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The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

A Cars TAIL.-John Sutgood was paying
court to his Dulcinea. She had smuggled
him into the parlor, and the darkness only
served to conceal her bushes while John told
the story of his love. The muttered words
reached the parental ear, and, coming sud-
denly into the room, he demanded to know
of Mary who it was she had with her.
''It's the cat, sir" was the mumbling re-
ply.
..Drive it out of here ~ Numbered pater
famiiias.
"Scat?n screamed Mary and then, soto
roce, John, meaow little"
John set up a woful yowl.
THAT cats got cold, J" remarked the par
emit.
John yowled louder than ever.
''Confound it bring light, and scare the
thing out"
This was too much, and John made leap
for the window, carrying glass and frame
with him.
Thunder, what cat ~ said the parent,
contemplating the ruin after the light was
brought II never saw anything like it, and
confound it, it's tail is made of broadcloth, y
as he viewed futtering remnant hangine
from the window.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

AN OLD STORY WORTH REPEATING.--An
old story contains a lesson which many mar
ried couples have not yet learned. When
Jonathan Trumbull was Governor of Connec-
ticut gentleman called at his house one day
requesting private interview. He said
81 have called upon very unpleasant err
rand. Sir, and want your advice. My wife
and do not live happily together, and am
thinking of getting divorce. What do you
advise, Sir %
The Governor sat a few moments in thought;
then turning to his visitor, said, "How did
you treat Mrs. W when you were court
ing her and how did you feel toward her at
the time of your marriage ?"
Squire W answered, 81 treated her as
kindly as could, for loved her dearly at
that time"
"Well sir" said the Governor. 'go home
and court her now just as you did then, and
love her as when you married her. Do this
in the fear of God for one year, and then tell
me the result"
The Governorthen said, "Let us pray"
They bowed in prayer and separated.
When the year had passed away Squire
W called again to see the Governor and
said II have come to thank you for the
good advice you gave me, and to tell you that
my wife and are as happy as when we were
first married. cannot be grateful enough
for your good COUNSEL"
81 am glad to hear it, Mr.. W" said
the Governor" and l hope you will continue
to court your wife as long as you live.
-Hdrper's Bdzar.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

TAX ON A farmers BEDROOM FURNITURE
Carpet, 20 per cent window curtains, if pa
per, IS per cent window curtains, if of mix
ed worsted material, IS per cent wash basin,
jug, etc., 40 per cent glass water-bottle and
tumbler, 40 per cent toilet soap, if CASTLE, l
cent per pound and 30 per cent ad valorem
toilet soap, if perfumed, 10 cents per pound
and 25 per cent ad vaorem toothbrush, 40
per cent; hair-brush, 40 per cent; hair comb,
IS per cent; looking-glass, if ten inches by
"a inches, 6 cents per square foot; looking
glass, if "a by 80 inches, 10 cents per square
foot; oilcloth, laid down by the, washstand,
So per cent; linen towels, IS per cent; bed
sticks in mattress, 63 cents per square yard
and 10 per cent ad valorem sheets, if cot
ton, 81 cents per square yard sheets, if
linen, IS per cent ad valorem blankets, so
cents pound, and IS per cent ad valorem,
Tor 40 to 200 per eent) bed-cover, ifprinted
calico, 81 cents and 90 per cent ad valorem;
bed-cover, if worsted, so cents a pound and
35 per cent ad valorem
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

DOUBLE ENTRY.-There is nothing more
puzzling TO ordinary minds than "bookkeep-
ing by double entry" aud it is advisable
that no one should ever attempt to keep his
accounts on this system unless he fully un-
derstands it. A well-meaning public &C.
countant in India has, it appears, lately
come to trouble owing to misunderstanding
the nature of this simple process. A certain
gentleman, says Lahore paper, was recent
ly appointed to station not thousand miles
from the capital of the Punjub. After
short time he submitted his accounts, accord
ing to rule, to the head Office. The various
bills of receipts and expenditure were being
rapidly passed, when clerk of unnatural
brilliance bounced on bill in which 10000
bricks were charged for twice over. The
question was at once sent to the gentleman
whether he had got altogether AZ, 900 bricks
on such date, aud if so, why he had divid-
ed the item into two? "Oh, dear, no." he
said, II only got 20, 900 bricks, but you told
me to put everything down by double entry,
so I put the bricks down twice. All the
other charges are the same. To the horror
of the whole department it was found only
too true. The receipt side was then examin-
ed, but it was consoling to find that with an
instructive acumen worthy of higher APP
pointment, the gentleman had here limited
himself to single entry.-PaU Mall Gazette.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

ANTEDoTE FOR RATTLEsNAKE BITE.-W. 81.
Anderson, NJ. D., residing at Portage, Box
Elder county, sends the following antidote
for the poison of the rattlesnake, which he
says he has seen tried hundreds of times, and
never knew it fail
The yellow of one egg,
One table spoonful Of salt,
One table spoonful of gunpowder,
Mix thoroughly and apply over the bite
as plaster. As long as poison remains in
the wound the plaster will absorb it and fall
off. Re-apply Immediately until the plaster
sticks, which is evidence that the poison has
all been drawn, and keep the bowels open
with q mild cathartic.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08
SONORA TUOLUMNE COUNTY, JULY 8, 1871

How NOT TO BE BEAUrIruL.-A vacant
miod takes all the meaning out of the fairest
face. A sensual disposition deforms the
handsomest features. A cold, selfish heart
shrivels and distorts the best looks. A
mean, groveling spirit takes all the dignity
out of the figure and all the character, cut of
the countenauce. A cherished hatred trans
forms the most beautiful lineaments into an
image of ugliness.
1t is as impossible to preserve good looks
with brood of bad passions feeding on the
blood, set of low loves tramping through
the heart, and a selfish disdainfol spirit en-
throned in the will, as to preserve the beauty
Of an elegant mansion with litter of swine
in the basement, tribe of gypsies in the
parlor, and owls and vultures in the upper
part. Badness and beauty will no more keep
company a great while than poison will con-
sort with health, or an elegant carving sur
Wye the furnace FIRE. The experiment of
putting them together has been tried for
thousands of years, but with one unvarying
result.
Stand on one of the crowded streets and
note the passer by, and any one can see how
vacant eve, how thoughtless, aimless
mind has robbed the features of expression !;
how vanity has made everything about its
victim petty; how frivolity has faded the
lustre of the countenance; how baby thoughts
have made baby faces how pride has cut
disdain into the features and made the face a
chronic sneer how sel6shness has shriveled,
and wrinkled, and withered up the personal
ity how hatred has deformed and demonized
those who yielded to its power; how every
bad passion has turned tell-tale and publish
ed its disgraceful story in the lines of the
face and the look of the eye; how the old
man who has given himself up to every sort
OF wickedness is branded all over with de-
formity and responsiveness and he will get a
new idea of what retribution is. This may
not be all, but it is terrible-this transform
ing of face once full of hope and loneliness
into deforn.ity and responsiveness then the
rose blushing on its stalk, now ashes and u
brand.-Annual Of Phrenology and Physiog-
nomy.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

In the fire which destroyed six hundred
singing birds in New York the other eve.
ning gifted parrot was heard calculating
"Polly wants a drink" When the wires
grew too hot and scorching his feet, he at
tempted to seek relief by clinging with his
bill to the roof But this was too untenable
and burned his tongue, so he let go and drop
ped to the bottom of his cage, hoarsely ut
tering, "You know how it is yourself"
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08
NUMBER 2.

The Boy THAT Sruck TO FARxrNe.-When
was boy, my first savings of ten cent
pieces, earned by Saturday afternoon work
school kept half day on Saturday. them
were expended in buying heifer calf. Then
| worked on and paid my father certain
sum each month for keeping. When the
calf was ore year old traded it for two steer
calves, and now had to put in good and
strong to pay for their keeping; but occu-
pied all my spare time in teaching these
calves to work in the yoke, and at one year
old they would gee and haw as well as old
exen, and my father paid me for their use
in leading the team for breaking in his two
and three year olds. Again had piece of
ground each year after was fourteen, that
could plant and work on shares and if
wanted help, why l had to give TWO days of
my time to the hired mans one day. grew
just what my fancy and reading dictated,
and from the proceeds dressed as well as
any boys at the present time. / always
had some time to play, time to read, and now
look back with love and pleasant thoughts to
the old farm and the farm hand that taught
me how to use tools, and whipped me when I
neglected to drive the team out straight at
the end of the furrow in blowing. This re-
membrance of my own boyhood has always
induced me to favor all items of encourage
ment at home on the farm and believe if
it were more generally praeticed we should
have more good farmers and less broken-down
merchants, or loaing, hanging-on, time-serv-
ing clerks, ready for anything except honor
able labor and usefulness belonging to the
highest order of creation.--Letier to Farm
ADVOCATE.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

Those new garters made of gold chain are
being very extensively worn now for evening
toilets, and they lend charm to the wearer
which is not excelled. We saw a pair of
them on Broadway on Saturday, which were
beautifully chased, the mark on them being
S35. 1t may be as well to state that we saw
them in a jewelers. window.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

A German who has been naturalized in
Wisconsin, wrote a letter to q fellow-country-
man recently, in which he said "Oxkoose
me dat | Schreib you in English. Ich babe
so long stadt in Wisconsin gewont, das ich
already twise have geyoted."
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

The other hight, two countrymen went In
to the telegraph Office at Aroostook, Maine,
for the purpose of sending q dispatch. The
message was taken by the operator, and the
pair proceeded down stairs. They had Just
reached the sidewalk, when the gong at the
"Snell House" was sounded for tea. Where
upon one of the pair went into the air sew.
eral feet, exclaiming, by Jerusalem, there
it goes, Jim p'
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

themselves reputation, business or friend
ship. This is trading in divine things. And
what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he
has gained, when God taketh away his soul
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

A little boy and girl had been cautioned
never to take the nest-egg when gathering
eggs but one evening the girl reached the
nest first. seized an egg and started for the
house. Her disappointed brother followed,
crying, "Mother Mother Susy she's been
and got the egg the old ben measures by ~
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

A contemplative genius estimates that if
Brigham Young wore an additional weed on
his hat every time he lost wife or Mother
in-law, be would now be wearing hat Just
twenty-seyen miles high.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

A man out West committed suicide by
drowning, lately in six inches of water. He
could not have done it alone, but his wife
with that self-sacrifcing devotion and help
fulness so characteristic Of the sex, sat on his
head.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

THE ART OF CoUsINING.-A country gen.
tleman lately arrived in town and immedi-
ately repaired to the house of relative, a
lady, who had married q merchant. The
parties were glad to see him, and invited him
to make their house his home, as he declared
his intention of remaining in the city only q
day or two. The husband Of the lady, anx-
ious to show his wife's relative all the cour-
tesy he could, took the gentleman's horse to
livery stable. Finally the visit became q
visitation, as the merchant found, after the
lapse of five days; besides lodging and board
ing the gentleman, pretty considerable bill
had run up at the livery stable. According
ly he went to the man who kept the livery
stable, and told him when the gentleman
took his horse he would pay the bill.
Every WE'LL" said the stable-keeper. 81
understand you"
Accordingly, il short time, the country
gentleman went to the stable and ordered his
horse to be got ready. The biliof course was
presented to him.
"Oh," said the gentleman, Mr.. -,
my relative, will pay this"
every good SIR" said the stable-keeper ;
''please get an order from Mr.. 1t
will be the same as the money!
The horse was put up again, and away
went the country gentleman to the store the
merchant kept.
"Well," said he 81 am going now"
care you ?" said the merchant. swell,
good by, sir"
"Well, about my horse the man said the
bill must be paid for his keeping"
swell, / suppose that is right, sir"
"Yes-well, but you know I'm your wife's
cousin"
EYES," said the merchant; 81 know you
are but your horse is not"
The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

Horace Greedy wrote of will admitted to
probate" The composition made it admin
istered in potash"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-08-10
School CELEBRATION IN MAGSoLl.

SCHOOL CELEBRATION IN MAGNOLIA
TowNsHIP.-Wc arc indebted TO Mr.
VIM: Wilson, tho Chairman of the
Board Of 'Irustees, for IL report Of an
fresting celebration Of colored
School. at: Grain Ridge, in Magnolia
Township, on Saturday last. The
School numbers some twenty or thir-
~ pupils, and is taught Ly James
Jucksou. Several hundred persons
were present, and after Il procession
there followed very satisfactory ex-
animation Of the School. A boun.
'eous dinner was then discussed, ai:
ter which a number Of speeches were
delivered hy the moro advanced ru'
pills. and some good music Was. con.
tributed by the ALoeville Colorcd
Band, which was in attendance. The
School Trustees Of the Township are
Messrs. Vim. Wilson, l.. J. Johnson,
and j. " Thomas: and, We are pleas.
ed to learn, are giving their earnest
attention to ensure Il satisfactory, and
successful operation Of the law in
their township.
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AN AccEss1oN.-We are pleased
to announce the arrival in Able
vile, during the past week, of Mr.
B. w. Barnwell and family, late OF
Beaufort, S: C. and in behalf OF
our community to extcnd to them
q cordial welcome. Mr.. B. is a
brother of our esteemed townsman
Mr.. B. S. Darnwell, and a member
of the we'll known South Carolina
:;,milywhosc honorcd name he bears
lie contemplatcs, we learn, makinga
permanent residence here, and will
form q mercantile connection with
his brother. Wo are glad to vel
come SO valuable an accession .tc
our business and social community,
AMI trust that their new home may
commend itself to. their favorable
regard. It is the experience OF
most persons, we think, that Able
Vile improves upon acquaintance
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The Greenwood Affair.


ETh, following communication from
an esteemed citizen Of Greenwood.
which was received too late for pub
icution in bur last issue, corrects the
very false statements which have been
circulated respecting the reported
"Greenwood outrage" 1t appears
hence that colorcd, men were the OH
ly parties engaged in the affair, and
arc alone responsible.
GRELNwooD, August 1st, 1871.
Editors Press uhd B""ner .r.. .....
Attendants AT the coored Camp
meeting, now holding ut Chalk Leu
vel u miles from town, were thrown
into state Of Generalization. on the
night of 3lst ulI., and and general
stampede ensu=d.
Tho camp was fired into, it is said,
by parties unknown; and nobody
hurt, save one Monday Williams, who
held the cnviable position Of Marshal
Of the Camp. lie received two pain,
iul flesh wounds in the lcg. y good
deal Of black blood is stirred up 10y
this outrage, which is denounced 10y
al good citizens. Having heard it,.
lima;iul.s from some OF the freed.
] men that white men were engaged i'll
the matter. Gas usual, they do all the
devi!mcut, tho none were secl',)
have taken the pains to ascertain tnv
facts in relation to il, F, rs follows:
Certain colnrrd attendants procur.
ell 4 supply of spirits and were deal
ing it out on Sunday, to such as trlt
"roor in spirit" while others brought
up conirrtionarics for purposes oi
sacrifice. Tho Marshal, regarding
all this as q repetition Of tho scenes
in the ancient. temple, determined. t"
follow the example of his Master. and
iovrrthrew the tables Of the mnEry
changers and drove them out This
gave offence tG the traders, and deS
|igna,ed tho Marsha AZ an object oI
vengeance. On the following nigh,
hiIc on his tour Of inspection abont
the camp, he was fired upou with the
result above stated. After the firing
a colurcd man, on the opposite side oJ
the crowd, who was rc"ognized, rails
ed the cry IF here he goes, catcl
him catch him thus divtrllnl
attention from those who did til!
shooting. Colorcd men were the oII.,
parties seen in this affair, and ihrr,
can bc no mistake that tho X. NJ
were SIS uhdisgaised as the ace q
spades The object of tho partics
wus, undoubtedly. to punish the Mar
sl,ul for his efficiency, aud diSr"r<'
the crowd that they might pIuhucI
tho camp. ...... ..-''~.
Send ior the Ku Klux Committee.
PEACE.
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THE COMING ELECTIONS. - Krn-
tucky will lead off on the frs, Mon
day in August. On the first Tuesday
of the following month, Vermont and
California will elect Il Governor and
Legislature. Maine will mold gen.
eral election on the second Monday Of
the same month-Septcmber. Next
come the October elections in the
great States of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Iowa-all voting on the
second Tuesday of that mouth. 1t is
highly prooabIe that the result of
these October elections will have q
decisive effect upon the nalioal cam
paign in '72.
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na- By reference to the advertise
mrnt in another column, it aill be
seen that the interest of Mr.. John A
Mays in the late firm Of Mays, Barn
we'll & Co., has been purchased by Mr.
b. w. i,arnwell and that the business
will henceforth be carried on in tho
name of: Barnwell g. Co Tho new
firm respectfully solicits continuance
Of the liberal patronage bestowed or
the old, and will spare no pains tt
merit it. We take pleasure in com
mending them to our friends.
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w A meeting of the Board {

. w A meeting of the Board Of
Directors of tho. Richmond and. At
lanta Air Line Rail Road Company
WAS held on Wednesday, night, at the
Nickerson House. After a lengthy
and excited debate on the location of
the road from GAINESVILLE, Ga. to
Grcenvillo, S. c., the whole matter
was referred to the Executive Com
Committee, with power to act. 1t is
generally understood that tho location
will be Ella Perryville (ahout five miles
above Pcndlcton) to Grcenville.
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SALE DAY. - Thorc was rather
moro than the usual attendance o
our feIow-c citizens on Monday last
Very little property was sold
Three tracts, the property of El
lington A. Searls, we'e sold by the
Sheriff. tract Of ZOO acres brought
$500 "A tract of 800 acres, $780,
mill tract II acres $500
a Greenwood lot 81 acres, sold fo'
partition by tho Probate Judge
brought $1u0.
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sA1uDA, pESEAr soc1E7x. - The
third meeting Of the saluda Dental
Society was held in, Greenville, on
the lit and I'd of August. 1871. The
following named gentlemen were
elected officers for the ensuing year :
DR.. W. G. Wardlaw, President, Ab-
bevi.le.
DR.. D. L. Boozcr, vicc-President,
Columbia. .....,.. -, .. ,-...,. .-.
DR.. J. r. Thomson, Secretary,
INewbcrry.
Dr.. J. Q. McDavid, Treasurer,
Grecnville. co.
The next meeting will DO held at
iAbbcrillc. on the third Tuesdiy in
February, 1872.
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~ The Italian journals at Rom

~ The Italian journals at Rome
are exercised with apprehensions of
war with France on account Of tho
attitude Of the latter on tho papal
question. Tn removal of the Italian
capital to'Rome is re yardo as rash
step, and one that will make retreat
the more disgraceful should it become
necessary, The situation is a porten'
tous ohe,, though both Governments
still profess the. most pacific inten-
tions and profound consideration tol
each other.
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REL1GIous.-A District meeting
of the A. NJ, e. Church, will Lo
held at AbbevilIs, c. H., on the
14th inst, and also camp meet-
ing on tho 10th inst four
miles distant. and one and halt
miles from the railroad.
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NO. The Charleston Nruz puhIls

rG~ The Charleston NrTz publish
es an interesting article upon Sul''
vans Island. the Southern Long
Branch. The island. it seems, Is be-
coming favorite Summer re
sort, and various improvements have
been made or are in contemplation
which will add to its attractiven'ss.
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Coming State Conventions

This year being that before the
coming Presidential election, will
witness all manner Of conveptlons-
Temperance, lubor-retorln, moral
reform, woman-rights &c-all oper-
a,cd in the interests Of political
dcmagogues, who propose TO make
money by selling themselves out to
the highest bidder. =, According to
the New York Herald the regular
political conventions will occur III
the following. order:
"The Democratic State Conven-
ton of Wisconsin will be held i'll
Madison on the 2Sd inst, and the
Republican Convention in the same
place the week succccding-name-
". the goth. In 1869 the republi.
cans carried Wisconsin by over
eight thousand ;najority i'll the
canvass for Governor.
Virginia and Mississippi both
hold conventions on the 30th inst.
for the reorganization of parties,
the necessity for which is hecom-
ing more and more apparent
An interesting convention will
he held in Low ell. Massachusetts,
ON the lst September. 1t is styled
a Labor Reform Convention,' y and
as Lowell WAS formerly the head:
quarters of Ben Butler, no. doubt
the coming convention will be
handled in his interest. There are
a good many people in Massachu-
setts who think :hat, after serving
us Cavern. T. Of the State, General
Butler will prove an admirable rad.
ical candidate for the Presidency:
The republicans of New JERSEY
hold their convention in Trenton
on the 7ih of September The
State is now repuhlican-Governor
Run.lo'ph's ('lenncraO term cxpir-
ing on the lst f January. While
the Governor is away luxuriatlng
IN the baimv atmosphere Of the
White Sulphur Springs of Virginia
is there Not little danger that his
prospects for the democratic uomi-
nation for the Presidency may be
if his own state is allowed
to he run altogether in the rut OF
rrpuhlicanism?
The Massachusetts; democrats
hold their State Convention in
Springfield on tie 14th September
the Illinois republicans hold, theirs
in Springfield. in that State, oi
course. on the Goth ; the Minnesota
republicans hold theirs in St. Paul
on the Goth, and the massachusetts,
republicans hold theirs in Worccs-
ter on the 9th. This completes
the batch OF conventions for the
current and the succeeding month.
Octnber will open with u refreshing
national negro convention, to he
held in Columbia, S. c.. on the 18TH
and on the same day the National
Labor Retormer will be sold at auc-
ton in Columbus, Ohio"