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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-12
Union nIeeting.

The nnion Of the second section Of Fork
Association will convene ut Pleasant Ridge
Church on Friday before the 5h Sunday in
May.
introductory sermon by Rev. A. w. Me-
GuHn at IL NJ.
Whnt nrc the advantages Of Sunday schools
--G. V. Hunter.
10 what extent may our members engage
in tho popular amuscmcnts OF tho dny?-.
Rev. j. NJ. Sanders.
Miscellaneous business.
SATURDAY.
Is it right for minister to have an explicit
understanding with his church rs to what his
salary shall be? --Iley. j. s. West.
Can member of Baptist Church consist-
emily commune with othor than Baptiet
Chnrches?-- j. W. Sholor
/ What is tho duty Of Gael, individual church
msnber with reference to tho financial sup.
port 'f his churchill. A. II Gibson.
Iomp~ance.--J W. Stribing.
Hut queies.
SUNDAY. tsh
sunday Schoa mass meeting at 10 A. M.
missionary acrlhQn by G. IL. Carter at IL
Wehopc that oil Ntho oburohea con,nos,n.
ths union will sond Delegates. po''"s
] J.W. SfRIBLING, Clerk.
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Seine Mems wives.

Three men Of wealth meeting pot ,onui\
since 10 New York, the conversation tufpet
upon their wives. Instead OF indtpR. fault
with women 10 general, each one SboveS
the wise mans advice, and gave honor 1nt(
his wife. ~ ~ aiiFsffifYt y
81 tell you what it is,p eaid ons Or itb !
men, "they may say what they please about
the uselessness of modern women. bne siny
vito has done ber shers in securing our
success in life. ~ o.i, .&l ,sJN1sf, n,
Everybody knows that Der, famiIy.ws,
arlstocratlc and exclusive, and oil that; ar z
when ! married her she had never doneS
days work 10 her life; but when w. & em
iailed, and had to commence at the foe on !,
tho hill again, she discharged the ser,. 3, >,
and chose outa neat little cottage, snd did
her own housekeeping until was better oif
again." !.
Sand my wife," said a second, twas Il, :
only daughter, oarcsaed and petted 10
death; and everybody said, 'Wellif h6
will marry doll like that, he'll make The
greatest mistake of his life;' but whslS I
came home the frst year Of our marriaks.
sick with the fever, she nursed me bsdk
to health, and never knew her to nurrur
bccouse thought we corldu't afford atiy
better style or moro luxuries." ,8,i's
"Well, gentlemen" ehimed in "a third,
IL married smart, healthy, pretty girl, bus
she was regular blue stocking. She.
adored Tennyson, dotted on Byron, read
Emersoh, and named the first baby Ralph
Waldo and the second Maud; but I tell yofh
what 'tis," and the speakers eyes grew suss
piciously moist, "ahen we laid little Maud
in her last bed at Auburn my poor wife
had 20 renembrances of neglect OF stinted
motherly care, and the little dresses thu
still lie in the looked drawer were oil madu
by her own hands," l...s..-.1 ~
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-12
Church Directory for 1881.

LUTHERAN CnuRCH Preaching ever,
Sunday marniny in German at lOs o'clock
by Rev. YIN. Pilz. Sunday School at 8
a. NJ.
PRESBYTERIAN CnURcu-At WulhalIa
-Rcv s. l.. Morris, Pustor-First Sabbath
atll A NJ; second Sabbath IL p NJ third
Sabbath at | a. NJ. and 7 p. NJ; fourth
Sabbath at p. NJ. Sabbath School every
Sabbath 81 A. NJ. prnyer meeting every
Wednesday evening at I +. NJ. Rchlond
Church = Preaching every sccoud and fourtl,
Sahba,hs at l a NJ.
BAPTIST CmvRcH- Prcac!irg cscry
secor d and fourth Sundays and on Saturday
before tlo second by the pastor, Rev. G. n.
Carter. Sunday school every Sunday morn
ing at 81 A. NJ. Prayer meeting every
Thursday uight, at II o'clock.
SENECA CRY ClEcU1r-( (Methodist) -
Pew. w. n. Hodges, Prcnchcr 10 Charge
drcaohing at GA Pickcns on the first Sun.
day at | AN. Second Sunday at Seneca
Ci'y at | a. NJ and at Friendship at 3 p.
NJ. Third Sunday at Rock Springs at IL
y. N. Fourth Sunday ut Flirvicw at II
a. NJ. Every fifth Sunday at Friendship
at II y. NJ.
METnoDIsr - WALHALLA ClRcUIr-
Rev. q. D. Mann, Preacher 10 Charge
preochlpg ut Center Church on the first
sabbath nt 10 A. NJ; Westminster at 8
=. NJ. On the second Sabbath at Jocassee
at 10 A. NJ; at Whitmrc's at 3 +. NJ.
Third Sabbath at Double Springs at 10 A..
NJ at Oconce at 3 p NJ Fourth Sab
bath at WalhaIla ut IL A. NJ. und 7 p. NJ
At llopc~cll on Saturday before the first
Sabbath iu each month and on the fifth
Sabbath. Prayer meeting at the WaIsalla
Methodist Church every Wednesday even
ing at 7 p. NJ. Sunday School at 81 A. u.
every Sabbath morning.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-12
Circumvented.

Quincy druggist was sitting beside the
base burner ia his store looking sleepily at'.
the rows of bottles on the shelyea. and
wondering why the people don't take moro
medicine, when the door softly opened and
an eight yoar old urohin lodged in. Walk
ing up to tho oomYoounder Of prescriptions, !,
he said: ~
"Nfister, amt there some kind Of stuff
that you kin rub on that'll make q fellows
skin as tough as an elephant's2" a-a
The druggist looked tho boy over, and
replied: sz... d 49,, M. :.
"Yes, the oil of tauuin viii harden the
skin if that's what you mean7" ,..r.
"Thats tho trick I'm playin' fur exactly.
Gimme ten cents worth"
While putting it up the druggist asked.
"What do you want to harden YOUR
hands for. Going to tho country to husk
corn?"
Husk nothin' an my hands is as tough.
os raw hide now. Tn just workin' up q
little scheme to ciroumvent the old woman's
slipper. tried layer O. sole leather, but
she tumbIcd to my little game at the first
interview, an whom l fell back on q folded
newspaper she heard it oraokin' afore che
got mo over her knee, but if this here
stuff does its duty, think I've got the
bulge on her, right from the word 20. How
long does it take such lie as this to put on
pad to knock the fire out of an averages
spankin?"
When the tho desired information was
given him, he trotted off down the street
singing: "lfat first you don't succeed, try,
try again."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-12
repewal of the four years war on the Hayes
minstratiou.
Meeting Of the State Board Of
Examiners.

COLUMBIA, May 3.-The State Board of
Examiners met to,day with full attend
ance. A number of vacancies in the
county boards were filled. Tho board was
thoroughly impressed with the Importance
OF securing greater efficiency among the
county school commissioners, and with this
object in view committee was appointed
to report at the next meeting of the board
IN September, whether it is competent for
the Legislature to prescribe by law the
qualifications for county school com mis-
soners. The following resolutions were
adopted:
l. That tho attention of the county
school commissioners be called to the i'm
portapce of visiting and Inspecting their
schoos-a duty which 10 some counties has
not been faithfully discharged.
2. That 10 the opinion of the board the
county school commissioners should not be
allowed compensation for moro than one
hundred days in each year for office work.
aud that any additional compensation which
may be allowed should be for services rem
dercd 10 visitipg schools.
The board discussed the question of the
apportioument Of the school funds, the
present system Of making the epportion-
ment on the basis OF the attendance during
the current year not being satisfactory. In
accordance with the views of tho board the
superintendent Of education will propose
bill embodying the necessary changes 10
the law. The till will provide that the
average attendance for the last preceding
school year shall be used as basis in
making the arportioument for any year
1t was decided to hold tho next Teachers
Institute in GreenviIle during the month of
August. AS already stated 10 this CORES
pondence, on Institute for colored teachers
will DO held also, the time ard place of
which will be made known ss soon re- che
necessary details shall be arranged.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-12

Agents Wanted for the best and fastest
n selling Pictorial Books and Bibles Prices
reduced s$ per cent National Publishing Co.,
Atlaata, Ga. [mar ., lG.8m :
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-12

it will be because we cannot keep
him." ft
Don't Stop MY Paper.

Don't stop my paper, printer,
Don't strike my name off yet;
You know the times arc stringent,
And dollars hard to gets
But tug q little harder,
Is whut mean to do,
And scrupe tho dimes together,
Enough for me aud you.
[ can't afford to drop it;
find it doesn't pay
10 do without paper,
However others may;
[ hate TO ask NY ntighbors,
10 give theirs on loan;
They don't just sny, but mean it,
Why don't you havo your owp7
You cant tell how we miss it,
If it, by any fate,
Should happen not 20 reach us,
Or come q little late;
Then all is 10 hnbbub,
Aud things go all nwry,
And, printer. if you're married,
You know the reason why.
Then take it kindly, priuter,
If pny be somewhat slow,
For cash is not 80 pleuty,
Aud waits not few, you know.
Bul must have my ppper,
Cost what il may to me,
Id rather dock my sugar,
And DO without my tea.
So, printer, don'tyou stop it,
Uoiess you want my frown,
For here $ your years subscription,
And credit it right down;
And scod the paper promptly
And regularly on,
And let it bring us weekly
It's welcomed bcnison.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-12
State Of South Caroliua.
QGOINgS COUNTY.

BY Richnrd Lc'ca, Esq, Jaagr Of Probate.
1NHEEEAs, J. y. Striking Clerk of the
" Court. hns made suit TO me TO grant him
Letters OF Administration, of tho Estate and
ELECTS Of Preston s. Fricks, deceased
These are, therefore. 10 cite md adnonisl
NIL and singular ,ht kindred and creditors of
Qhe said Preston s. Frcks deceased, that
they be, and appear, before me, in The Court
Of Probate TO be held ut Wahala s g.. on
!nesdny, 3ist OF May next, after publication
hcrcof, az II O'Clock in the forenoon. 10 shcw
cause, if any they have, Why The said admin
istrntion should moi be granted
Given under my hand and seal, this .l,c 2Oth
day of April Ammo Domini 1881
RICHARD LEWIS,
Judge Of Probate of Oconec County.
April 2l 1881 232t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-12

The Columbia leomon says that Cant.
Percival, the Auditor of Riohland county.
resides seven miles from Columbia, aud
that he walks from his residence to his
ottlce 10 the court house every morning, and
back every afternoon, making fourteen
miles day. Counting the six work days,
he walks 81 miles week, 1854 miles IN q
month of 26 days, or at tho rate Of 1865
miles in year Of 3l2 days. In addition
to this, he faithfully discharges his duties
as Auditor, rarely, if ever, being absons
from his office during business Loure.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-12

The United States Supreme Court has
overrulsd the deoision Of the State Courb os
Delaware in the case Of the State vs. VIM.
Calog, found guilty and sentonced TO be
hu,g for rape, on Sthe ground Of tho ina-
proper exclusion Of eolored Jurors. Tho
judgment 60, ~ Of tia State Court wss
set aside and case reminded. Chief Jass.
tice Waite and Justice Field ,aissentaa i ils "a
t ku4l Sg srr-s q -ss-5~t-,s sS 3sJss nfsgsa
The growth Of tho GSrmsnli carp I'M n
has been Sintfodnoed intS rSxaa Has
greater 10 afty psscesss tksn mo RroWs GEg'
any other State, ~
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-12

The LAURENs LYNcHrNa.-It is SUP.
posed there were about thirty persons en-
gagged in the lynohing of the old negro
woman in Laurens county some time since,
and Governor Hagood, having received the
particulars of the transaction through tho
report of the jury of inquest, has offered q
reward of 5000 each for their arrest. The
price Of the arrest Of oil will aggregate
about $4,000, which is quite sufficient to
stimulate good degree Of effort in that
direction.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-12

MoDITIED.--The Com missioner of Inter-
nal Revenue has modified his recent order
regulating tho pay of Storekeepers aud
Gaugers. Hereafter all Storekeepers and
Gaugers on duty at distflleres having a
mashing capacity Of less thon twenty hush~
els will be paid three dollars per day, aud
over twenty bushels four dollars per day.
The pay of General Storekeepers and Cad
gers will continue as heretofore.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-18
How Chickens &c, out of Shells.

Take an egg out of nest on which hen
has had her full time, carefully holding il
to the ear, turning it around, you will lind
the exact spot which the little fellow is pick
ing on the inside of the shell this he will
do until the inside shell is perforated, and
the shell is forced outward as a small scale
leavinga hole. Now, if you will take one
of the eggs in this condition from under the
hen, remove 1t to the house or some other
suitable place, put il in a box or nest, keep
ing it warm and moist,as near the tempera-
ture of the hen as possible (Which may be
done by laying it between two bottles OF
warm water upon some cotton or wool), and
lay glass over the box or nest, then you
can sit or stanl, as 1t is most convenient,
und witness the true modus oparandi Now
watch the little fellow work his way into
the world, and you will be amused and in
structed, as have often been. After he has
got his opening he commences a nibbling
motion with the point of the upper bill on
the outside of the shell, always working to
The right Cf you have the large end of the
egg from you aud the hole u?ward) until
he has worked his way almost around, say
with one half an inch in perfect circle, he
then forces the cap or butt end of the shell
Off, and then has chance to straighten his
neck, thereby loosening his legs somewhat
and so by their help, forcing the body fiom
the shell.-American Farm, Joudral.
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=H= -
FARM NOTES.

The weight Of a barrel of -four is based
upon the English unit of weight known as
a "stone." There are fourteen pounds in a
stone and fourteen stones in barrel of flour
That is why barrel of -four weighs 1876
pounds.
-Decaying vegetable matter is what
sandy soils need to give them holding power
over fertilizers and make them productive
The ploughiug under of green crops is
ready means Of supplying the vegetable
matter.
The overstocking of land is one OF the
surest and quickest ways of running pastures
II is an everyday thing with many farmers
who cannot be made to believe that they are
getting the full benefit of pasture unless
the grass is eaten off little faster than it
has time to grow consequently, all who
put this method in practice always haye
bare pastures and poor cattle.
"A gun can be fired from the back of a
horse, an umbrella held over the head, a
buffalo robe thrown upon his neck, rail-
road engine pass close by, his heels dump
ed with sticks, and the animal take it all as
natural condition of things, If only taught
by careful management that it will not be
injured thereby. There is great need of i'm
provement in this noble animal less beat
ing and more education.
"A late number of the London Live Stock
Gnvar hiu bnreos Co.
purposes, are mistake. So the corporation
of London have found out. When they
started to do their own scavengering, INSTEAD
of contracting for it, they selected all the
giants they could get seventeen hands were
preferred. The mistake has been found out,
Sixteen hands is now the favored height"
A new remedy for noxious insect is an
nounced by Mr.. Mygett, farmer of Napa
Cal. For five years past he has used it till
every vine is freed from phylloxera, and
every fruit tree cleared of insect pests He
bores small hole in the lower part Of the
trunk, slightly slanting, pours in a small
quantity of quicksilver, and plugs with
putty. sulpher has been used in the same
way with sucess,also petroleum, but the latter
Injuries the trees, Mixed with castor oil,
however, petroleum is a sovereign remedy
for scale bugs and other insects which de-
stroy plants, but it should be administered
moderately.
Hydraulic eements do not shrink in
hardening and make an excellent mortar
without any admixture of sand.
Combustion of coal under boilers is the
most complete with frings or charges at in
tervals of from hflean to twenty minutes.
BE sure that the corn you plant has a
good pedigree. Pedigree in seed is of as
much Importance as pedigree in horses and
cattle. Buy it from none but reliable seed
stores, though it may cost you few cents
more a bushelj il will amount TO but little
in the end.
Professor Goessman gives the following
as a cure for yellows in peach trees Apply
potash salts to the surface under the tree
and rake it in then mulch with old hay
leaves or straw. The German crude muriate
Of potash will be the least expensive. Use
cue or two pounds, according 70 size Of tree.
Apply one pound in tho late fall aud same
quantity IA the sPFin8.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-18
FARMERS COLUMN.


A writer in the London Journal gives |
some interesting statements respecting the
toad. In the matter Of feeding he says the
toad is not very particular, either as to quail
ity or quantity. Anything that creeps or
crawls will do for him--wood lice, beetles,
spiders, slugs, worms, even snails with their
shells, are put out of sight as if by magic,
for he has peculiar way Of catching his
prey. He watches the moving insect for an
instant or two then suddenly darting out
his tongue while at distance Of one or two
inches, the insect is snatched up and swal-
lowed instantly. One evening he gave one
wasp and humble bee. Both were
snatched up directly they commenced to
move, apparently without causing the toad
the slightest discomfort, though they must
have reached his stomach in a tolerably
active condition. In plant houses especially
forcing houses, where insects increase their
numbers so rapidly at oil seasons, the toad IS
services are especially valuable; and if a
suitable ladder, made ofa narrow board with
bits of lath tackled on it two inches apart, be
set in a corner, slanting from the floor to
the stage, he will climb it, and thus be en-
abled to make himself still more useful.
But perhaps the most remarkable fact con-
cerning the toad is, that though he can, and
does, eat great deal, be can exist long
time without eating anything. Years ago
he buried one for a month in the earth, as
an experiment, and when dug up it was ap-
parently as well as ever. More recently,
having been bothered with myriads Of wood
lice in an early cucumber house, and not be-
| ing able TO find toads in February, he, later
on when they became plentiful, buried three
in a nine-inch pot, with slate on the top,
eighteen inches under the ground, that he
might have them handy for the next early
forcing season. But that season he did not
require them, so they remained buried un-
til the following one, and were then, on be-
ing taken up, apparently not much the
worse for their eighteen months fast, though
they didn't have any ice water or alcoholic
baths.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-18

The greater the dflieulty the more glory
iu surinounting it, skillful pilots gain their
reputation during tempests.
-"Why, are you alive yet my old friend 2
heard you We're dead" mice friend you
are. You didn't even come to my funeral ,
mo kiss" he said, despondingly "no
kiss from my darling to-night2" "No," she
sand, emphaticslly, "no kiss. hear that
there is mumps in you family"
-"Msiden's Cheek" is a new color. The
tellow who takes a girl to an ice cream
saloon and she orders her plata reflled four
times thinks 1t must be rather brsssy hue.
fhe youHg man who is about to be mar
sIe4 Nil, If shrewd, get II reported tha. the
bride g very rich. Then there'll be more
friends to make handsome presents at the
wedding.
-"what is the moon good for?" asked
Professor Millerj "what are the principal
?" And the smart bad boy looked up
from the foot Of the class and said "To
rest the gas companies.
-Au excited old maid in temperance
badge few evenings since read an original
poem entitled, "The lips that touch liquor
shall never touch mine" aud the young
men present gave her three cheers.
Morse, who invented tue telegraph, and
Bell, the inventor of the telephone, both had
deal-mute wives. Little comment is neces.
sary, but just see what a man can accomp-
hsh when everything is quiet
Describing the actions of a heroine il
enc Of his novels, Victor Hugo siid "Sh,
pillowed her head on the breast of the in,
toxicatel young man." This is not calcu,
lated To pake young men swear of.
--tfelIpn to what you have rather thar
reach for that You cannot get. The brghte.
Thoughts sometimes come from the dulles
looking men. The inner qualities Of mar
determine the inequalities Of life.
They were approaching an ice cream
SALOON aud She said ooh, Charley, I'm 20
ing % haYe my new dress cut bias Oh 100
s p-p pi-theTe's aud ice cream saaon
6 ,odyl" ''Yss aud IT is like your ban
dTess, fIr il vail H. cut by MS" snd the h0g'
Lidold wretch lei the psntpg dsmsei sSrcsi
/, seasIses
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mose Oola aud laay rover.

Being seriousiy troubled with Hay Fever
and Rose Cold, Ia, the solicitation of a
friendl tried Ely's Cream b1lin aud was sur
priced in obtaining almost immediate relief.
heartily indorse and earnestly recon mend
it to all similarly afflicted. W. P. Andrus,
Druggist, Metuchen, N. J August 20, 1879
For Hay Fever recommend Ely's Cream
Balm. 1t entirely relieved ne from the lirst
application have been sufferer for ten
years. Going from home and neglecting to
leae the remedy, had an attack after re-
turning Immediately resurted il, and found
instant relief l believe, had begun its
use earlier, should not have been troubled.
Have stond heat, dust and draughts as well
ascold during other month. J .Collycaf Clerk
lis Broad street, Elizabeth, n. j. Price 81
cents.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-18
Gnrpe wine for communion.

The superb quality and entire purity Of
spcer's Port Grape Wine, of New Jersey and
the success that physicians have had by its
use, has induced them IN write about it, and
caused hund-eds Of others to prescribe it in
their practice as the best and most reliable
wine to be had. 1t is held in great favor
for Communion purposes, and said to be a
cure for consumptives. For sale by A. j
Durling and DR.. c. T. Horn, Lehighton and
zern 4 Rapsher, Weissport.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-18

"A gentleman from Indiana recently reg.
stored in an Illinois hotel and looked at
the printed notice in his bed room, "Please
do not blow out the gas" The occupant OF
the adjoining room heard him remark; al
pay money and Pm going to blow out the
gas If | want In -
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-18

In the prefecture of Nigata, japan
small paper money and copper coins are
both SO extraordinary scarce that the mer-
chants are obliged to use postage stamps
post cards, revenue stamps, matches, enyel.
opes, chop sticks, wooden spoons, &c, AT
change.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-18
musoEL,aNEous.

"A handicap is preferred 10 mislaid
bonnet.
is a six-button kid any relative 10 d
sick but'in' goot7
--"Of all sad words Of tongue or rep Il g
saddest are''-obtuary poetry.
Electricity in Franklin's time was a
wonder and now we mako light of IL.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-18

Documents recently discovered in the
Erehives OF Venice show that the house in.
habited by Marco Polo stood on the precise
spot now occupied by the Malibran Theatre
1t is therefore proposed to place an inscrip
tion ON the exterior.