Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-05-22
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membering every day. So many things Is
slip by US, SO many things wortha know /
go on right under our eyes without being {,
noticed. r tx, fts 5s.sss 81 iDtsg
lknew ,nan,I think I may have
told you of him before, a busy7man, who 81
had very little time for reading or study. 1,
bat whose mind was perfect storehouse
OF Information. on almost every subjact.ts
How does it happen that you know .,
SO much more than the rest of us ??',i j T
asked him one day. t8 Is i..,;fs5s7-.v s,si II
oh" saidhe, Il never had time to lls
lay in regular stock, k,of learning, SO / y:
save all the bits that come in NV; way.pi
and they count up good deal in tlie,a.
course of the year." ..t,. s,5as
"That boy." said gentleman, ealways i.
seems to be on the lookout for something !,
to see" 1.
90 ne was; and while waiting in a news. J
paper office for package, he learned, ,by. j,
using his eyes, how q mailing machine,
was operated. While he waited, .at the,
florists he saw the man, setting a great {
box of cuttings, and learned, by the, use J
OF his eyes, what he never would ,havo. !.
guessed, that slips rooted best in nearly
pure sand
This his is lapis lazuli,"' said, the jeweler,,
to his customers, "and this is chrosoprase.
And the wide-awake errand boy turned, /.
around from the door to take ,.ssharp.
look, SO that in future he knew just how, &
.hose two precious stoEcs locked. Ii o:s:s
day, he learned of the barber what be,
came of the hair clippings; of the car,
penter, how to drive a nail so as MOTTO :
split the wood; of the shoemaker, how !.
the different surfaces of fancy leather are 4
made; ct the locust, that his mouth wts,, !,
OF no use to him in singing, and many
other bits and fragments of knowledge.
but all ofthem worth saving, to help in
crease his stock in trade.-I.ittle Corr.
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DEATH AND BURIAL OF A Much IRA !,
vELED Doo.-on Saturday, Napoleon,
John Wilson'S old circus dog, died in this
city, at the advanced age of twcnty-threc.
Dogs die daily that deserve no particular
mention, but Napoleon merits rs fair /,
share of honorable reference as any dog
that ever lived or died in This city. Ono
factalone will prove it. He accomplished
in his lifetime more than thousands of
men do in theirs; he saved three persons
from drowning at the risk Of, losing hi, 7
own life. Napoleon knew all about the
circus, and was never better pleased than;
when witnessing or participating in thc,
sports of the sawdust arena. When he
reached the years of doghaod he became.
subject to fits, resulting from prsccipita- K
tion of blood to his overwroushr BRAIN
He became his own physician, and i'm.
stead ofresorting, as men similarly afflict-
cd sometimes do, to stimulating drinks.
which aggravate their ,naady, he tried
water Whenever he felt an attack CONF
ing on, Napoleon would start fora buckes,
OF water or trough, pl'ingc bis head intost
the water and hold it there as long ashes
could hold his breath. This generally hads
the effect which he desired. AS age ads..
vanced he became deaf and blind, antl
his limbs were stiff and almest us&lcss..
The last attack killedhm Napoleon {
travelled" dog lie came tosthiscitws
from New Orleans when but youth, and;
soon engaged with Wilson Circus. With.
that he visited nearly every county and,
town in the State and on the coast. Hy,,
also visited Australia and China, and be-
came tavoritc Of men wherever he won't.
for he was honest and true. Yesterday.
Napoleon was buried on 4 hill at IT,,
corner ofMaxwell and Sacramento streets.
in the presence of a very large company
of men who had known and respccte.h
him. A gentleman read sketch of his
life, and when they all went away, fseah
flowers and wreaths lay on old Napoleon's
grave-San FraPeisco, Cal, Bullesia.
April 3Oth.
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