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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-11-18
Encourage Southern Institutions.

Encourage Southern Institutions.
This is a Southern Company, char
tered by the Legislature of Tennessee,
with a CAPITAL sufficient to make
her roliable beyond question and
doing strictly LIFE INSURANCE
Business and noue other. Pro6ting by
| the experience of older Companies and
having adopted the most liberal plans
together with rigid economy in our
management, our success has exceed
cd our greatest expectations and has
placed the COMPANY in permanent
and reliable position. In its first two
years we have issued between THREE
THOUSAND and THREE THOU
SAND FIVE HUNDRED POLL
CIES, and our accumulations amount
to EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
Pres'dt. NJ. j. WIcKs, President Mem.
phis g. Charleston r. r.
Vice. Presd't, j. T. PETIT.
Scc'y, ". F. BOYLE.
REFERENCES ..'
Hon. G. A. Trenholm, James Fl.
Wilson and W. j. Magrath, Of Charles
ton Hon. J. p. King, of Augusta.
R. j. MAGILL,
Gen'l Agent for s. G.
DR.. C. J. SHANNON, Med Examiner.
Oct. IA.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-11-18
Notice to Creditors.
IN QUITY-Kershaw.

". ". Stokes vs.. 10. II. Stokes, admr.
ct al.-BM.
BY dccrctal order passed in this case,
on the 9th September, 1869, it was
Ordered, That all creditors having
claims against the estate of Juo. Stokes
deceased, should present the same be-
fore me on or before the first day Of
January, next, or be barred from any
benefit from the decree in this case.
JOHN KERSHAW,
Special Referee.
Euv. !. Ct.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-11-18
Assets. ,......... .........s1 $780, ,000.....
Policies issued in two years, over 5000

prudent, these two Companies have combined
in one by the name above. and will in future
issue policies as new Company.
The Advantages of the Piedmont
and Arlington.
It is confined 10 LIFE INSURANCE. only,
and does not mix with the uncertainty of
other business .
The rights Of Policy Holders will not be
changed, but in every regard. remain as
though the old Companies existed. Renewals
of old Policies will be on the name OF new
COMPANY as authorized by respective Direc-
tors OF "THL PIEDMONT AND ARLING.
TON" and the rates and loans and rights Of
all remain intact as in old policies.
Ii has no useless restrictions an residence
or travel fully provides for The non-terleiture
OF its policies and places all on fair equality
as 10 occupation.
T. II has declared dividend 10 its Policy
Holders, the first Eighteen months of 40 per
cent and will pay dividend on ALL CASH
POLICIES at The end Of the Fl irst year.
The late war taught many the heavy pen
atty Of beirg separated from the Home Office
by the Companies forfehing what had been
paid and and refusing 10 reinstate the policies
The PIEDMONT AND ARLINGTON pro.
vides against this IN HER POLICIES and
all who may, by any mishap or revolution.
be separated from the Office, the right TO re.
instate policies within one year after inerve.
ming cause is removed, or 10 he ENTITLED
TO SAME RIGHTS AS I'd MONITOR.
FIXTURE, AS THOUGH THE HINDER
ING CAUSE had never existed, at the option
OF The insured, so that no contingency can
take from her POLICY HOLDERS their
just rights. THIS Is DONE BY NO 9TH
Err COMPANY.
1t has paid all its losses promptly, without
waiting for the NINETY days grace, and
has never contested claim.
Parties contemplating insuring, are request
ed 10 examine our policies and compare them
with other companies before insuring.
The COMPANY has determined 10 eslab
lsh BRANCH OFFICE in SOUTH CAR
OLINA with President and Directors select
ed from Policy Holders Of this State, which
will give you all the advantages OF HOME
INSTITUTION as all the Premiums re-
ceived, will be left here and invested in your
own State.
The "PIEDMoNT AND ARLINGTON"
issues Policies en- the Ordinary Life, Ten
Annual Payment, Five Annual Payments.
Single Payment, Endowment, Joint Life.
Children's Endowment Return Premium,
or any Table used by other Companies.
w. CLYbURN, Agent.
Camden. 8. c.
J. R. STEGER, Gen'l Canvassihg Agent.
DR.. A. A. MOORE, Examining Physician.
Oct. 7. I'm
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-29
The Care of Babies.

The only valuable work we ever saw
on infancy was written by n man, An
drew Combe, of Scotland, close OBJ
server, sound thinker, and learned
physiologist. We shall never forget
how tempest-tosscd We we when
we first found ourselves tie happy
po SCISSOR Of male ehild without
thc slightest knowledge of what to do
for his comfort and protection. An ig-
norant nurse fdgctcd around the room
day and night, sang melancholy ditties,
and rocked .ehemently, while the child
cried continually with loud voice, and
wept, prayed and philosophical by turns.
Reasoning on general principles, we at
last came to the conclusion, that mas
much rs the child was strong and vigor-
Gus, there must be some mistake on the
part of the nurse that he vast not quiet
and comfortable, and fortified ourselves
in that opinion by faithful reading of
what Mr.. Combe had to say on babies in
general, The result Of this cousidera-
ton of his opinions was prompt revo-
luton of the whole nursery department,
and transfer of pain from the baby to
the nurse, who stood humbled and cha
grined as she saw her time-honored sys-
tem summariiy set asitie-the pins, para
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-29
To .Scnnt0r T. j. PoLcrison

SIH-l have read your letter contain
cd in the I"o1iir of 23d inst, addressed
to the members of the late Agricultural
Convention Of this State. ] was a mem
Der of that Coavcutiun, and ...u tncYe
,orc. the recipient of your advice. On
this account, am fairly entitled to
maka you response. In the first place.
allow me to correct the editorial state
ment rrc!ixcd to your letter The letter
was nat "i""l,.ucmM pas cd orcr" 1t
was never presented to the Convention.
The paper WAS not introduced, because it
was asccrtaincd thnt it would meet with
a very doubtful reception.
AS regards, now, the advice given in
your communication, admit that it is
not bad But you Will certainly nc
knowledge that it is not reasonable for
you to expect the mcmhers of such n
body as that comprising the late A.ri-
cultural Convention. tn desire counsel
from you. You have united with the
presuEptuous carpct-buggcr and the H.
norant freedman, TO Triangle npon the
rights and outrage the ympathies Of
these Southern commulrtieS You have
become the willing ally of that portion
of the people of the country, who, in
peace. continue to war upon us and to
deny us that rcposc which we desire, and
that showing to which we are entitled
Your whole rolIical course is an insult
TO large and influential class of your
lcllow-citizcns. This class you evidently
regard traitors in the past and disloyal i'll
the present.
1t was not, therefore, proper for you to
indicate to us what our policy shonId be
and what our duties are. We can not
take lessons Of political wisdom from you
without some uistrust Excuse us for
fearing the G.tcks even whilst bringing
presents.
Blu; there is another point We desire to
suggcat to you. The idea of sending a
letter to the Lite Convention. must have
been the offspring in Jour mind of de-
sire to place yourself in accord with that
potion OF your fellow citizens, whom up
to this time. you have deemed it your
duty to ostracise. This may be II very
proper feeling. 1t may be an indication
that the high place you ELL is beginning
to bcsct i'll you Il feeling of magnanimi-
ty. This is very well. But let lie ask
ii this friendly tender, this sympathetic
feeling is not inconsistent with your
Seuoturial record Can | forget-can
the South ever forget-that on tie 6M Of
april. Apno Domimi 1869, tie toiiocing
Bill wds introduced in tie United States
Senate, by Thomas j. Robertson, IS,n-
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-29

Many men who pretend to have grains
of good sense seem to have scruples about.
using them.
Ladies' arc like watches--prOtty enough
to look at--sweot faces end delicate hands
but somewhat difficult to regulate after
they are a-goins,
The thieves who hid some pieces oe
cloth in spirit distillcry should be-
charged with an attempt to promote the
whisky wiring.
Chief Justice Moses recently delivered
the opinion of the Snprewe' Court that
50 much of the act of 1861, continued to
December, 1866, as allowed interest ON.
open accounts, in actions suspended by
the stay law, is unconstitutional.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-29
I SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 80 1859

the necessity for indicating a popular
disposition to forcgoi Imitation in the
habits Of extravaganza expenditures in
living. Our products Of the South have
q wide and certain market, aud the de-,
mand is increasing, but we need all tic
surpluscs that are pessiblei to be saved
beyond the expenses Of production aud
the subsistence of our population. One
year of extreme frugality in the habits
of our people will do more to inaugurate
basis of permanent prosperity than five
accompanied with prodigal expenditure.
1t is wise pcuple WIG know to stop ex-
renditure where comf4t stops and prodi-
gality begins. 1t behgores tho South to
commence the example of private econo-
my, and it will be wellsif all classes can
be Influenced to join ia making it fash
ioaable. The result you'd be feeling
Of eongratulasory pride in the conscious
ness Of increased thrift, instead of the
poor vanity that seeksa delusive gratifi-
cation in osteutatioB show 1t would
require but few years of we'll under
stood aud sensible polisy in tie South to
make the Southern States the favored
seats Of capital, enterprise and rc.na
nent wealth. While / would abstain
from any expression Of clannish suuti-
ment, l would urge Shat South Carolina
must act with reference to her own nte-
rests, and the incideuts by which they
may be promoted. Whilst l desire that
tho people of the State may not be out
done in their future pride Of belonging
to the greatest nationality ON the globe,
| as much desire that they may be
among the foremost in advancing the
sentiments, policy and measures that will
contribute most to the common welfare
OF the whole country.
Wishing for the best success Of the
Convention, and hoping that its inhu-
cncc may be truly great and bcncfcent,
| am, with great respect, most cordially
and truly yours, a5ii
STAI ROBERTSON.
~
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-29

THE FLAW HuNTERs.--There are
people who have preternatural faculty
for dctee,ing evil, or the appearance Of
evil in every mans character They
have fatal sent for carrion. Their
memory is like Il museum | onee saw at
a medical ol'cgc, and illustrates all the
hideous distortions add mortstsp psisGsssa,Eshs,
and rcyolting diseases by which hama .',s
ty can be troubled or afflicted. They
think they have wonderful hno#!eaa:ge
of human nature. But it is o, blunder
to mistake the "Newgate Calendar" for
biographical dictionary
A less offensive type of the same ten
deney leads some people to find apparent
satisfaction in the discovery and procla-
nation of the slightest defects in the
habits of good men and the conduct of
public institutions. They cannot talk
about the benefits conferred by great
hospital without lamenting some insig-
niflcant blot in its laws, and some trifliug
want of prudence in its management.
Speak to them Of u man whose good
works everybody is admiring, and they
cool your ardor by rcgretting that he is
so rough in his manner, or SO smooth
that his temper is SO hasty, or that he is
so fond of applause.
They seem to hold brief, requiging
them to prove the impossihility OF hui
man perfection. They detect the slight
est alloy in the pure gold of human
goodness. That there are spots in the
sun is, with them, something more than
an observed fact-it takes rank with a
PTiori and necessary truths.
There are people who, if they hear an.
organ, find out at ence which are the,
poorest stops If they listen to great
speaker, they remember nothing but
some slip in the construction Of SEN
tence, the consistency Of metaphor, or
the evolutions Of an argument. While
their friends are admiring the wealth and
beauty of tree whose branches are
Wi h ID down with fruit, they have dis
covered solitary bough, lost in the
golden affiucnce on which nothing is
hanging.
Poor Hazlitt was -sosely troubled with
them in his time. "Littleness," he said,
lis their element, and they give cha,
racter of meanness to whatever they.
touch - Goods Words.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-29
u ADMINISTRATIONS rae,
NUMBER I55.<,,,,..

:gorie, fafpip and cradle driven oqs, while, ],
pure air, sunlight and comn'on. 6ssse I.
walked In. Oh what sishs, What Ig,f0ahs, I,ffS0a ah
what double shaking Of the head, whst'
suppressed laughter and whisperissapis,4
'thelhall, Bstheard anriGg ths fEss fer,
days aftsrrthe iaapgayatiop sf that dy->
nasty of health, happiness, and ress 70,
that newborn babe. - ''',s'7s s'''
When che three houras' cry began that
day, which ancient DANES assured ne wss,
. custom that had been faithfully kept
by all the sons of Adam from time im-. /;
memorial, We ordered the little sufferer
teRe promptly stripped TO the skin and
put in n warm bath. That brought in
slant relief, after which III Was dressed
in few light garments hung Oh tbs
shoulders, with sWaddling hands, no.
pressure on the lhngsior, bowels, and laid
down, to- sleep, He Was fed (according
to Combe) every two hours by day, and
but once during the night. After that
we had peace, though eternal vigilance
on our part was its price The custom
of pinning babies up as tight as drum
is both cruel and absurd. We, asked The
antiquarian who tortured onr frst-Borns
in that way-why she did it? "Thei
bones of young babes are SO soft, and
sheir aesh SO tender" said she, atfas
they are in constant danger of dissolution
unless tightly piuioncd together" We
soothed her fears by pointing to the fact
that colts and calves, puppies and kit
tens, oil lived aud fourishe3 without
bandagcs, and for this reason we said We
would make the experiment ON one of
the human family. IF babies arc regu-
larly fed. bathed and comfortably dressed,
and in pure atmosphere, they will be
quiet and healthy. '7H i8
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-29

SENsIBLE.-A handsome young widow
applied to physician to relieve her of
three distressing complaints with which
she was affected
9In the first place" said she, II have
little or no apr ,t"titc. What shall take
for that 7"
"For that madam, you 81. .ould take air
and exercise"
And doctor. | nm quite fdgcty IL
nighttime, and afraid to be aIone.-
What shall take for tl,at?"
"Fof that ] can only rccommeud that
you take husband
"Fie? doctor. But haze the blues
terribly. What shall tako for that p
"For that, nndam, you hage, besides
taking the air snd husband to take u
newspaper.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-29

a very amusing utSte inctueuk recently
occurring in our city is being whispered
around by parties seemingly well advised
in the premises. Tt appears fiiatsas cns
Of our fashionable placesiofamusemeht-
last winter. q very fascinating and pretty,
soubrettei had q, short engagement, L,
was sufficiently long, however, to CON-
pleteIy erlist the admiration Of gentle
man engaged III commercial pursuits,
and not a great while fyom northern
latitude. BY some means the parties
became acquainted, and as the days fec
along, mutual sympathy mellowed into
love. The lady, q little coy at first,
finally lent a listening ear to the ed.
treaties oi her adorer, and after a brief
engagement they were married, Of
course, it is not the intention of the re-
porter to recite the rosy dreams of the
honeymoon; how each adored the other,
and happiness, radiant as poesy itself,
bewitched the hours into visions of de-
light gu "a e3r
Weeks sped along, and months had
measured their length on times dial.
But at last a circumstance occurred
which put an end to billing and cooins,
and revealed domestic itpbrogIfoy not
at all in harmony with the felicity that
preceded it. #
One day the husband entered his
wife's apartment, with the declaration
that, deeply as he regretted such an
event, they must part.
"Part-you don't mean to leave me?"
exclaimed the lady q
Deeply ns regret the circumstance,
such is the case"!' was the reply.
-But ..hy? What have l done what
wrong have committcd2"
Nothing
"And yet you leave me?"
"My dear, in the haste Of OUT mag
riags,. L forgot to mention little fact,
which in the mind of casuists might
have formed an objection to it; have
another wife living!"
"impossible Pr
at Is true, my dear :"
The lady was silcnt for moment, and
then assuming her most bcwitching
smile, replied:
My dear, I must confess that / sus-
pected something Of the sort, and to
guard against any future trouble, l had
little paper prepared by my attorney.
which you will remember to have signed
in the Justices Office the day We were
married. You supposed it to be merely
u certificate of marriage but it was
merely an article ofagrecment, in Which
you promise to allow me- in ca.-e- of
separation, an annuisy of twenty five
hundred dollars. Under the peculiar
circumstances Of the case, l shall have
to exact the fulfillmcnt of this agreement,
OF have you arrested for bigamy.'
"The devil :"
True, my dear; here is copy-thc
Justice has the original"
"Ths is a swindlc !"
"Oh, no, my dear; only business
transaction"
There was some further protest-a
little angry recrimination but it is need
less to say the conditions of the bond
were finally complied with, and on this
comfortable allowance the lady cn.crtains
serious thought of forsukius the buskin
-Ne'c Orleans Pcayume.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-29

GOOD G.-"Caleb, spe |
Aaron"
Great A, little a-r-o-n-ron."
Very well, Ichabod, SEQ ir you can
spell United States"
Yes, sir Great country, little coun-
try, T.a-x-us."
"Gc up head
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-29

a child five years old, died in New
York on Wednesday, from drinking
whiskcy, left inadvertently in his reach
NY bis father,
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-03-31
The Astor Library.

The cost of the two buildings containing
the library has been the sum Of S289,S70 70;
that of the books, inclusive of the catalogue
of the library, 1924, Gil 81; and the library
possesses invested funds TO the amount of
1922, 1893 SO, the interest on which sum sup
ports it. The number of books contained
in the library is in round numbers, 1877 900,
giving as the average cost of each volume,
about 81 Ga. When we take into consider
alton the great number of costly books that
have been purchased for the institution, this
low average is remarkable illustration of
the judgment which has been exhibited in
the purchases.
The building in which these 49,, 900 vol
umes are contained, comprises two structures
situated on Lafayette place between Fourth
street and Aston place, and presents front
age, $50 feet in length by 70 feet in height,
of brick, ornamented with brown-stoue
mouldings, in the Byzantine style of archi
lecture. The depth of the building is 100
feet.
The system of arrangement of the books
in the Astor Library is that of classification
by subjects, even to the minutest subdivi-
sion, and is based on the plan of Brunei,
the great French photographer. The two
library halls contain the two distinctive
classes of books, science and literature; the
first in the south building, the second in the
north.
The alcoves number % in EACH building,
or Sc in all: each alcoye contains 1913 shelves
capable of holding an average of 20 vol
umes each; and as there are 6,88e shelves,
the compliment of the two library halls is
100000 volumes. The shelving of the
Aston Library, if placed in a continuous line,
would extend about four miles; the books,
laid end to end, would reach about thirty
miles; their cost we have already given, and
their weight is about 200 tons" THE As
tor Labrary," IN april GALAXY.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-03-31
The Christmas Safety in Danger.

When the Grecians had won Troy, before
they fell to plumber it, they gave every man
leave to bear his burden out of what he
would. And, first of all, Hneas marched
out, carrying his household gods; which, when
they saw, and that he did them no great
damage thereby, they babe him take an
other burthen, which he did, and returned
with his old father, Anchises, on his back,
and his young son, Ascanius, in hand;
which the Grecians seeing, passed by his
house, as Joshua did by the house of Rahab,
saying, That no man should hurt him, that
was so religious. And thus that man that
hath his mind set on his God, shall receive
no hurt by his enemy; for when a man.
ways please the Lord, he maketh even his
enemies to be at peace with him. Nay, he
shall be Gin league with the stones of the
field, and the beasts of the field shall be at
peace with him. And which is yet more,
God will break the bow and the sword, and
snap the spear asunder; He will make all
those terrible instruments OF war so unser-
viceable, that they shall lie down quietly by
him, not offering the least hurt that may be.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-03-31
The Lost Brsastpin,

A gentleman had been out for drive and
leaping from his carriage, he brushed some
of the dust from his coat with his handker-
chief, and went into the house. Soon after,
he discovered that his costly diamond breast
pin was gone-actually torn from his bosom
The ostler was promised large reward
if he would find and restore it. So he looked
and looked, he swept and swept, he pushed
the earth away here and there; but all in
vain.
Weeks rolled away, and months, and no
one ever thought to see that lost pin again
but 10, one day brilliant beam of light
from something among the stones of the
street pavement caught the ostler's eye, and
what should it be but the diamond in that
breastpin sparkling there
Horses had trampled upon it, carriage
wheels had rolled over it, the feet of boys
at play had often pressed it down, and after
all its lustre was undimmed, and it was I'M
injured.
Now do you know that you have some
thing in your bosom of more value than all
the diamonds in the world?' You have there
soul, never-dying soul; and these souls
are Jewels, and they are lost-Gods lost
Jewels, torn by sin from his loving bosom.
But "the son of man is come to seek and
to save that which was lost" and he saves
these precious souls, and then Go says of
them, "They shall be mine in that day when
l make up my jewels" And what is very
wonderful, these souls are brighter after Je-
sus saves them than they were before they
were lost. 1t is Jesus blood that makes
them so bright. In heaven one will ask,
"What are these which are arrayed in white
robes, and whence came they?" And the
answer will be, "These are they which have
washed their robes and made them white in
blood of the Lamb.
Oh, it is dreadful thing for soul to be
lost for ever-never found, never saved
And 0, it is glorious thing to shine for
ever in Jesus crown. Give your heart to
that Saviour, and he will set your soul as a
level in that crown.