Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-04
Spare Molnents.

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~ boy, poorly dressed came TO tho door
of tho principal of celebrated school one
morning. ond asked to see him The SER
want eyed his mean clothes, and thinking
he looked more like bcggar than anything
else told him to go round to the kitchen.
81 should like to see Mr. --" said
he. ~ N.
"iou want breakfast, moro like"
"Can [ get to see Mr.--?" asked the
boy.
"Well, he is in the library; if he must be
disturbed, he must"
So she bado him follow. After talking
awhile the principal put aside volume
that nc was studying aud took up some
Greek books, aud began to examine tho
new conner Every question he asked the
boy was answered readily.
Upon my word" cxclaimcd the prin-
cipal, you do well. Wha', my boy, where
diu you pick up SO much?'
"ln my spare momcuts," answered the
boy
lie was hard working lad, yet almost
fitted for college by simply improving his
spare moments. a few years later he be-
came known all the world over US the cclc-
bratei gcologist, Hugh Miicr What
account can you give of your sparo mo-
mcnts?"
HILLINa POTATOES There is some
difference of opinion as to the merit of the
level system Of cultivating potatoes. The
writer grew some last year without any
billing whatever, and the crop was in ever,
respect rs good as any preceding crops that
had hccn hilled. Some writer's urge level
cu'tivpton for most hocd crops, potatoes
particularly. AS the potato grows best in
moist cool wea thcr, any mcthtd Of culture
which encourages coolncss and moisture is
beneficial while on the contrary. any
method of culture which encourages dry
ness aud heat is Injurious. If this reason
ing be correct, then it must be admitted
that billing is wrong, for it seems that any
can fail to sec that land which is hlled
offers more surface to the sun and air, that
while the hills where tho potatoes are cx-
pccted to grow, will easily dry through, the
hollows between having had oil the pull
vcrzed earth scraped off, backed so hard Il o.
moisture from hcow is rapidly conducted
up to tho air; t',us in two wa 8 is the
=
billing But so far as potatoes arc con.
ceancd, great deal will depend on the ma
iurc Of the ground In low land it is often
sscntia! to hill up - Tribune and Fur.
mcr.
Carl Shurz, in his paper in tho last
NorM american Rcvicw on "Political
Problems and the Future Of Partcs," very
confidently expresses the opinion that the
hitter sectional controversies growing out
of slavery and the war arc ut au end It is
devoutly to be wished that the view of Mr.
Shurz is correct. But it is ono of the
vices Of the American spirit of parte that
political campaigns arc fiercoly fought over
dead issues, while yitul questions arc treated
with Indifference or neglect. Two years
ago the issues Of reconstruction were as
rife almost as ten years before The pub.
lie ear was dcafcued with cries about "rebel
claims" "rcbel PENSIONS" and the rest of
tho clap trap which was believed to have
been banishcd forever to tho party lumber
room. 1t may be that this kind of war;
fare was not very effective; but the cams
paign committees have not lost faith in its
effectiveness, and so long as Jay A. Hub
bell and Edward MCPHERSON are at the
literary bureau of one Of the parties it will
DO renewed. Tho weapons of sectional
hate are lying temporarily unused 10 the
tho party arsenal; but they will be bur
nishcd and brought into employment on the
first occasion.---Ihiladclphia Record.
The sale Of the peniteDiary cotton hos
been completed, aud the money paid over
to the proper authorities and is now dcpos-
tied to tho credi, of the pcnitcutiury in tho
Carolina N,tiooal Bank The cotton
counted out434 bales, and weighed SO, ,552
pounds. II was sold, as I have already
stated, to Col. Ivy, of Rock Hill, at II
cents per pound, amounting altogether to
Sl6,890 IT, This sum has been divided
equally between Mr.. John G. Secgers and
the Penteotiary, each party deriving from
the sale s8,4i5 &c.