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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-06-04
Distressing Alternative.

Flossie is six years old.
Mamma" she asked one day, eff |
get married will have husband like
pa t,.s .... @..4si. -. :-,sf e...3- .1st' =
YES replied the mother with an
amused smile. ...
"And if don't get married will I have
to be an old maid like Aunt Kate?"
eyes,
"Mamma" latter apause-it's tough
world for us women, amt it,"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-06-04
YOUNG FOLKS, NUMBER.
THE TWO VISITS.

The fire in the kitchen was out,
The clock told that midnight was past;
The cook was in bed and asleep,
And the door OF the pantry was fast.
When six little mischievous mice,
A-strolling for plumber and play,
Came in by a hole in the wall
They had gnawed for the purpose that day.
First, Sharp Tooth and Spry hurried through
Followed closely by Pry Nose and Fuss
And lastly came Sly Toes and Sleek
Then, oh, what a frOlic there was!
They danced on the best China plates
These six little mischievous mice:
They nibbled the fruit-cake and pies
They scattered the sugar and rice.
With nothing to startle or harm,
They kept up their frOlic and feast
Till the stars faded out of the sky,
And morning appeared in the east.
When they came to the pantry again,
They sped in the midst OF the floor
A structure of wire and wood,
Unseen ON the visit before.
1t seemed to their curious eyes
Well fitted for pleasure and ease,
With six little rooms; and each one
Had tables OF bacon and cheese.
They viewed it around and around,
They shifted the sweet smells with delight;
"'Tis a house built for u.s. they exclaimed,
"And we were expected to night"
Then Sharp Tooth and Spry and the rest.
With nothing to make them afraid,
Crept into thesiX little rooms
Where supper was WaitinG-and stayed!
They came to the pantry no more,
For this was the end of them ALL
A d the cook nailed q stout piece of tin
On the hole they had made in the wall.
-Independant.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-06-04
To take pride in being gentleman at

To take pride in being a gentleman at
home n.
10 take you mothers into your conf
dence if you do anything wrong, and
above all, never lie about anything you
have done.
10 make up your minds not to learn
to smoke, chew or drink, remembering
that these things cannot be unlearned,
and that they are terrible drawbacks to
good men and necessities to bad ones.
To remember that there never was q
vagabond without these habits.
Observe all those rules, and they are
sure to make you gentlemen.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-06-04

Teacher Ito class in arithmetic): John
goes marketing. He buys two and
quarter pounds of sugar at IL cents a
pound, two dozen eggs at 16 cents a
dozen, and a gallon and half of milk at
20 cents a gallon. What does it all
make?
Smallest boy (hugging himself ecsta-
tically): Custard.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-06-04
Bows 1!

Don't tease girls or boys smaller than
yourselves.
Don't take the easiest chair in the room
put it into the pleasantest place, and for
get to offer it to mother when she comes
to sit down.
Don't forget to treat your mother as
politely as if she was stranger lady
who did not spend her life in your service.
To be as kind and helpful to you sis
you.
To make friends among good boys.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-06-04
Some More Amusement for the Young
Folks.
Folks.

Some time ago, gave the AGMCULTUR-
IsT's Young Folks, directions how to
make some beautiful little dolls from corn
husks-You will find the description in
one of the January numbers. BY the
way, il you will preserve all the Young
Folks Numbers, they will make quite a
nice book of stn1ies,,s e to-, fer you some
day. Those stylish little corn laddies
and lassies spoken of, have been greatly
admired for their quaintness by those
who were successful in making them.
In a recent exchange, | came across q
way to make some funny looking little
Cinnamon. Here it is:
The body, arms and legs are straight
and stiff, being made of blue drilling or
any strong cotton cloth, wound round
and round perfectly smooth and tight
until they are of the right size.
The head, hands and feet are made of
peanuts. Care should be taken to select
small, round, smooth ones for the hands,
while much larger one is needed for the
head. Two nuts which are bent in the
middle, leaving nearly half to project in
front, should be selected for the feet.
The children who have never seen real
Chinaman may not know that he wears
his hair shaved in front, letting that on
the back part of his head grow long;
with it he always braids some strands of
black silk thread so that the queue, as it
is called, reaches below his waist and
sometimes qnite to his knees.
Fine black silk twist is braided for the
doll and fastened to the peanuth head with
a drop of glue or a few stitches.
The hat, which looks like an inverted
wash b t is made of an acorn cupstuck
fast with bit of glue. The eyes, nose,
and mouth are marked with ink 1.-THE eyes
slanting toward the nose after the man.
ner of.the genuine Chinaman.
Wide, plain blue cotton trousers come
down well over the ankles, and are sewed
fast around the waist. The other gar
ment is made of the same material, the
cloth being folded over at the shoulders,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-06-04

COMPOSITION ON PHYSIOLOGY BY
SMALL BoY.-The human body is made
up of the head, the thorax, and the abdo-
men. The head contains the brains,
when there are any. The thorax con-
tains the heart and lungs. The abdomen
contains the bowels, of which there are
five-A, E, I, 0, U, and sometimes W and
Y.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-06-04

Longevity? I should say longevity
did run in the family" said Mrs. Sprig-
gins. "Why, John was six foot too, Bill
was six foot four, and George, he had
more longevity than any man ever saw :.
He was six foot seven if he was a foot"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-06-04
A Lie.

First somebody told it,
Then the room wouldn't hold it,
SO the busy tongues rolled it,
Till they got it outside;
Then the crowd came acrOsS it,
And never once lost it,
But tossed it and tossed it.
Till it grew long and wide.
old Rhyme.
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Aunt Hopes Secret.


sound in the kitchen. Aunt Hope, pass
ing by the half-open door, looked anxi-
ously in, fearing Kitty had cut her finger
or bumped her head, or something.
Neither. Kitty stood by the sink over
pan of potatoes which she was set to
wash, ard if she did not expect to wash
them with tear-drops, why did she send
SO many splashing down among the
rough, brown-coated things?
"Why, Kitty Smith p cried Aunt Hope,
cheerily, "is the well dry that you must
furnish water to wash the potatoes, or
do they wash easier in salt waterp'
Kitty's only answer was fresh deluge
of tears, half of which Aunt Hope kissed
away with merry laugh.
Nov, dear child,'' rolling up her own
pretty dress sleeves and plunging into
the potatoes as if she liked the fun, ''let
us do these potatoes as quickly and
clearly as we can, and | will give you a
secret"
Kitty always liked secrets, and the
very idea OF one dried up her tears. CPL
tell you one," she said, ''but it ism t any
secret to you now you've been here three
days: hate to work"
do your" said Aunt Hope, in as sur
prised tone as though she had never
dreamed of such thing "Well, know
just how to pity you, for when I was
your age did too
"Why, Aunt HopeP' and Kitty started
in astOnishment. 'Ned and / were talk
ing about you last night, and we both
thought we never saw so busy a body as
you are, always doing something"
eyes, love to work now, but | didn t
then; hated it,
'There are some kinds of work | am
sure | should like to do" said Kitty
eff mother would only let me wash, or
work the butter, or make the pies, know
should love to; but | hate to wash
dishes and potatoes, and sweep down
stairs, and do all those things [ have to
do every day" #..t'..' .'':'' " .''
"And that is why you hate to do them.
Anything you have to do every day you
soon tire of, and mothers don't give
their little girls the hard and impossible
things to do, but the plain and easy ones.
Well, my grandma gave me q grand
secret to like work, and it worked like a
charm. have never forgotten it, and it
helps me even now when have any thing
to do really don't like"
"What is it?" asked Kitty, with deep
interest.
at is this. Listen: The more you
hate to do any thing that must be done,
the quicker 60 at it and do it in the best
possible fashion, Now, these potatoes.
the longer you stopped to dread them,
the worse they would seem to do. Plunge
into them at once, and rub and scrape
with all you might till they look clean
and handsome"
All the while Aunt Hope had been work
ing as briskly as she talked, and Kitty
had worked fast too so by the time the
talk was ended the potatoes were DONE
Sunday Afternoon.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-06-04
The Brown Cotton Gin Co.,

of New London, Conn, have facilities for manu-
featuring Gins, Feeders and Condensers unequaled
by any other concern in the world.
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BY MRS. j. Fl. FAIR.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08

endured as long as it was possible to-
bear it. But when ] hear wholesale
charges of profligacy and corruption
made against those who have faith.I
fully discharged their official duties
in every department. of the State
government, charges unsupported by
a title OF. proof, and too often lis.6
tened to with willing ears, i canSbi,tS
fear that many are beginning to res
gard our deliverancc as assured for
all time, and that for its continuance
little or no vigilance is required.
Accept my thanks for the opport
tunity afforded by your letter Of
giving to you and to others this OK
preston of my views, and trusting
if they are correct, as | believe them
to he, that you will concur in them,s
| am very respectfully and truly
yours, J. S. CoTHRAS. b
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08
A Great Religious Revival In Toccoa,
Ga.

- EDlroRs KEOwEE COURIER 1T
has occurred to mo that few lines
in reference to the glorious meeting
here in Toccoa may be of interest to
some persons in Walhalla. 1t was
my privilege to be in attendance
only a few days, which sufficed, how
ever, to show that a wonderful work
had been done. I found that all
denominations took part, and were
represented in the altar. service, a
number of whom were converted
and sanctiiicd. The Presbyterian
minister gavo Ills presence and his
prayers in many of tho services
throughout the meeting, and on Sab
bath morning a Baptist minister, who
had been seeking, testified to having
received the blessing Of sanctifca-
sion. On Sabbath afternoon the
pastor baptized thirty and received
into the Methodist church over sixty.
The good people of the place reapcd
the precious fruits of one passage Of
Scripture, which was ever in our
mind, "Behold how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to-
gcther in unity" Surely, God was
with lis, and the general sentiment
was, eve have seen strange things
in Toccoa.
send the written testimony of
the Methodist pastor.
Respectfully,
MRs. M. NANWYCK.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08

The cause of Atlanta's growth
since the war is to be found i'm the
public spirit, the indomitablc enter
prise, the sclf-conidcnce and gen
erosity of her citizens where any
matter is projcc ted for the good OF
the city. Such causes are yet work
ing there, and no opportunity is lost
when the reputation of Atlanta is at
stake. There is the local pride to
make their city better than those
around, and each citizen feels that
he can do much toward this end and
from the least to the greatest go deep
into their pockets when money is
needed for any public project, such
rs bcantifying the city, making pub
lie improvements, or in any way that
will conduce to the glory of Atlanta.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08

"For twenty days the Rev. S. j
Cowan has been conducting a series
of meetings in my church. l found
him to be man of great faith and
power, with an intense zeal, well I'M
der the control of sactificd know
ledge; in the presentation of the
Scriptures, clear, strong and force
full, invariably correct in his exegesis.
| take great pleasure in saying, that
| endorse him heartily, and recon
mend him to the churches as a strong,
faithful, earnest, and sweet spirited
follower of Christ, and great lover
of our holy Methodism.
&C. A. JAMIsoN,
"P. G. Toccoa Station.
"April 10Th, 1890"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08

Our word "Gcrryniandcr," used SO
often in politics nowadays, has an in
tcresting origin. Professor Bryce
gives the following: $50 called
from Elbridge Gerry (Vice President
of the U. S. in 1879 a Leading Dem
ocratic politician, who, when Massa-
chusctts was being rc-districted, con-
trivcd scheme which gave one OF
the districts shape like that of a
lizard. a noted artist entering the
room of an editor VINO had map OF
the new district hanging on the wal
over his desk, observed: sWhy this
district looks like Salamandcr |!
Say rather a Gcrrymandcr!' replied
the editor. And the name stuck"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08

Give our railroad employees one
day of rest in seven, and the diminu-
ton Of the number Of accidents and
the better service they would per-
form would swell the dividends,
while it would improve public NOR
ais and promote the general bappi-
ness of society. The average rail
road official will admit this to be so,
and the average employee would be
glad to have it so. Why, then, is it
not lonc?- Nristiun INcocate.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08
FURNITURE, FURNITURE F.!

Now is the time to buy your Furni-
ture. I have some beautiful Bed
Room Sets that are elegant and reason
able in price. Chairs, Rockers, Safes,
Baby Carriages, in all styles and prices.
Am well prepared for Framing Pictures
of any size. Old Furniture repaired
on short notice and in a workmanlike
manner. Give me a call and if YOU
want anything in my line I am per-
suaded can please and suit you as to
price and quality of goods. Coffins
and Caskets Of all styles and trim
mings to match. I am here to stay
and propose to sell Furniture and
Undertaker's Supplies at small profits.
Come and see me and be convinced.
S. M. VanWyclx,
Walhalla, S. @.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08

The messenger sent to warn the
people of the breaking of the dam
in the lIassayampa Pass stopped in
a whiskcy saloon, got drunk, and
went no farther. The loss of fifty
human lives was the result. Every
open bar-room in the land is q mur-
dcr-tr trap Christian 1dUocate.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08

One mans energy builds a church,
another mans eioquepco fills it with
admiring hearers. Each will have
his reward, and that reward will DO
according to the underlying motive,
We mean the final reward, not
newspaper notoriety CAsistiaai
,daoocdte.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08

may ask, how is it with ourselves {
Many would doubtless answer, bad
enough. In my travels over the
| District last summer, which took me
once into your own excellent neigh
borhood, did not find n single far
lner who attended to his business
l'alf as well as he could have done
that was not prospcring. I could
name II number of them, whom you
know as well or better than do.
NO USE FOR TIE pRoAosED WARE
+ TO come directly to the point
Suppose Il Government ware house
should be erected at Picrcetown,
what would you and your neighbor
put in it? Cotton bales arc well
nigh the only considerable surplus
products OF your farms. Nobody
eats cotton; it is too bulky to steal
without almost certain and speedy
detection of the thief; and if you
have no convenient place for storing
it during the time it is held before
marketing, Il few poles laid upon the
ground and n temporary shed of
loose planks will suffice for protect
ing il from the weather. 1t is not
50 with the Western farmers pro-
ducts, which must be carefully housed
and kept under lock and key. Be
sides, what is the effect of withhold
ing these different crops from the
market? From 1861 to 1865 the
world, by some means or other, man
aged to get on without our cotton
crops. In such years as we had
from 1888 to 1880, il the corn, bacon
and flour that we required had been
in Government ware houses, COR
ncrcd by law, as this bill proposes to
do, ours instead Of theirs would have
been the land of mortgages; the con-
test, us you must see, is an unequal
one, and the odds are all against us.
You can get on, for time ut least,
with worn and patched clothing, but
a lean and empty lardcr who can
long withstand
TIE SOUTH BETTER OFF THAN THE
AS bad rs some may deem our
condition, it ought to afford them
some relief to contrast it with that
of others. Take the State of Iowa,
for instance. | have already alluded,
incidentally, to corn burning in Kan
sas. 1t appears from the agricultu-
raj statistics of Iowa for last year
that the average yield of corn, which
is their main crop, was 80 bushels
per acre, and the price at the crib &c
cents per bushel--gross yield in
money by the acre sc. You can by
proper care and attention bring u1
any acre upon your farm, and that
means every acre mon # to nroduco
bale of cotton-1, 200 pounds IN
the seed. which Yields 20 bushels Of
cotton seed, the market nric. Of
which during the past season wos %
cents per bushcl. the exact eouivo-
lent in value of the Iowa farmers
80 bushels of corn. Besides yo,,
have 400 pounds of lint worth 10
cents per pound, against which to
charge up the expenses of produc-
ton, and if it should take $40 for
that purpose, (Which you know is
not inc lact,) you would NJ least have
So inc proceeds OF Inc sale OF seed,
as clear rroIIt.
Dhflhg my travels over the Dis
'rlcC laS' summer l had the pleasure
OF aIItchdlhg scVcral or the Farm
crs Alliance meetings. felt deep
interest IN them, heartily approving
every effort OF the country to better
tnclr COnultlOn. lake all the rest of
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08

There arc more cx-soldicrs Of the
Yankee army now bowling for pom
sions because of wounds and poverty
than there were soldiers in all the
Confederate armies during the entire
war.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08
DO NOT BORROW MONEY.

And so it is with one of the fca-
lures of this sub-trcasury scheme
which is so well calculated to catch
gudcons, by holding out the offer of
lending money ut a cheap rate Of
interest. 1t matters not what the
rate of interest is, in the end you
will find that you have to foot the
bill. The present Indebtedness Of
tho Government, whose mainstay
and support you are, is in round
numbers l, 400 million dollars, rcquir-
ing nearly 30 million dollars to moet
the annual interest. Now how does
it strike you as Il financial policy for
one who owes 400 million dollars
dcaring interest at 3 and 4 per cent
to lend out his money at per cent
per annum, to say nothing Of paying
out other millions for ware houses,
for salaricd officials and so on, in
order to get chance to commit
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-21

The Republicans Of Maine as well
as Kansas are going back on the z. 0.
P. and the Mckinley bill, and coming
out strong for Blaine and Democratic
reciprocal trade with other countries.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-21
WESTWARD.
Through Caroline to Mackinac.

Commencing July LIST, there will be
established although line of first class
Vestibuled Pullman and Wagner
Sleeping Cars daily between Cincin-
natl, Dayton, Toledo, Detroit, Mack.
nav City and all principal resorts of
the Upper Peninsular of Michigan via
the G. IL. & D. r. r. and Michigan
Central to Mackinaw.
Sleepers will be attached to trains
leaving Cincinnati at 10 p. m. daily
except Saturday; returning, leave
Mackinaw at 9 a. m. except Sunday.
The advantages secured by purchas-
ing through tickets via this route,
composed OF such favorable and well
known lines as the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton 4 Day ton r. r. and Michigan
Central Railway, must be apparent to.
all first-class travel. No other line can
offer such advantages as to accommo-
datlons and route, allowing stop-oyer
at Toledo and Detroit, then continu-
ing your journey to the most lovely
resorts on the American continent.
For pamphlets pertaining to Mack
mac Island and other summer resorts
reached via this line, write 20 anys
agent Of the g. II. & d. r. r.. or to ]
e. 0 Mccormick, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent, No 200 West Fourth
Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-21

Pittsburg Chronicle "Your little
girl has golden hair just like her
mamma, remarked squilding. "Yes,a
replied Meswilligins chats an in
stance Of hair.reditv.n
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-21

superintendent Porter has issued,
in circular form, statement of the
debts OF the several States as ascer.
tanned by the cencus this year. The
total decrease of the debts Of the
States since 1880 is $5S,O2O,631, of
which $27 ,593, 5S7, or nearly one-half,
was in the Southern Ststes. The de-
crease in the Eastern states is SILL
1917, in the Middle $l1 1897 ,4S2 and
in the Western $7,852,744. Another
table gives tn excess Of assets over
their debts in the several States, and
three OF these States-Kentucky, Tex
as and West Virginia--credited with
excess.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-21
Take carol There is Danger

In allowing inactivity of the Kidneys to grow
through neglect. The deadly shoals of Bright's
disease and diabetes will wreck the goodly
bark of health ii 1t is allowed to drift rudder-
less upon them The bladder, too, If inactive,
and iudicious medication does not speedily
direct the helm toward the port OF safety viii
be whelmed by the quicksands of disease. In
selecting Il Stomach Bitters which stimulates
the renal organs without irritating and exciting
them, two effects to be appreheuded from the
unmeditcated stimuli largely rosorted to, These
have tendency to react prcjudlcially. The
Bitetrs inylgorate the kidneys and blad
der, in common with the nerves and the diges
tive organs, and so afford lasting aid, 1t alsc
affords dual assistance in preventing and cur
ing intern. 'ent and remittont fever. Bilious
ness, constipation, and rheumatism it alsC
sublugates,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-21
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