Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-04-14
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ders visited saloon, and tried by PRAYING
to induce the proprietor Of the saloon to
close his place. The proprietor invited the
ladies to seats, and asked them to pray. and
then himself offered the following PRAYER:
"Almighty Creator in heaven! Thou
who hust made the heaven and earth. and
created man in Thine own image os ruler of
this earth. Whilst animals were living on
grass and water, Thou didst teach INV
servant Noah to make wine, and Thou didst
not punish him for making in,em pera,c uso
Of it,. At the wedding of Cana Thine only
Son, Jesr Christ, transformed water into
wine, when the juice Of the grape was
exhausted, that the enjoyment of the guests
might not be disturbed. The great ro-
fromer, Martin Luther, said, He who does
not love wine, women and song remains
fool oil his lifo long, Aud ali tho great
men upon this earth have beon drinking of
tho wine Thou hast given Thy children
upon this earth. 0 Lord! we pray Thee,
have pity upon these women here who arc
not grateful for Thy gifts, who want to
make Thy children like the beasts Of the
field nnd compel them to drink water like
on OK, while they dress extravagantly and
lead their husbands by other extrayaganciss
not tending to our we'll being but to bank.
rnptoy, depriving them of all pleasures of
this world, yea, driving. them evoo to suicide.
~ Lord! have mercy upon the ladies;
look upon them; they wear not even the
color of the face which Thou hast given.
them, but they ero SHINING against Thee,
and not content with nature paint their
faces. 0 Lord! Thou caust also perceive
that their figure is not as Thou hast made
It; but they wear humps upon their backs
like camols; Thou seest, o Lord! that their
had dress consists Of false hair, and when
they opcn thcir mouths Thou secst their
false teeth. o Lord! these women who
waot men who will patiently accept ali this
without using the power Thou hast given
to man that all women shall be subject to
man. They will not bear the burdens of
married life, and obey Thy command to
multiply and replcntish tho earth; that
they are too lazy to raise their children;
anc, 0 Lord! Thou knowcst the crimes they
commit. o Lord have mercy upon them
and take them bacl, into Thy bosom, take
folly out of their hearts, give them common
sense, that they may see their own foolish
ness, and grant that they may become good
and worthy citizens of our beloved CITY Of
Atchison.
20 Lord! we thank Thco for tho blessings
bestowed upou US, and ask Thee to deliver
Us from al evils, especially hypocrtioaf
wop,cu, and Thine shall bo praise forever
and ever Amen"
Grass is king of Dakota, tho proposed
new State. Tho territory lies in the broad
valley of tho Missouri aud that Of tho Red
River Of tho North. The Black Hills, with
untold wealth, are partly within her West.
ern borders, while on tho East arc Min
nesota and Iowa, with three railroads reach.
ing after her aboundant graia crop. Be-
sides gold und silver, coal is found in tho
Northern andNYestern districts, and petro.
leum springs from the rocks in many places.
Tho climate presents less that is obiicctiona.
bio to tho Eastern emigrant than either Of
tho adjoining States. It's winters are
nilder and its atmosphere is Of the most
remarkable saIubrity. The soil is q rich
vegetable mound, ranging from tho most
fertile allusium 10 the bottom lands---of
which there are many thousands of ucros
along the Missouri and its tributsries---to
the moro compact upland prairie, thorough.
ly we'll adapted to the production Of wheat
and olher grains. 5Oats, poas, barley, and suoh
small grains attaip the ripest perfection; but
tho great orowniog wealth Of Dakota, out
ranking gold, wheat, corn, and all else, is
her incompatible Drop Of grass. thousands
OF square miles of her bottom lands yiold
two tons or more per aero per year OF q
single cutting, while away North, in the
Red River valley, four tons per acre are
secured by tive, cuttings. For etook raising,
woolgrowiug, dairyiugy grain growing, and
the production Of root Drops, eDakota posi-
scsses unsurpassed advantages, i