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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-11-04

Mr.. A. r. Cawthron, one of Trip.
let's best citizens, recently returned
from q prospecting tour in Colorado,
and, we understand, has concluded
to move to that state in the spring
If he succeeds in disposing of his
Triplett property.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-11-04

The protracted meeting under the
auspices of the NJ. E. Church, South,
ot Triplett, continues with unahat-
ed interest. There have been several
acchssions 60 che church,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-11-04
Wanted-Ws.rut Loas.

! want all the walnut hogs I can
get, for which viii pay the highest
market price. VIII either haul them
myself or pay for them delivered at
Keytesville.
RcRI CuRRAN
Key.esviile, Mo.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10
/. Tower oi Porcelain.

In l42" a. 0., aster nineteen years
of ceaseless labor ara an expenditure
of about s4,000,O00, =
Government finished the wonderru.
Porcelain Tower at Nankin, which
stood for nearly four and quarter
centuries - until 1856 = the most
marvellous building ever erected by
human hands. 1t was of ,tagon
form, 260 feet in height, with nine
stories, each having cornice and
gallery without. The name of Por-
celain Tower was applied to this
unique structure on account Of the
fact that the whole of :he outside
work was GOV cred with porcelain
slabs of various sizes and colors, but
principally of red, white, yellow and
green. At every one OF its nine
stories the projecting roof OF the
gallery was covered with green tiles,
each corner being provided with
bell varying in weight from 800 to
1000 pounds.
There were 152 bells in ali, each as
nicely balanced as to roca back and
forth as they were swayed by the
breezes, giving out a continuous
strain OF beautiful but wierd music.
Ranged in rows between the bells
were 12S brass, bronze, and silver
lamps, which were lighted every
night in the year. The apex OF the
tower, starting from It's base at the
$50 foot level, and extending upward
FOR a height OF 10 feet, was a mon
ster gilded pineapple, sarmounted by
copper ball about feet in diame-
ter. a spiral stairway of over 500
steps led from the base to the san
nit. The building was constructed
as a gift to an empress, and was
always kept in repair by the Gov
ernment. Lightning struck it in
1901, and tore down the three top
stories. The injury was repaired as
soon as possible 1t would probably
have been sanding to this day had
not the TAPPING rebels Imagined its
lights and bells disastrous tc their
cause.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10
Things I Hate to See.
rams Horn.

l hate to see a man always talking
about what a happy place heaven is
and doing nothing to make his home
resemble it.
hate to see man with a suspi.
cious breath boast of temperance
principles.
hate to see & man continually
talking about how much he loves
everybody, and never doing anything
to help anybody.
hate to see prominent church
member slipping into a butcher-shoT
to buy something for breakfast or
Sunday morning.
hate to see people overly par.
ticular about their clothes ant
underly particular about the morals
hate to see man remembel
everything the clown said twent.
years ago, and forget every word th'
preacher said last Sunday morning
l hate to see people give all theI
sweet to the world and keep all thei
sour for the freside.
| hate to see man chewing
tobacco while he is whipping his bo.
for smoking.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10

AN IRISH SToRY.-A farmer was
put on trial at the Clonmel assizes
at the beginning os the present CEN
tury, before Lord Norbury, then
known as the changing judge" for
having killed a man in faction fight
at the fair of Nenagh by smashing
his skull. In the course of the trlal
surgical evidence was given that the
skull of the deceased was no thicker
than an eggshell. However, the
accused was found guilty, and when
asked by the judge what he had to
say why sentence of death should
not be pronounced upon him, he
replied that che had nothing to say.
only he thought that man with a
skull no thicker than an eggshell had
no business at the fair of Nenagh.' .
This answer so tickled the humorous
side of the judge that he ordered his
discharge, observing that the mans
death, according to the doctors. evi-
dence, was purely the result Of a
natural accident. At The same time
he warned the prisoner that, should
he ever again engage in a faction
fight, to make sure that the man he
encountered had skull thicker than
an eggshell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10
Something Of a Case.

They went to see the family law
yer yes5erday-Mary Ann and her
mother. Mary Ann was little
embarrassed, but the old lady was
calmness itself. When they spoke
about breach of promise, the law
yer said:
"What evidence have your"
ssMary Ann, produce the letters, "
commanded the mother, and the girl
took off the cover of clothes bas-
ket and remarked that she thought
nine hundred and seven letters would
do to begin with; the other six hun
dred and fifty-one would be produced
as soon as the case was fai1fiiiTy fairy before
the court.
"And besides these letters :" que
ried the lawyer.
aMary Ann, produce your diary"
said the mother. aNow turn to the
heading OF promise and tell him
how many times this marriage busi-
ness was talked over"
'The sum total is two hundred
and fourteen times" answered the
girl.
sNow, turn-to the heading of sdar-
ling and give us the number of times
he has applied that tern to you"
"Ifs ] have calculated rightly, the
number is nine thousand two hun
dred and ffty-four times"
81 fancy you counted pretty cor
rectly, for your are good at arithme-
tic. Now, turn to- the heading Of
Newport Cottage and tell us how
many times he has talked OF such a
home for you after marriage"
Gone thousand three hundred and
ninety-fve times"
"Very well. This gentleman wants
to be sure that we've case. How
many times has Charles Henry said
that he would die for you?'
"Three hundred and fifty" the
girl answered.
GLOW many times has he called
you an angelo"
"Over eleven thousand, mamma"
"How about squeezing hands %
cover three hundred and eighty
four thousand squeezes."
"And kisses?:"
aNearly four hundred and seven
teen thousand"
@And about reading poetry, sing
ing duets and taking moonlight walks
together?''
aThe numbers are on this paper"
said the girl, handing the slip to the
lawyer.
"That's our case" said the mother,
as she deposited basket and diary on
the lawyers table. "Look over the
documents, and if you want anything
further l can bring dozen neigh
bors to swear to facts. We sue for
$4,000 damages, and well call again
next week. Good day, sir"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10
Manners When at Church.
Ladies' Home Journal.

No, your manners in church are
very bad. And shall 1 tell you to
whom you are rude? To God him
self.
You have no right to saunter lazily
up the aisle in the house dedicated
to him.
You have no right to move around,
arranging, stroking and straighten-
irg your gown; your manner should
be quiet and in good order.
You have no right ~,e-sad your
prayer book just heeesaa,a,s bees you dc not
fancy the sermon. You are then
insulting two persons, God and his
representative.
You have no right during the time
the hymn is sung to carefully observe
the bonnets and wraps Of the congre-
CATION. This is always in bad taste,
but reserve it for weekday delecta-
ton.
You have no right to discuss the
sermon as you walk down the aisle.
The preacher has done his best, and
in the name of God, and you have
no right to criticise him.
You wonder if you have COM
mitted all these sins; you do not
believe you have. My dear, think it
over, and YOU will find oae or two
may be laid at your door. Only lit-
tie faults-cnly little rudeness to the
King of kings. a demeanor becom-
ing gentlewoman, reverence be-
coming worshiper, is the way l
want all my girls to look and act at
church. The picture Of one who
prayed ano who lived a beautiful life,
and who, it always seemed to me,
must have been the typical beauti-
full, is etched by England's crown
poet, and she seems the woman who
would make home the place in which
she dwelt the better for her. These
are the lines which describe her:
Eyes not down-dropt nor over bright,
But fed with the clear-pointed fame OF
chast..y,
Crowned Isabel through all her married
life,
The queen Of marriage. { most perfect
wife.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10
West Poiat Terminal.

NEW YORK, March 5.-The name
of the reorganized Richmond Termi-
nal Company has been changed again
and the new company will be called
the Southern Railway Company.
a Wall street paper to-day pub
fishes the following information about
the plan of reorganization:
sRichmand Terminal first mort
gage 4s have been increased from
s212, 100000 to s22O,0cO,OOO and the
common stock decreased from $780,
100000 to s140,c00,0Oe. The new
income bonds have been increased
! 81, 100000 to s65,0OO,OOO with the
new preferred stock at s75,OOo,0e0
as at first.
'The total issue of securities, how
ever, on the whole system is un-
changed-s5oo,O 100000. Of the first
mortgage As, about s15s,O0o,OOO of
them will be issued in exchange for
underlying securities that stand out
in paying off the floating debts, etc.
This will leave in the treasury of the
reorganized system, which vii! be
called the Southern Railway Com
pany s19,OOO,OO0 of the first As for
Improvements, new. equipments, etc.
About s12,O00,00O of the common
stock will also be held in the trea-
sury.''
1t will be observed therefore that
after the various systems shall be
consolidated into one of $500 miles
and all the floating Indebtedness is
liquidated, and from s3,000,000 to
SIS, 100000 cash turned over to the
new company by the bankers syndi-
cate Gas it is. estimated will be the
caseII, the Southern Railway Com
pany will begin its career with from
three to FIVE millions cash, S19,G00,-
600 first mortgage As and about
s12,0O0,000 common stock in its trea-
sury. A prominent member of the
reorganization committee says that
the effort to form bankers syndi-
cate was not begun until Saturday
last and that six-sevenths of the
whole amount has been secured.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10
A Salted Undershirt :or the Grip.
rCor. of New York Times.

Five years ago was suffering with
a severe throat trouble, SO much SO
that l did not expect to live. An
acquaintance told me that he could
give me remedy that would cure
it, and as l had tried all of the doc
tors in my town without receiving
any benefit, decided to try the rem
edy suggested. I tried it, was per-
marently cured OF my cough, and
besides I discovered that ! was not
subject to colds.
served palace car company for
two years in that time. ] was con-
ductor, running in the States Of Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida Tennessee and
Alabama l was, of course, SUBJ
jected to very hot cars in winter, and
of necessity had constantly to get
out in the cold at all hours of the
night. In all that time l have never
had cold or the grip.
You Will be astonished at the
remedy. 1t is simply TO wear a
salted undershirt. Take a summer
undershirt and soak it in brine made
with, say half pint Of ordinary salt
to about a quart Of water, and put
ont to dry. Wear this shirt next to
the body. 1t is not unpleasant to
wear and viii, I am sure, keep of
grip and bad colds, and / firmly
believe consumption. If l were to
live to be 80 years old, have so
much faith in the salted- shirts that
I would never cease to wear them.
My reason for preferring the thin
gauze shirts is because the salt makes
heavy shirt too stiff and hard
Wear the heavy shirt over the salted
shirt.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10
Perpetual Motion.
Lexington Dispatch.l

The happiest man that we have
seen for years is Reeves CAN'T, Esq,
who, having solved the problem OF
perpetual motion, has abandoned the
practice of law, and engaged in or
ganizing company with five million
dollars capital for the purpose OF
building his perpetual motion ma
chine. He claims that, it runs SO
easily and perfectly that with small
bucksbot as weights, he can run
machinery requiring a 1oe horse
power engine, and informs US that he
is going to substitute his invention
for the turbine now running Red
Bank Factory. We have no doubt
that tLis invention possesses merits
which will entitle him to be called
the 'Keely Motor Man" of Lexing-
ton.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10
How People Sleep.
1.-THE Youths Companion

Though it is true, as the author OF
school composition once asserted,
that sleeping is universal practice
among all nations" it is also true
that there is a great diversity in the
methods of sleeping among people
of different nations and different
ways of life. The things which one
person needs to make him sleep are
precisely the things which would
keep another awake all night. Even
the sedatiye medicines which put
one person Immediately into heavy
slumber excite another into condi-
ton of nervous restlessness.
Tie European or American, in
order to sleep well, ordinarily reeYni1ees
a downy pillow under the head; but
the japanese, stretching himself; upon
a rush mat on the floor, puts . bard,
square block of wood underl his
head, and does not sleep well if he
does not have it.
The Chinese makes great accou mt
of his bed, which is very low indee d
scarcely rising from the fioor-brt
is often carved exquisitely of wood ;
but it never occurs to him to make
it any softer than rush mats will
render it.
While the people Of Northern
countries cannot sleep unless they
have plenty of room to stretch out
their legs, the inhabitants of the
tropics often curl themselves up like
monkeys at the lower angle of sus-
pended hammock, and sleep soandly
in that position.
The robust American often covers
himself with pair of blankets, and
throws his window wide open to the
air, even in the winter time, and he
does..not complain if he finds little
drift of snow across the top of his
bed in the morning.
The Russian, on the contrary, likes
no sleeping-place so well as the top
of the big soapstone stove in his
domicile. Crawling out of this bis
tering bed in the morning, he likes
to take a plunge in cold stream,
even if he has to break through the
ice to get into it.
The Laplander crawls, head and
all, into bag made of reindeer skin,
and sleeps warm and comfortable
within it. The East Indian, at the
other end of the world, also has a
sleeping bag, but it is more porous
than the Laplander's. Its purpose
is to keep out mosquitoes more than
TO keep the sleeper warm.
While the American still clings to
his feather pillow, he is steadily dis
carding his old-fashioned feather bed
in favor of the hair or straw mat
tress. The feather bed is relegated
to the country, and many people who
slept upon it all through their child
hood find themselves uncomfortable
upon it in their maturity.
The Germans not only sleep upon
feather bed, but underneath one.
The feather covering used in Ger
many, however, is not as large or
thick as the one which is used as a
mattress, and the foreigner who
undertakes to sleep beneath it often
finds his feet suffering from cold
while his shoulders are suffering from
heat.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10

A resolution has been favorably
reported in the United States Sen
ate to restore to Mexico twenty-one
battle flags, now in the Museum oi
West Point Military Academy, and
which were taken from Mexico dur.
ing the war with that country.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10

DDN'r Know CoLUMBUs.-aWhat
happened four hundred years ago
this year?" asked Freddie's teacher.
aDon't know" answered Freddie;
sI'm only seven years old"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10
A Leap Year Fishing Party.
For the KEowEE CouRIER.l

For the KEowEE COURIER.
Now, girls. tbs is leap year;
Suppose we all go a-fshing,
And not keep talking the matter over,
And keep the boys a-wishing.
am a little behind the times,
For have had the la grippe,
Which knocked me out OF sight Of fun
And one good fishing trip.
Our lines we can make Of ribbon,
Our hook of chicken bone;
Now, all that don't want to be catched
Had better let US alone.
We will not bait with whiskey,
Tobacco, nor a cigarette,
For if we did We would eat our fish
With sorrow and regret.
We willlnot bait with bugs and worms,
-.s boys do when they fish;
But we will fry our bait up brown
And place it on dish.
As to the bait-well, that must vary,
AS there are fishes of many sorts;
For some it will take the finest OF flour,
While other we may catch with the
shorts.
Now, girls, if we are not successful,
We will think it terribly bad.
But it would be much worse if we catch
ninnow
When we aimed to catch shad.
My chance is not as good as othe- girls,
And this is the reason why:
l am not as fat as they,
Nor more than half as high.
Ny line is little weaker,
My hook little less.
am not quite as handsome as they,
Nor quite as neat in dress.
But am goi4g to stand upon the bank,
And this is what l wish,
That l may have half as much fun
AS the girls that catch the fish.
If some girl should bring her prize to
shore,
And he was not large enough to fry,
think l should laugh myself to death,
And that the way l would Gie.
Now, girls, if this leap year ends
And we are still around our mothers
door,
With courage we will wind up our hook
and line
And save them four yeas more.
y. l.. 7.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10

The working of rebuilding Con-
verse Colleges Spartanburg S beauti-
full institution of learning, is pro-
crossing rapidly.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10

Chinese dentists are said to have
q powder which is rubbed on the
gums over an affected tooth. After
an interval of FIVE minutes the patient
is told to sneeze, and the tooth falls
cut.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10

had it in his power to have done so
and 1 sincerely regret he did not
but he is the best Judge OF his OWL
actions and conduct, and / presume
is prepared to stand or fall by them
This much by way of preface e
very long preface, I admit) brings
me to the point of suggesting a plar
upon which l think we all ought te
agree.
Each faction, no doubt, honestly
THINKS it has majority of the Demo.
cratic voters behind it. Majorities
shift with such astonishing rapidity
in this country that few things are
more uncertain and deceptive. A
faction or party in majority this
year may be in a hopeless minority
next year.
How, then, are we to ascertain who
represents a majority of the Demo
cratic voters? l answer, by a pri-
mary election. Submit the claims
of every candidate to the people and
let them decide at the polls who they
want. Having decided in this way
every Democrat in the State should
and will rally to those receiving a
majority of the votes and close up
our divided ranks.
Surely nobody wishing TO carry
out the will of the majority can
object to that. Governor Tillman,
desirous of vindicating his admins
tration, would, doubtless, want fair
contest in an open field, and this
method would give it to him.
Other gentlemen becoming candi-
dates would want an equal opportu-
nifty to criticise him and present their
claims. They, too, would be con-
tent to submit themselves to the peo-
pie in this way. The people them
selves certainly would not object.
The newspapers could not object,
for it would furnish grist for their
mill" and give them chance to vim
dicate their judgment. Why, then,
should not the State Executive Com
mittee provide for primary cleo
ton for all State officers, as is now
provided for members Of Congress
and Solicitors, and let the candidates
have it out before the people?
Meantime each candidate can
organize his forces, and the better
organized the more intelligent will
be the discussion and more satisfac-
tory the result.
A call has been made for a meet
ing of those opposed to the present
administration in Columbia the lat
ter part OF March, to nominate can
diaate for Goyn~qor. This is rather
an inn Democratic usage,
but Is 10 law against it.
The q set two years ago,
and Il ny man or set of
men hi o nominate candi-
dates. 1t is reassuring that the
movers Of this March Convention, all
leading, reputable, influential, patri-
otic citizens, propose to make their
fight within the Democrrtic party
and abide the result. 1t is to be
supposed they will organize their
forces thoroughly and Systematically
in every county, and that Governor
Tillman, who is. understood to be a
candidate to succeed himself, is
"looking after his fences" and will
also abide the result of the canvass.
A primary election will compose
orr difficulties, and, in my judgment,
nothing else will.
Apologizing for the length of this
letter, | am truly yours,
NJ. G. BUTLER.
Washington, D. c., February q.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10

New York has the largest Grand
Lodge of Masons. It has over $4,000
members. Illinois comes next with
membership OF about $4,000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10
Senator N. C. Butler.

THE DIVISION OF THE DEMOCRACY
CAN ONLY BE HEALED AND ITS
REAL OPINIONS SETTLE. AT a PRI-
NARY FOR STATE oFFIcEIS.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-10

The density of population is greatest
n Europe, where itaverages ninety-seyen
to the square mile.