Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-11-27

iPAVlOurllb tUoA Ateulp plo WttIlUug Tue Su0Rlr
nah, and Its worshippers will desert it.
Few men have less pretentions as preacher
than myself-~-my voice, my manner, all
of very common kind, yet thank God,
there is scarcely corner Of our little
ohuroh whore you might not find a stream
ing eye and o boating heart. Tho reason
is, that speak Of Christ; and if there is
not charm in tho name, thcro is in the
troin of fears, und hopes, pnd joys, which
it carries along with it The people feel,
aud then they must llstcn. sa"f
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A correspondent Of tho New York SIN
writes: ga farmer had II ten gallon keg Of
whiskey in his cellar; ho was going away
to be away ten days; boforo going he told
his wife that far every day he was away she
should draw ono gallon off the keg, and put
back one gallon of water; she continued
this for ten days. How much whiskcy was
in the keg at tho end of ton days?" This
is OH easy ono, although it mny not appear
so at first sight. At tho end of ten days
the keg contained ten galoas of whskey---
such as is sold at seaside and many other
hotels.
The other night at London club somo
Americans wcro boasting about tho iuven-
tons and wonderful machines to be found
in the States. One of them told of tho
we'll known machine, which, live pig
being introduced at one end, turns out tho
animal iuto sausage at the other. An
Irishman, who was not going to have the
Yankees riding rough shod over every
other nation, turned on them and said:
"Bcdad, we've got tho samo machines in
Ireland, only ours is moro perfect, sure, for
if you don't like the sausages you can put
them back into tho machine, aud by revcr-
sing the action the'll come out live pig
again where he went i'm
No woman can afford to grow up in igno
rance of household management Tho
comfort of some homo in tho future is en-
dangorcd whenever instruction is withheld
which would enable woman to plan
wisely all arrangements necessary for tho
well-ordcIing Of the spot which is to be
her home, whether that homo bo ore of
wealth or tho revorse-and tho reverse mny
come even after prospective wealth makes
such knowledge sccm unnecessary.
An exchange says, and truly, too: "The
man who refuses to spend his money liberaly
is cnllcd stingy and mean. lie who spends
his money lborally is spoken Of rs II spend-
thrift, who must sooner or later bring up in
the poor house," Don't have any money
that's tho bost way-or give it all to tho poor,
as wc do.
Tho only Legislatures elected last Tuesday
that will have the privilege of choosing
United States Senators are those Of Maryland
and Mississippi. Both are Democratic, and
the result will be tho gain Of Democratic
Senator in place cf Bruce, of Mississippi.
Tho Senate will remain Democratic until
March, 1883, and probably many years
afterwards.
Trials and sorrows mako us feel our do
pendcnce, and work in us tenderness Of
spirit and humble submission to the will of
God. They arc tho medicines that God
sees We nocd, aud that with his own hand
ho weighs out to us; and they arc for the
healing of the soul.
ENcolIRAaE YoUn MINISTER'S How?
30 in your place in church, and receive
his instructions; attend the prayer meeting;
pray for him; be courteous to him; speak
kindly of him; aid in the Sabbath school;
live godly life; work for the prosperity of
tho church; give to his support; pay his
salary promptly.
Of the total Of S,i3 sets of woolcn machi.
ncry in tho United States, .4l8 arc in Mas
sachusetts; 33l in Maine, sos in New lamp,
shire, IT'S in Vermont, 400 in Rhode Island
and G60 in ConnccticGt--a total for the Now
England States of moro than 43 per cent. Of
tho machinery in the entire country.
Oh! how many precious moments are
waited in softness and self indulgence, in
frivolous pursuits, in idle conversation, and
in vague and useless reycric, which, if
rightly improved, might tell upon tho
worlds destiny and the Rcdcemer's glory!
In tho primary election, in Union, last
week, Il. II. Rice, Esq, blind man, was
nominated for the vacancy in the Legislature,
created by the resignation of II. W. Shand,
ESQ
Tho shortest aud surcst way to live with
honor in the world is, be in reality what We
would appear to be; and, if we observe, wo
shall find that all human virtues increase and
strengthen themselves by tho practice Of
them.
Mr.. 0. He'll is the name uf a deacon in u
Chicago church. When tho choir finish n
poorly rendered song the mipis,cr impatiently
calls outs 80, Hell, pass tho contribution
box"
know not which Of tho twain lifts man
the highcr-gcnus or gon,eness-IIcnry
Ward Becchcr. No moro do we; but woll
back n mule noninst cithnr- RosLou RnsL