The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-03-28
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have a 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 cor.
tain hours. even by tho owners, is one
OF the latest inventions.
"Think Of it, Mr. Bobbs, the United
States drinks s9o,ooO,OOo worth Of
spirits every year!" (Bobbs, sxcited)
GLOW I wish ! was the United Statcs !'
Jimmy, my, boy, said q farmer to
his son, take these eggs to the st ore,
and if you cant get quarter, bring,
them back . s''-' ~" '' ''
He went as directed, and came back
saying, Father, it takes me me to make l' u :
trade They all wanted them at forty.
cents, bit I screwed them down to
twenty ive.' '-"' =" "'' ''a 4o'' '''' =. a.
1t was North Carolina landlord who
pested the notice il, his dining.room
that men'bera Of the Legislature would
be first seated, and aftorward tho goa.le
men.
Tho man who yimaginod himself wise.
because ho,; detected some typographical
errors in newspaper, has gone East
ward to get q perpendicular view of tho
rainbow.
Matt Lynch, a veteran California
editor, having gone to his rest, Mrs.
Lynch annOunces hersolf as responsible
Tor ALL editorials, savage or othorwiss,
that appear in the paper hereafter. VI
lsisnot generally known even to our
own people, that North Caro- lima can
bonst of the largest black lead mines in
the world. These mines arc situated
four miles West of Raleigh. -.'a
A clergyman Of Springfield, who t'ha, has
bad habit. Of aiding 'er' to many Of his
words, told, last Sunday, of those who
had been brought up on Lords
side e'er., r.
Gamma, ,dearling, if should attempt
to spell cupid, why could not get
beyond the first syllable Z" Annie gave
1t up and William said, because L came
to Gu, of coursc, and therefore L cauuot
80 any further" Ina ,
Ben Franklin's watch liz owned by a !
stuunch old Pennsylvania farmer. This
is opening the year with first class
stock paragraph. sFor m economical
EFaIkIIu o1saad he nj es. !
Ws know ofI0darar -ss,p. ! ..,v !lssss aul sszl
Swap tickersi'
Fellow. citizcns,' said colorcd
preacher, 'ef 1 had gbeen eatin' dried
apples for a week, and then tuck to
drinkis' for n mont. / couldn't feel moro
swelleda up than I is dis mint wild pride
an vanity at sccin' such full 'tcndenee
dis eyenin.'
The New England Freedmen's Aid
society has voted to wind up its affairs.
Since April, 1864, the society has
received and expended over $4,000,
and has supported seventy teachers
among the colorcd people of the South.
A new organization, to bear the society's
name. and continue its work, is probable.
A Kentucky farmer refused to look
at fan,ple sewing maching recently as
he always "sewed wheat by hand" He
is related. to the man who did not want
thrashing machine on his farm, .'for,"
said he, "give me harness tug or a
barrel stave, and I can make my family
toe the mark according to the law an d |
Scripter."
The billiard sharps are becoming toe
skiilful. First, the old pocket tables
were discarded, as making the game too
easy. Then, for tho same reason, tho
three ball game was adopted, discariing
tho odd red bell. And now, such ex
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 Erskinc happening to be re.
tanned for a client by the name of Tickle
commenced his speech in opening the
case thus:
Tiakle, my client, the defendant my
sord'-and upon proceeding SO far was
interrupted by laughter ip court, which