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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
Life After Forty.

The best half of life is in front of
the man of forty, if he be anything
of a man. The work he will do will
be done with the hand of master,
and not of raw apprentice. The
trained intellect does not see "men
as trees walking" but sees every
thing clearly and in just measure.
The trained temper does not rush at
work like blind bull at haystack,
but advances with the calm and
orderly pace of conscious power and
deliberate determination. To no
man IS the .x.,u ~ new, and the
future so fresh, as to him who has
spent the early years Of his manhood
in striving to understand the deeper
problems Of science and life, and
who has made some headway toward
comprehending them. To him the
commonest things are rare and Won
derful, both in themselves and as
parts of a beautiful and intelligent
whole. Such thing as staleness in
life and its duties he cannot under
stand. knowledge is always opening
out before him in wider expanses
and more commanding heights. The
pleasure of growing knowledge and
increasing power makes every year
of his life happier and more hopeful
than the last.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

That which contains the greatest
Importance, that which incloses the
most tremendous opportunities, that
which of earthly things is most
watched by other worlds, that which
has beating against its two sides all
the eternities, is the cradle. The
grave is nothing in Importance COM
pared with it, for that is only a gully
that We step across in a second, but
the cradle has within it a new eter-
nifty, just born and never to cease.
When a few years ago the Ohio river
oyerhowed it's banks and the wild
freshets swept down with them
harvests and cities, one day was
found floating on the bosom of the
waters a cradle with child in IL all
unhurt, wrapped up snug and warm,
and its blue eyes looking into the
blue of the open heavens. 1t was
mentioned as something extraordi-
nary. But every cradle is, with its
young passenger, floating on the
swift currents of the centuries, d
calling Z; &c deep, Unlos and St. Law
rences and Mississippis of influence
bearing ii onward.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
The Two Foxes.

In the depth Of forest lived two
foxes who nerer had a cross word
with each other.
One of them said one day in the
politest fox language: "Let's quar-
rel"
"very WELL" said the other; Gas
you please, dear friend. But how
shall we set about it,"
"Oh, that cannot be difficult" said
fox number one, "the two-legged
people fall out, why should not we?"
So they tried all sorts Of ways, but
it could not be done, because each
would give way. At last number
one brought two stones. sThere," )"
said he, ayou say they are yours, and
I'll say they are mine, and we will
quarrel and fight and scratch. Now,
I'll begin:
"These stones are mine r'
"Very WE'LL" answered the other
gently, ayou are welcome to them"
aBut we shall never quarrel at this
rate,'' cried the other, jumping up
and licking his face. s'You old SIM
pleton, don't you know it takes two
to make a quarrel any day ?"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
Complications Of the Grip.
London Lancet. ]

The most serious complication of
the grip is acute bronchitis. This
may appear early or late. The
breathing becomes rapid and difficult
A spasmodic cough is almost con-
slant. The expectorations are glairy
and tenacious. With all this there
is a peculiar prostration.
A more common complication is
pneumonia, of which there are three
varieties-croupous, congestive and
broncho pneumonia. Although these
complications are dangerous, yet re-
ccvery is the rule under prompt and
careful treatment.
A third complication of the grip is
connected with the heart. If
patients sit up they become faint.
Some die OF simple failure of the
heart; others are saved from death
only by careful attention on the part
of the nurse. After the grip has
passed off, tendency to faintness
and neuralgia pains may remain for
weeks or months.
Another complication shows itself
in diarrhea; still another affects
the nervous system and is character
lied by pains in the head or else
where, or by weakness in certain
parts of the body, such as the hands
or arms.
AS to treatment, the doctor must
decide in view of all the symptoms.
But the patient should in every case
take to his bed. To keep about is
exceedingly dangerous, especially as
exposing the patient to the above
complications.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
Overeating VS.. 0rerwork.

An abuse that tends to the injury
of brain workers is excessive eating.
A writer in the Meaicaz Mirror
recalls to mind several active brain
workers who suddenly broke down,
and fancied that it was due to brain
fatigue, when, as matter of fact, 1t
was due to oyerstufing of their stom
achs. The furnace connected with
mental machinery became clogged
up with ashes and carbon IN various
shapes and forms, and as result dis
ease came, and before the cases were
fully appreciated, demoralized con-
dition of the nervous systems was
manifested, and they laid the fatter-
ing unction to their souls that they
had INDUCED in mental ove-work.
Hard work, mental or physical,
rarely ever kills. II a mild amount
of physical exercise be taken, and
iudicioas amount of food be fur
nished, the bowels kept open in the
proper manner, the surface protected
with proper clothing, and the indi-
vidual caltivates a philosophical
nature and absolutely resolves to
permit nothing to annoy or fret him,
the chances are that he can do an
almost unlimited amount of work
for an indefinite length of time, bear
ing in mind always that when wearl-
ness comes, he must rest, and not
take stimulants and work upon false
capital. The tired, worn-out slave
should not be scourged to additional
labor, Under such stimulus the
slave may do the task, but he soon
becomes crippled and unfit for work.
The secret of successful work lies in
the direction of selecting good, nutri-
tious, digestible food, taken in pro-
per quantities, the adopting Of regu-
lar methods Of work, the rule of
resting when pronounced fatigue
presents itself, determining abso-
lutely not to permit friction, worry
or fretting to enter into his life, and
the cultivation of the Christian
graces, charity, patience and philoso-
ply.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
Public Opinion.

The Christian haselligencer gives
the following Illustrations OF the
power of public opinion
The power of public opinion in
influencing legislation has recently
been we'll illustrated in both the
State and natioaal governing bodies.
1t is extremely gratifying that in
every case it has been exerted sue
cessfully in restraining vicious legisla-
ton, and in the interest of the peo-
pie and of honesty and morality.
In our own State, the passage of the
Sunday closing clause to the Colum-
bian Exposition appropriation; the
amendment of the Excise bill in i'm
portant particulars, making it less
Objectionable, though not yet alto
gether satisfactory; the amendment
of the Street Railway and Bridge
bills in the public interest; and the
prospective repeal of the Speeding
Driveway bill, thus preserving Cen
tral Park from a race-track invasion,
are . testimony to the fact that the
people can, when they choose, make
their wishes respected by their Rep
resentatiyes. All this is an encour-
agement for patriots and Christians
to strive in every way to create a
sound public opinion, ard on every
question which concerns public
morals, to bring to bear by petition,
public meetings, and the press the
really Christian sentiment of the
nation. 1t is well to recognize that
legislators do what they suppose the
people demand, and good people, if
they would make their power felt,
must be as active and aggressive as
those who have personal or pernici-
Gus ends to gam.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

A BoY's ESSAY ON BREATH.--A
little boy in the North Side Public
School recently handed in to the
teacher the following composition on
"Our Breath %
sOur breath is made of air. If it
were not for our breath we would
die. The breath keeps going through
our liver, our lights and our lungs.
Boys shut up in room all day should
not breathe; they should wait until
they get out of doors. Air in room
has carbonocide in it, and carbono-
eide is poinoner than mad dogs.
Once some men was shut up in a
black hole in India, a carbonocide
got into that there hole, and afore
morning rearly every one of them
was dead. Girls wear corsets, which
squeeze their diagrams too much.
Girls cannot run and holler like boys,
cause their diagrams are squeezed.
If was girl | would just run and
holler SO my diagram would grow.
That's III on breath. ."-Minneapozss
Joatrmot.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

STILL ANOTHER CorToS Mill
The Secretary of State yesterday
issued a commission to another new
cotton factory in this State, thus
adding one more industrial establish
ment to the number already incorpo-
rated. The new company is the
Bamberg Cotton Mills, of which the
corporators are: E. R. Hays, F. NJ.
Bamberg, II c. Folk, J. D. Cope
land, J. B. Block and c. R. Brab-
ham, of Bamberg, and w. G. Smith,
of Clifton. The purpose is to manu-
facture and sell cotton and cotton
goods. The capital stock is $4,000,
divided into shares of 500 each,
with the privilege of increasing the
capital stock to 100000 THE
,Stfyfe
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
( ner TO be

re ner TO be
years younger. She has had a
severe attack of paralysis since lying
there, and many other severe bodily
affections, SO that often for days her
life has been despaired of, but by
careful nursing and skilful treatment,
her life is still spared. While having
nothing, she possesses all things, and
she is enabled to dc very much real
missionary work while lying helpless
on her back IN that wonderful cor
ner. Any one desiring to prove this
statement can do SO by calling there
any time, and especially on Thanks
giving or Christmas Eve Among
her callers can be seen the richest
and the poorest in this great city.
No one can remain ten minutes "a
her company without perceiving that
she has received ssan amounting from
the Holy One.'' Many uimes has the
writer, when he first entered the
Christian life from life of drunken
ness and crime, and when he was
most sorely beset by the foe, knelt
at her bedside and poured ont his
soul to God for aid and strength,
with the soft hand of this dear
mother on his head, and gone away
frop that precious place renewed in
soul and body for the fight. While
lying thus she has compiled and
written the history Of her life, "Rifte
Clouds work Of deepest interest
that has caused comfort to thousands
of homes. Many society young
ladies who wished to see s'dear
Mother Cooke" have been led to the
Saviour by her wise and loving coun-
sci and have blessed homes and hus-
bands and children as they have
advanced in life.
S. II. HADLEY,
Supt. McAuey Water St. Mission.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

CHARLESTON, S. c., April Sat
Ninety-Six last night burglars entered
the store of E. M. Lipscomb & Cos
broke open the safe and robbed it of
$500. Two white tramps who have
been loafng about here for two or
three days have disappeared and are
suspected Of having committed the
robbery. Citizens have been scour-
ing the country for miles around, but
have not as yet captured the burg
lars. Two hundred dollars reward
is offered for the capture and proof
sufficient to convict the burglars.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
Tract or Biscuit.
Texas Siftings.l

Just after the termination Of the
late unptsasantness 2 lazy With 9
basket on her arm walked Though
one of the wards of certSm soldiers
hospital. She stopped beside the
bed of one of the sufferers, German,
and asked:
"Were you Union man or 2on-
federate
aUnion," he replied.
Whereupon she passed on the
next cot and repeated the same .S.>~-s
ton to the occupant.
Confederate" was answered, and
she then handed the man nice fresh
biscuit. The German watched the
proceeding not in the best of humor.
A few days later another lady
going through stopped at the Ger
mans cot and asked which side he
was on.
Confederate" was the prompt
reply.
''Pcof man." she said, "here's a
tract for YOU and passed on, and
the unfortunate's state of mind was
not improved.
Again third visitor in passing
stopped at the Germans side and
asked the same Old question on which
side he was on.
"Dot tepends on vat you got. #
you got piskit I tinks l might be "a
Confederate, but if you got tracts /
am Yankee"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

There are twenty well-built towns
in Kansas without a single inhabit-
ant tc waken the echoes Of their
deserted streets. Saratoga has a
$4,000 opera house, large brick
hotel, $4,000 school house and a
lumber Of fine business houses, yet
there is nobody even to claim a place
to sleep. At Fargo $4,000 school
house stands on the side of the hill,
monument to the bond-voting craze.
a herder and his family constitute
the sole population Of what was once
an Incorporated city. This is sad
commentary on unhealthy booms.
Those Kansas towns, like Wichita,
advertised themselves as phenomenal
boom cities. For while "every-
thing was lovely and the goose hung
high" but last dry rot eoo1 hold
on the boom towns and killed them.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
Every Day for Forty-Two Years.
New York Observer.

A remarkable instance of private
practice in the experience of ply
sician was brought TO light a few
days ago by little gathering of chill
dren, grandchildren and many loving
friends of Mrs. Bella Cooke, in her
little home in small rear house on
Second avenue. Mrs. Cooke has
been lying Oh bed of snowy white
ness in one corner of that room for
over thiay-six years. She has hun
dreds of friends, and for some weeks
they have been sending in contribu-
tons for surprise party. Forty
TWO years ago, six years before she
was permanently confined to her bed,
where she now is, and while she was
in the hospital, DR.. Miles W. Pal
mer, then young physician, became
her attendant. He has faithfully
visited her every day since, except
when temporarily out Of the city
but as he has often been called twice
a day for weeks and often three and
four times day, it is safe to say he
has averaged at least one visit day
for forty-two years. The doctor has
never made any charge whatever,
and was taken by surprise one even
ING when he was invited to tea in
the charming cosy room where this
dear mother in Israel has lain so
long, and where he was presented
with written address and forty-two
ten-dollar gold pieces, which had
been gathered by the friends of Mrs.
Cooke, one for each year. Twenty
one years ago a few friends made
him present because he Lad been
so constant for such long time, and
in pleasantly said: "Now, If you
wait on dear sister Cooke for twenty
one years longer We will give You
another present" For some years
after this event DR.. Palmer laugh
ingly alluded to it, but as time sped
on he grew silent. Many who con-
tributed to the present for the faith
ful doctor 'twenty-one years ago have
been laid away to rest, and quite a
few who helped towards the later
the
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
wALHAILA. SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL IA, 1892.
Farmer Johns soliloquy.

I mout as well acknowledge, faint no
use O. beatin' round,
Pve done heap o. thinkin' ploughin' up
this faller ground;
An suthin's been painin' an achin' me
like sin
I reckoned twas dyspepsy or malary
creepin' in.
At last I got my dander up, an tc myself
sez L:
The biggest fool in naturs him that tells
himself a lie;
I've been lettin' on It's malary an my
stummick, when1 know
It's my conscience that's a hurtin' an
worryin' me so.
I've been shirkin' this here thing for
thirty year or more,
An orto had this shakin' up an settlin'
down afore.
I've been honest fur as payin' goes, not a
penny do owe,
But the kind o. cheatin' that l done was
the kind that didn't show.
My mind goes back to Hammer, when l
fetched her here bride;
No apple bloom was sweeter, an she
nusseled to my side
Like she thought she had right to, an
could trust me without fear,
For the love I never limited at for more'n
thirty year.
There was churnin', bakin', bilin', there
was nussin' an the rest,
From long afore the sun riz till he SUM
bered in the West;
An when the rest of us was done an
lollin' round on cheers,
Hammer was recuperatin' with her needle
an her shears.
But when the life was ebbin' from that
faithful, patient heart,
had to face the music-I hadn't done
my part;
An I couldn't help thinkin', watchin'
out that weary life,
That there's other ways O KILN 'xcept
pistol or knife.
IT sounds like sacrilegion, but l knew
jist what she meant,
AS l whispered: Ely to meet me when
my airthly life is SPENT
"rm tired, John, SO tired, but Pve allus
done my best,
AM I may fell more like flyin' when I've
had spell O rest"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

LONDON, April s.-A dispatchfrom
Hamburg states that the loss Of life
by the sinking of the steamer Hansa
in collision with the steamer Falken-
burg was larger than at first reported.
The dispatches OF yesterday saif
that seven of her crew had cone
down with the sinking vessel. It
now transpires that fourteen lives
were lost. Some OF the drowned
belonged to the crew, while others
were passengers.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
Political Poetry.
BEFORE THE NOMINATION.

BEFORE THE NOMINATION..
We're waiting, waiting on you, Jim
Waiting for your consent
Consent to run for Us, dear jim;
Oh, won't we shout content.
Content is not the word, dear jim,
The heavens would hear US ro'r,
Three cheers for our coming man
God bless our lanes L.. Orr!
From. the seaboard to the mountains, jim
From the rich and from the poor,
We'd shout with one accord and say.
Pass tn word from shore to shore;
Our Jim at last has given his word;
Shout till your throats are sor',
We've good man for our candidate
God bles our JAMES L. Orr.
Your State is calling you, dear Jim,
To drive the stage straight through,
Your trusty hands to take the rein
Who else so brave and true;
You know the sociks and sullies, Jim,
The winding Stairs 50 steep;
But if you've got the ribbons" Jim,
Well safely fall asleep.
But if You cannot drive us, jim,
Find Us ''simon-pure"
Thatil do his duty, come what will,
And all this trouble cure.
You'll go or fighting for US, Jim,
AS you have done befor'.
awhen at last your work is done
God save ouf James L. Orr.
"A stage road over steep mountain
to Flat Rock, \. c., from Greenville. 5
c., via Marietta.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

Mr.. Knox, of Oconee, was in Pickens
last week, and showed US watch made
of gold and German silver. It Is GER
tainly unique. It is about as thick as
two silver dollars put together and lit
tle1arger round. than a dollar. It is an
heirloom of the Knox family and was
evidently made more than a hundred
years ago.-Pickens- Sentinel.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

RICHMOND, April s.-A letter to
the Dispatch states that Isaac Bran
don, the negro who attempted an
assault upon young white lady liv-
ing in Charles City county, about
two weeks ago, was on Wednesday
night taken from the io''
county bv
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
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Court House yard.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, April S.-A
tornado struck the Northwestern por-
ton of Faulkner county Tuesday
night. The stem swept the county
for several miles. The house Of
John Hale, near Quitman, was blown
to pieces, and the chimney fell upon
and crushed Hale to death. Twenty
dwellings were demolished and over
fifty persons were injured, some OF
whom will die.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

a lady whose Christian name was
Jane, and whose little daughter was
named after her, engaged a house
keeper who was also Jane. Think
ing that three James in one house
hold might occasion confusion, the
lady said to the newcomer, who was
a tall angular woman, with rigid
air and an uncompromising cast OF
countenance, 81 think, Jane, it will
be better for me to call You by your
last name, if you have no objections"
"No'm, l have no objections" an
swered the house-keeper, st=-ding
stiffiy, erect, valise in hand. "Call
me Darling ma'am, If you prefer.
That's my namen ~
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

New ORLEANS, April s.-New
Orleans rice merchants have organ
lied a stock company with s500,00e
capital to fight the Rice truss A
new rice mill will be erected here, as
all the present millsare in the trust. 1t
is though. tie rice farmers will join
issues with the new company to fight
SO trust.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
AFTER THE NOMINATION.

AFTER THE NOMINATION..
Hurrah the strife is over now,
And we have got our men,
Who'll do their duty, come what will,
And cure these troubles when
They are in Office, safe and sound,
And all things regulate;
Three cheers for our comi.'~ men,
God bless each candidate
Hurrah for Sheppard, he's our man
Hes simon-pure and true,
And he'll pull US out of the mud
And, jim. hurrah for you.
zee cheers for Youmans and the rest
urah for the whole six.
y'll stand you through thick and thin
IA help us out of this fix.
II team is good and trusty, too.
lay nothing e-er betide EN-;
when Sheppard takes the reins
Il be up there beside him.
put our shoulders to the wheel
md shove the stage out of the hole,
And when our John'll crack his whip.
Well shout, Just let her roll,,'
A. NJ. NJ.
Charleston, S. C.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

An English syndicate, which now cor
trolls the principal cotton COMPRISING
and handling business in the South, has
secured an option on the Memphis Com
press at s1,5OO,Ooo, on fthose Of New
Orleans at s20,O00,0O0.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

Citizen-What do you want now?
Ny wife gave you a pie and one of
my old vests just now. Aren't you
satisfied yet? Tramp--Sst! Speak
low! l don't want the lady to hear
it, but I've brought back ten-dollar
bill I found in the vest. Here it is.
.You are an honest man. Why
didn't you keep the money!"
aWell, you see, after Ia tackled the
pie l got to thinkin' it all over, an
my conscience hurt me. You'll have
to eat them pies as long as you live.
l won't. Besides my sympathy l
haint got nothing to give you but
the ten dollars, unless you want the
vest back!' !''
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

A contemporary remarks thss
"things are apt to be made very
warm in the great hereafter for those
who persistently read a newspaper
without paying for it,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14
BY THOMPSON, SMITH & JAYNEs.

books issued by the National Board,
her business correspondence, as well
as her personal service and counsel.
This enables us to direct energy
without waste.
Mrs. THOMAS TAYLOR,
Chairman Committee of Agriculture
C. C. w. w. F.
Mrs. Taylor is assisted in her work
by strong committee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

One Of the largest fees paid to any
medical man in our time was the
sum of 25o,0OO marks, or $4,000,
given to the late Sir MoreH Macken-
z;e for his attendance on the late
German Emperor,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-04-14

De you wish to be happys Try
the advice O. a bright French woman,
who defines happiness as estate OF
occupation, for a desir lie object,
with sense of continued progress"