Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-04
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1882.
Is the End Near,


professor Proctor, tho eminent astrono-
NOR, has gone aud mentioned some ycry
unpleasant facts. He fluids that the comet
of lGSS and the comet of 1843 were tho
same, aud that tho comet Of 1880 was still
the same, its period Of revolution having been
reduced by its passing so near the SUI as to
DO impcded by the corona and its velocity
Icssencd. 10 1880 it passed still nearer;
and, after few revolutions, it must fall
into the sun. The vast momentum of the
comet tcins converted into its equivalent Of
heat will cause sudden outbursl of solar
energy like that caused in the stur in the
constellation Coroua few years ago. That
stur increased in light and heat several
hundred tlMes its former power, aud, utter
a few days, subsidcd to its fyrmer size
ninth magnitude. Now, if our aun should
increase hundred fold its power. every
living thing. aLmal and vegetable, would
be destroyed in the course Of few hours.
The sea would toi, aud possibly hc con
vcrted iuto steam; the rocks would be vitri-
fled, md there would be no safety even in
the deepest caveru. Don't smiIe, gentle
mcn, for this is very serious piece of bu.
sincss. When will it happen? Perhaps at
The next revolution. Proximity to the sun
ut its pcriheiou reduced its period from It's
to 81 years. proportionatc reduction
from 81 would make its next pcrihelon
unpleasnn,ly near. There is little comfort
to be found III the fact that the effects of
this new fall TO- the sun will be very tran :.
sent. La Il few days after the big blaze
the sun will resume its norma! heat, but
The earth and Venus will be cuders, and
The ocean which had been vaporized by the
hca'-wiIl be falling in cataracts of rain
like Niagara. All the monuments of man.
all his history, all memory Of him utterly
gone, aud all i1tcrcst will have ceased in
reform within the Democratic parry in this
Sthe. The return of tho concL of 1880
will be watched with intense interest.
Meantime, one may draw some comfort
from the fact that geology furnishes no
record Of such an evcut. All the millions
OF years OF geologic cycles give no hint of
such catastrophe in former ages. II such
things occurred, there would be among the
millions OF stars frequent blazcs of this
kind, and there would be mark or SO to
show when it happcncd here This how
ever, is not very satisfactory argument
The fact that i, has not happened does not
show hat it wiI not happen. Baltimore
1mericdn.
IIoFrENsrEIN ON TIE MILIrARY.-"I
would like to get away from dc sdorc a
leet'e carly dis evening, Mr. lIolfensticn,"
snid Herman as he began taking down the
goods which were hung up as u display in
front of tho csto enlistment
We're vas you goiug?" inquired Hoffcn-
stein
81 want to 80 to de meeting uf my mill
Diary company replied the clerk.
"To dc milidary meeting; my gracious,
Herman, don't can afford to buy tweudy
dollars moudlh, you know, und den let
you vast ynur time NIT dc miidury Ven
all dc droubIcs vos going on nit dc strikers
und dc mlIidary vas wanted, | tells you dot
you can 80 MT dem und fight for the law
But nobody fights uni chile vas going
found dcling my friends dot you vas
nit de miidnry, und dnt you viii fight a
saw mill backwards, you don't do noiing
but biay boxer. For drcn days you vas nit
do soldiers, und you dun't shoot anybody
yet. Every minute vot passed exhncted
to hear nj de fikhtlng, uni every man vnt
c"mcs by de sdore say to him: Vas de
droops ou? and lie says, 'Ycs, dey vas
"ud; dey shust vent down to get dinner
Di"k OF it, Herman, uud don't expect dot
viii let you vast your dime nit de SOL
dirrs, know ii couple of things about
dc mi!idary myself. Ven dc var vas going
on vas a'mcmtcr Of combauy vat
adaycd at home und kept tho Yankees
away. We only lost Won man. lie vent to
party nnd cat so much dot he vos kiIlc,I
MT dc .iamps, und We took him to the
gr We yard aud shouts guns oIcr his grave"
''Bn', Misdcr Iloffrn~lciu." cxpostulated
the clerk, cit wasn't my fault DO de mill
dairy don't iight noding. vas"
"Dont daIk nit me, Herman. want
you to kcsp away from dc milidary. und in
stead uf va,king around dc sdrrcts nit gun
dinking dot de ladies' vas looking at no one
else hut you, it would be bitter uf YOU
dakc dc old shoes from dc box under de
counter und wipe dem NIT biockiGg brush
und deli de people dot 20 shust got dem n
from New York. Dcrc vas more money in
it, you know - Nc,o O1cuus Times.
ASHES FnR SWEET PoTAToEs.--A cor
respondent sys: IL notice The question is
asked, which is the best fertilizer or ma
nnre fur sweet potatoes? From the expert
"nco | have had ip uanuring tho sweet po-
tato, must say that rott ashes, when
properly put Oh hns precedence over all
others have had any experience with
The plan | adopted vas to open deep fur
row with a scooter pow aud put in plenty
Of ashes. Bed on the asEcs aud sure crop
may DC realized on The puorest sOil. Cow.