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Hero 10 a queer STORY voached for by the
staid and sober Philadelphia faqwirer:
Tho crew OF the bark EDWARD May, which
arrived from the Philippine islands, are
d~iscousolate. Not even the fact that the
10 many thousands nj miles was safely
ware could assuaRc the grief OF the jack
bnboon OF a very rare species had conn
mitted suicide when within n few days.
sail OF port.
There were several monkeys ON hoard
hen the vessel left llollo, hut they all
died except tlic big haboon, which shortly
after coming ON hoard gave birth tn N
baby balloon, of which she seemed very
fond. This is the first known instance Of
such an interesting event occurring on
shiptoard. All went we'll until the cooler
atmosphere of more northern chimes was
reached, when the little one sickencd and
finally paid the debt Of nature.
The mother was frantic, refused all
proached and finally succeeded i'm getting
hold OF "a box of lucifer matches These
matches thc crcaturt, swallowed. the ~
suit being that she died i'm great agony
the following evening. Had she and her
offspring survived il was the intention of
Captain Mchancy to present them to the
Geological socicty's gardens.
The bark had IA passage of To days and
met with some curious phenomena VIII, N
in the neighborhood of the equator.
Gains, heavy rains. water spouts, thunder
ana rain storms were experienced to an
unprecedented extent.
During one heavy thunder storm the
lightning played up and down the shrouds,
while on each yarslarm were balls of fire
like Twill "a the wisps' lanterns."
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Her Wedding Present From the Chinese
Minister.

Minister.
From the Washington Capital.
The departure of the Chinese Embassy
stationed here for several years, will he "A
source of regret to many society bellies, to
whom the of the legation have
been liberal, and the minister himself has
set the example. A young lady, living i'm
the West End and who is tn be married to
one of the upper ten in n few months, had
been very kind to the Chinese minister,
whom she had met at several social gath
erings.
Upon the eve of his return to the flow
cry kingdom he called upon the young la
dy and spent an agreeable evening with
her and am elderly chaperon. As he rose
to leave he parlor the minieter put his
hand i'm his flowing robes and drew forth
a small parcel. which he ssaid he.had
brought as n wedding present to1his young
friend. h could scarcely restrain her
curiosity until her guest had departed,
and as soon as the front door closed she
hurried to her apartments to examine the
contents OF the package. To her surprise
and delight il proved to contain n pair oi
diamond earrings OF the purest gems
imaginable and exquisitely set 30 as e
display their beautiful color.
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Ignorance as ~ Qualification
A LordIy Nihiltst.

Prom the New York Times.
"I'm n workingman," he said as he sat
down i'm the bootblack's chair. "And this
n workinRman's day and the only holiday
A~workingman should celebrate"
He had been celebrating evidently. and
felt exceedingly proud of being one OF the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-05

F7iegerfe Btdster: John, see. your lit
tie sister is crying becaus you did not
share your peach with her." Tha isn't
so. mamma. / gave her the stone and il
h plants il she can have o whole tree
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-05

From the Merchant Traveller.
"Nfrs. M~uiligan,' said Mrs. Ginty. ''is il
well yer falin' the day 2"
"His, very WELL"
"An' sthrong?"
"Yis. quite sthrong."
"Then p'raps it's able yc'd I've To bring
back the. two washtubs ycz borried last
Monday"
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R:pnblesnAs of Trade.

From Time.
Sullivan: "Say, Murphy, phwat tn divil
do tn thrae balls manc over In pawn
IL dourc p" Murphy: Oi fought ivry
intelligent mon knew their names Fnit'
Hope. an Charity.
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j. AL.4A,S 1 1885,
perfect love could suggest to divert
his mind, but in vain.

perfect love could suggest to divert
his mind, but in vain.
One morning Judge Reid, after a
slccpless night, walked down to his
Office, locked the door and put a pis-
tol to his head and sent bullet
through his brain. lie was dead
when they found him. The miscra-
bic wretch who had blasted his life
was arrested and given the extreme
limit for assault, three years in Jail,
an unhcard-of sentence up to that
time. lie tried Il score of times to
reverse the sentence and exhausted
every technical point to secure his
freedom. Once 4 foolish country
Justice turned him loose on writ OF
'habeas corpus, but roar Of indigna-
ton arose all over the State, which
sent him back to his cell.
Mrs. Reid has written beautiful
book, life OF her dead husband,
which will repay perusal, as it tells
better than any brief newspaper ac-
count possibly could, the story OF
one Of the purcst, kindlicst, noblcst
men that ever lived in Kentucky
gentle, chivalrous Richard Reid.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-08-01

The sixth annual meeting of Orrs
Regiment of Rifles will be held at
Sandy Springs, commencing on
Tuesday evening, August 18th, and
continuing through the 1lth and
breaking up on the morning of the
18th
Gen. S. McGowan, Gen. r. r.
llcmphill, Col. j. S. Cothra, Col.
j. j. Norton, Col. J. l.. Orr, Col j.
g. Marshall, Rev. II. II. Sloan and
Rev. y. i. Nicholson will be present
and deliver addresses during the
meeting.
At our last meeting QSSS) the Sc
cond 5. G. Rifles were invited to meet
with us at this meeting. The invi-
tation was accepted by Col. Bowen,
and they will meet with us. Also
Go. G., of the 22d S. G. v, has been
invited and will be with us.
All Confederate survivors arc cor
daily invited to be present. The
addresses will be delivered on We'd
ncsday, Angus, 1lth, and The public
generally arc invited to DC present
on that day.
Reduced rates have been secured
and tickets will be sold ut the fol-
lowing places on August 18th and
lAth, to survivors and their friends:
Ninety Six, Greenwood, Hodges,
Abbevillc, Donalds, Honca Path, Bel
ton, Williamson, Pclzcr, Piedmont,
Anderson, Pcndlcton and Walhalla.
We expect to make this one of the
best meetings we have ever had.
w. II. McGIII,
Sec. Survivors, Association.
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School Trustees.

Section l,Ol Of the School Law
requires: "l'hc Board Of Trustees shall
hold Il regular session in their School
District ut least two weeks before
the commencement of amy and every
school term, for the transaction Of
amy and all business necessary to
the prosperity of schools"
Allow"us to S"ygeSt to the T~us-
tees the proprcty of holding these
public meetings in all the districts,
and ut these meetings to require all
parties who have matters of bust
ness to bring to the attention of the
Trustees, to present them at the first
mceting, to determine the basis of
apportionmcnt, to locate the schools,
to regulate the opening and closing
of the public schools, to require the
teachers to present their certificates
of qualification, to enter into con
tracts with the Trustees, to make
out their monthly reports and pre-
sent them with their daily registers
on the first Saturday after the close
of each month, IT mhich time the
Trustees shall draw an order in
duplicate on the County Treasurer
for the amount due such teacher, if
they approve his claim (Scc. l01G).
This system will ncccssitate four
days, one before the schools open
and one after the closing of each
school month. We would also Suy-
yrSf that the Trustees assure them
selves of the accuracy OF the reports
before they approve them; also, that
they require the teachers to present
their reports on the regular days of
meeting, and no other, unless pre-
vented by a sufficient reason. These
i"ncc upon any teacher, as notice
will be given of the days and times
of meeting by the various Boards ut
least one month before the meeting
takes place, and should it bc some
what inconvcnirm, it should be re-
mcmbcrcd that the Trustees get no
pay for the services which they are
required to render, and that chari-
table consideration should he cxcr-
ciscd toward these gentlemen. The
public funds are placed in the hands
OF the Trustees rs custodians 0uIv
ana should he expended on a lust
basis; that is; every teacher OF like
grade should receive for his pupils
the same per cent Of money. Equal
and exact Justice demands this, and
il is cmincntly right and proper, as
all men are required by law to pay
The constitutional two mill tax, whc-
thcr they have children to receive
the benefit or not. The rights of
the people should receive due con-
shrration and should be acted upon
with unswcrving Justice,
$. u. STEIEIING.
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The South OF the Future.

Some OF our exchanges are repro
ducinS remarkable prophecy made
by Wendell Phillips not long before
his death. The New England orator
said:
"Thc handwriting is 50 plain on
the wall that none but a fool need
mistake it. New England is doomed
Just as sure as natural laws will pro-
ducc fixed results. New England
has no soil worth mentioning, and
her wealth has all been derived from
her manufactures. These are gra,lu-
ally leaving her, and eventually they
will all go; some to the West; the
most to the South, where the advan-
tagcS for profitable manufacturing
arc all located. The coal and iron
in the South are easily gotten at and
incXhaustiblc in amount, and the
iron mills, the foundrics and machine
shops can go TO them better than
they can be carried to the shops.
Then the cotton and wool mills must
go there, for the raw materials are,
and are to be, produced there most
chcaply, uniformly and better. Then
look at the advantage Of the extra
hours of daylight in n years run.
This of itself is no small matter. AS
the South grows stronger and
stronger, the wealth, culture and
power of the country will be cen
tered there until she will become not
alone the mistress of America, but
the central empire of the world"
Mr.. Phillips was always singnlarly
successful in forccasting the future.
lie seemed to be largely endowed
with the prophetic faculty His ut
tcranccs concerning the future of the
South were spoken long before the
rise Of our manufacturing industries.
In the light Of recent developments,
who will say that the prediction is
not beng realized?
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Centennial Of Carmel PRESBYTERIAN
Church.

a memorable occasion in the his
tory of the above church will take
place at Carmel on the Saturday be-
fore the third Sunday in August, be-
ginning at 1890. The exercises OF
the day will be rs follows:
First, brief history of the church
will be read by one Of the executive
committee. Second, the Centennial
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
j. Dewitt Burkhcad, ID. D., of
Montgomery, Ala. Third, recess for
dinner on the ground, furnished by
the aides of the congregation.
Forth,a meeting in commcmoration
OF the Thalian Academy, for Il mum
Der Of years identified with the his
tory OF Carmel Church, and presided
over with marked success by the late
Rev. John Leland Kennedy. This
school, though one of things of the
past, has worthy representatives in
all the learned professions and
avocations of life. All the surviving
students OF this school are cordially
invited to be present. An address
suitable to the occasion will be de-
livcrcd by Hon. John S.Ncrncr, once
Il student Of this school.
The Piedmont, Association of
dcacons and elders will convene on
Thursday before the third Sunday in
August next at 1870 a. NJ. The
officers Of The churches in Oconcc
county are expected to unite with us
in this conference, whose sessions
will embrace the two days Just pre-
ceding the Centennial Thursday and
Friday. The Rev. Fogartic, of
Walhalla, will preach the opening
sermon on Thursday, at 1890 A. Nj
The following named subjects will
be discussed during the sitting of
the conference on Thursday and
Friday:
Ist. What are the benefits growing
out OF the stated conferences OF .lca-
cons and elders, by Hon. j. p.
Glenn, of Shutdown.
I'd. How often ought the confer
cncr he held? Is not m annual meet
ing sufficient? BY w. S. Hunter, of
Seneca.
3d. What is meant by the work of
the church? Are the elders and
dcacons actively engaged in the
work? BY John w. ShcIor, of Re
treat.
4th. What is The bearing and in
tlucncc Of prayer on that which is
peculiar to The Office Of deacon or
elder? BY Mr.. w. i. Anderson, Of
Westminster.
9th. Ought there to be Il weekly
prayer meeting in every congrcga
ton, conducted mainly by the lay
members of the church, BY S. G..
Sterling, of Liberty.
9th. In our social, religious meet
ings is it proper and becoming for
the ladies' TO speak in public and lead
in prayer? BY j. w. Todd, Of Scnc-
ca City.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
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depth and ramifying power of which
has never been fully understood and
appreciated by the majority Of these
rockers, that "thc hand that rocks
the cradle rules tho world" The
mother who thoughtlcssly laughed
and praised the theft Of little son
ut school, sowcd seed that rcaped
a bitter harvest on the gallvws. He
took life while stealing when lie be-
came man, and when his mother
came weeping and lamcnting, he re-
pulsed her and told her she was the
cause of it, by praising instead of
correcting him when he first took
that which did not belong to him.
OHr women 03t1 CHitilen.
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The Small-Mindcd Man.

The man who is always suspcctine
the motivs of others is small Great
urc, both mentally and morally.
lie prefers to think evil of his
brother. lie takes delight in meas
nring the rest OF mankind by his own
gill cup. lie never gives one credit
for honest or pure intentions if there
is the smallest peg to hang a doubt
upon.
lie is so intensity selfish that his
pigmy intellect cannot grasp the con
ccption that others may act from I'm.
selfish motives. Ic thinks SO much
of himself that he cannot be con
vinccd that everybody else is not the
pcrsoniIication OF cgotism.
1t was probably this peculiar low
and contcmptablc type Of human
nature that first gave rise to the
age, sit takes a thief to catch n
thief" Honest men are slow to
imputc dishonesty to others. Nou
have seen this dcSpcablc creature
the small-mindcd man. Shun him
whenever you meet him. Ic will
murder your reputation with as little
compnnclion as ra,,lcsnakr feels
when nc inircts poison into his I'M
suspccting victim.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-08-01

san FHANclsco, July 1G.-LJ.
Creighton, Ex-s'atc Senator, who
was convicted Of jury-bribing nearly
two years ago and escaped from the
city before sentence was pronounced,
arrived here from Victoria last night
and surrendered to the police.
Creighton, who was under bonds at
tho time, left here two days after his
conviction for Guaymas, Mexico,
and from there went 10 Panama,
where he took a steamer for London.
From London he went to Australia
and worked his passage to Honolulu
and Victoria. IIc states that he
could not endure his exile longer
and determined to como home and
give himself up so that he could be
near his wife and children.
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Things That Never Die.

The pure, the bright, the beautiful,
That stirred our hearts in youth:
Tho impulse to Il wordlcSs prayer;
The dreams of love and truth.
The longing after something lost,
The spirits ycarning cry,
The striving after better hopes
These things shall never die.
The timid hand stretched forth to aid
A brother in his need;
The kindly word in grief's dark hour
That proves friend indeed;
The plea of mercy softly brcathed
When justice threatened high,
Tho sorrow of Il contritc heart
These things shall never die.
The memory of a clasping hand,
The pressure Of Il kiss,
And all the tritlcs sweet and frail
That makes up lifc'S short bliss.
If, with firm, mcl,anging faith.
And holy trust and high,
Those hands have claspcd, those lip.
have met
These things shall never die.
The cruel and the bitter word
That wounded as it fell;
The chilling want Of sympathy,
We feel, but never tell;
The hard rcpulsc that chilled the heart,
Whose hopes were bounding high.
In an mfading record kept
These things shall never die.
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Can find some work to do:
Lose not 4 chance to wakcn love,
BE firm and just and true;
So shall Il light that cannot fade.
Beam on thee from On high.
And angel voices say to thee
These things shall never die.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-08-01

The Western lumbcrmcn are turn
ing their attention to the Southern
forests, and the Southern forests will
have to 90. In some sections Of Lou
iSana and Arkansas Western capi-
talists have bought big tracts Of tim.
Der land at prices that make the cost
average in many Instances less than
one dollar an acre,
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T E r NJ S.:
Published every Thursday morning.

Published every Thursday morning.
For subscription, Sl.50 per annuml,
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Advertisements inserted at one dollar
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Obituary Notices exceeding five lines,
Tributes of Respect, Communications of
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Job Printing neatly and cheaply cxccu-
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Necessity cOmpcls us to adhere strictly
to tho requirements of Cash Payments.
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y railroad engineer saying that
the usual life Of Il locomotive was
only thirty years, Il passenger re-
marked that such a tough looking
thing ought to live longer than that.
"Wcll," responded the engineer,
"pcrhaps il would if it didn't smoke
so much"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-08-01
TEACHERS COLUMN.

~ All communications intended
for this column should be addressed
to $. p. Stribling, School Commits
sioncr, Walhalla, s. G.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-08-01

"Rcducc your gas bill scvcnty-fvc
per cent. Secret for one dOllar,"
read an advertisement which a
brooklyn man answered. lie re-
cciycd this tersc reply by return
mail: "Burn kerosene"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-08-01

laid on the cruel lash again and
again-a shower of blows, each one
of which he knew would burn into
the very soul of the dcfcnsclcss man
like red hot irons. Judge Reid fell
on the floor inscnsiblc, and Corncili-
son, with the cowhdc in his hand,
walked down the main street of
Mount Sterling and boastfully told
the horror stricken people Of what
he had done.
The cowhidng was the first act of
a tragedy. The whole State was
aroused The Indignation was in
tense and universal, and at no place
was it SO strong as among Judge
Rcid's own people. Everywhere it
was felt that there was no altcrna-
tive left the Judge; there was only
one thing for him to do. He must
kill CorncliSon.
Then began Il mental struggle aS
: terrible as anything that the imagi-
nation of novclists has ever por-
,,,vol n, o,, ,,ho ho. l;,.oI :,
tb,i comnun;tv cor ro,l;yo tho ov,
ful force of the public opinion to
which Judge Reid was subjected.
Everybody he saw advised him to
CLAW his . ,,;l,n. III, man bo no,
ON tho s,rcots tho mo, wI,o ,hronuol
his office tho vcrv mcmlnrs of h;s
cburc,, hi. ,nu,} fr;.,ls ,nd III. l,r
hood comn,n;o,.
The writer Of This saw him thc
dov aftor thc occurroncc and h;v
office was filed with nolit;col ol,;cs
hrownor moumo;,onr, with ,ho;,
trousors ,,cL,l inf ,bo;r ho,,s ,bo
came dawn to holm and o1v;sn ,ho
u;odoon y II v,s , ,;,;,bJ, .;,,ht
The uncouth thouoh kindly ot
,o,,,,. of ,h,.o ,,,,oi ,,,;,,
any ono Of whom wonll bo,o lo;l
down his life for tho man tho, al,
adorcd. the fcrcc wrath If mora
Than ono ,r,o fr;o,l ,ho oorl1 ,,;,h
difficulty be restrained from ovcno-
mo the wronr thcn and tboro with
his own hands and IN ,ho u;d.t of
them the stricken man with howcd
head and white focc lis,cn;nu with
nil his old time cou,.n., - .I,;.o l.,
could not take. lie had oocd wears
during the night Of mental AGONY
which had followed the drcodful dc-
grcdation of the morning; all the
light had left his ewes and when hc
! talked il was like one spcakinr from
the crave
81 can not. T can not.n he cried
shaking his head, when a close friend
told him for the hundrcdth time to
kill his enemy, He hardly slcnt or
ate for week, and then he told his
friends from all parts of the State TO
come and listen to his story and
Judge hlm by the facts. They ga
thcrcd IN the old court house one
pleasant day in the early spring to
hear what he had to say. a strange
crowd 1t was-farmcrS from all the
adjoining counties, many of them
riding hundred miles, were there;
DlS honcd men from the blue grass
ana wlry, Slncwy mountaincerS.
From the very spot whence he made
his 'lrst law speech. when smooth
laced strIppllng, years before, the
Judge told his ncighhorS and friends
all the shameful story of the cow
ardly attack. lie told them of his
religious convictions, Of the impossi-
hl''ty OF his rcv"nginG himself upon
his enemy; OF the patient mcckncss
OF the saviour under burden indie
imltcly greater, of the awfulncSs OF
blood gulltincss, forbidden alike by
| the laws Of God and Of man