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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23
Fall OF an Enormous AerOlite.

A dispatch from st. Petersburg says;
What is believed TO be the largest aero
lite ever known to have fallen is lying III
the Caspian Sea, short distance from
the peninsula of Apsheron. The aerlolite
made terrific noise as it rushed through
the air. and the white-hot mass made !
light that Illuminated the country and
sea round about for great distance.
When it struck the water immense clouds
of steam arose, and the kissing could be
heard for great distance. Huge mass
es Il water were thrown upward, and the
sight TO those who were not frightened
was an exceedingly beautiful one. SO
enormous is the ..erolite that it projects
twelve feet above the water. ana, save
for its fused black crust, which gives 1t
the appearance OF having been Varni:hed.
It has every appearance of being one OF
the usual rock formations met with along
- 70 coast Scientists are deeply interested
in the phenomenon, and several Of them
are making preparations tovisitthe PENN
sula to examine the aerolite. Furtherin-
formation is needed before credeace can
be given to the above.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

1874, the twins were over at Eng's
house, and after comfortable sup
per, followed by their usual pipe,
they retired in seeming good health.
Early the next morning Eng woke
up, and, calling to his wife, asked
her to see what allied Chang, as he
could not awaken him. Mrs. Sallie
Bunker very soon discovered that
Chang was no more, and dispatched
a boy on horseback to the village
(some three miles distant) for DR..
Hollingsworth. After the messenger
had gone, Eng complained Of feeling
numb and cold in his lower extremi-
ties, and his family did all they could
to restore the circulation. He rap
idly grew colder, and within an hour
after awakening, and before the doc
tor arrived, he joined his BROTHER on
the further shore.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23
What Free Coinage Is.
ATLANTA Constitution.

A subscriber writes to ask what is
meant by the phrase, 'free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver" The ques-
ton seems to be a belated one, but
we have no doubt that in the general
discussion great many people have
missed the essence of the matter.
The free and unlimited coinage Of
silver means that any owner of 800
worth of silver bullion shall have the
privilege of taking it to any govern
ment mint and having it coined into,
or exchanged for, standard dollars OF
the United States, or their equlva-
lent in legal tender currency, at the
rate of sl.229 an ounce. This would
settle a great many things. The
legal tender or mint value OF silver
bullion would be its market price,
and the government would be no
longer in the market as a purchaser.
The inevitable effect of free coinage
would be to restore to silver bullion
in this country the potential money
value which it possessed prior to 1873.
Those who oppose free coinage
point to the difference which now
exists between. the price Of silver and
the price of gold. 1t is that very
difference which enables the wheat
and cotton OF India 20 beat down the
price of those products in America.
With seventy cents worth of Amerl-
can silver the British business man
can purchase dollars worth of
Indian cotton. This settles the price
OF the American staple, and the
Southern farmers have TO accept sey-
enty cents for dollars worth of cot
ton. But the Indian producer can
exchange his silver for coins worth a
dollar for the reason that india has
freee coinage, while the American
producer is left .in the ditch on
account of the single gold standards
and the Britisher pockets his thirty
cents profit.
1t is claimed that if this country
were to reopen the mints to silver,
we should be deluged with European
silver. There are several satisfactory
replies to this In the FIST place,
there is no silver in Europe of any
account except the legal tender sill
yer which is in daily use there, and
this could not be shipped to this
country and received except at tre-
mendops loss.
In the second place, If it should be
sent here it would be coined into
standard dollars, which would enter
into circulation or be stored in the
banks, or be employed in building up
our industries. There can never be
a plethora of gold and silver currency
in a country such as ours.
In the third place, India, Mexico
and other countries have free coinage,
and they are not deluged with Euro
pean silver. When the monometal-
lists explain why this is so, it will be
time enough to discuss their airy pre-
dictions with some degree OF serious
ness.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23
Things the Queen May Not Do.
Helen Watterson. in Philadelphia In
quirer.]

Queen Victoria, not being born a
Queen, propably learned to read
Just like other persons. But after
she became afflicted with royalty she
found that a Queen is not allowed
to have great many privileges that
the humblest of her subjects can
boast. For instance, she isn't al
lowed to handle a newspaper of any
kind, nor a magazine, nor a lettec
from any person except from her own
family, and no member of the royal
family or household allowed to speak
to her of any piece OF news in am
publication. All the information
the Queen is allowed to have must
first be strained through the intellect
of a man whose business it is to cut
out from the papers each day what
he thinks she would like to know.
The scraps he fastens on a silk sheet
| with gold fringe all about it, and
presents to her unfortunate majesty.
This silken sheet, with gold fringe,
Is imperative for all communications
to the Queen. Any one who wishes
to send the Queen a personal poem
or communication Of any kind lex
cept personal letter, which the
poor lady isn't allowed to have at alp
must have it printed in gilt letters
on one of these silk sheets with gold
fringe, just so many inches wide and
no wider, all about it. These gold
trimmingo will be returned to him in
time, as they are expensive, and the
Queen is kindly and thrifty, but for
the Queens presence they are I'M
perative. The deprivations of the
Queens life arc patAetically illustra-
ted by an incident which occurred
not long ago:
An American ladysent her majesty
an immense collection of the flowers
of this country, pressed and mount
ed. The Queen was delighted with
the collection and kept it for three
months, turning over the leaves fre-
quently with great delight. At the
end of that time, which was as long
as she was allowed by court etiquette
to keep it, she had it sent back with
letter saying that, being Queen OF
England, she was not allowed to
have any gifts, and that she parted
with them with deep regret.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23
Definitions OF +" Home."

London T1d-Bits offered prize
for the best answer to the question !:
ssWhat is home?'' Here are few of
the bright answers which it received !:
The golden setting in which is the
brightest jewel is "mother."
A world OF strife shut out, world
OF love shut in.
An arbor which shades when sun
shine OF prosperity becomes too daz-
zling; harbor where the human bark
finds shelter in the time of adversely.
Home is the blossom of which Hea-
ven is the fruit
The only spot on earth where the
faults and failures of fallen humanity
are hidden under the mantle of char
ity.
An abode in which the inmate, the
superior being called man" can pay
back at night with fifty per cent in
terest every annoyance that has met
him in business during the day.
The place where the great are some
timessmall, and the small often great.
The fathers kingdom, the children's
paradise, the mothers world
The jewel casket containing the
most precious of all jewels-domes-
tic happiness.
Where you are treated best and
you grumble most,
Home is the central telegraph OF
fee of human love, into which run
innumerable wires of affection, many
of which, though extending thousands
of miles, are never disconnected from
the one great terminus.
The centre of affections, around
which our hearts best wishes twine.
A little hollow scooped out Of the
windy hills of the world where We
can be shielded from its cares and an
noyances.
A popular but paradoxical institu-
ton, iii which woman works in the
absence OF man, and man rests in the
presence of woman.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

North Georgia is now in the throes
of a religious excitement, produced
by the preaching of I. X. Postell, |
Baptist missionary from the Indian
Territory, who declares himself
informed Us to the date fixed for the
end of the world, says recent dis
patch from Atlanta. Postell was
born in Georgia about forty years
ago. On attaining manhood ne
entered the ministry and was sent as
a missionary to the Indians. For
fifteen years he was engaged in that
work. He says that in the last year
he had SO many mysterious revela-
tions made to him that he felt called
upon to preach to his own people
their impending doom. He came
back to Georgia, and is now engaged
in the country near Dahlonega, Civ
ing the residents the benefit of his
knowledge. The Jews, he says, Will
take up their journey to Palestine on
April 3, 1896. On April 3, 1900, the
new temple at Jerusalem will be ded-
icated with impressive ceremonies,
and Christ will make His second
advent on Mount Olivet on May Is
of the same year. Postell thinks that
the mountain should be secured 10y
Christian people in time to keep 1T
clear of squatters. In the meantime
all the disasters fortold of the last
days will have begun. Brethren wall
be arrayed against each other as
never before. There will be wars
and political revolutions calculated
to drive people to sense OF duty to
their God. Postell's hearers listen
with eagerness to his revelations and
talk of nothing but the end OF time.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

The speed OF a hawk or gull on the
wing is almost incredibly great. One
of the swiftest hawks could make a
circle round the smoke stack of a
locomotive travelling sixty miles an
hour, while a gull has often been
known to fly before favorable wind
at the rate of 100 miles an hour.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

It was an old New England judge
VINO once interrupted lawyer in the
midst of a spread-eagle speech by
saying: "Mr. I wish you would
take few feathers from the wings Of
your imagination and put them n the
tail of your judgment
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

S.M. Inman, Of Atlanta, the great
est cotton man of the South, perhaps,
speaking of the present outlook, re-
garding the size of the coming crop,
says it will be 100000 bales short
of last year, and possibly l,950,O00.
He thinks there is decrease in acre-
age of atleast y per cent, and it
may be as much as 16 per cent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

"You know, Maria he said, Il
think every child shows in some way
in what calling it is most likely to
succeed in after years" "Do you
think Soy Then we'd better make q
real estate man of our Willie. |
can't keep him out of the dirt"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

A curious incident connected with
the serrian army is the manner in
which raost Of the regiments carry
the drum. 1t is not, as in most other
countries, slmg in front Of the man
who beats it, but is placed upon a
small, two-whe.led cart drawn by a
large dog, which has been so trained
that it keeps its place even through
the longest and most tedious marches.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

An editor wrote ballroom puff,
saying, "Her dainty feet were encased
in shoes that might have been taken
for fairy boots" But the blunder-
ing compositor made it read, "Her
dirty feet were encased in shoes that
might have beer taken for ferry
boats
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

When :. lady once asked Tarner,
the celebrated English painter, what
his secret was, he ref,',led, i have
no secret madam, but hard work"
This is a secret that many never
learn, and don't succeed because
they don't learn it. Labor is the
genius that changes the world tom
ugliness to beauty, ana the greatest
curse to great blessing.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

A man who died in Cincinnati q
few days ago, it is said, had not q
single hard substance in his body
which would indicate that he pos.
sessed such thing as bone. Even
the skull was about Of the same con.
sistency as India rubber.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

Foreign exhibits for the Worlds
Fair have already begun to arrive at
the custom house in Chicago. Exhi-
bits have recently been received from
India and Costa Rica.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

"Do l have to stick this stamp on
m;self?" asked dude of the clerk at
the post office. "Oh, nc" replied the
clerk; "you couldn't go in the mail
bags, and, besides, that is a letter
stamp, and you are not tirst-class
male matter"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

Bertha's mother saw fit to punish /.
her for some little naughtiness. After
a minute the child sobbed out, aWeus
mamma, that hurt; you whipped me
right where there weren't any bones"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

. "a man." saysa sorely tired father,
sneyer fully realizes the wealth Of
information he does not possess till
his first child begins to ask questions. !"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

"rT atah is good thing" remarked
Colonel Bludd, of Kentucky. "W all,
may be so,"s replied conservative
Major Bowie. cit is truly, sah,"
continued the colonel. Grain makes
Gavin, sab, an Gavin makes whisky"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

How is this for definition of
money? 'sThat which, having not, we
want; having, we want more; having
more, we want more still; and the
more we:secure the less happy and
contented we become" !"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

The Chinese Minister at Washing
ton is in favor of reciprocity. He
thinks that if his countrymen are
shut out of the United States, it
would only be fair to close China to
Americans.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

A Philadelphia Chinaman glories
in pig-tail FIVE feet eleven inches in
length.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

One curious feature about the eli
mate OF Southern Arizona is that
while the heat in the daytime is
almost unbearable and frequently
drives people mad, the temperature
at night is delightful-so cool, in fact,
one has to sleep under Eeavy blank
cts for comfort.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

a begging letter, asking for pair
of cast-off trousers, closed pathetical-
ly with these words: $50 send ne,
most honored sir, the trousers and
they will be woven into the laurel
crown of your good aceds il heay-
en."-Puck.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

Mr. Cary in his effort to make my
illusions as to the way ring rule,
bossism and machine politics ope-
rates, fit the recent action of the
party in our county and State, j. in
the face of the plain facts of the case
Ludicrous; it is like trying to put
the big pot in the little one; it is a
physical impossibility.
Again, Mr.. Cary says: q claim
that the people of South Carolina
did not make this (State) platform,
M X but a majority of the
Democrats of Oconee county and
South Carolina do not admit such
to be the case, I. e., that it. embodies
sound Democratic doctrine" @Min-
listers of grace defend u.s." Mr.
Cary can claim and make sale, but
can he deliver the goods?
Is not Democracy. recognized by
Democrats to be the same every
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-23

During their travels the twins accu-
mulated much money, and in their
absence from home their wives man.
aged their property in an excellent
way. Several children were born to
each wife, and these all received a
6rst-class education, and were brought
up as members of the church, princi-
pally of the Baptist denomination.
All the children, save one deaf and
dumb daughter, were healthy and
strong, have married and are counted
as some of the best citizens of that
section of the State and inherited
about 100000 left them by their
fathers.
The last scene in the history of the
twins was as sad as it was remarka-
BILE and without precedent. While
with Barnum in 1872 Chang had suf-
fered from a slight stroke of paraly-
sis, but after medical treatment and
rest had apparently recovered and
Christmas was merrily spent at home.
About the 10Th or 18th Of January,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-13
SPECIMEN CASES.

5. II. Clifford. New Cassel. Wis. was
troubled with neuralgia and rheuma-
tbs, his stomach was disordered, his
liver was affected to an alarming degree,
his appetite fell away, and he was terribly
reduced in flesh and strength. Three
bottles of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg. H.,
had Il running sore on his leg of eight
years standing. Used three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Buck
lens Arnica salve and his leg is sound
and well. John Speaker, Catawba. H.,
had five large fever sores on his leg: doc
tors SAID he was incurable. One bottle
of Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen' 5
Arnica salve cured him entirely. Sold
at any drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-13
BASE BALL,

Two very good games of base ball
were played on the college grounds on
Friday and Saturday. On Friday the
college team won the game from the
Crown Point nine by a score of | to |,
and the home team were the winners
again on Saturday, when they defeated
the Rutlands II to 4. Messrs. Pond and
Stewart of the university team, Burlng-
ton, were the pitcher and catcher for the
Rutlands. They did first-cass work,
but were poorly supported.
On Saturday of this week the college
club will go to Port Henry to play the
nine of that town. On Thursday next
they will play the Goddard seminary
nine in Barre, and on Friday and Satur-
day will see what they can do with the
Norwich university boys at Mortified.
On the 26th inst. Boston team will
come to Middlebury and play the college
team on the campus. This last event is
expected to be interesting.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-13
ATKINS Won.

The fight in the Democratic State con-
vention at Montpelier on Thursday of
last week between the adherents of
Hiram Atkins and his opponents was so
fierce ana so long drawn out that no news
could be had from the brethren by tele-
graph or otherwise till the next morning.
The Middlebury patriots did not reach
home till o'clock Friday morning, COM
ing by IA special train which left Mont
pelier at 10 p. m, Thursday.
The result of the contest was a victory
for the Atkins crowd, who on a test vote
showed a majority of over 100.
This State ticket was nominated 4:
Governor, Col. b. b. Smalley of Bur
ington; lieutenant governor, W. b. Wall
of Randolph; treasurer, Alex. Cochran
of Groton; secretary of state, J. J. En-
right of Burlington; auditor, Elisha May
of st. Johnsbury. The delegates al
large to the Chicago convention are DR..
lIanrahan of Rutland. DIR. j. II. jackson
of Barre, John Robinson of Bennington
and II. f. Folsom of Lyndonville, Will
L. II. Hall of Pownal, G.. c. Peek OF
Middlebury, II. Il. Titus of Alburgh ant
W. +. Hall of Bennington as alternates
Mr.. Peck is the Addison county member
of the State committee.
The first district convention, held tn,
same day, nominated +. w. McGettricl
of st. Adams for member of Congress
and choose J. II. Donnelly of Vergenne
and II. +. Bingham of Bakersfield dele
gates. The second district nominated g
w. Smith of White River junction 70
Congress and elected ID. c. Pollard o
Cavendish and G. W. Chamberlain o
Newbury delegates.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-13

sonable rates, at the Phelps place, Main street.
NJ. T. BUTrERFIELD.
NoTIcE-If you have forgotten about that
little coal bill so long past due, n polite note
from lawyer will soon remind you of it.
A. J. MARSHALL.
I now have the best line of oak chamber
suits that has been in Addison county for
years, ut very low prices Call ana see them.
b. b. HOPE.
At sterns' Park drug store may be found all
kinds of the best drugs and medicines and
stationery. Prescriptions cal efully com
pounded.
NoTICE-I keep constantly on hand at
Sterns' drug store II stock of the McDougall
Sheep Dip. -
FOR SALE-Cheap. an Ethan Allen mare now
in foal by hall brother to Leicester: toals
May 8. Inquire OF G. NJ. Fletcher or Chas. W.
Mathews.
PHospuATE-we shall have fresh stock of
Bradley phosphate this week at our place OF
business near the depot.
ATWOOD 4 THOMAS.
NoTICE.-The meat market in the Y. NJ. c..
A. building has been closed. All bills may be
found at Calhoun's store, where they can be
paid ATWOOD & IULETT.
| will, for the next 80 days only, sell all my
baby carriages at five per cent discount, as |
have an immense stock and need the room Tor
other goods. Now is your time to get n car
riage cheap ut q. d. Hopes.
| There are Il few accounts on the old books
OF Benedict 4 Bird which remain uncolected.
These must be paid before June |, or you will
have Il chance to settle with an attorney.
Save bother and expense by settling this
month with II. $. BENEDICT
| Any one wishing for n moving machine the
present season should hold on and not pur
chase until they see the Hall Mower. With
out a pitman, crank or bevel gear, using one
third less draft than any machine on the mar
ket. The only perfect moving machine ever
made. For information call on e. D. Earl OF
c. C.. Peck Middlcbury.
If you are interested, please take notice.
shall be at my home, the Nallette house, the
remainder of this month ana the month o
April Tor the purpose OF closing up my boob
accounts. You will receive Il statement ant
should be pIeased to have you notice /
enough to call at least if you don't pay. Aitel
that time Eldredge and Slade will remind you
and you can settle with them.
Yours truly,
W. ii. SHELDON.
March "a, 1892.