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The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02
A Little Pleasure.

How TO make country life socially
helpful and pleasant in winter is a
timely question now. Nothing can
well show 4 much wider contrast than
the present activities in large towns,
compared with life as it goes on in
isolated rural places. We think the
plan which has been adopted by some
Of the Oranges, to organize a little
pleasure III the midst OF business, Il
very sensible one. Innocent rccrca-
ton can hardly have better auspices
than these offered, and if something
looking toward culture and mental
entertainment should be added, the
result would be still further fruitful of
good. TO our mind, there is nothing
equal to well arranged debating
club or reading circle; and where a
paper is edited and read weekly, the
interest excited is usually rs cdirying
rs it is salutary. There is hardly
any country district which cannot be
helped i'll this way, and it only wants
one or two energetic spirits who shall
take the brunt Of the battle to make
any one or all Of the suggested plans
successful.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02
NOTICE.

wc are not responsible for the views Of our
Correspondents.
Advertisements to be inserted in the CITIZES
must be received by Thursday evening.
Advertisements inserted at One Dollar per
inch, for the first insertion. Further terms can
behad on application to the Etitoror Publisher.
Communic atoms on matters OF State or Local
interest, respectfully solicited.
All orders for Job Printing left at this Office
Will receive prompt attention.
Agents and Correspondents wanted in all
Towns OF the County.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02

The Ne'os and Courier is authority
for the following paragraph !. "Grcat
preparations are making for the State
fair in Columbia, in November. The
hnildings are being whitewashed and
the ground cleared Of weeds. Mr.
Jefferson Davis will be invited TO de
liver the address, and Gen. Colquitt
Of Georgia, is to be asked TO lee
ture,"
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02
The Great Robbers.
Interior

The Jisai!cra and brewers, il *
said, havc been cheating the goyoyu-
mcnt largely i'll the notlrr o. tn,n.
Very likely, 1t was to he c, ,peeieu'
If opportunity offered. Tr"lr "hoIe
hnsincss wasa slrpcndo"' .aaHa an'l
cinu Tha roJbIa. We g'N'r'
mont Is OH rtho .ea#J Q. t.e,r -.
fences. For Josiat ,il. taGo ot
I,hc ooyorr-ucI, JHay lake at least
len rroz the pooplc and mo, y from
cnose least able e lose it, rucrcala
TIC country more tuun a
hundred thousand men in abjcct pow
crty who, but for these wrong-docrs,
would be in circumstances Of com
fort. Their dilapidatcd houses, their
tattcrcd garments, their hungry chill
dren, testify TO the great wrong in
flictcd upon them. But this is not
all. They have been robbed not only
of their money, but largely Of their
ability to acquire more. With their
money went their health. Tens Of
thousands are annually sent to a pre-
mature grave, while others are left to
carry about little longer an unburcd
carcass. And with money and health
went reputation. Once these men
had a good name among their neigh
bors-somc Of them, indeed, a world
wide reputation. Now their presence
creates q loathing, and with all
classes their name is cast out as evil.
And still the work goes on. Money
and health and reputation might be
spared if only character were left
But these great robbers lilch not these
alone. They seize what is Infinitely
more preciOus-tliey rob their victims
Of their manhood, Of their intcll-
gencc, integrity and affection and
having dcspoilcd them Of all these
their precious things, they leave their
name TO rot and their memory to
perish.
If one Of the ends Of government
is to protect the people, is not here a
proper occasion for its interposition
While filling the country with its Sc
cret police and detectives to ferret
out the robberics upon its treasury,
might not the general government
with great proplicty institute some
investigations into this great wrong
inflicted upon the people! This Cons
grcss was urged to do at its last scs-
sion, by numerously-signcd petitions,
but declined to do it. And why? It
did not say. But an answer, per-
haps uncharitable, will suggest itself.
Tho government shares in the plum
der: By this great lniqnity' it re-
plcnishes its treasury. 1t is. one Of
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02
Praise the Children

For every child who rccrivc5 an
excess Of praise or commentator
rom It's parents there arc lH!4 al
leas'' who are oitcn'lmes Iho'G!it-
lessly, but none the less sclli@niyEand
cruelty, dctrandcd OF that WhltR IS
due them IN this respect. Chl'tren
love pralsc-'hcy crave II, aAd 'Witl
do much TO win IT.
Bat, mother, when your littlc Heiri
has put her whole baby heart Snt1
som" linl" "''i"o clio s + n
lr lIn lol ou witcN Size ha %cD
usually a%cgi tempered ;uG .s-oa
ia:op.h""' 'an Hgila day. wh'fpei
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t@.---, ;. So"t boy III; !2atuc9
ms lessons right well if The d''liy
tasks he Is set 10 90 nave hcen i'%-
lofmcu more thoroughly ahd 1,h-
luliy 'han usual; II Ill little wIj7 nc
h;>> occh more lhonghtiu ci YOUR
cohio> thah IS his "ollir netce
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02

All do not know that lemons
sprinklcd with loaf sugar almost
completely allays fcvcrish thirst.
They are invaluable in the sick room.
lnvalids affected with fcvcrishness
can safely consume two or three
lemons day. a lemon or two thus
taken ut tea time is recommended as
an entire substitute for the ordinary
supper Of summer, and will often in.
ducc comfortable sleep throughout
the night and give q good appetite
for breakfast.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02

appcascd had 4-not krpt silence?
Ought we not to have compassion on
All unfortunate person who is Carried
away by his passion"
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02

And will come near to you to Judgement: and
will be n swim witness against the sorCcr
ers, and against the atlultcrers, and against
false swcarcrs, and against those that op
press the hireiing in his wages, the widow
and the fathcrless, and that turn aside the
stranger from his right, and fear not me,
snith the Lord OF IIosts.-MALAclu, Ill, 5.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02
Be Your Own Right Hand Man.

i.con!l WHO Lnyg u boIslcrcl ur
HIi o!ei" lives tg lom .ood lol
tu4y .! ,na sr.i4 When uis3,-
lllna coues. l'l. iaHl onu, ar
somebody II cling or iyu upon.
If the prop IS not there do~n lEcy
80. Dueu down they arc rs hcip'yss
as 4 apsizpl 'ur,Ee, lnd tApy cannot
lud t.v.r .cct a5ajn h0ut assist
,icc Sral persons ID uogc loaau,.
tc moa vito Il 4Ha ,hsir wiy
,J jl.au, mail lIealues hair
sicgHIFe stones al juriyiug aglCI-
mination from their defeat, than
vines, resemble oaks, or spiullcrlng
rush-lights the stars Of heaven. Er-
forts persisted into achievements
train q man TO sclr-rcliancc and
when h has proved to the world that
he can trust himself, the world will
trust him. One Of The best lessons a
father can give his son is this: Work
strengthen your moral and mental
faculties as you would strengthen
your muscles by vigorous exercise.
Learn 10 conquer circumstances +; you
arc then independent of fortune. The
men Of athletic minds, who left their
mark on The years in Which they
lived, were all trained in rough
school. They did not~mount to their
high position by the leap Of leverage;
lhey leapcd the chasm, grapplcd with
The opposing rocks, avoided ava
lanchcs, and when the goal was
reached, felt that, but for The toll That
had strengthened them aa they
strove, it could never have been
obtained.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02

Arrangements have been made will,
the South Carolina Railroad for the
transportation Of all Frrights for the
tnlr'al ONE RATE BOTH WAYS, and
EXCURSION TICKETS will be sold to
visitors during the week.
For further particulars see Premium
LAST, or address any member of the
board OF Directors, at Orangcburg, S.
y, or the Secrctary and TrcnsMrcr.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-02

DIR RECT OR S:
DIR. WIN. +. BARTON, PHEsID ENT.
I.AJRESCE Il. BECKWiTEI, ESQ.
SAMUEL DlBBLE, ESQ.
CART. +. II. W. BRIGGMANN.
GAIT. MORFAN j. KELLER.
ORAN B. RILEY, ESQ
IiAtPIN RIGGS, ESQ.
Secretary and Treasurer
KIRK ROBINSON, ESQ.
Bids for the Rcfrcshmcnt Stands and
rabies will be received until Tuesday,
October 9TH. The same will be handed
TO the Secretary and Treasurer.
Sept. 18th, 1875, Go
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12

An UNKNOWN DISEASE AMONG Hoes.
"A correspondent in Juniata county,
Pennsylvania, states that a new and IA
tai disease is prevailing among hogs in
that and the adjoining counties OF Perry,
Snyder. Dauphin and Northumberland,
and that it has already resulted in losses
amounting to thousands of dollars. He
describes its symptoms and effects as fol-
lows:
Most of the animals affected live only
few days after the first noticeable at
tack. In some it commences with cos
tiveness, and in others with diarrhea. -
The excrements are black and very of
fensive. From the first attack all breathe
with great difficulty. Some refuse food
altogether, while others seem to have
their appetite scaI cely diminished until,
perhaps, few hours before they die.
The disease seems to be altogether in the
lungs. Post mortem examinations have
proved that in some instances the lungs
are entirely decayed or rotten, crumbling
apart in whitish particles by a very slight
touch; in others the lungs were found
to be only mass of Shiny white matter,
emitting an offensive smell So far no
remedy has been discovered, either as a
preventive or as cure.-DepGytment Of
agriculture Report for October.
If we mistake not this is the same dis
ease that has been making such havoc
with the hogs in the Scioto Valley
There has been some disease among the
hogs in this county, but we had supposed
it to be the old-fashioned hog cholera.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12

BALKY HoRsEs.-I once heard of an
unfortunate gentleman who had become
insane, but was restored to sound health
simply by causing the mind to make a
sudden revolution; which was done by
skiilfully causing him to become jealous
of his wife, who was %ost excellent
lady, and aware of the process.
On this hint we might learn to man.
age balky horse. He is insane on the
subject of going, that is self-evident. If
we can manage to make him think on
some other subject, he will naturally for
get about going and go before he knows
it. The following devices have been
successfully tried to accomplish the de-
sired end:
1st. Tying string around the horses
ear close to his head
2nd. Hitehing the horse to the sin
gletree by means of a cord instead of the
tugs; the cord fastened 10 the horses
tail.
Sd. Filling the mouth full of some dis
agreeable substance.
4th. Tying a stout twine around the
leg just below the knee, and then remov-
ing it when he has Travelled some dis
tance.
Never whip a balky horse, for the more
he is whipped the crazier he will become.
Let everything bo done gently. for bois-
ferrous words only confuse him and make
him worse. Treat him in the mild man
ner that you would a crazy man. and
you will succeed.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12
Oranges.

Missouri has 2,026 Oranges.
The Ohio State Grange has S27. 600 in
its Treasury.
Kentucky has 1, 500 Oranges, and near
ly 100, 900 members.
There are division Oranges and 147
subordinate Oranges in Canada.
There are said to be 1000 women
connected with the Order of Patrons of
Husbandry.
The Oranges of Illinois average Sc, =
000, 900 year in their direct trade with
manufacturers.
1t is possible that the Changers of
Pennsylvania will form a Centennial
encampment for the accommodation of
members of the Order who may attend
the American Centennial Exhibition
next summer. 1t is proposed to lease
for a short term a tract of land upon
whica to erect tents and buildings for
the use of farmers from all parts of the
world
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12
Bome, farm and Garden
When and How to Fatten Pigs


Now is the time 10 hurry along the
pigs which are Icing faitened for the
market, for q bushel of meal viii do
more good now than bushel and half
will in the winter Yet a great many
? farmers keep their shoats along on skim
med milk and soft corn, with a few small
potatoes, and do not really begin the fat
tening process until the middle Of No
vember. That the soft corn and pota-
toes are good food for pigs which are to
be kept over cannot be denied, but they
are not nutritious enough for hogs which
are 20 be fattened as soon as possible.
The great principle, ''from nothing, moth
ing can come, " should be kept in mind
by farmers who hope TO make great
deal of meat from a moderate quantity
Of inferior food.
Because soft corn and small potatoes
will keep pigs alive, ard even make them
grow, it does not follow that such a
course of diet will cause them 10 take on
great deal of flesh. Many things will
sustain life which will not cause an in
crease CT flesh And this fact is almost
universally recognized. No one expects
to get hogs very fat on light Diet
Sooner or later something substantial
must be given. The mistake is in not
commencing to feed early enough in the
season. A little thought will convince
any one that the delay is serious mis-
take.
Consider the object of feeding; what
is il? To promote growth and to in
crease the flesh. All this growth must
be made from the food. During warm
weather large portion of the food con-
sumed can be utilized for these purposes.
But in winter provision must not only he
made for growth and fattening, but also
for sustaining the animal heat And for
this last purpose great deal of food is
required. If it had been given in warm
weather it would have been used for in
crease in size and production of flesh,
while in the winter it is used to keep the
animal warm. Theory and practical ex-
perience both teach that warm weather
is the time for profitable feeding.-NE.
Homestead.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12
TO PURIFY THE BLOOD,

Take one of HOOFLAND'S PODOPHYLLIN
PILLS every day for a few days, and then fol-
low with HUDFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS.
The Pill will eLpel all the foul humors that
vitiate the Blood, prOduciag g Fever, sick D cad
ache, Backache, Nausea. Loathing OF Food,
offensive Breath, unsightlV EruptiOnS on the
Skin. and all those effects arising from an
healthy, impure SecreIIon s. The HOOF-
LANDS GERMAN BITTERS will give tone "a
tke stomach. and restore the digestive organs
to perfect health, induce the secretion of
healthy fluids for the proper digestion and as
il nilatiou OF food tor the making of Pure Blood
and nourishmment OF the cody 10 vigorous
health. This is better than all the SaTsaparil.
las for purifying t1e Blood, for the co 1ponent
parts have specific action on The diseased or
gaus implicated in this condition.
JOHNSTON. HOLLOWAY & Co, ,PrOprieto
Philadelphia. Sold by all Druggist.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12
Thirty Years Experience Of an
Gid NUrs6.

Wr-. Wia.fOH ssOOJEiDg syrup Is Ihe
pasAcFfpEss4l 81 one OF The best femase
Physician ard Nurses ID the United States.
and mas lcrI u-ed Tor IiiiTty years with never
falling safety and success iiy millions OF moth
els and emil IdFeu. from the feeble infant OF one
week old 20 the adult. II correcJs acidity OF
the stomach. relieves wind collie, regulates the
bowels and gives rest. health and comfort 10
mother and child, We believe II 10 be the
Best aud Sure,i Kennedy in the World in ali
eases Of DYSENTERY and DIARRHGA IN
CHfLDEES, whether q arises rom Jeething
or FROM Az = gf ileE cause. Full directions for
using Will accom- paHy each bottle. None
Genuine unless the fac-simile Of CURTIS q
PERKINS j. on the outside wrapper. Sold
by an Medicine Dealers. July 2)-ly
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12

THE HOG CHoLERA.-The reports of
the hog cholera, which is taking off thous-
ands of swine in Indiana. Missouri, Hi
nois and other Western States, is seri-
Gus matter. Our Western farmers, most
of whom have large surplus of corn,
were expecting to put much of it into
pork this fall. Should this fatal hog dis
ease extend and continue its ravages,
their expectations in this respect would
be sadly disappointed, and they would
be obliged to sell their corn at the pre-
yailing low p- ices. We trust, however,
that the fatal disease will not become Ell
ther as general or as fatal as is appre-
hended.- Chicago Journal.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12
WhistIing as an indication Ct Char

An old farmer once said to US that he
would no have a hired man on his farm
who did not habitually whistle He
said he never knew whistling Iaborer
to find fault with his food, his bed, or
complain Of any little extra work he was
asked to perform. Such man was gen
orally kind to children, and to animals
in his care. He would whistle a chilled
lamb into warmth and life, and would
bring in his hat full OF eggs from the barn
without breaking one Of them. lie found
such a man more careful about closing
gates, putting up bars, and seeing that
the nuts on his plow were all properly
tightened before he took it into the field.
He never knew a whistIing hired man 10
kick or beat a COW, or drive her on run
into the stable. He had noticed the
sheep lie fed in the yard and shed gath
cred around him a. he whistled, without
fear. He never had employed a whis
tier who was not thoughtful or econoIn-
icaI.
That this farmers philosophy is gener-
! ally correct is true. \ cheerful, hopeful,
/ buoyant man is sure to get through this
life more smoothly and with less friction
than one of those chaps with acute an
giles and rasp-like sides to their charac-
ter A cheerful family on farm is far
more likely to be prosperous one than
one that is composed of grum and growl-
ing individuals, who are forever finding
fault and turning even prosperity and
success into a complaint. Men and wo-
men who are employed to assist in farm
labor will work cheaper and more zeal
ously with family who cultivate a cheer
ful spirit, enjoy innocent fun, and wake
the echoes all over the farm and in The
house, from morning to night, with 5ollity
and good cheer. The merchant will sell
cheaper, and deal more literally, with a
keen, wide-awake, jolly farmer, than
with long and sour-faced grumbler.-
This is no trivial matter. 1t enters into
business as an integer, just as sunshine
makes crops Rural Ne1O Yorker.
1t won't work in a printing Office,
however.-ED.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12
Speriai 5lofire Column.
OBSTACLES TO MARRIAGE.

Happy Relief for ounS Men from the
effects OF Errors and Abuses IL early life. Man
hood restored. Impediments to Marriage re-
moved. New method Of treatment. New and
remarkable remedies. Books and Circulars
sent free in sealed envelOfs- Address HOW
ARD ASSlCIATION, 5lg y. Ninth ST., Phila-
de!2hia Pa.-an Institution having high
reputation for honorable conduct and profess
iOuai skill
May -, 75-sW
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12

s. Boiling in well-foured cloth will
make meat white Cloths for this pur-
pose should be carefully washed aud
Esoile d in clean water between each us
ing, and not suffered to hang in damp
place, which would give bad flavor TO
the meat. The same applies to tapes and
pudding cloths.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12

VALUE CT ROAD Distributing dry
season every country resident should Sc
cure several barrels of road dust. Those
who keep poultry may secure by its use
a valuable fertilizer. nearly as strong as
guano, with none of its sdisagreeable odor.
Place an inch or two of road dust in the
bottom of a barrel; then, as the poultry
house is regularly cleaned, deposit lay
er an inch think of the cleanings, and so
Oh, alternate barrels of each until the
barrel is full. The thinner each layer is,
the more perfect will be the intermix-
ture of the ingredients. If the soil of
which the road dust is made is clayey,
the layers OF each may be of equal thick
ness; if sandy, the dust should at least
be twice as thick as the layer of drop
pings. Old barrels of any kind may be
used for this purpose, but if previously
soaked with crude petroleum or coated
with gas tar, they will last many years.
If the contents are poured on the floor
and made into fine powder before apply
ing. the fertilizer may be sown from a
drill Road dust Is one of the mostPer-
feet deodorizers OF vaults-cOnverting
their contents also into rich manure
Place a barrel or box of it in the closet,
with small dipper, and throw down a
pint into the vault each time it is Occu-
pied, and there will be no offensive odOr
whatever. This is simpler, cheaper, and
better than a water-closet, and never
freezes or gets out of order Mixing the
road dust with equal bulk of coal ashes
is an improvement, making the fertilizer
more friabIe-CoURtTy Gentleman.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12
Children often Lock Pale and
Sick

from no olner cause than having worms in
the stomach.
BROWN 5 VERMIFUGE COMFITS
will destroy Worms without injury TO the
child being perfectly WHITE. and free from
all coloring or other injurious ingredients
usually used in worm preparations.
CURTIS Il BROWN. ProprietOrs.
No. 2l5 Fulton Street. New York.
STD 5V Druggists and Chemists, and dealers in
medicines ct TWENTY FIVE CENTS Box j'y
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12
uQtiGGtQ Teachers

All examinations will commence promptly
at o'clock a. m, and close precisely at 4, pm.
No sutel mission Will he given at noon, and
no smDlicant will be allowed to leave the ex-
animation room more thar five minutes at
one time, until has manuscripts are completed
and handed to the examiners.
Each applicant Is requested TO bring with him
the following articles One good lead pencil,
an eraser, a Knife, n fee OF fifty cents, a three
cent postage stamp and a written recommend
alton from his last employers or from hi last
teacher.
The examiners will furnish all other need
fuI requisites. The law amended requires
all applica ntS to pass a satisfactory eXamina-
tion in Theory and Practice of Teaching. Or
biography, Reading. Writing, Mental Arith-
metic, Written Arithmetic, Grammar, Geogra-
ply and any other branch they may be r, quir-
ed to teach. Printed questions will be given
in each of the above branches also in History,
Algebra, bookkeeping, Phi ysiOlogy, Philosophy
and any branch called fo4.
Each applicant must pass solely upon his
merits The examiners therefore desire that
no petitions signed by hall the district, asking
US to grant certificates to this and that person
be sent TO us. They will have no weight with
us in the future.
By order of the Board.
July Is, lS15m6 ]. X. KAGY,
]. A. PITTSFORD.
DORILAS MARTZ.
County Examiners.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-12

WASH FOR FRUIT TREEs. The Prqc-
tical FdrBaFT, speaking of a wash for bod
les of fruit trees, recommends the follow
ing: One ounce of copperas to eight or
ten gallons of water forms good wash,
and is advised for trial as prevent
i've against blight. One pound of
bleacher's soda and one gallon of water
forms a wash that cleans off all insects,
and leaves the trees with fresh, young
looking, healthy bark.