Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-09
IA Tired Woman's Last Words.

never hired,
Her last words on earth were: "Dcar friends
am going
Whore washing amt doue, nor ohurning,
or sowing,
Aud everything thero'll be juet to my wishes,
For whero thoy don't cat there's no washing
of dishes,
Iii bo thore where loud anthems will
always be ringing,
But having no voico LII got rid Of tho
singing,
Don't mourn for mo now, and mourn for
mo never,
For Pm going to do nothing, forever and
ever"
CARELEssNEss A SOURCE OF INCoME.-
It is amazing to consider The extent to
which losses arc incurred on tho ono hand,
and sales and occupation afforded on the
other hand, by the inexousablo carolesspess
of people who know botter and ought to do
better. The fastening Of well.buokct is
deranged, or hoop is loose, but the
thougRtless man or woman never notices
the trouble until tho bucket is dropped 10
is lost, the family is inconvenicnccd, and
perhaps neighbor gcts job of work and
tho pay. Tho cato latch is out Of order;
no attention is paid to it; tho hogs or COWS
get in; tho yard is rooted up; tho shrubbery
is destroyed; tho gardener is employed, and
the nursoryman has an order. A tire is
loose on tho wheel; tho wood is swiftly
wearing away, little caro- would set tho
matter right; no pains arc taken; away on
tho road wheel is crushed, and tho wheel.
wright has some employment. A shinglc
Is out of place on tho roof; ono nail would
mend tho trouble; that nail isn't driven;
tho rain steals in, and soon tho plastcrer is
paid to uso trowcl and brush. The brido
rein is weak; bit is worn, nobody thinks
of examining either; horse is drawn to
ono side, or horse runs away; vehicle
is broken; a carriage maker or blacksmith
is pro6ted, and perhaps surgeon has a
profitable professional engagement.
The water of a we'll is impure; those
who use it complain, no proper stops are
taken; the family have serious sickness; the
druggists sells his medicines, and tho doc
tor gets his fees. In the samo way tho
cellar is foul; tho mephitic gases escapes
through the floors; tue blood is poisoned;
tho fever RACES, some die; the physician
has harvest, and even tho undertaken and
sexton find employment. A stove chimney
is in dangerous condition; people have
eyes to see but don't use them the firo soon
does its dreadful work, aud carpenters and
merchants have good time. So Of many
very many things.
Are you innocent of such neglect?
There are far better and cheaper ways to
give work and profit to others. by taking
care OF what you have, you may become
aD'o 70 add other and moro valuable things
which you desire. There is true economy
IN proper attention to small as well as gront
things.-.Ruraz Ncw Yorker. 2
ADVICE TO DYspEpTIcs.- Avoid pork.
fat meats, grease, gravies, spices, confcc-
tionories, tea, coffee, alcoholic drinks, beer,
malt liquors of all kinds.
Let your food be plain, simple, whole
some-chicfy fruits and vegetables
Let your bread bo made of unbolted wheat
meal.
Take your meals regularly; if three let
the supper be very sparing.
Eat slowly, lightly, mastioate thoroughly.
Beware of hot food and drinks.
Avoid lunchcons by all means.
Exercise freely in the open air; never sit
moping, but turn your mind entirely from
your disease and trouble.
Keep regular hours; rise early; exercise
half an Eour gently before breakfast.
Bathe frequently; keep the skin clean
and the pores open.
Keep the feet dry; let the solcs of your
shoes be thick, that no dampness may penc
trato them.
Meep your sitting and sleeping rooms
we'll ventilated. Impure air is enough to
Kill we'll pcrson-it kills thousands.
Wear loose fitting garments, especially
about the region of tho lungs.
Danish tho pipe, quid and snuH-box, as
tho plague, forever. Of all tho dyspepsia
breeders and promoters, nothing exceeds
tho use of the "Indian weed"
), hoep away from the apothecary; avoid
ST. Louis, October 2.-Thc Militia
Convention met ngain this morning, with
General Beaurcgard in tho chair Con.
Hunt, chairman Of tho committee to which
vas referred the bill now before Congress
or tho organization Of National Gard,
'eported that the committee was unable to {
greo,. and that majority and minority re-
'orts Ind been prepared. Both reports ask j
or or appropriations from Congress of SO, ,O0O,.
wv annually for the benefit of tho National
iuard, and tho only difference between tho
Wo is that the majority report says that tho t
preparation shall be apportioDcd according !
Q the enrolment of tho militia in the scyc.
al States, while the minority report pro- {
'ldcs for a division of tho money according {
0 population. Considerable debate fol-
owed tho reading of the reports, strong t
pcochcs being made on both sidns LIZ O