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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-09-28
. Telling Stories.

,Nearl everybody thinks he can tell a
story, and nearly everybody ,tells;ss story
when he Ican.R Storytelling, Is one OF the
rarest accomplishments. i.. Ninety17nlne p! men
out of every hundred who attempt a story
bore their hearers. And the hundreth man
is Just barely endurable. = IT,: !,
As. storytelling is generally conducted ae'i.
under our imperfect civilization, we are not
entertained at all, and therefore under no
oblisatioff.d IL is the narrator whom we OBJ
ligei5by listening -whenfwe are'obhgedi To-.
We have heard thousand men attempt
to tell stories in our brief wrestle with the
world the the flesh, &c., yet we Know but two
good story tellers. . The remaining nine
Hundred and ninety-eight thought they
could tell a story, but the trouble was no
one else coincided with them.
OF all bores, the storytelling bore is the
worst: ?, Underthe iguise Of entertaining, he
subjects you: to the very refinement OF tor
ture. We have heard all his stories hum @
dred times, ss,'jnd and could probably tell them
better than he. He pounces down upon
YOU at all times and iii all places. No use
to plead urgent business or other engage
ment. He seizes you by the collar on the
street, or pens you up in the corner OF a
room, and you must hear it whether you
will or no:
A few years ago society was formed in
New York for the suppression OF story tel
lers Artemus Ward, Dan Bryant, Billy
Florence, and men of that ilk constituted its
members. Their plan was, when man
commenced story to get up and saunter
away one at time, leaving the unhappy
| man to complete his narration to the chairs
and other articles Of furniture. t....-.
One day Dan Bryant so far forgot HIM
self as to begin story, forcibly brought to
his recollection by some incident on the 90:
casiop. Ward got up and sauptered out,
whiting low, melancholy air,
One by one the remainder followed suit,
with troubled looks and sad shake Of the
head, sometimes signing deeply. BY the
time Dan had reached the middle of his sto'
~, ho was slopo. Dan turned to picture
Of George Washington on the wall, and re-
marking, ""Hero, old fellow, you've got te
hear the rest of this story: I'd like to set
YOU get down and walk off on your ear,
completed his narrative, the Father OF hi
1 Country listening to him with that calm be
nightly so characteristic Of him. 1t is need
less to say that the story-extingushers wht
were listening outside enjoyed this part o
the yarn at least. =,
Speaking Of Washington, he couldn't tel
story, and readily acknowledged it, liz
told his father he couldn't when a little boy
although as things then looked story woul'
have let him out. 1t is pity there are no
more people ready with Washington, /"
cannot tell story, and never try it."
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x Kfiie Alcohol

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Thehistory,i of King Alcohol, isa history
Of shame md corrnptions Of! cruelty, CRIME, le,
rage and ruin.
He fias taEenithe glory of health from the
checkyand placed there the reddish hue of
the wine cup:se . 81 l,'.lz1s5at.
lie hiss taken the lustre from the eye and
made it dim and bloodshot = "a = -
He has taken beauty and comeliness from
from the face, and left it i'll l-shapen and bioat-
ed.
He has taken the strength from the limbs
and made them weak and tottering. ''a
He has taken frmness and elasticity from
the steps and made them faltering and treach-
erous.
He has taken vigor from the arm and left
fabbiness and weakness.
He has taken vitality from the blood, and
filed it with poison aud seeds Of disease and
death. .'. 1865 :
He has transformed the body, fearfully,
and wonderfully and majestically made,
Gods masterpiece Of animal mechanism,
into vile, loathsome, sinking mass Of human
ity.
He has entered the brain-the temple of
thought--dethroned reason, and made it
reel with folly.
He has taken the beam of intelligence
from the eye, and exehangedit for the stupid
stare of idiocy, and dullness.
He has taken the impress of ennobled
manhood from off the face and left the marks
Of sensuality and brutishness. zsf:'Ti, ~, ed
He has bribed the tongue to outtermadness
Hs hasg taken cum cunning ing from s the hands and
turned them from the deeds of usefulness to
BECOME e9 instruments st Of brutality and % mar
I'D haas tb broken tls ties Sff friendship and
planted seeds Of ehmity. dsl2 7etN."i e y y
EHe has maaea kind, ,pindulgents father a
brute, "a tyrant, q murderer: :a iz4f s;EI;& 53qa
IHe hast forned the loving mother i9.
to "a yery " . feud ofbrutish incarnation. :;
1kas made nfliaatdis 6beti Tent and afectioaat
and daus shtsrs the sbteakers of sheafts *aud
! the destgoyers of homeaesstss g; o,istisrtS
+ He has takenluxuries from off Che table
tand compelled men to cry on account OF
famine, and beg for bread, 4:
'He Has stripped batkssf II the broad cloth
ana silk and clothed hem with efagst>'it if,l
He has. stolen: men'a palaces, Eande given
them wretched Aogelsia exchange. ~
He has taken away acres and given not
ieyen decent buriaf place in death. =
He, has filled oufjstreets and byways with
r;oIonoo and lawlasspess !.
|: He has complicated our laws and crowded
our courts. ,.;s.s-,,,
lie has filed to overaowing our peniten-
eHe has rpeopled with his nfu1s1ruaer
poor houses. .;a,-.,,s, ea, .....ay.E ~,
He has issttraitened US for room in our in
sane asylun,s. ,'". : - - ~ :,
He has filed our world with tears and
groans,G with 4thet poor:'and' helpless with
wretehedness and want. .. ,.t .,..; s., ,.
These are the counts of our Indictment,
Let the world judge Of the truth.
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III z,ssq Poetry.
~ .,e AN EpITOR'S TABLE.


-Hin NJ. Carlton in . recent poent, draws the
seasewipg picture of an editors table: -: -
rSe. EDITOR sat in bis; sanctum, his countenance
iurrowed with care, :. =. .,..,.,., . "a.
His mind at the bottom Of business, his feet ut
the top Of . chair, ,..,..,..
His ch.ir-arm an elbow sufsporting, his right
hand upholding his head, IL.
His eyes on the dusty old table, with different
documents spread -; :. asit-a.,.,... =,
There were thirty long ages from Howler, with
underlined capitals topl ed, -,
And . short requioition from Growlcr, re Iuest-
ing his newspaper stopped; ....
There were lyrics from Gusher, the poet, con-
,cernipg sweet fowrets und zephyrs,
And stray gem from Plodder, the; farmer, de-
seribing couple Of heifers; 49,,
There were billets from beautiful maidens. and
bills frofha Grocer ortwoSa "a =.
Aad his,hest lcaderi hitched to n letter which
enauired is he wrote it, or who!
There wEre rapturous praises from writers, Of
the soft and mellifuous school, ,t,-i, a
And one of his rivals last papers, informing him
he was fool;
There were several long resolutions, with
names telling whom they were eby,
Csnonizing some harmless old brother who had
done nothing worse than to die; IL
There were traps to the table to catch him, and
and scrpents to sting and TO smite him;
There were gift enterprises to sell him, and
bitters attempting to bite him;
There were long staring ifhds" from the city
and monef with never one, .r''
Which added: "Please give this insertion, and
send in your bill when you're done 49,
There were letters from organizations-thei,
meetings. their wants and their laws 49,
Which said .'can you print this announcement
for,nfhS good Of our glorious cause ?"
Thefs were tickets inviting his presence TO fes
tivals, parties and shows-,.,Is
Wrapped in notes, with tPlease give US notice,
demureiy slipped in at the close; ,
In short, as his eye took the table, and ran Owe
ink-spattered trash,
There was nothing it did not encounter, excep
perhaps it was cash.
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NIIMBEls.Rl 4 Fl IN,
Ku Ku1 thrown s 81 s. tnssos the shade !

r. 49,
+ systematic cruelty toofphan tchildrca
commend Us to the Rev. Mr.. Van :Epps, Of
the aSusquehanha Valley House e benevo-,
I lent Institution, located at = ngiampton,
NeHsY York: The fact has been bought to-:
light that alittle child o. homeI nnpso-s,
tected orphan, of the tender age Of nine
years, Had, night aud day for four @ weeks,
worn, mot about his leg Of arm, as IN. pfisos
hardened conyiets ares compelled 70 do, but
round his neck, an iron chain, risetted fasts
the other end Of which was attaches 10 q
white; oak clog, two feet two inches long and
four and a half inches. sqGme, weghih9'
sixteen pounds, aud vas only relieved froh
this cruel. condition BY escaping into the
streets Of the city, The boy wins taken 10
the city jail where the irivetss wsrs fled
away, and his. neckreleased. ia Mrs. Par
ker. who had two children this institution,
says Van Epps introduced most extraordina-
ry modes of punishment, all Of them brutal
in the extreme She has seen little boys
and girls taken and stripped of all their
clothing, placed in the cellar and shower
ed with water cold from the well for several
minutes at a. time, until the little. things
we're almost dead. Van Epps has, for, the
slightest offences, taken off the shoes and
stockings Of the children ID the winter, and
forced them walk in the snow for an hour
at a;time. y He inflicted this. eherriblsstreat::
ment upon a boy, who had just recovered
from severe Illness. Mrs. Backman has seen
little boy forced to held heavy chain upon
his. head q long time, and all for trivial
offences She says Van Epps theory is that
the childrentat the Home being paupers they
must be- treated :as such, and not permitted
TO- think that ttheysa are ass good9as children
who Do not live BY charity Had thssswos-
strous outrages, which throw, these of. tho
mystical Ku Klnx in the shade, been COIN. 81 .
mittedains South Gafohha sand were thessl
poor ofphs1s negroes instead of white cliilg
dren, how Radipalism would howl; how
eo4 dent would Senator cot gfo8i ai ID demand,
ing thatsmartial law: should BE- declaxsd and
enforced for the prote tection ofthese iuIioesnts
and how readily would Grant ,comply. with,
this demand ind hold the State still 6rneer er'
under the bayonst until aftsf the eIsdtion ID ID
I :
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'ly enraged at the turn affairs had taken,
hurried from the room sss3; sa Erlfs7oa =
Banej .Darwellg nows resumed his,. proper
station in life, and ere long Irseeiyed at iglI
vitation to his wedding, when Lucy Mer,
ton became the wife Of the rich and elegant
Bane Darwe]E 'G"'a :r%;tof ~ t.Stts n Il
Annie Laugdon.is yet unmarried, and no
doubt regrets her folly in refusing to wed
with The GRocER's CLERK. g.. .. ..
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Local..

0Y0uR TxBLE-We have received: the
sf.t number msbbr IF f. sThe sFireside Visitor
published at St Louis Mo. AS it's title des
ignates. it is devoted to the entertainment Of
the home circle. 1t is published at the low
price Of so cents per anmum, by H. L. AL
drich & Co, and is very readable.
xHs4ssh ata Home YfoF September 30
1sH,, eones beaGtifally Illustrated, and full
of interesting and entertaining matter. The
present number Is uadsally attractive and
pleasant. 1t ispublished weekly, by Orange
Juda&lco, mt New YQfk price $500 per
anmun.
The Reconstructed Farmer" published OF
Tarboro; N. C. is devoted to the farm prin-
cipally, but manages to"find a stray corner
for the ladies and domesticities. Several
very sseellenssrtl0ltes appear in the present
issue. e
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-ITIT
NEW CENSUS AND PArEYr, LAws.--We
are indebted to Mum 4 Co., publishers Of
&sEufS Apsaieas, New York, for a neat
little volume of 12o, pages, entitled as above
"a
i4gsbs, Population, By counties Of all the
States and Territories, with their Areas, and
the Population of the Principal Cities.
Also, the-new Patent vLaws in full, with
Forms, Official Rues; Directions how to
obtain Patents, Copyrights, Regulations for
Trade.Marks, Assignments, How to Sell
Patents, etc. Also, a large variety ofvaluable
infSfpatiSn relating to Water Wheels, Steam
Engines, and other mechanism, with many
ussful tables and recipes, IT'S diagrams Of
Mechanical Movements, etc.. We advise
every body to send for it. as above. Price
2s,cents., "A more valuable compendium, fol-
.oismall price, has rarely been published
-THEUx1vERsAb AYER:-On my Journeys
over ;,,:t the through Turkey, India
China, Japan, Peru, Chilli, Paraguay, Brazil
asa pletisqs and United states-ln 4! then hl
alto some extent and ia some to- grea
extent, I have found the universal Aye
represented by his family: medicines, which
are srofte1 held in fabulous esteem. Whethe
they, win their marvellous reputation by thei
cures. / know not, but /. know they have
70 sach, degree, that it frequently gave M
= distinguished importance to- have com
fsSnf ths same country: Fields letters iron
a1Lpaoo, .bnj has :r.-l.,, na.:.-i -: ..-..-.
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VERY DIFFERENT WITH TIE. CHILDREN
So said the old sexton as he trimmed and I'd
sodded with white clover the little graves.
On being asked why he, dressed theml 30
carefully, be replied reverently, ~ 'Ofsuch is
the kingdom ofHeaven." And, sir Il cannot
make too nice the fine bed covering Of a
little innocent sleeper that is waiting there
till it is Gods time to awakenit and cover it
with white robe and watt it away to glory.
When such grandeur is awaiting it yonder,
it's fit it should be decked out here. think
the Saviour will like to see white clover
spread above it; do you think SO, too, sir%'
dBut the larger graves? The dust of all his
saints is precious" every true, sir; but L
cannot be sure who Dire his Saints, and who
are not. hope there are many of them in
this church yard, but it would be a great
presumption to mark them out There is
some thatI am pretty sure about, and l
keep their graves as neat as | can. plant
a bit of flower here and there as sign OF my
hope, but dare not give them the white
skirt" referring to the white clover: "t
very different, though, with the children
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All Transient Advertisements will be charged
Osr DoLLsn per Square for the first and SEVEN
rr-rIvx CEsrs per Square for each subsequent
insertion. rgs5 L.yzy ! =.
Advertisements in the Local column will be
charged TWENTY CENTS per Line, :,
ny Transient Advertisements must be paid
for in advance.
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Duke Alexis squadron is at Plymouth
where it remains week. ..
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A remarkable triumph of surgical skill is
chronicled in the Louisville papers. A tow
weeks ago little boy, six years of age, while
playing on the stairway of the { Gait House,
fell a distance of seventy feet, alight!ng gupon
stone floor, from which he Was raised .ap'
parcntlya lifeless, sAapoless mass: : In the
course Ct mis- fall he struck projecting corner
of the staircase, breaking an inch board
across the grain, and further down he struck
and broke an oak baluster an inch IN diane
ter. Numerous fractures and terrible
scalp wound were produced by this frighful
fall. The right arm was crushed into pieces
above and below the elbow, both legs wert
broken at and near the .ankle joints, ane
innumerable contusions were received ial
over the body. Notwithstanding these
dreadful Injuries, under skilful surgical carr
the child not only recovered, but now has
perfect use of all his limbs. " o.. ''..''
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me by an old California mining part
ner, is a further proofthat animals I'M

me hy an old California mining part
ner, is a further proofthat animals I'M
derstand much that is said IN their
presence: As the story goes, tne
child of Il family living in ILLINOIS Ell
into a tub of not water and a terrlplS
scalded. The mother and all other
members of the family were greatly
distressed and frightened by the accl-
dent. and many suggestions OF RENE
dies forthe relief of the little sufferer
were made. The brother OF the
mother, an old bachelor aud a great
hunter and trapper, was present ""eii
the accident occurred II said mat ne
had hear that the best thing that could
be done in such Il case was to XII some
animal. strip off its skin rs quickly as
possible and wrap it about the person
scalded. Said he: I'll Kill old rom
Il large cat thai at the moment was ~
ing apparently half asleep under the
stove. land wrap the child IN ms
skin" He had hardly spoken the
words before the old cat darted from
under the stove with tail erect ana
making IL desperate plunge da>neo'
through a light of glass i'll Il WINDOW
and was never seen about the place
again. \ gentleman seated near me
as | write SAYS he once knew an olu
dog to run away and never return 10
his masters house, the moment ne
heard him say to Il hired man: "OIu
lack is getting to be 81 toOthIesS. ana
feeble and worthless thai | am tired OF
seeing him around. After breakfast
take The Il and take him of some.
where and shoot him. "oid Jack
thought the order meant business and
he departed on his ticket OF leave
THE HOP LOCK MURDER CASE.
The evidence i'll this case was all II
last night, and to-day the arguments
of counsel were heard. Mr.. Wood
burn. of this city. and Judge Wells
OF your city, tor the prosecution aho
Mr.. Deal. Of this city. for the defense
The arguments were closed ana th'
Jury retired at twenty TO
jo'ciock this afternoon. The prevail
ing opinion appears to be mat th'
Jury will no. agree. The sua GROVE
Iof Chinese filled the Courtroom aGaIl
to-day.
IN CONCLUSION,
NAV say that at this time-3 o'cloc.
u. NIT is again showing. There
;. no appearance of a settled storm-it
:, ONLY another of our haif-hour snoN
:, squalls. The bad stale of the weathe
! prevented a large turnout to ii mat
nee atthe Opera House this afternoon
Piper Will have e talent up troi
? the bay shortly. No new ticket
2 of leave have been issued by tn
h.. Nigilantes for ONT days.
g DAN De GUILE.
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never pass an entire corporation for
one fare" MIR. Tutly's reply is not

never pass an entire corporation for
one fare" Mr.. Tutiy's reply is not
given.
AT THE CALIFORNIA THEATER
The Zavistowski sisters are playing to
GOOD houses. MI. and Mrs. Bandman
are doing a good business at the Opera
House, and the Emerson MinStrels, at
the Alhanlbra, get their share OF the
pleasure seekers. The Chronicle says
the legitimate and Legitimate are run
ming a tilt at the California and Ma
CURES Opera House. At the one
brains are required. at the other short
skirts. abandon and cheek. Now, rs
we have a Sufficiency of brains i'll Ne
vada and IA scarcity of the other arti-
Gle. | leave YOU to judge which place
Your correspondent p~atronizes.
WE NOTICE \ GOOD MANY
Old Washoeites down here frustrating.
Probably the numerous valentines
issued lately in Virginia City may
have something to do with this I'M
men>e emigration. Senators hastings,
Abraham and >hamp have been mere
for Il few days, but intend leaving
soon for home. EN- Governor Bla>ieI
and family sailed on Tuesday last for
Los Angeles, to spend a few weeks;
Gen. Winters and bride are expected
this evening, and will receive then
friends al the Grand Hotel.
WE NOTICED on TIE STREET,
Yesterday, a certain prominent con
tractor of Nevada, who looked As
though some one had taken a contract
to s.build a head on him. From ap
pearanceS it would seem that the Jol
had been done i'll a manne sufficiently
satisfactory to alleviate the necessity
of any further appropriations for ma
terial furnished and labor p~erLormed.'
Yours ~
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XII KLUx IN WHITE PINE.-ln-
stead of being frightened at the forth
coming bill to place all local govern
ment in the hands of the President as
Commander in Chief of the army,
the ku kluX Khan appears to be rap
idly increasing in strength throughout
this State. Virginia and Reno have
bad their Klans organized for some
time, and on Thursday another was
called to consider the case of II Gates
for killing James McCarten.
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The Virginia Enterprise and other
papers are having considerable to say
about Won Schmidt's intention to take
water from Lake Tahoe" into San
Francisco. Where is that lake? There
is none such i'll this State. or near it.
If IA Francisco has agreed to give
Won Schmidt So, 000,0 900 when he de
iiverS water i'll that city procured
from Lake Tahoe" San Francisco has
made Il promise thai will cost it no
thing. Neither Won Or any n else
can deliver water from a lake that
does not exist. and there is no Lake
Tahoe .'-[Sac. Reporter.
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OPPOSE GRANT.-The republican
Central Committee of New York held
4 meeting Thursday evening last, at
which Horace Greeley presided, ana
,donted resolutions opposing the am
oexation ofSan Domingoand
ing the removal of Sumner from the
craftsmanship of Senate ForeigneCom-
inittee.
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The freight coming east from Sacra-
mento on Thursday last had n car
loaded with sheep for Virginia, one
with bulls for Mill City, Humboldt;
county. and one loaded with machin-
cry for Phoebe.
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AHoruER OUrRAGE.-On Friday last

ANOTHER OUTRAGE.-On Friday last
a band of Ku kluX numbering l,5G0,
visited some of the mines in the vi
cinitv of Scranton, in the Republican
State OF Pennsylvania, killed three
loval men (but white and wounded
several others. The negro militia had
not been called out at last accounts.
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ANUsEMEST.-The ladies ofCor.nne,
Utah, gamble DER the green by
running foot races by moonlight, while
their masculine admirers hold their
bonnetS and applaud.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09

The Corinne Reporter gravely an
that .'the Corinne Base Ball
Club will not practice on the Sabbath
this year,
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Smith 4 kerker, butchers of Oak
land, have in operation a sausage ma
chine run by dog power. Very appro-
uriate.
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LETTER FROM SAN FRANCIsCo.

SAN Francisco, April 8. ISL.
EDITOR STATE REGISTER: l believe l
promised to drop YOU a line, should
any items of interest present during
NV visit. To II who has been alb
sent for a long time from this young
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MAEklED.

INoN-KINKEAD-In san Leandro. Cal.
April ON. George q. Lyon, Chlet tIerb
OF the Carson Branch Mint, to Lucy /
kinkpad oil this city.
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Ten car loads of beef cattle were
shipped from Golconda, Humbold5
county. Nevada. on Tuesday last.
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CONGRESSMAN Axtell arrived in Sac
ramento on Thursday.
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GRADING.-The estimated cost Of
grading the road from Elko to Hamil-
ton for the y. q. II. Il. is 800 per
mile.
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The rainfall in Sacramento on We'd
nesday last amounted 10 a little over
one-third of an inch.