Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-05-02


honor or liberty. Of lis adopted State.
Paimcno Stale Baanrr.
From The Democratic Refrr.
Among the many improvements il, the n,eans
of communication which have beer pro Ssecnted
in the last few years, Plank roads afe assunsihs
Il very important rank. little work Nh
Kingsford, Of the Hudson liver Rail Isssad, ist
of great Interest, aud should ;besweH ciifcutitet
throughout the country. It appear that thu
first Plank Road III Canada WAS laid dpSi, IN
$50, and in New York, IN f647, bat it is onIYs
within the last Jour years HAT they haze De5els
much prosecuted aTfefenow exisfs nsidlF6ws
sssasse. PLANK sRe ADS j s. oRgRsTIey.
No of Roads. Miles: Average eostps nils. rmal.
N. York 10 s.lO6 sss ssoSss
.VerynearIy four millions af .lBilafs liivs
beell expended ID New y York npon iiiesa foadss.
aud tile resulting advantages are immense
The roads have all been subscribed for BIZ a.
dividuals, and I'LL pay handsome dividends For
instance, the Troy and LatisiiIisufg Road pays
10 per cent? senii-annual the Gtica and Bur-
ling on 90 per cent. and swe believe none IN
operation pay stlian4 10 per cert and none
Of the stocks can, be bought i,p the market.
The importance Of Plank Roads in farming
regions becomes self evident, when Il is stated
that OH the Sa.iia Road a two horse team drew
six tons of iron twelve miles without unusual
strain. Four and half tons is an ordilary
load and team will travel witilsif eight hours
per day, four miles an hour, day yaffer day
A farmer in heavy country stated that the
tolls paid saved themselves u,slaPor Of cleaning
horses. In all localities where these roads are
in operation, land rises greatly n value On
the Saline Road, farm land rose from $9 to
SIS per acre; on the Syracuse Road The in.
crease was $40 per acre. Ire &ill BE observed,
that IN amount Improperly equaf To 81 ,o090o0
hearing high rate ofiuterest, has been sfeated
and that properly has added ipaddition several
millions to the value of the land through which
it runs and that NIL thisp property Is plere saving
from the old cost of transpo ortatioa, E
The.Lma Dog Sory.-aIr. Luke Horton, OF
South Eighth street, keeps . ,log called IA Fegn,
au il.favored, tierce-eyesi brute, ngtidy
habits and cross. grained temper tsibse hin to
be held in destination by the faihay ySin general,
and by Mrs Horton, his mistress f,articu-
lar. La Vega, however, IS great agerite
with his. master About i week Mrs.
Horton became exaspcrated on asSonnt OF
some unendurable offence coinaiitted hy La
Vega, and privately bargaihcs svitlff old COL
ector of soap.fat, "a, llkes for
dollar fee, agreed totake tie dog otf aSi .ren-
der hin, up" into .tallow, or otherwise relieve
Mrs Horton from the annoyance; Of .ais:pres-
Mr. Horton. on coming home to: dinner in
quircd for La Vega, and WAS chagrinsd with
the information 1htt his tronb bles0nie pet had
aiscoude,l For some days tie absence OF Ls
Vega gave occasion for much rejoicing ID the
household. aud even tic grief Of Mr., Horton
for his loss was made aie subject Of many
sly Joke in his domestic establishment. zalrs.
H. congratulated -i,erscif excessively on that
lucky Thought of hers, which u. ared the house
Of that odiouse brute; and though lady who
thinks good deal OF dollar, she did not grudge
the money, since il gained her object 50 effect:
ually. In the mean time La Vega was det,iaS
ed cluse prisoner in the cellar oil. the saop
factory amusing himself by Shaping at the
rats which courscd about the premises, and sus-
talNeu nlnScll line 4Napoic" es >. y, WIZ
belief that the objects of his destiaey ~ess' not
yet accomplished. g... go. s..6
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Horton appeared
at the breakfast table with beaming counter
ance. "Wcll, my dear, good news r said he
to Mrs Fl. "What is ft!" asked the lady,
with some secret misgiving. 81 We got La We
Ga back again! Advertised for him nj the Led
YER offered reward for his recovery, this
n morning he'was brought home by Abe Walker"
"Heavens!' calculated Mrs. Horton; "whatdid
you have to pay for hin?" "Only eleven dol.
lars" replied Horton, zone for the advertise.
ment, and ten to old Abefor bringing him back"
"Mercful goodness" replied the unsympatbz-
ing wife. "Eleven dollars, (enough to buy o
silk dress,) for tho recovery of such q nasty
cur! and to think that gave the black rascal
dollar for taking him off" This inadyertant
confession cause amatrilnonial duel; thereport
of which we omit. as 1t might appear stale ana
common place to some of our married readers,
By this little canine speculation, all Parnes
were gamers. Abe Walker, the cunning; gar.
ky, gained ten dollars; the advertising sheet
gained one, and Mr. and Mrs. Horton galne9
some valuable experience, which wrl teaoh
them the Importance of mutual confidence be-
tween welded parties.-Sandusky.U Utm0cfM.