The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-03-28
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have choir Of surpliced boys.
Hancock county farmers are going to
plant corn largely this season.
A bank lock, which works by clock
work and can't be opened except at Ger.
tain hours. even by tho owners, is ono
Of the latest inventions.
"Think Of it, Mr. Bobbs, the United
States drinks 800, 100000 worth of
spirits every year!" (Bobb,, excited }
Chow Iwizh I was the United States !'
Jimmy, my boy, said a farmer to
his son, take these eggs to the st ore,
and if you can't get quarter, bring,
them back '"S'0 'sN E''-
Hc went as directed, and came back
saying, Father, it takes me mo to make a
trade. They all wanted them at forty
cents, but I screwed them down to
twenty five.' = - 49, ''a."0'G '.- !.
1t was North Carolina landlord who
posted the notice in, bis dining.room
that members Of the Legislature would
be first seated, and aftorward tho gontIe
men.
The man who Yimagincd himself wise
because he detected some typographical
errors in newspaper, has gone East
ward to get perpendicular view of the
rainbow.
Matt Lynch, o veteran California
editor, having gone to his rest, Mrs.
Lynch announces herself as responsible
tor all editorials savage or otherwise,
that appear in the paper hereafter. VI
1t is not generally known even to our
own people, that North Caro- lima can
boast fshe largest black lead mines in
the world. These mines are situated
four miles West Of Raleigh. 1'
A clergyman Of Springfield, who has
bad habit Of aiding 'er' to many of his
words, told, last Sunday, of those who
had been brought up on Lords
side'ccr., -
"Anna, dcarling, if should attempt
to spell cupid why could l not get
beyond the first sylable?" Annie gave
1t up aud William said, because L came
to Gu, of ccursc, and therefore L cauno.
80 any further" rz
Ben Frankliu's watch il owned .by a
staunch old Pennsylvania farmer. This
is opening the year with first. class
stock paragraph. For m eoonomi eal
md aiiaai FahkTTn oHva6d he; mf7 Ses. i
We know of -TodG.as ~ss, .,a 20 s.iu .Sssss s9Ess
Swap tickers.'
Fellow citizens said colorcd
preacher, tef | had pbeen ea,in' dried
apples for week, and then tuck to
drinkin' for n mont. j couldn't feel moro
swelled;; up than l is dis mint wild pride
an vanity at sccin' such full tcndence
dis eyenin.' s#.
Tho New England Frcsdmen's Aid
Society has voted to wind up its affairs.
Since April, 1864, the society has
received and expended over s35O,OOo,
and has supported seventy teachers
among the colorcd people of the South
A new organization, to bear the sociesy's
name and continue its work, is probable.
A Kentucky farmer refused to look
at tfample sewing maching recently as
he always "sewed wheat by hand" He
is related, to the man who did not want
a thrashing machine ON his farm, .'for,"
said he, "give me harness tug or
barrel stave, and [ can make my family
toe the mark according to the law an d
scripter."
The billiard sharps are becoming toe
skillful. First, tho old pocket tables
were discarded, as making the game too
easy. Then, for tho same reason, the
three ball game was adopted, discariing
tho odd red bell. And now, such OK
traordinary runs arc made in the three
ball game, that it is proposed to abolish
NIL plain earoms, and count only cushion
shots, with their balls
Henry Erskino happening to be re-
tained for client by the name of Tickle
commenced his speech in opening the
case thus:
-1Tiaklle, my client, the defendant my
@orP-tand upon proceeding SO far wa s
interrupted by Laughter ip court, which