Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-12-04
The Immensity OF the Stars.

tho Stars" by Prof. j. Vinot: at is known
that the stars arc true suns, that some Of
them are larger than our own sun, and that
around these enormous centres Of heat aud
light reyolve planets on which life certainly
exists. Our sun is distant from us 39,-
100000 leagues, but these stars are distant
at least 100000 times us far-a distance
TINT in fact is incommensurable and unim-
agiuable for US. Viewed with the uuaided
eye tho stars and the planets look alike;
that is, appear to have tic same diameter.
But viewed through the telescope, while
tho planets ore seen to possess clearly ap-
probable diameters, the stars are still only
mere luminous points. The most powerful
of existing telescopes, that Of Melbourne,
which maguifies 5000 times, gives US an
image of one of our planets possessing on
apparent diameter of several degrees. Ju-
pitcr, for instance, which, seen with tho
naked eye, appears as star of the first
magnitude, with diameter of As seconds
at the most, will in this telescope have its
diameter multiplied 5000 times, and will
be seen as if it occupied in tho heavens au
angle of 100 degrees. Meanwhile star
alongside of Jupiter, and which to the cyo
IS as bright ds that planet, will still be n
simple dimcusionlcss point. Nevertheless
that star is thousands of times moro voluni-
nous than the planet!
"Divide the distance between us and
planet by 5000, and you havo for result a
distance relatively very small; but divide
by 5000 the enormous number of Leagues
which represents the distance of star, and
there still remain number of leagues too
great to permit of the stars being seen by
us in q pcrccptible form In considering
Jupiter, or any of the planets, we are filed
with wonder at the thought that this little
luminous point might hide not only all the
visible stars, but number 5000 fold
greater--for of stars visible to our eyes
there are only about 5000. All the stars
of these many consultations, as tho Great
Bear, Cassiopcia, Orion, Andromcda all the
stars Of the zodiac, even all the stars which
arc visible only from tho earth's Southern
hemisphere, might bo set in one plane, side
by side, with no one overlapping another,
even without the slightest contact between
star and star, and yet they would occupy
so small space that, were it to bo multi
piled 5000 fold that space would be entirely
covered by the disk of jupiter, albeit that
disk to us seems to be an inappreciablc
point"
How TO GET ALoNa.-Don't stop to
tell stories in business hours.
If you have place of business be found
there when wanted.
No man can get rich by sitliug around
stores and saloons.
Never fool in hnsinrss potforo
Have order, system, regularity, and also
promptncss.
DO not mcddlc with business you know
nothing Of.
DO not kick every one in your path.
More miles can be made in one day by
going steadily than by stopping.
Pay as you go.
a man of honor respects his word US ho
does his bond.
Help others when you can, bur never
give what you cannot afford bccuusc it is
fashionable.
Learn to say nc. Nc necessity of snap
ping it out dog fashion, but say it firmly
and respectfully.
Use your brains rather than those of
others.
Keep ahead rather than behind the
times.
Learn to think and act for yourself.
The Postofficc Department has advcr
tised all the mail routes in the State to be
let to the lowest bidders on the Goth of
next ia nuary.
The fact that George Wash ington's wife
never nsked where he had been when he
came hon late at night, goes great ways
toward accounting for his extreme truth
ness.
The late drought extended over great
portion OF tho country, North as we'll as
South. In Texas it was tho longest ever
known, and thousands of cattle pcrisbed
for want Of water
Grapes without seed arc raised OF Morris
vile, N. G., on tho plantation of Captain J (.
a.. Gray. The vine has been known for
eeighs years, and never has there been
found seed in any Of the fruit.
The subject of conversation at an even,
ing entertainment was the intelligence of
animals, particularly of dogs. Says Smith:
"Ihere arc dogs that have more sense than
their masters" "Just so," responds Young
Fitznoodly, GIVE got that very kind of a
dog myself"
A young Irishman, whose rcmittanccs
from home had been stopped, wrote vory
urgent letters, telling OF his distress, and
promising to reform if the romittances
were continued. Whom ho failed to act
what he wanted, ho resorted to stratoecm.
and wrote sad letter to his father, TELLING
him that no was dead, and wanted money
for the funeral exponses.