Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-04-07

enod children may rest assured stbat II is
impossible for q comet, even at it's utmost
velocity, TO leave lis orbit for an instant, or
to approach too near tho sun or earth, for it
would 'repel aud be repelled reoiprocally be-
fore contact could take place.
Theidea, therefore, that comets or satel-
lites will eventually destroy tho earth by
coming in contact with it, is erroneous
the belief being tho result Of the false
theory which has already been disposed of.
VIM. B. FAHNESTOCK, M. D.
Please Stop My-What2
"Times are hard, money is scarce, busi-
ness is dull, retrenohmout is duty-pleuse
stop whisky ooh, no; times are
not hard enough for that yet. But there
is something else that costs me a large
amount Of money every year, which wish
to save. Please stop my"-tobacco, oigars
and snuff "No, no, not these; but l must
re.rench somewhere; please stop N.Y."
ribbons, jewels, ornaments and trinkats?
"Not at oil; pride must be fostored, if times
are ever SO hard, but T believe can soc
way to effect quite saving 10 another
direction plooso stop my'-tea, coffee
and needless unhealthy luxuties? "No, no,
no; not these; 7 oahnot think Of suoh
a auorifioe; but I must think of some.
thing else. Ahl have it now. My
paper costs few cents woek; L must save
that. Please atop my paper. That will
carry me through tho panic easilyl be-
lievo in retrenohment and economy cspec-
cially in brains"
The Charleston Nc,os and Courier
wisely says: GAS soon as it pleascs the
Senate to adjourn the country will have q
rest. The Offices that there is a fight over
are of consequence to the Senators and
their friends, but the country isindfferent
whether the clerks and other paraphernalia
of tho Senate are Democratic or Republican.
1t is of no earthly consequence to the
people generally; and it tends to bring tho
Senate into contempt to have that body
wrangliug day after day about score or
two of petty offices. The Republicans,
with Malone and tho Vice-P President, have
majority In the Senate, and they will get
the ofices-turning out Democrats, Just as
Democrats turned out Republicans-in the
winter if they do not get thcm now. What
matters it to the public whether the Demo.
cratic attaches stop out now or 10 the win
teri Tho Democratic party cannot afford
to be cverlastingly placed in the position
of appearing to fight harder for placo than
principle"
Egypt is at this time the most Interesting
part Of tho globe to the student of history
for the reason that its history, as recently
revealed, antedates that of any other coun..
try. This history is not traditional nor
legendary, but authentic and accurate. The
key by which it has been revealed is
stone, called the Rosetta Stone, on which
is inscribed certain words ia Egyptian
hieroglyphfds and also tho Same words
translated into the Greek language. The
Rosetta stone was discovered in the ruins of
q temple at the mouth of the Nile by
French scientist, with the Emperor Napo..
leon, in tho year l799, and it is now in the
London Museum. With this key all the
inscriptions on the pyramids and Obelisks
have been read aud thus the history is
made known. This history commences
1890 years before Christ.
Of the Pyramids there are in all thirty
three, the largest of which is the Cheops,
on the Nile, opposite the oity of Cairo.
This Pyramid is 500 feet high and its base
covers an area of thirteen acres. Many of
the Obelisks have been carried to other
countries; the one recently brought to New
York is about sixty feet high and eight
feet square at its base. 1t is covered with
Inscriptions on all four Sides
Egypts great river, the Nile, has been
traced to it's source. It flows out of two
lakes, between which the equator passes,
and is about 5000 miles in longth.
The Suez Canal is 90 miles long and $50
feet wide. 1t has no looks or gates, but is
an open water avenue through which yes.
sells are drawn by tug boats.
One would hardly believe that there are
many people who forget they have money
or that there is money or interest due them
and yet it is fact. There lies in the
Treasury Department to-day 81 100000 of
unclaimed interest on government bonds.
The SUN is getting lurger every day. This
seems strange but it is true This vast sum
OF money, or much of it, can he drawn by
simply applying for it by whoever is entitled
to it and has tho registered bond on which
the interest is due and not paid. There are
thousands of persons who have bought
bonds. and not knowing how to get the
interest on them, prefer to lose the came
rather than to expose the fact that they
have the bonds. Others have interest duo
them, and actually forget the fact and it
lies In the Treasury vaults waiting for them