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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28
1t Must Be Done.

We shall never know to what an
extent we are indebted to "neces-
sitv." | has been called ''the mother
OF inventlon," but it has required an
immense amount OF energy to develop
it very frequently into power. Take,
for example, the following incident
connected with the invention Of cush-
ion lace. Barbara Uttman was the
brave and tender wife of a miner in
Saxony. In the winter of 1864 he
was out of work, and she attempted
to help him by making embroidered
muslin wells. Her taste was so good
and her touch So delicate that she
soon found ready sale among the
noble ladies in the neighborhood
where she lived. 1t so happened
that one day, after much extra toll,
she took a very beautiful piece of
work to a lady who lived in one Of
the great castles, to which she had
walked many weary miles The
lady, however, discouraged her by
saving, ''Ah, Barbara, if You could
work anything like this would pur-
chase it from you at any price.
Barbara examined what the lady
showed hex very carefully and closely,
but could not tell what it was, as
she had never seen anything like it
before:
The lady told her it was a piece
Of rich Brussels point lace.
On her way home she thought in
tently, and when she reached it she
said to her husband:
"Now, l shall want you to help
me'
SO she set HIM TO work to procure
a dozen nice round sticks, while she
made meantime, neat, hard, round
cushion.
The next day, and the next, and
the next, and for five days no one
saw much OF her, but on the fifth
day she showed her husband with
pride what she had done on her cush-
ION.
She also firmly believed she had
discovered the method by which
point lace was manufactured. But
she had done much more; she had
invented a new article of beauty
and greater utility-for she had in
vented what is now known as cushion
or bone lace.
1t soon became know, and what
to her was better still, unlike too
many inventors and discoverers, she
was also able to make a handsome
income as the result of her ingenuity
and industry.
The business also increased to
such an extent that she had to en-
ploy all the poor girls in the locality,
and at length had TO move 20 Dres-
den with her husband.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 20
Representatives ES2ssttinss7: E;2stns:, 55G; Iag:fa and
Price, OF Louisiana; McRae, of
Arkansas; Bankhead, of Alabama,
and Culberson, Of Texas, appeared
befors the House committee OF appro-
priations this morning and made urg-
ent appeals for appropriations by
Congress ia aid OF the destitute >ut-
ferers IRON the floods IN the lower
Mississippi: region.
according to The statements of
applicants there is need for the pur-
chase OF rations and shelter in the
following sums Of money: In Mr..
Boatnes'S district, $4,000; Robin
soaS, $1,000; Iogan>, 4.5oo; Cul-
bcrson'>, $4,000; Bankhead>, S2o,-
coo; MeRae>, $4,000.
None OF the gentlemen on inquiry
IRON the committee We're able to
produce anything in the nature OF
formal request from the Executive
OF any OF the states asking ior aid.
The committee referred the matter
TO a subcommittee composed oi E!ol-
man. Tracy and Djng.ey
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28

It is said that the Indie. maidens of
the Northwest despise suitors Of their
own race and aspire to marry white men.
In a camp on Grand Ronde river, Washing
ton, there are seventeen manageable
Indian girls who want to marry Ameri-
cans, and the father of one of them adver-
tises that he has two hundred head of
good horses to give to any young white
man who will marry his daughter.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28
A Major Who Would Train Sea GulIs.

A Major Who Would Train Sea Gulls.
Major Allatt, who is himself a prac-
teal pigeon flyer, states that the Italians
employ pigeons very considerably in the
Mediterranean in connection with their
ships os war. The French also use them
regularly and Systematically in the
Mediterranean during their naval ma
neuvers. This officer, however, is Of the
opinion that if we are going to use birds
to fly over water for naval purposes,
ducks worid be better than pigeons, be
cause when duck gets tired he drops
and sits on the water until he is rested
and then goes on again. Ducks, more
over, car fly by night, while pigeons
cannot. Major Allott thinks that sea
gulls might be trained alsofor message
bearing pufeses. Londona News. 81
Hof xunnfh "a. = -
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28
\ Queer Barge In.

y queer f'dTs.tui.
jeff Bryant and his brother Abe each
owned large tracts of land near here.
and they We're bachelors.
One day the brothers agreed that the
one that married first should have the
others land in addition to his own. One
Sunday about nine years ago Abe called
at Jeff's house.
"Good morning, jeff
s.How dye, my boy answered setf.
cleft, you remember that marriage
agreement we made" asked Abe.
"Well, reckon DO" said Abe.
"What about it"
I'm going to be married Wednesday.
Are you ready to keep the agreement
Sure as you're alive" answered j Ell i.
I hain't got no use for man as viii go
back OF his wo-d.'
We'll, you are right, JEFF, and you
shall be my best man"
SO the compact was sealed. but JEFF
did not intend to give up his 1000 acres
so easily. He just fooled Abe. Instead
Of val'ing for Abe to get married on
We'd. ,day, jeff fitched up and called
on neighbor's daughter and propose,
that very Sunday night He was ac-
cepted, and they We're married Monday
Then he Went TO Abe. saying:
ABE, that little agreement o ours,
you remember
Yes, we'll
'"You see was married TINS morning,
and want to know il You allow to keep
yoar promise.
Well, this is Il little suddiat Ike, but
l reckon It's all right. Ill keep my
word"
And he did. Abe transferred his prop
erty to Jeff. On Wednesday Abe was
married as per contract. aad Went Il
live on rented tract of land.
Singularly enoUgh the brothers have
been good friends all these years.-Cov-
ington Post
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28
Grover Cleveland.
lChauncey NJ. Derew, in 1890

IChauncey NJ. Depew, il 1890.
II am to name the typical American,
the man who loves and belie"es in his
country beyond everything else, the man
who. determining once il what direction
his duty lies. cannot be Swerved from
tie path-the man who is dodgejly per
sistent in what he believes to be right
the man who thinks not Of self. but OF
his country and its needs. would name
Grover Cleveland What he has accom-
plished is the very highest attribute to
the possibilities OF American citizenship.
\ country lawyer 81 the city of Buffalo.
he she'd lustre upon the high profession
which he had chosen. AS the mayor of
BIS native city he presented as his record
clean and economical administration.
Coming into the highest position OF the
land without previous experience and
without scarcely precedent to guide
him in the conditions which surrounded
him, he won the affection OF his party
and commanded the respect and admira-
ton OF his opponents. l find myself in
one OF the proudest positions OF MY life
in being permitted TO present to you
Grover Cleveland rs tie typical Ameri-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28
COnceit.
By REV. E. F.. ROGERS.
Northwestern Presbyterian.

Northwestern Presbyterian.
"Be not wise in your own conceits
Rom. xii. l6). Translated into very
plain language, the text means:
Don't think You know everything.
The text bids us not to be SO foolish
as to think we can monopolize wis
dom. We make our blundcr when
we think common sense can be han
died like some material commodity.
A 'scorner" in the wheat market may
be possible, but corner in thoughts
and opinions is very different thing.
eve four may control the cattle
market, but common sense does not
gather itself up quite so easily into
great trust.
Don't act as if yoa knew it all.
You will carry your head too high.
You will be too intolerant and over
bearing. 1t will be too hard to afili-
ate OF fellowship with you in any
thing. Wisdom does not run in ruts,
nor does she often travel over the
narrow gauge. Don't get up in
business meeting of the church fully
persuaded that only your favorite
measure has merit. If this isn't
adopted, perhaps the church will sur
vive. Your measure may be right;
it may be wrong. If it be right, the
average common sense of the church
will probably recognize the fact. If
it be wrong, it would be an unfortu-
nate thing that you should be the
only one not to perceive this.
Conceit often fastens to sing3e
phase of truth. The opinionated
champion of reform sees only the
need OF the hour. The cause, as he
sees it, fills all the horizon of his
thought. He wonders why others
do not fall into line with him. "Why
don't they adopt my methods" he
asks. Their methods to him seem
utterly inadequate. He allows him.
self to antagonize and to be antago-
nized. Ere he knows it he is treat
ing as foes those who in some other
way are working toward the same
great end with himself.
The world frowns on conceit. The
gospel has no place for it. The man
who thinks he knows it all may be
called anything but wise. To know
what one does not know is just as
important as to know what one does
know. And ever to bear in mind
that another may know what l do
not-may be<right while am wrong
lis q concession which, if frankly
made and humbly acted upon, may
be means Of grace to every one Of
us.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28
wA1HAh1A, SOUTH CAROLINA, JULY 2s 1892.
You also state that the "question

ers to conduct the primary election"
will also be considered at the meet
ing OF the State Democratic commit
tee; and have no doubt that it Will
be considered in that fair and impair
tial spirit which always belongs appro-
priately to the body which is the
executive organ of the entire Democ-
racy of the State and not of any
particular wing or faction.
In the conclusion of your letter,
you have made-permit me respect
fully to state-an illogical distinction.
You consider that only Democrats
who are aggrieved, or who represent
a grievance. should have audience OF
the State Democratic committee.
You also assert that the State DEM
ocratic committee is competent to
exercise it's delicate and important
functions 'sqcithom interference or
suggestion from a''y one" and add
eve are not disposed to convert the
State Democratic executive commit
tee into a debating society for q,tes-
tons Of imaginary griec@oces."
This pretension of exclusiseness
and infallibility would ordinarily be
remarkable, as the utterance of a
Democrat, but this is a ''record-bre; x
ing" time. l call your attention to
the fact that the matters in question
arise from some of your personal
utterances, in the capacity of chair
man, and | can hardly imagine that
YOU assert for yourself the right to
commit the State Democratic com
mittee to the position you have indi-
Gated, or that you mean to declare
that you are the master and not the
servant of the Democracy of the
State. We would free you from the
embarrassments of such a position
by declaring that, i'll acknowledging
your legitimate authority as State
chairman, and the jurisdiction of the
State Democratic committee, we
claim it as our right to address your
self as chairman, or the State Demo-
cratic committee at any time,> upon
party matters which concern us as
Democrats and to present our views
upon such questions; and we feel
assured that while "howling down"
may suppress free speech from the
stump, such a course will not be imi-
tatcG by the State Democratic COM
mittee when considering
to a fair and 'r'-
mary of the party -. tic
State chairman desire such suppress
sion.
The letter OF the 4th instant was
sent by me as the chairman Of the
executive committee of the Conser-
vative Democracy of South Carolina,
and as such | accept your notice Of
the meeting of the State Democratic
committee on the 26th instant, and
will inform my colleagues.
For them and for rlyself reiter-
ate my statement in my letter OF the
4th instant, that eat the next meet
ing of the State Democratic commit
tee we desire to submit our views of
these questions as the representatives
of one wing of the Democracy of the
State" Respectfully yours,
SAMUEL DIBBLE,
Chairman Conservative Democracy
of South Carolina.
Cure for the Blues.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28
What is Castoria!

Castoria is DR.. Samuel Pitchers pre-
scription for infants and children. 1t
contains neither opium, morphine, nor
other narcotic substance. 1t is a harm
less substitute for paregoric, drops, sooth
ing syrup, and castor oil. It is pleasant.
Its guarantee is thirty years use by mil
lions of metkers. Casteria destroys
worms and allays feverishness. Castoria
prevents vomiting sour curd, cures
diarrhea and wind colo. Castoria re-
heres teething troubles, cures constipa-
ton and fatulepcy Castoria. assimi-
lates the food. regulates the stomach and
bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
G'astoria is the cAildren's panacea-the
mothers friend sssssss
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28
Cure for the Blues.

sfNo man Is so miserable but may
find some one poorer and more COM
fortress. Sometimes when | am blue
and feel deserted, am pleased to
call to mind," said merchant a short
time ago, "the day that | learned a
practical lesson, and it was not very
long ago either. l saw no Joy in
life. did not know whether | was
worth dollar or not All ventures
seemed to fail. My wife noticed it
and she said, whats the matter:' .
l told her. She looked sad and went
away.
"Pretty soon she came back to me,
and said, putting her hand on my
head as l sat in my chair: 'My dear,
our neighbors down under the hill in
the little house are poor. l wish you
would go down ard see them. You
had better take down some apples
and potatoes, and l will find some-
thine to send to them by the time
you are ready Then she looked in
my face and l saw something that
made me feel like minding her.
Well, / did as she said. l put .
bushel of apples and a bushel of pota-
toes and some pork and some other
things in the wagon; but my wife
added a lot of clothes from the ward
robes of our girl and our boy, who
had outgrown them. Then ! started,
and in due time got to the house. |
saw there some one more miserable
than l was. As l poured our homely
gifts out into wash-tub set to receive
them l got my first lesson in the
relations of wealth. To see the
woman weep tears of JOY at the sight
Of apples and potatoes and children's
cast-off clothes; the little ones, half
naked, view them with wonder and
almost with alarm, set me to think
ing, and 1 said to myself, Man, you
have done wrong. You have neg
lected to appreciate what has been
done for you. Why, you are rich,
fabulously rich, for you have home,
a business, a loving wife and ali the
comforts of life.'
GA great change came over me, l
grew calm and still, but content, and
I have never been downcast since
then that I didn't seek some poor
fellow more wretched than I in the
hope that we both might be made
less SO together by mutual ministra-
ton"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28

Teach self-denial, and makeits practice
pleasurable, and you create for the world
destiny more sublime than ever issued
from the brain Of the widest dreamer,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28

IRE G2eenville Ensepr;Se 0t7 Nom
taiae. says: 1t canaoJ possibly serve
any g d purpose in the present cam
paien, or turthe: the cause OF peace and
unity. to discuss The decision Of the State
Democratic Executive Committee in the
campaign OF 1890. whcr i recognized =.
Z. TilIman audhi adherents rs members
o; the Democratic party Gen. Hampton
has incidentally raised this question. and
the Mrs o.t- C4-ie,- blazonS IL in head
lines as If Gen. Hampton was writing on.
that subject The State Executive Com
mittee of 1870 stood firmly against the
disintesra;ion of the party. and the req
sons for their action are plentiful ana
satisfactory to the majority OF Democrats.
Ii the State E~ecutive Committee made a.
fatal mistak., as the Ne,rs aod CouT;e7
puts it, and If they had ruled Tillmm
and his followers out Of the party. As
Gen. Hampton declares he then held
should be done. the conclusion is inevita
bic that disruption of the party would
have been :hc result. with the majority
OF its members on the outside The
newspaper which shouted Primary or
split. until it was hoarse might have
gained its point. and enjoyed the split.
but the masses OF the people. then and
now, agree that it is better for US to
stick together from almost any point Of
view. While we do not think it wise OF
this time to discuss the action taken in
1890. We are prepcred to vindicate the
soundness of judgment, the correctness
of principle and the patriotic motives
which governed the State Executive
Committee il that decision. Any refec-
ton now upon their action by those who
did not speal. out in 1890 is an after
thought of little importance, and yet the
truth of history may compel protest"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-28

The Newberry Obserter has received
from the census department, at Wash
ington. an official census bulletin, giving
the population of South Carolina by sex,
color and nativity. The States popula-
ton is 1,l51, ,l49, of whom 572,:3}3377 are
males and 57S,S12 are females. Only
6,2,o of the population are foreign born
probably the smallest proportion in
any State of the Union. The white popu
lation is 462, cos: colored, $50, ,l4l.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1892-01-22

Representative Brysu. Miller, Johns9n
and Enloe u2de arguments before bs GLE
mittse Oh the ~eI-e1loa Of PresSdslt AID
Elce President 10 ~h6ca tbe seFsrzi bIa
proposing a eorsfitlt5ouai zn1sD6ment al
faor5ziBg fbs 4~leet5oB Of @o4toFs ?!
direct vote q tie people hare been referred
IL favor Il tie charge beczase there as
p~opasgr demand ~ H. and becz7ss !
xoald bring the %nste nearer tbe people
and d more Il accord viii tie ge8srzl
spirit d our i1stitat5oBs.
Representative ONeiII has created eon-
s.ernzf5oL snoog tie Government clerks
who los work bat seven bonrs lei day.
i Il which Comes lunch tine, BY pro
posing 10 attach 4 division to the Sundy
Civil appropriated bill requiring ali goT-
uns employees TO work eight hears ~
cay. He docs Bot b<lieTs that the GoreFn-
neut should make any distiuelioa IN Tie
time required # it, employees.
The democratic nztional committee
nssts bers this week 70 decide vbers
tie dominating coaveatioa 81 that party
shall - held. lines York wigs i VII b
regarded q T~zmmaoy-Hn sietary-
WESTON.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1892-01-22

Tie Japanese Womsn's Christian TEN.
perance Union held its second annual con.
vention Nov. 20 70 IS in the Methodist
church Of Yinza. Toxic. Twelve union:
were representa-. Tie imperial parlia-
ment had just assembled aud must have
profited by the public lectures and social
business Of the convention, for It accepted
the counter petition Of the union, contain
?, $50 names, against q high-lieense bill,
and a petition Of the brewers for a decrease
Of the tax on wine.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1892-01-22

True and tried friends are always Ee3-
come. consequently "Njckis FLORAL GDidea
: sure Ct warm reception, especially y ben
dressed A. dzindiy - his year. TIE Mel
lie Le=hi Cx-Ez7ion On the front Of coEeT,
and Brilliant PopFieS CT the back, are
unusually attractive. AID ihe numerous
eg}ora Plates Of aozers and Fegstablesar are
certainly works Of an ard merit. The
first / twenty foBr pages, printed il violet
INK. describe Novelties AID SpeeizltIes.
Seud ten cents 70 James Weeks Sons.
Rochester. Ny, and secuTe a copy Of this
attractive and useful catalogue. l. costs
nothing. IS the ten cents can be deducted
from the irkt order.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1892-01-22

Perhaps ws do BOT 0stsu snoagh cAli H.
to rsquisitssB our reserve sorees Fact one
Of n has scus special taste which ws
might t-zsssfase a. Dew life bleed iEto the
sehosg roon Circulation Biography. liz
erasase. history. sz1arzl s~s5e1ees. eon-on
: gifts. .auds. 2ai oesurFsaee-Sane
taste Of g1pa-s0ne1hing shisb shall be
q surprise . Ourselves ard to them. We
iced take 20 e1srz tIue. Some TuteFsszisg
fxe. o. story n coBBsesien uhh h lesson
oec4sIon2lly sHI tx point. relieve Tie
prssszrs a lie whole rooD ard o5l Tia eD-
tirs maeslaSu. oee2sans Dsser eJae 90
sbtckly 4 when Ne are q The watch for
than ard ster ne are o1rsIses hiled zIth
: sab5sc1 gsIng i : spoutzDeoEs irres5s-
table impulse and n Ths giEiag We shall
gam : xub1l7 force which comes We know
o how TIE conclusion Of the whole nat
tzr : uo. th4s &c ned lass obadisoss and
good order; ~eerf4ialy not that insabor-
din2tion may pass unroE5eed OF z laek Of
discipline Be permitted 70 Increase but that
We shall sta3y osu physical and men
taI DEEDS and possibilities and BOT spend
in worry and anxiety The life-foree which
We Iced for ths joyous. successful, orderly
work Of or Pn2ilz. Fex things are mois
important foE tie hsppiBess and success Of
school room work than the habit OF taking
cheerful views Of things. just 80 far as we
do this do We lessen tbe friction and econ
omize our own physical forces. Just 50
far do re brighten the school days Of cur
children ard convert ourselves from the
constrained peaagogue tot he useful, happy.
beal,hful and health giring teacher.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1892-01-22

Tie AtlzutIc-Paelfc Railroad Tunnel
Company that Is driving : tunnel FIVE
miles long through the Rocky Mountain
mineral backbone Of the continent, 60 miles
west from Denver ia Colorado, for railway
AID gold and silver mining parposes,c closes
the year 1881 without q do lar floating debts
OF unpaid bills; with exceeding A22i, 900
Of fully paid for assets, aud IS on the direct
ro2d for success and profit for all investors.
Por particulars Of this wonderful enter
pfise. tie greatest Of its kind, send four
cents 20 Marx M. PomeroT, President,
Rooms &c, Word Building. New York City,
for q large illustrated 34-psge pamphlet
telling Of the enterprise. and you will also
receive free a sample copy Of Adcancs
Thought. his ed hot monthly, if yon will
mention this paper.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1892-01-22

We don't Ike the term poFala: Fzss1f-
To n tie phrase has : sfEcaE snzttsr5ng
q sonstuing ooulectsd WITH ths pastor -
nan thai = rors worldly tAza bs@Ff0.y.
I1ieed. ho~ ezn Any geoa, consistent
Christian, man or omzn be P9P1iaf Nib
the word uaea Christ explicitly s5s nj
such. .Te stall Il hased b. she sefl5,
and your azrDe east oaf - / FeFrazea -
them.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1892-01-22

With the recurrence Of the grip comes
the old prescription Of whisky. DR.. George
F. Shr2dy, General Grants physician. on
being asked If whisky Was a good prevent
i've Of tie disease, answered: Whisky
IS never good : nayd of anything. Good
food is the best means with which to saTd
oil disease. To dose with whisky Is like
adding shasings to the fire. There is 10
physical, mental or moral excise for a
man drinking whisky as a preventive OF
disease"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1892-01-22

Several zgrieuIturz}sts Al : ~neiglboF-
sag stzt5ga were discussing tae merits OF
their respective homes.
.Kauszs j. = great state. szd one.
eve rzise - bushels Of corn aud 200
bazbelz Of potatoes 10 tBe acre.
aBut have yol Kansas people q market
~ yo1r crops. asked = Connecticut nan.
Certainly tleY have, responded AZ en-
s59as Texan. They have enough grass
hsppers and army wgFms - eat up ten
tines al ne eoru aud potatoes they can
-