Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-08-13
PAoTs AND. EANcIEs.


until moro than twenty years subse-
iquent to that dases1iit, sss stnoI
"A pair of old heets, ts,,is baHs;S11ss bafs ;1s salt
and pound of copperas, ii dropped
| into aspiring at the fight time of the
year, will |go good .weysi toward es-
tablishing Q fashionable summer resort.
| Oshkosh, Wis, boasts OF q woman
1G4 years old, and, as it IL popular to
assign some reason for living Iso long, it
osene oil. ~ $50 i'sts s't -
Simeon Gray, Of Port HoD5e,I Be- Della.
ware, shot himself becatfee some one
left q baby on his, doorstep: i !, How
much better to have picked up the ia
FAINT and softly handed it along to the
house around the corner. i. -4st;st
| In order to make the lowlauds in
Louisiana safe for residents, 1000
miles of levee, or 50,000,000 cubic
yards of wall will have to be .bnilt.
The necessary repairs at crevasses
alone are expected TO cost $4,000, 900,
| of which Uncle Sam is expected ito pay
two.thirds.
"A writer in the Rural New Yorker
says, that cows should be sailed every
morning, and in the stable, before fod-
dering, but never after taking water.
This is the practice of the best stock
keepers of Switzerland,i and she thinks
it quite referable to sailing them once
or twice q week. or to keep it constantly
within their reach..! a7aa eI5n ~
AT o Presbyterian church, in iSarato-
ga, q sermon was recently delivered on
the Christians regatta toward, the
heavenly goal. He was described as
feathering his oar with precision, turn
ing the stakeboat of Life with all the
resolution of faith. coming down tho
with yigor,. fixing his eye on the heaven
ly Referee and taking good care not to
initiate the disciple Judas and break
his soull. iii asgRg cs9tif ti,E
A distinguished clerical; gentleman
of Wisconsin is somewhat noted for
parsimony, and for "dead. .heading"
| been a great traveller, and at aGeocial
party IN Madison conTersa ii ion with
The host he aaid sf . g dan, do you
know that ass0, ike lseand lex and
f,pfd Byron, VAN lcfoss he HelI Ies-
pont ?" The lady said !: / have no
doubt but what iyou did, rather than
to pay your fare on q steamboat
There is Chinese establishment
on camp street, near Julia, New Orleans,
that manufactures q peppermint oil;
and the following placard Can be eeen
in it's show.window
the Peppermint Oil
IaTA1t for Nee
He'd AXE -
r. t2i1 Belize d n7.d fN
;.a,ar Toth,i"Y Ygtrlylina lns.li4srs
this oil amy person
ort to have bottle in his pocket it will
kure eny kline sickness ware ithappen."
| = Chicken down is said to,form o
beautiful cloth when woven, For about
Q square yard of the material, O pound
and a.half Of down is required. q The
fabric is said to be. almost indsstruct-
ible, as, in place of fraying or wearing
out at folds, it only seems to felt the
tighter. It takes dye readily, and is
thoroughly waterproof. There ap-
some ingenious person to invent ma
chimes to cut and treat feathers
Canon Kingsley, in his recent work
ION "Health and Education" says K:
Did try to train young man Of
science to be true, deyout, and earnest,
accurate, and daring ! should h aill. say;
Carlyle. It is small matter to tme,
and doubt not to him, whether, you
| will agree with his special conclusions,
but his premises and his method are
irrefragable for they stand on fact and
common sense"
Some enterprising st. Louisans,
with number of Southerners, have
negotiated for tract of territory,
which has been found suitable for the
growth in large quantities of the trop-
ical plant, pita, the fibre of which is
claimed to be superior TO jute or hemp.
These gentlemen are Of the belief that
very simple machinery will prepare
their plant for market, and that it's
manufacture will prove very profitable,
now that the production of hemp is de-
oreasing in this country. i"s
The Chicago Tribune has been ex-
amining into food adulterations in that
city. The special field selected has
been an analysis of the groceries sold
at the leading grocery stores ir that
city. Specimens have been bought
from various. establishments, in the
usual course of trade, of sugar, coffee,
tea, soap, syrups, cream of tartar, bak
ing powders, ,etc., and they, have been
full chemist. The result shows that
every article tested. is adulterated to
greater or less degree. rI{.,
Many young people think that an
idle life must be d pleasant one. But
this Is o sad mistake, as they would
soon find out il they made o trial of the
life they think go agreeable. One who
ia never. busy oan never enjoy rest. for