Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-04-06
Some New Geography.


houses aud inhabitants, with four or five
men who run the party. and lcud money
at fifteen percent. intcrcst.n
"What is a, oiiy2"
"a oity isen, Incorporated town, with q
mayor who believes that the whole world
shakes when no happens to fall fat on a
CROSS walk"s,s9
"What is commerce?"
borrowing s5 for q day or two and
dodgiug tho lender for year or two"
Shame the different races.v
"l1orse race. boat race, bicycle race aud
racing around to end man to endorse
your potc."
"ln,o how many oIassesis mankind di-
vided?''
"Six; being enlightened, civilized, half
clcilized, savage, too utter, not worth cent
and Indian agents"
(Which nations are called tho en.ight-
cned2'
"Thosc which have had tho most wars,
the worst laws and produced the worst
criminals"
SHOW many motions has the earth7"
"Ihars according to how you mix
your drinks and which way you 60
homer
"What is the carth's oxi.?"
"Ihe line passing between New York
and Chicago
"What causes day and uight2"
"DAy IS caused by night getting tired
ou. Night is caused by everybody
takipg tho street car aud going homo to
SUPPER
"What is map7'
ga map is a drawing to show tho jury
where Smith stood when Jones gave him
lit under the oyc."
"What is q mariners compass?"
"a jug holding four g,lons." = Detroit
Free Press.
SIGNIFICANT S1oSs.-To call at a
friends house about dinner timo ard find
him abscut is sign that you vii! be disap..
pointed.
To drop hot scaling wax on your liogers
is sigu you will be angry.
To Get boiling horse on the pavement
implies that you arc going to run.
10 dream of being run over by fire en-
enes is often sign that you have had pork
chops for supper.
TO pick up money is lucky.
If man SAYS: IL hardly like to ask YOU
old fellow, but it is d sign he wants
to borrow money.
posts and fall over an apple stall is sign
you are not good tcmplar.
10 lose money or jcwelry is unlpcay.
The Abbeville Press and Banner saws:
William Mattis5n, eoiorcd farmer living
oeaf iiorea Path, was at Abbeville Court
'as' Monday to buy the Maddox Mill prop
crty. lie ran it to $780, und the best
OF it Is, he had tho mon y aud the property
to mako good his bid. This man was
cmoucipated without a dollar in his pocket
and by industry, good Judgment uud coon.
omy, Is now we'll off ia this worlds goods.
Ills money he made at farming while hun.
dreds OF farmers in this county have in
that time squsudcrcd their farms and gone
In debt. Mattison never buys on credit,
but generally has money enough to help
out his less thrifty ncighbors. Let no man
say that turming will not pay in this coun
try. When We here man eay that he
cant make q living on good farm, VIC
think there is fault somewhere.
The going out of the tavern is the best
part of tho journey.
1t is reported that 1852 women are en-
gagged in farming in Indiana.
During the last year two hundred and
seventy three cases Of suicide occurred in
the Prussian army.
There arc 100 per cent more divorces in
Philadelphia yearly than in any other city
of the Union.
In the House Of Lords bill has boon
introduced excluding atheists from both
houses of Parliament.
The principal cotton producing countries
IN order Of production, are tho United
States, India and Egypt.
The swell youth now bang, his hair.
That il because his father did not sufficiently
bang his heir.
IN agricultural paper says: "Pumpkins
are said to bo ialtcnns for hogs, but We
have never tried them ourself."
Is there Il word in the English language
that contains al the vowcls? There IS.
"What is tho greatest charge on record?"
asked tho professor of history. Aud the
absent minded student answered: "Seven-
teen doiara for hire for self und girl Tor
TWO hours"
Manufacturing paper from palmetto is
ono OF the new enterprises in Florida.
Twenty mills in all are shortly to be erected
by company in sestions of the State
where palmetto is abundant.