Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-04-28
Beaconsaold. Of Euglaud, died on the
10th instant.


Minnesota hes appropriated $4,000 in
the lust five years to encourage tree plant
log.
Nebraska ie taking wise look ahead.
Last year there we're planted there So ,002,.
046 forest trees, 2,440,2S8 t,uit trees and
463, ,428 grape vines.
Tho recent Official verified statement Of
the total loss Of the Uniop army during the
rebellion was 827, ,184. Tho South neorly
reached 100000.
"Ao false as a ohurohyard epitaph"
could not be said of the ono inscribed on
freestone slab at New London, which roads:
"What sort Of man he was TIE resurreo.
tiou morning will reveal"
A great many of US are in the position
ofthe Irishman who, wheu told that he had o
upright judge to try him, replied: "Ah,
Biddy, it's not on upright judge want, my
darlin', but one that will lean little to my
side"
A young lady having read about man
who invented stove which will consume
its own smoke, hopes he will next devise u
method whereby tobacco smokers can be
run on the same economical principal.
A gentleman, as the story goes, wont
to q certain house the other day and
meeting a German friend at the gats, in
quired, "Is Mt io?" eyes," was the
reply. When about to pull the bell the
Teuton called him back aud said, "He
is in, but be is des."
A lecturer was explaining to littlo girl
how lobster cast his shell when he had
outgrowo it. Said he:
"What do you do when you have out.
grown your olothes7 You cast them aside,
do you not3'
ooh, no." replied the little one; eve let
out the tuoks!''
At q Toronto agricultural meeting, the
story was told Of farmer who raised
vegetable last summer aDd could not tell
whether it was pumpkin or squash. He
thought he would bring it to an exhibition
to find out. The result was, that as
squash he took o first prize on it, aud as q
pumpkin he got second prize on it,
There are now under cultivation around
Charleston, s O., within convenient dis
tance from railroad depots and wharves,
about two hundred aud fifty acres Of strow.
berries, which will, with favorable scasou,
furnish for shipment to New York alone
about one million quarts Of strawberries.
"Blue Heu," is the nickname given to
tho State Of Delaware The origin of the
term is this: Captain Caldwell, 40 officer of
the first Delaware Regiment in tho Rcvo-
luton, was very fond of game cocks, but
nipfn hat
unless its mother was "bluo hen." AS
he was an exceedingly popular mon. his
regiment was called "'rhe Blue Hens" and
tho term was afterwards transferred to the
State aud its inhabitants.
Young chickens drink great deal of
wster, but they in common with all animals
know just how much they need. Mix your
corn and dough very dry and orumbly,
therefore, and let your fowls drink fresh,
cool, clean water after they are through
eating. If your mess Is mixed too thin and
sloppy you will force thom to swallow more
water than they need in order to get q.
their feed
The list of life-boat rescues 10 Great
Britain for the past year shows total Of
$40 lives and 26 vessels aaved from destruc-
tioD. 10 the same period the Lifeboal
Institution granted rowards for saving l20
lives by fishing and other boats and othrr
means, making total of 600 lives saved
last year, mainly through its ins,rumontality
Altogether, sincc its Formation the society
has contributed to the saving of 81 ,59G
shipwreokcd persons.
The Governor of Wisconsin has sigued
the bill recently passed by the Legislature
prohibiting the practice of 'troetiDe." !"
The bill provides that auy person who shall
hereafter ask another to drink at his ex-
penso. or any person oonsonting to drink at
| another's expense, shall be liable to arrest
and punishment. When the bill was To-.
troduced into the Legislature it was referred
to as scnscless end impraoticaole idea, and
nobody thought 1t would become law.
1t has attracted attention since it has
passed.
Lander says that men who
never seem to appreciate the
beauty Of the sunshine during the
day, speak of the glory Of the
sunset, aftor the day is done. so
with worthy but neglected people.
who are never justly estimated till
they are here no more.
There was a fight imminent be-
tween two boys few evenings
ago. One Of them darkly init.
mated that he was bigger than
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