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The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
Stewards Saratoga Investments.

A CORE spondent writes from Sara
toga to the Philadelphia Times: A. II.
Stewart is Just now our biggest lion,
and great sensation he is creating
here Just ut present among the local
merchants. You see, after spending
100000 on his big hotel, tho Grand
Union, he found that he had two ele-
CANT stores to lot. With characteristic
enterprise he fitted them mp in elegant
style, and is moving in stock of goods.
Now the storekeepers here, notwith-
standing that this very day should re-
mind them that ours is frtc country,
declare that A. It. S. has no business
to come here to undersell them and
rule their trade, but the big merchant
does not see the thing in that light, and
laughs at the terribly exercised mer-
chants. Stewart is indeed remark
able man. He is little, thin, wiry
fellow, with pale, thoughtful face,
light blue, reflective eyes, reddish, gray
short whiskers, and very quiet in man
ner. He dresses in black, and goes
peerlng into every nook and corner of
the store i'll way that makes his en-
ployes very nervous. When talking he
Invariably twirls his eyegiass on his
finger or pats the palm of his hand
with black glove. When you speak
to him he looks at you searchngly for
moment before he replies, us if to
read you through, habit that arises
from HIS wonderful faculty of reading
human nature. He is not SO serious
rs he has becn painted; Oh the con-
trary, he is fond of a joke, and yester-
day, while snpclintonding the arranging
OF the goods in his store, he frequently
laughed at the idoas presented by his
managing man. He came up on Friday
night and passed the entire day in his
store. Indeed, I saw him there as late
as as half past eleven O'Clock at night.
That is how he got rich, by attending
to his business i'll person. Stewart
bought the Union few years ago for
S550,600. Since then he has spent AS
much more upon hestructurc in enlarge
ments and improvements, until now it
is the most extensive and perfect car
avansary in the world. He and his
wife occupy suite of three rooms in
the hotel directly over the main en-
trance. They have been finely but
not lavisbly fitted up for him, each
window being provided with little
balcony, nicely shaded by the fine old
trees that extend along the entire front
of the hotel. Mrs. Stewart is a mild,
unpretentious lady, with m exceedingly
amlable countenancc. and converses cor
daily with her friends. They arc, in
fact, the most undemonstrative couple
here and one would hardly imagine, to
Judge from their manner, that they
were, with one or two exceptions, the
wealthiest people in America. Mr..
Stewart says he intends expending n
further large sum on tho Improvement
and enlargement of the Union next
winter. 1t is one of his pet projects.
and he proposes giving it corresponding
attention.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

earthly use. There is certain free.
masonry or brotherly love among the
horse dealers of Kentucky. If one
breeder has nothing in the horse line to
answer your demands, he will furnish
you with saddle horse and accompany
you for miles around the neighborhood
to inspect stock which he is sure will
just suit your fancy. Their houses are
thrown open to your entertainment.
The rarest wine of corn and the freshest
of mint, and the richest of Alderney
cream and the tendercst of spring
chickens arc offered, with princcly
generosity, to feed the flame of your
horse fever, which must not be allayed
till you have left your money behind
you on some of the stock farms. That
is the logic of all the attentions and
pedigrees and horse enthusiasm, and it
is wonderful how the interest is kept up
year after year, and how the surplus
funds Of our wealthy horse fanciers are
poured, with an increasing volume,
into tho Golfers OF the stock -raisers OF
the Blue Grass regions.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

assistance, the human fend had done
his work; he had given poor Beck five
fatal stnbs. At this iuncture, party
by tho name of Brown, seeing what was
going on, knocked Jackson off from the
porch into the street with a chair, and
while he was down, Beck, while actually
dying, crawlcil to Jackson, and taking
the knife which had been used upon
him, he plunged it into Jackson's breast,
giving him fatal wound. Beck died
almost Immediately after being sepa-
rated from Jackson, and the latter was
brought to the county jail, where he
fingered until Wednesday last, when
death ended his career. No one here
abouts knows anything of the former
career Of Jackson; all that is known is
his statement that he was from Arizona.
Beck was considered peaceable man,
and leaves an invalid widow to mourn
his untimely end.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
INDIA RUBBER SPIRITS.
The Sudden Departure Of Miss Kate Kinq fro.
BrOokiy,l Society.


BrOoLiyl Society.
Mrs. Jennie Holmes, the matcrializ.
ing medium of Philadelphia, has re-
Gently resumed operations in Brooklyn,
and the last issue OF the Spirituaiist
Banner of Light contains an account Of
her devious and wicked ways, as OBJ
served by the Brooklyn society OF spir
itualists. \ committee of the society
spends six evenings at her seances.
furnishing her with the necessary
cabinet, Mt the society's hall, on Fulton
avenue. The conditions" were simply
a muslin bag, loosely stitched together,
which the medium drew around her.
and it's mouth was tied over her
head. Then she was seated in tho
cabinet, and put out the arm of John
King through a hole in the door.
Then she put out his other arm, and
then his india-rubber face, with its
black whiskers, we'll known to philadel-
phia fame. Then she put out Kntie's
face, being her own, namely; but no
one found it out at the first seance At
the second seance two of Mrs. Holmes
black curls hung down over lIatie's
face, and this "gave rise to the sus-
picions." Therefore the bag WAS cx-
amined, and was found to have trick
seams which opened and closed by
pulling a thread. 1t was suggested to
Mrs. Holmes at the third seance that it
would be we'll if tho lady present could
hold her hands while tho p,aNifesta-
tions went on. Another lady offered to
pin her to the floor carpet to SEQ if
Katie would walk forth materialized
under those conditions. Mrs. Holmes
declined to afford these aids to awak-
ened thought. An extremely skcptical
gentlem' observed that John King
did not walk forth, and that his india
rubber face had no breath in its nos
trils, while lovely Katie on the other
hand, always came forth i'll white
muslin bag, and had warm human
breath. At the sixth seancc, therefore,
Mrs. Holmes was sought to he searched
by a committee of ladies desirous of
discovering spirit-faces concealed about
her person. But to that she dcmurred,
and being disencumbered OF her muslin
bag for the last time, became suddenly
faint aud must have air. Therefore
she tottercd from the room very sick
but the fresh air immediately beyond
the door SO revived her that she ran
away like the wind, and never was
heard of in that place again. Where
fore, concludes the committee in its
report, "wo think she was fraud"-or
words to that effect.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
The Land of Horse.

A correspondent writes: Tho mo.
ament you enter the famous Blue Grass
region yon hear nothing but horse talk.
Lhe whole section lives upon pcdigrccs
The stable-boys banter pcdigrees in a
i nomenclature of their own. The men
ntter pedigrees with volubility like
tho fiowing OF nevcr-ouding stream.
; Even the ladies' of polite society will
q sire and dam as if they had received
their accomplishments in the precincts
OF o. tho breeding portions of the stock
taTms. Everywhere it is horse, mare,
hlly,; toal, gelding. The stables are
sWysa9rning war with them, the streets are
alive with them, the fields are dotted
With them like the cattle on thousand
nus and the visitors, even though he
ona oathe merely to see, has secretivt ness
,,,n ,,.a oostlnaoy moro profound than the
mysteries of tho Sphinx, if he does not not
'S' noiole ne comes away, some little
auinc specimen for which he has no
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
SUMMER CONTRASTS.

TIL: WIFE.
As yOu saw. Colonel, here 1T is charming;
G. Sweet angel, ] beg for watz!0
Your ilattcry's really a'arming;
am sure that you know II If false.
But I'll whrl with yon round for minute,
Just to prove how you erred in your Ia 3tc,
A waltz is quite nice when you're III it
Don't hold quite go tight on my waist.
(IFrifes.)
"Dcar Husband, I'm pcnning this letter
In loneliness here at the Springs;
Every day makes me deepe Your debtor
For the kind words tho previous mail bring!
But oh what n void fills my BOSOM
You there, and here all alone;
No friends, If cen wished to choose 'tgn-
You chaineti to your desk Ike i dronc.'
THE HUSBAND.
Here, Charley help I'll .n this basket
Put III the champagne and the isc:
Never mind If YOU should ovcrtask it
Fill 1t up with this bric-a-brac NICE
Those Dutch girls will soon make it lighter
After the dance and the swings.
Throw i'll these cigars. Strap it tighttF,
While write q limo to the Syringe
[Writcs)
Slowly the shadows are falling,
Alike on my desk and my life;
The plaint of g famishcd love- calling
Por you, my sweet treasure my wife;
I sit here so wearily thinking,
And wishing my pcnance were DER,
And dreaming our love is a-linking
Ny heart with your heart evcrmorc -
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
Southern and Northern Cotton Mills

Southern and Northern Cotton Mills.
The st. Louis Republican considers
it fact worth making note of, that
while nearly all the New England cotton
mills have been running on short time
for nearly year, and several of the
largest of them have been compelled to
suspend work entirely, the mills in the
south have generally been running up
to their full capacity all through the
dull times, and still in full operation.
1T is true these southern mills are not
declaring the 80 and 10 per cent. hivi-
dends they declared prior to 1873. but
they are still making q profit and giving
employment to their full complement of
operatives. The fabrics made Mt the
southern mills are in steady demand,
while those of the New England mills
are heaped up in unsold and unsuitable
stocks-the reason for the closing last
week of the Atlantic mills at Lawrence,
Mass, whereby 1850 operatives are
thrown out of employment, being that
tho company have surplus of goods on
hand which they cannot dispose Of. In
addition to this fact, it is stated that the
Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee
goods are driving the northern goods of
the same grade out of the market. They
could not do this unless they are manu-
factllred at less cost-and this is the
secret of the whole difference between
tho condi t:s J of the mills in the two
sections.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

Large as these figures scom it must be
remembered that they represent but Il
smail percentage of the destruction Of
human life from other than natural
causes They arc only tic large disas
tcrs which hnvo been deemed of suili-
ccnt interest to telegraph as items of
public Importance. They do not in
cudo the thousands Of minor disasters
constantly occurring all over tho world,
which would swell tho aggregate far up
iito the hundreds of thousands. if
not into tho millions. If there were
added 10 these tho immenuo number
taken of by suicide, murder. war and
massacre, and other violent forms of
death which it is impossible to estimate,
The result would be frightfuI to con-
tcmplatn. Increasing this still further
hy tho number who dio from sickness,
il does not seem that thoro is any danger
tho world Will be ovcrcrowtled with pop
L1aicn9n Jribm0c.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
Fish Culture in Tennessee.

The cultivation OF shad AMI salmon
IN onr rivers is an experiment. If it
succeeds it will be great benefit to
our people, but whether it succeeds or
fails, we know that bass and jack will
flourish in our waters, and an effort
should be made to obtain n Legislative
appropriation for their propagation.
Nothing can be done in this direction,
however, until the professional fisher
men who depend upon what they catch
for their subsistence, learn that all
game laws which prevent the eytermjn-
alton of game fish are in their own
interest; and that instead of trying to
evade, it will pay them better to prose
cute every violation. For instance.
just after the war, all the creeks and
rivers, were swarming with bass, or
trout, and jack, and the fishermen sold
them readily at fifteen and twenty
cents per pound. A few fishermen
placed gill nets at the mouths of tho
creeks and the consequence is that
scarcely any bass or jack have been
brought to tho market here this year.
Nothing is seen but catfish and drum
which find slow sale at eight cents
per pound.
Thus the fishermen can sec that tie
greed OF few who own gill nets have
cut of their profits on fishing nearly
one half.
These appropriations for stocking
rivers with fish, and tho game laws to
prevent catching fish during tho spring
season, or extcrminaGng them by gill
nets, are not for the benefit of anglers
or sportsmen only, but for the good of
Tho entire community and especially
for tho professional fishermen. All
that is necessary for SUCCESS is to con
vince the fishermen of this fact, which
their own experience in this country
has already done, and they will be
clamorous for the enactment of game
laws and energetic in seeing to their
Observation-Disclosures Times,
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
Won Moltke on West Point.

I am asked why neither side in the
civil war in America produced very
distinguished general. Even their re-
spcctive rartisans hardly claim any
leader Of transcendent genius. In SO
long war, and where SO many men
fought, does it not imply lack of
military talent in the Americans? I
answer, no. The true reason was be-
cause their field of selection was so
limited No officer could hope to
attain the supreme command of their
armies unless he had been student at
their military academy, called West
Point, on the Hudson rivnr,4A the
State of New York. TEE nunSoer Of
these students, deserving as they might
be, was and is extremely limited.
The southerners adopted thesamc pcr-
nicious system of cxclusivcncss, as
many Of these West Point officers had
Joined their side, and their president
had also been at the academy. 1t was,
perhaps, fortunate for the north that
the south did not seek for talent among
the mass of its people. Ii is said, I
know not how truly, that the genius of
civilian, Ericsson, by the invention of
monitor, alone saved the northern
navy from destruction.
u 10 Sfiitill tlltb lllo cllullSc OF Cd
tanning distinguished general i'll
crcases as the field of selection widcns,
and diminishcs as it contracts.
In onr army every soldier may aspire
to the supreme command, but in tho
American armies the line of dcmark.
alton was drawn as deeply as between
the former slaves and their masters.
The volunteer who represented the
great bulk and strength OF the people
might, indeed, attain distinction in
subordinate position, but the highest
place Of all was forbidden. In reaaing
the records of the American civil war,
it really appears as if the whole contest
was between few officers of West
Point, and the mighty heart Of the
nation had never throbbcl. This aris.
tocratic system, which the Americans
sill follow, was formerly the practice
in all European armies. In the revol.
ution of 1893, Carnot, the French min
lister of war, first abandoned it, and we
have followed.
For the sake of example, and not
binding ourselves to any exactness Of
figures, except that tho one is very
small, and it's opposite, with which it is
compared, very large, let us suppose
the number OF West Point officers to be
five hundred, and the number OF Pr1s-
sian soldiers five hundred thousand.
Evidently, as we lave n fluid a thou
sand larger to draw upon, to rcudcr the
chances Of obtaining great general
equal, each American muet POSSESS n
Thousand fold Tic talent of Il Prussian.
which is absurd.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
A Desperate Duel With a Bowie
knife.

A most frightful and fatal afiray oc-
Cured ut Eberhardt City on Saturday
last, Mt about 5 o'clock p. NJ, between
two men by the name of Jackson and
Beck. Tho former was recently from
Arizona. and tho latter has been a resi-
dent in Eberhardt City for the past few
months, engaged i'll keeping saloon.
The two had quarrel some time before
tho fatal meeting, in which Jackson
made m assault upon Book with knife,
but was driven off by Beck with fire
shovel. Some three or four hours after
this Jackson returned to Beck's saloon,
and, while the latter was standing IN
the doorway, Jackson plunged an eight
inch bowie-knife to the hilt in Bock'a
side, and tho two clincbcd, and a very
fierce encounter cnsucd, Jackson usine
his knife aud fatally stabbing Beck,
who, however, succeeded in freeing him
golf from Jackson, and ran ns far as
Danas saloon, distance Of sixty vorla,
when ho was overtaksn by Jackson, who
wax pursuing his victim with bloody
and fiendish intent Beck at thig place
called for protection, but before tie as
tonished bystaEderS could rcndcs him
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

FARMERS and stock raisers have fre.
quently told us that they have seen very good
results from giving Shoridans Cavalry Condi-
ton Powders to COWS aud swino before and
after thoy drop thoir young. The powders
put thcm i'll good condition, and givo them
strength to caro- and provide for tho sucklings
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

WE have .often wondered whether
there 1s person in the country WHO does not
know and appreciate tho valuo OF Johneon s
Anodyne Linimont AZ Il family medicine? 1t
IL adapted to most all purposes, aud ia the
best pain destroyer that can bo used.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
The moderp scboo, ri ! ,,r,t ,,

The modern school gill must have
Gneer ideas. In a conversation with n
New York reporter Mt Vassar hop, one
OF them quorried, care you single? ?" an
Affirmative answer being given. Thor
she asked thougAtFully, "Do editors
ever get rich" The "pencil heaycr"
again replied i'll the affirmative, and in
stanced several leading Journalists, and
then added, 81 leave for New York to-
morrow, and it will take me three davs
tc pay my taxes and cut the coupons Off
my bonds !" els it possible !" replied
the miss. "and you so young, too,
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

DIR. Futt's EXpcctOrnnt rcrmcatcs the
lungs and causes them to throw oil all acrid mat
ter II impnrts sound and refreshing sleep.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

pIWiLf. HAVE OUR GOODS send - cents
nj ana wrwill send by mail. prepaid, LANE
Filler, Win which yo, can FIJI any fcrosc"e
O LHnp TUhnW rtmnruID chiancy o. getting
ri H'f"s. onfSid| nj lamp At same time We nlaii
i yon all our circurIS and terms To agent. o4l
Jhtwenty n'ctnl household arttc q with which
any p"rSon can III AXE from So 10 50 daily.
~ "" want agents everywhere. EArIONAL
AGE NTa' EM lORIUM, fus,on, Mass
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

-Dio Lewis is respectfully alluded
to as an idiot.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

Q{0o coz per day. Send for Chrornn a catalogue.
DlUt . ZOJ. II. f}UrroRps Sons Boston Mass
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

0pIlIM CURE, cheap quick. private. No I4,ln.
VI III" DIR. ARMSTRONG, BcrrieIi, M lCl.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

WANTED AGENTS. 21npIxs and QUIT Nes
w HelteT NIn Gold. a. CoU LTKR & Co.. Chicago
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

WANTED, MISUNDERSTANDING for the
w Centennial History-GN pages. 24u cnrrRvIngs
selling we'll Address II. q. HOuGIITON &
60. HOmerSct Street. Boston, Mass.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
EMMSYLYAMlA
DOUBLEYOU TRADE

dr,i., giSs. RS It ls aerS-frr Chin and JGDnn
1f1S IN Sencd packages. .scrc,rtOp box halt
chc GTot"rrS prices. send for CIRCULAR The Wells
Tea Company. Apl Fulton ST.. ~. y, F. O. Box JEO
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

IIQu CORNELI.s PILE OINTMEST.-Sold by drug
UDn gsts. Vim, H. Cornell, propr, 81. Louis. Mo.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

vyTH I'm writing to advertisers please mention
w the naIuc of this paper. No 81 S.A. q.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

mnnnh N1ONTH.--AGcnts wanted every.
VVhII where. Business honOra bio and first
OI,I( class -, Particulars sent free, Ad
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

INVERv FAMILY WANTS IT. Money in T.
-LSold by agents. Address NJ Lowell, Erie Pa.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

elf acting trap to rid out all and crca
tiOn. Agents wanted M trouble TO sell. Address
JoHS DlLDISE, LimeStoncville, Montonr Co PR
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

NERVOUS DEBILIrY-Thr only cure wit hout
IN drugs and ut trnnig cost. For particulars nd
cress HEALTH Pun. AGENCY, Philadelphia, Pa.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

FENlIIS paper Is printed with Tpk made by q. B..
J. Kane y Co., III Dearborn Street. Chicago,
and for sale by us IN large or small quantities.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-15
Symptoms Of Catarrh.

Dull, heavy headache, obstruction OF the ma
sal passages, discharges falling from the head
into the throat, sometimes protuse, watery,
and acrid, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
purulent, bloody, and putrid; the eyes are
weak: watery, and infamed there is ringing
in the ears, deafness, hacking or coughing to
clear the throat, expectoration of Offensive
matter, together with scabs from ulcers; the
voice is changed and has nasal twang;
and taste are impaired; there is a SEN
sation of dizziness, mental depression, hacking
cough, and general debility. Only few Of
the above named symptoms are, however.
likely to be present in any one case. There is
no disease more common than Catarrh. and
none less understood by physicians.
DIR. sAaE's cATARRH REMEDY
is,beyond all comparison, the best preparation
for Catarrh ever discovered. Under the influ-
ence Of its mild, soothing, and healing proper
ties, the disease soon yields. The Golden
Medical Discovery should be taken to correct
the blood, which is always at fault, and to act
specifically upon the diseased glands and lin
ing membrane Of the nose. The Catarrh REM
edy should be applied .carm with DR.. Pierce's
Nasal Douche-the only instrument by which
fluids can be perfectly injected to all the pass
ages and chambers of the nose from which
discharges proceed
These medicines are sold by Druggists.