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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

A colorcd brother was telling his young
friend that he ought TO jine the church.
Said George: 81 would, but do temptation
to do wrong is too strong for me-" "Whar's
yer backbone, dat yo can't rose up and
stand tcmptation?" exclaimed brother Peter
81 was dat way myself once. Right in dis
yere town had chance to steal pair Of
boots mighty fine ones, too. Nobody was
dar to see mo, and reached out my hand,
and dc dcbbil said tako 'em. Den good
spiri. whispered for me to let dem boots
alone" San you didn't take 'em?"
"No, sab; not muoh took pair O. cheap
shoes off dc shelf, an I loft dom boots
alone"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13
Adjournment Of Congress.

Congress, it seems, adjourned, notwith-
standing tho force autagonisms of tho two
great parties in fair good humor, and, to
It's credit, without the haartiy in its last
hours which has hitherto characterized su oh
occasions.
The Senate, true to its political reckon
ings, kicked up no inconsidcrabo muss. 1t
will manage these things better hereafter.
Tho failure of ths army and legislative
bills will Of course involve an extra session.
There was no help for it. The irrcpres-
sihlc conflict between the Republicans and
Democrats on the measures involving tho
flooding of tho Southern ballot-boxcs with
supervisors utterly worthless for anything
but sectional irritation, aud tho manifest
Republican policy of keeping up sectional
i'll feeling by excluding from the Federal
court juries those who would be admitted
to seats in Congress, constituted dispute
in which neither side was willing to surren
der
So there must be an extra session,
which, tt, oLr dispatches iuform US, viii be
called 90 the 18th. The issues involved
may as well be met Mt once, and frankly mot,
and the Democrats can lose nothing in the
end by tocing tho mark like men.
Colnmbia Register.
SHEEP FARM ~ GEnRGrA "A writer
intLe Atla,ta (G y Constitution says iu
1871 he bought 400 acres OF rcputed poor
land in Glyon County, Ga, aud put upon
it 100 shc"p. In 1873, by nntur i increase,
he hai 376 ewes md i,.d sent to market
73 wcth'S. H. >n"cp were pcnncd
riuhtI., ,"u lv.r, Iwn rghts manured
half acre well Smco that tune he had
brought into high state of cultivation 100
acres of land thnt seven years ago was con
sidcred worthless. Since 1871 ho has
bought 200 sheep, and now owns 1,S00
head. lie keeps shepherd, who is paid to
attend to his business, and keeps an nccu-
rate book account Of every dollar and dime
spent on account Of tho sheep, aud finds by
casting up baiance sheet, TINT it costs him
exactly 81 cents head per annum to keep
his flock. They average him about three
ind half pounds of wool each Inst year
he clipped in May. and again in September,
and the clip amounted to five and half
pounds per head. last year he sold iD
Savannah and Macon 5000 pounds of
wool, at an average of thirty cents per
pound, including fow ponnds Of Merno
wool, which make the gross receipts of
S2,970. The annual expense of the flock
was Sl,026. So there was an absolute net
profit in the wool of ,6G4. Last yeur he
sold in tho above cities 90 wethers as mutton
for $342, makinga total of $3.50. Be-
sides this, he has fcrtlized the poor wire
grass land, so that last year he cultivated
81 acres, aud from Al acres in corn he made
ao average Of 81 bushels; 10 acres in sugar
cane, that made sc barrels of syrup; Is in
oats, TINT averaged ~ bushels to the acre,
and ou tho remainder an abundance of all
kiuds of truck farming, receiving for his
sales of vegetables 10 New York net
profit of 1884.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13
SwEARINa.--I once heard torriblc, but

SwEARINa.--I once heard torriblc, but
true, story of swcorcr. A regiment
was going out to India; tho time hung
heavily on the soldiers hands, and one and
another began to use bad language At
last they laid a wager to be won by tho
man whose oath was pronounced the worst.
At last man said, II have it [ remember
one thut will beat tho worst. AS he pro.
nounccd the dreadful words, his face worked
convulsivey and he fell on the deck para
lyzed---al power Of speech and tho use
of his limbs goue. For weeks he lay help
less. The sick berth steward who attended
him told tho story. Ho recovered very
gradually; but, thank God, the affliction
had changed him altogether. His first
word, when he could speak, was the namo
Of Jesus; the Bible was never out of his
hand, and although ho never became a
strong man, and was invalidsted from the
service, he became an earnest Christian in
word and deed, "washcd in tho in blood of
the Lamb." ."--Frons Hiss Weston's Letter to
tic Royal Navy.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

Our esteemed and able contemporary,
the Abbcvilo Press and Banner, talks
right out and much to the point on mat
ter which has engaged the attention of ser,
Gus aud thoughtful men everywhere in the
State, and should meet with prompt action
on tho part of the officers of the law. A
vein Of humor runs through tho utterances
of our friend, but when you como down to
bedrock, hard common sense, "thero's mil
lions of it" in his words. His "amcnd-
ment" needs to be adopted and vigorously
enforced right here in Chester. Hero is
what he says:
"We propose for tho consideration of our
legislators an amendment to tho excellent
Stock Law, to bo made at tho next session.
We think they wero guilty of sin of
omission whom they did not namo in the
catalogue of cattle included in the stock
law such dangerous and disgusting cattle as
drunk men, and men drunk or sober who
shoot off pistols and shout out oaths in
public places. Shape it your own way,
gentlemen of the Legislature, but in tho
interest of public decency md public safety,
amend the law SO as to include those lower
animals. Send iucorrigible drunkards and
crack Drained pistol men and men with
dung-hills in their mouths, into tho pasture
for while, put them to cot grass like on
OK, like Hcbuchadnczzar, and, our word for
it, we shall then have peace, purity, and a
better efficiency within our borders. A
rampant bull or billy goat at largo is a
much less dangerous animal than profane
or pistol-armod drunkard."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.

ALL persons indebted to tho firm Of Lewis &
Walker, Of Seneca City, must mako prompt pay
mont, otherwise their notes and accounts will bo
placed in tho hands Of an officer for collection.
JOHN G. CARY, Assignee.
Feb 13, 1870 l3.3t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

How TO CAST A SHADow.-An epouir-
ring looking young man sauntcred into n
foundry, and addressing tho proprietor,
said:
"Do you do any casting hcre7"
"Certainly," was tho reply. "Don't you
see that is our busincss?"
The next query was:
"You cast all kinds of things in iron?"
eyes, SIR"
"Well, then, cast me an iron shadow,
will you?"
Certainly" responded the proprietor,
as he cast tho follow out into tho street,
saying: "you must 60 to a brass foundry"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

Tho President has very properly vetoed:
the anti-Chincse bill, and his action thereon
has called forth tho most intense feeling in
California. A few days ago Mr.. Hayes was
burnt in ef1igy, and tho most indignant
speeches were made to the infuriatcd mob
which tore down several Chinese settle.
mcnts. 1t is claimed in political circles
that this action of the President will ioso
the State of California, with perhaps Ore.
gon and Nevada, to tho Republicans. Cal
ifornia is to doy disaffectcd State, and
had the South not settled the secession issue,
1t is probable that California would break
off from tho Union on this question.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

;. Vermont takes tho lead in prohibitory
liquor laws: Not only arc all Intoxicating
liquors forbidden to DO sold but at the last
session OF tho Legislature beer was added to
the prohibited drinks. When this was
dono tho anti Temperance men, wishing to
bring odium on tho law, moved to "add
cider after &c duys DID," and, to their cha.
grin, their satirical amendment was passed.
,We notice in an exchange that under this
law an old woman was indicted for selling
two bottles of older to one of her ncighbors
She was fined twenty dollars, and being
unable to pay the fine was taken to iail,
where she died from exposure aud exhaus-
tion. This strikes us as rather incorporate
temperance.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

Where is tho man who wants to omigrate
to Texas! Both Galveston and Dallas arc
potitioning to have their charters repealed, on
US they arc not able to even meet tho interest
their bonded debt. Hundreds of disap
pointed omigrats aro returning to their old
homes in South Carolina and other States,
and thousands would like to do so if thcv
only had the means. Living is high ID
Texas, the State hot-hed of masma, and
the farmer is often too sick in tho fall with
somc contagious disease to gather the crop
he has made. Why, even on tho rod hills
of Chester an industrious man can grow all
that he can gather, and what moro can YOU
ask?-L hester Reporter.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13
VOLUME XIV.-N0. DRY GOODS,
FANCY Goods
Judge Hudson now presiding aecialty.

Judge Hudson now presiding aeo'aity.
ton, recently made ruling, t's' oi chcap
into practice by all the Judges il
will certainly prevent the furthe' ANTlTY.
tion of vast number of trivial GASES wn,o,i
now cumber the doekets of tho Circuit
Courts, impeding tho legitimate business Of
these courts, consuming timo and eutailing
oitentmes heavy and unnecessary expense.
This ruling was in regard to appeals from
TRIAL Justice courts. Judge Hudson ruled
that party appealing from the judgment
of trial Justice upon criminal matter is
not entitled to trial tlc novo in tho circuit
court, but tho appeals must be made in
writing and submitted to tho Circuit Judge
with tho evidence. Upon this tho Judge
hears tho argument and sustains or revcrses
tho judgment of the court below. This
ruling, wo think, will slightly disturb the
practice in tho small courts.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

f3Wateeheststos?:Mo MoyoiyySprss :. sszss,ssfEr
.,SE Asts wanted. 90 suprly Co NashSAlc'Tenn " VI
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

The latest statistics we have, give the
following totals: Methodsts, oil kinds, g..
2233,530; Baptists, North and South, whito
and colored, 2,024,224: Prcsbyterinns
(North,) 557,855; Presbytcriaus (South,)
llA,578; United Presbyterans, 78,O48;
Congregationolists, 420,22O; Episcopalians,
28l l,077; Dutch Reformed, 79,4l3; Cum.
berland Presbyterians, 1O6,253; Evangels
ical Lutheran, 600,353; Reformed German
Church, S7,871; Christians, Disciples,
Campbclites, or by what aame soeycr known:
about 100000; FREQ Will Baptists, rs, 1926.
Besides these, there arc several smaller
sccts, whose membership varies from d 900
or 5000 to 10000 or $4,000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

Seeing much, suffering much, and study
ing much, are tho three pillars of learning.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13
DIR. j. NJ. McCLANAHAN
WALMALLA VNMAIsI
COLLEGE.

TIME next session of this institution will
il commence THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
5th, 1878.
1t is an advantage to teachers and pupils to
enter the various classes at that time, for q
few weeks delay render it difficult to advance
with class.
Board in College and in private
families per month, $1,000
Juvenile Department, por month, so
Primary Department., per month. 80
Academic Department., por month, 100
Collegiate Department. per month, 800
These prices arc exclusive Of State appro.
priations.
Music, Wax and Fancy Work extra.
For particulars, address,
DR. u. H. SMEETXER.
July Is, 1878, 80
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

~ writer says with more force than
elegance: God intended all women to bc
beautiful as much as he did the roses and
morning glories; and what he intended they
would, if they should obey his laws and
cut indolenco and corset strings, and in
dulgo in freedom and fresh air. For girl
to expect to bo handsome with the action
OF her lungs dependent on tho expansive
nature of cents worth of tape, is as ab
surd as to look for turpips in n snow bank,
or full grown oak in little Aowor pot.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

The pcneion arrears appropriation bin
was passed by Congress. Ii is nothing but
a bid for "tho soldier VOTE" and those best
informed concur in saying that tho men who
will got tho benefit Of it arc chiefly tho
"bummors" and "boapital rats" who wero
never in fight when thoy could keep out
of it, Raids on tho treasury in behalf of
"the soldier" are, it seems to us, just as bad
az similar raids for railroad and steamship
purposes. There is neither "rebelIion" nor
"loyalty" iii cithor.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

Col. 8. B. Piokens has been promoted to-
tho position Of General Freight Agent of
the South Carolina Railroad.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-08
Politics of the Week.

The politics ofthc country has been
concentrated during tho past week in
the House Of Representatives at
Washington, where the proposition to
repeal the act allowing the presence
oftroops at the polls was iicrcclv
debated. The more striking features
Of the debate have already been given.
The leading speeches were made by
Garfield for tho Republicans and
Blackburn for tho Democrats. The
former was al inccndiary harangue,
based upon continuous tissue Of
falschoods, as was clearly shown in
Blackburn's reply. Hurd, Democrat,
OF Ohio, made tho calmcst and most
argumentativc speech Of the week.
Robcson, Grants cx-sccrctary of the
navy, who camc near being impcach-
ed for fraudulent contracts and ex-
penditures during his term of office,
made speech we'll adapted to the
climate of Russia. 10 intimatcd that
tho time might como when "thc man
on horseback" would be called on TO
dispcrse Congress as Cromwell dis
solved the Long Parliament, and
Napoleon put out tho House Of Dopu-
tics. Tho debate closed and the vote
was taken on Saturday. The amend
ment offered by New, of Indiana, that
the repeal shall not abridgc or, affect
tho right and duty Of tho Executive to
respond to call of State Legisla-
ture or Governor, was agreed to by
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-08
Legislative Precedents.

Townsend, of Illinois, IN IN able
argument in the House last week ,
enumerated number of instances in
which the lower branch Of Congress
had tackled political measures on ap-
preparation bills. During Polk's adj
ministration the declaration that "war
existed by the act Of Mexico" was
passed only by tacking it to an ap-
preparation bill. Subsequent lcgislp-
ton IN regard to the war was passed
In the same manner. In the first
Republican House, when Banks was
Speaker, the majority tackled pro-
vision to the supply bill forbidding the
President to Interfere in the Kansas
elections. At this time, Joshua II.
Giddings, the father of Rcpublicanism,
maintained for his party that the
House was merely exercising its con-
stitutional prcrogativc in legitimate
manner. The present is precisely
analogous case, with the parties re-
vcrscd.
Coming to later times, the Radical
majority in 1867 cngraltcd upon an
appropriation bill a clause providing
that the general of the army should
remain in Washington, and not be
sent elsewhere except at his own re-
quest, and that the President should
transmit no order to any officer cx-
ccpt through the general of the army,
under penalties, and providing fine
and imprisonment to any subordinate
officer obcying such "irrcgular" COM
mands. This was in direct contra
vcntion Of the Constitution, which
makes the President commundcr-in-
chief Of the army and navy. Prcsi-
dent johnson, stubborn as he was.
and by no means afraid Of intcrposng
his veto in political measures, not
withstanding this special piece was al
insult TO him and an infringement of
his unqucstioncd powers, signed the
Dill under protest, simply because it
was al appropriation bill, and he could
not stop the supplies. About the same
time Wilson, Of Iowa, another Radi-
cal, proposed an amendment to the
supply bill that. whenever circuit
judge Of the United States decided
against the constitutionality Of an act
passed by Congress, he would have
to be sustained by two-thirds of tho
Supreme Court, or otherwise his
decision would be unhcedcl. AS but
eight Judges were on the supreme
bench at that time, six would have
been required to ovcrrulc al uncon-
stitutional act Of Congress. All this
was done in the halcyon days when
the Republicans comprised about
thrcc-fourths Of Congress and had the
army at their back. Even later, Gar
field himself pushed the supervisor
and deputy marshal act through in
oil appropriation bill, against thcpro-
tests of the minority.
Two things are shown: first, that
All unbrokcn line Of prcccdents jus-
titles the Democrats in their present
policy; and secondly, that each party
has been alternately the defender and
the opponent Of this peculiar power
Of the House to cocrcc the Senate and
the President. On the whole it is
plain that the Democrats are not
revolutionary; and that it comes with
bad grace from the Radicals and from
Hayes to howl about thing that they
often did, especially when they tried
to impcach Andy Johnson for inter-
posing his veto. The Democrats are
getting along pretty well now.
Politics of the Week.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE is hereby given that will
commence, at the store formerly occu-
pied by +. Gcrig Il Son, on the 10Th
day Of April, 1879, to pays dividend
to all those creditors of r. j. McCAR-
LEY who have accepted the terms Of
the assignment heretofore made to me
by the said II. j. McCarlcy.
j. ). GLADNEE,
april 2-Xttd Assignee.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-08


Il vote Of cighty-iivc to four, the Re-
publicans .rciraining from voting on
either side. After several amend
mcnts had been offered and rejected
the committee arose and reported the
bill to the llouSc. All unimportant
amendments were agreed 10 without
division. The bill then passed by Il
vote Of yeas llS, nays 122---a strict
party vote. The Grccnbackcrs voted
as follows: In the afllrmativc---Dc La
Matyr, Fort, Gillctt, Jones of Texas,
Ladd, Lowe OF Alabama, March,
Stevenson, Weaver, Yokum; in the
ncgativc--Darlow and Forsythc. The
result was received with applause on
the Democratic side.
The Grccnbackrrs made their first
appearance Oh Friday. Weaver, of
Iowa, said that the Democratic party,
like Moses, had got to Mount Pisgah,
but would never reach the Promised
Land in 1880. Weaver, 1t will be re-
mcmbcrcd, was elected by Democratic
votes. This is an evidence of how
such men are to be trusted. The bill
goes to the Senate where another pro-
tractcd debate is to be expected. The
President has not yet expressed him
self openly, but Xrck Chandler, who
now makes almost daily visits to the
White House, confidently asserts,
" ~, l,n 10, ,,,I,o
zeal for fair elections is rather strange.
considering the way he was counted
in by the aid Of troops. Indications
arc that the session will be prolonged
for months, with the result undecided.
The speeches Of Blackburn, Townsend
und others put the Democrats on
strong ground, and show that they
arc merely following in the track of
long series Of preccdcnts in tacking
on legislation to appropriation bills.
Hayes himself, when in Congress,
voted to impcach Andrew johnson
for vctoing bills passed by Congress.
Another strong point made by Black
burn Is that repeating acts cannot be
revolutionary. They are merely
bringing the law back to where it was
At first. One Of the measures now to
be repealed was tackled to an appro-
priation bill rushed through by the
Radicals. II is certainly not wrong
to rcpca! il i'll the same way. The
only doubtful point in the Democratic
position was the cn%rafting Of incon-
gruious legislation to appropriation
bills. This being settled by reference
to the record, the Democrats can now
go on to the end.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-08
m NEGW DAVIS.

1t will last Il lifctime--eyery Machine
warranted.
T1HHE Vertical Feed is the greatest ad.
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since tho invention IF sewing machines.
We invite careful examination of il.
believing no one can fail to recognize the
fact that it is the most perfect Sewing
Machine made, combining simplicity
strength, durability. and economy. We
do not hesitate to claim for the
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-08
IMPROVED DAVIS.

IN addition to it's superior princi pies,
more absolute perfection OF workmanship
and more complete ndjustability thnr
pertains to any competing machine now
in the market. Among the various i'm.
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Automatic Bobbin Wihder. Every Ma.
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which there is no extra charge. For
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family use,
THE DAVIS HAS NO EQUAL.
References to those who have the I'm.
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Mrs. William McNall
Mrs. William D. Aiken.
Mrs. a. W. Ladd.
Mrs. j. G.. Rowe.
Mrs DIR. r. T.. Robertson,
Mrs. DR. w. K Turner.
Mrs j. W. Bolick.
Mrs. William Stevenson.
Miss Margaret Aiken.
Mrs A.. =. Miller.
Mrs Eliza Williams.
Mfs James Q. Davis.
Mrs Robert Crawford.
Miss }. Harvey, and others.
just think ofit-a machine selling for
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j. 0. BOAG,
Agent for Fairfield County,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-08
FINAL DISCHARGE.

HEREBY give notice to all whom
u may concern that l will apply to the
Judge OF Probate Of Fairfield county.
on Monday, April II, 1879, for n finai
dlscharge as Guardian Of the Estate
of John T. McCrorey. ''
JAMES BEATTY,
mch 6-t1x1aw4w Guardian
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-08
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