Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24
A Natural Born Flnanoier.

eve don't take that sort of money
hets," said the attendant as he scaned the
bill. ,uen 3 rpsDp. tsinEl io
'Dop't eh2 Very we'll. Customs differ
In, localities,t, They take it in some plasos
aud refuse it in others. No particular
harm to offer It. ~ How's this bill" ma"
"1t is an old wildcat bill Of l840;" and
it was handed back with the remark that it
wouldn't pass, yst.aga.sG sdi III. smji
"Won't, hey7 Well, no great harm to
i. Aro you willing to take my note f0r Elk
"No sir. hos ia; ati H,g3.9i2tli
"Won't eh7 There are places where
they will. and whore they won't. This
seems to bo a place where they won't. No
crime, though, to propose it,, Do you
think would have any success in standing
you OFF,"
t'No air." p
"I presume not; but the inquiry seemed
pertinent Does it appear to yon as if I
would have to pay this bill 10 cash2"
"It does" onn ~ nsah%2a yin /
"Strikes me the same way too There
are times when it seems impossible to
wriggle out Of cash payments. I have 'a
proposition which L have save d as last
resort Are you willing to look upon mo as
an object of charity and donate me this
thirty .aents' worth ofaluncheon?n l,a,aa'ioa
"No, sir, am not."9 9t,, !, tg.'apa gag
"Thst's what [ expected, but L thought
it no harm to make it. Just take, your
change out Of this 90, cents, please, ,t.
The right change having been handed
him, he heaved asigh Of relief and sat
down to pick his teeth with straw from
the broom .-Detsoit Ne,os.
McVEAH AND JAMEs.-Mr. James's ap.
pointment to the postmaster -generalship,
although it may, If opepleases, be called a
concession to Mr.. Oonkling, is nevertheless
10 every respect admirable. 1t puts at the
head of o most important branch Of the
Administration the mau of all men in the
country who has given the highest proofs of
fitness for it. His management of the
New York postofioe has been literally the
beginning of now regime in tho American
postal service, not unlike that which Row.
land Hill introduced in the British post.
office, and hos rendered ipestimable service
To D5tsiness and social lifo, besides affording
o perfect PRACTICAL illustration Of what is
meant by civil service reform. Mr.. Wayne
MoVesh, too, is not simply good lawyer;
he he's shown himself an excellent politician
and has been loug prominent opponent of
''the maohine," both in his own State and
in the nation at large. No Cabinet in which
these I, two men have place could, even if
other members were worse than they hre,
greatly disappoint reasonable expectations.
The Nation
No NEED OF AN EXTRA SESSION.
nnnfoatnd oIonfinn
any damage whatever. When they are
tuken up they should be considered calmly
and thoroughly. No man who was not
House should DO admitted. Whatever
defects in the election laws may be brought
to light should be remedied, and whatever
means may be suggested for making them
more effective should be applied in due
time. For all this there is no haste aud no
occasion for an extra session. AS for at
tempting to renew the sectional fight as a
means of raising political capital for the fall
campaign, it would be desperately shorts
sighted thing to do The country is tired
of this everlasting contention of North and
South, and wants repose and o chance for
events end sentiments to develop in q
healthier current. If the contested election
cases can be left until next wintor, there is
reason to believe that it will be all the
better for the country and for the Republi.
can party.-Ne,o Yorh Times.
The closing hours of the Indiana Leg.
islature were enivoued by one of its meu-
bers, Mr.. Cabbage, who introduced bill
"for the determination of owls, hawks and
crows" which was know as "The Great
Owl Bill" In the closing hours of the
session on Saturday night the House invited
Mr.. Cabbage to address it on the subject of
his bill, He accepted the invitation and
proceeded to mako his address, bat in few
moments, as the report says, was 'oom.
pletcly showed in under storm of
pamphlets, books and files. The members
then turned upon one another, aud for balf
an hour battle ragged, during which no
mans head was safe, and statutes, reports
of committees, printed bills and aevery
available missile was hurled."- st. Louis
Post Dispatch. '@& .af'f y ''''S
GREENSBORO, N. o., March '15.-The
celebration of the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the Battle,of Guilford Court House !
took place to-day. The Raleigh Light
Infantry aud their band and the firemen OF
Greensboro gavo street psrades. i, There
was great gathering 10 the evening, and
enthusiastic speeohes were made BY Lieu
tenant Governor Robinson, Judge r. b.
Dix, Hon. A. M. Scales, Colonel John G. !
Staples, A. s. ,Busbee aud others The
day was generally observed as a holiday.
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