Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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q educational journal of the United
States, has written strong review
of the book, and praises it highly
Mr.. McGhee has many friends here
who should read his book. He has
done SO much for schools, and we all
enjoy his bright letters from Wash
ington to The State.
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The Keowee Courier is being pass
ed on and read in one of the rich
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r. NJ. Fitzgerald, Westminster, r.
F. d. No. 2, would enjoy post cards
and good reading. We hope to get
his wheel chair soon. The leading
dealer in the United States wrote
the State Leader that as she was the
highest officer in Sunshine work he
would give her a discount of 25 per
cent on the chair. The chair will be
ordered, and plate bearing these
words on it: From the Sunday
School Children of Oconee." 1t will
be used by this shut-in as long as he
needs 1t, and then passed on to other
shut-ins in Oconee.
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The Blind Babies Home, $50
Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.-The
establishing of the Blind Babies
Home in Greater New York has
reused interest all over the United
States. This home is supported by
branches everywhere. The destitute
city children are provided for by the
city. Other children who have no
one to care for them are supported
by individual contributions. The
house in Brooklyn has already
grown too small, SO plans are made
for building an extension. In the
meanwhile the little folks will spend
their summer in the Cropsey Man.
.Hsion, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. We
hope to be able to take any blind
child that comes to us, no matter
from what State; branches in the
State will then be called upon to
support the baby, and they have
never failed yet. Mrs. Cynthia NJ
Tregear Is superintendent as well as
founder of the home. No work of
the International Sunshine Society
deserves more credit than this.
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Uplift Motto.
(By John Harrison Mills.)
He that Is broken-mend him;
He that is falling-befriend him;
He that is down-defend him;
Near is the Giver when thou dost
lend
When thou befriendest, near is the
Friend.
They that are sad, cheer them;
Lonely and distant, be near them;
Lost in the darkness, hear them;
Answer and seek them, SO shall the
Light
Draw near and shine for thee, into
hn Nie,1,
(Note.-Motton of the Uplift Sun
shine Branch of Buffalo, New York;
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Industrial Home for the Blind.
A little incident that occurred in
our factory recently, in Brooklyn,
amused me. The readers will see the
point taken and read between the
lines, the pathos and sanguine op-
timism of the reply given to the
question asked, or rather to the un-
conscious audible expression of
deeply conscious thought.
AID elderly lady was inspecting the
home with much interest. She had
been taken to see the living quart
ers, where the men are provided with
all the comforts of well-equipped
home. The parlors are commodious,
with comfortable upholstered chairs,
piano, piano-player, phonograph,
etc. They saw the large, airy, light
dining rooms, well-equipped kitchen,
from which bountiful supplies for
the Inner man are Forthcoming three
:&1',es a day.
after seeing all this, the lady
was Shown into the factory building,
p where the men were all busily en-
gagged at their work, some winding
broom-corn on the handle, and shap-
4 Ing III into a broom, others sewing
the Irvine through the corn so as to
hold the shape Of the broom, others
80 Warranging the corn into uniform
lengths, preparatory to it's being
used by the winder, others sorting
8the corn and removing the thick
stems from the center of the spear
Abset Of men were engaged in pick
xaag the hair, which had been remov-
{<f from mattress, which was being
As&hovated; another was filling the
9gmattress tick with the hair as soon
as ready. And some were industri-
sMously engaged in weaving in the
&ptrands of cane into their chair seats,
which needed to be re-seated.
After viewing all this industrial
q activity and noticing that the work
was being done just as we'll as If
-eyesight were used in producing the
results, she stood by the side Of one
of the chair-caners, who was some
what Of wit, and said:
well, do not see how you do it,"
The reply came quickly and with
smile that spread over his thought
full face.
"ThaPs just 1t, madam, we don't
see how We do 1t ourselves"
On another occasion this same