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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-24
For tho '.OnASGBnuna NEws."l
The Free School SJstemn-NE
die Township.

Mr.. Editor i had hoped ere this to
have seen some published report Of pro-
gress from our wide fiel | of Free School
operations, but MS nothing of the kind
has as yet made its appearance, would
in brief way and by your pcrmis sion
introduce tho subject.
No obserant friend Of the system,
Mr.. Editor, will deny that it has already
wrought wonders aud, it is also mani
fest, that the people, many of whom
were at first its most bitter opposcrs,
now hail it as the harbingcr Of
brighter day, and as the heaven blessed
means by which the Ignorant are to bo
brought out of dark ness and introduced
into the marvellous light of cultivatio n
and refinement. True, the system still
has opposers. There arc those who
denouncc it as mere scheme for fraud
ulently "raising the wind," and in
close keeping with other legislative en-
actments by which thousands Of dollars
are annually extorted from the people
of which no satisfactory account is ever
given. But the bare assention Of NV
man to this effect is not sufficient to
establish it as fact, while against this
there is cloud Of faithful witnesses
ready to present the matter in u worry
different light. There arc those too,
who arc ostensibly thorough going Re
public ms while there is Office in view, or
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-24

at every po re, you deploy your feet in
agonizing apprehension. Despite tn,
danger ofyour position, you cannot helm
but realize the awfully grotesque specta-
Gle you are unaroidahly making of your.
self, for the benefit of prejudiced obssr.
vers, and the sensation inteusifies, in
stead relieving, the misery. It i, at
such a time as this that man under
stands he worth Of true wife to stead.
dy his legs and point his feet. But she
is neither in sight nor hearing, and after
waving and flouncing his legs until eva-
ry blood vessel in his head is on the
point of bursting and the pressure on his
stomach threatens his spiue, he either
makes the connection, or, what is more
probable, let's 40 his hold in the mad
ness ofdespair, and comes down on the
hard earth as lift were an ottoman.
There are times, when a wife shoul d
court seclusion This is one of them
DamJmy Mc,os. a
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-24
SATURDAY, JAN. 24, 1874.

There has been good deal said in
the papers recently about Judge Car
penter's order suspen ling Mcssrs Pope,
Haskell and Others from practice in the
Circuit and Probate Courts. We have
a strong personal and professional sympa-
thy with onr bre Of the bar and an
equally strong personal and professional
respect for the able and independent
Judge by whom the order was made
Between the two feelings we deem it
the best course to make no comments
whatever upon the present condition Of
affairs.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-24
State News.

Corn has been selling in Ncwbcrry for
one dollar and twenty five cents per bush
cl.
Rev. w. Fl. Strickland, Of Augusta,
;eorgia, preached in the Baptist Church
at Darlin gton on Sunday last.
A man named Scott was arrested at
Wnlhalla last week with quantity Of
stolen jew olry upon his person.
Three tn ousand bales of cotton have
been shipped from Toccoa City, in Oco-
nee, this season.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. VIM.
Stribling, near Cane Greek, il Oconec
County, was entirely consumed by fire
on the night Of t he 14th inst.
Notwithstanding the hard times Wal
halla continues to improve. Several
ncw buildin gs are going up, and a mum
Der of old ones arc being repa intcd.
AT a recent meeting of the directors
of the Augusta and IIartwell Railroad,
Col Harrison Of Anderson, offered
100000 subscription if the road was
run by Walhala.
Burglars have been operating at
Reeves Station, South Carolina Rail
road. On the 10th instant they enter
ed tho store Of Mr.. T.. w. Elbcrhardt,
and stole quantity Of goods and fifteen
dollars in money.
The gin house of Mr.. a. w. Geigcr,
in Lexington County, about eight mi les
from Columbia, was entirely destroyed
By fire on Thursday last, The fire was
accidental, and involves a loss of u about
scveu thousand dollars, upon which til ere
was no insurance
The Georgetown Planet states that
the claim Of Mrs Morgan, as admins
ira rix OF the cstatc Of John Morgan,
against the Uunilcd Statos, for proper
ty taken by the military in command
at GcCr ,etown about the close oil! the
war, has been allowed
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a Double E5caih.

A dispatch from Greensboro, y. c.,
gives the announcement Of the su idcn
death Of the Siamcsc Twin, on Saturday
morning last, at their ros lcncc, Mount
Airy, Surrey County. N. g. There are
no details further than tho fact that
Chang was paralyzol last fall, since
which time he las been fretfuI, very
much debil.tatcd and strongly addicted
t, drinking liquors as means allcviat-
ing his suffcrings. lie had been quite
feeble for several days, indeed 50 much
as 10 coninc bath brothers to bed, but
his illness was not SO great as to cause
any anticipation Of the catastrophe that
was to follow. On Friday uight they
retired to bed as usual, but during the
night Chang became worse and expired
sudden y about four O'Clock Saturday
morning. AS soon as it discovered tha,
he was cad Eng became SO terribly
shocked that he ravcd wildly for while,
at times cxhiting signs Of great mental
alteration. This attack was follow by
what seemed to be deadly stupor. In
two hours it is supposed r:om the death
of Chang, Eng brcathed his last.
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CoRNs Halls Journal Of Health,
which ought to be authority on such
matters, publishes tho following as n
cure for this torment:
"Thc safest, the most acce ssible, and
the most efficient cure Of corn on tho
toe, is to double piece Of thick, soft
buckskin, cut hole in it large enough
to receive the corn, and bind it around
the toe. If in addition to this, the foot
Is soaked in warm water for five or more
minutes every morning, and few drops
OF sweet oil, or rather oily substance
are patiently rubbed in on the end after
the soaking, the corn will almost infalli-
by become loose enough in a, few days
to be easily picked out with the finger
nail. This saves thc.nccessity of pairing
the corn, which operation has sometimes
been followed with painful and danger
Gus symptoms. If the corn becomes
inconvenient again, repeat the process
ut once
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girl his clothing caught fire, and he and
the girl were literally roasted alive. A
son, aged eighteen years, threw u bucket
Of water on his sister, and extinguished
the flames, but she aud the father were
SO terribly burned that the flesh dropped
from their bones. The girl died about
IL o'clock this morning, and tho father
at 1890. Mrs. McGinnis and the in
fant daughter are lying tonight in a
very critical condition, and but little
hopes are entertained Of their recovery
The boy is also seriously burned
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SlIRUOF.
A Gard From Senator Andrews
Nlr. Fielder Answered.

To tie Editor ofMc Daily Inioa Hrohl:
The following extract is taken from a
Card to the Taxpayers Of Orangeburg,
under the signature Of Mr.. p. S. Eel,
der:
cat a meeting called on last sales day,
| recommended to the taxpayers not to
pay until after the meeting Of the Tax
payers Convention. At that time | ex
pectea this convention to be immeliate-
y called together, and some action taken
in relation to this grievance. The con.
vcntion is ordered for the 18th Of Fob
ruary, which will be too lat, | fear, for
any practical result, because most of tn c
taxpayers who can pay will have done
so, and the treasury of the ring will be
at the food tide. notice, also, that
with but one exception, no other county
has gicen the same adUicc, and many OF
the taxpayers of this county are paying
1t would be useless for only a few of us
to hold off. The taxpayers of South
Carolina have Areat lesson to learn,
and until that is learnod nothing can be
accomp lishcd."
(Thc italics arc mine.)
The distinguished cgotism Of these
sentences commands my profound ad-
miration. Mr.. Fcldor recommends at
the meeting Of tnxpapors that the pco.
pie should not pay their taxes, and he
goes on to say in this card, for he speaks
by the card, "I notice also that with
but ono exception no other couuiy ha.
| given the same advice"
| respectfully ysuccumb, after tho man
ner Of the ancient Chinese salaam in the
sublime ignorance that Mr.. Folder con
stitutcd in himself tho whole county ot
OrangebuIg. IF So. then it is time for
me to resign, as am uttcrally unable
to represent Mr.. Fielder as a county;
and still less SO as an ind ividual. T have
to state that, with one or two exceptions
every person present at the meeting re
fsrred to paid his taxes on the first DIV
that the tax office was open, and nm
under the impression that Mr. Folder
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-24

APPLES. 1t is stated that by care
full analysis it has been found that ap-
pies. contain larger amount of phos-
phorus, or brain food, than any other
fruit or vegetable, and on this account
they are very important to sedentary
'men, who work their brains rather than
their muscles They also contain the
acids which are needed every day, es.
pecially for sedentary mon, the action OF
whose liver is sluggish, to eiminat c
cffete matter which if retained in the
system, produces inaction Of the brain
and, indeed, of the whole system, caus
ing jaundice, scrcpiness, sourvy and trou.
'blesome diseases Of the skin.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-24
How to Cook IA TErnip.

| will ask the readers to cook two
turnips i'll two different ways. The first
is to be peeled and sliced, and left 20
soak in cold water for an hour or more !.
The slice. are to be boiled until quite
tender, and then are to be drained, and
nicely mash ed with butter. This is the
most common method OF cooking, and it
has the dcmcrit Of washing ont the gum
and the sugar and the Other fiuer consti.
tucnts Of the root, and conselu ,utly the
favor is very much reduced The other
root is to be washed quite clean; but it
is not to be pcaled, or cut or soaked.
Boil it whole in its Jacket" 1t will
take twice as long to cook as the one
that was cut. When, b. trying it with
fork, you find it quite tender, take it
up, peel 1t, press it moderately, and
mash it with butter. You will be sur.
prised at the difference. Instead of
being, as perhaps you will expect,
Strong" rank" or bitter" it will be
delciously full favored, and will contain
all the nourishment that was in it before
it was cooked.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-24
Our Present Duty.

The way to make easy times is al
clear as daylight.
Let every man or woman who owes
money pay it at once, if it IL possible.
Be willing to make sacrifice in or.
der to nect promptly all your engage.
mcnts.
Stop grumbling at the faults or mis-.
takes of others, and attend faithfully to
your own affairs.
Deal fairly, lcnicntly aud chcerfuly
with al! persons who owe you or are in
pecuniary trouble
If you are out Of debt, thank the
Lord; aud theu Ego round among your
friends, and euemies, too, if you have
them, and render them all the assistance
in your power.
Don't hoard your money but loan it
or use it to rcliever the needy, On the
same principle that you would give
bread to the needy i'll Il day of famine.
DO what you can in every way to
relieve pecuniary distress, to check; the
current of financial embarrass,neuts and
restore public confidence.
+ you are bauk officer nr director.
don't be cross u minute Smile, Us "a
Christian duty, iron morning till night
Give an encouraging word, if possible,
to all, and by all means strain every
nerve to help Ill whJ ne it.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-24

TERRIBLE ACCIDENTAL terrible
accident occurred in Louisville, KY, in
which nearly an entire family was des-
troyed About 5 o'clock this morning
Mra. James McGinnis had filled an
aziline lamp and lighted it, and was in
the act of putting on the chimney, when
the lamp exploded, filling then room
with sheet of fire. A daughter, aged
seventeen, who was standing near, was
'Unveloped in tho flames, and Mr.. Nc.
Ginnis sprung to the rescue Of his fami-
ly. He threw the mother apd infant
daughter through window into the
street. In attempting to save the oldest
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-24
Auction Sale of Valuable Lansa
fG i'm Orangebu re, County.

~, " 'FE az -rtAG X NASS -
There will be offered for sale at Orange
burg c. H., on Monday 26th of January,
oil that valuable tract of Land formerly the
property ofI. Ella AmakeTs with thu build
ings and improvements thereon, Situate
Lying and being in Orangeburg County
State of South Cnroiira on Saddlers Swamp.
Containing Fifteen; hundred and forty-swo
ll542l acres more or Less Buttihg, and
Bounding North by lands or APP. AIikker,,
East by lands of J. d. Keitt, ani j. w.
Dantzler. formerly lands Of Mira. E. Carson.
South by lands of J, F. Riley, de6efsed, and
Estate of l.. Smoke, and West by. lands of
DR.. j. Smoke, Mrs. Staly, and Capt. Stack.
Terms Cash, purchasers 20 baylor papers.
jan l5bts'J' tJlilB7i w Is
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A Trying Moment.

What a terrible sensation it is to get
down from some elevation, where your
DIS enl depends upon making con.
ntction with your feet, and fail to find
the proper footing. Perhaps you are a
large man, and are getting down from a
shed roof. Your stomach is pressed
against the caves, and your elbows are
dug into the shingles. You have got
down too far to crawl back, and are
perfectly unable to soc your logs or any
thing near them, and in this condition
Of complete hclplessnoss, and pcrspiring 8
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-24
How He 'sct mp with Herr

She was expecting him Sunday night.
The parior curtains were down, the old
folks noticed that it Was healthy to go to
bed at . o'clock. and J.hany, bribed
with u cent, permitted himself to be
tucked away at sundown He sneaked
up the path, one eye on the dog and the
other watching for the "o!d man" who
didn't like him any too well, gave a
knock Mt the door aud he was escorted
into the paror lie said he couldn't
stay but u minute, though he didn't
mean to go home for hours She IN
ted to know how his mother was, if his
father had rcturne from York Stlte, if
brother Bills riicullatism was any bet
ter, and he went over aud SIT down on
the sofa 50 as not to strain his voice
Then conversation h.@ge1 aud he play
ed with his hat ani sh, nibbIcl at the
sofa tidy lie fiuaily 81 u it was beau
titul evening, and she repli cd that her
grandfather predicted u snow storm. He
said he guessed it wouldn't snow, As
the moon WASH crook Cd enough to hang
powder hjrn on the cad, and she sa id
she didn't believe it would, either. This
mutual understand & scc;ncl to give
each o;hcr courage, and he wanted to
know if she had seen Bill Jones lately.
She hadn't, she said and she d:dn't want
to. Then they went to talking about
the donation visit to b: given to Elder
! Berry, and he carulessIy Iropped his
hand on hcrs his right hand while
his left arm sncakcd along The sofa, to
/ get behind her shoulders. She pretend
ed not to notice it, and he looked down
at his boots, and wantol to know if she
thought mutton. tallow rottcl out b,ots
faster than lard or lampbl.ck. Sic
couldn't sly, but she had an idea that
it did. He had just comm need t lock
fingers with her, when she discovered
something ai!cl the lamp She rose up
and turned the light WI half, max
ing the room look dim 1t to,k hin
iV' minutes 10 get hola OF hcf hngtrs
's'"'"' '"e s'e i'Fc'chacu TO want to
draw her hand away all the time After
a long pause, he lowered his voice to
""'SpI', u'u s''u nc o'un SEQ wnat
'''0. i0'"s ~ ''V'' o'her one o't
"'' "a"'@eF'"'e' ana admitted her
= "o''"eo nc s'ia hc c'"ld h'mc
uo-o" y'""s us" VINO were gong TO
se. '.'af''ca l''''' away ana MS !els arm
'o'a 40" u anu sue "c' mug
"e'' "e We IL oNef 'n'' ''oNc ont
-" "'"No' ~ ''''N' '''e ."'' II was or
w w 7'o 10 ~ =. 'l' :" e'"'n5 '''S
'"u t"c'i s'C ~" AM "'h'H' 10 %n'W
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oouar 10 pe maze, or, wnlle they arc
seeking to deceive and entrap the color
ed laborcr, and who, when opportun ity
offers, say and do all in their power
against tho education aud enlishtenm ens
ofthe African race. Strange that such
persons should have been heard to
acknowledge that to keep people
Slaves they must bo kept in IGNORANCE "
but it is thus that while they congratu.
late the colorcd people on their emanci
patton, and award to them, because they
cannot help it, cQualriyhts, .hey would
throw upon them again the CALLING
chains of Slavery. If NIr. Editor,
such persons hope that by hindering the
education of the colored man, he, tn G
colored man will by reason Of his excess
through ignorance prove himself unfit
for citizenship and 80 have those cher.
ished rights taken away by the same
power that conferred :hem, they are in
dulging in an delusive droam over
which Democritces, himself ifliying,
would wildly laugh.
Turn from such drcawns, Mr.. Editor,
and see what has been achieved in Mid
die Township through the energy and
perseverance, Of an able and efficient
Board of School Trustees.
Schools have been established
houses built, by competent, earnest labor
ers, and successful teachers employed,
and the work goes bravcly on, looking
to and forthshadowing grand success
Seven full Schools, six colored and one
white. (BetheD are now in fine running
order and paying back to the people in
tuition dollar for dollar of all their ex.
penditurcs on school account.
The Board Of Trustees, Fourcs, Phil
lips and earn, have, under the most
dlscouraging circumstances accomplished acc
great work which must stand mouu
mcnfun acre percnniuS.
Two white Schools, "Indian Camp"
and "Four Holes gave way on the first
quarter and were discontinued. There
was no money in the Treasury, and the
teacher of the first mentioned school not
being ablo to obtain from any Of his
patrons advances to mcot liabilities,
withdrew. The teacher, first grade, Of
the second named school, after short
but successful run, was bascly calunni.
ated by some Puritan or other, who had
optics sufficiently keen tc see the mote
that was in his brothers eye, whilst he
very carefully neglected to consider the
beam that was in his own eye. The
fact is the teacher alluded to was too
much of Republican and not enough
of hypocrite to suit some persons, AMI
SO at their request he vas removed by
the Trustees and placed in charge Of the
large and fourishing colorcd School at
Bethel Church.
MIR. Editor, tho Trustees of Middle
Township arc in ''labors abundant"
The faithful teachers now employed
find their positions no sinccures. Will
not the people sustain these earnest labor
ers for the common veal? The Free
School system is the life boat Of the pre-
sent generation. Let tn. storm beat
ply we'll tho oars s-'.Mc'll anchor byc
aud bye"
SERUOF.
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HE NATIONAL FINANCES.-Thc
discussion Of the finances has not been
resumed in the Senate for several day.
past. Tho understanding SENS to be
that an opportunity shall be offered to
the entire body Of the Senate for full
ventilation Of fiua ucial views. Members
of the Senate have been reading the re
ports of the proceedings Of the National
Board Of Trade ut Baltimore, and have
regarded with interest the remarks Of
business men upon the financial condi-
ton. But the most experienced mem
bcrs Of the Senate have about come to
the conclusion that nothing in the w;y
of legislation can be looked for at this
session. The general sentiment is that
the House will pass Sumo measure, direct
or indirect (most probably the latter,
looking to initiation of some sort, and
that it will certainly not receive the
sanction of the Senate. Many arc of
the opinion That now it is wise to let
well enough alone.
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jan II ly7t 5n n
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What is the proper age for parsou
Why, the parsonage, Of course.
Miss Anthony always conducts her
prayers with "Amon and women"
Transactions in hair" is Detroit
editors introduction to street fight.
A st Joe man is SO tall that ho has to
getsons shis knees to scratch his head.
Whtena 2 mans business is rapidly
running down, it is time for him to
think Of winding it up.
la NsntucEy man has been married
N the same house, and by the same
mlnlstertou foW4 sisters.
.ocAnhorsei out, Vest drinks whiskey.
lie probably finds no difficulty in break .
inglinto q. de.canter.
q One great difference between Byron
and Burns in.early youth was that the
ono was Harrow boy, the other plow-
boy: ->-a---'''".e'.
A red oak tree was cut in New Hamp
shire which measured five feet 10 diane
teFatl tho but, aud contained over three
, tons 6fwood
Corn stalks should be drawn in as
early as possible after the corn is husked.
Let them be entirely free from external
moisture. hiH9,
81 Miss, Battles won bouquet as prize
tor beauty at a Philadelphia fair. She
Milnl be won herself, too, pretty soon,
probably. E
Kansas City complains of its corn that
fthe. kernels shed blood" It strikes us
that that's; just what colonels Nigh be
expected to do.
yaSt.,Louis allows but one toothpick to
acquart ofsoup. Boston is more liberal
fou can take as many toothpicks as you
ike without soup.
~ Atthe Christmas dinner give to the
shop:girls in iBofhn's Bow er in Boston,
oneAof the'niottoes displayed was "Peaco
on earth; good will to women"
a man writes to on editor for fonr
dollars, because he is 80 informally short
and gets in reply the heartlcss response,
tDo'as do-stand up on chair
a Detroit negro prisoner, on his way
20 the the penitentary for larceny, was ask
ed what he thought of his trial. He
3 said ID s; s'When de lawyer dat Tended ME
made his speech, 1 made sure dat was
going to take my ole hat and walk
.rlGht It, out of dat cot room; but when the
!'!5 other Fr lawyer got up and commenced
talkking taking l knew I was the biggest rascal
on top of de earf.1,,
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Fort Scott, Kansas has been seeing

snake in the sky. The Monitor says:
"'The sky was clear and the sun rose
entirely unobscured. When the disk of
the sun was ubout half way above the
horizon the form Of a huge serpcut, ap
parently perfect in form, was plainly
seen epcircling itaand was visible for
some minutes The editor declares
that he has the statement from two re-
liable witnesses, who are willing to make
affidavit to the above. 1t will soon be
time for q national prohibitory liquor
law, if this sort of thing is to continue.