Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-05-22

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H. is stated that Professors Furman and
Judson have rendered their designations 10 tho
faculty Of Furman University, GrocnIillo. Z
The business portion Of Farmcrsvillo, La,
has 6eon burned, Loss estimated et $780,
600, partially insured, s,i, .".,.g
There 'is many a man strong enough to
hold q bull by'thc horns. and yet not strong
enough to hold his own tongue. 'a',
During tho, first three months Of this yenr
there were 4l2 fires in New York, involving
loss ofSl,075,l7S, Of which ninctccnrtwcn>
tio,hs was covered by insurance.
Hannah Moore says TINT there is one sim
gle (act that ono may Oppose to all the wit
md argument Of infdclity, that no mnn over
rcpented of Christianity on his death bod. +
The philadelphia Press condemns tho South
Carolina ladies for erecting monument to their
Confederate dead. Tho bcnrlcssncss of tho
man who would have Il mother give her sun no
more than the burial Of Il dog is beneath human
contempt. lie deserves the lash of universal
abhorrcnce.
Men arc capable Of taking peculiar kind
Of revenge against the women who arc weak
enough to believe them perfect. For II few
months before marriage they sue f,rthe l,dy's
hand, but Tor ali tho ycnts after marriage
she is compelled TO sc@ for him.
Those citizens interested in the Georgetown
and Narrow Gauge Railroad, the Edgeicld
Branch Road. aud the Savannah Valley Rail-
road arc active in inangaratinG measures
which lnuk to tho completion Of these impor-
tant lines. We arc especially interested in
the early completion of tic Sassnnah Valley
Road.
There is altogether too much begging. Do
for yourself Do without what you cannot
earn. If You are interested in n society, Il
club, school reading room, give what you
eau, and get your members to do the same,
and be Herewith content.
Tho socialist leaders at Chicago, III assert
that they, with the trades unions arc organ
izing strike to begin July S, and to be gen
cral throughout the country. They will do
mand the uni7crsnl adoption Of the eight
hours system, and will scttlc the matter Of
wages after their demands on that point arc
acocdcd to.
Tho surfnce OF Great Salt Lake has risen
eleven fest since 1867. According to Mr..
Clarencc King, this is not owing to the culti-
vntion Of tho surrounding region, but to n
climatic oscillation that began about 1860,
and which was the first Of its kind and cxs
tent that has occurred within Mt least $50
years.
Tho Philadelphia branch Of the Society of
the Cincinnati has since 1910 been accummu :
lating fund for Il monument to Washington,
and it now amounts to about $4,000. 1t
has accordingly been decided to have the
monument in Paramount Park.
Miss Rebccca Well, pretty Jcwess, who
sued Ludwig Blum in q New York court for
900 damages for breach of promise OF
marriage, has obtained verdict for SIS 900.
Tho defendant admitted tho promise of mar
riagc, but gave aa n reason for not marrying
hor that members of her family had Lccu
insane, and his father cbjecting to the
match.
Three years ago IN Ehglislman named
Hebron was convicted Of murder, and mar
rowly escaped the scaflold. The man Place,
who was hung recently, confessed that lie
had committed tho murder for which Hebron
was undergoing punishmont; and row tho
British government is taking steps to oomr
pcnsato Hebron for tho wrong dono to him by
! tho law.
There Is no patch of land on tho farm that
| yields so much comfort to tho family, and
shows 80 much profit on the ledger, MS tho
garden, provided it is properly managed.
| Few farmers apparently believe this; ccrs
tainly the great majority do not give such
attention to their gardens as will secure the
best results. They seem to regard garden
ing rs fancy work, suitable for women and
children.
Tho Chester Reporter says that General
Prcstons oration at tho unvciling of tho Cons
fedoratc monuments in Columbia "was q piece
OF fnultlcss composition, indeed, real mode
of oratory, yet this must be said--it wn:
indiscrcct. Denunciation and vitupcration o
q powerful foo and still threatening section
como with i'll grace from ono who saw M
active fold service and whose connection will
tho events Of tho lato war WINS limited by th'
confines Of constript camp"
Unveiling the Confederate Monu
mont in Columbia.
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This ceremony, which took place in Colum