Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-07-27
e. Country Full Of EIoney.

The Lynchburg Virgiuan SAYS: Souo
idea may be formed of the vast amount of
capital in this country now seeking invest.
mcnt, when it can be stated that New
aa ork iIuanoier has offered to place $780,
ooo'ooo OF government bonds, bearing two
per cent Interest, iu one years time. There
IS no doubt, therefore, that at least $780,
ooO,oOO Of capital is really seeking profitable
Investment at this time, and with the S2O0,a
wv ,OoO soon to DC put into circulation bv
disbursement for pensions aud public works,
presents an enormous aggregate of money
SUN ample to make business unusually
active IN tho autumn if applied to enter
prises In legitimate trado channels. With
all the railroads, towns and cities that aro
oclng built IN our comparatively new couti-
lry-much of which is now being reclaimed
from the wiIdcrness-it is simply marvellous
that there can be so much money seeking
investment in bonds, at such rates of interest.
But this IS another evidence Of the pross
Tess We are making in tho accumulation of
wealth
The great liarvcsts that havo been gath
cred over this vast continent during the
present summer, will add many millions
moro to previous accumulations aud furnish
the earnest of financial stability for years td
come, II the people can keep thor heads,
and avoid falling into wild and uncertain
spcculations, the result of which, very Of
ten, Is panic, with ruin to thousands. and
general distress in. business circles. But,
so lar as appears now, our country is in
most prosperous condition, with cncourao.-
Ing prospects fer the future.
An ltaiiun professor has issued ghastiv
volume on suicide. In all this world it
seems Calnbra stands lowest on the scale
OF those who are weary Of breath. Norway
stands third and Ireland fourth. England
and America arc very high, and the reck.,
less and misery which makes life inshp--
portable reach tho maximum 10 tho center
OF Europe, from Geneva to Paris and
through SaSony, Baden, Prussia and the
Austro-L ungarian provinces. The small
German States are the very highest. Suia
eide has increased everywhere for tho last
forty years, even in Ireland, whcro tho
figure is SO low, from ten in tho million to
eighteen in tho million of population, whilo
lIngland and America have mounted from
sxtystwo to sixty-cight, Prussia from
seventy. four to ll2, France from lifty five to
loo and Saxony rushes on with an average
OF 26l. Childless widowers Gre by far tho
larges; number on the sorrowfu list.
EIGHrY.FIvE DOLLARS LOST .-"You
do not tell me that your husband is up and
entirely cured by so simple medicine as
Parker's Ginger Tonic?' ayes, indeed, 7
do, said Mrs. Benjamin to her neighbor,
"and after sc had lost cighty-Gyc dollars in
doctors bills and prescriptions. Now my
husband feels as well us ever"
Some Of tho Hebrews Of the tribo of Cad
have been heard from. They have migrated
from Southern Arabia to Jerusalem, and
arc in quite as destitute and dependent
condition as tho refugees who have re-
Gently swarmcd upon our shores from
Russia. There arc about Que hundred Of
the Gaditcs in the party, with promise Of
more in Southern Arabia yot to be heard
from. They say that their ancestors Aod
to Arabia before tho destruction of Solo,
mons Tomplo.
a VIGoRoUs GRowrn--Of the hair ID
often promoted by using Parkcr's Hair
Blsam. 1t always restores tho youthful
color and lustrc to gray hair, gives ii new
liFo and removes all irritation and dahas
ruff.