have built in Europe, aud all
the ships floating on the sea. II
helps nothing We must go to old
and new worlds, throw in the pyra-
mids Of Egypt and the railroads
and factories of America, and ev-
erything else made by man in Asia,
Africa, Australia and America-lo,
our box is not half full yeti
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18
The Chinese InundatIon

San Francisco Examiner. %
The cry is still they are coming. In.
deed they are, aud many thousands
strong. The white men talk aud talk,
in congress and out, but the Cinnamon
act. Every steamer every sailing YES
sci, that arrives from the Chinese seas
brings hundreds of the foes 10 white la.
bor Every Chinsmsu that lands upon
these shores supplsnts q white laborer,
aud by that substitution increases the
amount of misery aud destitution now
so prevalent among tie working classes,
and also swells the terrible army OF
criminals. All remonstrauee seems.
however, useless. The moHopolists who
now rule this coast desire the Cinnamon
to come, assist to bring them, employ
them when they reach here, and are de.
termined that they shall come. Nothing
will probably stay the plague until the
far-reaching consequences of some ter.
rlble political and social convulsiop
awake the people at large from their
letbargy and make them break the yoke
OF the railroad corporations to which
they are now so slavishly yielding
In the mean time the iufux OF the
yellow pests continues Yesterday The
CITY of Tokia arrived from China with
96S Cinnamon. 1t is said that over one
hundred of these have been in San Fran.
cisco before and are returning from a
pleasure trip made for the purpose Of
particirating in the New Years festivi
ties -Four hundred Of the emigrants
are en- route to Peru, and will sail on tae
steamer Constitution tomorrow The
remaining four hundred are newcomers
and will take up their abode in this State
Only eleven females, including children,
were on board II was nearly 4 o'clock
before the crowd had landed and wagors,
loaded down with their Chinese passed .
gers and baggage, we're visible on the
streets until long after dark.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18
How an Irishman OOFnered .
Doctor.

Chambers Journal
. Another favorite story was Of a
trial at Quarter Sessions 10 Mayo,
which developed some ef the ingen-
ious resources of Paddy when he
chooses to exercise his talents in an
endeavor not to pay. A doctor had
summoned a man for the sum of
one guinea, due for attendance on
the mans wife. The medico proved
his case, and was about to retire
triumphant, when the defendant
humbly begged leave to ask him a
few questions. Permission was
granted, and the following dialogue
took place:
Defendant-Doctor, you remem-
ber when | called on you?
Doctor do.
De(endant-What did | say?
Doctor-You said your wife was
sick, and you wished me to go and
see her.
Defendaut-What did you say?
Doctor-I said / would if you'd
pay me my fee.
Defendant-What did say?
Doctor-You said you'd pay the
fee, if SO be you knew what it was.
Derendant-What did you say?
Doctor-I said I'd take the
guinea at first, aud maybe more at
the end, according to the sickness.
Defendant-Now, docthor, by
vartue of your oath, didn't l say,
Kill or cure, docthor, I'll give
you a guinea!" And didn't you
say, "Kill or cure, I'll take it?"
Doctor-You did; and agreed
to the bargain. And l want the
guinea accordingly.
Defendant-Now, docthor, by
yartue of your oath, answer this:
Did you cure my wife?
Doctor-No; she's dead. You
know that.
Defendant-Then, docthor, by
vartue of your oath answer this:
Did you kill my wife.
Doctor-No; she died of her Ill
ness.
Defendant Ito the bench)-Your
worship see this. You heard him
tell our bargain. 1t was to kill or
cure. BY vartue Of his oath, he
done neither, and he axes the fee.
The verdict, however, went
against poor Pat, Notwithstanding
his ingenuity.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18
CommIssion-r M. Mccormick

The Paris Memorial Diploma
tique thinks that the American
commissioner, "M. Mccormick" is
ga true type characteristic of that
which is the American capable and
distinguished, learned in every
thing, ready for everything and
able to do anything. NJ. McCor-
mick has seen the world; he has
voyaged in Europe, the East and
South America /; he has published
books which have been successful !;
he has made newspapers that have
prospered; he has written news
paper) letters that people eagerly
tore from each others hands he
has pronounced speeches heard at
tentiyely; he has organized, admin
istered and governed one Of the
great new territories of the Ameri-
can Union, the Arizona; he has
taken a considerable part in the
political affairs of his country; he
has been occupied successfully with
public education, finance, COM
mcrce, political economy - with
science, even; ne has been head OF
an Office, governor, member of con-
gress, commissioner of the Phila-
delphia exposition and sub-secre-
tary Of state in the finance depart
ment; he has been the friend of
Lincoln, of Lord Raglan, of Mar
shal Pelissier, of the great geologist
Hugh Miller, of the poets Willis
and Bryant; he is the friend of the
General Noyes, with whom he has
entertained the most cordial rela-
tons for twenty years"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18
Joseph Cook In q smOkInE.CAr.


Boston letter to Detroit Free Press
Talking of bankers recalls the
adventure which a bank president
from a country town lately met
with in journeying over the Boston
and Providence railroad. He was
putting a cigar in the smoking-car
and ruminating upon dividends and
discounts, oblivious Of higher
thoughts, when a burly individual,
who had just entered and taken a
seat in front of him, turned around
and remarked:
"Sir, your cigar annoys me-"
"Sorry for that" replied the
banker, emitting graceful cloud.
81 wish you to stop smoking, sir.
| say it offendS me-" continued the
unknown one.
"Sorry you don't like it, sir, but
you are not compelled to stay in
the car if you don't"
The smoker was beginning to be
amused, the stranger to be excited.
sits a disgusting habit, sir. No
gentleman, no Christian would be
guilty of it," said the stranger.
"That's a question of taste," said
the smoker, "and (pufi) tastes
differ"
"Do you know who l am, sir?"
"No, sir; and, excuse me for say
ing, | don't care"
"Sir, my name is Joseph Cookp'
| Sensation.
Show do you do, Joseph"
Mr. Cook to conductor-Conduc-
tor, put this fellow off the train.
Smoker to conductor-Conduc-
tor, put this fellow off at some
asylum.
Conductor tried to explain mat
terS, painting mildly that smoking
cars were so called from a popular
idea that they were reserved for
smokers; but Mr.. Cook, scorn-
ing such base equivocation, took
down the conductors name and
number, and threatened TO crush
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18

Can never be possessed by those whose diges-
tive and assimiIativo organs are in state Of
chronic disorder. Weak stomachs make weak
nerves. To restore V gor and quietuds to the
latter, the first must be iuvigorated and regu-
lated. The ordinary sedatives may tranquil
ize the nerves for a while, but they can never.
like Hostetter's stomach Bitters, remove the
causes OF nervous debility. That suserb in
vigorant and corrective of disordered condi-
tons OF the alimentary organs has also the
effect Of imparting tone to the nerves. The
delicate tissues Of which they are constituted
when weakened in consequence Ct impover.
ishment Of the blood. resulting from imperfect
digestion and assimilation. draw strength
from the fund Of vitality developed in the
system by the Bitters, which imparts the re-
quired impetus 10 the nutritive functions Of
the stomach, enriches the circulation, and
gives tone and regularity TO the seeretive and
evacuative organs
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18
Luck to tho Tame OF s25, Ooe 900.

Ireland carries of the palm of late for
tales of vast aud unexpected inheri.
tances. Net long ago the Buckleys of
Limerick found themselves the heirs to a
cool million and quarter through the
death of an Australian relative, who LETT
bis native sod forty years before, fugi-
tive from justice; while a poor shoema-
ker Of Clare lately threw aside his las,
to revel in a half-milisn of money OF
which he suddenly found himself pos.
sessed By inheritance.
But the most stupendous piecs oil
luck is that by which D. P Mccarthy,
an architect of Cork, comes into the
bigger share of S25, 900, 900 in cash, and
landed property yielding yearly income
Of three quarters OF million, through
the death of cousin in India. This
vast property went actually q begging
for awhile, and Mr.. .McCartby's first init.
nation OF the fortune that awaited him
was through a newspaper advertisement
for heirs casually pointed out to him by
friend. Charles 0 Ksefe, the gatherer
of these millions, was the son of small
Irish tradesmau, who enlisted and went
to India as private nearly lorty years
ago. he seems to have had good stuff
in him, and finally earned commission
in the army. He also had keen eye
for trade, and his desire for riches out.
weighed his thirst for military fame. and
be resigned from the army.
1t was in those early days before H.
dia became impoverished, that so many
coosssl fortunes were made by smart
and unscrupulous EnglishmeD, who re.
garded that far-away eastern possession
Of the crown as an inexnaustible Edo.
rado. 0'Keeie went into the opium
trade, aud became so intent upon accu.
muIating money that he forgot to marry
aud rear family to inherit it, ard now
that he is dead, it falls to his Irish
cousins, the AcCarthys. fthese there
are four brothers, each Of whom will re.
ceive one twenty ffth Of the O'Keeie
millions, while the bulk of the estate
falls to the eldest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18

A large number Of persons Of beth
sexes all over the country have received
through the postofiiee, mysterious Ger.
t,dcste which informs him or her that
he is one OF the privileged units 10 A
select 25O who have been so fortunate as
to have drawn for him a handsome oil
painting from among the American
Art Companys" rare list Of prizes; and
Il he will be So kind as to forward 50 10
10 pay eXpressage the picture will be
sent forthwith. A reporter OF the Phila.
delphia Times cslled at the stopping
place OF The p" American Art Com
psny" 1Os Broadway street, Philadsl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18
TO THE
CITIZENS OF SHELBY COUNTY.
-0FF1CE OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, !
DEM0CR TIC AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY, :
MEMPHIS, May IL. 1878.

-0FFICE or THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, J
DEMooR TIC AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY,
MEMPHIS. May IL, 1873.
nHE Executive Board Of the Executive
l. Committee Of the Democratic and Conser-
Vative party of Shelby county, hereby call
convention, TO meet in the city Of Memphis,
at the Exposition Building, on
THURSDAY, JUNE IL, 1878,
at IL o'clock, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the following ofices:i raa - -
Judge Of the Chancery Court.
Judge of the Circuit Court.
Judge Of the Criminal Court.
Judge of the Probate and Circuit Court
(Bartlett).
SAttorney- General of Criminal Court.
Attorney. General Of Bartlett Court.
Sheriff of Shelby county.
Trustee Of Shelby county.
Register OF Shelby county,
CLERK Of County Court.
Clerk of Criminal Court.
Clerk of Circuit Court.
Clerk Of Circuit Court (Bartlett).
As preliminary to the assembling of said
convention the Executive Board, conforming
to the usage OF the party in that respect, rec
ommend and request that primary election
be heli in the eighteen Civil Districts of the
county and the Ten Wards of the city, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18

him'with the whole weight of Bos-
ton "aristocracy and culture 1
tell the tale as twas told to me, and
believe it to be substantially cor
rect-the refusal of our Boston
Boanerges to have his baggage ex-
amined at st. Albans the other day
confirming its probability.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-21
WOMEN GETTING TALLER
THAN MEN.

A correspondent in tho New
York Tribune, who claim, 20 have
given special attention to the SUBJ
ject, insists that woluon are necon-
ing taller than men, that large
numbers wall;lcg together IN the
streets indicate this fact, and that
the change is growing greater all
the time. A reason for this thing
is tho great question. The writer
has arrived at the conclusion that
it results from the excessive use.
while young. of whi>kcy and tobac-
co. That the system is poisoned
by these habits OF drinking, smok
ing and chewing, and the growth
is dwarfed. We allow the corrcs>
pondent to give his own reasoning
on the subject, thus i: 'Of course
there are plenty of exceptions
there are still very tall men, :here
are still very short women. But
the disproporticn is increasing.
and in the wrong way. And
wherefore? There are mems Of
checking or arresting growth, it is
the effect of some poisons. as they
deprive the nerves Of a portion OF
their power. They say tha& pup
pies fed With whis4ey (not habitul-
ly-I suppose that would kill them
but few tiGes) never grow any
more to speak o., bnt we hardly
want to dwarf our own race.
1t is said the German standard
of height is decreasing. and it is
not 80 easy to como up to army
regulations. Here may be COM
mon cause-smoke for in Germa
ny, more than even here, you live
in an atmosphere of smoke. Is
not tobacco, then, the poison
Our boys are beginning earlier
ard earlier to initiate their fathers
and older brothers. and as a man
can not we'll condemn that in which
he himself INDUCES, he has not a
word to say. Therefore the boy
living on the poi on the mere nerv-
lou stimulant eats less food, goes
on VITA less life and vital activity
and docs not grow as fast Or as
well.
He 'shortens his life in more
ways than one, aud this is no,
mere opinion or projudice, for we
know that tobacco is poison
and we have the testimony of wise
and Termed doctors that men do
not live as long or as we'll who use
it, and that they grow old faster
than those who let it alone, other
things being equal. 1t may seem
small thing nut the aggregate
is not small and it is eating into
the heart of the nation. Tobacco
and rum so together, pair or
tandem, nor are they held in by
bit and bride. Once in their
power, we are helpless, for who
shall contend against habit 2
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-21
OUR NEW PACKET.

Work is progressing tapidly on
the Edward J. Gay. Her machine
ry will be ready FOR setam by the
twenty-first, the gliding of the
cabin is finished, AID it ia ready
for the carpets and furniture. -
When ready the cabin will vie in
beauty with that Of any on the
river. Her slaterooms are all OF
the largest size and are being
handsomely and most comfortably
furnished. Her sky lights are
expected by the first boat from
the Ohio, possibly they may be
resbiped from Cairo by the Whis
per. Capt. Brown has done an act
OF philanthropy in bringing the
Gay here for completion. In their
various callings upwards of 100
men have found employment on
her who otherwise. on account Of
the very few boats that have been
repaired here this summer, would
have been idle. As she has proved
a help to them may she always be
such to her OWNERSHIP. o. Dem
ocrdt.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-21

DR.. Harter's Liver Pills have a direct
and powerful action upon the Liver; they
invigorate the stomach, increase the
power of digestion, and excite the absor-
bents to healthy action. For sale by all
druggists.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-21

Cuban Chill Tonic, the Great West
Indies Fever and Ague Remedy, is the
best medicine ever presented to the Peo-
pie, for the speedy cure of malaria-1t
cures the Chill roots out the Fever, FUR
ges out the malarial poison from the sys-
tenn, carries off the black bile-It saves
sickness, and gives health to the poor
sufferer, get a bottle from Mumford.-
It is cheap, and Safe.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-21

The last man will have an aw-
full lonesome time of it, Nobody
to drink with or to borrow money
of, nobody to dan him or raise his
rent, no gasmcter 10 make things
lively, no book agents, no lie in
surance man, and 40 oldest inhab-
liant to declare that it 5 the most
remarkable weather we have ever
had. The la-l man Excuse u.s.
We arc not candidate. - keo>
kuk Constitution.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-21

A trial package of DR.. A. G. Simm obs
Vegetabl" Liver Medicine can be had
free of charge, at Mumt. rd's Or Brooks,
Drug Store.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-21

Leaves New Orleans
Erery Vcdmesday and Saturday at S p. H.,
FOR BAYOU SARA e. COAsT LANDINGS.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-09-07
KELLEY, Mayor.
PERSONAL,

A large number of stock men are still in the
CITY,
Deputy Sheriff Murray Wear, of Spearville
called Thursday. We are always pleased to see
our friends. " ear thriyes well.
DIR. Ii. NJ. Clark, of spearville, was in the de-
iecta5le city oil TIE plains Thursday. The doc
tor intends engaging in the land business at
Spearyile.
Cap. J.w. Howard has returned TO Dodge fora
permanent location. He Will engage in the
grain, provision, commits sion and auc ton busi-
ness.
IL. +. Myton, of Spearville, was in Dodge
Thursday and called at our sanctum. Mr.. My
ton will soon assume editorial charge Of the
spearyilie News. We wish him abundant sue
Cess in his venture.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-09-07
AN AGRICULTURAL CHAT.

Messrs. August Quaserbarth and Charles
Krumrey. of the Southwestern part OF
Ford county, gave us a call Monday. The
first named is one of the first settlers in
that portion of the county. These gentle
men give encouraging views on the agri>
cultural resources of Ford county. They
have succeeded in raising good corn this
year. The ears are large, about foot
long, the stocks a fair heighth. and the
crop tolerably free of worms, which
proves that corn grown on old ground is
not subject to the wOrmy creation. The
corn was planted early in the spring, from
the Sd of April TO the Sd of Nav. But one
and two grains were planted in hill.
which has insured u better and larger yield
Thin planting IS an advantage in an I'M
protected and windy latitude. Their for
est trees have grown four and five feet
this season. Potatoes unusually large and
yield fine. These gentlemen have conti>
dence in the prOductiyeness of this soil.
We were much pleased with the friendly
chat and information.