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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-04
South Carolina Railroad.


CHARLEsroN, March l, 1878.
Tho following schedule will go into effect
on Sunday next, the Sd instant:
FOR AUGUSTA.
(Day Train-Sunday morning exoepted.l
Leave Charleston ut 8 90 q III
Leave Charleston at 7 80 p m
(Night Train--Sunday night excepted.)
Arrive at Augusta at s 90 M
(Night Train-Sunday night exoepted.)
Arrive at Augusta nt 6 55 IN
FOR COLUMBIA.
(Day Trains-Sunday morning excepted.)
Leave Charleston at 5 90 m
Leave Charleston at 8 SOP M
Arrive at Columbia at II so q m
Arrive at Columbia at 45 a IN
FOR CHARLESTON
(Snnday morning exccpted.)
Leave Augusta at s 80 a M
leave Augusta ut 7 DO IN
Arrive at Charleston at d 20 D IN
Arrive at Charleston at 7 45 u IN
Leave Columbia at 6 90 p m
Leave Columbia at 800 m
Arrive ut Charleston at IL Is p m
Arrive at Charleston Ut 6 45 m
bnvo NnnnRnl, .n,I,c, o1,eo on,,,o,,;n,>
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-04

Above Schedule makes close connection
at Columbia with GrccnviIlo & Columbia
and Uhorlottc Ralroa', and at Augusta
with Macon and Atlanta trains.
S.. SOLOMDNS, Superintendent.
S. l5. picNGNs, Gent Ticket Agent
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-04

a vulgar man is captious and jealous;
eager and impetuous aboutj triGes. He
suspects himself to be slighted, and thinks
everything that is said is meant Hat lin.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-04

An indiscrcct man is moro hurtfUl than
all ill-notured one; for as tho latter will
attack only his enemies and those he wishes
i'll to, the other Injuries indftercntly both
friends aud foes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-04

When we read, VIC fancy we could be
martyrs; when VIC come to act, we cannot
bear provoking word.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-04

1t is the confession Of n widower, who has
been thrice married, that tho FIRST wife cures
mans romance, tho socGR teaches him
humility, and tho third makes him phi
losophcr.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-04

OVER GOVERNED DCllILDREN.--Ag girl that
is never allowed to sew, all of whose clothes
are made for her and put on her, ill she is
ten, twelve, fFtcoD or eighteen years Of age,
is spoiled. The mother has spoiled her by
doing everything for her The truo idea of
self restraint is TO let the Child vco:urc.
a chid's mistakes arc oftcn better than its
no'mistakca; because when Il chilI makes
mistakes, and has to correct them it is on
The way toward Knowing something a
child that is walked up every morning, and
never wakes himself up; and is dressed, and
never makes mistakes in dressing himself;
and is washed, aud never makes mistakes
about being clean; and is fed and never
has anything to do with its food; and is
watched, and mover watches himself; and is
cared for, and kept all day from doing
wrong such child might as sell be a
tallow candle, perfectly straight, aud solid,
and comcy, and unvitnl and good for
nothing but to be burned up.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-04

man has no moro right to say an un.
civil thing than TO act one, no more righ
to say a rude thing to another than t
knock him down.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-04

There is a French prophecy which says
the end Of tho world will come when Easter
Sunday folls on st. Marks Day. This will
be The case in 1856.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-12
0w pun1a e6ohs.
LITTLE MSS .SNO WELAKE

Little Miss Snowflake came to town
All dressed up in her brand-new gown,
And nobody looked as fresh and fair
As little Miss Snowflake, declared
Out of tleecy cloud she stepped.
Where all the rest of her family kept
As close together as bees can swarm
In readiness for big snow-storm.
But little Miss Snowflake couldn't wait.
And she wanted to come in greater state.
For she thought that her beauty would never
be known
If she came in a crowd-so she came alone.
All alone from the great blue skv,
Where cloudy vessels went scuddnr by.
With sails all set on their way to meet
The larger ships of a snowy feet.
She was very tired, but couldn't stop
On tall church spire or chimney ton:
All the way from her bright abode
Down to the dust of country roadl
There she rested all out of breath,
And there she speedily met her death,
And nobody could exactly tell
The spot where little Miss Snowflake fell.
Josephine Pollard, in Christian Union.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-12
Mark Twain's Speech.

AT the celebration in Boston of John
G. Whittier's birthday "Mark Twain
made the following speech:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN-Thi is an occasion
peculiarly meet for the digging up of
pleasant "reminiscences concerning lit
erary folk; therefore | will drop lightly
into history myself. Standing here on
the shore of the Atlantic and contem-
plating certain of its biggest literary
pillows, | am reminded of a certain
thing which happened to me fifteen
years ago, when | had Just succeeded in
stirring up little Nevadian literary
ocean puddle myself, whose spume-
flakes were beginning to blow thinly
| California-ward. | started on an inspec-
ton tramp through the southern mines
of California. | was callow and con-
ceited, and | resolved to try the virtue
of my nom de plume. | very soon had
an opportunity. knocked at miner s
lonely log cabin in the foot hills of the
Sierras just at nightfall. 1t was snow
ing at the time. A jaded, melancholy
man of fifty, bare-footed, opened the
door to me. When he heard my nom
de plume he looked more detected than
before. He let me in-pretty reluctant
ly, | thought-and after the customary
bacon and beans and black coffee,
took q pipe. This sorrowful man had
not said three words up to this time.
Now he spoke up and said in the voice
of one who is secretly suffering:
YOU'RE the fourth-Fm going to
move" 1.-The fourth what?" said l.
The fourth literary man that's been
here in twenty-four hours-rm a going
to move.n "You don't tell me!'' said
|: "who were the otherspn "Mr
Longfellow, Mr. Emerson and Mr.. Oil
yer Wendell Holmes-dad fetch the
lotr'
You can easily believe l was inter
ested.. | duplicated, and finally the
melancholy miner began. Said he:
They came here just at dark yester.
day evening and | let them in, o
course. Said they were going to 70
semitic. They were rough lot-bu
, that's nothing-everybody looks rough
that travels afoot Mr.. Emerson was
seedy little bit of chap-red-headed
l Mr.. Holmes was as fat as balloon-h'
I weighed as much as 800, and had doubl,
chins all the way down to his stomach
Mr.. Longfellow was built like prize
fighter. His head was cropped ant
bristly-like as if he had wig made o
: hair-brushes. His nose lay straigh
down his face, like finger with tn
end joint tilted up. They had beef
) drinking-I could see that. And wha
9 queer talk they used. Mr.. Holmes in
V spected the cabin, then he took me b
, the button-hole, and says he:
"Through the deep caves Of thought
hear voice that sings;
Il Build thee more stately mansions,
o my soulW
SAYS |: 81 can't afford it, M,
V Holmes, and moreover don'twa to.
Blamed if liked it pretty well, either
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-12

But can't you find anything to doP"
Nothing"
"Have you tried?'
Everywhere; but it's no use. /
have pawned all my clothess save those
| have on. I've been to the bindery
to-day, and what do you suppose he
offered me?'
"What was it?''
"Why, he offered to let me do his
hand-carting. He has Just turned of
his man for drunkenness, and offered
me the place. The old curmudgeon! i
had a great mind to pitch him into the
| hand-cart and run him into the river. -"
eff | had been in your place should
have taken up with the otfer.'
Mark would not hear of it.
"Why," resumed Peter, g have been
doing the work of butchers boy for q
whole week"
Mark was incredulous, but his COM
panion convinced him, and they sepa-
rated, one going home happy and con-
tented and the other going away from
home to find some sort of excitement in
which to drown his misery.
One day Peter had basket of pro-
visions to carry to his former employer.
He took the load upon his arm, and
just as he was entering the yard of the
customer he met him coming out.
"Ah, Stanwood, is this you?" asked
his old employer, kindly.
Eyes, sir"
"And what are you up to now?"
.''Im a butcher boy, sir.'' d
GA what?i
you see, I've brought provisions for
you. sir. I'm a regular butchers boy,
SIR
And how long have you been at
work thus?"
"This is the tenth day.
"But don't it come hard?''
Nothing comes hard so long as it is
honest and will furnish my family with
bread
And how much can you make a day
at this?n
Sometimes over a dollar, and some
times not over fifty cents.n
"Well, look here, Stanwood; there
have been no less than dozen of my
old hands hanging around my counting
room for a fortnight, whining for
work. They are stout, able men, and
yet they lie still because have no work
for them. Last Saturday | took pity
on Leeds, and offered him the duty of
doing my hand-carting; told him that
| would give him dollar and a quarter
q day, but he turned up his nose and
asked me not to insult him; and yet he
owned that his family were suffering.
But do you come to my place to-mor-
row morning, and you shall have some
thing to do, if it is only to hold your
bench. honor you for your manly in
dependence.
Peter grasped the old mans hand
with joyous, grateful grip, and blessed
him fervently.
That night he gave Mr.. Snow notice
to quit, and on the following morning
went to the bindery. For two days he
had little to do, but on the third day a
heavy job came in, and Peter Stanwood
had steady work. He was happy,
more happy than ever, for he had
learned two things-first, what noble
wife he had, and second, how much re-
sources for good he held within his own
~ or6r;.,e
Our simple picture has two points -
its moral: One is, no man can be low
cred by honest labor. The second,
while you are enjoying the fruits of the
present, forget not to provide for the
future, for no man is so secure but that
the day may come when he will want
the sqaunderings of the past.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-12
OUT OF WORK.

cts no use, Maria, l have tried
everywhere"
But you are not going to give it up
yet, Peter?"
"Give it up! How can help it? In
four days l have been to every book
bindery in the city, and not bit of
work can get"
"Have you tried anything else?"
"What else can | try?"
"Anything you can do
eyes, I've tried other things. I've
been to more than dozen places of my
friends and offered to help them"
"And what did you mean to do for
them?''
81 offered either to post their ac-
counts, make out bills or attend to the
counter"
Mrs. Stanwood smiled as her hus-
band spoke thus.
"What makes you smile?" he asked.
"To think that you would have i'm
agined that you would find work in
such place But how is Mark Leeds?"
Hes worse off than | am"
Glow sop
'.He has nothing in his house to eat"
A shudder crept over his wifes frame
now.
"Why do you tremble, wife?"
because when we shall have eaten
our breakfast tomorrow morning we
shall have nothing"
"What!n cried Peter Stanwood, half
starting from his chair. "Do you mean
that?'
81 do
D,,+ am, do,,r9i1
"All gone; baked the last this after
noon.n
"But we have pork?''
"You ate the last this noon.h
"Then we must starver' groaned the
stricken man, starting across the room.
Peter Stanwood was bookbinder by
trade, and had been out of employment
about month. He was one of those
who generally calculate to keep about
square with the world, and who con-
slider themselves particularly fortunate
if they keep out of debt He was now
forty years of age, and had three chill
dren to provide for, besides himself and
wife, and this, together with his house
rent, was heavy drain upon hi;
purse, even when work was plenty; but
now there was nothing.
"Maria," said he, stopping and gaz
ing his wife in the face, "we mus
starve. have not single penny il
the world"
"But do not despair, Peter. Try
again tomorrow for work. You may
find something to do-anything that il
honest and honorable. Should you
make but shilling day we should no
starve.h
But our house rentp"
"Trust me for that. The landlad,
shall not turn us out. If you will en-
gage something to do, l will see tina
we have house ROOM"
81 will make one more trial, NUT
tered Peter, despairingly.
"But you must go prepared to d
anything"
Anything reasonable, Maria"
"What do you call reasonable?"
"Why, anything decent"
She felt inclined to smile, but tn
matter was too serious for that, and
cloud passed over her face. She knee
her husbands disposition, and she fe
sure he would find no work She kne'
that he would look for some kind {
work that would not lower him in tn
social scale, as he had once or twiC
expressed it. However, she knew
would be of no use to say anything
him now, and so she let the matter pas
On the following morning the last b
of food in the house was put on the Il
BILE. Stanwood could hardly realis
that he was penniless and without foo
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-12
TIE lKASQUE or TIE MONTHS.

Firstly thou, churl son of Janus.
Rough for cold, in drugget clad,
Com st with rack and rheum to pain us
Firstly thou, churl son of Janus.
Governed now is old Sylvanus;
Numb and chill are maid and lad.
After thee thy dripping brother,
Dank his weeds around him cling;
Mist his footsteps swathe and smother
After thee thy dripping brother.
Heart-set couples hush each other,
Listening for the cry of Spring.
Hank, for March thereto doth follow,
Blithe-a herald tabarded;
Der him flies the shifting swallow
Hank. for March thereto doth follow.
Swift his horn, by holt and hollow
Wakes the flowers in Winter dead.
Thou then, April, Iris daughter,
Born between the storm and sun;
Coy as nymph ere Pan hath caught her,
Thou then, April. Iris daughter.
Now are light. and rustllng water;
Now are mirth and nests begun.
May the iocund cometh after,
Month of all the Loves land mine);
Month of mock and cuckoo-laughter,
May the jocund cometh after.
Beaks are gray on roof and rafter;
Luckless lovers peak and pine.
June the next, with roses scented,
Languid from slumber-spell;
June in shade of LEAKAGE tented
June the next. with roses scented.
Now her ltys, still lamented,
Sings the mOurnful Philomel.
Hot July thereafter ragest,
Dog-star smitten, wild with heat;
Fierce as pard the hunter cageth,
Hot ,IulV theron ftar cOmetb
Traffic now no more engageth;
Tongues are still in stall and street.
August next, with cider mellow,
Laughs from out the popped corn;
Hook it back, a lusty fellow.
August next, with cider mellow.
Now in wains the sheafage yellow
"Twixt the hedges slow is borne
Laden deep with fruity cluster,i
Then September, ripe and hale;
Bees about his basket tlutter,
Laden deep with fruity cluster.
Skies have now a softer luster;
Barns resound to flap of fail.
Thou then, too, of woodlands lover,
Dusk October, berry-stained;
Walled about of parting plover,
Thou then, too, of woodlands lover.
Fading now are copse and cover;
Forests now are sere and waned.i
Next November, hmping, battered,
Blinded in whirl of leaf;
Worn of want and traveled-tattered,
Next November, limping, battered.
Now the goodly ships are shattered,
Far at sea, on rock and reef.
Last of all the shrunk December
Cowled for age, in ashen gray;
Fading like a fading ember,
Last of all the shrunk December
Him regarding, men remember
Life and JOY must pass away.
--AuSttR DObSOR, in Good Words,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-12

GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN has discov-
cred how any man can live in luxury
on five cents day. But why should
we live in luxury when we see so many
poor families around us who are strug-
Cling to get through the winter with
only one dog?-W Worcester Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-12

A PEDoMETER for noting the distance
walked is an unique pocket trinket.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-05-22
DOings of the Legislature.

On Tuesday number of petitions presented
and appropriately referred. Mr.. A. s. Cleghorn
Chairman Of the Committee on Enrolment and Re-
vision, to whom referred number of bills, re-
ported them as committed. His Excellency the
Minister of the Interior laid before the Assembly his
report, in reply to a resolution requesting infCrma-
ton about the Crown lands, defining their bounda-
res. Also one in reference the issuing of a royal
patent to q Mr.. Naaikaure, for 270 acres of land
the report states that after carefully examining the
claim, the evidence elected was insufficient to rec
ommend the issuing Of the patent, both reports
laid on the table. On motion of Mr. AholO the Sar-
geant-at-Arms directed to furnish each member
with zoo two cent postage stamps. Leave Of absence
was granted Mr. Aholo, for few dayc from to-day.
Mr.. Gibson gave notice of his intention to introduce
acttO provide for the payment of duty on the
tates of deceased persons. An act regulating the
sale of Ava. An act changing the present practice
of the Committee of Enrolment and Revision in ref
visng the English and Hawaiian versions of all bills
referred to them requiring correction by making the
Hawaiian version binding instead of the English
introduced and referred to the Communities Of
Enrolment and Revision. A resolution calling on
His Exeeency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to give
for denouncng the 4th article of the treaty
with Great Britain. and make to the follow
ing questions Will it prevent Great Britain from
claiming privileges under article 8 Will she with
draw her recognition of the Independence of the Ha-
waiian Kingdom? Is it not treating Great Britain
badly after the existence of friendly relations for IS
years? On motion of His Excellency, Minister Of
Interior, the resolution referred the Committee
Foreign Relations. An act amending section
1923 of the Civil Code, read the thiId time
after considerable discussion upon the merits of the
bill pro and CON- participated in by their F1esencies
Minister of Finance Attorney Messrs. Kaai,
Biekertou, Malo, Nawahi, and Castle Jr., it was
amended and passed finally.
On Wednesday the Judiciary Committee through
its Chairman. reported favorably the bill provi-
ding Police Justice for Waikiki, Maui and re-
turned to the introdueer An amending the Hawai-
ian version regulating the practice and procedure
criminal cases Mr.. W. o. Smith read the first time
An act providing that Cabinet Minister shall axe
q circuit of the Islands twice year. Mr. Bickerton
read the first time An act amending section 5I3 Of
the Civil Code this is the bill exenpting fireman
from the payment of personal taxes resolution
providing for the printing of bills after their first
reading, was agreed to. His Exceency the Minister
Of Interior, was motion Of Mr.. Castle Jr., re-
quested inform the Assembly the of the lease
for the Government press aud Hawaiian Gazette.
Mr.. KaiaikaHaha presented bill, which read
panies. Mr.. BiekertOn offered the following !:
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-05-22
The Pail Road.

This much talked of and much needed i'm
provement should claim the prompt attention
of the Legislative Assembly, and we hope it
will From what we can learn, good safe
and pertinent road. suitable for the transit of
produce and for travel, could be made for
about $4,000, which would afford facilities,
without which little or no Improvement can be
made on the other side of the mountain. If, as
is alleged, the construction of such road at 80
small cost would open up productive dis
trict, and increase the business of the Island,
we see no good reason why such an appropria-
tion should be withheld. Fifty thousand dol
lars may appear like large sum to be taken
from the public treasury but when the ad-
vantages that must accrue TO the Island, the
business and the people, are taken into account,
the cost will dwindle into insignifcance in the
comparison, and this argument should weigh
down all opposition to the appropriation. It
is, in our humble judgment, true economy to
expend public money for the general good, and
we cannot conceive of any more praiseworthy
object than the construction of roads; upon
which the Assembly can exercise judicious
use of the funds in the Treasury.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-05-22

In view of the fact that there are no suita-
BILE Quarantine Buildings, the Board recon-
mend an appropriation of 81 500, for the pur-
pose of erecting suitable buildings at Fisher
mans Point which should claim the attention
of the Legislature.
The statistics of mortality for Honolulu for
the past two years, shows the deaths from all
causes to be IT'S, which for city with pop
ulation of $4,000 exhibits most gratifying
state of public health, showing death rate
per thousand annually of &c per cent.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
The tables of births and deaths show that
the ratio of decrease of the population of these
islands has been steadily diminishing during
the past ten years. During the year 1871,
the births exceeded the deaths by twenty-six.
The Board say:
With these statistics before it is not too much to
hope that the tide is about to turn, and that here
after we shah witness Il gradual increase Of our na-
tive population. The census to be taken this year,
il i. believed. viii confirm the facts developed by
these tables, which have been carefully made up by
the Secretary OF the Board OF Education.
Should the hope above expressed be real
lied, it will afford encouragement to look for
ward to better state of things for tie Ha-
waiian race, than that inspired by the devel-
opments in contrary direction during pre-
ceding years. The report gives full details
of the expenditures of the fund entrusted to
them, with other information touching the
discharge of their arduous trust, that to any
unprejudiced mind should be entirely salts
factory, in our Judgment.
We are well aware how hard it is for public
officers, no matter how faithful or conscien-
tious they may be in the discharge of their
duty to satisfy all classes, for it seems to be a
law of human nature, common to all countries
to which the people of this kingdom form no
exception, that there are those who would
carp and find fault with an angel, if that angel
was public servant In other words, there
are individuals in all communities, whose ma
lures are such that they could not be satisfied
and therefore it is folly to attempt to please
them.