Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-11-20

which places it upon solid and permanent
foundstion. Tho Rev. DR.. i. Il. Magoon,
Baptist minister Of Philadelphia, has
presented, out of Lis private library, COL
lection of six hundred volumes, valued at
$4,000, to the University at Rochester, New
York.
The emancipation of the slaves of Cuba
seems TO be the policy of the Spanish gov
ernmcnt. 1t will be u gradual emancipa.
ton. The plan which it seems will bo
definitely arranged in December, contcm--
plates that the whole matter shall be car
rcd out in eight years, one eight of tho
slaves being freed every year, the number
to be selected ty lo'
| According to late news, England seems
determined to hold tho Sultan to his pro.
misc in the matter Of executing reforms in
Asiatc Turkey. She requires, for example,
that Christians in Asia Minor shall be pro
tected. Turkey is understood to be in
bad humor about it. England, in the
meantime, threatens to undertake the bus
mess herself and to set up another Sultan
If the present administration should fail to
comply and continues refractory. The
"sick man" dies hard.
Some OF our exchanges, says the. George
town Times, are afraid to commit them
selves. They want to hear what the con.
ventlon has to say first, and then they pro.
mise to give big .,urrah for the man who
ls nominated for Governor. Every honest
and thinking man must have on opinion of
his owo, and if he has ono let him speak
out and not wait to see if he is on tho
popular side before he let's us know
where he is. This is FREQ country,
brethren of the press, and let us act like
frcemcn and not like dumb driven cattle.
RELY ON IoURsELF.-It is related of
Stephen Girard, that he had favorto
clerk, and he always said che intended to
do we'll BY Benjamin Lippncott." So
when Ban got to bo twcnty.one, he cx-
pcctcd to hear tho Governor say something
of his future prospects, and, perhaps, lend
a helping hand in starting him in the
world. But the old fox carefully avoided
the subject. Ben mustered courage: "I
suppose am now free, sir" said he, sand
thought would say something to you as
to my course. What do you think 1 had
better do?' eyes, yes, know YOU are"
said the old millionaire, "and my advice is.
that you 60 and learn the cooper's trade"
This application of ice nearly froze Ben
out; but, recovering his equilibrium, he
said if Mr.. Girard was in earnest, he would
do so. "I am in earnest" And Bon
forthwith sought tho best cooper in Spring
Garden, became an apprentice, and, in due
time, could make as good barrel as tho
best: lie announced to old Stephen that
no had graduated, and was ready to set up
in business. The old man seemed gratiGed,
and Immediately ordered three of the best
barrels he could turn out. Ben did his
prcttiest, aud wheeled them up to the old
mans counting room. Old Girord pro.
nounced them first rate, and demanded the
price. "One dollar cach," said Ben, s'is as
low as | can live BY" "Chcap enough,
make out your bill" The bill was made
out, and old Stove settled with check for
900, which he accompanied with this
little moral to the story: "There, take chat,
and invest it in the best possible manner,
and, if you are unfortunate and lose it, YOU
will have good trade to fall back upon,
which will afford you good living"
The English school law, which went into
operation in 1870, establishing compulsory
attendance, has worked quite revolution
in English society. The church schools
have been toned up to greater efii.-
cicncy, and numerous iudcpendent
schools have been organized to meet the
demands of increased patronage. A won
deriul impulse has been given to
popular cdncaticn. In 1870 thcro
were 4,S7S,5S6 pupils in elementary
schools; since then tho number in
attendance has increased moro than
hundred per cent, though the population
has increased barely twelve per cent. A
writer in the Fortnfghtly Rcvicv, leading
English periodical, predicts that sin tho
future, and in no distant future, the work
OF securing regular attendance will be the
work of the school teacher, and not of tho
magistrate" And this because of tho Gle.
walton In the character Of the schools, COCA.
stoned in tho natural supply of the increased
demand for facilities aud opportunities of
instruction.
A MYsTERY.-Two dorkies had bought
q piece of pork, and Sam, have no place to
put his 10, trusted the whole to julius
keeping. Next morning thoy met, when
Julius said
"a most strange thing happened at nv
house last night, Sam. All mystery TO-
me-"
"Ah, Julius, what was dat?"
"Weli, Sam, dis mornin' went down
into the cellar to get q piece of pork for
breakfast, and | put my hand down into
DO brine and folt round, but no pork dorc-
all gone couldn't tell what went with it;
80 turned up do barrel, and, Sam, sure as
PToaohin', &c rate dcnc cat holo through