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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-04-24

Advlce 70 those shout to e TO Law
nIss ssk Yourself this question : "Are
you morally in the rig6t!. II tue an
s"sT 70 no. 60 to law BY al mesos :
you'll oo sare to win. n s 49, -
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-04-24

A grand exhibition Of implements of
var will take place this month q Am.ter
Holland. No'1AA "s Y
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-04-24

A tombstone in Maine, erected 10 the
memory memory OF q wife. bears this inscription !:
weep" !
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-04-24

Some Of the old Italian guns, made of
rios OF wood covered with hide, are still
to De seen 10 the arseral at Genoa
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-04-24

"A monument is to erected at Trieste =,
tne memory of Maximaiau.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-04-24

Lopez desires to zoe Paraguay ia
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-04-24

Chicago estimates that she will have
nearly II. 900. 900 population in 1890, and
he the largest city tn the world.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

WHAT is THINE A0E.-''Father,"
said Persian monarch to an old man
who, according to oriental usuage, bowed
before the sovereign's throne. spray be
seated; L cannot receive homage from
one bent with years, and whose head is
white with the frosts of age.
"And now, father" said the monarch,
when the old man had taken the proffer-
cd seat, "tell me thine age, how many of
the suns revolutions hast thou count
ed 2"
"Sire," answered the old man, "I am
but four years DID,"
WHAT interrupted the king, "fear-
est thou not to answer me falsely, or dost
thou jest on the very brink OF the
tomb z"
II speak not falsely sir" replied the
aged man, "neither would | offer fool
ish jest on subject SO solemn. Eighty
long years have ,castcd in follyand sim
full pleasures and in amassing wealth,
none of which | can take with me when
| leave this world. -Four years only have
| spent in doing good to my follow-men
and shall count those years that have
been utterly wasted Are they not
worse than blank, and is not that por-
ton only worthy to be rcckoned as n part
of my life which has truly answered life's
best end ~
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04
SATURDAY. MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1869.

will greatly facilitate the acquisition eff
land by the landless, and that it can be
rendered legally practicable, by provid-
ing that the dccrss of sale IN each case
shall declare that only SO much OF the
debtors land, or the sub divisions there
of, shall be sold as may be necessary to
satisfy the judgment.
g. That all due bills given by planters
to laborers shall specify in terms the
special consideration for which the same
shall have been given, and shall be trans
fcruble at the option of the holder, and
shall operate as u lien upon the crop and
land, whenever such due bill is given in
lieu OF payment for agricultural labor.
That nine hours shall be lawful days
work for all mechanics and laborcrs en-
gagged in manufactures, or in any bust
ness requiring skilled labor.
z. Abolish all taxes on sales of cotton
and rice, by either State or municipal
authorities.
A Committee of nine, consisting of Is.
&. Jackson, T. j. Mackey, j. W. Hogan,
b. j, Yocum, white; JOS. H. Rainey,
w. b. Nash, w. w. Tucker, Porter
Smith, and Lawrence Cain, colored, was
appointed to issue an address to the peo-
pie of the State. {.
A resolution, recommending the forma-
Ut "Mechanical Associations" in each
County in the State. was adopted
After the usual complimentary resolu-
tion to the eflicers of the Convention, it
was adjourned sine die, with three times
three cheers.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

The longer woman remains single,
the more apprehensive vii! she be of
entering into the state Of wcdlock. At
seventeen or eighteen girl will plunge
into it, often without the least fear at
twenty she begins to think; at twenty
four, weigh and discriminate at twenty
eight, will be afraid of venturiug; at
thirts, will turn about, look down the
hill she ascended, and sometimes rejoice,
and sometimes repent, that she has at
tanned that summit. Itsis to be feared
however, that the repentant class pre-
dominate, from feeling fromorsc through
early coquetry
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

y Slight MIsTAKE.-A gentleman
of unqucstioned respcctability went home
late ut night The moon was shining
brightly, and after entering the gate in
approaching the house, he was surprised
to see the figure of man rise suddenly
and face him. The circumstane was we'll
calculated to make amy one trcnblc
Burglars and robbers were in the city.
1t was reasonable to suppose this was
one. But the gentleman has always
understood ti.at in such emergencies it
was always best to put on show of
courage even if you didn't feel any. To
this end he put his haud in his pocket,
and then withdrawing it, extended ii
towards the supposed outlaw rs il he had
n pistol in it and meant to shoot him.
The man did the same. Now, the gentle
man was only making believe he had IL
pistol, for he had none but he was not
certain that the intruder was equally
deficient in firearms. On the contrary.
he thought he was armed, and the steey
glitter Of II pistol he was sure was flushing
before his eyes. HIS hair bristlcd with
horror, and he cried out.
Stop, you rascal, don't shoot. don't
shoot"
But still the arm was extended, and
the fear of death was heavy upon the
gentleman. lie shouted murder. thieves
aud robbers.
The loud outcries of the frightened
citizen aroused his wife, who came rush
ing to the door, terror stricken, inquiring
the causc of the alarm
why, that rascal is going to shoot
me -
""hat rascal, my dcar?' inquired
the lady.
"There, don't you sec him ?" pointing
to the s,ili silent figure.
why, my dear, Mat's yopr Aa3o,c '''
"lour shadow"
blessed if it amt; I thought it was
man"
No, my dear, it is only the reflection
of u brute, and Il very tight one at that. "
And the "salubrious" citizen was con
Quoted to his couch-N. o. I';eayuc.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

UTnlzlNG THE OLD MAN.-Au
occasional correspondent of ours, meeting
party Of settlers the other day in Texas,
inquired from the conduct what the
men in the lnst Aagon were intended for.
"To clear the forests"
"Well,' said lie, and hat arc those
in the second for"
"To build the huts," was the reply.
And that old white-headcd man in
the third wagon-what is he for Z" was
the next question asked, to which the
reply was given:
"Oh, that's my i'ather we shall open
our new cemetery with himw
Our correspondent did not inquire
further.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04
Hints to Farmers.

In dressing your fields, cut your coat
according to the cloth. That is, don t
run in debt for fertilizers. When your
sheep ire flceccd, don't let the wool deal
ers pull che wool over your eyes. us re-
CARDS its value. Never t., to a bed in
your house i'll the day time, while there
are plenty of beds in your garden that
require Your attention.
The first Investment of all farmers,
shoutd be IN plow-shnfeS Nothing pnys
surcr dividend. yet not always large
but it is certain.
When you feel Ike currying favors
go into your stable, and curry your
horses, and other stock That pays best,
DO not, as money brokers DO witli
stock, sell your stock of hay short" Ii
is better to have several tons left over
till another season.
The time to shear sheep is, when YOU
throw off your own ocrcom for the sea.
son.
When farmers hears sermon ON
mending ones ways, lie should look to
his lanes, and bridges, and brid yes, and
sec if all is safe Tor loaded teams.
Gardens should always be put under
guard-pichct guard, or his fowls will
come up to the scratch, if he does not.
Tie only kind of stakes that farmers
should hold, are fence stakes.
After raising the best crops you can,
the next best thing to raise is the mort
gage on yonr farm When that is
taken up u farmer feels 'frstra,c.
Never harrow the feelings Of people
by uncoverins old evils; but harrow
your fields as much as you please, and
nobody will find fanlt.
Rainy days may be well spent in prac-
ticing dentistry on rakes and harrows.
If a farmer feels like travelling. let
him plant hops, and he can then 90 from
pofc To polc, without much expense.
The farmer who can't work without
his lager beer, in few years find anoth-
or kind of bicr necessary.
No farmers wife should c. ,m over her
chickens, till they are grown up, as many
a little brood has disappeared, one by
one, the work Of rats.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

There was once very illitcrate gen
tlemnn Gone Peter Pcterson) appointed
as justice of the peace The first day
his clerk handed him a duplicate writ.
"Wcll, wot shall [ do with it 2" was
the query.
Nothing but sign your initials"
"My nishuls--what are they ?"
"Why, two P's" replied the clerk i'm
patiently.
Cold perspirat!on stood on the fore
head of the unhappy magistrate and he
seized a pen, and with desperation in his
face, lie wrote; "Too pezc."
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

C"LoRsD 'TmEoLoGy.-"Say Mr.. Juuis
is dar amy place in de Bible whar a
cuilur'd pusson is mention d 2" said old
Caesar to his friend
well dars, an if you'd been to mect'n
sunday ye'd heard the preacher read
how Niger Demus wanted to be born
agin"
"Wh' VII. what he want to be born
agin ier?'
Il dunno; spec nc thought lie might
be born 4 white man next time an dar's
good many niggcrs allie now jcs like
cid Dcmns, but dcy'll all be niegcrs
aHy how"
"Ah. me, friend Cearsar, we's nggcrs,
and "e's swiune to be niggers Yves
gwinc to look niger, and ives gwinc to
smell niger, no matter what sort mush
an klown we put on, | tell you, we's
niggcrs as long US de bref stays in dis
mortal coil, 50 row shot up
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

An Irishman entered barber-shop,
ate with brush cup of lather, dug out
the ball of soap at the bottom of the
cup, ate that, aud sat down to warm his
feet. GLOW did you like your lunch 2"
asked by-stander. Said Pat: ",rhe
custard was Elegant, but, by my soul, L
L b'layo the egg was little too long in
the wather %
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04
Tie Mean Man who got Converted,
BY THE "FAT CONTRIBUTORS"

There was great revival in the region
where Old Smithers, as everybody called
him, lived, and it took hold of him one
day. Smithers was a dreadful mean
man, oppressive to thcpoor and all that,
and never paying debt if he could help
it. He had been known to turn poor
widow with a family of small children
out into the street of Il cold winters day,
because she was unable to pay the rent
OF the miserable shaniy she had of him
He WAS only known as "Old Smithers," :"
although lie wasn't SO very old either,
but VIC have noticed that mean men have
the prefix ''Old' attached to their names,
generally, when their neighbors speak Of
them.
Old Smithcrs took habit" as they
say in Wisconsin, to attend one of the
''pro;ractcd meetings" He was struck
with conviction the first night and hope
fully converted, as he claimed, the next.
.AitcE his conversion he was announced
to address his fellow sinners and sinner
cSses on the fnlnwinr Sunday afternoon
The news that Old Smithers had got re-
ligion spread all about the neighborhood.
Some doubted it; said he was putting it
on so as to skin folks little closer
others more charitable, said it might be
true, aud they hoped he would not be so
mean III the future, if it was
When Sunday afternoon arrived the
church was crowded. The entire neigh
bnrhood turned out to hear what so mean
man as Old Smithcrs would say for
himself after passing through conviction
I and conversion. All was still in the
| church when Old Smithcgs arose to speak
lie began by telling what mean nlall
he had been all lis life. He said he had
probably done more mean things than
amy man OF his years and opportunities
living, anl if there was any mean thing
lie had faiiod to 10. it was either because
he hadn't thought OF it, or there was nc
good chance After going somewhat
into detail regarding his meanness. as
tonishinS even those who thought they
knew him best with the recital, and dc.
claring his utter unworthincss, he re.
sumed his seat
There was a brief pause, after which II
neiShbor OF Old Smithcrs, a member OF
the church, arose and said: II have
lived nigh meighbor to Brother Smithcrs
Ior a long time. | have just listened to
! Brother Smthcrs' remarks, and an in.
innate acquaintance with him aud his
actions fer many years, | am prepared to
| indorSc, III the fullest manner, all the
charges he has made against himself,
and more too. He is certainly the
| nen:cst man | ever knew in the whole
course OF my liie'-and sat down.
! Then arose Old Smthers, pale and
trembling with rage and cxclaimed "Its
lie, and III whip you us soon us you
/ icSvc the church"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04
N UMBER AZ.

"DIED OF FRYING PAN'-Is the ~ 4l'q
cpitaph which the Columbus (Ga.o Ea- 4 2
quicr says appropriately belongs to the
grave-yards of thousands of Soutieru i sd
people,. on account of the manner OFF,
preparing food in thatpart ofthe country.Tgo
The editor says of the Southern man. 49,
"His standard food is piece of baconafs
fried; the fat taken and with -four nf2as
meal mixed into heavy mass and coH-s I'D
signed to the inevitable frying pan, aid odw
out comes a lump Of leathery Looking
something which the stomach 6f'an bios
ostrich could not digest Give him ali nj
chicken, and what does he do with 70 lis
Cuts it up, and into Che frying pan IL tqaa
goes; after being slowly sitnmered uu,M naii
hard, it is put into a deep dish and'oT .
grease poured oyer it. and what is aosltl Is
soaked up in the chicken is madcSway ,t9ia
with by soaking his frying pan bread in H1ffi
it. Give him rich and juicy steak yipl
and into the frying-pan it goes, and is'eioH
slowly simmercd and simmered until nti 9Ast
knife will cut it, and then eaten with iuoii
bread soaked in the remaining fat; and y. d
thus good wholesome food, in quantifsb sih
sufficient to afford Il wholesome meal f0ea
French artisan S family, is by thefrying- oysd
pan process rendered not only baretiisooi
Tenough for one man, but converted intesinsb
a slow poison and a frightful source ufasitio
disease. Scarcely dag passes but some "a
poor sufferer applies to ME for relief from eana
fyingpan dscaso,' which relief. Fam ,df
unable to give without an entire charised1ii;t
in his OF her habits, and unless such ala
change is effected, whose appropriate saFa
epitaph viii be, "Died of a frying isinsp ods
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

PURITY OF CHARACTER.-Thcrc are
in youth beauty and purity of character
which, when once touched and defled.
can never he restored; fringe more
delicate than frostwork, and which when,
ouce torn, and broken, can never be
reembrodered. He who spots and soils
his garments in youth, though he may
seek to make them white again, can
never wholly do so, even if he wash them
with his tears. Think of this, ye little
folks and live So in youth, that when you
come to be old, there may be no part of
your life chat you would feigu live over
to correct.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04
Agricultural Items.

Jonah Swan, of Milton, Vt, has a
grade Durham COW, .Gi.Yc years old, that
averaged through the. month of June
forty-thrce pounds of milk per day, and
did it without any extra feed, running
with nineteen other cows, and having
the same feed.
The Country Gentleman says: The
cankcr worm in its larya state, is
mcdsnri"g worm, nearly an inch long;
tcnfooted. The perfect female insect
nearly without wings, crawls up the trunk
of the tree to deposit their eggs The
remedies consist therefore in contrivances
to prevent the female from ascending the
tree. A belt OF canvas or thick paper
coated with mixture OF tar and train
oil, frequently renewed, has been en-
ploycd. Circular strips of zinc, about
four inches wide, cut SO that the outer
edge may stand outward and downward,
like the rim oian umbrella, have proved
very efficient. The insects cannot crawl
around this pr2jcctiop. Sheet iron has
been tried, but they cling to the rusty
edge and get around it.
An analysis by Prof johnson, of Yalc
College, of sixteen different kinds of
Fertilizers, some of which are sold as
high as 500 n ton, shows that very
large proportion of them are worthless
One specimen, selling at S23 ton, was
shown to be really worth, as fertilizer
not more than 92.33.
The first class that graduated at the
New Jersey Agricultural College con
sisted Of seven young men, Of whom one
is IA farmer, enc Il railroad engineer, one
a mechanical engineer, one gcologis,,
one mincraloyis:, and two are teuchcrs
The best method af securing ai,l pay
ing for farm labor in The South is i
question of much practical Importance.
The Dixie Farmer thinks paying the
negroes in money isn,ucl better than
giving them a sharssdf Ihc crops, but
that even tliis plan haslnauy difficulties
A-epracsponde,tpsai sais h Country Geut!s-
.man says that ha0d trictiou-always IS
rubbing down-will certainly keep wiud
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even u inclined TO damage the branches,
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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

a cololcd man named james Baily
residpg near Charleston, was murdered
by some unknown parties on Saturday
night and the body placed on the rail
road track.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

An individual the other day vent 6aGsoa
druggists in Boston, whcro the saispfsv
spirituous liquor is prohibited, exdtM
for medicine, and called for a,pi,tt. oSdl
whskey, claiming that he wanted. .tuitnHA
it on some roots for meiieina. ssE giaa,sd,
tained the whiskey, and 7ihmeGiaEcS
raised the bottle to his lips and imhiiieaai
grown persons dose Of the, araentbso
The druggist demonstrated with ttbc
customer for his duplicity, anh@Asahba
formed that it was the roots ofhis tongseo,
for which he desired che whiskey 1iis al
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

As the up train on the Spartanburg
and Union Railroad was passing near Mr..
Gist's the othc: day, a colorcd woman in
attempting to pull child of the track,
was struck by the engine, and so much
injured that there was little hope OF her
recovery when the train lett her.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

A negro horse thief was avressea.aass
Kingstree last week with tlietstdldaaNh 4sls
NAL in MS possession, tut fuisde 6Iss "a
cape the first night Of his inib6sialnssslins
fhe horse is still in possbssioa sosa hOoa
town marshal awaiting haowues ysaIsa
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

y MIcmGAN JoKn.-.t constable in
Michigan recently had severe ,tussel'
with prisoner whom he had taken into
custody, and whose clothes were all torn
oil, excepting shirt during the struggle.
and who finally made his escape in that
plight. While in search of his prisoner,
the constable was told by person to
whom he had related the story, that
there had appeared at the bouso of one
Of the neiglbors, during tho night, an
individual who was stark naked, and who
refused to give an account Of himself
The neighbor further said that the
stranger was still in tho house, and might
yet be taken, The constable few around
got his handouts, aud rode up to the
residence of the informant, TO find that
the lady of the house had given birth
during the night to very fine baby.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

OUR FUrCRE HoUSEKEEPERs.--4He es ~
sometimes catch ourselves wondering how adi
many of the young ladies whom We meet ano
with are to perform the part of house,
Keepers, whom the young men 5wtiozI cvp,Isi1
eye them admiriugly have pursundedino9
them to become their wives. We iistarflnaa
TO those young ladies of whom we speakya
and hear them not only acknowledging, sys
but boasting OF their ignorance Of allsleO
household duties, as if nothing would 81,
lower them in the esteem ef their ffientls
as the confession of an ability to bake
bread and pies or cook piece OF BItatk
or disposition to engage in any tistt0l 1sIa
employment. Speaking from our own-Sod
youthful recollcetions, we are free ttr saJT
that taper fingers and lily white handed Il
are very pretty to look at with d yhuagnloo
mans eyes, and sometimes wei haypoiisl
known the artless innocence of prSiotitalFi4T
knowledge displayed by young niSss6rorf
appear rather interesting than otherwists. ods
But we have lived long enough to learafigay
that life is full of rugged experieIeesIT
and that the most loving, romantic, ,sifirstn
delicate people must live on cookcdoofniIq
otherwise prepared food, aud inTlrouaGsT
kept clean and tidy by industrioas h,iadRotsa
And for all practical purposes ofihd+itagIse
life, 1t is generally found thatEo tqietaos
husband to sit and gaze at 1siftsaGb,aI
fingers and lily hands or for wife tteiasosni
aud be looked at and admired ,Idoes taSlgD
rake the pot boil or put tho sniiaieeeGoo
piece of food in the pot. pal IsqioinnS
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04

ADVANTAGES OF BEING & eWUMa Sra1ndd
a woman says what she CHOOSES wf6l,dsRT
being Knocked down for it, Skde2Hs10
take a snooZs after dinner Wien aaeptoq
husband goes to work. SHE cansgoi oisRineih
the street without being asked to assApassR
treat" at every saloon. Size can istaysAtaoq
home in time Of war, and get h:ririeapAI
again if her husband is killed Shaith usht
wear corscts if too thick, and other fiaiA bca
if too thin. She can get digoEced ipsaFssz
her husband if she sees one ahedietT
better. She can get her husband ifsETBtsds
all over, until he warns the public ibp64o 10
trust her on his account. But svlAsalsi
advantages are balanced BY 7the sssealsd
fact that she cannot sing bass, goisl lRiRash
ing, or climb a tree with any degftL96f
propriety. tIed uodw
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-04
ID. w. ROBINSON

have the pleasure to announce to my nu-
Snerous Customers and the Public generally,
chat having removed to q Central Position,
handy and convenient to all, | am now pre-
pared Cut, Fit and make Up "a GENTLE
MANS WARDROBE with Neatncss and
Despatch. Terms liberal and Work War.
sanied. Thankful for the Patronage of the
past, | respectfully, solicit its continuance
Foxt door to Messfs. Bull Scoviil & Pike, L
can be sound at all times.
jan Sly ID. w. ROBINSON.