Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-07-24


record has been kept since that timo.
Coussens' Honey Of Tar will relicyo severe
coughs Of long standing, and prove blessing
to oil who suffer with affections of tho throat and
lungs, and is confidently offered the public as
the best remedy in tho world In our rigo.
rous olimo. whore coughs and colds prevail,
this foyorito remedy should have q place in
every household. Whom tho littlo ones arc
attacked by Group or whooping cough nothing
will afford such instant relief as Coussens'
Honey Of Tar. Prico 80 cents. For sals by
r. Il. Norman & Bro.
Mr. Silas Mcdowell, Of Macon County, N. c.,
died at hia homo on tho 18th instant, in tho 8lth
year Of his ogo. lie was O native of York
County, S. G. Ills life was spent in tho noun
tains Of Western North Carolina. Hc was tho
first man 10 notice the "Thcrmal BelC' and opcn
up tho subject in papers and magazines. at
times he correspondcd with various periodicals of
our country. Mr.. James Wood Davidson, in his
"]iives OF Living Southern WRITER'S" gives
| very complimentary notice Of him. lIo was
relative Of COL Mcdowell CT Kings Mountain
famc. After a useful and wcll spent life ho
rests in tho mountains which he loved so well.
How few Of us acquire tho science Of lifo
until VIC nro old enough for lifo to havo lost
half its charms! Tho scionce Of life consists
| in knowing how to take caro- of your health,
| how to make use OF pcopo, how to mako tho
most of yoursof, and how to push your way
in the world. Those arc % things which,
tho Herald Of AealM thinks. everybody
ought to know and which very few pcoplo do
know. How never to get sick, how to develop
| your health and strength to the utmost, how
| to mako cvcry man you meet your fricnd-all
these and many othcr things arc to be included
in the science of living. and the pity is that
| we only appreciate it at its true yuuo when
the bloom Of life is gone.
| Rev. +. q. Rctz. Of Atlanta Ga, who hns
| been here on visit to German friends,
preached very able scrm,n in the German
| lnnguage at the Lutheran Church on last Sun
day. His text was taken from tho 9Th chaptcr
of Matthew, 2ith to 2Sth verses inclusive, and
ho very beautifully compared tho life of q true
Christian to journey over stormy sea, and rs
Christ in that day rcbukcd the sea and storm,
so he is to-day ablc and willing to help those
| who put their trust in him. Tho sermon was
generally admired and had good effect OH the
largo congregation present. We hopo the
Luhcrans will soon have their pulpit again
regularly supplied.
The committee Of arrangements for tho
Sunday School Convention at Westminster
has our thanks for tho compliment of an
invitation to address tho mass meeting on
Saturday, the I'd of August. While We are
always willing to labor wherever good oan
be accomplished, and whilc we admit tho
great worthncss of tho cause to bo advocated,
yet tho County Executive Committee have
selected more suitable speakers and made
arrangements ample for tho occasion. Be-
sides, at this time, wo have multitude of
duties pressing on us and may be unable to
be present on the OCCASION by reason Of other
! engagements. In cxcusing oursclf we
express tho hope that tho work Of the convcn-
tlon will be harmonious and that much good
may be inauguratcd by its counscls.
The relatives, friends and acquaintanccs of
Mrs. Bette Husbands, (formerly Miss Bet,io
Reid, will be grievcd to learn of her douth,
which occurred near Houston. Chickasaw
County, Mississippi, on tho llth instant, after
q rrotractcd illness. She was II niece of the
late Samuel Reid, nnd passed several seasons
at his house in this county, winning tho love
and admiration Of all who met her by her
social disposition and Christian character MS
we'll as by her grace and beauty Of person
and manners. Our information is, that she
had for sometime been aware Of her approach.
ing dissolution and was prepared to face
death in tho fullest confidence Of a safe pas
sage to eternal rest, which hope to all her
acQuaintanccs was assured in the knowledge
of her past Christian walk. While the grave
claims its own, may her virtues and Christian
worth live in the hearts Of MI who knew her.
Wo have received tho first number Of tho
Southern Educational MontAly, published at
Charlesten by Walker Evans & Cogswcll Mt
! the email price of lfty cents ycar. 1t is an
eight page paper, three columns to tho pagc,
and will be devoted to tho interests of cduca-
ton. Among its contributors We notcic tho
names of Hon. Hugh S. Thompson, State Sus
pcrintondcnt Of Education, DR.. j. H. Carlisle,
of Woftord College, Or. J. p Smcltxcr, of
Walhalla Female College, Dr.. S. Landcl, of
Williamston Female College, Dr. j. J. Bonner,
of Duo West Female College, Dr. Grier, of
Erskinc College, DR.. j. G. Furman, Of tho
Furman University, pr. G. w. Holland. of
Newbcrry College, Rev. j. r.. Riley of Adecr
College and other eminent writers and iuS
| structors in tho State. With such contribu
tors and with tho need Of such an organ,
this new enterprise should prove both success.
fni and profitable to tho proprictors and to
| Tho State Mt In rro