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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-11-07

BASIL THE CROSSED PATn.-By Wilkc Col :
Inns. The name of Wilkie Collins now stands
at the head of all living novelists He has no
superior in the art of constructing story. In
his own domain he stands alone without rival,
and captiyates all his readers
His plots are intricate and his stories full of
mystery. We have here the eighth volume of
the new, cheap and beautiful edition of the
works of this celebrated author now i'm course
OF duplication by T. B. Peterson g. Brothers,
Philadelphia, for which large demand is being.
created by the authors public readings in this
country. Basil, :" is issued in large octave
volume, with lite-like portrait of the author
on the cover, place seventy-tive cents and is
for sale by all Booksellers, or copies will be
sent to any one, to any price, postpaid by the
Publishers, on receipt of price by them.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-11-07
Hartford County Election, 1S71-Oficial.

We give below the vote in the county in g..
1871, for Governor, Comptroller, SherfIf,El
members of the Legislature and County
Commissioners. 1t will be found interesting
as means of comparison with the vote on
Tuesday. The names of Democrats are
printed in italics
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-11-07

PAY Ur.-Pay up! Ifyou have money
pass it along. Haul out the old purse,
and hand over the dollar; you owe it; it
is not yours; pay it You do not know
when you will ever see another dollar
Perhaps you never ought to see another,
till you learn what money is made for, and
ceased to hoar it up. But whether you
ever see another dollar or not, this one is
not yours that is clear if you owe it for an
honest debt. Pass it along, pay your debts
and trust in God to bring it back again in
His own good time. Money is made to be
used, and the way to use it is to pay your
debts. A few dollars used in good com
munity will pay all the debts, and leave
everybody clear, and with as much money
as they had at the beginning few dol
lars boarded makes everybody trouble, and
does TO one any good.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25

The COLUMBUS CoTToN MMLs.-The
Columbus (Ga) San gives the following ac-
count of the present condition and prospects
of the cotton mills of that town:
The Columbus manufactures during the
year 1928, took 1923 bales Of cotton, an
excess of 598 over the previous year, and
2,20l more than the season before that At
lac, low price, this cotton cost SS7 80
per bale, or total of sG49950 This cot
ton without our mills would have brought
this and nothing more. The shipper could
have made but small commissions. The sta
pie was passed through our manufactures,
and its value increased three. .fold-advan-
ced from S649, $50 to 81 ,299 900 above the
price which she paid the planter, and she
has all the advantages Of the latter's trade.
This tells truth Of which Columbus can be
proud, and gives clue to the path which
leads the to the financial independence of
the South Other places may have built
more houses since the war, and constructed
with State aid more railroads, but what one
in the State can show such net gain from
all sources us we can from one branch of in
dustry alone? If there be class of men
whom we could thank most warmly for what
prosperity we enjoy, and to whom the great
est obligation should be felt, it is the public
spirited, far seeing citizens, who project
and build these grand industries. The mat
ter of greatest pride too, is that the capital
invested came almost exclusively from our
own section. The Federal soldiers destroy
ed four cotton mills for us in 1868, burned
sixty thousand bales Of cotton and ruined mil
lions of other property, but every thing has
been almost restored by Southern money
and brains. Hardly any outside help has
been received The strong probability, al
most certainty, is that three more mills will
be built here before another year rolls round
The Eagle and Phoenix Company have con
tracted for the flooring for mill No. 3. 1t is
another pleasing fact that one of our mills
is manufacturing largely the finer grades of
woollen goods Here, too, is made the
cotton blanket, which is turned ont by no
other establishment in the United States.
Productions are sold in all parts of the coun-
try, and are in great demand, The manu-
factories in Columbus now run 1900 spin
dies and 900 looms If the same progress
is made in the future as the last seven years
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25
coLORED POPULATION AT EACH CENSUS FROM

To elucidate the above table, We will, in a
rough way, endeavor to show the per cent
age of increase and decrease:
ALABAMA.-The negro population in
creased from 1910 to 1850, absut 35 per
cent; from 1860 to 1870, 13 per cent.
ARKANsAs.-The negro population in
creased from 1910 to 1850, 23S per cent;
from 1850 to 1860, 81 per cent; from 1860
to 1870, 13 per cent
FLoRIDA.-From 1910 to 1850, 81 per
cent; from 1850 to 1860, Al per cent; from
1860 to 1870, AZ per cent.
GEoRGIA.-From 1910 to 1850, the in
crease was 33 per cent; from 1850 to 1860
Fl per cent; from 1860 to 1870, about II per
cent.
North CARoLINA-From 1910 to 1850,
the increase was Is per cent; from 1850 to
1860, IA per cent; from 1860 to 1870, 9
per cent.
SOUTH CAROLINA-Incr.ase from 1910
to 1850, II per cent; from 1850 to 1860, 5
per cent; from 1860 to 1870, only 3,40O,
being not per cent.
TENNEssEE.-From 1910 to 1850, 33
per cent; from 1850 to 1860, Is per cent;
from 1860 to 1870, 13 per cent
TExAs.-In 1850, 59,000 from 1850 to
1860, increase 200 per cent; from 1860 to
1870, 100 per cent.
VIRGINIA.-Increase from 1910 to 1850,
G per cent; from 1850 to 1860, per cent;
from 1860 to 1870, diminution of thirty
six thousand, being about per cent de-
crease.
Observation-Disclosures from 1910 to 1850,
about 80 per cent from 1850 to 1860, 80
per cent; from 1860 to 1870, only thirteen
thousand, being about 4 per cent.
Observation-Disclosures from 1840 to 1850,
30 per cent4 from 1850 to 1860, Is per
cent; from 1860 to 1870, diminution of
about fourteen thousand, or some per cent.
decrease.
MIssIssIPPI-From 1910 to 1850, in
creased 20 per cent; from 1850 to 1860, 40
per cent; from 1860 to 1870, being an in
crease less than five thousand, about II per
cent
MIssoURI.-From $40 to 1850, increased
about As per cent; from 1850 to 1860 about
15 per cent; from 1860 to 1870, decreased
four hundred and thirty-two negroes
Chronicle and Sentinel
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25

A LADY IN THE CAsE.-An old, old sto-
ry. but sweet and touching one is that OF
woman's devotion and self. forgetfulness in
seasons of sorest sorrow. The double rail-
way disaster of first frightful collision and
then an explosion of locomotives, which oc.
Cured at midnight on the Chicago and AL
ton road was enough to paralyze the strong
est. nerves, but the awful crash, which sent
some from the sleep of life to that of death,
was to many of the women, so rudely aroused
from repose, an opportunity for work of
humanity The conductor of sleeping
coach. tells straightforward story, which
needs no establishment Of polished phrases
to adorn the angelic work of these volunteer
sisters of charity "First thing knew the
ladies, God bless them were tearing up their
underclothing to bind up the sufferers
Why, sir, in half minute they had scarcely
anything left on them. There was rouud one
mans hand lace handkerchief that must
have cost small! fortune. One lady thrust
something into my hand to tie round man s
arm, which looked like-well, underclothing.
I could not stand that any longer. did
not care what the company said, so I just
gave orders to open the lockers and tear up
anything that came handy. And they did.
There were two or three ladies tearing sheets
into lengths to bind up wounds, while half
dozen others were binding them around the
bloody arms and bodies of the wounded men.
There was one little lady who was nm angel !;
she worked-how she worked There's her
card God bless her." and he handed the
reporter a card marked "Mrs. Robt. McCart,
No. 212 South Center street, Bloomington"
II said I would get her name into the pa
pers, and she begged me not to. But there
it is" A glorious girl, Miss Tracy, the
daughter of the editor of paper in Hous-
ton, Texas, distinguished herself for her de-
votion and careful attention to the sufferers,
who were racked with every torture. Earth
has no medal or tribute of honor that can
heighten the beauty of this loving kindness,
which sparkles up in the full tide of woman
ly devotion and sympathy in the arid waste
of human selfshness like a fountain in a
burning DESERT -Comier-Jomnal.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25
A SMART WESTERN THIEr.-Everybody

A SMART WESTERN THIEr-Everybody
around Detroit, says the Free Press, has
heard of or seen the notorious "Molie
Matches" young fellow of thirty or there
abouts, who has lifted more feathers" than
any pick-pocket of his age in the country
A day or two since "Matches" turned up
missing, and his pals in Windsor announced
that he had gone to Savannah, Ga, to see
his dying mother. 1t seems that the thief
wanted to 90 to Chicago, and fearing arrest
on this side he disguised himself as clergy
man, having on the standing collar, white
choker, and double breasted black coat of 4
regular man of the cloth. A wig and pair
of spectaces so changed him that he was
safe, and for effect he carried along Bible.
The fellow asserts that thus disguised he
talked with the officials of the ferry boat
and with policeman on this side, and his
questions were promptly answered and his
disguise unsuspected. He was in Chicago
three days, going about in the role of a min
lister, and it is believed that he Gifted
greenbacks enough to make the excursion
profitable. He started for home Tuesday
evening, and while waiting in the depot for
the train to leave he noticed a portly, good
tempered man, evidently carrying a full wal
let, wiping his mouth as if he had just had
drink of something cheering. "Matchcs'
at once took the man aside and read him 4
lecture on the sin of swallowing mint-juleps
and sweetened brandy. The man, who is
reported to be Bostonian, interested in the
sugar-stave business, pleaded having weak
ness which should have been suppressed
long ago but for family trouble, and the two
soon became well acquainted. When the
train started both occupied the same seat
and their conversation for the next three
hours was on such topics as to make man
feel nearer to that good place beyond the
clouds. "Matches" finally introduced the
subject of cholera morbus in order to gel
back to the practical world and he showed
the stranger bottle of stuff which he had
put up for him in Buffalo The Boston man
tasted, and the taste was so good that he
wished he had the "morbuS' little in or
der to cure it, He was pressed to take
hold" as the liquid was a preventive rather
than cure, and mp went the bottle again
and again. About midnight the Boston
man was picture of happiness. He slept
without break until he reached Detroit.
and was then 50 stupid that if it hadn't been
for the preacher" he might have walked
out Of wrong end of the depot His intrn-
tion was to go east with the other passenger,
and why he didn't is more than he can tell.
lie woke up at 3 o'clock in the afternoon to
find himself in bed at a small hotel on Wool
bridge street, west 1t is needless to say
that he had been robbed of his gold watch
and wallet, the latter containing several
hundred dollars.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25
The Quakers.

The New Salem, North Carolina, cores
pondent of the Yorkville Enquirer, says:
"By those not familiar with the facts, Qua
kers are regarded as..being uncouth in their
manners, rude and iliterate The very re-
verse is the truth. They arc the only peo-
pie who strictly speak the vernacular Ian
guage correctly, and they are behind none
in sustaining institutions of learning. They
are transformations, discarding titles, even
omitting "Sir" and "Madam" in all discourse;
and though their garb is of simple pattern,
being of the same style as that in vogue
when the church was founded, yet those who
have the means. wear as fine and costly ap-
parcl as is worn by any other people. I have
seen many Quaker maidens modestly and
neatly attired in costly fabrics, but without
wire-work and bird-cage attachments or 9TH
er ringtumpopadiddleboodletum ornamental
ton, who could cast love-dart in the most
winsome manner. and arouse the tender pas
sion in the most obtuse heart This art,
however, is one of the endowments of the
sex, which poor mans weakness has sonly
tended to cultivate, and against which no
church regulations, however strict, can erect
a barrier. But the Quakers do not object
to love-making-only it must be confined to
those Of their faith As regeneration is
deemed unnecessary-the children of Qua
ker parentage being considered as born free
from carnal afections-so it is regarded as
sinful to marry "out of the church" After
the betrothal the marriage ban is read to the
congregation of which the lovers are men,
bers, and in one month afterward the mar
riage is consummated in the church, each
candidate repeating the vows aloud, and
signing written agreement that henceforth
and forever they will divide their joys and
sorrows, and together pull through this
weary life in the silken traces of matrimo-
ny.
Lawsuits are unknown among the men,
bers-all differences arising among them be-
ing settled in the church for which purpose
the monthly meetings are set apart-and
their poor are never taxed to tho county.
As may be readily inferred, the Quakers
are men Of peace, which to some extent ac-
counts for the name. of this village-the word
Salem signifying 'peace" The town of Sa-
lem, forty miles north, had been previously
settled by Moravians from Germany, another
peaceably disposed people, but who on many
occasions make considerable noiso with
trumpets, gongs and drums. "A town with
out a frumpcter, would by them be consid-
cred as seriously deficient, even for ordinary
nurnnses while fnr jmnortant events-such
as the advent of Easter morn-a band of
sonorous instruments is regarded as an ad-
junct indispensable to good government and
correct municipal regulations.
Not so with the Quakers, who neither
dance nor sing; and hence they named their
place Neo Salem. which, by liberal con-
struction-taking the definition, different
from the former"-may be regarded as i'm
plying better and more perfect peace than
that of their noisy neighbors in Forsythe
county"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25

Say what you will, man will Away, re-
spect true and constant wife He may have
great defects, even great wees; he may have
his irritable moments, when he will use words
as harsh as they are unjust toward her who
is the help-mate of his life. That is OF little
matter. If a woman is all she should be, he
will respect her in spite of himself, and place
full trust in her and, notwithstanding the
angry taunts in the truth of which pas
sionate man professed to believe at the mo-
ment of utterance, his heart will remain
faithful to her, aud will be likewise drawn
to admire and practice virtue.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25

AN AXE SToRY.-Wal I reckon about
the idlest chap ever knowed was a chap
they called Long George, down to Red Pine.
He had bit Of ground allotted him that
was some timbered.
was running post at that time on a
pony between the mines and the post-ofice,
and so | passed his location every now and
then, and noticing that he always sot on log
doing nothing, l hailed him, and asked him
why he didn't begin to clear his patch.
Wal, he said he hadn't nary on axe, but
that an old mate of his had got the next lot
and he reckoned he'd loan him his when he
came.
Time went on, and as he still sot doing
nothing about three months more, asked if
his mate had come.
He said Pete had arrove about month
ago, but as Pete had his own clearing to do,
he had made up his mind not to ask for the
axe till it was done.
Next spring when come by, asked if
Pete hadn't done his clearing yet, and he
said, with mournful shake of his head, that
he guessed he had for bit, for he had took
very i'll.
SO said I reckoned he could have the axe
now, but he said he didn't want to bother
Pete while lie wasn't we'll
That autumn when passed again, asked
how Pete was, and he said he reckoned he
was pretty well now, for they'd buried him
about month ago.
GLOW about that axe 7" said |.
He up and said as Pete has left it him,
but he wouldn't go sloshing round about
trae like that while the widow was just in
the first burst of her bereavement.
The following summer when l saw him,
he was still setting on the log.
"Been for that axe YETI" said I.
"Well, guess" said he, "the widder's
married again, and amt been introduced to
the new boss yet, and he migthn't:ike my 60
ing for the axe just now"
About the beginning of winter, as | was
returning from the mines, overlook little
party going East, and fell into conversation
with them and one woman said to ME as we
were parting:
"Say, stranger, when you 60 back to the
mines next time, VIII you just stOp at Long
Georges? forgot to tell him as the axe
my last old man left him is lying at Jem
Browns store"
y So next time l passed I told the crittur
He said he'd go and fetch'it in day or
two, but bless you when passed there again,
there he was on the log.
"Wall," says |, "whars that axe"
"Why, at Jcm Browns" said he.
Thought you'd been to fetch it?" said I.
$50 | did," says he; "but ye see as Jem
Brown had had the trouble of keeping it for
me, l felt it only proper to make him some
return; so-wal, we drank that axe between
u.s."
| larfed some, and the next time passed
| brought him young oak saping and plant
ed it. Says |
"That'll be just the size for an axe-helve'
by the time you have got a head for it."
'Thank We, stranger" says he, quite salts
fed ; and it's my bcliefhe's a.setting there
still, watching the darned thing grow
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25
The Cotton Crop.

September l is the date agreed upon in
commercial circles as the terminal period of
the "cotton year in the United States, and
during September the very large number of
persons in all parts ofthe world who arc in
terested in this valuable staple, either as pro-
ducers, factors, carriers, spinners or consum-
ers, are on the lookout either for the statistics
of the cotton year that has just closed, or for
representations of the years trade that is
opening. The annual statement of the re-
ccipts and shipments at the different ports
for the year ending September /, 1S73-that
is, the year 1872 and 1S73-as published by
the Financial Chronicle shows total crop
for the year of 3,930,50 bales, being an in
crease of956, ,247, as compared with the year
1871 and 1872. The exports are 2,679, ,9S6
bales, and the home consumption 1,2O1, ,127
bales; leaving stock on hand at the close of
the year of 20, $50 bales. The largest crop
ever made in this country was in 1859 and
1850, when 4 4,G69,770 bales were produced,
and the largest since that period was in 1870
and 1871, when 4,352,3l7 bales was the ag-
grcgatc. The total gross weight of the past
years crop reaches 1924, ,92O,O23 pounds
and the average weight of the bales is AGA
pounds. The crop of sea island the past year
was 2G.2S9 bales, against 16,Sf5 in 1871
and 1872; p 500 in 1870 and 1871; 32, 22S
in 1866 and 1867, and 46, 6,Gl9 bales in 1859
and lS60.-C C1lumbia Ponir
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25

A QUEER RErRrBUTIoN-Th Opelousas
Na,) Journal, of the 18th, irresponsible for
the following: "Down in the Parish of st.
Martin an old widow lady, whose children
had all married of and left her alone, had
been persuaded to, sell her little place
and live with them. She sold her land,
buildings and improvements one day for
$4,000, and received the money in cash on
the spot, in her own house, where the act of
sale was passed before two witnesses, the
number required by Inv, and who witnessed
also the payment of the money. In short
time she was to give possession, but she re-
mained in the house the night following the
sale, all alone, ar with no masculine adult in
mates, as was her custom. That night two
negro burglars broke into the house and de-
manded her money or her life. She:gave it
to them, but begged them to let her have
ono hundred dollars of it, as she owed that
amount, and wanted to pay the debt, when
she would be satisfied. They finally consent
ed to let her keep the one hundred dollars.
They then ordered her to make some coffee
for them to drink. In doing so she be-
thought hersef of some strychnine she had
in the house. and quietly droped it in the pot
of steamingcoffee, and placed it on the table,
with cups, spoons and sugar for them to pour
out and sweeten to their taste. This they
did, and drank in jolly mood, each one
havings950 in his pocket. But. in few
minutes the tables were turned One gave
up the ghost where he sat at the table in
his chair, and the other got up, staggered off
few feet, and tumbled into eternity. The
good old lady recovered her money, and on
examining the person of the black bargla- |
rious robbers, they turned out to be the two
witnesses to the act of sale, both white men
blackened for the occasion-both her neigh |
bors, and one was her cousin"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25

have manifested. we will have in ten more
falls over $4,000 spindles and 1900 looms
in oparation. The power of our river Is
sufficient to run millions of spindles at very
little cost. The present dam at lowest wa
ter will keep going 10000. Lowell her
self may yet be complimcnted by being call
ed tho columbus of the North" as it is
now the ptsde of Columbus to be called the
"Lowell Of the South"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25

Mr. Lit. residing near Stanislaus, Cali
forna, while sinking well, and after pass
ing through the hard pan and several strata
of sand, at forty five feet reached a bed of
gravel, and with it an abundance of good
water. Imbedded in the top of the gravel
was the skeleton of a mastadon. Several Of
the bones in good state of preservation
were brought TO the surface. In one OF the
bones was discovered flint arrow head,
such as is in common use by the present In
dans on this continent The arrow head
was so completely mbedded in the bone
that there can be little doubt that it was shot
into the monster animal near the time OF his
death This would seem to indicate that
these monster animals do not antedate the
present Indian race iuhabiting our conti-
uent.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25

The following table showing the increases
or decreases of the colored population in
thirteen Southern States was compiled from
the United States census of 1870. To eluci-
date it we present rough estimate of the
per centage of the increase and decrease,
which our readers can easily verify by the
table itself:
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25

The person who was recently called IN
court for the purpose of proving the correct
of Doctors bill, was asked By the lawyer
whether the doctor did not make several visits
after the patient was oct Of danger! mo,
replied the witness, 81 considered the patient
in dangcr as long as the doctor continued his
visitsp
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-09-25

There is man in Brown county, Indiana
who is most portentously fraternal. Thrice
has he led blushing bride to the altar
No. | brought him ten pledges; No. 2 also
brought him ten; the present incumbent
eight. The grand total, up to August 9TH,
1873 is, therefore, twentyeight. Still this
n,,riarch is ambitious. He sighs for thirty,