Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-11-24

The first snow of the season fell In New
YORK on Tneoday morning early, but was
barely enough to wet tho pavements,
The total loss throughout Ontario by bush
fires during the past season is estimated at
1000 and SIG. 900 900.
When Amos Lawrence was asked for ad.
Woe no said: young man, buso all your
actions upon principle, preserve your integ-
rity and character, and In doing this neset
reckon the cost" "a
The ChristftR At'Oocate Announces that
Bishop Wighsman is in extremely. critical
condition. his symptoms being more alarming
than at any time during his ilness.
! The United Statos contains moro papet
mile than any other country by nearly so
per cent. and one encouraging feature of
this exhibit is that wo use as much paper Us our
mills produce.
A Connec,icut pastor declined an addition
Of 500 to his SALARY for the reason, among
others. that tho hardest part Of his labors
heretofote had been the collection of his
salary. aud it would kill him to try to collect
500 more.
Fifteen thousand miles of railroad are to
DO built next year. which will require six
hundred million dollars. Whore is that
money to onme from, and how much Of IL will
earn a dividend? Prudent men may we'll
call halt.
| Williams College has conferred tho hono-
rary degree Of Master Of Arts on Morris X
Mr.. Jesup heads with So 500 the subscription
to found in Williams Cullego memorial
professorship in honor of the late President
Garfield.
The Treasurer of the Garfield memorial
Hospital at Washington announces that the
contributions to that object now amounts to
$4,000, and that assurances have been rec
ceiVed from all parts Of the country that this
sum will shortly be increased by large add,
tiopal subscriptions
The whiskey distillors Of Cincinnati have
entered into on agrees ent, which has been
joined by the producers in Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana and Missouri. to reduce tho produc-
ton one half. 30 as to raise the price. The
number of distilers that have entered tho
pool is 80 great that they will bo able oasly
to control tho market
The lato Mr.. Dolmonico eaid that ho fur-
nlshed dinner Tor ten persons, ut the order
of ono of them, who prepared tho bill OF fare
ut the cost of $500 for each person: 81 900 in
all. Behold men gluttonous and wine bib,
bers." for the bill included specimen Of
evory kind of wine imported into the United
States.
Mr. John P. Howard. Of Burlington, VT. .
has given to the Homo for Destitute Children,
in that city, the opera honse which bears hia
name 1t was built two years ago ut cost
of Sl25000 Mr. Howard has given during
| the present year to charitable. religious and
educational institutions ncnrly 1926 900.
Queen Victoria. on the 25th ultimo, com
pleted the term of A. years and l30 days Other
reign, which was the length Of time that
Queen Elizabeth was on tho throne. Queen
Victoria has now rcigned loDger than any
other English Qucon. and longer than any
English King. with tho exception of George
ILL, Henry III. and Edward III.
At meeting of tho State Press Associa-
ton, Columbia, November 10, it was resolved
to hold the noxt annual meeting in the town
of Marion. S. c.. in May, 1882. NIcssrs
Crows, Todd. IIoyt, McKerral and McLucas
were appointed committee to e Z tho day of
the meeting and arrange for an excursion to
Wnccamaw Like ahd visit to Northern
cities.
This is what Christian in New Zealand
says OF that country and colony: "Thero
are NJ drawbrcks here in climate, sol,
wages or land laws; our chief obstacles
| arc scopticism and whiskey. The re.
cent census. which brings up tho European
| population to about half u million. returns a
surprising number Of professcd sceptics. As
to iDtempernnce. the money spent in intoxi.
eating liquors would support all the churches,
all the schools and all tho poor. Still. this
is n great country with great future"
Potatoes are shipped to this country from
Ireland. and are sold at lower rates than the
American product. One day last week
eight hundred bags of them renchci this
port on the White Star stonmer Celtic
Thirty tons we're shipped on tho Wisconsin
and about fifty tnns wore on their way on the
Britannia, and more expected on tho Adri-
attic The grcnter quantity "f these potatoes
como from the Nnrth Of Ireland Hitherto
the potato has more frequently travelled from
American ports to lrelunn, and one dcnler
said Even the potatoes in Ireland canpo,
live under British rule, nn, must Nv to q
land Of liberty"
a WORLD OF GooD.-One Of the mos,
popular medicines now before the American
public is iInp Biuers. You see it eyery-
where People take it with good effect. 1t
builds them up. 1t is not rs pleasant to the
taste ms some other bitters "a il ia not whs.
key drink. 1t is more like the uld fashioned
honeset ten that has done u world nf good
If you don't feel just right try Hop Bitters.-
Nunda Nc,cs