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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-11-30
A New Grain for tho South.

From tho Southern LunJern,an.
The Rev. II. Fl. Pratt, Of South Carolina
who was for some time missionary ia
South Amcrica, has presented to the pub,
'ic new cereal, which he oalls millionaire
1t is found in Columbia in large quantities
nnd formes the common food Of the work.
iog classes there, and is also used for
working animals. Mr.. Pratt has been
successfully growing it in South Carolina
for several years. Tho cakes mado from it,
ground into meal are preferred to earn
meal bread. The Savannah Guono Com l.
pany's chemist prouounces it superior in
food qualities to wheat. Experiments show
that frou' 30 to 100 bushels of oleau seed
per acre can be raised. Mr. Pratt describes
tho plant as follows: "The plant is allied
to the sorgum and Guinea corn families,
and sl'' q not be planted whero there is
any dau of mixing them. Tho grain
is smaller ond moro meay than che Guinea
corn, the heads oro larger and more COM
pact, aud the color is milk white instead of
red. 1t differs FROM the sorgum in this,
that the sugar it contains is fully converted
into corn when the grain matures--so
that the pth Of the green stalks becomes
as dry and tastclescss as that of Indian corn
when the stalk is dead. In Baranquilla,
on the coast, whcrc>wc have dry season
(Which is really drought.) Of five or six
months continuance, have had it planted
In my garden aad after it had ripened ono
crop of seed, havo cut it down to the
roots, in tho midst of this dry season, and
had second crop, Of ir.rior quality of
course, to shoot up at once from the roots
have been told that third crop of fully
ripened seed can thus bo made from q
single plant. l do not know that this can
imply (for the soil at that season gets dry
as potsherd and nearly as hard ) unless it
means that above most other plants this
lives Oft tho atmosphere, which there Ger
tainly is denscly charged with moisture
from tho sea. It was this unlimited co.
Iaclty TO stand drought which induced ne
TO bring the seed home, in the belief that
it would be Of inoalculablc service to our
Southern States, when our crops so often
fail from drought.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-11-30

iSai.a'a'SY'S Organs. % stops, 10 sets
'"cds. only $50. G'iis,Ds $l&j up. Rare
holiday inducements ready Write or call on
isa;A'9'd'V, Washington. N. j.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-11-30

Ere,Y Georgidm sho"M fahe paper (rom tie
Capiiat dHring tie net Myce moatAs
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-11-30
South Carolina Railroad.
CuAEGEoF. SCHEDULE.

kft&|t}l1
On and nftcr May 18th, 1881 +, Passenger
Trains will run as follows until further notices
GREENVlLLE EXPRESS.
GOING EAST, (DAlLY EXCEPT SUNDAYs.)
Leave Columbia 90 p M
Arrive Camden 8 IS D M
Arrive Charleston 10 As D N
GOING WEST, DAILY EXCEPT sUNDAYs.)
Leave Charleston G 90 m
Leave Camden 6 Is q nj
Arrive columbia 10 35 q m
WAY FREIGIIT AND PASSENGER
TRAINS.
GOING EAST (DAILY EXCEPT suNDAYs.) 4.
Lcuve Columbia xG 30 m
Arrive Camden 10 40 n m
Arrive Augusta 3 20 p m
Arrive Charleston SIS pm
GOING WEST (DArLY EXCEPT sUNpAYs)
Leave Charleston %0 05 q m
Leave Augusta SIS q M
Arrive Columbia S 80 D m
*Passengcrs leaving Columbia or Charleston
on those trims have to change cars ut Branch-
Vile to reach Charleston at SIS D m or CO.
lumbia at $50 m.
NIGHT EXPRESS TRAINS.
GOING EAST DAILY.
Leave Columbia 8 90 p IN
Arrive Augusta 25 IN
GOING WEST DAILY.
Leave Charleston & 10 p M
Leave Augusta 90 y m
Arrive Columbia S 30 n m
On Coi,uabia Dic;siom NJqht Er3ycss 7+ains
f"n dai'y: all oihcr Trains da;iy rrtep. Sanoay
On augusta Dici$iom aH Passenger Trains
ran daily.
Hecpi"g Cars arc atiacbcd 10 Night Express
1toins-dcrthS oniy Gl.50 Jct,ccen Colum6ia
Charleston and .ing,.Sfa.
On S"'"rdays and S""days ronnd trip HcIeis
arc sold 10 a"d jrom all stct;on& at one frst class
y,.,.Y , -
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-11-30

ONE OF TIE MOST PROMISING MEN IN TIE
SOUTH


SOUTH
From The Springfield Republican. |
uugh 5. Thompson, the new Governor
OF South CSrolina, is a nephew of Waddy
Thompson, one ofthe famoua men of the
old regime, man with fine head and
trim moustachc. After tho war he found
himself stripped, as many of the nris,oc i.
1acy were, and went to Columbia and set
ups private school. His income for the
first year was about Sl00, and was cked out.
Us he subsequently, discovered, by the sale
Of the fomiy plate. Family plate, in fact,
provided quite resource during the early
years of transition from war to peace, when
tho women OF the aristocrncy at Columbia
showed their sense Of the value Of ecouomy
and thrift ny appointing committee Of
themselves to get good prices from the
Jewish dealers who flo .kcd into the Soutb
Mr. Thompson continued teaching till he
was made superintendent Of instruction
under the Hampton government, when he
found the State school fund good aenl
depleted ny the carpet baggcrs. His first
care was to restore that and in tho mean
time he devoted himself to the schoo!
interests all over the State. The rcsul,
was that ne bcoume very popular with black
ana white, and was nominated in the ID ,mo-
caat'c convention this year byn spontan ncous
movement OF tho mountain region of the
State, and 10 no slight astonsl.mcnt of Tho
bosses. Northcrncrs who have met bio,
regard hin as one of the most promising
men in the South. 1t is certainly hope.
ful sign Tor man to secure political I'd
vancement in The South By devotion to the
common schools.
A Connecticut thread m,nufacturip !,
company had planned TO exhibit the Bos.
ton fair the old fashioned way of spionnp
and weaving cotton in the South, but havo
struck an unlocked for snag 'rhcir Gear
gin agent writes them ~ had arranged
with ono negro man and four negro wo,nca
to go to the f}nston fair to spin md weave
and should have been there now, but some
fool circulated the s'or, that they would be
sold when got thcm to B.,ston md all
Thunder couldn't convince lhcm to the con
trary."
AN ANTIQUE MANSION --Mr, y @
Cook, who resides shout 23 miles irnu
here in Lnnrcus C.un:y, is living 10 a
house built ooc hundred and twelve yea.s
ago. It's architecture is decidedly ancicut,
it being built 10 the old style. Mr.. U.ok
wns born in the hous', which was built by
his fnthcr, and has lived in it al his lite.
Ills father owned IL blacksmith shop, aud
every mai! IN the building was made on the
anvil by the blacksmith. The house has
wlths;ood The assaults Of time odu,irnbIy,
md is we'll preserved
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-11-30

Columbia and Groenvillo, Rail Sad
.5 PASSENG GER. DEPARTMENT. = ~,
COLUMBIA, s. O., November 3th, 1882. i,
On and ofter Monday, November 9th
1882, tho Passenger Troios will run as !
herewith indicated upon this road and it's
branches daily, except Sundays: lrahia
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-11-30
. SOUTH AND WEST, 3
ONLY so CENTS 4 yrAr.

VNI'l UV UIsNT5 \ 7 EAN IT.
1T is first class agricultural paper, pub.
iished semi monthly. All who send us their
subscription with 50 cents. between now md
December lst. we will send them The pnrcr until
January lst 1881. Sample copies containing
premium lists sent free application Address
"Sonih nnd Wasl." 320 ~ ;}l ST. ST. Lnns. Mo.
November 9. lSS2. 5o.lm
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-11-30
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE
WILL OPEN OCTOBER 8, 1882.
COURSE OF sTUDY:

General Science, Mechanics and Engineering,
Agriculture, Classical Course, Latin Course.
pARTIAL COURSES,
In English Studies, Practical Mathematics,
Practical Agriculture.
Students admitted to any course for which
they are prepared.
TUITION FREB.
Annual Fec of $40 for repairs. Board, in
private families. from $l2 to SIG month
Excellent board in messes Mt from SO to $40
Entire expenses need not exceed $l25; ought
not 10 exceed $175.
For further information address
BENJAMIN SLOAN,
Secretary of Fnoulty,
Columbia. S. G..
August "a, 1882. 40 3m*
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-04-19
A Monster Oyster,


The Mining Bureau is again indebted
to J. 2. Davis for valuable donation
to the State Museum. Prof. Ward, of
Rochester, n. Y, arrived lately by the
China steamer Rio Janeiro from Japan.
During visit to the Mining Bureau he
met Mr.. Davis, and in the mention Of
some of his Oriental experiences, told of
an immense bivalve shell weighing 528
pounds, which he had secured as q great
prize at Singapore. Mr.. Davis expressed
wish to present such q specimen to the
State, and asked the Professor to name q
price at which he would dispose of it.
This was done and instantly accepted.
It is now due at New York It win be
reshipped for California without unpack-
ing as Prof: Ward will have it transferred
to California-bound ship Immediately
on its arrival at New York. BY this
prompt action on the part Of Mr.. Davis;
the collectors at the East will not have
the satisfaction of bidding for it, which
they certainly would have done. The
name Of this monster shell is the tridac-
ma gigas. nCook's Voyages cookies
are mentioned as being found in the
Pacific, which two men were not able to
carry. Capt. Cook also states that the
animal of this species sometimes weighs
twenty pounds and is good eating. Oar
win also mentions gigantic bivalves seen
in the lagoon at Keeling, or Cocos Island,
but he classes the shell as the chama.
A pair Of the valves Of the tridacna are
used in the Church Of st. Sulpfce, Paris,
as benitiers, or holy water fonts. They
weigh upward Of 500 pounds, and are
two feet across probably ahaut the size
I Of Mr.. Davis donation.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-04-19
An Historic Loye-AHair.

An dlSCOr1C 1OVo.AualT.
Says the Easton (Md.) Ledger: A val
entine seen by Ledger reporter, which
was sent to girl in Easton by youth
in Washington, brings to mind the story
of name, and a name of note in Ameri-
can history. The name of the sender of
the missive is Return j. Meigs, and the
same Christian name has been in the
Meigs family for several generations.
Many years ago, in ante-revolutionary
days, Jonathan Meigs courted youn e
lady, who rejected his addresses. Meigs
continued to love the girl, and, though
too proud and sensitive to try second
time to win her, he determined never to
marry any one else, and to live and die
bachelor, unless she, of her own voli-
ton, relented.
After few years the lady did relent,
or perhaps got to know her own heart
better, and sent q letter TO her former
sutton. Meigs got the letter, and found
in in it only the two words, ''Return,
Jonathan" 1t was enough. Jonathan
did return, and made her his wife. Their
first child was baptized Return Jona-
than" to commemorate the brief letter
that saved the Meigs family from extinc-
ton; and from that day to this there has
been Return ]. Meigs in every genera
ton. The sender of the valentine re-
ferred to is the grandson of Gen. NJ. c..
Meigs, late acknowledgement, now
retired.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-04-19
WHOLE NUMBER 221
Gave His Consent.

A few days since q gentleman, says
the Detroit Free Press, who has more
corns and bunions to the square foot on
his feet than he desires Though he cares
for and protects them, and is very ten
der with them, and they are very tender
with him), entered shoe shop and said
to his boot-maker, laconically:
That was good pair of boots you
made me the last time. Make me an
other pair like them. Call for them
Thursday at o'clock. Have 'em done.
Good morning.
Yesterday afternoon he came in pune
tually at the hour, and pulling out q
healthy looking pocketbook, calculated.
give me my boots! How much?''
Fourteen dollars, sir,'' replied the
smiling shopkeeper as he skipped around
behind the counter and placed in front
of his customer pair of tooth pick-toed
boots, with narrow soles and patent
heels
Without touching them the customer
looked at the fashionable instruments of
torture for moment, and then, with a
grimace as if the sight had set every
corn a-twinging, blurted out the inquiry:
yours, SIR" replied the man of lasts,
with just slight accent of uncertainty
in his tones. ''Made out of the very
best stock 1 have in the store, and in the
latest fashion,
--latest fashionr' exploded old Gouty,
getting red in the face, ''altogether, too
late! Fools all dead except stupid shoe
makers! Now you just take those things,
put them back in the showcase. and if
there ever comes in an idiot who has
had the front part of his feet hewed off
on both sides until they look like fat
irons, you have my entire consent to sell
him that pair of leather gondolas for
whatever the COMPOUNDED fool will give
for them. Bah! I'd as soon wear a pair
of tin molasses tunnels"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-04-19
A Clever Sheep-Dog.

In the Martinmas snowfall OF 1907,
the heaviest of the present century, .
flock of four hundred sheep was buried.
Most of them were covered up beneath
walls, or in hollows where they had tried
to find shelter when overtaken by the
storm and darkness. The drifts wero
probed with poles in vain. No success
attended the efforts of the shepherds,
until q young sheep-dog took part in the
proceedings. He began to- take seri-
GUS interest in what was going on, SMELL
ing the ends of the probing poles, and
shifting at the holes made in the snow.
The final result of this patient pulling
was that the light broke suddenly upon
him, and he commenced scratching eag-
erly in the snow. While the older dogs
stood indolently by, this young animal
continued to point out the spots beneath
which the sheep were buried, barking
and bowling with delight at every release
of the endangered sheep. At the end of
the first day, two hundred had been ex-
tricated alive. On the following day,
many others, some living, many dead
were found. But the last sheep did not
come to light until New Years Day. It
had remained since November Is in .
hollow beneath furze bush, supporting
life on the scanty heritage of this shrub.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-04-19
Oochineal Culture,

In tho Town of Zimatlan, several
leagues south of Oaxaca, N. NJ, is the
advance post of cochineal cultivation. 1t
is an Indian village, where little huts of
mud and canes are inclosed by palisades
of other canes and living hedges of cacti,
q species of organo, or organ cactus,
that grow straight up in fluted, hexagon-
al columns. Within these hedges are the
gardens of cochineal cactus, which is q
species of nopai, or prickly pear, grow
ing in rows to height of three feet,
near together, and very carefully tended.
Since the discovery of aniline dyes, coch-
meal has steadily fallen away in value,
until now it hardly pays for the Indian
to raise it. Though worth now but $40
the arroba-twenty-five pounds-it has
been lower, but formerly brought as high
as 800 the arroba, and immense fortunes
were made in it. The Indians affirm
that Oaxaca was the original home of
the cochineal, whence it was taken to
Guatemala and the Canaries. It was
formerly the leading culture, but now
sugarcane holds that honor, though from
various causes hardly enough is produced
for home consumption.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-04-19
Scarcity of Money,

Pete Freer is always hard up for mon
ey, and is everlastingly trying to borrow
from his friends. Colonel Andrews has
got plenty of money, but he does not
like to lend it to Pete, for fear he would
forget all about it.
On the first of the month Pete met
Colonel Andrews and said to him:
''Can you lend me half dollar for q
few minutes? I want to pay my land
lady,
''rm sorry, Pete, but yesterday let
George Horner have the last half-dollar
had about me, otherwise / would be
proud to lend it to you.''
Next day Pete made another attempt
to borrow half dollar from Andrews,
who said he had, on tho day before, paid
out his last cent for taxes; but for that
he would let Pete have the money in q
minute.
On the next day Pete made another
Andrews said he had on the day previ-
Gus been paying his pew-rent, and it
took the last cent he had, otherwise he
would take pleasure in lending Pete as
much money as he needed; that there
was no man in Austin whom he res
pected as much as he did Pete Freer.
On the succeeding day Pete once
more tackled Andrews, who remember
ed that he had, on the day before, con-
tributed the only half-dollar he had to
the erection of an Alamo monument,
otherwise he would be proud to advance
Pete the cash.
Pete began to lose hope, and yester-
day, when he met Andrews on Austin
Avenue, instead of asking him for the
half-dollar, he merely inquired:
II say, Colonel, what did you do yes
terday with that half-dollar you can't
lend me to-day?"- Texas Sittimgs.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-04-19

We see by the San Antonio papers
that the butchers have raised club
If their tenderloin steaks are as tough
as they used to be, they might use the
club to advantage on them.
A Thoughtless Photographer.
While at Cheyenne a short time ago
Mr.. G. D. Kirkland, the Photographic
artist of that thriving city, made some
experiments in still life, and the results
are very satisfactory.
Knowing that our hair was very light
and seldom, he didn't try to photograph
it, but made us put our cap on, so as to
partially shade the glistening wealth of
brow.
The picture is a very satisfactory one,
and would impress even a stranger with
the ponderous strength of purpose, the
indomitable will, the logical power and
inde1ble appetite of the subject. Mr..
Kirkland is an artist of great accuracy
of touch, and shows q genius and apti-
tude for catching the true expression in
q way that is bound to succeed.
The only thing about the picture, how
ever, which is in any way Objectionable
is the expression on the face, of a settled
melancholy, and which of course, the
artist is not to blame for. This tempo
rary sadness was the result of our being
compelled to look at large printed
card while the camera rotunda was get
ting in its work, and on which was the
CHASTITY motto:
Pictures must be paid for when the
negatives are TAKEN"
Some would not be affected by this
cruel blow, but sensitive nature like
ours is crushed by such things as that,
and it is wonder that we did not burst
into tears and leave Mr.. Kirkland look
ing through his Calling gun atour empty
chair
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-04-19
New Years Day in Japan.

A sleepy village it was as it lay blythe
sea that beautiful sunny day. We saw
some bronzed girls out upon the beach
lazily looking for clans. There were q
few men spreading their nets to-day.
A number of children, with smaller
children fastened upon their backs,
quietly nestled upon the sandy shore.
The dogs lay with their noses between
their paws, looking sleepily out of their
half-opened eyes as we passed by. The
fowl, squaddling in the warm hollows
they had fashioned for themselves, and
there were to be seen women at work
picking cotton from the seed in a languid
way that suggested that there was time
enough and to spare. The sea caressed
the sand as gently as the touch of an in
FAINT. The air was hushed and the foil
age of the trees rested. No bird gave
forth note, the cats slept in the sun,
and we thought if there was comfort in
the world it was to be looked for DUST
here. But appearances are not reality.
The quiet village of that day must have
its storms and commotions, and be, like
other human habitations, full of all the
evil that flesh is heir to, though for that
one day of the new year it was at peace
and at rest. There was calm and quiet
about it that was like the hush of a
shrew's tongue-something to be won
dered atlas phenomenon. After leaving
Singeta to its sleep in the sun, we enter
ed upon q narrow road leading over the
range of high hills, which boldly push
themselves down to the sea in seeming
defiance, for their bases show many q
rent and seam that tell of fierce combat
with the waves when they have rushed
against their foundations in the wild
fury of the storm. The hills of Japan
are very unlike any that have seen
elsewhere. They are all narrow spurs,
with rapid ascent, cleaving into and d.
viding the valleys in all directions. The
hand and industry of man through the
long centuries have doubtless contracted
the natural slopes, as plateau isterraced
and utilized by the husbandman. As
we wound through the leafy maze Of the
way charming vistas were on either
hand, and wherever there was level
spot large enough to swing hoe on it
was cultivated. There were many PATCH
es, detached and away from any habita-
ton, that were certainly not Of the area
of 100 square feet, under the highest
state of cultivation. Not weed or blade
of grass was to be seen trespassing upon
the spots. Yet we did not see single
man at work in the fields during our en-
tire trip, covering the entire day.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-04-19
STYLES in Canes,

The New York World interviewed q
cane merchant, who said: ''Styles in
canes? Why, they change almost as
often as the cut of women's dresses
does. have been in this business since
it was established by my father in 1841,
and since that time have learned that
new shapes in sticks must be invented
every year. Agood cane is an old mans
friend, and a handsome one is young
mans pride. One might as we'll be out
of the world as out of the fashion, and
the young man nowadays who doesn't
carry crook may as well go to the
nearest dock and throw himself into the
river. When I say crook, I mean the
latest thing out in canes. 1t is in SINH
lar shape to the curved-handle stick,
which has always been in vogue, but
generally carried by old gentlemen.
There are two styles, the shepherds
crook, shaped like a fish hook, and the
Zulu crook, a plain curved handle
Both styles originated on the other side,
as do most of the fashions in canes.-
The Zulu is from Paris, and the shep-
herd from London. They were intro
duced there last spring, and took the
place of the crutch, which, was so popu-
lar last year. These new styles are
made from natural wood, with handles,
and yet there are a great many made
with channels and buffalo horn handles.
When l was young man whalebone
cane was the proper thing, and since
then there have been the agate-topped
Malacca, the bamboo and barked sticks
of different shapes. The makers here
get woods from all over the world, the
most expensive being the Malacca,
which comes from the swamps in the
Straits of Malacca, and the leopard wood,
olive and snake wood, from Africa
America can supply the wants of the
world for pretty barked wood. For
canes, the ash plant, very popular
among Englishmen, comes from Great
Britain, where it is cultivated for cane
use alone. When used as walking
stick it is never vanished, but used Just
as it was pulled. The fancy woods,
such as Malacca, Penang and Waukee
bamboos, are generally mounted in gold
or silver, with hammered heads, and Of
ten cost as much as $780,"