Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12

US learh IRON the past to profit by tho
present, and from the present to live for
tho future.
Three negroes havo died at Athens from
eating watermclons with stryohuincin them.
1t appears that they had been stolen by
negroes aud sold to dealers, and 80 tho
unfortunate victims came by them hon
estly.
Enjoy tho blessing of this day, if God
sends them; and tho evils bear patiently
For this day ouly is ours; We aro dead to
yesterday, and wo arc not born for to.
morrow.
1t is stated that the census man has
found boy i'll Troup County, Ga who is
only twelve years of ogc, but who is mar
ricd and living happily with his wife, fine
looking, handsome woman, twice the egc
OF the husband.
Rumor hath it TINT Mr.. John Agncw,
of Columbia, will bn tho Republican nomi-
nee for Governor, and r. b. Elliott will bca
candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Charleston Mcrcu,y.
We can easily manage if We will only
take each day tho burden appointed for it.
But the load will be too heavy for us if we
add to its weight the burden Of to morrow
boforC VIC arc called to bear it.
The California magnates arc credited
with an amount Of wealth which would
comfortably support small country MIR.
Charles Crockcr is stated to be worth $i3,-
1885, ,458, Mr.. Le!ond Stanford G34 ,643, ,30S,
and Mrs. Mary L. s. Hopkins s25, $50, ,972.
Sixty one shorthorn cattlc wcro sold at
Winchester, Ky, last Thursday ct on
average price Of $500 each or <i7. 900 in
round numbers. On Friday fifty five hoad
we're sold for ;I3,3l7 so, an average prico
Of $220 per head
a physician at Fcrnan3ina, Florida,
has growing III his gordcn cotton plant
fifteen feet high, with u trunk thrco inches
in diameter. This is the sccoud years
growth Of the plant, and it now has full
crop on.
The population Of Charlotte (strictly
within the corporate limity) is 1915, aud
about 1900 just outside the city limits,
making thn population Of what NAV be
claimed as Charlotte 1915.
Iloppincss is like mama. It is to be
gathered in the grains, and enjoyed every
day; it will not keep; it cannot be accumu-
lated; nor need wc go out Of ourselves, nor
into remote places to gather it, since it has
rancd down from heaven, ut our very
doors, or rather within them.
The New York NcraM wisely remarks:
"Whatcycr may be said against the Demo
cratic platform, it cannot he denied that
it is an honest and business like document
and in this respect it is very unlike the
braggng and clustering Republican plat
form."
In the vanits of the sub treasury at New
York thcro are now piled up six hundred
and twelve tons of newly coined silver
dollars. This inconveuicnt treasure occu.
pies vault which is II feet long, 81 feet
wide and II feet high. In the sumo vault
are stored 1907 tons of gold, worth $G5,-
100000.
Urdcr Democratic control tho total cx-
pcnscs Of Richmond County, North Caro-
lima, will not exceed $4,000 In 1876,
under Republican ruic, tho County Guys
crnmcnt cost $40, ,li3 65. This will be q
reduction Of more than SO per cent. in four
years. Every taxpayer can understand and
appreciate this sort of argument.
Garicld's record as Congressman gets
in the way of tho Republican journals at
every turn. Itis now discovered that he
never violated his principles By voting
against any land grant or subsidy bill that
ever came up for consideration. lie was
tho consistent champion of fraud. This,
however, from Republican standpoint is
an uDanswcrablo argument in his favor,
Barker tried to get home in tic same
old corkscrcw fashion the other night, and,
weary with the journey, rested against tho
lamp post for brief season. cit is not so
much the length uor the width Of tho road
that troubles me-" he said sadly; "but |
would like to know whether it is a cane or
broom that stands nearest the door, SO
that L could form some IDEA Of Maria's
greeting when l get home," and then ho
staggered on.
Tho Louisville Comicr-Jom.aal saws:
"lluncock will carry Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Indiana, California and
Oregon. Why should Democrats compro-
mise themselves in Maine by consolidating
with GrGonbackors? Thus far wc have
lost Maine by foolshncss Garcc!on was
bad enough. We can afford no moro such
blundcring. The Democratic party is an
honest money party; it stands on an honest
money platform, aud it should hold
severely aloof from greenbackcry and other
quackcry.
Ground in tho business parts of New
York is yearly becoming moro valuable,
and as conscqcnco buildings are being
constructed of more lofty proportions, in
order to gain room without paying fortunes
for few additional square feet of ground.