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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26
a Gypsy Divorce.

A camp of eypsics is near Washing,
ton, and RGpnJ'icna reporter has
visited it and talked with Gitana, a
gypsy maiden. We quote
eve suppose you are human beings
and have to get divorced Z"
Sometimes; but it's dreadful thing
with us to sc, divorced. 1t causes grief
ana mourning, aud blood has to be
shed"
divorced 2"
II know [ am talking too.much :"
and the Giuna tremblel as She spoke,
but Il bali dozen Dwight silver quarters
thrown into her lap, seemed 60 1--WE her
assurance. 81 know ! am talking too
much, but III tell you. 1t is this way:
When man and lis wife are 10 be
separated, it is done hy the sacrifice Of
horse.
cone is picked out Which is entirely
sound and free from a bruisc, or even a
scratch, and he is led out TO the spot
where the divorce. is to take place, aud
exactly at twelve o'clock The men
cast lots for the one who shall Kill the
horse, and tor this occasion ha is the
priest The priest takes long pole in
his laad aud walks around the horse
several times, and in loud voice prai
scs his gooi qualities, and names ali th c
persons who have owned it.
The horse is then led into tho tent Of
TIE woman who is to be divorced. IF
he kicks round and jumps, the woman
has been very bad if he keeps quiet
She has not been SO bad. The priest
then takes large knife and stabs the
horse 10 the heart and when it is stretch
ed out on the ground, the husband
takes his place on one side Of it, and
the wife on the other. They join hands
across the horse, aud repeat some
sentences in the gypsy language. Then
they wnl.; three times around the horse
in opposite directions
"'plc last time, When at the head Of
the horc, they face each other and
srcaR, AMI d. the same thing ut The tail!
Thcy again shake hands and separate,
one going north aud the other south
She never marrics again, and has to
wear u mourning veil, and big shoes on
her feet The heart Of the horse is then
taken out, roasted, sprinklld with
bsnudY, and calen b; ihA husbandand
lis friends. The horse is then buried on
the spot The husband can marry
again.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26
The Best Cow.

4 pretty rich thing occurred ut the
establishment OF Simpson not lou; sine,
Simpson used to be our millkm,n. and
we attribute to him in Il grc It, III .tsIrc
our loss Of confidence in hu n,nitv yan
orally, aud miikmcn in particullr.
alike Welsh had been recon ,n,ni:tl u
Simpson as Il fit man to assist in taking
care Of horses and cows; 50 Nike WIS
hired and placed in chlr5e OF CHS d
partmcut,
One morning after Mike la been "a
mouth at the place, Simpson who h,l
made ready to start OF with his IN Tx
cart. said to him
Nike, you may give the cows sy,no
oat meal this mprnins nAl b, sure y,l
give my best mixer an extra auanti
,y.'
The best mixer, is it sir?'
Yes; yo1 know that old COW that
gives the most milk: z
Bcdad, | think do, sir
'Weli yon give her iion qu,r., ofthe
mash
'All right, sir, I'll d, th,t sam,.'
On the evening of hat d,y Simpson
had occasion 10 90 to the oil wood N
pump in the yard lie triel the han
die but it. wouldn't work The pump
seemed to be entirely chokel up. lei.
nally he discovered that all tn. upper
part was loaded with something very
nearly resembling oat meal m,sh. II
called his man servant
M Ike said he, what is the matter
with this pump
The pump, is it sir p
Yes. How came this oat meal mash
is here 2
Sure, sir, put it in mcself.
Stupid blockhead Why did you do
that 2
1T was ycrsclf that told me, sir.
IL told you to put it in hcre?'
Indadc yc did, sir
'Why, you thick heated rascal what
do you mean z
Don's be in passion, master Did
ye not tell me to give yer best milkcr
an extra quantity of the mash? AMI
where, in all the world, I'd like to know
is the crathcr that gives so much milk
to yer cans as does this old pump |?
The story leaked out, and added great
ly to the diatrust already entertained
by Simpsons customers.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26
A Snake story.

Many years ago, when boy, Lived
i IL nine, aud near my fathers house
ran q utc 4 large stream. One day when
was about fifteen or sixteen years old,
VIC Mt fishing with my brother, two
yenr5 older. a few rods from the stream
in tn open field, my brother saw one of
tho largest-sizod striped snakes sur
rounded by large flock of young ones;
and upon being discovered, the old snake
began to hiss, opening her mouth wide,
and all the little ones ran down her
throat. Then my brother called me TO
come aud when got there few OF
Tie lost ouos were just entering he's
mouth. He said that when he first say
.hc snake she was lying in 4 warin, SUM
ny spot, and those littlc oues, appareut.o
ly Two or three dozen Of them, were
ying around her on the grass, and wheu
She began to hiss they crawlcd to her
mouth aud went down her throat, one
only at a time, Gill they al disappeared
in that way. 1t was very wonderful to
us, neither of US having ever heard OF
the like; and VIC were not satisfied to 20
away without knowing something more
about it, and so We determined to de-
stroy the snake and make post mortem
examination, whi,h we did. We found
large sack eight or ten inches in
length connected with the throat Of the (
snake, and through this thin membrane,
VIC could see the little snakes. all coiled
up, and each separately by itself, which
excited our curiosity still further
Upon opening this sack we found little 4
cells or pockets attached to the sides of
it, large enough to hold one apiece, and
capable Of being distonded to a much
larger size, with mouth opening to-
wards the throat Of the snake and iuto.
which one and one only Of these little
ones had entered And here ;T.is SO IL
thing more wonderful still: How could I,
cacl, Of these little creatures have found
is way into these litliu pockets, and
only one III the same place? Upon
opening the little pockets and tlkiug
out tho young ones, incredible as iGlmly
seem, We found the number to be, thirty
,wo, and What was also remarkable, they
were OF different sizes, some OF them
being five or six inches in length, aud
some not Inore than threc INCHES.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26
SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTMEBER &C. 1874

the care Of sheep: During the wint cr
and carly spring sheep are often afoc ted
with colds; these, if ney ylectcl, trc ,ucnt
ly become SO deeply seated rs to be
incurablc,H and end in phthisic or con
sumption. The best remedy for cold
IS, first, place your sheep in we'll
ventilated, dry stable, comtnrtabl ~
Uttered; and second, give it any slightly
pur2ing medicine, with moderate c
allowance Of hay, aud bran mash, one
fifth of which should be OF! meal Colds
and catarrhs arc not only epidemic, but
endemic; be careful, therefore, where
you winter your sheep, that there is no
prcdisposing cause in their locality; ana
when they are attacked, remove the M
Instantly from the flock. BY following
these precautions, and Keeping them
we'll fed, sheltered, aired, watcred. and
saltcd, one may bid defiance to disease
among his flock"
HOW TO MAKE GILT.EDGED BUTTER
AT the recent exhibition Of the Chcs
ter County (pa.,) Agricultural Society,
lsaac Ackrr received the first prize on
butter. lis mode OF management is rs
follows He feeds ten quarts Of corn
meal and bran to each GOV, per day,
with hay. Does not think that coru
fodder makes good butter he ten
rcraturn Of the cream ut ahurniny W as
81 degrees, aud it was churncl from
twelve to twenty minutes. Uses six
ounces of salt aud three ounces Of
white sugar to twenty pounds of butter
uses an Embrce butter worker, with a
sponge aud cloth, and does not WIS III
the butter with water. Mr.. Ackcr be
lievcs that the essentials to make the
dairy b"sincss pay are good COWS, well
led and we'll taken care OF; go,d aul
convenient dairy houses aud appliances,
aud then produce u good article III sell
it atn high price. Last year. his o,ws
averaged 23C pounds each
CATTLE SrANCUIONS
Three years ago built barn, an /
thinking would be mcrciul t, my
cows, had the platform OH which The
co"s had to stand built four feet anl
nine inches loug, with only two inches
drop. / tried this almos, two years,
but | found the cows got very dirty,
espcci aly in the spring and fall. |
then tack i, up, made the platf,r:n four
feet six inches in lcngth ana six inches
DRIP. | fnuna this quiteAan inprova.
mcnt but still it did uot quite suit una :;
and this ;all made the pla;tnrm four
feet aud four inches loa., with slant
Of one aud half inches from front to
rc.:r, the drop being six inheS ut the
rear, rs before This, !inl, works like
IA CHARM with M COWS, which are medinm
aiar; bat Tor large cattle the pl.tfurm
soud want to be f-om two to four
inches longer. If WAS .ong u in
pro.c it al, won!l make III. drop
platform MI inch or two higher - Dor.
re*lonfcacc Conatiy GcniE4mum.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26
"Maist 0nie Day."

t3 [Tho following liucs we're composed
by Timothy Swan, the wcllknown au-
thor df the old tunes, China and 'Po
land when in The seventy third year
of his age. They were seut to his son,
then 4 resident of New York
'Yc ken, dear BARN. that We maun part:
When death, cauld death, shall shall bid
us start;
But when he'll send his dreadful dart
We Gamma say.
SO we'll be ready for his cart
Maist onic day.
'Wc'll keep n right an guide win,
Our wark will then be free fra SIM
Upright we'll step thro' thick and thin
Straight on cur way;
. Deal just VIA, the prize well win
Nlaist onic day
"Ye ken there's Ans wha's just and wise
Has said that n his bairns should rise
An soar aboon the lofty. skies,
And there shall stay;
Being vel! prepared well gain the prize
Mnist one day.
:'Whcn He villa made n thing just right.
Shall ca us hence TO realms of light,
BE it morn, or noon, cr cen, or night
We will obey.
Well be prepared to Ia our flight
Alaist onic day.
"Our lamps well fill brirfu' O oil,
That's Eude and purc--that wu'na spoil;
7 Well keep them burnin' n ihs while,
TO light our way.
Our wark bein done we'll quit The soil
Mnist onie day.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26
81 Doai Care i'll Do.

In o!icn times, hoiora t'lo Maine Law
was invented, Wing kept the hotel ut
Middle Granville, and from his we'll
stocked bar furnished Recommendations
to man and beast" He was a rood
landlord, but terribly deaf. Fish the
viliago painter, was afflicted in the
same way.
Onc day they were sitting by them
selves ia the bar room. Wing was be
hind the counter, waiting for the next
customer. While Fish was louneing
before the fire, with thirsty look,
wishing that some one would come iu
and treat
y ,raycler from the south on his way
10 Branton stepped III to inquire the
distance. Going up 70 the counter, he
said
Can you tell me, s;r how far it is to
Branton? a.s'
branay 2 says the ready landlord;
jumping NJ, yes. sir, haze sonc, a.
the same time handing dowa dac1nter
cftho precious liquor.
'Yon misunderstood me- said the
stranger. {! asked how far it was to
Branton.,
They call itprc:ty good brandy says
Wing. win yon take sugar with iii?
reaching, as ho spoke, for the bowl and
the todiy stick.
The despa.rins traveller turned to
Fish
'rhe landlorl;' said ho, seems to be
deaf; will you tell nc how far it is to
Branton 2
Thank you, snid Fish, 4 don't care
if do take drink with you
Ihe stranger treated and fed;
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26
Ethiopian Wit.

tlt.isan old story, and perhaps som
of my readers have heard the amend
mbnt I heard Billy Morris enunciate
it, and it afforded nc u hearty laugh.
}Old Snmho had mind to sharpen
the wits of his hopeful son and heir
aud in furtherlnce OF this praiscworthy
OBJECT he proroundcd as follows
Julius Ccasar, wants to ask you
aqucstion.'
Proceed, ancient
Now look hcah, Julius -s'posc dar
was six pigeons sittin' on a rail fence
and you should fire gun at EN-, and
kill IoGr of 'om, how many would be
lcttY'
Oar was six in dc fust place? said
Caesar, thoughtfully.
Yah
'An I fire !?
yah
'And kill four Of 'cm?'
OATS it, my son. You XII four ont
OBJ dc siS-now how many would dar
be lcft?
Julis counted over his fingers, an
faaliy answered =
Why, ole man, dat's no qucs ion at
ali. Dar'd be two left, oh course.
No, Julius
But | say, dar would
NO, no, julius.
'Ey gully i like to know how you
make it out 2
'Julius,' said the sire, With look of
extraordinary wisdom, when you fire :.
big gun ut six pigeons, a si:tin OF
fence, and shoot four Of 'om, wouldn't
dc oddcr two fly away mighty quick !?
So, now how many would be lclt?'
a.Iulius Cnsar for Il jine Nung his
head, and Old Salnbo was covering in
n,aiicsty OF intellectual superiority when
the hopeful son and heir suddenly
frightened,
Say. ole man, You t'ink you're smart
don't ycY
4 was only gibin you lesson Ju-
Illus
But you aiu't quite SO smart as
you think for. ! say dar would be two
lett
Julius Caesar! Do you dispute your
pa:crnal? Don't you see dat dar
couldn't be any ob EN- when you had
iif5d aud frightened / IN dat you didn't
~
But, ole Samho tumble, jcs' You look
heah. Dar was six pigeons sitting on
dc itnccY'
Yah
And fire, an XII! four OF en-?
Tx nc;ly.
Den sly dar would be two left.
Julius you IS a simple. p1nt you sec
what tale you? Wouldnt dem olar
two tc frightened. and fly away IN igh;y
sudden
Ny venerable pa.crnal, your mental
op'ics is objuscatal. You don't see lie
grand consumma,;on Here it am:
fire at d,m SIX pigeons ON de fence ?
Yah.
AN Kill four oh en-
Sa,,n.
Den whars dc oAler TWO
Oats what axcd you Julius
tell you, old Sauho tumble, dem
oddcr two left berry quick Wasn't
dat what ! said GolIy oh cou;ae deg
lett
Oll Sambo scratched his head, nd
later he might have been seen studying
the auccdotal column Of an oil n.ws-
paper, wherein lie had found the puz
2lc with which he HAD thought u con
found his son
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26
Worth Remrn bcring.

Bcnzine amp common clay will clean
marble
Castor oil is an excellent thing to sof
ten leather.
Lcmon juice and glycor;no will re
move tan and frccklcs
y dose Of castor oil will aid you in
removing pin,plca
Lemon juice and slyccrinc will clean
and s',itcn the hands.
Spirits Of ammonia Diluted it.
tic, will clcnsc the hair very thorou 81.
ly
Lunar caustic carefully applied 50 as
not to touch the skin, will destroy
warts.
Powdered nitre is good Cor rcnovin 9
ircckIcs. Apply with 4 rag molstencd
with glyccrinc.
TO obviato offensive pcrspirat;on w'sh
your feet with soap and diluted spirits
Of ammonia.
The juice Of ripe tomatoes will
remove the stain Of walnut from the
hands without injury to the skin.
10 remove iron rust from linen, ap
ply lomon-juicc and salt and expose to
the sun, Make two applications fine
ccssGry.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26

A darkey, left in charge Of tolc :
graph Office while the operator went
TO dinner, heard some one 'caIl' over
the wires, and began shouting at the
instrument; DE operator isn't yer 7
The noise ceased.
a sympathy with the pains and pleas
ures OF others is the Foundation Of our
social virtues.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26

SAD ronY.-Pcrhaps the Fuel
power of SANDER could not DC better
illustrated than in tho case Of one
Mdlle. Zoe, danscusc who recently
made n figure in the Chicago Police
Court. An Investigation into her
anteccdcnts revealed the fact that She
was a member OF an aristocratic iniiun-
apolis family, and once u reigning belle.
Driven from her home by cruel and
nniounded report affecting her rcputa-
tlon, she embraced the stage as pro
iession, sank lower aud lower, and
fualiy became the leading attraction a t
low variety theatre in Chicago
The body grows according to what it
feeds on, SO does The mind.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26

We re-aiirm our earnest adhesion to
the platform and principles adopted by
the National Republican Convention,
at Philadelphia, on the 9th day oc June,
1872, as enbodying the true ideas OF
American progress.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26
Uniform.

The following is the Platform of the
Republican party Of this State, adopted
at Columbia:
We re-atlirm our earnest adhesion to
the platform and principles adopted by
| the National Republican Convention,
| at Philadelphia, on the 9Th day OF Jun G,
1872, as embodying the true IDEAS OF
| American progress.
RI.
We maintain the authority Of Tie
General Government to Interfere for
the preservation of domestic tranquility
in the several States, and VIC ackuow
ledge with gratitude such intcrpositon
in this State
We dcpiccate lawlcssnoss in any
form, condemn turbulent agitations 10
any place, dcplore violence, intmida
tion or obstruction Of pcraounl or poll
teal rights by any party, demand an
universal respect, and conservation OF
the elective franchise in the hands OF
the weakest, aud shall hold all men as
enemies to equality Of rights who in
tericre with nr deny the free and law
ful exercise Of its use to any citizen
whichever may be his party creed
".
We pledge ourselves to continue.
scrupninuslv. to enact and enforce the
iinancia! reforms promised two years
ago, and in large measure fulfilled in
propt OF which we point to the follow
ing laws, viz: The law to Levy
Specific lax" "thc law to Rcdu,a the
Volume Of the Public Debt" the law
To Regulate tho Number Of Attachecs
the law TO Regulate the Public Print
ing" 'thc law to Regulate the Dis.
hnr,cmcnt Of Public Funds, ',;he law
to Regulate Assess nent5
We pclge ourselves to reluca the
pu'lic expenses within the public
revenue, and to secure tho enactment
OF a law requiring all public officers.
who d'stursc moneys, to give to the
public detailed monthly statements Of
all receipts and expenditures dcrivahle
from a moderate assessment and-tax
rate. -
We earnestly cntrcat the Congress
Of the United States tn pass the Civil
Rights Bill which is absolutely essential
to enfrrcc the constitutions guaranty
IF equal rights for all American
citizens.
We especially pledge nc.erlvca to
maintain the settlement oi ,aa Puhlic
Ncht rs made last winter, and to rlicct
all claims against which there is a
shadow Of suspicion.
| Whc held that all franchises granted
by the State should be suh>crvcnt to
the public good; that charges for travel
and freight should be equitable aud
uniform, aud M unjust determinations
be made between through and local
travel aud freights.
IN
We shall advocate such moditica
ton OF our present system Of taxation
rs will prove Of the largest advantage
To cur agricultural interests, aud shall
!cnd our earnest cnacavors to the enact
ment OF >huch l.ws and to the encourage
n'cnt Of such means rs will the most
| speedily dcvciore the resources AZ i
build up the manufacturing anl III
duSirial prosperity Of South Carolina,
aud the construction of such new rail.
roads as will give the largest and
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26

The witty wife of a noted physician
advises her husband 10 keep away from
funerals Of his paticnts, as it looked too
much like u tailor carrying home his
work.
The Christian Union, Mr.. Rcochcr's
paper says "It has been Mr.. Beocher' 5
fortune to have the weakest things in
him brought full before public gaze
! not more so.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26

The following is the Platform of the
Republican party Of this State, adopted
at Columbia
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26

y DouDTHuh REMARK.-A Wash
in2ton story is that Mrs. Speaker
Blsine had difficulty with Mrs. Sena-
tor Spraguc about n cook. Meeting ut
dinncr,tablc, with only Hon. Zach
Chandler between them, Mrs Spraguo.
leaning forward, said, II am sorry, Mrs
Blaine, that we have anything dis
agreeable between US" The Hon
Zach was considerably embarrassed,
never having heard the interesting
story OF the cook.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26
I |

We maintain the authority of tic
General Government to Interfere for
the preservation of domestic tranquility
in the several States, and VIC ackuow
ledge with gratitude such intcrposition
in this State.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26

y writer in the Medical Journal, in
speaking OF the adulteration Of the va
r!ous articles Of food, speaks of rcputa
bic deacon who kept a grocery store,
and who discoursed daily with his ap
prentice, somewhat after thc following
f,shion:
John have you sanlcl the sugar2'
'Ycs sir
ilavo you watcred the rum and the
molassos?'
Yes sir h
Then come up TO prayers
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26

Scarcely a week passes without the
record Of some wonderful surgical opc-
ration. Sally Brown was reocntly taken
in hand, had brokcn kuoe and disloca
ted rib takon out, and new ones put In
and she is now as good as ever. 1t may
not injure tile story much to add that
Sally is a canal boat!
4 cannot imagine, said an alderman:
why my whiskors should turn gray
so much sooner than the hair on my head
because, observed a wag. you have
worked much harder with your jaws
than with your brains
There is no slavery 50 hard, so dcgra-
ing, SO miserable, SO loathsomc as that
Of intcmpcrance,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26

With full faith in the justice of these
principles, acknowledging our errors III
the past, but feeling confident Of orr
ability aud determination 10 correct
them, we appeal to all trnc Republicans
to unite i'll bearing our candidate to
victory, and pledge ourselves to carry
out, III the practical administration Of
the Government, every principle inscrib
ed upon our standard in the interest (
the whole people Of the State
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-26

We dcp,ecate lawlcssaoss in any
form, condemn turbulent agitations in
any place, dcplore violence, intimida
tion or obstruction Of pcraoual or poll
teal rights by any party, demand an
universal respect, and conservation OF
the elective franchise in the hands OF
the weakest, aud shall hold all men as
enemies TO equality Of rights who in
teriere with "r deny the free and law
ful exercise of its use to any citizen
Whctrvcr may he his r,rtv cr,pl
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-30
violence TO warrant his Incarceration

evidence TO warrant his Incarceration
for life.
p. S.-Since the above was written,
we learn that Coroner Collamore, on
Friday afternoon last, took a man with
him to the north part of the city, who
said he knew where the little bov was
buried, whose skull was said to have
been broken in. When they arrived at
the place in Manhattan township, the
only land mark ian old house), the man
knew, had been moved away; still they
made some search, but found no bones.
Yesterday man named George Wilson,
who says be buried the child, was en-
ployed to search for the remains, but
did not succeed in finding them.
So uncertain are the parties as to the
spot where the child was buried, that
DR.. Collamore informs us he thinks it
doubtful about the remains being
found. JdiTndl.