Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-20
How to be a Gentleman.


Never fail to bo punotual OF tho time
appointed.
Never mako yourself tho horo of your
own story.
Mover pick tho tooth or clcau tho nails
in company.
Never fail to give polite answer to q
civil question.
Ncvor question servant or child about
family matters.
Never present q gift, saying that it is OF
no use to yourself.
Mover read letters that you may find
addressed to others.
Never call attention to tho features or
form Of any one present.
Never refer to gift you have made or a
favor you have rendered.
Never associate with bad companv Have
good company, or none.
Never appear to notice scar, dcformity
or dotect OF any ono present.
Never look over the shoulder of another
who is reading or writing.
Never call new acquaintance by tho first
name, unless requested to do so.
Never answer questions in general COM
pany, that havo been put to others
Never pass between two persons who arc
talking together, without an apology.
Never lend an article ycu have borrowed,
unless you have permission to do so.
Never enter tho room, noisiIy; never fail
to close the door after you, and never slam
il.
Never fail to tell tho truth If truthful.
you get your reward. You will get your
punishment if you deceive.
Never enter room filled with pcople
without slight bow tu the general company
WI en- first catering.
Never fail to answer an invitation either
personally or BY letter, within week after
the invitation is received
Never accept of favors or hospitalitics
without rendering nn exchange of ciyilities
when an opportunity offers.
Never borrow money and neglect to nav.
If you do so you will soou be known Us u
person of 10 business integrity. Never
cross tho leg or put one foot over tho other
III the street car or places where it will trous
bic others when passing BY.
Never refuse to receive on apology. You
may not receive friendship, but courtesy
will require, when an apology is offered,
that you accept it.
Never examine tho cards in the card
basket While they may be exposed in the
drawing room, you are not expected to turn
them over unless invited to do 50.
Never, when walking arm in arm with
young lady, be continually chansng and
going round to the other side, because of
change Of corners. II shows too much at
tcntion to form.
low liz CURED TnEM.-Nany con.
grcgation make it part of their religion to
twist their nccks cat Of joint to witness tho
entrance OF every person who passes up the
aisle of the church.
Being worried one afternoon by this turn.
lns prattlc, IN his congregation, Mr.. Dean
stopped in his sermon an suid:
Nov you listen to me and III tell you
who the people arc as each one Of them
comes in."
lie then went on with his discourse until
a gentleman entered, when he bawlcd out
like an usher:
"Deacon A., who keeps shop over the
tho way"
lie again went on with his sermon, wlcr
presently another man passed into the aisle,
ana nc gavc his name, residence and occu-
patton. SO he continued fey some time.
at length, somo ono opened tho door
who Was unknown to Mr.. Dean, when he
cried out:
"A little, old man, with drab coat and
an old white hat. Don't you know him:
look for yourselves
The congregation was cured.
tcvciund Leader.
low NOT 70 CIR Local NEws.-Uc
came into our Office and after having his
subscription said:
81 guess you can stop sending my paper,
I've just subscribed for paper [ need
more"
"Just SO" VIC returned.
lilo pulled it out Of MS pocket and handed
1t to us for inspection. 1t was Philadcl-
pha publication, being neatly printed, or
namcntcd with Handsomely engraved
head, and containing about forty eight col.
umns of reading matter.
~ ~ very fair looking paper" said VIC.
"But my dear sir, do you fiud much news
concerning our country in it?"
"No, ho didn't know that he had found
any, N '''''
"Do you find anything about out State?"
"No lie never did"
And yet he needed that sheet much more
than he did his county paper.
such arc blessings to our community.
Mhat enterprise would flourish without
them?
LoNDoS, March IA dispatch to the
Daiy Nccs from Szcgcdin this (Wcdncs-
day. morning, OF oolock, says: "Aftor n
fearful night of anxiety all efforts arc use
less. The water broke through with an
immense rush at 3 o'clock, ;arrying away
mart of tho rail. NM. aIa.;ax> s -.