11 Apr 1878
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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1878
Page
1
Fragmentary poem describes a child’s world through toys and scenes from daily life. Vivid images include a mug spoon bib tooth plate rattle and a doll with flaxen hair. The speaker moves through scenes of schooling home life and a quiet farewell at twilight.
Historic South Carolina acts authorize a commission to control and dispose of Columbia Canal property including appointment of state officials and four governor appointed citizens. The measures set leasing and bonding rules, require reporting to the Legislature, and authorize convicts for development. Other acts govern public officers checks, warrants, and payment procedures to curb misuses of county and state funds.
A discussion of a bill to raise supplies and appropriations for the 1878 fiscal year outlines two equal installments for taxes from May to June and October to November. It clarifies penalties of five percent for unpaid first installments and fifteen percent for late payments, plus distress penalties if not paid by November 15, 1878. The piece notes a rise in New York tax failures, recounting eighty five delinquencies totaling 7,177,826 dollars, and contrasts this with calls for moral and spiritual reflections amid economic distress.
A reflective piece argues life centers on food, work, and sleep and warns against overexertion. It touts sleep and recreation as essential to health, citing contentment as the oil of life. Anecdotes about Daniel Webster and a governor’s gift horse illustrate prudent living and measured judgment.
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