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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-18
Perils Of Ridicule.

| know of no principle which is of more
importance to fix in the minds of Young
mcn than hat of the most determined re-.
siotancc to the encroachmcnts of ridicule.
Give up to :he world, aud to the ridioule
with which the wolld enforces its dominion.
every triiling question of manner and ap.
pearancc; it is to toss courage and frmness
to the winds, to bat with the mass upon,
such subjects as these. But learn from tho.
earliest days to insure your. principles
against the pcri's of ridicule you can no
more exercise your reason, If you live in tho
constant dread of laughter, than you can
enjoy your life, if you are in the constant
dread of death. If you thiok it right to
differ from the times, and to make stand
for any valuable point Of morals, do it,
however rustic, however antique, however
pedant:c it may appear, do it, not for nso--
lence, but seriously und grandIy-as man
who wore soul of his own in his bosom,
and did not wait until it was breuthed into
him by the breath of fashion
Let men call you mean, you know you
are Just; hypocritcal, if ycu art honestly
religious; pusllanimous, if you feel that you
arc firm; resistance soon converts unprinci.
pied wit into sincere respect; and no after.
time can tear from you these feelings which
every man carries with him who has made
noble and successful excltion in yirtu-.
onD cause.
-aS S.----.
WAsH1SdToN, May 10.-Thc House re.
samed the consideration of the bill Great.
ing en- executive department. of agriculture,
tho pending question being a substitute
submitted by Mr.. HubbcI, Of Michigau !.
on behalf of tho committee on civil SER
vice reform, which was rejected. The
original bill was passed--yeas l72, pays 7,
Tho bill provides that the department. Of
agriculture shall DO ap executive depart.
ment under the supervision aud control Of
the Secretary Of Agriculture, who shall be
an experienced and practical .agriouturiss,
apd establishes the following bureaus Of
that department: Of AGRICULTURAL products.
ef animal industry, Of lands and Of sta. t
,iatics.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-18
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PAS >ENGER DEPART TAI ENT.
On and after the Bonn Of April 1882, the
Passenger Train Service on the Atlanta and
Charlotte Air Line Division will be as fol-
lows:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-18

Tho true Christian is like the sun, which
pursucs his noiscloss track, and everywhere
leaves the effect of his beams in blessing
upon tho world around him.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
Some Immigration Statistics.

One of the most striking of the nu- merous tables issued by the Bureau of Statistics on the subject of immigration shows the decrease of late years, both absolutely and comparatively, in the arrivals from Ireland. In 1851 these had reached their greatest abundance, the number being 221, ,253. Thirty years later, in 1881. they had fallen to less than third-to 70,909 in the greatest of all immigration years. In 1877 they had dropped to only IS, 791, or to less than one in sixteen of the amount @ quarter of century before.
 In the two years 1851 and 1852 nearly 400,0 Irish landed in this country; bnt such heavy draughts on the popu- lation of the island at last had their effect, and the tremendous outflow fell off in quantity. Another fact of inter- est on this subject, much less generally known, is that during the last thirty years the immigration from England has as steadily increased as that from Ireland has fallen off. In 1851 the i'm migration from Ireland was more than 250 times as great as that from England; but in 1881 the English immigration was more than 5, ,00O larger than the Irish.
 In forty years our English immigration has increased from only 147 year to to 75,547. Once more, while in the long period from 1920 to 1860 the Irish immigration was more than twice as great as that from all Great Britain, and while for twenty years it was three times as great, ever since 1860 it has been much less than the immigration from the remainder of the British isles during each successive year, except 1880. That year it made up its average from the preceding one, when the im- migration from Great Britain was near ly double that from Ireland. Finally, Irish immigration thirty years ago sur passed that from all countries com- bined; and last year it had fallen to less than one-tenth of the total, being smaller than even that from Norway and Sweden. .-NeaU York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
Handling Ignited Shells.

The Lawrence (Mass.) Eagle says:- A correspondent writes us: saw in the morning papers an account of the heroic act of 8 gunner on board the British fleet while bombarding Alexandria, namely, picking up shell and plunging it into a bucket of water, extinguishing the burning fuse. It was claimed in the dispatch that this was an act of heroism never equaled. This calls to mind little incident which occurred before Petersburg in our civil war. Private Johnson, of Company M, First Heavy Artillery, was enlisted at Lynn by Captain Chandler. Owing to the fact that he stuttered terribly he was detained as cook during most of his time of service, but before Petersburg every man was needed in the trenches. A shell with burning fuse struck within the trench near Johnson, who, by the way, was somewhat profane in hif stuttering speech he looked at the shell for an instant, then coolly picked it up, and saying "b-b-b-by Thunder we don't want this for anything" threw it over the trench.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
Nobody Took His Part.

An old sailor who was run in last week in Chicago was found to be penni- less, and the judge appointed counsel for his defense after his plea of not guilty. The young spike-haired lawyer selected for the important occasion went around the corner for few min- utes to lubricate his oratorical utensils, and returning, presented his case as follows:
 "Your Honor, you see before you a child of the sad sea waves, ''ursling o1 the storm whom the pitiless pillows have cast, a forlorn and friendless waif, upon the shingly shore of time, after a long life spent in fierce and heroic con- tests with the raging clements !! Your Honor"
 "Hold on-hold on, jedge, I plead guilty" spoke up the sailor. ''I didn't come here to be abused in that style, nor called names. If there ain't any body here as is agoin' to take my part. I might as we'll go up. Make it as light as you kin, jedge."
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
Please Don't Steal, Papa"

Police Inspector Lange, of Jersey City, translated German letter found on the prisoner Antone Menz, who was arrested for stealing COW, the property of MT. John Lynch, of Jersey City. The letter was written by Menz's little daughter, Annie Menz, and is dated Nordstetter, Swabian village. After telling her father how she is second iu her class, she says that her companions taunt her with the statement that hel father is thief. She begs him not te steal, now that he is in America, and says that when she grows up she will come to this country and help take care of him. The letter ends touchingly with the admonition :-"Please don't steal, papa" The father will probably be sent to State Prison for long term as he is wanted to answer severa
 harges of burglary.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
A Device of the Late Civil War,

Captain Fisher, of the English army, has constructed for use in Egypt shore going ironclad on rails similar to those used during the American civil war. It consists of six trucks protected with iron shields with an engine in the cen Ire. A Nordenfeldt gun looks over the bows on the leading trucks. It is also equipped with three Gatling guns and two field guns, and will be manned by three companies of blue-jackets.
 A man provided with mines, electric geer and all appliances for laying down or destroying rails will proceed to the railway junction within two miles of Arabi Bey's line and will seize and occupy and fortify that important point. I have just returned from 8 reconnois- sance on an armor-clad train. Very useful information has been obtained, Eut the expedition failed to obtain the large results expected owing to the train being stopped by break in the line.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
Story of an Umbrella.

During shower a citizen carrying a very wet umbrella entered 8 hotel to pay a call to some one up stairs. After placing his umbrella where it might drain he wrote upon piece of paper and pinned to it the sentence:
 "N. B.--This umbrella belongs to g man who strikes 250-pound blow back in fifteen minutes"
 He went his way up stairs, and after an absence of fifteen minutes returned to find his umbrella gone, and in its place @ note reading:
 ''P. S.-Umbrella taken by mar who walks ten miles an hour-won't bt back at all p
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
American CrOcOdiles.

Recent Investigations have shown that the crocodile is to be found in the less frequented parts of Florida, where it has long been confoulded with the alligator, and 8 single specimen is now among the reptiles at the Smithsonian Institu- tion. The great point of difference be. tween crocodiles and alligators is that the former live in salt water bayous or creeks near the sea, while the latter are to be found only in the fresh water streams. The crocodile, cayman, gavial and alligator, are all types of one group, the Crocodilia. In these reptiles the heart resembles that of birds more than that of any cold-blooded animals. The ventricle is completely divided by a sep tum into two chambers, the venous and the arterial blood join outside of the heart, and the brain is bird like. The muzzle of the alligator is in straight line, but that of the crocodile is much narrower behind the nostrils. There are also other anatomical differences. The crocodile is known among the In dians as the "long-nosed alligator. The Florida crocodile--is the Crocod5lats aca1tus of Cuvier, and is entirely identi- cal with the Jamaica species, but en- tirely different from the cayman oi Guiana, South America. One of the most interesting characteristics of the American crocodile is the care that it takes of it's offspring. During the breeding season especially the reptiles utter loud cries or shrieks that have been compared to the yelping of hounds or puppies.
 After the eggs have been buried by the female she frequently visits the nest, and when the young are about te come out she has been seen to move about the nest in clumsy tenderness, scratching and paving the shells and uttering curious bark-like sound that seems to excite the half-hate he'd young to renewed exertions to extricate themselves from the broken eggs. This accomplished, the mother leads hel young from the river to the marshy pools, safe from predatory visits of tho male. If hunted at this time the female crocodile exhibits the utmost ferocity and shows great cunning in guiding her young to places of safety. The young are fed by the mother, as ar' many of the young sea birds, by masti cated food, disgorged for the purpose The movements of the crocodile o1 land, when in danger, are totally differ ent from those of the alligator, whose clumsy gait is so well known. The crocodiles stand with their bodies of the ground, erect upon their legs, and make their attacks by successive jumps The American crocodile is not so say. age as those of the Old World, ye numbers of instances are known where attacks have resulted in the loss O | life.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
Watches.

Stem winding watches are now made on different plan from what has been customary, the improved system pos sessing some special advantages. Thus, when it is desired to set the hands, the stem is first drawn out, which causes a collar on the end of it to bear upon stud in the shorter arm of two- armed curved lever. This depresses the long arm of the latter, which turns yoke and disengages the gearing from the handspring arbor, connecting an in- dependent wheel with the hand-setting train, to which motion is imparted by turning the stem. As soon as pulling on the stem ceases, the yoke is thrown back to it's place by spring. Normal ly, another wheel, carried by the yoke- meshes with the arbor wheel of the handspring, and is thus always ready for winding by pressing down upon and winding the stem. The arrangement ia simple.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
ALAS, so LONG!

Ah dear one, we were young so long, It seemed that youth would never go, For skies and trees were ever in song And water in singing flow, In the days we never again shall know.
 Alas, so long!
 An! then was 1t all spring weather2 Nay, but we were young and together, Ah ]! dear one, I've been old so long, It seems that age is 10th to part, Though days and years have never song; And oh have they still the art That warmed the pulses of heart to heart2 Alas, so long
 An then was it all spring weather Nay, but we were young and together. Ahl dear one, you've been dead so long How long until we meet again, Where hours may never lose their song Nor flowers forget the rain, Tn glad moonlight that never shall wane?
 Alas, so long!
 An still shall it be then spring weather And ah shall we be young together?
 DANTE GABRIEL BosETTI.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09

AN AMERICAN BEY.--Charles Chaille Long Bey, the American Consul at Alexandria, after serving in the war of the Rebellion here, at it's close went to Egypt and took service with the Khe- dive. Life in the Egyptian army being too quiet, he joined an exploring party into the recesses of the desert. He was the first white man who ever visited King M'Tesi, and wrote an amusing book of travel, entitled "Naked Truths of Naked People," On his return he became Consul, and appears to have been of great assistance not only to Americans, but to the people of other countries previous to and since the bombardment. His knowledge of the Arab language enables him to deal di- rectly with the natives, without that compulsive recourse to the interpreter, which seems to have been the cause of much disaster.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
He Knew His Business.

The Helena HerGld says:-A Mon tana ranchmen, with a Tuscan or some other accent, whose farm lies near the line of railroad, not long since secured a contract for clearing the right of way through belt of timber. He hired his men, boarded them, and enterprisingly established 8 grog shop in the vicinity of the scene of labor, where the hands were given the privilege of the slate. As the time for monthly settlement drew near he secured the services of 8 bookkeeper to make up his accounts. This being done, contractor and book keeper had an interview: -...
 C.-"Av yez the accounts made up ?"
 B.-sYes."
 C.-"Give us the list, thin"
 B.-"Pat Murphy, 20 days work, $7O; board, s2O; whisky. $47; due, $3. Tim Curry. IS days work, $45; board, SIS; whisky, $31.5O; due, $5.5O. Dan Sheen, 20 days"
 O.-"Hould on there. What dug them doos mane ?"
 B.-''Amount due the men after"
 C.-"And d. yez mane to say yez av brought me out in dit to me own min ?' B.-"According to the accounts these"
 C.--"Howly Moses An I thought ysz knowed how to keep books Ye blathering numbskull l Av yez don'' lave the house to wonst I'll to the fore wid sthick thatll break every bone ir your carcasel Out wid ye P
 The bookkeeper left and has not ye sent in bill for his labor. I% BRAa.-It is possible that this ex haustive weather has less influence upol the average Yankee spirit of brag thar upon some less easily wilted charac tsristic. Listening to country trit upon the sidewalk, who were piling uI their personal achievements in the mar rative form-after two of the heroes hat vied with one another in measurement of fish crop and. pea crop hitherto un attained in the statistics of New Eng land industry the third, after shiftinI to the other foot and eiecting smal Niagara, merely remarked, to clinch an close the council: "Wal, gathered quart of muskeeters off the back of m, neck, last night. I didn't half pick neither"
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09

A SCARE IN ENGLAND. report has been spread that the horrible disease known as the plica polonica has made it's appearance in London, brought over by the traders in false hair from Poland. The disease is one of the most horrible kind, uncurable, and rendering its vic- tim an object as hideous to behold as the leper of the East. The hair, instead of dividing into fine and silky threads, conglomerates into thick matter, with only one thick root, which bleeds or being cut, so that no relief can be ob tained, save by cauterization of the whole mass.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09

order to forestall the possible rroclama- tion of rival Caliph at Mecca, there is abundant reason to fear that the effort of Turkey to introduce troops into Egypt without declaring Arabi rebel is part of a scheme to unite all the Mohammedan races in a desperate struggle to rid themselves of British rule and Christian influence.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09

THE NEWSPAPERS OF THE GnoBE.-- There are published on the globe 34,274 newspapers and periodicals, with 8 to- tai circulation ot 1O6, 100000 copies. Europe leads with 19, 557 journals; next follows North America with 12, 400; Asia has 575; South Australia, 661; South America, 609, and Africa 132. Oi these periodicals 16, 300 are printed in the English language, 7,8O0 in German, 3,85Oin French, and then come 1,6OO in Spanish. There are 4,020 dailies; 18,274 are published three times ol once week, and 8,508 appear less ire. quently.
 T1-. HI.-
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09

G1PsIEs.-The very few real gypsies in this country always deny that they ever steal children, and argue that, if they had need of any, they could easily supply themselves from founding asy- lums. Nevertheless, attention is called to case of actual gypsy kidnapping. Fourteen years ago 8 little girl was taken from strolling party at Genoa, Ohio, and given by the town authorities to farmer. She has now, at the age of eighteen, been identified by her par ;; ents in Michigan.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09

FIRsT.-A certain General expected Dumas to call on him first; to set the gallant officer right Dumas wrote: "There are six great writers in France, among whom I ana included; there are twelve Marshals, and you are not one of them;" this foored the officer.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
Connecticut Western News.
 PUBLISHED AT cANAAM, LiTCHFlELD COUNTY, CT. EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. I.R. HARDRNBERGH, Editor and Pro pr Local News Speciality.
TERMS ::

a1 50 PER YEAR, if paid strictly in advance.
 If not paid at the expiration of three months, e2 will be charged.
 subscribers desiring their papers continued must give notice at the EXPIRATION or tnelr snbsc;r;ntions any previous nstice not being snfficent and unless all arrearages are paid, papers win not then be discontinued save at the option of the publisher.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09

NOAH was the original Ark. traveller. Boston 1ranscriaot.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-08-05
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
10 faEe affect Nay 2lsf, 1852.


LEAVE CAMDEN STATION.
A. VI.
l.30 tChicago. Cincinnati aud 81. Louis, Fast tx.
40 Washington and Way Stations IVA. Mid.
land Southwest. Richmond. via Quantico.)
$50 Eiiieoii City aud Way Stations.
$40 Washington and Way Stations.
T.l5 Washington and Annapolis Express.
I.3O stanton. Valley and Stations on Metropol.
itan Branch.
7.50 Piedmont, Sirasburg. Winchester. Hagers-
town, Frederick and Way. Via Main stem.
con Sunday to Ellicot City only.)
$50 Washington and Way Stations.
$50 tSt. Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago. Columbus,
Pittsburg and Washington Ex. (Richmond
and the South via QuaniicO.)
1880 Washington and Laurel Express.
=. ".
1915 Washington. Annapolis and Way Stations.
l.So Ton Sunday only for Washington and Way.
1850 Eiiicoit City and Way Stations.
250 Washington and Way stations. tRichmond
via Vuantieo. except Sunday.)
400 Washington Express. stops at Annapolis
Junction. Laurel and IiyatisviIle.
t2O Winchester. Ilagerstown. Frederick and Way.
800 Washington. Annapolis and Way Stations.
$50 frederick and Way Stations.
$40 Mar;insburg and Way Stations.
6.2j Washington and Way stations.
100 tPiiisburg. Cleveland and Detroit Express.
300 ut. Louis. Chicago, Cincinnati. Washington
AMI Columbus Ex. VA. Midland. Lynch
burg, Dansilie. South and S0uthwest.)
pos ION Sunday only for NJ. Airy and Way.
Ills M;. Airy and Way Stations.
Leave for Metropolitan Branch T.30 A. NJ, u 80
and $50 =. NJ; for Rockville 1889 A. ".
An trains stop at Relay, except l.3O A. ".
LEAVE WASHINGTON FOR BALTIMORE
500. t6.j0. 7.A5. SIS. +90O. 1000 A. NJ. 1910.
.l.25. t2.eo, t3.oo. $50. i30 t5.g5. Tee, 80,
t9.j5. il.sOP =. VI.
tDaily. SUNDAY only. Other trains daily except
SUNDAY.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-08-05

4 600. 500 aud 1880 A. ~, and 1880, 3.l5, SIS,
100 and 1880 +. NJ.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-08-05

Ledrc North ArenHe Sfaffon
Il $50. $50 and iI.30 A. NJ, and 2.39, I3O, 6.IO
500 and ll.iO +. NJ.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-08-05

ROASTED COFFEE quickly becomes tough and
parts with It's aroma aud absorbs Impurities when
exposed to theair. To eiicctuay preserve the full
strength and aroma of Coffee. we pack Il unground
immediately after roasting In 10 OF. ne, weight
TIN-FOiL Packages (for which We have the ex-
elusive Patent for the United States on Roasted
Coffee. by which Il Il more perfectly IlERMETI-
CALLY SEALED than in any package offered 10
the public. Thus Il IL rendered impcrvious 10 the
action Of damp weather and the yolatisiEg effects
Of hot weather, and will retain its hne qualities
and ("H strength unimPaircd In any climate. on
and or sea. for years. lJan.2i,'S2y.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-08-05
Western MARYLAND Railroad.


On and after Monday, June 10, 1859, Passenger
Trains will leave IIilen Station daily, a. follows:
$50 A. M.-Memphis and Atlanta Express for
Westminster, New Windsor, Union Bridge, Blue
Ridge, IIagcrstoEn and all points on Shenandoah
Valley, Norfolk and Western, East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia, Memphis and Charleston
Railroads and their connections.
DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY.
500 A. M.-Maii, for Hanover, Frederick, Em.
nittsburg, waynesboro', Chambersburg, Shippens-
burg, Iiagerstown, williamsport and intermediate
stations.
900 A. M.-Express for Pen-Mar only.
1905 A. M.-Accommodatio lon, for Union Bridge
and intermediate stations, and for Hanover, Get
ty,burg and points on =. j., II. 4 q. X. r.
Through cars.
200 =. M.-Accommo dation, for Reisterstown
(GIyndon) and intermediate stations.
400 ?. M.-Express for Mt. Hope, Pikesyilie,
0wings' Mills, Glyndon, Westminster, New Wind.
sor, Union Bridge and principal stations west also
Frederick Through carr. Emmittsburg, waynes-
boro', Pa, Chambersburs. Pa, Shippensburg, Pa.
$40 p. M.-Aecommodation for G. Bridge and
intermediate stations Hanover, Gettysburg and
$40 7. M.-Aeeommodation for Union Bridge
and intermediate stations.
SUNDAYS.
"A. NJ. and y. M.-Accommodatio for Union
Bridge and intermediate stations.
$50 A. M.-Memphis and Atlanta Express.
i. M.-Accotnmodaiion for Union Bridge aad
intermediate stations. Hanover, Getty sburg and
points on II. j., II. q. Il. Il.
Trains arrive At lIillen daily, 1880 =. NJ: daily
except Sunday $50, $40, il.25 A. NJ. SIS, 4?G,
G.jj, Sis T.. NJ: Sundays at $50 A. NJ, G55, sos
+. ".
All trains stop a, Union, Pennsy Ivania avenue
and FULTON gtations
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-08-05

re-0raersfo for BALLS, PARTIES CHURCH
FESTIVALS viii be promptly hllsd at short no.
ties. IApril -, say.