Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-10-19

Arc honest, brave aud true;
Aud watchers of the heavenly world,
Gods angels, pure aud white,
3 ln JOY or sorrow ut your oourso
Are keeping you in eight
Bear this in mind, my little ono,
And lot your aim be high,
You do whatever you may do
Beneath sono seeing cyo
Remember this, my darlingtouc
And keep your good name bright,
No child who lives upon the earth
Is ever out Of sight.
Thoro arc at present 5l3 inmates in our
State luuatio asylum.
A Georgia farmer is reported to hayo
grown Ia pounds of tea on one acre of
land.
Senator Voorhees, predicts that Indiana
will give 10000 Democratic majority in
November
Seventy. five imported Jcrsy cattle sold
in New York city Oh an average of SG23-
total, S46,810 Some of thcm fetched ST.
100, $4,000, $3.50. s1,7OO, $500,
$500, s725, $500, 81 1926 and $3.50.
Miss Belle Jones, of Laurcns, sued Mr..
Irving Fuller. Of the same place, recently
for $4,000 for breach of promise to marry
her. The Jury awarded her $4,000.
Young men had better bo little more
careful how they triac with such matters
In future.
A Brooklyn boy wrote composition Oh
the subject of the Quukera, which he de-
bod -
never got into fight, never cnwcd each
other, and never jawcd back. The pro-
duotion contained postscript in these
words: "Pa's a Quaker, but ma isn't"
Wo report with much satisfaction tho
following sentiment of Hon. r. p. Dick,
u. s. Judge in North Carolina: 81 have
followed the Republican flag through dust
and heat and have supported it faithfully,
but if that banner must have q barrel, or u
etill house for motto, it no longer floats
over mo.
Tho high price of Western meat contin.
ues to mako tho Southern farwcr who pur.
ohases it feel uncommonly blue. There is
no evidence of decline, and our people
should 20 to work aud raise their own sup.
plies as fast us possible. Cheap cotton
and dear meat-tho one made at homo
tho other bought abroad will mako any
farmer poor and keep him 30. 1t is
'fstriotly business for tho South to cultivate
"tho great American hog"
A drunken Florida man was killed while
lying in swamp, by swarm Of mosquitoes
nlighting on him and draining out his life
blood. But funny thing happened to the
mosquitoes few minutes afterwards. They
began to howl and dancc and call each other
congressman and other opprobrous cpi-
thets, and pass river and harbor bills, and
finally formed II ring and engaged in q
disgraceful prizc fight, and sang ave won't
go home (hie) till morning. 1t is supposed
t,at eighty per cent. of their victims blood
was whiskey.
There arc about 100000 drunkards in
tho United States. Behold the army move
900 regiments to tho tune Of tho dead
march; before one year $4,000 at least
shall lie down in drunkarcs' graves! 1000
OO0 moderate drinkers move on the nnbks
of tho army; when ono falls his place is
filled out of their ranks. Less than every
five minutes, the year long, ono drops and
sinks into the abyss of darkness. Every
year witnesses tho same sacrifioe of life
and yet $4,000 arc waiting to take tho
place Of those who fall. What fearful
record Should not Christians put forth
streouous efforts to stay this mighty evil?
Tho first problem in all education is to
awaken an appetite 10 the pupil; many
teachers only succeed n awakening disgust.
One man cun lead boy to school; but
whole faculty cannot make him learn.
Many possible musician has been spoiled
By compelling her to drum mechanically
on tho piano an Eonr day before she has
learned to love music. Read a chapter Of
"Arabian Nights" to your boy and tell him
that when he has learned to rcnd he con
foish tho book for himself. If man
knows that thcro is o view to rcpay him
when ho has climbed the mountain he will
not only endure, hc will even onioy .hc
fatigue aud privation of tho mountain climb
but he must be u rare man who will olam-
bor it's rugged sides for tho fun Of climbing,
with no hopo Of reward when he reaches
the summit. Tho best teacher is not hc
who kaows the most, but he who has most
skill in exciting the laoguid appetite of his
pupils TO- know.
Put responsibility on o boys shoulders
md he will bo proud of it and generally
DO himself credit in tho way he carries it.
And whom your boy has earned something
don't put 1t all in your pocket and none 10
his. Let him havo spending money You
can advise him how to use it, but don't
make him think that his work has been for
aome one else and tha, hc is to work and
not spend. Talk with him about using
money fooIishly and scnsibly md show him